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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

The average daily wage in
the Ford plants is S7,25 day
or approximately 90 cents an
hour. The average hourly
wage in the entire automobile
industry, according to the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics. is
today % cents an hour. The
average hourly rate in Cen
eral Motors and Chrysler
plants is slightly better than
s. an hour.
Thus, Ford pays 10 cents an
hour less than his two com
petitors and FIVE cents. less
than the average in the entire
industry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Union Seeks Farley
With {. F. Smith Co.

Tucker p. Smith. director of the
United Retail and Wholesale En-
ployes of America tClOl. said to-
DAY he is Seeking negotiation
conferences with the G r. Smith
GroChry- CompanN. where ware
house workers have been on strike
since Friday About $50 men and
women walked out after break
down in contract negotiations The
warehouse Is at 615 West Grand
boulevard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
PACT DUE TO-DAY

Agreement on a two-year con-
tract between the United Mine
Workers and the soft coal pro-
ducers was confidently expected IN
official circles today. despite a
disruption in negotiations disclosed
last night by representatives Of
the southern mine operators.
From authoritative labor quar-
terS il was learned the tomorrow
night deadline set by the CLOS
Steel Workers Organizing Commit
tee for showdown with United
States Steel Is expected to he post
poned a week, pending outcome of
The conference of Philip Murray.
Go president, with President
Roosevelt.
The summoning Of Murray to
the White House was taken as an
evidence that The administration
will take a firm stand against
closing down Of the vast United
States Steel plants, employing
some 100000 men, and holding mil
lions of dollars in defense orders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Danish Vessels
Seized by i. s.
oAidBaIkans
BY LEE RASHALL


Init News cerNiee stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April Amer
lean aid will be speeded to Yugo-
slavan, Greek and British forces
in the new Balkan theater of war
aboard the S23.O00,0OO fleet of
fast Danish freighters now in this
governments custody, authorita-
tive quarters said today.
Government plans quietly were
being intensified to gain for this
country absolute legal control of
the strategic but idle feet in
order to place it in prompt oper-
alton.
All the lease-lend aid that this
country could now spare to send
into the Balkans, a high admins
tration official said, could be
borne by these 80 ships, taken in
protective custody by the coast
guard and navy a week ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

When Adolf Hitler sent his
fliers storming across the frontiers
OF Yugoslavia and Greece. he put
period TO his diplomatic war of
nerves and unsheathed the sword
in a campaign that seems likely
to affect the destinies of Europe
for generations.
UnqueStionably Hitler gave the
word for war in cold-blodcd real
ization that further diplomatic
pressure would get him nowhere
with the Yugoslavs.
The Nazi dictator starts his war
in the Balkans in A strong mill
tary position, but under a heavy
psychological handicap. The Ger
man army is like powerful bully
who has beaten up all his neigh
bors. Let him show the least sign
of weakness and all his victims
and prospective victims will unite
TO tear him to pieces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Stronger Stand
ByU.S. Taken
On Strikes
By JACK VINCENT
~ N.~, Ser,ice stan Correspondent,

mi NFNN NFFNNf IAN hHff"FHfhFHf
WASHINGTON. April Under
increasing pressure for unhampered
production of materials 10 fulfil
pledges Of aid to besieged Greece
and Yugoslavia. the administration
today was seen taking a more firm
stand against defense strikes fol-
lowing successful negotiations for
an end to the Allis Chalmers
deadlock.
Agreementoto terminate this IA
day strike. reached last night after
two days of conferences with a
national defense mediation board
panel. was seen as the forerunner
TO- termination of the standstill in
the soft coal industry, and at least
weeks grace before a showdown
IN the &breatened United States
Stool strike
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Stumble i'm YusOsIavia
Seen End of NaZiS
BY CAPT. JOHN III. CRAIGE
United states Marine Corps. Retired
Written Especially for Intl News Sertirs

In the World War as today,
German forces drove for Salonika,
but then the kaiser had Turkey
for an ally and. even with this
advantage, failed 10 take the
Greek port
BRITISH AID FACTOR
Other variant in the picture is
the present OcCtifs1lon Of Albania
by Italy. In 1918 Itafy-2as an
ally of the British. French and
Greeks Perhaps AlusSolini wishes
that this were the case today.
Unknown quantity in the equa-
ton is the. amount of aid in men
and machines Britain can give the
YugoSlavS and Greeks. On this
will unquestionably depend the
outcome of the campaign, but as
TO the size and composition of the
British eXpeditionary force in the
Balkans we have nothing remotely
resembling definite knowledge.
tThe opinions and statements
herein are private to the writer
and are not 20 he construed as
rejecting the views of the navy
department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
. dIkout Closes
Copper Plant

