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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13
Reakciio tezko podpirati

heakclJO teZkO pO0plfatI
Dasi delavskas stranka v mini
strstvu vnanjih zadev nj zasto-
pana, je "a njegova dejanja ven
darle odgovorna, kot vse druge
stranke, Xxi SO vladi. Nemogo-
&c je delavskim poslancem in
delavskim listo mbraniti pocet-
je angleSkega vojastva v Grciji
in V Belgiji. Tudi nj socialistom
V Angliji vsec, kar Sc dogaja pc
zaslugi angleske vnanje politi-
Ike v I%taliji, in je naravno, da
protestirajo. Dokler bodo v Via
di, DO to vse, a zaleglo ne DO mic,
ako ne dobe Wade v svoje roke.
Kar pa Sc tice monarhizma,
Sc konservativni angleski labo-
RITZ italijanskim socialistom Gu
dijo, cemu SO tako glasni "a str
moglavljenje dinastije, ceS, ma
Angleskem 10 imamo, pa z MO
tudi delavstvo lahko prav do
bro izhaja.
Sklep m0rda ne bo Obveljal
Izjava eksekutive delavske
stranke, da Sc sedaj ne SINE po-
vzrociti politicne krize, je DO
mnenju mnogih poslancev ma
zelo sibkih nogah. Kajti ako DO
Churchill svojo reakcionarno
politiko V osvobojenih dezelah
nadaljeval, DO delavska stranka
morala odprto stopiti proti ME
mu in V tenn slucaju DO moral
resignirati. Toda skoro gotovo
je, da ga DO kralj zopet pozval
sestaviti Waldo. V tenn slucaiu
bi 10 tvorila lie torijska stranka,
XII je V sedanjem parlamentu v
veliki vecini.
Laskijevo staliSce
Professor Harold j. Laski, XII
je podpredsednik delavske
stranke in velja ma Angleskem
"a levicarskega socialista, je po-
slancem dejal, da jim ne pre-
ostaja drugega koth podpirati
Churchilla, dokler ne DO Hitler
porazen. Ma sell eksekutive, XII
il je professional, je izvaial, da
J (Nadaljevanje ma 4. strani.)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13
ZNsavanie pIac vedno zadaj "a vecanj em cen

N-s<E
Glavna stvar v unijah so "a
hteye "a zviSanje plac in pred
lett SO Sc morale veliko boriti
tudi "a skrajsanje delavnika.
To zahtevo bodo pc vojni obno-
vile. Sedaj pa Sc najvec ukvar-
jajo S problemom tistih delav-
cev, XII trdijo, da SO prenizko
placani in zahtevajo zvisanje.
To, da je v tel dezeli milijone
delavcev, katerih zasluzek Jim
ne dovoljuje takozvanega do
stojnega prezivljanja, je resni-
ca. A vecina teh je Sc vedno ne
organizirana.
Boise je v vojni industriji, a
tudi v nil ne "a vse delavce.
Vendar pa shajajo dobro, ker
delajo mad 40 ur, mnogi pc SO
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13

POSLANcl DELAvSKE STRANKE REBELlRAJO.
EKeEKUTlVA L. p. SKLENlLA, DA NE 30
POVZROClLA POLITicNE KRIZE. -LASKI
OBSODIL CHURCHILLOVO VNANJO POLITlKO

