anaheim-gazette 1930-02-13

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$1.50 SIX MONTHS.....1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice as second-class matter. “HELPING” THE FARMER Arthur Brisbane, one of the most persistent and talented horn-tooters for Soviet Russia in the country, writes, after taking a slam at industrial conditions in the United States: “News to worry grain merchants in Europe and interest American farmers. Russia’s soviet steamer “Proletariat” arrives in the Baltic with 2,500 tons of grain offered by the ‘Soviet Trade Legation’ at prices 25 to 35 cents a bushel below the world market prices. Communist Russia promises heavy exports of rye, oats, barley, fodder, and will if necessary cut prices ruthlessly. Russia’s government really interests itself in farmers, buying tractors for them by the thousands, experimenting intelligently with wholesale farming destined to solve the farm production problem as wholesale manufacturing has solved automobile production.” The news will indeed interest American farmers and the American people generally, but not just the way Moscow's press agents might believe. In the first place it is significant that Soviet Russia is dumping grain on the world market at cut prices while millions of Russians are starving or on the verge of starvation. It is recalled that when the American Congress sent twenty million dollars worth of food stuffs to Soviet Russia to keep hundreds of thousands of people in the Volga district from starving to death, they met cargoes of grain in Russian ports being shipped out of the country by the Moscow government to raise the money to keep up the biggest army in the world and provide money for world-wide revolutionary campaigns. Americans are also interested in the fact that American capitalists, including Henry Ford, the General Electric Company and other factors in big business are helping finance Soviet Russia's movement to take the land away from the farmers, and go Americans are also interested in the fact that American capitalists, including Henry Ford, the General Electric Company and other factors in big business are helping finance Soviet Russia's movement to take the land away from the farmers, and go into state farming on a huge scale, with the peasants reduced to practical slavery and compelled to work at such wages as will make American farm competition in the markets of the world impossible. "Russia really interests itself in the farmer," says Mr. Brisbane. Press dispatches show the way in which the Moscow government is interesting itself in the farmer. The farmers' lands are being expropriated by the government. Every farmer who owns a domestic animal or two is classified as a kulak or "rich peasant." He is not only being robbed of his land, but is being divested of political and economic rights, and has been told by the Moscow masters in so many words that he can "go jump under an automobile" if he wishes to end his misery. Even Lenin's widow has publicly protested against this brutality, yet we hear it praised in the United States! Hundreds of these farmers guilty of owning a horse and cow have been killed, jailed, exiled because of resisting this seizure or even complaining about it. Terms of two years in prison are being handed out to the "rich peasant" class by killing their domestic animals. This is the sort of thing recommended to the American farmer by the Moscow publicity agencies. It amounts to reducing the nation to a gigantic jail and poor farm. At the same time it is interesting to note that American "big business" is helping finance this Russian enterprise, and is careless of the fact that if Russia can be equipped for state farming with slave labor the price the American farmer can receive for his surplus grain will be decreased by from 25 to 50 per cent. GENEROUS AMERICA In spite of our national knockers it can be said without fear of contradiction that the United States is a generous nation. We do spend a great deal of time in making money but at the same time we give away a lot of it. The figures prove this abundantly, and show that the United States is the most philanthropic nation on earth. For instance, in the year 1929 we exceeded all records in the amount of money given for public and charitable purposes. The bequests of this kind in the United States during the year amounted to two billion dollars; and this is an increase of a hundred and twenty millions over the best preceding year. Two billions of dollars is a sizeable sum, and if money talks, as it is usually credited with doing, it must have something to say about the generosity of the American people. The gifts went for religious, educational and charitable purposes, for the promotion of the fine arts, for recreation. Churches, hospitals, schools and various institutions of a social and charitable nature were remembered. More and more each year the successful man, the man successful in a financial way, is coming to regard his money as a public trust. He is coming to realize that since he can not spend all of it in a personal way, the best way to get a lasting memorial for himself is to do something with it that will be of benefit to the people of this and succeeding generations, so gaining for himself a kindly memorial in the hearts of men. OUR PREVIOUS EDITIONS Considerable info the United States publication of rep States delegates nce were contemp Uncle Sam into a There was, it dev The gifts went for religious, educational and charitable purposes, for the promotion of the fine arts, for recreation. Churches, hospitals, schools and various institutions of a social and charitable nature were remembered. More and more each year the successful man, the man successful in a financial way, is coming to regard