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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24
Racial
Prejudice
BY CLAUDE HESS
W. 0. Executive Committee

This is a picture of Poland be.
fore the war.
Nearly one million members of
trade unions. Many cities and viii
lagos teeming with happy people.
People who had fought for the
right to organize under the prin-
ciples Of great trade movement,
and who won their fight The same
as we have tried to win ours. The
unions Of Poland were respected in
every country Of the world where
there was union.
Some Of the reforms won by the
Polish trade unions were the DO
hour work week, liberal trade union
legislation, factory inspection, conn
pulsory health insurance, a child
labor law prohibiting work for
children under 15 years Of age and
holidays with pay which was voted
~ 1hN OAAcu pdIhdDueuL-
Polish unions did not believe
women should work in factories or
mines and they limited this type Of
work substantially for their women.
This was Poland a few short
years ago.
POLAND RAVISHED
When Hitler's army marched into
Poland and by its power overcame
the Polish people, the first thing
that was suppressed was the union
movement. Hitler's assassins, the
Gestapo, put an end to trade union
ism in Poland and in a hurry.
Everything that the Polish workers
had fought for was quickly swept
aside.
Those who fought, or even ex-
pressed their thoughts about the
invaders were either shot down or
deported to Germany to slave for
the people whom Hitler had con-
vinced were a super-race.
In Germany, the Polish workers
were treated like slaves. German
people were not allowed to give
them even q crust Of bread. More
than a million of these poor people
have been forced into the labor bat.
talions Of the Reich, and so every
one will know their nationality,
they are forced to wear a large
letter "P" on their breast.
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
Nobody knows how many of the
unfortunate Polish workers are in
concentration camps, or how many
have been ruthlessly slain for re-
sisting or not obeying Their mas
ter's orders. Every union man left
free in the world should bow his
head and utter silent prayer for
these fine people who now are
enslaved to the beast Hitler.
THE MORAL
A lot of US think we have aad
our difficulties in the trade union
movement in this country, and we
have; but if we will stop and
think how much more difficult are
the lives of these Polish workers,
our lot will seem easy by compari-
son.
There may be a lot of US who
have relatives over in Europe under
the heel of the worlds greatest liv-
ing. butcher. Many of our fellow
members in the union movement
have relatives in Poland and this
should and no doubt does, make
them a very important part of the
backbone of our movement.
If we will but stop and think
about what people like the Polish
are putting up with in their re-
sistance as members of great
Polish union movement, or for that
matter, in any of the other coun-
tries of Europe now ground under
the heel of Hitler, we will cease
whatever discrimination we may
have against our brothers in the
union movement. reg ardles
whether they are Jew or Gentle,
white, yellow or black, Protestant
or Catholic and fight our real enc
y,;aS and not each nfher
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24
LOCAL II - UNIT NEWS
National
Supply Ne'0s
BY HERB REISER

CHRISTMAS
This week the world celebrates
the truly great festival of the
year, Christmas.
And this year finds the world in
the midst of great war.
Let us who remain behind keep
our Christmas with redoubled zeal
for our children and the children
of our less fortunate allies who
have found security and relative
peace here.
Let us all include in our stock
ings gifts of war bonds and stamps
that we might again have peace
on earth, to men of good will.
Letters and cards from our boys
in the armed services are posted
throughout the plant on the bull
letin boards for all to read. The
old letters are replaced by new
mail as fast as it arrives. This
correspondence enables the shop
workers to keep in touch with the
whereabout and doings of our Ma
tional Supply service men.
Our members like and appreciate
the efforts of Local IL in publish
ing its new weekly newspaper, the
Toledo Union Journal. Comments
heard around the shop are enthu-
siastic. Everybody looks forward
to each new issue.
The new Navy building has a
fine representation of officers in
the union. Executive committeeman
R. Thurman, Ray Pond, John De-
Witt, w. Mccartney and secretary
Ray Burrows, are missed by their
f form er departments, although
heartily received by the Navy Dept.
Chairman Joe Biscay with a
quarter century of seniority at the
National Supply did not bid for one
of the new Navy jobs. Joe is going
to stick right where he now is at
his post in Dept. 40, and we kinda
like the idea of Joe not changing
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

