anaheim-gazette 1929-03-28

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPT PER YEAR.....$1.50 SIX MONTHS.....$1.00 Entered at the Anheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. CHINA FOR EXAMPLE The professional pacifists in America have adopted the theory as their own that the way to avoid war is to disarm and to follow a program of non-resistance. This they tell us will afford such a fine example of peace that the whole world will forget its military spirit and immediately disarm. In view of this contention it is interesting to note the progress of China along the road to peace. For China is the original pacifist nation. For years it has had a policy of non-resistance or at best of passive resistance. And what has been the result? China for generations has been plundered by the military nations of the world. Its ports have been occupied and its policies dictated by outside interests. And has even this stern treatment brought peace to China? It has not. For years China has been in the throes of civil war due to its lack of civil and military authority. Some time ago a dispatch came from the celestial republic to the effect that China had voted to cut its army to 715,000 men. This still gives the Oriental country an army considerably larger than that of the United States, yet China is a "pacifist" nation and we are, according to the pacifists, a nation of bloodthirsty imperialists. And this same dispatch from Nanking added that "it is estimated that the present forces in China number about 15,000,000." Fifteen million armed men in a country which believes in on-resistance! As a matter of fact China will not reduce its army to 715,000 men—not for a long time anyhow. The central authority is still lacking and may be lacking for some years yet. In the United States we have gone on the theory that we did not need a large army, but that we required a navy second to none, to guarantee us from attack. The United States possesses a centralized federal government capable of preserving the peace at home and taking care of the defense against any foreign foe. States, yet China is a "pacifist" nation and we are, according to the pacifists, a nation of bloodthirsty imperialists. And this same dispatch from Nanking added that "it is estimated that the present forces in China number about 15,000,000." Fifteen million armed men in a country which believes in on-resistance! As a matter of fact China will not reduce its army to 715,000 men—not for a long time anyhow. The central authority is still lacking and may be lacking for some years yet. In the United States we have gone on the theory that we did not need a large army, but that we required a navy second to none, to guarantee us from attack. The United States possesses a centralized federal government capable of preserving the peace at home and taking care of the defense against any foreign foe. For that reason we are not apt to get into the plight of China. But there are elements at work in the United States which are attempting to destroy this federal system of ours. Some of these forces advocate the overthrow of the government by violence and the establishment of the soviet system. But the great majority of them seek to accomplish their purpose more subtly by advocating policies and practices not in accordance with our Constitution and with our social and religious structure. These elements are far more dangerous than the out and out communists, and pacifism is one of their favorite weapons. It will not do to say, of course, that all of the professional pacifists are seeking to destroy our present constitutional government and social structure. Many of them are well meaning individuals who mistakeningly believe that the way to prevent war is ostrich-like to bury one's head in the sands and ignore the fact that there is any such thing as war danger. But these well meaning folk are playing into the hands of the dangerous elements in our nation and the time may come when they will have to reckon the cost of their folly. AMERICA ARMS THE WORLD Senator Tydings of Maryland wants the United States to use its money power as a club to force the rest of the world to disarm He reasons that since the rest of the world is forced to come to American for loans, this country could exert an influence for good by putting an embargo on money against nations that maintain excessive armies and navies. To this end he proposes a resolution directing the Secretary of State to forbid American bankers to make the objectionable loans. This is perhaps a sample of the "hard boiled" attitude which former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker was urging this country to adopt the other day toward bellicose governments. Secretary Kellogg has bee ndoing something like this for the past few years, exercising a veto on loans to governments which refuse to settle their war debts to America, but success of the plan depends on voluntary co-operation of the bankers. Although there is no power in the government to compel submission of loans to the State Department for approval, the bankers in practice find it advisable not to run counter to the wishes of Secretary Kellogg Whether they would submit so easily to a genera lembargo on all loans to half the world is another matter. Senator Tydings' resolution, however, has served the useful purpose of calling attention to the fact that America is lending many countries every year about the full amount of their military expenditures. These loans of course are chiefly to private business, but the sums so released abroad thereby become available for use of armies and navies. Viewed in this rather indirect way, the United States is supporting about half the military establishments of Europe. The United States can hardly embark on any such crusade as Senator Tydings wants, but it is a striking commentary on the inability of the world to learn from experience that ten years