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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-01-18
Kaip Lietuviai savo Laisve gyne Is metal atga|
Lenkai saudo pavargusius belaisvius

Ejome be sustojmo visa diena ir naktl.
Spalio diena, apie 10 valanda, apsistoJome kaz-
kokio dvaro bulvienoje Nuns leido pasirinkti
bulviu. Radone po kokia desimti Dauglau sun
ku buvo kas rasti, nes bulviena buvo lsarta,
juk syku su mumis ware apie 5000 bolsevlku.
Vandens arti nebuvo todel bulves issisutinome
be vandens. Lenkai musu toliau nuo savo akiu
neleido.
Truputi uzvalge sumigome, mes buvome la
bal isvarge ir alkani Gal apie valandas NUNS
pamiegojus, prikee, isrikiavo ir ware tolau. r
vel per visa nakti be joko sustojimo ejome
Gardina.
Mes, Lietuviai, Wis delto buvolne stipresni
uz bosevikus. Bolsevikai ne visi priejo prize
Gardino. Daugelis ju pavargo ir negaleJo eltl.
Kuris tik is nuovargio nugrudavo, to Lenkal
gyvo nepalikdavo, bet tuoj nusaudavo. Tuo
budu iu issaude kokius du simtus zmoniu, Q
gal ir daugiau.
Atvarus mus ] Gardino stot subego daug
Lenku kareiviu mus, beaisviu, pasiziureti. Vie"
mas Lenku kareivis pribego prie Lietuvio belais-
vio apkabino j, eme buciuoti ir verkti. Tai
buvo jo tikras bros Vienas tarnavo Lenku
kariuomeneje, kitas Lietuviu. Tas Lenku ka-
reivis isprase savo broli palikti Caroline.
Gardine dave katiliuka sriubos ant dvieju
Tai buvo Spalio diena, ir buvo labai salta. Tik
apie desimta valanda kitos dienos suvare mus j
vagonus ir nuveze Balstoge Balstogeje is
traukinio nuvare barakus. Vakare dave po
puse svaro duonos ir po stikline nesadytos ka-
VcS.
SasIavose iieskome bulviu zieves
Pernakvojus NUNS barakuose Spalio d.
vel nuvare mus traukini ir nuveze ! Varsuva.
tia atvykome jau nakti. Bevarant mus per
geezinkeli, daugelis musu IS nuovargio puldi-
n6jo. Visa stotis buvo skaidriai elektros nus
viesta bet mes is alkio viska mateme kaip pro
migla. Suvare mus barakus, vel dave po kas-
nell duonos ir po puode kavos. VarsuvoJe te-
ko isbuti penkas dienas. Per ta laika valgyti
gavome tik ta viena syki.
Is cia mus isveze j Galicija prie Karpatu
kalnu neto Vadovicu miestelio. Pakelui ga
vome dar du sykius valgyti. Aware prize ba-
raku, vidun neleido, bet palei barakus islaike
apie valanda. Cia pat buvo sasavynas Mes
rankiojome bulviu zieves ir valgeme. Barakuose
suradome ir daugau Lietuviu belaisvu
siuose barakuose NUNS is ryto duodavo mil
tais uzblysto vandens, pietums sa5ntuka sriu-
bos ir silke arba gabaliuka mesos. Po poros
valandu duodavo iris svarus duonOs astuoniems
zmonems ir marmelado po arbatinl sauksciuka.
Duonos gaudavome ne kas den. Kartais tiktai
viena karta penkta dena.
- Traukinys SUI duona ejo is Prancuzijos.
- sakydavo Lenkai. Vokiecai duona kon-
fskavo, ir todel jos nera.
Kaip ten buvo is tikruju - mes nezinojome.
Vakarienei gaudavome po ia patti samtuka
sriubos. Bet nemanykite kad samtukas buvo
kareiviskas. Js buvo mazutis, kaip prie stale
paduoda Ka pietums duodavo silkes, tai SUI,
valgius be ducnos ske, imdavo didelis trosku-
lys vandens negausi, mes sulinys uzrakintas
IS troskulio zmogus nors plysk.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-01-18
(Tesinys is pereito nr.)
Nusizude musu virSila

