The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 6, 1950, Page 2

HA, “Justice Jackson, of the Supreme Court, is right when he says that no man should be punished for his opinions but only for his acts. However, that doesn’t go for individuals who would resent, perhaps physically, an expressed ad4 verse opinion of them. _ ag THE ORACLE ae é Never ihduce a person to make a prom- ise that you know will not be kept. 8 * ‘When political parties seek voted they. tinderstand the process of getting them... i! ee ee “An 1945, we all thought that war was ovef; will we make the same mistake agajn?. “$ankind will do almost anything to maké money as long as mankind worships wealth. $e S Sacuticing money is never altogether lost;-usually, the promoter of the scheme prospeérs. wer eee ee , ‘A successful executive is one who Matjgges to persuade others to do his work on time. Gan anybody remember the old days wh ‘ boy thought he was . doing P good if he carried an apple io aehg 1 for lunch? > ; : \7The North Atlantic treaty nationd are Aeyeloping a joint military program, a t iho regard to which country putg up the money. tSome of our potential allies suggest that a common defense should be paid for ‘roma common fund if you know what they have in mind. — # great mathematical genius passed unhonored the other day; for three yeafs he had been able to keep his books in balance with his bank account. Every effort should be made to tell the world that the U. 8. seeks peace be! cause it is becoming plain that, despite this) we intend te fight if attacked. ‘Business men who borrowed from the R. B. 6. unwittingly perhaps, tak- ing : _toward socialism.” “They rarely i, the 4 wot the money. We:son etimes wonder what the mod- ern ¢ world would have been like if the Asiatics, or the Africans, of the Polyne- sia 4 paots epeand years. FRIDAY, OCTOBER € | KEY WEST (225-23 National Defense Act, omitting the pred guest of Joe Cabrera He posal for universal military training, it! the game between the te Key West teams in the and was favorably im was a marked improvement over the policy| Of Days Gone By the knowledge of the followed previous to World War I. The. ability displayed by the law authorized a * standing army of 280,- of both aggregations 000 men and provided for an elaborate , 25 YEARS AGO Reserve Officers Training Corps system Scoutmaster Avis Q - in colleges and universities and instruction ; 2, Boy Scotts jay and training in the National Guard. - General Marshal! then points out that, , this was “reasonably sound action” ex-, cept as to universal Seitlinry training. It; Taken From The Files was based upon long hearings, held when, Qf The Key West Citizen memories were fresh with the experience ssssssdsdsasshessseseeed of the terrible war, and it appeared that; 10 YEARS AGO the nation might, at last, take a long step| At a late hour this afternoon, | forward in the matter of preparedness for county officials were investigating THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE COUNTRY PRESS SAYS H 5 — ._ |How Ready Are We To Fight The Reds? WELCH, OKLAHOMA, WATCH) MAN: “Many observers felt the govern- ment’s attack upon digness might have been stirred up by Economic Planners who want to scuttle our free enterprise system. The system encourages bigness but only if} bigness can be more efficient than smallness and can win the approval of the consum- ing public without which, of course no com- pany’ ean grow. If industries were te be broken up simply on the grounds of big- ness, our’advance asa nation would be seriously slowed down and our national security critically weakened.” LEWISTOWN, PENN., SENTINEL: “Those who like the form of governmenti that we inherited from those who founded the United States of America might keep The people of the United States are apparently overwhelmingly in support of any action by the government which will contro! Communist activities in this country and cheek aggressive expansion by Soviet Russia throughout the world. With this idea_in mind, the public will support the action of Congress in passing. a Communist-espionage-sabotage control bill over the veto of President Truman and the congressional proposal to shut off financial and economic aid to nations that ship potential war materials to the Soviet Union aiid its satellites. The test of this legislation, however, is not the declaration of purpose outlined in debate or described in textual pream- ter Valdez, assistant of the Cuben scouts jTive with the Cuban tregug: troop will arrive tomerzem, *x** id, however, until aftet had directed world affairs for the | the idea that the office should be héld by their eyes on the pressure groups.” _SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, HERALD- alike, the Iron Horse has played an indis- pensable part in American life. . . .It’s still the backbone of our transport