ELIZABETH. n. J.. April T.
Demanding a sclosed shop and
extra pay for holidays. 100 en-
ployes of the Phelps-Dodge Cop
per Corporation, which holds
100000 in national defense
contracts. went out on strike
today.
Officials Of the CLOS United
Electrical. Radio and Machine
Workers Union announced that
workers in the Fort Wayne, Ind,
and Los Angeles plants of the
company probably would take
similar walkout action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Gdrganfua Displays
New Strip Tease Al

NEW YORK. April ms
Ringing Brothers today unveiled
Gargantua in a big circus dress
rehearsal in Madison Square Car
den. and the giant gorilla. not IA
be outdone. did little unveiling
himself With one swoop of his
paw, swung through the bars OF
his cage, Gargantua caught the
dress OF millionaress Mrs. Ken
meth HoyL-and tipped it right of
her back. She was uniniured --
but not 50 her dignity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
WAGES in fhe Ford Plants

Comparison Of Ford wages
cannot be made because Ford
hires a larger proportion Of
unskilled labor because of
manufacturing materials such
as steel that other motor
makers buy.
Ford minimum wages have
been. for years, the yardstick
and lever which organized
labor has used to force other
manufacturers to raise wages.
Now, as always, it is basic
Ford policy not to pay high
wages to a few but to spread
prosperity as widely as pos
sible by paying common labor
higher wages than it can get
anywhere else.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

ps.marE function az the
service department Is spying
On workers. Frequently IS
urcon. tcl evidence in sew
eral NLRB proceedings have
shown. members Of TIE sew
ice department have resorted
t. cxt nca and brutal yioleacb
against uHon members or
Zero workers suspected Of
uaoa symrataics
TIE service department has
been au ctcr-r-eseut secret
sgzgv1cte II ~ IT 77IeE IF IIe
restrictions %nd responsible.
ties Of = government police or
detective force
The Ford plants. including
is Mushrooms. ali surround
Ing eating places and places
Of public assembly every
labor ball are covered by the
service department. Strike
Headquarters today is infested
win them. Even the hotel IN
which r1e governor 0f MIchl.
gan. fed ersl government
Spokesman. the union and the
company are making efforts
al Cancellation has been under
surveillance Of Ford spies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
SHIPS IDEALLY SUITED

Maritime commission officials
said the ships, mostly Diesel-pow-
cred and Is per cent faster than
average cargo-carrIers. would be
ideally suited to the roundabout
9,000-mile voyage from the United
States TO. the Suez Canal via the
Cape OF Good Hope. Cuff Of Alden
and Red Sea
This "backdoor" route into the
new fighting front is expected 10
be opened shortly by President
Roosevelt He indicated last week
that unconvoyed ships might soon
he Transporting war supplies 10
The British IN Africa wa the Red
Sea, as soon as England completes
her control of East Africa and It's
contiguous waters from which
the combat zone definition might
then be removed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Plant Worship
Palm Sunday SerUic e S
for Trapped Ford Men

Palm Sunday services were held
in tho Ford plant for the 1000 OF
more non-striking non-unlon mem
bers who were caught in the plant
by the strike
One Of workers. the Rev. Eros
A. Taylor, pastor of the ST. Steps
ems AME Church. Cobb and Stan
ford streets. conducted the Scrv
ices. The Reverend Mr. Taylor is
also acting as barber for the
workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Each Side Has lis Final Say

Grievances by The score. IN
clpde - o. - minute lunch
periods go smoking regu-
latioas and prohibition Of
chewing tobacco and necessity
G a4-u sitting On oil-soaked
floors - eat-t1cir lunches.
Ife-coa4iaoas we have
described are deliberately
oerstata8 The ful truth
urcnI1 alrna L.. IT, - Ar
IF8A TO
be ,VFc5 Ne contend in
beaaf - fHe Fa@ workers
that speh conditions have no
Pace ID modern industry
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE

A source close 10 Danish circles
openly expressed desire, at the
same time. that this government
would quickly requiSition the
lald-up fleet. and declared Den
mark would Willingly forfeit tho
vessels under any guarantee that
they would be utilized in the wal
effort against Germany.
we have been forced TO take
German domination lying down,
and right now anything that We
can contribute to the fighting
demOcracies we are anxious Ia
give" this source told Internal
tional News Service
Unlike most Of the 30 Seizec
ships of Germany and Italy which
were severely damaged by sabo-
tage the Danish feet stands un.
impaired.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Hirings, Layoffs and Seniority

Hiring, .ay-off and re-em-
Payment at the Ford plants
are not governed by any sys-
tenn Of seniority which the
company is bound to follow.
A Ford worker must consider
every lay-of a dismissal. He
has no assurance despite
years Of service that he will
be called back 70 work after
the seasonal lag.
Purchase Of jobs, favoritism
and insistence on gifts and
other favors by foremen are
frequent determining factors
on employment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
u. S. Chart

Detroit and vicinity: Partly cloudy 70
dsN. Tuesday cloudy with possibly hight
ram. not much change in temperature
moderate 10 fresh east 10 southeast winds
Lover Michigan Partly cloudy today,
Tuesday partly cloudy In the north portion
cloudy IN the south portion. possibly light
rain IN the extreme south portion, not
much change in temperature
PIPER Michigan Cloudy IN the extreme
west portion. partly cloudy in the central
and east portions TODAY and Tuesday not
much change ~ temperature
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Big Budd Ldyoff
Is Ford Sequel

PHILADELPHIA. April One
thousand five hundred workers in
the Edward G Budd Manufacture
ing Company plant here have
been laid off because Of the Ford
Motor Company strike =
In "A letter 10 employees Edward
G Budd president Of the company.
said he had been notified that
Ford could not accept any more
stamping, from the Budd Company
ar present
He told fhc men that rs many
as possible would be transferred
to other departments and the rest
would ne given three days pay
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

Typical ot all UAW-CIO
statements. this is another
attempt Of the Communist
leaders behind the local strike
movement 10 attain the first
great objective Of ali Com
munist Party tactics - TO
create confusion and Bewilder.
ment n the masses and break
down public confidence in
major American institutions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
National Steel S
PdyUp 1OCents


PITTSBURGH, April THE
National Steel Corporation has
granted a wage increase Of 10
cents an hour TO its employees,
Chairman Ernest T. Weir an
nounced today
The increase is effective April
I, the announcement said.
Detailed arrangements are
now being worked TIN all
subsidiaries OF the corporation, "
The brief statement disclosing
the surprise increase said.
The announcement came as
United States Steel Corporation
and the CIO-Steel Workers Orr
ganizing Committee were dead
locked over the unions demand
for a 10-cent hourly raise and
other contract gains.
National Steel is the parent
I concern for the Weirton Steel
Company. Great Lakes Steel Cor
poration. Hanna Iron Ore Com
pany of Delaware and the Hanna
Furnace Corporation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Grievance Procedure and Firinqs

Tie Ford plants alone in
the automobile industry have
70 system whereby the work.
ers or their spokesman may
faEe W grievances with the
management. TIE company
las invited workers with
grievances to report them 10
lie employment Office This
system has resulted IN many
discharges. tho aEeueved
workers having no protection
against such arbitrary action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
ODDS AGAINST 1T

Let the Nazi army stub its toe
in Yugoslavia or Greece and it IS
likely to find itself faced by enc
mics and rebellions on a dozen
fronts.
Sympathizers with the Yugo-
Slavs, the Greeks and the British
hope the German military ma
chine viii come a cropper in the
mountains of Serbia and Mace
donia But cold military analysis
indicates that wagering on such
an outcome would be be-inG
against heavy odds
Hitler probably has somewhere
IN the neighboihood OF four million
soldiers under arms. about half
.ot whom are veteran firSt-lne
-troops, backed by the maSsed IN
dastrieS Of the Reich
On the frontiers of YugOslaVia
and Greece he has armies totalinC
probably a million and A half men.
backed by two air armies Of 1000
planes and perhaps a dozen
armoned divisions.
Against these the YugoslavS and
Greeks can oppose about equal
numbers Of soldiers. but equipped
on T-model lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Is There Speed-Up System?

