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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

night by saying he saw no reason
for postponing the hearing.
The Go representatives in
r. j. Thomas, president Of
ItAM-CIO: Allan S. Haywood. ma
tiOnal director Of Go oTgan1Z8-
ton. and Michael F. Widman Jr.,
Ford organization director-re-
fused 10 agree to a postponement
in the face of BoWen'S comment.
Governor Van Wagner and
Federal Conciliator Dewey opened
the final session yesterday by sum-
moning Bowen. He was. cloSeted
with them from 10 a. m. until the
peace treaty was signed at 2.30
H. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
GOVERNOR CoATLESS

Governor Van Wagner was
coatless. his tie loosened and his
shirt wet with perspiration when
the final details were settled In
contrast, the union representatives
and other negotiators were I'M
maculate.
The plant will open Monday"
The chief eNecutiXe. announced
happily as he opened the door
to the dozens of newspapermen
who had been waiting in the
hotel for days.
As photographs were being
taken. the governor ordered lunch,
his first food that day. Later,
Harry II. Bennett. head of Ford S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
British Poised
To Flee Greece,
Says Berlin
In,l Nsv. Service star Correspondent

Init News Service stan Correspondent
BERLIN. April r. Abandoning
more than a third of Greece. Brit
ish and Greek forces apparently
are dropping back from the Olym-
pic region and forming a new
front on an east-west line running
from the southern Albanian front
to Larissa near the Aegean Sea,
German authorities said today.
The whole Nazi campaign in
Yugoslavia and Greece is develop
ing into a "re-enactment of the
fiasco Of France" the Germans
said, although a weekend lull is
rAccihio
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
FIGHT ISOLATION

Thus Florina became the crucial
point tn the immediate fighting.
since us penetration might turn
the left flank Of The HngIo-GfeeK
defense line and ISOLATE Greek
forces IN Albania
simultaneously German tank
pushed down on the eastern wing
of the front, which now extends
from the Aegean 10 the Adriatsc
seas. in a mighty drive TO turn the
defending right flank
on The Albanian front. the
Greek high command SAID there
was only restricted ACTIVITY Of
patrols and artillery
But the Athens radio announced
that strongly lighting YugoSlav
troops northwest Of German ocCu-
pied Skoplle were believed 10 have
prevented a German column from
a junction with Italian troops on
the Observation-Disclosures frontier
around Lake Ochrida
Both Berlin and Rome an
-nounced carly today that Italo-
German forces had l0ined IN TINS
region. and added that Yugo-
slav resistance was crumbling
rapidly under Nazi hammer
blows on land and in the air)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
Ford Mem
Get Paw
To April 3

Wages fer tic period ending
Apr 5 VII be paid 10 kord Motor
Company en1nI0yes today. who ap-
pear p the temporary Office. Al
"a West Fort street with badges
n the following seres:
R400l 10 10000. III 70 5000
T50o1i 20 1000 and Z5000l to
1000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

Settlement Of the strike II the
Rouge plant AZ The Ford Motor
COMPANY today ended fnc nearing
IN Federal Court nU fhe restrain
inc order granted fNe Ford COM
psny against tha JAW ami fao
CommunlS, Party. but not before
the record WaS fHIed WITH to>iI-
uanv of former Communists Who
related the inner workings plots
and plans of The Communist Party
The testimony remains an The
record despite Tho motion los WI
liam Henry Gallagher, UAW-CIo
attorney. 70 have it stricken as
irrelevant
The hearing which vas 70 have
CUTTTTUVI T1gIdy C771C1
the union having AT opportunity 70
present single witness IN ATS de-
Tense against the company
charges For five days kord VII
neSSes paraded 70 The stand each
throwing a sideIiEht upon the
activity Of me Communists, me
behavior ot pickets sabotage
within the plant. and the official
viewpoint of state and local police
Judge Arthur J futile en-
liVened the proceedings bY TaKIHE
an active fr5tt-tt II ttttf- examination
of witnesses and injecting an &C
casiona1 remark that brought
down the house.
The most coherent and complete
story of Communist intrigue was
told by William ODell Newell
Negro Ford worker one-time
Communist and student of Soviet
procedure IN Moscow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
PRoVOKES LAUGH

