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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF.
Members of the Committee Booked
for job of Revision.

New York Sun.
The country will be interested in the
fourteen democratic representatives Sc
lected by the caucus in Washington on
Thursday night to frame the tariff bills
that will be introduced in the Slxty-second
congress. OF the fourteen democrats who
are to form the majority Of the ways and
means committee in the next congress,
four are minority members Of the COM
mittee in this congress- Oscar w. Under
wood of Alabama, Francis Burton Har-
rison Of New York. Choice Boswell Ran
dell OF Texas and william @. Brantley Of
Georgia. Every one of the fourteen is
lawyer; the Oldest is 81 and the youngest
81, and most Of them are under 80; six OF
them under 40. 1t lie worthy Of note that
only four came from important manufac-
turing cities: Mr.. Underwood, who will
be chairman OF the committee, from Bir-
mingham, which has blast furnaces, roll
ing mills. steel works and railroad ma
chine shops; Mr.. Harrison, from New York;
Mr.. Andrew James Peters Of Massachu-
sets. from Boston, and MIR. William
Hughes of New Jersey from Paterson,
which has locomotive and bridge works
and manufactures of cotton. WOOL silk,
linen and velvets.
Ten Of the men who will frame the tariff
bills come from small towns or insignifi-
cant rural places. For instance, Hon.
Cordell Hull OF Tennessee. from Carthage,
which in 1900 had a population Of 600; Hon.
Ollie James of Kentucky, from Marion
q, O64) Hon. Claude Kltchin Of North Caro-
lima, from Scotland Neck d,S4s Hon. w.
g. Hammond Of Minnesota, from st. James
(2,O67); Hon. Henry T. Rainey OF Illinois,
from Carrollton t2355; Hon. Lincoln Dixon
of Indiana, from North Vernon (2,S23), and
Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania,
from stroudsburg CS45O). The remaining
three are claimed by more populous COM
munities: Hon, Dorsey w. Shackleford of
Missouri. by jefferson City @,65D, which
has foundries, shoe and carriage factories.
breweries and cigar manufactures; Hon c.
b. Randall of Texas, by Sherman d0,24S),
which boasts machine shops, foundries,
cotton, cottonseed OIL and flour mills, and
Hon. William @. Brantley of Georgia, by
Brunswick Ss,OS1), which has cotton mills
and canning and cotton compress fac
tories and is q phosphate port,
The veteran Of the democratic tariff bill
trainers is Mr.. Underwood, who dates from
the Fitty-fourth congress- Mr.. Brantley
made his bow in the Fifty-flfth, Mr..
shackletord made his first appearance in
the Fifty-sixth, Mr.. Randall in the Fifty
seventh, Mr.. James, Mr.. Hughes. Mr..
Kitchin and Mr.. Rainey in the Fifty
eighth. Mr. Dixon in the F1fty-ninth, Mr.
Harrison. Mr.. Hammond, Mr. Hull and
Mr.. Peters In the sixtieth and Mr.. Palmer
In the sixty-first
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30


The report Of the committee Of the
Water board on its activities in con-
nection with the proposed South
Omaha franchise for a separate water
plant to supply stock yards and pack
ing houses only illustrates anew the
helpless. and almost hopeless, muddle
in which Omaha taxpayers have been
involved by our brilliant Water board.
Taken in connection with the history
Of the immediate and compulsory"
purchase of the water plant, which
has been in process for seven years,
and is still incomplete, and other ebul-
litions Of the Water board, this report
is an eye-opener.
After lighting to dismember the
water plant by cutting OF the pipe
systems that supplied South Omaha
and other suburbs, the board has been
forced to realize that these adjuncts
are assets which could not be sacri-
feed except at great loss. The addi-
tional 100000 in the appraisement
for that part of the plant within South
Omaha would be cheap IL it continued
to carry with it a monopoly of the
business in South Omaha, but dear at
any price If the water consumers in
the stock yards district are to divorce
themselves and draw on their own in
dependent sources of supply.
Still another thing has developed,
and that is that the big water users at
South Omaha believe they can save
money, and get all the water they
need, by building their own water
works rather than by continuing to
pay present contract rates and be ex-
posed to a shortage of water. And
yet. when the Water board was con-
sidering the rate question, the great
legal lights and marine engineers di-
recting its movements insisted that
the only thing to do was to relieve the
small consumers by raising the rate
to the stock yards and packing houses
to equalize them. 1t is probably this
threat of raised rates. together with
inability to secure larger supply,
that has prompted the movement for
an independent water plant.
The crucial question which is sure
to come later will be, How is our
Water board, when it takes over the
water plant, going to stand the loss of
revenue from South Omaha and still
reduce rates for water exacted from
private consumers?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
Gomper., Centempt coo.

