Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 6, 1915, Page 2

BRYAN CONDEMNS PRESIDENT'S PLAN | except for defemse?—leads him not enly | to use it an gligh* Srovooation, but te use language wnich provokes trouble. ‘Speak softly, but garry a big stick,’ is one of the delusive maxims employed by those whe put thelr faith in fores. Thers are two answers to ftfirst, the man who speaks Former Becretary Says Defense | *0fU¥ has not the disposition Lo carry N Scheme is Reversal of National | Policy and Menace to Peace, OPENING GUN OF BIG FIGHT WASHINGTON, Nov. b.Former Becretary Bryan came out squarely against President Wilson's nationai defense plan today in & formal state- ment, in which he took jssue with the president's views as expressed last night before the Manhattan club in New York. ““A departure from our traditions; a reversal of our national policy; a menace to our peace and safety and a challenge to the spirit of Christianity, which teaches us to influence others by example, rather than by exciting | fear,” fs Mr, Bryan's view of the national defense plans. Opening Gun of Big Fight. The fo secretary’s statement, which reiterates views he has previously expressed on (he subject of preparedness for war, was regurded as the opening sun in the fight which administration Jeaders expect in congress against adop- & man follows his con- judgment, we camnot eriti- but we may be com. i i i =3 Quty t views with clearness and em- ose who differ from him are obligation to express them- -1 i EFE' !' #itf & i clearness. his position is different of the private Individual, in individua! is free to speak its and risk his own opinion. little obscure. Insofar ewn oplinion, he does ate citizen except & sense of official . ERfgiEd :s‘ fg hifi | ; i ' fate eltl- hfibi i ;géieiéi D oauntry tg![ i i - s >3 . jir H i éS g §:§e L | | b 35 ot 4 i : i H 1 ‘E i 1 b | i | £ 1348 il i gt H - i " BXTRA QUALITY 3 85.00. s 85, dissent from his conclusions. 1 | 0 dissent, and aa he has | DERBY DAY ~ SATURDAY The Hat to Wear With the Winter Overcoat -, e Kno:g .Dorbloo' John B, Stetson Dorbh- $4,00. BROWNING, KING SPECIAL, 83,00, Irowning, King @ Co. | elub, and If & man with a soft volos s | persusded to carry & elub his volce | chankes as soon &8 he beging to rely upon | the- elub, ‘If there I8 any truth in eur religion, & nation must win respect as an individ- | ual does, not by carrying arma, but by an upright, henorabie course, that inyites confidence and insures good will, This nation has won its position in the world without resorting to the nabdit of toting a platol or carrving a club Ny e verse our policy at this time? The presi. dent himself admits that there Is no reason for a change. He says: ‘The country is not threatened from any quarter. It stands in friendly rela- ‘N orl the world. Iis resources and its respect and capacity to | ¢ s uwn eitizens and rights are well known,' And, to make the state. ment more emphatie, he adde ““There ls no fear among us.' ‘-I‘ Example to Latin Americans. “If we were not threatened by any nation, If our relations with all nations are friendly, If everybody knows that | we're able to defend ourselves If neges- sary, and If there Is no fear among us, | why 1s this time chosen to reveluthonise | our national theorles and to exchange our policy for the policy of Burope? | Why abanden the hope that we have #0 long entertafed of setfing an ex- ample to Burope? Why encourage the ! nations of Burope In their fatal folly by imitating them? Why Impose upon the western hemisphere a policy so disas- trous? May we not expect all Latin. Amerfea to be stimulated to preparation |if we anter upon & new tra of prepars. ton? And will not such a policy make conflicts between thess neighboring re- publics more probable? Wae shall do In- | definite harm to the nelghboring nations ‘n well as to ourselves If we are drawn Jlnto this pollcy, which provokes war by & preparation which s Impossible with- out a large Increase in taxation and the his | Brousing of a military system which sets |up false standards of honor." | "Wae are now spending more than §280,- 000,000 & year on preparedness—ten times |88 muoh as we are spending on agricul ture—and I feel sure that the taxpayers Are not in favor of Increasing this sum at | this time when a change {5 not only un- to MNocsmsary, but a mensce to our mational ! Time for Self-Roatraint. 1 i iz if !' 