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peoples on earth, only they were utterly
free to look, listen, Judge, speak"
Hardly can 1t be expected that any
man is perfect. The President Is no
exception, and to one who felt utterly free
last week to look, listen and Judge, this
was particularly borne out in one of the
Presidents acts.
1t is Mr.. Roosevelt's right, if he
chooses, to suppress the 1899 edition of
the l. M. P. Industrial Mobilization
Plan) from public study. That he has
so chosen was announced to the Sep
tember % press conference.
Let not the Presidents sincerity be
doubted when he states that the l. M. p.
Is to be used only in a wartime emer-
gency; that We have no thought of enter
ing the conflict; that there is no advan-
tage, therefore, in publishing the plans
which would go into effect Immediately
war is declared.
What the President failed to observe
is that publicly read and publicly COM
pretended I. M. P. is one of America s
most effective war preventives.
The I. M. P. and co-ordinated mobili-
zation plans blueprint the Nations war
time economy Though not law in
itself, the I. M. P. decides what use will
be made of you and me, of our money,
of the baker next door and his business.
of every individual and enterprise and
dollar in the Nation, the moment war is
declared. The latest l. M. P. prior to
the new edition was printed in 1896,
made available to the public, and sold
by the Government Printing Office at
Washington for Is cents.
To the horrors of war abroad the I. M
P. and co-ordinated M-Day measures
add the disaster of semi dictatorship at
home. They decree how an individual
of fighting age automatically will be en-
listed in the Army without voice or VOL
untary action the moment war starts;
how the Government will fix the prices
and regulate the production Of food
clothing, everything; how incomes may
be taxed up to SO per cent, and profits up
to 100 per cent; how wages will be fixed
by presidential proclamation; how the
press, the radio and the movies will be
censored and personal liberty destroyed.
This much is known partially from a
study of the old 1886 edition of the I. M.
P. I think 1t in the public interest to be
able to study the revised 1899 edition.
What has been added? What omitted?
To individuals who remember well that
a peaceful America is strengthened and
dignif1ed America, the I. M. p, in this
correspondents opinion, is a red light
which should not be hidden.
October S. MARYLAND MAEAFTEY.
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THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trnce1ueu.

Turn the pampered house cat out Of
doors, at once it reverts to the wild. Let
us not blame 1t too severely II it acts
then as wild animal. OF course 1t does! 4!
Nature sees to that.
~ X X
The wild bird in the yard is as wild
as If 1t were in a huge forest and had
never heard the sound of human voice.
1t is an opportunist. If food is there,
1t will eat 1t. II food remains plentiful,
the bird will stay-except sometimes
but this does not mean it will not fly
away II 1t cannot find food.
So no one need worry about them.
They can and do take care of them
selves. Dogs need attention-often more
than they get from their so-called
"masters"-but birds handle themselves.
Put out all the food you want to, 1t
will in no way ruin the birds for finding
more natural placements of their ia
vorite foodstuffs. After all, seeds and
grains are eminently natural, wherever
the songsters find them.
**&*
find them strangely absent at this sea-
son, or at any time, for that matter,
would do well to keep a watch for some
natural enemy.
A hawk is one.
An owl is another.
A cat is another.
Man is another.
A purple grackle is another.
These are not all. Dogs may function
as enemies, at times, depending upon
the dog
But these are enough to work on. A
persistent pigeon hawk, lowering in the
nelghborhood, will drive all small birds
from even the best-stocked feeding sta
ton.
An owl which takes up its residence
IN a community, although unseen by
man, will drive away all songsters
A surprising number of friends of birds
also are friends of cats.
These manage to feed the wild birds
without their cats harming them.
But sometimes cat which pays no
attention to the BIRDS but watches them
mildly from the back porch, may sud-
denly turn upon them, or at least pre-
tend to.
1t may be found that the cat is trying
to enforce something it desires. There is
cat psychology, as we'll as human psy-
chology. These creatures often evolve
little schemes of their own to get their
wishes.
1t may be found that the cat is merely
trying to get his dinner ahead of time.
He really doesn't want birds for his
dinner-they are too much trouble to
eat! He wants beef or salmon, depend
ing upon whether he is beef cat or q
salmon cat. No, they are not the same
Satisfy the greedy four legged animal,
and the greedy two-legged ones on wings
will be left in peace.
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There is Q period at this time Of year
when birds are very shy at feeding sta

