Milford chronicle., 1946-04-12

THE PHRASE 1.-The American way vi
life" figures constantly in polltlcal ana eco-
nomic discussion. Perhaps the most dlStlilc-
tive features of the American way are our
democratic system of government, the llSnl
of the majority to rule, and particularly thG
freedom given to our people as a 1undalieliit"l
right. Also there is the general Delle1 lhaI
if is the duty of the country to o11ef oppoi-
tunitv to everyone and give everybody d
chance to make the best use OF his capacltleS'
The freedom of American life seems Il
strange and perpleXing thing to dlctatollal
Governments They look at such freedom dts
leading to great divisions among the people
and incapacitatng them for progressive
measures and united action. they look 1C
free peOple as one so torn and handicapped DE
nolitical uuarrels that it is unable to obtain
unity. ,4o,+
Yet our free people produced the greatest
WAY effort the world ever saw. Freedom sum,
ulated individual initiative and encourageG
people to develop their talents 1t contilpuleo
nightly to our success on the 1leld Oh pattle
and in the Industries.
Wartime conditions made 1t necessary 10
nlace many restrictions on business and m
dnstrial freedom. Postwar conditions make
if necessary to continue restrictions TO some
extent but we must be on guard to see thill
those restrictions are only temporary.
The freedom of discussion in America
also seems in Fascist minds to create lac
tiOns and parties that handicap the progress
Of nation Our country under its freedom
has made faster progress than any 1ofel%h
land.
Onportunitv for all is basic American
creed American schools open their doors tC
I'll comers A humble child who can make
good on his work, gets d Favorable start III
the world. SO the American way shines Out
all over the world as great t0rce IN prog
yess Many nations are influenced by it, an(
GREAT populatiOns would like to initiate 1t;
principles
ONE OF THE MAJOR MIRACLES o
World War IL was the efficiency with Whlci
United States forces and supplies were move
to points Of attack and sustained While IN
attack progressed. The underlying cXpand
tiOn of this seeming miracle lies in the fac
: that the United States is Il land geared t
: fast transportation. Strategic materials a
well as men could be moved with beWlldel
< inc speed when the occasion required.
immediately after Pearl liaIb0r, NH
e tary and naval requirements for express Sc
e vice increased quickly and in heavy Volum
It To meet the war emergency, the Railway +:
press Agency established a bureau IN NaSl
ington to provide constant contact day al
night. while the entire express organlzatl(
IL was alerteU 10 cNpcullc oll SONelHlINHC 'V'
u ness on the line.
" Thus Navy needs for carload and tral
lC load express movements, special guard sc
V vice on vital and confidential shipments,
to versions and other emergency shipping SIT
st atons, were met. Express repreSentatlv
ne were placed in naval bases or were avallal
IN to the officers in charge. Experienced e
ployees acted as eXpediterS IN all large
u press terminals.
b. In 1911 express business ON g0Vplnmt
al bllS-of-ladng was titty-fiVc times as mt
is as in 1870 while war traffic reached 10 !
as cent of the total handled by the EXpr
Id Agency. Eighty per cent of the traffic m
IL ing in air express service was directly C
OF nected with the war effort; naval Shipme
rk represented a substantial part of the total
he This record illustrates the vital rC
played by private industry in helping An
III ica wage successful ''War on wheels.
nm COMPETITION IS AS FOREIGN Il
OO government bureau as the bureaucrat is
nd private industry. The only competition
government is in the nternecne stru2
on for patronage and privilege.
il A public official has announced that
to government is planning on installing Sta
md vending machines in post offices for the
ps. Venience of customers. Undoubtedly
de- "cuStOmcrS" would appreciate the machi
not but they should not be disappointed if
on do not appear overnight. The post Office
ent parement is a government monopoly rem
the ing a vital service. 1t is efficient, but un
all gresSive 1t has no competitor across
lem street--or stamp vending machines W
lied have been installed twenty years ago.
TO further sharpen the contrast, obs
private industry, particularly the natura
source group such as metal and coal mir
G of oil and power. These industries produce
rth. sinews Of America. Hardly a day passes
res technical development of some kind is
her put to work. In recent years, coal mi
ON has been largely mechanical. As Coal
Wer points out, "lIigher productivity and Il
lain cost always have been major concerns Of
got men because of their close rcationshi
ion: meeting and beating competition. Since
cted machine is the outstanding means of at
hat