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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

congress by II. The scheme has been
worked upon legislatures and munich
pal councils, in the form OF kilograms,
letters and petitions, nearly always
emanating from the headquarters of
the railroad company or other corpo-
rate interest that would be most seri-
ously affected by the legislation under
consideration. SO common has the
practice become that all large corpo-
rations now have regularly established
systems Of procuring this brand of
pressure from business concerns and
commercial bodies. They have carried
the process to such an extent that
legislative committees are continually
suspicious of all forms of telegraphic
and petition protests that do not bear
prima facie evidence of genuineness.
The railroads, accepting Mr.. Over
streets charges as true, are playing
for a big stake in the bill now pending
in congress. For the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1907, the government has
PaONiuSu lOi luS pay ihShb VI WV
SAL, 100000 to the railroads for car
rying mail. Investigations have been
held, with a resultant showing that
the amount is largely in excess of a
reasonable compensation, and the
pending bill provides for a reduction
of nearly $5,OO0,OOO, with a promise
of further reduction at future SEES
sions. In the course of the hearings
the railroads were not able to refute
testimony offered showing extrava-
gance in the use of this appropriation,
and evidently they are now attempting
to prevent the loss of this large sum of
money by bringing pressure, through
hints of discontinued trains and i'm
paired mail service, upon members of
the congress. The plan, however, has
lost its effectiveness through being
overworked and congress will doubt
less also heed Mr.. Overstreet's warning
and refuse to be stampeded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

The complaint that our British
cousin lacks the sense of humor has
its exceptions. In the recent worlds
postal congress at Rome, Great Britain
lost two votes through its acquisition
of the Dutch republics in South Africa
and gained one voteSby the segregation
Of the postal administration Of New
Zealand from that Of the rest of Aus
tralia. And yet the British govern
ment officially coneratulates itself on
this notable achievement. ,r
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
PREoEPr AND rRAcncr.
Railroad Preachmcnts ContrnsteI
with Actual Conditions.
NVashtpuknr,. foost


II all the railroads OF the United SLATE.
had only practiced what President B,s-
OF the Reading breaches, there would have
been no railroad problem no railroad com.
mission-nauonal or state-no rebate. no
rate bill. The railroads would have bss
friends and champions everywhere. ana
enemies and assailants nowhere. Mr. Raer
tells us that the only way the roads ca,
get traffic is to fix rates which will epehi,
the manufacturers. merchants and pr,.
ducers OF every kind to sell their products
In the markets OF the world"
But that is what the roads have M,
done. They have Juggled rates and given
rebates In, order that some producers might
have access TO the markets OF the world
and have contrfved that rival producers
should be shut out from the markets OF
the world. Thus the roads were run on
the twofold plan OF making miIionaires
and making paupers.
That Is the way the roads were operated
for forty years Nobody could compete
with the OIL trust. or the Meat trust. or
the Steel trust. or the Sugar trust, or the
Salt trust. or the whisky trust, or the
Tobacco trust. or the Coal trust, or any
other trust that the roads gave the adj
vantaRes and privileges OF rebate All
over the west and southwest are towns
and villages made busy marts by the rail.
roads. and there are In those sections, also,
towns and villages same somnolent by the
railroads. 1t Is only an arbitrary fixing Of
rates advantageous to one community and
adverse TO another. and the thing is done.
A rebate Of 10 cents on a barrel OF sugar.
8 cents on a barrel of salt. trihe on a
carload OF household furnishings or farm
machinery, and thus a town is frequently
given a boom for the reason that railroad
officials own corner lots within its limits.
Railroads are creations of law and capt.
tai; the government furnishes the law
and the stockholders furnish the capital.
It is the Office Of the law 10 require the
roads to mete to every customers the same
treatment they accord TO every other Gus
toner. II the roads had held to this rule
and never deviated from II, the govern
ment would have given them no more
concern than the grand Jury gives the
good citizen innocent OF offense.
But the roads would not. They violated
the law. they outraged Justice, and now
the octopus-chasers are after them. They
have then own greed and their own wrong
to thank for II. and unless they mend
their manners the discipline will be made
much more severe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Railroad men wing last year. were
denouncing the usurpation Of congress
in undertaking To- regulate interstate
traffic are now openly expressing the
wish that congress could regulate
interstate traffic as we'll and relieve
them of the necessity of dealing with
forty-flve separate law making bodies
in that many different states. AS adept
rapid change artists the railroad bunch
should be in demand for the vaude-
Vile stage
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
KEEP AErER VIEW FAcToRrEs.

