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, 1940-12-19

all strikes are caused directly by
the employees. This is not so.
Employers can attempt, and ARE
attempting, under the claim of
national necessity, to impose on
labor unfair and onerous condi-
tons. Many of these problems
could be solved ahead of time, if
employers would sit down with
the unions and face squarely their
problems and differences.
Of course, whenever a
strike occurs, the newspapers
, 1940-12-19
ANNOUNCE
Two parties
December ~:
tickets now

Two gala Christmas parties are
sponsored this year by the Clio
Council,-one at 2 P. M, the other
at $50 P. NJ, Sunday, December
%. Children of UE members will
supply the entertainment at both
occasions.
Tickets can be secured for
either the afternoon or evening
affair. A crowd even larger
than that which attended last
year, is expected.
Arrangements are i'll the hands
of Orville Lantz, Christine Welle-
meyer, Adrian Steck, and an En-
tertainment Committee.
RE WTSE-nRGANVZE
, 1940-12-19

If labor has been attacked
viciously in the past, then we
may be sure that it will be
attacked even more viciously
in the next two years. Through
our National Defense program,
a tool has been placed n the
hands of nti-Iabor employers,
SO powerful that only the
strongest unions will be able
to resist it. III our unions are
to survive, we must all do
our part in building their
strength.
The election is hardly a month
old. Already, anti-labor polite
ians who have been alternating
have begun to poke their heads
out of their holes. Their jobs Sc
cure for another two years, they
dare speak their thoughts.
One of the first to step forth
is Representative Eugene Cox
of Georgia. This representative
would, under the guise of the
necessities of National Defense,
outlaw all strikes i'm defense"
industries. Now, Mi. Cox is
well aware that practically
ALL industries could be in
cluded within the "defensen
brackets.
This proposal to outlaw strikes,
is based on the assumption that
, 1940-12-19

start looking for a bogeyman.
Their favorite bogeyman is
"the reds" IL the employers
would take time off now to
look up and down the lines,
maybe later the press would
have less excuse for finding
"trouble-making Communists"
Maybe all they'd find would
be just plain American citi-
zens, asking decent conditions.
Now, some indugtrialists are
asking an end of the forty-hour
week. The President of General
Motors, Mr.. Alfred P. Sloan, is
among these. These men claim
that defense needs require that
the forty-hour week be abolished.
This is a dodge to avoid compen-
for overtime. There Is no
need to stretch out the hours OF
those now working, for there are
, 1940-12-19
Local 800 drive
in MoIIeobIe Iron
BY Tom Rogers

Organization at Dayton NAL
IeabIe Iron increased i'm tempo
this week, as a resolution by the
Executive Board of UE Local 800
to concentrate on the plant took
effect
The Dayton Malleable plant
employs about 500. Organization
in the plant Is Led by Emrnon
Kinemore, and K. NJ. Kirken-
dali, Local sOs Director Of Organi-
zation.
, 1940-12-19

100000 unemployed men today
who would be glad to work 40
hours a week! .
So far, there has been much
talk and no effective action
on the problem of taking the
profits out of war;" At the
same time, the average work.
ing mar is not even sure that
he will come out Of the next
two years with his head on!
Our President has assured us
that labor will lose none of its
social gains under national de-
Tense. To this promise we all
pin u hopes; only time will
tell If Franklin Roosevelt will
yield to profit greedy pressure
groups.
There's an important lesson in
all this for all Dayton working
people. If you have not yet
joined your union, ensurse your
self more than a hope. If you
have not yet joined your union,
do not wait until u social gains
of the last few years have been
taken away from you. Only your
own strength can ensure your
own welfare.
Join the union now and help
preserve your rights and
benefits of the last few years!
In union, there is strength.
, 1940-12-19
UNITY

By Edward Bach, Frigidaire Dept IS
/ stood at the end of a narrow isle,
Meath glazing lights with shielded rays,
Where giant machines of modern style,
Completed their tasks in devious ways.
Eccentrical shafts, I watched each one I
Raise huge arms over uniformed steel,
Ready to strike with a hundred ton,
Upon the stock so cold annealed.
Those gigantic structures created by man,
Each one an artist in a different course,
Have united strength and united plan,
Creating monstrous productive force.
United, each part is a value to man,
Divided they're no use at all,
No battle fought was won by one hand,
Yet before many the strongest will fall
, 1940-12-19
Delco Brake
Moroine group
open meeting

