Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
It's News
To Me
By 0. J. Pecmd
WISER BUT SADDER

By the time before your wide open you
will have reached the stage which is characterized being
wiser but sadder"
No doubt you have discovered that the new era that
great postwar period in which prosperity full employment
high and better living for all the people lot
distant than it was prior to June 30
butcher good old Joe Zch your old pase walsy who
been selling meat for years raised the price of his
meat huorousy called hamburg from 25 to IS cents pound
and prices of other meats comparable basis
BY have discovered that the shortage Of butter
apparent than you pay 10 is
pound for butter that has grown age lying
in refrigeator waiting for Congress murder price control
Some of have very likely received little from
your landlords informing you that effective once your rent
will be increased from 10 to 35 per cent don't like
it, you need not accept it. It's free country amt it? You are
free to the increased rent for place earth live
free to get the Hell out unless forth
with.
don't get the idea that you substitute fruits
vegetables Tor meat because these prices TOO have been kicked
devil of Congress and the deep of extoronsts whom
call business people"
All my friends you are now keenly aware of the sign
of political action Your Congress- Representatives
dear old RATaft employers big business little business
landlords and all the others who live the profits interest
and rent which they extract from the dollar which
by the sweat of yours their have all conspred
Your dollars will like they before The
of the bucks in full swing the big boys will
not be satisfied until they have gouged out of last
dime
FREE" ENTERPRISE
enterprise free to pick your
pocket and enteprsng enough do without delay
the word has to that lot of workers have just
as anxious to get rid OF oPA some of the big shots
Just how true it is that people who actually their
vngs controls estimated but
it is obvious judging from the gripping which all
sides and the number of protests which have to
Congress that their number must be small that the
number of stupid dots in the Of the larger
per capita than 1t among employers big business
But il the workers of he en-
ployers to believe they hopeessy ignorant
that they can't learn in hurry And brother going
to learn but fast that price control everyone
their hand in their pocket.
the and gals who the factories offices
mines of this country really uneachabe people
who sit the other side of the able think difficult
plain why they flooded their congressman with letters asking
them to maintain price conrols
II the people with dirt their and grease on their
hands bunch OF ignorant and unconcened working s
whose knowledge ended factory gate why Is II that
protests mounting and that Congress worried
about what do about the into which all
of us, including themselves7
PUBLIC OPINION
Price control isn't just issue between organized labor
and Congress and the people who influence corrupt 1t
issue that relates the entire nation which be
correctly solved unless to the harvest which
economic practices always bring.
Anyone with recognize public opinion
which exists in this country for price is anyone
who honestly wants to feel the pulse of the Those who
ignore it, else who close their to the rising sentiment
against uncontrolled prices either Congress-
the blinded profiteers who learn
These people who striving with all their might to
wreck the country the phonies the flag
during the accepted ArmyNavy e. awards as they
Board for holding down and promised new
the world had been puged of its undemocatc and fascist
Scourge.
advancement and progress of the country has been
held and has nobody has obruced except
paytros who in Congress and us shops
stores and offices of America We well aware that
every labor leader is of virtue when
compare the worst labor leader with rate
statesmen and business ycoons inclined to think such
labor leaders pikers of the first magnitude