Milford chronicle., 1946-11-01

Republican victory this year, Dut L SmaSninS nc
publican victory-one which will produce practical
working maiorities in Congress hairline ma jority
might conceivably turn out to be more of hand
cap than advantage because it would impose re-
sponsiblity without actual power.
At this stage of the campaign nothing save
OVER CONFIDENCE on the part of Republican
workers and leaders prevent the election OF 4
Republican Congress.
AT REGULAR INTERVALS we have published
Washington letter written by ]. L. Jones. In let
ter received from Mr. Jones this week he speaks of
predictions which he has made in the past. 1t is so
clear and concise that should be read by everyone
A portion of the letter follows:
'Thc basic plan of National Government is JUS
tice, promotion of the general welfare and the
blessings of liberty to ourselves and our poStcrty
The Constitutional program pledged first allegiance
to I'VE, the people of the United States
Fifty years ago it was. easy to report the news
from Washington when tie total annual cost of
government was ono billion dollars year, and the
Democrats and Republicans shared the ambition to
protect economy in public affairs. The population
was about onc-haf what it is now, the government
was practically out of debt, the prevailing wage
mere fraction of present wage scales. Socaled
classes of labor and capital had major objective
which to improve the conditions of the Nation,
and to live and let live. A little band of newspaper
correspondents reported the Washington news,
principally by mail.
Nov we have correspondence commentators,
and radio newcasts; all augmented by staffs Of
writers who able to boast that their Nation al
Press Club is the largest in the world All the anS
for reconstruction and peace are now being review
ed by armies of newspaper men and women. When
they get through day and night these newscastcrs
discovered having disagreed upon every subject
of news" that opened the way discussion and dis
putes say nothing about information, misinforma
ton, Democracy, Communism, strikes, labor leaders
rackets, the methods employed by government
brass hats and bureaucrats.
"The President of tn eUnitcd States has promised
to balance the budget, reported to between 1000
and 1000 editors in every State in the Union that
he couldn't do it, Was | right?
THE OPA managed price controls, freezing
agricultural products, initiation of cit yand farm,
lands. told the editors to warn their people of a
boom and bust"
'The stockmarket boom was foredoomed
warned the suckers not to gamble.
II preached farming with modern machinery
before Uncle Sam blew the go-ahcad whistle.
l prayed for Truman's Success-and quick
to discover that he would not succeed.
''The Democrats and Republicans Dragged anc
Byrnes, Vandenburg Connally and Byrd, and few
others who raised American standards of Govern
ment
That's part of my record in behalf of Amcric:
First. Readers: What would you have reported il
you had been in my place veteran Washington
correspondent? :"
IN AN EDITORIAL entitled "Nfeaf for tb
Il Lao - IL ID 4 d,
report of large storage of which cannot be sot
pro6tably under ceiling prices should leave no on
in doubt that the black market will return, fatte
and bolder than ever, and that the people as Who'll
will pay more for meat than they have been payn,
without price control.
"A most regrettable feature is that great man
farmers and dealers who normally prefer to conform
to the nations laws and regulations will be mpeIle
by necessity desire for greater profit desert tn
legitimate channels of trade. This condition will pre-
vail SO long there consumers willing to pa
illegal prices for meat 1t is a situation detri
mental to the nations morals prohibition"
During the period when removed from
OPA controls, it flowed in abundant supply into tn
honest channels of trade. Stores which would no
pursue black market practices and had little mea
to sell, once more had full show cases. Prices O
course were high, judg ged by prewar standards. Blu
that inevitable in these days of enormously ncreas
ed labor and material costs. 1t was obvious that
price level, based upon competitive factors and th
economic condition of the nation, was being arrive
at
Now meat is becoming black market item agar
That means it will be available in far smaller quan
titles in the reputable market-and that it will b
beyond the reach of the millions of consumers VIII
refuse patronze black markets. Equally impor
tant, again placing prices an artificial bas
has postponed the return of this country to SCUM
supply demand method of doing business