Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
ORATORS DEVOTE
Time TO SPEECHES
IN LOWER HOUSE
Resolution Sent to Desk in
Spirit of Fun Brings Ava
lanChe; TraCewell Makes
Patriotic Address.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent)

Lincoln, April 5.-(Special.l "A
little Joke resolution sent to the clerk
OF the house today in a spirit of fun
was the innocent cause for turning
loose OF several brands Of oratory.
lasting an hour and afl1alf. The house,
did not have much to do anyway and
it gave an opportunity for the cx-
change OF idaes. and finally developed
into patriotic: discussion in which
the nonpartisan league was the sub
ject. i }ssp- y crr,
The resolution was sent up after
an invitation had been received by the
hovse from DR.. George E. Condra
OF the Nebraska conservation g. de-
partment inviting members to the.
Commercial club this evening to see
motion pictures of interesting scenes.
The joke RESOLUTION recited that
Whereas Dr. Condra had invited
the house to view motion pictures of
the legislature. the invitation be ae-
cepted providing he would show a
picture Of Taylor and Fries. escaping
from the Battle Of Wahoo," n
Taylor Defends League.
After Lampert of Wahoo and
Lamar Of the same town had spoken
on the resolution in which they
called attention to the recent trouble
in their city when representatives of
the nonpartisan league had been
denied the right to speak, Represen-
tatiyc Taylor OF Custer replied In a |
defense of the league and Its loyalty. |
He said that just because certain |
members of the league had been |
charged with uttering disIoyal ut
tcrances it was no sign the whole |
organization was disloyal. |
He deplorcd the seeming right OF !!
the state Council of Defense to pro-
nounce judgment upon any man as
to his loyalty. He dep1ored the fact
that in the name of patriotism so
many things were being done which
he believed unjust TO men who were
Just as patriotic as any in the legis-
lature and he believed a great mis- /
take was being made when men
charged the nonpartisan league with
being disloyal organization.
Tracewell's Fine Talk. 4
Patriotic speeches were made byI
Neff, McAllister, Trumble and Others. |
Tracewell of Cherry, repeatedly
brought the house into applause in a
five minute address. Mr.. Tracewell
is probably one of the few real
orators IN the house. Whenever he
speaks. every member listens.
1T is good time for everyone to
be an American" said Mr.. Traceweli.
"Only two propositions are involved |
in. the present crisis. Americanism
and Prussianismq Both cannot live
at the same time in free America.
Which one are you going to call
your own?. There is no half way
place, no dividing line, no camping
place between the two. We must go
back to the old motto. United we
stand divided we fall ..
Il have given Of my means to the
very best of my ability. II this war
continues two more years will
probably be financial wreck. but /
have boy in the trenches in France,
and IL can only live long enough
to hear that old Liberty bell once
again proclaim peace on earth l care
not what my sacrifice, just so long
as Old Glory shall once more waive
unsullied over the land of the free
and the home Of the brave--our own
loved America"
Flag to Broken Bow.
On resolution signed by about
two dozen members oil the house the
flag which hangs back of the speaker
was given into the keeping of Rep
resentative George w. Greenwalt as
a present to Washburn Post No. 90
of the Grand Army of the Republic
at his home city of Broken Bow.
This post is the largest in the
Nebraska department and Mr.. Green
Walt received the flag in powerful
patriotic address in which he paid
tribute to the men who with his own
father had fought the bloody battles
OF the civil war side by side.
Al voteeof thanks was given Assis-
tant Clerk Horace M. Davis who had
used his vacation as postmaster at
Ord, to come to the legislature and
assist in the work.
Mr.. Davis responded, thanking the
members for the expression given and
said that having been fourth time
assistant clerk OF the house and once
in the senate, he did not believe he
ever could stand it to miss session
and the opportunity of meeting those
of his legislative ACQUAINTANCE. He |