Vos pradejus NUNS vazluoti kad prades
musiskiai is misko saudyti Kulipkos taip ir
svilpia pro galvas. Maniau kad nuo savuju teks
gyvybes netekt Bet saudymas po keliu minu-
ciu apstojo.
Vaziuojant. NUNS pro Sventoriu, sueme mu-
su kuopos felceri virsila. j taip pat pasodino
salia names. Lenku paklaustas, turf braunin-
ga, atsake neturis Tada Lenkas atsege jam
mundira r dirza. Prize dirzo buvo brauningo
makstis.
- Kur tn padejai brauninga? - klausia
Lenkas.
Siam atsakius kad numetes prie medic,
Lenkas iepe jam eiti ir atnesti. Bet felceris
nejo. Tai taip ir pasiliko.
Ka jus su mumis darysit? - klausia
virsila Lenko.
Pakarsim! - atsake Lenkas Kalba tue
ir pasibaige.
Vos pavaziavus apie 10 metru, staiga kaz-
kas sunarskejo dantis, pasigirdo suvis, o kar-
tn sudribo musu felcers. Jam is ranku iskritO
brauningas, name visa apipye kraujais Len
kai kruptelejo ir klausia, kas cia saudo AS at
sakau kad musu virsia nusisove Lenkai pa
eme virsilos brauninga, NUNS iepe virsila
nuketi nuo vezimo ir paguldyti saa kelio. Talp
mes j cia ir palikome
Lenkai mus suvare j kebonjos kiema, lie
pc atsigulti ir net nedusuoti. Pagulejus NUNS
koki pusvaland liepe atsikelti, isrikiavo ir nu-
ware miska. Cia buvo didele proSvaiste. Joje
stovejo Lenku kavalerija, sake, keturi pulkal.
Mus apstate sargyba r mes cia pernakvojome.
Su Lenkais mes labai baremes
Rugsejo menesio 25 diena is names at
eme dirza, is kitu milines. AS savo milne trl-
jose vetose perplesiau, tai jos is names ir neeme.
Is misko mus vel atvare Mocha, paskui Rodu-
ne, o is Rodunes ware LYDIA Bet Lydoje dar
tebebuvo bolsevikai, todel Lenka mus sugrazino
j Rodune, is Rodunes vel j Mocha. Islaike mus
per nakti paliai Mocha lauke vel ware ] Rodune.
Per visa laika NUNS nei kick nedave valgyti.
Roduneje mus isrikiavo dv gretas, isrinko
sesis vyrus, liepe iiems nuimti nuo vezimu kul-
kosvaidzus ir JUGS traukti. Kiekviena kulkos-
vaidi trauke du vyrai. salia kulkosvaidziu ejo
tuscios pastotes. Ir taip jie trauke tuos kul-
kosvaidzius apie Is kiometru Paskui tuos kul-
kosvaidzius vel uzdejo ant vezimu.
Vakaran, temstant mes jau buvome paliai
LYDIA. Tx staiga pradejo kaip puode Writ -
saude is kulkosvaidziu, sautuvu ir patranku
Lenkai mus sustabde ir suriko paduoti jiems
kulkosvaidi. AS maniau, gal kuris musu karei-
Wis jiems labai prasikalto, tai mus ir susaudys,
nes mes visa aika SUI Lenkais labai baremes.
Bet pasirode kad bolsevikai juos is uzpakalio
buvo uzpuole. ziurime nuo Lydos visu smar-
kumu lekia Lenku gurguole. Net kelias uzsi-
kimso. Xiii, pamete ir arkus, pradejo begti
j miska. Buvome isbege ir mes, bet mus su-
gaude Lenku raiteliai. Musis truko apie valan-
da. Kad bosevkai butu palaike dar nors pen
kiolilza minuciQ, butu Lenkus sumuse, mes Len
ku buvo visai maza Net vezikus ir tuos buvo
nuvare musn. Lenkams pavyko Rusus nugale-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-01-18
Taigi Galicijoje is bado mirti negalejai, bet
ir gyventi buvo labai sunku.
I pirti varydavo viena karta per savaite.
Bizunais kapoja mus per galvas

