The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 9, 1936, Page 2

Che Key West Citizen Published Daily Exc came THE CITIZEN » Assistant From The Citizen Corner Gre JOE er of the Associated Press s is exclusively entitled to use ll news dispatches credited to, dited in this paper and, also hed here. licat othe I news publ ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. 4s of thanks, resolutions of , will be charged for at be derived men f and subjects of local or general anonymous communi IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Se ee Bridges to complete Road to 4¥Brn _¥ yerage. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion, Airperts—Land and Sea. on of County and City Look before you leap; foresight is one of the tests of intelligence, Webster defines crooning as ‘ta con- tinuous, hollow sound, as of cattle in pain.” We agree. Those who must pay the public debt will understand how the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children, One of life’s minor amusements is to listen to two talkers, each anxious to show the othgr how much he knows. 1, disciplined , Japanese, impassive at death itself, sob and shudder at the movi we are told. They are human _aiter all, The Japanese are said to have a pas- sionate love for miniature things; but there is nothing miniature about the China she is trying to swallow up. . The Biack Widow spider in The Citi- zen ottice has been viewed by hundreds during the past few days. bottle. bereft of her freedom she is not a merry widow, but one sad and dejected. It is surprising to hear how many ppoplet iti kKdysWest say they voted for ted Couey.and will want to horn in as “Meserying supporters.” Some of them a absent during the second pri- ngiry and did not vote an absentee vote bécati¥e* there were none to be had; yet they pose as having voted for the next gov- ernor of Florida. All Floridians are proud of the honor received by the governor as head of the Great Order of Elks—but we doubt if many of them would approve of the state furnishing an escort for his trans-con- tinental trips. .The statement made by the Tax Revision League should be offi: cially investigated and an official report made for public information —Tampa Tribune. Uncle Sam is not only a Santa Claus to his nationals, but is also acting i capacity in other countries. In the Com- mercial Reciprocity Treaty with Cuba for instance he takes) the short end of the stick. In the loss in duties and in excess payment for sugar for 1935, the amount is calculated to amount to $83,000,000 for the exclusive benefit of Cuba. Potato growers in the, United States suffered shipments increased from 102,352 to .«2,289,412 pounds. Florida growers suffered also in the shipment of large quantities of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Trade reciprocity between the nations is necessary, bu charity begins at home and.should end there. Encased in a! BACK TO PRE-WAR DAYS The fact that Germany has increased the term of compulsory military training from one to two years indicate the state army which she had when the World War broke out in 1914. Generally, the act is.excused on ac of Europe and the Far East. Already from i Japan have come intimations that the equipped to fight in Siberia. Also comes the word, indirect, but believed in many the Japanese have an alliance. According to many observers the Ger- the East, toward Russia, glances in the direction of the Southeast, where great grain fields invite envious ad. miration. that Germany has any idea of a_ war against France except it be provoked by a conflict with Russia, now. allied with France. Some people have concluded that a new alignment is about completed with Italy also lined up with ‘Hitlet’s domain and with the Austrians reddy ¥to catch step at the proper time. Iétthis is correct we will soon see in Europe an _ organized group that tallies closely with the pre-war alliance, broken when Italy refused to back the Germans in 1914. However, with Mussolini at the helm of Italian affairs few people believe that he will fail to carry out his assignment, provided stake is high enough to satisfy Italian am- bitions. France, on her part, has not been idle. In addition to the alliance with Russia she has assiduously courted the smaller nations of the Balkans as well as the war-created nations of Europe. Great Britain, so far, seems not to have abandoned hope that peace can be maintained and that a rap- prochement may be secured. her kinship with the French is strong and events will almost inevitably throw the English against the bloc in central.Europe. Thus we see anew the same situation that existed before the World War, with Japan as an additional factor of strength ‘to the German side if the alliance stories are to be believed. It is a tragic spectacle of humanity marching to the shambles again. men are being trained and preparations rushed for another war. It may not oc- cur, but no one can tell and responsible statesmen, in every country, are cham- pioning preparedness. The readers of this article may think to themselves that the affairs of Europe have little to do with the United States. where sentiment for peace is strong and there is no inclination to repeat the experi- ence of the last struggle. This is a sad error, also