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Carbon County news., 1937-07-30
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Praiseworfhy Spirit

What we call public spirit is a
moral quality, a particular and
highly specialized form of unsef-
ishness.
It was Dean Inge who said there
was such a thing as fatty degen-
Grafton of the conscience.
A foolish man pursues a course
that he knows will make him
drunk and then is disappointed in
the result.
A man allows himself to become
:'s1ouchy" because he feels he has
something more important to
think about than beauty. s.~ .,.
A ttrugged individualist'' is one
who hurts your feelings and
doesn't care. if he does.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-30

sizes "a to 46. Size SO requires As
yards of IS inch material.
Pattern 1907 is designed for
sizes IL to 20 GO to 40 bust).
Size IA requires 3s4 yards of 80
inch material plus 7h yards of
ribbon for trimming as pictured.
Pattern 1924 is designed for
sizes IA to 20 (32 to AZ bust). Size
16 requires 334 yards of 80 inch
material plus " yard contrasting,
and Ia yards of ribbon for the
belt and bow at the neck.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1920,
211 w. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill.
Price of patterns, IS cents Gin
coins) each.
@ Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-30
Helpful

The husband drew up a chair be-
side his wife's sewing machine the
other day and remarked:
''Don't you think it's running too
fast? Look out, you'll sew the wrong
seam, Slow down, or you'll stick
that needle in your finger!"
''Why, what's the matter with
you? I've been running this ma
chine for ten years."
''Oh. I was merely trying to as
sist you. Just as you try to help me
drive the car"
Carbon County news., 1937-07-30
Stretching the Point

A railroad agent in Africa had
been ''bawled out" for doing things
without orders from headquarters.
One day his boss received the fol-
lowing startling telegram:
'Tiger on platform eating con-
ductor. Wire instructions" Christ
ian Advocate.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-30

LIE RE is something
H practical, something
sweet, and something or
namental for your mid
Carbon County news., 1937-07-30
Say NaWt So

Say Nawt So
''Do you know how the rats get
in here?"
''Naw!"
''Uh-huh!"
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
ksTaAO NOTAS SoCIA,E
A. Velada de la Orden Cahallero de la Luz

moro eI 64a aniversario de la fundaci6n de la OrdS%ara.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
UN DERIVADO DE LA QUI-
NINA USADO CON EXITO
PARA COMBATIR LA


Pittsburg, Mayo 1O.-La sin
tests y refinamiento de un nue.
vo producto quimico, que da a
la medicina una nueva y pode
rosa arma contra todos los IT,
pos de pneumonia, Sc describe
aquf en- una exposition de los
recientes progresses de la cien-
cia, con motive de la inaugu-
raci6n del nuevo Institute Mel
Ion de Investigation industrial.
Ell nuevo edificio Sc construy6
con fondos aportados por An
drews w. Mellon, exsecretario
del tesoro, y su hermano, ell d,
funto Richard B. Mellon.
La nueva droga, un deriva-
do de la quinina, es un mayor
refinamiento del producto "a
nunciado hace tres amos por 81
Institute.
Aplicada a mas de 200 pa
cientes, enfermos de pulmo-
MIA, ell eficaz producto redujo
la mortalidad en- un so por
ciento, en- una ciudad como Pitts
burg, donde ell n1mero de
muertes por pulmonfa es ma
yor en- I'm Glen por ciento que
en- otras communicates. Ell segun
do paso dado en- ell desarrolio
de la fabrication de la droga
es ell descubrimiento de un nue.
vo proceso que aumenta la for
de extraction hasta un 40
por ciento Y hace possible ell
mandarla a los medicos de di-
ferentes parties del pals
Esperase, tomando por base
los exitos logrados por los me-
dicos de Pittsburg, que la nue.
va droga Sc convierta en- uno
de los mas titles ayudantes de
la humanidad, salvando miles
de vidas todos los amos.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
MERCEDITAS MARTINEZ
YBOR CANTARA CON LA


Ell venidero domingo, a la.
tres de la tarde, en- ell Audito'
RUM M~unicial, la Srta. Merce'
des Martinez Ybor, hija dc
nuestros queridos amigos los
esposos Rafael Martinez Ybor,
cantara con la orquesta sinf6'
MICA de Tampa, que preside
Maxine Echegaray.
Canta Mercedes en- cuatro
idiomas, espahol, ingles, fran
ces e italiano.
Ell domingo 10 har& en- espa-
mol y en- italiano, a peticion de
numerosas personas.
Promote e un gran aconte.
cimiento Ell concierto a~nuncia-
do.
La Srta. Martinez Ybor ha
cantado en- diferentes ocasio :
mes con la orquesta del genia
compositor cubano Ernesto lie
cuona. I'D
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
SALlERON LOS PHOTOS
MERRILL Y LAMBIE
A. Montoto.

