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Evening star., 1944-08-25
THE EVENING STAR Washington, q. G. sss A
&
Ha|Inahera Blasted
In New Allied Raid;
Installations Fired
By the Associated Press.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. Aug. u.s.
The nothernmost tentacle Of Eal.
mahera, pointing toward the Philip
pines 800 miles away, was raided
with good effect" Wednesday by
Liberators which destroyed many
buildings and spread fires in Japa-
nese bivouac and dump areas, head.
quarters reported today.
The 1855 tons Of bombs dropped
constituted a record load for Hal
mahera, which has been attacked
almost daily this month by the Far
Eastern Air Force, based on New
Guinea and of1shore islands. s
On New Guinea, the few air.
fields In japanese hands on the
northwest tip were rendered useless
by more than 200 Allied fighter and
attack planes in daylong operations
during which 80 tons of bombs were
dropped
Aground in various sectors of
New Guinea, the killing of an addi-
tional 1.647 Japanese and capture
Of POT others were reported
At Pearl Harbor, Admiral Ches.
ter w. Nimitz said last night in q
broadcast to the United States that
the Allies now control the major
part If the Pacific Ocean and that
Japan's self-styled co-prosperity
sphere is being transformed into q
"no-prosperity sphere"
Earlier, he had announced a raid
Sunday on Paramushiro, in the
Kuriles, north of Japan, by Navy
Ventura search planes, which blew
up storage areas, sank a small yes
sci, damaged another and shot down
one of seven enemy interceptors.
Admiral Nimitz also told of aerial
stabs at the neutrality-suspicious.
island of Naura, south of the Mar
shalls, and at Yap, ON the central
approach to the Philippines.
Evening star., 1944-08-25

presented to Mr.. Nelson urgent re-
quests that these individuals be
forced to discontinue their unfair
attacks and criticisms Of members
Of the organization.
MIR. Nelson has disclaimed any
responsibility for these attacks,
asserting that they were made
without his knowledge or approval.
He has acknowledged many times
to US that there has never been any
issue In the War Production Board
as between small and large business
and that no problem was ever de-
cided on that basis. He has also
repeatedly acknowledged that the
STAN and I have been fully CO.
operative In reconverSion.
I need not tell you that I favor
reconversion and have approved
and set in operation many steps
which have already affected recon-
version to large degree. I have
done this without publicity because
I believe publicity might interfere
with war production. I have again
and again expressed the view that
I am opposed to any interference
with war production as its neces-
stiles are presented to me by the
Commander in Chief and by the
Joint Chiefs OF STAFF.
Fears Increase in Reports.
1t Is apparent to me that instead
Of being discontinued these attacks
upon me and upon members of nv
staff will be increased. / cannot
answer them unless I employ pub
licity experts. am unwilling to do
that. A continuance of the attacks
will impair the efficiency of key men
and will more than Offset any con-
tribution that I can make to the
improvement of the tagging pro-
grams. When the minds Of men are
diverted from their tasks to an
swering criticisms they believe to be
unfair the war effort will suffer.
1t is obvious that the unjust at
tacks upon me do me great personal
injury. However, that is important
only to me. The thing that is i'm
portant is that the dissension with
in the organization does harm to
the war production effort and,
therefore, to the country. am
unwilling to be party to such a
controversy. I feel that anything
L can do to end the controversy
would be a service to my country.
I appreciate the great honor you
bestowed on me when YOU gave me
Evening star., 1944-08-25
British Invasion Coost'
To Be Opened to Public
the Associated Press

bs int ASS0c14ted Press,
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The British
war Once announced last night
that the last stretch of the English
invasion coast" on the east and
southeastern sides of the island
would be reopened to the public.
The Army still Is in control along
the shore, however, and the War
once warned the public there still
was danger of robot bombs coming
over the coast. The British Informa- :
tion Services emphasized that warn.
ing, declaring flying bombs salvos
had reached such a pitch that 1900
homes were being destroyed or
damaged by them every "a hours.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Alexandra Oil Drivers
Get Union Security
By the Associated Press.