Wednesday, eight P. M, De-
cember 18, is the time for the
Open Meeting of all Delco
Brake Moraine Products en-
ployees, at the UE Hall, 9 East
Fifth Street.
Second Shift employees
will meet Thursday, Deem
Der 10, at l r. N.
, 1940-12-19
Sees new attacks on labor in America in next
years as employers misuse "Defense" slogan

BY Aa ID Nikey,D eO Dept 3
NO TRUER WORDS were uttered at the ecentC Go Convention than thses spoken
by John L. Lewis when he warned that the next two years would largely determine TIL
future of labor.
, 1940-12-19

BE WTSE-ORGANIZE
Evening star., 1940-01-22
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

In an article about the Firms
writer in newspaper spoke OF
'their Mongolian ancestors"
That does not seem to be a fair
way to speak of the Firms. 1t might
make a person believe they are of
the so-called yellow race Some
experts believe the Firms had an
cestors in Asia long ago, but so did
the people of certain other countries
of Europe. The early history Of the
Finnish people is not clear.
The Firms have been much mixed
In the course of their history. They
have some Slavic blood and a good
deal Of Swedish blood. Today about
10 per cent of the Films speak
Swedish. Many have fair skins and
light hair. The Firms are known
to be related to the Magyars of
Hungary. At one lime they lived
in the valley of the Volga River
Of Russia.
In recent months people have
been speaking about Little Fin
land" The fact is. that Finland's
area is by no means small. The
country has more square miles of
land than England, Scotland and
Ireland together.
The population of Finland is not
large, however. In 1880 the num-
Der of people was 3,650,000. Today
the number probably is about
1000, 600.
A country with that population
Evening star., 1940-01-22
Films Lived in VoIuu VALLEY

centuries of Swedish rule and the
later period of Russian rule.
Finland has been called "the Land
of a Thousand Lakes" The fact
is that there are more than 10000
lakes in Finland! They were made
by a great glacier, or ice sheet,
which covered Northern Europe
ages ago.
The larger lakes are nearly all in
the southern half of Finland. In
the north the land rises and there
are mountains which are much
rounded at the top. The highest
mountain rises hardly four-fifths Of
a mile.
Northern parts of Finland con-
tain people known as Lapps. These
people number only about 1000, and
are of a different racial stock. Lapps
also live in Northern Sweden and
Norway. They have tame reindeer
and use them in much the same
way as cattle are used in other lands.
CFer general interest section Of your
scrapbook)
If you want free copy Of the
leafiet entitled BACKGROUND Of
European War" send me . Sc
stamped, self addressed envelope In
care Of The Evening Star.
Ih.eA Ra4
Tomorrow: Ftnns Under SUeden..
Evening star., 1940-01-22

could hardly be expected to stand
up against the armies of one Of
Europe's large nations. Yet the
Firms have amazed the world by
their defense against Russia.
The Firms have been fighting to
save freedom they have had only
81 years. During most Of her his
tory Finland has been q part Of
Russia or Sweden. In later stories
this week we shall 60 back into
the history bit and speak Of the
Evening star., 1940-01-22

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Evening star., 1940-01-22
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
A Nightmare Hand
Q,,nS
UAlNkS

