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—ttOn.
Economist Discusses
Americaii Way As
Against European
As Washington Sees It..
THE NATIONAL SCENE
movement within the party. There is the armed forces comhiirtee .in the
a general, contensus of opinion here [senate against the natino’s prepared-
that General Eisenhower will not: Iiess p ro g ram The senators yawned,
run, as he once said before. Al
though he has been offered the I
Special to The Chronicle.
Washington, May 4. — John L.
i Lewis’ latest brush with tne federal
courts in the coal mine strike . . .
drummed on the table, looked bored
nomination on a silver platter with an< ^ evidently the Wallace testimony
no strings attached by both liberals
and conservatives in the Democratic i
party, pobody knows where he
stands on any question except’’uni-j
versal military training. And he's
for that. '|
With none of the major domestic'
and served no purpose except to give
the third party candidate a medium
by which to criticize his govern
ment.
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By ROGER W. BABSON
j Eureka, Kans., May 1.—The “Am-j
erican Way of Life” has been men-i. . . . _ ■ , c. ■ •
'tioned by hundreds o[ wr.ters and !" clus ‘ 0 " <? “a
speakers in the past few years. Dur-’ Ma , rs , hal1 >> la " b ' 11 b )' tbe Housc ' ^
line the war we heard a great deal' imtely a « amst our foreign policy
iahmit a ♦Vasa \rvara 8 tar, 1 Senator Claude Pepper’s capitulation issues such as federal aid to educa-
,about d.fori.nc the Amenwn W£,, ^ RuBiSTaggreilw. . . . Uon. a national health law, Iona
i Our army and navy were dedicated , , . , , , . r j
. , , . . .(debate on federal aid to education
to its defense by force of arms and; ,. . • .. .
: v ip, . . , i measure in the senate . . . indictment
their own lives. The rest of us served , ! ¥T . e*. » o u* »
... . . .of the United States Building &
i as a second line of defense by way of ! . T w ^ j .... ...
! f . . . . _iLoan League charged with violating
■work in defense plants, volunteer * a
. . u » L ..the lobby law . . ..the inter-Ameri-
services, /purchase of government , . J - . , ..
, , , . .. .. , lean conference at Bogota and the
bonds and contributions of money. .... . _ , ..... ... . .
. .. . .. . tightening of political lines in both
A war-time advertisement illus- ® .. & ^ u- wi u.
j .u a parties were some o«f the highlights
trated the American Way with a r «> &
j colored picture of an immigrant fam-
in this week’s Washington.
a national health law, lon„
range agricultural program. re
ciprocal trade extensions, extension
of the three-year federal highway
act and other proposed ‘legislation
written into law as yet. Democrats
have started another slogan oJ a
“do-nothing” congress for this ses.-!
sidn of the 80th congress. For this |
reason there is somfe sentiment
in
mUMUKKXI ily.father, mother, and their young! Sem Claude Pepper of ; GOP leadership to reverse its
’ children—eating their oicnic lunch ; is one °f the most influential men P| lic y on the long-range agricultural j
I under a big oak tree-all of them ^spite his extreme liberal viewSa • y..‘ n o t ^ duce , d by ^ n ® t ° r |
‘healthy, prosperous and happy. The on the floor of the senate where he | A Ad vn r a t ^ Tf d f ^ b ‘ ''
'rise of millions of such men froml has been one of ^ men most crit_ h
penniless immigrants to happy home ical °f the Marshall plan and other * ar "e ^ ® c ba e 9 ?J pr0XlI ! iately 200 j
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owners is the best iilustratrani of the! European aid, declaring that this ofthe t nec ^ sary2 ^ 8 ) si « nat ^ r f s nec ;
a American Way.” ^ ! country was headed toward war un- essa ry to get tht.r bill brought out of
der its foreign policy, and whilelvot- committee and Considered on the
A i^ e * XS< ^!, b T 8 in s f° r ERP he predicted its failure' floor of the house It will be remem-
unless Russia was mollified. In an bere d that the ..house agricultural
Easter broadcast he did an about- comm ‘ ttee bottled up all bills and
but they don’t tell enough. The best
definition of the American Way is
that ti gives us “liberty with justice
and mercy.” Liberty has been dear
face, branded Russia as an aggressor
decided
not to vote on them this
.... . ..... . nation for which he received, on the! sess ' on- Re P- Robert J. Twyman of
to this country since its beginnings., {loor Qf the senat the thanks of Illinois, said he believed the petition
The Europeans who icame here as SenaU)r Arthur Van ^ enbu would be filled soon,
colonists came seeking freedom not: Action .of the House to include
—* 'available at home. When they think Said ^ en ® tor The SuV,et Spain for benefits under the Marshall
of what they would now be suffering , Vp 10 * 1 has been gul ' ty (>f a ao r ession lan was cons i dered Inclusion of
rkr*1kf 1 A mmi o i'l' 11 they 0r their P arents had - nf)t come, w hlch oflei \ ds a ^ d a ” r0 " ts °^ r ( sens ^ Spain, which is not included' in the
BENJAMIN & M t0 America, they thank God for the independence and* dignity and 16 _ ftation a2reement . 1S a de : ;nite
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I freedom-for the peoples of '' the *r a “~ v ‘r w It “f reeme , nt ’, w ' S 3 definite
But liberty without restriction and: world. The Floridian declared'iur- i fQrces are making the most Qf thp
new inroads into the
1 American Way
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j-j mercy wopld lead us back toward tber that he favored ( the imposition newg make
Dr. Felder Smith
Optometrist *
Laurens, S. C.
