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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16

ton agitated before the American
people, for they are imbued with q
spirit of fair play and are curious to
learn why Ireland Is not entitled to
her freedom. Congressman William
A. Mason, an American without q
drop of Irish blood in his veins. in
troduced the resolutions. ! am Curl
Gus to know where were our Irish
American congressman, wherein they
allowed the resolutions to be shelved
without a protest.
one of these goody-goody con-
gressmen as chief mogul Of an Irish
society made the assertion a while
ago that he was the leader of %. O00,-
600 Of the Irish race in America.
How many millions OF the Irish
know anything about Congressman
Mason's resolutions? 1t seems all
they are supposed to know Is TO fol-
low bogus leaders Hearken, the &C
credited and legitimate leaders, the
physical farce men," as Michael
Davitt used to call them, are out on
the arena in one of their spasmodic
collecting tours, to free Ireland.
Is 1t possible to do anything prac-
ticable towards the emancipation Of
the prosecuted people without pass
ing the hat around?
At the peace conference II Ireland
obtain her independence these long
distance patrioteers, shotless war
riors. who are invisible In war. and
invincible in peace, will lose q pa
triotic and profitable occupation,
namely, soliciting subscriptions,
JERRY II )WARD.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
Confusion Becoming COMPOUNDED.

The uproar at little gathering in New
York, when a speaker sought to expound an
idea in connection with colonial control, is
symptomatic of the state of public mind Rep
resentatives of Submerged" nationalitiess just
now breathing the air of freedom, find it not
easy to curb alA the aspirations that have been
repressed for generations. Therefore confu-
sion of thought has ensued, and this is being
COMPOUNDED as these patriots come together
for conference over the future. 1t is not that
insuperable difficulties have appeared, yet it is
clear that all expressed hopes are not to be
realized. Adjustment of claims with respect to
the rights of Others that justice may be done
to all, is the greatest job ahead of the old ma
tons lately become new That they will find
help in America and elsewhere is certain, but
it is equally true they must begin by helping
themselves. National greatness may be denied
them, perhaps, but national dignity, prosperity
and happiness will be theirs, if they will only
just start right. This is time for wiping out
ancient grudges and getting under Roadway
with clean sheet for new world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
Our New Merchant Marine.

The report of the Emergency Fleet Corpor-
alton and the United States Shipping board
gives careful review of the activities of the
great organizations that have achieved so much
OF real accomplishment within the year. When
the squabbles that began under the chairman
ship of Mr. Denman were brought to an end
by his removal and the work was reorganized
under Mr.. Hurley, the building of ships actu-
ally commenced.
The Hog Island episode may be dealt with
at another time, as the senate stH is in the
mood to more thoroughly inquire into some Of
the conditions that surround that deal With
this at one side, the fact stands out that the
United States did make great progress in
its ship building program. Although the full
amount of tonnage asked for was not dev-
cred, on November q the Emergency Fleet
lightweight tons. In ALL on that date, the fleet
corporation had control of 1886 vessels, aggre-
eating 7,49S07S lightweight tons, owned, man
aged or chartered Part Of this feet has been
returned to its private ownership since.
The coming year, says the report, will see
larger turnout from the shipyards, because
many technical difficulties have been conquered
and improvements have been adopted. 1t is
proposed to complete the full number of steel
vessels contracted for, and wooden ships, under
the conditions recently announced No con-
crete vessels will be added to the fleet till the
engine builders overtake the hull constructors
While Mr.. Hurley does not specifically out
line future for the great fleet, he has expressed
himself in other places as favoring its continued
ownership and operation by the government
Other authorities have discussed the question,
with varying opinions, but all agree that in the
existence of the ships called forth by the
U-boat warfare found the future for American
commerce. The place we held prior to the war
of the rebellion may be regained through the
war of 1917
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
Poor Bernstorff's Troubles.

