OCR Text |
Show LAYTON, JOURNAL, LAYTON, UTAH, w i It's Argument and Commentator, As congress sharpens Its teeth for the 'True-Dea- l" true" being for Truman), some of the (The program gentlemen who have watched things going on behind the scenes in Washington for a long time (maybe too long) have a habit of blinking and saying in hushed voice: Say, is America going socialist without knowing it? WASHINGTON. Long before the November election a number of European statesmen, tdltors, professional politicians and others who are backing the various socialist and socialist-inclinegovernments, including Britain's, were getting really worried lest a probable Republican victory should make d in emphatically capitalistic America less sympathetic center regimes. The Truman upset caused them to whoop with joy. After they read the President's state of SCTT the union message on January 5. and after his appointment of Dean Ach-eso- n as toward left-o- f secretary national table, expecting him to sit right down and join them. What was prob- ably as much wish-ful thinking as thing else caused the official Socialist party organ of France to hall the administration program as definitely socialistic. Most of the rest of Ihe French press took about the same view, even to the somewhat lonely, Figaro which laid the message was close" to 1 Socialism. The same view was taken by the This belief Is based on the g press in other European teachings of Marx and Lenin countries (Im not counting the that capitalism Is bound to deCommunists who merely rang the Itself because it produces stroy Did propaganda changes). However, boom and bust" cycles which Ihe independent Manchester grow Increasingly worse, and Guardian, long known as the rock therefore. It Is Impossible for a af liberalism and likewise as an country to try to do capitalist tutstanding voice in British anything permanent for the took a different tone. The masses to Increase their standGuardian always has been exceedard of living. ingly well informed concerning the Dnited States and probably underNow, however, along comes Varstands America as well aa any ga, introducing a new argument. He foreign newspaper. It said: argues that by adopting measures which he describes as state soMr. Trumans program la an cialism" any major depression in Indication that socialism la not the United States can be prevented the only path for the left. Ita or at least postponed for 10 or 20 goal might be called the insuryears. If this thesis were accepted ance state. Its method the deby the Soviets it would be wiser to liberate shortening of the odds cooperate with the United States against the weak. But without counand other abandoning tbe basically intries, rather than to take for granted dividualist way of life which la that our economic system as well as accepted aa characteristically theirs Is going to continue for some American." time. On that theory it would be to the Soviets interests, for the presComment from the extrema right ent at least, for the Kremlin and the fo this country, in congress and out, White House to play ball. those to see Skipper Truman chart-gi- g What are the measures of state a course for the Ship of State socialism" Varga is talking about? prhich veered far to the left of cenThe various social and welfare ter, in fact headed straight for the proposals like expanded social serocks on which free enterprise, curity, national health insurance, initiative, in fact all phases federal aid to education, underaf capitalism, would be sunk withtakings like the Tennessee Valley out a trace. Authority and the many other reThat, however, was not the opin- forms which started under the New ion of the majority of the RepubDeal, and which President Truman lican party, and. already signs are now urges should be carried forshewing that it isn't the intention of ward or expanded. the majority of the Democrats to let In the early part of the Presisuch a catastrophe overtake us, dents state of the union message even if they think the Skipper would he announced in popular language be willing to risk It, which they the underlying theory of his addon't believe he is. ministration. He said: The alarmists point to the rather Eartling suggestion on the part of "We have rejected the disthe President that the government credited theory that the forstudy production with a view is tunes of the Nation should be In offering loans to the steel, and other the hands of the privileged few. industries for expansion of plants We have abandoned the trickle-dow- n and increased production. concept of national prosInstead, we believe that perity. If the companies refuse to coour economic system should operate, it was suggested the res, on a democratic foundation government-owne- d steel plants and that wealth should be would be erected. That does created for the benefit of all." sound like a long step toward nationalisation of industry. But Whether or not the majority of other observers, both those who the people have rejected that theory consider the Idea fatal to tree remains to be seen. There are still enterprise and those who bemany people who believe that no lieve in such government-ru- n can be prosperous unless it country ventures as the Tennessee Valis strong at the top and that it canley Authority, consider It more not be strong at the top. that busiaf a threat than a promise. ness and industry cannot prosper, unless free have the Is that connection the recent con- widest liberty enterprise That capital possible. troversy behind