Show WR ag t released by western newspaper union INFLATION A SERIOUS PROBLEM INFLATION IS MORE THAN A THREAT it isa is a very serious dan ger which we face should it corns come in the wild form experienced b germany and to a large efte extent rit b france following world war 1 I il if would in all probability cause ul u to lose the war germany recovered largely be cause to a considerable extent w fed the german people we loane her per cent american dollart dollar with which to buy american food products she never repaid those thos dollars we could not find a fri friendly endl people who would be able to feed us under inflation conditions in an effort to avoid the evils oi 01 inflation we can certainly accept i limitation on profits a limitation or wages a ceiling on prices and pa heavy federal taxes for war purposes for the duration we can do these things much more cheerfully for s g limited time than be slaves to the huns for generations we are engaged in an all out war and that means elt either her sacrifices for the period of the war oi 01 slavery BUSINESS AND ND AMERICAN PEOPLE WE THE RANK AND FILE oi 01 the american people are a part ol of american business we are the silent partners it makes no difference as to what our job may be whether that of a mechanic merchant clerk member of a profession a farmer or what have you the continuance of that job is dependent directly or indirectly upon business business conducts an intelligent effort to sell its products it buys newspaper and periodical space time on the air billboards and forms of advertising in which tc tell of the advantages to the purchaser of those things business pro duces in its advertising it does not tell of the advantage to business gained by the sale of its products it tells only of the value tc the purchaser but business makes no effort tc sell itself to the people its silent partners business takes it foi granted that we know all about this american institution in which we are so vitally interested that we are familiar with our relationship tc that institution and that it can call cal upon us whenever it is in need oj assistance not realizing our relationship tc business not realizing how vital the continuance of business is to ou personal welfare we do not heed its call to us the rank and me file of the american people business is ar enemy that will prey upon us if we do not prey upon it it is our part par to take from business all it is possible to collect not realizing that in boing doing so we are taking from ourselves what business needs is as competent an advertising manager and staff of copywriters copy writers for itself as it has for its products it needs to sell its silent partners on its value to them the fact that business has not done this has not shown us our relationship as silent partners par i eners is largely responsible for our present attitude of soak business FARM LABOR IN california THE governments of the unit ed nations including our own are calling on american farmers for greater quantities of food the farmers are asked to produce more at a time when they like all other industries are short of help because of the call to the colors of hundreds of thousands of farm boys california proposed to solve or at least partially solve the farm help problem during the fruit and grain harvest season by inducing school boys of 15 years and over to forego their summer vacations and volunteer for work on the farms and in the canning plants high school teachers encouraged the idea and some thousands of boys volunteered then the united states employment service stepped into the picture with a statement that the boys could work provided they paid for union membership cards and paid union dues for the period of employment these california boys will be permitted to do a pa patriotic job if they pay the unions for the privilege ot of doing it and agree to work not more than 40 hours a week that at a time when hundreds of thousands of farm arm boys are fighting for the liberties of the american people for our cherished philosophy of government fore or our fen esy lif life and this is america I 1 WEST COAST AND JAP ENEMY FIRST the defense of england and the defeat of hitler is the strategy of our military commanders and we should and must let them make the decia decision ibn but people on the west 0 ast feel the japs are thinking the lefeat of the united states is the arst object to be accomplished to the people of the west coast england and hitler are a long way off ut nit without straining themselves hey con can see the japs peeping over he western horizon |