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<br />.cl~nc~. and Invent!rm have d~vrlopt,>d hu
<br />Rllaln rtturnoo to pu.cttlme u.atus artn
<br />havlllg aaH'd tho naUonll 01 the world lor a
<br />IIecond t1m~ from ~tiJg conque~d and op-
<br />p.........-d by lIutocrlltLc mllltary governmtnts.
<br />The thll>g that worri.... manl; thlr.ll.lnll: pt'o_
<br />pIe In Am..rka and the maJorny of the Mem-
<br />bera of Congrelll. Is that today In neW 01 our
<br />lIlustrloua pll!<! IU a N~tlOll. there are those
<br />In this land who ltre rallllng a great hue and
<br />crl' to remake A:nerlc..9.. ThOl!;e who want try
<br />pattern It alter governments In Europe which
<br />ha\'e stamped ou~ fr.....dom and liberty and
<br />the dlgnlt~. 01 the common man. I do not
<br />Wll-nt to IIlter or change our b....IC form of
<br />go...ernment. I am ",.\lUng to Improve thl.
<br />heritage 01 gOHrnment U that ~ poaalble.
<br />but Idonot want to trade It for a&OCl.aliatlc.
<br />eommunlMlc. fUClllt. or a tota!ltarlan form
<br />"r gnv~rnm"nt.
<br />For nearly 200 ~.eara govnnmentllln Europe
<br />han' been trying to make SX:llIl1am work. In
<br />every attempt there h... toUc.""ed In Its wake
<br />poverty. the I""" of Ilb..rty. Jallscro"'.ded. the
<br />llulllolln" overwOl'ked, and ultimately naz_
<br />Ism, communism. fll.3Clsm, and world-wide
<br />wau. Our fonn of go...ernment durlng all
<br />thIs lime, has glv~n us happlnelOB, pefl;ce. and
<br />contentment. Hbert)., an epportunlty fer
<br />growth and lId"anCemellt. the el""atlon of
<br />cur standardA of Il\'mg. and the protKtlOn
<br />of the dignity ef the rommon man. OUra 18
<br />the only go,.ernmt'nt In the world that hall
<br />a(>prOllched In de..llng with oth~r nation.
<br />and dealing among our own people. the
<br />Chrl.8tlan doettlnO'! of the Golden Rule. So
<br />long... we maintain oUr form of go..t:rnment.
<br />'.do untoether~ as 'je would that th.,y should
<br />dountoyau,"n will continue to be America's
<br />Insplratlon to tbell~rty_lovlng people af all
<br />th..world.
<br />TH): I"OWQ er PROr..."...l<u... UI ... TRllUT TO THE
<br />N...TlON
<br />ThO'! attacks agalfUlt our preaent form
<br />of Oo,'ernment by thOlle who hold allen
<br />Idna atartll ",.Ilh the w..lI_known Ulle ef
<br />prcpaganda. Irr....pol1lllble eommenUttol1l
<br />througb the columna ef th", dally n..w8papers
<br />and Irresponalble I"lIdlo cornmentatora who
<br />can be hlre<l tar a prlce. for thl! past few
<br />)'eara ha\'''' lent them~el\"ell to the political
<br />Ideollll!Y of the New Deal which has grown
<br />up In centralized go\'ernment here In an at-
<br />tempt to control tne thinking of the Am..r-
<br />Ican people. In a subUe way. not content
<br />with reglmentlng and controlling the action.
<br />of the people, morelmporta.ot than that, they
<br />want to rt'glmt'nt the minds and the think_
<br />Ing of the people of AmerlCfl.. Thill con-
<br />atant baru.ge by comm~ntaton In the preaA
<br />IIfld o\'er tnt' air which hltll trIed to destroy
<br />the con~dence of the people In the Congreu
<br />of the UnlUd Stateallts Into the oyer-aU gen-
<br />..rn plan. They conatantly try to mold your
<br />lhlnklng On n"tlonal and Internatlonal ques-
<br />tions.
<br />Th~n comes th.. plannet"'l and the do-good.
<br />era. They hope to go here In Amerleu from
<br />plannIng to reglmentatlon. to state ecclaU.m.
