Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                Coal miners defy backs Job edict Penn hard Coal miners defied the governments fitter directing them to return to work on May 7 at 363 Anthracite operations which were seized last miners said they had received no backs Twork instructions from John president of United mine and had therefore remained away from their the government took Over the 363 mines last thursday night and ordered the striking miners to re turn to work by Interior Harold acting under presidential deputized the management of each operation As Federal operators to keep the mines producing while hard Coal contract negotiations continued in new the wage talks have been deadlocked since they began a month More soft Coal seizures the soft Coal which pre ceded the Anthracite strikes by exactly one has not reached Complete settlement although the new contract was last Ickes took Possession of 33 bituminous mines where miners struck in protest to the new con settlement of both Dis Putes May he seeded by Lewis Victory for Portal Portal climaxing is Long Tho supreme court ruled monday that soft Coal producers required by Law to pay miners for underground travel to All moms on her Day May 1945 stars and  painted in Watercolour to resemble a email greeting this picture was presented by the to new York postmaster Albert cold Man in recognition of his excellent work in the handling of email to and from servicemen and women the world the representative of All the had mothers Day for its military chiefs Laud forces on Victory americas military leaders gave thanks for the United nations crushing defeat of but tempered their congratulations to their forces with the reminder that Only half the War has been for Japan still remains to to George sent the following congratulatory message to Ameri can troops throughput the world paying tribute particularly to men who have served Long the chief of staffs statement there Are those in your ranks who have been in fighting since the first american blow was struck at Germany from the others since Landingin North Africa and opening the War into the Meriter others joined your ranks in Sicily and Italy Grid several Mil lion of Yon have carried Battle lines across France and the Rhine into the heart of with the soldiers of our you hive composed the greatest military team in the conclusion of european Battle does not establish the peace for which we have been a bitter struggle is now in Progress in Tufe we must continue tulo All in our Power to terminate the to end the sacrifice of lives and Star vation and oppression of Peoples All Over the those veterans who have been Jong overseas and have suffered the hazards and hardships of Many Battles should be spared further general Eisenhower Victory order of Day Paris Eisenhower in his Victory order of the Day tuesday told members of the Allied expeditionary Force their Triumph was achieved by working and fighting together in single and indestructible partnership and by a unification of ground and naval Power that will stand As a Model in our but others must move in overwhelming flood to the Paci fic to bring that War to the earliest possible As Well As to relieve the War weary veterans in that Germany defeat now makes it possible to deploy mighty forces in the Pacific to crush the enemy without fail we with Little Transfer of planes and supplies to the Pacific will be car ried out with utmost Speed to re turn the Lon term veterans and to secure Early and final Victory so that you May return to your Homes enjoy again the blessings of peace and he would have been grateful to says Roosevelt new York Eleanor speaking to workers and civilians of the country in a i know that my would want me to say to you that he is grateful to each and every one of 4i think also that he would Wiant Rne to say that we must go on with every Power that we have until the War is fully won and that after we must give All the backing we can to our own president and to the Heads of the Allied nations and win through to a permanent Ernest command Eri chief of the told men of the naval forces Victory Over nazi organized resistance is not Only a source of much gratification but an occasion for i wish to commend every officer and Man who has served in the Atlantic on the successful termination of a Long tedious and difficult hard Job still lies ahead in the we Are now ready to augment further our already effective forces in that area with Battle tested and Victo rious units from the with this Transfer of fighting strength the japanese should be As certain of ultimate defeat As we Are of final commander Jan chief of the army air sent the following message to aah personnel throughout the 1 am Happy now to be Able to Send my congratulations to the army air forces for pressing our attack to a smashing we stand now at the Peak of our pensive As this is written plans already Are in motion to divert an Avalanche of military might against Only remaining the weapon that strikes Home i modern warfare is the in our growing offensive against the the army air forces play a vital we Are fighting men in a fighting organization and just As Long As a single Jap air Squadron or company of infantry remains to Challenge our Job is not Are in this fight to the Joseph command Erin chief of ground sent the following message to his troops Germany is Cut of the the United nations have demonstrated that democratic principles Are no Handicap in a struggle with highly organized fascism and their soldiers have proved their