his money as a public trust. He is coming to realize that since he can not spend all of it in a personal way, the best way to get a lasting memorial for himself is to do something with it that will be of benefit to the people of this and succeeding generations, so gaining for himself a kindly memorial in the hearts of men. Let our records of public benefactions stand as an answer to those who sneer and the idealism of the United States and paint us as a nation of money grabbers. The Cincinnati Enquirer well stated recently: "It is such a land, such a people, such individuals with the essence of divinity in their souls that is traduced and maligned by those social revolutionaries who see in Russia, for example, the workings of 'a great ideal,' and who constantly urge a change of the principles of government and society which have brought America to the peak of prestige and power the country enjoys today. "This is a land of labor and business, but its great souls find time and opportunity to send the sun days of happiness, comfort, unlift, education and gentle practical charity into the lives of millions." The tariff fight in Congress has been a long tedious one. There are signs now, however, that the Senate will soon be through with the tariff bill and that an agreement between the two houses is not impossible. It is indeed to be hoped that we will soon get an adequate tariff law. No one thing would contribute more to the restoration of American prosperity. Last year, according to "Industry and Labor," "Americans bought more than one billion dollars worth of foreign goods—which could have been produced by American workmen in American industries. These purchases cost American labor employment about 750,000 of our own working people." These figures are interesting to say the least. The American worker is the highest paid worker in the world and he has the highest standard of living. The scale of wages paid and the standard of living demand constant employment and this is only possible if the big home market is protected for the American worker. February Twelfth By Albert T. Reid Could Abraham Lincoln speak to the countrymen today I probably would ask them to make a Deity of him He look upon him as a man being who had the most heartbreaking task of country ever gave to any man and who tried his best to bring peace to reunite his country and to heal the wounds. OUR PRESENT POLICY In a recent address at Philadelphia, Vice President Charles Curtis said: for the story and it was of course far focched on its face, as it has been the steeled policy of our government from thic immemorial not to enter into Eu- OUR PRESENT POLICY In a recent address at Philadelphia, Vice President Charles Curtis said: "It is a pleasure to call your attention to the fact that since the World War the peoples of the civilized world have engaged in the most important movement—world peace. "We would like to see the time when nations will settle their disputes by methods other than war. As a government and as a people we are doing and will continue to do everything possible to bring this about, but we have no desire to and will not be drawn into other countries' political quarrels, nor into entangling alliances with other nations." It seems to us that this sums up the present policy of the United States in a nutshell. That the United States is willing to do all it can to promote peace is evidenced by the record. In 1921 we called the naval limitations conference and made considerable sacrifices in the way of battleships in an effort to promote international disarmament. We promoted the Kellogg peace pact which is the most important step yet taken by the nations of the world toward worldwide understandings in the interests of peace. We have gone to the London conference with a willingness to do what we can to further the cause of the mitigation of armament and are only insisting that in the final agreements we shall have noval parity, something which our position in world affairs, our world trade and national wealth entitle us to. We feel that we can best promote the cause of world peace by keeping the skirts of the United States free from foreign entanglements and alliances with the nations of Europe. All efforts to involve us in such entanglements will only create suspicion and distrust in the United States. We are willing to go as far as any nation along the path to universal peace, but we feel that we can be of greatest service to world peace if we retain our national sovereignty and independence of action. MEDITERRANEAN PACT Considerable interest was aroused in the United States the other day by the publication of reports that the United States delegates at the London conference were contemplating the entering of Uncle Sam into a "Mediterranean pact." There was, it developed, no foundation for the story and it was of course far feared on its face, as it has been the steeled policy of our government from that immemorial not to enter into European political complications. Later word came from London that the American delegates were considerably disturbed over this story which gained wide publicity in America. They well realized that the effect in this country might be decidedly disturbing and would be calculated to create suspicion in the minds of the great majority of Americans as to what is going on at London. It is of course absurd to think for a moment that the United States would involve itself in any understanding about the Mediterranean and to participate in any guarantees, political or otherwise, given to Italy or France. There are of course a number of problems involving the control of the Mediterranean but they concern chiefly France, Great Britain and Italy and it is up to those three nations to work them out. Uncle