The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 10, 1950, Page 2

| prone noomia tri Dear Reader: t "It is certainly wrong and even de- spicable for law enforcing officers to add te their income by collusion with law- breakers, not to speak of the morals af- féefing society on the whole. ; THE ORACLE “CRITICISM NEEDED i In a recent syndicated column, David “. Lawrence-says: “Whatever the immediate Significance of the Korean war, a pro- found effect has been produced upon the long-range military policy of the -United States. Never again can America depend on that narrow concept of a one-weapon strategy.” Mr. Lawrence then raises some very important points about which all our peo- ple have been thinking. Who is responsible for having deprived the Navy of its status, as a “fleet in being?” Who took away . from the United States army its own air- plane units capable of operating alawys with ground troops? Whose idea was it that land armies of the United States could fight without “armored divisions of tanks?” Who deprived us of overseas bases—fioat- ing or fixed? Mr. Lawrence is bitter in his condem, nation of civilian or military officials for what he says is one of the “worst blunders in all American history. It is a blunder ing excusable because it defied the plain lessons _ of history taught in every nayal or military war college in every nation of the- world for centuries past... .. é “The price.of peace is never inexpen< sive and the price of survival always. is economic discomfort and sacrifice.” Tragically and inexcusablé tie exi- gencies of domistic polities cut the: ground from under national defense at the may ment when decisive strength was needed. As a result, thousands of Ameri¢ahs will ~ lose their lives. . ‘ The kind of criticism backed with facts that is now being leveled at those in control of the military establishment is too serious to gloss over, or attempt to muzzle with admonitory advice that it.is-ill timed, The confidence of the people in the wis- dom of top military policy has been shaken. Only honest correction of mistakes can restore that confidence. eS aes Freedom of speech does not mean s™uch to a man who is afraid to express himself. ee Readers often wonder why editors = Write their stuff and editors often won- der’ why people read it. ' The average husband admires ‘hig wife’s economy until she starts checking up on his smoking expense. - FIVE YEARS OF SQUANDERING Senator Byrd has summed up, in tell, ing words, the financial experience of thig government since the end of the last war. “we have squandered the greatest prosperity ever to come to any nation. The Federal government has collected far more iaxes than ever before. it has spent far more domestic-civilian _ pro- grams than ever before. It has spent for more money abroad than ever before. It has spent far more money for defense than | ever before without achieving preparedi ness. And we have failed to curtail the greatest public debt any nation has ever “In these five years,” he said, Money on purely known.” This is not a matter of spilt milk. It is true that the ghastly. waste of the past cannot be retrieved. But the | failures of yesterday can serve as a guide for today and tomorrow. Pending measures, which have near-unanimous approval of Congress, will bring the cost of national defense alone to | $30,000,000,000 a year and perhaps much more. In the battle for survival in which we are engaged, such costs may continue indefinitely. In the light of this, what con- ceivable excuse can there be for domestic spending which can either be postponed or abandoned entirely? To take a single outstanding example, all the public-power fanatics are still in full ery with their pro- posals for billions of dollars for socialized electric plants and facilities. Yet these would not produce a single kilowatt of juice which would not be produced by the heavily taxed, publicly regulated utility industry if it is given the chance. Many more examples could be cited— including the all-inclusive social security scheme whose cost cannot even be accu+ rately estimated. It is said that the Rus: sians look forward to the collapse of the capitalist nations, particularly the United States, from inner weaknesses. If our crim- inal governmental waste continues, the Russians will eventually be proved right. It’s probably a good thing that An- nanias_ did not live in the days of the modern press agent. NATIONS CONFER ON TARIFF Thirty-nine nations have delegations at the tariff conference now underway in England, where an effort will be made to continue the process of liberalizing world trade while reducing some of the barriers which have heretofore hindered j the development merce. The Bonn Government of Western Germany is represented by a strong del- egation and occupies a position of unusual interest. It is generally recognized much of the trade of Europe will depend upon the tariff policy of Western Germany. If the Germans go in for a high protective tariff, there will not be much chance of of international com. advancing toward trade liberalizatién in | Europe. If the Germans adopt a moderate tariff policy, with an eye to bargains with other countries, the vital trend toward | lower trade barriers willbe on a firmer footing for the Continent of Europe. The work of the Conference is off to a “good start,” according to officials; who Say that bi-lateral tariff negotiations are underway between a number of countries. The importance of such concessions is multiplied, of course, by the fact that a con- cession given to one country, must, by the Tules of the conference, be generalized to all participating countries. Thus, conces- sions exchanged between France and Ger- many, for example, are automatically ex- tended to the nations participating in the effort to revive world trade. The United States, which has already made important tariff concessions in pre vious conferences, will have some bargain- ing power under the Reciprocal Trade Agreemenis Act. Within specified limits, this country is described as being able to do, considerable bargaining if other coun- tries are willing to trade substantial- ad- vantage in return for what the United States concedes. The removal of trade barriers, includ- ing tariff walls, is necessarily. a slow and gumbersome process. In each country, where industry and commerce are favored by. a tariff wall, the beneficiaries natur- ally object strenuously to any lowering of the ban against outside competition. This Selfish interest, which exists in all couni tries,.makes difficult the process of nego- tiation and concession, regardless of the general welfare of the individual nations and the world at large. : erying over the | that | ‘HE KEY WEST CITIZEN ~ ' nasty’ is nasty; let ‘em all die| that way.” KEY WEST "sss NEWS. Patriotic addresses and i { mornin; ‘ked the formal Of Days Goné By | 2rcton of two large and beas- impres- sive ceremonies at 10 o’clock this tiful flags, the national colors of the United States and Cuba, to} the Mercedes Hospital, as a part of today’s program’ celebrating Cuba’s patriotic anniversary; “Grito de Yara.” x * Ruth Bryam Owen's plan for a cabinet. “Department” of Home ‘end-Child,” has not been very kundly recéived by the press of the country, according to The Literary Digest, which carries, in its current issue, adverse cem- ment from several of the n3tion’s leading dailies. xk‘. 25 YEARS AGO The recently reported sale of} the Overseas hotel has been sed summated, the icansfer of own- | er becoming effective on Thursday of the present week. The transaction involved a con- sideration -of $135.000. The prop- erty sold inchided the Overseas Hotel and the Overseas Restau- rant which adjoms it. 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