| Show What Our Readers Think in a I Editors Editor's Note Contributors to What Readers Thin Think must sign their true names and addresses although these will not be published if the writer r re- re quests Short letters will be given preference Urges That All AU Profit Be Taken Out of War Editor Telegram In your splendid editorial of February 3 Extra Effort to Win the War for a Price you touched upon the condition that I consider the most dangerous vital and far- far reaching problem influencing and hindering our out all-out aid 1 Industry wilL willing tg to help win the war war provided provided nice fat profits are guaranteed 2 Some workers willing to work a six cay week week provided provided nice fat overtime is guaran guaran- teed In other words they are profit patriots The profiteering and graft in World war I should cause us to stay with our decision that there should be no more war profits What do we mean by out all-out aid Let us try to be fair and candid Big business says We must have a fat profit or we stand to lose when we transfer back from war goods to consumer consumer consumer con con- sumer goods Mr Capitalist does the man who enlists in the army offering his life and body ask for the guarantee of fat profits although he offers more than all the wealth you ever possess or ever will possess weighed in the scale of justice How does your patriotism balance balance balance bal bal- ance with his If there are any in America that should hang their heads In shame and disgrace and be the thelast thelast thelast last ones to think of profit It Itis itis itis is the capitalists who helped to build up Japan and make possible possible possible pos pos- sible the bodies of our sons being being being be be- ing ing torn and burned with the steel fire and gas which your greed for profit has caused The writer of this article suggests suggests suggests sug sug- that we quit kidding and take the profit out of war By this method roughly outlined or some other the other the government government government govern govern- ment to freeze all financial obligations obligations obligations Including debts interest interest interest inter inter- est and everything of a financial nature no wages nor profits of any linY kind to be paid out all families families families fam fam- to be provided for according according according accord accord- ing to size equally with necessities necessities necessities ties and medical care for the duration of the thear war ar and six months thereafter This would make Impossible the increasing of our war debt and the further t enslavement of future genera genera- It might be wise for big business to trust Uncle Sam during this war for unless we win this war big business will willbe willbe willbe be Hitler's business In this way we would be bye giving giving giving ing out all-out aid and telling the boys at the front that we are areno are areno no longer profiteering from their blood and mangled bodies Thus we would place democracy on a nobler and higher plane and at least take one step nearer the great and glorious day when human laws shall harmonize with the sublime injunction of ot the Christian code code Whatsoever ever ye yo would that men should do to you do ye even so to them C. C O. O Larson Resents Ontario Premiers Premier's Criticism of U U. U S. S Navy Editor Telegram In answer to the Hon Premier Mitchell F. F Hepburn of Ontario Canada I resent very much his saying that the Japanese navy is bettor than the American navy I want Mr Hepburn to know that any country in the world today has not as good a navy as the U. U S. S A. A It is built of the cream of our land and thatis that thatis is the best Some other navy t may be larger but not better and as an American I am very ery proud of our navy which Is coming through with flying colors colors colors col col- col- col ors every day Could it be possible that Mr Hepburn is on a Japanese propaganda propaganda props ganda payroll You know and I know that our navy will never let us down Chas W. W Rudd |
