Show r AHEAD sr BY GEORGES GEORGE ORGE S. S BENSON President Warding Co College r It Has Happened There Most of us thought it would never happen But it has According to the Associated Press the House of Commons on August 8 approved a abill abill abill bill giving the British government authority to tell its people where they must work and what they must do This means that the government government government govern govern- ment may order men and women to do whatever job it pleases coal mining farming fishing anything Moreover it means the government may choose the place where any man or woman must work This is a drastic step Why is individual freedom thus destroyed by a country with such a long record record record rec rec- ord of high devotion to the individual individual ual citizen and to freedom The answer is simple Two years ago agoa a socialistic government embarked upon a campaign for government management of leading industries in England Things were in such a abad abad abad bad way because of weakness from war that the people permitted this Crisis Upon Crisis The socialistic government relied upon nationwide sympathy and co co- operation However this lasted only a n few weeks Then as absenteeism absenteeism absenteeism ab ab- ab- ab set in and productivity lagged the whole system bogged down The crisis came last winter when a terrible coal famine came cameto cameto cameto to that country with plenty of coal under ground Under socialism crisis thrives on crisis and there were more to come In these crises it is easy for men to accept disaster disaster disaster dis dis- dis- dis aster if they think it will prevent more disaster This is what has happened Inan Inan In Inan an apparent final resort to keep government government government gov gov- management of industry from becoming a complete failure the British are taking this more drastic step Yes in time peace one of the greatest loving liberty-loving countries in the history of the world has given its government authority authority authority author author- ity to draft labor and to tell teH each man and woman where to work and what to do Lets Let's Have Freedom Despite their great love of liberty the British people have now found that loss of individual freedom follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows adoption of a government managed managed managed man man- aged economy just as night follows day It leads to this every time It is sad to see this great country like others that have accepted the blandishments of socialism willingly willing willing- ly give up the freedoms for which her people have shed blood through the centuries A considerable number of our people are evidently inspired by foreign foreign foreign for for- forI I eign ideologies and arid some are asking asking asking ask ask- ing for government control of American American American Amer Amer- ican industry This step England is now taking is a real warning to all American workers that with government management of industry industry industry indus indus- try there must surely come government government government gov gov- dictation to workers The workers in the face of constant crisis are arc told where to work and what to do Seeing that these things point in every direction toward a totalitarian an government our people should make up their minds now that I we do not want government managed managed managed man man- aged economy What is happening in liberty loving England is proof I that such dictation cannot be avoided once government management management management manage manage- I ment is adopted Let us determine now that such a blight shall shaH not fa fall upon the freedom loving land of America |