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Evening star., 1943-10-10

PreSldent A l l o n S o
Lopez has served a
direct ultimatum to
the leaders of his
own Liberal party to
either give him their
solid support or as
sumo for themselves
the responsibility of
conducting the Gov
ernment.
(Since this article
was written, Lopez
named a new cabinet
Friday, including men
f,o, n,,or,- cact nYs nf
Evening star., 1943-10-10

welders come the peace, and
all Harry had before the war
was a WPA job? Suppose
John comes back to his
newspaper desk and dis
places Al, who didn't 60 to
war because he limps? And
what about the Felens who
are turning out planes, fuses,
parachutes?
The worry is not entirely
what happens personally to
Joe, Harry, Al and Helen.
But when they're out of Jobs,
they'll cut their spending,
even if they have War bonds.
So what happens at the
factories? The vice presi-
dent in charge Of marketing
will sound the alarm, Cut
production. We can't sell
that much" The personnel
man will have to lay off
workers, who will have to
count their pennies-and
here we go again, hold your
hats, and who wants to buy
my apples?
1t doesn't really need to be
that bad.
Businessmen seem to have
learned they must try to
keep up employment. They're
organizing now a sort of
private NRA, called the
Committee for Economic De-
/ velopment-CED. It's made
up of employers, divided into
II districts, each of which Is
trying to solve its own prot
lens Of finance. production
and hiring.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Unity Or Else

BOGOTA, Colombia lP,.-Asserting
that petty politics in the Colombian
Congress is hamstringing the admins
tration's wartime legislative program,
Evening star., 1943-10-10

fHere is the story OF the gigantic
reddjustment job the United States
must tackle after the War. Changes
hare been so gradual as to be imper-
ceptible in their impact: but in the
aggregate our economic Setup has
undergone tremendous upheapul.
This is not in advocacy OF any spe-
cifc plan or plans; it is report on
the magnitude OF the task ahead)
The truth about postwar planning 1.
that there just isn't any known one plan
Some plans have been put forward By
various groups-labor, industry, finance
Government planners; but they don,
mesh. And none of them seems any.
where near becoming law.
The planners seem agreed on the name
of the spook behind the door: It's unem.
ployment. They remember sharply the
drear winter of 49, They'd like to avoic
a return engagement. But the lob the
United States faces In readjusting 1t.
household after the war will be even
more Herculean.
Here's the Job in a nutshell:
Forty-six million were employed ir
1910.
Sixty-two million are either fighting
or working this year.
Somehow the country must keep that
higher figure at work (minus some wom-
en-, Older workers and Youths or we're
headed for that escalator which dumped
millions into the bread lines In the 30s.
Seek 56,o00,ooo Jobs.
The employment every one is driving at
come the peace is somewhere between Sc
and so million-10, 900 900 more than ever
worked before in this country.
Take look at the groups which will
be hunting jobs come the wars end.
large portion of the men and women
in war plants.
The returning servicemen, less the two
Or three millions most every one sup
poses will remain in uniform.
The "displaced workers" those who
hold the jobs of servicemen just for the
duration.
The Department of Labor, in a report
called Employment After the War" says
We can expect 100000 unemployed in
the first half year after the wars end
unless some form of public works prof.
ects are ready to go-and then, the de.
partment's report expects unemployment
may not go beyond 1000, 900.
It's true that many public works prof.
ects for postwar are in the blueprint
stage-but most of them face numerou.
appropriations battles which may con.
sumo valuable time since there is plenty
of latent opposition to another Govern.
ment works program.
Depends on Germany.
Part of the unemployment aches ma,
be by-passed if Germany folds before
Japan does. Presumably we could shift
at least some of our war workers into
peace production then, maybe some OF
the service men. Then when the second
lot came home, the peace time machinery
would be in place, some production going
some markets determined.
We're not alone in the soup. But Can
ada, New Zealand and Australia already
have adopted demobilization plans. And
Belgium, Central Europe, Norway ano
China have posjN ar committees at work
To say nothing of the much cussed and
discussed Beveridge plan of England.
Here are some of the special job hunt
troubles which can happen: Suppose Joe
comes home from the South Pacific to
get his old haberdashery job in Fargo
N. Oak, and the store folded year
after the war began? Suppose Harry
with two children, learned to be spot
welder, and we don't need so many
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Strikes at Graft

