The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 23, 1932, Page 4

' THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE,; SATURDAY, JAN. 23, ‘I 932. Daily Alaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER Published _every evemng except Sunday by the EMPIRE_PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and Thane for $1.25 per month, By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in_advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.26. Subscribers wiil confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUAWANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. IN THE GOOD OLD WAY. Financially, the nation is on the wrong side of the ledger. Economically, it is in hard straits. Industrially, it lags. And business has been shot to the demnition bow wows. But politically, it is about to demonstrate that it is normal. That is the conclusion of a columnist in the New York Times who previews happenings to be between June and November and gives his audience the benefit of his insight as follows: Franklin D. Early in July the Democrats will nom- inate Franklin D. Roosevelt for President, and they will do so because they think they have the best chance of winning with him. And if some one should raise the ancient question whether it is right for political parties always to nominate the man who has the best chance to win instead of the man who may be best qualified for the office of President, then the answer is, “Yes, it’s quite right for them to nominate winners.” A political party that went on nominating combination Einsteins and Elihu Roots and kept on getting licked would sim- ply fail to serve the purpose for which parties exist in a democracy. That is what parties are for: to win elections or to come near enough to winning to put the fear of God into the other crowd. And therefore when the Democrats nom- inate Governor Roosevelt for President be- cause he has carried New York State by three-quarters of a million votes, it will be a signy that Americans in Presidential, elec- tions reason and feel as they have done almost from ths first. It will show that everything in the country is not changed beyond recognition. It will suggest that there is a very fair chance that this here country will last for some years yet, pos- sibly long enough to celebrate the two hun- dred and fiftieth birthday of George Wash- ington. Herbert. On Nov. 8 Herbert Hoover will be either elected or defeated for a second term. In either case the outcome has its obviously cheerful significance. If Mr. Hoover is re- elected, it will mean ‘that business is reviv- ing. If Mr. Hoover is defeated, it will mean that one of the fundamental habits of our American democracy flourishes intact, and that is the habit of electing Presidents for reasons of prosperity and depression. For that matter, why say “our democ- racy?” From the beginning of time it has been the custom for the people when the crops are good to raise hosannahs for their King, Pharaohs, Medcine Men, Judges, Pro- phets, Caliphs, Premiers, Mahdis, Mahatmas and Mikados. But when the crops fail the people always murmur and throw stones and storm Bastiles and turn 40,000 Repub- lican pluralities into 25,000 Democratic plur- alities. Wise men will be grieved if Mr. Hoover is defated by Roosevelt and Depres- sion next Fall, and perhaps it is a stupid way of doing things. But it will reveal the American people doing things in the good old way, and that is something to cling to at this moment when many are won- deripg if there will be next Fall an Am- erican people at all. The current year will bring out more than the normal amount of politics in our own Territory. For one thing, there will be the largest field of candidates on record, both in the primary and general election campaigns. There are more offices to be filled. Both parties probably will have com- plete tickets in the race. And there are suggestions that the situation may be cluttered up with inde- pendent candidates. All of which promises a merry campaign. As usual it will be a long one. Primary filings close on the first Tuesday in February. The party elec- tions are held on the last Tuesday in April. The successful party candidates then have until the first Tuesday in November to display their wares to the electorate. It's a long time from February to November, too long to keep general interest a:liveJ in candidates and their campaigns. This year, how- ever, local candidates have the comfort of knowing their own efforts will receive aid from the stimulus provided by the national conventions and the cam- Ppaigns that follow. B. C. MINES ARE HIT. mining industry of British Columbia was 1931 by the depression just as was that of The total of all mineral production, ex- of coal and structural materials, was $23,~ , & loss of $17,270,330. Coal and products in the non-metallic class ut $1,500,000. dropped to $3,142,137, a loss of $181,- “m gold registered a gain of $77,765 ‘”’u $230,000. The