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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
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BRITISH DIPLOMACY

The British barring OF Russian
Ambassador Litvinoff from an air.
plane en- route to the U.S.A. has in
creased Washington whispers that
1t is about time the British did
something to clean up their MORT
bund diplomatic service and cut
out snubs to people who are trying
to help them.
It has long been the belief OF
Americans, too polite to mention 1t,
that the British embassy in WASH
ington can make more mistakes to
the square inch even than Mr..
Hull's state department-and many
of the state departments mistakes
come from trying SO ardently to ape
the British.
For years the British embassy
has sat on its hilltop, well removed
from the hustle Of Washington, and
looked with slightly disdainful
amusement upon the hoi polloi OF
congress. An invitation to the Brit
ish embassy in those good old days
was considered by the dowagers as
better than an invitation to the
White House.
But those good old days, I'M
fortunately both for the dowagers
and the embassy, are gone, never
to return. However, the embassy
appears completely unaware of that
fact. And it's charming young men
60 their charming way, saying
sometimes too audibly: eve must
be nice to Americans" while the
real work of defending Britain takes
place in the British Purchasing COM
mission, largely under the direc-
ton of hard-boiled Canadians and
Australians.
Viscount Halifax is one of the
most delightful and genteel persons
ever to grace the embassy. He tries
hard. But hard as he tries, he
cannot overcome the bubbling
Charles Peake, who minces around
him as if his lordship still were
viceroy of India with white and
crimson-costumed Sikhs mounted
on black chargers outside his pal
ace, in Calcutta, instead Of being
in a city where politics are very
earthly and where the congress-
mans wife from Keokuk has lot
more influence than the pink tea
protocol experts usually seen at the
British embassy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
CAPITAL CHAFF

The government is paying out
more money than ever before in his
tory for use of the wires and ether.
Even with reduced rates for official
messages, the tolls for telegraph,
telephone, cable and radio are ire
mendous.
Every time government official
picks up the telephone to make an
outside call, Uncle Sam pays three
cents, the wholesale rate. In tele-
graph messages the government gets
10 per cent discount, though there
is q minimum charge Of 20 cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
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WHEN THE WAR is OVER,
OTHER PROBLEMS BEGIN

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WHEN THE WAR is OVER,
OTHER PROBLEMS BEGIN
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER, as It
will be sometime, then what?
II is the job of the national re-
sources planning board to answer
that question. That board is headed
by Frederic A. Delano, as chairman,
with Prof. Charles e. Merriam and
Prof. George F. Yantis as vice
chairmen. They are proposing plans
for preventing the customary de-
preston which has invariably fol-
lowed each war.
The board estimates that by 1914,
60, 100000 workers will be employed
and that there will be no one without
job in the United States. 1t esti-
mates the national income for 1914
at $105, 00O, 000, 1000. That would mean
exceedingly high wages. Of the Co.,
600, 900 employed, it is estimated that
100000 will be working at war
jobs and 100000 on civilian pro-
duction.
After the war, the board proposes
plans to continue jobs at high wages
for all of the 100000 by having
government finance industry so
workers may be paid until the peo-
pie are able to purchase the excess
Of civilian products such employ
ment will create.
1t is a good plan, on paper. But
what will we use for money? At our
present rate of expenditure, if the
war continues until 1914, America
will be in the financial hole to the
extent of all of $3.50, 000, 000, 900. Can
we provide another possible SO to rs
billion to finance that period Of
transformation from war to peace
time production?
If government finances industry
government would acquire a finan-
cial interest in industry. That is
state capitalism. That is what they
have in fascist Italy. 1t means the
end of the American system of free
competition-the end of the Ameri-
can way of life.
Possibly a plan can be evolved
that will do practical job but, per-
sonally, I should like to see it
worked out by men with practical
experience in industry and finance,
rather than by the theoretical econ
omists of our universities. With so
much at stake, we cannot afford to
try something just because it sounds
good.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
GILLETTE:
His Letter

long been a relentless and capable
foe of the Presidents foreign policy,
had written a letter to the Presi-
dent offering his services in any
capacity during the present efner-
gency. IS
The President replied, in part:
''If the occasion should warrant
it, I would not hesitate to ask you
to place your abilities at the dis
posal of your country, in some other
capacity than as United States SEN
ator."
The incident was regarded as an
other spectacular development in
the progressive collapse Of opposi-
ton to the administrations foreign
policy in the light Of the extreme
tension in the Far East.
The Iowan informed the President
that he had not retreated from his
viewpoint. He said, however, that
he was utterly willing under the
present circumstances to work for
causes which were in conflict with
his personal opinions. Said he:
"This is for the purpose of en-
listing myself and all that have in
service for the duration OF the
emergency"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
JAPAN:
Demands


