Milford chronicle., 1961-11-03

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RACKET

The UNEMPLOY MENI RACKET
Elections, government spending, the des-
tinies Of political parties, as we'll as the
future of liberty and self-government, are
critically involved in reports released per
iodically by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics dealing with unemployment. These
reports are accepted as gospel by nearly ev-
eryone. And yet, according to recent ar
ticle in Readers Digest by James Daniel,
they are far from a true measure of unem-
ployment.
Definitions and methods used by the Bu-
reau to obtain its figures have steadily been
altered to magnify the unemployment prob
lem To an increasing extent, persons are
being classified as unemployed, even though
they are unemployed from personal choice
or, at least, are not out Of jobs on account
of Economic factors beyond the individuals
control"
Some indication of the extent to which
unemployment statistics in this country
have become distorted, may be gained from
the following comment of DR.. Seymour
Wolfbein, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Labor: If we applied the same measuring
rod as Europe, our unemployed would be
three Million" (Instead of over 5 million.)
By contrast, if Britain used our system, ac-
cOrding to a recent study reported by the
First National City Bank Of New York, the
unemployment figure would double
Former Budget Director, Maurice STAINS,
in urging a "study in depth" to discover how
many of the reported unemployed actually
are in the market for jobs, warned that,
Modern governments are so heavily de-
pendent upon statistics in making decisions
that more and more national policies Of i'm
mense Importance for every American are
determined by them. Billions of our dol
lars now ride on the accuracy of our month
ly unemployment report"
The worse the unemployment figures can
be made to appear, the easier it is to push
Uncle Sam into new federal spending pro-
grams and new controls over the economy.
ARMY BACKFLIP
The Army has announced it was vindi-
eating two officers who were quickly disci-
plined recently, in connection with the film
ing of a television show in Berlin.
The show was one in which Jack Paar,
the comedian, figured. The entertainer, it
was reported at the time by the press, had
been given special attention and treatment
by the Army, and it was also written that
the spectacle did the United States no good
at a time of grave crisis in Berlin.
The Army supposedly investigated the
incident thoroughly and on the strength of
the investigation the two officers were dis
ciplined. Now, few weeks later, they are
cleared and the reprimands withdrawn!
This brings to mind the case against
General Edwin Walker. The Army inves-
tigated him, removed him from his COM
mand and then, in a Senate hearing, the
Secretary Of Defense laid his reputation
low, accusing him of violation Of the Hatch
Act. But the military is not charging Cen
eral Walker with such violations, because,
it is said, the charges might not be proven.
Why, then, should an officer be accused
in public, before the nation, of charges he
is not to be charged with, and which can
be used to smear his name across the coun-
try? This is especially thought-provoking
when one realizes that the General is not
in very good position to defend himself,
being muzzled to great extent by his posi-
tiOn and duty
These two examples of military justice
are enough to disturb any thinking citizen.
The principle that the accused is innocent
until he is proven guilty seems to be over
looked too often by some of our military
commanders.
YOU CAN WEAR OUT YOUR BODY
Sometime ago, doctor said the break
down of blood vessels in the human body
caused four times as many deaths as can