Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 September 1941 — Page 13

_ Maryland Reduces 'T Taxes s And Lg Gives Ti ips On How It’s Doro

Governor Herbert R. O’Conor

In this area of rising taxes, something unusual is happening in

Maryland-—it is reducing taxes,

In the following interview, the Gov-

ernor tells how it was done and how other states may be able to make

reductions, too.

By SANDOR S. KLEIN °* United Press Staff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 30.—Maryland ends its fiscal year today with a fat treasury surplus. Effective tomorrow state taxes are going

down.

Governor Herbert R. O’Conor, under authority granted at the last session of the State Legislature, ordered a cut of 8 cents in the real and personal property tax rate, effective Oct. 1. He also is considering ask-

ing the Legislature to cut State

. income taxes.

" Governor O’Conor explained in an interview that he- considered the State tax reduction in part a contribution to the national defense because it coincides with increased Federal taxes made necessary by the defense effort.

U.S. TO PROSECUTE ‘TAX PROFITEERS

Treasury Warns Against Blaming Higher Prices on New Excise Levy Effective Tomorrow; Most Americans

To Pay New Federal Revenue. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (U. P.).—The Treasury pre-| .

pared today to crack down on

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any “tax profiteers”—dealers

who attempt to reap larger profits by misrepresenting the new Federal excise taxes which go into effect tomorrow. The Bureau of Internal Revenue, an official said, will

geek prosecution of:

1. Any merchant, for example, who increases the price of an article 20 per cent to cover a 10 per cent tax, and then

‘advertises that the entire increase is due to added taxation. 2. Any dealer, who by purchasing in large quantities, undersells smaller competitors and calls attention to his accomplishment by telling the public: “We absorb the tax.” Asks Public's Aid

The Bureau is relying on its re-

tently-increased staff of field agents]

‘and upon the consumer public to detect law violations. The Office of ‘Price Administration also. plans to . watch price increases closely. The -revenue code provides a maximum fine of $1000 for dealers falsely blaming high prices on Federal taxation. The new Federal 1041 tax bill provides a similar * penalty for dealers who attempt “to lead any to believe that the price of the article does not include the tax imposed by this chapter’— In other words, the people who tell the public “we absorb the tax.”

All Americans to Pay

The new excise taxes which become effective: tomorrow will dip into virtually every American pocketbook. The tax on whisky goes up from $3 to $4 a gallon—an increase of 25 cents a quart. ‘The tax gu beer was pot increased. ; ight club and cabaret checks will be taxed 20 per cent after tonight, and the excise tax on automobiles will rise from 3% per cent to 7 per cent of the manufacturer's sales price. Most of the new excise taxes will be levied on the basis of the manufacturer’s price, rather than on the retail sales price, except in the case of the new tax on furs, jewelry and cosmetics which will be taxed 10 per cent of the retail price,

New Levy on Radios

Among the many other commodities which will be more expensive tomorrow because of new: taxes are washing machines, radios, cameras, playing cards, sporting goods, musical instruments, electric, gas and oil appliances. Also included are special levies on elub dues, telegraph and telephone ‘bills, passenger transportation tickets, bowling alleys, automobile tires and theater admissions.

2 CHILDREN MISSING IN SOUTHWEST FLOOD

By UNITED PRESS Two children were believed dead and ‘more than 300 families were marooned in a little AriZona high school building today as the flooding Gila and San Francisco Rivers poured over hundreds of square ‘miles in Arizona and New Mexico. Part of the 1000 residents in Duncan, Ariz, near the Mexican border, escaped to Safford .when the Gila overran its banks, but the rest were trapped and took refuge in the school building. They were not believed to be in immediate danger, but relief agencies were sending help by boat. Two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wright of Duncan—Joyce, 6, and Jo, 3—were missing and police believed they had drowned.

