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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Genesis of 4 Great Institution.

Nearly all American visitors to London are
familiar with the enormous block of buildings
in Tottenhan Court Road, which was erected
Y. NJ. c. A. and at the same. time to serve as a
permanent memorial to \the late Sir George
Williams, the founder of the association.
Many people who passed the bronze bust OF
Sir George, which stands just within the main
entrance to the buildings, thought they detected
an added benevolence in the features Of the
illustrious philanthropst today, for this was the
18th birthday of the great organization of which
he was the founder, and which he helped to de-
velop into society of worldwide scope and in
fuence.
1t was on June s, 1874, that the Y. M. C. A.
first came into existence. On the evening of
that date half dozen young clerks and shop
assistants gathered in Williams bedroom in a
modest lodging house in the West End of Lon
don and at his invitation took the initial steps
toward the organization of "a mutual improve
ment society and young mems missionary So
cety"
That the organization of such modest begin
ming would some day spread its helpful influence
to all parts of the world, that it would aid in
the education and uplift of hundreds of thou
sands II young men OF many different natonali-
ties, that its services would be no less dis
tinguished in time OF war than in time of peace
these were things not even dreamed of by the
founders of the movement The young men,
including Williams himself, were employees OF
drapery establishment in London, and their most
ambitious hope was that their society and its
work might be extended to the employees of
other drapery houses in the metropolis.
Within a few months after the Y. M. c. A.
was first organized it was found necessary to
hire large assembly room to accommodate
the weekly meetings. Early the following year
the first paid secretary was appointed, and
larger quarters obtained. The association con-
tinued to grow on an unprecedented scale. Pop
ular lecture courses were arranged and various
other features added to the work. The
association spread throughout the United King
DOM then to the continent and to America and
the most distant British colonies. In 1855 Will
liams was present at the first international con-
ference of the organization, which met at Paris,
and formulated plans on which worldwide
society was built up.
Lord Shaftesbury, with whom Williams be-
came closely associated accepted the presi-
dency in 1851. On his death in 1886 Williams
was induced to accept the presidency. In 1894
the jubilee of the organization was celebrated
in London, when Queen Victoria knighted Will
liams and the freedom of the city of London
was conferred on him. The founder lived to be
IS years old. He is buried in the crypt of St.
Paups, where magnificent memorial has been
erected.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Call 1t the Roosevelt Canal.

All sorts of suggestions have been made for
a fitting memorial to the late former President
Roosevelt, but what to US seems to present the
most powerful appeal of all is that sponsored
by Senator Calder of New York as embodied in
a bill introduced into congress by him to change
the name of the Panama canal to the Roose-
welt canal. As explained by the senator, "My
bill does not carry any appropriation, for none
is necessary. The mere remaining of the great
ditch after the one man who made it possible,
will be sufficient to carry out the idea"
Every one at all familiar with the career of
Colonel Roosevelt knows that while he did
many wonderful things in many widely separated
fields for which he will be remembered, the
Panama canal stands out above all as perma-
nent tangible monument to his tremendous
energy and far-seeng vision. 1t exempihes
particularly his precept for getting things
done" and getting them done by the most direct
route, even though so doing might not comport
with the niceties of fashionable etqutte On
the other side, there is no compelling reason
why the water way that joins the two oceans
should have to bear the same name as the 18TH
mus which separates them We may be sure
that had the Panama canal been renamed the
Roosevelt canal after him during his lifetime,
he would have esteemed it the greatest honor
that could have been conferred
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Mystery Easy Of Solution