126 EAST MAIN STREET
South Side Public Square
HOI RS FOR EYE
EXAMINATIONS: ’
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Wednesdays 9:00 to 12:30
Phone 791 for Appointment
£ pre-civilization and the choas from
J** i which we have slowly climbed. Lfo-
*.♦ ( erty under law, however, is a prac-
§j tical system that works. The law of
S; this country is the product of men’s
ft I experiences over the centuries. These
p [ two—our hard won liberty and our
# ( longrdeveloped justice—are the basis
U\oi the American Way of Life.
I, therefore, believe in the Amer
ican Way of Life because it works.
Wfe don’t always achie\% the ideal.
Sometimes we don’t even come close
of selective service, a large navy and „ . . ,
air force and adeauate nersonnel in a^-communist ranks prior to the
air force and adequate personnel in )April 18 eleciiofts. Reaction in Lon-
our armed forces. He still opposed ,, . ,
, » , , don and other world capitals was
universal military service and he ^
wants President. Truman to make
one more try for peace in a meeting
with Stalin.
“I want to make it clear that~this
is not a proposed meeting for ap
peasement,” he said.
Prediction by (former Governor
Ellis Arnall of Georgia, that Presi
dent Truman would be renominated
equally bitter.
Henry Wallace spent
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; to it; but always we do pretty well. I despite the southeihv revolt . . . the
The closer to that ideal our efforts! continued support of the President
bring us, the better, our way of life by Senator Pepper . the predic-
works. Communism, Socialism andition by Sen. Walter Ueorge of Geor-
many- other" have--beerr tried j gia that the President would be the
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at various times but they did not
i work. ’ ——
I want to mention a few things
which prove that the American Way
really pays off—and pays better than
other ways that- we see around us.
Figures recently published show, for
example, that to buy a dozen eggs
the average European has to wopc |
jjust about four hours, while an Am-j
| erican factory worker can-earn a!
| dozen eggs in a little over half an,
i hour. A pound of butter — even this |
jyear—costs not' much more than!
j three-quarters of an hour working
time here - It would cost the-average
European eight hours—and then he
probably could not find butter to
buy!
Living conditions in Russian-dom
inated countries do not bear out the
Russian contention as to the wonders
of Marxism and Communism. Bul
garia, where the Russian shadow is
dark, recently invited Western re
porters to see their brave neW world;
, but the reports only confirmed our
j belief that our poorest people are
i better fed, better housed, better
: dressed than any working people in
any other country. Our wage-work
ers, moreover, are safer, happier and
freer. Britain thus far has been un
able to make Socialism work. The
South American countries under dic
tatorships find that one-man rule is
misrule. , ’
There may well be a middle
ground between Capitalism and So
cialism which will make our Amer
ican Way even better than it now is.
Hence, we all should be open-minded
and always insist upon justice to ev
ery group. The greatest crime of
Comrrufnism is that its leaders are
not content to let it prove itself but
they murder all minorities who do
not agree with them. The world
cannot progress on such a ^principle.
Laurens-Newberry
J Bay Scout Camporee'
John Faris and C. E. Saint-Amand,
District Chairman of the Laurens and
Newberry Boy Scout Districts res
pectively, have announced that the
Spring Camporee for the two dis
tricts will be held jointly on May 7
and 8, Friday and Saturday. The
Camporee ground is located at Suber
Recreational Park, between Newber
ry and Whitmire. A large attend
ance of boys is expected from the
various troops throughout the two
districts.
