Milford chronicle., 1946-06-14

created bv executive order of President
Roosevelt seven months before we entered
the war. BY January, 1912. responsibility for
rationing was delegated to the OPA.
Under the theory that few officials IN
WASHINGTON could improve upon the way the
peOple of the country live the OPA went into
action. 1t whipped into shape theoretical pro-
grams to regulate the prices of nearly every
thing the typical American family buys, eats,
wears. and uses and Saddled it onto 100000
different services and commodities IN all lev
els from the producer to the consumer. Price
controlled goods were ordered to be bought
and sold by 100000 establishments, lncud-
inc 1S9. 900 manufacturers, $4,000 wholesale,
| 700 600 retail, and 2SS,000 service bust
nesses: plus rent regulations. TWO-thrdS of
orr total population walked the chalk-llne
laid down bv Chester BOWles and his adminiS-
traitors. Some people liked it, more people
accented it, and everybody Obeyed. in hopes
that it might and probably was the right
thing to do.
Washington WiSeacres are still cracking
their whip, and they are continuing to Issue
new rules, orders and regulations to shorten
up food on Americas dining tables so that
more food will be shipped to the starving
people in foreign lands.
A few dayS ago Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson made radio address in which he
announced higher price ceilings on grains.
In the course of his remarks he said:
There is every indication that the world
food shortage will continue through this year
and at least until the 1947 harvest. In
order to avert another famine they must
have grain shipped to them during the com
ing fall, winter and spring.
Now YOU can believe that If YOU want to,
but more capable authority on the world
food crisis is former President Herbert Hoo
the-wOrld mission. He has reported that the
major part of the crisis will be reached in a
very few months when the crops are gath
cred in foreign lands.
Herbert Hoover knows more about food
than all the brass hats" in the OPA and in
the Departments of Government. He has ac-
cepted the suggestion of President Truman
and will 90 to South America as emlsSary
for the President, to "enSt the aid OF the
people in the other Americas in the effort to
feed the starving Of other lands" Mr. Hoo
yer does not agree with the pessimiStS that
the world food shortage will continue until
the 1917 harvest The reason is: Hoover
knows Just exactly what the conditions are
and he also knows what he is talking about.
That much cannot be said of Washington 5
Wiseacres in various branches of the Federal
Government.
A SHORTAGE has developed of which
the public has little knowledge, although it
can have a far-reachng effect. That short
age is lead-the lead that goes into gasoline
Unless the oil industry can secure enough
lead to maintain the OCtane rating of gaSO
line the private and commercial motor trans
portatiOn system will be seriously impaired
Old cars and poor gasoline could bring abou
a widespread breakdown.
Spokesman for the oil industry, in dis
cuSsing the problem. recognize that ther
is a severe shortage of metallic lead IN thl
country and we agree that a curtailment il
the use of tetraethyl lead is necessary W
likewise feel that the petroleum industry Wi
cooperate to the fullest extent possible cor
: sistent with reasonable performance Q
g trucks, buses, and passenger cars in thi
| country today" During the month OF Apri
the government aOcated $500 tons of me
: tallic lead for use in the manufacture {
n tetraethy lead This is approximately two
t thirds of the unrestricted consumption rat
l. In the opinion of petroleum authorities, it
:, essential that the metallic lead ALLEGATION
: for May and subsequent months be at eas
L 1000 tons if serious consequences are not
s be encountered in the petroleum and tran
e portaton industries.
e There are things that this country Cal
: not do without of them is good gaSolin
it A nation on Wheels without gasoline, is Ill
l. dairy farmer with a barn full of dry COWS.
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4 AS A RESULT of special privileges a
l. corded labor, there is no incentive whats
Ut ever today for labor leadership to be an
e thing but arbitrary
l. There is nothing, other than public OPT
a ion, to restrain extreme or even lawleSs co
ST duct. The employer has been stripped of al
le effective means.
A. Just a few examples of the special priv
Sc eyes accorded organized labor groups tod
follow:
In practical effect, they have spec
nc privilege Of immunity from suits or actio
er at law; they have special privilege of fna
a cial rresponsibility they have special pr
1t ilege to engage in force, violence and intr
to datiOn;
no They are exempt from iniunctions, d
n exempt from the antitrust laws so long
al they do not combine with employer grOul
ly they have special privilege to engage