The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-20
WAKE UP, AMERICA-IT'S LATE!

The nation needs TO awaken to the full gravity of
the peril that confronts it.
1t needs to appreciate how badly we have been de-
feated in three months of war.
1t needs to understand that it is possible for the
United Nations and the United States to lose this and
suffer the France-and that this possibility
become probability if the present tide does not change
needs to realize that there is chance of the
Japanese pushing through India and the Germans driving
through the Near East to join their armies and resources
in almost unbeatable combination.
1t needs to get away and for ALL from the com
fortng feeling that while may lose at The start are
bound to win in the end
Only when fully of existing perils will the
United States do its Pray God thai
will not come too late, as it did in France
Production Director Donald Nelson appeals for vastly
increased industrial out put 24hour sevenday basis
-168 hours a week Maximum production, in short.
Can get it?
Not on THE present bass-not under the psychology
of recent years.
Not until quit thinking in terms of less work for
money.
No while there is greater concern about overtime pay
than overtime production.
Not while farmer politicians interested in
higher prices than raising more essentials
Not while government bureaus-creaed to meet a
depression emergency that is endedconnue to grab for
themselves money needed for armament
Not while army of federal press agents camors to
promote and perpetuate activities that have present
need or value
Not while Congressman try to put useless canals
and schemes and take up the time of defense off
cals camorng factories and contracts were
a great gravy train.
Not while CCC and NYA stretch greedy hands for
funds pamper young who ought be in the armed
forces the plants.
Not while strikes hamper production despite al
solemn promise that they would stop.
Not while the ife-and-death need for uninterrupted
production is used a weapon to put the closed
shop
Not while double time is demanded for Sunday work
which is only part of a 40-hour week.
Not while a can't be employed army pro-
ject in plant until he pays $50 to $50 more
a labor racketeer.
Not while criminal gangs control employment and
ALLEGATION of men work on the Normande and the
other ships along New YOrks vast waterfront
Not while WPA, despite shortage of labor seeks toI
carry projects which it doesn't have the to per-
form the need for performing
Not while pressure blocs camor for higher benefits,
bounties and pensions.
We will not get maximum production, in short un-
less first fully realize awful peril and, second
get the grmmes of recent years.
Gimme shorter hours, gimme higher wages, gimme
bigger profits gimme overtime gimme less work
gimme pensions gimme greater crop benefits gim
appropriations and patronage, gimme plans for
my Congressional district, gimme fees and dues work
for Uncle SAM gimme ham n eggs gimme share-the-
wealth. gimme $50 every Thursday.
France had the gimmes to-had them till the Ger
mans were close Paris Then everybody went frant-
caly to work-too late.
France has no gimmes today-except gimme food for
my baby, gimme place to lay my head, gimme death.