Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1924, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Casper Daily Cribune MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all ne credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. c The Casper Daily Tribune issued every evening an ‘The Sunday Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Cas- per, Wyoming. Publcation offices: Tribune Building, opposite posteffice. Entered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second class matter, November 22, 1916. —_——— 15 and 16 Business Telephones rom Sem Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting All Departments. By : J. BE. HANWAY and E. E. HANWAY Advertising Representatives Prudde’ Steger Bldg., Chi- King & Pru Lopag tee as ., 65 New Mont of the Daily », Boston, Prudde: I SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier and Outside State One Year, Daily and Sunday .. One Year, Sunday Onl! Six Months Three Mon One Month, pat ae) By Mail Inside State One Year. Dally and Sunday One Year, Sunday Only ~. Six Months. Dally and Sunday - Three Months, All subscriptions must be paid 4 Daily Tribune wi'l not insure delivery after subscrip tion becomes one month in arrears. KICK. IF YOU DON’T GET YOUR TRIBU If you don’t find your Tribune after looking care- fully for it, call 15 or 16 and it will be delivered to y by al messenger. Register complaints before Abolish the Outrage In the revenue bill as it came from the lower house of congress, the admission tax upon movy- ing picture houses was retained. This is one of the nuisance taxes which the whole country ex- pected to have abolished in the new bill. It is not only regarded by the public as nuisance but as a needless outrage in the bargain. , he ‘his levy w the show houses illustrates splataant tien the contention of the Mellon plan advocates that the consumer pays. If he does not pay directly upon income, he pays indirectly upon the things he buys and uses. The tax upon moving picture admissions as a matter of course are passed on to the purthaser in the price asked for tickets of admission. The picture theater owner is not in favor of the tax any more than the patron of the theater. The collection of the tax entails a lot of extra work upon the owner he would gladly rid himself of, and a lot of re- ports he would rather not make. The government in short makes him a tax-collector for it. The fact is that the admission tax is no longer necessary. When the great United States gov- ernment must continue to stoop to taking from the pockets of the people a percentage of the cost of their recreation it is not only shaming itself but it is committing an outrage. Congress is in a fair way to lose what respect the people has for it, by continuing this peanut levy. To many, the picture show is the only form of relaxation they have. A reasonable con- gress would make it not a higher cost but a lower. The educational value of pictures has long been demonstrated. The people are firm friends of the pictures as can be seen by the attendance everywhere. If the government is in dire distress for rev- enue to sustain itself it has two plain roads to ‘pursue in this matter. Retrench in public man- agement or find another source of revenue that is not now paying its é¢quitable share. The peo- ple are paying now all they can stand to pay. The American Home Market Not many years ago there were those who saw danger to the prosperity of the country because of the fact that the urban population was grow- ing very much faster than the rural districts. This they argued would lead in time to an in- adequate. supply of foodstuffs and danger of starvation to our teeming millions engaged in the marnufacturing districts. At this time, immediately after the war, the fact of foreign products of the soil coming in competition with our farmers’ products was lost sight of. The war had rendered foreign nations helpless to aid America, but this state of affairs was of short duration. As the. years waxed, the inhabitants of the war-scourged districts began to get back to the soil once more, and production soon outran home consumption so that once again the products of Europe began to invade America in competition with home grown food- stuffs. Working for starvation wages the foreigner could more than compete with the American farmer on his own ground, hence the necessity of a tariff to regulate and hold American mar- kets for our home people. The great cry for “the markets of the world” which was sent up by free trade propagandists was of a deceptive nature, yet it carried the day in a national election; breeding panic and hard times immediately thereafter, Today we are facing the most important era in our history. America is growing by leaps and bounds, as the population increases #0 does the demand for foodstuffs, and the home market is by far the best