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Evening star., 1941-01-07
Republican League
Hears Appeal
From Founder

A plea for continued Republican
activity and loyalty was made yes
terday to members of the League Of
Republican Women by Mrs Virginia
White Speel, founder of the club,
and Republican committeewoman
from the District of Columbia.
Mrs. Speel asked that "carping
criticism" be submerged in complete
faith and work for the party.
Pointing out the accomplishments
of the Republican party in the past,
she said, IF women remain true
to history, the achievements of the
party and its honest convictions,
they won't make any mistakes"
She recalled the founding of the
Women's National Republican Club
at her home at 1916 K street NV. in
the April of 1912, and the change in
name when similar organization
was started in New York in 1920.
Mrs. Dolly Curtis Gam, presi-
dent, presided over the meeting,
which was held at the Mayfower
Hotel. Mrs. Edmund Kochersperger
read the minutes and the treasurer's
report was given by Miss Grace
Burton.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Hostess to Speaker

Mrs. Hugh D. Anchincloss will
have as her house guest Mr.. James
Gordon Hanes of Winston-Salem,
N. c., when he comes to speak at
the dinner sponsored by the Mothers
Health Association of the District of
Columbia, which will be held at the
Sulgrave Club on Monday, January
13, at 8 o'clock Mrs. Anchincloss is
chairman of the Dinner Committee.
Mrs. George Rublee will have as
her guest Mrs. Thomas N Hepburn
of Connecticut, who will be the pre-
siding chairman at the dinner.
There will be a series of parties
preceding this event. One of these
will be a cocktail party given by
Mrs. David S. Barry, who is men,
ber of the Dinner Committee in
charge of invitations.
The members of the Dinner Com
mittee are Mrs. Auchincloss, chair
man; Mrs. Lewis Clark, Mrs. James
C. Dunn. Mrs. Carroll Glover, Mrs.
Lucius Wilmerding, Mrs. Edward
Burling, jr; Mrs George A. Garrett,
Mrs. L. Corrin Strong, Mrs. Dwight
Davis, Mrs. Rublee and Mrs. Barry.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Constitution Unit
Will Observe
St. Distaf's S Day

Today is st. Distaff's Day, the date
women of Colonial times again took
up their labors at loom and kitchen
after the Christmas respite, and 1t
is being observed by the Constitu-
ton Chapter of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution with a
Colonial tea and reception this aft
ernoon from 4 to o'clock at the
District Chapter House, 1882 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
Colonial songs and costumes will
add to the setting. Mrs. Walter
Miles, regent, will head the receiv-
ing line and nine past regents will
assist with the pouring.
The costumes will be worn by Mrs.
C. c. Dinmette, vice regent and
chairman of arrangements, and her
assistants. Mrs. Lewis M. Bartlett
will sing Colonial solos, accom-
panied by Mrs. Harry c. Stouffer.
Also receiving will be Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins and Mrs. Charles Car
roll Haig, national officers, and all
Il IllC oOotC olAlIC1o.
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife of the
former Secretary of Commerce, will
| pour, assisted by Mrs. E. Richard
Gasch, Mrs. Charles Dasher, Mrs.
Ella F. Knight, Mrs. Robert Nc
Neill, Mrs. Alfred Talbot, Mrs.
Harry B. Denham, Mrs. Goodwin
Ellsworth and Mrs. S. E. Capling.
The tea table will be decorated
with blue wax tapers and a red and
white carnation centerpiece.
DR.. Robert l.. Kincaid, vice presi-
dent of Lincoln Memorial University
will address the Approved Schools
Committee of the District Daughters
of the American Revolution tomor-
row at II am, in the library of the
chapter house at 1882 Massachu-
setts avenue NV.
The meeting will be open to all
interested in educational work in
the Southern mountains, where the
university Is located at Cumberland
Gap, Mrs. Arthur c. Houghton
State Committee chairman, an
nounced today. She will entertain
at dinner tomorrow night in DR.
Kincaid's honor.
The Dorothy Hancock Chapter Of
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution met today at the Kennedy.
Warren. Hostesses for the luncheon
preceding the meeting were Mrs. D
Hurd Hudson, Mrs. Richard D
! NHre
and Mrs. F. Henry Jones.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Miss Virginia Kibler
Hostess at Shower