Znacilno je, da vzlic vplivu
delavske stranke v Angliji je v
angleSki vnanji politiki brez We
lave. Ia je popolnoma posest
toruev in VISA usmerjena v ira
dicionalnih smereh angleSkega
imperializma. Tudi ko je imela
Waldo nekaj casa delavska
stranka, je vnanja politika bila
nadaljevana pc starem thru.
Zahteve "a izstop IL Wade
Toda ker je angleSka vnania
politika V tel vojni cello "a an
gleSke laborite Sla predalec ma
desno, in V resevanju reakcije v
Belgiji, v Grciji, V Italiji in ma
Nizozemskem, SO priceli delav-
ski poslanci protestirati. Zaceli
SO med seboj akcijo, da Sc de-
lavske ministre pozove il Wade.
To bi V sredi vojne povzrocilo
ma AngleSkem hudo politicno
krizo, XII bi morda imela tezke
posledice, in Sc zavezniSka slo-
ga bi utegnila priti v nevarnost.
koalicija Ostane pogojno
IL tega razloga je eksekutiva
delavSke stranke sklenila, da
delavski ministri ne bodo resig-
nirali il Wade, poslancem pa re-
kla, maj razumejo vzroke in ic
podproev tenn staliScu. Kaiti Ike
je zadnjic Churchill zahteval
da maj Sc parliament izrece, &c
mu zaupa ali ne, so Sc delavski
poslanci porazgubili pc vezi, da
jim nj bio treba glasovati "a
padec C%hurchilla, kajti zaupni-
ce bi mu ne mogli DAFT. Chur.
chill 10 je sicer dobil z velikc
vecino, pc zaslugi onih poslan-
cev vseh strank, XII SO Sc vzdr.
zali ~glasovanja.
Eksekutiva delavske stranke
pa je poslancem obljubila, da
delavska stranka izstopi il Via
de elm DO Nemcija porazena in
tedaj stopi V opozicijo in pa '
kampanjo, da pr prihodnjih vo.
litvah dobi vecino v parla.
mentu.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13
zveza med Francijo
in Rusij0 "a Evropo
velikega pomona

Nacelnik provizoricne franco
ske Wade Charles dc Gaulle nj
Sci Moskvo samo da vidi Sta
lima in ma banket Kremlin. OBJ
povratku v Pariz je prinesel S
sabo pogodbo, XII doloca, da sta
81 odslej Francija in Russia "a
veznici in da boSta v bodoce
vzajemno delovali. Pogodba do
loca, da &C DO ena teh dveh de-
Eel napadena, il pride druga ma
pcmoc. A dogovor gre Sc dali.
POmeni v biStvu, da &c Sc jima
BIO zdeio. da Sc nevarnost kake-
ga bodocega Hitlerja zopet po-
javlja, hos a Francija in Russia
pref udarilc.
Taspogodba je velik udarec "a
Churchilla i'm njegovo diploma
clio, kaiti v ~njegovem nacrtu je
bio, maj zapadna Europa posta-
ne nekak Commonwealth" pod
angleSkim protektoratom. Fran
CHA bi v tenn slucaju morala BIZ
ii ne lie podrejena drzava, am
pax Sc degradirati v drzavo dru-
gega ali pa tretjega reda. A de
Gaulle stremi, da spet postane
velesila.
Francija je imela skoro ena-
ko pogodbo z Rusijo re pred to
vOjnO. TOda " parlamentu nj BIZ
la nikoli odobrena. Francoska
reakcija, pod vodstvom Pierra
Lavala, je smatrala, da je bolj-
Sc iskati sporazum S Hitlerjem,
kot pa stopiti v zvezo z boljse-
Wiki.
Enako je imela Russia S Fran
clio pogodbo, da BIO Sla v sluca-
ju napada ma CehoslovaSko Mi
ma pomoc, pogojno, da to stori
tudi Francija. Tista pogodba pa
je bila res v veljavi. Ampak
Francija Sc je nj drzala in je
raise zrtvovala Cehoslovasko
Hitlerju, ''zaradi ohranitve mi
ru v Evropi''.
Kajne, kako ga drzavniki S
takimi intrigami polomijo - a
ne Ease, ampak "a narode, v ka-
terih imenu igrajo svojo diplo-
macijo. Ako DO nova Francija
pametnejsa, ne bo takih napak
vec ponavljaIa.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13
SEA KLUBA ST. JSZ

Chicago, Ill.-Klub st. l JSZ
DO incl svojo letno sejo v petek
%. decembra V SDC.
Ma dnevnem redu bodo ra-
Una porocila, med drugim poro-
clio tajnika 0 priredbi 10. dec.
in pa porocilo dramskega Cd
seka.
Ker, je to ena Timed naivaz-
nejsih sci V letu, so vsi clani in
clanice vabljene, da Sc je pol
noStevilno udeleze. - Odbor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13
LETNA SEA KLUBA
ST. 40 JSZ

Cleveland, O.-V nedeljo II.
decembra OBJ 10. dop. BIO letna
seja kluba st. 40 JSZ. VrSila Sc
DO v Slovenskem delavskem do
mu. CLAM SO proseni, da Sc ie
vsi udeleze. = Andrew Bozic.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13
AngIeska poitika
V ItaIii sIuzi
edino reakci
SOCIALIST ODKLONILI SODELOvANJE v
NOW ITALIJANSKI WADI.s- SFORZA
POJASNUJE INTRiGE, XII INAJO NAMEN
5ITALIJO OHRANlTI "A MoNARHIZEM

