Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 June 1941 — Page 19

BLACKLISTING FOR DISLOYAL’ URGED)

U. S. Plans Drastic Move Against Leaders of Wildcat . Strikes, Spokesman Says; Deny Challenge To Bargaining Rights.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (U. P.).—The Government plans to ask industry to blacklist subversive workers who lead “wildcat” strikes in defense plants, a high Administra-

tion official said today.

. The plan to deny employment to such men probably will be delayed until the Army’s occupation of the North Amer-

ican Aviation Co. plant at Inglewood, Cal, can studied.

The official insisted that it represents no challenge to the working man’s right of collective bargaining and no challenge to labor unions. He said it was directed against “agitators” who have used their leadership of unions to fement industrial strife. The blacklist would be the second major step in the Government’s broad: program to keep defense production going. The selective service draft boards are reclassifying all defense strikers who have been deferred because of their work in an essential industry.

Leaders Called “Disloyal”

Administration officials hoped that the action taken in the North American strike would be sufficient example to reduce the number of “outlaw” strikes. Government officials have denounced the leaders as “disloyal men.” : Navy Secretary Frank Knox asserted yesterday that the Government would treat as “enemies of the country” any persons who use union activities as “a cloak to attack American liberty and freedom.” . Attorney General Robert H. Jacksor has denounced strike leaders as followers of “the Communist Party line.” “The challenge these subversive and communistic elements have flung into our teeth for months has been accepted,” Secretary Knox told representatives of the aviation industry. “From here on, the Government will proceed against these subversive 2lements in our communities as they should be proceeded against—as enemies of the country.” Administration officials believe that in event dismissals of subversive workers are contested through the National Labor Relations Board, the Board would sustain the Administration. Meanwhile, President Philip Murray of the Congress of Industrial Organizations called upon all unions to make known to Congress

"and Government officials their op-

position to the events of the last week and to restrictions on labor which are pending in Congress.

Strike Threat Subsides

He denounced those bills, the proposal to cancel deferment of strikers, and the use of the Army in the North American dispute as steps toward “enforced labor” and attempts “to destroy organized labor.” Mr. Murray said the CIO “opposes the subversive work of any group in the United States, whether corporate, Communistic, Nazi or Fascist” which seek to “undermine the interests” of . the United States in its defense effort. The Administration’s strong policy against labor disturbances in

‘-defense industries has brought re-

bh e!sults. The North American plant

is operating with “100 per cent efficiency.” Strikes.at the Aluminum Company of America, Cleveland, and the Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp., Detroit, which threatened the flow of vital aircraft materials, have been settled. The remaining major strike is that of shipyards workers in the San Francisco area and the Mediation Board is scheduled to start hearings on it today.

Officers Denied Work

First indication that the Government planned to take drastic action against strike leaders came yesterday when eight officers of the United Automobile Workers (C. I. 0.) were denied the right to return to work at the North American plant which still is under control of the Army. The men immediately filed charges with the Labor Board accusing the company of violating the Wagner Labor Relations Act. _ Lieut. Col. Charles Branshaw, in charge of the Army occupation, said the men were “suspended” because their action was “prejudicial to the best interests of the American people.”

House Passes Alien Bill

Responsible officials denied reports that Mr. Jackson was drafting legislation to deal with subversive stiike agitators. They said the “blacklist” plan was preferred because of its flexibility. Justice Department officials said the Government’s hand would be strengthened if Congress enacts the pending Hobbs alien bill. It would permit the internment of deportable aliens, whose removal from this country cannot be effecetd. Ninety-eight A. P. of L. and C. I. O. leaders pledged full support of President Roosevelt's labor policy in a statement issued through the Labor® Division of Fight for Freedom. Ine The House passed and sent to the Senate yesterday a measure sponsored by Rep. Sol Bloom (D. N. Y.), making applicable during the present emergency the President's wartime powers to control aliens.

