The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-25
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN Nj. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio


derstand the tremendous job we have
in connection with our all
out war effort. We are engaged in
training the greatest and most power
full mechanical army the world has
ever known. The arsenal of democracy
will be the most tremendous arsenal
that the mind of man has ever con-
ceived Our air force will be more
powerful than the air armadaS of all
nations combined. Ii is planned to con-
struct Il two-ocean navy that in ton
mage, fire power and personnel, is more
powerful than all other navies put to-
gether In connection with all this, we
are proposing to build Il merchant
marine in tonnage and personnel great
or than the merchant marine of all
build synthetic rubber industry fully
capable of taking the place of the
natural industry. While all this is be-
ing done it is the intention of Admins
tration leaders to maintain the worlds
highest standard of living and the
American way of life. How long be-
fore this program is achieved? Two
wears at the most.
MOnOpolies
1t is significant that our war effort
is being hampered by shortages on
essentials over which monopolies have
control. For years greedy monopolies
nave controlled rubber, sugar, steel, oil
and aluminium. We must learn the
permit monopolies to control-in fact
to cOrner-the market on essentials.
In connection with the shortage Of
rubber let us hope that American
genius and ingenuity will yet find a
good substitute. Scientists are hard at
work and Henry Ford has expressed
hope that some good substitute for
rubber will very shortly be developed.
Therefore, whether our autOmObilStS
continue to worry about the situation
is entirely up to them.
Young woman patient, doctor, if
have the operation will the scar Show?'
Doctor, THAT is entirely up to you,
! Miss"
Soldiers and Sailors Votes
Election Boards in Ohio and if nee
cSsary the General Assembly i'm a spe-
ciaI session should give consideration
to the rights of men in our armed
forces 10 vote at the coming election.
our forefatherS fought to obtain the
iiTht ,C Snlf Iatprnipn tiop and tho
young men in our armed forces vino
are fighting to preserve democratic in
stitutions should he afforded oppor-
tunities to vote regardless of where
they are on our far-hung battle fronts
In 1864 twelve Northern states passed
laws permitting soldiers to vote in
army camps in the South. Other states
permitted soldiers to vote by mail In
fact, it was the soldiers vote which
| brought about The reelection of Abra-
| ham Lincoln. In World War | about
| four million men in our armed forces
were deprived of their right to vote
! Today technicaIitieS in many state
! laws, if strictly enforced, would dis,
| franchise many young men on the high
seas and on our iar-tlung battle fronts
For example, in Illinois there is Il
statute requiring personal registration
of an individual before he is entitled
! to vote. james NJ Barnes, able Illinois
Congressman, has introduced Joint
resolution calling attention of Cover
norS and LEGISLATURES to the import
anCc of encouraging men fighting for
democracy to have available the op-
porlunty to cast their ballots next
! November 3rd'IhiS situation is prim-
| arily Il state affair and cannot bl
rcmcdicd by Congress-. Therefore, let
us hope that restrictive legislation
which may prevent Ohio young men
| from casting absentee voters ballots
will be changed Theirs is the voice
that should be heard in these critical
! times and those of us who are back
home should see to it they have the
facilities To speak through the medium
of the ballot.
our people should not lose sight of
the fact that this war may be over
soon. We hope 80. There will then be
! many other problems which we must