Pasitaike, jog uzgrdau Lenkus kalbant kad
reikesia barakus plauti. AS, nenoredamas to
darbo dirbti, isejau kita baraka ir ten isbuvau
ligi pietu. Parenu pietQ, ziuriu - barako durys
uzdarytos, vsi musu barako belaisviai lauke
Staiga is kito gallo barako atbega belaisviai Juos
vejasi Lenkas r bizunu kapoja per gava. Pas
KUN toku pat budu, taip pat Lenku kapojami
)elaisvai nubego kita gala. AS, pamanes kad
ar begsiu, nebegsiu Wis tick bzunu gausu
lebegau. Lenkai tik prabego pro name, bet ne
muse.
Pagaliau atsibodo Lenkams belaisvus mus
ii, atrakino barakus, suicide, ir gavome pietu.
Barakai buvo nekurenami. mes gulejome
ant grynu naru. Butinai reikedavo nusiauti
kojas. Nusrengti nereikedavo, nes ir neture-
iome ko - Lenku jau seniai buvome nurengti
Nakti Lenkai eidavo patikrnti, ar vis esame
nusiave. Tikrintojai neSdavosi rankos storumo
lazda. Jeigu kuri rasdavo gulinti apsiavusi
lad imdaVo per kojas guryti, tai musamasis is
skausmo kaip gyvulys rekdavo, O Lenka is to
tik juokdavosi. AS nei vieno karto negavau
nusti mes gulejau per viduri narQ Uzgirdes
kad jau ateina, kaip mes vadindavom, "stebuk-
lingoji lazda" ir jau gurina kojas, as, kol prie
names prieidavo, suspedavau nusiauti.
Nustojame vities pamatyti Lietuva
Isbuve Galicijoje kokias iris savaites, nu-
rirdome kad jau vaziuosima j Lietuva. Musu
1ziaugsmui kad istruksime is to Lenku siaubo
ne gallo nebuvo.
Isvaziavo pirmas transportas, po savaites
ir antras. Vadinas Hkusieji vaziuos treciuoju.
Susedus NUNS j traukini, suskambo sioje
tolimoje Galicijoje Lietuviska DANA.
- Vyrai! Gal per anksti danuojame? -
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12

On the twelfth Of April will have passed the death
ssa Sy Be %"n
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in @ .S: S %e ' @ % % VII" T..sr TSas M
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3ss "sS 's: not
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Mr. he Wiling
At time Mr. ROOSEVELT accession to Office the farmer.
e' @ 1 .. dS Sa .Ss
the farm problem did enable many farmers throughout the country
farmer and passed at the Presidents
Labor at the time Mr. President was in the
tho Now % TT"S s"
hour an" the Wagner Act possible for unions
credit a. rS i DID no! SS r.
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S:ssS taS S:y%Ss H.
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powerful and that only concerted action could their defeat
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American productive power Roosevelt his message TO Con-
gres 1914 advanced he called bill
They
"The right o a and In
shops farms mines Of the nation;
The
and recreation;
The right Of farmer and sell his
which will him and his family q living;
The right Of every businessman small
atmosphere Of freedom from unfair competition
by monopolieA n home o. abroad;
The right OF every family decent home;
Tho Fht adequate medical and the opportunity to
The right adequate protection from tho
old age, sickness accident and unemployment;
The right 10 u good education
He went further 10 IAN Of these rights spell security
after this
the INSTRUMENTATION Of these rights goals Of human happiness
and we-being"
This Economic Bill Of Rights u plan
wants Mr. Roosevelt did intend for the huge plants which
mRncd by their respective purchasers He envoned the
Americas tragedy that he did live long enough initiate
such for the opposite has occurred These
have bCn bought by old established order to fore
stall their by which have been formed
There need to ascend ivory tower the
dmenson Of the Franklin Dano Roosevelt His
leadership during the depression and during World War and
his plans United AmercatheSe
rank him with tho greatest presidents of country Today April
his death, American
well said have nothing To fear but fear Itself"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12
Minnesota Political Roundup
BY Arthur Naftalin