OFFICERS ARE NAMED BY CHIROPRACTORS

. Dr.D.G.Walesby has been elected president of the Central District of the Indiana Chiropractors AssoPeiation. He succeeds Dr. V. W. Dean. Dr. J. C. Berry has been named secretary-tressurer of the organizations which is making plans for the

OUTLINES TRAIL TO DELINQUENCY

Bradshaw Lists Poverty and Vice as Among Causes Of Social Problems. Soverts. vice, broken homes, men-

cited by Judge Wilfred Bradshaw last night as the primary causes of the social problems falling within the jurisdiction of his Juvenile

Court. ; ge Bradshaw spoke before appro: tely 300 members of the Employees Fellowship of the Indianapolis Community Fund at the Athenaeum. Judge Bradshaw said that while much has been said arid written

{about the cause of delinquency, the solution of the problem is of more

practical importance to those concerned. Although social problems are not limited entirely to what may be termed the underprivileged boys and girls, it is more difficult to find adequate and constructive solutions for them than it is in cases involving youth of another social stratum, Judge Bradshaw said. Drive to Open Sunday In the latter cases, Judge Bradshaw said, parents may be financially able to make satisfactory adjustments, but the path that lies before the. boy and girl whose home is undesirable and conducive to crime leads directly toward an institution. “The. constructive forces which may operate for the good of these delinquents are the agencies of the Community Fund which may change horie conditions and provide wholesome outlets for youthful energy,” Judie Bradshaw said. her speakers were Stanley W. Shipnes, general chairman of the Fund campaign, Virgil Martin, manager of the Fund; Ruth Ann Hamilton, Shortridge High School student and member of the junior speakers bureau. “The 22d annual drive opens Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Murat Theater. All Fellowship officers were reelected. They are William J. Freaney, president; Hardy Adriance, first vice president; Evans Walker; sec-

{ond vice president, and Miss Marie

BE. Stewart, secretary.

3-YEAR-OLD TRIPLE SQUABBLE SETTLED

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 30 (U. P.) — Ruth Etting, Martin Snyder and Myrl Alderman today settled the legal differences between them that began four years ago when Snyder shot Alderman in an altercation over the blues singer’s affections. Alderman, Miss Etting’s accompanist and now her husband, dismissed his suit for $225,000 for assaulf, battery and false imprisonment against Snyder, her former husband and once her manager. And Snyder and Miss Etting reached an agreement on his claim to half-interest in their $25,000 Beverly Hills home. The house was sold and they split the proceeds. Snyder accused Alderman of paying attention to his divorced wife and in October, 1937, shot the pianist: While Snyder was being tried for assault, Alderman and Miss Etting eloped to Las Vegas. Snyder was

Stag ‘State Sonivention Oct. 12-14 in Hungiigton, Ind ler

convicted and spent a year in jail.

Baptists fo Pause for Daily Pryor 1 Hroughout October

during Octo , at. 10 2pm, nh they the highway, at foo

are to be in prepara-| uled Tes ‘the en £ RR at y of the . commission’ on

prayer: life in the churches —

of the Tabernacle ‘Baptist

"Ti. sascutive commits of the| dianapolis © Baptist Associa

In tion will meet, ,Wednesday noon; in the i rd i ; | program

crusade, | pastor of the River Avenue Church, evening;

‘The Community Welfare Institute, a Baptist organization will open tomorrow at 5:30 p. m. in the Church with the

by Paschall of the Garfield Park Bapbe Church. Other speakers schedare Dr. D. ison,

and the Rev. Reuben H. Lindstrom of Southport, Tuesday evening. On Wednesday evening, Dr. L. C. Trent, pastor’ of the Woodruff Place lace Baptist Church, will give the address, and on ‘Thursday evening, Dr. E. L..Day, a Disciples of Christ Zinister and executive secretary of lis Christian Churth

nion, will speak, The Rev. W. F. hear 2-0 e ‘Baptist

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“We feel that at a time like this, when the Federal Government is calling on the people for greater sacrifices,” he said, “the states should do everything in their power to reduce the load of state and local taxes on their citizens.”

