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Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
For a Government Gun Factory.

Arrangements have been made whereby the
United States Steel corporation is to establish
and fully equip for the government gun factory
that will equal if not surpass anything in the
world. At present our country must buy its war
weapons from private makers. Its armories at
Springfield and Rock Island produce sufficient
quantity OF rifles to meet all peace requirements,
while the factories at Washington and Watervliet
will fairly supply the naval forces with such guns
as are needed when not at war; We could not,
however, begin to equip our soldiers or fit our
warships with weapons supplied from govern
ment factories when we faced the emergency of
war. Plenty of arms are now being furnished
through the private shops but the demand is for
a government plant at which all the needed
guns Of every size may be produced. This is now
to be set up at Pittsburgh, in the center of the
greatest steel producing region of the world,
thus meeting the requirement that it be placed
away from the seaboard, but falling somewhat
short of the implication that it was to be estab-
lished in "the central west" Pittsburgh may be
west" in the Broadway definition OF the term,
but it will be pretty hard to make Chicago
think So
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

n The postmaster general has commenced the de.
livery of mails between Washington and New
York by airplane. Herein may be found occa-
.sion for contemplation. First impulse will be to
scongratulatc the country on having advanced to
The point suggested by the application Of the fly
ing machine to practical uses Of peace. This will
be tempered, however, by consideration of its
Possibilities. Just now the postal service Of the
United States is feeling in all ways the effects Of
j combination Of war and Burleson. Schedules
have been disarranged, deliveries delayed and gen.
efally the morale Of the postal personnel has
been lowered by reason Of policies adopted by the
POSTMASTER general. His notion of efficiency has
taken the turn Of doing away with pneumatic
tubes in the larger cities, after their usefulness
has been thoroughly established, to return to
transfer by trucks. Against this he will put the
spectacular performance of transporting letter
mail in limited quantities between the capital and
the metropolis. From point to point some saw
ing in time will be noted, but in New York the
landing place for the airplanes is 10 miles from
The postofice, and from here the transfer must
be made by truck. 1t is plain not great deal of
time will be gained by the transaction. While
the airplane mail service may afford splendid ma
aerial for Publicity Agent Creel, its value to the
public at large is not yet clear.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
SOLELY BY REASON OF SENIORITY"

Apropos of the assertion by the senator's per-
sonaly owned and proxy conducted hyphen-
ated organ that there is Something more than
seniority" to account for Senator Hitchcocks
promotion to the chairmanship of the foreign
relations committee and its charge that every
skeptic as to this is to be classed personal
or political enemy the diagnosis made by the
New York World, concededly the most infuen-
tial democratic newspaper in the country, may
have some bearing. The World buntly says:
"The fact is. of course, that Mr. Hitchcock
gains this position solely by reason of senior
ity. He has been member of that commit
tee longer than any other democrat now living;
he has survived physically and politically,
and, the senate being democratic, he acquires
the position by the same rule as that in Eng
land which gives the elder son the family title
and estate or in royal circles gives the first
born Of sovereign, the succession to the
throne, without regard to merit.
This is shellback survival in the United
States for which no defense can be found in
democracy or good sense, but so far as party
is concerned, it is probable that if the issue
could be sharply raised not one republican or
democrat in 10 in either house would vote to
do away with it."
There you have it, in its most uncouth as
pect. This position, so important in our war and
peace diplomacy, goes SOLELY by reason of senior
ity' to the democrat who happens to have been
serving longest on the commttee-not to the sem
ator who has served longer than all others, but
to the democrat who has served longer than his
colleagues of the same political faith--regardless
Of ability serviceability, Americanism or pro-
Germanism, the nearest analogy, according to
the World, the succession of the heir apparent
to the throne in an old world monarchy except
that the seniority over there dates from birth and
over here from the trade that landed him on the
committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
Wilhelm and Karl Divide the World.

