Southern Prego» Miner, Thursday, February «8, llMtí
SERVICE
BUREAU
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t , , i r .; ( h n n em pap e,
Ifrn ii^ fi special a rra n g rm e rt im h the
-hn hin gton Hureau o f U u te rn V et-,.
1 nion "• ,6Zf> » • Szrwl, V. II .,
(i hington. I) . C., ■'.« u h lr (<< bring reail-
r r t Mi., a re AZ« colum n on p ro h lc m i of
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ness, which recognized no national
boundaries, which used countries
only as market divisions for its
products, and which at one time aid­
ed Hitler. Mussolini and Hirohito just
as much as it did France and Eng­
land.
What the G.I. investigators have
uncovered in Germany is a tribute
to Nazi thoroughness and to the
gullibility of American big business.
For what it amounts to is a world
plan by which Germany expanded
its industrial capacity for war while
simultaneously curbing the industri­
al capacity of this country and other
potential enemies.
And the names of the same men
who have been dickering with Tru­
man over steel-Ben Fairless. Eu­
gene Grace, et al.—have turned up
in European files as part of the car­
tel which unwittingly played into the
hands of the Nazis. It is a story
which the leaders of the steel in­
dustry would like to forget. But the
justice department hasn’t forgotten
D y P aul M allon
tyWoas
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W.1fcfc(MfÛN
telerun unit tert iceman anil h i, ¡gun-
( l u a t o m m at he a ,I,Ir e n ,<1 l„ the
a h o ie It m e a l, am t th e , m i l he an t u t r c l
n a »uhsei/uenl column. \ o replies .-an
he tnuile ,I,re e l h i m ail. hut u n it in the
colum n 1« hich m i l appear in ih i, m t n
paper reg uh trlt.
n . i . . n a u» Waalsrn Nrwap.iner Union
STASSEN DUE TO LEAD
PRESIDENTIAL 1*01X8
W A S H IN G T O N - P o litic s 1»
warming up. The young men and
women are coming buck from for­
eign Helds plainly displeased ut the
way things ure go-
A d m in is tra tio n P ro b lem s
uemeiiaous agency is now
handling the insurance, job training,
farm, home and business loans,
pensions and other features of vet­
erans’ benefits for mole than 13 m il­
lion veterans and a potential busi­
ness of 20 million veterans.
To do this job It is short of office
help, in medical help and in staff-
ing its hospitals. Here arc a few
statistics as of February 1 showing
how far behind schedule the admin­
American participation in the istration is on handling its business i
steel cartel was decided unon a«
out of 500.000 applications for i
training under servicemen's read- i
justment act, 91,176 are in training,
258. ,81 have been declared eligible
and the balance are pending; on in- !
surance. the department is about 20 i
days behind and is now handling
direct premium payments on 1.073,- I
712 policies with 10.X57.788 policies
being paid by allotment; there are I
more than 2.000.000 disability claims I
on file with 1.567.000 adjudicated. I
1 038.000 allowed and 458.000 pend- I
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p W a ßflm
wor MQHfcY
ÍHtYL0ANU¿|
,
vmo capital at (olumbus. to demand special legislation
for strikers and homes for veterans. Marches on other slate
■tai I, receiving a t-n llo n of Chicago veterans demanding .
marches have been more orderly than those following World
A shouting hut orderly crowd march upon
soldier bonus, unemployment compensation
tals is also In progress, while the nation’s cap-
ight to operate taxis In the Windy City. The
r I. with final outcome still In doubt.
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te ll m e
Sam
k n o w n In m a n y fo r-
elgn
nations
as
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p ‘ ‘ U n c le S u g a r ."
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7 They tell of waste,
3k
yW In e ff ic ie n c y , or
throwing our mon-
R ey
ta lk
B B l^•
of getting Into poli­
tics. The ballot lists
Oewey
this fall will con-
tain u lot of veter­
ans who think they enn do something
In congress. If they get home In
time. Certainly the group displeas­
ure of this 12 million voting mass,
now fairly well congealed In Ideas,
threatens a complete overturn of
existing legislative personalities -if
not the whole political complexion
iook the initiative in binding
their companies to the cartel.
