The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1936, Page 4

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Those Queer Japanese Anyone watching the news from Japan must think it a little strange that a mutiny which resulted in the murder of the active heads of the civil government caused so little stir in the nation. The Japanese government is, of course, laid over a differ- ent framework than our own, but for purposes of practical com- parison let us suppose that a company of troops at Fort Myer, Va., got out of hand, raided Washington and shot down Vice President Garner, Secretary of State Hull, Secretary of War Dern, Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and a few other high officials of government. Suppose further that they then took refuge in a government building, protesting that they did it because they loved President Roosevelt, or the Constitution or the American Tradition. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1986 | Behind Dan Roper and Aides Provide G. O. P. With Ammunition in Sea and Air Safety Probes . . . Employes Pen- alized After Exposing Dangers By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondent) Washington, March 3.—Republicans are hailing with glee the fact that they have been provided with some more ammunition to shoot at their Democratic rivals, with Secretary of Commerce Dan Roper again the donor. It all comes out of the safety at sea and the safety in the air probes, with resulting penalizations of officials who “talked out of turn” and drew down the wrath of superiors on their heads. Bombshells have burst under the commerce department during Roper’s regime almost as frequently as of- ficials have departed—voluntarily or otherwise—from the department. That the more unpleasant episodes have had to do with shipping doubt- less is due to the oft-demonstrated fact that the ship-operating industry has produced a more “choice” lot of promoters and lobbyists than have other industries. But the latest affair is a little fam- fly squabble in which outsiders might not seem to be affected, save that public interest once more appears to be the goat. Tragic smoke of the Morro Castle and Mohawk disasters overhangs sus- pension of the second and third rank- ing officers of Roper’s Bureau of Nav- igation and Steamship. inspection — Commander H. McCoy Jones, senior navigating officer, and Chief Investi- gator Frederick L. Adams — because they were suspected of letting leak a What would the answer of the American government be? Wouldn’t it rout the rebels as quickly as possible and, once they ‘were captured, hold them to strict account? In America they undoubtedly would, but not so in Japan. ‘There the whole thing is treated as an incident. The mutineers march out with the honors of war and the affair is taken as a matter of course. The nation has been deprived of some of its ablest and most popular men but military arrogance takes little note of this. . News dispatches tell of some minor officers having com- mitted suicide to redeem their honor after the outbreak but there is no such news from the ruling military clique, even though it is now quite clear that the outbreak which resulted in the assassinations was inspired by the highest military of- ficials in the land. It is equally clear that the men who in- spired it are not going to see the rebels punished. A queer nation, Japan, and a queer people the Japanese. It may be them also that Bret Harte had in mind when he wrote oi “ways that are dark and tricks that are vain.” Result of Discovery Mention of the names of Doctors G. H. Whipple, G. R. Minot and W. P. Murphy stirs no awakening memory in the minds of most individuals, yet thousands of persons now alive and healthy owe their very being to these men. They are the ones who discovered and announced the fact that liver, properly used in the diet, is a cure for pernicious anemia. They worked out the best methods for use of this cure; gave the result of their researches to the medical world without charge. Now, according to a recent survey by a leading insurance company, deaths from this source have shown a marked de- crease since introduction of the cure 10 years ago. The decrease in the death rate from this cause has been 40 per cent in 10 years. Women have been the chief bene- ficiaries, the death rate among the female sex now being the game as for men, whereas it used to be much higher, particular- Jy in the older age brackets. We may indict these gentlemen because the butcher no Jonger throws in a chunk of liver with a meat purchase just to get rid of it, as once was the case in America, but thousands of others would call them blessed if they knew who their bene- factors were. The three medical men are little if any richer in this world’s goods as a result of their activities but wherever the eternal records are kept there must be a gold star beside their names. Ah Yes, Doctor Speaking before the dentists of Minnesota, Dr. Harry H. McFarland of Kansas City delivered himself of this gem: “Contrary to the usual belief, the removal of a tooth is a GENTLE art and not a procedure of strong-arm tactics. It is not necessary to have the arm of a blacksmith. The modern dental surgeon does not forcibly pull teeth; he gently REMOVES them. “History tells of the ancient Japanese dentist who removed teeth with his fingers. He was trained for his chosen profession from childhood by pulling pegs out of boards. As he grew up the pegs were made more difficult to pull. The Japanese were early to re- move the recognized principle of scientific tooth removal. “Patience and a LITTLE PERSUASION Is the easiest way to re- move teeth.” It should be understood that the capitalization is ours, not the good doctors. To him those funny words merited no such treatment. : But the average victim would like to have the answer to several questions. One of them is just what to do after the ef- fects of the local anaesthetic wear off. And the other is a‘sys- tem for keeping the tongue out of the cavity created by the absent molar. Gone Quotation Crazy The one distinguishing hallmark of the 1986 presidential campaign so far is its heavy reliance on shades of other days. No speaker approaches the platform any more without the backing of Jefferson, Washington, Lincoln, Jackson, Wilson, and occasionally Socrates. The amusing angle of this widespread use of quotations fs that either side can use the same words. There seems to be a wholesale disregard for what Washington may have done or report revealing the dangers to which Americans are exposed at sea as a re- sult of inadequate inspection and reg- ulation. The incident closely paralleled that in which J. A. Mount, former super- intendent of maintenance for Roper’s Bureau of Air Commerce, was dis- missed after he had reported that the plane crash in which Senator Bron- son Cutting was killed was due to the bureau's inefficiency and violation of regulations, and that federal negli- gence was endangering human lives over great