davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1942-05-14

III &c biti kolonija tudje nacije,
wee su to materijalne okolnosti
koje nemaju nieega zajedniekog
sa bojom koze. koji to odredjuju.
Zbog toga glupost je i zamisli-
ii da &c "Treci Svetski Rat biti
rat izmedju "rasa,' jer pod kapi-
talizmom ratovi mogu biti sano
kapitalisticki, sto nema nicega "a
jednickog sa "rasama,' nacijama
iii verama. Niti postojeci rat nj
je -nacionalni, on Sc vodi radi I'M
perijalistickih i~nteresa.
Onda ie jos VEGA glupost ira
ziti "oslobodjenie ~rasa," kao sto
ia Liga trait, kada su pod kapi-
talizmom rase podelene ma naci-
ie a nacije ma klase. Onda uzmi-
mo "a primer i jednu rasu koja
je skoro sasvim u Africi sva pot
cinjena. Kako &c tn rasu kapita-
listicki imperijalisti osloboditi ka-
da Sc etc sada mediusobno kolju
koji &c ostati iacim da je drzi Sto
wise i DUE potcinjenosti! Veil
ka Britannia veil da vodi "oslobo-
dilatki" rat, a ovamo radje &c do
zvoliti da Japan osvoii i drzi u
potcinienosti celu Indiiu, nego &c
joi dati puku autonomsku slobo-
du da ograniceno anon sobom
upravlia! Osim imperijalistickog
pitanja, i pitanja veGnog odrzava-
MIA radnicke klase potcinjenos-
ii tn "a kapitaliste postoji samo
iedno drugo pitanie - odrzava-
ME kapitalizma. Tako vidimo ia
ma characterization kantaru ne
postoji "rasno pitanje." Onaj ko-
il tako sto zagovara kao pomenu-
ia Liga, jeste otvoreni prevara-
nat iii ignoramus.
Sto Sc tice unutrasniosti dane
kapitalisticke zemlje, usuprot to-
me sto kapitalistima godi sirenje
takvih zabluda kao sto je "rasno
pitanje," zbog toga sto je kapita-
liam pretvorio skoro cello stanov-
nistvo, bez pitanja rasa, nacija,
polova iii vera, u proletarijat, to
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1942-05-14
j ~radikalskog tabora.

l LaDOTa.
Pomagati naoruzanje radnika
iii bar ne smetajte tome, - i slo-
boda &c u Rusiji biti nepobediva,
monarhija nepovratna, republika
obezbedjena.
Nasa je revolucija burzoaska,
- zbog toga su radnici duzni da
podupiru burzoaziju, govore
politicari IL tabora likvidatora, po-
litieari koji nisu nj "a sto.
Nasa je revolucija burzoaska -
velimo mi, m~arksisti, = i zbog to-
ga su radnici duzni da otvaraju
oci narodu ma prevaru burzoaskih
politikana, da ga nauce da ne We
rule njihovim recima, da Sc oslo
nj samo ma svoje snage, ma svoju
organizaciju, ma svoje udruziva-
ME, ma svoje naoruzanje.
Vlada %oktobrista i kadeta, Cue
kova j Miljukova, ne moze bas i
kad bi oni iskreno i hteli -dati
nj mira, nj hleba, nj slobode.
Mira zbog toga, sto !ie to Via
da rata, vlada "a p%roduzenje i'm
perijalistickog pokolja, osvajacka
vlada, u koliko sc ona jos nj jed
MIN slovom nije odrekla cd CARTS
tickle politike osvajanja Jermenske,
Galicije, Turske, zauzeca Carigra-
da, ponovnog osvajanja Poljske,
kurlandije, Litve j t. d. Ovoj su
vladi vezane ruke i noge Cd stra-
ne englesko-francuskog Imperial
listickog k~apitala. Ruski je kapi-
tai samo odeljak svetske "firme",
koja raspolaze stotinama m~ilijardi
rubalja i koja nosi ime: "Engles-
ka i Francuska".
Hleba, - zbog toga, sto je to
vlada burzoaska. U najboljem stu
caju ona &c dati narodu ono, sto
je j Nemacka dala, "genijalno
organizovani glad. Ali narod ne
&c da trpi glad. Narod &c saznati
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1942-05-14

