Evening star., 1944-09-25
maryIan!d's Postwar
Planners Advocate
New j. ). Tax Policy
Report Also Calls for
Eorly Abandonment
Of Business Controls
By the Associated Press

~s~S AAoSoSAotct iIeSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 25.-Th,
Maryland Commission on Postwar
Reconstruction and Development
called today for a new Federal ia,
policy, early abandonment of war.
time restrictions on business anc
withdrawal of the Government from
competition with private enterprise
These recommendations were in.
cluded in report to the Fedora
Government in which the commits
sion summarized its proposals fol
industry, management and for &C
ton by the State.
Gov. O'Conor, who made public
the report, said recently that figures
prepared by the commission showed
the defeat of Germany by Novem-
ber might leave the State with 200,-
600 unemployed by January l and
that after victory over Japan the
total unemployed in the State
might reach 10000.
Government Recommendations.
The following recommendations
were made by the commission for
the Federal Government:
/. Provision of adequate legal and
administrative machinery to settle
promptly claims of contractors and
subcontractors and disposition of
surplus war materials.
2. Review of Federal tax policy
and the preparation of recon-
mended tax programs geared to
anticipated postwar conditions, and
for the preservation of the en-
ployer.
3. Demobilization of the armed
forces as rapidly as consistent with
military security and job absorption.
4. Prompt disposal of Government
plants and equipment IN the best in
terest of the public welfare.
S. Withdrawal of the Federal Gov
ernment from enterprises that place
it in competition with private enter
prise.
S. The elimination of undesirable
wartime controls as soon after the
war as changing economy will per-
nit.
7. Notification Of reconversion
plans as far In advance as is possible
so that business may plan its orderly
reconversion.
Advice TO Management.
The proposals to management
we're:
l. Set up purchase and inventory
records for individual war contracts.
These records should be as detailed
as possible.
2. Blueprint now all plans for
enterprises likely to be started in
the postwar period.
g. Explore and develop new prod
ucrs and markets for these products.
4. Prepare retaining programs
needed during the postwar period.
5. Integrate into organization
postwar employment plans the re-
hiring Of returning service men and
women.
State Program Outlined.
The proposed program for Mary
land called for:
l. Creation of a State agency to
llIdhC hllOWll Ollc CCOllOllllC, phys |
cal. financial and social advantages
of the State, as a center of increased
industrial, commercial and business
enterprises, as well as places of de-
sirable habitation.
2. Give aid to counties, munich
palities and public bodies in blue
printing their postwar public works
programs.
3. Undertake to build up reserves
for emergency postwar needs and
provide necessary safeguards to keep
these reserves intact.
4. Develop the necessary machin-
cry by which returning servicemen
and women will be promptly re-
turned to former positions in the
States service. Development of
program providing preferential en-
ployment for servicemen during the
postwar period.
Gov. OConor reported that the
State already had taken action in
regard to considerable number OF
these recommendations.