Od tedna do tedna VESELA NOVICA: MOLEK JE POSTAL PAPEŽ! Komedija, ki jo igra Ivan Mo¬ lek, urednik Prosvete, postaja 0 d dne do dne bolj vesela in zabavna. Spominjali se boste, kako je pred par tedni stresel svojo sveto jezo nad urednikom Napredka, ker si je drznil ome¬ niti, da so v zadevi združenja za- popadeni tudi materijalni inte¬ resi, glede katerih članom SS- PZ ni vseeno, kako se z njimi obravnava. Tako za špas je kar na celem zavil in potvoril bese¬ dilo in smisel naših izvajanj in teatralično zaplozal v javnost: Grili predlaga kravje in konjsko mešetarstvo! Aha! si je mislil “špasni” Mo¬ lek, zdaj ga pa imam! (Pa ni bilo tako hudo. Grili je dokazal črno na belem, da je bil Mol¬ kov varovanec, sam br. Anton Zaitz, ki je prvi in to na seji gl. odbora SSPZ, izustil tisto ne¬ srečno besedo o “tekmi,” oziro¬ ma mešetarstvu!) Ampak ko smo videli, s ka¬ kim “špasnim” človekom imamo opravka — smo si tudi mi do¬ volili malo “špasa,” ravnajoč se po čislanem pregovoru ameri¬ škega ljudstva, ki se glasi: “What’s sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander.” Po do¬ mače povedano, umerili smo si čevelj po Molkovem “špasnem” kopitu ter mu servirali dozo njegove lastne medicine. In sedaj se možak kremži, da je res špasno. (Amerikanci pra¬ vijo o takih ljudeh: “He can dish it out, but he can’t take it.) Sedaj šele se je komedija pričela. Postavi se vam v tra¬ gikomično pozo preganjane ne¬ dolžnosti in “slovesno” razglasi “urbi et orbi,” da je urednik Napredka “mrtev za našo do¬ stojno javnost.” Dobro, zdaj torej vemo, pri čem da smo. Slovenci v Ameri¬ ki smo dobili svojega lastnega papeža. Habemus papam! To, prijatelji, ni žalostna, temveč zelo in jako vesela novica. v' !"***•• !**•*% i .; ^ -.—..c»:s."i.;■. \ ^"T.I. . .. j'l'i .. VOLUME IV. Nekoliko o naših proslavah John Kvartich, gl. predsednik SSPZ i Ak ° zasledu -i emo Poročila o priredbah naših društev in fe- V1 im ?’ da .^ e eno na Jbolj živahnih in plodonosnih aso organizacijo. Na vseh koncih in krajih so se vršila in se se \ i.Mjo iazne slavnosti in pikniki naših društev in federacij, n ei so te priredbe agitatoričnega pomena in koristne za orga¬ nizacijo, zato je dobro, da jih članstvo poseča v velikem številu. Lep in impozanten je bil Dan SSPZ, ki se je vršil dne 11. a\ gusta v Bridgevillu, Pa. Prišlo je skupaj mnogo tisoč naših slovenskih delavcev s svojimi družinami; bili so tukaj mladi in stari, od blizu in daleč. Pokazalo se je, da je zanimanje članstva in prijateljev naše Zveze veliko, in podan je bil zopet dokaz, da ima organizacija prijatelje in simpatičarje, ki so ji naklonjeni in jo upoštevajo, celo med drugimi narodnostmi. V Pennsylvaniji je danes težko prirejati piknike ob nedeljah kakor je naša nava¬ da, ampak naš Dan SSPZ je bil izjema in navzlic vsemu smo se lahko veselili kot je med nami običaj. Popoldne ob peti uri se je pričel program, ki je bil izvršen v lepem redu. Občinstvo je z zanimanjem poslušalo govornike in pevske zbore. Zvečer se je nabralo toliko mladine, da je bil velik plesni prostor premajhen. Priredba je v vseh ozirih izborno uspe¬ la, in bila je prava manifestacija za Zvezo. Okrepčala je članstvo moralno, občinstvu pa je nudila mnogo razvedrila in zabave. Veselje je bilo opazovati zlasti našo mrladino, s kako vnemo in navdušenjem so se pripravljali in igrali žogometne igre. Fantje iz Indianapolisa so bili skoro gotovo, da odnesejo vsaj eno tro¬ fejo, pa se jim ni posrečilo. Prekosili so jih mladi člani iz Am- bridge, Pa. Vse priznanje ujim in pa fantom iz Strabane, Pa., ki so priborili prvenstvo. Hvala torej vsem, gostom in prijateljem. Upamo, da bo obisk v Bridgevillu vsem ostal v prijetnem spo- Official Organ of The Slovene Progres¬ sive Benefit Societjr Glasilo Slovenske Svobodomi¬ selne Podporne Zveze Cleveland, Ohio, August 21, 1940 This issue in two sections NUMBER 212 DOPISI IN POROČIL* ČLANSTVA Federacija društev SSPZ v zapadni Pennsylvaniji Redna seja Federacija dru¬ štev SSPZ v zapadni Pennsyl- vaniji se vrši v nedeljo 25. avgu¬ sta v Slovenskem domu na Cov- erdale, Pa. Pričetek seje točno ob 2. uri popoldne, novi čas. Po¬ verilnice so bile poslane na vsa društva te okolice, ki pripada¬ jo federaciji, žal le, da se je vrinila pomota glede datuma se¬ je. Prošeni ste torej, da upošte¬ vate, da se seja vrši četrto ne¬ deljo, 25. avgusta. Na dnevnem redu seje bo več važnih stvari, in slišali boste tudi poročilo o uspešni proslavi Dneva SSPZ, ki se je vršila 11. avgusta v Bridgevillu. želeti je torej, da bo vdeležba stoodstot¬ na. Louis Karish, tajnik Borba za Anglijo mmu. Grili je seveda totalno zrušen ia uničen nad prekletstvom pa¬ peža Molka; navzlic temu pa si drzne sugestirati par malen¬ kostnih dodatkov. Najprej eno ponižno vprašanje: Ali je dal Papež Molek s “cinkletom” zvo¬ niti, ko je edino zveličavna sve¬ ta cerkev na Lavvndale ave. pro¬ glasila Grillovo izobčenje? Ce tega ni storil, se bojimo, da ne bo držalo. S “cinkletom” se nora zvoniti! In ko razmišljamo o tej stras¬ ti zadevi, se nam poraja še ena nisel, zelo pregrešna sicer, am¬ pak izobčencu iz Molkove svete cerkve bo že dovoljena. Kaj ko bi recimo Grili sedaj samega sebe proglasil za papeža in Mol¬ ka izobčil iz svoje cerkve? Ma- strela, to bi bil lep šmorn! Kot rečeno, misel je strašno Pregrešna in sugestira nam jo brez dvoma sam kopitasti bog- dasvaruj, ampak slaba ni! In k aj potem? Imeli bi dve edino Zv eličavni cerkvi in dva papeža, kar seveda ne gre. Da bo kome¬ dija popolna, ne preostaja nič drugega, kot da se vrši referen¬ dum — bogme, zakaj pa imamo Pravila? — pri katerem bo na- r °d odločil, kdo je pravi papež Grili ali Molek ? Vox populi, vox Dei! Če se Molku hoče komedije, k do j e Grili, da bi ga zaviral v njegovem komedijantstvu ? N.B. — Zelo važno! Ko je Papež Molek zavijal in potvarjal j la oro j • s nisel Grillovih izvajanj, je bi- i° vse to samo navaden špas —■ - §°od clean fun! Nikar ne misli- Naj tudi nekoliko poročam o proslavi 30-letnice društva št. 70 v Krayn, Pa. Seja gl. odbora me je poverila, da se udeležim omenjene priredbe. Po dogovoru z br. Groznikom se ustavimo ob eni uri popoldne z mojo družino in dvema prijateljema na Bon Air. Oglasimo se pri bratu Skedelu, čigar soproga, Sylvia Skedel, je tajnica društva št. 162, in tam smo našli tudi br. Groz¬ nika. Bili smo gostoljubno postreženi, zakar bodi izrečena lepa hvala. Sestra Skedel je aktivna agitatorica za Zvezo. Baš ob času, ko smo se nahajali na njenem domu, je prišla deklica ter povedala, da zeli postati clanica Vrtca. Sestra Skedel jo je ta¬ koj vpisala in izrazila željo, da pridobi še svoje sestre in prija¬ teljice. Ob treh popoldne dospemo v Krayn, v park, kjer se je vršila proslava. Bila je lepa vdeležba naroda iz domače naselbine in okoliških krajev, Johnstown, Conemaugh, Tire Hill in South Fork. Vršil se je primeren program, katerega je otvoril br. Groznik, član porotnega odbora naše Zveze, ki je v kratkem go¬ voru označil pomen slavja, nato pa predstavil druge govornike. Sledil mu je Ernest Kvartich, ki je govoril v angleščini. Navedel je razne ugodnosti, katere nudi svojemu članstvu naša Zveza in poudaril, da ima mladina poleg tega, da je deležna modernega zavarovanja, tudi priliko udejstvovati se v atletiki in športu. Za¬ tem je bila predstavljena moja malenkost, in sledili so ustano¬ vitelji društva: bratje Frank Kočevar, John Zakrajšek, Andy Milavec in Tony Suši. Vsa čast pijonirjem, ki že nad 30 let de- i ju jejo za našo organizacijo in so še danes aktivni. Ta proslava “ - e pokazala, da je zanimanje za Zvezo v tej naselbini vse hvale vredno. Torej, člani in članice v Kraynu, le tako naprej! Ko se je pričelo mračiti, se poslovimo na povratku pa se ustavimo še v Bon Air, kjer je imelo samostojno žensko društvo > 7 0 i piknik. Bile so večinoma naše članice, ki so bile vesele, da smo jih prišli pogledat. Na apel br. Groznika sem spregovoril par besed ter apeliral nanje, da še nadalje ostanejo marljive v delu za napredek SSPZ. Hvala vsemu članstvu za njih agilnost in delo v prid Zvezi. Bilo mi je v veselje, da sem imel priliko biti med vami in biti pri¬ ča vašemu prizadevanju. Le tako naprej, in nadaljni uspehi ne izostanejo!