anaheim-gazette 1935-05-02

BACKFIRING FIRE Much has been said and reams have been written on how best to combat the growing evil of radicalism and communism in the United States, but apparently the best known and tried method has been ignored while admittedly the best weapon the proponents have. The answer is education. We read and hear wails of anti-communist speakers who tell us the communists are using our educational institutions to further the plans of the Third Internationale. We hear the heads and instructors in the institution condemned for allowing and even in some instances teaching the doctrines, yet all we do is talk about it. To our knowledge no definite action has been taken directly to combat the evil, outside of a few shouting senators or howling congressmen exemplifying their patriotism with 20 minute speeches that get no where, because that is as far as it goes. We hear and read of this or that prominent man lamenting the fact that free speech is being hampered; that his rights under the constitution are being taken from him. And that ammunition is proving, to use the parlance of the artilleryman, to be nothing but "duds" while the enemy has a shell that is loaded with TNT and using it to big advantage. We have an impenetrable fort, but we have allowed the enemy to use it. We own the best ammunition, but we let the enemy use it; we are, in other words turning the other cheek, but it is getting a little bit discolored from too many slaps. WE MAINTAIN AND PAY FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND ALLOW THE ENEMIES TO USE THEM FOR A GARDEN IN WHICH TO RAISE THE WEED OF DISCONTENT, PRODUCING A BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOM WHICH HIDES THE DANGEROUS, POISONOUS THORN. CONFIDENCE AND BUSINESS Occasionally we get an optimistic statement, from someone who is supposed to know, that we are about to break into an era of great prosperity and that the jammed up condition of money and credit is over. Everyone who has the interests of his country at heart hopes that this is now true. Uncle Sam can stand some real prosperity and the sooner he gets it the less we will hear about these expensive and foolish new schemes for priming the pump and knitting over the social fabric of the country. It is well for all of us, including the predicters, to remember, however that nothing in America has so frozen credit and stopped the rapid circulation of money as doubt about the future public policies which are to be pursued. One of the greatest congealers of business is fear of the future, fear of what is going to happen to business through adverse legislation. Until this timidity is removed there will be no real and lasting prosperity in the United States. The reason is easy to find. Every few years we run low on consumers goods. The factories which produce these goods start up and we have a temporary condition of what looks like good business. Then when the demand is satisfied the boomlet is over. Gloom returns. But to get real prosperity we must stimulate the heavy industries, of which building is a good example. These industries depend on financing for years ahead. Certainly they are not going to revive until they are reassured about the future financial and business policies of the nation. The lag in these industries has caused a great deal of the unemployment and the reassurance of the men operating them is not strengthened by increasing unemployment or staggering federal debt increases. Roger W. Babson, the financial student, said recently in pointing out the need for sounder conditions of credit: "According to government, figures, 23,375,000 people are now on relief—one person out of every five. This is an increase of 77 per cent over a year ago, yet business is at the same level as last April. The nation's workers in normal times total about 50,000,-000. Substract our present army of 6,000,000 federal, state and local government employes, and the 10,000,000 workers who are now jobless, and we haye 34,000,000 working in private industry. Hence these 34,000,000 must not only support their own families, but also the 10,000,000 unemployed and their dependents and the 6,000,000 government workers and their dependents. In other words, the production burden normally divided among three workers must be carried by only two workers today." Certainly this situation of unemployment and relief cannot be proving, to use the parlance of the artilleryman, to be nothing but "duds" while the enemy has a shell that is loaded with TNT and using it to big advantage. We have an impenetrable fort, but we have allowed the enemy to use it. We own the best ammunition, but we let the enemy use it; we are, in other words turning the other cheek, but it is getting a little bit discolored from too many slaps. WE MAINTAIN AND PAY FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND ALLOW THE ENEMIES TO USE THEM FOR A GARDEN IN WHICH TO RAISE THE WEED OF DISCONTENT, PRODUCING A BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOM WHICH HIDES THE DANGEROUS, POISONOUS THORN. If the legislators want to fight fire with fire, a proven preventative, let them legislate into the curriculum of the public schools system the teaching of anti-communistic doctrines and FORCE ANY AND SUNDRY TO TEACH IT if they would hold positions as teachers in the system. Call a spade a spade. Fight fire with fire. The zanjero was bridge across the river. He was also in a headgate for Mr. practicable, as Kroeger by writter. He was also in force of men suffice East Street ditch to be done as soon as possible. The secretary Wilkins had surreptitious stock