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    The Omaha Guide |
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Entered as Second Class Matter March 15, 1927 at the Post Office
at Omaha, Nebraska, under Aot of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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Labor Looks At Free Enterprise
In a recent editorial, the newspaper Labor said: If free enter
prise” fails in the United States and Canada, it’s gone with the wind
This newspaper would not like to see that. Labor believes in the
American system, ‘t ree enterprise’ has been guilty of many crimes
and Labor hasn’t hesitated to say so, but, after all, it’s better than
any form of totalitarianism.”
This is a very mild statement of the case. Free labor has never
existed except where free enterprise lias existed. In every country
* where total government has been established, the workers have been .
among the first to be enslaved. Their unions have been destroyed, j
The right to strike to make demands for higher wages and better con- j
ditions, to organize, and to change jobs, has been brutally abrogated.
Labor does what it is told.
The newspaper Labor states lhatfree enterprise has been guilty
of many crimes. So, of course, has organized labor. But in at demo
cratic soqiety these crimes can be corrected without destroying our
economic system, or nifringing on the basic liberties of the people,
the crimes of dictatorship can be corrected only through revolution
and war.
The welfare of labor is inseparable from the welfare of indus- j
try under the free enterprise system. Whatever the difference be- I
lWCSn them, they should present a united front against the ruinous
doctrines doctrines of statism.
When Costs Outrun Earnings
■
The American railroads are handling a record-breaking volume i
of peacetime traffic. Yet a number of major roads are operating at a j
loss and earnings for the industry as a whole are far below what they'
should be if the lines are to avoid financial disaster and are to con
tinue to improve their plant and better their services to the public.
That statement was recently filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission in support of the railroads’ petition for rate increases.
Basically, the railroads’ problem is that costs have far outrun
rate adjustments. Since 1939, freight rates have gone up 1’ per cent.'
In the same period, wage rates have risen 52 per cetnt, the average j
price of railroad materials has gone up 6T"per cent, and the rate of |
payroll taxes has increased 52 per cent.
The upshot of all this will be that in 1948, unless higher freight
rates ar authorized, the rate of return on railroad invwtment will be
less than two and one half per cent. And |that does not (take into ac
count thehigher operating costs that may develop in the future. The
United States Supreme Court, and many regulatory bodies, have re
peatedly held that six per cent is a fair and reasonable return for
regulated utilities
Railroad operating costs must always reflect going prices, wages
and taxes. The industry cannot be expected to provide the expanding,
improving services the country requires at rates which are slightly
above the prewar level.
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, One Form of Monoply
Sometimes one of the most obnoxious forms of monopoly and
one of the least recognized can be found t in the single-store cross
roads community. Retail stores fortunate enough to be the 3ole mer
chandising outlets in their areas should lean over backward to meet
•*eir responsibility to the townfolk depending Upon lljem. The bulk j
of retail distributors in this position to db just that. But there is a
shortsighted minority among merchandisers, as in all fields of hu
man activity, from ^lch a minority1 outspoken proponents of legis
lative restrictions of one kind or another on the* free market and free
competition often appear, particularly if possible competition has
shown up 03 the horizon.
Take the case of these single-: tore situations. The proprietor
opened his store many years ago. InJ all that time he did not make
an improvement in the physical appearance of the establishment. The
showcase with the broken pane of glass is etill in use. The vegetable
rack is still an improvised affair half filled v/ith rotten vegetables.
Merchandise is shelved or piled in a manner that defies self ser
vice. The meat department is an antiquated cabinet. No apparent
effort is made to keep prices in reasonable relationship with those
of the searest shopping center. {
These things continue in evidence in spite of undreamed of in
creases in business resulting from expanding local activity.
Under such circumstances no great (imagination is needed to
picture the eventual enterance of a modem, efficient, retail store, h
may possibly be a chain store. Wh/*i that time comes, the present
operator will he handicapped. Hfi- record is not good and he wfll (
have n* one to blame but himself, yet het will bet bitter and can, be
come an eithusiastic booster for any kind of a law penalizing the
efficient merchant-and the consumer.
