Milford chronicle., 1946-10-25
MoLOrOY ACCUSES THE United States Of


major question of outlawing war, and defending
equal rights of all nations. On the other hand the
Russian Government is an unsafe partner tor the
United States and all other governments that are
trying to break away from such doctrines as the
Communists are spreading throughout the World
At the same time Russia is trying to steal territory
from the small and weak countries.
Secretary of State Byrnes and Senator's Vandcn-
burg and Connaly have upheld all the pledges to the
United States Government, and they have performed
noble service for their country Under all the Gil
cumstances it seems plain the person who has
followed the controversy that the Soviet govern
ment has made no showing that it is decent partner
in permanent organization such as the United
Nations of the World.
5000
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE throughout the coun
try arc crying for better homes If they have rent
they must pay staggering prices for rstclaSs houses
rooms or apartments. Some people find satisfaction
in the aid of the Federal Housing Administration
and once in awhile the work of that agency is
ethened by arranging friendly understandings that
establish confidence among builders and citizens.
But any kind of builder good bad, is sure to pc
held and even defeated by shortages in materials and
failure to hire carpenters and workmen.
Really, the easiest thing about building house
is the ability of the head of the family get mort
the family goes in debt over their and head
until they haven't chance of crawling out.
The rising cost of building is a serious matter,
and will continue to grow until the present
building boom is over When will that be?
Well if you want refer back to World War l.,
you'll find that every kind of building and every
piece of land led the boom era after the first
Then it headed downhill for the slump, and the
smash-up in the panic of the l92O's was terrific.
An official statement of recent date says that the
Federal Housing Administration has tentative pro
gram in behalf of good housing and that it intends
to broaden its usefulness and simplify its operation
wherever possible This means in tho common speech
of the country continuing program bidding the
tide to stay off the beach, in other words it is
described as plan he lip build seawall against
initiation and housing" At present the seawa is SO
high VIC cant see the beach for the water"
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THE CAUSE OF ECONOMY and retrenchment
in government-about which much has been heard
lately-Seems to be in bad way. 1t is true that al
tho nstigation of the President the budget bureau
has done some minor pairing in expenditures 1t II
also true that no really important has been made
anywhere.
1t isn't enough to shave pennies off tho Fedora
budget. We've got shave dollars-and billions o
them The very magnitude of Federal spending is ii
itself of the strongest infationary influences
And it is the influence which can be most quickly
curbcd by decisive action.
Congress- working on the cynical doctrine tha
this is an election year and spending gets votes, d'
practically nothing in the interest of governmen
economy. And it is evident anyone that littl
will I've done until public pressure forces it. So lon
as the free spenders continue to be elected to hg
office, waste will be the watchword.
The interest in this to you, as worker and tax
payer, is obvious. Take look at one of those greer
pieces of paper called dollar. The future value o
that piece of paper in terms OF commodities an
labor is the issue at stake. Other pieces of paper
called francs and marks and kroner and yen, hav
become worthless because of government excessc'
Will it happen here?
A REVEALING LIGHT into the attitude o
some labor officials cast during the early days
the shipping strike when one leader said that if tn
government attempted 10 move struck vessels,
national general strike which would paralyze til
country would be called.
This was Immediately disavowed by higher
ranking AT of L official, who characterized it
ridiculous" But, despite this denial, the words ha
been said and the entire nation had been threatened
This is matter that goes far beyond the problei
of whether seamen deserve higher pay, and wheth'
the wage sterilization board had made an unfa
decision. To threaten general strike is to thrcate
anarchy. 1t means placing the desires of organize
labor above tho public interest, and above govern
itself. 1t represents the highest possible degr
of labor responsibility.
Suppose the shoe were on another foot. Suppo
that some industrialst, dissatisfied with an OpA pri
decision, for example, said that unless were pc
mittcd to charge whatever he wanted for his gooC
he would ask all other industralistS to close the
plants and let the public go hang. There would
, and ustifiably, howl of public indignation fro
coast to coast and border to border The govcrnme
would take immediate disciplinary action. The CT
ing ndustrialist would learn that tho public intcre
comes first
h The growing arrogance of labor be caus'
grave concern to thoughtful men within its ov
ranks 1t is one thing to fight out issue with
r employer and get the best possible scttcment-it is
very different thing to make threats, and to SON
- times put them into effect, that endangcr the pub
:, health, welfare and safety. We INTO be approac
ing time when the nation will be bcdeyilcd A