market for the American far- mer, and one which he should retain in great measure, thereby enhancing his profits and giv- ing him opportunity to live in a manner befit- ting an American citizen. Manufactur nd farmers are equally inter- ested in fair prices. With factories whirring, every sort of indust y n the cities going at maximum speed, the s a demand for every- thing our farmers raise, which would not be the case had the free t ers their way in the mak- ing of our economic laws. Tn this country we can manufacture almost everything needed in human lives, and hooves us to see to it that cheap foreign are not permitted to come too ition. There is room enough in this thing raised on our farms; it be- goods freely in compet- country for every- there is also the big- within her boundaries all that goes to make up the necessities as well as the luxuries of life and a sound protective tariff has made it so, this policy building up industries of a varied nature 80 that we would not have to go to Germany or France for a single article if we should find our- selves surrounded by enemies in war. Free and independent America! Let-us keep her so. The issue in the next election is on the tariff on American protection or a Jow tariff that will let in all sorts of manufactured goods, all foodstuffs in competition with our own far-|Which brought 15,000 Communists mers, impoverishing the soil workers here for the sole purpose of giving away the American markets to underpaid foreign workmen. While it is true that our resources are great yet they need an adequate protective tariff in order to develop and maintain them, and, at the same time maintain our high American standards of wages and living. The Years 1588 to 1924 Never since the landing of the Conqueror in 1066 has England been in greater peril than in 1588. The Spanish Armada was powerful and called itself invincible: Had the Spaniards won, England would have been practically a Spanish island. The defeat of the Spaniards. meant fore to her than the genius of Shakespeare and the learning of Bacon combined. But eighty years after the fearful nightmare of Spanish invasion there were Englishmen who could see no reason for developing an iron in- dustry. What did it matter, whether England had cannon-making plants or not. If cheaper guns could be purchased in Span, why not buy them there? Cannon in Spain, however were different from castles in Spain. If a castle in Spain did not yield any revenue it might not do any harm. If, however, Spain was the source of artillery she might cut off supplies and use her guns to England's detriment. So late as. 1779 the French and Spanish fleets ruled the channel and long after their joint forces met Nelson in his greatest battle. Had England not built her own ships and cast her own guns she would have fallen a prey to Some continental power. Throughout the long Napoleonic wars her industry as well as her valor was an asset of great value. But when the World War came free trade had so weakened her industrial forces that she was in dire need of help from the United States. The safeguarding of industries act seemed to indicate a return to her old policy of guarding her workshops, but how about giving an important South African contract to German ironmasters? Though viewed simply from the bargain counter standpoint, it may have been economical, but are pounds, shil- lings and pence everything? Evidently there are still Englishmen who would rather buy cheap goods from a rival or a foe than develop native industry. The lessons of the Armada of Trafal- gar and 1914 have been forgotten. In our own case there were industrial defic- jencies for which we were not to blame. During our colonial period our industries were checked and we could not help ourselves. But we were to blame for not profiting by our experience. After we had learned and by bitter experience the result of trusting to foreigners for our sup- Plies we failed to heed the lesson. We were not as prepared as we should have been in 1846, but the Mexicans were inferior in aJl mechanical arts, and we won easily, We were in some reve badly handicapped in 1863, but we outclassed the south. Had England or France joined the insurgents we might have had a war of six or seven years instead of four. The English free traders did not learn the les- son of 1588, and they have not learned the lessons of the World War. Bargain-counter statesman- ship would have bought of the Spaniards as it now buys of the Germans, Do those who clamor against our tariff want to see us dependent on Germany? Have they given that matter any consideration? 