Miss Virginia Kibler, daughter of
1t. Col. and Mrs. A. Franklin Kibler,
was hostess at luncheon and a
shower Saturday, entertaining at the
Army War College for Miss Mar
garet Wallace, daughter of Mrs.
Hobart j. Wallace and the late 1t.
Col. Wallace. The marriage of Miss
Wallace to Mr.. Thomas Martin
Scott, jr., will take place next month.
Others at the luncheon were Miss
Sarah Hurdis, Miss Martha McIn-
tyre, Miss Madeline Matchett, Miss
Evelyn Nichol, Miss Barbara Mon
roe, Miss Betty Jane Campbell, Miss
Mary Ames, Miss Eleanor Sher-
burne, Miss Pat Lawrence, Miss
Lucy Bennett, Miss Alice Stribling,
Miss Nancy Nesbit, Miss Eileen
Carter, Miss Dusty Bruss, Miss Lolly
Park, Miss Helen Waldron and Miss
Mary Nix of Waterford, Va.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Beta Sigma Phi

Miss Ferne Steele will discuss Her
Own Room at a meeting of the Eta
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at 8
O'Clock tonight in the Lee Sheraton
Hotel.
Evening star., 1941-01-07

Moscow reports that there were
327, 1000 exhibitors at the 1910 agri-
cultural exhibition.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Luncheon to Be Giver
Following Glass
In Public Speaking

Mrs. Clarence Cannon and Mrs.
Karl LeCompte will entertain at
luncheon at Pierre's Thursday fol-
lowing the opening meeting of Mrs.
Hugh Buffers winter class in public
speaking, which will be held at 1890
o'clock that morning in Pierce Hall,
with Mrs. Roosevelt as speaker.
The guests will include the entire
group of women appearing on the
program, Mrs. John Murdoch, wife
of Representative Murdoch of Ari-
zona; Mrs. Fred Bradley, wife of
Representative Bradley of Michi-
gan; Mrs. George Grant of Alabama
and Mrs. John Donaldson.
Others whe will be in the party
are Mrs. E. C. Gathings, wife OF
Representative Gathings Of Arkan-
sas; Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins
Mrs. Frank Allan, jr., Mrs. Walter
Maloney. Mrs. Xavier Vigeant and
Mrs. Truman Smith.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Club Formed Here
To Collect Foreign
And Antique Dolls

A new club to collect foreign and
antique dolls and do research on
their costumes and types has been
formed in Washington with Mrs.
Virginia Woodin as president.
An active member of the group
is Mrs. Harry Warner Frantz, whose
own collection of more than 600
dolls is well known in Washington
having been exhibited on many
occasions.
A second organization meeting
will be held near the end of Janu-
ary, to be followed by regular
monthly meetings.
Attending the first meeting at the
Hotel Grafton Saturday were Mrs
Laura Waters, vice president, who
spoke on the problem of getting
dolls through the customs; Mrs
Kathryn S. Rodgers, secretary, anc
Miss Josephine Garrison, treasurer
Also present were Miss Evelyr
Durnbaugh, Mrs. Ralph Richards
Mrs. Florence Meara, Mrs. William
B. Garrison, Mrs. E. E. Estes, Mis-
Francis Tew, Miss Helen hartman
Mrs. w. F. Meggers, Miss Betty
Jane Meggers, Mrs. R. D. Marsden
Miss H. M. Hickerson. Mrs. A
Dornblatt and Miss Anita Dorm
blatt.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Mrs. Butz
To Wed

