Evening star., 1944-01-19

CnaC II is TOO late Tor national SerV-
ice to be effective contains 80 many
errors ''it is hard to do them JUS
| tice."
Reminding the Nation that the
war is mot almost over" he said
The total scale of our production
programs for 1914 exceeds even the
production for 1943."
The Secretary listed these four
definite results he foresees from q
national service law: Cd Minimiz-
ing the calling of strikes by Clarity
ing the patriotic duty of the indi-
vidual worker: CO remedy the grave
issues Of injustice which the armed
forces now feel; 80 point out to
civilian war workers that they are
working for their country and %
tend powerfully toward increasing
production.
In this connection" Mr.. Stimson
said, let me point out one of the
greatest evils in the present situa-
tion. 1t is the heavy turnover of
labor in some of our great war in
dustries such as the aircraft fac
tories. This is not only shocking
waste of manpower, but it is so
heavy that it stands as a constant
threat to maximum production Of
the implements of war"
Would Limit Profits.
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming asked the Secretary if he
shared the opinion that all-out
commitment of human and material
resourcee includes control without
limit of profits.
Mr.. Stimson said he did, adding
IF you mean by profit, profit be-
yond the bare amount necessary to
compensate managers for their time
and property"
Have we made effective that
pledge to curb profits?" asked Sena-
tor O'Mahoney.
Il think we have made long steps
toward it," Mr. StimSon answered.
Il don't think we have done it alto
gether."
Senator Robertson, Republican, of
Wyoming took notice of the four
other laws President Roosevelt cou-
pied with national service and asked
Mr.. Stimson If he believed passage
of national service is dependent on
prior passage of a $1,000, 900 900 food
subsidy program, a $4,000, 900 900
tax bill, continuation of contract re-
negotiation and re-enactment of the
Sterilization Act.
AS to food subsidies, the Secre-
tary said national service is not
dependent on that. He also an
sWered mo" as to the dependence
of national service on a bigger tax
bill but added that a better effect
would be produced If higher taxes
were passed along with national
service. He said he was not familiar
with the Sterilization Act.
The reluctance of Congress to
draft labor was reflected yesterday
in the decision of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee to postpone
consideration of the matter, while
the Senate committee goes ahead
with further hearings.
johnson Charges "Prussianism"
Following this setback for the bill,
Senator Johnson, Democrat, of Colo
RADIO, an active member of the Sem
ate military group, charged on the
radio last night that Secretaries
Stimson and Knox are trying to
"Prussianize the people,
why must the President listen
to these military reactionaries in
the conduct of civilian affairs?'
Senator johnson asked.
when will Secretary Stimson and
Secretary Knox start fighting the
war and stop trying to 'Prussianize'
the American people? They say the
boys in the fox holes demand labor
conscription. Be not deceived. No
boy in the slime and mud of the
jungle wants his father, his mother
or his sister kicked around like dogs
by bungling Washington bureau
Gratis"
Informed sources at the Capitol
said settlement of the rail labor dis
pute and return of the railroads to
their owners will tend to lessen the
strength of the national service bill.
On the other hand, any new labor
crisis probably would strengthen the
bills chances.