The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 14, 1938, Page 3

HURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938. Leomane at ” By HUGO Ss. . SIMS, Special Washington ington Correspondent of The een : Roosevelt and His New Deal Present The Only Issue of the 1938 Campaign | jn uel ape The congressional clections are ; ed with considerable opposition, ! les: than. seven months away but | | usually led by the anti-Court Bill” already the political Compaen is) | group, which shows a willingness _ junder full sway. The issues can; | be boiled down to a single ques-! tion: “Are you for or against! dence at times. In some instances President Roosevelt?” | party lines are divided. and in- | one finds |to display a surprising indepen- | Fact is, we get ved others don't “see ourselve ers stead of a line-up on the basis of : For ‘several weeks the country. previous party polici has witnessed an amazing bar-| | the division s | rage of opposition directed against | President and his New Deal poli- | the Reorganization Bill. The in- cies. ' tensity of the struggle was amaz-! ing, equalling anything that Cen- j gress has seen in many a year. Frankly, in the opinion of most’ observers, the furore was entirely ; out of proportion to the measure , s involved. Repeating 1934 and 1936 The meaning of it all is simply | this, that in the fall of this year,! the voters will be asked again to approve or Pet EP the a ats | * the j caple of thi abd ia Powetd {bas ober alfiwttl The current business recession, is, of course, counted upon as an t to the opposition. | ister their dislike of “hard times”. | It is too early, however, to pre- jdict the economic state of the country in the tor remains uncertain. What the government will do to assist busi- {ness and improve ‘economic con- Gitions remains to be son ea By Forecasts ite Bue eal teat Sua mentee will make wide gains While most of the clectfor yeyrrently assume thae Democracy -pndorthatet bdietatesssin Con gvess, some asserting that may resiilftsomeceayv iy? the sfue | theyewilk gain from fifty to eighty ; ture. the same elements ‘that *paPtici-' pated in the battles at the polls. in 1934 and 1936. Of course, the author of this column has no way of knowing how the people of this country would vote in an election iJuay. At the same time, it is evident that the ‘tactics of his opposition are the. same which President Roneevelt. overcame in earlier elections. Present observations in- dicate that he has lost some ground but there is no reason to suppose ‘that this has been any- thing like what his enemies claim, Party Lines Shattered The Republicans are somewhat unified in their concerted opposi- tion tc the President, but show a tendency to divide rather easily in attemots to define défiritte’ tu- ture policies. Tn his own party ranks, gee Rooseyelt is,fac Central a and South American Powers. \ Lined up wgingt!naP-are! <ats'in the House, it is entirely ; too early for such calculations. In} most cases, the prediction repre-| jsents wistful thinking. At any! ‘vate, they are along the same line: and from the same sources that, made similar predictions in 1934. | Meanwhile, it is to be pies that the opponents of the recommended by the seldom fail to refer to President | Roosevelt in complimentary , terms. This is taken to be a; recognition of his continuous per: sonal popularity among the pe ple of the country. So far, he has given no indication whatever of abandoning his program and it is; safe to say that he will be mili-; tant in the advocacy of the New Deal before the campaign comes to a conclusion, Then it:will be up to the vot rid: afi 7 the bal- lots have uae the } prophets will ‘find out whether the New Dealhas. the continued approval of the American people. Until then, - - i \ | See ‘Good Neighbor’ Policy Confirmed ” “The seizure of foreign. oil prop-' erties by the Mexican Govern- sment created a grave situation, ‘not only in regard to, our rela: tions with’ Mexico, but also in the possible “effect upon other Cen- tral and South American na- tions. To understand this, it is neces- sary to realize that, in the past, the United States has repeatedly been accused of using its power to protect the activities of Ameri- can investors in other countries. It is not necessary to condemn the attitude of this country in the past or to pass judgment upon the activities of its nationals abroad Nevertheless, one ” attitude and the activities o! ur nationals have, in the past, econ suspicion. and_resentment. mailer powers, utterly gee to tope wi plossus peat i North”, % the inte: of our investors might become the excus@é}far invasiom of their rights. U. S. Courts Smaller Nations The reader will recall that be- fore taking office, President Hoo- ver visited several South Ameri- cans countries, apparently anx- ious to develop better feeling to- ward this country, With the ac- ecsrion of President Roosevelt and the positive promulgation of the “Good Neiehbor” policy, an era of unusual cooperation has come about. with former antag- onistic governments yielding to a sympathetic cooperation. Natur- liv, in these countries, the ques- tien was whether our announced would be actually visible in its apnlication to a given dip- lomatic situation For this reason, the successive stens taken bv the United States in the past few vears have served fo allay the suspicions and to confirm the hope that the new policy meant something to small- er nations. Undoubtedly, the Unit- ed States has exh-bited a tolerant attitude toward Cuba and Mexico as these countries sought solu- tion of serious internal problems. The expropriation of foreign oil Prenerty