New York, Mayo 10.-A las
1915 de la noche de aver des.
pegaron hacia Inglaterra, con
la esperanto de presenciar las
ceremonies de la coronation,
los photos de aviaci6n Dick
Merrill v Jack Lambie.
Seis horas v cuarenta minu-
tos despues del despegue ha-
bfan recorrido 1,155 millas,
parte de la distancia bajo la
lluvia.
Esperan completar ell vuelo
entire II Y 10 horas de viaje
sobre ell Atlantico. Al despe +,
gar ell aeroplano, Merrill gri !.
to: Les veremos de nuevo ell
jueves.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
LOS SOCIALISTS Y ANAR-
HAN.
(Yiene de Ia 1a.l

su 1nico prop6sito es derrotar
ell fascismo v que ninguna orga-
es considerable enemi :
ga porque no hay mas enemigo
que ell fascismo.
Con SUI actitud ell gobierno
central ha querido indicar que
ell poder de Catalina esta limita
do por ell Estatuto y la Consti-
tuci6n de la Rep1blica.
Ha llegado a Barcelona, con
ell fl nde liquidar los enojosos su
cesos de Ia semana pasada, Ell
jefe del gobierno, don Francis
co Largo Caballero.
Admiti6 ell gobierno ell sabado
que pequenos grupos de anar-
quistas sc mantenfan en- los SUI
burbios y principalmente en-
Hospitalet.
Afirmase que el asesinato de
Antonio Sese, ell socialista, se
cometi6 en- represalias por la
muerte de Francisco Acaso.
Ell negociado de prensa cata-
Ian desmiente la noticia faccio-
sa de que Sc hayan debilitado
las hneas leales en- ell frente de
Arag6n.
La embajada espanola asegu-
ra que la mayor parte de 10 su-
sedido en- Barcelona es trabajo
de la ''quinta columna" de los
facciosos.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10


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a la que lie diera 81 ser'
a la que adoraDa
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@~k'hlne a meoio"&Y medic.
Negros, amarlilos y .osf.'
otros mas afortunados' It
que a~brazaban con amor ~
la GAIA con Ell regaso..
iSnlne a medic" Sn1V 0SGsnoeQlo..
Negros, amarlllos y blan T%
Avanzaba Ia mananaaAa
y nadle ola Ell reclamo,
hasta que un anclano pobre
que lie haDla estado o~Dservando;
acercandese le d'3e:
"Puedes Impair mis- zapatos,
y toma Ell medic que pides,
que mucho has necesitario
on solicitar h %
iLo quiero para mi Madre,
para hevarle un regalo,
que hoy es ell dia de todas
y debo reverenciarlo!..
I continue su pregon,
ahora mas esperanzado;
pues va tenia al objeto,
aigun dlnero ganado...
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los .nono,,onn -"
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con Ell nickel en- la mano,
uiciehdoie al tahonero
La gaceta., 1937-05-10

