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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08

VOV OIJdhOV OutII dIllIl IN
To zadnje grozodejstvo potr-
jujejo ocividci in delno pa tudi
pisec tega porocila, XII je. videl
ma stotine sezganih eloveskih
trupel v jetnisnici Rodogoszcz,
kjer Sc je poprej nahajala teks-
tilna tovarna, in so jo Nemci
pognai v zrak in pozgali z jet
niki, XII 50 sc nahajali notri.
Neverjetno, kdor ne vidi del
stew sam
Svoj krvavi posel SO Nemci
dokoneali komaj par ur pred
prihodom Rdece vojske v Lodz,
XII je bilo nekoc vazen center
.tekstilne industrije.
=: i. Kakor VISA, lporocila o .grozo-
dejstvih, tako je tudi to skoro
neverjetno, dokler clovek ne vi
di dejstev ma svoje lastne oci,
ampak kakor v Majdaneku in
Warsaw, tako so tudi tukaj
Nemci pustili "a seboj sledove
svojega zverinstva. Vsakdo, XII
jih vidi, mora priti do zakljuc-
ka, da sovraznik, proti katere-
mu Sc borijo Zdruzeni narodi,
ne pozna nobene meje brutalne-
ga divjaskega unieenja.
Posebno mesto v arhivu nem-
skega zlocinstva
Lodz zasluzi posebno mesto v
arhivu nemskih vojnih zlocin-
cev.
To mesto, kjer so bill nemski
stanovalci in kapital dobrodosli
po prW svetovni vojni "a zgrad-
bo tekstilne industrije, je bio in
korporirano v Nemcijo in pre-
krsceno v Litzmannstadt n a
cast nemskemu generalu, XII ga
je zavzel v pryi svetovni vojni.
Skoro ena cetrtina prebival-
cev je sestojala il Nemcev, XII
so ziveli v miru in blagostanju
$ svojimi sosedi do septembra
1899.
Samo 877 zidov Ostalo zivih cd
25O,OOO
S prihodom nemske armade
SO tt Nemci zopet postal nem-
Ski drzavljani in pridruzilo Sc
jim je 10000 nemskih kolo-
nistov, ki SO postal gospodarji
tega mesta.
Cd 25O,0OO zidovskih prebi-
valcev jih je ostalo zivih samo
877. Racuna Sc, da Jill je 10000
umrlo cd lakote in jetike. Osta-
il 50 bill razposlani v rama kon-
centracijsko in delavska tabo-
risca, med drugim tudi v Maj
.danek in Oswiecim, kjer Jill je
veEina, ako ne vsi, pomrla.
zrtve zadnjega masakra 50
bile pobite po ruskem predrtju
nem1ks linije Oh Visli, ko je 10
kalni poFelinik vedel, da Mem
|ci ne bodo mogli obdrzati Lod-
q il ko MISC imeli Nenci niti
|vec Easa, Dc 81 unicili vaxna ia
dust jslEs podi ietja II a b a.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08
q miijjonov
Ne1ncev je brez
donna v rajhu

~ PARIZ, Z. feb.-Informacije,
XII jih je objavil zavezniski CLAW
nj stan izkazujejo, da je sedanja
ruska ofenziva dvighila stevilo
nemskih vojnih beguncev v no.
tranjosti Nemcije ma % milijo-
nov, oziroma vec kot ena tretji-
ma predvojnega prebivalstva
Nemcije. 49,. .
Pred zacetkom ruske ofenzive
proti Berlinu je zavezniska zrac-
ma ofenziva pregnala il domov
ali v zacasna pribezalisca kakih
20 milijonov Nemcev. Kako Sc
DO pom a alo tenn ljudem, je
strogo nemska zadeva, kajti "a
vezniski naGrti "a vojasko oku-
pacijo Nemcije po kapitulaciji
ne predvidevajo nobene zunanje
pomoci "a rehabilitacijo nem-
skin NEST.
Zavezniki pa bodo storili vse,
kar je v njih moci, da pomagajo
ljudem, XII SO bill pritira nj Y
Nemcijo ma pristine delo. Sma-
ira se, da Sc v Nemciji nahaja
sest milijonov teh Judi, ne da
bi Sc vkljucilo francoske, ruske
in druge zavezniske vojne ujet-
nike.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08
NEMCI so POZABILI MA
|SVOJE LASTNO ZNAMENJE

