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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-03-02
Truths Pondered While
Riding at
Anchor
"Then gently scan
your brother man
BY Mr.. MOdestus-

BY Mr.. MOdestusI
You must learn to think in big fig
ures!
The first 1000 is the hardest.
One thousand times 1000 equals
million.
One thousand times million equals
billion.
That is all there is to it.
Of course you could never count it.
Nobody ever expects to do that.
Nobody has to do that.
That is what adding machines are
for
You count up to two billions and
two billions.
Just like you add two apples and
two apples.
1t just makes another four
No matter what the denomination
is.
This applies to all this discussion
about our national debt.
In 1880 our national debt was 1.9
billions.
In 1912 the national debt was 1.02
billions.
Then by 1919 it had jumped to 26.5
billions.
That was the all-time high peak.
1t is expected to go higher by 1886
to 31.8 billions.
What of it?
| Great Britain has smaller popula
ton and resources than we.
| Her total debt in 1888 was 1915
billions.
France had total national debt
of 1875 billions n 1888.
The latter country has only about
AZ million population.
The World War cost the U. S. 51.5
billions, in all.
This was whitfield down to 37.8 bill
lions, net cash.
By June, 1921, it had been reduced
| to 26.3 millions; net money cost.
The real burden of that was the
continuing cost
In 1881 the veterans administration
cost 600 millions.
The interest on the war debt that
year was 594 millions.
We had since spent for hospital
construction over II billions.
That is one side of the story.
Part of the other side was supposed
to be the war debts owed to us
Which now appear to be in the ma
ture of vanishing fade-away.
But the solid part of the picture is
shown in another way, as:
National income 1914-36 billions.
Which increased in 1922 to sc bill
lions.
BY 1929 this amounted to IS bill
lions.
Of course it dropped for 1933-to
40 billions.
There is no sufficient reason why
it cannot again be lifted to 1929 level.
If and when all the Rooseveltian
alphabets finish their functioning,
The total nation income should go
beyond the 1929 level
When that is done
The so billion national debt will
look small
By comparison
Which is the only intelligent way
to think about it.
These debts usually run for 20
years
Which comes to about 16 billions
a year to pay
With interest
Two percent of national income
of 100 billions
Would clean it up.
The U. S. A. will either go to
100 billion production basis
Or it will go phooey altogether
Inside of the next ten years.
So-do your thinking in billions.
1t is just as easy as thinking in
$40 bills.
AE@-I~
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-03-02
LaborQueriies

Questions and Answers ON La
Dor: What 1t Has Done; Where
1t Stands on Problems of the
Day; Its Aim and Program:
Who's Who in the Ranks of
the Organized Toilers, ETC., etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-03-02
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
KEY TO RECOVERY

IF all the excess verbiage which has been
- spouted forth concerning the forgotten
man" could be laid end to end, it would reach
from here to complete futility.
Nevertheless, it is worth while to point out
that SLOW shift in emphasis now taking place
in Washington is taking at least one forgotten
man out of his former obscurity and making
him the cock of the walk
This gentleman is none other than the
consumer himself-old John Citizen, who steps
up to the counter, pays his money, and goes
home with his groceries.
In the new concern which Washington is
displaying over his welfare it is possible to
read high amount of significance
For it is only by keying its efforts on the
welfare of the ultimate consumer that the
new deal, or any other kind of deal, really
reap the frutfulness which this mass
production era makes possible.
All of which is just another way of say
ing that it doesn't do much good to make
things unless the chap you plan to sell them
to is able to buy them.
You can increase the farmers income, for
instance as fast as you please; if the prices
of the things he has to buy go up at the same
rate, he's right where he started-which, in
this particular case, happens to be somewhere
to the south-southeast of the eight ball.
The same thing is true of the laborer and
his wage, of the professional man and his SAL
airy, of the investor and his dividends
Now the consumer has many guises. He
can in his other incarnations, be a steel pud
dler or a lawyer, school teacher or brick
layer, a loom tender or an elevator operator.
1t is his guise as the purchaser of goods that
is important
Unless some way is found by which he can
in the future buy more extensively and more
steadily than he has in the past, our recovery
effort will look remarkably like the old game
of trying to lift ones self by ones bootstraps.
His Importance will increase, not diminish,
as time passes. For this, as has been said so
often, is an age of plenty not an age OF
scarcity.
We can produce at rate unparalleled IN
human history. Our one great job is to get
the things we produce into the hands OF the
people who want them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05

