Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1915, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE| FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR, The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor. BER BUILDING, FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered at Omahe postoffice as second-class matter. two- ne- TEMITTANCE. rens postal , Onl L etsived in payment ot _smal and eastorn . rocalved %1':5:‘-'[ chec ) except on The Bag Buine EnEa T infla_id Norlh Main street SHearat Buidi m la-k of (‘ummom 5.-1-_—1&'7»-».-1-& St. N, W, CORRESPONDENCH, w en-“—luuuu r.d.:'% w and edl JULY CIRCULATION. 53,977 duly #worn, says that the mo?nm or July, 1915, was GHT WILLIAMS, Cireuistion Manager. ;1‘2)0?;‘ Jpresence and sworn 1o betore BERT HUNTER, Notary Publio. Subscribers loaving the city temporarily have The Bee mailed to them. Ad- Thought fov the Day For undernaath the speech of then there flows Another ourrent of their hidden thought. = Henry Van Dyks. The stain on Georgia's like Macbeth's, will not out. Smm———— Let us hope those striking corset-makers @ ot gone out to stay. clearings and bullding records fortify Omaha's place among the bright spots on the business map. Empe— Nancy Hanks, once the fastest horse on the ‘trotting track, is dead. But only the old-timers will remember Nancy. § — The Mexican raiders should be credited with $00d taste in selecting Texas as the most attrac- escutcheon, i i t Se {3 : 2 _president, and it THE BEE The cowanrdly Iynching of Leoc M. Frank by a Georgia mob, culminating one of the most flagran{ outrages ever perpetrated by the in- citement of passion and prejudice, must cause o shudder in the breast of every right-minded person. That nothing would satisfy these Georgia outlaws but the life of Frank, taken either by legal execution or by murderous violence, has heen plain for some time. It was undoubtedly the intimidating influ- ence of this mob spirit that brought about the conviction of Frank by a cowed jury, and pre- vented him from securing the nmew trial which he asked. The same mob spirit drove Governor Slaton cut of ,the state for consclentiously exercising Lis clemency prerogative in commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment. The blood thirst of the mob next invented the fiction of Frank's plans to escape from prison, and set a fellow convict on him with a butcher knife, imbued with the idea that killing Frank would earn for him his own liberty, And, finally, this attack having failed of its deadly purpose, the prison guards, paralyzed by the mob fever, have been willingly overpowered Ly assailants who knew just what gate to enter, and where to find their vietim in the dark. The whole affair of Frank’s trial, condemna- tion and taking off is such a travesty of justice, and such a hideous horror, that people can hardly belleve it to be an actual twentleth cen- tury occurrence in a so-called civilized commu- nity-~which, however, is not civilized because canker-eaten by race prejudice. While Frank is now forever beyond the vengefu! malice of his persecutors, it wiil take eternal time to obliterate the foul blot upon the state of Georgia. S e———— Whence Came the Tip? Several weeks ago a former member of The Bee staff, now connected with a big eastern paper, stopped here for a day on his way to China; soon after he passed through the city another former Bee man, now with the Asso- clated Prees, came along, hurriedly recalled from his assignment with the German army, also on the way to China, Neither had any definite information to give out other than some big news was expected to break in China soon, ond they named some other well known war correspondents who had been withdrawn from Furope and sent to the Flowery Kingdom. At the moment China was prostrate before Japan, and apparently its future of vassalage was fixed. It éid not hold forth a very promising field for “blg news,” especially with the maelstrom still s¥wirling in Burope. . Now comes the word from Peking that Yuan 8bl Kal is considering the propriety of immedi- etely proclaiming himself as emperor instead of n ke as if something of an wm in pot were mctually commenc- . What be interesting to is, Who passed along the tip that sent those experi- enced news correspondents on their way to be on the spot when the trouble commenced in China? Or, is it just another manifestation of American newspaper second-sight, once defined by a great editor as tho faculty of ‘“‘knowing just where hell was going to break out next and having a reporter there?” Smel—— Cotton as Contraband. Another, and serious, complication is brought into the muss of our already troubled intercourse with Europe