The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-10-30

sequence Of this condition is, in my
opinion, coal mine labor Is due
for some very hard shedding in the
next decade, Notwithstanding the
honeyed words of the politicians.
Now, to turn to the part that gov
eminent plays in bringing about
p,- present conditions
blame have attempted
Demagogues to show how greed
on the part of both
capital and labor was responsible in
q measure for building up what
amounts to ill-will among many
coal consumers. But the industry it.
self is not wholly responsible. In
deed, rather hold the opinion that
government is as much responsible
for conditions as the industry itself,
and when I say government. must
limit my reference to political DEM
agogues. They always have been
shortsighted and they are still short
sighted. They have been and they
are now willing to sacrifice great
masses Of men and money for per-
sonal political gain of an entirely
transitory character.
have said before in these col.
umns that the country is being sadly
kidded-it is almost tragic-by the
wonders Of such parasitic organiza-
tons as IVA. The public ownership
crowd have had willing leader in
President Roosevelt and his
hangers-on have promoted his poll.
cies Of public ownership without be.
ing honest as to the ultimate goal,
or the eventual effect
1t is not alone that there have
been millions wasted in the develop
ment OF the Tennessee valley electri.
cal mirage. 1t is not so much that
taxpayers throughout the country
will be paying bill and paying 1t
over and over again. that causes me
to complain. 1t is not so much that
the Tennessee Valley Authority will
never be economically operated or
become self-sustaining that brings
this outburst. 1t is the fact that
when government, national, state
or local, leads the way in this direc
| ton, it Yields an influence upon q
certain percentage of our popula-
ton. Since public ownership advo-
Gates, in many instances, plain SO.
cialism, where in control of these
agencies such as iva, 1t is per
fectly natural that they present to
the taxpayers only the most roay
side OF the story. They do not DIS
close to the taxpayers the adverse,
the costly side, Of the situation. Ma
turally then, hundreds of thousands
OF people believe that government
can do this sort of thing better
than private enterprise. They be
come convinced that private iniiia-
tive has been turned into a spiaot
through which individual pocket
books are drained. They do not re al
ize that their pocketbooks are being
drained much more heavily through
public ownership by means of the
taxes they take from you and me
and everyone else. That is the sad
story, made worse by the fact that
through nearly four years the Wash
ington government has been encour-
aging people to believe public own
ership propaganda and distrust and
destroy private investment.
Recent Treasury figures show that
the Resettlement Administration has
E. paid approximate
Expensioe ly SGT, 75O, 900 Of
Dream its total appropri.
alton of $134,5l8,-
600 for administrative expenses.
That is, the organization which Is
the pride and Joy of Professor Rex.
ford Guy Tugwell has paid that
amount OF money TO job holders in
trying TO carry out the professors
impossible dream.
While the sum shown as used for
administrative expenses by PROBES.
sor TugWell is small, compared to
the billions OF total waste in the
Roosevelt administration, the prop
er way to consider this circum.
stance Is on a percentage basis. II
you take your pencil you can cal.
culate that about 20 per cent or one
fifth of all the funds appropriated to
Professor Tugwell for resettlement,
has been used in management of
his plan. 1t may be fraction under
20 per cent, but IL is so close that
even the fastidious Mr.. Tugwell
would not quarrel about the diff.
ference.
One-ffth Of an appropriation that
is designed theoretically at least to
serve for relief purposes is entirely
too much. II is not as great per.
haps as has happened with one or
two other relief appropriations, but
it has always been claimed that the
Tugwell scheme was planned TO re-
establish those who have been re
settled on a permanent basis. That
is to say, 1t was planned that the
bulk of the money should be useG
in providing those people with
fresh start in life, but | cannot see
where they are getting the full meas
ure of help intended if a lot of joL
holders sit around in Washington
Offices or in Offices in various states
using up one-fifth of the total lay
out Of cash.