This is an important1 problem which consumers and the distri
bution industry must be actively aware of at all times. Situations j
of this character, multiplied manyfold, have resulted in special chain
store tax measures and other laws deliberately aimed at undermin
ina modern mass distribution.
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A little girl overheard the doctor saying that her mother, who
was ill, would not get really well until some warm weather come.
That night she Cegan her prayers by saying: “Please, God, bless
father and make it hot for mother.”
A colored peacher at the close of his sermon, discoveded one
•f prayer. Deacos Brown will lead.”
, “Lead” said Deacon Brown, suddenly awakening. “I just dealt.”
ECONOMIC
HIGHLIGHTS
Happenings That Affect the
Dinner Pails, Dividend Checks and
Tax Bills of Every Individual
National and International Pro
blems Inseparable from Local
Welfare
The British experiment in soci
alism is of unusual interest to
the American people. Frist of all,
v. • naturally feel a much closer
kir: kip with England than with
any other country except Canada.
Thp bor.d of a common language
and common institutions is a
st.' ng one. So is the fact that
we have been allies in two great
ware, and millions of Americans
havu visited and liked England in
either a military Or a civilian cap.
acity.
England's trials and tribula
tions under the Labor govern
ment, therefore, |are continuing
to occupy a top spot in theAmeri
can press, and theyy have been
the subject of millions of words
of reporting and interpretation.
And, of late, many of the inter
preters have come to the somber
conclusion that British socialism.
just like European socialism, is
putting ideology ahead of every
thing else.
Henry Hazlitt recently touched
on this in one of his Newsweek
columns, when he wrote: “Fana
tics have been defined by Santa
yana as people who redouble
their efforts after they have for
gotten their aim. So the heads of
the Labor government are for.
getting their ideals of liberty, for
getting even the material purpose
of their plan, and drive grimly
ahead with a plan that has be
come an end in itself. Meanwhile
their planned economy is running
out of coal, running out of dollars.
And perhaps most serious of all,
it is running out of alibis."
This point of view is not con
fined to the United States, nor
even to Mr. Churchill’s conserva
tive opposition in England. Some
of the Labor officials have engag
ed in sharp differences with Mr.
Attlee, on the grounds that his
program is unworkable. This led
to a near crisis in the Cabinet a
short time ago, but Mr. Attlee
was sufficiently strong to ride
out the strom. Even so, there is
still some unrest in high Labor
circles which may make its ap
pearance again.
The growing strength of com
munism in England has been a
cause of worry. This, does not
mean that the communist party
itself is of substantial size—it has
only two members in Commons,
and it is a sorry also—ran in
most elections. But some avowed
communists have risen to posi
tions of considerable influence
and authority. As an example,
the leader of the coal miners is
an olcLold tim communjist, and
a faithful follower of the party
line. Some writers have openly
raised the question as to where
his final loyalty might lie in the
event of serious trouble between
the Soviet Union on the one hand
and an Anglo-American alliance
on the other.
In many circles, the Labor gov
nernment’s recent action in levy
ing a 75 per oent net profits tax
on American movies—a step
which was immediately followed
by a ban on film exports to Eng
land by the American producers
is regarded as having been motiv
ated more by ideology than by
economics. American films are in
high favor in England, and at
tract about 70 per cent of the
total movie attendance. A strong
case can be made for preventing
the further export of England's
dwindling dollar supply for en
tertainment. But the Labor gvo
ernment, instead of slapping on
a prohibitive tax, could have in
England, as many of them have
said they were willing to do.
Life's London correspondent ex
plains the tax by saying that Sir
Stafford Cripps, its instigator.
“Feels that U. S. films create a
longing in British hearts for the
fancy plumbing and conveniences
and the shiny new gadgets and
luxuries with which Hollywood
crams its sets. He would like to
dull this appetite.’’ If tllis view
is correct, England has ‘banned
American films because it doesn’t
want the British people to see
visualizations of comfort of the
luxury The attitude of mind be
hind that is uncomfortably close
to the mentality of the high
Sipviet officials.
