Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 21, 1922, Page 6

PAGE SIX WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1 Che Casper Daily Cribune quarters at Washington, engaged in stirring up dis-| Issued every evening except Sunday at Casper, Natrona| content. One of these organizations publishcs a : Wyo. Publication Offices, Tribune Building. | paper, violently assailing the administration and PHONE is and 16| Private business enterprise in the interests of the ome Exchange Connecting All Departments; government ownership cause. The articles and — jass| “#Ttoons in this weekly publication with a circula- | tion mounting well toward two millions, are riclent | in their appeals to class hatred. They are sowing a |wind out of which the directors of this enterprise must hope to reap a whirlwind such as that which has swept civilization from its moorings in more than one European nation. “While all this is going on most of those who be- | lieve in American institutions are asleep. 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Make it your duty to Tribune know when your carrier misses you. age Shirking Its Duty eer BORAH has added one more to his} many services to the country, when he states in a public letter. “Year after year congress is lashed into passing laws which are manifestly un- constitutional, and it has come to be a settled principle apparently that congress should disre- gard the constitution and leave the supreme court alone to protect it. “To my mind such a rule is so utterly shameless, so utterly intolerable that it is startling that it should be even spasmodically urged. “If the people of this country hive made up their minds to deal with 2ll these matters (anti-lynching, fhitd labor, etc.) through congress, then why not give congress the power to do so rather than urge a course which involves the lowest form of consti- tutional immorality.” Americans honor no virtue above. courage. Cour- age in any form makes a miighty appeal to the people whose whole existence, from the time of the pioneers to the present day, has been founded upon courage; courage to dare, to do, to think, to atand up and call the truth aloud. The great national heries, Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt are vener- ated first for their courage. It is a non-courageous act to vote for a law which the voter knows is not constitutional mere ly to placate. or win the favor of the folks back home” And it is jusulting to the intelligence of these same folks back home—Americans all, intelli- gent, able +s sift the wheat from the chaff—to sup- pose that they regard as courageous a man who votes for the law which conflicts with the consti- tution merety” because-the-intent of the ljaw- voted for is good. Senator Borah hits the nail on the head when he calls the practice “shameless.” Senator Borah has @ moderation of speech which is admirable, but will add “cowardly” to “shameless” and ex- :presstheir opinion freely—at the polls. Bryan and Science HT Oe eae and scientists have paid compara- ‘ tively little attention to the self-arr: con- which Mr. Bryan has staged between him- gelf and the demonstrated facts of evolution, but the ends of education appear hardly well-served 'by attempting refutation of Mr. Bryan’s ideas Qargely by ridicule. Mr. Bryan has no power to alter the facts ofna- ‘ture,.and what he believes or does not believe does not.in the least affect the progress of science. But ‘his abilities and his prominence haye given him a large following and as many worthy people let him do their political and moral thinking for them, it is of some interest to see that they do not ajso it him to-do their educational and scientific thinking, too! Mr. Bryan has demonstrated himself as perhaps ‘the ablest orator in the country. He has a reputa- tion. as a speaker, due to his knowledge and outlook and experience as much, perhaps, as to his voice, hisrmagnetic personality and his personal charm. But political, platform and oratorical ability do not constitute authority to say what is and what is not true in science. Nor does a personal interpretation of the bible constitufe such authority. It is but.a few hundred years-since men were burned at the stake for her- esy; and not much later that it was considered heresy to say the-earth was round, not tke certer of the universe, or the“six days” of creation could mean anything eb four hours! Wtih literally thousands of able divines and Qearned scientists quite content with their ability to sce only parallelism and not a conflict between the bible and the theories of modern science, it would appear wise, at least, for any who attempt to follow Mr. Bryan all the way to ask themselves whether they are led because Mr. B is really a leader in either science of religion, or whether ‘they have not thrown his political and oratorical smantle over his attempt to. arrogate to himself a; ‘final authority in matters of science! | To the National Defense 464S A MAN THINKS, so is he.” As.a nation +4 thinks so it is. The fundamental difference between Re and the United States in a state of mind. “This according to the National Repub- Jican. “Four-fifths of the matter spread on the-printed page in this country today is destructive in its iendency. Some of it has revolution as its objec- tive; some a peaceful change in governmental poli- cies; some of it is mere opposition to certain fea- ures of tle legislative and administrative program of the government. All of its produces the same result; a