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Li, iicxjKO.'H. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1949. PAGE THREE U. S. Generosity Surprising . ., "' Since the end of , the; war, the Unit ed States has turned over an estimat ed $1,000,000,000 ; worth of Army goods and equipment, to he German Government, according to a summary prepared by a Military Government official. This does not include appro priations of food and other material, to prevent disease and unrest, or a considerable volume of goods turned over to the Germans at the end of the war. Those chiefly charged with the. dis tribution of the surluses, according to a press report, do not believe that the Germans have any understanding of the magnitude of American aid. This includes the distribution of large quantities of supplies scattered about the countryside and freely handed out, when the struggle ended, to pre vent disease and unrest and get local industries going. of the American Republic. The di the hands of the Chief Jucecutive. Armarentlv fgannsr that some of the colonies might be overcome by revolutionists, or armed invasion, a flwtinn nf the Constitution reauires the United States to guarantee a re publican form oi government to every state, protect them against invasion and, in certain cases, against domestic violence. The President was made Command Chief of the armed forces and the states, except when invaded or threatened by invasion, were pro hibited from keeping troops or ships of war in times of peace or engage in war. The are other historic reasons be- Kta the. crrndual enlargement of Via nowera of the Federal Govern- mont TheA relate to the distribution I of the public land. It includes the use swao" r - . , ... xxruA w. Harmanu ifllnf tniiHLta fnnda to DrOVlde BUDSlQies Trot a miniature of what the United, for business enterprise, wmu States has done for the world as a pensions for individuals and largesses whole. Never in the history has any to the states to encourage certain ac nation been so generous in spending tivity and development. its money for the benefit of other i t:h., j,:n; AnVara its nnwAra nf taxation and especially have been used to prevent suffering, the use of indirect taxes, was general- disease and death and to assist the ly able to secure money i victims of war devastation to get payers with less trouble than the ... I . i it,. asvIv ilovo TPMPfl their economy on stable basis, ra nr rl X TT 1 9 wui war isesiroy rrecuwui A number of thoughtful Americans have pondered the effect of another war upon the United States, fearing, that our government and our future, aa well aa our cities and resources, will be demoiished in another great struggle. Skipping for the purpose of this article the effect of another war upon mir cities and resources, we address our. thoughts to the effect upon our governmental structure. Already there are those who believe that radi ojlIh in this country backed our en - trance into the last war in hope that the stress and strain would facilitate the development of socialism. There is a danger, of course, that such a result might follow another great war, especially if the nation finds its economy dislocated, its re wrinuslv impaired and the nsfinnnl dftht enormous. Another iriewpoint is that there is danger of I . .. .. ..' ..1,1 io nf. centralization , wmcn wwu -dontrnv our svstem of gov eminent. This may ceme as aresult of concentrating nower to wage war o-rnliiallv throueh undue excite ment over international crises, as the . present impasse with Soviet Kussia. Tk. io crrmind for apprehension because the nation finds itself in something of a dilemma, ihe consti tutional form of government, setting up a republic and leaving to the states broad powers, seems to oe in adequate to meet the threatening sit in tVio international field. It has likewise proved somewhat inade quate to restrain the greea oi eonie business, leaders or to provide the nec essary social services which the peo- pie demand. Mucr of the propaganda for a rfrnnir central eovernment stems from the fact that business corpora tions used states rights as a defense acrainat necessary regulation. Ob viously, forty-eight states, operating independently, could not effectively provide the uniform legislation and regulation which became necessary because of the rapacity, greed and lawlessness of selfish men, operating gigantic and powerful economic enter prises. ' In the field of foreign affairs, it Is usually observed that the Federal , Government, if it is to protect the peace and security of , the United States, must have hroaH mvtro J: Thie wasclearly foreseen in the formation The Federal Government, through states, which,, in the early days, relied heavily upon direct taxes ior uieir revenue. Tiiera io additional explanation for the decline of the power of the states. While the thirteen original colonies were zealous in protecting their rights, no such sentiment developed in the territories wnicn later states. ti. nonio .in fWe areas looked to AilC pcw,. - the Federal Government for statehood and assistance. In early days oi-tnm o;nn'i development, they were un able to help themselves and recogniz ed Washington as the piace irom which to secure benefits in the way of legislation and cash. ... JNaturaiiy, a lerntuij ....-o statehood and looking to the Federal ant for rpcoflrnitian and f inan- viuvci""""1 -- f , cial assistance, was not an area m which one could expect the develop ment of any strong support for the rights of the states The present situation in me - States, in which we find many sincere people in all parts of the countrj questioning, the increasing ceui,r. Washmeton. is an m- .,n't.i.i. result, inextricably tied up with the history and development of the United States. The answer, it appears, is not to be found in the position taken by extrem 1 DIIV THF RPCT UUI I lib ului WHEN . YOU BUY A NEW . REFRIGERATOR! -r- Buy SHELVADOR CROSLEY REFRIGERATORS See,Our Stock Today. We Have Crosley Shelvadors In All Sizes. Fred's Grocery WINFALL, N. C. Hats on either side. It is prefecUy ob vious, for example, that there will be no return to the doctrine of "sover eign states," but there is a growing realization that all power in this Re public t must pot be centered in , the vast Federal structure that is housed in the City olt Washington. It is not easy to outline a compro mise solution of the governmental di lemma, so that the Federal Govern ment may be strong where strength is required for the protection of the na tion and; yet, at the same time, pre-' serve the local autonomy which is the inherent right of free peoples and the background of the strength of any government of the people, whether in the form of a republic or a democracy. Eventually, as wisdom utilizes past experience, a line will be drawn, more clearly defining the scope of Federal power, in the light of the modern age, and retaining the system of checks and balances which the founders of this Republic utilized to prevent the creation of a full democracy which might easily lead to revolutionary con trol by what the Communists call the proletariat. It is essential, in connection with this problem, that the people of the nation understand the difference be tween a Republic and a democracy. The former, acting through repre sentatives elected by the people, is not designed to give unbridled sway to the power of a majority vote. Its operat ions rest upon full recognition of the right of local self-government. This was evident in the early days of the Republic but has given way, in the opinions of many Americans, to the ideal of a nation, governed in its vast detaifs by the will of a popular majority without regard to . consti tutional provisions which . protect the rights of minorities to do things dif ferently if they prefer. There is another danger, inherent in a government which is controlled by a centralized regime. Such a structure is open to the attack of any violent minority which is able to seize power and willing to disregard principles established in the country that they rule. The rise of the Hitlerites in Ger many and the tactics of the Commu nists in many countries of Europe re veal what might happen in this coun try if a strong-willed, ruthless min ority use force and violence to control an all-powerful, centralized govern ment. Vets' Question Box Q As the widow of a World. War I. veteran, I desire to file my applica tion for a widow's ' pension. Must I file it in the city where my late hus band died? i A-No. t The application, may be filed at your nearest regional office of the Veterans Administration, or may be mailed to the Dependents Claims Service in VA's Central Office in Washington. Q. I am a World War I veteran and was married in 1947. Will my wife be entitled to a pension at mv death? 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