OSCAR DIMWIT: Whadda'
want to raise production for?
JOE UNIONMAN: SO you won't
have to raise your kids under Hit,
ler's heel.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

VALLEJO, Calif.-The fight of
California landlords against 0PA
rent regulations reached a climax
when 400 members of the Greater
Vallejo Lanlords Assn, Inc, con-
trolling several thousand apart
ments and other dwellings in this
vital war production area, went on
strike against maximum rent CELL
ings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

RALEIGH, y. Corresponding
to hundreds of kilograms from
union and others, Gov. J. NJ.
BrOughton of North Carolina,
Dec. is, granted a 60-day re-
prieve to William Wellman, Ne
gro worker who was to have died
Dec. Is for a crime he could not
have committed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

LOS ANGELES - Reflecting
mounting resentment of congress
sional responsibility, the execu-
tive board of the United Auto
Workers (CIO) passed a resOlu-
tiOn saying it would cancel its
nO-strike pledge if congress abrO-
gates or raises the S25, 200 salary
limitation order of President
Roosevelt.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24
Champion
SparkIets
BY sPARKY

Arnold Harrison, formerly of
the Champion has been transferred
from New River, N. c., to Camp
Elliott, San Diego, Cal. Our boys
get around quite a bit, don't they?
Happy birthday to committee
man Kenny Morris, Friday, Dec.
18. How old did you say you were
Kenny?
And while on happy birthdays,
here's to Leora korsch who also
admitted being born on Dec. lS.
Marge Irwin had the misfortune
to have her birthday come the day
after Christmas. Result-only one
batch of presents instead of two.
Joe Polus is leaving soon to fight
for his Uncle Sam. Sorry to see
Joe leave US, but good luck to you
and happy landings.
On exacting a promise from the
boys not to eat too much cake, the
roaming table invited them to their
Christmas party. Amt they the old
meanies. Wonder if the girls will
get double crossed?
Just a plea to our members to
get out and attend their unit meet
ings. Our meetings don't last very
long and besides they are for our
own interests. Most of us put in
lots of time that isn't too interest
ing, so why not make it a point to
interest yourself in your own well
fare by coming to the next regular
meeting. Are you list'nin', huh?
Ranch style chicken was the
piece de resistance at Christmas
party held in the home of Gertrude
Rubackis. Ten of the girls from
the core tamping department in
dulged in the repast and were
unanimous in pronouncing both ii
and the party great success.
Add alibis: "I'm certain l could
bowl 600 consistently, if | could
make the spares and get away
from those lousy splits" by Harold
Drummond.
Look out pigeons if the food ra-
tioning gets tough and your owner
Jimmie Hedja, gets too hungry
Jimmy, whose life is full of ups and
downs, raises the birds and could
make out, at least for a while, in
an emergency.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24
1t 8 A Great
System!
BY JOHN PAINE

BY Federated Press
Chowderhead Cohen, king Of the
finks, must have turned green with
envy when he heard Of the high
priced scabbery that went on dur
ing the recent newspaper drivers
strike in New York, where $4,000
and S15,000-a-year editors and ex-
ecutives sold papers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

War Information has issued a
strike chart which shows that man
days of idleness due to strikes in
all industry have dropped during a
year of war to almost zero. 1t was
the lowest level in the last five
years.
WASHINGTON-The Presi-
dents forceful words of Dec. ii
in asking congress to pass a wage
increase bill for federal workers
or give him authority to do so
bore fruit when both houses
passed the bill.
NEW YORK - The four-day
strike of 5000 members of the
Newspaper & Mail Deliverers
Union (unaffiliated) against the
New York Publishers Assn, ended
Dec. II after the Natl. War Labor
Board ordered arbitration.
NEW YORK - EchOing the
barrage of anti-uniOn propaganda
released at the recent Natl.
Assn. of Manufacturers cOnven-
ton, a resolution urging con-
gress to investigate professional
labor czars" was passed at the
Conference of American Small
Business Organizations, Inc.
CHICAGO-More than 100000
practical production suggestions
have been made by American war
workers since Pearl Harbor, Chief
A. G.. Nordholm of WPB field op-
erations told the first annual meet
ing here of the Natl Assn. of Sug-
gestion Systems.
observation-disclosures
Ward & Co. said it would obey
President ROosevelt's telegram
directing the company to COM
ply without further delay with a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24
CAUTIOUS ABE


