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Evening star., 1939-11-02
Roosevelt Praises
U.S.H.A. Work for
||I-Housed Poor
Letter Read by Strous
In Broadcast During
Anniversary Program

A letter from President Roosevelt
congratulating the United States
Housing Authority for providing de-
cent shelter for the ill-housed poor
in "the American way of doing
things" was read by Administrator
Nathan Straus last night over a
national radio hookup.
The broadcast originated at the
Willard Hotel where the U. S. H. A.
was celebrating its I'd birthday an
niversary. Senator Robert F. Wag-
ner, Democrat, of New York and
Representative Henry B. Steagall,
Democrat, of Alabama, one of the
sponsors of the United States Hous-
ing Act, also spoke.
The Presidents letter read:
"The I'd anniversary Of the
United States Housing Authority is
an occasion for real celebration.
During these two years we have seen
an idea develop into a reality. An
insistent idea that the ill-housed
poor must be provided with decent
shelter and that unsafe dwellings
must be eliminated has merged into
the reality of finished projects, of
decent low-rent homes being con-
structed, of miserable, substandard
novels being demolished.
1T Is this satisfaction in knowing
that a long-felt need is being met,
which, to my mind. highlights your
I'd anniversary. This is the DEM
ocratic way, this the American way
Of doing things.
1T gives me great pleasure to
extend to you and through you to
the local housing authorities and
their staffs, and local, city, county
and State officials throughout the
country, my best wishes and an
assurance of my appreciation of the
work being DONE"
Representative Steagall, who is
sponsoring new legislation continu-
ing U. S. H. A. appropriations in the
next session of Congress as chairman
of the Banking and Currency Com
mittee of the House, praised the
housing program.
The bill now pending, he said,
definitely earmarks $20O,O00,O0O for
funds to be used exclusively for
housing in the rural sections. This
program should be continued, con-
servatively but constructively, and
in contemplation of ultimate reform
of existing conditions" Mr.. Steagall
said. He declared the housing en-
deavor was justified socially, NOR
allv and ecOn0n1ica11v
Mr.. Straus was host at a press
party in celebration of the I'd
anniversary.
Evening star., 1939-11-02
$50 prs. Mems Orig.
Soc FAMOUS
MAKE HOSE
3 pr. 7ye 29c

Stripes, clock effects. figures
and plaids. Lisles, lisle-and-
silks and isles.
Sizes 10 to II.
s Mems Osig. $500 Silk Knit
ted Tie and Suspender Sets.
Matching coloys $1.39
IS boxes Mems Orig. 3 for
S1.00 White Linen Initial
Handkerchiefs. Initials A. D,
Z, G, H, J, N. p. r. T. W.
; for 25c
7 Mems Orig. $3.50 Famous
Make Bamboo Shade Pleated
Shirts. Sizes 151a 16 and
1871 $1.1o
3 Mems Orig. S2.5e and $3.50
Wool-and- Cotton Unionsuits.
60% wool and 40% cotton in
size 56. $50 wool and $50
cotton in size ~ --$l.69
I Mems Orig. $500 An-Wool
Unionsuits and pndershirts; 2
unionsuits in size 46, 2 UNDER
shirts in size 42-----.$2.49
- Mems Orig. $3.50 Famous
Make Tuxedo Shirts. Collar
attached in sizes IA, 141a, Is,
1914 and 16 ------S1.eo
- Mems Orig. S1.ee Imported,
H . n d-M . d e Handkerchief.
Pure linens in hand-blocked
patterns .----------.3 $50
1s Mems Orig. Sl.s5 and S2.s5
Gloves. Suedes, capeskins and
suedes. Slightly soiled. Odd
tThe MANS Store. Main Floor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Bancroft Auditorium
Will Be Dedicated

The new $4,000 auditorium of the
Bancroft elementary school, Eigh-
teenth and Newton street, NV, will
be dedicated at 8 pm. Tuesday
when Engineer Commissioner David
McCoach, jr., will present the keys
to Miss Elizabeth Andrews, school
principal.
Charles Drayton of the Board
OF Education, Robert L. Haycock,
assistant superintendent of schools,
and DR.. Julia L. Hahn will speak.
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Round Trip Flight
Booked for Juunt
10000 Feet Up

what is the air fare from
Washington to an altitude Of
10000 feet?" was the question
put to Tom Lindsey Of United
Air Lines by a prospective pas
senger yesterday afternoon at
mis- Office in the Shoreham
building.
The Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority's fare tariff schedule for
scheduled airlines does not
cover flights over a vertical
course so Mr.. Lindsey called
Bill Payne, who operates air
tours from Washington Airport.
Mr.. Payne quoted a rate of
$50 either for a one-way or
round-trip passage. The pas
senger said he would buy the
round-trip, with no stopovers.
Evening star., 1939-11-02
50 Orig. 7.95 10 ID
Jr. Miss Dres}
3.97

