anaheim-gazette 1924-03-13

THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." The most deplorable part of the congressional naval oil investigation now in progress is the unbridled gossip filling the air and the suspicion directed to many wholly innocent. Gossip is like a poison ivy hiding behind a majestic tree. Often like a sweet-scented rose, gossip conceals a thorn that pierces the heart. Gossip entrenches itself in our best homes, lurks in the shadow of the church spires, and, richly attired, holds its head up with an air of great respectability and superiority while stooping at the lowest. It is a bloodless slaughter. "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." In these troublous times, the gossip and gabble of men and women who hide beneath official position or social rank is undermining the faith of the people in government itself. It is an offense against public morals, a prostitution of public office and social rank to make charges of dishonesty and corruption and illegal conduct with nothing but gossip to substantiate the charges. There is no reason why a United States senator, as well as any other citizen, should not be called to account for reckless slander. The country is shocked as much at the reckless talk of sensational senators as at the alleged misconduct of others in and out of official life. Surely the public will not be satisfied with gossip and wicked insinuations emanating from senators bent upon smirching the Harding-Coolidge administration merely with rumor and gossip. "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Orient, and the year's exports of goods to these countries shows larger value than in 1922. While imports from Europe showed a gain of $166,000,000 in 1923, compared with the previous year, exports to countries other than European showed a gain of $326,000,000. The tariff law is bringing about a well stabilized foreign trade while at the same time it protects American industry and agriculture. BANDS OF STEEL UNITING AMERICAS With the completion of the line from Atocha to Villazon, in Bolivia, which is anticipated in 1925, nearly 6,700 miles of the 10,116 mile railroad from New York to Buenos Aires will have been completed, leaving 3,420 miles to be constructed. In scenic beauty, the opening up of rich territory, feats of engineering, and diversity of environment along the line, this will undoubtedly be the greatest railroad in the world. According to the Pan-American Railway Committee called for the construction of a line from New York to the Mexican border, through the Republic of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentine to Buenos Aires, with extensions from the main line to those countries not in the direct path of the railway. The northern section of the line, from New York to the frontier of Guatemala, has been entirely completed, as will be the southern portion from Buenos Aires to Lake Titicaca, on the border between Panama and Peru, in 1925. The greatest gap in the Pan-American system is in the region between Panama and Lake Titicaca, where approximately 2,820 miles yet remain to be built. This territory thoroughly aroused opinions of corruption in the psychological mode who "wear the speeches for the rights of the people; rostrum and demand given an opportunity to public affairs. But it is vital concern to the people not stampeded from legal and orderly concern to the people do not permit themselves led, nor permit the lead into untried path. Seldom has it happened that of the republic greater need for the cool. To consider this move cautiously. Now is a good time hold fast to the an end. In this way alone can selfs from being caseless hands. It would be well for pause and read and rewarning from one of most in building*the this republic—Alexandria. ASSASSINS OF CITY In every walk of life or commercial individuals who are covertly, to take advantage situation that develops can push themselves. Such individuals may the American buzzer ring near, awaiting and get the first choice for poor animal that looks soon fall on the field. The kind of individual always has a goodly manner. These hanger ability, but more forward thrust forward to lend The country is shocked as much at the reckless talk of sensational senators as at the alleged misconduct of others in and out of official life. Surely the public will not be satisfied with gossip and wicked insinuations emanating from senators bent upon smirching the Harding-Coolidge administration merely with rumor and gossip. "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." FOREIGN TRADE Our trade balance in our commerce with Europe for the calendar year 1923 ran $936,000,000 in our favor, with imports from Europe totaling $1,157,000,000 and exports to Europe totaling $2,093,000,000. This was a 17 per cent increase in imports from that division, while exports to Europe increased but five-tenths of one per cent over 1922, the falling off in food exports being most pronounced because of the return