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Evening star., 1944-11-05
Worried shout the
veteran PrebIem.
Here's what one Of
them has to say -.

ATOw and then. when there
IL aren't any soldiers piling into
the orderly room gripping about the
KIP roster. / get chance to read
some American magazines. And
since reading matter 10 No. 8 On
the scarcity list over here - night
behind women and liquor - Tread
every line.
Lately the periodicals. have been
full of a lot of stuff about postwar
problems. all very profound. very
analytical. no doubt very inteli-
gent. Top billing in some OF those
articles has gone to the moving
question, will we be able to get
along with the returning veteran?
Or, from the feminine angle. will
the soldiers We sent away to war
be cruel and vicious when they
come back to our waiting arms?
That's the general idea.
>s1sa Dei1in1 1Gsf
SOMETIMES get so mad at those
lyrical outbursts that l feel like
taking it upon myself to speak for
my pals and give our reactions to
that junk.
It's like this. You can bet your
last pair of nylOns or your left
rear tire, If you're q male, that the
returning soldier is going to be
anything but cruel or brutal.
1 have an idea that most of
the u. s. Army's JOes are going
to be too easygoins. If any
thing. We've been laced by Off
Gers, yapped at for not shining our
shoes, for not getting the right fold
in our blankets when We made our
beds, for not tossing a salute at
every pink-faced lieutenant who
ambled along.
Brother, we're going to be so
overwhelmingly glad to be free
agents, able to thumb our noses
Evening star., 1944-11-05

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
POLL TAX ELIMINATION
CERTAIN

Declarations against the undemo-
cratic poll tax and favoring federal
legislation for its abolition, made with
in five days of each other by the two
largest bodies of organized labor, in
dlcate greatly increased opposition to
the tax and are an augury for it's GER
tain abolition.
One of the first actions of the re-
cent 64th annual American Fedora
tlon of Labor convention was the unan-
lmous passage of a resolution offered
by the legislative committee of which
President Harvey w. Brown of the In
ternational Association of Machinists
was chairman. The resolution said:
Whereas the previous conventions
of the American Federation of Labor
have gone on record condemning the
poll tax as undemocratic, un-Ameri-
can and unjust, therefore, be it:
Resolved, that this convention of
the American Federation of Labor.
assembled in New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov II, to on record as reaffairming
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08

ganized labor fought for years, Mr.
Meany said
Assistant Secretary Of Labor Dan
w. Tracy praised the building trades
workers for their splendid record in
wartime construction and for blazing
the trail in wage stabilization for the
industry even before nationwide wage
controls were put into effect.
Colonel C. D. Barker of the Army
Engineers called for thorough ad-
vance planning of construction pro-
jects ready to go when the war ends.
A similar suggestion was made by R.
C. Kirkpatrick, labor relations direc-
tor of the Federal Works Agency. The
construction industry, kirkpatrick
said, provides logical source of jobs
in the transition period.
Other speakers included Joseph D.
keenan,, WPB Vice Chairman; officials
of the Associated General Contrac-
tors; Governor James H. Davis of
Louisiana who is member of the
AFL Screen Actors Guild; and Lee
Johnson, executive vice president, Ma
tional Housing Conference.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08

it's opposition to the poll tax and
supporting federal legislation for its
abolition"
The CIO convention at Chicago
pledged .'its determined effort" to
have Congress enact legislation elm
mating the poll tax requirement
which now deprives thousands of
workers and farmers of the vote in s
states.
Commenting on the resolutions,
Mrs. Virginia Foster Durr. vice.
chairman of the National Committee
to Abolish the Poll Tax, said:
"We are delighted to know that
we still have the united support of
labor which we have had from the
beginning of the fight.
81 think that the organized forces
of labor are the greatest bulwark of
democracy in the country, and they
have again reiterated their belief that
a free ballot is the foundation stone of
democracy"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
COMMENT on WORLD EVENTS

