anaheim-gazette 1928-02-09

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$2.00 SIX MONTHS.....1.35 THREE MONTHS......75 Entered at the Anaheim California, Post Office as second class matter. IT'S WARMING UP THE campaign for the Republican presidential nomination is warming up to the point where attacks are being made on the several candidates. Vice-President Dawes is criticized because of his testimony before the Congressional committee engaged in investigating the conduct of the war after the war was over. He denounced practically the entire leadership of his party as demagogical because of criticisms of alleged waste and inefficiency in war management. Ex-Governor Lowden is criticized because of an interview in London four or five years ago favorable to the League of Nations. Secretary Hoover is attacked because of his letter to Frederick Coudert in 1918 expressing the opinion that President Wilson should be supported by the country without regard to party lines in peace and post-war negotiations, interpreted as in support of President Wilson's demand for a Democratic Congress. In behalf of Vice-President Dawes, the reply is made that as a part of the Wilson administration's war activities, loyalty to his chief required defense of the conduct of the war. Governor Lowden's friends state that he was more strongly quoted in his interview than his words warranted. In behalf of Secretary Hoover, it is stated that when appointed as a part of the war administration he was known to be a Republican, and that one crossing of the party lines during a war period called for another; that at the time the statement was made Secretary Hoover was abroad and face to face with the necessity of emphasizing the theory that the United States was united in support of the war and that while Americans were able to differentiate between loyalty to President Wilson and loyalty to the government's war cause, Europeans were not; that in October, 1918 the question was up to whether the German In behalf of Secretary Hoover, it is stated that when appointed as a part of the war administration he was known to be a Republican, and that one crossing of the party lines during a war period called for another; that at the time the statement was made Secretary Hoover was abroad and face to face with the necessity of emphasizing the theory that the United States was united in support of the war and that while Americans were able to differentiate between loyalty to President Wilson and loyalty to the government's war cause, Europeans were not; that in October, 1918, the question was up as to whether the German would give in and the war be ended or whether peace negotiation would fail and many thousands of American lives be lost with additional billions of dollars. Secretary Hoover has never contemplated giving up his residence in the United States; he has been continuously a member of the National Republican Club of New York for twenty years, and in 1920 he "squashed" a movement to make him the Democratic presidential nominee and permitted his friends to make a hopeless fight for the Republican presidential nomination chiefly to permanently establish his identity as a member of the party of whose two last national administrations he has been an important part. It is also argued by Secretary Hoover's friends that the charges made against his party zeal will only strengthen him as an election vote-getter among independent and lukewarm Democratic voters and among many of those who have hereofore been numbered with that fifty per cent of the electorate which has not been going to the polls. These charges and counter charges are interesting as evidence that as 1928 opens there is a revival in political interest. PAN-AMERICAN MEETING IT IS becoming evident that the speeches in Havana of President Coolidge, former Secretary of State Hughes, and other representative citizens of our country are going a long way to dispel some of the doubt and misunderstanding which has been prevalent toward the United States in Latin-American countries. This is the natural result of getting better acquainted. In the past the Latin-Americans have depended a great deal for what they knew about us upon European news agencies and European propaganda. These sources have naturally been unfriendly because Europe "views with alarm" the inroads which Uncle Sam is making on South American trade, and will do everything possible to create friction and misunderstanding between the United States and Latin-America. Unfortunately, these European agencies have not been without valuable aid in the United States. Some of our own so-called liberals have joined the "detract America" movement and have aided in every way possible the promulgation of the absurd charge that Uncle Sam has imperialistic intentions in South and Central America. "In the spirit of Christopher Columbus all of the Americans have a bond of eternal unity," President Coolidge said, "a common heritage bequeathed to us alone. Unless we together redeem the promise which his voyage held for humanity, it must forever remain void. This is the destiny which Pan-America has been