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Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
EXTENDING Arbitration

1t is difficult to see any immediate
eral peace sentiment. of the Interpar-
liamentary union resolution that ma
tions, even as to disputes considered by
them to involve national honor and
safety, shall not "resor, TO any acts of
hostility before they shall have invited
the formation of an international COM
mission of inquiry or mediation of one
or more friendly powers" The advo-
Gates of arbitration have heretofore
recognized that such questions are be-
yond the field of arbitration in the
present state of world politics.
When the issue of national honor
arises. the very fate of the war may,
and in most cases does. depend upon
the suddenness with which hostilities
are precipitated on one side or the
other, as notably in the late war be-
tween Japan and Russia and in that OF
France and Germany in 1871. A me-
dating commission of friendly powers
would simply operate to destroy the
advantage of the nation ready for a
swift blow. There is no probability
that either Japan or Germany would
have consented to such reference, mol
If they had that there would have
been any result save to injure their
chances in war which would not have
| been prevented.
The resolution, nevertheless, ex'
presses an honorable aspiration fol
peace which is steadily growing
among all civilized peoples. Its mere
expression by so notable body as the
nterparliamentary union is an inlu
ence for good tending to raise higher
ideal in the worlds public opinion.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
Purity in Packing Houses.

Twenty slaughter houses in Philadelphia
have been ordered closed because OF their
unsanitary condition. So after all the
attacks on the large packing houses 1t is
the slaughter house of the good old days
the old-fashioned individual type, on which
the blow finally falls. There can be nc
dispute about it; meat prepared in the
packing centers is unquestionably the most
wholesome the world has ever eaten. II Il
can be made yet more wholesome and the
packing places more sanitary. by all mean.
let us have 1t so. but we are not going tC
get away from the fact that 1t is cleaner
and better.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

government under the present admins
tration.
The homestead law was so long
trifed with and frauduiently manipu-
lated that 1t is difficult for many to re-
alize that the old tims-worn devices
will no longer serve. But 1t is neces-
sary for all to understand that no one
is safe but the bona fide homesteader,
whose oath of intention TO make his
home on the land is honestly fulfilled.
II is exceedingly difficult to conspire
TO evade the law without leaving evil
dence of the fact. and with the evil
dence in the hands of Une government
conviction for perjury is only one of
the perils that confront offenders.
Strict enforcement has indeed come
late, but not too late to save vast
amount of land for those who now or
hereafter will welcome 1t for homes,
the number of whom must increase as
the area of desirable public land de-
creases. But the important fact for
all, whether we'll or ill-disposed, is that
the day of lax enforcement is actually
over.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Washington Post. mijah Dowie declares
that he is literally too poor to buy his
bread. That should not bother him, unless
the ravens are on strike.
Atlanta Constitution: In some parts Of
the country Il is said that mosquitoes are
doing more than the pulpit to make the
peek a-boo waist unpopular.
Philadelphia Inquirer: A Baptist minis
ter in Atlanta has found that, while Il
costs 81 to save soul in Philadelphia and
Chicago, # costs but q cents in Atlanta.
Perhaps Atlanta" is a mistake for Ar
cadia.
Boston Transcript: According to an At
lsnta Baptist minister, 1t costs 81 to save
soul in Philadelphia and Chicago. and
only g cents IN Atlanta. In the good old
times salvation was free. Down with the
trusts.
Indianapolis News: But what II Christian
converts do cost from s. TO $50 each in
Chicago? Isn't this period Of unparalleled
prosperity And besides It must not be
forgotten that one OF Chicago's greatest
boasts Is that II is not easy"
Chicago Chronicle: Our Methodist friends
at the Desplaines camp meeting were quite
right in putting a quietus upon certain
of Jonah and the whale. That story may
be history or it may be allegory, but it
does not affect the truth Of the Christian
religion either nearly or remotely. The
old, controversial question, Do you believe
the whale story7 went out of date years
ago. No man was ever kept out Of heaven
by his belief or his disbelief In the whale
story.
Philadelphia Record Some Of the Cum
berland Presbyterians are as much opposed
to union with the Northern Presbyterian
church as twenty-four ministers of the
Free church of Scotland were to union with
the United church; but Tennessee judge
has entoined them in that state from inter-
fering in any way with the operations of
the overwhelming majority who have ef-
fected the union. In Shelbyville, however
a party of the malcontents, headed by the
mayor, nailed up the church doors last
Saturday night Possibly they had not
had notice Of the injunction, which was
only issued on Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
personal NOTES.