Action in Senate

The Senate today approved, 46 to 25 a declaration that strikes or lockouts “that impede or delay the national defense effort are contrary

to sound public policy.” It adopted an amendment by Senator Harry F. Byard (D. Va.) to write into the conscription law that condemnation: of strikes or lockouts in which either side refuses to recognize arbitration or mediation. The Senate also voted 72 to 0 to approve an amendment by Senator Robert M. LaFollette (Prog. Wis.), expressing “whole-hearted approval” of the principle of collective bargaining and disapproval of “interference” with labor’s rights and “oppressive labor practices.”

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and Washington in the U. S. fleet.

MAY BE UTILIZED

Even Normandie’s Plant

Could Be Used for Arms Factories.

By DICK THORNBERG Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 12.—In the urgent search for more electric power to meet the heavy demands of defense industries, Government power experts are considering plans to utilize the power plants of large ships, it was learned today. . Such an arrangement would not be entirely new. In Maine an electric company has a floating power unit on a vessel which is moved up and down the coast as the needs of the communities vary. Some years ago when Tacoma, Wash, had a power shortage because of drought, the power system of the aircraft carrier Saratoga was connected with Tacoma’s.

Capacity, 200,000 Kilowatts

“Great ocean liners, battleships and aircraft carriers have gigantic power systems,” said a Government expert who has been working on plans to alleviate the expected shortages. “Such ships can turn out from 100,000 to 200,000 kilowatts,” he said. “When you consider that Washington, a city of about 800,000 population, needs less than 300,000 kilowatts, you can see how an additional 200,000 kilowatts would relieve the demand on the power plant of almost any city. “Necessarily the use of ships would be limited to coastal cities which have harbors large -enough to accommodate big vessels, and the type of power supplied must coincide with the type used by the city. Most cities use 60-cycle current, and the ship’s generators would have to put out that same kind.”

Plan Not Confirmed

Reports that some of the 84 foreign vessels which the Maritime Commission is authorized to requisition for American use might be used as floating power plants could not be confirmed. : One report was that the Government already was studying the plans of the power plant on the $80,000,000 French liner Normandie for possible use in augmenting New York's power supply. The expert would not confirm that report but he estimated the Normandie could produce about

‘The U. S. S. South Dakota, third in a string of 35,000slides down the ways into the Delaware River after its launching at Camden, N. J. That barren deck will be filled with superstructure, armor and big guns before the warship joins her sister ships North Carolina

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POWER OF SHIPS | LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Federal Employees to Meet—The National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 78, will meet at the Citizens Gas & Coke Utility at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow. A Federal Bureau

of Investigation Agent will speak. Mrs. Agnes Eddelman of the Veterans’ Administration, elected last month, is president of the local. She succeeded Arthur Hendricks who was: transferred to the Veterans’ Administration at Jackson, Miss.

Alfarata to Give Supper—Alfarata Council, degree of Pocahontas, will hold a supper at 5:30 p. m, Saturday in the Red Men’s Hall, 137 W. North St. Mrs. June Parks is chairman.

Rebekahs to Give Dinner—Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge 10 will hold a pitch-in dinner at 6:30 p. m. Saturday at 230 E. Ohio St. at which past noble grands will be honored. District deputy president Mrs. Blanche Pierce will grade the lodge. Mrs, Nelle Graham is noble grand, and Mrs. Edna Murphy is lodge president.

Drama League to Entertain—The South Side Drama League will present a program of entertainment, featured by a mock wedding, in the South Side Community Center at 8 o'clock tonight. The program has been planned by Jack Duval, city recreation supervisor, and .a committee headed by Mrs. Walter Ramsey.

FRENCH PUBLISHER LOSES NATIONALITY

VICHY, June 12.—Paul Winkler,

founder of the Opera Mundi Agen-|

cy, which for a decade has supplied American reviews with stories by prominent European newspapermen and writers, was among 63 naturalized Frenchmen deprived of French nationality. He is the publisher of Dr. Herman Rauschning’s “Hitler Told Me.” Most of those affected by the new order were Jews and Italians. A former Hungarian, Mr. Winkler acquired French nationality in 1932. He and Jean Prouvost, owner of the Paris-Soir, were considered the most enterprising and successful publishers of France's pre-war

period. He is now in the United States,

established as head of a new

200,000 kilowatts.

agency.