Harold openly the selection
Republican his
would take the lead establishing COP forum
pendent Of the evidences widening rift between
Republican conservatives Most observers believe
writing ticket political oblivion by his Of open opposition
that generally oveokedand that that l9S
he the Of three, possibly four major" parties.
his American history well enough
that the Of readiustment could
that in the end he might head
vital which would be Of the COP and which
would combine dde"' elements tn" Democrats The signs
faint but before the out the political atmosphere
will be charged with ah Of q third party.
Third party talk by be monopoled
ddent Republicans Already South Dakota has advanced
Wallace combination there talk
which would he headed by kes Wallace
and Mrs. Franklin u. Roosevelt.
that formerly followed the independent progressive line Of Rob "
Reuher Of United
there Communist line which calls for this
abandon Of nhtraon
the elections with separate party
Already the results Of this shifting In political Arguments having
the DFL become
Ng anti The cleavage between the right and left within
progressive DF
ended Harmonious
with the Of Harold Barker Elbow Lake paoA for
bring unexpected strength the polls He popular
editors with his former colleagues the
legislature While supported by the lenG In convention he has
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12

Well, the next thing TO do is sit
down and write a letter to the
registrar Of the school which you
wish to attend. Apply for admis-
sion just as though you were not
veteran but let the school know
the bill will be paid by the VA.
THAT helps)
The school will then go through
its normal procedure in checking
your records and inform you by
letter whether it will accept you
II it says you are o. X. grab
that train. II il says you don't
meet the entrance requirements.
you can holler bloody murder but
you can't force a school to lower
its entrance requirements just be-
| cause you are vet.
But you're a smart boy. Joe (you
won the war. didn't you). so let's
assume that the registrar Of the
school tells you to come on up.
+. When you arrive at the
school, go directly TO the registrar
and give him your Certificate Of
Entitlement form 1881. He will
execute the form and then have
you sign IL. Be sure you sign it
because II you don't, you will snafu
the whole works.
The school then mails this form
70 the regional office Of the VA
in the region in which the school
is located-and you have one more
step to go. (Whew! I'm tired too
F. Now Joe, 60 directly TO your
new contact representative at the
school and introduce yourself be-
cause he is a good guy to know
and you'll be seeing a lot Of him.
He will give you a form 52T
which is called Request for a
Change Of Address to complete. He
will mail IL to the regional office
Of the VA. When this is done,
you are officially in school and
thirty days after you are there you
can start looking for q check.
know, know, that's a lot Of
red tape. filling out all those forms,
Joe, hut il will get you in school
and think Of all those forms"
on the campus after you get there
Yours in the service.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12
Blow AT Vicious Practices

Elsewhere in this the Of evil suit by
Minneapolis bar which refused him drink
because he American Of Negro He awarded
5000 damages Of ~ white The plaintiff his
and others deserving Of congratulations for their hEht
vicious and unlawful practice.
This has said that the public
places the Twin of
As this growing custom challenged this be
fought where Negroes Il the duty
Of Negro file similar suit he should be the victim of such
practice To shirk such duty fRen illegal the
Negroes neck by default The majority Of cafes hotels have
the policy the Angeaey cafe This policy
challenged by the Negroes Of the Twin Cities
Tho logical lead such fight should DO the NAACP This
active in this field
civil rights So falls the Negroes individuals collectively
through other channels challenge refusal
n the Cities
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12

