The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 27, 1949, Page 2

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THE ORACLE IN’COAL MINING Whe strategy of John L. Lewis, in call- his miners from the :pits for a week employment, is explained by 65,164,000 tons of coal above ground May 1st. This is‘enough for fifty-two Normally, ‘the above-ground supply ' “Hkround 50,000,000 tons, ~ It is interesting to note that while Mr. Lewis is condemned in what one might tékm capitalistic circles for his decision td pare down coal stocks, his purpose is @@erally recognized as a scheme to cut dqwn the coal piles in order to strengthen the economic bargaining position of his m. Production in the mines is out of balance and some miners are working full- time while others are out of work. * <The mine owners, having an extra 22 Salis coal supply on the ground, are bar- = ng with more spirit this year than usual. In fact, observers report that the op- @rators show more confidence in their _ Wate talks than'they have for years. Nor do all of the industry’s spokes- "omen seem irritated by the Lewis decision to stop soft coal production. In fact, some Megas operators admit that the increasing log of coal makes a stoppage wel- came because some of the coal mines have reff out of ustomers. Production is out of balance but this not only affects the miners but the sale of coal to consumers. In other words a large sweplus above ground weakens the miners’ vargaining position but it also weakens the ales price of coal. ee WE WANT JOBS The number of persons looking for jovs in May numbered 273,000. The past few weeks showed an increase of employ- ment down on the farms amounting to close to 9 million persons. But at present the unemployment is increasing, Somehow oF another we are all going to get along. Home mortgage loans took a nose dive during the present year as home loans have fallen rapidly. There seems to be a SSCP HOTS EREes (CFR OER OOO ET erything. That is the best government in which an injury to one is the concern of all.— Solon. * What with corn on the cob, water- melons, peaches and mangoes coming “wlong, this life im’t so bad. ee ee vor omy as: Nqwnnapee in cy wen andy sreat deal of bad news about mostly ev- and] the pinch of a recession or. Stories from allover ae that economic belts are eure though conditions are far from, those: that. prevail in a depression. It is pretty hard to’ deter- mine the way the economic eat may. jump, While four million persons are unemploy- | that number out of 60. million. is pot sufficient to class the ootnamtle ‘sate asia” ed, depression, n Economists admit that: we: are’ in midst of.a recession but insist that it me’ ly is a result of the booming. business ij : a. * ing seven or eight years of this decad Key West, employment has fallen off but it has not yet reached a stage that. may be called alarming. The . Florida State Em- ployment Service in Key West is still find- ing jobs for many applicants, though it still has a waiting list of persons seeking employment. A However, conditions in the nation are not as bad as some Republican senators and representatives in Washington would have us believe. In the senate - recently, some senators suggested the government’s providing a fund of $50 million to try.to counteract the continued increase in un- employment, but.Democrats’ asserted that it was a political move to try :to: lead the | the people of the. United States to believe that. work is scarer than. it really. is.- Naturally, business in Key West is not as good as it was during war days, but it is holding its own fairly well. The let-up in some types of business here is due chief- ly to buyers‘ resistance, a ciitcumstance that now prevails throughout the nation. Honesty is the best insurance policy against fire in the next world. Smear tactics have reached a new high in ordinary political and Publicity proceedings, THOROUGH INVESTIGATION The question of national defense is being investigated by, the Armed Services Committee of thé House, Headed ‘by Rep- resentative Carl Vinson, of Géorgia, jwho has set out an agenda which should be re- assuring to the people of the United States. While the inquiry began as a result of charges of certain “irregularities”. in the.Air Force procurement, Mr. Vinson ‘points out that the investigation will go much, further, including a study of the basic assumptions upon which the present defense policies of this country rest. For example, the performance char- acteristics of the B-86 bomber will be looked into. The missions of the Air Force and the Navy, especially in connection with aviation, will be studied. The deci- sion to cancel the construction of a huge aircraft carrier will be tested. The wisdom of a concentration upon strategic bomb- ing and its relation to tactical aviation and the development of fighter: aircraft, will be within the scope of the investigation. We are glad to see that the Congres- sional committee plans such a comprehen- sive investigation. Certainly, the matters listed, above should be the subject of in- telligent inquiry. - Pity the poor rajahs—reform in vari- ous lands have reduced them to their last elephants. Ae eee | BASED ON THE ATOM BOMB The defense policy of the United States, it appears, is largely based upon the belief that possession of the atomic bomb gives us such a vast superiority over potential enemies that another conflict would be no fight. Despite this theory, however, Con- gress is being asked to provide nearly $16, 000,000,000 for national defense. At the same time, the members of Congress, unless there are a few execeptions, do: not know how many atomic bombs the nation has. With atomic warfare in mind there is a great urge to place preponderant reli- ance upon the terrific weapon which. must be delivered by planes and hence insist- ence upon aircraft as the prime war-power of the nation. We have no way of telling whether this is a correct conclusion, or not. Conse- quently, we think it would be wiser for the people of this country to insist upon the development of more than one type of offense and defense. It will cost money but it might be cheaper than losing a war. 3 r i 3 |e Interesting Notes. ; New- Hampshire is known as the “Granite State’..¢ a | Rights We Will Maintain.” The first railroad in America | (yl! was horse-drawn and wa8*used in| be changed to SEA RAL 1828 to haul granite for the Bunk- er Hill monument. ee pr 94 ‘Albright ( (xight), ee oe is a former member of the Klan. He called the bill “a newspaper: publicity stunt”, for the “politicians to for. the Negro vote.” ee Mak sitet the heazing. ‘native ‘ehoe of that stand. Key West Planning Committee, “i Jes Taylor.as chairman, epee in City Hall and cash the adoption tax.to ribinment il} the: aud! or- | ; Act Appreciation Reading Group will held a — tonight for the of diseugsing the betas 2 Paul. DiNegro now Loman tel Mr, and Mrs. Reginald Prite , who were married in Miami Temerped to} aecompani- rte ‘of. Tampa’ arrived yesterday to Misit Mr. Recrieuecs uncle and has issued an. ord: Sloth ° 552 owned st, Fb Jun25- Le HEREBY GIVEN that or of customs for this dated nthorizing the ‘name M AJO IL Ot- which Key he home sport to iI Harry’ Bald- win, "Simonton f, pik deci Lit Attorney and Mrs. Aquilino Lo- pez, Jr., who nad ‘been attending the World’s Fair in New York, and visiting ‘elsewhere the last three weeks, returned yesterday. by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Wilson a “+ the greatest thing since water was invented;... epee te saan a?) t ulian Appliance Store 125 Duval Street Mr. and, Mrs, R. A. Rodriguez ' ; tana daughter, Lueretia, cola, arrived last night to an Mrs, Wilson’s parents, Mr. and eos J. C. Gardner, Henle, _ street. (Mr. and Mrs, Harvey Brost, re-, 9@ ‘turned to Miami yesterday. i Today ‘The Citizen says in ani ditorial paragraph: { “The more prejudices¢a m inas the louder he: talks about his / ndividualism.” | Politica | A neemen t For City Con.mission | ALBERT’ G. ROBERTS |Your Grocer SELLS That | | STAR * BRAND | AMERICAN and CUBAN : | TRY A POUND TODA a Telephone 409