anaheim-gazette 1927-10-20

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.25 THREE MONTHS .75 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Post Office as second class matter. PROTECTING OUR INVESTMENTS FROM the index of the New York Trust Company we learn that United States investments in Latin-America now reach the sizeable sum of four and a half billion dollars, and our total investments in the countries to the south of us for the past year were more than $350,000,000. Here is something worth thinking about. South America is a fertile field and a good field for American investment, especially so far as some of the more stable countries are concerned. And if our business relations with these countries are to grow, we must cultivate a mutual understanding with them. Common business sense demands we set about relieving South and Central American suspicion, if our business relations with those countries are to be profitable and of a permanent nature. It is true that there is some suspicion of Uncle Sam in the countries to the south of us. But this suspicion is not due in any large measure to our conduct toward these nations. The history of our activities in the tropics as a nation has been one of bettering conditions wherever possible. We have only intervened when such intervention was necessary to protect lives and property and to restore order, and the intervention has always been of equal if not more ultimate benefit to the inhabitants of the tumultous country than to the non-citizens. The truth is that most of the suspicion of Uncle Sam in Latin-America is due to European effort. The countries of Europe realize as well as we do the value of the Latin-American markets and they want to keep them away from us if possible. Every diplomatic move which they make, therefore, is quite naturally one to drive a wedge if possible between the United States and Latin-America. Unfortunately, they have aid and assistance from the European agencies which supply most of the of bettering conditions wherever possible. We have only intervened when such intervention was necessary to protect lives and property and to restore order, and the intervention has always been of equal if not more ultimate benefit to the inhabitants of the tumultous country than to the non-citizens. The truth is that most of the suspicion of Uncle Sam in Latin-America is due to European effort. The countries of Europe realize as well as we do the value of the Latin-American markets and they want to keep them away from us if possible. Every diplomatic move which they make, therefore, is quite naturally one to drive a wedge if possible between the United States and Latin-America. Unfortunately, they have aid and assistance from the European agencies which supply most of the foreign news to the Latin-American papers. Let it be understood that these agencies supply the Latins with the "information" about America as well as the rest of the world and it is of course easy to see how this weapon can be made of great assistance to European trade diplomacy. European newspapers always criticize our policy in South America no matter what it is, and they do this for business and political reasons. And they see that the same kind of propaganda gets into the Latin-American press. The way to cultivate more friendly relations between the United States and Latin-America is to bring it about that there shall be more understanding and a better acquaintanceship between the north and the south directly and not through outsid channels. When we all get better acquainted there will be no trouble about the rest of it. GETTING OUT THE VOTE THE National Association of Manufacturers has announced that it is preparing to launch a "get out the vote campaign" which it is believed will be a little more pretentious than anything of the kind yet staged. The campaign is to begin on November 1, this year and continue right up until the presidential election in 1928, in the hope that at least three-fifths of our eligible voters can be induced to execute the right of suffrage at the next election. It is indeed a sad commentary on American elections that we have arrived at the point where, in the last presidential election a little less than half the people turned out to register their choice of chief executive. And it is also unfortunate, to say the least, that such a campaign as that sponsored by the manufacturers' association is needed to induce the people to vote. The decline in the number of potential voters who take part in the biennial elections has been steady. To go back to 1896, and the McKinley-Bryan campaign, which is still well remembered by millions of voters who are now no more than middle-aged, eighty per cent of the electorate went to the polls. Compare this with the less than fifty per cent of three years ago and you can realize the seriousness of the situation. Certain it is that American citizens in some way must be made to see the importance of exercising their right of suffrage. We already hear the complain that we are being governed by an organization minority. But if the present decadence in the vote continues, this governing minority is going to degenerate into an oligarchy, and then the end of popular government will be at hand. The first thing to be done, perhaps, is to seek out the cause and try to remove that. There are probably several reasons, but undoubtedly one of the chief ones in the primary. It was after 1896 that the total vote, compared to the voting population began to decline so rapidly. And it has been since 1896 that our primary laws have come into general use. The primary discourages voting in more ways than one. In the first place, it increases the number of elections. With primaries, general elections, city elections, bond referendums and the like, Americans