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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01
ScoviII Go
Waits Word

@. I. o. union representatives in
washington were today pressing for
immediate hearing by the War La
Dor Board on the dispute involving
the Scovill Mfg. Co., and the union,
referred to the WLB last Monday by
the local Scovill Brass Workers. G..
I. o.
Robert Walkinshaw of the local
union today stated he had talked
with their representatives In WASH
ington who informed him every eff
fort was being made to expedite a
hearing on the referral.
Mr.. Walkinshaw stated the man
involved in the dispute are await
ing the decision of the board be-
fore considering any move as to
unemployment.
The matter was referred to the
board following the company's de-
cision to remain adamant in re-
fusing to reinstae the workers who
they contend "are no longer en-
ployes" as result of an unauthor-
lied walkout two weeks ago. The
company's decision was handed
down following a request of the
state mediation and arbitration
board transmitted through Cover
nor Baldwin asking that the SEQ
viii company reinstate with fun
seniority rights the more than SO
men involved and give further con-
sideration to the issues involved in
the dispute.
Spokesman for the workers stated
that Accumulated grievances" were
the basis for the walkout. These
men refused the offer OF the COM
pany to permit them to re-apply as
new workers.
Just wkhen the referral will be
considered by the WLB II was not
known today but union spokesman
were hoping for its immediate re-
view.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01
Nuzis Halt
Refugee Ship

PHILADELPHIA, June 1-lUPl-
Passengers Of the neutral Portu-
Ruese refugee ship Serpa Pinto,
stopped by a German submarine
400 miles off the coast Of Bermuda
last Friday, were processed TO-DAY
by immigration authorities Tor en-
try into the United States.
The fourth naval district an
nounced that "a Canadians. inter-
viewed by the immigration Bur
eau Yesterday, were entrained Ior
Canada last night they were con-
sidered technically as not having
entered the United States.
A few other passengers, the navy
said. were permitted to leave the
vessel after they were paneled, but
most of them were detained and
their examinations will be contin-
ued today.
Pinto included approximately ~
American citizens, 10 OF them Wo-
men.
Henry M. WiIcott. 81, former U.
q. Consul In Portugal; Julius La
non. a former U. s. Embassy clerk
in Lisbon and Edwin Eariiez, de-
scribed as q film director OF New
York. were aboard the ship. Others
were Grace Alvarez Cabral and Soc
mia Aivers Cabral, both returning TO
the u. 8. after spending II years
in Portugal.
The 6erpg Pinto was stopped by
gunfire from the German U-boar
last Friday. Passengers were Or
dered to abandon ship while the
submarine awaited orders from
Berlin Is TO whether or not IT should
be sunk. ships officers said Two
Americans were taken from the
ship Is prisoners.
While the young, bearded, Eng
Iyish-speaking u-boat commander
Ieisureiy awaited word from his SUI
perioFs $500 miles away, the $50
passengers and creWmen drlfted
aimlessly n horror for nine hours
Three 81 them, including the ie'
months cd daughter Of Polish ref
uRees, lost their lives during the
transfer from vessel TO ltfehoats.
When the order came 10 spare
Ne eeFpa Pinto, the German skip.
Der permitted the passengers and
crew 10 return 70 the vessel which
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01
Army
.enNolDO Derseas

washington, June I. (UP) Score
tary Of War Henry L. Stimson said
today that 1857, 600 U. s. Army SOL
diers are now deployed in theaters
Of operations overseas and that the
period Of decisive action Is now
at hadn."
He told news conference that
the deployment Of air forces and
service forces overseas is practically
complete and that battle-ready
ground forces are now moving
abroad In conformity with the over
all strategic plan to beat the enemy.
Stimson said that by the end OF
the year, more than 100000 Amer
lean soldiers will be In battle the
aters on every contingent.
The total of men overseas Is L.
ST., 900 greater than the entire over
seas strength of the U. s. Army in
the first World War, Stimson said.
One year ago, the figure was l.
466, 900, representing 81 per cent OF
the army strength at that time. .
Today, slightly less than one-half
Of the army air forces alone, which
total approximately 2,357 900 troops,
are overseas, Stomson added. He
went on to say that the air forces
now possess more than 75,000 air.
planes of all types, including about
"a, 900 combat craft.
Army forces in war theaters are
at the end Of supply lines stretch-
ing more than $1,000 miles into
every continent. Stimson said. add
ing that they represent about AZ per
cent of total army strength.
''The United States army air
forces and army service forces are
almost completely deployed and the
movement Of army ground forces
troops overseas Is rapidly nearing
the peak" Stimson said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01


