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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21
Local 1874
Notes

Two leaders OF the local 60 on
the national payroll effective June
Fl.
Lester Jay Is assigned to Frede-
rlcksburg. Va, 10 organize the inn
portant WOODEN mill of the Sylvania
Industrial Co.
Kenneth ToOhey will be stationed
in Baltimore TO cover the nearby
territory including also parts Of
Virginia and Pennsylvania. This
assignment will free for other
work Int. Rep. Boyd +. Payton.
who in the last few weeks has d..
vided his time between Baltimore,
Martinsburg, Keyser and Lonacon-
Ing.
A former president and a former
vice-president Of the local were
home on furlough recently.
George +. Meyers of Homecoming.
former president, is in training IN
Boston for the air force. He was
full Of praise for the CLIO NEWS as
a morale-builder for the armed
forces, and emphasized the desIr.
ability OF seeing that every men,
Der OF the local now in the serv
ice should receive a copy.
VIM. Boyd Coleman, a sergeant
from Arkansas. came TO town when
his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Coleman.
president of the CLIO Women's
Auxiliary, was obliged TO have an
operation. Latest reports were Ia
the effect that the operation was
successful and the patient is doing
nicely.
Strong kilograms urging Pres.
Roosevelt to veto the anti-Smith-
COnnally Bill were sent from I.o-
cal 1874 and also from the West
ern Md. Industrial Union Council
and the Western Md. Labor Unity
Conference.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21
from The NsU York Tines
'Nazi Paper Halls Lewis

Stockholm, June 4 U.PD-
The authoritative Naxi news
paper Voelkischer BeObachter
today published . highly fiat
tering biography Of John l..
Lewis, president OF the United
Mine Workers Of America, and
referred to him MS the man
who sees calamity I'm the United
States alliance with Britain
Depicting Lewis ~ the true
friend of American workers I'm
contrast to President Roosevelt.
the paper also described the
miners leader IA the man who
sees things more clearly than
Others
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21
What Caused
The Explosion?

Cumberland, June IL Workers
at the Celanese plant are declining
TO accept the company's version
that power failure caused the ex-
plosion In the acetone recovery de-
partment June 3. as result Of
which one worker still hangs be-
tween life and death in the hos
pital. Power failures have occurred
before, they say. Yet up TO the
time of going to press no further
statement has come from the
company.
Some 81 spinners who stayed
over when the power went Off.
and were on hand at the time OF
the explosion. did splendid work
in putting out fires, carrying out
the injured. and handling the
emergency. but they were not so
much as thanked by the company.
Instead. although they had re-
manned at the special request OF
the company, they found that they
had not been paid for the time
spent In the plant after the ex-
plOsiOn.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21

land. former
member OF Lo-
cal 1874 when
he worked at
twisting in the
Textile Dept.
has been off,
clally reported
a prisoner OF
war In Ger
many.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21
Letter From n Miner

this wage dispute and he knows
that these agencies turned the
miners wage demand down. What
kind Of a leader would you call
Mr.. Lewis or any other labor
leader that would take this lying
down? The sooner you people
learn that Mr.. Lewis is only the
leader OF 100000 coal miners and
that the mine workers themselves
are out there fighting for that in
crease that they are entitled TO-
the better.
You people criticize John L.
Lewis but he Is the first labor
leader to come out and show the
government that the living cost
had increased in some instances a
hundred and fifty per cent. In a
few days Mr.. Murray and Mr..
Green came out with q statement
about the high cost of living.
The mine workers have been
under contract since 1871 and never
said one word about the high cost
Of living or an increase In wages
until their contract expired and
this government knows that the
mine worker Is entitled to an in
crease. But they are not fighting
the miners. they are fighting John
L. Lewis.
I want 10 tell you people IL you
destroy the leadership OF the United
Mine Workers there won't be one
labor organization left In this
country by the time this war ends.
l am one Of the mine workers that
has gone through the hardships
10 help 10 build the great organi-
cation OF the United Mine Workers.
In 1897 / quit The mines when
there was very little work In the
mines and went 10 work for con-
tractor. But when l wanted TO re-
turn to the mines a year later
found that I was blacklisted. was
on a mine committee and stuck up
for the rights Of the men. The coal
operators made II their business to
stop me from getting work In any
Of the mines along the Creek and
II l had Of been a fellow like some
more OF them would OF been rum
ming around telling other union
people that II was John l.. Lewis
fault that | was blacklisted. That
Is what the coal operators wanted
but they found TO their surprise
that 1t made me fight that much
harder for the union and still
continue to do so. hope you get
some understanding out OF this
communication what unlonism
means for the miners.
NJ. Lindley Dye
Homecoming. Md. Box Alb.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21
Win Security
At Tenn. Cool