through the action of the Triple Entente allles declaring cotton con- band ar. This course has been threat- L J time past, and cotton cargoes ‘been extensively interfered with by the although settlement has been for all that has been confiscated. new order will have the effect of rendering difficult the questiod of pay- 'i'ii fi. §¢ H in meantime, M.uuum have placed | Treserves raw cotton at The Red Cross in War Brigadier General O. A. Devol HE AMERICAN RED CROSS is In receipt of in- T quiries Indieating that there is a lack of under- standing in regard to rellef work in time of war. There is an international treaty, a very explicit law, & presidential proclamation, and duly promulgated orders of the War and Navy departments relating to the furnishing of volunteer aid to the sick and wounded of armies in time of war. It apparently is not fully realised that war rellef work must be ac complished, under definite regulations; that a precise plan of action was tong ago adopted, and that a nation-wide, officlally recognized and chartered relle( organization, with departments designed to meet every phase of war rellef work, exists. The conduct of war in regulated by certain well established and recognized rules that are usually designated as “the laws of war,” which comprise the rules, both written and un- written, for carrying on of war, both on land and at #ea, Should there ever come a time when the United Btates would be involved in war it would be im- perative to enforce with the utmost stringency the law, and the executive and departmental orders gov- érning the use of the Red Cross emblem and the functions of the government's chartered, supervised and systematized volunteer rellef association. All volunteer ald must come under the direction of the American Red Cross in such a contingency to carry out the obligations of the United Etates under the treaty of Geneva, to fulfill all requirements im- posed by congress, to secure efficlency under central- ized authority and trained organization in close af fillation with the army and navy medical service, and finally to safeguard the American public against fraud ana abuse. it should be understood that the surgeon generals of the United States army and navy are appointed by the president of the United States to represent these departments in rellef work. They are members of the American Red Cross executive committee, and ehair man and vice chafrman, respectively, of the War Re- ltef board. All gecounts of the American Red Cross are re- quired by law to be audited by the War department And an annual report, also required by law, detalling the activities of the organization, is made to congress by the chairman of the central committee. It may be seen from this that the American Red Cross ma- chinery would be set fn motion at once and that its activities would be definitely co-ordinated with the legislative and executive work of the government in time of war. Merely as an example of its prepared< ness in one branch of its organization, there are 6,000 enrolled American Red Cross graduate trained nurses who have been mccepted by the War department as the army nursing reserve corps. The War department and the Navy department long ago formulated regulations governing completely the duties and functions of the American National Red Cross with reference to renderirg ald to the land and naval forces in time of actual or threatened war. The sign of the Red Cros: protected by law and the fraudulent use thereof punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. President Taft in 1911, by proclamation to the army, stated briefly the relations that must exist be- tween the military departments of the government and volunteer rellef in the event of war. Genera! orders, No. 17, War department, 1911, publishes the proclamation, stating in effect that the American Red Cross is the only volunteer Soclety autnorized by this government to render aid to its land and naval forces in time of war; and that any other soclety desiring to render similar assistance can do #o0 only through the Amierican National Red Cross: that to comply with the requirements of article 10 of the International Red Cross convention of 1906 (revision of the treaty of Geneva), that part of the American National Red Crosa rendering ald to the land or naval forces will continue & part of the sanitary service thereof, The law, approved January 5, 16, as amended, which chartered the American Natlonal Red Cross, stipulates as follows: ] Section 3. That the purposes of this corporation are and shall be— First. To furnish volunteer ald..to the sick and ‘wounded of armies in time of war, in accordance with the apirit and conditions of the