<br />Stata IIOClallam III the twlIlght tOne I~dtng
<br />to fll.!lClsn, or eommunlllm. In fact, It Is
<br />the threahold of communlllm. nliLZl_l.8m, or
<br />fasCism. O..rmany and France trJed It tn real
<br />earnest aftn the Fr..nch Re\'olullon. Oer-
<br />man.... followed It under Karl Marx and up
<br />to RsIser WUh..lm. It hrou;rht about World
<br />WlU'I. The sad thlng about It Is that many
<br />well_lntentloned people In the put haye
<br />Joined wIth the lead..rs of &oclalu.m In th.
<br />hope of bettering th..tr condlUol1ll. IlI.ter to
<br />llDd Ollt that I.lI you begin to tu. pown
<br />tram the people to malte soelallsm ".orll:: )'ou
<br />mUH take more pow..r and mor. po"'...r and
<br />tl.nally you must take allot the power from
<br />the people and place It In the hands of "
<br />dictator becau....ll.lILlnColnu.ld. ..Sogo.....rn.
<br />rnent can ll...e half fr~e and halt s1afe.~
<br />ManY people 1n France. Oermany. RUll8la.
<br />and Italy trle<:1 to turn back when they found
<br />they "era 011 th", wrong rGll.d. the road to
<br />dpslrUCtlO!l, Wht'n thO'y llnall~' saw that the
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<br />pow..r must ~ I..ft In Ihe hanu.a at the people
<br />Or given toa dlctlltOr.
<br />It wll too late. They "'ere purgpd by th",
<br />mllllell8 under th", dlttaton.hlp 01 com.
<br />munlsm In Rupia. ThOle who tried to turn
<br />back In Oermany were murdered, driven Into
<br />concO'ntrttlon campa where milny at lhem
<br />IItar......d to death durmg thlll war. The ume
<br />rough and cruel treatment was the fat.. 01
<br />InON.' In llaly. Planning and &ocllIllam gave
<br />Europe commt:nl~m In Ru",,13. D32I,m In
<br />a..rmany. !allClam In Ital}'. Uberty W:ul com-
<br />pl..tely w1p..d out In thoee thr.... European
<br />go\'prnm",nUl. H!t1er and MU!;8[]lInl ga...e
<br />World War n to th.. people of Ihe earth.
<br />The Unlted Slates Om"rnm..nt. th.. one
<br />Oold..n Rule nation of the "..arid. the Natlon
<br />that h... alwlI.ya defended the tr..edom.
<br />Uberty. and dignIty of tbe cnmmon man. thls
<br />Natlen throt manygllh.tlllkJn~ M'~"ltpnt.. "'~nt
<br />to remake, threw Us tremcndouI forc.. and
<br />pow..r back 01 ItIIldeal.lntothl,wat, ddeat_
<br />Ing and le\'e1In\l: Germany. Japan. and Italy
<br />to Il\nd"of rubbl.. and devastallon: y..t, there
<br />are tho.e tn America whO cry out ag!l.lnM our
<br />form of go\...mm..nt and there Ue those In
<br />Am..rlca who aId th~ al1en_mlnd..d group In
<br />wanting to remake It. They are wUllng to
<br />.tart planning to regiment the people. to
<br />further O'!lItllbll'h c..ntnllzed go.....mm..nt.
<br />and bur..aucracy. to tnvel do"'n the road to
<br />perfdom. to socialism. IU1d probably to com-
<br />munIsm or f&&clam In America.
<br />We hu.e had, during the war, IInd "'"
<br />havlng now. BOrne aoelaUstlc control.. The
<br />Congr...... ga"~ the authorIty for these con-
<br />tro1a In ord~r to ehannd th.. f'lfort ef tt...
<br />Pf'opl.. of AmerIca flnt Into war productlon
<br />and Into an lIl1-out e!fort to win th.. ".ar.
<br />The war h.. been won. Many control" have
<br />be~n HUed and more 01 them should be but
<br />th,,"planoen"don'tv;'ant to l..t 100"".