pie of times before he starts kicking
us in the face.
In the first place, we have no rea-
son to believe the military experts
have the knowledge or the initiative
to teach our youth how to fight the
next war. Their opposition to the
Garand rifle, the airplane, and even
the submarine, are examples of mill
tary conservatism. And that is ex-
pressing it very mildly.
If the military experts can expect
only to teach our youth how to fight
the last war, then their instructions
will be of little value, and the whole
subject should be thrown in the dis
card. Even since the present war
started plans and policies have been
changed several times.
The promise of physical and men
tai fitness, elimination Of illiterates,
degenerates, and subnormals can be
discounted because we know better.
We were told after the last war
that the general staff had surveyed
our industrial resources and mapped
plans for instant conversion to war
production. After Dec. z, 1941, we
learned that was myth. But the War
Dept. might think little about such
a plan now and make it no myth.
And some one might explain why
it is said that the boys in the foxholes
favor compulsory military training,
and why we can't wait until they come
home to initiate it.
Second thoughts on the subject
might be far better than first
thoughts. AS Martin Van Buren,
eighth President of the United States,
said: "The second, sober thought Of
TIE people is seldom wrong, and al
ways efficient"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
OLDER WORKERS
MAY GET HIGHER
OLD AGE BENEFITS

Washington, d. C. (ILNS).- The
Social Security Board has announced
that upon request it will recalculate
the amount of old-age and survivors
insurance benefits payable to once
retired workers who have returned
to work, and include credit for wages
received since the benefits first were
claimed. In some cases this may re-
suit in higher benefits than were
originally payable.
The board announcement empha-
sized that such increases would result
only for workers who are 65 or older
and who have once claimed benefits
and subsequently have earned wages
in jobs covered by the Social Security
Act.
If higher pay has boosted the aver
age monthly wage in covered employ
ment above what it was when these
workers originally retired, they can
have their benefits refigured when
they retire again.
Generally the worker will gain no
advantage by filing a claim to "peg''
his benefit as long as he continues to
work at pay equal to or above his
average during the last 8 years (since
the Social Security Act became effec-
tive). The advantageous time will be
when the workers pay starts going
down because of illness, loss Of time
from the job, loss of a job, direct
pay cut, or for any other reason.
Whenever that happens, the board
advises, the worker should consult its
nearest office.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1914
LABOR VOICE IN POSTWAR
PLANS

That the American Federation Of
Labor is determined that the work
ers shall have voice in postwar plans
and programs is shown by it's action
at the New Orleans convention, ir
declaring for an international organ
ization to deal with aggression.
The convention made it plain that
the AFL would insist on labor rep
resentation, in line with previous de-
clarations on the subject. Praising the
tripartite basis of the International
Labor Organization, with government,
employer and labor representatives,
the convention urged extending this
method to other agencies to be form
ed for consideration of postwar prob
lens.
''It would be a serious mistake to
delegate full responsibility for world
peace to the diplomats and other
statesmen" the convention said, and
voiced the opinion that 'the citizenry
of the world should have voice and
responsibility in maintaining world
peace"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08

Universal military training COM
pulsory military Trainings getting
front-page space in all our news
papers. A Gallup poll indicates we, OF
at least a majority of us, favor such
system, and even that the boys now
on the fighting fronts believe we
should establish it right here and
now, and bills in Congress have every
thing mapped out, planned, and back
ed by the War Department.
In other words, the thing is all
CREASED ready to go. All we need is
favorable vote by our Senators and
Representative and the signature Of
FDR, and we are in itA-up to ou1
necks.
War Dept. spokesman say that if we
have every youth trained and prepar.
ed to dive into foxholes and give the
enemy hell no enemy will even con-
slider starting another war. They also
remind us that in the next war-i1
it happens-the aggressor will start
with the United States instead o.
weaker nations. Which is all reason
able enough.
The record of the u S. in produc
ing arms, men and munitions, de-
layed as it was in the last 2 wars
should convince any aggressor tha-
the best way to assure success IL
the future would be to knock off the
U. S. first.
But, starting from there severa
questions arise which are rather diff
ficult to answer. Not questions as tx
the advisability of being ready to get
at it when the emergency arises, but
questions as to the extent of prepared
ness necessary to convince an enemy
aggressor that he should think cou-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
Huge New Housing Program Advanced
By Building Trades Convention
Ten Year Plan For Building New Housing Units To Be
Achieved In Six Recommendations