silver mining branch -'-dand #ts production was 8,200,000 of 3289171 ounces, and it dropped Liid 1 to Jthe Government has no control make it impossibie ‘|happen if the public asked the Government to re- $2,331,096, Copper ‘pro- ‘m. ‘Now duction was more than 22,250,000 pounds less and the decline in value was even greater than in quantity, dropping from $11,738,525 to $5,554,225 The lead mines yielded $5,225,000 less in value and zinc dropped $3,785,000. | The aggregate decline in value for all mineral | production was 34 per cent while the decline in quantity was but 18 per cent. The preliminary estimates of the United States Geological Survey for Alaska indicated a sligh!]y" better condition in the Territory’s mining industry | than prevailed in British Columbia. The Territory’s gold output was substantially larger than in 1930, and its coal mining section, while small when com- pared to that of our nearest Canadian neighbor, ex- perienced its best year. Copper was the only major branch to show any appreciable effect of the forces of depression. ORANGE PEEL VANQUISHES MAN WHO CONQUERED NIAGARA. That the little things of life often bring grief to those who have surmounted larger problems is exemplified in the death of Bobby Leach a short time ago in Toronto, Canada. Leach gained world- wide fame when he plunged over Niagara Falls in a barrel and lived to narrate his experience. Walk- ing on the streets of Toronto recently, he stepped on an orange peel, slipped and fell. His skull was fractured and he died from the injury in a short time. Deficits and Bureaucracy. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) If the shrunken condition of Federal finances results, as the President suggests, in a *wholesale consolidation of the functions of bureaus, the cur- rent deficit will not be entirely a sad emergency. For years the lack of organization in our many Federal departments has been a sorry joke. Similar duties have been spread through half a dozen bureaus and, although the last three Presidents in their campaigns have promised reorganization, the only evidence of it so far has been the unifying of veterans’ activities under one head. For a long time political resistance to any meas- ure to cut down the army of Federal jobholders and put the work of the bureaus on a sensible business basis has been stronger than the will to reform. What has hitherto failed through lack of leadership or energy may now be accomplished be- cause of lack of money. The President has suggested some notable consolidations. He says he will put the matter up to Congress after the holiday re- cess, and the utmost pressure should be brought on that body to make it carry out a thorough pro- gram. It is pointed out that four or five separate departments are engaged in construction work on a large scale, planning separately, buying separately and no doubt holding a wide variety of standards. Business of the Merchant Marine is handled here, there and everywhere. The plan to bring all its activities under the Department of Commerce should be useful. Conservation and public health activi- ties likewise are spread among several departments, and are of such importance that they should be under one authority and one responsibility. A No doubt the educational work of the Federal Govern- ment should be concentrated; but there is grave doubt of the wisdom of creating a place in the Cabinet for education or of extending Federal in- fluence into general educaional matters. If the consolidations suggested are approved by Congrgssfanstart will have been made on a very desirable ‘program to hold bureaucracy within de- cent limits. Back to 19247 (New York Times.) In discussing the outlook for Federal economy it is frequently assumed that fixed charges over which to effect any large reduction of expenditures. This accounts in part for the attitude of resignation with which the public views the consideration of appropriation bills. It is widely believed that even if Congress were in a saving mood, chastened by the largest peace-time deficit in history, the oppor- tunities for economy would be limited to a com- paratively narrow field by the cost of service on the national debt, the outlay needed for the care of veterans, and other expenditures in the nature of fixed charges. That this is an unnecessarily pessimistic view can be shown by comparing the budget for the new fiscal year 1933 with the budget for any year preceding the business depression and the conse- quent decline in Federal revenues. An appropriate year for such a comparison is 1924, since the Gov- ernment now asks the public to return to the fax- rates of that year, and it is fair to note what would turn to its 1924 budget. In 1924, fixed charges which the Government could not dodge, including service on the national debt, obligatory refunds, the administration of trusts and generous provision for the care of veterans, amounted to $2,222,000,000. In the budget for 1933 these same items amount