are being fed up on... We already hear the complain that we are being governed by an organization minority. But if the present decadence in the vote continues, this governing minority is going to degenerate into an oligarchy, and then the end of popular government will be at hand. The first thing to be done, perhaps, is to seek out the cause and try to remove that. There are probably several reasons, but undoubtedly one of the chief ones in the primary. It was after 1896 that the total vote, compared to the voting population began to decline so rapidly. And it has been since 1896 that our primary laws have come into general use. The primary discourages voting in more ways than one. In the first place, it increases the number of elections. With primaries, general elections, city elections, bond referendums and the like, Americans are being fed up on elections. In the old days elections were biennial events and they were infrequent enough to appear important. Hence the people regarded it as something like a privilege to get out and vote. Then again the primary has engendered factional bitterness and personal control of politics. Where men used to discuss principles and go out to the polls to support them, they are now fed up on the personality of the candidates, and drawn into personnel quarrels which arise among them in the primaries. The whole tendency is to disgust the average voter with politics altogether, and the result is an increasingly big stay-at-home vote. Be this as it may, there can be no debating that the fact that the American people must be induced to turn out at elections again. Light voting means small interest in public affairs, and if America is to remain the great, free nation that it is today, our people must maintain their interest in our political problems. NATIONAL DEFENSE NOT 'MILITARISM' GENERAL PERSHING included a sentence in his speech at the Leviathan Legion dinner which ought to re-echo throughout the nation: "It is (the legion) will ever be the balance wheel of peace, for there is no class so determined to maintain peace as the me nwho know what war really is." How true! The man who directed the American forces in the greatest war in history, the men who fought under him in the mud and slime of the trenches in Flanders, the disabled who suffered the tortures of shell and gas under the most agonizing conditions, these know the torments of armed struggle, and these will do everything in their power, compatible with national honor, to maintain peace. General Pershing is a soldier second, an American first. He is no militarist; he would be the first man to denounce any move toward this distinctly destructive goal. In the lofty principles upon which the American Legion was founded, and among them he emphasized the importance of "safe and sane" measures of preparedness. The voice of General Pershing is the voice of national defense. And it is a national defense which is not burdensome and the sole purpose of which is the preservation of America in peace. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Flying By Albert T. Reid FITTS FOR SENATOR From Southern California comes most reliable information to the effect that Lieutenant-Governor Buron Fitts will permit his name to be used as a candidate for United States senator. Other candidates in the south whose names have been mentioned will step aside in favor of the popular American Legion leader. Up to the present time the Johnson forces have been sanguine that Fitts would not enter the race, but recent developments and activities have made them less certain. Close friends of the senator view with genuine alarm the attitude of Fitts, and privately admit that the popular Young Southern California leader is the only contender mentioned whose candidacy they fear. Both United States senators hail from northern California. Fitts is from the south and meets the geographical requirements. It is recalled that Senator Johnson last year supported Robert M. Clarke against Shortridge on the theory that Southern California, should Clarke be elected, would be appeased and less likely to enter a candidate against him. The theory was sound, but the electorate returned Shortridge and left the south without senatorial representation. Johnson's speeches for a candidate for the Sunny South are likely to be quoted in next year's campaign by the Fitts supporters. There are Johnson supporters who discount the candidacy of Fitts, declaring that the Johnson fight for the Boulder Dam project makes him impregnable—provided, of course, that nothing happens to that project between now and election day. The Hoover candidacy for President is another cause for worry to the Johnsonites. Hoover and Johnson, politically speaking, have never been as close as Siamese twins. In fact, they have generally been apart and the Presidential primary, therefore, will present a dilemma to the Johnson strategists. If Hoover is opposed, his friends are likely to take a hand in the senatorial primary. While the American Legion is not in politics as an organization, it nevertheless must be reckoned with in every contest. Fitts is one of the most popular leaders of the organization. He possesses ability and, what is more important, youth. He has no years of bitter antagonisms to overcome. His party record cannot be attacked. All of these facts are cited by his enthusiastic friends in support of his availability. From present indications it would appear that the coming year in California will be one of unusual political activity.