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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11
Supers Keep Up
kyushu Bombing

| Wednesday night, a communique
revealed. Two auxiliary ships were
damaged. one of them by a suicide
plane that shattered into hundreds
of pieces on the vessels deck.
A second attack followed next
morning, but caused no damage.
Yontan airfield also was bombed
Wednesday. Hits we're scored on one
runway, but it was in operation
again within two hours.
Marines and tanks crossed the
Asa river estuary above Naha on
the west coast at low tide over
pontoon bridge Construction of the
bridge was delayed slightly by two
Japanese soldiers who approached
the span and blew themselves up.
Limited gains also were made else
where along the 10th army line
stretching within 1900 yards of the
inland town of Shuri and the east
coast port of Yonabaru.
CAVES SEALED
Carrier and marine land-based
planes had field day. They sealed
caves with 500-pound bombs and
bombed and strafed groups of UP
to $50 enemy troops moving north
toward the American lines.
Gunfire from ships cffshore also
broke up a manner OF enemy troop
concentrations and destroyed pill
boxes, gun emplacements and motor
transport.
Central and northern Okinawa
was given over to the control of the
islands military commander, Maj.
Gen. F. G. Wallace, May 4. About
$4,000 japanese civilians were un-
der American jurisdiction May 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11
Continued From Page l

lContlnued From Page ID
Honshu between Osaka and Kobe,
n excellent weather. Fifty Super
forts hit the Miyzaki airfield and
targets at Miyakanojo and Nitta-
gahara on Kyushu.
Fires still were burning nearby
in Japan's main fuel storage area
and synthetic oil plants along the
Inland sea from yesterdays record
4L0-plane Superfortress raid.
japanese planes renewed their
attacks on the fleet off Okinawa
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11
STEEPLEJACK AT 20

STONEHAM. Mass, May IL. CUP)s
A high-stepper is 70-year-old Louis
N. Young CT Stoneham whose lat
est exploit is to scale the 175-foot'
steeple of the First Parish Church
in Cambridge. Young said that it
was all in a days work. He has
been plejacking for 40 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11
RACCOON CLIMBS
COURTHOUSE

BLOOMINGTON, Indx May IL.
(UP)-A raccoon, chased up a wall
by a dog, or in search of pigeon
eggs, thrilled crowds by climbing to
a second-story ledge of Monroe
county courthouse. Firemen wear
ing heavy gloves retrieved the ami
NAL, and the coon was turned over
to the game warden.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11
PURPLE HEART TO 1898 VET
WENATCHE Wash Nav

WC1Nn O11G' WdSII.' Ndy H.
tUP)-Martin Prell, retired farmer,
is the proud wearer of the Purple
Heart-47 years after he was wound
ed in the Spanish American war
Prell served with Troop D of the
T. S. 1st Cavalry in Cuba and Puer-
to Rico He was wounded in the
Cuban campaign in 1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
LICENSE ISSUED

County Clerk w. j. McClelland
has issued a marriage license to
Larry Ot,ner Ballard, Is, Yuma far
nler, and Martha Louise Harvey, II,
Yuma resident
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11

In 1914 Chicago led the nations
markets with receipts of 1889
tens of meat animals by truck.
Omaha was second with 889,877
tons and st. Louis followed with
767, ,079 tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11

Alexander Chalkov, smelter at the
Stain Kuznetsk steel works, smelt-
ed 5000 tons of steel above his quota
during 1914 for a total wartime
smelted production equal to 2250
tanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-11
u. S. Britain
Challenge Russ

promise proposal "as soon as pos
Sible.'
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Wur Victims Will
Hove Clothing From
Drive BY Christmas

All clothing contributed by the
American people in the nation
wide clothing collection drive
last spring and summer viii be
in the possession of val sufferers
overseas by Christmas, it is an
nounced by Henry j. Kaiser, nat
ional chairman of the United Ma
tional Clothing Collection. The
statement was received here by
chaimen of the clothing drive.
by the end of October the
last bales of clothing will be on
ships bound for Europe, the Far
East and the South Pacific" the
announcement stated. THE Chi
nese will soon receive TO-
100000 pounds of the contributed
clothes( shoes and bedding. The
Filipinos will receive an allot-
ment of 1000, 900 pounds"
Among the destinations OF
clothing and bedding are Albania,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Burma,
Hongkong, Borneo, Malaga, Gee
choslovakia, France, French lndo-
China, Greece, Italy, the Meth
erlands and Netherlands East In
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
To Launch Drive
For Worker In
Paper Industry

