Show I OF OPA A Administrator I a t tS S t t r LEON HENDERSON lever before in h history fory has it been done have sought to wreck our rationing programs because their own personal personal personal per per- profits from the sale of the rationed commodities were reduced They have sought to do this by citing citing citing cit cit- ing misleading figures in attempts to prove that shortages do not exist In the rationed commodity in which they hold an interest and that rationing rationing rationing ra ra- ra- ra therefore should be discard discard- ed These people whether they realize realize realize real real- ize it or not are committing an unpatriotic unpatriotic unpatriotic un un- patriotic act They are putting their I dollar profits ahead of their country's country's country's coun coun- try's interests and are trying to bargain their hopes for future freedom freedom freedom free free- dom for the quick financial gain that would come from frantic hoarding hoarding hoarding hoard hoard- ing by a stricken panic-stricken people It is not sufficient for good Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans simply to ignore the attacks made by these selfish interests We should all be vocal in our denunciation ration of such propaganda and demand demand de de- mand that every person making such unwarranted statements designed designed designed de de- de- de signed to wreck our rationing programs programs programs pro pro- grams back those statements with facts to prove them End False Rumor This does not mean that American Ameri Ameri- can citizens should be denied the right to express their opinions on rationing or any other subject I Iam Iam Iam am simply asking that Americans who know the importance of assuring assuring assuring assur assur- ing fair orderly distribution of commodities commodities commodities com com- that become scarce during our war effort place every selfish critic of rationing in the position of having to prove everything he says We can thus bring to an end much of the false rumor and insidious propaganda that has beset our efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef I forts to do a necessary job |