chosen to fulfill." "It is the firm policy of the United States," said Mr. Hughes, "to respect the territorial integrity of the American republics. We have no policy of aggression. We wish for all of them * * * strength and not weakness. What a fatuous idea it would be to think that the United States desired that any of the states should be weak, or the prey of disorder. There is no promise for the United States in that. We do not wish their territory. We have trouble enough at home without seeking responsibilities abroad." "It is the firm policy of the United States," said Mr. Hughes, "to respect the territorial integrity of the American republics. We have no policy of aggression. We wish for all of them * * * strength and not weakness. What a fatuous idea it would be to think that the United States desired that any of the states should be weak, or the prey of disorder. There is no promise for the United States in that. We do not wish their territory. We have trouble enough at home without seeking responsibilities abroad. "The rights we assert for ourselves we accord to others. Nothing could be happier for the United States than that all the countries in the region of the Caribbean should be strong, self-sufficient, fulfilling their destiny, settling their problems with peace at home and the fulfillment of their obligations abroad. It is in the strength of these powers as equal and responsible states and not in the weakness of any that lies our confidence for future tranquility and the mutual benefits of intercourse." NEW WORLD THEME The heart of the President's speech before the Pan-American Conference at Havana was its emphasis on the difference between this friendly co-operative association of sister republic and the European organization of armed force and coercion known as the League of Nations. The difference between the two forms of assembly is as wide as the distance from Geneva to Havana; leaguism and Pan-Americanism are as far apart as the Old World and the New. The President told the Pan-American Conference. "You come together under the present condition and the future expectation of profound peace. You are continuing to strike a new note in international gatherings by maintaining a forum at which not the selfish interests of the few, but the general welfare of all, will be considered." It would be hard to devise a more pointed reference to the league, whose councils and whose policies are directed by the imperialistic nations who came out on top in the war, intent upon maintaining an organization to guarantee their vast winnings. The President's 1200-mile journey from the national capital to foreign soil, and the substance of his speech are the happy augury of a new direction of American foreign policy—a direction which is natural, effective and appreciated by its beneficiaries. Our Cousin John Misunderstands Us By Albert T. Reid HIS MUST MEAN ANOTHER NAVAL RACE Daily Paper DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLE AND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO BRING THEIR NAVY UP TO THE 5-5-3 RATIO TREATY WHY TARIFF IS NEEDED John H. Bartlett, first assistant post-verse, he said: if free trade on farmers implements, etcetra, is allowed, the American workmen who manufacture those and who buy 90 per cent of the session, but it is certain to develop in the near future, for it is not to be denied that there is a growing feeling that these boards have been getting out WHY TARIFF IS NEEDED John H. Bartlett, first assistant postmaster-general, who, before he became a federal official was governor of the state of New Hampshire, made a speech the other day at Dayton, Ohio, at a McKinley banquet at which he discussed the tariff in a way that brought it closer to the people than has been done in some time. Taking the tariff activities of President McKinley as a basis, he laid down that American prosperity and American living standards cannot be maintained on a scale 200 and 300 per cent higher than that of other nations without a protective tariff, and that American efficiency in production, marvelous as it is, cannot offset this difference. "We should never lose sight," he said, "that high wages, good wages, must ever be the first and paranount consideration, and that a high civilization is always the hand-made of high wages. Low prices in the necessities of life is paramount, but not of the first consideration. If low prices of necessities is the first consideration, and wages secondary, then it follows that we admit free of duty in competition with ourselves the products of foreign farms and workshops." Speaking of the free trade argument that we are paying too much for our food, Mr. Bartlett said that it was true that the American market could be largely supplied with the cheap land products of the Argentine, New Zealand and Canada; the cheap dairy products of Australia and Northern Europe; cheap fruit from Southern Europe and Central America and eggs from China, but when that food comes in American raised food is not bought and if the American farmer is thus handicapped, how long can we expect him to carry on and continue the purchase of