Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 4the stars and stripes monday May 24, 1943 Lewis bid favored by Al Heads Green picks unit to weigh any Transfer snags Washington May 23 a the request of John l. Lewis president of the United mine workers for membership in the american federation of labor was welcomed by the executive Council holding its quarterly meeting Here today. William Green the a. P. Of l. President announced a three Man committee to discuss with Lewis possible snags in the Way of approving the readmission request. The committee would then report Back to the executive Council who indicated they were favourably disposed to Lewis application. A the executive Council interprets the application As a response to its repealed appeals to those organizations originally chartered by the american federation of labor which had withdrawn to return and form Unity and Solidarity within the ranks of  not to be overlooked Are the 600,000 members of the mine workers federation whose annual due total approximately 7,000,000 dollars. There is no doubt the a. P. Of a would Welcome such a Strong Union Back to its fold. Should the a. P. Of l. Readmit the mine workers Lewis would take his place As a member of the executive Council. Lewis would find himself in the position of being part of an organization which has made and upheld the no strike pledge for the duration and staunchly supports the War labor Board. Lewis had steadfastly ignored the jurisdiction of the Board since the Coal dispute began. It May be that Lewis is taking the Graceful Way out to avoid a resounding defeat in his efforts to obtain wage increases for the mine workers. He is at least aware of greens statement that All National unions including the United mine workers if readmitted would be expected to conform to the Overall policies of the a. F. Of l. Eight years have elapsed since to ted mine workers split with the a. P. Of l. Over the Issue of Craft versus Industrial unionism when the committee for Industrial organization was established within the a. P. Of l. The United mine workers and nine other unions formally withdrew in 1938 and formed the Congress of Industrial organizations. Lewis was the Cio president until 1940 when he kept his election Promise and resigned because Wendell l. Willkie Republican candidate was Defeated. Orphans fund passes hah Way mark�?306,498francs with More than 77,000 francs received Over the week end the fund for the too orphans has now reached the total of 306.498 francs and is Well past the half Way Mark of the provisional goal of to too francs. Contributions on Friday of 37,�?� 410 francs swelled the total of the fund to 265,707. And the 40,-791 francs received on saturday pushed the fund to its present amount of 306,000. Group donations again made up the majority of the contributions received so far approximately three quarters of the 77,000 francs came from units. One station Hospital in the Algiers area now has a perfect record with donations from All personnel including patients. Officers enlisted men and nurses. The officers contributed 1,100 francs and the nurses gave 3,675, to bring the total for the Hospital to Over 17,000 francs. Tile largest # donation received during the week end came from the Headquarters Section of an Zwaaf troop Carrier command for 10.092 francs. Next on the list is the psychological warfare Board Section of Afaq. Composed of pm k a americans French British Canadian. German and italian military and civilian personnel the Branch presented 9.920 francs to the orphans. Other contributions from units tax session leans to for views. President s stand reflected in tentative Bill Washington May 23-following the defeat of the Ruml too percent forgiveness tax plan for the third time the House and Senate conference committees concluded their joint session last Friday. Some measure of Progress was reported in framing a Bill More in line with the presidents views expressed in recent letters to the Senate and House tax committees. One of the Ruml plan s staunchest advocates. Senator Walter dad tic Daw George chairman of the Senate Iran his finance committee said he is now care of the babies and a Mailer non Yaniv a. Willing to accept a Bill which children Hilt i for Thoj or Irne would cancel 75 percent of last for he no a Jill. A when or year s taxes provided it is Dis Aro Mathill. . Ii i i a a a ast year her tribute evenly among All income a Mathyl now la hag been Mother allowed him. At the to groups. On the other hand. Rep mph ral nce he was m5nt it a a a 18 too Busy to Robert l Doughton. Chairman of Mathilde is a a Little Mother at the Convent taking five years old. When she was abandoned by her parents. Members from All walks of life4 apr Are he Rar americans Nuel and t-5 George w. Magee jr., 100 capt. C. H. Brown and it Fitzer 600 pie Arthur l. Bowser. 500 8gt. Walter Albright 200 c. 8. M. Holder Yorkshire infantry 700 Cpl. A Piala. Too pvt. E j. Doorman too Michael Coyne. Worry about the outside world. The House finance committee declared he is in favor of total forma fro  Ness for the lower income men of a am enlisted Anco partial forgiveness up or Annn platoon air depot t0 about 20 percent in the highest it up. 410 francs company b. Income groups final construction battalion. 