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A Would-be Food Czar
' John L. Lewis, czar of the United Mine Workers and
erstwhile chief of the CIO, has visions of corralling the food
supply of the nation and elevating himself to the office of
grand dictator all through the organization on a national
scale of the Dairy Farmers' Union, recently affiliated with
the UMWA after a fairly successful effort to organize dairy
fnrmers of the Detriot area with the aid of mine workers,
teamsters and other organized
non-member dairymen out of that market.
This is the charge hurled at Lewis and his associates in
this latest venture by "Free Farmers, Inc.," a coalition of the
most powerful farm organizations in New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Vermont created for the avowed purpose of
heading off the Lewis coup.
Anticipating the tactics which Lewis and his strong-arm squads of
organizers can be expected to employ, "Free Fanners" pledges each of Its
members to go to the aid ot his fellow farmer "whenever he Is threaten
ed," and undertakes to pay its members up to $10,000 for damage caused
to their farms by "strike, riot, civil
membership embraces fruit, vegetable and poultry growers of the four
states as well as dairymen.
The Lewis organization also has attracted the opposition of the Na
tional Grange, the Farm Bureau, the Independent Farmers' Union, the
National Cooperative Milk Producers'
ell of Farmer Cooperatives, representatives of which met recently In
Washington to consider methods of combatting the new union, which
they foresee will ultimately result In the organization of farm labor and
Imposition upon the agricultural industry of the 40-hour week.
Bight now Lewis' henchmen are concentrating their ef
forts on organization of the New York City milkshed, and pre
dicting boastfully that soon every bottle of milk in the metrop
olis will bear the label'of the
that the milk has been produced by a union farmer, processed
and handled exclusively by union labor and delivered by a
union driver to the exclusion of all independent dairymen and
non-union workers.
The retail price of milk would be
Farmers" points out and exposes the
: Dues charged the member farmers
a month, of which 75 cents would go to Lewis' United Mine Workers In
Washington for unexplained services and purposes, A "Free Farmers"
spokesman estimates this tribute from the dairymen of New York would
amount to $2,500,000, from New Jersey $250,000 and from Pennsylvania
$1,250,000. .
No estimate has been made
might assume if expanded on
tended to other foodproducts.
.Delivering the Goods
As was to be expected, Pierre Laval in his first broad
cast to the French people as chief of government, emphasized
his loyalty, to the axis, denounced the British, excoriated the
Free French and in other ways delivered the goods for Hit
ler, whose pressure restored him to power. But his return is
a confession that the Nazi policy in France has been a com
plete failure and has, instead of winning support, alienated
the French people, who must be coerced to passivism by ter
rorism. Probably there is no more unpopular nor better hated
man than Laval, who is generally branded traitor to France.
He has already been the victim of an assassin's bullet, and
probably will furnish a fresh target, especially if he attempts
to take over Free French territory and colonies by force.
Laval's return has been signalized by executions of more
French hostages 20 more at St. Nazaire in reprisal for the
British commando raid; 30 more at Roen, for derailing a
German troop train all innocent, and taken from a concen
tration camp, with 80 more marked for death Thursday ; 35
more at Calais.
France, even with 1,500,000 French soldiers prisoner's
of war in Germany, with the country cut in half under dif
ferent regimes, though systematically looted of industries
and farm products, isolated from the world, under harsh gar
rison rule, still remains the key to the subjugation of Europe
and Laval's chief mission is to prevent an invasion by the
Allies on Germany's flank.
, The Germans desire the French fleet, the North African
bases, Madagascar and French possessions in the Caribbean.
But despite his power, it is doubtful, with the hostility of the
French people, Laval can deliver the goods.
Republicans Drop Isolation
The republican national committee did a sensible thing
When thpv nrlnntnrl iha Willlin vnar.1,,t;n nl.nn..: innln
tionism and pledging the party's support to the prosecution
of an offensive, uncompromising war until peace with vic
tory is attained, and declaring that the United States should
assist in bringing about cooperation among the countries of
tne world in tho post-wnr era. The resolution, read in part:
"Wo demand the prosecution of an offcnslvo war, relentlessly and
without reservation, whatever It may cost In wealth, energy and human
life, until the United States and lta allies have won complete victory
over their enemies. Wo will recognize no pcaco with those enemies except
peace with victory and wo will never entertain any proposals of pcaco un
til such victory be won. There shall be no appeasement or compromise."
In addition the resolution pledged preservation of the
two-party system, the constitutional form of government and
private enterprise and reserved the party's right to construc
tive criticism of the administration's war effort. It also de
manded that war posts be awarded without regard to party
affiliation and weeding out of unfit political appointees, and
tho drastic reduction of "non-essential domestic regulation."
