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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-01-02

The Maryland General Assembly has con-
vened in biennial session and for the next
ninety days it becomes the duty of the organ
lied labor movement of the State to make
vigorous efforts 10 induce the solons to give
heed to the aspirations Of the majority of those
who elected them.
Two years ago. it will be recalled. the leg
islators had as one excuse for naction the fact
that the labor movement itself was divided on
the measures sought. This came about, in
large part. by the methods of Joseph P. Me-
Curdy. president Of the State AFL. whose
obligations to the working people had been
obliterated by the Governor naming him to a
full time job on the Unemployment Com
pensation Board for six years at $4,000 per
year He was. and still is, permitted to retain
his numerous paid posts in the labor move
ment.
The excuse of the Legislators and the sus-
picious arrangements of the Administration
are partly nullihed for the present session by
reason of joint conferences having been held
with representatives of all sections of labor
and the Commissioner of Labor and Statistics.
The purpose is to attempt to reach a common
legislative program to benefit the working
people of the State.
The State and D. c. Clio Convention of
three weeks ago adopted forward looking
program of needed legislation which has been
presented to the joint conference and which
will be dealt with fully in this paper during
the coming weeks.
The main planks are a State Labor Relations
Bill; State Wages and Hours Bill; amendment
e al
regulation or abolition of industrial police.
usually referred to by workers company
thngs."
An. except the latter. were presented to
dhe last session of the Legislature and were
daily sinored.
In addition TO the excuses of the legis-
lators the Baltimore Sun opposed action
on the State Labor Relations Bill and the
State Wages and Hours Bill because the
Federal Acts on the subject were in an
experimental stage and were likely to be
amended. The State, said the SUN,
should wait Federal action. We are now
waiting to see what new excuses the Bal
timore Sun will trot out in opposition.
We say that there is no justification for
the lawmakers in Annapolis to withhold the
benefits of the Wagner Act from the Mary
land workers who are engaged in ntra-state
commerce. II there are any it is fitting
that the Legislature should state them and not
forever be led around by the Baltimore Asso-
citation OF Commerce which opposed State
Unemployment Insurance for years and years.
We say that there is a crying need for
State Wages and Hours Law to protect
working men and women from the ex-
ploitation of eonseienceless employers.
We have dozens Of letters from sweated
workers in our files. We have some
Cumberland restaurant owners paying
"wages" Of $3.50 to $500 a week and
there are other service trades just as bad.
We Rointedly ask what the women MEM
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-01-02
The Rubber Neck

total world factory floor Of the Goodyear Co.
The world wide rubber empire of Goodyear Tire and Rub
Company includes rubber factories foreign
tries well the plants in the United States. The
Akron factory the original plant and since 1913 when
first established has been expanded that is unit
made several factories The Akron plant the biggest
rubber factory the world and than onehaf of
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-01-02

A case vitality affecting every Maryland
worker will come to trial January in the
Circuit Court for Baltimore County at Tow
son.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles z. Trdce1UeH.

the speed of the larger bird In a clear
flight the hawk can win, in most cases.
but If the sparrow has the opportunity
to dodge, as 1t were, it may get away.
Hawks sometimes fly into yards where
intensive bird feeding is carried on.
No one interested in bird life should
become too upset over this.
After all, it happens seldom.
In five years OF bird feeding-or has
1t been six, they have passed so swiftly
there has been but one hawk assault.
On two other occasions, hawks flew
down into nearby trees and looked the
situation over.
These visits occur in winter, when the
supply Of mice and other small animals,
a hawks preferred food, is running low.
Hawks are game birds, at least they
consider themselves sportsmen, we feel
sure They do not pick" on small birds
any more often than they have to; they
had much rather take plump mouse.
Even the sparrow hawk, despite its name,
paws little attention to sparrows.
If other food becomes scarce and the
ground is covered with snow, the hawk
may fly into a thickly bird populated
garden. The wonder is that he does not
do it every day. In the yard where
feeding is carried on regularly, there
will be from half a hundred to several
hundred birds. provided English SPAR
rows come to the vicinity. Among these
will be chickadees. titmice, cardinals,
Jays, nuthatches and other OF the choicer
birds.
1t is seldom that hawk takes after
one of these better birds. We feel sure
that he does not let them alone because
ne thinks they are better than sparrows.
We believe that he generally pursues
sparrow because they are in larger num-
bers, and seem to be numbed by the
very appearance of the large bird. The
other species are quicker on the wing
and do not waste time in getting away.
Birds are fortunate in that there are
not many materials around in which
they can get caught.
Sticky materials, which might entan-
gle them, are seldom around where they
can get into them Viscid substances,
called bird lime, are sometimes put on
twigs to catch birds, but it is prac-
tice which seems to be going out Of
style, and was never popular in this
country.
Since there are many nervous per-
sons who take up bird feeding, includ-
ing some invalids, 1t might be well, there
fore, to inform them that there are few
things which will happen to their feath-
cred friends in nature.
Occasionally a maraudlng animal
may get one of them, but this does not
happen often. In the main, the birds
eat happily, in the cold and damp, with
out thought Of harm.
The human elements in the picture
may rest assured that if there were as
much good done, with so little harm, in
all the walks Of life as in bird feeding
in fall and winter, this old world would
be far, far better of than it is
Evening star., 1941-11-12