growing discontent with the existing om der and a breaking down of the constructive ele- ments in public and private affairs. “Radicalism was never before so effectively ac tive in this country as it is today. Radicalism ich strikes at the fundamentals of traditional Americanism is ten times as busy as conservatism which clings to that which is good in the existing er and opposes experimental remedies for exist-j abuses believed to be worse than the disease} k to eure. “There are-a-dozensbig-organizations..with head, i they political and economic cyclone are gathering they are whining about matters of small moment as compared with the maintenance of the very fabric of society and the body politic, “The demagogues and doctrinaires declare that they are entlisted in the war of ‘human rights ver- sus property rights.” They choose to ignore the fact that property rights are among the most precious of human rights. When property rights disappear, all other rights go with them as the experience of Russia proves. “There never has been a time in American his- tory when it was more important that men of com- mon sense and patriotic devotion to country should interest themselves in politics and public affairs not terely as critics, but as constructive infiu- ences. The war is on against-the fundamentals of Americanism as they are incorporated in the con- stitution of the United States and in the traditions of the nation. It is high time that every worth while citizen should enroll himself in the army of defense.” The Provincial New England Idea esBees of the senate finance committee have received a t@legram from the New England Im- porters and Traders association which sets forth a resolution adopted by that association and which is as follows: “We believe the present time very inopportune for the enactment of any new tariff legislation whatsoever. We are of the opinion that all tariff changes should be delayed until world conditions are more settled and the-tariff requirements of the country are known. * * * There is no telling at the present time how any legislation is going to effect \the domestic export and import trade in view of the radically changed and more complex trade con- ditions as compared with pre-war years.” This is very typical of the argument that is now | being used by all influences opposed to the enact- ment of an American protective tariff. Free trad- ers, importers, international bankers and other in- terests opposed to the enactment of a protective tariff are flooding congress and the newspapers with literature and arguments all to the effect that now is not an opportune time to protect American industries. It is urged that we should wait until business conditions in Europe are normal before we attempt:to write a new tariff. , It is difficult to be patient with such and un-American argument. In the first place the time to protect American industri: is when Amer- ican industries are the most threatened, and there never has been a time in the history of the world when relative costs of production in this country and in Europe were farther apart and therefore the menace of European imports was greater. The individual, the business concern or the group of interests which argue at any time that it is not opportune to protect American interests are themselves un-Awerican and are influenced by, if not actually controlled and financed by, Europ-| ean interests which would profit by the destruction of American industry. . The argument that no tariff should be written-in this country until world conditions me normal is asinine. No student of history observer of European conditions. but knows that it will be at least a generation before conditions become: nor- mal. No great upheaval such as the world war which absolutely wipes out all economic landmarks and remakes the map of the worid can take place without leaving in its wake at least a generation of reconstruction. History is positive upon this point. It took Europe over 50 years to approach anything like normalcy following the Napoleonic wars. An ex- ample nearer home and within our own time: ‘The Civil war in the United States ended in 1865, yet conditions did not resume what might be termed ‘normalcy until 1879 with the resumption of specie payment, a period of 14 years from the time the Civil war closed. The best students of: world con- ditions today estimate a half a century necessary before economic condition will approximate nor- malcy. It is conservatively estimated it will be at deast ten years before currencies which now are \greatly depreciated in scores of European coun- Mries will appproach the normal rate of exchange ‘that prevailed prior to the world war. This estimate is based upon the supposition: that time of any adult now living. In view of this it is proposal seriously. ion’t Play Politics «s.HE SENATE has passed a resolution,” states the Manufacturers’ Record, “requesting the ‘Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta to furnish full informatiom relative to the distribution off the Glass speech by it in the state of Alabama, with the alleged intention of intimidating Senator Hef- \lin or of bringing upon his head political reprisals as a penalty for his incisive attacks on the drastic deflation policy pursued by the Federal Reserve Board. The reply will serve to indicate just how religiously the Federal Reseve Banks are followmg their own injunction that banking should be kept out of politics and will help to show whether or not they