The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 18, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TW( ees The Key West Citizen ear By iG CO., INC. Ps GET eAr. President and Publisher JOR ALLEN, Assistant ‘Business’ Manager ¥rdm The Citizen -Buslding Corner Gréene and Ann Streets caeniaice Daily Except CHEIZEN BUBIAS! Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Zntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Assceiated Press +he Associated Press is exclusively efititied to use’ for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or hot otherwise credited in this paper afid aiso the local news published “here. ne Year Bix Months Three Months One Month Weekly —...... ADVERTISING RATES Made krown on #pplication. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of | respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate 10 cents a Line. Noliees 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 Mterest Vut Mt wilt not publish anonymous communi- cations. It appears that those Sudetens never suspected how downtrodden they were gntil Hitler pointed it out to At Ag then, F Government inen have sel have seize of what are Weseribed,as fpjce” ickets. So far as our othe there is no other kind, it Do you know what “predators” are? That is what the New York ‘Times calls those who pursue a ‘predatory course. We looked in the dictionary and couldn’t find it, although we looked under “P.” During the recent New England storm it became necessary for the telegraph com- pany to route telegrams from. Boston to New York via London, and the remarkable part is that it required no more time. Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, de- fines a liberal as a man who is willing to spend somebody 'else’s money. He might have added and is mighty chary of spend- ing his own. He also said that a conserva- tive is a man with good sense. Ouch! Czechoslovakia has paid a heart- rending price for her freedom but she will have to continue to pay unléss England and France call “Halt!” Even now Hitler is demanding reparations from Czech- oslovakia for alleged damages done from the close of the World War, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SUGGESTIONS FOR BUILDERS Sonie years ago the Key Vest Ad- ministration put out a litte boo! fet about the city. “At the back of the booklet ad- | | ministration officials, pointing out that the | | penditure of public funds, asked for criti- | cisms and suggestions from the public. Re- | plies have been received from every quar- i | ter of the world and haye peen coming in) | a steady stream for. sev | the otber day one was # man residing in Augusta, | “Do not-allow any modern type of lord | building to be erected. Carry out the old | genatany i | building design. Keep out things that jaffairs”. | would make it look like Miami. Keep Key | itin-aveae Aiuanicah | Be West different. |hard to believe that the world There is food for considerable thought lwas on the brink of a great’ war. in that suggestion. Key West is different. pedo oid Pee gt ee | Globe circlers and travelers attest this we won't pet in the neki one, fact. Many of the latest additions to our |and words of similar import af- new directory of citizens prove it. They oe oe ae ea declare that Key West possesses a charm linvolved twa at atiy tile: | and an individuality that made it irresist- | ably attractive to them, so they decided to | |WHAT IS OUR POLICY? settle here. This leads us to wonder wheth- | ler the pepole of the United States, ‘ What are the factots that make this |as a whole, have any idea of what city different from all others? Certainly | the foreign policy of their nation | one of them is architecture. The careful | should be, what it has been in the observer will note homes designed by ar- | PaSt. or what it is today. Our’ pens im builders who wer For one thing, the crisis that eveloped. in Europe several; 8 put the Sydeten lovakia, with “the people, in general, have not ac- nfluencrds{septea any _ responsibil lish, the West Indian, the South- jeuunection sin the world situ : 3 tion although insistent upon all) ig! and the New England Colenial-| rights and privileges that, they ctures. The general design of think, belong ‘to the United | uatoay ssa of these varia- States. re ar es and shuttered | \FIGHT? FOR WHAT? windows. | They offered access to every Tt is a very dangerous thing to transient breeze, protected against the |demand rights unless they are . + y |recognized or the party asserting | trepical sun and mtermittent storms. Some lsherm is confident thet they can] interiors are ceiled with. wooden panels, ‘pe upheld. In the