important as loaf Of nut bread. Maybe IT'S
more important. After all, who cares2 Or
why? The letter and the bread supply definite
demands.
Back in 1888 the first permanent woman's
club was organized at Jacksonville Ill 1t was
called the Ladies' Association for Educating
Females. 1t granted women the right to go
in pursuit of happiness and service down the
channels for which they were fitted SO did
the clubs that followed after. But now there
is spirit abroad in the land a spirit that
we believed for long time was dead which
seems to find one group Of ladies talking about
the others. 1t isn't nice. It isn't sporting!
Let's stop throwing typewriter ribbons and
aluminium kettles at each other.
Just because half Of us DO most of our
talking over the back fence and the other half
exchange cur secrets in the restrooms of our
offices at noon doesn't mean that we aren't
alike In fact, we might like one another's
world pretty well if we changed jobs for an
interude.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
PETTINESS OF POLITICS

1T begins to look as if American politics con-
tains no chapter uglier than the one writ
ten by Tammany Hall in New York during
the years prior to Mr.. La Guardias election
as mayor.
The most recent revelations, dealing with
the way political employees swindled the aged,
the blind, the feeble, and the poverty
stricken wards of the city at the Welfare Is
land Home for the Destitute, are about as
shocking as anything one could read.
Even the microscopic savings of these most
unfortunate folk were not too small for the
Tammany henchmen. They swindled these
people they were supposed to protect, took
the small sums that they had saved to pre-
vent burial in the Potter's Field, and in gen.
eral displayed a meanness and petty spirit
of thievery that are almost beyond belief.
Here we have the evils of selfish political
control of city government carried to their
logical conclusion. 1t ought to be a potent
object lesson for all of us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
NEUTRALITY IN WARTIME

IF you insist that your country keep out Of
war, you must be prepared to assume IN
accustomed burdens and to yield rights you
have been used to assert.
So warns DR.. Charles Warren, assistant at
torney-general in the Wilson administration,
in a recent discussion of the problem of neu-
trality.
He illustrates his warning by asserting
that in the case Of a foreign war we could
insure our neutrality only by passing strin-
gent laws and enforcing them rigidlyI
Such laws, he says. should permit the
President to prohibit all sales of munitions
to belligerents, should forbid the shipment
of munitions on United States ships, and
should forbid the fotation in this country of
loans for belligerents
Such laws, as he says, would be rather
irksome. But he is probably quite right in
asserting that they would be the price of
true neutrality in any large-scale future war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05

has got through the day without
coming in contact with Dillinger,
that would be my guess about
Leach.
Leach's stories about Dillinger
should be laughed at by the read
ers. The story that Dillinger was
going to outfit his pals as national
guardsmen is another one of Mats
day dreams, caused from losing
sleep.
Dillinger is not public enemy,
he is the bankers enemy and the
bankers are the public enemies. The
bankers, not Dillinger, are the ones
who got the public's money. If Dill
linger is arrested and convicted, the
public should free him. The pub
lie should be 100 per cent for Dill
linger, because he is for the public
and against the bankers. We should
get Dillinger for a leader and start
after the bankers.
No one knows that Dillinger ever
killed any one, but we do know that
the bankers have caused the public
to starve and die of grief over loss
of money.
Now is the time for the public to
take a hand in this mess and not
let the bankers run the world and
get what money is left.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
LAW ENFORCEMENT is
ONE SIDED, HE SAYS

BY Gus Winters.
This is my first attempt at break
ing into print in this column, al
though have been a reader of The
Times for years. 1 wish to express
mys views as to why many people
appear to be in sympathy with Dill
linger.
There has been unlawful manipu-
lating of the peoples money by hun
dreds of bankers throughout our
country. How many of these thieves
who are worse than Dillinger and
his gang, have been electrocuted?
Are they not the direct murderers
Of thousands of people who. over
loss of their money, committed sui
eide, lost their minds or are starv-
ing?
Many raise such a rumpus over
four murderers who killed but
few men and stole only a few thou
sands from the rich bankers when
these same bankers. who are the di-
rect murderers of hundreds and
stole millions, were not even given
jail terms.
Here you have my opinion of the
peoples sympathy for Dillinger's
gang.
Our enforcement Of laws seems
only to work certain ways.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
ONE THING AT A TIME

THE Hoosier schoolmasters charge that
- there is dark Communist lurking in the
administration woodpile evidently is going to
get only the briefest investigation at the
hands of congress.
About all the country is interested in is
the truth or falsity of the assertion that some
specific member of the administration is plot
ting to edge the country out from under Mr..
Roosevelt into the arms of the Communists.
1t should not take very long to find out
whether that statement is correct.
AS for investigating the general trend of
administration policies as whole, and calling
In every leading citizen to give his opinion
well, life is just naturally too short
And opinions are SO diverse that when we
got through we would know no more than we
know now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
HE WRITES IN DEFENSE
OF STREET CAR co.
BY Andrew Eicks.