conference of Geneva of October, 1863, and also of the treaty of the Red Cross, or the treaty of Gemeva of Augum 2, 1864, to which the United States of America gave its adhesion on March 1, 1882, ¢ ¢ ¢ Fourth. To aet in matters of voluntary relief and in accord with the military and naval authorities as & medium of communication between the people of the United States of America and their army and navy, and to act in such matters between similar na- tional socletles of other governments through the Comite International de Secours, and the government and the people and the army and navy of the United States of America. Twice Told Tales Nothing in em. “Willlam,” sald the good wite, looking up from her paper, "here I see an artlole that says a man out in Kspsaz is suing his wife for divorce, simply be- cause she went through his pockets after he was asleep. Goodness knows, Willlam, probably the poor woman never got a cent from the brute of a husband in any other way!" “Uh, hub.” replied Willlam. “William.” came from his better half, “don't you dare sit there and ‘vhehub’ me in such & manner! ‘What would you do if you woke up and found me going through your pockets?* “Who-me?" asked the sleepy husband, who had already turned over his pay envelope to the boss of the house. ““Why, I'd get up and help you search, of course, my dear!'—Puck, . Beome Refreshment. Fletoher, during the mareuvers at New- began, “as old Stingee was from miserliness. entertaining & boyhood friend one ocottage. After a couple of hours dra y—George?' o y, yes; I don't care If I 40" sald George, and he passed his hand across his mouth and brightened up, wounderfully. “‘Good!’ sald Stingee. I'll just open this window. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1915. Whitmore Likes Aked Letter, VALLEY, Aug. 16-To the Bditor of The Bee: For the enclosed toin please sond me coples of The Hee containing Dr. Aked's letter about Dr. “Billy” Sun- day. I thank you for publishing it, and will do what L can to disseminate it. I cannot understand how right-minded peo- ple can enjoy, or tolerate, Sunday's | smutty harangues. W, G WHITMORE. Wrong Art Standards. OMAHA, Aug. 17—To the Editor ot The Bee. In the following sentences the head of a loeal art organization glves his standard of art: “The true measure of a painting Is what it will sell for, If J. Pler- point Morgan should purchase for $50,%9, & painting by some artist, it would estab- lish that artist's worth; it would show that he is & $50.90C artist.” It Omann should let itself be advertised by the foregoing art sentiment it would become the Iaughing stock of the entire country, Such a statement ls ultra com- mercial. 1s Omaha going to go into the art dealers’ business and realize a profit on its purchases, or is it going to purchase plctures on their :urtistic merit? Art can never be judged from the money standpoint. We suppose that Rembrandt received 510 for a painting mwle him a §1¢ artist? We also imagine that, in the eyey of the gentleman juoted above, the complexjon of an enamel>d, bepowdered, $10,000 professional beauty is far more beautiful and to be desired than the fresh, healthy pink of sweet 16—it must be—it cost 8o much more. iIf a foolish million- aire, through his Ignorance, pays $50,000 for & copy of a mastardiece this would automatically raise the Zaker to the frout rank in artdom. If & lawyer makes a brilllant speech, it Aoces not necessarily make all the rest of his speeches scintillate. Jealousy has been attributed «s the cause of adverse criticlsm of recent art purshases. This is manifestly unjust. Insofar as we know no criticlsm has been vouchsafed by any artist with pictures for sale, or who is commercially inclined, Local art, however, i thankful for the declaration of art principle from tne founder. We can only sincerely hope that it is 2ot rustatned and belleved in by otaer art lovers in this community. DOANS POWELL. Peace Through Cotton. WISNER, Neb., Aug. 17.—To the Editor of The Bee: For many months the news- papers have been full of an agitation for the suppreseion of the export of muni- tions of war to the allies, the idea being to thereby bring the war to a speedy close, Kindly allow me to present a way much more offective than any that I have yet seen proposed, and so simple that it is a wonder that the German- American union has not thought of it Cotton Is the basis of nearly all modern smokeleas powder, both for big and little ns, It tal an average ‘of perhaps four or flve pounds of cotion for the dis- charge of every shell. The BScientific American, in & recent estimate, places the dally consumption of cotton for the manufacture of smokeless powder in Ger- many at 1,000,000 pounds. It is probable that at present America ie the chief source of the German cotton supply. 