anaheim-gazette 1928-12-06

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS .75 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Post Office as second-class matter EUROPE'S RECOVERY Some interesting figures are found in a recent report of the National Foreign Trade Council on the growth of the world's trade. The report sets out that Europe has increased its world trade more rapidly than any other quarter of the world during the past two years and has now made up all but ten per cent of the volume of export trade it carried in 1913, the year before the coming of the World War. The statement continues: "Two years ago the council called attention on Armistice Day to the fact that in 1925 for the first time since the war, international trade as measured in exports had surpassed its volume for 1913. The combined nations other than the United States then had made a small gain which complete figures show to have been about four per cent, and the United States had made a remarkable advance of more than 31 per cent. "The figures for 82 nations now disclose an even more satisfactory picture for 1927. They show a real growth of 11 per cent in exports over 1913 for the rest of the world and a maintenance of the growth of the United States to a 38 per cent corresponding surplus. "As was inevitable, the recovery of the European nations, now in full swing, has stimulated their exports at a more rapid rate than our own during the last two years. The 27 nations of Europe gained 10 per cent in exports during this interval and have practically attained again the momentum of their pre-war growth." "The figures for 82 nations now disclose an even more satisfactory picture for 1927. They show a real growth of 11 per cent in exports over 1913 for the rest of the world and a maintenance of the growth of the United States to a 38 per cent corresponding surplus. "As was inevitable, the recovery of the European nations, now in full swing, has stimulated their exports at a more rapid rate than our own during the last two years. The 27 nations of Europe gained 10 per cent in exports during this interval and have practically attained again the momentum of their pre-war growth. The United States gained about five per cent between 1925 and 1927. The significant fact is, however, that the world as a whole, with a real export growth of 6 per cent during the two years, definitely has embarked on a new growth in international trade at about half the rate of progress it has made before the war." What then becomes of the old internationalist argument that unless we cancelled the European debts and reduced our tariff barriers, Europe would in time go into bankruptcy with the consequent collapse of the economic stability of the whole world? Evidently something has gone wrong with this argument that if we don't give up protection we would lose all of our foreign trade. Europe is indeed now in full swing toward recovery. In a year or two more she will be entirely back to normal and the reconstruction period for most European nations will be over, just as it is already over for the United States. The most noticeable gain in trade of the European countries has been that of Germany. But other nations are forging ahead too, and each year from now on competition for the United States in the world markets will become keener. This makes it all the more necessary that the United States protect its own great home market and keep the production of its factories at high tide. The more production the less the cost, and the better able we are to compete with Europe in the foreign markets. At the same time let us not forget that the bottom has fallen out of the argument that Europe could not recover unless Uncle Sam placed the burden of the European war debts on the backs of the American taxpayers. Europe is recovering, and it is somewhat significant that in spite of all the "bear stories" as to European poverty, most of the nations of the old continent are constantly increasing their armaments and spending more and more money for military and naval display. If they can afford to prepare for another one, they can afford to pay something on the debts they incurred in the last war. PLAIN SPEAKING The press of the United States generally is supporting and commending the principles of American foreign policy enunciated by President Coolidge in his Armistice Day speech. The only criticism which has been heard is that the statements were too "blunt." that might offend some of the diplomats of Europe. It seems to us that bluntness is something which is needed in dealing with this situation if not bluntness, at least plain speaking, and it seems to us that it was this latter virtue with which President Coolidge was dealing in his address. For several years we have seen and heard our internationalists going up and down the land advocating all sorts of aids and subsidies for Europe. We have heard Uncle Sam denounced as a shylock among nations; we have heard it declared that we ought to forgive the European debt, another phrase for saddling it on our own taxnavers; that we ought to disarm as a pacifist example to the rest of the world. that they might offend some of the diplomats of Europe. It occurs to us that bluntness is something which is needed in dealing with this situation if not bluntness, at least plain speaking, and it seems to us that it was this latter