the 40 per cent of the product of American industries which he now buys? "Ruin the farmers, and 40 per cent of the products of American industry are taken away, and hence 40 per cent of the American industrial laborers are put out of employment." On the reverse, he said: if free trade on farmers' implements, etcetra, is allowed, the American workmen who manufacture those and who buy 90 per cent of the farmers' output, would be reduced to unemployment and their opportunity for purchasing the American farmers' supplies would be destroyed. A little more talk along the Bartlett line and less about gold balances is what the American people need for a real understanding of this problem. PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES Once again for the purpose of providing a record which can be tucked into the sweatband of the hat, or the inner fold of the pocketbook, we are printing a list of the Presidential primary dates in the 17 states that have them. The first will be held in New Hampshire, Tuesday, March 6. It is already generally understood that in this state an unpledged delegation favorable to Mr. Hoover will be elected. North Dakota is second. It will hold its primary March 20. Michigan starts off the April primaries with its balloting on the second. Wisconsin voters will express their preference third; Illinois the tenth, and Nebraska also on the tenth. Pennsylvania votes April 24, and Massachusetts and Ohio also on that day. On the first day of May, California voters will express their preference. Maryland will vote on the seventh, and Indiana on the eighth. New Jersey votes May 15, and Oregon May 18. South Dakota will go to the preferential polls on the twenty-second, and West Virginia on the twenty-ninth. Florida will close the presidential primary season by voting June 5. "INDEPENDENT BOARDS" The independent boards and commissions in Washington which have been functioning for years in a twilight zone of congressional and executive independence are in danger of being roped and thrown within a relatively short while. It probably will not happen this session, but it is certain to develop in the near future, for it is not to be denied that there is a growing feeling that these boards have been getting out of hand; a feeling which has been held not only by congressmen, but by the business men of the country at large. The forecast of what is to come is to be found in a bulky document of a thousand pages which recently dropped from the government printing press containing the hearings before the subcommittee on appropriations on the independent offices appropriation bill. It is impossible to glance through this document without appreciating that the members of the subcommittee put a number of these officials on the grill and asked them to explain just what value their departments were. In the past, criticism of these boards has been largely foreseen rather than constructive. This document marks a new departure. MORE AIR MAIL ROUTES Ten additional air mail routes are to be added to the existing aerial mail roads in 1928, bringing the total to twenty-five, according to the plans of the postoffice department. The twenty-five routes will have a total route mileage of 11,556. If only one plane a day flew each way on these routes, it has been estimated that the mileage flown daily by these planes carrying the United States mails by air would more than equal the distance around the world at the equator. But this is only a figure for comparison, as on most of the routes two or more planes fly daily in both directions. Constantine Pappadimitrakopolos recently field papers in the courts at Newark, N.J., seeking citizenship. We suggest that the court have him change his surname to "pi-line" for the sake of brevity. We have a suspicion that some time Russia is going to learn to its cost that yellow is not a racial characteristic of the Chinese. when my pop says update monkey with the radio, just one thing keeps my maw from bustin' it! just one thing keeps my maw from bustin' the radio fortha luvva cream what is it? my pop! rr-rr! OBSERVATIONS TURNING BACK THE PAGES OF TIME AGENTLEMAN who settled in this section in 1874, and who now is looking forward joyously to the coming of the month of April—when he will be 83 years of age—says people are just as old as they make themselves believe they are. Nothing gives this man more pleasure than to go out in his garden and labor, so that two blades will grow where only one grew before. He is hale and hearty for one of his years, and modestly says he has a constitution likened to that of several Texas steers. He is never going to grow old, because he says the mind has control of the body. His motto is to dispel—cast out—any thought of worry. Should a spirit of depression perchance overcome him, why, he immediately causes that fear to vanish by steering his mind into another, a more uplifting channel, and everything is all right. So long, neighbor; take care of yourself. THERE IS GOOD IN EVERYTHING NOWADAYS, when this old world is stepping along pretty fast, and when some people look upon the dark side, they can change matters a