Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-02-06

leaders of countries all over the world, the
President of the United States now advocates
a government of virtually unlimited powers
over the private citizen. The agenda includes
compulsory health insurance, sOcialiZed cleo
trio power, the elimination of the free market
via price controls and ratiOning, and other
devices to limit, the activities of the individ-
ual The list is long, and costly beyond COM
prehensiOn.
Again it has been demonstrated that tyr
amy can be born of good intentions. The
great tragedy is that to most people tyranny
is just word until they are confronted as
individuals with the orders of political APP
pOlntees from which there is no recourse and
no escape. Tyranny threatens the country
in proposed legislation and already exists in
the activities of some public agencies that
are not compelled to recognize local rights.
The tennessee Valley Authority is one illus
tratiOn. AS one observer points out "TVA
is now super government not subject
to state or local authorities. The Tennessee
Railroad and Utility Commission no longer
has any control of electric utility rates. The
local taxing bodies have no authority but
must accept what the IVA elects to hand out
TO them IN lieu of taxes. In addition to cleo
trlce power IVA is actively engaged in man
utacturlng, farming, food processing, fish
processing, numbering, renting houses, loan
ing money, quarTying limestone, doing out
side engineering work, experimenting with
sOclallzed medicine, operating grocery stores,
service stations, drug stores, and carrying on
research outside the IVA territory ,
And IVA is the pattern for similar pro-
posed Federal projects throughout the ma
ton! Last summer bill was introduced in
Congress for a Columbia Valley Authority.
Among other things it provided that a ''cor-
pOratlon" OF three men appointed by the
President, shall establish the maximum size
OF farm units :" The Reclamation Bureau
has been advocating a similar expropriation
program in California.
Can anyone in his right mind deny that
such programs bear the seeds of tyranny?
A peoples only hold on political freedom is
rooted In economic freedom and the sanctitv
OF private property. When these are under
mined representative government inevitably
founders.
LET'S HOPE that Molotov is right in his
statement that "the Western delegation has
united into single front against the Soviet
government" At the end of the war the
United States made magnificent effort to
form the United Nations of the World and to
restore normal conditions in Europe and
Asia. Governments like Great Britain
france, and many other countries gave their
support to the efforts of America.
The United States was ready to line IN
behind the Marshall Plan and put our moral
and financial strength back of that generous
program to help distressed countries to get
back on their feet.
When Russia cried out in abusive terms
day after day the United States gradually
began to realize that the Bear was more than
0lackguard, that voiced its hate on the ra
dlO, and even at sessions of the United Ma
lions. 1t is only within recent weeks that
the United States Government has pointed
out the indisputable fact that the Russians
are our enemies, and not our friends.
what is going to happen nobody can tell.
Inc only evidence so far is that the Congress-
OF the United States has made it clear that
the amount of financial aid to the EurOpean
recovery program is certain to be cut by bill
lions of dollars.
So far the United States and Great Brit
am have been making it plain to Russia that
II That country does not change it's attitude
the military forces of the United States.
Great Britain and other nations are ready to
meet any hostile military move by Russia.
The condition is very serious. because
RUSSIA has been told in plain sentences that
II mas already "gOne too far, and that the
United States and its associated Nations are
not going to back down.
lily t!dSSuy is LnaC Cne United Nations
seems to be weakening and likely to become
as inefficient as the League of Nations was
after the first World War
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II is DIFFICULT to recall any virtues
IN past price controls by the Federal Gov
eminent. But the Administration in Wash
lngtOn exercised tremendous power when It
FatlOned sugar, gasoline, and the prices on ali
Kinds OF foods. Powerful influences within
the National Administration and the Demo
cIaIlc party are struggling for a new-fangled
control over food, gclothing. and even rent Go
watch for new schemes that would help the
truman Administration to raise wage rates.