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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-29
BY PETER EOSOk
Monitor Leader Washington
Correspondent

W SCN W WV HN'l ~ WV
war production is coming along
fomousIy, and then you bump
into machine tools, which pro-
vided the country with the
original Public BottIeneck No.
! way back in October, 1910,
wen the country was just get
ting defense conscious. Well,
the machine tool bottIeneck
has been widened consider
ably but you still can't get q
machine tool through the eye
Of q bottle, or you cont make
O machine tool out Of q sow's
ear or something.
Preliminary figures on mo-
chine tool production for the
merry month Of May run to
Sll8 million. Thot figures out
at the rate Of STA billion
worth Of machine tools q year.
Compared with 1882 machine
tool production, which wos
only S22 million for the en-
tire year, thot's wonderful, 1t
means that in May 1912, the
country's 100 odd machine
tool builders turned out over
five times as many pieces Of
metal working machinery as
the industry turned out in the
whole Of the bottom depression
year, and nearly as much in
that one month as in an ov-
eroge $50 million year,
Yes, thot's wonderful, but
its still not good enough. In
February, 1912, machine tool
production required was PIoc-
ed at s. billion worth for the
year. Though the rote Of pro-
duction has been going up
every month, from 10000
units in February, to $4,000 in
March, to Is, 400 in April and
29,5UO in May, 81 billion
worth Of machine tools O year
means 100000 new units q
year or over Al 900 O month
and the industry is still quite
O way from that goal.
COLOUR WEEK
What's wrong? Recent fig
ures Of the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics indicate the indus
try os O whole is still overog-
ing only 90 hours q week. The
theory Of putting the industry
on q three Shift l68 hour
work week is stdI q theory
Some Of the big plants have
attained it. but O lot Of the
smo Ier ones haven't. Not
enough machine tool makers
for one thing, and q certain
independence among them, for
another. If some skilled work.
man is assigned TO the second
or third shift, he is too likely
to say, why should | when !
can 90 to some other plant
and get O job on the first
shjft2" 4 lot Of the men now
making machine tools had
never seen one O year ego.
The training Progrom has
been tremendous, but it has
not been licked
Shortages Of special steeIs
and alloys have interfered, too.
4 vast amount Of mission
ory work has been done by the
machine tool division Of WPB
and its engineers TO encourage
greater use Of plant facilities,
more extensive sub contract
ing, developing new sources to
build complete machines, fl
noncjoI relief on plant expon-
sions. But the job Of machine
tool production has been con-
fined largely to the firms that
we're in the business before
the defense effort began and
there has been too little or too
late conversion Of other indus
tries capable Of machine tool
production.
CROSS-CRITICISM
There is q possibility that
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-29
CROSS-CRITICISM

There is q possibility that
new machine tools we're over
ordered. While Army and Ma
Wy procurement Officers have
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-29
sFROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
SIS YEARS AGO TODAY

SIS YEARS AGO TODAY
1887
Harry B. Hutchins, of Ann
Arbor, has been visiting in town
this week.
VIM. Moscr opens a tasty meat
market on Front street.
Mrs. II +. Russell is elected
president Of the high school
alumni association.
90 YEARS AGO TO-DAY
1882
The Free Press speaks Of To-
lcdo, Mt Clemens and Pontiac
as "flouriShing' rivals Of Port
Huron. Are we flattered?
MaComb county now has nine
newspapers and there. is bust
ness for no more than six. A
year from now will see some of
EN- wccdcd out.
4 good lady, visiting here,
taking baths, went out upon the
highway on Sunday and picked
I'D a number of waits and took
them 20 Sabbath School. Sh. was
a christian of the right stripe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26
TWENTY-FOUR
ON LABOR BOARD
Continued from Page y

John F. Cuneo, president Ounce
Press of Chicago; Joseph McDon-
ough, Secretary Treasurer, ALL me-
tai trades department; Frank Tobin
Washington representative of the
international Brotherhood of Team
sters (AFL); Hugh Lyons, Massa-
chusetts State Director for the CLIO;
Industrial union councils; Anna Ros-
enberg, Social Security Board region.
al director, New York; Prof. Pau
Dodd, university of California al
Los Angeles.
Dean Lloyd Garrison, university oil
Wisconsin law school; Prof. Fowler
V. Harper, university of Indiana
Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy of the
North Carolina Supreme Court
Prof. I. L. Scharfman university Of
Michigan; Ralph E. Seward, Wash
ington; Richard j. Gray, secretary
of the bricklayers, masons and plas-
terers international union; William
w. Waymack. editor of the Des
Moines Register-Tribune; Cyrus
Ching, vice-president U. S. Rubber
Co: John E. Connolly, New York;
Fl. L. Derby, New York; Thomas r
Jones, president American Type
Founders Inc; Dale Purves, treasur-
er John B. Stetson Co.; Frederick S
Fales. Standard Oil of New York
ROLAND j. Hamilton, Secretary trea-
surer American Radiator & Stand
ard Sanitary Corp. and Fred Hewitt
Editor, Machinists' monthly journal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26

