Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

He BEE: OMAHA, MONT
invited the confidence Of the com.
mon people. The people trusted
them because they had faith in Their
character. I have seen Roosevelt
in camp, cndeavoring to find some
thing of which he could say a pleas
ant word, even when things seemed
to be going wrong. Roosevelt stood
for the simple, honest fundamentals
I'VE found in Cleveland . rugged
honest character, absolutely honest
He had the courage of his convic.
tions. Mckinley was another mar
of fine character, devoted to hi:
home and an invalid wife, and loya
to his country. l remember tina,
when Roosevelt and ! were stationed
in Washington we felt that there
! was going to be war with Spain
Mckinley told me there would be nc
war unless God and man approved
it. Ono morning he asked me, Have
you and Theodore DECLARED war
yet? Mckinley often appeared rc
be man of indecision, but he was
Ia man of firm decisions.
Good Word for Teachers
1--WE need strength OF character
among the youth OF our nation. This
is subject to which we should
give urgent and immediate atten-
tion. We are paying too little at
tention to our teaching force, which
is oyr greatest character-forming
machine, next to the church. We
should pay our teachers properly
and give them recognition. 1t is
rather an insult for a professor earn
ing $4.50sa day to employ plumber
earning $40 day. We must have
character in the leaders of our pub
lie schools, because they are making
character.
In public life we have too little
OF character and too much of self
serving. We should have more con-
sideration for national welfare. We
must keep character alive in our ma
ticnal life. We want to build up an
intense American conscience. We
should be strong and a fair ma
! ton"
| General Wood urged that more at
tentlon should be given to the immi-
grafton question, to see that the
newcomers are not of a class that
will seek to tear down this govern
met. He urged Americanization>of
those who come to this country, and
not allow them to be fed on doc
trines Which are inimical to the best
interests or this country. He made
a plea for national solidarity and he
believed that it is possible to iron
out the differences between capital
and labor by the application of the
golden rule, more so than by mere
legislation.
Frank Talking Needed.
Frank talking on the part of the
leaders would be good thing" he
said. Labor should give an honest
days work for days wage and EN-
ployers should see that workers re-
ceive an honest days wage. You
can't legislate fairness into the
hearts Of men; you need strength OF
character to accomplish this
He stated that 95 per cent of the
people want to do what is right and
the greatest danger i'll this country
is indifference among the people who
should be exemplars. He spoke for
greater respect for authority and
urged Americans to hold fast to the
simple, home1y things that have
made this country what it is.
"This is no time for loose talk
ing" he said.
He said he hoped that the league
of nations treaty will soon be dis
posed of and then the country can
give its time, and thought to the
problems of reconstruction, to in
crease of production and to- the
building up of real American spirit
and conscience.
Should Aid the Stricken.
The general also declared that this
country should heed mandate,
which is that, with the wealth that
has come to the United States dur
ing recent years, this nation should
help the devastated areas of Europe,
where millions are dying because of
lack of food and shelter. On that
thought he said:
"1n these days there is a good
deal of talk of mandates, but the
mandate that our people will al
ways accept is that mandate which
comes from the conscience of the
American people. That is the man
date which Americans will respond
to and no other We have one
such mandate now. 1t is that we,
with the wealth that has come to US,
shall do all that is humanity possible
to alleviate the conditions Of desti-
tuition and suffering in Europe.
There are literally millions of peo-
pie who stand without shelter, with
out food, without necessary clothing.
1t is condition unparalleled in the
worlds history"