Many a study has been made
as to what rank and file of the
British people, now living under
an austerity rf’im nfucjh more
severe than that in effect during
even the darkest days of war.
feel about all this. It has been
foundthat there is much dissatis
faction, and the grumbling has
naturally increased as food and
other rations have bbeen reduced.
Yet therv doesn't sCem any strong
feeling that a change in govern
ment would be of benefit. The
j No Question About Them Fitting
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jThe Veteran Asks...
Q. If I apply for a G. I. loan,
will I get a gratuity payment
•f some kind?
A. Yes. VA pays to the lender,
for credit to the veteran’s loan,
an amount equal to 4 per cent
of the guaranteed portion of the
loan.For example, if the guaran
teed portion is $3,000, the lend
er will receive $120 from VA to
credit to the debt of the veteran
Q. May the wife or child of
a vetern be granted hospital
or domiciliary care by the Vet
erans Administration because
of the relationship to the vet
eran?
A. No. Admission to a Veter
ans Administration hospital or
home is based on the service of
a person in the armed forces
and may be granted only to the
persons who served.
Q. I am receiving compensa
tion for a service-connected
disability has become more
severe sinve the compensa
tion was allowed?
A. Probably. The rate of in
crease of compensation depends
upon the increase in disability,
as shown by examination by a
VA physician and evaluation
under the VA rating schedule.
Visit the nearest VA office if
you feel you are entiled to in
creased compensation.
Q. Can a disabled veteran
taking a course of instruction
under Public Law continue
his training for more than
four years ?
A. Training in excess of four
years may be approved when
the veteran’s disability is such
that no course of training which
does not exceed four years will
restore him to employabflty. or
when circumstances beyond the
control of the veteran neces
sitate the extension beyond the
prescribed four-year period.
Q. What is the latest date
on which I can reinstate my
lapsed National Service Life
Insurance without a physical
examination ?
A. The dealine is December 31,
1947. If you reinstate your
term insurance, you will be re
quired to pay only two month
j ly premiums—one for the month
in which your policy lapsed and
j one for the month in which it
is reinstated. Instead of a physi
cal examination, you will be re
quired to sign a statement that
your health is good now as it
was when the policy lapsed.
Q. My husband was killed in
World War 11 and I re mar
ried. I have divorced my sec
ond husband, and now I would
l/fxjf government has won a
number of by-elections, since the
last general election, by comfort,
able majorities. The mass of Eng
; lish voters are apparently convin
ced that Labor should be given
every chance to make a go of !t. j
This feeing, it is said. is in part i
the Result of a fairly gfeneral |
belief that the Conservatives, de- I
spite Mr. Churchill's forensic
brilliance, haven't offered any
thing sufficiently specific to
swing the popular sentiment.
In conclusion, it should be point
ed out that most observers of
England, even those who are op
posed to socialism. think that,
black as Conditions are. she may
win out yet. This is based in large
part on the sturdy British charac
ter and on England's historical
habit of losing all the battles but
the last.
like to know if my widow's
pension can be reinstated?
A. Existing legislation provid
es that compensation or pension
shall not be allowed to a widow
of a World Warll veteran who
has remarried. Her status can
not be changed if she later is
divorced.
LABOR DEPARTMENT URGED
TRANSFER APPRENTICES
WASHINGTON, D. C., — Sec.
retary of Labor Schwellenbach
was urged by the National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People to transfer the Ap
prenticeship Training Service
from the Housing and Home Fin
ance Agency to the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor in order to fore
stall the possible loss of the ser
vice through revisions in the
HHFA’s program. The transfer
was firstsuggested by Clarence
Mithcell, NAACP Labor Secretary
during a recent conference with
Mr. Schwellenbach. Mr. Mitchell,
in suggesting the transfer, indi
cated that under such a set-up
there would be greater opportunl.
ties for increasing the present
number of apprentices in the vital
building trades, where today, out
out of approximately 100,000 per.
sons taking this training, less
than 2,000 are Negroes.