The marriage of Mrs. Joyce Fisher
Butz to Mr.. James Emlyn Jones, jr.,
will take place Friday morning In
the home of the bridegroom's moth
er, Mrs. James Emlyn Jones. The
Rev. James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House Of Represent
atives, will of11ciate in the presence
of only members of the two families
and few intimate friends and an
informal wedding breakfast and re-
ception will follow for those who
witness the ceremony.
Mr.. Jones and his bride will be
at home after February l at ia
Leland street in Chevy Chase, Md.
Mrs. Butz, who is the daughter OF
Mrs. Mary Thompson Fisher OF
Keswick, Va, and the late Mr..
Thomas j. Fisher, came to Wash
ington last autumn after spending
the summer at Virginia Beach. She
is a graduate of Harcum School at
Bryn Mawr, Pa, and is an ardent
and accomplished equestrienne. She
has been popular in the hunting set
of Virginia and when she came to
Washington In the autumn she
brought with her her hunting sta
bles which are at Meadowbrook.
Mr.. Jones Is the son of the late Mr.
James Emlyn Jones. who for many
years was an executive of the Agri-
culture Department and for a num-
Der of years served as city manager
of youngstown, Ohio. The BRIDE
groom ELECT was graduated from the
school of foreign service at George
Washington University, but entered
the commercial field in Washington
He, too, is an ardent horseman.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Drive for Funds
For X.Ray Room
Is Planned

Mrs. James E. Dalgleish, president
of the Board Of Lady Managers OF
the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital, will lead the boards drive
during the ceming year for funds
to complete the shock-proof X-ray
room at the hospital.
Other officers of the board, who
met last Friday for the first time
this year at the nurses home, 144C
M street NV, include Mrs. William
E. Pearson, Mrs. Charles H. LIE
Fevre, Mrs. Samuel r. Caswell ano
Mrs. Charles McVay, first, second
third and fourth vice presidents, re.
spectively.
Miss Constance E. Tyler is re-
cording secretary for the group; Mrs
Harry r. Lee, corresponding secre'
tary; Mrs. Morris Hacker, treasurer
Mrs. Bernard j. Callahan, assistant
treasurer, and Mrs. Walter Peter
historian. Mrs. John G. STACK l.
chairman of the House Committee
for the hospital, assisted by Mrs
Caswell, Mrs. George L. Evans, Mrs
Ladder Mackall, Mrs. Harry Taylor
Mrs. F. w. Van Slyke and Miss Lu'
cretia D. Clarke.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Women's Job Clinic

How to get a job by letter will be
discussed tonight at the Women's
Job Clinic by DR. Marjorie Shearon,
president of the Women's Occupa-
tional Council sponsoring the weekly
meetings.
Her analysis is the first in a series
of short lectures on jobs for mature
women, and will be illustrated with
presentations written by women at
tending the clinic. Small discussion
groups for women in various fields
will follow.
The meeting will be held at
George Washington University, room
203, Building D, at 7::30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Compton to Speak

Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Lewis Compton will address the
Woman's National Democratic Club
at dinner meeting at 7:30 pm.
Thursday at the clubhouse, 1926 New
Hampshire avenue NV. His SUBJ
ject will be THE Navy and the New
Defense Program"
Mrs. Compton also will be guest
at the dinner, which is being ar
ranged by Mrs. Emmet Gudger, pro-
gram chairman.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Getting Around

Kay Francis changed clothes six
times in one day for scenes in R-k-
o Radios play Girl" which showed
the raven-haired star first in the
snow at Lake Placid, then on the
beach at Miami, then in speeding
auto near Chicago, next in radio
station, in a telephone both and last
boarding an airplane. Although
there was but one line of dialogue
in each of the scenes, they all re-
quired different costumes because
OF the different seasons of time.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Auxiliary to Meet

DR.. Elmer Louis Kayser. profess
sor of European history at George
Washington University, will discuss
the present European situation at a
meeting of the District Medical So
ciety's auxiliary at II am. tomor-
row in the Medical Society Build
ing, 1718 M street NV.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Medlev Will Speak