Ko je padel premier Pietro.
Badoglio, ker nj incl zaslombe
med narodom, je bio kmalu "a
tenn razvidno, da staliSce itali-
janskih takozvanih protifasisti-
Gnih strank Churchillu nj VSec.
Anglezi SO smatrali, da hi mo-
raj Badoglio ostati ma krmilu clio
izgona Nemcev IL Italije in po-
tenn Sele mai Sc bi Italijani S po-
mocio glasovnice pomenili, ako
ga Sc hocejo ali ne.
VpraSanje dinastije najbolj
sporno
Skozi YES ia cas- je angleSka
diplomacija delovala "a ohrani-
tev kralja ma prestolu, in pa da
ga utrdi ma MENU pod masko
njegove "spreobrnitve" in ME
COVE "borbe" proti Nemeiji,
ceS, mar nj bill kralj, pa njegov
marSal Badoglio, XII sta prekli-
Gala zvezo S Hitlerjem in nam
dala italijansko vojno mornari-
co V ponce?
o teh spletkah smo V tenn Ii
stu veliko pisali, toda dejstev
Sc nj izvedelo, dokler nj koalicij-
ska vlada, V kateri je bilo zasto-
panih Sest strank, odstopila, ces,
ola il V danih razmerah nj mo-
goce delati.
Situacija pa je ia: Anglia 81
Je dolocila Italijo "a svojo sfero
vpliva in hoce, da Sc il vec ne
lzpuli IL rok, kakor Sc il ie pod
Mussolinijem, kateremu je v "a
cetku veliko pomagala. Italia
Je, wanna zaradi angleske iplovbe
v Sredozemlju. Zaradi tega 10
noce pod svojo kontrolo, in pa
GrclJo, F~rancijo pa &c re ne pod
kontrolo, sal v zaveznistvo. IL
tega razloga je tudi Turcija pod
angleskim vplivom in z MO v
zaveznistvu, ceprav ga vlada v
Ankari nj hotela izpolniti pac
pa lie jemala posiljatve v blagu
IN pa amerisko lend-leasno pod
poro.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13
Sforza .padel

Lahteva "a odpravo kralja je
oiia torej pc zaslugi Anglije, in
,ieovomno tudi z odobritvijo
NuoSkve in Washingtona, zadu-
sena' Storjen pa je bill kompro-
nnS v tenn, da kralj ne DO vec
lam lzvrSeval vladarskih po-
oioV' torej ostane kralj lie pc
menu. A funkcije vladarja pa
" VrSll njegov sin Umberto.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-13

drugih IL sosednih k~rajev.
Tako so igralci in drugi, XII SO
ipomagali, lie imeli zadoScenie,
da njihov trud nj BIZ zaman.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Fremen Succor
Traffic Victim
As Police Arque

A woman, struck by an automo-
bile within the traffic circle on the
Rosslyn side of the Key Bridge yes
terday, had to wait about 10 min
utes before being taken by an am
bulance TO hospital. while Ar
lington County police and Metro
politan police argued that the ac-
cident had occurred outside their
jurisdiction.
The traffic circle is in the dis
puted no mans land" Key Bridge
Is patrolled by the Metropolitan po-
lice; the traffic circle and the park
way between it and Memorial Bridge
are patrolled by the park police, who
were unrepresented in the argu-
ment. and the streets on the Vir-
glnia side Of the circle are patroled
by Arlington County police. Under
the District boundary bill pending
in the House, the circle would be
under Virginia's jurisdiction.
The woman, Mrs. Jennie Trescott
80, Of 625 Tenth street NE. who
had suffered a dislocated knee cap
waited on a bench nearby.
The crew of the Clarendon Volun-
teer Fire Department ambulance die
not wait for a decision on the juris-
oictional issue, but took the woman
70 Arlington Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Dewey Calls Elections
On Two House. Vacancies
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May Especial
elections on June in two strongly
Democratic congressional districts
in New York City were ordered yes
terday by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.
The elections, to fill vacancies
caused by deaths which reduced the
already small Democratic margin in
the House, may furnish a new test
OF election year voting strength In
President Roosevelt's home State.
A special election in February in
one overwhelmingly Democratic dis
trict in the city resulted in the
election of the Democratic nominee
James H. Torrens, by 1,571 votes.
The elections will be held in the
4th district in Brooklyn and in the
11th, which covers Staten Island
and the tip Of Lower Manhattan
Thomas H. Cullen, who died March
l, had served the 4th since 1916
and James A. OLeary, who died
March Is, had served the 11th since
1885.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Costello Protests Hotel
For Japs Near Navy Yard
nv III. Assoe,atad prn..

