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The union times., 1942-04-25
Robinson Tells
 or Labor's s Help

TORRINCTON- Organized labor and manufacturers are cooperating closely with the state's Chief Executive in inc war program, John F. Rob-. insOn, secretary to Governor Robert A. Hurley, asserted Sunday at the annual Com munion breakfast of the Cotil- lion Club of St. Francis's Church.
 Outlining the important role Connecticut's governor played in this States all-out war effort, MT. Robinson said that Catholics could help by combating subversive infiu- ences which threaten to un- dermine the country's pro- duction and morale.
 The Governors secretary also stated there more Cath olics in the United States armed forces than any other denomination.
The union times., 1942-04-25
Conn.CO.Asks
 l7ChangesIn '42 Contract
Union Says It Will Arbitrate Wage Increases, Pensions,
 Equalization Adjustment

Some l,2OO Connecticut bus and trolley operators, who are members of the Amalga- mated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees, A.F.L., this week overwhelmingly voted to authorize the Conn. State Board of the Amalgamated to issue a call for a suspension of work if the Board decides that it is impossible to con- tinue negotiations for a new contract with the Connecticut Company. The men voted on Wednesday in New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, Middle town, Meriden, and Norwich. and only handful dissented.
 NEGOTIATE 5 WEEKS
 Interviewed by THE UNION TIMES for a statement on the situation, Samuel F. Curry. business agent of Division 28l, New Ha- ven, and chairman of the Conn. State Board of the Amalgamated, said that the suspension-of-wOrk vote follows five weeks of negoti- atiOns between the Trolley and Bus Operators Unions and the Conn. Co.
 S"Our contract expired April l." Curry said, ''and sometime ago we presented to MT. Richard J. Bennett, general manager of the Conn. Co.,, the changes we feel are necessary in the new contract. We asked, and are asking, for $l an n>hour; the payment of a $50 monthly pension by the Company to retired employees from their Goth year until they are 65; and the equalization wage adjustment for miscellaneous men.
 ''Despite the heavy increase in the cost of living since last year, and despite the fact that our de- mands would only bring us up to the standards enjoyed by our union in cities of the same size in other states, the only response of the Conn. Co. was to offer us an in. crease of 4 cents an hour.
 IF CLAUSES!!!
 Naturally we were willing to arbitrate this difference between the Company and the Amalgamat- ed, but last Saturday, to our as- tOnishment, Mir. Bennett informed us that he wanted no less than IT clauses in the standard contract to be arbitrated.
 ''The Amalgamated is willing to arbitrate the following points:
 l. A raise for all.
 2. Wage equalization adjust ment in the miscellaneous depart ments.
 Continued on Page Four)
The union times., 1942-04-25
Agreement For |Rockbestos Due
 By First of May

Negotiations between the Rock bestos Products Corporation and Local B-9O, New Haven Electrici- ans, which begin Friday, April "A, are expected to produce signed Aagreement by May l, Joseph T.. Rourke, business manager for the Union, announced after a pre- 1iminary conversation with B. H.. Reeves, Company vice-president and general manager, on Mon- day.
 Reeves assured Rourke that he would cooperate with the Union in every way to speed up the nego- ttiations. Both men agreed that only four members of the nego- tiating committee for the em- Rployes could sit i'm on the negoti- ations at any one time.
 COMMITTEE Joseph Bianco, shipping department 1; Thomas O'Hearn, asbestos; Albert Vigneault, cable; James Patton, wire 1; John Nagy, wire, and Edward Roy, maintenance department, are the em- ployes on the committee Alfred De Santo, John Flynn and John Mayo are other employees who will be called in from time to time.
 The contract proposed by the Rock bestos Division of B-o0 has been in Reeves possession for the week he asked for. Other union agreements lwith cable and wire shops were also exhibited to show that the demands raised by the employees are reasonable and justified.
 ANTI-UNION ACTIVITY Rourke also discussed with Reeves the anti-union activity still being carried on by some of his supervisors.
 \ "We don't expect Ellie Davis, Kenneth Latham, Vincent Ewell and Tony Bachinsky to agitate for the Union,'I Rourke pointed out, ''and we certainly don't ex- pect them to speak against us. They should stick to their jobs, (which, according to the N.L.R.B., doesn't include speaking against a Union, especially B-90, which represents all production and main tenance employees and has been certified as the collective bargain ing agent for the plant.'' OVER 300 SIGN Figures given out by the Union in- dicate fine progress has been made by the Local in signing up the men and women. Over 300 have already paid their initiation fees, with 130 more signed to authorizations with part of their initiation fees paid. The Unon warned employees who have not as yet ! Rjoined that the initiation fee will be raised from $2 to $4 after May 1.
 (Continued on Page Two)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
VOTE HERE ON STRIKE

