Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-20


surely heading for another depression.
Under the free enterprise system competition must of
necessity be kept fire. On the other hand economic
has constantly tended to monopoly by actual financial
We have just price destroyed because
the Congress and President by
monopostshe meat industry real estate interests textile
and other industries We have the industry conpre
to remove meat from the markets ard tsrlss of American
families and have observed that taking the
meat and other monopoistc enterprises that both
the accepted their strikes and given them
they desired
AS result of monopoly practices competition has been
wiped out by genmens or other type agreements between
porations which supposed competitive re-
suited in exorbant prices which have outspped the
the products produced AS result of this practice effective
demand has been lowered will of com
modties.
MUST INCREASE
Now the president of the General Motors the
worlds richest corporation to tell the people of the nation that
the automobile employees given rs per increase
same 25 per cent and passed to the consumer
G. M President Wilson is in effect asking
been preaching for Wilson telling something
other industraists have denied repeatedly
Workers in every industry in the country ex
horted by ndustrasts to produce the grounds
the the workers produce cost of pro-
ducon will be- the higher the of workers
competitive the industry and that greater prosperity will
And then to deny his Observation-Disclosures exhortaons
claims along C. MS Wilson production
doesn't mean anything that raise be
the regardless of the productivity of
Obviously, If the workers produce the goods
creased amount of commodities is elevated in exact ratio to
whatever increases be given, the profits
go the corporations be a result of the workers in.
creased productivity and the workers will effective
job of working themselves into complete idleness.
WE AGREE
In the face Of monopoly big bu
ness to torego immediate and exobitant profits
er have now to with labor leaders
and recognize that American workers rapidly working
selves Of Jobs
But though becomes apparent that the sys
tenn of mass production coupled with large profits high prices
and low wages selfdefeatng there ndustrasts
intelligent enough sufficiently well informed
facts that it appears that the only way situation will
ever remedy itself is to through another
poyment and mass suffering and the risk
thing that the stupid leaders trying avoid
socalled "free enterprise system"
And SO. there seems to be nothing left except put
much possible for the economic systems breakdown Mean
time bunch of screwballs about nations
capital there to egisate bills that will
ing and hurry the economic system another Its frequent
relapses.
Oh WELL this is just crying out in the wilder
and nobody will attention to it. And
of buying at high prices to give presents people
dear" to wish all the readers of this column Merry
Christmas and hope you'll little against minor"
depression which the bankers are now predicting for
The last session OF Congress passed law-obvousy
aimed in part at organized aborrequrng lobbyists register
What roaring success it's been demonstrated the story
OF brokendoWn Washington character whose chief
until recently was promoting twobt shots from
fellow barfes When the law passed this guy big
chance he rushed to register lobbyist and then him.
self advertised around Washington and papers
lobbyist He solicited sucker list firms with
the that he accredited by Congress the
u s. certified by Congress to testify before its Committees
ETC., etc.
Every saloon moocher in Washington now kicking him.
SELF because this character has offices staff
OF IL people, and $40 handpanted silk ties He's got
business than he that kdes proves IN
you that It pays to obey the