Evening star., 1943-07-02
Public Condemnation
OF Strikers. Discussed.

vi StLlACIS DASSuSo
To the Editor OF The Star: .
The trend Of expressions concerning
the putting of coal miners in uniform is
not clearly ascertainable. Men in uni
form. however. are, apparently, very
much opposed. one Of them suggesting
that the uniform should be different
possibly have stripes running around.
May there not be more serious con-
sideration necessary? We have several
women's auxiliaries. The members are
in uniform; yet, they merely relieve men
in their positions, and thus permit the
men to get into active service. There
are industries today in which other
women work; in fact. do every bit as
much towards winning the war, as any
of the WAACS or WAVES. They 60
about our streets without distinguishing
insignia of any kind, and, except for per-
sonal acQuaintances, no one knows just
how much they are really doing to help
the war effort, or whether they work at
all
Would it not be reasonably fitting to
let the world know just who these people
are? Why shouldn't the people OF this
country be able to pick them out of
crowd. the same as they are now able to
do with file clerk or stenographer in
the Army or Navy?
The real question, of course, is how
far shall we go with respect to putting
uniforms on war workers? Incidental
to that, also is the question Of whether
or not coal mining is of such i'm
portance to the war effort that those
who toll underground should be entitled
to special recognition.
The great majority Of Americans feel
pretty strongly, by now, about this strike
situation. My guess would be that a
vote would show pretty close to 80 per
cent or 95 per cent against the striking
miners. But when newspaper headlines
ring out with "Mr. Big Made a Bad Mis-
take'-as if there were any good mis-
takes-it is time to give this matter Of
uniforming war workers something more
than haphazard consideration.
BILL TINK.
DISCRIMINATION" Against Servicemen
Assigned to Washington Protested.
To the Editor of The Star:
On Monday evening, June 28 dressed
in my Navy uniform. inquired at the
War Activities Committee ticket booth,
Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., if there were free ticket available
to permit me to witness the boxing
matches being held that evening at Crit
fifth Stadium. The question was answered
by question to me as to whether I was
on duty in Washington. Since have
been assigned to temporary duty in
Washington, replied in the affirmative
and was then told that free tickets were
no longer being distributed to those on
duty here. I asked further if there were
any free tickets to entertainment activi-
ties which servicemen stationed in WASH
ington would be entitled to receive here
after and was told that they would be
limited to baseball games and music
concerts.
1t seems to me that this policy of dis
elimination is entirely unfair and wish
to protest against it for the following
reasons:
An enlisted man assigned to duty in
Washington is not here because of his
choice. He is ordered to duty here ex-
actly under the same conditions as If he
were assigned to any other ship or sta
ton and he exercises no control over
the duration of his assignment. We can
have only one thought In connection
with orders: That our superior ofacer u