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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
The United States government did not create itself; most
of our people know that but they have overlooked it. The
war for Independence, commonly known among us as the
Revolutionary w-ar, or the War of the American Revolution,
was really begun by the Province of Massachusetts, a royal
province of the British king. That war virtually ended about
five years later when Lord Cornwallis surrendered to Geo.
Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, 1781.
Massachusetts, Virginia, South Carolina—and the other
ten royal provinces—were entirely separate before the war,
dealing directly with the British government. During the
war the thirteen had a plan of cooperation, but the revolting
or rebelling provinces were not fighting to form a nation,
each thinking, planning and fighting for its own indepen
dence. The well-remembered statement in the Declaration
off Independence says that these united COLONIES are and
!6f right ought to be free and INDEPENDENT States. The
word “State” as they used it, and as it is still understood
in International law, means Sovereign, self-governing, com
pletely free and unfettered people acting alone and with all
the dignity of Great Britain herself.
Sometime after the surrender at Yorktown, King George
recognized the full independence and sovereignty ot each
of the 13 Colonies, now recognized as Sovereign States. He
did not recognize a Union or a Nation of 13 colonies, or prov
inces or States, but 13 “STATES” separately.
The 13 “States” began their new existence just as Bel
gium, Holland, France, Switzerland live today, side by side,
neighbors. But after a while New York and others imposed
heavy customs duties on goods from the neighboring states
and it was thought by George Washington—and others—
that a closer association in commerce would be advantageous
to the new states. So a group met at Annapolis but the at
tending persons were too few r to be fairly representative ot
the 13 states, so anothermeeting was called to be held in
Philadelphia.
Now, what was before the group at Philadelphia?. A
weak cooperative plan with no executive, no competent court
to decide issues affecting the states when they had dif
ferences of opinion or clashes. The 13 were trying to co
operate under the Articles of Confederation but the so-
called General government had no real powers of any kind
Worth mentioning, because the States were not willing to
delegate their sovereignty or their dignity.
In that atmosphere of State sovereignty, dignity and
jealousy the Constitutional Convention met. It was not
strictly a Constitutional convention SINCE NO STATE HAD
AUTHORIZED ANYBODY TO PREPARE A NEW agree
ment of cooperation as AMONG STATES.
The delegates in Philadelphia proceeded boldly and were
amazed and perplexed by their own handiwork; they feared
that the states would reject the proposed Constitution as
too radical an encroachment on the sovereign powers cher
ished by the states.
The States certainly were not enthusiastic over the pro
posed new agreement. Massachusetts and Virginia were op
posed. Even Virginia, under the hypnotic eloquence of old
Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee, was not enthusiastic
for the Constitution even though George Washington and
James Madison were so eager for it. All the logic and elo
quence of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, as well
as the towering grandeur of the incomparable Washington,
were necessary to overcome the unwillingness of the States
to delegate so much of their powers to a national govern
ment. An agreement was reached which saved the day—
and made possible an effective union: the rights of states,
their reserved rights, would be made SURE and CERTAIN
by a group of AMENDMENTS. Ten Amendments were
adopted within a few months. Shortly before the inaugura
tion of Washington North Carolina and Rhode Island came
in; otherwise they would have remained separate, sover
eign, unfettered, unassociated States or nations, just as
Belgium and Holland are today—neighbors, but independent.
When I drove from Northern France to Belgium, then over
into Holland it was exactly like driving from South Carolina
through Georgia and Alabama.
I have dwelt at length on the atmosphere, the spirit, the
law and the solemn agreements because the Supreme court
of the United States, from ignorance or crass indifference,
seems to treat lightly the most solemn agreements, agree
ments without which there would have been no national
union of sovereign states.
As Pve said frequently, this is not narrowly a race issue;
this is a fundamental concern, the race matter being but
one phase of it.
The assumption by the Executive, the Congress and the
Supreme Court of power to impose taxes which savor of
Communism; and their assumption of a valid authority to
lend and give American tax money to foreign nations are
bther phases of unlawful exercise of powers not conferred
on the National government, and in no way being that dip-
DSIEMMA AT GROUND HOG HOLE
lomatic relation to other powers contemplated by the Con
stitution. And I say again, that the plan of Mr. Roosevelt,
to restrict income to a certain figure, draining off one’s in
come up to 91 per cent is grossly communistic.
Even with the risk of taking issue with some eminent
men. I venture to assert that we are thinking too much
about Russia. We know, and have long known, that Russia
and Germany violated solemn agreements.
Certainly Hitler’s program was one of brutal force against
all right and justice; we had known much of Russia before
Mr. Roosevelt opened the doors to Russia after our Nation
had closed them years before. So we are learning nothing
new about Russia except a few details. We ought- to know
that the billions we have thrown away in France, China
and elsewhere are of very doubtful value, even disregarding
the unlawful use of American tax money. As you know,
we have lent and given money, food and ships to Russia;
and Mr. Roosevelt let the RUSSIANS PRINT AND ISSUE
AMERICAN MONEY’!! Did you know that? Has Russia
returned all the ships we lent them? Has she ever accounted
for all the American money she printed with American
printing plates lent by Mr. Roosevelt. Does anybody know?