There is Q period at this time Of year
when birds are very shy at feeding sta
tions.
|. Requests have come in for an ex-
PLANTATION here. We do not know II
there is any general explanation Of this
phenomenon.
Perhaps migration Is "in the air." end
wild birds generally feel the results Of
these flying currents of feathered folk.
Even such permanent residents as
English sparrows and cardinals are shy
feeders at garden stations during the
last two weeks of September and the
first two weeks of October.
s* X X
Those who establish feeders for the
first time, therefore, should not worry
If they are not largely attended.
Lawn grass is going to seed for one
thing. This means that wild birds of va
rious species are attracted by these quite
fresh seeds.
Mixed seed, 1t must be remembered, is
the basis of all wild bird feed mixtures.
No such seed will ever be as fresh, as
crammed with vital qualities, as the
ones just matured on the living plant.
Even when a feeding station is well
partonized in the autumn, there will
always be scores of seed-eating birds
which prefer to scatter through the
grass to get their meals.
10 IN l,n Ic
in autumn, before starting south. This
will account for lesser number at g.
feeder in yard, but it will not explain
the almost lack which sometimes pre-
walls.
Can 1t be that parent birds are COM
pelling the youngsters to go out on their
own to learn to hunt for food while
there is yet plenty Of it in the woods?
This is nice theory, which may have
something to it. Those who have ca
tered to bird life for many years feel
quite certain that there is no chance
whatever of spelling" them, in the hu-
man sense.
Even though they seem quite tame,
birds are still quite wild. This is a
fundamental TACT, without which feed
ing might lead to their undoing, by
making them unable to find food for
themselves.
X X
The idea that some such calamity may
come to the songsters, through intensive
feeding in the yard, Is one which often
occurs to newcomers to the sport.
There is really nothing to 1t, but it is
easy to see how it might arise in human
minds which do not credit nature with
any intelligence.
The minds of the creatures are diff
ferent from human minds, but they work
in perfectly rationalistic way, with
sufficient force never to lose, in the in
dividual tiny lifetime, any of the in
stincts which have been built up through
thousands of years.
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Points to Contradiction
In American Conduct.
To the Editor OF The Star:
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 tho Eoltor OF Inc Stf:
We pirate of Christianity, sit supinely
while American-made bombs are being
dropped on the heads Of Chinese women
and babies
We chant Lead, Kindly Light" and
then proceed to help light the world with
blazing gunpowder and bursting bombs.
Dividends from munition makers are
deposited In collection plates while we
piously sing psalms.
Our President decides it is time to
smash the neutrality law in order that
we may supply munitions to warning ma
tions, providing they pay "cash."
A so-called civilization that thrusts
cash" to the front, while the Christ is
relegated to the rear, will not endure.
A CRY FOR CHRISTIANITY.
October :.
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Cash and Garry" Held
Unwise in Pacific.


To the Editor OF The Star:
May venture to ask you to give some
space to consideration of the possible
effect of the pending legislation regard
ing the repeal of the arms embargo, the
adoption of CASH -and-carry or credit
and-carry plan and the curtailing of the
activities OF our merchant marine, on our
position in the Pacific? 1t appears to me
that the attention of our people has been
SO concentrated on what is happening in
Europe that we have become almost OBJ
livious to what is going on in Asia and
what is likely to happen in the Pacific,
particularly as regards Japan and
Russia.
Since spent many years of my life in
the Pacific and have Travelled in the Far
East as we'll as in the South Seas includ-
ing the Philippines and New Zealand,
the situation which confronts us prob
ably gives me slant which is at variance
with majority of my fellow country
men, but which I ardently hope they will
consider, even if they disagree.
At present Japan has not declared
war on China. although she has been
at war with China for more than a
year because the absence of declara-
ton Of war has worked to her ad-
vantage on the whole. 1t has permitted
her to buy whatever she could on the
Pacific Coast including an enormous
amount of scrap iron, which has sup
alc fNr rctn 1,n I,,y,
ing airplanes and munitions and has
used them to hurt the Chinese, although
at present it appears that the admin
istration has requested our airplane
manufacturers to sell her no more.
AS soon as we repeal the arms en-
barge and adopt the h-and-carry
plan, Japan will stand to gain by ad-
mitting she is at war with China. She
can then declare blockade of all
Chinese ports, which will hurt England
and France and help her. That will
prevent all of our trans-Pacific ships
from carrying anything to the Far East
except to Manila and we must make
sure that no goods shipped to Manila
are intended for China. We shall hand
over to the Japanese all our trade with
Asia, as well as New Zealand and Austria
liza to say nothing of Tahiti and other
French and British islands. The blockade
will not accomplish all of this; but the
provision that no American ships can
trade to ports of nations that are at
war will do it. In other words we re-
Inquish all Pacific carrying trade to
Japan.
Britain and France are too busy on
the Atlantic and the Mediterranean to
prevent Japan and Russia from using
the Pacific lanes for any purpose they
choose. When we repeal the arms en-
barge and adopt cash. and carry as a
neutral state, we invite Japan and Russia
to cross the Pacific with gold and silk
and buy the best airplanes in the world
and other munitions to be used in con-
luering Asia and driving England and
France out of the Far East. We cannot
refuse to sell them munitions on the
Pacific If we offer to sell to all corners
on the Atlantic. Do we really want to
enable Japan to dominate the Pacific
with our arms and airplanes? As long
as the embargo is law we can prevent 1t.
But not after we repeal it.
October 8. HIRAM BINGHAM.
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It is hoped that Hitler, often de-
nounced in chronological terms, may
prove to be insect Of the type that
gives one tremendous, vicious sting,
but loses its stinger In the process.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Present World Situation
Calls for Prayer.

