Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02
ROAR OF ANTI-REMOVGLISTS
Lincoln Paper Voices Unfair State
ments Concerning Committee.
HEARING OPEN TO BOTH SIDES
Prominent CItIsens Personally In
vited 60 Attend, hut Fail 20 AP-
pear ana Make showing TO
College Presidents.

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LINCOLN. Feb. l.-(speclal)-The LIN
coin Daily star again assails the univer-
sity campus removal proposition, impugns
the motives Of the four able college pres
idents who were invited TO look over the
situation by the farmers OF the state who
desired the best kind OF advice in the
matter, and attempts 10 make it's readers
believe that the people opposed TO removal
OF the state university from the down.
town campus to the state farm had no
chance 10 present arguments at the meet
ing held in Lincoln this week.
The facts are that both sides Of the con-
troversy had plenty OF chance to present
their arguments, Notwithstanding the
Lincoln paper says that no notice was
given and that no one appeared with two
exceptions TO defend the cause Of down
town extension. When ex-Regent Teeters,
in the meeting held In the Lincoln hotel.
told the committee Of college presidents
that no notice had been given the anti
removalists OF the meeting. he was told
that the meeting had been advertised
month In advance and that Lincoln and
Omaha papers had published statements
that everybody would be given chance
TO present their opinions to the COMMITTEES.
Opposition Was Heard.
Two anti-removalists appeared at the
meeting and spoke to the committee In
the cause OF downtown extension In ad-
ditlon, w. O. Jones, editor OF the State
Journal, while confessing that removal Of
the state university was a shock to him,
presented the proposition as II was looked
at and discussed in fair and impartial
manner. Mr.. Jones told Of the arguments
for and against removal and truly lined
up the matter for the edification OF the
committee on all questions asked him.
In addition. besides the thirty-five or
forty people who crowded into the room,
several Lincoln citizens stood at the door
and failed TO take advantage OF the invi-
tatlon to come in and have something to
say Several Lincoln people who were
within the room failed to respond when
President Thompson OF Ohio, chairman OF
the COMMITTEES. repeatedly invited those
present TO express their views. II was
announced that G. II. Rudge, owner OF
one OF the large department stores In the
city, had received an invitation TO be
present. II was also announced that G. c.
ouiggie, president OF the Commercial club
Of Lincoln had received g special invita-
ton 70 be present. II was also announced
that Judge A. w. Field OF Lincoln, one
OF the city's most brilliant takers, had
received a personal invitation TO be pros
ent, and one or two other ardent advo-
Gates OF keeping the university downtown
we're personally invited to appear before
the committee. and yet tho Star SAYS that
downtown advocates had no chance 10
present their claims.
"suspielon" as TO Motive.
They excuse the attendance OF any who
might have come by saying that there
was a suspicion that only such educators
had been invited as favored the removal
plan The only suspicion that was given
thought was the one advocated by the
Lincoln paper In former attacks upon the
committee and lts designation OF them
MS ''highbrows."
The committee listened to the argu-
ments both for and against removal and
u ono of the committee after leaving here
'unwittingly' gave the impression that
II would declare In favor OF removal to
the farm, II was nothing more than the
same conclusion any unprejudiced person
would come at after looking over the sit.
uation and listening 10 the arguments
before the committee for and against the
proposition. The meeting was held within
five blocks OF the office OF the paper
which IL bending every energy to keep the
university from going where the students
can have fresh air free from the smoke
and noise OF commercial industry and
yet no one appeared from that paper to
meet the committee face to face and ad-
vocate the things II Is trying to stuff
down the threats Of the farmers of Ne
brasla.