virtue with which President Coolidge was dealing in his address. For several years we have seen and heard our internationalists going up and down the land advocating all sorts of aids and subsidies for Europe. We have heard Uncle Sam denounced as a shylock among nations; we have heard it declared that we ought to forgive the European debt, another phrase for saddling it on our own taxawevers; that we ought to disarm as a magnificent example to the rest of the world. Statements of this kind have been made by certain internationalists not only in their own country but while they were sojourning in Europe, where many of them seemed to think it the smart thing to "anologize" for their own country, and laud all things European. It is only natural therefore that Europe may have gotten the idea that these mealy-mouthed Americans spoke for the whole country, that their principles were the principles of America, and that this may account for some of the trouble we have had in getting working agreements with Europe. With all this in mind it can be said that President Coolidge did the right and proper thing in indulging in plain speaking. He has served notice on the diplomats of Europe that the American foreign policy is not the policy of the European worshippers in the United States but of the great mass of the American people who believe that American interests ought to have paramount consideration from our government. The plain speaking indulged in by President Coolidge ought to clear the atmosphere and convince the European diplomats that Uncle Sam is not so big a boob as his internationalists apologists would indicate. In commenting on the President's address, Mr. Gerard said: "I agreed with every word the President said. The United States must adopt a business-like attitude toward Europe. Foreign loans should be curtailed and the moneys devoted to improvement of the conditions of our own people. We can take the Kellogg Peace Pact on faith only. "We must have more cruisers for national defense. I wish the cruiser bill provided for 30 instead of 15. "We did all that we could to promote the cause of disarmament, but we must not forget that adequate national defense is necessary for preserving order and peace in the world. When the present British program is carried out, Great Britain will have 68 cruisers. In view of these facts, I believe that the 15-cruiser program now before the Senate is far too small a number. It is not a question of competition with other nations; it is a defense necessity." Santa Claus Is Tempted By Albert T. Reid NOW, CHRIS-YOU BETTER GET BUSY READIN' THOSE KIDDIES LETTERS AND NOT SPEND THE WHOLE HORNIN' POURIN' OVER THOSE AUTOMOBILE CATALOGS Santa - "I wonder if one of those things would be as adaptable for my purposes as that bunch of reindeers?" NAVAL EQUALITY The only possible principle upon which a durable co-operation between the United States and Great Britain can be based is that of equality. No amount of sentimental rhetoric or official compliment or superior diplomatic skill will repeal this principle. To recognize this is becoming more and more essential to the evolution of an Anglo-American co-operation and the preservation of good relations, and yet the recent course of British policy, as Mr. Coolidge has done well to point out, seems singularly lacking in such recognition. It is all very well to quote Lincoln on friendship between two nations. Friendship has been earnestly desired by the best of both peoples. But Mr. Baldwin does not explain how the policy of his government either at the abovemention conference at Geneva or in the form of the Anglo-French agreement expressed an honest desire on Great Britain's part for co-operation with us except as a dominant partner in an enterprise carefully shaped to British ends. Mr. Coolidge has candidly described this effort to hamper the efficient development of an American naval force. It was not and it cannot be made to seem a policy of friendship, and while we in America are glad to find that there is a powerful protest in England against it and to accept that protest as an assurance of friendliness toward us, we should not be foolish indeed to ignore the fact that a British government has conceived it profitable at least to attempt to put us at a serious disadvantage. We ought to and recognize the vital importance to Great Britain of adequate naval power, power to defend her shores from attack, power to defend her imperial communications, power to protect her world-wide trade. But this recognition by the American nation does not imply the willingness to accept a position of subordination and while we are notoriously negligent of our sea power, it is a serious mistake for British diplomacy to make experiment with that negligence which may seem to promise immediate advantage but will sooner or later bring collision between the two nations. There is but one durable foundation for good relations and useful co-operation between Great Britain and the United States and that is a candid and sympathetic recognition of each other's problems and legitimate aspirations. There is but one rule which can be or will be accepted by the American people and that is the rule of equality. In naval matters that does not mean necessarily equality of ships. It does not even mean equality of actual force, for British sea power has been developed far ahead