have tended to follow practices of the sort that led to the dissolution of the old United States bank arid made Andrew Jackson twice presi- dent of the United States. “Senator Heflin, however, will-make his fight to better advantage if he also.forgets politics. He stated in the senate on June 3, that deflation “started when-n Republican congress in control of both houses passed a progressive interest rate, per- mitting 40 per cent and 50 per cent and higher rates, and put in the hands of the board a knife with which to cut the throat of the farmer, the mer- chant, and the banker and everybody else in» the agricultural sections of the country. That is when it started. There was not a ripple on the surface when Wilson was in health and the Democrats were in control of both branches of congress.” “The most enthusiastic support given the progres- sive interest rate legislation was that from Demo- crats. It was an administration measure, sup: ported by the White House. Just before his ill- ness, President Wilson had given the railway em- he would cut the cost of living, and deflation was \the plan evolved with which to do it. Merciless de- flation was the pet child of Houston and Governor} Harding. President Wilson supported them in| jevery move. He not-only sanctioned the destruction of the War Finance Corporation by Houston, but he vetoed the reviving act of congress. Democratic senators, before the 1920 election, went to the White House and implored Mr. Wilson to call off Hou- ston and Governor force them to cease their raids on national ity and while there was yet time save the party from humiliating end overwhelming defeat. i Drastic deflation, which the administraton of household of President Wilson, it was wet-nursed by the old women of his official family and it was ployes formal and public notice that within 90 days| petted by Democrats in both houses of congress | who were told that the fondling was a true heir, and under the lash of Wilson’ otherwise brave and true sat and voiceless watched their ¢ driven into promiscuous bankruptcy. Never, we take it, in all American history was there so clear an exhibit of a party, under a novel leadership, re- pudiating the vital principle historically established for it by Andrew Jackson. “The lady with the lamp” did not even know it was unlighted. “Senator Heflin is engaged in a hopeless battle if he seeks to exculpate his party from the respon- sibility which notoriously attaches to it. Better to acknowledge the blunder and false leadership ‘8 compulsien men S everything will work together for the reconstrac-} Legion was asked in the Sixty-sixth ‘tion of Europe. If, however, evil conditions con-|congress to inform the congress as to tinue to prevail in Russia and in other parts of|the character of the bonus legislation the world, this period of reconstruction will be} ‘hey desired, they presented the Four much lengthened and conditions will never return}°l4 plan, of which this soldier set- to what might be termed normal within the life|tement Plan was Title 1; that the preposterous to talk about postponing the enact-|,.came a part of the bonus bill which e than one hundred and forty-\™ent of a tariff until conditions are normal. It!passed the house May 29, 1920, but cannot be done. It is the shevrest folly even to|was not considered by the senate. I propose it. It is greater folly te contemplate the|aiso called attention to the fact that President Harding has repudiated, Reclamation Features of Bonus Bill Hon. Frank W. Mondell has sent to members of the American Legion ‘Wyoming a letter dealing with the provisions af the bonus measure now before the senate, par- ticularty the land settlement reclaina- tion features of the bill, in which he says: “On March 29th I called attention Tver torthe importance of vigilance in con- nectio nwith the passage of the bonus nection with the passage of the bonus with regard to the attitude of certain people claiming to be friends of the bonus measure touchirig land reclama- tion provisions of the bill. Since that letter was written I have made it my business-to continue to urge upon the members-of the senate the importance of soldier settlement land reclamation provisions of the bill. Finding that there was considerable apathy in re- gard to this important feature of the bill I appeared before the senate fi- nance committee, having charge of the bonus bill, and earnestly urged the retention in the bill of Title 8, the land feature. “I also called attention to the fact that this land settlement provision of the biil had received the approval of the house of representatives as the original measure introduced on behalf of the returning soldiers. I called at- tention to the fact that when the leg- islative committee of the American committee adopted this four-fold plan and the reclamation measure therefore these same land provisions, with some slight modifications, again endorsed by the legion, had been made a part of the bonus bill which passed the house on March 23, 1922, and is now before the senate. “You will note that in my statement I further said that I was so anxious to secure this class of relief for sol- diers; so anxious to have reclamation development go on, that if the senate members did not approve of all of the provisions of the bill as the legion had Proposed it, they place such other reclamation provisions tn the Dill as they might approve, and the entire matter would be adjusted in confer- ence. I called attention to the fact that this class