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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
Defense Workers Hit
By Housing Shortage

East Hartford, Conn. A few
months ago only 1000 persons were
employed in what are commonly called
defense industries in this area. This
number has been increased to 10000.
Although new houses are being rushed
for those who may want them, hum
dreds of workers who have come here
in trailers from states as far distant
as Florida and Montana temporarily
at least solve their housing problem
by living in the conveyances that
brought them. A trailer camp has
been provided with it's own store, sani-
tary system and other equipment
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
MANPOWER--

American workers will rise to this
emergency and provide the needed
manpower whole -heartedly, intelli-
gently, enthusiastically and patriotic
ally for the common good of their be-
loved country.-Secretary of Labor
Perkins.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
Pennsylvania's Jobless
Are Paid $4,000, 900

Harrisburg, Pa. - The important
benefits which jobless workers receive
n ON unemployment compensation
laws are strikingly revealed in the
report of the Bureau of Employment
and Unemployment Compensation, De-
partment of Labor and Industry,
which shows that unemployment COM
pensation checks amounting to $780,
072 were issued to qualified jobless
workers in Pennsylvania during the
week ending December 6, raising this
years benefit disbursements to ap-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
SEC. PERKINS SEES NO
NEED FOR STRIKE BAN

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-Labor's
right to strike should not be curtailed
and the right has not been abused In
connection with production for ma
tional defense, Frances Perkins, Sec
retary of Labor, told reporters here.
"I do not believe it will be abused
by the American working people" she
said.
Job Increase Reported
Secretary Perkins expressed the be-
lief there is enough mediation and
Cancellation machinery or that enough
could be created to make certain
prompt action would be taken to set
tie labor disputes.
Secretary Perkins Office of infor-
nation gave out summary of man
days lost due to strikes in the first
nine months of 1910 as compared with
the corresponding period in 1889. The
figure for 1910 was 4,369,693. For
1889 it was 14,254,264.
In her monthly report on employ
ment, the secretary said that total
non-agricultural employment in No
veuber reached new high levels when
10000 more workers were employed
than in October.
Gain Held Remarkable"
This, she remarked, was remark
able gain, since invariably in the last
eleven years non-agricultural en-
ployment has declined in November
The average decline since 1929 was
placed at 100000 for the month.
A large part of the increased en-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10

ployment was due to the defense in
dustry's new employment, she ex-
planned.
Total non-agricultural employment,
Miss Perkins reported, was 36,535, 900
in November, more than 100000
greater than in November last year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-01-10
Survey Finds Labor Gains Safe Now
But Warns Need For Production
Increase May Change Outlook
Twentieth Century Fund Issues Preliminary Report in
Special Survey of Labor Policy-Expansion of Defense
Program May Create Critical Labor Situation

any gains to labor are likely to be
made at the expense of other groups
in the community whose incomes rise
less than the cost of living"
Discussing what work week would
result in the maximum output per
worker, the research staff of the fund
said it was believed to lie somewhere
between 48 and so hours week for
most occupations. Data compiled in
Britain during the World War showed
that the maximum varied according
to occupation, being attained in some
light types of work on a week of 70
hours, while in some of the heavier
industries more work was turned out
per man on a 54-hour week than on
one of so to 65 hours.
Labor Men on Staff
The research staff making the sur
vey is headed by Professor Lloyd G..
Reynolds of Johns Hopkins University.
1t is working under committee whose
chairman is William H. Davis, retir-
ing chairman of the New York State
Board of Mediation, whose other mem
bers are William L. Chenery, editor
of Golfers Weekly; William M. Lei
serson of the National Labor Relations
Board; Frazier MacIver, vice-presi-
dent of the Phoenix Hosiery Company;
Sumner H. Slichter, Lamont Profess
sor, Harvard University; Robert j.
Watt, international representative of
the American Federation of Labor;
Phillip Murray, president of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations, and
Edwin E. Witte, chairman Department
of Economics, University of Wis
consin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

