The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-16
Uncle Sam PAYS and Pays

In almost every issue of many of the publications
national circulation find full page and often two-page
of advertising by the large manufacturing firms of the
country which presently engaged almost 100 cent in
production under government contracts
Generally, follow line that their
patriotism demands that they devote all of the facilities and
to the essential needs of the effort but that when
this is longer then they will again produce for
the demands Which is all to good and hasten the
day.
However, other obtrudes these advertisements
cost great deal of of them running into hous
ands of dollars when carried publications of such wide dis
Posi- Their intent B of sefraise and to keep their
before the public and cannot be naive enough to
believe that these of them-dip into their re-
for the of the cost of these advertisements
likely it appears that these advertising
included in the costs of operation charged against
contracts for production and paid for by the American tax
payers And operation COSTS these naturally
subject to tax Thus again. Uncle Sam ges stuck" for
form of bonus to the great manufacturing enterprises
This probability has been found actuality in
least instance The Truman committee in its report the
Cornoraon which covered elsewhere in this
found connection with this companys dive bomber
plant at Columbus entirely financed with government funds
that the He'll Diver Plane had been widely advertised the
the effect when the cold fact that disable
plane like has been produced by the company this time
The report then states Additional advertising by the
other subjects placed in 1912 at cost of $751;
25O39 This will be increased in 1913 to $872,821. The
bulk of the cost of such advertising will be borne by the fed
era because has been treated as an expense OF
doing business before computing profits which the
ment would be entitled to receive profits taxes at the
highest rate
The committee tempers of the practice
by suggestion that greater for advertising should be
permitted to be included operating costs than those in
CURED by the prior to the war; and this will
of the people of the country form of comprom
with evil The taxpayer will feel that this is
bill which he should have be with the least
Just why should he have private
and above the actual cost of the material and the large
profits exacted and top of that premium to be used by
the for private sefaudation? Where does equality
of sacrifice apply? The worker the farmers the small bust
and professional will be at loss where to
find it.
This disclosure of advertising placed public
the national publications also reminds another feature
which all Has anyone who reads this
mention of the Truman and it's disclosures in any of
them They supposed to be channels of public nfoma
on but they suc dischargng their responsibilities to
the extent of their facilities? Obviously they not You
will find slight mention of them any the daily press
which profits by advertising placed. Indeed it is almost
certainty that only half dozen daily papers in the country
will feature the startling disclosures The small number of
liberal and of the labor which will bring the
essentials of the disclosures the public will only
small percentage of the population
Shouldn't something be done about that?