The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
ARE WE SELF-GOVERNING
GEOfLE .
BY j. Il. Jones

washington, ID. e., November ID
Betwixt the World War and the
National election the people of this
country have found themselves
most of the time-between the devil
and the deep blue sea. The multitudes
seem to be sure that the war will be
won, but there is less certainty about
the permanent, lasting peace; be-
cause our principal partners in the
war think, act and persist in remain
ing different-and according to tt e
guy on the other side of the desk,
there isn't any such thing as peace
table, because Russia, China and the
rest of them are just looking for our
money" But let us hope that 1.-The
East and the West" may solve ques-
tons of tie future to their mutual
advantage, despite what Kipling had
to say on that subject
There are many pledges on the
campaign and political records that
are of vital importance-and the rea-
son that we use the verb ARE" is be-
cause both major political parties
fatty and emphatically promised es-
sentially necessary first-things to the
American people; i. e.: First of all,
a return to free American business
enterprise, including protection to
big and small business men, instead
Of a continuance of tke scuttling pro-
cesses that have been clamped down
IN us all during the past dozen years
That includes promises that reconver-
sion to civilian construction, and the
millions of jobs that go along with
it, will be given the okeh, and hands
off in the peoples best efforts to re-
establish TIE recognized American
system along lines that are fair and
square with large and small business
and all the men and women that are
employed, or gain their living in
thousands of ways.
The Government has plenty OF
things to look after without trying
to duplicate and replace the duties
and activities of TIE States and local
officials and individuals-or play
Santa Claus to unfortunate nations
whose wars we have been winning for
hem.
There are hundreds of thousands
If business men and organizations
standing on their heads" and an
xious to mind and run their own
arms, shops, stores, etc., and there
ire millions of union labor and white
;ollar workers and independent
groups and individuals wko must re-
urn to the normal pursuits of life
md earn good pay.
This first 'post-political war
tory from Washington writer sea-
ioned by two World Wars has but
)ne objective, and that is in the ma
lure of an appeal for national unity
ind for support of the Government
n carrying out it's pledges to the
american public. 1t would prove tire
iome to list all these promises.
But both National candidates and
PARTIES promised to restore to daily
Use the Declaration of independence
md the Constitution of TIE United
States, and thereby return to a
square deal that will encourage all
sections of society and humanity to
i've normal lives, without being obi
gated to use all their savings to pay
axes, and to be bossed around by
millions of useless autocrats, brass
.lats, administrators, and political
boards and commissions in Washing
on. 1t was Woodrow Wilson who
said in the days when he was a peace
ime President: "Just what is it that
America stands for? If she stands for
thing more than another it is for the
overeignty of self-governing peo-
pie"