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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
4 Great Country and q Great People
On the 10th Anniversary of the Immortal Declaration, We
Are Doing Brave, Unselfish Things, Unparalleled in History

"Why not write a Fourth of July editorial?" asked the boss. Why
rot? There was never a more opportune hour for such an effusion. We
can hear the pop of frecrackers some inpish youngsters are discharg-
ing, in clear violation of tn. law.
They are ushering in the one hundred and SEVENTEEN anniversary
of one of the greatest events in human history-the signing OF the i'm
mortal Declaration of independence, drafted by Thomas jefferson, and
probably wind up on a galoWs with a rope around their necks.
In area and population, u country has grown a great deal since
then. Every race, every nationality, almost every group has made it's
contribution. When the supreme test came, they all marched of. to the
big war, ready to die in defense Of the flag, the glowing symbol of
freedom an opportunity.
Some foreigners are fond of picturng Americans as crude and
given to vain Boosting. The charge was never true. Among the people
Of any country some Doors may be found, but the average American
is a modest fellow, with a head pretty well stuffed with ideals and a
heart big enough and tender enough to sympatize with the troubles of
all mankind.
He has just come through a great war. He did a lot of the fighting,
and his brothers on the home front supplied a tremendous amount of
the machinery which put tie Axis powers out of business.
Yet, America asks nothing for itself 1t Graves only peace with all
country which exercised equal generosity when it was the unquestoned
Cock of the Walk" You will search in vain.
Before this editorial is in type, the Philippine Republic will begin
dependence and has made certain military and economic guarantees
calculated to keep the young nation O. an even keel.
We were not cOerced. The Filppinos didn't have to fire a single
shot at us. We simply followed the rules laid down in the Declaration
of Independence and a beacon light Of freedom and democracy was
lighted on the edge of Asia.
Nowhere in the history of the world will you find anything like
that It's completely unique.
A hungry nation has appealed for help. We have supplied 70 per
cent of the money and goods demanded; that is, twice as much as all
our Allies put together. 1t has required the Tightening of a belt here
and there, but there has been little grumbling, except the criticism
aimed at black marketeers and at indolent, inefficient public servants.
In all the history of the world, 10 other country has contributed
so much at one time to relieve suffering in other countries.
America is a great country. Its people are great people, Why shouldn't
someone say so decentralization
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
UNCLE SAM CAN MAKE
A RAILROAD PAY

When apostles of free enter
prise" are poking a scornful finger
at Uncle Sam and protesting he
cannot u a business successfully,
they carefully refrain from men
tioning the Panama railroad. And
there's a reason.
The cost of the road was $8,000,-
900. During the next fiscal year it
will pay into the Federal treasury
a cool $3,000,0 900 in dividends,
$500, 900 above the special diVi-
dend in 1888. In 1915 and 1916
it paid $1,000 600 in dividends.
Operating without government
subsidies, except in its earliest
years, the company has paid into
the Treasury a total of $40, 444, :
945 in dividends, and has built up
its net cash reserves to $50, 600, 900.
In other words, the company
has earned nearly 10 times its
original cost and has paid its own
er-the people of the United States
an average yearly dividend of
about 10 per cent on the original
Observation-Disclosures. -
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
20 MILLION JOBS
SEEN IN BRITAIN

London. - Britain will have q
total of $1,000, 900 people at work
by the end of this year, when it is
hoped that preWar levels of domes-
tic consumption will be reached,
Herbert Morrison, Lord President
of the Council, told a conference OF
employers and trades unionistS.
Approximately $500, 900 are en-
ployed at present on work for home
and export markets.
Mr.. Morrison said that, with the
huge domestic reconstruction and
export program, 2O,0O0,0 900 work
ers would not be enough. To reach
the export target, fixed at a level
to pay for what must be imported
the export labor force must be
built up to about 1900, 900, com
pared with 1900, 900 before the
war, he declared. At the end OF
the year there will be 1900, 00C
in the armed forces and 500, 00C
engaged in making their supplies
while building will employ 1,400,-
900, he said.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
MAYBE, TAFT IS A
SOCIALIST

Under the heading, "Confusion,'
the following editorial appeared in
the Capital Times" of Madison,
Wis, the other day:
Maybe you think things aren't
confused in this country of ours.
Well, listen to this:
Senator Robert Taft stomped
out of a Senate committee hearing
the other day in a high rage. The
Wagner-Murray-Dingell health in
surance bill, on which the commit
tee was holding hearings; is social
ISM Taft cried, as he went out
banging the door.
"A few days later the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce blew out a
gasket and denounced the Wagner
Ellender-Taft housing bill, of which
Senator Taft is one of the sponsors.
This bill is socialism, said the
Chamber of Commerce.
There is only one logical con-
clusion to draw from these Incl
dents: Senator Taft is a socialist
and doesn't know it."-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
WELCOME NEWS N time!

