Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-28
PRESIDENT NOW
DEMANDS WORK
FOR THE MINERS

President Roosevelt sent identica
letters to UNIV President Lewis ant
to the steel company representatives
Benjamin Fairless, Eugene Grace
and Frank Purnell stating "work II
the captive mines must recommence
The issue in dispute does not justify
a stoppage of work in a grave nation
al crisis. J"
The President asked the four lead
ers. to "allow the matter of the closed
shop irthe captive mines to remain in
status quo for the period of the ma
tional emergency p" or else to accept
final arbitration. He said any agree
rnent reached would have no effect on
the UMW,s closed shop agreement al
ready in effect with regular CONNER
cial mines.
In a message to the CIO convention
at Detroit, the President said unless
democratic freedoms are protected
from the "world scourge" of Hitler
ism, "free trade unions and all other.
free institutions will vanish" To pro-
tect these freedoms, he wrote, 1--WE
must produce guns, tanks, planes and
ships without delay and without in
terruption, and the American people
and their Government are determined
that we shall have them"
The State Department announced
an agreement has been reached with
Mexico: 1. The settling of final
fair price for American petroleum
properties taken over in 1933-Mexi-
co to pay 100000 at once as a to-
ken payment. 2. Mexico to pay $40,-
100000 in full settlement of general
and agrarian claims, at rate of ST.
100000 annually. 3. A reciprocal
trade treaty to be negotiated at once.
d. The United States to provide a
$40,000,000 sterilization fund to
maintain the peso at its present rate.
5. The U. S. to purchase. up to 6,000,-
900 ounces Of newly-mined Mexican
silver monthly. 6. The Export-Import
Bank to establish credits up to $780,
O00,O00-to be made available in in
stallments of $10,OOO,O0O a year-to
aid Mexico in developing it's high
ways.
The Department of Agriculture re-
ported nearly 1,650,O00,000 pounds of
agricultural commodities costing al
most $2O0,O0O,O0O were delivered to
representatives of the British Govern
ment for Lend-Lease shipment from
the beginning of operations in April
up to October 1. Animal protein pro-
ducts, including cheese, dried milk,
evaporated milk, eggs, pork and lard,
made up the most important groups
of commodities.
State Secretary Hull announced
Lend-Lease agreement has been sign
ed with Iceland.
President Roosevelt signed the leg
islation to repeal the three key Sec
tions of the Neutrality Act. The Pres
ident also requested from Congress
a new $38O,05O,OOO appropriation for
the Navy, including $120,0O0,000 for
defense installations" on merchant
ships, Navy Secretary Knox said the
first@armed u. S. merchant vessels
will be plying the seas within week.
He said ships plying both the Allan
tic and Pacific will be armed. The
arming of the ships will require three
to four months to complete. The Navy
will put gun crews of from IL to IL
men on all ships as fast as they are
armed.
The Maritime Commission reported
the keels of 81 Liberty ships were
laid during October to bring the to-
tai to 76. Four of these cargo ships
were launched in October, compared
with three for September, and three
more are scheduled to be launched