King Sisowath of Cambodia, when asked
what was his most pleasant experience in
France, replied: My arrival and the sad
dest the day 1 leave"
L. B. Abrahams, head master Of the
Jews free school at spitalfeld, England,
has retired after fifty-three years Of serv-
ice. Israel zangwill was once his pupil.
When King Victor Emmanuel visited An
coma on a recent Sunday to lay the corner
stone of a hospital he was attended by ESQ
detectives, 500 policemen, 800 carbineers and
5000 soldiers.
Rev Washington GLADDEN., D. D.. noted
for his campaign against the acceptance Of
''tained money" by the church. is the
author Of a popular hymn, entitled walk
ing With God" He is a native of Pitts
grove, Pa.
Viscount Aokl, the new minister at Wash
ington. has as his constant companion in
his home a great Maltese cat. Mr.. Aoki
never receives a guest without presenting
him to Peter, who sits on a settee near the
diplomats chair.
Gowns the exquisite embroidery Of which
is the work Of her own hands are worn by
Mrs. Metcalf, wife OF the secretary of COM
merce and labor. Though the average
| WOLldn COuslueIS HeTbelI we'll Suppneu II Sne
has three linen gowns. Mrs. Metcalf has a
good half dozen, each a gem of artistic
| workmanship. She is a tall, fair woman,
with a fine complexion, and is able to wear
baby blue,
President Hadley Of Yale university con-
tributes TO current magazine an interest
ing view of the question, now a matter OF
serious thought to parents, as to whether II
is wise for college men to be literally sup
piled with money He explains the strain
of poverty as we'll as Of wealth upon the
morale Of men in college and draws the
conclusion that 1t is about equal, all things
considered.
r. H. Murray, in a sketch of Fl. H Rog-
ers, the "brains' OF the Standard OIL oc.
topus. tells this: Rogers once walked into
the hut OF Ned Haskins, who lived the If,
of semi-hermit in a hut eight feet square
close to Fort Phoenix. in Fairhaven, Mass.
where Mr. Rogers summer house stands
now Ned, what would you do II you hat
$40 1000, OO0?" asked Rogers. by jings," saiC
the hermit, after long cogitation, I'D hav,
this hut built two feet larger"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Of surroundings and products. But
such improvement, extensive and cred
table though Il was in many respects,
was so far outrun by the progress Of
public knowledge that radical and far
reaching change was imperativsly de-
handed. The new regulations are the
measure of this extraordinary change.
The most surprising circumstance,
however. is the suddenness with which
the national government has been
made the instrument for enforcing the
manifold safeguards to public health.
There seems hardly any limit to the
extent to which it can be carried, and
vast as is the field covered by the new
official regulations for meat inspection
they are to be regarded as only the be-
ginning of use of the national power
for safeguarding the public health.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
THE NEW MEAT ULATIoEs

The meat inspection regulations an
nounced by Secretary Wilson consti-
tute a landmark in the progress Of
practical sanitary science. A system
so deliberately and infinitely controlling
the methods and physical conditions
for slaughtering and preparing meats,
for the protection of the health and
sensibilities of the public, could hardly
have been dreamed of no longer than
twenty-five years ago.
The general principles of sanitation
have. of course. been known for a
longer time to specialists. but only
comparatively recently have they been
popularity known and practically APP
piled with any degree of thoroughness
as a government function. 1t was I'M
doubtedly the marvellous results of
scientific sanitation for which our oc-
cupation of Cuba gave opportunity. -
that first forcibly impressed the mass
Of the people with the possibilities OF
government agency in this field. The
impression was deepened by the sani-
tary achievements of the japanese in
the course of the late war, accounts OF
which almost daily brought the subject
home to intelligent people the world
over, giving an immense impetus tc
agitation for improvement.
The shock to public sensibility
caused by exposure of the conditions
in some Of the meat industries grouped
around the Chicago stock yards wa'
due to this rapid popularization o.
sanitary knowledge, and by no means
to retrogression in packing house
methods. On the contrary, general!
speaking. there had in fact been stead!
improvement in the great slaughterini
establishments in cleanliness and othe
points bearing on the wholesomenes
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.


