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Show f i UINTAH BASIN RECORD, DUCHESNE, UTAH Is the 'Common Man' Fit to Rule? 1UL MALI. OS relation to a new brand of socialism latest AFL economic survey. Theandsurvey howls Stand- Living priceTKreaten Workers Jobs Out. The calls it wffiat Way furnishes end it the ards." Then at and it adds: The way out, says the AFL, is Consumer Cooperation, business. of a Every ownership Consumer cooperation means cooperative we must start at once to organize as conmember is a part-ownwe cannot afford to wait . . . sumers is Now lets see. Lets understand this. Consumer cooperation socialism. Is of course, eh? That, ownership of a business, than that which Moreover, it is a different, advanced type of socialism British government The on Britain. the British unions have imposed and as is the normal bonds, with there government business the bought case when the government owns anything, no one owns it. This new AFL socialism is not state socialism but union ownership. The unions start factories for shoes, clothing or even automobiles, maybe. work in the priImmediately this breaks its own union monopoly of the work and price In automobile or factory. owned shoe, clothing vately of unthen, AFL would compete with its own members, for the purpose AFL was Ii business their unprofitable. and them making derselling successful, their members would lose the private ownership jobs they have now. When the Henry Wallace for president movement was launched in California it made a lot of Republicans happy just to think about it, although they never really believed that a third party was possible. (When I was in college a friend of mine wrote an essay entitled: Why a Third Party Is Impossible in America. This was just before Teddy Roosevelt came out with his Bull Moosers in 1912). i i old-time- d HOW BLUE TOUR EYES ARE . . . Anything can happen at a baby show, as witness this scene taken during judging at a Los Angeles That Summer Vacation Trip they would start Put a squirrel tail on the radiator day things in pennant in your hat, ing How cap, stick for the and road, the closed rah r and the detour that unravels NEWS REVIEW civilization " are a ho British Economy Menaced; Traffic Fatalities Slashed in iutkiiii tery! Ben Pease says that if the ancient prophets could get a peek at present quarters as the White Knight. News item. Just at present, a sort of silent night, as it were. Tii ci , , ,3 "devolo whi h jJL BACK IN CIVILIAN DRESj hands Reconverted to her prewar j of ha dor, the SS Queen Mary ag fitted ready to resume her luxury t to per plying between Southamptot The s New York. The 81,235-toserved as hospital and t tectiv do sor j troops, mates - W r s & sing gun dropping into place to form a coherent unit. For masses of Americans, to whom economics could be hamburgers, popcorn stands, hot Headline. Armies Close Trap. boiled down into a matter of you either have it or dont have fudge parlors and popsicle spots some of our leaders If only a And . civilization . . of it, the international hysteria monies, credits, loans, spend- per capita! is Dont forget to would. . . . ing, inflation at home and crises abroad began to take on some whose slogan and look at the batoil the change meaning. Dewey is regarded in some came a fairs 3 - are Sodom-Gom- INCREDIBLE He gasped, he reeled And then fell flat . . Gromyko had said I agree with that!!! We have annihilated distance and run the clippers over the wings of time. 'And what have we? More sudden spate of developments, starting Within a matter of hours in England and ending up on virtually every farm in America. Having no ostensible connection on the surface, each fresh turn of events was linked inexorably with preceding occurrences. To philosophers, as well as economists, it was a perfect chain of causes and effects. 8 This Is how it began; MontField Marshal Viscount DEATH ROAD: 1 gomery, chief of the British imwas perial general staff, suddenly Safety Report called home from a tour of the Far Compared with 1946, death is takEast. ing a back seat on the nations highreMontgomery returned to Great ways this year, the semi-annuBritain to advise the government port of the National Safety council concerning drastic curtailment of has shown. the nations military establishment, For the first six months of 1947 cost of which (3.6 billion dollars a the death toll stood year) could no longer be borne by at 14,480. That figure is 9 per cent the threadbare British economy. below the 15,890 fatalities recorded In London, Labor government for the same period last year. At 2 officials, no longer able to stave the same time, travel Was 11 per off a frank admission, told the cent heavier this year. world that Englands plight was According to the safety councils desperate, that the tight little isle report, 2,490 lives were lost during was on the sharp brink of ruin. June, which represents a 5 per cent Prime Minister Clement Attlee, as- increase .over the June, 1946, recsailed with charges of bungling ord. In view of the increased traffic, and failure to act, nevertheless however, it was a marked improvewas given a vote of confidence when ment. he sketched out a plan which would Even the larger cities in the nahave British miners work an extra tion were decreasing their traffic hour each day to increase Englands fatalities. New York whittled its coal production, key pillar in its deaths by 15 per cent and Los Aneconomic structure. geles by 16 per cent. Jacksonville, The