Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1941 — Page 5

MONDAY, DEC. 2, 1941

88% ARE WILLING 10 WORK LONGER

Employees of Defense Plants and General Public Willing To Make Sacrifices to Speed Production,

Gallup Reports. By GEORGE GALLUP

Director,

American Institute of Public Opinion

PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 22.—Evidence that workers in the defense industry are ready to roll up their sleeves and go to work to speed production of warplanes, tanks, guns, ships and other essentials of wartime is revealed in a nation-

wide survey just completed by the American Institute of

Public Opinion. Despite long working hours Pin many war plants, the overwhelming majority of defense

workers interviewed in the survey indicaté their willingness to work an extra eight hours a week in order to speed

one more link in the chain of evidence to show that, ever since the European war began in 1939, the American people have been ready to do far more for the $ defense of jhuels country than Dr. Gallup anyone has yet asked them to do. The public has never been satisfied with the rate of American arms production, surveys show, and has stood ready to make major sacrifices to increase production. It is significant that whereas only in recent weeks have major industries been running 24 hours a day, the public in general—and the rank and file of defense workers in particular—favored production around the clock as long ago as the end of December, 1940. Moreover, the rank and file of defense workers, in a survey in December, 1940, indicated their willingness to work longer hours at the same rate of pay per hour. The latest Institute surveys on the problem of war production dealt with two phases. First, all employed persons who said their work was connected either directly or indirectly with war production were asked whether they would be willing to put in extra hours of work each week. Second, the public as a whole was asked whether it was satisfied with the present production of arms, air-

eight hours more a week at your present job?” YES Seer SLBA BIBLE EDEN 88% | NO ...... cennbivan ue Rarees 12 POLL OF GENERAL PUBLIC

“Do you think our country’s production of arms, SuPlants and other war materials is going ahead fast enough?” Two previous polls have been conducted by the Institute on the latter question. The trend follows: Dis- No

ug. Today .. 45 45 In the ‘past the public has laid chief blame for slow protiuction on labor union leaders and strikes, Institute studies show, with inefficient Government planning and red tape second. The willingness of defense workers to increase their work week is not something that has come since the dramatic Japanese attack of Dec. 7 and our entrance into the

war. Actually this spirit existed nearly a year ago. When the Institute conducted a survey in December, 1940, on the work week, it found that 75 per cent of all employed persons, and 76 per cent of all workers in defense industries, were willing to work additional hours per week at the same rate of pay if this would help speed up defense production. . At the same time a survey was conducted on the principle of keeping defense factories running 24 hours a day. The results, viewed in retrospect a year later, clearly show that the people were many months ahead of their leaders. The 24-hour production schedule was put into effect last month. Results of 1940 Poll

The poll results a year ago follow:

“In order to speed up defense

planes and war materials. Interviewing in the survey took place during the week Dec. 10-17. Following are the results:

POLL OF DEFENSE WORKERS

production, should factories making war materials hiré enough men to work 24 hours a day (three shifts)?”

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