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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
America is the world’s great democracy, you hear peo
ple say. It is not a democracy; a democrcy would be a
government by the people themselves; by the people direct
ly, without representatives. Then someone else says &iat
America is a land of laws, not of men. But that is only
half true; our Legislature enacts Statutes and they are
law, but they are only a part of the law. A very great part
of our law. is a hang-over from the days of our people in
England. We call this the Common Law. Then we have
a great body of law consisting of decisions of courts but the
decisions are not interpretations of statutes; they are an
effort to find a law or judicial decision somewhere, almost
anywhere on which to rest a decision on a condition here.
You will observe that the courts will frequently cite de
cisions by courts of other States. Then, again, we have de
cisions which nterpret State and Federal Constitutions. In
general, I think, our State seems fairly consistent. In fol-
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lowing established Constitutional decisions. We recall, in
passing, that we have provisions in our State Constitution
which seem to be frequently disregarded. Those pro
visions are in plain and clear English, but we continue an at
titude of indifference.
In the National field we have such ridiculous perversions
as the quibble and squabble over the interpretation of the
Constitution. Here we in South Carolina have waited
months for a decision by the Supreme Court of the United
States. Is the matter one of law, merely law, pure and
simple? By no means; The decision may reflect the politi
cal trend of the day rather than the law. If we were to sub
mit the Bible for a political decision it would probably be
ruled out by some fanciful interpretations.
We of America, a great nation under law, do not know
what the law is; we stand impotent until a group of men
tells us that the law is what it meant when it was written,
or it means something else today. America, a land of
law, waits months and months to hear what the iaw is or
was or shall be.
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naturally in fish Ivers, eggs, butter and milk. Anti-anemia
B-12 is contained in liver; so is folic acid, a similar weapon.
A number of vitamins have uses not yet pinpointed by
scientists; they’re known only to help the body make pro
per use of food, as all vitamins do. In this class are
pantothenic acid, found in yeast liver and molasses; Vita
min E, found in wheat-germ oil, and B-6, found in yeast and
crude rholasses.”
Are you interested in Vitamins? They are the order of
the day. Plain old ham and eggs, mother’s beefsteak and
hominy, big muffins, waffles and hot cakes—on such su
staining food men went out and conquered the wilderness;
and, thus nourished, followed a mule all day. On this
great fare mothers cared for eight or ten children, did all
the washing, ironing, sewing, cooking, house-cleaning and a
bit of gardening, and then had time to keep up with all the
doings and sayings of the neighbors; and sometimes “sit-
up” with a sick friend. Well that was a day of rugged liv
ing, but it produced great people. And they had no electric
refrigerators, or electric fans; no constant supply of hot
water. We probably shall have to consume vitamins on
a big scale in order to get back in form. Of course I am not
going to repeat what was said about eating fish. Some man
remarked that he ate fish because fish is good brain food.
His friend remarked, “If fish is good for the brains I
ought to eat a whale.” Now about those vitamins:
“Health-conscious Americans are consuming a fast-grow
ing dose of vitamins. It was less than two decades ago—in
1934—that the first vitamin extract passed across a drug
counter. At last official report in 1951, it was 4.3 million
pounds.
The public is consuming a rising flow of vitamins via in
direct routes, too. The basic manufacturers sell them to
food processors to enrich such everyday foods as bread,
milk and margarine. And vitamins are helping make more
meat through increased use in farm-animal feed. New
uses enhance the vitamin future. B-12, already known as
an anemia fighter, has recently been found to promote the
growth of retarded children..
Vitamins, of course, are contained naturally in various
foods, from oranges to fish livers. It’s been known for
decades that ailments like pellagra, scurvy, rickets and beri
beri were caused by lack of vitamins and could be prevented
or cured by eating foods containing them. The first vitamin
extracts came entirely from the natural sources. But since
then, it’s been found more feasible to make vitamins syn
thetically—mainly from chemicals derived from coal tar.
Today most vitamins are made that way. Many of the big
vitamin dealers concentrate on selling vitamins for use only
on doctor’s prescriptions. And doctors contend they should
be consulted by would-be vitamin takers because individual
needs vary so widely.
