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Zelieznicki Executives
potvrd.iu.iu preuzimanje

Predsednici podpred>edDici
raznih zelieznickih son.panija, O.
'dobraVaju i potvrdjuju preuziD1a-
Inje zeljeznica po drzayi. Sle3ece
hompanije SD Sc Sve izlavile Ia
dovoljnim sa preuzinanjem ze-
ljeznica: Chicago Burlington Il
Quincy. Topeka & Santa Fe. Chi
cago l. Northwestern. Chicago,
Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pacific j
Chicago l. Great Western.
Owe kompanije Sc ne phase nj
nalo toga preuzimanja. 20 mozda
i niie nikakvo stvarno preuzima-
nje4 vec jedino, kako sc vec pri-
ca, da su cbukli unifoynle na raz-
ne konlpaniiske Ginovnihe .sty,-
rili cd njih "voine hapetane",
"maiore' j "pukovnike" :ako IN
izgleda potpuno n1ilitarno. JOS Su
tomu dodali nekoliko pravih roj-
nth oficira Sve .ie Ma svom mes
tu, radnici su zastraSeni sa tn,
uniforn,ama Straih je, bar ia So
Ga, sprecen Sano ne 2ilamo lG-
liko dugo &c zeljeznitarski stoma-
ci to moci poGnetj. Mozda ne oas
Guuo.
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dine: to je ono Ste je feker John
l.. Lewis imao ma umu kada ma
toi ustavnoj konvenciji rece da
ie CIO "posvecena propoziciji
prava ulagaca da imaju profit ma
niihov ulog." Nema dvojbe, dakle,
da je CIO posveeena kapitalistic-
kom sistemu isto toliko koliko i
Americka Federacija Rada koja
ie preko svoga Green-a to potvrdi-
la ma nedavnoi svojoj konvenciji.
Rekli smo da je John Bro.
phy ucestvoyao u tom programu.
Brophy je start prefrigani feker.
Kroz poslednjih trideset godina
On Sc nalazio Il swim blokovima
takozvanog radniekog pokreta.
On ie nekada bio pseudokomunis-
t;cki kandidat "a predsednika u
iedinjenih Rudarskih Radnika, II.
kandidat protiv Lewisa. To 81
b;la vremena kada su danasnji
Stalinisti grdili Lewisa, zatim Sc
$ mime bratimih i sada opet pos
vadiali; to je bilo vreme kada su
Van Bittnera tkoga danas grle)
nazivali "zloglasno orudje vlasni-
ka rudnika West Virginiji.' A
i bez razlike unutrasnjih svadja
IL toj fekerskoj juniii tkao j drl-
GIN fekerskim junijama) cinjeni-
ca je da te junije stole ma braniku
lopovskog kapitalizma.
Vreme je, krajnje ie vreme, da
sc radnici trgnu IL svoie uspava-
nosti; vreme jc da uvide da "a
nth nema spasa niti sreine btt-
lucnosti ako produce sa trosenjem
svoje energije po kapitaiizmu
junijama: vreme je
da cbmisle podizanju svoJe
sopstvene klasne junije.
Sta kakav je tai Socijalisticki
[ndustriialni Junionizam koga mi
radnicima? On je
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Grcka.

Javlja sc il New Yorka &, llll
lNS) da su Grckoj stvari tako
poskupile da obiGne mase ne mo-
gu sK0f0 nfsta da kupe. Obicno O.
delo "a coveka, kaze Sc, da kos
ia $2.66O, par cipela sa drvenim
djonovima $1.00. Medju cenama
"crne place" nalaze Sc j sledece: !:
Meso $40 do $95 funt, jedan do
rucak kosta $165 po funtu, sir ko-
ga je Grcka imala u izobilju u
mirno vreme, sada koSta cd $95
do $105 funta, RIA S95, rezanci
$43, a maslo do $3.50 funta.
Pod ovakim okolnostima obicne
mase Grckoj zaista ne mogu do
tih stvari doci. A baduci da je
Grcka pod nacistickom kontrolnen,
tesko da mogu Saveznici pruziti
ikakovu pomoc. Skapavanje nasa
cd gladi je neminovno. Verovatno
da cemo naskoro citati u novina-
ma kako su stotinama hilada ma
ioda pomrli cd gladi, kao sto je
bilo, a sada je, u 1ndiji.
To SUI posledice rata, a ratovi
su posledice kapitalizma kapita-
listickih konflikata ma svetskim
pijacama it'd. Kapitalizam je "a
jsta prokletstvo ma swim predeli-
ma zemalj Sara. On je uzrcs
Gvim stradanjima Govecanstva.
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'Organizovane manjine

