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they counterattack whenever possible, they fought gun de > yor 4 But the issue no is 3 \ n strong delaying actions. Bu the longer ind and oy

in doubt. . ~f--~=Let’s face it.” said a G. I. “We're licked and we | ewe: in Run plant near here. might as well admit it. These Russians can drink | Oy ade buiberé 3 vodka all day long and all night-iong. They can toast | ——- ae oo at Wr " every politician from Gandhi and the grand llama |. Me n Baty of Yih huppesied A of Tibet to the governor of Idaho, and where do we curate picture of w happened since other every corner sto wind up?” . plants that shut down—the quick departure of those we expect most : “Under “the table,” answered the corporal. “Re- who came from other .places, the fumbling around of * ake advantage : le Wali Ping Their Own Woy member?” those who remained as they search for new jobs, the Government Fo 2 Give Light snd the Poop “Night after. night Russian families invite two or seactions to ng ge i. Jaouction plant producers -endeé Be : : = three Americans-todinner. The G. L's, expecting &| TS those w] » 2a never done it Tore. ——— business yesterd rs WRONG ‘WAY quiet, simple meal, find themselves gaily squeezed ated te Svallile i a oe nc Ll jo Be | boost wi : - into places at a long table. A dozen varieties of food Su ani op Sn. ¢ Bu - Vis 1 ong to consur

; 10 a bill for repeal of the Smith-Connally act the house | ang great pitchers full of vodks grace the table. Half on interviews under his direction by the U. 8. employ- : 2 military affairs committee has attached “riders” pro- | the Russians on the block are -grinning happily at the ment service staff of nearly all the 17,000 : 8 Sanpleg

i : t : i : i t toast. posing heavy new penalties for strikes in violation of con- Autti ad Proposing toast after Sa sows

i tracts and tighter curbs on political activity by labor unions. { more recently, -but all appear to support the Soviet

reatly impressed by the loud outcries of | government enthusiastically. Se We are not § eaLy b y At one of those parties the other night toasts were

‘professional labor leaders that the "proposals are designed ~dFiik to President Truman, the late Fain © to destroy unions and “rob labor of fundamental rights.” | vert, “Papa” Stalin, General Eisent Pres) oH Bess The labor leaders always yell “Wolf!” at any suggestion |ican army, the British army, the Russian army and that unions should be held responsible for proper use of the Chinese army. their great power. Insulted by Refusal .

But we think the house committee has made a mistake, a ONE oh Russians proposed s toast to

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str oganoff . ith ; to which congress should refuse to be a party. A G. L declined because “if I drink any more and 13 a cent a oer Ee ah ps Tis ' . Pron ” | toasts to bod 1 't be in to + Lesisation by “riders” is a wrong way to attack labor to Sis to any y or anything I won shape ain ker siting ation he Satur miny roblems. po " y X ge pr So,” said the Russian, “you no like my home, yes? tion, to working in a big plant, with its regimentation

The Smith-Connally act, a wartime law, should be | you no like my wife. - You no like the biff. stroganof!.

repealed. It obviously does not prevent strikes, and it | You wo like my Evian, or the obstanovks or the ora? _'| serverovka—you no like those either.” . - causes vast waste of taxpayers’ money on useless and mean- | "SLL" 0\4 the American. “T do like your home. ingless strike votes. Your wife is a very nice lady. The beef stroganoff

+ New labor legislation should stand on its own feet. | is swell. I don't know what your kvartera is, ‘or the

i iv i i i obstanovka, or the serverovka, but they're swell, too. Full opportunity should be given, in public hearings, to SROLaTIOwA, JF ns gery oun, ut. 4 e

those who wish to argue for it or against it. The members “Is insult!” cried the Russian. “You haf insult | + - of congress should inform themselves thoroughly, before | my home. You haf insult my wife. You haf insult

were offered in the Detroit area. . : Some women wanted jobs no longer because thelr husbands weuld be returning from the war. Climate was given as another reason for not wanting to res in Detrojt, indicating that many came from e south. } : tik This was further indicated by a resentrhent among the workers, described thus by Mr. Busha:

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+ voting on I. atypia probable effect. ew n Ox said Sie Ameriosn, “We'll drink a toast to a own a oT NR remaining igor area where Shey So not cou not , THESE are reasons for this and other attempts in con- ® cr pa visits to a Russian home a G. I. B . , Mlendly : ey des: ied Ro. of Ie in Ihe wrea bene i gress to atack labor problems by wrong ways. is sometimes able to convince his host that no offense : vo Co I wholly disagree with what referred to as ‘hill-billies” by their neighbors.” i Many congressmen are under growing pressure from | is intended if he declines the fourth or fifth toast. oosier orum you Sey, bit will gefond to the Me. Busha Mua. is Wis dia ohusevgiion shat te Ea Rm Witness the case of Mr, Prosenko, a Russian gro- death your right to say it. “majority of these workers appeared to'be honest and E. ; the home folks to do something, qui y, ab ut su pro cer who loves to give parties for Americans. “THESE BIG GUYS PLACE (Times readers are invited “WHAT CREDIT DID THE sincere, exceptionally clean, well-mannered and they | lems. They are getting very tired of being brow-beaten| “Toiight,” said Mr. Prosenko, “tonight we haf not [ALL THE STRIKES” “fo express their views in DEFENSE WORKER GET?".....|Save the impression of being very desirable citizens, "and ordered around by Philip Murray, William Green and | one seengle toust Nobody must propose toust, No- (ay mL tndwsspute | these columns, religious con. |B iE W. Chane ise BL (CTL majority were ll-nilies and rather | other labor lobbyists. Von litle favor, “Tonight everybody get dronk™ Times T ind that it is & labor pa-| 1Toversies excluded. Because | GB Pi UCASE MAN S| low-grade migratory workers ; And the right way to consider labor legislation has |g 4 x : per and also that it is in sympatny| Of the volume received, let- . “Many of them were owners and operators of A y i * | Building Friendshi hould be. fim drafted June 16 of this year after| = oe ad _ been blocked for many years by the house and senate labor P with labor as long as labor is| Perss bo.limfted f0250 | yorking four years in a defente awa and Jura) . i» such committees. These committees, often acting under admin- | consume great quantities of the Russian national |pu¢ jabor is people who work.| signed. Opinions set forth ko and other small business enterprises. Large numbers * istration orders, have done their utmost to prevent fair ee ro In bots written [Many innocent union members| here are those of the writers, |know is, what credit did the- de- | of them never before had had any experience working and full consideration of any proposal to which labor leaders | nere. | | vould like fo keep working but the| and publication In no way - |fense worker get for staying on the | SE Mus'el eparprie, objected. oo . : : At one of those little family dinners recently & |o raise And Tol pretty Soon = implies Te ran those | Job hile there S wer Jens of | 80% Unskilled at Start Le The military affairs “riders” should be removed from | JUTE Americsh swior domed In the usual toast 0 |two weeks we decide we want an Seiten Ly The J - om doing nothing but eating and| EIGHTY per cent of the Willow Run workers. the _ . the Smith-Connally act repealer. But some such attempt | _ «Listen, everybody. I've got something to say and Other, so we cause mare trouble. for the return of manu. |%€ePINE as I am doing now? 1f|eport disclosed, were unskilled, but were quickly * 3 . say We don't work for the company t 8NU- 1 hose men int graded up from’ the minimum of 88 cents an hour in 1’ would like to say it before w See. & pola 4 Jonth- Sor » 2 to circumvent the blockade will succeed before long, our 3g Jie % Hy e have a lot more {anymore; we work for Tobin, Mur- Kip dann) deter sot, service, why doesn't the govern-| $1.15. The other 20 per cent were skilled or semis \ opinion, unless that labor committees do their duty, hold | “% ed quiet. . ray, Green, Lewis, Thomas, Frisbie,| respondence regarding them.) / | ment set up a point system for the | Skilled. The semi-skilled