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Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
PROTESTANT FEDERATION.
Movement of Great Significance In
the Religious World.

CInCaeo 4IlDuhe'
A meeting OF great interest and, perhaps,
OF great Importance in the religious world
will take place beginning November IS,
when representatives of twenty-four de-
nominations having an aggregate member
ship OF 100000 persons will assemble in
New York for the purpose of comforting
on the advisabihty and feasibility OF form
ing a federation of all the Protestant
churches In America. The plan of drawing
all Protestant churches together in this
manner was perhaps suggested by the
example of the. Presbyterians, who seem
now in a fair way to get together as a
federal body.
The union OF the various and sometimes
warning sects of Professionalism into one
great, homogeneous church has been
dreamed Of and advocated more or less ever
since the reformation. Many Protestants
have always conceded that It would be a
good thing, but no denomination has
shown a disposition to make such conces-
sions In regard TO organization, creed and
teaching as II would be necessary for all
TO make before it would be possible for
such a union to take place. They have
professed a willingness to unite. but each
has tacitly or avowedly made union con-
ditional upon such terms as no other
spirit still exists and complete fusion
would be as impracticable now as it was
in the past.
Federation Is practicable because II
makes possible union without fusion. Prot
estants agree concerning most points
There are no differences between them re-
garding the fundamentals OF morality
| They all wish to disseminate the truths
I OF Christianity as widely as possible, and
there are no considerable variances be
| tween them concerning the best ways OF
| doing this work. Federation would enable
| them TO inculcate the doctrines which they
| all accept, to accomplish the objects they
| all aim at, much more effectively with 5
given sum of money and a given expendi
ture of effort than they are able TO now
and that without sacrificing any OF theii
| denominational peculiarities OF creed ol
organization The federation would carry
/ on the work in regard to which all wer'
! agreed. Each church would be autonO
nous in respect 10 matters as 20 which
there was not complete agreement. /
would seem there could hardly be an,
doubt among Protestants and the friendi
OF Professionalism as to the desirability O.
organization along these lines.
| II is an interesting question whether IN,
| proposed federation, II effected, would no
prove the first step toward a complet,
union. That It would bring about a bette
understanding between the various churches
and cause them 20 look with more toleran
eyes upon each others peculiarities O.
dogma and worship and with less exclusive
favor upon their own seems probable. Tha
Il would lead in the near future to actua
cOalescence seems improbable. Widespread
religious revolutions are not so easily o.
| speedily brouKht % pasA
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
THE RIPENING.


w. NJ Gamble In the Atlantic.
o, vast unwieldy land Of ours
Like some huge Titan boy thou art
Whose young blood surges through mis-
heart
In a crude strife OF powers,
Until some tingling moment when
One cry wrings all true souls, and then
Thou standest in the strength OF wrath and
Thou gatherest all thyself to tower apove
thy peers!
Thee, newborn far beyond the main,
God Graded in a new-found CLINE
That wistfu Europe's dreams sublime
Might not seem all In vain:
Hope, reawakening at thy birth,
Thrilled the dToopt sonBsters or the earth
To brief estate Joy. Ere long In thee
Shall they behold the pledge of one HUI
manity.
The nations, aye, the nations wait
Thy ripening Shall they lift their eyes
To see thee knit thy thews and rise,
Single and whole and great?
Not sooner for the bugle call.
Not sooner for the sound of all
The cannonades that roar beneath the sun.
knowledge and Love and Toll shall slowly
make thee one.
What song shall hail yon far-on morn?
Must hope be sung in sweet, sad walls
BY Europe's rich-volced nightingales
Bleeding against a thorn?
Come, new-world Lark! Come future
seer
In thy chanting men shall hear
Love dominant through the triumph hymn
of Life,
While iong-retreating drums beat the dead
march OF strife.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
ETHICS OF THE OFFICIAL JUNK