be discovered in the industrial i'm
portance of the place.
KharkOv had the strategic value OF
Pittsburgh. 1t was a center of the
manufacture and trade in metals.
Machinery Of many different sorts,
engines, elevators, tractors, hydro
electric generators, agricultural i'm
plements, chemicals, wooden wares
and rope are listed among the prod
ucts of the local mills In recent
years the building of aircraft had
given employment to thousands of
skilled workmen, including some i'm
ported from Britain and America.
The Donets coal fields and the Krivoi
Rog iron deposits were convenient
sources of raw materials. Worthy of
notice also is the fact that the city
was natural way station of rail and
air traffic to and from Kiev and
Odessa, Grozny, Baku, Tehran and
TifliS.
It's location undoubtedly has been
responsible for many of the troubles
which have afflicted Kharkov since
it's foundation as Muscovite fortress
in 1854. An outpost against the Poles
on the west and the Tatars on the
east, it became a metropolis of the
Cossacks, loyal to the Emperor, in
the seventeenth century. Between
1914 and 1920, the whole neighbor-
hood was occupied by the Germans,
the Ukrainian nationalists, the Red
Army, Denikin's troops and the Red
Army again The Germans have re-
turned during the past few weeks,
but to what purpose? Like the hap
less Chinese villages taken by the
legions of Japan, most If not all OF
the communities of Southern Russia
are burnt earth" useless to take
and costly to attempt to hold.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Exports to Britain

Foreign trade figures released by
the Department of Commerce Mon
day provide gratifying evidence
that the United States is enlarging
Its contribution to the war effort of
Great Britain. Since the enactment
Of the Lease-Lend Act in March, the
department points out, food ship
ments to British destinations have
been steadily increasing. Exports of
foodstuffs in September were valued
at $5O,0O0,000, the largest for any
month since August, 1880. Shipments
Of all agricultural products were
valued at s74,0O0,OOO, three times
greater than in September, 1910. The
bulk of the agricultural goods
shipped abroad in recent months
have gone to the British Empire.
During the first nine months of
1941 United States exports were
valued at $3,237, 100000, as compared
with shipments of $2,962, 100000 for
the corresponding period last year.
September imports were valued at
approximately 1852 100000, gain
of 35 per cent over September,
1910. Government purchases of stra-
tegic materials from Latin America
and elsewhere have been a major
factor in this increase. Since the
freezing of Japanese funds in July,
Evening star., 1941-11-12