Crepes, woods, checks,
and color combinations.
time types .. for bus
school, dates. Some d
King exclusives incl}
Broken si1es Q to II.
IS Orig. 1885 70 1895 4
Dresses -. High shades
dark crepes; rayon and |
mostly one Of . kind. BJ
sizes, 8 to 15.--------1
: Orig. 1885 Sports suits
Tailored and dressmaker {
and combinations. Sizes
IS Orig. 1885 to 1895 yr.
Suits Sports, martial
and wardrobe suits. Word
stripes, tweeds. Sizes !
~ ------------
10 Orig. 1885 Winter 81
Coats -. Fitted styles In |
ti-color tweeds. Sizes 1
is
(Young Washingtonian Oh
Third Floor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Sc to 81
Slips and Gowns
2 for ST.

Rayon crepes and rayon satins;
lace trimmed and tailored. Full
length gowns. Slips, fitted,
with adjustable shoulder
straps.
20 Orig. - Hand Made Silk
P1nties $1.0O
80 Orig. s. Hand Made Silk
Slips $1.39
Is Orig. s. Lace Trimmed
Gowns Weighted silk
satin --- S1.s9
- Orig. - Costume Slips
Silk and rayon; fitted
styles y $1.19
50 Orig. 75c Knitted Vests !.
Famous make; mixture Of
wool, cotton, silk 49c
. Orig. $2.2S Cotton Pajama
Ensembles 2-pc. pajama
md robe ----------- 3l.ee
. Orig. e Cotton Corduroy
1s3smas :. Broken sizes $1.4S
Is Orig. l.SS Costume Slips -.
rayon: nationally famous
WbAe
Uinssris. Map Hoor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Girls Original lis
Wash Dresses
&c

Only 10! Crisp cotton dresses
that tub easily, keep their
bright, clear colors through
many launderings: Sizes Z to
II.
eOrig. 81 Tap Dance Set.
Sizes 8 to IA $50
1Orig. $2 Check Pleated
Skirts. Black and white.
Sizes Il and 16 - 7Sc
/ eOrig. 81 and s. Raysn
Crepe Dresses. Sizes 10
and IL 79c
3e-Orig. S1.l5 to S1.5s Cotton
Blouses. Sizes 10 to 16, &c
2S-Orig. 81 and s. All-woel
Sweaters ------.0 0Sc
12-Ofig. @l.1S Wash Dresses
and Cettsn Knit Sweaters.
Broken SiSes ---------z5c
le-Orig. Sl.1s Wash Dresses.
Sizes Z to Il $780, 67e
(oirls' Departmeqsl second Floor.
Ths 4ecA Col
Evening star., 1939-11-02
100 Orjf. 81 10 z.
DRESSES.
LOO

Spun rayons, rayon print
solid color rayon a1
Broken sizes and eolors.
80 Orig. $3.50 to S7.s5 Dr|
Rayon crepes and rayo,|
pacas; l piece woods a
few prints In the group. ID
sizes; misses and wonaen|
IS Orig. $1.1s to $1.ss Dr|
Sheer cotton dresses
Hooverettes. Broken SIZED
colors. e for 81. Each|
10 Orig. $13.95 Wool Coa
Suits. Some with fur d
trimming. Misses Sizes !
Is Orig. $7.s5-S10.s5 d
Frocks. Rayon crepe and
fabrics. Misses sizes
tThrift Dress shop. Third j
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Veterans Plan Dance

The annual autumn dance Of the
District Chapter of the Rainbow
Division Veterans will be held at
the Indian Spring Country Club
Saturday at 10 pm.
Evening star., 1939-11-02
at lOc
LUGGAGE

