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ed in the Revenue Act of 1850. In
retaliation, they propose Defense
Emergency Excise Tax covering
all commodities Except food and
medicine) and many services lex
cluding rent and certain other
trades and activities traditionally
exempted at a uniform rate at the
retail or consumer level"
According to Ruthenberg, such
a tax would provide maximum
revenue, eliminate discrimination
and retard initiation. In the last
connection, he told the Congress
men his excise proposal would curb
consumer spending in broad area
instead of in the narrow area re-
commended by the Treasury. More
over, he said, the tax wouldn't be
"hidden" behind price pyramids as
manufacturers excise taxes some
times are. For this reason, it
would be repealed swiftly once the
emergency ended, he said.
He denounced the Snyder recon-
mendation as an attempt to allo-
cate scarce materials (steel for
refrigerators) through taxes. He
said he preferred direct controls
to taxation as a means of alloca-
tion and pointed out that manu-
facturer might find a substitute
for the scarce item but be unable|
to shake off the "selective" excise|
tax.
Others testifying in favor of al
sales tax included Bulova,
Tyre Taylor (attorneyl
for the Southern States Industrial
Council) and Theodore X. WarnerI
Jr. spokesman for the Pennsy-
lvania State Chamber of Com
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Issues Deeper
Than Wages, Says
Labor Journal

Washington (LPA)-The issues
in the mobilization dispute are
much deeper than wage adjust
ments formulas, declares the Pat
tern Makers Journal in its current
issue.
If the mobilization is to defend
all American institutions, says the
editorial, then Mobilization czar
Charles f. Wilson should not use
the power of his office to destroy
labor unions by indirection.'
Wilson, says the Journal, has
Relegated union executives to pos
itions of little influence; has set
wage formulas "by dictum" and
has refused to set up dispute ma
chinery; has given top status ito
an army officer who has openly
advocated labor conscription, which
in straight talk means forced
labor; has grabbed control of
civilian manpower.
Wilson's office, says the Journal,
wants to weaken unions by "psy-
Geological tricks" set working con-
ditions "by fist" and deny the
right of petition and appeal. If
that happens, "then free trade
unions will last about as long as
they survived under Mr.. Harding
in 1921"
The Journal declares that there
seems to be serious need for as
surance that we will not invokeI
Nazi methods to defeat communist
ambitions in our troubled world"
The Journal notes that Wilson,
showed no aptitude for team work
in World War III, and walked out,
and adds: "The people expect him|
to rise above personal aggrandize-
ment and class interest and supply,
if he has it, the moral and spiritual
leadership necessary to success asl
a representative Of free people"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Committee Hedrs Buckers
Of Soak Consumer Taxes

Washington LPA)-Know how
to pay for defense and lick infla-
tion at the same time?
Easy! You soak the consumer.
You pile sales taxes on just about
everything the poor guy buys. The
government gets the jack and
there isn't any initiation.
That's pretty much what Louis
Ruthenberg, board chairman of
Servel Inc. and chairman of the
National Committee for Fair En-
ergency Excise Taxation, told the
House Ways & Means Committee
on March 7. He was supported by
Arde Bulova, NCFEET vice chair
man and chairman of the board of
the Bulova Watch Co. Also sup
porting Ruthenberg was Leon
Henderson, one-time top-f G h t
New Deal economist now thinking
economic thoughts for the Ruthen-
berg group.
Of course, Ruthenberg didn't
say "soak the consumer" in so
many words. He explained that his
committee represented companies
whose products have been the sub
ject of continuing so-called war
time excise taxes which were levied
or increased during World War ii
and have remained ever since"
His firm, Servel Inc, makes ref
Bulova makes time
pieces. Other NCFEET members
make radios, jewelry, appliances,
and the like or sell taxable services
telephones, air transport).
Their complaint is that they're|
being Disseminated against. What
riled them to action is that Sec
retary of the Treasury John Sny-
der has recommended elimination
of the excise tax reductions provid-
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PAGE FIVE