Arnold Daniels, vice president of
Local IL of the Aluminium Work
ers Union tCI09, said employees of
the Aluminium Company of Amer
lea were holding a series of meet
iings today 10 vote on the strike.
Daniels said the meetings are
being held before and after shifts
and that the voting was by voice.
There are between 1900 and 1900
employees on the three shifts.
An affirmative ballot would give
the international president. n. A.
Zonarich, at Pittsburgh. the right
10 call a strike on a date TO be
chosen at his own discretion.
Daniels said that since January
1871, the workers have received q
single raise OF eight cents an houi
(which was given us 10 bring u.
iup 10 steel which was considered
competitive" Since then there
have been no general raises
Daniels said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
ENJOYS Reveal
Jap Savagery
U. S. Embassy Officials Treated
Like FeIons, Refused Food. Medicines
By ROBERT BELLAIRE
United Press stan Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Japa'
nese treatment of the American
diplomatic mission TO Japan was
such that Ambassador Joseph C.
Grew protested scores of times.
In one protest, made December
81. two weeks after Pearl 'Harbor
he informed the japanese through
the Swks legation that the Ameri-
can diplomats were being treated
in a manner unparalleled in the
history of intercourse between
lciviliZed nations"
This was in tine with The other
protests, one of which said that
the members of the United States
embassy were being treated
worse than criminals and priS-
oners of war who at least are
given food. 90
SAVAGE TREATMENT"
Eugene II. Dooman, embassy
counselor. declared to a japanese
foreign office representative De-
'cember 1S that there was nothing
in the history of international re-
lations which could even approach
this instance of savage treatment
of public officials. .
1.-THE record OF behavior Of
Japanese policy will remain a
blot to shame japan for the next
hundred years." Dooman said.
During the first months OF in
ternment Grew protested because
uniformed Japanese polio e
Swarmed through the private
apartments of the diplomats. even
-peering through the windows of
the ambassadors private quarters
and attempting 10 roam the rooms
despite the fact that Mrs. Grew
was i'll.
INDIGNITIES LISTED
Other indignities he protested
included;
Failure of the Japanese TO
L provide any food whatso-
ever.
C-Receipt by the embassy Of
- only one-third of the fuel
needed 10 heat its buildings.
o-Japanese refusal 10 permit
- anything or any one 10 enter
or leave the embassy between
December II and Is.
h-Police refusal TO furnish es-
II corts for embassy cars seek
ing 10 obtain adequate supplies
of fresh food and other necessi-
ties at embassy expense in
Toxic,
S-Some members Of the en-
- bassy were forced TO go for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Murray Reported
In Move toBIoCk
Aluminium Strike
Detroit Workers Among
$1,000 in u. s. Poised
10 Vote on WeIkout
By LEONARD ROBERTS
tn,srnsiiansl Neas ser,ic, stan Writer

International NcHA service SIAN Nfiier
PITTSBURGH. Aug 27 - As
aluminium workers prepared today
10 vote on whether TOO authorize
a strike in that vital war industry,
reports circulated that Go PreSi-
dent Philip Murray was attempt
me 10 arrange further conferences
--t-rtwrrU UUTUH- leaders and repre-
SentstveS Of the Aluminium Com
parv- uf America
The backbone Of tho dispute is
the refusal OF tho War Labor
Board TO grant 81 a day wage
increase 10 approximately $1,000
aluminium workers.
Unless the Go head succeeds
the aluminium workers viii cast
their ballots some time today and
tonight in seven cities housing
Alcoa plants
AT nearby New KcnSington, site
Of the unions international head
quarters. union spokesman said
feeling -rap-high- As a-Festilt Of the
WILLIS recent action approving a
5ia cents increase for big steel. >
There have been numerous
complaints that the WLB IL not
In the least consistent with Its
decisions" said r. w PaSnick.
an AVA official. He added that
most of the men felt they had
been sighted" by the boards
denial of an aluminium increase.
Union members pointed out that
a shutdown OF the plants for "a
hours would result in a production
tieup for several months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27

