Evening star., 1934-05-06

the bills, or what will happen when the
artificial stimulus of Government sub
sides is removed, nor with any of those
involved economic problems over which
such passionate discussions flourish in
about them either; mostly it has never
heard of them, being too Fundamentally
involved in living through them. But
blood transfusions may be termed arti-
fetal also, and yet the patient lives.
That should and may happen in the
South
Why this hope after all these dreary
years when the more energetic and de-
termined sons and daughters of the
South, black and white, moved North
to find chance for living? And after,
by the thousands, they have flocked back
to the bluegrass hills and valleys hav-
ing found so poor living in the indus
trially crippled North? There is the
familiar story of the farmer who said
he did not know about the depression
until the last of his II children came
home They must have hated it, when
first they came back, seeking only
refuge-and finding it; they must have
patronized a little the neighbors who
had never been away to the great cities
or learned how hard city pavements
are. But now things are opening up,
opportunities appearing right at home
in this land where courtesy has never
vanished, nor respect for the individual,
nor much laughter, since things were
over them
The railroads cut rateS-are
crowded as they have never been in my
memory except during the World War.
The farmers are staring bewildered at
the Government checks for limiting pro-
duction, seeing in one slip of paper more
money, probably, than their fathers saw
all their lives. Workmen are opening
their eyes at the c. w. A. checks. Appli-
cations are pouring in for work on the
various projects under the Tennessee
Valley Authority, and the men who are
on the job of building the Norris Dam,
the first of these projects, walk like
masters surveying their own domain.
I'm tired of having somebody else own
my job,' declared a man who wants
to get into the T. v, A. This is different
here; it's the Government, and that
means U.s. Then men know they are
working for themselves. That's why
they look so happy"
Undoubtedly conditions have i'm
proved" That is the almost universal
answer I received to my questions. One
business man who makes frequent trips
to New York continued: "Oh, sure, you
are always grousing in New York. New
York is Wall Street, and what does Wall
Street care about the country?" The
N. R. A.? Violated steadily" declares
a disillusioned lawyer. But time after
time I looked for a favorite SaleSwoman
in local store and found that this was
her day off," coming round as regularly
as Sunday. "The boss says eight hours
and that when he says eight hours he
doesn't mean eight hours and 10 min
utes or even five," says man in au-
thority who I know is not lying to me.
In a cafeteria, when the wages were
raised the free meals were discontinued,
by agreement. Then the workers COM
plained-and got their meals again.
AND this, I believe, will not be be-
lieved. asked a 6O-year-old execu-
tive who employs both races and follows
closely all that happens in the South:
"Has there been any trouble over the
same rate of pay. for white and black?"
He looked surprised: Not that have
heard Of No."