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tory which, it is claimed, rightfully
belongs to Albania, which now Is
under italian suzerainty.
The territorial claim, no matter
how much basis it may have had as
an issue between a free Albania and
Greece, is not to be regarded as any,
thing more than window dressing
for similar claims by Italy, which
is interested more in prosecuting the
war against Great Britain-a war in
which the Fascist system is at stake
than in retaining bits of territory.
Italy is playing for bigger stakes.
The penetration Of Greece would
be undertaken primarily for the pur-
pose of thwarting Great Britain's
fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean
which seriously menaces Italian
naval security, and of furthering the
Axis campaign against Britain in the
Near East this fall and winter.
Greece plays only a part in the
Axis plans for the winter campaign,
but an important part as it relates
to Italian influence in the Eastern
observation-disclosures which Italy
hopes to win a new lifeline to her
empire in Ethiopia and Somaliland.
In the coming battle of the Medi-
terranean, which may encompass not
only North Africa, but the entire
Near East, Greece may we'll become
a participant in one form or another.
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Doctors on Guard

The dread horsemen of death ride
together
A people preparing to defend
themselves against potential enemy
state may easily forget that they are
faced with a foe which, in the course
Of every war in history, has been far
more deadly than anything military
science can contrive.
This foe is pestilence. The DAM
age done the United States by Ger
many in the last World War, for
example, actually was quite small
compared to the damage done by a
foe which struck in the dark whose
gun emplacements could not be
located by observers, whose soldiers
were immune to any barrage-in-
fuenZa. The stoutest soldier and
the weakest infant are the same to
this enemy.
In the actual conduct of war itself
more armies have been destroyed by
disease than by human enemies.
SOlllpdlCu w tyPiluo, Hiu1 VIC
Lame or Attila were kindly, chival-
rous foes.
Almost up to the present gener-
ation-in many cases up to the past
five years-there were essentially no
defenses at all against many of the
worst diseases. The progress OF
medical science in this generation
has been one of the supreme events
in human history. For the first time
there are defenses against such de-
stroyers as typhus, yellow fever,
plague, tetanus, perhaps even in
fluenZa.
AS America approaches a possible
crisis it is comforting to know that
its soldiers and it's people will have
all the defenses science can provide
against this foe. The medical de-
partments of its Army, Navy and
Air Corps are the best in the world.
The alertness of its Public Health
Service insures against any attacks
in the dark. And, above all, it has
body of approximately 10000 prac-
ticing physicians-men who have
met extraordinarily high Standards
banded together in the American
Medical Association who will CO.
operate in safeguarding the health
Of the population in general.
Against this foe we are prepared.
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Registration of Pets for
Emergency Suggested.

TO the Editor of The Star:
In one Of the afternoon editions OF
your paper, dated May ~, read an
article which has fingered in my mind,
as showing the wonderful preparedness
of the English, even to the point OF
humane protection for their animals.
Now that our country is Swallowed by
the wars menace why not think ahead
as the Britons have?
Why not have voluntary workers aided
by voluntary contributions cover the city
in districts and take a census of the
animals Gin London it was done by the
Air Raid Precautions Committee, so
that the owners of animals may be
reached Systematically and through this
provide for the tagging of animals with
homes, listing persons who would pro-
vide homes and finding out the nom
protected animals so that something
might be accomplished whereby an
owner driven from demolished home
might find by an identifying tag his
surviving terrified pet? Also some CEN
trail underground dugouts for animal
shelter should be prepared in different
localities where care would be given in
danger time of raids
MARY E. WOODWARD.
September %.
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billions-besides the considerable diSlo-
cation of our economic and domestic life
The use of these planes now might save
us lives, as well as dollars. Both common
sense and public sentiment justify &C
ton now in speedily making available to
Britain the use of these planes. So why
does Mr.. Roosevelt delay? A rubber
stamp Congress, a packed Supreme
Court, and the people, too, for that mat
ter. are in his pocket. His is the re-
sponsibility for directing the affairs Of
the Government until his successor is
sworn in. He asks for third term be-
cause of indiSpenSability He has, here
tofore, made some fighting speeches.
Even now 1 can hear the ringing tones
of his Madison Garden speech when he
announced that his enemies would meet
their master; and his Jackson Day din
ner speech when he demanded action
now! What has happened to the doughty
squire of Hyde Park-the champion Of
liberty and liberalism?
For at least six years his closest friends
and advisers have been decidedly of the
left-wing variety. if net actual followers
of the Stalinist line. 1t must be said, too,
that some of his supporters are isola-
tionists. His friends and enemies alike
proclaim that Mr. Roosevelt is q very,
very clever politician.
The people of Great Britain have had
many social reforms, but bombs are
dropping on the homes of their women
and children just the same. 1t is
strange world when great humanitarian
and liberal must carefully calculate the
fire eating into the very vitals Of civiliza-
ton. J. H. BILBREY.
September 26.
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THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceUeu.