BY Andrew Eicks.
Let's be fair in regard to street
car company wages. They were not
reduced.
If some one drew $50 every two
weeks he drew too much and some
extra man sat on a bench and pro-
tected his run. These same extra
men drew $18 to $40 a week under
the NRA.
Mr.. Ninety Dollars didn't work
eighty-four hours a week but, like
all other hour hogs, came up against
the fact that some one else had a
right to work besides him. These
same men, while their hours were
cut, were raised in hourly pay, and
also were given a bonus in dollars
and cents, which is not a joke.
Now in regard to the credit union.
If your credit is good you can Dor
row any reasonable amount. Moth
ing compels you to work for the
street car company.
I worked extra four years and
never worked for fairer or more
honest outfit. I am not working
for the company now and have no
ak to grind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05

and death, when he can not meet
his obligations.
1t is even unpopular to suggest
that something will have to be done
to relieve the pressure under which
we are existing, but it is not a ques-
ton of whether we favor cancella-
tion or modification Of debts so
much as the abject necessity of do
ing the thing which will bring re-
lief tC the great majority in a very
short time.
Cancellation of all indebtedness
where inability to pay is proven con-
clusively would bring us out of the
depression within thirty days. Pres
ent brain trusts, or distrusts, are
only getting the taxpayer involved,
and is sure to result in disaster.
Debt under any conditions is to be
deplored, but when whole nation
is involved hopelessly in debts which
can not he paid, collectively ard in
dividually, then we have depression,
for debt is depression.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
OUSTING OF OFFICIALS
IS REQUESTED
BY ". E. R.. a Taxpayer.

By W. z. R.. a Taxpayer.
Now that Dillinger has escaped,
our chief Of police and his police
men can run home to mama. Our
dear little chief" wasn't afraid to
stop the walkathon, that didn't take
any nerve.
But to catch Dillinger, ha! He
hasn't got the nerve. All our police
men know how to do is to ride
around in good automobiles
they don't know how to drive-and
stick poor taxi drivers.
A new law has been passed max
ing the taxi drivers buy taxi drivers
license, costing 81. Also included
are a doctors examination which
has to be made by a certain doctor,
and a picture, which also costs
money. If our chief and Paul V.
McNutt would think Of some way
to keep down crime the nation
would be better of.
Let's get on our toes, fellow citi-
zens, and get these men out Of Of
flee and put some one in who will
do something. Please publish this.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
THURspAY. april 5. 1898.
THE MUNITIONS BOOM

WTITHOUT noise, two senate committees
w have been placing dynamite that may
blow the lid off the munitions racket. First
the military affairs committee and now the
committee on audit and control have reported
out the Nye-V andenberg resolution for such an
investigation.
Ever since the League of Nations commits
sion reported that the international armament
ring was fomenting war, and the three chief
American naval shipbuilding companies were
caught wrecking the Geneva disarmament
conference with their secret paid agent,
Shearer there has been need for thorough
Inquiry in this country.
Recent reports of proiteering and alleged
corruption in several industries seeking army,
navy and aircraft contracts under the vast new
governmental expenditures have increased the
incentive for an investigation.
Henry Ford declares that: 1.-THE people in
general don't want war, but it has been forced
on them by scheming munition makers looking
Tor enormous profits through the sale of arms"
That doubtless is an oVersimplifcation of
the cause of war, but the fact that the NUM-
tions racket is one of several major war forces
Is universally recognized by the experts.
Last week Sir Robert HadfieId, in congratu-
lating English stockholders on the bountiful
prospects for the armament business, said:
"Happily, favorable turn of events has fol-
lowed, with much more hopeful results We
are indeed devoutly thankful for present mer-
cies, but may add that for what hope we
are about to receive may the Lord make us
truly thankful"
With less irreverence, Americans may be
thankful for the revelations concerning the
munitions boom which, we hope, we are about
to receive
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
WANTED, A NEW BUGABOO

