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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1940-

EVACUATION

Page

OF BERLINERS Ice Cubes!

SPEEDED

FORD'S

THE EVACUATION of Berlin has begun. "STRONG

Thousands of civilians → including wives of several of the Nazi leaders have already fled from the R.A.F. raids.

Many of them have gone to Faris. Others have gone to lonely villages in East Prussia, where they feel that they will be equally immune.

Well over 75,000 Berliners have already reached the French capital, and a further 50,000 have gone to Prague. Thousands more have taken flats and

houses in Vienna.

So far this evacuation of civil-}

ARM

SQUADS"

The Ford Motor Com-

pary has used hired thugs

to terrorise its workers to ians is unofficial. The people who prevent their joining a ****00000000000000 are clearing out of Berlin are the Trade Union, reveals a re-

AIRY NOTHINGS FROM BREMEN

Bremen, in its English broadcast description of one day's air raids, lived up to its well-earned reputation as a producer of colourfulˆfic- tion. A comparison of "Lord Haw Haw's” fantasy with the facts is instructive amusing.

..ces,

and

"Whereas this morning German bombers encountered slight British fighter for- which were practi- ally all shot down, bombing raids were carried out against the military objectives in vicinity of London during the course of the afternoon with- out any fighter defence being encountered."

The Facts: British fighters brought down forty enemy 'planes during the day.

"Also the activity of the anti-aircraft batteries was slight and the firing poor."

The Facts: British anti-air- craft guns brought down five raiders..

"It is believed that as the result of the large number of enemy 'planes shot down during the past weeks the British fighter defences have been greatly weakened."

The Facts: British strength in all branches greater than when the offensive began.

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is

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BRITAIN'S POWER

wealthy classes, who can afford to

undertake long journeys, and who can afford to maintain a second home in a safe drea.

Parisians are angry, but power- less to protest at the influx of this"] big army of refugees.

port just issued by the National Labour Relations Board in the U.S.A.

'The

Boerd has now taken prompt action to put an end to these abuses. This will make

There are only limited quan-caster the task of United. Auto- titics of food available in the mobile Workers (a C.I.O. Union), city, and the claims of the Ber- who are out to organise Ford's this linera come first.

Most of them have plenty of money to spend, and by the time they have made their purchases for their families and servants, many of the shops are so denuded that there is little left for the native inhabitants.

An official evacuation has also begun -- ordered by Marshal Goering.

It affects the many aircraft and other armament factories situated in the Berlin area. Some

gars

"Pack Up Quickly”

year.

After investigating conditions in the Ford works. at Dallas, Texas, says the B.U.P, the Board re- ported:

"The company organised а strong arm squad to put the fear

Gua not only into any Union' organiser who might come to Dallas, but

also any employee with a sympathetic attitude to- wards a Union of Ford employees. Had Whips

"This squad consisted of em- of the Berlin aerodromes and air-ployees of large stature and un- craft works have duplicate han- usual muscular development, and and plants underground. .who had constituted the company's They are not being moved for champion tug-of-war team. the moment,

"They were supplied with the blackjacks manufactured in plant, whips, lengths of hose, and. similar weapons, They were But the others have been told. stationed at different points to pack up as quickly as possible throughout the city, were given and re-open in commandeered fac-free use of company cars, and tories in France, Czechoslovakia, were afforded free access to the Silesia and Austria.

plant at all hours."

The report cited 25 cases of A large part of Berlin's trans- severe beatings, some administer- port system has been requisi-ed to employees merely on the tloned to ́remove the plant by suspicion that they favoured the road, for the railways' are in too Idea of a trade union. chaotic a state to deal even with the traffic that is already en- trusted to them,

The Board also found that money for paying-fincs,-law--- yers' fees, ball, and wire- tapping expenses incurred by the strong-arm squad were extorted from the company's employees.

The owners of the commandeer- ed factories, have been given a fortnight to remove the plant they had been using for the manufac- The system was simple. A bowl ture. of textiles and gencral en- was placed near the time-clock, gineering products.

and members of the strong-arm They have been told not to in-squad stood guard and told work- terfere with their power plants, ers to "hit the jar and hit it as these will be needed for driv-plenty" as they passed out. ing the new armament machinery The company, says the report, that is being transported from

also used "inside squads" of 15 Berlin.

to 24 men to act as informers and sound out union sentiment among the men.

“Germany cannot win K.C.R.

the war unless she lands

in this island and makes TRAIN

us hold up our hands.

"No terror, no murdering of civilians, or destruction of

DERAILED

churches and hospitals, will ever The alertness of the engine crew drive our people to surrender," of the through train from Kow- said Lord Croft, Under-Secretary loon to Lowu yesterday morning for War, addressing Canadian prevented a disaster in a derail- soldiers yesterday.

[ment... ... ek

The accident

occurred at the "But we want more than that."fork" near Fanling Station. No If the Germans do not come; we one was injured. will go to them. In which field, The 11-carriage train left Kow- no man can yet say, but some-loon for Lowu at 6,20 am. where cast, west, or north there. At about 7 a.m, as it was pass- is a flank to turn or a front to being over the "fork." just before pierced and since the armies of Fanling Station, the five rear car- the Empire are of the same stuff❘riages suddenly switched off to- as our seamen and altmen, when wards the side track and left the the opportunity arises it will be rails, giving the passengers, most- the same triumph of mind overly first and second class, a severe. muss, the same · vindication of shaking.NANIGA freedom over slaves." British Wireless.

SPANIARDS HONOURED

Owing to the alertness of the engine crew the, train was brought to a halt and, fortunately, none of the carriages overturned.

Traffic was held up, but before nightfall it was resumed, the line having been cleared.

Jing vessel Meco, who showed the greatest disregard; for personal

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In response to numerous requests The South The Board found that the ac China Morning Post, Limited, invites sub-

tivities of the company at Dallas were carried on with the approval of head office at Dearborn, Michi- gan.

The National Labour Relations Board ordered the Ford com- pany to:-

(1) End the use of physical violence to discourage any. trade union [activity among any of its employeca at all its plants.

(2) Stop compelling-its em".. ployees to contribute cash: td- ward the support of any unti- union campaign.

(3) Cease its spying activi ties, and cease: – breaking up meetings, or pubile gatherings of its employees. 'i

(4), Issue, written. Vinstruc

tions to its Dallas employees forbidding them to make, atore, or carry into the works weapons designed to discourage workers from join- Ing: the United Automobile Workers' Union or any other. labour: organisation.

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enfety in rescuing survivors from ever issued agamst a great cor=| All donations will be acknowledged in the The King has awarded. Silver the oll tanker: Telena after itporation: Medals for gallantry and human-had been, attacked and set on The Ford Company in the United ity to Jose Otero Caamaño and fro by an enemy submarine neared States, of course, recently re- Juon Mascato Padin, members the Spanish coast last May, fused to make aeroplane engines - of the crew of the Spanish fish- | British Wireless.

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