The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 19, 1931, Page 4

. . Government operation of the power plant, g Daily Arlasimifmbir;e JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER $hed_cvery evening cxcept Swnday | BY O of both power and nitrate plants, and suggested where Bants Tiioan, Alaska > ~ |the need might arise, rates for power should be, “Bntercd In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class |Tegulated by the individual States or, if their juris- matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and Thane for $1.25 per month. ) e following rates: x months, in advance, hers will confer a fa f they will promptly LS &g i 3 g g e oty failure or irregularity |1f the report is adopted by both the Senate and in the delivery of thelr papers. s W House, it looks as if Mr. Hoover might have a FESBARCHE Loy, Mol torial ans oy L {chance to use the veto power to block the scheme. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. | &5 The sclated Press is exclusively entitled to the| - TR RGOS PSS ase fc ublication of all news dispatches :rml[\vd ;1“ No one expects the public will exhibit any it or not otherwise creditcd in this paper and 4k ¢ ynnusual interest in the resumed sessions of the - e Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission. The ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION i | MEXICAN SLAVES? { The Mexico City newspaper which is worried to the point of protest about “5,000 Mexicans belngv held in virtual slavery” in Alaskan forests nnd[ mines is indeed hard put to find something to‘ bother about. Nothing could be further from '»he1 truth. There are less than 500 Mexicans resident sn; Alaska. They came here because they could obtain profitable employment and remained from prefer- | ence, very largely through a liking of conditions | and the fact that they can earn here a better| return for their labor than at home or in other lands. There is no system in vogue, in mine, forest industry or cannery, which could or does detain; them against their desires. Anytime they desire to, leave they can do so expeditiously and without | hindrance from any source, official or private. ‘ Alaska has no complaint to make about its Mexican residents as a whole. They, like every other | nationality, have their turbulent characters which | occasionally overstep the bounds set by society and are duly and legally penalized by society. But na{ distinction is made in their cases from any other. And the law-abiding Mexicans peaceably pursuing ordinary pursuits receives the same recognition ac-| corded other nationals. He is given the same op- portunities for gainful occupation, protection of law, and freedom of person and property extended to others. K This “slavery” talk is pure bunkum. If the aver- | age Mexican laborer at home enjoyed the same degree of sanctity of person, property and income that he does in Alaska, Mexico's own domestic problems would be far along the road to a satis-| factory solution. v 2 | | ADVERTISING MORE THAN MERE | | WORI Power, magic, wizardry, enchantment—to the amateur no word seems strong enough to describe | the undeniable accomplishment of advertising. But from the professional viewpoint, advertising | merits somewhat more sober terms. As a matter of fact, the making of successful advertising is a difficult business, requiring not only skill but a wide range of experience. It is true that advertising will speed up sales and obtain a larger volume in a shorter time for a merchant with foresight, courage and financial re- sources to carry definite business policies to a com- pletion. But no amount of advertising will sell a product than cannot be sold without advertising. It is cer- tain that advertising can and does create good-will for a brand or trademark of a merchant. Witness the actual money value of any well advertised name. However, it is equally certain that back of that name there must be honesty, fair-dealing and a full value for the price asked. Advertising an un- worthy product simply means that a larger number of people will presently discover its disadvantages. Advertising pays its way, often many times over. It will permit lower prices through increased vol- ume. It can reduce selling costs. It can lessen the time in which a product moves from factory to Senators Sheppard and Morrison, Democratic Dry leaders, have started a movement to keep their |party Dry. They have yet to show that it ever | was Dry. ' Too Much Gold? | | } | (Bosto 'ws Bureau.) | | During the leading American banks | overwhelming majority of its members, voting on a |referendum, the National Chamber of Commerce | urged against it. This organization of the natio | business interests declared in favor of lease or kale |diction was not sufficiently broad, then by the {Federal Government Despite this tremendous influence, and the op- | position of the Hoover administration Mr. Norri: plan has been accept: | country hasn't yet recovered from the Commission’s i Report on Prohibition | have not only st reduced their obligations to the reserve banks, but have increased their out-| standing credits New York City banks, for 21 had $7,880,000,000 loans and ing—an increase of $281,000,000 compared with a| year ago. Since these banks were almost out of debt a year ago this item has not changed much. How-! ever, it may be noted that on Jan. 21 these New| York City banks had $67,000,000 reserve in excess) of legal requirements and at the same time owed | nothing to the regional bank. A year ago they owed $44,000,000 and had $17,000,000 excess reserve.| Banks in other sections have done relatively as instance, on Jan. discounts outstand- § | A number of things have contributed to the«j statistical strength of banks. The most important influence, however, has probably been our increas- ing gold stock. The report issued yesterday by the Reserve Board shows that for the year ended Jan. ik 5, i of such a nature. Only a few weeks ago, by an| d by the conference committee. | | 21 our monetary gold increased $347,000,000 to $4,- 631,000,000—the highest point on record. | While the futility is obvious of making predic- | tions as to how much longer the present influx ' of gold will continue, nevertheless there is no| present indication that the movement is at an end.