Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-29

but that, obviously, is not the
kind Of freedom our people
are thinking about. No one
describes II exactly
MESSRS. ROOSEVELT and
vi Churchill specified four
freedoms in the miSlaid Atlantic
Charter. While they were gen.
orally approved they have
proved hard TO get, either for
this country or the world.
A prophet Of the new, unde-
SCribcd cause, Russell Daven-
port. has written a paSSionately
patriotic poem, which convey a
description of the surge.
"The breed of freedom" he
says, sis a breed of strife, rest
less and rude, reared TO the
earthly struggle of its time.
Only the thought of freedom is
sublime. It's flesh Is knit Of dis
cord and of feud." This is
description Of a current condi-
ton rather than a specific def
milton of peaceful goal.
Mr. Roosevelt, in january.
1871, gave specific and limited
definition of the Atlantic Char
ter ideals.
Freedom of speech and OK
preston and freedom of reli-
gion lboth of which we already
have and know WELD freedom
from want. meaning Che Said)
economic understandings which
will secure 10 every nation
healthy, peaceful life, and
freedom from fear, meaning the
said "a worldwide reduction OF
armamentS 10 such point thai
no nation can commit agrees
sion.
These are things We want.
But TO seek freedom from want,
must we abandon all other
freedoms? Are we free if we
are told by a federal govern
ment run by political tand
therefore amenable) men where
to work, how long, for how
much?
COME people actually think
~ that would be freedom They
reason that the employe is now
enslaVed 10 the employer, so
they wish 10 rush from his arms
into the arms of the state. Well
they are wrong in the first place.
Employees had complete free
dom TO move where they wished
under our system, TO quit when
they chose, TO negotiate with
their employer through unions
or directly for whatever they
could get in a highly COMPETE
tive labor market which has
always existed in this country
except in the off-timeS of de-
preston, and even then it pre-
vailed for the bulk of the work.
erS as these never lost employ
mCnt.
But-yo will not have indl-
vidual freedoms. when the state
is free TO fix your wages. hours,
work and leisure TO what is sup
posed 10 be national interest, ..
but which always may he crisis
crossed with political interest,
with reelection possibilities, the
need of campaign funds. or ma
yuma passed under the table as
politicians salaries are never
high.
IF THIS is what our youth
L would call freedom. are they
not following Pied Piper?
Is il freedom 10 live on WPA
directly. or indirectly through
socialism or communism?
Is il free 10 the worker 10
grant union monopolies and ex-
elusive rights to work without
compensation or taxation at the
expense of the consumer?
And if the union now is thus
given freedom by enslavement
20 the state. what about us
great people who pay the prices
asked. and what of manage
ment?
Are they free?
Does disarmament mean free
dom?
We had il before, and we
were attacked.
France and Britain were sup
posed 10 maintain complete dis
armament Of Germany and we
had strict naval arms limitation
with Japan
True. ornaments are tax bur-
dens on the people and tax
burdens deny freedom, but does
not armament in this war really
mean freedom for us. and per-
hapS may il not continue its
meaning in the revolutionary
condition of the postwar world?
am asking. The war is be-
ing won for freedom. the cleo
ton was won for freedom Now
what is IL? Whatever the rea-
Sonable. thoughtful. clearheaded
youth OF the country wants, l