Forced |Layoff Beats Pension EDITORIAL COMMENT Lihue Gives 40-Yr. Worker Watch-$4J6 By Correspondence Why Burns Won LIHUE—When Kozo Yata was forced to retire last October, a Two years ago when a faction of the Democratic Lihue plantation boss told him, Party including Burns, Mitsuyuki Kido, Dr. Ernest Mu “Too bad, Yata, you poho. You rai, Daniel Inouye and others emerged as the dominant little more catch gold watch. Only faction, the event was labeled a victory for the mod few months more you make 40 erates and right-wingers. The left wing (and that years with plantation.” means union labor in the parlance of the dailies) was These few words give a fair description of Lihue Plantation tossed out. Co.’s policy to retire veteran em The truth was that organized labor, as such, stayed ployes on “peanuts,” according to away from the convention. workers. But there were many un The company made Yata retire ion men among the dele two months before the turn of the year, when his union, ILWU gates from the outside is Local 142, was negotiating a con lands and it is true that tract with provisions for a pen- they voted generally on (m^d on page 5) the other side from the Burns faction. MR. VALDEZ Why, then, did many Cherry Blossom, Laid Off One Day From Pension of these same union men, serving as delegates to the Democratic convention Narcissus Shows "Sam's Statehood Safari" Slapped By last weekend, go along with Burns and many of Still In Black Slacks Store; Hui Makaala Rejected the faction they opposed Rumors that neither the Cher Two of the newspapers invited the Farrington paper would not two years before? ry Blossom Festival nor the' Nar to send representatives and one send anyone “at the taxpayers’ ex cissus Festival will be held next veterans’ group went on record pense.” The answer lies in the year because of financial hardship two factions that devel this week as refusing to partici . Although the Veterans of For are entirely false, spokesmen of pate in the legislature’s junket to eign Wars were reported to have oped among the Democrat organizations sponsoring the re Washington with the announced already appointed Francis T. ic politicians on Oahu. spective celebrations say. intent of furthering the cause of Dockery to make the trip, that Both disavow any intent to make MR. BURNS One was that led by Jack statehood. organization took action Tuesday money out of the events, though Lorrin P. Thurston said the Ad night rejecting the invitation and St i Bur ns and it included two both claim reserve funds realized types. By far the most important type at present is vertiser would not send anyone, condemning the proposed trip as from past festivals. and an editor’s note in a Star- a waste of the taxpayers’ money. composed of young men in business and professional Lai Heads Committee Bulletin story advised readers that (more on page 7) life, many of them veterans of World War II, who have As for the Narcissus Festival, unified a number of their aims in the program of the Lin San (Sunny) Lai, tax consul Democratic Party as given them by Burns. The other tant and newly elected member of the Democratic central commit Harbor Board Rejects 3-Part Bids; type consists of more experienced politicians. Of tee, has been chosen as chairman, these many have been friendly to labor at times, falling for next year and he says plans short at others of satisfying labor’s expectations. are going ahead. Glover Was Below Dillingham Co. With considerable consistency, both types have One important decision made al Dredging contractors ' watched ed after certain adjustments had given indications of" following the Democratic Party ready, says Lai, is that, “If we closely to see what the Territorial been made to bring the cost into have a parade next year, it’s go program with honesty. Both have also shown the harbor commissioners would do conformity with appropriations. ing to be a good one. Last year it about the $1,107,750 low bid of The three projects were the im ability to maneuver with the best of Honolulu’s “prac was not so good and we felt some James Glover on three projects provement of Ala Moana beach, tical politicians.” Whatever their positions in the (mare on page 7) which were advertised together. at Kawaihae Harbor on Hawaii, (more on page 7) The competing bidder was the Ha and the dredging of the Ala Wai waiian Dredging Co. of Walter F. boat channel. Dillingham. The “surprisingly high” cost of Rumors of Layoffs Last week the answer finally dredging the. Ala Wai channel, said came in a rejection of all blds, an Rush, was a prime reason for the HASP Cop Throws Weight on C-C Land, nounced by Ben Rush, manager original delay. At Mutual Hit As for the board. Earlier, Rush had Old construction men had an- Finally Threatens To "Call Police" "Entirely False" said Glover’s bid would be accept (more on page 7) Most recent in a series of com eral government. We can do as we plaints about the attitude of Ha damn please.” No layoffs are anticipated at Mutual Telephone Co. and no de waiian Armed Service Police to Again and again the HASP man repeated the question, "Soldier or velopment is anticipated which Beatty Sells Workers Milk ward civilians is one by a man who civilian?” should make for layoffs in the im says a HASP enlisted man forced Radioed HP mediate future. Mutual’s indus him Off C-C parks board property Upon getting the reply, “Civil trial relations chief, N. D. Linde- on Puowaina Dr. and accompa ian,” he asked for an identifica berg, told the RECORD this week. At 30 Cents, Hilo At 24 nied the act with threatening talk. tion card and the civilian gave His answer was to questions Striking Hutchinson Sugar Co. cant Wednesday that Alan Davis, Parked along the street below his driver's license, which he says concerning rumors of a proposed sugar workers at,Naalehu received president of the C. Brewer Co., vis the entry to the national cemetery the HASP man took on ahead to layoff, which he called “entirely assurances of 100 per cent support ited the scene of the strike. at Punchbowl with a girl about his own car and apparently ra false.” from the Hilo ILWU longshore The strike against the Hutchin - 9 o’clock p.m. one evening recent dioed some message in to some To the contrary, Lindeberg said, men Monday when Fred Low, Jr., son Sugar Co. began just over two ly, the complainant told the REC headquarters. there has been. full employment veteran longshore union official weeks ago, but it had its beginning ORD a HASP car stopped and a Becoming nervous for fear he of the work force because of all visited to tell them dockers will weeks earlier when Plantation soldier wearing the HASP armband would not get his license back, the the work that had to go undone . refuse to handle a single bag of Manager James S. Beatty fired ordered him to move off what he civilian got out of his car and went during the war and because of the “hot sugar.” one of the most militant of union called “government property.” to the HASP cai’ ahead to ask for, installation of dial systems in Ho Such action by longshoremen, if leaders at Naalehu, Haruo Tachi When the man remonstrated it. nolulu and elsewhere. put into effect to stop any effort bana. that no signs indicated Federal “You’ll get it back when I’m More Get Dials to break the strike, might react Tachibana was supposedly fired ownership, he says the HASP man through with it, bud,” the HASP That installation is not complete against ether companies in the for using “threatening” words to replied, “Buddy, this is the Fed (more on page 7) (mare on page 2) vicinity. So it was seen as signifi (more bn page 7) Page Two THE HONOLULU RECORD Thursday, May 6, 1954