The coordination of diplomatic, military, naval and air stra
tegy under unified command was also favored.
-. Since Pearl Harbor, tho rr-mihllrnnn
functioned very effectively. Now that they have endorsed
the policies along hues advocated by Mr. Willkie, and opposed
the isolationists, they may becomo more effective. Up to the
present, tho sevcrist constructive critics of the administra
tion have been democrats, such as Senator Byrd of Virginia.
Lowerys Entertain
Members of Class
Lablsh Center The Kum-Joln-Ua
class of the church waa entertained
for a social evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs, Oran Lowery. Hosts
for' the evening who provided en
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Editor and Publisher
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not otherwise credited in this paper.
groups who helped to freeze
commotion or malicious damage," The
Federation and the National Coun-
Dairy Farmers' Union, meaning
doubled by such a program, "Free
racketeering angle of the set-up.
would range from 90 cents to $4
of the proportions the racket
a nation-wide scale or if ex
tertainment and refreshments were
Mrs. Peter Russ, Harry Boehm and
Frank Weinman.
OntsU wire: Mr, and Mrs. Will Dauih
tnr, Mr. and Mrs, Herae. Blbbi, Mr. and
H'!;, "!" "d Mrs. Orla
McClauihrr, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Boehm.
Mr and Mrs. Wlllard Aer. Mr. and Mrs.
CUda Uedr. Mr. and Mrs. frank Wein
man, niv. Knowlea Tools, Mr. and Mrs.
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By Don
' We note where our county agent,
Bob Rleder, has started a crusade
against some fifth columnists, sa
boteurs and Marion county public
enemies No, 1, same saboteurs, et
cetera, being the well known syneta,
.beetle, spittle bug, strawberry root
weevil and gooseberry fly. Food be
ing one of the main sources of am
munition for any army which .trav
els on Its stomach, as the late Mr.
Bonaparte once remarked, and be-
lng also occasionally used by the
civilian population, It seems, more
essential than ever that, Bob's ad
vice be taken and the offensive
started against these enemies. Like
In other types of warfare the only
defense against this class of sa
boteurs is an active offense and
It's fatal there, also; to be on hand
Novelties
In the News
(Br the Associated Press)
Free Meal?
Denver Elmer Woods got hun
gry, left his Jail work gang and
made for the nearest restaurant.
Elmer ate three pork chops, two
fried eggs, three pieces of pie, two
cups of coffee, and signed. Police
Captain William J. Armstrong's
name on the check.
, Elmer was detained while the
proprietor called Captain Arm
strong.
Elmer now is back with his old
gang digging dandelions.
One That Stayed Caught
Salt Lake City Ted Heath wish
es this fish story wasn't true.
The 12-year-old youth was fish
ing from a train bridge when he
heard a locomotive's whistle.
Ted ran, but as the train nearcd,
he leaped 15 feet Into the water.
He finally swam ashore, his leg
broken from striking a plank. :
Carte Blanche
Fort Bliss, Tex. A cavalryman
proudly showed his buddies the pass
given him by his company comman
der.
Minus the usual time limitations,
it read, "permission to visit El
Paso and get married."
Joy and Sorrow
Chicago Mr, and Mrs. Paul Lar
son received congratulation on the
birth of their second son and con
dolences on the dentil ot their first
all on the samo day.
The first son, John, 3, who frac
tured his skull' In a lull last week,
died in the Norwegian American
hospital where two hours later In
another room the second son was
born,
"Him been this way ever since he see Irl McSherry make such
beautiful smoke with tobacco pipe I"
the Beast
Supper
Upjohn
with too' little too later.
' It Is even more essential this year
than ever to wage an active cam
palgn against the spittle bug at its
source, as priorities will exclude any
Idea this year of furnishing cus
pidors for these ' vandals and mak
ing life too easy for them. The
old plan of two cuspidors for every
spittle bug seems to be definitely
out for the duration.
Gosh All Fishhooks Item
(Rotary Club Bulletin)
Attendance Rotten . . . You can
see by the list of absentees that
last week was the worst attendance
in the history of the Salem Rotary
club for the- past five years and
we might add that those that were
absent missed a very good program
the motion picture of the . Salva
tion Army work were some of the
best color pictures ever presented
to the Salem club and the talk
that accompanied the pictures were
very good too." , w
' "The Oregontan Reports that sohie
northwest historians Sunday locat
ed the site of Oregon's first grist
mill on the old Joseph Oervals do
nation land claim on French Prai
rie In the Eldriedge section and In
consideration thereof the site will
be given a permanent marker. This
is a good Idea, but just to keep
the record straight, the site of this
old grist mill was discovered over
a year ago by Lester Pearmlne, who
manages the farm which Is now
known as the Springer place and
discovery of same by Pearmlne was
duly recorded In the columns of our
favorite paper. But Les mustn't
worry about this; such Is the gen
eral fate of discoverers. They even
put Christopher Columbus In Jail.