En- ell local de la Logia Luz de
Cuba No. 5, en- la avenida Doce
v Gale 10, conmemor6 aver ell
$40 aniversaS;o de su fundaci6n
la Orden Caballero de la Luz,
Inc.
Preside ell acto ell hermano
Rogelio Berdeal, de la Gran Lo-
gia del Estado, quien tenfa a su
i2quierda al Sr. Victor E. Pas
setti, supreme luminar; Victo-
riano Manteiga, nuestro direc-
tor; Angel Rosado supreme vi
celuminar, v a su derecha a Jo-
sc Gavilan, Armando Lopez, Jo-
Sc A. Gregory, Ramon r. Paro-
di, Estelo Dfaz, Francisco v.
Zubizarreta Y Manuel G.. Cuer-
vo, gran diputado.
Asistieron las siguientes re-
presentaciones Salvador Llosa
Y Lizardo Campo, por la Logia
Progreso No. 81, de los Odd
Fellows; por la LOgia Ideal No.
IS, Antonio Rodriguez, Crispu-
10 Vale y Leon Morales: por Ell
Castillo Ponce de Leon, Luis Ca
rrillo y sonora, Adolfo Garriga,
Jose Martinez y Ricardo del Ro-
sal; por el Castillo Crist6bal Co
lon No. z, su jefe Ell Sr. Celesti-
no Cuervo Y esposa; por la Ae-
gi6n Americana, Jorge Lendian
Y esposa y Gerardo Pascual y
esposa; Mario Rodriguez por
ia prensa'.
lei Hro. lRogelio Berdeal a.
brio Il velada con un breve dis
curso y lie concedi6 la palabra
al supreme Luminar ,Sr. Vic
tor e. Passetti, que habl6 del
papel de la Orden Caballero de
Ia Luz en- ell progreso de la so
ciedad tampena y de la socie-
dad Guiana.
Habl6 de los beneficios que a
sus asociados reporta la Orden
y fue muy aplaudido.
Sc lie concedi6 entonces la pa
labra a nuestro director, Sr.
Victoriano Manteiga, quien pro
nunci6 iun discurso sobre la o.
bra de la mujer moderna, re-
cordando al mismo tempo Ia
edad antigua v la edad media.
Sc refiri6 al DIa de las Ma
dres v cerr6 su oraci6n enco-
miando a las mujeres Y madres
de Espafia, cuya abnegaci6n ha
sido puesta a prueba por la bar
barrie fascista.
Cuando termin6 de hablar Ell
Sr. Manteiga, dos nihos, espe-
rancitas del hogan, r~ecitaron
dos composiciones poetioas.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
Ell SIR. GRE,
GORIO CHAVEZ

Para consular al DR.. Oller,
,un notable especialista, embar-
cara ell microbes para la Ha-
bana ell Sr. Gregorio Chavez,
'presidente de los Emigrados
Revolucionarios Cubanos.
Ademas de la vista al espe-
cialista, ell Sr. Chavez hara ges
tones, cerca de las autorida :
des cubanas, para la repatria-
ci6n de los viejos emigrados.
Jim feliz viaie e deseamos-
La gaceta., 1937-05-10

Una de laS/hinas Is hij$Sde nue.
tro amigfel 81 Rafael r. Esq
ma.
Entr9la concurrencia an s11,
mos eseoS nombres: !
Margarita Pita, America Es-
pinosa, Josefa Rodriguez, Sofia
Carreno, Carmela Garridc, Goo
ralia Aponte, Aurora Suarez,
Estrella Lopez, Ana Herman
dez, Annie Hernandez, RebeSa
Burgett, Hortensia Pine, 'Fibi
Gomez, Onelia Garrido, Hilda
Chavez, Onelia Pasetti, Lucia
Pasetti, Daisy BefGeal, Maria
Camo, Delio Velasco, Rafael
Daubar y Sra. Enrique Daubar
y Sra, Amparq G. Cuervo,
Juan Santovenia y Sras Jose vi
dial Cruz, Sra. Carload Pine,
Srta. Rosa Menendez, Sra. Ines
Cruz, Srtas. Margarita e Ire
ne Cruz, Srta. Carolina P. Len
dian, Sra. Consuelo Rivero, Sra.
Ofelia Pascual, Daniel Velasco
v Sra, Faustino Fuerte, Jose
Iglesias Y Sra, Rene Urra y
Sra, Claeiela Ponton, Joe En-
gel; Daniel Camo, Luminar de
"a Logia Jose G. Curbelo, No.
a; Pablo Gonzalez, Luminar de
la Logia Francisco Ferrer Guar
dia No. As; Angel Suarez, Lu-
minar de la Logia Luz de Cuba,
No. s; Felix Suarez, Angel Go
mez, Etufemio Acosta, Jacobo
Rivero, Sr. Quintana y Sra, Jai
ne T. Gutierrez, Benito Andra-
lie, Dionisio Gonzalez, Juan
Gonzalez, Francisco Mendez
Gomez Y Sra, Emilio Garcia,
Efrain Rivero y Sra, Sra. Fell
ma Gavilan, Srtas. Elvira Y Ma
tividad Gavilan, Adolfo Lopez,
Julian del Barrio v Sra, Fer
nando Gonzalez y Sra, Crist6-
bal Rodriguez y Sra. Rafael Es-
pima e Hijas, Sra. Annie Mora
les, Jose Vega y Sra, Luis Jor-
ge y Sra, Sra. Dolores Garcia
Q Hija. Vicente Berdeal, Isabel
Rodriguez, Srta. Lidia Calvo,
A. Calvo y Sra, Rogelio Valdes
y Sra, Rafael Vina y Sra. Sra,
Cruz Ma. Dfaz, Magdalena Con-
zalez, Srta. Dora y Teresa vi
llareal. Hilda Lord, Antinia
Dfaz, Sra. Elena Vale, Srta.
Elvira Santos, Srth. Estrella
Lopez, Srta. Ramona Gomez,
Maria Betencouurt, Carload Pi.
no, Rosa Menendez, Ines Cruz,
Margarita e Irene Cruz, Srta.
Carolina P. Lendian, Consue-
10 Rivero, Sra. Ofelia Pascual,
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
REGRESO Ell DIR. JOSE l..
AVELLANAL

