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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
War Workers Seek Other 
 Many of Loid-oH
 Help Rather Would
 Work Elsewhere :,
 Than Factory

A large number of the industrial workers who kept the wheels of war time production spinning during the past four years entertain no plans of returning to the factory it was evidenced by survey made by the Democrat.
 Though it is impossible to. present 2 true picture of the number who will follow vacations outside the factory gate, personnel files of a local wartime factory reveal that approximately half the workers who turned out munitions of war had never had previous factory experi- ence, and practically all interviewed expressed the desire to abandon their benches and machines for all time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
SURRENDER MEETING ON SEPTEMBER r
.FoIIett Made Chemical CO. Manager
 Named as Sales
 Monoger of Branch Of U. s. Rubber Go.

Naugatuck, Aug. 25.-George c. Follett has been made sales man. ager of rubber labels of Naugatuck Chemical Division, United States Rubber Company, according to an announcement by R. E. Casey, gen. eral sales manager for the division. MT. Follett will make his headquar- ters at Naugatuck. Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
U s. Seen AdDocating NetO Argentina Program

The youthful chief of Q. S. re. lations with Latin America said that Argentina is not cooperating in the search for Axis leaders who may have sought refuge there. No effort is being made, he said, to learn if Axis refugees and funds are hidden in Argentina.
 He also charged that Argentina has not taken necessary steps to wipe out Axis influences, that Japa- riese and German schools and ore Ranizations continue to flourish and that two Japanese and two pro- Nazi ueWspapers have been allowed to resume publication.
 ''We must face tip to the facts" Rockefeller said.
 ReveFses Position
 His address represented on ale most complete reversal Of his own previous position. Under this po- Sitlon the United States vigorously supported Arzent|ne's siicessstu hld
 es,N~nes
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
  Postponed
 Yield to Allied
 Pressure Scoring
 SingIe-Porty Plan
BY BRUCE w. MUNN

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 London, Aug. 25-(UP)-Bulgaria yielded to Allied pressure today and postponed indefinitely her national elections scheduled for tomorrow.
 The postponement represented a diplomatic victory for the United States and Britain, who had pro- tested to Sofia that Bulgaria's pres ent single-party system made free elections impossible.
 The Bulgarian government an- nounced in Sofia broadcast that the decision was made on recom-
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21
Auto Use Stamp
Is Now on Sale

The new FEDERAL auto use tar
stamp, which every privately
owned motor vehicle on the high.
ways July l is required to dis.
play, differs in several respects
from those issued heretofore.
This $500 stamp, which wen,
en- sale Saturday, June 8, at all
post offices and most internal rev.
enue offices, is the first to bear
q portrait and the first printed In
a two-tone color, green.
The portrait is of Daniel Man.
ming. AS q result of its use, the
design is such that the long di.
mension of the stamp is horizon.
tai instead of vertical, as were
all previous auto stamps. Man.
ming was Secretary of the Treas.
ury in President Cleveland's first
cabinet. His was next in line in
the series of secretaries portraits
used on revenue stamps.
The law requires not only tina,
stamps be purchased but that they
be prominently displayed on We.
hicles. The lower right-hand cor.
ner of the windshield has been
designated by the Washington
State Patrol as the phoper place
to affix stamps.
Internal Revenue Collector
Clark Squire suggested that when
affixing his stamp the vehicle
owner dampen the windshield in
stead of the adhesive side of the
stamp. He said It Is advisable to
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21

