TANKS FOR THE SOVIET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 74, 24 September 1941, Page 8

TANKS FOR THE SOVIET

SUCCESS OF APPEAL

BRITAIN BREAKS RECORDS

(Rec. 2 p.m.)

RUGBY, Sept. 23

The following message was sent today to the Minister of Supply, Lord Beaverbrook, in Moscow from representative workers in the Midlands tank factories:—"We, representing the workers of the Midlands factories making tanks, pledge ourselves to break all records from now on in aid of our comrades in Russia. Our first tank this week was named by M. Maisky 'Stalin/ to whom, representing the workers and soldiers of Soviet Russia', we send greetings and the assurance of all help for our common victory." Reports coming into the Ministry of Supply on the second day of the great "Tanks for Russia" week indicate that the tank factories are working at higher pressure than, ever before to implement Lord Beaverbrook's promise to give all aid to our ally. HOLIDAY POSTPONED. At one' factory over 2000 workers were due for two days' holiday immediately following the tank week in lieu of the Whitsun holiday, throughout which they worked without a stop. Following Lord Beaverbrook's appeal, however, these workers have volunteered to postpone this holiday indefinitely so that ,the flow of tanks for Russia may gain increasing momentum. From the manager of another factory engaged in making tanks come reports today that, judged on the output of the first two days, production is likely to be stepped up by at least 10 per cent. —and this in a factory which has already been working a full 6£-day week, with a very great measure of overtime. WORKING DAY EXTENDED. Another tank plant was able to report that already the full working day had been further extended, and from other workers in the north-west and the Midlands news is coming in, hour by hour, of enthusiastic workers extending the greatest war production drive that this country has ever seen. —8.0. W.