anaheim-gazette 1929-08-15

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Priprietor. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPT PER YEAR.....$1.50 SIX MONTHS.....1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice as second-class matter. WITHOUT QUALIFICATION Qualified allegiance to the government of the United States, no matter in what direction the qualification may be made, cannot beget full American citizenship. This has been the decision of the courts in the past and, judging from the recent action of the highest tribunal in the land, it is a decision that is not likely to be changed. From New Haven now comes a report that citizenship has been denied Professor Douglas C. Macintosh of Yale University, because he said he would not feel obligated to fight if Congress should declare war. He said, however, that he would be willing to take up arms for the country if it were engaged in a war which he considered morally justified. In the case of Professor Macintosh, there might be no danger to the country from granting him the rights of citizenship, even with the qualification which he attaches to his allegiance. But how is it possible to make a rule for one man and another rule for the great majority? Under the Constitution, Congress is given the authority and the right to declare war. If Congress takes such a step, citizens are called upon to support it under the Constitution. Congress furthermore has the power to call the citizens of the nation to arms in such a war. During the World War, it drafted the men of the nation for war service by special act. In the event of another war, it is likely to do the same. A large body of citizens who declined to be drafted and gave as their reason the excuse that they had not promised to take up arms when In the case of Professor Macintosh, there might be no danger to the country from granting him the rights of citizenship, even with the qualification which he attaches to his allegiance. But how is it possible to make a rule for one man and another rule for the great majority? Under the Constitution, Congress is given the authority and the right to declare war. If Congress takes such a step, citizens are called upon to support it under the Constitution. Congress furthermore has the power to call the citizens of the nation to arms in such a war. During the World War, it drafted the men of the nation for war service by special act. In the event of another war, it is likely to do the same. A large body of citizens who declined to be drafted and gave as their reason the excuse that they had not promised to take up arms when they became naturalized citizenzns, might in the day of emergency become a menace. The case of Professor Macintosh, it is said, will be appealed. In the end, if it comes to the Supreme Court, there can be but one decision. That court only a few weeks ago handed down a decision in the case of Rosika Schwimmer, denying her citizenship because she had declined to take up arms in time of war, if she should be called upon to do so. This was the decision of the court although the case involved a woman, more than fifty years of age. It is inconceivable that she would ever be called upon to enter the military forces of this country in event of war, both because of her sex and her age. Still the court decided against her. Only full allegiance, given without mental reservation, can or should win American citizenship. OUR INVESTORS We have heard more than ever before, during the past few years of the stock exchanges of the country, and of the buying and selling of securities there. The reason is, of course, that buying and selling of stocks is no longer regarded as the exclusive privilege of the rich. Americans all over the country are buying securities. This is one of the results of the extended period of prosperity through which we are passing. Because they have saved money, the people are able to buy securities. This accounts for the widespread interest in the big stock exchanges of American cities. It is of course true that too many people have invested their hard-earned money in stocks which have little to recommend them in the way of cash value. So long as there are people willing to listen to the silvery tongue and honeyed words of the unscrupulous stock salesman, this will always be true. But it is also true that the vast majority of the people have been buying sound securities from reputable dealers, and have been paying for them. One recent estimate was to the effect that the individual shareholders in the industries of the United States have now reached the great total of 15,000,000. Twenty years ago it was estimated that the total number of those owning such stock was around 500,000. Nothing more eloquently nor rays our growth in industry and our increase in prosperity than the figures showing the increase in the number of our investment minded people during the past two decades. We can well afford to stop and wonder at this great change in our economic system. With investors to the number of about half of the families of the country owning industrial securities and so interested in the further economic growth of the United States, it is not only the most prosperous but the most sane and conservative country in the world. Never before in the history of any country has so much of the economic power been in the hands of so great a proportion of the population. A RECONSTRUCTED REBEI. showing the increase in the number of our investment minded people during the past two decades. We can well afford to stop and wonder at this great change in our economic system. With investors to the number of about half of the families of the country owning industrial securities and so interested in the further economic growth of the United States, it is not only the most prosperous but the most sane and conservative country in the world. Never before in the history of any country has so much of the economic power been in the hands of so great a