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The program was made public
last week by julius Emspak, Cen
eral Secretary-Treasurer of the
Union which has Union contracts
now covering approximately
100000 employees in the nations
electrical and machine manufac-
turing industry.
The program:
Il. We oppose any arbitrary re-
duction in production of consumer
goods, including washing ma
chimes, refrigerators, radios, home
appliances, etc.
"2. Before any reductions are
instituted, the Government must
give to those companies thus af-
'fected enough primary contracts
and sub-contracts to take up the
slack.
-. If, in spite of these steps,
workers are nevertheless laid off,
then such workers must get first
claim on jobs with other COM
panies in the community which
are working on government con-
tracts.
IL. When necessary, excessive
overtime must be eliminated by
companies working on government
in order to provide en-
for those workers laid
off; and the present total incomes
of employees must be maintained
through wage increases to make
up for any loss of overtime COM
pensation.
IS. This program is to be ad-
through joint and
bona fide union-government-
management cooperation.
g. The President of the United
States should Immediately call a
national conference of labor, agri-
culture, government and industry.
The purpose of this conference
shall be to compel the giant cor
to stop fleeing the ma
ton and its citizens by monopo-
listic practices-practices which
are now creating scandalous arti-
fetal shortages in materials, to the
great detriment of the United
and it's people"
, 1941-07-30
LABOR AND


There has been a great deal of comment recently,
regarding the position of Labor in the political field. It is
of vital Importance that we protect the gains that we have
won by guarding against the tremendous surge of adverse
legislation now before the Law-making bodies of our
country.
Locally, it is necessary for the Union as a aohole, to
see that the CIO is represented on the City Commission
The aoorking people of Dayton represent the greater part
of the population of the city. Also, the greater part of the
aoorking people of Dayton are represented by the CIO.
The Go represents 10000 s0orkers i" the city.
1t is a pertinent fact that this large body of citizens Of the
City of Dayton should have adequate representation in the civic
affairs of the city. To this end, the Montgomery County Industrial
Union Council has endorsed the candidacy Of Ben r. Cromwell
The Montgomery County Industrial Union Council
is composed of representatives of every Go Local in this
area. AL of the Locals in this body have gone on record
whole heartedly endorsing Cromwell for the Office of
City Commissioner.
The city commission should alaOays haze one or
more members avho haze been chosen from the ranks of
labor. A determined representative of the aDorkers can do
a great deal toaoards the betterment of the conditions
existing in our city. Such a. man is Ben CromoDeu. HIS
record as q man of honesty and sincerity is unquestioned.
A strong, militant Union such as we have in the
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America,
deserves such a voice in the local government of our
people. We intend to have such representation! AS the
producers of the wealth that supports the government of our
city, we demand that no act of legislation shall deprive us
of the full rights that we earn through our efforts.
Any political organization that does not have repre-
sentation of labor incorporated within its ranks cannot
speak with the voice of the majority of our tax paying
citizens. We are the power that makes such a community
as Dayton possible.
Nothing could be further from the truth than the statement
that Labor is "nedding In politics" W. have no desire to gain
control" Of the government, in our locality. All that we ask d that
our interests may be projected by adequate representation
Cooperation of the membership of our great Union
in the forthcoming elections will assure us Of that repre-
sentation!
, 1941-07-30
UE PROPOSES
6-POINT PROGRAM TO
COMBAT

To combat lay offs in mduthsH threatened by arbitrary reductions in production Of consumer
foods the United Electrical Radio g. Machine Workers of America C1on with national Headquarters
a1 Fifth Avenue New York City, is mobizng the full weight Of its nationwide organization be-
hnd "sb-Font Program" which proposes specific methods of protecting the jobs of workers and
, 1941-07-30
National
Foundry
Notes

Henry Beard, don't you know a
good casting from a bad one?
What are you trying to do, make
things look bad for the boys?
Leave that job to the inspectors,
they know good from bad, and
right from wrong.
X
What happened to the cleaning
room, did they raise the ceiling
about 14-inches or did cleaning
the dirt off the floor make the diff
ference. How about keeping it that
way 80 we can get in and out of
the door without breaking our
neck.
X
The committee feels hot, 80
boys, your job Is to dig up those
grievances you were talking about
and turn them in The grievance
procedure is the most valuable
part of a contract If it Is used.
Use it and make your job Q better
job.
r
You Got That Dime
NOW SIGN!
, 1941-07-30

