The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-02-06
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Of the character are sure to follow and all of them
in mantes of hypocrtca patriotism All selfish
interests may be depended upon give lip service to the
lection and welfare of the nation but just certainly they
will be far concerned with how they profits fo
themselves out of the emergency which faces country
The National Association of Manufacturers regarded
the most facsc organizations in the United States
circulating members of the legislatures of the states with
pamphlet entitled National Defense and Americas Future
containing the which adopted by the association
46th Congress of American Industry in December
1941.
The letter from the chairman the board, transmitting
the copy with which this writer has been supplied by OF
the recipients that the program adopted thee
days the japanese bomber struck Pearl Harbor
The paragraph in the letter declares Rereadng this
today he letter is dated January 2O it seems
me that it is all still highly pertinent"
certainly st highly pertinent as it is so thoroughly
indicative of the attitude of the powerful ruthless which
formulated this so-caled program"
The first subject discussed is production and while the
argument supports the plan of snge with single
head the Association at the time makes recommends
tons that would create muudes OF RESTRICTIONS and all OF
Them naturally predcated the business usual theory
1t will be recalled that not only this organization but all of
it's wept and walled when labor given voice
production 1t is obvious to who has
followed the of the propaganda of this constituencies
organization that wanted friendly car in absolute control
of production
The second subject discussed is STRIKES and National De-
fense The article under this heading starts with the state
that every strike gift to Hiterpaid for by
peopepad for not only in dollars and cents
but the badly needed defense supplies and civilian goods
all of the article the subject, attempts to
blame all of the lag in defense production labor At the
time this program promulgated the Truman committee
reported its findings The American people did not
clearly in their minds at the time the Showdown strike
nv industry for more profits which had resulted in actual
sabotage of the plans for defense production clearly set forth
the Truman report The adoption of cloak of patriotism
further their plan destroy the of organized labor
recognizable as nothing but scoundrely hypocrisy by
every thinking
Initiation is discussed in the third article in the
phe and six general requirements given preventves
Four of these general that they little nothing
However the other two of Importance and indicative of the
real interest of this exploiting group
The first bar to threatened initiation according to the
phe would be to cu to the bone nondeense expend
ture There find this vampire organization again cloak
ing it's usual protests against all expenditures in connection
with social services in patriotic language
The other important preventive by them is to
Raise substantial proportion of the cost of the defense
widely spread taxation and borrow the remainder out
the savings of the country not from the banks The i'm
pcations this remedy against initiation proposed
explanation simply to suggest taxing everything
and everybody, but don't tax profits"
Under heading of Taxes the mighty brains which
this program ga federal sales
payable the last sale of goods and commodities
consumption There is nothing about
this recommendation Everyone recognizes it for what is
which the for the WPA aborer the mpover
shed farmer for the multmiionare 1t is absolutely with
any foundation in justice equity.
their discourse of What lies ahead for America, they
speak first of the certainty that when the is there
will millions of idle seeking jobs and arrive at the
conclusion that wise policies and after the defense pc
prevent widespread unemployment These wise
policies according to the involves the investment
of for the operation and expansion of existing plants
the invention and marketing of and better products
for the development of new industries
This be assured the by the following
l. Make investments attractive by allowing both business
individuals who risk their money keep enough earnings
to make the venture worthwhile.
Have tax policies which encourage not penalze 'rainy
day" reserves and savings
8. Hold the public debt to which will further
endanger the value of currency
Change securities law and regulation of securi
that the financing of honest business will
by unnecessary red tape and expense.
Maintain banking and credit policies which will pro-
enough credit to meet expanding business needs but will
prevent excessive speculation.
re-write these suggested clarity
meaning and implications little In this opn
on they should read follows:
l. Take the ceilings off all profiteerng
g. Do not tax profits SURPRISES of all corpora
ions which amount to much than the total
rational debt.
g. The only danger to the value of lies in
ang profits using public for social services
Take off all the present lids clamped down specu-
alton. It'll
s. have the power debate our currency and T.
redit that be destroy competition
rease monopoles. u
Elsewhere in this issue of The Voice. will be found
the excessive profits being wrung from the
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