As Napoleon and Alexander met at Tilsit TO
divide the world between them, fixing European
boundaries and the status of reigning monarchs,
SO the kaisers, Wilhelm and Karl, have just con-
cluded the work OF settling the fate of nations
that have fallen under their control Eight Ger
man kings have been set up to rule over sub
merged peoples who had been promised the right
of self-determination. Accompanying this favor
of independence under German influence" which
certainly has an ominous sound, the Lithuanians
are adured that it is their duty as we'll as priv-
lege to come to the aid of Germany, and take up
part of the kaiser's war burden Men and money,
food and raiment are required, and the Lithua-
mans will be looked to for some of these No
doubt. Esthonia, Courland and other Russian
provinces will have similar opportunity.
While this is going on in the ravaged prov
inces OF Russia, the power of the German is be-
ing extended over Austria In Bohemia Austrian
authority has been directly supplanted by Ger
man, in the matter of food control at least, while
the Austrian army has practically been taken
over as pledge that Karl will not again offend
Wilhelm by trying to negotiate separate peace
In Hungary Premier Wekere is threatening to
prorogue the Diet as Won Seyder did the Reichs-
rat, that all popular clamor may be stilled and
arbitrary rule restored Andrassy, Karolyi, Tisza
and other Magyar leaders are in almost open re-
volt against this subservency to the German in
fuence at Vienna, and the Austrian empire is in
as much danger from Hungary as it is from Bo-
hemia
Pangermanism has aroused feeling among
the nations of central Europe that would have
been fatal to the kaiser's ambitions four years
ago. and may prove disastrous now. None who
has felt the oppression OF the German yoke for
all these hundred years or longer is eager now
to fight to continue its burdens. The treaty of
Tilsit brought an end to Napoleon, and the pres
ent instance looks like preface to the final rec
ords of the two kaisers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
Gm,aha's NeaU Broom

York News-Times: Omaha needn't
feel so big over Mayor Smith" York
has had a Mayor Smith" for over 8
year and he is all right, too.
Scottsbluff Republican: With Oma-
ha back into the republican ranks
there Is little doubt as to what the
state will do this fall at the general
election. Goodby, Jim, and goodby
democratic rule for Nebraska.
Fremont Tribune: The result Of the
city election in Omaha is something
akin to the April election in Fremont
when the ins were almost unanimous
ly ousted. Straws show the political
winds to be blowing republicanward
this year.
Norfolk News: The elimination of
the saloon has undoubtedly contrib
uted to the result by removing one of
the most powerful influences for evil
in our municipal politics. Omaha has
shown signs during the last few years
of a rising standard of civic morality,
and the election is probably a reflec-
ton OF this new and higher view.
Lincoln Herald: Taking the Omaha
city election as a straw to show the
drift of the wind. some very decided
political changes are on the slate for
the coming election in Nebraska. The
persecution of the farmers and work.
ers' organization cut no little figure in
the Omaha landslide last Tuesday.
Real Americans are strong for the
square deal, free speech and free as
sembly at all times when INDUCED in
by clean American citizens and in
timidation and persecution don't go,
The democrat machines have evident
ly dug their own graves
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
Peppery Points

Washington Post: When it comes
to a question of the amount or IN
IDENTITIES Germany has in mind, any
chump can point to one price-fixlng
policy that Is doomed to failure.
Minneapolis Journal: Notwithstand-
ing the gain of ground in the west
the German mark shows great weak
ness. The mark sees the waste of Ger
man life and wealth and no adequate
return.
Minneapolis Tribune: In unfolding
the draft law the United States su-
preme court simply declares that
when Uncle Sam is slapped in the face
he has a right to the free use of his
arms to go after the slapper.
Louisville Courier-Journal: A thor
ough investigation of the Borglum
charges is just as necessary If the
charges are i'll founded as it would
be if they were we'll founded, The
truth must be known to refute SLAM
der or convict traitors.
New York World: In the Spanish
war, William Mckinley was president.
first boys in New York state named
IOT illfli III loSo, Wits Tic SIOiA uc
Guerre in France. They grow up
quickly, the babies.
Brooklyn Eagle: Our Treasury de-
partment hurries things along. A ship
is already off for Calcutta with 4,000,-
600 ounces of bar silver to help out
England and save the gold that might
have to be used to make good the
balance of trade against her and on
the side of India. Even Mr.. Bryan
would approve
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
Tells the Whole Storv

Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady presents in
succinct form the case against the Ger
man people and that against the use of
the German language in this country when
he says:
"We are at war with the whole German
people-not merely with the Hohenzolerns
and the junker class, but with every Ger
man. They are all tarred with the same
stick 1t is impossible to read the state
ments of returned or escaped prisoners, veri-
fcation for which is ample, without arriv-
ing at the conclusion that the women and
children are as bad as the men. When
women of all classes make practice of
splitting upon helpless wounded prisoners
and upon women and sick children who
happen to use an English word in their
hearing when German Red Cross women
refuse food to starving prisoners, in some
cases pouring it upon the ground in their
presence to tantalize them--when children
are taught to throw stones at stockade pris-
oners and join in celebration of the sink
ing of the Lusitania, they show themselves
on level in spirit with the rapists, ravagers
and prosecutors in the German army There
fore the only use we shall have for the Ger
man language will be to enable carefully
selected persons to make the Germans un-
derstand what they must do to be saved after
we have beaten them to the dust"
DR.. Brady holds that the German people
are not to be trusted whether they live here
or in Germany. That is true. II does not
hold, however, against Americans who hap
pen to have German blood in their veins,
nor is it intended to- Americans are Ameri-
cans; Germans are Germans. There can be
no divided allegiance, no "ifty-hfty" of 10y
atty or of thought. There is no hyphen
now. All who are not for America are
against it-New York Herald
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
Koiserism IN German Language Papers
Policy of Boosting the Fatherland and
Bnckbiin0 the United States
By Frederick Boyd Stevenson in Brooklyn Eagle

man laugh in their German-American sleeves
at the foolish Yankees"
But there is another laugh coming.
1t has begun with a snicker.
When it is full head on it will be the last
and best laugh.
The American casualty lists are beginning
to come across. They are growing heavier
day by day. Every day more German spies
are being arrested. Every day there is COM
ing home to US the terrible thought which
no German logic can assuage that the whole
civilized world is engaged in death-to death
struggle with an inhuman monster that must
be absolutely beaten to dust-wiped from of
the face of the earth--if the decent men and
the decent women on the earth hope to live
and have their freedom.
Day by day we realize all that, and yet
day by day we have Haunted in our faces
newspapers printed in that language which
is the spoken and the written medium OF
thought of people who have proved that
they are not fit to associate with the people
of the civilized nations.
Day by day this eyesore is thrust in our
faces.
There are loyal Germans who have be-
come citizens in this country. There are
loyal Americans of German blood who were
born in this country.
Is IL uot tHC uuty vi tuCsc lOydl OcTIHdn-
Americans who long ago should have Drop
ped the prefix German" and the duty OF
these American-born men and women with
German blood in their veins to demand, with
others who are demanding, that the German
language feature of these newspapers in
America be abandoned.
This spirit of America is rising.
1t is slow to arise 1t generally remains
seated for long time. But when it does
get up-when it stretches to it's full length
and then gets into action, it is something
with which no man need play "sixes and
seyens"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
BRAVE TO THE END.

dimes on death Of a member Of the United
States navy at San Diego, February, ls1S.)
There are so many heroes 'mong those far
away
Who are in the great conflict on French
soil today, -
But the one I'm to tell you Of may interest
you
In the boys of our navy. who're wearing the
blue;
They're a fine lot of lads. sir. brave. loyal
and true.
The one that I mention was young for the
place;
noted his eager and delicate face;
He looked scarce sixteen, but was older,
he said:
His name. Edward Lee, but the boys called
81 him Ned;
To serve in the navy he'd urgently plead
The toughest Of work he'd unflinchingly do:
There wasn't hardship he would not go
through ..
With a gay disregard Of the effort it cost.
His heroic courage he never once lost,
Though often, at night, he increasingly
tossed.
Through the long, lonely hours, sometimes
gasping for breath,
And no one to know he was fighting with
death,
For he outwardly gave not a sign OF the
pain,
Though he passed through the torture again
and again
He'd manage by daylight his poise to
regain.
His comrade, who slept by his side. and who
knew z.- i
That he wasn't quite fit, even noted he
grew
A bit thinner each day, said his whole and
sole thought
Was to make the impression 1t counted for
naught
And to keep the ships surgeon from finding
1t out
The only time ever they saw him dis
mayed
Was once when the officer said: I'm
afraid
That you can't keep the pace, are you
up to weight, Lee?"
But 1t only could have this effect, don't
you see
On a boy so determined to serve, sir,
as he?
To make him redouble his effort to be d,
Found wanting in nothing, I'm certain
Often prayed for the chance that he crayed
To meet death in conflict, while over him
waved
The flag that he loved, not knowing he
brayed
harder one. sir, all alone. At the last
The overworked heart when it gave its last
gasp,
Wrung out one cry Of anguish. and then all
was still.
Awakened at last, we~worked with a will.
But the spirit had fled; in the morning sun
bright
Twas the face Of the dead that was lifted
to light.
The old smile still fingered, as sign that
for one
Who had volunteered service the race was
now run
And the captain up yonder had signaled,
well done"
Sidney, Ia. MRS. c. J. ESDEN.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

