Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-30
WAR POSSIBILITIES

AS the United States recently pointed out this country
war She United States getting tough with Japan in one
ae sag1 fds NiTs territory be his through
Of snG 9TH 1s s yre oHna by he
has conouered It talking about ways
ships apanes and guns that belong to the American
Ar%y 0u Yt the &ana proceeding slow
motion to get set for the time when somebody may
There can be no the American people by over
British antAxis policy The government thus simply reflects
the thoughts and emotions of its citizens which what it,
people large have conception of the ehagy with
m n n9 that Congress- has approved or
approve defense involving OF
ing planes, Of tanks and twoocean fleet which will
the naval might other d ALL f5 Se hsd @
that officials and the distinguished ndustriasts
charge of defense preparations are experiencing very dcut
According the War an army Of linen
sphere The Department that such be
raised in an orderly least the s3a
scrpon Yet due largely to political the % ISn
has been growing only at the rate of $4,000 10000 new
completed five years And the best of conditions not in
sight Some ship ship o have been ea o
ing the necessary almor plate :. 49,. .,o4o,,,, +,o
exact number Of planes absolutely necessary But military plane
production has been increased comparatively little The
supposed be able produce to 1000 planes each month
August production in this country will total about 1876 ships
which considerable proportion are non-mCay
for export
considered by many to be vital planest
tanks which the battles of Belgium and Flanders and
after aircraft had done the preliminary work of destroying
and towns and military depo and dsorganzng and
terrong the civilian populations We have not yet put in
of the kind the Germans employed effect
lively, and have less than 700 light tanks order
We moving slowly in producing that basic armthe
rifle Garland rifle production runs around 500 day. which IS
considered far under the desirable rate And experts have found
serious faults the Garands design and operatioa problem
which is still being acrimoniousy debated.
During June and July military contracts signed totaed
$1250OOOOOO. That's big but the bulk Of it was Tor
Naval purposes under program which has been underway for
Only $2OOOOOOOO represents orders for
the Army So unless the unexpected happens it will be long
time before defense amounts to much except paper
All this does that unable prepare against
nation earth our potential production
simply the tremendous obstacles that arise when is
necessary change from economy to war economy The
tax factor has major Acknowledgements laws make it diff
cu and in some impossible for company to expand su
centy program needs The legal another
an William the Defense Commission has pointed out
Red tape slows and officials in fear of doing
things that might be construed violation of the precise
letter of the law No be blamed for thhats the
government normally works. Inc problem is TO Teaoust Inc
funconng of government to emergency needs
in such that when the crisis will not find our
selves saded with dictatorship and the liberty sought to pre-
serve, destroyed. .~ ,''~.'t" Ir'...-