News that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has developed a more
powerful locomotive than the diesel, to be powered with finely pow
dered coal dust, is most welcome and not too soon for the coal industry
The trend, unfortunately for the coal industry, has been away from
steam for some time, but has been accelerated during the war.
With the war at end, coal men faced a bleak outlook, a a com
pariSon of buying of engines indicates.
On June ], 1945, railroads had q total of lis coalfred steam en-
gines on order, and 383 diesel on order.
Just one year later, or June l, 1916, only So coalnred steam en-
gines were ordered, but SIG dieses had been purchased by the rail
roads.
Those figures speak for themselves, and they shout loudly when
it is considered that railroads m among the heaviest users of coal
1t is to be sincerely hoped the powdered coal dust engine will be
widely used by all railroads, and IS its operating cost is lower than
diesels, the chances of its making good are excelIent-The Progressive
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
They Were Taught How TO Loot

Americans are naturally shamed by the stealing of the Hessiar
crown jewels from a German castle by an army colonel and a WAC
his bride. There is n O excuse for such people. They could not have held
the military rank they did unless they had sense enough to know thai
stealing is stealng-no matter from whom.
But while there is no excuse, there is some explanation of their
deporable conduct. The same explanation applies to the footing OF
army supplies by nOn-coms and privates, selling government property
in the European and ASiatc black markets.
When governments themselves start stealing, it is not surprising
that mer citizens and soldiers have their cOnsciences duHed.
Under the fancy name of reparations we, the Russians, the British
and the French have been footing private citizens in Europe and else
where in violation of the treaties that all nations signed long ago not
to do such things.
Governments have been stealing all the way from household fur
niture and food of humble working people and peasants up to mines
and factories.
In other words, governments have set an example and that exam
pie is being followed to the detriment of all governments and all man
kind-United Mine Workers Journal.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
O i'm
Practice

The following items are taken
from the Smaller War Plants Cor
poration report to the Senate SmN
Business Committee on Economic
Concentration and World War II"
The Kraft-Phoenix Cheese Co.
Subsidiary of National Dairy Pro
ducts makes and sells about As u
of all the cheese in the U. S.
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There are four large distillers
of Whiskey whose combined output
represents 81 of the domestic
consumption. They are Seagramss,
Schenley, National Distillers Prod
ucts, and Hiram Walker.
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Sales figures for 1914 show that
the big five in chain groceries, A
& P Tea, SafeWay, Kroger, Amer
lean, and First National stores,
rang up a volume representing 10
per cent of all U. S. grocery sales,
chain and independent.
National Dairy Products Co.
owns $50 dairy firms, including
Sheffield Farms and Southern
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
No Forgotten Men" in Trade Unions

One of the rawest pieces of ant-union propaganda which has
drifted into the office of LABOR in recent years comes from "Davy'
Lawrence, a columnist who like to pose IS a liberal"
"Davy" Weeps for the forgotten men"-members of unions en-
employer is being gobbled up by the big employer, with the result
that the little employers workers are separated from the pay roll.
There isn't a word in "Davy's" column to sustain this extraordinary
claim, and SO far IS W. know, there isn't a scintia of truth in it.
However, "DaVys" most extraordinary statement is this: Under
the provisions of the Wagner law an employer cannot talk to his own
employees"
Of course, that's downright silly. Any employer can talk to his EN-
plOyeS at any time, but he must not intimidate his employees. Most of
the courts are agreed on that point.
The judges are bright enough to know that the strongest weapon
any employer has is the power to say to a worker: IF you join q union
you re going to lose your job" The employer might IS we'll take a club
and beat the employee over the head.
There IT no forgotten men" in the ranks of organized labor
Their unions arr looking after their interests, and that's the best
guarantee they wont be forgotten"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17

