anaheim-gazette 1939-04-20

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 Orange County's Oldest Newspaper HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher 1887-1935 The Anaheim Gazette has been owned and edited by the same family since 1875.. Published every Thursday at 259 East Center Street, Anaheim, Calif. Subscription Per Year ... $2.00 Six Months ... $1.00 MRS. HENRY KUCHEL THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Anaheim, California, under the Act of March 8, 1879. JUDGE JOHN LANDELL The passing of Judge John Landell at San Juan Capistrano on Saturday removes another colorful member of Anaheim's early day citizens. Jack Landell came here with his family about sixty-five years ago. The family settled in Centralia and were intimately connected with social and political life in this city for many years. He was a deputy sheriff and constable before Orange was separated from Los Angeles county. He managed the old Reiser's opera house, wrote and conducted amateur theatricals. Forty years ago he moved to San Juan Capistrano where he became justice of peace succeeding Judge Richard Egan, who had been alcalde of that sleepy little village for so many years that the memory of man reaches no farther back. There he was married, reared his family, and dispensed justice to those brought before him. His family has the sincere condolence of many old friends in this city. May he rest in peace. WORDS WITH MUSIC In a most amazing statement, setting forth that the State Board of Equalization will not oppose cuts in its budget, Fred E. Stewart, Oakland member of the Board, asserts: "With the constantly increasing demands that are being made on WORDS WITH MUSIC In a most amazing statement, setting forth that the State Board of Equalization will not oppose cuts in its budget, Fred E. Stewart, Oakland member of the Board, asserts: "With the constantly increasing demands that are being made on government, there is no easy way to effect economy. We will have to do it the hard way and do the best we can with the money available. The Board of Equalization is willing to pack its part of the load and we hope that the other state departments will adopt the same attitude." To the average taxpayer constantly struggling to keep his head above water, those are "words with music." Mr. Stewart started his career as a railroad brakeman. And apparently he hasn't forgotten the world he left behind him. We hope the other department heads in State government will turn back a few years, too—and recognize that the full dinner pail is just a pleasant memory. It's time to tighten our belts, in government as well as at home, and cut the overhead until paychecks return to normal. The MARCH OF TIME Prepared by the Editors of TIME The Weekly Newsmagazine NEUTRALITY POLICY— WASHINGTON—Leaving Warm Springs for Washington after a 10-day rest, President Roosevelt last week ascended the ramp to the platform of his private car, grinned, and told the crowd that had come down to see him off: "I'll be back in the fall—if we don't have a war". While the country waited to hear an elaboration of this most ominous remark yet made by its chief executive, congress pondered the word "war". The conduct of foreign relations is a duty solemnly imposed upon the president by the constitution. The power to declare war rests solely with congress, but the conduct of foreign relations—the thinking and acting that preserves peace or leads up to war—are the president's awful responsibility. Congress last week began discussion of whether to extend, revise, or scrap the neutrality act. But, with or without a neutrality act, the predominant emotions and judgment of the nation will, in the end, determine the international course of the U.S. By last week two opposed bodies of thought and emotion, both based on the premise that "no one wants war", were discernible in the U.S., and Franklin Roosevelt was the leader of one of them. Ever since his "Quarantine the aggressor nations" speech at Chicago in 1937, the president has openly led the party which believes not only that the totalitarian dictators deny the democratic U.S.' way of life but that they threaten it,, and that something must be done to curb them. In his message to congress last January, and subsequently Roosevelt developed his thinking about defense of the democracies to a point just short of economic intervention. His announcement of tariff penalties to be imposed upon German imports after April 22 was a first step in actual economic punishment. Al Warm Springs, after much MERLE E WEST PRESENTS Mr. Merlin and Monty The umpire called "fowl," Monty, but I don't see any feathers! Of course not, Mr. Merlin, this game's between two picked teams. TEAM up with us for more warm weather pleasure. Don't spend the summer months feeling uncomfortable in soiled or unpressed clothes. ACME CLEANERS AND DYERS 920 N·LOS ANGELES ST·ANAHEIM·TEL·2405 TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR'OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-IN ORANGE COUNTY1930-31 TO 1938-39 Graph Shows Pension Costs No war can be won by economic methods, and once we are in the controversy, we have to win, and only military force will win. If the American people are to keep out, the congress had better take such a course of action as will prevent us (i.e. Franklin Roosevelt) engaging in European power politics or engaging in any warlike acts of the economic type, without the approval of congress. Otherwise the congress may wake up to find that its sole power to take the United States into war has become a mere formality. What this country needs is not war but a united effort to get 12,000,000 unemployed men back to work. NEUTRALITY HEARING—WASHINGTON—Just 22 years after the U.S. declared war on Germany, former Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson was called last week as witness No. 1 before the senate foreign relations committee; sitting to consider extension, revision or junking of the present so-called neutrality act, important provisions of which expire May 1. "Revision" was the course of action recommended by Stimson, who urged the senators at the hearing to make the president identify "aggressors", then punish them by embargoes and other economic sanctions. Said he: "I am a republican and the present administration is democratic, but I have always tried to limit my partisanship in the zone of foreign affairs... I am not impressed with the fear that in that zone presidential discretion will erase those who would have the U.S. sit tight and save civilization by tending its own home business, last week said: "No war can be won by economic methods, and once we are in the controversy, we have to win, and