—Oakland Tribune. PRIMARY VS. CONVENTION Has the general adoption of the primary system in the nomination of candidates for office brought about the selection of a better class than were chosen by ythe party conventions in the past? The general opinion of those who have given any thought to the subject furnishes a negative reply to that question. When nominates were selected by party conventions far more attention was paid to the character of the men whose names were to be placed on the party tickets than appears to be the case where the primary plan has supervised the convention. Without making invidious comparisons, odious as they are, it is doubtful if it is possible to name many states or municipalities in which the officers chosen at primary elections equal in character and integrity their predecessors selected in caucus or convention. In the days of the convention the party caucus chose delegates to the convention and those delegates exercised far more care in selecting candidates than is manifested by voters in the primaries. It is comparatively an easier matter in most of the states for a candidate to "pack" a primary than to "pack" a convention. TAX REDUCTION, TOO President Coolidge's congressional program calls for tax reduction as well as debt reduction. Recently it was estimated that his interest was entirely in debt reduction, but from the White House a definite intimation went forth that he was also hoping for a saving in taxes. His success in either or both of these fields, however, will depend absolutely on the willingness of the congressmen to curb their own desires for expenditures out-of the public funds. There is a fine, patriotic obligation resting upon all of us to sustain the President so that the reduction of the debt can be made as large as possible. Debt reduction, it must be remembered, means permanent tax reduction! Last year the taxpayers paid seven hundred and ninety million dollars interest on the public debt. By reason of last year's debt reduction, the taxpayers have been relieved of forty million dollars' worth of interest charges which is a permanent saving. Whether money is borrowed by an individual or a nation, the borrower has to pay the price, and the only way to get rid of the burden is by disposing of the original debt. Our public debt is still eighteen billion dollars, a staggering total even for a rich-and-prosperous country. MOON FARMING Moon farming, according to the weather bureau, is "moonshine." It has absolutely no support from any scientific point of view. By "moon farming" is meant sowing or reaping, breeding or butchering, shingling or shearing, or any other farm activities supposed to be affected by the "dark" or the "light" or some other phase of the moon. The chief things affecting the growth of crops at any stage are: Temperature and moisture conditions of soil and air; composition of adjacent atmosphere; kind and intensity of light; presence, or absence, and severity of plant disease; mechanical condition of soil, loose or compact; fertility of the soil, and quantity of other vegetation, or weeds present. Meteorologists can show that the moon has nothing to do with any of these conditions affecting crops. It has no influence on weather or soil. TAX REDUCTION, TOO President Coolidge's congressional program calls for tax reduction as well as debt reduction. Recently it was inSOMETIMES I GET GO DESPERATE I GET SCARED AT ME! NAW ! THAT'S A FOOLISH EXPRESSION, YOU ARE ONLY ONE PERSON. IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A FIGHT EXCEPT WHEN YOU HOOKED THA WIRE WRON 6 ON THA RADIO AN' BURNED THA TUBES YA SAID YA WUZ MAD ENOUGH TO KICK YOURSELF, DIDN'T HA? OBSERVATIONS POPULAR PASTIME BELOW RIO GRANDE PEOPLE with a weak heart, or those who have the least spark of love for a dumb animal, have no business going to see a bull fight, especially those pulled off in Mexico. After the stage is set, the vast assemblage of persons neatly tucked away in their seats in the amphitheater high up from the arena, a gate in the enclosure is opened and out rushes the wild bull. He runs hither and yon about the ring, and then espying a bandolero, the curious bull makes a rush at him. Others, known as picadors, are on foot and on horseback and wield the lance. As the bull charges, the bandolero flaunts his long colored cape or flag before the animal, which plunges madly on, while the man quickly steps aside unharmed. As he does so, the agile picador plants a lance in the shoulder of the bull. This is repeated until six or seven of the spears are dangling from the animal's hide. The bull, of course, is bellowing with rage and frantically rushing around, intent on destroying everyone in his path. The men on horseback take a hand at harpooning the bull, and not intent on making the pastime too one-sided, they allow the infuriated bull to gore the defenseless horse. This is a sickening sight, but it goes with the game. The poor horse is impaled upon the horns of the bull, being literally disemboweled, tossed aside and left to die in its tracks, while the rider slips from the saddle and away to safety. Usually two or three horses are thus sacrificed to satisfy the bull's greed for blood. Judging from the animation among the audience, the real show is then about to be presented. Out comes the gayly-bedecked matador, the killer, the man appointed to kill the bull. He is received with great acclaim, and daringly proceeds with his part of the program. After further tantalizing the bull, the matador—who surely must be a brave man—audaciously risks his life before the enraged animal. But he steps aside from the charges, the bull's horns missing him by inches. When he thinks the customers have had all the thrills they need, he holds his red flag before him, and carefully taking aim at a spot between the neck and the shoulder, thrusts downward through the heart of the animal as it rushes past him in its last plunge before death. The matador is then received with admiration upon the part of some favored senorita, and the show is over. He is received with great acclaim, and