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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
What Did You Expect?

From Senator McCarran, Nevada Democrat. comes the latest charge
against the administrators "donara year" men,. He says that
The SIS boys who have taken high administrative positions in
INSTRUMENTATION them with a patriotic gesture-arc betraying the
national welfare to serve the corporate interests from whence they came
TO Washington.
We are glad that somebody has the insight to perceive that a mans
heart is where his treasure is and the courage to assail the powerful
seIfseekers who have always placed their own interests before the
general welfare. But, dear reader
What did you expect?
Did you think that a steel magnate, a nail-order .mogul or an
economic royalst from Wall Street would think differently in Wash
ington than he did elsewhere in the nation? Did you think that, having
grown powerful by playing the game of private interest such gentlemen
would suddenly change their manner of doing things?
If you are surprised by McCarrans charge you just don't know
what governments are for in a class society.
Under a order in which one class owns and another works, am
order in which owners prey upon workers, the purpose of government
is to serve the interest of either the exploiter or the exploited class. No
government-not even the powerful American government-can serve
both the master and the slave in 1914, any more than such divided
service could have been possible Elm the days of chattel slavery.
Those dollar men in Washington III not going to serv you Just
because they are on the ground floor. They are going to serve them
selves and the corporations they control. That's what they had in mind
when they moved to the national capital.
No, we don't blame them too much. How a w when the majority
of the American people vote to maintain a system which enables owners
to legally take what workers produce? They play THEIR game. But you
don't play yours!-Reading Labor Advocate.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26

now wider markets must be found
chiefly outside.
Up to 1910 or whereabouts u. S.
economy was expanding rapidly.
New resources were being develop
ed, railroads were being constructed
new industries were being estab-
lished, cities were being built, i'm
migrant labor was flooding in from
Europe. Consequently there was q
heavy demand from inside the u. S.
for producer goods as well as con
sumner goods.
The situation is far different to-
day.
If the 1905 taught no other les
son, they showed that US. internal
economy could no longer find pro-
fitable investments in private in
dustry for it's accommodating sur
pluses. Men were idle by millions;
dollars by billions.
World War II broke the jam by
providing a new field-War produc-
tion-into which industry could
pour its SURPRISES. But this de-
velopment involved the wholesale
waste of manpoWer and materials
and that waste was paid by tax
boosts and bond sales. Both meas
ures necessitate increased taxation.
In the postwar years u. S. bust
ness must obtain an increased share
of the world market if it is to sell
the goods turned out by its increas-
ed productive facilities. Canadian,
Argentinian, British and other pro-
fit-seeking groups must do the
same. The competition will be
sharp. Each government will grant
subsidies to air lines and ship com
panies. Each must be prepared,
with battleships and bombers.
against the dread World War III.
Fol- every dollar of profit made on
foreign business by the profit-seek-
ers, governments will spend a
dollar in ~softening up foreign mar
kets. The governments dollars will
be raised by taxation, bond sales or
by capital levy.
1t is an old game, Mr.. McGraw.
Read Roman, French and British
imperial history. You may be able
to choose between foreign expan-
sion and low taxes. but you certain
ly cannot have both.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
III Big Business is Allowed to Win"
What viii Happen to Toilers?


We have read an article by U. S.
Senator Robert M, LaFollette, in
which the Wisconsin Progressive
points to the social dangers that are
certain to come after-and, poSSib-
ly, even before-the war ends if,
as he puts it, big bushes is allow
ed to win the battle or reconver-
sion"
What Mr.. LaFollette sees taking
shape is IAN economic crisis that
will make 1929 and 1882 look trif-
ling in comparison"
We all know what he means, of
course. He means that industries
will be employing fewer workers
that there will be a gigantic I'M
employment problem that the
government will become more to-
talitarian than ever before in it's
control of human beings and it's
protection of the labor-exploiting
system . that democracy may die,
just as any social order that fails
to meet the needs of the pepole
must and should die.
All this-if big business is al
lowed to win the battle of recon
version"
For what it will mean to the
American way of life if big bust
IS does win, we leave Mr.. La
Toilette and go to the National
Association of Manufacturers and
to such individuals as Mr. Eric
Johnston, president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
The big business objective is con-
troll of the economic resources and
activities of the nation.
Big business doesn't fear the de-
mise of the little business man. On
the contrary, it seeks that event.
AS Mr.. LaFollette points out-using
the American Aluminium Company
of America as a horrible example
US CGoihiSoo dOCS liOl wait dIiyOiS
to go back into civilian production
of articles which may later be in
competition to Alcoa.
That's what big business wants
today-monopoly control. That's
what big business will want after
the war is over. 1t is what bic
business will try to obtain with as
much government assistance as
may be necessary.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
Trade Union Cells
In Nozi Europe

