Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-17
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We Must Educate.

Auburn, Neb., March 12t-To the
EDITOR of The Bee: Peace is the
normal, natural condition for all
members of the human family, and
there Is no one who wants the CEN
verse theory when he or they
are to be those to realize, or suffer
its benign effects, hence we, who
WELD the pen, should make the same
mightier than the sword, and for
good not evil.
There is much that should be
taught, proclaimed and made the
great factor in the front rank, while
we look for, hope for and some of
us pray for, and that is simply the
unadulterated truth, as against so
much of the teachings of today as
are doing some part toward war, and
more and still more of it.
! We should relate the great facts
that conquest. or efforts thereat, on
either side, or anywhere, can but
mean the hell of war; for as ! must
repeat: 'About war there is not,
and cannot be, one redeeming fea-
ture; not even to the one or more
who wear brass buttons and pocket
the dollars" As Mr.. Bixby says: II
think we have reached a crisis in
WOTlu dlldHS WUCll pSOpiG
stop abusing people. stop killing peo.
pie, stop preparing to kill people and
address themselves to the changing
of intolerable conditions growing out
of heartless venality and selfishness
Of those who seem to have forgot.
ZEN something"
And this lesson should not be over
looked, towit: that he or they who
are directly or indirectly contribut-
,ng in any way, his might, can not
be otherwise than partially RESPONSE
BILE for the wars that are following
in the wake Of war; and whether he
be the bombastic party demagogue,
the narrow pettifogger or the vile
pretender to divine rights, his teach
ings and lessons should be displaced,
not by force Of arms, but by rea-
son. A TEACHER
Mercy for the CentraIia SIayers.
Council Bluffs, Ia, March 15.-To
the Editor Of The Bee: AS sub
scriber of your paper will you permit
me to offer few words concerning
your editorial on the recent verdict
in the !. w. w, trial at Montesano,
Wash. 1t is true, as you say, that as
reported the crime seemed shocking
ly atrocious, almost unbelievably SO.
Evidence at the trial brought out
the following points; That a number
of I. w. W. halls had been raided by
Legionaires; that a group of men in
Centralia held meetings to plan to
rid the city of the undesirahles; that
they said at these meetings that
there was no legal way to do it; that
they told the soldiers that while they
would not advise them to raid the
hall no jury would ever convict them
if they did; that the raid was begun
and the door broken down.
The attorney for the defense said:
ri want it understood that ! exoner-
ate the American Legion now and al
ways, but ! do declare that these SOL
diers were made the catspaw of the
interests around Centralia."
Having read full and complete
report of the trial, am convinced
that the jury rendered just and I'M
partial verdict and deserve credit
rather than criticism. l am not an
I. w. w. nor do l approve of them.
K. d. d.
(Note The evidence showed plain
ly that there was no raid on the hall
until after the shots had been fired
and four unarmed men killed. Then
the locked and barred doors of the
/. w. w. hall were broken in by
angry men, but the assassins had
fed. What the attorney for the de-
as to the facts in the case.)