Hershey, Pa, June i-lUPl-Qoy.
John w. BriciEeF of Ohio. candidate
Tor the Republican presidential
nomination, resumed active cam
paianing today after spending four
"n0n-politicais days IN conferences
with IS other governors. including
his possible chief opponent, Thomas
". Dewey OF New York.
Even before the ofiieial end Of the
36th annual governors conferences
Broker went 70 Lancaster, Pa,
where he told local members OF the
RennsylgaTia Manufacturers nssoci-
alton that '.Te-establishnent Of free
enfeTpFlsep was one Of the foremost
Issues Of tbs 1874 campaign
Enroata 70 Lancaster be paused
briefly 20 BFlekeryllle, Z community
Of 223 persons settled IN i532 By one
Of his Dutch ancestors, FetsF
Brlcker.
Dewey stayed 70 the end. Fuizling
some feelings Wllen he observed tnnt
the conference spent TOO much time
on social activities and too little
time On problems common 10 the
states. but closing Il with . con-
c|n||elQ&E AQ&e NAen ~ ee,ea Hs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01
Jops RepuIsed
On Biok
BY DON CAswELL

UNITED Press War Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, June 1-(UP)-American
forces have repulsed two more
strong enemy counter-attacks on
Biak Island, 1t was announced to-
day, as the u. s. drive toward Mok-
mer airdrome was halted until the
Japanese are cleared from the
thanking positions.
The invasion troops, who had
driven to within two miles Of the
airdrome with tanks and heavy ar
tiilery, turned back the new jap
anese assaults on the coastal plain
leading to the airfield, lying less
than 900 miles southeast Of the
Philippines.
The action apparently was con-
tinuation Of the tank battle which
began at dawn Monday. Eight
enemy tanks were destroyed and
three damaged in that engagement.
but there was no disclosure Of jap
anese losses in the futile counter
attacks.
Although 3 spokesman said the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01
Fifth Army Now Within
Thirteen Miles OF Rome
Outflank Velletri And
Lanuvio In 2-Mile Drive

BY ROBERT v. vERAMLE0N
UNITED Press War CORRESPONDENCE
Allied III eadquarters
Naples, June 1. - (UP) -
The Fifth Army has drivers
two miles into the fortified
Alban Hills to within sight Of
r O me, outfIanking the
stronghoIds Of VelIetri and
Lanuvio, and to the west has
pushed an arm0red spear
head to within Is miles Of tbs
capital, front reports saia
today.
(The Rome correspondent
Of the Spanish EFE Agency
said the battle had reached
the Roman castles" area
with the thunder Of heavy
gunflre audible in the Italian
capital itself. The gunflre
at times appeared to come
from two directions, the cor
respondent said, indicating
that Allied armies were clos
ing in from two directions.
British troops Of the Eighth Army
seized Frosinone, capital Of tbs
province Of the same name and
junction Of the via Casilina ana
an enemy escape highway braucl1a
ing off to the north and west. Ger.
man forces still holding out alon9|
the via Vasilina and in the mc1n~|
tains to the south faced encircle-
ment as the British surged On to~|
ward Valmontone, "A miles to the
northwest and already under at
tack by an American column from
the south.
Supported by the geratest aeriaz
umbrella Of the three-weelEOld 1saA@
ian offensive, American units Of the
Fifth Army preached the VelletrI=
Valmontone sector Of the last enemy
defense line below Rome in q szlK#
prise attack against surprising
light resistance yesterday, james
Roper, Omitted Press War Core
spondent, reported from the 1f1Qs
The Americans stabbed north sllts
the heart Of the Alban Ellis. tnsH
swung to capture 3,00-foot MT. Ees*
chic, one Of the loftiest peaks IN thu
important Cole LaziaH hin mass. e
an overall advance Of two miles.
Glistening white on the hOragpN
was Rome, Is miles away.
Thrust
The thrust left velIetri, two miles
south of Mt. Peschio and one ck
the main strongholds IN the Alhau
Hills Line. three-quarters surrounds
ed and its fall was believed near.
Roper reported that velletri uow
was believed only lightly held,
Lanuvio, four miles west Of Velle~
tri, also appeared under imminen5
threat Of capture.
An ofiicial spokesman said Alner<
lean vanguards had driven to &
point northeast of Lake Nemi, four
miles northwest Of Velletri. Posi-
tons on Mt. Peschia were reinforced
quickly and CONSOLIDATED, he added
Armored units Of the Fifth Aku1S
reached q point only Is miles fr0H
the outskirts Of Rome with an ed*
(COntinled an Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01
PortisonS
Are Stronger
BY JOHN A. PARIS