Among the major vitamins now put up in pill form, Vita
min A, the aid to child growth and night vision, is found
naturally in fish livers. Vitamin B-l, the weapon against
beri-beri and hangovers, also known as thiamine, is con
tained in nuts, eggs and most vegetables. The growth- pro
moter B-2 comes in milk and green vegetables. Vitamin
C, besides helping bone and tooth growth, aids in healing
wounds. The well-known D, preventer of rickets, is found
America should develop her strength at home. As a great
country, able to defend ourselves against any foe, we should
have a moral influence throughout the world that would
make us in very truth the mighty Nation under God
which could lead humanity. I emphasize the weight of
our strength in material, physical, preparation; and I recog
nize that our greatest influence would be that of a nation
which seeks Divine guidance and speaks without selfish
motive: in truth, a Nation without guile. One of the most
beautiful tributes in the Scripture was the remark of Jesus
about Nathanael, as He saw Nathanael approaching: “Be
hold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile.” A Nation
without guile! There has never been such a Nation, as I
recall. How refreshing that would be!!
Today we are throwing money all around the world. Why?
We say that we are preparing against Russia, although we
pretend to be at peace with Russia. Russia pretends to
be at peace with us, but we support the South Koreans
and Russia supports the North Koreans in war. We are
friends with Communists in one Country and enemies in
another. All the world is such a jumble that nothing stands
out as a principle.
We play ball with those who play with us. We fight
the Chinese in Korea but hold back the Chinese National
ists who want to fight on China’s mainland. We-are so
smart and subtle that we outsmart ourselves.
What really concerns me is that we have so few old-time
Americans. We have hundreds of thousands of men and
women who seem to know nothing of the basic principles of
America. Today we have smart, world-minded Americans
who endorse and support the United Nations program,
even though it has become a sort of Trojan Horse that may
destroy us from the inside! You remember the Trojan
Horse? There was a war because Helen, the beautiful wife
of the King of Sparta, had been carried off by Paris, the
son of the King of Troy. The Spartans and their allies be
sieged Troy ten years but were still on the outside. Finally
the Greeks built a great horse, filled it wth soldiers, and
let it stand outside the city. Then they retired, as though
defeated. The curiosity of the Trojans caused them to
bring the horse inside the city, in order to see exactly
what it was. Then the Greeks, now inside the walls, sacked
and burned the city—took it from the inside. Perhaps some
Trojan horses are now in the United States!
In Europe the rivers seemed small to us. I went once to
speak to an outfit near the Marne River, France. Since
the on-rushing German army had turned at the Marne,
when it might so easily have marched on to Paris, the
Marne seemed to stand for something quite out of the ordi
nary. As I stood, looking at the Marne, I wondered why
the Germans halted and then turned back there. It seem
ed no bigger than a small stream, about like the shallow
and narrow parts of the Enoree or .Black Rivers, in time of
low water. Well, now—
In going around London several of us had the great good
fortune to be piloted by John Burns, a well known figure
in British public life. Naturally we visited the Tower of
London and saw the Crown Jewels, as well as the place
where King Henry VIII beheaded his wives and many others.
But all that can come later.
Mr. Burns “took us”—strange way to say it, isn’t it? He
took us to and fro, and after seeing many many places, day
after day, the great Westminister Abby, very notably, we
came to a river and paused on the bridge. “Gentlemen, this
is the London Bridge,” said Mr. Burns, in his quiet voice,
and with the under emphasis a Britisher shows when he
really is bursting with pride.
We enjoyed Mr. Burns and laughed at his good stories
and this story I like to tell: we looked up and down the
great river and thought it just a small affair, but we
didn’t say so. However, Mr. Burns said: “Some days ago I
came here with a Yankee and a Canadian. I said ‘This is the
London Bridge.* The Yankee look over the bridge and
scanned the river and asked: ‘What place is this? This is
the London Bridge.* Yes, but what water is this ?* This is
the Thames River.’* “Did you say the Thames River?**
Yes, sir; this is the Thames River.” “But Mr. Burns, is this
DaieCarnegie
it AUTHOR pr’HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARniVING’' if-
IV/T LLTON M. DONAHUE, 219 West Walnut Street, Tlpp City, Ohio, at
-'-''-I an early age was taught by his parents to kneel at the side of his
bdd at night and pray.
As a youngster about five years old, he began to make visits to an
aunt and uncle’s home in Springfield, Ohio. While visiting there, he
slept with their youngest son Mike who was older than he. At night
when saying his prayers Mike would ridicule him—
poke fun at him. Many times during their lives, even
after reaching manhood, this was still a great joke
with Mike.
