Fortune Editor Sees Britain's Errors Do Not Doom U S Destiny
Fortune magazine editor John Knox Jessup argues America need not follow Britain's socialist path. He cites four lessons from Britain's decline, urges keeping free markets robust, warns against overreaching government, and notes Britain's lost resiliency and shifting costs from 1880s to postwar era. He stresses that U S policies must avoid Britain’s faults while embracing free-market traditions.
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German Socialists Claim Reds Hold Germans in Soviet Labor Camps
Berlin reports that German Socialists allege Soviet authorities detain tens of thousands of German prisoners of war and sentence them to forced labor as criminals on trumped up charges, prolonging detention five years after the war.
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In a discussion comparing Britain and the United States, labor shows real wage gains in manufacturing grew 46 percent since 1938 in the U.S. versus 27 percent in Britain. The piece notes the U.S. lacks a national labor party while Detroit’s methods contrast with Britain’s locomotive pride, urging Americans to learn from Britain’s missteps rather than imitate them.
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Charges Shift in Troop Transport Case and Plant Labor Signal
A Socialist complaint notes initial theft charges in a case involving repatriation transports. Later adds inquiries into Soviet institutions sabotage escape and refusal to work. When these grounds failed, espionage and trespassing on Soviet territory were claimed. Potentially every prisoner of war could face forced labor. A honey is produced from Lima bean blossoms in California and Maryland.
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