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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
Americans Have Nothing To Gain In
Preserving Private-Profi System
BY RAYMOND HOFSES, Editor, Reading Labor Advocate

SOA AA0oOA A4N OS"k
And what / am saying, is that if
the power of the next administra-
tion-whether Democratic or Rep
ublican-is used to preserve the
capitalist private-prOM system,
then the liberty of the people must
be whitfield away.
1t is happening now, Labor freez-
ing, wage limitations, job control
all these are devices dictated and
made necessary by the main pur-
pose of maintaining a class eco
nomy that could not be continued
without imposing controls upon the
people.
1t will be argued that controls
are not a negation of democracy or
an unWarranted limitation of in
dividual rights. And that, of course,
is true; the history of society is a
story of increased control of each
for the greater good of all. But -
The test of control is the purpose
for which it is imposed.
After the war is ended-and if
the private-profit economy is to be
preserved - then the purpose of
control MUST be to hold owners
and workers in such relationship
to one another as will enable own
ers to profit from the labor of
workers.
That will be the job of govern
ment in America and it is a task
that will lead the American people
into an era of super-stateism no
less complete than that which
Adolph Hitler intended to impose
upon the people of Germany first
and, ultimately, the world.
The reason Socialists must per-
sist in demanding the specialization
of the national economy and the
elimination of the private-profit
system is because there is no other
way of keeping a controlled eco
nomy democratic. -.
In the future as in the past, a
system of human exploitation-no
matter how benevolent it's benefi-
Charles and defenders may desire
to be-will arouse class conflicts
which unjust result, in complete
domination by exploiters and the
complete subjugation of the ex-
plotted. Otherwise capitalism - or
its final prop, fascism l. will col
lapse.
Only if the means of producing
wealth are owned collectively and
operated democratically for the
general welfare can workers ac-
cept the controls that are neces-
sary to a planned economy and
still be free. Only under such con
ditions can even the forms of de-
mocracy long survive.
If the American people could be
made to understand all the in
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
BANKS NET SCARS
BY 45% OVER AZ,
TO $638 MILLION

WASHINGTON. - The nations
1924 commercial banks had net
profits in '43 of $638 million, which
is 45% over the previous years
figure, reports Chairman Leo z.
Crowley of the Federal Deposit In
surance Corporation. This is the
highest profit netted by banks
since FDIC was organized in 1888,
and was made over and above
higher taxes.
One of the biggest sources of the
bank income was sale of securities
(stock and bonds). Profits from
security sales totaled $1O3 million,
or 56.1% more than in 1912.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
PATRIOT ITALIANS
AND JUGOSLAVS JOIN
FORCES IN TRIESTE

WASHINGTON. - The French
radio at Algiers in a broadcast on
July 26, reported to Owl, said that
'Ethe liberation committee of north
ern Italy has concluded an agree
ment with Patriot resistance forces
of Slovenia."
According to the broadcast, "the
agreement, approved by Tito, pro-
vides for the creation of joint COM
mittees and fighting units without
distinction of nationality SO as to
coordinate action in a joint region,
and enable a common paper in two
languages to be published in
Trieste"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
"NEVER GIVE SUCKER
A BREAK"
Gotham Night Clubs Accused of
"Gypping" Patrons and Cheating
ON Federal and City Taxes

on Federal and City Taxes
NEW YORK. - Texas Guinan,
noted entertainer, once said night
clubs never give a sucker a
break" That policy is still in force,
according to Mayor F. H. LaGuar-
dia.
At his instigation, tax warrants
have been served on three cele-
brated night spots, accused of hav-
ing "gypped" the city out of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. The
Stork Club is charged with being
in default 1 O29; the Copaca-
bana, $37,37O, and La Vie Parisien-
ne, $4,000.
Other clubs will be rounded up
just as oon as Investigations are
completed, LaGuardia declared.
Before the clubs stole from the
city, the Little Flower" COM
plains, they cheated their custom
ers. They are accused of having
padded checks for food and drink
and with failure to pay Federal
tax and city sales taxes on the
full amount collected.
LaGuardia said customers who
were cheated could not recover,
adding that the charges come
under the head of 'breakage,' but
the kind of break the sucker never
gets"
That night club patrons and the
Federal and city governments are
being cheated was stumbled on
accidentally. The mayor had or
dered an investigation for another
purpose - to learn whether and to
what extend underworld characters
are in control Of the clubs.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
WORLDS LARGEST
NINE is RUSHED
TO COMPLETION