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, June /. - (UP - Mar
shall Tito, in q special order Of the
day on what he called the eve OF
Allied offensives from the west and
east, urged his Partisan armies to-
day to strike Immediately with
all their might" at German garri-
sons and military strongholds in
Yugoslavia.
"It is of the utmost Importance
to strike as heavily as possible
against German lines of commune
cation - railways and. military
roads," Tito said.
He emphasized that the world
was now ION the eve of the final
blow which is going to be struck
Jointly by the victorious Soviet
armies and our great Anglo-Ameri-
can Allies against the German
Fascist invaders"
Tito charged that General Draja
Mikhailovitch, commander Of the
Royal Yugoslav Army along with
the puppet rulers Of Croatia and
Serbia. was collaborating with the
Germans in an attempt to strike
blow Eat our National Liberation
Army"
80 far" he said, "they have
suffered defeat after defeat in our
country. I, therefore, order all units
In the National Liberation Army
and Partisan detachments in Yugo-
slavia to strike Immediately with all
their might against German garrt-
sons and German military strong
holds"
Field Marshal Macmillan Won
WEIGHS, Germany's Balkan COM
mander In chief, has been attack
ing strongly in western Bosnia In O
so far futile attmpt to break up
Partisan concentrations which con-
ceiyably may attack Hungary from
fG~.Aa...~A -. Da@A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01

Lynn. Mass, June is--fUPl-be-
casise he q the father Of 10 chill
dren, Alexander Eeaton, %, Lynn
war worker. vas let OF with . 80
fine instead e the usual e79 fine IN
district court today AFTER heins con-
visited * franken driving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01

Continued on Page A.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Schedule Juvenile
Delinquency Talks

At the final session of its sixteenth
season next Sunday evening, Febru-
airy 18th, the New Haven Open Forum
will present symposium on one of
the gravest problems which America
faces today: Juvenile Delinquency.
The speakers on the symposium will
be Mrs. T. Grafton Abbott, Educa-
tional Consultant to The American
Social Hygiene Association, and Mrs.
Frances L. Roth, Executive Secretary
of the Connecticut Committee on So
cial Protection Mrs. Edith Valet
Cook will preside at the meeting and
conduct the question period. The
meeting will take place at 9:45 p. m.
in the auditorium of the First Metho-
dist Church.
Mrs. Abbott is nationally known as
a writer, teacher, and lecturer on
problems relating to human behavior
and guidance. She will discuss juve-
nile delinquency from a national
standpoint, with particular reference
to methods being used in various parts
of the country to combat delinquency.
Mrs. Roth, well-known local attorney
who has had wide experience in
juvenile court and domestic relations
work, will discuss the problem from
local standpoint
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12

hand, he said, ignored the political
implications of cartels, using them
only TO further their business inter-
ests. AS a result, American trusts
transmitted vital military infOrma-
ton to the Germans and helped
conceal foreign ownership of prop
critics in order to forestall seizure
by Alien Property Custodians.
Although as whole International
cartels have been forced into inactivity,
many cartel arrangements are still
in effect, with notifications designed
to meet conditions of war;" Edwards
said. Their continuance is evidence
Oh an intention to maintain them in
either an original or a modified form
after the war"
In an over all indictment of cartels,
Edwards charged that cartel opera
tions:
Maintain prices at abnormal
ly high levels; 2-Impair quality ;
3-Limit supply; BAR techno-
logical developments; 5-Weaken
Independent concerns; 6Prevent
industrializatiOn of colonies; and z
Place profits above national in
terest.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
SoldiersSayThey
Acknowledgment
Like Rest OF Us
Army Newspaper In Hawaii
Gives Lie To Many
Propaganda Stories