BUENOS AIRES (P. - The govern
ment of President Pedro P Ramirez is
busy turning over stones in search of
corruption, causing an epidemic of in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Russia Asks for More
Lease-Lend Supplies
Food and Industrial
Materials Requested
By the Associated Press.

bs tile ASSOCldteu Press.
Russia is asking increased GUAM
titles of food and industrial ma
terials and equipment.
This was disclosed today by lease
lend officials following President
Roosevelt's statement yesterday that
new protocol is being negotiated
with the Soviet government.
The new pact, which. in effect,
is merely a l2-month program Of
leaSe-lend assistance. is the third
of its kind The second one will
expire July l.
The previous agreements we're
signed by the United States. United
Kingdom and Russia. but the new
one also will include Canada. OFF,
Gals explained that Canada &C
tually had participated in the pre-
vlous agreements, but its contribu-
tons were listed as British. Now,
Canada is signing the pact, to get
formal recognition of its participa-
ton.
Although officials agreed that Rus
STA wants increasing quantities in
the next year of food and industrial
materials and equipment, they said
this means no lessening of Russian
requests for finished military arti-
Giles, particularly planes and tanks.
They explained that in the first
two weeks, the need for weapons
ready for combat was so urgent,
Russia wanted the limited shipping
space used almost exclusively to
carry such items. Now that shipping
facilities have increased, there is
room for other things and Russia
accordingly is asking for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Taxi Drivers Union Calls
Mass Meeting on Rates

A mass meeting of taxi drivers, at
sos I street NV, at pm. Friday,
was called today to determine what
position to take regarding the man.
datory group riding taxi rates Or
,dered by the Public Utilities Com
mission. The Executive Board of
the United TaXicab Drivers Union
called the meeting.
Edwin A. Glenn, business agent,
reported that many members of the
union, CLIO affiliate, were in dis
agreement.
Non-union as we'll as union driv-
ers will be admitted to the meet
ing. Mr.. Glenn said.
The group-riding order is to be-
come effective early Monday morn
ing. It provides for a per person
rate of 20, 30, 40 and so cents for the
four main zones, under group riding,
which is to be mandatory day and
night, and for rate of so, so. 70 and
80 cents for a rider in case the
driver is unable to pick up more
than the single passenger during his
entire trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Army to Buy Books for Troops;
Victory Drive Called Failure

body would want" one informant
said
To meet the demand of the troops
for worthwhile books, the Army
Service Forces are preparing to pur-
chase large numbers of titles avail
able from regular publishers. Books
Of all types will be bought-f1ction,
history and texts among them.
The Army purchases will be of
special cheap bound reprints
The contract now being prepared
was said to call for payment of
actual production costs, plus 10 per
cent for overhead. Presumably it
will be followed by additional So
000volume orders.
The contracts will be placed only
with the Council on Books in War
time, non-proflt organization rep
Tesenting virtually all American
publishers, which in turn will place
orders with various printing COM
panies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Witness Declares Kelly
Was Front Man. for Franco

The trial today in District Court
OF John E. Kelly of San Francisco
and New York. on charge of fail
ing to register as an agent of a
foreign principal, in violation Of
the Foreign Agents Registration
Act, centered around the testimony
OF Mobile (Ala) shipbuilder.
The witness, Windham Phinny,
said to have been formerly associated
with Mr.. Kelly in the Commercial
international Corp, an organization
described as designed to unlock
frozen funds in those countries
where currency was frozen, declared
Mr.. Kelly had told him at one time
that he was front man" for the
Franco regime of Spain. The wit
ness also testified Mr.. Kelly had
made a trip to Germany in 1887
and that the defendant was we'll
acquainted with German officials.
Mr.. Phinny testified also that Mr..
Kelly had attended the American
Legion national convention in 1893
to prevent the Legion from passing
resolution In favor of repeating
the arms embargo against ship
ments OF arms to Spain.
The Government. represented BY
Attorneys Isiah Matlack and Irving
Hill Of the Justice Department,
maintains that Mr.. Kelly was an
employe of the Spanish Library of
Information in New York, an Or
ganization claimed to be subsidized
by the Spanish government. AS
such, the Government holds, he
should have registered.
The defense, however, claims that
the Library was an individual" and
that. therefore, Mr.. Kelly was not
required to register. Mr.. Kelly is
represented by Attorneys James v
Hayes and Robert H. Wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Production
Continued From First Page