, Despite the admission Of the loss
OF Batu Pahat, reports reached here
That the Japanese were now forced
TO strain to maintain their offensive
because Of their considerable losses
and the fact that it took reinforce
ments longer to reach the front.
There was an air raid alert In the
Singapore area this morning and
bombs were heard exploding far
from the city. There were two short
alerts during the night. No bombs
were heard but there was distant
gun fire during the second one.
/ Axis Advance $50 miles
Cairo, Jan. 26 - U.P) - The
Axis forces of General Erwin Rom
mel, commanding Germanys Afrika
Korps, pushed the British forces
farther back on the Libyan front. a
general headquarters communicate
said today, disclosing that Rom
meps men have advanced $50 miles
in four days.
An advance of 40 miles was made
yesterday. British forces were fight
ing Rommel northeast of Msus.
which is 10 miles east southeast of
Benghazi and 40 miles northeast of
Antelat.
hondon reports said it appeared
that Rommel intended to bypass
the Port of Benghazi and make
straight toward Mekili, important
desert junction which probably is
the distributing center of supply for
the British forward divisions.
CIT was asserted that If Axis tanks
get within striking distance of Me-
XIII British hopes of continuing their
advance toward Tripoli most likely
will be smashed.)
1t became obvious that the Nazis
had sent General Erwin Rommel,
commander OF the Afrika Korps.
heavy reinforcements which caught
the British off balance. Suggestions
that the British had enticed Rom
mel out In the hope of completely
encircling and anihilating his re-
manning tanks may yet hold good,
but there is no present indication
that that was the British strategy.
A Royal Air Force communique
announced yesterday that a 10000
ton Axis liner was believed sunk
and that other vessels were damaged
in Royal Air Force attack on an
Axis convoy Saturday morning.
Included In Convoy
The convoy included liner, three
large merchantmen, a battleship,
four cruisers and IS destroyers-one
OF the largest yet seen in the Med
lterranean - the communique said.
(The air ministry at London said
that bombs fell close to the bat
tleship, which changed its course.
Torpedo planes also singled out
this Warship for special attention"
the communique said, "but the re-
suits Of the attack could not be OBJ
served"
Diving from 1000 feet, navy pi-
lots selected targets and the diner
was at once torpedoed, the COM
munique said. The liner stopped
flames leaped from it.
(Another pilot scored a direct hit
on a destroyer and a violent explo-
sion was seen, 1t was added.
wellington bombers attacked the
convoy for 80 minutes, the COM
munique said, operating with the
aid OF flares and dim moon.
ut was asserted that hits were
obtained on cruiser and two mer-
chant ships.
(The convoy was widely dispersed,
the communique said, but torpedo
planes hit the liner twice more and
the entire convoy halted, Next day
reconnaissance planes could find no
trace of the liner).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26

carried on active training maneuv-
ers with light, fast-moving Amer
lean army units.
Returned In June, 1871
Hartle returned to the United
States for duty with the 9Th d.
vision Fort Leonard Wood in
June, 1871, and In August he was
assigned to the Saith infantry d.
vision at Camp Claiborne, La, par
ticipating In the extensive army
southern maneuvers.
The exact nature OF the northern
ireland base never has been re-
vealed. However, 1t has been un-
der construction by American en-
gineers and American labor forces
for a year or more. Many reports
from Ireland have emphasized the
size and extent of the base, presum-
ably adapted TO provide for not only
alnd and air but also sea forces.
The American forces were sent to
northern Ireland which is part OF
the United Kingdom, not to be con-
fused with independent Fire, which
Is neutral and has re-emphasized its
neutrality since the entry of the
United States intot he war,
Stimson Tells News
StimSon made the announcement
IN the first extraordinary commu-
nique issued by the war department
since the outset of the war.
Stimson did not make public the
designation Of the units, their make
up or strength.
Similarly, he did not disclose the
"ports of embarkation, dates Of sail
ing, or other details" of the troop
movements from the United States.
1t was the first known movement
OF American troops as such to
Europe during the current war, al
though some technicians have ac-
companied Canadian units to Bril-
49, f~~. 49,. tS4ss i L
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26
SOME LOCAL COP.
ARE OPTIMISTIC
Continued from Page u

