Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1921, Page 2

fhe Casper Daily Cribune sued every except 5 er. Ni Le ry eee nek thoes) Telans Banding © BUSINESS TELEPHONES. =F = Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting At! Departments Entered at Casper, (Wyoming) Postoffice as second-class matter, November paris: ASSOCIATED PRESS JNITED PRESS MEMBER THE REPORTS FROM President and Editor Business Manager J. B. HANWAY EARL E. H HAN HUNTLEY VANS DAILY _Advertising Manager Advertising Representatives David J. Randall, 341 Finh Ave., New York City prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bldg., Chicago, Ul. Copies of the Daily Tribune are on file in the New York and ¢ off and visitors are welcome. pole Sete ations cine, PR ait ae: SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier One Year Six Months Three Months One Mont Per Copy By Mail One Year -. cepted for less ‘period than three mon All subscription; mus. be paid in advance and the Daily Tribune will not insure delivery Pfter subscrip- tion becomes one month in arrears. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations (A, B. C.) -- mber of the Associated Press ed 2s is exclusively entitled to the ion of all new lited in this paper and also the local news publishc:| 1 rein. Kick if You Don't Get Your Tribune. Call 15 or 16 any time after 6 o'clock if you fail te receive your Tribune. A paper will be delivered to you by special messenger. Make it your duty to tet The Tribune know when your rier misses you. <> PAY DEBTS AND LIFT BURDENS, An individual, in the course of his business career, if he has enterprise and ambition, along with the as- sets he accumulates he will incur financial liabilities. And if lie has average fortune all goes well with him. But, if in his affairs extraordinary conditions arise which threaten his inyested capital and his business} faces a crisis he will employ every effort and if necessary increase his financial obligations to the Innit of his borrowing power, to weather the storm. When normal is restored he finds himself heavily in- volved with an interest ount that absorbs a great. proportion of his income, curtails his activities in profit making and the load he earries finally brings discouragement and then failure. | This is briefly the history of the individual. In the| larger field it is substantially true of the corporation.| In a still broader field it is true of governments as Europe is at present eloquently testifying. While the United States government is in no danger, is solvent, sound, rich in assets and can finance her- self ‘with little tronble yet the people are carrying a tremendous burden unfair to them. In the case of the individual or corporation bur- dened with indebtedness, creditors would see to it: that liquidation was brought about, if assets were not voluntarily surrendered, settlement made and a new start.taken. Obligations would thereby be relieved and hope for the future encouraged. ve Modify the circumstances to fit the United States in her present situation. She owes an appalling debt. Exceeding twenty-four billion dollars, twenty of which is the Liberty loans from the people. It is requiring much of the substance of the ordinary earner and producer to pay the interest on this tremendous sum. The principal will uot be paid in severa) generations, if then. The prospects of the taxpayer is therefore not alluring. And in addition his Liberty bonds:are at a discount. If the United States would follow the example of the individual, she would clean up her indebtedness and relieve her people of their burdens by exci*ing- ing certain valuable assets she holds for rbligations held against her. For instance, trade natural re- sources for Liberty bonds. The United States owns and holds vast areas of lands, coal measures, oil, timber, water power and other potential sources of great wealth desired in private ownership. Make the basis of exchange, under all proper regulations and safegoards, Liberty bonds at par. Permit the re- sources to go into private ownerships to be developed and add wealth to the country and lift the weight of taxation from the shoulders of the peopie who actu- ally own the resources in question. Bring down the public debt to a pre-war basis, and the public obliga-| tions in support of the government within hailing dis- tance of the pocketbook of the average citizen. Would there be ything more revolutionary in this plan of paying the debts of the whole people, with their assets, than jn squaring up the debts of the in- dividual with property he had to apply to the pur- pose? we te RECOVERY OF AMERICAN RIGHTS. “Plans for the extension of American commerce are| evidently now under consideration by the United States government, on a scale,” says the Washington| Post, “far surpassing any plans heretofore made and| quite beyond the contemplation of those Americans/ who are not directly interested in the subject. These) plar deeply into the relationship between this na- tion and its neighbors, and in a sense are supplement- ary to the still grander plan maintenance of world pe commerce is to flouri mercial expansion neces i friends! for the promotion and Peace must prevail if and thus the plans for com- y presume a_ state ly, the administra- tion’s peace project, carefully developed, will facili-| tate