Gallagher laughed aloud when
Novel; said that courts We're 10 be
used for the spreading of propa-
ganda
- lawyer Is instructed to he
Skillful in crOss-eNamination in
order 10 show that the judge and
the manufacturers are reaction
aries. that Judge under the
eapitalistic system Is a reaction
Many members of The patty df7ri
not pay dues OF carry membership
cards NOVEL; said Some were
ordered hy Moscow 10 drop ont
tnd- sever connections with the
party.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
Blast Hits Powder Plant

BELVIDERE Y Jl April ~.
= Issj-Dne emp.0ye vas killed
aad four others were Injured Sc
HolsIy when q mysterious explo-
sIor wrecked tho cotton dehsdra-
'IDr building ~ The Hercules
Powder Company new smokeless
raNaer pant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
Sydney Aree Fire Swept

SYDNEY, N. S. April 12.-
UNS)--Fire swept through the
main business section OF Sydney
today destroying stores. apart
ment building and offices.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

points had been phraSed IA thu
satisfaction OF both the union ant
The company
Terms of the truce are:
1.-The company will cooper
ate In every WAY TO bring
about a speedy plant election
under jurisdiction. of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board.
give of the eight employees,
- whose discharge a week ago
Tuesday precipitated the strike,
will be returned TO work and the
status of the other three will be
arbiirated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
LONG DEBATE

The governor favored this re-
quest. but it took him from Thurs
day afternoon until yesterday
afternoon to persuade the union
representatives and the NLRB to
agree.
Frank II Bowen, local director
for the NLRB. threw a wrench
into the negotiations Thursday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

or massacres as In other great
strikes. Let there be no bitter
ness aS an aftermath. If you
can't forgive. then forget"
Smiths statement was greeted
with loud cheers from the pickets.
Shortly before Smith arrived at
the scene. the picket line was
abandoned for 30 minutes in OBJ
servance of, Good Friday. e
Many of the pickets-still shout
ing and singing union songs
marched 10 the union headquarters
on Michigan avenue.
Thus. aS-the IRE Ore ended,
peace was restored In Dearborn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

allowing that file to be removed.
1t turned out that the hoard
had no intention of asking for it.
A list of the employees will be
made for the board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
MEET IN HIS SUITE

During that period. the COVER
nor had l. a Capizzi attorney for
The Ford comPary-in an adjoining
bedroom while he corraled the
union representatives and Bowen
in his suite.
Van Wagner settled this tick
leh mint IL p foIonEoTla l.TITTr-r----r-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

nue., testified thar.
1-Constantine OumanskX, pres
l. ent Soviet amba ssador TO
the United States, headed unit
OF the OGPU. Russian secret
police, which terrorized students
at the Lenin Institute in Mos
cow II they did not follow the
Communist Party line.
C-The Communist Information
- ale worked out a plan in
1880 TO organize the Negroes of
the South and demand a sepa-
rate nation for them under the
fright of self determination"
This would weaken the economic
structure of the United States
and bring the farmers into the
revolutionary movement.
Die was taught at the Lenin
- Institute how to take over
q city during a revolution, how
TO seize control of labor unions,
and how to assemble armament
and weapons used by the mill
tary forces of various nations.
f-Maurice Sugar. UAW-CIO
Il counsel. was chosen by the
Communist Party here as a
popular front" after Phil Ray
mond became "too well known
as q party member" NOVEL;
was not certain that Sugar had
ever joined the party.
He was present when Stan
~ ley NOwak. member of the
present state Legislature from
Wayne County, was indicted as
n member OF the Communist
Party in Finnish Hall in 1897.
c-That the plan Of the JAW
" CIO for the organization OF
the Ford plant was essentially
the plan formulated by the
Communist Party.
The testimony OF NOVEL; was
strenuously objected to by Gal
Iagher.
THE JAW did not even exist
at the time that this man Is
testifyfng to here, ne SAID.
There is nothing 10 justify the
sort of trash we are hearing
and heard yesterday. II is all
Irrelevant to the action before
US"
Looking at Judge Tuttle he
said,
The court should not permit
itself To be used a. an instru-
ment of propaganda by the Ford
company. Probably there is a
place for this story. hut IL is
not In this court room. You
have gained a good idea Of the
nature of this case and YOU are
aware of direct campaiCn by
the Ford company 10 smear the
Go. and YOU are being used
Ia further IT I"
Novel; vas permitted 20 con-
TInue VIII rs festIm0TY- II I'D
that be mad been a Ford worker
off and or since 1929 and a mem
Der Of fHc Comuurst Party from
1929 Re 1885
In 1881 uas sent to Moscow
To attend the international
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

headed by Governor Van Nag
Oner and Federal COnciliatOr
James +. Dewey and will include
two members of the union and
two representative of the plant.
The one ma or point that delayed
the peace for 20 hours was the
company's insistence that the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
should not proceed Monday with
scheduled hearings on union COM
plants of discrimination.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
Ford Recalls 10000
To JOBS on Monday
tContnued from Page One4