America. This has its counterpart
among such Americans as Ralph
Ingersoll, PMS editor, who in his
book Top Secret" (Harcourt-
Brace asserts that the role of
America should be that of mediat-
or between Britain and Russia. On
both sides of the Atlantic there is
now likely to spring up a group
of 1916" isolationists" who in
sist that differences with Russia
are not Americas Cor Britain's)
business.
The most omnibus aspect of this
choosing Of sides, and the scram-
BILE on the part of the nations of
Europe to make a case for neutral
lty before falling into the orbit of
either power is the fact that it
takes for granted the conflict be-
tween America and Russia.
To those VINO are concerned with
prevention of such a war, it is ne
cessary to regard these moves as
the most dangerous of danger
signals. 1t NEAR that the rulers of
the major countries are again blum
dering into war, a war which will
pick up where the horror of World
War II left off.
To break the vicious cycle of this
war drive demands that the fight
against militarism at home must
be intensified.-The Call.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
BRIDGES FALLING

Within the past few months the
candidates for the position of
bridge" has ben increasing at a
spedier rate than bridges were
failing during the war. Nation
after nation has declared its will
lingness to become a bridge"
One of the first statesmen to
make such proposals were those of
Czechoslovakia. Although consider
ed within the economic orbit of
the Soviet Union, a number of
statesmen who were a bit FESTIVE
under Russian demands, asserted
hat Czechoslovakia wanted only
to be regarded as the bridge be-
tween the west britain and Amer
ica) and the east (Russia).
Then followed a number of Po-
llsh leaders who, before they left
London to return to Warsaw, re-
ported that their earnest efforts
would be directed toward making
that country the bridge that would
V the gap between the eastern
Allies and Russia.
In turn, there have been an
nouncements from. France that
that nation saw its opportunity in
providing the meeting ground of
east and west. A number of Ger
man Social Democratic leaders
have been quoted as saying that
Germany may we'll prove the ply
steal as well as theological and
political bridge which would bring
the east and west together. Some
of the Scandinavian countries have
not been remiss, and have been
protesting their willingness to
serve as bridges.
On another level, there is the
body of opinion in Britain, that
suggests that the Empires inter-
national role should be that of
mediating between Russia and
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17

Diaries, Inc. 1t alone distributes
1919 of the nations fluid milk, but
in ONE cities it rus as high as SO
per cent. In New York city it sells
25%; in Boston, 20%; Philadelphia,
32%; Washington, D. c., 56% and
Pittsburgh, 42.5 per cent.
Z
Over in the field of rayon, half
the capacity of the industry is own
ed by two companies with nine
plants - American Viscose Corp.
with about one-third, and dupont.
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Soap is under very tight control
with the three largest companies
controlling 800 of the business
and one, Proctor & Gamble (Ivory)
leading the field with almost 400
by itself. The others are Lever
Bros, (Lifebuoy) with about 2O%
and Colgate-Palm-olive-Peet hand
ling another 20%.
L
In drugs, figures for 1945 show
that although p~enicilin was made
by nearly 20 companies, the lead
ing four firms accounted for more
than 1919 of the total production.
The major new sulfa drug, sulfa-
thiabole, was produced by six COM
panies, but the top four sold 92%
of the total.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
IN THE WIND
From THE NATION

HOW FAR CAN YOU STRETCH
a Dollar? Heading on a classified
ad in the Portland Oregon Daily
Journal, of June 81: $4,000 Fam
lily Home! Only 1880"
HATS OFF TO HAYWARD: A
Council of Democratic Action has
been formed in Hayward, Califor-
MIA, to stimulate intercultural and
%interracial relations and to combat
anti-democratic forces in the sur
rounding r. The board of di-
rcctors includes persons with Mex
lean, Portuguese, Negro, Japanese,
Filipino, Chinese, Jewish, and eau
casian h e ritages. Community,
school and civic groups are also
represented in the Council. An
active fall program is planned, in
Guiding a town forum on the prob
lens of democracy.
WHY NOT A TEST FOR EDIT
ORS? Clayton T. Rand, newspaper
editor from Gulfport, Miss, de-
clared at an Independent Bankers
Association meeting in St. Paul:
THE trouble with this country is
generalization of the unintelligent.
l am convinced that nobody should
be taught to read or write that
can't think"
ONE BOOK, ONE WORLD:
Dart, an advertising trade publica-
ton, tells a story about President
Roosevelt and Morris Ernst dis
cussing the popularity in Russia of
the O. w. l. magazine, America.
Ernst urged the importance of
getting more books and radio
broadcast inside Russia to promote
American Soviet understanding.
The President agreed, but added,
when the right time comes, there
is just one book which will win
over the Russian people" What is
that?" asked Ernst. THE Sears
Roebuck catalogue" replied Mr..
Roosevelt.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
In Some Boot