The Labor Secretary was urged
by Walter White today, to take
some action on the proposed tran
sfer. In a letter to Mr. Schwellen
bcah, the NAACP head declared,
“Knowing the importance of de
veloping skilled craftsmen in the
construction field, we are very an
xious to see something done which
will increase the participation of
colored people in this program.
With the current needs in the
building trades, the construction
industry is a good place to give
emphasis at this time. I hope
, that the Departmant of Labor will
be able to include this phase of
the program pn (Apprenticeship
Training Service as was sug
gested.
i
Primitive Ortgli
The universality of man’s love of
color was demonstrated early in
! antiquity. Hach region and sub-re
' (ion of the globe, developed its own
dye sources. It is estimated that
nearly 1,900 different pltmts,*vines,
slfhibs “and trees at one tints
or another, employed for extract
inf dyes. However ;Uij a few of
tt»« priniti.c ayes survived to an
cient and medieval times.
Lime Essential
Lime ts essential on acid soils for
proper growth of many crop and
pasture pl^ntS.'To promote this de
dred growth, sufficient lime should
»e applied to change the aciiTcondi
iion to a neai^^utral point. Under
31'ost conditions in the upland area
Che addition of lime to .the sod also
provides calcium for plant growth,
"omihercial fertilizer. Incorporated
with the soil management practices
previously mentioned, is essential
for continued high crop production.
Every crop harvested for grain,
forage or other use removes plant
food from the vs oil. Soils under con
tinuous cropping systems, coupled
with erosion, lose their plant^i*
trlents faster than they can be
placed by nature?
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Knockabout phalrs
If you have knockabodt chairs In
the spnroom or on "sabbatioal
leave" from the summer parcfe and
Jh*i» »Tpearance is not everythiifg j
you desire, consider making simple
sliiv.<vfe£s for ftiera? Use strong fab
rics like ticking or oUclotfi in 'fast'1
cALnrs. so .tl^y cla be tossed regu
lars’ into the washkig maohino.
HOW CAN I ?
By Anne A8hl*y
Q. How can I drive a nail in
to plaster without marring the
. wall?
A. This can be done without
crumbling the plaster if the nail
is placed in hot water for a few
minutes, or dipped into melted
paraffin.
Q. How can I launder a man’s
ties successfully ?
A. Before washing the ties,
baste them carefully to prevent
the lining or padding from be
coming lumpy. Remove the bast
ing before ironing and the ties
will look as when new.
Q. How can I make a good toi.
let perfume ?
A. A good toilet perfume can
be made by mixing two ounces or
alcohol with ona|half ounce of
orrisroot. Keep in bottle tightly
corked, and shake well before
using.
Q. How can I test eggs for
freshness ?
I
A. Place tile egg in a pen of
water. If fresh, it will lie on its
side. If a few days old, it wil' tilt
upwards. If stale, it will :: and
on end. If very old, it will Toat.
Q. How can I separate a
water glass that has become
‘ i tfr glass to contract it, and
then immerse the lower glass
into warm water to expand it,
They can then be separated very
easily,
Q. How can I make good furni
tuer polish ?
A. furriituTe polish can be
made of one part vinegar, with
equal parts of linseed oil and tur
pentine.
Q. How can I remove a roken
cork that has slipped down into
the bottle?
A. Pour in enough household
ammonia to float the oork, let it
stand for a few days, and the cork
will break into fine pieces, which
can bi^ (removed without diffi
culty.
! Q. How can I tighten the Hand
le of an umbrella that has be
come loose ?
A. Fill the hole in the handle
with powdered resin, heat the rod,
and then press firmly into the
, hole.
I Q. How can I remove a rusty
j screw?
\ A. Heat a poker or spike red
hot and apply it to the head of
the screw. When the screw has
become hot. it can be removed
very easily.
Q. How can I relieve sunburn ?
A. One of the very best re
medies is to mix two parts of
limewater with one part of lin.