of ours. But it means equality of right and equal freedom to develop each its own power to meet its own needs. A TIP FROM CANADA Says the Toronto Globe: "Mr. Hoover has promised the farmer voters a tariff that will effectively eliminate competition from farm produce shipments from Canada. Canadian farmers with memories of the consequences of the Fordney emergency tariff will not be under any illusions as to the harmful effect on rural Canadian prosperity. The sensible answer to any such action—or even to the recurrent threats of such action—is for Canada to throw her full weight into the movement to make expanded intra-emire trade a substitute for foreign markets and a safeguard against the vagaries of allen politicians and peoples." Here is some excellent advice for Canada. If she follows it she will have adopted another American idea. In the United States we some years ago gave up the idea of building an American prosperity which might be dependent principally on foreign trade and the tariff laws constructed by statesmen in other lands. Our own leaders, political and industrial, determined upon the course of securing the great American market for the American producer. The system has worked so well that today the American market is the greatest in the world and is getting bigger and better every year. The protection of this American market has made it possible for the American manufacturer to pay high wages and offer steady employment. High wages have so increased the buying power of the country that greater production has been made possible at a less cost in spite of high wages and the high American standard of living. So that instead of drying up our foreign trade the protective theory, put into practice, has enabled us to produce goods at cost, in spite of high wages, that permits the American manufacturer to compete in South America and Asia against the wares produced by cheaper wages in Europe. And so the story goes on year after year. It is a story of greater production, greater buying power on the part of our people and an increase in the general prosperity. In other countries where the first concern has been for the foreign market there has been a different story to tell. The Canadian newspaper quoted above evidently has seen the light and come to the conclusion that unless the home market is developed first it is decidedly difficult to maintain full speed ahead. SHOULD GIVE PROTECTION The Mexican immigrant promises to become a more or less prominent figure during the next session of congress. Organized and unorganized labor protest against the wholesale importation of this cheap labor. Just how many Mexicans there are in the United States is a matter of conjecture. Two years ago the department of labor fixed the number at 1,000,000 with 125,000 coming legally each year, and perhaps as many more illegally. But whatever the number the Mexican will never become an American. Many cities report that half the year he becomes a burden on the charity cheats in some cases taking 30 per cent of the distribution. On the other hand truck farmers of the Imperial Valley declare they could not exist were it not for Mexican labor. Beet sugar interests say the same thing. Railroads and contractors welcome him in unrestricted numbers. He buys an old freight car for $25 and 10 and 15 people make their home therein. The whole family works, even the six-year-olds, and fruits and beets and grapes are harvested, and railroads constructed. He has become a fixed factor in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit and Gary steel mills and in nearly all construction gangs. Most of these Mexicans are brought in under contract. In the old days when shoes were $3 a pair more people had to go barefoot than in these days when they average $10 a pair. while we are notoriously negligent of our sea power, it is a serious mistake for British diplomacy to make experiment with that negligence which may seem to promise immediate advantage but will sooner or later bring collision between the two nations. There is but one durable foundation for good relations and useful co-operation between Great Britain and the WE'D LIKE TO LOOK AT A SUIT FOR FREDDIE FOR THIS YOUNG MAN? HE'S A FINE-LOOKING BOY~HE'LL BE A BIG MAN BEFORE LONG. OUR MOTOR OIL DIALOG AND BRITTLE SUITS EXTRA PANTS WEET AND COST WITH EVERY SUIT! ALL CLOSER ONE HALE OFF! WE JUST WANT SOMETHING PLAIN TO KNOCK AROUND IN STAND STILL SO WE CAN SEE FREDDIE ALL SUITS ARE GUARANTEED AGAINST CAM, FINE, THAT DO NOT HAVE YOU? 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In a sensational case in a city up state, wherein bribery charges flew thick and fast, the accused man is quoted as saying besides paying, besides paying quite a tidy sum of money to some hombres, he also gave them several cases of Scotch to enliven their housewarming. SLENDER THREAD OF LIFE Wild and Woolly—"What is the definition of anguish of mind?" Straight and Narrow Path—"That starts you to thinking; when a man is put in the death cell he suffers grief untold, especially when the fateful hours gradually grow less, and there is no hope." KEEP HOME FIRES BURNING Now that the talkies are taking a lead some of the queens (who have not "good" voices) get their names in the paper by denying "that rumor" that they are going to get married. SHORT, SAD STORIES "Selling Out Below Cost," "Must Sacrifice—Lease