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The people's voice., 1942-08-21
THE
WASHINGTON
SCENE
By HARVEY o'CONNOR

| Alibis for the lack of a second from
are falling thick and fast along Penn
sylvania avenue all the way from the
Capitol to the White House.
A thousand war plants may shut
down in the next two months, WPB
Chief Donald Nelson has been warned
by his labor advisory board. Lack
of steel, aluminium, copper and other
essential metals, together with the
faulty flow of these materials to the
factories are blamed.
The congressional committee head
ed by John H. Tolan d., Calif.) puts
the finger on WPB for Nelson's re-
fusal to assume command of the war
production front.
Responsible voices in Washington
echo, as. usual, labor's warnings Of
months ago.
AS far back as December, 1910, the
auto workers were demanding full use
of Americas major mass production
industry for plane production. Later
they demanded all-out conversion. But
Big Bill Knudsen, General Motors gift
to OPM, wouldn't listen. After Pearl
Harbor, Knudsen and his OPM walked
the plank.
Enter Donald Nelson and WPB.
Unions in steel, aluminium, hard-rock
mining and other key industries de-
removal of dollar q vaar man
who were running war production in
the interest of U. S. Steel, Melons
aluminium racket, General Electric
and other monopolists. These out
fits, the unions said, wouldn't convert
so long as millions were to be coined
out of business-as-usual. Later they
5abotaged full production by keeping
heir eyes on postwar profits instead
Of Victory Now.
If labor had prevailed in the past
.wo years, victory might have been
won for the United Nations in 1912. |
When history is written, that may
urn out to be the deadliest indict- I
nent of monopoly ever penned
When the American people begin to |
that hope for victory this
rear was blasted by greed for profits,
reads will roll.
Donald Nelson is getting his last
nance in these summer months of
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j. P. MORGAN
TR0UNCED
BY WITNESS

WASHINGTON (FP) - Henry j.
landau, Seattle steel man, told the
senate defense Investigating commit
tee August II that the j. p Morgan
U. S. Steel group had blocked his
effort to develop rich west coast iron
ore deposits.
Efforts of his company to obtain a
$50,000,000 RFC loan were thwarted
he said, by the Morgan dollar-a-year
men surrounding Jesse Jones. Lam
dahl produced documents to prove
that the Morgan interests had pre-
vented him from financing the devel-
opment of west coast iron ore mines.
Senator O'Mahoney 3D., Wyo.) con
firmed Landahls story so far as sim
liar efforts Of the monopolies to stifle
development of natural resources in
his own state. Senator Truman,
chairman of the committee, declared
Landahl's testimony merely reiterated
mass of evidence already submitted
proving monopolistic control Of Amer
lean resources.
The people's voice., 1942-08-21
JOINT farmer
LABOR PICNIC
is PLANNED

SILVER STAR Stating that the
basis for the most enduring solidarity
is common struggle for common
interests against a common enemy
and that such basis Of solidarity
exists between the organized farmers
and the organized workers, the Farm
ers Union at Silver Star, Montana, is
extending an invitation to all the
farm and labor groups in the region
centering about Butte to join in plan
ming a get-together picnic to be held
at some central location early this
fall. Letters bearing the invitation,
have been sent to the Central Labor
Councils in Butte, Anaconda, and Deer
Lodge, and to several local unions in
the region not affiliated with Cen
trail Council, and to all the Farmers
Unions in the region.
While the war effort is the import
ant thing now, it is felt that a sub
stantial number of workers can make
their way to such a picnic on some
Sunday to be chosen by representa-
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The people's voice., 1942-08-21
Qualified
Men May TRAIN
AS OFFICERS

| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
| Especial MALE students who return
to Montana state university for the
fall quarter will find this institution
not "just college" as they left it last
spring, but a preparatory school for
officers in the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps reserves "a fundamental
training ground for intensive endeav-
or and accomplishment in the war
effort
AS it is of great Importance that a
reserve of youth be left in colleges
where knwoledge and training in ac-
curate thinking can be impaired, each
Army, Navy Air Force, Navy, Ma
rine Corps and Coast Guard-has es-
tablished plan by which qualified
men may enlist for training as Off
GERS and in many cases, finish their
education before they are called to
active service.
However none of the programs
have been designed to offer refuge
for unworthy students so that they
may continue in college on borrowed
time, as privileged citizens, nor do
they promise commissions as officers.
These plans simply provide vehicle
through which colleges may furnish
a limited number of men who have
learned to think clearly, who have abb
sorbed desired information, and who
70 70 af he -fcl,f 4
bre. Such men are urged by the
armed forces to continue their college
education. Selections are to be made
from those who seem to have the
most promise for officer development
training which will be valuable to
them in preparing for leadership dur
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The people's voice., 1942-08-21
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. I. HARRIS

