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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-07
UNION OFFICIALS MEET

The executive board Of the
union met with international rep
resentativeS and l.. s. and state
cOncillators IN an attempt 10 end
the strike and -ireR Cit policy on
cutback layoffS. job changes in the
reduced work week and infiltra-
ton OF workers from other plants.
Nick Mrla. wee president Of
Local 900. charged that Willow
Run employees were being placed
by the company without regard TO
seniority rights Of 50 upgraders
and others
The company said 3l0O other
Lincoln workers on B-2I bomber
parts were idle today. but due
back Monday morning.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-07
Ford Lincoln
Strike Hits
Tank Engines

Production OF tank engines at
the Ford Lincoln plant was halted
At noon today by an unauthorized
strike of 400 members Of Local
900 UAW-CIO, in a dispute over
seniority rights growing out Of job
shifts occasioned by the newly in
stalled 40-hour week and transfers
Of laid-on workers from other
plants.
Rebel unionists threw a picket
line around the main gates at $50
a. m, and only COO OF 200 first
Shifters entered. all Of them leav-
ing their jobs by noon The man
agement said that 1900 due late
in the afternoon were not expected
TO report
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-07

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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-07

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Evening star., 1945-05-20
The Importance of France

Ancient ties of friendship bind
our two countries together, but it is
not only for this reason that Presi-
dent Truman has told French For
eign Minister Bidault that the
United States is resolved to do every
thing it can to promote the recovery
of France. The world needs a strong
France. A strong France is essential
to the rebuilding of ordered freedom
and prosperity in Europe. Militarily,
politically, economically, culturally,
until the catastrophe of 1910. France
was for centuries one of the great
leaders among nations. 1t must be
a leader again, a stabilizing make
weight in our international society,
a power equipped to play major
role in organizing and preserving
sound peace.
In his talk with M. Bidault, the
President placed special emphasis
on this point. Out Of its defeat
and General de Gaulle's Free French
and the heroic underground never
acknowledged defeat - France has
emerged with renewed strength and
has demonstrated "its determination
and its ability to resume it's rightful
and eminent place among the ma
tions that will share the largest
measure of responsibility in main
tanning the future peace of Europe
and the world" Accordingly. it is
. American policy. despite our own
shortages, to send as much help as
possible to speed up the restoration
of full French vigor. 1t is American
policy, too, to relinquish to the
French part Of our occupation zone
in Germany, and to welcome their
assistance in the struggle against
Japan.
In short. in recognition of the
. unique Importance of France, it is
American policy to guard against the
possibility of permanent French
decline as a result of the 1910 disas-
ter. It is thoroughly sound and
necessary policy. A healthy France
will contribute much to the health
of Europe, and a healthy Europe will
contribute much to the health of the
world. In the prewar years the
: French people paralyzed themselves
by class strife. irresponsible abuses
Evening star., 1945-05-20
How to End the War

The Army's Air Transport Com
mand and the public relations staff
at supreme headquarters, Allied Ex-
peditionary Force in France, have
between them developed an efficient
technique in showing the war to
selected parties of American civil
ians-members of Congress, labor
delegations, newspaper editors, etc.
Some good undoubtedly results from
these visits by creating here at
home a clearer understanding of
what war is like.
Why not approach the japanese
with an offer to escort a party of
Japan's leading industrialists and
civilians on such a tour? Fly them
low over the Rhine cities of Cologne
and Coblenz, with the wing of the
circling CAT just missing the tops
Of the smokestacks, which, by some
odd freak of blast pressure, still
stand gauntly above the ruins. Let
them gaze down from the air at the
battlefields around Liege, the skele-
tons of farmhouses and villages,
Land them at the turf airport Of
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Brave Sovereions

