The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-10
CANADA'S ERROR

Stotes we'll as more aggressive. Therefore 1t seems
pity that the Oomnions n,onPower control organ
izotion known there as Seectve Service, should have
exploded with loud bang
The more one studies the situation that resulted
in the resignation Of Director Elliott NJ Little with
vigorous blast against Labor Minister Humphrey
Mitchell, the more it becomes apparent that Cono-
dos troubles come from hesitation rather than from
oudociN
The controversy did not arise because the Cono-
dian public and labor objected to RECOMMENDATION. 1t
resulted because, having put onto Paper relatively
hordboiIed program, the cobnet tried to be too
gentle in policy.
The Canadian setup gave to Seective Service COM
pete control over the Dominon's monpower. The
only reservation Of importance wos-ond is, on PoPer
-thot the director cannot forthr9htIy tell Joseph
JONES' Ltd, to close down his non-essento plant be-
cause his men ore needed for production; and
cannot tell John Smith, skilled workman that he is
needed in an oirpIone factory and therefore must
give up his job making bobby pins
Even these reservations are largely in fortnight
ness. BY ndirecton, theoretically, Mr.. Little could
do pretty thorough job Of shuffng monPower
around to help win the war;
The trouble was that his authority came from on
ordern-counci which is just good as the war
cobinet at any given moment cores and dores to
make it.
An order in council is the Ottawa equivalent Of
on executive order in Washington.
Conodo's principal nonpower errors which
brought on foreup which has cost the Dominion
highly efficient administrator. con be summarized
for Woshnatons benefit as two:
First, in practice Canada did not go far enough
because she had the same needless fear as
Americans thot Labor would not go along.
Second she did not enact her system into law, SO
that the directors powers would be explicit and in
controverbIe but tried to oct by administrative fiot
subject to the whims of human weakness
The second error responsible for the first If
the text Of the order-n-counc had been ow the cob
inets feors would not have prevented Mr. Little from
doing the job he had been given.
ANOTHER INQUIRY
Senator Truman hos announced study by
his committee Of necessity for nationwide gasoline
rotioning, and hos promised quick report.
The Boruch Committee and Rubber Administer
tor LETTERS have been almost brutoy frank in saying
that gasoline rotioning outside the eastern seoboord
solely rubber conservation reosure-o stopeop,
if you will less courageous than ordering non-essen-
tio eors off the road altogether and buying their tires,
but essential measure.
Therefore the Truman inquiry may be unneees-
soy However, it may to make assurances
doubIy And his record, honest report can
be expected from the Missouri soIon
DON'T TRAVEL
Notwithstanding the proseworthy effort Of Elmer
Dovis to cut the volume Of government publicity
presumably the White House hos not been removed
from the Office Of Defense Tronsportotions list
In thot event, perhaps Mrs. Roosevelt hos seen the
pleo from Director Eostnon urge you most earnest
" to osk yourself before you purchase trove ticket
or board q bus or troin if you really need to make
thot trip. II you cannot answer thot question in the
affirmative, please do not co."