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MOSCOW TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE
CALL FOR AN UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER OF HITLER’S HORDES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. — Actions of the Moscow
Tripartite conference in brief:
FOUR POWER DECLARATION
1. The united action pledged to win unconditional sur
render of their enemies, will continue in organizing for
peace and security.
2. Those at war with common enemies will act together
on surrender and disarmament of that enemy.
3. They will take necessary measures to provide against
violation of terms imposed on the enemy.
4. They recognize the necessity of establishing “a gen
eral international organization, based on the principles
of sovereign equality of all peace-loving states and open
to membership by all such states” for maintaining peace.
5. They will consult on the maintenance of peace and
security pending inauguration of a general system.
6. After the war, they will not use their military forces
in other states except after joint consultation.
7. They will confer with each other and other United
Nations on regulation of postwar armaments.
AUSTRIAN TRIPARTITE DECLARATION
Austria will be liberated but the extent of her aid to
Hitlerite Germany and her efforts for her own freedom
will be taken into account.
ITALIAN DECLARATION
All vestiges of Fascism will he erased from Italy; free
dom of speech, worship, political belief, press and public
meeting shall be restored.
ATROCITIES
German war criminals will be sent back to the scenes of
their atrocities to be punished by their victims.
JOINT COMMUNIQUE
Created basis for the closest military co-operation on
decisions taken and already being prepared.
A European advisory commission will be set up in Lon
don to study questions arising as the war develops and
make joint recommendations to the three governments.
An advisory council on Italy is to be established with
representatives of the French, Yugoslavs and Greeks
joining the three big powers.
[The above is an Associated Press cutline of the Tri
partite Conference held at Moscow.]
This Week,
This World
-by Ted Friend— —
POOR PATHETIC General Francisco Franco, the two-by-four
imitator of Messrs. Hitler and Mussolini, is having his troubles!
Having destroyed democracy so that traditional Spanish feudal
ism might rise again, the paunchy Caudillo who sacrificed the
lives of some two million of his fellow countrymen as stooges for
a junta of aristocratic padrones, is now finding his little world
shrinking in all directions.
Deserted by the Portugese on the
west, pressed by the Nazis to the
east, and nervously eyeing the stif
fening attitude of the British and
Americans, Franco and his gang of
military hoodlums are rightly feai
ful of the handwriting on the wall,
which for them spells inevitable doom.
Plainly, Franco’s power is slipping
from his grasp. Friendless abroad,
despised at home, hungry and desti
tute, Franco Spain is at the mercy of
any of the great powers which may
choose to subdue it.
First indications that Spam is ap
proaching disintegration is the open
dissatisfaction expressed by the va
rious factions which once made up
Franco’s united front against de
mocracy. Condemned by monarchists,
fascists and republicans alike. Franco
has fallen back upon the hated *a
lange for support and in doing so has
alienated all other elements in the
state. Today, fearsome of the fu
ture, Franco is toying with the neces
sity of bringing back the monarchy to
save his face and neck. .
There is little doubt but that opain
will soon see great changes in her or
ganic makeup, not least of which wu
be the elimination of Franco and hn
gang of political racketeers from the
Spanish scene.
* * *
THE FAILURE of the Japanese to
risk an all-out win or die battle with
the United States Navy seems less
from a lack of valor than it does
from respect for American naval
fighting equipment. The Americans
have actually attempted to draw the
Japanese into a slugging match on
the high seas for over a year.
Important reason for American
cocksui eness, and Jap discretion, js a
little device perfected by American
naval genius, which makes it possible
for long range guns to score bulls
eye on targets which are out of sight
and beyond the horizon! The
mechanism, which is installed on all
American long range guns, makes it
impossible for the enemy to challenge
American battleships with any chance
of success. The device, thus far the
best “secret” weapon of the war, is
an even more potent contribution to
the success of United Nations’ arms
tnan tne ivoroen DomDsignt, wnicn is
saying a good deal.
* » *
THE FEAR IN WHICH the Ger
mans hold the Russians is based
chiefly upon the crimes which the
German military machine perpetrated
in its most carefree past. Knowing
the damage they have done to Rus
sia’s industrial, civic and cultural cen
ters, and faced by the certainty of
ultimate retribution, the Germans are
now spending sleepless nights wor
rying what may be in store for them.
That there will be retribution, and
harsh punishment for German van
dalism, is plain from an article in
“War and the Working Class,” a Mos
cow periodical which reflects official
Soviet opinion.
