The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

AAkSVua A-p0WCA4uk COkltIOAS
are to be established which vir-
tually constitute q dictAtorial form
Of government.
Industry will welcome with
hallelujahs the end Of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board and
the finish Of the Wage-Hour Act,
but 1t will not get much kick out
Of other regulations which make
General Johnson's MIRA resemble
o kindergarten.
The Industrial Mobilization
Plan, It Is interesting to note, was
drawn up during the Hoover Ad.
ministration by Patrick J. Hur-
ley's War Department In 1881.
Congress passed q resolution au-
thorizing such q plan ct the time.
Although modified and amended
since then, the basic structure
remains the same under Roose-
welt.
How far 1t goes toward dicta-
torship frankly was admitted IN
the foreword Of the 1896 version
Of the Plan which read:
"The objective Of any warning
nation Is victory, immediate and
complete. II Is conceivable that
q war might be conducted with
such great regard for individ-
ual justice and administrative
efficiency IS to make possible
those evils whose existence In
past wars II wen known. IL b
also conceivable that the out
come Of . war 30 conducted
might be defeat In ali plans
for preparedness and policies 70
be pursued I'm event Of war it
must never be overiocked that
while efficiency IN war is desir-
able, effectiveness 10 mandatory"
This candid declaration was
toned down for 1889 and this
more reassuring statement was
made instead: This Plan does
not propose the medication Of
any Of our Constitutional process.
ses. Indeed, the prime purposes
of procurement planning and Of
the Industrial Mobilization Pian
II the preservation Of these pro.
cesses for the people u the Uni
ted States"
But an examination OF the var
ious basic features Of the Indus
trial Mobilization Plan shows
clearly that business. finance, az.
riculture. labor, prices, press. COM
naunicAtions-au are to be con.
trolied.
THE PLAN
Heart OF the new mobilizatio
machine is eight mighty emergen-
cy agencies which will be the real
rulers OF the country. The Cabinet
merely sits on the side-lines. II
win function only as the Presi.
dents advisory body for normal
activities. His cabinet officers /.
cooperate with the war agencies"
In other words, the cabinet win
give way to an advisory Defense
Ceupcir which win dominatae the
Administration. This Is stated
clearly and specifically:
THE Advisory Defense COun.
ell 70 the Fresident's special war
ministry. Its functions are 70 aid
and advise the President In ~
matters pertaining 70 the pros.
ecutien 81 the war. u eeepeFates
under the general Supervision Of
the President 70 control and a.
rect the eembstaBt, economic,
and moral forces q the nation
in wasing the war"
THE COUNCIL
Under this Advisory Defense
Council come eight potent agsn-
Giles as follows:
WAR RESOURCES ADMINS.
TnATI0N, which will direct the
productive machinery OF the coun-
try. The present War Resources
Board, headed by 47-year-old Ed
ward r. stettinius, IT., OF the y.
8. Steel Corp. Is q training school
for the War Resources Admins.
trstion. In the event Of war the
WRA would absorb the WiB and
become the No. ! control agency
OF the government, next 70 the
President IN power.
WAR TRADE ADMiNIeTRA.
TON. which will control all OK.
ports and imports. negotiate trade
agreements and do everything nee.
essary 10 further the economic
isolation Of the enemy"
WAR LABOR ADhIENlHTRA.
TroNs which win control labor re-