Prime Minister Churchill's dis
closure of the fact that King George
vi was ready to take active part in
the defense of Britain in the event
of German invasion has been
received by the general public on
both sides of the Atlantic without
surprise. His majesty's courage is
we'll known by Americans as well
as by his own people in England
and throughout the empire. He
was present at the Battle of Jutland
as a sublieutenant in 1915 and was
mentioned in official dispatches for
his valiant behavior during that
classic naval conflict. Later, in 1917
and 1918, he was attached to the
naval branch of the Royal Air Force,
saw service on the western front in
France and earned the title of
wing commander.
Thus it properly may be said that
even in his early youth he was faith
full to the chivalrous tradition of the
family to which he belongs. Many
British sovereigns, if not indeed
most of them, have been first-class
soldiers and sailors, leading troops
and guiding ships where the fray
was hottest and the consequent
danger most acute. The examples
OF such paragons as Richard the
Lion Hearted, the Black Prince,
Henry v and Henry VII have not
been lost with the passing of CEN
turies. Nobody would guess it from
Holbein's portrait of him, but it
nevertheless is true that in his
younger days Henry VIII was a
genuine commander, going with his
men into combat with the French
with mo- thought of personal peril.
The Stuarts likewise were brave
under fire. Even James II won VIC
tories of consequence and still is
remembered as a good captain and
an excellent administrator OF mill
tary affairs. George II fought at
Oudenarde in 1705 and went to
Germany to take part In the War
Of the Austrian Succession In 174l.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

Kirchellen, in the Ruhr; put them
in jeeps and take them to Essen,
giving them a few hours to walk
through the rubble of the Krupp
armor plant. Fly them back to Lud-
wigshafen and Mannheim and give
them a chance to see what concen-
trated airpower did to the +. G. Far
ben works. Give them opportunity
to talk to some of the millions of
homeless German civilians wander
ing along the highways and get
from them a worm's-eye view of
war.
OF course, there might be some
slight difficulty in making the nee
essary arrangements for such a
tour. And the B-29s are giving the
japanese some examples to study at
home. But 1t would be a short and
relatively simple method of ending
the war with Japan.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Thanksgiving for Victory
BIZ the Rep. A. A. Birch,
Vicar OF St. Georges Chapel.

The President set aside last Sun
day by proclamation for thanksgiy-
ing. 1t is fitting and proper that we
so do for we should return thanks
always. The war in Europe is at an
end and we should be truly thank
full. Why should we be thankful?
The organized forces for evil and de-
struction have been dispersed. The
military might Of Germany has been
conquered. This power which tram
pied, murdered. enslaved, starved and
oppressed millions is now asking for
mercy. We, of all groups, are truly
thankful because the word slavery
itself and all that 1t implies is abb
horrent to US, for our forefathers
were enslaved.
We still are suffering the sting
and stain of slavery, but we are
thankful that we have had a part in
the liberation Of enslaved and .op-
pressed peoples. We now know how
dear and sweet freedom and liberty
are. The enjoyment Of a measure of
freedom is so precious to us that we
are glad to have 1t and to sacrifice
that others may embrace It, The cost
of the conflict never can be overesti-
mated. The lives, the destruction of
property, the great expenditures OF
money are enormous. The calculated
loss in money, in dead, in wounded,
will be given soon; however, there
will remain the unseen cost. The
millions of mothers and fathers who
are mourning for sons who never will
return; the separated families that
never can have any reunions, the
children who never can know their
fathers, the wives whose husbands
will not come home. This is the un-
calculable part of war.
Il y \
Then there is the great army of
anxious people waiting and wishing
that perchance there will be good
news Of loved ones. Think of the
many prayers which have been Of
fered up to the throne Of God!
Think Of the many shrines visited,
the many candles lighted for the
protection and return of loved ones!
Evening star., 1945-05-20