Does anybody know anything about the details of our deal
ings with Russia? If our Government didn’t sell that na
tion down the river it must have been because the billions
of dollars wouldn’t float.
Now here we are: a nation with exorbitant taxes even
Communistic confiscation, throwing money in every direc
tion, whether in the guise of military aid or the so-called
humanitarian uplift.
Why should the American taxpayer feed the world, or
arm the world, or go forth with a childish gullibility to raise
the standards of other people?
The first and only function of our nation is to promote the
well-being of Americans here in America. In order to do
that we should be strong, here and in our war potential;
and for the prosperity and happiness of our people we
should have just taxation, not coercive, repressive or re
strictive income taxation.
Many of the States challenged the Federal power in the
early days, Massachusetts, New YorK, Virginia, Kentucky,
South Carolina and Georgia. Some by resolutions; some by
other means, but South Carolina became known because of
the resolution declaring the tariff laws of that day as being
beyond the scope of the powers delegated by the States to
the union.
It may be noted that the oft-reviled ordinance or reso
lution of nullification was not a complete failure; the Con
gress backed down quite a bit by reducing the tariff duties
which had prompted the resolution. That was one of Henry
Clay’s compromises and was agreed to by John C. Calhoun/
Interposition, in effect, was dramatically and tragically
adopted by Georgia in Andrew Jackson’s Administration.
An Indian was condemned to death by the Georgia courts.
He appealed to the United States Supreme court, which re
versed the Georgia court. Jackson refused to enforce the
Federal court’s decree, saying “John Marshall (Chief Jus
tice) has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” Georgia
proceeded to hang the Indian. So Andrew Jackson didn’t
like Nullification by resolution but himself proceeded to nul
lify a decision of the United States Supreme court.
We have said much about the Ninth and Tenth Amend
ment so here they are:
‘The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained
by the people.”
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved
to the States respectively, or to the people.”
FIVE OF A KIND . . . Carol Gaser displays quintuplet Holstein
calves born on Gaser farm at Valley City, O. Each weighed 20 to
25 pounds at birth.
ORESIDENT Eisenhower’s state
* of the union message to the sec
ond session of the 84th Congress
lacked the glamour which has
surrounded the delivery of these
messages in recent years, main
ly for the reason that the Presi
dent was not present himself, be
ing in far-away Key West, there
fore there was none of the panoply
or pomp which usually surrounds
the occasion when a President ad
dresses a joint session of the Con
gress in person.
Although the message stated
that the President would come to
the congress from time to time
with special messages setting out
in detail some particular legisla
tion for which he would ask ac
tion, there were several funda
mental questions upon which the
President apparently has veered
since his last message to the Con
gress. Foremost was on the ques
tion of foreign policy. It seemed,
perhaps that the President has
abandoned any idea of “co-exist
ence” with the Communist leaders
in Moscow, since the smiling at
mosphere of the Geneva confer
ence at the summit has been dis
sipated by the more recent acts
and statements of the top Reds.
“We know that Soviet and Chi-
nest communism still poses a seri
ous threat to the free world,” he
said, “and Communist tactics
have shifted in emphasis from re
liance on violence and the threat
of violence to reliance on division,
enticement and duplicity. We
must be well prepared to meet
the current tactics which pose a
dangerous though less obvious
threat . . . this involves two things
—a system which gives clear
warning that armed aggression
will be met by joint action of the
free nations, and deterrent mili
tary power to make that warning
effective.”
The President also has veered
away from his proposal to finance
highway construction by a long
term bond issue, outside the budg
et structure. In asking for a high
way construction program he
merely says “there must be an
adequate plan of financing.”
In a special message to the Con
gress on farm relief, he promised
he would outline a “new” detailed
plan to attack the surplus prob
lem, ask new congressional funds
for new markets, new crops and
new uses, authorize a soil bank
program to alleviate problem of
diverted acres, strengthen surplus
disposal activities, and his state
of the union message did not men
tion the parity price support prob
lem, either rigid 90% or the slid
ing scale. He expects a balanced
budget this coming June, and will
propose a balanced budget for the
1956-57 fiscal year, but there will
be no tax cuts until this has been
obtained and at least some at
tempt has been made to reduce
the national debt. He urged re
tention of all excise and corporate
taxes for another year beyond
next April 1. at present rates.
He said the old-age and survivors
insurance program is sound and
must be kept so and he will ask
for further expansion and cover
age. He will submit a new health
plan.
Q—Can yon five me the dates of some of the state primaries this year?
