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Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

DID YOUR FEET hurt last Friday? Did they feel like they'd pop right out of your shoes?” Well, s0 did a lot of other people's feet—mine included. One. of my agents—his feet hurt too-—saw a woman walking down the street stop, remove both shoes and stockings, and continue on her way. What caused it? I don’t know for sure, unless it was the hot, sultry weather. Weatherman R. M. Williamson declined to be dragged into the situation. ‘He said he was no authority on feet, but, he added, many people claim their corns are an infallible weather forecaster, “That's more than I am,” admitted Weatherman Williamson. . Incidentally, poor. Mr, Williamson is probably the most verbally abused man in town. Everybody blames him for the weather we've been having. They oughtn’t to do it. Really, he's not entirely to -blame—only partly so. Sometimes

‘he thinks he can't stand it when folks suggest humor-

ously that “we need a new weatherman—this 1s awful weather you're, dishing out.” Or: “How about giving with some sunshine for a change?” Mr, Wil liamson’s usual reply 1s a loud “ha ha,” followed. by 8 choking sound. Another thing on which he's probably sensitive—I didn’t have the nerve to ask him about it—is the way the weather has been tricking him on occasion recently by not following his forecasts. That's one of the hazards of the business. , Yes, it really has been damp this spring. Up to yesterday's rain, we had. a little less than 5 inches of rain in a week. And we were 6'2 inches above normal. Thus far this year, we have had 26 inches, compared to an average of not quite 40 inches for the entire year. Being above normal is more impressive than it seems at first glance, Because usually we're below average, (Sounds confusing, doesn't it?) In the last four years, we've had deficiencies three years ranging from 6.75 inches to 10.84 inches. The way things have been going, we'll soon have made up for the deficiencies of the last decade.

Mystery Is Solved

THE MYSTERY of the sunbathing young woman on the Spink-Arms roof is solved. She definitely was

Ki f Gastel BAD GASTEIN, Germany.—Up the hillside across the gorge live 138 Japanese who represented the Son of Heaven in Berlin, Across the street, sitling in the sun with her nude son, aged 5, playing beside her, is Hermann Goering's “"* blond dentist. Two houses away, aged King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, out of a job since the first world war, quietly awaits death. On a balcony across yonder stands the ‘strongest woman in the world,” an Italian standing 6 feet 2 inches who can, and for a fee does, carry 14 men on her shoulders. Old Herr Watzinger, the bathmaster of kings, sits telling of Emperor Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II, better known as the first war kaiser. His eyes glow in fond recollection as he recounts the kindness and good deeds of Katarina Sratt, world famous mistress of Emperior Franz Josef, and of his queen, Elizabeth, who was something of a washout, in the bathmaster's opinion. .. Giuseppe Taddie, baritone of La Scala Opera Co., practices noisily in a room across the street, but no louder than does Carlo Lattoni of the Naples San Carlo troupe. Mustafa Hadji Hasanovich, Yugoslav Moslem, tells of his country's tragedies, occasionally interrupted by G. 1's refarking, “That Greek last night was the best damn magician in the world. Where the hell do you reckon he got them elephants and where'd they go?” You'll Find It Here

“NAME IT, AND I'll find it for you in Bad Gastein, says the 3d division's military government officer, who has been dubbed by his subjects “the right honorable Sir Capt. Phillip R. Brooks.” He once was a Pelham, N. Y., broker; now he's King of Gastein—and perhaps in this world there is no more beautiful little kingdom. When Russian cannon joined the American and British bombers which had been blasting Berlin, it was no place for diplomats, whose job is to instigate wars, not take part in them. So they started for Vienna, heard the Russians were almost there, thought of Milan—until the Amerfcan 5th army got there, and finally wound up in Bad Gastein “sweating it out,” as Capt. Brooks expresses it.

