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The union times., 1945-12-22
LITTLE LUTHER

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 strke what do call it? desperate asks DDD Inc for diaper and what do tell her! Come back the of the maybe we'll have then a srike his father said That simply good bus ness." . Little Luther
 world, Pm Mr. Diworth said hes first made profits diy diapers this the would take of it But after Jan l. oh boy what swell low there will be then. Don't the difference?" "You said Little Luher and do the babies and their "Tey stuation said Mr. Dworth. "Then they'd understand position"
 Mon they have look the facts of the situation dozen a and they don't like it." "Your mothers fine Luther always Der that But she has sodd habit of being realistic I wish she a little the spiritual type"
 
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 right help I'll take the wood shed and S0ay coolngof period you'll forget I'll "You a him. And while you're pulling yourself together I'm and teach the babies pull high they learned"
The union times., 1945-12-22

tiny fraction of the toll taken by accidents on the job.
 The report showed that injuries and deaths at work in 1944 caused an aggregate loss of nearly 223.- OOO, ,OOO man-days-mOre than 25 times the 8,72I ,OOO man-days of lost production caused by strikes during that year.
 THE JOB of drama critic would be a snap if a person had only to follow the example of C. Keith Osborn, sports editor of the Chey- enne (Wyo.) Eagle. After covering a production of "Uncle Toms Cab in," which was banned i'm New Ha. ven, he turned i'm the following re- view which appeared in one-col- umn box: "UncIe TOns's Cabin" sOas presented in a One-nighe stand at the Lincoln Theater last might. Fortunately for all concerned, it sUas q One-night stand."
 THERE'S NO peace for the man. agement, even in the next world. if Frederick C. Crawford, chairman of the executive committee of the Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers, is to be believed. After lamenting, ''had the Almighty known of mass pro- ductiOn when He created the world, He would undoubtedly have allot- ted 100000 hours to the mana ger," Crawford wound up:
 Arrangements responsibility is mighty one. When the manager stands before the Bar of Final Justice, the question will be, Did he secure full productivity?'"
 WACs, WAVES and Women Ma rines, more than 100000 service women Gas of top enrOlIment) are still voiceless in any veterans Or- ganization, although their several headquarters revealed last week that lower point scores lead to the expectation that, by next July, CO., 900 of the 100, ,OOO WACs will have resumed civilian status, and the other women's services will be re- duced in proportion.
 SOME strange and interesting things have been happening in the press under the influence of the new insecticide, DOT. For instance, there was the headline in the Dal- las (Tex.) Times Herald which read:
 s'What's Buzzin', Cousin?
 Who Got Shot of DOT
 1t Ain't Me- Says Fly
The union times., 1945-12-22

what the score was, opposed the lifting of controls over construc- tion. That is, everybody outside of the speculative real estate interests and Mir. Krug's War Production Board.
 Now the restoration of controls over construction will be a hundred times more difficult. And millions of veterans and others without too much money to spend for rent or for buying house will suffer.
 While the President has been quite liberal in sending messages to Con- greSs, he has done nothing of any consequence to get favorable action. There isn't the slightest doubt that Congress is now controlled by a re- actionary coalition of southern Demo crats and hide-bound Republicans. In the face of this situation, the Admin istration forces on Pennsylvania Ave-, and on Capitol Hill do nothing about making their words get translated into action.
 WHAT HAPPENED?
 Whatever has happened to the full employment bill, the extended unem- ployment compensation bill, the 65- cent an hour minimum wage bill?
 The ineptness and the uninelligent improvisation that we talk about is part and parcel of the fact that the President seeks and gets his advice almost exclusively from the Drofes- sional politicians. You can get along in this way in so-called normal times In these times, the consequences car be and are close to being disastrous
 The politicians may think get ting rid of wartime controls in the worst possible way is the way to get reelected. It's the way not to get elected if, as 8 result, the coun- try is given over to the mercies of the black market and profit-happy corporations.
The union times., 1945-12-22

The People-The Court of Last Resort
The union times., 1945-12-22
OUR BEST TO ALL!