New Orleans.-The AFL Building
and Construction Trades Department
convention unanimously advocated a
great postwar housing program to
fulfill the needs Of the American peo-
pie for new homes and to provide jobs
for millions of workers.
A 10-year plan for building 1,500,-
600 new housing units annually was
called for by the department. To
achieve that goal the convention rec
ommended:
l Substantially lower interest rates
on home mortgages.
Revival Of acknowledgement
low-rent and slum clearance housing
for those whose incomes are too low
to be served by private housing.
Demolition of temporary war
housing and disposition of permanent
war housing through local housing au-
thorities, preferably to existing occu-
pants on a mutual home ownership
basis.
a Full labor participation in local,
long range home planning.
5 Improvement of the housing sec
tion of CT Bill of Rights to facilitate
housing for war veterans and to give
them added ownership safeguards.
Legislative action-Federal, state
and local--to assure sound and rapid
development of large scale housing
throughout the nation.
Officers reports to the convention
emphasized that millions of Ameri-
cans still live in miserable, insanitary,
antiquated housing, which has be-
come worse during the war. A huge
program to replace such housing will
not only lift standards but prove a
tremendous source of employment for
the jobless, the reports declared.
The convention protested attempts
by some government agencies to
"chisel" on wage rates by placing tenn
porary workers engaged in Federal
construction under civil service at pay
scales far below prevailing levels.
Another resolution assailed Army ac-
tion in fixing maintenance rates on
some construction jobs below prevail
ing scales.
One of the most significant address,
es delivered to the convention came
from AFL President William Green.
He bitterly denounced a proposal re-
Gently endorsed by the British Trades
Union Congress to force German
workers into slavery to rebuild war
devasted countries after defeat Of the
Nazis.
II cannot believe workers Of Am
erica will approve such policy" he
said. "We have set as our objective
the abolition Of slavery and Of COM
pulsory labor everywhere. It is in
conceivable we should now call for a
continuation of slave labor after we
have defeated totalitarianism.
In another important address, AFL
Secretary Treasurer George Meany
blasted trend toward what he called
Bureaucratic paternalism" by those
| in government who believe they
"lnow what is best for labor" This
type Of paternalism, even though it
comes from officials sympathetic with
labor, is as vicious as the paternalism
| in private industry against which or
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
FILA Takes Action to Speed
Home Loans to Veterans

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Fed-
eral Housing Administration field Of
fices have been directed to expedite
insured home loans to veteran under
the CT Bill Of Rights.
Commissioner Abner H. Ferguson
announced the agency's 62 field offices
now are accepting applications for
loan insurance from private lending
institutions.
These are cases where the Veterans
Administration guarantees loan not
exceeding $4,000 and where the prin-
cipal loan, which must comply with
FILA regulations, is insured by FILA.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08

All vice presidents of the depart
ment were reelected. They are L. P.
Lindelof, Painters; Richard J. Gray,
Bricklayers; William J. McSorley,.
Lathers; Daniel J. Tobin, Teamsters;
W. L. Hutcheson, Carpenters; Robert
Byron, Sheet Metal Workers; Ed j.
Brown, Electrical Workers, and Will
liam E. Maloney, Operating Engi-
neers. Each is president of his re-
spective organization, except Gray
who is vice president of the Brick
layers. Herbert Rivers was reelected
Secretary Treasurer of the depart
ment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
WHAT NEXT?