He estimated that it cost over $l1
million to deport nearly a half
million Illegal aliens from Mexico
last year.
Under the proposal made by the
Farm Labor Union Official, any
person, including an employer, in
any trade, industry or agricultural
enterprise, who employees, harbors,
eonceals or brings into the United
States an illegal alien would be
subject to $4,000 fine and prison
term not exceeding years for
each illegal alien he might employ.
Mitchell said that a representa-
tive of the union in California
made an inquiry of the U. S. At
torney General as to enforcement
Of present laws and was advised
that the present immigration law
forbids the harboring or conceal
ing Of illegal aliens but that it
was 50 peculiarly worded that it
does not allow the imposition of
sentence upon conviction.
The union head also urged that
quotas be established for all coun-
tries of the Western Hemisphere,
and suggested that the Attorney
General be required to hold public
hearings to determine the need for
labor before approving the petition
of an employer for permission to
import laborers.
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Demand the Union Label.
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Rail Labor Head
Tells What All
Shooting Is About

Washington (LPA) 49, Mobiliza-
tion czar Charles f. Wilson declar-
ed March 8 in Florida, in regard to
Labors attack on the way he is
running the program, that he
could not understand "what all the
shooting is about"
He made that statement despite
a full, specific and detailed bill Of
complaint from the United Labor
Policy Committee; despite a broad
cast by President Philip Murray
speaking for ULPC; despite an
other broadcast the next night by
James Carey, secretary-treasurer
and president of the Electrical
Workers. speaking for ULPC.
Another answer came the night
Of March Z from T. c. Carroll,
president of the nfillion-member
Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of
Way Employees, also speaking on
behalf Of ULPC.
Carroll said, as had the ULPC,
as had Murray, as had Carey, that
the stabilizers had failed to stab
ilize, that mobilization was not be-
ing run right, that the plain people
were being asked to do all the sac
The ULPC, said Carroll, was or
ganized ''to speed our national eff
fort to gain its strength for peace"
but now has found that it is "theI
only articulate voice Of the aver
age American worker and consum-
er." Formed to represent ID mill
ion members Of the AFL, CIO and
incorporating Railroad Brother
hoods, ULPC "now finds it is ex-
pressing the viewpoint Of about sol
million Americans"
The number one target, he said,
in prices, and the cause of thel
steep rise, he said was personal
greed" The Defense Production
Act, he said, was and is mockery, |
because food prices are not con-
trolled, rents are not controlled, |
medical costs are not controlled
The law, he charged, has been used
more to control wages than to con-
troll prices.
As to taxes, the average work
er and the average farmer, said
Carroll, now pay as much in taxes,
n proportion, as they did at the
peak of the shooting during World
War II; but industry does not. He
pointed to the 1850 profits of Gen
eral Motors, greatest ever report
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
United Labor Coils Wilson
Blast ,ShockinglY Untrue

'J Washington (LPA)-"S Shocking.
ly untrue" That was the reaction
of the United Labor Policy Com
mittee March 6 to a statement
made by mobilization car Charles
E. Wilson earlier in the day al
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Wilson was
quoted as saying that labor quit
the mobilization set-up because of
a dispute over manpower alloca-
tions. He said that was the real
issue.
Wilson said "labor cannot con-
troll how manpower is to be allo-
cated-who will serve in the armed
forces and who will be engaged in
the numerous defense duties
After a three-hour talk with Pres
ident, Truman at Key West Wilson
said neither he nor the President
can understand what all the ex-
citement and shooting are about.
He said neither he nor Truman will
back down in the dispute; that
labor has had representation in all
phases of the program; that no
functions have been taken away
from the Labor Department. He
said he wanted manpower alloca-
tion in the hands of a group "res-
ponsible to no single segment of
the economy"
The ULPC, in its reply to Will
son, pointed out that the manpower
issue was only one in the broad
picture, which included price and
wage controls, taxes, rents, infla-
Tion, and equality of sacrifice. The
'ULPC issued the following state
ment:
"The statements attributed to
Defense Mobilization Dire o +
Charles E. Wilson in press asso-
citation reports of an interview to-
day at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla, are
shockingly untrue.
"Mr. wilson was quoted as say
ing labor representatives withdrew
from the defense setup because
labor cannot control how man
power is to be allocated-who will
serve in the armed forces and who
will be engaged in numerous de-
fense duties
"Never in any conferences with
Mr.. Wilson or any other govern
ment official have the representa-
tives of labor asked for a voice or
expressed a desire to control in
any way shape or form the disposi-
tion of manpower for the nations
armed forces. Never have we at
tempted to influence or control
who will serve in the armed
forces
"The whole issue with Mr.. Will
son on manpower was restricted
entirely to civilian manpower pO-
licies. We said we were unalter-
ably opposed to the conscription of
American working men and women
to work in private industry for
employers operating for private
profit. We said that a member of
Mr.. Wilson's staff who is now in
charge of manpower policy was
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Blast SteeIman
AT Senate Hearing