down over his eyes, and started out.
On the way through the door he hap
pened to see himself in the mirror.
The hat was too far down on the fore
head 1t was not good to wear hat
SO forward. 1t cut off the circulation
| from the scalp.
Jones pushed it back to rakish angle.
Mrs. Jones thoughtfully applauded. 1t
made him much younger, she said.
$3.50
Away they went.
| Along the street, where the squirrels
were cracking walnuts so loudly that
| the whole street resounded with the
| noise.
There was nuthatch in tree, max
ing his "yank, yank" noise as he wound
around the trunk.
What morning!
Jones felt as if he could walk at least
miles, but compromised on 3 miles Al
a good pace they could do this inside Of
an hour.
They walked down the middle of the
narrow suburban streets.
Only the dogs were up ahead of them.
They kept crossing and recrossing the
road before them.
| What nice thing it is" Jones said,
"to be able to walk right down the
middle of the street without once meet
ing an automobile"
Here comes one" said Mrs Jones.
Sure enough, there came one, so they
had to take to the sidewalk, after all.
You can't get away from them, even
| on Sunday" snorted Jones.
Il am afraid not" agreed Mrs. Jones.
Now they were headed south, down by
the country club.
who are all those men?" asked Jones.
II guess they are caddies, coming to
work" replied Mrs. Jones.
The caddieS were spread out four
abreast, and did not seem inclined to
| give ground.
Jones went first, stuck out his chest,
and tried to look tall.
| Maybe the hat helped, for the caddy
| on the inside moved over quarter Of
an inch.
The pedestrians went on for mile
and a half.
AS they came back, around curving
street, they passed many parked cars,
| and people all dressed up as Jones
| said.
He felt that some of them were cycling
| his hat. Maybe they weren't; seden-
| tary persons are likely to be sensitive
about such things.
who are they?' he asked
'Its people going to Sunday school,
| said Mrs. Jones.
Templeton Jones pulled his hat down
on his forehead. and struck out briskly.
Let's step on it." he said.
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A bright Sunday morning before
church is fine time to go walking, but
it also has its disadvantages.
Mr.. and Mrs Templeton Jones found
this out when they took advantage of the
clear cool Sunday morning to follow the
doctors prescription.
This is the most widely given of all
prescriptions, perhaps, and no doubt
the least taken.
While it is a prescription which costs
no money, in a sense it is very costly,
because it requires more energy than
the patient has to spend.
Or, at least, that is the way he feels.
Templeton Jones did not feel that
way on that perfect morning.
Even a sedentary person. on such a
morning, wants to get out and move
around.
Sedentary persons seldom feel that
way. No doubt that is why they are
sedentary. The thing works both ways.
Sedentary, according to the dictionary,
comes from the Latin sedare, to sit.
1t means accustomed to sit much or
long; characterized by, or requiring,
much sitting; remaining in one place,
especially attached to some object.
The latter is a geological definition,
and so probably applies we'll to man.
animals, which tend to become attached
to easy chairs.
T. Jones, esq, loved his big over
stuffed chair by the dining room window
There he could look out, and watch
the birds and the bees, and the squirrels,
and all the other odds and ends of
suburban life.
He could be comfortable while he
listened to his radio and his photograph.
A man and his chair form a deep at
tachment, literally and figuratively.
If sedentary means TO sit, then Jones
was sedentary with vengeance, and
there are many Joneses.
But this particular bright Sunday
morning Jones was rearing to go.
They would walk from TO 10 o'clock.
There would be few persons on the
street. he said, so he could wear his
old white sweater and his old gray
sport hat.
Mrs Jones protested feebly against
the latter. Suppose they were to meet
people on their way TO church
Nonsense! People did not go to church
so early.
But
Nonsense They would have their walk
completed long before the bulk of the
population stirred.
They would walk through a deserted
village. Jones said.
He donned his sweater pushed his hat
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TRAINING for Sufety

