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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
Threaten
Strike to
Curb Rents

Unless some type Of rent con
troll is established in Detroit The
IUAW-CIO will throw its organ
lied strength of $4,000 workers
behind tenant organization anC
strike action r. j. Thomas
president of the auto union
warned today in a speech to the
Central State Institute on public
housing, now meeting here.
Attacking the federal defense
housing co-ordinator for failure &c
provide sufficient homes for de.
Tense workers in this area anC
predicting a 100 per cent increase
in rents if drastic regulatory ac-
ton is not taken. Thomas said:
Detroit, the heart OF the In
dustrial machine of America, is
being treated by your govern
ment rs il IL were the Cinde-
rella of the American family.
But such actions are not stop
ping us.
I'VE are organizing our people.
We are tracking down greedy
landlords who are sabotaging
the defense program by raising
rents.
I'VE will stop this in our own
way IL the government will do
nothing about Ii except send us
kilograms. As one step I'm this
direction we are supporting
voluntary mediation trent CUu-
troll proposed by the Common
Council of the City of Detroit.
This. we feel. will at least
curb the greed OF profiteering
landlords. And I'm case IL doesn't.
and IL mediation Is refused and
no control is established. the
UAW-CIO may well be forced
organized strength-the strength
of $4,000 organized workers
behind tenant organization and
strike action"
CO-ORDINATOR CRITICIZED
Criticizing the defense housing
co-ordinator for ignoring" De-
troit'S Immediate need for lat least
10000 homes" Thomas continued
AS result OF our demand
for immediate relief, the CO.
Ordinator has promised TO build
700 homes i'm Detroit.
II think that sach a proposal
Is disgrace, i'm asmuch as il
practically begs the question"
DEMANDS $500, 100000
AS his remedy for the housing
and rent situation here Thomas
proposed the immediate appropria-
ton of at least $500, 100000 for the
construction of new home
throughout the country, additional
funds for the United States
Housing Authority and an amend,
ment 10 the federal housing act
reducing the rate of interest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
Thomas Would
Rid Non-P
Group Of Reds

Charging that Labor's Non-Par-
\ tisan League in Wayne County
had been rife with thieves, rob-
bers, rascals, political parasites
and men who were not free men, "
I r. j. Thomas. UAW-CIO presI-
dent, called for reorganization Of
the county league today as a
| legitimate political arm of labor.
Thomas spoke last night at the
Fort Shelby Hotel before $50 dele
gates of Wayne County Go
unions. They had convened at his
call to reorganize and revitalize
the league.
Without mentioning the party,
Thomas made it clear that he
Jumped Communists with the
others he claimed had destroyed
effectiveness of the league as a
political organization.
COLLAPSE REVIEWED
Reviewing collapse of the
league, Thomas said:
I'VE found that people in the
league were out soliciting money
and sticking IL in their own
pockets. That's thievery. We
found there were men who
were not free men. Instead of
following the league line they
were following some other line.
ITO get support Of the rank
and file, Seu- must have Officers
in whom YOU can trust and have
confidence. There were some
good men there"
Thomas praised Darrell Smith.
former director, and Charles
Edgecombe, present secretary of
the league.
DESCRIPTIVE MINORITIES HIT
Challenging disruptive minori-
ties, Thomas said
1T Is because Of them that
labor, nationally, Is today In the
most critical condition IL has
ever been in.
"Out in Inglewood, Calf, Che
referred TO the wildcat North
American Aviation strike which
was ended by national troops)
il WAS because a few people
violated their own agreement,
their own union constitution,
that troops went i'm. That shows
what few screwballs can do.
There was an executive
order that said strikers would
be reclassified in the draft. II
was those men hurting labor.
There Is an appropriation bill
denying pay to wildcat strikers.
1t is those few individuals who
are destroying labor, tearing II
down.
The opening session Of the con-
vention was addressed by Lieut..
Gov. Frank Murphy, speaking for
Gov Murray D. VanWagoner,
George Adde's. secretary-treasurer
of the JAW; Tracy Doll. CIO
council president, and August
Scholle, Go regional director.
1T Is my fond hope" Scholle
told the delegates, that some
day labor can put forward Its
own candidates without any deal
with other parties or organiza-
tions but simply as labor can
didates Of a labor party"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14

Administration Reported Preparing Drastic Bill
to Pacify Labor by CURLING Living Costs
By WILLIAM =. NEAL
Init NcWs service stan correspondent