Here's Goverrior O’'Conor’s advice to other states on tax reduction: : 1. Adopt a pay-as-you-go state budget. . Maintain a monthly check on ’ spending by government departments, order economies wherever possible and impound sav-

ings at the end of each month.

3. Avoid diversion to the general treasury of revenues collected for special purposes, such as highway improvement. 4. Tighten up tax collection machinery The Se action authorized by the Legislature and ordered by Governor O’Conor brings the real and - personal property tax rate for the 1942 Maryland fiscal year,

beginning tomorrow, down to-14 cents per $100 and for 1943 down to 13 cents. It will mean an estimated loss of $4,000,000 in revenue for the two years. The States. budget this year was about $47,000,000. Governor 0’Conor is a ‘Democrat. . When he took office Jan. 11, 1939, the State had a bonded. indehtedness of $49,000,000. “lI was determined to reduce that so that we could save on interest charges and apply the savings to more useful governmental purposes,” he said. “By the end of my term next year, the debt will

. stand at around $32,000,000.”

The Governor shuffled desk papers as he talked. He spoke rapidly, leaning forward. Broadshouldered and athletic, he sat in

tal deficiency and alcoholism were|"

Popularize Church School

SAYS POOR LACK| CHOICE ON HOME

Morgan Tells Social Group They Are Forced to Live in Slums.

By RICHARD LEWIS

Relief families are being housed in dwellings condemned as unfit for human habitation because there is

man G. Morgan, City Health Offi-

.-|cer, told the Health Section of the

Katharine Woolen and Dickie’ Ruddell fake turns “trying” the historic pulpit chair in the First Presbyterian Church where both

attend church school.

The chair was purchased a century ago, during

the lifetime of Dr. Isaac Coe, founder of the first Sunday School in Indianapolis. Dr. Coe, a medical doctor, was an elder in the First

Presbytetian Church for 30 years.

His school was Interdencm! national

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Children Don’ t Like fo Miss : Because of New Features

Religious Education Work Week to Introduce Attractions|>

To Those Not Attending Now.

By EMMA RIVERS MILNER

BILL, AGE 5, held his parents to their promise to cut short the family vacation one whole day-so he might return home Saturday, rather than on Sunday evening. Bill threatened to remain alone in Indianapolis unless his father and mother promised. And so they humored him thinking he would forget, or decide to miss church school just one Sunday. Not Bill! The boy’s actual name is not Bill, but he really did forego. one day of vacation so as to attend church school, as Miss Mabel Guttery will tell you. Miss Guttery is religious education director of the First Presbyterian Church where Bill goes to Sunday school. Dr. George Arthur Frantz is pastor. Looking back on their own prim Sunday school days, Bill's grandparents recall little more than some stiff, hard benches on which they were required to sit for long periods, a few tattered hymn books and a willing, though untrained, teacher. Naturally they are puzzled by the modern child’s enthusiasm for church school.

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Many Outside Church BUT THERE IS A less rosy side to the present-day picture. There are thousands of children and adults who never enter a church or church.school in the United States. This “unchurched” group is so large that it includes half the nation, the International Council of Relgious Education reports. These thousands, unlike Bill and his associates, have never enjoyed the clubs, classes, choirs, lectures and church night dinners provided by the up-to-date church. To introduce all these features of religious education to the unchurched, the International Council is sponsoring Religious Education Week, which will continue through Sunday, Oct. 5. Led through the freshly vredecorated First Presbyterian Church School by Miss Guttery, it was mot difficult to understand why Bill and his countless brothers and sisters consider the school a pleasure, being done in the First Church is typical of well-equipped churches everywhere, according to Miss Guttery, the International Council offers a full program of Sunday and week-day activities for young and old, in Indianapolis and the nation, - ® 8 2