Buduci da kapitalizam sluzi in
teresa jake male mainline protiv
ogromne vecine covecanstva, rad
nicke klase, pc njegovoj je wolff
da Sc medju potistenim delom
stanovnistva pojavljuju rama pi-
tanja koja nemaju nicega zajed-
nickog sa njegovim poteskocama
Cd kojih ono patti. Nacionalno pi-
TAME, religiozno pitanje, j pita-
ME polova = sva ia pitanja SUI
kapitalizmu d%obrodosla. Oni i'll
wolf zbog toga sto dele ogromnu
radnicku klasu i otezavaju joj da
vidi pravi uzrok njene ~nesrece, jer
kada &c ona to biti u stanju vi
deti tesko kapitalizmu.
Kao Sto SUI kapitalizmu mia
gore pomenuta pitanja, tako mu
je milo "rasno pitanje." Ono de-
Ii mrznju medju potlacenim sta
novnistvom belle, crne i zute boje;
pa onda ono deli i "Arijance" cd
"Semita," %tojest, vlada mrznja
lzmedju "hriscana" i Jevreja, ia
ko SUI tt "hriscani" poganski ma
cisti! Onda to "rasno pitanie"
ma internacionalnom kantaru IL
bacuje ma povrsini "pobedonosnu
rasu,' %tojest, n imperijalisticku
zemlju koja Sc u ratu pokaze mai
moenija.
j e d n a organizacija koja no.
ST sasma Moi nepogodno ime, j.
memo, "Liga "a industrijalnu de-
mokratiju,' kako jedan izvestaj
glasi, ispitala je "rasne profile
me- l dosla je do zakljucka da po-
stoleca situacija "stvara uslove
"a pojavu Treceg Svetskog Rata
ma osnovu rasnih linija, vrlo mo-
guce da &c biti Nemci ma strani
Anglo-Saksonaca protivu zutog i
crnog svetskog stanovnistva." l
ia Liga trazi pod kapitalizmom
da Sc potpuno izjednace rase.
Narcotic danas, samo ignora-
mus iii prevarant zagovarace
"rasno pitanje" i borice Sc "a
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rife povedu rat Guckov, Ljvov,
Miljukov j ko., = neminovno ce
gurati tn a ka proletarilatu,
nagoniti je da ode "a MIN. Mi Sc
moramo postarati, da tn masu sa-
da prosvetimo i organizujemo pre-
svega j wise svega, koristeci Sc
slobodom novog porteka i Sovje-
TINA radnickih j vojnickih depu-
tata. Soviet seljaekih d%eputata,
Soviet poljoprivrednih radnika -
to je jedan cd najprecih zadataka.
Nase teznje kod toga nece Sc sa-
s~tojati samo u tome, da Sc polio
p%rivredni radnici izdvoje u svoje
pOsebne sovjete, veG da Sc i nei-
mucni i najsiromasniii seljaci or
ganizuju od%vojeno cd imucnih Sc
ljaka. O posebnim zadacama i po-
sebnim formama preko potrebne
sada organiZacije, - u iducem
pismu.
Drugo, saveznik ruskog proleta-
rijata jeste pr~oletarijat svih "a
racenih i svih uopste zemalia. On
je u velikoj meri sada prigusen
ration, i u njegovo inc suvise ce-
sto govore socijalsovinisti koji su
i IL Evropi, - kao i u Rusiji Pleha-
nov, Gvozdev, Potresov, - presli
ma stranu b~urzoazije. Ali je oslo
bodjenje proletarijata ispod njiho-
vog uticaja napredovalo sa sva-
kim mesecem imperijalistiGkog ra-
ia, a ruska &c revolucija neizbez-
no ubrzati tai process II ogromnim
razmefama.
Sa ia diva s~aveznika proletari-
iata Rustic moze poci, i poci &c,
iskoriscavajuci osebujnosti sadas-
Meg prelaznog momenta, ka zavo-
jevanju najpre demokratske repu-
bike i potpune pobede ~seljastva
mad vlastelom, q zatim ka SCOTIA
lizmu, koji &c jedini dati izmuce-
MIN narodima mir, HEB i slobodu.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1942-05-14

