Show b Y W R I 1 G HT A PATTERSON released by western newspaper U union nio n LETS THINK SANELY ON DEFENSE STEPS AMERICA SHOULD and must prepare tor for possible war but why should we become hysterical about it why not do the job in a sane way by progressive steps why not no push ahead on the production ol of pants shoes rifles cannon airplanes ammunition and everything our soldiers will need why confine the production of these things by taking the men who are trained to make them out of industry before they are made before there is anything with which to equip and train soldiers why upset the industry we so badly need by taking out the men capable of production or by threatening to take them out why disturb the father of a family with a day to day threat of a call to the colors when that father of a family that bread winner win will be more valuable to the nation as a producer than as a soldier without equipment if we must train men why not take those of 19 to 21 years who are not yet proficient in industry there are a million such young men available every year they are the men w who ho will fight our battles if any five years from now the they are the men who can be spared now with the least possible disruption to american industrial production A little sane thinking and less hysteria right now will be productive of results should war come in the future as it may production IS RESULT OF THREE AGENCIES production in america employs three distinct and necessary ingredients it employs labor the work of mens heads and hands and in america it Is the privilege of each one of us to engage in such production effort as in our judgment otters the best opportunities the largest or most permanently assured dividends for the work of head hea d or hands we put into it production employs capital with which to provide tools with which labor will ft ill work the buildings machines ch ines land and materials needed that capital Is provided by the and mes of america who have fra frugally saved our penn pennies es dimes and dollars that we may invest them in tools in such enterprises as in our judgment offer the least element of chance 0 of f losing our savings and the best assurance of continued dividends as compensation tor for the use of those savings production employs management men with executive ability to bring labor and tools together and to keep them operating to find markets markels for what is produced at all times in america there e exists x ests tor for each of us the opportunity turi ity of a place in management if and when we demonstrate that executive ability which would make us of value to labor those who work with head or hands and to capital the savings of frugal and me mes s of america production is the result of these three ingredients tip applied plied to the farm factory mine and transportation that is but the simple A B C of the american system of tree free competition the american way of life under the operation of which we have become the most prosperous people in the world with the most equitable distribution of wealth Is it a better system than the totalitarianism ism of europe I 1 know it Is of the dividends paid by production in america labor receives 70 per cent of each dollar tor for which the products are sold the second partner capital gets 4 per cent management gets only 2 per cent and taxes insurance etc take 24 per cent RECALLING THE BATTLE OF NORWAY MAJOR BURG head of the mu government of the little city of narvik barvik norway at the time of the german invasion told me that when the town was the battleground between the invading germans and the norwegian and english forces were killed in the fight the major ajor had been condemned to be shot by the germans germano but escaped over the mountains to sweden then through russia and siberia to america in narvik barvik he was a young lawyer not over 35 he left a wife and small daughter who escaped to the far north and were still living there several months ago when he last heard from them he insists norway will again be a free nation 4 DIVIDING WE each one of us are inclined to endorse the form of socialism that would divide with us what the other fellow has but we object to dividing what we have with the other fellow if what you have land houses tools cars furniture or other things has a value of as much as 2325 you have your full share of all the we wealth althof of the nation including all the farms homes live stock toc k railroads merchandise etc if you have more you might be called upon to divide |