Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT
INTERFERENCE

A local farmer dropped in to report on
his troubles with the Government.
At least the n-of-the-soil is suffering
from no lack of attention. He had one Gov
ernment official looking down his neck to see
that he didn't overproduce. Another official
was on hand to show him how to conserve, to
fertilize properly and to make his land pro-
duce more. A third official kept dropping
around to see that he paid his farm labor the
required wage and fourth Government of
fetal was dropping by to see that the soil
bank land stayed put. It's all very confus-
ing.
Despite all the Government-inspired Sc
curity, we in this land are beset by tensions,
fears and worries. We have never before
been coddled, nor ever before quite so afraid.
1t would seem that there is a connection be-
tween these conditions. In short, Government
paternaliSm has undermined our self-conf-
dence.
In the early days of the Republic, the in
dividual in the process of tanning the wilder
ness had only himself and God to count on
for help-and thus developed faith in God
and in Self-reliance. Now however, we look
to Uncle Sam in our troubles and have almost
forgotten our Creator Who stated that He
was very present help in times of trouble.
Don't get us wrong! We firmly believe in
our Government protecting us from a hostile
enemy abroad but to keep their cotton-pick-
ing hands off us at the local, state and ma
tiOnal level. Government coddling has rob-
bed us of very precious g-dependence
upon self and God. Woe to them that are at
ease in Zion. 1t is about time for us to pull
up our socks, to throw the welfare schemes
and the dO-gOoderS out of Government, to
insist that the Government get back to first
principles implement the Constitution and
establish an adequate defense
NE@&%
NO STATES ARE ''LANDLOCKED"
The publication Maritime Affairs OBJ
serves that mo states are 'landlocked' these
days with dependable u. S. ocean-going ships
opening the way to growing foreign mark
ets."
There is a world of factual evidence to
back that statement up. The states of Iowa
Nebraska and Kansas present excellent eX
amples. They are all far from the oceans.
But they certainly aren't landlocked in the
economic sense. In late year, the value of
their eight leading foreign exports-wheat.
farm machinery corn, soybeans, lard, tai
low, oats and milk-came to whOpping 1928
million. That money went into the pockets
of farm and factory workers, and stimulated
enterprises of every kind. Then, these states
like all the other states, needed and used a
long list Of vital raw materials that ships
bring us from abroad.
IL VIII De HOllCeu UldC MdflClIQ0 Affairs
placed emphasis not just on "ocean-going
ships" but on "U. S. ocean-going ships" The
distinction is all-important. The services of
the merchant marines of other nations could
be lost to us overnight. Only our own mer-
chant marine can be depended upon to handle
our huge and growing foreign trade
In this connection, formal resolution
adopted by the Mississippi Valley Associa-
tion is noteworthy. 1t pledged active support
for a strong, privately owned and operated
u S. Merchant Marine. 1t reaffirmed sup
port of the $3.50 law, which requires that at
least so per cent of caroges generated by the
u. S. government be transported in u. S.
flag vessels to the extent that they are avail
able at reasonable rates. And it urged Am
erican industry as whole to voluntarily
q. patronize ships of its own flag in order
to assist in the development and strengthen
ing of the American merchant feet" That
resolution is based on economic wisdom