The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-05
Inside
Washington

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ers in Congress are disposed to
curtail funds usually allotted 10
Nelson A. Rockefeller Office n,
Inter-American Affairs (the goo5
neighbor p'dggers). We are told to
look for an effort along that line
when Congress doles out funds for
the next fiscal year. But it is gen.
orally agreed much has been done
to cement good will among tbo
Americas.
The combination of the war and
the good neighbor policy is boon
to South and Central American
countries. Operation of the mol.
icy, together with war demands
for raw materials, is sendinq tba
trade balances of our southern
reighbors soaring to undreamed n
heights.
One instance:
Brazil's output of crude rubbar
increased 60 per cent in the first
four months of 1943 over the san,o
period of 1912. Expansion plans
call for production of $4,000 tons IN
1914, double the pre-Pearl Harbor
output.
AS in other South American
countries, the United States h a
been providing funds. materials
and technicians. Estimates Of
loans and lend-lease given run info
billions.
Heavy United States purchases
of minerals and other materials
resulted in boosting Brazils mer.
chandise trade balance from S36.
600, 900 in 1871 to S66, 900 900 in 1912
Cuba had a favorable trade bal.
ance in the first half of 1913 Of
SAT, 900, 900, against $27, 600 900 in
the first six months of 1912
Chile, leading seller of cope,
and nitrates, had favorable trade
balance of $4,000 600, compared
with S37 100000 in the first half y,
1912, while Mexico was credited
with an export surplus Of S16000.
900 in the first six months of l9l3
in contrast with a surplus of i'm.
ports from the United States #
$40, 900. 900 in the corresponding Dc.
Rod of 1912.
Watch for bushy-broWed JOHN l.
Lewis, president of t h e Unte5
Mine Workers. to withdraw his pc.
tition for UNIV affiliation with the
American Federation of Labor
soon.
Sources close to the labor leader
say he is ruffled by AFL's ap.
parent attitude of Wen take our
time"
Furthermore. Lewis has no IN
tention of dropping his U n t
Dairy Farmers union-step-chNd
of UMW--by the wayside. The
AFL, on the other hand, has stated
flatly that it has no intention of Or
ganizing dairy farm workers.
The War Labor Board, lis pow
ers reinforced, is ready now for
any test of it's strength and is de-
termined that neither management
. nor labor shall long defy it.
, For example, it is freely pre-
; dicted in Washington that the At
, lantic Basin Iron Works in Brook
lyn, which long has disregarded
the board, will get a rough going
, over.
The board recently showed its
independence by rejecting the por-
tai to portal pay agreement be-
tween John L. Lewis United Mine
Workers and the Illinois coal op-
orators.
Although the beef famine seems
to have been broken and cattle
at last are moving to market, az
riculture officials warn that be-
ginning in November a beef short
age can be expected once more.
Large numbers of grass-fed cat
tie are moving into the supply PIE
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 ttc-
mendous contribution TO the Wal
effort. While all hands in Official
dom here are agreed the railroads
are doing a grand job, impoltahl
officials in the government predict
action soon for direct lines from
the east coast to the west coast
with much coordination of eastern
and western railroads.
Reason: Plans for vast increase
ir the war against Japan, step
ping up war activities in Calloh-
MIA, Washington and Oregon % 70
so per cent.
Recent resignation of Rubber Dr.
rector William NJ Jeffers to re-
sumo his post as president Of HE
Union Pacific railroad is seen rs
a move to strengthen preparations
for the long haul Of troops, var
equipment and war plants supplies
to the west coast.
The tender spot in the railroad
picture is manpoWer Business