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Roosevelt
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I
such a meeting in dangerous waters
aboard belligerent warship. One
of the meetings was on the British
battleship Prince of Wales, others
aboard the American cruiser Au-
gusta.
Text of Presidents Message.
The text of the Presidents mes
sage follows:
To the Congress of the United
States:
Over a week ago I held several
important conferences at sea with
the British Prime Minister. Be-
cause of the factor of safety to Brit
ish, Canadian and American ships
and their personnel no prior an
nouncement of these meetings could
be properly made.
At the close, a public statement by
the Prime Minister and President
was made. I quote it for the in
formation of the Congress and for
the record:
Here followed the text of the
statement on the conference
which was issued by the White
House August IA. 1t included
the joint eight-point declaration
of common principles
The Congress and the President
having heretofore determined
through the Lend-Lease Act on the
national policy of American aid to
the democracies which East and
West are waging war against die
tatorships, the military and naval
conversations at these meetings
made clear gains in furthering the
effectiveness of this aid.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister
and I are arranging for conferences
with the Soviet Union to aid 1t in its
defense against the attack made by
the principal aggressor of the mod
ern world-Germany.
Difficult to Oppose.
Finally, the declaration of prin-
ciples at this time presents a goal
which is worth while for our type of
civilization to seek. 1t is so clear
cut that it is difficult to oppose In
any major particular without auto
matically admitting a willingness to
accept compromise with Nazism;
or to agree to world peace which
would give to Nazism domination
over large numbers of conquered
nations. Inevitably such peace
would be a gift to Nazism to take
breath-armed breath-for a second
war to extend the control over Eu-
rope and Asia to the American hemi-
sphere itself.
1t is perhaps unnecessary for me
to call attention once more to the
utter lack of validity of the spoken
or written word of the NaZi govern
ment.
1t is also unnecessary for me to
point out that the declaration of
principles includes of necessity the
world need for freedom of religion
and freedom of information. No
society Of the world organized under
the announced principles could
survive without these freedoms
which are a part of the whole free
dom for which we strive.
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Strikes
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hiked or TAXED to and from work
yesterday were prepared for the
same routine again.
Warship Work Tied Up.
The strike at the Kearny ship
yards has tied up work for two
weeks on s493 900, 900 worth of de-
fense orders, including warships for
the Navy. The G. I. o. Industrial
Union of Marine and Shlpbuilding
Workers is demanding that the COM
pany accept a recent recommended
ton of the National Defense Media
ton Board for inclusion of a main
tenance of union membership clause
in the working contract That would
mean that present and future men,
bers of the union would have to
maintain good union standing as
requisite of employment.
Mr.. Korndorff rejected the plan,
contending 1t would amount to a
closed shop He offered to turn the
plant over to the Navy for operation
An offer upon which the Govern
ment has not acted.
President Roosevelt had written
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Russians
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German Gath Infantry Division had
lost three-fourths of its man power
(about II 900 mem in Today battle
in the Ukraine.
The Germans penetrated the viii
lage of ''E" under protective artil-
lery barrage, it said, but were
crushed by Russian infantry which
cut off their rear tanks and slashed
into the fanks of the Nazi division.
One regiment was destroyed, two
others lost rs per cent of their men
and fourth lost more than 1000
dead, the dispatch said.
In telling residents "the enemy
will never set foot in our beautiful
city" Voroshilov, long a popular
Soviet hero, announced that new
detachments of the national militia
were being formed to aid the de-
fenSes.
Participating in Voroshilov's
statement were Andrei Zhdanov,. a
member of the Presidium and secre-
tary of the Leningrad Party Com
mittee, and P. Popkov, chairman Of
the Leningrad City Soviet.
AS German bombers began raiding
Leningrad in daylight attacks, the
marshal told residents to let neither
bombing nor other difficulties" in
terIupt preparation for aerial and
land defense.
Stand Firm, People Told,
Stand firm to the end. At the
risk of our lives We will fight the
enemy and destroy him. Death to
the bloody Fascist German rob-
bers," he said.
Military reports placed the nearest
Nazi troops about rs miles from
Leningrad as the Firms and Ger
mans drove down from the north
and German columns moved up in
the areas Of Kingisepp and Nov
gorod. .,..
(Finnish reports that the
Vuoksi River towns of Cuoksen-
ranta and Raisala were captured
and put the northern drive only
IS miles from LeningradD
But in all these areas, said Rus
sian accounts, as we'll as in the Star
ava RusSa sector $50 miles southeast
of Leningrad, Soviet troops were
forcing the Germans to fight step
by step.
In the south Soviet troops turned
back persistent German efforts to
reduce Odessa, it was claimed.
(Reports which the Associated
Press was unable to confirm
circulated in European listening
posts that the Dnieper River
Dam, near Dnieperopetrovsk had
been opened or blown up by the
Russians to halt the German
Ukraine drive.
In London the Daily Mail
said its Stockholm correspondent
had obtained the information
from Russian source "in close
touch with the Kremlin."
while the advantages of
blowing up the dam were trurn-
peted- in the British press-ad-
vantages such as the flooding Of
lands below it and the destruc-
tion of the roadway it provides
across the river-neutral quar-
ters pointed out that blasting of
the dam would make the river
above it narrower and therefore
easier for the Germans to CROSSE
Russians reported a Soviet coun-
terthrust on the central front
which brought into play-apparently
for the first time-RuSSia's publi-
Evening star., 1941-08-21
Cuban Consu|ates in Reich
Ordered Closed by Berlin

