Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-15 | Page 3 | New Economic Fight Visioned

NEW ECONOMIC FIGHT Removal of old habits of thought which form the the bonds of an Unworkable unworkable unworkable un un- workable economy conomy is the duty of Utah educators they were told Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night by a speaker at the Utah Education association convention The speaker was Dr Goodwin Watson of Columbia university New York City who with Senator Elbert Elert p. p Thomas and Dr L. L John Nuttall Jr city superintendent of schools addressed more than persons gathered in the L. L D. D S. S tabernacle T Dr Watson Vatson urged the teachers to take sides in tho the straggle to throw off these bonds so soo we o may mayI I enter Into the creation of a truly cooperative commonwealth Accepted ide ideas of property rights must yield to higher human rights he be said The anarchy of business each It run as its owner pleases must give way to shared social responsibility The bogey of government in business must be abandoned for the Hie Q task of setting up machinery by which the community can an control- control production for the common good If If this were done the he United United- States could double its national income income income in- in in come and release thousands of peo peo- pie to expand the health educational educational educational cultural and recreational services services services ser ser- vices of the nation with an economic economic eco ceo plant running at full Capacity capacity capacity ca ca- Dr de declared lared He warned however that educators educators educators tors must be forceful in taking sides on the matter because near at hand is the rise of forces in America that threaten to divide the country and if victorious put an end to to freedom Rise Kise of such forces Dr Watson Vatson said makes maltes conflict certain soon between the reactionary group and supporters of the liberal policies policies poli- poli cies he lie outlined i r When the conflict comes if the democratic forces lose there wont be next election and the any power may not be overthrown for generations generations genera genera- genera 1 the noted educator con- con eluded Senator Thomas discussing his his' federal aid to education bill declared declared de do- dared it would do nothing to bring bring- about governmental control of schools Dr Nuttall advocated an adjustable salary scale fixed by representatives representatives representatives rep rep- of teachers ant and tax tax- ax- ax payers