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The union times., 1945-06-09
Bridgeport And MiddLetouUr1 OK.
 PreUailirg Wage

The Common Council of Bridgeport, and the City Coun- cil of Middletown, have just passed ordinances which require that the prevailing rate of wages be paid on all municipal con- structiOn, remodeling, and re- pair work. The ordinances were introduced into the respective legislative bodies by the Bridge port and MiddletOwn Building Trades Councils, at the behest of the Connecticut State Build ing and Construction Trades Council. City Clerk Schwartz kOpf was instrumental in obtain ing passage of the ordinance in Bridgeport, according to Den- his P. Byrnes, business agent of the Bridgeport Painters. The ordinances in Bridgeport and MiddletOwn pass sed unani- mOusly.
 The New Haven Board of Aldermen has unanimously passed a similar measure. and confirmation of the act, as re- quired by the city charter, is expected from the Legislature this week, unless the battle for patronage intervenes.
 Since the State Building Trades Council opened its drive for this legislation, Hartford, East Hartford. New Britain, Bridgeport, Middletown, and New Haven have also adopted this ordinance.
The union times., 1945-06-09

The lack of interest displayed by Congressional leaders in President Harry s. Truman's recommends ton that jobIess compensation benefits should be raised to $25 a week and the maximum payment period to 26 weeks during the re- conversion period was assailed by Timothy M. Collins, president of the Connecticut Federation of La bor, in a talk Sunday before the Connecticut Building and Con- struction Trades Council at the New Haven Labor Temple.
 Tt is discouraging to note," said the state A. F. of L. head, "that some national legislative leaders take the position that since the phenomenon of
The union times., 1945-06-09

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 Secretary-Treasurer of the Conn. Federation of Labor, who pledges the Federation's help to the organizing drive to be made by the State Building Trades Council. Harry is cOnvalescing at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Hartford.
The union times., 1945-06-09

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The union times., 1945-06-09
Baldwin Appoints
 State Labor Board

Ashbe1 C. Gulliver, Dean of the Yale Law School; Senator Vincent P. Kiernan (D.) of Derby and Rep. Peter A. McManus (R.) of Ridge field have been nominated by Gov ernor Baldwin as members of the re- gently created State Labor Relations Board.
 Dean Gulliver was named for six year term, while Senator Kiernan and Rep. McManus, co-chairmen of the labor committee of the General As semb1y were nominated for four and two-year terms, respectively.
 The members of the board will re- ceive $25 a day for the time they de- vote to their official duties and are re- uuired to name an investigator at an annual salary of $5.000.
The union times., 1945-06-09
No. 532 To Meet

Shopmen's Local 532 of New Haven will hold its regular meeting Monday, June II, l945, at 8 PM. Nominations of officers for the next year will be in order. There will also be report on progress being made in regard to new contracts. All members are requested to be present.
The union times., 1945-06-09
Broadcast Friday
 On Rent Control

Nathan Sherman, Editor of THE UNION TIMES, will be the guest of Clarence C. Westerberg, Area Rent Director for New Haven and vicinity, on a hfteen-minute program to be broadcast from WNHC on Friday, June 9th at II AS AM.
 MT. Sherman, strong supporter of price control and rent control, will be interviewed by MT. Westerberg on his views about the way rent control has helped the average family.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-20

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OF aircraft engine production.
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that are thrcc-pcrSonS wide. In
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Evening star., 1945-09-25
| Patton Ordered
| |ToCIoriHViews
| After Protests

6S the ASSOCldteQ fTeSS.
THIRD ARMY HEADQUARTERS
BAD TOELz, Germany, Sept. 25.-
Gen. George S. Patton, jr., COM
manding the eastern military dis
trict in Bavaria, has been told by
his superiors to clarity" his remarks
on Saturday about denazification of
the Bayarian administration, which
caused repercussions in the United
States.
For that purpose Gen. Patton
called a formal news conference of
all correspondents in this area for
this afternoon.
/ A request to Gen. Patton for COM
ment on the American reaction to
his remarks, which included editorial
protests in several newspapers,
brought this statement from an
aide:
"The general is working on that
right now. We've heard from above
and we're planning to call in every
body for a clarifying statement"
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Pearl Harbor Probers
To Fly 10 Hawaii

