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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1939
Page
6
The excerpt cites Thomas Paine condemning rulers as ignorant and vicious and arguing that debts and taxes reveal mismanagement across nations. It frames governance as perpetually failing and provoking world conflicts. The remark critiques political leadership generally rather than a specific event.
Owen D Young of General Electric told the temporary national economic committee that undistributed profits and capital gains taxes deter new business and venture funding. He cited GE’s reliance on earnings for capital and warned the current tax structure hinders enterprise and growth, influencing national tax revision debates.
Youth Today magazine polls congressmen on lowering the voting age to eighteen. Of twenty-six respondents eight back the move, seven oppose, eleven are undecided, suggesting no clear congressional sentiment. The editors highlight youth support and question the franchise issue.
Statements from WPA officials and political figures clash over testimony threats and policy. Notable quotes from Howard O. Hunter, Hiram W. Johnson, and Gen. Hugh S. Johnson reflect wartime strategy debates, labor tensions, neutrality stance, and cross border politics amid 1919- era upheaval.
The piece argues that granting voting rights to 18 to 21 year olds would not immediately improve national policy and warns that adding a new political factor could complicate already troubling issues. It questions whether young ardor would outweigh parental caution and notes the U S has not yet achieved perfect democracy.
The author endorses ICC and US action to replace the term favorable balance of trade with export balance and import balance. He argues that any balance can be temporary and that long run exchanges should equalize, urging readers to drop editorials and view international trade in true perspective.
A Washington dispatch reports six Iowa Republican House members remain divided on potential 1940 nominees while agreeing the next President will not be Hoover or Landon. Dewey leads national polls but several congressmen cite Taft, Vandenberg, and a possible dark horse, with Rep Gwynne urging a non dominated, educated campaign and a strong statewide program.
In Iowa and Washington discussions Rep Bruce Barton and governors Stassen Lowden James and Baldwin are considered possible nominees. Dewey leads but no clear frontrunner emerges as parties weigh midwestern backgrounds and two year buildup. Iowa likely uninstructed at convention.
The Forty ninth Iowa volunteers of Company C return from the Spanish War on May 16 in Cedar Rapids. A parade was planned but veterans hurry home. a May 19 reception at Greene's Opera House featured leaders and dignitaries. Local clubs, a drum corps, a gun club and meat markets noted.
New York Day by Day notes May soil start for gardens and city window boxes. An editor recalls Grover Whalen surfacing grounds with topsoil, the fair's grass scrapes, and top floor tenants sharing gardens. He highlights urban lovers tending plants despite limited sun and crowded tenements.
The poem describes the relentless rise of the runner up who studies the champion. It follows the rival's growth over time, noting increasing skill and persistence. In the final test the challenger overtakes the champion, proving no true champion remains unchallenged.
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