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Evening star., 1941-12-03
u. A. w. Denies Men
Cited by Dies Are
Union Organizers
~ TIE Asscclated Press.

4, the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Dec. 3-R. J.
Thomas. president OF the United
Automobile Workers &C. I. o.
said today that Of five men cited
TO the House Yesterday by
Chairman Dies of the House
Committee investigating un-
American activities as U.
A w. organizers with po-
lice records. Not one is now. o:
was ever, employed by cur or
ganization:'
Il am informed" Mr.. Thomas
said, that. on the contrary.
they were employed as strike
breakers and guards by the Air
Associates. Inc, during our re-
cent strike AT the company's
plant at Bendix, N. j.
Mr.. Dies told the House he
had police records Of 20 c. I. o.
officers arrested for otienSes
ranging from petty larceny to
anarchy. The five Mr.. Dies
listed as U. A. w. organizers dIe
Allen Marcus, Edwin Morris,
Ferdinand Galatioto. Joseph
Doucette and John James Bon
ner.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Lady Astor Charges
Churchill Draft Of
Women Is Too Weak
Proposals for Calling Up
Additional Man Power
Threaten Labor Split
B. tic Associated Press.

By II hSsOtIGktG fItcS
LONDON, Dec. 3.-Lady Nancy
Astor criticized Prime Minister
Churchill sharply for not going fur
ther in proposals to conscript woman
power in a speech in the House Of
Commons today.
AS the Labor party was reported
threatened with serious split over
the bill. the American-born member
OF Parliament asserted the Prime
Minister had blind eye where
women are concerned and urged
all women be treated alike.
If YOU don't conscript married
women there will be great dlscon-
tent she said
The Prime Minister Yesterday an
nounced a bill to conscript unmar-
ried women between 20 and 80 for
the uniformed services. but restrict
ing "lethal or combatant' duty TO
volunteers.
Property Conscription Issue.
btildi lliR lilSlt - llO " NoiiinAi INV
old fashioned than I am Lady
Astor said she had concluded: 1T
isn't fair to bring in bill pretend
ing women haven't come forward
Considering the muddle men have
made, it is astounding women have
done as well as they have"
The split in Labor ranks was over
the question of conscription of prop
erty as we'll as man power.
Prime Minister Churchill asked
the House OF Commons Yesterday for
authority TO draft 10000 more
men for war services and to require
women to join uniformed branches.
King George VI issued procla-
nation today giving effect 70 the
first step in the Prime Minister'S
program-a summons Of 10000
Youths 49, years old for service in
the armed forces. The previous min
imum was l9.
Heated Discussion Reported.
Informed sources said the Labor
party as whole disapproved of the
government proposals and that there
was wide support for an amendment
signed by 80 NJ. Ps for nationaliza-
ton of private property.
Reports circulated of heated dis
cussion at the closed meeting. 1t
was decided to reconvene tomorrow
for a vote on party procedure and
observers said a considerable vote
was likely to result then against
support for the governments pro-
posals.
/ This. they added. might lead to a
/ heavy neeativ vote in Commons
later or an agreement by the gov
ernment to schedule full debate on
the bill.
Labor Party Break Threatened.
Some Laborites were said to feel
so strongly on the matter that they
might break from party leadership
and form an opposition to the gov
ernment in the House.
On the other side Of the picture
is strong opposition to further con-
scription of wealth or extension OF
naturalization.
Parliament members of that view
contend that the unprecedented in
come tax rate of so per cent already
constitutes transcription of wealth
to a large degree.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

The huge new outlay Woulo orlnS
the total of cash and contract au-
thorlzations provided for defense
since July l. 1910. to the staggering
sum of SCI 800. .254096
In recommending the new ex-
penditure, the committee turned
down a request by the War Depart
ment for broader leeway in trans
ferring TO other countries on lease
lend basis, equipment purchased for
the Army with funds appropriated
since last March II, the date Of
enactment of the LeaSe-Lend Act.
Instead. the committee recon-
mended a s1.556 .496.2 increase in
the $l2 985 900 900 already appropri-
ated for the lease-lend program and
proposed that the Army be author
lied TO transfer as much as $780,
100000 worth of additional equip
ment if the military situation
warranted it.
Both funds would provide tanks
anti-aircraft material, anti-tank
weapons and artillery, combat We
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Knudsen Condemns
Strike 'Foo|ishness'
During Emergency
0. P. IA. Director Joined
By Nelson in Demand
For Uninterrupted Work

