The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-02

great manufacturers who oppose any
such plan because they seriously
interfsroa with daring The war tine.
Indeed. Il has been the experience Of
some q those responsible for the In
dustrial mObIlIsati0a in the World
War % rOmain the objects Of ven
Omeus attack begun dUTiRg the time
that the necessities Of the nati0R made
e imperative 70 OontTol activities and
PROFITS. Some critics we're prominent
manufacturers, Wk0 said: TELL az
what the government wants and We
win ali the orders, bat dOn't interfere
with the sale Of the part Of our pred
net that the government does noe
want to usO." That vas uAthinkable.
President WIlseR aSeToOd that fair
prices for the government were fair
prices for civilians. / must say, how.
ever. that the vast majority Of Amer.
lean manufacturers roB 20 the Sttuar
ton IN such . spleadid way 90 e
bring the following eommeRoatt0R
from woodrow Wilson: "They turned
aside from eYsgy private interest Of
their own and devoted the whole Of
their trained capacity % the tasks
that supplied the sinsWs Of the whole
great undertaking. The patriotism
the unselnshness, the thorough going
devotion and distinguished capacity
that marked their tOilsome labOrs day
after day, month after month, have
made them a. mates and comrades to
the men in the trenches and on the
seas"
There are many men who are afraid
that the adoption Of this plan by Con-
gress would give a. impetus TO social
ism or communism or sovietism or
whatever they may call It, because.
they say, 'if you show II can be done
In Wal time there will be q demand
that It bO done Ia peace time" Il
cannot be done IN peace time. There
can be no great undertaking without
q strong moving cause. In peace time
the moving cause is personal initiative
and payment for services performed.
The substitute for that IN var time is
the common danger.
The War Industries Beard Was the
foremost advocate Of price fixing and
distribution, and Il had great power IN
this Aed, but when the Armistico
came It recognised that peace eOnaf
tons were being restored, and It was
the 6rst to change the war time order
Of things and 80 leave % the people
themselves the readiHstment o. their
affairs. I Am satisfied that e IS I'm.
possible for the government TO DO "a
/ peace time what I am adVOcating, a.
though It becomes absolutely neees-
RaFy in order 70 conduct q modern
war successfully and to conduct & on
. nOn-prOhteering basis.
The application Of this plan, beside.
making the nation q coherent unit Il
time Of war; would impress. upOI
every class In society q sense Of e,
own responsibility IN such event. I
It we're known that this universal re
s~pOnsibility would be enforced, N
class-sOctal, financial or industrial
could fail to understand that IN cas-,
Of war Il Tould have to bear its shart
Of the burdens involved and woul,
have TO make sacrihcos OF profit. con
venience and personal liberty correls
lively with those made BY the soldier,
In the field. To this extent the plal
would act as . positive deterrent Il
any haSty recourse 70 fores 81 an g
ternational controversy.
One thing that has definitely com,
from the war q the necessity q
arranging Affairs 20 that 3 portion q
the population shau net be sent 70 IA
front 70 bear all the physical har'
ships and their consequences WIKI
others are let behind b proat B
their absence. II applied sc the out
+ break, tbs War Industries Board "a
It vas functiORing at the close az "a
World War; would prevent this an
I lessen, Il not remove. ths social a.
( economic evils that GENE as tie alta.
/, math Of war.