Evening star., 1946-02-09

and prosperity remained around the
corner.
Another friend is positive that
the slogan goes all the way back to
j. P. Morgan, the elder. AS he re-
members it, the occasion was the
formation of our first bil1ion-dolIar
corporation, an enterprise promoted
by the House of Morgan. There
were those who thought the vast
amount of water incorporated into
the new steel trust might be bad
for the national economy. And it
was to answer such doubtful per-
sons that Mr.. Morgan admonished
them not to sell America short, ac-
cording to this friend-who admits,
however, that his memory may be
less than perfect.
Slogan Called Good.
Whoever the author may be and
whatever misuse may be made of
the slogan, it is good one, since it
SIMPLY translates into stock mar
ket lingo a clearer and better one
Have faith in America"
A reminder of the need for such
faith was given the other night bv
Associate Justice Black of the Su-
prene Court. IT have no fear of
Russia" he said. "It shocks me to
hear some of the statements made
IN this country today. I think I,
know why they are made. think
It's because the people who make
them disapprove of Russia's eco
nomic system and fear it. AS I
understand America, we have no
reason to fear the ideas of any coun-
try on earth"
1t is too bad that the little band
OF bigots that compose the active
majority of the House American
Committee do not have this same
understanding of America and the
same faith In our country. They ap-
pear to fear the ideas of every coun-
try on earth, with the possible ex-
ceptlon of Nazi Germany. For ex-
ample, nearly every country has the
idea that this country of ours is a
democracy. (And so, you say, it isl
But the Un-American Committee,
through its chief counsel, writes to
veterans organization and says:
Several of your circulars have
been sent to us by citizens of your
city and note that you refer to
democracy several times. I wonder
If you are sufficiently familiar with
the history of the United States to
be aware that this country was not
organized as a democracy -"
Lack of Faith Cited.
And he demands of the veterans
that they tell him If it Is their pur-
pose to ask for amendment of the
Constitution! Obviously he and his
committee lack faith, not only in
democracy, but in Americas ability
to resist any argument in favor of
democracy-assuming we really are
not democracy.
There are others who lack faith,
who persist in selling America short.
They line up to preach against and
to vote against the proposal to make
full employment one of the real re-
sponsibilities of our Government.
This cannot, in their opinion, be-
come a country in which every
citizen, able to work and desiring to
work, will have job at decent
wages. They have not that much
faith in America.
They oppose the idea of a 65-
cent minimum wage They haven't
that much faith in the rich re-
sources of our country.
And then there are those who
refuse to contemplate the necessity
of paying living wages to the men
and women who made the goods
that won the war and similar wages
to the men who fought the war
and are now coming home to resume
hfe in the country for which they
fought. Despite accumulated re-
serves of war profits they want