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Evening star., 1943-05-03
Standing Commission Could Be Appointed
To Keep Coal Situation Stabilized

to the consumers price in the
biggest coal district.
This price increase was specif-
ically granted for labor costs,
but the miners complain that
some mines ere being worked
six days, without the workers
getting six days work through
a system Of shifts. This gives
the increase, they say. to the
operators, not the workers.
The proposal for portal to
portal pay has difficulties recog-
nized by both miners and oper-
ators. Some men spend an hour
or more getting to and from
their work. Others do not. In
some mines the time is much
longer than In Others.
Commission Might Be Named.
Mr.. Lewis wants the ix-hour
day with time and a half for
the sixth put into the new con-
tract. The operators had not
accepted this-as Of Friday.
Apparently the operators want
the matter to be settled by WLB
because a ruling of WLB as an
authoritative Government agency
will give them a basis to nego-
tiate for another price rise.
Maybe, also. they want the Gov
ernment forced tc q showdown
with John l.. Lewis. In fact,
think this is the point.
A standing commission, If ac-
ceptable' to Mr.. Lewis and the
operators, might be created to
keep the coal situation stabilized.
There are precedents for such
commissions, for instance, In
shipbuilding.
The basic wage OF the miners
is 81 an hour. Some fall over or
under this level. Coal mining is
skilled work. and miners do not
shift from one industry to an
other. Under the expired con-
tract. the miners wages amount
ed to around $50 a week.
Compare Paw.
The miners discomfort Is not
wholly due to increased cost of
living. Their youthful sons and
daughters, without any skills, are
going off to defense plants and
coming home with $40 to $50
weekly. They think it's a strange
world where man who has spent
his life acquiring skill, and
working in a dangerous trade
under bad conditions of damp
ness and dark cannot earn what
a youngster blithely collects in
another trade.
All United Miners contracts
contain no-strike clause. They
never strike during the life of a
contract. They simply stop
working until they get one.
Between Mr.. Lewis obstinacy
and overweening vanity, and the
operators aloof intention to force
the WLB to settle the matter, we
have q menace to the whole war
effort. The President, who has
enough on his mind, has to In
tervene and settle it. am sure
he will bear in mind the miners
themselves, who are soldiers of
industry risking their lives, even
In time Of peace.
released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-05-03

ideas on which It was based dis
regard the lessons of experience and
clash with common sense.
For long time the inability of this
top-heavy and lopsided organization
to function with any degree OF effec-
tiveness was concealed by the tor
rent Of favorable publicity which
poured over its director and his
operations. But, things had begun
to crumble before Mr.. Henderson
was pushed out by his chief, and the
confusion had reached an unprece-
dented stage.
Not until he had been installed
in the job for some weeks was it
possible for Mr.. Brown to appreci-
ate the degree to which the organi-
zation was riddled with cliques,
feuds, insubordination, undercut-
ting and incompetency.
One Of the best examples of what
Mr.. Brown had to contend with is
provided In the legal department of
his agency. He discovered when he
took hold that there were 2,70O
lawyers on the payroll-about 500
Of them In Washington and the rest
scattered all over the country.
10 in British Setup.
Searching for something to JUS
tify so enormous 4 legal staff, Mr..
Brown made an investigation of the
British Price Administration, which
has been functioning for four years
with slight friction and general sue
cess. Instead of 2,7oo lawyers, Mr..
Brown found that the total legal
staff of the British Price Admin
istration was 10.
About his own OPA lawyers, Mr..
Brown speedily discovered that they
by no means were content to draw
up legal documents and carry out
instructions. A very large number
Of them conceived Of themselves as
policy makers, entitled to sit in on
all conferences and be consulted on
all major decisions. As many were
young. radicals as inexperienced as
they were impecunious and ire
sponsible. this did not fit. in with
Mr.. Browns views at all.
With the assistance of Mr.. Her
ring, instead Of coddling these
young lawyers, Mr. Brown has been
Evening star., 1943-05-03

ring, his chief
aide. They in
herited the mess
from Leon Hen
derson, who, in
less than 4 year,
constructed one
of the most gro
tesque and ab-
surd govern
mental agencies
ever conceived.
It not only is
swollen out of
all proportion to
n eed but the
Evening star., 1943-05-03