Mayor's Message To Convention Do You Save by Using Canned, Following are excerpts from the message of Mayor John H. Wilson to the Democratic Territorial Convention last Saturday and Sunday: ------' The history of a party should record its achievements and its Baked and Frozen Foods? failures, its merits and faults, what it advocates or opposes. It also snows how a party reacts under varying conditions and By JO LYNNE sively severe with age. Frequently In this connection, housewives times ... x Federated Press reddened eyes are reported. should be aware that the citrus -----The history of the City and County of Honolulu politically Agriculture Dept, home econo crop for 1954 will be larger than will show that the voters elected three Democratic mayors and mists have arrived at some facts These conditions are due pri the 1953 crop. Most of the in four Republican mayors since the first mayor was elected in on an oft-discussed question: How marily to a lack of vitamin O crease will, be in grapefruit, al 1909,.The three Democratic mayors have served a total of more much time does a housewife save, in the daily diet.The diets of the though a small increase is ex than 31 years as compared to a period of approximately 14 years and how much more do meals New Mexico children were found pected in early and mid-season served by Republicans holding the same office. cost, when she stocks her market to be low in citrus fruits arid oranges. Orange prices are ex basket with baked goods, canned tomatoes, which are especially pected to be about the same as It is apparent, therefore, that the people of Oahu had more and frozen items and other foods faith in the Democratic administrations of their government than rich in vitamin C. In the dry areas last year, but grapefruit is lower partly or wholly ready to serve? of the state it is not possible for in price. in the opposition rule. It is evident that the Democratic Party Some of the findings follow: rendered better service than its opponent and naturally the .peo families to. have gardens or fruit ★ ★ ple were satisfied. It takes only one-fourth the trees, and prices of fresh fruits and vegetables are so high that SAVE THE FINISH Just as long as we Democrats continue to give, the people the time to prepare a menu using Crease-resistent finishes for ready-to-serve foods, compared families neglect these foods be fabrics have done so much to keep best service possible and carry out a program in their interest with preparing the same menu cause they are not aware of the the party’s candidates will be successful. You cannot fool the need for vitamin C every day clothes looking fresh and to save people all of the time as has been learned by many a politician. using foods bought raw, separate pressing that they deserve care ingredients for baking and other for good health. in-laundering. Lip service isn’t enough. You have to produce the goods and items with a minimum amount When children were given Vita of commercial processing. Meals It is best to wash clothes or live up to your promises to the people. Once the people find you min C daily for six weeks in a fabrics with a crease-resistant are on their side and sincere in working for their interests you from the ready-to-serve foods special study by the New Mexico cost about a third more, when finish in warm rather than hot can count on their support. Experiment Station, the vitamin water. Very hot water will remove the cost of the food and of fuel C levels of the blood became nor Labor in Hawaii, for example, got wise when they found that for cooking are compared. some of the finish after a number most of the Republicans were only giving them lip service. Once mal and healing of the gums and of washings. Also, clorine bleaches elected they attempted to become lords and masters instead of The saving in time is large other tissues followed gradually. may cause yellowing of some servants of the people. When labor voted Republican, labor was compared with the added cost. The study showed that colds and crease-resistant finishes. Follow regarded by that party as being “all right.” Now that labor has The home economists said that, other infections were a drain on the laundering directions that seen the light and is supporting the party of the people, the using ready-to-serve items, a day’s the vitamin C in the blood. come with the garment. Democratic Party, the GOP brands them as being Communists food for four people costs $6.70 or subversive ... at chain store prices in Washing Before closing’I would like to add a word of caution. Things ton, D. C. Ninety cents was saved THE BIG LIE look pretty rosy for the party and I feel that we are headed for when partially prepared foods a great victory this year. This campaign I believe will closely fol were used; $1.80 when the cook The final proof of what McCarthy and his ilk mean by the “Red low the Democratic landslides of 1912 and 1932. But you can’t let did all posable wbrk herself. Menace” came from the lips of Joe himself when he announced that down and you must not become over-confident. You have to keep Time and money, of course, are anyone who wears the Democratic party label wears it with the "stain fighting until the elections are all over. Over-confidence is a dan both vital in the home manage of 20 years of treason”! The 26,000,000 Americans who voted for Frank gerous thing. It is better to do your celebrating after the election ment jobs. However, there is con lin D. Roosevelt—four times in a row—are therefore not. only “Reds” than before. siderable difference among fami but traitors to their country! Since that includes practically all the lies as to relative emphasis they working men and women in the land, who approved FDR’s fight for All signs point toward a harmonious future for our party. decent wages and social legislation, we know exactly what such fascist- Our -watchword should be loyalty and service to the people. put on saving time and saving money. minded demagogues ineari when they holler “Red.” And unless we want Aloha Nui Loa! ’ to be hammered into silence and conformity, we have to stand up on For example, a housewife who our hind legs and fight every manifestation of McCarthyism on the has small children to care for and national or international sqene. —The Dispatcher does all her own laundry and cleaning needs to save time in Find Answer to Mechanization, preparing meals, even though the money outlay is slightly higher. On the other hand, a housewife "THE OATH" Layoffs, UPWA Leader Writes with more time at her disposal CHICAGO (FP).