The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 1, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By "MAN, President and Publisher The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County sntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press fhe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication ef all news dispatches credited £9 it not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. "SUBSCRIPTION RATES " ADVERTISING RATES <fade known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of 'y notices, ete. will be charged for at a line. x ainment by churches from which lerived are 5 cents a line. pen forum and invites discus- and subjects of local or general t it will not publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be aid to attack wrong or to applaud right; ways fighe tor progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounee vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. ee IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airperts—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. 6. A Modern City Hospital. Acts short of war lead to war itself; that’s self-evident. | Out-laws are a menace to society, and | vs, in many cases, menace the adhe- | sions of the home. America for Americans, Europe for Europeans! That slogan, if adhered to, | will keep us out of war. | The United States is getting jittery | from a sense of rumor, instead of enjoying | its inherent sense of humor. Democrats of equal importance as that of Republicans Stimson and Knox for secretary of war and navy, respectively, | could have been chosen. Instead of heal- ing the political differences the appoint- | ments are sure to stir up strife. | Hitler has called for a new European | order designed to make “reparation of the | wrong done to the German Reich by force”. | This, in the face of his ruthless devastation of Poland, Norway, Holland, Belgium and | the other nations he forced to succumb. During the Ethiopian war, Bruno Mussolini, son of the Italian dictator, said that bombing from airplanes was great sport, but with the kind of competition he will now face, it will not be such a sporty Proposition. In fact, he will find it to be a dangerous sport and as such not likely to! engage in it. However, it would be a big beost for Papa Mussolini if one of his sons showed some degree of bravery in combat with the enemy. There is nothing reasonable in the su- perstition thai two-dollar bills are unlucky except that the possessor of only one is not in possession of more. Nevertheless two-! dollar bills are considered unlucky be- cause frequently they have been confused with one-dollar bills; counterfeiters often split two-dollar bills in order to make two | -dollar bills from one twenty and one two; two dollars formerly was the price paid for a vote by corrupt politicians and it was paid with a two-dollar bill. There was a widespread joke that posses- sion cf one of these bills after an election was evidence that the owner had sold his vote; gamblers always have regarded the two-dollar bill as unlucky. | A MAJOR PROJECT STARTS Ten days ago, The Citizen editorializ- ed on the subject of main-line projects in this column, in reference to those that were approaching the final anriouncement | and start-of-work classification. Mention made of the two that appeared to have the inside track for first announce- Wa ment—the water line and extension of | highyaxes Phen followed listing of the yacht harbor and county beach projects, as if these twodatter were less likely of receiv- ing the green light signal than the oth- ers. It came as a surprise, then, to receive , notice from the local WPA headquarters - last weekend, with authorization for a news release, that the Garrison Bight proj- ect had been started, thereby removing cur case of nerves concerning one proj- ect. In the meantime—two other projects have reached the approved status. The fresh-water aqueduct has advanced to the | point where word of commencemnet of work is expected momentarily, especially when it is known that the navy sponsorship half of the project carries with it a desire | for speed in no uncertain terms. Of course, the Aqueduct Commission sponsor- ship will have to follow right along with that edict. The other project is the beach proj- ect. Both the county and city governments have earmarked funds irf the next budgets for this worthwhie plan, though, by terms of the sponsorship, the work can’t start until late in the fall. The other main project that awaits positive action insofar as approval is con- cerned, is the highway. extension. De- velopments proceeding even on this, in the past week, point to the much-hoped-for | word of approval. | So—whether Key West realizes it or not, a veritable shower of beneficial proj- ects is about to fall in our city, bringing with them bettered tourist facilities, home | expansion and much employment over a | long period of time. The first project has started and more men wiil be put to work shortly. Little need be said on the Garrison | Bight project. The Key West Yacht Club has widely advertised the need for this major improvement, the while they were co-operating with city sponsorship plans to | get the work started. Suffice it to say that, upon completion, Key West may proudly boast of one of the best harbors for small and large-type yachts along the east ‘coast, if not the whole length of the Atlantic Seaboard. And that, as all will agree, spells additional benefits for us, in many, Many ways. WHO CONDEMNS HIM? Moses Annenberg, wealthy Philadel- phia publisher, who recently pleaded guil- ty to charges of evading income taxes over a seven-year period, has agreed to pay the United States $8,000,000. It is surprising that many Americans, particularly those who have some wealth, seem to view with complacency the efforts of individuals and corporations to violate the income tax law. The very people who are quick to pounce upon some poor, un- fortunate individual and throw him into jail for stealing a few dollars’ worth of gocds, have no condemnation of a rich plutocrat, who makes false statements in his income tax returns for the purpose of cheating the Government out of the amount due. Mr. Annenberg happens to be a rich man who has been caught in violations which involve a large sum. Throughout the United States there are thousands of THE KEY WEST CITIZEN & c = oe a $ ‘WALKING ROADWAY PLAYING BY ROADWAY R t oUSK + oot tttitt EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS. 30 DEATHS. Economic Highlights | HAPPENINGS THAT AFFECT THE DINNER PAILS, DIVIDEND CHECKS AND TAX BILLS OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL; NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS | INSEPARABLE FROM LOCAL WELFARE The surrender of Paris, which was followed almbst at once by could be carried on. The gold standard, of course, would cease STRIANS KILLED BY torrerer WOMEN CAUSES ttt 1 t.1 WHO KNOWS? See “The Answers” on Page 4 1. Is Eire assisting in the de» fense of the British Empire? 2. How high are the cliffs of Dover? 3. Who is Chief of Staff of the the collapse of French military 'to exist. It would be replaced by U- S. Army? resistance, was more than a dis- aster forthe French Republic more thdn a-great victory for’ Hitler’s incredible war machine. It was a symbol of the cataclys- mic changes that are taking place jat a bewildering speed in the world we live in. For Paris, with London, has long been associated some sort ‘of a’ barter system. The “superior” people of: Europe—the ; British, the French, the Scandi- navians, etc—would command a high standard of living, while the “inferior” peoples, such as the Slavs, would be much in the po- sition of slaves, performing the 4. Who is Chief of Naval Op- erations? 5. Is President Roosevelt sured of the Democratic nomina- tion? 6. What is = helicopter? 7. What is a Panzer division? 8. What was the size of the . S. Army that went overseas as- U. in men’s mind with freedom— hard labor and receiving-in re-' i. in. World War? with all that demecracy means. j} And democracy is what Hitler, as he said and wrote time and again, is out to destroy. Paris is—or used to be—a living example of all that Naziism abhors: Little by little we are coming to realize that this is not a war in ithe traditional sense. It is, in- jstead, a revolution with the most far-reaching purposes imagin able. There have always been victors and vanquished in war. But, once the peace treaties were drawn, the world went on much as it did before. The victorious ,powers did not attempt to force government, a philosophy of fe of their own choosing, on the onquered. Few are able to be+ lieve that if Hitler wins he will ibe satisfied with such rewards as financial reparations, the restora- tion of the pre-war German col- lonies and similar material gains. |For Hitler, as Mein Kampf indi- he establishes. Our gold—and at’ packages, one penny buys 1% | cates, is consumed by two ambi- tions. One is to make the Ger- man race master of all Europe gold—would be useful only for Why Don’t You Try Dr. Miles . and perhaps, in the fullness of time, the world. The other is to destroy the capitalistic system, jliberalism in government, and the democratic process. We have many an object lesson in the countries he has so far taken. In jevery instance, freedom of press and speech and all rights of pro- test, have been abrogated 100 per- cent. While the forms of local government are permitted to ex- ist, all important decisions and policies are made in Berlin. Re- volt of any. kind against Nazi or- ders is.punishéd with the utmost severity. And racial minorities, especially the Jews, are ruthless- ly oppresidth 7 Men i thbve “had contact with high German. circles have’ | lately been describing what they believe aVHitler ‘victory - would jmean to Europe, and to the bal- ance of the world. They say that |the Fuehrer envisions a German- lic Europe in which only the Ger- man, the master race, would be Permitted to bear arms. A Euro- |pean customs union, completely {German controlled, would be es- tablished. The