superiority Over the most carefully prepared and most highly trained military machine in his one other enemy an even More Savage and ruthless it will require our Best efforts to finish him off More quickly and decisively and if we Are to do it with minimum we must bring to Bear every resource in men and Materiel that it is possible to concentrate against George Comman Der of the american third reviewed the accomplishments of his forces and premised thro Uigh the inspired leadership of our president and the High command we shall conquer Jabaji and fight until the last danger to Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness shall perish from the Courtney com Mander of the first also warned that the War is not until Victory Day in the he can we Lay aside our weapons and resume life in a free Omar Bradley paid tribute to his men the achieve ments of the 12th army group armies Are monuments not Only to the Fidelity and resourcefulness of the american but to the braver of those american soldiers who lie dead near the battlefields we won and those troops recuperating in our the is seeking tool of lands seized in both world wars allow a fail s 8 fat the the t the question labelled one of trusteeship seized from the mandated after the first world part of self was Stilt a Point of controversy 1 m the big five Powers Stalin and Churchill May meet san meeting of president prime minister Churchill and Premier Stalin is expected by United nations diplomats to he arranged these authorities believe that Only a gathering of the big three can solve some of the urgent problems now arising the total defeat of Germany and Lay Basic plans for restoring civil order and real peace to a Molotov sees How yanks build ships soviet foreign commissar Molotov this week visited the Fenry Kaiser shipyards where cargo ships by the hundreds arc turned Molotov asked Many questions but Kaiser declined to give his on the Day of the visit the shipyard was launching its 703rd ship since it began operations in Heinie need not fear retaliation Washington in face of the gruesome findings in nazi prison Deputy assistant chief of staff appeared before the House military committee this he reiterated that the Wilt abide by the Geneva convention covering prisoners of notwithstanding the mistreatment of our own men in the hands of the germans and the Geneva convention is part of the supreme Law of the and the War department has no alternative but to adhere to it unless Congress or Ders when asked if enemy prisoners in the were fed he replied Steak is Security base condition san Francisco French foreign minister George Bidault told newsmen that France is will ing for a United nations Security base to be at Dakar if French sovereignly and Security is at confab this it Alfred former Middle who u attend ing Hie Francisco Security Confer ence As consultant to Hie on concerning word War ii a new it on Nom convalescent conference on tonal organization went into Ite third British delegates were on recon Friday As opposing any change in the existing league or nations mandates without Mentor the administering Powen the mandate Quested no along with the Palish the future revision of peace treaties and changes in the Dumbarton Oaks peace plan kept delegates occupied this much that there was no even celebrate the Vic tory in soviet foreign commissar Molo left the conference wednesday for Moscow where negotiations for a broadened Warsaw government May be British and of the three Power com Mission on also departed for the soviet polish question arises the polish question arose sharply this week when of state sle Tinius announced that the rus sians had arrested a number of polish democratic said they numbered British foreign Leden requested an Eden said that reply was received there will be no discus Sion with the russians on setting up a polish government Satis factory to the three Molotov stated that the arrest of the was for diversion Sec activities against the red no hint on Japan departing for Molotov said monday that now the Allied armies Are successful in the of United nations conference should be seeded to Lay the foundations for inter National at a news gave no elaboration on what the soviet policy toward Japan will his Molotov had expressed its View on that question Early in statesmen of the four big Powers Friday struggled with the question of whether the world charter should permit the revision of peace treaties yet to come from this a for foreign ministers of the nations sponsoring the the China and offered France a position in their councils on a coequal Dumbarton Oaks Hangee already the big meeting with members of their delegations were reported near ing agreement on major changes they will endorse in the Dumbar ton Oaks blueprint for world organisation to keep the other delegates assembled in eight committee Over a hefty pile of amendments proposed by All countries to the Dumbarton Oaks another Issue frying discussed is How to dovetail the Panateri can Security system worked out at Mexico City and other regional arrangements into the Security Council of the proposed world or american Mother of 1945f at conference san Francisco statesmen diplomats in san Francisco this week found a new representative in their american she is Harper Sibley of to who has been at tending the United nations conference As observer for the United Council of she was announced As the annual Golden Rule  rican Mother of the Sibley is the wife of ice former president of the Ber of Commerce no is also tending the conference As a con