The summer installment of Car
negie International Mind Above
books has arrived and is most
timely. The Four Fears, by Ebert
D. Thomas, should be read by ev-
eryoneWho wishes to clarity his
ideas as to the meaning and pur-
pose of the San Francisco Con-
ference (now being heidi and Of
others that will follow.
Solution In Asia, by Owen Lat
timore, clearly states the situa-
ton confronting the allied nations
in Asia.
The making of Holland, by A.
j. Barnouw, is a story of indie
pendence and power and of sturdy
democracy not to be overlooked
because its ruler bears the title
of Queen.
Cocks and Bulls In Caracas, by
Olga Briceno, is full of happy
revelations about life in Vene-
Zuela, country about which we
all know too little.
Among other new books recent
~ received at the library are two
of especial interest: Westward The
Women, by Nancy Wilson Ross,
a story of real pioneering in the
West, and A Description of United
States Postage Stamps From 1847-
l945, with illustrations and de-
scriptions of each stamp issued
during that time.
For those who sew, The Com
plete Book of Sewing, by Con-
stance Talbot is a valuable guide
for beginners as well as for ex-
perts. It contains over $50 ex-
planatory pictures, and gives
short cuts in making and altering
clothes and sewing for the home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21

A Comprehensive statement Of
farm problems with recommended
tons for their solution has been
prepared by the Washington State
Farm Bureau. The statement was
prepared for the benefit Of the
recently appointed food investiga-
ton committee Of which Rep.
Clinton Anderson, newly appoint
ed Secretary Of Agriculture, is
chairman.
The committee was In this area
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21
State Farm Bureau Presents Views,
Recommendations 10 + God Committee

last week in the prosecution OF
their investigation. Rep. Hal
holmes is a member Of the COM
mittee. Following is the state
ment:
This statement is general in
character, since it is our under
standing that DR.. Robert Prior,
Manager of the Washington State
Dairy Products Commission, has
been invited to submit a detailed
statement on dairy and poultry
production problems, and others
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21

petition with other reed grains
and still bring full parity fol-
wheat used for human feed.
z. Definite plans should be de-
veloped for permitting Steagall
Amendment crops to readjust to
postwar demand levels while price
supports are still in effect.
8. Overlapping of functions OF
government agencies dealing with
agriculture should be eliminated.
- Buy Another Bond Today -
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cover it with one of the protective
adhesive shields offered by SER
vice stations. Owners are urged
to write the make and model of
car, engine number and license
number on the reverse side Of the
stamp and to make a record Of the
serial number.
R,ax a NATHAN RaaA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21
will submit other commodity

statements.
The most serious farm produc-
ton problem is the lack Of ex-
perienced farm labor. The State
Of Washington is so situated that
all parts Of the state were stra-
tegic war areas and as a result
there was hardly a locality which
did not have an airport, shipyard,
ight-metals plant, or airplane.
The high wage rate established
in these plants with the forty-hour
week, along with the early draft
ing of farm workers took a heavy
toll of experienced farm workers.
Before we W ere able to get recog-
milton Of these factors, farmers
had lost a large percentage Of ex-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21

FRED: "1s it true, Judge, that a war can't
be won without the use of war alcohol :.
the kind the beverage distillers have been
producing for the government for over
two years."
OLD JUDGE: "That's right, Fred. It is a
basic ingredient in the smokeless powder
used In virtually every frearm from pistol
to a 16-inch gun. And, in addition, it plays
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21
Library Notes

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more human role. The medical supplies
which our military doctors use to alleviate i,
pain, combat infection, save lives are pre-
pared with war-alcohol."
FRED: mo wonder, then, more and more
people are recognizing the great contribu-
ton our beverage distillers have made to
the winning of the war with their double
duty product" 90.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-21

perienced mixers and other ex-
perienced help, so essential to this
states mechanical agriculture.
The bringing in Of Mexican Nat
ionals has been Godsend to the
farmers and has to large extent
met the unskilled worker need.
Appreciation
We have only the highest Of
praise for the excellent coopera-
ton given farmers by the county
agents, the State Agricultural Col
lege Extension workers and Ex-
pertinent Station stats, as well as
the State and County War Boards,
the War Food Administration, To-
cal Draft Board members and
many other agencies. The one
exception has been the OPA. We
believe their inability to deal with
agricultural problems has been
due to a large degree to too many
non-agriculturally trained and In
experienced people being given
jurisdiction for farm pricing, and
to lack of Capitalization of author
ity. The division of authority be-
tween OPA and VIA has been
unsound in our opinion.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20