IOhCDh1r WV H<&vaDhss -
Benefic aspects which rule to-
day should be fortunate for
signing legal papers Of all de-
scriptions. even divorce DEGREES.
There 10 a threatening sign for
labor.
Heart and Home: Women are
under the most favorable plane
tary direction today. II il
time to pursue the hearts de-
sire and TO seek just the right
employment. Warning II given
that self deception may be prev
alent among girls who may
imagine that they possess tai
ents which do not exist in their
mental endowment. This is
promising date for love affairs.
Many older persons viii marry
to escape loneliness In . period
Of uncertainty In world evolu-
ton.
Business Affair.": Lack Of raw
materials will affect many lines
Of manufacturing. Shortage Of
automobile parts and many es-
sentials for repairing Of ma
chinery Of many sorts In prog
nosticated. Rationing Of many
supplies will hamper merchan-
dising. but Yankee ingenuity will
work out substitutes OF various
sorts which will prove satisfac-
tory.
International Affairs: Astrolo-
gers declare that II democracy
10 to b maintained 1t must have
its leadership In the United
States. Canada, Argentina and
our great country are all cancer
nationA World Leadership after
the second World War inevitably
must b located hare It 10 fore
told II has been prognosticated
that to Us 70 given the RESPONSE
btiity Of winning the conflict in
Europe. Thus we are to show
our true gratitude for all the
benefits Of democracy.
Persons whose birthdate it 10
have the augury of q year Of
upheavals that bring good for
tuns. Young folk will cause
anxiety and annoyance.
Children born on this day may
b inclined to be self-centered.
They will be fortunate in their
careers. although they may be
impulsive, especially in love af-
fairp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
questions! Turn to woman's
page for the answers.
i. The preferred pronunciation
Of acclimate 10 "a-kli'-mit" or
"ak'-li-mat".
2. A peruks II q wig. vessel.
or pillow!
3. Who wrote For Whom the
Bell Tolls:
4. Which church did John
Wesley found.
S. On ships the port light Ia
red or green
9. The child Of your first cous-
In 10 your second cousin: true or
false?
Z. Which 10 the only State In
the Union that now has . uni
cameral (single chamber) legis-
iature!
Q. Name the destroyer recent
ly torpedoed with q reported loss
Of IL men.
.. The child. Pamela Holling-
worth. was lost in the New
Hampshire woods for six. eight
or 10 days.
10. What is q "deadhead" in
thsatar Aiom,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18

To receive attsntson In this col
unn letters must give narne ana
address % writer. OniT initials
vii n> published when requested
Mr.. Fixit: Are they roinE 20
draft married nen In the army .
4 mean those whe haven't any
children and where the wife h
capable Of working. b. r.
II the man 10 under Is yesrs
Of age. and 20 not enjoying the
temporary immunity that are
would give him. there 10 no gen
eral rule The extent Of de-
tendency OF the wife and the
status Of the husband are sub
jet TO Interpretation by his
local draft board.
Mr.. Fixit: I moved from Cob
Vile. wash. to Buckley recently
and I think the transfer COM
pany overcharged ma. He claim
I'd the state set the price and
he was liable 10 prosecution. n
he charged less. VIII you please
tell me whom 70 write TO for
definite information ~ TO what
the cost Of transferring should
have bcen: ,. H. b.
The State Department Of
Public Service in Olympia does
fix the tariffs for public car
riers, 10 the man who moved
you may mean what he says.
You might ask for advice from
that department.
Mr.. Ftxit; ] have Q Eadget In
my basement which some Of your
readers may be able 10 identify
and tell me what II 10 And its
purpose. In . piece Of wood
three inches In thickness by
eight inches In width by -
inches In length are fitted le
three-inch hardwood pulleys.
Each pulley 10 on . separate
steel SHAFT about eight Inches In
length. md each shaft h round
where II goes through the wood.
hut that part Of each shaft
which extends behind the wood
10 almost square l. v. 7.
Some Of us never identify the
strange objects which our pre-
decessors leave In the Easements
Of houses. From your brief
word picture of that piece of
machinery, we can't make a
suggestion, but perhaps some
reader can.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
Toying With Initiation