But Mike went into the army. In 1945 just after the
Battle of the Bulge his aunt received a letter from
him which Milton read. One paragraph ran as fol
lows: “Mom, the other night a strange thing hap
pened. As you know during the major campaigns I
have been in I have been scared almost to death.
This particular night we were attacked and shelled
unmercifully. One large shell hit very close to our
shell crater dug-out. The next thing I knew I was on top of the ground,
on my knees praying to God. Prayers that I did not think were in me.
Mom, I was not praying to be saved from dying or from injury but
to be forgiven for the many wrongs I have done. Be sure to tell Irish
(meaning Milton) about this and he will know what I mean.”
Mike, lacking sentiment, always signed previous letters just “Bye
Mom.” This letter was signed, “Bye Mom, God bless you and pray
for me.”
This experience of Mike’s makes us all realize that to conquer worry
or to accomplish almost anything in life we have to have faith; faith
in ourselves, and most of all, faith in a Merciful God.
CARNEGIE
Sctuuuttp t&e
P RESIDENT EISENHOWER, who
as the nation’s chief executive
makes United States foreign pol
icy, and Senator Robert Taft of
Ohio, have expressed differences of
opinion on the subject of Korea
and the United Nations,
This difference could mean a
great deal in the future, or it could
mean nothing. As the President ex
pressed it, Mr. Taft has every right
to form and express his own opin
ions.
This sharp difference of opinion
between the President and the Sen
ator, called the most powerful fig
ure in Washington excepting, of
course, the Chief Executive, came
about when the Ohio solon said in
a recent speech that if negotiations
fail in Korea the U. S. should tell
England and other Allied nations
“we are withdrawing from all
further peace negotiations in
Korea.”
Senator Taft added, “I believe
in the United Nations myself, but
not as an effective means to pre
vent aggression.” He then asserted
that the U. S. “might as well
abandon any idea of working with
the United Nations in the East and
reserve to ourselves a completely
free hand.”
World leaders and political ob
servers waited anxiously for the
President’s reply to these state
ments. When it came it was blunt.
The President asserted he believed
in the United Nations and his policy
would be to cooperate with the
U. N.
Then he landed the most telling
point in their difference of opin
ions. Go it alone in one part of the
world, he said, and we will have
to go it alone in all parts of the
world. The President indicated
that if compromise is necessary
for the good of all, then it will be
his policy to compromise.
As stated before.this difference
of opinions could mean nothing.
However, observers are pointing
out that Senator Taft is a powerful
figure in GOP policy-making cir
cles. His statement could mean a
rebirth of an isolation trend that
has not been entirely stamped out
of some sections of his party. If
he wished he could make future
policy decision rather difficult, to
put it mildly, for the President.
Does Senator Taft believe in the
United Nations, some observers
have asked?
The best answer to that is the
fact that Senator Taft is an honest
man. He would not have said he
believed in it if he did not. But
there are reservations in the ex
tent of his belief. These reserva
tions are not new, but have not
been made public by the Senator
as often as in the past.
What worries most members of
the Republican party is the fact
that Senator Taft has a strong mid-
western leaning toward isolation.
Is it, they are asking, beginning
to get the upper hand again, even
in the face of a GOP policy of co
operation with our Allies and the
undeniable fact that we are living
in a smaller world every day?
Washington observers have been
cautious in their speculations con
cerning the Eisenhower-Taft dif
ferences. But most of them are
agreed that the Senator’s state
ment came at a bad moment, that
is, were badly timed as far as
Korean truce negotiations are con
cerned.
Here again one can say only time
will tell the real effect—whether
Taft’s statement will have great in
fluence, or none.
A
RESSIONAL
Q—What proportion of the armed services are physicians?
A—The Army has 3.68 per thousand, the Navy 4.25 and the Air Force
3.76. The Defense Department has told Congress it plans to lower
the over-all ratio to 3.2 per thousand.
Q—Do many Russians and their satellites listen to the Voice of America?
A—No one this side of the Iron Curtain knows for sure, but Dr. Leo
Lowenthal, chief Voice evaluator, on May 11 offered a Congressional
subcommittee the “conservative” estimate that half the people in
Communist lands listen “fairly regularly.” Others have been less
confident of the Voice’s effectiveness. ,
Q—What did Britain’s Clement Attlee mean when he said “the Amer
ican Constitution was framed for an isolationist State?"
A—He said that, at the time the Constitution was drafted, “Americans
did not want to have anything to do with Europe.” Comparing
the British and American systems, he pointed out that the Prime
Minister’s policies are the government’s policies, while in the U. S.
