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Evening star., 1943-04-02
Lewis Claims Army
Intimidotes Miners
By New-Front Hint
n1tke Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2.-John
L. Lewis, president OF the
United Mine Workers, charged
today that military intelligence
agents were intimidating miners
with the implied suggestion
that a second military front Is
to be established in the coal
fields of the country"
He told newsmen:
"A new disturbing factor has
entered the situation out on
the coal fields. I refer to in
timidating actions and tactics
of the military intelligence in
the 5th and 9Th Corps Areas
and perhaps elsewhere.
Agents of military intel
ligence are appearing at our
district Offices demanding names
of coal companies, locations of
mines, names of officers and
members of local unions with
the implied suggestion that a
second military front is to be
established in the coal fields of
the country
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Supplies
Continued From First PaeeD

vised and obtained the manufacture
OF weapons which should assure us
superior fire power at the front.
The big problem now is to get
shipping with which to transport
such weapons and their ammunition
TO the several theaters of war oper-
ations."
Suggestions Reported Ignored.
In his statement to Senator
Downey Mr. Murray charged that
repeated suggestions Of union plans
and ideas to correct the situation
have produced no results to date,
adding that Federal agencies re-
sponsible turn away our sugges-
tons and give themselves a clean
bill of health.
Mr.. Murray cited what he termed
examples of waste and mismanage-
ment OF shipping space Among
them:
One ship lay 100 days off a South
Pacific island while the crew made
repeated requests to be allowed to
help unload arms and supplies. only
to be forbidden by the ships op-
orators.
Another ship made a complete
round trip between New York and
North Africa carrying sand ballast,
no cargo.
AT the height of the Russian Army
offensive, lease-lend supplies were
moving at West Coast port at the
rate OF $4,000 tons a month, al
though facilities were available for
zoo, 900 tons month.
I'm addition" Mr.. Murray said
much cargo is lost at sea due to
faulty deckloading and, slowing in
the holds, with ships dropping out
OF convoy and returning to their
home ports"
The statement also criticized
waste and lack of planning in ship
repairs, waste in training man.
power, particularly in failure to
train skilled seamen, long delays
and bad treatment in repatriation of
torpedoed seamen, and other items
as part of general picture of mis-
management and ineficiency."
In nutshell, said Mr.. Murray
distribution and shipping of war
goods today in wartime is slower.
less eficient.. and more wasteful
than in peacetime. The incentive or
peacetime competition that existed
between private shipping companies
has been eliminated through cost
plus contracts with profits guar
anteed under any and all circum-
stances"
Evening star., 1943-04-02

sumers are now supposed to use
them. The reason OPA set aside
the period up to April 10 allowing
retailers to buy meat without cou
pons was to give them chance to
build up point capital" the OH
cial explained.
Butchers who disregard the regu-
lations and accept fewer points or
no points for some of their meat
run the chance Of permanently i'm
pairing their business, it was said,
because they will not be able to get
adequate supplies later
Meat dealers allowable point in
ventory will be based on the points
they take in between April Is and
May l. They will be able to put
in three times the point value of
the coupons they have taken in,
minus whatever point values they
have in stocks on hand May l.
Meanwhile, the legal staff of the
District OPA was to meet today
with local rationing officials to dis
cuss the general meat situation here
and to determine whether action
will be necessary to force compli-
ance with the regulations.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Brokers
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return of more than $2,3OO,0O0 to
the Navy in cash refunds and con-
tract price reductions and over
$3.50, 900 to the War Department"
In addition. he added. many more
companies which already have
changed at our insistence from a
contingent basis to a fixed basis of
compensation of their agents have
not yet concluded agreements to re-
fund the savings thereby realized,
but are now reaGy to and will do so
ss soon as we can reach their cases. "
Navy's Powers Limited.
Mr.. Davis contended, however,
that the Navy's powers to bring
about such renegotiations do not go
far enough
1--WE realize that Washington rep
resentation is essential, particularly
to the small manufacturer, he said,
but these agents should be paid
what they are reasonably worth, no
more and no less"
Representative Rowe, Republican,
of Ohio charging that war brokers"
collected more than $4.4O7 ,370 last
wear, told the House meanwhile he
intended to introduce legislation
that would blow the lid of a lot
of undercover manipulations and
bring all these lobbyists into the
Open"
He indicated his measure would
REQUIRE lobbyists to register with
the Government and identify
themselves-who they are and what
they are doing
Previously Chairman Vinson of
the Naval Affairs Committee as
serted:
If their conscience doesn't pre-
vent these agents from continuing
to take these nigh profits while our
boys are dying on the high seas
and in foxholes, then it is up to
Congress to take definite action and
take it quickly -~ =
Hears Technical Details.
The Committee turned to technical
details Of the proflt-curb legislation
after hearing testimony during the
last week from half dozen Capital
sales agents who acknowledged an
aggregate income. before taxes. of
more than $l,OO0,0OO in the last two
years
"And5the town is fun of EN- said
Mr.. ~.Yinson. ~.
He'.has introduced a measure
which would define sales agents,
handling naval contracts. as sub
contractors, and. as such. their earn
ings would be subject to Govern
ment scrutiny and renegotiation if
found to be inequitable.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
District Police Pay Bill
Siqned BY Roosevelt