and asked transferred to Jo ordered. It was ordered duced on the previous three hours for our continue in for ordered. Warrants were payment of the fee H. Knapke, Bill Smith and Co., B $64,36. The receipts of Sale of water $ was turned over to close of the meeting R. Town Hall, The Board of helm Water com weekly session. The minutes o Feb. 12th were re Mr. Zeyn of C attend to the mat reported having that he should b sideration of whi allow him $5 in w red in. Mr. Drey Yorbas had promi next Wednesday to the use of th pany. The zanjero wa bridge across the river. He was also in a headgate for Mr. practicable, as Kroeger by writter. He was also in force of men suffice East Street ditch to be done as soon as possible. The secretary Wilkins had surreptitious stock and asked transferred to Jo ordered. It was ordered duced on the previous three hours for our continue in for ordered. Warrants were payment of the fee H. Knapke, Bill Smith and Co., B $64,36. The receipts of Sale of water $ was turned over to close of the meeting R. Town Hall, The board of d Recording to government figures, 20,180,000 people are now on relief—one person out of every five. This is an increase of 77 per cent over a year ago, yet business is at the same level as last April. The nation's workers in normal times total about 50,000,-000. Substract our present army of 6,000,000 federal, state and local government employees, and the 10,000,000 workers who are now jobless, and we have 34,000,000 working in private industry. Hence these 34,000,000 must not only support their own families, but also the 10,000,000 unemployed and their dependents and the 6,000,000 government workers and their dependents. In other words, the production burden normally divided among three workers must be carried by only two workers today." Certainly this situation of unemployment and relief cannot be remedied until the heavy industries are put back in production and this will only come when confidence is restored. And confidence will not be restored until we know where we are going. On the other hand, some of the consumers industries, like the textile, are now feeling the effects of foreign competition brought about by policies increasing American cost of production. Yet if the financial experts who claim that the financial log jam is now about to be broken, know what they are talking about, there is going to be a big change in this country and we will all find opportunity for rejoicing. TO DEFEND OUR NEUTRALITY It is a certainty that the majority of enlightened citizens want the United States to keep out of war. But our experience in the last war revealed the difficulties which a first-class nation trying to remain neutral while the rest of the powers are fighting one another. Air planes have so cut the time between continents that in future our geographical situation will probably afford us even less protection against entanglement than it did in 1914-17. Charles Warren, who as assistant Attorney General was charged with enforcement of American neutrality laws and obligations from 1914 to 1917, asserts flatly that if, in the next war, we insist on the rights of neutrality which we tried to sustain in the last war we will have to fight for them. While debating the advisability of restricting our neutral activity in wartime we are wise to profit from one lesson which the last war impressed upon all. This lesson is that the chances of remaining neutral are greatly improved by preparedness. If a country is strong enough to repel would-be violators of its neutrality, there is less likelihood that its rights will be infringed upon. That is why it is a peace-defending, not a warlike, move to perfect American coastwise and territorial defenses, and to strengthen the military and naval forces as Congress is now doing. Republicans have But some of those ablest Democratics been. So, going rite there are Senators land, Glass and Byrne of North Carolina Georgia attacking in their own par Clark of Missouri, Walsh of Massachusetts taking pot shots action. Further extension Secretary of Agri ANAHEIM GAZETTE SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG THE LASS WHO LOVED AN ARTIST HISTORY OF ANAHEIM OBSERVATIONS HISTORY OF ANAHEIM Officially Recorded In Minutes of Anaheim Water Company, Which Are Copyrighted, 1932, by Anaheim Gazette, and Printed In Weekly Installments Town Hall, Anaheim, Feb. 19, 1881. The Board of Directors of the Anaheim Water company met in regular weekly session. Present Messrs. Dreyfus, Martung, Korn, and Melrose. Absent Zeyn. The minutes of the meeting held on Feb. 19th were read and approved. Mr. Zeyn of Committee appointed to attend to the matter of the Dunn ditch, reported having agreed with Mr. Dunn that he should build said ditch, in consideration of which the company would allow him $5 in water. Report concurred in. Mr. Dreyfus reported that the Yorbas had promised him an answer on next Wednesday or Thursday in regard to the use of their ditch by this company. The zanjero was instructed to build a bridge across the ditch on Kellip land. He was also instructed to construct a headgate for Mr. Kroeger as soon as practicable, as per request of Mr. Kroeger by written communication. He was also instructed to secure a force of men sufficient to enlarge the East Street ditch in one day, said work to be done as soon as possible. The secretary reported that Claus Wilkins had surrendered his certificate of stock and asked that his shares be transferred to John A. Heinrich. So ordered. It was ordered that the rate be reduced on the present run of water to three hours for one dollar, said rate