With regret Count Bernstorff confessed that
the tact OF an American newspaper being sub
sidlzed can never be kept secret, because there
is no reticence in this country"
This national failing was dep1orable. It was
annoying and embarrassing to the kaiser's
trusted agent in Washington in his efforts to
enlighten the American people They were not
so easily fooled as the honest Germans. whose
government made it business to stuff them
with stupid official lies. The German ambassa-
dor had unlimited funds with which to corrupt
purchasable publications or to nourish needy
anti-American editors. But none of his ven
lures turned out we'll. 1T always ends" he com
planned to Berlin, Sin my being held responsible
for all the articles of any such newspapers"
The only investment Count Bernstorff found
profitable was the peace propaganda which
has cost the largest amount but which also has
been the most successful" He had tried the En-
barge association, which enjoyed the patronage
OF representative since indicted and an emf
nent western senator. He made use of the Ger
man University league and other associations,
but none gave real satisfaction. After the sink
ing of the Lusitania he found it expedient to
get rid of "all dubious Individuals" some sought
to fasten themselves on him as permanent pen
sioners, and failing that, they "try to blackma
US"
The real burden of Count Bernstorff's griev-
ances, however, was not that he spent enormous
sums to no purpose that he was bled right and
left by the kind of people he selected for the
services he required, but that he was bound to
be caught if he subsidized an American news
paper, because the suspicious of American news
paper readers would at once be aroused.
We would not tolerate the system of fraud
which the German government cultivated in
Germany, We were not kutured.-New York
World
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
Hog Prices.

Falls City, Neb., Dec. Ito
the Editor of The BEEN an ed
itorial in The Bee December IL, on
Hogs, Corn and Markets." you ap-
pear to think farmers are rushing
their immature hogs to market in
order to take advantage Of the high
price Of meat or that they are will
ing to kill the goose that laid the
golden egg, only in this case there
Is no golden egg. The facts are that
farmers have not received the price
of the corn they fed into their hogs
for a year or two. Last fall, when
the food administration asked the
farmers for an increase in hog pro-
duction he promised to see that the
price Of 100 pound hogs would equal
the price Of 10 bushels Of corn. Mr..
Hoover got the increase, but his
promise he treated as scrap of pa
per and set a new price minimum of
S18 per hundredweight, at Chicago,
for October, which was also a scrap
of paper in about 10 days. He then
set a price of $3.50 for November
and also for December, which has
held good so far but bids fair to be
also a scrap Of paper in a day or
two. The facts are farmers have lost
confidence in the promises of the
food administration and are getting
out of the hog business as fast as
they can and are going to stay out
until there is change in the food
administration. 1t looks to them as
though instead Of the government
having the packers under license
the packers have the government
under license.
By the way. Mr.. Consumer, how
much cheaper do you get pork
chops than .ou did in SeDtember"
w. A. SCHOCk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.

Atlanta nstitution-William Ho-
henzollern clings to a semblance Of
royal nomenclature by taking the
title Of count" But, In the YER
nacular Of the sports page, he took
the count" before the title.
Washington Post-Bill Hohenzol-
Tern hopes that the allies will be
wrapped in the intracacies Of their
own teclnicalites and thus permit him
to- escape. Bill, you always were a
bad guesser.
Detroit Free Press-The two most
dangerous men in the country today
are the employer who is going
around looking for trouble with his
workmen and the workman who is
going around looking for trouble
with his employer.
Philadelphia Ledger-It Is clear,
from General Pershing's report, that
the armistice came just in time 70
save the German army from a dis
aster at Sedan as great as that which
once overlook a French army there.
Brooklyn Eagle-Every good r.
ishman in British or American uni
lol III Will SlliIlt COHtenleuIy DIS TelSn-
ing receives the "Order of Michael
the Brave" from the king of Rou-
mania. Maybe Pershing will smile.
too. He knows what Kelly and
Burke and Shea can do when they
get started.
New York World-Figures given
out by the Public Health Service
show approximately 100000 deaths
in the country from influenza and
pneumonia since September Is.
Comparisons with the death rate in
our armies in France from wounds
and disease signify nothing. But
that they should be made Is inev-
liable,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
4 The Lost Troubadour