Tor years special interests have trotted out
= the old bugaboo of unfair competition to
defeat state laws for the protection of work.
ers. Doubtless habit overcame reason in the
National Association of Manufacturers when
1t opposed the Wagner-Lewis unemployment
insurance bill on the same old plea
John c. Gall, the N. A. M associate coun-
sci knew. of course, that the Wagner-Lewis
bill would do away with unfair competition
among the states by imposing federal pay
roll tax in such a manner as to encourage all
the states to come into security system. But
in his testimony before the house committee,
he opposed it on the ground that it would
put the United States at a disadvantage with
competing nations.
THE tendency of this bill" said Mr.. Gall,
sis to compel competitive equality among the
states and competitive inequality with other
countries"
So? Does not Mr.. Gall know that prac-
tically every other industrial nation but our
own has adopted the insurance method of pro-
viding economic security for the workers?
That Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Austria
Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, and even little Lux
emburg have compulsory unemployment in
surance? That Belgium, France, Czecho-
slovakia, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands. Nor
way and Spain have voluntary systems? That
in countries we call our competitors 81 100000
workers are protected by unemployment in
surance?
If the N A. M insists on having buga-
boo, it must get a new one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
I o0hoUy disapproUe of aUhat you sag and l0iu |
defend to the death your right to sag i-VOttaire.

ailment he has) to do as much for
a fact-seeking public Being afflict-
ed with the same element myself
1 readily can Sympathize with him
on how it binders him in his public
speaking. You may be assured I
admire him deeply in his willingness
to get some one else to speak his
heart, and I must say he couldn't
have added better asset than DR..
Gouthey to the public.
My only prayer is that the public
shall look over such a binding OBJ
stacle as you and see for them
selves.
I have tried not to make this too
hard on you, for I realize that if
you attended the services Friday
evening, March 80, at the taber-
nacle, you have not yet recovered
from such humiliating blow as DR..
Gouthey felt justified in dealing
you.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
DEBTS OF PEOPLE
CAUSE DEPRESSION
BY Arthur Main.

By Arthur Main.
Forgive Us Our Debts AS We
Forgive Our Debtors" is a part of
the Lords prayer. Our Lord must
have known that debt is depression,
and He did not wish to see those
He was sent to save depressed by
DEBT, hence He made that subject a
part Of His petition to the Father
in heaven. He still does not wish
to see us depressed as we are now.
There were a number of contrib
uting factors to our present situa-
ton, but we are facing concrete
facts, not past causes.
With something like S150,000, 000,-
900 total Indebtedness Of every kind
from governmental on down to the
smallest individual, approximately
$40 COO, 100000 of which is mortgage
Indebtedness, it is inconceivable that
even a fourth of this stupendous
amount ever can be paid, so why not
begin doing something about the
situation now. 1t has been said by
supposedly our smartest men that
the economic condition is largely a
matter of mental attitude, and if
this is correct, all we need do to
create better conditions is to think
differently than we are thinking
now.
If the great majority of our popu-
lation were asked what causes them
20 think in terms Of depression, the
answer would be: Debts are wor-
rying me until I can not sleep or
get my mind on anything else"
No President is going to lift us
out of this depression so long as
about 90 per cent of the people are
so heavily in debt that they can
not see any way out. Any honest
man is sure to suffer great mental
depression, often leading to illness
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-05
THE OTHER HALF

7 IFE in the kitchen to some women is no
~ more stimulating than a handled
mop The march of events in an Office to
other members of the sex holds about as much
appeal as a piece of carbon paper that did its
repetitious duty.
Strange, isn't it, that when women have
had to fight so arduously for economic parity,
education. suffrage . things which were
always considered the divine right of their
older and younger brothers that We hoist
two flags and erect two camps?
1t is true. though. Women whose natural
ability and instinct draw them into homemak-
ing exclusively often fail to understand why
some other women find supreme joy with a
medical kit, a brief case. typewriter or a
schoolroom as their medium of service Those
same misunderstood women fail to take of
their aprons and join the business parade.
After all, why can't we have two groups
without having two flags, two calls to arms,
two sets of principles? Not all men want to
do the same type of work Why should women?
Germany, at the beginning of the move
ment which tended to make every mans wife
his housekeeper, and not an economic equal,
discovered that women were opposed to women.
Those women who retreated into their kitch-
ems. either from choice or inability to combat
the economic situation, spurned those holder
sisters who insisted on continuing their uni
versity studies and their careers.
The latter class, in turn. had some things
that weren't nice to say about the group who
put on aprons. Chiefly. it insisted they were
retarding the march of feminine progress.
The world is a large place. There are green
hills and barren hills, mill towns, factory
towns, country towns, metropolises. There are
kitchens and theaters and schoolrooms and
Offices and hospitals. There are places for
every one We can no more all like to do the
same thing than We can all adore lemon pie
or creamed fnnan haddie, or love the same
men. Since there is room for each to perform
the service which she wants to render. why
not let each other alone? Let's live and let
live, love and let love, work and let work
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