If Omaha is to reach. the coveted
100000 population mark by 1910 it
must. in addition to bringing about
consolidation OF Omaha and South
Omaha, keep after new factories, The
prime basis OF population growth is
employment for wage workers Wage
earneFs in turn rent houses for their
families. buy food and clothing. and
circulate their money generally. among
local trades heople.
IA Building up Omaha Is afmanu7
featuring center we eannst discrfni-
nate between any part of the COM
munity, 1t would be- Just as impor-
tant ifoi easS 10 delslop new koieefas
at South Omaha to work up the by
DpeoduetH. 81 tAs PACKING zindusaFsS ,Hss
ready there as to start q new mill In
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

II the Nebraska supreme court will
only declare that free house rent for
the governor is not a perquisite
within the meaning of the constitu-
ton, the way may be opened to an
swer the demands of all the office
holders who protest that the salaries
fixed for them by the constitution
trainers have become utterly made
quate. This would open the way, too,
without submitting a constitutional
amendment to the people for their
ratification as Is usually done when
the constitution is to be changed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
II Corporations Do Not behave.

Industrial corporations grew up into
power because they met the needs Of the
past. To stay In power they must meet the
needs of the present and arrange their
ethics accordingly. II they can do It by
their own voluntary development OF the
sense OF trusteeship, that is the simplest
and best solution. But II not, one OF two
things will happen: Vastly increased legal
regulation or state ownership of monopo-
lies. Those who fear the effects Of in
creased government activity must prove
by their acceptance of ethical duties TO the
public that they are not blind devotees Of
an Industrial past which has ceased to
exist, but are preparing 90 accept the
heavier burdens and obligations which the
Industrial present carries with IT,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
"COME our OF iT.pl

s. f. Kiser in the Record-Herald.
Oh. / am glad that II is Lent
And that she's feeling penitent.
She's given up the worlds delights
for forty days and forty nights;
She's hung her nnery away
And promises to fast and pray.
Oh, I am glad that she intends
To hide herself from all her friends
To keep away from concert balls,
To shun the dinners and the balls;
Her voice is low, her look Is grave,
She is no longer fashions slave.
oh. l rejoice. for now I'll get
A chance TO wriggle out of debt;
Because OF her sweet penitence
I'll cut on half of my e1peneei
She'll not go out 70 shop AZ All,
our meat bills will be few and small
oh, / am glad that IT Is Lent
And that my darlings penltentf =
I'LL now catch up on sleep again
And do some reading now and then;
I'll cease to hook her up behind,
And thus gain muohrin peace OF nina
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
mrs or WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor scenes and Incidents sKetcted
on the SPOT.

