Judge — February 1936 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Federal Motor Co Time—Some time in the Future—say, the § ond Decade of the First American Empir FARLEY: This is the orga Mrs. Perkins: I move we spend it pen ion mecting of the new board — sioning every employee over fifty years of directors, Since the heirs decided it of age on three quarters pay. would be per to abandon the prop- Bill Green: I move we increase v erty than to pay estate and inheritance % and reduce hours 10%. taxes, the Government has taken over Mr. Farley: Carried, Now about this automobile ny and changed Finance Corporation which carries the the name to “Federal Motor Company”, notes on installment. purchases You a he board, ap- Jesse Jones: VM take that in my pointed by the Chief. The board will fill the remaining ten vacancie ' : Carried. And now I've| Unless there is objection—or even if ¢ : 1 want to there “I'll give out all jobs on the Party merit system. Now for your Mts Hopkins will be treasurer of x There’s a matter of un the company fai \ to bri up. K Tugwell will be in charge of re- 1 e" ing 3 com arch and pany w al swhich | ea Bill Green w in charge of labor may conflict with ours now that this is | 34 relatio the Federal Motor Company. 1 me Mrs s will look after pensions. “President”, “The Commander Benny her » chief counsel Dictator”. T think we ought to have the Other nts will be mac Federal Trade Commission stop. them Has any one any business to bring up? from advertising those names. It is a Fugwell: I've been doing some false representation of Government | I find 47.36 of the ownership, | the hands of Re- Secretary Wallace: You're right. And publican Tories; + are in the } the same about “U. S. Tires of Demo c ssenters: 36.1; Mrs. Perkins: And “Republic Trucks.” and one fellow in Ala General Johnson: Aw, forget it! No: New Deal. Also I find body would ink this overnment f the advertisi would use the name “Republic” to newspapers and magazin lich are Mrs. Perkins: They would, too! ly Republican, including one whi Cohen: And the name “Clevel ne a synthetic farmer and another — counter-revolutionary. It sugge Gro called Harry Hopkins a boy ver Cleveland and his old Democratic Party. eral Johnson: Aw, nuts! Think Mr. Farley: To cut it short—we'll what they called me have the Federal Trade Commission re- Mr. F; : further statise name all competing cars. tics, advert : allotted on the neral Johnson: Does anybody think usual Party basis. we ought to do anything to promote | ieneral Johnson: Not by a damn the sale of our cars? sig You're not going to blacklist any Secretary Wallace: Why not limit e papers or magi which carry my — the production of other cars? abe ‘ation. s holders a artic Cohen: We may not be able to do B system 5 t aside Secretary Wallace: C i that directly under the law 7 Harry Hopkins: reasurer I'm Secretary Wallace: I think T can get y newspaper or — Secretary Ickes to put a tax on gas used in other makes of cars. Jesse Jones: R-F.C. will refuse loans to other companies and their bankers Cohen: We can always raise their y . taxes. Farley: Well, we've got to do Harry Hopkins: Let’s give a car to} something about the surplus here. I every one on relief. Think of the | move we contribute + of it to the money we'll make on parts and service! campaign fund and deduct it as a con- Mrs, Perkins: We're not running this tri n for charitable and educational — for me purposes. Tugwell: No, sir! The profit motive Benny Cohen: You can’t do it unde: is out. the law. It’s unconstitutional! John Smith: Then on behalf of the General Johnson, Bill Green . minority interest, the former stock- Perkins—in chorus: When did you ever — holders. T want to say that this com guess right on what we can do under — pany will be an exceptional success. the law? —Mattnew O'Brien. 21 comicbooks.com