Despite phonied-up stories to the
contrary, the men in the armed
forces are not itching to return
home SO they can square" things
with workers who are union men as
most of the daily press would like
its readers to believe.
Soldiers are Workingrnen, Too" is
the title of the lead editorial in the
Jan. IS issue of the Midbacifcan,
Army newspaper in Hawaii, which we
quote in full below:
Mote must be taken of the way
certain periodicals reaching soldiers
have begun campaign against labor.
This is not new. AS in the present
case, such drives are based on half
truths, omissions and a paternalistic
this hurts me more than it does YOU
attitude.
''SOldiers, generally, are con-
cerned about this unfair carping.
Most of them are working men.
This is proven by the fact that the
unions were among the first to feel
the iron heel of the fascists in
Germany, Italy and Japan.
"Organized labor, with few minor
exceptions and particularly that of
John L. Lewis, has put itself unstint-
ingly behind the war effort. This is
proven by U. S. Department of Labor
figures on the few man-hours lost on
account of strikes. Labor has won
the Battle of Production in 1913. And
as to what every soldier thinks of
Lewis needs no comment.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Federal Juries
To Act On Liquor
"Black Markets"
Treasury Department Says Indictments Will Be An
nouncedH Prohibition Racketeers Seen Edging Their
Way Into The Industry-Laugh At Ceiling Prices

Federal grand jury indictments
against Every big rings" of black
market operators will be returned
in the near future, the Treasury
Department promised this week in
the battle against illicit whisky
dealers.
Some indictments already have been
returned but have not been announced
pending grand jury Investigations in
related cases, Dwight E. Avis, assis-
tant deputy collector of internal reve-
nue., said at a press conference.
1t came out during the interview
that organized traffic in black market
liquor reminiscent of prohibition era
gang practices is being conducted at
all levels of the liquor industry, with
distillers, wholesalers, importers and
particularly liquor brokers taking part.
This is not surprising, in view of
the fact that large segment of the
liquor business is under control of
big-shot prohibition racketeers.
Some of the largest distilling inter-
ests. are owned by men who accumu-
lated millions by fouting the law.
The racketeer broker is the fall
guy, the fellow with the black bag,
Avis declared. "He knows who has
the liquor, who wants it and who will
pay the black market price"
Asked if some big names would be
mentioned in grand jury returns, Avis
replied he could not say, but indicated
some extremely large operations, one
involving 100000, have been I'M
covered.
Avis explained that most black
market LIQUOR, unlike bootleg 'booze,"
went through regular channels and
that taxes were paid, but black market
dealers charged the consumer approx
mately twice the ceiling price.
The racketeers operate ON a
strickly cash basis and do mot enter
moro than the ceiling prices ON
their books, Avis declared.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Concerns Are armed AVod MonoboIies

"Any time a labor dispute is re-
ported, the published version, with
few exceptions, is colored in favor of
the employer. Yet there are always
two sides to any dispute. In these days
the working people need few dollars
more to cover the ever rising cost of
living.
'Judging from the financial re-
ports in the Wall Street Journal,
industry is well able to comply with
such demands. The biggest profit
in its history is being piled up, de-
spite propaganda to the contrary.
The reports include both steel and
railroads, now figuring in current
disputes.
''The soldier, who is a working
man in khaki, asks that both sides
be given an even break before go
ing off half-cocked with misleading
hate-producing articles
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Picket Line Broken
By Secy. Wickard

INDIANAPOLIS - Secretary of
Agriculture Claude R. Wickard
stalled through a hotel picket line to
attend 9 meeting of regional Farm
Security Administration executives
here. He could not be reached for
comment. Local 437, Bartenders,
Culinary Workers & Hotel Service
Employees (AFL), has maintained
picket line around the Washington
Hotel for nearly six months seeking
a minimum Mc hourly, weekly pay in
stead Of senli-monthly, and a union
shop contract. The dispute has been
certified to the National War Labor
Board.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Palestine Backed
As Jewish Refuge

WASHINGTON-AFL Pres. Will
liam Green voiced active support this
week for S. Res. 247, introduced by
Sen. Robert Wagner 3D., N. W and
Robert Taft (R., o., calling upon
the U. S. to influence Great Britain
to keep the doors of Palestine open
for free entry of Jewish refugees now
and in the postwar period. British
regulations barring further immigra-
ton of Jews into Palestine comes
at time when the need of haven
for the victims of Hitler's barbarous
persecution is greater than ever be-
FORE" he said
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Prime Contracts Given
To Small Industries

Washingon-Small firms employ
ing fewer than 500 workers were
awarded l87,o47 prime supply Army
contracts during the year ending Oct.
81, the War Department announced.
Total value of the contracts was
A,650, 100000 These contracts, made
directly between the Army and the
producer, were in addition to the vast
amount of sub and sub-sub contracts
let by large companies in which small
plants participated.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12