found out where they came from and sent
messenger boy to get them casheds"--
Boston Transcript.
II should like a porterhouse steak with
mushrooms" said the stranger, some
delicately Drowned toast with plenty Of but
ter"
"'Scuse me, suh," interrupted the waiter.
us you trying to give an order or ID you
jes reminscin' bout old times ?"--Washingr
ton STAR
IT have an Idea that rooms reflect the
personality of their occupants"
Then the lady who uses this room must
be of very worrying disposition. to judge
by the fret work in tt."-Baltimore Ameri-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
TWace Told Tales
Canoufage.
Cornelius Vanderbilt told a comou-

Cornelius Vanderbilt told a comou-
f1age story at Newport.
'At the Grand Central station" he
said, "one young man was seeing an
other off. when three very pretty girls
got in the Pullman.
THE departing young man was
smitten by the three girls charms
and so he muttered Ito his friend:
Look here, to oblige me, you
know, won't you put your head in at
the door just as the train pulls out,
and shout in loud voice: Then I'll
close the Fifth avenue house sir, and
store the silver on the yacht.
THE other chap agreed to do this,
and the one smitten with the girls
sat and waited for the thing to come
to pass, his eyes fixed on their pretty
faces.
Finally the whistle blew. The
obliging chap outside hoped up on
the back platform, stuck his head in
1t the door and yelled:
Hey, you; tell your boss il that
suit of mine amt home Saturday
night I won't have it at all!' "-Provi-
dence Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
From the Labor Viewpoint
T. A. Kennedy in Western Lahorer.

Nobody has to explain or apologize fol
Nebraska" says the World Herald. No, bu
we have to do HI of lot of explaining
and apologzing for its United States sena.
tors, all right, all right
If the sacred precedent of the senate in.
terferes with the winning of the war, cut
out the warts the decision of the cowardly
United States senate. Our beloved Vaterlane
Hitchcock was confirmed as chairman o.
the foreign relations committee this week
How thankful we ought to be that La Fol
lette was not in line for the position. The
result would have been the same.
The World-Herald printed the wore
Hun" in a heading again this week My
but they are getting reckless in the build
ing across the street.
Tom Reynolds made beautiful race, top
ping the candidates among the losers ant
beating lot of veterans to a sizzle. He
received 10960 votes. 1t is disappointing
to class. him as loser but | am not apollo
gizing for his defeat. If the World-He
aid had shown any gratitude to organized
labor for the support it had given Hitch
cock for 20 years, he might have been
elected One bit of gloat to comfort the union
men is the fact that FIVE of the new com.
missioners are republicans and they will not
be interested in the reelection of Herr Won
Hitchcock to the senate along about the tail
end of their administration. Tom Reynolds
accepts his defeat like good sport and will
be on the job for labor and the government
in war activities just the same as he has been
since the government entered the war. Unlike
the ungrateful World Herald and its owner,
he will be on the side of the government
all the time ...--
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
Tl1I1NY
one Year Ago To-day in the War.

Vz1C xcWF n8O lOuay IN INC Whf.
Professor Milyukoff resigned his
position as Russian foreign minister.
House OF representatives passed the
eelectiye conscription bill as altered
n conference committee.
1he Day We Celebrate.
John r. Dumont Of J. n. Du-
mont a CO., real estate and insurance,
born 1854.
DR.. Charles F. Crowley, professor
d chemistry in the Creighton Medical
college, born 1859.
Charles F. Weller. president of the
ktchardson Drug company. born 1914.
Levi p. Morton, vice president Of the
United States, born at Shoreham. Vt,
An years ago.
General Eli Torrance of Minnesota,
06Fmer commander -in-chief of the G.
r., born at New Alexandria, Pa,
~ years ago.
Medill Mccormick, Chicago news
naper publisher and representative in
cengress, born in Chicago, Al years
80.
1his Day In History.
lS60-William Hendricks, governor
Indiana and its first representative
IN congress, died at Madison, Ind
4Qrm IN Pennsylvania In 1888.
6S2-C Conscription was put into ef-
1(ct IN the confederate states.
8e3--c. L. vallandigham convicted
sQf dlsioyai utterances by court-mar-
M at Cincinnati. and sentenced to
1oee confinement
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Uncle Sam ought to establish recruiting OF
zee in the city hall as an outlet for the surplus
patriots so eager to serve the public who may iai
|fo connect with the municipal pay roll
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
A Juvenile Hunch.

