Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 24, 1915, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNDED BY EDWA:.. ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATEL., (DITOR. Twe Bee Publishing Company Proprietor. BER BUILDING, FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered at Omahs postoffice as second-class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. REMITTANCE or postal order. Mwmw stam| n of :-:;u,rw:-u:n mmm Jxchange, not ¢ ha—The OFFICES. Omal Bullding. ®outh Omal S N street. Souncil llwfl.—lu“”l North Maln street. Bu He Bulldi New York: lflm [ “flh avenue. Bank of C Vashingion—18 Fourteenth St N. W, NRR”PON'DINC:‘ A hatiar o Omana Bee, Haitorel” AUGUSY CIRCULATION, 53,993 State of Nebraska, Mt&d Dougias, #e: Dwight Williamas, circulation manager of "l‘.l:‘ )?: Sverags "Crcution” for "the ‘month of ANgust. i, "** BWIGHT WILLIAMS, Circulation Manager. Subscribed in presence and sworn to before me. this 30 oy ShER "HUNTER, Notary Publte. Subscribers leaving the city temporarily should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad- dress will be changed as often as requestod. —wm..g_—_—-fi, Thought for the Day men! A time like this demands godmpinmfl , great hearts, true faih, and ready hands, Men who the lust of ofice does not kill; Men whom the sporls of office cannot buy; B e K e ot e Mo have Y i For a real slzzling scrap the world must wait until the Balkan wildeats cut loose. “Billy"” Sunday trail-hitters exceeded 9,000 in the seven weeks' campaign in Des Moines, Hit 'em up! which is proving just as deadly as ever. Yes, but what about the split-up of the pre- mium in that state treasurer's bond deal? What is Governor Morehead going to do about it? The knocker on the police chronie yel- . has at last done by the police department 1w journal iound one thing 10 co “_ u!’ g il ( - &, : last Baturcay. | seas. The greatest complaint, | arisen through the arbitrary course pursued by | 'l Germany and the Open Sea. The imperial German government has made two moves that will have a direct and im portant bearing on the controversy between the neutrals, represented chiefly by the States, and the belligerents over ocean traffic. First is the order to commanders of submarine boats that they must give the merchantman the benefit of any doubt that may exist, and not just attack unless absolutely certain of the ememy | BSecond, in event of the carrying conditional character of the vessel. interception of a vessel contraband, unless it be expedient to convoy the | prize to a home port, it must be allowed to pro- ceed unharmed. This latter point grows out of the Frye case. Carriers of absolute contraband, under the Declaration of London, will be de stroyed This modification of the attitude kitherto avsumed by the German government will serve well to support States as to the rights of neutrals, and comes very gracefully at this time, While the Decla- | ration of London has not been fully applied by | either of the belligerents in the present war, | particularly with regard to its classification of; contraband, its principles in the main have been recognized as governing commerce across the however, has the belligerents, which course {s now being mod- ified by Germany, with concessions that must be equally matched by Great Britain. The American note to the British govern- ment on the point has long been in preparation, several times remodeled, and may be subject to yet further revision in the light of the German agreements. approaching a rational solution, Another Mysterious Disappearance. While Mr. Bryan was secretary of state, his Commoner devoted from six to ten pages of each issue to the “Work of the Departments,” ex- plaining in sympathetic detail, with many praise- ful adjectives, what was being done at Washing- ton under direction of his cabinet colleagues. When thig feature was inaugurated, it was ex- plained, as we recollect it, that nothing was mnore important to the people than the adminis- tration of their government, and that to keep them correctly informed of the valuable and valiant service which the democratic party, with the advent of President Wilson, was able to ren- der took precedence of everything except Mr. Bryan's personal expounding of democratio doc- trine, Mr. Bryan is no longer secretary of state, and the “Work of the Departments” is no longer narrated in the Commoner. What his succes- sor and his former colleagues are doing to save the country, and remedy the ills from which the cppressed people have been suffering, is appar- ently no longer of paramount importance. With Mr. Bryan's retirement, the space which wag to instruct and elevate our citizenship by keeping them informed of what is doing for their benefit by the democratic officeholders and pie-biters has suddenly succumbed to more pressing de- mands. Far be it from us to suggest that since Mr, Hryan became a private citizen the “Work of the Departments” has deteriorated so that it s no longer worth mentioning, much less praising. For us to hint such a thing would subject us to the charge of black republicanism and rank par- tisanship. Nonetheless, the mysterious disap- Pearance from the