to normal production in Europe. But the increase in imports has, of course, been of advantage to the European countries from which slightly over 30 per cent of our foreign purchases came, the bulk of them being manufactured goods. In our commerce with the rest of the world the balance against us was $560,000,000—the trade being 2,635,000,000 imports from and $2,075,000,000 exports to the five divisions. Thus in trade with the entire world we broke $376,000,000 ahead for 1923 in the exchange of commodities. But there are other factors to consider, and which have not yet been reduced to figures: for example, the amount of money spent by American tourists abroad; remittances sent to Europe and elsewhere by foreigners employed here, outward movements of capital, etc., and money paid by us for movements of goods in foreign vessels. Our world trade totaled $7,960,000,000 of which 86 per cent was waterborne, and of this water-borne foreign commerce 65 per cent came or went in foreign vessels. i. $4453,000,000 worth. It is generally estimated that the cost of this freight and insurance thereon is easily 10 per cent of the value of the goods, so this would mean $445,000,000 as our freight bill for the year on overseas goods. For example, we sold to the United Kingdom $882,000,000 worth of goods, and purchased from it $404,000,000 worth. But our freight bill to the northern section of the line, from New York to the frontier of Guatemala, has been entirely completed, as will be the southern portion from Buenos Aires to Lake Titicaca, on the border between Panama and Peru, in 1925. The greatest gap in the Pan-American system is in the region between Panama and Lake Titicaca, where approximately 2,820 miles yet remain to be built. This territory is very mountainous, making it extremely difficult to construct railways, and for this reason Senior Juan A. Briano, an Argentine engineer, has suggested a change in the original plan according to which the railroad would avoid the mountainous region along the Pacific Coast of South America, and traverse the interior of South America, passing through Western Brazil and entering Bolivia on the northeast. This Briano project has aroused considerable interest, and it seems certain it would open up a richer territory, one more easily traversed, and portions of the earth's surface on which the foot of man has rarely, if ever, trod. It has been well said that steamship lines are spendid developers of commerce, and that ship is a nation's best salesmen; but that railroads bring us into more intimate contact with the peoples through whose territories they pass. This has been well exemplified in our relations with Canada. There is a personal touch created through railroads that is lacking on shipboard. And, of course, the railroad is more popular. The completion of the New York-Buenos Aires railroad will mark a real strengthening of the ties binding the two continents of the Western Hemisphere, and it is a project which can be completed well within the decade with proper encouragement and cooperation. Another interesting fact to be noted in connection with Americas is the favor with which the American standard gauge is being received. For a time it was feared that the British gauge might monopolize the field in that section of the globe, but this fear appears to have been dissipated in the last few years. Railroad building in the Latin Americas counts many outstanding Americans engaged in such enterprise, notably William Wheelwright, of Newburyport, Mass., Col. George Earle Church, William Aspinwall, of New York, who built the trans-Isthmian those countries not in the direct path of the railway. The northern section of the line, from New York to the frontier of Guatemala, has been entirely completed, as will be the southern portion from Buenos Aires to Lake Titicaca, on the border between Panama and Peru, in 1925. The greatest gap in the Pan-American system is in the region between Panama and Lake Titicaca, where approximately 2,820 miles yet remain to be built. This territory is very mountainous, making it extremely difficult to construct railways, and for this reason Senior Juan A. Briano, an Argentine engineer, has suggested a change in the original plan according to which the railroad would avoid the mountainous region along the Pacific Coast of South America, and traverse the interior of South America, passing through Western Brazil and entering Bolivia on the northeast. This Briano project has aroused considerable interest, and it seems certain it would open up a richer territory, one more easily traversed, and portions of the earth's surface on which the foot of man has rarely, if ever, trod. It has been well said that steamship lines are spendid developers of commerce, and that ship is a nation's best salesmen; but that railroads bring us into more intimate contact with the peoples through whose territories they pass. This has been well exemplified in our relations with Canada. There is a personal