Yes it is Merry Christmas! Let one believe for a moment the serious difficulties in which the working people this country find themselves in any blinds that since last Christmas have vanquished the enemies of democracy and have started well the to building family of nations this world of great problems be solved but they problems of growth of destruction.
 We. members of the staff of this newspaper, extend to all of wishes for Merry Christmas and for fine New Year.
The union times., 1945-12-22
AS WE SEE IT
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
 If the United Nations punish the Nazi military men who plotted war against the world and ordered mil. lions butchered in concentration camps, no officers will want to serve any government in the fu. ture, the Army & Navy Journal says.
 To which we can think of two answers: CD most soldiers wouldn't want to be led by officers who support the Nazi military men; CD maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea, anyway.
 THE wording of an ad in the BinghanstOn (N. Y.) Press gave hOusehunters slight idea of what they have to go through even to buy a home:
 FOR SALE i'm Owego
 Outstanding Home
 Phone Owego l46 Days and 758 Nights.
 REPORT PAINS BOSSES
 Nothing has caused employers more pain in recent weeks than a report prepared by economists of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion showing that industry can afford to boost wages by a, least 24 per cent without raising prices.
 Unable to refute the figure, em. plOyers' organizations, such as the National Association of Manufac. turers, are trying to belittIe the honesty of the economists.
 This week, the N. A. M. dis. tributed to the press a blast, along that line. Without offering any counter-evidence that industry can't afford a "A per cent pay in. crease, the N. A. M. complained that the report of the economists ''is an imposition on the faith of the public in the integrity and com. petence of government research"
 "Such g standard of work would not be tolerated i'm private busi. ness," the N. A. M. declared. "I, should not be tolerated in govern. ment."
 Despite the N. A. M. attack, there was no indication this week that the government intended to backtrack in any way.
 Another important Federal re. port, published this week by the Department of Labor. disclosed
The union times., 1945-12-22
Thinking 1t Through by BEN DOR
 LPA COLUMNIST
TRUMAN'S INEPTNESSP

Candor compels the admission that President Truman's administration has not handled the problems of the do mestic economy in the most effective manner. What is this state of affairs due to7 Ineptness in the first place and, secondly, unintelligent improvi- sation.
 Ineptness is well illustrated in the way in which the fact-fnding- waiting-periOd bill was gotten up. It is clear that in the preparation of the bill the President never sought the advice of labor. Not only didn't he seek the advice of labor, he didn't tell the man in his cabinet who is responsible for labor matters about his intentions until the bill was ready to go over to Congress.
 Poor Sec'y. of Labor Schwellenbacf was put on the spot by being forced to testify in favor of legislation witt which he had no sympathy. As a re suit, he was put in the position o saying there were no legal penalties attached to violating the waiting pc riod provisions when the draft of tht bill clearly says that it is unlawful tt strike or change the conditions of em ployment during the prescribed wait ing period
 Unintelligent improvisation ex- plains the Rehabilitation of wartime controls. This decision is now plagu- ing the administration with the devas- tating results which have followed.
 Practically everybody who knew
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Another important Federal re- port, published this week by the Department of Labor, disclosed that losses due to strikes are only
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
Yanashita
Denies Guilt


Manila, Nov. IS Bluff, bul.
letheaded It. Gen. Tomoyuki Va
mashita described himself today as
a subordinate commander having
somewhat OF a bystander role in
the defense OF the Philippines and
hence not accountable for the long
list Of Japanese atrocities detailed
by the prosecution in his war
crimes trial.
Testifying in his own defense he
fore the L. s military tribunal. va
mashita declared he always was
under orders OF Field Marshal
Count Hisaichi Terauchi. supreme
japanese commander for the South.
west Pacific. and never had con-
troll OF the air force. marine trans
portation corps. naval men and 30
900 other Japanese troops in the
Philippines.
Asked whether he ordered or
knew of atrocities. Namashita ges
tured with his large. muscular
hands and replied through his in.
terpreter. no. absolutely not"
Further, Namashita insisted, he
had determined that Manila was
indefensible and had ordered his
troops out last December.
lamashita contended IT was ia.
panese navy troops that remained
there, although he didn't know Of
1t at the time, and that he himself
never at any time even had his
headquarters in the city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
see KIWANIS-Page 5
Rudolf Hess
Declared Sane

