Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 6, 1916, Page 12

S ¥ 12 'HE BE OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 1016. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE l'ObI\DLD B\ LDWARD R()bk\\,‘\”,l( VILTOR ROSL“ATLH thTUH The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor. BEE BUILDING, PARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered at Omaha_postotf! tor, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION By carrier per month Dally and Sunday Suhday Bee only. Dally and Sunday B Send notice of chang: delivery to Omaha Hee, REMITTANCE, Remit by draft, express or postal order. Only two- cent stamps received in payment of amall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha and eastern ex- change, not_accepted thres years in advance of addreas or irregularity in Circulation Department. OFFICES, Omaha~The Bee Building. Bouth Omaha—2318 N street, Councll Bluffs—14 North Main street. Llnurln 526 Little n-ummfi. lvuxu» 818 Peoples G uilding. New York—Room 1106, 2§68 Fifth avenue. 8t. Louls—503 New Bank of Commers Washington- Fourteenth street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE, Address communications relating to news and edi torial matter to Omaha Bee, itorial Department. _— APRIL CIROULATION, 57,808 Daily—Sunday 52,223 Dwight Willlams, cireulation manager of The Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that the average cireulation for the month of April, 1916, was b,M06 daily and 62,223 Bunday 3 b.';—\\o:.(:"" WILLIAME, « 'Iar('llllllwn Manager, ubsc n_m, prmnco and sworn to before me this 4 day o} m; m)HEHT HUNTER, Notary Publie, Bubscrivers leaving the city temporarily shoulu have The Bee malled to them. Ad- dress will be changed as often as requested, U p— The Stars and Stripes forever! e— Btill, the British triumph in Dublin hardly matches the Turks' score at Kut-el-Amara, —— BUIL it 1s hard to see why it should take two weeks to compose & note even that long. f Ev— It is some concession to higher power that congress refrains from regulating the weather, It is still doubtful whether the county road paving bonds bave a rough road or a smooth road ahead of them, Se—— Note that the high man of all in the Doug- las county primary is State Superintendent A. 0. Thomas, He is some runner! Brazil is just beginning to roar for neutral rights on the high seas, Judged by experience, a roar does not get very far these days, ——— Whoever wrote that German note had the newspaper idea of holding attention by keeping the meat of the answer for the last few para- graphs. Sme—— “England expects every man to do his duty,"” £0 the national slogan reads. In the present cireumstance, conscription i{s necessary to make it effective, Se—— In the language of the movies, it s now up to the defeated candidates to stop registering disappointment and to put on a face of aequiescence, S— The re-establishment by the school hoard of the summer school fs frank acknowledgement that a mistake was made when it was discon- tinued. Let it go at that, Somm———— Because it has just moved into a new bujld- ing equipped with two flag poles, our amiable democratic contemporary should not delude ft- gelf that it is the only patriot on the map, S— (ongress manifests a fine sense of generos- ity toward farmers in the bill creating land banks. Four $10,000 jobs for the deserving democrats are provided as a guarantee of good faith. A bright example of Missourl thrift enlivens the bankruptey records of St. Louis, A former leader of big business lsts his liabilities at $023,601.55; assets, nothing. But he admits suving his clothes from the wreck. —_— The annual report of the Standard Oll com- pany shows earnings almost double the income of 1914. Should the government undertake the second dissolution of the present family, the rianagers will be forced to bulld storage ware- houses to hold the money. The New York court of appeals has reversed itself and now upholds a law prohibiting night work for women, “Increased knowledge on public health problema™ {s the reason assigned for the change, but nine years of sharp domnation had soziething to do with the case ———— con Swallowing all the bad things he sald about him, to Neville dgar’ denounced so flercely as a puppet of he must be willing to ae. Of course, It mun he the lguor interests ept the other fellow's support for his own ean didaey for lleutenant governor Politiea make strange bed-fellows Thirty Years Ago : : This Day in Omaha Complisd From Bes Pllag Mr and Mra Joseph Ter snd Gserge Oy have i frem the Packt whers they spent Jodge Waksley has made an ordar confirming the wia of proge by the Fiest Congregational ehureh Johm A hiom AL & mesiing of the Unity olud an essay Pastenr” was dellversd by Do Merviam and ag shmar oh The Nelation Betwesn Mind ssd Mat by Mre Badison The sapesilion management has seured g eort o May 19 U Mendaiascha yoatniet and Mis Falih Rdwarde ihe senrans of Whel arganisalian Marey Weight, dlabtibating elsrh ot the poatalfice Mg telarnad with his hetde tenn, Broan Denleen, I Information Mas been re sived of 6 W. Crapeny, Whe has ben tre eling oalh o M Linilagher The assls i A 0 Rupe Wt netont » ae Palgned and Wbes & Pl ifhw ‘ aha National bank | Istration in Bdgar Howard is out pledging his support | can favor the formeriy Mise Mlanhe | Paston & | Is It Substantial Compliance? With the receipt of the latest German note, the all-absorbing question becomes, “‘Is it a substantial compliance with the demands em bodied in President Wilson's ultimatum? To give this question due consideration, we | must go back to the original documents. The pivn of the president’s pronunciamento to Ger | many is contained in this declaration 1t it 18 stil] the purpose of the Tmperial govern- ment to prosecute relentiess and indiscriminate warfare against vessels bf commerce hy the use of submarines without regard to what the gavernment of the United States must consider the sacred and in disputable rules of International law and the uni versully recognized dictates of humanity, the goy- ernment of thd United States ls at laat foreed (o the concluaion that there is but one course it can pursue. Unless the Imperial government should now immedintely declare und effect an abandonment of {ts present methods of submarine warfure against passenger and frelght carying vessels, the govern- ment of the United States can have no choles but to sever diplomatic relations with the German empire altogether. What, in the view of the United Btates, are ‘the sacred and indisputable rules of interna tional law,” referred to, wag further defined in the memorandum prepared by Becretary lan- sing, of which an official explanation was made public a few days later “There must be no sttacks without warning upon merchant whips, even If they are armed, unless the commander of the knowlsdgo that the orders warship has absolute merchantman s under mandatory from \ts government to met offensively, The mere presence of armament on & ship I8 declared not to be such evidence ns would jJustify an altack with out warning or without regard to the rights of per sons on board, Only when it Is impossible to" fuke the captured enemy merchantman into port may it be #unk, and in such case the persons on hourd must be put in & place of safety.” The position of the Germun government on this crueial subject 18 now to be found on the new order set forth in the present note as bav- ing been glven to the German naval forces: “In mecordance with the general principles of visit wnd rch and the destruction of merchant Vieusels recognized by International law, such vessels, both within and without the area declared a naval war zone, shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human Iives unless the ship attempt to escape or offer resistance ' This order, however, it must be observed, fs not unconditioned. Its continuance is de- pendent on the United Btates in good faith endeavoring to require other belligerent governments to accept the principle ‘“of the freedom of the seas,” as contended for by Germany, ‘“SBhould steps taken by the govern- ment of the United Btates not attain the object it desires to have the laws of humanity followed by all belligerent nations,” says the note, “‘the German government would then be facing a new situation in which ft must reserve to itself com- plete liberty of declsion, We must confess tnat the note is sufficlently diplomatic to permit of construction one way or the other, according to bias or desire. The German sympathizer will surely Insist it is all and more than the United Btates has & right to expect and those favorable to the allies will deny that it makes any concession worth con- slaering. But the president has the last word and while, perhaps, it is well to walt for the official communication, he should, at all events, either #ny frankly that the assurance is sufficient and accepted, or recall our ambassador without further parley. If he accepts the answer as satisfactory, he should follow it up by an asser- tion of the riguts of neutrals as against all the belligerents. E ] The Hollis Land Loan Bill. The measure just driven through the senate by the Wilson administration, under pretense of providing a land loan bill for the benefit of the farmers, will not relleve the pressure on the agricultural industry by making its financial operations any the more faclle. In effect the bill will provide a safe and attractive invest- ment for money by authorizing the i{ssuance of debenture bonds, secured by first mortgage on improved farm lands. These bonds will be more attractive than any now known, for they will carry a higher rate of interest than the government pays, will be readily convertible and almost totally guaranteed by the govern- ment. Devices and provisions for the safety of the investor are supes-perfect, But the farmer will not get his money any cheaper. The proposed rate does not glve him the advantage afforded’ the jobber or manufac- turer under the federal reserve law, nor can he take his credits to the land bank and secure a loan on them. He must go with clear land, under use and productive, with an unencum- bered title, and then will be allowed but 50 per cent of {ts appraised valuation on a long-time mortgage. Nothing in the bill will operate to ald the little fellow, the farmer struggling to clear his title, to improve his farm or to finance his