___ T^CBaTaNGLEŠKE SOMA¬ LIJE Te dni se je mala angleška posadka umaknila iz Angleške Somalije v vzhodni Afriki, ka¬ teri v očigled premoči velike Ra¬ tanske armade, ki je vodila »a- pad iz sosedne kolonije, m dru¬ gega preostajalo. Da je do tega e o 't*}} _ Džibutiju je po kapi prišlo, je odgovoren v prvi vrsti padec’ Francije, katere vojaška nosadka v Džibutiju je po kapi- SS P«« Hitlerjem odlob- SPORAZUM S KANADO Predsednik Roosevelt m ka- , premier King sta se na te > da je papež Molek zavoljo , naCls p ses tanku sporazumela tega moralno in intelektualno osebn --^laškee-a bankrotiral! On je intelektualno la moralno zdrav ko riba. Kdor ne verjame, bo — izobčen in Proklet! Koledar prireditev SSPZ načrt popolnega vojaškega, a L-ania za slučaj, da bi Str ice, vojno v Severno Ameriko. SOBOTA, 31. avgusta—Skup ni piknik clevelanskih Vrtcev na Pintarjevi farmi. Zabava se vi¬ ši popoldne in zvečer. NEDELJA, 15. septembra — Piknik društva št. 162, BON AIR, Pa., na navadnih prosto¬ rih. SOBOTA, 23. novembra—Je senska veselica društva Rožnik, št. 227, CHICAGO, Ul., v dvo¬ rani br. Paula Bergerja, 2653 So. Laumdale Ave. SOBOTA, 7. decembra — Ve¬ selica društva št. 104, CHICA¬ GO, m., v Fleinerjevi dvorani. Piknik na Bon Air; glede združenja Bon Air, Pa. — Sezona pikni¬ kov se bliža koncu. Piknikov je bilo tukaj dovolj kot drugod. Predno pa se sezona zaključi, se je naše društvo namenilo pri¬ rediti še en piknik, ki se bo vr¬ šil 15. septembra. Vabimo vse od blizu in daleč, da se udeleži¬ jo našega piknika. Za dobro po¬ strežbo bo skrbel pripravljalni odbor. Torej vsi na Bon Air v nedeljo 15. septembra. Ne bo vam žal, ker razvedrila bo do¬ volj. Ker sem ravno pri piknikih, naj omenim, da je naš samostoj¬ ni ženski krožek priredil piknik na 21. julija. Udeležba je bila dobra, samo vremenski bogovi nam niso bili mili; dež se je vsul kot za stavo, kar pa nas ni nič ustrašilo. Na tem mestu se prav lepo zahvalim v imenu krožka glav¬ nemu predsedniku SSPZ, br. Kvartichu in njegovi družini za vdeležbo na pikniku, br. Kvar¬ tichu pa za lep govor, o kate¬ rem sem prepričana, da mu je pridobil mnogo prijateljev med nami. še enkrat, prav lepa hva¬ la. Kot nam je povedal, se je ustavil pri nas, gredoč s pikni¬ ka društva št. 70 na Kraynu, Pa. Kar se tiče prerekanja zara¬ di združitve, je že čas, da bi ga bilo konec, ker to nam nič ne koristi. Sedaj so začeli še po¬ samezna društva vtikati med svoja osebna zbadanja. Zakaj se ni prišlo s tem na dan takrat, ko so se društveni tajniki pri¬ toževali v glavni urad radi ne¬ točnega poslovanja, ne pa sedaj prinašati stare plesnjive grehe na dan, ko nam nič ne pomaga. Po toči zvoni ali ne zvoni, ne zaleže nič. Jaz apeliram na br. Zaitza, da neha z intrigami in raj še nada¬ ljuje s pomenki, katere smo ra¬ di čitali. To bo mnogo bolj ko¬ ristno, posebno za tiste, kate¬ rim je SSPZ zelo pri srcu. Pozdravljam vse člane in čla¬ nice po širni Ameriki. Sylvia F. Skedel, tajnica Borba nacijske vojne mašine za zdrobitev odporne sile Velike Britanije se nadaljuje z ne¬ ugnano silo. Jate nacij skih bombnikov prihajajo skoro brez prestanka nad angleški teritorij ter sipljejo smrt in grozo med civilno prebivalstvo. Toda An¬ gleži se borijo junaško, in dasi- ravno ni mogoče dognati točne slike položaja, pa postaja jas¬ no, da so angleška letala in pi¬ loti več kot kos nemški zračni sili. Edino vprašanje je, koliko časa bo Anglija mogla vzdrža¬ ti. Ako bo vzdržala vsaj še par tednov, potem obstoji upanje, da bo Hitler ustavljen. Kar Anglija danes najbolj potrebuje, je povečana produk¬ cija letal, in ako se sedanji na¬ cij ski napad izjalovi, bo njena industrija tekom jeseni in zi¬ me brez dvoma sposobna dohi¬ teti nacijski vojni ustroj, in spo¬ mladi bo njena zračna sila prav tako močna, ako ne močnejša, kot nemška. Ameriški korespon- denti v Angliji smatrajo, da medtem ko zračna vojna zad¬ njih par tednov še ni ničesar odločila, pa je dokazala, da ima¬ jo Nemci zdrav rešpekt pred an¬ gleškimi letali in letalci. Koli¬ kor je znano, nemški napadi ni¬ so prizadjale večje škode v an¬ gleških industrijskih središčih in letališčih, katerih paralizira- nje in uničenje je poglavitni cilj nacij ske zračne ofenzive. Boj za strmoglavljenje New Deala se je začel Značilne izjave republikanskega kandidata Wendell Willkieja v sprejemnem govoru Prošlo soboto popoldne se je i ju, ampak niti črhnil ni, da bi zbralo v Elwoodu, Indiana, ka- bila konskripcija potrebna tudi kih dve sto tisoč ljudi, pred ka- za kapital, ali pa da bi se morali terimi je imel Wendell L. Will-j vsaj omejiti vojni dobički. Ka- kie, republikanski kandidat za ' ko ameriška plutokracija ovira predsednika svoj “sprejemni j oboroževalni program, ker hoče govor.” Iz tega govora ni težko biti najprej sigurna mastnih uganiti, na kakšni črti namera- profitov, je danes popolnoma va iti reakcija v boj za poraz jasno. predsednika Roosevelta in za n j • • i j.- • , , ... . . .. . Pred štirimi leti je bilo 85 od- ugonobitev socialnih reform,! ,,, ... .. ... ., , , , , , ,. . ’ stotkov velikih ameriških listov TURKI IN GRKI PROTI ITALIJI Turčija je naznanila, da bo nastopila z orožjem proti Itali¬ ji, aki bi slednja podvzela inva¬ zijo Grčije ali njenih posesti. Kot se razume, se Sovjetska Rusija s tem programom Tur¬ čije popolnoma strinja. nasprotnih Rooseveltovi ponov¬ ni izvolitvi. Letos, kakor vse ka¬ že, bo šlo v boj proti njemu sko¬ ro stoprocentno, izgovarjajoč se predvsem, da je tretji ter¬ min proti ameriški tradiciji. Mnenje starega člana Librarg, Pa. — Kot eden iz¬ med članov SSPZ od začetka, kar je bila Zveza ustanovljena, želim se tudi jaz nekoliko izra¬ ziti v našem glasilu glede zdru¬ ženja. Kot razvidno, so nekateri za združenje Zveze s SNPJ, ze¬ lo pa nasprotujejo, da bi se združili z JSKJ, ker jim je črka “K” na poti. Resnica pa je, da je JSKJ prav tako dobra orga¬ nizacija kot katera koli druga. Pošteno plačuje članom podpo¬ re in smrtnino, in kar se njenih načel tiče, so v resnici svobodo¬ miselna, kajti nikdar še nisem slišal, da bi se kakega člana si¬ lilo hoditi v cerkev; če greš, je dobro, ako ne, pa tudi, prav kot pri drugih organizacijah, ki čla¬ nom jamčijo svobodo osebnega prepričanja. Ne vem, kaj mislijo oni člani, ki se toliko navdušujejo za SN¬ PJ ? Mar mislijo te vrste druže- valci, da nam bosta potem kar med in mleko tekla v grlo? Kar se tiče združenja same¬ ga, je veliko pretiravanja. Ali ni bolje na primer, če je več pre¬ mogovnih družb v naselbini kot pa samo ena? Jaz imem glede t^ga skušnje iz leta 1925. Ko je Pittsburgh Coal Co., zaprla rov št. 10, kam smo šli Slovenci za delom? K drugi premogovni družbi. Zato imam tudi rajši tri podporne organizacije kot sa¬ mo eno, plačujem pa štiri na mesec. Nisem za to zraven, da bi obogatel, temveč za slučaj ne¬ sreče, ako me kdaj doleti in za pomoč v bolezni. Še nikdar ni¬ sem bil za združenje, pa tudi sedaj nisem. Toliko glede tega. Proslava “Dneva SSPZ,” ii se je vršila v Bridgevillu, Pa., 11. avgusta, je prav dobro iz- (Dalje na 2. str.) katere predstavlja njegova ad ministracija. Willkijev govor je sijajen ek- semplar izbegavanja faktov in prizadevanja, da bi se pod pret¬ vezo “liberalizma,” ki ga zasto¬ pa Wall Street, odprlo vrata za Značilen je uredniški članek povratek stare gardi k moči v \ clevelandskega “Plain Dealer- Washingtonu. Faktično ni Will- ja,” ki bo letos prvič v teku sko- kie v svojem govoru niti z eno ro sto let podpiral republikan- besedo priznal, da bi katera kc- I skega kandidata za predsedni- li izmed reform, katere je uza- ka. članek, ki zavzema skoro vso konil New Deal, morala biti od- prvo stran, vsebuje naslednje pravi jena. Nasprotno, Willkie , karakteristične izjave: je trdil, da je celo bolj “libera-! < čninj» u člane 78e letno j la nečlane $LM| la Inozemstvo $2.