to $2,300,000,000. The in- crease is negligible, and the real explanation for the rapidly rising cost of government consequently lies outside of the field of fixed charges and in the field of expenditures over which Congress and the |Administration have control. Here the Government |spent $1,285,000,000 in 1924, and now proposes to spend $1,812,000,000 in 1933, There is a margin of approximately $530,000,000 between these figures, representing the opportuni- ties for real economies if Congress is of a mind to make them. To bring Federal expenditures back to the standard of 1924, now proposed by the Gov- ernment as a basis for taxation, would require re- ductions ranging from 11 per cent in the case of the Navy Department to 34 per cent in the case of the Department of Agriculture. It would also require measures taken to reduce the postal deficit and to abolish the luxury of & Federal Farm Board. But by taking these steps, putting the Government back on its 1924 rations and adding the consequent saving of $530,000000 to the increase in revenue | under the new tax plan, estimated at $920,000,000, Congress could balance the budget on which it is now at work and convert an indicated deficit of $1,417,000,000 into a small surplus. Darrow Not Red. (Seattle Times.) Clarence Darrow has refused to serve as counsel as the “International Labor Defense.” Darrow says fhe will have nothing to do with the matter so long Communist organization has a hand in it. “No Security, No Arms Cut,” Says Former F' rench Premier Regarding Geneva Meeting By ADELAIDE KERR PARIS, Jan. 21.—“No disarma- ment without security,” declares Paul Painleve, former French pre- mier, in expressing his views on the immediate scrapping of arms. “Disarmament without compacts, stipulations and precautioms might be a danger instead of a salvation ‘to the entire world,” he adds in explanation of that stand. Stressing his faith in the event- ual establishment of world wide peace and his determination to work to that end, M. Painleve says: “If France was convinced that disarmament alone was enough to establish peace, with what joy and relief would she lay 'down her arms! But, alas! the suppression of arms is not sufficient to ren- der war impossible. Must Not Use Violence “Who can ignore the resources of peaceful industries capable of being transformed into instruments of death? In order to insure peace | each nation must wish never to use violence in the service of its claims and rights. “That is an ideal at which I am sure Europe will one day arrive. But if evil passions become mistress of power in a country a way must be found which will surely suppress them, To do that in this difficuls! period of transition is indeed a problem.” The economic problem of disarm- | ament constitutes a substantial stumbling block in its path. M. Painleve believes. The cost of pro- viding new work for laborers now employed in the manufacture of arms would prove an item of vast expediture, he points out. ¢ The “moral obligation” of coun- tries to each other presents another | great difficulty, he declares. Cities Moral Obligation “If a country, having been coun- selled by others to disarm, follows their advice and risks having its throat cut, will not the advisers feel that they have a moral obli- gation? It is an obligation which must become a fact in order to insure peace. | “To all efficacious means of pro- ! tecting peace against attack—arbi-' tration, mutual assistance, the Ge-| neva Protocol, etc.—France will ral- ly, even if she does not take the initiative.” s | ‘When M. Painleve presented his attitude toward scrapping arms at, the recent disarmament mass meet- | ing held in Paris by peace organi-| zations of 30 countries, his was the only speech which met applause’ from the royalists, nationalistsand “young patriots” who thronged the' gathering. { Booes, catcalls and whistles greet- ed the speakers from France, Ger- | many, Ttaly and the United States who advocated pacifist sentiments' and immediate world-wide disarma- | ment. Fist fights and other dist-; urbances kept the meeting in con- tinual uproar for three hours. Political observers hailed th2 manifestation s “a significant and pre-arranged ;)chlbmon of the na- tionalists to ‘show the world that the French refuse to be told what they ‘must do’ in the question of disarmament or any other.” Security Demanded “The question of security is fore- most in the mind of all French- men,” commented a leading paper. “France has been attacked too} often to be willing to reunguish: PRINTING STATIONERY BINDERY GEO. M. SIMPKINS COMPANY PAUL PAINLEVE her arms without assurance of other protection.” Supporters of disarmament, how- ever, labeled the demonstration as| “nothing more nor less than the ac- tion of hot-headed young royalists who always combat the aims of the French republic.” . MRS. NORMAN COOK’S MOTHER ! PASSES AWAY IN CORVALLIS Mrs. Ida Paulson, mother of Mrs. Norman B. 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