Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-17

David Lawrence, who of the most perSpcaclOuS
newspaper correspondents to be found among all that
great and highly trained at Washington declares
that President Harding is about to himself in
behalf Of subventon subsidy that will give this country
merchant marine
things the wisdom of the who constitute the two
branches of the awakng body of the chosen
He has thus far in his of office rather large
y refraned from injecting himself into the business of the
he has suggested is his prerogative do, through
his messages but he has not made use of the
persuade members of congress to his way think
ing Being very human individual he does not imagine
himself possessed of supernatural He knows that
by simply taking thought he add cubit to his
stature he is IN state of reaction from the attitude OF
of his immediate and little remote predeces
with the public
But in the future according to Mr. Lawrence the
president will swing his stick He is not going to be divert
ed from this purpose told He believes the pledge
should be kept He himself is profoundly Convinced that
there greater need of the American people, both
instrument of necessity in peace and indispensable
safeguard in war, than strong merchant marine.
The president is preemnently right about it and we
hope he will vigorously assert himself in this particular
The people like lion aroused once while to OBJ
his The editor of the Press has for quarter
subvention to establish and preserve an American
chant marine He has been conscious all this time of the
popularity OF but has been mpelled to stand for such
action because there is other way ships
disappeared from the in contest for
in other yards and to them by underpaid foreign
seamen But all the while paying hundreds of
and thereby putting ourselves at the of
petitors and mayhap Of foes Other governments have
ships have perpetually filled harbors while flag
has futtered in few of the ports of the world
Consider what would have happened if we had depend
ed ships alone transport to France
in the last great We do know where the allied
French SOIL Had England not put her transports at
disposal Pershng and his would not have reached the
Chateau Thierry and the Argonne. Probably Germany
have had Europe under her feet before could have
mandeer for that purpose There is to talk about
our potential strength the nations when have to
This is what all amounts to and this is what President
Harding We hope he will have the to compel
long the subsidy granted will be repaid Then there
will be glory attaching to the of America.
The vgor with which our officers apprehend and
prosecute booeggers good sign must not be forgot
ten that they have difficult task in this for reason
because of country from which booze has
not yet been banshed Very naturally the problem here
much than would be ii back door, front
door, please not open to the traffic Eternal
vigilance the price of enforcement and the efforts of our
police authorities should never be relaxed.
1t would to be easy matter for cantaloupe
growers permit their melons to remain the vines long
enough rpen Doing this nsures the preservation OF
the reputation of the Imperial valley product and the tree
dom of Imperial valley Fortunately our magls-
rates longer looking upon attractions OF the law
with tolerance.
The plan celebrate June oath by citizen of the
valley writing five letters to friends back yonder" is
good 1t ought to be made redleter day in the his
tory valley If hundred thousand letters thus
out telling the plain truth about this imperial econ
of the Golden state decidedly beneficial eff
feet There now great revival of enthusiasm and the
Mr. Renfrew should have the cordial support OF
every citizen. Let's go.
Ross Hckox right about it; the employment of team
work is the way get things And let it be said to
his credit that he is good driver
Peggy Joyce says it but with string to it 81 shall
marry again but not long, long time And it may be
longer than thinks, that How sne tell she Will
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we'll say it because she has found how susceptible the
male of the species is to the wiles OF the flapper
Yes, Messrs congressman likely to get through
the with disastrous flood in Imperial valley bu
there are MANY other and wish to take
no chances The Boulder dam is best bet
President Harding is welding his big stick as pre-