The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-02
A GLIMPSE AHEAD


House Minority Leader Martin
declares that the United States
after the war will face vast unem-
-Lc-=c@.. collapse Of saraiss mar
kets, a drive for dictatorship. and
a public debt so staggering that lit
will make. generations OF Amer
leans round.shouldered to bear the
burden OF the taxes necessary to
repay It.
Sight has almost been lost en-
tlrely OF the domestic problems
which may prove more dangerous
TO our peace and security and to
our form and philosophy OF gov
eminent than the clashes In other
parts OF the world, he says.
Rep. Otter. Of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the National Repub-
lican Congressional Committee,
warns the Administration to cease
edging this country into the present
European war.
Urging that the two party gov
eminent be maintained, Otter de-
clares that representative govern
ment has been weakened for the
last eight years by the gradual
but steady transfer OF power and
authority from Congress to "one
man in the executive branch
Martin asserts that in spite OF
the enormous defense expenditures,
which may wen reach s100,000,0O0,-
900. there is no indication Of effort
or intention on the part OF the Ad-
ministration TO try to cut down non
defense expenses and to insist upon
efficiency and economy in both pro
grams. There should be most care
full and earnest effort to do this
because never before in the history
OF our nation has there been such
need for efficiency and economy
Make no mistake about it, there
are those who today would like to
see a political monopoly set up in
this country" says Martin. There
are those who are blind enough and
selfish enough to want TO see con-
stitutionaf government by laws SUI
perseded by a political government
OF men. There are those whose lust
for power and profits is greater
than their love Of country or OF
liberty"
III Americans believe they have
seen agitation by the enemies Of
our American form OF government
by the Communists and the
Fascists-let me say We haven't
seen anything yet
Under the conditions OF chaos,
confusion, exhaustion. gigantic pub
lie debt. discomfort, grief-and' the
hatred and agonies LETT as the awful
aftermath OF the wars, the Com
munists and the Fascists will have
fertile fields in which to plant their
propaganda for debt reputation,
property confiscation, abolition o.
the Constitution and the estab
lishment OF a dictatorship Of the
Stain type or Of the Mussolini or
Hitler type
These are strong statements that
Mr.. Martin is making. II should be
remembered that he is chairman of
the Republican National Commit
Tee and hence there might be politi-
cal prejudice in what be says He
could be close to right in some re-
spects, however. No one can deny
that our economic situation is going
to be bad whether we win or lose
the war toward which we seem to
be headed. There will be other COM
plications not to the liking Of those
who have come to love the Amer
lean ways Of freedom and oppor-
tunity.
The get-rich-quick part OF Amer
lean life is just about at an end
Observation-Disclosures programs are
the political style OF the day. Like
Communism, this plan would be
desirable II II would work as repre-
scented. II means. for one thing.
that private industry must give way
TO government control When the
war is over there will be pressing
need for agricultural programs and
broad industrial programs TO as.
suage what promises to be the
greatest unemployment problem OF
all American history. We hope the
government can meet this emergen-
-ey successfully.