Atmosphere of Play

THE NURSERY IN the First Church, where Bill was taken when he was still a baby, resembles a playroom in a comfortable

private home. The place abounds

with toys of every description— blocks, dolls and a hobby horse. At first Bill was sometimes brought here and placed in the ‘baby bed, which stands in a corner, while his parents attended a

Since what is.

toys, sang simple songs and said simple prayers. His teachers attempted to fix only one principle —the love of church school as a place. Ask Bill how well they succeeded. Later, in a wide basement room with a sea green floor, crisp yellow curtains, cream enameled piano, chairs, tables and book shelves, Bill, age 4, got down to work in the beginners’ department. Here, the groundwork. of his knowledge of the Bible is developed through pictures, songs and stories. Goldfish swim in their bowl on the bookshelves and flowers, in vases, stand about the room. These have a special meaning for Bill. God needs the help of the smallest child to love and tend the fish and flowers and other living things He has made. Also the gifts of money, however small, brought as an offering each Sunday, by all departments, as well as the annual birthday pennies, are gathered with ceremony always.

"Learn by Doing"

HANDWORK IS STRESSED in the primary department where . the children “learn by doing.” Scenes from the Scriptures, constructed of wood and colored paper, are built and displayed in a wooden frame. The children in the First Church school have made their own moving picture machine which has served as a traveling exhibit in Presbyterian churches all over the state. Perhaps the most climactic, the most solid, of all the accomplishments of the church school is the Bible teaching for juniors. In their section, the Ten Commandments, the Psalms, the Beatitudes and other passages as well as the agesold Christi hymns are memorized. Also there are classes for young people and adults as well the - week-day religous education courses. For example, on Thursday evenings, a non-profit dinner in the First Church is followed by lectures ‘and forums which are all over by 7:45 p. m. Current lecturers are Dr. Frantz and the Rev. Howard Stone of Franklin, On Sunday evenings, the young people: are served a complimentary supper, have addresses and forums and play table tennis, badminton and other games together, During - Religous Education ‘week, ‘the theme for activities in. the First Church, and over the: country, will be the following chosen by the International Council of Religous Education: “Christian Foundations of Democracy: Growing Americans for Tomorrow’s World.”

THE BETTER LIARS ROME, Sept. 30 (U. P.).—Virginio Gayda, writing in. the Giornale d’Italia, said today that Italians should fake news to counteract British propaganda, arguing that

the Italians could do better than

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Indianapolis Council of Socal Agencies yesterday. He spoke at a forum on “Housing, Rents and Health,” sponsored by the Council at the Spink Arms Hotel. Other speakers were Bleecker Marquette, executive secretary of the Better Housing League, Inc., of Cincinnati, and Earl B. Teckemeyer, Indianapolis Real Estate Board presi-

dent. They ‘Have No Choice

dwellings for low-income and relief

families, Dr. Morgan said:

“We condemn a house—order the occupants out—and then it is necessary to move some family in it on relief because there is no other place.” Dr. Morgan said that up to this week there were several families living in condemned property at S. New Jersey and Merrill Sts., where nine tenants were arrested Sept. 9 after failing to heed a Health Department eviction notice. “What can we do? We can’t put them in parks or out on the street,” he said. “Even those houses are better than sleeping out of doors.” Mr. Teckemeyer cited an instance where a number of dilapidated houses were not torn down simply because they were the only shelter available for relief families. Mr. Marquette, a former member of the New York City Tenement Commission, said that slum housing was a definite pre-disposing factor to tuberculosis and infant mortality. “You will never bring down tuberculosis and other disease and infant deaths among low income famidies unless you improve they housing,” he said.

Bathtubs as Coal Bins

The expert predicted post-war bankruptcy for many cities unless the trend toward blighted areas is checked. He said this trend was the result of an expulsive influence pushing population ‘out to the suburbs, with the result that property values in central locations go down and property itself deteriorates. Dr. Morgan and Mr. Teckemeyer asserted that property deterioration was caused by tenants themselves. Dr. Morgan said that he knew of families who used the bathtub in the house as a place to stove coal

and wood.

