The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 19, 1938, Page 2

PAGE. TWO Pub THE oohe BP. ART shed Daily Except N PUBLISHING CO., INC. AN, President and Publisher JOB ALLEN, Assistant Busincus Manager from Sitizen Buildin Corner Greene and Ann Streets yniy~Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe -eme © County en cered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Asnociated Press ted Press is exclusively entitled to use n of all news dispatches credited to otherwise credited in this paper and aiso cal news publis! uix “Months Three Months th OTICE of thanks, resolutions of , will be charged for at Ail reading notices, ca » obituary notices, et lerived are 5 cents a line. is an open forum and invite: d subjects of local or ablish anonymous commun. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ~ ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN “1. Water and Sewerage. 2 Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). “3 “Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. = 6. Consolidation of County and City Governments. —t doesn’t make any difference on which side your bread is buttered, for it is the usual thing to eat both sides. Not every man you see with a tooth- pick-in -his mouth has had a square meal. —Times-Union. Nor a training in quette; “lt is said that gentlemen prefer blon@es‘until one of them chases him with | a figtiron in one hand and a rolling-pin in | | sured. the.other. When 13 sit down at table, have one at least-eat for two, and you break the ill- luck charm. Have no fear, there will al- ways be some who will eat for two. ave you ever stopped to figure that ther ey Wester who spends more time tending to other people’s business than to his-own is never burdened with a very heavy income tax assessment? | focus official interest on the plan | derson Properties, Inc. | spot at present available for beaching sea- | lv | commercial interests of the | will call for and demand certain services eti- | Siler wants it distinctly understood | thafGectook cver Austria minus her debts. | Nof being a business man, Hitler does not | undprstand that when one buys a business he Qlso assumes the obigations nolens | vol@y. = Roi ll of her other activities, Mrs it has added that of a directorship | in surance firm of Roosevelt & Sar- ge M this column can say is that her con{@fffon will not burt this insurance | firnfi{grany extent. TBavertising m The Citizen will not worgamy miracles that we ever heard of, buttfyou want your business to grow and are-willing to put some thought to it, ad- vertising will make the people know what yougshave to sell. The persornel of The Citizen’s advertising department is ever readyeand willing to help you word your message. te, 2-W® must have a large air fleet to meet__any encroachment from foreign powef$-and since we will use it only for deféise; the burden will be on the other side With a big ocean between. European air bases on this side of the Atlantic must be ehed in which the cooperation of the 24enations to the south of the United State&ds required. Fulks used to consult the dictionary wheifgthey wanted to know how to pro- nounce a word. Now they listen to the radio announcers.—Times-Union. And re- main misinformed. For instance the Quin- tupletsin the public eye and mouth since their dirth, are so often mentioned on the radio, and most of the announcers are siill in the habit cf accenting the second syllable instead of the first. This writer will con- tinue to stick to the dictionary. s A CHRISTMAS PRESENT There was a real Christmas present for Key Westewrapped up in nouncement that a wing of 18 naval sea- | planes, two destroyers and a_ seaplane tender, together with 65 officers and 300 enlisted personnel, would be here for two months or more beginning Jan. 8, in con- nection with battle fleet maneuvers being | arranged when the Pacific fleet passes in- to the Atlantic this winter. Presence of the planes and vessels in Key West will bring a considerable volume of publicity for the city, attract attention to the fact facilities here for handling auxiliary naval craft are unexcelled and to de- velop an airport on Stock Island. The | need for such an airport is indicated by the fact the 18 naval planes are to be based at the old naval air training station on Trumbo Island, use of which has_ been granted the navy department by Sam An- There is no other planes after they have alighted the waters of Florida Bay. The visit of the naval seaplanes and ssels also will be a source of consider- able revenue for the merchants and other city. They on and supplies that will give our people ad- ditional employment this winter. Many visitors will come here and will take an avid interest in the fleet of air and sea | ships and the officers and men who handle them. It will be a show worth coming miles to see and the visitor influx will add to the volume of trade and commercial ac- tivity in Key West. Plans for a first-class airport on Stock Island have been