anaheim-gazette 1922-04-27

WATER POWER ACT A GREAT MENACE INITIATIVE MEASURE SEEKING ING TO BOND STATE FOR $500,000,000 OPPOSED Interest Charges Along Mount Up to $30,000,000 a Year, and Act is in Other Respects Confiscatory—It is Sponsored by Coterie of Northern Millionaires—Might Build Up Colossal Political Machine. After careful investigation and hearings on both sides of the issue, the federation of state societies, with a membership in excess of 300,000, has gone on record as being emphatically opposed to the proposed water and power act, which will appear on the ballot at the November election as a constitutional amendment. Adopting the report of the special committee appointed to study the act, the federation declared the measure to be extremely dangerous, radical and menace to taxpayers of the state. The members of the organization throughout southern California and the San Joaquin valley, are to be apprised of the action taken by the central body. The unlimited powers granted the political board that would be created by the act, the elimination of civil service and the possibility of building up a gigantic political machine were denounced by the federation. Opponents of the act declare the action taken by the federation of state societies to be one of the most importantly in the earlier years of construction and development, is too outstanding to be ignored by any clear thinking tax payer. In this connection it should be remembered that Los Angeles and San Francisco—the two largest communities in the state—now have developed or in process of development very large water and power resources which are municipally owned, and for which these two communities already are under a very large bonded debt. Also the state and its various sub-divisions are under heavy bonded debt for highways, schools and community improvements which constantly require attention. The public bond credit should be carefully protected and conserved at all times, so that necessary community conveniences and improvements can be made as required. In view of the foregoing features of the proposed amendment and also in view of the imminent probability that the operation of the confiscatory features of the measure, contained in section 14, with reference to eminent domain, would tend to discourage the further investment in California of large sums required for all forms of public utility and other development under the corporate and private management, and having given the entire subject careful consideration, your committee reports that in its opinion the federation of state societies should go on record in opposition to this radical proposal. Your committee, therefore, recommends the adoption of the following: Resolved, by the federation of state societies in meeting assembled, that we hereby declare our opposition to the proposed initiative sometimes designated the "Water and Power Act." We believe that this measure should be emphatically defeated at the election on November 7. CABLE TO CUBAN CAPITAL policy of immigration this administration is especially gratifying restriction. Station out this law unequivocal past year would dously increased blddrs of thousand Representative chairman of the committee, recent floor of the house this percentage acct United States 600, to date, and will have kept out 1,7 What such an immigrant during the past winter is we jobless man. It was last straw. That the immigrant which we have been national is evidence of many American recently returned ports. Perhaps thaof these is Lillian life Mrs. Alexanderburgh. Mrs. Moore was President Harding Labor Davis to visit a personal investigiation problem. Port that the situation than believed. Incidemic disease, standards joined to "mass impulse" tions in Europe by Ica—such was tha which Mrs. Moore e European countries. In her report, wh Secretary Davis, mended that the siimmigrants be carried stead of at Ellis that American conto refuse vises to a The unlimited powers granted the political board that would be created by the act, the elimination of civil service and the possibility of building up a gigantic political machine were denounced by the federation. Opponents of the act declare the action taken by the federation of state societies to be one of the most important steps taken thus far toward defeat of the measure. The California Real Estate association, which is also one of the largest and most influential organizations of California, recently adopted a similar resolution. Copy of report and resolution adopted by federation of state societies on April 18: To the Federation of State Societies: Your committee heretofore appointed to consider a proposed amendment to the state constitution, known as the water and power act, has had the same under consideration and hereby reports as follows: This is an initiative measure prepared and sponsored by a group of enthusiastic advocates of public ownership. The measure is not to be confused with municipal ownership-as it is known and practiced in California and other states, but is a radical proposal having no counterpart in the laws or constitution of any state or other government on the American continent. In the opinion of your committee, regardless of the attitude which might be maintained by any person with respect to ordinary municipal ownership, the unprecedented experiment proposed by the measure, involving the authorization of $500,000,000 in bonds backed by the full faith and credit of the state, and anticipating heavy increases in the tax burden, which already is a source of serious complaint upon the part of our people, is too dangerous and sweeping to merit its approval by the people of this state. Your committee finds that the vast sum of $500,000,000 is to be placed at the disposal of a new board or commission, not responsible to the legislature or any other authority, except