Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 June 1943 — Page 1

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Mscaires “sowambl vOLUME 54—NUMBER 95

‘One World’ By Wendell L. Willkie

CHAPTER THREE

BESIDES MY concrete assignments for the president, (1 had gone to Russia determined to find an answer for myself to the actual problems posed for our generation of . Americans by the simple fact that the Soviet Union,

whether we like it or not, exists. Some of these answers I believe I found, at least to my own satis-

faction. * tences. First, Russia is value.

Second, Russia is our ally in this war,

an effective society.

I can sum up the three most important in a few sen-

It works. It has survival

The Russians’ hatred of

fascism and the Nazi system is real and deep and bitter. -

Third, we must work with Russia after the war.

At least it

Aces to me that there ¢en be no continued peace unless we learn

do so. In appraising the Russian system of government one must take into account the fact that there is hardly a resident of Russia today whose lot is not as good or better than his parents’ was prior to the revolution. The Russian individual, like : all individuals, naturally finds Mr. Willkie some good in a system that has

improved his own lot, and has a |

tendency to forget the ruthless means by which it was brought

about. . . . ”

* Visited Aviation Plant

I SPENT ONE entire day lookfng at a Soviet aviation plant. It was a big place. My guess would be that some 30,000 workers were running three shifts and that they were making a very ‘presentable number of airplanes every day. The plane produced was the now famous Stormovik, a singleengined, heavily armored fighting model. Parts of the manufacturing process were crudely organized. The woodworking shops seemed to -, me to rely too much on hand labor, and their product showed it. Also, some of the electrical and plating ships were on the primitive side. ! With these exceptions, the plant would compare favorably, << output and efficiency with any have ever seen. More than 35 per cent of the Tan in the plant was done by women. Among the workers we saw boys not more than 10 years old, ail dressed in blue blouses and looking like apprentice students. Even the officials of the factory pulled no punches in admitting that the children work, in many of the shops, the full 66-hour week worked by the adults. n » ”

' Production Pledge

ON THE WHOLE, the plant geemed to us Americans to be overstaffed. There were more workers than would be found in a comparable American factory. But hanging over every third or (Continued on Page Four)

10 BILLION TAX RISE , IN 1944 PREDICTED

| NEWARK, N. J., June 30 (U. PJ). =Asserting the need for “a rigorous gtandard of anti-inflationary war finance,” Treasurey General Coun-

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sel Randolph Paul said today that.

the American people in 1944 will be able to pay “at least” $30,000, 000,000 in personal taxes, or-$10,-000,000,000 more than the $20,000,000,000 they now pay. Addressing the Federal Bar association of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Paul said that whatever the cost in taxes, “it will be a bargain if we prevent inflation.”

OPA RATION CENTER - {T0 BE OPEN MONDAY

The state OPA ration book mailing center, Century building, 36 S. Pennsylvania st., will be open all day Monday and volunteer workers ‘are needed.

Those who can, are asked to give

their time so that war ration book . No. 3 can be mailed by the deadline

of July 21. Attention to the critical need of

volunteer workers is called in an article on Page 3 of today’s Times.

! PASSES FLOOD BILL WASHINGTON, June 30 (U. P.). «The house today passed by -unanfmous consent a bill authorizing expenditure of $10,000,000 for restoring and strengthening of levees damaged in recent floods.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Inside Indpls. 13 Jane Jordan , 17 Millett 14 Movies ...... 8 Obituaries ... 5 Politics ...... 2 Pyle cccovess 13 Radio 23 Mrs. Roosevelt 13 Side Glances. 14

Amusements . Ash Clapper Comics Crossword ... torials .... ’ n Pa “80 Evans Mrs. Ferguson

2 GROUPS PUT ‘BITE’ ON G. 0. P,

Regular County and Rival ‘Victory’ Committee

Seek Donations.

By NOBLE REED Hundreds of county and city government workers ate victims of a two-pronged squeeze for Republican campaign funds. The double-barreled “shakedown” is coming from two directions at the same time. One is from the regular G. 0. P. county committee and the other is from the rival Republican victory committee, sponsored by anti-organization Republicans at City hall, who are maneuvering to gain control of party machinery for the 1944 elections. The rival pressure on some government workers has reached a point where some have been threatened with the loss of their jobs unless they “get right.” That depends for which camp they cast their lot for a political career last Jan, 1, when the G. O. P. ticket was swept into power at both the court house and city hall. Organize Committee Three months ago, anti-organiza-tion Republicans at city hall organized the victory committee with Sidney Miller as chairman with the announced purpose of raising campaign funds ostensibly to support a complete slate of candidates in the 1944 primary election and strip James L. Bradford, former county G. O. P. chairman of his power over the regular organization. Otto Abshier, works board secretary and treasurer of the city hall victory committee, has been circulating campaign fund pledge cards to government workers for several weeks, but the response has been kept secret. It is known, however, Mr. Abshier has collected considerable funds on the promise that Mayor Tyndall's supporters will have control of the whole party by May, 1944. Rival Shakedown

