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Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
WILL SEVEN MlLA
BE HUNGRY NEXT
XMAS, NCPAC ASKS

NEW YORK (FP) - Seven million
Americans face "a cold and jobless
Christmas. if we are u%nprepared,' the
National Citizens Political Action Com
mittee warned, demanding immediate
congressional action on r%econversion
problems.
THE life Of every American family for
years to come will be deeply affected by
congressional action or inaction in the
next few weeks" NCPAC said. within
two ears 25 million Americans viii be
forced to change their means of earn
ing their %livehhoods. Most of the 10
million veterans and some u million
war workers must find new ways of
using their productive capacities. Wheth-
er they are to find employment or go
jobless, and whether their employment
is TO pay them living wages depends
upon Congress-
The committee pointed out that if the
present rate of increase in unemploy-
ment continues, two to three million
would be out Of work by Christmas and
in the event Of AN unprepared for vi
Day this total could reach seven mil
hon.
The urgent job before Congress.
NCPAC said, includes immediate enact
ment of the Murray fun employment bill,
legislation which would meet President
Truman's request for supplementary n
employment compensation and increase
of the minimum hourly wage to Csc. 1t
demanded a general wage increase
above the limitations imposed by the
Little Steel formula.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
A. c. NJ. employees
GET HOLIDAY

According to a statement by D. M.
Kelly. vice president Of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co, the miners and
other employees Of the company were
permitted to have a holiday, Wednesday,
August IS, with full pay. Part of the
announcement is as follows:
subject to the approval Of the Ma
tional War Labor Board and the Salary
Sterilization Unit Of the Treasury De-
partument of the United States, the
Company will pay to those employees who
can be released from their jobs for that
day a straight time day shift; and sub
iect to like approval, the Company will
pay to those employees who are required
to work on that day their regular shift
and in addition a straight time day
shift.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

1E+I 1E0A
Japan invaded China-with the help
Of American businessmen who eagerly
sold her scrap iron and supplies. In
Germany the Nazis came into power
with the boast Tomorrow the World on
their lips-but the leaders Of other ma
lions heard only their cunning promise
to fight the real enemy. bOlshevism.
E hiopia fell to Mussolini's booted black
shirts and then the Axis was ready for
its first important rehearsal Of world
War u-Spain.
And here a strange phrase was coined.
Premature a~nti-fascists. They were the
exiles from Germany and Italy who came
to fight fascism in a foreign land, they
were the American boys in the Abra-
ham Lincoln brigade, they were the avi-
ators and technicians and tank experts
from the Soviet Union. they were most
of all the brave Spanish people who
starved and bled and fought their way
through a war against all The might Of
the new streamlined Axis machine.
Maxim Litvinoff Of the Soviet Union
warned in the League of Nations that
there was still time to halt the Nazis
through collective security but the ap-
peasers were too busy working out the
details of a game they called non-inter-
vention to listen. Hitler marched into
Austria and now suddenly the appeasers
who had been assuring the people of
the world that the Nazis needn't worry
them at all changed their tune and said
the Nazis were so powerful that no hing
could be done to stop them.
Czechoslovakia was sold out next in a
meeting at Munich. A cheap price, the
appeasers thought, when Hitler assured
them that his ambitions lay only in the
east, in the direction Of Russia. Neville
Chamberlain flew back to England and
spoke of peace in our time" But the
peace exploded in his face Just a year
later when Hitler's panzer forces drove
deep into Poland.
World War II began officially on Sept.
/, 1899. There was an interlude of eight
months or sO-the phony war-while
Great Britain and France sat and Won
dered if Hitler might still perhaps
change his mind and fight the Soviet
Union instead of them. They woke up
out of that cosy little dream in May 1910
into the nightmare of the fall Of France
and Dunquerque.
Entry of Russia and the U. S. into
the war struck the opening chords in
the swan song Of world fa,cism. The
United Nations were born and CROPPED
their way through many misunderstand-
ings and sharp conflicts to the high
point Of the signing Of the charter of
San francisco. The rotten facade Of
German and italian fascism crumbled
before the might of the Allied armies. A
few months later the last stronghold of
fascism, Japan, followed her Axis part
ners down to defeat.
The shameful episodes of Spain and
Munich have been indicated but the
end Of the war has washed away only the
topsoil Of fascism. The world is full Of
hungry, uprooted people. They now look
to the United Nations to carry over into
the peace the hard lessons they learned
in war.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
MURRAY
SHOULD BE-
PRAISED BY UNIONS