Four months later an agree­
ment to divide up world mar­
kets was reached.
ANTITRUST ACT
The steel barons were carefu
about the Sherman antitrust act
however, and the minnt»« n, »h.
Also included in the American
group were Inland Steel, Newport
Rolling Mills. Pittsburgh Steel, Otis,
and the Allan Wood company.
\£uesiions a n a A n sw ers
Q. I have a brother in the army
in Italy.
He has been overseas
13 months. His parents are 65 years
of age and have no one at home
i with them. W’ould it be possible to
get him discharged because of his
parents’ age and health?
If so.
where would I write for particu­
lars?—A reader. East Lake. Minn.
A. Application for a ’’hardship”
discharge must be filed by the sol- ,
dier with his commanding officer. It
might help if the parents also filed
all particulars with their local Red
Cross, since the army asks the Red
Cross to investigate the case
eventually.
Q. Where would a person find out
the details as to where wives of
servicemen overseas are able to I
make application for transporta,
tion to Japan when they are per­
mitted to join their husbands?_
Mrs. L. W., Omaha, Neb.
<
A. The war department says all j
such applications must originate I
A ll thia has been done by Gov
ernor Dewey’s man. Herbert Brown
ell Jr., the committee chairman
who says his drive Is to "elect a
Republican congress."
I hear. Incidentally. Dewey has
told friends he is not in the running
for 1948 He points
them that
RI-LA WAC COMES TR UE . . . When s
Dutch New Guinea, last spring. WAC C|
captured the imagination of the world. I
dicate the extent of her reconversion job,
a dream came true.
h av e
army transport plane crashed in Shangri-
irgaret Hastings, Oswego. N. Y„ one of
. she Is shown shortly after her rescue,
a few shopping days spent in New York
n e v e r in h is to ry re-
n o m in a te d a d e - L
fe a te d c a n d i d a t e , R ^
w hich w as n ew s to B B
me
D ew ey w ould B k
l i k e th e n o m in a tio n f t
a p p a r e n tly ,
tM
L
R P U K S t
jg
’«RLaft
but
P e rs o n a lly I e xp e ct
RACE FOR WAR
canon with his commanding officer
What the steel barons agreed to
Q. I would appreciate receiving
was not only a division of markets information concerning civilian oc­
but arrangements for price-mainte- cupations which may be compara­
" ance , Quotas were set regarding ble to assignments held by officers
the total production of each partici­ while in service, particularly that of
pating company, with fines levied adjutant.—C. R. F „ Lone B ra n c h
against the firm if it exceeded its
quota.
However, here is the pay-off. The
Germans always exceeded their
quotas, after which they politely i
paid their fines and then kept on
speeding their output of steel in the
rac for war. Meanwhile, American
and British firms stayed within
their quotas and kept down their
war machine.
in contrast with the Gerr
American firms, when they exc«
d
a . you do not give sufficient in­
their quotas, were contrite
ti formation. If your husband’s death
apologetic. For instance, here
n was service-connected, you might PAPER DOLL . . , Ericka Hanka
item from the steel cartel mil
s get $50, plus $15 for the first child Gorecka, New York City, makes
of pril 18, 1939, which read
,$13, f° r each additi°nal minor paper dolls for department stores.
"In regard to a recent sh
cmid; if not service-connected $35 They are life size and usually repre­
ment by the American group
Pius « 0 for the first and $5 for each sent some modern personality or
JAPANESE IM P E R IA L F A M IL Y RAISES CL
Belgium, i.e., a home mark
additional child. If you have filed character of the gay nineties or “ bi­
photo shows members of the Japanese Imperial
the American representati
your claim and given all particu- cycle built for two" era. This is
of
the palace chickens, maintained on the gr«
stated that he was taking tl
13«, the Veterans’ administration all done with paper and scissors by
family use. They are. left to right, Princess '
matter up with his group
will determine the correct amount Miss Gorccka.