IL Women's Orig. $3.50 Leath.
er bound, striped Canvas Ov.
ernight Cases. Grey or brown
stripes, rayon lining ---$3.8S
S Women's Orig. $10.95 Cow
hide Overnight Cases. is, 10
and 81 inch sizes S6.95
l Woman's $1,000 Brown
Striped Canvas Hat and Shoe
Case. Topgrain cowhide
bound, fine rayon lining $s.s5
(The Hecht Co., Luggage,
Second Floor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
80 Mems Orig. IS and 56
Famous Make
Golf Woods
l.29

Complete your set with one Of
these famous woods. Num-
bers 3 and 4 only.
50 Mems Orig. $1.es "Plio-
hlm" Short Rain Jackets. For
travelling, fishing, golfing.
Folds up to small package.
Transparent. Small, medium.
large sizes Sc
IL Mems Orig. $500 Corduroy
Bush Jackets. Tan, brown and
blue in a good range Of sizes,
Sl.S9
6 Mems Orig. $3.s5 "Abdolere"
Abdomen Bracers. Sizes 46. 4s
and so only $500 slice
3 Mems Orig. $S.s5 Sheep
lined, Blue Moleskin Coats,
Worumb bo collars, double
breasted. Size 80 only $3.50
(1he Hecht Co. Mems Sport shop.
Main F1oor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
at SIC
Originally SIIS to $I9S

Cotton Bath Robes
Rayon Princess Slips Sc
Rayon Faille Dutch Bonnets,
SIC
Polo Shirts and Socks Set, SIC
10 Orig. $1.59 Hot Plates SIC
eBabies' Orig. S1.99 White
Rayon Crepe De Chine
OO8t8 04C
: Orig. $5.S5 All-Wool North
Star Bath Robes es---$2.88
I Orig. S7.S5 Hospital Wrap
pers and Bonnet Set. Pink
rayon satin. Soiled-
Evening star., 1939-11-02
HOUSECOAT,

IL Orig. $2.99 Housecoats
Cottons and spun rayons
10 Orig. 81 Housecoats
Checked cottons-----
Is Orig. $500 Robes .. F
mel and quilted styles
(Housecoats. Third Floor
Evening star., 1939-11-02
10 Orig. 1875 Miss
SPORTS COA1
8.47

All-wool tweeds; mostly rel
styles. One or two Of q k|
Sizes IL to 18.
IL Orig. 1885 Reversible C(
All-wool tweeds with |
ton gabardine reverse. 81
IL to 20--
3 Orig. 1895 Furred D|
Coats =. Julliard all-I
fabric; grey With dne &
caracul collar and pocket tt
Sizes II, IA, 16. One-third
(Thrift Coat Shop. Third I'd
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Misses Dressy
and Jacket Type
BlOuses
Less than half price!
l.29

Special purchase ($3 and $3.50
values) combined with models
taken from our own stock
for this particular event!
Limited quantity! Lame types.
metal shot crepes, rayon taf-
fetas and crepe blouses. Nicely
detailed. Sizes 80 to 40 In
group, but not in every style.
81 Orig. 3l.ls sueded Rayon
Jackets with hi-School
emblems. Beige color. Broken
sizes 800
% Orig. SEC Women's Neck.
wear. White pique, lace.
High and low necklines- ESQ
81 Orig. Sl.ls Raysn Crepe
Blouses. Broken sizes. Tailor
ed types 30e
II Orig. 81 Misses Neckwear
-. piques. velveteens, lanes,
eLc. ---.---- S8c
zoo Orig. 10c Women's Hand.
kerchiefs -. pastel and white
with embroidery. All pure
linen. Some large sizes lie
HsckSs:r H.,r and nd IAankies.
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Just 81 Orig. I9S
FELT HATS
LOO

Half price on just "a /
Brims! Turbans! Sports
dressy. Black and colors.
(Millinery. Third Floor. ]
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Famous Make 81 to Sis
SILK HOSIERY
CSC

Makers name on every pair,
but we may not advertise 1t
at this low price! 2-thread,
3-thread and some 7-thread
service weight. Makers dis
continued colors but
they're wanted Fall shades.
Limited quantity.
$50 Prs. CSC and 79c Chiffon
Hose 4-thread walking
sheer ---2 PR. 81
$50 Prs. Orig. Sc and soc
Sports Socks Fine Isle.
Also all-wool socks in good
range of colors and sizes,
1 prs. 81
tHosiery. Main Hoos.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
II Orig. 1925 to 1925
Better Dresses
1895