The appropriation by the council of
$500 to pay the expenses Of three dele
gates to represent Omaha at the annual
meeting Of the League of American AIu-
inequalities has served to raise again the
question whether this is a legal use of
public money for a public purpose.
On general grounds The Bee believes
it voices the sentiment of the taxpaying
public in opposing official junkets at the
public expense, although, as a matter
of fact, ii has become quite the prac-
tice for various departments, not only Of
local government, but of state and fed
eral government as well, to allow ex-
pense accounts for representatives, at
tending meetings called for the discus
sion of subjects relating to the admins
tration of public affairs.
The real question to be considered,
however, is the question of ethics,
namely, who gets the benefit of the par
ticular excursion for which the junketing
money is voted? There is well
grounded suspicion that a great many
of the associations, societies and organ
izations OF public officials have been
formed chiefly with view to affording
the members an excuse to get away
from home and have a good time with
out paying for 1t out of their own
pockets, but at the same time some of
them are undoubtedly doing valuable
work, which in the long run inures Ia
the benefit of the public and saves the
taxpayers money Ly giving all chance
to profit by the experience and expert
ments.
The Bee has put in it's protest from
time to time against the overindulgence
OF the junketing habit The thing that
is most noticeable about the present
eruption Of alleged reform is it's trans
parent animus. The school board, the
police board and the park board have
all been spending public money FOL
junketing bills, but the reformers' eye:
were closed until they became embroilet
in a personal controversy with mem
bers OF the council, when they suddenly
walked up TO the enormity OF the apprO
pristion of this money.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
ANCIENT PLEDGE sTRIcKEx OUT.
Methodist Brides Needn't Promise to
"Obey" Their Husbands.

II Is reported as q notable circumstance
that the marriage service presented in the
new Methodist hymnal excuses the woman
about to enter the holy state of matrimony
from making any promise to obey the man
whom she has chosen, or at least accepted,
as her future husband.
According to the formula prescribed for
the occasion she must promise TO love-
honor and keep him in sickness or health
TO the exclusion Of all others, but upon the
subject OF obedience the ritual is silent. II
does not undertake TO determine who shall
be the boss OF the future household, and
as things go in the United States at tho
present time the determination is perhaps
unnecessary. In this important respect IL
differs from the marriage service embodied
in the revised report OF the Presbyterian
general assembly's special committee.
which eIaets the ancient pledge, a pledge
more honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance. The young woman who stands
up before a Presbyterian minister at the
| hymeneal altar will still be required to
give her word that she will recognize II as
| a wifely duty 20 do al she Is told should the
occasion for the issuance OF a command
| arise.
There can be no denying that OF the two
| ordinances the Presbyterian Is the most
| scrptural. II was 81. Paul who pron1ul-
gated the rule OF the Christian church in
this matter, and he did so with his usual
lucidity and emphasis. What he said was
that wives must obey their husbands in
the Lord: but then that was a long while
ago, and not only did St, Paul as an un-
married man lack experience, but he seems
10 have regarded women from a strictly
| oriental point Of view. They we're not TO
| speak in church. they were not TO do up
their hair the way they wanted. they were
not to go to church bareheaded, they were
not 20 do this. that and the other.
! That may have appeared all right 10
| DoTcas, Priscilla, Eunice. Lois and the
other devout women with whom the apostle
was associated during the active years Of
his ministry. but II wouldn't go down now
adays. The women wouldn't stand for IL.
| At least they wouldn't In these United
1 States
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
KEEPrve FArTH Win cBfrl.


