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. -l- the Burton Powder Works at Edinburg, Pennsylvania, anc the Trojan Fowder Company at Allentown, Pennsylvania. The last three occurred within ten minutes of exch other on - November 12. They then state that curing 1941 accoraing to figures published by tne Fartford yire Insurance Company, industrial disasters caused a loss 0. 1; villion man hours. The production time lost could have -iven the United States five battle- ships, five thousand heavy bombers and sixty~five light tanks. The renaining pages of the chapter are devoted to a chronolo;ical record of mysterious accidents and disasters in 1941 which the authors feel were Axis-inspired acts of szbotage. CHAPTER VII "Counter-Sabotage" 1434 This chapter is complimentary to the FSI ana outlines the FBI's jurisaiction as indicated by the presidential Proclamation of Septenver 6, 1936, anu tne Sureauts work up to the present time. “The ONI and G-2 come into oare mention in this charter. The aathors merely state that J-2, Ohl ana the Y31 form the turee chief agencies ior combating enemy activities” in the United States. A resume of the Seor, and it says that on August 8, 1942, s while Berger received a life sentence and Dasch received thirty years in prison. . Mention is also made in this chapter of the part 4:erican labor unions have played in drawing up practical plans for conbating sabotaze in the various dei industries. it is interegtine to note the authors! rema concerning larry Briazes. 0n the est Coast, harrgfpridges, president o- the International Lonzsnoreuients anc Witu the Pacific Coast Maritime Board. Warenousenmen’s Union, ,roposec anc, joint. or Saximum Proauction in Usritime Transport oi war latericis put into effect a ‘Plan F and Supplies.'* Credit must be iven to the American press for the superb job it as done i warning azainst the lack o2 vigilence at certain industrial plants anc the ¢ sequent “laring Opportunities for savotaze. lention is again made of the newspaper and th Story which appeared Snortly ater tne burning of the Normancie. The authors offer tie following sugcestion: "The Joint vanazenent-Labor Committees, which were set ap at the request 0: War Prodcction Chief Donald Nelson, could undertake a nationwide cam:aign to enlist all war-workers in the fight azainst sabotage. These comittees coula craw upon the knowledge and experience of 11,000,000 i2en anc women in factories, railroaus, ware houses, Gocks and shipyards, who are intimate with every detail of the United States production macnine, and who could ma.e valuable recommendations for the safeguarding of war machinery and war ;roducts. An army of 11,000,000 vigilant Axerican workers could de modilized to yuard against Axis Sabotage." FART IT "Psychological Sabotage" y S: 5 Definition: "Fires, explosions, poisons and .achine wrecking are not the only cevices of Axis otage. The fascist ,owers have aevelopec snovwier eng even + aeadly wethod of cripplin: their enenies. This is :sychological savotage." Oe.