system.” GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, JOUR- NAL: “About 74 percent of all automobiles in the United States in 1948 were owned by families or individuals with less than $5,000 yearly income, according to figures of the Federal reserve board.” PRISE: “Under the fatm support pro- grams Uncle has to keep on buying pro; ducts that are already running out of his ears. . . It costs the government billions to buy the stuff that nobody wants—at the prices being charged, Uncle buys it to keep the prices up so he and everybody else has to pay more. How crazy can we get?” MANSFIELD, OHIO, NEWS-JOUR- NAL: “An American Gas Assn. survey re- ports that gas utilities expect to add 1,150,- 000 home-heating customers to théir rolls for the 1950-51 heating season, which would bring the total of residential con- sumers to 9,400,000. A year ago at this time the total was 7,200,000 and ten years ago it was 3,800,- 000—figures, which are presented to John. L. Lewis for thoughtful consideration, and also to the men whose livelihood depends ‘| on mining coal.” INDUSTRY WILL DO ITS JOB The. National Administration ap- peals to National Industries to speed up production and keep necessary controls to prevent dangers of any inflation. The National Council of Economic Advisors chipped in some advice and here it is, viz: “The recent upsurge of prices and advanced buying indicates how quickly we can pass over into a dangerous in- flationary situation. The appropriate agencies of the Government should con- tinue and intensify their development of plans for more sweeping controls over prices, wages and the mobilization of man power.” The Advisors admonished the public to “wateh your step.” eral Washington was not followed but, if Is the public mind prepared for the|™ tional cost. The President has assured Congress |it had been acted upon by Congress, the | personal and financial sacrifices that will |" 7 and the Government that the Nation’s |} chances are that the country would have | be neegssary to adequately prepare? = economy ‘is stronger for whatever tasks | been prepared to meet every military emer- Or will we be satisfied with a few = FOR FURTHER INFORMATION that lie ahead than ever before.” s $60 BILLION BLOWED-UP - Senator Byrd told the people of Virginia in an address, that the period since the end of World War II “may. well go down in history as the most irfespons- ible five years of the great American Republic. He told Old Dominian State folks that after spending $60 billion fort National defense over the past five yeats, we now find ourselves ina war—and a minor war at that—for which we are not effectively prepared. Nothing is funnier than a man who ie in” in 1910 at Olmutz, happens to guess right gnce and gets the jand at New York's M jitan idea that he is an expert. ,|if “The Dead City” in 1921. In There is nothing wrong with the idea that the nation should pay for the Korean episode through inereased taxation. We knew two men once who talked 80 loud that they could atgue about public issues while more than a mile apart. No corporation in the lahd has yét ofy fered to do anything for the defense oft this country without making a profit. We are all for Gen. Geofge Marshall as Secretary of Defense, but we cling to a civilian. JOURNAL: “In times of peace and war CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, ENTER. “jher 11 years with the Met, she ble. It is the effectiveness of enforcement after the legislation is considerable difference of opinion as io the workability of this legislation, indi- cated by the action of the President in vetoing .the bill submitted by Congress. _We are not concerned with either of the legislative matters referred to because after all, if enforceable, they may do some good and if unenforceable, may do little harm. The danger that arises, however, is that the public, despite its firm intention to oppose Communism and Soviet ag- gression, may conclude that much more has been accomplished than the future will disclose. Consequently, there is the danger that an aroused public opinion may sit back and take it for granted that ihe menace of Communistic aggression has been adequately cared for. In this frame of mind, the people are apt to overlook the importance of uni+ versal military training to strengthen the national defense. Despite the high-sound- ing declarations that accompanied des bate on the two measures, the only sen- sible preparation for stopping Commun, istic aggression is to be prepared to use force. Without universal military training) one may doubt whether this country will ever have an adequate number' of trained men, ready to fight for individual freedom and to block Soviet aggression. Speaking after his appointment as Secs retary of Defense, General of the Army George C. Marshall pointed out that, af- ter World War I, a bill was introduced in Congress to provide for universal military