What about the constant and regu-
lar prayers Of the churches? Have
they been in vain? No! There is
much to be sad about, but much
more for which to be thankful. De-
spite the futility and horror Of war,
we have just cause to be grateful
and thankful. Many men who knew
not God have come to know Him.
Many who could find no reason to
pray have learned to pray. am sure
that there will be many reformed
lives coming back to help to build
the kingdom of God. Many will come
home with greater appreciation Of
their citizenship and will be think
ing seriously of their rights and privi-
leges, duties and responsibilities as
citizens. o God, for this we give
thanks!
am sure that we as a group are
truly thankful for this large partici-
patton in the price paid for this
victory. Isn't it singular that we who
have been denied some privileges of
our democracy have been called upon
to pay the price in blood, sweat and
tears that other enslaved peoples
may enjoy the gifts of freedom?
This struggle is to be continued by
us at home in order that minority
groups in this democracy may come
into the full realization of their citi-
Zenship
Let us be mindful that war, an
organized force, Is only means to
an end. 1t takes organized force to
overcome organized force, but greater
than force is the spirit of the SOL
diers who fight. The spirit in which
we fight is mightier than bullets,
shells and bombs. We are thankful
that our religion teaches us never to
make peace with oppression. God, let
us be worthy of Thy guidance, pro-
lection and blessing! May this great
democracy place itself, its constitu-
ents of all races and color upon the
altar Of sacrifice, in order that God
Almighty may use us to bring about
lasting peace in the world. Our
Father, Thy kingdom come.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Overtuxed as 1t Is

In his report to the Commissioners
on the 1946 budget, on which the
House Subcommittee on District
Appropriations has just completed
its hearings, Budget Officer Walter
L. Fowler very correctly pointed out
that the plans for new construction
after the war will mean new posi-
tions to be filled and an increased
maintenance cost for running the
municipal government, at time
when revenues may fall off.
But nowhere in this good report
did he present any precise estimate
of what this added cost or decreased
revenues would be. On the other
hand, the District, because of the
unavailability of construction mate
rials, has been able to devote funds
ordinarily used for capital outlays
to retire nearly $15,O00,000 of debt
in the past three years, and, as Mr..
Fowler pointed out in 1943, this
represents vast saving in interest
payments and gives brighter out
look for future developments"
What has happened in the mean
time suddenly to persuade the Com
missioners, on Mr.. Fowler's recon-
mendation, to appoint a committee
of municipal officials to go on a
fishing expedition for methods of
raising $10,OOO,0O0 in new local taxes
Is not clear. The statement that
1.-THE constant demand for increased
services in the Health Department
and Board of Public Welfare" is a
contributing factor in the need for
more revenue from local taxes re-
quires further explanation. The
only demands that have come to
public notice are the continued de-
mands that the Health and Welfare
Departments furnish the services
and facilities which the welfare of
the city requires-certainly nothing
very new-and that workable meth
ods be agreed upon.
The objective of review Of the
Districts tax structure, at the hands
of the Commissioners new commit
tee, should be to show once again
that the people of the District who
pay any local taxes are already
bearing a far higher proportion of
Capital City maintenance and de-
velopment expense than is equitable,
either from the point of view of
what comparable cities pay or in
relation to what equity and COM
mon sense should require as con-
tributing payment by the exclusively
controlling National Government. A
subcommittee of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee is already max
ing an investigation along such
lines, for a report either this year
or next.
The Commissioners gesture in the
appointment of a committee to ex-
plore new ways of taxing the over
taxed people of Washington is not
a convincing or wise approach to
the serious problem of Federal City
financing.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
japanese Peace FeeIers