daringly proceeds with his part of the program. After further tantalizing the bull, the matador—who surely must be a brave man—audaciously risks his life before the enraged animal. But he steps aside from the charges, the bull's horns missing him by inches. When he thinks the customers have had all the thrills they need, he holds his red flag before him, and carefully taking aim at a spot between the neck and the shoulder, thrusts downward through the heart of the animal as it rushes past him in its last plunge before death. The matador is then received with admiration upon the part of some favored senorita, and the show is over. OTHERWISE IT'S EASY AN AUTHORITY on aviation is quoted as saying that the real needs of successful flying is ample preparation and a complete equipment, superinduced with efficient navigation and the apparent ability to keep open communication with rest of the world in case of trouble or a forced landing, coupled with the important fact to stay afloat after hitting the ocean. THE EXCESS BAGGAGE WHEN Lindy hopped off alone with his four sandwiches and bottle of water, he also had two or three letters of recommendation tucked away in his vest pocket, and report has it that he also carried copies of testimonials of the good quality of gasoline he used. Maybe now that is what causes that smile to spread over his face ever so often. AND HE BOILED OVER TWO boys about 10 years of age were talking it over the other afternoon, when one suggested that they go to a certain movie show. "Naw, that's one of those love pictures," replied the other, with a sign of disgust. "Let's go swimming," he volunteered. BESIDES, IT'S LIABLE TO BE COLD, 'N EVERYTHING AnEDICT has gone forth from the powers that be that the co-eds of Fullerton will not be allowed to appear on the campus unless wearing full length hose. While it was said it was the intention to allow the girls a lot of liberty, still they shall not pass without 'em. THREE'S A CROWD The state of Kentucky has always been noted for its thorough-bred hawses, and there a while back was famous for its mint juleps, but the other day it drew the spotlight when a father sued his son for $5000 for alienating the affections of his stepmother. LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP Every now and then a bunco artist is convicted and sentenced to prison, but there are many yet roaming around on the outside. Many people are gullible and desire to get rich quick, and usually come to grief when it is too late. Some sharks are so versatile that they could sell you the Brooklyn bridge. While the people are deserving of protection, still a lot of them need what is called a guardian. SORRY FOR EACH OTHER The sports writers these days are a likable sort of crew and are fast getting into the ultra high-brow class. In speaking of the training methods of two big mittmen, one scribe announced EVERY now and then a bunco artist is convicted and sentenced to prison, but there are many yet roaming around on the outside. Many people are gullible and desire to get rich quick, and usually come to grief when it is too late. Some sharks are so versatile that they could sell you the Brooklyn bridge. While the people are deserving of protection, still a lot of them need what is called a guardian. SORRY FOR EACH OTHER THE sports writers these days are a likable sort of crew and are fast getting into the ultra high-brow class. In speaking of the training methods of two big mittmen, one scribe announced that the work of the men seemed "lackadaisical." ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD DURING a sudden rise in the temperature in the East the other day, the peak of the load registered 92 degrees. At the same time the price of lemons rose to $24 per box. WILFULL WASTE MAKES WOEFUL WANT A GOOD old lady who attends to her knitting and housework says cast off razor blades make ideal weapons for scraping pots and pans, and also says people should learn to save all the corks. The former idea may be all right, but nowadays after a bottle is brought out into the open the cork is about as useless as a fifth wheel on flivver. But anyhow, it is said a prosperous pork packer always saved everything except the squeal. NATIONAL APPLE WEEK "Nibble A Apple" is the slogan this year for National Apple Week, which will be celebrated beginning Monday, October 31, and extending through to Saturday, November 5. Inclusive, according to advice just given out by officials of the National Apple Association. Apple week has become a fixed annual national event. Throughout the entire United States apples will be featured on the menus of the hotels, restaurants, railroad dining cars, steamships and millions of tables of private homes. Thousands of attractive window displays of the luscious and healthful apple will remind the public of National Apple Week and recall the old adage, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Among the larger transportation companies, the Union Pacific system is entering into the spirit of National Apple Week in an enthusiastic manner, according to R. B. Robertson, assistant traffic manager of the company. The Union Pacific has sent out a request to every one of its 50,000 employees to eat and serve apples during National Apple Week, and during that period the Company will serve apples prepared in every conceivable appetizing and delectable manner on all of its 125 dining cars running over its nearly 10,000 miles of railroad. All of its many hotels and dining rooms over the western part of America will display and serve apple dishes at modest prices. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of apple dish orders it will serve, the Union Pacific will also have dozens of its city ticket office windows throughout the country decorated with beautiful apple displays.