training. Of course, the bill did not pass but General Marshall expresses the opinion that if Congress had enacted the proposal, Hitler would not have dared to provoke a second World War and the present menq¢ ace of a third war conflict would have been averted. If the people of this’ couatry are in earnest in their declarations against Com- munism, they will demand that the country follow the advice submitted to the first Congress in 1790 by President. George Washington. He gave a plan for complete national defense, based on the principle that in a_ self-governing republic, every able-bodied young man should be trained to defend his country. The advice of Gen& gency that has confronted us in our sub- sequent history. : It might be interesting to call atten, tion to the statements-made by General Marshall in connection with national de fense since 1920. When Congress passed a TODAY'S 724%" BIRTHDAY By AP Newsieahures featured in the first “Turandot” in 1936. are the U. Denmark. Italy; The Nether- fands, and Formosa. passed. There is | defense. | the process of law Some nine months later, however,’ Congress was confronted with the political problem of the national budget and an inerease in taxation to support its defense program. What happened? Congress cut appropriations, making necessary a re-} duction of the Army from 280,000 to 185,- 000. Eight months later, the Army's strength was cut to 150,000 and still later to 125,000. The program of training was continued and the Army had to ass some of its offi¢e® personnel to this task ! which meant its combat effectiveness ‘was decreased. Continuing his recital of comparitively recent developments, General Marshall pointed out that the movement to build ap an air force resulted in the recom- , & 45% mendation of the Newton D. Bakér Com-| Today The Citizen says in an mittee. No provision was made, however, | editorial paragraph: : for the personnel of the, Air Force and the be: ae — pee result was that infantry, artillery, the tank should be those to govern”. corps and our higher elements were de/! Dleted. By 1933, “there literally was no ground force worthy of the name of the sinctiom that would bar 103 Key been formerly charged ‘ with malicious and wanton disfigure- ment of the burial vault in the city cemetery when he removed a state health laws. * Pan American Review of Havana, familiarly known as “P.A.R.”, ar- rived in Key West yesterday afternoon from northern points and remained overnight at the La Concha Hotel. zx * * Highest amount of tolls paid during the month of September was the record turned in by the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District:Jast month, according. to’ the monthly report filed last weekend by C. G. Hicks, auditor of the district. 20 YEARS AGO Petition for a temporary in- Army.” | Westers from taking sponges in The extent of the emasculation is to be Beg ares seneissa a a understood from an example cited by morrow as was originally an- General Marshall. A regiment was.ordered nounced. The writ is being to move about twelve hundred imjles. in souéht mond Se Fm order to consolidate commands, There‘ counsel fer Perky. The de- was no money for transportatibn, so it fempe is represented by Arthur marched, “with its dwindling companies.’s; S°™* ~<a: It lost several units before: it was half: way?-. party Lewis, former star. of ‘to its destjnation‘and when it reached'the, the Boston American League hew post “the entire regiment was elimi-' nated.” This was “pretty much the picture of the ground forces of the Army” when g General Marshall arrived in Washington’ in 1938. : General Marshal? points out that, ‘de-, spite what most people-said, the Con gress andthe people had not “ learned, their lesson from the first World War.”, And, “what is more important, again after 1945 and 1946, we demonstrated that we still had not learned our lesson despite anether catastrophic World War.” This brings us to the observation with © which we started this rather long discus-|™ sion. Have the people of the United States, a4 in the light of events of the last year,'® made up their minds to adequately prea a pare for self-defense? Pieces of legislation which, despite their declared purposes, do little, more: .thah create the impression that something oii has taken place in connection % well-nigh unanimous decision to 0: Communism and Soviet aggression? © case of Karl Van Cosel who hasjarrive here tomorrow. x * Editor Ed. F. O'Brien of the) ' | With The Purchase $12.95 We will give a Record Bonus B which entitles you to ome “45” record a month ior a period of six This record changer can be ai |® to your present radio for a slight ¢ * The Cuban gunbsst will be commanded will participate m the of El Grito de Yara, noon. im Techniceter Phyltis Calvert, and Rebert | Navio Eriquiaga, and the body to his home in defiance of) be an event of Saturday eagle ee ae ne ts