davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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"Vesti nj cd kuda"
(Nastavak ma A. strani.)

Trafalgaru mogao uzdati vojni-
Ike uopste da &c pucati ma name
oruzanu masu, ma da SUI bill mno-
gi zahvaceni Socijalizmom. 'Razlog
je "a to bio sto su Sc bojali da
prividno nenaoruzani ljudi ne u
potrebe neku eksplozivnu materi-
ju zvanu dinamit, sa kojom Sc
radnici javno hvalili uoci tih do
gadjaja; ma da je ispalo da je to-,
kao sredstvo "a rat, bilo cd male
koristi prema onom sto Sc oceki-
valo. Naravno oficiri su tai strah
raspirivali sto je moguce wise, ta-
ko da su vojnici onom prilikom
mislili stojeci lancu da in oce-
kuje ocajna bitka sa ljudima ko-
il su u stvari bill naoruzani, !
CHE je oruzje bilo jos opasniJe,
cato sto je bilo skriveno. Posle O.
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nog pokolja, medjutim, jednako
Sc sumnjalo da &c Sc redovni VOL
nici skloniti ma to da pucaju ma
nenaoruzanu iii upola oruzanu
masu."
ia rekoh. "Redovni vojnici? On
da je bilo drugih boraca protiv
naroda?"
"Da", rece on, ma to cemo pre-
ci odmah".
"Izvesno", rekoh ia, bolje je da
vi idete rravo sa svojim prica-
MEM. Vidim da mas vreme zuri".
Hemond rece: "Vlada nije gu
bila vreme da Sc sto pre- namiri
sa Komitetom JAYNE Bezbednosti;
jer stvari ona nije mogla mis-
liti nj cemu drugom nego tre-
nutnoj opasnosti. Ona je poslala
zvanicno opunomocenog izaslani-
ka da pregovara sa ovim ljudima,
koji su ma neki nacin dobili vladu
mad duhovima naroda, dok formal
nj upravljaci nisu imali nikakvu
drugu vladu izuzev vladu mad te-
lima. Nije potrebno sada ulaziti
pojedinosti primirja Ger to je
bilo primirje) izmedju ODE stran-
ke koje sklapaju ugovor, izmedju
Wade imperije Velike Britanije j
sake radnika (kako su oni tih da-
ma prezrivo nazivanD, u kojoj je,
stvari, bilo nekoliko vrlo spo-
sobnih cvrstih ljudi, ma da, kao
sto je gore receno, sposobniji lju-
di nisu tada priznavani "a vodje.
Rezultat ugovora je bio da su svi
odredjeni zahtevi naroda imali da
budu priznati. Sada mi mozemo vi
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sto sam citao i cuo, ia jako sum-
niam da Ii bi Sc. bez ovog prlvId-
no strasnog gradjanskog rata, kod
radnih ljudi mogao razvltl pravI
talenat "a administraciju. U sva-
kom slucaju, talenta je bllo, l
radnici su brzo stekli vodje koJl
su bill wise nego jednaki sa nal
boliim ljudima kod reakcionara.
Uostalom, oni nisu imali teSkoca
zbog materijala "a svoju vojsku;
ier onaj revolucionarni instlnkt
tako je uticao ma proste voJnike
Il stajacoj vojsci da Sc veci deo
voinika, izvesno najbolji deo. pri-
druzio narodu. Ali glavni eleme-
nat njihovog uspeha bio je tai, sto
radnicki svet gde nije bio pod
pritiskom, on je radio, ne "a re-
akcionare, nego "a 'buntovnIke.
Reakcionari nisu mogli Ia sebe u
raditi nista izuzev krajeve gde su
bill najjaci: Pa NINA bill su uz-
nemirivani stalnim bunama; u
svima slucajevima i ma svakom
mestu nista Sc nije uradilo .bez
otpora i mrkih .pogleda i zle vo-
lie; tako da nije samo njihova
vojska bila potpuno iscrpljena
teskocama ma koje je nailazila,
nego su mirni gradjani ma nil
hovoi strani bill tako muceni i
uznemiravani zbog mrznje hilja-
du malih zapleta povreda da i'm
je zivot postao gotovo neizdrzljiv
pod takvim uslovima. Nije malo
njih pomrlo zbog iznurenosti;
mnogi su izvrsili samoubistvo. Ma
ravno, veliki broj Cd njih prisao
je aktivno uz stvar reakcije, ma
lazio izvesnu utehu "a svoju be-
du II zestini sukoba Najzad, mno-
ge hiljade popustile su i pokoriIe
Sc 'buntovnicima'; posto je broj
ovih poslednjih rastao, najzad je
postalo ocevidno swim ljudima da
, stvar koja ie nekad bila bez made
ma ostvarenje, sada triumfuje, a
da je stvar bez made bila stvar
ropstva i povlastice.'
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CEMUNAS UCI STRAJK?

