Milford chronicle., 1950-02-17
Socialism Comes by Stealth

THERE ARE in America a COM
paratively small number who
would wish to see our form Of gov
ernment changed to that Of a so
cialistic republic. Those who do
have voted the Socialist ticket in
national elections.
There is another minority group
composed Of those who want some.
thing for nothing. They are not
Socialists, but favor a welfare
state. They do not want socialism
as they realize that such a form
Of government would soon kin the
goose that lays the golden eggs.
ard it is from those golden eggs
they wish to collect their wished
for sOmething-fOr-nOthing.
There can be no fault 70 find
with those who want and vote
for q sOcialistic state. n they
were q majority Of the Amer
lean voters, they could get
their desired form Of govern
ment In an honest way through
the ballot box, and those who
disagreed with them could
have no reasonable objection.
Socialists would represent the
. majority.
But the advance of socialism IL
not coming through any such hon.
est American methods. Il is be-
ing foisted upon us. Some Of those
in congress are attempting TO fool
us by the introduction, il possible.
OF legislation that would result in
socialism, disguised as being for
other purposes. Eternal vigilance
on the part Of that vast majority
who do not want a socialistic state
can be our only protection against
such dishonest and nefarious meth
ods.
Of the several examples Of
such attempted legislation. two
bills now before Congress-
they were introduced at the
first session Of the 81st con-
gFess-are still alive. One pur-
pOrtedly would give TO the
interstate commerce commits
sion the authority TO rule the
railroads. Should It pass, the
commerce commission would
take over all the authority. Of
railroad management. Il wOuId
make the rules under which an
employees Of the railroads
work and determine the num-
Der 70 be employed for each
job and what each should be
paid.
Under such law, it would be
impossible for the railroads to
operate under private ownership.
and the government would take
over If the wheels were to continue
TO turn. The disguised primary
purpose of that bill is to socialize
American transportation, but in the
bill there is no honest statement
OF that purpose.
Another, known in congress as
the Spence bill. would authorize
the President, when he thought II
advisable, to take over the plan
ming for each and all Of US. He
could tell each worker at what he
would work, where and at what
wages. He would tell each farmer
what he would plant, how much
and at what price he would sell
his production. He would dictate
to each factory as to the number
OF units each should produce. AT
what price they would be sold
and he could take over each fac
tory, expand it or close II He
could build new factories for anv
line in which he felt the produc-
ton should be expanded. The "he''
would be the executive branch Of
the government, headed by the /
President.
The enactment Of that bill
into law, should the President
exercise the authority II would
give him, could change Our
constitutional government ''of.
for and by the people, into a
eOmmunistic dictatorship as
the Joe Stain dictator.
If that bill should pass and he
come law, would not saw the
President would do the things
enumerated in a preceding para
graph. but he could. if he wished
do all Of those and many others
he could be a dictator; he could
change our government. Congress-
would have given him the author
ity to do just that.
To propose such legislation is
vicious; it is m-American. That is
especially true when the purpose
Of the proposed legislation is rot
definitely stated. Such proposals
are supported by members Of
both major political parties.
The radicalism found in ron.
sress is not confined to either one
ot the two parties, but is found N
both OF them. Neither one has been
willing to repudiate the radicals.
and the situation is evil.
1t is well that we remember that
congress must carry the final re.
'ponsibility for any and all govern.