Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1924, Page 8

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One Month, I All subse t be paid Daily Tribun insure delivery after subscrip- tion becomes cone month in arrears. tT GET YOUR TRIBUNE. une after looking care- Il be delivered to you compla.nts before $ If you don't Exceeding Its Rights The United States Senate, presumably the greatest legislative body of the world, jealous of its own constitutional prerogatives, is not so mindful of those of the other coordinate branches of the government, or it would not have assumed to invade, even by suggestion, the rights of the executive authority, as it has done by the Denby resolution. When the legislative branch goes so far as to request the president to demand the resignation of a cabinet secretary without substantial charges forming a basis for impeachment, that body is invading the rights of another branch of the government, which similar invasion of its own rights it would promptly repel and repudiate. That is exactly what the president has done with the Senate’s Denby resolution. It is not that the president seeks to protect Seccetary Denby in any unworthy action of which he may be guilty, but it does mean exactly that he will protect him in the legal assumption of innecense until the senate in due and proper manner under the law of the land presents proof and establishes the unfitness of Mr. Den- by to longer remain an executie officer of the government. r : And the president is absolutely right, and his course will be endorsed by the fair minded Am- erican people, regardless of politics. It is 08 believed for an instant that Mr. Coolidge desires among his official family any officer, great or small, who has been in the slightest degree unfaithful to his trust. And if Denby comes within this class, and it can be established, the president, himself, will be the first to dismiss him, and that, too, without re- gard to the petition of the senate. The senate has rather exceeded itself in pre- senting a gratuitous bit of instruction to the president. Good Out of Rottenness Out of the mass of political bunk and bull that thas been dragged into the sacred precincts of the senate chamber, at least two good results may he possible. First, to revise to date, the catalogue; of grafters, bribers, traitors and scoundrels gen- erally, who have heretofore been masquerading ag respectable and honorable citizens. Second, to teach oil corporations, promoters of such concerns and captains of industry, the folly and wickedness of conducting legitimate enterprises in the manner they have pursued, as established by the testimony of the persons most deeply involved. The general dragging through the mire of heretofore honorable and clean reputations, and fastening more or less suspicion upon many citizens high in official and business life of the nation is in itself a tremendous blow to con- fidence in official and business morality. It were better the country be spared such disgraceful spectacle; but to those who retain their faith in our institutions and in the men we have placed in charge of them, this thing occurs: That in any given body of public ser- yants, or any assemblage of business men there is to be found a percentage of those who lack that rigid, uncompromising integrity that fits them for public trust, and public confidence. They, are not what may be called crooks, but they lack that high conception of official and busi- ness morality possessed by men of incorrupti- bility. Such scenes as the oil lease investigation and the inquiry into war graft and waste are a positive damage to American citizenship. They form a terrific arraignment of the public stew- ardship. There remains’ now, but one thing to do. Seize an axe and cut away the rotten branches from the body politi Make the action so ruthless and spectacular as to form»an endur- ing example for all time. Public and private morals in America are at too low an ebb to further endang»r them by the employment of whitewash or any other form icans to side with the French. Na‘ there were many other considerations involved, but the economic considerations predominated, even though they were the least avowed. Mr. Sinclair declares that what is necessa: to prevent war is education and that the first step in that education should be to teach the!!n the course of the next few great body of people that economic, rather than | months, T-am often asked just political, considerations, dominate world affairs. |, pee ay Quite right. That “self preservation is the first law of nature,” we have all been taught, but we have not all learned the full practical application of that law. A If countries are to be economically indepen- dent, they must guard their own industries and their own markets. Economic conditions differ in different countries. Wages are on different scales and the standards of living vary. This is in part due to different climatic conditions. The people of India, for example, need less of