to continue in force until otherwise ordered. Warrants were ordered drawn in payment of the following bills: H. Knapke, Bill 302, $36; A. Guy Smith and Co., Bill 303, $28.36. Total $64.36. The receipts of the meeting were: Sale of water $88.50. Which amount was turned over to the Treasurer at the close of the meeting. R. Melrose, Secretary. Town Hall, Anaheim, Feb. 26, 1881. The board of directors of the Anaheim Water Company met in regular weekly session. Present Messrs. Dreyfus, Martung, Korn, and Melrose. Absent Zeyn. The minutes of the meeting held on Feb. 19th were read and approved. Mr. Dreyfus reported that he had seen the Yorbas in regard to the use of their ditch, and that they would give him an answer in a few days. Warrants were ordered drawn in payment of the following bills: H. Knapke, Bill 305, $77.00; F. J. J. Schnmidt, Bill 304, $66.66. Total $143.66. The Secretary reported that R. W. Scott had transferred 3 shares of his stock (certificate 27) to Thomas Dunn also that T. Boege had redeemed the 20 shares of stock surrendered to the company last August. Also that H. Padderatz had redeemed the 10 shares of stock surrendered to the Comapny last August. Also that the 22 shares belonging to the Shubert estate had been redeemed by Mr. Langenberger. The following communication, received by the Secretary on Monday, Feb. 21st, was read and ordered on file, no action being taken because it was too late. "The Cajon Irrigation Company has authorized their Commissioner to get together a force of men to straighten out the lumber of the fallen flume, preparatory to erecting it, and desire the co-operation of the Anaheim Water Company on Friday and Saturday, the 25th and 26th instants. Yours, etc., W. M. McFadden, Sec., C. I. CO., Anaheim, Feb. 19, 1881." The receipts of the meeting were: Reissue of three certificates, $1.50; Payment of redeemed shares, $65.00; Interest in redeemed shares, $4.35; Sale of water $165.00. Total $236.35. Which amount was turned over to the Treasurer at the close of the meeting. R. Melrose, Secretary. THE SMOKE SCREEN Ninety per cent of the opposition against the old age pensions comes from the big fellows. They make from 25 to 50 per cent on their investments—but they hate like the dickens to let loose of that 2 cent tax on every one of the revolving dollars. SHOWING THEM THE WAY TO GO HOME The present smiling administration has holsted the national debt about 11 billion dollars over the previous one by those new deals, experiments and what-nots. But the old age revolving pension will take out the kinks in the budget. How come? Oh, just simply by making the big fellow step up to the captain's office and pay the 2-cent tax. LEANING ON THE BREEZE When the big earthquake came a colored boy ran out of his house without first putting on his clothes. A policeman stopped him, telling him to go back and dress up. The colored lad rushed in the house and rushed right out again wearing a straw hat. SAY, FELLERS, THERE'S AN IDEE Judging the way the race track went over why not call in the hoss magnates in conference and have them tell how to lift the depression. ALL WASHED UP Speaking of this and that and flying machines it looks like gas bags are in for a cleaning. Sad story, mates. GOT IT ON THE NOSE Some of the boys who picked the wrong hosses at the race track are thinking of buying up the old nags and starting a new street car line. THE MEAT IN THE COCOANUT The constitution of the United States, Sec. 8, paragraph 5, says: Congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures. How about delegating that authority to some one else? WARRANTS were ordered drawn in payment of the following bills: H. Knapke, Bill 302, $36; A. Guy Smith and Co. Bill 303, $28.36. Total $64.36. The receipts of the meeting were: Sale of water $88.50. Which amount was turned over to the Treasurer at the close of the meeting. R. Melrose, Secretary. Town Hall, Anaheim, Feb. 26, 1881. The board of directors of the Ana- co-operation of the Anaheim Water Company on Friday and Saturday, the 25th and 26th instants. Yours, etc., W. M. McFadden, Sec., C. I. CO., Anaheim, Feb. 19, 1881." The receipts of the meeting were: Relissue of three certificates, $1.50; Payment of redeemed shares, $65.00; Interest in redeemed shares, $4.35; Sale of water $165.00. Total $236.35. Which amount was turned over to the Treasurer at the close of the meeting. R. Melrose, Secretary. THE MEAT IN THE COCOANUT The constitution of the United States, Sec. 8, paragraph 5, says: Congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures. How about delegating that authority to some one else? HANDWRITING ON WALL Men high up in public life solemnly declare that this country should at once go back to the gold standard in order to insure the nation's credit, and by the way restore confidence. You know, Mr. Congressman, private capital is looking at you. Indicative of the present trend of thought is the recent statement of Roger Babson, nationally known economist, on the Washington situation. He said, cliting the huge relief rolls: "In other words, every two workers are supporting one idle worker. Surely we are now paying too great a price for legislation and relief. Roosevelt should now think of recovery and quit his present destructive policies. "In spite of the highest taxes in our history, the nation is going into the hole at the rate of $281,000,000 per month, or $66,000,000 per week, or $6,500 a minute. Never before in the history of the world has any nation so deliberately unbalanced its budget as the United States is doing at the present time." The New Dealers have now developed