The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-14
OUR COUNTRY-OF THEE WE
SING
BY ]. Il. Jones


Washington, ID. c., July 10-The
Republican Party has made a plain
and definite promise to the people
that "full employment" shall be @
first objective of national policy.
The Democratic spokesman have
long declared that full employment
is first objective of their national
policies.
Governor Dewey. the Republican
standard-bearer, criticized President
Roosevelt's cabinet as tired and
ouarrelsome," and he expressed the
opinion that the Secretary of Labor
does not possess the power of Cab
met officer.
Perhaps the reason that Miss Per-
kins has been criticized so gently Is
due to sympathy for the lady. Ev-
eryone knows that the policies of the
Labor Department have been kept
under control by the President for
the last eleven years.
Be that as 1t may, the big labor
unions have played politics when
they should have been protecting the
legitimate rights of labor. A review
of the records shows that when col
lective bargaining failed there was
the Wagner Act, the Fair Labor
Standards Act, Director of Econo-
mic Sterilization, a Defense Media
ton Board, War Labor Board, a
| Little Steel Case, Administrator
Ickes, and a dozen more groups-all
beating the devil around the bush"
IL all these devices failed, then there
was sure to be an Executive order"
from the White House.
For eleven years the Congress of
the United States has made different
attempts to reorganize labor legis-
lation in a way to protect workers
and employers.
II the Republican Party succeeds
in making full employment the first
objective of a national policy" It will
perform a great service to the work
ers, to industry, to adj concerns that
meet payrolls-and most of all to
our country.
These detectives could be met by
the Democratic party in case that po-
litical party should be In control of
the Government after the war.
Incidentally, there is a resurgence
in favor of the historic Democratic
and Republican principles that the
Government should be run for the
people and by the people-which sim
ply means following the Spirit of the
Constitution. These are plans In the
present campaign-only in the begin
ning-to capture favor of large
groups Of voters.
Maybe, out of the confusion of the
campaign, national policies for the
whole country may triumph over the
scheming of greedy politicians.
Miracles DO Happen
Old Bill Shakespeare observed
S42 years ago that miracles
are past" Bill never saw miracle;
and If you want to know more about
the greatest miracle in production
history since Noah's food. you will
find it in the official reports of War
Production in the United States OF
America.
In 1871 Great Britain and Soviet
Russia were fighting with their backs
against the wall. The United States
was so scarce of military and naval
power that japan grabbed the chance
to attack Pearl Harbor and capture
he Philippine Islands. The Japs
knew how weak we were In the Pa
life, and they figured on making a
quick cleanup. II was q devilish
theory, but II didn't work.
A miracle of war production. more
magnificent, and grander than any
person ever dreamed Of was perform
ed in the United States That's the
real miracle that has happened this
century.
Glare Booth Lace