Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

corded Scant consideration until they cease
to function. For instance, the occupants of
a luxurious Pullman sleeper think little about
the wheels on which it rolls. The most vital
things are generally the least obvious The
country press goes in this category. But
there would be no United States without the
country press, any more than there would be
Pullman car without Wheel
No nation in the world is so universally
served with newspapers as is the United
States. (But the average citizen doesn't
know this-he takes the newspaper for
granted even in the smallest town. And yet
without the newspaper, community affairs
could not be conducted as they are. Try to
think OF your town without newspapers, even
the smallest weekly Where would you get
the local news and the intimate information
on births, marriages, deaths and the affairs
OF the community that at some time or other
are SO important to every family? Where
would you read the proceedings of the county
courts, the legal notices, the personal col
umnS, the news about the local churches,
lodges, and the advertising of the local mer-
chants? The big city dailes carry the world
news, but they cannot carry the day-to-day
happenings of the smaller towns and cities.
Along with the school teacher, the local
editor is responsible for the education of the
community. A good editor comments on ac-
tlvltleS, local, state, and national, that af-
feet the lives of all citizens He discusses
questions from the standpoint of their bear
ing on community welfare. { He must have
good working knowledge of government
legislation, social conditions, industries, la
Dor, taxatiOn-the things that affect the
working man, the businessman, and the fam
ny. The local editor accepts a real respon-
Slblllty In publishing even the smallest pa
per, for when the reader sees something in
print, he thinks it is the truth.
How many people appreciate these facts
that underlie the ownership and publication
vi tne ll,OOO country newspapers in the
United States? Those papers are the great
est safeguard of our nations independence.
They are individually owned, and the vast
majority of their editors are we'll grounded
IN the ideals of Constitutional government,
and are opposed to trends toward socialism
which disregard the Importance of the indi-
vldual. The country press reaches a majority
OF readers in the United States. 1t deserves
more recognition than it receives And in that
respect it is like the wheel under a Pullman
car, but with this difference: 1t is human and
1t can appreciate a word OF act of encourage
ment while uphOlding the rights of others.
5000
ALL THE WEALTH and resources of
the United States Government and it's people
were thrown into the World War, and the vic
tory was won by America. Since the wars
emo there have been very few agreements
among the Nations of the World that have
promoted better conditions. An old English
proverb says that "straws show which wav
the wind blows" The wind blows bad smells
communist Russia is abusive, insulting and
1t is creating possibilities of third World
War. AS one looks over all the complications
lC 1lnft how oq,,1l
present situation.
No one could imagine that World War II
would result in such wholesale tragedies that
our present monthly pension bill would reach
2OO,OOO,OOO, which is 100 times as much
as the pension rates after the first World
War
And few days ago foreign British Sec.
Ietafy BeVln issued nasty statement saving
that the effort of the United States to trans
Ter 100000 Jews to the Holy Land was a DO
1tlcal trick of the United States Government
mus, England Snarls at it's saviOrs while the
BRITISH Empire rocks on it's foundations. Lots
OF people don't like the Jews but thev are
human beings like the rest of u.s. Quite nat
uraly we are concerned about their welfare
While at the same time we show how soft VIZ
are in our efforts to furnish food and relic
to Germany, Japan and other recent enemies
Our own high costs of living, increased
rates of taxation, and the multiplying of ex
penses III running our Federal State and 10
cal governments have produced wha
amounts to crisis in Americas domestic af
fairs. Nevertheless, we tolerate Communists
and the methods the Communists use Il
weaken the economic structure of the United
States
Our Government is assuming the leader
ship in 19-Nation trade conference in &c
neva. Just what this conference can do tha
will be to the benefit of the United States ha
= not been explained by anybody. Our Presi
dent says that the Geneva gathering will seel
to remove barriers to "thrivng Worl
trade" Take that promise apart and yo
will find that the Hull Trade Treaties wit
foreign nations have produced lower tariff
for European goods and merchandise, an
the child of this stupid arrangement is Ere
Trade under a false name
Lend-lease and Government loans wi
never be repaid. Our sunken ships and tn
disappearance of our boats from the hig