California Mining Journal (PH 16-17a)(December 1942) (36 pages)

ee FFF FF FFF FFF FFF FFF FFF FV IVT THE efexo) —BAWL MILL @ The University of California has started an investigation that will cost $42,000 to determine the best way to evacuate the Japs from the Pacific Coast. ' We think we could do it for a’ 3c stamp; we might even donate the stamp. There’s only one place for a _ nationality that sticks up for its mother country as do the Japs. @ There are still some © folks who think that there is no Hell. Maybe if they met Mister Hitler they’d change their minds. @ Just because a few enthusiastic Americans made a few passes about Gen. McArthur being our next president, official Washington clipped his wings and endangered our war effort in the Far East. A plain sample of just how small our Big Men in Washington can be. After all our BIG MEN are just plain, weak individuals, susceptible to every whim and fancy. Mix in some politics and the result is far afield from true Americanism. @ We are afraid some of the boys have been working that name, “American,” over-_ time. Our Alien Property Custodian has had to seize over 90% of the common stock of the American Potash & Chemical Co., operating a $15,000,000 plant at Trona, California, due to the fact that it was held in Europe for the benefit of Germans. @ Barbers are predicting dollar haircuts. When that level is reached most of us will refuse to be trimmed. @ Henry Kaiser, the miracle ship builder, says: “Anyone sitting on’ the lid of progress will be blown to pieces.” It looks as if Henry is going to have some fireworks. There are plenty of obstructors among those dollar-a-year men to whom we have given the job of winning the war. They wouldn’t be necessary if the politicians we have elected knew anything about business. @ A London newspaper now suggests that Uncle Sam reimburse English capital for their tin mines and rubber plantation losses when the “scorched earth” policy was followed in the East Indies. And it adds that the loss of time and business in the interim also be paid for. The next time FDR and Winnie get together perhaps we can arrange the minor details involved. @ The fellows who make the income tax very thoughtfully fixed it so that in case your tax ran over 100% of your income it could be knocked down to 90%. But they failed to note that we in California are subjected to 15% state income tax. They haven’t told us where we are to get the extra 5%. When we studied the three R’s 90 plus 15 made 105. @ It took the Sacramento County Superior Court three months to conduct the trial of nine bums accused of failing to register as agents of a foreign nation, CALIFORNIA MINING JOURNAL Published Monthly at Auburn, California Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Auburn, California Under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879 The Only California Mining Publication of “General Circulation” as Prescribed by; Postal Regulations J. P. Haru, Editor and Owner Who’s Losing the War? Congressman Maas of Minnesota, a former U. S. Marine, has startled the nation with the statement that we are losing the Jap war, and despite recent outstanding victories he repeats. ; I It’s true we were caught asleep twice by the sneaking brown men due to the fact that some of our admirals have not yet realized that-we are in a war, but all other accounts bear out the fact that as our forces and fighting equipment arrives at the scene of battle the Nips get a decisive beating. Maas is going to have a hard time with his argument as we are convinced thatour fighting boys are the best in the world. Maas does not have to go outside ~ Washington to find out where the “war-losing” is going on. : ‘ Unnecessary regimentation, a strictly New Deal practice and engineered by the communistic minded; a lot of dollar-a-year men with no other thought than to protect their own business; three million government employees clogging the _ war progress; an administration bent on saving the whole world with no thought to our own welfare; many mineral and metal officials who refuse to recognize domestic mineral deposits because foreizn mineral ties might be injured, and the Washington practice of refusing to give a domestic mineral deposit operator any assurance that development costs would be returned are just a few things that are -+hindering the war progress. The statement of a government mineral official at the recent Salt Lake conference directed at operators “to go ahead and get out the minerals and ask questions later,” is a sample of the Washington practice that hurts. Washington should be in a position to give assurance that costs will be met. We don’t want PHONE 200 PHONE 200 to look forward to bankruptcy, followed by communism. GOLD MINE CLOSING Let us not kid ourselves about that gold mine closing order or WPB Nelson’s statement. that the order was promulgated “without thought that it might