ATLANTA, Aug. 25.-A standard
maintenance of membership pro.
vision with 15-day escape clause
and check-off provisions has beer
ordered by the Regional War Labor
Board In a dispute case involving
the Texas company's bulk plant al
Alexandria, Va. and the AFL Inter.
national Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Chauf1eurs, Warehousemen and
Helpers Of America.
The question of union security
was the only issue on which the
parties could not agree in negotiat-
ing new contract. The union rep
resents truck drivers, warehousemen
and other employees servicing the
Washington area.
Evening star., 1944-08-25

more than 100000" of the 700, ,OOO
workers already released from mu-
nitions industries.
3. The War Production Board is
not kept advised of military reserves
at the front and must accept Army
and Navy requests at face value.
4. Tremendously increased re-
qulrements for heavy artillery were
due to the Army's delay in acknowl-
edgement that aircraft bombing
could not take the place of artillery
Resignation Dated Wednesday.
The White House made public Mr..
Wilson's bristling letter of resigna-
ton, dated Wednesday, and the
Presidents acceptance of the resig-
nation with reluctance" shortly
after Mr.. Nelson had spent an hour
in the Presidents ONCE In what he
told reporters later was a farewell
visit before leaving for China. Later
in the day Gen. Hurley also was a
White House visitor.
The Wilson letter disclosed that
the immediate cause of his resig-
nation was the furore stirred after
the announcement of Mr.. Nelson's
impending trip, when friends
charged the chairman was getting
a kick in the teeth" and would be
away during the most vital period of
the reconverslon program planning
suggestions that were vigorously re-
pudiated in a statement Monday by
President Roosevelt.
Reasons for Leaving.
Tersely Mr.. Wilson summed up
his reasons for getting out, saying:
Since Saturday when you issued
your public statement regarding Mr..
Nelson's trip to China and your re-
quest that I assume direction of the
War Production Board, there has
been renewed circulation in the press
and over the radio of stories to the
effect that because of my former DO
sition as president of the General
Electric Co.. from which company
I resigned when I joined the War
Evening star., 1944-08-25

the responsibility Of war produc.
ton. You have supported and in
spired me. ! have given my best
For the reasons stated above, ]
have reached the definite conclu-
sion that can best serve the coun-
try and you by resigning. There
fore, I tender herewith my resigna-
tion to take effect today.
Reluctantly Accepted.
The text of the Presidents let
ter:
August "a, 1914.
Dear Charlie:
! have your letter rendering your
resignation.
You are correct in stating that
originally I requested you to come
to Washington to solve some of the
problems connected with the air.
craft and shipping programs. The
wonderful record we have made ir
aircraft production and shipping
construction is evidence of the
splendid contribution you made te
the war effort.
1t was because of your success
in these two important programs
that I would not accept your resig-
nation last December and again in
April persuaded you to remain. For
the same reason I requested you
last week to remain until the sur
render Of Germany.
OF course, I have been aware OF
some dissension within the War
Production Board. I had hoped 1t
would disappear. I have accepted
your judgment in other things. !
must accept 1t in this matter.
With reluctance accept your
resignation. In doing so I wish to
express my sincere appreciation of
the patriotic service you have rem
dered at great personal sacrifice to
Yourself.
At critical time in our war
effort your expert knowledge of
mass production methods contrib
uted to the success Of vital pro-
grams that today are reflected in
our successes on many battle fronts
Those who are charged with the
Of our armed forces have
frequently expressed to me their ap-
probation of your intelligent CO.
operation. I am sure speak for
them and for the people generally
when I say you have rendered out
standing service to your country.
Sincerely yours.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Motor Trouble Blocks
Philadelphia Subway
Ry the ASsoc;atad pr.

by the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 25.-Thou-
sands of Philadelphians walked to
work again today. but not because
of another transit strike.
Motor trouble halted a subway
surface trolley car inside a subway
and the city's six subway surface
lines were tied up for "a minutes at
the peak of the morning rush hour
Market street was jammed with
pedestrians.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Miners End Wa|kout
In Anthracite Field
~ the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Aug. 25.-
Anthracite strikers trooped back to
work in the Governments seized
Philadelphia 81 Reading Coal &
Iron Co. mines today, breaking a
walk0ut that lasted nearly eight
weeks.
The company said between IS
and 30 per cent" were on the Job
Rank-andflle miners said they be-
lieved the holdouts would return
Monday.
United Mine Workers locals voted
last night to end the strike. The
Government seized the collieries
Wednesday. UNIV President Johr
L. Lewis ordered resumption of work
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Dewey Plans 10 Work
On Coast Speeches
Al Pawling Farm
BY J. A. OLEARY,
Star HtaH Correanondent