that under certain extreme conditions members may be removed. The grant of powers given this board is so radical as not to be comparable with the powers of any other board in this or any other state, permitting the board to make practically any experiment, no matter how costly, to acquire almost April 11, the first anniversary of the completion of the Havana-Key West cable, marks the close of a year during which the telephone and telegraph service it affords has proved its value, not alone to residents of Cuba but to business and banking houses in this country, having branches or connections in the Cuban capital. The cable has provided a direct means of communication which financial experts declare, has done much to stabilize international banking and business conditions, particularly when they become unsettled as a result of the sharp decline in Cuban sugar prices. The telephone service by cable has also proved popular with tourists in Cuba, the number of whom has undergone a marked increase during the past several years. This service was made possible by the completion of submarine telephone and telegraph cables between Key West, Fla., and Havana, Cuba, thus connecting the telephone system or the Cuban Telephone company on the island of Cuba with the ell system in the United States. By means of the transcontinental line the connection was extended, for the formal opening of the cable a year ago, to San Francisco and thence south radio telephone connection, the circuit was extended to Catalina island, thirty miles distant in the Pacific. Satisfactory conversation was thus carried on between Catalina and Cuba, a distance of something over 5500 miles. This is the greatest distance over which commercial telephone service has thus far been established. The installation of these cables also made possible the furnishing of special contract telegraph service between points in the United States and points in Cuba. An initial service of this character was started on April 12, 1921, between New York City and Ha... Your committee finds that the vast sum of $500,000,000 is to be placed at the disposal of a new board or commission, not responsible to the legislature or any other authority, except that under certain extreme conditions members may be removed. The grant of powers given this board is so radical as not to be comparable with the powers of any other board in this or any other state, permitting the board to make practically any experiment, no matter how costly, to acquire almost any property or thing, whether directly or collaterally associated with the power and water business, and to do almost any act or thing which it may declare as necessary or convenient. Moreover, the board is relieved from the authority of the state civil service commission and can appoint as many employees as it desires at such salaries as it may choose to fix. This would make possible the upbuilding of a very great and powerful political organization. We see no necessity for this attack upon the civil service principle. The proposed amendment would permit the water and power board, in case of deficiency in revenue to meet interest and retirement charges, to sell additional bonds to pay the interest and retirements on bonds already outstanding. This would result in the pyramiding of bonds, a practice which is in clear violation of all accepted economic principles and practices. Provision is also made for the automatic appropriation of state monies to cover revenue deficiencies. Since the interest on $500,000,000 at 6 per cent would amount to $30,000,000 per annum—two-thirds of the present annual cost of the state government—and the retirement charges even in a serial basis at fifty years, would amount to $10,000,000 per annum, the probability of enormous revenue deficiencies, par- IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION LAW PROTECTS AMERICANS Extension of the present three percent quota immigration restriction law for two years from July 1, 1922, has been favorably reported by the senate immigration committee, will soon be acted upon by the senate. The proposed extension of this act is evidence of the satisfaction which the ANAHEIM QAZETTE policy of immigration restriction of this administration has won. Labor is especially gratified at the results of restriction. Statistics show that without this law unemployment during the past year would have been tremendously increased by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Representative Albert Johnson, chairman of the house immigration committee, recently declared on the floor of the house: "In my opinion this percentage act has kept from the United States 600,000 or 700,000 aliens to date, and will by June 30th next have kept out 1,750,000 or 2,000,000." What such an immigration would have meant during the acute days of the past winter is well realized by the jobless man. It would have been the last straw. That the immigration peril from which we have been spared is not fictional is evidenced by the testimony of many American observers who have recently returned from European ports. Perhaps the most conspicuous of these is Lillian Russell, in private life Mrs. Alexander P. Moore, of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Moore was commissioned by President Harding and Secretary of Labor Davis to visit Europe and make a personal investigation of the immigration problem. She returns to report that the situation is even worse than believed. Incredible poverty, epidemic, disease, pauperized living standards joined to what amounts to a "mass impulse" to escape the conditions in Europe by migration to America—such was the general impression which Mrs. Moore caught in her tour of European countries. In her report, which was filed with Secretary Davis, Mrs. Moore recommended that the sifting of prospective immigrants be