Show Released by Ny Western Newspaper Union GOVERNMENT GOVERN AND OUR ALLEGIANCE TO WHAT DO WE as Americans owe first allegiance Is It the gov gov- government government government of the Republic or to some someone someone someone organizations to to- one of the many which we belong Is each one of us law unto our our- ourselves ourselves ourselves or each group to be a selves or are we to be governed by bythe bythe the he choice of a majority of all of or ofus orus ofus us Shall each one of us or each group set up a code a policy and follow that regardless of Its effect on all of us Government has encouraged and supported the organization of groups That has been especially true In la- la lax labor bor x r and agriculture Government I has encouraged and supported the therise therise I rise of group leaders the labor union I and the agricultural organization leader Government as s listened to and heeded the wishes of these peo peo- people people people In forming legislation and executive executive tive ive decrees These things have been done in the cause of what we have lave termed social gains As a matter of protection business busi busi- business business ness and Industry have organized other groups There are tre groups of or bankers manufacturers retailers and what have you The result Is that wo we VO have become a nation of or groups Instead of a united whole as asis asis is needed especially In 10 time of or war Through the encouragement or orthe orthe orthe the forcing of group organizations by the government we have erected a Juggernaut that may destroy the government of the Republic We have bu ded a monster that defies government We have encouraged the erection of a super-government super to which members of groups give their first allegiance When the workman lays down his tools and walks out of the plant in II defiance of the needs of the nation he recognizes himself and his group group- as those to whom he owes first al al- al Should manufacturers demand the meeting of conditions If they are to to- continue the operation of their plants on war production they would be displaying that first allegiance to to- the interests of their group Should the farmers of America refuse to to- sow or to reap until their demands demands- were met they would be displaying allegiance to their group rather than to the government of the nation All AU this has been encouraged by government catering minority to groups groups even even In time of war war We Ve have made the interest of the group group- paramount to the interest of the whole We have created leaders of or groups that believe themselves greater and stronger than the na na- national national na- na national government as represented by bythe bythe bythe the President of the United States We have erected a juggernaut that may destroy us TARIFF AND WORLD TRADE THE INGENUITY of Americans in Ii applying machinery to the needs of production has made two jobs grow where only one or less grew before It Is machinery that has re reduced re- re reduced reduced costs made increased pur pur- purchases purchases purchases chases possible increased man- man hour earnings reduced working hours provided more time for rec rec- recreation recreation recreation and enjoyment of the things produced That condition could not long con con- continue continue continue If it our 40 hour a week production production production tion time and our high wages had bad to compete with for example Japans Japan's 84 to 90 hour work week and her exceedingly low standard of wages Our American purchasing power is approximately 50 per cent of that of the entire world To throw our market wide open to the world must reduce our standard of living with with- without without without out raising standards In other coun coun- tries International free ree trade is not the solution for world ills An In International in- in international international tariff system that will force higher wage standards in backward countries would help World tariffs based on production costs in exporting countries would do the job CHILDREN AND RATIONING THE SOLUTION OF THE EAT EAT- EATING EATING EATING ING problem in these days of ra rationing ra- ra rationing rationing is to have a big family of small children I was reminded of It when in a market trying to stretch the meat rationing points for two adults so they would cover the needs for butter cheese shortening bacon ba ba- ba- ba bacon con eon and other meats Beside me was a man trying to find enough In Inthe Inthe inthe the store to use all the points in his eight books He had six children no one of them over ten and the youngest were twins of two months I envied him a family for which he was allowed a surplus of food Now is not the time Ume to advocate birth control FREE ENTERPRISE IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE the American system of free ree enterprise we must give Industry an opportunity opportunIty opportunity to expand and Industry cannot do that under a tax system which confiscates all its earnings i MANY A VOLUNTEER in that land army of urbanites which is sup sup- supposed supposed supposed posed to help harvest the summer and fall crops will have have havea a greater appreciation of what food and its production mean after a n few days In n the fields J-i. 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