the extension of commerce. “One of the first fundamental tasks to be perform- ed is the re-establishment of American rights through- out the world, with such thoroughness and perma- nence that no government hereafter will have occa- sion to question these rights, much less to infringe them. American rights cannot conflict with the rights of other nations, for the reason that the United States makes no novel or unusual demands. It seeks no advantage over any other nation. Its policy un- der the new Republican administration, under the man- date of the people,.is not to gain advantages but to recover the position once held, to which it is entitled. “In pursuance of this policy of reasserting Amer- ican rights, both for national self-respect and for commercial expansion, it is the wish of the people that the Panama canal should “become again a part of. the true coast line of the United States; that it should be under the exclusive control of the United States, and that the vessels under the American flag should pass fri through the canal, without paying any toll ce whatever. 5 “The Panama canal was constructed by the United States with the approval of the people, who cheer- fully bore the cost thereof, fully expecting to reap corresponding benefits of national security and com- mercial intercourse. The canal was to link the At- lantic and Pacific, in order that the naval and mer- cantile fleets of the United States should not be com- pelled to circle South Amer If it had been sug- gested when the canal was begun that the United States government would be compelled to impose tolls upon American vessels using the canal the suggestion - would have been howled down as preposterous. The a 15 and 18 | - Associate Editor | .._- City Editor} of | © idea that the United States had obligated itself to an. overseas government so that the American canal could not be utilized free of cost by American ships was an they demanded the construction of the canal. They; would not have approved of any treaty making oe a concession, and any administration proposing to| | barter away American interests in this fashion would} have been sternly rebuked. | rious reasons which have not been revealed up to. th hour. It was stated by the then president of the | United tates that he would be greatly embarrassed if} | the concession were not made; and this statement was | | virtual admission that the concession was not a} moral or treaty obligation, but was in consummation | the people. “The time has now arrived when the United States government is liberated from any understandings ex- cept those sanctioned by the people. The present president of the United States is not a believer in se- eret arrangements secretly arrived at. He does not ord himself as the guardian of an incompetent na- but rather as the servant of the people, who have | given him plain directions concerning his duty. The | Hay-Pauncefote treaty and all other treaties made by the United States are before the president, It is his/ duty to execute these treaties, in letter and in spirit, jas they are the law of the land. It is not his duty to | enter into any agreement or obligation with any for- |eign government whereby he will be compelled to go |to congress and ask it to construe any of these treat- lies in such manner as to sacrifice American interests, |in order that he may accomplish certain purposes | whose nature cannot be revealed to congress or the | people. | “The Hay-Pauncefote treaty does not require the | United States to impose tolls upon its own ships pass- ing through the Panama canal. No moral or legal | engagement of any kind calls for such a sacrifice of American rights. Hence it is the duty of congress jand the president to reestablish the right of Amer- icans to use the American canal without charge. If |the canal cannot collect enough revenue to maintain | itself, then the deficit can and should be made up jfrom the treasury, just as the postal or army deficit jis met. | “Other important’ measures looking to the better- ment of commerce by the reestablishment of American lrights will doubtless be pushed through during the |present administration, in obedience to the will of | the people.” | a | THE CASE OF DEBS. | Dr. Frank Crane, writing with respect to the case jof Eugene Debs, has placed the matter coldly and | plainly when he says: There is a good deal of nonsense and hysteria go- | ing on as to the case of Debs and his imprisonment. It is claimed he is a political prisoner. He is not. There is no such thing in the United States. Debs is in prison for the same reason his fellow convicts are in prison—for breaking the law. He is not there on account of his opinion. there for what he did. Twelve men, carefully chosen, found him guilty, after a fair trial, in which he had every opportunity to defend himstlf. At the close of his trial he said: “I haven't one word of complaint either against the verdict or the trial. The evidence was truthful, it was fairly pre- sented by the prosecution, the jury was patient and attentive and the judge’s charge was masterly and scrupulously fair.” He said he. went to prison for an ideal. Judge Westenhaver, in sentencing him, said: “I do not regard idealism of the defendant as expressed by himself as any higher, any purer, or any nobler than the ideal- ism of the thousands