The worlds largest bituminous
coal mine is being rushed rapidly
to completion in Greene county,
Pa, it was disclosed this week by
the United Steel Corporation. The
mine is producing 1000 tons daily,
which will be boosted to 10000
tons when projects now under way
are completed. The coal is used by
the steel company.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
CALLING DR.. PEGLER

Missouri Supreme Court has or
dered that every lawyer who prac-
tees in the State must belong to
the State Bar Association, an order
which has the approval of the
majority of the lawyers in the
State. Isn't this closed shop ar
rangement against the principles of
free enterprise? Doesn't it infringe
upon the individual lawyers right
to work without paying tribute to
the association, which is just an
other form of trade union? Does
Pappy O'Daniel know about it?
Does Pegler?
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09

Most Americans fail to under
stand that there is and must be a
consistency in the pattern of life
that will enable one p7rFse of hui
man relationships to fit With an.
other in such a manner that all
will combine to achieve and com
plement the central design.
AS an example of what I have in
mind, and N which millions of
the older generation of America
should understand, I'll submit the
practices attending the early days
of the starvation and relief era that
began in 1929.
Destitute people were given re-
lief. That seemed good. But they
had to submit their most private
affairs to public scrutinity; their in
surance policies, the amount of
coal in their cellars, the number
of ans of vegetables on their pan
try shelves, their marital relation
ships-all became matters of pub
lie concern and investigation. And,
since the prying policies of relief
Investigators vialoted all previous
concepts of individual liberty, that
seemed bad.
But the good and the dad"
went hand in hand. Both were
adopted as part of the way of life
because they both fit together. Or
gained government just couldn't
take responsibility for the main
tenance of large masses of people
without also controlling those
people.
Americans who value democracy
and individual liberty wouldn't be
so eager to give the policy-making
and administrative powers of their
government to either of the two
capitalist parties if they understood
how people will have to be mould
ed and shaped to fit with the way
of life which both Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Dewey agree shall be the
postwar pattern.
For both candidates are deter
mined that the system of private
enterprise for private profit shall
continue after the war. And to
continue that system in an era of
potential surplus, government con-
trolls over common-run Americans
must become deeper and broader
and nor firmly established than
those which have already caused
some people to describe President
Roosevelt as a dictator.
The point l want tho emphasize
is that the fate of democracy does
not depend SO much upon the per-
sonal attitudes of a man or the
announcements of a political party
as upon the main task that a gov
eminent sets out to accomplish.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
ROADS IN BAD SHAPE

Americas highways are in a bad
way, according to the Public Roads
Administration. 1t reported that at
least 10 per cent of the main roads
need rebuilding, a job that holds
out hope of a years employment
for 100000 workers.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09

escapable implications of a class
economy in an era of material
abundance they would see that
only Socialism will lead to democ-
racy and freedom.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09

Waste not, want not; willful
waste makes woeful want.-Frank-
lin.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-08-09
RUSSIA LEFT OUT
OF BIG BUSINESS
CONFERENCE