In line with the talk made at the Sill
yer Bow Trades & Labor Council at the
last Tuesday evening meeting by Miss
Borchardt, international vice president
of the American Federation of Teachers,
the Unions should send congratulations
TO Senator Murray for the splendid eff
forts he has been making in Congress in
introducing many livesal measures and
in fighting so ~valiantly for their enact
ment.
One of the bills which affect the peo-
pie in the State Of Montana is "Educa-
tional Bill S. TIT and relates to federal
aid for education. The unions should
express themselves to Senator Murray
urging him to see that no bill comes
before the Senate which does not:
l.. Expressly recognize the right Of
every American child to share directly in
the benefits of the legislation, without
discrimination, because Of race, creed
color or school attended.
2. Ear-mark a specific sum of not
less than 75&o OF the total sum TO be
used for the payment of teachers sala-
ries.
3. That federal sums must supplement
and not supplant state funds.
4 Provide a means for keeping needy
youth in school.
Miss Borchardt also feels that Senator
Murray should be congratulated on hi'
vision and courage in sponsoring such
measures as Social Security, Full EN-
oloyment Bill and other must measures
which help to enrich the lives Of the
Individual human being, and the com
nunity Of WITCH he is a part.
Labor unions are urged to have The
bove adopted and copies sent to com
mites on education in Washington
,. G.
There is quite a bit of religious antag.
'nism to this measure.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
Carpenters Union Holds
ENJOYABLE Picnic

About 500 people, members of the car
penters' Union, their wives. sweethearts
and guests, held a picnic at Toll Noun
tain Park, Sunday, August 5. This is
an annual affair Of the Carpenters
Free sandwiches. ice cream. coffee
salad and liquid refreshments We're
served.
r. H. Thomas was chairman of the
arrangements committee. Toll Mountain
Park is at its best this time Of the year
and a beautiful day added to the enjoy
ment of everyone in attendance.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

In the era between those two fateful
dates fascism encircled the globe and
swept humanity into the most terrible
war in history. The cost of the war in
lives and suffering and destruction is
perhaps too great for the human mind
to grasp. but n simple point has now
been pounded home with all the force
of an atomic bomb.
Fascism anywhere in the world is a
menace to all the world. It can only
be wiped out through the Joint action Of
all p%eace-loving nations, united in bed
rock friendship.
This simple point sounds like a plati-
tude today, but it was a great joke just
a few years back to the bored diplomats
in the League of Nations who listened
mdifferently to the cries for hep from
the victims Of aggression.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
Machinists' I'm on Host
to Picnic at Gardens

one Of The most delightful union pic
MICS of the season was held by the Ma
chinists' Union at Columbia Gardens,
Sunday, August 5th. In attendance be-
sides the members of the union, were
their families and friends. Free dinner
was served by the union. also other re-
freshments including cigars and ciga-
rettes. Committee in charge consisted
Of Harry Grimes, president; George
Christman, vice president; Rhiney Price
and Charley Whitehead.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

Senator Wagner of New York warns
that disaster is Just around the corner
unless Congress does something quick
about %reconversion. so Congress prompt
" adjourns until October J..
The congressman probably figure they
will be safer at home when the storm
breaks.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
Filters in Greece

Filters in Greece
Alarmed at the defeat Of its main bull
wark. Winston Churchill, the reactionary
Papandreou government in Greece is re-
sorting to strong-arm methods to sup
press rising popular discomfort. A mass
meeting to demand a new government,
scheduled to be held in Athens stadium
by Fam, Greek resistance movement, was
called off after the government threat
ened to break up the demonstration II
it was held.
The Greek government has good cause
for alarm. Eleftheria Ellada, Fam
newspaper. has printed messages Of n
couragement 10 the Greek people from
Chairman Harold j. Laski Of the British
Labor party and from Dennis Pritt, La
Dor MP. Lask expressed the hope that
"the democratic Greek people will look
to the new Labor government for full
support in our common tasks" Allied
Labor News reported. Pritt said the cleo
ton results "give the Greek people new
hope for liberating themselves from the
abominable tyranny which Britain's re-
dictionary forces helped to establish and
keep in power"
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
CLOSE OF WAR BRINGS JUB|LAT|0N
JAPANS SURRENDER ENDS BLOODY MARCH
OF FASCISM AND BRINGS PEACE TO WORLD