"No matter how humble the pos
session." the Wall Street Journal
says, Abraham Lincoln was proud
Of ownership and safeguarded his
property carefully"
Probably because he knew some
Of the ancestors Of Wall Street
Journal readers were hanging
around.
"The drys are singing Praise
the Lord and Give Us Prohibition,
the Brewery Worker says.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24
If ANY AT ALL

Scientists have recently discov-
cred that it is the white matter IN
the brain and not the gray matter
with which we think.
1t can now be said, with little
fear of contradiction, that the
NAM, Pegler, Martin Dies and Rep.
Rankin have a gray outlook.
This is going to be hard on cafe
society, but President Claude Baker
of the Intl. Typographical Union
(unaffiliated) told the Natl. War
Labor Board:
eve do not deem Time and Life
magazines essential to the war"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

WASHINGTON-The Natl. War
Labor Board decided unanimously
that it had no power to issue any
order in disputes involving state
or municipal governments.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

WASHINGTON - More than
24,000,000 workers are setting
aside an average of Sh% of
their pay ito finance this peo-
ple's war and the peoples peace
to come" Sec. of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., said at
labor-management bond rally.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

Add alibis: "I'm certain l could
bowl 600 consistently, if | could
make the spares and get away
from those lousy splits" by Harold
Drummond.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24
LabOr's Ne,Us
In Brief
BY Federated Press

DETROIT-Three days before
the five-year statutory limitation
expired, State Sen. Stanley Nowak,
CIO organizer and legislative lead
er, was indicted for alleged false
statements in his naturalization
proceedings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

Florence Wolfe, secretary,
Political Activities Committee
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-24

SEATTLE-A report that Sir
Hubert Wilkins, noted British ex-
plorer, advocated cedeing Alaska
to Japan in recent Chicago
speech, touched off demand for
an immediate Investigations of
his connections by delegates to
the Intl. Fishermen & Allied
Workers (CIO) convention here.
WASHINGTON-Vice President
Walter P. Reuther Of the United
Auto Workers (CIO) has been Of
fered an important post with the
War Production Board as assistant
to Charles E. Wilson in charge of
production.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26

&olonie beeleiten tpolle. Das ipar fir
mid oie erfte freuoige neberraidung;
fann man iih bod ein Brieiterinbis
ldnn1 obne 8eiiein zines o6er meb-
ret geiftliher Mitbriioer nibt reht
benfer. go ritten mir benn am
Saustag bor bem Geit at stpeit IN
bic aolonie. Ser Sintnel mei1,te es
gut. Grob Der @eeenseit famen Ipir
nad bier Bis fiinfitiinoigem Saitt
troden an. .
geun folgte cine 11eberraidung uuf
sic anoere. 3uerit tpllrbe i6 IN Sic
Stride gefiibrt. Sofort ridtete fi6
mein @lid a,tf cine bisber leere @de.
ssett itano bort cine p,tnberlh0ne
&ansel. &err Mreb bate oen gnt-
ipurf gema6t, unb ein &olo1iit, oer
Sbreiner Der @olonie, bate Die 9r=
belt in oen Eagen meiner MbtpeIen-
beit auseefiibrt. Sic tpar gan5 a,ls
3e6ernbol5 gefertist. ST. ben Sel=
oer,t tuaren pafienoe Spnbole in er~
babener Mrbeit geidnitt. Sbtuobl iie
nit ibrent fraftigen ltnterbait llno
ser breifab abseIebten 8riiItuns tuud-
tig tpirft, fiigt Tie ii6 ipllnoerbar bar
1noniid in infer &irdlein ELM. Mu-
Berbem tparen in Ser Wode einige
nottperoige @rbeiten inn gborraum
fertiggeitellt ipor6en, io0ab olles pip
neu tpirfte. Mud Gater Otto, Ser bie
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26

