Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS terrific air attacks spur allied drive against nazis on central italian front fron t mo moscow scow conference offers blueprint for lasting peace in postwar world EDITORS NOTES NOTE when opinion 9 are expressed in these columns they are those of western newspaper Un unions lorts news ana analysts ats and not necessarily of this newspaper released by western newspaper union A u t an allied transport is shown rumbling over pontoon bridge thrown up by american engineers across the volturno river in italy EUROPE blast communications roaring over frances once para disa ical riviera flying fortresses took pot shots at communications lines shuttling troops between southern france and northern italy to the south allied medium bo bombers m bers blasted harbors above rome which the nazis have been using to relieve strained road and rail facilities As their heavy bombers smashed far back of german lines allied troops slowly drew up for their next assault on nazi mountain positions in central italy As rain continued to fall in swirling sheets and muddied up the country U S british and canadian soldiers captured strategic heights for observing enemy action and took over important road junctions for shuttling supplies As the allies edged forward the germans snuggled deeper into their new posts along the 2500 foot high massico ridge facing gen mark darks clarks fifth army on the west and the rugged country confronting gen bernard eighth army to the east italian king on spot noted for his political tightrope tight rope walking king victor emmanuel of italy now threads a very shaky line with the new democratic forces in the country demanding his abdication led by former foreign minister and I 1 refugee count carlo italis democratic elements have expressed approval for setting up king victors six year old grandson prince vittorio emmanuel manuel as the nom prince Vt vittorio tOriO inal monarch with a regent like marshal badoglio baroglio Ba doglio to represent him until he comes of age chief objection to king victor is that he not only allowed mussolini to come into power but that he also supported him throughout his administration renouncing him only when it appeared italy would lose the war and the smart thing to do would be to jump onto the allied bandwagon removal of king victor emmanuel would sound the death knell of monarchy in europe since he is one of the last rulers with any actual governmental powers SOUTHWEST PACIFIC last step gen douglas macarthur took the final step toward driving the japanese from eastern australasian alasia with a massive attack designed to clear the enemy from the big air and sea base of in new britain feeder point for japanese forces in the solomons and new guinea and nerve center for enemy resistance in the whole eastern australasian area stood threatened as U S forces spilled over into the remaining nipponese holdings in the solomons which flank the base and offer means for harassing any allied force attempting to move against the big pivotal position occupation of the treasury islands heralded macarthurs Mac Arthurs drive in the solomons to cut off then U S troops landed on the last two important jap strongholds strong holds of choiseul and bougainville bougainvillea Bou gainville with units of the enemy fleet and air force offering resistance ELECTION NEWS GOP COP maintains growth continued growth of republican strength was evidenced in a smattering of important state and mayoralty elections in new york GOP candidate joe R hanley won the lieutenant governorship from democratic candidate gen william N haskell by more than votes of approximately cast han leys victory assured the GOP of control of the state if governor thomas dewey should make the race for the presidency since as lieutenant governor hanley would step in his shoes new jerseys governor duri during ng world war I 1 republican walter E edge returned to the political arena to win the office again during world war 11 II by defeating democrat vincent J murphy by approximately votes edge succeeds retiring governor charles edison republicans held their 62 year control of philadelphia with GOP mayor bernard samuel besting democrat and white house favorite william C bullitt by more than votes FOUR POWERS Post ivar blueprint from out of the conference of foreign ministers in moscow w was as fashioned a four power pact between the U S great britain china and russia pledging a finish fight with the axis and this blueprint blue print for the postwar world 1 establishment of an international organization of both large and small sovereign nations to maintain peace and security 2 before the establishment of such an organization the four powers will act together to preserve order 3 regulation of the armaments of nations for italy the powers dedicated themselves to destroying fascism and promoting democratic government they refused to recognize germanys germanas Germ anys annexation of austria in 1938 telling that country its future treatment will be conditioned by its assistance in overthrowing within its borders the U S great britain and russia planned creation of a committee to advise on political questions in countries by the allies MINES back in V U S hands with the nations coal pits back in U S hands secretary of interior harold ickes conferred with united mine workers president john L lewis to end the walkout of almost bituminous miners having given the pits back to private ownership october 12 after having taken them over last July ickes found them in his lap again following their seizure by president roosevelt after the began its walkout over failure of negotiations for a signed contract the big bone of contention lay in the war labor boards refusal to ratify a new contract drawn between the and illinois coat coal operators providing for an 81 8 2 hour day with compensation for underground travel time and a daily wage increase of instead the recommended an hour day with a daily pay boost of to ickes fell the task of reconciling the and differences even as a danger of a coal shortage arose with deliveries prohibited to anyone with 10 days supply on hand and sales limited to one ton to householders SUBSIDIES asked by r DR declaring that governa government ent subsidies are comparatively cheap for 1 stimulating production of certain n necessary e and select crops 2 preventing v inflationary tendencies and 3 encouraging sale of food through ordinary channels instead of black markets president roosevelt asked congressional approval for his food subsidy program by use of subsidies the president said food prices can be kept at lower levels than it if processors distributors tribu tors and retailers were each permitted to mark up their margins failure to pr provide ovide stabilization liz aaion through subsidies he said would bring about justifiable demands for iacre increased ased wages use of subsidies to stabilize prices is presently costing the U S million dollars a year the president said of the surn sum million dollars is being us used ed to maintain meat and butter pr prices ices by subs subsidizing the producer mr roosevelt answered the demand for a food czar by asserting that the different duties of the war food administration and office of price administration made consolidation of the two bureaus impractical what people are doing when ensign george swiggart t miles appeared for duty at the navy department in washington D C he reported to his mother amy brown miles in charge of officer personnel a a A gold prospector from leadville colo bewhiskered F E gimlett broke into a meeting of the house bouse ways and means committee studying q ilg new taxation 1 I want congress to put the and WAVES back in the kitchen with pots and pans and babies he stormed before lie be was led from the room a 0 4 after calling every available non father in laplaca laplata county colo to service draft board clerk john craig put his name at the top of 0 the induction list for fathers craigs job went to his wife and no sooner was she sworn in than she summoned him to report for induction they have four our ch children adren RUSSIA surge into crimea taking no time to catch their breath dussias Rus sias marching red legions stormed into the crimea the great body of land off the southern ukraine commanding the black sea routes lost to russia after the fall of sevastopol in 1942 the nazis primarily have used its former luxurious resorts as health havens for wounded soldiers when it fell to germany russians were killed or captured and the exact number of nazis remaining is un j known since that depends on the 1 i proportion that could be eva evacuated C bated while rearguards rear guards fought bitter delay ing actions at Meli farther to the north german rearguards rear guards battled fiercely in the krivoa rog area to hold off the russians while the nazis withdrew from the great bend of the river CIO ay million illion members growth of the CIO to over 5 million members increased increase ed the ranks of organized labor PA to over 12 million what with strength estimated in in excess of seven million announcement of CIO membership was made by its president philip murray at the opening of the I 1 CIO CIOs S sixth constitutional convention in philadelphia pa to the 5 million mem philip murray bers the CIO will add two million more in the coming said year murray As the CIO delegates I 1 they heard a message aroi from convened president roosevelt in which he said that although the movement of workers to new manufacturing centers was desirable the during the early pha phases e s ot 0 f tion production of program stabilize 1 liza iz a employees at their r present occupations was now essential |