Friday’s activities will consist of
registration and setting up camp in
thef afternoon,' highlighted by a
campfire in the evening. The aptiv-
ities Saturday win include inspec
tions, demonstrations of scouting
skills, and games.
Cub scouts are invited to attend
the campfire Friday evening and are
expected to present short entertain
ing features. i Parents of the boys
and other friends of Scouting are in
vited to see this exposition of youth
in action.
Lawrence Stanley, Scout Execu
tive of Blue Ridge Council, and Car-
roll Pitman, Field Executive of Lau
rens and Newberry Districts, will be
present to act as advisors.
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took some 1
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Union leaders representing less than one-tenth of railroad employes
reject recommendations of President's Emergency board—refuse to
negotiate except on their own terms—threaten to paralyze nation by strike!
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THE LEADERS of three railroad unions, rep
resenting less than one-tenth of all railroad
employees, have railed a railroad strike that
W6Ut(f paralyze" the nation, ~~
These leaders refuse to accept a IS 1 ^ cents
an hour wage increase retroactive to Novem
ber 1, 1947. This increase was recommended
by an impartial Emergency Board appointed
by "President Truman.
This increase of 15 cents already has been
accepted by the 19 other railroad unions. But
thfe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginepien, and the Switchmen’s Union of
North America won’t accept what more than
90% of all railroad employes have accepted
They have called a strike to get more!
Unions refuse rules discussion
Certain rules Ganges demanded by these
union leaders—which would increase wages
still further — were recommended by the
Board. But the union lenders want more—
they demand that the railroads put into effect
ALL the changes they asked for, including
those the Board frit should be denied.
On top of this, they insist that certain rules
changes proposed by the railroads be with
drawn—in spite of the fact that the Board
recommended them! These union leaders
have refused to negotiate except upon these
arbitrary terms.
Greater wage increase not justified
Engineers and firemen are among the high
est paid of all employes in Anaei icit, as figures
in'the box show. This strike threat doesn’t
justify giving a greater increase than other
railroad workers received.
Emergency Boards are a means provided
by the Railway Labor Act in the public inter
est to avoid strikes. The President’s Board,
after hearing evidence for 33. days, made
recommendations based on all the facts in
the case. The railroads have accepted these
recommendations. — ~~
i
Who’s to blame?
Although they deplored so large an extra cost
burden, the railroads accepted the report of
the Board because they felt it was in the pub
lic interest to uphold the spirit and intent of
the Railway Labor Act.
In contrast, this small group of railroad
union leaders are attempting to flout the -
intent and spirit of the Railway Labor Act,|
and dictate their own terms. I
They have dictated a paralyzing railroad*
strike.
You will be the victim!
How long will the American puMic stand
for the undemocratic, arbitrary, and abusive
use of the right to strike and the disregard
of the obligation to provide transportation?
How long can the American people permit
a few dictatorial union leaders to defy the
processes provided for peaceful settlement
of disputes?
Force seldom produces settlements that are"
either fair or lasting. Moreover, appoint is /
often reached when personal interests must
be held subordinate to the greatef public
welfare. That is why the railroads have ac
cepted the Emergency Board recommenda
tions. That is also why the leaders of these .,i
three unions should reconsider their decision
to fall a paralyzing strike.
Compare these wages with what you make!
Here is a comparison
of average annual
earnings of engineers
and fireman for 1939
(pre-war) and 1947.
Also shown is what 1947
earilings would have
been if the 154 cents
per hour increase, of
fered by the railroads
and rejected by the
union leaders, had
beenineffect through
out the entire year
1947.
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Tjh at faelaf* ImmI faniait An«iI Eutiafi
INGINEERS
Road Freight $6,152
- (Local and Way)
Road Passenger 3.632 5,391
Road Freight (Through) 3,147 4,682
Yard 2.749 4.07S
BREMEN
Road Freight ....$2,736 $4,721 *
(Local and Way)
Road Passenger ......... 2,732 4,544
Road Freight 2,069 3,4ao
Yard ....; 1.962 3,156
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Eir*i»|s wiMi *,(«
l*cr,*i,i e*cMniit*4*e
k| hinUMt t Iur#
$6,785
6.025
6,187
4,740
*8.310
6,176
3,914
3.645
Railroad wages computed from Interstate Commerce Commission Statement M-jOO
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