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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1956
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR „
I am a very fortunate man. In the language of Psalmist,
even though I make it past and present, instead of future,
as he does: “Surely goodness and mercy have followed me
all the days of my life . .
So many upright and able men have honored me with
their kindly and gracious considerations. Among them are
—and have been—very rich men and very poor men; very
important men and very humble and lowly men; successful
men and unsuccessful men; scholars and unlearned men;
ambitious men and devil-may-care fellows; men who take
a little and men as dry as the desert; bankers, textile exe
cutives, mechanics, carpenters, boys on the farm; teachers,
preachers, editors, commentators, radio men; physicians,
pharmacists; clerks, accountants; contractors; diplomats;
electrical experts and power geniuses—men in every walk
of life and of every degree. I learn somthing from all of
them and cherish them, all. Paul, the Apostle, said, as I re
call: “I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barba^
rians (that is the learned, cultured Greeks and to men of
other Nations not distinguished for the excellence of Greek
prestige); both to the wise and the unwise.”
So are most of us, for we can learn from the humblest
and the most obscure.
I am glad when someone writes or speaks when he has
something to say, a real message.
Reading The Joanna Way recently I saw a message from
Mr. Walter Regnery, an outstanding industrialist and think
er. Mr. Regnery called attention to an address by another
notable citizen and businessman, Charles E. Daniel, for a
time United States Senator, a contractor who is at the head
of great enterprises. I am quoting from Mr. Daniel:
“I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or
hand. I believe that the world owes no man a living, but
that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
I agree fully with the remarks on labor by the great
Governor Lausche of Ohio: T believe the right to work is
just as sacred as the right of free speech, free press, jury
trial, general assembly. I think that the Taft-Hartley Act
was intended to and does give protection to all workers,
and I think that is the spirit in which our government
should run/
I recognize the right of men and women to join a union
and am willing to fight with them to maintain that privil
ege. This right of association has been upheld many times
by the Supreme Court of the United States. I believe
equally in the right not to join, for without this right there
is no such thing as a right to join and membership becomes
servitude. It has been well said, ‘freedom rests on choice
and where choice is denied, freedom is destroyed/
The fifth and fourteenth amendments to the federal con
stitution forbid the federal and state governments to de
prive any person of life, liberty or property without due
process of law. Yet it is being done everyday, under gov-'
ernment sanction, by arrogant union leaders who place
themselves above the law.
No argument was required to show that the right to
work for a living in the common occupations of the com
munity is the very essence of the personal freedom and
-opportunity guaranteed by the federal constitution. The
declaration of human rights approved by the General As
sembly of the United Nations provided that: ‘Everyone
has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just
and favorable conditions of work, and to protection against
unemployment. Everyone has the right to freedom of
peaceful assembly and association. No one may be com
pelled to belong to an association/
The forced payment of dues and assessments is, in effect,
taxation. The levying of taxes should be within the power
of the government only.
We have just witnessed the most recent alarming act of
our courts in their decision to the effect that every em
ployee of a railroad would be forced to join a union and
pay compulsory dues. This un-American decision, together
with many others within recent months, emphasize to our
people that here in this critical period of our history we are
burdened with a Supreme Court of federal-minded new deal-
ists who a.-e woefully insensitive to the rights, the dignity,
the prerogatives of the States and of individuals—insensi
tive, indeed, to those things w^hich made this a great and
strong nation.
With their huge war chests of millions and through the
domination of union membership which they control often
as a block, union bosses have put themselves above the law'.
They have done this in many cases wnth the assistance of
our elected officials who' are supposed to be the champions
of the law.
They plan to force all employees of this nation to pay
tribute for the right to work. Equally alarming is their
determination to dominate the management of business,
or at least to have a veto over the decisions of manage
ment.
We, the American people, believing in American ideals
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on which this country grew and flourished, must exert
our every influence, in the public interest, to obtain com-
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plete government control over the labor leaders who now
flaunt the law, openly and wilfully.
