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Evening star., 1938-08-11
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orders against the practice in Republic
are now in effect"
1T Is now clear to every thinking
person that the whole New Deal pro-
gram theoretically designed to produce
peace In industry has In fact plunged
the country into a period Of unprece-
dented industrial turmoil and strife"
his statement continued.
As solution, 1t recommended the
passage Of fair and sound" labor
legislation.
The testimony OF the blunt spoken
steel master was to conclude nearly
four weeks Of public hearings by the
committee on the circumstances Of
little steel's" resistance to unioniza-
ton Of its employees, climaxed by
the strike last summer. Through
this period, and particularly in the
strike weeks. Mr.. Girdler was generally
thought Of as the generalissimo of
the company forces, waging = per-
sonal duel with John L. Lewis, c. I. O..
chairman.
Once before Mr.. Girdler appeared
! before a senatorial committee to ex-
plain some Of the circumstances of
little steels" war with the c. I. o.
when the Post Once Committee in
vestigated strike interference with the
mails.
Final prelude to Mr.. GirSler's ap-
pearance was the committees examina-
ton Of events in Massillon, Ohio, in
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Cirdler
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Aiquippa. while you were there, were
free to join a union without coercion?'
Absolutely" the witness replied
'But it depends upon what you mean
BY coercion. We didn't call 1t coer-
cion when a foreman advised work
man he ought not join a union"
well, was there any coercion other
than peaceful persuasion?"
mot that know Of"
Reporter Called.
At this point Senator La Toilette
called on Spencer r. McCulloch, vet
eran reporter of the St. Louis Post
Dispatch and author Of a 1887 article
about Girdler, mo. l steel strike
breaker"
The article. on which Mr.. Girdler
was given opportunity to comment be-
fore publication, went back to the steel
masters anti-control Of Aliquippa be-
fore he transferred his operations t.
Republic.
What was Mr.. Girdler's comment on
your article?" Senator La Toilette
asked the witness.
"As I recall" the reporter replied
'.he said substantially 1t was a nea,
perfect picture
HE recalled that Aliquippa had been
called the Siberia of the industry
and that from the labor standpoint
that is what 1t probably was"
In the statement he had prepared
to read before the committee, the
blunt-spoken steel executive declared
he had heard IAN undercurrent OF
rumor for months that because our
company signed no contract with the
G. I. O.. the real purpose of the pres
ent session was to smear Republic
Steel Corp, cruelty Tom Girdler and
whitewash the c. I. o."
=, The board chairman said he was
filing with the committee the rec
ord Of $50 cases of violence and
intimidation by the c. I. O." Republic,
be said, Is prepared to produce hun
dreds Of witnesses to support these
charges"
In view of these facts" the state
ment said, Il respectfully insist that
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Storm
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summers most severe rain and elec-
trical storms in Western Pennsylvania.
Torrential rains lashed this district
in the foothills of the Alleghenies for
three hours late yesterday. sending the
Loyalhanna and mill creeks over their
banks and blocking the Lincoln High
way, under several feet of water At
some places. until early today.
Traffic was detoured over dirt roads,
where 1t was snarled again as heavy
trucks begged down and dense fog
covered the area.
In Ligonier the water stood foot
deep In Main street, part Of the tracks
Of the Lgonier Valley Railroad were
washed out and the community was
without electric power or lights for
hours.
To the north, in Clarion, Pa, light
ming killed 15-year-old Villa Faye
Snyder as she sat in . hammock. In
vestigators said the bolt struck pipe
line on which the girls feet apparently
were resting.
In Pittsburgh's suburban South Hills
district hundreds Of homes were with
out electric current for nearly an hour
Some telephone lines went down and
lightning struck three homes and the
stone cross on = church. Damage
from the bolts and hre there was
slight.
New York Loss High.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. II R.-
Torrential rains, thunder and light
ming IN Western New York early to-
day left one dead, widespread damage
and flood waters racing through the
streets Of Penn Yam.
Charles Yogel, 80, Buffalo. was
drowned in a cellar when he at
tempted to unplug drain. A thun-
derstorm flooded thousands Of base
ments and city streets.
Hardest hit was the village OF Penn
Yam.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
ITALY BARS 5000
GOING TO FRANCE.
BIondel Presents Protest.
Paris May RetaIiate
for Visa Refusal.
Nv PERTINAX.