John L. Lewis has not refused
to negotiate. He opened nego-
tiations with the operators weeks
ago. Unable to come to an
agreement with them, he re-
fused to submit the case to the
War Labor Board. The opera
tors. on the contrary, insisted
that it be submitted to the WLB
and have made no proposals or
counterproposals to the United
Mine Workers. In this particu-
lar case, it is Mr.. Lewis who is
standing for agreement between
workers and employers with no
Government interference"
So together. Mr.. Lewis and the
operators, collaborated to bring
about drastic Government inter-
ference.
Considered WLB Prejudiced.
Mr.. Lewis was an initiator Of
the War Labor Board. But later
he split the UNIV from the CIO.
and since then has considered
the board prejudiced because of
C1O members on it. Mr.. Lewis
hates are notorious. When the
split came, he expelled from the
UNIV Messrs. Philip Murray, Van
A. Bittner and John Brophy.
There Is no reason to think the
miners would not get a break
from the WLB. Mr.. Kennedy,
when he sat on the board, often
passed on cases involving rival
unions, and there was no COM
plant.
The coal miners have a case,
and 1t is probable that an i'm
partial board would give them
concessions.
Raised to 6-Day Week.
Inc agreement signed IN l941,
and now expired. called for a
f1ve-day week in the mines. In
normal times, the problem of
the miners is to distribute enough
work. 1t is rare that they get
a flve-day week the year around.
Late last fall. Fuel Administra-
tor Ickes found he needed in
creased coal production, and
asked the miners to agree to a
six-day week. They did, with
time and a half for the sixth day.
The operators agreed, with the
proviso that OPA lift the ceiling
price on coal to cover the in
creased labor costs. This was
done, adding 1875 cents per ton
Evening star., 1943-05-03
This Changing World.
Washington Busy Behind the Scenes in Attempt
To Mend Fences Torn by Soviet-PoIish Storm

Cne roles were on the SIDE OF
the Reich at the dismemberment
of Czechoslovakia. And the
Russians are said to have never
forgiven him for that.
MatucheWski, whom Moscow
places in the same category as
Beck, is now prominent figure
in affairs of the Polish National
Council in London, an organiza-
ton which the Polish govern
ment says was set up in Poland
before the country was { 'vided
between Russia and Germany.
The National Council conse-
quently is regarded as represent
ing the people of Poland and has
much to say In the choice of the
members who form the govern
ment now in London.
Situation for Argument.
Moscow, however, maintains
that the National Council was
not formed on Polish territory,
but in Rumania, where the gov
ernment fled after the invasion.
AS such, it has no real standing.
This involved situation could
lend itself to interminable aca-
demic arguments among London,
Moscow and Washington.
Although for the time being
the American Government re-
mains in the background, it has
been communicating to Moscow,
and particularly with Stain, urg-
ing him to accept a compromise
which would deprive the Nazi
propaganda machinery of its
most splendid tool since the out
break Of the war.
Washington and London are
fully aware that Stain Is not
greatly moved by their arguments
that unless the Russian Polish
dispute is showed in the back
ground the moral position of the
Allies In Eastern and Southeast
ern Europe might become shaky.
Knows Value of Guerrillas.
But it Is hoped that political
arguments will have an effect on
him.
Stain still is anxious to hear
of an Allied invasion Of the Eu-
ropean continent. He is becom-
ing increasingly impatient with
what he describes as alibis on
the part Of his western Allies.
More than most military strate-
gists, he is fully aware of the
Importance Of guerrillas in the
rear and flanks of the enemy
forces.
The argument presented to
him that unless a compromise
with the Poles is reached, the
Allies might lose the guerrillas
who are so willing to aid us at
a given time is expected to carry
more weight than any other psy-
Geological and academic consid-
erations.
In responsible quarters it is
believed that as soon as con-
versations between Washington
and Moscow have proceeded to
a point where they can be con-
sidered satisfactory, a public
announcement will be made in
Washington.
This, it is realized here, has
become of paramount importance
If the compact front of the
United Nations is to be pre-
served.
Evening star., 1943-05-03

in Nazi oc-
cupied Europe
which h a v e
been b a d ly
damaged b y
t h e Soviet
Polish storm.
Long que
ries and short
repueS nave
b e e n x
changed be-
tween Wash
ington a n d
M o s c o ".
Premier Sta
Evening star., 1943-05-03