—Union mem and packers should be forced “Co usually prefers to do more home LONDON-(ALN)-The following poem, The Oath, come out with the official stand food preparation to cut food costs. dedicated to the U. S. attorney general, appeared in bers should do some overtime ★ ★ thinking about answers to the ards on every single operation.” the New Statesman & Nation: VITAMIN C STUDY - question of technological unem To you, dear sir, I send these words, ployment, according to Sec.-Treas. Public health workers in New G. R. Hathaway of United Pack Mexico have long been concerned Swiftly urgent—winged as birds, inghouse Workers (CIO). because many school children May you read when day is done, CANCER’S have spongy, sore, bleeding gums Writing’ in the January issue of which show up especially in win At your suite in Washington. The Packinghouse Worker, Hath ter, become worse toward spring I swear that I have seen the light, and put all away said an. article entitled 7 DANGER SIGNALS and usually improve somewhat in knowledge from my sight. PUSHBUTTON PLANT: IT’S summer. The condition is some Wisdom, like a female spy, tried to lure—but HERE, appearing in U. S. News ‘ © times found in young children but & World Report, "shook the day 0- - is much more common among I was sly! lights out of me.” teenagers and becomes progres- I swear that all the things I’ve learned, The article referred to plants in the auto industry which ran al From the books that should be burned most without use of human hands. Will be purged to ease my mind, Hathaway said it made him think Rumors of Layoffs Leaving nothing there to find. of similar advances in the meat I swear that I have never been packing industry. Related to my kith and kin. He described a new sausage At Mutual Hit As staffer whereby “the purchaser I’ve never had, as you will find, (of the machine) will save 75 per "Entirely False" Associations of any kind. cent on labor costs.” He said the @ Any sore that does not heal. I swear that in my reckless youth, machines might make jobs easier (from page 1) I never dared to seek the truth. for some workers but, he added, @Alump or thickening in the breast and Waipahti is scheduled to get If you, dear sir, will merely bid, "at the same time, we had better or elsewhere. watch out that the interests of the dial system in June. Later this I’ll make a list of those who did. our membership don’t get taken @ I nusual bleeding or discharge. summer, Molokai will be converted. I swear that I have always tried to the cleaners as the machines @ Any change in a wart or mole. There might be a certain shift To' recognize the buttered side. come in.” ing of labor force, the industrial @ Persistent indigestion or difficulty Whatever may be said of me, The UPWA official said frankly relations head explained, because I know my opportunity. that while the problem of dis in swallowing. of the dial installation, but’ none of that should be interpreted as a I swear that God so loved the world, placement by machines has been @ Persistent hoarseness or cough. talked about, nevertheless “I don’t step toward a reduction in the He made us with our flag unfurled: think we have even come up with @ Any change in normal bowel habits. labor force. He stuck a 'musket in our hand. . . a very clear idea of how and what “Give ’em hell!” was His command. we ought to do about it.” HONOLULU RECORD None of these symptoms necessar I swear that when our Jesus died, ■ Published Every Thursday Hathaway said the union would ily means that you have cancer, but He told His Father that He lied— have to consider the problem of by new jobs in the same plant for ony one of them should send you to Honolulu Record Publishing That He regretted (with a sigh) people pushed out by machines, your doctor. Cancer is usually curable . Company, Ltd. The fib about the needle’s eye. “even if it means revising to some when detected ond treated early. I swear to be devoid of will:. extent our ideas about seniority.” Remember the danger signets. Cancer 811 Sheridan St., Honolulu 14, T. H. Entered as second-class matter I’m the vessel that you fill. At the same time, he said, the. strikes one In five Strike bock. O’O May 10, 1949,'at the Post Office at Though once it may have took a man, union will have to tackle the prob Honolulu, Hawaii, under the Act of Today I am American. lem of job loads and speedup. He March 3. 1879 said more information was needed Thursday, May 6, 1954 THE HONOLULU RECORD Page Three CXXXXXXXXXXXX>OO(X>OO
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AN ANONYMOUS reader who thing was- expected to happen with mails his envelope from the Val out Congress having much of a ley Isle has sent in a clipping from word about it. The U. S. official but our April 15 issue—the one in not publicly announced estimate which Portuguese immigrants at is, says the news, that “only China” Kilauea. Kauai, in 1881 are quoted will be involved and that Russia as complaining about insufficient will not come in. “Only China,” food furnished by the plantation of course, includes nearly 500 mil SPORTS TIDBITS FROM HERE AND THERE and comparing themselves to lion people, far more than this Newsweek (the April 26 issue) carried the results of the Interna “sheep.among woolfs, without pro nation ever tried to fight before— tional Table Tennis championships held in Lohdon. This event partici tection.” even in a war of defense. The H- pated in by 33 nations and which took ten days to run was won by the Written at the bottom of the bomb will not be used first by the Japanese team. The championship included the men’s title, the women’s clipping is the comment: “You U. S.,'the same source says, but championship, the men’s team championship, and the women's team bunch of Red is not true.” “As for the small A-bombs, they championship. Japan swept all of the titles in the men’s division, lost We always had supposed that may be used ... in Asia.” the women’s singles title but made a coup of the women’s team cham item was to be relied on, seeing pionship. Ichiro