Consideration az This measure
originally scheduled for next Mon.
day ian the House, has been post.
poned until June q.
The possibility of drafting an adj.
mIuIStration bill containing pro.
VISIONS designed 10 encourage
voluntary settlement of disputes
was discussed at a conference
among Sidney Hillman. associate
director of OPM. w. II. Davis
head Of the National Defense Me.
di1tIon Board. Assistant Secretary
OF Labor Dan Tracy Chairman
Harry Mills Of the National La.
Dor Relations Board, and Repre-
sentative Carl NinSon ID OF
GEORGIA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT

On East McNicholS road. De
Fclippi said a Gree-Gor-all fight be-
tween occupants OF the trucks
broke out and bricks were hurled
from all sides. One of the bricks
struck and fatally injured QueaS-
barth.
De Fclippi said he and the other
officers tried TO stop the fight
with night sticks and one of the
men drew his revolver and fircd a
shot into the ground II was not
until the machine gun was taken
from The police car however, that
the mob broke Up.
Several employees Of the Currier
Company denied reports an officer
of the company had called a truck
loaded with stones a "blitz' truck
and had urged nOnStrikcrS to fight
the pockets. The inquest Will be re-
Sumed Monday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
Machine Gun
In Currier Row
Barred at Hearing

a machine gun was displayed by
police to qucll a mob during the
teamsters strike last month, ii
was brought out at the coroner'S
inquest into the death of Arthur
QucaSbaTth. a union picket
Patrolman Joseph De Felippi
testified he was one of three of
ficerS in a police car which was
ordered TO follow a truck of the
Currler Lumber Company. The
lumber company truck was
guarded by q convoy of other
trucks and followed by cars con
tanning strikers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
|Ddr|dn Handing
France 10 Hitler,
Hull Charges
International New. service wir

WA S INGTON. June IA.
Secretary of State Hull's blis-
tering attack on the Vichy gov
eminent led TO the belief in
informed French quarters today
that French ambassador CASTOR
dienry-Haye may ask TO be called
home If diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries continue
TO deteriorate.
The French envoy is known to
feel that his position will become
untenable here if the American
government continues 10 suspect
The good faith of the government
he represents.
Ambassador Henry-Haye was
quick TO defend the Vichy govern
ment from the charges made by
Secretary Hull last night. Hull, in
"A formal statement issued in re-
spouse TO press inquiries as TO
recent developments in relations
between the United States and
France. accused French Vice
Premier Darlan and former Vice
Premier Laval Of attempting 70
deliver France politically. eco
nomically. socially and militarily
| TO Hitler"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
Lives Saved by Rain
SuruiUor of Robin Moor Tells of Brush With Death
Says Autos Were U-Boafs Target

In the first eyewitness told by survivor
words of the sinking of Robin William
N " boaswan aboard freghter
that the German submarine
aboard the vessel the chief for sinking He dcoses
also that the IL survivors might died of thirst
for tropical rains that relled their cask of
BY WILLIAM CARY
(BOatswain O the Sunken Robin
CAS- Told 20 nternau News Service
Brazil 14-Fol-the Robin
lowing five DAYS of uneyentf
..u.s -. -. 81 CT. A, Immediately.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
INTERESTED IN AUTOS

almost Immediately.
INTERESTED IN AUTOS
Members of our crew learned
from conversations between ouI
officers that the thing which in.
terested the German U-boat com.
mander most of all was the cargo
of motor vehicles which we car
Iried on deck.
The most tragic moment of the
affair was when our two women
passengers and n brave 4-year-old
boy went to a lifeboat. They
haven't been seen since our three
llifeboats separated. They are
among the 35 missing,
The Robin Moor's lifeboats kept
together for FIVE and a half days
On the sixth day the captain or
Idered them to separate.
HEADED FOR ISLAND
Our lifeboat headed for small
island called either ST. Peter or
OIL. fdui.
We had one small cask of water
and if il hadn't rained so heavily
during the 1S days we were adrift
we would have died of thirst.
One of the Germans from the u
boat gave us small case OF com
pressed brown bread. but We
couldn't eat it because il was SC
hard.
On the tenth day we sighted a
ship and signaled But the ship
didn't see our signals.
Eight days later many of US had
given up all hope of being saved
when suddenly, 10 our JOY. the
Brazilian ship Osorio appeared
saw us and picked us up TO bring
us TO Recife.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
The Weather
uotpty TFNfpFRATIREs

The sun viii SCI a. SOS m ioday
srA nee tomorrow - So ~
The moon vii rise today al ~ 81 3 10
and set tomorrow % u 80 m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
THEY KNOW BEST

