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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Payton, Meagher
Debate on Lewis

The miners and their leader John L. Lewis into the
membership meeting of Local 1874 May e. and the
policy of the national and CLIO unanimously affirmed
Charles trying the APPLE
believe supporting
President Roosevelt"
Init. Representative Boyd E Payton said:
justified
but the tactics Of their leader We believe that
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

WHAT the TedSOnS.
1--WE believe that the agencies
which have been established by
the government should be used to
the fullest extent in settling all
labor disputes. While there could
be a lot Of improvements in these
agencies we can't agree that the
way TO improve them is to have
strikes and stoppages. We men,
bers OF Local 1874 waited more
than six months for approval Of
our contract. I believe that our
demands were as justified as those
of any group of workers. Why
shouldn't the same rules apply TO
all workers?
HELPS HITLER
ave believe that even the
slightest stoppage at this time
helps Hitler and hinders our coun-
try's war effort. No true American
can think otherwise.
1.-THE move to return the United
Mine Workers TO the ALL Is part
of a conspiracy against the Ameri-
can labor movement. 1t is part Of
a carefully planned plot TO use the
labor movement TO overthrow Pres.
Roosevelt's war leadership.
"Organized labor gave a no-strike
pledge. Lewis saw fit TO break that
pledge. He was branded by every
decent unionist and thousands of
the members of the armed forces
as saboteur of national unity.
He lost prestige by this and is now
acting to regain that prestige and
launch a greater attack against
Roosevelt.
I'm this latest m0ve-Lewls Is
hiding behind the cloak Of unity
This IN a joke. Lewis is not in
terested i'm unity except where
such unity can gain more power
for himself. The unity of which
Lewis thinks and plans Is unity
with Hitler and all the other
Fascist-minded people both In
this country and i'm Europe.
THREATENS 1874
'The return of the United Mine
Workers 10 the AFL is serious
matter for Local 1874. Lewis plans
to split our organization wide open.
All kinds OF tricks will be used 10
get us fighting among ourselves.
81 have heard some Of our men,
bers state that they have lot
Of respect for John l.. Lewis be-
cause he knows how to fight.
This cannot be denied, but why
doesn't he do some fighting i'm
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
The Miners Must Act
An Editorial

Cumberland is in a mining area. Many Of us know miners
We like them and they like But don't like their leader
seems to US that the dolly giving John Lewis
too much credit He pictured the strong who gets
for his people what the noke AL and CO leaders couldn't
get But further he given credit for all the sans the
have made in the past.
That view Of the miners union is OF iosered by
John Lewis himself He has quite publicity sense and he
quite ready to take responsibility.
But there something wrong with that picture. It Leaves
out too much hall million miners
Perhaps they had something do with the improvements
in conditions in the mines Perhaps they had something
America.
As John Lewis himself likes soy. Lets look at the
record"
Lewis become president Of the UNWA as the result OF
deG without having been elected president
president. Thut just otter the First World War.
Under his leadership fought the big strike Of 1922.
agreements signed with certain big companies for
OF their mines while others still strike When the strike
had been broken in the latter group production shifted
to them ond the union broken in the former group.
Lewis signed the famous Jacksonville agreement which
stabilize the union and the industry Instead the union
broke in pieces When Roosevelt who belonged parY
that Lewis had opposed all through the 1905 into Office
the United Mine Workers reduced to shadow hardly
Under the Roosevelt administration the union which had
before had than wo-hird the socou miners
in the country control nearly the whole industry
democracy in the United Mine Workers dead The
district Officials and nearly all appointed by John
Lewis.
His Legitimate claim fame is his founding Of the CLIO.
He repudues the Clio. He is willing to sell his union.
and the whole labor movement down the river further his
political ambitions.
Lewis has been called remarkable tucicdn. He did
moneuver the miners into strike Of which many perhaps
most disuppoved But Lewis is such marvellous uccion
how does happen that before this last crisis the miners
wages his showing among the lowest in any
major industry Why do the miners still live in unsghlY
shacks N company owned property?
The miners have their responsibility for John L. Lewis.
Have they taken seriously the charges raised by his oppo
that he has stolen union elections? Have they reacted
strongly against his Of sluggers and strongo at
conventions? Could they have kept the UMWA democratic
organization?
These questions asked For the miners putr
citizens Their in the Army along with OF
their own members.
Do they approve of Lewis connving with the most
onorY appeuses and in the country? Do
they naton? Were they given free vote
whether to withdraw the CLIO? they given free
now would they choose join the ALL rather than to
reoin the CLIO?
them to support peanut Mussolni IN luxury
that oa But they have right to allow their
used disrupt the peoples and block reul ont
Foscs unity the labor movement is to the miners
themselves to call halt
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Victory Dance