To the Editor Of The Star:
and let us remember that all
the forces Of war are futile against the
power Of God" Consoling words from
a Sunday sermon, which should make
us remember the very practical neces-
sity for prayer, always, but especially
in the present suffering from war. Who
knows but what God inflicts senseless
war on the world for the very reason
that He has to shake us out Of our
lethargy every so often to wake us up
to the necessity Of prayerl It would
be well for US all to make full use Of
this greatest weapon Of all!
October 4 ISABEL MOORE.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

September 20 was the 150th birth
day anniversary of the United States
Army. Kind Of stunted for its age,
If you ask us.
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
Dear the name and address OF
the ,Driter, although the use OF
a psendonym for publication is
permissible. Please be brieti
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Full Lights on Industrial
Mobilization Plan Asked.
To the Editor Of The Star:
It Is stated today in popular maga-
zine that last week the people watched
the President, and that "of Ill the great
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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication Of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
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Evening star., 1939-06-23
before the House Judiciary Com

before the House Judiciary Com
mittee.
Some supporters of the Hatch bill
have questioned whether it was the
intention Of the Judiciary Commit
tee to permit the measure to come
to vote in the House.
If Senator Hatch succeeded in
adding his proposed restrictions to
the relief bill 1t would force the
House to consider them.
AS introduced yesterday, his
amendment would prohibit any per-
son employed by any Federal de-
partment or agency from using "his
official authority or influence for
the purpose of interfering with an
election or affecting the result
thereof.
1t also would direct that mo
employe of the Federal Government
or any agency or department thereof
shall take any active ra7s in po-
litical management or in political
campaigns. All such persons shall
retain the right to vote as they
may choose and to express their
opinions on all political subjects
Violations of the regulations would
be punishable by immediate" re-
moval from office.
Exempted from the regulations
would be the President, Vice Presi-
dent, presidential employees, mem
bers of Congress and congressional
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Ickes Establishes
New Coal Division

An order issued by Secretary of
the Interior Ickes today established
a Bituminous Coal Division in his
Office, effective July !, to take over
the functions of the National Btu
minous Coal Commission, abolished
under President Roosevelt's first re-
organization plan.
The duties Of the division will be
vested in director, who will report
directly to Secretary Ickes and as
sist in winding up the affairs
of the old commission. The new
division takes over all the powers
vested under the Bituminous Coal
Act of April 26. 1887.
I. Secretary Ickes' order did not
name director or members of the
division. This will be done, it was
said, in the next few days.
For several weeks Mr.. Ickes has
been using the services of Dan H.
Wheeler, associate director of the
P. w. A. Projects Division, as a
iaison officer in making inquiries
about the old coal commission. 1t
is possible Mr.. Wheeler will be
made director of the new setup.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Dunbar, First and N streets NV
The white junior high classes will be
held at Powell. Hiatt place and Park

Dunbar, First and N streets NV
The white junior high classes will be
held at Powell. Hiatt place and Park
road NV, and Hine at Seventh and
c streets Sc, while the colored
classes will meet in the Garnet
Patterson Junior High at Tenth
and U streets NV.
White elementary schools to be
used are the Addison, F. street be-
tween Wisconsin avenue and Thirty
third street NV; Blair, 1 street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh NE;
Brown, Connecticut avenue and Nc
Kinley street NV; Buchanan
Thirteenth and E streets Sc; Bur-
roughS, Eighteenth and Monroe
NE; Emery, Lincoln road near S
street NE; Fairbrother, Tenth and
E streets S.W.; Park View, Warder
and Newton streets NV: Wallach,
Seventh and D streets Sc; Webb,
Fifteenth and Rosedale NE; West,
Farragut near Fourteenth street
NV, and the Webster Americana
zation School, Tenth and H streets
NV.
To make up for Tuesday, July 4,
the schools will be in session Satur-
day. July 5. it was announced.
Classes will also be held at the
following colored elementary schools: =:
Bell, Second and Virginia avenue
S.W.; Burrville. Division avenue
NE; John F. Cook, P street between
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Politics in Naming
Stote Physicians Hit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 23--Appoint-
ment OF physicians for companies in
sured through the State Industrial
Accident Commission should be
made by a disinterested group, Frank
F. Luthardt, Democratic member of
the commission, recommended.
He suggested yesterday appoint
ments be made from a list prepared
by the medical and chirurgical fac
uity to eliminate any and all sus-
picion of political preferment."
Commission records showed that
Is physicians earned from Yi 900 to
$11,948 in medical fees from their
appointments last year. DR.. Joseph
G. Laukaitis, brother Of William F.
Laukaitis, former Republican chief
magistrate of the Baltimore Traffic
Court, earned 11,948. DR.. Hubert T.
Gurley, former automobile coroner,
drew $8,604
DR.. H. Edmund Levin, brother of
Albert Levin, special assistant to the
attorney general, was paid 1929.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Concert Will Be Given
At Temple Dedication