Invitations for an International
Business Congress have been sent
out by the National Association of
Manufacturers and the u. S. Cham
Der of Commerce to the chambers
of commerce and manufacturers
associations of 81 nations, including
a number of fascist nations.
This congress has been called for
Atlantic City November 1913 ito
bring together on a world basis
representatives of leading business
organizations from Allied and neu-
trail countries for a discussion of
economic problems which affect
the business interests of their coun-
tries, nationally and information
ally, and thus aim to establish a
better basis for world relations and
world trade"
A tentative program and list of
organizations invited to this con-
ference, drawn up in the inner cir
Gle of the American big business
groups, is now in FPS possession.
1t reveals that the MANS and c..
of C's of Spain, Portugal and Ar
gentina, along with the nations of
the British Empire and the coun-
tries, large and small, of Europe,
Asia, Africa and Latin America
were invited to send delegates and
advisers to discuss cartels, world
supplies, foreign trade and protec4
ton of postwar investments with
their American hosts. The Soviet
Union is not in the list.
INDICATES RIFT
Since President Eric Johnston of
the U. S. chamber, back from the
business mission to Russia, has
been making public statements
about the Importance of the Soviet
Union as a market for American.
business after the war and the i'm
portance of her cooperation in in
ternational trade, this largest de-
velopment indicates a rift in the
c. of c.. While Johnston told the
press here there was no reason why
a capitalist America and a COM
munist Russia could not cooperate
for the prosperity of both after the
war, evidently a dominant group
in the c. of c. still regards the U. S.
S. r. as a sort of stepchild in inter
national economic relations.
Among matters which will be
discussed By the big business
groups are: Maintenance of Private
Enterprise, Commercial Policy of
Nations, Cartels, Industrialization
of new Areas and ENCOURAGEMENT
and Protection of Investments,
Shipping and Aviation Policy,
Currency Relations among Nations,
World Supplies of Material, and In
ternational Business Looks at
Peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
County Bond Quota
Set -s3,1o0.oO0

Imperial countys quota in the
Fifth War Loan drive TO be held
June y to July was set at So
100000, or sl50,OOO more than the
February drive this year, at a meet
ing Of southern California war
finance committee in Los Angeles
Thursday.
Attending the meeting were Herb
Fawcett and S. D. Carey, Brawley,
Imperial county co-chairmen, Bob
Smith, El Centro retail committee
chairman; Milton King, Brawley
committeeman: Ben Herring, coun-
ty secretary, and Mrs. Maude Mer-
Ger, county woman's clubs chair
man.
The quota is divided into $780,
900 individual series E. bond and
Sl,250,00O corporation sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
Clerks S Forces
Move SWiftIv

number of German casualties on the
beachhead front alone in the cur
rent offensive at 1000 killed and
wounded in addition to the 5000
captured. American casualties were
said to be much less.
AT the southeastern end of the
front, Polish troops ripped out the
northern anchor of the crumbled
Adolf Hitler line with the capture
of Piedimonte, three miles west of
Casino, while British forces seized
Aquino. birthplace of the theolog-
ian, Thomas AquinaS.
The Aquino airfield finally was
captured yesterday afternoon in a
tank battle after a Week-long strug-
gle that surged back and forth
across the landing strips. German
paratroops counterattacked repeat
edly before they finally yielded.
CANADIANS ADVANCE
Steadily advancing through the
Liri river valley, Canadian tank
forces forded the Melfa river, a
tributary, at point only two feet
deep and pushed on in pursuit of
the withdrawing enemy. More than
500 prisoners were rounded up in
the advance to the river Wednes-
day.
On the central sector of the front,
American and French troops cap
tUred Mt. Cimale, Mt Vaglia and
Collie Grande all near PaStena
nine miles northeast of Fondi, in
addition to Vallecorsa and Mt. Civil
tella.
Allied authorities revealed that
they had obtained a letter written
by the commander of the German
115th reconnaissance battalion dated
May 18 which said the trials and
terrors of this retreat were beyond
imagination.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
Bread Supplies
Hit by Strike
(Conunued from Fage !