stanje uniStava te zablude. Van
t%vornice moze Sc radnik crnacke
rase osecati o%zlojedjen ne samo
zbog njegovog stanja najamnog
robovanja nego i zbog pritiska
koji Sc ma MENU chi kao clanu
crnacke rase. Ali elm udje u tvor-
nicu kao najamni radnik on gubi
svaki osecai ekstra neiednakosti.
Njegova funkcija utice ma njego-
vo bice, ma njegove osecaje, ma
njegov UNI i razbiia sve ~predrasu-
de i tradicije - on Sc oseca ra-
van svakoj osobi u damon podu-
zecu. Drugim recima, kapitalis-
ticka propaganda deli radnike
van i n d + e a Industrial
i'll sjedinjava. Industrial ne Same
Ga unistava "rasno pitanje," ne
go ona unistava i "nacionalno,"
"polno' i "versko pitanje." Tako
Sc stvara uslov "a organizovanje
Sccijalisticke Industrijalne Juni-
je cele zemlje.
l samo kada Sc radnici organi-
zulu industrijalno kao sto rade
oni &c biti ujedinjeni kao klasa,
bez pitanja kojoj rasi, kojoj naci-
il, kojoj veri iii kojem polu oni
pripadali. Kao takvi oni &c biti u
s~tanju da Sc klasno oslobode. ier
&c sc kao c%ivilizovani ljudi orga-
nizovati i politieki, da ma miriam
nacin %pokusaju izvojevati svoje
oslobodjenje. Tako vidimo da Sc
sa oslobodjenjem radnicke klase
resava svako drugo pitanje. Zbog
toga je americki socijalisticki ge-
nije, Daniel De Leon, nazad ne
koliko decenija rekao americkim
radnicima, da ne postoji nikakvo
drugo pitanje sem radnicko pita-
ME, koje Sc mora uspesno resiti
ako &c progress j ve6i stepen civil
l;zacije biti buducnost coveSans-
iva.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1942-05-14
"R a n O pita e."

