Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-06
Little Business
Needs War Aid,
Cdpper Asserts
BY ARTHUR CAPPER
Units1 States Senator from Kansas
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WASHINGTON, April s.
think the Senate did a good jol
last week when II passed withou
q dissenting vote-the roll cal
showing 50 senators voting ay'
and not a single nay vote cast
the so-cslled little business" bill
which now goes TO the House fol
action.
Perhaps one reason / think 81
highly of this piece of Legislation
is because I helped draft it. as ;
member of the special committe,
appointed by the Senate to in
vestigate the problems of little
business in the war setup, and tc
initiate legislation to help the lit
tie business man.
The bill passed by the Senate
Wednesday, will be of some assist.
ance, perhaps of great assistance
OF course. 1t falls away short Of
saving the thousands of small
plants and business that are beins
obliterated by the war program
unnecessarily, ! am inclined TO be-
leve In many instances.
PARISH QUOTED
For instance, il what Mr.. w. S
Parish. president OF the Standard
Oil Company told the Truman
committee on Thursday is true
this wholesale destruction of tire
dealers. and the taking of 10000.
600 autos now used by civilians of
the highways when the tires now
In use are worn out--much OF this
grief can be avoided.
Briefly. Mr.. Parish. and l as
sumo he speaks with some knowl-
edge on the subject, declares tina,
by using one days production oil
steel for plant construction, and
the expenditure OF SIS per car for
plant construction. synthetic rub.
Der tires can be provided for these
civilian used autos until the cars
themselves wear out.
NO GOOD FOR ARMY
These synthetic rubber tires, as
I understand II, would be made oil
butyl synthetic rubber, made from
petroleum and natural gas prod
ucts. They would be of no use 10
the army. as they would be gooc
for only about 10000 miles and
would not stand up AT speeds
faster than 30 miles an hour.
But they would keep the cars
rolling-and how necessary il i:
70 keep the cars rolling If at all
possible is going TO be generally
appreciated by next fall or winter
As I have said before. this war
will not be won by the armed
forces alone, but through the
united efforts OF the entire people
of the United States. and by the
intelligent and about use OF OH
entire production facilities Thai
means there must be produc.
ton for essential civilian uses as
we'll as for the armed forces OF the
United States and other nations
being kept going through our lend
lease program.
IGNORE CIVIL NEEDS
And what I am afraid OF is tina,
in the enthusiasm for war produc.
ton. our government may ignore
the civilian need for passenger
cars and light trucks until toe
late-and then wake up 10 the
fact that the war production pro-
gram requires transportation .oi
workers and deliveries OF necessi-
ties Of life TO consumers as well
as 10 wholesalers and retailers.
7 say this lead" ought TO DC
followed up. followed up imme.
diately and thoroughly And il
the executive branch OF the gov
eminent does not act. then I am
going 10 insist that the Senate
small business committee take II
up and push the idea for all II is
worth.
I say again. the government IT,
self ought 10 be interested in
keeping them rolling" as a neces-
sary part Of the war production
program. Let's not lose our view
~ the forest by looking all the
time at some OF the trees.
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