proportion of the population. A RECONSTRUCTED REBEI. Aguinaldo, whom General Funston was pursuing through the juncles of Luzon less than thirty years ago, wires to Mr. Hoover to keen the present American insular auditor in Manila "for the good of our country and in order to enable him to continue graft-cleaning in the government, which has been started through his disinterested insistence." The acceptance of Auditor Wright's resignation, Aguinaldo adds, would lend encouragement to officials "who have amassed fortunes overnight through cunning combinations." The Spanish regime against which Aguinaldo was leading an insurrection when Admiral Dewey arrived at Manila, and the American regime to which he has long given his support are clearly distinguished in the mind of this native leader, whose patriotism is above question. As between the American regime and a native government in the hands of Quezon, Osmena and their handful of followers, Aguinaldo plainly prefers the former. The plea he now makes to Washington to retain an honest insular auditor in Manila only strengthens the opinion of other observers that the politic desire independence only that they may exploit 10,000,000 of their fellow countrymen for the benefit of their own nockets. They are already headed in that direction, as Aguinaldo's indictment of their rapacity shows. The idea that independence for the Philippines means independence and prosperity and beneficent government for the mass of the islanders, is entertained only by an element in this country, whose reverence for liberty causes them to forget the crimes that may be committed by those who render it only lip service. NAVAL LIMITATIONS There is no doubt that one of the topics now foremost in the interest of the American people is that of further naval limitation. This question has even crowded the tariff problem out of the lime-light for the time being at least. It was brought to the forefront, of course, by the action of Ramsay MacDonald, premier of Great Britain suspending work on certain British cruisers, followed by the action of President Hoover in announcing a delay on the start of three American cruisers, the keels of which would have been laid down some time during the coming fall. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Like Peas in a Pod—— By Albert T. Reid CRIME LOAN SHARK THIEF RAIDLEEN SECURITY SALESMAN GUNMAN VENAL POLICEMAN EASY BAIL SMYSTER LAWYER POLITICAL JUDGES THE PRICE OF SUGAR One of the chief arguments used by the free traders in their fight against any increase in the duty on sugar is that such an increase would be immediately loaded on to the budet of the American housewife in the way of an increase in the price she would have to pay for sugar. It is admitted that the American sugar producer needs some protection to stay in business, but it is claimed that the interests of the sugar consumers in America are paramount. Now without going into the argument about the amount of protection needed it may be stated that price increases in sugar and other commodities which we buy abroad are not always in proportion to the amount of tariff. We all remember the experience we had a few years ago with the international rubber trust which sought to boost the price of crude rubber high enough to compel the American mobile buyer to pay the European war debt. There was no question of tariff in this instance because rubber was not a protected article. The rise in the price was due to the international rubber trust, and the squeeze might have succeeded had it not been for the prompt action of the then Secretary of Commerce Hoover and the co-operation afforded him by American tire manufacturers and others interested in the rubber market. In view of all this and the cry about increased protection and increased prices for sugar, it is interesting to note from foreign dispatches that a big international sugar trust is now in the process of formation. According to Mr. Carlisle MacDonald, writing from Paris to the New York Times, this international cartel or trust, according to all indications, will soon be perfected. A two-week conference of sugar barons was held recently in Brussels. Mr. MacDonald states that if the plans carry the new situation will be fraught with significance for the American housewife. There can be no doubt of the truth of this statement. The purpose of the international cartels will of course be to reduce he world production of sugar and thus raise prices of sugar. As the United States is the principal sugar consuming country, we of course would be expected to furnish the swollen profits for the new sugar trust. Our protective tariff would have nothing to do with this. In fact, the lower the tariff the greater OUR MERCHANT MARINE Comparatively few Americans are familiar with the story of the American merchant marine, its romance of the earlier days, and its decline during the Civil War period. It is only of late years that the public has begun to awaken once more to the necessity of the American merchant marine. There is an interesting story of the development of our shipping from the earlier days in the current issue of the National Republic. It was written under the caption "Romance of Our Merchant Marine," by William H. Lytle, deputy commissioner of navigation, in the U.S. Department of Commerce. In commenting on the earlier days of the U.S. Merchant Marine, Mr. Lytle says: "The sea has lost much of its charm in the disappearance of the wind-driven craft, but it has gained vastly in efficiency by the advent of steam and motor ships." "Less than four generations have now passed since Robert Fulton made his memorable voyage on the Hudson in his little steamboat Clarmont, and yet in that brief period the history of steam navigation has been written. In 1819, the Savannah, the first steam-prepelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, arrived in Liverpool after a voyage of more than twenty-nine days. The profit of the combine, since it could