ROTGEN, Nemcija, 6. feb
Ko so ameriske cete zavzele I'm
genbroich, je nemska posadka
zbezala in pustila "a seboj Sc po-
polnoma svez napis, XII Sc je gla-
.sil: >''Vsak umik je nemogoc.
Cd tn naprej je Nemcija."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08

Jutri vecer, oh 8. uri Sc vrsi
seja drustva Svoboda st. 748
SNIP v SID ma Waterloo Rd.
Assessment Sc bo prieelo pobirati
ob Z. uri. clanice so vabljene, da
Sc udelezijo polnostevilno.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08
NoMi groboui i
JOSEPH LOVsIN

Pc kratki in mucni bolezni,
sreni napaki, je umrl ma svo-
jem domu Joseph Lovsin, star
SO let, stanujoc ma 1928 E. '85
St. Donna je bill il Dolenje va
81 pri Ribnici, kjer zapusca Sc
stro Julio in vec sorodnikov.
Tukaj je bival "a let in je bill
clan drustva Carniola Tent st.
1888 T. M, drustva Ribnica st.
IL S. D. z. in drustva Naprej
st. 5 S. N. p. J. Tukaj zapusca
zalujoco soprogo Ursulo, role
no Kozina, donna il istega kra-
ia kot on, ter devet otrok: vi
Wan, poroceno Gedeon, Fran
ces, poroceno Heron, Alice, po.
roceno Ronyetz, Cpl. Anthony
v Galesburg, ILL.,, Joseph, XII je
policist ma Havajih, Capt. Lad
die, v Dutch East Indies, Sgt,
Raymond, v Kelly Field, Texas,
Florence in James, ter pet vnu-
kov, brata Franka tukaj, ter v
Minnesoti brata Antona, in vet
sorodnikov. Pogreb Sc bo vrsil
v soboto oh 8:15 uri zjutraj IL
hise zalosti, pod vodstvom Jo'
seph zele in sinovi pogrebnega
zavoda, ter oh 8. uri ziutraj v
cerkev sv. Tomaza, ma Ansel
Rd. in Superior Ave-, in nate
ma Calvary pokopalisce.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08
PAUL DRAGANIC

Ma stolu sedecega SO nasli
mrtvega, Paul Draganica, sta
rega 48 let. Stanoval je ma 1910
st. Clair Ave. Donna il bill IL OBJ
Cine Kaplje ma Hryatskem. Dru-
lima, s katero be vec let ri III
vel, stanuje na 7702 Sycamore
Ave. zapuSca xeno Ammo, role
no Hrvatin, ia sedem otrok, il
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08
veika trojica" Sc sporazume|a Q vojasken programu
ERuska zahteva "a re-
.paracije v delu pred
unijsko konferenco

LONDON, Z. feb.-Na svetov-
nj konferenci delavskih strokov-
nih unij, katera Sc DO zaeela tu-
kaj prihodnji torek, DO ruska de-
legacija predlozila zahtevo, da
Sc odobri raba nemskega della "a
popravilo in obnovo pokrajin, XII
so jih razdejali Nemci. Ruska
delegacija bo morda skusala do
biti odobritev coletne konferen-
ce svojega stalisca, kar utegne
biti ena izmed najyaznejsih took
ma zborovanju.
Rusi bodo argumentirali, da
Sc mora Nemce p prisiliti, da
Nemci popravijo vse, kar so uni
Gill. British unionisti ne gredo
tako dalec, akoravno priznava-
jo, da hi Nemci morali poravnati
materialno skodo, ne recejo pa,
ma kaksen naein maj hi sc to ma
pravilo.
Stalisce britskih delavskih
v0diteljev
Toda, ako imajo .nemski de-
lavci izvrsiti obnovo razdejanih
pokrajin, tedaj britski delavski
voditelji predlagajo, da Sc clo-
veske reparacije nadzirajo z
imenovanjem medzavezniske ko-
mlsije, katera bi nadzirala raz-
delitev delavcev med razne de-
zele, protekcijo delovnih razmer,
mezd in ur, da Sc prepreci de-
gradacija cloveskih reparacij v
suzenjsko delo, in XII bi dolocila
definitivno dobo, tekom katere
bi sc tako delo rabilo.
More Sc reci, da Anglezi, XII Sc
boje, da bo v Angliji po vojni
morda nekoliko brezposelnosti,
ne odobravajo ideje, da bi Sc ra-
bilo nemske delavce "a popravi-
10 vojnega razdejanja v niihovi
lastni dezeli.
AFL ne bo zastopana ma
kOnferenci
Kaksno stalisce bodo zavzeli
francoski delavski voditelji, nj
znano. Mesani so tudi obcutki
glede te ideje med delegacijo
CIO il Zedinjenih draw. Vodja
te skupine, Sidney Hillman, ina
priti semkaj v teku prihodnjih
dni.
Ameriska delavska federacija
je rabo prisilnega nemskega de-
la "a vojne reparacije ponovno
kritizirala kot "suzenjstvo" in :je
odklonila povabilo ma svetovno
konferenco IL razloga, ker dele
CACHE il Sovjetske unije ne pri-
znava kot predstavnice svobod-
nih delavskih unij.
Zastopanih bo 80 drzav
Ma konferenco Sc priGakuje
mad 200 delegatov, XII bodo pred
stavljali 40 razlicnih centralnih
organizacij il vec kot 80 drzav.
Med temi bodo tudi predstavniki
IL Jugoslavije.
Znacilno je dejstvo, da bodo
med delegacijo IL Francije "a
stopniki katoliskih kot social
sticnih in komunisticnih unij, in
ma vsak nacin DO zastopano tudi
delavstvo IL Belgije in Italiie.
POdprimO bOrbo AmerIkA - ileuoo.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08