Following exploratory talks be-
tween special Japanese envoy Ku-
rusu and Secretary Hull which had
more or less been kept secret, the
latter suddenly issued a five-point
ultimatum to Japan which showed
plainly that the United States feared
no crisis with Nippon, and that her
attitude toward Japan's plans in the
Pacific was unchanged.
The United States boldly asserted
she was insisting on Japan's with
drawal from the Axis; that Japan
must get out of China; that she must
withdraw from Indo-China; that she
must be willing to keep the open
door in the Pacific.
This was followed closely by a
weller of rumors-that Japan was
sending 10000 men in 70 transports
to Indo-C hina-that the U. S. was
going to patrol the supply lines to
China along the Burma road with
airplanes.
On top of all this came Premier
Hideki Tojo's blunt statement that
in the light of developments Japan
considered Britain and the United
States "hostile nations" accusing
the Western powers of attempting to
exploit East Asia, and saying:
''We must purge this sort of prac-
tice with vengeance.
Then came word from Singapore
that all army leaves had been cam
celled and that the entire British
force there had been placed ION the
alert"
There was little doubt but that the
sword Of war was dangling by a
thread in the Pacific, fact which
President Roosevelt had recognized
in taking brief vacation to Warm
Springs, Ga. AS he left he remarked
that his date of return depended on
Japan"
TOTO continued his trade against
Britain and America by taking note
of the rumor that this country was
planning Burma Road patrol. He
said that Japan '.could not ignore"
such move, and would consider it
deliberately hostile action
Real spot that all eyes were
turned upon was the border of Thai
land, against which many believed
that Japan would launch an invasion
attempt as an answer" to Hull's
latest message. e
Such move, Washington observ-
ers felt, would instantly touch off
war in the Pacific.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
FINNS VS.. NAZIS

Intelligence reports from Europe
for the first time indicate friction
between German and Finnish
troops on the eastern fronts. The
Firms are sore because the Nazis
have been living of the country and
have not been at all scrupulous in
paying Finnish peasants for pigs,
cows and chickens.
On top of this, the Nazis recently
ousted Finnish children from an
orphanage at Rovaninemi and used
it for the general staff. This made
the Firms boil with anger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
WASHINGTON SOCIETY

w 40 q lily WAACA~ ~
bate may rage furiously on the floor
of the senate, but simmer down to
friendly storytelling in the ante
room or around the dinner table
afterward. This is not always the
case, however, and sometimes
Washington society becomes so
aroused that it is dangerous to in
vite certain strong-minded people
to dinner.
This was true during the fight over
Roosevelt's Supreme court bill; and
during the Roosevelt-Willkie cleo
ton campaign; and it is somewhat
true during the neutrality controver-
sizes today. Old hands at the game
of controversy, however, manage to
keep their tempers. For instance,
seated near each other at dinner the
other night were Sen. Burt Wheeler,
than whom there is no more ener-
getic isolationist, and Undersecre-
tary Of the Navy Forrestal, just as
energetically interventionist.
Wheeler was talking about the re-
cent neutrality debate, telling how
Roosevelt forces influenced votes by
promising jobs and dishing out pa
tronage. Interrupted Undersecretary
Forrestal:
Senator, did the neutrality fight
reach the depths Of your fight to
pass the Wheeler-Rayburn act?"
(The Holding Corporation act.)
mo-" shot back Senator Wheeler,
II didn't have the patronage"
The two men continued good
natured discussion Of neutrality,
Wheeler maintaining that time
would prove that his anti-war stand
was right. After the war, he con-
tended, history would reverse the
present tide of war sentiment and
there would be a revulsion Of feel
ing if not a virtual French revolu-
ton.
"And when the guillotine ak be-
gins to fall, senator" said Forrest
al as he departed, twill you be my
Attorney"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12
SUPPLY BIG; PRICES UP

