Southern Oregon M iner, T hursday, Ju n e 7, 1945
Front With Fighting Leathernecks on Okinawa Stitched Bluebirds
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Washington. D. C.
GERMAN PRISON LABOR
Officials are keeping very m un.!
■bout it. but the entire question of
using German prison labor to re- ■
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build Russia and France has been 1
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" ASHINGTON.— Here is the story ,ecre, opinjon rendered by Supreme
no one could get at San Francisco- Court Justice R,^ ert Jackson, who
the inside story of why Sidney H ill­ has taken over U. S. prosecution of
man. Russian labor, and leftists of war criminals.
British trade unions ,
Justice Jackson wrote his opinion
happened to assem- 1
to U. S. Reparations Chief Ed
ble their new world
Pauley, stating that in his opinion
labor order on Oa«- ,
compulsory German labor should !
land.
across the not be used to rebuild France and I
bay, just at the very
Russia unless they have been con- |
day of the opening
victed of war crimes.
of the world peace ,
conference.
a n d ' , " It is not ffiy business what Is to |
what they were jp be done with reparations.” Jackson
wrote, “but this would largely de­
to.
All inquiries were stroy the moral position of Ameri­
Sidney H illm a n pushed
aside out ca in this war. . . . Compulsory
there with the ex- labor.” he continued, “should be
planation that this new world labor j required only for convicted war
Leathernecks, coordinating with army troops, are shown In action In the Anal stages of the fierce battles
power, called the World Trade Union criminals.”
that
raged in every section of Okinawa island. Island spotted with graves and fallen heroes attests to the
Jackson went on to point out that
Congress, was merely looking for re­
high price paid.
flected publicity from its proximity German labor “drifting out of Rus­
to the conference, or something sisn- sian concentration camps in the fu-
ilarly inconsequential.
ture would tell tales of horror”
It is no wonder the story was hid- which, even if exaggerated, would
den securely beneath a rubble of ! "arouse sharp condemnation in the |
confusing explanations because it United States.” He urged, there­
would have disclosed a coup de con­ fore. that German labor not be
ference planned by Mr. Hillman used for reparations until they had
and his Russian associates—a coup been convicted of war crimes He
which was squelched completely in indicated that members of the Ges­
a secret meeting of the conference tapo and the SS Elite guard undoubt­
steering committee, despite inter­ edly were war criminals as a class,
vention by no less a power than Mo­ but the every member of the Nazi
party might not be classified as a
lotov himself. These are the facts:
war criminal.
The Oakland labor assembly was
Following Justice Jackson’s
completely under control of Hillman
bombshell, a hurried meeting
and the Russians, with the British
was called in Secretary Morgen-
riding quietly behind them.
The
thau's
office, attended by Ed
head of the Russian labor delegation
Pauley, Assistant Secretary of
at Oakland was also an official dele­
State Will Clayton, the army,
gate for Russia in the San Fran­
navy. FEA, and other inter­
cisco peace meeting and the pipe
ested government agencies. Sec­
line between.
retary Morgenthau vigorously
PLAN WORKED UPON
protested this new development.
Through him the Hillman crowd
It was pointed out by some that
worked up a program whereby they
the use of German prison labor
would all get into the conference and
had been agreed to at Yalta by
into the permanent peace setup by
President Roosevelt himself and,
being established as the group to
therefore, could not be changed.
handle world labor problems.
“ If we have to »’ait for the con­
They succeeded it getting the eco­ viction of all these war criminals
nomic Committee of the conference before we can get German labor,”
to approve their entry as consult­ suggested Reparations Chief Pauley
ants. The economic committee in­ “we may have to wait a year. Mean-
cludes strong representation of
. ,
t
i while, there may not be enough
smaller nations. p a rtic u la r y a in Qerrnans to repair the damage in
America.
France and Russia.”
A resolution carrying out this pur­
Pauley also made the point that I
pose was handed by the economic
A ghastly but unforgettable memorial to the hero! m of those who man the navy'n ships and the skill of
he
had been charged by the Presi­
committee to the steering commit­
those who build them, was again shown when the carrier USS Franklin arrived In Brooklyn Navy yard under her
dent
with
the
handling
of
repara­
tee which is composed of all nations
own power. H it by Jap dive bombers, afire and her own bombs exploding and one-third of her crew killed,
After some warm discussion, that tions and. therefore, would have to from Jap waters to Brooklyn she returned unaided. Lower left, officers of carrier. Lower right. Chaplain
make the final decision himself
guiding committee of the conference
after his arrival in Europe. After Joseph O'Callahan, one of heroes during battle, and trip home. Right shows how she limped Into port.
decided it would not even go into
further
discussion, however, Pauley
the matter thoroughly and defeated
agreed to accept Justice Jackson's
the resolution.
When Hillman saw this coming ne opinion in principle, namely, that
got Molotov to champion his cause, only convicted war criminals could
and it was the Russian foreign min­ be used as prisoner labor. This
ister who pressed the matter as far leaves the whole, question pretty
as it went in the steering committee much up in the air.
However, it has been hinted that
By his own adroitness, H ill­
Justice
Jackson will endeavor to in­
man thns outslicked himself
dict groups of Germans as a class.
and disclosed his hand. That
In other words, he may try the Ges­
Meloiov would champion his
tapo as a group, not individually,
cause was all-too-obvious evi­
and decide that every member of
dence to everyone on the inside
the Gestapo automatically is a war
that their fears and suspicions
criminal. This probably will be done
about Hillman's trade union con­
with Hitler's SS Elite corps. Wheth­
gress had solid ground—that it
er a blanket indictment will also be
was more Russian than worldly.
lodged against the Nazi party re­
A few days later the Oakland mains to be seen.
meeting quietly adjourned without
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taking any noticeable action and TR A IN IN G FILM S DESTROYED.
