The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 9, 1949, Page 2

Pace Twa ee ee mates 2 Apetwath eo vor & as (naeke remetations ome, ot wit be SY THE CITIZEN Thos Hotels and Apartments eect ead Batting Pavilion Soper Lemt and Sea bates of County and ty Governments oC etemamety Aut tora, Fee has bee : r fore, but iit Trading Key West oe eqtenat { alty that aoc Aiawt ' i attempt to THE ORACLE ema eae & PLAN TO REGULATE “INFLUENCE” jet af present there is something of “ im the ational capital over soostetiess (hat some «mart-minded in- als hewe chatged business men and mmission for “in- fitable govern- bere @ five per cer * awe uring ffact* The practice has be going on for he United States state of- e : ' me is to get somebady with Bee . sinew men, and even : eats Trough. ut cerned, Sen- Dakota, points « at gevernment " emendous that » man—-a small te know how : . Ment contract” ‘ manufacturers uM » reenters kotan would ¢ ‘ . f for tracts bbyists . ¥. worth- Py sage 4 we i work oo ‘ gistration of C “” * le of the w the the stop to mee ‘ person is * m are to be THE COMMON POOL ~-_— 4 One of the things Russia likes to em- phasize in its back. jing propaganda is the “excessive” taxation jin “eapitalistic” countries. It says nothing about taxes in Russia, except in a general way, but con- siderable information has, leaked out of that country, telling about the endless complaints of peasants, as well as business men, about the burden of taxes... !* But the eondition of’ — nm’ in the areas in China held by. the Communists is not hidden behind.aniron curtain, as it is. in Russia. Yesterday the Associated Press sent outa story from Shanghai ‘that says taxation on realty in that city has increased 100,000 times since the Communists’ have been in control. Property owners said they were utter- ly unable to pay the taxes that had been imposed on them by the Communists. The American school in the old French concession in Shanghia, which had been tax tree under the Nationalist govern- ment, has been billed by the Communists for $76,000, current and back taxes. Chinese communists are money-hungry and are devising many schemes to get all the money they can out of landowners and businessmen, As a result, many landown- ers, unable to pay the exorbitant taxes, may have their property confiscated. As for the American school, a non-profit or- ganization, and a foreign church.in down- town Shanghai, taxed $60,000, their lead- ers stated they would be unable to pay the taxes and would have to close and liqui- date if the taxes are not reduced. But while communist leaders in Rus- sia and her satellite nations and in com- munist controlled China, pass laws to get more and more money from the rank and file, they pretend to build up a social struc- that kills initiative. What isthe use of a man to try to succeed in life in a commun- ist country when he is aware that the fruits of his efforts will be placed ina common pool? According to State Senator John Bea- cham of West Palm Beach you are a m back if you believe in fighting all proposals to increase the state’s income. Neverthe- less applause and votes will go to those legislators who fight to keep taxes down. CONDEMN NEWSPAPERMEN “The good editor,” declares James S. Pope, of the Louisville Courier-Journal, “has to wake up angry every morning.” With this interesting assertion we can- not agree. The man who wakes up angry every morning will become a nuisance not only to his community but to his family, as well. Besides, there is no sense in being angry. After all, it depends upon the func- tions of an editor. There are some who believe that the editor should excite the emotions of his readers in order to get “results.” One may doubt the value of such “results” because, in the long run, the product is temporary. It is much better, we think, to try to be fair, to advance reasonable argument and to invite readers to make up their own minds. The “results” may not be as flashy but the product will be the de- velopment of free-thinking,. intelligent and tolerant opinion, both public and pri- vate. We have no objection to the adjective- slinging editor who emotes through his alloted space. Neither do we deride the emotionally-minded readers who permit such an editor to stir them up and lead them to emotional responses. It is all a part of the system under which society permits individuals to do as they please. From the philosophical viewpoint, however, the race gains very little from emotional jags, whether they affect edi- torial pages or other methods of influ- | encing people. Moreover, we are a little suspicious of anybody who is too much of & partisan in mental attitudes and great- ly concerned lest, somehow, the people will not follow his, or any other, course. There is a vast difference between the person of importance and the person who wants to be considered important. . | THE STOCK EXCHANGE One of the best signs that the United | States is carrying on safely is indicated by | steady markets on the stock exchanges of | the country. The situation seems to be | entirely different from what it was iz 1929 when the markets cracked down | and American people everywhere lost | their savings — and their shirts, - bill, the main difference between the two houses ; ty? Nobody can say with cer-} t Money Will Not Save the U.S.) The