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Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
Other Nations and the League.

Ardent advocates of the League of Nations
particularly those who profess excessive loy-
atty to the president and avouch willingness tot
accept in advance any proposal he may make,
would have the world believe that the only
criticism of the draft of the constitution of tile
league as presented in Paris is heard in this
country. Such have deliberately overlooked the
attitude Of France and Italy, who are to be equal
partners with the United States, Great Britain
and Japan in control. And now Japan is added
to the list of DIRECTORS.
France and Italy have serious problems that
are not solved by the league as outlined. With
Germany outside the pale, and declining to come
in, France is confronted by the menace that has
clouded its borders for generations. Nothing
written can restrain the Germans from a sudden
swoop on Paris; only the presence of a sufficient
defense guarantees the safety of the French.
France therefore, has reserved the right to
offer such amendments as may seem necessary
to secure the country from future invasion on
the east.
Italy's problem is not so imminent, but none
the less it is present and calls for similar treat
ment. The Adriatic question is acute, and no
inclination ON part of either side to yield on the
point is noted Thus another of the proposed
ruling quintet holds aloof
Japan has more formidable objection, that
Of racial recognition and social discrimination.
Americans are deeply concerned in this, for it
touches on the policy OF Asiatic exclusion. The
apparent design Of the Japanese to try their
case against the United States at Paris is so
plain as to need no further advertisement.
These facts should be taken into full account
when insisting that the draft Of the constitution
be gulped down by the world. Mr.. Wilson adj
mits it is tentative only and subject to amend
ment and the prospects Of its being greatly
altered in form at least are good.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
CENTER SHOTS

Washington Post: One big COM
fort is that when the United States
is internationalized the prohibition
amendment will go overheard with
the rest. Hurry up with that league!
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Col.
George Harvey, who calls them "the
"a Commandments" must yield the
palm to Chancellor Day Of Syracuse.
who dubs them "the IA International
beatitudes."
Philadelphia Ledger: Let Ameri-
cans imagine one-fourth of the
United States devastated and the
robber holding his plumber just over
the border, and then they will un-
derstand why France seems to be
impatient for an early settlement
Brooklyn Eagle: The ex-kaiser
Is quoted as saying: ''There are still
good patriots in Germany who will
not allow her to become bankrupt"
How those good patriots will have
to hustle to make money in the next
so years! The suggestion is worthy
of the wit of Amerongen.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
.z22:1azle cT0zG Corner g

Billy and Peggy had hit upon an
other Of the weak points of the
mean sprltes-the first being their
tendency to get fused when
laughed at.
Billy ran at Joker. blowing hard
and Joker took to his legs. In a
moment all the mean sprites we're
running away as fast as they could
The agreeable sprites crowded
ioyfully around Billy and Peggy.
"Hurrah" they cried. This gallant
knight and fair lady have beaten
the pests of Funland!"
Now Peggy asked a question she
had been wanting to ask ever since
she had noticed the sad look on the
faces of the agreeable sprites: 'If
this is FINLAND why are you so Sc
rious?"
Because those Good-Time-spoll
ers have upset our happy, care-free
realm with their mischievous
pranls, turning FINLAND into
Meanland," chorused the sprites.
and because they have carried their
harmful joking so far as to kidnap
King Fun and hide him away"
ouch, oh, oh!' suddenly shrek
ed Tickle, dancing around on one
foot and holding up the other.
Whats the matter ?" cried Billy.
Il stepped on a burning cigar
stub. 1t hurts" moaned Tickle.
Does fire hurt you sprites?" ask
ed Billy in surprise.
Heat just drives us Wild" an
swered Laugh.
"Ah, hal" exclaimed Billy ex-
citedly, forgetting Tickle's burned
foot THAT makes three ways of
Furnishing the mean sprites-they
are afraid Of ridicule, afraid Of hav-
ing holes blown in them. and afraid
of heat"
''And they are afraid Of Sense, the
FINLAND policeman" added Humor.
"He is a terror when he catches
them doing harm"
-Four ways!" shouted Billy.
That's enough for a plan to force
them to free King Fun and promise
to be good" Billy's eyes glanced up
and down the street as he thought
hard. They CHANGED to rest on a
tar heater which workmen had left
there after doing repair Job.
1--WE will get them in that tar pot,
then we can make them do any
thing we want them to-" he unused.
There they are now" exclaimed
Peggy. "See, they are planning a
joke on Nanny Chloe, our
laundress."
A short distance away the mean
sprites were gathering around an old
negro, nanny who was carrying a
basket Of clean laundry balanced on
her head.
ut will be their last Joke in some
time" declared Billy. "If my plan
works we will give them a roasting
they will never forget, Come on,
ALL"
{ I'm the next chapter will be told how
Billy gives the mean sprites a big scarce
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
Z1SS82eeS: M dzz3oac

