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The CIO news., 1944-08-21

The UAW-CIO is to be congratulated on
carrying the ball for all of labor and for free
dom of speech for all Americans in the effec-
tive and far-reaching case it has presented
before the Federal Communications Commits
sion, in respect to Station WHKC of Columbus.
Every radio listener must be aware
that labor does not get q fair break
over the air, that the air waves are mo-
nopolized by big business interests, and
that the sum total Of radio propaganda
Is one-sided, reactionary and anti-labor.
Every labor organization has also had ex-
perience with the many restrictions imposed
on It's access to radio broadcasting, while cor
porations can buy all the time they want for
their chosen commentators and other purposes.
But the UAW-CIO case against WHKC
is the first specific and documented test
case presented by labor union against
a particular station, to challenge discrim-
nations against labor and restrictions OF
free speech which are common throughout
the industry.
The union charges that this station, In
claimed observance of the code OF the Natl
Assn. of Broadcasters, censored Its radio
scripts and refused to allow 1t to give the
answers to anti-labor, anti-New Deal, and
other reactionary propaganda which 1t allowed
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
NAEHAT happens TO a person
" who can be out of q job

wv who can be out OF q job
without starving TO death?
According to opponents Of the
Kilgore-M Murray-Truman bill, he will
become lazy bum.
They express great moral indig-
nation at the idea that q jobless
war worker or ex-serviceman, with
q wife and three children to sup
port, might get as much as SIS q
week under this bill.
This, they say, would encourage
idleness," remove incentive" de
moralize the workers, etc, etc.
An interesting feature Of this
line Of argument is that IL you
follow. it through, the folks who
advance Il must be the biggest
and LATEST buns in the country.
For there isn't a rich coupon
clipper. a millionaire publisher, q
high-paid columnist or radio COM
mentator, nor even a $4,000 Sem
ate opponent Of the Kilgore-Mur-
ray-Truman bill, who would starve
II he quit working. Their invest
ments. savings. ETC., guarantees
them, without working, far more
than this bill provides.
X X 4
This argument Is as old as II II
phoney. 1t has been used against
every attempt 10 provide the
slightest measure OF security for
working people-against higher
wages, against unemployment re-
lief, against WPA, against old age
pensions. and against all forms Of
social security.
It Is particularly phoney ~
used against the Kilgore-Murray-
Truman bill. For the chief pur-
pose of this bill is to prevent
idleness by providing jobs for
all.
Furthermore, the bills oppon-
ents, who express such horror at
the idea of Encouraging idleneSs,"
favor full compensation for the
owners OF plants who may close
them down at the conclusion of
war contracts; they object only to
similar compensation for the work.
ers who may thus be thrown out
on the street.
The George bill, adopted by the
Senate in place of the Kilgore-
Murray-Truman bill, adds nothing
to the present state unemployment
benefits, which average only S13.S4
q week.
However, the unemployment COM
pensation against which most Of
the propaganda has been directed
10 only one small part of the Kill
gore-Murray-Truman bill.
The bill as q whole In designed
20 plan reconversion from war to
peacetime production In such .
way as 10 make it unnecessary
20 pay unemployment compensa-
The CIO news., 1944-08-21
Looking Ahead
By Len De Caux

tion to large numbers Of people.
For this purpose. II provides for
cooperation OF industry. labor, agri-
culture and the public with govern
ment, through a National Produc-
tion-Employment Board, working
with the Director Of War Mobiliza-
ton and Postwar Adjustment.
The bill also provides for . Bu-
reau of Programs 10 review all re-
conversion plans, and for advisory
councils for each industry and area,
representing industry. labor and
agriculture.
All these features are omitted
from the George bill, which would
In effect leave reconversion to plan
less business-as-usual.
4 X X
The House counterpart Of the
Kilgore Murray Truman bill 10
the Celler bill (CHR 5126), which la
bor and all progressives are now
seeking TO substitute for the
George bill by House action.
The conflict between these two
bills Is the biggest domestic Is
sue before the country In this
election campaign.
The George bill supporters in
clude most Of the Republicans and
the reactionary polltax Democrats.
They stand for the Dewey
policies Of letting big business
run things as IL chooses, without
planning or proper protection for
labor, farm and small business In
terests.
This Dewey-Hoover program
points straight to curtailed produc-
tion, mass unemployment and the
breadline and apple selling era
which Hooverism brought before.
X X X
The supporters of the Kilgore-
Celler bill, on~the other hand, In
clude all progressive Democrats
and a few progressive Republicans.
These are the true supporters Of
Roosevelt's policies, whose goal In
planned reconversion, with ade-
quate protection for war workers
and ex-servicemen as well as for
farm and business interests, look
ing toward full postwar produc-
tion and jobs for all.
1t Is not surprising that all Of
labor, including AFL and railroad
brotherhoods as well as CLIO, un-
animously supports the Kilgore-
Celler bill, as do also many farm,
church and business representa-
tives.
What II surprising In that an
these groups have not also come
out for the reelection Of Ro0se-
welt, rs has the CLIO.
For his program and policies are
those which these organizations adj
vocate and for which their MEM
bership will assuredly vote once
the real issues are made clear to
them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
POPPY CAMPAIGN
 PROCEEDING WELL
Young Post to Receive Flag at EIks'
 Annual Services

