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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
IN THE WIND
From THE NATION

Invited to attend a mass-meeting
for Vice-President Wallace some
months ago, Mayor Kelly of Chica-
go begged off in some embarrass-
ment, explaining feebly that he
would be at his summer home. On
his return he discovered that with
out benefit of the party machine
Wallace enthusiasts had filled Chi
cage Stadium to overlooking. Even
since, he has been offering city APP
.pointments to individuals who ar
ranged the meeting.
Hamilton Fish recently appeared
before the executive board of the
American Legion in a hopeful eff
fort to have the board rescind the
Legion's officials condemnation of
his conduct. Louis Johnson, former
national commander, got wind of
the appeal, and when Fish appear
ed he was confounded by the mass
of material presented to show how
he had extended the use of his
franking privilege to subversive in
dividuals. The board refused to res
cind it's condemnation.
Note of Hope: Marion Drew,
astrology editor for the New York
Daily News, offers her followers
the following prediction: During
1914 this smiling planet (Jupiter)
will enter the sign of Virgo, and
after the month of July there will
be a change in the setup of these
steady winners. Some new names
will appear, such as Crown Prince
Humbert of Italy, King Peter of
Yugoslavia, Herr Hitler, Marshal
Petain, and Nazi Foreign Minister
Won Ribbentrop. All these men
have been having a hard time of it
lately, because they have felt Uran-
us and Saturn primarily, but they
will get a new lease upon recall
citrant people and personal affairs
late in the summer, and will benefit
thereby"
The Interior Ministry of South
Africa announced a ban on the July
5 issue of Life, showing pictures of
the Detroit riots, three months after
the magazine was received and dis
tributed.
Scrambled metaphor of the weeks
If the victorious Allies, warns for
mer Ambassador Joseph c. Grew,
try to put "a fence around Japan
and let her stew in her own juice,
they will be creating a fostering
sore" Or Suykuyaki.
FESTUNG EUROPA: A fight in
a Vienna street car between Nazis
and anti-Nazis assumed such pro-
portions that traffic was halted in
one section of the city and was not
resumed until the following day
At Narvik, Norway, four of the
city's most enthusiastic young Ma
zis, including the son of the Nation
al Socialist mayor, were arrested
recently for the theft of a large
quantity of tobacco and cigarettes.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
Northern Yankees Exploiting the South

For half a century and more, the South has been known as the land
of cheap labor" Whites and blacks, adults ard tender children, all
have been ruthlessly exploited. In the main, Southern newspapers,
Southern Chambers of Commerce, Southern plantaton-oWners, have de-
tended the policy.
The latest example came within the last few weeks when Southern
coal mine owners, led by a Northern Yankee" former Senator Burke
Of Nebraska, indicated they were willing to curtail production in war
time, rather than meet the wage scale accepted by Northern operators
Condemning this course, Josephus Daniels has this to say in his
newspaper, the Raleigh, N. c., News and Observer:
Unfortunately some Southern Chambers of Commerce have in
vted Northern manufacturers to come South because the wage rate is
low, and those who came South for cheap labor unite with those South
erners who fail to appreciate that it is a dis-service to the South to be
known as a section where capable and efficient labor IS not paid as much
IS in other sections, for like skill and industry"
And then he reminds its readers that most of the mines of the
South are owned by capitalists in the North
The same thing is true of many of other big industries of the South.
Northern Yankees are actually reaping rich profits from the benighted
policy which condemns large numbers OF Southern workers to a kind
of involuntary servitude-Labor. E
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
Will Americans Become Linguists?

There has probably never been a period in American history when
so many Americans have been studying foreign languages. A CONSPICUOUS
feature of the display in the windows of bookstores in the scholarly
cnvirons of Harvard University is the number of grammars and die
o. familiar European languages, French, German, Spanish. Russian,
Italian, but also handbooks on Chinese and japanese, with now and then
q dictionary of one of the less known European Languages, such as
Rumanian, o II an exotic looking Arabic grammar.
Americans, by and large, have not been among the worlds best
Inguits, and for a rather obvious reason. Extremely few Americans
have enjoyed the opportunity of living in foreign countries as children
and learning the languages in the easy natural way, by daily use. There
is always something stiff and artificial about classroom instruction in
the rules of grammar. Some of the estimates of the linguistic capacities
OF the soldiers mad sailors in training seem to be pretty optimistic,
especially as regards japanese. 1t was the general pre-war experience
with diplomatic, military and naval attaches and missionaries that two
or three years of intensive concentration on japanese, to the exclusion
of everything else, was a prerequisite for an adequate mastery of that
very difficult and complicated language, with its thousands of heiro-
pyphs. Whether Americans will blossom out speaking all the tongues
of the world after this war will probably depend on how many will be
stationed in foreign lands for long periods of time-H. Chamberlain in
The New Leader. - .t%
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
Shareholders Meeting of
Sloyene Labor Center
Saturday, Jan 10Th