Birmingham. Ala. June 10-Con-
tracts between the Tennessee Coal.
Iron & Railroad Co. and four To-
Gals of the CLIO United Steelwork-
ers OF America have been signed
here according to r. E. Farr. USA
district director.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21
Mel"
From q Naval Tralnee

The CLIO NEWS reached me and
I was very glad TO receive 1t. l
had been looking forward to re.
ceiving the labor news. The labor
papers are the only true way TO
keep before the eyes Of the public
that the sons OF labor are bearing
the greater burden OF this world
conflict. both fighting material
(manpower and guns) and taxes.
TOO often have / read in the
papers where we should give our
all These statements are made
by our Senators and the million.
aires Of our country. Which means
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21

"Tve been getting the w. Md.
CLIO NEWS since I've been
with the Marines. and 1t sure Is
good to get that letter from
home
This is a tough OUTFIT, and they
train everyone 10 be tough. We're
up before dawn every morning,
then they give us about an hours
calisthenics, a little later about
one-half hour OF boxing instruc-
ton. Rifle drill. close order march
ing drill. extended order (Rghting)
drill, lectures and more drill fill
out the day and evening until
we're ordered 10 hit hay at 9
pm.
"The boys here are all young. but
they understand the nature OF this
war between slavery and the
forces of freedom. They're set for
action. because they want 10 get
in there. get il over with quickly
and get back home.
And they're depending on their
folks back home to keep things
right for them when they get
back once again.
"I<indcst regards 10 all OF Local
1874 members and everyone else
back home.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21

Abovs shOwS three former Increment
AHeghay a froirnr
IN the Marine Corps.
GILBERT EUGENE kDWELL Of Luke formerly Fornas
H. Textile Dsf at the pas AmesHs MEL FISKE
pOiCE or LABOR. later the WESTERN MARYLAND NEWS
THOMAS A. DONNELLY Wsfernbo worksd Cabspns at
the Csia"ess plant Both he and kdwsH
letter from Mel Fisks recently received by the
IL a foHows:
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-21
Prisoner

James A. Swami Of Cumber-
Evening star., 1943-07-15

Fighting manpower is being matched by fighting
transport power. supply lines kept unbroken
the war carried to the enemy.
In time miracle has been wrought.
ocean Navy is on the way :. the greatest merchant
marine in history the most effective mobilization of
an industry! To whom is the credit due? To whom do
the security of our troops overseas?
Not to any one person group, but to many.
The shipyards, old and new expanding, speeding up,
multiplying output the allied industries producing
STEEL engines boilers pumps and all the intricate gear
of ship The experts of the y. S. Navy Department
and our Maritime Commission who created our power
Evening star., 1943-07-15
h'n''a" B&~.. So days from the Drawing Board

full naval and merchant fleets the civilian marine eng-
and naval architects. 1.-The steamship companies
Management. conceiving, organizing coordinatng
-. refusing to accept the word, impossible.
Labor. . men and women in untold thousands ..
loyal. hard working backing up our fighters with
grim determination with sweat, with native ingenuity
All of that lies behind the safe arrival of convoy
of epic victories .of our invasions and
re-conquests
We of General Gable know the vast job the Anaer'-
can shpbuiding industry is doing We are proud to
free world would be empty dreams.
Evening star., 1943-07-15

