Evening star., 1946-10-07
Letters to The Star
History Interpreted by Theory
OF Industry VS.. Farming

vi lHQuSlIy VS. TdTHNluS
To the Editor Of The Star:
Is not Harold Ickes citizen Of the
State of Maryland? Then, why does he
carp at Georgia practices? For Mary
land has the equivalent of the unit
system Of voting for judges. BY common
practice, certain number OF judges
are elected from Baltimore and others
are nominated and elected for the out
lying districts.
New York State has such system
by which Protestants, Roman Catholics
and Jews have places upon the ballots
Perhaps the same is somewhat true in
Massachusetts,. s.5s
Further, Mr.. Ickes' great Abraham
Lincoln received only a plurality OF the
popular vote, although receiving the
majority of the electoral vote.
Georgia presents the conflict which
we have had continuously since Patrick
Henry declared: II want clause in the
Constitution which will prevent Massa-
chusetts Industry taxing Virginia
(agriculture). Jefferson, Henry and
Madison agreed that the Constitution
gave no such rights ito industry; but
Henry wisely contended that he wanted
a specific clause to that effect. Massa-
chusetts got her tariff, which did not
contain a recapture clause, for the prof
its, and now we must accept Mr.. Ickes'
lead to recapture same to pay the ma
tional debt. Estate Socialism,.
The conflict in Georgia was the power
Of industrial wealth against individual
istic agriculture; the mob Of industrial
workers and owners against the indi-
vidual. OF course. there were other
facets. But this Nation followed Ger
many in federation and very loose
federation. For there is nothing In the
Constitution, other than localisms,
which the Saxons had not practiced for
thousands of years. But Massachusetts,
became our Prussia, since when we have
made all the mistakes which central
lied Germany has made during her 20
years under the Weimar and Munich
pacts. (See DR.. Robert Ingrims letter
In The Star for October ~. And as
agrarianism likely will be further regi-
mented by urban and industrialized
areas, so liberty will die in America.
Forty-eight and one-half per cent Of
the Nations farms are In the Is South
ern States, excluding Maryland which
has been largely captured by the in
dustrialistic type Of farmers, like Mr..
Ickes.
II Lincoln could obtain the presi-
dency by o plurality intent upon max
ing agrarianism servient; so Gene Tai
madge may accept the governorship Of
Georgia to save Georgia agrsrians from
domination by q host Of industrialists
intent only upon temporary profits from
industrialization.
One author has declared that indus
trialization has destroyed six civiliza-
tions. GUY G. MOORE.
Democracies From Tyrannies?
To the Editor Of The Star:
A common error Of American COM
mentators is to compare rights in strug-
Cling new democracies with those In
present-day America. These historical
reporters are surprised to find no strong
political opposition to the governments
in countries like Yugoslavia, Czecho-
slovakia and Poland. Because these
countries lack strong resistance parties,
they unjustly are. condemned as totali-
tartan states.
These critics, however, are apparently
not cognizant Of the development Of
democracy in America. For more than
q generation after its birth. political
parties played an insignificant roll in
American history. The party system
did not develop fully until 1928. In
early American history the purpose of
democracy was to preserve its newly
founded institutions for posterity. It's
aim was not to develop strong political
opposition parties. At that stage, Amer
lea also appeared to many political
analysts as totalitarian state because
1t failed to develop its Tories into a
strong political party.
America and England, to successfully
prosecute the recent war, had to resort
to national political unity. England
formed a coalition government to rule
it for the duration of the war. Presi-
dent Roosevelt appointed Republicans
to his cabinet as advisers.
Democracy exists wherever personal
and property rights are guaranteed to
its citizens by basic charter. After a
democracy insures these rights, strong
political parties begin to develop as the
people divergently interpret the basic
rights guaranteed to them by their con-
stitution.
If national unity Is necessary to pre-
serve established democracies in the
crisis Of war, 1t is still more essential
to countries initially establishing a
democratic way of life. Yugoslavia,
Gzechoslovakia and Poland, with their
national unity, will yet surprise the
world as the only countries of continent
tai Europe developing true democracies.
RICHARD ]. ZAVERTNIK.
Chicago, Ill.