A regretably large number OF people in this
country share the inability of the allied repre-
sentatives in Paris to see why the Germans
should complain so bitterly about the terms OF
the peace treaty The problem is one not at all
difficult, really, and even here, in pacihst pro-
German, /. w. W., Sim Fem, and bolsheyist
circles, its solution was instant and the right
sort OF talk about the cruel imperialistic tens
dency of the allies began at once.
The grievance OF the Germans is very
large and solid one They made and carried
out with characteristic efficiency plans by which.
in defeat as in victory. they would gain the
great and lasting advantages of an industrial
sort which, as Germans, they ought to have
advantages which have an economic necessity
for them just as the violation of Belgium was a
military necessity. Who but they would have
been foresighted enough to blow up. all the
French coal mines and to destroy or take home
all the Belgian machinery
But are they to be allowed to gather the
natural and weil-eared fruits Of wisdom? No!
The offered treaty explicitly and Intentionally
and entirely robs Germany of those fruits }nd
imposes on it part of the loss it expected its
neighbors to bear!
Hence the German means of grief the Ger
man bowls of rage. and hence are those means
IND bowls so sympathetically here echoed by
II, of our paSlor socialists. and by all the people
who say, 1--WE are not friends Of Germany,
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
f. title Folks Corner 3

thills and away he went at q swift
trot. They bumped down the steps,
sWirled around the corner, and
logged out into tho country. If
Peggy hadn't hung on tight she
would have been Jared out at the
very first bump.
After a time the Genie turned
aside from the regular road and be-
gan to climb rocky. forestcov
hills. The two-wheeled cart bounc-
ed and jounced until Peggy's teeth
ratified.
Where are you going?" she
cried. I've never seen this place
before"
This Is the border Of Story Book
Land" answered the Genie, trotting
along bit faster.
Cant you go slower? I'm get
ting joggled to pieces protested
Peggy. But the Genie put on fresh
speed
I'VE must hurry to be in time for
Red Boards wedding" he painted.
This answer puzzled Peggy, as she
never heard of Red Beard.
who is Red Beard?" she asked.
ne Is Blue bedIu pTOtnel,
gasped the Genie, Jerking the cart
over mass of boulders at the top
Of the hill and starting at full speed
down slope that led into beauti-
full valley on the other side.
"Oh. is he as cruel as Blue
Beard?" cried Peggy, feeling
thrill of alarm.
Ten times as cruel!" replied the
Genie. That's why he is going to
marry 10 wives" This astonishing
news so startled Peggy that she al
most bounded out Of the cart.
Stop" she ordered. 1--WE changed
my mind. I don't want to go to
Story-Book Land"
''Too late" groaned the Genie in
tones of despair. I've already
passed the border, and am now I'M
der the spell Of Red Boards power
full magic. l can't turn back"
1t seemed too true. AS II pulled
by a magnet Of intense strength he
rushed down the steep hill, his pace
growing more and more reckless
And, looking ahead, Peggy saw what
seemed to be drawing him, great
castle set amid towering trees at
the edge of forest. On the lawn
in front of the castle sat a swarthy
Turk surrounded by attendants and
slaves. With a shudder Of dread
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
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truth and have reached a satisfac-
tory conclusion such as given NOR
tails to know. Other communication
with the spirit world than scientific
has proved dismal failure. Neither
has the least worthy saint done more
for the world than the greatest in
fidel thinker. Then, how misleading
must be the declaration Of a priest,
and yet how cunning, to ask leniency
for 1ngersoll, putting the blame Gas
though blame there must beg upon
his bigotted father. Beware, take
care! There shall not always be
darkness to shadow. Better that a
mill stone be tied
/ admit that Taft and Ingersoll
would have Jared better in worldly
things had they affirmed the deity
Of Christ, unscientific though 1t be
Though they STAY me yet will
serve Him." "A man is a man for
a that" (policy). The periodic cy-
Gle Of evolution is returning. Then
what Of the slayer? Then we will
have a press where others than sect
dare to enter. The scientific fact of
God and Immortality is the property
~ tAAS 1AihttSA hIlo cS, AloSLlS, "hClCpy
they attain to hope, faith and be-
lief. Says he "a priest): "If man
die shall he live AGAIN." Says ]:
IF dog die shall it live again? If
a tree die shall it live again %
Science says everything that is, al
ways was, and we infer always will
be, making destruction or annihia-
ton an absurdity. God and immor-
tally conclusive. Are we to cease
our scientific researches; our inves-
legations along the lines Of physics
because it Is the death knell of
creed?
And to him who is trying to find
a place for his god in the peace
treaty league, let him remember this
treaty is democratic, hence incom-
patible with creed.
And to Anna in the News:
Anna, dear, I love you yet,
Although your mud was mighty wet.
She who rests secure on creed,
The best she knows is all she needs.
DIR. j. F. STEVENS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
STILL THE BOURBON DEMOCRACY.