The right-to-work laws of 18 states and a provision of
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the Taft-Hartley Act permitting the enforcement of these
laws represent the only legal barrier to full compulsory un
ionism. This is why union leaders want repeal of tfye
right-to-work laws. It is, at the same time, a prime reas
on why we should fight to increase and strengthen them.”
“The Democrats are trying desperately to make an is
sue of Public vs. Private Power for use in the coming cam
paign. To this end, the Interior Committees of both the
Senate and House have favorably reported—by almost a
straight party-line vote—bills which would authorize Fed
eral construction of a high dam in Hells Canyon on the
Snake River between Idaho and Oregon.
Hells Canyon is 2,000 feet deeper than Grand Canyon. A
dam there would have little significance other than as a
powder project. In other words, there are involved no con
siderations of navigation, irrigation, flood control, or other
public purposes which have been used to justify Federal
intervention in other instances. The issue is starkly that of
Public vs. Private Power.
This issue is further sharpened by the fact that a pri
vate, investor-owner concern—the Idaho Power Company—
has already been licensed by the Federal Power Commission
to construct three dams on the Snake River and has spent
more than $7 million on construction.
These dams, the Commission found, would have almost
the same dependable power capacity as would a Govern
ment high dam—767,000 kw, as against 785,000 kw.
The three dams would cost in the neighborhood of $133
million, as compared with $399 million for the Federal pro
ject—or three times as much.
Finally, the project, if privately owned, would pay $10
million annually in State and Federal taxes, while a Gov
ernment-owned project would of course pay nothing.
On its merits, the case for private ownership would seem
to be overwhelming. Yet such are the election year pres
sures and the uncertainties attendant upon last-minute ac
tion by Congress, the authorization could pass the House
and might squeeze by the Senate. In any event, the Demo
crats will try to make it a campaign issue. Former Secretary
of the Interior McKay, who approved the license for the
Idaho Power Company, is running for the Senate in Ore
gon. His opponent, Senator Morse, is a strong and articu
late supporter of public power.”
If the Southern States proclaim their undying loyalty to
the Democratic Party what influence or effect will their
opposition have on the men who are master-minding the
Democratic Party and the National Convention? If we are
resolved, willy-nilly, at all costs, to remain in the Demo
cratic Party then all our caucuses are just so much bun
combe and lost time.
We are dealing with hard-headed, calculating politicians
and political manipulators and we should open our eyes
and be prepared. All right, let us be prepared. Prepared
for what? Aye that's the rub! We might refresh our pur
pose by reading a I t of Shakespeare. Wasn’t it Hamlet who
stood about where *>ur Democratic Party stands and fretted
over the dilemma in unforgettable indecision? Wasn’t it
“To be, or not to be—that is the question.” And didn’t he
go on, (in spite of this hot weather) something like this:
Whether ’tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of out
rageous fortune; < r by taking up arms (perhaps against a
sea of troubles) to end them?
Well, regardless of Hamlet, we stand right on the brink
of disaster. • ,
In very truth we find no balm in Gilead, friends; we
have nowhere to go.
If we must choose from Stevenson, Truman, Harriman,
Kefauver—and all others now standing in the front among
the Democrats; and Eisenhower for the Republicans, where
are we?
Eisenhower stands for some better things than the Demo
crats, but Eisenhower is causing us a world of trouble.
Where shall we find relief? From the Democrats? Hardly;
each of them is as bad as Eisenhower—and then some!
The only hope for us of the South is a resolute stand
to the last ditch with full determination to cross the ditch
with all our strength, faith, courage, purpose and resource
fulness.
To say that we shall not bolt, or use other device or
means to protect ourselves, is to sell out in advance. I
don’t like the expression “sell out”; w’hat I mean is a futile
gesture that is bound to end in adject surrender. We must
be ready to do whatever may serve our purpose, whether
A T THE next session oi Con
gress, the Department ot Agri
culture in all probability will lose
its authority over meat packers
insofar as anti-trust proceedings
are concerned. There has been con
siderable criticism of Secretary of
Agriculture Ezra T. Benson about
hiring representatives of the
American Meat Institute on his
payroll, or consultants from the
packing industry.