the pn1lO6Opny David Lawrence.
of an omniscient and all-wise State.
For years. alert-minded educators
and citizen boards of education
throughout the United States have
rightly been on guard to keep the
public schools free from the intru-
sions of political or economic in
doctrination. But now under the
guise Of helping to win the war"
a far-hung scheme OF Government
made education" has been worked
out which is designed primarily for
high school students, but 1t openly
calls also for adult education"
among the parents to whom the
propaganda is to be brought from
the schools to the home by the
students.
A new 93-page, expensively illus
trated textbook, entitled MY Part IN
This War" has been designed for
Use in the classroom. 1t is to be
distributed to the students through
the National Association of Secon-
dairy School Principals.
Suggests Financing.
The announcement says that IF
school funds are not available" the
children are to pay for the materials,
or else it is urged that civic organ
izations of public spirited citizens be
interested to defray the expenses of
purchase" To help along the
financing, the Internal Revenue
Bureau, which has long objected to
deductions for propaganda purposes,
now conveniently permits contri-
buttons for this particular propa-
ganda effort to be deductible for
income tax purposes.
The challenge to the schools is
so urgent" says a foreword in the
book, that it deserves ample time
even at the cost of disruption of the
usual program. In this crisis edu-
cation as usual is no more justifl-
able than business as usual"
Yet, 1t is formally disclosed, this
same book was written in the OPA
from material supplied by various
New Deal agencies with a political
Ak to grind on controversial matters.
The page Of acknowledgements"
also enumerates various persons
hitherto active in the so-called con-
sumer education" movements which
have been trying to undermine the
press and the radio in recent years.
Adroitly Camouflased.
1t doesn't seem possible that some
OF the high placed officials of the
United States Once of Education
and Of the National Education Asso-
citation, whose names are given as
sponsors on the fly-leaf, could have
read the book carefully. Along with
some well-presented, useful informa-
ton there is an adroitness of phrase
and clever camouflage to cover up
certain definitely prejudiced view on
SoAAoA cAoi
school students will find these i'm
pressions in the book:
l. That strikes aren't very bad at
all because the number Of man.
hours lost through illness and in
dustrial accidents-which, of course,
are not willful - overshadows by
comparison the number OF deliberate
and willful work stoppages and
strikes on the war production front.
z. That the press and radio, while
generally patriotic and cooperative,
nevertheless do distort at times Gov
eminent announcement so as ito
make the news more interesting, ="
that most editors" deliberately
passed up" AApeech by Vice Presi-
dent Wallace which the book calls
"outstanding,' and that the facts
on rubber shortage were grossly and
Evening star., 1943-05-03

selves that at
last McLemore
is in the right
hands and that
it was only a
question of time
until his exuber-
ant misbehavior
would put him
into the care Of
the men with
the green bands
on their arms.
1t will, how
ever, come as a
Evening star., 1943-05-03

to work with
out q con-
tract. Their
contract ex-
pired at mid
night on Fri
day, April 80,
and, unless q
new one has
been negoti-
ated before
this article
appears, they
will have quit
" ork auto
~ofiro11v
Evening star., 1943-05-03

Gus agencies Of
the Government,
c e r tain New
De callers an d
radical = minded
educators have
t o 6 e t h er put
something over
on the National
Education As
sociation, using
t ha t non-par-
tisan organiza-
tion as the medi-
UNI for extolling
the philosophy
Evening star., 1943-05-03

HE opinions OF the 1Drtters this their o,on
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented
Stars effort gtDe all sides OF questions OF interest to
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1943-05-03
BY FRANK r. KENT.

The chaos in the OPA, which now
has attained alarming proportions,
Is not the fault of Prentiss Brown,
the administrator, nor of Clyde Her.
Evening star., 1943-05-03
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The State Department has
been more active than it appears
on the surface during the last
week endeavoring to mend fences
Evening star., 1943-05-03
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

John L. Lewis did not call 4
strike Of the coal miners. The
miners, who are 100 per cent
organized, have always refused
Evening star., 1943-05-03

Has Invaded
The School
Government Booklet
Preoehes Disputed
Tenets of New Deal
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Political propaganda at last has
invaded the public school system of
the United States. With the spon-
Evening star., 1943-05-03
McLemore
Finds Lhot Americans
II ondnn Rahnva
In London Behave
BY HENRY McLEMORE

