Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-28
Forbes
Public Will Soon
Be in a Mood to
Echo the President
BY B. c. FORBES

plague a Doth your houses-
President Roosevelt once thun-
dered against squabbling Go
and ALL labor leaders.
II there should be many more
revelations Of unc o nscionable
profteering by war contractors
and Of iniquitous practices by
unions. decent citizens will feel
moved 10 echo the Presidents
imprecation.
Very shocking has been rob-
berry Of the government. OF tax
PAYERS. by one Ohio concern,
Jack & HeintZ, according to
testimony before a Washington
investigating committee. For
some reason or other. this
picayune, shyster concern was
awarded army and navy con-
tracts exceeding SIS, o0o. 900.
fragrant profiteering has been
uncovered For example:
A government lawyer testified
that the company refused 10
lower its price for plane motor
starters from the $500 figure
stipulated in the regular con-
tract. even after ~ was found
that the cost of producing them
was only S272 each.
The salary Of the president.
William s. Jack. was boosted
from S25. 900 a year at the be-
ginning of 1941 TO Sl00.000 and
his total compensation to S145.-
S5i. He pocketed a bonus OF
$4,000 this month. His son and
his partner each have had their
salaries boosted to 100000 a
year.
Whereas the total remunera-
ton of the presidents private
secretary in 1910, according to
her income tax return. was
81 44s. last wear she received
S39. 356-and Sl8.295 during the
first quarter OF this year.
Another employe supposed TO
draw $4,000 in salary was
awarded S11 900 in bonuses In
IS days.
Next read this Associated
Press report from Winston
Salem. N. c.:
Judge Johnopn j. Hayes i'm
posed fines aggregating Se5S,852
I'm federal court on 102 con-
Germs and individuals In the fer
ti,ixer industry charged with
priee-fxins and restraint Of
trade"
Most If the large companies
in this field were found guilty
and fined.
Recently a government inves-
tigating committee reported alb
normal percentage profits on
some war contracts - mostly
small ones.
Appearing before a House In
vestigating committee. Thurman
Arnold, assistant attorney gen.
eral. declared:
Independent business men all
over the United States are COM
pIetely at the mercy of organ
iEed labor groups.
To-day, under federal law,
there IL no right OF the farmer
which labor Is bound to respect,
there IL no right Of the con-
sumner which labor IL bound to
respect, and there IL no right
Of the small business man which
labor II bound to respect"
He proclaimed that organized
labor has impeded home build
ing, the distribution Of food and
.perpetrated other nefarious
Nactices. He added that no
ohber group could escape pun
ishNrent for such conduct.
Unions. he stated. "can tell any
independent business man to
stop business.
The American people have
lately demonstrated that they
want Congress to pass legisla-
ton calculated TO put an end
10 certain labor practices re-
stricting war production or
swelling the cost 10 taxpayers.
Unless every businessman
and company and corporation
plays fair in handling. and in
charging for government con-
tracts. the people will rise in
their wrath and visit the sins Of
the few upon all.
Business. organized labor.
watch YOUR STEP
Copyright is47, by p. c. Forbes
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