President Roosevelt today signed
the District pay increase bill carry
ing fat increase of $500 per an
mum for all District employees, in
cluding policemen, firemen and
school teachers, not already covered
by other pay legislation.
For those on per diem basis the
measure provides a 10 per cent in
crease. but in no case is the boost
to exceed $780, No District employe
can receive any increase which
would bring his salary above 5000.
The President last Friday declined
to sign the bill because two commas
were missing, and it had to be sent
back to Congress for a concurrent
resolution restoring the commas.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

sociahstic controls which would en-
slave America and crush Ill free
dom and individual initiative"
Saying that Mr.. Niles chief DO
litical weapon is the once Of Civil
lian Defense" Mr. Bradley declared
that the head Of that agency, James
NJ. Lands, former dean Of the Har-
ward Law School,. acted as special
referee in deportation proceedings
against Harry Bridges and wrote a
report whitewashing the Communist
Bridges"
Mr.. Bradley added that Mr.. Niles
brought about the removal of Mayor
F., H. La Guardia of New York as
director of OCD because Mr.. La
Guardia might conceivably be using
that vast organization for his own
future political schemes"
Among Mr.. Niles associates at
Harvard, Mr.. Bradley said, were
Mr.. Lands, Justice Felix Frank
furter and Harold Laski, a faculty
member.
Bradley Assails PM.
"Mr. Laski is In England now"
Mr.. Bradley added, but the Frank
furters, the Niles and the Landises
are the pipelines through which the
schemes Of foreign radical interna-
tionalists flow into Washington. "
Mr.. Bradley declared that the
OWL us well stated to carry out
the peculiar editorial job Of carry
ing the torch for the Frankfurter-
Niles-Laski fourth-term campaign.
No less than "a of its bright young
boys are liberals transferred bodily
from Marshall Fields Journalistic
monstrosity PM, most popularly
characterized as the Uptown Daily
WORKER"
Mr.. Bradley described Elmer Davis.
director of Owl, as an eminent
member of the American Labor
Party" who gets his instructions
from the feedbox or directly from
Mr.. Niles"
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Africa
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and British pilots and Spitfires of
the Raj.
AS In Wednesdays raid by almost
100 Flying Fortresses on Southern
Sardinia, all the raiders returned.
Heavy anti-aircraft fire was en-
countered over Ell Maou, but no
enemy planes attempted to inter-
fere.
North African Air Force bombers
escorted by Spitfires bombed La
Fauconnerie Air Field, IS miles
northwest of Sfax, just as five Mes
serschmitts were taking of. Two
were stopped short and damaged
by bursting explosives and two other
aircraft were damaged in subse-
quent dogfght. Boston bombers.
furthering the program of demoli-
ton of Rommels bases. blasted the
air field Of Ell Diem, midway be-
tween Sfax and Sousse. The COM
munique said these operations left
fires burning.
The RAF's four-motored Yelling
tons loosed incendiaries and two
ton explosive bombs in a night raid
on objectives at Bizerte.
Axis Tanks Shot Up.
Tunisian air forces assisted the
Americans in the Ell Guetar sector
by shooting up enemy tanks and
trucks and downing several Axis
planes in operations to which the
pilots refer as "delousing sweeps. -
The days bag of enemy aircraft
Shot down was nine, with four allied
planes reported missing After yes
terday's hard work the British air
personnel-except those on night
missions-observed the 25th ami
versary of the founding of the Raj.
In some cases they had chicken
dinners and champagne. United
States flyers joined in the celebra-
ton and toasts were exchanged.
Field dispatches said Rommel was
flying in fresh troops to Tunisia and
battling for every foot of his hold
ings, with no signs of imminent
collapse.
Axis Moves in Reinforcements.
Italy and Germany were reported
still moving war materials and
even some troops across the Medi-
terranean to Tunisia, and newly
captured German soldiers said they
had been sent there less than 10
days ago.
Roundabout reports reaching
London said Hitler had ordered
Rommel to fight to the last man
emulating the bloody German sacri-
flee at Stalingrad-but that Rom
mel himself probably would be
rescued at the last minute and
named commander in chief of the
whole Southern European coast.
Other reports heard in London
said the Italians were unwilling to
risk their remaining warships
against the British Mediterranean
fleet in any attempt to evacuate
the Axis Tunisian armies.
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Continued From First. Paee.)

