Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 17, 1923, Page 6

PAGE ST WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 17, 1923 Che Casper Daily Crivune ‘ernment expenses over three million dollars per The Casper Dally Tribune issued every evening and The Sunday Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Casper, Wyoming. Publication offices: Tribune Building, oppo- site postoffice, Entered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second class matter, November 22, 1916, Business Telephones _---------. See 15 and 16 Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting .All Departments. ph re a Ry J. E. HANWAY MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive'y entitled to the use for publication of all news credited in this paper and also the local news published herein, Advertising Representatives Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bldg., Chi- cago, UL, 286 Fifth Ave., New York Citv; Globe Bidg. Boston, Mass., Suite 404 Sharon Bldg., 65 New Mont- gomery St,, San Francisco, Cal. Copies of the Daily Tribune are on file in the New York, Chicago, Boston San Francisco offices and visitors are welcome. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. C.) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier One Year, Daily and Sunday --.—.. One Year, Sunday Only _- Six Months, Daily and Sunday ---.. Three Months, Dally and Sunday . One Month, Daily and Sunday -. Per Copy --._-..---. One Year, Sun¢ Six Month, D: Three Months, One Month; Dally and Sunday -. All subscriptions must be pat Dai'y Tribune will not insure delivery after subscr! > tion becomes one month in arrears. Some Direct Democracy As may be gathered from the newspapers of that section the people of Oregon are growing weary of some of the new fangled devices for “direct government” with which listening to theorists and doctrinaires they have engulfed themselves. What with initiatives and referendums and recalls the trade of “petition shover” has _be- come a recognized vocation in Oregon. Elec- tions are held every few days while the lengthy documents presented to the voters for digestion in the regular elections would give even a col- lege president mental dyspepsia if not nervous prostration. The recall is one of the most abused of the new privileges whereby the citizen is supposed to enjoy the blessings of “direct democracy.’ For nearly fifteen years it has been invoked against public officials from motives of poli- tics or revenge or shallow criticism. But these have been mostly minor officials Now that a movement is under way to recall the governor with the paid petition pushers circulating the lists for signatures, t) ere is much questioning of the wisdom of this device of perfection, The whole state is to be sub- jected to the expense and waste of holding an election to determine whether the governor is to be deprived of his office. If he were accused of malfeasance or mis- feasance of corruption, perhaps the game might be worth the candle. But the charges appear to be politically inspired. Still that was the orlginal purpose of the Oregon recall—to permit the people at any time to discharge a public servant for any reason whatsoever, just like a farmer might discharge a hired man. This was openly declared when the People’s Power League initiated the recall amendment in 1908 Now the chickens are coming home to roost. Oregon getting a stomach full of “direct democracy Labor Asked To Help From the address of General Frank T. Hines flirectan of. the Veterans’ Bureau delivered at the convention of the American Federation of Labor at Portland an appeal was made to or- ganized labor to absorb in their ranks the ex- kervice men pri ed by the government through vocational training to make their future way in life. At the present time there are approximately seventy thousand men in vocational training under the Veterans’ Bureau. The employment objectives of these men are distributed over the whole field of human endeavor, proper! within the classification of “vocational.” Of this number approximately forty per cent or less than thirty thousand are being qualified for emplayment in the trades and indust As the completion of their training in the var- us courses will occur at different times there will be no disturbance in the ordinary distribu- tion of labor by the asimilation of these men and no danger of overcrowding in a single occu- pation. It is of the greatest policies of the bureau t of dependency for those vice men who are le to again take up gainful emplayment and active part in the economic life of our coun try. These men have stood the acid test of citizenship. They have had the great oppor- tunity serving their country and having served their country in time of emergency, it is important that they take up fully again’ their responsibilities of citizenship, The assimilation by industry of this com- paratively small group of rehabilitated trainees on a basis advantageous to the men would seem a small consideration in comparison with the service these same men gave, or stood ready to give in the hour of ¢ ization’s peril The government through the il service commission manufacturers, railroad anies, industrial establishments and many and district labor organizations have modified certain re- quirements and waived others in the employ- ment interests of the men, and it is hoped by all who ctive in their behalf that