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producing direct or indirect mill
tary goods" will be curtalled as shifts
are made from one type of produc-
ton to another.
Gain in War Effort.
These shutdowns and curtail-
ments were described as represent
ing gain in the war effort. It was
said they would free skilled crafts
men urgently needed in war plants
and make available for more urgent
production machinery and equip
ment for which there is great de-
mand.
"All in ALL said WPB, they make
it possible to continue the rising rate
of overall war production which
must be continued If the years pro-
gram is to be met"
Machinery was set up to insure
proper scheduling and program
ming of all new facilities. This will
be done through a new facilities re-
view committee In WPB. on which
all claimant agencies will be repre-
sented. The committee is charged
with limiting the facilities pro-
gram to demonstrated needs and to
make certain it is shaped to keep
pace with the ever-changing re-
qMrements of modern warfare
This committee will replace the IA
cility clearance board, established
last October.
Limit Tool Production.
Chairman Donald NJ Nelson OF
the WPB was instructed to require
that all orders for new tools and
equipment, including those which
now are approved only by the Army
Navy Munitions Board must be SUBJ
mitted to WPB for approval after
June l. The only exceptions are
foreign construction and certain
command" projects necessary in
theaters of war.
WPB will move Immediately to
centralize inventories and catalogues
Of idle or available machine tools
against which all proposals for new
facilities will be checked to deter
mine whether these are actually
essential
A WPB spokesman said the entire
program could be summed up by
saying that it calls for substantial
increase in the Nations total pro.
duction and a proportionate ex.
pansion in the striking power Of
the Allied armed forces.
This will be brought about, hi
explained, through the direct USE
for war production of manufactur.
ing capacity and materials which
thus far have been used entirely tx
make machinery and equipment.
During the first three years OF
the armament program, he pointed
out, America devoted almost as
| much effort to construction and ex-
pansion of facilities as 1t did to the
production of arms and munitions
"All this, of course, means" said
the WPB announcement, that the
Nation has increased its manufac-
turing capacity enormously. 1t has
increased it so enormously that
maintenance Of facility expansion at
the 1912 level-which at times took
nearly 100000 men from the coun-
try's labor force-is obviously NO
longer called for.
Likewise when the production OF
all-important items such as ships
and guns is governed by the supply
of steel, it is no longer wise to divert
from 20 to "a per cent of the Nation S
steel output to the construction field
as was the case at one time last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Senate Unit Approves
Bill 10 Force Refund
OF Excessive Fees
War Brokers Receive
'ShoekineIy Exorbitont'
Sums, Witnesses Testify
BY the Associated Press.

Amid protests that Government
payment of commissions on war con-
tracts appears to be "a plain fraud
the Senate Naval Committee to-
day approved legislation to compel
refund of excessive fees paid to war
brokers.
Designed to prevent payment of
commissions which witnesses de-
scribed as "shockingly absorbitant,"
the House-approved measure would
classify brokers as subcontractors
and subject their fees totaling more
than $4,000 a year since April %,
1912, to renegotiation.
AS Chairman Vinson of the House
Naval Affairs Committee cited ex-
amples Of high commission fees he
said were paid for simply making
contracts Senator Lucas inter-
rupted to ask why the Government
should be forced to pay these sums.
While acknowledging that he was
very curious about that" Repre-
sentative Vinson replied that it
would be extremely difficult to pass
legislation forcing the contractor to
pay the fees instead of passing them
on to the price of the article sold
the Government.
Il can't understand" said Senator
Lucas, why any one would be op-
posed to legislation compelling the
contractor to pay the broker a rea-
sonable percentage Of the contract
equivalent to his performance in
stead of having the Government
do it.
TT looks to me like it's a plain
fraud in 9 cases out of TO-
H. Strive Hensel, chief of the
Nays procurement legal division.
told the committee that Senator
Lucas was probably right
Representative Vinson cited the
example of an unnamed broker
whose annual commissions jumped
from s27,957 in 1889 to s81,O15 in
1910 and from sl84,471 the follow
ing year to s261 900 last year.
He explained that if services of
a war broker were outsta nding and
worth extra compensation it would
be allowed him after renegotiation.
Committee Chairman Walsh said
| after the two-hour hearing that the
bill would be reported for a vote,
probably next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
100000 Will Of Daughter
To Be Fought by Mother, 81