Commoner of this unique lit- orary feature calls loudly for the best detective talent for its speedy unraveling. ——— Is Omaha Stiff-Necked ! Complaint comes up from the tabernacle that the “trail” is not sufficiently crowded with seekors for pardon. Is this to be taken as a sign of stubbornness on part of Omahans, or is 1t proof that those who throng the meeting place are already saved? Word was sent out that the harvest was ripe, and the reapers were few, but is fully assembled, and the is under way, the sheaves brought home are small, and the gleaners find but few stray stalks to gather. Moines man chides us following the example of that eity, and down the “trail” in crowds. May it that the appeal which brought the unre- Hawkeyes to their hunkerbones is not the one designed for this village? At any rate, there's still some time left, and Omaha may yet dotermine that the way to eternal happiness lies The accusation that removed at the moment thought that we are un- Be patient. S—— “And « Little Child Shall Lead Them.” ‘The parochial visitation of Colorado by John D, Rockefeller, ir., has been marked by several rotable episodes, but by none more beautitully than that afforded by his call at the Trinidad public school house. Hero the great captain of industry and finance listemed with wondering patience to a lecture on business management from the little daughter of a miner, in which the child stated some of the fundamentals of success. She told him nothing he did not know, for he has experienced all the rare delights of studying investments and securing large profits from quick turnovers, and knows the ins and outs of the game as well as any living man, The | movelty of having business principles so clearly expounded by a school girl must have pleased him, and it must be pleasing to all to know that in that little school exist the germs of future leadership in finance. These germs are mot to be found there alone, for the poor have to early master the hard lessons of life, one of the most important of which {s thrift, — A 333 per cent income tax such as proposed for Great Britain looks like near-confiscation. But wait and consider this case: Next year's tax rate in Omaba is to be 100 mills on the one- fifth valuation, or 2 per cent of the full valua- tion. If you have a § per cent municipal bond listed by the assessor you will pay 2 per cent ot its face valuation in taxes, or 40 per cent of the income it brings you. No war tax {n Omaha or Nebraska, elther! Since the close of the civil war to date the United States has paid to the men who fought for the union and their families §4,600,000,000 in pensions. The result of their struggles and sacrifices, visioned in » united country, is com- pensation for the nation’s bounty United | the contention of the United | Slowly a much-vexed question le | IE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY | I Side Swipes at Sunday I | i eeeeeeeeeee— Papililon Times: Between reporting “Biily” Sun- | duy’s sermons and the European war, readers of Omaha daily papers have little else to read on the main news pages. And at that they furnish Inter- esting reading. Hastings Tribune: “Billy” i ing those Omahans hail-Columbia because they fail to come mcross with the spondulics. That is the first time we ever heard of Omaha being in the tightwad class, Sunday has been giv- Harlington Horald: At that, siderable satistaction in being able to stand up in & pulpit and tell people in plain and forceful language | what you think of them, the way “Billy” Sunday ! does. The average individual If he exercised such a prerogative, would probably wake up to find himself in jail Franklin News: The Omaha Bee says that “Billy” Sunday verges on profanity in his sermor but then Omaha has been used to that sort of thi for & good many years and always seemed to 1k it, as they return Mayor Dahlman at election with increased majorities. Alblon News: “Billy” Sunday and Jim Dahiman | are engaged In a contest to see which can smear the other with the most soft soap. “Billy” says Jim is & “dinger,” and Jim says “Billy" s a “corker.’ “BHly” gets his reputation “skinning” the booze Joints and the underworld generally, while Jim owes his prominece to those same institutions. It predicted that Jim will be converted and extend his publiic career as the booze joints and their allies are doomed to extermination. Orleans Izzer: Well, “Blily” Sunday is doing all that he said he would when he put on his spectacular stunt in Omaha. He is convincing many that the “sawdust trall” is the proper place for unsteady feet, { _ Stanton Picket: “Billy” Sunday is making the brimstone fly In Omaha and is creating enough hell to cause many of his hearers to forsake their evil ways and hit the sawdust trall. He beats an old fashioned Free Methodist camp meeting all to hollow and sends many of his hearers to perdition on the rapid transit. Sunday s & sensationalist, an emo- tionallst and & grafter. Christ drove the money changers out of the temple and all his life teachings were meekness and lowlyness of heart and we fail to find in divine writ where he spent his time in billingsgate and slang as does Sunday. It may take & brass band and