When the peace conference met there
was a very general doubt as to whether
Japan would fulfill the pledge she had
made TO China TO restore to that country
the sovereignty over Manchuria. The
declaration made by the Chinese govern
ment just prior to the opening Of the
conference, that II would not recognize
any action affecting its territory taken
without its consent, indicated that that
government did not feel entirely conf
dent that Japan's promise would be car
ried out. There is no longer any ques-
ton as to the sincerity with which that
pledge was given. BY the agreement of
both powers the recognition of China as
the sovereign power In Manchuria has
been determined and the rights which
bad been lost to her by the Russian mill
tary occupation will be restored. The
proposition that Manchuria shall be
evacuated by Russia and by Japan came
from the latter. Thus whatever the out
come of the Portsmouth conference
China is assured Of the restoration to
her of the province whose unwarrantable
military occupation by Russia was the
cause of the war.
In this Japan has again commended
herself to the respect and confidence of
the world. She has again demonstrated
that when she gives a pledge it is with
the sincere intention to fulfill it. How
different II has been with Russia. More
than three years ago that power entered
into an agreement with China to evacu-
ate Manchuria. Instead of carrying out
this agreement she went on augmenting
her military strength there, which China
was pOwerless to prevent, and putting
herself in a position to perpetually hold
the territory. Can there be any doubt
that If Russia had been victorious she
would have refused to restore a foot of
Manchuria to the sovereignty of China
Not only this, but in all probability
more of Chinese territory would have
been seized. Victorious Japan, however,
is not seeking territorial aggrandizement
at the expense of China but gives back
to that empire what her arms have won
at an enormous sacrifice and might right
fully hold.
Japan is pledged to the open door for
trade and It is not to be doubted that
she will be found sincere in this matter
also. A good deal of effort has been
made to create apprehension that
Japan's supremacy in Asiatic affairs
would result in a policy described in
the declaration of japanese political
party, Asia for the Asiatics." A good
deal has been said about the yellow
peril" There is no substantial ground
for the professed fears of those who
endeavor TO create prejudice against
Japan. In nothing that she has done
before or since the war, has she given
any reason to think that she contem.
plates any course or policy hostile to the
interests OF friendly nations. In fulfill
ing her pledge to China she has given
assurance of her intention to keep faith
and deal fairly with all countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
IRRIGATION PRoaRESs.

Steady progress is being made in the
work of federal irrigation and 1t appears
that the results 80 far are in the main
satisfactory. Announcement was re-
Gently made that plans have been com
pleted by the bureau of reclamation of
arid lands for the largest single irriga-
ton plant yet undertaken by the govern
ment. 1t is what is known as the FL
Paso system, which has been the subject
Of agitation in Texas for many years.
At the last session Of congress a special
act was passed making this project one
for the bureau to take up at once and
its estimated cost is $7,200,000, the great
est of any one work of the kind in the
United States. When completed II will
irrigate 10000 acres Of the richest land
in the southwest, lying in New Mexico
and Texas, and also 10000 acres in
Mexico. This extensive work OF irriga-
ton will be begun as soon as a pending
treaty with Mexico, relating to the use
Of the waters of the Rio Grande, which
is an international stream, shall have
been completed.
Referring to the progress of federal
irrigation, the San Francisco Call re-
marks that when the government under
took to provide irrigation in the arid
the sale Of public lands, it was expected
by many who had foresight that finally
the general fund in the United States
treasury would be resorted to in order
to complete the work that would be I'M
dertaken. 1t says the scheme is nearing
that point, that large number of costly
irrigation plants have been put under
way but none has yet returned a dollar
to the fund that it was expected to be
derived from them. One reason for this
appears to be that government irrigation
plants cost so much per acre of land to
be served that settlers are shy about
assuming the burden of debt. II is the
opinion Of that paper that the terms and
conditions are too hard for the persons
who seek settlement on land, while those
who have on hand the amount of capital
required TO meet the conditions do not
wish to live on the land. Another objec-
ton is that the limit Of holdings is too
small.
The Call says: "In administering the
law the Interior department has spread
its legs too wide. 1t has undertaken a
number Of very costly plants all at once.
1t should have completed one, secured
settlers on it and had experience to guide
it for further work. 1t is now in danger
Of a reaction that will be caused by the
cost of a large number of incompleted
plants and the lack of settlers on the
lands that are under the one that is
finished" OF course the irrigation work
is at present to a large extent in the
experimental stage and it is perhaps a
fact that 1t has been pushed more rapidly
than is expedient. II so there will be
no difficulty in reducing the pace and
possibly this will be done, but there is
little reason to apprehend that what has
been accomplished will not in due time
be justified by results. AS to the OBJ
stacles to settlement pointed out, they
may be removed by congress and very
likely will be. In any event the great
federal irrigation project will be prose-
cuted to completion.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