The annual victory dance was
held Friday. May 81. and very
large crowd attended.
Nearly 1000 packages of ciga-
rettes were donated, TO be sent 10
the boys in action overseas. Lester
Null. warden of the union. collect
ed the cigarettes at the door Mu-
sic was furnished by the Aristo-
Gratis.
Vice-President William E. Mea-
CHER was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ana
introduced Pres. Walter r. Walters
and Business Mgr John G. Thomas,
who made short talks. New men,
bers of the local from the keyser
and Homecoming mills attended.
The Special Activities Committee,
which had the affair in charge,
has recently been enlarged by the
addition of Thomas F. Conlon and
William Snyder.
The Connally-Smith anti-labor
bill was condemned. the Ruml
Ian was disapproved, and the Anti
Poll-Tax (Marcantonio) Bill was
endorsed at the General Commit
tee meeting June 2.
..
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
TeIe. Workers
Gel Raise

Observation-Disclosures OF the
Postal Telegraph in this city will
receive 12i. cents an hour raise
under the terms of the War Labor
award just announced. The in
crease was based principally on the
fact that wages in Postal were SUBJ
standard.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
THERE'S A REASON

No wonder the publishers oppose
grade labelling for consumer goods!
Suppose people got the idea OF
pinning labels on some of the
anti-labor, pro-Nazi propaganda
sheets now maquerading as news
papers.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

who worked the Textile Department joined
the 1887 slightly wounded In action while serving in
North Africa.
Bobbin Stores and Joined Local
1874 190 He bomber pilot and has been reported
missing n European Of
the Textile Department Joined
member of BIG bomber He
reported missing Somewhere in Latin, America
Lyle Howdyshe Textile worker who Joined
the Army since 194O recently
Philippine Islands He
trained airplane mechanic.
pictures by courtesy Cumberland Evening" Times
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

support Of the War effort which
Is q life and death struggle for .
union mans world.
II urge every member Of Local
1874 to follow the leadership OF the
great President of the CLIO, Philip
Murray, in his unqualified support
OF our great president OF the United
States"
MEAGHER OPPOSES
Vice-Pres. VIM. +. Meagher OPP
posed taking any action on Lewis.
I'VE don't know what Lewis in
tentions are" pleaded Meagher.
"He is still a friend of labor. / am
not going TO condemn John L.
Lewis. We are not going TO get
anywhere fighting one another"
Business Manager John G.
Thomas pointed TO the fight on
District so in the Celanese plant in
Newark, mad said. IF Lewis gets
into the AFL. we'll have fight
on our hands,
Mrs. Eva CLANCY moved adoption
of the CLIO National Executive
Board resolution on Lewis. and
this was seconded by Bro. Nico-
demus.
Lester Null said, you can't
carry water on both shoulders.
You're either for Lewis or against
him."
QUOTES BOYDEN
Harry Bartlett cited letter from
Dick Boyden in North Africa say
ing that the Nazi radio commenta-
tor Lord Haw-Haw" utiliZes all the
strikes in the United States in his
propaganda. Nicodemus thought
the improvement in the condition
of labor in this country had been
due as much 10 Roosevelt as TO
Lewis.
The resolution was then adopted
unanimously. Bro. Meagher again
defended Lewis on the ground that
he had broken down the Little Steel
formula. Sister Weatherholt said
that every soldier in the Army is
against John L. Lewis, and the de-
bate ended.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
LocoI 1874 Notes

meeting of delegates from all syn
ager of the local. has been elected
by the membership 10 attend the
thetic yarn locals which is TO be
held in Washington before July l.
The Educational Institute for
Committeeman, TO acquaint them
with the terms of the new contract,
has been definitely scheduled for
June 10 and IL.
John E. Neal. Secretary of the To-
cal, has been nominated by the
State Council of the CLIO to re-
place Boyd Z. Payton as alternate
member of the State OPA Labor
Advisory Committee. Bro. Payton
stated that he would not be able
to attend all the meetings.
A conference with the manage
ment of the General Textile Mills.
Homecoming. and the representative
Of the National Labor Relations
Board, to set a date for q consent
election in the mill, will be held
in the week of June 6. announces
Inu. Representative Boyd e. Pay
ton.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