State Senator w D. Medley of
Arlington, Va, will address the
members of the Clarenford Woman's
Club on State legislation tomorrow
at the home of Mrs. w. M. Anderson,
4703 N. Sixteenth street. Mrs. K. K.
McIntire will assist the hostess.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Persons in Cuba

The president of the Export
Import Bank and Mrs. Warren Lee
Pierson have gone to Havana, Cuba,
where they are staying at the Hotel
Nacional. They will return to their
apartment at the Shoreham in about
10 days.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Sorority Luncheon

Mrs. Wilma Flood will speak at a
luncheon meeting of the Washing
ton Alumnae Chapter of Delta
Gamma at 1:30 pm. Saturday at the
Parrot Tea Room. Mrs. c. M. Tram
nell, jr., is in charge of reserva-
tions.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Leave for Florida

Col. and Mrs. Brady G. Rutten-
cutter have leased their apartment
at the Shoreham and have gone to
Miami Beach, Fla, where they will
remain until the first of June.
La gaceta., 1941-12-16
Ell Ejercito ruso persigue a los
nazs y grta: a Berlin
Aplastadas tres divisiones alemanas
en- ell sector de Kiln
Alemania presiona al Japon para que
abra un nuevo frente

sentado en- ell ejercito aleman,
Dicese que la epidemic tuvo su
origen en- Otamark, POlonia.
La caballeria rusa sigue to-
mando una parte activa en- las
cperaciones y tonic a Yefremov,
40 millas al nOroeste de Elets y
Livny. Las divisiones alemanas
derrotadas, en- total, pasan va
de 80.
Los expertos militares rusos y
extranjeros ridiculizan la noti-
cia nazi sobre que la "retirada
es puramente tactica',
Los peri6dicos publican las de
.rlaraciones hechas en- Estados
Unidos por el nuevo embajador
del Soviet, Maxim Litvincff.
Manifesto ell comandante Lit
vinoff, dice uno de los peri6di-
cos, que ell mayor peso en- la lu-
cha ha caido sObre la Union So
Wet, Inglaterra y Estados Uni
dos.
"Yo estoy c~onvencido de que
Alemania esta hacienda ahOra
toda la preston possible en- los ja-
poneses para abrir un nuevo
frente contra Russia, en- ell Ex-
tremo Oriente, y que ell Jap6n
viene acumulando tropas en- la
Manchuria desde hace varios
meses.
Interrogado Litvinoff sobre
como Lindbergh habia Obtenido
una tan err6nea impression de la
fuerza de Russia. ell embajador
cotest6; Esa pregunta 70 quiz
hacersela al propio Lind
he.gh. Cuando eStuvo en- MoscI
ell no habl6 asi,
La gaceta., 1941-12-16
Ell PRECIO DEL
ARROZ EN- TAMPA

A la colonia Guiana, que
tanto gusta del arroz, blanco'
amarillo o ennegrecidO con fri
joles, lie han declarado la que
ira, indirectamente, los alma
cenistas de where's.
Ell arroz ha lido subiendo a
7, 8 y 9 centavos.
Los almacenistas acaban de
anunciar otro aumento y ell
bodeguero tendra que echar
una nueva carga, obligado, so
bre ell trabajador.
La declaration de guerra
demanda que ell gobierno Sc
haga cargo de fijar los precios
yevitar los abuses con los pc
bres.
Esa guerra de los almace-
nistas a los bodegueros y con-
sumidores debe ser dominada.
La gaceta., 1941-12-16