NEW YORK. Aug. 81 Tins
Gypsy Rose Lee. erstwhile queen
of burlesque. mystery writer and
currently the star Of Star ano
Carter a hit Broadway musical
surprised her friends today with
an announcement she would bt
married Sunday midnight TO actor
Alexander Kirkland.
The queen of distinguished
Strip-teaSe said she had met
Kirkland six months ago through
Carl van Doren, the author and
critic. Van Doren, she said, will
{ be best man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27

months without a change of
clothes because & he police re-
fused TO let them get possessions
from their homes outside the
embassy compound.
c-Police insistence that every
" one remain within the en-
bassy at all times.
7-Occupation by the police OF
the home Of Smith Hutton,
naval attache.
Q-Refusal to remove embassy
O-garbage.
O-Extreme delay in furnishing
~ medicines.
10-Refusal TO provide any IA
~ cilities for exercise.
11-Refusal ito permit an en-
IL baSsy representative TO
visit staff members in hospitals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Gypsy Rose to Wed
Marriage TO Actor Kirkland Scheduled for Sunday
Midnight; Honeymoon Limited by Cos Supply

Because she must be back on
deck for Star and Garter" by
Monday night, Miss Lee said she
and Kirkland. currently playing a
featured role in Junior Miss, .
would have only a one-day honey.
moon. They'll take as much of an
auto trip on Monday as their gas
ration will allow, she said.
IT will be Miss Lees second
marriage. A year ago she was
divorced from Robert Mizzy, New
York manufacturer of dental sup.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Planes Hit in Midair
Ship Crushed, 5 Killed

LUBBOCK. Tex, Aug. 81 (INS).
-Four United States Army fly
ing cadets and civilian were
killed in a spectacular mid-air col
lsion of two twin-engine training
planes yesterday afternoon over
the Lubbock army flying school
Each plane carried two cadets,
and a cadet parachuted 10 safety
from each of the ships. One plane
fell on the post tailorshop. killing
G. w. Singleton, Lubbock civilian
and two cadets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Axis Raider Reported
AGAIN Off Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. q
QNS) .-Rumors that a large Axis
surface raider is at large in the
south Atlantic were revived today
when reports reached Rio de
Janeiro that a distress signal from
a British ship stated the vessel
was being pursued by the raider.
There was no confirmation of the
report in official circles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
laps Fleeing
China Air Base

CHUNGKING,- China, AUG. q
OUPl.-The Chinese Central News
Agency reported today that the
japanese are Withdrawing from
Chuhsien. in Chekiang Province
which the Chinese hope TO use as
a base from which TO bomb Japan
The bulk of the japanese gar.
riSon at Lishui, another bomb
Toxic" base about so miles UP
the WI River from the port OF
Wenchow. also has withdrawn, the
agency reported.
Only skeleton japanese forces
remain.
The japanese looted and SCI
Chuhsien afire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
u. 5. Filters Blast
laps Mdssed
In Burma City
Machine Gun Troops
From so Feet Altitude as
Bombs Ruin Airfield
BY KARL EsKELUND =
United Press star Correspondent

WITH TIE UNITED STATES
ARMY AIR FORCE IN CHINA.
Aug. 26 ~ p. M. - tdelayed) -
United States Army bomber and
fighter planes i'm one OF their
greatest raids Of The. war attacked
The great japanese strategic CEN
ter of Lashio in northern Burma
today
They left Japanese military
buildings. including troop bar
racks, aflame and destroyed the
only four Japanese planes they
found on the big Lashio airdrome.
Col. Caleb V. Haynes of North
Carolina and Col. Robert l.. Scott
of Macon, Ga. commanding the
United States bomber and pursuit
forces. led in person a devastating
raid of which this correspondent
was an enthralled witness.
10000 TROOPS MAssED
Intelligence reports had re-
Yealed the concentrations Of 10000
new Japanese shock troops at
Lashio for an offensive on Kun
ming AT the other end OF the
hio-Kunming Burma road. and
the United States Army air force
went into action.
While the great bombing planes
attacked from high altitude. the
fighters. in imminent danger.
darted in through a hail OF the
big planes bombs 10 attack with
machine guns at ground level.
japanese military buildings al
over the Lashio airdrome BURST
into flames. Barrack grounds and
fields were left strewn with Japa-
nese dead and wounded.
a few minutes after we returned
to our base the first escorting pur-
suit planes came down.
The pilot Of one jumped out and
ran over.
"Wbo dropped that last
bomb" he d c m n d e d. ut
damned near killed me-"
II was Colonel Scott, the fighter
commander.
was machine cunning some
Jap soldiers near the field" he
went on. They were firing at
me with their rifles when the
explosion shook my plane. 1t
was one OF your damned bombs.
Next time escort you be
more careful or I'll make pass
at YOU"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
.RAF Sweeps
Toward Calais