The Pennsylvania Railroad has an
nounced the development of a "fun-
damentally new type" of locomotive,
powered by steam turbine in place
of cylinder pistons and driving rods.
The locomotive, of ,900-horsepower
and described as first of it's kind, is
in experimental operation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
Read The Press.

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
WISDOM

Intellectual and moral victories are
the only ones which do not leave the
victor bankrupt and desolate in spirit
when the victory is won.-George
William Russell.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08

Small Boy: ..I'm not afraid of 60
ing to the hospital, mother. I'll be
brave and take my medicine, but amt
going to let them palm off baby
on me like they did on you. ! want a
pup"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-08
Universal Objective
(From the London Daily Herald,
Labor)

We talk of "re-educating" the Ger
man people. That re-education can
not be accomplished by mere cen
sorship Of text books. 1t must be aid
ed by example, and stimulated by
showing the Germans that the demo
cratic nations know the path to pros
perity-a prosperity which they, too
can enjoy when they are fit to cooper
ate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09
WIN Draft the Police?

At the time of the tragic race
riots last summer it's lack of man
power was woefully evident not only
to residents of Detroit and the army
officials here, but to the entire nation.
Detroit is the arsenal of the
Unfted Nations. For that very rea-
son sabotage and inspired group
uprisings and dissenSions constitute
an ever present possibility.
DUBLIC peace and security in De
i troit are essential to the smooth
production of Detroit war industry
and we cannot be assured of peace
and security without an adequate and
properly trained police force.
Today we should have comfort
ably more than our normal compile
ment of policemen rather than less
as we have.
A competent policeman in a city
like Detroit is far more valuable to
the war effort of the United States
than he would be as soldier or
sailor.
The Detroit Times feels strongly
-that-eity anti state officials should
protest as yehemently as possible
against drafting Detroit policemen.
We feel they should, if neces
sary, make determined issue out of
each individual case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

A RECENT story in~this news
a paper pointed out that increased
selective service demands are making
such inroads on the personnel of the
Detroit Police Department as serl-
ously to hamper it's efficiency.
Until recently according to
police officials, there has existed
-sort-of informal understanding by
which twice year the department
furnished draft boards with list of
its men who were eligible under the
draft and who could be spared with
out too badly impairing police man
power schedules.
Now apparently the draft boards
have abandoned this arrangement
and are drafting policemen as their
names come up, regardless Of depart
ment recommendations
This newspaper always has
believed that in a huge industrial city
like Detroit the police should not be
drafted at all.
We have expressed sucnheiIet
editorially several times.
THE Detroit Police Department is
= dangerously undermined and
has been since the beginning Of the
war. Many of It's members vol
unteered in the armed services after
Pearl Harbor and others quit 10
enter defense plants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09
POLITICAL PARADE
By GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN

THE "Solid South" has been
l. invited TO repeat the amaz-
ing political turnover which it
accomplished in 1928. The invi-
tation has come in the heart Of
the South from Gov. John w.
Bricker of Ohio. 1t is a serious
invitation.
Gov. Bricker believes that
many signs point 10 wholesale
desertion of the Roosevelt New
Deal this year by thousands of
southern voters.
There are some very extreme
Southern conservatives in Con-
greSS who share this opinion
with Ohio's favorite son candi-
date. for the Republican nominal
ton for President. They formed
that opinion long before he did.
They know the South, they
live there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
WE ARE writing this appeal
W to the only champion that
we as veterans know, the Hearst
newspapers.
A month ago the vets muster
ing-out pay bill was passed by
Congress and exactly month
ago, we applied for our first
checks.
To date, we have not received
them and the only information
we can get from the finance Of
fee at Fort Wayne is that eHF=
overseas service must be
checked with the adjutant-gen-
erals office in Washington.
We are all very much in need
of that money and we world
like TO know if there is any
logical and sensible reason why
our first checks for 500 could
not be sent to us and then Our
overseas service checked.
Perhaps if some of the people
who control this situation, could
be as destitute as some Of us
are, they would, beyond reason
able doubt, cut down on this
never-ending and foolish red
tape.
We, as ex-fghting men, will
most certainly be in your debt,
If you can, and will, help us get
the money authorized for us,
without waiting and wanting for
another year.
Our whole-hearted thanks 10
the Hearst newspapers for their
loyal support and backing.
A GROUP OF UNPAID AND
VERY NEEDY VETERANS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

