The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-02

Latin Americans
Find Boon in War,
Good Neigh borliness

srs In congress are disposed 10 cur
all funds usually allotted to Nelson
4. Rockefellers Office OF Inter
American Affairs (the good neigh
Dor pluggers). We are told TO looI
,or an effort along that line wher
Congress doles out funds for the
next fiscal year. But it is generally
agreed much has been done to
cement good will among the Amer
icas.
The combination OF the war and
The good neighbor policy is boon
10 South and Central American
countries. Operation OF the policy,
together with war demands for raw
materials, is sending the trade bal
ances OF our southern neighbors
soaring TO undreamed OF heights.
one instance.
Brazil's output OF crude rubber
increased 50 per cent In the first
four months OF 1913 over the same
period of 1912. Expansion plans
call for production OF $4,000 tons
in 1914. double the pre-Pearl Har-
Dor output
AS In other South American couu.
tries, the United States has been
providing funds, materials and
technicians. Estimates OF loans and
lend-lease given run into billions.
Heavy United States purchases
OF minerals and other materials re-
suited in boosting Brazil's merchan-
disc trade balance from SS6. 000, 600
in l94l 10 $4,000. 900 in 1912.
Cuba had a favorable trade bal
ance in the first half OF 1943 of
s47,0OO,000. against s27,OOO,O0O in
the first six months OF 1912.
Chile, leading setter OF copper
and nitrates. had a favorable trade
balance Of s5S.000O00, compared
with s37.000,000 in the first half OF
1892 while Mexico was credited
with an export surplus OF $4,000
900 in the first six months OF 1913.
in contrast With surplus OF i'm
ports from the United. States OF
s10.000,000 in the corresponding
period OF 1912
WATCH for bushy.browed John
L. Lewis, president OF the United
Mine Workers. 10 withdraw his Pc
tition for UNIV affiliation with the
American Federation OF Labor
soon.
Sources close to the labor leader
say he is rutfled by AFL's apparent
attitude OF Wen take our time"
Furthermore. Lewis has no inten.
ton OF dropping his United Dairy
Farmers stepchild OF UNIV
by the vayside. The AF'L. on the
other hand, has stated fatty that
II has no intention Of organizing
dairy farm workers.
THE WAR LABOR BOARD. its
powers reinforced. is ready now for
any test OF its strength and is de-
termined that neither management
nor labor shall long defy it.
For example. it is freely predict
ed in Washington that the Atlantic
Basin Iron Works in Brooklyn,
which long has disregarded the
board. viii! get rough going-oyer.
The board recently showed its
independence by rejecting the por-
tal-to-portal pay agreement between
John L. Lewis United Mine Work
ers and the Illinois coal operators.
ALTHOUGH the beef famine
seems to have been broken and cat.
tie at last are moving to market,
agriculture officials warn that be-
ginning in November a beef short.
age can be expected once more.
Large numbers OF CRASHED cat
tie are moving into the supply pic.
ture now, but when this ends in
October. the going may become
tough, the experts say.
MUCH PRAISE has been heaped
upon the railroads for their tremen-
dous contribution to the war eff
fort. While all hands in officialdom
here are agreed the railroads are
doing a grand job. important Off.
Gals In the government predict
action soon for direct lines from
the east coast 10 the west coast,
with much coordination OF eastern
and western railroads
Reason: Plans for vast increase
In the war against Japan. stepping
up par activities in California.
Washington and oregon 25 TO 80
per cent
Recent resignation Of Rubber NJ.
rector William VI. Jeffers TO resume
his post as president OF the Union
Pacific Railroad is seen as a move
to strengthen preparations for the
long haul of troops. war equipment.
and war plants supplies to the west
coast
The tender spot in the railroad
picture is manpover. Business
men: so say We all"