kusava da prikaze "organiZ0vane
mainline" kako sc one sada tuna
ce II politickom ieziku, kao pret-
ME naciii, Il. on ella da prikaze
svaki pokusaj da iedna grupa ljr-
di iznese program koji niie usvo-
jen cd strane tradicionalne veci-
ne. A to misljenje je II skladu sa
Rutler-ovim priznatim drzanlem
da sadasnii kapitalisticki sistem
treba odrzati po svaku cenu, j.
sistem koji omogucava Andrew
Carnegie John d. Rockefellere.
Uzalud sc Butler-i predstavlja-
ju kao ljubitelji ideje da drustvo
treba da bude onakvo kakvo ve-
Gina zeli. Oni to Hiti veruiu, nj.
ii to vole. Oni znadu da su ooi
podupiraci sistema koji poslos.
"a korist iedne nistavne mainline:
iedne sake izrabljivaGa niihovih
mezimaca. Ali oni takodjer znadd
da &c njihov sistem ostati live
tn tako dugo, dok uspavana vec:-
ma stanovnistva bude volina da
svakog izbora ide ma glasovnicu
da menA svoje glasove "a prazna
ohecanja politickih predstavnika
tih izrabljivaca; oni takodjer
znadu da,se II Americi nalazi or
ganizovana manjina' koja stvar.-
no predstavlja mterese ogromne
vecine, te da je ia "organizovana
mamma" osudiena da, danas-su-
ira, postane nesavladiva veclna.
Nikada istoriji nije revolucio-
narna klasa predstaviala ogrom-
niju vecinu stanovnistva nego sto
ie predstavlia radnicka klasa ma
seq doba. "Organizovana manJi-
ma te nase klase jeste deo te kAt
Sc, nerazdeljivi dec; to je njena
ceta predvodnica. Ta "srganizo-
vana manjina' II America jeste
revolucionarno ponosna SIP.
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SOvjetska Russia

Prema vestima IL Moskve l. ja-
nuara) Sovjetskoj Rusiji &c
crkve oziveti ovoga bozica wise
nego jednoga u poslednjih 26
godina. sCrkve sc pripremaju svu-
da "a te bozicne proslave, a dr.
Java pomaze II izgradjivaniu CT.
kava.
Crkve, kazu vesti, dobile su pot
punu slobodu opet apelovale su
ma narod da izaberu Patrijarha
"a celu Rusiju j da Sc stvori Sve-
ii Sinod it'd. Ovo je zaista s"prog-
res" kojeg vredi pribeleziti.
Dale vesti IL Moskve e. .janu-
ara) kazu da je Sovjetska Rusi.
ia ucinila veliki progress u proiz-
vodnji u prosloj godini. Industri-
je su u glavn(m skoncentrisane
u Uralu, cd kada je rat poceo j
sad Sc primecuje najveca korist
cd te industrije. Ia proslu godi-
nu dana, kaze Sc, da je proizvod-
n ia povecana "a so poste. a da ce
Sc iduce godiae povecati jos "a 20
poste. Proizvodnja hrane takodjer
je povscana kukuruz, psenica,
povree j stoka. Ovo je, razdme Sc
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-01-06

