The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Notes From By ALBERT e inter days when ice s the plague of pedestrian and driver, we can scratch the surface of official Washington and begin to realize the importance of Cordell Hull, our secretary of state. Silk-hat- ted diplomats, others.of the more democratic nations in their dark business suits, attaches and’ 'sec- reta hasten to the State De- fent. to secure the attitude of the American government on the latest development. The man, in ihe street is silent, but he knows history is being written. He won- ders too will his country be fight- ing to once more preserve the prestige of European democra- cries, even though it is hardly Democracy in the light of Amer- ican thinking. It is not difficult to locate the pulsating energies of intrigues and alignments. Ambassadors and minist are spoken of as persons with a wide and warm cirele of friends and sympathies for the plight of the invaded coun: tries are quite frankly spoken. On every lip of free loving Amer- icans are the words, “Brave Fin- land, God give her victory”. Father Walsh, whose civic in- terests are wide,-sponsored the premier of “Gone With The Wind”, <nd every seat in the hotise was sold, netting . almost fourteen thousand dollars for the Finnish Relief Fund. Only two seats were vacant, Senator and Mrs. Borah—and only because death had claimed the veteran member of Congress who was fearless of the tongue-lashing of others. Barely two weeks ago the pre- mier of “Abe Lincoln in Illin- ois” attracted every dignitary in the. capitol. The weather was bitterly ccld—but I witnessed a spectacle that turned me hot and cold inside. A line of pickets pa- raded ceaselessly before the thea- ter to mar a_ brilliant occasion. In these blustery and snow part Keith’s theatre is directly across | In that line white women from the Treasury. Negro men and marched. It made many south- erners wonder or be thankful that south of Washington things are different. One bearer had a placard with the caption “De- mocracy Is A Show”. Society reporters interviewed the great and near-great, but the person who caused the police to sweat when the throngs broke through and crowded for a glim our beloved “First Lady I have seen Mrs. Roose- velt before, but never did she look more lovely. The picketers pushed and shoved to get as near ible and on either side of the approach th were lined, holding their placards like great fans. I about eight feet away. Amid this fanfare and blaze of lights, Mrs. Roosevelt’s face shone with its smile of wel- come, and then she noticed the pickets ard became serious as she said, “It is a shame to picket a fine show such as this and I am sorry that I must pass through a picket line”. Indeed, she was not the only person present who was. sorry. Many lips muttered things which remained better unsaid and fists lenehed . tighter as finger nails dug deeper into their palms. The American public pays little at- tention to these activities, but it was is a sign of growing unrest among | the undesirable element and the disgust may develop into con- certed action which might in the end iindermine Democracy. Washington _ political buzz with political activity the vast army of government em- es will say less than they = ever said before. The Hatch practically takes away a on’s breath and leaves him if it is a democratic trument in a democracy. From on before any comment is made the government employe had -best make certain there are no dictaphones or unfriendly ears about when he wants to criticize some politician or party. Many features of the bill are excellent but “it imposes a most un-demo- cratic censorship on almost a million 1ericans of above aver- age intelligence. In recent years many referms have been secur- ed by organized labor and this circles pk ring MODERN BANKING SERVICE The First National Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Serving Key West and Monroe County Since 1891 but ; The Capitol G. BERT G. ROBERTS power is evidently being feared and before it is too late they have acted to take preventive meas- ures. Every effort to force the Presi- dent to declare his third term policy has ended only in discom- fiture to his interviewers. Your guess is as'good as any one else's. People in Key West are blessed. In Washington days pass there is no sign of Old Sol. Snow is still in evidence and the melt- ing snow is plain “slush”. The mercury persists in remaining below freezing. Key West has no gray skies or lashing winds to freeze and numb the face and hands. Key West assets are im- measurable and if exploited will bring prosperity to her people. You must advertise your city and your climate and the best you have to offer the tourist? Why not advertise in papers of large northern cities? Several years ago I wrote sev- eral articles entitled, “Key West the Gibraltar of America”. Much resentment was aroused, but it was an effort to secure a broken and | promise and a move against false | economy—the closing and re- opening of the Navy Yard. The! devestating effect on my. home city was great. .Many people felt ‘it was to become another “Ghost City”. The indomitable will and the .courageous spirit of Key West péople have ably demon- strated they can fight a losing battle and secure a brilliant vic- tory. We see chaotic Europe. Has this been a factor in re-opening the Navy Yard? Was it the rum- or of submarines or foreign ves- sels of war operating within the territorial boundaries of United States? Key West is of strategic im- portance to the Army and Navy. If we ate to secure the benefits we desire we must election year. Sit down and write letters to your senators jand congressmen, the more