The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-16
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There can be no doubt that the great of the people
of country sody aligned in common purpose to win
the against the nations TO accomplish that
purpose they prepared to sacrifice to die need be-
Until unless that DONE there no security for anyone
hope for the future.
We are now experiencing dark days News of our en-
gagemen enemy and the probable outcome of pend
ing far have been and far from encouraging
J,or o oso,rcos ond orr industrial deveonment bring
to all definite confidence that in the end shall win We
admit possibility of defeat and have sound reasons for
being confident But people, we will do well to be
realistic and admit that drastic changes must be effected in
economic and political life before we begin to make def
mite progress our road to victory.
There definite indications that government
ognizes this fact.
For more than one year Office of Production
supposed to have been functonng AT its head was
Knudsen serving dollar year, expert production.
He had background of production for profit
and is obvious that he failed to lay aside his in
production when he went to Washing
ton Apparently contracts for armament
structon just thing to him. profits for the
dsres with much time in complete contracts
disturbance of the regular business usual of the
great manufacturing plants The attitude of the indusas
appears to have been that the government
for ornaments nice sde line construction pum
but that they must not be permitted interfere with their
uar business.
Moreover the ndustriasts barganed bargained to
squeeze the possible of profit from the government
of the contracts demanded and generally secured
increased plant facilities and tax
empons While all of this was gong on detailed plans for
speeding defense armament production worked out
and brought the OPM by practical techncans in the labor
organizations but these of could not be considered
Industry labor it's goat which load
blame failures all OF this the Jackal
of the country, of course supported its masters.
We believe that the president and the administration
orally have made effort possible to provide the
defeat the aggessor nations but the administration and
public should realize that long the greed for profits
by the ndusrass is permitted to influence armament
reduction lust long arrival at complete of
preparedness for attaining superiority
going be delayed And the cost of delays will be
measured in blood and lives of our American youth
Our President has been granted complete by
representatives these recacrant industries into line
present program of armament production We be-
that he will the effort and the people,
the least fitted for intelligent self government will back
him the hi reorganization of the OPM proves that
recognizes failure of the agency under Knudsens d
may be that the personnel will like
smaminded for the demands and may have
to If necessary that will undoubtedly be done
Assistant Attorney General Arnold has
with public statement denouncing the monopostc
for their failure to cooperate in armament produc
ton encouraging sign, portendng action May it be
without consideration of the tender feel
ngs of the exploiting monopolists
years have read urd stories in the jacka press
about nefcency Russian industry because not
in the hands of privae enterprise Let private industry
demonstrate its superiority the publicly owned industry of
which able provide the people with the
the invncibe German hordes and driving
them out of their country
Some of ndustriasts that will take several
prepare for the production of armament They
have already had nearly and half since the
first urged them prepare and they have done little
nothing Even now they are salng for time. 5
1t is time they handled without gloves. 1t time
made to realize that this not being waged
for money making And if they STALL then take
them jobs in them at salaries that they
by actual work get out Let hope that the
government means business in dealing with this gentry