Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 27.-To the Edi-
tor of The Bee: AS member of the
Nebraska Audubon society ! wish to
thank you and your newspaper for
your feature story of this Sunday on
the evidences of Omaha's progress in
the study Of humanity to birds and
beasts.
Having attended the first meeting of
the Audubons when they opened their
1915-1916 season about a year ago
with ten members and knowing that
by their own diligent and untiring eff
forts they now have over zoo mem
bers and a goodly cash balance In
bank for more constructive field
work in the coming season, l would
point out to you slight error in that
worthy story mentioned above.
1t was the Nebraska Audubon soci-
ETY.. aided by The Omaha Bee and
the other newspapers of this city. that
started the campaign for the conser-
walton and better understanding of
ORD life here.
Your Sunday story and l repeat
that 1t is a dandy, says that Miss Hell
en- Thompson, supervisor Of manual
training In the public schools, set the
boys to making bird houses, which
were later placed in the parks, and
that "the Nebraska Audubon society
became imbued with this movement
and the members spread the gospel
of bird study.
Miss Thompson is valued and Wig
orous member Of the Audubons and
l am sure, as fellow member that
she will agree that it was the Audu-
bons and the Omaha press which
started the movement among the chill
dren, as well as the grownups-and
should be given full credit therefor.
A yet more vigorous campaign Is
being planned by the Audubons for
the coming season, In which we hope
The Omaha Bee will continue to lend
a hand, as in the past.
AUDUBON COMMITTEEMAN.
Who Betrayed the Irish People?
Omaha, Aug. 2s.---To the Editor of
The Bee: Who betrayed the plans for
the liberation of Ireland from the
English government. Upon these in
formers will rest the excavations of
the world. The Irish liberators fought
against the same tyrannical country
against which our ancestors of the
revolution fought. The aims Of Sir
Roger Easement and George Wash
ington were identical. The American
tories of Washington's day tried TO
betray him as the Irish tories of our
day have betrayed Easement. |
quote the following from the New
York Times of April 20, 1915:
The Gaelic American, in its issue
tomorrow, will devote most of its
space to bitter attacks on President
Wilson and his administration. 1t
was stated that John Dewey, editor
of the paper, had written the editorial
which reads Tin party as follows:
THE sinking of the German ship
loaded with arms and ammunition
off the Irish coast was the direct re-
suit Of information treacherously Civ
en- to the British government BY
member Of the Washington admins
tration on the orders of President
Wilson. 1t was deadly blow, aimed
at the heart Of Ireland, and if it does
not prove fatal. it will not be Wood
row Wilson's fault.
wilson's officials obtained the in
formation by an act Of lawlessness-
violation Of international law
committed with the deliberate pur-
pose Of helping England, and Il was
promptly placed at the disposal OF
the English government, whose serv
ant Woodrow Wilson is. Forewarned
by this most disgraceful and dishon-
orable act ever committed by AN
American president, the British feet.
which had been baffled and eluded
by the arms-laden German cruiser,
was sent to the right spot the cruiser
was sunk, and the Irish people de-
prived of the means Of fighting for
their rights and liberties This was
Americas official expression of graft
tude for the splendid services of Irish
men in the revolution, the war of
1919, the civil war and the Spanish
American war.
THE Irish people here have as
good a right to collect money and
supply arms to their countrymen in
Ireland as ]. p. Morgan and the mu-
milton manufacturers have to send
money, arms and munitions Of war to
England and her allies. And they
will not be terrorized by the petty
Gear who is now King GEORGES vice
roy in the White House He allows
not only arms on passenger steamers
with American women and children
on board. but he allows explosives
to be carried in cabins and state
rooms, and this infiammable material
is permitted to come in crates f~lsely
labeled and are passed by his inspec-
tors.
Come on Mr.. Wilson start your
prosecution of Irishmen for breaches
of neutrality. and between now and
election day you will wish you had
never been born.
AIIGIysT MILLER