South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 56, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 25 February 1919 — Page 8

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community there should be available public bath. Primarily, of cour&e, thene are erected for dwellers In crowded districts which lack the facilities nlost of us

consider nec-.ary. Hut aside from the need of this portion of the community there Is a lot of Rood for people in general In well conducted Public bathhouses,

especially when they contain, as they should, swimming pools. Swlmmlnjr la one of the best exercises for the human body, male or female. It develops muscles and breathing power as no othr exercise will. It develops courage, too, and the Instinct for clean sport. It is harder to cheat In a swimming race or diving contest and get away with it than in manyother forms of amunement. Wherever a water supply will allow It there should be the pool and the shower baths kept clean and well ordered for public use. The first step toward civic as well as bodily health is cleanliness. And when cleanliness and good clean fun are combined, it's a long step toward healthy moral?.

The war cost the United States, up to the end 1118, about MS. 000. 000,000. That is $U0 apiece, $300 per family, and it was worth the money.

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FEBRUARY 25. 19 19.

THE PRESIDENT'S CONFIDENCE. Pres't Wilson is Lack in America, welcomed and glad. Evidently lie does not intend to allow the reactionaries and "copperheads" in congress, to have all their own Kay. without the people learning something of the other side. He told the people of I!,Kt..n tht

he had a few fights left in hirn. Ilia way of lighting however, has largely been to allow his adversaries to go through the false motions, make a lot of noise, waste their mLsguided energies, and then, kicking the prop out from under them, leave them to wallow iu their own slime while he moves on to victory. Such is something of the manner in which ho handled the senate in its investigation of war preparations a year ago January, and again in May, with reference) to aircraft production. There have been other instances, both before and during the war, and since hostilities let up. With truth and Justice on his side, he ha.s never needed fear the falsifying, ranting, mystifying exaggerations of the wind-jammers. Neither will he need to be with the League of Nation, and notwithstanding the home-made propaganda that has preceded him from across tho seas. America understands the opposition to the league. America understands that those who are opposed to it. are not those who have suffered from the war, but who havo profited from the war, and in large- measure those who would not by adverse to a repetition of their opportunity. It is gradually coming to the surface; the wmrce of tho senatorial light against the league. There are hypocrites in this country, commercial and industrial. a well as Fenatorial, and all of them closely related, who want the war llnished as it started, a purely' landgrabbing and commerce-seeking proposition, with the vanquished reduced to slavery to be forever preyed upon. It hurts them terribly to see the old world revitalized and determined against that sort of thing, but when it comes to senatorial action, the men down there will listen to the voice of the people just the same. The last war is to continue to be the last war, if within tho power of the people of the allied nations to make it so, and the president, as he expressed himself in Uoston, does not seem the least afraid but that America will be very properly in line. The people finally, will not be hypnotized by the somnambulistic snores that emerge from the United States senate, nnd neither will the somnambulists oversleep in sufficient numbers, defying the popular voice. They will awaken, regardless of subsidies or promised campaign contributions, when the time comes to act. The president, between the lines, has dealt with that phase of it, but is not alone. There are plenty of good Americans to back him up, republicans as well as demcrats for the Federation of the World is not a partisan Question, and thero arc even some Americans who are fclfcger than their parties.

The Melting Pot COME! TAKI2 POTLÜCK WITH C8

Bolshevist n and 'Pro- Germanism " in Capitol Parlance.

covi:x.xt or the lkacui:. (Ar-i Aligvle Time.) "In order to promote international cooperation and secure international peace the powers signatory to this covenant adopt this constitution of the League of Nations." Ai. ether vision of the idealists, that cynics and materialists for centuries have held in scorn, has be a brofj?nt to a practical realization. Another goal In the path of human progress has been won. Hy the tide of Magna Charta and the Declaration of Independence tho thlid and, perhaps, greatest of all declarations of burn;n Tights has been transcribed Future generation. will doubtless agree that the evolution of the League of Nations was in Itself worth all the sacrifices of the great wo:id war. For the present the arbiters of international destinies will be the five powers that broke the empire of blood and iron huilded by Iiismarck and Von Moltke. The big'.! contracting powers will be compos-d of nine nation. etch having a single vote. "The Five" are th" United States, Great Ilritaln, France, Italy and Japan.

Tbe four other id. ices will not i'or the uresent be filled. !