f
 Francis A. Cullen, chairman of the poppy drive being conducted. by the wheeler Young Post, veter-s ans of Foreign Wars, announced at a meeting of members last night that the current drive is progress ing satisfactorily and predicted Q sell-out.
 For outstanding service in re. cruiting cadets for the Army Air Forces the post has been awarded the silk flag presented for such merit each year by the local lodge of Elks. Paul s. Reed and William Cahill of the post were chosen delegates to the state ei1canpment in Bridge port. These members are additional ones chosen because of the increase in membership.
 John E. Danisavage and Col, Will liam Shanahan discussed the Ila- tion-wide drive for funds to double the size of the Widows and Orphans home at Eaton Rapids, Mich, and 6 fund which will be provided for discharged servicemen from World War II.
 Col. Shanahan reported that all blanks have been delivered to pub- lie and parochial schoosl for the annual oratorical contest on read- ing of Lincholn's Gettysburg ad- lress may 27 in the city court room of the city hall. The post will par ticipate in Memorial day exercises May 28. Comdr. Francis A. Cullen presided,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
Pearson Replies To Dr. KellemS
BY DREW PEARSON

Washington, May lo-Dr. Jesse Kellems of Los Angeles, candidate for Congress and brother of '"rax- Me-Not" Vivien, has accused this columnist of being a chronic liar in reporting that he was in favor of the poll tax and that he was an iSolationist.
 In reply, may I suggest to Dr. KellemS that he be more original. He merely parroted what President Roosevelt said. He might at least show some of the ingenuity of Sen ator (No Hill-billy) Mcclellan, who called me a revolving liar, an egre- gious liar, day and night liar and about seventy-five other kinds of names.
 However, calling anyone a liar doesn't necessarily prove anything. And there is documentary evidence that Dr. Kellems, speaking in the w twood Hills Congregational Church before the Los Angeles League of Women Voters on Aug. 10, 1922, said that he favored the poll tax. The chairman then Ques- toned him further regarding his own district, and Kellens replied: q am in favor of this for my own district" He added that he wished it could be about $25 and thus would eliminate a lot of unintelligent vot- CTS.
 Regarding Kellems' views on iso- lation, again he is his own best wit- ness. On April 14,1944. speaking in the campus YWCA building of the University of California, Los Ang- eles branch, he said: T have trav- elled all over the world. The people of the world will not agree to any international tribunal. I am for America keeping all her own econ- omy and not giving up one speck of her rights and economy to any international tribunal at any time.
 Witnesses to Kellems' statement on the poll tax include the follow ing residents of Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Oliver City, Cal.:-Ed- gar O. Stoves, Carl w. Shaw, Patsy Wood. James Goldsmith, Jamie Lee Hutchins, Mrs. Winston Crouch. Mrs. Clare Ward, Mrs. Hubert Will ken and Stanley Miller.
 Witnesses to Kellems' statement on isolation include:-Miss Irene Rather. Michael Pomeranty, Anne M. Laskin, Bette Crane, Dianc Hampton. Joyce Rothenberg, Gene Goldbert, Irene Castagnoh and Bel la Burstein.
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 Syndicate. Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

When Phil Spitalny told his friends, few years back, that he planned to organize the all-girl or chestra now featured Sunday nights on the Flour of Charm" they told him that he'd never be able to find that many top-fiight feminine musi- cians. He not only found them, but provided so much encouragement for women seeking a place in music that in the symphony season just clos ing, nearly 200 women occupied chairs in American symphony orch- eStraS.
 Until Spitalny arrived on the scene with his idea for an all-girl orchestra, there was little incentive for a woman to aspire to career as an orchestra musician. Then, after he had led the way, many imi- tators organized their own all-girl orchestras; but it was not until this season that women invaded the symphonic field in large numbers.
 In the 1943-44 season, only three major symphony orchestras in the country, the Boston, Minneapolis and New York Philharmonic, were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
BY PETER EDISON NEA Washington Correspondent

