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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne ASK ME ANOTHER Japanese Lose Heavily at Macassair When Dutch and U. S. Forces Unite; itteleaaed Ati'.ern Ncwsycr Uniun.) V. S. LABOR AND CLOSED SHOP LAST SPRING, W. O. Hart, edi tor of the Orange (Calif.) Daily News, uryder a heading The Fifth wrote and printed ac Freedom, editorial which has attracted nationwide jfttercst and has been reprint ed Irbrn t',e Pacific to the Atlantic se: .board L'n that editorial, Hart demanded American workers the right tc employment without the payment ol tribute to labor racketeers; the righl io join or not to join a union, as t they chose. lie insisted the right tc work was the basic right of all freedoms, that without it all other rights were valueless. The closed shop" principle, foi which labor racketeers are contending, is a violation of the constitutional privilege of the more than 50 million American workers now employed, of which only about are members of unions. Labor racketeers would say to the other that they could not work to support themselves and their families without paying tribute such amount of tribute as the racketeers may levy. We have been suffering from minority rule. Congress has listened to these organized blocs in the matter of legislation. Congress haj failed to realize they are but minorities and do not represent a majority of the American people. Congress will find a majority of the American people will vote out ol office any group of senators or representatives who attempt to impose upon them any law that deprives the worker of Bill Harts fifth freedom the right to work without the payment of tribute to union racketeers. A General Quiz The Questions Compromise Price Control Passes; Additional Food Rationing Forecast New York Heartbeat: fr m, , & three-fourt- terprise. Since 1913 many new gadgets have been added to the national govNew departments, new ernment. bureaus, new commissions have been added, but the machine is not more easily operated and it does not provide any additional pleasures for us average Americans. But government does sell at a much higher price. In 1913 the national government cost for each man, woman and child in the nation the modest sum of $7.17, or a total of $692,0(10,000 for all of us. By 1939 the new gadgets brought the cost for each of us up to $69.76, a total of $9,142,000,000 for all of us. In 1939 we were not paying for any war preparations, as we are now. The cost has been multiplied up to 10 times what it was in 1913. II congress really wants to reduce the cost of civil activities of government, it should study that old 1913 model which we, the people, liked. y .V.' .vy CHANGE IN ATTITUDE OF BRITISH IN 1918, in company with Sir Evelyn Wrench, then a major in the British army, I walked down the Strand in London. Just in front of us, walking in the same direction, was a. distinguished member of the British house of lords. Coming towards us, and towards his lord-shi- p were four British tommies, arm in arm. As they approached, his lordship stepped off the sidewalk to w v,, . 'Z t- - y x, ' ViV X There was no sightseeing for these Axis evacuees from South America as they went through the Panama Canal Zone to the United States Fart of the group of 111 persons, including seven German and seven Ital ian diplomats, are pictured debarking from the special train which car ried them across the isthmus. Uncle Sam took no chances of any Axis sightseeing, which would have been possible had the passage been made by boat. MACASSAR; First Victory Americans had hailed the Battle of Macassar straits as the first definite American victory over the Japanese, worked out in conjunction with the indomitable Dutch. The action amounted to the virtual trapping of a large Jap convoy in the straits, probably heading for a frontal assault on Java or Sumatra, and its virtual decimation with heavy losses in men and ships for the Nippon forces. The fight lasted several days, and a number of Japanese warships were engaged by light American naval vessels including destroyers and submarines, and by considerable forces of airplanes. One of the earliest ships sent to the bottom in the engagement was a Jap aircraft carrier, and if she was not sunk she was immobilized by a direct torpedo hit, and that meant she was useless as a carrier. This meant instant air supremacy for the- - American-Dutc- h forces, and they went to work without mercy. One vessel after another was de- stroyed and as others were damaged and the Japs attempted to keep their convoy intact by slowing their pace to that of the slowest vessel, they were hopelessly trapped. It apparently took more than six days for the Japs to negotiate the less than journey through the straits, and the toll was upward of 31 vessels. The engagement showed several things that strong air reinforcements had arrived from the United Stales into the area; that they were being deployed effectively to prevent a further southward Japanese invasion of the East Indies; that American naval units, once at grips with the Japs, could give a good account of themselves; that the early toll of two ships a day could easily be enlarged to a deadly amount of shipping, an amount which the Japanese could not lose and continue their pace in the South 500-mi- le FARM FRICKS IN WAR TIME THE WORLD WAR I price ol farm products, with wheat at a top of $2.97 a bushel in 1917 and other items proportionately high, harmed