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Evidently something big was stirring in the Chamber of Commerce. But not until friday of last week did the something come out. That day 38 of the 44 directors heard young Eric A. Johnston outline his new program and demand "a change in the Chamber's attitude towards the Government and towards labor." When he finished, every one of the 38 rose to give him and his program a unanimous and applauding vote of confidence...
Next steps will probably be for Johnston to get together with the heads of C.I..O. and A.F. of L., in the hope that together they can work out a labor stabilization formula that all can approve. If they can, it will take a great load of dissension off the shoulders of the President...
...heart is no New Dealer. He is, in fact, a Republican. He heads two electrical businesses in Spokane and helps direct a dozen other enterprises. He is 45 years old, an ex-Marine captain, looks like the smart up-from-small-beginnings businessman he is. Alert, informal, friendly, Johnston differs from other executives primarily in having a keener sense of public relations, a clearer realization that business cannot talk its way back into public confidence, that the best kind of propaganda is the right kind of action...
Long-range Army bombers could fly from Hawaii and Johnston Island, refuel and load bombs on Midway, then join the struggle. Or they could fly laden from Hawaii, expend their gasoline and bombs wherever they found Jap warships, then land on Midway if that were possible. If not, they could come down at sea. This was war. This was the kill...
...Marine Corps Johnston Island...