Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-03
War Hero Wants n =.
To, Be Protected

To, Be PROTECTED E A.
sacramento--The paradoxical, stu
alton Of war veteran who: asks to
be protected against those he fought
for is presented In the, caset, Of Cap
tain H.. W. Lewald, Of Rio Linda. one
of Calfornias 1900 almoiu farmers
who are asking protective tariff duty
sufficient to permit marketing their
! crop in this country in competition
with the peasant growers Of Southern
Europe.
Captain. Lewald, who served In the
Navy during the World War, has writ
ten vigorous letters OF protest fl true
fighting spirit to Senators Hiram w.
Johnson and Samuel M Shortridge.
who are presenting the California farm
ers' demands before the Senate Hlanco
Committee for revision Of the House
four and twelve cent almond sokedule
in the Fordnley b,ll to the absolutely
necessary minimum Of hve and fifteen
cents on unsheiled and shelled almonds.
Captain Lewald's letter y Senator
Johnson follows .9T 80 e
Dear Sir: -,
Knowing that you are one hundred
per cent American, also an {cr Cal Z
ifornia know that every ca!ifofnian'
will appreciate ii II you una yo,ir
utmost influence to get at least /
SC tariff on unshsllcd almondsc ana
15c tariff on shslied slmcndS. Nh
cannot make q. 10 out here With
anything less than the above tarfM.
All during the late war I served Dart
of the time as Captain OF In Amy
TRANSPORT and part Of the time as 3
Lieut. Commander In, the Navy andf
VIII be a son o. Sea cook Il ~
done my little part towards xfSxins
the war and. then have Europeans =
put it all over US as they win suisssly-
be doing II the &c and .t2c tafi6 tees ,
through. 's'f' ~, -
l am like you all for Amsrica ana
ask nothing but, a fair deal, bas -
can sincerely say that the :simond
growers Of cslifornia WIN como out ft. I
Of the little end sof the horn. .vsfth
any less than ! 30 and lbe tAf!h !
Knowing that California saa slways :
depend upon you and thanklng you
for past favors. I remain. 49, !, - I
Very truly yours, H..
CAPT, n. a. 'LEWALD.
In another letter. to Asenator ahort.
ridge, Captain Lewald points OUT ron,
personal knowledge the paupSr 'stanN.l
ards OF living against which sCSHfofhiss
farmers must compete IL lot /. siveu.
proper tarin protection. y In hie lekter
to Senator shprtridse be says: Z; :;
"On my own ranch I cannot make
it pay II the, tari1s Il less than aEey
on unshelled and lie eais sksaisd !
a almonds. Fof ysars r tssvsisN cn I
over Europe, and the eoudttio ions tAAf
= the people Of Southern Hlpopss vsiori
under no true American VOID thini i
Of asking his help to -vofk un6sY
, the same, and even Ii he wIIaaeed "a VI
doubt # he could get then tossss.'o
If the 4c and ne taraifs xoes
through ! know that TIA cs{f4ornYa g
almond grower may as wNlff rru6
out all Of His trees ana IT ~ ians :
lay idle for he viii ts y a. skesd
as trying to grow aln,onds v4th - :
inadequate tariff Y Y "
II know that you will do al Within
your pewer tor the slhaosd imrcIi9Isa m
Of csiifornis, just. u " sSsys Si :,
ways fought 'fee tbs iIllSii;s - / ~.
cstilcrnia, aad I aise innaWH "a. (
the peopls d cs,t{oraia a,s 49, Ssss
you and behind you, - ss1E' FH -
r+,~ 'ss-ss s%% :. ~ A!r
Califorrla is al aseaeultrsal stat.
We must pt9tAet cur t Z IIil is(l rSsa'
sraph ths SEN yIa aSsSssJss Sitiii En-;
today demasdftg AZ y |,
Tor c''''sfs.. - ,'asess ls'esss lisa r.
: The dinersaee Sstvs4a I fss, ~
twelve celts SHA Avs a I. IN ~ .sss-t.s
IN tariff duties u III { . ~ ~ n ySfsS.
ter or prospsrttv, 6ts .1o1f (liG- ,s'sS -
almond faypsys etet 4 cuIsS,t
sheuld slt$ = -. s q !sss' n 81.
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BY adsQ6saA ta3ll RI ~ = iss fSas
calitelnisss ss1l(aa1 ~ "a !, +. NV.
tAsy nay have u d 1890 I'll cuss.,s
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