the iron curtain should be encouraged by the inwhich has finally leaked cut in centive of profit to take risks and specific and detailed form is inter- challenge competition. That governesting. One document consists of ment interference destroys the iniconference tiative which has made the reports of a three-dacountry of Soviet economists held last May. That once business is ungreat. the other is a study of Russian shackled by federal bureaucracy, economy during World War II. by the benefits flow (not trickle) down a member of the and spread out to benefit the whole Both documents attack the people. theories of Eugene Varga, internaThe National Association of State tionally known Russian economist Chambers of Commerce, one of a and former director of the World hundred business organizations tesInstitute of Economics in Moscow. tifying against a bill which would would permit the TVA to build a new steam plant at Johnsonville. Thost Anxious' said: left-win- Jour-salis- y polit-bur- Russian Leaders ". . This controversy, according to Walter LIppman, may be the real basis of President Truman's Kansas City statement that there were certain leaders" in Russia who were exceedingly anxious" to reach an understanding with the United States. Even If the row among the economists wasnt the for the President's inspiration this government canmuch longer I d In the growth or govern-ment-owneenterprises, thus narrowing the nation's tax base, without throwing greater burdens upon the remainder of the taxpayers and without gradually to strangling free enterprise . continue not to a of tax-exem- pt j CHAIN STORES: Food Dollar Chart Despite the prevalence of many convictions to the contrary, cotv cumers who lay a dollar dotn on the counter of a chain food store gets food that costs the chain an average of 83 cents. This leaves 17 cents to the chain with which it must pay all its in(EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinion ar tipretitd In the column, they r tho of cidental expenses and 10 cents of tvcitcrn Nwpaper Union new analyst and not necetinrUy of thit newspaper.) this, or about three fifths, goes out In wages to employes of the chain. RECORD BUDGET: IN PAYING 17 cents to the chain Asked of Congress the customer thus lays out that amount for the chains combined President Truman, presenting a wholesale and retail services. After proposal tor the largest peacetime the 10 cents goes to employes, the budget in U. S. history to the conexremainder is allocated in this manwith the was greeted gress, ner: one and a half cents for rent pected reaction. Democrats and maintenance; two cents for Republicans instantly demanded deep slashes in recomwarehousing and cartage; a little-oveone cent for shrinkage, spoilmended outlay. It became evident f on and cent for that the theft, and age adoption fight quickly of the budget would be carried out advertising. This leaves from one to one and e half cents net profit strictly along party lines. to the chain, less income taxes of THE PRESIDENT declared It to one cent. would take 41 billion, 858 million These figures were developed In dollars to run the government right the latest in a series of price studies for the next year. And the punch line was that half of every Amerby the family economics bureau of Here is tbe silk flag which was the Northwestern National Life Inican tax dollar would be spent to hold back the Communist tide in presented to President Truman at surance company. The survey disclosed that Inthe world. his Inauguration January 20. It On a party line basis, approval of U held by Lucy E. Notaro, dividual markups vary widely, of within the store, being civilian employe, and Brig. Gen. the budget was assured, assuming, course, of course, that the Democrats hold much higher than the general 17 Hugh B. Hester, commander of fast. The President has a comforthe Philadelphia quartermaster per cent average on perishable table majority in both houses and depot. The flag was made in the items like fresh fruits and vegetathere should be no difficulty in getbles, and much lower than everage embroidery section af the depot. on very competitive staples like ting his proposal adopted. But the 41 billion-plusugar. figure ACIIESON: ACCORDING TO the study result, wasnt all. Mr. Truman served no- Should Make It the average food chain markup betice he will ask more funds later General belief was that Dean to supply arms to fore the war was 22V4 cents a third Acheson would be confirmed by the nations, a step which would push senate as greater than today. Todays far secretary of state. Named the budget even higher. dollar volume per store, greater President Truman to succeed THE ONLY possible bar to ap- by and therefore per employe, is mainAche-son resigned George C. Marshall, for the lower hanly proval of the Truman budget was responsible is certain to be taken over the costs per dollar of sales. public reaction to the plan to finance hurdles in dling public hearings on his with 50 cents of every American Should either prices or total volappointment. dollar activities abroad. ume shrink materially, however, Protege of Justice Felix Frank- the cent or so Would the people go along with profit margin per and former intimate and emfurter American foreign policy and the dollar would vanish rather quickly inof Franklin D. Roosevelt, s theories of that such ploye and "red ink" would take its place. timate with and a former employer toYlom-munlwas answer the Before the war, the farmer reonly step of Alger Hiss and