| Show WILL YOU TOU WADE VADE OR RIDE RIDES You have witnessed the Inevitable inevitable Inevitable able result of political and labor radicalism a a definite slowing up of business Whether the present recession develops develops de into another depression depends depends de de- depends upon labor leaders and Con Con- gress For some years it has been considered considered con con- good politics to berate capital capital capital cap cap- ital and industry Nothing has hM been too roo drastic t to heap on Industry In the way of legislation regulation taxation government competition political labor dictatorship and ani countless artificial restrictions and penalties for this th that t or the other other other oth oth- er thing Under such a bombardment industry in industry industry in- in and investors are supposed to smile turn the other cheek to be slapped and dig up the taxes to finance government expenditures Well you see the inevitable result The Ibe wheels of ot the Coach of Progress are mired in a man-made man economic quagmire The Ibe horses that pull the load have been flogged until they are balking The passengers all of us who have tickets on the Coach of Progress are becoming fearful It will wUl be stuck In the mud and are wading ashore The Ibe own 11 owners ers era of the Coach millions of stockholders stockholders stock stock- holders in American industries arc are seeking a way out of ot the quagmire New Investors to furnish capital capita forthe for tor forthe the horsepower necessary to pull the Coach out of the mud are afraid a- a afraid fraid to put up money for fear their horses will be abused as have those now hitched to the Ule Coach Political radicalism and labor radicalism have been taking a free ride on the Coach of Progress They have overloaded it it If It the Coach is Ls pulled out of ot the mire some of the dead heads deadhead heads will win have to be dumped off Congress Is b the driver who will have hue to do the Job lob It can start by throwing off oft the malignant capital cap cap- Ital gains and surplus profits tax that crowds crowd a pay load off oft the Coach It can balance the national budget bud bud- bud I get by spreading the tax base instead In Instead instead in- in stead of miring the nations nation's horsepower horsepower horsepower horse horse- power by tax load It can adopt a constructive railroad railroad rail rail- road policy polley which would be bP a I mighty boost to labor and every Industry which sells rail raU supplies I This IbIs would help pry the Coach out I I of the quagmire It can drop its socialistic program of government competition with wilh the electric Industry thus releasIng releasIng releasing ing from to a year for Improvements which this Industry would make if not fearful tearful of subsidized government competition It can announce a determination to institute institute- a square deal policy for both capital and labor labor equal equal equality ity of consideration of ot both It can announce a 9 policy of encouragement encouragement encouragement en en- rather than discouragement discouragement discouragement of private enterprise It can announce that government will stand as the Impartial umpire In the affairs of Its citizens rather than adopting the attitude of mas mas- ter These are a few things Congress can do that would help pry the Coach of Progress out of ot the mud and send it down the paved road of normal activity Such a program would result In millions of jobs and tens of millions in increased earnings earnings earn earn- ings tugs and dividends to workers and stockholders In industries Every citizen is Interested in this program for every citizen n is b going to have to wade out of the manmade manmade manmade man- man made economic quagmire in which the Coach Is Ls now halted or he is 13 going to ride out on the Coach with dry feet as the result of aids furnished furnished furnished fur fur- by Congress to enable th the Coach to again roll to solid soUd ground with Its load intact |
