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Evening star., 1944-12-01
Variation

1t frequently has been remarked
that If the stars shone only one
night year the whole human race
would stay up to watch them. That
is another way of saying that there
is little variety in the display of
celestial diamonds in the darkened
sky. A lay observer, looking up to
the zenith on repeated occasions,
finds its spectacle unchanged except
in slight degree. Only the skilled
astronomer appreciates the differ
ences between one position and an
other detected in his telescope lens.
But even the veriest amateur re-
spends to the drama of the full moon
coming over the eastern horizon like
white gold dinner plate pushed
upward by giant hand. The pic
ture last evening was almost perfect
A bystander we'll might have
imagined that he could reach out
and take the glowing disk in his
fingers. 1t seemed so near, and 1t
was so beautiful.
Again this morning the oriental
side Of Washington's armament was
worth more than a hurried, passing
glance. While thousands hastened to
their work downtown, the sun
painted wide banks of clouds with
pink and purple incredibly mingled
Possibly not again in a decade will
exactly the same arrangement of
vapor and mist and penetrating
luminous rays occur The power
that rules the day is tremendously
creative power. 1t rarely repeats,
yet in its aggregate effect it is a
iracla of StaadinacS and ralia&ail
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Freedom AIoft
he st. Louis Star Times.

From the ST. Louis Star Times
The postwar air must be made as
free as the sea. Not international re-
strictions, but international cooperation
will serve the peoples of the world and,
reciprocally, the people of the United
States
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Home, Warm Home
To the Editor Of The Star,

10 tne &oltor Oh Inc star:
On November 13 there appeared in
The Star a letter under the heading
Home, Cold Home" signed T. B. H.,
Falls Church, Va.
In all fairness to the ration board
In Falls Church, I feel ought to re-
late recent experience. My fuel oil
allotment was 80 small that the house
had to be kept at SIS degrees during
the day with the furnace altogether
off during the night at the risk of
freezing a few pipes.
And have no Office to go to during
the day to get warm. Instead 1 have
two little babies who play on the floor
much of the time. They had to have
their outdoor clothes on: their noses
were red, their hands were blue and
they were fretful with discomfort All
attempts to remedy the situation during
the past two years had been without
success and We still got the same small
allotment this year as before.
Then I tried again short while
ago, and this Is what happened: Just
a short conversation over the phone
with one member of the fuel oil panel,
in which I gave few facts and an
swered few questions, led to a re-
calculation Of my fuel oil allowance.
Additional coupons to cover the two
year-old error promptly were mailed to
me. Now We can have the house warm
enough to keep the babies pink in
stead of blue.
Fuel oil rationing in Fairfax County
got off to a bad start two years ago.
But it is in good hands now. The OPA
regulations conscientiously and cour-
teously are administered 1 am sure
that T. B. H. would have his diff
flculties Strengthened out by the present
board OF course We cannot expect
enough oil to keep our houses at rs de-
grees day and night regardless Of
whether anybody is home or not.
Neither are We expected to freeze
Mrs. D. S. w.
Vienna, Va.
Evening star., 1944-12-01

Warns Strikers of Retaliation
To the Editor of The Star:
In the Army deserters are shot unless
there are unusual or extenuating cir
cumstances I do not advocate the
same treatment for the deserters who
were recently crippling the war effort
by tying up communications in Wash
ington through sympathetic" strike
at the telephone company. I do hope,
however, to have the privilege Of voting
on labor legislation some day, and I
promise my vote will not be "sympa-
thetic" CORPL, JESSE E. AIKEN.
Fort Sill Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1944-12-01

Vienna, Va.
The union times., 1944-04-22
AFL's Post War Domestic Program

In its domestic the AF hOehearted support productive committed the progressive raising of the national income and the maintenance of full employment"
 To find millions returning soldiers workers industries and maintain production and employment Ose of private enterprise and and loawn be requred the of Office of War Mobilization Adjustment with economic mission composed of of workers employers and farmers. Other proposals include:
 Continuing control and ratOnng until scarces disappear
 of production.
 Demobzaion medical right complete interrupted education, special help finding jObs unemployment benefits continuing for veterans
 program of needed public to private and supplement employment a trend toward production decline begins
 Housing by the AFL the production and unemployment in the major industries P industry labor should plans, the AFL adding that federal of sum and low housing supplement effort decent homes within reach of every family"
 On the horizon the AFL pictures eventual defeat of the untrenched doubled facilities half, AFL shown the potential of America. human mOblized for purposes"
The union times., 1944-04-22
Brother of Vivien Kellems Running ForCongressSeat
Organized Labor In Lo. Angeles Opposes Him And Endorses
 Opponent

