The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-01-16
THE NEW ERA
By J. e. Jones

w
fore the Japanese war was one week
old Secretary of the Navy Knox had
flown to the Hawaiian Islands and
made a two-days Investigation OF the
"surprise-attack' by the Japanese,
and he had returned to Washington
with q report to the President,
which was also given to the news
papers. 1t was not only impressive
but it was thrilling account.
Wars were declared by Congress,
and new era was ushered In. The
President and Congress put thru
the different war measures that have
already been reported in the press.
OPM Director General Knudsen
promptly described Victory Pro-
gram" which contemplates doubling
the heavy bomber schedule to
thousand a month. OPM Associate
Director General Hillman appealed
to the CLIO and AFofL to operate
16S-hours a week in war plants, inn
mediately, and he said that If there
is anything left to negotiate, or adj
Just, to take that up later.
Practically every manufacturing
institution in the country and prac-
tically every local labor institution
promptly informed the Government
that their "coats were off" and their
"shirt-sleeves rolled-up", and that
they were ready to go.
We have fused and worried over
the affairs of Czechslovakia, Poland,
Britain, and all of the European
nations In recent years. But now we
have a job to do that is directly our
own, and instead of cleaning-up
Europe we are welcoming the help
of the British, and any one else,
that wants to chip in ships, planes
and red-hot fire in the far East
Japan is our meat and we are
going to eat 'em up" is the short
of the determination head-Quarter-
ed i'm Washington.
War-mongers, isolationists and
pacifists all talk the same language.
and all are united in the great
struggle that is ahead.
Keep cool, think straight, and
meet all situations bravely--and
everything will come out all right
in the end.
Let's Cut All The Restrictions!
When, on December 4th, Donald
M. Nelson, Priorities Director. an
nounced the removal of all produc-
ton restrictions on truck-trailers,
he gave as the reason: "The divi-
sion of civilian supply recognized
that such trailers provide the most
economical form of commercial
highway transportation, both from
the standpoint of cost and metals
consumed.
1t is obvious that we, as a coun-
try, can no longer tolerate anything
which hampers and restricts an all
out effort for Victory. We are going
ON a 24-hour day and 7-day week
to produce everything it takes to
supply our Army, our Navy and the
important supporting forces behind
the lines. It is not unreasonable to
expect that an avalanche Of public
demand spurred on by real military
necessity will sweep aside all arti-
fetal barriers to production.
What does this mean to trans
portation - particularly highway
transportation. 1t means that unwise
restrictions here will not be toll
Grated any more than they would be
on the assembly line of vital manu-
featuring plant. Transportation is
Ian essential part Of production.
There can be no production without
transportation because raw and un-
finished materials and parts must
flow in, finished products must how
out. The highway is merely q part Of
the conveyer system along the as
sembly line.
While the removal Of production
restrictions on truck-trailers 10 a
great step forward, 1t is even more
important to have these truck-trail-
ers and their vital cargoes rolling
over the highways than it is to build
them. Now is time to eliminate all
official restrictions to the free flow
of highway transportation. II we are
going to have about production for
Victory, about transportation 10
logical and should go along with it!
Federal Trade Keeps Tab
Montgomery Ward & Co. have
denied the complaint issued by the
Federal Trade Commission charging
it with Misrepresentation in the
sale Of fabric garments.
National Coat and Suit Industry
and International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union have made q joint
answer to Federal Trade OF the
charges they have entered into
agreements and conspiracies to mo-
|nopolixe the business Of women's
and childreu's clothing.