present condi- | many of the homes have beautifully dec- tion of world affairs, it seems, | orated cornices of wood or iron. | the only worthwhile argument in a dispute involving certain na- No competent architect or builder can tions, is the willingness and abil- deny the distinctive beauty of our old | ity of a nation to use force to pro- homes and buildings. Every prospective | tect itself and its vital interests. | builder should think twice before deciding |wiLL AMERICA FIGHT? against adaptation of the Key West type of architecture. Any architect will tell | |the people of the United lates! you it is possible to employ the distinctive | are so anxious for peace that they | features of the Key West type im the de- will not fight under any cireum- sign of exteriors while providing for every |*t@nces, short of an actual inva-| d ein demptovenienk kvthe interiors. jsion of the continental area of good mo sas prover |this country. It is, no doubt, as- The Citizen believes one way to keep |sumed in some quarters that the Key West different is to retain the Key | demand for peace is so strong in | West influence in the future design and |jmicne accuit soa nh construction of new homés and buildings. . violent assault upon our homes | SOUTH AMERICAN PEACE and our persons will arouse the people of the United States to a; | fighting pitch. Ending a century-old dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay over a border re- gion known as the Gran Chaco, an agree- ment was signed by representatives of the two nations last week, whereby the award of an arbitration commission was ac- ” | tions, me in many ‘foreign countries that we, as a people, will fight to do- fend our country. It is by no means fixed in the minds of for- eign observers whether we will | go to war to deferid outlying pos- sessions, to defend South Amer- a." Naturally, the impression exists | It is assumed everywhere that | The People of This Count ry Should Declare and Uphold a Foreign Policy | know what the people of this country actually desire as a for- | eign policy, There haye been assumptions from time to time, such as the \belief that popular opinion sup-, ports the Monroe Doctrine, even to the defense of territory any- where in this hemisphere from attack of European and Asiatic: powers. So far as we know, ‘how- ever, there has been no direct expression of the will of the peo: ple on this lone policy. Certain ly, ther@ has been nothing like a | popular accetance of the burden ‘of armament that such a policy lentails in the face of present world conditions. In fact, there is hardly a ‘general understanding of the necessity for armaments even in the face of a conviction that we should uphold the Mon- roe Doctrine. There has been the assumption, |y 1o8téh repeated and pr6el ‘hat the people of the ’ Ui States are in favor of a nation alistic policy in world affairs, in. sistent upon complete isolatioi \from all obligations and respon- ies that might lead to “com- | plicatiuns”; that they do not want to spend money for enlarging the | Navy or equipping the Army that should be spent on internal pub- lic improvements and that, in a haphazard, hazy way, our people are for peace at any price be- cause they believe that war is the worst evil that can befall 'a people. HERE ARE SOME “IFS” There is no general agreement, |so far as we are aware, by the population that the United States should declare war upon Japan if that nation snatches the Philip- pines before we turn them loose. Who knows whether the people of the United States have deter- |mined to fight to prevent Italy and Germany from instigating a “revolt” in some South American jeountry in order to take over ter- |ritory in that continent? Would | We, as a people, fight for Hawaii, | Alaska and Guam? Would we |fight to retain ‘the right to trade} with other nations if a fascist bloc controlled the seas and asserted |the same right in regard to world |trade that Japan is, in fact, as- serting in China? | WE MUST DECIDE that tne TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE lege . What is another name for the chickadee? . Name the capital of Poland. What is ‘keptomania? How many euate ee are in Bok ie " as a dye-| With sport is th 1 what is Eveme What is the ‘difference i tween intefState com- merce, ‘and intrastate com- tmherce? . Name ‘the two principal gas- ‘és which ‘compose our at- mosphere. What jis the plural of the word ‘tempo? TUESDAY, OCTS2ER ‘KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY: Haippenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Ground has been broken by the} Editorial comment: The prées- United States Lighthouse Depart- jervation of our liberties depends ment on the construction at Key | jupon the Democratic party; the West of towers and buildings for {preservation of the Democratic a radio beacon and radio control | party depends upon victory In station, which are expected to be |November; and victory in No- |finished and in operation by the| vember depends upon the Solid jearly part of November, atcord- | South. ing to H. B. Haskins, assistant superintendent of lighthouses in| this district, which is the Sev-| A coune «-driven.