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec 3.-William S
Knudsen, co-director general of the
Office of Production Management,
asserted today before the National
Association of Manufacturers that
he cant for the life of me under
stand how. in a declared unlimited
national emergency. such foolishness
as strikes can go on
An applauding audience, packed
into the grand ballroom OF the wal
dorf- Astoria. heard the o. P. M.
chief declare:
"As to labor, We have been through
another rather difficult period. With
production generally on the upgrade,
we have been subject to test OF
strikes which eliminated in the coal
strikes in November, not in most
cases for wages or working conol-
| tions. but the usual demand for
closed shops. union shops. preferen-
| tial shops or what-not.
Here we are in a very good posi-
ton on wages and working condi-
tions in practically every field OF in
dustry.
We have all kinds of work to do
and then we have to stop and argue
about jurisdictional disputes. organ
national disputes and God knows
what"
Not Like Last War.
Mr.. Knudsen continued In his
speech to the 46th annual congress
/ of American industry:
With nv recollections of Mr.
Gompers' former president OF the
OContinued on Page AS, Column g.,
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Appropriations Bill Blocks
New SIS Automobile Levy

The law taxing the Nations 32.-
OOO.0 900 motor vehicles provided that
S2.O9 taxes be collected February l.
1912, for the five months OF the
1912 fiscal year and that the entire
IS tax be collected July !, 1912, for
the fiscal year of 1943. Penalties
were provided for non-payment.
The committee said the Treasury
request contemplated total of g.
46O employes-960 clerical and $500
field deputies, whose duties would
be Ito visit personally delinquents
who failed to respond after the
second notice that the tax was due"
The House Appropriations Sub
committee previously had disap-
proved the Treasury proposals and
Secretary Morgenthau said later
that Congress should either provide
funds or repeal the law.
Representative johnson, Democrat,
of Oklahoma q member Of the Ap-
preparations Committee. already has
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Africa Loyal 10 Vichy,
Admiral PIaton Says

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France, Dec
3-Rear Admiral Rene Platon,
Frances colonial secretary. returned
today from a tour of French North
and West Africa and asserted that
from the military point of view our
forces in men and material enable
us to oppose any attack coming
from anywhere"
Arriving at the Vichy airport on
his way to report to Marshal Petaln,
Admiral Platon stated I'VE still have
to carry on an unfaltering night
against British and De Gaulllst
propaganda"
He described French Africa as
absolutely faithful" to Vichy and
said the great prestige of the
marshal is important to the unity
OF the empire"
In Dakar. where Admiral Platon
made the longest stop of his trip.
two and a half days, he said he dis
cussed problems of the port and OF
French West Africa in general with
H~- rjN,.~e P0:c-oy,
Evening star., 1941-12-03
ry the Associated Press.

ry the Associated Press.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee today threw a monkey
wrench into the elaborate machinery
proposed by the Treasury Depart
ment for collection of the new $5
annual automobile use tax.
If the House permits the monkey
wrench to stay there. it will make
the auto tax imperative.
The committee withheld the $4,-
1854 the Treasury said the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue required
to collect an estimated $160 ,000, 900
in taxes. with the comment it was
mot satisfied with the manner and
cost of collection proposed. ="
Under the method of collection
proposed, the estimated cost per
500 of collection Of the automobile
use tax is $640. as contrasted with
an actual cost in a previous fiscal
year Of SO cents per s100 of collec-
ton for all types Of revenue" the
Evening star., 1941-12-03