ALBANY, Aug. 2s.-Gov. Thomas
e. Dewey, Republican nominee for
President. is expected to leave to-
day for his farm at Pawling, N. Y.
to prepare the framework Of the
speeches he will deliver on his first
major campaign trip to the Pacific
Coast.
Because of the rapidly changing
war situation, it Is probable the Re-
publican candidate will draw up out
lines of the topics to be dealt with
on this Western tour, leaving the
detailed arguments to be written
later as he moves across the country
The speed with which the Euro
pean phase Of the war is moving to
a climax flts in with the basic theme
Gov. Dewey is expected to use in his
drive for election-namely, that the
man elected in November will be es-
sentially a peaoetime President and
that the New Deal has not shown
itself competent to solve the prob
lens OF postwar reconversion of the
Nations economy.
Friends OF the Republican nomi-
nee point out that the nearer Ger
many is to collapse when he starts
his first speaking tour after Labor
Day, the more emphasis can be
placed on this argument, as an
answer to the Democratic plea
against displacing the Commander
in Chief while the war is still on.
The itinerary for the Western
trip is due to be made public the
middle Of next week, and probably
will call for addresses in big cities
of California, Oregon and Wash
ington, as well as at number OF
major points across the country.
Only two speaking dates have
been definitely announced-Phila-
delphia on September and Louis
vile, KY, September g. The forth
coming itinerary is expected to
reveal his course westward from
Kentucky.
Gov. Dewey is not expected to
arrange any conferences with po-
ntical callers while at the farm and
may remain there until midweek.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Final Vote Sought
In Senate Today on
Surplus Goods Bill
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In agreement on broad prin-
ciples, but at odds over details,
the Senate was trying today for
a Anal vote on a bill for disposal
|of perhaps 500, 900 ,0O0, 900 in
surplus war goods.
There was no argument about the
basic idea of writing in the statute
books legislation preparing for sales
Of supplies that will be left over
when the war stops. But some
Senators said the pending bill would
help reconversion and some said it
would hinder.
On at least three amendments
there was a definite cleavage. They
were held over from yesterday be-
cause of, the controversy surround
ing them.
The first scheduled for action to-
day was offered by its authors, SEN
ators Mcclellan, Democrat, of Tenne-
see; Eastland, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi, and Mcfarland, Democrat, of
Arizona, as means Of curbing
profiteering. They proposed that
the Government be allowed to re-
negotiate sales of surpluses Just as
1t has been renegotiating war con-
tracts.
Endless Work Feared.
But opponents said a portion of
the amendment woeld open transfers
OF property to endless re-examina-
ton by the Government every time
the property changed hands.
Also held over for action was an
amendment by Senator Aiken, Re-
publican. of Vermont, which would
strike from the bill authority for
the Smaller War Plants Corp. to
make loans to small firms Tor op-
eraticn of plants obtained from the
Government as surplus property.
Senator Aiken proposed that loans
be permitted for acquisition of the
plants but not to keep them going.
Still another proposal requiring
attention, by Senator Downey,
Democrat, of California, would give
States and municipalities priorities
over original owners in acquiring
for public purposes land obtained
by the Government for military
camps or cantonments. Further
more, they would be permitted to
buy the property for no more than
half the market value or no more
than half the highest bid price,
whichever was higher.
A House floor fight by admins
tration supporters to restore broad
postwar unemployment benefits to a
Senate-approved demobiliza ton and
reconversion bill was in prospect
for next week. Representative Din
gell, Democrat, of Michigan. a men,
Der OF the House Ways and Means
Committee which made major dele
tlons from the measure, said at
tempts to revive the struck pro-
visions would be made when House
consideration starts Tuesday.
Bill Called Just 4 Shell,
Mr.. Dingell described the COM
mittee-revised bill as Just a shell
nothing to it,"
The committee action on the
legislation came after 1t voted down
proposal by War Mobilizat ton
Director Byrnes that the. unem-
ployment benefit coverage be lib
eralized, with a minimum standard
Of 26 weeks payments, in amounts
up to $50 weekly.
1t sided with the Senate in leav-
ing the jobless compensation pro-
gram in the hands of the States.
The committee also knocked out
provisions for Federal retraining of
war workers for other Jobs and re-
moved 100000 Government work.
ers from unemployment compensa-
tiOn coyeraue
Evening star., 1944-08-25
| Wilson Cancels
| WPB Talk on
Radio Program
By the Associated Press.