Svake nedelje go poane moze Sc
cuti ma radio programu pod ime-
nom: Labor for Victory" On do
lazi preko National Broadcasting
, kompanije. Izgleda da su progra-
, mi podeljeni izmedju Americke
Federacije Rada CIO.
Prosle nedelje g. JAM prog
! ram je bio u rukama CIO. Govo-
rili su J. r. Walsh, CIO direktor
"naobrazbe", John Brophy, tako-
djer jedan od vodja CIO James
Carey, nacionalni tajnik tie orga-
nizacije. To je imao da bude no.
vogodisnji program sa svrhom da
ukaze svojim slusaocima, naroci-
to elanovima CIO, kakvoj sreci Sc
mogu nadati IL ncvoi 1914. godini.
Tai je program bio dzumbus
svega svasta. U stvari mi bi pre-
ko MEGA presli bez j jedne reel,
da Sc nismo zaustavili na iziavi
James Carey-a, kada je odgovarao
ma pitanje Il vezi sa drzaniem
C1O prema sistemu "slobodnih
preduzeta.' Buduci da je tai pro-
gram brodkastovan tex nekoliko
dana nakon celicnog strajka Il
kome su, Il glavnom, ucestvovali
tlanovi CIO junije, mcglo sc o.
cekivati da ce vodje CIO barem
pokusati da zvuce borbeni. Ali do
toga nije doslo. Nakon sto je Ca
rey pokusao da nekako objasni
"privatna preduzeca,' on rece:
Mi epersemo pod kapitalistickim
sistemom mi ne nameravamo da
tai sistem zamenimo."
Razume Sc, to nije nista novo-
ga; to ie opetovanje Cnoga sto Je
kazano "a vreme samog organize
vanja te junijske nakaze; to je
takodjer opetovano ia prvo] us
tavnoj konvenciji CIO, koja je
odrzana u Pittsburgh-u 1888. GO
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ODalo stanoynistvO

Stanovnistvo Il Clyas7JEa C2nn-
" Ohio opalo ie owe goG:ne ;>Dod
prosle predp-osle g9iine. u $40
godini bilo je l.2l7.250. a .542.
1,2I6.s59. dok je 1913. >pata ma
1,195.00o. Sigurno ie rat c5heo
jedan dobar dec Cd roga, Il Z: ada
Geo tai manjak. VerovaCno 1a &C
tako Sc desiti 30 swim p-eaeli-
ma owe zemlje. Tesko Ia inl. ,Je-
dna godina modeEnoi a1-eIir-
koj istoriji da Sc stanovnisty9 III
je povetalo, dok je bar qsoj
Coa1nty owe gcdine s92% 9 en-.
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VOL. XxxvH. GOD. XXXvH.


Il Londona yesti javljaju IS.
januara)- da je Narodni Vojni
Tribunal Bugojno, u Dalmaciji,
osudi0 ma smrt "hrvatskog tero-
ristu" Marka Bacica koji ie pou-
bijao 40 osoba. Kaze Sc da je ta-
hodjer priznao da je pripadao Us
taskoj banai koja je 10. julia, 1941.
"iskasapila 1900 Srba".
Vesti cd 1. januara, javljaju da
je Kralj Petar otisao IL Kaira ne
hud ma 'stajnu misiju". Nagadja
sc da je otisao da trazi nacin "a
izmirenje stvari Il Jugoslaviii.
Daije sc javija da Sc Saveznicka
yojska ratni material iskrcava
ma jadranskoj obali u Dalmaciji,
sto bi moglo znaciti da je vec OF
pocela . manjem obimu invazi-
ia Balkana.
Kralj Petar je opet nedavno
izgrdio Partizane nazivao in je
pogrdnim imenima, Partizani
ma isti naein MENU odgovaraju.
Poslednji takodjer optuzuju Veil
ku Britaniju da nastoji izgladiti
jugoslavenski spor da proturi
kralja ma povrsinu, koga oni nj
kako (bar "a sada) nece.
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Argentina