more farmers than it helped. Such prices encouraged them to buy land Pacific. at exorbitant values and the mortgage holders closed them out when PRICES: neither principal nor interest could Bill Passed be paid as prices dropped to norThe passage of the compromise mal, or below, after the close ol price control bill, setting ceilings on the war. 74 commodities, brought to a head In this war America does not have a situation which now was in the the problem of feeding the greater hands of the government, namely part of Europe, as it did from 1914 inflation of commodity prices. to 1919. Now our one customer is From this point on it would be a England. But war does make a dif- criminal offense to sell anything ference. Top price of wheat in 1939 above the ceiling price. was 72 V cents. In 1941, top price The senate vote had been at a was $1.281 not enough to encourratio than the house, 65 to 14. higher land values. high age y green-with-env- one-fourt- ADDING GADGETS TO GOVERNMENT SINCE 1913 they have added many new gadgets to automobiles that have made of them better machines which are more easily operated, more pleasant to ride in, and the improved cars sell at a much lower price than those made in 1913. Automobiles are a product of private en- Sallies in Our Alley: The strict parking regulations inspired this one , . . Jimmy Dorseys drummer came late for rehearsals with the excuse that he got a summons for passing a traffic light . . . Well," said Dorsey, thats a poor excuse. Why didnt you stop for it? . , , What! exclaimed the and take a chance on drummer, getting a parking ticket? . . . The other night several scribes were wondering about a war record . . . He was with Herbert Hoovers Food Commission, explained a vet . , . Yeh, said another, as the crowd rocked with laughter, he was the when a chocolate only casualty cream puff exploded in his face. new 'Wfcw President Roosevelt had been expected to name Leon Henderson to the post of price administrator, set up in the bill. Henderson had been doing what he could along this line from his OPACS office, and had been placed in the War Productions board under Nelson. All Hendersons previous work, wherever it did not conflict with the ceilings in the bill, immediately was validated, and became the law of the land, just as though congress itself had announced the ceilings. let them pass. Maximum were one That," I said to Major Wrench, year in prisonpenalties and a $5,000 fine typifies the England of the future. for willful violations of the law. The common man of England has A fight had been against found that he rates. He will no Henderson on the expected that the grounds longer make way for the nobility. former administrator had been He has defended England and he close to the President, who himself knows it. had been chief critic of the bill. The recent visit to this country of : Jenny Lee, the Joan of Arc of the Welsh miners, reminded me of that Active in Atlantic incident As an aftermath of the A constant succession of sinkings present war, she is demanding for of American and allied vessels in the English working classes such op- the north Atlantic, many of them as the American work- close to the coastline, had revealed portunities man has always enjoyed the chance that activity was being to advance and a standard of living to the utmost. that is commensurate with his value pressed The U. S. navy reports from the to the nation. She and her followers eastern ocean had been that their will get much of what they are efforts were being redoubled, and The dominance of Eng- that lish nobility is passing. Being an scored.certain successes had been The policy of not announcearl or a lord will soon be rather ing sinkings was being folmeaningless. lowed, however. at at LUZON; MacArthurs Fight Though MacArthurs men were admittedly in a desperate position it had become evident that he was getting at least some reinforcement as his latest communiques had told of American "fighter planes, and also of the work of PT boat squadrons in Subic bay and at other points, probably near Corregidor But it had not been believed that MacArthurs army had any airplanes left, therefore his report that Curtis 0 fighters had downed a number of Jap bombers led many to think that they might have been flown in there from a distant base How many of the Japanese estimated Luzon army of 300,000 was able to get at MacArthurs men in their tiny front on Bataan peninsula was a problem, as many of them naturally would have to be holding the rear and supply lines against constant harassment of guerrilla bands of Filipinos. P-4- RATIONING: To Increase Additional rationing was deemed certainty, with the placing of basis. sugar on a In fact, it was known that those who controlled the priorities were frowning even on some of the civilian defense activities. Among these were the indiscriminate knitting of sweaters, which was said to have a bearing on a possible shortage of wool. Another was the selling of commodities in tin cans when they could be otherwise packaged or sold in bulk. Among the list was baking powder, beer, biscuits, candy, confectionery, cereals and flour, chocolate and cocoa, coffee, dog food, petroleum products, spices and condiments and tobacco. Shipbuilders were being asked so to design their ships that they could use steel of the type milled for automobiles somewhat narrower plates. Leon Henderson would be in charge of retail rationing, and James S. Knowlson in charge of