DAYS. and The inst Ghrysier shut
down took 81 days 70 settle
The union raised one point dur
ing final negotiations which proved
not 10 be an issue at all That
was the question Of whether the
company would make It's pay roll
available for the conduct of the
forthcoming election.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

"a special grievance commits
- tee, to operate pending the
outcome of the election, will be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
LONG ALARM IN ATHENS

Today Athens Itself WAS SUtJ-
jected 10 a four-hour air raid
alarm. longest of the war
While the battle was joined in
the Florina sector. the fighting
was slow TO spread to the extreme
right flank of the Anglo-Greek de-
Tense line, which extends from the
Adriatic TO the Aegean seas
A press ministry spokesman
said:
Following the advance of
German mechanical columns
down the Nardar Valley. light
German troops have penetrated
further west. But they have
not come into contact with our
defense forces"
RAE eemmunique said Brit
ish planes bombed the towns Of
Veles, Prilepi and Kilkis Thurs
day night, in attacks on German
units.
Opening of action on the F1orina
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
Yugos|dvs Halt
Ndzi Drive
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
up defensive mountain positions. il
was stated. others surged into
northern Albania. where capture
Of the Adriatic coastal town Of
LeSh from the Italians was CON
iirmed.
There are also uncon6rmed re-
ports in British circles that the
northern Albanian seaport of
Durazzo has been captured.
German forces have reached the
Sava River in northern YugoSlavia
and taken Zagreb tHgTamt. the
Croatlan capital. without resist
ance, a Yugoslavian military COM
munique reported today.
The communlque said.
In the northern sector SUI
. perior enemy forces reached the
SaVa River via Daruvar after
the occupation of Yugofina.
The enemy continued To make
progress near kragujevac. which
also was occupied. German
troops entered Zagreb without
resistance from our troops.
There were no events of inn
pOrtanCe in Albania"
In a radio broadcast from a
secret station at the as vet undiS-
closed temporary Yugoslav capital.
Premier Gen. Dusat1- Slmovic pro-
claimed his faith In eventual
victory.
"Germany's early successes
cannot discourage us.
Though the present situation
Is difficult, we believe that JUS
ttCe is with our cause,
SURE or VICTORY
The bravery of our army,
The help of our powerful allies
and the firm morale of our
people will assure us of victory"
The broadcast vas the first Ii
LOCI Word- received from -Prcmiel
Smovic since Adolf H1tlel
launched his double invasion o
Yug{slavia and Greece at dawi
Sunday.
II indicated that the Slmovii
government. established in a coul
two weeks ago that overthrow tn,
Dragisha Cvetkovic regime whicl
signed the Axis alliance. was stll
functloning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
Dewey Assigned
To AvertinQ
GIN Strike

With the Ford strike settled.
Federal Labor Mediator James f.
Dewey today turned his attention
to avertine a possible strike Of the
JAW Go in plants of the General
Motors Corporation.
Dewey was assigned by the
labor department after the corpo-
ration notified Washington the
union had threatened To call a
strike IN the GIN plants involving
$4,000 workers and defense con-
tracts Of more than 1922 100000.
Waiter KTUtheT, director N rrr7U
GIN department Of tire UAW. later
announced the international eXecu-
tive board of the JAW had re-
qucsted all GM locals TO empower
il TO call strike of non-defenSe
workers If and when necessary -
Eleven unions with a membership
OF . GOO have already authorized
a strike the union said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
RECORDS TO NLRB

Bowen had objected to a state
ment by the company that the
pay roll would be available within
the plant" He said the records
should be given TO the NLRB
outside the plant
Capizzi pointed out that the
ctffffffFFl;;staA-.s card index file of en-
ployeS fills scores OF large cabinets
and that Ford has no intention Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
IOr(I Hearing Gets Record Of Communist Plots
strike OettIement Ends
III. S. Court Charges