Ten years ago a League of Nations in which Teuton, Turk and Slav were not represented would not have been regarded of first-rate importance. Hut a new measure of national alues was. fixed by the world war, end these three peoples, in place of dominating the times of Kurope, are placed on probation. The context of the 26 articles constituting tbe constitution of the League f Nations establishes clearly

that Justice and international cooperation are the principles on which it is founded. (Jreat Hritain. with her peerless navy; the United States, with its vast economic lorces; France, with her live armies, each equal in morale and superior in numbers and equipment to the "grande armee" of Napoleon each of the se lias pledged itself, without reserve, to the s.uppo". of the constitution of the League of Nations. Fach has subscribed to the principle of international dependence and world democracy by limiting itself to representation by a slnle vote. At the very hour wen obstructionists in our own and other countries are declaring that the great nations of the world would never submit to such restriction, the league is established, and with so little friction or disturbance that there is not even a rippl on the;

great human sea. ' Pres't Wilson has accomplished the prime purps ! of his visit to Kurope and is preparing to re turn. W hen j he left American shores he broke precedents of more (

tnan a hundred years' standing; hut this action ha.", been fully justified by the results. While the peace of the world may still be threatened. Its preservation has been immeasurably simplified by

uniting the nations to support the principle of arbitra

tion and to reject the decrees of blind force. The necessity for eternal vigilance has not been abrogated; bu. in the words of Pres't Wilson, we of today have sue -

ceeded in "putting a great principle into practice and

demonstrating that it can be put into practice, though

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If there is much more delay in earning out the city's program to elevate the railroad tracks through the city, the supply of liquor at the city hall will soon be diminished to Mich an extent that there will not be enough of the fluid left to quench an ordinary thirst, according to the theory of Asst. Chief of Police CafBidy. who declares that the rocking of the earth by the Grand Trunk and Now York Central trains breaks the jugs and ke?s containing contraband liquor in the bull pen." . Since Mrs. .Skyhawk, according to the report of the city board of iVilth, had the measles instead of the "flu." the item regarding her illness belongs In the roular news columns and not here, our dear Horce. We must idmit that the mayor pays hirf debt", and even if the hat dots not fit, it is no fault of His Honor. Some citizens ate already worrying whether March will come in

like a lion or whether the annual!

entrance .will be ma le meek like, the way a lamb is supposed tu

come i:i. And these same citizens i will probably bo disappointed i which ever w..y the entrance ,'

made. Now that electric machines are to as-L-t in taking the 1920 federal census, some communities cannot

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Some of the outh IVnd i ttornov are worrying about the clients ho arc- facing trial in the circuit and superior coi.its'on charges of violating the liquor law.- of th state, and wiio also lufve been indicted by the federal gr ind jury on the .-anie ciutige and must appear for trial before .Judge A. L. Audi lm at Indianapolis, March 10. "if these clients are tried mo convicted in

the lower coultt' am are tent to j jail, how - ill t they able to ap- ' e.r before udge Anderson to j stand trial on tac ;:rai.d Jury indictments'.'" as!; these attorneys. I lias b.'eii sir:,tsted that "su f I iciont i:nte til' day i the evil th'.ieof,'" for

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PU13LIC LIBRARY A CIVIL NEED. At a recent election the people of Los Angeles voted to increase the appropriation for the public library by ) 50,000 a year, and this in spite of a general belief that it would necessarily mean more taxes. The city librarian made a chart analyzing election returns. The heaviest voting in favor of the increased library appropriation was done In districts where branch libraries had been established. This apparently Justified that phase 0f the library's work. It showed that the people used the branch libraries and appreciated them. It is strange that more communities do not recognize the value of the public library. That organization has grown in usefulness and has developed along new lines of public service. There is scarcely any phase of

civic Interest or improvement in which the library cannot give special information to public-spirited citizen The branch libraries, so popular in many cities, are simply a more effective means of getting the particular books that are wanted to the people who want them. Branches are established in stores, in telephone exchanges, in public schools, factories, hospitals, settlement holies, clubs, churches and orphanages. During the war branches were located near and in army camps and navy yards. The public library today recognizes its opportunity for public service and H cheerfully branching out to meet new needs as fast as they arise. It is a shortsighted community that does not realize this, begrudging the library the financial support and friendly assistance necessary to make its work thoroughly suceess-fuL

The theater going public has noticed that the attentive and polite ushers that used to be ready to seat you at the Orpheum theater arc missing, and that they have been substituted by colored us.hers. Surely this is not a result of war conditions. c sl:avii: at lloaic.