Representative McKeough, DEM
ocrat OF Illinois. wanted to know
if Mr.. Summers was authorized TO
say what language the President
wanted in the bill.
Mr.. Summers said he could not
advise the House on that because
the President said that was the
business of Congress and he put it
up to us"
Authors Address House.
The authors of three principal
proposals - Representatives Ram
speck Of Georgia, Smith Of Virginia
and Vinson of Georgia-took the
floor in rapid succession as soon
as the House met to plead for
their respective positions.
Mr.. RamspecK opened the debate
by reading a letter he said came
to him from a shipyard worker, tell
ing him it was useless for Congress
to pass anti-strike legislation. The
letter argued that each new tax
bill is a cut in wages and warned
that any labor-curbing legislation
would prove ineffective in getting
production.
Il have read that letter to en-
phasize what have said previously.
Mr. Ramspeck observed; that II
We are to be faced with a rebellion
of labor We had better find it out
now before W get into war"
Mr., Smith told the House the
Ramspeck bill does some good
things. but does not touch the
causes of defense strikes" If legis-
lation is to be effective, he said, it
must freeze the open or closed shop
situation for the emergency, and
prohibit violence so that the men
who want to exercise their right to
work will be protected in doing So
Mr.. Vinson said the Ramspeck
bill was not as strong as the Smith
substitute. and expressed the hope
the House would proceed to perfect
and vote on the latter proposal.
The first vote is expected this aft
ernoon on the substitute bill
In last-minute move to strength
See ANTI-STRIKE. Page AS
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Mature of u. S. Questions
Is Kept From Japanese

TOXIC. Dec. 3 tPr.-The japanese
people were told today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had asked certain
questions about "Japsns intentions
regarding current problems" but the
nature OF the questions was not
made public here.
The President. through Under
secretary of State Welles. asked
what intention Japan held in
moving new forces into French
Indo-China.
For the third day running the
press gave prominence to dispatches
reporting military preparations In
the Southwestern Pacific by nations
said to be determined to thwart
Japan's purposes.
The arrival of the 35,000-ton Brit
ish battleship Prince of Wales at
Singapore was given great display
in headlines and pictures. Also
prominent were accounts OF the
meeting yesterday of the japanese
envoys. Ambassador Nomura and
Saburo Kurusu, with Undersecre-
tary Welles. and incomplete versions
of President Roosevelt's press con-
ference tat which he told Of the
questions asked Japan.
None OF the papers disclosed the
1se. FAR EAST, Page A-sD
Evening star., 1941-12-03
S5,5O3 Fee for Arms
Contracts 1ota|inq
S16,572 Revealed
Broker Did No Service
For Sum Received,
House Hearing Told
By BLAIR BOLLES.

Leon K. Shanak. defense broker" >"
of New York City, collected S5.503
in fees in less than four months
from the Greenwich Machine e. Tool
Co. Inc. New York, for bringing
checks to Greenwich totaling S16.-
572.S9 for defense works. the opening
hearing of the House subcommittee
investigating the profits of defense
contract lobbyists was told today.
1t. James Howard, u S. A, told
the committee the fees for Mr..
Shanak are included in the total
cost of national defense.
Ralph Burton. committee counsel.
said that testimony regarding far
larger brokers fees would be brought
out by testimony at future meetings
of the committee.
According to the testimony of two
witnesses. the Greenwich company
was sub b-subcontractor making
shell dies for the Remington Arms
Co, Bridgeport Conn. on the basis
of a contract let. through Mr.
Shanak, by Remington to the Trans
Continental Machine Tool Co. of
New York. Mario A. Besozzi, presi-
dent of Trans s-Continental. told the
investigating committee his firm
never made a single item for
Remington.
Mr.. Besozzi said Remington sent
him checks for shell dies. From the
checks he deducted per cent Part
| Of the per cent he turned over to
Mr.. Shansk as expense money He
then made out check in the sum of
! the Remington check less the per
cent and sent it to Greenwich
Greenwich filled the shell die con-
tracts which Trans-Continental had
signed with Remington.
The checks received by Mr.. Besoz-
ri from Remington. by Greenwich
from Mr.. Besozzi and by Mr.. Shansk
from Greenwich were introduced
! into the record The checks to
Greenwich totaled S16,5728 SO and the
checks to Mr.. Shansk totaled S5,503
Greenwich Treasurer Testifies.
| Karl Gitzendaner, treasurer OF
i Greenwich, told the committee after
inspection of each Greenwich-to'
Shanak check, that Mr.. Shanak per-
formed no service for the sums ht
received The checks from Green
wich to Mr.. Shanak totaling nin'
between November %, 1910. anc
March |, 1941, were Consigned by
Karl Gitzendaner and Charles Git
zendaner, president of Greenwich
and made out on the First Nationa
Bank of Inwood, Long Island, N. Y
1t. Howard was the legal adviser
for the War Department in connec'
ton with letting the contract be-
tween the Army and Remington
Arms for the construction OF shell
making plants at Lake City, neal
Kansas City, and at Denver.
The contract between Trans-Con'
Evening star., 1941-12-03