Lenin Institute. attended the
school from December NJ that
wear 10 the following December.
our studies included economies,
philosophy. labor union history,
military science. the assembly of
weapons of various nations. haW
t. take over n city by selling its
key spots. like the utilities. how
10 take advantage of the trade
unions and lead them toward a
revolutionary movement, an d
most Of the other forms of con
Spiraey now practiced by the
Communist Party"
LISTS SOME STUDENTS
7 -zt aid =saHae Of the stu
dents and instructors in iRe SC100
included Robert Minor secretary
Of the Communist Party of The
United States. Clarence Hatha
way Alex Goarhart . ku>Sinen
Morris Charles of Chicago and W
X. Colbert Subpenaed but no
served by the company IN the pres
cnt hearing
"The OGPT tcrrorized stu
dents who disagreed with Com
rrtttffiSt- doctrines" Novel; said.
They policed the school. They
were headed by Constantine
oumanSky. present Russian am
baSSador to the United States"
ffp trrer1 described the plan Ia
form a nation Of Negroes IN the
South.
OPERATED IN DETROIT
II left Russia under discipline
and was guarded hack To New
York" he said lone of my
watchers was Mrs. Clarence
Hathaway. In New York l
talked with Earl Browder for
mer secretary of the party, now
in federal penitentiary on
passport fraud conyiction) and
William Winer. BrOwder per-
suaded me To come TO Detroit
and become director of educa-
ton for the party in Michigan.
Our headquarters were at Grand
River and Vernon highway, up
stairs.
II was later assigned TO super
wise party fractions within
various cultural. social, religious
and .lahorgroups."
He was asked by BHeii-A.
Ooele. Ford attorney if he ever
lid any political campaign work.
WORKED FOR SUGAR
81 worked for Maurice Sugar
when he ran for the Communist
Party In 1884. In 1885 | cam
paigned for him when he ran for
the Senate on the Farmer-Labor
ticket. The ticket was worked
out by the Communist Party.
At the convention In Owosso,
former Judge Edward J. def
fries spoke for the Farmer-La-
Dor Party and Sugar spoke for
us. We had meeting Al when
William WeinstOne. Crawford
Nelson and myself planned the
convention strategy"
-Doelle asked NOVEL; what the
trike strategy was that was
aught at the Moscow school
I'VE were taught that every
strike Is political. not economi-
cal. We were told to gain con-
troll of important departments
of a plant so that when a strike
was called, we could control n
lot Of men with n few men and
paralyZe the plant. We were in
Structed to bring on head-On
fights between workers and law
enforcement agencies. This was
all designed TO undermine the
confidence of the people in the
police and the law. IL was aimed
at the state"
...t4n,,=ahAitE eaurt- room tao
tics when "A Communist was in
court ." asked Doelle.
we were instructed above all
never 10 tell the truth. We were
To attempt 10 rid the people of
their Illusions about democracy,
the police. the courts and even
Congress"
PRONOkES LAUGH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
MAJOR POINTS

Newell made the following
major points in his testimony:
NOVEL;. l02 Cottage Grove ave
nue., testified that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
SIGNED BY REUTHER

The wires, signed by Reuther
said in part
Among the points i'm dispute
are improved grievance rras
chlnery. wages and extension of
authority OF the impartial UNI
pire. In the interest of per-
fecting adequate machinery for
the establishment of completely
stable and cooperative labor re-
lations, the union asks that the
powers OF the impartial umpire
be broadened.
Experience has proven that
the present restriction now
placed on the umpire does not
permit the umpire 10 make his
full contribution toward the es-
Establishment of satisfactory labor
relations.
THE union wishes to notify
the Office of Production Man
agement that the United Auto
mobile Workers America,
CLIO. is willing and DESTROYS to
cooperate with the OPM in
asking the necessary arrange
ments for continuing production
OF all defense work In the event
the corporation should make IL
necessary for the union to strike
In order TO secure its just de-
mands."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

= - 0AtA Nh' NAitA'AsAff"NNt 49, tsNff - -
high command communicate which
said = ,---------.--
German motorized elements,
coming from the direction of the
Monastir area, came into con-
tact with our forces in the
Florina district"
The advancing Germans pushed
through the MonaStir pass despite
terrific British air attacks that
were said to have taken a heavy
toll in dead and wounded men
and smashed equipment
But 10 miles inside the border.
as they approached F'lorina, the
Nazis ran into savage resistance
that -Sata-the Stage for the battle
which probably Will settle the fate
OF Greece
Al this strategic point. where
Fascist invaders were halted and
then driven back last Autumn.
Greek, British and Australian
forces took the FIST blows Of the
German panzer divisions and then
struck back with counteT-attackS
10 prevent q Nazi smash into the
town of FiOTiua itself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
TELEGRAMs SENT