"rasnu jednakost." Nacisti, "ari-
ianska rasa," Josie kako su ODE
rucke primili Il svoj savez Japa-
ma. "zutu rasu." Demokratiie,'
"anglo-saksonska rasa" vec godi-
mama pomazu svoga s%aveznika XII
nu, "veliku zutu rasu," dok ia ista
"anglo-saksonska" rasa drzi u pot
cinjenosti Indiju, kolevku "anglo-
saksonske %rase." i ostalih delova
"arijanske rase."
Nile istina zbog toga sto je
"anglo-saksonska" krv jaca da je
Velika Britannia savladala tudje
narode i rase. Ovo pobija opsta-
max industrijski razvijenog j mi
~litarno silnog "zutog" Japana, ko-
il je "a nepunih 100 godina dos
tigao najrazvijenije "bele" zem-
lie, i koii sam drzi zemlje svoie
cute rase" II potcinienosti j ra-
tuje godinama protiv Kline, mai
veceg predstavnika cute rase."
Ma prvom mestu. dana Imperial
listicka kapitalisticka zemlja, pre-
no sto takvom moze postati, mo-
ra sve wise potcinjavati svoiu "be-
lu" iii ~"zutu" radnicku klasu;
mora je izrabljivati koliko god
moze, jer samo pomocu ogromnog
"viska vrednosti," moze dana ka-
pitalistiGka zemlia da ma svets-
kom kantaru tuce druge nerazvi-
iene zemlje j da in konacno 20
korava zbog pijaca i sirovog ma
terijala. Da Velika Britannia nj
je do kostiju "a poslednjih par
stoleca izrabljivala svoju "belu
rasu" - britanske radnike, da o.
nj nisu "a nju razvili industriju
da ona postade jednom, ali ne sa-
da, "svetska radionica," n ne
bi mogla rabbit nj "kineski lid"
niti bi mogla zarobiti tudje rase
Afrike i Azije, nego bi n bila
potcinjena kolonija neke druge
"vrhovne .rase." Drugim recima,
nije to kozna boja dane nacije
koja odredjuje pod kapitalizmom
da Ii &c ona biti vladajuea nacija
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i, verovatno, uskoro saznati, da
hleba ina i da Sc on moze dobiti,
ali jedino pomocu sredstava, ko
ia Sc ne klanjaju pred svetinjom
kapitala i zemljoposeda.
Slobode, - zbog toga, sto je to
ylada Observation-Disclosures, ko-
ia Sc boji naroda.
Taktickim zadatama naseg me-
posrednog stava prema toj vladi
mi cemo govoriti u drugom clan
ku. Tamo cemo pokazati u cemu
Sc sastoji osebujnost tekuceg mo-
menta -prelaza cd prve ka dru-
goi etapi revolucije, zasto u ovo-
! me momentu treba da Dude paro-
la j "zadaca dana: Radnici, vi
ste pokazali cudesa proleterskog,
narodnog heroizma II gradian-
skom ratu protiv carizma, vi ire
ba da p~okazete cudesa proleterske
i opste narodne organizacije, da
bi %pripremili svoju pobedu ma dru-
goj etapi revolucije.
Ogranicavajuci Sc sada ma ana
lizu klasne borbe i odnosa klasnih
snaga ma danoi etapi revolucije,
mi smo duzni da jos postavimo pi-
TAME: ko su saveznici proletari-
jata u danoj revoluciji?
On ina diva s~aveznika: prvo, 81
roka masa poluproletariiata i de-
limicno sitnoseljackog stanovnis-
iva Rustic, koja broji mnogo de-
setaka miliona i p~redstavlja o.
gromnu vecinu stanOvnistva. Toi
mast je preko potreban mir, HEB,
sloboda i zemlja. TIA &c Sc masa
'neminovno nalaziti pod izvesnim
uticajem burzoazije i osobito sit
ne burzoazije, kojoj Sc ona, - ko-
lebajuci Sc izmedju ~burzoazije !
proletarijata, - wise priblizava
prema svojim uslovima zivota. Svi-
repe pouke rata, koje &c biti u
toliko svirepije II koliko ~energic-
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Kroz Partiju i FederaCiju.

Ma prosloj svojoj sednici Cen
tralni Odbor Federacije nominirao
je diva grada - Akron, 0. i Chi
cago, III. =, gde, u jednom cd diva
grada, ina da Sc odrzi naTedna
konvencija Federacije. Nominira-
nj gradovi su dostavljeni Ogran-
Gina i clanovima putem okruznog
pisma, a "a koji dan &c oni primi-
ii glasovnice da glasaju "a ova
diva grada. Koji &c cd gornja diva
grada biti izglasan, to &c buduc-
most ola kaze.
Kad je Ogranak Akron PRIMO
vest da je njegov grad stavljen ma
nominaciju, on je putem clanka,
koji Sc pojavio u proslom broju
RADNIcKE BORBE, i~zrazio 60
tovost i zelju da on owe godine
Dude "domacin" nase konvencije.
On ide dale cd gotovosti i zelje,
pa apeluje ma sve clanove da gla-
saju "a Akron. U svome apelu
Ogranak Akron istice razIoge.
zasto clanovi Federacije trebaju
da glasaju "a Akron. Njegovi
razlozi su ma svome mestu, i pre-
ma nasem shvatanju, logicni, ko-
je nasi clanovi pri g~lasanju ire
baju imati ma umu.
Z ovom broju nalazi Sc i cla-
max Ogranka Milwaukee, koji je
takodjer u prilog Arizona. u ME
mu su istaknuti i objasnjeni isti
r%azlozi, kakve je istakao i objas-
Mo Ogranak Akron, zasto clans
two Federacije treba da glasa Il
prilog Arizona.
Najglavniji je razlog, zasto ma
sa naredna ~konvencija treba da
Sc odrzi u Akronu, srediste nash
Ogranaka, tako da bi Sc omogu-
clio nasim clanovima i simpatica-
rima da dodju ma konvenciiu. O.
sobito je vazno "a nase clanove j
slmpaticare da posete ovegodis-
nju nasu konvenciju, posto &c Ma
Moi nasa Federacija slaviti So
godisnjicu svoga organa - RAD
NICKE BORBE. Zbog ovog vrlog
j vaznog razloga, potrebno je da,
ako je moguce, svaki mas clan j
simpaticar Dude prisutan ma ovoj
nasoj %sveopstoj svecanosti. A to
je i leila svakog naseg clana
simpaticara.
Tesko je i predpostaviti da &c
svi nasi clanovi i simpaticari mo-
ci biti prisutni ma nasoj narednoj
konvenciji, ali ako nece svi, mi
trebamo raditi na tome da Dude
sto je moguce veci broj prisutnih.
Ako clanstvo izgIasa Akron, on
da mozemo sa sigurnoscu oceki-
vati da &c dollar dec naSeg clan
stva i simpaticarstva biti prisu-
tan ma nasoj konvenciji.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-07-31
State Highway Department
has Balance OF $13, 354, OO4