PARIS, Aug. IL (N.AN.A.).-The
true purpose Of the visit paid Tuesday
to Count Ciano. Italian foreign min
i1ter. by Jules F. Blondel, the French
charge d'affaires in Rome, was to lodge
. protest against the decision Of the
Italian authorities to refuse passport
visas to 5000 Italian tourists who in
tsnd to 60 to France August is for
their holidays.
The French government may retail
tate If that decision Is not Cancelled by
the Italians.
Speculation is rife about the motives
which may have inspired the Italian
government. While some observers
believe the Italian government Is de-
termined to spare its gold reserves and
foreign currencies, others hold the view
that 1t does not want to allow thou
sands Of its nationals to Judge for
themselves what are the political and
social conditions in France, which
might counteract the violent press
campaign consistently conducted
against France.
Lately Trieste paper went so far as
10 describe at length disturbances in
Aguesmortes Is years ago, in which
several Italians were victims, as French
feeling then was running high against
Ttaly's participation in the Triple Alli-
ance under Francesca Crispi.
In competent quarters no great sig
nihcance is attached to the report that
the Brenner frontier is being fortified
on the Italian side. It Is recorded
on all sides, on the contrary, that Italy,
owing to economic distress, is sinking
deeper and deeper into subjection to
Germany. The Hungarian premier
and foreign minister, who lately were
o1acially received in Rome, were sur
prised by the enthusiasm and zeal
shown there toward Germany.
(CopyriEht. 1888. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1nc)
Evening star., 1938-08-11

the committee investigate the vio-
lations Of the civil rights and liber-
ties of American citizens by the C..
I. o." He asked specifically for light
on a 81 SOC. 900 fund the Steel Workers
Organizing Committee had.
Mr.. Girdler vigorously defended his
action In refusing to sign a contract
with the S. w. o. c. last year. It
was this action, coupled with similar
refusal by other little steel' COM
panies. which brought on the 1887
strike.
Points Stressed.
He said Republic officials were con-
vinced that: U) . majority Of their
employees did not want us to sign;
(2) that such q contract was the
FIRST step toward q closed shop and
the check-o6," and 90 that the
c. I. o. was mot under responsible
leadership and that Communistic IN
fiuences were dominating its activi-
ties"
Because we took that stand and
were able to maintain 1t the name OF
Republic and the name Of Tom Girdler
have been held up before the country
and before this committee as the EN-
bodiment Of all that is wrong IN the
treatment Of employees"
1t previously had been charged be-
fore the committee by Chairman
Philip Murray of the s. w. o. c. that
Republics labor relations constitute
the flthiest industrial oesspool In
America"
The steel executive said he was not
attempting to excuse acts Of violence
attributed to company police in tes-
timony previously taken by the COM
mittee.
Mr. Girdler contended the strike
and its attendant disorders need never
have occurred were 1t not that c. I. o.
leaders "arrogantly refuse to recog-
nize any form Of collective bargain
ing as legal unless it bears the c. I. o.
label"
UNFORTUNATELY for the country"
he added, that is a philosophy that
seems to be largely shared by the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board"
Your committee has laid great
stress upon the alleged activities Of
our police department along the line
Of labor espionage" the statement
said at another point.
Let me state flatly and empha tically
that any activities of our company
guards beyond the safeguarding Of
our properties against vandalism and
sabotage and the protection Of our
employees from violence were without
my knowledge.
There is no justification for espion-
age which is aimed against union
ization Of employees. or which would
in any way interfere with their COL
lective bargaining rights. Explicit
Evening star., 1938-08-11
REPUBLIC STEEL
|. F|GHTSLABORACT
Constitutiona|ity Of Law Is
Challenged in Hearing
Before Board Here.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Republic Steel Corp. challenged
the constitutionality of the Wagner
Labor Board Relations Act today at q
hearing before the Labor Relations
Board.
Luther Day, counsel for the corpo-
ration, contended that under the
workings of the act his company had
been denied due process Of law, specifi-
cally that the board failed to afford
an opportunity to argue one Of its pro-
posed orders. The order dealt with
charges of discrimination against men
who participated in the 1897 little
steel" strike.
In response to questions from Chair
man Madden Of the Labor Board Mr..
Day conceded that the company had
been given an opportunity to present
testimony before trial examiner.
He contended. however, that the board
gave the arm no further opportunity
to contest whatever decision might be
made.
I'VE did not know what disposition
was to be made Of this case after the
trial examiners hearing" the Repub-
hes counsel said. THE present pro-
ceeding is not 4 hearing at all"
Following the examiners hearing
the board issued . decision last April
holding that the corporation had
violated the act through its DONNA
ton" Of company unions at its five
Ohio plants. It ordered Republic to
cease interfering with the self-or-
ganization of its employees, to disband
the company unions and reinstate
some 5000 strikers with back pay.
After the Supreme Court decision
in Kansas City Stockyards case. in
directly affecting the boards proceed
ure, decisions In the Republic Steel
and other cases were withdrawn.
Subsequently the board issued IN place
Of the Republic Steel order pro
posed findings Of fact" which oncials
said were largely identical with the
Evening star., 1938-08-11

