Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-27
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sbipbuiIders Not slackers.

Shipbuilders Not Siackers.
Omaha, Jan. 24.--To the Editor
OF The Bee: In looking through
your paper Of the Gath ran across
a column In your paper headed THE
Bees Letter Box" And, reading
down the column came across an
article branding Mr., Jack Dempsey
a Stacker and signed by sc. NJ. T.,
Member Chicago Post" ~
1 would like to ask Mr.. r" M. T.
how he classed any man employed
in shipyard during our war Pc
Rod? When the war started be-
tween the United States and Ger
many I was working in a business
that the United States government
classed as exempt from war duty,
but at the call of Mr., Schwab for men
for the shipyards, quit and went to
work for a shipyard in the east, and
can honestly say / did more for my
country working in shipyard than
I could have done If l. had been
across the water. Thousands Of
other men hold the same idea re-
garding this as do. I don't want
any reader to think that I or any
other of my fellow employees tried
to get out of the army by going to
work in a shipyard. But we all felt
We should go where we could do the
most for our country, and certainly
myself and all of us ship workers
know that Wa did as much for our
country as Mr.. Il. M. T. Of Chicago
post, if not just little bit more. And
we are not going around Dragging
about it, either.
Mr.. z. M. II. may have been across,
but at the same time myself and
thousands like me were working our
heads off to get him means to get
him food and shells and ship to
comeback on. And there were very
few men that a foreman had to
stand over to get out production and
at the same time to keep our work
to the perfect mark. Now Mr.. E. M.
T., don't you think you were just a
little bit hasty in your branding
Jack Dempsey Stacker, because
you brand every man employed in a
shipyard a Stacker when you brand
him Stacker. We did not wear
the drab color, but we did wear the
blue overall in Uncle Sans vast |
army. We did not get a gilt-edged
paper showing our record or any
thing like that, but I do think we
won respect from the people Of the |
United States and our president.
r. W. LYCELL.
Arc Wage Workers Proflteers?
Omaha, Jan. 24.--To the Editor |
OF The Bee: Ten dollars day, at |
the present cost of living, is ap.
proximately equal to IS day at |
the cost Of living few years ago,
when it was figured by economic ex-
perts that the wage worker receiv.
ing SIS day received only about one
half of what a just system Of pro.
duction, and distribuation would |
have allowed him. If these figures
not be profiteering now If he were
to receive $40 a day.
According to the recent statement
OF Chicago banker, 10000 new mil
ltonaires have come into existence in
this country since the beginning of
the world war. In addition to these,
many old millionaires, according to
other reports, have accumulated for
tunes so vast that, If all their wealth
were converted into silver dollars or
bills, it would take them longer than |
an ordinary lifetime, working eight
hours day, to simply count it.
Why should any legitimate mer.
chant, farmer or professional man
feel offended and cry "bolshevist'
when he hears a workingman pro-
testing against the profiteers? Why
should they take any stock in the Nef-
fort of foxy politicians to classify
workers organizing to keep from
losing what they have as the other
vicious extreme Of the commercial
kaisers?' Is it not to their truer and
better interests to. gradually help
raise the standard of living Of the
so long as it is kept within
the bounds of equity? -
WILLIS HUDsPErH.
Mississippi and Women's Suffrage.
Omaha, Jan. 25.-To the Editor
or The Bee: Why view with alarm
conduct on the ratifica--
ton of woman's suffrage? The state
where a woman could bid 10 cents
for the state capitol, and southern
chivalry would forbid a man raising
the bid. The south knows the only
way to keep the republican party
from dominating politics is to keep
the negro from voting. 1t also
knows that at some subsequent time
the republican party to further it's
welfare may insist that the negroes
in the southern states be given their
rights, or see that in
states. where negroes can not vote,
that these states have their congress
sional representation reduced in ac-
cordance with those who vote. We
do not expect such favors from the
democratic party, but sincerely hope
the republican party will see a way
TO accomplish the act when they
again have the opportunity.
w. e. ALEXANDER, T.
sS12 North Twenty-fifth Street, City.
Smith Out for Pershing.
Kearney, Neb., Jan. 23.-To the
Editor Of The Bee: Having been as
with the republican state
central committee and also mem.
Der OF the executive committee, I
nave remained neutral up to this
lime as to expressing my dhoice Of
candidates In the coming campaign.
The time has arrived, however, for
everyone who believes that Nebraska
should get behind their favorite son,
!. J. Pershing, and put this state
n the Pershing column, where it
lightly belongs, should not longer
'emain quiet. Every man and wo-
nan who believes as I do In a SQUARE
leal for our gallant leader, must as
ert themselves at once. BY doing
10 Nebraska will send a solid dele
ration to. the Chicago convention for
he greatest living leader Of all time.
o. G. SMITH,
President National Farmers Con
gress. (.
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