Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-20

the average worker much less time to cal n
enough money to buy almost anything sold
at retail than it did 25 years ago. True, we
spend little more for our food now than we
used to-25 per cent of our disposable fam
lily income went for food in 1854 as COM
pared with % per cent in 1859, but we
get more food and better food. Who wants
to turn the family kitchen back into sweat
shop or turn the clock back on our farms
to the good old days of man-killing manual
labor?
WHO WANTS SOCIALISM?
1t has been asked: "How much would
you contribute for a socialistic U. S. App
It's an odds-on bet that the vast major
ity of Americans wouldn't contribute plug
ged nickel-that, to the contrary, they'd give
handsomely to prevent socialism with it's
inevitable destruction of political and eco
nomic freedom from getting a grip here.
Yet, unwittingly, the American people
have not only permitted socialism to root and
grow in this country, but millions of them
have actively encouraged it.
Excellent examples are the great-tax-
subsidized, tax-free government electric
power systems. No matter what polite name
we may call them by, this is socialism. And
the end result, if the policy is continued, will
be government monopoly of a service that is
vital to industry, agriculture and domestic
living. That means sweeping government
control over our lives and activities. The
bureaucrat becomes the boss-and, ulti-
mately, the dictator.
1t cannot be truthfully argued that gov
eminent must built these systems because
private enterprise is unable or unwilling to
do so. Private enterprise has proven, beyond
the shadow of doubt, that it can accom-
plish any necessary job, no matter how big
or costly. And it will do it with private saw
ings-not our tax money. 1t will pay heavy
taxes, too, for the privilege of carrying on
the business.
Yes, you're paying for socialism-not
only in dollars, but in the infinitely more i'm
portant coin of diminished liberty, diminish
ed liberty, diminished opportunity, and di-
minished independence.
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FARMING KNOW HOW
American chronological genius is known
the world over Not so famous but receiving
increasing attention is this country's agri-
cultural genius. Every year foreigners from
every corner of the free world are coming
here to study our farming techniques.
In 1854 more than $500 agricultural au-
thorities from 85 different countries toured
the farmlands of this country to learn the
food-growing techniques-the most success
full in the world-practiced here. Almost
without exception, they are interested in
American irrigation and conservation prac-
tees as well as the use of modern machinery.
Also of interest are Americas unique
Immigrant colleges which bear the primary
responsibility for educating this country's
farmers in the latest agricultural techniques
India already has established a system of
agricultural extension services modelled
along the lines of those operated by the land
grant colleges
Under American leadership many for
elgn countries have raised farm output
through the use of improved fertilizers, i'm
proved seeds and improved conservation
methods 1t will take many years yet to
erase the rampant poverty existing in many
foreign countries; the improved techniques
they now employ represent significant first
step.
Americas high standing is tribute to
its farmers. Through their hard work and
their open-minded willingness to use new
techniques, they have produced an agricul-
tural system that is the envy-and the hope
of the world. The American farmer some
times may feel ignored at home, but he has
become famous outside.
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GOOD NEWS FOR THE COMMUNISTS
Ii survey made by the Opinion Research
Corporation among seniors in Sc high
schools, scattered across the country, is cor
rect, there is something alarmingly wrong
with American education.
According to the results, 80 per cent of
the students do not believe we have compe-
tition in business; 60 per cent feel owners
get too large share of the profits; 81 per
cent reject the profit motive as necessary to
the survival of our free system; 55 per cent
accept the classic communist doctrine of
from each according to ability, to each ac-
ording to needs" and so per cent think a
worker should not produce all he can
This should make the men in the Kremlin
and our other theological enemies happy. For,
| if such views are widely held and acted upon
by our citizens of tomorrow, we will destroy
this nation from within-which is what the
Communists want beyond anything else.