Oy tae ASSOCIAleu FTtbS.
Charles E. Wilson was scheduled
for a three-minute talk on the state
Of war production, as WPB's actine
chairman. on the March of Time
broadcast last night. He Cancelled it
A National Broadcasting Co
spokesman said Mr.. Wilson withdrew
late In the day first, because he was
very busy and second, because he
had resigned"
NBC said it substituted "a little
: dramatic playlet on soldier votins
: In Tennessee"
Evening star., 1944-08-25

two weeks ago, but the order was
not obeyed.
The strikers alleged that the COM
pany had paid as little as $3.50 a
day in violation of the anthracite
wage contract. The company denied
any contract breach.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Wilson Loses Little
Time in Moving Out
OF WPB Office
BY the Associated Press.

Charles E. Wilson started
moving out of WPB within two
hours of the White House an
nouncement of his resignation.
Only one picture remained on
the walls of his Office when he
met reporters late yesterday. 1t
was glass-covered framed
poster headed Still a tough
fight ahead" and closing with
the words: Stay on the job"
Evening star., 1944-08-25
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11

controversy are blocked by two
obstacles:
l. Nobody in non-military
official-or unofficial-quarters
is in a position to question or
dispute military estimates on
needed war equipment. Con-
gress made a tentative effort to
do this early in the war, but was
frowned severely into silence by
the General Staff. Ever since
then military requirements have
been whatever the General Staff
says it is, and has been accepted
as such. The only way such
estimates can be judged is by
past performances; such as the
established facts that actual war
orders have so far failed to
reach the full capacity of such
key war industries as steel,
aluminium and magnesium.
2. The second obstacle is that
facts needed to obtain the truth
fall into the realm of military
secrets and cannot be disclosed.
So, from that angle too, the up
shot is that the word of the
Army and Navy department
gold-braiders has to be accepted
without question.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11
Wage, Hour Rise
Here Not Parallel
With Britain

WASHINGTON, August 8 -
(LPA)-Hours of workers in
the u. S. have risen, as a result
of the war, much faster than
they have in Great Britain, the
Department of Labor reports
British workers had a longer
work-week before the war
started. In October, 1888, work
ers in Great Britain worked
46.4 hours a week, on the av-
erage. BY July of last year,
they were working sos hours,
rise of only about z per cent.
On the other hand, American
workers in the same period ex-
perienced rise in hours of
work of Is per cent, because
they started with a work week
that was 37.2 hours in October,
1888, and was 45.3 hours in
1943.
Wages rose in about the same
proportion in the two countries
(61.4 per cent in. England and
58.3 per cent here). "Signific-
antly larger" is the Labor De-
partment statisticians phrase for
the straight time wage rise in
Britain as compared with here.
Hourly earnings there rose 64.6
per cent, and here rose 44.8 per
cent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11
Union Men
Tour Front
R. 9. Thomas Of JAW.
Is Guest Of Army

WASHINGTON, August z -
(LPA)-A first-hand picture of
conditions On the fighting front
in France will be obtained by
American workers soon. Six
leaders of AFL and CIO unions
Will soon be on their way over
seas, as guests of the War De-
partment, it was announced
here this week.
From the CIO will 60 presi-
dents of two internationals, r. J..
Thomas of the United Auto
Workers and Sherman H. Dali
rymple Of the United Rubber
Workers, as well as secretary
treasurer David j. Mcdonald of
the United Steel Workers.
AFL men touring the front
will be A. L. Wegener, assistant
to the president of the Init.
Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, vice president Eric Peter.
son of the It'll. Assn. of Machin-
lists, and Frank Fenton, AFL's
director of organization.
The War Department has told
the union leaders that they will
have a chance to talk to both
CT Joes and generals, and will
have every opportunity to see in
action the machinery of war
produced by American union
men and women.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11
oPA Drops
Price Lists