If you see q redbird with green bill
and claws, do not be alarmed.
1t is Just that cardinal which insist
ed on perching on the freshly painted
iron gate, while whetting its bill on an
ornamental scroll.
One might think offhand that bird
would have enough sense to keep out
of fresh paint.
Paint, however, is material of which
birds can have no knowledge, with which
they have little experience.
AS matter Of fact, no animal except
man understands paint.
Dogs and cats commonly get their
paws in 1t without understanding.
Often they will smudge their noses,
and give themselves the most comical
look. part of which is furnished by their
plight.
Soap and water will remove most
fresh paint if it is applied Immediately.
The oil in the paint helps the soap re-
move the pigment.
Birds, however, having no access to
soap and water must rely on Mother
Nature to take the paint Off
This she does by simply wearing it of.
There Is no harm done songster by
getting into fresh paint, unless, Of
course. the creature is unfortunate
seldom happens.
Even if paint got on the feathers it
would wear of In time.
The small amount which gets on bill
and claws is inconsequential.
Let no one interested in bird life be
worried, then, If some Of their friends
in feathers get mixed up with a paint
ing job.
They are not likely to get it on any,
thing except bill and claws and from
these the color will wear off compare
lively quickly.
1t must be remembered that the song
sters are on the 60 all the time they
are awake. There is never a still mo-
ment for them, except now and then
(there are exceptions here as else
where) In the main, the life of bird
is a life Of incessant action. Evidently,
nature has taken care to make their
glands function at top speed. There
are two reasons for this. One Is to keep
them active and hence warm by in
suring them plenty of food. The other
reason is to keep their speed, and hence
their safety, at par.
1t Is not often, for instance, that a
sparrow will be called on to outf1y a
hawk, but at some time in its life it may
be necessary. In most cases the assault
of hawk is as sudden as it is swift.
The small bird has no chance The
bomb-diving hawk is on it before it
knows what has struck it. Occasionally
blue jay will give the warning in time.
The sparrow rises into the air, the hawk
misses, and the chase is on.
The sparrow is fortunate If 1t is near
buildings and trees, around which it
can wing its way. thus keeping down
Evening star., 1941-11-12

purchases of raw silk have sharply
declined, but imports of other stra-
tegic items currently are running
well ahead of last years level
With the defense program moving
into high gear, and American indus
try adding to it's production facilities,
further increases in the volume of
our exports logically may be ex-
pected. Both on the import and
export side, war needs already have
caused sweeping changes in the pat
tern of our foreign trade, and more
changes seem likely as the United
States mobilizes its economic re-
sources to assure the defeat of the
Axis
Evening star., 1941-11-12
khurkov

In 1872 Alexander I did not hesi-
tate to sacrifice Moscow to discom-
mode Napoleon. Similarly now the
Cars incumbent successor has i'm
molated the city of Kharkov to spite
the armies of Adolf Hitler. The chief
town of Little Russia is one vast ruin.
1t was burned by order of Joseph
Stain to prevent its use by the Ger
man invaders.
If an American is to comprehend
the loss, he must imagine what the
effect of the destruction of Milwaukee
or Buffalo would mean in terms of
wealth consumed. Kharkov had a
population almost as great as that
of San Francisco and the conflagra-
ton which has devastated the former
is comparable with that which swept
the latter in 1906. The obvious
explanation of the Bolshevik deter
mination to rob the Nazis Of the
economic fruits Of occupation may
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Says the United States Has
Neither Allies Nor Enemies.

To the Editor of The Star:
In your leading editorial November 8
the following clause appears: a Is
most helpful to our allies and most
harmful to our enemies"
Permit me, in this regard, to remind
you that alliances can only be effected
legally by treaties negotiated through
the Department of State and approved
by the Senate of the United States.
Please cite, for my information, any
such treaty that you may have in mind.
Furthermore, the word enemies" can
not be used appropriately until there is
q state of war, so declared by the only
body In the country competent under
the Constitution to proclaim it, the
Congress. The use of this term, in ref
erence to nations with whom we still
maintain diplomatic relations, is highly
improper.
Even though it be frankly interven-
ZIONIST, one has the right to expect
more accurate and less tendentious en-
ployment of the vernacular by paper
Of the character Of The Star.
CLARENCE B. HEWEs.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Quotes william Of Orange
In Crisis Of Seventeenth Century.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In 1917 william Prince Of Orange
was determined that Europe should be
free to breathe in liberty-a determine
ton which Great Britain and the United
States are determined shall prevail In
our time. Lord Macaulay tells us that
when the crisis developed william ad-
dressed the following words to the Eng
ish Ambassadors: THE King Of France
considers it fine amusement to ruin an
unoffending country. He thinks that 1t
will be easy to crush a petty prince.
You pity my vain resistance. But you
know not that at which you smile.
France insults us with outrageous
terms :. We will from this spark blow
up a war that shall see Europe in arms.
No peace they say, but they shall come
to sue for it, be it 80 or 80 years hence.
There is . force that can hold back
Condos cavalry and stem tns r,ash Of
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Poem for Fall