| fellows fronting for them who know
not only the main thoroughfares Of
Washington, but the side streets and
alleys as we'll.
THERE MUST BE AN END TO
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO EVERY
BODY EXCEPT UNCLE SAM, IF WE
ARE TO GET ALONG WITH THIS
WAR. He is the only one entitled
to it.
Who Are They Working For?
Dollar-a-year men again are inter-
fering with the war effort by placing
private business interests ahead of
the welfare Of their country.
This time it is the dollar-a-year men
loaned to the government by the big
soap manufacturers.
The department of agricultures
program for building up of large
stockpiIes of oils and fats, this COL
umn learns, is being held up because
of vigorous objection of some of these
men attached to WPB.
Glycerine, needed in manufacture
of explosives, is derived from oils
and fats. 1t also is by-product in
the manufacture of soap. War de-
mands for glycerine has given the
soap manufacturers an additional rev
enue of no mean amount
Under the plan developed but not
yet put into effect by the department
of agriculture, its Commodity Credit
Corporation would purchase the oils
and fats, largely from food process
sors. The dollar-a-year soap manu-
facturer patriots" regard this as an
on private enterprise.
Said one of these men to an Off
cial of the department: ave might as
we'll have Hitler over here as have
the government interfering with pri-
vate enterprise"
So insistent has been their opposi-
ton to the program, that everything
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The people's voice., 1942-08-21

WASHINGTON-(FP)-In the glare
of the red warning lights flashing
around Washington this week, the
worlds greatest Industrial nation was
permitted to read these facts:
Hitler is putting more steel into the
war than the U. s., although our steel
production is more than twice nazi
Europe's.
Hitler, with access to only 100000
tons of copper a year. is continuing
to overrun Europe, while the U. S.
with 100000 tons at it's disposed, is
closing essential war factories for
lack of the precious metal
Lost, strayed or stolen-nearly 49,
100000 tons of steel which can't be
accounted for in Washington. 1t was
produced but statistics don't tell
where it went.
The senate patents committee fur
nished some of the capitals informa-
ton on sabotage of war production
when it continued hearings on Stand
ard Oils sinister agreements with l.
G. Farbenindustrie, the nazi chemical
trust. Uncovered now is an agree
ment to throttle U. S. development of
methanol, wood alcohol for motor
fuel. Devious warfare between Stand
ard Oil and DUPONT for nazi favors
was revealed by testimony.
The senate defense Investigating
Nv 81,
Truman, charged the steel trust with
small producers able to
make big contribution and with fail
ing to open single new iron mine
or blast furnice on the Pacific coast,
although the coast is rich in untapped
pres He urged WPB Boss Donald
Nelson to reorganize his iron and
steel division, freeing it of steet trust
1ollar-a-year men.
The people's voice., 1942-08-21
tiogging Raw Materials

Hogging Raw Materials
The principal reason for current
shortage of raw materials which has
shut down some war production
plants and has forced others to oper-
ate on shorter hours is pretty well
known = refusal of steel, aluminium
and other industries to expand plant
capacity sufficiently to meet the war
needs.
But there is another reason not SO
well understood by the public, and
that is hogging of raw materials by
certain manufacturers "to provide for
a rainy day."
These manufacturers, sensing diff
ficulties in getting raw materials in
the future, have been gobbling up all
they can get, quietly building up huge
inventories, it is reported. Thus they
prevent these raw materials from be-
ing forged into weapons of war NOW
for the defeat of Adolf Hitler.
What is needed is real inventory
taking by WPB, as we'll as better con-
troll in the future over the flow of
raw materials. Lack of effective con-
troll over raw material distribution is
one of the weak links in the war pro-
duction picture.
There has been carelessness almost
bordering on the criminal in the way
that this has been handled. THERE
HAS BEEN ALTOGETHER TOO
MUCH CONSIDERATION SHOWN
THOSE WHO WANT TO PRE-
SERVE MONOPOLY AND TOO LIT
TIE CONSIDERATION FOR THE
WELFARE OF THE COUNTRY.
The way we handled the question
of manufacture of jute boxes and pin
ball machines, for example, was
scandalous. These devourers of cop
per, nickel, aluminium, and stainless
steel were permitted, up until August
3 last, to get away with just short of
murder. Evidently, the jute and pin
ball machine manufacturers had some
The people's voice., 1942-08-21