into a corner OF sleepy, pretty Porusmouth.
a town which Is all Of the past. Every
other house is a colonial or early Amer
lean, the business blocks are boxes OF
buildings, economically built as 70 caves.
presenting square, unornamental rows OF
front windows-the kind OF building that
flashes upon one here and there is that
part OF old Greenwich village which the
march OF steel has spared
The inhabitants seem rs prim as the
buildings. They walk the streets with con-
scientious precision. Ask one OF them the
way and he or she win stop, lead you 70
the corner, give minute directions, pass
perhaps a bit OF gossip about the weather
and bid you n cheerful good day.
The loneliest man in the world Just now
is Prof. Martens Of the Russian delega-
tion. Here is his sad plight: Phe Russians
tried to run him IN as a delegate. but the
japanese wouldn't stand for II. II was not
consonant with the dignity Of great au-
thority on international law 70 be a simple
secretary, and 80 the occupation OF Mar
teens was gone. Now and then wooing
couples wandering through the grounds
come upon an old man sitting on a bench
reading. II is Prof. Martens killing time
The pessimist Of the war party looked
after him and said: 'Iie is the author OF a
monumental work in seventy-sx volumes
on the treaties OF Russia, He is over here
to explain this treaty. and there ain't going
TO be no treaty"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
A Good Example.


II has been the good fortune Of Elihu
Root to give to the people Of the United
States two object lessons in ideal citizen
ship. One Of these was his resigning the
emoNuments OF a great profession, OF which
he is a leader, in order to accept the duties
OF public ofice, This was an example that
was much needed at this time, when so
many prefer the Immense gains Of com
mercial enterprise to the distinctions of
public service or enter into the govern
ment employment merely as "a stepping
stone to the favor of the corporations.
Having resigned his profession for the
public service, Mr.. Root gave another ex-
ample of good citizenship in resigning all
positions which he held as director OF and
counsel for corporations. He separated
himself from every employment and every
afflliation which might in any degree inter
fere with his independence as a public on
rial
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
beware of the Gloomy Mood

Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Never permit yourself to make any de-
cison of Importance while you are in q
state of depression Never commit the er-
ror of taking a serious step while you
are measuring life by standards set up ir
the darkness OF an unhappy mood.
Such standards are never true, never
just. The estimate you make Of yourself
OF others and OF the world while you are
blinded by dependency is a false estimate
always. The shapes you see are distorted
shapes. Your vision is at fault.
The only time you are capable Of true
Judgment is when your sight becomes clear
enough for you to really see that life ii
worth living and "all's right with the
world"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
Great Growth I'm Exports.
Philadelphia Press.


America not only helps feed and clothe
large part of the outside world, but sup
plies various articles OF manufacture in
rapidly increasing quantities. In the fiscal
year which ended with June this country
exported S543, 900 worth Of manufactured
goods. That was $sl, 900 more than was
exported during the previous year. In ten
years the value of this class Of exports
has been multiplied by three.
The growth in exports far outruns the
increase in population. In thirty years
the number of people has grown from 49,
100000 to about S3,OOO,OO0, but during the
same period the value of manufactured
exports has risen nearly $50 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
Publicity and RRscality.
Inr..N-I--

TIdT ItT ; WtVhI4s
Our newspapers might be much betteri
they could easily be made more to the
taste Of the people Of taste; but their un-
lovely crying OF crime, disagreeable as II
is. is an exceedingly important public duty,
and in their faithfulness and veracious
fortttude in keeping 1t up lies really the
biggest part of our hope Of higher stand
ard of honesty in public and private life
There Is hope for any kind of rascality as
long as IT can be kept out OF the papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
Better Go slow.

The cheerful manner in which the Chi
nese inaugurated the American boycott ap-
pears to have given way to the apprehen-
sion that It will be followed by dire re-
suits for China Mr.. Wu can enlighten his
countrymen on that point He was here
during the days when the United States
was somewhat stirred over an incident in
Havana harbor.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

Several members of the Douglas dele
cation to the 1903 legislative session
have taken pains to deny that they drew
numbers in the distribution of theater
tickets by the grain dealers lobby.
Some lawmakers come cheaper than the
price of a theater ticket and still others
come higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

The report that Chinese politicians fear
public sentiment will come as a surprise
to many people who had imagined that
the Chinese public had little to do with
statecraft. But Chinese affairs are still
matter of mystery to the average eau
casian
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
PLEASANTLY POINTED.

