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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-08
LABOR .RACKETEER' WANTED

LABOR 'RACkETEER' WANTED
PROFESSIONAL WRITER'S of
America should form an A. F. of L.
or CLIO. union and force those con-
nected with the government to pay
dues for the privilege of competing
in the writing field. From the Pres
ident and his family and cabinet, on
down, employees of the government
are filling the pages of magazines
and periodicals and causing profess
sional writer's children to go with
out shoes. The professionals need
labor racketeer to properly organize
the profession.
WORKERS RIGHTS
IN AN IMPRESSIVE dramatic
presentation of "The Bill of Rights"
on the evening of December Is, a
voice representing a working man
said: "Under the Bill of Rights, I
am permitted to look for work
where and when ] wish" He did
not add that he could not get job
unless he paid labor gangster for
the privilege of working. Congress
should so interpret the Bill of Rights
as to guarantee the working man the
right to work without paying for the
privilege, unless he wishes to pay.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
New Chilean President Louds
Unity, Wants u. S. Capital
Rios Promises No Political Chiconey'
While He Remains in Office

money to develop our national re-
sources on a large scale and to Gre
ate new real wealth"
I said that should not be too
difficult, providing foreigners we're
assured a footing of equality and
indications Of security; the war was
an obstacle. but on the other hand
war required vast amounts Of raw
materials, which the development
of Chilean resources might supply.
No Political Chicanery.
Absolutely" he said. And as
for the security of foreign capital
under my administration, let me
say that this whole campaign has
been based on the slogans: Order.
discipline and, above all, honest
dealing.
Il meant every word of them. and
intend to carry them out. There
will be no political chicanery while
I am President.
American capital would be espe-
cially welcomed in Chile, because
American capital has a good record
in Chile. The great copper and nj
trate plants have done much for
their men in the way of decent
housing. recreation facilities, medi-
cal care and disqualification and
fair wages.
Even more important is the fact
that they have never in the slight
est degree tried to interfere with or
influence the course of Chilean poll
tics. Nothing like that would be
tolerated, of course, nor would we
expect it from good neighbors,"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Rios Moy Take Presidency
Of Chile ImmedioteIy

SANTIAGO. Chile, Feb. 3 (R.-
President-elect Juan Antonio Rios
may take Office Immediately because
of the world crisis rather than wait
until April 2, the constitutional date
for his Inauguration, informed politi-
ical circles said yesterday.
Rios, the pro-Democratic candidate
who advocates full cooperation with
the United States, was elected by
Sc 900 votes over Gen. Carlos Ibanez
del Campo Sunday.
Well-informed sources said Vice
President Geronimo Mendez, acting
President since the death Of Pedro
Aguirre Cerda November Is, might
appoint Rios minister Of interior,
and then resign in favor Of the
President-elect.
Rios would then assume the presi-
dency Professionally as the ranking
government omcial.
Chile and Argentina are the only
Western Hemisphere nations which
have not broken relations with or
declared war on the Axis. Many
Rios supporters expect him to force
rupture of relations.
Evening star., 1942-02-03

II will do anything they give me.
They can drop me on the Philip
pines or Singapore or any other
place there's a chance to get into
action" he declared.
Mr.. Weltz said he was on the
first boat to land marines at San
Nazaire, France, in June, 1917. He
had only been in the service l6 days,
he recalled, and that he felt lucky
to be among the first to sail for
"the action" He served abroad
10 of the % months he was in the
service.
A former salesman and book
dealer, Mr.. WeltZ came in for some
kidding at the recruiting station
here when it developed he had to
get his wife's permission to rejoin.
According to the law, war veterans
may volunteer for limited shore
duty to serve as guards at various
home posts or in other capapcities
which may permit younger men to
serve elsewhere. Provisions of the
law state that the new men must
be between 80 and so years and
have serviceable feet, legs and
heart"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Missing Persons

Those having Information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
loith the Public Relations Squad
Of the Police Department, Na-
tiof1Gl 1000. g.,
Elmer r. Sullivan, IS, missing to-
day from 45O2 North Sixteenth
street, Arlington, Va, feet 8 inches
tall, 155 pounds, auburn hair and q
scar behind left ear. Wearing gray
suit, green. .overcoat, brown shoes, no
hat; operating a two-door stude-
baker sedan. .
Henry Jack Richmond, IS, missink
from 1903 Alabama avenue s E. since
Friday, S feet inches. lis pounds,
slender. Wearing blue-checked
mackinav, reported to frequent
movies on Ninth street.
Evening star., 1942-02-03