.
the following countries also had ac-
cepted invitations: Great Britain,
China. Australia. New Zealand, Pan
anna, Uruguay and the Dominican
Republic. : A news dispatch from
London said the Belgian govern
ment-in-exile also would be repre-
sented at the conference.
First Moscow Reaction.
= While it was known that Russia
had been invited to participate, to-
days of11cial announcement was be-
lieved to be the first indication of
the Soviet reaction-and 1t imme-
diately gave rise to speculation con-
corning other conferences on varied
postwar problems.
Following talks with British For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden a few
days ago, the President projected the
possibility OF an early Russian
American conference on current and
postwar issues, while avoiding dis
closure of specific details concerning
such meetings. He made it clear
that he and Mr.. Eden had laid a
pattern for additional huddles
among various members of the
United Nations.
Congress Seeks Representation.
However, until today's announce
ment there had been no official indi-
cation as to how Moscow might be
inclined toward such suggestions.
Particular emphasis has been laid
on the food conference-and its
probable Importance as an opening
wedge for other international ses-
slons-the last two or three days by
an openly voiced congressional
yearning to be represented. The
President previously had indicated
that the press probably would not be
invited to attend and there was no
word as to whether legislators would
be asked to sit in. There was more
than a possibility that congressional
determination to be represented
might result in a formal bid to the
President for an invitation.
In first announcing plans for the
conference, Mr. Roosevelt expressed
a preference for holding it at some
small city-with the result that re-
ports Immediately circulated to the
effect that several medium sized
Midwestern cities were being con-
sidered as possible sites.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Weiss Asks Congress Aid
For Wartime Sports
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Representative Weiss, Democrat;
of. PENNSYLVANIA. who referees. pro-
fessional football games as a side
line. asked Congress today to 20 on
record in favor Of continuing spec
tator sports as an uplift to the Ma
tion's wartime morale.
Mr.. Weiss introduced resolution
urging the ONCE of Defense Trans
portatipn to permit reasonable
travel of participants and specta-
tors -
Lack of adequate. recreation for
war workers especially would be
detrimental to their we'll being and
morale" Mr.. Weiss said, in his reso-
luton, which called for Congress to
say 1t desires the continuance of
spectator sports except in instances
where 1t is clearly established that
such continuance will interfere with
the war effort, the movement of
military or naval forces or the
movement of essential supplies and
equipment"
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Meat
Continued From First Page