4. A a _ a Frank re a Quot a command"1 1705 do of a a Lens francs command. 1,705 Issue we Hope t0 achieve current train Ihnow a . The spirit is one of com on Friday were from eight off i  Harvey ant St. Lvov a came from term Quot my i re of Promise Quot a did chairman Dong 4�i\�, Sis and a Cpl Reginald Irones pvt. Chilom t Kearney meanwhile the associated press a Quot Andrews. Royal engineers. Too too . R w Cook 400 j March son Morgan. Liry ordered 120 carloads of a Piper strikes crop out in . Washington May 23�?government officials were faced with a new series of unauthorized labor strikes today believed to be caused by the freezing of wages by the War labor Board in the face of increased living costs. The web has ordered 28,000 striking defense Plant workers to return to their jobs immediately. The total number of Idle employees of the Chrysler corporation factory in Detroit is 27,500, of which 14.500 Are engaged in War plants. Union leaders after a three hour conference with web authorities and Chrysler officials pledged they a a would do All in1 their Power to induce the strikers to return to  a series of Brief and unauthorized strikes in Western Pennsylvania a bituminous Coal Fields subsided in response to a request from the government and United mine workers Union officials. All but 1,000 of that 6.000 involved have returned to work and Union leaders promised the rest were returning by monday. Tile web telegraphed local officials of the ump ordering a prompt end of the strike in a government ordnance Plant at 900 francs company a engineers. 1,185 francs an anti aircraft outfit 5.400 francs officers and enlisted men Afaq 2675 francs a signal corps unit 4,020 francs third battalion Headquarters of an anti aircraft regiment. 2.840 francs the teletype maintenance Crew at Afaq 3.050 francs a naval serological unit . N., 1.000 francs and the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron of a service group 1,855 francs. Individual contributions on Friday were made by a sgt. Ellis Espey of Bloomington 111., 1.000 Frank m. Rapier. American Mer Hant Marine 200 a sgt Max Winship 170 t-4 Edwin w olt on saturday la units and five 1.000 francs and sgt. Hugh Burns officers and enlisted men gave a too francs. Total of 40.701 francs by the end there Are too of these orphans of the Day. The units which con who need your help. Bombed out tribute include tile 7th company of their Convent Home last month b division of a British convalescent Hospital 2.500 francs Headquarters detachment signal repair company 850 francs British returned stores company. 2.000 francs Headquarters airways communication Region british1,000 francs officers of a station Hospital 1.100 francs enlisted men and officers of company f. Engineers 7,920. Francs Battery h. Of an anti aircraft regiment 6, they lost everything they had. Thirty francs per Day will support one child and 900 francs is required for one child for one month. For the whole group of too orphans. 540 000 francs is needed to support them for a six month period. Contributions for the orphans fund can be sent or delivered t o the stars and stripes office to Boulevard Bauc in Algiers. Coal peace continued from Page i ment Deal with the free equipment of tools which heretofore have badly depleted the miners incomes increased vacation payments and a six Day week the report contrasted the miners base pay of 35 dollars weekly in March with the shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturing industries where the base pay is Over 58 dollars weekly and in aircraft factories where the pay is More than 60 dollars. The differences in salaries were summed up by the report which revealed that manufacturing industries paid their workmen 11.2 percent More than the bituminous mine wonted the full Board met Over the week end to mull Over the report and will announce its recommendations in a few Days. Air Power continued from Page i James h. Doolittle and the tactical air Force commanded by air marshal sir Arthur Coningham of the Raf. Sundays targets for the american wings of the Doolittle Force were at to Rizzo Airfield in Northwest Sicily and a radio station at san Antioco in Southern Sardinia. During saturday night the Raf wellingtons attached to the american Force bombed four sicilian airports. With fires being started that were visible for 45 Miles. Malta based aircraft Over the Campaign. Mine sweepers were still Busy Clearing channels through enemy minefields off the Cape Bon coast. From England the air offensive against hitlers european fortress also was in full swing. Berlin received four visits during the week. American bombers of the 8th air Force attacked Wilhel shaven and Emden on Friday. England a foreign Secretary Anthony Eden commentating on the Merlin raids warned the German people that they will be bombed Day and night until the War is won. A a Mussolini will not be  he added. Air minister sir Archibald Sinclair added that the allies now have a sufficient num to prepare forms for the new tax system. The recent House rejection of the Senate approved Bill by a vote of 202-194 came after president Roosevelt objected to the