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DAILY MEDITATIONS
i Cast thy burden upon the
S 0 TR, Lord, and he shall sustain
thee, he shall never suffer ‘
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R e Psalm, 55:22. ‘
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That Sixty Million Jobs Baloney
BY PETER EDSON
NEA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON—Recent announcement that the
U. S. now has over 60 million employed workers
brings back somé funny memories. It recalls the
days, two years ago, when the full employment idea
was first being considered in Congress. There was
a lot of stuff flying around then about how silly it
was to expect that there would ever be 60 million
employed in this country.
There is of course only one right way to deal with
econgmic predictions. That is to file 'em away and
forgét ’em. Then, a couple of years later, dig 'em
out and see how wrong’ they were,
Afiyone who will take the trouble to dig back in
the ‘morgue ‘on the 60-million-jobs subject should
profit by the experience. For a lot of predictions of
boom ,and bust are being made today. Properly
appraised they are all guesses. Nobody knows
what’s’ going to happen in the future, as the fol
lowing old testimony by experts should prove:
The origin of the mystical 60 million number can
be traced back to S. Morris Livingston’s chief of
the National Economiecs unit in the Department of
Commerce. In 1943 he estimated that after the war
there would be between 59 and 60 million people
in the labor force. \He thought there might be be
tween two and three million unemployed from time
to time. He set 57 million as a goal for full employ
ment by 1948.
As usual when people play the numbers game,
this figure got rounded out to 60 million jobs. In
the 1944 campaign, President Roosevelt promised
60 million jobs, if re-elected. 3
At first that was too much for even Henry Wwal
lace, who wired F. D. R. “Your goal of 60 million
jobs is perhaps high, but I glory in your daring.”
Henry thought Livingston’s 57 million was about
right. But later Whllace revised the figure up
ward and wrote a book “Sixty Million Jobs.” Every
body said he was crazy. ‘ £
An economist named Dr. John Lee Coulter, work
ing for the Committee of Americans, Inc., proved
mathematically that 60 million jobs was impossible.
He took the trends in population growth, number
of women workers, increased age expectancy, in
crease in college enrollment, subtracted a couple
million for the armed forces and three million un
employed. He came up with the prediction that the
labor supply in the postwar year would be only
50 million plus. He said that would give us un
exampled abundance.
The National Association of Manufacturers,
which' should know about these things, said in
January, 1945, that after the war private business'
cefll&iurnish jobs for only 22 million workers, plus
11 Ifi§lion agricultural workers—a total of 33
Ngoexperts said that if 60 million were employ
ed, thetother 27 million would have to be given gov
ernpignt jobs. .
Theéy said that unnamed government planners:
were. actually figuring on employing two million
on hagp:deral housing program, two .million on a.
youtb?rogram. five million on a public roads pro-‘
gran®® nine million on new “valley” plans like
TVA, and four million on other government em-i
ployx_nex}t. l
In*%se you wish to compare this prediction with
the waw it worked out, 45 million are now employ-‘
ed i@tiwte industry. In round numbers, agri-l
cultlg is employing 10 million, the armed forcesl
‘1.4 million, the Federal government two million,
state ‘and local governments 3.1 million, and there
are 2,5 million unemployed. |
Thére is no youth program, no road program,
no vagl}ey‘ program and no housing program. :
Citigens Natiomal Committee, Inc., whose princi
pal affgel is John W. Hanes, put out a pamphiet
against the idea of full employment in 1945. Among
other things, it said:
“Of course, it -would be possible to provide ex
tensive employment if something akin to wartime
conditions were perpetuated by adoption of a
totalitarian economy such as exists in Russia or
formerly existed in Germany .. .. It is difficult,
however, to conceive of how ‘full employment’
can be arrived at short of such a step.”, ° |
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AN EXPLOSIVE PROPOSAL
-Greece has laid before the UN Security
Council an explosive proposal of UN in
‘tervention “to halt the spread of unde
‘clared war” in the Balkans. The proposal
itself is in order, and represents one of the
steps to guard peace which were envis
ioned when the Charter was written. It is
the background which adds peril to an
already dangerous situation. |
What Greece has done is to ask the
Council to invoke the powers of Chapter
VII of the Charter. This chapter consists
of actions which the Council shall take in
the event of threats to the peace, breaches
of the peace, and acts of aggression.
But Chapter VII includes Article 51,
which says, “Nothing of the present Char
ter shall impair the inherent right_.of the
individual or collective self-defense if an
armed attack occurs against a member of
the United Nations.” ; |
Greece claims that armed attacks al
ready have been made upon her govern
ment’s forces from across the northern
borders. The UN investigating commission
found that Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Alba
hia were giving active and unneutral aid
to the Greek guerrillas, though it did not
accuse troops of these countries, or an “in
ternational brigade,” of actual participa
tion in the fighting.