operations until he can market his produce at a profit No measure proposed by the present admin ita program falls farther its purpose than does this makeshift effect will be to discourage the farmers of the ecountry in their budding efforts toward financ Its worst | ing their own affalrs. Instead of & law that would permit the establishment of co-operative banks that would ald the farmer, the Hollis bill simply shifts the farm morigage husiness fron private agencies to hanks that will still operate for private profit, but with the sdvantage of government guaranty Those who Mrateg ¢ war should ¥ s 08 the map AniA Minor and wateh the warch of the bea The western Mussian army has penstrated to Di hekr ™Ay otwes rebisond \ he Black Sea, and Aleppo, on the Mediterranean Another lum * moving » hwestward ward Bagdad. The Turks recently viet " | aver the British ne Hagdad, are monsced by the bear two sdes. T tuat sugseats an eariier decialon In t section than on any | (] alon 1 L AB experionced politioal soout wha has heen making sarva #In elahtenn slaten ventures Ihin torecast Hughes Tor president, Noot for seeretary of state, Gensrsl Loonard Wood fer . siary of war, Georgs W. Parking for seere ary the fressury, and Noossvelt for United Histen semator from New York, Faste that in your hat B, AL any L yoa wroal J ban boen had short of | —— Inside Story of Mexico Philander C. Knox, by Former Secretary of Btau caplital city ‘1tself When it was apparent that Madero's downfall was fmminent it was made certain by Huerta and a por- tion of the army golng over to Diaz, who then seized the palace and on February 19, 1913, Francisco | Madero and Jose M. Pino Buares resigned as presi- dent and viee president, respectively, Their resig- natlons were in writing, the eoples were transmittod to forelgn powers wustaining diplomatio relations with the republic and alse to the Mexican congress elocted ut the same time that Madero was elected president, the election having taken place subse quent to the success of the Madero revolution Of course, Franclaco Madero resigned under the compulsion of the revolution led by Fellx Diaz, just w4 Porfirlo Diaz had abdica'ed shortly hefore under the compulsion of the revoiution led hy Franeisco Madero. PBut there wus nothing startling, unusual or un-Mexican in that fast. During a period of forty years preceding Porfirio Diaz's accession to the presidency there had been some thirty odd govern- ments in Mexico presided over by seventy odd ind) viduale. Sensible people have no illusion ahout the stability of government in Mexico, When Madero resigned on February 10, 1013, the minister of forelgn affairs under the Mexican cansti- tution hecame president. This was Pedro Lascurain He appointed General Huerta minister of war. The minister of forelgn affairs then resigned and the office devolved upon Huertn and this was on Febru ary J9, 1913, Tt s important to mark these dates It has been attempted, with a great measure of suocel to make the American peopls helleve that Huerta became president through Madero's death. Perhaps %0 per cent of intelligent Americans so un deratand 1t But this is not true. Huerta became president through Madero's and Lascurain's reslg: nations. Madero's death dld not occur until some Aays later as a recital of the sequence of events will now make clear February 15, the governmexnt of Madero was overthrown; February 19, Madero re. slgned; Webruary 19, Huerta become provisional pres- ident; February 23, about midnight, Madero was killed while being transferred from the palace to the penitentiary. Thus Husrta became provisional president of Mexfoo, February 19, 1014 Mr, Taft ceased to be president of the Tnited Btates March 4, 1914 There were thus twelve duys within which President Taft oould have extended recognition, Why did he not do so? It was the judgment of the diplomats repre- nenting forelgn countries in Mexico that the provi. Monal government in Mexico had been installed in compliance with the Mexican constitution and Mex. foan precedent and that its speedy recognition would be helpful in restoring normal conditions throughout the country. 'The American ambassador shared this view and asked for Instructions, General Carranza, who at that time was governor of one of the Mex- fean states, had officlally informed this government of his adherence to the new government; the Mexi. can congress and courts had recognized its authority and advices from other diplomatio and consular offi- eers indicated a very general adherence to its author- ity throughout the republic. The malin question involved in determining whether or not to recognize a government secking recognition are these: Is the requesting government able to Alsposs or comply with the rules of international law? ‘WHIL 1t respect the obligation of treaties and the eth. feal rules of comity observed by geif-respecting na- tlons? WIIl it recognize, respect and protect the rights ‘of foreigners residing within Its borders? Tn view of the uphappy experience of the preceding two years in dealing with the Madero administration in our effort to protect Americans in Mexico and to adjust diplomatically important national questions at Issue with the