Ogimura of Japan won the singles title by defeating that the information comes from ★ ★ Tage Flisberg of Sweden while in the women’s finals Angelica Rozeanu official files in the Territorial AND THAT RECALLS another of Rumania won oyer Yoshiko Tanaka of Japan which made her a Archives. However—and it’s an question that’s been asked in these FREED IN HARBORING CASE— five. time winner in consecutive years. intriguing idea—maybe our an columns before. How come the A- Mrs. Patricia Blau looks happy as Some of the highlights of the tourney were: Ichiro Ogimura needed onymous reader is old enough to bomb was never used against Ger San Francisco judge frees her of only 17 minutes to eliminate Ferenc Sido of Hungary, world’s reigning remember just what conditions many in World War II? charges involving the harboring No. 1 player; Dick Miles, U.S. champion for seven years was eliminated were at Kilauea plantation in of Communist leader Robert by Yoshio Tomita of Japan in the eliminations;, the “penholder” grip 1881! If so, we hope he’ll furnish ★ ★ Thompson. Four others were con was used by all of the Japanese team members. In the last 15 years us with an article giving his remi victed. Defense attorneys said the gradual shift from the penholder grip to the more modern tennis niscences, which ought to be in A BIG ISLAND reader tells us “harboring” charge has not been the story of the West Virginia grip had virtually buried the old fashioned penholder grip. The Euro teresting. used since slavery days. (Feder peans’ and Americans’ use of the tennis grip plus their success with this ★ ★ ramps, their tastiness and their ated Pictures) awesome odor, -tends to confirm style made anybody using the penholder grip a “dated square.” How REACTION OF THE TWO something he has always suspected ever the recent success of the Japanese with the old-fashioned penholder DAILIES to Art Rutledge’s clear —that anything really good to eat grip and their remarkable returns and rallies show the definite place ance by the Immigration Bu also stinks something awful. Japanese Unionists of the penholder grip in table tennis circles. As usual there were some reau’s appeals board is an inter There’s even an Hawaiian counter poor losers who accused the Japanese of taking “pep” injections of a esting spectacle, The Advertiser part to ramps, he says. To Withhold Taxes In preparation called metapolin which was scoffed at by a British official editorializes the clearance as a who said: “English players stuff themselves with glucose. What differ triumph of essential justice over Protest Against Graft ence does it make if one team swallows some pep and another has a jab technicalities. Then—after spank ONE C-C ADMINISTRATOR, of it in the arm?” However, table tennis critics were of the opinion that ing Rutledge and telling him to who loves to see his name under TOKYO- (ALN)-A refusal to pay the superb condition 'of the Japanese and the excellent use of the pen call no more strikes unless they letters-to-the-editor, can never let taxes movement has been launched holder grip turned the trick for the Japanese. have the Advertiser’s blessing— well enough alone, it seems. Hang in Japan by the General Council ★ ★ it goes on to apply the moral to ing by a thread at the civil ser of Trade Unions following the re HONOLULU BOXING PROMOTERS taking a lesson from some of its current darling, policeman vice commission, he got into a cent exposure in the Diet of wide the losses sustained by other promoters in the field are getting coy Roger Marcotte. one hour fight with his boss re spread graft and corruption in the about “guarantees.” In the meantime no action has been taken by the We don’t recall the Advertiser cently and then ran to the mayor government-subsidized shipbuild commission in the matter of a license for Tommy Miles who is interest as coming to Rutledge’s defense, for protection. Looks as if he’s not ing industry. ed in putting on the Bobo Olson “exhibition.” The commission is of the while his case was pending, with really happy in the service—even The scandal centered around the opinion that Ralph Yempuku and Sam Ichinose who have the May 18 a single editorial, though it has though it’s the best job he ever had. date should be “protected” and that they recommend a co-promotion. produced several for Marcotte. allocation of government subsidies ★ * to shipbuilding firms in the form Sid Flaherty, manager of Bobo Olson, is angling for a $25,000 guarantee The Star-Bulletin says nothing. but promoters in the field feel that this kind of money is not to be found There is nothing much it can of low interest rates on loans and IT’S AN OLD STORY now, but reduced taxes on tonnage. Many around here. Yempuku and Ichinose are offering the Sid Flaherty say, after it has (editorially) had there are those who say the REC combo an offer of 60 per cent of the gate but not a $25,000 guarantee “Avrom Rotieider” on the first leading government officials were ORD missed part of an interesting accused of accepting bribes from which would be a tough nut to make. plane out for - Poland. It was the story about a year and a half ago Star-Bulletin, you recall, which shipping companies in return for ★ ★ when we wrote of a prominent law granting government subsidies. as a public service printed all the yer's geting pinched on a charge CORRELATION, a three to one favorite before the running of the charges against Rutledge, includ of drunk driving. The story was The officials were wooed at ex Kentucky Derby last week, came in a bad sixth place during the running ing the one that his parking tick told in pretty thorough detail, but pensive parties staged in their of the 80th year of the great American classic. The derby run was .won ets were proof of his low moral some say one important detail was honor. From May 1953 to January by Determine. The grey from California beat out Hasty Road by a length character. left out. Another attorney, one in 1954, 50 geisha parties costing five to cop the richest purse in Derby history, a thumping $102,050. Correla We are inclined to see the an official capacity, was in the million yen a night were held at tion, the favorite, won the Wood Memorial Run and was thereby in treatment of the Rutledge case front seat of that car. Right now which the politicians arranged stalled the favorite although there were two losses in four starts this as one more indication of the at he’s under fire and might be re- their deals with shipping com year. titude of the two editorial staffs. moved on entirely different panies. Over at the Advertiser they use grounds. According to a document cited THE ILWU VOLLEYBALL league starts this Sunday at the ILWU a heavier meat-ax than the Star- ★ ★ in the Diet debate, the ministers