FL DIR. Jose L. Avellanal, a :
preciado amigo nuestro, regre.
SO hoy de la Habana, via aero
pianos y tren.
Pas6 mas de un mes en- la ca
pital Guiana, atendiend6 a i'm
portantes n~egocios particula :
res.
LIE damos la mas cordial
bienvenida.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10
C~ABALLEROS LEAIES
DE AMERICA

Por orden de la hermana So
berana otto a todas las hernia
mas para la Junta General que
Sc celebrara ell pr6ximo Mier-
coles, a las 8 P. NJ, en- ell local
de costumbre.
Ruego la asistencia de todas
las hermanas.
J.. CGsadO,
Secretaria.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10

AiquOA" So1S
rs@a, para aluffbrar susAehe-
e inaugurar una nueva4era
lustrial que lie llevase "a la
osperidad, r~elativa, sin EN-
barge, que actualmente goza.
Necestaba, sin embargo, AS
'turias ,Hn plan minero basado
en- uI estudio geol6gico compile
to deG y al efecto. a
mediados DEL siglo pasado. es
decir ZEN eNdecenio de 1850 a
1860, por encargo del Gobierno,
efectu6 ell geologic Schulz dicho
estudio.
Este hombre de ciencia, Sc
gun un autor eminente, ell dis
tinguido asturiano Armando de
Alas Pumarino, "es ell que di6 4
Asturias conciencia moderna
de ST misma".
En- primer lugar de este estu-
dio figura ell carbon, pero trat6
tambien su autor la riqueza as
turiana bajo otros aspectos mi
nerales. Ell hero de accidental
da historic; ell cobre, padre de
los metales, que Sc explode en-
remotos siglos, dando lugar a
pequenas industrias como la de
los caldereros de Aviles Y los CO.
bres labrados de Corbera, yen
do rodeada la historic de este
metal de interesantes hechos Y
curiosas leyendas; Ell cinabrio,
mineral del mercurio; y ell man.
ganeso, que, como otros mine
rales, estan aislados en- lugares
abruptos Y de diffcil acceso ell
zinc, Ell plomo y Ell antimonio,
de los que hay diversos GRADE
ros. Respecto al estano, Schulz
consider6 de orfgen fenico la
bores descubiertas en- distintos
puntos de la region. Del GRO v
de la plata da tambien este au-
tor interesantes noticias, ana
diendo algunos datos p~opulares.
Ash hablase de los "oreadores"
o pescadores de orc en- los rios
de Asturias Y de las denomina-
clones de algunas localidades
con etimologia relacionada con
este metal. Y por 10 que a la pla-
ia Sc refiere, Sc mencionan las
tentativas realizadas en- 1884
por una entidad francesa sobre
las galenas argentfferas de In
fiesto.
Decfa 20 en- un trabajo publi-
cado en- JUNO de 1926 O mo-
two del Congreso geol6gico in
ternacional, va citado, de 1926,
entire otras cosas, 10 siguiente;
Las excursiones realizadas A
partir de Madrid, forman una
estrella; un sistema de lfneas
radiales a traves de las forma-
clones mas curiosas v caracte-
rfsticas de nuestro pals, abar.
cando criaderos minerales ri
luisimos como los de Almaden.
Asturias, Bilbao, Huelva, Cata-
luna, etc., etc., surcando todos
los actuales y tambien futuros
campos de riquezas mineras to-
davia inexplotadas pero que
quizas tras este Congreso, sur
jan en- ellos los castilletes " los
cabrestantes, repiquetee la per-
foradora Y truene ell barreno.
en- lugares hasta hoy ajenos al
la febril actividad de la mine
ria.
7 a este prop6sito sc nos ocu-
RE preguntar 81 estamos todos
en- Espana preparados para I'm
estudio semejante Y para AGO.
meter las empresas que de clio
.habfan de derivarse.
rs diffcil contestar a este.
pero bien pudiera decirse que
Espana desea la reforma v d.
fusion de la ensehanza ', es-
pera Ell dfa que en- nuestro sue
10 Sc multipliouen las nuevas
escuelas, cuando ell pals, no So
10 avanzara rapidamente sino
que, en- ell curse de una gene
raci6n dara un verdadero SAL
to hacia adelante y explotara
sus riquezas intelectuales la
tentes y sus riquezas minerals
La gaceta., 1937-05-10