Mexican government, it was deemed expedient to ask some assurances upon these sub- jects, As to all these questions we requested Huerta and his government for some assurances of their speedy and satisfactory adjustment and while awalt- ing his reply the twelve days slipped away. Mr Taft ceased to be president; Mr. Wilson assumed of fice and this is why the Taft administration did nct recognize Huerta, What Mr. Wison inherited from Mr. Taft was an outstanding unanswered diplomatic request to the de facto government at Mexico City for definite as- surances for the security of Amerlcan rights and the adjustment of American claims as a preliminary to the consideration of the question of recognition What Mr. Wilson did was to repudiate the policy of | his predecessor in this as in all other things and create a situation that made the adjustment of Amor- fean rights impossible The revolutions with which the Taft administra tion had to contend were of comparatively short dur. | ation while there has heen In Mexico practically ever since Mr, Wilson came in and refused to recos nise Huerta continuous anarchy. There was nover n time during the Taft not fn Mexioo City & government recognized In a large part of Mexieo and conducting ita forelgn re. Iations with the world. Huerta, who shortly befors President Taft went out WaS recogs nised by som twenty odd ocountries, as 1 reca L including practioally all of the great powers of Eagrope, so that Mr Taft left the Mexican situation th Mexico pacified and alding the wer In Mex rice T ld 1 Twice To ales Magnitieon of Offlee . -~ . shoste hia ] L} N . Nemitinners Nanied Por houre the sympathatio ot had Lstensy hor son'e Urade apalust the et had an \ N i dlsgrace and agsingt ha Ml or &b “ tham In W bt dear’ ahe skl At law N aily ow B ¥y wihae ¢ wlng Angr a"o» | | | administration when thers was | The Pee%s Leer T ted time and again apol Abhout Playground Supervision. I gists for the democrati lundering in Mexico that OMAMA, May To the Editor of The President Wilson inherited the Mexican situation | Bee: I noticed an article recently in your [ ’ hich the Recreation board was from President Taft, Nothing could be further from | PARBY 1% WRICE the Becres’ ”\hwh it »e the truth thap this statement, as & review of the situ critiesed for the manner in L i Wit seadoavary dloch leeted candidates to take examination or p ks aa vground supervi When President Taft assumed office-an March ¢, | f0r PO "” " Playgr ”lm. l.ur ;0",, 1900, Mexico was at peace, Her eredit waa good; her T:WI b ,1'\“ i ”rv’“ : flvh norul coffers filied; her industries thriving, and Portirio | CAYErOUN et e i Diaz, who had been constitutions] president of the | sm s not directed a e ot o i ofigr e Posirgamal ho | Which the board selected, but simply at the manner in which they were chosen remainder of hig life to preside over the destinies of ";" i in ”Lu n h”v’ \u\:: ‘|:r“ |:O| the land he had done so much to free from the en 6 facy o shuke_Reqtiemen A1 il iy foine by il o testing at somebody's request, because | pire of Maximillan, set up by a coalition A0 {he selection was not made entirely from e Rt the students of the so-called “playground el S S 1+ | Institute,” with which the Board of Rec- | reation ha othing whatever to do, it Inter and resulted in driving Diaz from power. Al :,:, ‘y‘:nnr‘]'::l‘:,dl!y’y:mm“r” parties. At the though the Madero regime was recognized by the ‘ : outset, whe the hoard ! director United Btates and other powers, it was not accepted ,.j,:;. sed ’c‘A "hu\hr; VI’;:‘ J:uvpll"r?la‘ under by powsrful factions in Mexico, Rebellion "EBIMAL ] the direction of the hoard, the membera ta authority was almost coincident A,Hh' fts IH b | thought it inadvisable to do so, as it and finally, in February, 1013, 414»"1!41, elix n;‘/, would only ereats & host of dlssatiatiod carried (he war against Madero to the streets of the | no o) " "L S inable to secure positions as playground supervisors. The fact fs, only twelve or thirteen are to he chosen and if the entire number were to be given an examination the dirsatis- faction would only be that much keener, as no doubt 75 per cent of them would prove fo be of excellent qualifications However, what seems to me s that the two gentlemen signing the above referred to article are heard from the first time in the history of Omaha on a playground subject, and then in a orite queer lcising manner. They say they have heen working quletly for years to establish a playground system in Omaha. The people of Omaha can easily belleve this, as they have been working so quietly that no one ever knew that they were interested in the matter of playgrounds. Now, then, that Omaha has a creditable playgrounds system established, these gentlemen come forward and knock the earnest efforts of the officlals in charge to bulld up the system. The members of the Recreation board are “non-salaried” offiicals and are give ing thelr valuable time and earnest e forts to bulld up our playground system, #0 1ot us all pleasa quit knocking and lend a helping hand. B, E. CLOSSON, From a Pleased Header, OMAHA, May 4~To the Editor of The Bee: 1 want to congratulate you on all your editorials in this moming's Bee; they express my sentiments exactly. “Bullding of Boulevards,” “Blunders We Keep Muking,” “Debate That SBhould be Ended,” "President and Congress,” 'Re- newal of River Traffi The sever: subjects are Impartially and wisely dls- cussed, J. G. BLESSING, P. 8: 1 also had a hearty lavgh on Maggle and Jiggs. They are all good. Hugo's Ve HARTINGTON, Neb.,, May To the Editor of The Bee: Many of the news- papers throughout the United States con- tain slighting remarks concerning Mr. Bryan, since the announcement of the result in the Nebraska primary. 