■ seed oil, beat it to the consls
ency of cream, and apply.
Q. How can I remova thg soc
ket of an electric light bulb,
when the glass bulb has broken
off?
A. This can bg done by press
ing a large cork firmly into the
socket. This will enable you to un
screw the metal part.
Q. How can I mend a tear in
a kid glo
A Butl le around the edge
of the tear before drawing to
gether and the repair is substan
ti'al.
Handled Hm* —
toss* ore to h ladled dbe -
from tee k to rowed boa
the eertb until it ua*r(« tram
furnace* u Han id m«W.
I
Harneont 'tier*
Only Miguenot church to Amer
ica is m Qwrleafop, S. C. It wai 1
founded to MB7. I
You Take^Yer Choice
By GEORGE S.BENSON
JYeeident of Hawlina College
Searcy, Arkarvfc*
„ ■ . B --
I AM an American worker. If I
decide I’d* rather work and live
in Schenectady, I can go there.
Or Racine, or Spokane. If I want
to, I can settle down and make
the San Fernando Valley home.
If I’ve been a machinist, but de
cide that the radio industry is the
place for me, there are ways I can
train myself to get into radio. If
1 want to drive a Diesel locomo
tive instead of a bus, I can go
into railroading,
j *
' Nobody tells me I can’t. I can
try as many jobs as I like. If I
don’t like the job, I can walkout'
the door. When I find a job that
suit3 me, I can work right up to
be manager of the department or
even president of the company, if
I have the ability and the enter
prise. If I want to start my own
business and become an employ
er, I can do that, too.
Nobody IN AMERICA no
Says “No” body tells me I can’t
do all these things.
| But if I lived in a totalitarian
| j country, I would be told. A uni
formed official would have the
duty of telling me in what part
of the country I could work. A
i representative of the State would
1 inform me that I must train for
I a certain job. I would have no
choice in the kind of job.
Being told to stay put, I would
■ have little chance for advance
| ment. My wages would be regu
I lated entirely by the State, and
j there would be no redress of
; grievance. Leaving a job would
< be impossible. There would be no
1 firing for unsatisfactory work.
Instead, I could be thrown into
a concentration camp or a slave
labor battalion. There I would
be taught Completely how to be
come servant to the master, thal
State.
Swap With IS NOT THIS con-1
Europe? trasting picture ac-1
curate? Yes, you)
agree. However, what you are"
probably thinking is that Amerij
ica can never become such a to
talitarian state. Friend, we would
have to ignore the history of the
world to assume that such dang-1
ers do not confront America.!
When a nation is prosperous is1
just the moment that you may,
watch for decline to set in. We
must be no less watchful because
times are good. We cannot ig
nore danger signs.
No American worker would!
want to swap places with the av-j
erage Eurbpean worker. Yet so!
many of us unhesitatingly accept'
ideas and methods that come right
from the very countries that we
have outperformed a hundred
ways to breakfast. Not every
thing is bad simply because it
originates in Russia or ^Europe,!
but it is time to look around and
see that what we have puts tota
litarian countries out of the run
ning.
Yet, in a recent survey from a
cross-section of 5,000 persons, 63
per cent of the college students
and 43 per cent of the general
population said they would get as
much or more in America anderj
government management and1
ownership of industries. In other !
words, a lot of folks apparently i
believe that state socialism or to- !
talitarianism would be more eflft- 1
cient and more desirable than
freedom of opportunity and free
dom of the individual. How mis
taken they are!
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| The Common Defense
THE PRINCIPLES OF UNITY
Every so often we hear objec
tions raised to the idea of Unity
among the American people. It
will lead to uniformity, the critics
say. It will compel everyone to ac
cep certain beliefs forcibly im
posed by public opinion and the
state. It will suppress religious
freedom by preventing minorities
! from expressing their own parti
cular views. It will relegate to a
position of relative unimportance
i those beliefs which distinguish
one religion from another
These objections arise, and
i could only arise, from a misunder
I standing of what is meant by Un
ity and the principles unon which
i it must rest. By Unity we simply
I mean that there are some princi.