“What Dr. Morgan told you about tenants putting coal in bathtubs is true right here in Indianapolis,” Mr. Teckemeyer added. “Ten per cent of the inhabitants of these dwellings are sub-marginal and psychopathic and we're going to have . to provide public housing for them.” Some Bad Housekeepers

Mr, Marquette said that study of slum conditions showed that from 3 to 7 per cent of the low income families were “bad housekeepers.” He said this did not represent-a serious problem, since these families could be guided successfully by social service workers. : Asked after the meeting whether there is property here suitable for habitation at $15 a month for low income groups, Mr, Teckemeyer shook his head. . “No,” he said. “And there is no likelihood that private capital will be able to build any.”

JOHN C. SNYDER, FINANCIER, IS DEAD

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Sept. 30 (U. P.).—John C. Snyder, 75, president of the Ben Hur Life Asso-

- |ciation, died today after a brief

illness. He was a former president of the National Fraternal Congress of America; a former president of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and since 1922 a national councilor of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. For the last 18 years Mr. Snyder was president of the Elston Bank & Trust Co. of Crawfordsville. Mr. Snyder was an ardent Democrat and shortly after World War I sought the Democratic nomination for U. 8. Senator but was defeated.

no place else to put them, Dr. Her-|

Asserting there was a shortage of |

. old-fashioned leather-uphol-A ‘chair in the office of the Secretary of at. His own office

“As a. E Painted complement to the debt reduction program,” he said, “it” was essential to effect broad economies. I put through a law at the 1939 session of the Legislature vesung in the Board of Public Works — composed of the. State Treasurer, the Comptroller and myself—the right to impound portions of appropriations made to various ‘general departments of tne Government. “Any amount this board saw was .not needed or need not be we could impound. Each month, the board reviewed the contemplated expenditures of each department. Wheré possible, cuts

were ordered and the savings reverted to the general treasury. “In previous years, when there was no such control, the departments would go on a big buying spree in the last month of the

. fiscal year "if it appeared they

would end up with & surplus. “As a result of this monthly check, we were able to get back to the State Treasury $371,280 in unexpended funds in the 1939 fiscal year; $847,563 at the end of the 1940 fiscal year and $925,000 this year. “Sihee we saved well over $2,000,000 in three years, I felt that the taxpayers of the State were entitled to a break. That was the reason it was possible for me to order an eight cent cut in the real and personal property tax.”

U.S. Troops

The American soldier. .

Have Edge

On Nazis—in Morale

By RICHARD C. HOTTELET and LEON KAY United Press Staff Correspondents

SHREVEPORT, La., Sept. 80.—The United States Army of 1941 fails as yet to measure up to the German . Army in equipment, leadership and battle technique but it ‘has an edge i in one vital respect—morale.

- |deportable is unconstitutional.

.’ Living spirit of America.

That is a conclusion reached after watching the coun-

try’s greatest war games for six weeks and comes despite

in this respect will be rapid-

pact of the war production

‘program begins to be felt.

Assistant Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson said during the final week of the maneuvers that three-fourths of the Army already is equipped with the new Garand rifle and the Army will be completely equipped with small arms by the end of next month. There remains the matter of performance, technical excellence and morale. The Army in one year has ‘achieved miracles in turning raw recruits into hardened campaigners and will require nowhere near the length of . time to bring the American Army to a state of perfection that it ‘took Germany. Just how long no one can say. But while this gap is being closed the morale of American troops, already, we believe, a shade better than the Germans, should become better and better while the German Army must fight to maintain the present level of troop enthusiasm. American soldiers in these maneuvers. have complained openly and bitterly about everything from their superior officers to the chiggers and the weather but they have not let their complaints interfere with their job. They kept at it seriously for six weeks, running over fields, marching at night over dusty roads, arguing ‘with umpires, getting into fist fights with the enemy. They wanted to learn—and they did.