Mr. Hillman went off to southern
The army doesn’t want it known,
California for a rest.
but it has a new way of handling
The frustration of the coup repre one type of surplus property. In the
sented a victory for Bill Green, the case of training and orientation
AFL president, who has been vigor­ film, it bums old prints According
ously fighting Hillman's attempt to a survey made by movie ex­
since the last election to establish perts, old films last summer were
with the Communist a world labor being burned at the rate of 225 tons
front.
weekly at Astoria. N. Y.
WORLD LABOR PLANS
Meanwhile
other
government
Green demanded in resolutions agencies, schools and universities
passed by his executive council are anxious to buy these outmoded
(M ay 8) that world labor be repre­ prints froyi the army. In fact, the
sented in the future world order by U. S. office of transportation had to
the International Labor Office, a suc­ spend $60,000 of the taxpayers' '
While plowing his field the French
cessful creature of the old League money to make 10 new reels of its
farmer leaves a tiny island in the
of Nations.
own when the army refused to sell
Born in the early spring at Pittsburgh zoo. this giraffe (left) already center of the plot containing the
Shrewdly he did not seek the place it the army's excellent series of 20 has grown out of babyhood. His mother was shopping when this photo grave of a British soldier killed In
for his own AFL world group which reels for the training of auto was taken. Lower right, Lady Llama at San Francisco with her son V-E, (he early days of "Invasion of Nor­
is represented by an organization mechanics.
born on that great day. Upper right, there was much ado at the Bronx mandy who. like thousands of oth­
known as the International Federa­
Sen. Francis Myers of Pennsyi- ! zoo when for the first time in over three years a baby zebra was born.
ers, will remain in temporary plots.
vania. Democrat, has just written |
tion of Trades Unions.
He did not seek to steal for him- M aj. Gen. Harry Ingles, chief of the !
self the world authority and power signal corps, demanding in explana-
which he would deny to the CIO tion.
crowd, but would leave it to an es­
The making of training films and
tablished League of Nations organ­ orientation films by the army hag
ization. His protection was impreg­ been a major operation. Thousands
of subjects have been turned out at
nable.
I hear that even the British have a tremendous outlay, and produc­
become suspicious of Hillman's ef­ tion schedules have been more
fort to align with the Communists crowded than those of any Holly­
in a front which Wf-uld in some wavs wood studio.
The films have proved remarkable
be as powerful as the peace setup
of the nations and—if Hillman's coup training aids, with officers claim-
had gone through—able to influence ing that they cut at least in half the
the judgment of nations. The Rus­ length of time needed to »each men
sian unions are not free trade unions. such things as first aid, etc.
.1 understand that even Sir Walter
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Citrine, the British ultra - liberal
leader, is looking for open doors be­ fl. Aviation enthusiast Rep. Jen­
hind him to escape politely the nings Randolph has introduced a
bill authorizing the government to
agreement.
T li* British trade unions which repay employees for the use of their
were unanimously represented in private airplanes on government
that London gathering have now business — just as is now done with
split, and I do not ekpect they will automobiles and motorcycles.
go very much further with Hillman (I Wyoming’s capable Senator Joe
and the Russian effort to capture O'Mahoney has quietly started a
A combined radio receiver-trans­
study of the disposal of surplus war
world labor control.
Fighting men of the arm y’a 77th infantry division on Okinawa listen mitter for firemen is demonstrated
Hillman, by this effort coming plants. He wants to insure maximum
to the news * few yards behind the front lines. Their battle-hardened
atop his domestic electoral activi- use of our national productive faces indicate the impassiveness with which they received the news real­ by Atlantic City radio technician
Larry Smith. The "talking helmet"
rapacity
after
the
war
and
tbr
Ves, has lost much ground in Wash
izing the war is not over for them and that a tough fight lies ahead aa Is Is a four-tube crystal-controlled
imujation of small business
transmitter.
R eleased by W estern N ew spap er U nion.
Carrier and Its Heroic Crew That Never Quit
Youth Has Their Day at Zoos
No Time for Celebrating
I Fanning War Fields
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T h e Q ueationa
1. What does comme il faut
mean?
2. How do Washington's Japa­
nese cherry trees differ from our
native cherry trees?
3. What technical term is ap­
plied to a government by women?
4. Who elects congressmen at
large?
5. The Singhalese are inhpbi-
; tants of what country?
6. What is the longest monosyl­
lable in the English language?
7. Why do leaves turn up before
. an impending rainstorm.
8. Under whose administration
was the national debt at its low­
est?
9. When and where was the
American Legion organized?
10. What ancient pass connects
Afghanistan and India?
T h e A n a w e ra
1. Proper. As it should be.
2. They do not bear fruit.
3. Gynarchy.
4. All the voters of a state.
5. Ceylon.
6. Strength.
7. It is due to an increase of at­
mospheric moisture. Therefore the
leaf stalk absorbs more moisture,
and "warps,” turning the leaf
over.
8. Our national debt reached its
lowest level during President An­
drew Jackson's term, when it
amounted to $37,515.05 in 1830.
9. It was organized in St. Louis
May 8 to 10, 1919.
10. Khyber pass.
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