of legislation, having passed the house in the bonus bill, was half way enacted and that to al- low {tito die in the senate would be most regrettable and unfortunate. “Iam sorry to state that no senator appeared before the committee of the senate urging the retention on the bonus bill of any sort of land reclama- tion—naturally, I was surprised and disappointed at this attitude of the members of the senate, in view of which it was not strange that the sen- ate committee reported the bill a few days ago without Title 8; without any land. settlement provisions of any value. “I am giad to be able to report, however, that my efforts before the senate committee have apparently not been in vain, for certain members of the senate are now suggesting land settlement and reclamation provisions s born in the| and endeavor to in the bonus bill when it shal} be taken up by the senate. We welcome this belated interest in the subject, but are surprised at some of the state- ments that have been made in con- nection with it. For instance, in a letter that has recently been sent to officers of the legion in Wyoming, it was stated that the author of that letter had made a very careful study of the land reclamation provisions in the bonus bill, as a result of which, it was stated, that he had ‘regretfully come to the conclusion that it did not authorize any plan which definitely committed the government to an en- larged reclamation program. it did not provide any funds or means of roising funds for carrying out such development.’ “It strikes me as being very extraor- dinary that anyone should assume to write to members of the legion, and officers of the legion, in such terms with regard to a reclamation plan which the legion had endorsed at a national convention; which the offi- cial representatives of the legion had themselves presented to congress, ard which the representatives of the legion still approve at this time. “The writer of the above quoted letter recommends in lieu of the sol- dier settlement land reclamation pro- vision, which had been placed in the bonus bill at the request of the legion, the insertion of the so-called Smith- McNary bill. Realizing that the fact that my name had been coupled with the soldier settlement hill from the beginning would tempt certain gentle- men to oppose it, I stated in the sen- ate hearings, as you will note, that I would be glad to have the senate place in the bill any reclamation measure they decided upon and we would work out the differences in conference. I am sorry they did not Place this:measure in the bonus bill in place of Title 8 before the bill was reported from the committee,—if that. is what they desire to do. I hope they will take action, even though belated, butI trust that no legion man will be led to believe that the Smith-McNary bill, as it stands, will fully meet the needs of the soldiers. It is not in- tended to be main a theasure for the benefit of the soldiers. Tt is a plan of general rec- Jamation under which the chief bene- fictaries would be those now under reclamation projects or now owning lands that would be irrigated. From the standpoint of those people that is not, of course, an objection to the bill, but from the standpoint of the sol- ier tt would be a decided objection, unless {t, shall be overcome, for the only benefit the soldier would get out of it would be in the few cases in which there might be so-called sur- plus lands opened to entry. “I realize that Title 8 of the bonus bill-ia objected to by some people be- cause it is primarily and practically wholly a soldier ‘reclamation plan, but every proposed project in Wyoming, including the so-called Casper-Alcova project; the Pass Creek and Big Creek Projects on the Uppar Platte; the Green River project; the . Oregon Basin unit of the Shoshone project, could ali be worked out perfectly un- der Title 8 of the bonus bill as it passed the house. It is very doubt- ful if they could be developed under the Smith-McNary Dill as it now stands. You will understand, of course, that I am favorable to any and every reclamation plan that is rea- sonable, as I stated to the senate com- mittee. I have no disposition to urge against any reclamation provision primarily and in the/ retrieve both.” which senators may see fit to put on the bonus bill, but I do not want the soldiers to lose sight of the fact that the Smith-McNary reclamation meas- ure is not their bill; that it dora not by any manner of means intend or propose to make them the principal beneficiaries under the plan of recla- mation it outlines, and that, therefore, if the senate adopts the Smith-Mc- Nary plan it will be necessary in con- ference to add to that plan the im- portant and essential provisions car- ried in Title 8 of the bonus bill, in order to secure for the solder real benefits. ¥ “May I particularly call your atten- tion to the absurd suggestions made in the letter above referred to that Title 8 of the bonus bill make no pro- visions for donstruction because it has no limitation on the amount that may be appropriated. Originally there was a limit of $500,000,000. ‘That limit was removed so that the con- gress could appropriate a billion dol- lars if it desired to, instead of being limited to the maximum of $350,000,- 000 carried in the Smith-McNary bill. “Work could begin on projects like the Casper-Alcova or the Pass Creek. or the Big Creek projects, which have. been reported on, immediately on the passage of the bonus bill with Title 8. Nothing could be