Congress In getting ready to make bluff at tackng
the problem Of avoiding initiation. Bluff is used with
full knowledge Of the purpor of the word 1t is justified
by what has already happened in Washington and what
probably going to happen, unless the American people
make themselves more vocal
Congress certainly recognizes the dangers of initiation
but seemingly lacks the to meet the problem in
the only 1t be met Next year is election year
when al the representatives and of the senator's
come for reelection Congressman from the cities fear
farmer vote Senators fear both bocs That is why there
10 slim chance Of any real anti-inflation action.
Lets explain To prevent initiation, it is necessary to
place ceiling on prices of farm products and manufactured
goods rents and Omit of these and the
result ID failure The vicious circle begins.
farm products allowed to in price, the cost of
living automatically goes up City workers find their dollar
buys less they ask and through their unions usually get
higher Manufacturers of Shoes clothing hats furn
ture and everything else boost the selling prices of their
goods because Of the higher they have to pay The
much His remedy is demand price increases for
his farm products. Then the earners seek more
wages to meet this and things sprang upward
until the worth Of dollar becomes tragic joke.
What is here depicted is not sues.work 1t happened in
Germany in the l920s 1t ruined the middle class closed
factories threw wormen of jobs and largely paved the
way for the rise Of Adolf Hitler.
The bill the house banking committee has concoced is
not weak stab at preventing initiation 1t does not
deal with the question of When it comes to farm
products not only permits ITO cent Of socaed parity
prices but in many allows 90 cent above that
figure. It should be called bill to hasten initiation
The time is 10 minutes to IL for pressure Of a
mghtier group than either the farm labor lobbesthe
of American people For initiation starts,
it will hit the farmer and the workngman viciousy
any group
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
DEFEN Sc
BON D
Quiz

O. What payroll alotments for the purchase of De-
tense Savings Bonds?
A. They portions of employee earnings set aside
each day voluntarily by individual workers for buying
Defense Savings Bonds Stamps to be exchanged eventu
ally Bonds which become the personal property of the
employee Hundreds of companies have set up such ar.
rangements to help their personnel continuously and
regularly.
@. How can give Defense Savings Bond ~ = gift?
A. Buy Series Bond at your post office bank, and
have it issued in the Of the intended recipient
Note-Te buy Defense Bonds and stamps to the nearest
post saving and association write to the
IL United states Warrington D. Also Stamps
q Q retail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WAR AND OLD AGE
PENSION PROPOSALS

Editor The Times: War VS.. the
Townsend Plan. War is in the
headlines today we can all ap-
preciste its effects, guess about
its end. Let us examine its
cause in the light of a historical
remark by the celebrated au-
thority Scott Nehring "all wars
have had an economic cause"
The histories of Egypt, Rome,
France, Russia and other coun-
tries are concrite proof of this
Compare the opinion of the
average working man of today
with that of Nathan Hale OF
whom it was said, Il am sorry
that I have but one life to give
for my country" The present
war as all previous wars. is
based upon proverty and need.
Germany, japan and Italy needs
something and is out to get 1t.
Quoting Roosevelt. "One third
OF our veterans are i'll housed,
i'll clothed and i'll fed AS you
well know about five percent Of
our people own or control over
95et OF our wealth. You all
know the effect of centrsliza-
ton OF wealth in other countries
the war lords can turn on or
stop a war just like you can
switch on q light. Now as 10
the philosophy Of the Townsend
plan. it might look to you like a
cheap charity but when the en-
ployer hands you back perhaps
about one half Of what you
earned, il it really charity when
you are either too old. or Grip
pied or rendered insane by the
stress OF q stream lined industry
to ask him 10 hand you back a
part Of that unpaid wages in the
form of an adequate old pension.
The philosophy of the Town
send plan is to levy an income
tax Of two percent upon all in
comes Of three thousand or over
10 give back TO our pioneer
soldiers as we should call them.
Sixty years 10 but the begin
ming but the eventual goal is
pensions for all aged. cripples,
and insane unemployment in
surance for all unemployed. I'm
der our present setup you are
taxed any way for their support
but the administration receives
at least one half Of il for poking
his nose into the garbage can.
Give US the Townsend plan and
the entire pension TO grandpa
CHARLES kASTLE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
PLEADS FOR UNITY
To PRESERVE FREEDOM