Nuremberg. Nov. 2S-AP- Ru-
dolf Hess, Hitler's one-time deputy,
was described by psychiatrists to-
day as not insane at the present
time in the stric. sense of the
word and the international mill
tary tribunal announced that argu-
ments would be heard Friday on the
Nazi leaders plea to escape the
war crimes trial on grounds of am.
nesia.
The British psychiatris.s' report
revealed that Hess had tried TO
commit suicide on several occasions
since his sensational and mystei-
Gus flight to Scotland in May, 1871.
Hess. the medical board reported
is suffering from "hysteria" and
lin add ton. there is conscious ex-
aggeration of his loss OF memory
and a tendency to exploit it to pro
tect himself against examination. -
Three separate reports of exam.
in atoms were filed. one by the Brit.
ish. one be he Russians and a third
by American, French and Cana.
dian doctors.
Motion pictures showing thou.
sands Of corpses rotting in Ger
man concentration camps and
films made by the Nazis them.
selves, showing SIS men beating
helpless women and children, we're
exhibited last night to defense
counsel and were to be entered as
evidence before the court. The
showing now may be put or until
tomorrow because OF slight changes
in prosecution procedure.
DR.. Alfred Seidl, counsel for Hans
Frank, Nazi ruler OF Poland. de-
clared after seeing the pictures:
NO argument can be made against
these pictures. They are too :erri.
BILE for words"
We are human beings, please
believe it. and We did not know
such horrors existed commented
Capt. Franz Won Papen. Jr., who
is acting as associate counsel for
his father, former German ambas.
sador to Turkey.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
Steel Strike !
Vote Begins

Pittsburgh. Nov 2S-AP-An es-
timated $4,000 CLIO United Steel
Workers throughout the nation to.
day went TO the polls in organized
labor's greatest strike vote.
Regardless Of the outcome Of the
halloting the union emphasized
that a strike will not necessarily
result Workers were told walk.
out is subject to the future decision
Of the unions International wage
policy committee. the executive
board and the international officers.
Field directors in the q states
where balloting is taking place in
766 plants have been warned by in
ternational officers to guard against
unauthorized walkouts.
Affected are the mills of big
steel and little steel" scores
email independent factories, and
Ia ? producers Of aluminium. iron
ore and other related products.
The vote was called to enforce
the unions demands for s. a
udy wage In' Iedse' II IolIoWs lne
fetusal OF the steel industry 10
meet the wage demand which CLIO
PRESIDENT Phillp Murray he's also
mead OF the steel union-contended
was needed to provide the neces-
sary consumer buying power TO
prevent nationwide depression.
Adequate pay means tull EN-
ployment' Murray asserted. IN
adequate pay envelopes VIII Ger
fanny lorce large NUMBERS oil VIII
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28

Maj Gen. Patrick J. Hurley's spec
tacular resignation as ambassador
yesterday by calling Marshall from
his week-old retirement.
The former Army chief of staff
Will become special envoy to China
as a temporary replacement to Hur-
ley. who caught both the President
and Secretary OF State Byrnes by
surprise with his l500-word state
ment that he was quitting.
BY selecting a fiye-star general
to succeed one with two stars. rath.
er than choosing a civilian diplo-
mat Mr. Truman appeared to be
emphasizing again the viewpoint
that the present top job in China
remains the disarming of Japan
ese troops.
Both the War and State Depart.
ments have said repeatedly in re.
cent weeks that United States
trops are in northern China only
10 facilitate the surrender OF ia
panese forces, not as instruments
of American foreign policy.
However American policy to-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
See MARSHALL-PAGE 5
G.. NJ. Heads
Shun Farley