done under the Smith-McNary bill until there had been a survey, half to be paid for by the people already on the land; the organization of an irrigation district;, ance of bonds, etc. I am not especial- ly objecting to these provisions for the kind of projects which the Smith- ‘McNary bill contemplates, I merely wish to call attention to the absurdity of the claim that there could be delay or lack ef funds under Title 8. May I suggest this whole criticism of Title 8 is a criticiam of the legion, and if its committees, which have them- selves approved Title 8. We want land réclamation on the bonus bill and if the senate will do as well as the ‘house did in that regard, success is assured.” Queer Questions With Hidden Answers If You Can't Answer Them, Look Among the Want Ads. In what part of the Orient is an United States court located? In what state !s adultery not a cause for divorce? “What university has the biggest en- dowment fund? Has the United States more miles of telegraph line than it has miles of railroads? What is the lifetime of a crow? If the average price of pork chops in New York was 37.8 a pound in 1921 what was the average price in 19137 In what month of the year is no wheat harvested? How much of the average man's lfc is spent in illncas? How many vice presidents of the ‘United States have become presidents? Cantrect Your Winter Coal Now Minerals Exp. Syndicate WHITE ASH COAL the necessary procedure for the issu-) breakfast at camp. sin Ned, between mouthfuls of the, fish, | “I dian't know we were so near any farm,” said Ted. “Can't. It's against the law, closed season,” grinned Ned, “and besides, it takes an awful good hunter to get near enough to one.” j “I mean I want to ‘shoot’ one with my camera. You see Mr. Phelps at home, who is editor of a hunting and fishing magazine, told father once that he would give almost anything for a good photograph of a wild tur- key gobbler. He said it was almost impossible to get near enough.” “Then why bother?” said Ned. | “Perhays he'd pay as much as $5 for a 70d picture and—" “= xnow!" interrupted Ned. “We'll muke a turkey call.” | “Yes? Write out a visiting card and call on Mr. Wild Turkey and hand it to him, I suppose?” Ned laughed good-naturedly. “I) mean,” he said, “that the next time we go to the village I'll get a piece of | slate and some black walnut from the saw mill and make something that will call the turkey. Uncle Ben has one and I have played with it many| times. I'm sure I can do it.” The boys were much excited over this new diversion and soon they found several pieces of slate and got some chunks of well seasoned black walnut. That evening they set to work on the turkey call. It tool) much work and patience and cars to| whittle out and sandpaper down the| ; Wooden cup, but ft was finally fin-| ished. Ned exhibited it proudly and| with great care he drove in tho nail.| ‘When it was finished it looked like the picture at Figure 1, At Figure 2) 1s shown how this was done, the dot-| ted lines around from A to B shows where ft was hollowed ont and made) smooth with sandpaper. Note that | the bottom at C is left thicker; this) fs to permit driving in a nail, as shown. This should be at least halt be driven quite through or it will spoil the “tone.” ‘The wooden cup was just the right size to hold in the palm of the hand as shown in Figure 3. But nearly as large as an ordinary cup bnt abont the size of a little “after dinner cof- fee" cup. ‘Then the boys practiced. Ned could used his uncle's. in his left hand and the cup’ in his right, Ned drew the nafl down across the slate from A to B. At first it compares when buy tires! | Was overjoyed for there came forth “Turkey gobbler,” mumbled his cou-| the peculiar call of the hen turkey. comes because he thinks some hen “Wid,” explained the stil hungry |‘urkey is calling,” he explained. fore daylight and after a hurried bite | of cold food they started an inch thick and the nai! should not) “Oh,” he cried, “but it doesn’t gob. ble and I want a gobbler turkey.” Ned laughed at him. “The gobbler ‘The next morning they were up be. into the woods. Before long they heard the call of a wild gobbler, as they cal! at sunrise more than at any other time of day. - A WILD TURKEY CAL! ‘The boys concealed themselves un- der cover of the branches of a fir tree that touched the ground and made al most a perfect tent of green. Ted got his camera ready and pointed into the open space where Ned had scat- tered some bread crumbs. Then Ned began to use thé turkey call. He was very patient, and used it a few times and waited, just as the hen turkeys call, After about half an hour they heard a gobbler, quite near. The boys were all excitement. Ted focussed his camera, and held it through the branches, Ned “called” again. “Don't even whisper—don't move— on't breathe!’ warned Ned. Tho boys almost held their breath and, at a repeated call by Ned, a beautiful gobbler came cautiously into view— paused to “gobble,” saw the crumbs, began to eat. Ned used the call again, the wild turkey }ifted his head proud- ly and “gobbled” and Ted “pressed the button.” Quickly he turned the film and got one more shot, but made a.noise when he tried to turn the film again and that wild turkey gobbler was off like ashot. But Ted had two excellent pic tures and, as it proved later, Mr. Phelps paid him well for them. “But photographing him was bet- ter than getting the money,” declared Ted and Mr. Phelps agreed with him. 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