de pravom smislu rat; to je uz-
diglo borbu s jedne strane IL OBJ
lasti prostog pokolja, a druge
strane il pasivnog otpora straj-
kova".
"a mozete Ii mi reel ma koji Sc
nacin vodio rat?" rekoh ia.
"Da", rece on; go svemu tome
imamo i suvise mnogo~ dokumena-
ia; njihovu sustinu mogu vam
dati nekoliko reci. Kao sto sam
VAN rekao, reakcionari nisu Sc
smell pouzdati vojsku; ali Off
ciri uopste bill su spremni ma sve,
jer oni su bill vecinom najgluplJl
ljudi u zemlji. Ma sta Vlada ra-
dila, veliki dec gornjih i srednJlh
klasa odlucio je da priredi kontra-
revoluciju; jer Komunizam kohl
Sc sve wise pojavljivao cinio i'm
Sc potpuno neizdrzljiv. cete mia
din liudi, kao pljackasi vellkom
straiku kojima sam vam maio
pre- pricao, naoruzale Sc vezoale'
i poeele sa povodom bez povoda
da Sc carkaju sa narodom po ull-
CANA. Vlada niti in je pomagala
niti i'll sprecavala, nego je samo
mirno staiala, nadajuci Sc da nes-
to cd toga mora izici. Owl 'Prija-
telii Reda', kako su Sc nazlVah'
imali su u poeetku nekog uspeha'
, i postojali su drskiji; zatim uzmu
u pomoe mnoge oficire IL redov-
ne vojske, pomocu njih docepa-
ju Sc ratne municije svake vrste.
Jedan deo njihove taktike sastojao
Sc u tome da brane i cak i da po-
sedaju velike fabrike toga perio-
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deti da vecina tih zahteva po svo-
joj prirodi nije biIa vredna nj da
Sc trazi nj da Sc odbija; ali ma
njih Sc tada gledalo kao ma mai
vaznije, i oni su bill bar predzna
Ct bune protiv bednog sistema Ii
vota koji je tada poceo da Sc ru-
81. Jedan zahtev, medjutim, bio
je cd najneposrednijeg znacaja, i
Vlada Sc svom silom upinjala da
ga obidje; ali kako ona nije ina
la posla sa budalama, morala je
naposletku da popusti. To je bio
zahtev priznanja formalnog kon-
stituisanja "a Komitet JAYNE Bez-
bednosti, i sva udruzenja koja je
on osnivao pod svojom zastltom.
Ovo je oeevidno znacilo dve stva-
ri: prvo, pomilovanje "a 'buntov-
nike, velike i male, koji bez otvo-
renog akta gradjanskog rata, nisu
mogli wise biti napadani; a dru-
go, nastavljanje organizovane re-
volucije. Vlada je pobedila samo
jednoj tacki, to je bilo ime.
Strasni revolucionarni naziv bio
je ukinut, korporacija, sa svo-
Jim ograncima, radila je pod zna-
cajnim imenom 'Komisija Izmire-
MIA njeni lokalni uredi'. Noseci
ovo ime, korporacija je postala
vodjom naroda gradjanskom ra-
tn koji je odmah nastao".
"O", rekoh ia, nesto uplasen,
"dakle gradjanski rat dosao, upr-
kos SVEN onom stp je uradjeno?'
"Tako je bilo", rece on. ''U stva-
ri, ovo pravo zakonsko priznanje
je ucinilo da gradianski rat bu-
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kompanija Sc hvali