SANDER is the towards sword
Little sins open the doors to large ones
Activity is the best amen to any prayer
Things unreal are foes to righteousness
The best way to win men to God is to be
a man.
The currency of kindness is cash in any
country.
Suspicion is the substitute Of the slothful
for vigilance.
An optimist is a man who never stops to
open a sandwich
It's no use calling people to happiness in
a sepulchral tone.
Only destitute age counts being rich as
the greatest virtue.
The sunshiny man drives all the moon
shine out of his religion.
There is no virtue in the innocence that
only fears the wrong
It's not always the saving man who has
most chance of salvation.
1t takes more than the ability to say
dear sister" to make a real saint.
Half the problem Of keeping in the right
road is solved il you will keep within YOU
revenues.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
NEBRAsKAs OPPORTUNITY.

In recording their preference for
United States senator, through the ma
chinery of caucuses and conventions,
our people should not overlook the
fact that their representatives in the
upper branch of congress will have
national issues and not mere state is
sues to deal with.
The fight for equal taxation of rail-
ways in Nebraska is indeed important
to the taxpayers and citizens, but con-
gress has nothing whatever to do with
1t. The assessment of railroad prop
erty is made by state officers under
| laws enacted by the state legislature
and the taxes are collectable by local
officers in each of the various counties.
The question of equitable taxation is
vital in the choice of officers who will
serve on the State Board of Assess
ment, and of the attorney general, who
may have to continue the tax litiga-
ton, but, so far as the railroad prob
lem is concerned. the United States
senator will require ability to deal
with the larger questions of rate regu-
lation, fair treatment of employees, pro-
lection of shareholders against stock
imitation and manipulation, and taxa
ton only as incidentally involved in
these various phases.
Just as the railroad problem con.
fronting the state is but a part of the
larger problem confronting the ma
ton, so the whole railroad problem
is but part of the immensely larger
problem of concentrated corporate
wealth and its manifold relations will
aggregated labor. with the people al
consumers of the joint product of boil
capital and labor. with the investing
public, and with the national revenues
Nebraska can be content to have tn,
vote accorded it in the United State
: senate simply registered upon all thes
big questions as they come up, or
can be a contributing factor in thei
solution according as 1t sends a rep
resentative to the senate of small o
large ability, of one idea or of broad
gagged view, of comparative inexperi
ence, or of ripe and varied experience
of limited acquaintance outside hi
t own state or of close familiarity wit
! public men in the national arena.
( 1t should be remembered, too, tina
= Nebraska has been accorded recogn
( ton comparatively far below it's dc
a serts in the public service, while othe
1 less important states hold high place
t in excess of their quotas. The SUI
D cessful presentation of Nebraska
t claims in this respect must Deepen
a mainly upon the influence and asser
+ iveness of it's representatives in tn
y senate and their ability to press thes
e claims upon the favorable attention {
e the president and cabinet officers.
Nebraskans as a rule take as dee
d pride in their state as do the peop
e of the oldest and most powerful con
Is monwealths. They would like vel
). much to see Nebraska in the forefrol
l. of the nations councils. 1t rests wit
e the people of Nebraska to say wheth,
y the next senator they commission
d represent them in Washington sha
d be recognized and heard as a lead
s. or shall serve only an apprenticesh
in the ranks.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
MENACE OF COLOSSAL WEALTH.