you write the better. Let him know you know he is still in Wash ington and that he is to do his best to protect and procure every? advantage for those who have placed him in office. Key West deserves to be the Gibraltar of North America, the Gulf Mexico ard the Atlantic and a vital link in the defenses of the Panama Canal. America is not invulnerable and there are few of the South American republics which are not ruled by a veritable dictator, and Mexico is courting Japanese and German influence. Remember the Azores are not far from Brazil and it is only a matter of hours for the fast and speedy bombers to reach us. Untold millions of dollars have been spent on the defenses of Hawaii and the Philippines. The latter will gain their independ- ence in a few years, and what will happen to the millions we have spent in building defenses? Spend that money on good Amer- ican soil to defend American in- terests. Key West is relatively near the Panama Canal. Here can be built one. of the largest | bases in the South Atlantic. Can aircraft carriers, battleships and heavy cruisers enter its harbor and can we dock even light ‘eruisers? : They surely could nev- er approach through the North- west Passage; and there was a ‘question of a “shelf” in the main- ship channel a few years aco. Appropriations to carry on the recommended harbor work have been refused consistently, plies can reach Key West only by highway or by the ocean. Our |highway is no definite source of | perpetual sustenance; what with all the wooden spans that yet re- main. As for enemy submarines even mighty Britain loses hun- dreds of thousands of tons of shipping every month. The mighty forces of the British Navy are almost helpless to halt the on- slaught of Nazi raids on her air- craft carriers. warships and mer-{ chant shipping. We waited patiently for Euro- pean nations to uphold their treaty obligations and as a result our naval building was of incon- sequence. Can our recently re- commissioned ships and our oth- er armed forces successfully re- | Bank of Key West the | Sup- | | act—this is: THE KEY WEST CITIZEN my (DR. MONTGOMERY DIED LAST WEEK |FORMER PLANT BOARD OF- } | | ‘Gainesville, FICIAL; RESPECTED NA- TIONALLY FOR WORK Dr, J. H. Montgomery died. in Fla., on February | 16, following a heart attack suf- Construction Cost, $8618.00 | This beautiful modern home designed by Anton Skislewitz, Architect, is one of eighty outstanding homes of the year by Florida architects which are described in detail in the new annual issue of The book contains elevations, floor plans, descriptions and construction details of eighty homes “Florida Homes” { | i a great majority of these beautiful homes can be built for $2,500 to $10,000. | If you are interested in a home in Florida:do not fail to get this valuable 100-page book. Here you will find the last word in new design and economy of construction. i A copy of “Florida Homes” can be purchased at the circulation department of this newspaper for one dollar ($1.00) or it will be mailed to you to your home address if you will fill out and mail the coupon. Circulation Department, Gentlemen :-— I enclose herewith $1.00 (check, cash or postage). Please send me a copy of the new annual edition of “Florida Homes.” Name ..... ddtess . pel any foreign nation or com-.| bination cf them? America does not want war but it may be foreed upon her. If it does come it cannot be won with fine speeches alone. There must be fighting units fully pre- | pared and equipped to do their job well. We must declare war now on foreign agents. The dan- ger now domestic and the Dies Committee’ has definitely is on a rampage, | slashing blindly at every fund.) Defense funds haye suffered. What good will the billions of gold bullion do us if we become vulnerable to aggressions? The youth of America are de-| termined there will be. no 1918 for them. They are equally ‘de- termined not to fight on foreign of soil to placate the diplomats who indulge in violent hatreds ; that are centuries old. In 1938 and 1939 petitio: were circulated in many colleges—pledges of youth not to fight on foreign soil. They would gladly fight and give their lives in Ameriéa ‘to’ ‘preserve her integrity. to preserve American ideals, but must I fight and give my life ¢for some other nation which does not even have the courage to keep its word of honor?” Europe seems far away, so does the whine of shells and the deep roar of exploding bombs as they rain death on~ defenseless cities. Pray God they keep their quarrels from our shores. Since the days of pirateering and buccaneers, when it was per- ilous for unarmed merchantmen America and educational organiz has for sale, space. “This,” your city. “Gladly would I die} oe! Gre wees PPG SCOTTI TIOTIOOT Hs, | more, to the community. | fered on the previous day. He had for many years been assistant plant commissioner of the Florida State Plant Board, as well as quarantine inspector in {direct charge of all port quaran- tine activities. Not only was Dr. Montgomery well and favorably known throughout Florida but he also was recognized as an authority on quarantine matters through out the entire country by reason | of his connection with and ac- tive participation in the affairs of both the Southern and Nation- {al Plant Boards. His service of almost twenty- | five years with the State Plant | Board included participation in such projects as the eradication of Citrus Canker, Mediterranean | Fruit Fly and Citrus Black Fly. His executive ability as express- ed in these projects earned for him the respect and admiration of all those with whom he came in contact. into the Gulf of to venture |Mexico, the stirring days of the! Civil War, the