Bill on the grounds that it would Transfer a substantial part of the Cost of the War from the upper income to the Middle and lower income groups. A breakdown of the voting in the House reveals that 187 republicans and seven democrats voted for the original Ruml Bill while 190 democrats nine republicans two progressives and one american Laberite voted against it. British forces harass japs behind Burma lines new Delhi. India May 23�?a British special Force has fought its Way Back to safety after conducting Large scale guerilla operations some 200 Miles inside japanese lines in Central Burma according to a communique released Here. The raiders not Only played havoc with vital comm cations but also obtained essential information for further. Operations. Futher strike in a More the Force when its pres House of s naval Bill president requests Large army budget Washington. May 23-the largest yearly allotment in history was made thursday when the House passed unanimously the 29 -463,678,198 Dollar naval appropriation Bill. But this astronomical figure was immediately eclipsed the president requested a 71 898.498,700 Dollar appropriation iia Niy during the fiscal year 1944-4o the total is six billion dollars above the president s january budget estimate. The increase according to Stephen t. Early White House Secretary was necessitated by an expansion of the aircraft win Quot Rar a �u1 aircraft production since the close of the tunisian urls. However the comintern was lion of a Otoe coun tril13 1 1 simply the Kremlin propaganda world countries in tile Arm and wherever comintern a the War department buried twine flared up the soviet gov-1 provides for More than eight in eminent was directly blamed. J Hon individuals in the army great Britain and China at Dif eluding 375,000 members of i la Ferent tunes broke off relations women army auditory rom with Russia because of comintern Waasi for whom an internal activities. When the to s renewed recruiting program is under a diplomatic relations with Russia Airway. Early in the first term of presi weekend attacked an Axis Convoy cd Nave a sufficient turn Between Pantelleria and Maretti i isl ambers to destroy the to scoring four direct hits on a Scur to it a Herman air  single vessel. Malta also was on i j a the receiving end of a raid its first since december. Meanwhile there was naval activity off Cape Bon. Some 900 stragglers in Small Craft have been rounded up by the Royal Navy Russia continued rom Page i since february 16 the Imperial in air Nisi term of presi. Dent Roosevelt one of the Tipu ads Siofu murderer lations vac. Thai ghost army had been Cut off lations was that comintern Active from their base except for Aid ties in the United states were to and radio. Supplies were dropped at intervals by the Raf. Herrin. 111., arising out of closed shop demands. Astor divorced Reno nev., May 23�?mrs. John Jacob Astor Iii received a divorce after charging her husband with extreme mental cruelty. A priv ate property settlement gives mrs Astor 1,000,000 dollars but bars All claims to any other Astor property. Ence became known so occupied the japanese that an offensive 0 against British positions in North raiders begin to withdraw. Several the Best Days work was a manufactured landslide that blocked the famous Bong Yang Gorge in Central Burma. The guerilla patrols covered Over a thousand Miles during the operation. The Railroad from Mandalay to Matt Kina was Cut in 75 places not until considerable japanese forces began closing in did the cease. More than once the unit do May 23 a pretty states has protested directly to �11 j \ r 0andie was con saw it Ruccio Vici co of a manslaughter a it soviet Russia Over comintern propaganda after telling a a fury Quot Taf 1�j 10 Kiin year old Al the third International was j Len Willey in the randi0 founded in the chaotic world Fol last january. Under Marvinny f1� lowing world War i when the Dicker Marilann Ina Hopes of men Burma was called off by the nip ponese commanders. These commandos were led by Brig. Gen. O. C. Wingate a Friend of the famed Lawrrence of Arabia whose leadership of Arab guerillas in the last car proved such a Thorn to turkish military aspirations Brig. Gen. Wingates men were picked from British burmese glue aka and Indian troops. Sharp encounters took place and at times the columns had to fight their Way out of encirclement. Quot the majority of the men got through safely a the communique said. American bombers celebrated the feat by striking their heaviest blow of the burmese Campaign dumping 125-tons of bombs on the a akan area.  Lenin and Trotsky were High that world revolution would soon break out. It became less and less important after the death of Lenin and the expulsion of  from the soviet Union and with Stalin a Rise to Power the soviet Union began to think More of building up Russia than producing revolution on such a scale. The Secretary of the comintern since the Middle 30�?Ts has been George Dmitrova a bulgarian communist who. Incidentally was convicted in a nazi court of having had a part in the famous Reich Stag fire in 1933. Lier sentence Wilt be rom two to seven years in prison. 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