Washington (LPA) - w. E. B
Chase, vice-president of the Bro
therhood of Railroad Trainmen
told the Senate Labor and Public
Affairs committee that DR.. John X
Steelman has established "an all
time low for morality in the public
office"
Chase, who had testified earlier,
asked permission to return to the
stand. The committee is investigat-
ling the long stalled negotiations
between the four operating Broth
erhoods and the Nations railroads.
81 think the Senate Labor COM
mittee will be interested to know"
Chase said, ''that the National
Mediation Board asked US to sign
an agreement that would retain
John r. Steelman, assistant Pres
ident of the United States, in our
contract with the railroads for a
limited period of time.
81 wish to make it perfectly clear
to the Senate, the public, and the
President that we do not want
Steelman in our contract for any
length of time. We regard his at
tempt to chisel in while acting as
mediator in our dispute as estab-
fishing a new all-time low for NOR
ality in public office, even mea-
sured by present-day standards"
The committee also heard d. B.
Robertson, president of the Broth
erhood of Firemen and Enginemen,
take off on DR.. Steelman on the
whole question of government in
reference"
He said the unions troubles
stemmed from President Truman's
attitude that Emergency Board re-
ports are binding, although the law
specifically says they are not.
Under questioning by Sen. Hub
ert H. Humphrey Cd, Minn.) Rob-
ertson said that "when the Gov
takes over we don't know
where to CO." He agreed with
Humphrey that the unions found
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themselves ain a sort Of no mans
land where it is difficult to deter
mine where the responsibility lies. "
Robertson said he thought the
unions and management could set
tie their affairs if the US would
step out. "You can't have collec-
tive bargaining when one side is
sheltered by the Government and
the other is put at odds"
The small, explosive union chief
also complained of the practice of
giving complicated rules arguments
to arbitrators outside the railroad
business. He said things would go
a lot smoother if "a man or two
who knows the game and knows the
rules" would be appointed to the
various mediation, arbitration and
emergency boards.
Robertson, due to continue his
testimony later, said the carriers
seem to have the impression that
some one, some place, somehow
says this has got to be it. Well,
it's not going to be tive just
won't accept it,"
Elsewhere on the rail labor front
on Feb. 26: w. P. Kennedy, BRIT
president, was unable to appear be-
fore the committee because he was
called to Cleveland to answer con-
tempt charges before Federal
Judge Emerich B. Freed.
When the BRIT pleaded guilty tOl
charges in Washington,
attorneys moved forI
dismissal of contempt charges inl
Chicago and Cleveland. Judgel
Freed refused to go along with
pleas. 81 want it de-
finitely understood that when con-
tempt of this court is charged, the
court alone can dispose of it," hel
said.
In Chicago, Federal Judge Mich
ael l.. Igoe, who dismissed similar
charges last week, made perman
snt an injunction forbidding BRIT
to get "sick" again andU
stay off their jobs as long as the
,oads are run by the Army.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Employers Petition Against
ILG-AFL Dismissed By NLRB

Marinette, Mich. (LPA) - The
National Labor Relations Board
has dismissed a petition by Mar
inette Knitting Mills protesting an
election won by the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union
AFL.
The company protest was based
on a circular distributed by the
union on election day which show
ed sample ballot marked "Vote
Yes" and an X in the box opposite
ILG.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
British Defense Effort
About On Per With Ours