smaller nations would disappear, or would exist! as mere geographical entities, without power or real meaning. | All currencies would be dominat-! jed by Germany, and Germany would establish the terms on jwhich trade between peoples individuals, many of them involving small | amounts, who take pleasure in evasions in order to escape the payment of the income { "4 rK& tax, which, under the law, they are due to | pay the Government. We tan readily understand how some individuals, acting in good faith and some- timés*apdn the jadvice of auditors and tax experts, make mistakes in the items con- nected with their income tax returns. No } condemnation should attach to any indi- | vidual who is guilty of an honest mistake | of this nature. At the same time, when citizens re- | sért to fictitious arrangements and fake | sales, false accounts and enter into various financial maneuvers for the sole purpose of concealing true incomes, they become guil- | from Twesdays and Fridays, a ~ ty of fraud and deserve nothing but the | contempt of patriotic, law-abiding Ameri- | j can-citizens. turn just enough food and cloth- ing and lodging and medical at- tention to keep them alive and able to work. So far as this hemisphere is concerned, there are two theor- ies. One is that, after Hitler had consolidated Europe, he would attack the Americans with mili- tary force. The other is that he! jhas no such plans—which is what} the said in his recent interview, with an American news corre-} tspondent. The second theory has {many authoritative adherents. Hitler, they say, feels that the Americans would have to come to terms with him whether they wished to or not, in order to dis- pose of their surplus commodi- ties and manufactures abroad. The Americas, he reasons, must have foreign trade—and that ne-} cessity would drive them to join in whatever system of commerce | the moment we have some 60 per- , cént of all the world’s monetary filling teeth and manufacturing jewelry. H of optimism is occa- so a9 Even if Hitler | wins an overwhelming victory in | Europ) $ome hopefuls say, he | will naive able to put his plans jinto effect. This is based, on the fact that all the empires won by |eonquest in the past have in- variably collapsed sooner or later jof their 6wn weight. Conquered 'people are not co-operative—a tremendous part of the conquer- \or’s energies and resources and {manpower must be given to po- jlicing them. And in time, the, jeonqueror grows rich and soft. So much for-gpeculation. This ‘seems e—tomorrow’s world, Ro matter whos@ins this war, ; i will be @ different place than a of today. There, will, say the-authorities, be fam- | ines, depression, constant social and economic upheavals. The fu- ture for all nations is far from bright. “Key West's Outstanding” _ LA CONCHA HOTEL + Beautiful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail DINING and DANCING |Strietly Fireproof Garage | Open The Year Around Hi ce = ‘20710 |, meals and berth at sea Cuban Taxes 78 noun reip $18 = Bag tae 9. What is the fighting plane strength of the U. S. today? 10. Did General Maxime Wey- gand see service during the World War? Anti-Pain Pills say that one aches. In the regular package, Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills cost one penny each. In the economy Pills. Anti-Pain Pills? They taste good, act . do not upset the bs Ete tain no opiates or laxative medi- cines. * You may be miles away from a drug store when you are suffer- | ing from a Headache, Neuralgia, or Muscular Aches and Pains. Why not get a package of Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills today and be prepared for emergencies? Regula: Package, 25 Pills, 25¢ * package. DR.MILES ANTI-PAIN PILLS MONDAT a+ PEOPLE’S FORUM le alone i the entre caty Please allow me space in your paper to give to the public im- formation which you failed to!,. give when publishing the account of the last city council meeting in your editorial of June 27 when you referred to the so called “minority vote” of the council. The present council, all with exception of Councilman Gien- wood Sweeting, voted to give . Abelardo Lopez a beer and wine license because we considered the present existing law to be discriminatory. When the ordinance, passed on it's first reading at the last meet- ing and referred to in your edi- torial, came up for discussion. I said that it was too carly at present to consider such a lew as our occupational licenses do not become due until October and to pass such a law at present, after having voted to give Lopez his ~ license, would be discriminatory the thing which all members of the council said the present lew ~ permits. I did not say that I was not in favor of such an ordimance. As 2 © matter of fact I would possibly have voted for the law if i was brought up at the proper time As to the minority vote you re fer to, by casting insinuations on our stand on the liquor lew J re- fer every citizen to the records of the city clerk. They speak for themselves. 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