tCOnllnueO lTOIl rage -
comment on an accusation by Ben
dix Corp. officials that 5000 work
ers in the aviation division of the
plant staged a sit-down strike
Thursday. The company said the
men were protesting the discharge
OF men through usual channels.
At Muncie. Ind, 1000 employees
of the Ball Brothers plant refused
TO obey an army backto- work order
and remained on strike in protest
to the WIB'S handling of a wage
dispute.
At Granite City, III, two-week
strike of 160 AFL machiniStS at
the Granite City Steel Corp. plant,
which idled 1900 other employees,
ended when the company anc union
agreed to arbitrate their disputes.
AT East ST. Louis, Ill, GOO AFL
refinery workers employed by the
Socony Vacuum Oil Co, voted to
strike Friday.
At San Francisco, the CIO Long
shoremen's and WarehouSemens
union affirmed its no-strike pleoge
and said no strikes would be called
during the war and for an indefi-
mite period in the postwar period.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. CUP)
- Five thousand Warehousemen
members OF the San Francisco local
of the International LongShore-
mems and Warehousemen's union
0CIC) have approved abandonment
of strikes not only for the wars
duration but "inc cefinitely thereaf-
ter. it was announced Friday.
The action was taken at a MEM
bership meeting after an address
by Harry Bridges, ILWU president,
in which the CIO leader declared
the strike weapon is overheard, not
only for the duration of the war,
but after the war"
Warehousemen Of the local are
now negotiating with the aSsocia-
ton of San Francisco distributors
for revision of three year contract
expiring May 81. The resolution
voted specified inclusion of the no.
strike pledge during and after the
war as a preamble to all future
contracts entered into by the union.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
Business Places
Map Closing
Memorial Day

Most El Centro business firms
will be closed Tuesday. Memorial
Day, and several will be closed
Monday as we'll, it was announced.
Tuesdays closing will be as to
mark the day, but Mondays clos
ing will be for the purpose of semi
annual inventories or to permit
three-cay holidays. it was reported.
El Centros school will not close
Tuesday due to the mud holidays
last winter making it necessary to
remain in session to complete the
school year on schedule
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
RAMBLING REPORTER
Continued from Page II

NCOnIlnueu from rage ~
TIE skies,
l quaff your golden breath,
And then I wonder, if by thunder,
III cough myself to death.
I sneeze and sneeze. and puff and
wheeze,
l cough, choke up, and Splutter,
I tear my hair and even swear,
And much bad English mutter.
OF all the woes, this mortal knows
Your dust is worse by far,
For when at dusk sniff your musk,
My thots get black as tar.
Your golden bloom. sure seals my
doom.
I'll never be the same.
When my eyes are swollen, froal
your golden pollen.
Is your only bid for fame.
Your desert gold, just leaves me
cold,
I'd rather breath pure air.
Nuff' said I guess, but more or less
I'm sick of you, so there.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
Japan 'ReIents'
On Captive Aid

Continued from Page II
2. Granting of complete lists Of all
persons held and those who have
died. 3. Agreement to receive regu-
lar shipments of Red Cross supplies
to be delivered by neutral ships to
japanese ports.
1t is well known that Japan, now
that the Allied die has been cast
for crushing blows against areas
occupied by Japan and against Jap
an proper, is anxious to make doub-
ly sure that the Soviet Union will
not form the northern part Cf a
giant pincers movement against her
when the war in Europe ends. It
therefore is believed that she will
listen far more atetntively to Sow
let diplomats regarding treatment
of prisoners than she has tc those
of small neutral nations.
JAPAN'S POSITION
Belief that Japan may be trying
to help her record in the eyes of
the western nations based on these
developments this month:
l. Japan sent a note to the United
States promising a plan for delivery
of $500 tons of supplies in Vlad-
ivostok to American prisoners.
2. She agreed to allow prisoners
and civilian internees in the Phil
ippines to buy S25,CoO worth OF sup
plies each month locally with mon
ey provided by the United States
Government
3. She agreed to let the Dutch
government in exile also provide
money to its people in the East
Indies for the purchase of needed
supplies.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
NO CIVILIAN PROGRAM

The FILA plans do not relate TO
agricultural or civilian problems,
as only war workers are considered.
However a check is made with the
war manpoWer commission and
other related war activities in re-
gard to the local situation, it was
pointed out.
The Palm Courts project on Wen
Sley was under the FILA program
and the 20 additional units would
be under a similar plan.
Several weeks ago Los Angeles
contractors were in El Centro study
ing the possibilities of building and
reports are that they are still in
terested. Merkle said they have filed
no definite applications to his
knowledge.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
JURY GIVES open" VERDICT
ON SHOOTING AT TULE LAKE