ty of Americans. -. Take away my
liberty and | will fight you, / care
not who you are. / say that for my
self and l say it for labor"
At another point in his attack on
the Norton bill, Lewis inquired "has
Congress forgotten its own miserable
fiasco in enacting the Smith -Connally
harness bill?" He recounted how the
Smith Connally law had been used
by his miners to defeat it's very pur-
poses and Showed that it was fail
ure. That's what will happen to this
legislation if Congress dares to enact
it."
The UNIV leader said the General
Motors strike in Detroit "could be
settled in 10 days if the government
would give to GIN price for cars
where they can make and sell them
at fair profit" He contended price
controls should be removed quickly
from all business.
AS to the union involved, Lewis
described it's tactics as stupid and re-
ferred to it's 'poor, laundering lead
ers," as he said the dishonesty on
one side by the company is equal only
to the stupidity on the other side for
that labor organization. | hope Con-
gress won't equal that stupidity by
enacting this proposed legislation"
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Sister Leah Pachele is all smiles
these days since she learned of the
safe return of Dick Adams to the
states. Dick was a passenger on the
troop ship which lost its rudder and
floated around in the ocean for two
days.
The local made their annual con-
tribution to the tuberculosis Associa-
tion and received an engraved certi-
ficate which was ordered framed and
hung in the hall.
Ralph Crispino's keglers nosed out
the team headed by Brother Fazio to
win the first half championship of the
bowling league, when they defeated
the latters team in a three game
match last Friday evening. Brothers
Fazio and Shiver were high score
men with scores of 210 and 206. All
teams are figuring on bolstering their
squad for the second half and we are
looking forward to some interesting
matches.
Local Union 80 wishes to congratu-
late our national officials and the
editor of the Herald for their very
fine work during the past year and
we take this means of expressing our
appreciation and wishing them con-
tinued success during 1946.-O. C. SO.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20

Well, here goes for somethig fair
ly close to a jump off the deep end.
When President Truman proposed
legislation intended to slow up the
strike parade he surely got himself
jumped on by the officials high in
all of the major labor organizations.
And if national election were only
six months away the result might
we'll be turned by the resentment ex-
pressed by these leaders-all good
men and true.
But there are some items that ought
to be considered carefully before
jumping down anybody's throat.
One of those items is this: Accumu-
lating power, in a free country, must
be accompanied by like degree of
responsibility.
Now this responsibility can be fixed
in any one of several ways. The lead
ers don't happen to like the method
proposed by the President.
But, sitting where | do, it seems
to me that sooner or later that ques-
ton of responsibility must be met and
settled.
A half century ago Dur corpora
tions were climbing to positions OF
great power. They went on and gained
dictatorial power. Railroads had pow
er. Oil had power until John D. Rookie
feller came to stand for the ugliest
manifestations of it.
Coal and iron and steel had power.
And they abused humanity, both in
physical exploitations and financial
exploitation. Legislatures were bought
and sold and through that device
United States Senators were picked In
accordance with their readiness to fol-
low orders.
Finally America got mad about it
and did something about it. Corpora
tions were not crushed. But they were
made to follow rules intended to safe
guard the rights of people.
We now have, in states and in the
nation, many regulator bodies holding
corporations to decency. All OF them
are better off for it and few would
even want to go back to the corrupt
DAYS of unrestrained power.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20
DENOUNCES NORTON BILL
AS EVIL SMELLY MESS

