The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-11-12
President Roosevelt
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orS would not turn up in the morning.
When they did get back on the JOB,
some were asked to fill out cards
voluntarily giving the reason for their
absences, and he said it was interest
ing to note that where they had been
toiling overtime, some up to fifty-four
or tifty-six hours week, that the
excuse was that they were too tired
| Careful studies of production have
| shown, he said, that after person
| works longer than certain definite
period you do not get any more pro-
| ductOn from Il longer work week after
the first few weeks or months. People
won't recognize this, he observed, but
| he called it fact that has been
prove here, in England, and Germany.
Can't DiIly Daily, Says Nelson
In his testimony before the Senate
Committee, Mr. Nelson endorsed man
power control legislation and said that
he thought voluntary enlistment in the
armed services should be stopped.
Il don't believe we ought to dilly-
| lIIll WIFI lliIS "dI' nv ''''''' ~
Iieye we ought to put our teeth in it.
The people of this country are going
| TO demand that Congress do some
thing of this kind before we get
through"
Senator Austin, Republican, of Yer
mont, expressed the belief that through
national control of manpower all
Americans would have the assurance
they would be treated impartially,
whether they were needed at the front
or i'm essential civilian services.
I'VE are going to have 10 do it be-
fore we are through Mr.. Nelson
agreed.
Senator Austin said others had
agreed that adoption of manpower
control was inevitable but many
thought the time not yet ripe for this
action He asked Mr. Nelson if he did
not believe that careful planning should
be under way now.
"This is the time to keep bringing
this before the public, to keep debat-
ing it and to bring out all of its point,
was the reply.
Pulling AT Il cigar, the War Produc'
lion director said he thought not
everything had been done yet tC
mobilize manpower effectively, adding
that more cuts in civilian production
were in sight.
"Our boys out on the Solomon
Islands are entitled to everything this
uation can give them" he continued
"'rhcy are entitled to know that every
body at home is doing everything ht
can
In response to questions by Senator
Austin, Mr.. Nelson said he thought
that the SclcctiVc service system
should be preserved as II dcmocrali,
method of handling the induction OF
men into the armed forces. The prin
ciple of local administration of ra
ti"nin% also appeared to be better t,
him than having some official in Wash
ington, who might not know about
local conditions, giving the orders
senator Hill of Alabama said he
thought ii would be necessary to cX.
tend the sclcCtivc service principle to
cover all individuals and business into
the war. Mr. Nelson agreed.
"It seems to me il is always better
To do II job with IL clean cut law
passed by Congress than by admins
trutivc acts" the WIPE chief said.
senator Hin asked If the witness
did not think it was time for Congress
to act.
Mr. Nelson reiterated his preference"
for legislation rather than admins.
trativc orders and added:
II think il would be we'll for Con-
gresS To survey the situation and de-
lcrminc what the needs are