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Show COMMENTS' PAST THIS IN YOUR BONNET What is the matter with our so-called business and political pol-itical leaders who chant : "Capitalism has one more chance," or, "Private enterprise has one more chance after the war,' or we will have a totalitarian government? Do thev really-believe really-believe what they say? If so, they better not advertise their panic. We are fighting a war to preserve freedom. We wouldn't be licking the Axis if wef could surrender the right to say what we please, and raise our families as we please, because someone promised to fill our stomachs. CHANCE FOR LABOR STATEMANSHIP If the people suffer a coal shortage this winter, the blame will have to be laid squarely in the lap of government and labor, because the wage, labor, hour and price auestion is wholly in their hands. If workmen could only see it, they are undermining the very freedom they enjoy bv forcing stricter government control of their actions in order to maintain coal production and production will be kept up. Only tjhe most foolhardy labor leaders will sanction labor troubles in the coal mines now. MORE JEFFERS One of the most outstanding feats in war production was done by William M. Jeffets, former rubber director,' in building up facilities to supply the country synthetic rubber. In about a year he had t(he rubber rolling out He then resigned re-signed and went back to railroading. Mr. Jeffers said he had finished the job he was chosen to do that the manpower- shortage in the tire industry is not nearly as serious .as in a good many other lines. He said in his letter of resignation. |