received up to $1.40 an hou, public hearings on the several bills now before them, and | rm RE a a Sl ere Suing howe, | Hapgood, Thess bis guys plact all . production. soldiers that got dratt- | the skied trom 31.40 fo SLA © give congress a chance to act by safe and. normal legislative EE Saro 4rt & Jot. of people in Yoit (than We do. Our President Tru-|AGAINST INCREASE FARE" faithfully on the production lines| 8d of living they had enjoyed during the war, were £" thethods. gong country. ere afe man is a good man but afraid he By W.S, Indianapolis for » long period, or do the work- | reluctant to take jobs in the ares at wages ranging fe . people in my country who dd’ not like your |will hurt himself politically—stands| As a subscriber since The Indian: taying buying | from 80 cents to §1 an hour, the report said. They * Ee 5. country. I think it's mostly because we are so far |by, doesn’t know which’ way to go apolis Sun 1 want to make my pro-| ponds aes. nothing sow that te were waiting around to try to find something better, - MORE DEFENSE DIVISION apart and our langusge and customs are differnt. | Hapgood and the bays go to| test against the increased fare we|war is over? Maybe I am wrong, , AlthoUSh thete were jobs available at higher wages ' VIDENCE in support of the war departments proposal | saying bed things ah ar ar —— Jets ry of bills they hig Passed. © Stl The 00-day trial will soom be. po Sur Serta Jain] Whatitve 3 found that many pould nor a a es _- a .: m t as men who didn’t do - — 2 for unifieation of the military services continues to pile | 1° "ember that we can live together as nations just kidding. They care no more about |and the commission will be told by any fighting. I am 28 years old and | Of [nsufficient skill. This poses a problem encouns # x p pO meet here dinner together and [government “8 hi = officials of transportation raised tered elsewhere reluctance lower up, The house of representatives has just given a startling | be friends tonight.» oe - as i Ha - the publi a wel pleased Rd us ota ang i Idisuaiie- Paid Jobe WILIOUY JoOKITg Around Srl + 3 ke exhibition of the lack of co-ordination of the army and There was silence for o moment. The Whole table (ys wil wake Wp to wpat our|Commlesion wil grant it a per on 8’ : ey ed Sout Jo ow, Sremeelvts Me Wiel ; : : : i burst lo, -ringin applause. Applause that spilled [unions are leading to. : manen! ike the 32-cent UNIVERSAL : s war at i “navy, and of the respective congressional committees. out: inte” the corridors and through the apartment a’ » transfer was granted for an EO wages. : ~~ It passed a concurrent resolution, 347 to 0, in favor of | building and into the ears of Russians, Chinese, Brit- | “KEEPING PROMISES 1S emergency, and we still have it. I | a 1082-combat-navy, whose annual upkeep would cost some | ish and Americans. EY A GOOD POLICY” wonder when the politicians will '1¢ would a IN WASHINGTON— $314 bill B : Gen hail lained. th By LP. Indianapolis come to the conclusion that the|cyien et Loran y Le ordinary had not submitted this plan to the war department for ORLD AFFAIRS— | payers of Indiana? When Henry|the utility, so let them go to the of dipionn : Ae. Stig, or to quote S P| study; and of course the house military affairs committee Schricker. was_governor_ho saved | UUIKY to be rewuined 10 ofice; and |yp,yy, yygemen hao Leal has heekrehy. PY an L had no chance to consider it. Attlee Visit % a ol Jo. 2a a pti to a - oak |20d at the same time wiipping toe By Marshall M Neill ©: That is the present system—the army does not know ht on a spending spree. Bought the for us, saying the public ls wel lini sans of aber power; Ky Mars he i h doi ic H 2h . governor's mansion at $73,500, that| pleased with this boost, instead of ~Far~f WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-=The i what the navy Is doing and vice versa, and the same with By William Philip Simms Schricker refused. Indian-|® saving for the utility, rl 3 Argentina and Pranco's Spain, Fresident has s taken the first steps : heigh toward of a permanent