Detroit, Nov Manage
ment representatives were absent
today as federal conciliators ar.
ranged the first peace parleys aim.
ed at settling the widespread, week.
old General Motors strike.
Top officials OF the striking CLIO
United Automobile workers left De-
troit by plane this morning for
Washington and conferences later
In the day g y. m. EST with Ed
gar l. Warren. chief Labor Depart
mcnt COnciliator.
c. f. Wilson, General Motors
president said late yesterday. how
ever. that he and other corpora
tion executives could not confer
with Warren for several days at
least
Sec etary OF Labor SchwelIen-
bach had announced earlier that
representative OF both parties had
assured Warren OF their intention
TO cor fer with him today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
Congress Today

tBv Associated Press)
Peal Harbor Committee Contin-
ues Questioning Of Cordell Hull and
Joseph c Grew.
Resumes debate on United Ma.
tons legislation.
Atomic Committee hears Maj.
Gen. leslie Groves, head OF Atomic
Bomb Project.
Senate
Defense Investigating Committee
inquiries into Army plans for peace.
time supply reserves: Mai. Gen. r..
l.. VI Nwell and Brig. Gen. Thomas
VI. Osborne witnesses.
House
Faces hcht on S12S.10O.0O0 nayi.
gatior flood coutrol appropriation.
Military Committee receives pro
posal for big spending program IN
every county as substitute for
peacetime conscription.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
Action to
KeepPeace
iinHen1isphere

Washington, Nov 2s-AP-The
possibility arose today that the 81
American republics may act at Rio
de Janeiro on the United States
backed Uruguayan proposal for col
lectiye action to. preserve hemis-
phere peace.
At present the forthcoming con
ference has only the drafting OF an
inter-American mutual defense
Il eaty on its agenda.
But the Uruguayan proposal,
which Secretary OF State Byrnes
strongly applsuded last night. calls
for the American republics to move
in collectively on any one of their
numbers when essential human
rights and International obliga-
tions are being violated.
In putting forth its plan origin
ally, tiny Uruguay suggested the
question might be threshed out at
the Rio conference, through con-
situations, or by appointing spe-
cial committee.
However. because of its import
ance TO the inter-American system
and because it has won this coun.
try's support, diplomats consider
ed il more probable it would be
taken up at a full-fledged confer
enCe.
The first opportunity would be
the Rio meeting scheduled to open
a, the end of March or early in
April
Byrnes, in a statement. express.
ed his unqualified adherence to
the suggestion which. he said. was
OF fundamental Importance.
Quoting literally from a Uru-
Cuayan note on the proposal,
Byrnes said the American republics
cannot permit oppressive regimes
to exist in their midst because such
regimes must spread out in
order to survive"
Diplomats generally regarded the
Uruguayan proposal as aimed at
Argentina
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
Seventeen on
L. Honor Roll

Two firms today qualified for the
Ypsilanti + Bond Honor Roll:
Evans Starr Printing Co and Ma
tional Bank OF Npsilanu. This
brings the total to Il.
Firms previously listed are
Mors>, Dixie Shop, Family Depart
ment Store, Hardy Millinery, Walk
or Furniture Store. Family Radio
Shop Webb and Mars. Smith Fur
niture Co. Mack and Mack Furni-
ture Co. Apparel Shop. Willoughby
Bros. Welnmann Matthews Co,
Hayward Clothing, and Richard
son Pharmacy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
Coordinated Plan
Urged for Youth
Guidance Work

Need OF cooperation in handing
youth problems was emphasized
Tuesday evening in a meeting or
the Youth Guidance division of the
Council Of Social Agencies. Chill
dren brought into police records
through first offenses and school
delinquents should be referred to
trained service agencies, it was
stated
Progress in course on youth Lead
ershiT. which was sponsored by
the Youth Guidance Committee and
conducted by Samuel Whitman OF
the Huron Valley Childrens Cen
ter. was reported. Mr. Whitman
said Il had completed the course
OF siv weeks given for the purpose
Of helping adults become more ef-
fectiye in working with young peo-
pie. who have social problems.
The Youth Guidance Division ex-
poets to draw upOn this group for
volunteer leaders.
Tho Youth Division voted to
make "A recommendation that both
the Adult Education Department
Of the University OF Michigan and
the Normal College give more at
tention TO youth guidance training.
Mrs G. &. Handy. who has serv-
ed thee years as chairman, resign
ed and introduced the new chair
man, Kenneth Lindner The group
plans 10 continue efforts for closer
cooperation between the police de-
partm mt. the schools and social
agencies in the interests OF youth.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28

