The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-30

agree to keep the foregoing agree
ments in strict confidence as regards
third party, and to guard silence
concerning this agreement also, will
their own employees, as far as may
be practical under the circumstances.
Some notable consequences ensued
from these cartel agreements. In the
first place, it is clear, that by the me
dunn of accounting on royalty pay
ments, Zeiss was constantly aware Of
all the particular types of sales made
by the American company.
Thus, it became simple matter fol-
Zeiss to ascertain exactly what kinds
United States was buying from Bausch
& Lomb. In 1885 when Hitler brought
German rearmament into the open
Bausch & Lomb refused contracts with
Great Britain and France for $780,
900 worth of military instruments.
This extraordinary forbearance from
ordinary profitable and business-like
behavior is explained, only by the con-
tract with Zeiss: Bausch & Lomb
under the cartel agreements were linn
tied to sales in the United States.
1t is no secret, to those who have
studied these cartels, that time and
again our American business firms
turned down profitable business deals
because they violated the cartel agree
ments.
Under the agreement Bausch &
Lomb were obligated to pay royalties
for rs years on all it's military bust
ness whether based on Zeiss patents
Of not. In other words, if Bausch &
Lomb made something on design
furnished by the United States gov
eminent it would still pay patent
royalty to zeiss and charge that in as
part of the cost of production to the
United States government The gov
would be paying royalties
% Zeiss on government research and
zeiss got the benefit at no cost to
libited under the Versailles treaty
rom making any military goods ESQ
we're all the other German corpora
ions) but aided and abetted by our
wn corporations they simply ignored
he peace treaty What is to prevent
hem from doing the same thing
gain?
The incompetence of our own bust
ess firms to protect themselves, to-
ether with their short-sightedness in
egard to the safety of their own coun-
~ in their dealings with foreign cor
orations is shocking.
Bausch & Lomb did not hesitate to |
Urn over to Zeiss secret military data
overing orders for optical instru-
tents from our army and navy. The
xtent to which our corporations
anded out military information to
erman and Japanese firms because
their cartel obligations is appall-
lg.
All instruments that control an air
ane in flight, the artificial horizon,
rectional gyroscope and the automa
C pilot are under cartel control. Al
ninum, magnesium and the magic
etal beryllium, (the light metals), h
e also controlled under cartel agree
ents either written or verbal
Everything necessary to the modern
ane is under cartel control. Only I
hen the Department of Justice !
epped in and indicted all these Amer |
an corporations were we able to ex- $
Ind our production and development E
this field. :
| don't know why we worry so much i
'out Russia. We have never had any
ouble with Russia but we have gone ]
war with Germany twice in 25 i
ars We need not fear communism q
any other ''isms" if we make de- il
0cracy work here at home That v
cans of course, security and a job {
every American. {
1t means full production and full s
lployment. We cannot risk another a
preston. 1t may prove fatal to de- g
,cracy. We are the only country s
t in the entire world with the cap
listic system intact. Another de- s.
sssion will take care of that also. il
While we are rushing headlong into e.
,nomic chaos congress does nothing O.
/ the Free" press continues its q
ldline news about strikes. But not 81
word appears about the skulldug- h;
y of big businessmen word about v,
Ills going on in our courts in which b,
Justice Department is trying to
ak up some of the worst of these til
firms h,
labor better close ranks and unite 90
knock-down-drag fight for fiji
vival. It's coming closer every eft
lutte. A usual the general public I
lains in complete ignorance of the in
IS. Sincerely,
CATHERINE LAVELLE ar
4 Polytechnic Drive, it
ings, Montana ST,
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