can't afford to buy it with the small
number Of points they've been given
I'm not doing this in an under
handed way. tell all my customers
openly that they may have the meat
II they want it without giving me
points for it."
Flooded With Meat Supplies.
This same dealer pointed out that
wholesalers. who are flooded with
meat, are shipping supplies to him
much faster than he could use them
If he adhered strictly to the point
values set up by the OPA.
Il can't send it back" he said
II never know when there will be
another shortage, and I've got to
stay on the good side of these
people"
This dealer. who said he employs
20 men in his meat department.
added that until he began disre-
garding point values. he had sold
more chickens than ever before. He
said that ''if this kept up much
longer. chickens soon would become
scarce"
Another dealer on Connecticut
avenue said he was insisting on
getting some points" from every
customer. but he wasn't being too
strict about the number of points
he took in.
IF some one wants a steak that
costs "a points" he explained. and
the customer has only 20 points, or
maybe Is. make the sale anyway.
have told my butchers not to cut
point values If they don't have to,
but also not to refuse to make a
sale just because some one hasn't
enough points"
Bargains Not Advertised.
This dealer said he was not "ad-
vertising" the fact that point bar
gains are available. He said he felt
it was necessary for him to adopt
this practice to avoid the danger Of
having his meat perish.
Maybe when meat Is scarce" he
said. "the point system will work all
right. But it isn't working now"
An OPA official today pointed out
that butchers who sell meat without
requiring coupons or who reduce
point values without regard for the
procedure set up by the OPA will be
unable to replenish their supplies to
the full extent to which they other
wise would be entitled.
After April 10 all retailers will be
required to present coupons to their
wholesalers In the same way con-
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Anthracite Operators
Reject Demands Of
UNIV as Impossible
Spokesman Says Miners
Request for 81 Roise
Is Only the Beginning
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 2.-Anthra-
cite mine operators rejected to-
day major demands made by the
United Mine Workers Union in
negotiations for a new contract
to replace the one expiring
April 80.
Ralph E. Taggart, president of
Philadelphia & Reading Coal g.
Iron Co.. who presented the opera
tors reply to the union. described
the demands as impossible of full
fillment."
The union asked for a $2-a-day
wage increase over the basic rate of
$5.08. The contract would cover
between 10000 and 100000 miners
in the hard coal fields of Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr.. Taggart said that the $2-a-day
increase was "only the beginning
OF the union demands. He said that
others. including payment of wages
from the time a miner entered the
mine until the time he left, changes
in vacation pay and changes in va
rious practices that have been in
operation for years, II granted,
would amount to a $5.25-a-day in
crease.
Mr.. Taggart said that the present
average wage was $2,2l2 a year and
that the increases asked would
boost this to 1888.
He declared AZ per cent of the in
dustry was operating at a loss as
late as the last quarter of 1912, and
continued:
THE $5.25-a-day increase the
union is asking for would amount
to an increase of 1882 a ton in the
price at which the companies would
have to sell their domestic sizes of
coal. In other words, we would have
to get that much more just to take
care Of the increased cost"
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Senators Condemn
Lewis ,Abrogation
OF No-Strike PIedqe
But Trumon Committee
Comedies Wage Formula
Is Open to Discussion
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Declaring that labor leaders
must now demonstrate that
they are statesmen and patriots
as we'll as paid advocates for
worthy causes" the Senate War
Investigating Committee today
condemned John L. Lewis atti-
tude in asserting that his no.
strike promise was not "neces-
sarily binding"
Labor has come of age and the
country expects these leaders to rec
ognize that labor has duties as well
as rights the committee said. add
ing that mo citizen has the right to
jeopardize the Nations existence in
wartime"
In its first official comment on the
dramatic exchange between the COM
mittee and the president of the
United Mine Workers a week ago,
Chairman TrumanS committee OBJ
served:
THE obligation which rests on
Lewis is *'. an obligation to the
United States arising out of the war
emergency.
Imitation Damage Called Real.
1T is based on his duty as citi-
zen to a country which enabled him
to exchange the sweat and physical
toll of a miner for the comforts and
privileges Of labor executive"
Referring to Mr.. Lewis refusal to
abandon his fight for a $2-a-day
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Edwards, Tribe Rookie,
Stoys in Class "a
By the Associate Press.

NORWALK, Ohio, April 1.-THE
Cleveland Indians desperate outfield
situation was relieved somewhat to-
day when Selective Service Board
No. announced that Hank Ed
wards, hard-hitting 23-year -old
rookie. was being retained in Glass
ga because of dependency.
The unmarried outfielder was one
of the only three gardeners left in
the Tribes spring training camp at
Lafayette. Ind, after Fabian Gaffke
decided to give up the game. Hold
out Jen Heath is the only other
outf1elder on the Cleveland roster.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Train Wreck Killing l20
Reported by Rome Rodio

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, April 2.-The Rome
radio broadcast report today from
Beirut, Lebanon, that l20 British
soldiers were killed and more than
$50 injured in a collision of two
trains near Hama.
There was no confirmation of the
report In British official quarters.
The broadcast was recorded by the
Associated Press.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Walker Signs Contract
BY the Associated Press.

