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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1929)
' Britain Disarmament, Freedom of Sea : FT1HE moves of Great Britain in calling for a new confer X ence looking to the limitation of armaments indicate some genuine concern over the cruiser-building program of the United States. It Is recalled that the collapse of the Ge neva conference came over the disagreement of British and American' experts as to cruiser sizes and tonnage. The later abandonment of the Anglo-French naval understanding left Britain standing alone. With the United States launching a building program to attain cruiser equality with Great Brit ain, thus apparently resuming the mad race of armaments which the Washington conference halted, Great Britain may feel Jier isolation and seek an understanding with this country. ' i 1 . ' , f --.J- More fundamental than Britain gestures toward a new conference' and more fundamental ', than our own cruiser building activity is the Borah rider attached to the cruiser! biH which brings up anew the issues of "freedom of the seas. The amendment expresses favor for treaties to regu late the conduct of belligerents and neutrals in war at sea, including the inviolability of private property, thereon.' It is the old question of freedom of neutrals to sail the seas against the will tof the dominant; sea power. ; The United States has long been restless under British dominion of the seas. This was the issue which provoked the war of 181Z. It was acute in! 1914-1917 when the British fleet restricted 'American and other sea-borne commerce. Wilson made it one of his fourteen points,! but lacked force to , get his de mands enacted in the treaty of Versailles. i In his speech while the cruiser bill was pending Senator Borah asserted that unless we can reach an understanding with England on the war-time rights of neutrals at sea, in 1931 the last vestige of the Disarmament Conference will he wiped out and we shall engage once more in naval competi tion which may end in "another cataclysm luce that of 1914. " Senator Borah's definition of "freedom of the seas' was made as follows: ' "My Idea of freedom of the seas Is tttat it Is the right of stewtral Bottoms to carry their coimneree as freely in time of war as la time j of peace, except when they carry actual miialtieas of war or wi they actually seek to break a blockade. But the blockade; mawt ho a blockade saffk-ieul to prevent the passage of ships, and not merer a paper blockade. Bat ae to all legitimate commerce, oatside of actual mualtiotts of war anil outside of speeding to a particnlar port where ft la blockaded, there ought not to be any interference with the neu tral powers." .. , , ... . The passage of the cruiser bill has given Bewj hope, to the big navy advocates. There is no doubt that militarism will revive, that the Kelloflrcr treaty will be regarded as a mean ingless document, that disarmament will be abandoned unless the forces for world peace work diligently and rationally. The cause of international goodwill has no more, able advo cate than Senator Borah. His penetrating drive at the, cms of the war and navy problem lifts the cruiser bill out of h ruck of reversion to militarism and rives some promise how ever faint of a solution of the problem which has vexed us throughout our national history, and still threatens the peace of the world. . Expressions of Opinion from Statesman Readers Welcomed for Use in this column All Letters Mast Bear Writer's Name, Though This Need Sot be Printed. The White House Spokesman WASHINGTON press correspondents are wondering just how Hoover as nresident.will treat them. Will it be e return ta the old Boaseveltian days when Teddy was always turning up bristling news stones, even if afterwards the re nnrtera were assitmed to the Annanias club I Will it be X mntinnntion of the "White House spokesman' of President Coolidge that meaningless straw man who said nothing covering the White House be merely taking the hand-outs oi the president's secretary with mimeographed sheets of ix real news importance? These Questions will not be settled until Hoover take? office. The public of course would prefer the Rooseveltiar 1 method, for the public craves action. Mwiiage is too mam mate for the head-line-readinz mind. They are looking U Hoover to "do things," and to "do things" means to get tru news of the doings in the paper. News men .of experience in Washington, however, predict that Hoover will follow n such vibrating publicity