1lOIlk 1dRC -
town committee to map plans for re-
neWed effort throughout 1912. Con-
ELECT Talbot may be called
on as advisor on party policy.
Political realists point out that the
Republicans, in losing Waterbury by
5000 votes last week despite an ex-
tremely light turnout showed little
improvement in organizational eff
ficfency over the city election in
November, The Democratic organi-
cation did much better Job in get
ting out the vote.
Democratic failures in Torrington
and Derby were principally respon-
sible for Mr.. Talbot's victory. The
Republican candidate carried Tor
rington by small margin and man
aged to hold the Derby plurality of
his opponent, Attorney John s.
Monagan, down to a handful of
votes.
Though ex-Gov. Raymond E.
Baldwin entered the congressional
campaign in it's closing stages to
back Commissioner Talbot, the Re-
publican state organiza ton did little
to help him. Its financial contribu-
ton. rumored to be about $3.50, was
much less than had been counted on.
Democratic leaders say privately
that they fear Mr.. Talbot much
more as vote-getter than they do
Mr.. Baldwin and hope that it will
be Mr.. Baldwin, rather than Mr..
Talbot, who will run for governor
against Gov. Robert A. Hurley this
fail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26
British Forces Lose
Ground on Two Fronts
Continued from Page u

Japanese in strong counter-attack
yesterday on the central front north
of Kluang, the conmunique said,
and later ambushed about 200 jap
anese cyclists, killing go Of them
and routing the remainder.
Unofficial advices said that in the
first attack the Sikhs killed 1875
Japanese and wounded 300, losing
only Is men killed or wounded
themselves.
The communique noted that a
Japanese convoy including warships
and two merchant ships had been
sighted off Endau, on the East Ma
laya coast rs miles above Singapore,
by reconnaissance planes.
British outpostS had previously
evacuated Endau and the present
fighting was north of Mersing, about
60 miles above Singapore on the
east coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26
CRACK GERMAN
DIVISIONS LOST
Continued from Page y


------------------------
which the Germans had established
fortified positions.
The two defeated divisions had
been rushed from another sector te
bolster German forces on the south
west Moscow front, the announce
ment said.
Adolf Hitler has reported to have
personally ordered the divisions, the
9th and 9th, into the lines from
his new and presumably safe Gin
ner call" headquarters at Minsk OF
in East Prussia, it was asserted.
They counter attacked the Rus
slams ferociously, Moscow reported
only to be smashed.
Gain Nine Places
The Moscow bulletin said the
Russians had regained nine impor-
ant inhabited places in the last "a
hours on the couthwest-Mo
front, and the regular Russian war
communique reported that 16 towns
and villages had been captured on
the entire front.
Russian troops were reported ad-
vancing all along the line, break
ing such German resistance as there
was by storming or smashing with
heavy artillery each German strong
point in turn.
The regular communique reported
that the Russians in their latest op-
erations had killed 1,4OO Germans
and captured field gun, five anti
tank guns, 40 machine guns, 13
trench mortars, 267 trucks, 80 carts
filled with war materials and six
planes.
In addition the Russians cap
tured an artillery dump, 10 radio
transmitting stations and great
quantities Of munitions and stores
it was asserted.
Stockholm dispatches said Adolf
Hitler had fled to Minsk, abandon
ing headquarters at Smolensk, 200
miles to the northeast, and there
were some reports that he had gone
all the way back to East Prussia tc
set up a safe front" headquarters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26
Expeditionary Force
Arrives In Ireland
CONTINUED from Page u

