Show Rationing Chief Lauds Public for Cooperation I Most l Kicks licks Conic Come From Pressure Groups OP A 1 Administrator Points Out By Leon Henderson Administrator of the OIA OlA nAu e th the present fa rationing pro pro gram is s of or pAramount Interest to every Vt tills this an pcr on paper Article n lor members members of the WM Western West ern fOrn Newspaper Union syndicate by hv Leo Leon on Henderson price control Tho The views view expressed life are those of ol Mi Mr Henderson There arc are still stilt a lot of or rough spots in rationing I but Wi we know were we're on the th right track been because use most of the kicks kick were we're getting are arc coming from fron the pressure groups and comparatively comparatively com com- few tow from the public pub pub- lic Uc And Anti so more and more ra rationing rationing ra- ra Honing becomes necessary were we're going to make more mistakes But were we're going to tc fin find them out and and cure them one at a n time lime because that's plats the way progress is made While White rationing on the mod modern err scale is unprecedented rationing it itself itself it- it self Belt is nothing new to Americans As a n matter of fact Its It's older th them than ir our government Itself because the tho Pilgrims used It at Plymouth Hock flock to weather the I hardships h f hs of or days of ol scarcity Washington of or course was the nations nation's first rationing administrator ad ad- Indomitable courage and rationing brought his men through Valley Forge Porge stationing Rationing played a n great part In the settling of ot th the tho West because many of those hardy pioneers would never have made it across the tho desert if It they hadn't pooled all their supplies and shared alike 1 Fight Ight for far Life Itself Now that our nation faces tac's n a fight for life itself Itsel were we're using this valuable able tool to insure the necessities of or orlIe life lIe to every American so that we can all pitch in on the one big job of af winning the war That's what rationing ra rn- rationing really amounts to The rho public pub pub- lie lic I believe is realizing that rationing ra- ra Is a protective p measure for forthe forthe the he individual and the country instead instead in- in stead of an nn unnecessary restrictive device levice and they are supporting it fl by ly and large as they are supporting our other necessary war measures Most of the criticisms that come to tois tous tous us is from the public are arc from people who vho really dont don't understand the tho purposes purposes' pur- pur purposes purposes' poses poses' of rationing programs and andi why i hy they arc are necessary or those who i ho have been misled by selfish interests in crests seeking to destroy rationing into the belief that It is not sary ary or that it is being done simply to make our people aware of the seriousness of ot the tho war Six Commodities Rationed In the first eight months of war warr for r our country we have had to ration atlon six commodities sugar tires autos typewriters bicycles and in inic InUI inthe UI the ic East gasoline Very briefly here are the reasons o Wo cant can't ship enough sugar into the United States to give gUo everyone all he wants of ot it tin therefore n fore we ration rn sugar so PiO can nn have hI a n fair share Our nur principal source of oC rubber rubber rub rub- ber is cut tut off of we uc cant can't snake malu enough It tires tor for everyone therefore therefore there then fore we e ration tires tins to serve our country's s most vital tl I needs neds f Wt need our auto aulo factories for forwar forwar war ar production No more autos I So bo we rn ration what wha t a autos tos we It ha have to 0 on hand to serve Irve tIe tle country's country greatest grate t needs need We UP need n d all the typewriter factories a taw fac tortes tories for manufacture of shells gun un parts and other oiher war cup tup- pile piles Typewriter production slops Mops so we ration the he typewriters ors ers we uc have nn on hand to meet our toast most essential needs c 1 need the tho metals and rubber that go Into bicycles for tor war production No snore more bicycles So Ho we ration the bicycles wo we have left Ift to those who really dally need them hem In Its tho the East we wo cant can't get gd enough gasoline ItI because noha no we haven't ha enough tankers or other oilier facilities to transport all It II takes to run all cars cars as a usual without hampering our war effort So SoMO Sowe MO we 0 ration gasoline to give every essential user enough nough for tor his actual actual actual ac ac- needs J ach Problem a New One While the underlying purposes o or of these rationing programs can b be stated that simply the working ou out I of ot the machinery to make them effective ef cf and fair to our million people is quite another matter malter Even Ever if we had the Ule benefit of long experience experience ex ex- in such work the tho launchIng launchIng launching launch launch- Ing of ot a 11 new rationing program would still be a sized man-sized job Buto Bu Dut Butto Dutto to work out rationing systems for Constructive Criticism Invited The public has lias been wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully wonder wonder- fully patient because most people people peo peo- pIc know how difficult such a aJob aJob ajob Job must be he The constructive criticism of the largo Jargo numbers of 01 persons who have written to tous tous tous I us and amI of the loyal newspapers of the country have bave been a a. great aid aM In helping us plan soundly Roundly We eagerly Invite such constructive constructive construe construe- tive live criticism Henderson 30 million people is something new under the sun Never before in his his- history tory ory has it been done Every hem lem cm that thai arises is a new problem We Ve cant can't call can In the experts because because be- be cause there are no experts We have lave to work it out on what seems to 0 be the soundest possible basis and nd when we find were we're wrong and our ur plans dont don't work we have to togo togo too go o back and change chango them Were We're learning earning as We go But Dut we have been beset on the theother other hand by another kind of ism cism that has not been helpful Our rationing aliening programs have been subjected sub- sub to criticisms and attacks from enemy and selfish Interests whose sole ulc pin purpose pose was to destroy public confidence In rationing to w wreck reck the system These enemy attacks were deigned designed designed de de- signed to hamper our war effort by spreading reading confusion and lion on on the home hone front as us one phase of at 1 the tho Axis is propaganda activities Inthe Inthe in the 10 United States This of or course main emma emanated ted led from Crom the of the tile thermer former hind Bund m members and other enemy agents and is dealt with whenever the FBI breaks up the thee work oik of oC spies and saboteurs Downright Selfishness I But Dut the other is the result of at down- down downright right selfishness as opposed to the I higher interests of our war effort There liere have ha been some sonic some and fortunately fortu fortu- the number Is small considering consid consid- 1 ering ing the size of ot our country who country who I e 8 I h i f e elike like millions of other housewives throughout the U U. U S S S. SIrs Mrs I Leon Iton ecu Henderson wife wile of the of ot Administrations Administration's head went through ho tho routine of registering for lor her sugar rationing book Ir nr Elmer S S. S Newton Sen ton I superintendent of Western high school ton 1 n P. P C. C C Is U fili filing Ill nu- nu I hug ng out the application blank for Mrs IIIi Henderson The other oilier lad lady on the left leU is Mrs 1 Vallace wife wile of the Inn vice president I |