Milford chronicle., 1946-08-02
ACCORDING 10 4 REcENr ,...i4.

people now believe that we will have anothe,
word war within % years Only 24 per cent
DelleNe that we will have lasting neaco p,
comparison, three years ago, when the last
war was at its height, II per cent of the nco.
PIE 1elt that a lasting peace was pr0bablc
ana only l3 per cent were convinced of th,
heNltablllty of another war.
The diminishing faith of the American
people III man s ability to prevent whole
sale murder and destruction on an incrodi-
Dle scale is IN itself a terrible commpntarv
ON the state of the world. Its origins arc
obvious enough. We have watched thp fail
ure OF the United Nations Security CounciI
TO arrive at workable agreements. We b.vc
seen the trend back to the old balance of
power policies which did so much to fon,ont
World Wars and IL. We have seen the r;obtS
OF small nations destroyed and the voices of
dlSSenterS violently stilled. We have seem
aulhofltleS peSSmlStically forecast the vord
may break down INTO two great 0pp0sod
spheres OF influence, led by the Soviet Union
on one side and the United States on tbn
other. " O
The challange this offers to all nation,
OF the world is the greatest they have oyor
ldced. FOR, should war come again il could
very well end only in the death of civilization
tS we KNOW 1t. The atomic bomb is in itc
infancy, and the improved" bombs of tho
future, compared to those of TODAY viii he
IKE l9I| car beside the primitive vehicles
mat appeared forty odd years ago. Othnr
Weapons, OF unmaglnable SCOPE and dos
tfuctlVe power, are in the expermintal STAGE
~ 10 ;peIlec'ly possible that this kind of
noarlslllc progress once unleaShed for war.
may mean the rum of mankind
What nation wants this3 What oo,o,.,
meh1' no matter how greatly it distrnsts IFS
hG,RhD0fS' VIII assume the awful responsi-
olllty 1or another war? What differences
are so important that they cannot be roron-
ciled IN the interest of lasting poacep Tho
very existence of every being, whether ho
De russian or American, Pole or Greek In
oian or Brlton, depends upon the answers
gwen TO these tremendous questions.
p THE HOBBS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;
tInt pl, pec9ne law with such lightning speed
that IT left the impression in some mar
ters that it was something nov.' IN 4'ti, tho
held of labor legislation.
Actually it was the elimination Of wears
OF intensive work, after REPRESENTATIVES of
ooti lhduStfy and agriculture had reDeatedlv
ana puDlcly emphasized the need for such
legislation ''' 'oO''
The bill, which moves all labor unions
SUBJECT to the provisions of the Federal Anti
tdcketteflng Law, stems from = Sunron,o
court Interpretation of the Anti-Racko-
teerlhg Act of 1894. Some union tcamsters
we're charged with stopping the trucks Of
>I'l"l ~ m truck farmers at the Holland Tunnel
New ork, and giving the drivers ono of tbroo
cholces-paying union driver 70 takc tbo
truck to It's destination in the civ na,.in,r
:" llNod sum without driver. or bcinc bcatn7
up. ''h 'O''''"
ne supreme Court, in what appoared
~ ulSSeHefS an amazing twist of reasoning
held that Congress didn't intend to apply tho
act to union labor,
Members of the House Judiciary Com
mllee- Rep. Hobbs, of Alabama. in pari-
rular-dldnt like this decision. SO Mr. Hobbs
. .R'IoGuced Dill to cure the defect in the
Anti -Racketeerng Act.
The Hobbs bill holds that "vho o,.o,. ~,
'tructS, delays of affects commerce, or tho
movement OF any article or commoditv in
commerce., by robbery or eXtorti0n'' or a
commits or threatens physical violence to d
..nS person or property in furtherance of
plan or purpose in that connection shall 9
De guilty of a felony. ''''''
punishment by Imprisonment for NOT t
more mat 20 years or by fine of not more II
nan $1,000; or both, is provided in the bin
Inc enforcement of this law will do much
. elliilhate the gangStCr tactics practiced #
~ tllC ldI SeI CllloS, VINO tnTOuOh II
h'lindatlon teeced the farmers and small p
BUSINESS firms of millions of dollars annual ;
Y. The law was long overdue. :
RlSlNG COSTS, UNCERTAIN markets %
nd other factors have posed A scrious nroh- ii
EN- Tor the American wool grower in recent 2
ears The effect has been marked decrease
the SIZE OF wool producing fIocks and a con-
equent threat to the future of vital strato-
lc industry. Legislation under considcra- an
ION seeks to solve the problem.
But reports reaching this country recently
the new sheer al-woo fabrics exhibited q
England may also suggest partial solu- !
0n Tor the American wool grower. These -
abrlcs, exhibited in variety of color COM p
nations and finishes, some with skin-like +
moothneSS' are produced by the "alginate"
roceSS-one of the new processes under de- r
elopment. Some of the all-wool fabrics 81
II developed weigh no more than one ounco