#6 PROGRESS JFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SLOVENE PROGRES¬ SIVE BENEFIT SOCIETY Onmed and Pnbllahed by the Slovene Progressive Pene.lt Soc let y ISSUED EVERT WEDNESDAY Babscrlptlon (or members $.78 per year — nonmember* $ 1-59 ____ forelg n couctries $2.00 _ Advertlsing rates: 40c net for indivlduaLs; 35c net (or societl es_ Naslov uredništva in upravntttva: 'JAPRIDEK 6231 ST. CLAIR AVENCE CLEVELAND, O. Telephone: HEnderson 5311 VOLUME IV. m NUMBER 212 Entered as Second Class Matter August 5th, 1936, at the Post Office ai Cleveland, Ohio, under the Act of August 24, 1912. _ KAKO STOJI Z ZDRUŽENJEM da se smrtninski sklad članov SSPZ, ki vsi plačujejo prispevke na podlagi American Experience lestvice, v slučaju združenja s katerokoli drugo organizacijo, loči in samostojno upravlja od smrtninskega sklada, v katerega se plačuje na. podlagi National Fraternal lestvice. v- * * Malo čudno je tudi, da urednik Prosvete do sedaj še ni objavil združitvene pogodbe, predložene od združitve¬ nega odbora SSPZ, prav kakor člani SNPJ še vedno zaman čakajo, da bi v lastnem glasilu čitali pogodbo, katero je predložila SNPJ konvenciji SSPZ, in pa “Pro¬ vizorične pogoje združenja,” sprejete na isti konvenciji, na katerih sedanja Zvezina združitvena pogodba bazira. “Nova Boba,” glasilo JSKJ, kateri je bila po naročilu naše konvencije pogodba poslana istočasno kot SNPJ, jo je priobčila že prošli teden v obeh jezikih, slovenskem in angleškem. Glede nadaljnega razvoja združitvene akcije bomo poročali in komentirali od časa do časa, kot bo obstojala potreba. Skrbeli bomo, da bo članstvo SSPZ točno in pravilno informirano o vsem, kar je s tem vprašanjem v Zvezi. Najbrže bo tudi naš združitveni odbor imel v bližnji bodočnosti kako poročilo za javnost. Prihodnji mesec se bo vršila v Waukeganu, 111., konvencija JSKJ, pred katero pride združitvena pogodba SSPZ v pretres in odločitev. m OT razvidno iz Prosvete, uradnega glasila SNPJ, je seja glavnega odbora omenjene organizacije, ki se je zaključila pred tednom in pol, vzela v pre¬ tres združitveni sporazum, katerega je poslal SNPJ in JSKJ posebni odbor, ki ga je prošlega maja izvolila 10. redna konvencija naše Zveze. Razprava o tem pred¬ metu je trajala pol dneva, piše glasilo SNPJ, in sprejet je til naslednji zaključek: “Gl. eksekutivni odsek SNPJ naj pojasni združitve¬ ne: - u odseku SSPZ, da so v njegovi združitveni pogodbi, ki je bila predložena gl. odboru SNPJ v pretres, točke, o i aterih ni bilo na skupni konferenci SNPJ in SSPZ sprejetega nobenega dogovora ali sporazuma, nekatere druge točke so pa nejasne, in zaradi tega je potrebna nova konferenca obeh organizacij, na kateri naj se glede on mjenih točk razpravlja in pride do definitivnega zaključka.” Prosveta k temu dostavlja, da bo “vse drugo objav¬ ljeno v uradnem zapisniku.” Iz gornjega ni jasno, ali je gl. odbor SNPJ združitve¬ no pogodbo sprejel ali zavrnil. Upati je torej, da bomo o tem več vedeli, kadar bo objavljen zapisnik. Pogodba, katero je predložil Zvezin združitveni od¬ bor, je bila sestavljena po nesvetih aktuarja in odvetnika in z aktivnim sodelovanjem zavarovalninskega depart- menta države Illinois. Vpričo tega je izjava o nejasnosti nekam zagonetna. (Mar pii SNPJ nimajo aktuarja in odvetnika, da bi jim pojasnil stvari, ki jih v pogodbi ne razumejo ?) * * Toda bilo temu kakorkoli že, bolj obširno poročilo s seje gl. odbora SNPJ, ki je tudi nekoliko jasnejše, pri¬ naša “Proletarec,” čigar urednik, Frank Zaitz, je pred¬ sednik nadzornega odseka SNPJ. V izdaji z dne 14. avgusta je objavljen na prvi strani “Proletarca” obširen članek o tem predmetu, kjer po navedbi točke 2. iz Zvezine združitvene pogodbe čitamo sledeče: “Gl. odbor SNPJ je na svoji seji prošli teden sklenil, da je iz praktičnih razlogov, ki so po njegovem mnenju enako koristni za obe organizaciji, proti razpustu obeh. Argument je bil, da ako bi se to zgodilo, bi nastalo mnogo komplikacij in v nevarnost bi prišle licence ali dovolitve poslovanja, ki jih je bilo v nekaterih državah zelo težko dobiti.” c Na drugem mestu v istem članku se omenja kontro- verzo, ki je nastala v javnosti zastran združitvenega vpra¬ šanja: “Dog-odilo se je, da je ta razprava o ‘bratskem združenju’ zašla na stranpota golih osebnosti, kakršne bi med odgovornimi ljudmi ne smele imeti mesta.” Pozneje zopet ugotavlja, da je “prej omenjena polemika vpraša¬ nje združitve spravila v napetost odnošajev, krivdo za to stanje pa zvrača vsaka stran druga na drugo.” Potem pa zaključuje: “Kakor je situacija sedaj, je malo verjetno, da bs podvzeta akcija za združenje uspešno zaključena.” Ako je položaj res tako kot ga opisuje Frank Zaitz, mi ne moremo trditi, popolnoma pa se strinjamo z izjavo — kot smo mi rekli takoj, čim je Prosveta odprla svoje kolone br. A. Zaitzu in z uredniškimi članki začela po¬ lemiko z gl. odborom SSPZ — da ta boj golih osebnosti med odgovornimi ljudmi ne bi smel imeti mesta. Za- željivo bi bilo, ako bi “Proletarec” priznal, da tega boja ni začel “Napredek” ali njegov urednik, ampak bilo seveda preveč kaj takega pričakovati, kajti kot gl. odbor¬ nik SNPJ se Fr. Zaitz pač čuti moralno vezanega, ščititi one, ki v javnosti govore in predstavljajo jednoto. Tako Prosveta kot Proletarec gresta z molkom mimo 11. točke Zvezine združitvene pogodbe, katera je po na- ziranju zavarovalninskega departmenta države Illinois zelo važna in je bila vključena v pogodbo po njegovem direktnem navodilu. To je namreč točka, ki predvideva, IZ GLAVNEGA URADA SSPZ ČLANSTVO IN VOJAŠČINA Čedalje več vprašanj dobivam glede članov, ki so odšli v armado, kaj in kako bode ž njimi. V pojasnilo vsem navedim naj služi sledeče: Pravila SSPZ vsebujejo v tem oziru jasne točke, ki ne rabijo veliko razlage. . Določajo, da se vojake, sploh ljudi, ki spadajo k oboroženi sili, ne sprejema za člane. Kdor pa je član in stopi k oboroženi sili, med drugim v vojno | armado ali mornarico v mirnem času, lahko ostane član tudi kot i vojak z vsemi pravicami in dolžnostmi, ki jih je imel kot ne- 1 vojak, izvzemši, da je opravljanje take službe smatrano za “ne¬ varen poklic” ali “nevarno delo” in če je vzrok bolezni, poškodbe ali smrti direktno kriv tak poklic, potem se izplača samo 2/3 vrednosti kake podpore ali smrtnine, takemu ali za takim članom. Da se bo to točko prav razumelo, pojasnim tudi to: Vso, ali polno podporo ali smrtnino se izplača za vojakom ali mornarjem, ako zboli ali umre vsled naravne bolezni, kot za- pljučnico, srčno holeznijo i. t. d., ki nimajo zveze z opravljanjem vojaške ali mornariške službe. Dvetretjinsko (2/3) vrednost dru¬ gače polne podpore se izplača le v slučajih, ako je, na primer, vo¬ jak obstreljen ali ustreljen pri strelnih vajah ali ravnanju s puško; mornar, ako pade raz krov in se utopi, ali se drugače pogrezne z ladij o ali podmornico, in za razne druge take ali slične slučaje, ki imajo stik s “službo.” Vse tu omenjeno krije točka 110 novih pravil: NEVARNA DELA ALI POKLICI. Kot povedano, ta točka krije le vojake in mornarje v mir¬ nem času. Vojaki ali mornarji, ki služijo v kaki državi, ki je v vojni, napovedani ali nenapovedani, izgube vse članske pravice. V slu¬ čajih smrti se za takim izplača le svoto rezervne veljave certi¬ fikata in pa tako dodatno svoto nad rezervno vrednostjo, ki jo utegne določiti glavni odbor. (Točka 113 novih pravil.) Za nevarna dela priznava ta Zveza tudi druga opravila, kot: stavkokaštvo, zasebnih ali po družbi plačanih deputijev za časa stavke, avijatikov, potapljačev, goznih čuvajev i. t. d.; za vse te veljajo iste določbe kot za vojake ali mornarje v mirnem času. Priporočljivo je, da vojaki ali mornarji obdrže svoje član¬ stvo pri organizaciji, ker gotovo je, da v- tem poklicu ne bodo za vedno ostali. Marsikateri ima že dokaj rezerve na svojem cer¬ tifikatu, katero izgubi, ako za del j časa prekine članstvo. Rezerva pa je zaželjiva za vsakogar, zlasti kadar doseže starost. Je tako- zvana “neizgubljiva vrednost” certifikata, vedno na razpolago članu, dokler jo ima. Razumem, da vojak težko vzdrži članstvo, ali starši za njega, ki ne zmorejo visokega plačevanja. V takem slučaju bi priporo¬ čal, da vojak opusti bolniško zavarovanje, s čemur se asesment zniza za dokajšno svoto. Te zavarovalnine nujno ne potrebuje pri vojakih, ker ima vso zdravniško oskrbo brezplačno. WILLIAM RUS, gl. tajnik. Dr. Ivan Lah: MINI UTECI (Odlomek iz “Druge knjige spominov” pred par leti umrlega slovenskega pisatelja.) Privlekel sem se do poti, ki; nekod. Nekaj vojakov je tam. je precej globoko zarezana vo- “Pazi, pazi!” vpijejo. j diia proti vrhu ... Ob poti so Dva trenutka nato se zgrudim ležali ranjeni in mrtvi vojaki, sredi njih. At lik narednik je ležal vznak, “Vode!”