the congressional committees. There is no overall de- WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—Anglo- | #P0li8 officials were given a big raise| To make the American anxiety over . Russia's in salary. The ash and garbage col- car fare in other cities is that of the of committments made at San by the state department, but con-

. fense plan. : g : Thanks to Rep. Wadsworth of New York the danger of | isolationist tendency, rather than |16Ctors had to let our city get filthy) five Fitagerald brothers who took | Francisco 2 ; is ee. i Lt re a a PE 12h nl | nl re a hm Ad i

this old system was pointed out in the debate. No member os ne 0 | ow a ae na J tua of congress has a longer record as a constructive advocate | forthcoming ole wis Rit Fg Be ope and : np Bae oy butiance of the atomic bomb which of preparedness, or higher rank as a legislative. expert:-in | A statement signed by more than 500 scientists: Heh M

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defense affairs. When's statement of his experience and Seclarts nds ros Sue Wm a pee i nok ound a ie Bie Cua Wes, veul NY Nuowing Wes yd skies ey the ethical and political intelliahonty in thin fed cheng the ol sate of apete | re 1 Lt Tere cS ste | et A eS By | a ae wit! Separate . Se snd Sommys oe Ju On the contrary, it is remarked here, both Weshe | Were. the Guards called when |Cal.; Lincoln, Neb.; Denville, Til. and | contemporaries tr betnes. tops i Oi a uni beam an bye p«an, ngress an e coun- ington and London fully appreciate the need for such the senators wanted to double their other lines, all having S-cent fares. | 1s the allied powers for the recog"try should listen. . ©... |co-operation. But without Moscow the world vo-ap- [Salaries The papers stated some) Why did the commission take nition due the Whole human face bs. oS a es sw erative movement known as U. N. O. cannot function [of the senators refused the raise.| things for granted without in-|as such while they spar for ad4 IT so happens that the navy resolution passed this week Jeoptely. od Mule mgey ang ope seems clined Noy aly 1 ous Sodank senators Yestiguting chew : here? What can be vantage among themselves, chiefhas no legal or statutory effect whatéver—being neither | Nations fall in with her own plans. rest of the United | man will be smart if he makes our gerald on it dogendmidiinn a aay Jor oy vg wos wars an appropriation, nor an authorization, but merely a hope | The meeting of the far eastern advisory commis. {6lobe-trotiing senators pay their| for we need some competition in-|tition regardless of the ive oh th La . : ;1e | lon which convened here yesterday wes a case in |OWn expenses for thelr 45-day trip. | stead of having a dominating conthat the navy will keep a certain number of ships now built | point. Russia simply ignored invitation to the meet- [The Republicans brag. They are| cern over our government, and that potetiialities uf. uth 4 -Shtpatrophe. : or building. But the same lack of co-ordination applies in | ing. - growing by leaps and bounds. They [is just whet has brought this and| whole Suckgtousd is not so 0, Service-Disband ~ virtually all military legislation. | Walked Out at Quebec Smet 1% shi st Sjeciion, aud | ai. sthet the dl. ideologd a poiitical| ‘SPY"_ Se Ace Lishan od Beto 4 As Rep. Wadsworth explained: “When we say that | SIMILARLY, after appearing at the U. 1. 0. set- hanes aw To | ety on ottielans ons Si meviney|WOFiE 44 8 a Upon The SrAping] services wes crated. headed by Mal Gon. Wid BUI the navy shall be of a certain strength and make a decision Hota. 3 Jue oafled 10 oy hunger and suffering | Let's use our heads and get our | until we have a labor government. Feed od prot and hos i Free 4 «sis g in that limited field, we are doing so without thy knowledge improve food ET a veDarative eflort to {boys home and give them a chance | They always talk about dictators and the ong pri Now OSS has been disbanded, part of its functions * 3 a : NS a rod ving (in the political field. And who|when they dre just that, telling us i political entre-| shifted to the war department and part to the state or information as to what the strength of the army should | be" assoeiates wonfering. She refused to attend the |will keep their promises? Keeping what we