We would not accuse any one OF
being unduly optimistic If he felt
exceedingly confident of making one
no-trump on South's hand. And If
the opponents had the temerity to
double this contract, we doubt very
much If we would srescue ourselves
in the safe contract of two dia-
monds. Yet one of the worst de-
bacles in the history Of bridge oc-
Cured as South, playing the hand
at the doubled contract of one no.
trump, failed to take single trick!
East, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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09862
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H5 N 0AJ 1O7
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Ak J97 S %
63 &A5
AKJ
0KQ3
OAK KQJ5
+Q102
The bidding:
East. South. West. North.
IA INT Dbl. Pass
Pass Pass
Being reasonably sure that South
held the spade king, West opened
his fourth best club. East won with
the ace and, instead of returning a
club, made the amazing shift to a
spade. Both of South's honors were
now trapped, and his unkind oppo-
nents then ran off the whole suit.
On the last two spades West dis
carded two small diamonds And
now a club return trapped Souths'
queen. West now proceeded to run
off his club suit and South was
eventually squeezed. If he discard
ed all his diamonds, Vests 10 would
be good. For the last two tricks
declarer retained the diamond ace
and heart king, but now West led
his only heart and East, who had
held on to the ace-jack, captured
the last two tricks.
We believe this hand should be
labeled "Catastrophe No. l"
X X X
Saturday, as David Bruce Burn
stones partner, you held:
AKxxx
0KJxx
oQXx
AK
The bidding:
Burnstone. Maier. You Jacoby
3NT Pass CD
Answer: Your correct bid Is five
no-trump. You definitely want to
play six unless your partner has
shaded his bid. At the same time
you have little interest in grand
slam contract.
Score 100 per cent for five no
trump, go per cent for six no-trump
Can overbid) or four no-trump ian
underbi6, nothing for any other
bid.
Question No. 349.
Oswald Jacoby is your partner
and you hold:
A98 8xxx
y j 10 X
xxx
AK
The bidding:
schenken. You. Maier. Jacoby.
INT Pass 2NT Pass
3NT Pass Pass Pass
Evening star., 1940-01-22

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Evening star., 1940-06-07
260th Coast Artillery
Opens Recruiting Drive

An enlistment campaign to bring
the District National Guards 26Oth
Coast Artillery, an anti aircraft unit,
up to its authorized strength of
1,l80 is under way.
The campaign, to be carried on by
individual members of the unit, was
decided on at meeting last night
at the Water Street Armory.
Col. Walter w. Burns, regimental
commander, and 1t. Col. Lerov
Mann. regimental executive officer,
discussed the growth of the Guard
and the part it plays as the civilian
army of a democracy.
At present the unit is about $50
members under its authorized
strength, but officials said there is
a likelihood that authorization for
ESQ more men will soon be received.
Evening star., 1940-06-07

ming Of the main Maginot defenses,
failed before strong defensive fire.
Casemate fire along the Rhine was
renewed.
French machine gunners were
holding solidly the consolidated
bridgeheads at Amiens and Peronne,
the spokesman asserted.
The Germans used at least 1000
tanks yesterday in attempting to
break through at Peronne, the
French said. German tank infiltra-
tions were reported in the Ailette
River section. but the French were
still holding the north bank of the
Aisne River, to which they withdrew
yesterday.
The French support points in
the Abbeville region. past which
the German tanks proceeded dur
ing yesterdays fighting. were sup
piled anew with food and NUM-
tions during the night, the spokes-
man said. indicating the French
positions still were established in
their own territory and that enemy
infantry had not yet advanced into
the region.
The general front thus remained
unchanged, while the renewed battle
thundered on with the same vlo-
lence.
French troops. counterattacking
to forestall a German threat to out
flank them, closed in on Nazi forces
which yesterday thrust as far as
the historic heights of Chemin des
Danes, some go miles northeast OF
Paris.
So tremendous was the battle that
the boom of artillery and the ex-
plosions of bombs rained on the
German tanks by French planes
could be heard 30 miles away, half
way between Paris and the front.
In bitter fighting which carried
on through the night, they closed in
steadily on the German column.
Fighting in extreme heat all along
the line-Scottish Highlanders on
the Somme were reported battling
in their shirt sleeves-the Allies
stopped German drives on all other
sectors of the northern front.
One particularly determined Nazi
thrust in the region of Peronne, on
the Somme 80 miles east of Amiens,
not only was thrown back, but the
French reported defense troops fol-
lowed up this advantage by crossing
the river and establishing a valuable
bridgehead on the north bank.
tThe British Broadcasting
Corp, in report heard today by
both N. B. C. and c. B. S., said
German tanks were proving vul-
nerable to the fire of light cannon
on French warplanes directed at
their roof armor. 1t said the
Nazi tanks could not meet this
type of attack because they did
not carry anti-aircraft guns.
GA broadcast picked up by C.
B. S. on the French government
radios wavelength claimed de-
struction of two-thirds of the
German air forces famous dive
bombers.")
Evening star., 1940-06-07