-Leadership

Admittedly one of the biggest problems confronting the new American Army is development of competent young officers. When the German Army began its expansion seven years ago it built its organization around a General Staff and a small, highly trained Reichswehr that had a tradition of military excellence reaching back to the time of Napoleon and even before that to ‘Frederick the Great. - The average platoon and company commander we have seen on these American maneuvers was taken from civil life as a

in military tradition and his main [eres was his civilian occupan These maneuvers have accomplished ‘much in bringing both men and officers to the equal of the Germans but more progress has been made with the line soldiers than with their leaders. The reason for this is that it takes only ‘about 13 weeks to harden a raw recruit. and teach him the use of new weapons but it takes a year to an officer how to lead such a soldier.

- Technique

Tossing much of the traditions of American Army strategy over-

ly cut down as the full im- |

businessman. He was not steeped

~\Fire Prevention

Linked With

Declaring that “fire prevention must. be given a defense priority rating,” R. D. McDaniel of the Chamber of Commerce today announced that the annual Fire Prevention Week will open here Sun-

oay. ‘McDaniel, who is chairman

protection committee, said the effect of fire on the national defense program will be the theme of this year’s prevention campaign. -“Every’ fire causes a loss of property—and sometimés life—both of which are important to the nation’s

Drive Here Defense Effort

McDaniel reported that the a losses in Indianapolis had shown an increase this year. Fire losses in Indianapolis. are approaching the $400,000 - mark, he- said. “If ever there was a time when greater fire prevention efforts were needed it is now” he ‘added. H. H. Fulmer, fire chief, reported that 25 picked firemen will make daily inspections of homes and business. establishments during the week-long campaign. "Among - the special features arranged for the week is a public dem-

defense,” the chairman stated. : “To

onstration of one of the city’s new 100-foot. aerial: adder frucis. The

repair losses caused by fire also con-| K

the fact that at the outset of the nganeuvers the question of army morale was considered a grave problem facing America in its new war effort. ; It is, of course, to be expected that the Germans with seven years start would still be far ahead in equipment and numbers of trained and experienced troops. But their lead

For the last six weeks two . veteran United Press war correspondents, fresh from the battlefronts in Europe, have been covering the United States Army's biggest maneuvers, just ended. Leon Kay and Richard C. Hottelet collaborated in the accompanying * dispatch in which they contrast the German and American armies as ‘to morale, equipment, leadership and battle technique.

board the new armed force is being trained with one end in view to—beat the German Army at its own blitzkrieg warfare. Almost nothing that has been done in the maneuvers has followed the military manual.. The games have been a proving

both men and material. The present war in Europe is being used as an advance laboratory. so that no time. shall be wasted in trial and error testing of elementary principles. Thus parachute troops, armored corps and dive bombers have been adopted without delay or opposition. Officers frankly look up to the German Army and seek to learn as much as they can from it. . Where the Germans rely on close co-operation with separate units such as the speedy reconnaissance and support troops .(Schnelle Truppen) combat engineer and anti-tank forces, the American armored division combines these in one closely knit organization. . . ~ The Army air force tested a new supply command that takes care of all housekeeping details for the combat command and en- . ables the latter to devote its entire energy to carrying out its battle missions. The German Luftwaffe has no such distinct cleavage in the organization of supply and combat.

Equipment There is a shortage of almost everything, small arms, howitzers, tanks, airplanes. Many a soldier used a dummy weapon for much of the maneuvers but there were enough ‘of the new type guns to give. all the men a chance tolearn how to use them by taking turns. It is our opinion that when fully equipped the American Army will be at least a mateh for the Germans in arms and weapons of war. : : We did note that the self-pro-pelled weapons seemed inferior to the German columns returning from Greece enroute to the Russian frontier. For instance, there were no selfpropelled anti-aircraft guns although there were some mounted on trailers which could go into action in less than one minute. Tanks in action here were not the newest models but their silhouette was much higher than . either the Italian or German tanks and the target they offered to anti-tank guns was correspondingly larger. =

DAVID GOLD BURIED IN SHARA-TEFILLA

Funeral services were held yesterday in the: Aaron-Ruben Funeral

City Hospital after a two years’ illness. Mr. Gold, who was 74, was a native of Austria and lived at 1309 Union St. Rabbi Fox conducted the services and burial was in SharaTefilla Cemetery.

ground from start to finish for

and with.

in use here.