- hy. Win {Sawyer of the Stowers Mi enth. The two stations are to be | | built for the aid of aerial naviga- tion, and will be along the most } modern lines and will be equip- ; |ped with the most modern and efficient types of instruments; | with sufficient audibility to be; |héard for a distance of 200 miles. | Tha radio range beacon to be lo- | cated in Gato Park will be an in-| fallible guide to air lanes ap- proaching Key West, from any direction ‘of under 200 miles, ren- dering it practically impossible | for one of the craft to go astray. | Company, was considerably dam- aged this forenoon at the inter- \section of Elizabeth and Southard |streets, when it was struck ‘broadside by the Brillianting Laundry truck. The truck was |driven by Sharkey, a local pugil- list. Mr. Sharkey states he was on the right of way side of the | Street and wa’: struck by the car coming from a cross street. The j@river of the laundry wagon as- sumed all blame. |The radio control ‘station is being The Key West Athletic Club lerectéd on the grounds of the|has been posted by the sheriff |naval ‘station at the head of the|}and notice has been given that island near ‘the old distant con- all trespassing will be punished. What relation was ane station in the enclosure ad- |The ‘club was burglarized twice ‘George WV. of personal charm or attractiveness that will draw friends, and some indication of fortune’s favors. Take care not to lose them by giving way to foolish words or actions. STEALS DURING PARTY INDEPENDENCE, Kans. —| \ Const a party at the Rome of | Constable Guy Davis of this city, ta thief énteréd the house and stole four purses containing $25.! Army, our air forces and coast de- fenses, DIVISION DANGEROUS There can be no Worst mistake for a great people than to be di-! vided upon vital policies. This is particularly dangerous in relation ‘to ‘affairs that touch other nations any time and extremely perilous! when great nations define their hts and make their demands solely upon the basis of ‘their armed might tind the willingness | of their people’ to fight for what they want. "aia helehadias FOPOOOCLLLL LL gr ! ping distributed where erection is; ¢ | Baltimore for New Orleans, died | lon board the ship yesterday at 11} | joining the biological station. Al) material for the houses and tow- rs has been received and ‘is be- | tos take! plage.’ ‘The work will be | performed uby: the lighthouse con- \ tion forces: © Max Kluge, steward on board | the Steamship Ethan Allen, from jo’clock, according to reports, and } the body was landed at Key West | 6 o'clock last evening. It was! brought in by the Tug Petrel of | the Porter Dock €o., which was | jinformed of the death. Informa- |tion given by Michael Stenesco | jis to the effect that the deceased | came to the United States from; | Germany and was about 50 years | old. | The Young Men’s Demuceatic! ; Club held a very enthusiastic; hmeeting at the county ‘court house } ; and has been closed for about |two months. A Coast Guard Ship is to be ;sent here to participate in the celebration to be hel@ “for the jNavy Day program, October 27. ; The news was sent in @ telegram from Senator D. U. Pleteher and was received by the Chamber of Commerce. LA CONCHA HOTEL In the of the Business eater District Open The Year Around last night and laid plans for an 4 /éven larger meeting tomorrow | | night. It was stated at the meet- |ing that ‘plans will be at once got- jten underway for an active cam- |paign from now up to election | = H aaa iea from European or Asiatic at-| These are questions cepted. | tack, or to protest our just rights | people of the United States must The Gran Chaco contains about 100,- |i" connection with commerce consider and eventually decide. - | anywhere in the world. It is|Certainly, if the people are to de- hn John Roosevelt, youngest son of the President and now a stock boy in a Bos- ton department store, has been advanced after a few weeks’ work. His advance- ments will be rapid as long as his dad’s job lasts. Young John’s sister-in-law, who sings in a Boston cabaret, is quite frank, and admits she would never have — gotten