THE KUSKO TIMES
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/ r.*» 29th, 1923, at the postoffice
a fakotna, Alaska, under the Act
a fclank 3rd, 1879.
PRODUCTION’ INCREASB
(By Byron Price)
VInch may be heard of the propo
se to g;ve industry a new boost by
a Yiurarily increasing production..
Some government economists have
V on flii ting with the idea for
n ,nths.
Now President Green of the Am
t'vnn Federation of Labor has
h* is.lit it into the open. He says
<0 per cent production increase
la solve many problems,
i theory, a most alluring case
be made to support that proph
It is argued that if all fac
r.es increased production sui'fic
.y, something like this would
'pen:
ui.cmpiGyment would cease to be
worry. The enormous relief ex
uditures would shrink to a neglig
; figure. It'might even be poss
to balance the budget next
, r. Necessary borrowing to meet
■ a an expansion would loosen
‘ lit generally, and get the idle re
- rves in bank vaults into circulation,
ue larger payrolls would stimulate
■ ing. With industry going full
u again, and everybody in a job,
--w psycology of confidence would
’ created, perhaps heralding tie
d of the depression.
Naturally, there is another side to
i e case. Even those who warmly
support the project see certain diffi
ult.es of practical operation.
Persumably a production increase
v> ■ .. Id have to be brought about
largely through voluntary action on
-•■e part of industry. Any govern
ment attempt to enforce it certainly
aidd be resisted.
Many industries could not accept
:i'e program unless they were pre
pared to do some heavy borrowing.
..ould they be induced to borrow,
wi iie they were doubtful if they
could sell their greatly increa^el
output at anything like - cost plus
easonable profit?
It can be argued that the practical
effect would be -to transfer the load,
of relief expenditures from the treas
ury to the- pockatfcook of private
poyers, who then would be taking
*11 the risk at the gamble on better
lures.
v nd it can be argued in rebuttal
t those who have enough cash or
edit to operate a business these
• vt aie taking the risk anyway,
aose continued relief expenditures
bigger taxes, and those who
i ■ material resources will be the
w.es who pay in the end.
nirn of Ihe proposal also contend
is no need to take the risk of
.’'cus over-production the evil
•:s of which were so clearly
,■ > streied in the beginning of the
:ion»*
generally opposing
the 30-hour week, yet it is pointed
out that such a shortening of work
hours might have the comparative
virtue of relieving unemployment
and getting idle dollars to work
ilhout increasing production at all.
Finally, the natural thing. would
be for greater production to result
1 lower prices, and much of the
:ew deal” philosophy is based on
u. premise that higher -prices, not
over ones, hold the key to -pros
peril ould it be desireable now
it F- .i, to turn the cart all the
way jund and start in a new dir
ection ;
The economists will never agree
out it. V- bother the President will
,o impressed remains to bo- seen.
eanwhile, Mr. Cireen has given the
public something interesting to
nink about.—Fai ' r ks News Miner
FREE SPEECH PROTECTED
Free speech now stands definite
,y established' for the individual
napters of the American Legion
after a long court contest. The cat
can look at the king, by order of
Supreme Court Justice Albert Mohn
and affirmation hy. the Court of
,..ppeals recently in the suit of the
,\Villard Straight Post-of the Legion
•or an order cancelling its ouster.
..'he Legion came out in favor of the
, bonus and struck the Willard Strai
ght Post from its lists when it in
dividually voted opposition.
The holding of the courts was
that the .: Legion “gag”, on. local
hapters violated the constitutional
safeguard of. free- speech.
This decision gives the individual
;n this world of dictators, and auto
rats a breezy new sense of securit’-v
—New York World Times.
IDEALS AND INSPIRATIONS
THE ROAD -
The long road, the short road,
The road we all -must wend,
The road that leads to Somewhere,
Leads- to the journey’s end.
t he plan road, the vague road,
Where men and women go
With eager, hopeful, rapid pace,
i Or -laden-steps and slow.
The high road, the low road,
The path of joy or pain;
The pilgrimage' to Somewhere
That never turns again.
The path of flowers and sunshine,
But few will tread that way;
for most the path is stoney,
The sky o’er cast and grey.
For most the path is stony,
By long road or short road,
A road that all -must wend,
We’ll surely meet at Somewhere
That marks our journey’s end.
' enville Kleiser.
Men spdnd the:* lives in Antici
pations, in determ ning to be vastly
happy at some time or other, when!
they i have time. But the present,
time has one advantage over every
other—it is our -own. Past oppor
tunities are gone, future 3 not
come.- Wq, lay may in a.stock of
Pleasures, as we would lay in a stock
of Wine; but if we defer the tasting
of them too long, we shall find that
both are soured by age.—Colton.
1 •
Teather — “Why Tommy, aren’t
you ashamed to eome to school with
such dirty hands ? Look at your sis
ter’s, they are always so clean.”
Tommy—“Yes, but she has to wash
the dishes before we comw to school.”?
—Capper’s Weekly.
AGITATION FOR AIR MAIL BE
TWEEN THE STATES AND
ALASKA.
Resolution advocating Air Mail be
tween Alaska and the State of Wash
ington.
WHEREAS: Alaska is the nearest
territory of the United States to
Asia, where we now have a big
trade and a much larger one await
ing us, and
WHERT2AS: Alaska is our last -
frontier, rich in fisheries, nearly all ■
classes of minerals, agricultural
nossibiities, furs and timber await
ing development, and
WHEREAS: There is now a normal
tiade amounting to from forty mill
ion to sixty million lollars annually
between Alaska and the continental
United States, which is growing
rapidly, and
WHEREAS: The only transporta
tion at present between Alaska and
Puget Sound is by steamer requir- ■
ing about three days’ time from
Seattle and Tacoma to Juneau as ■
compared to five tq six hours by air
plane; nine days from Puget Sound
to Fairbanks by steamer and rail as
compared to ten to twelve hours by
airplane; about eleven days to Nome |
by steamer as compared to sixteen
to eighteen hours by airplane, and j
I
WHEREAS: Time is a big factor \
in development of territory and
trade, which is reflected in cost, it
is conclusive that faster transporta
tion of mail will be reflected in more
rapid development of Alaska and a
big saving in dollars and greatly
facilitate the transaction of business
between the State of Washington and
Alaska; the banking' clearances also j
would be reduced in time on an ave- j
rage of 75 per cent, and ,
WHEREAS: The amount of busi
ness is so great between the state
of Washington and Alaska, which is
rapidly increasing, there is a general
demand from business interests and
necessity for immediate establish
ment of air mail service between
said points, hence' it is hereby '
RESOLVED: That the Washing
ton Federation of Commercial Or
ganizations, duly assembled at Tac
oma, Washington, on this second day
of November, 1934, endorses and
requests that Air Mail Service by
the Federal Government be establish
ed as soon as practicable between
Alaska and the State of Washington,
and the secretary is hereby author
ized to transmit a copy of this reso
lution to proper officers of the Post
Office Department at Washington,
D. C. to the members of the Wash
ington State Congressional Delega
tion, and to the Delegate to Congress
from Alaska.
Submitted* by
C. C«'Garland, Chairman
Alaska Development Committee
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce’
Tacoma, Washington.
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