Henry-Haye retorted in n
formal statement that the French
leaders. who are devoting them-
selves to bringing about the resur-
rection OF France know better
than any one else where their
duty lies"
The people Of France" he
added. "are following the course
decided upon by the government
Of Marshal Petain. Frenchmen
stand united behind the leader"
Hull asserted the Vichy govern
ment was compelling Frenchmen
TO fight Germany's battle in Syria.
From the standpoint Of tho
French people. and others who
have . love for freedom, and
have freedom. the attitude Of
the present government Of Vichy
Is matter OF the deepest dis
appointment and SORROW" Hull
said.
Warning that the adoption Of
Hitlerism would set the world
back five TO 10 centuries" Hull
said the facts concerning the
Vichy governments actions "un.
tmistakably demonstrate that the
German military effort is making
use Of France and that the Ger
man initiative in Syria is result
ing in conflict not only Of
France against Britain. but Of
Frenchmen against Frenchmen."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
Water Employees
Warned 10 Delay
Monday S Strike

Union water board cmployc
who have set Monday as a strlk'
deadline unless their wage de
nands arc met today were advised
10 take II easy and realize me
seriousness Of a municipal STRIKE
hY Chairman Thomas Donahuc 81
the state labor board
a strike OF municipal work
erS directly concerns the entire
public" said Domaine. Il have
asked the leaders of the water
board union 10 exhaust every
means of settlement before au-
thOrizing the strike.
The water board employees are
members OF Local II Of the AL
Detroit City Employees Union.
Other units Of the union including
DPW garbage collectors and street
cleaners and office workers OF the
rSR have threatened 90 strike un-
less they also receive wage boosts
COUNCIL FARLEY MONDAY
The water board employees are
scheduled 10 meet Monday with
Common Council 10 receive an
answer 10 their demands for a j.
cents per hour increase.
Scores of city unionistS damned
Common Council yesterday anc
booed Mayor JeffrieS 7 G ~
Spokesmen included Frank y
Martel. president of the Detroit
and Wayne County Federation OF
Labor.
As a strike of city employs
doomed the threatened strike OF
5000 workers al the Budd Wheel
Company was aVCrtcd by an agree
ment between the UAW-ClO and
the management.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Under the agreement workers
will receive an s cents per houi
wage increase. a union member
ship meeting 10 ratlfy the settle
ment Will be held Sunday IN Car
pathia Hall.
Negotiations between the JAW
Go and the Ford Motor Company
were adjourned over the weekend
and will be resumed Tuesday IN
Washington.
The conference was transferred
from Detroit 10 Washington 10
permit Philip Murray president oil
the Go. TO participate. The union
viii also be represented by PreSi-
dent r. J. Thomas and Allen hay
wood. vice president Of the Go.
Atty. /. A. Capizzi and Harry Ben
nett. Ford personnel manager VIII
represent the company.
SEEK PARTS PLANT PEACE
State labor negotiators were
seeking 10 arrange new 'conier-
ences today 10 end the strike al
the Douglas and Lomason Com
pany, manufacturer of parts for
Briggs. Ford, Dodge Truck and
Plymouth.
A Go strike has closed the
plant. which has a contract with
The AFL-UAW. Irvan Cary, pres
ident of the AFL-UAW appealed
10 President Roosevelt 10 inter
vene and stop the "raiding by the
rival Go.
The UAW-CIO announced the
signing of a contract with the
O. & s. Bearing Company with a
1872 cents per hour wage increase
for men employees and ~ cents
per hour for women. The JAW
also signed an agreement with the
Emo Foundry Company at Wayne
and the Federal Screw Works.
WEEKEND PARLEYS SET
State and federal labor media
tors were to hold weekend con
ferences in an attempt 10 halt
threatened JAW strike at th'
Motor Products Company.
A general strike of union cook
in hotels was scheduled for Mon
day unless an agreement betweer
the AL union and the Hotc
Mems Association was reached.
Striking employees OF the Sears
Roebuck G. Company warehouse
returned 10 work today upon th'
promise of Edward VI. Owen,
state labor mediator, to attemp
TO arrange a bargaining conference
with the management Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
FRENCH JUST A TOOL