prepared by WPA and the job probably would be undertaken if the city can scrape up, the money to pay its portion of the cost. There would be three 2500-foot runways and ample ad- jacent water space for seaplane opera- tions. The project would require a large amount of fill and considerable work THE KEY WEST CITIZEN LoomeznGe the an-) at __ mm WA sHIUNGTON | By HUGO S. SIMS, Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen | PAN-AMERICAN PARLEY EUROPE INTERESTED U. S. PRESTIGE HIGH SOME. DIFFERENCES SEEKING COMMERCE NEW FUNDS FOR FHA EDEN’S VISIT DANGERS OF: WAR ECONOMIC PROBLEM RELIEF AND DEFENSE The Eighth International Con- ference oi American States in Lima, Peru, last week attracted considerable interest, not only in the states represented in the meeting, but also in Europe where several nations have what; they consider important interests | at stake, . ern Hemisphere represented and apparently intent upon proclaim- ing to the world the solidarity: of the "Western Hemisphere, the delegates face a difficult task in the framing of declarations to suit the individual peculiarities of the nations involved. There was evident a desire not to flaunt a spirit of isolation from world affairs and, on the part of several important South American na- tions, an anxiety: not to offend |European nations, hereaofore closely at‘ached by commercial interests and blood ties. It is interesting to note that, for the first time, such differences of opinion as exist, do not involve the United States which, hereto- fore, has been the target of a Latin-American bloc usually led by Argentina. Some of the na- tions desired to proclaim imme- diately some form of agreement relating to the joint defense of this part of the world, but the’ Argentinans were strongly oppos-) |ed to anything like an American League of Nations, a projected American Court of International With every nation in the West-! ! States Treasury any money, sev- |eral of them have borrowed ex- tensively from private investors. | The possibility of lending gold io these countries in order to stimu- late their buying of goods from the United States is receiving at- i tention. Before it can be done, however, Congress would have .o authorize direct loans. Trade figures for the first ten months of this year show that American goods to the amount of $520,000,000 were sold to Latin- America and tha: the United States bought $622,000,000 worth |from Latni-America. This means that we are selling about one- fifth of our exports to the Latin- American countries, and buying from ‘he nations, of this hemi- sphere about one-fourth of our imports. Acting according to an act of , Congress, passed last February, President Roosevelt has approved an increase of $1,000,000,000 in the capacity of the Federal Hous- ing Administration to insure res: deriial mortgages. The * Pri dent’s action was taken upon re- ceipt of a letter from Stewart | MacDonald, Federal Housing Ad- ministrator, who pointed out that |on December 1 the FHA had in- sured mor:gages amounting to $1,585,000,000, leaving it an unob- | ligated balance of $415,000,000. ; The appraisals already were in progress on applications amount- | ing to $115,000,000 and new appli- | cations were coming in at the rate ! of $100,000,000 a month. Conse- quently, it was necessary, if the | FHA was to continue jjs_ pro- | gram, to have an authorization \for more than the $2,000,000,000 j set by the Act of Congress. The visit of Anthony Eden to the United Siates seems to have | aroused some interest in Japan, | where spokesmen recently an- |mounced that the Japanese Gov- ‘ernment had given up hope of | driving a wedge between Great | Britain and the United Staies. | Henceforth, it was said, the is- land policy would become firmer MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1938 PEOPLE’S FORUM FAVORS OPENING OF KEY WEST NAVY YARD Editor, The Citizen: We have read with much inter- est your editorial on ihe neces- sity for the immediate opening of the Navy Yard with which we fully concur. Every person who the German a-titude toward Me- mel, indicates that the leaders of ‘these two aggressive powers real- ize that their advantage is tem- porary. Whatever claims they have to advance migh) as well be set out now and if a war is to be fought, this is the best time for the battle, so far as,German and Italian prospects, are con- ce.ned wih possible victory. The big economic problem be- fore the nation is the balancing of income between various popu-/| lation groups in order to facili- tate the exchange of goods and services. The farm portion of the economic order has not been re- ceiving its share of the national income and, inevi.ably, this pro- duces complications that lead to ' depressions. From the farms of the nation come the buying pow- er that makes industry hum and it is ntial to the con inued prosperity of the people of this country that farmers manage to secure a reasonable profit from their operations. The ariff, which holds up the prices