Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
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IL believe nearly everyone who listened TO the ad'
dress by President Nicholas Murray Butler OF
Columbia university agreed that it the most
prehensve and suggestive discussion OF the European
situation. Of the principles stake and the forces
involved OF all the talks that have been made here
What distinguished President Buffers treatment
the breadth OF view and the attitude OF scholarly
judgment and the marked absence OF acrd partisan.
ship and personal bias One incidental remark OF Dr.
Buffers which caught may possibly have escaped
general attention and that expression Of belief
that the still far from ending OF course the
speaker gave no hint to when In his opinion the
conflict might be terminated, but he showed himself
thoroughly convinced that the effects OF 1t win be
epochal and Will shape the destines OF the whole
human race not for decade nor for a century, but
for many centuries TO come.
am glad to be able 10 report that Dr. Butler
most favorably impressed with Omaha and the prog
OF city. observed by him during his differ
ent visits. and did not hesitate to say lie told
about his first stop-off in Omaha. which he said
in a way involuntary. He with friends in
the OF 1886 1887 on an expedition going
further west. and met at the station by Billy
Amin then one of the editorial writer's on The Bee
whose brlliancy, magnetism and winning ways those
who knew him will always remember Amin a
relative Of Butler through branch Of their fami
lies, and insisted that the travellers go uptown with
him. assuring them that there was plenty of time
get back before the departure OF the train.
we went uptowA" said DR.. Butler, with BILL
but when we returned to the depot the train was
gone. and with II all luggage and belongings.
remember that Il very hot day and
ing alpaca coat. and there 1 was, without much
fresh collar toothbrush. We decided however
70 the best of the situation. telegraphed the
railroad agent at Fremont to take things off the
car and hold them for us. and then stayed
Annns guests not only to the next train but for
two whole days. and think got pretty we'll
quainted with the Omaha OF that day in that time
Since that first memorable visit Dr. Butler has
been back TO Omaha every few years. although mis-
last previous stop six years and each
time has rated the city little higher While here he
insisted on strolling around the town by himself,
peepng into the public buildings and big stores and
as II were, Just nosing about He went into
court house the morning of his arrival, making
thorough inspection Of It, with very favorable impress
sion OF its architecture and construction and looked
into all Of the court rooms. in which trials IN
yet disappointed to find litigation sur
fciently exciting interesting TO make him tarry
Ions.
''weIl. look at that" exclaimed President Butler
while passing along upper Farnsm street Read tho.
slgn-Harrison q Morton-thats the old ticket &C
1883. and that out too"
Don't be alarmed" rejoined, that sIgnboard
has not been there all that time II IL put up by
enterprising real estate firm whose uembers happen
TO bear those names. and who would be glad to sell
you the lot"
Did you notice the Indiana primary election bring
ing to the top two coming men. active in Hoosier
politics. who have been visitors IN Omaha at different
tmes The republican nominee for governor is James
p Goodrich shrewd and busy lawyer who had a
in the federal court out here few years ago.
in which ne represented OF the big fraternal I'm
surance societies and gave his personal attention
The candidate scoring the republican preference
United states senator is Harry s. New who has like
wise been here and whose family was close to the
Harrisons. at the time Of It's alliance with the saun-
ders family. I served with Harry New on the national
committee, Of which both OF have acted chair
man, and we both recalled TO one another that our
fathers had likewise been colleagues the
mittee. representing the same states Harry New has
had charge of the arrangements for national
nominating conventions than any other man and has
all the details at his finger tips well that this
cate tack which would bewider the ordinary man is
almost chld's play for him doubt whether there is
another who has wide personal acquaintance
with the big people In public and political life throuRh-
out country he has acquired a result OF this
convention experience.