Milford chronicle., 1962-07-27
ABDICATION OF FREEDOM

times and one which seems to be given far
less public consideration than its Importance
demands, has been the steady extension of
the hand of central government into affairs
that always before were regarded as the
proper province of individuals and of pri-
vate organizations.
Keith Funston, president of the New
York Stock Exchange, posed the problem in
these words during his speech to the grad
uating class at Trinity University "To sug-
gest that the problems of competition and
profits can best be solved by government
which has neither the specialized talent nor
the experience to do the jobs tantamount
to rejecting the entire concept of free en-
terprise. Moreover, to encourage govern
ment-either actively or by default-to as
sumo the deciSion-making responsibilities
OF private enterprise, comes dangerously
close to an abdication of freedom ITSELF
There are areas in which government
regulation, of an understanding and reas-
able nature, is in the public service But
when regulations becomes a virtual synonym
for domination and bureaucratic bossism,
the structure of freedom on which this ma
tion was built and which made it prosper
Gus and strong is gradually eaten away
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KENNEDY'S MOVE
All the signs in the business and eco
nonic world seem to, be saying that, in the
parlance of chess, it's President John Ken
nedy's move He and his associates have
been watching and seriously studying the
economic scene for some months now clear
ly the health of the nation is better in some
ways than it was year ago, but still there
was need for decisive action
The President now has great backing
and support for tax cuts, cuts to take eff
feet this year To delay when the economic
situation required this spur would have
been to risk impairing the recovery which
has been in progress for the past twelve
months
Since the responsibility for getting the
economy moving again rested with Mr..
Kennedy and since he made that one of his
major goals, in the 1860 campaign, one
logically expected a decision on tax cuts
Admittedly, it will unbalance the budget,
and help produce a deficit for the current
fiscal year, but a deficit will result in any
event and the purpose of the tax cuts was
to stimulate the economy and provide for
eventually increased federal revenues
through increased profits and an expanded
economy.
AIDING COMMUNIST COUNTRIES
A full-fedged debate has sprung up in
the United States over the question of aid
to such Communist countries as Yugoslavia
and Poland. The spark was ignited when
Congress recently revealed its distaste for
aid programs to Red countries.
And when congressional action limited
this aid strictly, State Department officials
bitterly complained that opponents of the
aid to Communist countries did not under
stand its purpose, were acting emotionally,
etc.
Just what is the purpose of this aid?
And are opponents of it in the dark, react
inor po11 al
Opponents of aiding Communist-domi-
mated countries, contrary to being emotion
al as is charged, are often more realistic
than the theorists who favor this program.
They believe
First, that though some aid to Yugosla-
via, to encourage its independence, was JUS
titled, that present-day aid to Communist
countries, perhaps with some exceptions in
a small scale, cannot be morally or logically
justified
That aid to Communist-dominated coun-
tries such as Poland helps the Communist
government more than the people.
That the people in such countries do not
learn the full truth about our aid
That such aid disillusions those who have
fought Communist regimes, everywhere.
That the u. S. economy cannot afford,
at present, to extend aid to Communist
regimes.
lnaC Cne record, aIIef several years OF
aid to both Yugoslavia and Poland, shows
no really major gains, as a result of this
aid, and produces no proof that we are get
ting our message across to the people in
these countries-who are under tight Com
munist censorship.
That at best, our giving of aid to Com
munist countries, is but chance policy, a
"hope" that we can lure the people away
from their Communist masters, in time, but
theoretical and idealistic approach which
has not yet been sustained by results.
1t is ironical that the hackers of this
theoretical approach would accuse oppo-
nents of being emotional, of being ignorant
of the great goals ahead, etc. On the con-
trary the opponents of aid to Communist
countries are taking realistic look at re-.
suits, at human nature, and at the facts.