of man- ufactured goods, is offset, to some extent, by governmental benefits to farmers under the AAA pro- grams. That perfect equali! y has , not yet resulted is apparent and further steps to this end are cer- tain. There is every indication that he rearrmament program of the | United States will proceed along sane and sound lines, without be- ing mixed up in any “pump-prim- purpose and without extra- ant expendi-ures to over-em- size any particular defense unit. It is es¥imated that some three or four hundred million dol- | lars, in addition to last year’s bil- lion dollars, will be necessary in the next fiscal year, but this, it is thought, can be secured withou: increasing total-expenditures over ' The improvement of | business conditions, with conse- | this year. quent lessening of unemployment, clearing and grubbing the land. Fill is as- | Justice, and to anything like a|against the United States. , The may make possible smaller relief has agreed to donate the old roadbed of the Florida East Coast railroad. This | The State Highway Department | continental alliance. The Ameri-| British Government, some weeks expenditures to offsel. increased ‘can delegation, for the most part, | 280, admitted that it had under defense costs. was not involved in the struggle between the opposing camps, but | consideration a loan to China, which would, of course, help her can be moved to the proper spots at small | rather devoted its time to an at-| in her resistance to the Japanese. cost. Additional fill can be taken from a pit at the north end of the island. |tempt to find a common view- point. Some years ago observers pre- | dicted that 1939 and 1940 would Directors of the Key West Golf club The capital of Peru, now en-| be years of danger, when Ger- have gone on record as being opposed to the airport development because it would encroach on the present nine-hole course and eliminate the area on which it was hoped to develop an additional nine holes. There seems to be no expectation of im- mediate development of the island into an | 18-hole golf course, so that The Citizen believes the Key West golfers should yield gracefully in the interest of the creation of an airport that would pay dividends to every business and commercial interest in the city. If Key West had a good airport | with seaplane facilities there is no question it would. be utilized by the army and navy air forees—a step in the re-establishment of the Key West Naval Station and Army cks on an active basis, GERMANY FIGHTS THE WORLD Following up the peace of Munich the German government has increased the Reich standing army to one million men, making it the largest peacetime army in the world, with the exception of Russia. Morever, the German government is using half of its expenditure for the purpose of rearmament and the nation is regimented for a single purpose, that is, to make effective warfare. Of course, the economic situation in Germany is bad. It has reverted to a barter system in international trade, not because of preference, but because it can- not finance trade any other way. Even Dr, Schacht, financial wizard, admits this and calls upon other nations to make it possible for Germany to go back to former trading methods. He says the new s! was forced upon Germany by “American and British tariff increases and the French quota system.” ‘ Every sensible person knows that Germany is dissatisfied with its lot in the world and that its rulers have determined to use force to secure advantages when- ever and wherever possible. As a result other nations are rearming in order to make sure that Hitler and his minions, in- cluding his allies, will not be able to take by force what they possess. |joying ‘‘s Summer season, was jextravagantly decorated with | flags as the delegates arrived. It | is worth noting that every nation | in the Western Hemisphere owes its origin to a_ revolution and most of thé South American coun- tries venerate common patriots, |The general idea was that a de- fensive alliance in the form of a treaty was unnecessary. Much swess was placed upon the im- pof ance of developing trade and cultural relations between the two Americas. | At the same time, it was point- ed out that there is considerable difference between «he people of the United States and Canada, for example, and the inhabitants ofthe other nations. Most of them | descended from Latin races, with he culture of old Spain as well as itsYeligion. This is quite dif- ferent from the Anglo-Saxon tra- ditions of the English and Amer- ican people, but, in the opinion! of all speakers, a demonstration , of the ability of nations to live ogether in peace and to develop their mutual interests. One of the results of the con- ference will be to focus the at- tention of the people of the Unit- ed Sates upon the nations of Seuth America. Their import- ance in the future trade prospects of the United States receives new consideration. The standing of the United Sta'es has never been Sinee; the conference at