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - T. /.
S. Boak, manager Winchester
Arms Company, izjavio je prosle
nedelje da je njegova kompanija
prilicno nadmasila svoju kvotu
proizvodnje "a mesec mart.
Ali tai gospodin nista ne rece
u vezi sa platoon radnika koji su
jedino odgovorni ne samo "a po-
vecanu proizvodnju vec "a svu pro-
izvodnju. Mi smo prilicno sigurni
da radnici te kompanije nisu pri-
mill veci deo svoga proizvoda u
martu nego sto su primili febru-
aru, ako ne i mamie.
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Spor u A. F. L.

WASHINGTON, D. C. = Izvrs-
nj odbor junije International AS
sociaticn of Machinists CA. F. L.)
sprema referendum koji &c biti
podnesen clanovima te juniie Il
vezi sa pitanjem: da Ii &c 100000
clanova te junije nadalje ostati
A. F. L. Razlog "a pitanje otce-
pa je nezadovoljstvo sa junijom
drvodelja "a koje Sc kaze da podu-
zima poslove koji pripadaju juniji
maSinista.
To niie klasna borba. To je spor
izmedju fekera jedne junije fe-
kera druge junije, po sredi je
- Gaanarina radnickih zrtava.
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w. L. b. 'tStrajkuje"?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - 800 rad
nika Triplex Screw kompanije vec
davno cekaju odgovor ma svoju
traznju "a rovisicu najamnice.
Kompanijsko oklevanje okleva-
ME w. L. B., konacno primora
radnike da stupe ma strajk 6. ap-
rila. Zatim w. L. B. proglasi svoj
"strajk' t. j. proglasi da neee pro-
duziti sa "obmisljanjem" o pita-
niu povisice dok Sc radnici ne po-
vrate ma posao. Radnici su Sc po-
vratili ma posao.
Iu ovom kao drugim sluca-
jevima, junija proglasi strajk me
ovlastenim." Ali Owen Dixon, in
ternacionalni predstavnik JunlJe'
Driznaie da su radnici stupill ma
straik "zbog nezadovoljstva sa
platoon posto i'm kompaniJa od-
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da: jedno vreme, naprimer, drza-
Ii su cello ono mesto zvano Men
castr kome sam VAN malo pre-
govorio. Neka vista nepravilnog
rata vodila sc sa razlicnim uspe-
hom po celoj zemlji; i najzad Via
da, koja je spocetka mislila da ne
obraca pazniu Ma borbu, iii da je
smatra samo kao bune, definitiy-
no Sc izjasnila "a 'Prijatelje Re-
da', spojila je sa njihovim teta-
ma ono malo redovne vojske sto
je> mogla skupiti, ulozila oeaian
napor ola .savlada 'buntovnike' ,
kako su in sada obicno zvali, i ka-
ko su stvari zvali oni sami
sebe.
"Bilo je odvec dockan. Svaka
pomisao miru na osnovu kom-
rromisa iScezla je ma obema stra-
mama. Krai, to je bilo ocevidno,
morao je biti opsolutno ropstvo "a
sve sem povlascenih, iii sistem Ii
vota zasnovan ma jednakosti ko-
munizmu. Trulez, beZnadeznost, /
ako tako mogu reci, kukavicnost
poslednjeg veka, ustupili SD sill
nom. neumornom heroizmu pro-
svecenog revolucionarnog perioda.
Necu da kazem da je narod toga
vremena predvidjao zivot koji mi
vidimo sada, nego je medju NINA
bio opsti nagon ka bitnom delu
zivota, a mnogi ljudi gledali su
liza dnevne borbe jasno mir ko-
ii i'm ona ina da donese. Ljudi to-
ga doba koji su bill ma strani slo-
bode. nisu, po MON misljenju, BIZ
Ii nesrecni, ma da su bill muce-
nj nadom strahom, a ponekad
razdirani SUMMON, imali nuke
da otklone sukob duznosti."
cali kako je vodio rat narod'
revolucionari? Koji su bill uspe-
81 ma njihovoj strani?"
ia sam postavio to pitanje zato
sto sam morao da vratim starca
odredjenoj istoriji, j da ga 1--WE
dem IL raspolozenja "a razmislja.
ME tako prirodnog "a stara cove
ka.
On odgovori: "Da, oni nisu bi.
Ii bez organizatora; jer, u vreme
kada su, kao sto yam rekoh, llu'
di osobito jakog razuma bacili ma
stranu svaku pomisao ma obicna
zanimanja zivota, sama borba raz.
vijala je kod njih potrebni tale
nat. u stvari, prema SVEN onon
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Glasali "a strajk

