Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30


phases of civilization. Beginning with the creation
of fire through friction there followed the wheel,
the sll, forging and soon the birth OF paper and
printing Then TO mention but few, the steam
engine the turbine, the electric generator, the radlo
and the harnessng of electroncs.
However, but few significant advances have been
made that did not owe much paper; some entirely
due TO IL. These from inception through manu-
facture to distribution and end found IN paper
4 universal servant unaSsuming serving IN the back
ground but always essential.
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RAYMOND MOLEY, WHO HELPED the
late President Roosevelt write of his speeches
in favor of public power development, passed
through Portland Oregon, recent y. He was asked
for his views on the proposed Columbia Valley
Authoritv which would create Federal power
network similar to the IVA. He said, in effect that
he is opposed TO it, on the grounds that crying
need of the nation today is less, more govern
mental bureaucracy.
Mr. Moleys point of view is based on the simplest
kind of reason. Daring the war we built up super
9 govnnment, of necessity. We fought total war in
A total manner. And we fought that TO pre-
serve some of the principles of government and OF
individual and economic freedom which are now IN
danger of extinction. We fought it TO preserve the
rights cf people to worship they please to think
as they please, do business they please within
the framework of law and the Constitution. We
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the resources and energies OF the nation
There is no more excuse for government in
the power business than there is for more govern
ment in the food business, the insurance business
the car repair business or electric utilities supply
service They have never faied-and they now
undertaking a expansion and mprovemnt pro-
Gram LARGELY devoted to the extension of rural cleo
trfication TO 5000 900 American farms The ques-
ton is one of principle. We will have free enter
prise-or we will have government enterprise We
can't have both.
There is no lack of example of what total gov
eminent in time of peace, involves. Hitler had It,
and the German people went down to ruin with him
If the electric companies are destroyed, some other
business will be next-and the end result will be
government ownership and domination of all enter
prise.
THIS AFFAIR OF REPRESENTATIVE
Nav and the Carson boys is big smoke from
small fire 1t is small stuff compared with scandal
that followed World War l. But, the difference bet
ween World War | and World War IL is found II
the simple fact the United States practiced econon,
in l9l7-S. World War costs look like small chang
compared with 400 billion dollars for World War II
Secretary of State ByrneS told the Big Four tina
this was the size of the load heaped on the Ameri
can people and the taxpayers.
Almost every day there items of news abou
Surplus war property" that has been picked up b
men who nave pun lnat WoIhS III Soie my
terous way its mysteries perform.
The Comptroller General is investigating 10
of cases and he says the results will show the vast
of billions of dollars
Spending war money sometimes looks like gam
bling That's what YOU might have thought abou
the okay's on three billion dollars of pieces of papt
bv former President Roosevelt. That tremendol
sum was for the development of the atomic bom
and it turned out be paying investment. Tn:
was the biggest item of the kind-t was done abov
board and turned out successfully.
The production industries that carried the heav
est war loads came through clean, inasmuch as the
worked under definite contracts which were car
fully made and executed in businesslike ways
The Comptroller General know Il
reasons for chummy relations between few col
tracing officers for the Government and the m'
who got the contracts. Too many contractors sPe
TOO much money on parties, wining and dining III
and prsents.
There's dirt" being dug up and war scand:
are brewing. You may be sure TO expect that
of crooks and trlcksters will be exposed
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THE PRESS OF THE COUNTRY has devot
good deal of space to President Truman's econor
plan. Some of the comments even so enthu
astic as TO express the belief and opinion that the
will be balanced budget this year The only W
TO balance the budget is sell lot of Post-W
bonds That is borrowing from Peter to pay Pau
The States are burdened with welfare progra
that include the aged, the blind, dependent or
dren, etc, ETC., Nearly million persons are
ceivng aid under three State programs just h
the Federal Government is going to help them
has been explained. Every indication is: ]
budget will not be balanced.
One of the by-products of the legislative
organization act of 1916 gives Congress increa
responsibility over the budgets and spend
programs. few Senator's profess to think t
Congress can, and will the Government a
of those billions of dollars that marked
be scattered around. For the that is unoffi
and nnConVinclnp WiShfu Thnkine