Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-07
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Omaha, July s.-To the Editor Of The
Bee; The case of a young boy drowning
at the municipal beach last Sunday
makes it imperative that the city admin
istration wake UP and secure competent lie
guards.
The statement in some of the Omaha
papers that this is the frst drowning At
the city beach in three years is erroneous.
II is true there were no cases OF drowning
at the municipal beach last summer. but
that was on account of having efficient life
guard at the head Of the work.
Two years ago there were several cases
of drowning at Carter lake. and last year,
before competent life guard was installed
at the beach, one young man was drowned.
In Chicago and other eastern cities all
life guards must pass very strict ex-
animation before they are appointed. This
Is not done in Omaha. The writer is
swimmer and has taught life saving Tor
years In different parts of the country and
10 thoroughly familiar with this subject
Sunday our incompetent life guards were
ignorant Of the proper methods to pursue
in giving first aid. Also. they were ignorant
as to how to operate the pulmotor. In fact.
the pulmotor was not in working condition.
This was a most disgustipg affair.
The girl who went down was not rescued
by the beach life guards, nor was she revived
BY them. The fact Is. she went down in
about four and one-half feet Of water, got
water in her lungs and became unconscious.
One Of the bathers placed her on the dock.
An outside swimmer Immediately applied
first aid methods in use in all prominent
bathing places in the east The resuscita-
ton was Immediately successful with this
outside swimmers aid. A. B.
How Democrats Play Politics.
Massena, Ia, July ITO the Editor Of
The Bee: short time ago Mr.. Wilson sent
Germany an ultimatum, thus putting peace
or war entirely In the hands Of Emperor
William. Then he called a joint session Of
congress to relate to them how he had
acted---could the Russian car do lessf Now.
after sending Carranaa an ultimatum and
putting peace or war entirely In the hands
Of Carranza. he relates at New York that
the masses are calling on him To keep out
Of Mexico when they should have sent their
applications to Carranza. to whom the presi-
dent had already left the decision.
The presidents close friends relste that
Mr.. Wilson in writing the platform himself
and conducting his own campaign, 10 prov
ing himself stronger than his party. But
they neglect the fact that the party holds
| the voting power--thanks to the constitu-
ton. Just as vapor ascends and returns In
rain. so. too, must inspiration ascend to the
leaders and not as the inspiration descended
from the White House to the convention
| Of offceholders> and patronage seekers as
sembled at St. Louis. Those delegates simply
formed an amen chorus; they had not word
Of inspiration to offer; they took the worm
from the beak Of the mother bird Just
| like gathering Of Russians they eheered
peace but did not notice that the peace
treaties are not mentioned In the platform
The reason Is the treaty with England binds
England to cease her ofensss and arbtrats
with Us, but the president refuses to de.
mand Of England the fulfllment Of hei
treaty agreement and thus repudiates his
plank that calls for American rights on lane
or sea. II the president called England t.
fulAll her agreement, then his direful plank
"Americanism" would not have been necss.
sary as 1t 10 merely the pro- English version
and not the Americanism Of our revolu.
tionary fathers--nor the Amercanism Of
men who are not pro- British. Had the demo-
crat congress voted as Speaker Clark de.
cared they wished to, by four-to-one vote
the president would have been repudiatet
and the question Of peace or war not handes
up to the German emperor. II the demo
crat congress had voted their own belle
keep off belligerent ship" where woult
the candidacy Of Mr.. Wilson have landed
The democrat congress took . chance Of
peace or war to save Mr.. Wilson's politica
hide. Had not the emperor decided to keel
Germany out Of war with the Unite,
States, what would the cost be in widows
orphans. men and money! Some politics
they must appeal to the massesi
49,. T. 8. FENLON.