program as the immortal leaay He will not submit himself to a running fire of question: from sharp-witted correspondents, many of whom are eagei I hIs machine sigzagging along the to entrap mm. ine grave questions oi state mvu.veu i. too serious to be disposed of by offhand replies to miscellan eous interrogatones. Probably the best answer will be the reference to Hoo ver'a own success with reporters at the department of com merce. Without sacrificing the public interest Mr. Hvei cause nerve center, were Para t.. 1.1 - n rnnrforo a friend-1 or supposedly permissible wt cue jhcm 1U' ""f" ' -A m j Idose of bug Juice. ly plane and furnished them with reams of good copy. . I contributed. News writers who accompanied the Hoover party orlsaiem. Feb. 18, lm. Ka Rrmth American trio complained at the censorship oil : L S l!afitiAa at 4-Via hands flOTrtr JImtv RoVmv wht I Editor New Statesman! "c" rrrrrr. v .cr. zzrM, r Kind ten the reade aeemeu w a;, no wvc o i.tM uuu,6. jf the New Statesman that I am was denied for certain stories and others were made subject TtTf thankful to ail who in any to war-time deletion. The returning correspondents, some amy asssited in. making- the grand of them, made bitter comment on the censorship. We don't access whieh attended the oeto- believe that Hoover will follow any such policy when in the f- White House. You can't bottle news even though yourcWords are insufficient to portray commander of the army and navy, noover Knows inai anc imy gratitude for the delightful will act upon his intelligence. ; , ' Divided Opinion v jj ;vl?m I . HU t j.l. t .V JSm 1 1 -v f I a! s s v v rn rear r r f . (ff- N 5 fV il A.Xf " 1 1 .11 ! v .Hi.. 'iXf-Ll 1,, II, f ill. II j - . i vv aaia v7 aav auiimj' w a& vvo ii l 1 a I Editors Say: - MUflNO SUB VET .ASKED Out of the minions to be appro priated for various sections . and Interests at Salem this district Is asking Just one thing: A 930.000 rrant for a minio surrey which has not been inade for 25 years and for which the federal gorera- ment wiU pay half eost. It seems moderate ehoafh and it any oth er part of the state were asking for It there would be little doubt of Its being voted. But Its Baker and that may make a difference as it so often has before. et the benefits would not be restricted j to this county or to the minis s: districts , of southern Oregon. It is, an outlay which will bring new capital and new payrolls into Ore-, gon. 'It would not prore an ex pense hut a dividend paying: in restraenL Baber Democrat-Herald. .!-.- - Bite' for Breakfast Br R. J. Hendricks L They Say . . . Pan-American Co-operation Discussed To the Editor: There is a growing feeling that he moderate drinker is a greater menace on the highway than the irunkard. Doctor Frances G Benedict, writing in the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. "Moderate user, keep off, for at least four hours after a dose of alcohol, formerly considered 'permissible," yon as a motor vehicle operator may, well be . considered a 'menace to society'." ; The really drunk driver with street gires those In the opposite direction warning to slow down at the right hand curb. Bat the moderate drinker may be driving straight as an arrow and all of a sadden do some fool thing be lls tance received and the many birthday cards and their kind ex pressions. . W. O. BIGDON Old Play is Renewed land Proves Good More on "Direct lVxarketing" "TVIRECT marketing" which has become a bone of conten ts tion in mid-western livestock circles, as related in the editorial column oi Thtf Statesman recently, is referred toir the remarks of President Louis F. Swift at the annual meet- InT of the shareholders of Swift and Company, as reported; in the 1929 Swift and Company year-book. Touching: on di rect marketinjr of the farmer's produce, though not referring I to "direct marketing" of livestock President Swift said: I believe that ear prottace Uosiness nas a wosiaemu rnrare.i ifodernlslnsr aa tAA rraacb We buy the farmers' eggs, crrsra, and poultry at country points. "Wcl play was the task that -faced Der- eandle and select Uta eggs, rnnm tn cream into wraer, ana Taueniothr Fsrnum when she adSDted the poultry on buttermilk and grams. Practically all of t&ese opera-1 "Adrlenne lAeovrrear - for the tions are carried on In prodace plants, which are separate and dls-jrilms under the title, "Dream of tlnct from our packing plants. We then market Uiese lUUshea prod-1 Lave." ."Adrlenne Lecouvreur," act thronjrh oar raralar branch hoase and ear route outlets, tnlone