people of the United States will OBJ
ject to maintaining court there for
him. We would like to have him
have a home in the Murat castle.
and enjoy the court flatterers and
God knows he does, but not at the
expense of the people of the United
States. We do not want the consti-
tutipn destroyed or weakened and
have not any too much respect for
men who attempt it. The trouble
is that Mr.. Wilson is obsessed with
the idea that Louis XIV had: IT am
the state" We rather that Wilson
would be Inundated than the
United States lose a part Of its
sovereignty and independence. I am
rather of the opinion that he should
suffer humiliation for his presum-
ing upon this vital question without
consulting congress and the people.
We would have an international
court presided over by "a noted 1urist
who could also reside abroad.
F. L. PUTNEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
Arbor pay Memorial % soldier.

A suggestion from the Omaha Woman's
club, that trees be planted along the Lincoln
highway as a memorial to the soldier dead, is
worthy in all ways, Nebraska certainly intends
to commemorate the services and the sacrifices
Of its sbns 'who died in camp and field and
trench and many plans are under consideration
all looking to the end that this sentiment find
expression in permanent form. The planting of
tree in the name of each soldier who lost his
life while in the Fervice of his country will not
interfere with any other project but will stimu-
late the thought that is back of the movement.
Attention should be given to the matter by the
civic organizations of the state, for all can
afford to join with the women in this undertake
ing. The Bee suggests that it be made con-
tinung custom, to the end that in me broad
avenue across the state from east to west, bor-
dered by stately trees, well kept and beautiful in
all its aspects, will stand tribute from the peo-
pie Of the state to the boys whose names are
now the subjects of fresh sorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
The Bee in the Camps.

Camp Humphrey, Va, Feb. Is
TO the Editor of The Bee: Just a
line to congratulate you on your
much appreciated paper as a form
er Omahan, and again will be one
after discharged / am receiving a
copy of your daily paper every day
through friend of mine and / want
to tell you it is the most welcome
and appreciated paper around the
barracks. Several Nebraska boys are
here with me and every one wants
to read your paper in succession.
We expect to be at home in a few
weeks, and I take this opportunity to
thank you in the name of all.
FRANK B. vAIRO,
Hot. Co. .210, Engineers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

mouth with their hands. Now Billy
quit laughing in hurry, for he
found that he couldn't breathe. The
misty hands of the sprites were like
heavy smoke-they smothered him.
But suddenly Billy blew out with
all his might. Whit Off went
Mocker's hand and he jumped to
catch it and fasten 1t back on his
arm. Peggy. seeing this, ran up
and blew at Joker and she blew so
hard she blew big hole in Joker's
stomach He jumped away with
howl and began to patch himself up.
Peggy blew at Wit and he went
bawling up the street trying to
catch half of his head that had
been blown off. 1t was plain that
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
Some Good Precedents

