Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-05 | Page 1 | War Profiteers Ban Demand

War Profiteers Ban De- De Demanded and di CONSCRIPTION Of INDUSTRY lABOR CArnAl Johnson Says His Bill Will Do Much to Eliminate Eliminate nate War PLACES PET PETITION I T ION I Desires Measure Be Discharged Discharged Discharged Dis Dis- charged From Committee WASHINGTON April Aril 5 AP AP- AP Conscription of capital industry and labor as well as men in time of 1 war was demanded today in the tha the house by Chairman Johnson of the veterans committee Johnson argued that his bill now before the house military committee will do more to end war than all other legislation for tor it w will make men think before they act At the close of of his speech the South Dakotan placed on th the speakers speaker's table tablea a a to have the bill discharged h rg d from the c com committee in I and called up for tion Uon This petition would require the signature of members or ora ora a majority of the In the house and i If it it becomes operative will vIll force the bill out from the tIle committee corn com o. a a parliamentary machinery that is rarely used com I 1 VOTED FOR DRAFT Johnson who eleven years ago age voted for the draft act and then went to France as an officer in one of the thc first regiments selected under under under un un- un- un der the law said thAt he had not lived to regret his vote but that today we know the defects of that statute was in that It provided only for the conscription of men He added that it failed to provide provide pro pro- vide ide against profiteering and the accumulation of fortunes the needs and necessities of ot the citizens of the country Reviewing the history of in investigations investigations in- in that have ved all wars Johnson said that in Ii 1919 it appeared that every time the special house investigating committee committee com corn fixed any responsibility Continued on page 4 INDUSTRY LABOR CAPITAL CAPIT AL ASKED i iI I Continued from page J. J I. I I upon any Individual for wrongdoing wrongdoing wrong wrong- doing a bipartisan combination was immediately created to protect such uch an Individual All AH th this s occurred In fn m April and May 1922 prior to td the Teapot Dome Domo affair and prior to many other governmental frauds he continued It occurred at a a time when hen It was vas extremely unpopular to attack the head of tho department department department depart depart- ment of or Justice with his bureau of or investigation and secret service One of the tragedies of ot tho the last war he said was th the fact tact that war burdens were not equitably dis dis- In that war as in every other conflict he said everything has been tak taken n from one Individual individual Indi indi- vidual even his his- life lite while another has hai been legally permitted to en enjoy enjoy enjoy en- en joy all l of or lifes life's luxuries and to become be become be- be come coma Immensely wealthy wealth