Washington--(FP Chewing big
cigar and obviously enjoying the sit
uation good deal, Pres. John l..
Lewis of the United Mine Workers
(unaffiliated) denounced the Norton
labor disputes bill CHR 49O8) before
the House labor committee Dec. 10 as
an "evil, smelly foul mess"
Lewis was the first witness called
by Acting Chairman Robert Ramspeck
Cd, Ga.) in the hearings on the bill
requested by Pres. Truman to estab-
lish industrial peace" by setting up
fact finding boards and requiring a
80 day cooling off period before strike
action can be taken.
The Lewis voice and Lewis manner
dominated the committee room as did
his replies to the more daring of the
tory Congressman who sought to
tangle with him.
Early in his two hour appearance,
Lewis said the bill should "be entitled
a bill to relieve the economic desti-
tuition of college professors" because
of its provision to pay members OF
the fact finding panels at maximum
of 500 day.
After charging that the panel MEM
bers "would sit on case all summer
Lewis asked "is that abating labor un-
rest, or is it merely forcing on labor
a form of compulsory arbitration" He
v,orrod oro;nct tho broad mowers
given these boards or panels in the
bill. He said the measure was taken
up "to appease the millionaires who
are frightened by the growing
strength of labor"
Lewis lauded the war production
record of American workers and asked
is "this form of legislation the reward
of the people of America? Why, gen.
tlemen, you can't take away the liber-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20
NeWsWeek Bores
How Trumun Broke
Strike In 1884

Washngton-(FP). = Support for
the charge that Pres. Truman's anti
labor position is now entirely new to
him in the leading article in News
week magazine for Dec. II.
The story goes: "Even to rough
and-tumble labor leaders, the ultima
tum sounded purposefully harsh and
unyielding. Dated Jan. 10, 1884, it
was delivered two days after some
200 union men, engaged in construc-
tion of the new Jackson county court
house in Kansas City, Mo-, had struck
in protest because materials were be-
ing hauled by non-union truck drlv-
er. Noting that 5000 men had sought
jobs and that the union had been fay
ored in selecting workers, the declara-
tion continued:
1T is provided IN the contract that
the county court can step III on
labor dispute after construction has
been stopped for 10 days. And so |
can say the work will start at the end
of 10 days. If we have to take charge
of the situation the job will be thrown
open to the employment OF labor on
the basis of competence and skill at
NRA wages which are much lower
than union wages.
The union leaders can do as they
please about this. But | would suggest
that they have their men back to work
before the end of 10 days
"On the morning of Jan. 27, 1884,
the end of the 10 day period, the strik-
ers returned to work. SO did the non
union truck driver whose employment
mad spanked the dispute.
'eEhe author of the ultimatum was
a bland, smiling Missourian politician
named Harry S. Truman, presiding
Judge of the Jackson county court, an
administrative, not judicial body"
Newsweek's article then goes on to
praise Truman for what he did then
and for having "hit on sound solu-
tion for the increasingly complex in-
dustrial strike" today.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20
.Anti-Strike
Low Wurninu
Is Presented

Los Angeles-(FP).-A front page
article by Joseph Padway, AFL chief
counsel, warns readers of the Los
Angeles Citizens, weekly AFL news
paper, against "anti-strike laws" and
punitive or prohibitory legislation"
that Congress is considering to ham
string union freedom of action.
Written before Pres. Truman's pro-
posal for cooling-of periods before
strikes, the article by implication
seemed to condemn the Truman plan
too, in saying: "No law on earth, ex-
cept the Hitler variety, can compel
workers to remain on a job when con-
ditions become intolerable to them.
The right to strike is basic freedom
which cannot be abridged without de-
stroying the whole fabric of our de-
mocracy."
Padway singled out for particular
attack the proposal of Congress to
open the door for employers damage
suits against unions and subjection
of unions to antitrust prosecution.
In the same issue of the Citizen an
other article condemned Truman's
plan as retaining objectionable fea-
lures" of "cooling-off" scheme sub
mitted by the president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad to the recent Wash
ington labor-management conference.
Moreover, the Citizen said, Tru-
mans plan added one feature (which
apparently will be strenuously op-
posed by management, although the
entire procedure definitely is aimed
at organized labor"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20