Expired," "For Rent." BREATHLESS PUBLIC ON TIPTOE OF EXPECTANCY The other day a young lady received a movie contract because she had pretty hands. Now, that has upset all previous contests. Will the bathing beauty parades become extinct? The complex question is to be settled by the Bingville Bugle straw SHORT, SAD STORIES "Selling Out Below Cost," "Must Sacrifice—Lease Expired," "For Rent." BREATHLESS PUBLIC ON TIPTOE OF EXPECTANCY The other day a young lady received a movie contract because she had pretty hands. Now, that has upset all previous contests. Will the bathing beauty parades become extinct? The complex question is to be settled by the Bingville Bugle straw vote now in preparation. PICKING UP THE MARBLES Pacifist Pete—"What is the real meaning of the epigram, 'I'll Say So?'" Cactus Kate—"That is an unbiased decision of supreme acquiescence. When the interrogator is a charming young maiden her gallant escort submits the question without argument; and where a man has a hot-tempered, belligerent wife he meekly coincides through force of habit." UMM, UMM—BUT THAT'S MIGHTY SWEET SUGAR Teacher—"What is a lobbyist?" Pupil—"He's a hocus-pocus sheep herder." Teacher—"Don't be silly—whadda mean?" Pupil—"He's the guy that finds a flock of sheep and makes goats out of some of them." THE FELINE ESCAPES FROM THE BURLAP A suave and versatile person, who heretofore laid claim to being the head guy and official chairman of the steering and fixing committee of a big company up state, recently uncorked enough bribery fodder to keep a palpitating public fed up for months. If his statements are true, they are very important. The narratives run along like a stream of fiction, because a person wonders how such things could be if the bosses had their eyes open. And this same person let fly some remarks about the forbidden fruit in liquid form. And if they are true, why: the honest-to-goodness people on the outside might just as well throw up their hands and let nature take its course. RECHARGING THE BATTERIES A new invigorator, calculated to dispel that tired feeling, has been added to housewarming menu cards. It is called the piccadilly cocktail. It is said to have been concocted by obliging boot-leggers and guaranteed to put pep into the prospect. It is a beverage used in big cities when a person who frequents legislative halls decides to entertain the man behind the gun. It is credited with making a fellow step high, wide and handsome, to the accompaniment of jazz and hulu hulu gyrations. After the evening's entertainment the guests go home pronouncing their host a king of good fellowship and all declaring they have had a bully time, for when the hulu hulu dancer finished she was wearing a heavenly smile. FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF A wise-cracking cabaret entertainer had his picture in the paper the other day and he looked like he had been in the path of a Mid-West cyclone. However it was reported that he had attended one of those charming house-warmings the night before and after the fireworks began popping good, it seems he shot one of his cute remarks at a two-gun cowboy who was among those present. From all accounts the night club topliner said since the FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF A wise-cracking cabaret entertainer had his picture in the paper the other day and he looked like he had been in the path of a Mid-West cyclone. However it was reported that he had attended one of those charming house-warmings the night before and after the fireworks began popping good, it seems he shot one of his cute remarks at a two-gun cowboy who was among those present. From all accounts the night club topliner said since the talkies have come to town, the cowboy's horse would no doubt make a hit—because he could "snort." Just what he asked the cowman to offer as to his qualifications for going in for sound pictures was not reported. And then the fight started. HANGOVERS MUST BE SOMETHING FIERCE A newspaper writer says that the bootleg business carried on in an Eastern city, adjoining the border of another country, amounts to $1,000,000 a month. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SONG, TURN OVER THE RECORD When a bunch of married men stage a stag party, with hulu hulu trimmings; under a pretense that they were going to lodge, usually there is no backfiring necessary. But when they go to a hooch housewarming, and the scantily attired girls put a lip-stick brand on their foreheads, and one of the gang squawks, and their names are printed in the hometown paper, then it looks like six months in Reno—unless the wife is broadminded. GO AWAY AND LET ME SLEEP A highbrow prizefighter, who has retired, went broad the other day and had a heck of a time avoiding publicity, which he now despises, because he is on easy street and may get married. But, without that very self-same publicity, which he then craved, and now sidesteps, he would never have been put in a position to have received any publicity at all—perhaps. THE P. C. SAYS IT'S A MISDEMEANOR A wisecracking newspaper writer says one good thing about going to the movies and seeing two (certain) stars in action, is that you can fall asleep and when you awaken they would still be kissing. The writer also wonders what could be done about it. Mebbe they could be charged with violating the eight-hour-a-day labor statute.