Libya and elsewhere for similar pur-
poses.
Gen. Hartle, commander OF the
troops, is a native or Chewsville
Nd. He is So. He served in the
Philippines, on the Mexican border
and is a World war veteran.
He was the former commander OF
the army's mobile force in Puerto
Rico, serving there until June 10
l94l. He then returned to the United
States for duty with the sixth divi-
sion at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. On
Aug. 10, 1941, he was assigned to
the 34th infantry division at Camp
Claiborne, La
American civilians have been at
work building bases in northern
Ireland for several months.
The ultimate destination of the
American troops was not revealed
nor were any details given as to
their probable employment.
The announcement was made at
the war department amidst extra
ordinary precautions to prevent
premature leakage Of the informa-
ton.
Text Of COmmunique
Washington, jar. z6-(UP)-Text
OF war department communique No.
IT, as of 100 p. m, EST today:
81. Northern Ireland:
"The secretary of war announces
the arrival in northern Ireland of
United States army forces under the
command of Maj. Gen. Russell P.
Hartle.
THE secretary of war declined to
make public the designation of the
units, their composition and strength
nor would he divulge the ports of
embarkation, dates of sailing, or
other details of the movement from
the United States.
20. There is nothing to report
from other areas"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26

total number Of persons receiving
aid throughout the state is about 20
600. This Is a drop of about 80 per
cent from the 1885 time high, and
drop of about SO per cent In num-
per OF persons between November,
1910 and November. 1941.
Favorable Comparison
Today's case load compares favor
ably with the number Of persons who
received public assistance during the
winter of 1880, with the possibility
OF one exception: we did not have
old age assistance II years ago.
The cases on old age assistance
have been increasing gradually since
the first payments were made in
April, 1896. Today there are about
17,750 recipients OF old age assist
ance in Connecticut, who receive q
total of approximately $3.50 900
twice each month. Many of these
beneficiaries, without doubt, would
have to be cared for through the
general relief programs of the towns
or the state If old age assistance
payments were not available.
Widows Aid Drops
The widows aid group widows
and their children now receiving as
sistance under the new aid to de-
pendent children program) has
dropped to about HOO families, OF
about the same number receiving
this kind of assistance 10 years ago.
This group numbered about 1400
families two years ago.
This drop in relief cases through
out the state has also reflected in
the number of applications we have
been receiving for aid under the aid
to dependent children program that
was launched on December l, 1941.
During the first month of this
program, about 500 applications for
assistance were received, which is a
much smaller number than was an
ticipated when estimates were made
on this program year and half
ago.
It is expected that this group will
increase in number for some time to
come, as under the aid to dependent
children program, alien mothers and
their children, and children living
with relatives other their mother,
may qualify after one years resi-
dence in the state.
Under the widows aid law only
widows who were citizens OF the
United States with residence in Con-
necticut for four years and who had
dependent children under Is years
of age could qualify for assistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26
No Alibi However In
Charges For Officers
Continued from Page u

there had been errors in Washing
ton too.
The Washington Times Herald re-
ported that Criticism of Secretary
Of Navy Frank Knox and Secretary
Of War Henry L. Stimson" was a
feature of congressional reaction tc
the report.
The Washington Post said in an
editorial that cit would be foolish
to attribute disaster Of such mag
nitude solely to the shortcomings OF
two commanding officers. The COM
missions report clearly reveals that
there was negligence in Washington
as we'll as in Hawaii"
The New York Times said the
report seems "too sweeping in eX-
culpa ting" Kimmeps and Shorts
superiors In Washington, while the
New York Herald Tribune said Kim
mel's and Shorts want of foresight
was "paralleled higher up"-at
Washington where "there was lack
of imagination
Rep. Melvin j. Mas, r. Mimi
senior Republican member of the
House naval affairs committee anc
a reserve marine officer, was first ur
for unification.
1.-THE report on the Pearl Harbol
tragedy" he told the United Press
demonstrates the need for uni.
fed command over the Hawaiian
outpost, a move I have recon-
mended for four years.
no one man can be held directly
responsible for this tragedy. Neither
Admiral Kimmel nor Gen. Short
had sole jurisdiction. 1t probably is
significant that the only nation in
the world which has been able tc
turn back the Germans Soviet
Russia-has had a unified COM
mand."
Chairman David I. Walsh, D.
Mass, of the Senate naval affairs
committee said his group would be-
gin at once thorough study of the
report to determine whether there
should be further investigation oil
higher army and navy officials.
Congressional establishment that
IAlllllllCl dlIQ HollOl v CdCll WdS Ollly
specifically acquainted with the
others preparedness measures may
translate itself into considerable de-
bate in which command unificatior
will figure. Unification is a German
tactic developed also by the Rus
slams and used by the Nazis with
startling success except against the
Red armies.
Unification of command would
place either an army or navy Officer
in command of all land, sea ano
air forces in given area-Hawaii
for instance. 1t scarcely would have
been possible under those circum-
stances for an army officer there tc
assume" mistakenly that the navy
was conducting adequate offshort
patrols Or for navy officer to make
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26