Otto mid nit oen MeBoienern inn
Hfarrbans abbolen. Oie &inoer nit
ipeiBen &lei0ern, &rdnae,t Sbarpen
maren auf BENT Blas aufseitellt.
Yl0tliD i6piesen Die @loden 1no
Boller. Da lesten oie &inoer Elm nit
einem oreiitimnigen uSobter Sion'.
Meine l1eberraldung 1no @ubruns
fann it6 MIR Ser boritellen, set tpeib,
baB bies ipobl bas erite Mal mar,
bab in ser &olonie eia1 mebrltimmi-
ger @eiang eridou. Wie oft bate
id geipiinidjt, 6aB bic &inoer sur Ser
idonerung zines 5eites ein 2ieo
mebritin1mig iinaen lernten. sber
ipir nlubten sufrieoen iein, lpenn iie
einitimmise 2ieoer ridtig Iangen.
l1n6 aud oas lit nod ear nibt 10
Iange ber, baB lie Die 2ieoer nebr
gr0Rlten als iangen. I'm 10 eritauns
Iider lit es, BOB SRI. Sddfer es fer
tie sebradt bate, bieien mebritin1-
migen gbor ei,tauiiben, uno nidt nur
6telen einen. @Gbrenb Der sSeitnleiie
Iangen sic &i1oer auberoeln nod bas
uMpe Waris Stella' un6 bas ,,ape
bernum'' stueiitin1mis. Bater Sttn
aiiiltierte am Mltare uno bielt sic
Seitprebigt, in Ser er iebr einoruds-
bon iiber bie Biirbe bes Hrieiters
fprab.
Nad ser firbliden Geier berIan.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26

melten ii6 Ste uSonoratioren" inn
Sfarrbaus a,,r @rntuIntion, uno oub
Die &inoer. Io,taeu Wieber uno ioetea
@eoi6te al,f. Sclblt sic Muerflein-
item batten ein Sprii6lein austpenbie
9elerilt."
Soipeit Ser ,SltbclprieIter! 8ir sic
mir a1 sSeiern NIT bielem 9rara oe-
ipobnt ii,lb, m0gen an bieier Geran-
italtlng inn llrlpalo nidt biel finoen.
ltno fommt pielleidt nibt einmal ser
@eoanfe, tpie icbr mir fir einen ae.
regelten @ottcsoicnit oanfbar iein
miiiien. Sollten mir ols @lieber ser
einen eroben fatboliiden Stride ober
nie)t beionbers oanfbar bafiir iein.
oab es ilnmcr nod opferfreuoiee Yrie-
iter sibt, Sic oui riue eeiiderte Stel-
l,lng in ser Seiuuat beraidten, nur
,tnt inn opferpoIlen Mifiionsleben
balbperloreue Seclen auf elltent @eJ
s,1 "erbalten9 $50 bleibt ,,r,ter Dem
Streif= 1,ne 9riegsa aeid)rei unier Dams
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26

Stride IN ibrem friiberen 3uitano
fannie, mllBte seiteben: So, iest lit
es cine ribtige Stride.
Ils Damn I'M 2aufe bes Nahmite
tags oas @epad anfam, sing es alts
Iuspafen Ser @eihenfe. Bater Otto
ihe1fte einelt prahtuollen ipeibcn
Gbormantel. Die Sblpeitcrn bonn bl.
Saframent lit Caracas batten eben.
fails einiAe id)0ne Saden gearbeitet,
II. a. Geldlpai6e, ein Altart,,h, eine
Ilbe, elm Sto6ett ,tip. slm anbern
Weoreen bo,1t,erten oie 86Ilcr uno
riefen nit ben @loden sic 3olonilten
s1r Seier. ltno Tie famen, oblpobl ser
Sin.,tel regenbrobeno a,tsiab, 1T
iiberalts aroBer 3abl. SS,t Ser eriten
III. Ieiie singen fait aae &inoer aur
III. &on,nuInion; eiue Nnregune, Die
Sraulein Sddfer BEN ainbern eesc-
bcn bate, l,no Der tie GIT lneiner
5rel,oe fait pollitanois nadfamen.
3ntn feierli6en So6an,t fam Bater
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26