The guns are silenced at last in a world at peace for the
first time in more than a decade.
Fascism has met its bloody end in the tiny islands of
Japan, from which just Il years ago japanese war lords
sent troops p%lundering into Manchuria as the first expert
mental move in faSciSm'S Dlan for world CONQUEST
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

If consumers will continue buying only
the Union Label goods and use only
Union services, they Will require no
beaucratic RECOMMENDATION.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

A witness was being cross-examined by
a tough lawyer. NOW, my friend"
snapped the counselor, you are abso-
lutely certain about your statement"
absolutely" assented the witness.
Yea swear that this is true?"
Il do"
Would you bet on it?"
Wei, yes-if I got the right Odds
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
NOTICE

The next regular meeting Of the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
will be held at Carpenters hail,
Tuesday evening, August q.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

Buying power is the mighty dynamo
hat creates iobs-the greater the Union
Label purchases the higher the voltagel
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
Amnesty for YugOsIavs

Amnesty for YugOslavs
The Yugoslav Anti-Fascist Liberation
Council, the provisional legislature, has
passed a -far-reaching amnesty law at
the recommendation of Premier Tito.
The amnesty applies to all but the
Ustashi, Serbian troops who served under
the Nazis, members Of fascist police or
CARNATIONS and definite war criminals.
The generous terms Of the amnesty
show the governments confidence in its
own stability and its recognition that
many who served the Axis during the
occupation had no other choice.
First meeting OF the united peoples
front, the National Liberation Move
ment, which helped free Yugoslavia, has
taken place, with more than 1000 elected
delegates from local organizations in all
parts of the country. Delegates discussed
the role the movement can play in the
reconstruction Of their homeland, which
was stripped clean of its industry, equip
ment and food by the Nazis.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

The demand for Union Labels, Shop
Card, and Service Buttons prevents in
flation Of prices and reduction Of wages.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16

A girl admires the tone Of a bachelors
voice so long as there's a ring in it.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
ONE WORLD AND
LABOR
By Federated Press

Germans Can Form Unions
Getting quickly to work on the policy
for Germany set down in the Big Three's
Potsdam agreement, Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower has told the German people
in the u. S. zone of occupation what
their rights and duties are as a con-
quered nation.
Full freedom TO form unions and en-
gage in local political activities was
granted by Eisenhower, who said that
political meetings would be allowed sub
ject to approva Of the local military gov
eminent the initial aim OF unions and
political parties should be to help in the
measure necessary to prepare for the
coming winter, which Eisenhower warned
would be a tough one.
Just how far the unions and political
parties are allowed to progress depends
on the capacity the Germans show for
"a healthy exercise of these privileges, -
Eisenhower said. You can expect many
hardships in the coming year. Eisen-
hover told the Germans, but, he added.
TT lies in your power ultimately to
build a healthy democratic life in Ger
many and to reioin the fanny Of ma
TONS
A similar proclamation was ISSUED by
Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery in the British zone. Freedom
to form unions and engage in political
activity was permitted by the Russians
before the Potsdam conference.
Bank Of England First on List
The new Labor government in Great
Britain has a little list of businesses and
industries it intends to take over and
topping the list is the Bank OF England.
Harold j. Laski, chairman Of the Labor
party's national executive committee,
said legislation would be introduced i'm
mediately to nationalize the privately
owned institution, adding that coal
mines, all forms Of inland transport and
the iron n steel industry would come
next.
Montana labor news., 1945-08-16
NAMED TO GOVERN JAPAN

BUY MORE WAR BONDS TODAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
More Liquor Next Month

Washington, June IA - (U.Po - Americans were offered the prospect today of uninterrupted liquor pro- duction beginning July l. It appear ed, however, that the supply of bourbon whiskey might be tight for some time.
 Up to now distillers have been required to use their entire facilities to make industrial alcohol, needed in munitions and synthetic rubber manufacture. Sole exceptions have been three holidays during which they were permitted to make liquor. The third such holiday" has been authorized for this July.
 However, the War Production Board announced last night that after the July liquor-making per- iod distillers might be permitted to go on making a limited quantity of liquor. Nothing was promised.
 But prospects were good, due to a drop of almost 50 per cent in mili- tary and lend-lease demands for 190 proof alcohol and a cut of about 15 per cent in alcohol needed for synthetic rubber manufacture.
 Prospects for record grain crops guaranteed the raw materials for all the liquor the producers are per- mitted to make, with the sole excep- tion of bourbon.
 Bourbon is made from corn, which has been consistent wartime scarcity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
LAST JAPANESE LINE SMASHED European Planes Arrive In Philippines
TOKYO TEARING NEW OFFENSIVE
 BY AMERICANS
BY WILLIAM F. THREE

