The Ely miner., 1941-10-09
This Week in Defense

s75, 900 on the $425, 100000 loan to
Britain. He also announced second
disbursement of $20,000O00 of the
500 100000 authorized for the Amtorg
Trading Corporation, U. S. corpora
ton owned by Russian interests.
Freedom of Religion i'm Russia.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference that W. Averen Hartman,
chief of the American mission to Mos
cow, has been specifically instructed
to take up with the Russian govern
ment the question of religious freedom
in the Soviet Union Earlier he issued
statement that sit is hoped I.
an entering wedge for the practice of
complete freedom Of religion is def
initely on its way" in Russia.
Supreme Court Justice Jackson told
the annual convention of the American
Bar association that "at the end OF
this war we must either throw the
full weight of American influence to
the support of an international order
based on law, or we must outstrip the
world in naval and air and perhaps
in military force"
The tragedy and irony of the present
position of the United States, he said,
is that this country which would not
join a League of Nations which ad-
vocated economic sanctions, is "now
imposing those very sanctions against
half the world in an effort to turn
the fortunes of war"
Imitation Control.
Price Administrator Henderson,
speaking in New York, said that un-
less imitation is restricted it will pre-
vent arming and undermine the prior
tiles system because "the getting Of
materials will depend not on the
buyers need but the sellers greed"
He said doubling OF prices means
reduction in value by so percent of
every insurance policy, annuity, saw
ings account, pension or other form
Of savings.
Treasury Secretary Mogenthau,
speaking in Chicago, said the treasury
is anxious to divert into defense
stamps and bonds spending produced
by pay increases and bonuses. He sug-
gested every Christmas bonus be paid
in defense bonds or stamps.
Partially to combat initiation, the
President plans to ask congress to
extend the Social Security program to
sc, ,0OO, 900 persons the number
now covered. Increased payroll taxes
under the program would remove ad-
ditional funds from circulation.
Taxation.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, in
his Chicago speech, also said defense
expenditures are inadequate" and
| the 1941 tax bill was ga good start"
but not large enough to raise the neces-
sary revenue, check imitation or take
the profit out of war. He said the q.
S. is trying to be the arsenal OF de-
mocracy by devoting only 20 per cent
of factory and mining output to de-
fense, only 80 per cent of durable
goods purchased, only 16 per cent OF
| national income.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue an
nounced it will prosecute dealers at
tempting to make large profits by mis-
representing the new Federal taxes as
larger than they are or by pretending
to absorb the taxes themselves when
actually passing them on to the con-
sumner.
Employment, Labor Training, Supply.
Labor Secretary Perkins said tota
non-agricultural employment OF &c.
$40 900 last month was 3,640,000 worker:
more than in August, 1910, and Lis
600 more than in August, 1929. Mis-:
Perkins said the unusual demand
in the canning industry is giving tbs
country it's "most extraordinary ex
pansion of employment in history"
J The OPM labor division reported i
; has given assistance to almost 1,SO'
; defense contractors employing mor'
than $500 900 workers during its frs
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