RCuthcr Sent kilograms 70 OPW
Directors William S. KnudSen and
Sidney Hillman. General Motors
was the first large corporation 10
comply with President RooseVelt's
executive order setting up the
national mediation board
In The order the President said
unions and corporations should
give advance notice of threatened
strikes so that the government
might act.
In Washington. Hillman smil-
ingly declared he was mot par
tiCularly worried al this time"
over the GIN situation. adding,
IT don't think there will he any
interference with defense pro-
ductiOn there"
Negotiations between GIN and
the JAW for new contract have
been in progress since March II.
The union has set April 20 as the
deadline for the adoption Of new
agreement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
Critical Battle
RACES inGfee(e

Continued from Page 0nel
on one side and the Germans on
the other.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
1T Is a battle of morale and
liberty against black material
ism.
We are convinced we shall
win. be II today or tomorrow.
The fighting just north Of Flor
ina heralding the decisive stage
of the Balkan conflict - began
after German forces broke through
the Monastir gap into Greece and
then charged against Florina II.
self
An official Greek announcement
said Is waves OF air raiders at
tackled Piraeus. the port of Athens
dropping mines and bombs on the
harbor and adjacent regions dur
ing the night
The nfficial announcement
stated that enemy planes bombed
and sank the Greek hospital snip
Attika.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

front was announced tersely by
high command communique which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12
SURE or VICTORY

The bravery of our army.
the help of our powerful allies
and the firm morale OF our
people will assure us of victory"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-12

German afternoon newspapers
today played up the report that
British transports in Piraeus, the
harbor of Athens, have steam up
ready to evacuate the British eX-
peditionary force.
The war situation on Holy Sat-
urday was pictured by the Ger
mans as follows.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-26
TIDES

(Sun Time) High tide-l:44 am, 16.9 feet. Low tide-7:41 am, 0.2 feet. High tide-1:46 pm, l6.9 feet. - Low tide-7:58 pm, Ill feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-26
NEW FACE
 GIVEN 10
 NORTH SEA

Reprinted inside and out, redec- orated and with new furnishings, the Northland Transportation Com pany's vessel North Sea will be open for public inspection in Juneau on its return trip from Sitka, accord ing to H. E. Green, local agent for the Northland company.
 The vessel, which is on it's first trip since December has been coni- pletely renovated and has had a dance floor built on the upper deck
 Agent Green said that there were tentative arrangements to have a dance in the newly constructed hall when the vessel returned from the coast, out that because of indefinite arrival .ime perhaps the occasion for Juneallites to celebrate the in spection Of the ship with a dance will have t. be cancelled
 Public rooms including the smok- ing and socia. halls have been com pletely redecolated and refurnished. new floor coverings have been laid and all the staterooms have been ] repainted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-26
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That at 10 o'clock A. M March 29th, 194l, at the office of the United States Commissioner for Juneau Precinct, 5th floor of the Federal and Territorial Building, at Juneau Alaska, Ella Book Johnson, admin istratrix of the estate of Anton Pet erson, deceased, pursuit to order of the Probate Court for the Juneau Precinct, Alaska, will sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash, all the real property of the estate of Anton Peterson, deceased, if the highest and best bid is satisfactory to said adininistratrix and within the terms of said order, and subject to confirmation of said Probate Court. Said real property is describ- ed as follows:
 The patented lands embraced within H. E. Survey No 236, con- taining 2411 acres. less 0.859 of an acre sold August 18th, 1939 to Ebba Erickson. and less one triangular lot with 40 foot sides sold to Eugene 2. Weschenfelder January 3d, 1939 Said Fl E. Survey 236 is situated at the end of the Fritz Cove Highway. about 14 miles northwesterly from Juneau, Alaska. and contains there on habitable buildings and other i'm provements and cleared ground for gardens. See Howard b Stabler, Shattuck Building for further in formation
 Dated: Juneau, Alaska, February 18th, 1941
 ELLA ROCK JOHNSON,
 Administratrix. First publication, Feb 2G, 194l. Last publication, March 19, 1941