Detroit evening times., 1943-08-31
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An Editorial BY B. c. FORBES
How Much "Planninq"
Do We Want?

All history d.sIssee ths, political everlords who
pumped for planning the hives Of thsr people brought
wreck and ruin.
To naked, rnsdorned language, aren't deaocr asies
~aging this against "psnners"?
What Bento Mussolini bui "plsnner"? What IL
Hitler but "planner"? What else the military oil
garchy IN Japan but "planners"?
Would it not be the quntessenee of irony the sons,
brothers. other kith and kin of American citizens who
riskng their lives to defeat "panners,"
only find that rucrsbp of this nation had faeu
the hands OF planners"? Don't doubt for a that
Official Warrington is infested with "pla.ners"
American world leadership has been under the
polar sntithess of political planning" 1t has been
under individual freedom under the initiative and energy
and ingenuity of its sovereign citizens as and
chartered by Founding Fathers.
They rightly spprsised the fuy, the worhessness Of
centralized planning" Did Franklin D. Roosevelt
himself when pleading with American citizens elect
him President-before he became dict declare,
Were it possible to find minds unsel6sh,
willing decide Hnbeststingy ssans thew personal
interests private prejudices, men amost Codhke in
their ability hold the scales of jrstce with even
hand such might be to the interest of the
country. There such political horizon and
We cannot expect complete reversal OF all the teachings
of history"
The eternal verities have changed But the ndi.-
putabe truth that Mr. Roosevelt and other New Dealers
have become enamoured of planning than any
other Administration in national history
There have not been awantng indie cations that they
aspire to become planners" for the whole world
Here is extract from letter have received from
young American who is gladly risking his life to safe
guard our national independenoe-from of my own
soldier sons, If you want to know the truth:
Il want to come back America to the America nat.
termed on Declaration of Independence Constitu.
tion and Bill Of Rights Our country has
than other country in all history. Whle ana in
the Army perfectly willing be jeeted to reri.
mentation and dctation. But III be darred If want
after all have through, be subjected regimen
taten and d'cstion by politicians who have remained
safely at home"
How much planning do you and and other American
citizens including those who offering their lives that
We may be unmolesed, want? How much planning"
should we want?
Is it not significant that the head Of the largest labor
orgsnfzatfon in the country the American Federation
Labor which heretofore has applauded and endorsed the
New Deal, now unequivocally declares:
We must resist needless government eucroachment
on the lives OF our people. Our system a free
prise for labor and industry mast he preserved"
Are we going TO have and New Deslsu. more
and political toalitsrianism. and reg
mentaon hy Arlington, and forfeiture Of
freedom? Or have the majority of the Of
freedom loving citizens the majority Of voters reached
the definite conclusion that the birihrigh bequea
Us by the Founding Fathers is worth preserving2
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