She stood and matched him from the
kitchen WindolO
Guide the heavy plo,D to higher
ground,
Then pause, before he turned the
last bro1Dn turro1U,
To rest his tired team, and look
around.
With sloU content, he let his blue
gaze 1Dander
From Uell-stocked barns, and
fields no longer lush
With ripping grain, to Hnger on
her garden,
Quiescent noW, replete NTH Au-
tunn hush.
She saw him Watch the Dild geese
flying southDard
And smiling, thought, "He's 1otsh-
ing for his gum"
Then kne1D, in one sure instant, ne
petitioned
Safe guidance for their eagle
hearted son.
ELIZABETH HOWARD FINNESSV.
Evening star., 1941-11-12

Q. Is it considered an honor for a
soldier TO be detailed to guard the Tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier?-I. B.
A. According to general orders No 20,
issued at Fort Myer on July Is, 1894:
Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier is very important duty on
which, under War Department orders,
only the best soldiers should be de-
tailed"
@. What is meant by the "escalator
clauSe"?-G M. D.
A. This is clause in the London
naval treaty ratifed by the United
States on July 81, 1880 conceding the
right of oscillation, that is, the right of
all signatories to increase the tonnage
in any auxiliary category beyond the
limits fixed by the treaty when neces-
sary in order to keep pace with any
exceeding of these limits by other ma
tions.
@. How much does 1t cost TO educate
Academy?-M. D. M.
A. The War Department says that
the total cost OF educating a cadet for
the four-year course at West Point is
approximately $4,000.
@. What is escapism7-M. G. D.
A. 1t is habitual diversion of the mind
to purely imaginative activity or enter
tainment to escape from reality or
routine.
@. What was the population Of the
District Of Columbia in 1852. H. T.
A. On July l, 1885, the population was
5sO,24s.
@. Did former President Hoover can
eel the World War debts?-M H.
A. President Hoover did not cancel
the World War debts, but he did pro-
pose that the governmental obligations
arising out of the World War should be
suspended for one year, July l, 1881, to
June 80, 1882. This is known as the
Hoover moratorium.
@. What is the maximum speed Of a
falling body?-J. w. r.
A. In experiments conducted by the
Army Air Corps it was found that
180-pound dummy, falling from any alti-
tude. with parachute pack attached.
never attained a velocity greater than
118 miles per hour. This velocity was
reached within a period of II seconds
and after falling 1900 feet in quiet air.
@. When did Paul Redfern leave
Georgia on his last f1ight?-R. P.
A. Paul Redfern left Glynn Island,
near Brunswick, Ga, for Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, August Is, 1927. He was flying
a single-seater Stinson-Detroiter mono
plane called the Port of Brunswick.
@. What was the first English vessel
to circumnavigate the globe?-S. F. H.
A. The Pelican, later called the Gold
en- Hind, sailed from Plymouth, Eng
land, December 13, 1877. Her COM
mander was Sir Francis Drake. She
sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
reaching Plymouth September 26, 1880.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HaSEin.

A reader can get the anSUer to any
question OF fact BY ,Driting The Epe-
ming Star Information, Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. When was the first baseball game
televiSed?-K. r. T.
A. The first television broadcast Of
baseball game was made at Baker
Bowl, New York, on May IT, 1899, when
Columbia and Princeton Universities
played a double-header.
@. What is the story Of st. veronicas
handkerchief2-J. L. H.
A. There is legend to the effect that
as our Lord walked to Calvary He sank
TO the ground from exhaustion. A wom-
an standing near offered him handker-
chief. Christ pressed his face against
1t and left on the handkerchief the
imprint Of his features.
O. Does Charles A. Lindberghs
mother still teach?-J. B. r.
A. Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh teaches
chemistry at Cass Technical High School
in Detroit.
@. How many birth-control clinics are
there in the United States?-D. J. H.
A. There are more than 62O contra
ceptive centers serving women in all Of
the States except Massachusetts, and
Connecticut, where the dissemination
of birth-control information is still il
legal.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Expresses Appreciation
For Aviation Feature.
To the Editor of The Star.