touch created through railroads that is lacking on shipboard. And, of course, the railroad is more popular. The completion of the New York-Buenos Aires railroad will mark a real strengthening of the ties binding the two continents of the Western Hemisphere, and it is a project which can be completed well within the decade with proper encouragement and cooperation. Another interesting fact to be noted in connection with Americas is the favor with which the American standard gauge is being received. For a time it was feared that the British gauge might monopolize the field in that section of the globe, but this fear appears to have been dissipated in the last few years. Railroad building in the Latin Americas counts many outstanding Americans engaged in such enterprise; notably William Wheelwright, of Newburyport, Mass., Col. George Earle Church, William Aspinwall, of New York, who built the trans-Isthmian those countries not in the direct path of the railway. The northern section of the line, from New York to the frontier of Guatemala, has been entirely completed, as will be the southern portion from Buenos Aires to Lake Titicaca, on the border between Panama and Peru, in 1925. The greatest gap in the Pan-American system is in the region between Panama and Lake Titicaca, where approximately 2,820 miles yet remain to be built. This territory is very mountainous, making it extremely difficult to construct railways, and for this reason Senior Juan A. Briano, an Argentine engineer, has suggested a change in the original plan according to which the railroad would avoid the mountainous region along the Pacific Coast of South America, and traverse the interior of South America, passing through Western Brazil and entering Bolivia on the northeast. This Briano project has aroused considerable interest, and it seems certain it would open up a richer territory, one more easily traversed, and portions of the earth's surface on which the foot of man has rarely, if ever, trod. It has been well said that steamship lines are spendid developers of commerce, and that ship is a nation's best salesmen; but that railroads bring us into more intimate contact with the peoples through whose territories they pass. This has been well exemplified in our relations with Canada. There is a personal touch created through railroads that is lacking on shipboard. And, of course，the railroad is more popular. The completion of the New York-Buenos Aires railroad will mark a real strengthening of the ties binding the two continents of the Western Hemisphere，and it is a project which can be completed well within the decade with proper encouragement and cooperation. Another interesting fact to be noted in connection with Americas is the favor with which the American standard gauge is being received. For a time it was feared that the British gauge might monopolize the field in that section of the globe，but this fear appears to have been dissipated in the last few years. Railroad building in the Latin Americas counts many outstanding Americans engaged in such enterprise; notably William Wheelwright，of Newburyport，Mass., Col. George Earle Church，William Aspinwall，of New York，who built the trans-Isthmian those countries not in the direct path of the railway. The northern section of the line，from New York to the frontier of Guatemala，has been entirely completed，as will be the southern portion from Buenos Aires to Lake Titicaca，on the border between Panama and Peru，in 1925. The greatest gap in the Pan-American system is in the region between Panama and Lake Titicaca，where approximately 2，820 miles yet remain to be built. This territory is very mountainous，making it extremely difficult to construct railways，and for this reason Senior Juan A. Briano，an Argentine engineer，has suggested a change in the original plan according to which the railroad would avoid the mountainous region along the Pacific Coast of South America，and traverse the interior of South America，passing through Western Brazil and entering Bolivia on the northeast. This Briano project has aroused considerable interest，and it seems certain it would open up a richer territory，one more easily traversed，and portions of the earth's surface on which the foot of man has rarely，if ever，trod. It has been well said that steamship lines are spendid developers of commerce，and that ship is a nation's best salesmen；but that railroads bring us into more intimate contact with the peoples through whose territories they pass. This has been well exemplified in our relations with Canada. There is a personal touch created through railroads that is lacking on shipboard. And，of course，the railroad is more popular. The completion of the New York-Buenos Aires railroad will mark a real strengthening of the ties binding the two continents ofthe Western Hemisphere,and it is a project which can be completed well withinthe decadewith proper encouragementandcooperation. Another interesting fact to be noted in connection with Americas isthe