Rayon crepe and wool street
frocks. Recent purchase .
but color and size ranges are
broken hence the reduce
tion. Black and colors.
mostly misses sizes a few
women's.
9 Orig. SIS and 1885 Costume
Suits ,. rayon and wool full
length fitted coats. Black,
stone blue, grape. Goats warm
ly interlined. Sizes IL to Is.
SIS
10 Orig. 1895 Formal Gowns
Rayon satins, laces and
net combinations. Cut OH the
train, If you choose and have
an evening dress. Sizes 10 to
10 l0.SS
(Detter Dress Shop. Third Floor,
Evening star., 1939-11-02
So Orig. IS Rne.Forns
FOUNDATIONS
l.95

Also Rite-Form Girdles. Some
foundations with inner belts.
Sizes 20 to 80 and SO to II,
IS, Is, 48 and so.
II Orig. 7.5o Rite-Form Foun-
dations and Girdles. Sizes 20,
80 and 40 - 2.S5
II Orig. 80 Flexee and Art
lastique Foundations and Cir
dies. Sizes ~, "a, IS and
- Orig. S Artlastique Foun-
dations and Girdles. Sizes
~, 20, 80. Foundations sizes
SO, -, 36 and 3D----$1.S5
tcorset Dept. Third Fpor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
81 Orig. 81 Leathe
III AN ID b AG
LOO

Calf and suede; black
brown. Assorted styles.
81 Orig. II Pastel Color I
I Orig. 80 Leather r
Case Damaged -
3 Orig. $2 Leather Binfold
lee Orig. S3.ee Lsather
Suede Rags -------------
tHandbass. Main Floor,
Evening star., 1939-11-02
10 Prs. Mems ORR.
S. CREPE and
DRESS SHOES
l.24

Rough crepe soles for sports
and leather soles for dress.
Tans and blacks in broken
sizes.
80 prs. Mems Orig. $5.75 Shoes.
Tan or black leather grains
and brown kidskins. Broken
(The Hecht Co.. MANS Store.
Main Floor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Young Washinefonian
6.75 SHOES
2.95

Taken from regular .stockl
Gabardine, patent and calf.
Pumps, step-ins and ties.
High and low heels: open and
closed toes; dress and street
styles. Sizes 81 to . in the
group. Just 121 pairs at this
special price.
"a Prs. Orig. 1.l9 House Slip.
pers =. Printed rayon: leath-
er soles. Black. blue and wine.
Small and large sizes only. 5Sc
(Women's Shoes, Main Foor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Girls Orie. 81 Boadoir
Slippers ISL

Only 80 pairs in all! Leather
sole, boudoir shoes in red or
blue velvet with matching
heels. Sizes 8 to 8.
IS prs. 81 Jr. Miss Straps and
Oxfords. Broken sizes and
styles ---------$1
Is prs. Boys $3.50 Leather
Soled Barge Oxfords. Broken
sizes 8 to 6-----$l.9l
(Children's Shoes. Second Floor,
The Hecht Coz
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Originally 81 to l.l9
Tots and Baby
Needs 38c

Including blouses, chenille
capes, cotton gabardine shirts,
jackets and slacks.
Evening star., 1939-11-02
FRIDAY RE-

Hecht Month over Amonth which greatest savings
odds and Month saes We're Offering them to
ageat bargain Friday Look this carefully Read
Evening star., 1939-11-02
20 Orig. 2.95 to 4.9S
G. l. o G. X s
LOO

Imported cuckoos, electrics,
wind models and kitchen
clocks.
l Orig. 1859 Automatic Elec.
tric Clock . 3.95
1 Orig. sos Leather Bound
Travel Clocks 3o5
4 Pr. Orig. SO Rhinestone
CI1pS ------------- IS
3 Orig. SO Stone Set Brace
50 Orig. 81 to 80 Jewelry
Rhinestone pins and clips,
dress combs for your bag, stars
OF David, 10 Commandment
Pendants ------ $50
(Clocks. Jewelry. Main Noor.)
Evening star., 1939-11-02
IS Orig. 1925 Miss,
Reversible COs
500 .