Our THERE :. on all our stepping stones to Victory
~ American boys thousands upon thousands
of them expecting supplies in unbroken flow.
munition food equipment.
And-getting them!
Ships along with cargoes . :. weapons :. reinforce
ments enough and to spare. and right schedule
Only few days previous the ships in the blue
print stage. That's how far our shpbuding program
has progressed
took 243 days to build the first Liberty reigher
Today shipyards average trne-from keel laying to
readiness for dock-sde loadng-is 80 days. Production
records set.. then smashed. and smashed again.
Evening star., 1943-07-08

divorce the military situation
from the restlessness caused by
political agitation.
Highly placed ofIicials in Wash
ington are Of the opinion that
unless all the French decide to
pull together to defeat the Axis
the consequences Of the existing
strife might become tragic for
the French and their Allies, on
whose success the whole future Of
democratic France depends.
Competent quarters here no
longer attempt to camouflage the
fact that the situation in North
Africa has reached . point where
strong action may become neces-
sary. 30 long as the fight Of the
faction headed by Gen. de 0aulle
was directed principally at OBJ
tanning political power in North
Africa without contributing more
than words and propaganda to
the Allied military efforts, Wash
ington and London attempted to
minimize the dangers Of the situ-
alton.
Matter Concerns Allies.
But when reports began to pour
in that efforts Of agents Of the
leader Of the Fighting French
were directed at disorganizing
the forces Gen. Giraud was at
tempting to create rs = modern
army, 1t was obvious it could no
longer be considered an affair OF
the French themselves. 1t be-
came q matter OF concern for the
American and British authorities
who have 4 large military stake
in North Africa and the Mediter-
rsnean.
It is Of only relative impor-
tance that some reports indicate
that Gen. de Gaulle and many
Of his followers show dictatorial
tendencies which, in many re-
spects, are akin to those Of the
enemies we are fighting.
Many views and opinions will
have to undergo \ change before
the Allied forces-sssisted, We
hope. by the French-liberate
France.
Gen. de Gaulle has shown him
self inexorable toward the French
ofncers and high-ranking ON
cials, such as the former governor
of Dakar, Pierre Boisson, who had
many dealings with Vichy and
Marshal Petain. Yet there are a
numper of former strong Vichy-
ties in the ranks OF Gen. de
Gaulle.
The difference between them
Evening star., 1943-07-08

cans and Enslishmen, too, who rest
ed their propaganda case against
Germany on her presumed inability
to mount an offensive in Russia. now
have no case. 1t has blown up. We
made q claim; a foolish, premature
claim. 1t has been answered.
Let that be lesson to us, to stop
snickering Snickering is not prop
aganda. Even II the new German
offensive ends soon, even II 1t turns
out to have been feint. the big
gest feint in history. an elephantine
feint there will still be no ground
for resuming the chuckles and low
laughs with which we had blithely
unprepared ourselves for this great
threat.
II the German offensive was de-
layed, it was delayed for reason;
when 1t was made, 1t was made for
. reason: If 1t halts, it will halt
for . reason. To search out these
reasons, to come to know them, in
all their awful seriousness, Is our
task, and not to make each others
ribs sore with much nudging and
early and feverish self-congratula-
ton.
Bomber Losses Up.
What was Germany doing while
we thought she was only holding
her wounded toe? While We have
been improving our defenses against
Evening star., 1943-07-08
I'd Rather Be Riqht-

the submarine, which is Gernany's
weapon Of economic blockade, she
has been improving her defenses
against bombing. which is our
weapon of economic blockade.
Our ratio of bomber losses seems
to have increased lately. We have
taken great deal of CHEEKY COM
fort in the fact that Germany has
switched much Of her aircraft pro-
duction from bombers to fighters.
That is cold comfort. especially for
American and British bombers.
What's there to be glad about In
Germany's switch to fighters?
Germany seems, also, to have de-
cided to defend Italy. Hanson Bald
win, in the New York Times, names
the German divisions which have
been sent to save Mussolini. He
makes the fiat statement that the
moment for an easy victory over
italy has passed. Italys new
cockiness supports this account. Her
first wild terror seems to have evap-
GRATED like q nightmare dream.
No Cause For Mirth.
I do not bring up these points to
cause alarm. I bring them up to
show there is no cause for mirth. I
bring them up 50 that maybe from
now on we can avoid doing the
movie-comedian's double take, in
which the smirk Of glee forever
fades down to the wistful oh!
These moods Of strange, unreal
delight come on us whenever we
try to puzzle out some way Of de-
feating Germany without 4 second
front.
If Germany delayed her offensive
against Russia, We may be sure she
did it for German reasons, not
American reasons, nor British
reasons.
Only the second front, dividing
Germany's armies, and therefore
paralyzing her will. can shape the
future Of the war along American
and British and Russian lines, in
stead Of along German lines. Let
others read thepausuries, the insides
OF chickens, the vet tea leaves as
they will; believe we can take our
comfort only from what we do. not
from what the enemy does.
Evening star., 1943-07-08