the strike period, climaxed by virtual
abdication Of authority by city oficials
as corporation-picked police moved in.
Finally. In an admittedly planned as
sault, while the city police chief was
taking an evenings vacation on re-
quest, the vigilante-police under COM
mand Of Maj. Harry c. Curley, retired
Army officer, raided union headquar-
ters, killing two and wounding several
others.
Evening star., 1938-08-11

original order. The corporation was
permitted to 1ile exceptions to the
proposals, and oral argument was
heard today on those exceptions.
In its brief supporting the 612 ex-
ceptions the corporation declared the
Wagner Act, as construed by the
board. was unconstitutional because It
delegated improper powers to the
board. particularly Authority to va
cate its order and take further pro-
ceedings without providing any stand
ards by which the board Is to be gov
erned in 50 doing"
Evening star., 1938-08-11
PLANS FOR ARBITRATION
IN CHAC0 ARE EXPEDITED
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BUENos AIRES. Aug. ll.-With
the treaty to settle the centurv-old
dispute over the green he'll" OF the
Gran chaco ratified both by Paraguay
and Bolivia, Neutral mediators pre-
pared today to get arbitration ma
cninery In gear as swiftly As possible.
Evening star., 1938-08-11

The accord was approved over.
whelmingly in both countries yester-
day-by plebiscite In Paraguay and
by the constituent assembly In Bolivia.
The mediators now need only formal
communication Of the results before
authorizing an arbitral college - rep
resentatives Of the mediators, the
Presidents Of the United States, Ar
gentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uru-
quay, to draw a boundary in the dis
puted region.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
WANTED: fewer FISH
Sardines Clog Up Economic and
Navigation Machinery.

LISBON (R.-Sardines. packed
like sardii.es along the coast Of Portu-
gal. have caused a fishing crisis.
So many Of the little fish are being
caught that prices have tumbled to
the point where 1t doesn't pay some
fishermen to hsh.
Worse than that. trawlers at Fig
ueira da Foe report it was necessary
TO drop anchor after thick schools
Of sardines clogged the propeller and
interferec with navigation.
Evening star., 1938-08-11

Airmail service between New York
and California was established In
1929.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Italian Press Opens
New Drive on France

