Show 1 R What Our Readers Think Editors Editor note not Contributors to fo What Readers Reader Think must mutt sign their true names and addresses although these thes will not te h published if the writer re re- re quests Short letters will be given preference Is Fr Free Enterprise In Free America Deemed Editor Telegram I read in inthis inthis inthis this mornings morning's paper September Septem Septem- ber 30 an item from Washington Washing Washing- ton D. D C. C which says Small stores face doom to close by end of 43 Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment economists headed by Wayne C. C Taylor undersecretary undersecretary undersecretary tary of commerce advised senators senators senators sen sen- that It would be better to provide for the orderly wartime liquidation of many small wholesale wholesale whole whole- wholesale sale and retail businesses than to permit them to continue profitless profitless profitless profit profit- less competition The American bill of rights guarantees that this government will protect the life liberty property and the right to the pursuit of happiness of Its citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens and that The right of the people to be secure In their persons persons persons per per- sons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be vio vio- Washington economists now propose to orderly liquidate shove out of business and close up small business men and turn their businesses into bigger hands by the exercise of dictatorial powers and not by the due process of law This outrageous proposed violation violation violation vio vio- lation of the constitutional rights of these men re reminds reminds reminds re- re minds me of what Professor Rex Tugwell as chief assistant to the secretary of agriculture Henry Wallace said in 1936 inan in inan inan an address before the American Economists Institute part of which I quote Planning Panning will necessarily become become become be be- come a function of the federal government either that or the planning agencies will supersede supersede supersede super super- sede that government Business will logically be required required required re re- re- re to disappear This Is not an overstatement for the sake of emphasis It Is literally meant Perhaps our vested Interests interests interests Inter inter- ests will submit to control without without without with with- out too much violent resistance Yet the new kind of economic machinery we ha have v in prospect cannot function in our present economy Have Tugwell's doctrines carried carried carried car car- ried over Is free enterprise doomed in free America Jeremiah Stokes |