intent upon holding, II they
can, the votes OF the great
mass Of workers-who are making
more money today than any
workers ever made anywhere.
They are opposing legislation
that would cut into these gains
by labor. They are against .
Federal sales tax.
They are for the so-called
"rollback" Government subsidies,
which are in effect further wage
increase by reducing prices which
must be paid for food. They are
against anti-strike legislation. or
any legislation that is opposed by
organized labor. such as the
Hobbs misunderstanding bill.
They did not want the pay-as-
you-go income tax law, with Its
withholding tax.
The anti-New Dealers, includ-
ing both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, are supporting, for the
most part, the legislation which
the New Dealers oppose. They
are attacking the administration
of the home 'front.'" relying on
the discomfort aroused by ration
ing regulations, the shortage Of
foodstuffs, bureaucratic inter-
ference with business and the
like.
The anti-New Deal forces in
Congress have dealt the adminis-
tration blow after blow. They
have eliminated agency after
agency set up by the New Deal
administration last being
the National Youth Administra-
ton.
Fight Over RoIlback Subsidies.
This they have accomplished by
denying money to continue these
activities. They passed the anti
strike law, with its ban on po-
liticai campaign contributions by
labor unions, over a presidential
veto in jig time. They have en-
gagged in a knock-down, drag-out
fight with the President over the
rollback subsidies. They have
cut appropriations for OPA and
for the owl. They have pigeon
holed the Guffey Coal Act ex-
tension bill.
They are lining up pro and con
in the fight between Vice Presi-
dent Wallace, head of the BEW,
and Jesse Jones, Secretary of
Commerce and head OF the RFC.
Indeed, the charge is being made
more openly now that the attack
by Mr.. wallace on Mr.. Jones is a
New Deal move-an effort to
purge" Mr.. Jones. A strange =,
Evening star., 1943-07-08

plies they require. The American
people must be protected from
imitation. and they must be pro-
vided with sufficient food and
civilian goods to maintain their
morale.
1t may be possible largely to
eliminate from the coming cam
paign the question Of Americas
foreign policy. 1t would be 4 fine
thing both for this country and
for the nations allied with it. if
this could be accomplished. The
Republican party can, II it will.
write 4 foreign policy strong and
broad enough. And the New Deal
party at the same time can, II it
will. refrain from adhering to
fantastic promises which would
only bring about severe differ
ences among the American peo-
pie.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
The Political Mill

