Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 July 1945 — Page 6

PRIVATE RITES

FOR GEN. CRAIG

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been - hospitalized at. Walter Reed |

for sevéral years. Pershing's mili-| tary aide, Col: John E. Adamson | assumed that Pershing will be advised of the death. > | When the time came for him to step down, Craig réecommended | Brig. Gen. George Catlett Marshall, |

Ex-Chief of Staff Trained his deputy, to fll the post. Mar-

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the “German” ‘march into Poland that ‘pluriged the world, into an-

other ‘war:

He. was. vedalled to active duty

shall, now one of the army's four, five-star generals, was appointed by Mr. Roosevelt, who jumped him | over 20 major generals and 14other Jrigadiers. Frau Craig served overseas under Pershing in world war 1.: ‘He first was chief of stdff of the first army

two years later as president of the corps and participated in numerous od % 4

highly secret‘, secretary of , war's personnel board, his task was to find officer material to lead the American army that then was being built into the greatest striking

bas ever known.

force the world * Handled Promotions

allied offensives. < He then was named chief of staff to the army of occupation and, later, served in the same capacity for all American forces in Germany. ,Craig was born in St. Joseph on Aug. 5, 1875, the son of the late

His job was virtually completed Col. Louis A. Craig. He was grad. in May of 184¢—before the heart uated from the U. 8. military acad-

attack--with. the army's

officer lemy at West Point in. 1898 and

ranks ‘expanded from 100,000 to | commissioned a second lieutenant

600,000. The board was in full ~ charge of dll army promotions and all commissions granted to civilians. Craig was a close friend of General of the Armies John J, Pershing, the 85-year-old A. E. F. commander of world war I who has

lin the infantry. | He is survived by one son, Col, {Malin Craig Jr, ‘now serving with 'the 106th infantry division in Ger-| many, and by a brother, Maj. Gen. | Lewis Craig, who is with the 20th army corps in Germany.

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| department that “there are no efficers who are Communists.” He drew a round of chuckles with {the wry observation: “I was made to understand that all our army and navy officers are at least Sl per cent loyal.” ‘Study “Security Corps” A resolution recommending organization of & legion “security corps” ‘was postponed for further study. It was one of two measures which octasioned debate. It read:

mote the organization in each state,

tion the American Legion Security

Corps, under the leadership ot the [they were irremediable.”

national defense committee.

POWER GROWS,

Than ston" " Ever,” Committee’Hears. | Tne “local disturbance” clause

ERR 3 LF mm THE INDIAN* forces, but to function as well during any local disturbances, disaster or calamity wherein-the lives and { property of civilians may be in dan- | ger. It is to be composed of Legion-|, ‘naires and other citizens. It is to | replace the present disaster relief {organization of the American” Le:

Scores: ‘False Economy’

'was stricken out after committee= men objected that -{t might place the Legion in a position; of assuming ‘duties delegated to police .and other peace officers, : Other opponents thought the “security corps” might conflict with responsibilities of the Red Cross | and other disaster agencies. In an address, John Thomas Taylor, Légion legislative director, scored the Veterans administration for what he termed its “false economy” tendencies,

Lauds Investigation “The Veterans ‘administration

“The American Legion shall pro-|

county and community of our na-|

must have guessed there was a

POLIS TIMES GAR Makes Way

For New Regime

INDIANA'S new veterans’ af-

fairs commission temporarily will occupy third floor statehouse offices, formerly the headquarters of the Grand: Army of the Re-. public. The eworld war II veterans’ agency. will take over from the Civil war veterans organization today. The G. A. R. is to move into smaller offices nearby, Director of Veterans’ affairs iseWilliam C. Stalnaker, who said the commission will start operating under a full head of steam about Oct. 1. Since its establishment by the 1945 legislature last February, the veterans’ affairs commission. has been quartered in Adj. Gen. Elmer W. Sherwood's second floor statehouse suite.

STRIKE TOTALS 60 T0 65,

Curtailed by Walkout.

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threatened to shut down the Infterhational. Harvester Co.'s Canton, Ill, plant. Union officials said the strike .was' in’ sympathy with 60 welders who left their - jobs last week - because of an alleged wage cut. : Telephone operations were resumed late .yesterday at Warren, O., after a strike of 124A. PF. of L. electrical - workers “tied up all but emergeney ‘calls for a nine-day pe riod, i In St, Louis, five meat packing

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1945"

war coming on,” said Mr. Taylor. “But it allowed laxity and critical |t hospital conditions to pile up until

He lauded the Legion's investi- |e

hem to the Rankin committee. He

also warned the committee that certain legislation now pending in

ongress would “abolish” veterans’

“This corps is to function, not gation of Veteran hospital handi- | affairs reforms won by the Legion

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Saturday:

30,000 went out to protest the discharge of a union steward fof allegedly cursing a superior. 204th Work Stoppage * a In another strike, machining operations were halted in the 204th work stoppage at: the Chrysler Corp's Dodge Chicago plant. Union officials said 18,000 C. I. O. United Automobile Workers had’ dropped their tools at the world's largest airplane engine factory. Company officials, however, placed the number at 10,400 of the. plant's 28,000 employees. " ” A four-day strike at the South-

continued with approximately 7500 workers away from their jobs. Federal intervention was sought in a wage controversy. Plant Is Reopened Partial production was resumed at the Springfield, Ore., Plywood Corp, taken over by the war department yesterday on a presidential seizure order... The plant, closed for five days because of a C.1.0.-A.F. of L. jurisdictional dispute, supplies critically needed plywood for the armed forces. Company officials.’ reported a strike of more than 1600 workers

sulated work stoppages. were idle yesterday at the Willlamsport plant of the Bethlehem Steel Co. as 1100 employees protested suspension of two fellow workers. A {strike of coremakers at the Ft. Pitt Steel

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houses reopened after some 2000 C.

I. O. packinghouse workers voted to, end a week-long walkout,

The regional war labor board

telegraphed leaders of the A. F. of L.

International Moulders and Foundry

Workers union to terminate a threeday strike at 39 Chicago area foundries. The board promised prompt consideration of their griev-ances-as soon as the men returned.

Cross Picket Lines About 800 of 5000 striking C. I. O.

United Rubber Workers obeyed an jarmy plea to cross picket lines and hs to work at the U. 8. Rubber called by rank and file leaders when the company dismissed 12 employees at the union executives’ request,

in Detroit. The walkout was

Pennsylvania reported three inAll shifts

Co.. McKeesport, continued despite a WLB ultimatum, and a walkout at the Fried and Reineman

Meat Packing Co. in Pittsburgh entered its 11th day.

In other strikes, 1000 were out

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