0. E. S. to Hold Anniversary—The 26th anniversary of North Park Chapter, 404, O. E. S. will be celebrated with a party at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the North Park Masonic Temple, 30th and Clifton Sts. Entertainment will be furnished by the drill team of Bethel No. 1, Job’ Daughters. Degrees will be conferred. . Worthy grand matron is Mrs. Dorothy A. Kraft, and Charles Eaton is worthy grand patron.

Service Post to Give Party—Service Post 128, American Legion, will hold a public benefit euchre and bridge party at the Legion Hall in Oaklandon, Friday night.

Alumni to Meet—The Indianapolis Alumni Club of Phi Delta Theta will meet tomorrow noon in the Harrison Room of the Columbia Club, Nelson N. Sumner, president, said today.

Ice Is Optimist Speaker—Harry T. Ice, local attorney and vice president of the Indianapolis Council, Boy Scouts of America, will address members of the Optimist Club at 12:15 p. m. tomorrow in the Columbia Club. His subject will be “Scouting Builds Manhood.”

Naomi Chapter to Meet—Naomi Chapter Auxiliary, O. E. S. will meet at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at the home of Chapter president Mrs. Ruby Maehler, 3949 English Ave. Mrs. Rachel Hammerschlag will be hostess. : :

Sues for Part of Hapsburg Estate

NEW YORK, June 12 (U. PJ). —A case scheduled for a hearing today ‘before Supreme Court Justice Benedict D. Dineen was entitled, “His Imperial Highness Archduke Leopold of Austria vs. His Imperial Highness Archduke Otto of Austria.” An application was filed by attorneys for Leopold who claimed that Otto owed him money from the Hapsburg fund, set up in the 18th Century by Empress Maria Theresa and estimated in 1937 at $120,000,000. The fund was confiscated but Leopald claimed that Otto received cash and jewels from it. : Otto said there had been no payments from the fund since 1918 and that the $120,000,000 estimate was “grossly exaggerated.” Under the family law, he said, there is no obligation for him to “contribute to the support of a fifth cousin, whom I have never seen, . \

Field Kitchens Navigate Stream

This column of field kitchens of the 106th Infantry fords a stream on its way 10 a rendezvous

PANAY RESCUE

wounded forward.

VESSEL IS SUNK

It Takes 47 Dive-Bombers|

To Finish Ladybird at Tobruk.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 12 (U. P.).—The British gunnoat Ladybird, which aided in rescuing survivors of the sunken United States gunboat Panay, went down with her guns blazing, at Tobruk, Libya, it was disclosed today. Three were killed and 25 wounded

|when the veteran of the British| Yangtze River patrol went down

after an attack by 47 German dive bombers. Even in her hour of destruction

the Ladybird blasted at strongly| k

held Italian positions on the Libyan

coast and she went down with her | |

guns still firing. A direct hit by a heavy bomb sent the after part of the Ladybird under water and started a raging fire forward, but despite her dead and wounded the ship's forward six-

inch gun continued to fire on Ital-|

ian troops. El The Ladybird has been shelled frequently since joining the Mediterranean Fleet last summer, but this'was no new experience for her. She was under fire from Japanese raiders at the time Japanese and Chinese troops were struggling for Nanking and rescued survivors of the Panay when it was bombed and sunk by Japanese planes in the ‘Yangtze in 1937.

Captain Tells of Battle

John Blackburn, commander of the Ladybird, told newspapermen that he had anchored the gunboat in the narrow entrance to Tobruk

harbor one afternoon and that soon| &

afterwards German flew over in waves. “There were 47 planes,” he said. “The chief gunner’s mate reported that one plane was dropping from the sun and was pointed directly at us. Our six-inch gun started to blaze immediately. The first group of bombs fell wide of their mark but it was not long until there was the terrific screech of a violent explosion. We were hit in the stern.

dive bombers

All hands were blown off their feet| fF

or thrown to the deck.