circumstance Is that the Presi-
dent apparently has done nothing
SO far to bring an end to this
controversy between the Vice
President and his Secretary of
Commerce. which Is being waged
publicly with extreme bitterness.
The danger lies In possible ef-
fects which these desperate con-
troversies and political maneuv-
erihg may have on the war effort
itself. The anti-New Dealers in
sist they are striving to improve
conditions on the home 'front.'
that unless these conditions are
bettered there may be a lowering
of morale among the people.
The New Dealers declare these
attacks are made on the Presi-
dent for political purposes alone.
They charge that these attacks
will undermine the confidence Of
the people in the administrator
and that, In itself. will hamper
the war effort and lower tho
morale Of the people.
In Congress the anu-New
Dealers have demonstrated again
and again in recent months that
they have the upper hand, It
would be disastrous II, because
Of this power, they should oppose
everything which the adminis-
tration proposed, irrespective Of
Its merits. The battle on the
home front then would seriously
menace the battle overseas. This
country has but one Government,
and that Government must wage
the war. Cooler heads on both
sides are not happy over the pic
ture which Washington presents
today.
Many Republicans in Key Posts.
The charge is made in anti
New Deal quarters that from the
start Of the war the administra-
tion has endeavored to run it as
a New Deal affair. Reference is
made to the failure Of the Presi-
dent to make use Of men OF un-
doubted ability in various war
activities. This Is true only In
part.
The President has two Repub-
licans in his cabinet who never
could be classed as New Dealers
the Secretary OF War and the
Secretary Of the Navy. There are
many Republicans in key posi-
tions in the war agencies. There
are several who are working as
assistants in both the War and
Navy Departments.
This country is not going to get
along with winning the war by
covering up mistakes, either on
the home front or abroad. They
should be uncovered and COR
rected. But neither is it going to
progress with the war If one half
Of the population gives a great
part Of its energy to hating the
other half, and vice versa. The
elections and the preceding cam
paign next year are inevitable.
If President Roosevelt seeks .
fourth term, he will have to stand
on the record he has made both
In the war and at home. His
opponents will attack his admin
istration.
But in the meantime, It Is folly
to attempt to break down the ad-
ministration. War production
must continue and everything
possible must be done to see that
the armed forces have all the sup
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Frank 5. 5ta|ey, 64, Dies;
Associate Of Rockefeller

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July s.-Frank 8.
Staley, "a, vice president and a di-
rector Of Rockefeller Center, Inc,
died Tuesday after 4 long illness.
Born in Springfield, ul., Mr.. staley
had been business associate of
John D. Rockefeller, jr., for the last
81 years, largely in the field OF real
estate.
President of the Normandy Realty
Co, Mr.. Staley also served as vice
president and director OF the
Deckins Corp. and the Van Tassel
Garage Co., both formed by the
Rockefeller Foundation for handling
real estate projects.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Federation Head AssaiIs
Women's S Apathy on Votinq
BY the Associated prsss

BY the Associated Press
LAKE GEORGE. N. Y, July g.
indifference of women to their
voting privilege was criticized TO-DAY
ny the president of the National
Federation of Business and Profess
sional Women, Inc.
Dr. Minnie L. Maffett, in an ad.
dress before the Board Of Directors
session at the federation's annual
meeting here. questioned whether
women have met their full respon.
slollities as citizens"
Since 1919 women In the countrv
nave had the right to vote, and vet
statistics prove that no more than
half OF us have accepted this priv
ilege," she said.
1t Is useless for women to "rsil
against the faults Of man operated
government" Dr. Maffett asserted.
If they fail to fulfill their citizen
obligations.
Evening star., 1943-07-08

front. Th ose
who fought the
war with a loud
ha-ha directed
against the Ger
mans for not be.
ing able to make
an onennsive
have. now had
their ha-ha re-
turned to them.
They may wear
1t on their Ia
pels, under their
V-buttons.
Z" A-ANi
Evening star., 1943-07-08

Eressional inves-
tigating COM
mittee.
The New Deal
ers are pas t
masters in the
are of torment
ing the citizenry
with the smear
ing powers of a
c on gr e ssional
committee. Now
that 4 hostile
majority in the
House Is turn
inc the spot1ipht.
Evening star., 1943-07-08

fornia, Colorado,
M as sachusetts,
Maine or any Of
he OF her 48
8 tates. B u t
really to appre-
ciate the nag, to
understand fully
what 1t means
to you, you
must be in q
foreign country
on . Fourth of
July and sud-
denly come on
its colors whip
Evening star., 1943-07-08

Dealers are
united the
u c c e ssf ul
prosecution Of
the war. On
every OF h er
c o n c e ivable
issue they are
"A g h t in g all
over the lot.
T h e lines
are be n &
drawn In no
un C e r t a | n
way. The New
Dealers re
Evening star., 1943-07-08

there are in
dications that
matters per-
tanning to the
painfully po-
litical jockey
ing for power
In Algiers Will
have to be
discussed.
Such dis
cussions have
become I'm :
perative be-
cause 1t Is
i~nossthle to