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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
December
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January

January
1.-Two U. s.-canadian reciprocal air lines
14-Ecuador rounds up leftists after riot.
22-Thailand and Indo-China seek peace
terms.
trade for Latin-American nations.
3O-More u S. aid to China wou,L prevent
American Involvement In Far Eastern
war, says Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek.
February
4-Presdent Batista of Cuba assumes com.
mand of army to nip plot
6-U. s., and Mexico reach comprehensive
good neighbor" agreement.
17-Wives and children of American army
officers leave Philippines.
23-Chiang regime calls on Chinese Reds to
renew support.
24-Russia and U. S. renew trade discus
sions.
March
5-U. S. and Mexico finish negotiation on
mutual assistance pact.
King Carol of Rumania fees Spain for
Portugal
6-Japs invade South China along 250-mle
coast
Italian diplomats in U S. are restricted
in movements and Detroit and Newark
Italian consulates closed by state de.
partment.
23-Turkish diplomatic sources reveal that
Russia has promised aid to Turkey if
forced to fight Germany.
April
1-Mexico and U. S. sign treaty to share
air bases.
8-Request by Axis powers to surrender
seized vessels rejected by Mexico.
12-Denmark government (Nazi controlled)
yoids pact giving U. S. protection over
Greenland.
13-Japan and Russia sign neutrality pact
in surprise diplomatic move.
1@Treaty ends 100-year border feud be-
tween Venezuela and Colombia.
26-Twenty-one American republics reach
agreement for unified utilization of 160
idle foreign flag ships in American ports.
May
3-Ex-Kng Carol and Magda sail for Cuba
from London.
17-Iceland's parliament votes to dissolve
union with Denmark: becomes republic.
l8-Egyptian steamer ZamZam sunk in
south Atlantic with 120 Americans
aboard
20-Brazil refuses Frances request to re.
sumo air service from Dakar.
2l-Germany, italy. permit France to build
continental air force.
June
1-Pope Plus XII defends the rights Of man
against extensive state interference In .
radio address.
6-Tour thousand Chinese suffocate IN
Chunglging air raid shelter.
1l-BoMvian cabinet resigns.
N-Six Danish -ships taken OVER BY u. Z. J
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01

Adoption of the lease-lend
law.
The ROOsevelt-Churchill
meeting at sea.
President ROOseve1t's shoot
on-sight' order issued to navy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01

July
China breaks diplomatic ties with Ger.
many and Italy.
7-Outbreak of military clash between Peru
and Ecuador is reported.
12-Peru claims fresh attacks by ECUADOR.
17-U s. 'blacklists" 1900 Latin Americans
as having Axis affiliations. Embargo
placed on their goods
19-Bolivia squelches Nazi putsch. Gusts
4-Argentine government asks Peru and
Ecuador to end dispute.
August
Costa Rica suspends all Nazi business
in country.
q-Argentina jails Nad suspects and nipss
alleged plot to overthrow government.
28-American republics agree to use all for.
eign owned ships seized in ports.
September
1-Mexico's President Camacho pledges CO.
operation for hemisphere defense.
18-Washington announces Peru, Chile, Bo.
livia and Argentina enter new agree.
ments in economic war on Axis.
23-FOur slain as Mex1canS riot at presi'
dents home.
24-Argentina moves quickly to nip plotted
Nazi conspiracy.
25-Three hundred more firms in Latin
America go on U. S. blacklist against
Axis.
October
9--Arnulfo Arias arrives In Cuba after coup
which ousted him as president OF
Panama. Replaced by regime more ia
vorable to U. S.
11-Japan and U. S. agree on plan for bring
ing u. S. citizens home from Orient in
Japanese ships.
14-Argentina and U S. sign trade pact cut
ting various tariffs.
20-Panama approves arming OF merchant
ships carrying her flag. Many U. ).
ships on Panama registry since war
began.
November
6-U s. makes billion dollars In lease.
lend available to Russia.
10-Churchill pledges immediate aid If U. S.
is forced to fight Japan.
17-Saburo Kurusu, Japan's special envoy
to u. S.. begins peace talks" in Wash.
ington.
24-U S. troops ordered to Dutch Guiana.
Brazil and Argentina back move:
PIG. S. MeSsersmith, career diplomat,
28-U. S. gives Japan peace" formula
December
2-President asks Japan for explanation
of troop moves into Indo-China
7-Canada, Costa Rica and Nicaragua de.
clare war on Japan.
11-Cuba and Dominican Republic Join IN
war on Axis.
12-U. S. seizes II French ships.
la-Five .,!I hundred persons killed In Peru
1s-Turkey notifies U. s. it will remain
1s-Martinique and United States reach ma.
val accord.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01