food, of clothing, of shelter and of fuel, than do the people of colder climes. As they have few- er wants to provide for, it follows that. they can and do work for less. But there are other circumstances and conditions which Operate to make their wages inadequate to meet fully their meager wants. Vast numbers of them are in- sufficiently nourished and suffering is wide- spread. Yet the products of the United States come into competition with the products of In- dia, as in the case of jute bagging and cordage. In fact certain American manufacturers have removed their factories of such goods from this country to India, in order to take advantage of the lower labor costs of that country, the tar- iff having been declared by them inadequate to cover the difference in production costs. The only way to guard our industries from the encroachment of what is, in some instances foreign pauper labor, is to impose an adequate protective tariff which shall equalize compet- itive conditions. Mr. Sinclair does not tell us this, but observation and experience, official statistics and the records of historical facts teach the observant that an adequate protective tariff is the only thing which can preserve our economic independence. ~All trade is in the nature of warfare, for it presupposes competi- tion, the survival of the fittest. In ancient warfare the contestants were clothed in armor. Nowadays there are different means of guard- ing against casualties, but they all involve the idea of protection. In our economic warfare with other nations we must make use of the best form of protection yet devised, an adequate pro- tective tariff. . - As a means of preserving our economic and political _independencd we should constantly educate our people on the subject of the best protection of American labor and capital—All American productive enterprises. It is just as necessary to produce in this country enough wool to clothe our troops as it is to supply them Discussing oandidates for prest- dent, which I shall often have to do strongest university, about twice as strong as the average man. On the same team there was a little quarterback who another"Quarter like him. Of course, this must be a non- Partisan team, so I put in Grover Cleveland for center—beefy, . built low to the ground, aggressive yet a_tower of strength on the defense; pounds into his. punch. ounce of him went to waste. The guard, on the other hand, could ly deliver about 125 pounds of himself against tho register of punches, the other seventy-five pounds of him going to make him look like a Hercules. Now, it is a fine thing to look Uke a Hercules, especially in the presidency, which is a job in which looks count more than in any ether. But it is the punch that counts. The proof? Well, I see by the re- views that the little quarterback has just written a book, while the big guard, my brother, is*only the president of a coal corporation. It’s the punch that counts. Now. Coolidge is like that little quarterback. He gets every ounce of himself into being president. Not a bit of him goes to waste. He does not move a finger for any other purpose than the one in hand. The secret of him is that he is all atten- tion, all concentration. The public son for tackle—tall, in the Iine—a rough and dangerous player, a terror to his opponents, quick on his feet and down the field under punts ahead of the ends. Then there is Theodore Roosevelt | for fullback, a bit showy and an individualist, but he bucks the line with the best of them.. Highly versatile, he also runs around end well and can drop a goal from the field from the forty-five yard Hne. “Hit ‘em where they ain't,” he says. borrowing his motto from baseball. But I'm not going to waltercamp this whole team. Anybody who wants to can waltercamp the other seven members for himself. All I'm doing is insisting that Coolidge is an All-American and trying to explain that he puts évery ounce of himself into the game as no other man of my time has ever done. Lines And Angles to "em, few criminals would get any punishment whatever. ¢ Enough! It is funny, and yet it is tough, When a man to a woman does blough About all the dough On Her he'd bestough, And a whole lot of other such stough; Too Young “Papa, who were the Forty Thieves?" en 4 “Now, my son, you are entirely too young to talk politics.”” If somebody would Cross fish with Mosquitoes, we Might have more Fish to show at The end of the Day and less ‘And finally, when te ts through with artillery, just as necessary to raise enough mite And tells her he'll a‘ways be trough, food to feed them as to supply them with am- rat a maxis sate aE munition for thei» guns. The Final Resting Place calls a caugh, And tels him just what he dough. Retailers rest the blame for high oy Prices on the wholesaler. The wholesaler rests the blame on the producer. But the price itself rests on the consumer, Mr. Sinclair is right. The people should be educated economically, not onky.so that we may avoid war, but that we may provide for