I pies in American life so easily re
cognized by all men of good will
as to be accepted by them gladly,
voluntarily, and reasonably—and
that in acknowledging these princ.
pies we all find a common ground
on which to stand.
There is the principle, stated
by Jefferson in the Declaration
of Independence, that every man
bom into this world brings cer
tain inalienable and inherent
rights with him as the gift of
God. The right to seak is one of
them. The right to print is anoth
er. The right to worship accord
ing to the dictates of consicience
is still another. This principle of
equal rights applies to the Pro
testant, the Jew, the Catholic,
the Negro end the White man
without any distinction between
them whatsoever.
And all Americans of good will
are one in proclaiming, acclaim
ing, and accepting this principle.
! We are united on this ground.
I There is the principle of major
ity rule and the security of min
ority rights against both the
state and the majority. Americans
of good will are united on that
principle—regardless of their re
ligion, their race, their national
origin, or their class.
There is the principle, as Jeffer
son again stated in the Declara
tion of Independence, that the
function of government is to se
cure to men the rights they have
from God—a principle which pro
tects us forever from sta*e tyran
ny and makes the Government
man’s servant, not his master. W"
are united—Catholics. Protestants
and Jews—on that principle.
When we speak of Unity in
America it is Unity based upon
and growing out of the accepu
tance, in the main, of these prin
ciples. We are not trying to en
force any kind of uniformity in
religion or politics. Indeed, the
principles upon which we are un
ited, teach us that we have an
inalienable and inherent right to I
be different.
We are not seeking to force
anyon^ into a mold—or to expel i
any grcfup from our society. We !
are, instead, saying that everyone
of every group has an inherent
right to enjoy the fcfegrt opport
unities America offers Shd to de
velop his talents to the highest
possible degree without discrim,
ination against him because of his
race, religion, national origin, or
class.
W*. are not endeavoring to de
prive any religious group of its
particular and precious beliefs. I
We ar£. in accordance with our |
| principles of Unity, maintaining
the right of every religious group
to teach and practice its tenets
free of persecution or restriction.
We are united on those princi.
pies which guarantee our freedom
to be free and to be different.
The people to watch in Aerica
are not those who seek Unity on
this basis—but those who deny
it—those who deny the right of
a Protestant to be a Protestant
and a good American, a Catholic
to be a Catholic and a good Aeri
can, a Jew to be a Jew and a good
American, a Negro to be a Negro
and a good American. The people
to watch and to oppose are those
who strive, by spearding preju
dice, to make America a land for
their class only—as the Com.
munists do—or their kind only
or their group only—as the Fas
cists do—denying the rights of
others to free participation in our
life and using whatever means
they can to drive them out of
society.
APROPRO OF NOTHING
By James Alfred Williams
Glad to meet you this morning.
Hope you will like my musing. ♦
If you do, tell your editor.
I am concerned now about
America as we know it. Will it
survive the pressure, or will we
deceive ourselves by singing a
song of peace when there Is none
in sight. Thank you. Think of it.
Whatever come of my leaders?
The entire group is drifting
around thinking of bread. If we
don't eat we don’t live,, if we
don’t live we don t eat.
My earnings in 1932 was $26.®0
a week. I carried it all home.
Your earnings today is $40.00.
You carry $31.00 home and eac h *
one of your dollars is worth only
19 cents. What have you gained
by your folly?
I The amount of dollars you are
paid on paper does not make you
rich nor does it give you a higli
standard of living. It is what you
have to spend for that living
that gets you anywhere.
Milk 52 per cent up, bsead 50
per cent. These are not luxuries
they are necessities. What can
you do about it?
Look at the price of iron. Every- *
thing you use is connected with
Iron. The price of iron is the gag"
for the cost of living.
What do you think of Britian
today? How would you like to
be a citizen ovfer there? We are
heading for th same flood if some
one doesn’t do something about it
What do you think of the Atom
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