gu Sc estan dando todos los
pasos n~ecesarioS para coordi-
mar los planes militares de In
g%laterra, Russia Y Estados Uni
dos. En- Camberra, Australia,
ell miniStro de Relaciones EX-
teriores, Herbert V. Evatt, ma
nifeSt6 que su pals trabaja EN-
pro de una completa alianza
entire Russia y los enemigos
del Jap6n.
"Cuando la situaci6n mill
tar quede estabilizada para
ventaja de Russia, razonable-
mente podemos esperar su
ayuda contra ell Jap6n. Los de
signios japoneses contra Russia
no pueden ser ocultados, y EN-
la carrera larga sera de ven
taja para Russia %disponer de
una vez y para siempre de la
amenaza nipona contra Vladi
vostock y ell este de la Siberia.
Toxic informa que las tro-
pas japonesas hicieron un de-
sembarco en- la costa de Bor-
neo, EN- un lugar a 600 millas
de Manila.
Furiosamente sc combate
hoy en- las selvas de Malaga.
Los nipones usan tropas moto
rizadas y dicen haber avanza
do so millas con rumbo a Sin
gapore.
Los nazis a~nuncian por la
Radio que hundieron un cruce
70 ingles en- ell este del Medi-
t%erraneo, frente a Alexandria.
FL barco fue torpedeado y Sc
produjo una terrible explo-
sion, partiendose en- dos. En-
pocos minutes Sc hundi6.
La gaceta., 1941-12-16

MOscu, die. 16.-H ejercito
russo contin1a su marcha vic
soriosa Y las tropas lanzaron
hoy. en- algunos sectores, ell girl
to de: IA Berlin! Planea el e.
iercito sovietico echar a los ma
zis de su territorio y despues pa
sar la frontra y derrotarlos en-
Alemania. Mas de so aldeas fue-
ron recapturadas al sur de Tu-
la.
Los despacho SIDE hoy indican
que Hitler, por recommendation
de sus melicos, esta tomando u.
ma "cura de descanso" en- Bercf
tesgaden.
Las tropas def general Gre.
CORY X. Zhukov persiguen a los
alemanes, en- 10 sdos flancos de.
sector de Moscu, ocasionanldoles
gran ndmero de muertos y he.
ridos.
En- Ia recap.ura de Kiln fue.
ron aplastadas tres diyisiones
nazis, $1,000 hombres, las cua.
4 perdieron, en- muertos y he
.rilos 1900. Abandon6 el enc
nigo, en- su fuga, considerables
cantidades de material de que
IRA.
A los a'emanes Sc les produ-
ieron 5000 muertos y heridos,
niem6ros de la division "A, en-
"Ch", y otro 5000 muertos y
teridos en- 81 sector de Kalinin'
Una nota del alto mando in
forma de Ia toma de Kiln y otro
tres puntos imp~ortantes en- el
sector de Tula.
Muchos casos de titus, produ-
cldos por los pioiOs Sc han pre-
La gaceta., 1941-12-16
Las tropas mglesas estan a 30 miIlas de Derna
La ofensiva nipona Sc extiende hacia Burma
y la peninsula Malaga
Attlee declare en- ell P~arlamento que seran coor-
dinados los planes militares de Russia,
Inglaterra y Estados Unidos

Londres, Die. 16.-Los ejer
citos ingleses han avanzado 70
miilas al oes.e de Tobrukey y
penetran EN- las posicioneS del
Eie. Columns britanicas Sc EN-
cuentran a 30 millas de Der
a, la importante base naval
del enemigo,
FL avance, segun ell general
Auchilenk, que aver felicit6 al
general Richie, sc mantiene
EN- contra de las reservas de
los nazis Y Su retaguardia.
Declare hoy EN- Londres ell
teniente coronel Avery, secre-
tart ingles para la India, que
la campana de Libia toma ell
rumbo hacia una gran victoria
decisiva.
BESIDE las islas Filipinas CO.
munican que los japoneses ST.
guen contenidos EN- la isla Lu-
z6n; pero la situaci6n es ne
nos halagueha en- Hong Kong,
la peninsula Malaga y Singa-
pore.
La ofensiva nipona desde
Thailand tiene hoy dos ramas,
unaen direction de Burma y
otra hacia la peninsula Mala-
a Y Singapore. La artilleria ia
ponesa bombardea a Hong
Kong y la base de Singapore
continGa amenazada.
Las dltimas noticias de la
manana de hoy dan a enten-
der que Russia tomara pronto
parte muy activa EN- la batalla
del Pacifico. FL lider laborista
comandante Clemente r. At
tlee, Lord del sello PrNado,
declare hoy en- ell Parlamento
La gaceta., 1941-12-16

