The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 20, 1937, Page 2

PAGE nwo: The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE eee PUBLISHING fo. INC. . P, ARTMAN, Preside: Jor ALLE + Assistant Basisone. manhiér From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. Entered at Key West, Florida, “as second class matter FIPTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press Whe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year ......... “ i SE Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly «. ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, SPECIAL NOTICE All reading, notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, vbituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which @ revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations, Creditors have good memories, and debtors often the reverse, | The ‘Citizen gives you the today, not tomorrow afternoo: local news OO! Getting something for nothing is often the most expensive experience of life. An optimist spends his money before he borrows it, and then he becomes a pes- simist. Make friends whenever you have the opportunity; your enemies will make themselves. Health is important, in fact the most important thing in life, but we do not ap- preciate it until we are ill. The Italians seem to be waging a pretty good war for Spanish independence in Spain, and you wouldn’t think for a ‘mom nt that Il Duce has a selfish purpose, Terish the thought! The United States, comparatively, has no large standing army, but the present administration is creating a large army of hangers-on and chiselers that may have to be accounted with some day. This writer is not a prognosticator, but believes that so long as the leading nations of the world are either bankrupt or seriously insolvent, there will be no European war. The three most eneeed things in war are “Money, money, money,” as Napoleon replied when questioned on the subject, If there were a law requiring every- one who declares himself out of employ- ment to join the military forces of the United States, you would see how quiekly | ld dwindle and thé e, entitled the unemployment number w down, Only the weak, the h blind would remain, and the: to relief, wholeheartedly. Once it was customary to refer to writers on. sports as sporting editors, of whom there were some, but now the term sports editors is used, and if reference is made to criminal lawyers, it may be ex- pressing an opinion rather than a fact, so it appears the disincriminating term of | crime or crimes lawyers is the more ap- propriate. A friend of this writer who knows, in- formed him that in New York there are hundreds of colored people who play cards and gamble all day long, and draw their stipend regularly for unemployment. Since | this happens in New York, it may be pre- sumed that the same thing is happening in other places, human nature being about the same the world over. WILL “CONVINCE THE WORLD” Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Great Britain, recently gave a good ex- planation of the British rearmament plan} when he said: { “I am convinced that the re-establish- | ment of our strength in arms, like that of | the other great peace-loving nation across } the Atlantic, will in ~time convinee» the | world of the wisdom of settling its diffi-| culties by peaceful discussion, instead of | by arbitrament of force.” ’ ! Suppose, for example, that the United | States and Great Britain, each powerfully | armed and without designs upon others, | should use thir preponderant naval | strength in the interests of world peace? | What could be better for the world, where the intelligent statesmen today seek to de- velop international trade for the improve- ment of the conditions of living in various | lands? j Take the Spanish situation and con-; sider what Mussolini and Hitler would | have faced if the two democracies had |} said, “Keep out of Spain” and the Far | East, where Japan would have left China | alone if a combined navy, triple the size of | her own, had warnd that force must not! pe eniployed for national aggrandizement. (The peace of the world would have been secure in the Mediterranean, even to the safety of the Ethiopians, and the unifi- | tation of China would have gone forward without foreign bayonets prodding the slumbering giant into military exertion. - There are dangers, of coyrse, in the policing of the world but they do not seem more real than those associated with a policy of neutrality and peace at any price. The British and American navies, in time, ; will be sufficiently powerful to enforce fair rules of international commerce and | the two nations are rich enough to out- build any combination of plundering na- tions. What are the handicaps to such a policy? First and foremost is the intense ignorance of many millions of people in; this country as to the vital significance of foreign trade in their own living and the