a law partner of menace? Apparently the an average of 40 cents of the ceived Donald Hiss, Acheson must inevitaPresident is confident, because of food dollar and 60 cents consumer's be reminded of these facts by his victory at the polls, that the bly went for processing, canning, shipsome of his interrogators. Topeople will support him in such a On the other hand, he can point ping. wholesaling and retaining. move and thus showed no hesitancy 53 cents per the farmer gets day to a long and distinguished record In his budget proposals nor in dollar and 47 cents covers all the of public service in which his loyalvarious steps In processing and dismaking his declaration that he ties have never been tribution. plans to call upon the American But In view of the currentquestioned. spy hunt people for even more money to In conLONGER LIFE: Washington and Achesons stem the Communist tide. nection with some of its principal Science Has are to Already thoughts turning Key it would be little less than the 1950 congressional elections and figures, It parents would Insure long lives a miracle if his appointment were to congressmen whose senses were not for their progeny, they must marry go unquestioned. completely lulled by the 1948 Demoyoung. According to the record, Acheson cratic sweep, may want to sound DR. A. I. LANSING of the Washhis state department career out public sentiment on the huge began ington university school of mediwith an attitude to expenditure program. If that Is the Russia that is, to sympathetic St cine, Louis, reported to the the extent that case, public opinion may be the he believed the United States should Gerontological society of New York final factor In its adoption. of a mysterious do everything possible to get along the discovery with the Russians. But, since Yalta chemical, called X, which seems to PALESTINE: and Potsdam, observers report that time how fast a human being grows Toil And Trouble attitude has changed and he is now old. 'X is something that parents The British lion was roaring at s one of the most determined anti- transmit to their offspring and it is set like a clock, either for long appeasers. gnat In e prepared statement, the EngThe ghost of Franklin Roosevelt or short life. The age clock was found In lish government declared that Pal- will walk and the echoes of the but a little human evirotifiers, estine developments are gravely Yalta and Potsdam parleys will was dence cited. Rotifiers are as world rustle the Acheson hearings peace. threatening wster microscopic bugs, swimming Coupled with the dither was a reprogress. with lashes make them that long port that Ernest Bevin, British look like whirling dervishes. The to had offered DESTRUCTION: foreign secretary, in rosetting of the resign because of his Palestine Nothing to Chance on bow tifiers depend early they policy and that Prime Minister Destruction would be certain . . . mated. Attlee had refused to accept the IT APPEARS, Dr. Lansing stated, there would be nothing left to resignation. chance if military scientists per- that the amount of X stuff in a THIS WAS Instantly and emphatfect their newest idea of a guided fertilized egg acts the clock. When ically denied. there is little X, the rotifier lives All these developments came as missile. This would be no ordilong. As parents get older, the eggs Israel formally filed with the U. N. nary" guided missile. no Thats fantastic dream of the contain more X and life is shorter. security council at Lake Success a men who the weapons of war. He also said that the mysterious foplan complaint that the British were stuff also regulates growth as the A hint of its imminence was conmenting an artificial crisis" over X a in tained "glossary of guided volume of increases, growth stops. Palestine by troop movements and The human exldence Is indirect. various actions just as negotiations missile terms" made public by the federal research and development Dr. Lansing said. A study by Dr. were about to open with Egypt. Louis Dublin, showed a tendency The British foreign office state- board. The glossarys reference to the for childven of young parents to ment warned that the security council has been "losing control over subject was terse, saying merely live longer than those born later. it must be remembered, And. events" and said it had reason o this: Guidance, homing, active A humans come from eggs. fear new Jewish violations of the cease-firorders in the Holy Land. system of homing guidance whereMeanwhile, critics of British pol- in the source, for illuminating the icy in the Middle East prepared to target, and the receiver are carried demand that Secretary Bovin ex- within the missile." Here was the general idea: plain how it happened that five RAF A guided missile (it could be a Isdown were shot the by planes raelis near the Palestine border. rocket or merely a pilotless plane) Britains air ministry asserted all is fitted with a television set and a five planes were shot down while picture of the intended target perhaps an aerial photograph of a city. flying over Egypt. IT COULD NOT be denied that The missile is launched in the genthe situation was difficult. Broken eral direction of the target. When down to its basic essentials, it is a it arrives at a point when the condition where one people must, pattern of the picture matches what or have been told they must, give its television sees, the eye' way to the infiltration of another missile homes in" on the target. That's an depeople the Jews moving into