HerringbOne tweeds with r
foe processed gabardine or
verse side. Wine, green,
tones. Sizes IL to Is.
2 Orig. 2s.s5 Spring Coat
Navy, size IL, and beige,
2-29.95 3-Pc. Box Top|
Suit. Brown herringbone. 4
II to 14---------------$1
4 Orig. 1895 MAn-Tail
Suits WOMEN'S size
41h and 431z----------J
(Better Coat Hhop. Third J
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Boys Orig. 3.99 and 4.99
WEARABLES
l.49

Boys sweaters most Of
them with suede fronts. Wool
ski pants. All wool melton
jackets. Quantities limited in
all cases 30 be here bright
and early.
(BoyS Furnishings. Second Floor,
The Hecht Oo.)
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Real Need

Too often has it been supposed that
no tragedy is involved in a partial
failure of the annual Community
Chest campaign. But Coleman Jen-
nings yesterday affirmed the solemn
truth when he declared: Every dol
lar less than our goal would withhold
from some man, woman or child help
that they so greatly need. None of
us could face Thanksgiving Day with
a happy heart and an easy con-
science, if we let them down."
Expressed in other language, the
challenge of poverty and its attend
ant ills in Washington might be sum-
married. as a threat to the entire
city, not merely to few individuals
resident within its borders. If the
whole community is to be protected
against the dangers which naturally
develop from unrelieved distress,
each of the several agencies of the
Chest must be endowed to function
with the fullest efficiency. One can
not be neglected without peril to all
the rest. They are correlated, in
effect, for a single purpose and any
compromise inevitably would repre-
sent hazard for that end.
But it has been suggested that the
budget requirements sometimes are
exaggerated. The agencies, it is
limited, ask more than they actually
must have. For answer, let any
skeptic CHECK up for himself. He
will find that each budget stipulation
has been pared to minimum. Also,
he will discover that two million dol
lars is paltry sum when measured
against the appeal for help. People
do not seek assistance casually.
Rather, it is only when they are des-
perate that they ask for aid.
Herbert L, Willett, jr., director of
the Chest, has explained that this
years goal is the least which will
enable the agencies Ito continue the
multiple daily services which are so
necessary to the welfare of all of u.s."
He speaks with the authority of in
innate knowledge Of the work, and
The Star urges its readers to heed his
warning.
Evening star., 1939-11-20
the stand which the Department Of
Justice has taken.

the stand which the Department OF
Justice has taken.
1t should be noted that Mr.. Arnold
exercised a great deal of restraint in
delimiting the scope of the anti
trust laws application to labor or
ganizations. He has not gone so
far as the Supreme Court, even in
its dissenting opinions, and he as
serted, with ample justification, that
the antitrust laws should not be
used Ito police strikes or adjudicate
labor controversies"
Despite these reservations, how
ever, the policy now enunciated, if
vigorously enforced, should elimi-
nate some of the more fragrant labor
abuses, particularly in the housing
industry. If still further restrictions
on union activities are found to be
necessary or desirable, they should
be set up by Congress in legislation
designed to serve that specific pur-
pose.
Evening star., 1939-11-20
A Landscape by November

November paints with brushes firm and
sure,
Catching the tempered brightness of
mood
Inclined to quietness and solitude.
The master touch Is here, restrained,
mature.
See how his landscape holds the mellow
light
And how he plays the changes on each
OF bronze and ochre, grays Of bark and
stone.
See in the sky one dark birds lonely
flight.
You find no vagueness here, no mists Of
spring,
And on the woods no blurred monotony:
Sharply he limns the beauty of each
tree.
Each twig where brown, reluctant tatters
cling.
For genre touch-the farmer plodding by
Laden with pumpkins for his autumn
feast;
You glimpse bit of road that rambles
east
And drifting hearthfire smoke against
the sky
INEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1939-11-20