<br />ReconveT1llon to peacetime production and
<br />peacf't1m.. joba I. the mll:ilt Import&nt pr(\h-
<br />Ipm 1n _"merlca to.by. I want to charge that
<br />the maladministration, the r..g1mentatlon,
<br />and control helng e1lercllled by the OPA la
<br />holding ba..k rE'Con...eralon In preventing the
<br />peopl.. from buylng bUlIon. 01 dollars' worth
<br />01 gooda which they want and n....d by pre-
<br />\'enung lhe manutactur..n and the ret-allenl
<br />from making and dlatrtb\lUng to the p..opl.
<br />these btlllons of dollara' worth of mrrchlln.
<br />dlae.
<br />The peUcl"'. of the OPA wllllt:eep million.
<br />of tllf'n from Mlng employed-It I.tI widening
<br />th.. gll.p between the goodll the people wlnt
<br />aod tht money available With whlch to bUY
<br />them.
<br />Mon..y l.lI piling up Into the handa at the
<br />peeple IlIter than the lloodll ar.. ~Ing manu-
<br />lactured thUS Wldentng the tnllattonary gap.
<br />'I1lete are a lit!!.. les>I than 3.000,000 .mall
<br />business !!.rms In America employing le8$
<br />tllI:.!l 100 per.oru ellch. The... .m~l bUllI.
<br />ne... llrtrul employ 45 pt'rcent of all the wage
<br />earn.." In the Nation In peflceUmto. It I.
<br />they wllo mUllt go lIhead now to produ~.
<br />aud retaU goodll and create Job. for form..r
<br />"'I( workers and retUrning "..terao.a.
<br />OPA. regulations are slowIng down nearly
<br />1111 bUllln..... reeoYery and allO emplorlt...nt,
<br />They allow the manUfacturer. In w:>m.. In-
<br />stances. to ral.... the price 01 the manufac-
<br />tured artlcl.. bKilUl!e It coeta him more In
<br />"'a~"s and other overhead to do bualnes.o.
<br />Th..n they laY to th. jobber. the wholp.s&ler.
<br />and the retailer, e'.en though th.,..;e good.
<br />are ellll.lIng )'ou more from Ihe manufacturer
<br />you cannot ....U them at a higher prIce than
<br />you ....",re selling the same lyPe Of gooda In
<br />1!J4~. This Is foreleg little buslnesa con-
<br />cenlll out of husln....s all over the Sanon and
<br />thl.ll polley prevents th.. retailer from hlrlng
<br />more help, hence contrlhut..a to unemploy-
<br />ment.
<br />Chef;ter Bowl.... ha.a predicted. we wtll prob-
<br />ably have 8.000,000 people unPmployed dur-
<br />Ing 1946. It thl. happen. no onto will hue
<br />contrlbuted 11.0 much to Ihl, unueceua:ry
<br />sInH:.. u will have Mr, Bowl,'..,
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<br />To show you how dlf!lcult It Is tor a cen-
<br />trsllte<! or a.oclallud g,"'''mmen~ to operate
<br />bUlllneu. and how It holda back production
<br />and employment l..t me ~1I'e you a few illus-
<br />tration. as to how the OPA operatl!ll_
<br />I can only give you two or thr.... because <>f
<br />the b.ck ef Ume. Th.....e are not nceptlons
<br />to the rule but ..re a flllr....mple of how the
<br />whole OPA .el_up 1.8 bemg vperlltPd.
<br />A crippled man onr In OhIo, In an el'l'ort
<br />to m~li:t' a llvlllg InT hlm~~lr. made" ,,'...,dlUg
<br />tool Wnlch he could mate at hts borne and
<br />s..ll for '250. fie asked the OPA to alloW
<br />hIm to Incre~ the price to n8~, The OPA
<br />compelled hIm to mate out msny papers alld
<br />o.f:er many months _Itlng they told hIm II
<br />he dId not ...11 over .M worth of theae weed-
<br />Ing' forks per month he COUld aell th..m for
<br />'285. In the meantime, undpr thelr rul..,
<br />:lT1yr,('wc"nee~n cau1dccme l'l and make the
<br />slome tool and the retall prlce wculd not be
<br />bII....d on the prlc.. 01 the old operator. In
<br />(other words, the n..w conc..rn would ha"c
<br />no historical hackttround which the OP;\
<br />talka so much abOut,
<br />In thlll CMe... new man hellan to mate tbe
<br />same type of to<>l that wall ~Inll made by
<br />the old cripple In Ohio who w&8 refu8P<1 the
<br />right to sell at $285. The new dealer Wl.ll
<br />promptty given the right to sell the tool at
<br />'3.50. What do you think of that? Is thllt
<br />holding prlc.... down to the ~ollsumer?