Faced with critical labor short
ages in pulpwood producing areas
the Pulp and Paper Industry and
the U S. Employment Service
will launch a drive for woods
and mill workers in "a states, be-
ginning Monday, October 8, ac-
cording to information received
this week.
At the same time, the serious
nature of the manpower short
age was reflected in a report this
week by the War Production
Board placing August domestic
pulpwood receipts by U. S mills
at l,464,001 cords, a drop of 6
per cent below receipts in August
of 1914.
The jointly sponsored employ
ment program, the first of it's
kind since the end of the war,
plans to secure jobs for as many
as possible.
Plans have been worked out for
all mills, contractors, operators,
suppliers and shippers in major
wood-producing communities to
inform local USES offices of job
openings in their organizations.
Opportunities include jobs for
both skilled and unskilled labor
in woods and mill work.
Anyone who might desire en-
ployment in the woods will have
an early opportunity to accept
one of the many jobs available"
USES pointed out, requesting all
job seekers to apply at their
nearest USES office at once.
in the face of expanding re-
conversion demands for paper,
paperboard and other pulpwood
products" sponsors of the pro-
gram declared, cit is necessary
that mills have enough additional
people to meet expanded activi-
ties, while it is vital that enough
workers be engaged in pulpwood
production to guarantee a supply
Of raw material"
According to WPB, total pulp
wood receipts by U. S. mills in
August, including imports. were
1885, 1863 cords, a decline of A
per cent from the same month of
last year.
Mills in the South reported to-
tai receipts of 668, 765 cords, a
decline of 81 per cent from the
TAO, 525 cords obtained in August
of last year.
Southern mills are in urgent
need of more top quality pulp
wood now.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Points for Solvoged
Fats Doubled. New
OPA Rulings Given

Effective Immediately, retail
meat dealers will pay four red
points for each pound of used
kitchen fats, it was announced
by OPA officials. This repre-
sents a doubling of the number
OF points formerly given.
Serviccmen leaving the armed
forces may obtain shoe ration
stamps from any ration board in
the United States rather than
having to wait until their return
home, officials said. Up to now,
the two stamps to which they are
entitled could be issued only by
a mans or woman's home board.
OF special interest to farmers
is the news that about 10000
new Navy raincoats have been
declared surplus and will soon be
available to the public at a cell
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Gauiier

Mrs. Kate Parsley of New Or
leans, La, visited her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Thomas, for the week end.
Mrs Robert E. Conor and chill
dren of Houston, Texas, visited
the old home Fair Haven" leav-
ing Sunday. Mrs. Connor's old
est son, LIST 1t. Robert Conner.
who has been in the Mariana's ac-
companied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Davis and
Mrs. Mildly Kennedy and son,
Carl, of Ocean Springs visited
Mrs. f. B. Townsend Saturday.
Mrs. Agnes Suarez of Biloxi
visited her brother and sister-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. M. A Penton.
for the week end.
Mrs. Joe Wilkerson and Mrs.
X. c. Mcleod were business Wis
itors to New Orleans Wednesday.
Mrs. Lewis Nichols and Mrs.
Robert Hogan and little daugh-
ter spent Wednesday in Mobile.
Miss Jane Wolfe of Bay st.
Louis spent Thursday with her
aunt. Mrs. Robert Hogan
Mrs. Pearl Ladnier and son and
daughter and grandson visited
the formers daughter, Mrs. S. T.
Whitsett, and family in Quitman
for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Hastings and
children and Miss Deloris Rouse
motored to Gulfport Thursday to
see the circus. While there they
also visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hast
ing's Son-in-law and daughter,
MIR. and Mrs Spielman.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Catholic School
League Plons tor
Supper and Purty

AT a called meeting of the
Catholic School League in the
library of Our Lady of Victories
school Thursday afternoon of last
week final details we're worked
out for the gumbo supper and
bingo party that is to be given
Oct. ID, The setting for the en-
tertainment was chosen as the
DIV school. The session was
presided over by Mrs. John o.
Grant, Jr.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
Survey OF Veterans
Jobs Undertaken
BY Travelling Men