Raleigh. July 81 INPD--Th*
state Highway and Public Work
Commission rcpartcd today /.
had cash balance Of SI3.35i.-
O0i on Juno 80. the end of the
last fiscal wear. The fund was
nearly $1,000. 900 more than at
thr end of any other fiscal year
i'm the history of the commits
sion.
In addition e. ~" net Balance
there was ccrd' balance of -.
1876 .5G% IN federal iund but. ~ Gov.
Crnur BruuGhtun pointed oui
whether az not The federal fund
can be actually used III hiahwH,
work will depend upon avallabiIir'
Of essential material and priority ap
prevail from Washington"
\ breakdown oi figures
showed that farIn to- marker
rraIs cnr,m,rhri great pten.
liu u, liz DEPARTMENT. ..Irut -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-07-31
War Powers
OF resident
Sustained
Supreme Court Unani-
mously Rules That
Charges Against Eight
Nazis May be Tried
Before Military Com
mission.

II.
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--- ne i~up!tlfr { uUr' rtnun!.
mnU~iy unh,Iu ,pr,.iI.,,. n....,
,,l,. ,.....,;,,..
""' mn !"'N'i ."'''N -
'!b>" me c!Nil courts 90 ~"V.h
"i.,g.G uHHi Sapyirr.rs AMI i..,r-
,,r;,.f o, u,;ii,.,.,. ,..,,,,,.
''t'''''>> '..' 80
''"! ,'i!Ic 'iir'F :i'".
re rEar.'H -" ''r"i3 - i
.''.ir' "a a'lnrd ".tl 'NT.H-'N'N
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-07-31
American Fliers Shoot
Down Nine Japanese
Raiders Over Darwin;
Allied Bombers Fire
Jap Transport OFF
Coma Mission.

General Marirthur'S Head
quarters, australia. July 81
iNfI-In the biggest burst of
aerial warfare since the CoraI
>rh battle nearly three months
i,.n. american filters Yesterday
shat down nine Japanese raid
- over Darwin and dnwnrd one
"ii :I>>iblN two japanese over
New Guinea. while heavy allied
h"mhrr> Ion miles north Gf Scw
''UlEri set raging fire Ia 4 Jap
in"~r transport ami shot up lis
dr>'rHNcr escort.
one American plane was shot
down II Darwin hut the pilot
pAraChutcd 10 safety.
1890 American fighters Ion, mt
''' attacking force o.! -. nrl,N
i."r'''. and - c.cnrtiru /cru hight
g.. ..'I Port Darwin. HHnCNIu- down
seven 90 H." fighter, and two npmn-
.. iu' Japanese formations Wrr,
Go" N.''ciN broken up IN TIM alice
performance. described by % head
'.r. ''r. c"mmunIGIr q rIrrr %
.''Hui intercept rou.
I"" ok raid upon :lo mortimer
lH' came ~ IN, afternoon after .
i-'i. ineffective morning u'.urn.
h''IuG up thCu own n..'r-!.,
'I''"'inr,. allied heavy bon ncr-
n'iur'd IN the dr~trrEcg-r-"
.''H"u'e" Transport TOO wI,cs ct
'''''' Mission. PapId. and scored 'j,,
",''r' hit. leaving the vessel spout.
i'@ iInmC. visible for 80 mIl"..
Ih'u ll" destroyer escort Wrs mH.
''''" Gunucd from low level Jnd hcD
guns sIIrncCd
FROM ali yesterdays operation
Inc" Allied planes were missing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-07-31