Where, oh where. is Karl Rosner-Rosner
who revealed the kaiser as botanist and his
hrStborn son as a naturalist?
Tales of lugubrious Hohenzoerns flashed
from Holland inspire regret that the once rever-
entail biographer of German royalty did not
follow his idols into exile When his touching
description OF the elder Hohenzollern picking
violets the while he wept over the disasters
which his stiff necked enemies had brought
upon themselves is recalled, one longs for the
picture which he might make of that same in
dividual plucking nettles or other noxious
weeds and shedding upon tulips tears for his
own sad fate. Rosners vivid portrayal of the
younger Hohenzollern relating to the elder the
miracle of the frogs which croaked so thunder
ously as to drown the noise of the German ar
tillery and permit his armies to advance unex-
pectedly prompts longing for his account of
that fancful parsonage listening to the thunder
of the waves against his seagirt prison as he
gazes upon the sorrowful picture of the Prodigal
Son in his simple domcle.
None there was so deft as the missing Ros-
ner in verbally Disgusting devil as Madonna, in
training the morning glories Of posey over the
Hohenzollern dunghill. By leaving or losing
him Wilhelm and Fritz have deprived posterity
OF an epic work beside which Virgirs classic
tale of the adventures of Aeneas would have
appeared as narrative OF the simple life
New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
sELEcTIvE DRAFTA SUCCESS.

General Crowder 10 we'll within reason when
stating that the selective draft system has more
than justified its adoption as method for rails
ing an army. 1t would be absurd to contend
that by the volunteer system the United States
could have raised an army numbering more
than 100000 men. to have trained, equipped
and sent across the Atlantic more than 100000
Of these, and to have had another million ready
for such transportation within the short time
we were in the war.
Registration Of more than 100000 men,
with accurate detailed information relative TO
the personal affairs of each, is alone an achieve
ment of such magnitude as to give the law an
impressive standing. All its operations were
novel to Americans, but generally were carried
out in such spirit as made them more effective.
The early establishment of the constitutionality
of the measure was helpful and those who op-
posed it at the time of the great crisis uncon-
scously did the republic service. That it will
be relied upon for the future as the agency
through which the military forces of the United
States will be provided in time of war may be
accepted as fairly we'll settled
Its application in time of peace has not as
yet been decided upon Advocates of universal
training will rely on it, finding In its provisions
ready support for their convictions. If we are
to have our young men trained in the rudi-
ments of the soldiers trade, the selective draft
law will make easy the approach to such
system.
Whether the disbandng of the draft boards
was justified at this time, or whether it would
have been wiser to retain them to assist in the
muster out, need not now be debated. The
public owes great deal to the men who served
on those boards. They were charged with
grave and important duty, accepting response
bilities rarely put upon citizens. That these
duties were we'll discharged is shown by the
results.
If the law did not always operate smoothly,
and sometimes apparent injustice or hardship
resulted, it was not the design of the draft
boards that was to blame. No chapter Of all
our experience in the war is of greater moment
than that written by these men, on whose judg-
ment, patriotic prudence and devotion rested
the first step of forming the new army. To
them belongs more credit than they probably
ever will get
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16

mon as pastor of the Central Con-
gregational church there prepare
tory to taking charge of the First
Congregational church of this city.
Rev. A. w. Lamar preached at the
First Baptist church on Father
hood. Its Responsibilities and its
Joys"
Herbert Taylor, eldest son of
Cadet Taylor, fractured several
bones of his right foot and will be
confined to his room for a week or
two.
Fred w. Jones, manager of the
cloak and suit department at Fall
coners, died at his residence, 1913
Howard street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
%Aee5;M
&A5rHo5W
Wants Strict Quarantine.

Omaha, Dec 12- To the Editor
Of The Bee.-A leaflet put out
by the University of Nebraska on
Spanish influenza. in giving the
causes, admits ignorance by say
ing 1t is probably" caused, etc, etc.
After telling of the highly contagi-
Gus character of the disease and
warning persons to stay at distance
from other people, 1t ends up by say
ing, Quarantine is unnecessary. 1t
is impracticable."
If ever a strict quarantine was
needed it Is now and right now, for
this disease that is spreading daily
and reaping its alarming harvest.
And why is a quarantine for this
disease impracticable? Other con-
tagious diseases are quarantined.
The writer of the epistle accredit-
ed to the University Of Nebraska
contradicts himself: He warns
against crowds, saying they are
potent factors" in spreading the
disease, yet declares Quarantine I'M
necessary.
Now. avoiding crowds" Is a sort
of voluntary quarantine, an isolating
OF ones self from persons. A quar-
antine is an enforced isolation of the
sick. The former cannot be effective
only in small degree; the latter,
where the germs causing the disease
are short lived, would be entirely eff
fective. 1t would soon stamp out the
disease.
Four hundred thousand persons
dead from influenza in this country
in less than three months. and the
disease unchecked. Something more
than "sneezing in the handkerchief"
should be done to stop it. Let's have
quarantine-a strict one-and try
to stop this awful scourge.
OMAHAN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
SUFFRAGIST.
Mail Service for the Soldiers.