The will OF the late Russell Sage,
leaving practically the whole Of an es-
tate Of s75,0OO,OOO to SSO,OOO,OOO to
his wife without any requests what
ever to religious. charitable or educa-
tional purposes, and merely nominal
mementoes to other members of his
family, is sure to start fresh discus
sion OF the dangers that menace society
from the accumulation of colossal
wealth In the unrestrained hands Of
single individual.
In this particular case, the dead mill
lionaire's last will conforms strictly to
the rules by which he governed his
life. Any recognition of the claims Of
philanthropic institutions would have
beeu In distinct contradiction of the
principles which guided him in build
ing up his fortune. 1t is possible, and
quite probable, that he had an under
standing with his wife, who is his sole
beneficiary, as to what disposition she
should make Of all this wealth either
during her life or at her death. and
that lie wished her to have all the
credit that might attach to its ultimate
distribution among worthy objects,
! leaving him to bear the opprobrium
attached to the mere amassing of the
| fortune in the way it was gotten to-
gether. If such is the case, 1t will de-
velop in the course of a comparatively
| few years when the estate will be
again transferred by gift or testament,
or otherwise.
That does not alter the fact. how
ever, that the existing structure of So
ciety makes II possible for a man not
only to pile up a monstrous mass OF
money far beyond the most extrava-
CANT needs of himself and family and
friends, but also to pass it on practi-
cally undiminished and undivided upon
his departure from this world to others
who may in turn continue the same
process in successive repetition. That
these great fortunes are apt to be
broken up in the course of a genera.
ton or two hardly mitigates the objec.
tionable features, and examples such
as this are sure to impress the public
mind deeply as emphasizing the pro
posals made of late with constantly
greater frequency for legislation t
limit the power of concentrating
wealth under individual control.
When President Roosevelt only 1
few months ago. in a public speech
brought the idea of limiting the inner
itance of private fortunes into con
spicuous position by confessing that /
had become a subject of seriou
thought with him, 1t struck many as
premature and perhaps revolutionar
utterance. But it is safe to say tina
the public mind has been ponderin
upon it minutely during the brie
period that has interviewed and that
is no longer regarded as so subversiv
of rights of private property as thos
who combated the idea sought at frs
to make 1t appear. A few more flagran
I examples quite in point like that of tn
late Russell Sage will rivet public a.
tention more and more until some sui
: stantial progress shall be made in tn
( direction pointed out by PresideI
v Roosevelt.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
NIGHT IN BACHELORS HALL.


T. A Daily, in Catholic Standard.
They've gone away! 1t seems a year,
Aye! weeks OF years since they were here
And yet It was but yesterday
kissed them when they went away,
Away from all the scorching heat
That grips this brick walled city street
And it was l who made them 80,
Though she dear heart, protested so,
And vowed I'd md no JOY at all,
Nor any peace, In Bachelors Hall
laughed at that, but she was right,
never knew a sadder night
Than this while thus / tread alone,
These silent halls 1 call my own
never thought this place could change
50 utterly and seem so strange,
The night Is hot, and yet chill
Pervades the house IL Is so still.
/ miss the living atmosphere
That comforts me when they are here;
i miss the sigh, long-drawn and deep,
The music Of refreshing sleep,
That undulates the gentle breast
OF weary motherhood at rest.
And in the unaccustomed gloom
That shrouds the small adjoining room
1 miss the means, the muffied screams,
or childhood troubled in its dreams.
And is this all7 Nay! more / miss
The strong, heart-thTilling Joy, the bliss
OF warding, with protecting arm,
Between these precious hearts and harm.
o! sing your song. all ye who roam,
Your Wistful song OF Home, Sweet Home,
! But though unhappy Is your lot,
| You will not md a sadder spot
I In all the world than Home, when they
Who make II Home have gone away
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
HOMESTEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT.

l1O4uho EAD La "
There is evidence on every hand of
the unrelenting purpose of the gov
eminent not only to punish past abuses
of the homestead law, so far as it can,
but also to prevent them in the future
by strict enforcement of all the re-
quirements, and particularly that of
actual settlement aud residence on the
land. In the states where public land
remains the new homestead entries
are being watched with unceasing Wig
ilance, with the result that many per-
sons are being caught in attempts to
acquire and transfer title in violation
of law The numerous prosecutions
show that such tactics are to be made
not only futile, but also dangerous
for those who resort to them.
The main test OF good faith, OF
course, is actual residence upon and
cultivation of the land, and the gov
eminent is requiring II with a strict
ness never exacted before, The es-
sence Of the laws purpose is to pro-
vide land for those who need il and
will make their homes upon It, and
that every acre acquired under color
Of the homestead law for any other
purpose is a wrongful diversion OF the
peoples heritage. Unnumbered mil
lions OF acres have thus been fraudu
lently acquired and are now lost to the
public domain beyond possibility of re
coyery, in spite Of all the energy OF tn,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Some of the comments passed on
the greatly increased railroad earn
ings shown by latest reports credit the
surplus up to the abolition of rebates
and discriminating allowances. 1t is
just possible the railroads may dis
cover after all that the legislation
they were fighting so desperately is
really more of an unexpected blessing
for them than for their shippers and
patrons.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