P0dprimo b0rbo AmeEike = demo-
kracijo In svobodo sveta : nakupom
vojnih bondov Ii vojno-vartsyalnih
x1lamk!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08

SO. Chicago, III. Pri dru-
1ini Mike Chandech, 50 se zgla-
sile vile rojenice II pustile hcer-
I 70. Ii se Z marno vred dobro
pocuti.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08

podala, elm je postalo pasno, da
ii bill nadaljni odpor Z njih stra-
III xaman.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08

Znacilno je dejstvo, da bodo
med delegacijo IL Francije "a
stopniki katoliskih kot sociali-
sticnih in komunisticnih unij, in
ma vsak nacin DO zastopano tudi
delavstvo il Belgije in Italiie.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-02-08
Zastopanih bo 80 drzav

Ma konferenco Sc priGakuje
mad 200 delegatov, XII bodo pred
stavljali 40 razlicnih centralnih
organizacij il vec kot 80 draw.
Med temi bodo tudi predstavniki
il Jugoslavije.
Evening star., 1945-01-06
|Navajos on Warpaih
Over Cattle, kidnap
Woman, Two Men
By the Associated Psess.

GALLUP, N. Mex, Jan. g.
Navajo Indians went on the war
path here, kidnapping two Indian
Service employees and the wife OF
lone OF them in an outbreak against
q livestock reduction program. supt.
James NJ. Stewart Of the Navajo
Central Agency reported last night.
Abandoning ponies for an Indian
Service pickup truck, eight young
bucks trussed up the three, and sped
them of to an isolated hogan (Nav-
ajo hut Of logs and mud) where they
were rescued by Navajo policemen
and brought to Shiprock, N. Mex,
Thursday night.
Supt. Stewart identified the en-
ployes as District Supervisor Rudy
zweifel and Mrs. zweifel, about 40,
and Ray Palmer, range rider.
Mr.. Zweifel, he said, had been
knocked out with a blackjack and
Mr.. Palmer had been beaten. None
was seriously hurt, however.
Three Indians were arrested and
I'VE others are sought.
Mr.. Stewart said all are In their
early 20s. The attack, he said, oc-
Cured at Tes Nos Pas, in the noun
tains on the Arizona-New Mexico
border. The Indians there, he
stated, "are being melted to oppose
the Navajo stock reduction program
by which they are being required
to cut their livestock to the carry
ing capacity of the range"
Evening star., 1945-01-06
Son, II, Held in Killing
OF Father in Columbus
Hy the Associated pyess

By the Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. e.-Coun-
ty authorities today held Harry e.
Byers, II, who admitted, Assistant
Prosecutor T. Vincent Martin said,
that he shot and killed his father
47, and then dumped his body in a
snowbank beside country road
north Of here.
In the youths billfold, Mr.. Martin
added, sheriff's deputies found plans
for perfect crime" They included
advice on how the victim should be
shot, how the body should be dis
posed Of and the nature OF the
story to be told in event Of police
questioning.
The youth told conflicting stories,
Mr.. Martin said. One account was
he had shot the father when they
engaged in an argument, using q
rife which was gift from the elder
Byers,
Evening star., 1945-01-06
FoIkes Is Executed
For Pullman Staying
BY the Associated Press.


