Senator Norris Honored at Final Dinne
Mrs. Franklin 0. Roosevelt and Senator George W. Norris of Nebras
ka are shown looking at the bast of Senator Norris which was presented
to him by Mrs. Roosevelt. The presentation took place after the senator
made his final speech as a member of congress daring the dinner held
in his honor in New York. Governor Charles Edison is seated on the
left of the bust. The theme of Senator Norris’ speech was what mav
>-nme after the war.
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NEW YORK, N. Y.—This time
last year we were all talking1 a
bout the Philippines, Manilla,
Corregidor, Bataan.
We were still in the shock
Btage of this war; full of outrage,
impatience, ignorance- We simp
ly .could not understand how those
half-pint supposedly not-such-a
much J«ips could hit big Uncle
Sam, and with such telling blows!
Now, though we are sure we
will eventually win this war, we
aro not so cocky nor so ignorant
of many military facts. Nor do
we, any longer, underate our ad
versaries. And that means we
have come a long way. We are
not so guilty of superficial arm-|
ehair criticism and we are more
willing to take individual initi- !
ative toward helping to win our|
war. With the accent on “our.”
I got started thinking about all |
this after just receiving—the
first authentic report—word that
a good friend of mine is not dead
but was taken prisoner by the
Japs when we lost Corregidor so
many months ago.
What his condition is, or where
he is interned remains a mystery.
And I scarcely know (after some
of the reports I’ve had of Jap
treatment) whether to rejoice of
to feel anguish at his being alive.
The world and its monster war
moves so fast and so bewildering
ly these days that we lose thought
of what has gone before. But
Baatan is one of the handful of
great dramatic battle moments in
history. That’s not my feeble op
inion but the consensus of histor
ians and military wise men.
Quite a while back I made a
note to write some sort of me
morial to Bataan and Corregidor,
but I never have. For a number
of reasons, but mainly because my
poor mind balks at the size of
the task. Again, I came across
a poem, 'by a famous writer,
wherein he said all the things J
have wanted to say—only better.
BATAAN FALLS
Bataan . . . Bataan.
Bataan falls! Bataan.
Like the tramp of feet on the
road of doom,
like the bomVer’s roair-lil<e
the cannon’s boom,
Like the drums of death the
words command
Men and women of every land
To stop! to listen! To understand!
To pulse our hearts to the weary
beat . • .
Advance . . . retreat . . . ad
vance . . . retreat.
There is glory ip such defeat.
For each man gave the best he
had.
Bearded veteran . ■ • bardlees lad,
Gave of his strength, his hope, his
life
For mother, brother, friend and
wife.
Unknown heroes whose fame is
sung
When Bataam is uttered by any
tongue.
Take those banners from wounded
hands
And carry the battle to stricken
lands.
Work and sacrifice, hope and give.
That glorious word must forever
liye.
Symbol of courage. That splen
did name
Should be stamped with blood and
seared with flame
On the heart of every woman and
man.
Dare to forget it ... if you canl
—'Don Blanding.
Random thoughts on gasoline ra
tioning:
I have always been aware that
I had lags. As what girl hasn’t
from the time she stopped playing
with dol]s! But I have never
been so aware of them as lately.
And Vhy? These gams, to
use the varnacular, are no longer
meri^sfeminine appendages, with
or without hosiery. They have
become, predominately, means of
locomotion. Every muscle shrieks
it- _ .And I can only hope the con
dition is temporary.
Like most persons in this auto
age, the bulk of my getting around
depends on wheels. Now that
super-rigid gas rationing is in ef
fect—it’s walk or else.
i\ew rora uty is virtually traf
fic-less these days, and incidental
ly, much quieter. And to look at
the bright side of things . . .
undoubtedly more pedestrians will
stay out of hospitals and early
graves. Of course the chiropod
ists will do a boom business. And
only the abundantly young will
go jive-ing and trucking after
dark^for the rest of us will be
too tired after the day’s trek.
Aside from the fact that all
pleasure driving is completely ta
boo for car owners—and “pleas
ure’’ certainly packs a broad de
finition—the city busses now stop
only every four blocks. Which
means that if three or four blocks
from the original bus stop you
now hike maybe seven just as a
starter. Any visiting or shop
ping junket these days, in a city
this ijze, becomes practically an
expedition.
laxis, as you may know, have
been reduced one-third in num
ber, and they are not for casual
getting about either! The au
thorities have got both the taxi
driver and the citizens reduced
to total inhibition. Unless I be
gin limping pretty badly I shall be
afraid to get into one for fear of
being ejected by a skeptical cab
by or hissed by the foot-weary
bystanders.
■All this preoccupation with legs,
muscles and transportation stems
to the fact that for three weeks I
I ve been looking for an apart
ment —East side, West side, all
around the town. Mostly on
foot- And nov,' I k iow why they
put the Army cn wheels. It is
the only way we’ll win, brother;
the only way! There is nothing in
the world to sap your morale like
a mess of blisters or a bumb
Heavy Penalty Are
Facing Delinquents
“A fine of $ 10,000 or five
years in prison, or both, is the
penalty facing a person convict
ed of delinquency under Selective
Service Act,” General J. Van
B. Metts, State Director of Se
lecitve Service, announced today.