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 21.-The German
government announced today it had
ordered closing of Cuban consulates
in the Reich effective September Is
(1he announcement followed
closely the action of the italian
government in closing Cuban
consulates in Italy in retaliation
for the expulsion of the italian
consul general from Cuba.
(Cuba ordered expulsion of
seven German consuls as we'll as
one Italian and Germany earlier
had responded by demanding
withdrawal of Cuban consuls
from German-occupied terri
tories.)
A note handed the Cuban Charge
d'Affaires requested the withdrawal
of all Cuban consular officials, en-
ployes and former employees.
DNB. said the action was taken
because one Cuban consular official
had been engaging in activities out
side his regular duties, thus giving
reason for severe objection"
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Goebbe|s Says Reich
Will Be Destroyed
L War lost
Asserts Germany Realizes
Conflict Is Question of
Her Life and Death
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, Aug. 21.-The news
paper Informaciones last night
quoted German Propaganda Minis
ter Joseph Goebbels as declaring
Germany realizes the war is ques-
ton Of her life and death and if it
is lost she will be broken up and
destroyed"
In an interview granted the
papers special correspondent, Alfredo
Marguerite, Goebbels said that after
the triumph of the German people,
Germany will occupy in the world
the rank of world power belonging
to her"
He said England will pay dearly
for her nocturnal attacks on the
German civil population, but the
war against Russia is the primary
Evening star., 1941-08-21
Relations With Denmark
Severed by Chino
Nv the lssociotsd prsss

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China. Aug. al
Foreign Minister Quo Tai-chi today
announced China's severance OF
diplomatic relations with German
occupied Denmark because of the
latters recognition of Manchukuo
and the Japanese-sponsored Wang
Ching-wei regime established at
Marking.
Evening star., 1941-08-21
Mexico FILMING Bolivar

Julian Soler, youngest of three
brothers who are among Mexicos
leading actors, is playing the name
role in Simon Bolivar" the film
biography of the Venezuelan patriot.
which will be the most expensive
picture ever produced in Mexico.
Evening star., 1941-08-21

The Caspian Sea, covering 169 900
square miles. is the worlds largest
inland sea.
Evening star., 1941-08-21

New industries programmed in
India are held up by a machinery
shortage. %
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maintain stable prices, are using
materials of lower quality.

maintain stable prices, are using
materials of lower quality.
She warned the United States
must conserve its resources of es-
sential materials where the supply
is short now, or may become short in
the future"
1--WE must also conserve our re-
sources of skilled labor, machines
and management" she said. "If we
allow the quality of our consumers
goods to depreciate to point where
they must be replaced after COM
paratively short time in use, we will
have wasted not only materials and
purchasing power, but labor and ma
chimes"
Hits Small Income Group.
THE most serious aspect of this
problem lies in the fact that the
penalties of poor quality will fall
heaviest on those whose incomes are
small. These penalties will be paid
In coins of lowered health and vi,
tality."
The conference, called to consider
problems arising out of the defense
program in the distribution of food
stuffs, textiles and clothing. was at
tended by several hundred business
men representing retailers and retail
organizations, and by many Govern
ment officials. Secretary Jones
opened the conference with short
address of welcome.
William M D. Miller. chairman of
the National Food and GrocerS' Con-
ference Committee, said that food
distributors were prepared to handle
any defense emergencies, and point
ed out that his group had de
nounced" food spectators.
Distributors are absorbing some of
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Henderson Warns
Consumer Goods
Prices Can Be Fixed
Government Will Step In
If Costs Rise Sharply,
He Tells Conference