that which occurred in industrial quarters, it was announced. a pound-a-wee- k ' RUSSIANS: Find Going Tougher As the Russians announced that the "last live German" had been removed from Moscow province, and that the invaders in the Rhzev area were trapped and doomed, and as they swarmed ever closer to Smolensk, they reported that the Nazi resistance was growing stiller. This, the Red high command said, was to be expected, but they drew much cheer from the fact that one victory was following another still, and that the general tactical campaign was shaping up well. One expert in Red tactics said much credit was being given to a new Russian system of putting fairly heavy artillery into the front line with the infantry. This, he pointed out, was a bold procedure, but one which the Germans, with nothing heavier than trench mortars in the front line, were finding it difficult to combat. The Russians have 46 mm. guns and some 76s in the front lines, and though they are not so mobile, they are even being handled by manpower when horses cannot be found to draw them. These guns fire at range, and w'ere given much credit in winning the battle of Mozhaisk, a heavily fortified point. The death toll is terrific in warfare at 40 below zero. Correspondents at the front state that wounded die within 10 or 15 minutes unless kept immediately warm, as their wounds instantly freeze. The Russians, however, being adept at life under such conditions are reportedly suffering much less than the and prepared Germans. point-blan- k What city is called the City of Magnificent Distances? 2. What is subsilver? 3. Crystallized fine grained lima stone is called what? 4. What metal has the highest melting point? 5. American aircraft carrier are named after what? 6. What is the motto of the U. S. marine corps? 7. How many islands and islets are included in the Philippine group? 8. What are the three most important fertilizer elements without which growing plants cannot thrive? 1. (f'.OITOirS N01E When pinion are expressed io these columns, they tra thus of lha news aoait and not occcswanly of this newspaper.) by Western Newspaper Union.) V'w ? SOMEWHERE IN IRELAND. Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney of the U. S. Air Corps, who has been made commanding general of the V. S. army forces in the British isles, is pictured above. He has a high rating as both a combat pilot and combat observer. His headquarters will be somewhere on the British isles." ts Carole Lombard, one of the stars 48 stars will always be proud of, died in active service selling de- the The Answers 1. 2. Washington, D. C. Subsilver is a term used by the U, S. treasury to denote small silver coins: half dollars, quarters and dimes. 3. Marble. 4. Tungsten. 5. Famous fighting ships and important battles. 6. Semper Fidelis (always faith- fense bonds. Actors and actresses, directors, producers, cameramen, electricians and members from all the allied theatrical professions, have enlisted in some branch of the ful). 7. There are 7,083, of which only service. Giving their energy, time 466 have and money to playing benefits, buy- or more. areas of one square mile ing tickets for them and entertain8. Nitrogen, phosphorus and ing Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and REINFORCEMENTS: potash. etc. the Coast Guard, And it was only a few months ago For 10 Areas The arrival of a considerable when some Senators tried to stain force of American troops in north- the movie industry by alleging it ern Ireland had been an exciting bit was of news which the press leaped on One thing we are sure of. There with avidity, and which brought must have been a wreath sent by from the White House the statement Army to Carole inscribed with that this was but one of six, eight or the ten areas to which reinforcements the highest compliment the Army can give a woman. To wit: She had been sent. a Gentleman! was Pressing the President for more information, newsmen succeeded in Theres a Hollywood couple who getting the revelation that help is want to get a divorce, but they cant being rushed with all possible speed agree on who gets custody of the into the Pacific war theater. Our Own tire. Nothing was said officially about spare We must not blame God for the the identity of the Northern Ire- Notes of an fly, for man made him. He is the land troops, but the fact that a major the reincarnation of resurrection, Innocent Bystander: general was named commander and our own dirt and carelessness. The Sec. Knoxs Wireless: release his staff included brigadiers led that Woods Hutchinson. many to believe it was at least a to the newscasters, that it was stupid to bank on a crash in Gerdivision. News dispatches from Ireland, many, was good advice. Nobody passed by censorship, used the is going to whip Hitler but his enewords from their training ground mies, he reminded. Berlin wants us in Louisiana and the fact that they to imagine it is in trouble and unhad come from midwestern cover our chins , . . Just the same, homes, but this was as close to it was nice to read in Anne OHare identification as the war department McCormicks Times spot that foreign broadcasts are reaching the would permit. Heinies . , . President DeValera criticized the ears of out sending, said his government should Joe Louis at least got a laugh Edhave been consulted, but though of licking Buddy Baer. He told President Roosevelt recalled that die Cantor why he donated his share When I DeValera was a warm