our own needs both in peace and war. ‘That nation is most likely to escape having war thrust upon it which is best prepared to protect its own in- terests both economically and by force of arms. It is impossible to wholly separate the two forms of preparedness, military and economic. HEADLINE “324 Students Flunk Out of State University.” But. thank goodness, they are still producing the best dancers in the country. My barber told me a story, Chock full of “ands” and “buts.” It was a tale most gory— Tilustrated with cuts. Uncle Hook Says pportunity knocks at least once atevery man's door, but sometimes the man is knocking so hard him- self that opportunity can’t make it-| girls who could make vau happy self heard.” He—That's the diffi If it wasn’t what our lawyers do| ccvld but they won't. The Bright Outlook for 1924 A strong spirit of optimism per-)men now dominating certain Allied vades a forecast ‘of conditions in| po'icies realize that we-are not so 1924, as viewed by Fred Starek, di-|naive as hot to-see through their rector of the War Finance corpora-jtransparent thotgh sinister design tion, an agency revived for the spe-|to inveigle the Liberty Bond hold- cial purpose of aiding American agri-|ers of the United States to pay the culture. The basis of that optimism|German reparations’ for them, and is contained in the statement made} begin balancing their budgets, ghe by Mr. Starek in an article pub'ished| present turmoil wil! start to subside in “Trade Winds” that “of those}and rational conditions will return. engaged in the World War we are} Meanwhile, we wil! be developing our the first to have pted ourselves | foreign trade in fields where these to the normal pursuits of peace.|nations used to be pre-eminent. We have quickly adjusted ourselves e's stabill- to various amazing changes in the Processes of life forced upon us by| the mighty convulsion of 1914-19." The intelligent caution exercised by American business men during the pagt two years, in Mr. Starek’s opinion,'paves the way for a contin: uance of the satisfactory conditions of 1923. There has been no exces- sive production or buying, no accu- mulation of stocks or inflation of values. “A ratio of 10 to 1 between the value of domestic commerce and our foreign business has come to be accepted as fairly reliable ratio indicates how colos: home market overshadows foreign trade." Domestic commerce for 1923 is estimated at $80,000,000,000 d~ foreign trade - $8,000,000,000, “showing that while ou. foreign trade is an important element, our prosperity begins at home and .de- pends upon ourselves rather than upon other nations—notwithstand- ing the confusion and distress in Europe, our foreign commerce is in a healthy state, and, compared with the pre-war period, much greater in volume and value. To illustrate in 1914, it amounted to $3,902,000,000, or less.than 60 per cent of last’ year’s total.” Mr. Starek anticlpaes further {m- Provement in foreign trade when Europe settles down to the works of peace and says that If Mexico doesn't stop this con- tinuous seriés of revolutions. neces- sity may become the mother of inter- vention, The Main Trouble Skhe—I am sure there are many Results. Always Tell In spite of unwarranted attacks made upon the railroads by those who would like to see government ownership and control of industry crush gut private enterprise and initiative in this nation, the railroads under private man- agement “made good” last year and the tax- payers were not saddled with a debt of nearly two billion such as resulted from less than two years of political control as a “war measure.” In the past year the railroads have success- fully handled the largest traffic in their history without any net car shortage, and with such efficiency and economy that it has been done with 280,000 fewer employes and a saving in labor bill of $450,000,000. In spite of this un- precedented business efficiency and economy in operation, 1923 net operating income of the roads was only a fraction over 5 per cent on their valuation instead of 534 per cent, or about $100,000,000 less than the amount allowed by the government. Right Into the Family The Children’s bureau of the United States department of labor made a study of child wel- fare during industrial depression of 1921. Its report, forms one of the most valuable contri- butions in discussion of a tariff that has ever been written. Z The report states: “Eighty-three per cent of the families had gone into debt because of the father’s loss of work or were unable to con- tinue payments for which they had obligated themselves while the father was working. Sixty six per cent had gone into debt for food; 35 per cent for medical attendance; 23 per cent for rent 20 per cent for payments on houses, taxes and interest; 16 per cent for fuel and light; 15 per cent for insurance premjums. Only one per cent had gone into debt for merchandise.” | Those who claim the tariff is not a moral is- sue, that it is a cold blooded proposition which does not