CLEVELAND, Ohio = Radnici
poulicnih kara busova u Cleve-
landu vec odavno ocekuju povisicu
najamnice. Pre- nesto wise cd ne
della dana, gradska uprava Gle
velanda izjavi da je gotova dati
radnicima povisicu cd 2112 centa
ma sat. Odgovor radnika bese sko-
no jednoglasna odluka da &c stu
pitt ma strajk. Sada Sc vode pre-
govori kojima radnici traze IA
cent? ma sat povisice "a radnike
ma poulicnim karama II cent?
ma sat rovisicu "a radnike ma bu-
sOvima.
I prosle godine su ii radnici
trazili povisicu plate bill primo
rani da proglase strajk. To je bio
strajk "a vreme koga "veliki slo-
venski sin" nacelnik grada Cleve-
landa, Lausche, naredi da Sc uhap-
81 svaki radnik koji napusti po-
ulicnu karu ma kojoj radi. Razu-
me Sc da nj ovog puta ne treba
ocekivati da &c gradonacelnik po-
moci radnicima. Razlog &c biti isti
- gradonacelnici olicavaju poll
tEku drzavu vladajuce klase.
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DIVA LISTA IL RIMSKE POVESNICE.
Cd Daniel De LeOna.


Sadrzna owe brosure sastoi IL diva predavanja
odrzao Daniel De Leon najvec medjunarodn socjastc
takcar.
Prvo predavanje nos nasov "Pebeske Vodje RadniGke
Vode ovom predavanju iii prvoj stranc IL rmske sto
Je Je ma naduhovti nacin povuena istoka paralela IL
medu nekadasnjih plebejskh voda Rimu sadas
nJih radnckih vodja modernom kapitaizmu: kakvu
strateskl pooza zauzimase pebejsk voda pockom zvo
tn sarog drustva kakvu straesk poloza
nick vodja poltickom zvotu ovoga doba.
Drugo predavanje nosi nasov "Opomena Brace Graha'
Ovo drugo predavane iii duga stranica rmske
zahvata period 31 godnu pre- Hrista iii godna pose
strance rimske povesnce Ovde prpomoc br
antne istorke paraee porea brace Graha istce unuta
MIA slabost radnkog pokreta ak brace Graha swim
Jim upnjevma njihove pogbelne posledce kao uporede
raznim radnkim socalstckim) taktikama "prak
cnosma nah dana koje tako pogbeljne pobedu rad
nckog poketa ako preeco opasnost sta
put
edan studena radnickog pokreta teba da propust
a da procia tako kngu.
stampana je lanicom eirilicom. Cena oj je: mekom
povezu &c., IL tvrdom povezu 60c.
Porudzbine treba slati
KNJIzARA RADNICKE BORBE
3413 st. Clair Ave Cleveland ohi"
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Skolski Radnici

DAYTON, Ohio - 140 radnika
daytonskih skola stupise ma strajk
nakon sto su cekali preko diva me-
SEGA da i'm sc da trazena povisica
njihove mizerne plate.
Plata tih skolskih radnika lo-
zaca, janitora, inzinjera it'd jes-
te tako inferno niska da je tesko
verovati ciframa. Pocetnici prima-
ju izmedju $18 i $25 dolara ne
deljno; najspremniji (inzinjeri
it'd primaju $50 nedeljno.
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w. l.. B. smanjuje povisicu