Tomn1y-Pop, what are hiccoughs?
Tommy's Pop-Hiccoughs, my son arc
messages from departed spirits-Philadel-
phia Record.
"Is music immoral. really?' asked the
mot all Of It," replied the Ghaperon;;
some pianos are upright.
Commercial Tribune.
"That man says dishonest dollar never
passed through his hands"
mot If he could help it, answered
Senator Sorghum. He always held onto
it it"-Washington Star.
''Theres nothing makes me SO tired as TO
have a man forever trying to kiss me-
said the beautiful girl.
That's right" sided in her chum
'If were a man and wanted 20 KISS a
girl ia do II and have It over with. This
fooling around and trying to do 1t gets
monotonous. milwaukee, Sentinel
Uncle Horace (who is something of
sage and philosopher)-My boy, II Is time
for you to begin to think seriously OF the
kind Of future you intend to map out TOT
Yourself. To sum II up In word what
epitaph are you ambitious to have en-
graved upon your tombstone?
Nephew Dust beginning his career)-he
got his share.-Chcago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

The transmississippi congress has
served another good turn by affOrding
occasion to resurrect John w. Noble
former secretary OF the interior. II the
press dispatches did not designate the
oficial title belonging to Mr.. Noble
utnety nine newspaper readers out Of 100
would never have identified him.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

One OF The Bees readers complains
OF the deficiency Of drinking places in
our parks and couples the complaint
about lack OF water to drink with the
statement that lemonade is not sold in
the park pavilion for less than 10 cents
a glass. 1t is up to the lemonade vendor
u resent the aspersion.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

II King Peter of Servia marries de-
spite the wishes OF royalty of other lands
he will discover that the former boy
cott' was but a summer nights exploit
There are too many royal daughters and
granddaughters seeking husbands.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

II Is really thoughtful in Copper King
Greene to time his transit through Ne
braska six weeks later than the visit
Of Tom Lawson. Had the two distiR-
guished fnanciers met in Nebraska we
might have had prairie fires before the
grass was dry.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

Colonel Bryan's Commoner expresses
doubt as to whether the country is ex-
periencing real prosperity. In the mean
while the colonel is preparing to put in
year trip around the world on the
proceeds of his share OF prevailing Eusi-
ness prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

II is fortunate that thirty days remain
for Omaha voters to acquaint themselves
with their new political geography. If
an election were held in this city today
It would be a wise man who knew in
which district he could vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

Our state entomologist is still formu-
lating edicts against the Hessian fly, al
though he admits that "the Hessian fly
proved less destructive to small grain
than had been feared in the early
spring" The suspicion that the attempt
to create a stampede over the Hessian
fly was chiefly for the purpose of in
fiuencing the legislature to appropriate
money for a scientific war OF extermina-
ton evidently had some grounds after
a
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

The Central Labor union politicians
have reduced the fllng fee for their sup
Elementary primary TO $3.50. Compared
with the schedules fixed by the regular
party organizations this looks like cut
ting prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

Governor Mickey has revoked the pa
role of the convict who has failed to
i've up 10 his promises of good be-
havlour An example of this kind may
tend to make paroled prisoners appreci-
ate better the privileges accorded to
than
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

1t will be observed that no ''revela-
tions" of the game OF graft" are made
by the magazine writer's until the graft
ers' have had time to change the sys-
tenn
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

If the practice OF that New York wo-
man who shot her husbands steno-
grapher becomes common mere man can
be expected to resume his former place
in the commercial world,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
Governor Mlckey,s Labor day procla.

Governor Mickey's Labor day procla-
nation is out, designating Monday,
September 4 as laborers' special holi-
day. One extra reason why Labor day
should be specially celebrated this year
is that no artisan or mechanic willing to
work has had to take any enforced holi.
1ayg
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21

Baron Kaneko has had no apparent
connection with the peace conference,
but the mikado's real basis for settling
the war may after all be found in his
Inside pocket