IL Buenos Airesa vesti (3l. de-
cembra) iavljaju da ie argentins-
ka vlada naredila raspustanje
svih politickih partija. Svaka po-
lititka aktivnost ina da prestane,
Ministru unutrasnjih poslova je
naredjeno da tn odluku sprovede
u delo.
Druga odluka je ucinjena da Sc
Iuvede II sve puake skole katolicka
religija. Dakle, Ultramontanci :
madu glavnu rec u argentinskoj
politici. Sa ovim uvadjanjem ka-
tolicizma skole, argentinski Ul-
tramontanci burzoazija, sigur-
no nameravaju da suzbiju sve ma
predne pojmove, a narcotic revo-
lucionarne, koji svakodnevno IL
bijaju IL ekonomskog nereda koji
vlada Argentina. Verovatno da
u tn svrhu raspustaju politicke
partije, boje Sc da Sc politicka 81
tuacija ne bi razvila suvise u re-
volucionarnom pravcu.
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je fasizam zavladao sa zemljom.
U glavnom, pokusaj je da Sc re-
organizuje General Confedera-
ton of Labor, koja je bila glav-
nom Socijalisticka" italian
Confederation of Workers, koja je
bila Katoli6ka."
Mi bi Sc wise veselili da je or
ganizovana jedna revolucionarna
politieka paftija i Moi odgovara-
juca industrijalna junija, nego
sto SUI owe katoliGke i "sociialis-
ticke' konfederacije organizova-
he. Mozda &c Sc lsl,oro to os-
tvariti. - S. c.
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DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
predsednik Columbia sveucilista,
podneo je svoj godisnji izvestai
upraviteljima te institucije ma 26.
deceQbra. Detalii operisanju te
Skole nemaju "a mas nikakvu ma
rocitu vaznost, ali Butler-ov iz-
vestaj sadrzi nekoliko stvari ko-
jc prelaze okvir administraciie te
SkOle.
Buduci da je sada modi da Sc
govori o posleratnom svetu, o6eki-
vafi smo da &c Butler-ov ives
tai imati nesto po ton pitanju,
Well, nasli smo.
Idealno drustveno uredjenje,
prema Butler-u (kako ga citira
pitsburski autobiography, jeste
ono koje omogucava da ljudi kao
Andrew Carnegie John D. Roc
kefeller mogu pcceti raditi "a no.
minalnu najamnicu, nagomilati o.
gromno bogatstvo, posvetiti, n
glavnom, to bogatstvo dobrobiti
javnosti. To je profesorski jerk
sa kojim Sc argumentise II prilog
postojeeeg kapitalistiekog siste-
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VazI,e 1nedjluaarodne vesti.

dobar znak. Sovjetsko stanovnis-
two nece bar morati da gladuje
kad vec mora ratovati, a to je,
mogli bi reel, najjace oruzje ra-
tn.
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StrahOvitO trOSenie

New York Times go. dec IL
raIunao .ie da ce troSkovi fede-
ralne Wade biti u po noel 81. dec.
1943. "a same posledniih 1868 da-
ma toliki, koliki su bill "a prvih
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&c revolucije, raspustajuci poll
ticke partije zabranjuju6i stam-
-pu j sastanke j, najposle, name
.tuci silom kroz skole katolicizam
radnim masama naciie.
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NAsA sF.EDSTVA: Presve-
civanIe raGIsi9see Issase " hrhu
N3aTasizsna; sla sD sad j tagsl.
EaS Hss,0nnfFvi ne 6ens1sa:es,.,
0rgasixovaal saahn5ss kisse
u ieono Rev0Isasenargn peYs
titau pasfiia IA cggsIassie j
ya2aranje PoEishcf.c Hy&aye aa-
pifaiiznha; argsnSsov&nje rad
Ihiisa jedrn revaspeios3arUu
IDdssstriialn JaosiB Ia sxi-
nssnje, drzaaie ! Aretasste s.iis
zernalJskih Industrial.
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GETS
NATIONAL AWARD