The controversy raging az the national
capital over the Japanese school question
In San Francisco brought into the lime
light the compromising position OF the
United States caused by the acquisition OF
the Philippines, and developed widespread
sentiment in favor OF getting rid of the
remembrance. The Washington correspond
ent Of the New York Press. a staunch re-
publican paper. says the question whether
the Philippines are worth keeping has been
discussed more than once in recent White
House conferences. "The president" says
the correspondent. was surprised to find
that many Of the most conservative men In
his party had changed front on the dues-
ton within six months They believe some
plan should be framed by the republican
party that would let the United states get
out of the islands at a not remote period.
The granting OF independence TO the
Fflipinos and the payment by them OF our
expenditures in the islands is the plan
most favored. There is objection to any
protectorate, 1t being held that this would
eventually involve our government In
trouble with some other nation.
"A western or-McCumber-has sug-
gested to the president that the United
States should take two permanent coaling
stations in the islands. that two should be
given TO England and that for these con-
ces lions the two nations should jointly
guarantee the territorial integrity of the
islands after independence. There would
be no guarantee of protection in case OF
war, but simply a pledge of nationality.
With this pledge. McCumber thinks. no
nation would have much pretext for war
-Japaa, for instance-and the Fillplnos
could work out their own national progress.
THE United States could keep control OF
the customs houses until all debt TO this
country had been collected consequent upon
the surrender of the islands to the ma
tives. It is agreed by all the leading re-
publicans here that the retention OF the
Philippines will mean the expenditure OF
milliors in Notifications, the employment
of a good-sized army and frequent ad-
ditions to our navy. All the republican
leaders are DESTROYS of settling the ques-
ton so as to get 1t in concrete shape In
the platform of the next republican con-
vention."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Albert Douglas, who VIII succeed Con-
Rrassman Grosvenor of Ohio in the next
house. is not weighted down with worldly
goods, and was rather startled by. an ex-
perience he had while looking around
Washington for quarters. At one OF the
good hotels he was shown a suite consist
ing of bed room, parlor and bath room. On
inquiring the monthly rent he was In
formed "only 5000 for yourself and wife"
Recovering his breath, which he managed
10 do without showing a 1.-THE of his
establishment, he said with great calmness:
'Tu write my wife all about the rooms
and let her know beforehand what COM
forts we shall have when we come here TO
live. so until hear from her you need
not mark me for this suite. She may think
from the price that your hotel is not the
kind we ought TO live In" ID
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
THE .fApAnEsr Inn I,lMldpAntn,

The Immigration bill in conference
since the last session of congress has
finally been passed by the senate, and
its acceptance assured in the house,
although the provisions contained in
the original measure have been made
incidental to a clause promising a
peaceful solution of the Japanese labor
and school questions which have been
causing so much trouble on the Pa
cific coast, The California delega-
ton in congress. backed. by a COM
mittee of the San Francisco Board Of
Education, has been in Washington
flor several weeks endeavoring to agree
with the administration upon a plan
Of settling the Japanese question so
far as II AFFECTS the schools of San
Francisco aud the labor question on
the Pacific coast. f} rs$
AT the suggestion of Secretary of
State Root the delegation finally
agreed to secure the resembling of the
order for oriental schools in San Fran
cisco II congress would enact legisla-
ton excluding foreigners who use
their passports to secure admission
to the United States ito the detriment
of labor conditions in this country"
The senate. after a debate of several
days, has accepted this amendment to
the immigration bill, which now goes
to the hous. with every assurance of
meeting favorable action. The effect
of the amendment will be to give the
president power to exclude Japanese
or other foreign laborers from the
United States at his discretion.
While agreeing on the clause aimed
directly at the coolie labor fmmigra-
ton, the conference committee has
been compelled to abandon one, of the
chief sources of contention between
! the house and the senate. the amend
ment providing for an. educational
test for imn1fgrants,t while a compro-
mise was reached on the increase of
the head tax from s2lto SIS, fby placing
| It at 81. The, opposition to the ad-
mission of, ilBterate.. immigrants is
overcome by the fact that the children
OF, these foreigners have always been
quick to improve themselves through
the educational advantages offered
here, relieving any serious danger of
increased illiteracy of the country by
The admission OF foreigners. The rails
ing of the he1d tax, in our opinion,
finds small warrant. The United
States does not need to resort to such
methods of increasing its revenue, par
ticularly at the expense Of people of
such limited means as the immigrants,
and for, any other purpose the tax is
worthless.
Other amendments proposed to the
law have been held up. pending the
Investigation authorized in the COM
promise bill by a commission to be
appointed to go into the whole ques-
ton. of immigration and to report to
some subsequent session of congress.
Perhaps this is the best disposition of
the vexed problem of immigration that
can be made at this time. With an in
sistent. and growing demand for la
borers in every branch of commercial
and industrial activity in the country,
congress is wise In refusing to require
qualifications in an immigrant other
than honesty, energy. health. industry
and a determination to adopt the
American spirit and support our in
situations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