World of Science

THE NATION'S ile of tin is at its lowest point since Pearl Hegbor and it is in danger of complete exhaustion ‘if consumption continues at its present rate. So says Erwin Vogelsang, director of the Tin-Lead-Zinc division of the War Production Board. These facts illustrate why it is the patriotic duty of every citizen to co-operate in the national tin salvage campaign. Some tin goes into every war machine, on land, seagor air, There are 76 tons of tin in a battleship. Smaller ships of war require lesser amounts. A submarine contains three tons of it. Co-bperation in the tin salvage drive has been excellent on the part of many people, not so good with others. I think everyone would co-operate if he knew the facts. So I am proposing to relate them here. Two of the worst” vottienecks created by the events after Pearl Harbor were the rubber shortage and the tin shortage. The rubber situation was met by the U. 8. government by the investment of $750,000,000 in synthetic rubber plants.

No Substitute for Tin WHILE TIN can be eliminated in some cases by doing sume particular job in a new way, it can be said that in general there is no substitute for tin. There is virtually no production of tin ore in this country, Our principal present source of supply is

My Day

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—On. Friday I came to New York’ City to do several things that I had promised to do some time ago. Among other things, I paid a visit to Unity House in Pennsylvania. This is a vacation Place for the members of the International . Ladies’ Garment Workers’ union, I went to see the camp, but primarily to talk in the Pike

county bond campaign for the 7th war fund drive. It was a most interesting day; and like all the

‘other = activities undertaken b this group, the camp is w planned and gives an opportunity for healthful recreation under excellent conditions at minimum * cost.

‘ Today I went out to Orange, ov; J, to lunch with my cousin, n her birthday, and this evening — again, lotkire forward to a long , tor city does

wearing a gunsuit, or rather sharts and a halter. They were white, or flesh colored, thus accounting for the wave of excitement that swept-“occupants of

the top floor of the I. A. C, last week. Inasmuch as!

she wae properly garbed, maybe the young lady wouldn't mind being identified. ¥She was Miss Joan Leach, 19, daughter of Mrs. Josephine Leach and the late Zeo Leach. Miss Leach and her sister always try ‘to outdo each other in getting a suntan. home from the University of Vermont, in Burlington, she was trying to sneak a little suntan ahead of her sister. So now the folks at the I. A. C. can carfeel their order for those field glasses. ... . The Red Cross

chapter here has received a request ‘from Pvt. John |:

V. Crable, somewhere overseas, for assistance in: finding his half sister, believed to be living in Indianapolis.© Before her marriage back in 1938 or 1939, she was Miss Wilhelmina Hall, and lived here. He déesn’t know her married name. Since the death of the aunt ‘who reared him, he writes, the half sister is his only living relative. If you can’ help him find his sister, phone Mrs. Eleanor Moore at the Red Cross, LI. 1441,

Bad Luck Dept.

WHAT THE GERMANS did to Pfc. Darwin Bell, a member of the famous 106th division, wasn’t enough. A prisoner of the Germans, Pfc. Bell escaped and was recaptured three times. He was freed, after many hardships, when the Yanks captured his prison camp. Then he came back to Indianapolis to visit Rita Rae Poad, 5375 Graceland. He stopped en route at the Illinois st. Servicemen’s Center to clean up. While he was taking a shower, some mean-hearted individual stole his wallet from his clothing. If you find the wallet, how. about phoning Pfc. Bell at BR. 3461. ... Still on the subject of bad luck, take the case of Mrs. S. M. Euler, who is staying at ‘3101 N. Kenwood. She was placing some luggage in her car in front of the house Saturday, and drove away leaving one’ piece of luggage beside the curb. When she returned, a few minutes later, it was gone. The luggage

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Pope, the cardinal secretary or anyone who occupies such positions." I carried out his instruc-tions,-but in different language.” March 3—"I1 Duce . . . told me .'. . . Socialism used .to say all equal and all rich . . , and we say all equal and all adequately poor. v n ” » “I SAW the Japanese ambas-

sador. . . . Many reservations are made (about the tripartite ale ‘liance), and there is the inten-

tion to give it only anti-Russian character. . . The delay and the methods make me very skeptical about effective collaboration between the plegmatic and slow Japanese and the dynamic Fascists and Nazis.” March 10—'I1 Duce was impressed by a report of Attolico (ambassador in Berlin) confirming two things: ONE: That the fuehrer is convinced of Italy's solidarity and ready to march with us. TWO: That the German peo-

contained a camera and other possessions, including

her after he was killed in action in Germany. Also in-|

cluded were some possessions of her soldier husband, |

who is overseas. If you find. the missing luggage,| phone Det. Sgt. Jack Bevan at police headquarters.