Though still in the goSsamer
realm of rumor and speculation,
peace feelers from Japan may well
be reaching official Allied quarters
at this time. Nothing could be more
logical, and reports about them, as
Undersecretary of War Patterson
declares, probably will be cropping
up at least once week from now on.
The japanese are not blind to the
gravity of their position. They know
that they stand alone. They know
that the armed might of most of the
world, particularly the armed might
of America, now is being concen-
trated against them. They know
that they have lost all their ILL
gotten gains in the islands to the
south. They know that the block
ade against them-cutting them off
from oil and other indispensable
resources-grows tighter and tighter
every day. And now that we have
Two Jima and are in the process of
taking Okinawa. they know that the
terrible lash of our air power will
whip down on their crowded cities
with such fury as has never yet been
seen in the world.
A sample of the things to come
only sample-has already shown
them throughout the Pacific how
their army and navy. despite the
greatest amount of fanaticism, are
outmatched by our forces. And in
cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya
they see before their eyes miles and
miles of blackened wreckage. and
they realize that this represents but
preliminary action on our part
merely a small-scale preview of
what will happen when we are fully
redeployed and cut loose in total
war against them. Militarily, with
out single ally in the world, their
position is hopeless. Strategically
they are already trapped, just as
surely as Germany was trapped; and
to add to their enormous discom-
future, they must constantly give
fretful thought to the role which
Russia may decide to play.
In the circumstances the rumored
peace feelers are probably not with
out some foundation in fact. It
would be dangerously wishful. of
course, to anticipate anything less
than many long months of bitter
and costly fighting of the kind that
has made Okinawa the bloody
battle-ground it is. but more than a
few of Hirohito's subjects especially
the industrialists-must be praying
to the Sun Goddess for a way out.
From such elements in Japan, mind
full as they are of the ruin Germany
brought down upon itself by futilely
prolonging resistance. efforts to ne
gotiate terms are to be expected.
Japanese peace feelers will have
no particular Importance, however,
unless and until they come from the
militarists themselves no impor-
tance except to the extent that they
may indicate serious internal divi-
sion. AS for sounding-out terms,
there can be no terms but terms of
unconditional surrender. Until Japan
agrees to accept these. the war will
go on with unabated fury. America
can have nothing less than total and
unqualified victory if we are to have
long-term peace and security in the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

of liberty and bitter Political divi-
sions, but they have since passed
through terrible trial and must
know the full lesson of their tragic
mistakes. They have an historic
opportunity now to regain the great
ness that they almost lost, and we
can be confident that they will make
the most of that opportunity. At
any rate. we must hope that they
will, for the character and durability
of the next peace will be affected in
no small measure by the status of
France.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

business stands on F street, only 81 800,
cash required" and "an evening daily
In Virginia city having $4,000 popula-1
ton"
A large part Of the front page Of The
Star for May 40. 1895, was devoted to
telling how the Su-
Income Tox preme Court, BY a
Thrown Out vote Of to 4, had
wiped from the stat
ute books Of the United States the law
taxing rents and the investment Of per-
sonal property. The opinion was read
by Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller and
strong dissent was registered by JUS
tice John Marshall Harlan. Ofncials
OF the Internal Revenue Bureau, q sup
Elementary report set forth, were every
much demoralized" by the action Of the
highest tribunal In the land. A lot OF
deputy collectors. obviously. would lose
their jobs. Meanwhile. the Treasury
anticipated . heavy deficit.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

DR.. Samuel Johnson, the diction-
ary man, lived too soon to have an
opinion about the war criminals of
1939-1945. But he might have been
referring to them in prophecy when
he told Boswell: Executions are in
tended to draw spectators. If they
do not draw spectators, they don't
answer their purpose"
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Bone Crafts
From the Pathfinder Magazine.

From the Pathfinder Magazine.
Most revolutionary development in
plastic surgery has been credited to 1t.
Col. s. Gordon, Canadian Army surgeon.
Col. Gordon uses chips of cancellous
bone, soft spongy material between,
marrow and hard outer shell, to rebuild
skulls, cheek bones, even eye sockets.
Cancellous bone Is malleable, can be
nodded or pressed into place, then al
lowed to harden, outmoding the use of
metal plates or painstakingly carved
hard bone.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

the Pacific his first move would be to
strike at the bases from which we might
carry war to him. And the less strong
Dur bases are, the more apt they will be
to invita- attack.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Tough on Truth