The Albany Democrat - Herald
says the constituencies which go to
make up the human body can be
purchased at a drug store tor $1.05.
It's been our observation It costs
more than that just to get the
dope which makes up a woman's
face, let alone the fingernails and
toenails! without throwing In the
rest of It.
Art Rahn, the well known paper
magnate, Rahned and McWhort-
ered In our sanctum a few moments
this a.m., much to the advantage
of our supply of current stories.
Thanks, Art, and drop In again
some time. .
Charles Levine
Fined and Jailed
Los Angeles, April 31 (IMS Char
les A. Levine, first trans-Atlantic
airplane passenger, Monday was
sentenced to ftvo months In jail
and fined $500 following his con
viction on a charge of conspiring
to smuggle a German-Jewish ref
uge into the United States from
Mexico. '
fA Rv Will Danrh
Kelly Says:
Labor Shortage Felt
Severely in Northwest
Housing Situation
Construction Problem
Farm Groups Join In
Fight Against Lewis '
By John W. Kelly
Washington, April 21 War Indus
tries In the northwest will be un
able to operate at capacity unless
the threatened labor shortage Is
overcome. There are not enough
mechanics or green hands available
now for the shipbuilding program
and the airplane factories. It Is a
fact that scouts from some of the
large Industries in Washington and
Oregon are now In the Rocky moun
tain states looking for mechanics.
In the mountain area there are n'o
big Industries and the scouts hope
to round up men necessary for the
coast.
One personnel man is looking for
30,000 men and he isn't particular
where they come from. He hopes
to attract several thousand from
Denver, some from Cheyenne and
will go to Omaha If need be to find
workers. Men engaged must pay
their own transportation. At Brem
erton navy yard H. L. Mason, lieu
tenant U. S. navy reserves, employ
ment officer, is reaching out for
every available 'man. He has noti
fied George P. Sheridan, national
youth administration, Tacoma, that
he has jobs for about 150 NYA very
week. Lieutenant Mason's - letter
has been offered to congress as to
the importance of the training of
NYA.-
Labor Pool Proposed
It is estimated that 6,000 must be
transported from Portland to Van
couver, Wash., when the shipyards
on the Washington shore of the
Columbia are at the peak. Moving
of thLs number of workers back
and forth will be a problem. A
greater problem will be facilities for
workers to reach Swan Island, where
50 oil tankers are to be constructed
in a yard now being built.
Proposed to President Roosevelt
by Sidney Hillman as part of the
program for administration of man
power Is the establishment of a la
bor pool or battalion, a mobile res
ervoir of workers which, under a
directing head, can be shifted from
one war industry to another as a
shortage of workers develops. This
proposal was made looking forward
to the time when scarcity of labor
for war work will become acute.
The housing trouble Is breaking
out all over the northwest. The
thousands of dwellings at Bremerton,-.
Seattle,-' Tacoma, Vancouver,
Spokane and Pasco, the units au
thorized for Medford, Albany, Cor
vallls, Pendleton and Walla Walla
are insufficient to meet the de
mand. Into all of these communi
ties are swarming an army of work
ers who must have a place to sleep.
Housing of the most temporary and
flimsy character means an. expen
diture of about $3,000 per unit and
In some instances up to $4,000.
For Third Labor Party .
John L. Lewis Intends trying to
unionize the dairy farmers of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho as part
of his campaign to enroll an esti
mated 3,500,000 men in the dairy
Industry. To date approximately
30,000 dairymen have joined up with
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica (CIO), the membership being In
New York and Michigan. The
UMW'ls Lewis! personal union and
his reaching out for the dairymen
is his first step in his plan to estab
lish a third labor organization.
Four farm groups are prepared
to fight the union scheme to the
last ditch. The National Grange,
the American Farm Bureau federa
tion, the Council of Farmers Co
operatives, and the Free Farmers
Inc., have been sharpening their
knives for Lewis or any other labor
leader who attempts to force the
dairymen Into a union. These farm
associations opened up by present
ing witnesses in favor of a house
measure Intended to curb labor
racketeering. The UMW organizers
assert that there will be no violence
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In their efforts to get the dairymen
Into the tent; that there will be
no coercion, no boycotting, . no
strikes or intimidation. These as
surances have been taken with a'
grain ot salt by the farm, organiza
tions. - i
Assembly Line No Go
Plans for building submarines on
an assembly line were knocked Into
a cocked hat when the company re
ceived orders for another kind ot
production. The concern, located
on the Great Lakes, was so Inter
ested In the Pacific northwest that
one of the executives went out and
studied the possibilities of Puget
Sound and the Columbia river. A
site was spotted and plans drawnrl
There will be four ways, or rail
roads. The boats were to be built
In sections, the machinery Installed
at one point and the completed boat
would slide Into the river for a test.