Within the past week more than
1000 Washingtonians have enrolled
in classes in first aid and accident
prevention conducted by the local
chapter of the Red Cross. Although
this is but one of the many year.
round activities of the District chap
ter, it is one which gives promise, as
its influence spreads, of making the
Capital a safer city, not only as re-
CARDS traffic, but all other types of
accidents.
In the four years which ended last
December 81 accidents caused the
death of LAS persons in Washing
ton. Of these 346, or 239 per cent,
were traffic fatalities, while SOL, or
ATT per cent, occurred in homes. 1t
is tribute to the efforts of various
employers and safety agencies over
a period Of years that only 10. or
54 per cent of the total, resulted
from occupational mishaps. The rest
of the losses, 1923, or 22.6 per cent,
we're classed as public accidents"
and included such categories as rail,
air and water transportation, fires,
explosions, drownings, shootings and
falls.
This is an accident record which
well could be improved.
1t must be remembered that the
term prevention covers two phases
of accidents: First, prevention or
correction of conditions or practices
which lead to accidents, and, second,
proper care and handling of those
injured after an accident has &C.
Cured. Washington has been stress
ing the first phase in its effort to
make it's streets safer, but the second
in its more circumScribed possibilities
is just as important. 1t is common
knowledge among those in position
to observe the results of accidental
injuries that few victims are properly
cared for before medical aid is OBJ
tanned and that many who are
rushed into hospitals are in far worse
condition than they were before
transportation had been attempted.
1t is matter Of record that shock
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Wants Virginia Primary
Law Repealed.

To the EDITOR Of The Star:
Republicans and Democrats alike have
trusted and admired the moral integrity
and courageous speech of Carter Glass,
senior Senator from Virginia. who has
served his country unselfshly and tire
lessly for many years.
How can such a man. who has con-
sistently pointed out to us the undemo-
cratic aims and efforts of the New Deal,
ever reconcile his high conception of
duty and service to a vote for this New
Deal and the anathema it has stood for
in the eyes of all true patriots? The
answer is to be found in the following
quotation taken from the pamphlet
Democrat Party Plans" a discussion
of the Democratic party plans in the
State of Virginia:
Declaration of Candidacy. The name
of no candidate shall be printed upon
any Official primary ballot unless and
until such person complies with all of
the requisites of the State primary laws
and in addition subscribes to and files
with his declaration of candidacy the
following pleOSe ol nOiloI. " w
state on my sacred honor that I am a
member of the Democratic party and
believe in its principles; that voted for
all of the nominees Of said party at the
next preceding general election in which
I voted and in which the Democratic
nominee or nominees had opposition;
and that I shall support and vote for
all of the nominees of said party in the
next ensuing general election. Given
under my hand this - day Of -
10"
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia would
find it as hard to break a pledge of
honor which he has signed as the New
Dealers have found it easy to repudlate
the promises they have made. 1t is in
deed unfortunate that such an honest
and courageous statesman as Senator
Glass should be bound by pledge OF
honor to vote for a system which he
feels is running our democratic form OF
government. Virginia should repeal this
primary law which forces an American
to put party above country and compels
him to vote the party ticket regardless
of the candidates qualifications for office.
MRS. HENRY ALVAH STRONG.
october 3.
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Tungsten From China


the embargo recently imposed by the
United States on scrap iron exports,
will take steps to prevent shipments
Of tungsten from China to this
country seems indicated in recent
dispatches from the Far East. Now
that she has gained a foothold in
French Indo China, Japan may be In
a position to bar shipments over the
Burma road, the principal outlet
from the territory controlled by the
Chungking government. More than
half the worlds supply Of tungsten,
an important strategic material,
comes from China. During the past
fourteen years, the United States has
imported fifty per cent more tungsten
than was produced in this country.
The stoppage of shipments from
China, our principal source of foreign
supplies, therefore would be matter
of some concern, for tungsten is
widely used in industry in the manu-
facture of high-speed tool steel, lamp
filaments, non-ferrous alloys, electric
contacts and electrodes. 1t is also
used as an alloy in armor- piercing
bullet cores.
Tungsten, happily, does not present
as great a problem as that of some
other strategic materials. There are
two reasons for this. First, because
the United States itself is a large
producer In 1888 domestic output
was the largest on record, and there
is good reason to believe that pro-
duction could be increased greatly.
Secondly, molybdenum serves as a
satisfactory substitute for tungsten
in many of its more important uses,
including the manufacture Of high
speed tool steel. Molybdenum is
available in this country in substan-
tial quantities.
Latin America has large deposits
of tungsten ores, and in 1896 &C
counted for more than ten per cent
of the worlds output. Bolivia is the
largest producer in Latin America,
with an annual output of about two
thousand tons At the present time
the United States imports little
tungsten from Bolivia. Argentina,
Peru and Mexico also produce this
metal. Normal consumption in the
United States is approximately five
thousand tons.
AS part of the defense program. the
administration is seeking to increase
the production in the Western Henri
sphere of strategic materials needed
by industry, and the Army and Navy.
With the trend toward closed econ
omy in Europe and the Far East,
every effort should be made, to
expand the domestic output of
strategic materials, and develop sub
stitutes for those on which, at pres
ent, we must depend on shipments
from far distant regions, and to I'M
cover new sources of supply in the
New World.
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propagandists for democracy, between
the United States and Latin America,
each learning to understand the others
culture and traditions, providing bond
of understanding and sympathy, the
nucleus of a democratic alliance of the
Western Hemisphere which could become
far more effective than the Nazi fifth
columns. The United States could find
a very good use for part of its defense
funds in sponsoring such project.
The United States still has time to
study these problems and to act on
them, but 1t msy be very short.
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Urges Transfer
OF Flying FOrtresses.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The STAR
On its editorial page The Star of Sep
TENDER Is presents cogent reasons why
we should turn over some of our flying
fortress bombers to Great Britain to use
against the most cruel and inhuman at
tack ever launched upon nation. The
same edition carries an article to the
effect that Candidate Willkie should pro-
pose the transfer of these machines.
When these airships were conceived
and built, they represented powerful
weapons of offense. Notwithstanding
obsolescence, these ships of the air are
still of great value in the war going on
in Europe. There is only one nation
Germany-against which we are prepar-
ing to defend ourselves. To carry
through the cost in dollars alone will be
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Menace for Greece