MANY indications do exist
Nl that huge protest vote
will be cast in the South in
November against one-male rule
in Washington, against perpet-
uation in office, against bu-
reaucracy and RECOMMENDATION
and against northern left-wing
interference with social prob
lens wholly southern and with
which the South has manfully
striven since reconstruction.
But there is none of the ele-
ment of fanaticiSm and intoler-
ence in the South today that
prevailed in the Hoover-Smith
campaign. The South is not par
ticularly proud today of the
religious issue which was raised
i'm 1923.
Today more fundamental is
sues are presented to southern
voters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

IN A nutshell these issues are
concerned first with the pres
ervation of the American form
Of government to which the old
conservative South is devoted,
and second with the preserva-
ton of the Democratic party.
Thoughtful southern people
realize that the Democratic
party is today little more than
a name and a tradition. They
have seen it engulfed by the
left-wing New Deal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

THIS writer believes there will
l. be a large protesting stay
at home" vote in the South this
year, and that while the Demo-
cratic candidates probably will
be returned, ii will be every
where by reduced majority.
Meanwhile. Gov. Bricker has
given the people of the South
land something to think about
If they sincerely want to save
the American syst EN- and
American institutions, govern
mental and economic, from the
MARKHAM philosophy of the New
Deal there is but one practical
way for them TO do it.
If they cannot defeat Roose-
welt for a fourth nomination
and many in the South are pre-
D ring 10 attempt that feat
they must turn temporarily 10
the Republican party.
Gov. Bricker has told them
that the latchstring is out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09
The He'd Flag in the
Mediterranean

landing at Anzio, that any such deal
was contemplated.
In fact, only few days ago Mr..
Churchill informed tn British
Commons:
In Italy we are working TO
AID The government of the king and
BadogIio -. who were and up 10 the
present are the LEGITIMATE gov
eminent of Italy,.
ON THEIR authority the
Italian navy, NOT without risk and
loss. surrendered TO us -.
Since then these Italian forces
have CO=OPERATED WITH US
TO THE BEST OF THEIR
ABILITY.
NEARLY 100 / T a II 4 "
SHIPS or WAR ARE DIS
CHARGING VALUABLE SERV-
ICES IN THE MEDITERRAN-
FAN AND THE ATLANTIC"
QNHE implication of MI Churchlll's
L speech was that the Italian men
of war would CONTINUE to col
laborate with our own forces.
But will the services which he
described be equally valuable }" to us
WITH PART OF THE ITALIAN
NAVY UNDER THE SOVIET
FLAG?
Evidently not: For Marshal
Badoglio has protested President
RooSevelt's announcement, and 1t
has been intimated that his govern
ment would resign.
Moreover, it must be expected
that RUSSIAN warships in the
Mediterranean will regard the revo-
lutionary italian Communists, and
not the legitimate" government, as
their natural allies.
MEANWHILE, it cannot be for
Nl gotten that, while Italy made an
unconditional surrender" the Ba-
doglio government received the
immediate status Of a eco bel
hgerent "
Italy might not have surren.
dered when it did, turning part of its
arms To our cause, if this outcome
had been known or even suspected.
1t is therefore very doubtful if
Italy's experience is likely to encour-
age OTHER AXIS satellites to with.
draw from the war and TO entrust
their deStlnles 10 the United Nations.