The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-14
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK

The Swiss Answer Back
Wise Mrs. Roosevelt
Our Trade Balance
This Is Good News
Switzerland is small but takes moth
ing lying down." Every Swiss of fight
ing age is a reserve member of the
Swiss army, with a rifle and ammuni-
ton that he can use. That encourages
independence. Europe knows that 1t
would cost more to conquer Switzer-
land than Switzerland would be worth.
In addition, nobody would know how
to run Swiss hotels, except the Swiss.
Recently DR.. Carl Barth, Swiss pro-
fessor of theology at Bonn university,
to which the former German kaiser
was sent as boy, was dismissed by
Prussia's minister of culture, because
Doctor Barth would not take the oath
of personal loyalty to Hitler.
The Swiss government takes that up
promptly, saying to Germany: IF
you dismiss a Swiss teacher for politi-
cal reasons, the Swiss government will
Immediately send home all German
professors in Swiss universities"
No hemming and having there.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wise and
energetic lady, advises giving small
children as young as six or seven a
weekly allowance, because 1t teaches
them to be Independent. They learn
how to spend, when to save, what to
pay, and grow up independent, self
reliant individuals.
That is a good thought that some
wise professors high up in government
might adopt.
If 1t is wise to teach individual indie
pendence to young children, why not
encourage it in grown-up Americans.
instead Of training them to spend the
rest of their lives in any NRA baby
carriage?
Again there is cheerfulness. United
States exports since October were
highest in three years. Uncle Sam
sold S206, 900 worth of goods to
other countries, SIC, 723,OOO less than he
took in.
That is called favorable trade bal
ance," and is supposed to be a good
thing.
Absit omen, but the French revolu-
tion started at a time when France,
for the first time in long while, found
herself exporting more than she bought
Edsel Ford, son of Henry, and
great help to his father as president
of the Ford company, dined with Presi-
dent Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Ga,
and told him the nation is 'out Of the
trough"
The two Fords are good judges Of
returning prosperity. They expect to
sell at least 100000 other "Fords"
this coming year.
Winthrop W. Aldrich, head of the
New York Chase National bank, big
gest private bank in the world, tells
reporters in Seattle: Business men
and bankers in all the cities we have
visited believe that there has been
real improvement since September"
Prosperity is climbing up, according
to Mr.. Aldrich, and he ought to know.
He has on hand more than a billion
dollars that he will gladly lend you, II
you can prove your ability to pay it
back.
Samuel insult and sixteen co-defend-
ants are acquitted Of using the mails
to defraud. A majority of the jury,
which took two hours to decide, voted
for acquittal from the start.
Apparently Mr.. insult might have
avoided that firing trip to Greece.
There is war talk with a meaning
in Europe. Hungary is filled with rage
because Jugoslavia accuses Hungari-
ans of plotting the murder of King AL
exander. The Hungarians are fighters,
but not murderers.
England and France are agitated by
alleged news that Germany is arming
with all possible speed, regardless Of
the Versailles treaty.
There are a dozen causes for war
floating around Europe, and no par
ticular cause for peace, except that no
nation could well afford another war
Uncle Sans pockets being tightly but
toned, at present.
Senator Nye, an earnest man, de-
voted to peace, but not at "any price,
just what it has in mind in its constant
in production and betterment
of airplanes. The senator seems to
fear that United Aircraft has in mind
the possibility Of war.
Let us all hope that 1t has exactly
that in mind, and that government
showing little energy or initiative of
its own in air defense will at least ap-
preciate help from private initiative.
New Jersey draws a panel of 80,
So of them women, for the Lindbergh
kidnapping and murder trial. The au
thorities, without being specific, say
they have evidence against Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann not revealed to the
public. Hauptmann's lawyers would
probably prefer all men on the jury.
Women feel more keenly than men do
about kidnapping children.
When President Roosevelt says he
means to give the people of the United
States cheap power, he means it. At
Warm Springs he has been working on
"a broad national program" for cheap
er power 1t is understood that he will