A—The New Hampshire primary is March 13; Minnesota, March 20;
Wisconsin, April 3; Illinois, April 10; Oregon, May 18; Florida, with
two primary system, first May 8, run-off May 29; California, June 5.
Q—What was the amount of tho national production in 1965?
A—Department of Commereo says gross national production in 1965 was
|387 billion, s 927 billion increase over 1954.
Q—Why dees the Veterans Administration require veterans te file an-
nual questionnaires?
A—Because disability and death pensions are subject to annual income
limitations. VA has mailed out 566,000 questionnaires to veterans
and to 457,000 widows and children of deceased veterans. The
questionnaires are mailed only te those veterans and dependents
who are on VA pension rolls.
Q—Are there any figures en disaster relief paid by the Federal Gov
ernment?
A—Federal Civil Defense Administration, designated as coordinating
agency for activities of all federal agencies in natural disaster re
lief, recently reported that in three years almost $80 million has
been paid out in disaster relief in 38 states, Alaska and Hawaii.
Fifteen federal agencies participated.
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19 To chill
20 Ravine
21 Widentowthed
jugs
22 Portico
23 North Syrian
deity
24 Article
25 The sweetsop
27 Paid (abbr.)
28 Wander
31 Elavatad
transportation
linos
32 Indian tant
35 Old pronoun 9
36 Dance stop
37 Streams
38 Command
40 Kind of
mushroom
41 Roach
43 Occupied •
soot
44 Man's noma
47 River of
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48 Female doer
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dictation
50 French for
"ond"
51 Observed
53 Tho gods
54 Therefore
55 Polynesian
chestnut
58 Animal
60 Felines
62 Nahoor sheep
(pl.)
63 Milwaukee
Braves ball
player
64 Opposed te
aweather
65 Pleasing sound
67 Student ot an
English school
69 Descendants
of Mohammedan
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From the Harvard Herald. Har
vard, Illinois: The federal mini
mum wage law has always exempt
ed certain businesses, of which
retailing is one. When the wage
rate was last increased by Con
gress, an effort was made to ex
tend the coverage to some of the
exempt enterprises including in
terstate retailers, such as the
chains. But the effort failed, and
the established exemptions were
extended
Now. it appears, renewed efforts
to broaden coverage will be made
so the reasons for the retail
exemption should be generally un
derstood.
Retailing is an intensely local
enterprise Even if a store is an
outlet of a national chain, it must
compete for business on the local
level. That means it must be able
to adjust its costs, wages includ
ed. to local standards and condi
tions. For example, the going wage
rate in New York City would be
hopelessly out of line in a small
southern town.
Retailing also is a business
which can give employment to
marginal workers whose services
are of extremely limited value.
From the experience they can ad
vance to more responsible, better
paying work. If. however, the
legal starting wage were too high,
stores would have no choice but
minimum—and thus these work
ers would be denied the opportu
nity to gain skills
• • •
From the Seville Chronicle. Se
ville. Ohio: For about 100 years,
says the Christian Science Moni
tor in an editorial, most farmers
have supported tariffs which held
up the prices of industrial goods
they had to buy and cut down im
ports which would have paid for
crops they wished to sell abroad.
They received relatively little
protection from tariffs themselves.
For in many crops they produced
surpluses which had to be sold
on the world market, and these
fixed domestic prices.
Finally, in another postwar pe
riod of declining prices (the 20*s>
farmers began te press for some
form of effective protection for
themselves. So we have had a suc
cession of plans to limit farm pro
duction to hold up prices.
Farmers—partly because of their
numbers—find it hard to restrict
production. Aside from weather
uncertainties it is their instinct
to produce.
So let’s not blame them for fol
lowing other groups in the econ
omy in seeking government aid.
Let us question rather how far
such aid should go.
DamCarwigme
AUTHOR OF ‘‘HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING” ^
W ILLIAM C. ASHER, 129 Jersey Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts,
says that worry was causing confusion in his business, and con
fusion was costing him dollars until he learned to follow the method
of locking himself in "day tight compartments." He used to open the
office mail in the morning, sort it out, one pile for tomorrow, one for
the next day, and so on, until nothing was left for today. He would
leave the office in the morning, and on the way
to a client’s office he would see a sign of a
grand opening, and he would stop to sell an
advertising campaign. Then he would worry about
how to do the other things necessary in the time
available. In pursuing this method, he became com
pletely confused and accomplished nothing.
Now he carries a card of "today's calls" in one
pocket and in another a card with other reminders.
, Now he passes a grand opening, he puts the name
down on a card and continues on his "today"
schedule. When he starts out he has yesterday's CA * °
work behind him and today's before him with plenty of time to handle
the office details and the mail before he makes his calls. By following
this method of locking himself in day tight compartments, he declares
he has eliminated confusion and improved his business, and he is much
happier at his work than before
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to gate upright. Tighten bolt holding pipes together and wire Is
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