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Evening star., 1940-03-30
'Scont' Peace Prospects


has lost no time in apprising the
country of the results Of Undersec-
retary of State Welles' trip of explo-
ration in Europe. Those results. as
widely anticipated, were negative.
The White Houses fact-finder reports
"scant immediate prospect for the
establishment of any just, stable and
lasting peace in Europe" Disillusion-
ing as this discovery may be to the
President, he does not hold that his
emissary's trip was loves labor
wholly lost, for, Mr.. Roosevelt an
nounces in a formal statement. "Mr.
Welles' mission will undoubtedly be
of the greatest value when the time
comes for the establishment of such
a peace"
Some, perhaps many, will read
into that passage of the Presidents
statement, veiled expression of his
unquenchable purpose to play an
active role in peace negotiations "if,
as and when" That is purely wishful
Interpretation. There is no warrant
in the White House communique for
such a deduction, though the United
States interest in, and anxiety for,
what Mr.. Roosevelt fortnight ago
called moral basis for peace" are
not to be questioned.
What the Presidents carefully
worded observations about Mr.
Welles' trip do seem to forecast is
resumption of normal diplomatic
relations with Germany. Since No
vember, 1888 these have been of only
coldly correct nature and carried on
at Washington and Berlin by charges
d'affaires, instead of ambassadors.
Mr. Roosevelt says that the Under
secretary of States conversations"
abroad will assist "in certain in
stances in the development of better
understanding and more friendly
relations Chancellor Hitler and
Foreign Secretary Won Ribbentrop
expressed to Mr.. Welles in Berlin a
desire for regularization of German
American official intercourse. To
what extent this wish will be affected
by the action of the Wilhelmstrasse
yesterday in publishing documents
allegedly found in the archives of
the Polish Foreign ONCE at Warsaw
is something else again.
The President pays merited tribute
to the "extraordinary tact and un-
derstanding" with which Sumner
Welles carried out his delicate mis-
sion. 1t was, indeed, as Mr.. Roosevelt
says, Gin accordance with the best
American diplomatic traditions"
The Undersecretary was not author
lied "to make any commitments
involving the United States" He
was charged purely and simply with
the duty of finding out all he could,
and did So There is no shadow of
doubt, as Mr.. Roosevelt says, that
the information Mr.. Welles received
will be of the greatest value to this
Government in the general conduct
of it's foreign relations"
So, all is we'll on the Potomac and
the Government at Washington, as
far as Europe and her wars are con-
cerned, is better informed and still
"unentangled."
Evening star., 1940-03-30
EAST FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Dear sir
"Your column is getting to pe daily
'must-have' for me. Speaking Of blue
birds, believe O. E. G. of my town must
live quite near and perhaps has our two
birds sleeping in his yard.
Nearly every day these beautiful birds
come to our feeder. Who says bluebirds
won't eat at feeding station? To en-
tice them, get some wild bird seed.
They eat the peanuts in it, for with
the aid of my new field glasses 'am
sure this is what brought them to our
feeder.
They love these crushed peanuts. And
how beautiful the fat little female looks
through my field glasses!
Even the song sparrows striped coat
looks beautiful when viewed through the
glasses.
Il must admit that the bluebird is sort
of selfish while at the feeder. He won't
allow the nuthatch to eat while he is
there, even though he is only resting.
I'VE feel honored in having these rare
birds, for see very few of them any
where I CO.
II put out bluebird house and within
an hour the bluebirds found it and in
spected it.
Il also wish to report that for the
week beginning March we have had
cedar waxWings. The first day there
were two at our bird bath, drinking.
Next day there were five.
The day following a flock of about 30
were here in the trees. Their voices are
very high and rather squeaky. The wax
wings appear not unlike starlings at a
distance, for they are fat with short
tails. I feel as though this is unusual to
have SO many WaXWingS visit U.S.
But I must tell you about a beauti-
full cardinal we. discovered. He COR she)
is the prettiest bird I've seen His crest,
bill, wings and tail are lovely crimson,
but his body is pearly gray and not a
trace of brown. Do you think at this
time of year that it is an immature male?
Sincerely. G. B. s."
II r
WaxWings usually visit in this vicinity
LII iioSho hanging lIOIIl dDOul oU 10 OU
birds.
1t is interesting to hear that bluebirds
like peanuts. Other birds which like
them are blue jays, catbirds. nuthatches.
cardinals and little chickadees.
We believe that many birds might be
seen sampling various foods but that
at the same time they could not be said
to be fond of them.
No doubt it is intriguing to a bird lust
as 1t is to human, to find new food.
especially if it has a good odor. and
heaven knows peanuts are quite odorif-
erous.
Seed mixtures with even small
amount OF raw peanuts in them smell
very very nice. It is always possible to
tell when purchased mixture has anv
peanuts in it. Just open the bag in A
closed room. and inside of few minutes
the aroma will be decided.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
A Protesting Taxpayer
States His Case.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
1 have just paid my District income tax
under protest. My legal residence is in
another State, where vote and am taxed.
The District tax in my case, as in that
of many Others represents triple taxa
ton.
Residents of the District are denied the
right to vote This means taxation with
out representation. If change my legal
residence to the District, I am disen-
franchised
object to the District tax as class leg
islation. 1t is an income tax based, not
on ability to pay, but on ability to escape
payment Those who passed the meas
ure, in exempting themselves, made the
tax apply to others with lesser incomes
than their own. contrary to the accepted
principles Of fair taxation. If the meas
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Matrimonial Hondicop