Nobody likes to think of restrain
ing the freedom of action of the work
ers.
No power must be allowed to des-
troy the right to strike.
But that there will be some form
of rule-making seems now beyond
doubt.
When you face the inevitable there
are at least two things you can do
about it.
You can fight to the bitter end re-
jecting all proposals. Or you can say,
Eyes, there is something to be done,
but you are doing it wrong. We sug-
geSt, etc."
The present policy of labor's leaders
seems to be to fight to the bitter end.
So, we shall see what comes of it.
But there are going to be those who
think a better result would follow if
labor made its own study of the prob
lens, did its own assessing of the
changes, and proposed it's own pro-
gram-maybe even program of self
regulation, or Of self-restraint.
Some 25 years ago the American
Federation of Labor adopted a pro-
gram in which it was declared that
there must be franchise in industry
comparable to the franchise in poll
, tics, if there were ever to be democ-
racy in industry.
That declaration would bear re-
study right now, not only by labor
itself, but by the political leaders who
are scared stiff of doing something
and scared just as stiff over doing
nothing.
One trouble today is that the Wash
ington atmosphere is charged with
weird combination of fear, preju-
dice, ignorance and hate, along with
political partisanship looking toward
the coming elections.
Responsibility need destroy no
rights anywhere. Lack of it can and
often does.
But responsibility, imposed by ig-
norance and in tortured form, can des-
troy important rights.
1t would seem that the statesman
ship of today would lie in proposing
form of responsibility that would
safeguard rights and make for a
more ordered and orderly human pro-
gress.
But of course | could be wrong
/ CMW.
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The Union Label stands for liberia
tion from slave wages.
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sentatives of AFL unions with MEM
bers of Congress and by slashing
attack on the pending measures over
the AFL's nationwide radio pro-
grams.
Hearings on the Norton bill in the
House opened with two-way labor
management onslaught on the legis-
lation which was recommended, in the
first place, by President Truman.
John l.. Lewis, head of the United
Mine Workers Union, was the first
witness. He declared unequivocally
that he will fight to the limit against
the proposal because it deprives labor
of its basic liberties.
For management, Eric Johnston,
president of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce, was the first to be
heard by the House Labor Committee.
He expressed opposition to the bill
because it would innure free enter
prise by impairing the right to strike
and because the proposed fact-finding
boards would be given authority to
subpoena an employers books and
records.
Mr. Johnston urged Congress not
to act in haste on legislation which
would SO deeply and seriously affect
the nations economic life.
Both the Hobbs bill and the Smith
Connally amendments already are
cleared for action in the House, with
vote expected before the Christmas
recess. However, the Senate has not
given consideration as yet to either
measure. Even if the House adopts
these bills, as seems likely, the Sen
ate may refuse to concur.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20
Johnston Urges Careful
Study OF Labor Bills

Washington-(FP) Pres. Eric
Johnston of the u. S. Chamber of
Commerce, testifying Dec. 10 be-
fore the House labor committee,
advised Congress to go slowly in
acting on labor legislation request
ed by Pres. Harry S. Truman.
Johnston told the committee it
would not be proper to hurry the
Norton bill through to passage be-
fore Christmas as requested by
Truman.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-12-20
CAsKET WORKERS ORGANIZE

Lincoln, Ill. ILNS). = The latest
success in the nationwide organiza-
tion drive of the Casket Department
of the Upholsterers' International
Union is organization of the en-
ployees of the Lincoln Casket Co. Fol-
lowing receipt of membership applica-
tions, the group was chartered by In
ternational President Sal B. Hoffman,
as Casket Workers Local 188.
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Norman Whippler; treasurer, Carols
Sayre; financial secretary, Harold
Williams; Inspector, Myrtle Hutchins;
guard, Grover Jackman; trustee,
Henry Cresswell.
Margaret Curley and Gertrude
Hood were appointed to audit the
books and make their report at the
next meeting
Sister Erma Sheckler of Local Union
121, Sebring, was welcomed guest
at the meeting.
Our best wishes to members of the
Executive Board and the trade in
general for a Very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.-O. c. 124.
The Union Label stands for liberia
fion from slave wages