Gas stations ordered closed at night In
Eastern Seaboard states.
August
1-Oil shipments to Japan banned.
6-C.I.O calls strike at huge Kearny. N! T..
shipyards.
7-Senate passes act extending draft term
9-OPM puts steel under full priority CON.
troll
11-Installment buying curbed to check in
12-House passes draft extension bill.
15-Gas rationing ordered for eastern states.
16-President returns to u S. after historic
sea meeting with Winston Churchill.
24Lstrike at Kearny, N j.. shipyards ends
as navy takes over.
September
5-senate passes largest tax bill In U. s..
history.
1l-President orders y. S navy to shoot at
Axis ships sighted in defensive" waters.
18-Congress gets new request for S6.0O0.-
600 900 leaSe-lend.
Lynn Stambaugh. Fargo, N. D.. attor-
ney, named commander OF American Le-
2o-President signs ala-billion-dollar record
25-Duke and duchess of Windsor visit Wash
ington. d. c.
October
Increased taxes on many commodities
become effective
6-George Hopkins, parachutist, rescued
from top OF Devils Tower. Wyo., after
six days.
11-Navy reports seizing Nazi radio stations
in Cuba and Greenland.
17-U s. destroyer Kearny torpedoed with
loss of II lives while on patrol duty off
Iceland.
21-Government announces. sinking Of two
u S. ships: Lehigh, flying u. S. flag
off Africa. and Bold Venture, Panama
MAN flag off Iceland. All hands saved.
cn1In q
lifted
27-"We're at battle stations and "the
shooting has started" keynote Presi-
dents Navy day address.
3O-Strike of So, 900 miners in captive" coal
mines broken by l5-day truce agree
ment after five days.
of Air Associates. Inc. to keep up pro-
duction of vital aviation supplies
and sunk while on convoy duty off Ice
land A saved. 95 missing.
November
Au; $: coast guard transferred to navy
13-House completes congressional action on
(armed) ships to sail through war zones.
17-President signs order permitting arming
of u. S. merchant ships.
22-Lewis calls off captive coal mine strike
agreeing to mediation.
after defeating plan for one.man rigid
control.
December
Rail strike averted by wage boost
2-Dies committee Identifies "a Reds as
CIO officials; 20 with crime records.
mime workers win union shop in captive
coal mines.
8-President calls for seven-day week and
all-out effort in defense industry Vic
tory drive"
11-America First Committee disbands
13-Fourteen convicted in New York as NaZi
spies.
15-Navy Secretary Knox issues report on
losses at Pearl Harbor.
16-President names Justice Roberts head
of Pearl Harbor inquiry board.
18-Laura ingalls,, famous woman. f1ier.
seized by u. S. as German agent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01

7-Japanese attack on U. S. d
followed by declaration d
war.
8-U. S. and Great Britain de-
clare war on Japan.
Nazis give up winter at
tempt to take Moscow.
11-Germany, Italy declare war on
u. S, Congress answers
this in four hours. recognizina
state Of war.
15-Germans smashed from Baltic
to Black Sea-Russian claim.
0eleassd hy WestsSu Newspaper Unjon.l
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01

The year dresU TO close With
these important events.
December
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
Compiled by
EDWARD C.. WAYNE

broken
7-Greeks push back crack italian troops.
1l-Nazis and Russ sign new trade pact.
7-Russian. Rumanian clashes disturb Bal.
kanS.
21-Civil rioting breaks out in Rumania.
27-Rumanian revolt leaders executed az
civil rioting is ended
30-Britsh forces sweep on beyond Derna
in Libya.
Hitler declares all ''aid-to Britain" ships
win be torpedoed.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
October

3-Executions reported curbing anti-Nazi
uprislngs throughout Europe.
10-Russans admit troops are falling back
toward Moscow
12-Women and children ordered to leave
Moscow.
16-Japanese cabinet falls and is replaced
by one more 'Warlike.
17-Part of government evacuates Moscow.
21-Russians hurl back attacks on Moscow
front
Fifty Frenchmen ordered executed for
Staying of Nazi army official in France.
25-Nazis report fall of important Russian
city of Kharkov
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
THE YEARS TEN BIGGEST EVENTS