A marine private Of the last
World War-Nathan Weltz, 43-to-
day Is back In the service as the
first to volunteer here under the
new law permitting veterans to re-
turn so that younger men may be
released for more rigorous assign
ments than such tasks as guard
duty and clerical work.
The recruiting station head, 1t
Col. Wethered Woodworth, U. S
M. C. r., saw action in Belleau
Wood and was wounded about the
same time as Mr.. WeleZ.
Mr.. Weltz came here from his
home in Miami, Fla, to re-enlist
four weeks ago when he read of
the impending passage Of the bill
He patiently waited and yesterday
received final word that he had be-
come qualified.
He declared that he was willing
to do anything and 90 anywhere
the marines would send him in the
hope of again seeing action against
Americas enemies. He added that
he was going into the marines once
again as a private, first class, just
as he did in 1917.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Keen Competition
Is Promised in
Wrapping Contest
Defense Bond and Stomp
Prizes Are offered in
Three General Closes

Competition promises to be keen
In the bundle-wrapping contest TO
be held under auspices of The Eve
ming Star in cooperation with the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation at pm. Thursday evening
in the auditorium of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
The leading department stores are
sending outstandingly skillful en-
ployes to demonstrate what can be
done in the conservation of wrap
ping materials and at the same time
to compete for the Sl45 in Defense
bonds and savings stamps which are
being offered as prizes.
There will be three general classes
OF wrapping, the so-called clerk
wrap in which a clerk wraps a num-
ber of small purchases to be carried
away, the wrap-and-carry type in
which the goods selected are gath
cred at wrapping counter and pre-
pared for the waiting customer and
the pack-and-ship type, which is
intended for delivery to the home.
To the winner in each of these
classes, The Evening Star will pre-
sent $25 Defense bond, to the sec
ond place $40 in savings stamps and
to third place, S5 in stamps. Muir
ray g. Heister, dealers in paper boxes,
will present a $25 Defense bond to
the packer or wrapper considered to
be best of all classes.
In addition to the wrapping con-
test and demonstrations, there will
be an entertainment program in
cluding moving picture show fea-
turing THE Warning" an afraid
picture prepared in England show
ing scenes of actual raids, air fights
and rescue work and adding views of
practice work by the various emer-
gency agencies. There will also be
pictures issued by the British Min
istry of Information demonstrating
the proper methods of handling in
cendiary bombs.
The auditorium will be open to the
public during the course of the con-
test and the subsequent entertain
ment program.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
February Is Expected
To Be Crucial Month
In Far East War
Period for Strategic
Withdrawal Hos Run
Out, Writer Says !,
BY LELAND STOWE,
Foreisn Correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.


Chicago Daily News.
RANGOON, Feb. 3.-Ons, three
different Oriental fronts, days OF
the greatest urgency have now come,
assuring the fact that In the Philip
pines, at Singapore and in Burma
February will be crucial month
in the Far Eastern conflict.
With Gen. Douglas MacArthur's S
midget forces backs to the wall, on
Batan Peninsula; with Singapore
within range of Jap guns, and with
the Nipponese now holding Moul-
mein and the eastern shores Of the
Salween River, the Allied troops in
all these theaters must hereafter
fight desperately to ward of the
enemy at all costs. The period of
strategic withdrawal is now run out
and every yard held by our forces
must be clung to grimly to avoid
possible disastrous consequences.
Since this is clearly realized by
Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, su-
preme commander of the United
Nations, and the other Allied COM
manders in each of the war zones,
the bitterest fighting yet seen in
the Far East seems unquestionably
to lie directly ahead. 1t will re-
quire all that resolution which
Prime Minister Churchill so justly
has repeatedly warned must be
tested to the utmost, before the
tide can be definitely turned in the
Allies favor.
AS result of the latest Jap ad-
vances, the battle for Burma
which also could be called the battle
for the Burma road, or for Ran
goon-is now beginning in earnest
The japanese already are bringing
exploratory pressure along the lower
SalWeen River line, particularly
from Kadu Island, which might be
used as stepping stone between
Moulmein and Martaban, at the Sal
ween's mouth, along the rivers
banks for so miles, north to the
neighborhood of Shwegun. Since a
ferry is located at Shwegun the Japs
may be expected to concentrate
heavily thereabouts.
The enemy's strategy inevitably
must be an attempt to force pas
sage across the Salween we'll below
the Shan Mountains, where he could
strike to cut the Burma road and
isolate Rangoon. How soon this
drive will be launched may depend
on Singapore's resistance, or per-
haps the enemy will not need troops
released from that area before
thrusting for Burma's central artery
which Kipling immortalized as the
road to Mandalay.
At any rate, the day is now near
when the dawn will come up with
Jap thunder from Thailand, across
Martaban Bay, and February is
likely to provide the answer to what
the outcome on the Burma front
will be.
(copyrisht, 1912. by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1942-02-03
BY PAUL JONES,
Tor.ign Correspondent of The Star an

