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There is no lack of shortages. We lack pig iron and scrap iron, as a result of our former Far Eastern appeasement policy. We lack metallurgical coke except in a few spots. We lack rubber because, unlike Germany, we make our whole synthetic supply from petroleum, although there is no chemical reason why we should. It merely happens that the rubber patents are owned by the petroleum companies...
Since many of the defendants were officials in the aggressive and militant Local 544 of the Teamsters' Union, which last June climaxed a running scrap with the AF of L by breaking away to join the CIO, the Minneapolis convictions can also be confused with the problem of labor strife. Thirdly, to allow the matter of attitude towards the war to bear any weight here is a great mistake. The trial was brought forward in November, when the America First, Committee was as vigorous in its anti-war stand as was Local...
There has been some talk about a victory bike to be made from scrap materials, with as few superfluous gadgets is possible, but nothing definite has been settled in this matter. If this new type of machine is manufactured, it will probably lack fenders, stands, and chrome finish...
...Scrap iron...
Unhappiest city of all is Seattle, which embarked upon a fancy modernization program two years ago. Some of its trolley tracks were ripped up and sold to Japan for scrap, others were buried in new asphalt. Mayor E. D. Millikin is now frantically looking for funds to unbury what tracks he has left...