of young men I haye seen march- ing down the streets of Cleveland to defend the laws of their country. and the flag. Any one who strikes the sword from the hand of those young men, or causes another young man to refuse to do his duty when called to serve by their side, or any one who ob- structs the recruiting service, does just as much in- jury to country as if he were a soldier in the ranks of the German army.” ¥ Debs’ case was appealed to the Supreme court. There Judge Holmes pointed out that Debs was not sentenced “because he was opposed to all wars in gen- jeral, but because he obstructed recruiting service in | this war.” This being contrary to law, he was a lawbreaker, and it was for that, and not for any belief, that he is now in the penitentiary. : Debs is not a rebel against any tyrant, such as king, ezar or kaiser. He is a rebel against the will of the majority of his fellow citizens. A man has a perfect right to any opinion, however peculiar. That\is essential to democracy. But it is no less essential to democracy that after we have all expressed our several opinions the ma- jority. shail rule. The foundation of this republic is not liberty. It is law, which lies deeper than liberty, for without it no liberty is possible. You and I do not like some of our laws. Rut we look pleasant and obey them until we can induce the majority to change them. Every man in the U. S, A. can do one of three things. 1, He can obey the law. He can get out and go to some country he likes He is better. 8. Or he can go to jail. Debs chose jail. And there he ought to stay until he makes up his mind to obey the laws of his country. RS ae epee THE IMMIGRANT AND THE FARM. “Not the least of the problems we face in dealing with the immigrant,” cautions the Boston Transcript, “is his long-established tendency to settle in large cities. The main stream of immigration from the Old World leads to a dozen or so of our chief centers of population, and compared to the volume of this main stream, the currents reaching our rural districts are insignificant. And the more the immigrants are thus herded together into semi-independent com- munities in our cities the more the evils of immigra- tion multiply themselves. Under such circumstances Americanization becomes more difficult and the ob- stacles in its way more formidable. Old World habits of thought and action perpetuate themselves the long- er and the newcomer in the American house hold is so much the longer exposed to the dangers of vicious and subversive propaganda. “Immigration authorities are now vert a fair proportion of the flow of immigration to- ward the rural districts, thus relieving the pressure on the cities. As outlined by W. W. Husband, new com- missioner general of immigration, plans are being worked out whereby newcomers to our shores will be encouraged to settle on small farms. No attempt is to be made to replace American farmers with foreign- ers, but rather to create new farms by reclaiming waste land and putting into profitable use again land which had been abandoned by its former occupants. Government experts maintain that there is room throughout the country for many thousands of such} farms and that the utilization of the land in this way will materially add to our national resources.” Conscience will tell you when you have done wrong. May be so, but she happened to have been baptized Sophronia. y pe Sas ER It was a great oversight on Clara’s part in not be-| ing fortified by baptism beforehand instead of after everything happened. od (orppostie to di-|f halves of soms “The people had no recourse when the Hay-Paunce-|anq puild naa fote treaty was construed against them. The admin-jon, it would istration in power at that time was able to force,;to them but a mighty” ;through a surrender of American righ’; for myste-|to our five-acre blocks with a house | s|in each corner: : : idea never entertained by the American people when | vacant. ots about ete, Boat Winter Sports (Jackson Couriér)~ § While skidding wood ~ down © the mountain” Side; © feat “the fold” Greeny ough of a bargain whose nature could not be revealed to) tnis winter, Ray) Shinkle, was | th victim homestead,’ where he is livin, of a very which rious, could “easily have’ proven’ ser if not fatal.) Ne The accident happened on Tuesday, the Sth a steep incline .on lashed he lost controll of the steering appara-’ tus and. crashed inte a.trea, asa re- sult, his scalp was torn alynost entire- ly off. Mr. Shinkle was riding to a toboggan. He -was brought to Jackson, and the ‘scalp sewed-back in place by Dr, Huff. Ray wv return Twenty-one bridges costing from $1,500 ed on the south side canal this week} ramed particularly for oratorios. by the board of county commissioners | these he wrote 27, but he also wrote in special sesvion, opening up roads | 49 operas, 30 concertos, for various furnishing direct outlet to market to hundreds of farms in the mewer sec- tions of the county and for the Spring- er, Ful of the south and east pert of the] cities operated?