Cool days in November still see flow-
ers in bloom in many local gardens.
Roses, yes, roses, provided protection
has been given against west and north
winds.
Most of the blossoms you will see are
Of Radiance and Red Radiance, those
sturdy twins Of the rose world.
We can recall one Christmas Day,
many years ago, when there was one
single red rose in bloom at the front
door.
The bush was own root, and in its
season produced hundreds of flowers.
This was the original, or pink Radi-
ance, Baltimore's gift to rosarians.
* X NJ
A lady .canvasser, or agent, or nuisance,
whatever you choose, happened to be
going by.
What she had to sell has long been
forgotten, but the look of astonishment
which came over her face when she saw
that single rose in bloom in the snow is
gladly remembered to this day.
The situation at that porch, one may
feel, was ideal. The bush was planted
about 18 inches from the house wall,
which fronted south. So the rose was
sheltered by the house from the north
and from the west wind by large shrub
This rose seldom got rain on it, unless
the doWnpour blew in from the south,
thus it never got black-spot, that bane
OF all roses in this country. We have
often wondered if roses in other lands
had this scourge to contend with. Prob
ably they do, as well as with bombs,
surely not an enviable situation for any
living thing.
Other garden flowers to be seen now
are the New England asters, marigolds,
chrysanthemums, and scarlet sage.
Garden NUNS still hold forth. They
are not the easiest plants in the world
to raise, and they have a bad habit of
running out after few years. Many
flowers do this, including the favorite
tulips
Much discussion has gone on in the
plant world about this behavior, espe-
cially of the tulips. Some people, who
perhaps are not as observant-or as
truthful-as they might be, insist that
their tulip bulbs go ahead year after
year, yielding the same big blossoms.
Others will tell you that within three
years, or four at the most, they must
replant with fresh new big No. l size
bulbs, if they want their tulip beds and
borders to. be all that they have been.
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1t is now believed that the reason
tulips run out" is that they get too
much fertility.
Here is one bulb which, according to
the latest opinion Of experts, gets along
best in absolutely poor soil
Even the moderate fertility of the
average garden plot causes the bulbs to
split, and within few years the flowers
are either non-existent or quite small
The tip we can take from this is not
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Jupun's New Drive

After the severe drubbing General
Chang Kai-shek's reinforced armies
gave the japanese several weeks ago
in Human and Hupeh Provinces, re-
pulsing an offensive from the Jap
anese-occupied Yangtze River basin,
Nippon's military chiefs have changed
their tactics to strike at the most
Vulnerable point in the Chinese
armor-the routes over which Cen
eral Chang is supplying his troops
with war materials from abroad.
The Japanese last week began an
offensive into Southern China after
a landing west of Pakhoi, strategic
Chinese port north of Hainan Island
which Japan seized last February.
Latest reports place the invaders
within the borders of Kwangsi
Province, fourteenth in China to be
invaded since the war began in 1887,
and well on their way toward Nam
ming, important point on railway and
motor road routes which connect
with the Burma -Chungking highway
which was constructed by tremendous
human effort when the Chang gov
ernment was forced to flee to Chung
king
Capture of Manning, for the de-
fense of which the Chinese are wag-
Ing stout fight, would cut off from
General Chiang's armies the south
ern Chinese ports through which they
have received, according to report,
about a quarter of their supplies.
But before the japanese take Nam
ming they must dispose of the famous
1882 defenders of straightforward
Tsai Ting-kai and his Nineteenth
Route Army-who are being REIN
forced by troops rushed from Kwang-
tung and other parts of Kwangsi
Province.
Beyond Manning lie two other
strategic lines which are now within
Japanese striking distance, by air at
least. First, and most accessible. is
the railway line which runs from
Haiphong, French Indo-C China port,
to Yunnan, connecting there with
the Chungking highway. Operations
against that line would bring the
Japanese into close proximity to
French ndo-China and their success
would injure seriously the economic
condition of the Indo- Chinese port
of Haiphong, large part of whose
trade is with China.
Assuming that the Japanese are
able to penetrate through Kwangsi
Province the possibility also exists of
a direct thrust at the Burma Chung
king road northeast of Yunnan,
which might cut this vital lifeline of
Nationalist China, leaving it depend
ent upon tortuous and uncertain
motor roads through the northwest
to Russia. The Soviet's dependability
as a supply source for General
Chang has been placed in serious
doubt by recently reported differences
between General Chang and the
Communists, who have supported the
resistance to Japan, as well as by q
growing disposition on the part of
the Japanese to come to terms with
Evening star., 1939-11-20

Russia, ir which presumably it would
be agreed that Russia should cut off
it's assistance to General Chang,
whom the japanese insist is the only
object of their operations.
There is little present basis for the
expectation that Japan will succeed
in cutting the Burma highway, for
the ground is extremely difficult for
military operations and the Chinese
have followed their usual practice of
destroying all bridges and roads in
the path OF the invader. But the fact
that Japan now is striking directly
at the heart of General Chiang's re-
sistance indicates the urgency which
speedy wind up of the China affair"
holds for Toxic.