@laiiben 5ilriif.
8ie er in Der llripalofolonie Dor
einiger 3eit iein Erieiteriubilaum
feierte, bariiber beribtet er ielblt in
ben ,,@etrenen"., Dic @emcinoe bate
itd) bi,lter ieinem @iiden inter sSiib<
rl1ng bes beutlben 2ebrers Ser So
Ionic, &idaro Iret, itno oer oellt-
i6en 2ebrerin, &lara Sbdfer, 5uian-
nlenaeta1l ,tm eine Scicr 5lt organi>
lieren uno er idreibt, oab lie itoner
,tno ipiirbiaer lit fciner beutiden
9orffirde bate aebalten tperoen f0ns
nett. sd ielber', 10 fabrt er fort,
,,batte i'm Gimme, gata itia fit mid
BEN Gag at feiern, ,.no mar besbalb
cine @obe borber llab Caracas 81,
BEN oeutihen 8enebiftinern gegaueen,
INT bort @reraitien slt ntadet. slm
g1ee ser Grersitien teilte Bater Otto
mir nit, bab er mid bina,tf III bie
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26
Gin Yrieiferiubildnm i,n 1trualD

gs 1T in 9obar, elmer lanse ber-
eeiienen 0elttlben Sieolung i'm ltr-
1pal0 bon geneauela! slm 8. Mpril
1843, alio balb b,l,1bert Sabre iit,b
es Der, 6a grii,beten babiihe ales
i11annen aus Serbol5beillt Gnbingen,
5orbbeiitL &en5ineen nnb anberen
Srtet, 35S Menlben an Ser 3abl,
i'm So6tpalo bon genesuela bieIe SEQ.
louie. Wtit Der borbilblibe,l 3dbig-
feit ser Mlenannen meiiterten iie Scot
,,no> ltrtpalo. Siinf5ig Sauier ipuhielt
aipiiden ben 8aun1ltiin,pfen berpor.
&apelle ,mb Sdulba,,s tpurben ge-
baut, aber Iie blieben bertpai1t; ber
fatboliibc Bfarrer 1nb Ser 2ebrer,
Die iie besleitet batteu, tparen Dor
grreib,,ne bes 3ieles geitorben. 72
Sabre r,ruBten Sic 5iebler: a1f ei,tel1.
Brielter. tparten, ser ibnen @ottes.
8ort in. Der Mutteriprade perfiitt=
bigte. :, ssstt oas relisioie 2eben idlid
iib Der Mberelaube ein, bas SittIib=
feitsentpfinben berfiel. Cine a,neri=
faniide 8aptiiteniefte brane in bic
@ertei,tbe ein. 1916 itanb Der erite
be,1tibe Bfarrer Ger berfalene,1 SEQ,
pelle ,lno oett ieeliI6en Gerfan oer
Meniden eeeeniiber. Als bltrb i'm
sic SiebIcr nit Ser alten Sein1at
ipieoer in gerbinoung sebradt ipur.
ben, fam nelies 2eben i,t bie @emeilt=
Be. Saliienb fanoen ben 8eg gum
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abseblitt

@ieerl: ,,Sie finben Sbren @emaN
pirflid ibon2 aber iein @elidt bat
oo6 bereits biele Saltenl'
Dame: uDa Daben sic redt; oos
Sbre bageeen lit nod gana einfGltig."
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26

