Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-04

bills can tnen De given Sai cAui wa
sideration and we cannot be accused
of presenting the state with ill-con-
sidered legislation. And, 100, II we
limit the number of bills we can es-
cape the embarrassment of introduc-
ing bills by request in which we can
find no merit.
I have discussed this condition with
MANY old members and leaders, IN
GLIDING Speaker George jackson, VINO.
we must all admit, irrespective OF
party, is one of the best speakers tnat
ever presided, and all favor some
action being taken. l propose a RUE
be made limiting each member to hVe
bills. GEORGE LIGGETT, JR.
The Fate of Mexico.
La Platte, Neb., Dec. $40 the
Editor of The Bee: The political at
mosphere is pretty well laden with
opinions on the subject of Mexico and
what action our authorities should en-
force in dealing with our near neigh
bors. In the early days Of the Span
ish- American war, the prime minister
of the British government made
public address in which he classed
the powers of the earth in two classes,
the living and the dying. The speech
aroused great interest, and was &C
cepted as a prophecy, like that made
a couple Of years before the civil war
by Abraham Lincoln, who boldly de-
clared that this nation could not ex-
list half slave and half free.
As to Mexico, the people should
know that the frail, so-called repuo-
lie is composed of the dying classes
rkl,
place to the superior race. This is
the teaching of history. Briefly. the
United States should take possession
of Mexico and establish protectorate
over that inferior people. They. of
themselves, are incapable Of self-gov-
eminent. The principle that all men
are created equal fails to hold true
when applied to Mexico. superior
power will be compelled to assume
control of that land If they are ever
to enjoy freedom.
To suppose that the United States
will maintain 100000 soldiers along
the Rio Grande is weak and vain
conclusion The subject must be met
and disposed of in statesmanlike
manner.
If we had president of more force
of character the American-Mexico
crisis would soon pass and peace would
rule. With a patched-up delay and
all kinds of compromises we need not
expect much heroic action from the
present head of our republic. Safety
first sounds cowardly and silly. Duty
first flavors of the Abraham Lincoln
craftsmanship. JASPER BLINES.
Wants Bigger Street Car Signs.
Omaha, Dec. $40 the Editor of
The Bee: Why don't our street car
company adopt some better plan, so
that a person can tell at night or day
which way a car is going. All cities
throughout the country have signs
either across the top or on both sides,
or at either end on top. The best
thing l have seen is the sign across
the top, for instance, on the Park
line, could say, "Hanscom Park Line,
West Side" or, "Hanscom Park Line,
East Side"-then have these signs to
operate by the conductor by pulling
rod which turns the sign over. show
ing. Sixteenth Street, North Twenty
fourth Street, Florence"-another
could say, TSixteenth Street, North
Twenty-fourth Street, Forest Lawn"
and so on. All cars could be labeled
so that a person could tell which way
a car is going from either side of car
The ancient way we have now, you
must get up close to the front of the
car or on one side only, to find out
where it is going.
Why don't we adopt the near-sAe
stop again? After all fooling around
in this city, you will find that most
people now favor the near side.
]. THOMPSON,
1893 South Thirty-first Street.