In their struggle against fascisn, important sections of European
workers created effective underground agencies in 1943 for promoting
workers interests in industry, the International Transport Workers
Federation reports.
In Italy the underground factory cells, which led the mass strikes
against Mussolini before his fall undertook the reconstruction of free
labor organizations following the collapse of the regime. Many of these
underground trade unioniSs are now conducting the fight against the
Neo-Fasciss, many of them have been murdered.
In France underground trade union cells n in existence in i'm
portant plants in practically all the departments; the network even
covers part of the French workers deported to Germany. French under
ground cells are also in touch with italian and German antiNazis
fighting in isolation and are assisting them to establish organizations
of their own.
Russian deportees in Germany also have their underground cells in
numerous plants.
Nazi newspapers refer to Spokesman" of German workers who are
active and will have nothing to do with the Labor Front.
About the end of the year, it was reported from Belgium that the
controlled labor organization UTML was constrained to head a work
cr's deputation to the Commissioner General for Labor Affairs. This
deputatiOn submitted to the Belgian Fascist who represents the German
chief of slave labor, Sauckel, claims for cost of living bonuses, better
supplies of food and other articles, and the right to workers repre-
Sentation-The Call. ~
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26

Because we are Socialists, we are
able to speak plainly and carry
LaFollette's warning beyond it's
own conclusions.
He cites Alcoa's selfishnesS. We
say, let the aluminium industry be-
come the property of the people.
Senator LaFollette points to the
facts that the government already
has built about Is billion dollars
worth of industrial facilities. We
say, let the government go all the
way in peacetime along the line
that it has been forced to take to
win war. He points to the fact that
Americas present national income
is $50 billion of dollars.W say that,
if socially desirable, the same high
income can be maintained after the
war and that citizens at nome can
be supplied lavishly in peacetime
as citizens on the battle lines are
supplied in wartime.
But in commenting upon the
senator's wistful proposition that
the productive machine be utilized
at full capacity when the war is
over -
We say that the productive machine
simply can't be used at full cap
acity, nor al the democratic way
of life be preserved, unless the
private-prOfit motive is abandoned
unless the machine is made the
property of the people -. unless
human welfare is made THE pur-
pose of industrial activity -. unless
the N motive of production is, not
sale and profit, but use.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
Post War Profits
Will Drive u. S.
To World War Iii
Profit Economy Can't Function
Without Big Markets Around
World
By o NEARING

New jobs can only be created
when it is profitable for men to
take the risks involved in starting
new business ventures and expand
ing old ones,' James H. McGraw,
Jr., writes in a signed editorial on
Our Present Tax System. The state
ment appeared in a score of the
McGraW-Hill publications and was
reprinted as an advertisement in
certain daily papers.
McGraW is disturbed by the pre-
sent tax system because:
L. Many taxes are indirect and
hidden, whereas the government
should rely upon the personal in
come tax as the main source of re-
venue.
2. Taxation is double-on the
earnings of corporations and on
dividends paid out to stockholders
by the same corporations.
3. Taxes are so high that they
discourage the enterprise and so
diminish the number of jobs after
the war"
His remedies are obvious: ire
peal the excess profits tax" reduce
taxes on corporations; increase tax
es on individuals; encourage for
nation of new enterprises by allow
ing tax exemptions for a period of
five years." and reform tax adj
ministration."
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
CO-OPS WARN