... vse štiri od sebe, še s čelado na j Onesvetil sem se. gl vvi... Ko sem se zavedel, sem ležal “Naprej, naprej!” na nosilih in dva tirolska strel- “Pazi se!” vpije vojak, skrit ca Italijana sta se pripravljala, v jarku, “ali si nor?” da me odneseta. Še je pokalo. . , , , „ Krogle so letele na vrh, prav Hitim naprej Kakor kol,. Po okoli 2idanice na lje za kolenih, po štirih, pripognjen ... . Krogle prše, moči pešajo.. . Eli- ‘ , , . , , . žam se vrhu. Tu leže tirolskih Tirols ka strelca sta dvigni a strelci, zakopani v jarkih.. noslla na rame in me odn i e6k Skoraj vsek drugi je ubit. Vidi \ V ' B °j ^ počasi pojenjava . .. ! se, kako vise preko jarka. . Se J e P riletel ° nekaj krogel na ! Oni, ki so živi. se skrivajo za pol - 1e za r ‘ ami “ a stre ]f njimi. Tirolski strelci. Mrki so noSlIa vdano ’ sta'odhajala njih obrazi. Nič ne rečejo . .. iz v °j ne ga meteža. Še nekaj korakov . . . Tam je zi- Pot se H e nagnila navzdol, danica ... Plazim se tja. Rdeči kjer se je kazalo v dolini malo križ se sveti na steni. Sonce , mesto Panciu. Panciu! Dolina ; čudno ugaša. Dim se vali od je bila polna zbeganega voja- j štva. Po ulicah je vladal strah in nered. Mnogo hiš je bilo po¬ rušenih. Videl sem vilo, ki ji je padlo pročelje na cesto, da so se kazale lepe sobe s posteljami in pohištvom. Srečni ljudje so pre¬ bivali nekdaj v nji. Zdaj zija, kakor da kriči v neskončni bo¬ lečini. Vse hiti pfbti obvezova- lišču. Tam je Rdeči križ. Velika bela hiša in vrt za njo. Vrt je poln ranjencev, ki leže vse kri¬ žem, leže, ječe — in umirajo. Kdo naj jih rešuje? Zdravnikov ni. V sobi se vrše operacije. Ita¬ lijana me zaneseta tja. Soba je polna ranjencev. Mlad zdravnik teka med njimi. Vsepovsod o- bupni vzkliki. “Doktor, doktor! Hilfe! Joj!...” • , Na tleh leži ranjeni četovodja. Strčl skozi prsi. Že komaj diha. “Moja žena! Moji otroci!” Smrtne srage mu stopajo na čelo. “Saj ni nič hudega.” tolaži doktor, “bo že bolje! Le mir, mir.. “O Bog, o, pomagajte!” Zdravnik je sam, ne more po¬ magati vsem. Niti strežnikov ni. Ni kave, ne čaja, še vode ni. “Mi smo mislili, da boste zmagali,” pripoveduje doktor in hiti z obvezami od vojaka do vojaka. Zunaj se zasliši pok. “Ali še ni konec? Saj niti tu nismo varni!” Nove trume pritiskajo v vilo. Zdravnikove oči se za trenu tek srečajo*z mojimi. “O, doktor, ti tu .. “Da, prosim te .. Bil je dr. Nobel, ki sem se bil z njim seznanil na ruski fronti. “Takoj, takoj.” Italijana sta me položila na mizo. Doktor je zrezal z mene oble¬ ko. “Samo povej, ali je smrt¬ no . ..” “Ne vem, mislim, da ne ...” Izmival je z vodo rano na križu, pritisnil nekajkrat na hrbtenico. “Ni hudo. Kos granate . . Potegnil je iz hrbta nekaj bodečih kosov, ki so se bili za¬ pičili vanj. “Ali imaš cigareto?” “Nimam. Ničesar nismo pri¬ pravili. Na, tu vzemi mojo dozo in zvij hitro.” Zvil sem cigareto in doktor jo je prižgal. Pušil sem v globokih oddihih, kakor da je življenje v tej cigareti. Doktor je iztiskal kri iz rane. “Imaš čaj, kavo?” “Nič. Vino, če hočeš.” Na kredenci je stalo pol litra romunskega vina. “Daj!” Natočil je. Pil sem hlastno, da sem premagal slabost, ki me je obhajala.a Doktor me je ob¬ vezoval. “Ni časa! Vidiš, koliko jih je! Za zdaj je dobro.” Zunaj je stalo nekaj mož. “Halo, ab”. .. Dva Romunca sta prišla z no¬ silkami in me položila nanje. “Hvala ti, doktor!” In že so rinili novega ranjen¬ ca na mizo. Moža sta me nesla preko vrta, kjer so se vrstili grozni prizori borbe med življenjem in smrt¬ jo ... Vojaki so donašali vode in skušali samo pomagati ranje¬ nim tovarišem. Mestece je ostalo Prišli smo na cesto, me nesla še precej kmečke koče ob cesti. Zavila sta vanjo in me polo¬ žila v izbi na tla. Tla so bila brez poda, ilovnata, smrdeča. Položil sem roko pod glavo, da sem vdihaval svež zrak. V izbi so ležali že trije vojaki, dva prostaka in narednik našega polka. Padal je mrak. Po izbi se je culo samo težko sopenje in bolestni vzdihi. Kakor da se je temen zastor počasi spuščal nad tragedijo te¬ ga velikega dne. Od nekod se je bližala noč ... DOPISI ČLANSTVA (Dalje s 1- str.) padla. Vremenski bogovi so nam b P iH naklonjeni; bil je lep dan kot nalašč. Zato se je ves -pro¬ gram izvršil v naj lepšem re Slišali smo tri pevska društva ki so nam zapela nekaj 1 slovenskih pesmi, iatudi g° v ° r nike smo imeli. Vsi so dobro povedali, najbolj pa mi je uga¬ jal govor br. Vatro Grilla, ki je jasno razložil, zakaj se je za nji čas prepir naselil v vrs f e na ' šega članstva. Molek pii sveti” se lahko še tako zaletava v br. Grilla in “Napredek,” am¬ pak narod tukaj v zapadm Pennsylvaniji ima svoje mne¬ nje. Molek tudi napada Sloven¬ ski dan, ki smo ga pred krat¬ kim obdržavali. Zakaj ni raje prišel, da bi videl ogromno ma¬ so ljudstva? “Pittsburgh Press” je pisal, da je bilo na¬ vzočih 15 tisoč ljudi in ni nič pretiraval. Molku in njegovim pajdašem svetujem, da si ku¬ pijo žabje volne in si ž njo gla¬ vo zavežejo, aki jih boli. živela SSPZ in Slovenski dan v letu 1941 in še naprej! Anton Kuna, zapisnikar št. 172 dobrodelni sklad benevolent fund Atletski račun — Athletic Ac , 31 Almer Coe & Company .^ NAGRADE ZA NOVE t%AN E Awards for New Members (Admitted 3-1-40 & 4-1-4 Qj 6 Matt Koški . . . .50 3.0o Za enakopravno združenje Detroit, Mich. — Društvo št. 123 SSPZ je na redni seji dne 11. avgusta razpravljalo glede združenja in prišlo do zaključ¬ ka, da se pridružimo ostalim društvom, katera so za združe¬ nje in apeliramo na združeval¬ ni odbor, da deluje, da se uve¬ ljavi pošteno in enakopravno združenje z nam sorodno orga¬ nizacijo SNPJ. Za društvo št. 123 SSPZ: Louis Strasberger, začasni predsednik Martin Obed, tajnik 18 John Rovan . 20 Anton Wapotich . 22 Mary Qualiza . 26 John Bohinc . 28 Dorothy Belobrajdic 35 Frank Nolimal . 41 Joseph Ttekstar . 53 Frank Udvanc . 54 Matt Praprotnik . 59 Frank Mele .. 60 Charles Pelc . 64 Frank Slanoc. 66 Anton Chesnjevar .. 67 Elona Resnik . 70 Andy Milavec . 89 Julia Kramzer . 100 Jennie Brljavac . 115 Mary Škerl . 123 Martin Obed . 126 Martin Gosenca . 142 Jurij Previc . 149 Frank Putzel . 167 Louise Zupančič. 172 Helen Dermotta . 176 Frank Nosse. 184 John Sraj ....._. 192 Joseph Camloh . 195 John Malečkar . 197 Elsie Žagar . 198 Ann Opeka . 199 Louis Royce . 201 Jennie Marinshek 202 John Jelovcan . 215 Marion Bashel . 227 Andrej Cizej . 230 Frank Mivec . 234 Hanna Laurence . 235 Frances Serca . 237 Ann Pletersek . Vrtec No. 10 Frances Vrhovnik .. 13 Rose Tirpak . 33 Sophie Stampfel . 101 Rennison Malone .... 139 Ernest Vrhovnik . 148 Rose Matekovich .... 160 Victor Zupančič . 10.00 14.00 8.00 ■ 1.00 .50 ■ 1.00 6.00 .50 6.00 1.00 ■ 5.00 4.00 1.50 5.00 ■ 50 ■ 1.00 4.50 1.00 ■ .50 ■ 1.00 ■ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 17.50 1.00 5.00 2.00 9.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 2.50 12.50 .50 2.00 1.00 .50 .50 za nami. Moža sta daleč do Prepir naj neha Lincoln, lil. — čitam glasilo Napredek od tedna do tedna in zanima me predvsem vprašanje združenja. Moja priporočilo je, da glavni odbor odredi glasova¬ nje glede tega za vse članstvo. To pričkanje, ki se vrši izza konvencije, ni lepo in nikomur ne koristi. Po mojem prepriča¬ nju osebni boji ne spadajo v bratsko organizacijo, kajti iz te¬ ga se rodi sovraštvo, ne pa brat¬ stvo. Torej prosim vsa društva, ki ste za združenje, da apelira¬ te za splošno glasovanje. Bratski pozdrav! Rudolph Sparhake, zastopnik št. 159 IZDATKI — SSPZ DIS- BURSEMENTS dobrodelni sklad B enevolent Fund 1 Joseph Zorman.S 25 .:) 0 47 Agnes Pirc . = on 143 Frank Mahnič . 25 00 American Slovenian Citizens Association .. 50 0Q Slovenian National Home Association . 50 . 00 OPERACIJE Operations 20 Frank Bogolin 28 Mathew Ropac. Jr ™ Richard Knogl 42 Frank Gabrian 147 Louise Petach 'ij? 190 Julia Dubravcic ODŠKODNINA iz ODŠKODNINSKE- ga sklada Indemnity from Disability Fund 8 Mark ° L6nich . $230,0 ODPRAVNINA iz BOLNIŠKEGA T SKLADA .rrjz/r s " k -»«'* .$205.00 Paid ~ Pla čano SMRTNINE 9 , , M ortuary Claims Stanie y Pozun, beneficiary to late Jenny Pozun- Principal ., % Interest .$125.00 39.23 Total «1 FMiMM j. o— h _ n 5164 23 P™:]p,r J ° h " Interest 516500 24.15 Total 67 Mary Kelacic, wif e -benefi 18915 «ary to John Kelacic ^G.Kuhcl.Snprcme Treas- ^ | r 6pay loan on p m* tificate 0 f John Kelacic .‘ 65 43 S 10 Rudolph Gorjup $176.00 INVESTICIJA Investment Union Title Company, Indian¬ apolis, Ind. on Mortgage No. 110. Property appraised $26,000, loan granted $10,- 000. First installment.$3,300.0 Paid — July 16, 1940 — Plačano POSOJILA NA CERTIFIKATE Loans on Certificatcs 2 Anton Menart . 18 John Dolčič .■- 19 Frank Pretnar .. 20 Joseph .Rihar .... Joe Podobnik .. 24 Joe Widmar . Vincent Pugelj . 26 John Kern .— 28 Dorothy Belobrajdic. 38 Albin Grilc . Marv Grilc . Frank Grilc ... Louis Grilc. 39 Carl Palowski . 63 Joseph Primc . Frank Horzen . 33 Frances Zobec ... > John Zobec . 104 Frances Novak . 109 John Brovich . 120 Mary Parusek . Marv Volk . Frances Berlec . Frances Berlec .. 124 Louis Juraich . 131 Andrew Stražar ... 160 John Plute .-. 177 Mary Barbich . 