While the Government has limited
fixing maximum prices to wholesale
commodities, I'VE can step into the
consumer goods field if necessary,
and we are not afraid of the task, y
Leon Henderson, administrator Of
the Office of Price Administration
and Civilian Supply, warned today.
He made this statement in address,
ing the defense conference on con-
sumner goods at the Department OF
Commerce Auditorium.
Nothing can be more destructive
to sound operation of business en-
terprises than rapidly rising prices,
with their dislocating effects on the
upside, and the ruinous losses they
inevitably cause when the collapse
comes" he said.
Imitation, he declared, could add
billions of dollars to the cost OF war
materials that now are being pro-
duced. Bernard M. Baruch, he said,
estimated that armament costs in
the World War were increased SIS
900 100000 as the result of imitation.
HOulu 1nCTcdSc Dui uCHs
"If we should have the same sort
of price imitation this time, the tax
payers burden would be increased
by a much larger amount, for we are
now getting started on far greater
program than that of the World
War" he declared.
Not enough attention has been
paid to expanding productive ca
pacity, Mr.. Henderson told the con-
ference. Output of civilian goods
increased 20 per cent during the last
year.
"I believe production of such goods
can rise much higher than this, and
I would like to see just how high it
can 60 under the stimulus of rising
consumer buying power after all
possible armament needs in the way
of raw materials, plant capacity and
labor supply are cared for" he de-
clared.
Mr.. Henderson expressed the
hope that it will not be necessary to
regulate retail prices.
Il don't expect you people to step
up your margins, to charge pre-
miums for advance deliveries, to
anticipate cost increases which have
not occurred in making price ad-
vances," he said. II do not expect
you to fix markups on percentage
of cost unless costs have definitely
increased by an equivalent amount.
and do not expect you to complete
or to accept sales at prices prevail
ing upon delivery instead of at fixed
prices"
Miss Harriet Elliott, assistant ad-
ministrator in charge of consumer
division, Office of Price Administra-
ton and Civilian Supply in an
earlier address, charged that many
manufacturers, in the effort to
Evening star., 1941-05-02
AIIis-ChuImers Gets
1858. so Navy Contract

The Navy Department yesterday
made a 1858 ,522 award for construc-
ton of a 5000 kilowatt turbo-alter-
nator for the Washington Navy
Yard and a 1000 kilowatt turbo-
alternator for the Naval Operating
Base, Norfolk, Va.
The Allis- Chalmers Manufactur-
ing Co., Milwaukee, Wis, was given
300 DAYS to complete the work.
Evening star., 1941-05-02

the last 10 years, died at his home
last night after a short illness.
Judge Barrett was born and reared
in Augusta, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Barrett, members
of two Augusta pioneer families.
He attended schools in Augusta and
Lynchburg, Va. After his gradua-
ton from the University of Georgia
he taught in the Augusta public
school system for a short time. He
then entered law practice.
On June %, 1922, he received his
commission as Federal judge from
President Harding.
Evening star., 1941-05-02

expert pointed out that practical
substitute" was for women to 60
without stockings. Experts reported
that the defense program had
caused important readjustments in
the production of many staples.
This afternoon, four round table
discussions will be held on consumer
problems in the following fields
food, piece goods, mems and boys
clothing, and women's and girls
clothing.
Donald M. Nelson, director of
purchases, Office of Production
Management, will address the con-
ference at banquet tonight at the
Mayflower. Defense Procurement
of Consumer Goods" will be his
topic. "A
Evening star., 1941-05-02

