Show i s I I I Released by Western Newspaper Union A GOOD DEAL OF HOPE BOPE RESTS WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES ll I A GENERATION ago an evening spent at a friends friend's home an occasional occasional occa occa- visit to the theater or a dinner at a hotel or good restaurant were considered the pleasures of life ille by people of the cities Automobiles I did not provide quick transportation to night clubs which did not exist with their blare of saxophones and snare drums their blues singers scantily dressed women entertainers entertain entertain- ers round after round of alcoholic concoctions and their headaches for forthe forthe forthe the morrow The Victorian pleasures pleasures pleasures pleas pleas- ures of the eighties and nineties were of a simple kind but they were real They made for a substantial I citizenship that was not subject to hysteria Today those city pleasures of 01 the past are gone They have given I place to wild orgies of ot hilarity which leave in their wake only regrets regrets regrets re re- re- re grets for lost opportunities We have imported the ways of what whal were the gay capitals of Europe and those ways were wera at least partially responsible for what has happened In Europe They helped to make Hitler possible People of our rural communities are today more typically American They live a more rational life They represent the culture of the nation They provide the foundation upon which our future must depend If 11 our civilization survives the world cataclysm it will be because of the influence of our American rural communities WHAT OF THE TIlE FUTURE A l MUCH ASKED ASKED QUESTION WHAT LIES AHEAD What will happen when th the war or the emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency or the boom blows up Such Sucha a day is coming Some of my acquaintances in Washington assure me that there is nothing to fear They tell me it has all been given thoughtful tion The government is prepared to provide A bit of discreet questioning discloses discloses discloses dis dis- dis- dis closes that these acquaintances are eagerly waiting that as the day on which will be disclosed the failure of the American system of free enterprise enterprise enterprise en en- and the substitution of the state socialism of Germany or the state capitalism of Italy These two systems are so nearly alike that only a analysis can determine a difference and both savor of Communism How will the government provide Can we keep on adding to the mortgage mortgage mortgage mort mort- gage of approximately that is plastered on every American family and on which it must pay an interest charge of some a year How far can we continue to add to an in indebtedness indebtedness in in-fl that now equals close to third one-third of the value of all our national national national na na- na- na wealth Industry is not now permitted to accumulate any reserve to provide shelter for the rainy days ahead There is nothing to insure a days day's wages for the workman when the demand for guns tanks and planes is no more Congress should be thinking of that future day unless congress is willing to see our American system go overboard and America follow the road all the rest of the world is traveling FIXING WAGES PRICES THE PAYMENT at exceedingly high wage rates of billions of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars each year to American workmen workmen workmen work work- men and a drastic limitation on production of commodities for civilian civilian civilian civil civil- ian use produce dangerous conditions conditions condi condi- for the creation of ot wild uncontrolled uncontrolled uncontrolled un un- un- un controlled inflation Ways by which such conditions may be offset in include include include in- in clude a limitation on all prices including including in including in- in wages an exceptional and drastic tax rate on all incomes that are above those of nonna normal times or oran oran oran an enforced purchase of government securities A commodity and wage price price fixing fixing policy is possible under undera a totalitarian form of government but has never proved success successful in ina I Ia a democracy BETTER EITER RELATIONS EDWARD C C. C JOHNSON of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York heads an organization whose purpose is to exchange information between people of North and South America and so create a more friendly interest He wants the North Americans to know and appreciate appreciate appreciate ap ap- ap- ap Bolivar and the South Americans Americana to know and appreciate Washington If U we understand the history and culture of our neighbors we will wm be less critical and more appreciative tive of them It is a worthy cause being promoted in a practical way and for a good purpose TilE THE LORD HELPS HELPS' AN ENGLISH FRIEND a former officer in the British army quoted to me the old adage the Lord helps those who help themselves and applied applied applied ap ap- plied it to England He said England England England Eng land will do a much better job at helping herself when the Lord or orthe orthe orthe the United States do not attempt to help When help is offered England England England Eng Eng- land is inclined to let Jet up on her own efforts and let the Lord or the United States do the job That may account for tor lack of news of war activities s from England |