by Mexice was the ex- ercise of a sovereign power by The Mexican Government. Inter- e with foreign investments, ez, has been an extremely venture for small na- n the past, and, consequent- ly, the attitude of the United States was closeiy watched, not potiey only by Mexico, but by other If it con-; tinues until this fall, political ob- | servers expect the voters to reg- | fall and this fac- + | With discreti {At the same time, Tue Home THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Decorator Color, Color, Everywhere “Um . that red looks good ! enough to eat!” Once in a while Se ie strikes u: nee unas being: too hen, often: as ° at bone color. weilive in a for a es ime, it's likely ide and . become drab 80 iby ‘not vem conscious of ange. we? see us.” So, once in a fee hi ‘sa good idea to take stock. Ifthe rooms are sick-looking, it's time to do something about them: Maybe new curtains will do the ‘trick, perhaps new and bright slip covers on that big chair by , the fireplace will be enough. May- be the only thing that will help is painting the walls a new and exciting color. Actually decoration, in most cases, IS color...color attractive- and usefully used. For one thing, the amount of light dif- ferent rooms get, makes a whale of a difference in picking colors for those rooms. Rooms with northern exposure, not much sun, almost. demand rm _ colors. | go here from | | low or white, ing colors so , and Mexico. East and West rooms which get a great deal of sunlight, but which are also cool for part of the day, can wear almost any color. It’s a good idea to avoid painting | the walls in brilliant reds, yel- lows, greens and so on. Stick to “MISERS LIVED THERE PENDLETON, Ore.—On the . federal Umatilla River project in this city, a laborer dug up a bot- tle of ancient whisky. Another found a $5 gold piece and two stick-pins: Trade with Greenland has been a state monopoly of Denmark since 1776. ist” and might force military in- tervention on the part of the United States. Good Feeling Continues As the situation now stands, the Government of the United States has recognized the un- , doubted ght of the Government of Mexico, under international law, to seize the. oil properties. proper em- iphasis has been placed upon the sity of making prompt and paler colors which, do not “vi- brate” so strongly. But those bright colors will look grand on smaller pieces . . .. vases, lamps, flowers and pictures. Now, for the south rooms... the sunny rooms .. . cool calm colors are nice. Greens and blues with white or gray. A room with delicate powder blue painted walls, satiny white woodwork and soft blue-green rug sounds lovely and is cool as a cucumber. Of course you may have small ac- cents of warm color, but there is no eolor “heat” here. And so, outside of a few hard and fast rules, one person’s ideas on color are as good as the next. Within. reason use what your heart desires. But try to. asso- ciate your choice in paint colors, with the amount of light the rooms get. “COLD AIDED FIRE _ ARROWWOOD, Alberta, Cana- da.—When the home of Albert Simmie of this city caught fire, it was so cold the town alarm siren refused to work, and the building was destroyed. Quill toothpicks are more popu- lar than wooden ohes in England. equitable financial settlement with the foreign investors. This question will involve some diplo- matic negotiations. but there seems to be no insurmountable obstacles in view of the cordial felings which exist between the; Moreover, the atti- , two powers. tude of the Mexican Government is generally regarded as serving notice upon the “fascist”: powers that there is no opportunity for them to make capital out of the present situation Central and South American na- ‘elart’ on Investigation of A. T. and T. Is the Prelude of a Bitter Struggle tions as well. | Mexico Feared Intervention The reaction in Mexico can be clearly discerned and the relicf felt by the Mexican Government, when it was apparent that the United States did not intend to take drastic action, is evident in the note transmitted by President Cardenas to Secretary Hull. Ad- mitting that the Mexican Govern- ment lived through “moments of trial in which it did not know whether it would have w give cad deb aah EP to it its patriotic feelnigs or to f applaud ‘an act of justice” on the part of Wit} United States, the Mexican Executive declares his county" iS happy to celebrate ithout reservations, the proof Ogi hip" which it received titude of the United § Declaring that this “reaffirme d once more the sovereignty of the neoples of this Continent”, the Mexican President continues that it is “a satisfaction for the Mexi- cans to have the friendship of a neople which, through its Presi- dent, continues to support the poliev of friendship and resnect of each nation, a policy which is winning for your country the af- fection of many peoples of the world” Cardenas Had Some Aces Of course, the Mexican Presi- dent held a few face cards even efter the United States announced the discontinuance of its silver huying agreement and its inten- tion to study trade relations be- tween the two countries. Presi- dent Cardenas was undoubtedly aware of the disposition on the part of other nations in this hemi- sphere to regard the oil property ouestion at a decisive test of the sincerity of the United States in its professed attitude toward oth er powers. Moreover, the Mexican internal situation was a matter of concern to the United States, which had to face the probability that any drastic action against President Cardenas and his government would precipitate its collapse and create a serious internal situation in