183 Matt Janesh . 192 John Kramzer . Joseph Camlock. Mary Comlock . 14 Frank Bergant . 48 Frank Sotosek . 123 John Lamuth .. IZPLAČANA REZERVA NA CI¬ KATE MLAD. ODDEh K U [c Reserve Payments »n I 11 ' Certificates Paid to Lodge Secretaries- JUNE 1, 1940 3 John Slatner, Jr., f° r ^ e ° (Dalje na 3. Str.) $50.00 16.02 25.00 7.H 6.59 2.96 21.06 5.34 6.72 4.32 5.07 5.52 3.51 50.00 7.20 11.25 7.20* 8.85 25.06 12.78 4.38 2,19 35.0» 5.94 ‘ 5 . 1 « 2-67 25.06 50.00 ' 50.6° 7.02 ' 14.7» 3.84 rTIU- NAPREDEK 21. avgusta, 1940 Slovenska Svobodomiselna Podporna Zveza USTANOVLJENA 1908 GLAVNI CKAD: 245-47 WEST 103rd STREET Telefon: PULLMAN 9665 ’ INKORPORIRANA 1909 CHICAGO, ILL. UPRAVNI ODBOR: tOHN KVART1CH, predsednik, 111 Station Street, Bridgeville, Pa. oiTDOLPH LISCH, 1. podpredsednik, 116 E. 99 St., Cleveland, O. VoHN R.UGEL. 2. podpredsednik, 900 N. Clinton St., Gillespie, 1U. wraNK PUTZEL,- 3. podpredsednik, 2120 Spruce St., Butte, Mont. %r-r> t TAM RUS. tajnik, 245-41 Viest 103rd Street, Chicago, 111. STANLEY M. TISOL, pomožni tajnik, 245-41 W. 103rd St., Chi¬ cago, XII. *trKO KUHEL, blagajnik, 245-41 West 103rd Street, Chicago, 111. .irRAEI VRHOVNIK, direktor angleško poslujočih in mladin- ^ rtih društev, 245-41 West 103rd Street, Chicago, 111 NADZORNI ODBOR: .1IAM CANDON, predsednik, 1058 E. 72nd St., Cleveland, O. irvsVpH H. GRILLS, Box 69, Moon Run, Pa. JOHN MAREN, 618 W. Pierce St., Milwaukee, Wls. POROTNI ODBOR: n aNK PUCEL, predsednik, 11921 Delavan Road, Cleveland. Ohio "HO«, znidARSICH, 938 North Ketcham St., Indianapolis, Ind. IGNAC GROZNIK, R. D. 2, Box 19, Johnstovm, Pa. CREDNIK-UPRAVNIK GLASILA: VATRO J. GRILL, 6231 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, Ohio GLAVNI ZDRAVNIK: nR. P. J. ARCH, 618 Chestnut St., Pittsburgh, Pa. EVASION IS A POOR ANSWER IZDATKI — SSPZ — DIS- BURSEMENTS (Dalje iz 2. str.) Zickar .. $12.41 18 John Rovan, for Frank Ros- tan ($13.51) and Frank Mi¬ lavec, Jr., ($13.51 less $4.06 for passivity arrears and interest) 23.08 41 Joseph Tekstar, for William Knafelc . 9.34 54 Math Praprotnik, for Louis F. Petrich . 10.30 56 Frank J. Werhunce, for John Petrovich . 13.51 60 Charles Pelc, for Olga Petrich 12.45 63 Frank Jamnik, for Mathilda Miklich . 13.51 61 Elona Resnik, for John Cherne 3.38 j 70 Andrew Milavec, for Anna Zakraysek 13.51 | 140 Joseph Odak, for Bertha Marin . 10.30 165 Louis Britz, for Adolph Yan- kovich . 3.38 196 Anton Flisek, for Andy Hro¬ vat, Jr. , f ... 5.74 221 Martin Sabolovic, for Stanley Slabe . 12.41 230 Frank Mlvec, for Alma J. Klemen . 11.38 JULY 1, 1940. 18 John Rovan, for Rudolph Fabec .$ 8.39 20 Anton Wapotich, for Joe Zabukovec .!. 13.57 22 Mary Qualiza, for Frank Za¬ krajšek . 13.57 26 John Bohinc, for Audrey Maslow . 13.57 55 John Dolinar, for Robert Luznar . 13.57 80 Jacob Peternel, for William Trubich . 12.45 89 Julia Kramzer, for Julia C. Kramzer . 2.64 113 Anton Tomazin, for Rose Santel . 12.41 125 Frank Žitko, for George Yur- cevich, Jr. 11.33 (Dalje prihodnjo sredo) VLOGE v tej posojilnici zavarovane do $5,000.00 po Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corpo¬ ration, VVashington, D. C. Sprejemamo osebne in društvene vloge Plačane obresti po 3% St. Clair Savings & Loan Co. 6235 St. Clair Avenue HEnd. 5670 IN LOVING MEMORY of Our Dear Mother MARY MAH0NEY Who Died August lst, 1939 We think of you in silence No eye can see us weep And many a tear is shed Dear Mother When others are asleep. Sadly missed by her sons and daughters: ! John, Ralph, Frank, Victor, Charles, Martin, Mary (Davis), Frances, Anna (Licker), Martha j Ambridge, Pa. (Continued from page 6) practically single - h a n d ed, against the entrenched power of Professional politicians—some- thing which the swivel-chair “revolutionaries” of Bro. Dras- ,ler’s ilk will never know, simply because they are too lazy and too yellow to try it. I know the type well enough—their idea of labor politics is to get a few hundred names for their peti- tion, file it, go home and forget about it. There is nothing wrong with these ivory-tower philoso- phers except that they are afraid of life in the raw. Having gone through two campaigns, I can’t say that I exactly blame them, but who in heaven’s name are they, and by what process of reasoning do they assume the right to lecture someone who has dared to go out and put up a fight while they, themselves, admittedly have no taste for such unpleasant tasks? Since, however, Bro. Drašler seems to be highly interested in everything that I do, or ever did, let me assure him that, besides politics, there are many other activities to which I have given a great deal more time and en- ergy. For instance, for years I have been a director of djram- atics, teacher of Sl ovene langu- age and literature, lectured be- fore clubs, chairman of the educational committee of Slo- vene National Home in Cleve¬ land, etc., etc. This is one of the reasons, I suppose, why I am never bored, even if people like Bro. Drašler try very hard. The Klarich Tvvins, Rose and|chell?) each time they were! AllSW6F tO BrOtheF J()Seph DfaslCF Mary, proved to be quite a sen- surrounded by admiring male 1 sation at the bali games. Their friends from Indianapolis and (Continued from page 6) ; pleasing sinile attracted certain local vicinities .. . The Klarich TION HAVE BEEN MORE OR LESS OUT OF ORDER, HAVE twins, Rose and Mary, who BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP BE- have become fixtures in Yugo- TWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS HARM- slav Vrtec adventures, drew an FUL T0 THE CONSOLIDATION ISSUE, HAVE CAUSED A equal number of eyes and, oh, DR0P IN THE ENROLLMENT OF NEW MEMBERS SINCE so many compliments from the ! TH E CONVENTION, AND HAVE OTHERWISE HURT OUR young and old ... They do real- S0CIETY. (What other Society could be hurt). Your recent type ly make a beautiful picture • • • 0 f articles, I’m sorry to say, and others like them, have done little I had a talk with Dr. ARCH,! or no constructive good towards bringing our Slovene fraternal Supreme Medical Examiner, 1 organizations together. THEY HAVE, AS 1 TOLI) YOU THAT who explained he couldn’t stay SAME NIGHT, GREATLY HARMEI) THE CONSOLIDATION members of a certain team. I wonder if they have been in- troduced to our mascots yet. PENN’A SSPZ DAY SUCCESSFUL (Continued from page 6) If Mr. Joseph Ivančič failed to make Strabane early Sunday morning, I wonder if he c!tn ac- count for his whereabouts in those early hours. Surely he didn’t try to thumb a ride to his bed-mate, John Pešut. ¥ Who is “Giggles?” Must I teli? No, not until she will be an active member of the Danica group, which will be in the near future. I hope that this will keep certain male members of the SSPZ organization interest¬ ed. * What would you do in this predicament ?. Charged with speeding and reckless driving, failure of having a driver’s li- cense, somewhat intoxicated and whatnot, an ex Hoosier Pal, gifted with a silver tongue, talked himself out of a fine as well as a jail sentence for these misdemeanors. What is that certain something that he pos- sessed ? * The main reason for our not arriving in Bridgeville earlier than we did was the fact that a careful driver, Ed Bencik by name, kept us waiting at many a town for him to catch up with us. “Better late than never” Bencik is asked to give the ex Hoosier Pal lessons on travel- ing. Such was the Meet well at- tended and ever to be remem- bered. Lack of space forces me to stop. Yet in my next article there will be more to teli of the get-together held in Bridge¬ ville. Till then I bid Adieu. Rambling Reporter. long because of an accident in the family — One of his sons broke both arms at the wrists a day or so before, but the Doc- tor did not leave without first ISSUE! I STILE TAKE THAT ST AND! I admit again that if a preferential vote had been taken by our membership before or shortly after the convention, as to which society they pre- ferred to join with, it is quite probable that the SNPJ would be the choice of the majority, and this opinion is based on the fact greeting the gathering from the that more of our members are SNPJ members (also) than of any speaker’s platform in his usual, j other slovene organization. brief, but warm and friendly Since the Convention however, PREFERENCE of organiza- style. x . JOSEPH GRILLS, an-j tions haa become a SECONDARY question. The PRIMARY other of our