Milford chronicle., 1945-07-06

THERE Is A TENDENCY in certain quarters
TO sneer those who hold the belief in the Ameri-
can system of free enterprise. Those who sneer
profess to doubt the sincerity of the others They
declare that this viewpoint merely gives excuse
to defend ntrenched privilege. and the contention
that restrictions individuals groups violate the
Godgiven right of Americans to do as they please.
We wonder whether the scOffers realize that this
is a modern manifestation of an old. old struggle
between the philosophy of planned economy and that
of freedom of individual enterprise. While most
people labor under the illusion that planned
economy is thing conceived by modern
economists the depression OF the 30's, actual
ly it is a relic of the Middle Ages.
History clearly shows that it not until the
shackles of planned economy were broken that the
World entered into of its greatest eras of pro-
gress. Today are in critical danger of losing
four centuries of progress unless we wake up to
the fact that shackle after shackle has been put upon
our economy until about to enter dark
stage of economic sagnatiom if we fail to do some
thing about it,
The employer of the Middle Ages could not de
eide the terms on which he hired his labor, as he
was bound by legal rate of wages; he could not
manufacture his goods he pleased for he had
to conform to standard measurements and standard
qualities; he could decide the price of his
goods, since prices fixed by public authority;
he did not have free markets, as it was common
practice TO have his trade handled through monopo-
lisc channels; he could take person into ser
vice for less than year. and so forth and on
Economic life hobbled and the population
in such a sorry state result of planned econ
omes that thousands braved the dangers Of the
American wilderness escape. They did escape and
the greatest nation i'll the world with the highest
standard of living the world has known the
result
1t is high time for look the facts in the
face and decide where we are going from here.
Private industry should produce all that it can.
with constantly reduced costs. 50 that more and
more people share an improved standard of
living That certainly makes lot more sense than
any economy of scarcity" thought up by plan
ners" who are almost always oefeatsts in the first
place.
THE EASTERN SECTION of the United States
has been headquarters confusion. administration
problems. solutions of manpower and housing and
everything else that concerns the United States, and
heaven and hell for the past four years
The Southern States have troubles and prob
lens some of which have been run through the
wringer by their Southern States Council. which
goes on record opposing widespread change that
may affect adversely the Souths industrial economy
That industrial economy" is also racial problem
which the deep South tells the North and the West
to lust keep your hands off affairs between the
Whites and the Negroes cause you all don't kno"
nothing about business we grow cotton and
cane and grain and everything else that's good tc
eat and we're coming the front in all kinds OF
manufacturing and in industrial affairs-so. jus
watch grow!
The Central and Mid Western States have done
much towards winning the war, and producing ma
terials in abundance that they face tremendou:
burdens responsibility because of their close con
nection to the war in the Pacific. War production
and every kind of industrial activity has kept things
booming in the entire West. And what are we gons
to do about it? Don't worry always meet al
changes and get top!
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ALTHOUGH 4.500.00 FARM PEOPLE have lef
home acres for uniform work. demand TO
rural property is tremendous Those who remem
Der the foreclosures and sheriff sale riots of TIL