ROME, Dec. "a (Py.-The Italian
press today opened new and vigor-
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Simpson Ribs Farley
On 4-Cent Stamp
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Republican
National Committeeman Kenneth F.
Simpsons Christmas greeting to Jim
Farley is tongue-i in cheek criticism
of the Postmaster Generals Accent
stamp.
There are three pictures on the
stamp" Mr.. Simpson wrote Mr..
Farley. "Under the central figure is
the name Dewey, for which recogni-
ton want to thank you.
THE picture, however, shows a
more elderly man with larger mus
tache than is worn by our candidate
At Mr.. Deweys right is another pic
ture which is labeled Sampson 1t
bears some resemblance to me but
is spelled with an i, not an "a
AT Mr.. Dewey's left is what ap-
pears to be picture of DR.. Town
send. This is labeled 'Schley' and
whatever you may think of our good
doctor, I hardly think it fair to pub
lish it SO openly. Nevertheless, l
thank you for your good intentions. y
tThe pictures on the stamp ac-
tually are those of Admiral George
Dewey, distant cousin of Thomas E.;
Admiral William Thompson Samp-
son and Comdr. Winfield Scott
Schley-all Spanish-American War
naval heroes.)
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Library Bid Extended
To Roosevelt COLLEAGUES
By the Associated Press.

6y tne Associated PreSS.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 24.-The
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Inc,
planned as a repository for State
and personal papers of the President
at his Hyde Park, N. Y, home. NAV
also house similar matter from his
political colleagues and cabinet
members.
DR.. Alexander c. Flick, New York
State historian, disclosed yesterday
that Mr.. Roosevelt intends to invite
others to offer their history
material for inclusion in the pro-
posed $500,000 fireproof building
title to which will pass, under pres
ent plans, to the United States Gov
ernment at his death.
ITO this assembly of materials,
said the historian, probably will be
added the papers of Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt and other members of the
Presidents family"
Inclusion of Mr.. Rosevelt's COL
leagues papers, he added, will afford
representation of the most i'm
'portant primary historical sources of
the social, economic and cultural re-
adjustments of the forepart of the
10th century.
With the probable addition of
the Roosevelt family papers, the
collection will be not only the
largest and most valuable assembly
Of family papers in New York State
but in the entire Nation"
Evening star., 1938-12-24

Gus anti-French campaign which
political observers saw as a prelude
to formal demand for concessions
The new attacks apparently were
result Of Frances unfavorable re-
action to Italy's denunciation of the
1885 Mussolini-Laval agreement
concerning North Africa.
Deny '35 Pact Effective.
The Fascist press insisted the 1885
pact never became effective and that
there must be some adjustment OF
the North African situation to pre-
serve the equilibrium.
In reply to French newspaper
statements that the accord was
automatically put into effect by
Italian occupation of 44,OOO-
square mile strip of Sahara Desert
ceded by France, Italian newspapers
asserted the territory never was oc-
cupied
1t was recalled that Premier Mus
solini, replying on the eve of the
Ethiopian War to a suggestion that
he be satisfied with what France
had ceded instead of taking Ethi-
opia, said II am not a collector of
deserts"
France Declared Alone.
The newspaper II Popolo di Roma
stated that even today France
perilously alone, rises against our
claims with violence which alone
caused her old ill-will. '-' We had
thought that Munich had awakened
the somnambulists. We were de-
ceived."
Diplomats are increasingly of the
opinion that the forthcoming italian
demands are more likely to be for a
share of the Suez Canal and con-
cessions regarding Djibouti and the
French-oWned Djibouti-Addis Ababa
Railway than for any concession of
territory by France.
Evening star., 1938-12-24