video, Uruguay, five years ago, when Mr. Hull convinced Latin-America that the Good Neighbor Policy was sincere, the prestige of \he United States has grown immeasurably. In fact, some of the Latin-American dele- gates went to Lima with instruc- to vote with the United S ates delegation on all topics. This indeed, an unusual con- dition. That one of the prime motives of the United States is to im- prove trade with these countries is apparent from the declaration m Washington that Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., is studying possible efforts to make available adequate ex- change facilities with South and ral American countries. le none of the Latin-Ameri- countries owe the United Cc Wr ; many and Italy would reach the peak of their fighting strength before facing a gd eady decline of military power as Great Britain and France got their rearmament programs underway. Recent events, including the Italian agi- tation for French territory and Eases Vi For itch tortured skin that needs comforting relief, use Imperial Lo- tion. Swiftly it eases the itching discomfort of eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm, scabies, posts between toes, etc. 35c and $1. Money back if not satisfied. Imperial Medicine 5, Houston, Tex. DeSOTO HOTEL 373 Main St. Sarasota, Fla. 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M., arriving Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service Full Cargo Insurance Office: 813 Caroline St. Telephones 92 and 68 Warehouse—Corner Eaton and Francis Streets ; has been even remotely connect- ed with Naval affairs in any part jot this country knows that this | Navy Yard should be equipped | with a large dry dock. One that will accommodate the | type of cruisers contemplated by the recent naval program. Jacksonville and Tampa are too far away in case of an accident to the hull of a battleship in or | near the coastal limits of Key West. ! are too small to receive the larg- est type of naval vessels. During the time of the Span- ish-American war, the U.S.S. Mas- sachusetts ran on some rocks near Dry Tortugas, and it would have | been very convenient if the Navy | had had a dry dock at Key West at that time. When the U.S.S. Brooklyn was fully loaded and on its way ‘io join the fleet near Cuba in the war above referred to, the winds and ice drove that battleship off its course and upon the rocks, which made it necessary to take that ship to the only dry dock + then available and which was surrounded with heavy ice jams. The repairs to the hull had to be carried on day and night during very severe winter weather in or- | der to make the ship ready to re- ; Join the fleet before Cervera ar- rived with the Spanish fleet. All the stores and ammunition had to be taken off the ship and re- ‘placed after the repairs were completed. Had this work been possible in a dry dock located in a milder climate, the repairs could have been comple‘ed in one-half the | time required by the shipwrights working in snow and ice and un- der the worst climatic conditions. It is recommended that the pro- ‘posed dry dock for Key West be at least 1000 feet long and 209 feq: wide at the top so as to ac- commodate two submarines abreast for repairs, repainting, | ete. It is also recommended that gates or caissons be~ placed at both ends with two intermediate ga_es so that one ship can be tak- ,en out without stopping the largest | Besides, those dry docks! | eeecccccccccvecvesscsoes ‘Today’s Birthdays | _U. S. Senator Gerald P. Nye of | North Dakota, born at Horton- ville, Wis, 46 years ago. John D. Biggers of Toledo, glass manufacturer, former un- employment census chief, born in St. Louis, 50 years ago. Dusolina Giannini, concert singer, born in Philadelphia, 36 | years ago. Dr. Donald B. Armstrong of New York City, noted hygienist, president of the Natl. Health Council, born at Bangor, Pa., 52 years ago. Oliver La Farge, Ul, of New York, author, born there, 37 years ago. Charles G. Darwin, English scientist and school head, grand- son of the evolutionist, born 51 years ago. work upon the other ships in the dry dock. It is also recommended that this dry dock be built of concrete and faced with granite, similar in all respects to the dry dock now owned by the U. S. government and loca ed in South Boston, Mas- | sachusetts. The estimated cost of such a dry dock, including the pumps and ele¢ric winches, caissons, ete., complete is two million dol- lars. The work would employ 5090 men for two years and the dred- ing would employ 100 men for six months at an estimated cost of an additional one-half million dollars. With a dry dock of this type and an 18-inch wa‘er pipe from the city to the mainland, Key West would become a frist-class Naval Station and the city would become at once self-sustaining. Every one who has gone into the sh-uation believes that an up- to-date Naval Station at Key West is a military necessity. Respectfully, CHARLES H. UMSTEAD. P.O. 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