Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-21

IN HiABtOFy-A hepIEs
SOUTH OMAHA. Aug 2O-To the Ed
Tor or The Bee; My attention a few days
ago was called to q letter in another
Omaha paper signed by Mrs. r. Maye
King, and yesterday when I returned
from my polling place after being up all
night counting ballots, 1 saw the same
letter in The Bee. A lady who is well
known in Omaha and South Omaha wrote
me she hoped I would reply to the SILLY
letter" of this woman whom ] have not
the exquisite pleasure of knowing, and
have failed, after diligent inquiry, to
learn who she Is or where she lives. She
EVIDENTLY did not read my letter with
much deliberation or she would not have
so badly distorted what / said in my
article. Women and War"
She first claims that Semiramis was n
mythical queen and then virtually admits
that she was real being. She could not
wen be myth when she is credited I'm
history as being the founder of Nineveh
and of having built the walls OF Babylon.
In all hietory since her time, Jezebel
has been held up to the execratlon OF
mankind and no one ever rose 10 her de-
Tense until a South Omaha suffragette
rose to that very supreme position This
Mrs. King says Jezebel was wicked be-
cause her husband was wicked. This is a
curious argument for a suffragette 20
put up. I can cite scripture to this wo-
man, too. In First Kings q, Is, I find
the statement made that Ahab was In
cited to his evil acts by his wife, Jezebel.
She 1t was, who ordered the prophets OF
God slain and who tried to secure the
murder Of the prophet Elijah. She Il was.
who advised Ahab to secure the murder
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vineyard. which he had refused 10 sell to
them. and she and Ahab were both OF
them slain and the dogs OF the street ate
thor bodies. Mrs. King had better read
up the Bible some more before accusing
me of distorting divine, ancient and
modern history"
History relates that Catherine de
Medieis prevailed upon the king TO order
the St. Bartholomew massacre and fur
Their relates that she was the sole and
direct cause of the Thirty-Years' war. /
defy Mrs. King TO show that this state
ment IL wrong She cared no more for
the Catholics than she did for the Huge
nots, as Is shown in the fact that she
ordered the murder OF a Catholic cardinal
and his brother after the great massacre
OF the Hugenots Better post up in his
tory, Mrs. King.
History relates that Catherine III of
Russia took the leading part In the dis
memberment OF the kingdom OF Poland
and she took large part OF Poland be-
fore she divided the rest OF It between
Prussia and Austria.
No one has a word TO say against
| Queen Victoria as woman, but that
does not change the fact that wars were
almost constantly waged during her long
reign. and the people OF Ireland were
most cruelty oppressed during her peace
/ full reign" that this woman mentions.
The talk that wars will cease when suf-
frage is given all women OF the world Is
a myth. for they win last until the time
| OF the millennium that 80 many people
look forward TO and while greed for glory
and renown remains in the breasts OF
humankind.
would ask Mrs. King what laws are
needed that are not already on the
statute books OF Nebraska for the pro-
lection Of women? The laws OF Me-
braska today are more favorable TO
women by far than the laws OF the suf-
frage state OF Colorado.
never have said l am specifically OPP
posed 70 woman suffrage, but have said
and do say. that the time for considera-
ton OF the proposition will be when Il Is
shown that even 80 per cent OF women
want 20 vote am not I'm favor OF forcing
upon them what 50 many are OPP
posed TO- Women of high standing have
i highly commended my article. Women
and War" Better brush your own cob
webs from your brain before asking me
TO do so. Many women say women would
run politics In worse shape than men
would ever think OF doing,