1 3 are not only without an enemy, preparedness is inoreasing rela- as other nations exhaust them. And there never was a time, and te1s iéz;i : | history when our duty to the world more | imperatively demanded self-restraint and |the counsels of peace. | "I hope the president will not be de- oleved by the atmosphere of the Manhat- shiping portion of the democratic party meets to exchange eompliments—there s group farther removed from the sen- it of the masses, whether you meas- that sshtiment by sconomiral, social religlous standurd." arl Kitchener Has Not Resigned, \ BEACON WATS 83.00. QUALITY B, & K. QUALATY $3.50. never has been & time in our whole | | | | | | | Says the Premier This sale has improved steadily every day. That to our minds is the true test of the success of such an event. We are glad to say, without exaggeration, that more people have been impressed by the values offered, to We feel gratified to learn how much Omaha women and their neighbors appreciate this store and the busi- ness ideals it has always stood for—So we start our thirtieth year with enthusiasm, and a determation to the extent of buying lar event. I Saturday, the Last Day of the A Great Last Day Sale of Silk and Dress Goods Finishing a most successful week with sales of un. usual interest. We can’t begin to tell half about all of the special values for S8aturday, but these five will give you some idea of the savings. $1.50 36~inch Black Chiffon Taffeta, Will Sell Saturday at 98¢ a Yard Nor an imaginary $1.60 guality, but the identical one we always bave in regular stock for $1.50; deep rich black, soft mellow finish, $2.50 and $3 Imported Satin Meteors, Less Than Half Price, $1.25 a Yard All dainty evening shades represented. $1.50 Silk Poplins, 40-inch, 98¢ a Yard BEvory plece spotlessly fresh and fairly sparkling with newness, $1.75 Fashionable 52-inch Crepe Novelty; a Fine Wool Fabric, 89¢c a Yard Good for every day in the year; a cholce line of shades— Russ green, Cope, African brown, wisteria, black. $1.25 and $2,00 All-wool Black Goods, 54 Inches Wide, Saturday, 98c a Yard Novelties, Suitings, Corded effects, ete.—a whole table full, for 98¢ a yard, Sorosis Shoes Are always worth every cent asked for them-—Sorosis styles and quality undeniably superior— 8o when Sorosis Shoes are re- duced—surely they are bargains, Saturday $4.00 to $7,00 Values Reduced to $3.45 and $3.95 8hoe Section—Main Floor. Last Day Specials in Linens $1.60 54-inch Japanese Lunch Cloths, each » - - - - $1.00 $1.00 45.inch Japanese Lunch Cloths, each » - « - - - 75¢ 756¢ 24-inch Huck Toweling, fancy, a yard « - - - - - - 500 $1.75 Bleached Damask, | $5.00 Bleached Table Cloths, At e semmenes $3.75 |a yard $1.00 20¢c Fancy Turkish Guest Towels - - - = v v v - . 12%e A One Day Sale of White Linen Center Pieces and Scarfs Ye Their Former Prices Art Department—Third Floor, One of the best bargains ever offered. Stamped white linen centerpieces and scarfs, simple designs; guaranteed every thread pure linen, and perfect: % Free lessons given with each piece purchased. These Art Department— Prices Third Floor. Basement Apparel Specials Plisse Orepe Apron Bregkfast Sets, regular price $1.75, Sesturday - - .0e .. - L 06 Middy Blouses - . . . . i 98¢ Mercerised Petticoats B Sl e - 98 Thom HOWARD iberally, than in any other simi~ son-Belden & Co. pAND SIXTEENTH STREETS do better than ever before in serving you, our loyal friends. Will be the BEST of All i 29th Anniversay Sale The Women’s Apl_{:arel Sections are Proud of the Record They Have Established This Week Saturday presents values that can only increase the success of the entire sale Suits at Special Pricas | Fashionable New Coats $17.50. $24.75. $29.50 - $14.75, $19.50, $23.95 The usefulness of an outer coat is Values of surprising goodness and not impaired by becomingness, yet lowness in price, new models pur- _how many are the coats—of serv- chased in New York Oity from our ice—that are warm and comfort- regular manufacturers, but at able but unsightly—just a cover- special price concessions, ing of no particular distinction. There are different coats, though. They are here. They cost but little now. They are individual in char- acter, Coats in mixtures, broadcloth and duvetine in fancy and plain tailored styles, Styles you will be proud to wear. Every size well represented, but not every size in each style. Popular Separate Skirts $6.75, 49.75, $12.50 Their return to fashionable favor has been marked, The newest models express style notes as un- usual as they are practical and handsome. Dresses, Gowns, Frocks From $9.75 to $25.00 A section complete with fashions for every occasion, Greatly under- priced Saturday. The Store for Shirtwaists Omaha’s Popular Store Within a Store, Where Blouses Negligees Petticoats Are displayed in a dif- ferent way, because they are different and distinctive themselves. Prices Are Moderate Whenever it's conven- fent a few moments or longer will be well in- vested here in the Store for Shirtwalsts, Second Floor, iosicry Headquarters Always ready with new styles of reliable wear- ability, Priced right. For Saturday— SPLENDID LISLE HOSE in black, white and gray, durable bec;un of double soles, heels The Anniversary Sale of Millinery Every Beautiful Trimmed Hat at $10, $12.50, $13.75, $15, $18 Greatly Reduced Saturday Included are three hundred new hats which have been added to our stock within the past two days, Evening Hats Dancing Hats Dress Hats Tatloved Models All Reduced For Saturday One Hundred Trimmed Hats Regularly $5, $6.75, $8.75 and $10 $3.50 All From the Regular Stock—No Two Alike Millinery Section—Second Floor, THE FAMILY HOSE, with tops of different colors so that every one of the family has a ve color, avoiding a lot - G o 35¢ Anniversary Sale Price . . to discover; good looking, b better stil wearing; E