Brownsville herald. [volume], September 22, 1929, Greater Valley Edition, Page TWELVE, Image 12

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ARKANSAS SENATOR DISCUSSES REMARK
THAT AMERICA IS NOT AS PROSPEROUS
AS IT THINKS ITIS OR OUGHT TO BE
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Not
u prosperous as we think wa are
—and ought to be.
Prof. T. E. Gregory of th'e Lon
don School of Economics, recently
denied that we are. “With Ameri
ca's enormous natural advantages
and almost incredible resouroes,
quoth he, "the miracle Is, not that
you are so well off, but that you
are not vastly better off.”
Senator Thaddeus H. Caraway, of
Arkansas, pondered the learned
Briton’s utterance for a long mo
ment before expressing himself
concerning It.
Then, "Of all the criticisms of
the American people that I never
did expect to hear,” he observed, "I
certainly least expected to hear that
particular one.”
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I am an economist, to be sure."
admitted the senator, ‘‘but I sure
ly would have given it as my lay
opinion that this nation has devel
oped material prosperity up to the
maximum, if ever a nation did, any
where on earth, in all history
"At the expense of all the finer
things of life? Oh. of course. At
the expense of the spiritual? Abso
lutely. At the expense of every
thing?—except the piling up of
wealth. No doubt about it What
do our colleges teach? Culture?
Breadth of vision? The wisdom
of the ages? Not a bit of It. They
teach us how to make money.
"But. Professor Gregory to the
contrary, I do thinly we have learn
ed that lesson thoroughly—yes, and
that we have put It Into practice—
that having made no end of money
already, we are In a fair way to
make all there Is of it.
Iis It prosperity to be In pawn
about, if I were a British econom
ist."
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Some folk suggest that we are
over-extended—owe Instalments on
too many of the modern conveni
ences we revel In—our automobiles
our homes (as a secondary consid
eration), our furniture, our radio
sets, our electric refrigerators
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vacuum cieaners and washing ma
chines, the clothes we wear, the
very denial work that we chew
with.
It is prosperity to be In pawn
thus?—even for such luxuries as
bygone royalty never dreamed of
“Only a foundation of genuine
prosperity," sewered the senator,
“could support so gigantic a super
structure of credit. The superstruc
ture’s immense weigh* Is the best
proof of the reliability of the foun
dation that it rests on.
“The federal reserve board has
tested it, ton—tried hard to shake
it. Solid."
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How long will it last?
“It appears to be permanent,"
said the Arkansan.
“Understand me." he added. **I
speak o fthe country as unprece
dentedly prosperous—not everyone
In it.
“Our prosperity is not very equit
ably distributed.
“Agriculture is not prosperous. |
The farmers produce enough. It
entitles them to be prosperous. But
most of what they produce is taken
away from them. Still, those who
take It become mere prosperous
Just in proportion as the farmers
become leas so. It all stays in the
country."
• • •
Nevertheless, not so good!—for
agriculture, anyway—at least ac
cording to Senator Caraway.
But the new farm board will
speedily remedy the situation—
what?
The senator laughed sardonical
ly.
"The identical element which is
now feeding on agriculture," he
i«ked, "will it do anything to stop
itself from feeding? No. no. It
will continue ot feed, while it has
the power, until rvthlng but a dry
bone remains."
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Horrors! the poor farmers!
"They had their chance." re
joined the Arkansas senator, “and
spent it on religion—and in piling
up a big majority for the side that
Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt describes
as prohibition's enemy."
No need to inoulre as to Senator
Caraway’s politics.
Edinburg Legion
Plans Nov. 11 Show
(Spacial to The Herald)
EDINBURG, Sept. 21.—Plans for
a special Armistice Day program
here Nov. 11 were formulated at the
meeting of the American Legion
post Friday night. A committee
composed of H. G. FeVguson. Doug
las Mackenzie and J. Roy Ram
sour was appointed to work out the
details, and members of the legion
hope to make it an outstanding
event.
Max Tavss, chairman of the com
mittee to secure talent for the min
strel show to be staged by the le
gion Nov. 19 reported that a prom
ising array has been signed up.
LUNATIC AT A PRISON
SEEKS HANGMAN’S JOB
SWANSEA. Wales—When David
Laren forced his way into the of
fice of Swansea prison he caused
surprise by announcing that he was
the assistant public executioner,
who had come to carry out his grim
duties. He was fully equipped with
ropes, straps, an electric torch, a
badge bearing the words “Assistant
Public Executioner,” and other ar
ticles. He was admitted to the
prison precincts, and the police
were informed.
FIRST LUTHERAN SERVICE
EDINB*TRG. Sept. 21.—The Rev.
Cyril O. Kirkpatrick will conduct
the first Lutheran church services
here in the old bakery quarters at
10:45 a. m. Sunday. The Lutheran I
congregation from Donna is expect
ed to join in the services.
TEACHES MUSIC
EDINBURG. Sept. 21—Classes in
harmony and history of music will
lM offered by Mrs. J. M Frlsby,
teacher of piano at the Edinburg
Tunior college. Classes, which are
to be free to piano pupils will be
given in the piano classroom from
9 to 12 on Saturdays.
MONEY HALTS WOMAN RED
PRESTON. England.—Mrs. Lllv
Ferguson, communist candidate for
parliament, has been compelled to
withdraw, owing to lack of funds.
HELP FCR BIG FAMILIES
LONDON.—Miss Eleanor Rath
bone. M. P.. has introduced a bill
providing rent rebates for tenants
as their families increase.
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