bombastic patriotism of those who boast | that this country is big enough to live alone and let the world take care of itself. The British, with hundreds of years experience, } &5 a consequence of this indefensible i to great personal dangers; they are | justice in the settlement of any prob- . THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your Nation’s Affairs Stupidly Headed for _— Pro fessor of ber One. of the. amazing and aging Aspects of th: “situation” fri‘the in the unwillingn Hine--fundamei tals involved it employer-em- ployee relation- ships. Instead of examining these problems objectively an attempting to wrestle with them as it might be supposed an intelligent peo- ple would do, the present gov-| 1, ernment has chosen to consider them as merely a matter of class struggle, and practi- cally every aspect of the problem has been reduced to that deplorably low level of consideration. Every group of people is suffering approach to these serious problems of human relationships. Employees are being depriyed of incomes that they can never tiebher: they ave subjected deprived of their liberties in a multi~ tude of ways; they are forced or in- vited to repudiate contracts; they are compelled to strike often without de- siring to strike; they are being taught that “the labor problem” is merely a class struggle in which they are to fight the employer and everyone else who appears to thwart their leaders; lives are needlessly sacrificed. Employers likewise are suffering from the stoppage of production and other unfortunate consequences; the public is suffering from fewer prod- ucts, higher prices, and unnecessary inconveniences; the government is suffering from the bad repute into | which it has brought itself. _ Doubtless most people aré willing to concede in the abstract, especially when their personal interests are not too deeply involved, that force, vio- lence, and coercion do not assure lem. Yet our Federal government has chosen to abandon that objective ap- proach to these industrial problems which characterizes intelligent peo- ple, and instead has resorted to an irrational and cheap emotional atti- tude which is the very antithesis of high-minded and intelligent states- manship. Indeed, it must be apparent to all that not even the rabid New Deal partisans seem to think of the government's labor policies as states- manship. They may be looked upon as (Address questions to fi By WALTER E. SPAHR New York University clever, or as smart, or-as sinister, or as cheap, or as stupid, but not od a piece of high-minded statesmanshij »(Qne .xeason why this pe ale has not attempted to employ. intelli- gent methods in providing the appro- priate machinery for the equitable settlement of employer-employee dis- putes lies in the fact that the personal | interests of a large numbr of govern- | ment officials are deeply involved. That is a recognized fact. Our govern- ment is not a national government in the proper sense of the term; it is a strictly partisan group and its concern is to pay a political debt. Fairness and even-handed justice are definitely not a characteristic of this government's policies, and this ha shown itself with especi: | clearness in this government's dealing witp the current labor prob- lems. A rational solution to these labor issues has not been seriously sought nor provided by the Federal govern- ment. It has not attempted to apply | that objective and non-partisan ap- proach which characterizes a fine, in- telligent government. It has not sought | that peace, cooperation, and mutual | understanding which marks genuine statesmanship and a prosperous na- tion. Instead, it has resorted to cheap | politics, to the crudest of partisanship, to the stupid fanning of class hatred; | it has made itself the patron of the shiftless; it has enthroned the igno- rant, the immature, and the indigent; ‘t has employed in every direction the devices of demazoguery to perpetuate itself by cultivating a following of the blind, the gullible, the stupid, the un- successful, the disgruntled, the social parasites, the revolutionists, those lacking in mental equilibrium; it has repudiated the intelligent devices for serving humanity in an intelligent way; it has taken the position that a mass of unintelligent and self-seeking voices are more appropriate guides to good national policies than are a smaller number of intelligent and dis- interested voices; its economics is in many respects an amazing collection of patent medicines. The labor policies of this govern- ment, combined with the methods now being employed by the wilder of the labor leaders, can easily land this country or organized labor in a ditch. They will net lead to an intelligent settlement of our vital labor problems. Such settlement will have to wait until our Federal government is in the hands of statesmen who will elevate the methods of disinterested intelli- gence and even-handed justice to their