cana. Los japoneses estan dan
do un descanso a sus photos.
Cuatro aviones de los amari-
los fueron desrribadOs hoy.
Inglaterra comunica que la
escuadra japonesa tiene supe-
rioridad en- las cercanias de
Singapore Y que este agrava
la situaci6n.
China insiste hoy en- que es
necesaria la unificaci6n del
mando. Chang estima que los
dos primeros meses de la que
ira seran los mas peligrosos.
Los submarines japoneses
de dos hombres estan maneJa-
dos por individuos desespera-
dos.
FL buque-madre los suelta a
Glen millas del objective traza-
do. Pueden desarrollar una We
locidad de "a nudos y llevan
dos torpedos y cargas explosi-
vas.
Hoy Sc aprob6 la ley Que
permite a Estados Unidos cons
truir 10000 toneladas mas
en- barcos de eombate.
La gaceta., 1941-12-16
TRIBUNAL SUPREME
DEVUFLVE SU PUEST0
AL SIR.

Tallahassee, Die. 16.-La Cor
tie Supreme del Estado devOlvi6
aver su puesto, como director
del Servicio de Empleados del
Estaio, a FOns A. Hathaway,
ciudadano que fuera destituido,
por servicio i~neficiente, hace al
gunos meses. Dict6 la orden de
suspension ell gobernador Holl-
and.
FL fallo del tribunal lie de-
vuelve ell empleo; pero no obi
ga al gObernador a firmar los
cheques del sueldo.
Desempena actualmente ell
puesto de Hathaway, el Sr. Law
renee A. Richard.
La gaceta., 1941-12-16
FIR PROHIBE LA SA-
Ida DE BARC0S MER-
CANTES
Tomd medidos el gobicJWo
dc Cuba

Habana, Die. l6.-El gobier-
no de Franco, Segun las noticiaS
de Madrid, prohibi6 aver Ia sa-
Ida de todoS los barcoS mercan,
tes para la America, La orden
afecta en- primer lugar al vapor
Marques de ComiliaS', que hoy
iba a saliy de un puerto de la
peninsula ibarica co nrumbo a
New York.
On decreto del gcbierno cuba
no publicado aver, prohibe ell
de dinero a Espana.
Tcdo indica que las relaciones
eomercialeS entire Cuba Y ESpa
ma quedaran teIminadaS.
La gaceta., 1941-12-16
LA AVIACION o
BOMBARDEO
A
Lo5 buques de la escuadra a
mericana andan a la GAIA de
la escuadra nipona.
Hoover pide amplios pOderes
para ell p~residente Roosevelt
Desarrollan una velocidad de
"a nudOs los submarines
de dos hombres