LONDON, Aug. q CUP).-
Channel coast observers reported
today that the Royal Air Force
carried out powerful sweep over
northern France about l p. m,
apparently centering their attack
in the area of Calais and Dunkirk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
The War
Today
II. S. MdterleL
Begins TO Play
Role in War
BY LOUIS r. kEEMLE
United Press War Writer

4 NJ r X I \ y FlGH liNN
luipment rs beginning 10
make its weight felt in the
war and the enemy may he
due for some unpleasant sur
rrises when more Of our
military developments arc m-
yelled in action.
A hint of this WIS given in
London by Brig. Gen, q. NJ.
Barnes. head of the design
division of the war depart
ment, who said that we have
many surprises
AS assistant chief Of ord
nance of the army, ne declared
that our ordnance production
already is sufficient 10 support
a full sized army in the field
in Europe.
General Barnes denied any
German superiority in equip
ment and incidentally added
that the British also have
many surprises which he
termed real eye-openers.'
ONE OF the first surprises
the enemy got was the per-
Torrance cur Flying For
tresses in action over Europe.
These planes had been criti-
cized by the British as inferior
to their bombers. presumably
on the basis Of British tests
made with the first models
sent over last year.
Since then, the Fortresses
have been improved radically
and when they went into &C
ton last week, manned by
American crews, they proved
magnificent.
Much had been made of the
prowess Of the new German
Focke- Wulfs over the North
when some of our Fortresses
were attacked by a swarm of
Focke-Wulfes over the North
Sea, our bombers shot down
six Of them and returned to
base without loss.
SIMILARLY IN the Pacific,
The new Japanese Zero fighters
were hailed as superior to our
planes, but, in China and
over the South Pacific, they
have been bested repeatedly
by our fiiers and have come
out on the short end in nearly
every encounter.
/ We likewise have one or
two new types which have not
yet been seen in action and
which may prove superior to
anything the enemy has.
i In Europe, the Middle East.
the Orient and elsewhere our
planes already have proved
their worth.
so HAVE our tanks, as
Tor instance in the : North
African desert. where they
have been a potent factor in
action against Marshal Erwin
Rommel's forces.
In China the air force is
being expanded rapidly and
more and more Chinese are
being trained for the air of
fensive against Japan.
Current Chinese successes
In Chekisng province, If they
continue. give reason to hope
that, before long, they will be
in possession of important air
bases from which Toxic and
other japanese centers can be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Marine League Rally

Final plans will be made at a
rally tonight for the annual con-
Ivention of the Marine Corps
League in Chicago, September 2
10 5, it was announced today by
Joseph J. Karol. conmandant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Crash Kills z Student FIiers

RIVERSIDE. Cal. Aug. q
.GNS) A midair collision of two
training planes claimed the lives
of two students al the Ryan
Aviation School at Helmet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
FIERCE BATTLES IN AIR

The sky over the 70-mile front
is black with planes, with terrific
aerial bombardments in progress
and dogfights everywhere.
In two sectors alone the Soviets
already have shot down 35 Ger
man aircraft.
Soviet tank units were barring
the direct road 10 Stalingrad from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
u, S..F|iers Repe|
Strong Jap Blow
To Solomon Isle
Land-Based Planes
lnHiet Heavy Damage
in GuadaIcanaI Area
BY JOSEPH A. BORIS



WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The
battle of the Solomons moved to-
day toward the decisive stage
with every indication that Ameri-
can land. sea and air forces are
more than holding their own, par
tU1cular1y in The Guadalcanal area,
where strong Japanese thrusts
have been smashed by land=based
bomber and fighter planes.
Although outcome of the large
scale battle at sea off the Solo
mons was shrouded in uncertainty,
there was a qualified note of opti-
miSm in the navy's latest COM
Imunique, which listed a mounting
toll of Japanese ships, men and
planes and stated that results TO
date are encouraging"
MARINES HOLDING
Most encouraging was the
navy's report that United States
marines with land-based fighter
planes. aided by naval aircraft.
ARE holding the important island
of Guadalcanal lin the face OF
strong enemy thrusts and in each
action have inflicted heavy dam
age on the attacking japanese
forces.
Preliminary reports listed at
least Ia or Is enemy warships and
auxiliary invasion vessels dam
aged, some of them so severely
that they must be listed as lost
or out of action. In addition a
minimum of 33 Japanese planes
have been destroyed in the air
alone.
ENEMY'S LOSSES
Here is the mounting enemy
toll:
1.-Two carriers bombed and
damaged, one severely,
2-One battleship DO m b c d
and damaged.
3-One cruiser bombed and
set afire; several cat least
three) damaged.
1.-Two destroyers damaged
by bombs.
5-One transport set afire.
and abandoned.
s-Four unidentified ships set
afire.
7-Thirty-three bombers and
fighter planes destroyed in
aerial combat. We lost only
four.
THE performance of our
fighter aircraft based at Qua
dalcanal has been outstanding"
the navy said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Reds Smash Foe
In Moscow Area

fensive said the Russians had re.
taken Is more villages on the Mos.
COW (centraD and Kalinin north
west fronts. bringing the total Of
towns recaptured in two weeks &c
626.
1t was disclosed previously In 9
special communique that Soviet
armies had swept forward % tc
30 miles on the Kalinin front. los
miles northwest of the Russian
capital.
Battles were said TO be ex.
tremely bitter in the Zubtsov area
10 miles east of RZhev, and also ir
the region between Rzhev anc
Sichevka.
Some Soviet units bypaSseC
Rzhev, now under heavy Smelling
by Soviet long-range guns.
The Red troops were reported
attacking 1000 Germans garri
soned at Pogoreloye-Gor
a fortified town % miles east %
RZhey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27

the northwest, where the Germans
effected their deepest penetration
toward the city. the government
newspaper IZvestia said.
PANZER BATTLE RACES
A battle between mechanical
units has been in progress there
for as hours.
German tank units. covered by
a heavy umbrella OF Luftwaffe air.
craft were said TO have broken
through Soviet defenSes on another
sector of the northwest salient.
The fighting northwest OF
Stalingrad was described as in
tense by the high command
which said:
German tanks effected a
break-through but were wiped
out"
Northeast of Kotelnikovo, south
ern salient of the German drive
on the Volga metropolis, Soviet
artillery batteries repealed Nazi
tank attacks and Russian cavalry
units penetrated the German lines
to inflict heavy losses on the
enemy.
BATTLE FOR CROSSING
In the vicinity of Prokhladnaya
in the mid-Caucasus so mile.
northwest of the GroZny oil fields
stubborn battles were being Tough
for possession of a river crossing
Two German pontoon bridges were
said 10 have been destroyed.
Fighting also was under way al
Maddox, only GO miles fro N
GroZny.
On the weSternmoSt Caucasus
front heavy fighting ragged south
of Krasnodar. where the Germans
were said to have tried to occupy
important positions in vain. De.
tense forces repealed the Nazi'
with heavy losses.
The offensive by the Russian,
west of Moscow brought with il
hope that the tables may SooH- bt
turned on the German invaders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Registered U. S. Patent once

the northwest, where the Germans
effected their deepest penetration
toward the city. the government
newspaper Izvestia said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27
Only Three Holidays
To Be Allowed Army
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Secretary of
War Henry L. stimson announced
that army training and induction
schedules will be continued through
the Thanksgiving and Christmas
holiday periods.
Exceptions to this ruling will
be Nov. IS and Dec. "a and rs,
he said. No registrants will ne
ordered to induction stations for
examination and induction on these
days. Men previously indicted
and home for their 14-day fur
loughs. who normally would he
ordered to reception centers on
these days. will be given one or
two additional days 80 they can
spend Thanksgiving or Christmas
with their families.
Stimson also disclosed that the
policy of granting furloughs AMI
passes for the period between
Thanksgiving and New Years will
be restricted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-27

The increase IN the death rate,
illness. and juvenile delinquency
was terrific when large groups of
children were collected together
Tin Great Brittany for supervision
while their mothers worked" Miss
Perkins said in an interview. 1T
can easily be the same today If
day nurseries are hastily organized
and stated with non-professional
people"
Nursery schools IN this country
have been satisfactory thus far.
Miss Perkins said. largely because
they are few in number and en-
ploy highly-trsined personnel.