ments already being sought, it was
learned yesterday that Attorney
General Jackson has given an opin-
ion clearing the way to transfer of
much of this type of ordnance
Final approval of such a transac-
tion must be given by the President,
it was said, but this is expected
soon Also awaiting the Presidents S
approval today was the $780,
542,75o naval appropriations bill,
carrying both regular and emer-
gency items. Final congressional
action on the legislation came yes
terday.
Expected to see the President to-
day was Alexander Kirk, chief
American diplomat in Berlin, who
arrived in Washington yesterday
after a transatlantic trip by Clip
per plane. Mr.. Kirk saw State De-
partment officials yesterday The
Department also announced yester-
day that Ray Atherton, Minister to
German occupied Denmark, mad
been called home for consultation.
On Capitol Hill, where the sub
ject Of aid to the Allies has been
one of considerable controversy, re-
action to the airplane trade-in was
divided.
Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee said
the Government had no control over
what was done with the planes once
they had been returned to the man.
ufacturer. and hence no violation OF
international law was involved.
Senators Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana and Reynolds, Democrat,
OF North Carolina disagreed. SEN
ator Wheeler declared the action put
the Nation further along toward
war than anything done in the Will
son administration prior to the
countrys entry into the World War.
Representative Bates, Republican.
OF Massachusetts, of the House
Naval Committee, called the decision
perfectly proper, good business and
IN the interests of national defense" +"
Evening star., 1940-06-07

other mechanized equipment and
were developing a defense against
these ultra modern weapons.
The high command last night
merely claimed gain of ground
without stating any important places
captured.
The Germans crossed the Somme
at Pont Remy over pontoon bridge
and reported gaining heights DOM
mating the south side of the river.
but they met bitter resistance every
inch of the way.
The pontoon bridge was laid un-
der a three-hour hail of fire from
French machine-guns and 75s.
Then tank crews, crossing over, ran
into heavy fire from the French
positions.
The Germans progressed slowly
tree by tree, rock by rock. having
to clean out French soldiers from
every possible position before they
could go on. Every cellar, every
doorway, presented an obstacle to
the Nazis
French colonial troops swarmed
out on the Germans and attacked
with rifles, bayonets and knives. A
dispatch from the front by DNB,
the official German news agency,
said that they had to be shot down
singly."
The streets were streWn with
concealed mines" said DNB. Inter
spersed with the roar of heavy artil-
lery was the constant rattle of
machine-guns
Further east, it was said. the
French were making impossible all
the main roads leading into Paris
by the use of barbed wire and
trenches. This was to prevent land
ing German transport planes, the
Germans reported.
Gen. Weygand's Notifications sys-
tenn was described by the Germans
as a rather hastily improvised de-
Tense, but nevertheless constructed
with ingenuity. Its defense in
depth" meaning fortification of a
region of considerable depth, is well
thought of by the Germans them
selves. 1t is one of the features of
Germany's own Siegfried Line or
West Wall.
There is more than one solid wall
to break in such system, and an
enemy entering the defense region is
exposed to attack from the sides for
a considerable distance.
But it is not the Maginot Line"
one military commentator said, "and
the French after the Belgian dis
aster were not allowed time to de-
velop it to its fullest extent"
The heaviest fighting now, ac-
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Rome
Continued From First Page }

7, 1919. was celebrated with an Of
flclal ceremony at which an ZAP
peap' FOR the liberation of Malta was
issued with the slogan Malta for
Italy"
The Island of Malta is one of
Brltain's naval bases in the Medi-
terranean.
AS a sequel to publication of re-
ports OF British persecution of
Italians in Malta, committee for
Maltese action was formed in Rome
to agitate for italian interests on
the British Island.
The committee, composed of
Maltese living in Rome, is headed bv
Carlo MALTA, Minister of Justice
In former Maltese nationalist gov
ernment.
Suggestions for France.
While Italy watched for Premier
Mussolini's reaction to the latest
French overture for continued
French-Italian peace as a potential
indication of when II Duce may be
expected to announce italian entry
into the war on the side of NaZi
Germany, the first newspaper COM
ment on last nights speech by
French Premier Paul Reynaud came
from II Resto del Carlino of Bologna.
II Resto said it was extremely
sorry" it had heard now, instead of
a year ago, M. Reynaud's statement
that there are no peoples with
whom France can not settle by
peaceful means Emergencies of in
terests which appear to oppose
them"
The newspaper said that, if France
truly desired to repair the errors of
the past, it could so do by seeking
an immediate peace with Hitler;
restoring Germany's pre-World War
colonies; indemnifying Germany for
her war expenses; giving Italy
Corsica, Nice, Savoy, Tunisia and
Jibuti, as well as indemnifying italy
for the cost of her military prepara-
tions.
1t seemed to many that, no mat
ter what Mussolini's reaction to the
Reynaud speech might be, the last
possible doubt that Italy will for
sake her non-belligerency was re-
moved last night. At that time all
branches of the Fascist party were
told to hold themselves in readiness
for announcement of a series of
mass meetings to hear Mussolini's s
war verdict.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
s May Be Influenced to Conduct Passive War Favong Nazs