Russia has called the Balkan commis
sion’s report a lie in almost so many
words. The Soviet delegate vetoed a fur
ther investigation of the Balkan crisis. He
would surely veto any motion to use the
powers given the Council in Chapter VII.
But Greece has hinted that she will resort
to Article 51 in such an event, for that
article requires no Council action and can
not be vetoed.
It might be said that the Greek govern
ment has already invoked Article 51 by
defending itself against what it charges
is an attack launched from a foreign
country with foreign troops participating.
However, this ‘“escape clause” has not
been invoked to its full extent, for there is
also a mention of “collective self-defense.”
This might mean that the Turkish gov
ernmernt, finding itself endangered by the
action to the north, would join forces with
the Greeks. It is unlikely that the United
States, Britain or any power distant from
the scene of conflict would plead ‘self
defense” and give Greece active military
assistance. i _
Yet Greece and Turkey have been
promised American aid. Their self-de
fense, with American equipment, might
be the signal for Russia to give open and‘
active support to her satellites, though
that possibility seems remote. |
No major power is ready for a major
war. Certainly no government outside the
jron curtain wants war. Almost certainly
the Soviet government does not want war|
now. As for its future intentions, no one
outside the iron curtain can surely say. '
Nevertheless, the Greek proposal is ex
plosive. It is, in effect, an invitation fori
the UN to go its way without Russia. It
may also be feared that it is an invitation;
to World War 111 |
The proposal probably will not get far
in the Council. But it remains the latest
and most dangerous development in a
world situation which is relentlessly de- |
veloping as a consequence of the veto and
ißussia's use of it.
5 TIE SCORE
~ From Hendaye, France, comes the
straight-faced report of a strike by the
;Smugglers’ Union against lax .border
‘guards who are letting local residents
‘bring in food from Spain, thus cutting into
kthe smugglers’ business. So the smugglers
‘aren’t smuggling anything across the bor
‘der, which is cutting into Hendaye’s food
' supplies.
l In this country, some 10,000 New York
suburbanite commuters have struck
“against a bus company which raised its
fares 33 percent. They may not get to
work, but they've refused to ride till the
! price comes down.
‘ Latest returns from a world of ever
| widening and more inclusive strieks: -one
'for the vested smuggling interests, and
lone for the commuting common man.
Now as to these billboard posters show
'ing a naked baby, 1 want to say that a
| baby without a diaper is completely un
(typical of America. — George Garland,
| National Institute of Diaper Service.
- But what is Europe now? It is a rubble
heap, a charnel-house, a breeding ground
of pestilence and hate. Ancient nationalis
tic feuds and modern ideological factions
distract and infuriate the unhappy, hun
gry populations.—Winston Churchill.
Democracy is dying in Europe, dying of
war wounds. Democracy as we know it
never existed in Asia. Democracy in South
America exists in name only.—Rep. Noah
M. Mason (R) of Illinois.
~ As far as the employer is concerned, it
is up to him to protect himself when he
makes a contract. They (employers) are
free to make any contract they wish to
make. — Senator Robert A. Taft (R) of
Ohio. o
In great cities men are like a lot of
stones thrown together in a bag; their
jagged corners are rubbed off till in the
end they are as smooth as marbles.—
Somerset Maugham, author.
Though hated in cities, the starling is &
first-class destroyer of Japanese beeties,
according to the U. S. biological survey.
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But I soon forgot ail about
Annabelle, about Flora, about Mrs.
Tolliver. Early the next morning
1 was wakened by a loud peal on
our front doorbell. A few minutes
later Leah brought me up a cable~
gram. It was from Bill. N
Bill Sturdevant had been axfl
instructor in Romance languages
at Cornell. I had met him three
years before in Elmira while T
was visiting my grandmother,.
He was tall and blond and blue=
eyed and wore a tiny mustache,,
Bill never did anything by halvfi
He was always eager and exciti
and had a deep, exciting voice
and beautiful manners; he talked
a great: deal, and always well. He
‘had then decided to ‘enlist with
the English. 3
All the girls were crazy about
‘him. Why he picked me out I
still do not know. But after I had
seen him three times in Elmira
‘he appeared one afternoon in Ot
sego and asked me to marry him.
1 was so surprised I just stared
lat him. :Taking that for consent,
the iccad me
After that T would have followed
him to the ends of the earth—on
foot and even barefoot if neces
sary.
Bill went to England almost at
!once. Then when we, too, were in
the war, he managed a transfer
to our army. After the armistice,
T had heard that he was safe and
hoped to behome by spring.