Daniel Velasco y Sra. Y muchos
otros que lamentamos no recor-
dar en- estos momentos.
La gaceta., 1937-05-10

IloS duG dAs Ell pdZ U GA
guerra, con dinero o con cano-
mes a expoliarnos 10 que nos
Aertenece, 10 que necesitamos
Y 10 que queremos.
He aqui una adivinaci6n, un
vaticinio cumplido. Parece que
con once amos de anticipation
veia ell que os habla retratados
Ell 81 fondo de su cerebro los
hechos actuales.
Pero hoy anado mas: hoy
aviso a los directories del pueblo
Y les pongo ell ejemplo del pc
cado de abandono que todas
las leyes castigan. Hemos de
tomar possession de TODD cuanto
poseemos, en- tierras fecundas
Y en- subsuelo minero; 10 he
mos de explotar y darle t0da
la APPLICATION humane Que sea
possible; esparcir nuestra ri-
queza entire los hermanos del
mundo; por nuestra cuenta Y
raz6n, es claro, pero explotar-
la Y repartirla, para que jamas
Sc repita ell case actual de COS
dicia, con la excusa de nuestra
lentitud en- sacar a la luz las
riquezas naturales que cubre
nuestro suelo
Ministries y Consejeros: que
trabajan las perforadoras, los
picos, las palas, los barrenos.
los trenes Y camiones, las IA
bricas metal1rgicas Y quinn
cas-; en- fin que la industrial mi
'nera este acaparada por noso-
tros en- bien de la humanidad.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-10

wealth. It can print those counters
we call money, but real wealth is
created by the application of human
industry to the national resources.
Real wealth is mostly the wealth that
comes either from the surface of the
earth or from the riches beneath the
earth. New wealth is not the result
of new theories of finance or banking
or ingenious legislation. Ladies and
gentlemen, it is a dangerous thing to
spend wealth faster than new wealth
is captured from Gods eternal gran
ary. And yet this is what we have
done in prodigal fashion For 6 years
consecutively our expenditures by the
Federal Government alone have great
ly exceeded each year the combined
gross value Of all agricultural prod
ucts and all the products Of mines,
even after initiating the farm income
by Government payments. This has
never occurred before in the history Of
America except in the 2 years Of 1918
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-10


dent chat our own family credit de-
ponds in large part on the stability
of the credit of the United States. The
credit of the family depends chiefly
on whether that family is living with
in it's income, and so it is with the
Nation. If in some crisis" continued
Mr.. Roosevelt, cit lives beyond its in
come for a year or two, it can usually
borrow temporarily on reasonable
terms. But if, like a spendthrift, it
throws discretion to the winds, is will
ing to make no sacrifice at all in
spending, extends its taxation to the
limit of the peoples power to pay
and continues to pile up deficits, it
is on the road to bankruptcy"
The President was right. The credit
of the United States is the founda-
ton upon which our system of credits
must rest. Destroy faith in the cred
it of the Nation and our whole system
of credits will collapse. The Federal
Government has no power to create
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-10