| § And it may be inferred, without any pretense to| i prevision, that unless we can make a market for additional foreign loans such involuntary receipt of | more gold might eventually cause sufficient price inflation here to enable foreign countries to under- | sell us in our own market, or, conversely, loss| of gold by other countries might in time so de- press their prices that such countries might under- | sell us. For the good of the entire world, including country, we should give full consideration to financial needs of the rest of the world. We are well able to supply all credit needed. And we need foreign business more than we need additional | foreign gold | this | the | York World.) Pershing's story to date serves to confirm the estimate of him that we have published a number of times in the past, to the effect that he is one| of the best soldiers this country has produced, and | probably one of the best that any country has pro- | duced. For the moment, let us leave out his avoid- | ance of certain pitfalls: the desire of the allies to use our troops as replacements, the use of troops‘ before they had been properly trained, the possi- bility that there would be no ships to take our soldiers to France once they were equipped and organized. It can be argued that in all these mat- ters he had the lessons of the Civil War, the Span- ish War and the Philippine War to guide him, and that his resistance to bad doctrine was a testimonial to a certain toughness of character rather than Ito a first-rate military intelligence. Such is not the case, however, with the more | technical question of how the war was to be fought. | The allied commanders, it should be recalled, were all hot in 1917 for the “war of attrition;" tactically, !they said, the conflict had reached a stalemate, and | |it could be won only by the side which wore the| | other side down to the point of exhaustion. There | i The Stature of Pershing. ! | | | ilessons from previous wars by which it could be re- butted. Moreover, it must have been hard for an American general who had never commanded troops under these conditions, and who indeed had never commanded a large body of troops under any con- | ditions, to resist the pronouncement of men who | consumer. But advertising that does not consider the prob- lems of the jobber, the retailer and the salesman often loses more than it gains. Advertising must contain the principles of all other methods of sound merchandising if it is to be successful. It does point out the merits of a commodity and impresses the buyer with its desirability. But it cannot of itself create a single point of superior- ity in a product, or add a single virtue to fits manufacturer. Advertising is rightfully accepted as a necessary part of modern business promotion. It has won a place for itself virtually in every industry. Properly directed and prepared, it has proved that it can return a legitimate profit to its user. But it should be regarded always as a business enterprise and not as a magic formula for unearned success. Is advertising promoting your own business? If it is not, analyze your own practices for the lack of success and see wherein lies the cause for failure. NORRIS WINS SIGNAL VICTORY. In the conference agreement Senator Norris, Nebraska progressive, has won a signal victory despite the fact that the conferees have decided to offer the nitrate plant for lease to private interests. Administration forces in and its supporters out of Congress have contended against which was the main objective sought by Senator Norris and others sharing his views. The Administration has repeatedly rejected the proposal to putthe Gov- ernment into the business of producing and selling power. . All of its theory of Government is opposed to this procedure, and its position is generally ap- proved by conservative business men whether Re- publican or Democrat. reached on the Muscle Shoals legislation now pending in Congress, | had three years of war behind them, with millions of men under their command. Yet, as his cables| |show, he did resist it, maintaining from the begin- ning that this war would be won, as all other |wars had been won, by a vigorous attack followed by a campaign of movements to destroy the ene- | mies’ forces. And so it was won. | Unpleasant Memories. | (Baltimore Sun.) | President Hoover's promotion of former Assistant | Secretary of War Benedict Crowell to be a Brigadier General in the Army Reserve Corps is consciously designed to “indicate the feelings of his many asso- ciates and friends in the War Department and my own feelings over what we have always considered |was an inadvertent but yet a grave injustice.” As a generous gesture toward a man whose reputation |was attacked for purely political reasons President Hoover's act is worthy of all praise. It is disheartening that a record for service as distinguished as Mr. Crowell’s could be so rewarded. " . . Mr. Hoover's effort to add an etra word in | behalf :contnbution to the repudiation of one of the lowest things his party was ever guilty of. \ E | | With a view to reducing night noises in Paris, {milk cans must be wrapped in felt, radios turned | |off at 11, and taxi horns silenced at 10 p. m Cabinets will not be allowed to fall after midnight. —(Detroit News.) N { The Wickersham eleven is now taking up crime in general, and the hope is that on its next ap- pearance it will have signals down better and that there will be less fumbling.—(Philadelphia Inquirer.) Gifford Pinchot says he will give the !liquor interests no quarter. Well, they don't do business by halves, either.—(Dayton, Ohio, Journal.) Government by commission, which has been re- placing government by the people in this country, Past experience does not encourage enterprises is producing sad fruits.—(Florida Times-Union.) | ation is {was much to support this idea, and there were no|" of Mr. Crowell's vindication is a measurable | Booth Tarkington, noted Indiana novelist, expects to see again. Re- ports from the Wilmer Institute ! of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti- more, are that his latest eye oper- | a success. The author may have to wear glasses perma- nently, but it is anticipated that the writer’s vision will be restored enough to permit him to continue his works, | JOB Printing | Quick Service if you want it—reliable serviot always. We always place our guarantee of satisfaction back ot are good printers—know it— and are willing to back our judgment with oue guarantee. IRIDIUM TIP i Fountain Pens $1.50 to $3.50 The cheapest GUARANTEED Fountain Pen on the Market. 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