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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
2
The article reports British forces advancing into Libya creating a two front war for the Axis while U S coal miners accept a mediation plan, signaling a possible peace in coal fields. The piece notes editoral context and is released by Western Newspaper Union.
The British launched a surprise powerful attack in Libya, driving 50 80 miles south and trapping a large portion of German and Italian tanks near Tobruk. Rostov Moscow and Mozhaisk reports frame the wider Russian war, while Tokyo fate hangs on ABCD talks and coal strike ends with arbitration.
In Washington a defense labor flare up unfolds with O Mahoney and Coffey demanding facts on big business favoritism in contracts. The piece traces the shift from Conciliation Service to the Defense Advisory commission, Knudsen and Hillman, and the rise of union shop pressures, highlighting Bethlehem San Francisco and Kearny cases and John Lewis leveraging the captive coal mines fight.
The piece analyzes the National Defense Mediation Board's rejection of a union shop in the coal mines and President Roosevelt's handling of the captive mine dispute. It notes potential strikes, congressional pressure, and the political risks to labor and defense programs amid tensions with John Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
The author argues England taxes individuals on dividends to fund exports while the United States favors corporate taxes. He cites Morgenthau’s plan, a Minneapolis firm’s 1940 taxes, and compares per capita burdens, claiming Americans indirectly bear higher taxes. He also notes rising prices and a Texas longhorn tale alongside reflections on pork barrel spending and modern federal appropriations.
A 32 page booklet details over 100 defense related jobs across machine shop aircraft shipbuilding and metal work. It explains where to register for training entry age requirements and shortages and highlights earn while you learn courses for merchant marine officers.
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