The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-14

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most of us have never seen match
ed before in this battle of the SEN
ate.
How All This Happened
The new America got it's first
start late in the nineteenth CEN
fury when mass production de-
veloped in the steel mills and
few other industries. Kerosene
passed out as household commod-
ity and was replaced by illuminat-
ing gas and electric lights. Later on
the horse and buggy gave way to
the automobile and dirt roads were
reconstructed and replaced by hard
surfaced highways. The railroads
lost most of their business until
they finally modernized their serv-
ices to meet new situations. Then
came the airplanes to compete for
transportation over land and sea. No
one dreamed in the beginning that
flying machines would upset the
Governments of most of the Old
World. But airplanes are now fear
ed more than armies and navies.
New America accepted new politi-
cal philosophers in 1888, and in the
following years the policies of
Democratic Government were steer
ed into new channels that were
strange to our people and regarded
as experimental.
In 1920 tn Administration policies
of the World War were repudiated
at the polls. The people elected
Warren Harding for President, and
that turned out to be an unfortun-
ate choice.
The election of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt was due to dissatisfaction
with the National Government,
which lacked the vision to step out
and go places, and keep up with
the progress of private business in
dustries and mass production.
Remalking America
For over eight years there have
been vast changes in the policies of
Democratic Government which have
reshaped the political parties. The
Government has been trying to
catch up with science, invention. or
ganized industry, organized society.
and organized labor. The public has
lent support to a thousand sugges-
tions for changes in the form and
style of Democracy. Government
control now exists over most every
thing. The President is only partly
responsible for this state of affairs,
since the Administration and the
Congress accepted all challenges,
and lifted the face" of Miss De-
mocracy.
In view of the above conditions
it does not seem strange that there
has been an upheavel In the Senate
and in every branch of the Govern
ment in which there Is a startling
degree of independent thinking and
action. And l am inclined to respect
practically all of the men on both
sides of the fence--who are being
praised, and damned. 1t is a hopeful
and encouraging change that should
be good for Democracy.
Aviation In National Defense
The holocaust in Europe proved
that modern warfare can no longer
be fought ON the lines laid down
by old guard tacticians. Aviation
has forged to the front as the out |
standing first line of attack. Ayia-
ton, in the opinion Of the National
Aeronautic Association, should be-
come Americas first line of defense.
To stimulate interest In aviation |
as an important part of national de-
tense, unique ground trainer
which duplicates the manuevers of
an actual plane in flight is being ex-
hibited at various airports through
out the South. The trainer, spon-
'ored by the National Aeronautic