by the ASSOCIATED PresS.
Representative Costello, Democrat
OF California protested to the House
yesterday that on May 10 the War
Relocation Authority plans to open
a three-story hotel building in
Brooklyn to house 800 Japanese
within the shadow of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard"
"1t seems to me very ill-advised
that they should be located along
side such a strategic installation, y
he said.
A WRA spokesman said a hostel
to house a limited number of JAP
anese evacuees from relocation CEN
tiers was being established in Brook
lyn several blocks from the Navy
Yard under auspices of several
church groups.
He said the hostel would provide
only temporary accommodations
until the evacuees, each of whom he
asserted has undergone a thorough
loyalty check before being released
can find permanent quarters.
The WRA. while not operating the
hostel, was cooperating with the
church groups, including the Church
OF the Brethren and the Methodists
the WRA spokesman said.
Similar hostels have been in op-
Grafton in Chicago, Cleveland
Minneapolis and Des Moines, he
added.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Jeb Stuarf's Battle Flag
To Be Carried on Ride
BY the Associated Press,


RICHMOND, May GA battle flae
which belonged to Gen. j. E. B. Stu
arts cavalry will accompany the
Virginia Reserve Militia's cavalry
unit today when it sets out from
Ashland to re-enact the epic ride
OF the Confederate leader around
Gen. McClellan's army in 1862.
AT the head of the column with
Gov. Darden, Representative Satter.
Held and other dignitaries will ride
r. c. Wight, carrying the same f1ae
carried on the original ride by hi
father, William Washington wight
color-bearer Of the 4th Virginia Cav.
airy.
The flag was made by the womer
OF Goochland County in 1861 anc
presented to the 4th Cavalry wher
1t rode away to war in 1861. Al
the battle Of Spotsylvania in 1885,
1t was captured by the 1st Maine
Cavalry. The State of Maine helc
the flag until few years ago wher
1t was returned to Virginia alone
with other Confederate emblems.
The re-enactment of Gen. Stu.
arts ride begins at Ashland this
afternoon and will end tomorrow al
Cold Harbor, site of one of the bite,
battles fought on Virginia soil. II
Is being staged as a training ma
neuver for the militia unit
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Ship 10 Bear Name
OF D. T.. Commander

The late Comdr. Willard A. Pol
lard, jr., whose family lives at 473l
Butterworth place NV, is one OF
five men prominent in the develop
ment of concrete, whose name.
will be given to self-propelled con.
crete vessels under construction al
Tampa. Fla, the Maritime Commits
sion announced today.
Others In the group are William
Foster Cowham, who built the first
electrically driven cement mill at
Cement City, Mich, Thaddeus Mer-
riman, born at New Haven, Conn.
an authority on concerto technology
Emile N. Vidal, native of Denver
and active in the American Concrete
Institute, and Edwin Clarence lEckel
chief geologist for the Tennessee
Valley Authority at the time of hi.
death in 1941.
Comdr. Pollard, who died two
years ago shortly after returning
from a tour Of duty in Panama, was
a graduate Of Central High School
and Lafayette College, where he won
a Phi Beta Kappa key. During the
World War he built concrete barges
at the Norfolk Navy Yard that still
are in use, according to his father
Mrs. Pollard, now employed in the
Navy Department, will christen the
ship bearing her husbands name at
launching ceremonies tentatively
scheduled In July. A son, Ensign
Willard A. Pollard, Sd, who gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy last
year, Is on duty In the Pacific. An
other son, Philip, and a daughter
Anne, are students at Woodrow
Wilson High School.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
0PA 10 Probe Report
OF Chicago Office Dispute
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Chester Bowles
has ordered an investigation of the
administration of the OPA Chicago
regional Office.
Mr.. Bowles' announcement Of the
inquiry last night followed reports
OF dispute in the Chicago office
Sunday between Regional Director
Rae Walters and an OPA in
vestigator. The OPA chief, however
refused to discuss the reason for the
investigation.
Mr.. Bowles said James G.. Rogers.
senior deputy administrator, and
James c. Derieux, deputy admin
istrator for field operations. will
arrive in Chicago Monday, and will
spend several days there conducting
their investigation.
In Chicago, Earl w. Clark, deputy
regional administrator for the OPA.
and Alex Elson, chief of the
Regional Enforcement Office, re-
fused to comment on the reported
dispute.
The Chicago Tribune said the
dispute involved Mr.. Walters and
Nate Grossblat, an investigator in
the fuel and consumer items division
of the regional office. The news
paper said it occurred in the OPA
off1ces last Sunday, and was wit
messed by woman OPA in
vestigator en- route from Denver to
Washington.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Coast Guard
Revue Launched
On Broadway
Z the Assnciated Pres.