The Inauguration of a Presi-
dent for a third term.
German invasion of Russia.
Failure by Germany to
achieve it's objective: destruc-
ton of the Red army.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The year began mith these i'm
pOrtant eUents:
January
Hitter in a speech predicted
victory in 1J41."
3-New congress convened,
heard President ask "all out"
aid for denocracies.
15-CIO ordered by government
to end defense strikes.
20-President Roosevelt inaugu-
rated for third term.
21-Civil rioting broke out in Ru-
mania signaling beginning OF
Nazi "putsch" in the Balkans.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
February

3-U. S. Supreme court upholds wage-hour
law.
Blouse passes lease-end bill, 260-l65.
9-Wendell Willkie reaches u. S. after in
Spection trip to British isles; backs u S.
aid to Britain.
25-CIO. votes strike at four Bethlehem
Steel plants.
28-Bethlehem Steel strike ended
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01

3-New congress opens, seventy
6-President asks "all OUT aid to democra-
cieS in message to new congress.
15-U. S. orders CLIO to end strikes in de-
fenSe plants.
20-PreSident Roosevelt inaugurated for
third term.
22-Justce McReynolds resigns from U. S.
Supreme court.
24-President meets British ambassador In
precedent-breaking greeting off u. S.
coast.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
November

aU. S. warns Finland to cease fighting
Reds
S-U-boats will IRE on u S. ships says
Hitler.
British lose SO planes in sweeping conti-
nent raids.
12-Finns reject U. S. plea to make peace
with Russia.
13-British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sunk
by torpedo.
2O-British launch new surprise offensive In
Libya.
26-Nazis break through to flank Moscow
Axis troops slow British Libyan drive.
29-Russian recapture important city Of
Rostov.
December
1-Petain meets Goering for collabora.
ton talk.
2-Italy bares big revolt plan; attempt
to kill Mussolini fails.
ESerbian guerrillas create new front"
in conquered Jugoslavia.
6-Britain declaresswar on Finland. Hun.
gary and Rumania.
President Roosevelt announced he had
previously dispatched peace plea to EN-.
- 0eroE Of Iapan- -
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
February

bulgaria joins Axis. German troops en-
ter that nation.
2-Turkey closes Dardaneles as NaZs push
through Bulgaria to Greek and Turkish
frontiers.
12-British rush aid to Greece.
13-British smash at Berlin for first time
since December 20, 1910.
20-CroWn council of Jugoslavia approves
program of passive alliance with Axis;
Serbs angered; three ministers quit in
protest.
27-Boy King Peter takes JugosIav throne
as Axis rule is ended in bloodless coup
d'etat.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
August
September

1-President Roosevelt calls on U. S. to
crush Axis power.
4-Nazis claim Russia thwarted on Black.
sea.
7-American freighter Seafarer bombed
and sunk in Red sea.
19-NaZis report fall of Kiev.
24-Anglo-Amercan peace aims and post
war food pool plans approved by II AL
lied governments in London.
27-Guerrilla fighting causes Nazis to send
three divisions to Serbia.
29-British-U. S. commission for aid to Rus
STA opens in Moscow.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
April

3-Bengas eastern Lbyan capital, taken
from British by Nazis and Italians.
6-Germany declares war on JHgoslavia
and Greece. Invasion starts.
Adds Ababa. Ethiopian capital, entered
by British,
13-Japan and Russia sign neutrality pact.
16-'Worst bombing" of all time hits Lon
don.
Jugoslav army collapses.
19-Greece announces suicide of Premier
KoriZis. King George heads new govern
ment.
British troops land in Iraq to guard
vital oil supplies
22-Nazis crack both ends of Allied defense
line in Greece and reach historyfamed
Thermopylae pass.
27-Nazi advance guard enters Athens.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