Home for David Gold, who died in

But since the reduction would benefit only certain classes of taxpayers, Governor O’Coner said he believed it only fair to cut State income taxes. That move, however, will depend on how much is pro= duced by the State levies on 1941

* incomes. The Governor felt cone

fident that income tax collections will show an increase as a result of the boom in defense industries in Maryland.

The governorship is the third

elective office held by Mr. O’Conor, He was elected State’s Attorney in Baltimore Cicy 1n 1923 at the age of 26. In 1934, he was elected Attorney General and four years later was chosen Governor. He is a lawyer. In his younger days he worked as City Hall reporter for the Baltimore Sun.

BRIDGES’ EXILE STILLFAR AWAY

Various KVenires of Appeal. Could Delay Deportation For Many Years.

By RUTH FINNEY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—~Harry Bridges may be at liberty to carry on his labor-union activities in America for many years in spite of the finding by Judge Charles B.

and should be sent back to Australia.

carry this finding to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Attorney General. If a deportation order is finally issued he can appeal to the Federal Courts. He might contend that the new law under which he was found

he might make charges about the conduct of his trial, or the refusal of Judge Sears to hold new hearings when Mr. Bridges said his tele= phone had been tapped in a New York hotel.

years or so in the courts. War Bars Deportations

main at liberty under the $3000 bail which he has already deposed. And perhaps even longer. For Zustralia has said more or less officially that she will refuse to accept Mr. Bridges, and deportations cannot legally be made unless the country of origin agrees to accept the alien, Rep. Sam Hobbs (D. Ala.) has been trying to get Congress to give the Federal Government authority to detain such aliens in prisons or camps until they can be deported,

enacted. If the United: States should declare war, steps would probably be taken in regard to deportable aliens as well as alien enemies. In the World War 2300 aliens were ine terned. C. 1. 0. Parley Waited

Legislation has been suggested by several members of Congress making it illegal for labor unions to have aliens for officers, but so far this has received little consideration. The attitude ‘taken toward Mr. Bridges by the C. I. O. at its forthcoming national convention probably will determine to a large extent what part he will play in the labor movement in the next few years. In the past he has been strongly defended by the John L. Lewis faction.

was a ‘“good” labor leader, and Judge Sears, who presided, said:

leadership was good in the eyes of his fellow unionists. He helped to

working conditions as a result of the 1934 strike. He undoubtedly greatly aided the maritime workers in securing higher wages. He is en-

Making an Exception

But, Judge Sears added: “There is another and deeper meaning of the word ‘good. If as already shown the Communists in

purpose of gaining control of the

conflict to bring about in proper season overthrow of the Government, and the dictatorship of the

leadership of the Communist in the trade-union movement may be from

members, the Communist is still a menace and it is for such reason doubtless that the legislation was enacted upon which this proceeding is brought.”

munist Party at the time of the general strike in San Francisco in

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Sears that he is a deportable alien

He is allowed, under the law, to

Or

His case might easily take two

During all this time he may re- .

but so far his bill has not been

Mr. | Bridges attempted to shew, ° during his deportation trial, that he °

“I have no doubt that Bridges’

establish better employment and

titled to credit in these respects.” 3

favoring the entry of their members to trade uhions do so for the ulterior

unions for a forcible and violent

proletariat, then, however ‘good’ the .

the position of the trade-union.

Judge Sears found that Mr. Bridges was affiliated with the Com=

a