Guam, June 14.-UP)- Victory-bourd 10th Army troops smashed most of the last Japanese line on south ern Okinawa today and hurled enemy remnants into a flaming 13-square mile pocket.
 Radio Tokyo told the Jap anese people that American forces in the Pacific ap- peared to be preparing for a new offensive. but admitted that it did not know whether it would be directed toward China or Japan proper.
 Another broadcast urged the Jap anese to make their home islands . fortress and prepare to fight to the last man because there could be no unconditional surrender for Japan
 Tokyo said the plight of the Oki- nawa garrison was truly desper- ate" Premeir Kantaro Suzuki. recognizing the inevitability of de- feat on the island told newsmen in the Japanese capital that he had no intention of resigning when Oki- nawa falls.
 Edges Seized
 The Americans seized the north eastern, southeastern and western edges of bitterly-defended Yaeju- Dake plateau, last Japanese toehold on Okinawa. One column was with in three miles of the southern tip, of the island.
 Massed American artillery, naval guns and planes supported the final assault, spreading death and de- struction among the last 10000 fam atic defenders trapped on the pla- teau.
 Victory was at hand for the Americans after the bloodiest cam paign in the Pacific war.
 They already had killed Il, POS of the Japanese garrison of 80,000 troops, an average of nearly 1000 day for the 74-day campaign.
 American dead, wounded and miss ing were believed well over 40,O00, but the cost rapidly was being off- set by the swift utilization of new air bases for the air offensive against Japan.
 Radio Tokyo conceded that the Americans already had in use or under construction 10 airfields on Okinawa and adjacent Ie. Amer ican planes, many of them from the Okinawa area, have attacked Japan on an almost around -the-clock schedule for the past eight days.
 American achievements were riding into battle on the Yaeju- Dake front atop tanks, front dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
New Wage Scale
 Being Considered

Washington. June 14-(UP)-The administration is considering an entirely new" wage stabilization formula to meet problems arising from reconversion of industry to civilian production, it was under stood today.
 Congress of Industrial Organiza- tions leaders said they believe the new policy will go far beyond" a modification of the Little Steel formula and abolition of wage brackets. It will be aimed, they said, at keeping take-home pay at wartime levels even though hours of work are cut back and overtime payments decline.
 The CIO representatives said they got the impression after visits yesterday with War Mobilization Director Fred M. Vinson and Stab ilization Director William H. Davis that the new policy will be an- nounced fin a matter of weeks"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
2 Bradley Horses Out Of Preokness

Baltimore, Md, June -UP)- Col E. R. Bradley's Burning Dream and Bail Bond were declared out of Saturdays Preakness today but the probable field remained at nine as Adonis and Bobanet joined the list of hopefuls.
 The change and the fact that Kentucky Derby winner Hoop Jr. will have an unfamiliar rider up, altered the probable odds for the Pimlico feature, second leg on the triple crown. Hoop Jr. still re- mained the favorite to cop the mile and three -sixteenths event at 8 to 5, with Pavot, once-beaten two- year-old champ of 1944, the second choice at a reduced to 2.
 Trainer Jimmy Smith announced thatthe Bradley colts would not go in the run for the black-eyed Susans. Burning Dream, some of Bimelech which lost the Derby but came back for Preakness win, was scratched because he sucered cut rear leg in the Rose run and it hasn't healed as expected. Bail Bond was declared unfit.
 But the field remained stable with the unexpected arrival of William Helis' Adonis and the word from Bobanet stable that it's Bobanet was enroute from Delaware Park anc would go to the post Saturday.
 The new line on the field raised Mrs. P.A.B. Widener's Polynesiar from 6 to to 1. Darby Dieppe third in the Derby, went from 8 tt 10 to 1. The Doge held at F to and Alexis at IS to 1. Adonis join- ed Sea Swallow at 20 to 1. Bobanet D at 9 to l.
 The Doge held at 12 to 1 and Alexis at IS to 1. Adonis joined Sea Swallow at 20 to 1. Bobanet was placed at % to l.
 Hoop Jr., Pavot and Alexis were galloped today before a broiling sun smothered the sprawling course un- der blanket of heat.
 Darby Dieppe went a slow five eighths in 1:01; the Doge scamper- ed mile in 1:42 2-5, and Sea Swal- low did five eightns in 100 2-5; Adonis was only walked because of his trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
Elsie Breen Auto Victim