Germany" Hull added.
Seems 10 have prevailed on the
Nichy government 10 do Ger
many's fighting I'm the Syria
area Of the general German ad-
vance"
In what Washington diplomatic
quarters viewed a. a virtual ap-
peal 10 the French people 10 over
throw the Vichy government. Hull
added.
'It remains TO he seen whether
the French people accept this
preposterous status and thus
pave the way for them 10 find
themselves assisting Hitler ~
his co-belligerents In his desper-
ate effort TO conquer Great
Britain and secure control OF
the high seas.
I'm the prevention OF such a
possibility, both the French
people and the people OF the
United States have a common
interest Of tremendous impor-
lance to the future"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
BY WILLIAM CARY

(Boatswain of the Sunken Robin MOor)
CAS- Told 90 international News seryice)
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
A LOW REMARK

It was declared by a modern
wise man that a pat on the back
develops character, to which an
other wise guy remarked that it
does, provided the pat is admins
tered young enough, often enough
and low enough
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
TOMATO INCREASE

The Greencastle Packing Co..
announced that it has raised its
contract price on No. l tomatoes to
$19 per ton and No. 2 tomatoes to
$13 per ton. These prices repre-
sent an increase of 81 per ton over
the respective prices of last year.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
means of damming the Nazi flood

means of damming the Nazi flood
was held up for nine months.
We are only now reaching the
point of adequate production which
if it had not been for the delay.
would have been at it's peak long
ago.
1t was the same thing when at
last America felt called upon to
call its young men into military
training, in view Of the grisIy con-
sequences to cur country ii Eng
land went down before the con-
Queror.
Enact peace time conscription"
declared Senator Wheeler during
the debate, and no longer will this
be a free land, no longer will the
citizen be able to say that he dis
agrees with governmental procla-
nation or edict flushed whispers
will replace free speech, secret
meetings in dark places will sup
Pla"l Tree aS9einDldse' I2oor ana
In"UslIy' men ana women VIII pc
S""chl6" ny tI'e chains JHeE nave
themselves Ioraeu.
II Is nearly d year S.Nce lne en-
r0llment Of the seIectees was au-
tHoFlzeo' ana the senators are sun
: ms On me ar ana IamOastlng
lHe administration whenever tAeI
Ieel hke IT, Ihey gather an audi
eice whenever they WlSh ana hlre
as Dig a haI as Jhey can ma, SO
much Ior the huShed Wnspers
an" secret E7eIlhSS 10 Wiilch the
people "ooIo oe dr-Feh' "hlIe Ia
Dor ana industry are having thelr
rows win distressing frequency,
instead OF helhg "shacKled'
"nat we Escaped
LIS year came the. lehd-lease
DILL WIN the uSuaI opposition and
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
ALLOWANCE RATES
ON SOIL BUILDING
Program Announced By
Dept. of Agriculture
For 1912

Soil building allowance rates,
which will be the basis for deter
mining maximum payments which
farmers may earn by carrying out
soil building practices under the
1912 AAA Program, have just been
announced by the Department of
Agriculture. The rates will be sub
stantially the same as in 1941, ac-
cording to R. O. Stelzer executive
officer for the AAA in Maryland.
Farmers may earn two types of
payments under the Farm Program
% a payment for carrying out
approved soil building practices,
and (2) a payment for planting
within special crop aIlotments,
such as those for corn, wheat and
potatoes. Rates for compliance
with special crop alIotments and
other provisions will be announced
later. The soil building rates are
being announced now in order that
farmers may plan now to carry out
soil building practices under the
new program.
The new program will provide
alIotments on the same crops as
in 1941 except that there will be
no allotments for commercial veg
etables and total soil depicting al
lotments.
A soil building allowance is es-
tablished for each farm on the ba-
sis of such factors as the farms
crOpland, non-crop pasuureland.
commercial vegetables and COM
mercial orchards. The participate
ing farmer may earn his farms al
loWance by carrying out approved
sell building PRACTICES Under the
1912 program, the farms allow
ance will be computed on the basis
cf the fol lowing rates:
Seventy cents per acre of crop
land not included in special crop
allOtments. Rates of non-crOp pas
ture land, which will be the same
as those used under the 1941 pro-
gram.
Two dollars per acre of orchards.
In 1941, the rate for orchards was
$3.50 per acre. One dollar per acre
OF commercial vegetables nOmaIly
grown on the farm. The vegetable
rate was $50 per acre in 1871.
but applicable to a smaller acreage
than in 1912.
Inc uded in the 1912 program as
in 1871, will be a special allowance
Of $15 which farmers may earn by
planting forest trees. This pay
ment will be in addition to any
other allowance which may be
computed for the farm. The 1912
program continues the $40 mini
mum payment which may be earn
ed on any farm. The $40 minimum
payment does not include the tree
planting allowance.
While there are only minor
changes in the soil building al
loWance rates, officials pointed out
that final provisions of the 1912
program when drafted will increase
the emphasis on conservation and
soil building work on individual
farms. Substantially the same
amount of funds budgeted for pay
ments on special allotment crops
in 1941 will be available in 1912.
LEDC EpnM -NIrn0
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
HEADS OLD HOME WEEK