OMAHA. Jan. 27-To the Editor Of The
Bee: One unfamiliar with the facts, and
reading only the published dispatches
from washington, may gain the impress
sion that the proceedings In the supreme
court OF the United States against Messrs.
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison involve
only the question Of boycott. The truth Is
that the question was passed long ago for
the consideration Of the broader one OF
the right OF free speech and free press.
The matter started over a suit brought by
the Bucks stove and Range company, but
that element of the case was decided when
an adjustment Of the difficulty was made
between the Bucks people and the labor
unions. The American Anti-Boycott asso-
citation then interviewed and said It would
not permit the cases in the supreme court
TO be abandoned. Similar action was taken
by the American Federation Of Labor for
the labor unions Of this country are vitality
interested in having a final decision on
the points in question. Action was taken
at the Denver convention In 1908 TO this
end. and was renewed at Toronto in 1909
and again at ST. Louis in 1910, for the pur-
pose Of securing a decision from the United
States supreme court.
It may also be Of interest to your read
ers to know that the contempt for which
Mr.. Gompers is cited consists Of writing
an article in criticism OF the restraining
order issued by the local court at Wash
ington, D. c.; that Mr.. Morrison is held
for publishing the magazine that contained
that article and that Mr.. Mitchell is held
for presiding over convention OF the
United Mine Workers of America, at which
a boycott resolution was adopted. Also
that the original order Of injunction has
been since modified to that degree that the
contempt complained Of is not now con-
tempt. SO that the question to be deter
mined by the supreme court Of the United
States does not deal with the right or
wrong OF boycotts, but with the power OF a
lower court to issue AN exparte order that
deprives the restrained OF constitutional
rights and privileges. WORKER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
Pie, Crust and All.

The triumphant democracy" must
be STOPPING to rather small politics in
its attempt to appease its ravishing
hunger for spoilss Evidently It pro-
poses to devour pie, crust and all, pos
sibly the plate, while it is yet day and
IT has chance at the counter. Not
withstanding its reform professions, it
still proceeds on the theory that ITO
the victors belong the spoils," and dis
lance has lent enchantment.
A colored man who for thirty-six
years has been messenger to the
speaker in the house is, 1t is under
stood, slated to give way to a young
white democrat from Maryland as
soon as Marse Champ Clark takes the
gavel in hand next December. This
colored man has served under Speak
ers Kerr, Randall, Keifer, Carlisle,
Reed, Crisp, Henderson and Cannon
and could not be expected to have any
partisan politics about him, though he
is reputed to be one of the most faith
full and competent messengers about
Washington. He is known as an affa-
Bile, accommodating old fellow and has
hosts of warm friends and admirers
throughout the country. who have
known him in Washington.
This action only goes TO show how
hungry 1t is possible for politicians
and a party to get by long denial of
patronage. II may be a small matter
to raise a rumpus over. but 1t would
be worthy a large credit mark to the
democrat who should throw his influ-
enee to prevent the ousting of faith
full employe for no better reason than
that the new speaker may have the
power and a friend to reward. II this
is to be taken as a straw that shows
which way the wind is blowing, then
we may we'll hope that democratic
ascendency does not extend further
than the house aext year
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
Cotton I'D In ths Far Ea.t.


The United States a few years ago
exerted quite an effort 60 build up its
cotton trade with China and Japan,
but Il cannot be doing much in that
direction now. for. while II exported
500 900 bales OF cotton to China last
year. Il lost in its exports OF raw and
finished products alike to Japan,
which country is making tremendous
strides forward in the cotton indus
try. Zen years ago Japan imported
700.0 bales for manufacturing pur-
poses and last year II imported 1925
600 bales. Also in 1910 its importa-
lions Of manufactured goods amounted
to $S.8S3. 900. OF this enormous sum
only $4,000 went for American
goods
Il may be that our cotton producers
and manufacturers do not feel the
need Of cultivating the oriental trade,
but that would be a strange view to
take, particularly since it was the
diplomacy Of this nation that estab-
lished the open-door policy in the east.
OF course our southern states are now
scarcely able to meet the demand for
the cotton they are raising, and so far
as the stability of the cotton industry
itself is concerned It really may not
depend on eastern markets. Spindles
have multiplied in number so fast
down south that New England has in
the last year or two gone begging for
raw material. This, added to the fact
that we supply a very considerable
part Of the cotton used in British mills
and yet do not supply the demand
fully, shows that as far as present
production goes our decline in Japan
is not a serious factor.
But the United States could and
should vastly increase it's cotton pro-
duction and it should cultivate trade
with both Japan and China more
than it has done, not alone in cotton,
but in other lines Of commerce. We
need the political inf ance that would
go with commercial supremacy in the
east The matter of intensive farm
ing as applied to cotton raising 80 as
to increase the yield per acre and also
the matter of opening up new land to
the culture of cotton must force
themselves onto the attention of our
planters. We are not producing
nearly the amount Of cotton in this
country that we should With a ma
ton like Japan growing so steadily in
Importance as q cotton manufacture
ing country, our people should need
no special prodding to get them to see
the possibilities of this industry. Japan
today has 2,OO5,OOO spindles running
night and day and the entire kingdom
only raised last year 5000 bales of
cotton, so that it depends almost en-
tirely for its supply upon other coun-
tries chiefly India and China at
present.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
Peril In seIf-SeekInE.
indianapolis News Cind).