‘‘Far too many men are escap
ing their obligations under the
act because they are delinquent,”
the State Director said. He fur
ther stated that a vigorous effort
will be made during the month of
January to have delinquents and
suspected delinquents report to
their local boards to have the
charges of delinquency re
moved. ‘‘Those who do report
voluntarily to their local board
during the month of January,
1943, will be allowed to comply
with their obligations, but those
who fail or refuse to do so will
find that their names have been
reported to the Department of
Justice for prosecution,” the Di
rector said.
To further clarify the require
ments, General Metts emphasized
these points:
1. Every person who was re
quired to register under any one
of the six Presidential Proclama
tions which have heretofore been
issued, except those registerants
in the 46-65 year old group, must
have in his personal possession at
all times a valid Notice of Classi
fication in addition to his Regis
tration Certificate.
2. Upon request, every person
required to carry Notice of
Classification must submit his no
tice to any law enforcing officer,
representatives of the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Attorney General,
or any official of the National or
State Headquarters of Selective
Service, any nember of a local or
appeals board, any Government
Appeal Agent, or any other offi
cial designated by the Director
of Selective Service.
3. Every registrant between
the ages of 18 and 46 should keep
his local board notified of any
change of address so that ha may
ba sura that ha raeeives his maU
at all times with reasonable
promptness. The local board will
Lincoln Incentive Pay Is $3,000,000
BY DONALD G. SCHNEIDER
Raprintad /root Claraland Plain Mir at $uniar, Dk. 20, IMt
The Lincoln Electric Co., one of
Greater Cleveland's war industries
and the world's largest producer of
arc welding equipment, yesterday
afternoon divided the staggering
total of almost $3,000,000 among
approximately 1,300 employees in
what is described as the plants
“incentive wage system."
Questioned as to the noticeable
absence of the word “bonus” in the
description of the payments, James
F. Lincoln, president, asserted:
“The word bonus smacks of pater
nalism and this definitely is not
the case at Lincoln Electric. Our
incentive wage system is to boost
the output of all types of labor
and has met with unusual success.”
The compensation averaged
about $2,300 per employee and
ranged from $10 to $25,000 with
90 per cent going to shop workers
and the remainder to management.
Lincoln himself and his brother,
John C. Lincoln, chairman of the
board, were the only two members
of the organization who received
none of the compensation money.
Although the total sum exceeded
that paid last year by about a mil
lion dollars, Lincoln said calcula
tions were made on -he basis of
pre-war years. Because of this.
War Labor Board officials said the
company did not need WLB ap
proval.
“It is obvious our only chance of
success in this war is the American
workman's ability with American
methods *o produce war equip
ment more rapidly than our ene
mies,” tiie plant president said,
“for great as American industry
is, it leaves largely untapped its
greatest resource, the productive
power, initiative and intelligence
latent in every person . . . There
have been many who have guessed
what the result would be if a large,
intelligently led, enthusiastic or
ganization should use these powers
latent in all individuals to a com
mon end. What would happen
when all want to produce a product
at the lowest possible cost:
"What would happen when aV
want to make the Wages of all
workers, from sweeper to man
ager, a maximum T What would
happen when all want to make the
company profitable since it ie
largely owned by the workers
in It?*’
Lincoln continued: "The 10 years’
experience of Lincoln Electric with
incentive wage payments includes
both war and peace production,
panic and prosperity years. It has
proved conclusively such incentive
payment properly organized and
properly applied will result in pro
gressively lower prices for the con
sumer, progressively higher wages
for the worker ana progressively
higher dividends for the owner.
And this is not only a means for
greater war production, so essen
tial at this time, but it is also a
philosophy which can and has
solved the difficulty between labor
and management
"As an illustration of this the
average yearly production per man
in other competing manufacturing
plants is between $4,000 and $10,
000. The production this year ec
the Lincoln worker will exceed
$30,000 per man. This outstanding
record is made at a selling price
of our product of less than half
that of comparable products made
by workers without incentive In in
dustries other than ours."
In 1918 Lincoln Electric tided a
"bonus” system which wss not a
large percentage at the veer's
wages and it was not regarded as
successful. But iu 1984 a second
“bonus” was paid and the ground
work was laid for the present
plan.
“This new plan was more work
able than that of 1918 and has
thoroughly succeeded,” Lincoln
said. “It was paid after the stamp
of 1929 to 1934 and was perhaps
much more attractive because of
that. In any case, it had a pro
found effect and resulted in greatly
increased production, interest and
co-operation.” *
have discharged its duty and ful
ly complied with the regulations
if it. mails official notices to the
registrant at his last known ad
dress, and the registrant is pre
sumed by law to receive such no
tices. Therefore, it becomes most
important for the registrant to
see that his local board has on
file his correct address at all
timef\.
4. Any person who Is required
to carry a Notice of Classification
and who does not now have one
should report immediately to his
local board and obtain the requir
5. Every person who war re
quired to register under either
one of the Presidential Procla
[nations and who has not dona
so should immediately report to
his local draft hjard and offer to
register. Persons who are other
wise delinquent are urged to do
the same thing. It will be fairly
easy to have charges of delin
quency removed during the month
of January but those who remain
deldinquent after February 1,
1943, will run the risk of prose
cution as a delinquent.
fl. Any (person who knows that
another person is delinquent, or
has reason to suspact that he Is,
should report that fact to the lo
cal board having jurisdiction over
the suspected delinquent’s resi
dence.
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