of the moat famous plays In other words, we ffer to the farmers of this country direct, econom- the history of the stage, was used foal marketing service on their prodace items. Between the farmer I for many seasons as a starring ve! td the thousands of retailers tiireagnomt um eoaatry, we aerrorm i nlcle for Sarah Bernnarflt. all the oesrntlal senrlcea of aasemMlng, aelecttnav asannfactmriag, and I la briagtag the colorf nl drama dlKtrfbntinar his vrodacta. It is a decided advantage to fanners tolus to the present day, the noted market their Drodaee through an orgaaixatloa which baa a nation-1 tceaarlst laid the plot la a Balkan wide outlet aad which receives only one profit for a great variety of I state and provided a new back- necessary services. igroand for tne gripping narrative ..t- 4w, ..VaMnM. fh- .I-PB or serine ana j-egouve . ., . . . . - .-..- a.J-1 nress contains some aiznuicani commeuis aooui ine caiuei bm iM iMmut business. Mr. Swift says the outlook lor the eattie raiser is I . n new frodnction. tn which much improved from the profits standpoint. "According to Joaa Crawford and Ks 'Aether the estimates of the U, S. Department of ATkulture, there i.J! -"JL )! t rm ana n xai t . 1000 Eislnore theatre, and enagS; to were uiuy ou3o,wv ca.ue xuuu vmuueuj x, gcreen m Drmiant array of Is tne smallest cattle population tnis country nas naa in anyimiutarr scenes and vivid nietur year since 1912. The Department also estimated that the Nations of intrigue tn a royal number of beef cattle In the country was 23.373000. and this I court, court, a royal opera i. .M.iiA.4 ..tti WA v-tr-UrnA TnM 1 BT7 i heuse, eoronaUon - cersmonJas of a wandering gypsy tribe are As nredlcted exclusively in this column Kenneth Ormis-I only some of the many picture nn mA iA Iftrlif nr AWi "rxrm nfffrInV TrV frimHlvlesoae and colorful scenes which judge. Give us a rest from the Aimee scandal; Los Angeles 'h..clcTonnd for the f- By na. a sows Director General, rsa-AsMrlesn TTntoa : L0 a Itowa wmu barm at MeCruar.' la., Sept. 17. 1871. Ha it graduate erf Ue Univeraity of Paanaylranta and; the Udiveriity of Halle. Admitted to the bar ra 1895 be taaxkt political eeience at the UnlTereity af PDnayhraaia ior aT eral yeara. He baa beea ideatified with aamerooa leaeral eommiaaiana aeat to Soata An erica and eerreC ai aaaiatant aecreUry of the treifary from 1817 to 1919. lie haa been director fpnerai of the Paa-Aaaerlcaa aaioa aiaca 1920. He ia the author of aumerona report! and booka on DOlltical aeianea auhiarta mmttma- ially partalnlns to South Aatarieaa cosa- irin.) fTHE Pan-American Trade Mark conrereace Held recently marks another forward step tn the Important moement for Paa-Amertcan cooperation. An agreement on the protection of trade marks throughout the American con tlnent will mean much to Inter - Ameri can commerce and will tend to eliminate the irritation that Is aroused from time - to time by reason of in adequate pro tection of such trade marks. These spe cialized most Importaat for theh approval and ratifica tion, and la case of any govern ment not a signatory to the orig Inal convention, for its adhesion. Under the tentative draft the con ventlon would become effective after ratification by seven of the signatory states. jPoeinras that Live ta. & BOWK conferences represent a adjunct to the general Pan-American conferences which assemble every five years To such conferences are delegated the more technical qnestlons which can only he spread through the interchange of opinion of ex perts. The adequate protection of trade marks is a matter of deep interest to every consumer throughout the continent. Thou sands of persons in the republics of America have suffered real loss by reasons of the unauthorized and at times fraudulent use of well-known and long established Tmde marks. The whole situa--io mast be viewed primarily Urom the point of view of the In terest of the consumer. Recommendations or resolu tions approved, by the conference rSl ho submitted immediately through the Pan-American Union, to the participating governments ought to be able, to think up something' new to get banner heads with. - A Swede has developed a process for making paper from straw hats. This will let editors .talk through their hats twice. . ; -. ' . Lindbergh proved what every one suspected ; solo flying Is precarious business."