From the West comes a domestic
problem which has caused many
sleepless night for Dorothy Dix and
Beatrice Fairfax, who frankly con-
fess that they do not know the
answer. 1t concerns the pathetic at
tempts of cowgirl wife to win argu-
ments with her husband by means
of one of Mr. Colts well-knoWn
pocket persuaders. The trouble is
that when she is mad at him, she
trembles so that all her shots go wild.
Later, when she cools of enough to
shoot straight she is disgusted to
lind that she is no longer mad at
him. Due to deplorable ignorance
OF the fundamentals of triggernom-
etry, she is never quite able to bring
eternal peace to her home by syn
chronlzing anger and accuracy. It
was not ever thus. In the good old
days of the Golden West, when men
were targets and women were sharp
shooters, no doubt the ladies were
just as subject to petty annoyances
as their sisters Of 1910; but they did
have better control. Not all could be
Annie Oakleys, able to empty a six
shooter at tin can tossed into the
air and hit it six times, but the
pioneer woman had too much pride
In her craftsmanship to let it deteri-
crate to such deplorable extent
that she could miss an easy object
like an Indian or a husband at two
PAGES.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Questionable Documents

Germany's publication of docu-
mentS claimed to have been found
in the Polish foreign office archives
In Warsaw and purporting to show
that the United States lent Poland
moral support in her resistance to
Germany Is disingenuous attempt
to imphcate President Roosevelt and
American diplomacy in responsibility
for the war in Europe.
The most important of the alleged
documents are confidential reports
to the Warsaw foreign Office by its
ENJOYS In Washington, Paris and
London. Their substance is the al
legged opinions of those ENJOYS on
American foreign policy and reports
OF opinions expressed by the Ameri-
can Ambassador in Paris, William c.
Bullitt.
The parties involved in the Nazi
"disclosures"-chiefly Count jerry
Potocki, Polish Ambassador here,
and Ambassador Bullitt, have denied
that the supposed conversations
ever occurred or that such reports
were ever made to the Polish foreign
office. President Roosevelt, little
concerned over the revelations"
recommends that the documents be
taken with several grains of salt.
The inference which the Wilhelm
SfrQSca onnoronf1vy ,,,;1J -
drawn from the papers, particularly
IN America, is that American foreign
policies and especially the activities
of Mr.. Bullitt served to stiffen Polish
resistance to Germany. thus drawing
her into the conflict which for the
present, at least has robbed her of
independence.
Authenticity of the documents is
open to immediate question. But
even if they were genuine they
contain little which on searching
analysis could discredit American
policy or American diplomats.
If Count Potocki analyzed Ameri-
can foreign policy in the manner
attributed to him-and he denies it
he was only misleading his own gov
ernment, and the blame is on him,
not American policy.
If Mr. Bullitt stated that he be-
lieved the United States would join
the last stages of the war in Europe,
and he also has denied making such
statement. he was expressing only
personal opinion, and not formula
ting American policy. If he expressed
the view that the United States
would sell warplanes to France he
was merely advancing an opinion,
but an opinion which has been
proved accurate by events.
American reaction to publication
OF the documents published by the
Nazis-should they ultimately prove
to be spurious-will only prejudice
further the German cause among
Americans, many of whom still de-
sire to regard Germany's position as
effectively as possible, despite the
innate dislike they have for the Ger
man system and its disruption of
world peace
Evening star., 1940-03-30
THIS AND THAT
Our correspondent notes that the son,
BIZ Charles E. TraceUeH,