Sam has enough troubles to look after near home. He is willing to go as far as any other nation in the last and equitable limitation of naval armaments, in the cause of world peace and mutual understanding among nations but he believes that the involvement of this country in European guarantees and other entanglements would not promote the cause of world peace or of peace within the United States. Even if our delegates at London should depart from the well trodden path and involve the United States in a Mediterranean pact—and there is no danger of this—such an agreement would have no possible chance of getting through the United States Senate. The European and American internationalists who would like to involve us in European politics ought to be shrewd enough to see this without studying the situation for a moment. Now that this bogey has been pretty well delitied it would be interesting to know just how it started. If the ardent internationalists at London started the Mediterranean pact story in an effort to get Uncle Sam into the European game they certainly overshot the mark. Such extravagant predictions not only spoil their own game but endanger such constructive achievements as are possible at London. Of course it is possible that the rumor was sent out as a trial balloon. If so, the reaction in the United States and among our delegates at London ought to be sufficiently strong to acquaint the politicians over there with the fact that the United States has not forsaken its traditions. Water Conference At Reno, Nevada Recognizing that the water conservation problem is gradually becoming more acute on the Pacific slope, and rapidly becoming a matter of concern to farming interests, the American Farm Bureau Federation is calling a three day Water Users' Conference, which will convene at Reno, Nevada, on February 26, 27, and 28. The conference will be attended by Farm Bureau representatives from all western states and its program will include a discussion of water conditions related to irrigation, an analysis of present and future irrigation problems, and a consideration of the manner in which state and national agencies may be combined to solve the irrigation problems of the rural districts. R. W. Blackburn, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation, will address the meeting and present the viewpoint of California upon water conservation problems. "Addresses will be made upon pertinent subjects by such outstanding authorities as Dr. Elwood Mend, Chief of the Reclamation Service of the U.S. Department of Interior; W. L. Chapline, in charge of range research for the U.S. Forest Service; Professor William Peterson, Director of Extension, Utah Agricultural College; Professor A. C. Cooley, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a considerable number of other authorities on various subjects of special interest to residents of the public land states," states M. S. Winder, Secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Leaders in the Farm Bureau, who will participate in the program, include L. E. Freudenthal, President of the New Mexico Farm Bureau, Chairman of the committee in charge of the Conference; J. D. Yeager, President of the Nevada State Farm Bureau; Ephralm Bergesen, President of the Utah State Farm Bureau; Chester Gray, Director of our Legislative Department at Washington, and other state and county Farm Bureau officials. Development of Alaska Hastened by New Highway Considerable interest was aroused in the United States the other day by the publication of reports that the United States delegates at the London conference were contemplating the entering of Uncle Sam into a "Mediterranean pact." There was, it developed, no foundation effort to get Uncle Sam into the European game they certainly overshot the mark. Such extravagant predictions not only spoil their own game but endanger such constructive achievements as possible at London. Of course it is possible that the rumor was sent out as a trial balloon. If so, Development of Alaska Hastened by New Highway Col. Samuel Hill of Seattle, famous international capitalist and promoter of good roads, is be project to build the connecting link between British Columbia and Alaska which will make a continual road from Mexico to the Far North. The road will pass through the Peace Portal which stands on the national boundary line. The Reindeer meat industry in Alaska is being fostered by the Government which serve as food for the Eskimos. OBSERVATIONS IT'S A LONG LANE THAT HAS NO TURNING And now it is said gangsters in the big eastern city are required to file income tax returns. It is to be inferred they will come clean. INSIDE LOOKING OUT A keen and high priced criminal lawyer from out the east, offers the following enigma: "No legal case is difficult." Anyway the pens are boiling over. OFF AGAIN, GONE AGAIN, FLANNIGAN While the warm waves were sizzling a man in another county made the following astounding statement: (Note: He is an alleged bootlegger and claims to have been shaken down): "I had to pay them the regular wholesale prices for the confiscated whiskey just taken away from me." BURNING MIDNIGHT OIL All those who can read-the morning paper and digest all the crime news without acquiring a brain storm, stand up. What causes crime? There is a subject that will keep you awake nights—if you try to figure it out. HIT THE ROCKS Sometimes if the bride and groom go on the honeymoon they are lucky if they both come back together. There awhile ago a gallant lover married a charming young lady, and everybody set back confident that they would be happy ever after. But one night the wife stepped out with a party of friends and didn't show up until next morning. Then the husband stepped out; but things got all