Rivaling this “shake-down” for

ganization’s annual solicitation of | funds from job holders. Representatives of the regular G. O. P. committee called on all courthouse department heads last week, demanding - that they “kick-in” at (Continued on Page Nine)

SENATE COMMITTEE RESTORES OPA FUND

Part of OWI Appropriation Voted; Deadling Nears.

WASHINGTON, June 30 (U. P.). —The senate appropriations committee today voted to restore $47,000,000 cut by the house from OPA funds and to give the office of war information $3,501,499 for its domestic operations, with a provision requiring senate confirmation of employees paid $4500 a year or more. © The committee made the changes in approving a bill to provide approximately $3,000,000,000 for operation of 16 war agencies including OPA and OWI, during the fiscal year starting tomorrow. The house had slashed. the $47,000,000 from (Continued on Page Nine)

OFFICIALS TO MEET ON FARE REDUCTIONS

Harry Reid, president, and Arthur Gilliom, attorney, of Indianapolis Railways, Inc. are scheduled to confer with public service com-

filed yesterday by Howard T. Batman, public counsellor. Mr. Batman also is to attend the conference. : Utility company officials declined 10 comment on the purpose of the conference, and they still have issued no statement in reference to Mr. Batman's petition. Reports were current at the statehouse that some members of the Indianapolis city council favored entering the case with Mr. Batman against the utility. The public counselor is seeking to have a straight T-cents-a-ride fare, or four tokens for a quarter, put into effect on all vehicles oper-

idiy sad have all

BYRNES SEEKS SHOWDOWN ON CAPITAL FEUDS

Calls Wallace and Jones to.

White House; House Probe Sought.

By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 30.—-War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes today called Vice President Henry A. Wallace and Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones to his White House office for a face-to-face effort to settle their bitter dispute.

House Republicans, meanwhile, sought a full-dress congressional investigation of the uproar caused by Wallace's charges that Jones was hamstringing the board of economic warfare. Rep. Richard B. Wigglesworth (R. Mass.), noting

that Jones had asked for an in-is

vestigation, introduced a resolution calling for the inquiry.

Byrnes told a press conference |§

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1943

YANKS LAND NEAR MUND ‘U-BOATS WHIPPED-CH

A Jeep in 18 Minutes

that as long as “there are men of | ji

strong convictions in the departments there will be differences of opinion and when I hear about them I try to resolve them.”

Part of His Duties

Announcing that he had asked Wallace and Jones to come to his office at 3 p. m. (Indianapolis time), Byrnes said the purpose of the conference would be discussion of “the controversy which has been reported in the press.”

Byrnes said he acted in accordance with the assignment given him by the president, when he was made war mobilization director, to see that controversies between agencies of the government were resolved. Byrnes said he had no advance knowledge that Wallace was going to issue yesterday’s statement calling Jones a “hamstringing bureaucrat and a backdoor complainer.” Jones in turn accused Wallace of malice and errors of fact.

Blames the Weather

Asked whether he was doing anys thing to get’ congress back in tune with the administration, recalling

his years of service in ‘both the|

house and senate, Byrnes said, “I know better than to try to get con-gress-in line. Congress is all right But the weather is hot.”

Byrnes also disclosed that Presi-|: dent Roosevelt had appointed the]: Marvin | a8 member of the war| mobilization committee and the war :

new food administrator, Jones, as

production board. Chester C. Davis, former food adminijstrator, did not hold: posts on the OWM committee or the WPB. Wigglesworth was the first Republican to discuss the WallaceJones row on the house floor. “It is unthinkable,” he said.

campaign money is the regular or-|

mission members tomorrow on the| irate reduction petition which was

“that these two top officials of the

| Roosevelt administration are un-|

able to compose their differences

and co-operate in the war effort. It is further evidence of the dis- |f

sension ‘and lack of co-ordination on the home front.”

Defends Jesse Jones

Meanwhile, Democratic Rep.

