The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-19
BIBLE THOUGHT
THE HEARTS STORY
FEDERAL SUBSIDY FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS

Several newspapers of the Carolinas
have been engaged lately in directing pub
lie attention to the proposal made by
Washington politicians to subSidize the
school systems of the States by having the
United States government contribute a
large sum annually for the support of pub
lie school education. Among the North
Carolina papers which have pointed out
some of the dangers of the plan are The
Charlotte News, The Raleigh Times and
the State Magazine.
To the average citizen--if the average
citizen has given the matter a thought
probably appears that this proposition is
simply another of those easy money
schemes whereby dear old Uncle Sam
reaches into the atmosphere, draws down
a few score or hundred million dollars, and
passes the money over to the States. That
is the end of the matter, except as to the
fun and frolic of spending it. There is to
be no pay day; and the terms upon which
the subsidy is granted are not worth con-
sideration. Get the money - that is the
sole consideration.
Now, the fact is that every intelligent
and informed citizen of the country is
aware that the federal government-this
statement applies with particular force to
the present Observation-Disclosures never yet
granted subsidy without strings attached.
When anybody or any State gets money
from the Washington politicians it is paid
over with the purpose to serve the inter-
ests and schemes of the Washington poll
ticians. That has always been true ever
since the subsidy system was introduced
into national politics.
1t has been true no matter by what name
the party in power was called, and since
Jim Farley and his cohorts of professionals
went on the job of Tammanyizing the ma
ton, substituting has been done on the
grandest scale ever known i'm the history
of this or any other country in any age or
time.
Where all other schemes failed, and it
was found difficult to force the acceptance
of subsidies, coercion was reSorted to, as in
the case of the So-called social security
system. In every case the underlying rea-
son for the appropriation and distribution
of federal money was the promotion of the
aims and schemes of federal politicians
and, for the past four years, the chief pur-
pose to be served has been the tightening
of federal control OH the States and people
and the Capitalization of all authority and
power in Washington.
In view of the country's present attitude
to such matters, and in view of the record
of the national administration now in pow
er, it will be well for the country to stop,
look and listen before accepting this new
est and latest batch of tempting bait which
is being dangled before the State educa-
tional authorities by the Washington an
Islers for suckers.
What is the object of this movement to
substitute public school education? -.
What are the terms upon which the job
is to be done by the federal bureaucrats?
Is it not reasonable to suppose that, de-
spite honeyed words and soft assurances,
made to secure the acceptance of the COM
mon schools subsidy, the same rules and
regulations which are controlling other
federal appropriations of public money
will control in this case?
These words are printed with the hope
of assisting some of our citizens to an un,
Outstanding of this matter through study
of the proposition. If the public school sys
tenn is to be saved from control of tn