Disarmament by agreement between nations
is not an untried idea. We have as ex-Presi-
dent Taft points out. highly successful exam
pie OF it at our own doors. For hundred years
The United States and Canada have observed
the compact not to place armed vessels on the
Great Lakes. The treaty has been kept without
friction and with general advantage. The lakes
are fair field for commerce and unuuestloned
friendliness prevails. A few decades ago the
British government closed the last of its milf
tary barracks on the Canadian border. The
mutual sentiment of peaceful amity rendered it
useless, a mere relic of outgrown conditions 1t
shows how two peoples, living side by side
across a whole continent, can get along smooth
ly by simply agreeing to do it. We had for
some time a difference with Canada on
Aiaslxa's coast boundary, but it was finally set
tied ia our favor by an arbitration board that
held its meetings in England, and the deciding
votes were British. AS a result Canada has no
seaport of its own on the Alaskan coast. But
its shipping interests do not suffer in that
region The disposition on both sides is con-
siderate and amicable. Peace is so largely
state of mind that league of nations is by no
means as complex as many imagine.
The most dangerous controversy we have
had with the British government since the War
of 1872 was successfully arbitrated, During the
civil war confederate cruisers, covertly built
and fitted out in British ports, not only cap
lured many American ships but virtually de-
stroyed our ocean marine. The consequential
damages were immensely more injurious than
the loss Of individual ships and cargoes. Yet
the score was wiped out by arbitration. It
might have been powder magazine if a warlike
spirit had been cultivated Again a state of
mind resulted in q peaceful solution.
If il takes two 20 quarrel and not even one
wants war, there win be no quarrei.-St. Louis
Globe-D Democrat
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Lake Fromt-You are quite cor
rect in assuming that William Hale
Thompson, mayor of Chicago. is the
one surviving cowboy mayor" in the
publicity spotlight. Prospects are
not encouraging for beating the rec
ord for continuity on the job held
by 0maha's former Mayor jim"
Thompson is finishing his first four
year term and is hustling for re-
election. Born in Boston not quite so
years ago, and educated in Chicago.
Thompson felt the lure of the plans
in his teens and plunged into the
cattle business for money and the
outdoor life. He made good in both.
A fortune inherited from his father
brought him back to Chicago, where
his experience on the roundup fitted
into the system of Chicago politics.
n-Congressman James A.
Gallinan, representative of the
Twelfth Massachusetts district is
Boston born, graduate of Har-
ward, and the joint product Of the
Boston school of politics and the
local press He Is classed as an "elo-
quent and energetic representative of
the Irish-American type of New
crat and a sharp critic of southern
democratic domination. Recently
the Boston congressman took up the
cudgels in defense of the National
Guards in the war and on several
occasions exposed what he termed
the injustice perpetrated by the
West Point clique" on commission
ed officers from civil life.
The late Sir Wilfred Laurier, mas
ter spirit OF modern Canada, was one
of the rare personages in public life
Of whom 1t is said that never by
spoken word did he hurt the sensi-
bilities Of political opponent. The
singing retort was not for him. No
matter how fierce the attack or how
great the outflow of vituperation,
Laurier, IL he chose to reply, employ
ed the keener weapons of scholarly
wit Typical of his ready wit is one
incident among the number. Sir
Wilfrid was lean of figure, a regular
SLIM" and on this occasion turned
his slimness to account. A portly
opponent arose in parliament and
accused Sir Wilfrid of "fattening on
the toll and sweat of the people"
Laurier stood UP in Nhis place and
smilingly said: IT leave the house to
Judge which of us two is the more
exposed tn that charge"
One of the first Of the secondary
personages to state his peoples
claims to the peace conference, with
President Wilson as prior confi--
dant, was Sheriff Feiseul, third son of
the emir of Mecca and a lineal de-
scendant Of Mohammed, who jour-
neyed to Paris to see that in the
reconstruction of the Ottoman en-
pire the Just claims of the Arabs,
both in Arabia and Palestine are not
The Arabian revolt
against Turkish rule made possible
the conquest of the Holy Land by
the allies, and their work insures
friendly consideration for Arab
claims.
An extensive and varied career as
colonial viceroy topped with expert
ence as war minister, fits Viscount
Miner for the task of "subbing" for
Lloyd George at the peace confer
ence during the absence of the pre-
mier at parliament: Born in Ger
many of an English father and Ger
man mother, educated in Germany,
and imbued with German ideas, he
is the most loyal of Britishers and
an imperialist. In the Boer war
days he was governor of Cape Colony |
and later with Kitchener reorganiz- |
ed the government and finances of |
Egypt.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER Ill.
Billy Learns FINLAND Secrets.
- LILY braeed himself to meet
II the attack of the mean
sprites. Joker, Moeker and Wit
doubled up their fists and struck at
him fiercely. But after their first
blows Billy began to laugh. Their
desperate punches had no more
weight than whiffs of smoke. They
didn't hurt bit.
+ "Ha, ha, hal" laughed Billy. 'Ha,
ha, hal" laughed Peggy and all the
agreeable sprites.
In rage the mean sprites tried
new form of attack. They crowded
close around Billy and covered his
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

That governors conference at Washington
bids fair to get the spotlight, now that CON
gress is out of the way. What the governor of
New Jersey said to the governor Of Ohio will
be recalled as snapper, at least, if not so hos
pitable as the interchange between the Carolina
executives.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Gallivan Of Boston told the house that con-
gressmen who did not vote to free ireland were
dealing with dynamite" And some who did
will find they were monkeying with another sort
Of explosive. And there you are.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Guatemala has just emerged from two years
under martial law, fact that ought TO interest
the peace congress. although most of US had
forgotten that that country was a belIigerent.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