The Mississippi Travellers AS
ISOLATION is making a statewide
survey of veterans jobs in Mis-
sissippi at the request of Gov
error Thomas l.. Bailey and his
Mississippi Service Council.
Every travelling man in the
state will secure from his Gus
toners as he calls on them the
confidential information required
for such a survey. The survey
consists Of listing the number of
men and women who entered the
service from any particular bust
ness, the number of veterans en-
ployed now and the number con-
templated. The total number of
employees as well as the expan-
sion program both in capital or
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

stock or building will be shown
but not so that the establishment
can be identified through this in
formation.
Governor Bailey stated he felt
sure the survey will reveal some
facts that will be very vital to
the state in its planning with the
Agriculture and Industrial Board
Of Development.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

dies, Norway, the Philippines.
Poland, Y~ugoslavia, Russia, and
refugee children and stateless
people now in a number of Eu-
ropean countries, it was an
nounced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

A small blackboard hung in
the kitchen is a good way to keep
track of cooking times. It's also
a handy reminder of needed sta
Piles and errands that have to be
done.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

ing price of Sis. Approximately
$1,000 Navy pea-jackets have also
been priced at $22.50 and are ex-
pected to be on the market about
the same time.
Ceiling prices have been set on
IS items of rubber footwear not
made during the war.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05

Mrs. Kate Parsley of New Or
leans, La, visited her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Thomas, for the week end.
The Valley settler., 1945-01-05

LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM OF NoRTHLAND PIONEER GRANGE NO. Northlano Pioneer Grange No.l meet ing in reeula session on Dec.28 1914, in Palmer Alaska approved and passed the following report of the legis Ia tive cormi ttee, to be sub- mi tte6 to the coming Territorial Lee eislattre for enactment.
 next column
The Valley settler., 1945-01-05

l. law regulating the imDortat on 6
 and sale of seeds of all kinds; .e. The Standard of Purity and Viabj it
 ty of All Agri culture Seeds. This
 shOu1o include Potatoes an6 No Po-
 tatoes except us. .standare No.l
 shoule be allowed to be imported for
 seed or consumpt ion. 2. law prot ct int, the grower and processor in the use of all kinds of c containers, such as Milk Bottles, Egg Cartons, Sacks, ,or any ether pro- duce and processed products contain CTS cn Whie ieh the grower or proces sors name is written or printed. 5. Advocate the extab b1i shment of q ritorial Fair to be located et "a Inner, Alaska.
 4. That the ighway come citing Seward Homer, anG other Kena1 + 3in- sula points with Anchorage and In mer be completed.
 2. 5.Requestin1, a Memorial to Cong ss asking that the Pres esidential Ex a- tive Orders Numbe rs :6e57 ,7o47,7l GA 7l28 and 74l6 be revoked and the Act of Cone 6ress Number 76th Conf ress lst. .session be emended to place the admtni trative powers saley in the Land Office. 6. That the Bangs law be t1uen6e : to allow mpensatic cn to owner for Bangs disease cattle, s lant ,htereI. 2. 4 Jaw to prevent the imp rtation or sale of. Live Poultry or Ecgs for breeding purposes unless bloodtes ted ane free from disease. Approved. an6 Passed De cember 28, l944 Attest:
 L.c. St ock.M Master Irving -NzMyi lie Sec
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-05-02
Zbor zdrUzzenih
nurodov obefu
veIiko Uspeho
(Nadalievanie S 1. strani.l

(Nadaljevanje S /. strani.)
10 smislu zavezniskega dogo-
vora ma Jalti storjenih re veil
ko poskusov, ampak Moskva
vztraja, da sovraznikov Soviet
ske unije, XII dominirajo V poll
ski zamejni vladi V Londonu, ne
DO priznala. Angleski in anne
riski vladi pa Sc zdi lublinski
rezim Xxi je sedaj nastanjen v
Varsavi) proved komunisticen
in proruski.
Molotov, Xxi je napravil ma
konferenci v San Francisco re
10 dober wits, je izjavil, da Sc
poljskega vprasanja ne more
resiti brez Poljakov, kar pome-
nj, da mora biti kakrsnakoli
reSitev glede Poljske sklenjena
ne z zamejno poljsko Waldo v
Londonu, ampak z lublinsko "
VarSavi).
Gre Sc seveda "a vpliv V
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-05-02
BodoSi mir odvisi
tUdi koi bono
sfonii z BerIinon
INTERCHANGEABLE S |. strani.