Supreme Officers, | qU estion now is: WILL THE CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT was also present in the throng as drawn up by the Consolidation Committee and published in and getting around and along t b e Official Organ, BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SNPJ AND/OR with everybody as is his habit JSKJ, OR WILL ONE OR THE OTHER, OR BOTH, REJECT . .. Big PETE ELISH, who had IT IN WHOLE OR PART? IF THE LATTER BE THEIR DE- the misfortune of meeting with CISION, WHAT SECTIONS DO THEY OB.1ECT TO AND • an automobile accident the WHY ? WILL OUR CONSOLIDATION COMMITTEE HAVE night before and Iucky not to j T HE POWER TO AMEND OR CHANGE ANY SECTION OF be injured, was a welcome and; TH E AGREEMENT, IN ORDER TO CONFORM TO THEIR prominent figure — John Pešut ; RE cOMMENDATIONS, IF SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS of Indianapolis was there, too ARE NOT IN FULL ACCORD WITH THE DECISION OF THE The three Serca families,! i 0 th REGULAR CONVENTION OF THE SSPZ? I honestly believe that a great deal of ill-feeling could have been avoided, among the leaders of the SNPJ and the SSPZ, had the whole matter been treated in a more gentlemen-like manner by those who took jt upon themselves (including your- ] self) to Champion the cause. HARD WORDS, INSULTING ZANCE, who is making quite a j STATEMENTS, MISREPRESENTATION OF FACTS, PER- name for himself in the mušic SONAL GRUDGES, SELFISH INTERESTS, AND LACK OF world in Western Pennsglvania DIPLOMATIC PRESENTATION OF FACTS AND OPINIONS and elsewhere, informed me HAVE ALL TOO OFTEN BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE DE- that nearly 15,000 Slovenes at- j STRUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. If you and others, tended the Slovene Dag affair j w b 0 have been relentlessly active and prolific in contributing at Westview Park on July 1 3th \ W ritten material, having a direct, indirect or remote bearing on and that next year, they expect j the issue, had been less harsh or less insulting in your articles, to stage a similar event, onlg or jf ; a t j e ast, you had exercised patience enough to wait until che bigger than ever — He, as well CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT would be completed and as Dr. Arch (Chairman), and. published, so that you might judge better and correctly whether other leaders in the Pennsyl-- or no t the Consolidation Committee was fulfilling its duties vania fraternal groups, are J j n accordance with the decision of the Convention, j ust as I and members of the Slovene Day j thousands of others have been satisf ied to do, you would have Committee... The Slovenes, \helped the cause immeasurably; at least, you wouldn’t have and here is something ive ali ji Ur f n. the Vrhovnik’s and Ahacic’s, the Progar’s, Betonte’s, Davis’s and many others from Strabane were well represented... A Chat with ANTHONY RO- NAZNANILO IN ZAHVALA Tužnega srca naznanjamo sorodnikom, znancem in prijateljem žalostno vest, da je po dolgi 10 let traja¬ joči bolezni neprizanesljiva smrt pretrgala nit življe¬ nju našega soproga in očeta Antona Zaleto Umrl je 9. julija 1940; rojen je bil 31. decembra 1809 v vasi Gabrovk, fara Fužine-Zagradec na Dolenj¬ skem. Pogreb se je vršil 13. julija ob 10. uri popoldne po katoliškem obredu na pokopališče Saint Joseph, East McKeesport, Pa. Pokojni je bil član društva št. 239 SSPZ v-North Braddocku, Pa., in član društva št. 31 JSKJ v Braddocku, Pa. Najiskreneje se želimo na tem mestu zahvaliti vsem, ki ste nam stali ob strani in nam pomagali v na¬ ših žalostnih urah. Iskrena hvala društvom za čuva¬ nje in drugo naklonjenost. Najlepša hvala SSPZ za točno izplačevanje bolniške podpore in za hitro iz¬ plačano smrtnino. Srčna hvala za darovane vence dru¬ štvom 239 SSPZ in 31 JSKJ, Mr. in Mr s. Lautar, Mr. in Mrs. Vidmar, Mr. in Mrs. .lesnik, Mr. iti Mrs. Tho¬ mas, Mr. in Mrs. Roiva, Mr. in Mrs. Patton, ter Mr. in Mrs. Conahan. Nadalje srčna hvala družini Zaleto, družini Shif- ' -• obiske za časa njegove ter was out did the loser admit their defeat willingly and sportsmanlike. It is this frater¬ nal špirit and friendliness that makes these affairs most suc- cessful and promote the prog- ress of the SSPZ. Much credit is due to the gang from Indianapolis, who made the longest trip to attend our affair. From the moment they arrived until they departed they were one swell bunch. They came here with the greatest de- sire of taking home both cham- pionship trophies. Although the Pennsylvania boys sort of over- ruled their ambitions, they promised that next year they shall be at the tournament with an even greater desire and de- termination. The same has to be said for the Spartans, Utopi- ans, Pirates, Ambridge, Chal- lengers and Progressors. We hope that you ali spent an en- joyable week-end in Bridgeville, and are looking fonvard to again being hosts to that swell crowd of SSPZ BACKERS. SSPZ DAY HAPPEN1NGS IN PENNSYLAND Continued from page 6 DANICA NEWS (Continued from page 6) /ar, družini Yeram in sosedom za obisue zn L UOu - bolezni in za darovane maše. Srčna hvala vsem, ki ste dali na razpolago avtomobile in vozili brezplačno v sprevodu pri pogrebu in sploh vsem, ki ste se udeležili pogreba in ga spremili k zadnjemu kotičku na miro- dvor. Lepa hvala tudi tajniku društva št. 31 JSKJ za poslovilni govor. Za slučaj, da je katero ime izpuščeno, prosimo, da oprostite. Tebi, dragi soprog in oče pa želimo—počivaj v mi- lahka Ti bodi ameriška zemlja! ru in ŽALUJOČI OSTAIjI: Frances Zaleto, soproga: Frances Jesnik, Marg Thomas, Helen Rowa, Josephine Patton, Theresa Conaha, hčere, (Turtle Creek, Pa.); Sestra v Moundsville, W. V a., sestra v starem kraju in Vič drugih sorodnikov. Why did Jo Ambrose insist on having the negatives or pic tures taken at the picnic grounds ? * Too much beer, more than plenty of whiskey or accomo dating girls to see, that they were well taken čare of, were considered to be the downfall of the Hoosier teams. Ask Gus Zupančič, “Mutt” Dragan, and Tony Bajt. * The golf range proved to be a popular spot for the Hoosier members of the Danica and Vr¬ tec No. 9 teams, as they were ever giving exhibitions for their lady friends, in the art of hit- ting the golf bali far and straight. Yes, it pays to be a caddy some time or other. Gorshe, and many, many others of the Cleveland membership, who, usually, are first to come and last to leave a national event... A whole busload of Pirates came over from Bur- gettstown, team and ali, and made the bali grounds and the picnic grove their camping spots for the day — Except for several of the boys who have grown, some taller and others stouter, I noticed little change in appearanee and judging by the conversation and the špirit, bigger and better results are expected by them in the future (Say, how about a bowling team for the National Tournament at Indianapolis next spring) ... Marge Vajentic, Chester Ko- walski, Hannah Laurence, The Ferbežar’s and many Vrtec members were found among the constant celebrators ... The four Ambrose sisters of Stra¬ bane were very much in evi¬ dence,-as were the Dermotta’s from Library, Kvartich’s, Ple- tersek’s, Martincic’s, etc., from Bridgeville, Rozance’s 'from Houston, Unieek’s from Mead- owlands, Kramzer’s from Sy- gan, Rolibis from Coverdale, Karish and Rednak’s from North Braddock, etc., etc... Surprised was I to see Mary Klevisher of Pierce, W. Va., arm in arm with another of our better known Vrtec personali- ties, Ella Yuvancic. .. Both girls were last seen at the Na¬ tional Vrtec Festival as Rep- resentatives — I understand should be proud of, are the most easilg assimilated of the Slav people in this countrg ... JOHN BEVEC, an old school- mate of mine, attended the pic¬ nic — Hadn’t seen of talked to him for some time, although I have followed his career close- ly ever since his graduation from Penn State College more than eight years ago — He now holds the position of Deputy Treasurer of Washington Coun- You and, perhaps, others have wondered why I have not taken an open stand on the consolidation question in the Official Organ since the Convention. What I have written in the fore- going lines should be ample proof and explanation of why, I have not entangled myself in what seems to me to have been un- necessary argument and mud-slinging. Furthermore, I wish to remind you that I made my stand in