From the Omaha World Herald.
Truth, crushed to earth, might a.
well hold the pose. Another Tokyo
communique will be along any minute
Evening star., 1945-05-20

believe them. A year later the Hepburn
recommendation had been scaled down
to request for $5000,000 for harbor
improvements at Guam. and even that
encountered hostile Congress in the
year which saw the beginning of this
war in Europe.
We were living then in period of
wonderful make-believe. In March Of
1889, Senator Walsh was telling his
colleagues that the President did not
object to eliminating the $4,000, 900
Guam item from the pending naval air
base bill "The President thinks the
item would be more appropriate In a
rivers and harbors bill" Senator Walsh
declared, agreeing with a questioner
that this would take the military aspect
OF the proposed work at the island"
And on the same day Senator Truman
Of Missouri was reported as saying that
expert testimony had convinced him
that the old World War 75s, If equipped
with new trailer and other devices,
could shoot it out" with any other field
gun in the world. Furthermore, he said,
the 75s could be modernized for $1,000
each, while the newer loss, which some
people wanted, would cost $4,000 each.
All Americans have learned great
deal since those days. But II we are
going into the serious business Of ac-
quiring distant bases as form Of
insurance against attack by some future
aggressor We shall need to remember
the lessons which seem so obvious to-
day. Il new enemy should arise n
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-05-10
Fritz M0rtinS0nl
Buys Crandview
Hotel, ~Plentywood

PLENTYWOOD-Fritz Mortinson
of Glasgow will become owner of the
Grandview Hotel in Plentywood on
June l. it was announced this week
by c. F.. Moore, owner of the bust
ness concern for the past five years.
M%ortinson has purchased the hotel
and will assume its operations June
l, it vas announced.
Mortinson is well known in this
territory, having served as district
manager for ten counties for a pro-
minent life insurance company. a
position he will continue to hold to-
gether with the management of the
hotel here. He also is a longtime
resident of this area, haing home
steaded south of FlaXville in 1912.
The new owner has announced
that Charlene Kaslow of Mime
apolis will become resident manager
of the Grandview. Mortinson will
continue his insurance business with
headquarters at Plentywood.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-05-10
CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the school trustees of School
District No. 6, Valley County, Montana, will on Friday eve
ming, June l, 1945 at 8 p. m. open sealed bids for the purchase
OF the following described building and other property:
One two story frame building 20 #. high, 36x36 #. with
2xS floor josts and double floor with A. flooring, has 10
24x2S double pane windows.
l Windsor Perfection 26" firepot furnace with pipe and
two electric blowers, with One-third h. p. motors.
All above located at Wheeler, Montana.
Anyone interested in bidding on above, contact James
Iurnland at the Wheeler power plant or Ludwig MUIR,
Wheeler, Montana.
Successful bidders will be required to allow the school
board 3 days time to prepare the building for moving. Sue
cessful bidders will be allowed 60 days to remove building
from present location.
Terms Cash. The board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Bids should be marked plainly BID" on the outside of
the envelope and mailed direct to John Madness, clerk, Fort
Peck route, Glasgow, Montana.
Pub. May 4~-11-1S-25)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-05-10
DieSelS Pulling
G. N. Passenger
and Mail Trains

Diesel locomotives are now pulling
Great Northern mail and passenger
trains through Glasgow. Operations
began Friday, according to H. M.
Shapleigh, Butte division superin-
tendent.
The diesels will pull trains be-
tween Seattle and st. Paul and by
the middle of this month five diesels
will probably be operating on Great
Northern passenger runs. The trains
will be operated on present sched-
ules for the duration. Cars will be
the same, but after the war will be
replaced by new streamlined rolling
stock. Trains No. l and 2 will later
have diesel equipment.
The new diesels are of the 1000
horsepower class which are oper-
ated economically and swiftly.
Diesels will run straight through and
will be serviced in Havre. It is ex-
pected that when facilities may be
speeded up 10 to IL hours running
time between Chicago and Seattle
will be cut off.