The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-03
WASHINGTON AND THE WAR
BY J. e. Jones

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Washington, d. C. September 29--
There has been big change in
Washington since President ROOse-
welt made his broadcast address and
issued orders to the United States
Navy to shoot first" at German
raiders and submarines that tres
passed into forbidden waters.
There are many reasons given by
Democrats, Republicans, New Deal
ers and Defense officials in Wash
ington for supporting the Presi-
dents program. The explanation Of
fered by men high in the Govern
ment is that there is nothing else
to do. Most of our Senators and
Congressman are now saying that
the Administration foreign policy
meets the war situation.
Millions of people have put aside
their personal beliefs and are In
sympathy with the move to use our
Dictators. An editorial in Wash
ington newspaper has expressed the
belief that President Roosevelt ''has
driven nail in Hitler's coffin.
That is very clever way of express
ing the prevailing belief that the
Dictators will be licked and crushed.
No one in Washington thought UP
to few weeks ago that Russia could
defeat Germany. But with the sup
port of Great Britain and the United
States, the belief grows in Washing
ton that Hitler will be crushed in
Russia in the same way that the
Kaiser was defeated in 1918.
This late summer of 1941 deserv-
es to go down in history as the first
time in the past 20 years when poll
tics have been almost out of sight
in the National Capital.
Industry Delivering For Defense
Few probably realize to what
great extent American industry is
meeting it's responsibility in the
present emergency.
Take typical example, General
Motors, and you can see for yourself
that Defense Comes First" is not
an idle slogan for this or amy Other
/ corporation that has assumed vast
obligations in the national defense
program.
| According to G.. e. Wilson, Pres.
/ ident of General Motors, his corp
grafton sis substantially making
good on all contracts for defense ma
terials which it has undertaken, ant
IN many cases has been able import
antly to anticipate the scheduled de
liveries of such materials. The
Corporation produced in the United
States and Canada:
| $43,70O,00O, fourth quarter Of
1910; $56,600,O00, first quarter Of
1941; $75,200,0O0, second quarter
of 1871; $115,O0O,0 900, estimated
third quarter Of 1941; $160,O0O,0O(
ESTIMATED fourth quarter of 1941.
| A total of more than 100000,
900, of defense material that will
have been produced in 1941.
/ General Motors has received or
ders for $1,2O0,000, 200 worth of de
Tense material. Approximately $225,
100000 worth has been shipped Il
date, and about $2OO,O00,OOO NOR.
in material will be produced yet this
year, leaving about $775,0OO,00O OF
order to be produced after January
l, 1912. In addition, the yellow
Truck & Coach Manufacturing Com
pany, in which General Motors has
a majority interest, has received
orders for $4,000, 900 and ha.
shipped $95,000,O0O Of defense ma
terial.
Impressive and stimulating, anG
pretty well indicative of the think
ing and action of Americas indus
trial leaders, were the closing re-
marks of a recent address of GENERA
Motors President: IF we are going
to get this defense program done in
time and produce sufficient con.
sumner durable goods to maintain an
acceptable standard of living, Their
the men who know how to do the
job must put on the old overalls and
really go at it. This applies equally
to executives, engineers, mechanics
and workmen. General Motors IL
ready to do it's part i'm such a pro-
gram"
New Income Taxpayers