after the war to end war Europe has an aggregate standing army Senator Tydings' resolution, however, has served the useful purpose of calling attention to the fact that America is lending many countries every year about the full amount of their military expenditures. These loans of course are chiefly to private business, but the sums so released abroad thereby become available for use of armies and navies. Viewed in this rather indirect way, the United States is supporting about half the military establishments of Europe. The United States can hardly embark on any such crusade as Senator Tydings wants, but it is a striking commentary on the inability of the world to learn from experience that ten years after the war to end war Eurone has an aggregate standing army of more than three million soldiers. Eurone is as much an armed camp today as in 1914, and so long as that is true, it is idle to talk of another war as "impossible." OUR KIND OF MILITARISM Our kind of militarism is to be prepared to meet the wrong kind of militarism. To do this the Reserve Officers' Training Corps should have every help and assistance from the national and state governments—especially the assistance and encouragement of the national government, because of the mistaken rabid opposition of well meaning pacifists and that of the enemies of our system of government to this policy and practice of culturing men to defend the country in which they live. Congress soon will be in session. There should be appropriated for this purpose at least three times as much money as is now available. Every friend of national defense in Congress should be ready and willing to indorse such increased appropriation. All of this the pacifists seek to prevent and defeat, in schools and universities and in civilian activity in this direction—they propose prayer and medal against the promptings of prudence and preparation. They would like to destroy the navy and emasculate the army to proportions of incompetence, but they would rather like to see destroyed the germ and core of the national defense as represented in the policy of military training. Heaven grant that they may fail in all their desires. Every rational and patriotic American wishes to see our young men receive the training that will protect them from becoming helpless victims in the shambles of actual war—a training which more than anything else will assist to the defense and security of the American people. Sure They're Going to Try to Pile On——By Albert T. Reid A VITAL PROBLEM Express highways, on which all grade crossings are eliminated, are proposed as a partial solution of the accident the number of the nordic immigrants at the expense of other nations, for the quotas of Italy, Russia and Poland are all increased, while Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark have all been decreased. or operation is the course rightly to be pursued in our relation to business." Fortunately for the country at large, honest business and industry have nothing to fear from the new administration. A VITAL PROBLEM Express highways, on which all grade crossings are eliminated, are proposed as a partial solution of the accident problem. In a recent bulletin of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Such a highway between Cincinnati and Toledo, O., has been outlined which eliminates 75 railroad crossings between the two cities. In the current report of automobile fatalities issued by the same body it is shown that the number was greater during January than during the same month of 1928, although there were fewer deaths than in December. Reports from 68 cities of more than 100,000 population showed 559 deaths in January, as compared with 517 in January of last year, and 790 deaths in December. Cities of this class with no automobile deaths during January were Norfolk, Va., Bridgeport, Conn., Kansas City, Kan., New Bedford, Fall River and Lowell, Mass., and Trenton, N. J. Although it seems impossible to impress the fact upon the public mind, the menace of automobile traffic is one of the most important problems of our present civilization. Each year almost as many persons are killed and several times as many are injured as suffered like casualties in the American army during the World War. Many persons who are thoughtful and conservative in other respects appear to be utterly regardless of consequences the moment they grasp the steering wheel of an automobile. IMMIGRATION LAW The amendment to the immigration law which substitutes in effect the census of 1790 for that of 1910 as the basis for the admission of immigrants, will go into effect on July 1st, unless the Congress in its special session shall rule otherwise. The amendment will result in a great increase in the quota from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a large increase in Belgium's quota and a great decrease in those of Germany, which is reduced almost 60 per cent, and the Irish Free State. On the whole, immigration will be reduced during the next year by 14,000. Thus the determination of the United States to restrict immigration is shown. It does not appear by the figures that this amendment was made to increase the number of the nordic immigrants at the expense of other nations, for the quotas of Italy, Russia and Poland are all increased, while Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark have all been decreased. While there has been many expressions of opinion by all classes of writers that the class of immigrants from northern and western Europe are on the whole more desirable than those from southern Europe, and the figures that during the past 50 years the numbers from southern Europe have increased enormously still there is no evident attempt in the new law to interfere with the relative numbers from any part of the world. It is flattering to the United States to know that men and women of all nations are intensely anxious to make their