concern’ the spiritual or mental welfare of people, can find in the above*a great deal of food for reflection. Protecting American in- dustries from cheap foreign competition means protecting the American workmen and their families. This is not a political issue but a syund busines proposition. Frank O. Holtzman Contractor and Builder 721 Madison Phone 2044-R Estimates Furnished On Request of immunity bath upon unfaithful public ser- vants and prominent captains of the industrial | world. | Future Wars Economic Upton Sinclair, declares that the plan to prevent war which was awarded the Bok prize to be wholly inadequate because it ignores the fact that the causes of modern warfare are economic and not political. In this he has stated a truth. The late war in Europe was bro on be-} cause of the ambition of Ggrmany to control} the markets of the world. The countries of} continental Europe were to be brought under 35c a pound of the They Made It Snappy Boer bore 2 dts Bh The Oregon national guard manifests a for anywhere near the price. proper spirit of patriotism. Recently the You will like the quality as guard ordered a complete new’set of insignia well as you do the Price! for the officers, and when the emblems were re- ceived from the Eastern dealer it was discovered that each emblem bore on the back the words “Made in Germany.” Without exception, the officers, all of whom served in the World War, refused to wear the insignia and the whole shipment was returned to the dealer with the information that officers of the Oregon nation- al guard will continue to wear their old emblems SEAS the German yoke, Great Britain was to follow, and after the British had been subjugated, Mr. Hohenzollern proposed to turn his attention to the “Yankees.” It was to prevent this economic bondage tliat caused the British, Belgians, Italians and Amer- until they can procure a supply “Made in Amer- ica.” All of which is respectfully recommended to the consideration of the American bar associa- tion which recently chartered a British ship for transportation to Europe. COFFEE ‘at your Grocers: ter other line of enterprise, Mr. Starek|to retard the nation’s deve’opment.” Is Your Wife Marooned tivity in The expressed by this his capacity as a reliable and compe : member of the War Finance corpo. = tent guide. Legis'ation then? No real danger there, even though it may, seem hard for 531 statesmen to settle down—Anyway, law makers are patriotic men and, however, their the activity'in every|views may clash, they do not desire ; ie gyd- F ' During the Day? Have you ever considered what is meant by the hundreds of cars parked in the business sections during working hours? s Most of them carried business men to work; leaving their wives and families at home, marooned because the family’s one car is in daily use by the husband and father. That is one reason why architects and builders now find that all suburban and many city homes must be provided with twin garages. The Chevrolet Utility Coupé with high-grade body makes an ideal extra car, especially in combination with a 5-passenger touring or sedan. q E : f.0. b. Flint, Mich, 4 The wife finds it of every day utility for shop- c ping, calling, taking the children to school in t bad weather, etc. r Its price and upkeep are low yet the quali - is high. ry, SEE CHEVROLET CARS AT THESE DEALERS’ SHOWROOMS CASPER, WYOMING SHERIDAN, WYOMING * LUSK, WYOMING Nolan-Chevrolet Co. Kerr Motor Co. J..& D. Motor Co GLENROCK, WYOMING ‘OeGoe HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA Wood & Anson Dalbey-Chevrolet Sales Cc, GILLETTE, WYOMING DOUGLAS, WYOMING McGrew Garage Converse Motor Co. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 4 Dean M LANDER, WYOMING "ibe Se ore Scott Garage POWELL, -WYOMING Roney Sales & Service RIVERTON, “WYOMING CUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA Scott Garage Triangle “D” Garage WORLAND, WYOMING DEADWOOD, SOUTH DAKO’ Washakie Motor Co. ka CODY, WYOMING Deadwood Motor-Company Yellowstone Garage a ELK BASIN, WYOMING V. C. Bucha: GREYBULL, WYOMING BELLE FOURCHE SO! . Greybull Auto Co. a paH DAR Astin-Chevrolet Company Mountain View Lot Sales For the First ELEVEN Days of February That Constitutes 88 New Contracts , When lot sales for the month of January went over $21,500.00 it es- tablished a record. At the present rate so far this month, and they are coming strong every day, we will far eclipse our January record. Our first lot sale was made June 15, 1923, the first house commenced July first.’ Since that time the house and lot sales have amounted to over $115,000.00. 3 Those who bought lots when first opened up have been offered hand- some profits, but are not selling, several have bought more. last tests for Baker-Grude Inv. Co. is buying all the lots he can afford. . There is a Reason Lots with WATER, GAS, TELEPHONE. All lots $200.00 to $350.00 each. Easy payments. ne Mea ee Bus service March first. School house this year. 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