“It must be recognized,” says the
publication, “that the aggressor state
can and must bear political responsi
ARMISTICE DAY 1943
By RUTH TAYLOR
Those of us who remember Armistice Day 1918 recall not merely the
wild excitement with which the news was greeted, but even more the deep
sense of relief and the keen rapture at the thought of peace. We felt that
not only this war but all wars were over.
But as the years have come and gone, we have celebrated Armistice
Day more and more solemnly, in the belated realization that that “Armis
tice” truly meant “the temporary cessation of hostilities.". We wanted peace
and we sought it by compromise and equivocation. We overlooked the fact
that there is—there can be—no truce in the fight between right and wrong.
Ours was the task of bearing high the torch of liberty, of seeing that
the light of freedom dispelled the darkness of oppression. We did not fulfill
our appointed mission. And as a result—every hour of every day all over
this world, on land, sea and in the air, the finest and best of our youth are
passing through the valley of the shadow of death. Over them may there
always be a canopy of God’s heavenly fighters.
When they are sent into danger, it is not asked of them from what
class or from what national or racial stock they come, or by what religious
creed they live. The phrase “Selective Service” does not mean selection by
these discriminative canons. Instead, it means that they are chosen for
their physical fitness and their mental ability to endure hardship, strain,
stress and privation, to obey and carry out orders, to follow and to lead—
in short, that they have the resiliency and high courage of youth.
So our boys go into the valley of the shadow. Some will come out not
unchanged, for who that faces death bravely, fears death? Many will never
return. Differing though they may in class, color or creed, the mangled,
tangled remains of many of them will lie in common graves, in land honored
by the fact that there they died that other men might be free.
This time we must keep faith with those who have gone before. Toler
ance, justice, equality, freedom, democracy—are not just words. They were
ideals for which men—our men—died. They are ideals by which we must
live if the faith is to be kept.
That armistice is over and this time there must be no stopping before
the final victory is won. We must finish the job and keep it finished. W>
must fight on to the bitter end—until the forces are so completely conquered
that they cannot rise to fight again.
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American Bombs
Paved The Way
For Invasion
—V—
WASHINGTON.—Fifteen thousand
three hundred and thirty-eight tons of
gombs made by American workers
were dropped on enemy installations
in daylight raids in preparation for
the support of the invasion of Italy
during the six weeks ended Septem
ber 29, the War Department reports.
In those raids, American planes de
stroyed 544 enemy aircraft, probably
destroyed 119 and damaged 172, with
a loss of 187 U. S. planes.
Expenditures
Of War Drop
Four Per Cent
—V—
WASHINGTON.—War expenditures
of the U. S. Governent were 4% less
in September than in August, re
ports WPB. The September total of
$7,212,000,000 is a decrease of $317,
000,000 from the August total.
September average daily rate of ex
penditure was $277,400,000, a decrease
of $12,200,000 per day from August
daily average and an increase of $27,
600,000 per day compared to July.
In Australia
Workers Are
Third Women
—V—
Nearly one in even? three workers
in Australia in munitions, shipbuild
ing and aircraft works, are women,
says the Australian News & Informa
tion Service. The Australian war ef
fort is depending more and more on
womanpower now that the use of man
power has reached such a saturation
point, it reports.
Carriers Face
Hardest Six
Months Of War
—V—
WASHINGTON.—The next six
months probably will prove the most
critical of the war for transportation,
representatives of major shipping and
carrier organizations have been warn
ed by ODT. Action to step up the
utilization of existing rail equipment
by at least 10% is being urged, in a
drive to get even more work out of the
country’s transportation facilities, “to
'jeep up the splendid record made thus
far.
-V
Consumers Are
Uurged To Stock
Up On Potatoes
—V—
WASHINGTON.—In anticipation of
unusually large potato crops this fall,
consumers are urged by the War Food
Administration to stock winter stores;
of this typically American nutritious
food.
Housewives are advised to buy a
peck at a time untli a quantity is ac
cumulated, to prevent wastage of the
fall crop. Because of shortage _ of
storage facilities for civilian supplies,
the WFA urges storage at home, in
cool, dark places like cellar, hall or
basement closet, or back porch.
-V
SHE DOES GET AROUND!
A story teller for the children’s hour
recently came to the familiar climax
of “Robinson Cruso” with, “And there,
on that island where no white man
had ever before set foot, Crusoe was
amazed to see two footprints. Whose
do you think they were?” Without
a moment’s hesitation a tiny lad re
plied, “I know. Mrs. Roosevelt’s.”
