The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-03-30
Nation Editors Fear Socialism

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The American Press, a monthly publication for newspaper edi-
tors, has performed a real service in getting the views of over 500
typical country newspaper publishers on current political questions
There exists in the United States no sounder or better-informed
group of people than these country editors. The overwhelming mai
orny of these publishers is against present trends in government
ana politics, and it may be suspected that, of the small minority
faVcrlng the welfare program" will be found a number of publish
6rs holding jobs such as postmasters.
OF those queried, rs percent said the United States is headed
into Socialism. Most of the editors believe this will be brought about
~ me SoclailStic laws we already have or those that are proposed.
While almost all of the welfare" laws we have, or which are pro-
posed, are pure socialism, we believe the real Socialism will come
when the national economy blows up in our faces.
When all this bubble "busts", then is when YOU WI SEE Inc
millions of employees out of work demanding that a BANKRUPT gov
eminent take over industry and operate it with some new kind of
financing. That is when we will get the real thing in Socialism.
Almost all of the miners right now are in favor of the govern
ntent ownership n operation OF the mines. John L. Lewis is not
because his fat salary would come to an end. The same thing is true
OF the railway unions.
We don't think that President Truman believes that bo is
Socialist any more than Senator Taft thinks he is, but both of them
have done a good job of furthering the Socaistic program. In fact
almost all OF the senators and congressman have supported Socialism
nore or less.
Communism is a milder form of Socialism. Russia IS not q COM
munistic state. 1t is a Socialist state, with the inevitable tyranny
that must go with Socialism, plus the brutality and despotism of all
the Cars. And something like that is what we fear we are going
to get in the United States when the initiation collapses.
OF the publishers replying to The American Press QUESTIONABLE,
az percent were either against changing the Taft-Hartey. law II in
favor ot making 1t more stringent, Of percent were in favor of re-
tanning the present cigarette and liquor taxes II increasing the same,
62 percent favored the repeal of the luxury taxes, IS perecen favored
smpItlcatlon OF the income tax laws, 40 percent favored the ex-
pansion of social security to more people and 46 percent opposed
brt SO percent opposed any increase in benefits while Sc percent
favored increasel, and II percent favored the return of many present
feoeral activities to the states,
Some of the comments of the publishers on various topics are
reported by the American Press, follow:
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE TAFT-HARTLEY LAW
THE prohibition of the closed shop is unfair"-Ekalaka Mont)
Eagle.
arc big business and should be regulated as such. The total yearly
take of most any union is much greater than the yearly gross of
Citizen.
make labor unions subject to antitrust laws. "-Clarksdale
SUGGESTIONS FOR CUTTING GOVERNMENT EXPENSES
"We should stop being a sucker for foreign Countries
lone of the crying economic needs for the country today is to eli
inmate governmental waste by bureaus which do little else but estab-
llh systems that work hardships on small businesses"-Hudson
Nfass0 News Enterprise.
Make it against the law for a person fired from one bureau to
get a job with another bureau."-Beloit Kans) Gazette.
Kick out a few parasites living off Uncle Sam"-Laurel Nebr)
Advocate.
abolish all farm subsidies and establish a minimum price for
iarm products similar to minimum wage aw"-Mancheser Genn0
Times
eliminate dead heads in all departments "-Ravena IN. "
Fire one million surplus government workers who have been
kept on government payrols for five years for their vote to perpetu-
ATE the present dynasty. Congress should restrict Presidential power
that allows him to take money from sure states and spend it in
doubtful ones"-Goldthwaite CTex1 Eagle.
SHOULD INCOME TAX BE CHANGED
"A 2O% tax cut could force a cut in outlandish federal expendi-
lures as of present date"-East Troy Wsc9 News.
Reduce taxes about 2O% and then make a budget to fit it,
Ionesdae (Pa) Citizen.
Senator Byrd has the answer to taxes!"-Ocean City IN. j.
Reduce taxes by 2oqo Immediately. By following this line, the
many overlapping bureaus might well find ways to economic. The
way it is now, they find ways to spend all of their appropriations,
necessary or not"-Meredith IN. H. News.
who, today dhe average person I mean) can understand the
complexities of normal tax, surtax' ec.?"-Westervlle Ohio
Public Opinion.
4 would like to see exemption raised to a place where a man
could live before he started giving 81 out of every five to Uncle
Sana"-Lathrop Mo) Optimist.
WHAT ABOUT COMPULSORY HEALTH INSURANCE
Congress should block the administrations trend toward So
cialsm by defeating compulsory health insurance"-Lowel Qnd)
Tribune.
mo, no a thousands time no. Americans should be able to pro-
vice for themselves. When they quit it won't be American anymore"
-Corydon CndD Republican.
Il oppose anything compulsory. This is socialism and the result
would be ineffcnncy, corruption and failure."-James K. Davis,
Marienvile PaD Express.
Another case of ideas for help from a helpless government
with inefficient help"-Ravena IN. " News-Herald.
mo monkeying with health by the politcans."-Ben Daulton,
Hardy ARK Independent.
This is a hard one. There is something wrong with our country
when only the very poor or the wealthy can get competent medical
care without being bankrupted by the doctor bill Frankly, l think
the majority mot all, however, of American doctors take advantage
of their position to charge as much as the traffic will bear"-Wester-
vile (Ohio) Public Opinion.
"Why have employers contribute? A worker should be paid in
accordance with the amount of producton--not the amount of diar-