"Why do vou start th- talking machine when you shave?" j 'Makes it eem Just like a real i

barber shop." Xilty ThviiK-. We don't sc-e hew tho son writers . have tef rained from this refrain: "I Cot a (;;! in Portus-al."

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BATHS FOR EVERYBODY. The boys pretty well agree that tho one best thin; about getting home or into the hospital is the good old tub. The white bath tub, with lots of soap and plenty of clean water! That spells comfort with the big "C" every time. In camp, oc, any kind of shower or bathing device was worked o r time. The beys loved cleanliness. Those who were .tccu.--tor.ied to it expected the means for it. These who previously had known no such luxury came to covet the daily bath and miss it when the rigors of life in the field made it impossible. If the public needed a le.on on this subject the testimony of thüi"andi cjf toys should provide it. In every

mii:i 1-niMAKY Mirnions. i (IudlauaMli.H News.) . I The 11 ardsley-Yan Auken primary bill has been re- j ported to the state senate in a peculiar way. As rec- j ommended by the committee it is a straight-away blli . providing for the convention system of nominations for ! all ofnees, from local to state. It appears to be fairly , ...ii vidtvi K.ifoeuards for voting and its aim;

t 11 M vy i let e v - - rneems to be to place about the voting for delegates the same kind of provisions against fraud as are made to apply to general elections. This is proper, and there car. be little doubt that a well-constructed and enforceable law along this line would do much to remove the j'.d objections to conventions which grew up In the old days of lack cf any regulation or legal responsibility. The peculiarly in connection with reporting the bill to the senate, however, is that Sen. Van Auken. one ru Its authors, explained that the bill in its present strictly convention form is to be modified and that work is going on in the preparation of an option feature, by which direct primaries may be used. The character of this option provision has not been fully determined. At first, It seems, a Provision was drawn for direct primary nominations' of local ofheers on petition of a certain percentage of the voters of a party. At a conference the other night it was suggested that the question might be left to the county committee of a party as to whether the local nominations should be by convention or by direct primary. One party might, under this plan, vote for delegates and' another directly for candidates at the ame Primary. Why all these complications? If the

convention system is a good thing, as the framtrn of

this bill seem to believe, why not stick to the convention system? The mixing of the convention and direct primary systems would open the way to confusion and give opportunities for manipulation incidental to confusion and complication. It would b Interesting to see an honestly conceived straight-out convention system tried. It might have its weaknesses. The direct primary system has. on trial, however, proved far from perfect. A mixing of the two methods, with option provided, suggests that the way is to be left open to politicians to use either plan that may best suit their ends. .i.iitmi-:nt HDl'Siy. (Indlanalolis Timers.) J. Pierpont Morgan has put up the money for an Aztec digging and apartment renovating scheme down in the Animus valley, northwestern New Mexico. Morg.in, working in New York, where most citizens think their apartment houses are both first and last words of civilization, is curious about the accomplishments of the Aztecs. That's why he parted with his money. This buried ruin of an Aztec apartment house promises to open our eyes to the ability of the almost forgotten Aztecs. The house is 3 5 by 2 SO. by three stories, with 200 rooms on the ground door. And those rooms were no little band-box affairs. They were rooms, real rooms. Large enough for a man to get around in. (Apartment house builders of today ought to listen to than. The house was so built that plenty of sunshine and air got into the rooms. (Again, your attention, Mr. Builder). Yes, the Aztecs did very well, and they hid to carry the stones miles by nun-power. And they had to cut their timber and carve their stones with huge stone implements. Hut with all their difficulties the prehistoric Pueblo architects managed to make their apartment houses quite homey and livable.

The Public Pulse

'eriimu:di-ntln!" for this column may i.e igiied anonymously but muct lie n i ouqi.init'd by tho name of the writer t insuie goad faith. No responsibility fur '.otH r sentiments cxpri-sd will be assumed. Hones fliseijfislon of public questions is invited, but evlth the right reserved to eliminate vii l Mis and objet flonr-.Me matter. TL' column la free. I'.ut, be reasonable.