Oxford, Neb., Dec. 12-To the Ed
itOr Of The BEEN Thursdays Bee
under the heading, ASK for Home
Letter to Soldiers" l read the appeal
Of Secretary Baker to write inspir-
ing letter the soldiers in France.
] desire to ask Secretary Baker what
good it will do to write inspiring let
tiers If, through the absolutely ineffi-
cient postal facilities the soldiers do
not get those inspiring letters until
age kills the inspiration. Here we
are in the second month since the
armistice was signed and thousands
and thousands of parents have not
heard whether their boys were
wounded. killed or survive the great
battles during the fore part of No
vember. These soldiers are not get
ting their home letters written by
their parents, sisters and brothers
until they are so old that they give
an acute feeling Of inconsistencies in
stead Of an inspiration to content
ment. If Secretary Baker wishes to
inspire our soldiers let him cut out
the red tape and see to 1t the boys
who have sacrificed so much for
their country get a mail service COM
patible with the debt the nation owes
them. There is no sane reason the
friends of soldiers are in suspense
at this late date as to conditions in
which their soldier boys emerged
from the hard fighting in the late
war with Germany. l heartily Sec
ond our secretary's appeal to write
often to our soldiers on foreign soil,
but a greater obligation rests upon
Mr. Baker to take steps Immediately
to correct what is nothing less than
a national disgrace. i. E., the mail
service accorded to our soldiers since
hostilities have ceased.
&C, RANKIN,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
Around the State

Adam Breede of The Tasting.
Tribune appears to have landed in
his old Job. Mere than mo
graph decorates the editorial mage
each day.
When Cheyenne goes dry! The
thought loses itself in visions of in
digestible dust. Along the Denver
highway and the Lincoln route 10
! Sidney and beyond the bootlegger
warily asks, Where do we 20 from
here, papa"
Following the exampIe of the FIRE.
mont Tribune in telling its age the
| Nebraska City Press 'fesses IN TO
90 years and still going strong. Oh.
well, as long as old chanticleers give
themselves away the youngsters have
no kick coming.
Crete Vidette will not WARY Of
good work and plans a fresh cam
palgn for paved streets. Now with
peace cheering the multitude, failure
is impossible. The road roller of
progress is bound to move regardless
or the moss along the road.
Hastings Tribune chortles para
graphically, perhaps reminiscently,
over the touch awaiting newspaper
men flocking to France. Editor
Breede has been there and knows
BY the way, how does the French
touch compare with the home va
riety?
Some years ago." says the Beat
rice Express, lit was not a serious
problem to find a modern house to
rent in the city. At the present time,
however, it requires advance figuring
to secure a suitable house. They are
usually spoken for as soon as it is
known they are to be vacant" Sim
liar conditions are noted in other Ne
braska cities, foreshadowing an early
revival Of home building.
Grand Islands clearing house as
ISOLATION takes official notice Of the
activities Of statesmen Of blue sky
stocks and warns the people against
exchanging Liberty bonds or parting
with their savings without investiga-
ton or consultation. Glittering
promises Of big profits are worth
about as much as the air that Gre
ates them, and the Grand Islanders
render a needed public service
against blue sky scalpers
Booze runners in Nebraska I'M
doubtedly scent big profits when
they succeed. or else they figure the
adventure worth the cost. In IS
months Of drouth, prosecutions net
ted $l42, 36655 in fines, equivalent to
$1,000 a month, besides the loss of
vehicles cOnfiSCated Pretty stiff
price to pay for wet whistles. Per-
haps few uncommonly slick run
ners can show profit, but the all
round loss will not deter the fellows
always eager to take chance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
Two Kinds of Picketing.