personal of the gate to the Navy. I said Private go overseas, no he friend, expressed sympathy want a boat under me . . Joe, . The with his viewpoint. Court of Missing Heirs is hunting The soldiers were there, reportedfor a man to give him ly eager for a crack at the Nazis, What fun can a man that and getting accustomed to British $2,700. old have with $2,700? queried a lisfare, living conditions and surroundtener . . . What fun can a man ings. corrected a The President was positive in that old have? . . . Every week radio is stating that aid of the strongest sort was being poured into the Pacific full of shows helping this and that theater of the war, and war depart- worthy cause. The theatrical proment estimates of the total manpow- fession should be proud of its coner of the Japanese in that area was tributions. Actors are always first and anxious to help, although they 1,000,000 men. BRINK THEM! ... EAT THEM! were the first to suffer when the government started cutting relief exROMMEL: YOU'll FIND Sunkisl ORANGES penses. Remember? Drive Halted H. Hoover The Story Tellers: The counter-driv- e by Gen. Erwin played target for the book reviewRommels troops in Libya, which ers arrows. He made a book out had hurled the British back over of his recent Satevepost pieces, considerable ground to a former bat- called Americas First Crusade, Youll prefer California orange juice! Betleground near Bengasi, had appar- ignoring Pearl Harbor. The Stuff sides its finer flavor, it gives when the ently been halted with a terrific was penned in blast of air power, causing the Ger- Roosevelt trouncing was smarting you more vitamins C and A, and calcium, more health in mans huge losses. acutely. The critics were stunned every glass. As Churchill told the house of to discover that the Pacific battles California Navel oranges commons that the German-Italiahis hadnt opinbudged apparently seedless too. Easy to peel, are casualties had been three times that ions . . . There is a timely article slice and section for recipes, of the British, his cohorts in North in Colliers called Dont Believe a lunch boxes and between-meaAfrica had just finished a devastatWord of It. It tells haw the guleating! ing blow to the Germans, which lible are needled into disunity tricks Those stamped Sunkist many believed had halted them in by shooting off their mouths on are the finest from 14,500 their tracks. planted slanders against our decooperating growers. The advance from Agedabia to fense . . I.A.R. Wylie spreads a near Bengasi had found the Ger- nifty tzle across the pages of Libmans forced to halt for a time to erty. It concerns people who believe organize their supply services, and that its better to have a broken the British took advantage of this neck than a bowed one. respite to do the same. The Front Pages: The most cheerBut the R.A.F. moved forward to attack the supply lines, and report- ing war story of the week told about ed the destruction of literally hun- the Chinese victory at Changsha. The Chinese teased the foe into a Copyright, 1942, California Fruit Grown Exehanp dreds of vehicles including tanks and that they had reduced the Ger- trap by feigning weakness, then turned and ruined them . . The man rear to utter and hopeless conChinese fusion. press has grounds for China doesnt think squawking. HOTEL BEN LOMOND Japan should be undersold. What MISCELLANY: does it matter what part of the world the Axis is trounced in, it inquires, objecting to Germany takNew York: Joseph Lash, friend of Mrs. Roosevelt and one of her pro- ing the first beating . . . From the Land of Silent People, a war teges, for whom a naval commission St. John, is getting had been sought and refused, had book by Robert He was an AP staffbig handclaps. been changed from to and the wolves had not claimed or asked deferment. er in Yogoslavia when in the book and all came, its Washington: The justice departEdward Doherty, once of the dailies, ment has ordered the removal of all now a writer, recalls his enemy aliens from vital defense reportingLiberty in Gall beguilingly days areas throughout the nation. and Honey. New York: Discovery of a gigantic plot on the part of the Germans to The Big Parade: The Girl From dispose of diamonds looted in Bel- Stockholm going into the Stanley 1940 and in Holland was made Theater to see The Girl From Lengium when the government reported a list Greta Garbo . . . Mrs. ISt KhiMII Hatha - 1H la I4.H of indictments against members of ingrad who the slogan, FDR, originated Imi for 4 perawa - S4.M fHr several New York corporations. Air Gaoled Laanga an4 Lobby but Grind Down the Axis Lets More than $100,000 worth of dia- is too modest to Dining ftaaa Caffe Shap Tap Roam accept credit for it monds already had been disposed . . . Merle Oberon, Hama of being Kiwania Rxaeatiraa Rotary of, it was believed. monicker and corthat by Exchanga Optiaixta 2Ml London: President Roosevelt has Chamber af Commerce and A4 Cl ah Dont you mean Mrs. Alreceived an ornament as a present recting: exander Korda? . . . The D. TopHotel Ben Lomond from the British government. It is (S. Henie) at all the sinful of glass, and is composed of frag- pings OGDEN. UTAH hoping to run into (but ments of the stained glass windows places the Hubert K. YUlck. Hfr. who them had hard!) colyumers of parliament, broken by an air raid. dividing. llQQSSDGCDSifi stay-at-ho- blue-pencil- er Best for Juice extra-ric- 1934-3- h 5 n ls dUHUD SmCfeQ . H A . intro-troduce- d v |