Ford plants have always
been vide open to the world
for inspection at any time.
There were and are no hidden.
baleful. industrial practices
there. Each year saw approxi-
mately million visitors pass
through. There has never been
bar to the visitors chatting
with the assemblers. who like
to show what good workmen
they are.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

Ford does not preach SEN
iority. He has for years
practiced security for his
workmen. For a worker who is
interested in his job, does his
work and conducts himself as
a good workman should. a job
a, Ford's has meant a life Job
for literally tens of thousands
OF workers.
The average age Of Ford
workers is 3s.7 years and
25,Sl9 are between 40 and So
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

The mass production speed
up system has its classic ex-
ample in the Ford plants.
Production is gesred 70 the
capacity e the machine rather
than 70 the human capabilities
OF the worker. There is no
grievance machinery, as in
General Motors and Chrysler,
where workers may obtain a
time study and some ADJUST
ment CT the speed Of opera
tons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
Union, Ford State
Cases for Public

Pleading their IN the court Of pubhe OPINION the
IAWCfO and the Ford Motor Company today presented
tbc arguments on the strike that has hroWn $4,000 men
ont Of mort and closed the worlds largest industrial plant
The union, complaint issued by r. J. Thomas,
IFS president and Michael F. Widr,on Jr head Of the Ford
organizing covipa.gn.
The eor1panys #ee4y issued BY l. A. Capizzi.
general counsel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
The Strike Picture
Workers Idle
Company
City


$4,000 (CIOl
New
y. " mills. 1000 ((IOl
Elizabeth y. Phelps Dodge Copper Products
100 (CO)
y. Continental Can 600 (AEL)
al an
Detro (CIO)
Battle Cree-For tAFL)
San Ca.--Troan Powder Company
nerca plant (CIO
Rubber
unt Rubber Company ESQ (CIO)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

The Ford workers never
have complained about lack Of
q grievance committee because
II has always been basic Ford
practice tfff7rtt Z vOTkman DIS
satisfied with his job or his
foreman could 20 TO the
superintendent and have his
complaint satisfied. This prac-
tice has worked so we'll that
in more than 81 years there
has never before been even
talk among Ford workers Of
strike at the Rouge plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
REPEAT 1917 PLAN

To the student Of war there can
be little mystery as TO the plan Of
campaign of the Nazi attacking
forces. In 1918 the kalser'S I'm
.peral Germany Army invaded
Serbia, pre-World War Yugoslavia
Dispatches indicate the pattern
they followed is being repeated
today
In 1915 as now German forces
struck across the hungarian PLAIN
for Belgrade. strategic YugoSlav
capital. Then as now the Germans
timed their northern stroke
against Belgrade with Simultane-
Gus pincer-drivcs across the Bul-
Garian frontier IN the south. with
the aim of enveloping their toe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
High School Grads Record

HANOVER. y. II. April Z
ms High schol graduates have
a better scholastic record At Dart
mouth College than students who
prepared for college in private
--nl-ae.l-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07
gmi0n SGyS Ford Replies
The Service Department

The one and only purpose
Of the service department has
been, is and VIII continue to
be is to police, protect and
assure safety in an industrial
plant that spreads over an
AREA of approximately two
square miles. the largest plant
Of ms kind in the world.
Sometimes. as during the
last few months, under peak
production and construction
activities, 10000 men move
IN and out every "a hours.
To say that the Ford serv-
ice department spies on Ford
workers in their private lives
is another example OF the
basic Communist tactic that
lying is permissible to attain
Communist Party ends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-07

Brownsville 81 degrees
Lowest temperature last - hours. Bar
rcw. Alaska degrees below zero.
Evening star., 1941-09-07

Located Street block from the American
Chapuepec Castle and Park the Bull Ring the native
markets shops churches thaters night clubs and
paaal heater all form ring of glamour and historic In
point sightseeing trips to such notable places as
Monastery Pyramids OF
Toec Temples and other places OF
mention guides always stop at
The Geneve.
at the Hotel Geneve and select any one OF Its
beginning pleasant stay indeed 42o OF
these other 80 being served by IL de-
with showers of hot and cold water
And you double suites If party
of sufficient size
And when dining, you native or remain
fastidiouy scanning will leave the
delightful cuisine and perfect service
available all SEVEN dining
The artesan drinking water
regularly inspected officially endorsed its complete heating
appreciated cool mornings its sightseeing service
children and other
features
the realized dream of its founder and present
peto whose family ably assisted by
Lndley has become universally
for the service given in department
When in Mexico Stop ot the Hotel Geneys
Evening star., 1941-09-07


railroad autos square steel
II 1@2 lbs for
with
blast Plants located Monterrey NJ Mexico Asence
technical ofces.
Evening star., 1941-09-07
LA Hga de las Conciones"
1.-THE League Of Sones~
A New Mexican Film
Noe In Production!