Compton I. White of ‘Idaho declared that ‘the people will be

found squarely behind Jones in this 3 controversy” because “if there is any |

man who has protected the interest of the American people, it is Jesse Jones.” Others here were judging the current series of disputes not only

A jeep in 18 minutes. That was the assembly time from the moment this flag-bedecked body came off the conveyor at ceremonies at the American Central Manufacturing Corp., Connersville, yesterday. It was the 150,000th jeep body produced by the concern. Tontracts let recently will keep the organization busy for at least another 12 months,

The jeep body is lowered upon a chassis and a five-man team from Willys-Overland, Toledo, O., immediately swarmed over the mobile war machine to bolt it together. The ceremonies were held on the plant grounds between shifts and more than 2500 attended. Music was furnished by the plant’s concert band.

as hampering the war effort but ge:

jeopardizing the prospect of the election of a Democratic presiden-

tial candidate next year, regardless|:

of President Roosevelt's decision about a fourth term. The unprecedentedly bitter row

between Wallace and Jones followed ': by 24 hours the resignation of :

Chester C. Davis ministrator.

COOL WAVE’S ABOUT

as

OVER, BUREAU SAYS

Better enjoy the cold wave while it lasts. The weather bureau says it will continue tonight, but tem-

peratures will rise tomorrow morn- | §

ing. The city hasn't shivered so much

ori a June 30 in the 58-year history}

of the bureau. Back on June 30, 1885, cury -took a dive to 48 degrees and that summer’s “frigid” record stood until 4 a. m. today, when it sagged to 47.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am 48 10a. m 11 a. m. 54 12 (Noon).. 62

9a.m..... 55

RED STAMPS J TO N VOID TOMORROW

Housewives were reminded today that red meat stamps J, K, L, M and N will not be good after today. James D. Strickland, director of the Indianapolis district OPA, pointed out that many persons have the erroneous impression that the red J, K, L, M and N stamps are good until July 7. The blue K, L

and M stamps’ are good through ly 7, but L expire

food ad-

the mer- ]

Finished, complete with gas and no coupons asked. During the assembly Eric Johnson, vice president and general manager of the’ plant, gave a running account of the process for those who were too far away to see effectively. The plant also manufactures wing and fuselage sections for Vultee Liberator bombers.

gE |ing on strike against “the comman-

.And_Jeeps toveh Bless Ferrers, davies ot X. C. Ferrer

_|action on anti-strike and price leg-

|one result—“new faces in 1944.”

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.

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SEIZE RENDOVA 9 MILES FROM JAP AIRDROME

PRICE FOUR CENTS

BANE; RCHILL

Prime Minister Warns Heavy Fighting Will Take Place in Mediterranean “Before Leaves Fall.”

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, June 30.—Prime Minister Winston Churchill

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Solomons Move Move Way Make Enemy Stronghold Useless.

WASHINGTON, June 30. (U. P.).—American forces, cutting through the Japanese defense perimeter, have landed on Rendova island, only five miles from the enemy's Munda base in the central part of the Solomons islands

group. A 22-word navy communique revealed that the landing was accom-

plished yesterday morning—American time—by “combined U. 8S. forces.” It gave no details and did not mention what enemy opposition, if any, was encountered. Capture of the island would represent a 110-mile advance from the Russell islands, heretofore the most northwestward part of the Solomons held by American forces. Rendova is 170 miles from the main allied base in the Solomons, located on Guadalcanal. Military experts believed that with U. S. forces firmly established |

sary to capture Munda itself. That| base is on New Georgia island, which |

Blanche channel, only a few wiles across. The Rendova force, it was believed, might be able to isolate and neutralize Munda so effectively that it would be of no use to the Japanese. Offensive May Follow

The Rendova operation was regarded by observers here as part of a campaign to wipe out advance Japanese bases as a prelude to a greater American offensive, This belief was substantiated also by the sustained U. S. air attacks on enemy bases in the area. The enemy had certain military installations there, but the exact nature of them was not known. However, a navy spokesman said it could very well serve as a way point for further operations against the cluster of Japanese bases in the area. For example, Rendova is only 90 miles from Rekata bay, where the Japanese have a submarine and sea, . ne base.

Vila 22 Miles Away

Vila, another air base, is only 22 miles away. The enemy's bomber base at Kahili is 135 miles to the northwest. The move on Rendova is the third extension of American domination in the strategically important Solomon islands. The southeastern group of these islands was invaded by American forces on Aug. 7 and

"| that campaign was completed with

the conquest of Guadalcanal on Feb. 9 this year. Also in February, American forces pushed slightly northwestward by taking the Russell islands, which provided an additional air base for American use. Military experts believed that the

“llanding on Rendova itself was of

major significance only because it is necessary to nullify Munda before any moves could be made on the more important Bougainville island.

