The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 25, 1938, Page 2

Pulnfshéd Daily Exeépt Sunday By FTIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. it and Publisher m 2 Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Entered at _Key West, Florida, as second Gass matter Member of the Assctinted Priat veTiT he! Associated ‘Press is exchusiyély entitled to use for_re ication of all news dispatches credited to % ytherwise credited in this paper and also + 71S lect open pabiished here, 2 SUBSCRIPTION wneYear - eS tix Months .. "Weekly a ADVERTISING RATES . Male known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE AM réading notices, cards of thanks, résolutions of Tespect, obituary notices, etc., will bé charged for at th f 10 cents a line. s for entertainments by churches from which is to be derived are § cents a line. izen is an open forum and invites discus- +8ion of publi % and subjects of loca! or general deste rest but it will not publish anonymous communi- “eations. IMPROVEMENTs FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN eo wa and Sewerage. A _ 2 "Bridges to complete Road to Main’ land, tae mh a ¥ . - tye Humeaniny CONDEMNS PENSION SYSTEM The recent address of Representative Fred Biermann, of Iowa, delivered at an annual conference of an American veter- ans association, is a novelty in the way of cratory to a veterans’ group. Mr. Biermann served overseas during the World War but he insists that the:pen- sion legislation of the United States “isnot history in which we can take pride”. and THE KEY WEST CITIZ=y You and Your | Nation’s Affairs | asserts that most of the penSion benefits | of the World War and other wars have | gone to veterans who “should not have had | a penny.” He says that it is time for our veterans to stop asking financial favors of the Government. Mr. Biermann pointed out that there | are still two pensioners of the War of 1912, which ended 123 years ago; 221 widows of the War with Mexico, which fought ninety j years ago; and that pensions, totalled nearly $12,000,000,000. “Every Americar,” | ly eared for. But they are not the cause of | these huge dutlays.” He thought that Social | ‘Seeurity laws’might dissipate some of the’| ig but confused thinking about Prcd 4 t 2 = i 4 Hétele and, Apartments, ~» §&i Bathing Pavilion. 6. ‘Anports—Land and Sea. ‘7. Consolidation of County” and City Governments. A close mouth is genérally found in a wise head. What the nation needs is some think- ..ing divorced from politics, | womb Study is hard work-—you “aa find this | .- out by studying your child’s scheol books. “we JThe Jeader in any, cortiaiinity should | be a worker, not a yoice'to tell other’ people «swhat todo. ~~ eer -s»« The. writer.confesses ot still having a nostalgic feeling for Arthur Brisbane’s | +, “Today.” ‘|... -An immediate ‘sale‘is 2 temporary ad- vantage, but a- satisfied customer is a per- manent asset, © - _ Governor Cone and President Roose- yell have ore thing in common—they do not hesitate to reverse themselves. ; While more and more people, individ- | ually, the world over, want peace; para- doxically, there is ever increasing prepara- tion for war. A filibuster is a form of dictatorship _» —<an abuse of control. Also a tacit acknow- ~ledgement that if brought to a vote the | oo before the legislative body would | 0 a a “State’s Attorney Worley faces avhere Sealed ta8K th Bis laudable endeavor te} ‘Sele thé Aigean stablés of Miami, and: if he does a ood jot) a grateful. community wil remember him, perhaps. | The trouble with most public servants | is that they have no idea that they are sup- | posed to work for the public ititerest. This | is especially true where officials have | veer on the public payroll for many years. | We are so interdependent that there is no escaping anything. The Tampa flog-| ging Was a disgrace to Tampa, so looked | ipon by the state of Florida, which in turn | Was censured by the entire country and it! received the éondenmation of the world. in If this keeps up we will lose our faith ‘iy advertising. For weeks The Citizen has “"heen advertising the choicest properties in *Key West for a little more than the legal Sdvertising rate, and yet nary _@ sale is re- ported by Auctioneer Sawyer. The owners have to take their property back after hav- ing it pat of the auction Block. So sorry! __ The Citizen is being infetthed that “Tetters to the Key West Administration by prospective visitors for information con- -- cerning their stay in the city go Wnatiswer- » ed. Another reason why the Key West Chamber of Commerce is a valubale ad- juict to the city’s prosperity, as these let- ters are invariably turned over to thet ac- . ive body, and promptly answére I. (fe sec- retary informs. ier-*‘to confine the bounds set by | ; ustice: and patriotism.” The Iowa.representative expressed the belief that much veterans’ legislation had~ | been inspired by officers of various organi zations attempting to justify their official existence rather than because of demands from the veterans themselves and that pas- | Sage of such legislation had been forced } on a false premise that to oppose meant | political suicide. It is interesting to report Mr. Bier- / mann’s ideas on this subject. Taking it for | granted that every American has the re- } sponsibility of bearing arnis, if needed, in the service of his country, the Iowa con- | gressman says that, “When he returns from the conflict, if he is disabled, the. country | owes hit generous helu” and, “if he makes the great sacrifice, the country owes his dependents generous care.” There is, of course, no conflict of views among Americans in regard to the condi- tions laid down by Mr. Biermann for pre- ferential treatment for veterans, who. come within the two classes enumératéd.. There is, howéver, considerable disagreenient particularly on the part of the deneficiar- ies, with his further conclusion that if the veteran “comes back unhurt, if he returns better than he went (as was the case with | the great majority after the World War,” he should “take his place with his fellow citizens, who were not physically able to go and with them on equal ternis, asking no special privileges, facing the vissitudes of thic earthly existence.” What compensation does the Iowa congressman hold out to the veterans of the nation’s war who come home uninjured and sometimes improved in health? It