exlent to which the United States is exerting. itself in} behalf of the world at large is evidenced in the huge amounts which this country is spending for the benefit of other psoples. When Congress recently discussed the amount of the ap- was a ten percent Cut of the full amount requested, $5,723.724-| 000. There was only ineffective opposition to the general ee should un-| involved. Americans who support the ioreign did ‘program. derstand where the money goes. Here is a rough, four billion dollars for the second year of the which ends June 30th, 1950; about one billion for ¢ ECA im April, May and June, 1949; nearly @ billion for the cupied areas of y, Austria, and: the Ryukyu is-| lands and about __ 350,000 for a "" committee on our foreign aid program. * - - t a Plan Tt will be seen that ! four-fifths * : ; pee of the total represents‘our effort Country. is economic. The | crea- to assist Western Europe to re-/ tion of a free trade area, world- cover from the devastating ef-: Wide in extent, will enable our’ fects.of the recent war. The sum XPanding economy to find ade- includes nearly $5,000,000 for QUate markets for full produc- | military aid to Greece and Tur- | tion. The unanswerable reply to! key but it does not include the | doubt is the experience of this foreign military assistance pro- | Country in the past when it de- gram for which the President re- | ¥eloped the world’s greates* in- quests nearly one and a>half bil- |@ustrial economy in a continen- lion dollars. \tal free trade area. Expansion of | What is it thatthe people of | the area will expand opportuni- the United States will get in re- ; US ; | ns % ata a ; re Another advantage involves ter Nakod ee ns Senercsi-114— world situation and the! : a threat ef future war between’ heniee bul tere Mere Bete tiding. ateakaaea aot asl among those directing our poli- |i thirte ~olonies “wire. tee! cies abroad, that Western Europe bad 3 gaedank toretge eucroach- | will bo gyradiateen, $ self-supporting ment, as individual nations, so! area of conecraee peoples. This, ere the @ ratic nations:of the it is said will benefit the United com | States - giving.us and our way workk: today. | TRAY com sreoesr? | a i ~ their way of life. only by union of life assured support in event Jie, ™Ou. ie coment of aclash with totalitarian re- elenee and po tah the alloca- | mes. i ring sums for | There is also the hope that the ton of such staggering sume Tor assistance, plus the North At- FOSpares ecsmsied ecomomy | lantic Treaty, will preserve a * We call attention to. these | Seite _T bs ars eae ea trends because of the impending | “Ss loped a more vigorous trade. Gocisions which the people of | his will undoubtedly benefit this country must made in Gone} all nations and make possible a Deion with our role in the! world of free peoples, where the world. Whether we act to meet ! Derg eeers Of AnGiveiuals Nae new conditions or not, the world | be recognized and respected by Doves on. We cannot avoid the | governments. It will permit men effect of history by inaction. | and women, in the freedom-area, Only resolute and courageous} to enjoy the right of self-develop- | 1. de hip will now save and | ment in acc nce with intelli- } 13 ed vious surprise, avian, ‘ glass he had. been hol ar oe: | as Haid quickly crossed the room ! managed to cover it up well. oe eo 6d) Pe # eee 4 xg! op “fi vee Ro Chapter 10 AS, Derria disap ared through the door, Haid’s manner un- derwent an abrupt change. “O.K.” He swung on Holway. “What's the gag?” “I, don’t; think... fo! you, , what’s eating you. anyway? and closed, the. door. He came back ‘across ‘the room. , “This Martin girl—does she come over here very often? She a close friend of yours?” Holway shook his head. “She's a friend of Cherry's. This is the first time she's been over in about ; @ month, Why?” Haid watched Holway’s tace closely. “That,” he said slowly, “was the blond girl I told you about. The one on the bus. If Holway was surprised, he Thoughtfully he lit a cigarette. It was a minute or so before he spoke. “You're quite sure? “Absolutely.” eS . wonder what she’ How so?” Haid eyed him in- Pai aid. ake. mean hy. t her tone cages & Goan San Francisco business and may anes qatee ee this. talk about counterfeiting’ on bh mation: in} “It's Maria, hushed vore. even quite may even come te you suspicions.* way it ride for “Maybe Be saw he. the althoug 7 for a vhot in the aark, but, it's getting close to home at that “Sure you didn't tell her any- thing? After all, from what you ’ told me, things were sort of] “That's what wor mixed up that night.” 1 don't know. | “Not as mixed up as all that. if this had any 1 I'm not in the habit of shooting} what she told y off my mouth—you should know “There's a ca jolway.” lane, “Don't get sore,” the latter) as she lacated him. “I was just think-) door. pe lieve ing out loud.” yes, th “Well, don’t.” Haid made no effort now to hide his anger. “If you hadn't. been so suspicious, ” things wouldn't have worked out “Whatever happened the way they did. I didn’t know] asked. “Why eas these two tails were your men,|was she’ Sh though I might have guessed it” well when she we preserve our way of life. i gence and con | There is also di union of free peoples. ssion of a mental rights of man. 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