CHICAGO. Ill. The annual stock
holders meeting of the Slovene La
Dor Center, Inc, is called for Satur-
day, January 20, 1914. The meeting
will be held at our headquarters,
23O1 So. Lawndale Ave, Chicago,
Illinois.
The purpose of the meeting is to
elect a Board of Directors for 1914
and to dispose of all other work
that concerns that corporation. A
complete financial statement will
be sumbitted by the secretary.
Other officers will also give their
reports.
We urge all stockholders to be
present and give suggestions for
Improvement that will assure
steady progress of our institution.
John Rak, secretary.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
Civilian Consumers
Take the Rap

A shining example of the way in which the unprotected consumer
IS vict1nized IN merchandise quality is a recent U. S. government
butter deaI. t*
Nearly 100000 lbs of Argentine butter had been bought by the
British government. The British, authorities discovered, however, that
the butter va Oh too low a quality scoring only 80, was unsalted, and
had a "barnyard flavor" The British Purchasing Commission, therefore,
turned around and unloaded the lot on u. S. Commodity Credit Corpo-
The CCC discovered, in turn, that our armed forces are protected
against inferior food quality. Army specifications call for sailed butter
of 80 score O better. Then it was discovered that lend-lease specifica-
tons also call for 90 score butter or better.
Not able to unload the Argentnian butter on the armed forces,
or even to ship it to the Russians, CCC turned around and sold it to New
York wholesalers, to be distributed o n the civilian market.
Our armed forces have quality protection. Even the lendIease reci-
pents OF y. :. charity have quality protection. But the unorganized
American consumer must take, and like, unsalted 80 score butter that
has a "barnyard flavor What better argument for quality protection
thru consumer ownership of business?-The Co-Operative Builder
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19

Leicester Square, and he's not at
all sorry, but rather glad. The
American doesn't want anything
changed"
Frank Gervasi,
war correspondent on
the Italian front.
IF the United Nations are fin
ally, seriously and earnestly talking
about rehabilitation, then it is high
time this technique of silence about
the Jews of Europe was brought to
an end.
1T is high time we told the world
the story of the Jewish contribution
to ~democracy's struggles. 1t is high
time VIZ gave to the Jews of Europe
some faith and hope in their post
war prospects"
Senator James M. Mead
of New York.
I'VE intend to live our own life
in our w way and we know that
Russia will respect our way of
living. Our social legislation was
very progressive and we are re-
solved to continue to carry on from
where we stopped in 1888. We sin
cerely hope that other countries
will follow suit"
Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovak
Vice Premier and Minister of
Foreign Affairs, speaking on
the Soviet zechoslovak Mu-
tual Assistance Pact.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
PLANNING TO BRING
IN 5000 MORE
MExICANS

Plans to bring $1,000 more Mex
leans into this country in 1914 for
agricultural work were revealed
when the War Food Administration
and the Office of Price Administra-
ton petitioned the Interstate Com
merce Commission to suspend the
expiration date of reduced pass
enger fares for their transportation
in the Southwest.
The government foots the travel
bill and the two agencies claim the
costs will be s'upped' about $224,-
600 if the special rate is discon-
tinued.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
Annual Meeting of SIoyene
Social Center Club
Saturday. Jon. z2nd

CHICAGO, III. The annual meet
ing of the Slovene Social Center
Club will be held Saturday, Janu-
airy %, at our headquarters 2301
S. Lawndale Ave, starting 8 P. M.
A report of finances, activities and
future plans will be submitted by
the secretary and other officers.
The election of a Board of Directors
for 1914 will also take place.
Following the meeting there will
be music for dancing and refresh
ments served. We urge all members
to be present at the meeting and
social that follows. Invite your
friends to attend also and have
them join us for a pleasant evening
this Saturday, January %, at the
Slovene Labor Center, 1901 South
LaWndale Ave.
John Rak, secretary.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
End of New DeuI"?