the higher costs of food, he said
Although wholesale food prices rose
10 per cent in the last year, retail
prices advanced only per cent, he
asserted.
Says Emergency is Real.
Fred Lazarus, jr., stairman of the
Retailers Advisory Committee, de-
clared that the country faces a real,
not a "phony" emergency.
This is an all-out effort" he said.
''The quicker every one finds it out
the better. The purpose of this
conference is to find out what this
all-out effort means. Every mer-
chant present should go home re-
solved to make his contribution by
putting his operation at once on an
orderly basis to prevent scarcity.
Sales promotion, organization, direct
selling and the use of substitutes
should be studied and geared to the
needs of the defense program to at
tain this end"
An intensive study of Government
experts appeared to assure house
wives that no Shortages are in sight
on any of the ordinary articles of
food or clothing. From the reports
on individual commodities made
public in connection with the con-
ference it appeared, however, that
higher prices may be expected for
meat, canned vegetables, eggs, dairy
products, woolen goods, shoes, knit
ted underwear and mems work cloth
ing.
Substitutes Are Outlined.
Federal experts found that the
outlook for supplies is good, and
outlined various substitutes that
might be used. In the case of
women's hosiery, for example, one
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at 2 pm. Burial will be in the st.
Marys City Cemetery.
Mr.. Murphy went overheard from
his ship on the night of April l3
during a scuff1e on an upper deck
with Raymond r. Reutt, Is, of
Norfolk, according to Capt. T. H.
Hewitt. Manslaughter charges have
been preferred against Reutt.
Surviving Mr.. Murphy are his
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy; his
mother, Mrs. Matte Murphy, Scot
land Md: brother, Capt. J. Frank
Murphy, Baltimore. Nd, and three
sisters, Mrs. John Purcell. Baltl-
more, and Mrs. Charles r. Wolf
and Mrs. Phil Fenwick, both OF
Scotland, Md.
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Public Parks Riders
Plan Own Horse Show

Public parks riders will vie for
more than a score of trophies in
theier own private horse show at 10
am. Sunday at the Rock Creek
Park Equitation Field, on Glover
road near Ross drive.
Albert Clyde Burton, chairman OF
the Horse Show Committee, said to-
day that approximately 200 entries
are expected. Special buses to the
field will leave from Connecticut
and Nebraska avenues NV, begin
ming at 8 o'clock: j..
No fees will be charged and
grandstand seats will be available
10 the public.
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Cabinet Changes Show
Weakness, Germans Say

BERLIN, May 2 (P.-Berlin po-
litical and military observers ex-
pressed the opinion today that cab
met changes in London indicated
There is something rotten in the
British war economy"
One authorized spokesman said,
"It appears to be definite sign of
q political crisis"
Evening star., 1941-05-02

whose body was
recovered from
he Potomac
River Wednes-
day, will be held
q t Chambers
funeral hom e ,
SIT Elev e n t h
street Sc, at
IL am. tonor-
row.
The body will
then be taken
to st. M ar Y S
City, Md, where
further services
will be held at
pT7~s,.;Eu CbY,rol,
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Churchill EIevates
Beaverbrook 10 Rule
OF Wartime Industry
Ministries Of Shipping
And Transport Merged
In Cabinet Shoke-up
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill answered
critics of his administration today
by shaking up his cabinet and man,
ing dynamic Lord Beaverbrook to
the newly y-created post of Minister
of State, with the apparent inten-
ton of making him virtual dictator
of Britain's wartime industries.
In line with this sweeping move,
Mr. Churchill merged the Ministries
of Shipping and Transport and in
trusted the important new portfolio
OF wartime communications to a
virtual nknown-57-year-old Fred
erick Thomas Leathers, who stimuli
taneously was made a baron.
j. T. G. Moore-Brabazon, former
Minister of Transport, was named
to succeed Lord Beaverbrook as
Minister of Aircraft Production.
Ronald H. Cross, relieved OF the
post of Minister of Shipping, was
appointed High Commissioner to
Australia.
Press COmmends Shifts.
These changes, generally COM
mended by the press-which has
been insisting that new men OBJ
viously have become necessary for
more efficient conduct of the war"
came as Mr.. Churchill prepared
to face Parliament next week in a
debate on British reverseS IN Greece
and North Africa.
They apparently were designed to
answer two outstanding objects OF
criticism-delay in production of
vital war materials and lack OF CO.
ordination between land and sea
communications.
Lord Beaverbrook, who has been
credited generally with speeding up
airplane manufacture to meet the
German challenge in the air, is eX-
pected to have undivided control OF
the production of guns, tanks and
other equipment in his new post.
Concentration of his drive and
energy on this problem would re-
lieve Mr.. Churchill of many of his
cares and permit him to devote his
full time to the military and
diplomatic aspects of the war,
British pointed out.
Kind of Deputy Premier.
Political observers said Lord
Beaverbrook's new post would make
him, in effect, q sort Of deputy
prime minister. -
1t appeared the change would not
affect the composition of the exist
ing inner war cabinet, of which
Lord BeaVerbrook has been mem
ber.
Two other minor government
changes were made, Col. j. j.
Llewellin and Frederick Montague
trading their respective posts as
parliamentary secretary to the
Ministry of Transport and parlia-
mentary secretary to the Ministry
Of Aircraft Production.
The Daily Express, published by
Lord Beaverbrook, said;
Lord Beaverbrook' transfer to
Job without departmental cares
means he can be thrown by the
Prime Minister into the battle
wherever it is hottest"
Was Adviser on Coal.
Leathers, who takes over the new
wartime communications portfolio,
has been adviser on coal to the Min
istry of Shipping. Though his name
does not appear in who's Who" and
he has not been prominent in poll
tics, he is a director of 81 corpora
tions with worldwide connections
and is known as an expert on ship
ping problems.
Born in London's poor East End,
he began his career as an office boy
and is now managing director Of the
company with which he started.
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Harry B. Murphy

