The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-03-05
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Question: Would the farm and
labor blocs dare TO force that
limit in the showdown Answer:
There's no telling what a group
viii do when il has the making
OF the laws in its own hands.
and, in some instances. the sup
port of the highest court of the
land.
WAR PROFITS
OPA Chief Brown SAYS he is
not interested in limiting corpor-
ate profits because he believes
taxes, higher operating costs and
price ceilings will act as a con-
troll. Under Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal and Under Secretary
of War Patterson are not of that
mind.
The military insists that no
country whose youth has been
called upon to offer life or limb
should tolerate inordinate war
profits and therefore demand a
maximum production of NUM-
tons at a minimum fair profit.
Col. Browning. director of the
army services of supply pur-
chase division. issued warning
a short while ago that high-cost
war plants must produce more
efficiently and price their goods
more favorably or their contracts
will be Cancelled.
LOOKING AHEAD
Leading executives of the
banking and manufacturing
world recognize that all war con-
trolls cannot be relaxed the day
the fighting stops, but do not
agree with Washington planners,
that the people will have become
thoroughly reconciled to such
continued reorganization.
While private enterprisers be-
lieve this is the time to prepare
for the postwar era, and are
anxious to cooperate with the
government they see greater as
surance for the nations economic
safety via the venture of private
capital-rather than that of the
government which could care
lessly spend the taxpay
money.
EXPORT VOLUME
The department of commerce
reports that total merchandise
exports for 1912 ran to the tune
of s7,e26, 900, 900. Here's the
breakdown: Cash exports-exclu-
sive of military and lease-lend
shipments-totaled S3,15s, 600, 900
with Canada taking the greatest
part.
While the 1912 export figure is
greater than the S6.234 900, 900
of the first year-1917-of World
War I. it is still under the ST.
e20.425, 900 of 1919 and ss.22s,-
016,000 of 1920 The 1913 total
however, will exceed the 1920
high due to increased military
1.-l
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
Food Administrator Wickard's
biggest headache in attaining his
1e43 food production goal will be
a shortage of farm machinery.
For months he has been bat
ting with the WPB office Of
civilian supply for specific allo-
cations of necessary steel. After
much talk, the WPB saw the
light.
Farm machine producers have
been assured by the WPB Of
sufficient steel TO manufacture
one-third the amount of ma
chimes produced last year. But
note that no specific ALLEGATIONS
have as yet been made. In other
words. il will come too late TO
make machines available for the
plantine and cultivating Of the
1913 crops.
CAUTION
Wall streets biggest specula-
tive buy tip of the day-as dur
ing the wild securities gambling
era of 1e29-is the Radio Corp.
common shares. And this time
the play is based on postwar
romance" of the industry.
The tip-off is that just as radio
hroadcasting arrived after World
War I so teleyision viii be here
soon after the close Of World
War II.
AUTOS
Ford's Vice President Sorensen
believes his organization can be
hack IN production within one
month after war ends. GIN Off
Gals insist ne couldn't produce
in less than six months because
he will have TO wait for new dies
But smaller auto companies are
getting set for beat on the Big
Three"-General Motors. Ford
and chrysler. They viii capital
izs on war-developed results. tx
ample: WiIlys-oYezland plans as.
ing the four-wheel drive JeeT
commercially for hauling trailer'
and farm trucks over rough ter
rain. and a two-sHheel drive 1eeI
as small model for suburban
travel