CHIPPEWA F A L S, Wis. -
Farmers have a vital stake in high
wages for workers because the lat
ter are the best customers" of
agriculture. So declared President
K. w. Homes of the Wisconsin
Farmers Union in an address to a
farm rally here. Homes warned
farmers not to fall for the multi
million-dollar" propaganda cam
paign of Big Business against labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
MAY AND WAR PROFITS

Rep. Andrew j. May, Dem, Kentucky, is chairman of the House
Military Affairs Committee. He has been in favor of any and all APP
preparations for military preparations. He has worked hand in glove
With the military, and is generally recognized a their best mar in
committee and Congress.
Now comes news that Mays love did not go unrequited.
May put in a good word with Gen. Campbell, ordnance chief, for
q number OF firms which received huge "a contracts, now condemned
by the Senate War Investigating Committee as war profheering at
its worst"
tagrant that at the beginning of the a all antitrust suits were called
off for the duration. Now, when big business and the army have con-
solidated their power against the countrys workers, the figures will
be revealed.
The statistics will prove valuable, but nothing will be changed
unless the system which produces war and profits is changed. -
The Call.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
BABIES WIN

NEW YORK-In New York, as
elsewhere, many landlords have
refused to rent apartments to peo-
pie unless they sign leases in which
they promise not to have any
babies.
From now on, that heartless
practice will be a crime in this
state. It can be punished under a
new law passed by the legislature
and signed by Governor Thomas E.
Dewey.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
Navy Goes Into Spying Business

When Uncle Sam goes in for spying he does it in a public way
winch must shock the secret service agencies of some other countries.
The navy disclosed that it is starting a new school to train naval
and Marine officers as Intelligence" agents, which is the professional
name for spies.
The first class will have SIS students, of whom IA will be trained
for jobs in Russia, the navy revealed.
Russia keeps its intelligence" organization secret So does Britain
the other country which maintains a world wide sv network Onlv
a few insiders know who heads the British secret service system. or
who works for it-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
INK"

The Swiss are stubborn people.
The Nazis hid at least $3.50, 600, 900
In that country. In fact, the United
States figures that the total runs
some place between $500, OOO, 900
and 81 1000, OOO, 900. The victorious
Allies would like to get it.
The Swiss refuse to be coerced
or cajoled. They say they have a
plan to deal with the matter, but
they haven't revealed it.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
THE YOUNG IDEA

Dear old lady to infant-How are
you, my little man?
Infant-O. K, baby!
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
Some Odds und Ends

In a recent announcement of the
lifting Of price control on bitters,
a newspaper in Virginia accident
ly substituted the letter "u' for
the letter Il" Three hours later
the price for butter in the com
munity had scared from 55c to
$3.50 a pound.
4
Federated Press Washington
editor, Travis K. Hedrick, captains
this item The Biggest Whopper
Ever Told: During the Senate
debate on continuing OPA, elder
ly Senator Clyde M. Reed (Rep.
KAN boosted that ove 500 of
his mail favored killing price con
troll. Please, he went on to ado
and over half of that comes from
housewives who are fed up with
OPA." The crowded press gallery
just smiled. Nobody thought il
would be polite to ask Reed to see
the housewives letters"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17

The spirit of progress has FINELY
caught up with the slow moving
Senate. The members of the Upper
House have voted themselves high
er pay, shorter hours and better
working conditions. - The New
Yorker.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17
OUCH!