stretches of the com- mercial airways. eee . ‘Insubordination’ Alleged Jones and Adams were charged with insubordination. They had been accused of allowing to become public a sensational statement by the navi- gation bureau’s board of supervising inspectors in which these men, direct- ly responsible for safety at sea, un- animously had admitted their job wasn’t being done and couldn’t be done as long, they said, as Roper and other of their superiors made no gen- uine effort for an efficent service. Meanwhile, the inspectors held, American livea wouldn’t be safe at sea, They warned of “very serious” conditions, and urged action “before any more major disasters occurred on American flag ships.” Chief requisites cited were more funds and personnel. The inspectors told of their inability to perform in- spections, to make special examina- tions of fire-fighting and life-saving equipment, and to raise fire drill and lifeboat drill standards. zee Jobs Likely to Be Saved After this report leaked out—ap- parently through someone on the na- tional committee for safety at sea— Assistant Secretary of Commerce J. M. Johnson and Malcolm Kerlin, execu- tive assistant to Roper, moved against Jones and Adams. Charges have been made that Johnson and Kerlin were among the officials who had blocked reform efforts by Jones, Adams, and Bureau Director Joseph B. Weaver. When Jones and Adams refused to answer questions until Weaver, their superior, returned, they were sus- pended with 24 hours’ notice to show why they shouldn't be dismissed. Both denied “leaking” the inspectors’ re- Port. Their jobs probably will be saved through Weaver's insistence and ac- tive intervention of the national com- mittee on safety at sea, which com- mittee originated from a conference called by Roper while the nation was still excited about the Morro Castle disaster, But campaign ammunition for Re- publicans has been piled up by the incident, adding to Roper’s other con- tributions, xk k Assailed by Counsel Wilbur La Roe, counsel for the jae ae ee committee, who has ve ugh various Republi- can administrations which New Deal- ers have charged were subservient to big business, describes the Jones- Adams affair as “the most flagrant incident of bureaucratic flouting of the public interest that has appeared in my more than 20 years in ‘Wash- Ship subsidy legislation is about to appear in congress. If the adminis- tration is any better than another wholesale delivery to the thoroughly exposed ship operators, it will be to the credit of Postmaster Gen, Jim Farley who—with Postoffice Bolleiior Ben Crowley—has consist- ently opposed the Roper group during the framing of merchant marine Policy. (Copyright, 1936, NEA Service, Inc.) BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN 8 RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN | Huff — What's the matter with that fel- low? He looks like he has been terribly disappointed in life. Dubb—He has. He married once for love and another time for Lincoln recommended. If the quotations fit, that is what counts. One wonders how the campaigners would fare if they were suddenly forced to rely on cold, sound logic, devoid of the sup- port of half the former presidents of the United States, Cer- tainly an anti-quotation speaker just now would refresh the money and he didn't get either, Mrs. W.—I don’t believe you love me any longer. When you used to call on me before we were married we both sat in the same chair. Wilcox—That was all right in your father’s home, but we paid good Money for these chairs and I’m not| mission to WERE EMPLOYING MORE PEOPLE ALL THE Time? THE GLORY THAT IS GREECE (Minneapolis Tribune) Any inclination on the part of a foreign debtor to pay even a portion of its defaulted obligations to the United States is likely to be welcome news under existing conditions. So welcome is the news that we will Probably exaggerate its importance in relation to the foreign debt problem as a whole. This has been the case with Finland’s consistent record for payment, and it is likely to be the case with the offer on the part of Greece to resume partial payments on its obligation which has been accept- ed by our government. The Grecian government proposes to pay the United States 35 per cent of the coupon value of its debt pay- ments due on May 10 and November 10, 1936, amounting to $76,272 each. Instead of paying the $435,840 due in 1936, the Greeks will pay $142,544 under this plan. It is accepted by the United States with the under- standing that payments are received| ferring “without prejudice to the contractual rights of the United States.” In other words, while we are willing to accept these payments on account, we are not surrendering our right to collect the full amount. Whether anything more will be paid beyond the 35 per cent is, of course, open to conjecture. The significant about the Greek offer is the fact that it repres- ents the first break in the general default on the “war debts” which are due this country, totalling more than $12,000,000,000. As such the willing- ness of Greece to break the ice is en. couraging and of com- mendation. Without attempting to minimize whatever sacrifice this may mean to Greece, it need not be over- looked, however, that the plan rep-| resents a substantial concession on the part of our government. Likewise the loan to Greece occupies a some- what different position than do the strictly war time loans in that it was made in 1929 for the purpose of trans- Likewise the willingness of our government to compromise with a debtor, as we apparently have done in the case of Greece, is almost as much of an innovation as is Greece's resumption|of payment. The Country Doctor the babies of Moosetown. BEGIN HERE TODAY DR. JOHN LUKE, country doc- tor in the little north woods set- tlement of Moosetown, has just been But most of all, aside from the [sir Basil Craw! h sti REEY x greed A Novelization of the Twentieth Century-Fox Film, Starring the Dionne Quintuplets With Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Peterson, June Lang. Michael Whalen and Slim Summerville Then Dr. John Luke forgot himself, forgot the dress-suited audience before him, fergot everything but “I can’t help it, gentlemen,” he biased. “You must DO something! ospital, Dr, Luke wanted to see and i pee be agi: BEE 3E ait Ej - Personal Health Your By William Brady, M. D. young drinking. They haven't the—er—they haven't sufficient per- sonality, spirit, independence, strength of character or self-respect to de- cline politely. From the attitude of most men I gather that they have the honest pointed out here now and again, a glass of the best beer, any beer, yields approximately 120 calories, A glass of milk yields approximately 160 calories. It is evident that the d.f's who imagine beer, wine or liquor is nourish- ing or beneficial are wrong. They just think they are better, stronger, smarter, wiser, when they are under the effects of alcohol. 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