Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS US LS employment shows decline nazis continue retreat in italy japanese tighten grip on china released by We newspaper union EDITORS NOTE when opinions are express expressed edin in these columns they ore are those of 0 western newspaper unions news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper W zero hour yanks yank await signal to attack jap machine gun nest in burma employment on decline for the first time since the war began the nations manpower appeared in balance with needs with supply of labor in critical areas the only problem the national industrial conference board said earlier the department of agriculture noted a 4 per cent decline in farm labor with some of the decrease attributed to the inability to get into the fields because of unfavorable weather As a result of the delay many farmers were expected to switch acreage from small grains to row crops necessitating additional work reflecting the continued drop in manufacturing industries there were non farm workers in in march compared with the peak of in july 1943 only in transportation was there an increase shown over last year EUROPE foe reels with soldiers from six nations fighting shoulder to shoulder in allied ranks the germans fell slowly back in italy their retreating eating columns under heavy fire of the advancing host drawing closer to the eternal city of rome As the allied blow fell in italy thousands of U S and british planes continued their heavy bombardment of axis communications and in industry dus in western europe their mediterranean commander sir henry maitland wilson left confers with gen mark dark clark of ath army center and deputy mediterranean commander jacob L devers on italian front twisting steel rails into fanciful forms and reducing segments of factories into shouldering ing pyres ayres preparatory to a great offensive from the east russian bombers hammered at nazi supply bases with the collapse of their gustav line in italy the germans fell back slowly toward the anzio beachhead to the north where their embattled troops clashed with massed allied forces slugging for a breakthrough which would trap the retreating army from the rear west wall the searching eyes of aerial photography have uncovered what lies ahead of allied troops massed to storm germanys germanas Germ anys formidable west wall under command of icy 69 year old field marshal von I 1 the west wall shapes up as a series of deeply entrenched steel and concrete fortifications stretching back far inland and carefully camouflaged to prevent concentration of allied fire on them dotting the scenic french landscape are innocent looking little houses sheltering the muzzles of big german field pieces whose carriages are sunk into the ground and poking their noses from the sides of hills are rocket guns buried in the terrain PACIFIC 1000 mile advance with his forces taking another long jump of miles to the northwest in dutch new guinea guinea gen douglas macarthur addan advanced ced closer to his cherished goal of the philippines there to avenge bataan the latest gain drew U S forces nearer to the thick cluster of islands lying off dutch new guinea which the enemy reportedly has fortified with air bases to counter any allied thrust against the indies to the south or the philippines to the north in advancing miles westward U S forces were 1000 miles away from milne bay far to the southeast and from which general macarthur launched the campaign that has gradually pushed the japs out of their farthest south pacific holdings transportation overhauling asked correction of inequalities and discriminations crimi nations in present freight rate structures to reflect the cost of service and creation of three permanent federal agencies to keep abreast of transportation problems were a mong among the recommendations made by a special board of anve investigation S ti and research organized by congressional enactment in 1940 at the same time the board went into the mouths protest against certain freight rate differences benefiting the northeast declaring that figures showed that what the south really needed was a development of her own industry to utilize her abundant natural resources the board called for the shippers freedom in the selection of reasonable joint routes and rates of the same or different diff erent types of transportation facilities to speed commerce CHINA seek unity with the japanese tightening their grip on china through their control of her seaports and productive industrial centers chiang kai shek moved to gird the country for a final stand against the enemy by drawing the communists in the north fully into the battle As chiang met with communist C leader lin tso hant han chinese regulars continued their drive int into 0 northern burma in an effort to join up with gen joseph stil wells troops moving eastward from india and thus open a new supply route to china upon the extent of chiangi Chi angs concession of self rule and participation in the chinese central government to the communists reportedly win will rest the degree of th their air cooperation BRITISH EMPIRE favor league having concluded their long con ference with prime minister churchill britaina Brit ains dominion premiers packed their bags for the trip homeward but not before bissu issuing a statement favoring a world peace organization and avowing a fight to the finish against again S t the common enemy we affirm that after the war a world organization should be set up and endowed with the necessary power and authority to prevent aggression and violence the premiers said we rejoice in the unquenchable spirit of gur our comrades in in every country still sti 11 in the grip of the enemy the premiers declared we shall not turn from the conflict con let till they are restored to freed freedom om not one who marches with us shall I 1 be abandoned 00 rehabilitation navy program after six months of operation of the rehabilitation program for men and women at the U S naval hospital at great lakes exhibits told an interesting story of the success of the project under direction of comar R E kinneman on display were fancy scarves purses and belts in yellows whites and greens there were such useful articles as ash trays and bill folds and such chippero chip pery bric a bras as clay turtles and yarn dogs pictures caught the charm of the outdoors and depicted naval life created to stimulate the minds of patients as well as restore the mobility of injured limbs the rehabilitation program also has served to help the convalescents to uncover many talents of which they were never aware OIL new field with the discovery of a promising big oil field in mississippi which already has brought in two large wells attention was focused on a whole tier of southeastern states according to oil authorities approximately miles of territory at the roots of the appalachian mountains in north carolina georgia florida alabama and mississippi sis sippi are underlain by sedimentary rocks which might bear much petroleum although a mile territory in texas and louisiana has already given up 14 billion barrels of oil authorities enthusiasm for the prospective southeastern field has been tempered by reports that its zones for accumulation of petroleum are fewer in number and the thickness of the sedimentary rocks are less than in the texas and louisiana regions LABOR foremen back three thousand five hundred members of the independent fore mens association of america trooped back to their jobs in detroit mich plants after t the h e eats chief of the army air a i r forces gen G e n H H arnold declared their strike Is had already cost production of long range P 51 fighter planes and could affect invasion operations As a result of the foremans for emens walkout over demands for or union recognition which industry opposed on its traditional grounds that gen arnold foremen are a part R H keyes of management nearly workers had been laid off because of the lack of adequate supervision of production following general arnolds testimony the associations national president robert H keyes issued instructions for ending the strike charging the government with delaying settlement of the case refrigeration ease space with warehousemen and food handlers cooperating fully with the war food administrations information centers cooler occupancy was at 82 per cent in may with much space of this type not ordinarily used at this time well filled at the same time announced that freezer 0 occupancy stood at 85 per cent in may with much room made available by the clearance of fruits vegetables and poultry with demand for cooler space expected to continue revealed that it would push its program for converting cooler space at 32 degrees to 50 degrees to freezer space at 31 degrees an and d lower and vice versa JOINT COMMAND draws support the touchy question of combining the different branches of the services into a single command so strongly favored by the army drew the support of president woodrow wilsons Wil sons secretary of the navy josephus daniels mincing no words daniels declared that the disaster at pearl harbor resulted from a divided command and asserted history is replete with the squabbles between the army and navy prolong wars showing the feces sity of combination when he was working for unification fi of the services during world war I 1 daniels said secretary of war lindley harrison told him joe I 1 dont care a da damn in n about the navy and you don dont t care a damn about the army ar my you run your machine and I 1 win will run mine |