homes here. Whether this desire originates in economic, social, political or religious impulses, it is a matter of pride that so many people living under all sorts of governments will choose our land as against their own, even though it involves the breaking of all those ties which blind one to the place of his origin. It will be noted that no country in the western hemisphere comes under this quota law, and Canadians and Mexicans will be admitted as heretofore. The United States is still regarded as the land of opportunity by the people of the world, and this judgment should and does lead us all to more fully appreciate our good fortune to be American citizens by birth or adoption and to strive more earnestly to preserve those principles and practices which make residence and citizenship in the United States so desirable. HOOVER AND BUSINESS If one may judge by his many utterances on the subject, President Hoover will be found during his administration to be strongly determined to preserve equality of opportunity, and encourage private initiative in business and industry as distinguished from paternalistic and socialistic policies. He will be equally determined that business and industry shall obey the law, and that reasonable regulation of their activities shall be enforced. In his inaugural address he said: "The election has again confirmed the determination of the American people that regulation of private enterprise and not government ownership or operation is the course rightly to be pursued in our relation to business." Fortunately for the country at large, honest business and industry have nothing to fear from the new administration. Regardless of our political views in other respects, as patriotic Americans we may unreservedly commend the attitude of President Hoover in this vital matter. FAVOR PUBLICITY Public sentiment for the publication of school finances and budgets is growing throughout the state, as may be evidenced by the following resolution which was unanimously adopted by the County Supervisors Association of California in annual state convention in Sacramento, recently: Whereas, the growing cost of education in the public schools of California is attracting the attention of the taxpayers, and whereas, the greater share of the tax dollar now goes into the school funds, and whereas, school funds are the only form of public monies which are not now publicly accounted for by publication in the state and whereas, publication of school expenses and budgets would serve not only as a safeguard and check against unwise expenditures, but also as a protection to those who administer said funds; therefore be it resolved, that we, the county supervisors of the State of California in convention assembled, do approve and recommend a measure now before the state legislature, known as Senate Bill 414 by Senator Mueller of El Cajon, calling for publication of the expenditures and budgets of each school district once annually. In the interests of sound public policy, and be it further resolved that this resolution be spread upon he minutes of this convention and copies sent to both houses of the state legislature and to the press. The old-fashioned boy who used to sneak away to the haymow to read Nick Carter and Old King Brady, has grown rich now and buys the same thing in a better binding at two dollars a copy. The British home secretary says that his country has no objection to the new fifteen American cruisers. But Frederick J. Libby and his little band of pacifist shock troops are still holding out. saved the use of their military to private busicome available indirect way, military establishmentary on the that ten years standing army much an armed it is idle to talk Thus the determination of the United States to restrict immigration is shown It does not appear by the figures that this amendment was made to increase SHUX! KATIE INSISTS THAT I BUY THOSE YOUNG CLARKS A WEDDING PRESENT AN' I AINT GOT MUCH MONEY EITHER! WHAT'S THIS? MAYBE I CAN BUY THEM A VASE CHEAP! CROCKERY VASE; ETC. HOLY SMOKES! I HADN'T ANY IDEA THEY COST SO MUCH! HOW MUCH IS THAT ONE? MY DEAR SIR THAT VASE IS BROKEN-YOU CAN HAVE IT FOR PRACTICALLY NOTHING! HA! HA! WELL OLD POP FUMBLE AIN'T SO DUMB! ILL JES' SEND THEM THIS BROKEN VASE AN' THEY'LL THINK IT GOT BUSTED IN THE EXPRESSAGE!! PRETTY GOOD FIGURING. EH? WHAT?! HERE'S A LETTER FOR YOU LEMUEL IT MUST BE FROM THE CLARKS Dear Mr. Fumble: My husband and I take this means of thanking you for the vase which arrived today Thank you so much for wrapping each piece separately. Very truly Mrs. C. Clark Animal Cracker IT WAS ON JES' SUCH A NIGHT AS THIS THAT I PROPOSED TO MY WIFE! ROTTEN NIGHT, ISN'T IT?? OBSERVATIONS FILLING UP THE MOURNER'S BENCH If aviation is to be made safe for democracy, something will have to be done with the fellow who takes his friend up for a (tail) spin, not knowing whither he is going or whence he will return. OVER-RIPE TOMATOES DRUG ON MARKET Speaking of the vodville complex, the stuff that's liberated via the sound route places the perpetrators in safety zones, because even though you see and hear them, they are out of harm's way. GRASS ALWAYS LOOKS GREENER ACROSS THE FENCE Faint Heart Freddie—What in all out doors is meant by a jail sentence? Two-Time Harry That separates you from your friends and you crave recreation; but when you range out, there is a flood of explanations, a raft of alibis, and the life-saver, called passing the buck. MAKES IT SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY Ikey—For vy ish a body guard? Jakey—Achir Iky, for vy it is you is so dumb; a body guard is a man vot makes loffers and bummers watch oudt; und ven you go to a country far away the gen-er-al-is-si-mo puts so many policemens on the guards it makes from it a picnick und everybody is happy. THIS PROVES THE COWS ARE CONTENTED A boy and a girl up in the Northwest were declared physically perfect in a contest