Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-11-02
This Week
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BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
In the Gold Business.
Farmers Still Strike.
About Japan? Nothing.

In the language of Chicago's ancient
Midway, 1--WE are in the water now"
The Government now in the gold bust
ness, will fix prices Of the gold it will
buy.
| It should not be made too hard for
the little miner to sell his gold when
he gets any. Don't make him sign hun
bred affidavits as to where he found it,
how he happened to get 1t. Big mining
companies can fill out numerous forms.
The little placer miner, painfully wash
ing out his few nuggets, sells his gold
one ounce at time. Give him chance
to sell 1t without too many questions.
When he brings 1t in in nugget form,
you may be sure he hasn't imported it
from Africa, although, even so, it is as
well to watch for Bookkeeping.
II gold goes up to forty dollars an
ounce, which seems probable, and spec
ulation in gold becomes the next big
United States racket" there is no
knowing what will be done to poor,
innocent Uncle Sam.
The farmers strike continues, 1000
in Illinois join the movement ito boost
prices" Trucks taking food to cities
are stopped, pickets interfering with
food transportation are active in Iowa.
Everybody sympathizes with the eff
fort of farmers to better their condi-
ton and every farmer has right to
do as he pleases, as long as he doesn't
interfere with other farmers If he does
Interfere and succeeds in making food
scarce, the Government Of the United
States will interfere with him.
The city woman, with children, is
not responsible for low prices and
should not, arbitrarily, be deprived of
food.
The millions idle and dissatisfied
would not be justified in shooting up
farmers or otherwise interfering with
their comfort or safety.
II the nation hasn't intelligence
enough to protect itself with the bal
lot, It won't be able to do so with the
shotgun, the strike or the boycott.
The world discusses President Roose-
velt's message to Russia, suggesting
recognition and better business. Ger
many does not like it, Hitler's attacks
on Russian Communism having caused
the loss of German trade with Russia.
0f Y11ir dc -
thought he should be allowed to die
tate Russia's form of government.
Stain thought not.
The President expresses admirably
his reasons for bringing the United
States and Russia together again as
friends of old, and for the sake of world
prosperity. 1t is indeed, as the Presi-
dent put it, most regrettable that
these great peoples, between whom
happy tradition of friendship existed
for more than century, to their mu-
tual advantage, should now be without
a practical method of communicating
directly with each other"
President Kalinin of the Soviet Re-
public, in his courteous reply, suggests
wisely that the abnormal situation to
which you refer in your message has an
unfavorable effect on the general inter-
national situation"
In his message to Russia, President
Roosevelt proves that he is not con-
trolled by international money lenders,
as some have been. 1t is hoped and be-
dependence of local money lenders and
give the country reasonable increase
in the dollar supply.
Recognition of Russia is good news
for farmers, and most wise answer to
would buy and eat our farm surplus,
including the millions of pigs, with
which Uncle Sam has been dealing
with such pathetic childishness.
Russia would gladly have bought the
two hundred thousand "piegy" sows,
thdI Jul GOfCAHmclL DOuSut anu kLll6u,
to keep 100000 little pigs from being
born, to increase our surplus. Russia
would have welcomed those 100000
piglets, and raised them to make 2,OOO,-
600 Russian families happy.
China thinks we approach Russia to
protect ourselves against q Japanese
menace in the Far East" We are aware
Of no such menace. There will be none,
for us or Japan, il we mind our bust
ness, and Japan minds hers.
An important news association dis
patch from Moscow says Litvinoff,
when he comes to talk to President
Roosevelt about recognition of Russia,
will talk about Japan and what the
United States will do II Japan attacks
Russia. 1t Is to be hoped that President
Roosevelt will say:
"The United States will do about
Japan, IL it attacks Russia, just what 1t
will do about France or Germany. II
one attacks the other. That Is to say,
1t will do nothing, and wish the best of
luck to both Sides"
. 1888, KiSS FsatSrss Syndicate, Ise.