Sheriff l.. l.. Swan,"n Id 'riIfl"d
Ford as former resident of lien
dcrs"n and Il SON Of Jack Fora. !"--
merry of this CITY and NOW IT Dur
ham. Sheriff Swanson said that tn"
dead man had a number "l rciIti, 80
in the Citv and county. umc ul whom
today were making arrangements for
funeral services expected 20 b" held
here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-07-31
Light Forces
In Skirmishes
In Channel,

London. July 31-CAPD Brit.
ISL light naval forces engaged in
lhrrc successful SkirmiShcS with
German beats. planes and shore
guns i'll the North SEA and Ing
hSii channel overnight. the adj
m'raltN announced todaN.
'n" British patrol carly this mnrn-
".L intercepted five German traWlCr-
"l INC Netherlands. setting ire 20
W" ana scoring repeated hits "r
"iGr, ~ Il tCu-minutC fight. the adj
"ilf"Ity said. The action WAS broken
"il Whcr ono British boat was dts
"nicd by Il hit and had To- be toucd
u" p"I' with some cHSuHlii", aboard.
fll'y minutes later the same Ger
nan iprcc was attacked 10y another
biitiSh patrol which Inflicted G.'-
,,h"r damage III another brief action.
broken off al daybrCak.
The third brush came in the Eng
'N', channel when three German tor
pIo" boats on mine Sw"cpCr- escort
"" ny muiur boats we're attacked 10y
INC Brush off France.
Damage Of undetermined urtur,
Us duuc ~, BRITISH .u'I,r"1 ro
iD.. e.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-07-31
JOHN FORD DIES
IN TARBORO JAIL
Henderson Man. Granted Permission
To sleep in Jail. Dies:
Inquest Tomorrow

wlruu~,. July 81. tAn,-A man
identified as John Henry Ford. -. o..
Henderson. died last night IN the
arms ni County .'ailcr H. V. Trailer.
\ rrrun,r'S Jury Is expected :" r"N-
de-. verdict tomorrow.
Or !. G.. Rabv. coroner. SAID FrlG
came nero Tuesday from Ed'ntan
and said he was hungry and Without
money and asked to h." permitted
=" .l"rp IN thc jail and tina; the p"r-
mission was granted. DR.. Eahy Said
he man was in Il weakened rund'.
liuu.
TIE body is hCing held pcud.G
the arrival uf relatives.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-07-31
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Continued warm tonight. pos
Sirlr scattered iiiundcrshowcrs in
:ir rnuu;Liu- this diiprnpon.
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abroad
Stimson said welfare is always
full of the unexpected and that to
impose such arbitrary restrictions
on employment of part OF the
armed forces might court disaster.
War requires the utmost fleXl-
bility in organization" he said. You
never can tell what will happen If
war. 1t is always the unexpected
that happens. This legislation for
gets, that and commits us to the
error that you can always foresee
what will happen.
1T Shackles the commander in
chief of the United States forces
who ought to be as free as possible
to act to meet all kinds of emerg-
encieS.
Cur best divisions must be made
up of old and Soung. This legis-
lation would tend to segregate, max
ing some divisions entirely old MEL
and others entirely young.
IF we would have to play safe,
as would be the case if the amend
ment goes through, we would have
to go back and reform the divi-
sions scheduled soon to go into
combat duty"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-05
Wallace Says Vote
Showed Roosevelt
Extremely Popular