one thing we think Is clear. and that
Is that IL there is the suspicion that the
new leaders are struggling merely for Of
flee and power the cause of the progress
sives will be weakened. That is a real
danger Power, Of course must be had IL
the new principles are to be put into ef-
feet. That is understood. But II personal
ambition intervenes the people will wonder
whether that or a desire to serve them IA
the controlling motive. so we think that
a great deal depends on the attitude which
the organized progressives maintain toward
public questions. 1t may be found neces.
sary to adopt a ''self-denying ordinance {"
We believe that the men back of the new
movement are, most Of them, sincere and
deeply in earnest But they have big
job ahead Of them. as no doubt they
realize.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
rHRoueH RArEs ron rNrREss.
Proposed Reductions Affect Mino'
Part of Schedules.

Part of Schedules.
New York Journal Of Commerce
little has been done TO regulste the
charges Of express companies under the
amendment Of the interstate commercs
law which includes them among common
carriers subject to It's provisions. but enc
effect OF what may be done Is seen In the
voluntary arrangement which the com
panies are making Tor through rates whers
the same matter is handled by more than
one company between points Of shipment
and destination, In the contracts with
railroads to do their carrying the express
companies have divided the field among
themselves so that each may have prsc-
teal monopoly OF its own territory. Then
when anything Is sent from the territory
OF one company into that Of another where
no joint rate has been made, the charge
is made equal to the sum OF the local
charges OF the two companies What Is
proposed now IL to make joint rates In all
cases by agreement Of the companies. SO
that the charge from place in the terri
tory OF one to destination in another shall
be the same as II the entire service were
performed by the company with which the
shipment is made.
This will result in considerable lowering
of rates in some cases, chiefly from rela-
lively small places in one territory to-
places in another for between the princi-
pal points joint rates are already in effect
The concession Is not very liberal one.
IL leaves existing local rates and Joint
rates untouched, merely making joint
rates where heretofore the through charge
has been equal TO the combined local rates
OF two or more companies. There is
common conviction that express rates are
generally exorbitant, that contracts with
railroads are extravagant and that the
monopoly Of areas by certain companies
results in costly service that is far from
what It should be In quality and In regard
for the rights Of customers. This is a mat
ter that has not been looked into much un-
der the authority TO regulate, though there
lie frequent complaint.
The feeling that express charges in gen
eral are too high and the profits OF the
business are excessive finds support in
statements regarding the capital OF express
companies, the cost Of conducting their
business the relations OF mutual profit
between them and the railroads that do
their hauling, and the dividends paid upon
their stock, regular and extra. The kind
OF monopoly they have established by mu-
tual agreement and contracts with diff
ferent lines OF railroad could hardly 20 on
for years without developing the abuses
that characterize ali uncontrolled monop-
oily, negligent service. high cost Of opera
ton and excessive charges. Most people
have had experience of these things with
express companies. and little has beer,
done under the act of 1906 TO correct them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
Not Warproof.

Advocates of naturalization without
fertilization are in danger of under
taking to prove too much when they
declare that their plan would be war
proof and afford inviolate protection
TO the Panama canal. The history Of
other treaties does not warrant such
an assumption. Congressman Hobson
pointed out in a recent speech in the
house that about the latest and most
binding general treaty In the world, -
the treaty of Berlin, which neutralizes
and guarantees the integrity OF the
Balkan states. was violated in It's most
solemn provisions by Austria. which
then proceeded to annex the Adriatie
states without even protest from the
other signatory powers Mr. Hobson
goes further and declares:
No nation ON earth has yet consented 10
arbitrate any question Of vital interests
How, then can We confide the interests
most vital and most sacred 20 the American
heart and the American nation to hands
wholly out Of sympathy with American
AANAte AAlN sAAleAttan aspirations
Others besides the Alabama con-
gresham have taken the view that the
principle OF the Monroe doctrine en-
tiers into our right and duty Of fortify-
ing the Panama canal They base their
contention upon the fundamental prin-
ciple that IN questions essentially
American. "the united states should
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
THE HOUSE OF THE YEARS.

