Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 3, 1921, Page 2

PIER BEN Sh Oe dk Oa Bt nee ne on mat PUMA HAA! iH PAGE TWO ; Ede Casper Daily Cribune | purchasihg power of the American dollar. Iamued every evening except Sunday at Casper, Natr County, Wyo, Pablication Otflees. Trizune Bulldin: BUSINESS TELEPHONES ........-....-.-.-15 and 1 Rranck Telephone Exchange Connecting All Departments Entered at Casper, (Wyoming) Postofiice as second class matter, November 22, 1916 MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER OF THE UNITED PRESS President and . Business M Associated wesbenke Tae ‘or . .A@vertising Manager THOMAS I DAILY oy: Advartising Representatives _ David J. Randall, 341 Firth Avo.. New York City. Prudden, King & Prudden. 1720-23 Steger Bldg., Chicago, Til. 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There are three efforts in which the present national administration is engaged with a view of promoting the labor situation of the United States. They, are encouragement of export trade, restricting immigra- tion and adoption of a tax on cheap foreign goods. - In building an export trade the administration is pursuing three distinct plans—permitting combina- tions for export sales, sending trade representatives to all the principal nations, and maintaining a mer- chant marine which will be an agency for the establish- ment of regular trade routes as well as extending the opportunity for shipment of American goods to mar- kets not hitherto reached. Every dollar’s worth of American goods shipped abroad means a dollar to be expended for the payment of American wages or the purchase of American raw materials. Restriction of immigration has a double purpose— to relieve the labor situation <t a time when there are more men than jobs, and to give opportunity for the Americanization of the foreign elements already b eee before admitting any considerable new immi- Fe grants. In both particulars the effect upon American labor will be good, for there will not only be less competition in numbers of workmen but as a result of the Americanization of the immigrants their stand- ards of living will be raised’ and) they will‘expeét and mask the same wage’ standard the American workmen yadesires. to ; {; _ The enactment of an import tariff law will suppte- ment the restriction of immigration. There is little use protecting the American workman from the com- ¥/ petition of immigrant: labor if we are to leave our *< ports open to the free admission of products of for- eign labor. A workman who can come to this coun- try and lower the standard ot wages and living by his competition can also lower the American stand- ard by producing goods at home and shipping them here to be sold in competition with the products of American labor. This is a fact frequently over- looked by Democrats who favor restriction of im- migration but oppose any restriction on the impor- tation of the products of the labor of the men they do not wish t> admit as immigrants. In truth, if we are t. (hoose between admitting foreign labor or the prod ucts of foreign labor, the former'is preferable, for the foreign laborer admitted to this country will spend much of his earnings here, while the foreign laborer who produces at home and ships the product here, spends his earnings abroad. It is not’ proposed to enact an import duty that will be absolutely prohibitive, but to make the import tax high enough to represent the difference in cost of production, and thus put the American producer on an equality with his foreign competitor. The economic condition following the war finds several million men out of employment. This situa- tion cannot be remedied completely nor quickly. Neither can it be done entirely by legislation. The administration can by just such efforts as it is now engaged in, aid materially in restoring conditions to where the American workmen will have all the ad- vantages their government can give them. ye USER as PEACE, BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Mr. Chief Justice Taft drawing a tesson from the results in collective bargaining as 2 means of prevent- ing disputes between classes of people declares thot this principle applied to internaticnal dealings would be zn equally powerful instrument in the prevention of wars. The greatest obstruction to harmony among groups of people and nations as well, is lack of understanding of the sims and objects of each other. Accurate formation and knowledge of exact situations solve ficulties, unimportant in the beginning, but frequen grow to formidable size by permitting them to drift. The suggestion of the chief justice, who is the real end original advocate of world peace ,has value; and developed along lines which, no doubt, he will later propose, may with propriety be submitted to the dis armament congress which meets at Washington in No- vember. ee THE STATE OF FOREIGN TRADE. Compared with the fiscal year 1920, the imports for > per cent, according the fiscal year 1921 decreased to the off: To go in! crude material fell from $2,141,000,000 in 1920 to $1,- 051,000,000 for the year just closed, indicating that mill consumption fell off materially during 1921, hence the lessened cemand for raw materials of for. eign