NEW YORK. May s.-1ts sixth
stop on Nation wide tour, the
United States Coast Guard musical
romp, "Tars and Spars," opened
yesterday at the Strand Theater
1t is the first professional naval
show in the Nations history.
1t will play on Broadway for
three weeks, four shows a day. part
OF the Coast Guards national re-
cruiting program for it's distaff
branch, the SPARS.
With no pretense of equaling the
elegant productions of This Is the
Army and Winged Victory" the
group of 65 talented youngsters is
bent not on profits but to gain as
many women recruits as their tai
ents and special pleading will per-
NIT.
"Tars and Spars" is a nonprofit
venture. All funds received in pay
ment for appearances will defray
expenses of the company while on
the road, When the recruiting pro-
gram has been completed the mem
bers will disband, the male men,
bers to combat units, the girls tc
relieve men for combat duty.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Cadet {. A. Cudohy I'LL Among
Survivors of Rummed Tanker

orders to abandon ship could be
given.
"One lifeboat and a life raft
burned but three lifeboats got away
and these, with the assistance of the
Bralanta, a British destroyer and a
minesweeper rescued the men who
were swimming about" WSAs re-
port said.
"The flames burned themselves
out In one of the Sharpburg's wing
tanks and Capt. Edward M. Barry
Of Savannah, Ga. and 80 volunteers
reboarded the tanker. Much of the
Oil cargo and a deckload of war
planes were found intact and were
delivered to their destination"
Cadet Cudahy reported that he
was picked out of the water, trans
ferred to q British trawler, handed
over to . destroyer escort and taken
to Birkenhead Hospital. He now is
back In this country completing his
training at the Merchant Marine
Cadet Corps Academy, Kings Point,
Long Island, N. Y.
The Sharpsburg was brought back
to the United States for permanent
repair after temporary repairs had
made her SeaWorthy.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
|Taft Predicts Chances
lin Administration
|0fPrice Controls
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A series of changes in the Ad-
ministration of Price Control may
be in the making.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
said today he interpreted a pro-
posal of Senator Wagner. Demo-
crat, of New York, which would
take the final decision on railway
labor disputes out of the hands OF
the economic stabilization director
as opening the way to other amend
ments to pending stabilization
authority bill.
The bill, now before the Senate
Banking Committee, would extend
the authority for l8 months.
Will Move OPA Appeal Board.
Senator Taft said he probably
will offer an amendment to the
bill to provide for hearings before
an Office of Price Administration
appeal board in cases where COM
plants had been made against
price-fixing regulations.
He said he also may offer ar
amendment which would prevent
the payment of food subsidies after
January /, except under direct ap-
preparations made by Congress.
Opponents of subsidies had sough'
for a while to end them with ar
amendment to a bill extending thu
Price Control Act, but gave up thu
idea when 1t appeared 1t might en-.
danger the Price Administration
They served warning several times
however, that they would seek tt
attach similar amendments to subse.
quent bills.
Sponsored 1S-Month Extension.
The Banking Committee vote rec
ommending an 18-month instead oi
a one-year extension of price con-
trolls came on a proposal by Senator
Taft to make the new termination
date December 81, 1e45, to conform
with calendar year accounting sys-
TENS usual in business and industry
Chairman Wagner said only two
committee members, Senators
Hawkes., Republican, of New Jersey
and Butler, Republican. of Nebrasks
opposed the amendment.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
New EneIonders Fight
Spread of Forest Fires
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 6.-Hundreds of
firemen and volunteers-including
Army and Navy units-patrolled
flre-ravaged New England wood
lands today fearful that shifting
winds might spread the controlled
flames to tinder-dry areas In the
vicinity.
More than $500 acres Of valuable
woodland were destroyed yesterday
and the fire near Keene, N. H.. still
was burning in the Furbursh Page
Hills between the Keene -Peterbor-
ough road and the Keene- e-Marlboro
road.
Elsewhere in New England forest
fires ragged through 1900 acres of
woods in the Sharon-Stoughton area
and destroyed approximately 1000
acres Of woods at the Myles Standish
State reservation between Plymouth
and Carver before being controlled
last night.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
RI. Rev. J. {. Morris,
Retired Bishop, Dies