debate and by motion, as ali delegates know and very well, on the Convention floor at Cleveland last May, and I see no reason why it should be intro- duced again, now that the CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT has been completed and published. To the best of my knowledge and understanding, the Agree- ment, in its present form, is based on the decisions of the lOth ty, having been appointed to ^ Re g U i ar Convention of the SSPZ, and, as such, is in proper legal the office some years ago — f orm since it was drawn up with the aid and advice of legal and Has been the leader in the con- ac tuarial authorities, and \vith the additional help of instructive struction of the sanitary sys- ^ Information and cooperation of the Insurance Department of the tem and paving of streets in, gt a te of Illinois. As far as I am able to judge, there is little left undone; it is an excellent piece of work, and vvithout a doubt a valuable document for the consolidation method of joining to¬ gether two fraternal organizations. The Committee, RUDOLPH LISCH, Chr., MIRKO G. KUHEL, Sec’y, ANDREW GRUM, FRANK PUCEL and ANTON ZAITZ, deserve commendation on their splendid work; especially, does Brother Kuhel, who had to contact the legal and actuarial sources and carry out prac- tically ali of the correspondence, deserve the major portion of credit for its early completion. Won’t you, yourself, admit that the Committee has done very well considering the difficult prob- lems it had to contend with; or haven’t you given it any serious thought, as yet? But, Avhether you have considered it or not, I hope you give it careful study before expressing your views in puhlic, in the Official Organ, at Lodge meetings, or in j ust or- dinary conversations, such as you and I had the night of the Victorian meeting earlier this month. Hoping that the concldsion of this article finds you with the thought, well-embedded in your mind, that the Consolidation Committee of the SSPZ has presented the terms of the Consoli¬ dation Agreement to the inspection of the members and officers of ali three negotiating organization (SNPJ, JSKJ and SSPZ), mittee of Arrangements for anyi and that IT Ig NQW THE SSPZ WH0 AWAITS THEIR DE- affair like the Pennsylvania j CISION. SSPZ Day and National Meet, j _ A were slow in coming, but here| they are, again, with the samet force and sincerity as they have often been given in the past —i MANY and HEARTY THANKS\ . i nr\-\mn AmTTT imimTe 4 i i or our older members, umo were bom in tthe Old Countrg. and and CONGRATULATIONS io\ J ’ nnnnDEicionDo , , „ - 77 | the (tpproacli was therefore someivhat different than it tcould be th/6 Ir jtC\J Ijriviij o cJ rCkb ^ '1/VibO 'lAJi/ii 7 , .■ i c a • 7 . , , , ,, • 7 .if the same subiect icere discussed for Amertcan-born readers. ,ngly took the responsMtiv ol, Ak \ 0 ' ^ ,. merger „ me{l J, mM in the gemraUy Strabane — Has been the sub- ject of many complimentarv editorials in the leading local and Pittsburgh papers for his exeeptional work in the social and political field. .. The Can- onsburg, Houston and Strabane people will, probablg, be glad to know that a former Canons- burg familg, the OTTO BOL- LINGER’S, won the honor of being the MOST TYPICAL CHICAGO FAMILY in a city wide contest staged during re¬ cent months ... Personally, I was glad to hear this for I worked under Otto Bollinger for nearly two years... Al¬ though, the compliments and congratulations, which are usually showered on the Com- For a Sound Merger (Continued from page 6) the NATIONAL MEET and Mary is making her home in j managed it to a very success- Pittsburgh temporarily, and hopes to make it permanent if she can find employment — Good lučk to you, Mary. . . Julia Kramzer and Margaret Eržen were spotted and spoken to a number of times and (should I do a Walter Win- ful conclusion, and to the PROGRESSORS, again, for their work in cooperation with other members and officers of accepted, not the technical, sensb .' In the latter sense, the term consolidation” would be the proper one to use. As I have stated before, comments of ang kind, be thcg in agreement or disagreement with mg vievo, are invited and voill be gladlg published. The onlg remarks I have heard so far were the Pennsglvania Federation in oral, here in Cleveland and in Pennsglvania, and ali of them staging an outstanding SSPZ j mere favorable to the viempoint expressed in the articles. Were Dag success. i those remarks representative of E. S. Lodge membership at M. T. V. I large! I voould like to know. Augus$ 21, 194,5 STRAN l. NAPREDEK DO YOU KNOW THAT - SSPZ Has Nine Modem Plans of Life Insurance for Adults and Juveniles? PROGRESS Fraternalism in Action The SSPZ paid to its members $4,000,000 benefits since organization. ‘NAPREDEK” M. Vrhovnik An Answer to Brother Joseph Drašler By Michael Vrhovnik I’m sorry my answer to your article, \vhich appeared in the English section of the “Napredek” on August 7th under the heading of “Brother Drašler Has His Say,” had to be delayed to this week’s issue. Had the So- ciety not staged its 8th National Athletic Meet at Bridgeville last Sunday in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Federation’s SSPZ Day cele- bration, and had not other important duties ! crowded my time (believe it or not), I would have seen to it that your wishes, that I EX- PRESS MY OPINION on the subject of CON- ! SOLIDATION as FRANKLY as you stated I did on the night of August 1, 1940, right after the adjournment of the Victorian meeting, were at- ; tended to in the shorest possible time. May I be so frank as to make it clear to yoU at this time, that I, probably, would not give you the satisfaction of this an- : swer and use up the space it will take, were it not for the MIS- STATEMENT which appeared in a paragraph of your article in reference to the brief conversation you and I had on that date. The mis-statement referred to reads as follows: “He (meaning me) admits, hoivever, that the merger must come about, as the entire organization has become stagnant since the Convention.” Think carefully, Brother Joe, before you answer. DID I REALLY MAKE SUCH A STATEMENT TO YOU—or, is it that you mis- understood or misinterpreted the meaning of certain parts of i our discussion, perhaps, unintentionally ? Since you did not make j use of a penci^ and pad during the course of the INTERVIEW, I shall give yoii the benefit of the doubt as to your intentions and blame your lapse of memory for the mis-statement. In my own defense, I can only state that I DID NOT MAKE SUCH A STATEMENT TO YOU OR ANY0NE, a. statement which, I consider, too ridiculous even for one who knows nothing about the true condition of our SSPZ! As for the balance of the same paragraph, I think, you have done a remarkably fine j ob of juggling words to suit your own personal views and desires. Spoken words can be misinterpreted so easily and twisted into a meaning entirely different from that intended, particularly, if the listener lacks sufficient knowledge and understanding of the subj ect under discussion, or does not possess a retentive memory, or cares not to hear well. It is quite possible that you will take the stand that you did hear rightly, and your memory, thank goodness or some other power, did not fail you on that occasion. In that čase, I’m afraid there isn’t much chance of reversing the mis-statement you credit me with, except that it will be left to the judgment of the members, your written word against mine. How- ever, the facts which appear in the following paragraphs may help to substantiate my denial . . . Right after the same meeting, I was approached by a^mem- ber of the Victorians, who is also a member of the SNPJ ap,d who happened to be with your group for a while during the meet¬ ing. He asked me in a serious tone: “What’s the matter ivith the SSPZ— Do ive really have to mer ge—Are ive going on the rocks, or ivhat?” I \vas surprised to hear the questions put to me in that manner and I answered, truthfully, in words to this effect (After you read this, Joe, you will probably jump to this conclusion: THERE, DIDN’T I TELL YOU! HE’S AGAINST THE MER¬ GER, TOO!) : THERE'IS NOTHING THE MATTER WITH THE SSPZ EXCEPT1NG THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY TOO MANY UNNECESSARY, PERSONAL ARGUMENTS BROUGHT OUT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CON