The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
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Peace Planners Emphasize
Need for Orderly D Day
Planning Board Report Emissions Refrigeration
Of Men Into Services Where Skill,
Ability Are Recognized.
BY BAUKHAGE
Nesus ANALYST and Commentator.

AAhfA0D
Commentator.
5. Veterans credit for old age and
survivors insurance on the basis Of
service in the armed forces.
8. Opportunities for agricultural
employment and settlement for a
limited number OF well-qualified
men. But no dumping of men on
farms simply because industrial en-
ployment is not Immediately avail
able.
Retaining Program
Similar provisions must be made
for war workers as war industries
close or change over. Meanwhile,
the government will maintain CEN
tiers where assistance and refrain
ing for civilian jobs can be arranged.
In order to prevent too rapid at
tempt at change-over Of industry, a
moderate policy Of continuation Of
war contracts some of which can be
continued in the national good.
OF course, nothing can be done
permanently to stabilize the labor
situation without rapid expansion
of peace-time industry toward goal
of full employment. 1t is well UNI
derstood even by the most fervent
Of government planners that private
industry and not the government
must eventually furnish the employ
ment.
Already industry is offering plans
of its own but it cannot be expected
to do the whole job. One suggestion
is that government loans be made to
industries turning to peace-time pro-
duction in proportion to the number
Of men such industries employ.
Business cannot take over the bur-
den alone. In 1889, we were at
peace although we were making
lot of war supplies for the Allies.
Then Al million workers were en-
ployed in munitions making. Eight
and six-tenths millions were work
ing on farms or agricultural pur-
suits. At the end Of last year, the
workers in war plants had more
than doubled. They were 1915 mil
lions. In agriculture, unemployment
has not greatly changed, compare
lively speaking; farm workers
amount to 8.9 millions. But the men
in the armed forces more than dou-
sbled. In the same period the UNI
employed had decreased from 8.7
millions to million. (Some Of these
we shall always have with us-the
lame, the halt and, Of course, the
lazy But it is estimated there
were 100000 persons jobless and de-
serving work in July Of this year.
There may be points to the COM
mittee's plan to which objections
will be raised. It is not offered as
a working drawing, merely as
basis Of discussion, but how much
better such procedure is than the
policy after the last war when the
soldier was a football and where
each congress tried to vote more
dollars out of the treasury without
rhyme or reason; money which
didn't provide jobs, which in many
cases, pitifully failed of its purpose,
and in others simply filed the cof-
fers Of the bootlegger and the shark
and left the recipient nothing.
Diary of a Broadcaster
Over the land, the Victory gardens
are bringing in their rich yields to
many a person who probably never
worked as MISUNDERSTANDING his
supper before. And probably never
had more fresh, sweet and luscious
vegetables.
But ! wandered over a farm re-
Gently that was crying for rain. /
couldn't help thinking, as / pushed
through wood lot beside a shrunk-
en- stream, stained brown from the
yellow leaves that carpeted it, how
all the living things were anguish
ing with thirst. Twigs snapped I'M
der ones feet like dry bones, there
was an ugly growl instead of hap
py hum from the insects-it seemed
that only the tough blue-bottles could
survive. Not far from the stream
where the earth in the bed Of a
spring was still damp, one cricket
was singing gratefully but there
were few of his fellows about.
Leaves on tall weeds hung to the
stem like flag at half-staff on a
day when no breeze stirs, one vel
low-headed flower stood out in spot
of color, it looked like a very sleepy
little girl, her damp locks glued to
her face almost concealing her tired
smile.
I thought: IT wish ! could stay
here until the rain comes singing
through the leaves, wetting cracked
lips Of the peeling furrows-I be-
lieve I would hear a real hymn Of
rejoicing 60 up"