2 . 49, 1ee
and 1919, when we did more than our
part to finance the most expensive
war in history.
The justification assigned for vast
public spending has been the need Of
overcoming conditions created by the
depression that Mr.. Roosevelt inherit
ed when he came into office in 1888.
I was in the Senate during those try
ing days and I give full credit to the
President and the Congress for the
many brave and necessary things that
were done to relieve distress and re-
store confidence.
Five years have passed and our re-
covery justified the President in saw.
ing in Wyoming on September a
last, "The greater part of the emer.
gency is over" We cannot continue
indefinitely emergency remedies.
In 1880 the gross debt of the Fed
eral Government was sixteen billions.
it had been reduced from the World
CONTINUED on page %
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-10


and extravaganza that have exceeded
any expenditure in the worlds history
are berated as tories and reactionar-
ies;; as hard men, completely indif-
ferent to human suffering. Yet not
man in Congress today who has
spoken and voted for economy and eff
ficieny would hesitate to vote the sum
necessary to protect any American
against hunger and cold, and I be-
lieve would support sound and logical
expenditures, within the ability Of the
people to pay, to improve the con-
ditions of those who do not now enjoy
a decent standard of living.
It is easier to spend than to save.
It is easier for a public official to re-
spond to the pressure and propaganda
of organized minorities than to at
tempt to merit the appropriation of
the inarticulate citizens who favor
economy but do not take the trouble
to express themselves either by voice
or ballot. When the protection of
public money against extravaganza ex-
penditure ceases to be virtue and a
Representative is mainly judged and
rewarded by the magnitude of the lap-
preparations he obtains for his dis
trict or State, economy and efficiency
most difficult at the best-become
that much harder to accomplish.
Public spending grows by what It
feeds on. The independent struggle
of the individual to make a living for
himself often weakens before the temp
tation to go on Government relief.
Ofcourse, there are thousands Of cas-
es for which public relief is necessary,
but it is certain that money from the
Government In different forms, and I
include in this observation the bust
ness man who seeks to borrow Govern
ment money at lower interest rates
than he could obtain it elsewhere, es-
tablishes a powerful paid army to
fight and retrenchment that may stop
or reduce the payment to them of
money collected from the taxpayers.
Once Federal employees believe they
have vested right to their jobs, once
new departments and bureaus are es-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-10

urged spending as panacea for the
depression. The slogan "Prime the
pump and spend ourselves back into
prosperity" became exceedingly pop
ular and the Congress was urged to
enact bigger and greater appropria-
tionS.
l shall not consume time in gen.
eralities and in the exposition of &C
cepted economic principles. We know
that the Budget must be balanced soon
or disaster must inevitably come. We
know that excessive taxation is a bar
rier to future progress and destruc-
tive of present prosperity. But there
is yet time to save this perilous sit
uation. The credit of the Government
is still sound, but will not remain
sound if we continue to spend on the
present extravagant and enormous
basis.
I am not an alarmist. I am con-
scious of the great financial re-
sources of America. However, in g.
years the increases in the Federal debt
have been more than four times the
total and complete wealth of my own
State of Virginia-a wealth that Vir-
ginians have been accumulating by
frugality and industry for more than
300 years. Virginia is an average
State in wealth and population, so that
our new debt represents the total val
ue of all the property of every charac-
ter owned by citizens of four sovereign
States of average wealth and popula-
ton. We cannot safely dissipate so
much of our resources.
This enormous debt today becomes
more disturbing as we face the pros
pect of new debts caused by contin-
uing deficits. The time has come to
begin to retire this debt created in
the emergency of the depression, as
we did after the World War; yet
spending is not being reduced and the
Federal income is dwindling.
President Roosevelt admirably and
expressed the supreme i'm
portance of maintaining sound fiscal
policies when he said on October 10,
1882: 1--WE all know" said the Presi-