duplicating the state of mind that existed here before the World War began. J ¢w persons in the: United States in 1914 gmed that the Unitsd States would be in the conflict but they.lived to see our boys carried across the water to fight on foreign soil. mw Surely, there ought to be some way to settle affairs without strife, but no one krows the way to do it. The League of. Nations is apparently impotent and unable to assume the task for which it was in- tended. Whether it could have coped with the grave threat to peace, if it had become a strong and powerful body of in- ternational justice, no one knows. The United States and other great nations stand aloof. We insist that what happens in European nations is not an affair in- volving us. Let us hdpfe the attitude may prove pprmect. cats Be See (St. Pegersburg Independent) 5 q jel what right wae ‘Governor? Sholtz able te spend the people’§ motley ‘td: visit California with | a bodyguard of five state road patrolmen who were needéd in Florida.’. . . If there is no law againct’ it, ordinary decency should have deterred him. Assuming that the trip helped advertise the state, that still doesn’t justify the “bodyguard”. The cost of the trip, according to the tax revi- sion league, was $2,499, paid by the state. If President Roosevelt spent $200,000 of the peo- ple’s money on a-trip primarily in his own interest, he would have trouble escaping impeachment. But $200,000 is no greater per capita sum than the $2,499 allegedly spent by Sholtz. , , . of affairs in Europe and gives to Germany | | approximately the same size standing, | The Rift in Labor Ranks By ERNEST MINOR PATTERSON | : % i | President, American Academy of Political and Social Science count of Soviet Russia; now arming herself | to become a pdwerful nation in the affairs | army leaders. are convinced that Russia is | influential quarters, that the Germans and i man plan of action for the future looks to | with positive | It is not thought, at this time, | the } However, } Armaments are being piled up, ! You an Nation’s Organized labor in the United States is having its troubles, Ten of | the large union groups whose mem- bership has been about one-third of the total num- bers in the American Fed- eration of La- bor have been dropped from the Federation. Just what the next move will be remains to seen. There are several points of interest and importance in this struggle. First to be re- membered ? is its complexity. | Like all economic struggles there are a number of elements involved. Among them are questions of person- ality, of organization and of gen- eral attitudes toward the methods to be followed by labor groups. Mr. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, in his public statements argues that it is merely a matter of majority rule. He says that the dissenting groups are unwilling to accept the decision of the duly elected leadership and that they are @cecordingly dropped from the organization. In reply it is charged that such a drastic action may be taken only at a general meet- | ing of the Federation which has not yet been held. But Mr. Green’s inter- pretation is one that will, of course, impress many who are firm believers in majority decisions. There is also involved a split be- tween the conservative labor leaders who have chosen to seek improved labor conditions by a consideable amount of cooperation with employ- ers, and other leaders who believe that more vigorous policies will be more effective. Put in the most gen- eral terms, the former groups accept many of the fundamental contentions of capitalism, while the latter are more radical in their outlook. Next is the argument over the re- spective merits of trade unions and industrial unions. This dispute is’not d Your Affaits Hi clear-cut. There have been and are industrial unions within the Ameri- can Federation of Labor and Cie | ably the dissenting group led oy Mr. } John L. Lewis would not completely | debar trade unions, but there is at least a difference of emphasis regard- | ing the effectiveness of the two forms of labor organization. Probably the struggle is in part one for control of the labor movement. ‘The present leadership of the Federa- | tion has held power for many years | and it is not surprising that others should now attempt to get control. In other words, there is no one issue | to be argued. There are several. The dispute is another illustration of the fact that all of the economic ques- tions with which we must deal are highly involved and it is a mistake to argue just one aspect of them. It is | necessary to take all aspects into ac- count and balance them against each over in reaching a general conclu- | sion. Most important of all is the ques- | tion of the activity of organized i groups in a democracy. One of the most serious issues before Americans today is the attempts by various | groups to secure the adoption of their ideas. This is fundamental in a democracy. Every point of view should be allowed to express itself. | Laborers, employers, militarists, paci- fists, capitalists, socialists all others should be protected in the right to state their arguments. | But decisions have to be reached | and actions taken. There is always the | danger that some one ¢roup—the farmers, the laborers, the veterans, | or