By the Associated Press.
SEWANEE, Tenn, May s.-The
Rt. Rev. James Craik Morris, IA,
who retired as a bishop of the Epis-
'copal Church in 1899, died yester-
day at his home.
Born in Louisville, KY, June 18,
1870, Bishop Morris attended the
University of the South here and
the Louisville Law School.
After serving in Dallas, Tex.
Brooklyn, N. Y; Madison, Wis, and
Memphis, Tenn. he was consecrated
bishop Of the Canal Zone in 1920
He became bishop Of the diocese
of Louisiana in 1880 and served un-
til his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, two
daughters and a son.
Funeral services are to be held
here this afternoon.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Farmer, Father
OF Is, Follows
Son Into NAVY
!, the Associatcd Press.

BY me Associated PreSS.
DOWAGIAC, Mich, May g.
Ralph True. 80. Lagrange township
farmer and father of 13 children,
left yesterday to join the Navy in
which his oldest son already Is
serving.
Owner of 42-acre farm, Mr.. True
has worked for the last three years
in Niles tMich) war plant.
He enlisted and was accepted for
service last month. Today he
planned to report at South Bend
IndD induction center.
I'm in good health. young enough
to fight" Mr. True said, before he
left. THE family can handle the
farm, and I think this is the thing
to do"
A daughter, 1s, works in Niles.
Eleven other children. ranging in
age from l to 16 years, remain at
home.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
By the Associated Pres,

Cadet Midshipman Edward A.
Cudahy III. scion Of the Chicago
packing house family, was among
survivors Of the United States tanker
Sharpsburg, which was rammed by a
Norwegian tanker in British waters
recently with loss OF three lives, the
War Shipping Administration dis
closed yesterday.
Cadet Cudahy. member of the
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and
son Of Edward A. Cudahy, jr., presi-
dent of the Cudahy Packing Co.,
was among those picked up by life
boats from the Bralanta, the Nor
wegian vessel which rammed the
American tanker during a fog and
then pitched in to save American
crewmen who quit their burning
vessel. The flames had spread to
surrounding waters, carried by the
Sharpsburg's cargo of 125 900 barrels
of high-octane gasoline.
VISA said the collision tore a IT.
foot hole in the hull OF the Sharps-
burg. Fire Immediately broke out
and the flames spread so rapidly
that crewmen and Navy gunners
began jumping over the side before
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Allies Merge Censorship
To Speed Invasion News
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
In a move to expedite news cover
age of the forthcoming invasion OF
Europe, the Anglo Amel ican high
command has arranged for joint
censorship Of the dispatches of cor
respondents of all the Allied coun-
tries, the Office of War Informa-
ton announced last night.
George w. Healy, jr., chief of the
Owl Domestic Branch, told a pres.
conference the arrangement was ex-
pected to eliminate delay and con-
fusion which sometimes resulted
when copy had to be cleared by both
American and British censors.
Specific rules for clearing all
stories will be set up by the supreme
command of the Allied expeditionary
forces, Mr.. Healy said. These will
be supplemented, when necessary
by directives from Allied head
quarters.
"All stories will be censored only
once, either in the field or in Lon
don,' Mr. Healy said.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Hemisphere Bloc Hinted
To Counter Empire Policy

BY the Associated Press.
The Inter-American Financial and
Economic Advisory Committee hint
ed yesterday that the 81 American
republics, including the United
States, may form a hemisphere
trade bloc as conference.-the if
Great Britain and her dominions
maintain an empire preferential
trade system.
Trade solutions must be sought
on more liberal and world wide
basis, the committee said, adding
that otherwise it would be difficult
for the American republics ito give
effect to liberal and nondiscrimina-
tory trade policies"