Ii Y MIT TWO ii..le(). sVSl TAI roil i ihi:mi:n or south m;.T? Editor News-Time: I noticed in a local paper (not The News-Times), the other night. South Lend to have a tfouble platoon

system will need 35 more men. This is a mistake, as it will only take about 1 " men at the most. As it is at the present time, the firemen do not havt? any time at home with their family; they have one hour and fifteen minutes for each meal and every sixth day off. That means every sixth day they speml with their family at home. I know some cases that some of the firemen do not see their children at all only the day they have off; also some of the children do not recognize their father unless he has on his uniform. They

are almost a stranger to their family in civilian clothes. South Bend certainly has a fire department to be proud of, as they are quick to respond to a call. Have you ever stopped to consider when the citizens are enjoying themselves, tfte firemen are at their post waiting to protect the property which we own? It doesn't matter if it is raining or sun shining; they are always ready and willing to respond to alarm at any time of day er night. Have you ever visited a fire station and see how clean the place is kept, and how willing they are to respond to a call at any time of the day or night. Other cities not a large as Suth Hend have a double rystem. 2 4 hours on duty and 2 4 hours oft" duty. This would give each company four men on each cart an 3 in case of a big lire the men off duty would be called in and what counts in a big Are is to have a lot of help. By having this double platoon system in the South Hend tire department. it would take more money, but when you figure on the 20.000 more citizens that will be added to the population in the near future, that will not count. No doubt if the citizens would give this a little more thought, they would realize what it means to th fireman. As stated before it would give them a few more hours at homo which they would more than enjoy. All they ask is for you to give them your support in this double platoon system, which will be greatly appreciated by all the firemen. GLOKGi: SHIMTZ.

H Y IIORACn H. rUHUTL WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Asserting it has come to pass in America that "bolsheviki" and "pro-German" are terms carelessly tcssed about with no more excuse than honest differences of opinion and the exer-

i eise of traditional American rights,

Sen. Johnson of California, in a recent address in the senate, threw some light on the abundance of bolsheviki talk coming out of Washington. If you are a woman and do not agree with the mandates of "high society" on the proper length and width of skirts the are back to the hobbles nqw insofar as the

heau monde is concerned, you are aj

lady bolsheviki. If democrats too stubbornly resist the drive to turn the reconstruction activities over to the special interests, the latter set

up a howl about the bolsheviki and;

the pro-Germans. If republicans of the Lodge type'get too obstreperous in their efforts to embarrai ihe representatives who are working for a league of nations, some of the oppo-

j sition is bound to yield to the temptation to brand some ore as a "pro-

Gorman" or a bolsheviki." Much of Sen. Johnson's sentiments found approval alike in the hearts of a considerable element in the national

congress regardless of political align- j

he said: "The sort of intolerance now prevailing is that if a man on the floor of the United States senate utters an American sentiment, by that very token he is called pro-German or bolshevist or some other epithet, that is .-pnt to the country by the press, and perhaps the very epithet m:iy bo whispered on the floor of tiiis chamber To be an American today with the people is agiin respectable, but in the minds of some distinguished gentlemen to bo an American seems, to afford an invitation for denunciation as bolshevist, pro-

German, or m some other out-

; rageous fashion." 1 Sen. Johnson, though talking to ! tlie subject of his resolution askibg . for the withdrawal from Kussia of American troops and a statement of - ur poliev in Russia, discloses what is being done to those who are advocating such progressive measures as are in the interests of the average . mm and women of the country. ! Much of the bolsheviki talk emanat cs from special interests who have 1 run out of excuses and arguments and. in erdc r to camouflage their i s'dfish ends, attempt to divert atjtention by crying bolsr.ovism. j n the floor of the senate, but a j few days rt go. one senator w ho has

lrii especially vicious in his opposition to the league of nations proposition, went -so far as to insinuate that tho president of the United States in his work in Paris was. in fact, championing the bolsheviki philosophy. It is well known in Washington that the special interests and big business men are much excited lest, in these days of reconstruction, i'.ich legislation will be enacted as will curtail their ancient exploitations of the nation. Uven Sec'y of 'ommerce Hedüold's activities to go Together a sane, experienced business co-atnittee to go into the prici :uest:on. hasn't escaped the bolsheiki charge, although the secretary's plan is in the best interest of gen ral business and promises some relief for the thousands of consumer.who have been carrying about or their backs for two or three year: the old man of the sea High Cost o: Living. The charge of bolshevism and proGermanism is lieinp used mo.--; subtly to hinder such reconstruction work as is essential to the country for the next year or two.

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