SALEM, Ore, Jan. 6.-With a so
long, everybody" Robert E. Lee
Folkes, colored, died in the lethal
gas chamber here yesterday for the
lower 49, Staying of Mrs. Martha
Virginia James, Norfolk, Va.
Without customary heavy meal,
and without a blindfold over his
eyes-he refused both-the 23-year-
old dining car cook entered the
chamber after telling newsmen he
was taking the walk because they
had to convict some one-and it's
easier to convict q Negro than q
white person"
But / am innocent" he insisted
Lawyers carried the fight to save
Folkes through Oregon's Supreme
Court to the United States Supreme
Court. They then made new at
tempts to set the verdict aside
through the State Supreme Court
the United States District Court, and
the Marion County Circuit Court In
q last-minute attempt.
Mrs. James, wife of a Navy ensign,
was slaShed to death on January
%, l943, as she lay in q lower berth
on Southern Pacific train speeding
through Linn County, Ore.
Evening star., 1945-01-06

Contending with - slight case of
snifdes" this morning, Mrs. Edward
@. Acheson, 3422 Thirty-siixth street
NV, was anxious TO find the owner
OF an Irish setter she saved yester-
day by wading into the icy Potomac
River.
Mrs. Atcheson was driving near
Chain Bridge in her station wagon
when she heard dog barking from
the water near the shore line. De-
spite the cold, she took of her high
heeled shoes to run down the rocky
bank. Removing her coat, she waded
into the water toward the dog, which
was trapped by ice.
Mrs. Atcheson, her legs scratched
and cut by the ice, nearly had
reached the distressed animal when
the ice became too thick for her to
break. At this point, Representative
Heselton, Republican, of Massachu-
Evening star., 1945-01-06

Corpl. Raymond Bird, %, of Lang
ley Field, and Lynn Heberlee, II,
Hollywood, Calf, are honeymooning
here today after their marriage in
Rockville yesterday day later
than they'd planned.
Their new friends at the United
Nations Service Center, however,
agreed that the wedding arrange
ments went off very well considering
all the difficulties Of boy meeting
girl in crowded Washington when
neither knew exactly where the
other would be.
It all began last summer when
Corpl. Bird was on furlough at his
home in Hollywood and was intro
duced to Lynn at a sakting rink.
With only five more days at home,
he managed to see her quite often.
Then they started writing and as
Corpl. Bird put it, their engagement
"just came about"
Set Wedding Date.
They set January 4 as the date
for their wedding and agreed to
meet at the largest service center in
Washington" Corpl. Bird arrived
here first and registered at the
United Nations Service Center across
from Union Station. Thursday
morning he started out to meet her
train which was due at $50 am.
When he couldn't find her, he re-
turned to the center and began a
methodical check Of all service CEN
ters in Washington. No Lynn.
Leaving word at the center that
he was returning to Union Station,
he spent several anxious hours
searching through the crowd. Final
ly, worn out by standing around, he
went into the USO lounge and fell
Evening star., 1945-01-06
Sediiion Defendant
Loses Suit Based on
Hotel Job Disclosure

A suit In which Ernest r. Elm-
hurst. who was q defendant In the
sedition trial, sought 100000 dam
ages on claim of trespass and In
vasion OF privacy because OF . radio
broadcast, has been dismissed by
Justice David A. Pine of District
Court.
Mr.. Elmhurst charged that he had
lost q position at the Shoreham
Hotel dining room because : broad
cast last summer by Drew Pearson,
radio commentator and collmnist,
who allegedly told In q broadcast
that Mr.. Elmhurst worked there as
q bartender and waiter.
The suit named as defendants
Mr.. Pearson, the Blue Network Co.,
Radio Station WMAL, the Shore
ham Hotel and o. John Rogge,
prosecutor In the sedition trial.
which ended last month In q mis-
trial due to the death Of District
Court Chief Justice Edward G.
Eicher.
In dismissing the suit, Justice
Pine declared: "An action for tn
vasion Of privacy is unknown to the
common law" and added that "no
legislation on this subject applicable
to the District of Columbia has
been brought to my attention"
He then added that "the only pub
lished opinion on the subject which
has been found, Is one written by
the late Justice Frederick L. Sid
dons." In that case, Justice Pine
pointed out, the late justice found
that there was an invasion Of pri-
vacy in connection with a picture
being published in q local news
paper, without authorization, of a
woman who had been overcome by
gas.
In answering the question, how
ever. regarding privacy, Justice Pine
pointed out that Justice Siddons
had excluded from consideration
the cases OF persons in public life
or of public character"
Evening star., 1945-01-06
District 0PA May Drop
Limits on Gas Sales
Soon, Davies Reports