countries. Importation of crude foodstuffs and food animals decreased from $622,000,000 to $452, 000,000; of man- 1 figures of the department of commeice. ufactured foodstuffs, from $891,000,,000 to $842,- 000,000, or a decline of $219,000,000 in our purchases of foreign foddstuffs. The came effective May 27. During } imported about $62,000,000 worth of foodstuffs, crude and pre- pared, while in June the total value of these imports was $40,000,000. The emergency tariff was designed chiefly to protect the farmers and its effect is re- flected in these figures—a 35 per cent reduction for June, compared with May. we Mancfactures for farther use in manufacturing fell} from $801,000,000 to $54,000,000 again reflecting the depression in industry: But imports of completed manufectures scored a decrease of but $1,600,000, or f 060,000 to $744,000,000 in value. The to an analysis of the figures, imports of mergency tariff act be- | increases will show up bigger because of the enhanced In exports crude materials decrease from $1,969,- 000,000 to $1,28S8,000,000, the two years compared. A falling off in sales to other countries, which have | become fairly well stocked with American crudes, was | somewhat balanced off by increased purchases on the part of Germany, which has now developed good run- ning heat in the manufacturing industries. Crude foodstuffs increased from $626,000,000 to $979,000,- | 000, being the only group to show an increase over 1920. Manufactured foodstuffs fell off from $1,514,- 000,000 to $779,000,000. Pertly manufactured goods decreased from $991,- 000,000 to $687,000,000, while completed manufac- tures showed a decrease from $2,835,000,000 to $2,- 643,000,000, which, on the whole, gives a satisfactory showing, since it could not be expected that our €x- ports under this group could long retain their war- time figures. Summing up the sityation imports decreased from 238,000,000 in 1920 to $3,654,000,000 in 1921, hile exports decreased from $8,109,000,000 to $6,- } 516,000,000. This includes the miscellaneous group and foreign merchandise exported. ‘ . | ‘The United States, can not without serious detri- j ment to domestic production absorb more than $3,600,- | 000,000 worth of foreign products annually, for some \ time to come, and under present conditions $3,000,- 000,000 would be a better figure. Prior to the war our foreign trade totaled slightly under $4,300,000,- 000, of which about 44 per cent consisted of imports an 56 per cent of exports, The year just closed finds that trade totaling over $10,000,000,000 with 65 per | cent exports and 35 per cent imports. A favorable trade balance which in 1913, under Republican protec- tion, totaled $653,000,000, and $471,000,000 under the democratic tariff, reached $2,862,000,000 for or about the same as the balance for 1920-—- five times the pre-war average. The protective policy be depended upon to improve this showing in cer- aspects. Cbe Casper Daily Cribune ‘That which is set down herewith is old stuff, I'll admit. It's been said, in one way or another, and “by better men than I am, Gunga Din,” many, many times. But it’s food for thought that no man need be afraid of getting giuttonous with. - $ The thought is this: The man who can stand the gaff gets the grain inktead of the chaff. The world just naturally hasn't. got any use for a weakling, a whiner, a squealer, a quitter. Even the weaklings, the whiners, the squealers and the quitters have a certain loathing for their kind. It’s just plain natural for mortals to pay their tributes to the human animal that isn’t weak, and ddesn‘t whine, and doesn’t squeal, and doesn't quit. Every man has his spells of sym- pathy for the so-called “under dog,” REGISTRATION OF ALIENS NOT POLICE POLIGY ——_—_——_0 MOSTLY ABOUT SMITHS. The neme of Sm'th has no particuer significance in a nation full of them. It is a name worn by many people. It is not the name that cuts the ice, it is the individual that wears the name. Like Shakes- pearc’s rose which would be just as fragrant by any other name, so would an upstanding Smith be upstand- ing by any other patronymic. It was his deeds, not his name, that placed the laurel wreath of fame upon the brow of Captain John Smith of early Virginia colonial history. And John Hancock, who wrote a large bold Spencerian signature on the well-known Declaration of Independence so King George could read it without spectacles, would have written just as well and formed his letters just as regularly had his name been John Smith. r We repeat tte name hasn’t anything to do with it except as a convenient designation to specify the in- dividual. All this leads up to the point of introducing a mem- ber of the tribe of Smith, who has picked cut a nice prominent place in public esteem and strode in boldly and occupied it in spite of the handicap of his sur- name. We refer respectfully to Judge E. S. Smith of the circuit court of Illinois, in whose court Governor Len Small was indicted: for embezzlement. The gov- ernor’s attorney pleaded immunity from arrest and trial because he was the governor, and contended that the doctrine of the divine right of kings exempted him from arrest. Here is Judge Smith’s language on this point and it marks him as among the foremost of the Smith famil. “The king can do no wrong, is an ancient doctrine, but in this republic it has never reached the applicas tion that an elected official can do no wrong: We have been extremely fortunate in the character and conduct of elected officials, but there has never been an intimation or suspicion that they were not capable of committing crime before, during and after the term of office. «Our governors are not born ‘kings.’ They are not surrounded by a halo by birth that gives them immunity from the temptations and frailties to which other humans are subje “It-is said in the constitutional history cf England that in ancient days the functions of the king and priest were the true prerogative of birth, and it is said the king's power is, therefore, from God, that of parliament from men ,gained perhaps by rebellion; but what right can arise from rebellion?” Reading lengthy abtracts from opinions of ancient legal experts defining the scope and application of ‘the “divine right of kings,” Judge Smith concluded: “It will thus be seen that the maxim that the king could do no wrong applies wholly and solely to the manner in which official acts of the kings are to be considered and construed when applied. The maxim has no application in Tlinois and no application to the case at bar. We have in Illinois no such thing as ‘the divine right:of’kings.’ The.‘king’ has no counterpart in Illinois.” So it don’t matter at all that this Mlinois judge re- esives his mail addressed to E. S. Smith, he is good enough and big enough to advance to the supreme bench of his state. The governor will ‘be regularly arrested and regu- larly give bond in Judge Smith’s court, and. when the day rolls around he will be regularly and fairly tried in Judge Smith’s court or some other one. The Smith family can well be proud of their relative. He is a regular American and talks like one. But the Smiths must remember that he would have done the | same thing regardless of his name. Ha. TS ee TAKING AWAY THEIR BULL DURHAM. Our lady friends who have fallen nnder the charms of ths seductive weed, need have no fears thet the solace will be denied them by federal law, even if Mr. Johnson of Mississippi would make it finable in the sum of $25 and $100 for a repetition of the of- fense of smoking cigarets in public. He did not get anywhere with his proposed law. The referendum in ard a'out the capitol, among the women employes, disheartened him, even if the unmerciful twitting of his colleagues failed to induce him to abandon hie verrible purpose. If the ladies desire, they : ay not only continue to smoke cigarets, but they may indulge n cigars or hit the pipe, or if they choose to chew plug j; tobacco or’ rub’ snuff, it is all right, Representative Johnson has given up the job of taking the joy out of life. Mr. Johnson has not kept up with the march of events of the past several years, or he wouid-not have attempted to take their tobacco away from ne sec- tion of the population without taking it away from all of us. Women have about the same constitutional rights men have; and as for pursuing happiness—no onc has even a guess coming. ~ = -0 TREATY WITH GERMANY. Through the American commissioner in Berlin a general basis has been established for a formal peace treaty between the United States and Germany at an early date. The German government has assented to the several propositions submitted by the American state department respecting the essential principles enunciated in the Porter-Knox peace resolution and recognizes the American attitude on the prerogatives the privileges and various rights under the Versailles treaty which, the United States is entitled to by virtue of America’s participation in the war. As soon as the official memorandum prepared by j the commissioner and the cabinet member for for- ceived and digested by the respective governments the treaty proper will be formulated. Several weks’ time ¥ ~- average was uner $450,000,000. The quantity will be consumed: in these preliminaries, < eign affairs in the Wirth government has been re-| Legislation Urged by Séere- tary Davis Is for Benefit of Foreigners, Says Labor Statement. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—Registra- tion of aliens, provided for in legisla- tion urged by Secretary Davis,\is for the purpose of prctecting and guiding the aliens themselves and is not de- signed as a police system, said a state- ment issued yesterday by the depart- t of labor. Expenditure of the money taken in as fees for registration for instructors for such foreigners as need schooling is planned. “The alien,” the statement said, “‘does not want anything for noth- ing,’ and would be willing to pay the $10 fee in case of adults and $8 for ‘wage earnets who are minors,” Under the proposed law the bureau of naturalization would become the bureau of citizenship and American: ism, and “take on a vastly broadened scope of activity.” It would see that aliens were properly distributed over the country, avoiding congestion in the cities. Those with long experience in farming would be aided in getting on the land. oe RANCHER SHOT, ENEMY FLEES KEMMERER, Wyo., Aug. 3: a} W. Sargent, well known ranchér in this vicinity is at the point of death and B. B. Baine his assailant is a fugitive from justice as the result of a fight ‘climax to a long standing fued between these two men. The fued between the two men is due to conflicting claims over water rights, ditches and line fences. ‘Just what precipitated the fight is un- known. During the heat of the battle Baine is said to have pulled a knife inflicting the wounds which is thought will claim the life of Mr. Sargent. SEE Ee ee Do You. Know that the highest grade of honey is produced in) Na-; trona county in sufficient quantity to| supply all dealers. William Mosteller. 