—H. F. county No. dear taxpayer, the county is not paying for all of them. The reclam- ation them. pleted on the laterals and work is to be | {ory as able'to leave the hospital and home the next\ day, Big Crop of Bridges (Lingle Review) to $2,000 each have been locat- ton and Hawk Springs and all service is putting in twenty of These are on the newly com- section of the main canal ‘and started on them at once. the Bi Lingle canal loup out to a good road to Lin- gle ani remer place straight south of and will let the prople in the d to Torrington. One of Custer’s Men (Campbell County Record): Colonel General E. R. Gardner, ‘Arizona usters’ command spent three Gays in G)lette during the past week and was esting us mui welcome and most inter- visitor at this office and gave ch early day history that will forth interesting reading in these col- umns in some future issue, Col. his general appearance does not indi- cate hi gray hair is discernable, straight in stature and bright sparkling eyes, all of whi Gardner is 78 years of age, but im to be a day over 50, not a ich he attributes ‘to the fact that his entire life has been spent un- der thi has always abstained from the use of strong, form. mainng members of General Custers @-bright blue sky and that he liqdors and tohaceo in every He is one of the very few re- Seventh Cavalry which embarked ‘overiand from Fort Al (Lincoln, Nebr.) int 1873, for the Hills. route, spent ‘Lincoln Black The ;summer was spent en- Scouting and investigating for : arriving at Fort ‘that fall where they The following year | was in: that -country, in like ‘work and in the spring of 1876, they. start- ed-on River what they termed the Powder expedition, crossing what is now northern Campbell county and crossing Powder mouth of Spotted Horse, River near the thence on west to the Rose Bud reservation now known as the Crow reservation. ing to he sp River recogt avail. hair a days, zona, amp Com- Gillette over the Custer Hiway ent some days in the Powder country in a vain endeavor to nize old marking but to little Col. Gardner still wears long nd beard and travels as in olden a foot, leading his burro, “Ari- Jr." who carries hi# bed and equipment and is enroute to Washington” D. C., and declares that he will make the journey there and back in cum pechate al Question Box (Any reader can get the answer to any 4 Daily uestion by writing The Casper Tribune Information Bureau, Frederic J, Haskin, Director, Washing- ton, D. C. to information. The Bureau cannot at- This offer applies strictly tressing aceidint, | Syria, Palestine (f 4 West Indian sharks. This fish is 23, 1921 ifn tap oer 53 -$10,240,- nities for Qe athe “give mos Yoeiwuls dor fly paper?—L. : With-the mixture and set it on a plate| ties in the following areas’ of with a little water where it will attract] fF; Bast. Constantinople and the. adjoin- 3 f Wa ing territory in’ Bui Dui atolia, Armenia,. ‘Ghicia, only), potamia, Caucasia (Russia), iheludis “Arme- cert Republic, Georgia sie ti jan. : General Pi dis- ‘puted. but numerous precedents have established it. extending ald to the crown forces. The exact con bers of the unit by. General. Q. How tall is Gen © Irish by order of| how much does he weigh?—N, - A.-General: Pershing: ‘is exactly 6 feet tall and weighs"200 ei Q: Can airplanes’ wh subina- A. The Air Service’says that an atr- Plane can sénd*a Wireless to a. stib- merged submarine. Q. Did Handel write any operas?— . B. A. George Frederick Handel was of prevails. Mem- @ In playing no trump at 600, must, one follow suit or may he play joker) at will?—M. A. W._ A. In 500, the person holding the joker cannot trump with it as long as he can follow suit, bdt when he has ione of the suit led, he can trump with the joker if he likes. BOLORADO VALUATIONS TOTAL 647,955,892 DENVER; March 23. — Colerado farm property has an assessed valua- be tion of $647,955,992, according, to fig-|tiniate of the damage Is ures compiled by the state immigra-| q ‘ tion ‘department and announced ‘Duee-| ty hey rice nea vote q day. The valuation was” compiled from state tax commission records for 1920. This valuation includes farm lands, i|{mprovements, livestock, poultry, bees, agricultural implements and equities in staté lands. ‘The total is 41 per cent of the assessed value of all property in the state. The valua- tion for the same property in 1919 was $598,429,164. Other compilations announced show that Colorado citizens paid $35.44 per capita tax for all state, district, coun-|. ty und municipal purposes. The total taxes collected amounted to $33,000,- 000, about 30 per cent of which wa: used for school purposes, : fated Beate Oranges are real man's breakfast. See that the men of your household get the healthful salts and acids ev- ery morning. 98-22-28 necessary. were with the consgnt and appro , commander-in- in Ireland. was completed ittended by the Strickland chief of the crown The outline of ata meeting at Cork relief workers, n Hes just used Sloan’s Liniment and the quick ’ Seores Leee beara mite c : of pleasure to face. ’ for aches resulting from weather exposure, sprains, strai Sra woanceaeee: trates without instruments, many anthems and Ssey- eral cantatas. Q. How are time balls in different ‘ene~ All .-A. By. arrangement with a tele graph company all the time balls are, at a given moment just before noon, thrown into the same electrical circuit with a relay that is controlled by the }mean time block at the Naval Obserya- Exactly at noon the clock, by ed time balls. Oh How Glorious to Be Free ' From Rheumatism’s Tortures ! Q. Is there a tiger shark?—1 A. 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