Stamford, Conn, June IA - GU. P) - Two men and two women were Killed early today when their automobile crashed into parked Navy truck on the fog-bound Mer- ritt Parkway.
 The dead:
 Kenneth M. Hallett, 23, New Ha- ven, an orderly at Laurel Heights Sanitarium, Shelton.
 Elsie Merle Breen, about 35, Wa terbury, a nurse at the sanitarium.
 Anna G. Kazakavage, 34, Ansonia, night supervisor at the same insti- tuition.
 Louis F. Novak, 35, Shelton, 8 nurses aid.
 Their car, proceeding west on the Parkway, collided with a truck op- erated by William M. Moore, 35, (717 Main street,, Somerset, Mass. who was taking a load of torpedoes from Newport, R. l., to Washington, D. c.
 With Moore was Edward T. Rus sell, Q30 Florence street., New Bed ford, Mass. They were unhurt.
 Moore told State Police he stop ped his truck when headlight fuse blev out. The tail lights on the truck were lighted, he said, and he was inserting new fuse when the crash occurred. Hallett and Miss Breen were kill ed instantly.
 Miss Kazakavage died enroute to Stamford hospital, and Novak died about an hour after he was admit ted to the hospital.
 Moore was held in S2,500 bond on a technical charge of operating a motor vehicle so as to cause death.
 Miss Breen, resident of Meriden road, nurse at Laurel Heights Sanitarium, Shelton, for the past three years, was born December Is, 1904, in Rockport, Mass, the daugh- (COntinueC on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
JOIN MOUNTING A|R0FFENS|vE
 AGAINST JAP AN
BY HAZEL HARTZOG

Guam, June 14.-UP)- Radio Tokyo said today that the first flights of Flying Fortresses and Liberators from Europe have arrived in the Philippines to join the mounting American air of- fensive against Japan.
 A Japanese Domei dispatch broad cast by Tokyo and heard in London reported scores" of the four en- gined bombers which devastated Germany were at Philippines bases. Though it was known that bomb CTS from It. Gen. James H. Doolit- ties Eighth Air Force were on their way from Britain to the War East, this was the first report any had arrived. It was not confirmed by Allied sources.
 Two Shot Down?
 Tokyo also reported that two Liberators had appeared over the Tokyo Yokohama area at 11:30 a. n for the first time, sending a non- stop air offensive against Japan into it's ninth straight day. Tokyo claimed anti aircraft guns shot down both planes.
 The appearances of B-24s over central Japan indicated they soon may be adding their bombloads to those of Superfortresses on Tokyo. Some Liberators from Okinawa al- ready have attacked Kyusfu in southern Japan.
 Twenty Superfortresses mined waters off western Honshu during last night, Tokyo also reported.
 More than 50 Okinawa based Cor sairs dropped 12 tons of bombs and rockets on Japanese suicide-plane bases at Kanoya and Kushira on Kyushu Tuesday. It was biggest force of planes from Okinawa yet to hit Japan.
 Pilots said they saw buildings collapse, hits on parked aircraft and fires. On their return flight, the Corsairs shot up Chama and Tokuno airfields.
 Other planes from Okinawa de- stroyed two enemy planes on the ground in attacks on the Sakishima Islands southwest of Okinawa.
 Tokyo broadcasts reflected Japa- nese fears that American attacks on southern Japan, especially Kyu- shu, would increase markedly within the next few weeks and months.
 10 Airfields Used
 They said that the Americans on Okinawa, 330 miles south of Kyushu and adjacent Ie had 10 airfelds in use or under construction for at- Jacks on the Japanese homeland
 A Pacific fleet communioue said naval Liberators and Privateers had sunk a small harbor ship, probably sunk fishing craft and damaged a lugger and number of additional fishing craft south of Honshu yes- terday.
 North of Japan, light American warships bombarded shore installa- tions on Matsuwa island Tuesday.