-V
— FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS —
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bility, e.g., through restitution of war
I damage. But since a state cannot be
brought before the criminal > court
there at once arises the question of
the criminal responsibility of parties
representing the state and acting on
its behalf. Accordingly, responsibility
for criminal actions committeed in the
name of the state, rests on the actual
perpetrators of these acts, the indi
viduals actually invested with the au
thority of government, its representa
tives and agents."
AH of which, divested oi its legal
terminology, is bad news for Hitler,
Himmler, Ribbentrop, Streicher and
their fellow terrorists, when the Rus
sians get hold of them.
-V
WORKS BOTH WAYS
Campaign Manager: “Do you think
the candidate puts enough fire in his
speeches ? **
Voter: “My opinion is that he
doesn’t put enough of his speeches in
the fire.”
A. F. of L. MEMBERS GIVE DOUBLE-THIS IS THE CAUSE
GENERAL
1. War Prisoners’ Aid
2. United China Relief
3. U. S. 0.
4. Greek War Relief
5. Russian War Relief
6. French Relief Fund
7. Belgian Relief Fund
8. Norwegian Relief Fund
9. Polish War Relief
10. Queen Wilhelmina Fund
11. British War Relief
12. United Seamen’s Service
13. Czechoslovak Relief Fund
14. United Yugoslav Relief Fund
15. Refugee Relief Trustees
16. U. S. Comm, for Care of European
Children
17. Friends of Luxembourg!!
LOCAL
1. Charlotte Day Nursery (White)
2. Charlotte Day Nursery (Colored)
3. Children’s Service Bureau
4. Enlisted Men’s Club
5. Family Service Ass’n
6. Girl Scout Council
7. Mecklenburg County Ass’n for Blind
8. Student Aid Program (White)
9. Mental Hygiene Clinic
10. Student Aid Program (Colored)
Both Administered by Family
Service Ass’n
11. Salvation Army Includes: Red Shield
Clubs, Men’s Transient Lodge, Wo
men’s Home, Social and Religious
Work.
12. Traveler’s Aid Society
13. Y.M.C.A. (Central)
14. Y.M.C.A. (Colored)
16. Y.W.C.A. (Central)
lfi. Y.W.C.A. (Colored}
WAR AND COMMUNITY CHEST
Minimum Goal $373,226.99
Of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
fflE COAL STRIKE IS ENDED;
MINERS START BACK TO WORK;
GET $1.50 A DAY INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—A back-to-work movement in the na
tion’s coal fields started last night a few hours after the United Mine
Workers and Secretary Ickes agreed on a wage contract terminating
the three-day general strike and giving soft coal miners a $1.50 a
day boost in earnings.
Miner* fenerally hailed the agreement and voiced a determination to get
|>ack on the job as quickly a* possible. Word of the settlement spread slowly
In some areas, however, and full operations in the mines possibly will not be
restored before the end of the week.
Typical of the miners' reaction was that of Jacob Dennis of Uniontown:
"I’m going back in the morning. The others will follow.”
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STRIKE LOSS IS INFINITESIMAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Only two-hundredths of 1 per
cent of the number of man-days worked have been lost from
labor causes, “all of which were of minor nature” on jobs
with'Which the War Department has contact, according to
James P. Mitchell, Labor Relations Director of the War
Department.
Summing up his experiences with labor’s “no strike
pledge, Mitchell stated that such losses “were so small as
to be negligible.” . , .... .
“A better record than that in any human activity of
such magnitude can hardly be imagined,” he continued. “It
is well for the public to know this, because it presents a pic
ture drastically at variance with that held by the average
newspaper reader.”
SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
THANKS LABOR JOURNAL
FOR THE PUBLICITY GIVEN
FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
Bureau of Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance
IN REPLYING. ADDRESS: SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
FIELD OFFICE
120 EAST THIRD STREET
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
Mr. W. M. Witter
Editor
Charlotte Labor Journal
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Witter:
I should like to take this means of expressing my appre
ciation in disseminating information concerning the Social
Security Act to the people of Charlotte and vicinity.
You have been most generous in the use of space in The
Charlotte Labor Journal, and I am sure that your readers
will appreciate the information carried, as do we of the local
office of the Social Security Board.
Sincerely yours,
LONE T. PROCTOR
Manager. >
[The Journal thanks Mr. Proctor for the appreciative
letter, and feels that the workers, especially Union men and
women, are the ones who are to be greatly benefited in the
long run by Social Security.—Ed.]
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