Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross
Patriotic Women

The Cure for PMS is God, Country, Respect, and Responsibility with a heavy dose of Common Sense

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, and it is because of this that PMS in America is geared toward the women who are raising the future generations that will guide this country. Let's get back to the basics and reclaim what past generations died for--life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

EDISON FORESAW RUBBER SHORTAGE 15 YEARS AGO

This is another article in a series from WWII era newspapers located beneath layers of flooring in my grandparents old house. Just a look at true history as it was unveiled in its day.  I do hope you enjoy them and encourage others to follow this series through my blog. Thank you.

St. Louis Post Dispatch, Saturday, December 26, 1942
 
EDISON FORESAW RUBBER SHORTAGE 15 YEARS AGO
 
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   WEST ORANGE, N.J., Dec. 25 (AP).--The late Thomas Alva Edison was a prophet as well as a great inventor, his son, Gov. Charles Edison, learned today.
 
  A magazine article quoting the inventor as predicting the war and the rubber shortage was received by the Governor from a friend.
 
  The article, written in 1927, stated:
 
  "The United States never has had and never will have on hand enough rubber to run the country for more than a year.
  "Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and I have been considering what this country would do in case of a war which would cut off our rubber supply.
 
   "Don't make any mistake about that war. It will come. We may run along for a good many years without it, but sooner or later nations of Europe and Asia will combine against the United States. The first thing they will do will be to cut off our rubber supply.
 
  "So the thing for us to do is to find a source of rubber for war emergency purposes, so that we can produce it quickly right here at home."
 
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Edison was correct in that time because the second World War created a rubber shortage, but the United States was prepared for it. The same lesson can be learned from Edison today, but rather than rubber, the vital substance for us is energy, and not green energy, but in fossil fuels.  The United States has more than enough to meet its demand if Washington would allow it. Get ready, because in the words of Thomas Edison, "Don't make any mistake about that war. It will come." That war may not necessarily be one among nations, but it very well be one within.

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