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You Senatorial guys give him time!
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Rubber Director William M. Jeffers trying to blow up a flat tire (labeled "U.S. Rubber Shortage") on a car driven by John Q. Public. Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa observes, "You seem to be trying hard enough, but it doesn't look like you're getting very far." John Q. Public responds, "You senatorial guys give him time." Because Japan had taken control of 90% of the crude rubber sources in the Far East, rubber was one of the first raw materials to be in short supply. One solution was the manufacture of synthetic rubber using petroleum or grain alcohol. The farm bloc in Congress supported the use of grain alcohol and in the summer of 1942 passed a bill sponsored by Senator Gillette to create a rubber agency that would have promoted the use of alcohol. President Roosevelt vetoed the bill and created a rubber board headed by Jeffers that pursued the use of petroleum. A combination of synthetic rubber and consumer rationing eventually produced the rubber necessary for the conduct of the war. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Flat tires--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | John Q. Public (Symbolic character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Artificial rubber industry--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Jeffers, William Martin,--1876-1953. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Political aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gillette, Guy M.,--(Guy Mark),--1879-1973. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
