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not have a card of the War Industries
Board in his window could sell shoes,
and only the standardized shoes could
be sold. No jobber or manufacturer
would sell shoes to anybody who did
not have this card. The shoes were
to be stamped Glass A, B or C and had
to be of the quality prescribed and
sold at the price fixed. The country
was so organized in every district that
there could be Immediately reported
to Washington the name of any shoe
retailer who did not carry out the reg
ulations of the War Industries Board
as to price and quality, Through re-
st%rictions on his labor, money. raw
materials and transportation nc man
ufacturer would have been permitted
to sell to any dealer violating the reg
ulations. The Armistice stopped the
execution of this plan.
Another plan of this nature: The
manufacturers OF mems and women's
wearing apparel had in 1918 been call
ed to Washington. together with the
retailers of various goods. and notified
that regulations would have to be
made in regard to retail prices and
Standardization OF clothing.
The rulings by the board we're made
known through the Issuance OF official
bulletins at irregular intervals and
were widely distributed by the press,
which co-operated in this most neces-
sary work with a whole-hearted pur-
pose that gave to the orders OF the
Wal Industries Board the instant and
broad circulation they required.
Mr.. Hoover already was doing much
to perfect his control OF food products
and prices. There was also talk of
liking rents. and in some cities this
was done.
II we we're to start. in the event of
another war, at the place where we
were industrlally when the World War
ended, the President, acting through
an agency similar to the War Indus
tries Board. would have the right to
fix prices OF all things as OF a date
previous to the declaration of war
when there was a fair peace time rela-
tionship among the various activities
OF the nation. 1t would be illegal to
buy, sell. serve or rent at any other
than these prices. Brakes would be
applied to every agency of imitation
before the hurtful process started. An
intelligent control OF the flow of men.
money and materials would be i'm
posed, instead of having the blind pan
ic heretofore ensuing on the first an
pearance Of the frantic demands %
war. The Draft Board would have be
fore 1t the rulings Of the priority com.
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needs of every business and profes-
sion in its relationship to the conduct
OF the war. and men would be select
ed accordingly. The Draft Board
could more intelligently decide. with
the advice of the priority committee
many of the problems with which II
would be faced. There would be no
sending of men to the trenches who
were needed for expert Industrial war
work and then bringing them back
again. Businesses not necessary to
the winning OF the war would be cur
tailed. The Draft Board would have
that Information before It.
The prices of all things being fixed
the price fixing committee would maxi
any necessary adjustments, as wa
done during the war. Under the sys-
TEN used in 1918 these prices were
made public and adjusted every three
months. so that any consumer or pro
Queer had his day in court when he
considered prices unfair. Those who
complained that during the war prices
were too high had this ready recourse
to hand.
In the meantime all the industries OF
the country would have been modified
by the formation OF committees repre-
sentative OF each industry as was
done in the World War. Over them
would be placed a government direc.
tor or commodity chief. The various
government departments would ap
point committees representing their
requirements. so that on one commit
tee the resources OF the nation would
be represented n on the other IN,
demands OF the government. The gov
eminent director would stand between
TO decide. In conjunction with the pri
ority committee. to what department
supplies should 20.
Money would be controlled and Of
rected like any other resource. - Ak
ing tho profit out OF war" Is no
anonymous with "oonscription o.
wealth." AZ 1t Is sometimes regarded
The latter = 4 theoretical project. pro
hibited BY our Constitution. contrar,
to the spirit OF our social and politica
Institutions. and impossible In prac
tiee. Taking the profit out of var /,
an orderly and scientific development
OF the economics and conduct Of mod
ern war. necessary 10 the effective
mobilization OF national resources ant
Indispensable to ~squalisinx thu bur
dens OF war among the armed anc
civilian population Rom OF expe
rienos and proved by practice. "A r.