Montana labor news., 1949-07-28

.O-acrc site eight miles east OF the
CITY. Following his address. Mr..
I.uckman. accompanied by Governor
Earl Warren and other dignitaries
and business leaders present. pro-
cccded to the site OF the new Lever
plaut ior ground breaking cere
monies.
The youthful and dynamic exec
u,i,c. head oi one oi the country,
largest soap manufacturing con
Germs. told his audience that lear.
unknown IN war. i producing All
astonishing paradox IN the richest
and ,rrongest nation in the world
it is persuadine the american pc
pplc 10 talk themselves into a de-
pres sion
These dim views oi the nation.
health are the more astonishing,
he continued, because the facts OF
america, economic strength should
be known 10 everyone He itemized
these
,9.0nroW worker, on the job.
; 300 billion dollars in liquid
savings,
J. bilIion-do personal IN
come ior 1910
! High purchasing power = 50
per cent greater than pre-war.
: II would seem preposterous that
anyone could manipulate these fig
ure> and come up with an answer
that equal, Disaster. Mr. l-uckman
declared Yet. that is precisely
what many Americans are doing
Ey emotional arithmetic. these view
crs-wiih-alarm add two and two and
get zero"
Warning against this emotional
approach. Mr. Luckman said, You
and know that as nation, we
cannot afford to become economic
hypochondriacs because a country
Ike an individual. can worry itself
sick
Speaking. he said. as bushes,
man. Mr.. luckman called for a
renewal OF faith III the vitality OF
mr American way Of life
by faith---l do not mean list
les, reverancc ior the past or
mere submission to the present. BY
iaith mean a certainty based on
the principles for which America
stands, b, which il has progressed.
and through which il will realize
il, full potential OF greatness IN the
future Faith in America Is not
the blind acceptance OF things a.
they are--t is The belief that we.
IN America, can make them better.
10 Illustrate the enormous op-
portunities Tor raising our standard
II living, Mr. I.uckman cited the
following
y million Amcrican> have no
kitchen sinks,
Is million Americans lack wash
ing machines.
> million Americans lack vacuum
cleaners.
100000 American families need
new homes this year.
20 million Americans have neither
baihtub nor shower.
50. let's not talk about wha.
we've got Mr. luckman declared
Il let, he more concerned with wha.
Mc haven't got. We must be con.
ccrncd tur two reasons First, be-
cause these are human needs that
should be met; and. second, be
cause these needs provide dramatic
illustration OF the TACT that We
haven't finished anything-we're
unly beginning.
What happens in America today
wll Affect the lives of men every
where What remains Of the free
World leans upon our strength. Ii
We permit ourselves 10 be confused
by the present process OF economic
q, adjustment the one certainty is
tha, our friends among the nations
ui the world Will follow Us swiftly
into the valley OF despair. Ii ws
iail 10 maintain our own systs
our mantle OF leadership will be
come a ,hroud Tor the hopes OF mer
With irm resolution, therefore,
We must strive 10 realize the fuli
p lteu;ial oi our physical and spir-
itual resources The world watches
to see how we will use our great
material assets. The destiny OF
major portion oi this world de-
pend, on nur success in directing
our physical effort by the spiritual
compass oi wisdom. courage. and
faith
To-day. our common enterprise is
rlcar-let Us g. forward together
and, hy bold action. reaiirm our
faith in america and in ourselves
-Me the people. wno are America"