Smithfeld, Neb., Dec. 10.-To
the Editor of The Bee.-I cannot
refrain from comparing notes on the
picketing done by the carmen and
the picketing done by the suffragists
at Washington. How were both
treated? The suffragsts were at
tackled by unsympathetic police and
citizens, their clothes badly torn,
their bodies bruised and scratched.
Next, they were thrown into prison
along with criminals, made to do OBJ
noxious tasks eight hours a day, eat
unfit food, be tried by harsh judges
and fined for disturbing traffic. All
this for standing silently holding a
banner.
How are the carmen treated?
Very nicely indeed. Everything Is
being done to bring the dissatisfied
parties together. They are protected
by the union. Is this equality and
justice?
STyFFP AGIST
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
TODAY
Right in the Spotlight.

Carter Glass, who today takes Of
fee as secretary OF the treasury of
the United States in succession to
William G. McAdoo. has been
member of congress for eight terms
and is regarded as one of the best
informed men on currency and bank
ing in the country. During the past
few years he has had many offers
from banking institutions. but has
preferred to remain in public life.
Mr.. Glass is a native of Lynchburg,
Va, and is in his sixty-first year. He
learned the printing business when
a youth, and is now the owner and
publisher of two newspapers in his
native city. He is now the second
newspaper man in President Will
sons cabinet, the other being Jo-
sephus Daniels. secretary of the
navy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
Storyette of the Day.

Edward Marshall, the noted au-
thor and war correspondent, said
in London:
81 can sympsthize with the Eng
fish hatred of the Stacker.
THE Stacker gets it good and hard
in England nowadays. One of these
Stacking chaps boarded tram the
other evening that was crowded
with muddy, unshaven soldiers just
back on five-day Through from
the trenches.
THE Stacker was in evening dress
silk socks, pumps, brilliantined
hair, and dainty white gloves. There
were no seats, so he took hold of
strap. As he stood there, strap
hanging, the Tommes studied him
thoughtfully. Finally one of, them
got up, touched him on the elbow
politely, and said
"'Have my seat, miss"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-16
ler what the conditions are In
THE FIDDLER OF BERLIN.

AND there came . fiddler. whose
name was Truth
Night and a black pail over the city.
Mist. and the winds cry. shrill and
thin
Who is he who goes in pity
With his fiddle under his chinf
His brow Is grave. his eyes are stern,
A slow dawn wreathes his hair
And the music he makes shivsry and
Liz. hands tn. high windows where
misery wakes,
And faint as breath on q bubble, breaks
The dying lamp on the stair.
Winds, and blown fogs over the city,
10, the wh,ts-faced, huddled thronsi
Who Is he who goes in pity,
Flddling his terrible song7
The babes in their mothers arms
Hear 1t, wide-eyed;
And the children come In swarms
And run at his side,
Hearing tho silken. sad refrain
OF the fiddler's magical. tragical strain
Warm as the wind and soft a. the rail-
And terrible as the tide.
Out Of the houses the women come,
Mothers and daughters and wives,
From loving and remembering numb.
White through the night, the women come.
Bearing the shards Of their lives.
10, the fiddler plays his song
or madness and defeat,
And out Of the houses the women throng
And follow him down the street.
And the dead. the dead arise and come!
Palld from burden bearing;
The sons OF the drum from siumber coms
With eyes like torches flaring.
From their cory bed the battle dead
Rise up, resolved and strong,
And follow the shlmmering, glimmering
thread
OF the fiddlers terrible song
The children moan, the women CRY.
The ghosts wall like the wind.
But the fiddlers eye is fixed on high
And he heeds not the host behind.
But loud as the roaring tide In flood
He plays his terrible chant of God.
And the houses crumble and fall.
And the steeples reel like ships,
And the rulers rush from the council hall
With wild cries on their lips.
10. the fiddler plays his high refrain
Over and over and over again.
But the rulers and their boasts
Are trampled under the feet of his hosts
The feet of fatherless children.
And broken women, and ghosts.
HERMAN HAGEDORN in the outlook.