Palestine and the Holy Land area, the scription because thousands of comArabs moving out. It has never plex electronic actuating computing been a secret that British sym- devices must make instantaneous pathies, for whatever reason, lie and accurate reckonings: link the with the Arabs and John Bull looks eye" and the brain" of the with jaundiced eye on the partition miss.le to its controls, and relay action and the Influx of the Jews. back to the base from which the But the United States and some missile was launched Information other nations have sided with the on where it is and what it "sees." Here is shown the newest form Man s ingenuity in movement to return the Jews to of communication slightly largdeveloping destructive devices apparently has their homeland. er than natural, of course. It Is It may yet require organization of not yet reached its zenith. When it the new four-ceair mail posta United Nations police force to does, those who fear mans ultimate card which went on sale at post settle the affair, but how that might destruction by his own hand may offices over the nation on January be done without British cooperation not be altogether gien over to mor10. The postal department experts bid imaginings. is an even weightier problem. vast popularity for the new card. British Say Israel Menaces Peace Released by WNU Features. Truman Answers Taft death." one-hal- d , Russian designers have oeen told to The trader forget txtrerre fashions Styles trailer coach show is to be Desirability coach will be demonstrated to held in conjunction with the annual for the mass consumer are needed when international Chicago sports and instead, said senior Inspector of Americans manufacturers from seven states and three coun- outdoor exposition, which is always trade in Moscow, V. Syrov. He wrote in Trud that the artistic tries exhibit their models at the one of the country's biggest shows. of Moscow's biggest departcouncil 1949 trailer coach manufacturers' Manufacturers from Illinois. Indassociation show in Chicago start- iana. Michigan, Ohio. California ment store recently considered 672 18 and continuing Oklahoma, Texas. ing February Canada and new styles. He said he was astonwill 27. The display England cxhioit more than 150 ished that 309 of these were for hats. through February will be housed at the International models ranging m price from $2,000 The artistic council picks the styles ordered for the manufacturers. to $(0 000. ampitheatre. of life in a five-lin- LIZABETH SCOTT Yellow Lobby n r one-ma- n S-a- New Air Postcard Huge Exhibit Planned at Chicago Show e the other day. But I have a scene in Bitter Victory, and it was supervised by a famous doctor, so its absolutely authentic." haired, with arrestinr a husky voice, Miss Scott and beauty Congressman George Bender o is wonderful fun. She had been t Ohio, Republican, is the man who sales, bought a rain coat and a pair gave his frierds Christmas presents of shoes. I love sales; when I was of new brooms when the BOtl con a poor young actress here in New gress came Into power exactly two York I couldnt have been dressed years ago. without them. She says she may marry this year if she can get Bender Today Congressman time off from Paramount. finds himself swept out of office Reto the by popular reaction Orlando Martins, from the Basuto publican broom: so this Christcountry in Africa and a favorite mas, Bender who has a real actor in London, has joined the sense of humor, has been sendHasty Heart cast. Ronald Reaing his friends a different kind Patricia Neal and Richard congan, at Christmas present. It Todd have the roles which were sists of Dewey campaign neckbeautifully done on the New York ties, and sweatshirts featuring a stage by Richard Baseheart. John picture of the G.O.P. presidenLund and Anne Burr. Baseheart and tial candidate, with the admoniLund got Hollywood contracts as tion do it with Dewey." result of their work. Furthermore, the resourceful Br der has already found a Job. Ve When Otzie Nelsons mother has appointed himself a flew from New Jersey to Hollylobby tor the American people. nd wood to spend her vacation with Ozzie and Harriet, her son was plans to appear at all congressional committee meetings to read some worried, for It was his mother, first plane trip. Bnt she stepped Interesting literature to the Democrats. off the plane In California fresh The literature he intends to read as a daisy. "This is the way t will be: the Democratic platform. travel!" she told Ozzie enthusiastically. He looked at her and muttered "And they talk about Mushrooming Maryland the younger generation!" During the last year of the Civil War. Gen. Jubal Early came within Jans Wyman goes Into Man a few hours of capturing the caiMl Running, to be made in England of the United States. His troops arAlfred Hitchcock. Acclaimed aa rived at a point of Wisconsin Ave- by 1948s best film actress because-onue where mw stands the her work in "Johnny Belinda,, Roebuck store, and if Jubal tnin't by Londons Film Tribunal, she. stopped for a round of mint ju1rs will use the $4,000 award to esat the farm now occupied by Eugene tablish a scholarship at the Royak Md.. the Casey of Gaithersburg. of Dramatic Art. It is. Academy capital would have fallen to the presented in the name of the cast Confederacy. and crew of "Johnny Belinda." the afterward Immediately Mery land area which his troops occupied Before Bob Hope left for just outside the city was captured for the holidays the Germany through peaceful politic