London (LPA)-Contrary to the
isolationism-at-any- price Senators
in Washington, the British are
building a huge military force.
It's not as big as the US force
and British plans aren't as big as
US plans. But there's a very good
reason: Britain's population is so
million, one-third the US popuIa-
tion.
Britain has universal military
training, has had it throughout the
postwar period. In the US, univer-
sal military training, long talked
about, is only now making a diff
cult passage through Congress,
will emerge as a pale version Of
the original proposal.
Britain drafts boys Of 18 while
the US Congress seeks excuses not
to. The period Of compulsory ser
vice was heightened last Septem-
Der from 18 months to "a months
and at the same time the whole de-
fense program was expanded. This
winter, the government has pro-
posed further expansion.
By April /, Britain will have
about 800 thousand men under
arms, about a third Of US forces
as nearly as can be estimated. Bri-
tain expects to have 900 thousand
under arms by 1852, even if she
has to lower physical requirements.
Moreover, Britain's strength fig
ures don't include reserve compon-
ents being called up for special
service.
This spring, the British plan to
have between four and five divis-
ions in Germany, the US has two
there now. The British division
10000 men plus service troops)
is about the same size as the US
division $4,000 men including SER
vice troops), but population-wise
the British seem we'll ahead of the
US in German operations. (The US
Defense Department plans to send
four more divisions to Europe this
year. But the isolationist Senators,
led by Taft and Wherry, have been
trying to hamstring all troops-for-
Europe plans.)
Britain has only $4,000 men in!
Korea, a poor showing compared
to US forces even with the popu-
ation ratio in mind. But Britain's
friends point out that John Bull
has another 17,000 men actively
combating communist infiltration
n Malaga. The total Of $4,000 COM
nitted changes the picture.
In addition to the force of 800I
thousand the British will have next
month, there are the reserves. Inl
Britain, after you put in your two
years under universal military
raining, you are obliged to serve
n the reserves for three and a half
years. This year, up to 115,000 re-
serves, many of them veterans of
World War ii, will serve two
week tours in administrative jobs.
Another $4,000 will serve in actual
eserve divisions. Still another 40,-
100 will serve brief periods with
he Anti-Aircraft Command. AtI
he same time 11,000 Royal Air
Eorce reservists will have tours
# duty. And the Royal Navy isl
alling nearly 1000 reservists for
8 months.
The big problem for heavily-tax-
d, austerity-ridden Britain is toll
ind the money to finance defense.
,ven though production and pro
uctivity continue to rise as they'll
ave since the war, Britain's-al- Il
eady lowered living standard may II
ave to be lowered still further. H
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Back Door Of
Nation Left Open
To Red Agents

Washington, d. c. GLNS). -
A joint hearing of the Senate and
House Committees on immigration
was told that the "back door" to
the United States, the Mexican
border, was open to agents of
Communist Russia entering in the
guise Of agricultural laborers.
Quoting at length from articles
in the Los Angeles Daily News,
H. L. Mitchell, president of the Ma
tional Farm Labor Union, AFL,
urged the committees to change
the immigration laws and penalize
employers of aliens illegally in the
United States.
Mitchell said that the adoption
Of such a law would close the door
to Communist agents, and stop the
waste Of tax payers money spent
in deporting Mexican "wetbacks. 5"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15

ed by any corporation in the world,
and equal to a return Of 20 per
cent to the stockholders. At the
same time, he said, workers are
asked to invest in war bonds, which
pay 20 percent. Nevertheless,
Carroll continued, the giant corp
orations are now advocating taxes
which will pass the tax burden on
to the consumer.
Organized labor, said Carroll
does not seek control of mobiliza-
ton; it asks only that the mobiliza-
ton be run right, "that we set as
our immediate goal the conquering
of initiation which is spelling ruin
for thousands Of good, hardwork-
ing men and women. Let US daily
pray that God will give US streng-
tn and courage to act before it is
too late. Let US act now."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

philosophy of law, she received
the first doctor of philosophy de-
gree ever presented to a woman at
Catholic University in 1887. She
also received her bachelors and
masters degrees from Catholic
after beginning her undergraduate
studies at Harvard. She earned
her law degree from George
Washington University in 1912.
Before joining the Catholic Uni
versity law faculty, she taught
law at Columbus University for
six years.
DR.. Rooney is a native of
Charleston, Mass. She has made
her home here at 1889 North
Capitol street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Washington ANA Chief
To Discuss LEGISLATION