a glimpse of hades to frighten #ome people into heaven, but we belleve in a sane repentance and a divine forgiveness, David City Banner: We admire “Billy”” Suo- day for the manner he handles the great crowds and holds them up. Few people are gifted as he is, but it 1s too bad that ke does it under the cover of religion, and he is backed up in his graft by mon Who pretend to be preachers of the gespel, who think they cam gain a little of his notoriety Rot. Blue Spring Sentinel: ““BllY’ Sunday's first real kick in Omaha is at the size of the collections. He should see to it that what causes the larger drain on the Omaha pocketbook is effaced and the stream diverted in his dfrection before making the kick. Wayne Herald: In view of the long, wet season which has been oppressive and disagreeable, we would suggest to “Billy” Sunday the expediency of substituting. a water-soaked hell for the dry and flery one commonly taught. Drouth as means ot future punishment cannot be very effective during an overly wet year. Olay Center Sun: Bpeaking of Mayor “Jim" “Bllly” Sunday said that he ain not have a crooked hair in his head. The Bee promptly called attention’to the fact that Mayor “Jim" is &s bald as & billlard bal. ‘Wahoo : The work that this great ev: sellst is dolvg s ocertainly wonderful and Omaha &roat benefit by the influence of this righteonsmess. It makes no dif- tics, who are looking for just f this man. The slang those that have to overlook the is bringing the Omaha and listen to Just what we all need. The member so far as we have tanning that “Bily" cheerfully submit fer the to have In general. A N o S R AL Tribulations of a Senator Lincoln Journal. *““Will Senator Hitohcock have any show of election mtm.hmnu-uwcmmtn.m of & life lived out of its element, All his life Hitch- cock has been forced by the pressure of events and circumstances into positions and assoclations with which he had no real sympathy. That is why Hiten- cock is mot understood by his public. ' —_— “To go back to the beginning. From his father he inherits a mission and founds a newspaper to fulflll it. The republican field is filled by Rosewater. He has old scores with Rosewater to settle and feels obliged to see the fight through. He makes his paper independent, but the logic of the situation compels him finally to make It democratic, That s ciroumstance No.'1; mr' ¢ Hitohcock a democrat when at heart he has » In the senate, where he is one v. the most popular members, they laugh at Hitcheock's democratic associations. ‘He's no demc- crat’ they say. That's how they explain his align- ment with the republicans and against the administra- tion much of the time In congress. Well, all went amoothly, politically, with Hitchcock as editor of the siving everybody but the Gers bout it Lefore next year, he will conscqrances of that error.” there must be con- | | mor & contortionist. what It Reminds Him Of. OMAHA, Sept. 2.—To the Editor of The Beo: Have just ‘read the letter you printed from C. C. Scorril (a traveling man out of Des Moines), in which he “jumps on" “Billy” Sunday. Glad to see the heading you gave it. His remarks remind me very much of & half grown flea jumping on a full grown elephant. E. W. PFAFFENBURGER. Thurston’s Religlous Ideal. OMAHA, Sept. 28.—To the Baitor ot The Bee: The lowly Nasarene who walked | the shores of Galilee almost 2,000 years ago orying, “Peace on earth, good will toward men,” was neither a mountebank He did not lle with his belly on the platform or his feet on the pulpit while delivering his divine message to his disciples and the world, hie did not stage a vaudeville performance for the gate receipts, he did not appeal to the hysterical side of human nature, he did pot threaten mankind with hell, he wooed humanity with love. The calm, convincing gospel he presented eventually christenized almost the whole oivilized world. He did not hate sinners and he had infinite compassion for thé sins and failures of imperfect humanity. He real- ized that true conversion must be based upon an intellectial acceptance of great truths. He did not storm or rave or rant, and the sublime truths he taught were accepted, not only by the hearts of men, but by their intellects as well. He dld not ostracise the poor sinners from the communion table of his compassion. The mighty ocean hurls its gigantic bil- lows on the coast and leaves its wreck- age on the shore, but the ship salls safely into the harbor on placid seas and the religion of Jesus Christ was not a storm, but a calm. I do not belleve that humanity can be frightened into christianity, I do not be- leve that the temporary insanity of excitement has ever brought a soul to God, and T do not believe that the worid has ever been made better by the rant and roar and riot of anathema or de- nunelation. Men cannot be scared into becoming christians, and in my judgment there are no lasting converts who profess to accept the faith under the stress and tumult of excitement. I am a descendent of ten generations of Americans, all law ebiding christian men and women with hearts open in ten- derneas and pity for those who go astray, and to bring them back requires more than the fear of punishment in this world or the next. When the froth and the foam of the remarkable pyrotechnical spee- tacular supposed revival is over, 1 do not believe that there wil remain for any length of time one single sou) saved to God by all of it. JOHN M. THURSTON. Always a Man for the Day. YORK, Neb., Sept. 23.