Mix's will as her aunt, was left
SIS 900 trust fund.
David J. A Hayes, acting as
referee for the Probate Court in
obtaining declaration of heirship
to the estate, yesterday ruled that
Mrs. Foster was the late Mrs. Mix's
mother and was the only person
entitled to contest the will. Her
attorney, Benjamin H. Black, said
the will would be contested on the
grounds that Mrs Mix was of un-
sound mind when she drew it.
Mrs. Mix, who was 70, bequeatled
$4,000 for the care of dumb animals
and named Mr.. Larson trustee of a
$4,000 fund for the care of her two
dogs. Numerous minor requests
were contained in the will. Mr..
Larson now is serving in the Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
BY the Associated Press.


American soldiers are going to
have books if the Army has to buy
them itself.
A contract now being drafted, it
was learned today. calls for an
initial purchase of $4,000 volumes
through the Council on Books in
Wartime, the chairman of which is
Malcolm johnson, vice president of
Doubleday-Doran g. Co.
The Special Services Division
Army Service Forces, will buy the
books and distribute them to the
troops, and the reason behind the
move was understood to be the fail
ure of the Victory book campaign
to acquire sufficient numbers of suit
able volumes from voluntary dona-
lions.
Too many people looked on the
voluntary campaign as an oppor-
tunity to get rid Of books that no.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May II. "A widows
will which left the greater portion
Of her 100000 estate to former
policeman and $4,000 to a woman
identified in the will as her aunt,
will be contested, an attorney said
today, after ruling which declared
the AUNT" was the widows 97-year-
old mother.
The will Of Mrs. Florence C. Mix,
who died last October %, left $75,-
900 and her $4,000 home to Henry
O. Larson because he was a good
policeman" in patrolling the beat in
front Of her home for Is years. Mrs.
Sarah w. Foster of Atlantic City,
N. j., who was identified in Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Mcclellan Enters
Hospital for Checkup

By the Associated Press.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Tennessee entered the Navy Med
ical Center at Bethesda, Md, today
for a physical checkup.
Capt. John Harper, commanding
officer of the hospital, said Senator
Mcclellan may be kept there for a
day or two but added there was
nothing of any moment"
The 74-year old Tennessean was
kept in his apartment in the May
flower Hotel for several weeks this
spring because of illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Mrs. RandIe's Trial
Is Set for Wednesday

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 12.-The
trial of Mrs. Helen Aileen Randle
indicted by the Anne Arundle
County grand jury on a charge OF
numbering Allen Wiley. Annapolis
high school student, has been set
for next Wednesday, Judge Ridgely
P. Melvin, chief judge of the 5th
judicial District, said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Congress in Brief

by VIC ASSUCldteU PTeSS.
Senate:
Begins consideration of tax bill.
Naval Affairs Committee considers
war broker bill.
Agriculture Subcommittee contin-
ues hearings on quick-freezing plant
needs.
House:
Seeks vote on reciprocal trade ex-
tension legislation.
Agriculture Committee presses in
vestigation Of Farm Security Adj
miaistration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Curb on PicketinE Asked

Curb on Picketing Asked.
Picketing would be limited to en-
ployes of the factory and employers
also would be enjoined from bring
ing in strike breakers.
The provisions Of the old bill re-
curing all unions engaged on war
work to register with the National
Labor Relations Board and to file
financial statements and data relat-
ing to the election Of officers are in
cluded.
The House group retained the
main feature of the Senate bill,
which makes it an ofIense, punish
able by fine up to 5000 or one
year In jail, or both. to encourage
or induce workers to strike in q
plant or mine after the Government
has taken possession.
The Connally measure also gave
the War Labor Board subpoena
power, but did not otherwise throw
any restrictions around strikes I'M
less the Government first took over
the property.
If the House passes the revised
bill, the differences between the two
houses would have to be settled In
conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12