ever organization or group of citizens in the natio! may see the righteousness and justice of such action. The progress thus far made by the Veterans’ Rrreau in gaining favorable consideration froin so many agencies, representative bodies, and labor organizations in behalf of these men, leads to the belief and hope that the American Feder. ation will take favorable action to remove the Inst barrier between a certain group of rehab- ilitated American soliders and their full rees- tablishment. It is interesting to note that since the first rch when the campaign of employment was ed the men in training on the government payroll numbered 93,000, and that ¢ October 1 this number had beengreduced to 73,000; and it is gratifying to know that 98 per cent of these or approximately 19,600 have been successfuly pla in employment. Were woe to mensure this as a m onomy alone the achieve ment would result in the restriction of the gov Importance that no of tter of ex ng about a condition| month. |. Spe lists in every trade and gecapatiinn for which training is being given, are re ewing the capabilities and accomplishments men to determine their abilities and fitness to carry on the work for which they are being trained. Upon the completion of this work the |burean will be in a position to certify with |definiteness to the qualifications possessed by each man. For the actually disabled man who is unable to again ume the responsibilities of earning his own living, all agree he should be given the fullest measure of relief and assistance. In |this regard we all have the same objective, but to enable the actually disabled man to recieve the fullest benefits, it is important that those ex-service men who are able to again take up their pre-war occupations should do so. And it is for this reason that the great American Federation of Labor is asked to back these men in their efforts to again stand on their own feet. Not so-much for the reason that the cost to the government is great in continuing the training of these men beyond the point of em- ployability, but because of the fact that such a policy is dangerous in that it might cause those men to lose what is esential in civil life— confidence in themselves to earn their own li ing—successful rehabilitation means successful reemployment. It means the getting back into |the economic structure of civil life those men who were called into service of their country during the world conflict. Whose Is It and Who Did It? The other day eighty-five members of the Springer family coming from all parts of the United States met at a hotel in Chicago. The object of the gathering of the Springer clan was to perfect plans by which they can obtain possession of all the land underlying the city of Wilmington, Delaware, now worth a total of over $500,000,000 which they claim belongs sole- ly to them. ) er family is succesful. Suppose they do get full title to all the land that underlies the city —what then? Nothing, except that it furnish- es a clearer illustration of the colossal injustice and immorality of the tax laws under which we liye, Who made the enormous value of Wilming- ton’s land—the Springer family? Clearly not. The Springer family never lived there and evi- dently never expects to live there. Who then did make the value of this land? Why, the people of Wilmington, and the people alone. Before a single human being set foot upon the present site of Wilmington, this site wasn’t worth a Kussian ruble. As soon, however, as the people came upon it, the land began to rixe in value, until today, containing as it does, a hundred thousand people, it is worth over one- half billion dollars, exclusive of all improve nents. Since therefore the Springer family did not make the value of Wilmington’s land and the people of Wilmington did make it, ought not the value go to the people of Wilmington in- stead of to the Springer family? Some day the overtaxed citizens not only of Wilmington, but of every other city are going to see this, and when they do they are going to proceed to assert their rights. Curse of Bureaucracy Speaking before the National Tax association former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois urged the centralization of executive functions in the federal government and the definite plac- ing of responsibility for each well organized de- partment in an official appointed by the presi- dent. Mr. Lowden finds that the ten departments under the control and direction of the Chief Executive by no means embrace all the agencies of government, “There are,” he said, “many times ten independent and practically unrelated agencies of government there.” The president cannot possibly exercise effective supervision of all these agencies, and no one else can or does. |The departmental form of organization is a mere fiction. Tt was abandoned long since and rigidity, jred tape and waste are the rule rather than the exception, Lawyers and business men who go to Wash- ington to attend to important matters always jtell the same story—and it is the story told by im inert, almost lifeless mass has superseded vernment by a living organism. , The results in every direction are lamentable. |Public money is squandered and time and en- ergy are ted on futile activities. Nowhere is there a responsible head to give orders and in- | troduce business methods. The most practical {and useful improvements in structure or form of joperation