Washington, Die. 16.- Los
aeroplanos japoneses bOmbar-
dearon de nuevo la base naval
de longapO, en- la habfa de
Manila, a so millas de la ca
pital. Manila propiamente di-
cha no ha sido atcada en- las
dltimas 80 horas.
Todos los ataques nipones
en- la isla de Luzon han sido
cOntenidos.
La Secretaria de la Guerra
pidi6 hoy al comite de asun-
tos militares del Senado reduz
ca laedad minima del serviciO
selectivo, con ell fin de permit
tir ell reclutamiento de los j6-
venes de 10 amos deedad. La
Camara aprob6 aver Ga ms
cripci6n de todos los ciudada-
nos desde 18 amos a "a, pero
sehalando las edades del SER
vicio militar entire 81 Y al. Els
TINA ell Ejercito que un mini
mo de 10 amos es muy razona-
BILE.
I'm senador manifesto que ell
ejercito desea un ejercito de
2,4OO, 900 entire las edadeS de
10 a 81 amos, las mas conve-
nientes para la preparation
militar Y la discipline.
Ell senador Johnson, demo
crata de California, cree que
seria inGtil inscribir a los HON
bres de mas de 35 amos de
edad.
Esp6rase que ell Presidente
firme de hoy a mahana la nue.
va lev de cr6ditos de $10,077,-
O77,O 900 para Ell ejercito y la
marina.
La escuadra de Estados u
nidos, ansiosa de vengar ell CO.
barde ataque de Pearl Har-
bor. recorre hoy ell Pacifico en-
busca de la escuadra japone-
sa. que parece rehuir la bata-
LA. Las 6rdenes dadas por la
marina Sc condensan en- estas
nalabras: Buscar al enemigo
V destruirle.
Manda la escuadra princi-
nal del Pacifico ell almirante
Husband E. Kimmel. La escua
dra menor esta mandada por
o. almirante Thomas c. Hart y
90 encuentra en- ell sur del mar
de Ia China.
FL expresidente Hoover de.
clar6 hoy ante un comite del
senado que la legislation de
precios es ahora absolutamen
tenecesaria. Propuso, para ga
mar la guerra, un plan de 10
nuptos. Hoover estima que Sc
deben conceder al presidsnte
Roosevelt amplios poderes pa
"a la direction de le guerra.
I'm transporte japones fue
sacramento averiado hoy en-
Luz6n, por la svisci6n amerl-
La gaceta., 1941-12-16

ACADIA de regresar de Wash
ington ell estimate amigo Lo-
reno Hernandez.
ALI, haciedo honor a sus SEN
timientOs g~enerosos, vote en-
contra de que ell mfnimo sea au-
mentado, en- las fabricas, desde
80 centavos a, 40 centavos la no
ra.
Ell sabe que centenares de ia
baqueros cortos, lentoS en- Ia la
Dor, perderan ell trabajo, para
ser s~ustituidos por maquinas, 81
sc establece ell minimo de 40 cen
tavos la bora.
Representation al "publico",
ademas de Lorenzo, varios Sc
nores professors de economic
que no conocen a Tampa y a los
cuales POGO importa, por GUAM
to ellos no pueden representa-
al pueblo, que las maquinas con-
tinuen deSlazando al obrero
manual.
VOtaron como maqNinas, CO.
mo hombres POGO sensibles, los
senores profesores, muchoS de
ellis, acostumbrados va a decidir
en- la misma forma, problemas
de igual o parecida naturaleza.
La representation de los obre
ros, a cargo de los SreS,. Pru-
dencio Rivera Martinez, de
Puerto Rico; Manuel Gonzalez,
de esta ciudad; Amandol RIA
mfrez. del CLIO, y John lisa, O.
tro cubano del CLIO, qued6 a la
altura De-
Disgustado con 10 que habia
visto y dido, Lorenzo Herman
DEE formula ell siguiente vote
particular:
"Aparte del ferviente daseo
de servir a mi pals, 20 me slen-
to especialmente honra'do por la
invitaci6n q. sc me hiciera para
servir en- este comite industrial.
Primero la raz6n de que yo pa
Sc mi infancia en- 81 coraz6n mis-
mo de la industrial tabacalera y
porque miembros de mi famllla
han trabajado en- las fabricas
de tabacos de Tampa.
'sEsta association con ell obre-
70 v Ell patronO de las fabricas
de tabacos, me ha facilitado Ell
conocimiento de la industrial CO
mo tai y una comp4eta cOlnpIeh-
sion de las necesidades de los
obreros torcedores y de otros
ramos.
"No obstante, al aceptar la
invitaci6n pense que el tema de
las presentes condolences de ira
bajo y Ell restablecimiento de un
formal minimo era de tai impor
tancia que 20 debia tener ell CO.
nocimiento del problema y al
mismo tempo conocer los de-
secs de aquellos empenados, en-
Tampa, en- las labres de la IN
dustria.
'FPara obtener esta informa-
ci6n. me puse a celebrar entire
vistas con obreros y patronos'
Sc llam6 mi atenci6n, por las
parties ineresadas, scbre que un
reciente convenio entire la Fede-
raci6n Americana delTrabalo