mixed up. Lotta hoity-toitv! From latest reports it is believed however, the divorce mill may be the objective part. It seems there is nothing certain nowadays but taxes and death; and if you haven't a reliable bootlegger the taxes have a slight edge on the complex. BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN There awhile ago when the clouds were bursting out on the desert, a multi-millionaire was sent to prison for a several months sojourn. He hit upon a novel idea. He was appointed an assistant to the mail doctor. And when the doctor went about in his limousine the multi went with him, although he had never felt BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN There awhile ago when the clouds were bursting out on the desert, a multi-millionaire was sent to prison for a several months sojourn. He hit upon a novel idea. He was appointed an assistant to the jail doctor. And when the doctor went about in his limousine the multi went with him, although he had never felt a pulse or hook a thermometer in his life. Everything was going a pulse or shook a thermometer in his life. Everything was going side calls, and all visiting dates were at once cancelled. The apple cart being upset the multi went back to his knitting in the jail-house counting the hours when he would graduate. SHOCK ABSORBERS Quite frequently of late whenever there was a sensational case on the billboards very often witnesses had to have special guards—in order to keep away those "joy riders." NOBLE EXPERIMENT After everything is said and done the flying business is still an uncertainty. However, if they would eliminate the stunt stuff and the green students it might not be so bad. PUNCHING THE CLOCK About the time the highest tide of the year was rolling in, a man who was credited with a bootician, spilled the beans and said a number of plicemen up the boulebard had shook him down from off the perch. It seems it all centered around a bathhouse, and it is said some of the men got in hot water. It is further averred that some of them made a high dive into his war chest. From reports radioed in over the back yard fence the accused were working over time. Whether there were any spring board leaps has not been learned, but from present observations there has been a lot of flip-flops. And from all accounts there will be an assortment of ground and lofty tumblings before they go out again on dress parade. WATER ON HER WHEEL During the selection of a jury to try a defendant charged with "driving a car while drunk," fate mixed things up a bit. After all the challenges had been exhausted, the twelfth juror was yet to be chosen. And that very man it was said was a brother of a man who had an uncle who was the author of a song the title of which is "I Craves to Swallow a Snifter." The defense attorneys smiled when they added that juror to the panel; but it appears that it didn't jell. NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T It has been ruled in some courts that a person cannot be charged with "possession" and "transporting" of the same liquor. That is, he cannot be charged with two offenses for the same contraband liquor. That is logical. You would have to possess the liquor before you could transport it consequently if a person were charged with possession and convicted, the evidence then is destroyed, (or should be). THARS LOGIC IN THEM THAR WORDS Speaking for need of unity and co-operation between northern and southern California, the governor stressed that theme before the state chamber of commerce there awhile ago. The It has been ruled in some courts that a person cannot be charged with "possession" and "transporting" of the same liquor. That is, he cannot be charged with two offenses for the same contraband liquor. That is logical. You would have to possess the liquor before you could transport it consequently if a person were charged with possession and convicted, the evidence then is destroyed, (or should be). THARS LOGIC IN THEM THAR WORDS Speaking for need of unity and co-operation between northern and southern California, the governor stressed that theme before the state chamber of commerce there awhile ago. The governor said: "California is so great that there should be no room here for any sectional jealousies." That statement is 100 per cent okay. And incidentally that same sentiment should apply to all cities within the borders of the state. GETS IT GOING AND COMING A reformer allows that not only should the fellow who sells it be prosecuted, but that they should prosecute the fellow who buys it. MAYRE ITS A STRIP POKER PARTY It has been given out on what may be called unimpeachable authority that in a gilded hall of chance in hot water, you are required to enter hereheaded. Uncle Rueben allows that when you check in the lid at the door when you enter you have something when you check out. It has also been learned that you must wear your coat and necktie—but there is nothing said about your shirt or pantaloons. And, oh, yes, a fella on the outskirts who had a stock of barrels might help out a whole lot. STURRING YOUR TOE Bill—What is the meaning of that word. "Innuendo?" Julius—Oh, that looks like a swedish term, but it gives a remote intimation to a person not named. It gives the neighbors a lot to talk about in order to draw their own conclusions; but really I now believe that it can also get a fellow in a heck of a lot of trouble and causes you to turn off the broad casteroillitis. A PATCH IN TIME SAVES NINE An exploring editor from out the east is going into the jungles and live as he says, for a period of three months in the garb of a modern Adam. That's an experiment. Now, listen, there are a lot of country editors who put a patch on the panta-loons rather than discard them altogether.