ry By Jack Bell

He is not kidding about having everything. In addition to the huge Japanese flock, which, incidentally, 1s quite demanding in matters of extra food and comforts, there are official delegations here from the German foreign office, Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Switzerland, Jerusalem, Afghanistan, Manchuria, Greece, Italy, Siovakia, Thailand, Portugal, Romania and the Holy Sée. Capt. Brooks granted a travel permit to Annalisse

Uhlig, a stunning movie actress, on the grounds that | one Paul Joseph Goebbels had treated her shabbily|

because she resisted his attentjons. . .She went to an Austrian farm but returned here,

asking to resume her work in the big German war; with

hospital because life on the farm was too difficult. Everybody's Under Suspicion

IN THE MEANTIME, British agents investigated |

Annalisse and expressed the opinion that she had been Benito Mussolini's private secretary, Goering’s confidential friend, and the companion of various] stray Nazi bigwigs. She now is being investigated further. In fact, everybody is under suspicion. Careful sifting of the big hospital brought to light| 10 healthy Nazi generals goldbricking- as sick men. Some even had undergone minor, unnecessary. operations to make it look good. Hundreds of lesser officers and enlisted men were faking various diseases. Naturally, all are in the doghouse now. Bad Gastein is a little town of indescribable beauty, sitting high in the mountains near the Italian border. 4 It long has been a meeting place of kings and

other leading European figures, who gathered to let | the healing baths soak away the results of over-!

indulgence.

During the war, it was a hospital town-—until the| . shaky diplomats beat it here from Berlin. Unable to| -. - go farther, they squirmed as the Americans came in|

and Capt. Brooks took over. Each evening, the thunder of cannon announces the curfew and those who obeyed no rules before Brooks arrived know that it's time to go inside and stay. Each day Brooks is besieged by those of high and "low status, begging favors. “And how do you do as king?” I asked Brooks. “The king can do no wrong,” he grinned, “so long as a cannon company's behind him.”

By David Dietz

Bolivia and the tin ores mined in that country are low-grade ores difficult and expensive to work. Prior to Pearl Harbor we depended upon the highgrade and easily worked ores of the Malay States and the Dutch East Indies. These are now, of course, in Japanese hands. But even after they are recaptured, metaMurgists believe that it will take at least two years before a normal supply of tin from them finds its way to America. “In this connection, it is interesting to note that rubber experts have the same opinion about the rubber plantations of the Far East. They believe it will take a similar length of time before a large| volume of natural rubber appears again on the American market

Stockpile 1s Dwindling IN 1942, OUR stockpile of tin was 105,000 tons, according to Mr. Vogelsang. By April of this year it was down to 70,000 tons and dwindling at a rapid rate. At that time, detinning plants which recover the tin from salvaged tin cans and other tinplate sources were operating at only 50 per cent capacity because of the lack of material for detinning. Industry, whether in war or peace, uses tin in a variety of ways, as tinfoil, as tinplate and as important element in the production of a number of alloys which range from solder to pewter and bronze. Tinfoil is a sheet of very thin tin, usually about a 1000th of an inch in thickness. These sheets are made either by rolling the tin or beating it with a wooden mallet. The largest use of tin is n coating sheet steel to make the product known ‘as tinplate.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

were collected up to the night of June 13, This means |

that millions ot citizens in every walk of life gave some of their clothing, and that tens of thousands of volunteers collected, sorted and packed the garments as they came in. The only reward which will come to any of those who have given so much in material and in time is the knowledge that millions of war victims will be clothed during the coming months. It has been emphasized right along that the shipping of this material depends, of course, on the general allocation of priorities. Food and necessary farm implements and ‘other equipment may have to go first; but before the winter I hope that in all-of the liberated countries of Europe these garments will b saving men and ‘women and children from great suffering. Having clothes to wear will mean a resumptio normal activities which will mean much to the eral good of these countries. child, for instance, cannot attend school without proper clothing. A man cannot go to work unless he has the right kind of clgthing to wear, nor can a woman resume any of the normal duties of her life unless she Teels that her