(Nadaljevanje S /. strani.)
novitve mednarodnega varu-
silva, XII bi moglo til V mandate
rane kraje preiskovat razmere
v administraciji.
Najbrze ne DO mogoce najti
splosne formule. Najbrze bodo
ostale vse stopnje kolonijalnih
sistemov in varustva. Sal lima
tudi naSa mornarica trdne ma
meme glede pacifiSkih otokov,
katere smo 81 moral osvojiti "a
tako visoko ceno krvi in materi-
jala, in XII bodo tudi pc vojni
ohranili ono strategicno vaz-
most, katero imajo zdaj.
To so nekateri teoreticni pro-
blemi, o katerih Sc gre v San
Francisco. Toda Nveliki trije"
bodo med tenn delali skupaj v
Berlinu. Kje DO pablo vec vi
talno vaznih odlocitev?
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nastaja velika razlika med Slo-
venci ter Srbi in Hrvati; ii sled
Mi tedaj Sc MISC donna priceli
lzvajati zakljucke kongresa "
Jajcu- 10 je delegacija odpoto-
vala pr pit jugu, je bila zelo "a
-dovoljna kajti prvi parliament
IN DEM okraticno politicno delo-
vanje ja bio zapriceto v Hitler
JevI Evropi. In to v Sloveniji!
Y Ameriki so Sc nekateri
elemen ii norcevali, ko je Sans
porocal Q prvih volitvah in pr
vemu slovenskemu parliament
tn. Isti ljudje Sc lahko danes
posmeflujejo tudi zakljuckom
"velikih treh", XII so ma konfe-
renci V Jalti pritisnili odobrilni
pecat ma demokraticno delo, XII
ga razvija Osvobodilna fronta
Y Sloveniji in Jugoslaviji.
(Dalje p%rihodniic.)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-05-02
RAZCOVORI

(Nadaljevanje z 2. strani.)
maju, ko re zari solnce svobode
n a razoranem, S krvjo in S pla-
meni pokritem evropskem ne
bu, stegamo nase roke naSim
izmucenim, junaskim bratom V
Jugoslaviji v pozdrav, zagotav-
ljajoc jim, da DO vse nase delo
in da bodo vse naSe sile posve-
ceno MIN V pomoc. In ola ie
Min geslo, "smrt faSizmu svo-
boda narodu!" tudi naSe geslo.
Pri mas
Mirovna konferenca v San
Francisco, odhod casnikariev III
kongresnikov ma ogled nemskih
koncentracijskih zaporov, poll
ska kriza, Foticeva oporekanja
pred drzavnim %tajniStvom it'd,
bi dalo priloznost "a precei OPT
sovanja. Ali "a sedaj sem svoj
prostor napolnil. cato veG 0
tenn prihodnjic.
NaSe gibanje
Ttistoteri napredujejo. Sc
malo, pa DO kvota polna.
Danes, ko to pisem, sem pre-
jel zelo zanimivo pismo cd ma
Sega starega, zvestega delavca
"a Proletarca. S. Antona Zorni-
ka. Nedavno je bill ma agitaciji
V Detroitu, kjer je V danih raz-
merah zelo dobro uspel. Med
drugim je postal vsoto $40, XII
10 je daroval "a ruski relif moi
dober prijatelj Lojze Urban.
Obema iskrena hvala. Drugi
prispevatelji bodo omenjeni v
prihodnii Stevilki.)
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POLISH, Xxi je razmeroma We lika
dezela in Sc je pred sedanjo vol
no ponujala "a velesilo. A sko-
70 gotovo DO v tel igri zlnagala
Russia, ker sovrazne poljske
Wade v Warsaw ne DO vec trpe-
la. "a Anglijo in Zed. drzave
je lie vpraSanje, kako Sc il tie
zagate casino izmuzniti.
Tolovaji odsotni
Dive draw, XII sta bill do te
vojne vodilni velesili, sta ma
zboru zdruzenih narodov v San
Francisco smatrani "a zlocinki.
To sta Nemcija in Japonska.
Sandal sta zavladati mad sve-
tom, pa sta Sc ukanili.
FaSisti seveda S tenn MISC vse
izgubili. Zastopani so v vladah
mnogih dezel. V latinski Anne
riki je njihova trdniava Argen-
tina, XII je sicer ma papirju po-
slednji moment napovedala vol
no osiScu, a vodi Sc vedno stare
protidemokraticno politiko in
simpatizira S Hitlerjevim evan
gelijem.
Tudi precej drugih dezel je
ma konferenci zdruzenih naro-
dow, V katerih Sc vlada kitator-
sko ali pa povsem faSisticno.
Toda prot MIN nj nobenega
odpora, pac pa najvec proti So
vjetski uniji. A pc nekaj dneh
SO Sc diplomat velike troiice
sporazumeli, da je n~ajboljse,
ako delajo skupaj "a mir in "a
bodoci svet.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-05-02
Nemski ujetniki
veIik problem