HITLER predicts 1041 victory.
il-ltalaQ defense In Albania reported
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26

of Nations and the World Court.
That course might have preserved
the peace of the world
In 1924 rs Delegate TO the Dem
ocratic National Convention and
and Maryland's representative on
the Resolutions Committee of the
Convention, Brooke Lee voted TO
join the World Court and 10 fortify
the Philippine Islands. This course
represented Americas best chance
for peace and safety and for the
peace of the world.
AS Speaker of the Maryland
House of Delegates Brooke Lee
voted for the full-crew law known
as House Bill 348 and helped pass
that bill through the lower House
in the 1929 session.
Brooke Lee has supported NUM-
erous amendments 10 the Work.
mems Compensation Law and un-
employment legislation that were
endorsed by the representatives Of
labor.
Brooke Lee voting record in the
l941 session of the Maryland Leg
islature was rated fair TO the work.
ing people.
Old friends are the best.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26

Glenn Beall is a financial Repub-
hcan. He is member of the
Board of Directors of the Potomac
Edison Company and of the Sec
ond National Bank OF Cumberland.
He sells insurance TO the big cor.
porations OF Cumberland and West
ern Maryland. He is no friend of
labor. He is the Republican candi-
date running against the Demo
cratic candidate. The men and wom-
en- who work have made their
progress here in America under
two Democratic presidents. Wood.
row Wilson and Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
The proven course OF wisdom and
social security for the men and
women who work is 10 continue 10
elect Democratic candidates 10 the
Congress this year.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26
Beall Again Votes
Against Workers

In the 1881 session Senator j. Glenn
Beall from AlIegany County on
page 1917 Of Senate journal. is
recorded as voting In favor OF an
amendment to the State eOmpen-
satiOn law concerning ruptures and
to only allow the injured workman
rs hours TO report a rupture. The
law has since been amended to
give 10 days for such notice which
is only fair because that type Of In
jury cannot he diagnosed more
quickly.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26
Brooke Lees
Military And
Governmental
Record

In the first World War and on
the Mexican Border in 1916. Brooke
Lee held all grades in the Infan-
try from private through major
He went 10 France with the 115th
Infantry of the 18th Division of the
A. z. F. with 600 other Western
Maryland men from Cumberland,
Hagerstown, Frederick and Mont
gomery County. Overseas. Brooke
Lee was awarded the American
Distinguished Service Cross, the
French Croix de Guerre twice, and
18th Division Citation. and the
Belgian Order of Leopold, all for
bravery in action.
He was promoted before the
Armistice for effective military
leadership and given command OF
the 900 men of the End Battalion
Of the 115th Infantry.
PLEDGED TO VICTORY
Brooke Lee knows what war is
and is pledged to work and vote
TO help win decisive victory 10
help secure and enforce the peace
and then 10 return to the American
plan of life which existed when
America was attacked at Pearl
Harbor.
One of his sons is in the United
States Infantry. one is in the
United States Navy and his daugh-
ter has just married young In
fantry lieutenant. Brooke Lee
wants TO win this war quickly for
their Sakes and decisively for the
sake of all free people.
Brooke Lee served three sessions
as Speaker of the lower House of
the Maryland Legislature, as Sec
rotary Of State Of Maryland under
Governor Albert c. Richie and as
an unpaid associate member of the
Maryland State Roads Commission.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26
BeaII Continues To Vote
Against Working People

AS members of the House Delegates the late John Mac
Farland and Robert Kmble or the last four sessions Senator
from Aegany County, and their secured the passaee
House Bill 50 which provided funds age pension law
previously enacted for Aegany County When this bill reached
he STATE Senate 1t was referred committee of which
Senator Glenn Bea of Aegany County was chairman and
OF which two other Republican Senators from Cecil and
Dorchester Counties the other members
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26
ALL President
William Green
Supports Lee

President William Green OF the
American Federation of Labor
states his opinion of Brooke
Lees fairness and value 10 the
men and women who work in
the following excerpts from a
current letter addressed by Mr..
Green 10 Brooke Lee:
AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF LABOR
Executive Council
President, William Green
Washington, ID. C.,
October s. 1912
Honorable T.. Brooke Lee,
Silver Spring,
Maryland.
Dear Mr.. Lee:
1 recall the recent conference
had with you and Secretary
Treasurer Coleman of the Mary
land State Federation Of Labor
and in addition to the favorable
statements made by the latter
during that conference, he has
since gone into greater detail
In regard to the aid and counsel
you invariably gave to labor dur
ing your service as delegate
and as Speaker in the Maryland
Legislature.
am certain that the interests
OF labor will be well served IL
YOU are elected TO the United
States House Of Representatives
from the Sixth District of Mary
land i'm the coming election.
All members OF the AFL and
their friends should support YOU
in order that you may be over
whelmingly elected.
am sending Secretary-Treas-
urer Coleman a copy Of this let
ter with request that he give
you all possible aid and in or
der that he may advise all our
affiliates in your District.
With every good wish,
Sincerely.
VIM. GREEN lSignedl.
President, American Federation
Of Labor.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26