CLEVELAND. Ohio - Radnici
(rreko 300) Midland Steel Pro-
duets kompanije uspese da Cd svo-
jih poslodavaca dobiju povisicl i
cd 8 cent? ma sat "a neke radnike
5 cent? ma sat "a druge. Ali IL
gleda da sc racuni pravise bez
krcmara WLB, koji brze-bolje do
nese odluku smanjujuci povisi-
cu sa cent? ma sat ma 5 cent? ma
sat sa 5 cent? ma sat ia cen
ia ma sat.
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SA
KLASNOG
FRONTA
(Nastavak sa 1. strane.)

canim cenama zivotnih namirnica.
Kada, i ako, postanski radnici do
blu povisicu, oni &c biti tamo gde
su bill sa starom najamnicom pre-
povecane Gene stvarima potreb-
nih "a zivot - to nije bio nika-
kav raj! Ako neko misli drukce,
neka pita nekoliko postanskih rad
nika.
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U nase doba koje toliko razmis-
liza rezonira, onaj koji ne ume
naci dobar razlog "a sve, ma "a
najgore najnaopackije, mora da
jos nije daleko odmakao. Sve sto
je svetu upropasceno, bilo je u
propasceon dobrim razlogom.
- Hegel.
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Nj ovo nije stvarna povisica

CINCINNATI, Ohio - 766 rad
nika Kroger Grocery and Baking
kompanije trazili su povisicu ma
jamnice. Spor bese predan WLB
koji nakon prilicnog otezanja do
zvoli "povisicu" ma osnovu formu-
lie poznate pod imenom Little
Steel. Stanje tih radnika je maj
razumljivije kada Sc ina Il vidu
da sa najnovijom "povisicom" O.
nj primaju prosecno izmedju 62
65 cent? ma sat.
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bile dozvoliti da traze posao Lsmr-
zavanje radnika] drugamo." Pre-
strajka 6. aprila, kompanija j ju-
mia udese neki sporazum ali ga
radnici odbise 4. aprila.
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apria
adekog slobodjenj
Evening star., 1943-01-01

Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis!
Evening star., 1943-01-01

organized workers. Frequently they
were caused by insufficient expert
ence with bargaining techniques.
Throughout the period the cost
OF living was rising and tempers,
on both sides, were strained by
the pressure Of overtime work and
the demand for ever-ereater pro-
duction.
The Congress Of Industrial Or
ganizations and the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor reached a working
agreement during the year. 1t was
not final settlement OF the differ
ences between the two biggest bodies
Of organized labor which so far has
proved reasonably effective in call
ing halt to raiding parties for
the duration.
A new threat Of jurisdictional dis
putes arose, however, in the with
drawal Of John L. Lewis United
Mine Workers from the CIO.
With 350,000 or more dues-paying
members the founder and former
head of the CIO has a powerful
nucleus for a new national labor
organization. That 1t may be ag-
gressive, no one will doubt.
Labor. at least that part which
Is represented on industrial pay
rolls Jared well last year. The pay
rolls for all manufacturing industry
rose nearly 36 per cent. In the
durable goods industries, which
largely represents war production
payrolls rose more than 80 pei
cent.
In all manufacturing industrie.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

who spent the early part OF the year
in conversion and retooling. In
general, the heavy industries such
as mining, steel, machinery, elec-
trical equipment. building and avia-
ton had very satisfactory earnings.
the decline from 1941 being largely
traceable to the effect OF the 1912
tax bill upon the net income before
taxes.
All Of the consumer durable goods,
such as automobiles, electrical re-
frigerators, hardware and other
lines were affected not only by the
higher tax rates, but also by the
necessity Of devoting most Of the
first six months to conversion rather
than production.
Only by reason Of an enormous
consumer demand were the food
professors, grocery stores, retail
trade units, utilities and cigarette
manufacturers able to provide net
earnings to cover their reduced
dividends. The problem of such
companies in 1912 and increasingly
in the future is bound up in their
ability to maintain their character
istically low profit margins in the
face OF rising costs and price CELL
ings.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Homeowners Make bjo
Monthly '0ver-Payments'