5S ERTS Ta Wars and Rumors There is no war in any part of the world to- day, except the internal disturbances in Mex- ico and China. The condition of general peace is better than at any time since July 1, 1914. Lest we feel too happy over this, however, Mr. Fred- erick J. Libby of the national council for the prevention of war tells us that there will be more war within ten years, Mr. Libby has been prophesying that the people of the white race will wipe each other off the face of the earth about 1934, unless something is done about it soon. No one can tell when there will be another great war or a general war. The probability of such a catastrophe is not great, as long as the nations which are able to fight have more to lose than to gain by fighting, as at present, When they have recovered, they will make threats, as always. in case of disagreement. It will be a good thing then to have an internation al court, to which the nations may resort, when they have quarrels that are justiciable. When is a question not justiciable? When on side or both are determined to have their own way, regardless of what the rest of the world thinks about it, Ashamed of What? Now and then we hear of Americans who are “ashamed” that they are Americans. They believe with a few other eminent, al- though misguided Americans that it is fear alone | that keeps us out of the league of nations. Because, forsooth, we dared repudiate the un- authorized promises made on our behalf at Ver- sailles, these Americans tell us they are “asham- ed” of their country. And thé country for which they blush is the country that went into the war when France | 2dmission—and | was bled white—by her own England stood—by her own admission—with her back to the wall. We went into that conflict, not on the spur of the moment, but deliberately, after nearly three years of thinking. i We did not go in to get land, concessions, in- fluence, reparations, mandates, or anything else. We fought and turned the scales ‘for the al- lies. Then we got out, hook, line ‘and sinker, We took nothing with us when he quit Europe. In fact, we left a great deal there. We had ted Belgium, we gave money freely and are still ; SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1924 voters; born, meeting pat a fairly thus |“etup of good Another Message From thus tells of a gathering of erica.” “Worker's Party of Am: ’ MAN INTHE who is now in New York says: More Merchandise on the Way _and More to Follow . bred meeting under the auspices of the worker’s Party of America,” to Madison Square Garder. The meeting was remarkable in many ways. The size of the audience wag impressive. They were mostly of foreign type, very well dressed. The women with rich furs and much jewelry scemed to otitnumber the men. There was a great centre’ platform. Beneath it was an oil painting, of Lenine with American flags onthe entire side and the red drapery of anarchy above. Over the platform jwas a life-size cartoon of Lenine j!n working clothes, black boardered ;and the inscription beneath it. Gitlow, who served a term for yio- lation of the Syndicalist law presid- ed. He, Ruthenberg apd. William Z. Foster spoke in English. There were two other ad one in Russian and the other in- Yiddish.|’ Gitlow guarded his steps. When he spoke of revolt and revolution: it| Standing of our Constitution and s “4 f ” of Rights.. They are was always as “social revolution’ by notions of oppression or “proletariat mastery.” The other poprenadll Karey and ot) Marcpsen English speaker, Foster had a fine|>Y &°' aol ctapiteriesline cea: voice and was fluent, and followed tact, abd are oblivious to the oppor- every book and page of the Com- of munist, demagague, His audience | tunities of America or the extent was responsive to his quips and sal- es against capitalism and its far-|, The answer to the Communist is That the number of supporters in New York alone exceeds the 20,000 stated by James Oneal tn the “Amer- iean Mercury” as members.of the party in the entire United States, and justified bellef in Burn's figure of 422,000. That they are highly organized and consistently burrowing into la- bor organizations, awaiting @ period ot industrial depression for increased HIGH QUALITY MANUFACTURED reaching evil. He led them with| ®t petaicossig Lee! pike bia by the most scientific, imax ing an juman contact. ie pat- mechanical hone Nig ie pacar ‘ol fotic American must learn the up-to-date esses (no chemicals), ti absolutel) pure and has a method and objective and extent of the Communist movement. This will bring realization that its adher- ents have no concept of America, its opportunities or its institutions; that the safety of America demands The condemnation of Gompers and Abraham Kahan as false leaders of labor was approved by boos and groans which seemed to come spon- taneously. from the entire audience. The bitter animus of the crowd aroma, meeting and dealing with this com- brought to my mind the play, of pact; "aetermied prpwinkg ‘atety bal Mode only by passion I witnessed during the lastlinat the cure lies not in flery con- Gays of 1914 in Paris when the mobs|demnation or regulations or