We're it not for che labor press,
the labor Hl0pensens sOOuld NOT Be
sslae il % today, and amy man sehO
sries 90 ipinre labor paper p q
traitor g the cause.
Samuel Gompers.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12

Help rip the Axis at the war
front, SO that mankind may reap
real harvest ON the peace front. Buy
more War Bonds now.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Cartels Are Used
To Assist Nazis

How international cartels
were used to further Nazi aims
of world domination is told i'm
a report by Corwin ID. Ed
wards. chairman of the policy
board, antitrust division, JUS
tice Department, made public
this week.
Titled Economic and Poll
tical Aspects of International
CarteIs,'' the pamphlet was is
sued by the subcommittee on
war mobilization of the Sem
ate Military Affairs Commit
tee, headed by Harley Kilgore
3D., W. Va.). While explain
ing that the report does not
necessarily represent the Off
cial views of the subcommit-
tee, Kilgore asserted in a fore
word:
"The study points up the
necessity for developing a foreign
economic program that will both
preserve the integrity of our do
mestic economy and enable us to
maintain friendly economic and
political relations abroad. Such a
program along new lines is re-
quisite if we are to establish an
enduring peace after the war;"
Main point of the 83-page report is
this: "The most dangerous aspect OF
cartelization in wartime lies in the
continuance of mutual loyalties and
of Joint property interests which unite
concerns lying on opposite sides OF
the battle lines"
Cartel agreements among Stand
ard Oil Co. of New jersey, E. /.
DUPONT Co., Dow Chemical Co.,
Aluminium Co. of America and the
mighty I. G. Farbenindustrie, Ger
nan chemical trust, gave Maxi Ger
many a head start ON production Of
strategic war materials, Edwards
charged. Tracing Standards deal
ings with I. G. in the synthetic rub
Der field, he said the effect was
that:
g. the. Germans obtained infor-
nation about butyl in 1888 but Stand
ard obtained l. G.'s patents only IN
1910 and was forced to develop its
own lnow-how without |. G.'s help.
Even after the patents became avail
able, full use of buna technology in
the U. S. was delayed for about a
year and half during negotiations as
to the extent to which Standard should
dominate the future production OF the
product"
In another instance, q prewar
agreement between /. G. Farben
and ALCOA restricted y. S. pro-
duction of magnesium, vital
aluminium substitute, to 1000 tons
yearly. In 1888, when German pro-
duction had reached $4,000 tons,
u. S. production was only 2,4OO
TONS In consequence. EOWarUs
said, ''the production and use Of
magnesium i'm this country legged
far behind development in Ger
many and there was a serious short
age of experience and equipment
for fabricating magnesium at the
outbreak of the present war;
German business interests, at times
even subordinating their own immedi
ate financial gains, became stalwart
allies of the Nazis, Edwards said.
After the Nazi government came into
power, cartels were extensively used
for trade penetration, political propa
ganda, collection of strategic infor-
nation about foreign industries, and
efforts to suppress the development OF
strategic industries in areas which
might be hostile to Germany" he dis
closed.
American interests, ON the other
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-12
Unfair Methods
Hit by Morgenthau


A Nebraska banker who threatened
to turn over to local draft and ration
boards the names Of persons who re-
fused to buy war bonds or who sub
scribed to less than their quota in the
Fourth Loan drive, was soundly
spanked this week by Secretary Hen
ny Morbenthau, Jr.
This is a free. country and such
methods are absolutely unnecessary"
Morgenthau said. He added that un-
less the banker, Emil E. Placek OF
Wahoo, dropped his plan Immediately
he would be removed as county war
finance chairman.
Placek took the hint and said that
perhaps he had been over-zealous.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10
Strategic Wins
In N. Y. Upset

NEW YORK. Sept 9 (UP)-
Strategic, almost PAL in the bet
ting. upset the odds on favored
First Fiddle in the 32d running
of the $4,000 added Edgemere
handicap at Aqueduct today. be-
for a crowd of 29,544 fans.
Hawthorne Stables brown d
year-old took command in the
stretch after running with the
leaders all the way and rewarded
his hackers with $40, 5000 and
$3.50 across the board
Mrs. Edward Mulrenan's First
Fiddle, victor of such major tests
as the $4,000 added Butler and
Massachusetts handicaps this sea-
son, rated as sure winner in the
New York event. Johnny Longden
held him back until the three
quarter pole. but could not catch
the winner in the final drive. First
Fiddle paid $3.50 and S2.40, while
Dit which took third in a photo
finish, Welded $3.50.