Co-opS WAR; against p~rofiteering
on distribution of surplus war COM
modities, urge creation of commits
sion of farm, labor coop and bust
ness representatives.
CHICAGO. (CLNS).-American
consumer and purchasing cooper
ativeS serving two million families
have asked that the sale of surplus
goods by the armed services at the
close of the war be made through
non-profit channels to prevent the
profiteering disgraceful scandals
which accompanied sale of such
goods at the close of the last war.
The c~ooperatives, with their ire
mendous facilities are we'll equip
ped to handle at least part of these
commodities.
The c~ooperatives also asked that
a Commission be established to
handle distribution of these surplus
commodities and disposal of gov
eminent financed plants at the
close Of the war and that respre-
sentatives of cooperatives, farm, la
Dor and business organizations
make up the commission.
This action was taken at a joint
meeting of the Boards of Directors
of National Cooperatives, Inc, and
The Cooperative League of the U.
S. A., meeting in Chicago.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
FARM WAGES UP

Wages of farm laborers are going
up, but there is no danger that
these workers will edge into the
millionaire class in the near future.
According to the WALL Street Jour
nal" the latest average is $76,O6 a
month, without board. During the
first three months of 1913, the
average vas S62.43, still without
board.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
Must Tax For Trade

Like many another American
businessman, McGrqw wants both
his penny and his coke. He wants,
at the same time, wider markets,
secure profits and lower taxes.
1914 differs from 1874 and 1894
in n important respect. Then,
wider markets could be found
chiefly inside the U. S., whereas,
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
THE WAY OF GENIUS

The celebrated Greek artist, Ecu
xis, painted a picture of a boy car
rying a basket of grapes, and so
lifelike were the grapes that the
birds flew down and pecked them.
The friend of the painter ex-
claimed over this wonderful mani
festation of his genius, but Zeuxis
was bitterly disappointed in his
work.
The boy must be very poorly
painted" he confessed, sadly, "else
his presence would have frightened
the birds away from the grapes"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
100000 ORPHANS

Every ninth child under 18 years
in the United States has been de-
nrived of one OF both parents by
death, separation or divorce, ac-
cording to the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company. Of 4,5O0, 900
orphans, it reported 2,179, 900 are
fatherless, 1,374,O0O are motherless
and 293, 600 r bereft of both
parents.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
TAKE BIG SLICE
NATIONAL INCOME

Twenty-three and a half cents of
every dollar of national income in
1912 went to pay Federal, state and
local taxes, the Federation of Tax
Administrators disclosed. Between
1889 and 1943, the Federation said,
total tax collections increased 141
per cent, while national income
rose 80 per cent.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
MAYBE THEY JUST LIKE
APPLES

Fortune magazine says that a
national output of $165 billion is
possible after the war, but that
there will probably still be four
million unemployed.
Their faith in big business is
equalled only by their faith in I'M
employment.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
~INTOLERABLE
CONDITIONS CAUSE
OF ABSENTEEISM

Joseph D. keenan,, vice chairman
of the war production board, said
that the reasons workers leave jobs
r usually substantial adding
that conditions under which many
people are living are practically in
tolerable."
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-04-26
FARMERS HIKE OUTPUT

Like employees in industry, farm
workers are increasing their pro-
ductivity at a rapid rate during the
war. the Department of Labor re
vealed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Most Artnor
Pulled Oul
OF Pocket
Number of Germans
Sill in Trap May
BE Around 5000

l. =. THIRD Army Hcaduupr-
ters, Aug. lG, ll:l5 a. M
CAlD-ihc German seventh
army is breaking Up into roy
ing guerilla bands and
today TO have passed the paint
where it is able to mass its re
naming men and supplies for a
breakthrouGh to the Seine river
to JOIN other broken and dis0r-
gan;zed units fleeing beyond
Paris.
D~encralizcd by shattcr.ne ar
tillC;T and aerial hombard-
m"nts, the Nazi aryny within the
narrowing steel ring in MOI
mandy is hiSintrrgFatin2 daily.
and is trying to escape from inc
squeezing pocket in G"cups Of
fifteen to fifty mcl..
Third army officers express
ed belief the bulk of Tie SCI
mans seventh army j, caught in
the gigantic trap N,iosc only
gap is an cight-miic exit be
tween F~alaiSe and irgrntan. All
escape roads through thi, or
ridor OF dcaih are "intcrd ri
cd" All arrnY term meaning
they are controlled by Gtrcng
iir9 power, aiti:oueh not sl,ad-
died by troops.
Supreme headquarters. Allie
,ypedlfionarN Force. Aug. IS
APP = Field Marshal Va
,luEo haa DuIi"G most Of II
rmer from The dWlndIinG 70
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
u. S.T'roops
Are Pouring
Into France
Air Umbrella Is
Hammcring Nazis
Without a Lett,