favorwithwhichtheAmericanbuzzardingnearawaitingandgetthefirstchoicenopoor animalthatlookssoonfallonthebackgallover.Thekindofindividualalwayshasagoodlymersonenototherablefortherough-shodover.T Gardforthewilloftheplay,fors theirownpicture,thedirtiestlowestThereis nothingthedualswillnotdotogThecirculationoffailcernotingability,theclimorsrelativetostillhavenomaterialfouncissifyingfactstorileoorno bearingupertolerantsto listentothethemselvestosuchworks.Soonerorlaweringsfindoutthatmisled,butthendawndone;thewrongcaned.Ananiasgotbyfordamefamousinhistorydayandtime,papersarelibluejustaseasilyimunscrupulousindividualspersonalgainatethee fellowman They areassassinsofhumanchallendererandlibellerbletothelaw.Manyseepreparingthefullrewardandthosedo notareentitledtointhewappropriatefortheprobabilityfinallyappliedtotheresearchgate and of this water-borne foreign commerce 65 per cent came or went in foreign vessels, i. $4453,000,000 worth. It is generally estimated that the cost of this freight and insurance thereon is easily 10 per cent of the value of the goods, so this would mean $445,000,000 as our freight bill for the year on overseas goods. For example, we sold to the United Kingdom $882,000,000 worth of goods, and purchased from it $404,000,000 worth. But our freight bill to the United Kingdom was probably in excess of $250,000,000, and other items undoubtedly turned the balance the other way on the year's transactions. In our trade with North America we came out $85,000,000 to the good, trade with Canada being $236,000,000 in our favor that with Central America being $18,000,000, with the balance against us in other parts of the North American division. In the South American division the trade ran $198,000,000 against us while the Asiatic division scored $509,000,000 against us. To Oceania we exported $87,000,000 more than we bought from that division, while the trade with Africa was $26,000,000 against us; Gold imports totaled $323,000,000; exports $29,000,000 for the year, while silver exchange stood about even. Except for the increasing supply of gold, there is reason for general satisfaction as a result of last year's trade. In those divisions where the balance ran largely against us, our purchases were largely of crude materials which were made up here and part of them sent on to Europe. The fact that our trade with Europe was, relative to world trade, somewhat smaller in percentage is not a bad sign. We should be more interested in expanding our markets in the Latin Americas and in the DEMAGOGUES AND TYRANTS. "A dangerous ambition more often irks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government. "History will teach us that the former has been found a much more certain road to the introduction of depotism than the latter, and that of those men who have overturned the liberities of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues and ending tyrants." It would be well for the American people to pause and give consideration to the great truth contained in the above quotation. Great problems are not solved by clamorous demagogues. They are not solved by men who pose as the only ones who can save the people from themselves. Right now, while the people are thoroughly aroused over the revelations of corruption in high place, is the psychological moment for those who "wear the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people" to mount the rostrum and demand that they be given an opportunity to manage public affairs. But it is of much more vital concern to the people that they be not stamped from following a legal and orderly course. It is of more concern to the people that they do not permit themseleves to be misled, nor permit the demagogues to lead into untried paths. Seldom has it happened in the history of the republic that there was greater need for the people to keep cool. To consider thoughtfully. To move cautiously. Now is a good time for the people to hold fast to the ancient moorings. In this way alone can they save themselves from being cast loose by irresponsible hands. It would be well for all of us to pause and read and reread the above warning from one of the men foremost in building "the foundations of this republic—Alexander Hamilton." ASSASSINS OF CHARACTER In every walk of life, political, fraternal and commercial, will be found individuals who are always waiting, covertly, to take advantage of any situation that develops where they can push themselves forward. Such individuals may be likened to the American buzzard, always hovering near, awaiting an opportunity to get the first choice morsel of some poor animal that looks as if it would soon fall on the field of honor. The kind of individual described always has a goodly number of hangers-on. These hangers-on have less ability, but more forwardness, and are thrust forward to lend their might to urge that some other plan be worked out. The plan now agreed upon would probably give Los Angeles seven senators, San Francisco five and Alameda