Priscilla Leonard In the outlook.
LIES room, in childhood, seems a bound
less place,
Youth finds it wider yet, a home Of
with shining easements If By rainbow
Whine ripsr years bring freight on the
hearth.
Until the walls draw nearer and more
And age behods'the suddenly and clear.
How small the room and how each thing
Some memory that breathes within the
Here JOY stood smiling, garlondsd With
Here sorrow sat through long and init
mate hours,
The mirrors depths glimpse with a shad-
That wayer, melt and in the dusk a..
The fIre burns low and qulyers on the
Yet as an unseen hand sets wide the
door,
10, through rs arch. as to the child. ap-
pears
The beckonlns vision OF immortal years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30

According to press dispatch from
Washington drastic changes in the
water supply and sewerage system OF
Des Moines are urged by the public
health and marine hospital service in
a report on an investigation OF typhoid
fever there last November and Deem
Der. Then Omaha is not the only city
that suffered from typhoid at that
time, nor is Missouri river water the
only suspect incidentally. too, Des
Moines is under the commission form
of city government and widely adver-
tised as the closest approximation to
municipal perfection.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
How Not to BE cheated.

New Jersey, agitated over short weights,
is eager that the legislature pass an effec-
tive law. Ohio is suffering from apathy
in the enforcement Of the somewhat defec-
tive law which was passed last winter.
New York has recently exposed conditions
which show how widespread are short
weights and measures among certain
classes OF small merchants. The remedy is
clear. First pass effective laws. Then,
IL public officials fail to enforce them, let
some citizen refuse to pay his grocery or
meat bill on the ground that the merchant
failed to test his scales. This has been
held to be good legal defense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
People Talked About

Herman Schmidt, IS years Of age, said
to have been the heaviest man in the
west, was found dead at his home in San
Francisco. His weight was more than
$50 pounds. He was active in spite Of
his avoirdupois.
The Boston Art commission. which has
supreme control over the selection and
assignment of pictures and statues in
the city, has vetoed for a second time
the effort to have a portrait Of the late
Mrs Julia Ward Howe hung In Faneuil
hall.
Former Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of
Cleveland seems not to have derived per-
manent results from excursions to
health resorts at home or abroad He is
at home In cleveland and his condition
is reported serious. Intimate friends
who are allowed to visit him are quoted
as saving, "there is little hope OF re-
covery"
Uncle Bill Robinson of Eddyville, Ky,
has been a mail carrier for fifty-two
years He entered the service in 1885, be-
fore there we're any railroads In that sec
ton. Al first he made one trip a week on
three routes-from Princeton 10 Madison
Vile. Princeton TO Cadiz and Princeton
to Eddyvile Al the present time his
uuues are cOhIihed 10 carrying the mail
from the Eddyvine postoffice to the sta
ton.
Displayed in the window OF a Market
street cigar store in Harrisburg, Pa, Is a
copy OF the inaugural address OF Gov
, ernor Joseph Holster who was inaugu-
rated in 1890. The address which Is
printed on silk. was taken down in short
hand by 15-year-old girl Miss Anna
Magdalena Ober who was born In Derby
township. Al the time the taking OF the
address In shorthand by a person so
young wss considered quite a feat, and
several copies we're printed on silk from
her manuscript one of which was pre-
scented 10 heT.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
The "New NatiOnaIIsm. :,

1t represents, in effect, what is vaguely
understood as the new nationaIisnn. d"
which was loudly asserted but not favor.
ably received in the recent elections and
which would seem to be especially impossi-
bic OF acceptance among those who pro-
Tess even the name of democrats. PARTY
names. however, now convey little precise
meaning 1t may be that we are to have
a new alignment, on something like the
old constitutional lines that will cut
through both parties even more com.
pletely than they were cut through on
the money question in 1895.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-30
New York Tribune (ren.l.


1t seems to be the intention OF the or
ganizers of the Republican Progressive
League" to differentiate themselves from
the common run Of progressive repub-
leans. They want to be proRressives
with capital p, leaving the great mass
OF the party to pursue progress as It al
ways has done, without a brass band and
a ten-inch lettered transparency. The eoun
try Is disposed to applaud any movement
which makes for cleaner politics and better
administration 1t is in favor OF reforms
which will strengthen the principle OF
majority rule and permit freer expression
OF the real will Of the people But II is
not likely to be impressed by a movement
which aims at capitalizing popular ten
denotes for personal advantage. monopoliz.
ing the upward and onward" label IN
politics and appropriating credit for every.
thing accomplished and yet to be accom-
pished under the banner of progress.