Memorial Bldg. First game is on tap at 9:00 a.m. Bulletin, but they sometimes give of foreign affairs, justice, trans the impression of swinging it “TURNABOUT PAYS OFF” is portation, agriculture and fores cynically, for effect, and not be HAL CHARTRAND OF McKINLEY looks like a big threat in the the headline of an item in the try, the ministers of state, the 50 and 100 yards, freestyle events in the coming Interscholastic Swim cause they believe 100 per cent in “Late News” of the Star-Bull’s chief cabinet secretary, the secre what they are saying. ming Championships. Chartrand is better known as a basketball player five star final Tuesday, the story tary general of the Liberal Party and was a member of this year’s McKinley basketball team which won But Riley Allen takes himself being one that tells how Louis and the governor of the Bank of and his prejudices (and he has Budenz, onetime Communist who the local high school championship. Chartrand has been making some Japan attended these parties. excellent times for the freestyle events. a big one against Art Rutledge) became a stoolpigeoh against his Seek Wage Hike Very Seriously. Riley has been former friends, has made $70,000 The government corruption was editor of the Star-Bulletin so in the past six years from anti exposed as Japanese unions were ONE OF THE TOP ATHLETIC EVENTS during the summer is the long that he regards himself as Communist lectures and articles stepping up their campaigns for coming International Swimming Meet to be held July 7 through 10 at a GREAT INSTITUTION. and fees for testifying at Smith long-overdue wage increases. In the Waikiki Memorial Tank, bfuuanu Y Coach Yoshito Sagawa who re ★ ★ Act trials. That puts him well up tensified work stoppages were turned recently from Japan to make arrangements for a six-man Japa toward the top in the money brack staged March 1 in the properties nese team to compete locally, said that thfe selection of the team is being “THE EXECUTION OF PRI et among American turncoats, if conducted by the Japan Swimming Federation who will conduct a meet VATE SLOVIK,” by William of 15 major coal mining companies. not really the top. Robert Ford During February alone the coal at the Meiji Pool to round up a team to be composed of two freestyle Bradford Huie is recommended as sprinters, two middle distance swimmers, one breaststroke, and one your pocket book of the week. It got only a few thousand for shoot miners held four 2-hour work ing Jesse James in the back in stoppages and six 48-hour strikes backstroke swimmer. Top swimmers attending mainland colleges includ is the true account of one of the his own home. Jim Murphy got a ing Dick Cleveland, Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno, Yoshi Oyakawa, and least known incidents of World in coal transport departments. comparatively small reward for in The mineowners retaliated by Richard Tanabe are some of the Swimmers expected to participate in War H—the only execution for forming on Sam Bass—but then this big meet. desertion of any American soldier withholding wages. This brought he didn’t have to pay Bass some a mass work stoppage Feb. 25 by ★ ★ since 1864. Just before they blind money he had. borrowed. Which folded him, Slovik said, “They are all employes of all 15 companies LOOKS LIKE THE END of the line for Randy Turpin who recently recalls that Budenz once testified and plans for heightened activity lost on a TKO in 30 seconds of the first round ag-ainst Tiberio Mitri of not shooting me for desertion. he left the Daily Worker owing They are shooting me for the in the weeks ahead. Italy. Mitri caught the ex-middleweight champ with a left hook to the several hundred dollars he had jaw and Turpin collapsed to the floor and got up wobbly. The referee bread and chewing gum I stole received in advances. Wonder if when I was 12 years old." stopped the fight because of the condition of Turpin. The fight inci- he’s paid that back since his bank , dentally, was held in Mitri’S home town of Rome and Turpin’s handlers Even so case-hardened a char account got so fat? WASHINGTON-(FP) - Charges acter as author Huie, former edi against ace physicist J. Robert were quick to yell that the referee stopped the fight too early) tor of the American Mercury, au Oppenheimer, boss of the first ★ ★ thor of . “The Revolt of Mamie Unemployment compensation atom bomb project, are expected THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII baseball team is making its debut Stover,” feels Slovik may have to be used by the Republicans to this Thursday night at the Stadium against the Cosmopolitan Hawks, had some reason for thinking as claims mounted from 7,116 to 24,166 and there is scant prospect document the accusation of “20 formerly the All He waiians. Stan Hashimoto was elected team captain he did. -years of treason” in the Democrat for the Rainbows while Coach Tom Ige, a faculty member at the Uni of any improvement until spring, ic regimes. according to Dlr. Antonio Eng versity, is expected to field a scrappy team in the Hawaii League. CHANCES OF U. S. getting land. The laid-off textile workers into the Indo-China war whole were reported mainly from Lowell,- . Commercial exports in the first THIS SATURDAY it's the Rainbow Relays sponsored by the Uni hog were about even at mid-April, Lawrence, Attleboro, New Bedford, 11 months of 1953 dropped 8 under versity of Hawaii. With teams entered from the Armed Forces, Prep a news letter service from Wash Worcester, Milford, Fitchburg and 1952 levels, according to the Com All Stars, Spikesters, Rainbows, Lahainaluna, and Maui High this meet ington reported. And the whole Webster. merce Dept. is expected to be hotly contested. . Thursday, May 6, 1954 THE HONOLULU RECORD Page Seven HASP Cop Throws Weight on C-C Land, More On Beatty "Sam's Statehood Safari" Slapped By (from page 1) a supervisor. Union sources charge Finally Threatens To "Call Police" the supervisor used words even Slacks Store; Hui Makaala Rejected (from page 1) a Federal officer may legally be more menacing. (from page 1) had accepted, some of the rejec man told him, “You’re oh govern deputized by the local government, “Beattyism” Is Issue The one-sidedness of the con tions surprised observers. One such ment property. I can give you a thus holding two authorizations,- Broadcasting from the scene of troversy''had become such a joke was the rejection of George Ara ticket for trespassing.” has not come to the attention of the strike this week, Robert Mc by Tuesday that Russell's, a cloth kaki, who sought to send a repre the local police department.. ing store on Eishop St. took a sentative of his organization, the The civilian replied, “Why don’t Elrath, ILWU public relations of ficial and radioman, said the