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Show GENERAL GENERALHUGH HUGH S . JJOHNSON JOHNSON JJOHNSONWashinglon JOHNSONJ JOHNSONf.ru.av J f.ru.av fru.av fruav J.r/ J.r J.r"u6 t . . / "u6 u6 " . , . , . .n n " . + us _ . . . Washinglon Washangton Washington D C CCOnm'ITY CCOMMUNITY CCOMMUNITY COnm'ITY COnmITY COMMUNITY , " ' CHESTS CHESTSIn In these cnt erlt crit cal days there Is so sohot somuch somuch ' much hot stuff in m war and polit poht petit cs csI csto Csto csto I to torlte \ write \\rlte rlte columns about that one IS IStempted istempted istempted tempted to neglect things thmgs less drawp dra wp . , " & m matic . . , bu.t but but , . at leist least , " ' , of oj ofimportance ! . importance to Amer AmerIf Amertea Amert If lea Ica tea equal to the thel theclash theclash thei _ clash of empires andthe and l \ | the tall fall of statest statest states statesr t r g gj ! The n mtional n"lhonal nlhonal " itional Comt Comi1 Corn Com Corn3t t t i \3t 3t \ i1 - _ ' 1 1mumty munity mumty Chest driveis drive ' N is s now under "n n " cr way wayall way\ way way4 yn ' \ . 4 } K 1 1all au all over th s countryIt country Ss . , ? \ . | It is the most senslL sensek sensi sensl sense ' % lLJ , 1 ble and sclent sCient fiba fibmethod fic tic fib L k S , . , / . _ ' a S yl method for practicalchanty practicalcharity practical " . " ' a : ; . charity chanty ever devel develHugh develHugh develHughjohnson Hugh Johnson oped There was a atime atime atime time when th s country w . ent dr1ve drive dr1vecrIzy drivecrazy drivecrazy crIzy crazy : Well WeU meaning meanmg people wheth whether er they were s roply mply r I ' ding dmg a worthy worthyhobby worthyhobby worthyhobby hobby or backing baekmg a far worthJer worthier worthJercause worthiercause worthiercause cause could always al\\ays al ays \ drum up a ahouse ahouse ahouse house to house gimme glmme campa camps gn or orpost orpost orpost post pretty g ris rls rattling dime dune in m theslot theslot the theslot slot c cans ns on every street cornerThe corner I . . . The average American Amencan is alwaysw alwayswilling always | w willing Img to give someth ng rag if he has has1t hasit hasit 1t it . . By the old belter helter skelter shelter meth method method method od he couldn eouldn t know exactly e'tacUy etacUy a-eneUy a eneUy ' - for forwhat forwhat ( orwhat what he was giving glvmg how the money money"ould moneywould moneywould "ould ould would " be used or whether there therewere therewere therewere were not far better uses for his hiscontr hiscontr hiscontr contr but on Also these dnves drives dnvesbecame drivesbecame drivesbecame became so frequent requent ! that many peo pee peopIe peepie peopie pIe either were wert ' fed up with the con constantly constantly constantly stantly repeated annoyance of sol sal CI CItalion citation citation talion tation or simply SUllply couldn t afford to togive togive togive give any more . . . The earl cr er en bird got gotthe gotthe gotthe the dough regardless of its meritsTIe meritsThe merits meritsThe The TIe cummun ty chest idea was an anansver ananswer ananswer ansver answer , to most of these problems problemsIn In many cities it is the only dn\ dn dne drive dnperm driveperm driveperm \ e perm tied tted In nearly l4early pearly all aU cit Clt es it at atleast atleast atleast least combines combmes hi in one all aU dnvcs drives dnvcsfor drivesfor drivesfor for the v . worthiest orthlest estabi est4bl establ shed chan chary chant charyt t es It is conducted under the most mostresponsible mostresponsible mostresponsible responsible sponsorships there are areThis areThis areThis This year both the President and andl1r andMr andMr l\1r l 1r Mr \ : Willkie Willkle w 11 start the effort . . The Thefunds Thefunds Thefunds funds collected will WIU be d vided Vlded by bytht bythi bytht tht thi . best informed mformed authont authorit es among amongthe amongthe amongthe the institutions mshtutIons where they are most mostneeded mostneeded mostneeded needed and will go the furthest tomeet to tomeet I Imeet meet human needs I . . . I IIt It is of course more heart warm warmIDg warmmg warming IDg mg to give d rcctly recUy rectly to some person personI personor I or group whose suffering sufIermg you can cansee cansee cansee see but none of us can g ve ye enough enoughto to meet all the needs of our neIgh neIghbors neighbars neighbors bors bars None of us separately can canjudge canjudge canjudge judge relative needs Few of us ushave ushave ushave have the time or training trammg to manage manageand manageand manageand and regulate our giving For these thesereasons thesereasons thesereasons reasons ind IDd and scrim nate giving is al always always always ways wasteful and somet mes far farfrom farfrom tarfrom from fair The Community Chest Chestmethod Chestmethod Chestmethod method cures all these faults and andshortcommgs andshortcomings