The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-12
About Effort Launched
to Feed Maxi War Machine
Shortages Of Labor. Cool. Electrical
Power and Row Motsriols Moved Dolly

, evidence Of the tremendous ef-
fort being made to stand against
American production capacity.
Transportation difficulties also
give little room for the immedi-
ate future for exports.
The task before German in
dustry is tremendous. Shortages
of labor, coal, electrical power
and many raw materials are
daily noted in the German press
with admonitions that greater
efforts must be made.
INFERENCE PLAIN
The inference is plain-that
spring is near and that the vital
preparations for q vast scale of
operations have not yet been
completed.
Foreign military observers
here believe that Germany Is
still able to keep requirements
abreast of her plane losses, but
the loss of heavier materials in
Russia, such as guns and tanks,
has placed the greatest strain on
German fndustr.-.
A remedy for the shortage in
oil probably will be sought in a
spring drive to the Caucasus.
The importation of foreign
workers is counted on the most
to remedy the shortage of labor.
Even before the war German
workers were strained to the
utmost and symptoms of
fatigue were noted m o n g
many" one German industrial
report admits.
CIVIL NEEDS
While Germany proper is en-
deavoring alone to handle the
production of the heaviest war
materials, the occupied countries
have been designated to concen-
trate upon civil needs.
Nevertheless, these countries
too are getting military assign
ments so that almost the whole
continent Of Europe is forging
arms which Germany needs"
German General Hermann Won
Hannecken wrote in the current
issue Of -Four Year Plan"
Here are some of the things
being done in the German bat.
tie of production:
A series of current DEGREES
announced the conversion of q
considerable number of the linn
tied civilian factories to arma-
mentS.
BIDDING OUT
A decree banned any compe-
titive bidding and fixed the basic
price of all ornaments orders.
This price is based on the calcu-
lated number of hours of work
required for the job so-as cx.
planned by one Axis dispatch
the producer will be interested
in cutting the time of production
and increasing the output, conse-
quently his chances of profit.
DEGREES ordered the consolida-
ton of as many plants as posi-
BILE in occupied France for better
control of raw materials and to
save coal. German military ap-
prevail is required even for q
meeting of the boards Of direc-
tors of corporations in occupied
France.
Orders were given to Slovakia
to exploit the mercury mines at
Harlbana where production was
stopped in 1887 because it was
Improbable. The Germans say
they are hopeful of $50 pounds
daily Of this important war ma
terial.
NEED MINERALS
General Hannecken, discuss
ing German shortages, said the
Nazis we're striving to obtain
minerals in occupied Russian
tcTIlIOTIeS, HlChCl IAOIiI VIC iIiiiIcS
Of Finland which never were
major producers, iron from Nor
way and Spain, bauxite from
Italy, Hungary and Croatia, and
oil from Rumania.
He said Germany had doubled
coal pro d u t 1 o n since 1893
through exploitation of every
possible source in her own and
Polish territories. Even so coal
is badly needed.
The search for raw materials
means that statues of Rousseau
and other landmarks in Paris
have been melted down.
In Belgium a ban against pos
tiers for advertising has been or
dered to save paper.
Automobile and bicycle tires
have been confiscated in Fin
land.