SUPPLY BIG; PRICES UP
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPART
MENT tells US that American farm
ers produced more food of all kinds
in 1941 than for any other recent
year; that we have on hand now
enough grain to feed the nation for
two years If no more were produced
in that time; that our stocks Of but
ter, eggs, cheese, beef and pork are
far above normal.
In spite of such conditions, food
prices to the consumer 60 up by
leaps and bounds, and other depart
ments of government are predict
ing food rationing for America in
another year.
Does it mean that advancing
prices are but the forerunner of that
extreme imitation we so much fear?
ONE LEND-LEASE order placed
recently was for $1,000 pounds Of
canned chicken for England. It
takes five-pound chicken to pro-
duce a one-pound can. That means
AOz,UUU less CA1SASuS AoA AAiSAAS0AA
Sunday dinners, but perhaps they
will leave us the necks.
NOT By FORCE
AMERICANS AS A PEOPLE will
never consent, either during an
emergency or at any other time, to
any system that forces them as in
dividuals to pay for the privilege of.
working. There are in the United
States something over $4,000, 600
wage earners. Much less than one
third of them belong to labor I'M
ions. To force those who do not
to pay tribute to a super govern
ment in order to have job is not,
the American way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-12-12

'UNEMFLOxAbL
received an interesting little
folder the other day sent out by the
Community Service society in New
York city. It describes their en-
ployment service, which is largely
devoted to placing people who, for
one reason or another, have lest
confidence in their own ability to
hold job. This is a difficult serv-
ice because it is hard to find the
right conditions and the right peo-
pie to work together, so that the
person to be rehabilitated win finally
feel capable of standing alone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Sees More Demand

p : tTTTf~T7S r1c
about the expansion and pre-
dicted that before long The full
capacity Of the new station
would be taxed.
we have in WAYNE County
about 10000 Packard owners, -
he said About 5.400 of these
are serviced regularly every
year. They come i'm at intervals
~ about 90 days. With our added
facilities We can handle them
without DELAY"
The service department IS
equipped with the latest devices
and equipment. Wilson pointed
out and finding mechanical de-
fcciS is no longer a matter Of
guess work he said
The machines are almost hui
man." he went on. And our
men have long records of serN-
ice with the company. 80 they
know exactly how to correct any
defects"
Wilson himself has been with
the company for rs years and
his assistant, Harold Nelson, 20.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Forbes
Defense Workers
Entitled 10 Recesses,
Experiments Show
BY u. {. FORBES

One company many Of whose
wage earners work 6l hours a
week. has decided 10 allow them
Is minutes each forenoon and
afternoon TO smoke and eat
while doing their Jobs
The results OF this experiment
should interest other manage
ments where defense contracts
arc entailinG much overtime
Britain found there was a
limit 10 the hours men could
work efficiently So doubtless
has Germany, although there is
no record Of her having taken
humane steps such as have been
taken IN Britain
Recall with what JOY you
looked forward 10 recess periods
when YOU were AZ school
This writer years ago induced
ono ORGANIZATION 70 give every
cmploye 4 ; minutes recess in
the afternoon. when they could
gather IN little groups 10 talk.
could smoke do anything they
pleased. On one occasion, when
the question of readiuSung the
work hours came up, il was
found that the last thing they
wanted was 10 be deprived of
the brief afternoon recess.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Hiram Walker
plans Offering

VAUDEVILLE, Ont, Oct. is.
Hiram Walker : Gooderham + &
Worts, Ltd. and its American SUBJ
sldiary, Hiram Walker e. Sons,
Inc. are planning a public offer
ing in the American market of
SIS, 100000, one to 15-year serial
Idebentures to be payable in United
States funds and to be the joint
and several obligation of the
American subsidiary and of the
parent company.
Negotiations are in progress
with Smith, Barney Co. as PROS
-pectiVe underwriters OF the deber.-
lures.
Proceeds of the proposed financ-
ing would be used TO pay bank
loans and the entire issue of
S3,747, 900 Of the companies 10
year 4A per cent convertible de-
lbentures due Dec. !, 1915. which
were called in September for pay
Iment on December at 102.
The new debentures would con-
lstitute the only funded debt of the
parent company and the American
subsidiary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Packard Service EnIaroed