9. 1105. 7274t. | @ pretty genera! feel! dog is under- {t's primarily his own rights or he won't vice versa. For only the man who can stand the gaff gets the grain instead of the chaff. Old stuff, but axiomst!s <n4 there- fore eternally true. —— ———Tribune Classified Ats————— Restiits————____ EIGHT . KILLED Shanghaied, Says INEARTHQUAKE 3.—The postoffice building at Bari, in southeastern Italy result of an carth tremor and eight bodies have so far been recovered Others are reported ROME, Aug. from the ruins. to have been killed in and many injury. One of the bodies tak time of the collapse. have ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. an amendment to the credit bill to extend mation projects. said, prohibit such Bring loans. Contrasting [Trimmings Are Very Popular for this Fall Perfectly Proportioned, Assuring Utmost Grace and Comfort about the clever combinations of color in’ many of the smartest fall pumps. If you enjoy having the newest style in your shoes, by all means stop in and see these novel new modes. —tThe brown kid Pump pictured, trimmed. with a narrow band of champagne suede leathtriVery-at-, tractive, An excellent style at - . only $10.00. © 9 ha And other. new fall digpce oh will IGGIN “YOUR .SHOEMAN - WHEN THE sheriff. eee MY DAD'S favorite yarn. oe WAS THE ons abont. OR READrabont a smoke. . THE OLD storekeeper. THAT REALLY does more. WHO WAS playing checkers, | THAN PLEAGE the tasto, han ‘THe back ot the atoro. THERE ARE no hooks on you, AMONG “THE Goal olf. AND THE prinos, YOUR STEPPING up. coe WHO HAD just jumped his kms. AND SAYING right out. SAID “81 there's s customer. IN A loud, clear voice. WAITIN® our front.” “GIMME A pack of AND 81 said “Shhh? THOSE CIGARETTES. IF YOU'LL keep quiet THAT SATISEY." MEBBE HE’LL go away.” ; NOW MERE’S the big ides, wich flavor, such mild bat WHEN A good thing. tullcbodied" tobaccs goodness. HAPPENS ALONG. - forete Fiebts seo; benaee ee, rLeave Coe mane The. Chesterfield DONTE LEAY E $¢.to Georee Dlend can't be copied. TO GRAB the gravy. FRINSTANCE IF. fee ‘Loan Extensions To Reclamation Lands Proposed farm loan act to government’ recia- Present laws, he >| YOU HEAR of = smoke. cet THERE'S NO law against. ” . WITH THE other live ones, eee OU’LL say you never tasted Have you seen the new AIR- TIGHT tins of 50? the disaster en ott was that of M. Zavoiania, reputed to be a Greek millionaire, who was transact- ing business in the postoffice at the ‘3.—Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, introduced agricultural the federal There’s something brisk and cheerful * Private, Charge Dropped by U.S. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—Charges of against Earl Clark, private in a military police company in the Panama canal zone, were wiped ou: desertion WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1921. police to send word of his) wh. abouts to his outfit’s headquarters the canal zone. j Clark after a clergyman Promised on the Celtic. ing here, he _with desertion ————— naped by Swedish sailors in. Novem. ber, 1920, but had escaped from ths complained that’ he had ben héla in the English jail for mon: and mistreated. Finally, he sa: carry his case to the American am bassador in London, be was deport Ado A man stepped up to the desk occu- pied by an officer of this bank and relieved himself of this: “Let me whisper something to you, old man. I’ve been doing business in this bank only about six months, but in that time I’ve had dealings with pretty near every department, and I just want to-say that it does a fellow good to know that a banker can be human. My account isn’t much, but the people here treat me as if I really belong. You know what I mean.” We did. He was a customer, and all customers get a smile for a smile, regardless of how big they are. Most of our customers started as small ones, and some of them have grown. You can start a checking account with $50, ora savings account with a dollar. Resources Over $4,000,000 Wyoming National Bank Casper’s Pepular Bank “Barnett’s of Course” The regular Semi-Annual Sale of Man- hattan Shirts now on to August 20, inclu- Note the special prices during the Sale period. $3.50 Shirts Now___-------_- Li2=2-2$2.85 $4.00 Shirts Now__.__ Se ee SaaS $6.00 Shirts Now_-_-------------_--$3.85 $6.50 and $7.00 Shirts Now_____-_-__$4.55 $8.50, $9.00 and $10.00 Shirts Now___-$6.85 $12.00 Shirts Now__------------_+_.$8.35 ‘M.D. Barnett Outfitting Zo, 120 East Second Street. The Home of Chesterfield Clothes Ans Building Materials We are equipped with the stock to sapply your wants in high grade lum- ber and builders’ supplies. Rig tim- bers a specialty. Phone 3 KEITH LUMBER CO. —