should do and shouldn't preneur who would sell his country | gepartment. In a letter to Gen. Donovan, President be or of the strategic air corps.” . % on aviation conference in Canada. and |promises is & good policy. fo. fa I aniymen uwy, the Pls f0r| Truman said the transfer “represents the beginning SET As to the army air force, which Rep. Wadsworth and | Russia's biggest blow at world co-operation, how- A . [the sun when elected; and not-the| sign mtelligence Within the semavent embeart of most others-assume should be continued as an equal mem- | Ser. ‘=ame at London at the recent conference of Carnival — By Dick Turner ‘|least is the Nasi propagandist whom | the government” He directed Secretary of hu | ber of the ground-sea-air defense team, it may revert £0 | responsibility for word peace bucked by a. souriry Sem—— m— Ton fl have "ith us and who hopes | Byrnes to plan the permanent program. § its old stepchild status when the President's war powers | council of 11 members and the general assembly. Yet wit ] war, and who shall say be might not ure Bee those a igre Who | fed! bg ~ lapse unless meanwhile its equality is established by law. ha n, Rustin Sook ihe Josiisin. thas only the : ~~ [5] pn i set up our ney spy corps. Some think it ni . That should be done through a unified single defense de- ay Ay 10a; pn Culley Sat | 3 : b 130d Nit Ws. arg Sifting out the be in th tradsuty, Others think it should be part of | partment. 8 of Europe. The United States and *1: for Sliaborators _and| the White House organisation. a2 ois “<1 en hat 0 et tho Bh Pies Sree as ued ; x oF 5 ple er PTI oh tay an 8 Toru) swiss of atesls. | Wy rock the conference foundered. : : +-'| |the whole an honest if naive and Dirksen (R. d it might ang THE FAR EASTERN COMMISSION i Nor wus thi al. avin organised bce of hr © | [ook so effective + sentiment against to add to this corp to foreign work. "1 Lovers 3 JY JOR a second time the meeting of the new Far Eastern |sia's propaganda machine hammered away at vl naive ing In Sos at Wath out Toreigner. Je Di Sos] woud look for members ; ~ %advisory commission has been put off to pacify Russia. | Alles accusing them of trying to form « western | {though "without ‘any. such politica state depariment, with operatives n our embaseiok +... When no Russian representative showed up at yesterday's v unm will. & ‘Thomas (D. Tex.) believes the White Hous: _' opening session in Washington, it was decided to recess for ae a ie eSEttS Shion “It should ¥ Bee Tact So ofhie the Hew 4 a mn = a week in thé hope that Moscow would yet decide to co- the Taian oh Sik ae Jo hg Sreiend. veces he's tom operate. : “rE Fe ¥ policws_and_practioss, whieh, if] the inforiation gtthered ootld-be sound frum thet i 1, Despite the dangers Thvolved in repeatedly delaying a w Certainly, should Seren: A Susncies international conferences, we think the delegates were know r he contequincss. Are we - -_ navy psn net he Te | wise to lean over backward in their demonstration of | 833 be Jeurtseiitd hy man ng Urged Gen Marshall : * genuine desire to obtain Russian co-operation. Anything ww 306 Sau man poriae| yed by MARSHALL i and everything in reason should be done to re-establish laws and procedure for the convic- | yeprateq “intelligence” in recent md ine dn. : Lg . allied unity, which is so essential to peace. ia Sian of political marom. the Fal SAI {snats committee, A .., But it would be neither wise nor effective for the Jie re a aaa Brow wich we he of the . .., But it would be neith: Tec been tn the past. In view of the ad-| nosis intent : ~ democracies to ‘compromise on fundamentals for the sake a service anywhere! >in the: Me Sat any other coun~ i of false unity, In this case of the Far Eastern advisory ue Jaier olities. hog chuglste..: | “They all do this, but we have never done It In a commission, failure to maintain the. two principles earlier {sequent volution, “we 40. nub need, mnessiike ie.

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{iv One-is the refention of Gen. MacArthur as allied Lo 53 man deceive” himset. [am ¢ Reine Commander-in ognirol of strict enforcement of the io via in fe wr, o {i tion terms. The other is the democratic basis coms & fool. that he’ may be |B ory commission, in which Australia and the rt Cor bak