hicles, small arms and ammunition,
the committee said, and Gen. George
C. Marshall. Army Chief of Staff, de-
clared their production in large
quantities was essential IF the nee
essary superiority of force is TO be
obtained over the AXIS powers"
The question Of the nationality
Of those vino use the weapons" Gen.
Marshall said. in requesting greater
feXibility Of the transfer authority,
seems Of relatively lesser import
ance than is the imperlous require
ment that they be Immediately pro-
duced for such use.
Although only s78 900 900 of the
bills total was earmarked speclfi-
cally for Russian requirements, Gen
Marshal declared that as long as
American ground forces are not in
volved in war, many of the tanks
for the production of which funds
are requested might well be diverted
See APPROPRIATIONS. Page AS
Evening star., 1941-12-03
japanese Reported
kassing Huge Forces
In South Indo-China
Netherlands Indies Seen
Likely First Objective
If Nipponese Attack
By CLARK LEE,

Associated Press Foreisn Correspondent.
MANILA. p l.. Dec. 3.-Japanese
land. sea and air forces are con-
centrating in Southern Indo-China
in impressive numbers. persons re-
Gently arrived from Saigon reported
today, and informed quarters point
ed out that the troops and ships
could be used against the Neither
lands Indies as we'll as against Thai
land
Troops and supplies are arriving
daily by ship and train at Saigon,
the recent arrivals said, and the
docks are piled with drums of gaso-
line. trucks. guns and other equip
ment. They reported underground
hangers we're under construction.
Informed quarters quoted Ameri-
can British and Dutch military
circles as saving that in their opln-
ion outer islands OF the Neither
lands Indies may be the first major
japanese objectives.
May Force Convoy Detours.
They named Halmahera, Ternate.
Amboina. Ceram. Namlea and the
Celebes particularly. These are
south of the Philippines and doml-
nate the direct shipping routes from
Australia TO Singapore and the In
dies. from the Indies to the Philip
pines and from the Indies to the
United States. Seizure of these
islands probably would force British
and American convoys to detour
southwark of Australia.
While striking at these positions
from the inundated Caroline Islands
southeast of the Philippines, the
Japane,e are in a position also to
strike at the small islands north
of Borneo from Indo-China.
Recent japanese maps have
shown some of these maps under
japanese colors and japanese war
ships recently were reported in the
vicinity.
From the outer islands Japan
would be within bombing range of
Java and the Dutch oil fields
May Test A. B. {, ID Reaction.
llllOIllleu uudI lclA SdIu lilcN oo
lieved Japan's strategy may be to
make a tentative thrust into Thai
land as test of A. B. c, D re-
action. If the A. B. c. D powers
fail 10 fight she then would occupy
the KEY points as defense against
the British in Burma and Malaya
and await a favorable opportunity
for action against the Indies.
II the A. B. c. D reacted strongly,
precipitating open war. these quar-
ters said they believed she would
strike against the Indies in force.
Apparently believing that if Japan
decides to go to war she will strike
without warning the A, B, c. D
defense forces we're taking all pre-
cautions.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

of the Navy Ralph A. Bard that the
Pacific is like a tlnderboX-vaitlng
for a spark that will explode all
over the eastern quarter OF the
globe
Speaking al Norfolk, Va. last
night. Mr. Bard said the Navy was
not understanding Japans power
and in the regrettable event OF
trouble in the Pacific, that trouble
will not be a minor one"
In disclosing his move to get
Japan to put her intentions on
record, the President pointedly eX-
planned late yesterday that word
of additional japanese forces mass
ing in Indo-China reached here in
the midst of negotiations under
See JAPANESE, Page A-6o
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Indies Army Guards Ready
For Outbreak in Pacific

BATAVIA. Netherlands Indies.
Dec. 3 lP,.-Army guards at Neither
lands Indies outer possessions were
fully modified and ready at their
posts today for any outbreak in the
Pacific.
Borneo, Celebes and New Guinea
are Dutch possessions north of the
Malayan Archipelago and nearer
Japan.
The air force and navy were on a
war footing and waiting, while the
army of Java. partly in arms. was
ready to complete mobilization at
the touch of a button.
The civilian population showed no
ciop of larpo
Evening star., 1941-12-03