WASHINGTON Nov. Sup
Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
after a White House visit. sold to-
dar he considers it a miracle" that
a Republican house was not elect
ed under the circumstances of this
weeks election.
Wallace said he had conferred
with President Roosevelt REGARDING
a forthcoming speech, but that he
had taken the opportunity also to
discuss the elections.
Il told him I thought the cleo
tions showed the extreme popular
ity of the President under the cir
cumstanceS of this election" Wal
lace said.
I'm an election of this sort" Wal
lace said, the well-to-do are the
ones who find time TO vote and the
well-to-do are mostly Republicans
Wallace explained the voting in
the farm districts as largely heredi-
tary.
He added that Il think it's a
godSend for the country that we
still have a Democratic house"
During questioning by reporters,
Wallace interjected:
Don't look at me with fiShy
eye. I'm not trying to create some
thing out of fantasy. I'm talking
purely about statistics as they have
been demonstrated on many occa-
SionS."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-05
Theft of Unions
Funds Punished

William o. Peek, member of the
Carpenters union. in Ell Centre,
will spend six months in the Impe-
rial county Jail for appropriatine
S240 members of his union raised
to help the widow of a union men,
be-.
In addition to the Jail sentence,
Peek was ordered TO repay the un-
ion $40. After the union mem-
bers discovered the theft of the
money, they raised an additional
$40 md gave it 70 Mrs. John Deck
er whose husband was a heat vic
tim while working on a federal
construction. project in 'Imaerial
county last Summer.
The original charge against Peek
was grand theft, but since he OBJ
tanned the money in small sums
at different times. the charge was
reduced to petty theft. Peek plead
ed guilty to the charge of petty
theft.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-05
Votes
Puzzle
Demos
Lawmakers Cannot
Understand Trend
Shown by Ballots

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.
(UP) - congressman, some
Of them turned into lame
ducks" by Tuesdays elections
were returning to the capital
today for the few remaining weeks
of the 77th Congress.
Many Democrats still were con-
fused about the reasons behind the
upSurge of Republican power.
Republicans generally icined in
Il view expressed by their Senate
leader, Charles l.. McNary of Ore
gon:
There were a number of perfect
lv obvious reasons why the Repub-
lican party made the gains it did,
But this election is only a breeze
compared to what will happen in
lG4i-if the new members of Con-
eress make the changes, reforms
and amendments to the policies OF
the administration which are so
badly needed now
The present Democratic House
membership of 263 will be cut to
not more than 226 and the Repub-
licans will gain nine Senate seats
when the 18th Congress opens in
January. Until then, there will r.
manv lame ducks" still in office.
CAN'T FIND REASON
Some Democratic leaders agreed
with McNary that there were per
fectly obvious reasons" behind the
shift in voting strength, but many
lika Senator Burnet r. Maybank
Democratic. South Carolina. who
was reelected without opposition
couldn't find even cne reason.
Similar sentiments came from
Senator Guy M. Gillette, Democrat
Iowa:
I'VE Democrats don't mind being
kicked few times, providing the
kicks are administered in differ
ent places. But this time we go'
kicked SO many times in the same
plare that we are getting sore
Veteran Senator George w. Nor
ris. Independent. Nebraska. who
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4Mexican Boys
Break Out Of Jail

INLAND, Nov. 5.-Four dimiri
tive Mexican boys ranging in age
from IL to IA years, were sought
by peace officers of California and
Mexico thursday for breaking out
Of the INLAND Jail late Wednesday.
They dug small hole near a
window in the building and craw-
I'D through. If the Boys had not
been unusually small for their ages,
officers said. they would have been
unable to get through the small
opening.
G.. Garcia, IA; Emilio Ramirez, IL;
Lorenzo Carbajal, IL, and jose Car
baial. Is, had been found aboard
a freight train at inland at noon
"Wednesday. Thev said they were
travelling via freight trains from
Los Angeles to Juarez, Mexico
Southern Pacific officers lodged
the boys in Jail until they found
out if their parents were search
ing for them. Before they could
complete their investigation, the
boys had broken out of Jail.