In these air-minded days when the
promotion OF study of aviation is para
mount, 1t is pleasing to note the daily
appearance of such educational material
as Spot Your Plane" in The Star.
This excellent feature rightfully is
drawing the attention Of our young
men-especially the air-minded ones.
Only today I heard discussion be-
tween two high school boys. It cen
tered on characteristics of the Consol-
1dated patrol bombers known in the
Navy as "PBY" series. With great ac-
curacy, one lad was naming recognition
points. He seemed proud of his ability
to give the technical details. Finally,
he pulled out a newspaper clipping from
The Star and showed it to his friend
1t was Spot Your Plane" by Hubert
Aathieu. Z. g. RICK
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Letters to the Editor
Appeals for United Support
For National Defense and War.
To the Editor Of The Star:


For National Defense and War.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Is America afraid OF Hitler?
When we review the sinking Of Amer
lean vessels and attacks on Navy de-
stroyers, the loss Of one vessel, the loss
of many American lives, we wonder what
has become Of our patriotism.
What has become Of the spirit OF
Washington, Jefferson, Patrick Henry?
Where are our Andrew Jacksons, our
fighting Teddy Roosevelts?
We all know too well We are not pre-
pared for war. We also know just as
well that We never will get ready for
war by appeasement and coddling labor
strikes on defense projects. We are II
months behind in aid to the Allies and
are only producing 40 per cent of what
We should be producing. This is due to
the greed of labor leaders, some industri-
alists and the want of an administration
with judgment and backbone. Wasteful
extravaganza, duplication, ineficiency.
constantly and everlastingly playing pol
itics should be dispensed with once and
for all.
Declare war like men, tell the world We
are going to lick Hitler! Give the public
a TRANSMISSION Of patriotic red blood, in
stead of keeping it supinely SOM
nolent on social hypnotic benefits and
political dope. Lock up the labor agi-
tators, political gangsters and proflteer-
ing racketeers.
Strikes on defense projects are little
short OF treason. A very large majority
Of workers are not unpatriotic; they don't
want to strike; they are satisfied with
their wages; they would vote not to
strike on defense projects If they could
do so of their own free will without fear
of dictatorial labor BOSSES
Labor, food and rents should be frozen
at or near their present level. If the ad-
ministration continues to aid and abet
labor racketeers in destroying our in
dustries and violating our bill of rights,
we won't have any bill Of rights.
Let all of u.s. as one man, put our
shoulders to the wheel of defense and
turn it over in big American way. Let
us declare war and thus stop the isola-
tionists' useless prattle. the politicians
scheming When we unite with but one
purpose, one aim, all hell cannot prevail
against us.
OSCAR WILKINSON, M. D.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Calls Attention to School Plaques
In the Interest Of Popular Educat tion.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I have noticed plaques which have
been at1xed to the fronts of public
school buildings of the District of Co.
lumbia. These are authorized by the
Board of Education of the District Of
Columbia.
The inscription explains that the
buildings are provided by the taxpay-
ers for the education of the children
and requests the cooperation of all and
sundry in keeping them fit.
This is step in the right direction.
American education is provided for
American children by the taxpayers of
America. Those who do not pay direct
taxes pay indirect taxes on commodities
Of all kinds. So all Americans are tax
payers.
Every one wants the children to have
the best possible education so that they
can grow up in the best possible way.
All American taxpayers have a right to
speak on how the children are being
educated and it is their duty to avail
themselves of this privilege.
LAURA K. POLLOCK.
Evening star., 1941-11-12

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1uriter, although the use of
pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reSerDes
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
q Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
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Evening star., 1941-11-12

Coins are said to be flowing from
the United States minis at a record
rate. With the new taxes, they will
flow back to the Treasury even faster.
Evening star., 1941-11-12

1t all evens up in the long run. It
takes a motorist good bit longer
to get there, but the drivers he meets
are better now than formerly.