The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-01
Self Help for EurOpc.

keep him from winning tho hostiiit,
OF your neishbors.
Self Help for Europe.
From the Keith County News. oxsiisiA.
Foreigners OF distinction come q
this country. criticise us, laugh nj
our "provincialism" and 90 home
envying our progressive spirit. The
harsh things said OF US are many
and biting. yet we forgive them In
those who have eaten OF our salt.
A former American diplomat gave
some good, sound advice to certain
people In Syria and French
court sentenced him TO 20 years. I'M
prisonment-during his absence.
out-for two reasons.
First. the French government will
never have the nerve TO pursue the
farce to an end. Second. the Ameri-
can fist is still hard and there Is
plenty Of power behind II.
Europe Is sick-very sick--and
there appears to be but one physi-
clan capable OF restoring II to
health. That physician Is Uncle
Sam.
But when a physician gives medi-
cine to a patient he requires that his
instructions be faithfully observed
fer without such observance there
can be no cure.
1t is possible that America owes
a duty to the world. the duty Of
aiding in the readjustment Of
Europe.
But the people OF this country will
approve Of extension Of such aid
only upon the assurance that 1t will
be employed for the collective good
Of all Of the people and not be d.
verted to the maintenance Of great
armies or the enrichment Of favored
II we have any money to feed to
the birds we can find plenty OF the
feathery tribe in our own yards.
Feeding. like charity, should be-
gin at home.
Salt Lake and the Central Pacific.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.
The state Of Utah has a vital In
terest in the determination of the
system which will be given
control OF the Central Pacific. A
lew weeks since the United States
supreme court decided that the
Southern Pacific's ownership Of the
Central Pacific was a violation OF
he Sherman act and ordered that
he roads be separated. The reason
ng was similar to that employed
when. nearly 20 years ago. the same
court ordered the sale by the Union
Pacific Of the Southern Pacific.
which it had acquired under the
hartman regime.
In other words. the Southern Pa
,ific, through the control Of the
Central Pacific, controls two COM
,eting lines to the coast. However,
he Esch .Cummins act, passed in re-
,ent years, specifically gives the
interstate Commerce commission |
power to group railroads regardless
# the Sherman acts strict inhibition
u monopoly, when the interests OF
he public are best served thereby.
Hence, If the Interstate Commerce
commission should be convinced that
t is for the benefit Of the Pacific
cast states, including Utah, that the
central Pacific should remain under
he control and ownership Of the
southern Pacific, 1t may 50 decide
md leave the Central Pacific In
'outhern Pacific hands.
The Union Pacific is naturally de-
irous Of obtaining possession OF the
CENTRAL Pacific, which would, in ef-
ect, give it direct line from
omaha to San Francisco. Both the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
re seeking to influence the western
tates to their point of view; In order
o obtain the benefits OF their moral
Import with the Interstate Com
aero commission. Both systems are
anxious to obtain the
God will and cooperation OF Salt
AXE and Utah. Il
The interests involved are SO great
nd the possibilities to the state SO
that obviously no action
( any sort should be hastily taken
ending to align the public with the
ause Of either railroad system.
to any decision, a COM
lete appraisal of the comparative
enefits to be derived from both
hould be made by a committee Of
ompetent citizens not Identified
nth either the Southern Pacific or
he Union Pacific, and not selected
v either. Salt Lake is too large a
ity and it's personalities are too
normous for its citizens to permit
ny course, except that adjudged
est for the city and state, to be
aken.
influence OF Roads on Country Town.
rom Trenton Republican Leader.
The country town that has poor
Dads radiating from 1t is badly
just as the farmer is
rho has to haul his products over
UGH roads. Most towns recognize
his and try to get their share of
rade by making the main thorough
are navigable at all times with toll
rable roads. The town that does
OF see the importance Of good roads
nd the imperative need Of making
lem passable to ordinary traffic
as need Of the Jolt that is not gen.
rally long delayed.
We sometimes hear the express
ion "a poor trading place" and in
.antly we know the meaning OF 1t.
We at once know it refers to a town
nat has fallen into a Rip Van
Vinkle sleep and we are safe In as
lming that such a town lacks wide
wake merchants and that other
ecessary adjunct-good roads.
When a farmer sells anything,
neither it be his weekly batch Of
reduce or a load Of hogs, or one Of