You Got That Dime
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Evening star., 1941-12-17
The Great Game of Politics
Citizens, Burdened With Growing War Toxes
Nav Resent Expense Of Extra Senatorial Clerks

hard. We will not be able to do
some things we want to do and we
will have to do some that we do not
want to do. Talk about sacrifices is
about over; the reality is about to
arrive.
Barbs From Within.
All these sacrifices will be borne
gladly. They should be. There Is no
excuse not to bear them that way.
1t is the least those at home can do.
Nevertheless, the cheerfulness with
which they will be made depends to
a considerable degree upon the con-
viction Of the people that the Gov
ernment is not wasting their money
or dealing Intellectually with a seri-
Gus situation. For example. the re-
cent action of the Senate in voting
an additional $4,000 clerk for each
Senator is we'll calculated to d.
minish cheerfulness and disturb
public confidence. Small though 1t
seems, it is exactly this kind Of thing
from the inside which hurts us more
than the outside blows of the enemy.
In the face of a great national crisis,
with taxes soaring, initiation threat
ened and drastic reduction In nom
defense expenditures concededly
vital-in such situation, the Senate
deliberately proposed to increase,
by nearly a third, the expenses Of
its body and to add 96 new job
holders to the pay roll.
The excuses advanced were flimsy
and insincere. The suggestion Of
Senator Chandler Of Kentucky that
nine Senators had died Of overwork
in the last two years is absurd. The
argument that Senators must have
more help to do their jobs is wholly
hollow. A few Senators. like Norris
OF Nebraska, Byrd Of Virginia,
Tydings of Maryland, stood up and
denounced the proposal. And 80
Senator'S voted against 1t. But So
voted for it. 1t was a shameful thing
to have done, and the House of Rep
resentatives is to be congratulated
upon its courage not only in not fol-
lowing suit, as was predicted on the
Senate floor, but in striking out the
item. The rage Of the Senators who
voted for this proposal and their
threat Of "reprisals" do them no
credit. If and when they attempt
"reprisals" they should hear from
their constituents, who have every
right to be resentful.
Copyright. le4l)
Evening star., 1941-12-17

If Hitler succeeded in breaking
the back Of the Allies, he would
not hesitate to resume an ofen-
sive against Russia in co-opera-
ton with the Japanese.
High quarters in Washington
are convinced that the reports
circulated among some groups in
this country that Russia is on the
point Of double-crossing the Allies
are spread by the many Nazi
agents still at large in the United
States. These agents are en-
deavoring to spread DR.. Goebbels
propaganda in accordance with
instructions received from Berlin
before the Reich declared war.
Evening star., 1941-12-17

was a disaster, the greatest sim
gle disaster suffered by any ma
ton at sea in this war to date.
One apprehended it from
Churchilrs speech uttered be-
fore the public here or in Eng
land was aware, the speech OF a
man who had been struck right
between the eyes.
Personally, I am sick OF the
whining about the dastardly jap
anese. They were dastardly. Yes.
But we are fighting two dastardly
foes, and their dastardlineSs is
accompanied by terrible efficiency.
Nobility accompanied by down.
right sloppiness is not going to
win the war for noble democrats.
Responsibility for the errors
committed will be investigated
Immediately by presidential
commission"
Yes. by all means. The Amer
lean people will want to know
why the Navy was not on the
alert. They will want to know
how Japanese airplane carriers
evaded patrols. They will want
to know exactly what the patrols
were doing. They will want to
know the state of armament Of
the great bombers, which inno-
Gently arrived in the midst Of the
fight. and apparently accom-
plished nothing. They will want
to know what the naval intelli-
gence was doing.
Errors Not Finished.
Yet. I suggest that we appoint
q commission Of the whole to in
vestigate the responsibility for
errors committed and still going
to be committed. For our errors
are not finished yet.
And I will tell you where the
ultimate responsibility lies-for
Hawaii, and for everything else.
1t lies with us. With the
American people. With our
kind of mind, our sort of atti-
tude toward life, toward our
selves, toward work. toward
rights and toward responsible
ties.
For q whole generation, the
American ideal has been to get as
much as it could for as little
effort. For whole generation
the American motto has been,
Il guess it's good enough" We
have admired success. and sue
cess has been measured in money
returns. We have despised
achievement unless accompanied
by glamour. The question has not
been How well done is it?" but
How much does it pay?"
And mediocrity-in high places
and low-has been the American
dream. To be average, to pursue
the middle way, to temper the
intellect and work to the COM
mon run, to denigrate and de-
bunk the great, to get by with
things" to make pleasure and
leisure the aim of life, to indulge
in fatuous optimism, to be GER
tain that in some way every
Evening star., 1941-12-17