Paul R. Foust, secretary and
treasurer of the GreencastIe Old
Home Week Association, was elect
ed president. Among the vice
presidents are DR.. John Hornbaker
this city, and Percy c. Lehman,
State Line.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22

Just what would be the status of
the world today and what would be
the situation in America if the isO-
latiOnist group, who at this writing
are still holding up the continual
tiOn of service by the selectees in
the army beyond the period set in
the statute. had had their way? It
is no coincidence that the same
people six years ago fought the ap-
preparations bill that was to start
the rebuilding of the navy. That
was the opening of the effort to
get the tWo-ocean navy, in the con-
structiOn of which We are now be-
latedly engaged
What we heard then was very
much in line with what We hear now
from the anti-administrati0n group
III their opposition to prevent what
the President and the Army Chief
Of Staff say means the disintegra-
ton Of our military force. The
only new argument they make is
that continuing Of the service of
the selectees, National Guard and
Reservists would be violating a
promise to the drafted men. They
entirely ignore the provision of
the law which specifically provided
that, in the event Of Congress de
Gliding that an emergency existed.
the men should remain in active
service.
Tuey insist that the pending leg
islatiOn would tend to bring us into
the war.
They made the same argument
when it was first suggested that
the navy should be enlarged. 1t is
the same philosophy which Senator
Nye voiced in 1885 when a bill to
give the War Department more
funds was before the Senate. we
find ourselves" said the North Da-
kota Senator. "engaged in mapping
a larger program ii preparation
for war than civilization ever be-
foe knew in peace time"
Put Defense Nine Months Behind
BY 1889, there was no longer a
question of the menace involved in
the Hitler program, and 50 there
was before the Senate an amend
ment pE1V ding 5000 HeW al planes
for the I. s. Army and again the
is. iationists Tough, he measure
and accused those Who were advO-
eating this modest start toward
preparedness Of being warmongers.
For ten months they held up the
repeal Of the Arms Embargo Act
which forbade this country selling
3r materials to any nation at war.
q this time, ii was obvious that
great Britain was in dire peril and
would probably be overwhelmed
unless we let her buy the things
she needed for the defense of de
mocracy. The President had to
call a special session to get Con-
gress to put through the legisla-
tion, which it only did after more
weeks Of debate. In other words.
the establishment of American fac
tories to provide England with the
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
WAY OF CHILDREN

A lady was entertaining her
friends little son. Are you sure
you can cut your meat?" "Oh.
yes" he replied, I'VE often have it
as tough at home"
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
ROOFING - Thinning

L. H. Miner, Johns-ManviIle and
Carey Approved Roofing contrac-
tors; timing and sheet metal
work. Stag roofing, spouting, fur
naces, skyIights, metal cornices.
Office at So Wayside avenue; shop
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22

by this time have taken Suez. and
probably made a Nazi lake out OF
the Mediterranean with the British
fleet imprisoned therein Ii was
the supply Of American bombers
that enabled England to head off
this catastrophe.
The Bismarck would still be
afoat, sinking helpless ships in
the Atlantic - for it was an Ameri-
can built plane in which the Brit
ish observers found the great Ger
man bJtjleship after she mad sunk
the Hood ana so made it possible
for the British Navy to destroy the
Bismarck.
Hitler would now be occupying
Iceland, with a direct threat on
Canada and our own Atlantic
Coast ports. Japan would doubt
less have overcome her hesitancy
and be more seriously threatening
us in the Pacific.
In short, we would be up against
the gun right now had the isola-
tionists prevailed and so deprived
us Of the borrowed time which has
enabled us to get ready, with the
British fleet still the dominant
Atlantic naval force and with Hit
ler, locked in a deadly struggle on
the Russian frontier.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
HOMES, LOTS FOR SALE

Large assortment desirable homes
and building lots. Five per cent
first mortgage loans. Full line of
insurance. Charles E. Fry. 100
Hamilton Blvd Phone 2391-J.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-08-22
HERE FROM TOLEDO

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Rohrer
and George w. Rohrer, Jr,, Toledo.
Ohio, spent several days here with
friends.