The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-03
MONEY FROM
WASHINGTON
d. Iz5ES z POPE

WASHINGTON
New York's Mayor La Guardia
comes to Washington and blunt1y
informs a few Finance Commit
teemen that his eitv-the largest
and richest on this hemisphere
viii not be able to care for its I'm
employed and unempIoyables
without substantial aid from the
Federal Government MIR. La
Guardia also advances the claim
that many other large municipali-
ties are faced with pretty much
the same predicament-and, judg-
ing by the affirmative groans
echoing from other mayors, the
New Yorker stated their cases
correctly.
Many Senators and Congress
men are holding out for the con-
tinuance of Governmental spend
ing, or relief-becauSe their con-
stituents demand more Federal
money. Railroads and States are
clamoring for money from Wash
ington. farm authorities are de-
handing cash relief for farmers.
and official relief administrators
are declaring for more and, if pos
sible, bigger appropriations for
the proper financing of humani-
tartan projects and programs.
Money from Washington is our
favOrite and largest selling COM
modify. ssf
With President Roosevelt urg-
ing retrenchuent wherever re-
trenchnneHt IS prudent, 1t rs safe
to predict that, as far. as relief
goes, not n1uchi in. the way. of. re
! trenchment may be expected! 80
/ It is still safe TO forecast this
country's continuance In its role
as the paternalistic and relief be-
slowing Uncle Sanuel-at least
until 1910.
COMMENTATOR SEEKS
a COUNSELOR
/ Not being wise in the ways of
finding answers to disturbing
questions, this correspondent
sought counsel of Old Timer.
. Now, Old Timer has made the
headlines all too often for COM
patibiIity with his sense of per-
sonal modeSty-and his real
name has been called out in the
Senate every time his more vocal
colleague, Sen. Phil I. Buster, has
made a strategic mo quorum"
point since the era of flaming
youth and frenzied markets. In
the DAYS B. c. Before COOLIDGE,
and in between, Old Timer has
served as a one-man advisory
board or political Mohammed to
certain seekers after inside in
! formation.
wanted to leave my burdens
and several perplexing questions
at his feet, so unloaded.
Does the hope of the country
lie in Governmental relief?
What has happened to our
proud American spirit of initia-
I tive and endurance? Are we. or
ARE we. true sons of our fathers
those hardy souls who wreStej
{ empire from raw wilderness?
Have we turned Societies IN the
/ face of hardship, or have we sold
short on intestinal courage and
find'we cannot buck the game as
did our ancestorse? Are we hon.
oring those sturdy sires who
wrought the Iron Brotherhood Of
Faith Works across desert and
forest, who started below scratch.
vet along with such routine
chores as warding off man-scalp-
I ing Indians. outwitting man-eat-
/ ing insects, and surviving cpl
denies, they MANAGED TO achieve
homes and subsistence for and in
still principles of rugged citizen
ship into their large and ever in
creasing, faHilies-and :, atoi1he
same time support their Govern
ment? b.es.f5.5s
COUNSELOR gfsz sns ezsf
TURNS CRITIC @ @''
But alas for once Old Timer
failed me! Instead of answering
our burning questions in the way
we wanted them answered, he