NEA Washington Correspondent
 Washington, May 19-For a rough idea of the energy with which Presi- dent Roosevelt's newest and next to-youngest cabinet member, 52- year old James V. Forrestal, will function as Secretary of tht Navy, take this sample of one of his re- cent days:
 Navy's number one worry at the time was landing craft. At 7:30 in the morning, Forresetal left Wash ington by plane. He flew to Indiana, went through two plants which were not up to production, strengthened out few bugs, and was flown back to Washington, arriving around 8:30 at night.
 Next day, when most men would have considreed it normal to sleep a little late, Forrestal was on the job at his usual 8:15 and he worked until his usual 6:30. He works that way seven days week. His staff men. who come in occasionally on Sundays for a few hours to clean up odds and ends, have never failed to find him on the job. He hasn't had real vacation in four years. KEEPS FIT
 The secret of the drive behind this -foot-riine, broken -nosed Irishman, and the thing that makes him tick, is exercise. He always keeps in fighting trim, and he trains the hard way-tennis and handball. He doesn't exercise for fun, but works at it, strenuously, the way he goes at his job. He takes off for a workout whenever he begins to tire, coming back refreshed and full of pep.
 What made him leave his career
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

as president of Dillon, Read & O., investment brokers, to go to work as a $1O,00O a year anony- nous assistant to President Roose- welt, back in 194O, is something that has puzzled many people. The best answer appears to be that he fore saw the war and wanted to be in on 1t, from the start, on the ground floor and at the policy-making level where he could play an important part.
 He has since sold his interest in Dillon, Read. How much he received has never been made public. When Ferdinand Eberstadt sold his part nership in the same firm to go into the investment banking business for himself, the figure commonly men, tioned in Wall Street gossip was $2,00O,O0O.
 WASHINGTON WONDER
 The financing jobs Forrestal handled as an investment banker were mere nickels for the slot ma chine when compared to the sums be handled as undersecretary of the Navy in charge of procurement a total of 50 to 75 billions.
 He took the assignment as as- sistant to Frank Knox, whom he did not know, and proceeded to or- ganize it as he would a new enter prise. From civilian life and from the reserve officer personnel he picked the lawyers and manufactur- CTS who knew how to write contracts and get production. He put them in with the Navy's top officers who knew ship construction and naval ordnance. The resulting business or- ganization is one of the wonders of Washington.
 Forrestal gets results. He is ab-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
Full Speed Ahead Is Order of The Day
 As Forrestal Sails Into Navy Duties

been his competitors in private life, and whom he might have kept at arms length. They are among his most ardent boosters, although they're not sure what there was about him that won the mover. He never patted them on the back, but when he asked them to tackle Q tough job they did 1t, even when not in full accord with his decisions.
 As a man with the background of big business, 1t would have been natural for FUVrestal to oppose the renegotiation of war contracts to reduce profits, but he was one of its most determined packers. SAVES MILLIONS
 He has generally been ticketed as being opposed to the merger of Army and Navy, but his associates say that's a misrepresentation. They point to his record of close coopera- ton with Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson, and their coordin- ated programs. For instance. Army now buys all Navy'S food, to remove competition on the market. It has saved the Navy millions of dollars. These and similar reforms which Forrestal has introduced in the Nays established way of doing things will probably be carried on for several generations.
 Tn Washington, he lives quietly in a modest but well-appointed house in old Georgetown. He and Mrs. Forrestal do the usual amount of Washington formal entertaining. but mostly they prefer informal suppers. They keep couple of serv- ants, and a government car goes with the job. Their two teen-age sons are away at school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

coming along, Fcrrestar himself knows the commander who is doing. the work and he gets his informa- tion direct. Such unchannelled deal- ing with subordinates at first irked the admirals and captains, but they're used to 1t now.
 FACT-FINDER
 All the information that Forrestal gets about all the naval programs, he has boiled down and put in @ series of black books which he keeps in his desk, and to which he con- stantly refers. His curiosity has at times driven his staff half-crazy. He is always wanting to know some thing, and when he starts some junior officer on the trail of an elu- |sive fact, there is no rest until the answer is forthcoming.
 He has made two trips to the Pac- fife to get first-hand information on what the Navy needed in the theaters of operation. On the long CT of the trips he covered 26,000 miles in 26 days, worked 16 hours a day, read history and similar heavy stuff on the long plane hops and came back fresh as new Navy whites.
 He can listen, tirelessly and end- lessly, soaking up information. He talks little, has made practically no speeches. His department heads say that he can never be blitzed into signing an order showed at him across his desk. Whats the story?" he will demand. When told, he simply says, well, leave it."
 He has a group of half a dozen or so advisers with whom he con- stantly huddles. Some of his closest Navy associates are men who had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