criti. Walter Baker &( “0. Ltd. flamed with the call of “A Berlin: cism, but in contact, man to man, Established 1780 The foreign, lang Speakers,/ with this element so foreign in ig paid br corm a Sb Jrere| blood and spirit. As I appraised Mills at Dorchester, Mass. orthodox in their vehemence and evi- the thousands present I wondered dently pleased thelr hearers. They y and Montreal, Canada {f more than a few had ever met Americans of older. stock on a plane of equality, These people have a serious view of fe; are earnest and determined. | They cannot be suppressed. They can be reasoned with and their keen sense focused on constructive con- stitutional government. ‘They live mostly in a mental “ghetto.” They read the foreign-language press. ‘Tey feel the inequalities of life and are influenced by the occasional stories of political corruption and personal wrongdoing by the wealthy by false leaders and demagogues, many pald workers; they have no fair chance to beqdome American Americans, s Lines And Angles Some of the Latest Songs. ~F At him “The Poor Prospector,” in A flat} As though minor, T had. ~ “The Lookout,” in C sharp. ‘The Automobile Blues,” in four received far more applause than the speaking in English. a The meeting was impressive be- cause of its exposure of the far-reach- ing influence of the creed of inter- nationalism and communism. The size of the audience—15,000 present and 5000 more in the overflow—was startling; while the power of organ- ization, the desire to maintain order —the regulations imposed on lieu- tenants, generally young women who guarded the seats row by row, aisle by aisle—indicated the enthusiasm and system behind the cause. / It made me wish for the same degree of fervor’ among young Re publicans and Democrats and be- BOOKLET OF CHOICE RECIPES SENT PREE Housewives WATCH FOR OUR SALE ANNOUNCEMENT WG Perkins & Cs 1880 East Yellowstone For Cabinet ‘Work, Male Customer—'‘How high are your silk stockings?" Female Clerk—“None of your ler,” In A major. in C. fisinead? ames “The Apartment,” in’ A fiat. E cag F “Stung!” sin “B. sharp.) nam id “Seven Come Eleven,” in a| Pere was . Tees Seen ea) Screens, Sash, Surveyors ; natural. Who wore ankle-watches in town. Stakés re ——— * A friend, with a laugh, = *__. Miss-Understanding. Baw her timely calf, > Phone 698-3 = Her—‘I_ have the. cutest.niece.” ‘And said, “Your wrist-watch has Him—Yes, I've seen ’em.” run down. We must make room and until. Saturday we will still continue our Miss Gush—Don’t you.love to cuddle up against the good old spring and feel the gloriousness of it?” Mr. Souer—‘I don't know. I've always used;a mattress.” WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THE Casper Auto Show The other day I got ona Street. car And. the. Fresh Conductor Looked at me As though I ae paid THE TROUBLE OF COFFEE MAKING-—USE BETT IT 1S MADE : The Third : ual Auto Show Auspices of the Casper Automotive Association JUST DISSOLVE Ao RINE AT THE, ARKEON March 24, 25, 26, 27, 1924 AND OH, SO GooD! MUSIC King & Olson Room 5, Zuttermeister Bldg. Phone 1910.J Income Tax | MM tevhing tons Coffec ENTERTAINMENT on everything in the house. Open for business in our tempo- TRAIN SCHEDULES 88 In rary location in the Chkeago & Northwestern Service Nou Soa apm Pr gig 5 No, 62: Open Evenings Hed gest market in the world for our manufactured HAY—GRAIN giving it to France. American Quakers have Cottman Bldg. goods. This oe if blockaded for years by| been este German children for years, Our CHAP eRe PALE, foreign warships could live amply within itself | money hag fed starving Russians and Chi use Co. —certainly a market worth preserving. las saved lives in the Near East. : ey Casper Wareho $3 Such would not be the ca se if a policy of free 268 INDUSTRIAL AVE Why should any American be “ashamed™ of trade existed here. Like England, which has to| an America that takes nothing, that gives freely, TRL. 27 keep a great navy for the protection of her nat-| even to its late enemy, that lost much and gain- |STORAGE FORWARDING SALT CREEK: BUSSES Two Doors West of Our Old ional existence to keep open ports for the im.| ed nothing from the war, that now does not r 3 Busses a Day Each Way A porting of foodstuffs, we would be at the mercy] fuse to help Europe but does refuse to be drav 1 ateee sheet. Salsa} e raising}! LEAVE CASPER—ARKEON BUILDING] Leave Salt Creek Location. of outside nations. into ancient European squabbles? Starter, For more, qu Tm tae Baggage and Express a ae Whatever free trade may be for England, for} But it ought to be Pretty easy for us to feel|Victor Scratch Feed and La me 9 a. m Called for and Delivered 2 . America it ig suicidal. We have had proof of ashamed that we have such misealled Americans | Mash. ying 2:30 eS % pales Creek coe arene : Pp. m. this on many occasions in the past. America has in our midst, ci Senet ompany el .3 p.m ee