John C. Thomas, Business Man.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Nuzi Labor Demands
On France Suspended
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 22.-The Vichv
radio said Yesterday that Nazi Labor
Commissioner Fritz Sauckel had
told Chief of Government Pierre
Laval that Germany would make no
new demands on France for man
power during 1943.
Laval is reported to have deliv-
cred at least 100000 F'renchmen to
the German labor service during the
year.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Peril Of Communism
In Italy After War
ninilnized by Sforza
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The Italian
radio at Bari today quoted Count
Carlo Sforza, anti-Fascist leader
who arrived in Italy this week from
the United States. as taking issue
with statements that there was a
postwar danger OF Communism in
Italy"
The broadcast. recorded BY the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, was a report of an interview
granted by Count Sforza to all
Italian newspaper reporter. but it
did not indicate the source of the
statements which Sforza disputed.
Last week, however. Premier
Badoelio OF Italy asserted in a state
ment published in the 9th Army
News, British Army field newspap per
that after every war there is danger
Of Communism" and that the Allies
must help US in the press and in
propaganda so Communism does not
stand chance
Sforza was further reported to
have said: The bogey CT Commu-
nlSm is one Of the filthiest and most
dangerous dregs of Fascist propa- =
ganda. l was shocked to hear Ital-
lans express ideas created by the
Evening star., 1943-10-22

looked like a letter opener, or
long, thin knife, and grabbed my
hair.
She threw me down and kept
pulling at my hair. II / cut her I
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Six D. {. Area Officers
Receive Promotions

Benjamin Polk HAYNES, 80. a
former assistant economic ANALYST
tor the Bureau Of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce. has been pro-
noted from major to lieutenant
colonel, the War Department an
nounced today.
Col. Haynes, who lives at 1903
North PerShing drive, Arlington, Va.
Is native of Hope, Ark. He came
to the Bureau of Foreign and Do
meStic Commerce several years ago
as special investigator, and was
promoted to assistant economic an
alySt shortly before he Joined the
service in 1910.
Marlboro K. DoWneS, 43. of 531O
First street NV. also was promoted
from major to lieutenant colonel,
Col. DoWneS formerly was assistant
alrWayS engineer for the Civil Aero
nauticS Administration in Washing
ton. He is native of Rich
nond. Va.
Capt. De Witt K. Mason, ir., 81
OF 403l Connecticut avenue NV.
was elevated to the rank of ma ior
He is a graduate Of the University of
Alabama and Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. Maj. Mason is now sta
toned here with the Air Transport
Command.
Three other officers from the Dis
trict area received promotions. They
are Ernest F. Randell, 2715 Cort-
land place NV, captain to major;
Charles A. H. Thomson, 1903 East
West highway, Silver Spring, Md,
major to lieutenant colonel and
George H. Folsom, 600 Bashford
Lane, Alexandria, Va, captain to
major.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Navy Announces Raid
On Japs in Gi|berts