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (LPA)
Leaders of important con-
sumers' groups who are mem.
bers of the OPA consumers ad-
visory committee, are protesting
the decision of the OPA to dis
continue distribution of grocery
price lists to ration boards,
where housewives in the past
have been able to obtain them
for use while shopping.
If the purpose of OPA is to
hold the line on prices, the con-
sumers committee of the agency
says, then 1--WE cannot under
stand a policy which would
deny to housewives the most
effective tool in holding that
line-an always ready reference
to price ceilings"
The printing of four to five
million grocery price lists, with
the prices for all size stores on
the same sheet, is urged by the
committee. OPA's labor advi-
sorry committee, representing
AFL, CIO and rail unions, has
already made the same demand
of Chester Bowles, OPA admin
istrator. Both committees say
that groups they represent can
easily make use of several mil
lion lists.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11

the government has said that
foundries are critical industries
at this time. Important war
materials are being held up by
the arbitrary action of the COM
pany."
Continuing his discussion of
the Unicast situation, Mr.. Lich-
ter said, ''if it was the union
that walked out, we would get
large amount of publicity and
would be added to the list of
strikers who are counted almost
every day by the press services.
But when management goes on
strike, obody, that is to say,
the press, pays the slightest at.
tention to it"
WPB Contacted
Members of Regional Director
Gosser's International UAW-
CIO Staff contacted the WPB
and governmental agencies and
requested them to investigate
the company's shutdown.
Workers at the Unitcast were
incensed at the company action
and are particularly displeased
when the publicity given the
closing was minurnized. Efforts
to get the plant reopened were
finally successful and the work
ers returned to their job this
week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11

per day cha r 6 e on these
cases.
First protest against the
charges for hospital and nurs-
ing care were made on August
8. when Richard Lazette, CIO
Council president announced
that the CIO was placing a
formal protest with the city
council because of the high
charges on polio case.
Attention of the CIO was at
tracted when a worker in one
of the CIO plants earning a net
salary less than $50 per week
was assessed $24 per week for
the care of two of his children
who are in the county hospital
suffering from infantile para
lysis.
Nursing Care High
In his statement of last week,
Mr.. Lazette pointed out that it
cost SIG per day for the care
Yolio patients in the county
ltal. Twelve dollars of the
&ge is for nursing care, which
Mr.. Lazette pointed out does
not give one patient the atten-
ton of a single nurse, but that
the nurse takes care of several
patients.
Contagious disease are ham
died by the county hospital for
the city which costs the city |
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11
"Presenfeeism" Records
Rewarded by lam LoeaI

SEATTLE, Wash, (LPA)-A
contest to select "Mr. and Mrs.
Presenteeism" has been an
nounced by "Aero Mechanic, .
official paper of the Int'l. Assn.
of Machinists-AFL local at the
Booing Aircraft plant here.
An answer to the loose talk
about abSenteeism of war work.
ers, the contest got off to fly
ing start this week when sew
eral were entered who have
never missed a shift or taken a
vacation in five years.
Workers building the BIO
Superfortresses and the BIT
Flying Fortresses have enviable
records for "presenteeism", the
union says.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-11

FORCES.
According to a current re-
port in Business Week"
magazine which has not been
denied, Somervell's staff held
ur publication of the War Pro-
duction Boards regular report
on June production, figures
from which were quoted exclu-
sively in LPA's report to its
subscribers two weeks ago.
Reason that the report, which
said that June production was
down only 10 from May, and
only 80 behind the very de-
manding Army schedules, has
been withheld, according to the
business magazines story, is
that cit was held up for injec-
ton of more pessimism."
Before the report was finally
issued August 3rd by Donald
Nelson, Somervell held a press
conference at which he painted
a gloomy picture of the current
and production pic
ture, and said that for the next
six months deliveries of muni-
tions will have to be 17.4%
above June production.
Efforts to arrive at the facts
on the production -manpower