Sylvia Kaplowitz, concert accor-
dionist, and eight girls comprising
her Kilt Accordionettes will present
short concert at dedication festiv-
tiles of the New Eastern Star Tenn
pie, 2600 Sixteenth street NV, at
pm. tomorrow.
The group includes Bernadette
Crouch, Antoinette Charahus, Leona
Marans. Gertrude Belts, Elizabeth
Bickford, Harriet Okum, Iris Gras-
sci and Ruth Buchanan.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Hatch 10 Try 70 Attach
His Political ACTIVITY
Ban 10 Relief Bill
Hopes House Action
Meantime Will Obviute
Amendment, However
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, served notice yesterday he
would attempt to attach to the re-
lief bill the principal provisions of
his measure restricting political ac-
tivity by Federal employees.
Offering an amendment to be
considered when the relief bill comes
up in the Senate, the New Mexico
Senator expressed the hope, how
ever, that House action in the mean
time would make the amendment
unnecessary.
He referred to the possibility of
prior House consideration of his
bill. which was approved by the
Senate in April and is now pending
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Summer School
In 26 Buildings
Will Open Ju|y3
Glasses for White and
CoIored Children to
Adjourn August II

Summer school for both the white
and colored pupils of the District
will open in 26 school buildings July
3 and will continue through August
IL.
General information is available
at the Franklin Administration
Building, Thirteenth and K streets
NV, but detailed questions should
be submitted to the directors, it was
stated. They are E. j. Lockwood of
the white divisions, at Central Hign
School, and C. o. Lewis of the COL
ored divisions, at the Shaw Junior
High, :
The white senior high summer
sessions viii re held at Roosevelt
High School, Thirteenth and Upshur
streets NV, and the colored at
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First and North Capitol streets NV;
Garrison, Twelfth street between r
and S NV; Giddings, Third and
G streets Sc; Lovejoy, Twelfth and
D streets NE; Morgan. Eighteenth
and v streets NV; Mott, Fourth
and w streets NV, and the Phil
lips. N street between Twenty -sev-
enth and Twenty eighth streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Firm Buys Tunkers

To insure that it's fuel supplies
will not be interrupted by any pos
sible war in Europe, a large steam
snip company in Argentina is buying
additional tankers to transport its
fuel from the West Indies to the
River Plate.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Windsors to Visit Spoin

BARCELONA, June % R.-A
semi official report said today that
the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
would visit Spain in July, arriv-
ing at Barcelona on a private yacht
about July Is,
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employees, heads and assistant heads
of executive departments and Of
ficers appointed by the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Mercury to Fall
7ooChMy3 81
Tonight

Winter is going to have one last
fling tonight.
The Weather Man, his teeth chat
tering little, announced that the
thermometer would drop to 80 de-
grees or Whereabouts tonight, which
is freezing in April, the same as in
December.
At am. today, the mercury
reached low of As, then rallied to
reach 81 by 10 am. 1t started Drop
ping again, however, hitting 50 at
1890 pm.
A heavy frost is scheduled to &C
company the wintry blast tonight.
Tomorrow the Weather Bureau said,
will feature slowly rising tempera-
lures.
CHICAGO, April IL (R).-Abnor-
mally low temperatures prevailed
over most of the Nation east of the
Rocky Mountains today.
The coolest spots we're Park Falls,
Wis; Bemidji, Mimi, and Aberdeen,
S. OAK, each with above zero. The
mercury dropped to the low EOS
in Northern Ohio and q blizzard
whipped that section, including
Cleveland.
New York City had = low & %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
DuIodier Will State Policy
In Mediterranean Tomorrow
Cabinet O. KS Declaration; Fleet
Speeds to Secret Destination

statement. The premier declared 1t
would be a very brief communique,
defining the French position exactly.
The final draft of the declaration
was to be agreed upon later today
in conference between M. Daladier
and Foreign Minister Georges Bon
net.
The foreign minister made ar
r ngements to receive William c..
Bullitt, United States Ambassador,
and Sir Eric Phipps, British Am
bassador, before his talk with M.
Daladier.
It was not yet decided at what
hour the premier would issue the
statement.
Sources close to the government,
however, UNDERSIGNED it as "excep-
tionally important and emphasized
that it would be made the same day
as Prime Minister Chamberlain
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