yesterday by TIE U. S. navy de-
partment.
It was apparent that major blow
at the japanese attempt to force
the Macassar straits has been struck
by the American and Dutch forces.
While the Macassar battle ragged
Gen. Douglas Macarthur and his
men on NATHAN peninsula had a
brief breathing spell which was be-
ieved to be the prelude TO another
japanese assault.
Breathing Spell
The breathing spell was won by
MacArthur's tactics IN making a
counter ATTACK north Of Balanga
which killed hundreds of Japanese
and so disorganized their left flank
that they were forced to suspend
the assault that had driven back
MacArthur's western Bataan posi-
tons.
Today's communique said that the
fighting on Bataan was confined Ito
relatively unimportant skirmishes on
the west coast and in the vicinity
VI OuUAC Udy.
The war department reported that
Cebu, a good sized city on the cen
trail Philippines island of that name
which is still unoccupied by the
Japanese, was heavily attacked by
Japanese planes last Wednesday.
Eighteen Japanese bombers par
ticipated in the raid and a small
inter-island boat was sunk. No other
serious damage was reported.
The flying fortresses which par
ticipated in the Macassar action
suffered no loss, the war depart
ment said
MacArthur's men braced them
selves for another furious Japanese
attack.
Allied reinforcements - including
American forces plainly had
reached the southwest Pacific and
were in action.
Cruisers and destroyers of the
Asiatic fleet in their running battle
against a major Japanese landing
and transport operation south of
Celebes Sea, brought the total Jap
anese ships known sunk since the
start of the war to 48.
It was the first time since the
war started that the American navy
had driven home a. death blow
against a major Japanese surface
force.
The feat OF the Asiatic fleet was
but one phase Of huge operation
by forces of the united nations un-
der general southwest Pacific COM
mand of Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell.
Smash Invasion Fleet
Dutch planes and American fly
ing fortresxes Joined in smashing at
the japanese invasion fleet and
were credited by Wavell with sink
ing or damaging 10 japanese craft
III the past three days. It was not
clear whether the seven or eight
ships sunk by the Asiatic fleet were
included in this total which Wayel
called 1.-The heaviest blow since the
start of the war" against Japan.
The bulk of the action was in the
vital Macassar straits between Bor-
neo and Celebes where the Japanese
are striking south to bring their in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-26
IL BILLIONS
MORE FOR NAVY
(Coa.:nued from Page u

(Col:.nued from Page ID
each man, woman and child In the
nation, and Is two and one half times
the average annual cost Of running
the entire federal government In the
last 10 years.
The bill contemplates naval spend
ing at the rate of little over ST.
1o0,000,0 900 a month. That means
he sea forces will be costing around
$23.148 a minute.
Other grants for 1913 include:
Personnel $1,273, 106,0 68; shore es-
adjustments, $568,775 ,246; miscella-
neous operating charges, $114,183,-
643; marine corps, $162,577 ,050;
coast guard, SAC, 791 ,230; and the
departments civil establishment,
SO, 753, 1874.
Keynote to the unprecedented
program was sounded by Admiral
Harold r. Stark, chief of naval oper-
ations, who told the committee that
the measure would help the navy to
its goal of "unquestioned suprem-
acy" of the seas.
Stark testified that when this
country entered the war, its naval
forces were the strongest in the
navy's history and were being fur
ther reinforced.
This was due, in the main, to
the wise program of legislation
which was begun in 1894, and which
has since continued" he said.
Navy Detectives
Stark listed the navy's broad OBJ
jectives as follows:
II. To increase our naval power
to the point of unquestioned SUI
premacy on the seas, beneath the
seas, and in the air above the seas.
%. To gain command of the sea
by destruction of the enemies sea-
going forces.
%. To cooperate with our own
military forces and with the naval
and military forces of our allies.
a. To destroy or contain the
enemy,s commerce in order to ef-
feet economic strangulation, there
by promoting disaffection inside his
border"
Virtually all available shipbuilding
facilities are being utilized at peak
capacity for construction of new
vessels and converting of others into
types for naval use, he said; manu-
featuring plants are being expanded
to meet armor, armament and am
munition requirements.