appropriate place in government. The important question now is whether we as a nation can hold ourselves to- gether until this happier day arrives. author care of this newspaper) have a deeper understanding of world af- KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken fairs and support their government in its foreign policy. Is IT HOT ENOUGH? The hot days of the year are now up- on us and while the summer heat may be broken by timely intervals of cooler days} the people of the United States will now go through their annual sweating. In some instances they will flee to summer resorts to escape the effects of the ; sun. In others, they will set up a control- led routine designed to avoid excessive suf- fering from the weather. In a minority of | cases, they will revel in air-conditioned habitations and places of work. This brings to mind the fact that air- conditioning ig a fast growing industry. The demand Will increase and it may be | i lin, Miss Nita Lovelace, A. I. V. | Wilson, ; Charles Wilson and Don Conklin. that air-conditioning will turn out to be the new industry that emerges ‘from the depression to set the ball rolling faster. While the cbst may now be a bit high for most of our of air-conditioning | iget a full quota of win | Marchioness. jthe wealthy society folks jcame to the Florida East Coast in people it is confidently expected that en- larged production will bring down the price of such equipment. Backed by selling policy that will compete with auto- mobile financing the day is not far dis al jof the | the auctioneer and From The Files Every city in Florida “should r tourists when next season arrives is the pinion of D. H. Conklin, publish- ter of the Palm Beach Post, who is in the city with his family. They arrived on Mr. Conklin’s yacht Palm Beach enter- tained 30 per cent more visitors on than ever before if history Mr. Conklin said, however does not apply to West Palm Beach as it was only which large numbers. Besides Mr. and | Mrs. Conklin there is on the yacht the Misses Zoe and Dulari Conk- Bruce Kitchell, Jr., — An entire estate was sold yes- terday for 35 cents. L. T. Bra- gassa, deputy collector in charge local customs house, was the property sted of two pairs of eye- Ps , a pocket knife, pocket- book and cigarette holder. These | few articles and a splendid recom- tant when thousands of homes and offices ! in this area will be air-conditioned. | HOT WEATHER HINTS Just in case the severe hot weather | worries readers of The Citizen and makes } them think that they wil! likely be vic- tims of sunstroke or heat prostration we i call attention to some advice for the torrid + days, Sunstroke has warning symptoms, in- cluding headache, nausea and a dry skin ! and heat prostration cautions us by pallor, ‘and capability the the character deceased mendation as to of ; were all that was left by a seaman | who died here |several months ago. among strangers The law re- quires that all such articles must | be kept by the customs service for Marine Hospitak «soe » year after the death of the owner before being sale. On December 6, 1925, Frank Wilson was landed at Key West from the Steamship West Totant, and died on the same day at the one ss Customs officiels today — re the destruction of 81 quarts of asserted liquer. gander. different brands. offered for’ Of The Citiztn |} mer ‘Montoes, Coast Scubn 1 id Regular players. When the Mon- roe team disbanded recently cause of some of the players go- ing to Tampa and because of dis- sention among the other teams, it was decided to form a new group and the present Pirate team is the; result, Editorial comment: / No matter, how badly the husban@ turns out, the wife has the satisfaction reflecting that she kept some other woman from getting him. Troop 1, Boy Sconall will soon hold its regular camp at Clear- water Beach. This will be the third time the encampment of this organization has been held:at this place. The Key West Electric company} has been awarded a beautiful cup for greatest proficieney’ in ace! dent prevention by operating com-; panies in the Southeastern Dis- trict. The mechenigal depart- ment of the Key West made a record of 8,700 man ir under the direction @f . Mas’ Mechanic Robert D. Smith, with. | out one day’s loss because of acei-) dent. The inscription on the cup} reads: “This cup awarded for ef- ficiency in accident prevention in mechanical departments of the} Southeastern Districts companies,| second period, May 1, 1926 to; April 30, 1927. Awarded to the! Key West Electric company.” report is pressure extending westward of; eer -0 Ins. 09 Ins. Yesterday’s Precipitation Norm: 1 Precipitation Sun rises . Sun sets . Moon rises Moon sets Tomorrow’s Tides A.M. i 1:24 3 Barometer reading at 8 a. m.: Sea level, 30.04, WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly jcloudy tonight and Wednesday, |probably local showers Wednes- 'day; gentle variable winds, mostly easterly. (Florida: Partly