Rome, Aug. t.
ned invasion o9n Cro,,c ,fe,1-
IL. inf, ..,,.L., L,. L...
+ .','''' - -'''o' az,
'''it' H''3i' td''lLj'd'' Nlll1
lNeelln& only ncgIlgIDic German
opposition, a conveys poured 4
constant of rrInforce-
. a.L.,
1I
iiiS '3'ti dIi"II@ dI'
according To plan, Aimed mead
quarters announced.
Although details ui Ibis NeW. thrust
Against I8tlctiS Europe is rIOaEcI in
official silence. if became known that
the FrciuS arCa. 80 mile, ,oI1thwe,t
Of Nice, and Cap Negro, q miles
olst Of Toulrn. were tWp of the point,
where the thouzanas a. assault troops.
mainly American and French. besai
going ashore yesterday morning.
Dispatches rom correspond
dents referred % three separate
Allied bcarhh"ade, but tic loc.-
ti"n Of \ third was not disclosed.
mans began some heavy snelling,
forcing landing craft to hit the
beaches behind dense smoke
Greens.
In general. bc"eael, reports md
Gated opposition ON thu, second dav
If the fourth front va. much les
than anticipated No an attacks have
vet been reported on he landing
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Naval Bases
Near l@'or'no>N Arc
Attacked b\ |. $

tinrGlS!ng, Auc. I6.-tAr>-
br'riicaD Iincrators bombed the
it"&n",r naval base Of MAKO IN
'h' .">c;d"rrS islands today IN
th" 'ir>t blow at those enemy
I@iAnG, between Fcrmnsa and
'h,pa.
The 'ornoea harbor Of Iakao
IN tn" southwest portion Of the
hia JapaEcGr island. were
bombed At night by IibrratorS.
All In" attack planes were from
"a OF General Claire Chen
niuh'o United state, Iith air
force.
No details were given on the
Mako attack.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Labor Backed House Unit
Seeks High Compensation
VII! Count Noses
As GO Plugs for
i;catcn Senate Bill

Washington, Aug. I6-(Ap
A group Of House members,
barkcd by organized labor, call
cd for a "nose' counting today
before deciding whether they
would abandon or carry on their
fight for an unemployment COM
p|cn5ation bill under which State
payments would be augmented
by the government.
Tho House now before it the Sen
atc-approVcd legislation sponsored by
Senator George, Georgia Democrat,
which would conflne the uncmploy-
mcni payments to the states. How
ever, there had been pressed in the
Senate a measure to bring payments
Continued on Page TWO.O
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
HIGHER on ri

Florence, S, c., Aug. l6.-(AfD--
The horGer Belt tobacco markets.
simulated by highest average prices
OF the season earlier this week, were
looking TO a specd-up in sales to-
day, The Var Food Administration
reported yesterday that S42.82 tor
4,l20, l24 pounds was the highest OF
the season. The market was firm to
oAl Cen .p"s. TucsdaJ.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Russians Making AIl-0ut
IF'iig,I,t TO Occupy Warsaw
Terrific Losses
BY she Germans
(l,,;ned by Reds

10 coz. Aun. IL fAr)
The ;s"d armT appeared today
to be making it, real, aII-out
bid for Warsaw against bitter
resistance in the rra%a iii ;trict.
iutt across the NatuIa from the
bcsjeHed Polish capital.
Another -e.anac" fl the CONAN r.
frnrr .Y.ts" mcrraeod h@le"' Hfs'
Fru,55 where Soviet troop, eee
dIlvJna through = l5-mtie ,e's'.sa
ieIt ta.a1d the German 0aji r.alr.
ul IFrt.. ia 'Ho East j1u;F.g1H AH-
,HrGau tat,a rc@lpa.
Marshal K~nhnaanv,hH'e away
rrnnp has been within !hat area
Of Warsaw since Late July. iof
the first I'M" IN many days tn"
Soviet communion" n,cntIpnrd n
NarSaW battle, disclosing the ~"
struati9n If 50 Nazi tanits anl
$50 trcons in a counter attack IN
the battle of rraGa,
RcLr. 1.. .Y hns completed hi. .,
,ault ytau5. buJ'' Hp reserves, ,t.Fag
thence. Il..c nnrNlratuI" and o.o'-
mated y troU@ German threat :.
his rr.rr t,a"E. nd today WAS tr-I-
me- for fire hoarr IF the rnrMH r".
feH.e 1.0e Urtnyc Warsaw, Jndpef-
tinn= ra.o tnat the Struggle ON .oe
ot=t .5j. &c tine Vi,trla 20, H..'
Seasoned Russian and Polish
iraon, now are strongly due IN
1890; ,f.aJ, ,-n,nl Pr, o.,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16