Sigthilg 38 heP Weeds,

“This has been an entirely voluntary gesture on the |

: le . . . would prefer to sta war souvenirs belonging to her brother, and sent to | : P y

p away from war. n , . “11 DUCE commented, *, .. Give the Germans plenty of sausage, butter, béer and a volkswagen { (people's car),. and they won't | want their bellies pierced.’ . “The American ambassador | (William Phillips) has asked if it is true that a tripartite meeting is planned in Berlin to discuss an alliance. I've said that for the time being there is nothing in

this, but that it might take place. ...” March 13—“Goering left San

Remo to attend a cabinet meeting. What can be Germany's in- | tention? Nothing has been said beyond vague expressions of dissatisfaction about the Prague government.” w March 14—“A long conversation Wellington Koo (Chinese | ambassador in Paris) ... I ad- | vised him‘'to come to agreement | directly with Tokyo without depending on promises of help from the so- Salied Geineracies.

NEWS FROM Central Europe is | increasingly grave. For the first | time Von Ribbentrop has spoken | to Attolico and told him the German program is complete: To incorporate Bohemia, to make Slovakia a vassal state, and to yield Ruthenia to the Hungarians. | “It is not known when all this will occur, but such an event is | destined to produce the most sinister impression on the Italian people, The axis functions only { for one of its parts . ., . with little regard.for us. . .". I1 Duce was cautious in his reaction.” | March 15—“German troops began their occupation of Bohemia. . What . weight can be given in the future to those declara- | tions and promises (of Hitler) which concern us more directly? It would be futile to deny that this humiliates the Italian peo-

ple. It is necessary to give them satisfaction and compensation: Albania. . .

un os » “THE FUEHRER sends word (verbally, through Prince Phillip of Hesse, son-in-law of King Victor) that he acted because the Czechs would not demobilize, because they continued to maintain their contacts with Russia, and because they mistreated the Germans. . . “Such pretexts may be good enough for Goebbels, but they should not be used on us. We are guilty ‘only of dealing too loyally with the Germans. . . . “Il Duce . . . did not wish to give Hesse's words to the pfess (‘the Italians would laugh at me; | every time Hitler occupies a country, he sends me a message’) ... He decides he must take the German trick with good grace, and avoid ‘offending both God and God's enemies’ He mentions + again a possible blow in Albania,

| but he is always doubtful. ... . Too bad!” March 16—“T received Von

Mackensen (Nazi ambassador in in Rome) with calm. I congratulated him on the German success. He did not succeed well in hiding his surprise. This time the Germans really feel in their hearts that they have tails of straw (are grossly ’deceitful).” March 17—“World opinion is very depressing. . . . I saw some diplomats, the ambassadors from Belgium and the United States. They expressed their concern and indignation. about Berlin. “I confess that it is not easy to justify the German action. I allow them to deduce that we were in agreement, or at least informed, but it is so unpleasant to lie.

» ” » “IL DUCE . . is preocupied with the Croatian question. He is afraid that Machek (Croat political leader) may proclaim independence and put himself under German protection. “He says: ‘These are the only alternatives: To fire the first shot against Germany, or to be swept ‘away hy revolution which the Fascists themselves would precipitate. No one would tolerate the sight of the swastika in the Adriatic’ “He is thinking , . . about reaching “agreement ‘with France . . . but abandons the idea. . . . . »

I recalled that the fuehrer had

. Today's chapter of Robert J. Casey’s new ‘book, ““Men of. the Supmarines is on

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. ve “I CALL Von Mackensen. , , .