—To the Editor of The Bee: T am glad to ses the press of Omaha pass on, through its pages, the sound preaching that s going abroad In the city of Omaha at this time. I can say with others that I have read the re- ports of Mr. Sunday's sermons with great interest and have been brought to realize more than ever that God always has a man for the day. B E M F. Color Line in Employment. OMAHA, Sept. 23.—To the Bditor of The Bee: Is there any justice in the United States, or in Omaha, for the ne- groes? You have all kinds of business here, wholesale and retail, also great factories, but how many negroes are em- ployed by them? What is the cause and the reason? You have all the other na- tlonalities, why not us? Glve us a square deal and we will deliver the goods. OMALA, Sept 3.—To the Bditor of The Bee: At various times in the United States thers has been ralsed In one way and another for judiclal construction the Question of what is the purpose of a newspaper, what is its proper function in the community, and what its duties and lmitations are? And the general rule lald down is that ft is not only the privilege, but the duty of a newspuper to collect and publish tmpartially, and With subatantial accuracy the news and the current events of the day in which the public are interested. Those of us here in Omaha who have ®ccepted that view are at a loss to know commercial advertising on the one hand and free advertising on the other of alloged evangelist and his * It is true, in verification of an historie proverb, that people are coming into the city in thousands and commercial ad- vertisers are profiting hugely by the in- flux, but a newspaper falls in its duty to the public when it permits its adver- tising contracts and Interests to dictate the contents of ita news columns to the exclusion of everything upon which the &eneral public wish to keep Informed. ‘We deem it no part of the duty of the secular press to engage in a religious or quasi-religious crusade, but if they were desirous of doing s0, the Omaha newspa- pers have had before them for years a far more worthy field for such an en- deavor than they have now. The writer is a Catholic and not Protestant, but knows that there have been and are hundreds of ministers of all Protestant denominations in Omaha whose lives are identified with the interests and welfare of the city, who have set splendid ex- amples of citizenship, untiring, sincers, God-fearing men, beside whom this per- vert is not worthy to orawl; but their work, like charity, has been largely its reward, and scant mention have they received, being now assembled like & group of delinguent juveniles and in- the Feri from Moore's Lalla Rookh. Here Mr. Sunday essayed » display of his knowledge of the classics, and succeeded al his of his scurrilous and obscene denuncia- tion since coming to Omaha. As for the Catholic church it is mocustomed to such and cares not a fig for his impotent rav- ings, but we cannot belleve that in such wise s the will of the Master done or the coming of His coming speeded. T. B. MURRAY. CHEERY CHAFF, “Jiggs has a hn:d: useless informa- don.” “In what respect.” “He is considered an authority on inter- national law."—Buffalo Express. Mrs. Beat—Tell the gentloman I'm not receiving today, Mary. 4 Mary—But he ain't deliverin’, he's collectin'!—Chicago Herald. Mrs. Willis—80 ur daughter is home from domestic science school. 1 suppose she has learned several new ways of washing dishes. Mrs. Gillle—No: she seems to have rmed several new ways of getting out of washing them.—Judge. mum; A number of business men at luncheon were giving definitions of “optimist” and 8 " "One of them offered the ‘A py ist says, ‘Is there any milk in that pitcher? whereas an optimist re- marks, ‘Pa the cream, please.’ "— Philadelphia Ledger. He—A maid must not expect such lov- | Few men are ers as she finds in books. paragons. Bhe—Oh! 1 should not expect a F)n. 1 should be satisfl ‘wit] jover, young, handsome, brave, noble and unselfish.—Dayton Herald. “T want to see your beauty editor,” said the caller at the sanctum of a pop- wular magazine. ‘Are you following her advice?” E o o confidence in #t* have." “1 hay “Then you don't want to ses her''=— Loulsville Courier Journal. Sunday School Teacher—Did you ever forgive an enemy? Tommy Tuffnut—Oncest. Sunday School Teacher—And v-hat no- ble sentiment prompted you to do it? Tomm'y Tuffnut—He ‘was bigger dan me.—Life. ‘The woman of the house reeched the conclusion that the attachment of the policeman for her cook must be investi- fted lest is prove disastrous to domostio iseipiine. “Do you think he means bust ess, Rk Be Soes - ” - in| e does, mum,” said Bridget. JHep,.Demun (o compiain about Ty o8 ra- ©ookin®, mum.”—New York T T ————— KNOCKING NOAH. you_archalc one e etd & Sl e et world a_ favor not, The world Is sore on you. 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