The Washington times., 1934-09-22

ated the nat
ural wealth ~
Of the earth Il N
for the use Of s$Es
all men, not
of q few" Levitt" Haney
But a bigger man than Sinclair
has well said:
'The Lord helps those who
help themselves"
More than that, IN tur al
wealth" is not used by man; it
has to be made into finished prod
ucts by labor and capital (machin-
cry. etc.
II. "God created men to seek
their own welfare, not that of
masters"
In other words, God created in
dividualS to seek individual vel
fare, not that of Socialist State.
III. "Private ownership of
tools, a basis of freedom when
tools are simple, becomes a basis
of enslavement when tools are
complex"
Public ownership Of tools, i'm
possible when tools are simple, be-
comes possible as the basis for a
socialistic enslavement when tools
are complex.
"TV. ArtOcracy in industry
cannot exist alongside demOc-
Facy in government"
say: Autocracy in government
cannot exist alongside democracy
in industry.
''V. When some men live with
out working, other men are
working without living"
Yes, and when some men live
off the government, other men
(taxpayers) are being robbed OF
their living. Also. when some men
live by working only 80 hours a
week, all men will have less to
live on.
"VI. The existence of luxury
In the presence of poverty and
destitutiOn is contrary to good
morals and sound public policy"
MY comment, is that, as the Bible
says, the poor we have always
with us; and. anyhow, we can say
that the existence of automobiles
and movies in the presence Of pow
erty is contrary to sound economic
life
VII. "The present depression
Is one of abundance, not Of
scarcity"
I say, Amen. What are you
going to do about it? If abun-
dance is the trouble, are you going
to make more abundance? Or are
you going to make a more abun-
dant life by making things scarcer?
VIII. ''The cause Of the trOu-
BILE is that a small class has the
wealth, while the rest Of the
country has the debts"
People get into debt by living
beyond their means. And the
whole country will have a bigger
and bigger debt with our policy
of Government spending.
TX. at is contrary to COM
mon sense that men should
starve because they have raised
too much food"
Yes, and no one who raises food
Is starving.
x. The destruction of food or
ether wealth, or the limitation
Of production, is economic in
sanity"
Are the New Dealers therefore
insane?
XI. "The remedy is to give
the workers access to the means
Of production, and let them pro.
Guce for themselves, not for
others"
The means of production are
mines, farms, factories, stores,
etc. Apparently we have here
the socialiStic proposal that these
means of production be taken
away from present owners. and
that the Government should run
business. No interest or profits
would be allowed. so. of course.
there could be no capital or bust.
ness enterprise. The result would
be confusion, waste, and reduced
production.
What is everybody'S business is
nobody'S business.
XII. This change can be
brought about by action Of a
majority of the people, and that
is the American way"
I say this change can be made
only by socialistic revolution
which would destroy the American
way. The American way IS one
of equal opportunity for all in
dividual initiative.