is the compensation: which comes from the satistdctipii that he lag performed his duty ura citizen art thé'eXperierie of unselfish- ly offering’ himself for amd 'iy behalf of his feflowmen: In-some countries and to some wetorans.this is enough. CONTRAST In Washington and in business cifcles today constant conferences are going for- ward seeking means of cléaring away the obstacles that have impeded business pro gress and led to unemploynient. The Senate’s Special Committee on Unemployment and Relief is receiving ad- vice and counsel from industrialists and hopefulness is in the air as all groups pit | their minds against the recession to halt it before it becomes a major depression. Meanwhile, in Arizona the United Press Interviews Mr. John L. Lewis, head “of the C.L.0., head of the Mine Workers | Union, head of Labor’s Non-Partisan Lea- gue, ete. And Mr. Lewis contributes: said.the Iowan, | “wants our war wounded, dependents of | | our war dead not only justly but generous- | compensa- | tion, hospitalization and other costs of Vet- | erans’ Administration since the World War | are growing, business is suf- fering froma sharp jon and demands for more re- form or for less reform are loud and insistent. Our attitude toward each of these items should not be romising. No one seriously proposes that all re- lief expenditures should be immedi: ately. stopped and a growing nymber of people are coming to believe that federal relief in some form.and at some rate is with us to stay. Also | everybody is anxious to see business move ahead onte more and will wel- come government action that will be of assistance. Finally, there is @ quite } - | general agreement that many busi- | ness practicés have been reprehensi- < 1 !+ and shoula be ended, if need be by the law. The arguments among thoughtful citizens are merely over the emphasis | that should be placed upon each of the'three. _ Unfortunately there is no simple formula that can be applied. Those who know least about such matters have no troubles and are pouring qut their glib solutions. Some drgué for unlimited relief outlays, urging that the balancing of what they call the “national budget” is more important than balancing the budget of the fed- eral government. Some are so blind to the general social situation that they condemn nearly everything done by governmen* — except. of course, when they -hemselves want govern- ment assistance. They. urge that busi- ness reenvery should be aided regard- 3 és of the pressure for relief and of iter t € importance that we correct any! group. t (Addréss questions to the author caré but itis a reminder that we thoughtful and not rash. cowardice should be if KEY WEST IN_ DAYS GONE BY Higscctigs’ Wasp Sak 1b Youre Age Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen (See “The Answers” on Page:6) 1. . How many licensed airplane |thilédge of the world? 9) dum Resolution finally disposed of? ' 5. Is thé stotK of whiskey ih) this country greater than in pre-’ Prohibition days? 6. Did Japan assert that the} Panay was mistaken for a Chinese ship in its explanation of the , bombing of the American war- will be the ferry tolls? ; en will the ferries run? And al- most évery possible kind of queés- tion imaginable is being asked of somebody here by people who are anxious to visit the city and desire to get as much informa- tion as is avilable. L. T. Bra- gassa was int Jacksonville yester- day and returning this morning réports that hundreds of péoplé he encountered asked similar questions. Every person is ask- ing questions about the roads and = | bridges and the information is 8. Why aré three American’ given relative to dates, and that ¢fiisers going to Singapore in the date of the opening is Janu- 4 ct ary 25, which is today. 7. How much sickness exists’ in the United States on an aver- | age winter day? Four Rochcster, N. Y., men yes- terday flew from this city to Ha- vana after chartering a frota the Pan American hwhich- jand taking off at once,. which is’ tan indication that their business | 9. fi | was urgent, to-say the least. So . impatient were they-to get to Ha~" vana that they, after'a short con-_ = versation, decided to pay the fare ,. mdreds of eight persons and get to their Meni: sed Wi gs: | destination. Mr. and Mrs. Rex M: | Faulkner and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Local i C. Daley were the persons who rs “ a | wanted to leave at once, and. this — 19 atiens hidden De inal they did by chartering the plane Pival Wadone .— 1 cies te am oo Tampa, and 13 men of the Johnny | The ordinance providing for a | were in the wagons belonging to | cut of 10 percent in the pay of all one show of the carnival. Labor-' ote employes was passed last ors connected with the outfit | night by city council at a special were also taken in custody. All I meeting on its third and final the way from $1 té $200 had béen treading. The vote was unanim- paid by the immigrants, the aliens ; The measure was immedi- cigimed. At the lotal immigra- “Perhaps it is time something else is | tried.” Mr. Lewis was referring to somethifig new in government and busitiess. He was referring to democracy, which he said is on trial, and he stated, according to the United Press, “that some people have found they could live happily and success- fully in a communal form.” And what is 4 “communal form?” Communism? Between those efforts in business circles and Washington, on the one hand, and Mr. Lewis’ statement on the other there * is contrast of the sharpest kind. It dees not take bat one guess to know . which the American people wai. » “tonight, probably light scattered TUESDAY, JANUARY : =, i> THE WEATHER Todav’~ Lomi . ~_ 9g | the Atlantic coast and southward of the house of the mame New ____‘7@}imto the South Atlantic States; | York manufacturer of aterch and fpitation T.Ins | crested over the Plateau States; “=” western districts and southeast |sippi Valley eastward, with rain PM | turning to show Mm the Lake re- Barometer reading at 8 a. m.: Sea level, 30.02. WEATHER FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: cloudy and colder tonight; Wed- nesday fair; fresh to moderately strong northwest winds, diminish- ing Wednesday. Florida: Fair and much colder sige ddadddeddbcdddéeowe tures 32 to 38-degrees_in extreme | sede eeddsdedddeddddecede Province of Ontario, Sault Ste. 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