We talk great deal about the impor-
lance OF the oriental trade. but It does not
cut a very great figure 1 nour exports.
cut a very great figure in our exports.
aggregated sl.7l7, Ss2 in 1906 and Of this
sum Asias share was tlO4. sO4,s7s, a little
more than one-seventh OF the whole. Per-
haps the oriental trade lie not to be sneezed
at, but II is certainly not entitled TO be re-
garded as OF overshadowing Importance at
present nor is IT ever likely to be in the
future.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Mike Harrington's Public Ownership
of Railroads league is said to be busy
organizing branches in various parts
OF Nebraska that are to serve as the
bridge to take its members over into
the column of Bryan supporters. Har-
rington, however, presumably contin-
ues to call himself a populist "for the
good of the cause"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Announcement is made that the new
fixture factory to be located in Omaha
is the only one west of the Missouri.
This conflicts with the general impress
sion that a fixture factory is in opera
ton in each OF the state capitals OF
the west.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Some legislature may yet make It.
self famous by passing a law prohib-
ting fthe plumber from charging time
while he goes back to the shop after
~ tools.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
REHIYING IN OLD TRICK.


CONGRESSMAN OYerstreet of Indiana,
chairman of the house postofice COM
mlttee, has uttered a timely protest,
IN the course of the debate in the
house against attempts being made to
stampede the congress from following
the recommendations of the commit
tee for a radical reduction in the al
lowanee. for railway transportation Of
mail for the ensuing fiscal year. The
protest was called out by the discovery
that many members of the house were
being deluged with kilograms, presum-
ably from constituents. asking that no
reduction be made in the appropria-
ton for mail transportation and al
leging that such reduction would i'm
pair the postal service and cause the
railroad companies 10 reduce the num-
Der of trains to the detriment of the
public service.
There has not been a telegram re-
ceived by the members of this house, {"
said Mr.. Overstreet, from a business
concern OF a commercial body that has
not been prompted by the railroads,
and for one refuse to be stamDeded
by their threats or detected by their
entreaties" This declaration simply
glyea voice to- q conviction which must
faveJ been felt by most OF his col
leagues. This plan OF manufacturing
public sentiment is not new and many
attempts have been made to influence
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

The banquet of the Iowa society of
New York at the Waldorf Astoria sug-
gests the possibility that Nebraska
may some day contribute sufficiently
to the population OF Wall street and
Fifth avenue to pull OFF a Nebraska
banquet in the gilt room Of some high
priced New York hotel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
premature Activity.

Many persons are trying to pick out
Job for President Roosevelt after March
4 1909 II does not seem to have occurred
TO them that Mr.. Roosevelt after that date
may want 10 sit by the stove in the Oyster
Bay corner grocery and whittIe and criti-
else the new administration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Mr.. Rockefeller Will doubtless give
up trying to satisfy the people. He is
being censured almost as severely for
letting go of his money as. he was for
holding on to II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

The Omaha Commercial club can be
a helpful and useful institution for
Omaha. but its usefulness will never
be increased BY making # aStender TO
a railroad ioeomotive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Jent Davis of Arkansas says he will
show the United States senate II can
not blum him. He win be lucky IL the
senate does NOT 'sh6~ him how 1t can
ignore him. 80
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

When It comes to redeeming plat
form pledges several unliquidated
planks still remain in the document
on which our democratic mayor and
council rode into the city hall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

