| Show I Prevailing P r va j ng Opinions Opinion's 0 pi i. i 0 s n-s I i f Comment of the American eri a Press ss Senator Borah's Value His permanent absence fro from froni the senate would be be- bea a positive loss to congress ss and the country He is fearless and able He is isone one of the few men in inVa Va Washington hington who do not look at national problems le lems leips s through local sp spectacles Even when he is most exasperating in ing and perverse he is wo worth th listening list listening lis lis- lis- lis t ning to and th those se who oppose him most vigorously have the utmost r respect for him as a stu student student stu- stu dent and a person It is to be hop hoped d therefore that the reports that the administration will try to defeat him for reelection are arc not correct and that if they are re rehe he will be returned to the senate by so large a majority that it willbe will be construed as a rebuke to th the arrogant efforts to undo him Boston Herald Wealth Is Distributed ted in Wages Wes Common observation shows that the productivity of the American worker reinforced with power and with improved m machinery chinery is the greatest in the world and that the income thus produced has hascen seen cen widely diffused am among ng all classes of f the population I If this were not the case the widespread distribution of of automobiles automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles refrigerators telephones and individually owned houses which actually took place would have proved impossible On the face of ot things the absurdity absurdity absurdity ab ab- ab- ab of the he myth that 2 percent per percent percent cent of ot the people receive 60 to 80 per cent of our national wealth and income is apparent As a matter matter- of fact if such a t actually existed the Ute very mass ma production 1 and m mass ss consumption of ot goods in which the United States has excelled ex ex- celled would have ha been im lm- im- im possible In In other w words the Ute soap box or orators tors who ho 1 have havo vo been poisoning the public mind with false statistics statistics statistics statis statis- tics have been engaged in trying to explain away reality The truth is almost diametrically opposite to the doctrine which they preach As Ast the Brookings Institution has d demonstrated those engaged in gainful occupations r receive about 85 per cent of f the naU national income as wages The remaining 15 per cent go goe gos gosas s sas sas as compensation to capital more moretha then tha than i half halt of which is owned by individuals of moderate in incomes This generalization is substantiated substantiated tinted by a study of the federal Income tax statistics Those WIl with l incomes in excess of in 1032 1932 and 1933 accounted accounted accounted ac ac- I counted for 1 per cent of th the intire entire entire in- in en en- tire nat national onal income It has been further furtner computed that if in 1933 the entire i income come I of all those receiving and more had been confiscated dand and redistributed redistributed re re- re I distributed evenly to the remain remaining e aill- aill ing persons persons the per capita increase for ea ach would woud I have been exactly 35 35 per annum I These studies when related JO to the drop in total and group Incomes Incomes in incomes In- In comes during the depression show that the r real al problem m is s not one of ot the nati national n l lincome income but of augmenting ing the total n national h income come American experience shows that the th bulk of the nati national nal income realized d will viI go to to labor But lest the process of recovery be retarded by c communistic and other share the wealth nonsense it is important that the true facts be widel widely disseminated The public needs to be reminded that before wealth ca can be distrIbuted distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis it must first be created and that the soundest way to distribute distribute distribute dis dis- dis- dis tribute in laconic income or e widely is through adequate wages es' paid to those in gainful employment Any muddying of at the social waters by false propaganda concerning concerning concerning con con- the nature of ot the di of wealth and income in the United States mer merely ly holds back the processes es of ot sound re re- re covery Labor th the e overwhelmingly largest recipient of ot th the the- national n l income is the heaviest Io loser er erLo Lo Angeles Angeles' Examiner Trained Men for Gov Secretary of Commerce Roper Roper- I ha has an idea for tor creating a na-K na reserve corps of men men aid r d' d women equipped for tor local state fut and federal public service service on the thC plan of pC the thO Army Re Reserve e v corps which is certain not to meet wIth et with the approval of hs his fellow fello cabinet officer Patronage General Gener l Far Far- ley He pr proposes proposes' pos s' s that the schools and colleges train students for this purpose and make up lists that would be available to city state and national officials To his mind it would mean mean as much for civil government as Vest West Po Point nt and Annapolis now now mean for tor external defense It Is strange that suc such a proposition proposition sitio should come from a leadIng leading leading lead lead- ing member lof of the present rad- rad ad administration ministration but on on more than one o occasion Mr R Roper pcr has hns Had the courage 1 to i differ wih the themen themen men who are now In control of of- hi his own wn party ar Tb They in a training school for officeholders office office- h holders r ers too but it is confined to the city state and national comm committees com corn m of ot the party Their idea of eligibility is that a man shall carry his hb precinct t Th Tb The Roo Roosevelt evelt administration has shown hown little sympathy for the merit system and the Roper prescription p es may be looked upon by 1 the new dealers dealer as too reasonable reasonable reason- reason able to be practical Philadelphia Philadelphia Inquirer A Better Americans do their system of government an injustice when they clamor against free and open 1 Discussion discussion of other systems They betray lack lacie of conviction that representative government can bear the impact of increased knowledge In expressing con that communism and fascism can without danger be be- discussed in American schools and can be critically compared with American government without without without with with- out undermining loyalty to that goy government r Secretary Ickes of ot the thet l ulterior interior department displays an that has nothing to fear feir from other isms If Ie 1 I were riot not satisfied American p political institutions are the tithe most enlightened and freest in ir the world I would join the ranks of ot those who would forbid the thc hateful words fascism arid and even en to be spoken ip in a whisper in o our r schools f This is the kind kil of t confidence by which a true par jer per cent ent AT American should shoUd be kno known n. n Tf TJoe o e who vho lack s such ch faith may my after all aU ach achieve comfort from the banning of t f outspoken examination of all all' gove governmental doctrines es for they cannot forbid the yie utterance ance aJo aloud d of ot hateful l words without driving drivIng- those words into tJi that t far more dangerous dangerous dan dan- sort of ot discussion dicuio slon which Is Js whispered But those thoe whose desire to de defend defend de- de fend tend representative government springs from their own enlightened enlightened enlightened ened belief that it Is the best belt system under which men en may live tiye happily and progressively will not try to shield it from attack as one would s shield a weakling but will let it go into bal bal- battle balIe Ie as as' as a a strong man Democracy needs need no alliances with Ignorance or partial Ignorance ig Ig- Ig norance Dictatorships Dictatorships- hi s fascist or or communist May communist may thrive on n half truths Free government ca can stand the light Christian r Y |