RALEIGH, June Is. -P)- -Four
North Carolina concerns have been
selected by the U. S. Office of Civ
ilian Defense to receive the Nation.
al Security award for maintenance
Of a superior standard of plant
protection and security, R. L. Nc
MILAN, state OCD director, said to-
day.
The firms designated to receive
the award are thssCaroina Power
and Light Company, the Tidewater
Power Company, Wilmington, the
Carolina Container Co., of High
Point, and the Tcmlinson Furniture
company of High Point.
The High Point firms will re-
ceive the award at ceremonies in
the Junior high school at 8 pm,
June %. The Underwater Company
will be honored at ceremonies in
the New Hanover County court
house June 81, and the Carolina
Power and Light Company's pres
entation will be made June % In
the Wake County courthouse.
The only previous National Sc
curity award presented to a North
Carolina firm went to the National
Munitions Corporation at Carr
boro.
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The Raj armada making the
latest assault on the Germans in
vasion defenses was So large it
took an hour and a half to pass
across England's southern coast.
The roar of engines was as great
as Wednesday night when LOO
Raj planes delivered the heay-
lest aerial bombardment in history
against lie Havre and other points
on the French coast.
After the first big Raj night
raiders had passed out of view last
night flashes and explosions in the
direction of Boulogne indicated
that another vital Nazi port on the
French coast was getting a blast.
ing.
Squadrons of Raj fighters were
believed to have escorted the
bombers, for they began circling
over the southeast coast shortly be-
fore the British heavyweights ap-
peared in the sky.
While many Of the bombers re-
turned quickly from their mission
to the Boulogne area, others were
believed to have headed much
deeper into Nazi territory.
The raid was made in the face OF
threatening weather with wind
blowing stronger, considerable
cloud and the prospect of rain.
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Westbrook Endorsed
For State Office

Norwood S. Westbrook, recently
reelected commander of Whining
ton Post No. 10, American Legion,
has been endorsed by the post fol-
the office of state vice commander
it was announced last night.
Commander Westbrook will head
the local delegation to the state
convention to be held in Asheville
June 1920. Other delegates from
Wilmington who will attend are:
7 R, Hollis, W. L. Farmer, Ell
Bell. N. c. King, N. B. Register
pr A, Boone, W ]. Riley, E. F.
TROY. Theodore Webb, W. F
HAYES, w. X. Rhodes, and F. A
Scroggs.'
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Reds Northern Drive
Sweeps On Yiipuri

LONDON, June 15.-REThe Rus
slams drive for possession Of Fin
land advanced farther up the
Karelian Isthmus today with Gen.
Leonid A. Govorov's troops cap
turing II more fortified Finnish
strongpoints along the bloody road
to Viipuri, Moscow announced to-
night.
The Firms, taking advantage of
every natural obstacle and fighting
from strongly-entrenched perman-
ent defense positions, were said to
have resisted fiercely but vainly.
Moscow said Govorov's army in
six days of battle had now ad-
vanced Is miles through the first
and second Finnish defense zones
and widened the breach to Al
miles,
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De GauNe Admin
French Civilid

LONDON. June Is
Charles De Gaulle arI
day that he had left
for administration Of. !
Ian affairs during his
Normandy beachhead|
suggested an effort d
the chief difficulty
American-French relat|
A communiquc iss,|
the French press serl
sizing the atmospheric
fervor" with which it
Gaulle was received id
rated towns Wednesdj
gave directions "re|
sumption of civil adj
organization of supple
relief"
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Roosevelt Announces
Postwar Peace Plan