a new mode of attack. Experienced business and political analysts have been advising business upon the trends in Washington. They have been a fac- Some of the boys who picked the wrong hosses at the race track are thinking of buying up the old nags and starting a new street car line. THE MEAT IN THE COCOANUT The constitution of the United States, Sec. 8, paragraph 5, says: Congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures. How about delegating that authority to some one else? HANDWRITING ON WALL Men high up in public life solemnly declare that this country should at once go back to the gold standard in order to insure the nation's credit, and by the way restore confidence. You know, Mr. Congressman, private capital is looking at you. Indicative of the present trend of thought is the recent statement of Roger Babson, nationally known economist, on the Washington situation. He said, cliting the huge relief rolls: "In other words, every two workers are supporting one idle worker. Surely we are now paying too great a price for legislation and relief. Roosevelt should now think of recovery and quit his present destructive policies. "In spite of the highest taxes in our history, the nation is going into the hole at the rate of $281,000,000 per month, or $66,000,000 per week, or $6,500 a minute. Never before in the history of the world has any nation so deliberately unbalanced its budget as the United States is doing at the present time." The New Dealers have now developed a new mode of attack. Experienced business and political analysts have been advising business upon the trends in Washington. They have been a fac- Sentiment is growing over the country to stop legislation in uncharted fields until the Supreme Court has spoken. The Court is expected to hand down a decision by June 1 defining the power of Congress to regulate wages, hours and working conditions in local activities, not interstate commerce. Despite that the Administration is pressing to get through an extension of NIRA, and labor spokesmen are driving for the Wagner Bill to promote unionization. Obviously it is not the part of wisdom to legislate one week and perhaps have the Supreme Court say the next week that the legislation is invalid. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—The week just passed gives almost certain proof that the legislative complications will make for a continuation of the current session well into summer before Congressmen head for home. Just a glimpse will tell why. A real battle is ahead on the banking bill, which will see the conservative stalwarts fighting with Senator Glass to prevent further centralization of federal power over the banking system, and with monetary liberals fighting for it. The holding company bill, if newspaper polls are reliable, has rocks ahead of it, at least in its present form. June 16th approaches, and as yet the Senate Finance Committee shows no signs of progress with its NRA bill. The House Committee hasn't started, and if they don't do something by June 16th the authorization for the present National Recovery Administration will have automatically expired. Then top this all off with Secretary Wallace's insistence on his AAA amendments, which would give further governmental control over processors. And the bonus presents as hard a nut to crack as ever, not to mention the prospects of a possible Senate filibuster over the Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill. On the latter the Southern Congress, who individually denounce lynching in the strongest terms, contend Federal authority against "that vile form of collective murder," to use President Roosevelt's expression, would do no good and might injure the cause. They are prepared to filibuster, which situation recalls a similar bill being filibustered out of existence by Senators Harrison and Underwood thirteen years ago. That bill had previously passed the House by a 2 to 1 vote. The present proposal, as explained by Senator Costigan, does not make lynching a Federal crime and provide Federal enforcement. As this is written the bonus controversy is in the formulative stage. Senator Harrison's compromise bill was estimated in Committee hearing by General Hines, Veterans' Administrator, to carry an immediate Treasury obligation to the veterans of $558,253,000. The Patman bill would add $1,560,501,-000. The Harrison bill moves back the starting date of the twenty year certificates from 1925 to 1918, but allows a 25% grant Congress had provided for deferred payment. Thus veterans would be unable to collect their full maturities until about 1942. Senator Connally secured the adoption of an amendment giving the veterans an option of cash or bonds. While Patman contends payment of his bill can be made without increasing either taxes or the national debt, Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate Committee that Congress will have to pass additional levies to the tune of $600,000,000. Patman's explanation is that the legal tender notes which this bill would authorize to be issued for payment of the remaining value of the adjusted compensation certificates would be backed by the credit of the nation, similar to other currency. Through the R.F.C. the Administration has moved to close another gap caused in our credit structure by the failure of private banks to make loans. The newly created Reconstruction Finance Corporation Mortgage Company, with a capital of ten million dollars, but with borrowing power much in excess of that limitation, is authorized to refinance mortgages on business buildings, apartment houses or factories. Full