BY the middle of April the railroads will be
running on their own funds, as they were be-
fore the government took hold. This may aid
in the return of prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

The woman who withstood her conscience
for nine years before she made good on the
railroad ticket is of interest only in that she did
not get accustomed to its prickings.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Superintendent Beverage proposes swim
ming pool for the new High School Of Com
merce, saying all the boys should learn to
swim. Why not add bowling alley, shooting
gallery and few other modern conveniences to
soften the asperity Of study? The boy who has
not learned to swim by the time he reaches the
high school age seldom acquires that ac-
conplishnnent.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Boisheviki troops who invaded Lithuania
have been licked to the point Of crying
enough" but the Lithuanians say nay, and
propose to satisfy themselves that the reds are
vanquished. This is good medicine and will
remedy the disease
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Little nations present at Paris also object
10 the conditions Of the league constitution.
That document will soon have no more respect
than is given the Baltimore platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

And jeanette Rankin ceased to be "the lady
from Montana" when the clock struck noon,
but she will always remain the first woman
ever to have held seat in congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Carter Glass gets "earte blanche on the
Victory loan. thanks to democratic congress.
Wait till the taxpayers come to get returns on
this act Of liberaity and then listen to the
comment
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

A new bath house at "Muny" beach will be
acceptable, and few more swimming holes in
the parks might not rouse any popular resent
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Contemplation of the city pay roll will re-
mind the taxpayers that the war affected other
things besides the price of pork and butter.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Madly-running booze" cars are becoming a
more serious menace than ever the Demon Rum
could hope to be. Is there not way to stop
them9 .E-..
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Wall street felt the jar when the administra-
ton program fell 1t will get even, though,
when the Victory loan is foated.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Charity begins at home, we are told, but the
worlds business just now has preference over
the nations.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

The appropriation to pay the wheat guaranty
went through, which is some encouragement to
the farmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Holland wants the headquarters of the
League of Nations, but will have to get rid of
one OF its present guests before its bid will be
considered
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

II the bolsheviki continue to press American
troops in northern Russia till the Yankee boys
get impatient, then we will have another story
70 tell
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

The mystery woman" failed to add even
a note Of the melodrama to the bootegging
business In the movies they do it."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Germany is to be required to struggle along
for the future with an army of only 100000, but
even that many will look big to the neighbors.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Again we wish the president a pleasant
voyage and safe return.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Foch is making it plain to Germany that it
was the Allies and not the Huns who came out
on top.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

If you do put on sackcloth and ashes today
try to live up to the display
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
.DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
BY DADDY
BY DADDY
FINLAND.

peggy and Billy Belgium find them
selves among strange sprltes, some of
whom are agreeable and some Of whom
are mean. The mean sprites attack
BiIly1
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
TODAY
Nc DaY We Celebrate.

w. H. Dorrance, undertaken, born 1880.
Thomas w. Blackburn, attorney, born 1855.
George H. Lee of the Lee Manufacturing
company, born 1866.
William H. Maxwell, former superintendent
Of schools of New York City, born in Ireland,
o. years ago.
George F. Slosson, veteran professional
billiard player, born at De Kalb, N. Y, 6s
years ago
Freddie Welsh, former holder of the light
weight pugilistic championship, born in Wales,
So years ago.
CA slip Of the pencil or the types added 10
uncelebrated birthdays to the record of Charles
R. Sherman of the Sherman & Mcconnell Drug
company on the I'd instant Luckily, taking off
10 years is simple operation, and leaves Mr..
Sherman, at 81, all the better for IT'D
In Omaha 80 Years Ago
Cartwright is leading in the six-day go-as-
you-please foot race out at the Coliseum
The ministers of the city Y. NJ C. A. or
ganization presented protests to the council
against the advertised public presentation of
the Passion Play"
At the Elks entertainment the program i'm
Guided musical numbers by Nine. Muenterfer.
ing, Miss Boulter, Lieutenant Knzie, Jules
Hubbard and Prof Butler.
F. A. Ober entertained a Y. M. c. A.
audience with lecture on Mexico
George P. Shelton president of the Phoenix
Insurance company Of BROOKLYN Is the guest OF
"a = hs#sEs
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05
People You Ask About

information About Folks in
the Public Eye Will Be Given
In This Column in Answer
to Readers Questions. Your
Name win Not Be Printed.
Let The B e e Tell You.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-05

Well, what is the constitution between
democrats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
CITES CONVICTIONS
TO WARN TAX DODGERS
Commissioner Roper Says Sentence
. of Boston Merchants Typifes
Revenue Bureau Policy.

