| Show 09 0 y W R I 1 G H T A ir P A T T E R S 0 N Ite released leased by western newspaper union MILITARY HIGHWAY MEXICO TO PANAMA THE PRESIDENT has asked congress for for or the purpose of building a military highway from the southern boundary of mexico to the panama canal ot course it Is inte intended aided as a defense of course measure it aryear ago a called on me saying he be and his wife were planning an automobile trip from th the northern border of 0 mexico through through to colombia for the past three months they have been attempting that trip and have progressed g r essed as far as southern nicaragua following such trails and an a n short piece of road as can be found they report progress ranging from one half to seven miles a day for the days they attempt tto to travel through the central american jungles they may be able to get through to the canal Cana lafter after another three or fo four ur months but it Is doubtful if they can go from there to the colombian border that is the country of the san blas bias indians and few white men have ever penetrated it tor for any distance the indians do not take kindly to the whites an acquaintance of some years ago captain an english soldier of fortune was one of the few white men acceptable to the san bla bias 3 indians he bad been made a blood member of the tribe and livel lived with them tor for a number of years following the close of the last world war fitzmorris fought for england when his native country was at war big or little in any part of the world if it was not at war he hunted up wars in other countries it if possible when he could not find one in which he could participate he would go to the san blas bias country and live with the indians he wore the victoria crass cross with two bars earned of course in the service of england it is what I 1 learned from captain fitzmorris of the san blas bias country that causes me to question the ability of 0 f the intrepid young couple to make their way through it to the colombian border LONG REACH OF MAD MAN TOUCHES FISHING VILLAGE SOME 25 YEARS AGO I 1 spent a few pleasant days it in the little newfoundland found land fishing village of placentia located at the head of placentia bay on the southeast coast of the fog en shrouded island in its modest way it was an attractive place consisting of some 12 to 15 snowwhite cottages with the bluest of blue trimmings a methodist church and a small store specializing in ship c chand handlers lers supplies to the north and west of the village there was but the unbroken wilderness of stunted timber valuable only as pul pulp p wood today the little village of placentia placenta is gone its white and blue cottages and its little church have fallen victims to the wr war preparations of the united states where it stood this nation Is today erecting erect hig buildings that will house not a simple fisher folk but the officers and men of an american naval station to aid in the protection of the world against the mad man nf europe government ALSO DUBIOUS IF BY EXECUTIVE ORDER WE FEEL a bit sorry tor for the people of any nation from which comes an announcers announce announcement rn ent of government by decree we think of it as another country moving toward a dictatorship ship another people losing their liberties we thank G god 0 d we are not in that boat there Is not much dif difference feren ce between government by decree an and government 0 vern ment by executive order A violation of an executive order can send one to lall jail as quickly and certainly as a 8 violation of a decree and to a considerable extent we americans are governed by executive orders president roosevelt or with wa his bis authority the heads of well over departments or bureaus have issued executive orders on an av of much more than one ech each day for more than the past eight years the vast majority of american citizens know nothing of what these orders are they are arc seldom not 01 t debated in congress they are seldom reported in the newspapers lawyers cannot keep up with them they are laws that cannot be found in the law books they cover as many subjects as there are executive orders for example should any retail g grocery man sell as much a as s p pounds of sugar to any one customer and tail fail to rep report ort that sale with the nameon the customer to the secretary ta ry of the treasury he can be sent toJ to jail aUland and heavily fined tor for violation of an executive order gro cery men entirely ignorant of such i a taw law have paid fines and served terms in jail tor for violation of that or order der af if government gove by decree Is ii a stepping stone to dictatorship what Is government by y executive or |
