The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-11-29

atoms. The double sun has an
eclipse lasting thirty days. Profess
sor Shapley Of Cleveland tells all
about it.
Some or these "yardsticks" of
space have a light fifteen times as
great as that of our sun. Try to
imagine that. Other suns are one
million times as big as our sun,
which is q million times as big as
the earth.
Japan and England are friendly.
Japan will not demand naval equal
ity with England, only with the
United States. Japan suggests
5-4-4 ratio, five for England, four
for the United States, four for ia
pan.
In 1776 our Japanese friends were
locked up in their own islands, no
American having gone to dig them
out and introduce them to the West.
Had they been around this neigh
borhood in that year they would
now compare, differently, the Unit
ed States and Britain.
r. Also, If they knew Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, they would know that he
will build, on behalf of the United
States, whatever he thinks the
United States needs, asking no per-
mission from England or Japan.
President Roosevelt's words, prais-
ing workers in the Tennessee val
ley for their efficiency, made one OF
the most important speeches that
he, or any President or ruler Of
country, ever made.
He promises cheap power. Not
all the plans to drive away depres-
sion could do one-tenth as much as
really cheap power for all.
Nature gave man free air and free
water; not much else is free. If
science and wise government can
add to free air and free water pow
er unlimited, as nearly free as pos
slble, that will mean another step
toward the desired millennium.
Cheap power for farms, factories
and homes, cheap power giving the
light necessary for study, power
that means conquest of nature and
her hardships, will free men from
slavery.
1t is planned, Washington says, to
convert millions of acres Of uneco-
nomic land, worthless for farming.
into a hunters paradise"
On the millions of acres wild ami
mails will be encouraged to raise
their families, that noble white men
may have the pleasure of shooting
them.
Civilization does progress, but
slowly, when the richest and an al
legedly highly intellectual race
plans an earthly paradise for kill
ing, initiating the red Indians heav-
emily hunting ground.
What should we think of our al
legged cousins, the gorillas, If they
set aside a million acres of land In
Africa for the purpose of breeding
and killing human Africans?
Wise ones tell President Roose-
welt: "You can't expect prosperity
until you balance the budget"
What is the magic In balancing
the budget? What is balancing the
budget? Do individuals always bal
ance their budgets In times of emer-
gency?
If a capitalist Is building a gigan-
tic hotel, to cost millions, does he
balance his budget that year or
next, or does he borrow, build, pay
back when returns come?
Must the government, trying to
build prosperity, at cost of bill
lions, spend no more than it takes
in?
ISL IL euOuSu 10 dNOlU Spe0Q-
ing what you can't pay ultimately?
What is the great magic in budget
balancing?
France considers modification of
her method of fixing the price of
wheat. This country endeavors to
increase wheat prices, and the
farmers income. by paying farmers
not to plant so much. Make wheat
scarcer, thus make it dearer. The
French apparently, have some other
plan, which included encouraging
the farmer to plant. all he could,
France being sometimes a wheat.
importing country.
In London, Anthony Eden, Lord
Privy Seal, tells the house of com.
mons that British troops will not be
used to help the French maintain
order In the Saar, soon to decide
whether 1t wants to be German or
French.
The British will want their dear
continental friends to be as happy
as possible. but In this decision
about the Saar they say to France:
ssIf Won get into a fight with Ger