real half-page advertisement headed, Hui Makaala, an Okinawan group. you give me a ticket and quit all “Come on Men—Join the Junket!” Surprise was expressed that Gov. this?” issue is “Beattyism,” or the dic tatorial, anti-union methods by and .continuing, “Expenses? No King had not intervened in be Refused Name, Number More On Bids which" Manager Beatty has oper worry! There’s plenty dough in half of an organization which has The .HASP man appeared to (from page 1) ated for the past 10 years. the treasury. We put it there, did so many members and is admit grow angry and said, “I think I'll other idea. They recalled that Dill n’t we? It’s our money! Gross In tedly powerful in politics. call the police. You asked for it.” ingham took a lot of coral out of Because they doubted the com come Tax—Territorial Income Tax When it developed Wednesday the front of Ala Moana a couple pany would really live up to an —Gas Tax—Liquor Tax—Automo that Rep. Hebden Porteus, plead Then, taking notice1 of the girl agreement, the radioman report bile Tax—Thumb Tax—oh it could who was by this time trying to of years ago—coral that’s still piled ing the press of business, would on the Dillingham property not ed, they refused at first to ratify go on and on but we just haven’t not make tire trip, other legisla act as peacemaker, the HASP man the sugar agreement signed by got the space! You’re a taxpay said, “Is that your wife? If it is. . .” far away. There was no cost to the tors were reported as “disturbed.” Territory for that, they said, only the union and the sugar industry er; you know just as much about Porteus was a champion of the The civilian says he still won Dillingham got the coral. recently. it as we do. junket when it was argued on the ders what was on the soldier’s Now, they thought, he would also The union spokesman reported “We’re all in the same boat— floor. mind at that point. get the three jobs with a high bid this week on the manner in which bailing every day to keep afloat! Gov. King, hitting back at his But at the insistence of the girl, and make up any expenses he in Beatty charges workers at Naale But with all this coin piling into many, many critics, produced mes the two got in the car and drove curred on the coral-moving job. hu 30 cents per quart for milk pro the Treasury, it’s time we taxpay sages from six Congressmen who away—with the license which the But when Glover caine in with a duced on the plantation—but ships ers got a little enjoyment out of said they thought the trip would HASP man had finally returned. lower bid, they looked for some milk also to Hilo 60 miles away to it. be of aid to statehood. thing to block the proceedings. sell for only 24 cents per quart. “Why let the politicians have all Returning to look over the site But in Hawaii, opinion appeared When it came, in the form of the good times? to be at least 19-1 against what a next day, the civilian says he found the rejection of all bids, it came Interviewed by a Big Island newspaper this week, Beatty would “We submit that a trip to Wash radio commentator called, “Sam’s a C-C parks board sign marking for quite another reason, Ben Rush ington would be.fun!” Statehood Safari.” the street. said. not comment because he said he does not want to get into a “stu In the end somewhere, the ad The incident recalls another in “We rejected the bid,” Rush told vertisement also carried items ad the RECORD, “because it was pid argument” with the union. But the midtown area recently where he added that he does not know vertised as follows: “Gabardine or three young men were charged higher than the money we had.” Tropical Slacks: If Washington Bid Too High? what 100 per cent support means, Cherry Blossom, with assult and battery against nor does he think the promise of hotels won’t hold us all, there are HASP personnel who, they claimed, That money included $150,000 for plenty of park benches. And even Ala Wai, $500,000 for Kawaihae, the Hilo longshoremen is as seri were improperly arresting one of ous as it sounds. a night on a a bench won’t wrinkle Narcissus Shows their number. and another $500,000 for Ala Mo these amazing slacks!” (from page 1) ana. In the past, Beatty has had Alaska Pays Way One claims a HASP soldier But the Glover bid was under many arguments with union men, Then there’s another item in the of the tourists were probably dis shoved the end of his club into that $1,150,000 total, so Rush’s ex one in whida he attempted to in big advertisement advising, “Those appointed. This year we’re consid h±s, the civilian’s, eye. planation seems insufficient on its' sult Yasuki Arakaki and was guys in the Alaska junket must ering having shipments from Hong face. Kong to help make the parade Other reports of misconduct by punched, and another in which he have hit another gold strike. really authentic.” military police have been heard In any case, the harbor board threatened to charge Constantine They’re paying their own way! lately, but these are too vague to manager says, the three projects Samson before police. Haven’t they ever heard of tax Plans have not gone that far credit. will now be put out to bid sepa One of his supervisors did charge es? Get smart, sourdoughs. It’s with next year’s Cherry Blossom rately. In the first instance, they Tachibana with “threatening” once easier the legislative way!” Festival. The last one ended only Few Are Deputized By Liu were tied together. and had the case thrown out of Although many of the 58 invit last weekend. But Harold Kome A question in the minds of com And the old construction men court. , ed by the statehood commission tani, chairman, is certain there are plainants has been as to whether are still watching to see if Dill no plans for dropping the project. or not HASP soldiers have the ingham makes back his costs on As for financial returns, “We same authority as Honolulu police the free job he did removing coral made enough to come out even and are, perhaps, deputized by the from Ala Moana. and we’re very happy for that,” police department. Why Burns Won says Kometani. Asking this question of a police (from page 1) Fireworks Helped Cherry Blossoms WASHINGTON-(FP)-CIO Pres. Another Japanese Chamber of spokesman, the RECORD learned past, nearly every one of the Burns group realizes that that only the top officers of HASP Reuther told the Senate finance Commerce figure close to the festi are so deputized. Others have no committee to raise income tax his party is not that of the Big Five and that his in val said the large crowd that wit more authority over civilians than exemptions to $800 this year and terests are more often opposed to those of local Big nessed the fireworks display at the any other citizen. But if they $1000 next year if prosperity is stadium Saturday night did much what is wanted. Business than not. to balance the cherry blossom should see a crime in commission, And what of the anti-Burns faction? It included they have the right of any indi budget. vidual to make a “citizen’s arrest.’’ delegates like Jesse Kopp, president of IMUA, a Big “If we had had rain,” he said, Civilian police employed by the Five front. It included Howard Hoddick, an IMUA “it might have been another story.” Federal government " and. working director, who now makes his living conducting hear It was estimated that more than in the Pearl Harbor and civilian 15,000 spectators paid prices of ings of the Territorial Subversive Commission—hearings $1.00 and $1.50 to view the spec housing area also have such depu- of a sort that recently caused the firing of a garbage tizations, the spokesmen said, is tacle. sued chiefly for the purpose of pur worker of 15 years service, apparently as a “security "The chief object of the festi suing fugitives' they have started risk.” val,” said the Japanese Chamber chasing while on Federal property. The anti-Burns faction also included a heavy of Commerce man, “is not to make The question of whether or not money. It is to train young lead sprinkling of 1950 walkout Democrats—delegates who ers.” walked out of a convention because a number of the OOOOOOOOOOOCXDOOOOOOOOOO delegates among the “Reluctant 39” remained. And most of the 39 were union, people. All were subse quently cleared of any guilt of any offense whatever. CLASSIFIED Unfortunately, that faction also included a number of Democrats whose previous records on labor are ex ADVERTISING cellent. These appear to have joined the others be OOOCXXXIOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOO cause of their strong antipathy for Jack Burns. But the delegates from the outside islands, strong ★ TAXI SERVICE ly pro-union, saw things more clearly. They had no JAY’S TAXI. Union Cab. 1468 reason to love Jack Burns. ' They have not forgotten Nuuanu Avenue. 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WINDSHIELD EPIDEMIC HITS EAST.—Chris Fieger, 8, of Pleasant cover what Burns and his group appear to have learned $ Twin or double $5.95 dn., terms, Hills, Pa., adds a chapter to the mystery of .pock-marked and damaged -—that the Democratic Party in Hawaii is nothing un $5 year guarantee. Used windshields as he points to sudden glass breakage in rear window of $ mattresses - and Springs $5 and family car. The epidemic, first reported in the Pacific northwest, has less it has the support of organized labor. $ up. Any furniture trades taken. spread across the nation. (Federated Pictures.) $ 59130 WEILLER 1177 Bishop HONOLULU RECORD Koji Ariyoshi ... Editor frank-ly Speaking Published Every Thursday by HONOLULU RECORD PUBLISHING CO., LTD. By FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS 811 Sheridan Street, Honolulu 14, T. H. Paralyzed America In the National Guardian for April 12 there What Is "Sick"? appeared an article by one of America’s most dis Tuesday morning nearly 180 men tinguished scholars, Dr. W. E. B. DuBois. Entitled “Cannot This Paralyzed Nation Awake?”, it is so walked out at Waipio plantation of Libby, timely and brilliantly conceived that I consider it McNeill and Libby on what seems an un an honor to be able to reproduce it in full: usual beef in this present day. They walked “Today there is no Peace movement in the out to emphasize the statements of their United States. No voices union brothers on the spray crew that the of the great are raised in handling and use of. malathion without warning nor protest; few protective equipment makes them sick. writers, few thinkers, few preachers. The nation, It’s surprising that they should have literally paralyzed with to walk out to prove they’re sincere. Mak fear, is cringing beneath ing tests of the effects of malathion, the the leadership of a man who in the front trench-, Territorial Department of Health used one es with a spy-glass began of its own employes and a supervisor of the nasty war in Korea. Libby’s. One suffered “nausea two hours “We face the greatest following exposure; slight presence of threat to peace and civili zation which this world blood in nasal discharges next day and ever knew. With billions a tight feeling across the forehead.” The of taxes torn from the MR. DAVIS other had “slight respiratory discomfort poor and threatening our next day.” economy with disaster, we are tearing up earth and seas with the most horrible instruments of destruc Additionally, the manufacturer of ma tion and murder of which mankind ever dreamed. lathion has printed warnings on his pack “We are doing this deliberately in the face of ages that prolonged exposure to malathion To The Editor... spiritual disaster; of government-organized lying; by unprotected persons should be avoided. of nation-wide gambling and stealing; with the But THAT isn’t really getting sick, The Editor: freedom for every creed and color.” collapse of our schools and widening crime of our Mothers and children should be What can be done? We cannot children; with thousands of our young men ruined says Libby’s. Getting sick is only when together at home on Mother’s Day at this moment make Mother’s in soul and body by three wars; with the fatal some evidence of poison shows up in your —if that day has real human Day 1954 the finest one for these growth and uncurbed power of our industry; until blood stream. A pineapple radio spokesman significance. Yet on May 9th hun mothers for that would mean the Oil Institute replaces the Cotton Kingdom of makes much of government tests which, dreds of mothers will be separated freedom. But we can lift their slavery and the Sugar Empire of the buccaneers. from their loved ones. W&? are spirits with . a flood of greetings he says, brought forth no such evidence. thinking of three such broken “Cannot this paralyzed nation awake? Can We and good wishes. not have a great national Peace Congress? Can we Besides, he says, doctors are handy if any families—the break not the fault Political Prisoners’ Relief Com of the families but the result of not revive the great Stockholm Appeal—the finest one REALLY gets sick. mittee, urges that Mother’s Day word of our century, which two and a half million legal and political persecution. greeting cards be sent to: Mrs. This week Libby’s had apparently pres All three are political prisoners. Americans once signed and five million were ready Rosa Lee Ingram, Reidsville Pri to sign .when Dean Acheson lied them into silence? sured some kind of letters from F. A. The first is Rosa Lee Ingram, son, Reidsville, Georgia; Mrs. Re Schramm, health department official, to a Negro mother of 14 children, gina Frankfeld, Box A, Alderson, “Even if the nation is convinced that half the confined for 7 years in Reidsville W. Virgina; Mrs. Dorothy Blum world today threatens us, how do wise and good say that the tests which produced the Prison, Georgia. 