held the other day. Both said they did not drink coffee or tea, but that they used milk as a beverage. And a millionaire said he keeps in good shape by drinking milk! ALRIGHT, JAMES; PACK THE BAGS Ben Bachelor—What do they mean when they take a belated honeymoon? Newly Wedde—After posting the three-day notice of intention, and should neither change their minds before the final leap, they just wait a little while longer to be sure there will be no switchbacks. MEBBE HE'S A VENTRILOQUIST Now, the guy who plays anything from a fiddle to a bass drum appears occasionally, and as a diversion gives the folks a thrill by drawing his bow across the edge of an old handsaw. The music is soul-stirring and brings back fond memories of the wood ALRIGHT, JAMES; PACK THE BAGS Ben Bachelor—What do they mean when they take a belated honeymoon? Newly Wedde—After posting the three-day notice of intention, and should neither change their minds before the final leap, they just wait a little while longer to be sure there will be no switchbacks. MEBBE HE'S A VENTRILOQUIST Now, the guy who plays anything from a fiddle to a bass drum appears occasionally, and as a diversion gives the folks a thrill by drawing his bow across the edge of an old handsaw. The music is soul-stirring and brings back fond memories of the wood shed, to say nothing of the tears that are shed. Some bozos incline to the idea that the player is also a whistler. TALKING IT OVER When the silent sheet got a neckhold on the fans, some of the heavies in the spoken drama hesitated quite a while before they would give up their chosen profession—standing on their dignity, as it were. Then they capitulated, or something. They began appearing in the movies. Now that the talkies have edged in, those of the legitimate stage who have the voices are getting first calls. After the hick town folks have heard them speak they have a quiver of a hunch as to just why the Thespians quit their old Shakespearian lines. MADE WHOOPEE It was certainly scandalous the way the boys acted down Bowleaveyar way when the distinguished company paid a visit. There was a hot time in the old town that night and when the smoke of battle cleared the winners had about a hundred scalps put away in chokey. GO-BETWEEN ON THE BLINK If the farmers (in fact, all producers) would cooperate and market their produce, thereby eliminating the fellow-on-consignment, they would get more money for their crops—and the consumer would get the goods for less money. Try it and see. The proof of the pudding is the eating thereof. THEY MUST RAISE APPLES OUT THERE The prospective Boulder dam has started real estate jumping in Arizona. One town alive during its advantages, among other things, says, "There is not a doctor in the place." STICK A PIN HERE This great Southwest, California and Arizona in particular, will be vastly benefitted when the impounded waters of the Colorado River are used for irrigation. Heretofore this precious water has been wasted into the sea. Intensive cultivation of many acres of land will be the result. This land in great part has been unproductive simply for the lack of water. People with money to invest cannot go wrong by buying acreage in this famous and favored region. BUT, IT WAS A GOOD BRAND OF MOLASSES Now that the outgoing congress has passed the Boulder dam bill, it is plain to be seen that all the talk about the bill, handed out by a certain candidate, was what is commonly called hokum. HEY, GET INSIDE, THE HEALTH OFFICER IS COMING! Drinking Dry—Whadda mean, stop talking about your state? Dripping Wet—Listen, brother,, so long as you take a snifter, close your trap; or your constituents in the old home town will hear about it. You know people who live in glass houses should BUT, IT WAS A GOOD BRAND OF MOLASSES Now that the outgoing congress has passed the Boulder dam bill, it is plain to be seen that all the talk about the bill, handed out by a certain candidate, was what is commonly called hokum. HEY, GET INSIDE, THE HEALTH OFFICER IS COMING! Drinking Dry—Whadda mean, stop talking about your state? Dripping Wet—Listen, brother., so long as you take a snifter, close your trap; or your constituents in the old home town will hear about it. You know people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. SAID IT WITH TEARS The man nudged his wife. She nodded her head; put her handkerchief to her eyes; then both settled back in their seats to see the rest of the picture. This was during a show relative to a love affair, before the wedding bells rang. It was a beautiful peasant girl who fell in love by accident with a prince—and he too, was in love with the girl; but it was ordained that his royal highness should marry another girl—one whose father had a huge fortune—and which the royal family vainly coveted. During one of the frequent clandestine meetings of the pretty peasant girl and her lordly lover, they snuggled away in an old dreamy-looking coach, standing beneath the apple blossoms, to pour lover's words into each other's ears. It was what they called true love. It was dramatic. But royal blood does not mix with the common variety. All this time the pretty, virtuous girl had fanciful dreams, but fate ordained they should never come true. But their love trysts continued. And sure enough the prince left this charming maid in a sorrowful plight. When the curtain lifted, after another impassionate lovers' meeting, the girl's unhappiness was heart-rending and the tears streamed down her cheeks. So you see, folks, it was just another broken blossom. It was then that the husband nudged his wife and she nodded her head in return, while they settled back in their seats eagerly waiting to see the finale. WATER IS KING Several hundred people assembled at the site of Boulder dam a few days ago, and on their bended knees offered thanks for the fulfillment of their hopes and prayers. They were earnestly thankful for the goodness of God.