Vagabond Editorials

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They CAN call Philippine Hardwood Mahogany because it looks like Mahogany; but they CAN'T call a pine wood "White Pine" even though it IS white !!

I thought the Philipp*" ,tO, n"d a just case and I supported it strongly. I still think so, and approve highly of the recent decision in that case. But if the California White Pine folks haven't an even better right to the name they use-then my judgment of values is a total loss. The wood IS pine. It IS white. Then how in the names of the seven furies you can deny anyone theright to call it that is too much for my tottering mentality to understand.

It was my personal opinion publicly expressed when the Philippine case started, that such action by the Commission would loose a band of furies that would be hard indeed to corral. I am still of that opinion. Trade names are standing and will stand the scrutiny of the courts. This line of investigational endeavor, in my opinion, serves no good purpose, promotes no public weal. That the White Pine Case will be taken to the courts, is assumed. That any man's right to call white white and pine pine will there be sustained, I have too much respect for our courts to even momentarily doubt.

Lots of pats on .n" o"lo L, in"r" "Keep Russia out,, remarks in the July first issue. One thing is certain, we'd better keep her out, for if we let her in she'll kick us out.

When a man asks you "Why should we keep Russian goods out of America?", don't waste time explaining. Just say, "You hypocritical old rascal you, you know why." Every man with a mind knows why. That isn't what we need. What we need is men with the intestinal fortitude to back up the facts, and lock the door tight and immediately against ALL Russian products

We need men to match our mountains

We need men to match our plains, Men with eras in their purpose, Men with epochs in their brains.

Every day that passes lrrir.*.,, one day nearer to the happy times that are coming. And, listen: don't pull that imbecile bromide-"Tell me, what is going to bring these good times?" When you pull that boner, you automatically nominate yourself for membership in the pessimistic Ignoramus Club. When times were booming, you couldn't have explained why to save your immortal soul. When things slumped, you didn't know why. And they will come back the same way. *rl*

The fact of the matter is that this fun-loving world is tired of the dull days and ghastly groans of this setf-pitying tribe, and is ready and more than ready to come bouncing back. ALL it requires is a good excuse or two. If we ever start acting as though things were better they,d improve so fast it would scare us.