“power is divided between «the Administration and Congress.” A
President can make only limited commitments in foreign relations,
since many agreements need Congressional approval through treaty
ratification, or implementation through appropriations and other
action. One famous example of Congress blocking a President
occurred when the Senate refused to ratify Wilson’s Versailles
treaty.
Q—Is the Chief Justice’s pay check any fatter than those drawn by
other Supreme Court judges?
A—His colleagues on the highest bench earn $25,000 a year, while he
receives $25,500. The pay bill now pending in Congress would widen
this margin by raising the Associate Justices $10,000 to the $35,000
level and giving the Chief Justice a $14,500 increase, to $40,000.
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The Thames River?” Yes, sir; this is The Thames. River.
“But is this The Thames River I have read about all my
life?” “Yes, sir; this is the Thames River.” “Well, Mr.
Burns, have you ever seen the Missouri?” Then the Cana
dian woke up and asked: “Have you ever seen the Saint
Lawrence River?** “Well, now,** said Mr. Burns, “I backed
off a piece and said, Gentlemen, I have been to the States
and I have been to Canada. The Missouri River is just a
vast muddy current; and the Saint Lawrence is just a great
body of water, nothing more; but this, Gentlemen, is liqud
history.” And so do our British cousins cherish their
soil and water, though seldom proclaiming ther pride. To
them Britain’s greatness is something sacred and as
sured.
IKE TOURS FARM . . . President Eisenhower and agriculture secre
tary Ezra Benson examine red Sindhi bull at agricultural research
center in Beltsville, Md ’ The Sindhi bull is being used to develop
dairy cattle with heat tolerance for warm climates.
AIDS FIGHT ON VIETMINH . . Lt. Pierre Jnin, son of France’s
Marshall Alphonse Jnin, handles aerial liaison in Tonkin Delta
region where French-Laotian forces battle the rebels.
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Editor’s Note: The following es
say was written by a Cedaredge,
Colorado, citizen, and was printed
in the Congressional Record.
THE WEALTH OF A SMALL TOWN
“A small town is where every
body knows your business and yet
they will make it their business if
anyone in the commurdty needs
help. It is where the folks win talk
about you and then talk for you
when the chips are down. It is
where there has to be a fire to get
anyone on the streets after 9 o’clock
and yet there will be square danc
ing until 2 o’clock in the morning
and not dependent on hot music
and Chid drinks to keep up the
friendly spirits.
“In a .small town there is a com
mon bond during a disaster and a
common thankfulness for rain, qr a
beautiful day, or a new fire hydrant.
There is little thought paid to so
cial position and the judging of a
man is done on his own value—the
deep values.
“It is where a person speaks to
his friend as many times as he
sees him during the day, not wor
rying over the social graces as to
whether they have already greeted
each other previously. It is where
a neighbor’s hurt becomes your
hurt.
“The freedom and dignity of the
individual is practiced in a small
town without a lot of paid coach
ing by experts who think they know
the minds of men. A man exoects
to earn what he gets and gets what
he earns.
“The building of a park or the
paving of a street becomes a per
sonal thing in which the majority
of folks see a tangible part of them
selves. The yardstick is not off in
degrees that ask 'What is there in
it for me?’
“A stranger becomes the focus
of honest curiosity and the return
ing native always seems to have
added a little glamor. The deeds
of the town and its men often shine
brighter in a far away place. The
words of a stranger often seem like
important words.
“A small town is where the lack
of convention allows for more time
to live well and think clearly. The
veneer of fatuous arguments in a
thin shell which comes closer to
allowing thought. The problems of
the people are concerned with na
ture and close association with
others—with things as they are.
“This, in par*., is a small town
and the people who live in it. It is
closer to the concepts of freedom,
individual initiative, and self-real
ization than any other segment of
the land except the remote ruraL
It is the balance wheel in our so
cial order. May there be enough
vision to see that the wealth of our
small towns is far greater than
that which could be measured by
smoking stacks and production
lines.”
Crossword
Puzzle
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30 Trap
31 Pronoun
32 Rabid
33 Child’s game
34 Pacific Island
screw pine
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37 Drink slowly
38 A doctrine
39 Kind of duck
40 Streafn ob
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forced
42 Asiatic sea
44 Coalition
47 Group of
three (pi.)
51 Palm leaf
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52 Circular band
53 Heraldry:
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54 Suggestlaa
55 Part of
church
66 To plant
67 Signal of
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