LONDON.-It will come as no sur
prise to my friends to learn that I
spent yesterday with the Military
Police. They will say to them
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
War Production
DoWn-Patterson
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,cnndc of lives tnn1OrrnW

thousands of lives tomorrow.
Il would attribute the let-down
in May to over-confidence inspired
to the Tunisian campaign and the
success of European bombing; to
baseleSs rumors of vast quantities
of army supplies being stored up
here in America, far beyond our
abilities TO transport overseas, and
to the mistaken belief on the part
of man. that materials in great
quantities will shortly become avail
able for the reconverSion of many
war facilities to the production OF
less essential civilian items"
Patterson said there Were other
reasons. He mentioned the effect
of the midwest floods and the strike
situation. However. he said elimina
ton of either of those two factors
would not have changed the adverse
showing.
Failure to appreciate the gravity
of our situation and the need for
continued increased efforts to meet
our continually increased needs is
evidenced by the coal strike, the
Akron strikes, and other stoppages
in war and related industries, and
by the tendency Of certain manu-
facturers to divert too much time,
thought, and energy to the design
and development of competitive civ
ilian non-e essentials" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20

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stepping -stone islands had been un-
der the same decree for some time.
The orders from MUSsolini affect
ed 700 miles of coastline that might
be hit by Allied landing. In addi-
ton. he was reported to have or
dered civilians from Naples and all
of Sicily's larger. towns by July 10.
The evacuation of Sardinia already
was said to be in progress.
LAST ROUND"
An Axis report quoted MuSSolinls
own newspaper, Popolo D'1talia, as
saving that the bell had sounded for
the last round" Algiers radio said
Germany had put its Marshal Al
bert KeSSerling in command of the
italian air force.
Reports from Ankara told OF Brit
ish troop and naval concentrations
in that area. possibly as a prelude
to an attack on the Aegean Islands.
The Allied navies off Syria were
ready for attack, the Turkish dis
patch said.
Weakening of Germanys dlplo-
matte front in the same area was
indicated by a Bern radio report,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
l.V. Honors Three
Days with Fete
lContinlsad from Pare ]

NhTDAAAiAAAfEA Aioiti -
pants stood facing the gorgeous flag
display while Musician Burch of the
Fl Centre Marine air training sta
ton played ITO The Colors."
SERIOUS NOTE
A serious note was sounded by
Major Thomas w. Pipes of the Sal
walton Army pronounced the invo-
cation. Accompanied by the band.
Willis johnson then led the aud
fences in singing THE Star Spangled
Banner"
Sheriff r. w. Ware, master of
ceremonies, presented representa-
tives Of the army, navy, and marine
corps who sat on the platform. The
Red Cross Motor corps gave an
elaborate exhibition drill. Com
mander Pete Ostrander of the 22nd
district of the American Legion
presented a magnificent American
flag TO the Fathers of Fighters, D.
+. Green, national president, ac-
cepting the gift Margaret Anne
Henderson and Janet Thompson
accompanied b: Mrs. Eugene Water
man, sang Yankee Doodle Rides
Again" The Elks lodges then pre-
sented their pageant depicting the
history of the American flag. Nor
man Deaton read the beautiful
words of the historic ceremony and
the El Centre Sea Scouts carried
the flags.
BAND NUMBER
After another number by the
band, Scout Commissioner Sherman
Eldridge presented merit badges TO
Boy Scouts. Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson presented naturalization
certificates to l6 men and women
who were newly naturaliZed citizens
of the United States He then de-
livered a patriotic address. Miss
Henderson and Miss Thompson
sang, Your Land and My Land"
Mrs. Waterman again playing their
accompaniments.
Mrs. Chancellor Livingston made
beautiful Goddess of Liberty in
the final tableau with a group of
charming Red Cross women group
ed around her in their official Red
Cross costumes. Mrs. Russell Tagg
represented Red Cross Production;
Captain Maude Schofield, Mrs.
George Paskle. motor corps; Mrs.
S. E. Payson, nurse; Mrs. w.
A. Vie, staff assistants: Mrs.
w. f. Hartzon, surgical dress
juniors.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
LID. Calls for
Bond Bids MondaV