There would have been paid to
Maryland workers unemployed
through no fault Of their own APP
proximately $IO.0OO,OOO during the
year 1886 and 100000 during
the year 1887. This would have gone
a long way to alleviate the distress
and suffering caused by unemplOy-
ment which was prevalent in Mary
land and particularly in the in
sections of Western Mary
land during those years.
With the passage of this bill
Maryland would have become one
OF the leaders in this important
type of social legislation and would
have saved many families from the
necessity of going on relief rolls
or on WPA in order 10 keep body
and soul together. This plan of
social and employment security
is now recognized as a
necessity and is the law in every
State of the Nation largely through
Democratic votes in the National
Congress- and in state legislatures.
Glenn Beall, as the elected rep
resentative OF the great industrial
County of Allegany in the Senate
Of Maryland in 1888. failed entirely
TO appreciate. understand and sup
port this legislation which is today
the accepted nationwide answer TO
the grave problem Of unemploy-
ment which through no fault of
their own is always faced by the
men and women who work.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26
J. Glenn Bedll's
Labor Record

Glenn Beal Republican candidate for Congress in West
Maryland also has labor record and is all unfrendy and
unavorabe the of the and who work
j. Glenn Bea elected in 1880 Allegheny County
in the Senate Maryland Glenn Beal represented this
great County the Maryland Senate for four the
Aegany County Republican chose Robert Kmbe who
as friend of labor Glenn Beal, in the Alegany
County Republican Primary 1884 when Glenn Beal
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26

MS was local law for Allegany
County and Glenn Bealrs recon-
mendation would have been ac-
cepted by his Republican colleagues
who were the other members of
the Committee. The bill was never
reported 10 the Senate and died in
Glenn Beall's desk.
A Cumberland wage bill affecting
the employees of contractors work
/ ing for the city of Cumberland also
passed the House of Delegates.
Glenn Beall arranged TO report this
bill from the select committee of
the Senate Of Maryland Of which
he was chairman. but the bill was
re-committed to a standing COM
mttee and never heard of again.
This could not have been done over
Glenn Bealls effective political
protest because the bill was a local
Allegany County bill. and the meme
bers of the State Senate yield
through senatorial courtesy TO the
Senator from the County affected.
NOTHING But LABOR
There is no record of Glenn
Bealrs ever having cast any favor
able vote for labor and he has no
public and official friendly or fair
record toward the men and women
who work.
Certainly the Republicans, the
members of his own party in Al
legany County, when they decisive
~ defeated Glenn Beall and voted
the Republican nomination for the
State Senate 10 Robert Kimble
after Glenn Beall's four years in
the Senate Of Maryland pnt their
stamp of disapproval on Glenn
Bealis labor record.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26
Democratic Candidate for CONGRESS
From the 9th Maryland District Has A
Record Of Governme ntaI. Military ond
Political Effectiveness Needed Toduv
Father, Son Fuir TO Labor

Brooke Lees father former Senator Blair Lee
supported Woodrow Wilson and his policies which wise for
the people of the world American men and women
who work. Senator Blair Lee led the break the Maryland
Delegation to Woodrow Wilson in the Democratic National Con-
vention in Baltimore in 1912
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-26

AS State Senator from Montgom.'
cry County, Senator Blair Lee in
troduced and secured the passage
of the S-hour photographers Bill
Immediately after the Terra Gotta
wreck.
Along with State Senator David
j. Lewis from Allegany County he
supported the first Workmen's
Compensation Law for Maryland.
Blair Lee supported other pro-
gressive laws favored by the work
ing people of Maryland as a men,
Der of the Maryland State Senate.
Congressman David J. Lewis
said in a speech at Hagerstown that
THE Maryland laws introduced and
supported by Senator Blair Lee of
Montgomery County and enacted
into law have changed Maryland
from Tory to a Progressive State"
WITH ROOSEVELT
The son, Brooke Lee, voted for
the denomination of President
Franklin d. Roosevelt as an unin-
structed delegate from Maryland
TO the Democratic National Con-
vention in 1910.
In 1920 Brooke Lee supported
Americas entrance into the League