The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-31
DIR. GRAHAM DID NOT COVER
WHOLE SUBJECT

President Frank Graham of the Unlver-
sity of North Carolina made an address at
the Human Relations Institute at Williams
town, Mass, where he eloquently proclaim
ed that this country is not in danger from
Communism or Fascism or other isms be-
cause it is unsuited to the development OF
such radical forms of government. DIR.
Graham is quoted by one newspaper as
saying in this address:
The diversity of economic life of Olr people,
their wide regionaisms with deep conflicts of in
terests their farflung centers OF diverse opinions
newspapers and universities, their historic fed
eralsm and constitutional checks and balances
with traditionalism set against political dictator
ship. all combine to make improbable, though not
impossible. any depotsm that relies military
force rather than on the Constitutional forms
and methods of liberal democracy
All of the foregoing is no doubt based on
facts and logic. At least this newspaper
unites with what it believes to be large
majority of the population OF the country
in hoping that it is true; because we know
that majority do not desire to have their
country turned into either Communist or
Fascist State. However, in his address, DIR.
Graham admitted that political dictator
ship is not impossible in this country. 1t is
improbable, Dr. Graham asserts, but we
think he will agree that it is not as imprOb
able at is was even three years ago.
At any rate it would be equally as inter-
esting as his Williamstown speech to hear
DR.. Graham on the subject of how far the
country has gone into Socialism under the
present national administration. We Won
der if DR.. Graham has observed how insidi-
ously all forms of radicalism work; how
they burrow and bore from within and
without; how the camel of radicalism gets
his nose under the tent flap, and speedily
his head and body follow. The govern
ment that flirts with radicalism soon finds
that it is in the position of the man who
was holding the bear.
The force and truth of this statement IS
impressed by the countrys experience with
the radical schemes saddled on the United
States in the past two years Take the AAA
program as an example: First cotton and
corn were regulated" Now fifteen or
twenty farm crops are under regulation
and the further the thing goes the worse
the. going becomes. The country will GER
tainly come to this conclusion when the lat
est regulatory measure under AAA, potato
10 control" is thoroughly understood. 1t is
doubtful if such a shining example of petty
tyranny has ever been known in any coun-,
try IN the world not controlled by despot'
This is merely one example of what we
are considering. The whole program Of
legislation by the last session of Congress is
of similar character and aimed in the same
direction. Nine-tenths of the whole, ac-
cording to the best brains of the country, is
unconstitutional because it is pure Social
ism. and there is no place for this radical
form of government under the constitution
and flag of republic.
Yes, it would be extremely interesting to
hear DR.. Graham on the subject of how
arsthe country has plunged into Socialism
in the past two years. We venture to as
sert that ne will admit the camel has mani
pulated at least half of his carcass into the
tent already. And in view of the fact that
what has been done has never been endors-
ed oy the American people at the polls,