The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-14

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UNPREPARED FOR PEACE
The end Of the war finds the government less
o,epored for the problems Of peoee thon it was tor
war in ls4l.
A. the country foees one Of the most crucial Pc
id. :, T.. history here's a quick look at the stu
otion:
oPA and War Production Boord the biggest war
oences most closely affecting each Citizen are IN
the middle Of big serop over reeonvers'on ono w"o'
controls TO Drop Other thon meaningless vogue stote
u,ent, no deeision hos been mode os to how much
price control TO keep.
Treasury, Labor, Agriculture ond Commerce De-
portmsnts ore in the midst Of moor reorsonzot'o"'
with new top men. Most Of the Officials at the sec
ond level are inexperienced men or obout to lose
their Jobs through ehonsss
No machinery exists to do anything for the mil
lion. who will i'm .sdiotsIy Be out Of work except
the vorious state soeie Security agencies On top OF
bsina out Of work q large percentage Of the unem-
pIoved find themselves for from home War Man.
power Commission isn't equipped to do anything
obout II.
Quick rseonverslon Of industry would solve nony
Of the problems but the government hasn't gwen
businessmen q chance to do any concrete P'onnns.
stotistieoI information which the government
furnished business and industry about markets. pop
ulation production, etc., during peoeetme was not
aothsrsd durins the war. Vito for planning, these
figures don't exist now.
Office 81 Civilian Requirements odmits il doesn't
hsvs the rsstsst idse Of whot uncontrolled demond
for eivion goods t. II only concerned itself with see
Ing that production didn't foil below bosie civilian
needs.
Probeby Isest prepared for peoee Is the Vet.
erens Administration General BrodIey whose duties
In Europe occupied him until few weeks ego, hosnt
even scratched the surfees Of whot hos to be done
to thot agency to prspors II for the job Of getting
obsut 5000 900 mes beck into civilian clothes.
It's admitted now by oil portes concerned that
the G. Bill OF Rights falls far short Of its obeetves.
But the changes that would reoIIy moke it amount
to something now lie in an idle congressional COM
nittes.
First thing the vsteron Is going to do when he
gets beck is try to get q job - his old one or new
one. But the government hos this oil foued up. The
Department Of Justice, SsIsetve Service and the Ma
tiono War Labor Boord oren't osreed on just whot
q veterans unemployment rights or his pref
srenees for q new job The way il stonds It is i'm
possible for vet TO get job in the automobile in
dustry, for instones.
Even owl is eousht fIot-footed. For mony weeks
before We boy il had dreams Of Nov it con be
told" information for the press ond radio. II wosnt
until the announcement Of the atomic bomb thot il
downed them they'd better be getting to work
on the W. st-ry.
J Apparently owl we'll as the rest Of the gov
eminent agencies believed the constant assertions
Of the War and kovy Departments that it would Toxic
months maybe years. TO lick the Jops. This done,
Of course, to keep up production and without know
ing the otomie bomb coming.
II is difficult TO assess the blome to either Con-
sress the Admristro for the lack Of adequate
p'onnins, but when the iuboton peoee ond
victory wears 1H somebody is in for lot Of ex-
ploinns.
PERFECT AGREEMENT
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