carried on abroad instead of at Ellis Island. She urged that American consuls be empowered to refuse vises to all unfit applicants. interests involved have as much more. When this money is spent there will be more, because the forests are worth it, many times over. John M. Miller, assistant forest entomologist, has charge of the work. He is a Stanford man, and has had much experience in general forest work, beginning as a ranger on the Sierra national forest in 1907. For years he has been studying and destroying the bark beetles of the Pacific coast forests, and is now one of the best equipped of living men in his chosen field. This work up Klamath way will be worth attention. HOLD CHARGES IN RESERVE Steps to appeal from the second conviction of J. K. Woods, charged with obtaining money under false pretence, were taken Friday, motion for a new trial having been denied by Superior Judge Z. B. West. At the same time steps were being taken in another quarter, it was believed, to set a third similar charge against Woods in action. This would be the retort of the district attorney's office to Wood's effort to upset his previous conviction. "We filed the second charge against Woods because he appealed from the first conviction. His appeal from the second case will be the signal for filing a third complaint," Deputy District Attorney C. N. Mozley recently declared. Mozley still has eleven complaints against Woods in reserve. Should convictions begin piling up on the defendant and his appeals fail to succeed, it was pointed out that he will eventually face a formidable term of years in prison. He was sentenced to a term of from 1 to 14 years upon his first conviction and the same sentence was pronounced by Judge West in the second case. RATIFICATION OF TREATIES MARKS THE BEGINNING The completed work of the Washington conference marks the consummation of President Harding's greatest undertaking, the first step toward the maintenance of peace among nations, not by war or the threat of war, but by the agencies of friendly intercourse. The first association of nations has been formed, not a league or an alliance, not a federation of nations under the domination of a superstate, an association pledged to preserve peace among themselves, to respect each other's rights and to permit no situation to provoke them to war until full and frank discussion of all the circumstances is had. This was the keystone of the work of the conference. Without it, the agreements to cease the naval race, to restrict the use of submarines, to prohibit the use of poison gases in war and the epoch making treaties which translate from a phrase into a fact the "open door" policy in China and open for that nation the era of the square deal, could not have been accomplished. The treaties, whose ratification by the other nations may be expected with confidence, do not mark the coming of the millennium. They do not do away with navies or with armies. They do not pretend to have changed human nature overnight. But they do RENOWNED MARSHAL FOR PEACE Gathering inspiration by standing on the boundary between the United States and Canada and dedicating the International Peace Portal at Blaine Wash., commemorating more than a century of peace without fortifications on the boundary between these two sister countries, Marshal Joffre, renowned warrior of France, expressed the hope and the wish that the peace now existing never may be broken. "Every nation must be ready to defend its freedom," he added; "true peace must come through freedom and equality of the nations of the world." It is inspiring and extremely significant to note that the most distinguished military leaders of the world war—American, British, French, Italian, Belgian—all are fervently for peace, and so express themselves whenever they have occasion. There is not one of them that counsels war or that talks in terms of militarism. This augurs well. It denotes a new epoch in human affairs, with sentiment and action tending toward peace in all the great nations of the earth. RED HAIR AND BIG EARS Red hair, freckles and big ears are assets instead of handicaps. In an official announcement naval recruiting officers assert persons so qualified are especially desidered by the government as wireless operators. The navy wants 150 young men to attend a military radio school aboard the U.S.S. Illinois, and a special appeal is being made to civilians equipped with generous ears and red hair. Those of us who for years have struggled along in a cold and unsympathetic world, bearing up bravely, not to say definitely, under the distinct handicap of red hair, freckles and big ears, at last have our reward. Red hair, so say the recruiting officers, is an aid to alertness. Ample ears, they maintain, are invaluable in tuning the radio instruments. The specific advantage of the freckles is not mentioned. It is more important to your happiness to change one enemy into a friend than to make a hundred new friends of strangers. and the epoch making treaties which translate from a phrase into a fact the "open door" policy in China and open for that nation the era of the square deal, could not have been accomplished. The treaties, whose ratification by other nations may be expected with confidence, do not mark the coming of the millennium. They do not do away with navies or armies. They do not pretend to have changed human nature overnight. But they do mark the first step in the long road away from war and its horrors toward an era in which nations may discuss their problems in amity rather than gain their ends by the rattling of the sword. FIRE PROTECTION Every insect-infested pine forest is to just that extent a fire menace to all the healthy trees, because before long those trees on which the deadly bark beetles live begin to perish. 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