Foreign Correspondent OF The Star and
North American Newspaper Alliance.
VALPARAISO, Chile. Feb. g.
Just before his overwhelming victory
in Chile's presidential election, ]
talked with Juan Antonio Rios,
triumphant candidate of elements
corresponding to the New Dealers
in the United States.
He received me in his home in
Los Leones, modern Santiago sub
urb. 1t is a smallish white villa
in modern style, the sort of home
any successful lawyer of moderate
income might have in any American
suburb. Across the tree-lined street
a single dismounted carabinero was
on post.
He arose from behind his desk to
shake hands, Tall and lean, he was
wearing a double breasted white
suit, a striped shirt, a regimental
tie. He seemed surprisingly fit
after a strenuous campaign. -
His campaign pictures show a
rather sad face and haunted eyes
but the actual impression is one OF
vigorous good health. His skin is
tanned and clear. He has thick, iron
gray hair He wears heavy. tortoise
shell glasses over a long Yankee
nose.
Not Too Friendly at First.
Altogether, it is an interesting and
mobile face, but not entirely friendly
at first. Looking me straight in the
eye, he said: I'm not sure that ]
want to talk to any more North
American newspapermen. They mis-
quote me-"
He handed me a clipping describ-
ing him as against a break in re-
lations with the Axis or granting the
United States bases in Chile.
That does not represent my real
attitude" he said.
He explained his entire sympathy
with the aims envisaged by both
measures and with hemisphere soli-
darity, but thought just as much
could be accomplished, he said, by
safer means. 1t is only a question
of diplomats finding formula with
out being led astray by points of per-
sonal prestige or momentary advan-
tages. he said.
have talked with enough
Chileans to realize that Rios eX-
presses the probable sentiments OF
q very large majority of his country
men. That the good will is there
there can be no possible doubt, bu,
one also has to consider that Chile
has 1900 miles OF virtually unpro-
tected coastline. The Chilean Navy
for its size is one of the best in the
world, but it is very small.
Work His Favorite Subject.
I said I was no diplomat, but a
newspaperman anxious to learn
more about Chile and her future
position in the world.
His program is one of work, and
this is his favorite subject.
That's It," he said. "And what
We need is capital. Chile Is an tna-
poverished country. We have nc
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Early Action in House
On Fringe parkinglofs
Seen by Randolph
Approval Would Send
Bill to President;
Goroee Rotes Hit

Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee today predicted
early House action on a Senate
approved bill authorizing the Com
missioners to establish municipality
owned automobile parking lots on
the fringe Of Washington's con-
gested business section.
The legislation has been placed on
the House calendar as a result Of
action of the District Committee
yesterday in giving it a unanimous
Endorsement. Only House approval
is now needed to complete legislative
action on the bill and send it to
President Roosevelt for signature.
May Act This Week.
Instead of waiting until Monday,
the next scheduled day for considera-
ton of District legislation, Rep
resentative Randolph said he would
attempt to have the measure con-
sidered this week under a unani nous
consent arrangement because OF the
urgency Of additional parking space.
Meantime, the House referred to
Mr.. Rando1ph's committee a bill in
troduced late yesterday by Rep
resentatiye Forand, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island. designed to give the
District rent administrator control
over rates charged for rentals OF
both public and private garages. The
committee now has before it a meas
ure sponsored by Representative
Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois,
giving the Public Utilities Commits
sion control over rates charged by
operators of public garages and
parking lots. p
Rate Increases Charged.
The proposed legislation is the re-
suit Of charges by House members
that some parking lot and garage
owners in the District have taken
advantage Of the shortage of parking
accommodations by lacking up
rates"
Representative Thomas F. Ford,
Democrat. of California complained
before the committee yesterday the
garage in which he stores his car
increased his monthly rates from
$3.50 to $3.50 on the ground labor
costs had risen. He further declared
he had heard other members of Con-
gress complain that storage charges
had risen 50 per cent.
Representative Dirksen said his
bill to place control of commercial
parking fees in the P. U. c. would
end "profiteering."
Evening star., 1942-02-03
~. S. Aide Puts
His Life Sovinqs
| Into War Bonds