andshortcomings shortcommgs shortcomings in m the best wayThe wayThe way wayThe The tremendous sums of public publicmoney publicmoney publicmoney money being bemg expended for relief anc.1 anc1 and anc.1charity andcharity anilcharity . charity greatly restrict the flow of ofg ofgifts ofgifts g gifts ts for two reasons The tax bur burdens burdens burdens dens necessary to support them re reduce reduce reduce duce the incomes 1I1comes of potent al glv giv glvers givens givers ers ens The b llions lllons spent by govern government governmeat government ment meat make some people believe beheve that thatthere thatthere thatthere there is no longer necessity for pnvate pryvate pn pry pnvate vate giving glvmg . . . The fact is that the necess n'cess ncess access ( ' ty is isgrater isgrater isgreater grater , ? than ever Low mterest interest mterestrates interestrates interestrates I mterestI rates have cut the revenue of many manyendowed manyendowed manyendowed endowed charities in m half hall or worse worsei worsePubhc worsePublic worsePublic i Pubhc Public doles can never cover the thearea thearea ; area of need . . Finally Fmally no warm warmhearted warmhearted warmhearted hearted American can ever feel feelqu1te feelquite feelquite I feelI qu1te quite sa satisfied tIsfied w th charity chanty enforced enforcedor or to leave his humanitarian 1m inn 1mpulses innpulses 1mpulses pulses to acts of congress It If there therehad therehad therehad had been far more voluntary sharing sharingthrough sharingthrough sharingthrough through past years there would bp be bpless beless brless less regimented sharing sharmg today-v.lth todayv.lth today v.lth vlth today-with with todayv.lthall todaywithall today - . withall all the political evils that entailsThe entailsThe entails entailsThe The demands upon us all are great greatand greatand greatand and the woes of the world wiU WJll will great greatIy greatly greatly Iy ly increase mcrense them It will wll1 be we11 well we11for wellfor wellfor for us to remember that there are arest areat arest st at 11 great woes in m our own country countryand countryand countryand and that there is noth ng rag in the least leastselfish leastselfish leastselfish selfish in m the motto Charity Chanty be begms begins begins gms gins at home . . . N NIVAL tVAL \ VAL B B1SE BSr \Sr Sr LSE \ : AFTEP1IATUThe AFTEP AFTERMATH AFTEP1\IATU AFTEP1 IATU AFTERMATHThe MATH MATHThe \ The acquis acquls t on of naval bases was wash wash wash h ghl ghly : { popular It vas v as said in de defense defense defense fense of the President s method of ofobtam ofobtain ofobtain obtam obtain ng rag them thatf that ] it if he had con consult consuited consuited sult suited d congress the deal would not nothave nothave nothave have been permitted Present evl evf evldences evfdences cvidences dences of popular approval of this result as tar far as the bases are con concerned concerned concerned cerned m make lke this conclusion highly highlydoubtful highlydoubtful highlydoubtful doubtful Be that as it may there Is Isno isno isno no doubt on earth clrth : that congress congresswould congresswould congresswould would rat ratify y the result today with withscarcely withscarcely withscarcely scarcely a dissent ng voten voteIt vote voteIt It n should do so It is 1S of extreme extremeImportance extremeimportance extremeimportance Importance If the only restraint on onthe onthe onthe the execut ve ye in m dealing dealmg with the thelaws thelaws thelaws laws of the Constitut Conslitut on of the Unit United United United ed States is the possible unpopularty unpopulInty unpopularity unpopulIn unpopulari : ! ty of the result we have hnve surely sue suecumbed suecumbed suecumbed cumbed to what Westbrqok Pegler Peglerealls Peglercalls Pcglercalls ealls calls the what the thc hell philosophy philosophyof of laws morals and obi gat ons Any Anythmg Anything Anything thmg thing goes it if it succeeds regardless regardlessof of law or pr nc pie pee . . . A severe sovere gn na natio tlo i 1 can do Iny any Inyth anyth : anyth th ng rag it wanis wants and dares to do It Itis Itis Itis is answerable to nobody It can de declare dedare dedare clare dare war or it can author ze acts actsof actsof actsof of . war .ar ar w thout a declarat dec1arat on In Intak Intak Intak tak ng rag such act on it may m.y my . be break breakine breaktrig breaking ine trig : treaties but under our Constllut Constltut Constitut Constltu Constitu t on a treaty of the Un ted States Statesis StatesIs Statesis is on equal foot ng with wltb a law of ofthe ofthe ofthe the United States A duly enacted enactedstatute enactedstatute enactedstatute statute so tar far as our mun min cipal clpal law lawis lawis Is concerned can break or repealany repealany repeal repealftny ftny any prior prtor treaty JUJit just ] ust as it e can 11l < breakor breakor or repeal any prior pnor law |