DR.. Joseph S. Lawrence, Wash
mgton director for the American
Medical Association, will discuss
Medical Legislation" at an open
meeting of the District Medical
Society at $3.50 pm. Wednesday
in the Medical Society Building,
1718 M street NV.
Two other speakers are on the
program. DR.. G. Victor Simpson,
chairman of the medical advisory
committee to the Selective Service
in Washington, will talk on Med
ical Manpower for the Armed
Forces-1951." DR.. Herbert P.
Ramsey will report on the recent
ANA convention at Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Exhibit to Commemorate
Founding of Nurse Corps

The 50th anniversary of the
Army Nurse Corps will be COM
memorated in the exhibit of the
month for February at the Medi-
cal Museum of the Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology, Ninth
street and independence avenue
S.W.
In the exhibit will be the in
sigma used by DR.. Anita Newcomb
MCGEE, organizer of the corps, as
well as a collection of literature
and photographs tracing the his
tory of Army nurses from the
Spanish-American War. A film
on the nurse corps will be shown
at 1880 pm. every Sunday dur
ing February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

college in Jersey City on February
l. The college was formerly the
John Marshall Law School, which
disbanded last June and pre-
sented its facilities to the Arch
diocese of Newark, administrators
of Seton Hall University at South
Orange, N. j.
She has been associate professor
of law at Catholic University since
October, 1948. A specialist in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

dean of the new
law college of
Seton Hall Uni
versity at Jer-
Sey City, N. j.
DR.. Rooney
thus W i'll be-
come one of the
first women law
college deans in
the world.
She will for
mally take over
as the first dean
Of the new Sc
ton Hall law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
DR.. Miriam I. Rooney
Quits Gu 10 Become
Seton Hall Law Dean

DR.. Miriam T. Rooney is retir-
ing as the first and only woman
member of the law faculty at
Catholic University to become
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

Insect damage and rainfall at
picking time caused cuts In Mex
ico's 1850 cotton crop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

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point covering {. =. attach it to the sturdy
footstooI, which has padded top. Your
choice Of mahogany, walnut, or mopIe-
finished frame.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-22

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Ue33 Probate Act. Secs. 1f9. 100
IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE, MON ROE COUNTY.
FLORIDA, IN PROBATE.
In Re. Estate OF
]. STEADMAN PINDER,
Deceased.
TO ALL CREDITORS AND PER-
SONS HAVING CLAIMS Or DE-
MANDS AGAIST SAID ESTATE;
You and each of you are hereby
notified and required to present
any claims ana demands which you.
or either of you. may have against
the estate of J. Steadmah Pinder.
deceased, late of said County, to
the County Judge of Monroe Coun-
ty. Florida, at his office in the
court house of said County at Key
West Florida, within eight calen-
dar months from the time of the
first publication of this notice
Each claim or demand shall be In
writing. and shall state the place
Of residence and post office ad-
dress Of the claimant, and shall be
sworn to by the claimant. their
agent. or their attorney. and any
such claim or demand not SO filed
shall be void.
JOSEPH WARREN PiNDER.
As administrators of the Estate Of
J. Steadman Pinder, deceased.
ENRIQUE ESQUINALDO, JR.
Attorney for Estate
aug12- % ;sept5 Il, 1851
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-22
New British Bases

BRUSSELS-(A'l - British ar
my supplies for occupation
troops in Germany, are expected
to start moving through Belgi-
UNI early in 1852. Work was re-
Gently begun on the construc-
ton of a traffic center for the
British army in the Campine
area of Antwerp Province. 20
miles east of the port of Ant
werp.
When completed the center
will cover 3,952 acres and in-l
clude a gasoline dump and stor-
age space for all types of army
supplies.
The installations win be dis
persed in 20 locations. A few
miles further east two new air.
fields are also under construc-
ton. They will not, however, be
manned during peacetinae.
At present most British sup~
plies pass through the port Of
Hamburg. Military tacticians,
however, have decided that
Hamburg is too close to Russians
controlled territory. A lunge a.
Hamburg could quickly cut of
supplies for the British in Ger
many.