A 52-year-old blueprint and pho
tostat operator in the Maritime
Commission believes in making
every minute count. - IT,.
9 Bernard J.. Levey of, 1868 Mary
land avenue NE. took his lunch
hour yesterday to withdraw his life
savings Of $4,000 from local build
ing association and to reinvest the
money in four $500 Defense bonds.
MI. Levey told his SURPRISED fell
low employees that he had been
planning to buy the bonds for about
week, and this looked like the
only chance I'd have"
A native Washingtonian, Mr..
Levey had the bonds issued jointly
in the names Of himself and his
wife, Lillian.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Knobenshue, U. S. Envoy
To Iroq, Is Buried
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 3.-Paul
Knabenshu, United States Minister
to Iraq, was buried in the British
cemetery yesterday with state cere-
monies.
Mr.. Knabenshue, Minister here
since 1882, died Sunday of tetanus
after minor operation. He was So.
The body was escorted by de-
tachment Of the Royal Bodyguard,
and the route to the cemetery was
lined with Iraqi troops.
Mourners in the crowded cemetery
included, the , Iraoi -PyemieE and
ether cabinet members, all members
Of the diplomatic corps and the
commander Of British troops in 1raq
and Iran.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
Considers war insurance bill.
Appropriations Subcommittee con-
siders independent Offices appropria-
ton bill.
House:
Continues consideration of Treas
ury-Post ONCE supply bill.
Foreign Affairs Committee studies
$500, 900 900 loan to China proposal
Judiciary Committee considers war
powers legislation. .--.
Defense Migration Committee
hears Draft Director Hershey.
Banking Committee resumes study
of war risk insurance bill.
Evening star., 1942-02-03

This is the ninth OF series
Dritten by an American CORE
spondent just returned from
Europe.
BY DAVID M. NICHOL.
Correspondent Of The Star and Chicago
Daily News.
The story is we'll documented that
the German Kaiser paid visit to
Switzerland shortly before the out
break OF the first World War. After
the parade in his honor was finished,
the Kaiser complimented his Swiss
officer escort on the training and
equipment of the troops he had seen.
But" asked the Kaiser, what
would you do if an army Of twice as
many soldiers were to come to
Switzerland"
WED shoot twice as often" re-
piled the Swiss without hesitation or
embarrassment The incident Is
said, in Switzerland at least, to have
played a part in the Kaiser's de-
cision to attack France through the
Low Countries.
Something of the same spirit has
preserved that tiny nations neutral
ity in Hitlers Europe in which only
four countries have escaped involve
ment in the war. Relatively, Its
sacrifices are far greater than any
the United States has made so far,
its awareness of the ultimate mean
inc of NaZi victory far keener.
Miracle Nations Of Europe.
Switzerland most of all and Swe-
den, secondly, share this positive
neutrality. They are the miracle ma
tions of Europe. The attack on
them has been oblique, an eco
nomic assault, but they are fight
ing for their existence almost as
desperately as any of the others.
Portugal and Turkey are less con-
sciously neutral. Both have treaties
of alliance with Great Britain.
Evening star., 1942-02-03