President Roosevelt suggests that the term New Deal no longer
expresses the aims of his administration, and should be replaced with
Win the War" 1t is a fact that the drive for social reforms has been
laid aside for the duration; that concession after concession has been
made to the conservatives SO that the war effort might proceed unham-
pered; that many elements of the New Deal" are no longer new, nor
likely to be expunged from the national life. 81
Yet we should regret the death of a slogan which for 10 years has
been the ralyng cry of Americas common people, unless it were re-
placed with one equally expressive of their deepest aspirations. True,
Win the War" is today their supreme aim, a IS it is the Presidents-
but not their only aim. A peace of insecurity, economic stagnation and
social inequity would betray the victory itself. Win the War'-yes;
but Work and Justice" too-The Chicago Sun. -"-e
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19

The opponents of medical insur-
ance, which the people want and
need, claim it is "un-American."
do you supposed any of them
would be interested in the fact that
Congress in 1889 adopted a marine
hospital service for American sea-
men which was among the first
compulsory health insurance sys-
TENS in the world?"
Senator Robert F. Wagner
of New York.
Our fighting men don't want
expressions of solicitude. They
don't want pious resolutions. They
want a really honest-to-goodness
chance to vote. They don't want it
stolen from them simply because
they are in Khaki and blue"
Rep. George Bender,
Republican of Ohio.
"The British seem to understand
war and fight ii almost gaily and
certainly professionally u. The
Americans fight much as they play
football-intensely and enthusiast
tically, but with the sole idea of
winning. There's nothing gay about
Americans in battle.
THE Englishman knows he's not
going to find the same old England
when he returns to Limehouse and
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
Congress Encourages
Child Labor

Child labor is gaining at an unprecedented rate throughout the
nation, the childrens bureau of the u. S. department of labor finds.
More than 100000 boys and girls between the ages of IA and II are
working in industry today, double the number employed in 1871.
Even more alarming than the total increase is the fact that the
largest increase has been in the IA and 15-year-old bracket, rather
than among the is and 17year-olds.
Many of these children ire being employed illegally, reports from
state labor departments all over the country indicate. In 1912 there was
IN increase of 1913 per cent in the number of establishments found
violating the child labor laws, while 1872 per cent more children were
found to be illegally employed in 1912 compared to 1941.
Yet in the face of these figures, the present reactionary Congress
has gone far to approve cuts for the administration of child labor pro-
visions of the fair labor standard act. If Congress persists in this atti-
tude, it must take a heavy responsibility for encouraging the growth
of child labor, a long fostering evil that only a short time ago seemed
ationist &#~A aN
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
CHICAGO BANKERS
MAKING KILLING"

CHICAGO, Jan. 1914. - That
bankers are not doing badly in the
wal emergency is revealed by the
reports of Chicago institutions re-
leased this week.
The First National revealed a
profit of S25.44 a share; Northern
Trust, $35.26 a share; Harris Trust
and Savings, $25.42 a share; City
National Bank and Trust, S15.13;
American National, S38.13 a share.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19

We should always keep a corner
of our heads open and free, that we
may make room for the opinions of
Jul friends.-Joubert.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
SEE PETER!

SEE PETER!
King Peters Yugoslav govern
ment-in-exiIe, wintering in Cairo,
has issued a statement calling Mar
shall Tito and his fighting partisans
"imposters."
Well bet Hitler wishes it were
true.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19

What | admire in Columbus is
not his having discovered a world,
but his having gone to search for it
on the faith of an opinion.-Turgot.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19
1t is Tough

What's the most difficult thing
you ever did,"
1T was the making of 10 easy
payments"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19

Great men are very apt to have
great faults-Simmons.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-01-19

The worst of enemies are flatter-
ers.-Bossuet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-13
Increase Yet
In Fuel Oil Use,
ICkcs Declares

Washington. Nov. l3.-(.AP)
secretary Ickcs today de
scrihcd as "unfOundcd and re
g~rcttiblc' reports that larger
fuel oil rationS might be forth
coming in the near future.
Ick"s. petroleum adminjstra-
ter for war, acknowledged
that stocks of heating oil arc
Greater by 3,50c.O 900 barrels in
thc east. and LEGO, 900 barrels in
thc midwest than a year ago,
but added "bcCauSc OF inCrcaS-
ed requirements and because Of
threatened transportation trou-
bic. our best estimate is that
supplies will be no more than
enough to meet military de
an rcmcnt. on the present IA
ton basis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-13
American Planes
Bomb Manila, SAYS
Nippon Broadcast

san Francisco, NOV. 13.-
(Ar)-Thc japanese C W y
agency in a broadcast said
"eremN' planes bombed Manila
to-day.
Tie broadcast. recorded by
the Federal Communications
Commission, claimed churches
and homes were destroyed. No
mention was made of damage
to military Installations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-13
Pincer Grip
Forming By
u. S. Forces
Seventh Army In
South Within Mile
OF Vosges Passes

