The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 23, 1950, Page 2

Pace tere seempabennae Bbe Key Best Citizen “TOWARD STATISM” : ss acaie tile George Erickson, an editor of the Christian Seience Monitor, recently discts- sed the conflict between public and private electric power development. In conclu sion, he ‘wrote: “The remedy....would ap | pear to-be some general agreement as +0 } the proper domain for each. The primary consideration might-well.embrace the prin- | ciple that there should be a definite end to the expansion of government competi, tion with private capital. Embodied in: ® comprehensive legislative-enactment,. the domain for the government could be: the development of water resources for flood ontrol, irrigation, and navigation while the resultant power,. generation, and transmission could: be leftito: private enter-, prise. This would reduce government, | spending and lessen the trend- toward. stat- ism.” It is difficult to see how any reason- »le man could object: to that. It would } save the taxpayers huge sums of money. It would stop the wasteful. and needjess } duplication of facil . By encouraging the utility industry, it would: guarantee the maximum possible development of power- producing properties of all kinds. It would create new areas of taxation for all forms of government—instead of eating our iax-, @s, a8 do the tax-exempt government plants and systems. ' Even so, this idea will be fought to } the limit by many men highein the govern- } ment. The reason: for that is plain. Theix | primary goal is not the swiftest and most economical and efficient production of power. Tt is, to the contrary, sovialization; | of the industry, lock, steck and barrel. / For, once the politicians control the na- | tien’s electric power, they wil! be in. a posi- | tien to: control all agriculture and all. in- dustry. The trend toward statism of which Mr. Erickson spoke has: reached ominous proportions. One of the biggest jobs the American people now face is to. step. it. oe Sellen foam ate. Cull be fete of 13 mente w tae by eherehee from fr evecPenr vey) Me te te te Geeywe aoe 5 ieee owen a oot a aed . 4 yee 0 4 FT) met peel enoeyIRCSe | sToarat pling you viet officers demanding ows ae tral the night THE ORACLE THE COUNTRY PRESS SAYS THE RESPONSIBILITY Selb commencement WEST BEND, WIS., NEWS: “Those Reversed =Rebert H. Sweeney, | who are not interested in voting are also the Oniversitye of Portland, re-| not interested in remaining free citizens.” tudewt bedy assembly that RUPERT, IDAHO, NEWS: “In 1949, lectin : ‘every man, woman and child-in the United a Se tes me sige States footed a tax bill amounting to $359 Hoge, ratty for each, according to a report this week eh epentored Marx, are the | tom the office of the Idaho. tax collector. ever the individual.« “The BROWNSVILLE, PA:, TELEGRAPH: Ate responsible for the ideas | “If the National: Association of County- Of- aids, | moet veepensible for these'h Of that amount the Federal government }j | the 23rd" Vice P i Christian Co... Riga tEa 10 YEARS AGO 1914. Clinton W. Hancock, a member! 1838—F.. Hopiinsos. Smith; en- | billion-in avday in Wall of the State Patrol force \sjnce its] ineer, and noted artist, popular |SeUiig avalanche. imception on December. 6, aa ~~ Ieeturer, bert in has taken over the duties of pa-} 1871 ee April 7, 1915. trolman for Monroe County; i Las tf College of William ~and- Mary, | Italy: Z ; born in. Henriehe Cy... Vaz Died |- 1945—Tramen: sesommende im |) Oct. 16, 1944. mediate Foday’s Birthedees temporary. ‘weekend. headquarters This week's Saturday Evening Post; out today, contains a fic- tion. story written by Colin G. dameson, with, action céritered; at Jeast in the first part efi the story, in Key West. This is the case where “tebbers broke out of a‘ stare; Pierce Brothers hi - dishment :was the “the odd: Oeeurrence— and: as a fittei-re- capitulation, is made, regradless of the mbnne? in/ which. the-store store wasn't broken. into last a of the:| Huntington, Ind, 63: might, it seems—-but evidence was, nam — plenty that one or two persons Rad‘ hidden themselves somewfiere in the store as it was- Being’ clos-| ‘ed. Then after traff ichas_quiet- ed down. outside, he-or they, :com- menced. to ransack the register and steel drawers. in 4 ena 2) ate ies Today The Citizen'says: in editorial paragraph: x “Americanism: Ar; ‘The Citizen. Work of connecting Key We i nd Canty mcd es ee cae ing Camp, ey oth points: along the, keys savage struggig.of today,” | ficials will campaign for new _ legislation; |™ . | Teeasting the traditional form of county ’ Sweeney then rentiided the [ government, more power to them. It is td Mi their primary alm im-attend..}.be hoped that. it is not merely organizing é should be to tearm how to [to get more funds for county government.” how to make a living, and PRAIRIE CITY, IOWA, NEWS: “Cap- ve Get tolerated and we} itol Hill. would. control rents, roads and & professor on our staff) railroads, prices, production, power and te sovialiom or totalitarian- | pork, airlines, animals, autos. monies. and credits, crops, industry, illness, old age; treching attitude in wn age} and ifit ceuld, it might even try to re- teaehers.seek to.undermine | gulate demand, population, and the kere: young eT, uae bie 3 : : systema made this | MONDS, WASH,, . TRIBUNE-RE4 end free—and whieh, ‘inci- | VIEW:* “Gun national leaders have ma- car colleges ible. It is | neuvered @ position where Ameri- C & 7 ea tighten their belts or run ANA, IL., DEMOCRAT : “When "on a subject of controversial ewspaper is certain to disagree 6 ete borrowers who have the ‘downs run for life, ~ , avoid the controversial issues would. con - - pstitute a mockery of our right of opinion of the teamhy type, guarantees. Freedom: Of The Press.” —_—_—__ ated your shopping early, paying. with one’ side or the other. Obviousiy, to |