OUCH!
Judge-"Why did you strike this
dentist?"
Accused - He got on my
nerves."
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-07-17

HOW FAR CAN YOU STRETCH
a Dollar? Heading on a classified
ad in the Portland Oregon Daily
Journal, of June 81: 5000 Fam,
lily Home! Only 1880"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-14
.Suggs-Germain Match
Features Women's
Western Golf Play
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. 1.-two vet
cram tournament performers
Louise Suggs and Dorothy German
-tangle here today in the headline
attraction of the women's Western
amateur golf tournament.
Miss Suggs, the Lithia Springs
(GaD swinger who has racked up
six major golf titles this season, was
rated slight edge in this second
round match.
Miss German, who plays under a
a Richmond Und) banner but
whose home is Philadelphia, won
the tourney in 1943 and 1914 and
went to the semiinals a year ago.
Louise reached the second round
by defeating Mary Agnes Wall of
Menominee, Mich, and g. while
Miss German ousted Ann Bruno of
Chicago by similar margin.
The Journeys other top-ranking
favorite, Mrs. Mildred Babe Did
rikson zaharias of Denver, coast
ed to a 6-5 triumph over Betty
Jane Haemerle of st. Louis yester-
day, but Babe, too, faced a sterner
test today.
She was paired against Margaret
Guntaler of Memphis, the Tennessee
State titleholder from 1941 through
the war. Miss Gunther eliminated
the veteran Peggy Kirk of Findlay,
Ohio, 3 and l.
The dark-horse entry, 1s-year old
Mary McMillin of Green Bay. Wis,
who staged startling upset by out
swinging Phyllis Otto of Atlantic,
Iowa, the defending champ and the
Nations intercollegiate ruler, was
bracketed with Polly Riley of Fort
Worth, Tex. Miss Riley recently
went to the finals of the Trans
Mississippi, losing to Mrs. zaharias.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-14
Sports Mirror
BY the Assoeioted Press

Today q year ago-Whitey
Kurowski's ninth inning homer
enabled the st. Louis Cardinals
to nose out the Brooklyn Dodgers,
al,
Three years ago-Dorothy Ger
main OF Philadelphia won the
women's Western amateur golf
title, defeating Agnes Wall,
S and 4.
Five years ago-The New York
Yankees beat the Washington
Senators twice to increase their
American League lead to 1871
games.
Ten years ago-University of
Washington crew came from
behind to win the Olympic eight
oar championship for the United
States, beating the Italians by a
quarter of a length and the Ger
mans by half a length.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-14
10 Top Fi||ies, Mares
Vie in $4,000 Race
At Chicago Meet
BY the Asseeiosed Press

CHICAGO, Aug. IA battle of
speed at mile distance will match
10 of the best fillies and mares--in-
Guiding new California invader, Be
Faishful-in today's inaugural run
ming of the $30,o00-added Misty
Isle Stakes at Washington Park.
Be Faithful, second only to
Honeymoon in Louis B. Mayors
String, will meet Calumet Farms
popular filly team, Twosy and Good
Blood, Hal Price Headley's entry of
Athena and Letmenow. and Joe A.
Goodwin's brilliant Jacks Jill.
Good Blood will carry top weight
Of 124 pounds, three more than Be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-14
.GP0 Legion Winner;
Plays Beck|ey Next
Special Dispo'ch TO Tn. S'or

PARKERSBURG. w. Va. Aug. IA
Government Printing Office Post
of Washington, D. c., TO vim
ner over West Fork Post 80 OF Bal
timore in the opening round of the
American Legion Junior baseball re-
gionai tournament, was paired with
Beckley (W. Va Post 80 in todays
round. Benny Du Vail was the
starting pitcher for Washington.
Houston (Tex) Jones, Coolidge
High ace who has chalked up three
no-hitters this season, went the
distance for GPO yesterday, tanning
II and giving up s hits.
Beckley shaped up as strong
opponent for the Washington nine
today on the strength of it's To vic
tory over Wilmington Dell Post l
in the opening round of the double
Knockout tourney.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Columbia. 4 Columbus, 3.
Greenvile, 8; Macon, 3.
Charleston, 4: Jacksonville, g.
Augusta, 10: Savannah, +.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Ais


Faithful. Jockey Jack Westrope
will be astride Be Faithful,
Another California importation Is
Charles F. Martins Lasting Peace,
4-year-old daughter Of Johnstown,
who ran second to Be Faithful In
the vanity.
The balance of the field consists
of Bernard J. Bax's Sigma Kappa;
Frank Frankel's Pristine and Wool
ford Farms Devastating.
The Misty Isle Stake is named In
honor of Misty Isle. the Ally who
holds the Washington Park mile and