Milford chronicle., 1939-02-03
R. E. WOOD URGES
EXPANSION OF
NATIONS CAPITAL
(Contlnued from First PAgeI

and obligations more and right;
less, II might strike Il responsive
chord in the people of our country
and we would have Il better coun'
try"
General Wood also stressed the
need of discipline, pointing out that
while the German Reich is over
disciplined, the Firnch. tile British
and even the Americans are lacking
in discipline.
1.-The true way lies in between.
he said. 1T might not Lo bad idea
to initiate one thing in the tOtaliiar-
whether rich or poor. to give six
months to a year of his life to the
State, either in labor service or
military service.
"Of course, the cry Cf military
RECOMMENDATION would be raised, but
/ am convinced it might be a fine
thing for our youth; it nigh. de-
velOp them physically. mentally. and
morally; it might impress on them
duty and discipline, and end by
making them better citizens.
Praises CCC Camps
True, we have attempted it partly
in the CCC camps, but only partial
ly. and while they have stood out as
one of the best accomplishments
since 1933-much more could be
done"
Later in his address General
Wood said the most hopeful point
that he notices today is the weari-
ness among all classes of people OF
class warfare. of conflict between
capital and labor, between business
and government, between c. /. o.
and A. +. of l.. and "Of all the vari-
Gus conflicts that have created so
much hate and i'll feeling"
Stressing the need of unity in
America. General Wood pointed to
the evil effects of disunity in France
and to the great advances made by
Germany through its united spirit.
Sees LesSin In Germany
Now am not an admirer of Hit
ler." he said. 81 certainly do not
in the suppression of individual lib
erty. but much as |, or we, may dis
like the form of government, the
and above all the unjust
persecution of minOrities and faces.
we have some lessons to learn from
Germany. We must find ourselves
the unity that perhaps has been
partly forced
General Wood also called atteu-
tion to the declining birth rate in
the United States, explaining that
it has dropped from PSI per thou
sand in 1917 to II in 1898. In the
northern industrial states it has
dropped to level lower even than
that of France. he said.
THE number of children under
five years of age today" he said, ''is
less than it was i'm 1920 when the
population was less than today by
over 20.000,000. Unless our iInmigra-
tiOn laws are changed. and | for ore
am opposed to change. our pOpu-
latiOn will be stationary within -
years.
Fourteen border states with 80
per cent of our population are con-
Op pei NCnl vi Jul .
increase. The South today is the ma
ions reserve of youth and man
power, and contrary to popular un-
the increase of the
southern white is much greater than
hat of the negro.
Secs Political Conservatism
This slowing up in the rate Of
in fOnttlutfnp racIIfG in
slowing up of industry and of ma
ional expansion, General Wood said.
Ihe change in the age brackets re-
;ults in lessened consumption, and
nay result in greater political CON
he said. II has already
'esulted in a greater business con-
disinclination to take
'iSkS. he said.
He declared that he believed the
lecline in the birth rate due to the
spread of birth control and the pas
sage of the Johnson Act restricting
as the two most impOr-
ant facts affecting the lives of the
american people in this generation.
Discussing the relief situation.
General Wood condemned the spend
ng of money to alleviate conditions
n the city and the raising of taxes
III agriculture to pay for this re-
ief.
Would Cut Relief Costs
II wonder" he said, ''if one of the
'est methods to cut the cost of re-
ief is to cut it in the great metro
,Olitan centers, and force back to
he country. the small town, and
ural districts, a horde, who even If
hey remain on relief. would cost ,
he taxpayers of the nation only 30
o 80 per cent of what il is costing
Oday. ;
General Wood described in detail ,
he rise Of the Sears, ROebuck Com
amy from the time Richard Sears. ;
station agent i'm small town in
started in business by |
making sale of consigned watches {
hat had been rejected. Annual gross
ales of the company now are more
han $572,000,OO0.
j. Warren Marshall, president of
he Chamber of Commerce, who
cted as tOastmasrer. announced /
hat the attendance at this years
leeting was the largest in the his
OrV Of tho phannhar ua waIcouad