The Arnys control the civilian population Today
the be extended This
the draft SUCH for knows only well
hsm will probems America should
should Army Navy which
already This
problems inherent the extension Why should such large
needed Of the Sece Service Act necdedf
What to be the position of the Negro in this draft army
II the be used solely for the Of aiding the
United there objection the first level To date
military of the United
Nations Lacking such would then that the proposed
short period II the Array to be used strong arm
American business interests throughout the world
the draft certainly should not be extended for single day II the
Army be used Winston Churchill wishes IL To be usedtha
aid Britain keeping her foot the nes Of the colonial people
other words the need Of
draft dependent the role America will continue play world
affairs
Since Mr. Humans accession to the Presidency Americas role
world has taken twists In the Of Iran
rightly objected continued Of Russian Iran
after March which Russia had promised withdraw
all Of her However government the continued
Of British Egypt and lndOnesa seemingly
indifference and State Department
regard the foreign policy dark which
revealed the American The President in his
address continued deal meaningless patudes that do
not indicate point the role that TO play.
this convinced that Army would play
role In harmony the Of the United Nations would
s doubts the policy Of the draft The recent
perence Minneapolis boy Private William Wade Is indicative
attitude Of the Army Wade enlisted In the Army
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12

Identified with regarded
Consequently he good choice to head the ticket
Of Hubert H. Humphrey Minneapolis
either The nominating committee
a hours attempting persuade him endorsement but
insisted that his
would be breaking faith with the people Minneapolis
there projects he wished TO complete before
seeking higher Office.
The -Sassen by Heehnger
predicted in this column
fury When Hefelfnger made his first attack
before the Republican Club Hennepn County seasoned politicians
the extent feeling by the club
who reported TO have about nzed demonsa
This reputed the political organization
II has paid membership of
precincts and blocks Hennepin County
and 8 regarded q q potent force in COP circles
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12
Dear Joe
By JAMES L. HICKS


Dear Joe:
II you plan to go to school under
the CT Bill Of Rights, get a pair
Of scissors and clip this letter right
now-Otherwise you will soon be
sitting on the campus Of some col
lege wailing about your subsistence
check like 90 per cent Of the new
veterans at Howard University
were doing last week.
Here is the ABC's that will get
you in school. Give a look and have
learn.
A. Find who the contact repre-
sentative Of the Veterans Admins
tratiou is in your region and give
him your original discharge and "A
photostatic copy Of the original. II
you don't give him a photostatic
copy with the original. you will
not get the original back and,
brother, that's bad.
h. Ask your contact representa-
tive for a form 1850 which is called
an appiCatlOH lOT Lellef Oh bN-
titlement for Education. Fill out
this form.
Your contact representative will
then attach the photoStatic copy Of
your discharge to the completed
form 1850 and give you back your
original discharge. Now put your
discharge away in some safe place
and 30 fishing a few days.
c. In a few days you will re-
ceive q letter from the VA con
tanning form 1853 which is called
Certificate Of Entitlement.
THAT'S just the VAS fancy way Of
saying II will pay your bills at
SCHOOL,. But wait a minute, Joe,
don't grab the train yet
u. All right, the VA has said
it will pay your bills, but will the
school let you in? Just because you
are a veteran and the VA will pay
for your schooling does not mean
that a school must admit you as a
STUDENT
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12