others—will be especially active and noisy. They are often able to se- cure legislation or general. support | merely because they shout louder than others less well organized although, often, they actually repre- ; tion, KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY 52'S Happenings Here Just 10 Yeart +. wine out | Ago Today As Taken From = year when they lest 50 to @ The Files Of The Citizen Stingarees arrived ler system 3 o'clock yesterday Cuba, afterncon. They were met by = of number ef Monree Bi student Cuban Gunboat Cruiser with personal representatives {the Cuban government and Presi-, and escorted te the Army bar dent Machado, | trious.citizens of the republic and_ a numtber of excursionists, arri- it Key West. ved if, pert, this ‘afternoon from! Havana’and- will remain four days while the celebration of “El Grito «de Yare” is. being carried: United States 2 terpede which the on for the‘next four days After Germans were unable to give us the usual nation and fort salutes during the world war. were fired ‘the’ Cuba steamed up’ ——_ to the naval station wharf and| A baby girl was berm to Mir was met by a large crowd of lo- and Mrs. Thes E Reber: on cal people including leading citi- Tuesday im their home 301 Wil- zens, city and county officials liam street. 1 and officers of the army and navy and every other unit of the United States services in this sec- The large number of posts sup- porting the white way along Do- val street are being given a cost of paint. color which gives them « fresher look and adds wonderfully to their appearance and ef the ight ing system. These impretement= are being made to improve the appearance of the hghting =pstem during the Cuban celebration County Commissioner Hilton Curry resigned as chairman of the board’s road committee at the regular meeting of the organiza- tion last night. Commissioner Curry did not give out any reason for his resignation, nor does the chairman of the road committee} know the. reason for his act, but! qTuecday evening ef next week expressed the hope that Mr. Curry, Troop 4 Bey Scouts ef Amerie would reconsider the matter and, yi) hold their oan continue at the head of this im-! cises. Parents of a boys and portant committee. | their friends are invited te at : | tend. One thousand gallons of pure cane alechol was found in a car-) load of furniture from some point in Cuba to some point in Canada,, it was announced last night by the, customs house. The only object} in shipping the furniture was to use some of the pieces in which} Today is payday at the count court house. Very few pecpile sent a minority. How to deal with these well organ- ized minorities is as yet an, unsolved problem. It has often been. raised by | the activities of organized labor. For | the time being, however, the conflict within labor circles will presumably | weaken the movement and even put | the laborers at a disadvantage as com- pared with other groups in the coun- iy: (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper)’ TODAY’S Temperatures* ! 087 Highedt Lowest . ~83 Normal Mean 80; Rainfatt* | Yesterday’s N Sun rises : . m4 Sun. sets .. H Moon sises : . m. | | Modn ‘sets é 2M. | 2 yy { High E \ j Low Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 29.96. WEA’ FORECAST (Til 8 p.m. Saturday) — | Key West and Vicinity: Partly.! cloudy tonight and Saturday, pos- sibly scattered showers; moderate! southeast and south winds, | Florida: Partly cloudy tonight | and Saturday, possibly scattered; showers, . Jacksonville to Florida Straits:, /Moderate southeast and south ‘winds and partly overeast ‘weather } tonight and Saturday with scat-/ tered showers. - East Gulf: Moderate southeast ; and south s, possibly shift.ng | to westerly over extreme north! portion Saturday and partly over-: cast weather with scattered show- jers tonight and Saturday. WEATH CONDITIONS The s‘ight disturbance that was over Arkansas yesterday morning 9’ pressure is moderately low from 0! ward over the Gulf States; while | risen over | Opens Skin Pores WEATHER - has moved northward. over. Mis- souri, St. Louis, 29.78 inches, and the Lake Superior region south- is still relatively high over the North Atlantic States, and along the south Atlantic coast, and has the far Northwest. Rains and thunderstorms -have oc- curred during the last 24 ‘hours ./fiom the southern Plains States | and middle Mississippi ‘Valley eastward over the middle. and South Atlantis States; being heavy at» Memphis, Tenn., 1:06 “inches: Charlotte, N. C., 1.60 inches: Augusta, Ga., 1.62 inches; Atlan- ta, Ga., 1.44 inches, and Apalachi cola, Fla., 2.02 inches, Tempera- tuves have risen above normal in | the northern Rockies and Plains’ States, but are still abnormally i throughout most of Texas; vhile east. of the Mississippi River readings are generally above the seasonal average. G. S. KENNEDY, Kills Scalp Itch With six itch killing medicines in liquid form, Im) 1 Lotion flows into pores . at eer id th ts at am s cause of scalp itch. 35c and $1.00, BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West ph then Andee te Licensed Em! Phone 135 ff LIM DS BMS SM it to yourself. . N . CREDIT. The Easiest Way For You To & Pay For A Home is to pay for it as you pay rent. 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