The stern settled quickly while:

we worked feverishly to get the

Feared Explosion

“Meanwhile mountainous clouds of steam and smoke poured from the engine room. We feared the ship might explode at any moment as an uncontrollable fire was raging amidships. The Ladybird’s bow was hoisted several feet from the water but through the gallant work of the officers and men we continued to fire the forward six-inch gun. “There was equally great work on the part of men ashore who, despite the potential danger of machine gunning from the air, immediately dispatched boats to our assistance. Our vessel acted gallantly and. even as late as 2:30 o'clock the next afternoon she was still burning but fighting for life.”

LABOR LEADERS HERE FAVOR F. D. R. POLICY

Times Special WASHINGTON, June 12.—John Bartee secretary-treasurer of the Indiana State Industrial Union Councfl, and four other C. I. O. leaders in Indianapolis were listed today among the 98 Midwest union leaders who are backing President Roosevelt's foreign policy 100 per cent. flo The list, which includes both A. F. L. and C. I. O. men, was made public by the Fight for Freedom, Inc. headquarters here. A statement carrying the signa-

tures pledges full support to the|.

President in the implementation of his foreign policy with the recognition that it might mean using military and naval measures. It was regarded here as a vote of confidence in the President's labor policy also. Other Indianapolis signers were William Abel, executive board member of the United Rubber Workers; Walter Truman, American Federation of Hosiery Workers; Ralph Cline, Textile Workers’ Union of America, and Frank Napolitano,

Way Up High

Looking down on Al.

Last winter falling ice broke a window in the Empire State building 1250 feet up; that’s about a quarter of a mile above the streets of little old New York. So the other day to one A! Cohen went the job of replacing the glass. The pictures show Al going at the task. He's working in a small wooden cage suspended by ropes from the top.

Nationalization Long Sought ‘By Veterans Spurred by | - War Experience. By HELEN KIRKPATRICK

; Copyright, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times an

The Chicago Daily News, Inc.

LONDON, June 12.—Great Brite ain’s army. of fire fighters finally has been nationalized after many and costly experiences and is to be commanded by a national council of seven members. : : The importance of the fire serve ices in this war cannot be exage gerated. The Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain last fall by driving off the day raiders; the Brite ish fleet and -the United States naval patrols are striving to keep Britain’s lifeline open. But the work of the R. A. F. and the navies will have been in vain if civilian dee fenses, notably the fire services, cannot adequately protect British * cities and the American supplies

| which reach them.

At least 75 per cent of the. dame age caused by incendiary raide could have been avoided, in the view of experienced members of the regular fire services, if those serve ices had been properly organized and given the fullest co-operation. : Move Long Agitated ’ For years the regular fire brigades

{had hoped for nationalization. I$

only~came as a result of the coste liest experiences, learned during big fire raids on London, Southhampe ton, Manchester and Bristol. The plan for nationalization reads well and most of the British press welcomes the announcement of the esfablishment of a national council to control countrywide fire= fighting. Competent and unbiased. experts were amazed, however, to find that the national council is to consist principally of men who, they, say, have been instrumental in. pree venting the nationalization earlier and whose lack of knowledge of firefighting resulted in obstructing the majority of measures which the fegular fire officers thought essen « At the head of Britain's fire armies is the man who was respone sible for the biggest muddle at the outset of the war, according to those who knew and worked for him. : Morrison Heads Council Like many experiences Britain has had in fhis war and in the

pears to have been only partially learned and once again the obstruce tionist attitude of the civil service threatens to nullify what progress

has been achieved.

The “old school tie” mentality, which often results in the promoe tion of men who have been ree sponsible for inefficiency and mude dle, seems still to survive. It may

big cities to undergo yet another trial’ by fire before professional men who know their business are given a voice in the direction of this most vital service, in the view of experts. : The council is headed by Herbert Morrison, Home ' Secretary, whose experience before entering the Gove

SPAIN GETS SOAP SUPPLY SEVILLA, Spain, June 12 (U. P.). —The Spanish vessel Motomar arrived here today with a shipment of foodstuffs and 2700 cases of soap, consigned to the American Red

ernment had been entirely in local administration and who, as a result, opposed nationalization. Two meme bers of Parliament in the home office and two civil servants, toe gether with the commander of the fire brigades, compose the rest of

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