ORLANDO. Fla, April 2.-Gerald
Walker today signed his 1943 con-
tract with the Cincinnati Reds and
boarded a train for Bloomington,
Ind. where the Reds are now in
spring training.
The 35-year-old outfielder has
been a holdout since March l. De-
parting today, Walker said they
met me half way" He Is entering
his 18th year In the major leagues.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Army Ready to Train
Glider Combat Pilots
BY tie Associated Press,

ov V1se ASSOEINLcU FleSS.
LOUISVILLE, April 2.-The
Army's first Glider Pilot Combat
School will open next week at the
Bowman Field Army air base here
to train glider pilots TO become
proficient killers"
Equipment, instructors and many
students already have arrived. OH
GERS announced. Hundreds of glider
pilots graduated from other Army
schools are expected for the 2l-week
cOllrSe
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Congress in Brief
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senate.
Considers routine bills.
> Special War Investigating Com
mittee hears Railroad Brotherhood
oficials on war production.
Banking Committee calls Price
Administrator Brown in civilian
supply bill inquiry.
House.
Resumes debate on war security
oil.
Naval Affairs Committee continues
var profit investigation.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
PhiIs Get Del SoIvio

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 2 (R,.
The Cincinnati Reds released
Carton Del Salvio on waivers to-
day to the Philadelphia Phils. Del
Salvio, shortstop. may replace
Bobby Bragan. He played the posi-
ton at one time with Birmingham,
but was out Of the game last year.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Report
BY the Associated Press.

FURNISHED wesh Busu1
District OF Columba-Colder tonight morning.
temperature, 50 degrees tonight moderate -
Maryland and Vhgna-Coder
fresh winds ~ ~' 1s'
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Twins THRIVING

Five lots of twins were born in
St. Helena's Hospital, Auckland, New
Zealand, within two weeks and all
are thriving.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Weather In Various Citiss,

Dent hre TIL you see the whites,
Of their eyes But yeu may by War.
bonds now.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

Reports For Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

Record for Last n Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 63 at noon. Year ado. 65
Lowest, 46 at 7:30 an. Year ago, 40.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 80. or March 81.
Lowest, 8. on February 10.
Humidity for Last "a Hsurs.
(From noon yesterday to noon today,)
HiGhest, 90 per cent, At 2:3O pm.
Lowest, 80 Der cent, At 2:3O pm.
River ReDort.
Potomac and Shenandoah clear at Har-
oers Ferry. Potomac clear at Grsat Fails.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
PrecipitatiOn.

Monthly precipitation in inches IN [
Capital (eurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1943-04-02

FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Oeodetic Survey
Evening star., 1943-04-02

of parity income" to give to pro-
ducers of basic crops IAN unwar-
ranted bonus at the expense of the
consumer"
The union times., 1943-06-19
! OThis SThat~
By ROBERT B. BICKEL

PETE BENARD'S plan to oppose the return of John L. Lewis to the A.F.L. is being held in abeyance pending the settlement of more inn pOrtant issues affecting organized labor. As soon as the anti-IabOr agitation in Congress is settled. he intends to take action on the plan.
 HE GOT his man, from the fol- lowing classified advertisement in a recent issue of the Medtord Gore Mail Tribune:
 "WANTED, one man not over 80 years of age, to sit on his fanny and steer a tractor very slowly while other men work. Close in, pleasant surroundings; cushion seat on tract or. Start next Monday. Pay $6.3O daily, believe it or not. Apply E. T., BIO Liberty b1dg."
 OUR HATS ARE off to Sen. John A. Danaher for voting with the minority against the passage of the anti-strike bill. Although we don't agree with the Senator's reason for voting as he did, we thank him for voting in favor of fair play for the struggling workers who have been bearing the brunt of the sacrifices toward winning the war.
 WE ARE distressed to note that Sen.. Maloney, who has been con- sidered friendly to labor, and who has admitted that labor in his own state has kept its pledge of all out for the war effort, should see fit to go along with this vicious measure.
 A REMEMBERING bus oper.