disrupt labor and the economy of small communities.” And this movement of Congressman Englebright, after the horse is out of the stable, the mines closed down and the damage done, should not bolster us with false hope. For several years past New Dealers have been sniping at gold mining and any congressman who believes that gold must remain our monetary standard, should have carried on a continual campaign of education along the desired lines. No one knows as much about gold mining in Washington as does Englebright, but his district, California and the nation at large, has never benefitted by it. Harry has been asleep at the switch. Coloradans have taken the only move possible at this late day—an injunction against execution of the closing order. Nobody has ever put Washington on the spot in reference to its encouragement to gold mining in Canada, South Africa and other British dominions. Nobody has ever cleared up the matter of just how this nation is going to stand on the gold question, now and in the future. It’s a vital question that Congress should tackle and settle for all time; it should not be left to a few de> partment heads in Washington who by A WESTERN SERVICE The greatest national defense service that can be rendered by the eleven west-ern states is the development of their . own industries. The western states are peculiarly fitted to supply those products in which the nation’s. markets are deficient, including. chromite, manganese, antimony, tungsten and mercury, in the mineral field; sugar beets, vegetable oils and flax, in the agricultural; and rayon, newsprint and plastic among the forestry products. There should be a nucleus of the heavy industries—steel, steel alloys, aluminum, magnesium, munitions and textiles—on the Pacific slope, so that, © in the event of an attack on either coast, _ the remaining plants could be speeded up and normal production continued. This is the west’s opportunity to establish steel, steel alloy, aluminum, magnesium, airplane and shipbuilding plants, on short amortization periods. Then, when the emergency ends, with a “going concern”—the mines developed and operating, the plants largely amortized, available low cost power, adequate transportation and_ established markets—the inevitable letdown period of unemployment and unrest can be faced with the confidence of an expanding region. political connivance have been able to creep in close to an administration that thinks first of the welfare of foreign nations,.

ee FFF FF FFF FFF FFF FFF FFF FV IVT THE efexo) —BAWL MILL @ The University of California has started an investigation that will cost $42,000 to determine the best way to evacuate the Japs from the Pacific Coast. ' We think we could do it for a’ 3c stamp; we might even donate the stamp. There’s only one place for a _ nationality that sticks up for its mother country as do the Japs. @ There are still some © folks who think that there is no Hell. Maybe if they met Mister Hitler they’d change their minds. @ Just because a few enthusiastic Americans made a few passes about Gen. McArthur being our next president, official Washington clipped his wings and endangered our war effort in the Far East. A plain sample of just how small our Big Men in Washington can be. After all our BIG MEN are just plain, weak individuals, susceptible to every whim and fancy. Mix in some politics and the result is far afield from true Americanism. @ We are afraid some of the boys have been working that name, “American,” over-_ time. Our Alien Property Custodian has had to seize over 90% of the common stock of the American Potash & Chemical Co., operating a $15,000,000 plant at Trona, California, due to the fact that it was held in Europe for the benefit of Germans. @ Barbers are predicting dollar haircuts. When that level is reached most of us will refuse to be trimmed. @ Henry Kaiser, the miracle ship builder, says: “Anyone sitting on’ the lid of progress will be blown to pieces.” It looks as if Henry is going to have some fireworks. There are plenty of obstructors among those dollar-a-year men to whom we have given the job of winning the war. They wouldn’t be necessary if the politicians we have elected knew anything about business. @ A London newspaper now suggests that Uncle Sam reimburse English capital for their tin mines and rubber plantation losses when the “scorched earth” policy was followed in the East Indies. And it adds that the loss of time and business in the interim also be paid for. The next time FDR and Winnie get together perhaps we can arrange the minor details involved. @ The fellows who make the income tax very thoughtfully fixed it so that in case your tax ran over 100% of your income it could be knocked down to 90%. But they failed to note that we in California are subjected to 15% state income tax. They haven’t told us where we are to get the extra 5%. When we studied the three R’s 90 plus 15 