Heckled by
Japanese Diet

Tokyo, Nov. rs -AP Prince Flu
mimaro konoye, former premier,
was named from the floor of the
japanese house Of representatives
today as one of two men "fundamcn-
tally responsible for the war" The
boisterous house also heckled free.
~ melancholy Premier Baron Hi
iuro Shidehara after his state OF
the nation speech TO the diet
Takao Saito, IS year Old parlia-
mentsrian. asserted from the floor
that Konoye and Pearl Harbor Pre-
mier Hideki Toto were responsible
for the war adding that the ia
panese people hate these men more
than anyone else tTojo is await
ing trial as a warCriminal suspect.
Konoye. free. has been cycling visit
fully a fresh plunge into politics as
a Commoner and Liberal
Other members promptly de.
manded
How about KIDD" marquis
Koichi KIDD. former lord keeper Of
the privy seal job now abolished
Representatives laughed aloud as
Shidehara attempted to answer
questions on constitutional and 9th
or reforms, betraying an i9creas-
ing sharpness toward Shidehara's
unstable cabinet.
Throughout the first two hours
OF the Interrogation. questions were
devoted almost exclusively to the
war, with heavy emphasis on war
responsibility. The outspoken ses-
sion attracted nearly 500 gallery
ties, including small group OF
American officers
Shidehara in his outline Of ia.
pans paramount problems declared
that the path TO final restoration
Of peace lis still long The gray.
elderly premier spoke first to the
peers, then repeated his message to
the critical house
The peers quericd briefly on the
food situation haunting Japan
But there was no spirited discus.
sion Of his speech rChlighting the
nations major problems
The premier. whose cabinet Is
foredoomed to collapse on conclu-
sion OF this diet session, said that
Japan. having accepted the Pots
dam declaration. was Obliged to re-
move al obstacles to a revival Of
development Of democratic tCnden.
Cics amonE its people He remind
ed the diet it must reflect the pub
lie will and for that purpose there
must be fun and fair election
All vestiges OF militarism and
ultra Nationaism must be wiped
out OF the educational system, he
went on. lie offered as immediate
problems the food question. espe.
Cially difficult since the rice crop
is the7owest in 80 years, and assim-
ilation OF several millions OF ex-
soldiers into civilian life.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28

Retired Army Chief May Testify
kiWanianS Hear
War Prisoner

The kiNanis club held their re-
gular weekly MONDAY meeting to-
day ct the Huron Hotel, and were
treated to an excellent talk by
Lieut. Robert Tower on his ex-
periences as a prisoner OF war for
% months in Germany.
He related how the squadron had
been briefed tor raid over Kiel
and that a total Of a planes out of
90 were shot down, his plane be.
ing brought down near Kiel, with
very light casualties to his crew.
His recounting Of being in three
different prison camps, the subse-
quent questioning, Iationing OF
their Ineager food supply. some Of
IL contributed by the Red Cross,
and TIE Germans knowledge of da.
ia concerning their personel, all
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-28
State Troops Have
Drivers School

The first session OF the new
drivers school. conducted by Npsi-
lanti Company F, Michigan State
Troops. was held at the regular
meeting OF the company Tuesday
evening.
The school is for the purpose Of
training operators for the motor
lied units which we're recently al.
located to the local company from
the Troops Motor Pool in Ian
sing. The trucks were returned
to Ypsilanti recently by drivers of
both Company + and Company G,
Ann Az Dor. Fourteen were brought
back am all are kept at the lpsi-
lanti Armory, seven have been al.
lotted for use by each company.
The acquisition of the trucks
forceI lifting OF the local com.
pany's maximum enrolment from
- to 90
The school will be complete
course in the operation, mainten-
ance. and care OF trucks. Com.
pany r plans to train seven men
for regular drivers, and seven more
for emergency drivers.