Mexican film producers jumping the Pan Ameri-
can solidarity band wagon too America Films S. A.
newly organized producing headed by Mauricio
associate producer in LA Noche de los Mayas
The Dark Night of the MayaS Mexican prize picture and
president of the Mexican Association of Motion Picture
Exhibitors and Alfonso Sanchez Teo who made the In
ternaonaly celebrated ALA el Rancho Grande' WAY
Down Rancho Grande), is producing musical comedy
romance intended bring the peoples of the Americas
closer together through better knowledge of their music
The picture which is being jointly produced by De Ia
Serna and Sanchez Teo under the title of La Lga de las
Canciones" (The League of Songs, will have the best
popular from most of the Latin American republics to
be sung and played by such well known Latin American
singers and musicians Mexican Ramon Armengod who
has lust completed triumphant series of radio and per-
sonal appearances in New York and Hollywood, Mapy
Cores pquant Cuban songsress and Jorge Reyes noted
Argentine tango singer.
The production will be avishly mounted with OF
the numbers staged against cooruf BACKGROUNDS
have several review with folk dances from diverse
Latin American countries. All in all America Films. S. AS
first effort of the really blg pictures OF
the SpaniSh-language screen.
It must be noted that Clifford Carr. an American actor
often seen in Mexican made films, VII: have the important
role Hollywood film magnate looking Tor Latin Amerl
can talent Other important parts Will be played py
Domingo Soler and Consueo Guerrero
The music and songs for LA Lga de las Canclones were
written especially by such topnoch composers as Manue
Fsperon Rafael Luis Arcaraz Jose de vega
and Ernesto Cortazer Chano Urueta Responsible lor Lid
Noche de los Mayas," will direct
Evening star., 1941-09-07
PERFUMES S. A.
TAcUBA STREET 13,
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

Senior Jose Salcedo has maintained that perfume Is
the amportant thing customer wishes to purchase.
rather than fancy bottle and adheres to the practice
Of featuring perfumes in bulk and permitting the cuso-
mer to select a contaner. In this way he has con-
sistently been able to money for thousands OF
who the best imported French perfumes
Needless TO say all tourists visit the 12year-old
Casa sacedo during their visit to Mexico City to make
selections from Senor salcedos practically unlimited
range of odors d. retail or wholesale.
Evening star., 1941-09-07

This progressive Institution includes in its displays i'm
portatons from Switzerland, France Austria and lay
embracing fine watches and clocks vases book ends god
crafts pearls jewelry leather goods and luggage
voeta sole distributors of OMEGA Tor men
and women in the Republic of Mexico They also handle
MIDO MULTIFORT watches at great savings over u g.
prices The latter super automatic the watch tnat
thinks for you winding waterproof magnetic
shockproof dustproof radium hands and dla4s ana
sweep-seconds. Naturally preferred by one and all.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-18
NORM RINEHART CHAMPION CCC
 CHOPPER HERE
Contest at Montana Creek Attracts Crowd of
 150 Persons

Norman Rinehart of the Montana Creek CCC Camp yesterday became the champion woodchopper of the CCC in this district when he cut through a l6-inch log in five min utes and 10 seconds to win first prize money Of Sl0
 Sam Johnson, native CCC en- rollee, was close behind with a time of five minutes and 20 sec onds. He was given $5 of the money which enrollees had collected for prizes.
 Other times were: Ward Kelley, seven minutes, 10 seconds; James Willis, seven minutes, 23 seconds; Richard Davis, 10 minutes. Bill Perez, Dave Kasko and Ed Feight failed to finish
 Some 150 persons witnessed the competition at the Montana Creek Camp yesterday afternoon.
 Finals for Alaska CCC axemen will be held in April as part of the celebration of the eighth an- niversary of the organization. Rine- hart will represent the Admiralty Division against entrants from Ket- chikan, Petersburg, Cordova and Seward. There will also be buck ing contest at the same time.
 
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