ing at the only real fighting army
among the Axis members. Russia
has not yet declared war on the
Japanese because neither WASH
ington nor London has asked her
to do so. Premier Josef Stain
has not been asked to break with
Toxic because such action would
make no real contribution to the
Allied cause at this time.
Russians Won't Hesitate.
Russian forces in Siberia under
the command of Gen. Gregory
Stern have been somewhat weak
ened by withdrawal OF q number
Of divisions and a part of the air
force from the Far East to the
European front to help the Red
armies there press their offensive
against the Germans.
Enough troops are still avail
able on the Manchukuo- Siberian
border to resist any attempt OF
the Japanese Army to invade
Siberia, but Soviet forces now in
the Far East are not strong
enough to take the offensive
against the Nipponese.
The important airports at and
near Vladivostok are in excellent
shape. A strong defensive air
force is stationed there, but there
probably are not enough long
range bombers to make a success
full attack against the Japanese
islands.
The United States could make
good use OF the air bases In the
Maritime Provinces, and there Is
no question that the Russians
would not hesitate to place all
their facilities at our disposal.
But the time has not yet arrived
for a major operation from that
quarter. When that time comes
an appropriate offensive can be
expected.
Japs Ready for Raids.
The bombers being turned out
by our factories are urgently
needed elsewhere and demon
strations from the Maritime
Provinces against the japanese
islands would be costly and not
particularly remunerative.
Japanese air defenses are ex-
cellent. 1t is true that efficient
bombardment of the islands
would create panic among Japa-
nese civilians. 1t might also dam
age some Of Nippon's factories
and navy yards. But the cost
would be too great for the results
achieved.
If Japan is to be bombed now
the attack will have to be
launched from another quarter.
The japanese are reported to be
Evening star., 1941-12-17

under the argument that If We only
remained neutral we would be in no
danger. So far as Japan Is con-
cerned we were neutral. So far as
she was concerned we were trying to
achieve a way Of peace. Yet we were
attacked. In the end this will prove
fortunate. In no other way could we
have gone to war with such solidity
of sentiment. In no other way could
the discordant elements have been
dissolved overnight. In no other way
could our cause have become SO
overwhelmingly just.
If Hitler had not pushed the Japs
into their attack-and they did not
need much pushing-our progress
toward full participation would have
been slow, halting, hesitant. We
never would have had the sort of
unanimous vote that followed the
Presidents request of Congress. Nor
would there have been the tremen-
dous popular response
Strengthened by Attack.
The attack has brought us into
war months ahead of the time we
would have gotten in unattached.
That Is good, because moss clear
headed persons recognized that the
| quicker we went in the quicker it
would be over. 1t also has strength
ened us in many ways, not the least
being the chance of ending once for
all the strikes with which the de-
fense effort was afflicted. Poorly as
has the conference Cooperation"
idea worked in the past, there Is
some hope that the one now called
by the President will achieve re-
suits, though the Presidents selec-
ton Of q moderator rather mini
mi5es the chance. But, if the confer
ence does not work, some other way
will be found, because the country
no longer will tolerate these labor
tie-ups. They were unpatriotic be-
fore; they border on the reasonable
now. Considering these things; con-
ceding that our entrance was un-
escapable: counting in our losses at
Hawaii and allowing for certain
present dark aspects of the Pacific
situation, still the beneficial aspects
OF that Japanese attack are clear.
Among them has been the harden
ing Of the spirit Of the people as
they prepare to make the unavoid-
able secrifices. Ever since the de-
fense effort began there has been a
lot Of talk about sacrifices. But, up
to now, no one has made any real
sacrifices except the boys who have
been drafted into the armed service
The rest of us have not giv.n up q
thing-so far. But the time is al
most here when we will. Very
shortly we are going to have to give
up a good deal Of our money. But
we will have to give up more than
money. We will have to give up a
lot of luxuries which have seemed
necessities. We will have to give up
some comforts, too. We are going
to have TO permit a regulation OF
our private lives which will seen
Evening star., 1941-12-17
This Changing World
Soviet Peoce Is kozis' Biggest Desire;
Russiu Firmly Pledged to Continue War

