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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
8
Virginia Senator Robinson argues constitutional liberties face danger from federal power and labor influence. He cites social security, federal aid to education, compulsory health insurance, and labor exemptions from antimonopoly law, urging decisive action to curb labor monopolies while preserving collective bargaining.
Raymond Rodgers of New York University argues that competition must govern economic life in capitalism and that Americans are inherently competitive. He contends monopolies would negate advertising and that advertising finances a free press, tying market dynamics to media freedom.
A U S Chamber report criticizes public power in the Tennessee Valley and Pacific Northwest, arguing it drives private capital from new plants and leaves regions dependent on Congress for development. It warns that tax exempt federal monopolies erode private enterprise and local independence.
A presidential era argument praises efficiency and asks unions to avoid make-work. two man crews on diesel locomotives suffice for safety, according to Roosevelt and Truman era fact finders. The railroad union sought a second fireman, a demand deemed uneconomical and wasteful.
A seven member Water Resources Policy Commission seeks a federal electric power policy. Utilities urge a clearly defined plan that avoids government subsidized competition and insists on self funding. They cite private capital’s postwar expansion and rural electrification progress as proof of private efficiency and caution against socializing power.
The article extols free enterprise through the story of W. C. Coleman and his Coleman lanterns. It notes his eighty birthday, fifty years of the company, expansion into oil-burning heaters, and a workforce of 2500. Coleman’s outreach to dealers and nationwide reach symbolize liberty, opportunity, and progress.
In a Times-Record column Delmer Hubbell reexamines Karl Marx and Das Kapital, arguing Marx’s early critique of factory cruelty differs from today. He notes private ownership bred cruelty then, but warns Soviet and communist states now entrench power, suppress unions, and police dissent while exploiting workers for a small ruling elite.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank all my friends who sent cards, called, sent flowers, gifts, and offered kind words during my stay in hospital and since my return home. Your kindness is sincerely appreciated.
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