Warning to woulJ-be income tax
dodgers was issued yesterday by Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Daniel
c. Roper in a statement calling at
tention to the recent sentence of two
men to eighteen months each in
prison, in addition to a fine of $10,%
600 in each case and the imposition
of 100 per cent additional tax as
eessment.
William A. English and John H
OBrien. Boston wool merchants.
pleaded guilty to charge of con-
spiracy to defrand the government
after il had been learned that they
had kept false set of books and
of 1917 by approximately I.000.000,
says the statement from Mr.. Ropers
office.
ut is and will be the policy of the
bureau to pursue tax frauds relent-
lessIy." says the statement. In
shows fraud will be followed by a
thorough and complete investigation.
MhicH though it may require years,
will " continued until the persons in
Rlvet are, brought to Justice In
eGery4case warranted by the facts the
Aire4l will urge the imposition Of
IT, eitreme penalty. .,.,u
fpll tax requirements should not wait
Until the discovery is made by a reve-
n4le officer. There is great difference
htw& the self-discovered tax
d4dg$ 6r tax delinquent and the one
dscofered by our office. The time for
ckmptomise is before discovery by a
s$ver hnssnt official 1t is our deter
r1ine& policy that wealth shall not in
nben& to prevent wiIlful tax dodg-
CTS frpnf, going to Jail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
3 LUMBAR GRADUATES
| | WIN SCHOLARSHIPS
Calf Prize Winners for Essays on
! Commercial Geography Are
Also Announced.

Twenty-three graduates of Dunbar
High School won university scholar
ships. according to An announcement
last night by officials
Following is a list Of successful
pupils: Elijah Henry Allen, Dart
mouth: Capt Oliver Blackwell, Ham
ilton;1 George Nolen Galloway, Am
horst: Thomas Andrew Center, Dart
MOUTH; Aithea Hope Chapman, How
ard; Zyllah Mae Davidson, Howard;
George Joseph Davis, Howard; George
LDrenzo Eggleston, Howard: Sum-
ner Grimshaw Fletcher, Dartmouth;
Charles Wendell Freeman, Howard:
Charles Dudley Lee, Lincoln; Charles
William Lewis. Amherst; Samuel BY
ron Milton. Brown: Theodore Roose-
Welt Pinckney, Bates: Thomas Ed
ward Posey, Syracuse: Fitzhugh Lee
Reid. Iowa State: Ralph Winfield
Scott, Williams: Webster Sewell, Mai.
Dean scholarships: Edna Madeleine
West. Howard: GLADYS Aneyse Will
kinson, Radcliffe, and Norman Camp
bell Wilson. University of Pittsburgh.
First honorS in the scholarship
competitions were awarded to Gladys
Aneyse Wilkinson. and second honors
went to Lillian Taylor. The Gait
prizes for an original essay on COM
mercial geography were awarded to
William Mason. first. $50. and Mary
Reynolds. second, $50. while John
George received honorable mention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
PICK UP WRECKED sEAMEN.
Two Steamers Bring Crews Of
Abandoned Schoouers to Port.

NEW YORK. June 2s.-Aboard the
steamship Phoenix, which arrived to-
day from Brest, were the captain and
nine members of the American motor
schooner n. f Turner. which, in a
waterlogged condition, was abandoned
at sea 800 miles southeast of Sandy
Hook. May 81. while bound from Nor
folk to Bordeaux with a cargo Of slaves
The shipwrecked men were taken of
the schooner by the Phoenix on its out
ward voyage and brought back upon it's
return. The abandoned vessel was later
towed TO Bermuda
The American steamer Houma ar
rived here this morning from st.
Michael carrying eight 'shipwrecked
eailors. the crew Of the British schooner
Phileen. The Phileen, bound from St.
Johns. N. F.. for Oporto. Portugal.
foundered May 26. 225 miles west of the
Azores islands. and was abandoned. The
men were picked up at sea BY the
Uoum9.