Wealthy Industrialist Vivien Kel- lems high pitched rebel yell at the Roosevelt administration is not solo voice in the Kellems family.
 Workers in Los Angeles have long been familiar with the deeper tones of reactionary Republican Assembly man Jesse Randolph Kellems- bro ther of the notorious Westport, Conn, employer who hit the front pages when she refused to pay her income tax and more recently when her love letters to an alleged Maxi agent in Argentina were aired in Congress.
 Like Sister Vivien, Kellems' eye is on a seat in Congress, where his an ti-Roosevelt, isolationist views can get larger, more sympathetic audi ence than at present.
 Ke11ems, in the race for the 10th congressional seat now held by pro gressive Rep. Will Rogers. Jr. CD, has filed for both the Republican and Democratic nominations.
 Opposing Kellems on both tia kets is former Lieut.. Gov. Ellis Patterson. He is running at the combined request of the AFL, CIO and railroad brOtherhoods and has been indorsed by Rogers, who is entering the Army.
 Patterson, an energetic, expert enced campaigner with a host of loyal supporters in labor and pro- gressive circles, is expected to win the Democratic nomination easily. Political observers predict Miss Kel- lems' front page antics will like mise throw good many Repubi- can voters PattersOn's way.
 Kellems, a preacher by profession, earned perfect zero from organized labor in the l943 legislature, where he ran up IA bad votes, two misses and no good votes on test issues. His chief claim to labor disapproval rests on his vocal membership in Califor- nia's little Dies committee.
The union times., 1944-04-22

ministratiOn to help the victims of this war to become seIf-suppOrting once more.
 2-Enlargemenr and strengthn- ing of the International Labor Organization.
 3-CreatiOn of Food and Agri- culture Administration to deal with education, child welfare, prevention of epidemics, traffic in drugs and traffic for immoral purposes.
 Establishment of agencies in the field of commerce and industry to deal with stabilizatiOn of foreign exchange communications and transport on land, sea and in the air; international cartels fiscal policies and foreign investments 1; acess to natural resources and raw materials.
 The final portion of the report dealt with domestic action to provide full production and jobs for all in America after the war.
The union times., 1944-04-22
Fire Fighters OK'd ByStamfordC.L.U.
Central Body Hits Mayor And Common Council For Refusal To Recognize Legitimate Right Of City
 Workers To Join Organized Labor

Board of the Council, have taken an arbitrary position in the organi- zatiOn of the Stamford Fire Fight. CTS and
 Whereas: The Mayor and Council refuse to recognize this new local union, and in view of the fact that the Charter of said local union has guaranteed to the city no-strike contract; and
 'sWhereas: The A. F. of L. Fire Fighters International Union has contracts with a great number of cities throughout the United States. it is tine will of he local fire fight. CTS to be affiliated with the Inter national Fire Fighters Union of the A. F. of L.; and
 Whereas Mayor Moore and tht Common Council have openly op posed such an organization in our To- cal newspaper, causing much misun derstanding to the general public a large; therefore,
 ''Be is resolved, That the Stam. ford Central Labor Union, the of. ficial body of delegates represent. ing the A. F. of L. and its affiliated locals throughout the City of Stam. ford, and in the jurisdiction of the Stamford Labor Union, goes on rec ord endorsing the firemen's local union to its fullest support"
The union times., 1944-04-22
State Plumbers
 AndSteanlfitters HoldFiineSessiion
16 Locals Present; Mooney And Miller Represent
 No. 349