- " " -". cinatlag plot. . AeUoa In Regal Role . AHeea Priarle returns - to a regal role, that of a haughty and designing Duchess. In the prod ac tion which Fred Nlblo directed, and Warner Olasd again Is sees as , an Imposing rnler. - Camel Uyera and many others of aote are included in the elaborate sup porting cast. ; The plot Is motivated by the oi manee of a typay dancing girl and the Crown Prince of the little kingdom. Revolutions aad daring-flirtations provide complica tions that threaten the security la the path of the lovers. BEDTIME i MS bedtime; say your hymn. Jl and bid "Good-night; God bless Mamma, Papa, and deal ones alL" Tour half -shut eyes beneath your eyelids fall. Another minute, you will shut them quite. Yea, I will carry you, put out the Dsnt, And tuck you up, although you are so taQl What will you give me, sleepy one, and call Wy wages, if I settle you aO right? f kid her goldea curls apen my am, 1 drew her little feet within my hand. Her rosy palms were in trustful bliss. Her heart next mine heat gently, soft And warm She nestled to me, and, by Leva's , command. Paid see nry precious wages Baby's Kiss.- ' P. K. ft. C Ertkint UttS-inS) 1 SIDESTEPPING The telephone rate controversy at Salem arises from a widespread belief that the telephone rate structure will bear revision down ward. That belief Is shared by The Oregonlan. The difference between this newspaper and some others is that The Oregonlan is not and will not be content with evasion, or side stepping, or fraudulent remedies. There is today a wide-open pace for sidestepping and a num. bar of house members have taken advantage ot'lt. It has been cre ated by advancing the deception. for political and other selfish pur poses, tnat mat wmcn me state has so far been incapable or doing "an be done by the city of Port land, j The home rule measure is on lte face a subterfuge,-and a tempor ary way of appeasing public de mand. On Information and belief. The Oregonlan states that the fair and Informed city officials of Port land know that they can accom plish nothing If this bill be passed. The legislature has properly tsked for a federal investigation f the structure and valuation of, he telephone properties. If there s sny thing elee that can be effec tively done, the only agency that -an do It is the state of Oregon. And If the legislature Is con vinced that the public service com mission, as now constituted ana empowered, is helpless and nope- ess. It has no busmen appeasing instigated publie clamor by adopt- 'ng fake relief. Its obligation is 'o establish a public service com nisslon so constituted and empow ered that it may serve the people lo their satisfaction. The elements so far lacking at alem In this matter are courage and forcefulness. Portland Ore-Tonlan. In the long run ) 1 ! Or U the short run, and the shorter tho better, Salem will earn ner water worse system. , The shorter the better, for this reason: -In It 10, the city was of fered the water works at about $400,001. Ia 1920, the price was $850,000. . S V : .. J It would be a million or more now, partly because of the fact that there hare been constant im provements to and extensions of the plant; partly because the franchise or going value of the business has constantly Increased, with the growth of the city: and this was not included either in the 1910 or the 1926 offer. It Is a legitimate value; the courts would allow It in condemnation roceedlngs W . And that value increases with the birth of every baby; with the coming of every new resident. It will accrue to the private owner. It would accrue to the city after municipal ownership became ef fective, i v ! The purchase price will grow; every- day; making the Interest charge on the money to buy the system larger with the passing of time. The city can borrow money at a lower rate than any Individual or company, on such an invest ment as a water system. It can therefore build for the future; larger mains, better facilities; ex tensions in districts where a pri vate company could not afford to operate. These axe the advan tages. , , S No matter what source of sup ply is tapped, the city should own the works. Eventually, the source would be above the city, in order to get the supply by gravitation and eliminate the cost of pump ing, and ia order to use the power on the way down. This Irrespec tive of tho superior advertising value of "mountain water." Of course, even that supply would have to be chlorinated. There is no tfuch thing as absolutely pure water, excepting that made pure by chemical treatment. A year or two ago, Salem had a chance to get a chicken canning factory on terms that should have been accepted at the time. It In volved merely a small loan, that would have besn good. Salem passed up the chance, and now there are two such factories on the west side, where there was only one before. , : . . Now eomaa that TTn1t ct.