Packard has opened one OF the
largest service stations in the
country AZ SIT East Franklin
avenue where once the huge
Packard trucks were Serviced.
Henry Whiting general man.
ager of the downtown branch.
stated that the large increase in
deliveries Of Packards in WAYNE
County m recent months neceSsi-
tated the move The floor space
for service has been almost dou-
bled, from 24.S20 square feet TO
as. 300 square feet
William T. Wilson. service
manager. estimated that IS cars
per day are now coming in 10
the new station and there are
potential accommodations for
nearly twice that many cars. He
said there were 81 experienced
mechanics on hand 70 expedite
the Serviclng Of cars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Castings Firm
Earns S402, 099

CLEVELAND. Oct. Is. Ma
tional Malleable and Steel Com
-pany reports Tor The quarter ended
September q, net profit of s402,-
o99 after depreciation. provision
Of $685.. 500 for federal income and
excess profits taxes, etc, equal to
50 cents a share.
This compares with net profit
for the quarter ended Sept. %
1910. of S312.457 after provision
Of S204 600 for federal income and
excess profits taxes. equal 10 81
cents a share, and with a net
profit for the quarter ended June
% 1871, of S472, 529 after federal
Income and excess profits taxes of
$751; 900. equal 10 9S cents a share.
For the nine months ended Sep
tcmber n, last. indicated net
profit was S1.345 669. equal 10
81 Is. A share, against 1891 pa or
S192 share in the first nine
months of 1910
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
AUTOGRAPHS
ChrysIer Establishes
Factory Retail Prices
On IFS 1912 Line
BY SILER FREEMAN

Chrysler Corporation has again
shifted IFS price formulating
policy and announced 10 deal
ers factory retail prices for the
1912 Chrysler, Dodge De Soto
and Plymouth cars The prices
released do not include federal
excise taxes. states sales tax
and transportation hauling or
handling charges.
Chrysler started off its model
year by setting prices TO dealers
and allowing the dealers 10
make their own quotations based
on conditions In their own par
ticular areas. The result was
that IN one southern city several
and varying prices were set on
the same car.
The early policy also brought
some difficulty with the Federal
Reserve SNS1em IN selling the
credit values on the cars. It
was finally announced bv the
Reserve board that tho 1914 per
cent down payment on Chrysler
cars would be aScertained by
taking the 1871 prices and adj
ding 10 il the increase in cost Of
production.
But the OPA asked that the
corporation compile factory re-
tail prices with the result that it
has now fallen in line with the
Other car makers The only Nari.
alton IS that the others quote
-tAe-faeteiy city delivered price,
with taxes, transportation, han
ding. etc. flgured In.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15

Overtaken by our unlimited
emergency" is there not danger
that many wage earners will be
worked overriding? Some are al
ready.
Hence the timellnesS of the
experiment here mentioned. II
has. been launched by Package
Machinery Company of Spring
field, Mass. upon medical adj
vice and after thorough investi-
cation" explains Vice President
George A. Mohlman:
1T does not mean that work
will stop during these periods,
but that smoking and eating
must he incidental to the Job.
The nations first responsibility
today is To keep production at
its peak. If brief relaxation pc
RODS will preserve vitality for
the Winter strain ahead without
lowering - and even perhaps
raising-production, they should
he given. We hope To be able to
give a favorable report shortly"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Edison Output
NedrS Al Peak

Total output Of the Detroit
Edison Company for The week
ended October IL was IS $4,000
klowatt hours topped his year
only by the So 953 900 klowatt
hours output for the week Of
january rs. a gain OF 1875 per cent
over Tho - 1913 600 kilowatt hours
Of the corresponding week of 1910
and a slight increase over the
previous week total Of s. $4,000
kIl0Watts hours
Industrial output for the last
week the third highest period al
the year. was 4l.35S 900 klowatt
hours. q gain of 13 per cent over
the 36 $40 900 kilowati hours Of
the corresponding week Of 1910
and a fractional decrease from the
Arevous weeks total OF 4l6l6.0O0
hoWati hours
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Staples on Board
Of Ndtiond|B Bank