The joint congressional committee
named to investigate Pearl Harbor
decided today to visit the scene OF
the japanese attack.
Chairman Barkley said the group
would go to Hawaii as soon as it has
made preliminary study of ev-
idence already obtained by various
inquiry boards.
He said hearings probably will be
held there. Testimony likely will be
taken from witnesses who would
have difficulty in coming to Wash
ington for hearings here, he added.
The primary objective of the trip,
Senator Barkley said, will be to
familiarize committee members with
the physical layout of Pearl Harbor
in relation to preparations made to
meet such an attack as the japanese
staged.
Only one member, Senator Brew
ster, Republican, of Maine, previ-
ously has visited Pearl Harbor
Senator Barkley said all committee
members would be urged to make
the flying trip. Senator George
Democrat, of Georgia, previously
told reporters he could not 60.
In quest of a counsel for the
inquiry, the committee today inter-
viewed Roger Whiteford, Washing
ton attorney. Senator Barkley said
about 20 names had been suggested
for the counsel post, but no decision
has been made.
He added that William D. Mitchell,
former attorney general, would
appear before the group tomor-
row. Mr.. Mitchell has been pro-
posed as counsel.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Shoe Rationing Decision
Due Next Week End

The Government will decide next
week end whether to end shoe ra-
tioning October /.
The War Production Boards
Leather Bureau has recommended
termination of the program then.
But OPA and WPB's Office of Ci-
william Requirements want to see
September production figures before
they commit themselves.
Both of the latter agencies feel
the figures may show it would be
best to continue rationing until Oc-
tober IS or possibly November /.
Officials of the Leather Bureau
estimate that by the end of this
month shoe output will be at the
rate of about 100000 pairs a
month. That would be about the
same as the 1899 rate.
The decision will be made by WPB
Chairman j. A. Krug.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-A large
part of Manhattan's business
life was paralyzed today by a
strike of elevator operators and
building service men affecting
an estimated 100000 persons
employed in 2,O15 multi -storied
office and loft buildings.
A warning that the strike may be
extended "at any moment to apart
ment houses was given by David B.
Sullivan, president of Local 32-B,
Building Service Employees Inter-
national Union (AFL). He declared
that If necessary and unless union
demands are met, the walkout would
be spread to every borough in the
city.
Meanwhile, union hotel service
employees announced their sympathy
with the strike and scheduled a
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Negotiations Started
For 309d Pay Increase
AT Chrys|er Plants
Number of Workers on
Strike Throughout U. S.
Passes $50, 900 Mark

AS the number of workers
staying away from their jobs
because of strikes and plant
ShutdoWns across the country
passed the 350,00O mark to-
day, the Associated Press re-
ported the following develop
ments on the various labor
fronts:
Chrysler Corp. officials and Of
ficers of the United Automobile
Workers (CIO opened negotia-
tions on a union request for
80 per cent wage increase. Mean
while. the union proceeded with
plans to file request for strike
vote at Chrysler plants.
A group of Oil Workers Inter-
national Union tCIO) officials
conferred in Chicago with oil
company officials and the United
States Cancellation Service on
wage demands. Secretary of
Labor Schwellenbach warned the
conference in telegram that the
meeting cannot be permitted to
fail. (Story on Page A-4)
The strike Of AFL lumber
workers in the Pacific Northwest
threatens to halt building in that
area within one week More than
400 logging camps. sawmills and
woodworking plants were closed
for the second day. CStory on
Page A-4D
A sitdown strike closed the
giant New York Shipbuilding
Corp. plant in Camden, N. j.
STORY on Page A-4D
In Fairmont, w. Va. the Solid
Fuels Administration estimated
5000 coal miners were idle in the
northern part of the State as
supervisory workers began a new
effort to enforce recognition of
their union, branch of the In
dependent United Mine Workers.
Forty-five soft coal mines in
Western Pennsylvania were closed
with 2l,637 men idle and days
production loss estimated at
l08.896 tons.
A flve-day stoppage ended in
Chattanooga. Tenn. Some 900
members of the Independent I'M
plement Workers Union returned
to work at International Har-
vester Co., agreeing to present
their grievances to the company.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
By J. A. O'LEARY.