three. That is fairly liberal to the big cities but on the whole is a pretty satisfactory compromise. It is probable that under that plan Riverside and Imperial would form a senatorial district though it is possible that Riverside, Imperial and Orange might each be assigned a senator; in other words we should have three where we now have one. When the legislature was in session the Los Angeles Times was vociferating for "exact apportionment or nothing." It got nothing; and now the Times has changed front and is standing with the Press for an apportionment that will guarantee control of the Senate by the rural counties. The Press welcomes its metropolitan contemporary in this new alignment. At the Frenso conference Harry Chandler of the Times backed the compromise amendment and he was earnestly supported by Frank A. Milled of Riverside." ABUNDANT SYMPATHY. INDEED Five years ago Mr. Vanderlip wrote a book prefaced by this remark, "This book is dedicated to my six children, with the hope that they, and their generation, will grow up possessed of an abundant sympathy with their fellows, and a sufficient knowledge of economic law, to enable them to make a liberal and wise contribution of service to society." What came over the writer of those sentiments in the short period of time? "Abundant sympathy," if he had it then, has given way to a vicious cynicism which sees evil at every turn, and even prophesies the fall of the Government unless men's ways are changed for the right. Mr. Vanderlip's children will have situation that develops where they can push themselves forward. Such individuals may be likened to the American buzzard, always hovering near, awaiting an opportunity to get the first choice morsel of some poor animal that looks as if it would soon fall on the field of honor. The kind of individual described always has a goodly number of hangers-on. These hangers-on have less ability, but more forwardness, and are thrust forward to lend their might to grab the plums desired by their lord and master who manages, generally, to keep in the background until it is all over. Thus this individual always has a prepared alibi and can offer his boot-lickers as proof. Likewise, he is able to express great surprise at his good fortune and to declare that he had no knowledge that he was to be the recipient of any favor. Such people care nothing for the character or reputation of those they go rough-shod over. They have no regard for the will of the majority and play, for their own personal advantage, the dirtiest lowest of politics. There is nothing that such individuals will not do to gain their point. The circulation of false stories concerning ability, the circulation of rumors relative to situations which have no material foundation in fact, the magnifying of facts that have little or no bearing upon the subject, are some of the means to the end. But, what is more astonishing, is that such people are able to get their superiors to listen to them and to lend themselves to such underhanded works. Sooner or later these superiors find out that they have been misled, but then the damage has been done; the wrong can not be corrected. Ananias got by for a time and became famous in history; but, in this day and time, people are just as gullible, just as easily imposed upon by unscrupulous individuals who seek personal gain at the expense of their fellow man. They are just as much assassins of human character as the slanderer and libeller who are amenable to the law. Many such individuals reap their full reward on this earth and those that do not get all they are entitled to in the world to come. APPORTIONMENT PLAN It begins to look as though the next legislature will be able to put through an apportionment measure, and if it does the probability is that Orange cent to $100,000 graded Motor transit service, good and other cities. All prices far below Get one of our agents to s JOE WAGNER 120 N. 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The apportionment plans that have hitherto been fathered by the "constitutionalists" have given the three big counties control of both the senate and assembly, apportioning them 21 or 22 senators instead of the 15 as now planned. The farm bureaus had been favoring a constitutional amendment that would have limited the number of senators any county could have to two. That was obviously unfair to Los Angeles and Alameda where a large part of the population is outside the cities of Los Angeles and Oakland and as truly rural as Riverside of Fresno. The Press had pointed out that element of injustice and..." wood Home Tract A Beautiful New Development of Richfield ne S. F. Railroad, two main artery boulevards, re tracts, gas. lights, water and streets. Adja00,000 graded school, store, shops, garage, etc. sit service, good train service to Los Angeles cities. rices far below real value. Seeing is believing. our agents to show you this property NOT BE SICK! 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