te bes 13. Sabrbllnoerts. Meben
benz Siedenba,1s, in Der 9edbe ibrer
geliebteit &ranfen lpllrbe tie beera=
ben. S,n Sabre. 1891 lprroen ibre
>@ebeine feierfi6 erbobe,t ,t1lo in Der
S6loBfapelle BON @ellenberg beige
iest. Sn ser @egeno bon augsburg
bereDrt man fie nod beute. Mber
nerbiente ite nidt ipie &oniail, Hahe>
aitno, Dob man itb 1T ltnierer 3eit
ibrer bnnfbar erinnerte?
&origiit into 9ienihnago, oer @e=
be,lftag beioer ser IS. sllteitit. Cine
1pie Sic a,toere oienen6 lit Gbriitl1s,
cine ipie bie anbere cine &onigin Der
2iebe. 8as iinb biene,lbe &dnoc, tom
men Tie nidt eefr0nt iperoen? Bas
fi,to aronel1, f0nnen iie nidt perbient
iper6en?
&6niginnen pflegeit i6on 1dnge tel
ne &ranfet mebr. sic lteben bielleibt
init einet1t Sded am &opf Set 8ettel-
Iiite fin elm &ranfenba,1s; ins &lo=
1ter- eebt fdon felt Ianeenl feline bon
ibne,t. 9ienenoe &d,tbe bon be,,te
berlansci, adtitiinoiee Mrbeitsaeit
,tno mebr Jreibeit nno bobere Cob.
ne; Sen Opfergei1t uberldbt man ein-
fader be,t &I0iter,l.
nnb Tie, Die feine a6nisinnen. unb
feine Dienen6en iinb?
8ir itn6 in 1tnierm gbriite,,tum
berflabt. @eipiB, mir iit16> iebr ge=.
fbdftig. Wir bernfert 9erfamnll,,n.
gen eit, mir griinoen 9rganiiatio,
nett, mir ipdblen aomitees, groBa
nn0 nei1le, mir pr,1nfen bei uniern
aonlnuntonfriibitiiden nit gteonern
l,n6 3able,1 mir tpirbeln biel Staub
al1f, bamit man ,t1ts &atbolifen ia
merle unb anerfenne, mir iin6, mie
int eetD0bnlihen 2eber, ipt1ner in ber
gile, aitd tpenn tpir tlirgenos bin-
gebett, mir finb INNER Iebr aftip,
aud ipenn mir nibts tltn ,tn6 ba-
bei bergebt nns Der Sinn fir oag
&leine, fit bic itille Sinsebuns, fit
bas ,nbea6tete Spfer - fiir Die
2iebe!
&0nigilt ooer Dienitmago. 9ies
lit 6as Cine, 6as beibe eroB mabt
i'm &eide @ottes, tpas Tie front: oie
bienenbe 2iebe cine Dornenfrone
pieleibt, aber ite Iei1tbtet ipie feline
anbere. Get. 5. g.=9.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-08-26

uno uniere 5ilie fir Die Miiiionen :?
(Anmerf.: uDie @etreuen" ift Ser
Sitel elmer Miiiions5eitidrift, Die int
8erlin erI6eint. 9ie Seb.) - g..
ct. B. g.zT.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
By THOMAS r.. HENRY,


WRIGHT FIELD, Ohio, Sept. H.
The glider-up to year ago in
the United States little more than
toy of the adventurous or an i'm
plement OF aeronautical research
suddenly has emerged as an impor-
tant war weapon.
Engineers in the glider laboratory
here are working over designs for
powerless air vehicles to carry in
fantry in the newest development OF
battle tactics-the quick landing of
large forces on a hostile coast.
Much OF the work necessarily is
secret Rather fantastic pictures
have been projected into the future
by the public mind-pictures of fly
ing freight trains carrying a major
part of the earth's commerce, of
flying passenger trains hurtling
American troops across the Atlantic
in few hours.
Theoretically all this may be pos
sible. But the engineers here are
keeping their feet on the ground
and considering only what seems
practical in the present war. This.
it appears, is quite limited, but
highly important.
Sustains Its Own Weight.
The glider is so designed as to
sustain its own load in the air as
long as 1t is pulled along at a speed
greater than its stalling speed, which
increases. of course, with the boost
in weight.
Once the glider is in the air all
that is necessary is to overcome
its own air drag The glider natu-
rally cuts down the towing planes
speed. Each additional unit slows
1t up still more.
Eventually there probably will be
locomotive planes,' designed espe-
cially to haul gliders. Hitherto the
airplane never has been considered
as cargo hauler, as distinct from a
cargo carrier. But at present the
glider trains must be attached to
types of planes which never were
intended for such service.
With the locomotive plane an
actuality, it may be possible to have
much longer trains of heavier glid-
ers. The essential feature of such
a plane would be great excess Of
power, extremely sturdy construc-
ton so that it could stand the drag
and good control at relatively low
speeds. There are a thousand in
tricate problems to be worked out
before the full possibilities of the
glider can be realized.
Germany Glider Conscious.
Up to year ago the United
States hardly can be said to have
been glider conscious. Few realized
the potentialities. Operation of a
glider was an extremely specialized
and rather difilcult sport" re-
quiring long practice and the most
intimate sort OF knowledge Of mete-
geological conditions. especially ways
Of locating and taking advantage
Of rising currents of warm air, the
so-called "thermals. All this is OF
relatively little significance with
the constantly towed glider.
In contrast, Germany has been
glider conscious ever since the
World War.
Both the. German tactics and
the equipment used, up to a few
months ago, are fairly we'll known
to American Air Force officers. The
favored type of glider, such as was