charge its own price to the consumer, it is stated that some of the "sugar experts" in Europe believe that plan of the sugar trust, if it is completed, to "soak" the United States and other importing countries will not succeed any more than did the plan of the international rubber trust. Undoubtedly Americans would resent and fight any foreign sugar holdup. Let it be remembered, too, that the best way to fight back, in case of the perfection of the plans of the sugar cartel, would be to raise our own sugar or at least a big proportion of it as we can. If we produce our own international sugar cartel will have little effect on the world price, so far as we are concerned. And in order to raise our own, it will be necessary to give to the American farmer and sugar producer enough protection to give him at least an even chance with the cheaper producer from countries where lower costs and lower standards of living prevail. The change in speed has been no more remarkable than the increase in size of ocean-going vessels. The Clermont measured seventy-eight tons and the Savannah, 319 tons, while the Leviathan, the largest vessel in our merchant service and perhaps the largest yet built, measures a little less than 60,000 tons, a ton being one hundred cubic feet of space. These figures may not present a very illuminating picture but perhaps you will have a better understanding when you know that the length of the Leviathan exceeds the height of the Washington monument by more than 350 feet and that the Ark, the most famous vessel in all history, which is said to have housed the entire animal creation of that time, could have rested on her deck and there would still have been a wide promo-made all around. While the growth of steam-propelled vessels was comparatively rapid, yet the gods of the winds did not relinquish without a struggle that which they had controlled since the beginning of history, and accordingly, more than forty years after Fulton's day, the clipper ship was in its glory. "Those beautiful ships of song and story were designed with such sharp lines and carried so much canvas that under favorable conditions, they could show their heels to many of their steam rivals. They carried the product of our farms and factories to every corner of the world and flew the Stars and Stripes on every son. With the improvements in the steam engine, the square-rigged sailcraft gradually gave way to their more certain if less graceful competitors." "It is said that confidence is of slow growth, and so it took a long time to convince the shipbuilder that metal could be used in his art to replace wood. The first metal vessels built in the United States were the Chatham and the Lamar. These vessels were built at Savannah, Georgia, in 1837 and 1838, of iron imported from England. The first metal vessel built in the United States of American iron was the Valley Forge, built at Pittsburgh in 1839. About ninety per cent of the American tonnage now in existence is built of steel." Mr. MacDonald states that if the plans carry the new situation will be fraught with significance for the American housewife." There can be no doubt of the truth of this statement. The purpose of the international cartels will of course be to reduce world production of sugar and thus raise prices of sugar. As the United States is the principal sugar consuming country, we of course would be expected to furnish the swollen profits for the new sugar trust. Our protective tariff would have nothing to do with this. In fact the lower the tariff the greater Let it be remembered, too, that the best way to fight back, in case of the perfection of the plans of the sugar cartel, would be to raise our own sugar or at least a big proportion of it as we can. If we produce our own the international sugar cartel will have little effect on the world price, so far as we are concerned. And in order to raise our own, it will be necessary to give to the American farmer and sugar producer enough protection to give him at least an even chance with the cheaper producer from countries where lower costs and lower standards of living prevail. WELL, IF THIS IS A BIRTHDAY PARTY WHERE ALL THE EATS — CAKE AND SO FORTH? SOMETHING IS COMING OUR WAY RIGHT NOW — LOOK IT! C'MON, BOYS! HERE SOME CAKE FOR YOU - EH? WHY, PINNY, I WEAR SPECTACLES BECAUSE THEY MAKE EVERY THING LOOK BIGGER THAN IT REALLY IS! WELL, TURBBY SAYS WHEN YOU SUT A PIECE OF CAKE FOR HIM — WILL YOU TAKE YOUR GLASSES OFF! OBSERVATIONS MOUNTAIN DEW MERRIMENT DE LUXE "Speaking of wild parties," said a man from down South the other day, "if you want to see the real McCoy you want to drift back into the Cumberland Mountains." This man recently saw a play in the amusement line that had been heralded as a wild party. But, pshaw, he said, this ensemble was tame as a toad compared to those pulled off down in Kentucky. Down South when they stage a wild party everybody ducks when a couple of mountaineers unhitch their artillery and go to it. Those with bullet-proof vests might stay out in the open to see the fun, but usually just the principals are in the first trenches. The singing syrup down there will cause a parson to go home and slap his granny, he said. Those parties are so rough that many of the girls carry their roller skates in order to cut down the running time back home. The version this man saw roundabout here was docile as a dove, he said. He observed that only one girl out of that bunch of beauties walked home. As near as he could perceive by the naked eye the drug store cowboys in the film frolic were meek as lambs and wouldn't even qualify as hat checkers down in a Tennessee tenement. They may have been diamonds in the rough, but they did not sparkle when the ladies were in danger of being kidnapped. While there were no swimming pools in sight, cute little costumes of the ladies led a guy to believe that the scenes were shot during the summer season. AU REVOIR, BUT NOT GOOD-BYE A lady divorced her husband after