The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-29
By DR ARTHUR E. MORGAN Chairman of che Tennessee Valley
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By DR ARTHUR E. MORGAN Chairman of che Tennessee Valley
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 Knoxville, Tenn (UP)--Taken all together, the program of the Tennessee Valley Authority Is an effort to give expression to the dominating spirit of the New, Deal," and it cannot be understood apart from that general purpose of the present administration. Be- fore discussing the detailed pro- l think, to tell why this program Is vital.
 A country never Is wholly of one mind, but sometimes one mind holds-the center of the stage. From 1924 to 1929 our country seemed to be of one mind. We were Ion the make". Each person sought to enrich himself by. rugged individ- ness, largely without regard to so- was happy. Millions oe people were not happy, but they had iit- tle hearing and so the country seemed Of ono mind. The "For- gotten Man" was very much for- gotten.
 That program and that prosper. ity was the basis of our present plight. our prosperity was not destroyed by subversive propagan- da, or by political interference. It was destroyed by It's own quality.
 Another Mind
 To-day another mind dominates America. President Roosevelt did not originate that mind. He only has strlven to give 1t clear express sion. In tho "New Deaw tho presi- dent iB trying to give form and ef- foctivenoss to desires that run deep in our national life. It is not enough that each person In each organization shall do those things that are immediately profitable to it. That is tho road wo were tray. cling from 1924 to 1929.
 General and sustained prosper. ity can come only from mutual regard for each others interests, ana from the habit of sharing re. responsibilities and opportunities. That sharing must be. with our nelghborB of to-day and with our SnhufvH VI HS AutuTo. Abv pohCy of sharing opportunities and re. this now deal. It must apply throughout the whole range of our social and economic life.
 We have hoard Q great deal In the last few years about social and economic planning. We have heard that term used with refer. AnaA fA 1nAat ulat.r AN aaatnl undertakings. For instance, there is the great undertaking In Russia. l think we have ceased to make sport of Russia. Much as one must recognize the tremendous drive and enthusiasm that has carriod tho Russian program over terrifio obstacles, hopo that America may Do spared n simIlar experience. It is . regImentnfIon Of life that goes beyond tho Amor. lean tom perament. I'imo will also demonstrate that !t may produce 3 certain monotony and that life wIM be loss interesting than whore greater freedom and variety Of of. fort and interest are allowed.
 Demand of Public Interest In our own planning we shall And . thousand points whore tn. controlled individualism must bo eubordinated to public interest. Yet in tho control of individual initIa- tive we should not 90 further than the public interest demands. Tho freedom for each of Us to live his life in his own way is too precious an inheritance to lose. Tho people of tho Tennessee Valley region are the most Independent and lndivid. ualistic of all Americans, and they will want to keep that independ. eneo wherever it ls not deBtructive Of the general good.
 Now, to build . now social or. der, we somehow need to select inc