The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-25
THE ROAD AHEAD"

country. VI course, every single one
of Mr.. Flynn's financial hackers
built his own business or the particu-
lar cartel, trust or monopoly which he
helps operate, by years of the most
intensive planning. He applies pres
sure on Congress and governmental
departments and takes advantage of
every loophole in the law in order
that he may acquire more property
and do more planning for its opera
] ton.
All of the Gentry, who are opposed
to planning, are particularly busy at
that very thing right now. They sit
up one night to help plan the Korean
war, which all seem to approve, and
then sit up the next night to plan
how they can get the most profit out
of it. Even the nationwide distri-
button of Mr.. Flynn's book of COM
plant was most carefully planned and
is proceeding according to said plan.
However, if our National Govern
ment, charged with protection of the
masses of its people, wants to do a
little planning so as to control prices,
route necessary materials to the place
where they need to go, ration short
supplies, keep the Federal Treasury
SOlNGHI OI QO 4lIllS QONCAOpiAiSlib
work under planned Valley Authori- |
ties that is a horse of different
color. 1t is bad, very bad even DAN |
GEROUS.
THE ROAD AHEAD points to Eng
land, now a moderately socialistic
state, as the horrible example of what
not to do. Naturalization public
ownership of credit, overseas COM
aviation, railways, bus
transport and inland waterways, coal
mines, electric power, gas and medi-
cal service-perhaps 25 per cent of
the national economy-does not draw
he bitter complaint that | would eX- :
oect Perhaps, because these were :
and former owners are now :
lrawing three per cent interest. Per-
laps too, because the author and his :
packers are looking forward to the
ime when they can unload lot of
lon-profitable junk, such as railroads
re now getting to be, on our Uncle :
sammy.
he Real Bug-Aboo .
The sharp cry of pain comes be- :
ause the balance of England's bus :
ness operations is being planned by
he government. Quotas, priorities
nd prices of raw materials, wages
nd credit controls are the great bug :
-boos To Mr.. Flynn this is damnable .
ocialism. There is truth in his repeat
ID assertions that the people of Eng
and are not doing too well. He fails :
O mention Sweden, Norway and Fin
and where much the same kind of
economy is in operation and where :
here is a fairly high standard of liv- .
ng for all. He is silent as to the basic
act that England cannot be expected
0 do very we'll under any kind of an :
economic system.
For three centuries, or more, Eng :
and has been the parasite that lived :
n the goods and profits produced s
Y the "blood, sweat and tears" of
S colonial possessions. These are now :
one. The tight little island cannot =
reduce food and fibre sufficient to =
ourish and clothe its population. 1t :
too nearly bankrupt to continue to :
resent political proposals, except =
lose launched by NAM or US Cham =
NV from more fortunate neighbors. =
hese deficiencies make it impossible =
)r England to prosper under any =
rand of economy since abundance =
annot be created out of nothing.
After taking potshots at most of =
er of Commerce, and without men r
on of the 1929 debacle under Mr.. =
oover-who didn't believe in plan =
ng either-Mr. Flynn walls, "The =
would like to ruin the =
merican system by clubbing it over &
e head. The Socialist Palmer does =
by slow poison. Both types of as =
ssin are at work here now, but =
e latter is by far the most danger =
is. And their campaign is succeed =
g." =
ynn Forgets Basic Causes =
Nowhere in his diatribe against =
common welfare legislation does =
e author mention single one of =
e basic economic conditions that r
e forcing the legislation he con- =
INNS. He has somehow forgotten =
at. -