Sixteen Connecticut locals of the United Association of Journeymer Plumbers and Steamhtters attended the semi-annual meeting of the Con necticut Association of the U.A. helc Saturday and Sunday in Odd Fellows Temple, Naugatuck.
 The highlight of the meeting, which was unusually successful, was the discussion and plans for post war activity in the structural trades.
 The transition of the Connecticut trade schools was the subject of much consideration, and a narra- -tion of the experiences with trade schools in Massachusetts, which was enightening to the delegates. was given by Richard H. Donnelly, president of the Mass. State AssO- citation of the U. A. and business representative of the Plumbers No. 4 and Steamfitters No. 48 of Wor- cester.
 The conference was also addressed by John J. Egan, secretary-treasurei of the Connecticut Federation of La bor, and UA. General Organizer A A. Gillis.
 John Fries of Local 305, New Lon don, president of the State Associa- ton, presided M. J. O'Rourke, ot Local 22, Waterbury, is secretary.
 Local 349, New Haven, was rep. resented by Edward Mooney and George Miller, both members of the executive board.
 The delegates voted to hold the next convention in New Britain some time in October.
The union times., 1944-04-22

fish a general international Organi- zatiOn of nations or to serve temporarily in that capacity.
 2-TransfOrmatiOn of the war time alliances of the United Nations into a provisional Organi- zatiOn for peace. This recOmmen- datiOn recognizes that while the initial organization for world policing will grow out of the mili- tary situation at the end of the war and will be the temporary responsibility of the great powers of the United Nations, the pro- gram for international security in the future will have to be worked out by the United Nations as a whole. This temporary internatiOn- al organization will supervise immediate territorial understand ings to prevent unilateral action or any other steps not in accord with the Atlantic Charter.
 For the permanent administration of international justice, the report urged:
 IA Permanent Court of Inter- national Justice as the supreme judicial tribunal of the world or ganization for peace by arbitration and cOnciliation of economic as well as political disputes.
 For the safeguarding of hu- man rights, permanent Interna- tional Institute to study and report on development of procedures to ass 6.e just treatment to all groups and individuals.
 To provide international economic and sncial welfare the AFL recom- mended:
 Support of the United Ma tiOns Relief and Rehabilitation Ad-
The union times., 1944-04-22

Full support to the efforts of the members of the Fire Department of Stamford to join the American Federation of Labor through form ing a local of the International Association of Fire Fighters was voted by the Stamford Central La. bor Union at its last meeting. The resolution endorsing the Fire Fighters came after it was pointed out that the city, government, through Mayor Moore and the Common Council, are openly op- posed to the legitimate right of the firemen to join an organization of their own choosing.
 The text of the Stamford C.L. $ resolution follows:
 Whereas: The Stamford Central Labor Union is the headquarters of the A. F. of L.; and
 Whereas: It is the duty of this or ganization to help any new local that is being formed within its jurisdic- tion, so that said local may be a credit to the community; and
 Whereas The Stamford Fire De- partment has seen fit to organize un- der the banners of the International Association of Fire Fighters, affi1i- ated with the A. F. of L.; and
 ''Whereas: The City Government of Stamford, Connecticut, namely Mayor Charles Moore and the
The union times., 1944-04-22
Reuben Haas Is
 Back In Hartford

Jim Brennan, business agent of Lo- cal 91, Conn Elevator Constructors, reports that Reuben Haas of Hart ford, president and treasurer of the General Elevator Service Co.,, Inc, arrived home last Saturday after a sojourn in Florida. Haas draft board ruled that his services were needed in Hartford.
 We are glad to have him back in our midst" Brennan said. Welcome home, Bob! You are here to help win the war, with the outstanding efforts of the General Elevator Serv- ice Co.,, to serve the national effort by keeping the elevators rising"
The union times., 1944-04-22
FILA. Sees s Billion
 Post-War Construction

The Federal Housing Administra- tion, estimates approximately $3,- 000,000000 worth of home repairing and modernization will be done in the first year after war limitations on critical materials have been lifted.
 Commissioner Abner H. Ferguson, said repairs and maintenance should be a major factor in easing the trans ition to peace-tine economy.
The union times., 1944-04-22
Conn. Workers Get $3O,39OInBa Pay

HARTFORD-James A. Dough erty, Supervising Inspector of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. s. Department of Labor, today announced that total restitution in payment of back wages computed during March, 1914 in Con- necticut amounted to $30,390.17 to 493 employees. In addition to this amount total of 5000 was assessed against Connecticut firm for child labor violations of the Walsh Healey Public Contracts Act.
The union times., 1944-04-22

outbreak of future wars, the, report held.
 The program for the establish ment of lasting peace need not in- volve the creation of a world government, the report said, but requires the acceptance of definite obligations by the nations of the world to work together under agreed conditions and within linn its set by them. The basic prin- ciples should be those outlined in the Atlantic Charter and other pro nouncements of the United Ma tions, the report recommended.
 Specific steps should now be taken to insure the speedy realization of plans for the prevention of war as set forth in the Four-Nation dec laration and the Conrally Resolution on postwar policy adopted by the U. s. Senate, the AFL urged. The report recommended
 The creation of United Ma tions Commission, either to estab-
The union times., 1944-04-22
Bricklayers, No. 1 Elect D'Avanzo