If evidence were wanted that the democrats
in control of the party at Washington still re-
feet the same old bourbon democracy 80 often
revealed in their party's history, it is offered
by the amendment to the suffrage resolution
proposed by the senator from Mississippi This
southern democrat, who holds has seat solely
by reason of the lawless disfranchisement of
more than one-half of those who, under the
federal constitution, are qualified voters of his
state, would limit the benefits of the proposed
equal franchise TO white, citizens, and thus 60
back to ante-bellum days when the color of
persons skin determined his civil status and
black man had no right which white man
was bound to respect.
True, in Mississippi and many other southern
states, the constitutional guarantees Of equality
regardless Of race, color or previous condition
of servitude are VIGOROUSLY and hagrantly
nullihed by all sorts of cunningy devised arti-
fees, but that the United States that has just
fought out the battle for freedom for the whole
world should again by writing color line into
its fundamental law, 60 back to the days OF
slavery, is unthinkable. That such 4 thing
should be seriously proposed by democratic
member of the United States senate is enough.
How humiating it must be to democrats who
would have people believe that theirs is the
party of enlightenment and progress and what
an eye-opener to misguided folks persuaded that
the democratic party of today had shaken off
the bourbonism Of its past!
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Governor Lowden's program of administr

Governor Lowdens program of administra-
tive reform, working the adjustment of an in
finity of boards and commissions and what not
and the establishment of few efficient state
departments" says the Chicago Tribune, "leaves
few things to be desired; chief among them
the removal of the unwieldy and unbusiness-
like state board of equalization and the forma-
ton of small competent state tax commission. y
Yes, and we'll get to that also some day here in
Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Business Conditions.

The third subject of my report is business
conditions. Generally speaking, America is
prosperous. Retail and wholesale business is
exceptionally brisk. Some parts of the country,
such as the Rocky mountains, are adversely at
fected by the closing down of copper mines, due
to the falling price of copper. Also the Pacific
coast shipyards being unable, until last week, to
accept contracts for foreign building naturally
caused much apprehension and business became
stagnant. This condition has been partly re-
leved by the announcement that the shipyards
may accept foreign contracts, though it is de-
batable if American yards can compete with
foreign builders owing to the high scale of
wages.
My fourth subject is the industrial situation
The number of bolshevists and anarchists is not
greater than it was decade ago, but this group
is now noisier and more anxious to take advan-
tage of such discomfort as grows out of dis
turbed world conditions. Conservative labor
leaders seem everywhere to have control of the
situation and to be as anxious to keep ex-
tremists out of power as the employers.
On the whole it seems as if the situation
were tending towards an understanding between
the conservative union leaders and the employ
ers and manufacturers. incidentally, much in
terest is being taken by business men every
where in improving the living and working con-
ditions of their employees, and also in retaining
the present scale of wages so far as possible
Much encouragement is given to the movement
among working people to build their own
homes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
DREAMLAN
ADVENTURE
Un this story Peggy and Billy make 4
surprising visit to Story-Book Land.)
Peggy's Rash Wish.
ID EGGY was almost doing over q
i tale she had been reading.
By DADDY.