Suganomiya, 8; Princess Yorinomiva 18 and i
order to avoid a recurrence
In due time.
Q. I am a disabled veteran of
| World War I with a 15 per ct
ability rating. Due to this <
ity and heart ailment, am
to work. How can I get 'his
Lriaa to nave your message and i raised? It was granted In
talk with Elliot. I feel sure there i W. J. E „ Columbia City, Ind
will be no question about perform-
A. The VA says you
ance of member companies
Our application to the r<
only difficulty will come from out­ where your original
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side and uncontrolled interests It granted for a re-exa
will be our hope to protect prices the rating board says
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and bring all influence possible on titled to an increased i
uncontrolled interests.
ing, it will be granted.
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CA PITA L CHAFF
Q. I have a son who
Bob Hannegan will soon launch the army signal corp
an all-out drive to get the Presi- months and my wife s
dent’s legislation program passed alone on a large farm
H l
r
on Capitol Hill. Hannegan’s first
like to know If there I
r
target will be the minimum wage
1
bill increasing minimum wages to chance of him getting
/
65 cents an hour. . . . President Tru­ spring, or If we could ti
ti
home?—H.
8.
B„
Carlt
man has begun a major shake-up of
the White House staff. The first to
A. I would say then
go was George Allen who becomes chance for him to be
TA LL BOXER , . . Trainer Mickey
an RFC director. Next will be an­ spring, since General
Woods, former lightweight wrestling
has
said
all
men
with
SWEDISH LAWMAKERS K E E P
other Mississippian, the President’s
champ, looks up at Ted Evans, 7
m eLh
-.-J *
° f k,'P” ,n* lhem
naval aid, Capt. James Vardamann service as of April 20,
selves in good physical condition
feet, 5 inches, Britain’s newest hope
members of the Swedish Riksdag (Par
Jr., who will become a member of points, will be home or <
liament) have started their own
of winning the world’s heavyweight
home by April 30 this
the Federal Reserve board.
‘he members going through theii Kmnastlc club. Above you see some ol
boxing title.
Evans weighs 300
paces The oldest, Gustaf Hlllbacken,
second from left, is 61 years old.
They hope their training will aid them
In winning floor arguments
fi r
much will rest on
) ftk A
whethei be is re- BBB^K^
elected g o v e rn <> r
th is y e a r. L a s t '
time he wonaguinst
Bricker
a split, and it is
possible he will have more f
midable opposition.this time. If
wins, it will be said no one coi
have beaten Roosevelt In a w
year, and be will be back In t
running.
SUPPORT BEING GIVEN
STASSEN CAMPAIGN
The Stassen grasp for leadership
is finding form, In the way of or­
ganization und money. A St. Paul
man Is on the road traveling for
him
The same man was high in
the Willkie entourage, and there are
further indications that the New
York crowd which backed Willkie
already has its hand In pocket for
the former Minnesota governor to
be next President. They have been
conspicuous at the speakers tables
where Stassen spoke.
A weekly
magazine has published a report
that the ex-Lord and Taylor execu-
his mam trouble keeping |n th(}
llmeligh* without a political office
w m nthaul..,he h8S s,arted «° early’
Willkie killed himself doing it.
Bricker is a good bet to come
to the senate this year, the in-know­
ing Republicans agree. With Stas­
sen he is at the top of private party
polls now His ’44 difficulty was that
triCd
rUn 8 cafnPniKn with
Ohio friends who had not been ac-
ind
Mlitlc^ The Dewcy
had the New York know-how. With
the best of publicity success in his
senate race or later In that forum
his chances will depend on whether
he can get an organization to match
the one now quickly congealing be­
hind Stassen—or which Dewey mav
«et up if event, this year warrant