Mexico, probably involving civil war. This. in view of the situation in Mexico, would easily become a contest between the forces which have been loosely termed “fascist” and “commun- i charged with the After a three-year investiga- tion, of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Paul A. Walker of the Federal Communi- cations Commission, asserts that the Bell System could cut tele- phone rates about twenty-five percent without “interrupting ex- isting net earnings”... This cut, he said, could be accomplished through elimination of “unneces- sarily high costs”. “Absurd” and “Unfair” The report was not rendered by the entire Commission but is now being studied by the members with the view to subsequent de- termination of proper recommen- dations to Congress. That it will be the basis of cafsflerable dis- eussion is apparent Already, Wal- ter S. Gifford, President of the A. T. & T., characterizes the state- ment as to cuts as “absurd”. He also says the investigation “was ied from start to finish”. this country has the best, most effective, the most widely used and the cheap- est telephone service in the world. He also insists that the earnings of the Bell System have never been excessive. A. 7 Con- The investigation of the and T. was authorized by gress three and one-half years ago. It was under the super- vision of the Federal Communica- tions Commission which as regulation gof the communications busirtess, which has a capital investngent of more than six million dollats. CeéAgré’s appropriated $1,500,000 for, the special telephone inv@ti- gatién’ and, in addition, a portion of the regular annual appropfia- tion of FCC has been used for this purpose. The Company, on its part, says that expenditures imposed on it, in the course of the investigation, exceed three mil- lion dollars. The report is a voluminous doc- ument. It discusses depreciation charges and the depreciation re- serve, taking the position that the latter should be administered for the benefit of subscribers rather than stockholders. Discussing the pension plan, it says that large executive pensions should be drastically reduced and the com- pany’s asserted right to revoke pension benefits should be abro- gated. In the field of public rela- tions, the report says that the cost Gen. Jay L. Point superintendent, years ago. Benedict, West born 56 Joseph B. Poindexter of Mon- tana, governor of the Territory | of Hawaii, born at Canyon City, ; Oreg., 69 years ago: i Dr. Ralph Arnold of San Ma- | rino, Cal., noted consulting geolo- gist and engineer, born at Mar- shalltown, Iowa, 63 years ago. Prof. Calvin B. Hoover of Duke University, noted econom- ist, born at Berwick, Ill., 41 years ago. Lee Tracy, actor, born in At- lanta, Ga., 40 years ago. James Branch Cabell of Rich- mond, Va., noted novelist, born there, 59 years ago. TEeaco. | FIRE CHIEF GASOLINE — MARINE SERVICE — joomplee service to yachts in- }. Cluding foreign clearances |" PORTER DOCK CO. Is —Phones 24 and 55— TEXACO FIRE CHIEF GASOLINE PAUL’S TIRE SHOP ling and White Sts. —Courteous Service—- of institutional advertising should | be borne by the stockholders who are, directly benefitted rather than by the telephone subscrib- ers, the expenses incurred for dues to ci commercial, pro- fessional and social groups, and for donations to charitable or- ganizations should not be charge- able to operating expenses and that concession service,” or free service, should be entirely pro- hibited. The seconth, parti of the report PHONE 65 lcineeeiatiamiieeieieiinis cea Cee TREVOR AND MORRIS in¢. recommends, thatthe FCC should | have authority to pass upon all Bell System; policigs. and prac- tices promulgated by the central management group of the Ameri- can company, to regulate the costs and prices of telephone ap- paratus and equipment. to re- view, approve or disapprove all inter-company contracts, to regu- late Bell System financing and to limit the scope of Bell System activities to the communications field It also recommends that the ex- isting authority of the Commis- sion over inter-state telephone service and rates be clarified in a number of particulars. A Profitable Monopoly The AvT. and T. since 1900 has been one: of the outstanding or- ganizations in this country. It has been thé managing head of the entire Bell System which is made up of a number of subsidiary corporations operating felephone systems fn various states. It owns Si pertent of the Western Electric Company, which has a practical monopoly in supplying telephone apparatus and equip- ment to the component parts of the Bell System. While the rates of the Bell companies are regu- lated as public service corpora- tions by various State boards, it is contended that the Western Electric Company has maintained unnecessarily high costs in sup- plying apparatus and equipment. charges that the report says are in excess of those of the few lead ing independent companies, and making profits so great as to have proved at times “embarrassing” to the American company “Oldest Continuous Ford Dealers in the World” Watch The Fords Go By Kraft Miracle Whip Salad Dressing and Mayonnaise Make Your SALADS Taste Better For Sale By ALL LEADING RETAIL , nature. tbe an Today’ Ss Birthdays 'Today’s Horoscope} Today gives a pleasure-loving Although there seems to antipathy to serious j thought, an investigation often shows an undercurrent of a medi- tative nature, and that the light actions are but a desire to avoid thoughts that, are not! ‘pleasant: Be careful of associations with the opposite sex, for there is dan- ger indicated in this direction. 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