Hearings brought out, before
a senate Judiciary Subcommittee,
that the USDA has failed to carry
out its anti-trust functions against
the packers, and although the com
mittee Investigation has been tem
porarily suspended until after
adjournment of Congress, recom
mendations have come from some
western meat packers and from
the sub-committee chairman.
Senator Joseph O’Mahoney, (D-
Wyo.) that this anti-trust authority
be shifted over to the Federal Trade
Commission. Also as a result of
these hearings. Senator Arthur
Watkins, (R-Utah) has introduced
a bill, (S-4177) which would trans
fer to the FTC all anti-trust func
tions of the Agriculture Depart
ment, which it holds under the
Packers and Stockyards Act.
• • •
The Senate by a voice vote
passed the so-called Fryingpan
Arkansas River project in Colo
rado, a multi-purpose water con
trol project, for Irrigation, flood
control and hydroelectric produc
tion. It took bi-partisan action to
pass the measure, which seeks to
divert water from the upper Colo
rado river into the Arkansas river
valley. Project cost will run ap
proximately $156,541,000 with
$67,653 allocated to irrigation and
$44,551,000 to power, with $17.8
million for flood control
The project had Eisenhower Ad
ministration support, the second
large multi-purpose projected sup
ported by the administration, the
other being the huge upper Colo
rado river project In this latter
project, $469.7 million is allocated
to power costs to produce 3.5 bil
lion kw of electricity annually. In
the Fryingpan Arkansas River proj
ect $44.5 million is allocated to
power to produce 467.2 million kw
of electricity annually.
In contrast, the Administration
thus far is holding fast against
the construction of the Hells Can
yon project on the Snake river,
which has allocated costs of $270
million for power and which would
produce in excess of five billion kw
of electricity. Thus Hells Canyon
would produce a billion more kilo
watt-hours than the two Colorado
projects at about half the cost
within the large Columbia River
basin.
At Hells Canyon, where ten years
ago Army Engineers recommended
the world’s highest dam, and
where the Eisenhower adminis
tration turned down the govern
ment construction in favor > ot
three smaller dams to be built
by the Idaho Power Company,
under a license granted by the
Federal Power Commission, the
Congress also may take some re
medial action.
The Senate Committee on Interior
and Insular Affairs has just re
cently reported out a bill favor
ably, S-863, which contains a sig
nificant amendment introduced
by Senator Neuberger, of Oregon.
This bill would suspend construc
tion of any power project licensed
by the FPC located on a non-navi-
gable river or intra-state stream
where construction has not reached
the point of impounding water.
SHIP AGROUND . .. Passengers were removed but crew remained
aboard 816-ton Norwegian ship which struck reef off coast of
northern Ireland.
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by bargaining with Democrats or Republicans. But we are
not in the bag. Very earnestly I hope our leaders in Chicago
are resolved to fight, not merely to negotiate; and if the
Democratic Convention repudiates our position, let us then
repudiate the Democratic Party and stand in the strength
of a righteous cause. We are not fighting merely a racial
rftatter; there are constitutional questions involved and they
affect all the States. Let’s not be afraid of defeat; let’s
fight with high purpose and unquenchable 2teal.
From the Italy News-Herald,
Italy, Texas: Since July 1, 1945
the United States has provided
$65,200,000,000 in foreign aid. Tex
as taxpayers have contributed
$2,751,440,000 of ..this amount or
an average expenditure of
$308.78 per person.
Few people would complain if
they thought this money for
foreign aid was accomplishing
the desired results. There is
much cause to doubt that the
expenditures are doing this, how
ever. The motive behind foreign
aid is to aid people of other
lands improve their economic
condition, create friendship ,for
us, and to strengthen the cause
of democracies against the for
ward march of Communism.