The Imperial Irrigation districts
second bond refunding plan, which
was approved by an overwhelming
ma jority of district voters at a
special election last Tuesday, will
move step nearer realization Mon
day when bids for the purchase of
$12,8l5,000 worth of new bonds are
opened.
District officials began advertising
several weeks ago for bids for the
new bonds, funds from which will
be used to buy up all outstanding
issues.
Under terms of the agreement ap-
proved bv the voters no newly
issued bond may bear interest at a
rate higher than three per cent.
Some outstanding issues at present
bear interest as high as 5.23 per
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
WeakLey to Attend
|. 4. Conference

El Centre School Superintendent
Guy Weakley will attend a series of
conferences in Los Angeles next
week at which specialists will dis
cuss juvenile delinquency and out
line plans whereby educators may
prevent and control its spread.
The conferences will take place
on the campus of the University of
California at Los Angeles and is
sponsored by the secondary school
principals association and the Uni
versity of California. While on the
coast, Weakley planned to scout for
teachers needed for the school staffs
in e. Centro next term.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
Senate Gets House CHALLENGE to FDR

needed copper and other strategic
minerals.
The house action was the result
of an accumulation of bitterness
toward various government agencies
and broadside attacks ON the ad-
ministrations attempt 10 hold the
line against initiation. Many com
mittees in both the senate and
house have been sounding boards
for several weeks for criticism of
the home front agencies, especially
OPA which also is harassed by in
ternal personnel problems.
The house paid no heed to its
appropriations committee which, in
reporting the bill earlier this week,
had lavishly praised the work of
the war agencies, giving them
virtual clean bill of health.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
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cluded some of the Administrations
pet anti-inflation projects such as
the rollback subsidy program and
some of congress pet peeves.
The senate is expected to deal
a little more kindly with OPA and
Owl, but one administration
spokesman said that if the house
amendments are upheld the answer
is uncontrolled initiation"
Owl Director Elmer Davis, how
ever, said that senate concurrence
in the ban on the food subsidy pro-
gram means "some other way will
have to be found to keep food
prices under control" He had no
comment on the denial of funds to
Owl for it's home-front operations.
Rep. Wright Patman, D., Tex,
recent convert to the subsidy-r
back program, warned the house
that its ban on subsidies not only
would end the food price rollback
program, but abolish transportation
subsidies on fuel and oil moving to
the east, and on mining of war
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
Auto Use Stamps
On Sale in &c.

El Centrol postal authorities Sat-
urday urged automobile owners to
purchase their federal auto use
stamps Immediately in order that
last-minute rush, prior to the ex-
piration date of the Old stamps on
July /, will be avoided.
A large supply of the stamps were
recently received in El Centre and
have been on sale during the last
week.
They sell for s5 each and will re-
main valid for one year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
Parker Dam Said
To Be In Dancer
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many of whom are fearful of sabo-
tage, he said.
Before the war, japanese engin-
GERS were permitted to inspect the
water system and the power plant
and are completely familiar with
its construction, Stringfellow told
the subcommittee
japanese from the relocation GEN.
ter have been permitted to wander
without escort in this vicinity, and
the camp is run lin a very loose
manner" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
UNIV Policy Group
postpones Action
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shifts at Scalp Level, Pa, failed to
how up and 1000 were expected to
stay away from the pits today. The
entire night crew at Weirton Steel
company's big Isabella mine quit
and none of the three day crews
was expected to work.
Captive" mines of the big steel
companies in Fayette county, Pa,
were affected, the entire night
crews in three striking and only
parts of the crews in two others
working.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
US. Men Survive 8 Months Siege

the natives who would locate food
dropped by parachute. build a
shrine over Il and offer their gods
the eggs, meat and coffee.
When the Tigers hOwled at night,
l wrapped myself closer IN para
chute sheet and wished mother
could see me-" said Pvt. John F..
Korycinsky, 25, of Detroit, Mich.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
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residents on Texas society ana
made bets on whether engaged cou-
ples they read abou: ever got mar
ried.
The men reported seeing num-
dreds of dead refugees from Bur-
ma. The bodies were burned.
Corp. James E. Griffin OF Los
Angeles. said they had trouble with
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
Farmers PerpIexed
At Govt Orders

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see if he could get some tractors
released SO the farmers at least
could follow through on one of the
governmental orders and get along
with their regular business OF grow
ing food.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-20
LICENSE ISSUED

County Clerk w. j. McCleland
Friday issued a marriage license to
Alvin Joseph Carmody, 26, marine
at the FL Centro marine air train
inc station, and Frances Hathaway,
%. Ell Centre stenographer.