Could Hit Rabaul

Capture of Bougainville, largest of the Solomons group, ‘would place American forces within easy air striking distance of the key Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain island. On April 23, the navy announced.

in the Ellice group. within easy bomber range of the Japanese-held Gilbert islands. Attu, a Japanese base in the Aleutians, was retaken by U. S. troops early in June after nearly three weeks of bitter battling. Rendova, which lies just southward of the western end of New Georgia island, is an island about 20 miles long. It is entirely mountainous and densely wooded.

A. F. L. RAPS CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, June 30 (U. P.. —The American Federation of Labor today charged congress with be-

der-in-chief and the workers and consumers of the country” in its

islation. It said there can be only

BILLS ASK AUTO TAX DELAY

WASHINGTON, June 30 (U. P.). —Identical bills to suspend until

on private automobiles were introduced today by Rep. Emanuel

on Rendova, it might not be neces- |

is separated from Rendova by the

the occupation of Funafuti island |

Dec. 31 the $5 federal “use” tax|-

today revealed the “total defeat” of enemy U-boat attacks in the last 60 days—including the sinking of more than 30 enemy submarines in May alone—and warned invasion-jite tery axis Europe that “very probably there will be heavy, fighting . . . before the leaves of autumn fall.” |. Speaking at a triumphal but ancient ceremony in which ‘he received the freedom of the city of London at the blitzwrecked Guild hall, Churchill defied and jibed sarcastically at Germany and Italy but warned the allied nations that “we must not think the difficult times are over.” “Survival and victory are well within our grasp but hard and painful may be the process,” he warned in renew= ing strongly Britain’s promise to wipe out the axis and then fight with all available means to force the Japs to sub mit “or bite the dust.” In addition to the “massacre of U-boats” in the battle of the Atlantic during May and June, when allied shipping was almost unmolested, Churchill covered the whole range. of the war in his speech. The prime minister said that:

The allies will accept no compromise for ending the war which must be waged on the basis of unconditional axis surrender.

There will “probably be heavy fighting in the Mediterranean and elsewhere before the leaves of autumn fall.”

| 3 As the nights lengthen and the United States air force is strengthened “there is no industry or military target in Germany that will not receive as we deem necessary the utmost application of exterminating force.” Great Britain will fight Japan “through the flaming years,” sending all air, land and sea forces that can be used to the Far East in order to inflict total defeat on the Japanese. The prime minister's reiteration of this pledge was couched in the most forceful language he has used in that connection. There must be strong British. and American collabora= tion in the post-war era to avert future world troubles, but Churchill’s faith remains strong in the future of the British empire and of the British commonwealth of nations.

6 Allied ship construction in June was between seven and ten times as great as ship losses.

The R. A. F. dumped 50,000 tons of bombs on Germany in the last six months—a rate of 100,000 tons a year— while the Nazis dropped only 1500 tons on Britain in the six-months period. This was a ratio of 35 tons of bombs on Germany for every ton dropped on Britain. The allied air attack in May and June was the heaviest on record. Churchill promised that, after allied bombs had pulver~ | iz¢d every German industrial center, the air forces would staft working on the small towns and villages to which enemy factories have been moved. He noted that the allied: air offensive was now plastering Germany at the rate of ® 100,000 tons of bombs a year, but said that rate would be steadily increased and that the Russians will aid in laying a literal “carpet” of bombs on the Reich.

Warns of Over-confidence The prime minister's speech breathed confidence in allied victory, based particularly on successes at sea. But he made a point of telling the shaky Italians that the worst was yet to come, with heavy fighting very probably due to break in the Mediterranean and elsewhere before autumn. “Mussolini’s Italian Fascists seem to be suffering from that war of nerves of which they and their German masters made so much use in former times,” he said. “So far they. have only been subjected to preliminary and discursive bombardment. . . . I can do nothing to help them (the Ital. ians) resolve their fears. “To our own people I have some words of caution. All d great military operations are dominated by risks and turns of fortune. Any mood of over-confidence should be severely repressed. A “All large and amphibious operations, especially if they require co-operation from two or more countries, require

long months of organization. 'desires . . . cannot hasten the course of events.” Churchill’ s warnings to Italy followed a statement the house of commons by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden

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On tha War Fronts

(June 30, 1943) y SOUTHWEST PACIFIC—Yanks ! '\ land on Rendova island, five miles from Japs’ key Munda base. 8 x =

EUROPE—Churchill says U-boats totally defeated in May and June; Flying Fortresses make precision raid on Le Mans, France. : x x = RUSSIA—Red army captures height in Kholm sector, northwest of | Moscow.

» » » MEDITERRANEAN —British bombers team in double-barreled blast at Italian Somisunisations with Sicily.

Rendova island, ; American forces yesterday, is five miles across a narrow nel from the ans m

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that the Italians should accept the unconditional surrender “i