George A. Staples. manager oi
Automotlve Finishes division oil
r. /. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Inc Detroit, was today elected
a director Of the National Bank
OF Detroit, Walter s Lucas. chair.
pan OF the board announced.
- Staples. who vas born IN Iii.
noS. became connected with Du
pont IN 1902. working his way
steadily up 10 his present position
He came 10 Detroit in 1927 and
has been continuously here since
that time
Appointment OF Charles r
Fisher 70 The trust committee "a
fIll the vacancy created by the
death Of Frrd J. Fisher. was also
announced The committee is nov
composed of Henry S. Hubert.
chairman, Mr. Fisher. Charles r.
Fisher j. John 3 Ford j. James
s. Holden. James Inchs. Walter S.
NcIucas and Zen -XnGnG-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
indicates ProbabiIi' Of Further Price Rise

In contemporary study United Of
Agriculture forecasts products viii be
better l94l Likewise probability
of further price
IL wi" be- recalled 1913 widely
goal OF the New Deal price
When prices started % rapidly toward objective
early 1887 authoritative spokesman
stated that copper prices high and upward surge
then checked
In recent statement the agricultural department revealed.
1T likely that indeX
number Of all commodity the a will
per higher than
IN 19t0-Is"
The department forecasts 1912 cash farm $1,000
100000 the highest peak 1920 same token the
department forecasts that its coveted goal parity viii
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Aroused Judges Ire

When the SeVen-day week and
the l2-houT day ruled in the
steel industry which is not so
many years ago this writer so
incurred the ire Of Judge Gary,
then the dictatorial head of the
United States Steel Corporation.
by publicly advocating abolition
OF both, that the judge moved
heaven and earth to have me
fired.
After several battles with the
stubborn steel master, a day
came when he showed me a let
ter from the President of the
United States. urging a change
ir the corporation treatment
Of labor.
Finally. the Seven-day week
and the l2-hour day both were
abolished. 1t took this old-time
induStrialist quite while TO be-
come reconciled 10 the change.
But before he died he became
fond of claiming that he had
been leader in effecting this
reform
During recent years the pen
dulum has swung quite far in
the direction of demanding short
hours. Certain union leaders
have not been content with 40
hour week. but have advocated
30 hours. No country has ever
been able 10 prosper on any such
basis--socialistic France discov-
cred that on a 40-hour schedule
il could not hold its own produc-
tonwise against Germany, where
80 hours or more were en-.
forced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Timken Axle @. Ks
EmpIoye Annuity Plan

CANTON. O.. Oct. 15.-Stock-
holders of the Timken-Detroit
Axle Company at a combined. spe-
cial and annual meeting here have
approved retirement annuity
plan for employees. changed the d.
-reeteFs term of effiee from one
to three years and amended the
bylaws 10 provide officers and
directors with indemnity against
liability for acts they perform in
their official capacities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
July Rail Profits
loom 10 631 Millions

WASHINGTON. oct. 15-Re-
ports for July of 1877 class one
steam railways to the ICC show
an aggregate net income Of Sos.
SIS l76 after taxes and charges.
compared with S16.541.799 in July
1910.
For the seven months ended
July 81. net income was S233. 521 p
900 against S7426. ass in the first
seven months Of 1910
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Rubber Reserve Loses
$3.50 Tons in Fire

WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-Fed-
eral Loan Administration Jones has
declared that the Rubber Reserve
Company has lost 1880 tons of
crude rubber IN the fire AZ the
FAN River. Mass. plant Of the
FircStonc Rubber and Latex
Products Company The rubber
was fully insured. As of October
II. Rubber Reserve had on hand
1924 tons a6oat 1853 ions.
and awaiting shipment, las 664
tons
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-15
Dodge Regional CHANCES

-Four personnel appointments
arc announced by L. r. Van
Nortwick. manager of the De-
troit region Of the Dodge field
organization G r. McDermott
rs named regional merchandising
manager
r. c. Whitlock. former re-
gional merchandising manager.
has been made district manager
for the Lansing district. u. r..
Fields until recently special
representative. becomes district
manager for tho Detroit city
district.
r F. Lowry. formerly Detroit
city manager. was appointed
manager for the Grand Rapids
district