information in circular form about such loans may be secured by writing Congressman Sam L. Collins, at Washington... With the President's proclamation the night of April 24th, which boosted the price of silver. THE FARMER'S CORNER By RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California Brought sharply into focus by recent labor disputes, both in agriculture and in general business and industry, the Patterson bill, creating a State Board of Industrial Relations, with full power to arbitrate labor disagreements, promises to give the 1935 State Legislature new cause for battle during the closing weeks of the session. Briefly sketched, the new arbitration act (A.B. 2407) calls for the establishment of a board of 7 members—3 to be selected by organizations of employers and 3 by organizations of employees with this group of 6 naming the seventh member, who shall be neither an employer nor an employee and who shall serve as Chairman of the board. The act would force the arbitration of all state-wide labor disputes—and compel compliance with the board's decisions and findings. The state board, it is further provided, would be permitted to create county boards of industrial relations, empowered to arbitrate all local labor problems, with the members being chosen in the same manner provided in the parent board set-up. Although the act grants the right of appeal from decisions of the local boards to the state board, action of the state body would be final. The great danger in the Patterson act, unless it is subject to drastic revision, lies in the fact that it is wholly indefinite regarding the procedure to be failure of private banks to make loans. The newly created Reconstruction Finance Corporation Mortgage Company, with a capital of ten million dollars, but with borrowing power much in excess of that limitation, is authorized to refinance mortgages on business buildings, apartment houses or factories. Full information in circular form about such loans may be secured by writing Congressman Sam L. Collins, at Washington. With the President's proclamation the night of April 24th, which boosted the price of silver to 77.57, highest price for the metal in 15 years, the Administration demonstrated that it intends to enforce the discretionary provisions of the silver purchase act of 1934, and intends to continue to purchase silver until the price reaches $1.29 an ounce, or until the Government's silver stocks reach a third of the value of gold stocks. The California farmer, who holds the unique position of being both employer and worker, and who has paid one of the highest farm wage scales in the United States, is sincerely interested in any man which will help to prevent serious labor disturbances. But the farmer—and the farm laborer as well—would undoubtedly look with suspicion on any board structure which might bar him from any voice in arbitrating agricultural labor disputes. In its present form, the Paterson act seems equally dangerous to workers and employers. If such a board were created, it would undoubtedly precipitate a fierce fight for control on the part of both employers and employees. And with the provisions for selecting IN THE COCOANUT of the United States, with 5, says: Congress rather to coin money, reguthereof, and of foreign the standard of weights How about delegating to some one else? TING ON WALL in public life solemnly country should at the gold standard in the nation's credit, and store confidence. You lessman, private capital The great danger in the Patterson act, unless it is subject to drastic revision, lies in the fact that it is wholly indefinite regarding the procedure to be followed in selecting the employer and employee organizations which, in turn, are to select the members of the state board and the various local boards. There are countless employee organizations, for example, and the question naturally arises: Who will determine the employee groups which shall have representation on the board? Illustrative of this point, the Communist Party, WHAT OTHER'S THINK TOWNSEND IN REVERSE We don't claim a great deal of credit for it, but the fact is that we have a Townsend plan all our own. What we propose is simply to stand the Townsend plan on its head. Instead of paying pensions to everyone over sixty, we suggest that a pension of $200 a month be paid to each person between the ages of 20 and 50 who will agree to stop work at once and devote his entire time to spending his money. This is not so crazy as it sounds. The object of the Townsend plan is to put money into circulation, and everyone knows that the young can spend twice as fast as the old. Furthermore, our plan would enable Americans to complete their education, marry, travel and practice the fine arts of living while they are still in the prime of life. Along with these features, our plan would put the work of the world into the hands of those best able to handle it. Citizens over fifty can work longer and harder than the young, never come to the office with a hangover, are not upset by love affairs, and have long since outgrown the idea that they are smarter than the boss. Maybe our plan is cuckoo, but if it is, we defy the world to show us why and where.—Cambridge Chronicle. WHEREIN THEY AGREE President Roosevelt, Senator Huey Long and Father Coughlin are in perfect agreement in one particular. Not one of the three seems to be concerned about the national government being "in the red." The fact could not be more carefully ignored by them in their public utterances if they had "in conference" pledged themselves not to dilate upon it.—Charleston News and Courier.