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

There is a great deal of misinforma
ton being given to the public on thu
atomic bomb In the first place, i
is not a secret 1t will only be a yer,
short time until Russia and all othel
nations will know how to make the
atomic bomb. Russia has the natura
resources and the potential industrial
power to make them if she chooses.
| Why are we spending most of the
money, and labor on making bigger
and better bombsl Why so little OF
developing this energy for the good %
mankind. 1t is even more disturbing
to note the corporations engaged IL
developing atomic energy.
| The great firms in this country thai
are managing the plants for making
the bomb on behalf of the American
war department can well be feared
The Du Pont corporation has agree
ments with the Imperial Chemical
company of Great Britain and l. G.
Farben of Germany. These cartel
agreements have survived the war.
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corporations must share their patents,
know how, and all scientific discov-
cries WITH EACH OTHERi What
will prevent them from passing on the
know how to I. G. Farben The rec
ord of the cartel agreements exposes
the extent to which our American cor
porations gave supposedly secret in
formation to Germany on many occa-
sions.
| have yet to hear that a single
American corporation repudiated their
cartel affiliations with l. G. Farben or
any other foreign business firm.
The atomic bomb must be controlled
by world government with all re-
search and developments open to ALL
If it's development is left in the hands
of our American corporations you can
rest assured that all the information
we have will sooner or later reach l.
G. sFarben. If the cartelists gain con-
troll of atomic energy developments,
anything good that might come from
further research will be retarded by
monopoly control, to say nothing of
giving Germany might weapon for
a third world war
Our government should establish a
research center where all scientific
knowledge would be available to little
business as we'll as to the big cor
poration. AS it is, the small business
firms cannot compete with the huge
laboratories maintained by monopolis-
tic corporations.
In the very near future we will be
time controls abolished. In other
words all the old agreements of our
will be revived. l do not
doubt that our businessmen are now
rushing into every corner of the earth |
Unto which they can persuade the
army to let them go and the govern
nents of foreign countries will allaw
hem to Gomez bent on reviving all |
heir old alliances.
1t also means that many of the bust
less firms established during the war
o expand our production will go out
If business and we will be right back
n the old monopoly groove once more.
We look forward to the development
# great airplanes both for protection
md for travel. These great planes
iced all types of precision instru-
nents. Will Zeiss of Germany again
ontrol our ability to keep our air.
orce up to date, or will we find our
elves once more at the mercy of the
artelists?
When the second world war started
here were only two enterprises pre- ;
AIRED to manufacture precision instru-
lents-one in America and one in
Bausch & Lomb in America J
Tere allied with Zeiss of Germany in {
cartel agreement and NO OTHER /
rm could enter the field without vio- I
Iting patent rights. In 1921 Bausch f
Lomb entered into this agreement
hich was intended to endure for 21 lie
ears. This contract is a curious doc d
ment, but corresponds to the now ia II
sreement sponsored by a German +
)ncern. p
This agreement divided the world
arket for optical goods-the United e
.ates to be the exclusive territory of a
ausch & Lomb, reserving the rest h
the world for Zeiss, in the manu- a
cture and sale of military instru- g
ents. tt
The contract provided for the estab- IL
hment of military department in b
9 Bausch C Lomb organization, to m
solely responsible to the board of
'ectors, and HEADED BY PERSON fc
EL APPROVED BY ZEISS OF GER 81
ANY. m
The contract specifically stipulated re
1T patents procured from other in ia
pendent sources, by Bausch & Lomb
re to be made available to Zeiss 1t Is
% stated: 1.-THE contracting parties Bi
q uQctp1~r1 nnIUprc will not G n III