Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-23
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oxford, Neb., Jan. 20.-To the
Editor OF The Bee: President Will
son requests congress to vote $780,
000,0 for food relief In Europe and
gives as a reason for congress to
act Immediately that food is the
key to the whole European situa-
tion." Bolshevism is steadily adj
vaneing westward, Is poisoning Ger
many. IL cannot be stopped by
force, but It can be stopped by
food" A man by the name of White
eorroborates this statement and
adds: "Boishevism now completely
controls Russia and Poland and Is
spreading through Germany" The
house rubber stamped this enor-
nous tax without the slightest in
vestigation as to who was TO get the
food. Certainly we do not want
to be taxed to feed bolsheyism and
keep It alive where 1t is in complete
control, nor do we care to be taxed
to- feed Germany when It Is
abundantly able to feed itself. Is It
not about time our p resident should
come down to plain English and tell
us exactly what Is to be done with
this little sum Of S100,000,0002 Is
1t not about time that we should
garding our taxes? When the war
was going on we asked no questions.
When the president told us he
wanted this or must have that to
win the war he got it without a
murmur. Belshevism is not caused
by hunger, nor can it be checked or
blotted out with food. It springs
from socialism and bears different
names in different countries and is
more harmful under different gov
ernments. Its growth in any coun-
try is cultivated when there Is lack
OF fearless administration Of just
government, and the United States
with its stores Of food is no excep-
ton.
Food will not cure the bolshevism
Of Germany or the. /. w. Wism OF
America. Giving them food or SYM
pathy Is like casting pearls before
swine. If they want to kill one
another off, let them hop to It. On
the 18th day of last November an
armistice was signed for 80 days in
which to make a treaty Of peace,
and here we are without a begin
ming, spending time trying to hatch
some kind of war preventive before
we have told the conquered on what
terms they can have peace or told
the German people to get busy
working to pay the allies for the
cost Of the war they forced upon
them. The delegates from the
United States should be deluged
with demands that this country is
reimbursed for our war cost, even
to Ford's ghost chasers. OF course
there will be plenty of the sob gang
that will contend that Germany
cannot pay, that we should forgive
and kindred rot Germany can pay,
or at least let 1t work at that occupa-
ton for the next 200 years. It is
time enough to forgive when 1t
shows works meet for repentance.
Such a treaty of peace would put
Germany out OF the war business;
and the league Of friendship culti-
waited among the allies during this
war should be a greater safeguard
for future peace than. any concocted
league of nations that would in
clude our present enemies or coun-
tries that did not have the sense Of
Justice or backbone to declare war
on Germany.
II President Wilson will consider
advice from one Of his most humble
and obedient subjects during the
war, he will hold the league for pre-
venting future wars in allegiance till
the present war is settled and settled
right. A. @. RANKIN,