V ameriskem ujetnistvu je
precej mad million nemskih vo-
jakov, XII pa SO "a naSe oblasti
velik problem zaradi nadutosti
XII Sc je mnogi Hitlerjevi mad
ljudje" niti V ujetniStvu ne mo-
rejo otresti. Vecinoma 50 v vo-
jaskih taborih v Franciji, in
Francozi Sc cudijo, ker so jet
Mkt delezni tako dobre hrane.
Oni 1--WE veliko slabse, ceprav
SO svobodni, kot pa ujeti mem
ski vojaki. Nj cudno, da Sc Mem
.ci podajajo v takih mnozinah
Americanom, ne pa Rusom in
Anglezem.
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Sc v doglednem casu YES sestav
Jugoslovanske drzave porusi in
razsuje. Clanki obenem razkri-
kajo politicne mahinacije in "a
kulisne aktivnosti srbskih Sow
nistov v Ameriki (Amerikanski
Srbobran, Fotic, Srbska narod-
ma odbrana, Ruth Mitchell it'd
Kdorkoli Sc zanima "a raz-
vol politicnega polozaja v Jul
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-05-02
MIRKO G. KUHEL:
Razvoj Slovenije
naporih "a svojo syobodo

rod della ljudstvo nacrte re da-
mes in svojo pravico do demo
kracije 81 pridobiva potion svo-
lie borbe.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-05-02