Bobby" said his mother. you
haven't been begging cookies from
Mrs. Nexdore again? You know l
told you you mustn't do such thing
when you went in there"
mo. mamma, 1 didn't" answered
Bobby. Il just said: This house smells
as If it was full of cookies, but what S
that to me?' Boston Transcript
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Nebraska building and loan men in session at
Beatrice are telling one another how little war
has affected their prospects If any one of our
home e-nurtured institutions can afford to sit back
and look with complacency on the war, it is the
building and loan associations. whose prosperity
long ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

very large quantities. a carload having
sold for rs cents per bushel.
John M. Burk, Frank Glass and d.
]. Evans have gone into the saloon
business.
Third ward residents want side
walk along Twenty-eighth street to
the ball grounds and petitioned the
council to that effect
Mr.. James Davis. wife and little
daughter. have just returned from an
extended trip to California
Messrs. Pratt, Strong, Nelson, Rog-
ers, Polcar, Hirsehstein, Bernstein
and Montmorency. of the senior class
OF the high school, will debate the
Shakespeare Bacon question in the au-
ditorium Of the high school May IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Twilight base ball ought to be popular in
Omaha II will give lot Of folks chance who
are now kept busy till the game is over.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Amateur strategists ought to realize that the
battle is over in Omaha and not waste time in
manning for things that already have happened.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Won Hndenburg may not be dead, so far as
actual expiration is concerned, but with regard
I 10 the war he is as defunct as Noah's neighbors
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

II the president turns deaf ear to Prince
Arthurs appeal the prospects of soldiers in
France getting to vote are slim indeed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

For the benefit Of one Of our state contempo-
raries, The Bee has some pleasure in announcing
that the city has two companies OF home guards
instead of none.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Let our new city commissioners remember
that it is easier to abolish or megge needless jobs
1T the outset than to pry chair-warmer loose
iron the Job later.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
Just 80 Years Aoo Toduu

The Rock Island hauled lit cars
Of stock east, of which rs cars were
from the stock yards.
Potatoes are unusually cheap just
at present and are on the market in
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.

THAT was a paradoxical steepIejack who
fixed the weather sign on the church
spire."
How so?"
Wasn't he successful in vane at
tempt ?"-Baitimore American
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16
FACE A FRIGHT
FROM P|MPLES
Scattered All Over. One Cake
Cuticura Soap and Box
Ointment Heal.

when I was about nine years old
my face broke out in pimples. We
used everything and when was four
teen 1 was treated, but it did no good.
The pimples were both large and small,
and some festered and others scaled
over. They were scattered all over nv
face, and my face looked fright.
Then l sent for free sample Of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. bought
box of Cuticura Ointment and a cske
of cuticura Soap, and before they were
used ! was healed" (Signed) Miss
Violet Brewer, Wyuore. Nebraska,
Sept. 8, 1917. ..
Skin troubles are quickly relieved by
Cuticura. The Soap cleanses and pur-
ifies. the Ointment soothes and heals.
sample Each Free by Mail. Address most.
card: Cuticura. Dept. H, Boston.o Sojd
everywhere. Soap sc. Ointment IS and sc.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Judge Flubdub doesn't seem to know
half the time whether he is going or com
ing"
That may be because he has been re-
versed so much by the higher COURTS
Kansas City Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

Red Cross drivers will find generous COM
munity awaiting them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-16

why don't you mix in?"
Those people," said the aloof one, ''are
| nobodies."
Maybe so, but when enough nobodies get
together they manage to have a pretty
good time. e."-Louisvile Courier-Jou ournaL