Limitations on sale of gasoline to
Washington motorists may be lifted
early next week ii the emergency
program continues to produce sat
isfactory results, the District Office
OF Price Administration predicted
today.
Meanwhile, Commissioner Guy
Mason reported after an hours con-
ference with two District OPA OH
cials that he had mot gotten to first
base" in trying to solve the mystery
OF the local gasoline shortage.
Mr.. Mason said he would recon-
mend to Chairman Bilbo of the
Senate District Committee. who
plans to propose a Senate investiga-
ton OF the shortage, that officials of
the Petroleum Administration for
War be called to accurately in
form" the public on the gasoline
supply situation here.
Many stations remained closed as
suppliers tried to catch up on de-
hveries. The OPA insisted, however,
tnat increased numbers of stations
would reopen as the program Of
uniting sales to motorists with less
IMAM quarter tank of gasoline
continued in force.
Hall Of Drivers Refused.
I hope that the week end will
help stations to catch up" Charles
&. Davies, local rationing executive
declared. "The limitation on sales
Will be continued only so long as
supply is out of balance with de-
mand," he added. -
The OPA. in report of the first
Gays operation of the emergency
program. gave this picture:
Some stations sold gasoline through
the day without lines of cars form
Evening star., 1945-01-06

problem which has embarrassed
the industry.
William Hennessy, director of
Chicago's Convention Bureau, ex-
pressed belief the plan would re-
ceive favorable consideration" from
numerous organizations and proba-
bly, would create a stimulus to can
Gel or postpone" several big meet
ings.
A spokesman for the CIO had mo
comment" on the proposal, while
AFL leaders could not be reached.
It was understood, however, that the
Byrnes' plan would make provision
for labor meetings, although the an
nual conventions Of the two big
labor organizations, both held In the
fall, might be affected.
Evening star., 1945-01-06
Albany Detective Held
As Killer Of Police Chief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 6. Albany
Police Chief William j. Fitzpatrick
81, was shot to death late yesterday
In his office and District Attorney
Julian 3. Erway identified City De.
tective John w. McElveney as the
killer.
Mr.. Erway said McElveney had
confessed shooting Chief Fitzpat-
rick in the head with a .38-caliber
service revolver after "a short con-
versation' with the chief. Another
man was held as a material witness
No charge was placed immediately.
Police officers said the detective
about so, had been considered q
good friend of Chief Fitzpatrick, a
member Of the police force more
than 20 years.
Evening star., 1945-01-06
David Berger, Salesman
For Liquor Company, Die,

David Berger, As, Of 400 Arkansas
avenue NV. resident of the Dis
trict for more than 20 years, died
yesterday in Emergency Hospital
after he was stricken with a heart
attack at the Hamilton Hotel.
A native Of Bangor, Me, Mr.. Ber-
ger had been a salesman for the Po-
tomac Wine & Liquor Co. for many
years. He was member of the
Samuel Gompers' Lodge Of Masons
Mr.. Berger is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Zelda Berger; a 5-year-
old son Eric and his mother, Mrs
Annie Berger Of Bangor.
Masonic services will be conducted
at II am. tomorrow at the Danzan-
sky funeral home. Burial will be AT
Bnai Israel Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-01-06
British Carrier Planes Raid
Sumaira Oil Refinery
BY the Associated Press.

