The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-10-24
WILL BRIDGES WALK THE
GANG PLANK.
BY ]. e. Jones


Washingtno, D. c., Oct. 20--Har-
ry Bridges, Pacific Coast labor lead
er, is told in recommendation by
Charles B. Sears to get out of the
United States. Bridges is held to be
under the immigration
law because of his subversive ac-
tivities in which he espoused Com
munistic doctrines advocating the
overthrow of the United States Gov
eminent.
1t seems little bit late to pick on
Bridges connection with Commun-
lists in view of the fact that the Pres
ident recently sent a mission of
prominent Americans to Russia to
find out what Stain wants for de-
tense, and tell him he can have it.
Bridges isn't. the only chap who is
playing ball with Russia.
The real offense laid up against
Bridges is that he has controlled
labor conditions on the Pacific coast
waterfront. He has raised the deuce
with everything, and that's the real
reason why there has been con-
tinuous effort to ship him out of the
country as an undesirable.
Defense Work For Small Business
The Office of Production Manage
ment is establishing field Offices in
every State for the purpose of in
creasing the expansion of subcon-
tracts to small business firms.
Purchasing divisions of the Army,
Navy and Maritime Commission have
received implicit directions from
their top-officials to intensity the
spread of defense work. 1t is men
toned in an official report that Mani
towoc, Wisconsin, is the first ex-
ample of community receiving de-
Tense work after certification by
the OPM that it faced serious
"priorities unemployment" There
has been lot of talk about COM
munities that have been seriously af-
fected because they could mot get
products that are on priority to use
in non-defense manufacturing. The
defense agency has been spreading
this work out as fast as it could,
but there are still many commun-
tiles that need to assert their rights
and get contracts that they are en-
titled to.
If this situation hits your own
town get busy with the Government
and get the help that is coming to
you.
A Spark Plug Factory And
Great Gums
Every motorist in the country
at one time or another has had his
experience with spark plug, but the
most imaginative car driver never
dreamed in the midsummer of 1910
that an important spark plug fac
tory would be drawn into the manu-
facture of machine guns, and en-
ploy 1880 workers to produce for
the Government of the United States
within IL months tremendous num-
bers of Browning machine guns.
George Mann, Jr., general manager
of the Spark Plug Division Of Gen
eral Motors, has just issued a state
ment in which he points out that the
original Government AC order total
ed $22,80O,000. 1t has increased to
$47,60O, 200.
That's how a spark plug factory
has spanked and plugged away and
made noteworthy record in produc-
ing the Browning machine guns at
the present rate of several thousand
a year.
The Neutrality Act
Some officials in Washington are
insisting that Congress repeal the
Act. Other men in and
out of Congress have different views
upon that question. Some of them
want to repeal the speculation of vot
ing the President powers to nullify
the Neutrality Act.
For eight years Congress has
given the President powers that they
had no business to transfer from the
legislative branch of the Govern
ment. II Congress goes OF the deep
end again just to show that it is
backing up the President it will be to
blame for whatever happens. That's
a bad habit that has been practised
foo lonp IN Canitol Hill FOR graaf
many years.
A Familiar Old Complaint
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