British crisis was born out Fla., was tops on the record book of four factors: Shortage of Amerwith a 69 per cent decrease from ican dollars (the U. S. loan will 1946. Indication was that cities were have been used up by Christmas); becoming more traffic conscious. shortage of coal (not enough to permit industries to operate and re- INDONESIA: build stockpiles); shortage of manU.N. Looks power, and inflation. weakened under the It was a matter of regret, the Morally threat of domestic political and Dutch government said, that the economic crises, the London stock matter of the Dytch - Indonesian market broke swiftly, as sharp sell- fracas was being brought before the United Nations security council. ing hit all sections. To a few million other observers. And, although U. S. state department observers scoffed at the idea It was not so much a matter of that developments in England had regret as it was a surprise. U. N., produced a reaction over here, it it seemed, was even then overdue appeared to be something more In its action. than coincidence that: Australia and India laid the probShortly after London stocks lem before the council, where it broke, wheat prices on the Chi- immediately began to vie with the cago board of trade showed losses Balkan issue for priority of debate. of nine to nine and cents Although the Australian and Ina bushel, while corn and oats dian delegations told the council dropped off from three to four cents. that the strife between Dutch and Industrial stocks also receded some- Indonesian forces threatened world what on the New York stock ex- peace, a Dutch spokesman in Washington said U. N. had no jurischange. At the same time, it became apdiction. Netherlands authorities insist on parent that the U. S. government, faced with high prices of grain and terming the struggle a Dutch pofood and continued shortages lice action, designed to control reabroad, would issue a call for an- bellious Indonesians who hate to other big wheat crop this year in- wait until 1949 to attain their indestead of reducing wheat production pendence as a sovereign state. The goals as was planned previously. Indonesians, however, say that the As the picture began to take Dutch are waging a colonial war shape, the dominating motif ap- and that it looks like imperialism peared to be economic Insecurity. to them. Will a: were friend jebtVi thems Upoi V sercic 4 source HUGHES UNDER FIRE voted t Howard Hughes, west coast is and long a fabulous I? in the American scene, is the principals in a senate ; grow as investigating committees in ua 1jna into the awarding of 40 mi a " dollars in aircraft buildup; a. tracts during war, has bi . as0-trialis- WALTER SHEAD Boom and B(ist A Warning former price administrator, has told the LEON HENDERSON, committee in the senate that the present governmental steering policy is heading toward a wild boom and then a bust. He declared the price structure is shot through with distortion and unbalances and that prices, just as in 1920, have been allowed to get out of hand, that profits of business and Industry are swollen and that wages have not kept pace with the rise in prices. Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, chairman of the GOF committee, took the opposite view. He said there is no evidence today that prices are out of line with wages and h declared that factory workers today can buy 20 per cent more with their pay than they could eight years ago. Chances are that there isnt a housewife in the country who will agree with Senator Taft on that statement. Senator Taft even asserted that he believed higher rents would help purchasing power because the landlords would make some repairs. On one thing Taft and Henderson agree namely, that luxury taxes should be investigated. y WALTER WINCHELL Cast of Characters in the Big To The producer who lunches daily with his two . . . Chinatowns citizens idling away a Sunday afternoon sipping rice wine and . . . Comely gyry playing fan-tamaidens near Tompkins Square garbed in colorful native costumes. . . . The hot sweet potato vendors on Mulberry Square. . . . Union forums where Squares open-ai- r anyone can join the verbal s. 3 free-fpr-al- l. Shady lawyers hanging around courts, hoping to pick up homicide cases. Theyre called thousand dollar men. A thouz Is the established fee for an attorney allotted by the court to defend an accused murderer. A community of families who live on barges anchored In East river. Some rent extra cabins to boarders. . . . The depressing migration of derelicts to Bowery fleabags every evening. They seldom speak to each other. HELLO, MA , . . Screen a Betty Grable (her husband b ry James) introduces herllh old girl, Jessica James, It camera for the first time, blonde actress and her baoi er husband have another to ter, Vicki, now three. jis coo are see tais ect 50,0 T Miserable humans in night court the worst possible advert for the human race. . . . Prisoners delivered to police headquarters via a back door and whisked into hidden elevators. . . . Cocky prisoners in the police lineup who crack jokes in hope of creating "a favorable atmosphere. , Gents who carry gum tipped poles to pluck coins dropped in cellars. The citys version of a beachcomber. . . . Trafficops refereeing the midtown traffic tussle. -- one-four- th DREW PEARSON Marshall Exposes Russias Game CECRETARY of State Marshall gloomily disclosed to the house foreign affairs committee that a Soviet fifth column, composed of Germostly