'She defended her headaches and nasal congestion, etc., berg, Box A, Alderson, W. Virginia. people treat their enemies? Do they follow Jesus honor against the lust of a white Christ and love them, or Nixon and shoot straight shoultl not be taken to mean that any farmer. Her imprisonment is in Political Prisoners’ Relief at red rats? Which method in the past has brought body really got sick. violation of the Federal Civil Committee peace and progress? In fact, today few nations Rights Laws. 6 East 17th St. fear the Soviet Union; all fear the United States, And would Joyce Roberts, the pine The second is Mrs. Regina - New York 3, N. Y. apple spokesman, go on writing his copy which spends billions for bombs and not one cent Frankfeld, mother of two, who for peace. every day if he knew that he’d get an up is in Alderson, W. Virginia. Her set stomach, a nosebleed next day and a crime? “Conspiracy to teach and KEALOHA VACATIONS “Shall Gandhi plan our future, or McCarthy? advocate.” Although “James I. Kealoha” Can we possibly deny that some of the greatest “tight feeling across the forehead”? We . The third is Mrs. Rose Blum indicated in his last week’s letter men of our era have been Socialists and Commu doubt it. We think that’s sick enough to berg, mother of two, and a grand that he would give the RECORD nists? Today there is no statesman speaking who is fill the requirements of Joyce Roberts, or mother, She, too, is in Alderson more of his penetrating, sometimes the equal of Molotov. The record of Socialists and F. A. Schramm, or the president of Libby’s Prison, W. Virginia. Her crime?. caustic views concerning the local Communists is no worse than that of the Christian —if it happens to them. “Conspiracy to teach and advo .fire department, he was unavoid Church, Big Business or modern Democracy. Hu cate.” Mrs. Blumberg, in a touch ably prevented. Now he says he man history is, to be sure, a tale told by an idiot— Yet they expect workers to go ahead ing statement to the court, said, will take a short vacation and but still the world has progressed, and will progress, and take the headaches and nosebleeding “I plead not guilty with a clear when he comes back he’ll be ready if we consult each other in peace and good will without protective equipment, though the conscience. I am sure my grand to report on a couple of brand and cease to rely on threat, insult and brute force. children will grow up in a world new situations. manufacturer warns against exposure for of plenty and peace, equality and Editor. “Let us return to common sense. Let us save unprotected persons. Is it the idea of the our employment and wage by trade with China company that protective equipment costs and the eastern democracies. Let us appeal to rea son. Let this nation drop its alliance with the too much money and it’s cheaper to let worst forces of colonial imperialism; cease its war members of the spraying crew get the Protecting Our Children for the rice, tin and rubber of Indo-China, erase headaches and the upset stomachs? the color line, recognize China and admit Hawaii Come to think of it, it wouldn’t be too The 1953 report of the National Child Labor Committee and join in a new and great Peace Crusade. surprising if Joyce Roberts did get an up-" lends support to those who hope Congress will be more far- “Awake all cowards, scream all women, stand set stomach after trying to justify the com sighted next/ year in appropriating money to the solicitor’s up and be counted all real men!” pany’s position for the past week. office of the Labor Dept. The solicitor has the job of, among I can add little to the potent plea of this great other things, enforcing Federal child labor laws. The historian and leader. It is a fact that the thought committee, after pointing out that excessive hours of work police have silenced organized peace efforts Editorial Dragging by young children “are by no means a thing of the past” throughout the land. Just what would the newspapers have and that hundreds of thousands of children are being handi Tomorrow’s Heroes the civil service commission do on the capped by their employment, said that one of the chief But it is equally true that this is the time for Marcotte Case? While the commission areas of concern In the whole picture is the enforcement strength and truth if the nation and mankind are listens^ patiently to a long string of Mar of' child labor laws. —AFL News-Reporter. to survive. Those who dare to speak out for peace and an end to the crazy Washington policies, whose cotte’s witnesses, one daily and one of the logical end would be a holocaust for humanity face more raucous of the radio disc jockeys economic reprisals and jail today, but tomorrow’s blast the commission for “dragging out” ONE OF THOSE 'SECURITY RISKS' Americans will honor them as heroes. the hearings. What would they say if For if there is a tomorrow, it will dawn only Chairman Herbert Kum ruled that no more because there were strong men and women who witnesses could be heard—that the hear Sometimes a seemingly small incident throws a lot of light on a thought more of country1 than of'self and defied ing would close? bigger situation. For example: Congressman Wheeler (D, Ga.) tells the McCarthys and Jenners and Veldes and the the House about a man-who “used to live in my district, but now re crawling hordes of ten-cent witchhunters. A lot of the “dragging” in this case sides in Washington,” He has- a government job. He was accused appears to be done by the dailies. They Those who lift their voices for peace and sani of "playing the bug,” an illegal form of gambling. He was tried in ty—and thereby become “subversive”—are the real drag out editorials about the Marcotte a federal court and acquitted. “He thought he had been given a patriots. If there- is a tomorrow for America, it will case, hunting for a campaign issue against clean bill of health,” Wheeler said, “but he was hailed before a security come because the nation was saved from the Final Mayor John H. Wlison for this fall. And board and dismissed as.a 'security risk.’” In short, a federal agency War by such as they. they are likely to find few of the voters ’fires a man despite the fact that he was "exonerated” by a federal So I say with Dr. DuBois: “Awake all cowards, caring to sympathize with Chief Dan Liu’s court. Wheeler said this makes him wonder whether “many more of scream all women, stand up and be counted all favorite, Roger Marcotte. these ‘security risks’ we hear about” are not just as flimsy. —Labor real men!”