Funeral services for Harry B.
Murphy, At, of 1416 Holbrook street
NV, first officer on the Norfolk
WASHINGTON steamer Northland,
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w. H. Barrett, IS, Dies;
u. S. Judge in Georgia

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga, May 2.-William
Hale Barrett, rs, Federal judge for
the southern district of Georgia for
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-31
Notice To Presidents
And H B A Members

This comes to inform you
that we have added three claims
to the list of 25 persons paid off
in the September Boards. This
brings the total number of
claimants paid in the September
Boards up to % at $125.00 each.
The three claims added were
] H Howard, No 354, Rev,
J E Grace, Pres, Porterville
2 E A Howe, No POI, Will
Bradford, Pres, Heidelberg
8 Hattie B Bradley, No PAS
J Sellers Pres, New Augusta
We give this information for
the benefit of you and your
members, -------------
0A-
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-31
WHAT'S NEWS AMONG n. 3. A.

Lodge No. 1894 has lost
one of its most faithful mem
bers in the Person of Broth
er Joel Steward. Bro Stew
ard was a member of the
Woodlawn C M E Church
He departed this life Oct 10
1941, Brother Steward has
been a member of Lodge No
1874 for II years and has
served as vice President TO-
6 years The bemoaned are,
a wife, one daughter, three
sisters. three brothers, and
a host of relatives. He was
loved by all that knew him,
both white and colored,
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-31

"SELFTSHNESS is THE CAUSE

JACKSONVILLE, Tex, Oct IL By
C. E. Chapman for ANP)-Speal1ing be-
fore mass meeting of white and COL
ored citizens at the Fred Douglass high
school, Bishop Randall A. Carter, Chi
cagO prelate warned against building
any civilization on any foundation other
than universal brotherhood
"Today's civilization is tottering be-
cause it is built on self shness," Bishop
Carter told the audience. Race preju-
dice and class against class are some Of
the major elements in our social fabric
which are damning and destroying So
ciety.
I'VE hear much about saving civili-
zation' nowadays. However the only
civilization that is worm saving is mat
civilization in which men think and act
for the benefit of Others"
He also gave sharp rap and stern de-
nunciation to those who live in luxur-
ious surroundings and remain uncon-
cerned about the sufferings and poverty
of Americas forgotten peoples, the I'M
derdog the less fortunates. Zone of the
greatest social sins Of America, parti-
cularly these United States" Bishop
Carter argued, SIS that we kill little pigs
and burn up cotton when thousands
are either half-starved or entirely SO
or are poorly clad or nearly naked-or
all these combined in one.
What America and the world need
today is new order in society," an Or
der whose regime VIII bring on that new
civilization, civilization not ACCORDING
to Karl Marx nor Adolf Hitler. but an
order and civilization patterned &C.
eordins to the Jesus way-universal bro
therhood, all men Up and no deserving
man down"