| Show american industry stands against war american industry hates war war destroys lives war wrecks homes economic chaos and years of crushing depre depression islon are its in evIt evitable ablo aftermath it imperils im perils representative democracy free in are among its early victims ultimately no one can escape the ruin of war american industry wants peace pence peace lo la tile th life blood of progress peace must be the national objective Indu position ou on tills this matter has been stated repeatedly and there must be no misunderstanding about it L the file united states can stay out of war emotionalism can betray us into weir war A public will to pence peace coupled with wise public policies and affirmative firma tive action to ON end by our government will wili keep us ua out of war A fatalistic attitude that war la is inevitable for us ua Is absurd it presupposes that america cannot conduct itself ili intelligently tell igon fly to pro serve peace und and its own interests Euro europen Eu ropes poo problems do affect us but our domestic problems must come first if yesterday industry was the only source of prosperity and re employment today it Is its as well the keystone of and pence peace under any conditions america must depend on oil ft a smoothly functioning efficient industrial system ala manufacturers will not relax their efforts to achieve and maln sound improvement in our domestic economy industry opposes profiteering the utilization of war psychology to ao boost pricks for tile the purpose of making excess excessive lye profits As manufacturers we recognize it to be our responsibility and moral obligation to conduct our businesses so that tile the prices of the products we produce and so sell al are are related equitably to prOduct production lon costs we pledge our energetic support to this thia policy the N at at calls upon all its members to exercise vigilance against any price or profit policies not biot justified by actual cost and anticipated cost of replacement months ago this association sald said no sensible person bel believes levos that profit can call come out of tho the ly wreckage of human life and economic dislocation tile the use of this crisis ns as an ex disc cuse either cither to extort unjustifiable profits or to pursue partisan political objectives la Is not only indefensible fen sible and dangerous but reprehensible hen fien sible morally nor should pleas of emergency be utilized as an all excuse for reaching objectives which the american people would not otherwise sanction the present situation calls for agreement on oil common objectives but the democratic process of con su lation sul atlon and criticism must never lie be abandoned otherwise wo we shall he be following lu in the footsteps of those who believe in government by coc coercion relon lif in it a world distraught by force the best way to preserve representative demoin cracy la Is to practice it |