have to wait indefinitely for a fair trial. | Need of Cleanup If one were looking for a place where offi ils of every kind had united in a successful effort to enforce the prohibition law it would | be ural to select Washington. The head- quarters of the prohibition commissioner are there, the population consists largely of a select- ed cla of Americans, and local polities cut little figure in the administration. But it appears that Washington, instead of being a model for the country is to be regarded ‘rather as a horrible example. This inferenc rests upon the fact that the local police have notified the prohibition commissioner that they refuse to cooperate with his men unless he cleans the criminals out of his force. Cases ‘of bribery and corruption are referred to in support of the action taken by the police. The prohibition commissioner replies that the charges are nothing more than the usual thing in his department and that he will take the cases up in the regular way at his own conven- J while disregarding entirely the police ultimatum, Whatever the merits of the controversy it is evident that the machinery for law enforce- jment in Washington is badly out of gear, and since Washington is the capital of this great country and stands in a sense for the honor and dignity of the nation, the situation would appear to call for correction if not grand jury action. Magnus Revises Magnus Johnson of Minnesota has paid his first visit to the capital. He gives little indi tion of being the fire eater that some news dis patches have pictured him. When he has become acquainted with the personnel of the congress nd the executive branch of the government, Sen- or Johnson will find that that they are neither corrupt nor inefficient, and that the charges he has so freely made nst them, have, in fact been directed against honest and faithful public servants, of the, Suppose this effort on the part of the Spring-j | Mr. Lowden. Government by bureaucracy or by! NO GOLD BRICK Except for those who love to con- coct weird interpretations of plain statements, President Coolidge in his speech before the Red Cross in- dicated beyond possibility of misun- derstanding what is to be the funda- mental international policy of his administration, and the exposition ought to bring reassurance and com- ;fort to a good many millions of | people. | a h individual and each nation )owe thelr first duty to themselves, said the president. “Beyond thi there {s the obligation of the strong to serve the weak, but to administer such service in a way that will not destroy or degrade” by making mendicants, but will restore by mak- ing character. It is the policy which helps in an emergency, but realizes that finally, each individual and each nation must work out their own destiny.” This ts shrewd, sensible, practical and charital And it {ts plainly » harmony with the preponderant sentiment of the country. nothing im common with ‘he narrow provinctalism iid make of us a hermit | or the Wilson idealism, j Which would have America step beyond the biblical injunction love its neighbors better than itse!f to its own enslavement and to the world’s ultimate undoing. Mr. Cpolidge's view will not be welcomed with acclaim among the champions of the League of Nations at home or abroad. They will be disgruntled as long as America de- clines to act the triple role of rich uncle, nurse girl and siavey to the whole of civilization. But the great American public that is able to see beyond its nose and can tell the difference between visionary bun- combs and practical statesmanship, and who belleve that charity be- gins at home will be p'eased. The people of the nation can rest satis- fied that while Mr. Coolidge is in the White House nobody ts going to hand the United States a cold brick in the form of a debt can- cellation scheme, or invetgle {t into pulling European chestnuts out of the fire or engage it tn any en- tangling schemes for the exclusive benefit of the other fellow—Detroit Free Press. pee EAT MORE WHEAT American people could consume more wheat with indtvidual benefit and profit. It is cheap and nutri tlous food. Wheat fs the delicacy, the aristocrat, of breadstuffs. In Europe and Asia several hundred million people regard it as a luxury. | One of the big contributing causes |of the present wheat problem is |the diminished consumption in the United States. More and more the American people are eating “break- | fast foods,” prepared from corn, oats and rye, and consequently are eat- ing less wheat bread. The falling off in the consumption of wheat is here at home, not abroad, for we are exporting more wheat and flour than we were ex- porting before *the war.—Spokane Spokesman-Review. GOT NOTHING the League of Nations’’—headline. It almost seems as though we re- member the name Baker. Could it be in connection with the war?—St. Paul Pioneer Press. a “ask PPHOFICK'S The ORIGINAL Malted Milk The Original Food-Drink for All Ages. QuickLunchat Home, Office&sFountainn. RichMilk, Malted Grain Extractin Pow- der& Tabletforms. Nourishing-No cooking. 