Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-06
Washington's Voice

Reference in the News and ObScrv-
er's Under the Dome" department
to ALLEGATION OF Federal tCldS for
expenditure on highways in North
Carolina was careful to explain that
State money must match these cash
OUTLAWS and TO emphasize that only
primary roads could be improved or
built with this aid Then this: Fur
thermore. Washington demands 4
voice in expenditure Of the alloca-
ton"
Naturallv. The Federal govern
INIT is gong TO have 4 voice. big
voice. and largely the only voice III
nally. IN application OF us funds
The game must be played by its own
rules or il won't pay.
And in the face of this admission.
advocates of Federal aid TO schools
have the tcmerity to claim that gov
eminent money sent into the States
for school purposes will not be super
V!sed by national authorities. Moth
ing could be more ridiculous than
such claims.
Moreover. we do not believe that
even those who offer such conten-
items think il will york out that way.
If Washington demands voice in the
expenditure" of highway funds. so
will il with respect To school money.
The bill authorizing the initial appro-
priatiOn may Stipulatc that there
shall be no Federal control or in
tervention. But this is jus, the
camelS way of getting his head un-
der the tent. Just wait unit. the sec
crd or third appropriation, and all
those that will follow. come around.
and observe the conditions. What l.
now being offered is merely bait
The planners and uplifterS know per-
fec:Iy we'll that States once tasting
these huge gobS of cash. will submit
Ia any kind o; Federal terms rather
than give up the money.
Unfortunately. too many Of those
plugging for this so-Called easy mon
ey are not concerned about who
dictates school policies. so long as
they can share in ii. They are
willing TO sell their birthright for
mess Of cottage. And let no one
think it will not come to that Wash
ingtOn Schomcrs Will be telling us
what we can teach and how, and will
be injecting all sorts OF radicalism and
other iSms into CurriculumS in order
TO lead youthful minds into their
own way of thinking and their idcol-
ogies.
For our part. we know full vel
that any one who has the plain gut.
t. call a spade spade H. such {
program will be labeled with all sort.
OF names for trying to thwart such
schemes. but one day the truth vii
be in the open as 10 money TO-
schools just as il is today Will
highway funds. This is one Of tn,
methods of left wingers and bu
reaucrats in Washington have of in
tegrating their SC emes into tn
lives Of the people. AID the peopl
are too dumb TO recognize il 70
what it is.
AT the risk of being called an en-
envy Of the schools we have oppose,
and do now oppose Federal aid I
education. Not because we objec
TO the best school system it is pos
sible to have. but because we simpl
do not believe anything good 4
the long run will come out Of thi
nefarious btegration. This is
furtherance Of centralized govern
ment in the nations capital and a
added emphasis on the effort to con
troll all education in the Unite
States
These enthusiasts are not nearl
so interested in improvement of ed
ucation as in advancing their ow
ideas. Moreover, the argunIer
sbout helping the poor. benighte
people Of the South Is q false syn
pathy. North Carolina and virtual
all other States are able to provit
for their schools whatever they rea