by the cast and crew of Easy Does Democratic nsrty. and has remainIt" gave him a present a walked Democratic ever since. ing stick whose silver handle un In the succeeding years, it else acrews, revealing a test tuba has become the second largest city large enough to held enough of Maryland Actually a suburb ol liquid refreshment for a long Washington. D. C.. the mushroom walk. city of Silver Spring ranks second only to Baltimore in the size cf Some Holljrwoodians recall when Maryland citirs. Victor Mature arrived 10 years ago, Silver Spring and sprawling set up a tent at a traffic Intersection densely populated Montgomery and refused to budge till he got a county around it for a long time movie role. Now he has finished were governed and rather well "Samson In Samson and playing by a Demoitaiic boss. E. Brocg Delilah" till (wait see him slay you Lee. Then the Republicans hungry those Philistines with the jawbona for power, two years ago persuadof an ass!) and returns to Paraed local Maryland voters to install mount to play opposite Betty Hutton a system of noripolitical government in "Red. Hot and Blue." by council and county manager. One-Ma- st Extremes Irk Reds scene, and the dialogue was terrible," she explained at lunch -- policy-maker- TRAIITR DEMONSTRATION happy. didnt like the one in Dead It was only a three-lin- e Reckoning She United States," Looking up from the letter, Truman winked at the labor board members and said: You know I dont think that fel low wanted Dewey to win, lfttr all." anti-Re- d nt a good follows: As I leave for Europe I want to send you my best wishes for your new administration. You and I have differed on some things m the past, anl nn doubt will dilfer again in the future. Eut I want you to know that In such, cases where we agree. I hope you will call on me for whatever heln I can give you in the senate of the s e scutt Give uzabeth scene and shes long-hand- r lf By INEZ GERHARD WHEN MEMBERS of the relations board dropped in to see President Truman the other day. they found him seated at . his desk writing a letter in Lookixv; up, he said: Ill bet you don't know whom Im writing to." Then, without waiting for an answer, he added: Senator Taft. Continuing, Truman read Taps leter, which went somewhat as d, one-ha- mysterious remarks, It might indicate that there is or was an element in the Soviet leadership which felt it was better to try to get along with us. The explanation of the controversy among Russian economists Soviet foreign policy, is this: maintenance of the specifically cold war, is supposed to be based on a belief that the United States is headed directly toward another depression. This bust" will so sap our strength that all the Soviets will have to do is to take us over with little or no real military struggle. (The revolt of the proletariat) We'll be too down and out to help anticommunist Europe. The countries will fall easily into Communist control. Then we can be beaten largely by infiltration, fifth column action committees" and other methods because there will be general unemployment, discontent and general chaos. of state, they pulled out a chair on the left side of the inter- WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman's Flag By BAUKHAGE Srus Analyst BS1MY, JANUARY 27, 1949 Record Budget Given to Congress; Actieson Confirmation Predicted; Is U.S. Going Socialist? World-Wid- e Till I i This has proved an Important experiment. One aspect also I:as proved n musing. For, althninrh the county supervisor has giv-- n the area the best, cheapest wJ most efficient government in I I years, the Republican commis si oners now want to get rid of the whole system. taste of run largest city in Maryland and its surrounding cre.i has whetted their appetite for more. Reason: ring the Their brief scund Save all chicken wishbones! 20th Century - Fox and tha Poultry and Egg National Board Chicken Every Sunday"; contestant send a wishbone and a letter why they like chicken every Sunday, also tell r a desired wish". Winner gets his or her wish. Three regional winners go to Hollywood, as guests of Celeste Holm and Das Join in a promotion for Daiiey. Successful Experiment This amusing aspect, however, only helps to emphasize the ?Uc-ienc- y of the experiment Uting place under ihe nose of the city which governs the rest of the Uni ted States. It is an experimert which already has grown to 812 other cities of the U. S. k and tv 15 counties. What's Happened tn Marylands Mongomcry eunty is that scr.cri teachers, once woefully underpaid now are better paid in some ruses than those In the District of Colijn bia. The mearty sum of $12 500 oree spent annually for school maintenance has beei ire teased to 5123. JOC. The amount cf new roads built every year has been tripled. The poj ice system nx been revamped d modernized Nurses salares have been raised. And the mushroom area which mnves on the di?c of the capital has become oiu of ihe most proprcs-ivel- y governed m the hes S. K. Seeley . Morris ("John Loves Mar) a tough holiday season; four wisdom teeth extrac Patricia Neal has an int landlady'Mrs. Jean Acket tino. widow of the screeni lover" . . . Chet Lauck sn Goff arc auditioning actors characters in Lum and Abr ,, to George vvu vfg U1V Jessel, to s Thomas. It is a musical will write the screen s Jack Bennys first effort as a picture producer, "Th Stiff, produced for Amusement Enterprises, is scheduled for February release. Bennv has a nice cise starring Dorott v i ,n r motion Lucky - ini .ii.in |