almost romantic! TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ | vitally interested in the safe- | Spanish-American War, Key West has ably demonstrated jstrategic importance. Do fogs plague our coast as they do Tam- | pa Bay, the St. John’s River and; the lower East Coast of Florida? No, and we have natural assets | that outweigh every conclusive argument against them, but poli-| ities determine a large amount of | patriotism. It is true the submarine base | makes an excellent yacht basin, but the millions spent in its con- struction designated it as a base 10. jfor submarines.. New London} and other bases freeze in the win- ter, but our influence has never | been strong enough to ‘these actvities here during bitter cold weather. Trumbo Island could be con- verted into an ultra-modern base with dry docking facilities com- parable to those of Norfolk. If some of the millions for defense are spent here instead of some country where a_ revolutionary government will some day tell us to get out, we will have ably demonstrated good common sense. The fact still remains we are a fortified base and a legitim- ate object of bombing raids. The Pan American safety belt is a joke, and only a battle of diplomatic exchanges. The Graf Spee and the Takoma are evi- dences of this. Thank God America is awakening. One has to merely attend a performance of a theater here in Washington to obtain a concise jidea of representative American sentiment. The hisses and the | | Hy is transfer | A . the higher in demands for war? The death of Dr. Montgomery jis not only a distinct loss to a ANSWERS TO Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 Canada. No. Two. Boxing. Attorneys General. In the Gulf of Naples, Italy. No. Raymond Massey and Henry Fonda, respectively. Yes. Yugoslavia, | 1 2. 3. 4 5. 6. “s 8. | cheers are the meter stick. Will 'those same voices some day raise Let us be real Americans and keep a close eye on foreign affairs and | Congress. They are human and | sentiments can influence them— | see to it they represent your at- | titude. We want peace. Our energies must be used to help) our fellowman, not destroy him. | “God Bless America”. CARD OF THANKS | We take this means of express- | ing our sincere appreciation to those who so kindly assisted us during our recent bereavement, | the death of our beloved one, Mr. Amos Malone. We are grateful for those who | gave the use of their cars, the Gonors of the beautiful floral | tributes and messages of sym-| pathy. feb22-1tx THE FAMILY. The Home Newspaper “The eorrizat newspaper in the United States does more for the support of its community than the finest community in the United States does for the support of its *newspaper.”’ secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, gave his opinion of the value to a community of the local newspaper, in his speech at the weekly Kiwanis Club luncheon in the Valdez Hotel... Thus Karl Lehmann, Mr. Lehmann went on to point out that every civic, religious and tion in a city is in the habit of coming to the news- paper publisher asking him to give away free the one commodity he the speaker stated, “was something we would ask of no other form of business, or business man in our community. not go into a bakery-and ask the baker to give us a loaf of his bread. Yet we will go to the newspaper owner and ask him to give away the space he has to sell; perhaps not realizing that that commodity, like any other merchandise, costs money to produce.” Mr. Lehmann proceeded to enumerate the various sources of in- come which a newspaper has: first, the advertising space that is sold; second, the money derived from the sale of the paper to the public; third, if the plant is equipped for such work, commercial printing . . . The speaker closed his talk with the statement, “if an editor were to tell you this you would think he had an ulterior motive; now I’m telling you with an ulterior motive, too. I want to see you improve An editor gladly gives all the space he can afford, and It is only fair for the community to return this service the only way it can, by purchasing advertising space and subscriptions from the editor.”—Sanford Herald. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN “Key West’s Home Newspaper” Ch he bh hdd he dh heh hed de hed de didde We would host of friends and dacauaintances | but also to ‘all those who are guarding of the State of Florida its | Below are PRES ee Answers to Today's from the introduction and estab- lishment of plant pests. ‘REV. TYLER TO HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING Dr. R. Z. Tyler, district super- intendent of the Miami District, will hold a quarterly conference jat the Ley Memorial Methodist Church tonight at the close of the revival service. Rev. W. R. Howell, who is do- ing the preaching in the revival, used as the basis for his message last night, The Sermon on the Mount. He ‘emphasized the “do- ing” of the teachings of Jesus as well as the hearing. He drew a contrast between the wise men who built his house upon the sand. The foolish man is the one Learn why Engineers say Dodge Gives Most for the Money! THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 who hears the teachings of Jesus | jbut does not practice them. Rev. Howell will preach each evening at 7:30 o'clock. Chil- jdren’s services are being held at | '3:15 o'clock each aftrenoon. The ichildren are invited to these ;services and the public is invited jto all the evening services. LIQUORS WINES Complete Line CURRO’S BAR PACKAGE STORE Special Prices on Package Goods For Two Weeks Duval at Petronia St. Phone 138 Special Delivery Key West. 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