Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-22
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Passes for EmplOyes.

HoskinS, Neb., Nov. 1S.-To the
Editor of The Bee: Having read the
letter in your paper signed V. E. j.,
concerning the railroad passes, l
wish to say f,w words in favor of
the railway employees.
Why shouldn't the employees have
passes, and outside of passes what
other courtesies do the employees of
railroads receive. and isn't it fitting
and proper that a worker should re-
ceive something for faithful service
| can't understand why any man
should try to advocate anything that
works against the working class.
Isn't 1t labor that produces every
| thing? And, if so, then we cer-
tainly are entitled to all we can get.
l am always pleased when l see a
man or woman receive something
for work they have done. 1t Is an
inducement for them to do better,
| if possible.
Who is it on holidays and Sundays
that are always on the job guiding
the pleasure trains for those that are
able to avail themselves of the time !?
1t is the telegraph operator, bending
over his desk handling train orders
that mean safety to them on their
Fpleasure trip; the engineer, who
takes them through; the trainmen,
who are equally responsible, and the
agent, who probably is balancing up
his reports for the days as the pleas
ure seekers return after the holiday
| is over. And now, Mr.. V. e. j., do
you figure out that the employe has
abused his free transportation, as
| the chances are SO to 100 that there
isn't an employe whose work Is
necessary to the handling of traffic
that would be able to get away on
any day when there is anything go
ing on. About all pass is ever used
for is to take trip home tc see
mother once year If you are able
to get away after working year or
two seven days out of the week.
Yours truly, NJ. r. HANSON.
Agent E., St P, M, & o,
Burns?
Omaha, Nov. 20.-To the Editor
of The Bee: Years ago in an east
ern town it was reported that a
house burned down while the fire
department was quarreling over
what they would name their new
| fire engine.
l wonder If some of the Christian
people of this city today realize that
they are thwarting and blocking the
efforts of the great mass of Chris
tan people of our city in their ef-
forts for better government and
higher spiritual ideas. The sad part
about these discussions over the
question whether we shall call a
federation Of churches for Christian
work and bctterment, Evangelical"
or Protestant" is that such bicker-
ing by few radicals Is what for the
last SO years in our city has defeat
ed the mass Of Christian people who
have been working for better So
ciety, better government and the
progress Of Christianity in our COM
munity. One radical can do more
harm in community than ten thou
sand can do good by preventing or
ganization and effort which will
bring results by encouraging the en-
envy and discouragingg Christian
workers in church work, civic gov
eminent, politics and society.
Christian people cannot succeed in
bringing about good government or
in promoting the cause Of Christian
| ity unless they have the united sup
port of all Christian people and law
abiding citizens. Rather than quar-
rel over who shall join an organiza-
| ton for the betterment Of city gov
eminent and for the PRONUNCIATION
Of Christian principles by insisting
| that only a few should be admitted
into the organization, they should all
with one accord open the door Of
their organization to admit "all peo-
/ pie Of Christian faith and all others
who wish to join them for better
city government and higher Chris
| tan ideals" We may limit the
membership in the organization to
those of evangelical churches, but to
accomplish our objects we will need
the help of all Christian people and
all those good people who have faith
in our objects.
The enemys best friend In re-
ligion, society, war and whatsoever
| it may be is the radical, autocratic,
overzealous man or woman who
would rather suffer defeat than lose
his point The great war which has
| Just ended was not fought and won
| example arising from it Of the unity
for humanity of all Christian people
| should be a lesson to us in the fu-
ture in all religious work. On the
very last day of the united war work
campaign, when the people over
these United States-of all religious
faiths and Of all beliefs were united
as one man for the welfare Of our
country and it's soldiers; in the city
of Omaha, in an organization for
the promotion of good government
and Christianity, there were certain
persons who had not yet learned the
lesson so dearly bought and paid for
in the world war. If we lose, they,
as in the past, will be the cause Of
our defeat. EVANGELICAL.
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