Arizona sun., 1949-01-28

mysterious remarks, it might in
dicate that there is or was an
element in the Soviet leadership
which felt it was better to try to
get along with us.
The explanation of the contro-
versy among Russian economists
is this: Soviet foreign policy.
specifically maintenance of the
cold war, is supposed to be based
on belief that the United States is
headed directly toward another de-
preston. This ''bust" will so sap
our strength that all the Soviets will
have to do is to take us over with
little or no real military struggle.
(The revolt of the proletariaD Well
be too down and out to help anti
Communist Europe. The anti-com-
munist countries will fall easily into
Communist control. Then we can. be
beaten largely by infiltration, fifth
column faction committees" and
other methods because there will be
general unemployment, discomfort
and general chaos.
This belief is based on the
teachings of Marx and Lenin
that capitalism is bound to de-
StrOy itself because it produces
''b00m and bust" cycles which
grow increasingly worse, and
therefore, it is impossible for
capitalist country to try to do
anything permanent for the
masses to increase their stand
ard of living.
Now, however, along comes Var
ga, introducing new argument. He
argues that by adopting measures
which he describes as Estate So
cialism" any major depression in
the United States can be prevented
or at least postponed for 10 or 20
years. If this thesis were accepted
by the Soviets it would be wiser to
cooperate with the United States
and other non-Communist coun-
tries, rather than to take for granted
that our economic system as well as
theirs is going to continue for some
time. On that theory it would be to
the SovietS' interests. for the pres
ent at least, for the Kremlin and the
White House to play ball.
What are the measures Of state
socialism" Varga is talking about?
The various social and welfare
proposals like expanded social Sc
curity, national health insurance.
federal aid to education, under
takings like the Tennessee Valley
Authority and the many other re-
forms which started under the New
Deal, and which President Truman
now urges should be carried for
ward or expanded.
In the early part of the Presi-
dents state Of the union message
he announced in popular language
the underlying theory of his ad-
ministration. He said:
I'VE have rejected the dis
credited theory that the for
tunes of the Nation should be in
the hands of the privileged few.
We have abandoned the 'trickle-
down concept of national pros
perity. Instead, we believe that
our economic system should
rest on a democratic foundation
and that wealth should be
created for the benefit of ALL"
Whether or not the majority Of
the people have rejected that theory
remains to be seen. There are still
many people who believe that no
country can be prosperous unless it
is strong at the top and that it can
not be strong at the top, that busi-
ness and industry cannot prosper,
unless free enterprise have the
widest liberty possible That capital
should be encouraged by the in
centive of profit to take risks and
challenge competition. That govern
ment interference destroys the ini-
tiative which has made the country
great. That once business is un-
shackled by federal bureaucracy,
the benefits flow (not trickle) down
and spread out to benefit the whole
people.
The National Association of State
Chambers of Commerce, one of
hundred business organizations tes-
tifying against bill which would
would permit the IVA to build
new steam plant at Johnsonville,
said:
80. this government can
not ont nue. much longer
to aid in the growth