English Translation

On the other hand, companies which were exclusively engaged in war-related orders, such as Milada H r d l i č k o va, Holzwarenproduktion, Prag IX, Böhm.-Mähr.-Strasse l5o, which produced weekly l.ooo pieces of ammunition packaging vessels, were closed. Although at that time there was a backlog of nearly 3oo.ooo pieces of ammo packaging to be drawn, the company was shut down without regard to its performance capacity and the mentioned residue, which resulted in a three-month delay in the supply of l5.oOO pieces. In a meeting at which the representative of the Reichsminister für Armor und Kriegsproduktion, Lieutenant Colonel Prof. Dr. M i c k 1 e, was also present, he highlighted in a sharp criticism the conditions prevailing in the Protectorate as a result of the large number of departments in the planning and manufacturing of armaments and designated among other things the commander of arms Dr. A d o l f, Dipl.Ing. W a l t e r as well as Dr S c h r e i b e r of the industrial group "wood processing industry" as incapable. For this he wanted to be able to take the truth proof by providing documents. The closures were originally planned with the aim of freeing up premises, machinery and labour. The withdrawal of labour was made. In a certain period of time, machines and working spaces remained completely unutilized, except for a few exceptional cases. This alone is proof that in the general production planning a consideration of freed machines was simply omitted, whereby companies in the armament process were forced to work on outdated machines, although on the other hand good and usable machines remained silent, unexploited. Due to the closures, the military service stations expected a concentration of the individual industrial branches and a resulting increase in performance. Unfortunately, most closures did not take sufficient account of this main reason. Although in recent times in the wood industry there have also been changes to the disadvantage of production due to transport difficulties and the resulting shortages of raw materials; despite all this, there are still a large number of small businesses, some even large enterprises, which in the 6th year of the war, despite prohibition, produce completely useless products for the war economy.These enterprises procure the wood from dark channels at almost unaffordable prices, but which are calculated because the finished goods on the black market are taken off at the required prices. The production of black goods is increasing especially in recent times, because the producer can expect to be able to do so, as a result of the railway barriers which hinder the operation of the plants are not harassed by control bodies. If there is to be a recovery in the wood industry, it is essential to divide and record the holdings in certain areas, to establish a responsibility for each area and to make it personally liable for the order in the holdings of its territory. Furthermore, it would be necessary to record all the timber stocks at the wholesalers and sawmills. A division of all war-related orders between industry and industry with fixed levels, which must be respected in all circumstances,