The Western news., 1943-07-15
We Also ChoIIenqe

An anonymous letter received this week challenges the
Western News to write editorial condemnng what the
writer says attitude of captains of industry who
would slow down production if high profits not in
the picture At least that is the meat of the challenge
stated in few words The writer evidently has taken
umbrage because condemned the strike of the coal
miners.
That isn't much of a challenge We supposed and had
hoped position that respect understood by
one Repeatedly have voiced condemnation of eXces-
sive profits and have said the who insists too high
profits especially in time Of is to that extent public
enemy and should be punished. We still think the same
way We take no halfway position. The who ham,
pers production be he capitalist aborer
American
The writer cites item concerning the meat in
dusry We think correspondent has somewhat missed
the point in that item, but let that pass If the pack
cutting production to insure greater profits it
the duty Of the government that they are punished
Our condemnation OF them is just vigorous against
anyone else who slows needed production
The writer crtczes the press for what he says its
failure to play up the sins Of the big profteers It
to US some people plagued with mental astigmatsm
IEey in the press only what they want There's
scarcely issue of ones daily paper that doesn't have one
or more items telling either of too great profits of defective
material in goods of suits filed by the government
against certain companies OF renegoaton of
to reduce profits etc. etc
Within the last week the press told of high officials of
the American Brass company being convicted and SEN
fenced Sundays papers had long article telling of
charges brought against the Cutss Wright company Denial
of intent to do wrong made by both companies but
merely two late examples.
Now let's keep the record straight We believe fair
reading of Western News editorials will show
ls AT no time have objected to higher wages for the
coal miners.
Ind On the contrary we have said they undoubtedly
were entitled to better wages and also said the miners
should have poraltoporta pay and should have adjust
men of other conditions
3rd Our objection has been to striking and STOPPING
BADLY NEEDED WAR PRODUCTION and REFUSING
TO ACCEPT the method set up in law by friendly ad-
mnlsfrann To settle disputes and ether differences
Finally our objection has not been against higher wages
but against the STOPPING OF PRODUCTION We re-
peat Any man. be he capitalist abore cannot deber
aey hinder war production and patriotic Amer
ican.
In this connection glad to record that labor as
whole has done magnificent job Since Pearl Harbor the
A. f. OF L. and the G. have both promised there would
be strikes That pledge has been kept There have
been few unauthorized strikes Even now officials Of
the United Mine Workers pleading with coal strike
pckes to let the workers go through work And one
union miner shouted Iye got boy there and want
to 60 to work to help him That's what the rest of the
nation wants
Our writer also complains of the difficulty the worker
has IN making both ends meet in view of various wage de-
ducons ad speaks Of the need for substantial heavy