THIS Government action ap-'
peared 10 depend on the nature OF
Japan's reply to President Roose-
velt's request for an explanation OF
japanese military movements in
Indo-C China that have raised the
threat of an imminent attack on
Thailand.
Secretary of State Hull made clear
today that any fundamental adjust
ment of the Far Eastern crisis de-
pends on Japanese acceptance of the
basic principles he outlined in a
document presented to Japan's rep
resentatives here last week-to
which he still is awaiting a reply.
The undiminished gravity with
which the japanese situation is
viewed officially was emphasized in
an assertion by Assistant Secretary
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Monchukuo Protests
Border Violation

BY the Associated Press.
HSINKING. Manchukuo, Dec. g.
The Manchukuo government pro-
tested today to the Soviet Consulate
General in Harbin against the al
legged violation OF Manchukuos
eastern border by five armed RUS
sian soldiers yesterday.
,Japanese guards we're reported to
Evening star., 1941-12-03
House Committee Approves
8 Billion More for Defense
Arms Funds Reach 68-BlIion Totol;
" Billion Added to Leuse-Lend Aid

By !.
OBJ appropriation entirely lor
including leaeend funds for IN pro-
ducon tanks and for British and Russian forcesWas ap-
proved today by the Appropriations Committee.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Showdown in Pacific Hinges
On Tokio's Reply to u. S.
Roosevelt Believed Ready to Abandon
Talks if Good Faith Is Not Shown
By GARNETT d. HORNER.

believed today to abandon efforts
peaceful understanding with Japan unless the TOXIC
prompt evidence of its good faith in diplomatic
discussions here
Evening star., 1941-12-03

Continued on Page AS, Column 81
Evening star., 1941-12-03

See SALARY INCREASES, Pg.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
v. N. |. Tossers Fast,
Experienced, but
Lack Height

LEXINGTON. Va, Jan. 8-V. M
rs l94l basket ball squad has seven
lettermen available, plenty of speed
aggressiveness and determination
but little height.
Lettermen are hustling for first
team chance. as Emil Sotnyk, a
sophomore who stands only fee.
10 inches, is sure bet for guard
berth. and Jack Woodward. reserve
last year, also appears to be a GER
tainty.
Woodward and Eddie Stumpf
veterans. are the only players over
the 6-foot mark. Capt. Bob Foster
guard, and Dick Williams, who
won his letter as a sophomore, COM
plete the starting lineup.
Two football men on the squad
besides Sotnyk, are Bosh Pritchard
and Joe Parrish. A trio of lettermen
Joe Shomo, Eddie Gayle and
Jimmy OKeeffe-carry out the
speed minus height.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
Paraguay Quiet Again
After Conspiracy Fails
~ TIE Associated Press.

- ltNt associated HreSS.
ASUNCION. Paraguay. Jan. g.
Quiet prevails throughout Paraguay
following failure of an alleged con-
spiracy against the government, an
official announcement said today.
The government said the "abortive
revolt" was headed by retired Col.
Federico Schmidt and added it "has
the situation well in hand"
No other details of the incident
which occurred Sunday night were
disclosed.
Schmidt was the leader of the
1886 revolution, which ousted Presi-
dent Eusebio Ayala and installed Col.
Rafael Franco as the nations leader.
Subsequently. he was alleged to have
conspired against Col. Franco, and
was sent to Germany. He recently
received permission to return to
Paraguay.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
New Item Veto Bill
Offered in Senate

Coincident with the presentation
of the new budget to Congress to-
day, two important changes in basic
appropriation policy were proposed
in the Senate.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan, offered a proposed
constitutional amendment to give
the President power to veto specific
items of expenditure without Veto
ing an entire appropriation bill.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, revived his last years
plan to insure an automatically bal
anced budget in future, but an
nounced he was offering it only as
a peacetime proposal, not to be ap-
piled to the present national defense
emergency.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
WiIIkie Clubs Report
Receipts Of 1898 ,998
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Associated Willkie Clubs OF
America, with headquarters in New
York. reported to the clerk of the
House today that it received ST.
1893 1893 and spent $1,000 925 in its
campaign for Wendell L. Willkie
Republican nominee in the 1910
presidential election.
At the same time, the Democrats
for Willkie organization, New York
City, reported receipts of s43s,1 s,147
and expenditures of $415,808.
The Massachusetts, Republican
State Committee reported receipts
of S106,550 which it said were turned
over to the Republican National
Committee.