Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-07-10

There are some things much less
certain than the outcome Of the war.
With each passing day it is apparent
that the strength Of the allies has
grown to a place where there can
be no uncertainty about the eventual
result of the battering of the axis.
Friends of ours in Washington pass
back the word that the most able
pr0gnostieatOrs believe that the war
with Germany win be over within
18 months. The most optomistic of
those ain the know" say Germany
viii be defeated by next November.
Less sanguine authorities in Wash
ington say that Germany viii be
crushed by next May-l1 months
hence. Thereafter, they say, win
come the war with Japan which may
require a year or two more.
But meantime the home front sit
uation is less predictable. That a
bureaucratic element has gained con-
troll of the United States cannot be
denied. What that element viii do
to this country remains to be seen.
1t is not likely that the bureaucrats
will relinquish their gains without a
fight doubtless q savage fight.
They have unquestionably capital
lied the war situation to further
their ends. The planned economy of
war time is a fine dress rehearsal
for the planned economy that has
been outlined to follow the war. If
there is any who doubt that such a
plan has been made, they should
not fail to read the reports of the
National Resources Planning Board.
The first volume is larger than the
new Montgomery Ward catalogue.
The second is not so large. No
American citizen should fail to read
every word of these two volumes.
They can be purchased from the
government printing office, although
the larger volume is out Of print at
the moment.
ngress has taken a stand
against the bureauerats but congress
is up against foe that is too
well financed and too well organized
to bow to congressional power. The
supreme court was ably defended
by congress, yet everyone knows
what happened to the "nine old
men," Congress need not be abolished
to bring about its defeat. Yet con-
gress probably viii not be able to
overthrow bureaucracy in which
case congress win occupy a place of
limited power and influence.
The success of the war win re-
snlt almost entirely from the heroic
efforts and coordination of the large
industrialists and the army-navy.
The large industries have carried on
the building of ships, planes, tanks,
trucks, guns and ammunition with
little interference either from con
gress or the bureaus. To the latter
has been left the wrangling and
the civilian RECOMMENDATION.
The position of little business il
indeed insecure. Likewise the posi-.
ton of organized labor is none toe
promising. Its divided ranks makes
it susceptible to attack and sub
jugation, by the simple formula OF
discrediting its leadership. There has
been just one group that has thus
for stood firm and which is likely
to continue to hold a whip hand il
whatever is to come and that il
the farm block. The farmer is tbs
one who throughout the changing
American way of life and through
out bolshevism and communism anC
throughout the dictatorships OF
Europe has held whip hand. TIL,
farmers are too numerous and too
powerful when organized to be dis
regarded in a political revolution
or military revolution. That tn