Indianapolis

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1945

COUNT CIANO'S DIARY—INSIDE STORY OF THE AXIS—No. 3

Duce Sulked, Seized Albania

A corner of Tirana, the capital of Albania ... there Ciano found the eyes of some patriots flaming with anger and tears.

said both to me and to Il Duce that the Mediterranean ‘does not interest the Germans... . If such a promise should fail, the axis would be broken, . . ‘“Christich (Yugoslavian ambassador) asked to see me... ., I denied rumors of an Italian military expedition against Albania. ... March 18—“Audience with the Pope. . . . He was much satisfied when I told him that II Duce already had taken measures to check the German flood. . . . ” ” »

“HE WAS most concerned about Germany toward which he intends to follow a more conciliatory policy than Pius XI, but to do this co-operation is necessary from the other side or his efforts would become a ‘useless soliloquy.’ ” March 19—“I1 Duce has ordered a concentration of forces in the Veneto (province of Venice). If the Germans try to stop us, .we will fire. I am more than ever convinced that this may occur. “The events of these last few days have changed my opinion of the fuehrer and of Germany. He is too unfaithful and treacherous. . . .”

March 20—“I received the engineer, Carnelutti, envoy of Nachek. . « » I summarized what he said in a note. The Croats are antiGerman, but ready to fall into the arms of Berlin if we should repel them. “Negotiations toward autonomy from Belgrade. If these should fail, an insurrection and an appeal for Italian military aid. Creation of a Croat republic bound to us by a treaty of alliance .. . including a customs and monetary union. Second phase: Personal union with Italy. Il Duce ordered me to accept the Croatian program. 5 8 “THE KING is more than ever anti-German. In speaking with Il Duce he went so far as to call them rascals and beggars.” March 21—“The western powers have lost much ground today which was won by the Germans. News of the attempts to form a ‘democratic bloc’ has stiffened Il Duce in favor of the Germans. + + « Ribbentrop renewed the solemn promise to respect exclu sive Italian rights in the Mediterranean, Adriatic and adjacent Zonea, . . . “The grand council met during the evening . . . Balbo and De Bono tremfbled. Balbo permitted himself to make an unfortunate observation, ‘You are shining Germany's boots.’ . . . Il Duce told me that Balbo always will remain ‘the democratic pig who once was the orator of the Loggia Girolamo Savonarola di Ferrara (Masonic lodge in Ferrara).'"” March 23—“Il1 Duce has decided to move more rapidly against Albania. . . . Either Zog (King Zog) accepts the conditions we lay before him, or we shall undertake military seizure of the country. We already are mobilizing. . . « » * » “CHAMBERLAIN has sent a letter to Il Duce . . . asking the continuance of peace. Mussolini will answer if after striking Albania.” March 25—"It seems probable that King Zog will give in. I am

counting above all on the ap- |

proaching birth of Zog's son. “Zog loves his wife very much as well as his whole family. I believe he will prefer to insure his dear ones a quiet future. “Frankly, I cannot imagine Ger aldine (Queen Geraldine, grand=daughter of a New York banker) fighting through the mountains of Unthi or Mirdizu in her ninth month of pregnancy.” March 27—"Il Duce was furious with the king this morning, When King Victor found means of telling him three unpleasant things: - ONE:- He was not in agreement with the policy ‘about Albania since he could not see the point of risking so much ‘to win a few stones’; TWO: That the offer of a title

for II Duce was made ‘to fore-

stall any repetition by the Fas¢ists of the unexpected humiliation inflicted on ‘he king when Il * Duce, without the s knowl-

of we i

THREE: That Konrad of Ba-,

varia had heard in Monaco that Mussolini is called ‘the gauleiter (German governor) of Italy. » » £ J

“lL. DUCE was commenting bitterly. He said, ‘If Hitler had had to deal with a S. O. B. of a king (the Italian term was more lurid and anatomical) he would never have been able to take Austria and Czechoslovakia.’ ”