mans, is working night and day" to create chaos in Germany. At an meeting, Marshall, in effect, declared: The Russian game Is to keep Germany in chaos, realizing that desperate, broken, hungry people are easy for Commuprey nism and will turn to Russia for aid. He emphasized that European recovery is impossible without stepped-u- p German production, and assured the congressmen that this was the unanimous opinion of the best minds available." Germany was the hub of European economy before the war, Marshall pointed out, and could not be blanked out suddenly without upsetting the whole European structure. If Germany becomes a cancer, he warned, the thing will spread. S.fcr!tary,0f state lrnPlied that Germany can be without again threatening world peace, but indicated made that the problem was to convince France of this. He declared frankly that recovery in Europe hinged upon the French attitude toward economic Germany inasmuch as France fears any program that might develop Germanys AAA To Resume Soil Program out by more than 100,000 farmer committeemen. The program was halted In May w'hen the house voted to appropriate only 105 million dollars for the setup this year and to end it altogether next year. The AAA had worked out a 300 million dollar program and President Truman had recommended that amount In his budget to congress. year. Bulk of the reduction in personnel and other expenses will be absorbed in Washington and state offices, allowing local AAA offices to retain most of their present staff. A farmer may sign up for any number of approved projects, but he is promised only a certain amount of money with the provision that he will get additional payments if any funds remain after all farfn-er- s have been paid their minimum Although the 255 million finally voted by congress is lower than the guarantees. sum asked, the soil program Is beThe program will be cut drastic-all- y ing resumed on the same basis bs next year. At Insistence of the originally planned. The appropriasenate, however, the house agreed tion for administrative expenses is to go along with an appropriation ol about 18 per cent less than last 130 million dollars fur 1943. WrrI' DEFENSE the SECRETARY James V. Forrestal, first fr tary of defense under the Bfvet tional security act, hailed R,a' tion of armed services a most decisive and definil( o in formation of the republic is ae8rvaM WRIGHT PATTERSON Russia Thwarts United Nations A MISTAKE was made In the San Francisco conference i when the United Nations was organized. Russia should not have been appeased by giving her a veto power. She should have been permitted to walk out then, and not later be In a position to block action. United Nations, to be effec tive, must be something more than a debating society. Its constitution provides a rather cumbersome method of correcting that mistake. The time to make such a change is NOW. Russia probably will quit if it is made, but it is better that she quit now than to wait until Communism dominates all the world. D both friend forces in! tl sonal Congress is to make an inquiry into the high cost of living. This should raise it considerably. Through the great open spaces with tire jack, can opener, aspirin tablets and a will of iron. 'Like a kaleidoscope in which several apparently unrelated chips of glass shift suddenly from a meaningless jumble of color into an understandable pattern, so at least some of the whirling segments of the worlds intricate economy have be- te open bridge your spine and puts gravel in your disposition! FARMERS BENEFIT soil-savin- g .i f II. I. PHILLIPS ld cross-countr- K d Leland Dexter, contestant for the bluest competition. eyes, went to sleep in midst of excitement and had to he judged in his carriage. leaf i 1l ... ... are dps 2 top hSXIr. WASHINGTON. To is p: to have some economic By BAUKIIAGE t tot Man John Lewis new coal economy, calling UNION Bigbigger round of prices and wage increases, seems Sews Analyst and Commentator. t .. New Brand of Socialism Population May Backslide To Low Intelligence Level . If Wallace were to become president of the United States it is unlikely that the common man whom he champions would have any more to say about running the country than he does now. However, when Wallace says this is the century of the "common man, he isnt far wrong. The revolutions which have swept the world in the past decade cerThere are others, however, who tainly would not have been possi- while they may agree with Browns ble if they had postulation, question the methods not had the sup- now being used to develop these port of the peo- Innate abilities. A very dim view of the situation ple. This support was not necessaris taken by Canon Bernard Iddings ily the result of Bell, educator, pastor, author and free choice, intel- consultant on education to the Episdecision copal bishop of Chicago. lectual He thinks Henry Wallace Is coror popular vote. In fact, for the rect in his description of the curcermost part rent century but he says: It does tainly under Mus- not follow because the common man Franco, has suddenly been lifted into control solini, Hitler and Stalin that he Is thereby automatically it was the op- made competent properly to exert He thinks Wallaces control. posite. Nevertheless, they were definition ought to be expanded. not revolutions of He says: Ours is the century of the common the upper classes. adolescent perpetually Even in the case of Great Brit- man, of the common man unains very mild