~ sae hsSoClaLeo freSS.
SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, KANDY, Cey-
Ion. Jan. 6.-British carrier planes
on Thursday carried out "very
accurate and successful attack on
an oil refinery at Pagkalan Bran
dan in Japanese-held Sumatra, a
communlque said today.
The bulletin said photographs
show the powerhouse and other i'm.
portant plants received direct hits
as did oil tanks and many other
buildings.
Seven enemy aircraft were shot
down by escorting Corsairs and
Hellcats. A number of enemy air
craft were destroyed on the ground
Some OF the British planes were
damaged, but none was lost.
Evening star., 1945-01-06

just one Of the "signs OF things to
come" in the manpower situation.
Attacking the 4-F problem from
a different angle, Senator Pepper,
Democrat, Of Florida yesterday
urged a broad Government program
aimed at remedying the defects of
4-Fs not engaged in essential work
to make them At for limited mill
|tary duty.
The chairman Of the Senate SUBJ
committee on Wartime Health sug-
gested an immediate conference by
Representatives Of the armed serv-
ices, selective service, the United
States Public Health Service, the
Office Of Vocational Rehabilitation,
Farm Security Administration, War
Manpower Commission and State
health officers.
Three Steps Outlined.
Senator Pepper said in state
ment that the following possibilities
should be considered:
/. Medical treatment paid for by
the Federal Government and pro-
vided in communities where the men
with remediable defects live.
2. The armed services should con-
slider very carefully the possibility
of expanding the program of rehab-
ilitation Of inductees with rene
diable defects-such as hernia,
syphilis, illiteracy and visual defects.
3. Action by the States. Senator
Pepper noted that Federal funds are
available to State rehabilitation
agencies for medical correction of
defects hindering employment.
Chairman Kelley of a House Labor
Subcommittee investigating aid to
the physically handicapped sent q
letter to War Mobilization Director
James r. ByrneS, declaring that II
the large number Of unemployed,
physically Handicapped persons
were given jobs ANY need for ma
tional service legislation might dis
appear"
Mr.. Kelley cited War Manpower
Commission estimates that 2,OO0, 900
physically Handicapped persons
were unemployed. About half this
number would require rehabilitation
services before going to work in in
dustry, he said, while the other mil
lion would require only selective
placement"
Meanwhile, Maryland Selective
Service announced it had ordered
reopening of the IA classifications
of men in the 26-37 age bracket to
force into war industries or the
armed forces all men not engaged in
essential activities. The ga classi-
f1cation is a deferment granted men
in transporting rather than direct
War-production activities.
Evening star., 1945-01-06
Montgomery Ward
Awaits Court Action
On Seizure Monday
By the Associated Press.

:
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.--Montgomery
Ward g. Co., charging the Army
threatened the immediate draft OF
It's employees who refused to obey
commands after Government seizure
0f its properties In seven cities.
today awaited court action Monday
in its fight to regain control Of its
facilities.
Terming the presidential seizure
order Of December 28 unlawful"
the company fled in Federal Court
yesterday an answer, with 81 am
davits, to the Governments petition
for a declaratory Judgment uphold
ing legality Of the seizure and an
injunction against the mail order
house from interfering with the
Army.
Threats Charged.
Wards, in its answer, charged that.
the Government is trying, by threats
and intimidation, to force company;
ofhcials into involuntary service, "
and accused Army officers Of threat
ening criminal action against execu-
tives and employees who refused to
work for the Government, well
knowing that such officers and en-
ployes have committed no offense."
Challenging the constitutionality
of President Roosevelt's seizure or
der and terming War Labor Board
orders against it unlawful" the
company accused the Government
OF illegal acts in its operation of
the seized properties. It also denied
Government charges that the COM
pany's refusal to obey WLB direc-
tiyes had resulted in strikes and i'm
paired the country's war production
program.
Quotes Army Order.
In one of the affidavits filed with
the answer Maurice E. Garrison,
operating assistant manager Of
Wards Chicago store, said Army Of
ficers read to him an order from
Maj. Gen. Joseph w. Byron, mill
tary manager. He said it was to
the effect that IF an an employe
was of draft age and it became
necessary to discharge him because
he failed to support the Govern
ment his name would be turned
over to the selective service system
for Redistribution"
Mr.. Garrison, in his affidavit, said
he agreed to work and cooperate
with the Government in its opera
tion of the firm, as he had mo
alternative as he had a family to
think Of" Mr.. Garrison alleged
that one Of the Army officers told
him that "it was better to work at
a merchants pay than at a soldiers
pay" He said he was told by the
officer that he could be put back
in the store doing the same job
in uniform at soldiers pay If
he failed to cooperate.