rtTned with International Pictures to make one film a year for that company, following completion of his current assignment in Belle of the Yukon" The Thursday philos- opher will retain his sirshow and will free lance in other films.
 Donald Bain, who does those uni- nue animal impersonations on Isabel Manning Hewson's Land of the Lost" gave one of his best perform ances on lest Fridays '"The Parker Family" 8:i5 D. m. over the Blue network, Bain simultaneously iFni- tated a parrot and cat engaged in a to-the-death hrawl.
 This week Cookie" Fairshild. maestro of Phil Bakers Take It Or Leave It" airshow starts on his big gest movie job to date. He gtll be musical director Of the new Deanna Durbin Teehnicolor musical. Cont Help Singing"
 Maestro Billy Mills, Of the Pip ber Medee" program, is planning a series of special Sunday concerts 10 be dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers of the present war
 Cameron Andrews. versatile actor Of Mutnal's "AFchie AndFeEs," adds ed Mark Twain t0 his list Of historic imDersonations on a recent NEG drama. Among cameron's other take-offs are Gen. Bernard Mont eomery and King George of Eng. land. On the Mutual series, the actor plays iS-year-old Jughead Jones,
 Two bulging big duffle bags filled with cigarettes are ready and waIt- ing for shipment 10 service men in hospitals following the Thanks t0 the Yanks" comedy quiz show stare ring ouIpmasleF Bob Hawk. Of May 20 over cBB one Of these laden down dufiies win mean smokes for sailor men at the U. 6, Naval ilospi. tai. Portsmouth. Va. and the other for gobs recovering at the Naval hospital at Puget Sound wash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
READY ACCIDENT REFERENCE

Seattle-(UP)-A mechanical master mind" that will answer s thousand questions about traffic accidents is the latest addition to police department equipment. By pressing a button. traffic officials can learn in a few minutes data from traffic accident reports. in- cluding the cause. number Of per" sens injured, and age. race and oc- cupation of drivers involved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

solutely fearless He has no more awe for a sleeve full of gold braid and lot of stars than he has for mere stripe-and-a half lieutenant. He was a naval aviation lieutenant himself in last war.
 In addition, he knows personally the men who know the answers. In- stead of having to ask an admiral to ask a captain to ask a command CT how the landing craft program is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

Patricia Finn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Finn of Mineola L. l. is the new U. s. National Amateur Roller Skating Champion having copped the title at the national meet last week at the Roller Bowl n Ch- cago Her mother is the former Freda Mueller ot tnS city, Patricia last years national Silver Medal cham pion this and last years New York State Silver Meoa champ and during her two and half years Of SKatlng has won seven championship medals She is 15 years of age a freshman at Baldwin High School L. l. ana a
 member of the Earl Van Horn Dance and Figure Skat- ing Club of Mineola.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

Short story .. Jacobus Jonker died recently in the TranSvaal North Africa. He diamond proSpector who struck not gold mine but diamond mine In 1884 one of his native laborer's working on the Jonker claim and suddenly like in stories there is was huge diamond! Every precaution was taken to pro tect the stone which weighed 72628 carats the fourth largest ever found It sold to Harry Winston, New York dealer and later cut and sold in parts some of them subsequently, sold to persons of note The largest realized through good fortune the worldly comfort of first green shutters for his home then new suit, and Ford car It is also said that he later bought good farm, cattle and He was 72 years of age at the time of his death. (The End).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

Lieutenant Joseph Shea U. S. Naval Air Corps, who recently returned from eighteen months service in the South Pacific, and who left last week with Mrs Shea for Hutchinson Field, Kansas, where he will be stationed for time, has expectations of seeing former instructor at Boston College, Lieutenant John l.. Bonn, a chaplain in U. S. Navy. Lieutenant Bonn author and dramatic director, is at Naval Air camp at Otumwa, Iowa. Both are former Waterbury residents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
Tall Tower
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Good Evening.
.SlSSIGiT7 ni31l BY THE MAN IN TH TOWER

Dr. Horace B. Sloat, former pastor of the F1rSt Baptist Church here is fast recovering from an opera ton he recently underwent at New Haven HOSptal' Meantime his wife is with her daughter, Mrs Ernest O Hunt of Johnson Road in Marion Harry Finley IS at home on his first leave since entering the Army Aviation Cadet Corps 10 months ago.