&. department of agriculture and takes an ' mmMiI i - chicken canning factories, sending Inspectors to them, free of eost, in order to nut the forfara! nbak on their products and thus help in speeding up tnetr sales, for the good of the poultry Industry generally. This goes for turkev cannlnr factories, too. The Salem turkev enthusiast, , Charles Simon, who wants to sec turkey meat canning here, will set his wish arra.tiried one of these days, and we will have chicken canneries here. too. (www. The baby chick men. who are growing In number In the Salem district, and whose plants are In creasing in size, are pointing to the fact that Herber Hoover buys baby chicks from the regular, trade for his ISOO-acre farm on the San ta Fe railroad 150 miles north of Loe Angeles and 280 miles below San Francisco. Mr. Hoover has 2500 hens, : bred along scientific lines and kept according 'to the best rules of the game; with eggs and broilers for sale every day in the year; and he proposes to very much increase his flocks. Old Oregon's Yesterdays Town Talks from The States. "n Our Fathers Read Feb. 30, 1004 Business is livening up In the lnal nmna marlrot villi nnolrmr. expecting to sell all store on a 2 The suit which resulted over a difference of opinion over the trustees between the members of the Church of God in North Sa lem was dismissed by Jndge Boise. Willamette University ro-eds defeated the Roseburg high school girls 4 to 3 in a basketball game here? Trains' are still running irregu larly, ov.ing to the effects of the heavy snow storm. Miss Mill Krnse has accented a position in the Yew Park school. XOT SATISFACTORY TO GROWERS A storm of protest from small growers resulted In withdrawal of house bill 81 1 which provided a HiAfis fna of 41 S for all bulb Trowerg, and Introduction of bill f8.' a substitute measure. The nw Mil eliminates the eladlolus grower but still Includes eeveral foatnma which the local crowers find obnoxious. In Its present form the measure snouia not db pasneu. It Includes within the scope of he license fee of $15. all growers of flowering bulbs, roota and all corms. excepting gladioli. Under the head of flowering bulbs will be found "canna. Iris, dahlias, nar Haf inline, lilies and such other bulbs. Under roots must be Includ ed carrots, beets, turnips and such croDS. according to the phraseol- ogv of the measure. There are numerous email jstow- fn nf the narcissi here and others ana enrarinsr in the culture OI tnllna iris, anemone and such crops that would come under the hill. Ia other words, a man would be penalized at the start. Proponents of the nui argue that added inspection la necessary for thftRA frnna-because of federal regulations and that the license fees most be collected to pay an inspector. The federal government takes care or its own , inspection and It Is doubtful If a state paid Inspector would add anything to this measure of protection. Rtraoa ahnald be nlaced on the inspection of bulbs coming Into n,am CMhar atatas are takinc iara nt the InsnectloB of bulbs being Imported from this state. The whole thing looks like an t onset to create another state board with a paid staff. The growers nere win continue to fight against the passage of aar measure such ae that bow under consideration.- Greats Courier.;-'; Western Fir Will Go on 'Ironsides? ' An opportunity to participate la the patriotic enterprise of re constructing XWd Ironsides', the, grand .old fighting vessel which was the pride of the early Amer ican navy, has been offered to Northwest lumbermen, who have beea asked to donate .Douglas' fir masts and spars for the ship. The famous old warship is new being rebuilt at the Boston navy yard by popular subscription. The project was started several years ago aad has reached a stage of - completion where , the spars and marts are seeded. Thousands ef persons and1 organisations. ranging from school children not largo corporations; ..have contrV-. bated fends for carrying oa this work, , Part of the money don ated . was spent tor Douglas IV timbers for. use in rebuilding the he4aK"-t Per Dollar ' - Tatar the Characteristic ct Oct Good WOOD end COAL ' ' W Bring Your Ileaiici? Problems to - ' " . -. : ; Salem's Heat ilerehanU ' " : IHIflBBibtn I?C3fl :ba-S . - ; PROMPT SERVICE V. i ? . 103 Tiroadway . . 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