PEARL HARBOR. T. H, Oct. o.
TaraWa, major japanese base in the
Gilbert Islands, was attacked again
Tuesday by small force of Navy
Liberator bomberS, the Navy an
nounced here yesterday.
The heavy bombers encountered
considerable anti-aircraft oppoSi-
tion," the announcement added, but
our forces suffered no damage" =
No enemy aircraft were sighted
during the raid.
Tarawa, some $500 miles south
west Of Hawaii. was one of the
places attacked by the carrier task
force and land-baSed Army and
Navy bombers, which raided the
Gilberts last September II and 18.
The Toxic radio said early yester-
day that six American Liberators
had attacked in the Gilbert Islands
Wednesday. The broadcast mini
mized damage done by the raiders.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
CLARK and 0'Mahoney
Debate Senate Rules
On Treaty Approval
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-senator
Clark. Democrat, of idaho, said last
night the rule requiring a two
thirds Senate vote to approve
treaties protected American inter-
ests. while Senator OMahoney,
Democrat, Of wyoming criticized the
rule as "the greatest obstacle to the
winning of world peace"
They debated on the Americas
Town Meeting of the Air" radio pro-
gram.
Under the thirds rule. Sem
ator Clark declared, executives
know that even If they desire they
cannot gamble recklessly with the
destinies Of their people.
Foreign nations know that they
cannot shamelessly out-trade us or
completely rob us, although, even
with the tWo-thirds vote require
ment in effect, they sometimes have
sought to do this.
Surely this restraint on our own
Chief Executive tends to influence
him to shape a more cautious and
a more thoroughly American foreign
policy. Surely, also, it tends to make
foreign nations more careful and
more reasonable in their negotia-
tions with us"
Senator O'Mahoney said the two
thirds rule had become IAN instru-
ment in the hands of an irreconcil-
able minority to prevent the ma jor-
ity from effectuating its policy"
1T was the tWo-thirds rule which,
under Woodrow Wilson, defeated the
will of the overwhelming majority
Of the people of America by prevent
ing our adherence to the League of
Nations he said. 1T prevented our
becoming a party to the World
Court"
Senator OMahOney said the two
thirds requirement dated from the
Articles Of Confederation when the
colonies had not been welded into
union. He described 1t as an inheri-
tance from the days when scattered
settlers were fearful that the Mis-
sippi River might be bargained to
the French and when New England
ers were fearful that their fishing
rights in Newfoundland would be
sacrificed.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Girls, II and 79, Fight Duel
With Knives Over Married Man
Met in Moonlight
With Seconds
After Challenge
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. pa hand
to-hand knife duel by moonlight be-
tween two teen-age girls over the
affections Of married man left
both contestants injured and one In
hospital, Detective 1t. William G
Mari said today.
The attractive combatants met at
midnight in the presence CT sec
onds' following a formal challenge
1t. Marr added. The married man s
identity was not disclosed.
Doris Rhodd, II, telephone opera
tor, is in hospital with deep arm
wounds. Betty Reeves, 10, drugstore
clerk, is at home nursing hicks on
her hands.
1t. Marr said Miss Reeves told in
vestigators:
Doris had been picking on me for
a long time. She started going with
a fellow had gone with for quite
a while. and was always making
cracks when she saw me.
She came into the drugstore and
SAID II l wanted TO night her to be
en- certain bus when I got off work
She said she would be there. l said
OK"
1t. Marr quoted Betty as saying
that as a precaution she tucked a
knife into her belt and took Nth
her friend, Jean Jackson, also en-
ployed at the drugstore.
On the bus, 1t. Marr quoted
Betty as relating. the girls encount-
cred Doris, likewise accompanied by
a friend, Bertha Cook, II. They rode
to a vacant lot.
Doris was much larger than I so
pulled out the knife and showed it
to her, telling her I don't want any
trouble, the detective quoted Betty.
Then she came at me with what
Evening star., 1943-10-22
New Blows Forecast
After Mountbatten
Par|eys in China
Py The Associated Press

