The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-07-22
National Industries
Weekly Letter
Wos,inc Time with Russia

Wasting Time With Russia
Washington, D. c., July-The
United Nations was founded to re-
store peace to the World and out
law war, forever.
Russia was one of the charter
members in framing all the plans
and in organizing the United
Nations.
This Letter challenges any body
and everybody to point out a sim
gle important instance in which
| the Russian government has lived
| up to the principles of the United
I, Nation-from the start at Dunbar
| ton Oaks in Washington up to the
present time.
None of us have any faith in Rus
| STA. From the beginning they have
been waging a cold war; against
| the Nations with whom they as
| ISOLATED.
The United States has goine far
| beyond its responsibilities and piled
up our liabilities-a condition which
| all leads to war-everything but the
| shooting.
We ask you: Why doesn't the
| United Nations expel Communist
| Russia from membership in its or
~ganization?
Evidently the United Nations
/ likes the location on the East River,
New York Ciy. There has been a
| good deal of talk in Washington
over the failure of Congress to APP
prove the SOS, 100000 loan to be used
for new housing for the great peace
organization.
Some of our best news hawks
/ are awfully hot under the collar
and they 60 out on the limb to say
that the United Naions have been
snubbed by Congress. Nonsense!
History repeats itself. Geneva was
the Capital of the League of Nations
and that great organization came to
a tragic end. 1t was just as emerge
tic in its efforts to bring peace to
the World as the United Nations. 1t
really accomplished more during its
lifetime than is likely to be achieved
by the United Nations.
In fact we are almost at war with
Russia right now.
Don't Get Cold Feet
The new draft will start on Sep
tember 81. and will proceed slowly
with the call of 25-year-olds first.
Then the draft call with drop to
other young men % and "a years
old and later on the 19-year-olds.
The plan seems to indicate that the
draft will not be carried all the
way through in case it appears that
there will be no necessity to lick
the big boots off of old Joe Stain
and mis- tribes.
Government plans will expand
the Army under the new Selective
Service law to the tune of about
80 thousand men between the ages
of 10 and IS years of age monthly
beginning with October. Army Sec
rotary Royal estimated a few days
ago that 225, 900 to 100000 men will
be drafted by June 30-a year from
now. 1t is expected that 100000 vo-
lunteers and 10000 eighteen-year-
old trainees will join the Army and
swell its numbers to 900 1000 officers
and men. That is preparing for
something more than a cold war.
Teamsters Still Hold The Lines
Some of the biggest Democratic
blow-outs held in Washington in re-
cent years have been under the
leadership of the Transfers Union.
The big American Federation of
Labor has declared itself to be a
supporter of President Truman. The
boys on horseback don't agree.
Form Legislation
The farm legislation passed in the
closing hour of the Eightieth Con-
gress continues some features of the
price support programs, leaving 1t
up to the Secretary of Agriculture
to figure out the best way for ex-
tension of Government wartime
farm assistance until the end of
l949. On that date there will be
lower support level and a revision
of the formula for computing the
parity prices. AS one studies the al
legged new formula" the impression
seems to fasten into the mind of
the student that Congress is simply
pushing the matter aside until the
elections are over.
Unicn Power Over Government
The great labor strikes began in
the early days of the New Deal.
Labor unions acquired their streng-
sh because the President sympa-
thized with the strikers. The White
House door was open to labor lead
ers for 16 years.
President Truman sought to con-
tinue the cooperation between the
White House labor bosses, but he
did not manipulate the settlement
of strikes very successfully. He put
his eggs all in one basket and label
ed that basket a veto for the Taft
Hartley Labor Law. Congress went
70 hat with the President and then