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distributing literature of a fascist and
anti-racial nature, including the dis
credited Protocols.
Department of justice people, this
column learns, recently inquired of
Rand why he has not registered un-
der the Voorhis act. Rand contends
that his organization does not come
under the provisions of the act, since
all it does it to try to present the
facts Of the Bible to the people and
to use the Bible in determining such
things as the origin and Identification
Of modern races.
How innocent!
Further investigation by the author
tiles, it is said, is being continued
The racial theories expounded by
this group are almost identical with
those expounded by the nazis "a
mighty strange coincidence, If a coin
cidence it be.
WPA Wants War Work
WPA wants to be converted from a
non-defense relief agency to an about
public defense agency in order to
make the fullest possible contribution
to the countrys war effort.
A memorandum to that effect has
been submitted to the President,
which is said to be receiving very
favorable consideration.
Indication that the White House
thinks highly of the proposal was
seen in the Presidents budget mes
sage to congress when he said that
special proposals relating to work re-
lief will be submitted later.
If the WPA program, which has not
as yet been made public, is approved,
all WPA projects would be defense
projects, such construction of air raid
shelters and stating the Red Cross
and Civilian Defense. 1t will expand
its present defense training program
and similar activities, and provide de-
Tense work for workers who lose their
jobs, temporarily or otherwise,
through conversion of plants for war
work
Just Part of a Loaf
The big moguls of the automotive
don't want labor to have any
kind of say In how this giant mass
production industry shall be con-
verified to war production. They call
this Socialism.
Sidney Hillman, at the industry
conference held in Washington last
week, tried hard to sell his colleague
on OPM, William Knudsen, the idea
that labor should be taken in by man
agement as partner in mapping out
plans for conversion But Knudsen
couldn't see it that way.
Hillman, however, did succeed in
lining up the army and navy people
behind the idea of equal representa-
Ion of labor and management on
oint committee. This forced the mo-
suls to come off their high horse.
Result Of the conference was forma-
ion Of labor-management commit
zee, with OPM supplying the chair
nan, ito assist in the development"
II plans, methods, etc. Labor wanted
he committee cot determine the best
Methods" etc.-a real policy-making
committee with power beyond that of
merely advising" Advice is cheap,
nd doesn't have to be taken.
Whether the committee will really
mean anything is highly dubious.
Management has shown that it does
It like the idea Of working together
With labor in mapping industry plans.
iabor in this case, will have a much
roader and more unselfish point of
lew, SO far as the general welfare
f the nation is concerned. This may
rove point of serious conflict. In
ications already are that manage
lent will try to sabotage the commit
9e.
dvses Getting Tough
Pierre Cot, French minister of air
nder the Blum regime, believes that
lie tougher we get with Marshall Pc
Tin, the more we will get out of him.
aid Cot to this column the other
ay:
mo use talking to Petain about
because he hates democ-
ICY. To try to appease him is futile.
he is afraid of you, he will do some
ling for you.
"Petain and his group of collabora-
onists are more afraid of the French
sople than they are of the outside
orld. The French people are sym
lthetic to the United States, and
it'll your country in the war Petain
ars how the French people will re-
It to Vichy policies.
my advice is to get mighty tough
it'll Petain. Then he will fear you.
knows that the French people will
'ver support him in an anti-Amer-
an move"