cloudy, showers Wdnesday and in !treme north portion tonight. Jacksonville to Florida Straits jand East’ Guif: Gentle variable winds over south portion and gvn- local ex- jtle to moderate southwest to west | winds over north portion, and part- | _ ly overcast weather tonight and Wednesday with scattered show- 1 ers. WEATHER CONDITIONS Pressure is moderately low this jmorning over Virginia and the | Carolinas, with a narrow trough of over Texas, and moderate areas of low pressure are centered over the far Southwest and North Da kota; whik: high pressure areas, crested over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, eastern ‘Canada, and off the north Pacific coast, over- spread most other districts. Show- Jers have occured since yesterday morning from the middle Misis- sippi Valley eastward to the At- lantic coast and thence southward ‘over northeastern F.orida, heavy at Knoxville, Ten: Asheville, N. C. being 2.73 and Titusville, Fla., 1.04 inches. Scattered showers have a'so oc- curred on the middle Gulf coast, in Texas, and in western Kansas, Dodge City reporting a heavy rainfall of 1.29 inches. Tempera- tures are below normal this morn- ing in the lower Lake and Ohio Valley; while in most other locali- ties readings are near or. some- what above the seas ‘average. ; NEDY, ~ i Official in Charge ——— “tists COLUMN foe LOST—Special Police Badge. Re- turn to Office Chief Police, City Hall. jly20-1tx | TEACHERS WANTED TEACHZKS WANTED — Enroli immdiately. Positions open in western states. Elenrentary, advanced grades, hist mercia!, Spanish, Latin, social science, mathemat others. Enc’ose stampedgen ape. 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Died; Japan? in New York, Nov, 28, 1904. 1832—Alexander engineer and} metallurgist, born at Lakeville, Conn. Jan. 29, 1832. 1838—Augustin Daly, New York abroad, June 7, 1899. 1844—Marquis of Queensber- ry, Britain’s sporting peer, part! author of the boxing rules bear- ing his name, born. Died Jan. 31, 1900. 1864—William F. Whiting. Holyoke. Died Aug. 31, 1936, 1869—Howard Thurston, gician, born at Columbus, Died April 13, 1936. Ohio. noted | dramatist-producer, | bornat Piymouth, N. €. Died! 5. How many Rhodes scholar- i. Holley, {Ships are assigned to the United ; States? 6. How many people speak the Died in Brooklyn, N. 'Y., | Eng: ish language? 7. What was the religion of John Adams? 8. When was the Washington Monument erected? 9. Where was Wallace Berry, the screen star, born? 10. On what day will the Jew- ish New Year occur in 1937? on Page 4) (See “The Answers” BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24-Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Embalmer Phone 135 Night 696-W Terr seit etl Teller about them. ervice for Travelers ’ For, the ever-increasing number of patrons who are planning a journey our bank offers j AMERICAN EXPRESS TARVELERS CHEQUES as a protection for travel funds. These Cheques, issued in convenient denomi- nations of $10, $20, $50 and $100, cost only 75c. for each $100 purchased. They are spendable wherever travelers go, and carry the added and important feature of a prompt refund by the Am- erican Express Company in case of loss or theft before your second signature is affixed. Ask the THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Why tolerate unsatisfactory plaster with its sprawling, crawling cracks? 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SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING COMPANY Phone 596 White and Eliza Streets While the native may not attain te eminence by reason of a lack! of self-assertion, there is much quiet force and great end:trance, coupled with a rendering of faith-' ful segrice that will assuredly bring honor, much ee possibly a Wheral_ world's weslth. Where ee Counts The Robinson-Hatch court compromise | a feeble heat action and subnormal tem- bill on the face of it is a watery proposal | perature. They attack aged adults and to save the President’s face. Most level- | the very young but everybody can, and headed people are for leaving the courts! should, take precautions. as they are, unless the electors of this coun- | Overexertion is dangerous and try vote a change by constitutional amend-! eating serious. Excess sugar and ment. The President, if correctly inform-| the diet should be avuided, meat ed, knows that the country wants no court | lightly and raw. vegetables, salads and change, nor does Congras, so why should! fruits freely consumed. Cool water, but he alone demand the enlargement of the; not iced, are recommended, along with Supreme Court. jlight clothes and frequent haths The Pirates, new comers in the baseball aggregations of this city, will play the Legion team of the; Island City League at the bar-/ racks tomorrow afternoon. Ab: though a brand new organization Mae—Tle man a marry suet the individual players are any- be bold and fearlam ithinge but mew ae they were for" fean Ves, oer 8