0@ Avoid Imitations and Substitutes Casper-Salt Creek Stage Leaves Arkeon Bldg. 9 a. m. Daily Telephone 144 J.J. Stanton, Mgr. You'll like the tasty Pork and Beans we serve. You'll enjoy the special dishes that we serve from day to day as well as our famous steaks that have aided us in finding favor. GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR BILL O' FARE THE C. B. & Q. RESTAURANT AT BURLINGTON DEPOT P. Van Hekken, proprietor Phone 1120 CAN CANCELATION The debt refunding agreement with Great Britain appears to have brought but little abatement of the Propaganda for cancellation of the allied debts to the United States. The cancellation'sts have merely altered thelr method of attack. Be- fore the agreement we were told the debts could never be paid in gold, because this country already pos- sessed more than its share of the gold supply. That argument was proved groundless, s0 we are now expected to belleve that in: on the debts {8 alone respon: reparation demands against Ger- many—that the United States is re- sponsible for the situation in Ger- many and the Ruhr, and, therefore for all of Europe's present misfor- tunes, Let not Americans be decelved. ‘The potential wealth of former Ger- man colonists seized by Great Britain and France, plus the repara tions already received, and the relief afforded by the destruction of the German fleet and German com- merce, more than equals the cost of the war to those two countries Thetr pointed hints at American debt cancellation is but an attempt to increase their wealth still further at he expense of American tax- payers.—New Castle (Ind.) Courter. aie ea es PEACE AT HOME ‘Ten armed men working am etght- hour shift load 45 50-gallon barrels of whisky out of a raided warehouse into trucks; three watchmen all trussed up; night serene and no di turbance; about 11 minutes before sunrise armed men get peacefully away with the liquor; value, $100,- 000. Young man goes to call on young lady. Takes gat. Meets her rela- tives and needs it. Young lady Picked up by young man in auto- mobile. Relatives searching for her. Elderly gentieman crossing street. Killed by automobile. Unidentified Police kill boy in automobile—one of five boys who thought the police were stickup men. Unidentified wo- man killed by unidentified automo- bile driver. Policeman chases two others up an alley, thinking they're robbers, and arrests them. Young lady, in- toxicated, tries to climb street lamps in her automobile. Too refing! to serve jail sentence. Patrons of dance hall arrested and stuck in cells. Bottle-carrying citizens enter- ing restaurant put in cells on sus-| Picton that it wasn’t ice tea. Two girls found unconscious on} prairie. They had been asked to) take a ride. Health Commissioner | in fight with negro at Mora’s court. Big negro prize fight at Hawthorne | Four armed men rald residence.| iock family and servants in clothes closets. Negro woman shoots taxi- cab driver. Labor meeting shot up! by gunmen; women garment work- ers in panic. Gunmen with justice of peace permits to carry gats recos- nized by local court. Coffee houses selling political beer. Martial law tn Oklahoma to con trol floggers. Ohio towns shot up in war between floggers and anti floggers, Mobs in Pennsylvania. Mobs in Texas, mobs in Florida, mobs in Georgia. Piracy and mur- der in American waters. Shotguns fn the homes, gats on the hip.—Chi cago Tribun aA as NS, MEET SENATOR WILLIS Professor Irving Fisher, of Yale, -| says he has yet to meet an Ohioan who has taken offense at his state- ment regarding the attitude of the late President Warren G. Harding toward the League of Nations. Wi!) somebody kindly present Professor Fisher to Senator Frank B, Willis and give him a copy of the senator's recent remarks at Marion Ohlo?7— Detro!t Free Press. WRONG DIRECTION Great Britain {s striving to repair the damage done the reputation of the League of Nations by its import- ance in the dispute between Italy and Greece. The British are rather tardy in their concern for the league. Instead of trying to make the league a real power for peace, British statesmen have been en- deavoring to inveigle the United States into it. If the men who have been exhausting their energies on that object for the last four years had devoted their attention to the league itself it probably would have been strong enough to com- mand the respect of some of those nations that now ignore it.—Port- land Gfe.) Press-Herald. COSTLY PLAYTHING The interesting information is given in the 1923 official report of the League of Nations that the institution wil cost this year around five and a quarter million dollars. The league {s now employing a total of $14 persons. The head sec- retary’s official staff costs $1,750,. 000 yearly. In view of the fact that the league persistently fails to do anything whenever a war crisis arises in Europe, the sum annually spent and the effort exerted by the league personnel seem to represent a great waste. Europe would do well to shut the league up on an extended ‘vacation and divert this money wasted for {ts upkeep into payments on some of {ts honest debts.—Clarksburg (W. Va.) Telegram. iota Be Ln ARMED TO TEETH The prophecy that terrifying noises are going to be the principal weapons of the next war ought to put this country at ease, By mobil- izing two or three of its new sena- tors America will be able to beat the world.—Detroit Free, Press. ee SCANT ON MATERIAL Democrats who are waiting to get a platform out of Careful Cal Coo- Mdge's mistakes are using micro- phones.—Minneapolis Journal. eee ee Get the most for your coffee money—7 SEAS will tell it’s own story goodness if you try it! of —at your Grocers Ke ROUND OAK Gas Range Week Any style, any trim. 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