CHUNGkING, Oct. 22.-Predic-
tions OF closely co-ordinated action
by Britain, the United States and
China were voiced by the Chungking
press today as Admiral Lord Louis
Mountbatten returned to India after
a series of talks here with Cen
eraliSSimo Chang Kai-shek and
British and American military men
The general tenor of the comment
stirred by the visit of the new AL
lied commander for Southeast Asia
was reflected in the Chinese army
organ, Sac Tang Pao, which said:
We shall soon see on the battle
fields the decisions reached in
Chungking."
The paper went on to suggest the
possibility OF a gigantic pincers
movement against Burma" in
which, it said. China will play an
important part.
Decisions Reported Reached.
The official Chinese Central News
said questions concerning military
cooperation were discussed in great
detail" and added that decisions
were reached on various questions
which had been brought up for dis
cussion'
Sitting in with Lord Mountbatten
and Gen. Chang at the latter's
country retreat near the capital
were 1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell.
chief Of staff of Allied forces in
China, and other American. British
and Chinese officials.
LORD Mountbatten, who was
named at the Quebec conference of
President Roosevelt ard Prime Min
lister Churchill to head Allied forces
for an offensive in Southeast Asia.
reached Chungking last Saturday
from New Delhi and left Wednesday
to return to India.
The Central News said authori-
tatlve quarters had revealed that his
visit, though brief, had been sue
cesSful and that satisfactory results
had been achieved on all questions
that had been discussed.'
SomervelI in Parleys.
High among the American con-
sultants was 1t. Gen. Brehon B
SomerVcll. commanding general of
the United States Army Supply
Forces, whose primary interest is in
the movement of food. fuel and
munitions, a Job largely carried on
by air in this theater since loss of
the Burma road.
Other Americans included Mai.
Gen. George Stratemeyer, COM
mander Of United States Air Forces
IN China, Burma and India, and
Mai. Gen. Claire L. Chennault. head
OF the United States l4th Air Force.
British representatives included
Maj. Gen. Gordon Grimsdale. head
OF the British Military Mission in
China. Gen. Chang was assisted bv
such officers as Gen. Homing- chin.
chief Of staff: Rear Admiral Chen
Shao-kWan. Chinese naval chief,
and Gen. Shang Chen. head of the
Foreign Bureau of the National
Military Council.
Mrs. Chang Kai-Shek also partici
pated in the discussions
Evening star., 1943-10-22

Fire Controls Wine Sale
Auctions of wines and spirits in
Ere must now be held under gov
ernment permit.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Mother Hears From Marine
ReDorted Dead for Months

By The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 22-Nearly
Is months ago Mrs. Alfred Doran
was officially advised that her son,
Pvt. William Doran. marine, had
been killed when the Japs swarmed
over Corregidor
But, she said, she "just couldn't
believe William was dead. Every
where I went, I felt his presence
close to me. l kept faith that he
was alive"
So, regularly each week, despite
efforts of ether members of her
family to dissusde her she wrote
and mailed a letter to him.
Yesterday she received a card
Evening star., 1943-10-22

Nazi Mafia movement prevalent here
and there"
Speaking directly to italians whom
he characterized as those conserv-
atiV2s who through their blindness
are the main fomentorS of revolu-
tion." Sfor2a W&s quoted as saying:
DO YOU wish to avoid the danger
Of revolution? Learn from his
tory. Make the Italian people happy,
Give them work. peace and freedom
and there will be no revolutions.
IF. on the contrary, you continue
to carry on police repressions and
maintain futile suspicion toward
those who for years sacrificed every
thing for the ideal of freedom. you
will create with your own hands
those revolutionary dangers you say
you fear so much"
Evening star., 1943-10-22

don't know when it happened. But ,
suddenly there was blood drippinea
on my face and I said. Please, Doris,
don't let's fight any more She was
on top of me, trying to grab thsA
knife, and I felt the blade cut my
fingers"
Miss Jackson told detectives, both J
girls got up and Started crying about
their wounds. Then we split up"
Betty said she invited Doris To
come home with her and wash up,.
but that Doris refused, the detective
reported. .of.
Evening star., 1943-10-22

written in her sons handwriting and
mailed recently from a japanese
prison camp and felt that her faith
had been vindicated and her prayers
answered
We will be home together before
We know it." he wrote.
He mentioned nothing about the
letters his mother had sent during
the months since he was reported
dead.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Leaning Church Riehted
Like New by Storm T

BY the Associated Press.
.r,a-
ELBERTON, Ga. - For several
years Tate's Grove, colored
church, had leaned badly.
The other day a storm came up
from exactly the right direction and
Strengthened the building as plumb
as when it was new.
Church members quickly held a ,.
rally, raised $l40 to strengthen the
building in its upright condition. ~.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Portsmouth Police Seize
Truckloud of Whisky

By the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH. Va, Oct. %
A truck loaded with 1875 cases of
whisky, allegedly transported from
New York, was seized here yesterday
by police.
Kenneth Reid, 50, of New York
was arrested and charged with vio-
lation of the State ABC Act. He
is being held pending a hearing
in Police Court Tuesday.
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