well prepared to meet an air as
sault from the north. Their
German advisers have worked
according to the reports we OBJ
tanned from Toxic before the war
broke out-for at least 18 months
at the organization of the air de-
fenses Of Japan against a threat
from Siberia. Thus, unless we
could spare swarms Of bombers
which We cannot-it would be
useless to launch such mission.
But the Russians, according to
highest Washington quarters, are
willing to play ball with us and
are prepared to do anything we
might suggest. 1t must be en-
phaSized that there is no emo
tional or sentimental tie between
Russia and the British and Amer
lean Governments.
Peace-With Fingers Crossed.
This war is a matter of life and
death for all of us. Stain knows
that the defeat of the Western
oemocracies would mean the end
of Russia. He knows that the
Axis has a definite plan for par
titioning that huge empire, with
the Japanese getting the lions
share. Hence, the defeat of the
japanese as we'll as the other
members of the Axis is as vital
to the Russians as it is to US.
In spite of bombastic denials
from Berlin, there are strong rea-
sons to believe that the U. S. S. p.
government has been approached
through one of the few remain
ing neutrals for peace with Adolf
Hitler. The Germans desire this
more than anything else right
now.
The German high command
figures that the offensive power
of the Russians has been broken
by their heavy losses since last
June. Hence, If peace-even with
fingers crossed-could be obtain
ed, the Axis would not have to
fear q stab in the back. Accord
ing to these reports Hitler has
suggested to Stain that they call
the war of, with the German
armies Withdrawing to the Rus
sian frontier as it existed before
the German attack last June.
All Offers Rejected.
The only territorial sacrifice
asked Of the U. s. S. r. is the
cession to Finland of the territory
she now occupies and the creation
of q free republic Of the three
Baltic states. The Germans
agreed to evacuate all Russian
territory, including the Ukraine,
If Stain would talk peace.
These feelers were Indignantly
rejected by the Moscow govern
ment, because Stain realized that
Evening star., 1941-12-17
Second Man Convicted
In MiIey Staying
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY. Dec. Tray
mond s. (skeeteD Baxter, n, was
convicted Of murder last night in
the September 70 gun-slaying OF
Mrs. Elsie E. Miley and her golf star
daughter, Marion, and was SEN
fenced to death in the electric chair
The jury deliberated hours and
8 minutes.
He was the second of three men
charged with the crime to be SEN
fenced to the electric chair. Robert
H. Anderson, Louisville night club
co-proprietor, was convicted last
week, but is seeking q new trial.
Tom c. Penny, third defendant, is
to be tried next.
Attorneys for Baxter, n, green's
tender At the Lexington Country
Club where the women were slain
during q robbery. pleaded that he
was under the influence Of some
thing which has an effect on the
human mind"
Evening star., 1941-12-17
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The whispering campaign
among some Axis sympathizers
In the United States to the
effect that the Soviet Union is
Sinking its duty to the Allies
and pursuing an independent
policy without thought of eventu-.
ally joining hands with America
and Britain to crush the Axis is
drawing frowns from high ofil-
cial quarters in Washington.
Nothing is further from the
truth, these circles state. The
U. S. S. r. is pledged as firmly as
America or Britain to fight the
war through, they contend.
The Soviet forces are doing
more than their share in smash
Evening star., 1941-12-17
American People Blamed for Howoii Blow;
Price Not Too High If 1t Awokens Nation

