The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-17
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VT group WHO WOuiu reap TlcHto uub
of this war or conditions resulting
because of the war.
But if the President is going to
continue to insist on setting the
wages labor gets and dealing with
labor exclusively himself, we feel
that congressman from the agricul-
tural states should demand that the
farmers get the same kind of treat
ment as labor. Either both should be
controlled or the administration
ought to give up trying to control
either and admit it has failed in
trying to keep prices down.
The President tells Congress to
control the farm group and he will
control labor.
If the farmer was getting the same
price for his products as labor is for
its wages cotton would be 80 or 40
cents a pound instead Of the 20
cents the farmer is now getting.
Wheat would go to $3.50 a bushel
instead Of $1.23. Corn, hogs, lum-
Der and other raw materials would
rise in proportion.
We are interested in price-con-
troll for the benefit of every citizen.
But price control will break down
completely unless all groups, includ-
ing farmers and laborers, are treat
ed exactly alike. To make al at
tempt to control prices any other
way is nothing short of a farce.
Congressman from the agricultur-
al south and west know this is true
If they give in now to the pressure
exerted upon them by an admins
tration that continues to bungle and
play politics with the very bread
and butter of our existence they are
not fit to sit as our representatives
in Washington.
Two and two make four. Three
plus four equals even. Nine minus
six leaves three.
These are fundamental rules of
arithmetic and nothing, not even the
New Deal, car change them.
We are told now that we must have
gasoline ~rationing to whip Hitler,
that unless we quit riding up and
down the highways we are going to
ride straight into the arms of Hitler.
We are also told that we must
buy more bonds and stamps, Some
officials in Washington favor using
compulsion in making Americans buy
war bonds and stamps.
How in the world does Washington
expect us to buy more bonds to pay
for the war when it is driving us out
of business? When we have to close
down our business We'll be worrying
about paying the rent and for food.
We certainly won't have any left
over for bonds.
The whole economy of this nation
is geared to the automobile. When
rationing comes more than just the
filling station operators will be af-
fected. Every line of business will
be hard pressed.
The people in this country will do
anything necessary to promote the
war effort if they are shown in an
intelligent way what they car do.
But the average citizen still finds
it a little hard to understand why
he should be denied gasoline When
there is plenty Of it; why the trans
portation problem of gasoline and
other products isn't turned over to a
civilian expert to be worked out in
diligently instead of the government
acting on the word of some bureau
crat who says it can't be done
Cant" is a pretty big word in
American business and one seldom
recognized by men accustomed to do
ing the so-called impossible"
We do not adhere to the business
as-usual philosophy. Nothing a be
as-usual until this wal is fought and
won. But we can demand that Wash
ington cease its ever-increasing regi-
mentation of the people to such an
extent that it has neglecting the
prosecution of the war.
Citizens in Tupelo are highly in
censed that interests outside the state
are attempting to run a negro for
ngres against Rep. John Rankin
by means OF negro SoiulefS WIieuiS
in" the negro's name in place of Mr.,
Rankin. Provision has been made
nationally and in this state for sol
diers to vote without the payment OF
a poll tax if they desire to do so
However each soldier must be prop
erly registered here in order to quail
ify to vote. Registration can be eff
fected by mail.
However it is too late now for any
one, white or black, soldier or plair
citizen, to register and vote in tn,
November election who has neve'
been registered before. Besides tina
Secretary of State Walker Wood ha
said the candidacy of the negro il
the first district is an impossibilit!
because we do not allow a name t.
be written in in the general election
This is permissible in the Democratic
primary in which no negro votes.
1t is not likely that there will b