Show Prevailing Opinions Comment of the American Press Press' J Ropers Roper's s Figures Secretary of Commerce Roper arrives at the conclusion that the national income in the fisc fiscal l year ending June 30 1937 was 68 a jump of over the previous year and the highest of the recovery period He admits that was before the fall falI slump began The figures include steel production ahead of the 29 1928 period but steel production production production pro pro- has since fallen off to near depression levels The secretary minimizes the effect effect ef ef- ef- ef feet of strikes He says only man-days man of work were lost in the fiscal year of which were lost in the last six months It would seem to be plenty If the average striker as the secretary says lost 10 days' days pay it would amount to a thirtieth thirtieth thirtieth thir thir- of his yearly income It wouldn't pay his taxes to be sure but it would help The figure of is It should be noted in cent 59 dol dol- dol- dol lars The figure with which it is s compared was in cent dollars The The Los Angeles Times skull sits on one and I sit on the other An active verb shows action as ashe ashe ashe he kissed her and a passive verb shows passion as she kissed him Exchange Mars Kaises I Soldiers' Soldiers wages are just the same as ever but bit the costs of wars war's engines of destruction are soaring to new highs a dispatch from Washington states A battleship that used to cost now costs or the price of an up-to-date up uni uni- Six divisions or men will shoot away in in heavy I action worth of ammunition ammunition ammunition ammu ammu- I a day A torpedo now will cost you or the price of a home Every time an airplane drops a bomb over Spain or China it costs the taxpayers or the price of an auto Britain's five- five year rearmament program will cost her which was just about what she spent in four years of fighting during the World war Heretofore the nations have deprived deprived deprived de de- de- de their people of everything even eve even liberty liberty to to spend kings kings' ransoms on armies navies and death-dealing death implements Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps the mounting costs of these magnificent arsenals may bring peace where other efforts have failed The failed The New York World Telegram |