The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 7, 1940, Page 2

s \GE TWO Che Key West Citizen NG CO. 5 aily Except Sunday By RTMAN, President and Publisher JOE oN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Only Dal wtered at Key West, Florida, as second cla Member of the Associated Press ted Press is exclusively entitled to use eatfon of all news dispatches credited to otherwise credited in this paper and also ished here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of ifuaty notices, etc., wili be charged for at ~ of 10 cents a line. s for entertainment by churches from whieh - is to be derived are 5 cents a line. » is an optn forum and invites discus- sues and subjects of 1c or general Il not publish anonymous communi- ys seek the truth and print it nout fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; fight tor progress; never be the or- or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the elfare; never tolerate corruption or ice; denounce vice aad praise virtue, end good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of otHers’ rights, views and pinions; print only news that will elevate ot contaminate the reader; never com- with princile. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. and Bathing Pavilion. Airperts—Land and Sea. Beach Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. function to suit | should be those to | Democracy does not who think they ern, those Key West's medium of | we think, deserves the support in return, it convenience The Citizen, expression, of the people of this county; will the of its readers and advertisers. serve interests and falling for woven Roosevelt propaganda | of whipping up en- thusiasm for National Defense. The dumb er is ignorant of the procedure, while :ver is complacently taking it on he chin. The American public is finely the me under guise their swag according to the number who en- enterprise. Mussolini and man Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop, siding a recent conference in Rome, have | distribution of Italy, Spain and their Gangsters and racketeers split gaged in the reed upon a_ post-war ameng Germany, They before they are ica PoFtugal. ckens counting hatched. may be on the way out, and thera es senate for Royalty is sno place in the United S a King, so the voters of Utah ousted Wil- liam Henry and sent him to the showers. Evidently they thought like the voters of Arizona when the recalled Senator Aghkurst it is undemocratic and not witge to keep a man too iong in one office. Ifthe people of the United States whole think likewise next November, there witt be another occupant of the presiden- } tial chair in the Nation’s capital. that as a - When ster in some horrible form | kes a toll of F ian life we are shocked, | nae for some reason or other death on the | highways, day after da taken a matter of course by a e part of the public. Almost 15,000 persons have lost their lives in highway accidents during the past six months. Of course, all had been crushed to death at one time we} would have been appalled, but as the oc- currence is daily we are not very much im- Most of the accidents are due to carele and recklessness, and the pity is that safe and careful drivers have their lives jeopardized by drunken, reckless and only a others as if pressed. sne: incompetent drivers, who are not menace to themselves but to all driving on the highways. | Paul, but, just the | the end of freedom for | growth of individuals SELECTIVE SERVICE The first peace-time conscription in the history of the United States finds Mon- roe County anticipating the day of regis- men between the 2s of 21 and 35 and ready to cooperate in the National drive to the fullest. While the number to be registered on October 16th is not known exactly, of course, it is believed that, based on mili- tary observance and National’ :averages, approximately 1500 will report to schools of Monrce County to fill out the registra- tion forms on that day. These young men will be this county’s contribution to the ef- fort now in full force to protect and strengthen our defenses against what- ever emergency may come. It’s going to be a school holiday for all pupils in the county nine days from now, as all teachers report for duty as registrars, serving under their principals and the Monroe County Selective Service Beard. Boys and girls, freed from school duties for the day, will probably be in a celebrating mood. It would be well for them, hbwever, to-reflect, in their own way, upon the seriousness of the day’s pro- ceedings and its meaning that may so very strongly affect their own future. The Gitizen joins all of Monroe Coun- ty in the fervent wish that none of those registered will'ever be ordered to join in warring movements against any other peo- ples cn earth. International situations ap- pear extremely precarious at present, and it may be that the United States cannot escape war. Nevertheless, as long peace holds, there is a majority hope pre- vailing that, somehow. the youth of our nation will not be offered up on the sacri- ficial alter of the war mongers. National defense has been proclaimed the best means towards keeping our na- tion out of v With that belief The Citizen agrees. And it is' worthy of note that Monroe County will not be found lack- ing in its responsibility in helping to build up strong defenses. tration for its young as ABOUT FEEDING OUR ENEMIES “If thy enemy hunger,” said the Apostle Paul, ‘feed him.” With this thought in mind, there are i individuals in the United States and Great | Britain who insist that steps should be taken to feed and clothe the destitute