March 28—“Madrid has fallen. -

. It is a formidable victory for Fascism, perhaps the greatest so far. .... Il Duce is overjoyed. “Pointing to the atlas opened at Spain, he said, ‘It has been open there for almost three years, and that is enough. Now I must open it at another phge.’ He has Albania in mind.” March 29—“Two meetings with I1 Duce about Albania. ... He made these points precisely: ONE: Army, navy and air force will be ready Saturday; TWO: Jacomini (minister to Albania) must exert diplomatic pressure on the king (Zog); THREE: Unless he accedes we will send ships into Albanian territorial waters and present an ultimatum; FOUR: If he persists in refusing, we will remqve the blindfold, publish the declarations, and land; FIVE: Having occupied Tirana (Albanian capital), we shall summon the Albanian chiefs to a constituent assembly and, with Mussolini presiding, will offer the

crown to the king of Italy....

Na one will react.” » ‘au » MARCH 31 — “King Zog prepares to resist, a matter which annoys me greatly, because I consider it dangerous to fire the first shot in this disturbed and inflammable Europe.”

April 1—“Tomorrow Jacomini will appear before the king (Zog) with an outline of the treaty. . Should he refuse, disorders will break out in all of Albania Thursday, making intervention necessary. We shall land Friday morning. “During the afternoon, Serezzi, the new minister from Albania, came to me. ,.. On the pretext that he was unable to exchange his Albanian money, he ohtained agloan of 15,000 lire from Jacomini which I consider an initial bribe.”

April 2—“Jacoriini telegraphed an Albanian counter-proposal, presented before Il Duce’s ultimatum, but we ignored it... At my suggestion, I1 Duce decided to order a demonstration by 100 planes over Durazzo, Tirana and Valona. “4 P. M....From the telegraph office: we learn that long code messages are moving from Tirana to the foreign office *fin London). “We cannot stop them. I give orders, however, that they be delayed, and that many errors in the code signs be made. . ..

*HANNAH¢

"lini, *They: cannot jidesstang § what :

‘“T- P. M....Badoglio (field marshal, later prime minister) wrote a letter to Il Duce criticizing the plan of operations. Il Duce paid no attention to it. . » » ” “gy .P. Villani (Hungary) and .to Von Mackensen (Germany) our decision to proceed with the military occupation. .. . Zog's was born at dawn: | How long will -he be heir to the throne?” April 5 — “Germany behaves well." Von Ribbentrop has indicated that Berlin looks with sympathy on our action at Tirana because victory for Italy presents strengthened axis power. ..+11 Duce...is calm, fearfully calm. He has decided to march even though all the world be pitted against him. ...”

On April 7 Ciano flew over Durazzo as- landing forces went ashore and over Tirana where he reported the streets empty -and the Italian legation barricaded. April 7—“I informed Il Duce who was quite satisfied, particularly since international reaction was almost nonexistent. The memorandum which Lord Perth (British ambassador) left with me

during a cordial visit might have |

been composed in our office,”

April 8—"“I arrived in Tirana

at 10:30 after flying over the armored column which is marching on the Albanian capital....I must admit that a powerful emotion has possessed me....I received many Albanian delegations which paid me homage. I said that Italy will respect Albanian independence. n u n

M.—I communicafed to |

son _

[imes

/ cessfully for 18 years.

ALL OUR fears of resistance in i

the mountains vanish with news of the flight of Zog to Greece. « + + J distributed money to the poor.” April 10—“Reaction abroad begins to lessen. It is clear that the British protests.are more for home consumption than anything else.” April 11-“1I communicate to Pignatti II Duce’s decision to erect a mosque in Rome since 6,000,000 Italian subjects now are Mohammedans. . . . At the Vatican they are horror-stricken... But II Duce has made up his mind and is supported in this by the king who is always at the fore of any anti-church policy.” April 2~“I arrive at Tirana by plane. . .. The crowd receives me triumphantly; there is some

coolness among, the high school | +‘They dislike to raise |

students, . . their arms in the Roman salute... . . » » THERE 1S great opposition to a personal union. All are in agreement on a prince of the House of Savoy, or better yet they would like to have me. . .. I have long discussions with many chiefs; the most stubborn are those from Scutari, incited by the Catholic clergy, and whom it will be easy to convince as soon as I circulate the bundles of Albanian francs I have brought with me. . . .