tdlo buS Adu Deeu GedulH8.
IT wish I could go to Story
Book Land" she murmured. set
ting herself back comfortably in her
porch chair and looking up at the
drifting clouds. And as she said this
there came unbidden to her lips the
words Of the charm with which she
had previously summoned the
Mighty Bronze Genie: 'Wisherame,
wisheramy. may my wish come true
in the wink Of an eye"
No sooner were the words uttered
than the Mighty Bronze Genie stood
salaaming before her.
"Wisherame, wisheramy, your
wish has come true in the wink Of
an eye! Whittier away, fair Prin-
cess Peggy"
ITO Story-Book Land" answered
Peggy, promptly, her drowsy feeling
passing away.
The Mighty Bronze Genie straight
ened up quickly and a look Of alarm
came into his eyes.
mo, no, fair Princess! There are
many dangers in Story-Book Land"
But there are heroes and heroines
and princesses and beautiful dam
sells and fairies there" argued
Peggy.
and there are cruel monsters,
wicked kings, ugly witches, hungry
wolves, and evil ogres," declared the
Mighty Bronze Genie. Home is
much safer place"
But I want adventure" urged
Peggy. Take me to story-Book
Land"
"Your wish is my law" said the
Mighty Bronze Genie sadly. Hang
on tight!'
This warning was needed, for sud
denly Peggy found her chair mount
ed on two wheels with thills out in
front-just like q Japanese jinriki-
sha. The Genie got between the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
FROM HERE AND THERE.

An elephant can pick up a needle
with it's trunk.
One pound of PHOSPHORUS will
supply heads for 100000 matches.
Rembrandt. the great painter,
knew the Bible by heart from end to
end. :
In England houses are being built
Of new kind of concrete, made
principally from Stag and seaweed
The socalled cork legs do not owe
their name to their composition, but
to the fact that their inventor was
DR.. Cork.
England is now the only country
left which possesses an upper house
of parliament composed entirely of
hereditary peers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Wooster on the League.

| sooS~SA VA VAAC ASSNAS5 uOs
Silver Creek. Neb., June 3.-To
the Editor Of The Bee: In Wash
ington news Of June /, 1t is said
that Immediately on his return to
America President Wilson will call a
conference "for the purpose Of dis
cussing plans for the adoption Of
the league" or, in other words, for
| forcing the league down the threats
Of an unwilling senate.
Now, that looks very innocent,
| does it not? And yet the thing pro-
posed would be a. blow at one Of
the foundation principles Of our
government, namely: That we have
three coordinate departments of
government, neither of which must,
in any manner, interfere with the
duties, powers or prerogatives prop
erly pertaining to any other depart
ment. This is plain and we'll under
stood, but how many will stop to
think that If the president should
do that he would be committing a
crime greater than that committed
by the man who ordered the firing
| on Fort Sumter on that memorable
morning in 1861? Why a greater
crime? Greater because by its ma
ture it is not easily apprehended; its
legitimate effects are not SO manifest
and striking, and therefore are more
difficult to contend against, yet no
less destructive of democratic gov
eminent The fact that from the
beginning of his first administration
Wilson has been continually COM
hitting such offenses, and all, as he
ha1 No;
tives inspired by lofty patriotism,
would not lessen the enormity, but,
rather, aggravate it.
Perhaps l may be pardoned for
here stating for the possible benefit
of some thoughtless persons another
well known fact, namely, that the
president has no right to attempt to
force the hands Of the senate to ap-
prove treaty-no more right than
a sheriff to try to influence jurys
verdict as to the guilt or innocence
Of prisoner.
We all want peace, but no good
American wants peace at the ex-
pense of our own independence as
nation.
If the league Of nations covenant
should be ratified by the senate,
which in my opinion it never will
be, the United States should be
made mandatory and put under
charge of some such illustrious SOW
ereign as the sultan Of Zanzibar or
the queen Of the Cannibal Islands,
until such time as we might become
fitted for government.
CHARLES WOOSTER.
Immortality.
Hancock, Ia, May 2S.-To the
Editor of The Bee: A priest on i'm
mortality, infidels and agnostics
should not go unanswered, his state
ments being malicious and mislead-
ing if not false, especially to those
who are in the habit of allowing the
clergy to think for them, and they
are not a few. Why? Because the
infidel and agnostic does believe in
God and immortality, backed by
every scientific fact, because the
infidels and agnostics are not dishon-
est skeptics, but seekers for the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