made 105. @ It took the Sacramento County Superior Court three months to conduct the trial of nine bums accused of failing to register as agents of a foreign nation, CALIFORNIA MINING JOURNAL Published Monthly at Auburn, California Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Auburn, California Under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879 The Only California Mining Publication of “General Circulation” as Prescribed by; Postal Regulations J. P. Haru, Editor and Owner Who’s Losing the War? Congressman Maas of Minnesota, a former U. S. Marine, has startled the nation with the statement that we are losing the Jap war, and despite recent outstanding victories he repeats. ; I It’s true we were caught asleep twice by the sneaking brown men due to the fact that some of our admirals have not yet realized that-we are in a war, but

all other accounts bear out the fact that as our forces and fighting equipment arrives at the scene of battle the Nips get a decisive beating. Maas is going to have a hard time with his argument as we are convinced thatour fighting boys are the best in the world. Maas does not have to go outside ~ Washington to find out where the “war-losing” is going on. : ‘ Unnecessary regimentation, a strictly New Deal practice and engineered by the communistic minded; a lot of dollar-a-year men with no other thought than to protect their own business; three million government employees clogging the _ war progress; an administration bent on saving the whole world with no thought to our own welfare; many mineral and metal officials who refuse to recognize domestic mineral deposits because foreizn mineral ties might be injured, and the Washington practice of refusing to give a domestic mineral deposit operator any assurance that development costs would be returned are just a few things that are -+hindering the war progress. The statement of a government mineral official at the recent Salt Lake conference directed at operators “to go ahead and get out the minerals and ask questions later,” is a sample of the Washington practice that hurts. Washington should be in a position to give assurance that costs will be met. We don’t want PHONE 200 PHONE 200 to look forward to bankruptcy, followed by communism. GOLD MINE CLOSING Let us not kid ourselves about that gold mine closing order or WPB Nelson’s statement. that the order was promulgated “without thought that it might disrupt labor and the economy of small communities.” And this movement of Congressman Englebright, after the horse is out of the stable, the mines closed down and the damage done, should not bolster us with false hope. For several years past New Dealers have been sniping at gold mining and any congressman who believes that gold must remain our monetary standard, should have carried on a continual campaign of education along the desired lines. No one knows as much about gold mining in Washington as does Englebright, but his district, California and the nation at large, has never benefitted by it. Harry has been asleep at the switch. Coloradans have taken the only move possible at this late day—an injunction against execution of the closing order. Nobody has ever put Washington on the spot in reference to its encouragement to gold mining in Canada, South Africa and other British dominions. Nobody has ever cleared up the matter of just how this nation is going to stand on the gold question, now and in the future. It’s a vital question that Congress should tackle and settle for all time; it should not be left to a few de> partment heads in Washington who by A WESTERN SERVICE The greatest national defense service that can be rendered by the eleven west-ern states is the development of their . own industries. The western states are peculiarly fitted to supply those products in which the nation’s. markets are deficient, including. chromite, manganese, antimony, tungsten and mercury, in the mineral field; sugar beets, vegetable oils and flax, in the agricultural; and rayon, newsprint and plastic among the forestry products. There should be a nucleus of the heavy industries—steel, steel alloys, aluminum, magnesium, munitions and textiles—on the Pacific slope, so that, © in the event of an attack on either coast, _ the remaining plants could be speeded up and normal production continued. This is the west’s opportunity to establish steel, steel alloy, aluminum, magnesium, airplane and shipbuilding plants, on short amortization periods. Then, when the emergency ends, with a “going concern”—the mines developed and operating, the plants largely amortized, available low cost power, adequate transportation and_ established markets—the inevitable letdown period of unemployment and unrest can be faced with the confidence of an expanding region. political connivance have been able to creep in close to an administration that thinks first of the welfare of foreign nations,.