<br />A big concern In New York. ....hoae name 1.11
<br />synonymous with und..r"'.ear. a concern turn-
<br />Utg out rntIHons or dollar. worth of llooo;l!l
<br />and employIng thoUllll.ndA of men. Wl.ll ael1lng
<br />a palr of shorla lit the OPA e..!llng of 60 cents.
<br />They ..'anted to get a .lIght rallle In the
<br />wnole...l.. price. Tney w..re de.nled. A new
<br />concern Cll-me Into th" market with a pair of
<br />men'.. shorts. not qulle as Mood In quality
<br />IUI the 6O-cent pair. Iond they were promptly
<br />gi'Oen a ceiling price 01 '1.35. No.... the New
<br />York manufacturer who Will not allewed II
<br />raise told a bUi'pr who happen. to he one of
<br />th.. COngr.....men tram Callfornla who la In
<br />the retail busln..... In that Stale; that ,,'hUe
<br />they had many thousand paLrl 01 these .hort"
<br />th..y cannot .hlp them to mercbanla
<br />throughout America becaUllll they cannot
<br />comply with the map plan. You knew, the
<br />OPA haa mapa wlllng people where tbey Can
<br />..ell and where th..). can't. FUrthermore. that
<br />the OPA bad ruled that they C(luld not sell
<br />the 6O.cent sborts at all unlesa tbey Bold
<br />seme &ber'"..s at39 r..nlll to bala.n..e Bgalnst the
<br />(I0-cellt &borb. The I1nn eculd not buy the
<br />mslerlal to mak" the 39-cent ahorUl which
<br />would gl...e them the right under Chester
<br />Bowl.... to aell II.lIme 8O-c..nt phorta. In other
<br />words, bel"1t Is a big concern wIth a hundred
<br />tho113and dollara worth o! m..n'a .hons who
<br />can't .eU them and, of COUT1lf!, If they cll-n't
<br />be .old the people will h..\'e to 10 without
<br />them eyen though winter 1.11 approaching
<br />and. of cour.e, laborllll men wlll not bel em-
<br />ployed to mue more Dew On.... In this case
<br />the OPA 5e('ms to ~ hitting below the belt.
<br />Here I. an illustratton which will pro\.e
<br />to th.. housev;.Ue lhat the aCllon. of the OI'A
<br />are railing the prlce cf rnerchandlae In many
<br />Ill8tanccll rather than holding It down.
<br />A manufacturer Of an old_eatablla;hed
<br />eleclrlca.l lren selllng at '2.75 retail. IlI.kPd
<br />that he ~ allOWed to rSIae the price :ro cent.t.
<br />The reqllest WaJ promptly denIed. Iu the
<br />meantime a new manufacturer produced an
<br />Iron, not nearly.. good as the old rellable
<br />t2.1li Iron. and the new manutaeturer wu
<br />promptly allowed ll- cclllng price or l)l.50 per
<br />Iron. In ether ....ord5. the housewlle cannot
<br />bur the beller !.ran at t29;; bUt has to take
<br />alt Int..rior Iron at 15.50.
<br />Agaln, thta 111 not an e~eeptlon, It III more
<br />nearly the reguln.:r rule of OP....
<br />Th1.ll U1uatrlt!on should ~ of Int..rellt t.:.
<br />wool gra"'.e.... tellttle manutacturPts who em.
<br />ploy more people than anyone bU.ln_ \1\
<br />the Unlted States and to th" peeple who
<br />want underwear up here 1:1 cold I'enr.ayl_
<br />,'anla where winter IS Wf:lI on Ita Waf.
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