The following officers for the en- suing year have been elected by Local No. 1, Bricklayers and Masons Un- ion of Hartford Thomas D'Avanzo, president; Fred Gilmore, vice-presi- dent; William A. Scott, recording secetary; George Watson. financial secretary; Patrick Birmingham, treasurer; Sal Lombardo, Sgt.-at- Arms; Carmen DiCorcia, business agent; and Alfred Bilodeau, John Lynch, Joseph Aualone, J. Mccarthy and Arthur Landeen, trustees.
The union times., 1944-04-22
US. Labor Finances Third Seamen s Club

An international radio hook-up from England, with Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, and U. s. Am bassador John c. Winant as princi- pal speakers, marked the opening ce- remonies of the third merchant sea mems club to be built in Britain through the contributions of American organized labor Situated in Cardiff, Wales, one of the busiest of British ports, this club will provide recrea- ton, entertainment ard other facili- ties to merchant sailoys of all na tions.
The union times., 1944-04-22
Judges Not Alwdys Models;
 Exambles From eek'sNeevs
What Happened To An Inventor; Aged Movie Mag
 mates Conscience Revots; Guarding Probe Of Accused Jurists
(From Labor)

 that the big honest majority trade trade unioni members of the judiciary exactly models of good conduct Four items the weeks illustrate what have in mind Sig which would have been the had they involved labor leaders who Here they lIn Federal district Springfield Ill., Howe old settled $9580 The
  bench by
The union times., 1944-04-22
Hospital Employees Hold Elections

Conn. State Hospital Employees, No. 3o8, of Middletown, has elected the following officers for 1914: Joseph Light, president; Mrs. Ida Ackerly, ce-president Ernest Scovell, sec retary; and Fed Murphy, treasurer.
 Secretary Scovell announced this week that the Local is putting on a drive for new members, and at its last meeting a substantial group of State Hospital Employees were taken in as new members. Applications still coming in for action at next meeting.
The union times., 1944-04-22
DRAMATIC FORUM

DRAMATIC FORUM
 The detailed and specific report, drafted by the AFL Post-War Com mittee and approved by special committee of the Executive Council, was released on the eve of a dra- matic National Pnst-War Forum held in New York City under AFL auspices with leaders in the Govern ment, industry, agriculture and edu- cation participating.
 First and foremost, the epochal report declared categOrically that 'sWar is the enemy" It said:
 ''The American Federation of Labor believes that war among the nations waged by modern engines of death and destruction is the supreme enemy of the well-being of the common people of the world. We recognize, that our own move ment of organized labOr-a move ment which is the product of the long struggle of workers for eco homie and social demOcracy-has no future or promise in a world living under the threat and burden of the war system. We consider that the elimination of war as an in. strIment of national policy is a condition essential to the perpetua- ton and the further development of our democratic way of life"
 Lasting peace must rest on social justice accorded equally to all peo- pies, the report emphasized. The only safety from war, it continued, is through the international organization of peace. Victory In this war is not enough. The United Nations must be prepared to use whatever means are necessary including policing and the use of armed force-to prevent tht
The union times., 1944-04-22
Bell-Hops Familiar With Our Policy

When President Roosevelt last week severely censured those who go around asking bell-hops about our foreign policy, he didn't know the bell-hops. Secretary John Goodman of Hotel Front Service Local IA wired the Chief Executive, they'd be better off" getting their information from the bell-hops who back FDR's foreign policy than from editors, Congress- men or news commentators.
The union times., 1944-04-22
Leslie McNeeley
 Dies In Accident

Leslie McNeeley, treasurer of Lo- cal 3o8, State Hospital Employees, Middletown, was killed in a fatal accident. McNeeley left the state service a year ago, but remained as treasurer of 398. He was employed at cleaning establishment, and step ping to side room to light cigar ette, his clothes suddenly became a mass of flames, and he survived for only few hours. Local 398 has rem dered all possible aid to Mrs. Mo Medley, who has one daughter. The Local keenly feels McNeeley's loss.
The union times., 1944-04-22
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