Continued on Page Two
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
10 90 HHITON CASUALTIES

Continued on Page TW0.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-06
Ed1easAvwsk
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tReg. '. s. Patent 0fACel (By JACK CUDDY)

(Unlteu PFeBB StaH COffcspOhuontl
 New York, Oct, e-tuP)-Con. neetieut, home ef great feather. weights like Louis Kid Kaplan and Bat Dattalino, Is divided now Into two camps that proclaim the proweSs Of CD Willie Pep of Hart ford, who is recognized as i20. pound champion in New York and affiliated states, and (2) Norman "Hi-Ho" Silver Of Bridgeport, who registered an upset decision over the No. contender last Tuesday night.
 Peculiarly enough, young Silver registered his upset victory over Charles "Cabey" Lewis, the No, l contender, right in Hartford, Conn, Pepe'S home town, Silver, Q frail, anemic, dark.haired lad, had climb cd through the ropes c i.S under. dog. But his speed and unsuspect. cd punch had combined for the sur- prise triumph,
 Hl.Ho silver's margin of victory over Lewis Of Cuba was 90 decisive that his manager, Billy Prince tavern proprietor of Bridgeport who is called the Lone Ranger nounced today that he is offering %, 900 for Pope to defend his feath. CT crown against Silver. Manager Prince instructed his- New York agent, Bill Daily, to offer the twen- ty.ilve grand for Pope title de. fense In any ring in the country preferably Madison Square Garden,
 Next Commissioner?
 Tavern keeper Price, 0 former professional ieatherweight who has beautiful caulihowered left ear and who is mentioned prominently as the next Connecticut boxing commissioner, insists that Hi-Ho Silver is the best featherweight in the world, and he is willing to back his Judgment with his dollars-of which he is reputed to have plenty.
 Hi.Ho Silver is no relative Of members of that well known leath- er.tossing family of the past which included Pal, Joey and Marty Silver. Nearly three years ago, Hi-Ho came to Prince looking for a defense job in Bridgeport. Prince got. him the lob, and was so impressed with ms workouts in a gymnasium that ne bought his contract for $500.
 A couple months later Silver was taken by the Army, and Manager Prince was given the equine guf1aw by friends who regarded him as the all-American sucker. That status prevailed until eight months ago when Silver was given Q medi- cal discharge from the Army. Since then he has staged Q magnificent come back, registering IT victories and one draw in 18 bouts. Buddy Garcia earned a draw with him in the semi-final to the recent Pep. Wright feather title main event at Madison Square Garden.
 Analysis
 Discussing the situation, tavern keeper Prince said last night. Pep is d good young fighter = but he can't punch. Hi-Ho Silver is just as Rood-just as fast and elusive but he can punch-can knock you dead with either hand. Half of his fights have been won by kayoes. That's why I'll put up $25,O00 Tor Pep to risk his title against Silver. I know my kid will win"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-06
IRA. BosketboII Meetings Monday

Basketball tossing will hardly be- gin for Q while what with world series baseball unfinished and col- lege football just getting under way; but the I. R. A. sponsors of the most successful industrial league hoop competition in the state last season, has already planned for early arrangement of details with the announcement by Edward Mc- Qrath of U. s. Rubber that a meet ing of men and women representa- tives of industrial basketball units has been called for Monday even- ing of next week, at the YMCA.
 The girls meeting has been call- ed for 7:30 p. m. with an eight or ten team league expected. Last sea- son the girls played part of the season, Chase winning the cham- plonship. me mems meeting has been carded for ess0 D. m. and viii probably line up with ten teams to play Wednesday evenings and 1un- asg afasRnnuua'