The administrations emer-
gency jobless aid bill virtually
was killed for this year when
the House Ways and Means
Committee voted, IA to 10, today
to postpone it indefinitely.
Although the wording of the mo-
ton leaves the way open to take
the subject up later, Chairman
Doughton announced the committee
would meet tomorrow morning to
turn it's attention to postwar tax
reductions.
To sidetrack the whole subject of
jobless aid, opponents of the bill
had to give up one Senate provision
that most of them favored, namely,
a directive to the Labor Department
to return the United States Employ
ment Service Offices to the State
governments within 80 days.
The strike situation was not men,
toned directly in the resolution that
carried, but Representative Knutson,
Republican, of Minnesota, said one
of the arguments made in support
of postponement in the closed COM
mittee meeting was that with all
these strikes going on it is not pos
sible to determine how many workers
are unemployed"
SIS Plan Beaten.
The committee first defeated, by
a vote Of l8 to 6, a preliminary move
to take up the Forand bill, which
embodied the administration plan
for a maximum rate of $25 a week
for 26 weeks The plan was to turn
Federal funds over to the States
to increase up to that maximum the
benefits already being paid at vari-
Gus levels under State laws.
The Senate last week watered
down President Truman's program
by merely extending duration to 2s
weeks without increasing weekly
rates, and authorizing travel pay
up to 5000 for migrant war workers
The House committees action also
deprives 100000 Federal employees
of the prospect they had under the
Senate bill Of obtaining unemploy-
ment protection under State laws
during the reconversion period
There was not much opposition te
this step in Congress, but it went
into the pigeonhole with the rest
Of the bill
Offered by Democrat.
The motion that carried was of
feled by Representative Mills, Dem
ocrat. of Arkansas, and read
as follows: That further con-
sfderation Of S-1274 the Senate
bilD and related House bills be
indefinitely postponed, so the COM
mittee can receive more concrete
information as to what the unem-
ployment situation is to be during
the reconversion period"
Up until yesterday indications were
the committee would at least report
out jobless benefit protection for
Government employees and maritime
workers, who do not come under
existing State laws, but the spread
Of the strikes was seized upon by
opponents of the bill as an argument
against doing anything until peace
is restored in such important areas
as Michigan.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Plan 10 Reduce Army
To 1,95o,o00 Men
BY June 80 Revealed
President Recommends
Cutbock Of 28I2 Billion
In Appropriation

President Truman today asked
Congress to cut more than $685.
10000 900 from the current War
Department appropriation, and
announced simultaneously the
Army is to be reduced to 1,950,OOO
men by June 80, next. This is
approximately 550,000 under the
lowest previous War Department
estimate of future strength.
A White House statement an
nouncing the Presidents action
said that in addition to the cut
recommended, the War Department
will turn back about $500 100000 to
the Treasury.
The reduction will leave in excess
of s3l ,000, ,000,0 available for de-
partmental expenditures for the last
IL months of the current fiscal
year.
| The actual cut recommended by
the President was $28,692, ,772, 900.
The money will come from special
replacing accounts, the White House
explained.
Source of Savings.
"The recommended reductions re-
fleet savings due TO the decrease in
the strength of the Army and re-
duced requirements for supplies and
equipment made possible by the sur
render of Japan the White House
said
The revised program. it was ex-
planned, contemplates that $780,
833,50l will be needed for the re-
mainder of the fiscal year to finance
the requirements of occupation
troops. demobilization costs and
general expenses of the Army.
In his letter of transmittal to
Congress, the President said: Il plan
continuing review of appropria-
tions for the military establishments
and will recommend such further
adjustments as conditions warrant. y
The unexpended balances in the
military establishment appropria-
tions on July 81 last totaled $60,-
042, ,622,244. The cut recommended
to Congress would leave net bal
ance of $31 ,349, ,85O,244. In addition
to the $4,000, 100000 plus required
for new obligations this will leave
(See ARMY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Hirohito Gives
First Interview
Since Surrender
Declares He Did Not
Intend for TOTO to
Attack Pearl Horbor
BY the Associated Press.