Southwestern Europe, splsal
DIR. Jure Koce, Tasks for the
Peace" in "British-Russian Co.
operation cd profesorja A. J..
P. Taylorja IL Londona. Use po-
druznice bodo prejele nekaj IL
vodov. Prosimo, da jih v prvi
vrsti radcliffe pc knjiznicah,
solah in drugih vaznih krajih,
da Jill citajo arneriski ljudje.
SANS je razposlal vec tisoc teh
brosur vaznim osebam sirom
Amerike, Anglije in v drugih
dezelah
V I~taliji Sc zadnje case vodi
velika propaganda 'proti pri-
k~ljucitvi Trsta in slovenskega
Primorja k S%loveniji. Ocividno
je, da vodijo to kampanjo one
osebe, XII hi rade italijanske ma
petneze odvrnile cd kritizira-
MIA politicne situacije v Italiji
in obrnili njhovo pozornost ma
"zgubo" slovenskega in hrva-
Skega ozemlja. Cello Italijani IL
Istre SO p~oslali svojo delegacijo
v Belgrad in izrazili svojo zeljo
"a pridruzitev Istre k federativ-
nj Jugoslaviji. Umetno ustvar-
jene demonstracije italijanskih
Studentov v Rimu in v Palermu
proti zahtevam Jugoslavije SO
nepobitno znamenje, da itali-
janske imperialiste fasisticna
mora nj nicesar izucila ter da
bodo vzlic vsem zlocinom, XII
jih je italijanska oblast izvrSila
mad nasim narodom v Jugoslo-
vanskem Primorju, zahtevali,
da jim DO i V BODICE dovoljeno
izkoriscevati Slovence in Hr-
vate.
Podobna kampanja Sc vrSi
tudi V Ameriki. Radi tega ie
SANSov pamflet potreben in
vreden dobre razmnozitve.
Stavim, da bi Sc tenn Itali-
janom pridruzili tudi nasi chit
lerjevci' V Ljubljani in Cleve-
landu, &c bi ma ia nacin mogli
diskreditirati Titovo Waldo in
prepreciti zdruzitev vseh slo-
venskih pokrajin. Pomagala bi
Jim tudi Foticeva velesrbska
klika in vsi oni, XII zelijo uspo-
staviti V Jugoslaviji "stari red'.
"Uredniku' pr A. D., XII raisi
pomaka svoj britki mec v crni-
10 V borbi proti svoji lastni roj-
stni dezeli me proti Hitlerju in
njegovi svojati, XII pleni in mort
pc naSi Sloveniji) hi bio seveda
boil vsec, &c hi Sc jugoslovanski
del Slovenije spridruzil italian
skemu in postal neodvisen pro
tektorat', recimo - Vatikana
ali Otonove Avstrije.
"Nasa Istra, nase hrvasko in
slovensko Primorje, nasa Koro-
Ska in vse pokrajine, XII so loce-
ne cd nase dezele, bodo priklju-
Gene edemokraticni in fedora
tivni Jugoslaviji pod zastavo
naSe velike domovine!" (Marsal
Tito ma proslavi q. marca v
B%elgradu.)
"Da smo ma cisto" je naslov
move knjige, XII jo je izdala srb-
ska Slobodna Rec v Pittsbur-
ghu. To je zelo wanna knjiga, XII
jo je spisal urednik omenjene-
ga lista Mirko Markovic. Fakti-
emo je to ponatis clankov izpod
peresa Markovica, XII SO izsli v
Slobodni Reel in XII Sc pecajo S
sodobnimi politicnimi vpraSa-
Mi in problemi Jugoslavije z
vidika liberalnega srbskega clio
veka. To je neke vrste retro
spekt pokreta srbskih progre-
sivcev v Ameriki, XII SO videli v
politiki jugoslovanske vladne
velesrbske klike nevarnost, ola
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rod della ljudstvo nacrte re da-
mes in svojo pravico do demo-
kracije 81 pridobiva potion svo-
je borbe.
Ali je narod zrel "a demo-
kracijO?
Pismenost naroda je dobro
kazalo, &c je ljudstvo zrelo "a
demokracijo ali ne. v Sloveniji
razen malih izjem vsaka odra-
sla oseba eta in pise. Danes je
tam tezko najti normalnega
cloveka, XII bi bill nepismen kaj-
ii osnovna izobrazba je zelo raz-
sirjena in skoraj je nj vasi, XII
hi ne imela ljudske sole. In to
kljub dejstvu, da je mnogo vasi
brez uciteljev in uciteljic in
morajo starsi in drugi clani obi
telji otroke uciti.
v Sloveniji ne gre "a vpraSa-
ME, ali Sc dovoli demokracija
nevednemu narodu, temvec ali
Sc demokracija dovoli ljudstvu,
XII cita in razumeva. Ia sloven-
ski narod je bila vojna in kruta
okupacija velika politicna sofia.
Slovenci bodo sigurno znali ce-
niti pravo vrednost demokraci-
je, kajti S svojo lastno krvjo SO
placali zanjo visoko ceno. Par
tizansko gibanje Sc zaveda, da
gredo nasi ljudje skozi tezko
Solo in vsled tega jim skusa nu-
dit vsako priliko "a najSirSe
udejstvovanje naroda pr kra-
jevnih upravah in pri narodni
vladi, kakrsno 81 izbirajo sami.
AVNOJ obiskal Slovenijo
Narodni odbor AntifaSistie-
mega VEGA narodne osvoboditve
JugoSlaVlJe tAVNOJ) Je poSIal
posebno delegacijo v Slovenijo,
da OPAQUE ravnanje slovenske-
ga parlamenta in ljudske VOLT
We. Med terri delegati SO bill DIR.
Ivan Ribar, Edo Kardelj, DIR.
Kocbek, Mosa Piiade, Vujacic,
Filipovic, Zecevic in drugi. To
da prisli SO tudi kot svetovalci.
v Sloveniji SO Sc mudili cd fe-
bruarja do maja 1914 in v tel
dobi SO imeli prvovrstno priliko
opazovati delovanje demokra-
CHE v Sloveniji. Potovali so As
dni pes in S konji predno SO do
spell v Crnomelj. S svojim pri-
hodom SO tudi potastili yes slo-
venski narod, kajti jasno je, da
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-05-02

goslaviji, bi moral precitati to
knjigo. Pisana je srbo-hrvasci-
nj, tiskana v latinici the cirilici)
in "a povprecnega Slovenca la
hko razumljiva. Naroca Sc pri:
Slobodna Rec, 1916 East ST.,
Pittsburgh ~, Pa. Cena knjigi
je $3.50.
Mirko G. Kuhel, tajnik.