the job were it not for the Roosevelt family connection. We are quite sure the bard of Avon missed the mark when he con- eluded there was nothing ina name. i The German:Buhd distributes leaflets praise of Hitler and his philoso y cities “of the United States, Marr are:unmolested. What would | sen nak a pte happen to any American citizen who would leaflets have the temerity to distribute teaching the principles of democratic gov- ernments in Germany The simple answer is that this is a free country while Ger- many under Hitler is not. the press and speech should not go so far as to permit socialists and communists to | teach our people doctrines stbversive to this country’s government. The Stuart Daily News, after thirteen years of continuous publication as a daily newspaper, has and national, and increasing restrictions which Pave been placed upon all business | as well as publications, and the constant encroachments of the big metropolitan papers as contributing causes to its sus- pension order. The News has made a gal- lant struggle and has published a better paper than its town could support. As a weekly paper its costs will be decimated, its profits restored—Sanford Herald. Radio and taxation are the bane of the larger metropolitan daily papers as well as the smaller ones; the latter, however, have still another bete noir with which to con- tend and that is these very metropolitan publications themselves. 000 squate miles, or approximately the | | doubtful, in foreign circles, _ 8rea of Colorado, but is not of great value, | whether the people of the United ; ‘ States will fight, in the future, to tet gd Post meet Pp ae emer space, uphold a treaty to which we are | re e struggle over it has been one 0: |parties but which is violated by | the most bitter in South American history. | Sore other signatory power. It is a wong in the geri for its | | kiosk we deceioeny eee We a egan in 1952, more | tp short, the foreign policy of than 100,000 lives have been lost. the United States is After many fruitless attempts to settle |@nd i ee Mt aaweat a the brit a treaty was finally signed, |\Siaj, nado eteiend he ethos uncertain | But freedom of | been compelled to en-| ter the weekly field. The News laments | the growing volumn of taxation, both state | certain and understood by either age bie af cconse et of a boun- mA the people of the’ United States) te = wie the Alls eru al A Hi or repre- ‘or the government of; the United | Argentina,, by them. The commission’s award, which has just been formally accepted by Bolivia and | Paraguay, gives about two-thirds of the disputed area to Paraguay, and leaves | | Bolivia without a desired outlet to the sea | by way of the Paraguay river. Although | | disappointed over the award, Bolivia ac- cepted it with good grace, and the Bolivian | representative declared that his country | | now “extends the hand of friendship to | | Paraguay.” | THE HIGHWAY TOLL As the last quarter of the year wends its way, one might take out enough time from other worries and tribulations to | think fora moment of the continuing [}) casualties on public highways. The enormous death toll exacted by modern vehicles seems to be entirely un- warranted and is largely due ‘to the care- | lessness of drivers and the laxness of police | officers in rigidly enforcing speed laws and motor car requirements. It has been suggested time and again | that every automobile accident be vigor- ously investigated and that the blamre be |, attached to the culpable driver. Subse- | quent accidents, even of a minor natute, which would tend to show an unfit opera- AT tor of motor vehicles should be followed | . by banishment from the highways. H ‘sumption. States would Ue People of the eee not passed upon foreign policies with any degree of exactne§s and... {¢onsequently, even the govern- ment itself is not in a position to’ PLAY SAFE— By keeping FOODSTU FFS at the right temperature AUL M ICE REFRI These refrigerators PROOF and absolutely air tight Priced from $20.00 v- Easy Terms—10 Days Free Trial On Display at THOMPSON ICE COMPANY, Inc. ——Phone No. 3— tes un cide by popular vote whether the | | United States shall go to war, they must be informed as to world af- fairs, understand the rights of this country and the importance of such rights, the interests of the nation and their effect upon do- | |mestic welfare and numerous) other questions that arise in “for- eign affairs”. Certainly, if we intend to be what we insist we are, the lead- ing nation of the world, then we must know, and let others know, | where we stand in reg: to wor affairs. 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