The referendum is two-edged sword. Its
ostensible purpose is to enable the people to
head off vicious legislation which trustees law
makers attempt to put over. 1t can also be
used, however, by interested parties to suspend
and defeat meritorious measures enacted for the
public good. 1t is up to the individual citizen
to distinguish between the right and the wrong
use of the referendum before he consents to
affix his signature to the petition papers
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

It's safe prediction that the strongest OPP
position to ratifyng the equal suffrage amend
ment will be found in the stronghold OF the
democratic party in the south-in fact, the south
Is the democratic stronghold solely by reason
OF the disfranchisement of large part of the
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

!. Of course, any inquiry into the conduct Of
the war instituted by congress will be de-
nounced as partisan" by those who don't want
to be Investigated and to whom the plain un-
Vanished truth will be highly distasteful.
Those who have nothing to cover up Oh apollo
gize for will have no objection to investigation
Nv ,nvhodv
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

French premium" bonds are being adver-
Used for sale in this country. which look very
much like good old-fashioned lottery. An
american "enterprise" on the same lines would
likely run up against an order debarring from
the use Of the mails but Mr.. Bureson is doubt
less too busy playing peanut politics to give at
tention to such little thing at this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

If any copies OF the treaty have been care
lessly left lying around depend upon some
thrifty person to pick them up and market them
on Wall street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Organized labor has its problem, too. to keep
the law-abiding element in control and hold the
turbulent, mob-violence bunch in check.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

But where are our state railway commits
sions to come in, if congress fails to restore
their rate-regulating powers along with the
restoration of the power of the interstate COM
merce body? Must they keep on inventing ex-
cuses for continued existence?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Large amounts of counterfeit American
money are reported in circulation in Soviet
Russia. We might try to get even in kind if
Russian rubles were only worth counterfeitng
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Remember that the labor unrest is not local
but nationwide and worldwide. Readjustment
has always involved industrial friction after
every great war.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Cash and Carry" may work all right for
groceries and dry goods, but it sets too narrow
limits to a municipal ice plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

The Groeers' and Butchers association,
otherwise known as "the Rainmakers," must
have overlooked bet in timing their first pic
mic of the season. a.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Are two cups of coffee too much to drink
during the day? This question is propounded
by . reader to health expert, who gives
guarded answer. Why not tell him it depends
on what else he can get to drink?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Henry Ford is pulling lot of free advertis-
ing, no matter how the verdict OF the jury may
come in.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

A League OF Nations against anarchy nigh
look good to lot of people not sure about the
other league.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Uncle Sans national debt has reached the
thigh water mark Of $2s,9oOOooooo, which is but
trAe under the total Of the public debt Of the
world Is years ago f'
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Omaha is ready to go forward by leaps and
bounds if all interested in its progress wifi only
pull together
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
IN THE BEST OF HUMOR.

did the play have q happy ending"
Comparatively SO. All money was re-
funded after the second act.-Answers
LEND you Q hundredf Why man, you
must have lost your senses"
mot all OF them. I've still got the
sense of touch, you see."-Boston Tran
script
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Peggy saw that the Turks face was
covered with whiskers Of a fiery hue.
It was Red Beard himself.
ln tomorrow's chapter will be told how
Peggy u received at Red Boards castle.D :
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

No service insignia has been provided for
sailors. Wake up, Nj. Secretary of the Navy,
and vindicate the right Of the jackies to equal
treatment with the Sammies.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06

Still registration to participate in bond
election is hardly fair test of the fair ones