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WILMETTE LIFE Novenîber 15, 1934 .WILMETT.E:LIF1E Wrrfl WHJCU le COMBINED WILURrrE ANNOÙNC£bg£NTS and TtE KELNitwoRTu Tissus PUDLISHED THURSDAYS 8-Y LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. 1232-,1236 CENTRAL AVýENUE, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS TolephIoneWILM ETTE 4 300 MEMBER OF CHICAGO SUBURBAN QUALJTY GROUP Chicasgo Offices- io16-so'S WILLOuGiiBYTowE R Telephone CENTRAL 3355 SUBSCRIPTJON4:$SaPR YEAR SINGLE COPIES _Ç CENTÇ Ail communications and contributions intended for pub*- cation -must bear the name and address of the author, nnt necessarily for publication, but for our files. Such material must reach the editor by Tuesday noon to be in time for the current issue. 1 FEDERAL RELIEF , In an address delivered in Wilmette on Novern beh 5, Major John L. Griffith, athletic commis- sioner of the Western ("Big Ten") Intercollegiate coniference, voiced a suggestion that might well receive the earnest consideration of the national administration. It was that ail federal relief be turned over to the American Red Cross for ad- ministration.. If adopted, the suggested course would at once clarify the relief situation, whichi is now being viewed with a great deal of suspicion. Senator William E. Borah of Idabo,. ina recent statement demanded an investigation, either by the congress or the executive, into every phase of relief work. It could not, however, be expected that such an investigation would succeed in correcting the evils generally tbought to be connected with relief ad- ministration. Continued persistent rumors that the relief serv- ice is shot through and tbrough with inefficiency, waste and misuse, to say nothing of political manipulation and maneuvering bordering upon. dishonesty, presages ani explosion of- volcanic proportions in the near future. Senator Borah claims to have evidence that in some cases the cost of administration bas amounted- to one-haif of the sums expended. It is the logical outcome of huge sums of money disbursed by politicians. Reports were current that immediately follow- ing the election of November 6 large numbers of relief employees were discharged by the Illinois organization. If this be true, the inference is plain that the payrolls were padded for political pur- poses, and such wanton trifling with human misery as that infers cannet be tolerated in this country. When> both the taxpayers who supply the money and the unfortunates for whom it is intended are robbed, it is time for both to step in and cali a haIt. However good the intentions of the national ad- ministration may be, the bald fact is that the people generally have no confidence' in'the man- ner in whicb relief is handled. And the American Red Cross would appear to be the, answer. It en- joys as dôes no other organization, the full con- fdence of ail American, citizens, including those who give and t1hose who receive. It is fully equipped, both in organization and training, to un- dertake this vast and important project. By experience inr the war and many Major disasters th.roughout.t.he world it has demonstrated beyond any'doubt its ability to quickly and efectively re-, lieve suffering and rebabilitate broken families, and crushed individuals. No suspicious finger has ever been, pointed in its direction, and no charge of malfeasance bas, ever. been directed against it. Above and independent of politics, it seeks not to curry favor, but goes about the bus-indes. of re- lieving distress promptly, and with a military pre- cision that accomplishes its purpose while poli- ticians would still be figuring how much tbey could snatch and get away with it. The Red Cross is the answer, right at hand, to t4e relief administration problem. "PULL-ToG;ETHER" In the October issue of "Na9tional Republic" (Washington), there appeared an editorial con- taining so xnuch sound sense that we herewith quote it in.part: ',There is a. wldespreal delusion today that the nation would be better off if sorne limitation by, law were pIaced upon the accumulation of wealth. It Is insplred. by the bellef that we can 11f t the "little man" Up by pulllng the "blé mani" down. The. fathers of our great republie dld flot labor under such false notions. They placed no limita- tions upon the rlght to earn and accumulate as miuch as one can. «*In fact, they encouraged such Indivldualism and thrlft. They would have violated, the princi- pies of natural economie laws if they had done otherwise. They realized that a republic in its true meanirag must be a free and Indivldualistic country. Many theorists of today think that no man should be allowed to accumulate more than fifty thousand dollars. Others thlnk a hundred thousand, and stili others think a million dollars should be the legal limit. Upon Investigation it ln discovered, however, that those who have simal prospects of forging ahead and accumulating anythlng to speak of because 0f their lack of initiative which they choose to excuse as lack of opportunlty, are in favor of a low limit for ail others. They selflshly urge us to pull every- one else down to thcir lowlY level. Those with better prospects favor cornparatively higher limits. Few seem to favor a limit that Is likely to inferfeî'e with their own individual prospects, but they desire to pauperize the other fellow. "In the opinion of many who belleve in the right to live and let live' nature has fixed the proper lîmit, and any attempts to establish other limîts by law will, as throughout history, do more harmn than good. So far, ail attempts at striking a level by law have oniy brought the people il) a common low level, dried Up the sources of investment and revenue or forced capital into exile. No one has gained bY such ex- periments, but everyone has suftered. Under OUI' competitive sYstem and sYstem of individual nwnership, as handed down to us after the failure in years 0of attempts at