The democrats and populists will
both hold their state. conventions in
Nebraska a week ahead of the repub-
licans, but they are not exciting any
thing like the interest that is being
aroused by the contest for republican
nominations. So far as surface indi-
cations go the demo-pops regard them
selves as in the minority and likely to
remain in the minority.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

The establishment of postal savings
banks in the Philippines by order of
the Philippine commission suggests
that the agitation for postal savings
banks nearer at home has been max
ing Roadway in our island possessions,
Successful postal savings banks in the
Philippines will soon be cited as OBJ
ject lessons for our law makers at
Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

In the recent issue of $4,000, 900
of Panama 2 per cent bonds bids were
received at 10S " or more, that would
have enabled the treasury to dispose
Of 81, 100000 of bonds more than it
had to offer. If there is another ma
ton on earth that can exhibit such a
tribute to its credit it should come to
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
PRESIDENTS 20. K" IN DEMAND.

Nothing could be more significant
of President Roosevelt's prestige than
the desire of republican members of
the house whose denomination is con-
tested to secure his endorsement of
their useful and loyal cooperation in
carrying out those measures identified
in the popular mind as the Roosevelt
program. Such certificates in the form
of personal letters from the president
are playing a conspicuous part in not a
few congressional districts where nom
nations are holly contested. They
have evidently been sought and are
being used as in many situations the
strongest card that could be played.
The underlying fact is the profound
popular approval of the specific course
pursued by the president and of his
general attitude towards vital issues.
1t NO less distinctly signifies the popu-
lar demand that he be supported in the
future and that such republicans only
be put to the front as can, be counted
on beyond a peradventure to uphold
his hands against reactionary and hos
tile influences.
That more than a few republican
representatives in congress are not
really in sympathy with the president
aims and measures is beyond question
but the pregnant fact remains that MOI
one among them all who wishes to re
main in public life wants to have thai
circumstance known to his constitu
ents.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Nebraska republicans are not hest
tating to speak out on the questions of
the hour in their county conventions
and they will expect the state conven-
ton to speak out on the same subjects
SO that no one need be ignorant as to
what the party is to stand for in the
coming campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

II present conditions in many lines
of trade continue the next demand
may be for a law that a uniform price
for commodities should be prima facie
evidence of an understanding between
the makers, putting on them the bur-
den of proof to the contrary.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Foreign capitalists are not so much
interested in the amount of money
Russia collected last year as in the
amount of revenue it will collect dur
ing the next twelve months.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

The Nebraska State Sheriffs associa-
ton held its session behind closed
doors. The gist of the proceedings
will probably come to light when the
legislature meets next winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

A contribution to one OF the current
magazines is headed, "A Western Col
lege and Its Ideals" but inspection of
the contents of the paper shows that
the college he is writing about is To-
Gated in Ohio. People who want to
discuss western colleges should come
west.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

II is said that Upton Sinclair, the
jungle man." thinks he sees some
thing of a parallel between Abraham
Lincoln and William Randolph Hearst.
Mr.. Sinclair should provide himself
with another pair of spectacles.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Now that Judge Alton B. Parker has
declared against Hearsts aspirations
for the governors chair. the latter's
journals may be expected to hold an
other post norton examination Of the
last presidential campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

A poll tax receipt has been made an
essential prerequisite to vote at a pri-
mary election in Texas, but as no law
prevents one man paying another's
tax, the rule will simply mean larger
campaign fund properly placed If it
works as it has in other states.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Having returned home quite re-
freshed, John d. Rockefeller may be
relied on to take considerably more in
terest in Standard Oil affairs than he
has professed for a number of years.