Borrowers Of the Home Owners
Loan Corp, the distressed home
owners, of only a few years ago,
now are making "over-paymefts"
of about $11,000,000 a month, in
addition to meeting their regular
contracts, the HOLC announced
today.
These over-payments include e
final installments in $500 to $500
accounts each month, according to
General Manager Charles F. Cotter
and more than 175,000 Of the
Holes original loans have been
marked paid In full" and crossed
of the books.
While the advance payments of
borrowers are due principally to
their larger incomes, Mr.. Cotter de-
clared that they were increased sub
stantially by the Presidents plea to
support the anti-inflation program
by liquidation Of debts.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

the total number employed increased
less than 10 per cent. while in the
durable goods establishments the
number Of employees was 1872 per
cent greater. Weekly earnings, in
both durable and non-durable
goods production rose more than
hourly wage rates although the big
gest increase was in the first.
Not only is the average American
industrial worker receiving the most
money, either reckoned on q weekly
or hourly basis, than at any time
in history, but the worth OF the
dollars he receives has remained
sufficiently stable to give each dollar
the purchasing power of each of
the fewer dollars he received in
1926.
Savings Rate High.
Obviously all of these dollars can
not be spent now. In 1926 his dol
lars could be translated into a new
car, into household furnishings, or
into other things which would make
his life more interesting and COM
Portable. Now, there is not the
supply Of civilian goods to make
these luxuries and semi-luxuries
available to him. In most families
it is found that money is being
saved at far greater than any pre-
vious savings rate, building funds
that will be available after the war
to satisfy many deferred wants and
to stimulate the conversion to
peacetime production.
Labor wants, and probably should
have, greater voice in shaping
war policy and the making of peace.
Participation by labor men in the
forming of labor policies by the War
Production Board has not fully an
swered the demand of organized
labor for aamore prominent role.
Labor, they feel, is able to make
many constructive suggestions that
will help in winning both the war
and the peace. Some have already
been adopted. 1t is probable that
the powerful war agencies will en-
body increasing labor representa-
ton.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Business Profits Lao
Behind 1941, But
Average High
Toxes and Conversion
Costs Offset by Big
Guin in Volume

By Cambridge Associates.
Tax payments of two-thirds OF
corporate earnings in 1912, as
against about one-half in 1941, still
left American business corporations
With an average net income very
close to 1910 level and higher than
the good years Of 1887 and 1899.
The difficulties of converting from
peacetime production to war pro-
duction alone seemed destined to
severely curtail the net income of
many companies even before taxes
were considered. Yet the CONVEX
sion job done by American business
was so speedily and effectively
handled and the Congress SO
equitably tempered the TTeasury's
tax proposals as to leave the average
industrial corporation with a fairly
good net income showing for the
year 1912.
Big Volume Is Offset.
The real secret of this splendid
showing, in the face of hourly wage
rates SO per cent above the pre-
war years, in the face of largely in
creased raw material prices and
despite the highest tax bill in his
tory, was the very considerable gain
in the volume of business done. BY
spreading such large volume of
business over g. seven-day, around
the-clock operation, overhead cost
per unit of production was con-
siderably decreased.
In the small service type of busi-
ness there have been war casualties,
but even here the number of enter
prises which have had to fold up
has been considerably less than
seemed likely year ago. Neither
has the impact of war and adjust
ment to wartime operations been
at all uniform in its effects on in
dividual industries. Outstanding
among the groups which have been
able to somehow increase their
earnings after taxes are the rail-
roads, with their large invested
capital base, and the railroad equip
ments, likewise heavily capitalized
and almost wholly devoted to pro-
duction of ordnance for the armed
services.
Auto Profits Shrink.
Among the major groups to show
considerable shrinkage In net in
come available for dividends were
the large automobile manufacturers