cording to reports reaching Berlin,
Is at Peronne, Amiens and along the
coast where the stab is being made
toward LIE Havre.
The German Army's assignment
in this region is more than ordi-
narily difficult because the French
expected a smash here, the Voel-
kischer Beobachter, Fuehrer Hit
ler's paper, said.
THE French saw this offensive
coming and had reserves scattered
deeply behind the Weygand Line"
the paper said.
so the task" the paper con-
tinued, lis to defeat a strong op-
ponent who is able to support him.
self in field Notifications, provi-
sional though they may be. The
French are not surprised, although
they probably had calculated on
pause for breath"
Authorized sources ridiculed the
suggestion that the German drive
would have to slow down for lack of
supplies and war essentials. Booty
seized in Belgium and Holland more
than makes up for materials so far
expended, it was said.
Nor was there fear that lack of
manpower would put the brakes on
the offensive. The majority of Ger
man divisions have not even had a
taste of war to date, authorized
sources insisted.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Hopkins, McReynoIds Become
RooseveIt's Key Defense Men
Commerce Secretary
Lives at White House
To Be Near Chief
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Harry L. Hopkins and William H.
McReynolds are emerging as two Of
President Roosevelt's key aides on
national defense operations.
The Chief Executive has host of
generals, admirals, economists and
other experts whom he consults reg
ularly, but administration insiders
said that If he wants some planning
done. he is apt to consult Mr.. Hop
kins, and that If he has an organiz-
ing job, he turns to Mr.. McReynolds
The latter is a White House as
sistant who has been made secre-
tary of the new Defense Commission.
AS Secretary Of Commerce Mr.. Hop
kins finds much of his work related
to the commissions efforts to speed
up armament industries.
Hopkins Lives at White House.
A personal friend of the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Hopkins has settled down
to his new role by moving into the
White House. He has slept there
since the day Germany invaded Bel
gium and Holland and Is expected to
remain indefinitely.
"Mr. Mac" as Mr.. McReynolds is
known by his intimates, has an Of
flee across the street from the
White House. When he is off duty
his golf game suffers because presi-
Dental messengers are apt to sum-
mon him from the second tee.
In effect, Mr.. Hopkins has dis
placed his 7-year-old daughter,
Diana, as a White House tenant
Mrs. Roosevelt has been a virtual
foster mother to the child since
Mrs. Hopkins died a few years ago,
but Mr.. Hopkins this week sent Di-
ana to Grinnell. Iowa, to live with
his old classmate, Robert Kerr, reg
istrar of Grinnell College, and Mrs.
Kerr.
The Secretary has been gaining
strength gradually since his illness
last year, but conservation OF his
vitality was one of the reasons he
moved into the White House when
the President asked for frequent
SotAA CAlSCo
Planned Youth Programs.
Mr.. Roosevelt recently told re-
porters that Mr.. Hopkins had
planned programs for training N.
Y. A. and C. C. C. youth for non-
combatant defense purposes and
then turned the plans over to the
Defense Commission. Similar jobs
are in prospect.
Mr.. McReynolds, a 60-year- old
native of Kansas, rose to the title
of administrative assistant to the
President" through "a years of civil
service employment in the Govern
ment. He began with an obscure
clerical job in the postal inspection
service.
When the President made him
secretary of the Defense Commits
sion and his official contact with it.
he asked Mr.. Mac" to help the
members pick their staffs and CO.
ordinate their work with other
agencies.
The 6-foot-2 McReynolds has de-
veloped a passion for experts in all
fields but one. He says that he
used to get around a golf course in
the Dos. but he took lessons from a
professional and has had trouble
getting under 100 since.