The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-08-06

We are in the midst of lot of sal
wage drives-rubber, scrap, fats.
The American people will respond to
every call of the government, unless
and until they get fooled.
Then they'll chuck the whole busi-
ness.
And right there is where whole lot
of clearing up is needed right now.
We're told to save tin cans; then
we're told NOT to bother with tin
cans; then we're told to save them.
We're told to save paper and then
we're told not to save it because stor-
age space is jammed with it.
We were told to save rubber and
then we read of big shots making a
cleaning out of it.
We need a clear and straight for
ward program, so that everyone knows
ALL about salvage drives.
X x X
Letters have come from women who
want to know why they can't GIVE
their grease to the government, rather
than sell it to the meat market-and
they want to know WHY the market
should get cent a pound for handling.
Probably the idea of selling to the
meat market is sound, but the people
should be told why.
A lot of explanation is lacking-and
it's needed
Everyone wants every drive to sue
ceed. So, everyone wants all the clouds
swept away.
Washington had better answer the
questions people abe asking, because
the people will not go ahead full steam
while their questions are unanswered
It's simple to answer them or it
isn't. If it isn't, then why so?
The chances are there's an answer to
every question. Let's have 'em!
x X x
Nor is the salvage situation any
muddier than the rubber mess.
We have q half dozen viewpoints on
rubber-a half dozen opposing sets Of
facts"
A fact is something that is true and
that can be proven true. There can't be
more than one set of actual facts about
anything.
1t looks good deal like tremen-
dous battle between big interests for
the postwar rubber market. What the
people want is the truth and action in
accordance with the truth.
There are several sources of rubber,
here in the United States.
Petroleum, cristostegia and alcohol
are some of them.
Wouldn't it be possible to utilize
them all?
It's about time for everyone to put
the UNITED STATES above every
thing else.
Another phase of the rubber business
that doesn't ring right is its relation to
gas rationing.
Gas ration boards prattle to the
people that rationing is to conserve
rubber.
What an unholy joke!
If that's why it is, then why is most
of the nation allowed TO burn up its
rubber, while - states are forced to
conserve it through gas rationing?
Perhaps the - states will be better
off later on, but that's not the point.
The point is that we're entitled to
TRUE statements.
The reason for TRUE statements is
that public morale REQUIRES them.
We've got a terrible war to win and
as a people We'll give our shirts and
our lives to win it.
Untruths befuddle the public mind
ana lead to disunity. Politicians and
pseudo economists better not monkey
too much with the public need for
truth as great and vital requirement
for the preservation of public unity.
And big interests better not play too
much football with commodities and
patent rights WE HAVE GOT TO
WIN THIS WAR, even if we have to
kick the pants off a few monkeys
here at home in order to do it.-CMW.