The concentration of Italian troops
In Albania along the Greek frontier
Is an ominous sign, coming sinful
taneously with the meeting OF Chan
cellor Hitler and Premier MuSsolini
at Brennero, where, as one phase OF
their plans for furthering the war
against Great Britain, Greece is re-
ported to have been one subject Of
discussion.
There is, of course, only one inter-
probation to be placed upon such
news, and that is the imminence Of
Italian aggression against Greece
under the guise Of retaining terri
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resulting from pain, fear, loss of
blood, or mishandling is the direct
cause of approximately three-fourths
of all accidental deaths. These are
the conditions which the trained
volunteers Of the District chapter of
the Red Cross are attempting to
correct in the classes now being
conducted
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This Is National
Letter-Writinq Week

Postmaster General Frank C. Walker
has designated the week of October 6-12
as NATIONAL LETTER WRITING
WEEK, the aim of which is to encourage
a greater use of the postal facilities,
with particular emphasis on letter
writing In this connection we make
the most appropriate and timely offer
of an excellent little publication, THE
HANDY LETTER WRITER. This
booklet gives accepted standards and
model forms for all kinds of CORE
spondence-how TO say it in writing
Letter writing will be greatly simplifled
with this little publication before you.
To secure your copy inclose 10 cents in
coin wrapped in this clipping, and mail
to The Star Information Bureau.
Name.
Street.
City.
State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-07

In a recent issue of the Bureau of
Mines Mineral Trade Notes, United
States Consul observes guardedly
that Norway's largest copper pro-
Queer, who formerly shipped his cop
per to England, Belgium and France,
has arranged" to ship future pro-
duction to Germany. You can bet
your life he did!
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter, although the use OF
q pseudOnynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
The right to edit all letters NTH
Uie1U to condensation.
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A certain county Jail in Maryland,
on the bottom of the list as insani-
tary, was recently cleaned up by the
warden and is now in good standing.
Evidently he found that CRIME does
not Day.
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September %.
Opposes Scrapping
OF Traditions.

Opposes Scrapping
OF Traditions.
To the Editor of The Star:
He has changed Thanksgiving Day.
He has attempted to change the
Supreme Court.
He is standing for third term.
As Mr.. Willkie recently said American
traditions are not safe IN his hands.
September 80. LES B. RIEHL.
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The Associated Press IS exclusively entitled to
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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food-Latin America as whole would
become partially self-sufficient. At the
same time, through the greater pros
perity of her peoples and the increased
need for machinery, she would become
a better market for the United States.
Unfortunately there are powerful inter-
ests in the United States which are
determined to preserve the status quo,
to keep Latin America as a source OF
raw materials and nothing more.
For the Latin American republics to
develop the primary industries they need,
capital from the United States will be
necessary. The United States must
regard loans for these purposes as part
of her defense program making sure
that they are used for the develop
ment of the peoples concerned, not for
the enrichment of ruling cliques. The
present Import-Export Bank can do this
work, but it needs both extension and re-
organization.
This is one third of plan to defend
Latin America. OF the military side I
shall say nothing, except that think 1t
should be subordinated to the economic
and political. The remaining third, and
the most likely to be forgotten, is the
defense of democracy itself. The repub-
lies to the south are poorer and more
backward than the United States, but
the democratic ideal is strong in them.
If the United States tries sincerely to
make this a struggle for democracy
rather than one of rival imperialisms
their peoples will respond, and their
domestic Fascists will be powerless. I
should like to see large-scale exchange
Of intelligent young men. enthusiastic
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September 26.