thing will turn out all right" and
to run screaming after a scape-
goat If it didn't:
I accuse us. I accuse the 20th
century American. I accuse me.
Must Work and Fight.
We shall not get by with our
lives. We shall have to work,
and fight. on a quite different
level, If this Nation under God
shall survive and have a new
birth of freedom.
Let us pay tribute to those
amongst us who have not ac-
cepted the philosophy If medi-
ocrity. Let us gay tribute to the
efficient and the brave. Let us
pay tribute to Colin Kelly.
He, too, was an American. No
spirit of Its good enough" ami
mated the young man of 26 who
sank the Haruna. No senti-
mentality marked the proud
testimony of his wife. He died
at 26, having accomplished all
that man could hope to do, if
he lived to be 80.
He followed the profession of
his choice and his training. He
was a soldier, who lived to defend
America. Not, 'if 1t is not too
risky" Just, to defend America.
He sank the Haruna. 1t cost
him his life. His deed will save
the lives of uncounted other
Americans.
He left an unblemished men,
ory. His baby son will grow up
with the example of his father
forever before his eyes and the
pride Of his father forever in his
heart.
No father can do more for his
son. No man do more for his
country. No person be truer to
himself.
That. too. is American. That is
not the American of the last Is
years. That Is the eternal Amer
ican - the American who did
not "buy" independence. but
wrenched 1t from fate with blood.
The American who did not sell"
an idea, but thought 1t and
created it. The American who
hacked a continent out of the
wilderness, created the most dy-
manic political concept of the
18th century, invented the most
powerful machines Of the goth
century, created, built, worked,
loved, fought, died, with casual
tongued intensity and conceived
q Nation where all could be equal
in an equal manliness.
Luxury Can Be Worst Bondage.
That American is still here, un-
der all the lax habits, fretful un-
der them, struggling through the
bonds of luxury toward greater
cleanness and hardness.
Had you forgotten, Americans,
that luxury can be the worst
bondage of all?
The creative organizers Of this
Nation must be called to Wash
ington and if not called they
must call themselves. Re-read
Shakespeares Tired With All
These" the 66th Sonnet.
And folly doctor-like control
ing skill,
And simple truth miscall'd
simplicity"
The secret Of democratic EN-
cheney is the mobilization Of all
free energies, under the leader
ship Of the most creative and
dynamic personalities, imbued
with the emotion Of . common
ideal, and consecrated to a COM
mon purpose. And what our
administration needs in every
department are never-relaxed
brains and passionate spirits.
Hawaii is our Dunkerque-
worth the terrible price if it jerks
this Nation to its feet.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1941-12-17
Epiphany Church Plans
CundIeIiqht Services

Annual candlelight service will be
held at the Church Of the Epiph-
any tomorrow. There will be carols
on the McKim memorial chimes at
4:30 o'clock, with an organ re-
cital OF Christmas music.
The choir at 5 o'clock, under the
!. direction of Adolf Torovsky, will
Apresent "The Christ Child" by
Hawley. The soloistS will be Mrs.
\lanche Ramon, soprano; Mrs. Nam
Williamson, contralto; Louis An
II, tenore, and Ambrose Durkin,
bis. For this service the church
VI be lighted only by candles.
be public Is invited.
Evening star., 1941-12-17

SITS 900 on the line each year so it
won't happen again, after 1941
In special referendum, they
voted $500 to 1899 to hike their
educational tax rate so cents per
500 assessed valuation. The addi-
tional revenue is needed to keep
the schools operating q nine -and-a-
half-month term.
The schools, faced with deficit,
were ordered closed November Z to
January 5 this winter.
Evening star., 1941-12-17

ported last night that Gen. Hugo
de Torelli, commander Of the Fas-
cist Torino Division in Southern
Russia, has been killed.
The report added that Gen. Won
Evening star., 1941-12-17

ogniZed t h a t
when we passed
the lease = lend
bill and adopted
the only sound
a n d self-re-
spect in g policy
open to us.
There may be
some who will
dissent from this
view but n o t
many. The props
have been too
c o m p ] e t e ! y
knocked from
Evening star., 1941-12-17

serve uSt Tor the
lighting Army,
N avy or Air
Force of tn e
United States.
All other per-
sons wi t h | n
those age limits,
as well as all
persons between
the ages Of A
and "a, may be-
come part Of the
civilian defense
or production
r,ooI,;r,ar,, -
Evening star., 1941-12-17

swinging with
long, easy, clean
strides over the
frozen ers,
lakes and canals
Of New York
City.
Ice skating Is
a sport I have
avs loved.
Ever since a copy
of Hans Brinker
and His Silver
Skates fell into
my hands years
..a T houa haaFa
Evening star., 1941-12-17

HE opinions OF the Driter this page are their on not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
effort give all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-12-17

other vessels, I"
and that the
damage va
ri es, h a t
some" ships
already h av
been repaired
. and "a few
will take from
a week to sew
eral' months to
repair" . and
that the men
were brave.
Aud ctil1 II
Evening star., 1941-12-17
McLemore-
Scribe Survives
InterIude on Ice
By HENRY McLEMORR.

In keeping with the national
health program, I decided recently
to take up ice skating to restore my
physique to its former grandeur py