Editor The Times: would
like TO reply 10 som. Of your
correspondents who seem so OPP
posed to the presidents policy
in this war. I would remind
them that everyone who claims
20 be an american IL a descend
ant Of some one or another OF
European stocks. The blood of
every American, with the ex-
cepuon Of the Indians. has q
European strain. Why should
we be so indifferent TO the cir-
zsns Of the lands Of our fore
fathers
II Is not alone the privilege
OF the American people to enjoy
the right Of freedom. II is the
duty Of every liberty loving ns-
ton 10 protect the free way Of
hfs for The victims Of agsres-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
StOrieSin
Stamps
Pitcoirn Island foces
Threat of Starvation

MIDWAY between San Francisco
" and Sydney. Australia, lies
Pitcairn Island, glorifed in liter
ature and movie, but with its ESQ
inhabitants facing starvation. The
island is nothing more than a iut-
ting Of rock, two miles long and
q mile wide.
Stamps for the little British pos
session were issued last year for
the first time. The issue above
shows view Of the island from
the sea. In the upper right-hsnd
corner is an insert Of Fletcher
Christian. founder OF the colony
on Pitcairn.
History has il that Christian
and eight fellow sesmen who had
nuiinied aboard Capt William
Blgh's ship, the Bounty, sought
refuge on Pitcairn. The nu-
tineers took with them from Ia
hiti six Tshitian men and about
q dozen native women.
Since that time the descendants
Of the European males and the
Polynesian women have managed
TO exist on the few fruits and
vegetables grown there and on the
meat that was shipped in.
With the outbreak Of the war,
British ships stopped trade at
the island.
The result has been complets
isolation Of the island. The islsnd-
ers are facing starvation from .
war II 900 miles from thar rocky
Ehorek
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18

sion. Never since the world has
embraced civilization have there
been such atrocities, horrible In
the extreme, forced upon the
victims of war, as in World War
II, by the Nazi regime.
II is not a case of Germany
against the allied armies and
civilians; il is a case of brutal,
bestial Nazism against decency,
righteousness and freedom. And
it is definitely the business Of
every honorable nation to try
to check it, if possible.
Americans should thank God
they were born in these United
States, privilege your fore
fathers did not have. They i'm
migrated to America and gave
to America the gift of European
courage, hard work, clean living
and a deep and abiding appreci-
ton Of this free way Of life.
In the good old pioneer way
it is better to fight determined
to win than 60 down to defeat
with right TO the chin" from
the foes of our U. s. A. Don't
60 to sleep in the belief 1T can't
happen here" II can and will.
The advance army has been in
the L. s. for years preparing
the way for their feuhrer.
1t won't be interventionists or
isolationists or President Roose-
welt who will get the U. S. into
war when IL comes: II will be
none other than Hitler and his
Nazi cohorts. Wake up, Amer
lea; stand united, right or wrong;
this is our government, our
president. our country. With
Gods help and our own unity,
it shall always be a free Amer
lea, and the light Of the world
to all oppressed nations.
MRS. AGNES NOLAN,
SIS Ea. 5oth st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18

vices. weather reporting for air
services, and Army and Navy
communications would all be sf-
fected.
Take first the employer, the A.
T. & T. II is tops Of what's
known as the Bell system. II
has a holding company func-
ton and an advisory function
for II regional operating COM
panies which give service in
every state In the Union through
about so percent 70 the eoun-
trys telephones. Outside Bell
are some 900 independent COM
panies. From an operating point
of view, A. T. & It's chief func-
ton is its long lines department
connecting the II regional oper-
ating organizations
INDEPENDENT UNION
The labor dispute in question
is with the employees of this long
lines department. There are
about 1900 workers below the
grade of supervisor, though the
union claims $4,000 members be-
long to the Federation of Long
Lines Telephone Workers. FILL
TW Is an independent union,
neither A. F. of L. nor c. l. o.
It's only affiliation with other
unions is through the five-year-
old National Federation of Tele-
phone Workers which is made
up of 81 independent unions,
all autonomous. Total member
ship of the 81 unions is about
10000; Of these 10000 are
Bell employees. The 81 unions in
the national federation are large
ly geographical unions. CORES
ponding roughly to territorial di-
visions of the employing COM
panies.
Particularly since 1923 when
the Bell System made an elab-
crate statement of policies, A.
T. 4 7. has made much Of Its
aim ito pay salaries and wages
in all respects adequate and
just" II has emphasized that
its average wage In 1910 was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
HARD-BOILED IDEA
NOT WELCOMED