only military force will win. If the American people are to keep out, the congress had better take such a course of action as will prevent us (i.e. Franklin Roosevelt) engaging in European power politics or engaging in any warlike acts of the economic type, without the approval of congress. Otherwise the congress may wake up to find that its sole power to take the United States into war has become a mere formality. What this country needs is not war but a united effort to get 12,000,000 unemployed men back to work." Southland's Fee Allocation History Recent allocation of their number of liquor license fees to cities counties by the state board equalization for the second half of 1938, shows that the fourth district composed of the eight southern counties, received $468,279.07 per cent of the total allowance of $1,222,192.85, according to liam G. Bonelll, fourth district member of the board. The city of Los Angeles,$218,528.29, received the gross amount while Tustin, in O'Connell county, had the smallest action,$12.50. Under the law, cities and ties are entitled to one-half liquor license fees collect their area, payments being semi-annually. Jack Van Meter in United States News Two northern Orange county youths, Jack Van Meter, 26 Emily street, Anaheim, and L. Besselievre, 227 N. Lincoln nue, Fullerton, enlisted in United States navy since April it has been announced by officials. OSHER ON TOUR G. Edwin Osher of Anaheim a member of Boston university Seminary Singers who are 27-day concert tour during they will travel more than miles through the west and dustries board. To Stimson's gestion of discriminatory, pe kyrocketing old age pension costs in Orange county are graph-shown in the above chart, prepared by the Santa Ana chamber commerce research bureau, which is making a study of county costs with the objective of reducing costs to the lowest possible and eliminating destructive policies. The above chart shows age assistance costs in Orange county have soared from $28,816 in year 1930-31 to $1,097,688 estimated for the year 1938-39. istance telephoning to Secretary of State Hull and his ammts abroad, the president seek prepared to take another step. Instead of just deploying Italy's seizureania, this time the official sent said: "The inevitable of this incident . . . is fur-destroy confidence and to maintain economic stability in country in the world, thus giving our own welfare." The Secretary of State Albania, to which U.S. sold only $275,180 worths in 1938, obviously dealt blow to U.S. economy. U.S. investors knew instantat Roosevelt meant. The Secretary Hull gave out formal statement in Washington a source close to the president Warm Springs followed a new line of unpopularize dictators, and preparing S. people to curb them, with a long exposition which said in effect: Each small nation that the dictators swallow up is a bite out of U.S. prosperity. Economic domination, by barter trade, is the intended aftermath of the dictators' military marches. Unless the U.S. is to retire behind a "Chinese wall" of tariffs and surrender world markets to the dictators, it must prepare to compete in one of two ways: by cutting wages and lengthening hours to bring down U.S. Export prices, or by subsidizing exports and paying the subsidies out of jacked-up taxes. United against the president in any effort he may make to put a spoke into the aggression of the dictator countries, are not only those who fear foreign entanglements but those who fear and distrust Roosevelt. Herbert Hoover, who may fairly be called the lead- "Revision" was the course of action recommended by Stimson, who urged the senators at the hearing to make the president identify "aggressors", then punish them by embargoes and other economic sanctions. Said he: "I am a republican and the present administration is democratic, but I have always tried to limit my partisanship in the zone of foreign affairs... I am not impressed with the fear that in that zone presidential discretion will be abused... "I weigh my words when I say that I believe that our present caucasian civilization is threatened by the gravest danger with which it has been confronted for four centuries... "In the former world . . . we could entirely disregard the question of aggression and treat both sides with perfect impartiality without trying to make any inquiry into the rights and wrongs.. But today the fact of systematized aggression stares us in the face and we know only too well who the aggressors are... "Shall we be content to sit idly . . . or shall we use (our) great advantages carefully, moderately but firmly and above all intelligently to help protect the world, which includes ourselves from its imminent and continuing danger? ... "For myself, I agree with the president that there are methods which are 'short of war but stronger and more effective than mere words' . . . Economic action (by embargo) . . . has the possibility of most effective restraint." After Stimson, Chairman Pittman next called Financier Bernard Baruch, who served 21 years ago as chairman of the war in- dustries board. To Stimson's gestion of discriminatory, per-embroiling embargos, he added: If our economic war fail will be in military war . . . make economic war, that conion is inevitable. . . If we lieve we can defend this phere, then the whole argue for now waging economic weakens." He would not make war-selling a crime, an affair strictly at the peril. This policy could be aced by simply junking the preneutrality act, enacting no new, and putting U.S. expon notice by simple exec warning as occasion may arn. Roosevelt is for junking trality, too, but in a different and for different reasons Baruch. The president wa hand entirely free to wage omic war on the dictators. 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Maintenance of quality standards by the Exchange, with shipments confined to the standard package, have earned California-Arizona fruit a reputation for dependability. 3. Proportion and the intelligent distribution made possible by the Exchange's 58 sales offices have given markets more uniform supplies of our fruit. 4. Adherence by the Exchange to recognized trade channels in marketing 75% of the crop has cushioned the effect of irregular, price-demoralizing methods practiced elsewhere. The fundamental fact in our winter marketing problem is the impossibility of competing price-wise with other growing regions. The pressure of their crops is increasing annually. Our position will strengthen as more join hands to support the program which protects our differential. Growers who do this share also in the added premium for "Sunkist" branded fruit. 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