By the Associated Press.
FORT SMITH, Ark, May r.
The flooded Arkansas River to-
day broke the conduit supplying
water to Fort Smith and to Camp
Chaffee. About 100000 gal
I Ions or a siX-day supply was in
storage.
The conduit is suspended under
the Fort Smith-Van Buren, Bridge
which has been patrolled cease
lessly against the possibility the big
pipe would break. The bridge floor
itself was under two to three feet
of water when the conduit gave
way
The homeless numbered in the
thousands. The Red Cross said
300 evacuees were being cared for
at Fort Smith and about 100 at
Van Buren,
In the Morrilton area about $50
families left their homes. Although
bottomland families had to move all
along both the Arkansas and the
White Rivers, apparently this was
accomplished early for even live
stock losses we're reported small
Thousands of acres planted to food
were flooded.
Most Rail Traffic Suspended.
With Fort Smith ringed with
food waters on three sides, most
rail traffic was suspended. Tele-
phone and telegraph communica-
tons remained intact.
Scores of blocks of the city itself
we're under water. About a third of
Van Buren's residential section was
Inundated
The Weather Bureau said shortly
before noon the rise was continuing
slowly, with the crest somewhere be-
tween Muskogee Okla, and Fort
Smith. The gauge read Alt feet, 81
above the previous record set ITO
years ago.
Camp Chaffee soldiers gave up the
fight to sandbag levees at Van
Buren, and Redlands, Okla, finally
having to evacuate themselves when
the water started pouring over the
bikes.
bikes Go Out.
Army Engineer headquarters said
bikes of the Conway drainage and
levee district. Dardanelle levee dis
trict and Holly Bend levee district
went out this morning.
of % line) levees between
Van Buren, and Little Rock, We now
hope to save only one from being
overfloWed or bursting that of the
Faulkner County levee district No.
l." an engineer spokesman said.
1--WE haven't pulled off our forces
from all yet, but We probably will
today except for the one in Faux
ner County"
Besides STRENGTHENING weak spots
in the bikes. the engineers, along
with levee district laborers and
landowners, had piled sandbags
along many levee tops to raise them
to the level of predicted crests,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Phillies Buy Pitcher

BOSTON. May IL R.-The sale
OF Pitcher Manuel Salvo to the
Philadelphia Phillies for the waiver
price OF $500 was announced to-
day by the Boston Braves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Rayburn Hints Delay
On Strike Ban Until
Mine Truce Is Ended
Rules Committee Meets
Today in Fight to Send
Bill to House Floor
BULLETIN.

The House Rules Commit
tee granted a special rule late
today to bring the Smith
Connally War Labor Control
bill up on the floor with three
hours of general debate and
permission to offer amend
ments. Chairman May of the
House Military Affairs Com
mittee will confer with Speak
er Rayburn to fix a day for its
consideration. Backers of the
bill will attempt to obtain
action this week, but two
other bills are scheduled for
consideration tomorrow and
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
5 More HoIIunders Executed

NEW YORK, May IL (P,-Aneta.
Netherlands news agency, reported
tonight from Stockholm that the
Germans had executed Ave more
Hollanders, raising the total to 43
executions so far this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Weather Report


ColunlbiaCooler windy Thursday
Maryland vignia-Cooe Thursday
Morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Flood Breaks Conduit
Supplying Fort Smith
And Camp Chaffee
1000 Evucuees Cared
For as Arkansas River
Continues Onrush
BULLETIN.

McALESTER, Okla. tP. -
District headquarters of the
State Highway Patrol report
ed today seven soldier rescue
workers and three civilians
were missing after their boat
hit a bridge in the flooded
Arkansas River near Keota
and overturned. State Pa
trolman Joe Saunders of
Poteau reported that he had
aided in the rescue of three
other civilians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Report for Last 81 Hours.

- River Report.
g Potomac and Shenandoah clear at Har-
rers Ferry Potomac clear at Great Falls,
Rsnnrf fnr L at o. Hnnrs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12

secondary boycotts would be out
lawed for the duration. A second
airy boycott is boycotting a concern
that handles the product of a plant
where the labor trouble exists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12


Precipttation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to date):