Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-06

at the same time prepare to protect
ourselves from the pirates within our
midst.
If we cannot protect ourselves from
pirates in our midst, then indeed our
boosted free American institutions are
a failure.
A way out has always been found
in the past, and there Is no reason
why the present unwarranted and un-
called for situation cannot be met and
the ruthless robbers of the general
public dealt with as they deserve. If
there is going to be war with Ger
many, then the general government
should step in and take charge of all
food supplies to see that the manipu-
lators do not rob us still worse than
In the last few months.
II all of us who have any chance
to use some ground to raise articles Of
food would take advantage of the
chance, then it would help in meeting
the situation caused by the food ma
than all the sports and weekly outings
that could be gotten up. As 1 said
before, the members of an organiza-
ton Of youths would do themselves
and their own folks lots more good
by raising gardens this year than they
will do by wasting time In scouting
and hikes and camps. And you in
The Daily Bee approved Of that posi-
ton in one of your recent editorials.
l stand by my guns on that PROPOSE.
ton even though some Of the ones
interested in the youthful organiza-
ton took it upon themselves to send
me a number of anonymous letters.
If they are the kind of people to have
the say about affairs, then we are in
deed in hard lines. AS said before,
il anybody does not like what write
they do not have to read 1t.
These are solemn days in this re-
public and it will not hurt us to let
drop some of the sports and fun until
the present situation is at an end
We should all work to produce what
we can this year for at best it is GO
ing to be an expensive year for all OF
us. Let sports go to the winds and
let us all, old and young, work to bet.
ter the present situation. When some
are idle, when there Is so much that
can be done, it affects all of us and
1t Is to the interest of all to see thai
everyone else does their part in meet
ing the high cost Of living proposition.
FRANK A. AGNEW.
What Did Nebraska Vote For?
Superior, Neb., April 4.-To the Edi-
tor of The Bee: Kindly permit me
space to answer c. F., whoever he
may be. When I write I sign my
name in full. C. F. says he is a
Nebraska voter; so am /, and as far
as kaiserism and czarism is concerned
1t was not the senate of our state legis-
lature but the house with it's dry
bone bill that misrepresents the ma
jority voters of Nebraska That over-
whelming majority c. F. writes about
think l can speak for as many other
voters of this state as he can, and it ID
my opinion that If it had been a ques.
ton last fall of voting for such a law
as the house tried to put over it would
have been overwhelmingly defeated,
with capital o.
We voted to put the saloons and this
breweries out Of business, but not to
sign away our personal rights or our
home liberties by laying ourselves
liable to search Of our homes without
even a warrant by any appointed
breath smeller who might see fit to
do SO and wanted to come into our
home. That, in my opinion, be kais-
erism and czarism and so say it was
the house and not the senate which
has tried to misrepresent the vote Of
last fall; and sign my name to it.
P. G. LEWIS.