The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-19

simultaneously using long-range Nazi botnbers to blast Moscow and Leningrad.
 RESULT CD Nazi military men who sit around the beer gardens in Switzerland and sweden boast that Russia would crumble in three weeks.
 HARRY BRIDGES
 DEPORTATION
 The Harry Bridges deportation case in San Francisco Is now closed and awaits decision by the trial judge. Only he knows what the outcome will be. But near the very close something happened which nearly upset the Govern nient's applecaSt. Richard Fran kensteen, CI0 Auto Worker of- ficiai, who tried to stop the North American Aviation strike, was put on the stand as c government witness.
 The idea of having Tranken. Steen testify was proposed by Di. rector of Immigration Lemuel gchofieid in charge of the depor. tation proceedings. But 1t was opposed by F.BT Assistant Director Earl Connelley, who asked if schofield knew what Frankensteen was going to say on the witness stand. schofield indicated that the United Auto Worker vice president was going to tell about Brdges' communist background, but admitted that he had not gone into the details of his tes. timony.
 "T'm absolutely against any witness going on Che stand until he has reviewed his testimony in advance" Connelley remon. etrated.
 So they talked with T.ranken- Steen, who, however, declined to reveal his testimony. Later con. nelley saw FranketlSteen talking with Bridges in the corridor and warned schofield to be careful. The Immigration director, how- eyer, insisted that he be put on the stand.
 Almost Immediately after he was sworn fin FFankenSteen pulled c prepared statement oat 0f his pocket and proceeded C berate the Justice Department fer trying Harry Bridges twice.
 While government attorneys rose to object, TrankenSteen pounded the Government oil over the lot. But the trial judge would not stop him because he was the goverTls iyientS own witness.
 So Frankensteen proceeded calmly to the end of his pre. pared statement, stepped down from the witness chair, put on his hat and caught 6 plane for Los Angeles Co join the North American Aviation negotiations. AUTO SHOWDOWN
 Behind that demand Of Under secretary of War Patterson for c 50 per cent slash in euto produc- ton is a head-on showdown in . long undercover inner Defense battle between the "business as usual" boys and the military chiefs.
 t never leaked out, but before Patterson sent his letter to oPM insisting on the auto cut, the two groups clashed face to face ct c meeting in his once.
 Among those present ct this meeting was OPM Director Gen. erai Knudsen. The former Gen. erai Motors head was told bluntly that unless auto production was drasticeiIy ciirtatied iS would Do impossible to obtain the steel and alloys needed for the greatly ex- banded plane, ship, freight car and pipe fine programs. One or the other had to Do sacrificed; there wasn't enough metal for both eutOg and defense.
 T1ae military chiefs backed their argument with the following teil- ing figures:
 Despite tho 70 per eemt sute cut thre emlOmthg ag0, the in- Ausley has been making new production records for weeks. kAet week it established an all- tlase high vita 132,eoe eafy. At pEssemt Fmtes eE pFoAuctlom the izzAugtsy Is operating en . ill., eeeAoDsteM oteos egMGnmfRg