The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12

sponsored by the American
Historical Association.
The commission did not refer to
President Roosevelt but to a long
time trend which, it believes, is
toward an inevitable age Of col
lectivism.
such radical changes in American
life are forecast in the report OF
the commission, made public today,
that ever since December attempts
have been made to suppress it. 1t
is being published at last in several
installments but four members Of
the commission have refused to
sign it.
II now appears over the sigma
lures of Charles A. Beard retiring
president of the American Histori-
cal Association; Ada Comstock,
Radcliffe college; Avery o. Craven,
University of Chicago; Guy Stanton
Ford and A. C. Krey of the Uni
versity of Minnesota; Carleton j. H.
Hayes and Henry johnson of Co
lumbia university; Leon c. Marshall
of Brookings institution. and Jess F.
Steiner, Lincoln school of New York.
CoIIectiveism Is Emerging
Cumulative evidence supports the
conclusion that, in the United
States. as in other countries, the age
of individualism and laiSSezfaire IN
economy and government is clos
ing and that new age of collec-
tivism is emerging" sassy the report.
This form of this new collectlylSm
is vet to be determined but the
commission predicts that it will in
volve "a larger measure of compul-
sorry as we'll as voluntary co-opera-
ton of citizens in the conduct OF
the complex national economy, a
corresponding enlargement of the
functions of government, and an in
creaSing Intervention in fundament-
al branches of economy previously
let to individual discretion and in
itiative."
At present and for some time to
come we will live in an age of con-
flict and transition. the commission
believes. The symptoms it names
are easy to recognize:
"Privation in the midst of plenty,
violations of fiduciary trust, gross
inequalities of income and wealth,
widespread racketeering and band
TRY artiflciality of political
boundaries and divisions, Subjec-
ton of public welfare to the egoism
of private interests diSpropor-
tionate growth of debt and property
claims in relations to production
deliberate destruction of goods and
withdrawal of efficiency from pro-
duction, accelerating tempo of
panicS, crises and depressionS, at
tended by ever-wider destruction of
capital and Generalization of labor,
struggles among nations for markets
and raw materials leading to wars"
Many Roads to Follow
Can we emerge from such tribu-
lations? Only by means of con
sciously integrated society" accord
Zig 10 the I6pO1 L, anu CliC dAeCA la
tive is a drop backward to "a more
primitive order of economy and
life"
There are many roads we might
follow to reach the first goal and
it is time to start making a de-
liberate choice, the commission
warns. 1t does not mention Fascism
or Communism, but it does lay down
guiding rules which, it believes, we
should cling to in marching toward
the future.
The commission deems possible
and desirable the retention and full
fillment of the historic principles
and ideals of American democracy.
AS an accompaniment of the estab-
lishment and maintenance of an
economically integrated society and
as a means of necessary adjust
ment to new conditions" says the
report.
Individualism Must Go
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