“There is a unanimous vote in’

the electoral body which is very enthusigstic.

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Labor

Proposed Low Would Relieve Labor Friction

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are of national importance, this is to be used after mediation has been exhausted. 7. Leave labor with {its sti.%e weapon. but set up machinery to make strikes unnecessary. 8. Rewrite the closed-shop -provision of the (Wagner) national labor relations act, legalize the closed shop, but require that the union with such a privilege nist clearly represent more than a majority of the employees involved and canriot bas or expel any qualified person irom memoership 9. Leave railroad labor under the raiway labor act, which the legislators say has operated sucThe senators uave iargely adopted the procedures of that act. (In two decades there have been many major controversies, but ne strikes, on trie railroads.) The three senators -emphasized that “neith~r management nor labor groups were consulted in drafting the vill,” and that tt was drafted “primarily from a public viewpoint, with the idea that buh management and labor would he heard at leng'ih by congressional committees.” » 5 » THIS: PROCEDURE may long, according to Senator Ball, who urged “every senator interested in this legislation to find time in the next few months to read it carefully and if possible discuss it with both management and Jabor.. Undoubtedly it can be improved, but as it stands the bill represents . the best judgment of many men who have thought about and worked on this problem for nearly two years.” The B2H1 trio have no illusions about the opposition they will encounter. They expect plenty. - Labor and legislative supporters of the Wagner law, known as the New Deal's “magna carta” for labor, will resist sweeping changes in that statute. Labor leaders such as John L. Lewis of the United Mine Works« ers, may fight the idea of come pulsory arbitration, which cone. ceivably could have prevented the. coal strikes of the war years. There may be opposition, also from the C. I. O. and the American Federation of Labor. This possibility appears because. these groups have not been consulted. = s » ANOTHER federal industrial relations bill is

hazard before the

that the senate will refer it to

the senate committee on education and tabor. That body is headed by Senator Elbert Thomas (D. Utah), who has shown an

aversion to change in national

labor laws, so much so that the Smith-Connally law was iouted around his committee. The bill had its beginning in meetings that«started two years ago among 12 citizens who formed a "committee to promote industrial peace.” Chairman was Donald R. Richberg, co-author of the railway labor act, thé Norris-La-Guardia act and the national in-

| dustrial recovery act.

dence be prejudiced.

» ” ” “LET IT BE understood that |

this success applies to the masses only, because I see the eyes of some patriots flaming with anger and tears running down their faces. Independent Albania is no more!”

April 16~"The ceremony of offering the Albanian crown to the king of Italy takes place at the royal palace. The Albanians, “who

seem to be lost in the great halls _

of the Quirinale, are depressed. “Verlaci (Albanian prime minis ter) pronounces the words he must say with a tired air and without conviction. . . . These Al« banians who are a warior people of the mountains look with amazement on the little man (King Victor) seated in a great gilded chair at the foot of which stands a gigantic bronze statue: Musso-

A We, the Women

Why Not Give U.S. Gals An Even Break?

By RUTH MILLETT

WHEN REP. Hubert S. Ellis heard a report that the state department was trying to make it easier for girls engaged to Amerthe

ican servicemen to enter United States, he stood up on .a the floor of the house and ¢ h a m pioned American girls. He said that since Europe has four or five women to eve ery three men all the girls would be clamoring to come to America, if it were easy to do. He didn't see much Sense in that since there are plenty of beautiful and healthy American girls waiting for soldiers and sailors to come home so that Shey can find Hustngs,

THE CONGRESSMAN will have the young women of the coun‘try with him on that stand. And here is why. Let's take the case of Joe. Joe had a best girl before he went into the army. If the war hadn't come along he probably would have been married to her by now. But he went overseas—and after a couple of years of writing the

home town girl faithfully—he met.

an English girl at a dance, and in a few months found himself engaged to her, “#2 =

* NOW UNCLE SAM could rush

that girl through to America to:

marry Joe.-'Or he could let il wait awhile. That would give the home town