lighted with white electric lamps
| which resemble old-fashioned can
dies. This giant tree is being ex-
hlbited to the general public.
Pine in East Wing.
The Roosevelt family tree, beau
tiful pine from New York State, has
been placed in the east wing on the
second floor. Mrs. Roosevelt took
personal charge of trimming this
tree. The President and Mrs. Roose-
welt follow the custom of presenting
gifts of beautiful poinsettias to cabi-
net members and close friends. This
gift may be single potted plant
with whorl of red bracts or it may
be a very unusual pan of poinset-
tiaS.
The White House Conservatives
furnish flowers of every> variety for
every sort of occasion throughout
the year.
Flowers are sent each morning
to the bouquet room. where William
Reeves and a corps of assistants
arrange them and distribute them
advantageously through the Execu-
tive Mansion.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
U. 5. Conciliutor Seeks
Wireless Strike PorIey
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24-Wal-
ter Mathewson, United States De-
partment of Labor conciliator, last
night sought to arrange an i'm
mediate conference in an attemp-
to settle the 15-day-old strike of the,
c. I. O. American Communication
Association against Press Wireless.
Inc. trans-Pacific handlers of press
dispatches.
Mr.. MatheWson said he acted on
instructions from Washington after
employees of other radio and cable
concerns refused to handle the west
bound press file to Honolulu and
Manila. For short period the
United States naval facilities were
made available for emergency serv-
ice. The Navy ceased this function
Thursday night when Commercial!
Pacific Gables, whose employees are
not affiliated with the A. c. A. ac-
cepted the service.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Sales Tax Sentiment
For Maryland
Is Growing
Survey Of Legislators
Shows Advocates in
Minority, However
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.-A crow
ing sentiment by Assembly men,
bers in favor of a sales tax was in
dicated today in a survey Of prob
lens to come before Maryland's
1899 Legislature, which convenes in
two weeks.
Although sales tax advocates are
still In the minority, their ranks
are growing, the survey, conducted
by the Associated Press, disclosed.
A unanimity of sentiment was
reported IN regard to the need for
changes in the present set-up of the
State Conservation Commission.
Income Tax as Backbone.
Other conclusions drawn from the
survey were that an income tax will
be the backbone of the fiscal pro-
gram finally enacted and any ef-
fort to levy another gross receipts
tax will meet with certain defeat.
A unanimous vote was cast for
either continuation of the present
income tax or its increase. The
vote was nearly unanimous in favor
OF reducing the present relief pro-
gram.
Several changes in the sentiment
recorded IN early survey returns
showed up in final figures on tax
questions.
First returns showed a nearly
unanimous vote against increased
real estate taxes, increased personal
property taxes and a consumers
sales tax. Today's figures showed
advocates of those levies in the
minority.
Relief Cost Vote.
Sentiment ran closer on a pro-
posal to finance relief costs through
local tax levies, with legislators vot-
ing 2 to in favor of the plan.
One problem certain to cause de-
bate in the Assembly, involving a
decision whether or not county
roads control will be taken from the
State Roads Commission and re-
turned to the counties, left those re-
plying to the survey divided about
y to ia favor of such return.
In nearly every instance legis-
lators urged changes in the Con-
servation Commission either to
eliminate politics or to assure
membership of practical conser-
vationists on the commission. The
Roads Commission was likewise
criticized for political activity.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
u. ). Will Survey
Latin American
| Raw Materials
Aim Is Development Of
New Sources for
Primary Needs
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LIMA, Dec. 24.-United States
economic observers at the Pam
American Conference today dis
closed plans for an exhaustive sur
vey of Latin American countries
with a view to developing sources Of
raw materials which the United
States now buys from other world
markets.
The first survey is to be of agri-
cultural products in Paraguay. An
other will concern hard woods in
Central America.
The possibility of developing pur-
chases of complementary raw mate
rials from Latin America was con-
tanned in an interdepartmental re-
port submitted to President Roose-
velt several weeks ago.
Latin America Lost Lead.
Observers in Lima pointed out
that 40 or so years ago Latin Amer
lea was the largest producer of such
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cocoa, but lost the position due to
price fluctuations. Inability to beat
the jungle, disease and other factors
made prices unsteady.
Development of Western Hemi-
sphere raw materials would enable
the two continents better to fulfill
their aim Of solidarity for defense.
Experts also believe that if Latin
America develops more products
which the United States normally
purchases elsewhere, Latin America
then could afford to purchase more
from the United States, and the two
Americas would be linked closer
economically.
Private Capital Sluggish.
1t was felt here that financing,
would have to be largely by privatd
capital, which at present is conf
paratlVely inactive in making neWi
investments in Latin America.
However, the Federal Export I'M
port Bank could advance funds un-
der the clause to finance and IA
cilltate' trade, but advances would
have to be largely in the form of
credits for purchases in the United
States.
Evening star., 1938-12-24

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