Each part of a submarine would
be worked on by one crew; they
build that part and no other, on the
same principal as the assembly line
In an automobile factory, where a
workman turns nut No. 48 on all
cars.
More than 100 submarines are
contined In the new navy bill, which
Is yet to be acted upon by house and
senate. Possibly n part of them
will be contracted for in the north
west. '
GOP Adopts Willkie s
Anti-Isolation Plank
Chicago, April 21 (P) The republican national commit
tee feels the United States is obliged to help bring about
"an understanding, comity and cooperation" among nations
of the post-war world, a stand -" -
Wendell L. Willkie characterized as
an "abandonment of isolationism."
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio,
however, said he thought It "a great
mistake' for the committee to have
expressed any policy on post-war
action as It did last night at Its
first meeting since the nation went
to war.
Other leaders, Including Joseph
W. Martin, Jr., committee chairman,
and Clarence Budington Kelland,
committee executive director, ex
pressed approvai of the committee's
work which included a demand for
relentless prosecution of an of
fensive war. for peace with victory.
Willkie, 1940 presidential nomi
nee, said republicans should see to
it that In the forthcoming pri
maries candidates who will espouse
these principles are nominated.
"Thus the republican party can
win and become a great force for
liberal, enlightened government," ,
Willkie asserted.
Taft said the committee had
"drawn the teeth" of Willkle's pro
posed resolution advocating approv
al of an active role for the United
States in world affairs so that no
one could take exception to the lan
guage employed. Walter S, Halla
nan of West Virginia, who present
ed Willkle's proposal to the com
mittee, said the final resolution was
a victory for Willkie.
Taft didn't expand on his "teeth
drawing" remark but it evidently
referred to the fact that in the
committee's final declaration there
was no such phraseology as Willkie
used in point three of the proposed
statement he submitted to the
committee. ;
Willkle's point three contained
the recommendation that the party1
resolve "to undertake now and in
the future whatever just and rea
sonable 'international responsibili
ties may be demanded In a modern I
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Voters Decide
PUD Extension
Voters In the Central Lincoln
people's untiltty district and those
In the territories which the district
wants to annex should be the ones
to decide whether the district should
annex territories in western Lin
coln, Lane, Douglas and Coos coun
ties, the state hydroelectric com
mission said today In nine separate
reports. '
The proposed annexations In
clude: Lincoln county two parcel
plus the city of Waldport;- Lane,
county One parcel and the city of
Florence; Douglas county One par
cel and the city of Reedsport; Coos
county municipality of Lakeside.
Virtually all of the territory now
is served by the West Coast Power
company. The ' reports , said that
voters In each separate parcel should
be permitted to . decide whether
they shall be Included.
The district already has agreed
with the company to buy . its coast
division properties for $750,000, and
has voted a $850,000 bond issue.
Annual expenses of the district
were estimated at $232,000, and an
nual revenues at $239,000.
Although the deliberations of the
resolutions committee were execu
tive, reporters gained the impres
sion that one of the principal
points of debate was Willkle's
phrase "Just and reasonable inter
national responsibilities." .Further
more, the resolution as adopted by
the national committee nowhere
contained the word "isolationism,"
whereas Willkie had advocated a di
rect repudition of Isolationism.
NEWS
VIEWS
By Les Newman
The lowly can opener, that magic
wand of the kitchen engineer, will
soon be mustered out of service.
The War Production Board Is tell
ing canners what they can can and
what they can't can with the ac
cent on the can't. With metals be
coming more valuable than a friend
in Washlnston, tin cans fit Into
the war effort like pimento in an
olive. It's going to turn a lot of
married men out of their homes at
meal times but it won't be long
before the lady of the house dis
covers that can-openers are not in
dispensable. We'll carry our soup
home from the 'store in a snood If
lt'.ll help tie a tin to the dictators.
' A big dance studio Is advertising
that people ought to "Keep nt" by
dancing. Apparently they figure
that If we have to face the music
we might as well enjoy It.
If you are a fish enthusiast
you'll appreciate the A-l selection
of fishing; clothes at Lea Newman'Si
179 N. Commercial St. Boots Jack
ets trousen hats. In fact, every
thing a fisherman dreams of hav
ing when he goes - on his annual
trip. Drop in today look over our
unusually fine stock or clothes for
most every occasion. Phone 5508.
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