in European lands, occupied by German armies. There are some who insist that, if necessary, food should be sent to the pop- ulation of Germary to prevent suffering and starvation. We are not inclined to split hairs with those who, would uphold a literal observ- ance cf the instructions of the Apostle me, it seems to us that it would be the height of folly to send sup- plies to augment the strength of those who are bent upon destroying the civilization of free peoples. So far as we have been able to ob- serve from what has happened in Europe already, the success of Hitler would mean peoples every- where. ._The>German Fuehrer seems to be definitely against the interests of religion, even when we accord a broad definition to the word. Certainly, he is an enemy of the liberties that encourage the spiritual and his triumph would mean the end of opportunity for free-minded souls. In view of these facts, we are utterly opposed to sending food or clothing to any people under the domination of Hitler, or his allies. To do so would relieve Ger- nany of much responsibility and insure the Nazis against the discontent of conquered people. There is no reason for us alarmed about the possibilities of starva- tion as long as German leaders have the power to prevent it by giving up their schemes to dominate the to become nefarious world. Moreever, so long as German bombs rain upon the mhabitants of great cities, indiscriminately killing men, women and children, one cannot blame those fighting Hitler for the use of any weapon that will strike a blow in their defense. CUBA’S PREDICAMENT Cuba, it seems, is in a fix! The June 14 elections are tied up with complaints in many provinees and only six | Senators have received certificates of elec- tion. No representatives have been given credentials. Apparently, the new Con- gress has no quorum and cannot hold ses- | | sions, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN FLORIDA'S "DEEPEST STREAM, NEW RNVER, WHICH FLOWS RIGHT THROUGH THE HEPAT OF — FT. LAVOEROALE, (S BO FEET | DEEP 1M MHAHY PLICES: ALONE. ITS _ FIVE MULE LENGTH 10 TONS OF EARTH fi SE EY ANNUAMY PASS THROUGH THE BODIES OF “ EARTHWORMS *1N AN” \AVERAGE ACRE OF GARDEN SOL, _PENETRATOR PENS Westbre ist and the the column- editoriai column of the Tampa Morning Tribune calling nam This peppy reading although we are not concerned with the out- come one w; or the other. Peg- 1 ‘column appears daily in the ibune and recently the editorial column of the Tribune apolo- gized for having printed a Peg- jer column. Pegler has answered that by re-quoting from the of- fending column. This is the part to which Tribune took exception: “the American people long arily abandoned principle and surrendered to the what-the- hell philosophy which holds that any crookedness short of down- right cri all it is cle This s since ynd 1933 when Ameri- cans s had the will and morals to resent crogkedness”. As we did not read the whole of Pegler’s original column we do not know just what phase of American life he in _ mind. But it has suggested one thing fo The American people are honest or as crooked as the com- mon man, and it is his attitude that influences the whole scene. To bring this to practical illus- tration we present a little story that shocked us. because it fits with Pegler'’s that perhaps we Americans are slipping off the path of honest are makes for are the ago w risht a preat chanee 19: us, as ung man an- n't know the half radios”. The nd the young swered. of it man expl: told them to send ecial Two davs mediately. dio came by st yerv. A ater I noticed a box house ing to return one of them the é door sec on your said it’s li the young man, too convenient. one for for my car”. The hostess was about to speak again alled my room, one her thought with th catch up with mc never We personally knew that young man years ago when he would have returned a nickel’s worth of goods received through a = mis- take. What has been the force that contrihuted to his moral de- generation? It is this same force, working in such small ways, that, cumulative in its effect. gave Peg ler his of Ar n honest. or mnesty. We wish we knew the answer. We HLL know the meaning this La tin phrase before but “Quantum mutatus changed from of fun has been poked at the New England conscience which works not only for p tical honesty but for ethical hon- \ as well. We knew lander who was a purch agent. Around Christmas time year a box was deposited on his door step, addresed to him, but bearing no ir ation of the sender. The box contained a full set of Kipling’s books, a beaut ful edition, too. The P.A. w greatly disturbed by this. w it meant a fav whom? He and _ narrc nors to two. est ne mention was made of the books. But the P.A. decided what to do. After analyzing the two men. h sent the box of books to o them with the P.A.’s return dress on i d th the wrong n would mention re- After the later the r n of ‘the books. 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The Guard needs men rade— To render service in West case of raid The Regulars some day march away; The Guard of Key West at home must stay To police the work— This is a duty shirk. city, do rescue no Women and children need tection and care. Some day bursting bombs may fall through the air You may think thought so, 400. Anything is possible “ere the ag gressors are through pro- Be mice or men with color true— Join the Guard with the red, white and biue. Do not hesitate like an old wet hen, You still are useful at three score and ten. Social defense is much needed here; Many strange one’s ear. 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