The Wells-Procope interview
was peculiar in other respects,
and impressed the Firms, as well
as diplomatic representatives Of
their neighboring nations
Sweden and Norway-as smack
ing Of the hsrd-boiled and ruth
less methods featured by the
axis powers.
II 10 almost . sacred rule that
conversations Of this nature
shall not be released to the press
until they have resulted in either
agreement or stalemate. In other
dealings the state department
has been as secretiye as the
members Of q college fraternity.
But Mr.. welles gave out his
version Of this case almost be-
fore Minister Frocope had got
back to his legation.
The under secretary Was I'M
able to offer any guarantees
that Russia would keep her
pledges. or any assurance that
England and the United States
could or would give Finland any
concrete protection against
dangers which such withdrawal
would involve. Although appsr-
entity suing for peace as = loser
In the Finnish conflict Russia
made no promise 10 withdraw
vital Finnish territory she then
held.
Despite the popular desire
that Finland should line up with
the anti-Hitler nations-which.
Of course. der fuehrer would not
permit-wenes' handling of the
whole matter has created an
unfavorable impression among
the scandinavian peoples. Luck
lily Hull entered into the enn-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18


tude toward the nation once the
international darling OF the
Y. s.
PREPARING FOR
EMERGENCY ANYWHERE
u. 8. missions committing be-
tween Washington and Moscow
discharge other duties quite as
important a. arranging for
shipment Of lend-lease arms and
supplies to the Soviet armies.
Their new air route hints at
definite plans for an AEF and
for close cooperation with Brit
ish forces In the Middle East.
II had been assumed that our
diplomats and military men
reached the Russian capital
through London and q suose-
quent flight north Of the Scandi-
navian peninsula, and returned
the same way. Fact 10 that they
made the journey from London
to Lisbon. thence across North
Africa to Cairo. over Asia Minor
and into Russia from the south.
Several delegations have return
cd by way Of Vladivostok and
thence across the Pacific. Others
take off from South America
to Lisbon. and complete the trip
through CARO-.
The roundabout route permits
them to confer with British gen.
erals and diplomats in the Mid
die East. and to obtain informa-
ton which will improve facili-
ties for shipment OF arms to that
area. II gives our Transports
ton experts q chance to study
operations al docks and rail-
road termini. The return by way
Of Siberia, and sometimes
through southern China. offers a
glimpse of the Sino-Japanese
problem. In short. Washington
Ii preparing for any emergency
that may require our psrticipa-
ton in any sport of the globe.
Secretary Morgenthsu has re-
sorted 10 oblique maneuvers to
create sentiment for his ZEN
forced savings" plan. which
would have employers hold back
weekly amounts from pay en-
velopes and turn them over TO
the treasury in anticipation Of
ie42 tax dates.
Henry has persuaded the Ma
tional Manufacturers associs-
ton. the United States Chamber
Of Commerce and similar organi-
zstions to circulsrize their mem
bership on behalf Of his scheme.
He has sought the cooperation
Of individual banks and labor
organizations He Is doing a
perspiring job OF propaganda
He figures that II be can per
suade workers to Try his plan.
they will find II the most con-
venient and painless method Of
preparing TO meet the tax col
iector. Then they may apply
heat 70 their congressman The
latter now are cold TO the idea
because they figure wage
earners would rebel against not
being permitted 70 handle their
own money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-18
LIKED EDITORIAL

Editor, The Times: want
TO extend my admiration and
appreciation for that rarity in
modern commercislized news
papers, well writes. tolerant
and intelligent editorial on
practically ostraczed, highly
controversial subject. Wednes-
days editorial on racial preju-
dices using Russia as a case in
point WAS fine
II is q pity that those who
need the message the most
who stand 10 lose rnost-vill
probably never read IT, And II
a few do they'll probably toss
il off never realizing its full
significance. But try. neverthe-
less. 70 keep up the high stand
ard set in that article.
ROBERT RUSSELL.
<05 So. X u.
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