Evening star., 1938-10-24

"two-price" plan to control agricultural
surpluses by dumping them to the un-
employed and underprivileged people of
the United States. This, I take it, means
that the New Deal has decided to put
the Wallace plan across. What most
interests me, however. is Mr. Franklin's
statement that the Wallace plan is just
the thing because
my recent trip through the West and
South convinces me that We are ap-
preaching the time when we may have
to provide for more than half Of our
people through system OF doles and
production for use There are States
where as many as two-fifths Of the total
population is dependent on social assist
ance now"
An attractive prospect is thus present.
ed. After five years and more Of effort
by Mr. Franklin and his fellow New
Dealers only two-fifths of the people
are dependent on social assistance, and
these only in some States. But the glad
time Is coming when more than half of
the people will live on doles supplied,
presumably. by less than half OF the
people The Wallace plan is welcomed
as a step in that direction. Some peo-
pie will pay higher price for food and
clothing, In order that other people may
pay lower price.
Mr.. Franklin added that the effect of
the Wallace plan on our civilization will
be incalculable; its popularity will be
astounding" No doubt. And, Mr..
Franklin concluded. it will be opposed
only by the individuals and concerns
whose welfare is bound up with main
tanning the existing order"
But these individuals and concerns,
clearly. deserve no consideration. Their
interest in their own welfare is selfish.
They are merely the minority who are
expected to pay the taxes in order that
the majority may be supported through
a system Of doles and production for
use" The sooner such individuals and
concerns are put in their place and de-
prived of any right to oppose such re-
forms as the Wallace plan, the better.
Then Mr.. Franklin and his associates,
who seem to believe that their welfare is
bound up with changing the existing
order" can celebrate a triumph. We
shall have to provide for all our people
not just paltry more than half'-by a
system Of doles, ETC., and everything will
be just dandy. E. w. ANDREWS.
Praises Civic Progress
In Warrington.
To the Editor Of The star:
left Washington more than four
years ago In the midst Of New Deal
enthusiasm and excitement. In spite Of
my sentimental ties with Washington-at
least one member Of my family Is ma
tive Washingtonian, and that Is quite
claim for Washington was not sorry
to leave at that time. I had had similar
feeling in 1892 when hunger marchers
invaded the city.
New England, with its conservatism,
beautiful nature and families with many
natives Of the section where they live,
and have lived for several generations,
was . haven to me. Four years passed
and before the Yankee spirit had COM
pletely overtaken me was heading back
for Washington. And here is what I
saw: A city that is courageously and
intelligently taking care of the general
confusion caused by the New Deal inva-
sion. Although not quite solved, but
less acute, is the housing problem. The
enormously increasing street trafic Is
cleverly handled, but the parking situa-
tion Is worse than ever. The general
prosperity Of the population is evident,
and . panhandler on the street is
rarity. Also less conspicuous are the
multitudes Of clever young men, who
four and i've years ago came here to
run the Government and save the coun-
try. Evidently they have changed their
Psychology or have been swallowed up
by the beast they tried to tame-the
Government routine.
On the whole, Washington Is more like
itself now-sood, old Warrington!
JAMES 3. SWEET.