8o, until congress can meet and pass the necessary legislation to suppress the ex- port of cotton to Germany, let all the people who fervently besire to bring about peace, turn in and buy up the available supply of cotton in this coun- try and either store it away or burn it up so that Germany will not get any of it. When Germany's cotton is all gone, its guns will soon cease to roar and peace will be in sight. LINCOLN RILEY, M. D. —— As to Motoreycle Riders. NBEW YORK, Aug. 16.—To the Baitor of The Bee: I h read with a great deal of interest the statements made by an Omaha probation officer and also by James C. Van Avery, vice president of the Omaha Motorcycle club, on both sides of the question, of whether motorcycles lead more girls to ruin than do automo- biles. It geems to me that an argument of this sort is foolish, There is not & doubt in the world but what there is a certain proportion of folks in all classes of so- clety who are prone to do the things they should not do. Whether the proportion is higher in the class that ride in luxuri- ous four-whecled vehicles than It is among those who ride on the siropler and loms expensive motoreycle is not the ques- tion. Certain it is that In either case this element is small, though its work is of a sort that brings both classes of vehicley Into disrepute. It is up to the real self-respecting folks who take their pleasure on the motor- eycle or in the automoblle to cleanse their ranks of those who use the vehicle to further ends which are far removed from our standard of morality. Sjeaking for the motorcyclist, or for the 20,000 of them who are members of the Iederation of American Motorcyclists, I wish to say that that organization is doing every- thing its its power to get rid of this un- desirable element. The members who are prone to do the things they ought not are immediately expelled from the body, while those who bear reputations that will not stand Investigation are never ad- mitted. The organization stands first for clean riders, clean sports and striot conform- ity wtih the laws and ordinances which govern the use of motorcycles in the va- us states and municipalities through- out the United States, and. we desire nothing more than the support of each rider who stands for the same things. E. F. HALLOCK, Manager Federation of American Motor- cyclists’ Publicity Bureau. Whe is Responsible ;{g;igzg was so signally homored by the Kkalser, and who is a German, to stop the manu- facture of material destifed to shatter the bodies of loyal German patriots? But there are others engaged in the | same horrible traffic! Mr. Frick! Mr. Steinmets! mans And there are others. The Allls-Chalmers company of Mil- waukee, owned by the Pabst Brewing company, Germans, are manufacturing and selling shrapnel to the allfes. Many other manufacturing interests can be named, controlled by German cap- ital, engaged in this traffic, such as the Bethlehem Steel works, the United Etates | Steel company, General Electric pany, American Locomotive works, Hol- | land Submarine Boat company; the ma Jerity of stock in these concerns s | owned by Schwab, Frick, Holland, Pabst, | Steinmetz, all good German-Americans, Both Ger- com- | We would all like to see this Klll\nlh" conflict come to an end and peace and prosperity and good will relgn on this earth, and we belleve that the German Americans can do much to bring it tn; an early close by appesling to the patriot ism of their fellow German-Americans, who are manufacturing and selling this death-dealing material, to sink the lust for gold and let arise in its place a love of the fatheriand. Let the German-American | patriot, Dr. Hexamer, and our fellow citizen, Mr. Haller, and other German- | American leaders unite in this effort and | much more good will result than can bs | accomplished by launching invective at those who are not responsible for the present situation. STACY HALL, M. D. eloquent Bee Building. | there's good we'll see If it can cure ours.—Judge. SUNNY GEMS. Little Fred took a neighbor's boy in to see the new baby. The neighbor's boy stood gazing, but saying nothing. Well!™ blurted out Freddie, “ain't you got no thinks about him?'~Boston | Transseript s that young man 1 see calling Intely 7 a pill, but he brings me lots of “Trying to sugar-coat himself as it were." —Lovieville Courfer-Journal “Jiggs had a hoard ot useless infor- maion.” In what respect?”’ “He is considered an authorfy on in- ternational law."—Buffalo Ixpress. He—Madam, T am proud to inform you 1 am a self-made man. She—You needn’t be. 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