| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. C Wayne Hitler Continues Drive rive to the e East As S Pressure Nets Results in Balkans Labor Unrest in Defense Industries Will i Be e Handled Under New U. U S. S Agency EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When NOTE When h opinions n are e expressed In n these columns the theare they are eD those s of or tNt the news analyst n and not t necessarily I of this newspaper n J i sed H by Western Newspaper Union SURRENDER Prelude to Peace Nazi soldiers marched into Bul Bul- garia They were not opposed Bulgarian Bulgarian Bulgarian Bul Bul- garian officials who earlier talked bravely but took no steps to prepare prepare pre pre- pare the nation for resistance capitulated capitulated capitulated capit capit- I to Berlins Berlin's demands when the final test came Hundreds of thousands of Germans Germans Ger mans poured across the border in 48 hours Panzer divisions raced across roads and took positions on the borders of Turkey and Greece They supplanted officials known to tobe tobe tobe be unsympathetic to their cause rationed rationed rationed ra ra- ra- ra food directed transportation tion and virtually placed the whole nation under German military law lawand lawand lawand and economy Secret police follo followed followed fol fol- lo lowed ved close behind to round up those who loved their country too well for German interests Berlin announced the occupation as a great military victory although not a shot had been fired But the action did have a strangely familiar ring It paralleled closely the Nazi pattern that brought the downfall of many other European nations where officials had been induced to visit Munich to guarantee peace Fascism had come to Bulgaria ruled by King Bor Boris s from within long before it had been compelled by force of arms without Bulgaria was sold out as many other brave but hesitant nations had been sold out out out-by by those groups within its own borders who believed they stood to gain in influence in prestige and in wealth if a Fascist form of government government government govern govern- ment would be established The They will be disillusioned as other groups have been disillusioned in other once independent nations natIons natIons-in in Austria in Norway in Denmark in inthe inthe inthe the Netherlands in Spain in France and even in Germany itself itsell Drang Osten It is said no man lives unto himself himself him him- self sell alone that his every action reflects reflects reflects re re- on the life of his community and his nation If that is true then it is equally true that no nation lives to itself itsell alone that its policies es reflect reflect reflect re re- on its neighbors as well So it was with Bulgaria The highways of Bulgaria lead to other frontiers and seek conquest ing Germans rested on the borders of Greece and Turkey The small Greek army had halted the first Axis move to the east by defeating superiorly equipped Italian soldiers Turkey allied to Britain had stood as the guardian of the eastern Medi Medi- But these nations found S S SF F K Ks s 4 S ik N j f ti fr KING BORIS OK OR BULGARIA Fascism came from within themselves in peril through which better roads lead to Greece Greece- was in the same situation All found themselves facing the choice of fighting against an efficient war machine or bowing to the will of Britain None had much hope for success if they fought All looked to England for help but the problem of sending such assistance was monumental The Germans had available 26 20 divisions for use in inthe inthe inthe the Balkans The only British force competent to deal with such numbers numbers numbers num num- bers was in North Africa Whether the British had the means available to transport and land an expeditionary force was ical General Wavell's speedup campaign in Libya undoubtedly was to clean cleanup up that area quickly in the hope of using his troops in the Bal Bal- kans The factor of time and space in such a movement however seemed The hibernating bear of the North Russia began to show signs of alarm Moscow sent a sharp rebuke to Bulgaria denouncing the der Significantly enough no protest protest protest pro pro- test was made to Germany Berlin shrugged off oft the Moscow v statement w with th the observation that Russia's attitude was only a defensive one that its army was not equipped for offensive act action on Therefore the protest protest protest pro pro- test was of no importance Adolf AdoU Hitler wasted no time while Turkey Greece and trembled He quickly sent couriers to their capitals with offers of peace He said he had no designs designs designs de de- de- de signs on their territory Turkey and Greece took small comfort from these assurances They had seen the same kind of pledges given Poland Po land Czechoslovakia and other small countries that now have no noway noway noway way of life of their own Hitler seemed well along toward success of the old German ambition of drang osten dr drive e to the east To the east lies the riches of Asia Egypt Asia Egypt Persia Syria India and East Enst Africa NEW LABOR PLAN By Executive Order OrderA A new labor board to serve as a supreme court in disputes involving involving involving ing defense industries is in the mak mak- ing It will be creat created d by President Roosevelt by White House order and consist of 11 men three to represent v r f ff 4 y a 1 A R RT T Ar WILLIAM S. S KNUDSEN He lle It wanted 30 days ore before a strike the public and four each from labor and industry The board of salaried non-salaried members members mem mem- I bers bels would act only in cases where 1 the labor departments department's conciliation service failed to make progress and so certified It would have no power of compulsion but would be so constructed constructed constructed con con- as to make mediation machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery possible Strikes The Presidents President's decision was said to be caused by the hour 48 strike at the Buffalo plant of the Bethlehem Bethlehem Bethle Bethle- he hem Ste Steel l' l company company There I employees brought their work to a ahalt ahalt a halt when the Steel Workers Organizing Organizing Organizing Organ Organ- izing committee CIO said the corporation failed faHed to bargain with them Picket lines surrounded the several miles of fence But the Office of Production Management Management Management Man Man- in Washington quickly stepped in without waiting for the labor department to get under way William S. S Knudsen and Sidney Hillman Hillman Hillman Hill- Hill man directors offered a compromise compromise compromise com com- promise plan of settlement which called for return of all aU workers with seniority protected negotiations with the union and an NLRB elec elec- tion Both sides accepted Meanwhile in Michigan the United Automobile Workers CI CIO 0 filed notice with the state of Michigan that it will call a strike at the three main plants of the Ford company Notice of such intention is now necessary necessary necessary essary under Michigan law Knudsen Plan Knudsen in the meantime wrote a memorandum to Representative D. D Dt Texas chairman of the house judiciary committee which is considering changes in the national labor laws Knudsens Knudsen's plan would deny protection of the Wagner act to unions or employees considered considered considered consid consid- ered recalcitrant He proposed that strikes be forbidden in defense industries industries industries indus indus- tries unless employees of a plant had given their consent by secret ballot conducted under the supervision supervision supervision super super- vision of the U. U S S. S labor department After such notice is served he proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed the be given 30 days to seek settlement |