WASHINGTON, June 15-RAAn
American plan to keep the post
war world at peace through an in
ternational organization - backed
by the arms Of peaceful nations if
necessary-was made public by
President Roosevelt today after a
year and a half of Allied discus
sions.
The administration aims, set
out in a White House statement:
l. An organization, composed of
all "peace-loving" nations, to keep
world stability.
2. A world council, elected an
nually by the participating nations,
to settle international disputes. 1t
would include ''the four major ma.
tons" presumably the United
States, Great Britain, Russia and
China) and "a suitable number of
other nations"
San international court to
handle justifiable disputes.
4. The maintenance Of sufficient
armed strength by the individual
nations to put down, by joint ac-
ton, any future agg-essions.
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nOrCn OF the capital.
American troops showing up the
Tyrrhenian coast captured Magli-
ano and threatened Bengodi, only
IA miles from Grosseto, after hav-
ing seized vast quantities of Nazi
food supplies at Orbetello. They
had entirely cleared lateral High
way "A, running inland from the
coast past the northern shore of
Lake Bolsena.
Eighth army columns, now car
rying the brunt of the inland adj
vance, fought their way into Orvi-
eto, 81 miles northwest of Rome;
Narni, Al miles due north of the
capital, and Aquila, 81 miles to
the northeast, above Avezzano. 1t.
Gen. Sir Oliver Leese's forces were
checked temporarily on the out
skirts of Terni by blown bridges
and a stiff German counterattack.
It was reported that fresh Ger
man divisions had reached Italy.
but Allied forces driving north and
northwestward from Rome still
were encountering onyy rearguard
elements of the shattered 18th Ar.
my.
The pursuing Allies continued to
capture stable groups of prisoners,
one American unit bagging 300 in
the past "a hours. At several points
the Germans resorted to the use
of cavalry to check Allied van
guards, and the accurate and hea.
Wy fire of their mobile artillery
played a big part in slowing the
advance of the Fifth and Eighth
armies in recent days.
Today's Allied communique said
the enemy's stiffened resistance
''has been at least temporarily
overcome" and that important
gains have been made all along the
front"
Two ton blockbuster bombs
were rained on rai1yards at Ms,
Yugoslavia, last night by Raj Lib
orators, Halifaxes and Wellingtons,
following heavy daylight assault
on central European oil installa-
tons. The Mediterranean air for
ces flew some 1000 sorties yes
terday, destroying 10 enemy planes
and losing like number. Not a
German, craft was sighted over the
Italian battle area.
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build the engines is the largest
single factory unit in the world.
Production of other types Of
aircraft has been stopped in
some plants SO that facilities
and manpower can be used in
making B-29 sul>assemblies.
The number Of sub-contractors
runs into the hundreds.
The B-29 is described briefly
as q bombtr that flies fourth
er and higher with 3 greater
load than any other plane.
Actual performance figures are
secret, as with all warplanes,
but this much descriptive data
has been released:
The plane has wing spread
Of 141.2 feet and fuselage SO
feet long. It, single dorsal fin,
: resembling the tail of the BIZ
Flying Fortress, stands ~ feet
high. The fuselage is cylindri-
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anu OnlInOuOS0kl were I'LL.
In Congress-, Rep. Starnes 3D.
Ala told his colleagues he had
information there was great de-
struction'' in Tokyo. There was
no confirmation of Starnes' report
from the War Department which
did not disclose targets.
Moi is city on Kyushu, souther-
most of the main Japanese islands
Shimonoseki is on Honshu island
Just across a strait from Kyushu.
They are about 500 miles, airline,
from Tokyo.
An Imperial Japanese communi-
que estimated the number Of raid
ing planes at 20 and made the usual
claims that they were intercepted
and "repulsed." It said several
were shot down and Domel, Jap
anese news agency, said six were
shot down.
The Japanese said both BIS
Superfortresses and B-24 LIBERIA
tors were among the American
planes.
Here, the only official informa-
ton available late tonight was that
attacks were carried out by B-29' S
flying from bases in the China
India-Burma theater.
The War department disclosed
at 1889 p. M, eastern war time,
that the long-secret flying giants
had gone into action. The an
nouncement said:
"B-29 Superfortresses Of the
United States Army air forces Goth
bomber command bombed Japan
today
To this was added some time
later that the planes flew to the
attack from the China-India-Burma
theater.
Then Rep Starnes DALAI arose
in the House to tell his colleagues
that the target of the raid was
Tokyo proper. A good source in
formed him, he said, that large
number of American planes were
causing "great destruction" ir
Tokyo.
It was the second American
bombing Of Japan, but the first
announcement of action by the B.
29's.
House and Senate sessions were
halted for announcement of the
news. Senator Pepper O-Fla) told
his colleagues he was "sure the
heartfelt thanks of Congress AND
the country go OUT to those who
made the attack possible. Rep
Mahon D-Tex) said the news in.
dictated the wisdom of Congress in
furnishing funds for the giant
bombers.
Rep. Manasco DALAI said the
War department advised him the
B-29's bombed several large
cities'' on the mainland Of Japar
but there was no information ye'
on the results.
Manasco said the assumption
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