whale of a lot by just looking upon the bright side. Take the crime wave, for instance; many people believe the world is on the down grade, but they fail to bring themselves around to pick out the good things that abound all around them. “Be true to yourself, and as the day succeeds the night, thou canst not then be false to any man,” so said the immortal bard. WHEN NATURE SMILED WITH GLADNESS A WELL-KNOWN British evangelist in one of his lectures had for his subject: “What I Understand by Revival.” He likened religious revival to the reawakening of the flowers in spring, declaring revival comes from the innermost part of the heart, which is filled with the love of God, rather than being something gained which has never before been possessed. GUMMING UP THE CARDS OUT NEBRASKA way, the other day, four brothers married four sisters. Now, in an ordinary game, four queens and four Jacks appear quite often; but when the father married the mother things have changed, but it is hoped not for the worst, even though there are five of a kind on each side. GUMMING UP THE CARDS OUT NEBRASKA way, the other day, four brothers married four sisters. Now, in an ordinary game, four queens and four Jacks appear quite often; but when the father married the mother things have changed, but it is hoped not for the worst, even though there are five of a kind on each side. GETTING IN OUT OF THE WET IT IS reported that the tourist movement from the blizzard-swept sections of the East to Southern California continues strong. All the railways are running fast trains filled to capacity. It is said the travel to California this season bids fair to break all records. Many of the people remain permanently. THE IRONY OF FATE ACHICAGO criminal lawyer, who in his day has defended many holdup gents, experienced the novelty the other day of being told to "point 'em to the sky." The lawyer says he will never defend another stickup as long as he lives. GETTING THE SOFT PEDAL QUITE often you see talented women in movie plays who play opposite the "stars" who really have more ability to portray their parts than the stars themselves; and you hardly know their names. Of course, the drawing power of a much-heralded screen name packs them in at the gate; but the real actresses sometimes are held in the background when it comes to the announcements. OH, PSHAW! MAYBE IT'S THEIR SAFETY VALVE IF EVER there was anything that annoys peaceable people who go to the movies, it is the dumbell who applauds most every thrill that occurs, be it a wedding scene or a funeral. This species seems to be growing in numbers, and the committee on ways and means is thinking seriously of telling the czar of the cinema about it. IT WON'T BE LONG NOW WHEN that rebel down Nicaragua way broke out and killed some of our marines, he started something. There is a new force of the "Devil Dogs" on the job and, from all accounts, there will be a hot time in that old town. GREAT OAKS FROM SMALL ACORNS GROW REALTOR who specializes in citrus orchards says he works on the idea of getting prospective buyers to acquire small tracts, say five acres, when going in for oranges. The reason is that a man, should his finances be not large, would keep out of unnecessary debt. And if a man cares for five acres, he has got a pretty good-sized job. It takes lots of work to produce good oranges. Five acres will produce a nice income, provided you know, a man be willing to labor, and not put in too much time riding around and viewing the sights. ENTITLED TO BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT WELL-KNOWN car manufacturer, when asked whether or not he was a billionaire, replied: "I don't give one hoot whether or not I'm a billionaire." ENTITLED TO BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT A WELL-KNOWN car manufacturer, when asked whether or not he was a billionaire, replied: "I don't give one hoot whether or not I'm a billionaire." THEY BURIED HIM THREE DAYS LATER A CORRESPONDENT sends in a piece wherein it is said a wife held all the aces of the two decks, in one hand, while engaged in a game of pinochle with her husband, the other evening, which was unusual. In the early days, a man once held four aces in a fascinating game, while there was another one in the deck, and there was an awful row when the lights went out. THE WAGES! OF SIN THAT woman and her paramour, who cruelly murdered her husband back there in an eastern state, paid the penalty in the electric chair for their crime. They took one life and gave two. LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU IT IS said the president of the republic below the Rio Grande laughed more in four days than he did in the previous four years he was president. It was all on account of his having a well-known humorist from here as his guest, and he chuckles at his witticisms. Muy amigos. THEY HAVE FUNERALS ON THE TAPIS DOWN in Texas, the citizens have formed what is called the "Carcass Fund," and offer a reward of $500 for each slain burglar or peeping Tom. AT LAST ACCOUNT THERE WAS NO JAILBREAK IT IS said a prisoner in a county jail whiles away the evening hours with a ukulele.