Just how much of this aim
has been realized? 'Agitation for
us to pull out our troops is reach
ing an all-time high, according
to reports from overseas. Signs
reading “Go Home Yank” are
appearing on every hand, even
in England, which has always
been considered gur strongest
ally ... we have witnessed the
appalling spectacle of Marshal
Tito playing footsie with Russia
and pledging undying cooperation
with this, our greatest potential
enemy. We buried thousands of
American boys in Korea, wherein
we furnished most of the men and
money. We have seen Britain
argue for years for the recogni
tion of the communist regime in
China. We have heard her demand
the right to sell strategic materials
to communist-dominated nations.
We do have some bases for
operations at overseas points,
but we wonder how effective
these are. The administration
tells us that we are under an
atomic attack from Russia and
that we need advance bases from
which to launch retaliatory action.
Have they forgotten that we
had advance bases at Pearl Har
bor, Guam, Wake Island and in
the Phillipines in 1941? Have
they forgotten that the first action
of Japan was to knock out these
bases? Have they forgotten that
had Japan followed up her initial
knockout blow on these bases she
could easily have invaded the
United States itself? What reason
do \?e have for thinking that Russia
will not attack and destroy these
bases we have today at or about
the same time she bombs the
U.S.?
Our only possible excuse for
the tremendous foreign aid ap
propriations in the past has been
to build friendship and act in a
humanitarian manner towards
people made destitute by war.
We have apparently failed in this,
so we believe it is high time w
begin conserving our resources.
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W HEN John M. Green, Jr., 408 Main Street, Franklin, Tennessee,
graduated from college he hejd a degree in Mechanical Engi
neering. For four years he had been taught to figure out problems oi
all kinds. So constantly was he told to be prepared and get the besifl
and most correct answer to any problem.
But whefi graduation came he faced the greatest problem that had
ever come to him: What job to take and where. He
had the choice of going into the insurance business
with his father or getting ah engineering job. He
decided to go into the insurance business.
Soon his school friends began coming to see him,
telling him how well they were doing in the engi
neering field He began to worry about whether he
had made a wrong decision when he graduated,
but just couldn’t seem to get the answer. The more
he thought the more he worried.
As time passed and his worrying continued, he
got into Boy Scout work and then into the Jaycees.
As he worked with these organizations and spent more time in doing
the work, he noticed that he had stopped worrying and was really
enjoying himself.
He still is active in the Scouts and Jaycees and never catches him
self worrying. So he believes that the best way to lick worries is to
get so busy you don’t have time for them.
CARNEGIE
NEW TIGER PREXY . . . Mich
igan radio executive Fred Knorr,
42, heads 11-man syndicate which
bought Detroit Tiger baseball
clnb and Briggs stadium from
Briggs family for $5,500,000.
Because of its rather large
brain and nimble sensitive fin
gers and semi-opposable thumb,
the raccoon can learn things and
do things which other animals
cannot.—Sports Afield.
This cm' That
Don Robinson, former Univer
sity of California backfield star has
been dropped from the Toronto
Argonaut squad because of a back
Injury . .. .Peace was made in a
Cincinnati court when outfielder
Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dod
gers and Ralph Baumel, a Cincin
nati Redleg fan from Mason, Ohio
shook hands. Both had filed assault
charges against each other after
swapping punches after ball game.
At the suggestion of a police judge,
probably a baseball fan himself,
the two dropped their charges
against one another .., Cliff Lnms-
deh of Toronto won the 25-mile
world championship swim around
Absecon Island at Atlantic City,
N. J. beating defending champion
Tom Park by half stroke. It was
a furious neck-and-ueck battle for
the last ten miles. The winner’s
time was 9 hours and 51 minutes
. . . The Brooklyn Dodgers made
15 straight successful steals before
catcher Ed Bailey of the Cincin
nati Redlegs threw out Chico Fer
nandes in the act of pilfering a
base ... Jockey Jim Nichols prob
ably felt like celebrating after rid
ing Art McPike te a victory at
Jamaica recently; it was the Amt
in 84 rides that; he was aboard
the winning horse.