thirteen weeks of wedded life. At the divorce mill she said he was cruel and went out with "another woman," but that they would be good friends always, nevertheless. WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? There have been many theories advanced for the cause of crime in high and low places, but one cause no doubt can be laid to the fact that there are many who want to get by without work. They desire to live by their wits. But, really, if anybody comes forth with a remedy he will be a bird, or something, for sure. HARE AND HOUND FABLE A man sued his wife for divorce because she wore a wig. The WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? There have been many theories advanced for the cause of crime in high and low places, but one cause no doubt can be laid to the fact that there are many who want to get by without work. They desire to live by their wits. But, really, if anybody comes forth with a remedy he will be a bird, or something, for sure. HARE AND HOUND FABLE A man sued his wife for divorce because she wore a wig. The wife countered by accusing friend husband of being a booze guzzler. Now, the plot thickens. The brand sold is said to be able to raise the hair on your head, and if the husband could have induced the wife to use the stuff maybe all would have been well. BACK TO THE OLD HITCHING POST It begins to look as though that celebrated kidnapping case has been moved off the boards forever and a day. The independent and personal curbstone broadcasting stations may now confine themselves to the discussion of farm relief, daylight saving, Boulder dam and bond issues. During the good old summer time the weather will afford a highly interesting topic, coupled with the latest in bathing suits, short skirts and whatnots. Oh, yes; and there's that world court, where your Uncle would have only one vote. MISSED THEIR CALLING A search is now on for a boy to take the place of a man who is a genius and whose name is a household word. That boy at this very minute might be crawling under a circus tent, playing hookie from school, or he may be found summing up the baseball scores, who knows. But the sad part of this story is the many boys who have already grown grey in the harness who never dreamed that some day they would be looking for a lad to fill the shoes of a wizard. PUT THE WORLD ON A PEACE BASIS In a good movie play a Jew and an Irishman clashed over the marriage of the former's son and the latter's daughter. It seems that was the crux of the picture. But then after a dear little boy and girl arrived the grand-daddies literally kissed and made up. So now if the races would mix more and have children, many of them, all would be well, don't you think? GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME When the women were given the ballot they were the equal of men, so far as ballots go. But when it comes to the weather, they have the men folks beat a city block. They can take off, until there is little left of that; while males fume and fuss and bring out the old straw hat. DON'T NEED ANYTHING TODAY If the government went in for handling the surplus, and there would be an over-production in abundance, whatever would your Uncle do with the stuff? THEDE'LL BE A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN THAT NIGHT A highly interesting and far-reaching topic that is scheduled for discussion at the forthcoming bi-monthly convention of the Spit and Argue society, will relate to the marriage of a couple down in Mexico, before the nuptial knot of one of them tied in the U.S.A. had been legally severed. The question., in its ramifications, will also include the complex of whether two people who had DON'T NEED ANYTHING TODAY If the government went in for handling the surplus, and there would be an over-production in abundance, whatever would your Uncle do with the stuff? THEDE'LL BE A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN THAT NIGHT A highly interesting and far-reaching topic that is scheduled for discussion at the forthcoming bi-monthly convention of the Spit and Argue society, will relate to the marriage of a couple down in Mexico, before the nuptial knot of one of them tied in the U. S. A. had been legally severed. The question, in its ramifications, will also include the complex of whether two people who had been hooked up two or three times, and then kicked over the traces could ever settle down forever and a day. This momentous problem offers a wide range for debate and in all probability members will be in session long after the sun has sunk in the West, following a hectic day of circumlocution. BUSY AS ONE-LEGGED BUCK AND WING DANCER Jemima—Please help me out of this—What is the meaning of obfuscated? Jeannette—Why, sister, you seem bewildered. That relates in great part to the person who writes a check with no funds in the bank, the lady who has lost her school-girl complexion, or the guy whose car will not negotiate the hill. But the bozo who becomes befuddled most is the fellow who has been tried and the jury remains locked up, unable to agree, after ten hours of argumentativeness. HE SAID A MOUTHFUL A man was suing for divorce and it looked like he was going to lose. Then the husband whispered into the judge's ear that he was forced to put victuals under his belt at a certain restaurant. "What?" said the jurist in amazement, "you eat at that place? Well, well; so have I. Decree granted, on the grounds of extreme cruelty." Which brings to mind that refreshing ballad, entitled "Come and Get It:" There is a boarding house not far away, Where you get your onion hash three times a day; Oh, how the boarders yell, When they hear the dinner bell, And, oh, how the onions smell three miles away! KEEPING IT UNDER HER HAT Mabel—What should be done when a married woman "loves another man?" Hazel—Oh, sister, you started something. That reminds you of the bird in a gilded cage; but if you want to play safe you should never write your boy friend a letter.