TULE LAKE, May 26. GUP)-A
Modoc county coroner's jury Friday
ruled that Shiochi James Okomoto,
80, American-born Japanese, was
shot and killed "at the hands of
military sentry unknown in line
of cuty", at the Tule Lake segrega-
ton center.
A military board of inquiry con-
tinued its investigation into the
shooting, which a spokesman for
the japanese government today
termed Outrageous"
District Attorney Charles Lederer
said testimony at the coroner's in
quest, although contradictory as to
detail, indicated that the sentry
shot Okomoto in the belief the
japanese was about to attack him
ju-jitsu style.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
HOLTNILLE YOUTH CLUB
PLANS YEAR-END DANCE

HOLTVILLE-A formal dance
Friday night will close the Youth
club here for the school year, it
was announced by John Madden,
recreation director and school fac
ulty sponsor.
Plans to have the city play
ground lighted and open each night
during the summer and a recrea-
ton program supervised by the
pastors of several churches were
being considered
The swimming pool is being open
ed June IL and the Red Cross is
attempting to schedule a life-saving
Institutional program.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
FLYSPRAY CAUSES DEATH
CT HOLTViLLE AREA BABY

A drink of flyspray caused the
death of Joe Salvatierra, Jr., of
The Holtville area late Thursday,
Deputy County Coroner A. T. Lyons
slid Friday.
The baby was taken to a Holt
Vile hospital but efforts to save
his life were fruitless. The year-old
kaby, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sal
yatierra, Sr., drank the flyspray at
the family home six and half
miles southeast of Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
FILA Aid Scans
Needs in {. {.
Continued from Page i

Continued from Page II
the meetings here which included
a conference with Lieutenant Gg)
w. c. Loring, Jr., USNR housing
officer for the Eleventh Naval dis
trict at San Diego Friday who also
stressed the increased building pro-
gram which would bring more work
ers to the valley. However, Markle
said, all facts would be considered
and presented to the Los Angeles
office.
At the present time the Honaja
oauanSet units near the Marine
station takes care of a limited
number of the transient, temporary
military personnel, not qualified to
use of any federal housing units
constructed under the FILA plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
NEGROES ARE RELEASED

A charge of murder against Min
ME and Jim Eddie Jordan, Negroes
was dismissed in FL Centro justice
court late Thursday for lack OF
evidence" They were charged with
stabbing Nathaniel Brewer another
Negro, during a quarrel in an El
Centre hotel. Brewer died from
the wounds. The JordanS were re-
leased from custody.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
WILL BE TRIED

Nard Singh, SIS, Hindustani farm
er, Thursday was ordered to trial
in Imperial county court on charges
of manslaughter and hit and run
driving. He was accused of be-
ing the driver of the car which
struck and killed TazWell Graham,
86-year-old uncle CT Mrs Elton
Christian of El Centro, as the aged
man was walking along the high
way east of Ell Centro last May
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
SCOUT TROOP AT CALEXICO
ARRANGES FOR HIKE
IMPEKIAI-IrOOI

IMPEKIAL-Tr0Op IS Thursday
night planned for a 14-mile hike
to be paced Saturday, Scoutmaster
Hans Larsen reported The troop
will also hold an overnight hike
and a patti; quiz in the next three
weeks. The troop has been recog-
nized to bring Scouting closer to
the boys of the community accord
ing to Dave Goddard, assistant dis
trict commissioner from Ell Centro,
who attend ed the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
FOUND GUILTY

Judge Lee Nuffer found Julio
Meraz guilty of battery charges
filed by Josephine Abina and re-
leased him on 5000 cash bail to
appear for probation hearing June
3. 1914. Meraz was charged with
striking Francisco Abina Sunday.
Abina's condition was described as
serious at the city hospital.