The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-15
HOW LONG WILL THE SOUTH
REMAIN Asleep"

Peter MOINUeauN dShS luc IVASSNi'e
question in his weekly discussion ot pubic
affairs in The Texas Weekly. Speaking OF
the political and economic situation Of the
country and developments within govern
ment circles in Washington, MOlyneauX
says:
When contemplate this situation, coupled with
such proposed measures as the SO-caed wages and
hours DILL the enactment and enforcement OF when
would be bound to bar many southern manufac-
tured products from shipment across state lines,
and result in the destruction Of some of our manu-
featuring industries wonder how the South can
remain asleep 70 the very grave danger il is facing
The South mas always been the victim OF certain
federal policies like the high protective tarir'
which has placed It in q condition OF economic M
feriority in relation to the rest of he country
And it may be that the people of the South have
become used TO accepting this condition as mat
ter of course. But the program which is now pro-
gosed bv the organized minoriteS Of other Sec
lions Of the country, especially those represented
i'm the organized labor movement Of other sections
II put into effect is. in my opinion, gong to re-
GuCe the South generally 20 a much more mierlof
relative position in relation to the rest OF the
country. And this program is going to be put
over, if there is not vigorous protest from the
eastern corner Of the map in which more than
majority of the American people live today. These
states have a majority in the lower house OF con-
gress. and voting together they can elect any
president They occupy only about 10 per cent OF
the area of the United States whereas the thirteen
southern states constitute more than q per cent
OF the area Of the United States, and have only
27.j per cent Of the population of the country.
am convinced that the fourteen states OF the
northeast with their big cities, most Of the manu-
featuring of the country, and a majority OF the
people are preparing 10 rule this country with an
iron hand, if they are permitted to do So Inc
only safeguards have against their succeeding
in doing this is our federal system of government
which gives each state equal representation IN the
United States senate, and which limits the powers
of congress in the constitution as interpreted by
the United States supreme court. An idea OF the
attitude of those fourteen states toward the prob
lens o. the South may be had from the circum-
stance that with clear majority of the members
Of the lower house of congress, only six of the
votes cast against the antiynching bill last April
were from those fourteen states, and only six Of
the votes cast against the wages and hours bill in
the senate last July were from those fourteen
states"
The foregoing is something for the seri-
DINA and the other southern states. The
interests of all are similar and are so close
ly united that any national policy which
will Cypress and injure one state will have
the same effect in all the others. In large
degree this is true of the western states.
Peter MolyneauX directs attention to this
fact and calls for cooperation OF the South
and West to resist the Fascist and Com
munistic tendencies which appear at this
time to be the controlling factor in the at
titude of a majority of the people in the
East.
The concluding paragraph of an edi-
torial in The Texas Weekly presents this
picture of political leadership in the South
today and calls for an awakening in this
section. The matter is presented from the
standpoint that the awakening must come
among the people first. The large majority
of our political leaders in the South are en-
gagged in playing the old political game in
the old way. There will have TO be an up
heaval that will stand the political leaders
on their heads before there can be a
change in conditions. This upheaval must
come among the pepole, the voters. We
quote from The Texas Weekly:
"The South must act, and act as unit, if the
nresent trend is to be reversed and any hope pro-
vided for Improvement in the situation. And whei