QUADRUPLETS in England and New York, triplets in New York, and reported quintuplets fin Argen- tina-is this going to be an era of mass reproduction, too?
 AS YET the housing situation in Omaha hasn't reached this point but it may! And any how, why specify gentlemen" and then not ask for lady to go with them? Classified ad in WOrLd-Her- aId:
 IO2 N. SETH AvE.-Attractive
 sunny room, Venetian blinds,
 innerspring, 2 or gentlemen.
 Also want girl to share room.
 CONN. delegates to the AFL's National Postwar Forum in New York included Timothy Collins and John J. Egan, president and sec retary-treasurer of the State Fed eration; and James Di Lonardi. president of the N. H. Building Trades Council.
 LABOR turnover" has been a major bogey raised by anti-labor propagandists to justify their cIamor for ''draft labor" law or other shackling legislation, but that bngaboo was riddled this week by Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt.
 McNutt revealed that in most of the 26 industries which produce practically all war munitions turn over is less this year than last, de spite heavy layoffs due to produc- ton cutbacks. He gave credit for the decline to the devotion of workers on the job, and to the CO., operation of labOr-management committees which administer the commissions employment stabili- zation program on voluntary basis.
 HARRY FEINMARK has been appointed by the New England War Labor Board to represent Ia- bor on the VILE. panel which will decide the points at issue between Printing Pressmen, Local 83, AFL, and Case, Lockwood & Brainerd, of Hartford. Industry will be rep resented on the panel by Walter H. Knauss of the Hartford Manu- lecturers Assn., and the public by Robert s. Coat. Hearings will open at the Hotel Bond in Hartford or April 26.
 CAL C. LYON, who left his job as cOlumnist for the Columbus (O.) Citizen to become area rent director for the Columbus district, Office of Price Administration, in November, l942, issued the fol- lowing statement when he submit ted his resignation to OPA, effec- tive May l:
 Frying to keep peace among more than 100000 landlords and tenants since rent control became effective here in November. l942, has proven too severe a tax on my health and I now choose to take up something less strenuous. My plan is to return to newspaper writing, after l have had a good rest.
 ''If l am able to regain my sense of humor, after my experience as rent director, l hope to resume writing a column of humor; if, however, my sense of humOr is dead beyond recall, l shall prob ably turn to editorial writing.' CLASSIFIED ad in the Seattle
 Times:
 QUEEN ANNE-Twin beds, ev- erything included. Quiet business girl. S28. GA 64l2,
The union times., 1944-04-22
EQUALITY!

WAUKEGAN, Ill.-Women doing mems work will get equal pay under the new Johns Manville contract with Federal Labor Union 19508 (AFL), retroactive to Jan. l.
The union times., 1944-04-22

After long litigation, Louis 95824 he had paid his he had only $l32,84O left Before turning the check Howe Judge Bgg
 
 ceved $l81,00o and half dozen others After Howe had his his $95S40 check had been whed $38 $O0O0 less than Judge Bgge had granted his denty deal
The union times., 1944-04-22

What mankind needs most is a really new freedom and not diff ferent kind of despotism to succeed NaZism.
The union times., 1944-04-22
A Better World Foreseen In AFL Report
Would BanishW War, Promote Justice
PostWar Measures Fair To Every Citizen, Envsaged In Program Presented To Nat Federation Forum Held
 In New York-Unted Nations Commission Favored

The American Federation of Labor has made public its postwar programs program designed banish for to world prosperity and social ustice the Four Freedoms and safeguard American mOcracy by postwar fair every citizen.
The union times., 1944-04-22

It is we who have to buy the planes that our heroic pilots must fly. Buy that other War Bond to- day.
The union times., 1944-04-22

H. J. Ha gave Judgment granted him showed was" tainted" 2Probaby without parallel history judiciary
  decision  In 1885 the Universal Products Company brought suit for patent
The union times., 1944-04-22

In Scanton Pa they Federal have safeguard proceedings against "interference."
 the lower company former Federal Judge J. Warren bench by President Wilson
 disclosed in Davis The bre in
 The government Davis he was tried unable unwilling and Davis resigned his $120O0-a-year pension
The union times., 1944-04-22

CLASSIFIED ad in the Seattle
 Times:
 QUEEN ANNE-Twin beds, ev- erything included. Quiet business girl, $28. GA 64l2.