4y the Associated PreS6.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The
New York Times in a special dis
patch from Tokyo today quoted
Emperor Hirohito as saying in
an interview that he did not in
tend for former Premier Hideki
TOTO to launch a sneak attack on
Pearl Harbor.
Hirohito told the Times Tokyo
correspondent, Frank L. Kluckhohn.
that when he issued his war rescript
in 1941 he had expected TOTO to de-
clare war on the United States In
the usual, formal manner, If neces-
sary.
Mr.. Kluckhohn said he was the
first American to see the Emperor
since the war began and the first
nleigner to interview him since the
Japanese surrender.
The Emperor stated. Mr. Kluck-
holm reported, that he was opposed
to war as an instrument of policy
and pledged that any social changes
in Japan would be made by consti-
tutional means. He said he would
favor constitutional monarchy like
that of the British.
Mr.. Kluckhohn said his interview
had been authorized by both the
Enperor and Cen Macarthur De-
scribing his reception by Hirohito,
the correspondent wrote:
Dressed in a black morning
coat, striped trousers and white
shirt, with a stiff wing collar and
black tie, Emperor Hirohito re-
ceived me standing before an ordi-
nary chair that served as his throne
in a large, rather magnificent room
on the third floor of the ministry
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Tokyo Bay Island Picked
For War Criminal Prison
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TOKYO, Sept. 25.-Japanese war
crimes prisoners are going to get
a taste of real prison camp life.
1t. Gen. Robert L. Eichelbereer.
9th Army commander, today an
nounced he had selected Camp
Moatox, on a tiny Tokyo Bay is
land, for their Imprisonment. The
camp housed American prisoners of
war before the surrender.
1T was good enough for the
Americans and I think it is good
enough for these Japs. We are
swing it DDT Gnsecticide) treat.
ment and that's ALL" Gen. Eichel-
berger said.
Il looked it over. It's not bad
place"
More than score of the prison.
ers now held in Yokohama will
be transferred to the island, he
said
Gen. Eichelberger said he was
undecided whether to include in the
transfer cabinet members-such as
former Premier Hideki TOTO.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
President 10 Meet Press
AT 10 AM. Tomorrow

President Truman will hold a news
conference at 10 am. tomorrow,
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
announced today.
Mr.. Ross also confirmed a pub
lished report that the President
would 60 to William Jewell College.
Liberty, Mo-, on November Is to
accept an honorary degree.
This trip will come four days
before the President goes to Okla
homa City to attend the National
Aviation Clinic and to Fort Sill to
witness special artillery show.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Elevator Strike May Spread
7oNew York department. Houses
Large Part Of City's Business Life PoroIyzed
1,500, 900 Building Workers Affected

meeting for Friday to decide a
course of action.
Mail delivery, trash collections and
work schedules were crippled by the
work stoppage begun yesterday by
an estimated $4,000 elevator opera :
tors and maintenance men.
Some employees in affected build
ings took unauthorized holidays,
others were given permission to re-
main away from work. Some climbed
stairs. In the garment district
alone, about 100000 were affected.
Mr.. Sullivan asserted the walkout
would continue until hell freezes
over" unless the union won its de-
mands that there be no reduction in
take home" pay.
Mayor F. H. La Guardia an
nounced a health emergency would
be proclaimed if the strike spread
to apartment houses and said the
(See ELEVATOR STRIKE, Pc. A-4)
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Navy Will Release
Men With ; Children
AT Their Own Request
$1,000 Immediately
Eligible Under New
Hardship Case Policy
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