Geography and the Germans
need for some window to the outside
world probably have removed for the
time being the danger of military
invasion SO far as Switzerland ano
Sweden are concerned. These two
countries remain, however, the un-
finished business Of the Axis.
With their democratic parlia-
nents, their relatively free press
and the sturdy convictions of the
bulk of their citizenry. they repre-
sent the perpetual, living negatior
of all that the new order stands for
They face certain extinction unless
Hitler is defeated.
Ready for Destruction.
Switzerland serves as the CHIEF
link between the Nazis and theil
Italian allies" Day after day long
trains of coal and scrap climb tc
the ST. Gotthard Tunnel and over
the backbone Of the Alps into Italy
or make their way along the equally
famous Neutrality-suspicious. route
Probably no area in the world, in
cluding the Panama Canal, is as
heavily fortified as the approaches
to the Gotthard, and the tunnels
themselves are mined and guarded
constantly by soldiers with instruc-
tions to destroy them under Ger
tain conditions" regardless of any
countermanding orders.
A brief acquaintance with the
Swiss is enough to convince one
that there would be no mistakes, nc
confusion, and that the tunnels
actually would be blown up. II
Hitler takes one step over the bor-
der, the jugular vein OF the Axis
would be cut. The direct route
through the Brenner Pass could not
possibly handle the traffic.
Hitler instead has applied an eco
nomic weapon, a powerful one ruth
lessly used. It Is his control OF
every exit and entrance to Switzer-
land, Of every avenue Of import OF
export.
Four Million Prisoners.
why should we invade them?
We now have 100000 prisoners
there" high Nazi official Is quoted
as saying.
There is no coal, iron, steel or oil
except what the Axis allows.
The Swiss are a people of 1900
600, about the size of the city OF
Chicago. What can they do against
the might of the Axis? The answer
is that they can do and have done
a good deal.
In the first place. Switzerland
supports an army whose exact num-
ber is as closely kept a secret as
that of the Nazis, but 1t exceeds
100000. 1t is as we'll equipped as
any on the continent, considering
its size. and it is specially designed
for mountain warfare.
Every man in Switzerland must
serve some time each year with
the army. He owns his own gun
and uniform. II he is in a mobile
unit, he owns his motorcycle or
bicycle. Active service merely in
wolves going home, changing ones
clothes and unlocking the rifle from
the wall
About half of this organization is
kept constantly in active duty at
great sacrifice, for Switzerland core
ly needs the labor 1t represents. The
financial burden has been tremen-
dous, special war costs totaling
about $l,140,000. OF this, despite
a 10 percent federal income tax
end spstA war profits stlIsss only
Nbout' q NTH will have Been COW
cred
Swiss Reorganize Agriculture.
To break the strangle hold that
foed gives Nte the Ahsiss sthe Swiss
hoe tfdertAken the complete re-
organization Of their agriculture
which formerly centered around its
dairy industry. BY 1943. if the
plans can be completed. switzer-
Evening star., 1942-02-03

FYretert Of War DSpaSsaaSnt com
nuniQue No. 80, issued this nlornin.
foHo1Ds.. - rsH~~ >
/. Philippine theater:
Two Japanese attempts to land
troops on the west coast of Batan
were broken up during the night
of February 2, 1912.
The first raid by the Tatori
group of special shock troops was
made early in the evening. This
was frustrated by our artillery
fire.
A second and more serious at
tempt was made at midnight. A
large number of barges under
naval escort approached the
coast. The raid was discovered
by few of our night Aying pur-
suit planes which Immediately
attacked the convoy with light
bombs and machine-gun fire.
AS the enemy troops ap-
preached the shore, our beach de-
fense force attacked with artillery
and machine guns. The Japanese
force suffered heavy casualties in
men and boats. On the following
morning a number of disabled
barges were found along the
beaches. Some of these were
burning and others were adrift.
None of the invading group
reached shore.
Ground operations on our left
flank were of a minor character.
the frontal pressure of the Jap
anese 18th (kaimura) Division
in this sector relaxed. Some en-
emy pockets were found where
isolated groups of Japanese SOL
diers are being mopped up.
On our right where Gen.
Nara's 65th Division had pre-
viously attempted by a frontal
attack to drive a wedge between
our forces we made a successful
counterattack. Our troops over
ran three miles of enemy
trenches. capturing considerable
equipment.
During the past "a hours
there has been moderate enemy
air activity in support OF ground
action.
In the recent fighting in the
Philippines Brig. Gen. Clinton A.
Pierce, U. S. A., was slightly
uo,1nded in action
g. There is nothing to report
from other areas.
The tert of War Department com
s1unique No. SO, based on reports re
ceiped here until pm. yesterda1
said:
/. Southwest Pacific:
Several air raids on enemy
shipping and air fields were car
ried out by small formations of
heavy American Army bombers
of the Flying Fortress type.
Our bombers raided the Japa-
nese air fields at Kuala Lumpur
and Kuantan in Malaga. On ac-
count Of poor visibility 1t was I'M
possible to determine the results
of these attacks. Our planes re-
turned to their base undarnaged.
Enemy fighter planes inter-
cepted four of our bombers
which were en- route to attack
Japanese shipping in the harbor
of Balik Papan on the. island of
Borneo. In the ensuing fight
nine enemy planes were shot
down. One of our bombers was
lost.
2. There is nothing To report
from other areas.