The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-07

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ing to increase acreage and es-
pecially employers desiring 70
increase sales forces to get pei
mits. Sales organizations would
be the first to be treated to
birth control" We may also ex-
pect to see in 1943 experiments
in 'zoned markets" by limiting
the distance that goods can be
shipped.
The paid leaders of the farm
groups are fighting ceiling prices
on farm products, but I believe
the farmers would be willing
to have a ceiling provided they
could also be assured a floor.
II am certain that farmers are
more reasonable and far more
patriotic than the lobbyists in
Washington who pretend to rep
resent them. There will be no
decline in purchasing power.
Men, and especially women, In
the farming and munitions dis
tricts, will have more money
even after the payment of taxes
than they have ever had before.
The delivery of goods should be
easier in 1943 than in 1912 due
to an improved tire and gaso-
line situation.
War Outlook =.
It must be realized that a
great improvement in the re-
sources of the Axis powers has
taken place during 1912. Where
they were short of raw mater
ials they noW-with the excep-
ton of a very few commodities
have a surplus supply. For
instance, in 1889 the Axis pow
ers had no rubber and today
they have 80 per cent of the
worlds supply; in 1925 they had
only Is per cent of the bauxite,
7 per cent of the iron ore, 9
per cent of the tin ore, 10 per
cent of the manganese ore, 8 per
cent of the lead ore and 6 per
cent of the worlds flax. Today
the Axis powers have sc per
cent of the bauXite, SIS per cent
of the iron ore, 70 per cent OF
the tin, IS per cent Of the man
ganese, 81 per cent of the lead,
IS per cent of the flax and a
large percentage Of the world S
OIL. These figures snow that
time Is not necessarily on our
SlQe. The success OF the United
Nations depends more on max
ing every sacrifice.
The best opinions are that
Germany will pe brought to her
knees, PROBABLY through the
lack of OIL, / late 1913 or early
1874 and that 1t WILL take an
other year to finish Japan. AS
Germany does not want to see
Japan a world power, she may
endeavor to join the United Ma
lions in putting Japan back
where she was forty years ago. ,
This would mean not only clean
ing the Japanese out OF emma,
the Philippines and the Dutch
East InoIes, but also making
them give Manachukuo, Korea
and FormoSa. OF course, the
present actions of our Navy in
the Pacific are merely to Keep
the Japanese from bouncing on
at VladivoStok. They are
no part of the coming campaign
to clean up Japan. All OF TINS
means that the general war
news during 1943 will be better
than that of 1912.
Conclusion
1t is probable that 1943 will
witness further cuts in civilian
business, that vicotry models
and Standardization will be
compulsory, that manpower will
be rationed as well as commod-
tiles, that a sales tax will be in
augurated, that subsidies will be
extended, and that initiation,
like a great glacier, will con-
tinue slowly to push up prices;
but what of it? We grow by
striving-not by arriving. Char
acter gains during 1943 will by
far offset all losses and incon-
venienceS. This global war will
be a great blessing to all of the
world by bringing about that
spiritual awakening which Is the
only solution to our troubles.
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