That half yearly per cent dividend
on Union Pacific stock comes at a
very inopportune time for the Union
Pacific lobbyists and tax agents. who
are trying to ward on terminal taxa
ton with a poverty plea.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
Merely GuesstyOrIs.
sprinEaeld RepnhlIc-

His admirable candor must command at
tention. for II Is cahdor that lmpels secre-
tary Taft to say that IL Is impossible TO
estimate the cost OF building the Panama
canal Many have said so from the start.
We now have the oficial confession that
estimates are nonsense
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
A Balm for Trouble.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In Omaha they are discussing a plan for
paying children TO go 10 school. This may
have a tendency 10 lessen those violent
pains that frequently affiiet boyhood before
the morning school hour.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Senator Bailey is evidently mighty
well acquainted in Texas. He knows
the men he may call liars without pro-
voking a gun play.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Mark Twain has adopted a, dress suit
made of white broadcloth Mark evil
IDENTITY does not intend to accept any
invitations to social functions in Pitts
burg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

The Dutch Parliament has rejected
the appropriation for the support of
the army. The Dutch must take this
peace talk seriously. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Lieutenant Governor Hopewell has
had a chance to cast a vote to break
a tie in the, state senate. Such an ex-
traordinary event is not often pulled
on on the legislative boards.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

There were 1852 volumes of fiction
printed in this country last year, not
counting the democratic congressional
campaign text book.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

II Il said to be a part OF Ambassa-
dor Bryee's duty to make this country
bettef known TO England. He NIGH
put q new and revised edition of ''The
American Commonwealth" on the Ene..
fish book stalls
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
A sasebrush Thirst.
Washington Post.

A clerk In a store at ShoshOni, Wyo.
put out what threatened to be a serious
blaze with thirteen bottles OF beer. Which
is just about the quantity generally needed
10 quench a Wyoming thirst.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
President Baer ofathe Reading rail

President Baer oftthe Reading rail-
road says the government has no
right to do more than prevent un-
reasonable discrimination" in rail-
road rates. The shipper will persist
in claiming that any discrimination
against him comes under the "un-
reasonable" classification. te
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

war is Vicious" says Senator Bev-
eridge of Indiana. General sherman's
definition was three letters shorter
and three times as forceful.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Japanese in Honolulu are demanding
the right to engage in the saloon busI-
ness, just to show that they are no
better than, white men, p, -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

The Minnesota Editorial association
has resoluted in favor Of the eviction
of Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden from President Rooseyelt's
official household. 1t is to be hoped
the Nebraska editors, when they meet
here the coming week, will be more
solicitous of Mr.. Madden's tender feel
ings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Japanese authorities, are not salts
fed with The Immigration bill pendin z
in congress. The Japs seem determined
to act like the democrats.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

1t is high time Tor, that annual an
nouncement that the bicycle is going to
be more popular than ever next sum-
mer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Another genuine Stradivarius violin
has been found In New York. The
factories making genuine strads must
be working overtime.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

A scheme OF storage reservoirs
ought to be popular right now in the
flooded districts OF the upper Loup
and the lower Platte.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

A debate is on as to who is the poor
est senator in Washington. 1t is a
difficult question now. Senator Clark
Of Montana was.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

The Pulajane tribes have burned
two more towns. General Leonard
Wood must be asleep at the switch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

The chief thing that the newly pro-
posed primary election bill needs Is an
editor to boil 1t down.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18
WHEN OUT OF TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrarily should have The Bee
mailed TO them. Address will be
changed ms often as requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Omaha can get ai6SEtRsSry nicely
without street car strike,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-18

Sweet Girl--Papa, why are there so many
jokes about lovers being kicked oRt by
his sweetheart's father? . ~
Fond Papa-My darling, IL Is because
when a father is asked TO give up his pet
daughter, he naturally. feels like kiciSings-
Baltimore American. sN ~