revolution, which skilled in the art of living. Unwas the result of popular vote and a taught in the wisdom of the race, he free choice, the traditional po- is incompetent either to rule or to litical and intellectual leaders were be ruled. swept out of office. Need Education Americans are committed to For Common Man the idea that the majority The canon isnt snobbish. He Is should rule and the theory alnot looking down his canonical nose ways has been that the people at anybody. As a member of sowould be wise enough to select a person of sufficient intelliciety he takes his share of the blame by saying that society has played gence, experience and integrity to represent them at the job of the common man a low trick for which those who control education ruling. are chiefly chargeable. Of late, however, a number of Bell quotes the late Dr. William persons approaching the problem Rainey Harpers definition of an edhave from quite different angles, man: A man who by the ucated expressed concern about the education and training of the men available for the responsibility oi carrying on the business of government. I have been assured by here who have been familiar with the personnel of congress over a number of years that we perhaps have as high type of men, mentally and morally, in congress today as we have ever had. In fact, I am told they are making excellent use of the greatly expanded sources of information on the issues they have to consider and are, therefore, better informed than any congress has ever been. Nevertheless, we hear from educators, from economists and statisticians, all sorts of dire warnings. One that has recently stirred up the press considerably was by Guy Irving Burch, head of the population reference bureau. It seems Canon Bernard Iddings Bell Burch read a survey made in England by Sir Cyril Burt at the re, , unskilled . . . untaught . . quest of the royal commission on time he Is 25 has a clear theory, population. As a result of his survey. Sir formed in the light of human exCyril suggests that in 50 years the perience down the agds, of what number of students of scholarship constitutes a satisfying life, a sigability in Britain will be approxi- nificant life, and who by the age of mately halved and the number of 30 has a moral philosophy consonant feeble-mindealmost doubled. This with racial experience. conclusion was based on psychoBell thinks that what we do not logical tests and size of families in do and what we ought to do to Britain. educate Is, first, to give children a knowledge of the races wisdom, Nation of Dullards imparting to them what they ought to know rather than teach them Seen in Future what they would like to study; secstaBurch has studied population tistics for the United States from ond, to teach children how to read, the standpoint of psychological write, listen to and speak the tests, educational attainment, eco- English language; third, they must nomic status and type of occupa- be taught decent manners, the tion. He says: We may reach the rights of others; fourth, they must learn that honest and craftsmanlike general conclusion that the lowest third of our people in each one of achievement is the only door to sofifth, teachers approval; these four categories has families cial about twice as large as those of must inspire reverence for the unseen and impart some objective the highest third. of what the various faiths knowledge And he concludes: about us are to do and teach. As a voting participant In I wish that some smart statishelping to solve the many tician would try to figure out if problems of our complex the kind of education which civilization a dull and backward would give a man a high income individual is almost as helpless likewise makes him fit to run a as an idiot. In fact, he may country as complicated as ours be more dangerous to democratIn a world as complicated as ic Institutions because he is ours. easily commanded by demagogues and dictators. This gives us quite a different picture of the century of the "common man. Dr. Francis Brown, staff associate of the American Council on Educaton and the executive secretary of the Presidents commission, doesnt quarrel with Burchs figures WASHINGTON. Extensive operbut he says: This population-intelligenc- e ations of the AAA soil conservation report Hoes not give enough program were ordered resumed by importance to the possibility of im- the department of agriculture after proving intelligence by education. congress finally approved a 255 milIn other words, if we broaden the lion dollar administrative fund for base of our teaching we can regain the setup. Administrative expenses a lot of the potential waste maare in addition to the 2C5 million terial that Burch has discovered. dollars which will go directly for What the Burch report overpayments to farmers participating looks is this, says Dr. Brown, in practices. human intelligence never has Inaugurated in early days of the been developed to Its fullest New Year, the AAA program offers cash and materials, principally among the great masses of peolime and fertilizers, to farmers for ple. No way has been found accurately to measure the ulcarrying out approved soil and timate capabilities of the human water conservation practices. Local mind. details of the program are carried iI'll sonata ACCUSED . . . Chief Harold Ilirshbcrg is being marlialed at the New Yorir yaid in Brooklyn on chaf-mistreating fellow America' oners of war while himself, oner in a Japanese eamp j |