1 do not like to see this, After the death of Louls Bonaparte, Victor Hugo wrote: Brave people be strong, forget, On the dead ne'er prey'd lion yet. Great natlons still hate nmudr with a in Point, ate That turns to pity u‘ the chyrch-yard gate, DER HEIDE, “Shoot in the Alr" Not Treasonahle. OMAHA, May 4.-To the Editor of The Bee: Relating to an editorial in The Bee, with reference to my appearance before the Rotary club as its guest, for the purpose of talking to the new oit- fzens, 1 submitted the question there raised to the Rotary elub and my letter and its anawer are herein inclosed, and, in my opinion, should be given the same prominence in your columns as# did your article, W, G, BEARS, OMAHA, May %-~To the Rotary Club and Its Officers, And Its Preaiding Offi- cer, at the Late Banquet Tendered to the Newly Naturalised Citigens at the Hen- shaw Hotel: At that banquet I was your guest, and, as such, at your requ addressed the new citizens thore assem- bled. One of your number was present, and in his capacity as editor of The Bes has glven a pretended resume of some of my remarks, and followed the same in several editiona of his paper, by charg- ing me with treasonable and viclous ut- terances and as not in keeping with the occaston, Personally, T wish to, avold newspaper controversy. Were any of you in my position you would have the same nsense of such propriety. There fore, 1 ask you to record yourselves as to wheather or not any thought to which 1, at the time in question, gave utterance, was In any degree treasonable, unseemly, or out of harmony with the occasion. Re spactfully, W. G, EEARS OMAMA, May 3.~Hon. Willla G, Sears. Dear Sir; Your communieation of May was recelved. A mesting of the diree- tors of the Rotary club was called to day to consider the same. Motlon was made and seconded, that It (s the unanimous opinion of the ctors that the remarks made by Judge ars to the new citisens at the Rotary Ainner, given on April 24 to new cit isens, were not treasonable or Viclous, " were they considered so hy us; but that his remarks were entirely appro rlate to the occaslon Nix motion passed unanimensly and . was ordared sent to Judge Sears HARLEY G, MOORHEAD esident Omaha Rotary Clut Working Mours of Tealnmen ALLEY, In. May 4-To f The Mee tay, for the Iwtory, the " of equesting the rallroads | sed production of poated ake 1 at an ta W \ and el 18 1 N g batare tme. The ra . At " wage e o per ten . Rt mevien sniend | s of the divie Mad by ten P computed a8 overtime an the hasis ' . and pald for g ia The o ® anly ashing that the rallreads move thalr tralna &t the st of twalve and Mt mlies pe \ o osleht hewrs 1t this is done the men will not |ning. The general p fe i nacquainted recelva one penny increase in wages. |with the alm inbeara nditions Overtime on any division would not com- | which rallway employes have to contend mence until the hours in service ex- [with. Out of every twenty-four hours ceeded the miles of the division divided |they spend ten to sixteen hours on by twelve and one-half. On a 12%-mile [road. They spend not less than an division the men would put in ten hours' |after getting in, looking the engine over | service betore overtime commenced making out work report and washing up. | Al yard service is now ten to twelve |then they are ready to go home to wife hours per day, seven days per week. |and family, tired and sleepy. In elght Here the men ask for an eight-hour day, |houra after arrival at terminal the men time and s half for overtime work, The raflroads or the hired advocates cannot |subject to & two-hour call before | present one good logical reason why our |expiration of elght hours’ rest, to go | demands should not be granted. Men |another ten to sixteen-hour trip, night | are entitled to eight hours work, eight |or day, no matter what the weather hours rest and eight hours to pass with | The payment for overtime work at a thelr families. The men who are work- [rate higher than rates for the ing excessive hours don't need to read [hours of employment, {8 & well everything written on the subject of |tablished practice in all leading indus soolology in the last 100 years to con. |trles, oxcept by the railronds to vinee them that it would be better for |train and enginemen, Railway shop em- them to work reasonahle hours Nina out of every ten workmen today would atrike for the eight-hour day if they could see any posaibility of win- ciple. e e If there is any one thing that you havcn t got and really need, it is Water- man's Ideal, Get one—fitted to your hand. Sold at the Best Stores Waternian (ompmy, New York, N. 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