The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-01-22
WHO is WINNING THE WARS?
BY ]. e. Jones

BY j. Il. Jones
Washington, ID. c., January 1S--
ter year in 1913, among the classes,
masses, and men in military uni
forms in the National Capital. Faith
err Time rang out the old, rang in
the New, as reports from far coun-
tries told US Americans that the
Axis devils were surely losing the
global wars. Our public got lot of
happiness out of that. Official recep-
tions were omitted in Washington.
There were lots of parties, less
drinking, than in any previous year.
About n million people live in the
broadened d. G.. area. Government
employment in the Capital increased
$4,000 in 1912 and is now more than
SOC, 900! The armed forces and the
numberless transient" and temper
airy residents give Washington the
appearance of being the most over
stuffed city in the whole United
States.
We are IS months in the war, and
less than two years operating under
the Lend-Lease Act, which marked
the beginning of the conversion of
whole industries to war production.
About 17,500,000 workers are en-
ployed in factories that were for
merly devoted to private industry.
Before Pearl Harbor appropria-
lions for defense" were so billion
dollars. In 10 months they mounted
to four times that amount. When
the manufacture of automobiles
was stopped the first thing to be
done was to move hundreds of mil
lions of dollars worth of materials,
tools, machinery and equipment out
of the plants. In single plant in
the East so acres of floor space were
vacated and the ''scrap" piled sew
eral feet high over an area of one
and half acres. One building was
rebuilt 26 feet higher and in few
months that great establishment
which I remembered SO definitely
because had seen it in operation,
was converted to aircraft produc-
ton in every branch of American
industry. We have astonished not
only our own America, but the
World.
Production Chief Donald Nelson
made the situation clear at New
Years in statement that the Unit
ed States alone is producing arms
actual combat weapons--in as great
volume as all the Axis powers COM
bined, while the output of weapons
by all the United Nations is almost
twice that of their enemies.
Our Allies wanted tankers, ships,
automobiles, bombers, planes, gaso-
line and oil. rubber, arms and am
munition, machinery, metals; and
the United States went short on
many of these and our railroads and
ship beat all previous records of
|tspeed to meet the emergencies of
the countries that were in distress.
United States steel and iron, red
meats" poultry are being sent over
seas. More than so million lbs. of
seeds been set aside for planting for
eign soil, to grow food in the coming
years--seeds, seeds! More than
million American soldiers, who are
taking care of themselves, are
planting, we hope, seeds of democ-
racy for better world. The Ameri-
ean balance Of power and arms"
must be carefully considered in
reaching an answer to the question:
"Who is winning the wars?"
It seems to be admitted that Eng
and saved Europe in 1910. and that
United States prediction and "deliv-
cred goods" has made it possible
for Great Britain and Russia to hold
up their ends, especially as America
has bolstered morale, and revital-
lied the determination of Allies
to destroy the Axis.
The United States has taken the
brunt Of the war in the Pacific. That
is also of major Importance in ar
irving at an answer to the question:
Who is winning the wars? Our Allies
forgot to give credit to the United
States for winning the war for them
in 1918. Was that because we walk
ed out on winning the peace? If
SO, 1t should not happen again.
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There Are No Anti-Strike Laws
| It is interesting to know that
there is no anti-strike law on the
statute Of the United States. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has prevented the
passage Of such laws Bills introduce
ed by Representative Smith Of vir-
ginia have been passed by over
whelming votes in the House. Sem
ator Connally of Texas made the |
statement in the Summer that the
bin that bore his name had support
enough from the Senate for passing |
n Tn the Fall after he had hoa, 81 |