SOLIDA¬ TION QUESTION, WHICH HAVE TENDED TO HARM THE SOCIETY AND THE ISSUE IT SELE . . . THE SSPZ WAS NEVER IN A BETTER FINANCIAL CONDITION THAN IT IS TODAY! IT HAS A SOLVENCY RATIO OF MORE THAN 123%, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE, SET ASIDE FOR POSSI¬ BLE LOSSES, AND CERTAIN VALUED UNLISTED AS- SETS. THE MORT ALITY RATE HAS BEEN UNDER THE 85% MARK IN FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE (5) YEARS; TRULY A REMARKABLE RECORD. ALL INSURANCE CER- TIFICATES ARE BASE D ON THE AM. EX. OF MORTALI- TY. THE MEMIIERSHIP HAS GROWN STEADILY SINCE 1934. THE SSPZ HAS PAID DIVIDENDS TO BOTH ADULTS AND JUVENILES IN 1938 AND 1939, AND IS, AGAIJ4, IN A POSITION TO DEC LARE AN OTHER IF THE C ON SOLIDA¬ TION AGREEMENT DOES NOT MEET WITH FAVORABLE APPROVAL BY THE OTHER TWO NEGOT1ATING SO- CIETIES . . . WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY STAGED (8) NATIONAL ATHLETIC MEETS IN A ROW (more than ang other Slovene Society), AND CON SOLIDATION OR NO CONSOLIDATION, WE ARE PREPARING TO HOLD THE FOURTH (4th) NA¬ TIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT AT INDIANAPOLIS IN 1941. WE HAVE TO OUR CREDIT MANY JUVENILE ACHIEVEMENTS, THE NATIONAL VRTEC CULTURAL FESTIVAL AND INTER-C1TY FESTIVALS, FOR EXAMPLE, WH1CH NO OTHER SLOVENE SOCIETIES HAVE EQUAL- LED. THE SSPZ IIAS A RECORD THAT EVERY MEMBER CAN TRULY BE PROUD OF! In the light of ali these facts, does it appear logical to you that I would say, “The merger must come about, as the entire organization has become stagnant since the Convention?” Nearly ali of the above facts were pointed out to you, too, but you failed to mention one word of it in your article. YES, I DID SAY, AND SAY SO AGAIN, THAT MOST OF THE ARGUMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL OR- GANS OF THE SSPZ AND THE SNPJ SINCE OUR CONVEN- Continued on page 5 Pcnn’a SSPZ I)ay Successful Danica News Bij Ernest Kvartich The SSPZ Day and the 8th National Softball Tournament is down in history as the second greatest SSPZ affair in West- ern Penna., second only, to the similar, but three day celebra- tion in Bridgeville back in 1938. The committee in charge, in behalf of the West. Penn’a Fed- eration and the Progressors, take this opportunity to thank every one that made this such an outstanding event. In parti- i cular we thank the Women’s| Club of Sygan, for their help in the stands, the members who worked at the bar and ticket booths, the speakerš on the pro¬ gram, the three singing socie- ties from Pittsburgh, Library, and Strabane, and last but not least the many visitors and con- testants from near and distant communities who attended in great numbers to make up the enormous crowd that witnessed the tournament and later in the afternoon attended the picnic. It was not until the early hours of the morning that the last picnicker departed and the com¬ mittee began the cleaning and checking up. I wish to congratulate the tournament winners on their victories and I’m hoping they shall prize and display their crowns in their respective com¬ munities, thereby advertising their local lodge and the SSPZ as a whole. I also want to con¬ gratulate ali who participated for their display of sportsman- ship and fair play throughout the tournament. Each and every team began and continued,,, Vatro J, Grili (This is the mrd and final article in a series of t hr . JZ ZZ Slovenian, dealing mth the gnest,on of mer mr , ZZhhas Lane eontroversial irt conneoUon mth negotiat ^ carried on by this Society mth SNPJ and JShj.j I„ our opinion there is no real reason why three of our f ra( . ernal societies tvhich are fundamentally re ated to each other,the SNPJ JSKJ and SSPZ, couldn't be Consolidated into one some. time in the near future. For some reason it may be advisable that Ule consolidation should first be lmnted to two of them; this may also be more practical, whereupon further steps should be taken for the inclusion of the thnd and of the others whose membership differs little or not at ali from the standpoint of ideas However, that such a consolidation is not only desirable but also posible, we think no seriously mmded person among us would dispute. What, then, should we have before our eyes, first of ali, in order that such an action, when and if it is consummated, should bolster up the respect of the Slovene community in America, make it morally stronger and take čare so that our cause in America will not die when Slovene speech becomes silent? I n other words, when Slovenes in America will be able to iive and endure only as a concept, as a cultural and a moral force. That this is possible, clear evidence is offered by other, older immi- grants in America who have long since ceased to exist as 1 inguis- tic groups but who have, nevertheless, left a definite imprint in the life of this country, contributed significant lines in the for- mation of its cultural, social and political development, and who, at the same time, retained their identity. (Typical examples of such groups are the immigrants from Scandinavian, German and Anglo-Saxon countries.) This isn’t important only because of ourselves, it is even more important on account of America. This isn’t a matter of nationalistic selfishness or of being in love with ourselves, as if we thought that Slovenes ahe a special or superior human breed, but the question involved here is whether we understand, or do not understand, the role given us potentially ,to contribute our share to the growing civilization of America. That's what- is at stake—no more, and no less. With nations possessing an old culture hallowed by tradi- tion, this question was never a problem. Those who belong to nations that had built empires, discovered new continents and directed the cultural course of mankind have never felt the need of learning self-confidence, which, however, is of tremendous importance in the formation of a virile character; they were born with it, so to speak, and it remained a part of them no mat¬ ter where life’s fate took them. It is different with small peoples like the Slovenes. We are burdened with a feeling of inferiority, which is nowhere so clearly shown as in our eagerness to pro- >claim that we are “proud” to be Slovenes, and in the satisfaction which it gives us to point out that someonq who is somebody is not ashamed” to be known as a Slovene or that his parents we re Slovene. To members of nations with a great past the need of being proud, or of being ashamed of their background wouldn’t even occur. Louis Adamič has written a great deal about the feel- ■ng of inferiority among the children of immigrants from Southern and Central Europe—New Americans, as he calls them and that this is no fiction will be admitted by everybody wno moves among our young people, and tries to understand and aid them in their efforts to free themselves from the psy- c rological dilemma in which they find themselve^ by reason of their background. ^ ome ^ ime ag0 we sai d that we are opposed to a merger w ich would mean nothing more than a joining of treasuries anc orne offices, in other words a merger that would merely resu in a ig insurance company, which, although it could be s iong fmancially, would be only “business.” We stili hold to tbat opinion. We believe that a great task is ivaiting our frater- n WS ’ li * me their combined poiver for an objective, seri- of m,- a U) e U lJ P lann ed educational movement for the benefit somethinfTrn lcan 'h° rn vouth. For a movement, which will be we have he ° re th ^ the haphazard amateurishness with which idea thnt 0pe < y a ing ' too long, fooling ourselves with the consitV;: jr - there is stilUtime a!id S ^ 0ne ° Vei the dam in this respect ’ ivor k that ums left undone nravi to do some of tlie ness to work, and umi 6 , ,f re ls en ougli intelligence, iviM n 9 tion, in which the bul k e ^ tandln H among us. A strong organiza- would be equal to this t ^ beop ^ e America would be joine > America itself The &S ’ no ^ ess i m Portant for us than f ()1 for it. ' n€ T ure shoiv ivhether we are big enough In unity there is n get, hovrever, that nn-urT? 1 -^^. eiy brue > indeed. We should not fn- which it is being used are 1S ene ^ c i a l only when the ends f 01 »OTE: I hoTe thJt m°° d &nd bea eficial. hept m mind, while read^a ''[ eaders °f the English section ^ (p f. hese articles, that they ivere vintt (Continued on page B)