(black and whitel, would stop inter
fering. Here again was someone
representing a group who had a
plan for the salvation of the Negro,
and make no mistake about it, he
had plenty of followers. The south
ern plan, as outlined TO me by this
southern business man doesn't cost
the Negro one penny. All he has
to do is stay in his place and don't
ask too many questions about his
wages. In return he is allowed to
exist in a condition one step re-
moved from squalor, and he can
look forward to n decent burial
when he dies.
Paradoxically, the Negro is told
on the one hand not to be too ma
tionalistic in his attitudes, while on
the other hand, every organization
pressing his case treats Of him and
his problems on a highly national
istic basis. Even the leadership Of
his own organization sometimes
finds it necessary to remind him
that he is an underprivileged Negro,
by placing Bo-called white Ne
Rroes" in the forefront of the or
ganization.
Organized race relations among
Negroes, are by and large, a racket,
with the very incest connotations
that the word can imply. Now this
does not mean that the people who
carry on the work are racketeers,
Heaven forbid! What it does mean
is that the field is so beautifully
organized, and the experts are so
highly skilled. if you look closely
you will see a very scientific and
cooperative process at work; let a
little tolerance dribble through the
gate today; let a little intolerance
dribble through tomorrow. That way
everybody is pleased, nobody gains
or loses too much, and the job be-
comes a sinecure, to have and to
hold, til death do US part.
One Of the chief objections to
organized race relations work is
the inference it creates that in
dividual Negroes are lazy, incom-
petent fellows who can't qualify,
so they band together to raise hell
for their rights. OF course this is
over simplifcation, but what keeps
running through my mind is the
thought that the Negro has not
tried to help himself one-half as
much as he believes. Perhaps the
very human tendency to search for
or wait for a panacea rather than
take a slow cure is as excusable as
it is in the rest of mankind, but
we must remember that this old
world is dying fast and everybody
is scrambling for his own security.
Just how long the experts would
continue in the field il it were pure.
ly voluntary without salary. is a
matter open to debate and con.
lecture. The machinery set up for
the work has now become little
more than a device. II could be
Overhauled for more useful serv.
ice. it should not be abandoned al
this time, but some of the profit
certainly should be taken out OF
race relations work.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12

same program, 1t will be difficult
to find any two agreeing on me-
thods Of procedure or a final salts
factory goal.
Appearing on the surface to be
a self-sacrificing campaign of hu-
man and social justice, the promo
ton Of better race relations con-
Germs itself with millions Of dol
lars every year, most of it coming
in from good will offerings Of small
amounts, and annual dues paid TO
one or more of the many organi-
cations in the field. Much Of the
money is spent for investigations
and propaganda, but a good slice
Of it pays the salaries of execu-
tives and field directors, and other
personnel.
Because good race relations is a
commodity that can not be taken
home and put on the pantry shelf,
no one can say just what it is we
buy when we contribute our pen
MES, dimes and dollars; one thing
is certain, the need for improving
race relations is greater today than
ever, and new organizations with
that objective are springing up al
most daily.
The confusion that exists in this
field indicates that it is a healthy
COW that everyone wants "A crack
at milking. The bitterness that re-
suits when two different schools of
thought tackle the same problem
proves that no one is as much
interested in getting the whole
problem solved as he IL in getting
credit for Strengthening out a frac-
tiOnal part Of II.
Negro America in the fertile field
where most Of the seed il planted.
American Negroes are being pro-
NOTED into equality from the left,
and they are being elevated into
equality from the right, but no
one has gone into business to show
him how to walk into equality on
his own by hard work, serious
study, and great preparation. The
essence Of this thought Is that the
Negro Of today must build himself
into a better man so that the next
generation will have better stock
on which to build. II IL a slow
process, but Il Offers more In the
long run than does sitting down
waiting for someone else to do
your job.
How much dishonesty there is
concealed in the motives of some
Of the organized groups working
for a better place in the sun for the
Negro, it is hard to say, but events
have proven time and again that
there is far too much for comfort.
II has often been said that the
Negro is the most, IL not the best,
organized group in the world. For
anyone who has in mind the pur-
pose of creating mass unrest and
TEN-Newman fr
disorder, this Is the pot to stir.
Recently, in Montgomery, Ala
bama, the president of the Cham
Der Of Commerce told me that they
(meaning the ruling whitesD, could
work out their problems with the
Negroes very we'll il the Yankees
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-12

committee just as
were the whites.
The adherents of
Senator Robert
A. Taft, of Ohio,
whose candidacy
for the Repubh-
can nomination
for President may
be announced any
day now, favored
Representative B.
Carroll Reece, Of
Tennessee. 7 h 4