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-05
Missionaries to China

President Roosevelt has sent Donald Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, to China, as his personal repre- sentative to discuss the problems of that country with GeneralisSimo Chiang Kai- shek. The last missionary was Henry Wallace - see what happened to him. When Washington heard that Nelson, top man in war production, would be gone eor about three months, the Capital was startled. Why, "the kick in the teeth" was the moSt-uSed phrase of the summer, hntil the White House put the damper on and made 1t "a few weeks.
 Nelson was in the spotlight at the very moment he was bllleted to hop to China, He had just announced a plan for linn tied reconversion of industry to civilian goods, and apparently the Army and Navy felt that he was invading their authority - they didn't like the idea. It seemed shame to spoil big row like that by shipping the big chief Of WIPE to China to talk for days and weeks to the big chief Kai-shek - but before Nelson could catch his plane" there was another laundering noise in the reconversion territory, set off by Charles E. Wilson, who was to step from his post as vice chairman into the chair
 
 sent his resignation to take effect "this dale" to the President. He stated that he was being smeared by Nelson's aides who had consistently spread the report that he opposed reconVersion and favored biz business. Time and time again Nel- son had promised to deny these damag- inn reports, said Wilson, and added; "Nelson's promises have never been car ried out" And so he packed up his things and went back to General Electric, where he had been president up to the time he gave his services to the war ef- fort.
 The observers in Washington had grown to think of Nelson and Wilson as "sort of indispensableS" - two heads that were better than one. It may be loss to find both heads absent from their 'customed place, But what has really happened has been an increase of interest in these prac- tical questions of reconversion, contract termination, the future of large and small business and jobs for soldiers, sailors and civilians after the war. Congress has gone to work on these problems -. and believe 1t or not, our Senators ana Representatives know more about what IS good for the country and all its people than all the members of Boards, Com missions and what-nots in Washington
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-05
Turn to the Left

former Romanian diplomat in this country predicts that postwar EuroPe will adopt modified socialism ana pro, ceed bN stages to full socialism. Woro from FTance is that the peoples political temper Is mot communistic, put lar ~ the left" The Dutch underground mas notified the government-in-eXile that the neople favor form of socialism under tne crown. Sweden already has gooo Staf' toward state socialism. o,
 Ali of which should not be the slgnal for a lot of Americans to start looKing for a deep storm cellar A swing to the left is the most natural reaction or Fascist-dominated Europe, even ln tnoSe countries where fascism was not acCuaily in control. A swing to the left IS also natural in group of countries which stlll has a peasant class, and other parrlerS which breed poverty and discontent.
 It is not accidental that the Uniteu States has achieved its high standard oI nrosperity and comfort under system of private capitalism operating ln Iree democratic republic. The system mas iIS onerational faults and abuses, but pasi- callv 1t is strong, popular and succesSlul. What we need now is sound plan TOT nutting that system back on peaceIllne hssis with fewer faults and abuses than if had before, and willing and cooper alive belief in it by all of us who must make if work. Fill that need-aS 1t un- doubtedly will be filled-and we neeo t,o MoS DO looking for red bogeymen unoer 'iie bed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-05
Votel

Since l940 the parade of voters to the polls has thinned out to an alarming eX- tent. This always happens between presidential elections, of course. But in the past four years the drop has been ab- normal and disquieting. Nearly 30 mill lion persons voted in 1040. This year the Gallup poll estimates the number will be 40 million. Since 88 million Americans are of voting age, there is the possibility that the Nov. 2 elections may represent @ minority choice-no matter what can didates are chosen And that isn't good. There are some unavoidable reasons be- hind the forecast of light vote Ger tainly all service men and women wont vote. Many transplanted war workers will not be able to meet residence require ments in new locations, But there are also a great number of people who through lack of information or interest won't vote unless something is done about them.
 One effort Is being made by new or panization, the Non-partisan Association for Franchise Education. It is made up of individuals and groups banded to- gether out of feeling of common con cern. Both major parties are equally represented on national committee ot prominent men and women. Henry d. Kaiser (by all reports a very busy man) has thought enough of the movements importance to accept the national chalr- nanship. This association, With only short time in which to do effective WorK, is lining up an intensive campaign through press, radio, motion pictures and direct mall. Its efforts are com. mendable, But there is no reason why lt should have to do the whole lop;
 This Is community, neighoorhooo and home job to be done by anyone whatever his party who believes in popu- lar government The talking points are obvious This is one of the most m portant elections in our countrys hls- tory, There are areas of political agree ment in the campaign, but there are also cleer-cut differences which demand choice, Political indifference brings on national paralysis and national dlsas- ter as the people of Italy and Germany and France discovered. Today the hoer- ated and occupied countries fully appTe- ciate the precious and long-denled rlght to choose their public servants, ana they are eagerly and joyously aWaitihg lCS restoration. Confronted with the spec tacle of recent European history It amazing that any American enjoying the nrivileees of free citizenship Qncluding the right to complain about the govvel!.i1 .e ment) can confess an indifference ~ politics. We cannot afford lnol1IerenGss' The history of four fateful years oe- bends upon the President and congress that the majority of American VoVelS send into office next January