a greater stream OF munitions
from their allies, all Washing
ton was buzzing with reports
that:
1. The war production board can't
account for 100000 tons of steel re
ported to have been produced in the
past year.
2. Charges by Shipbuilder Higgins
that a black market" in steel is abb
sorbing untold quantities of the pre-
cious metal.
3. Closing down of scores of vital
war production plants for lack of
steel, aluminium, copper and other es-
sential metals, with hundreds of
thousands of workers thrown back
into unemployment.
4. Charges by Sen. Joseph G. O'Ma-
honey 3D., Wyo.) that his committee
Investigating war production will
definitely prove" that monopolistic in
terests are more interested in post
war profits than in production now"
and are attempting to control certain
metals.
Sen Bennett Clark of Missouri
chimed in with the demand that "the
death grip of certain representatives
of big steep' be broken.
Representative Tolan was bitterly
critical of an office of war informa-
tion release that complained of "the
reluctance of unwillingness of the
American people to make sacrifices"
The people are waiting impatiently,
he said, for unified command over
war production that will permit maxi
mum production of planes. tanks,
guns and munitions.
Tolan asked that Nelson appoint as
top assistant production engineer
who understands the urgent need of
the flow of raw materials into pro-
duction.
While he did not mention the United
Auto Workers (CIO) convention de-
mand for unified economic COM
mand, it was obvious that the UAW
100000 war production
agreed with the Tolan con
gressional committees diagnosis of
The reasons for "faltering produc-
ion"
The nations war production work
srs, having sacrificed wages, hours |
md the right to strike to speed war
find Washington authori-
les echoing their protests that indus
ry's big shots are either boarding
yital materials or fighting increased |
In dozens of instances
lnionists have speeded up production
'nly to find themselves out of a job.
The Auto Workers resolution
placed the steel Shortage" on the
Iesks of war production board dollar
year men who have failed to allo-
ate materials and have allowed
monopolist steel corporations" to di-
-ert and withhold steel from unfa-
-ored competitors.
Sabotage of the nations war effort
S so serious that the auto industry
5 operating at only 400 of capacity
the figure given by WPB Chief DON
Id Nelson.
AS a result at least $4,000 auto
workers. have been knocked out of
heir jobs, while the Red army is
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The people's voice., 1942-08-21

While the total number Of
men from Montana inducteo
into service either by voluntary
enlistment or through the Sc.
lective service cannot be dis
closed, it is reported that local
boards have placed more than
13 per cent of registrants in
Glass la while the national
average is about IL per cent.
This fact, coupled with rate of re-
lection for physical disabilities be-
low the average for the nation and
the great number of registrants who
have voluntarily enlisted, has temper
arily, at least, placed Montana in the
position of supplying a number of
men out of proportion to it's popila-
tion.
This situation it is said, will be
corrected by the National Selective
Service Board as soon as it receives
complete reports of the total induc-
tions. Delay by local boards in their
reports and statistics on voluntary en-
listments, makes it difficult for the
national organization at times to keep
an exact and fair balance in all states
in proportion to their population. The
great number of voluntary enlist
ments in Montana is said to be the
principal cause for the bulge in the
allotment called for under the selec-
tice service quota for the state.
The people's voice., 1942-08-21
VOLUNTARY ENLISTmENTS
In MONTANA EQUAL TO
COZ OF THOSE DRAFsG ID
Makes Total of All Men Joinin
Services Greater in Proportion
ton Than the Total in Other S
Boards Have Placed 20 More j
Than the Average for the Nat
rn1ed
S; Local
ass Ia

With rejection for physical disability far below
the average for the nation and with voluntary enments
equang about so cent of the total number nducted
through the Sectve Service SYSTEM Montanas contribution
the armed forces far above the number allotted
proportion population compared with other states
The people's voice., 1942-08-21
A Second Front Next Wednesday

Reprinted FACT, University Place New
Zone of Americas following
the laymans view of the Sinclair took time off
novel, which with history
world Armistce volume Dragons
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corruption of American press)
The people's voice., 1942-08-21
AUTO UNIONS Demand
FOR unified WAR
PROGRAM SUPPORTED
Congressman and Senators Join in Protests
Of Fat Boys In Industry Either Hoarding
Vital Materials or Fighting Increased
Production; Auto Industry Operating at
Only 4O% Of Capacity Is Report

WASHINGTON.-(FP)-Echo the demand of the
tons auto workers convened in Chicago for supreme
nomc council in charge of production Rep. John B.
Toan called August 10 for the harnesng
if they lone tremendous industrial firm AS the Russian
fell back in the Caucasus lack
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