collectivismn on this and other continents, Our country has progressed more rapidly than any other in world history. To multipfly capital in <ur country one must spend, for by spendirîg ini order to multiply capital, em- ployînent is ir.creased and greater efficiency is obtained.. This ef1Iciency has increased the num- ber of skilled wage earners ln America. Skilled wage earners have received higher ýwages, and these higher wages have resulted ini better work- ing and living conditions in the United States. As a resuit the Ameriean worker has risen rapldly to a higher -standard of living than the workers of aIl other countries. Compare the pre.s- ent average wage in the United States with the average wage in anY other country. In.Hungary, for instance, we learn of coal miners working for $2 per week who went on a suicide strike for $3 per week. This gives one an idea of the great advantages American workers have over those in any other country, although the product of Arnerican hlgh priced labor Is sold worid: wide because of its better quality.. and this because of the higher waires and hlgher skilled labor. "The American worker sholld fight to uphold the American constitutional system 0of free prop- erty rights and the freedom 0of individuai op- portunity to earn and accumulate as much as one can as long as it is earned honestly, that system whlch bas for years continued to raise the American people to suc'h a high place in the world. The government should flot attempt the fallacy of placlng a limitation or penalty on ,wealth hionestly aceumulated or inherited. Such fimitations flot only place addltional handicaps alid h,îrdpymis on the individual taxed but on labor as Individwals. The more prosperous4 the individu- aIe of a counitry, the more prosperous the country ,- iawhole. We Qhould 'pull together,' flot apart.' STOP ACCIDENTS An association composed of authorized Ford dealers in the Chicago metropolitan area bas undertaken an extensive campaign to reduce automobile accidents. The irst step is the prepa- ration of a card to be attached to the dashboard of every new or used car sold, on which is printed a set' of rules for the guidance of the driver in avoiding accidents. These rule-s are: 1. Slow down at schools, crossings, obstructed, intersections. 2. Obey alttraffic lights and' signs. They are .for. your 'protection.. 3. Slow down when approaching cbildren any- where. 4. At intersections, .give right of way to the car at right. Don't take chances when you think you have the right of way. 5. Don't pass another car at sharp turn, grade crossing, intersection, or at near top of bill. 6. Always signal car behind you wben you stop or turn. 7. Don't weave. Stay in your u.ne in heavy traffic. IfNEWS-COMMENT Thoseý Canad Îan quintuplets having reached the advanced age of.53/2 montbs, it became necessary to narne themn, in order that -they migbt be bap- tized. So. they named the first one Marie, the second one Marie; the third one Marie, the fourth one Marie, and the last one Marie. That sounds a wbole lot like Gertrude Stein. Marie, Marie, Marie, Marie, Marie. Well, no one can deny, that Marie is a real pretty name. And when a name is pretty, Gertie uses it, whether or no. A New Hampshire lady voted a democratic ticket Tuesdav and within an hour became a mother. Most of theý spinsters we know plavedl safe and voted republican. In case you do flot already know it, you are hereby 'advised that 'a lady named Bernice Van der Vries, habitation Winnt'tka, was electe(l h> the Illinois house of repre- sentatives last week. On a republican ticket, too, believe )TAJ2lQ3J it or not. After the first exul- tations of victory had spent their force, the lady set about the serions problemn of outlin- ing a programn of action to be followed after inauguration. Chatting with a group of friends, she was asked just what she expected to accom- plish in Springfield, faced as j she will be-with a formidable contingent of democrats. Her reply. revealed the true spirit aof the hou 1sewife. "One thing 1 can do, and will do," she said, "is ta dlean up that dirty state bouse and make it fit for human beings to occupy. My flrst duty will be to tidy the place up. Then we'll see what cornes next." "Could you, do you think," asked a facetious gentleman, "iscrape some of the dust, and brush the cobwebs frerm the brains. of your political opponients, so-tliat they migbt funiction as statesmen?" "Perhaps," said the 1,adý' legisiator quickly, "if you will furnish the paint and varnisb remover. But I warn you that a lot of it will bc required." With Arizona calling out troops to protect her interests at Parker dam, which Santa Claus is presenting to somebody or other, and Huey Long wanting to disannex, or disconnect, Louisiana from the union, to make a separate nation, or join Mexico, it looks like trouble is ahead. Let's give Huey permission to secede. It's the cheapest way to get rid of> him. Mar jorie Content, a'New York society girl, bas just been married. Doesn't that sound nice and comfy? Hope she remnains that way. One by one, our ideals are being shattered. Miii- tary manuscripts being exhibited by the Chicago Historical society reveal that our .heroes of the American revolution shot the bones, or rolled the ivories, or shook dice, whicbever you please;' And one of 'em wýas Rufus Putnam. We wouldn't shake dice with any man named Rufus. We are a credulous soul., and, perhaps because of our more or less profession, inclined to believe anything ,We see in the papers. But that story of the Kentucky hillbillies printing and forging bank checks and drafts that fooled il the big mail order bouses strains our credulity- to. the breaking point. We do not think there is a hillbiily in Kentucky wbo can write bis own namne, even if he knows. what it is. The annual Red Cross roll call started Sunday. Come on and get us, Red Cross. THIZ PHAi;Tou REPOtTER. Noveniber 15, 1934 WILMETTE LIFE