The Navy announced today
that any enlisted man with three
or more children under 18 years
of age will be released at his own
request. Immediately affected
are $1,000 men, although some
already were eligible for dis
charge on points.
The move marked liberalization
of the policy governing so-calleo
hardship cases" and is handled
outside the point system.
While naval spokesman revealed
that a Navy board is meeting tC
discuss possible reduction in the
critical score for point discharges
the War Department disclosed thai
the demobilization speed-up hae
jammed its discharge centers.
Fort Meade Extends Leaves.
The jam at Fort Meade. Md.
where 5000 men are awaiting dis.
| charge, was said to have been the
reason for orders permitting al
Army officers and enlisted men or
30-day leave or furlough from the
camps reception station to take al
additional Is days
The Navy's new hardship provi.
sion means that any enlisted mar
with three children Under 10 woulo
be considered a ''prima facie hard.
ship case" Previously, the Navy
promised only 10 give particular
consideration" for discharge to en-.
listed men 30 ard over with ont
year of active service and with three
or more children under IL years o!
age, and to enlisted men 26 anc
over with five or more minor chill
dren.
The change in the hardship pro-
vision does not affect officers ano
does not change the point system
which gives a fiat 10-point credi,
for dependency, regardless of the
number of dependents
Navy Releases $4,000.
The Navy also reported to date
about $4,000 men have been dis
charged under the point system
with the weekly rate steadily in
creasing.
Reporting on enlistments in the
first 81 days since the Navy was
authorized to seek them, the naval
spokesman said 5000 men have
volunteered for the regular Navy
and $500 for the naval reserve
Todays order from Fort Meade is
the second furlough extension au-
thorized in four days. Fort Meade
last Saturday ordered furlough ex-
tensions for men eligible for dis
charge and those not attached te
regular units. The new order covers
all men on leave from the camps
reception station.
Army Frees 905, 1000.
Conceding that Fort Meade isn't
the cnly center suffering under
stepped-up demobilization, the Wal
Department reported. however, that
9O5 900 soldiers have been discharged
since May IL.
The Army said separations
reached their peak for the week
ending September 81, when $4,000
men were released. On September
81 alone $4,000 men were discharged
On the heels of complaints from
soldiers eligible for discharge al
(See DISCHARGES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Seniority to Be Primary Factor
In Dismissing u. S. Employees
Present Regulations Bosed on Efficiency
Ratings Due to Be Revised This Week

workers are given 80 points for a
good" rating 88 for very good" and
96 for excellent Only one point
is given for each year of Govern
ment service. The combined total
of the efficiency rating and seniority
determines the employees position
on dismissal lists.
Critics of the system pointed out
that seniority plays only a negli-
gible factor in determining the rate
of dismissals. They also contend
that efficiency ratings are unfair
declaring that there is only a thin
line of distinction between very
good and good" and that the
rating often depended on the whim
of the supervisor.
Under the new system, efficiency
(See CIVIL SERVICE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Former German Consul
In San Francisco Captured
Ey the Associated Eress.

Ivy tne ASSOClate1 rreSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-
Fritz Wiedemann, Adolf Hitler
commanding officer in World War
and subsequently German consul
general in San Francisco, has been
captured by Allied forces in China
and is being flown to the United
States under guard.
Army Air Transport Command
headquarters today said Wiede-
mann's plane left Manila this morn
ing for Guam.
The ATC said he would disem-
bark here, but had no information
as to his ultimate destination. Some
Sources believed he would be flown
to Washington at once and that he
later would be a witness In the
trials of war criminals.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Ry JOSEPH YOUNG.

A drastic revision of Federal
reduction in force regulations
whereby length of service rather
than efficiency rating will be the
primary factor in determining
the order of dismiSsals of Gov
ernment workers-will be put
into effect this week by the Civil
Service Commission, it was
learned today.
With hundreds of thousands OF
Federal employees facing dismissal
during the next few months, the
commission has decided that the
new system would prove much fairer
than the old one.
Under the present system Federal
Evening star., 1945-09-25

of the imperial household within
the Imperial Palace grounds. The
main palace was burned by incendi-
ary bombs and the Emperor is liv-
ing in a good-sized cottage on the
same grounds.
Il nodded as I entered the room
with a red-fgured carpet stretch
ing over the floor matching red
curtains against the white walls
BY a single padded chair with
carved arms, including flgurines of
lions, I noticed two blue vases
about two feet high on small stand
ards. A small table with flowers
stood on the right and small
wall clock licked over the second
door to the Emperor's left. There
was a gold screen stretching across
the room behind the Emperor and
a small lacquer table stood beside
the chair that served as his throne.
There was no formality, however.
I did not bow nor was l asked to
do SO. I walked across what was
an essentially bare chamber, and
the Emperor extended his hand,
which I shook.
Talked With Emphasis.
my initial impression, the cor
respondent added, was that he was
about the average height of the
japanese. that he looked solemn and
that he talked with emphasis. He
looked straight into my face as he
spoke, eyeing me through rimless
spectacles. 1t was apparent that
the war had been a strain on him
and, although he looked we'll, he
had several nervous mannerism and
his hand shook slightly.
Talking through an interpreter
the Emperor, who stood with his
hands rigidly at his sides about a
foot before me. asked me where
had come from and expressed the
hope that I would interpret accu-
Sec uTROHITO pooo AL