Now his cable said he had wan
gled an exchange professorship at
!the Sorbonne in Paris. He would
Ibe out of the army in another
}week. I was to be in Paris by
|August 15 by the latest, and we
should be married at once.
I ran with the cablegram tfo the
bathroom, where Father was
shaving. He read it through,
dropped it, went on shaving.
“Well?” I asked.
“It'seems a good idea,” Father
said thickly through the soap that
circied his mouth. “You've bath
| waited a long time. And it will be
an experience, livin% in Paris.”
“But can you get away? Can
we get passports?”’ :
“] daresay we can manage the
passports. But how about Bill’s
mother taking you over? She’s the
Iproper gne, . ;"
“No. You are the proper one.
If Mrs. Sturdevant went along I'd
never dare—l mean I'd never have
the courage to face them both if
T omo :
“If T changed my mind,” I said
miserably. “You forget,” I went
on, “that Bill and I only saw
each other a few times for a few
hours at a tifne, sometimes for
less, and usually with a lot of
people around. That was a long
time ago, and a lot of things have
happened, especially to Bill. He
may be so changed that he’ll seem
’like a stranger. I may not look
so good to him, either. I'm plain
scareéd to death.”
There was a long silence.
“Well, there's no answer to that
argument,” Father finally said. “I
suppose I'll have to take you to
Paris.” ‘
We decided that night not to tell
{anyone in Ostego that I was going
to Paris, possibly to be married—
only that Father had some hypo
thetical business to look after in
‘Europe and was taking me along
to see Bill. But everyone suspected
| what the business was, and all my
{friends wanted to entertain me,
.and many gave me presents, which
1 was embarrassed to accept. &
’ Father went to Washington,
himself and managed somehow
[or other to get our passports,
'stopped in New York and took upi
lour steamer tickets, arranged for
,a long leave of absence, saw about!
money, letters of credit. Leah wu]
to close the house after we had
left, take a month’s vacation, and
then come back and clean and
open the house. . Without being
asked, she promised to stay on
and look after Father.
- I had only to make a farewell
visit to my grandmother in Elmira
and tell her my plans in confi
dence, do my packing, attend a
dozen or so parties, and we were
off. A -great crowd came to the
station. The last one I saw as the
train drew out was Flora, waving
E,lrantically.,.fihe had brought me
orchids, chocolates, and books and
magazines. A lump came into my
‘throat. I told Father that I would
miss Flora terribly. He said he
didn’t doubt it, that for his part
even in Paris life would seem a
little flat and savorless without the
‘Tollivers to spice it up. He said
}that he and I and all of Otsego
‘had got the Tolliver habit. We just
‘hung around waiting 1o see what
‘the Tollivers, singly or collectively,
would do next.
“I'll tell you what one of them |
is going to do very soon,’by the'
first of December to be exact,” Ii
said.
“What?” |
“Amy is going to have a baby.”
Amy had told me her secret just
before I left, Father and I talked
it over at someé length. It was the
last time, as I remember if, that
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we discussed the Tollivers for
many months.
Well, this is not my story, or
mine only so far as it concerns
the Tollivers. Briefly, Bill was on
the dock at Cherbourg. I did not
see him in the crowd and walked
down the gangplank straight into
his strong young arms. Instantly
all. my doubts and fears were
swept away. It was Bill I wanted
and only Bill, forever and forever.
On a lovely September day
two weeks later we were married
at noon in an ‘American church
in Paris by an American pastor.
Afterward we had breakfast at
the Crillon. That afternoon the
two of us left by car for Brittany.
We were gone two weeks. Fa
ther was still in Paris when we
got ‘back; he stayed until I had
found a furnished apartment on
the Rue Boissiere and had moved
in. Then he left for England t 6
visit an old friend.
The old life was over for me.
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Jaycee To Sponsor Ted Weems
Bvofi nd Here Next Tuesday At 9’
Ted Weems, of “Heartaches”
fame, will render the music for a
Jaycee sponsored dance next
Tuesday, August 12, at Woodruff
Hall, from 9 to 1 o’clock. The
price of the tickets will be $1.20
per person, including tax. Tickets
will be on sale at the Music Shop
and at the two University Co
ops.
Jack Paschal, president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
made the statement that, “I hope
the people who were affected by
the recent unfortunate episode
with Skinnay Ennis,” will not be
against our activities this time.
We have just received the con
tract from M. C. A. and they have
given wus full assurance that a
repetition of the Ennis incident
will not occur.”
Receipts from the dance will be
placed in the Jaycee’s general wel
fare fund, which will be used for
any worthy welfare purpose. Re-
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