The people's voice., 1942-12-04
Total War Mobilization

wear of production under war conditions has brought
great development of productive capacity in the plants
devoted almost exclusively to the OF war mate
This has been accomplished despite delaying tactics
the part of the great industries In their efforts to
production of civilian goods in pace with increased
demands and delays in conversion OF their produc
tive facilities to there is little question
production of materials could have been greatly
increased had the industries as whole devoted Immediately
on demand all their facilities to the effort instead of
concerning with the effects their future
profits and positions industry which such whoehearted
operation with national needs might imply.
It known, and admitted by some in the manufacturing
industries that there has been and still exists intense rivalry
existing in the accumulation of materials with some of
the largest industries probably through their representatives
in production board have been able to
material stocks far in of immediate needs while smaller
said to have found the priority gates closed in
efforts the class of materials and have been
compelled to curta operations suspend entirely 1t is also
charged that there has been boarding OF manower by some
larger manufacturing industries For this latter cond
on the "cost plus contract policies may probably to large
extent be blamed The concerns operating under TINS form
of contract have incentive to curai employment of man
power nasmuch the costs them In labor expense
the money they make
1t is stated that about hundred of the largest
featuring get the bulk of all contracts for mate
as while literally thousands smaller throughout
the country have idle machines available with which
material could be produced Generally speaking these
smaller plants could expand their facilities expense than
the large and in cases would be glad to do with
their funds But instead of the government aong
tracts for production hem the policy appears to be to
vide practically unlimited government funds to the larger
establishments for further expansion This results of
in accomplishing the general of the capitalist
err But while this being done naturally enough under
SYSTEM had better remember that business usual has
place in life under emergency and when we are not
utilizing possible machine and all possible manpower for
production of essentials for protection and the prosecution
the inviting destruction of institutions to the
degree that we fail to do So
The Kgore-Pepper bill in the senate and the Toan bill
the lower house. drafted result of the findings of the
Toan investigating committee office of
bzaton with overall authority In advocating the creating
of this authority and its the Toan committee report
states Such reagnment would place in the hands of the
mobilization responsibility for reorganzng the
American for would prevent the present pol
icy drift carrying further along the road
dsorganzation foresa the disnegraton of those
enabled to participate in the effort
Included in the policies which this should
sponsor fixed policy decentralization of all functions of
which lend themselves to such treatment MANY of the
shortcomings of the effort date raceabe to the at
tempt to run the war from Washington
The sole purpose of the to coordnaed
winning the would the record of
competition between various present governmental agencies
destructive of efficiency and would be authorized generally
bring order out of the present chaos brought about by
influence of competing interests in the production sched
ules result of the Vaccinations of the dolaraear
senatve in important positions in the agencies handling the
program Moreover agriculture and labor well
would be represented in the advisory
of the director
this created there is also the possibility that
exorbtan profits of the industries be greatly trimmed
This should certainly be in line with good public policy and
with good business from the standpoint of
resented the peoples The great of the
pie of the country ready and willing sacrifice to do their
share toward paying the costs to the nation as whole of fight
ing the against the ensavement of ascism but they
be charged with lack of patriotism when they complain
contributing profits small groups control
of the productive machinery these small at the
time managing through their influence in the government to
paying their proporonae share of the cost of the
The proposed has the support of the labor
organizations the Farmers Union and many of the rank and
file of the other farm organizations Their support will have
be constant militant and forcefu to degree at
least the Pepper bill carries clear threat to the
ege of the business usual and they tough
fighters And they have willing sooges in the
United States congress-
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