Our correspondent notes that the song
sparrow's coat is beautiful when viewed
through field glasses.
1t is beautiful, of course, whether one
sees it or not. The prime thing in bird
watching is to get the close view, If pos
sible, so that it may be realized that
practically all the birds are beauties.
Often We tend to overlook some of the
quieter birds, such as the song sparrows
and white-throated sparrows, Jumping
them off as "just sparrows," when in
reality they are intensely beautiful, prop
erly seen. Too often we do not see prop
erly, as it were. We are so overcome by
the flash of the cardinals and the jays,
the sleek beauty of the catbirds-but
hold! many persons who like birds do not
yet realize what a glistening gentleman
the catbird is!
There again is something to watch for,
and 1t won't be long now They usually
arrive here along toward the end of April.
but this has been such an unusual season
that they may be earlier.
Keep an eye out for the catbird.
He really is one Of our best, but too
many persons fail to appreciate him. 1t
is because he is not in the least spectac-
ular.
This Is where good glass is helpful.
1t is impossible, if you really look well at
the cattle, not to fall in love with his
glossy self.
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CHEVY CHASE PARKWAY.
Dear sir:
In the paper the other night YOU made
the remark, Come to think of it. we
can't recall that We ever saw cardinal
take bath
Last fall during quite heavy rain
1 happened to look out and noticed a
large hedge in the back yard full of the
lovely redbirds
Ihere must have been several dozen.
They were preening and primping and
having wonderful time.
L intended writing to ask if such A
sight Il mean the quantity of birds, was
common, but as it is so often the case
never did So
Since then I have seen the cardinals
sporting in the rain. not in such a crowd
but quite a few.
1 enjoy reading your column so much
and wonder if you could give me some
information as to what books to read
that would improve my knowledge of
birds. I enjoy watching them. but really
know very little concerning their habits
Sincerely, c. NJ"
Cardinals in focks are rather unusual
since they are not focking bird
The average number seen in any one
garden usually runs from two to eight
but only recently We printed letter from
a Virginia correspondent saying he had
seen 36-count 'em-redbirds in his ward
That is good, but the record seems 10 be
Is cardinals, seen in a group in North
west Washington several months ago, as
reported TO this column by telephone
As far As We know, this is the record.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Faulty Pronunciation
Brings Criticism.

To the Editor of The STAR
1t seems strange to me that cultured
people 90 not rise up and object to what
announcers and speakers are doing to
the English language over the radio.
Announcer after announcer and speaker
after speaker so mispronounce common
words that they are menacs to our Ian
guage.
Why do announcers and speakers make
such pudding" of their vowels? Each
vowel has its own sound. One of our
best known members of Congress not
long ago pronounced all his vowels alike.
He mispronounced Is words in one speech
because he pronounced all his vowels
alike. What ails this world? There is
such a "time-lag" in mentality and
culture 1t makes one shudder. Does
any one ever use dictionary any more7
March 20. C.. C. w,
Evening star., 1940-03-30

made to make record against the
trade agreements program for pos
sible use in the forthcoming election
campaign, but 1t also may be doubted
whether an effort to bring the Hull
program into the realm OF. politics
will pay any dividends on election
day.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

Only three flags in the country
those on the Capitol and the one on
Francis Scott Keys grave-fly twen-
ty-four hours a day. This gives an
all-too-seldom used chance to wash
or clean the rest of them.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

Senator Vandenberg warns that
under the reciprocal trade program
Uncle Sam will lose his shirt" Our
revered avuncular relative must at
one time, like all gentlemen, have
had two shirts.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

A fairly good indication of how
unusual is the war on the western
front is given by the fact that a
train wreck on the Siegfried Line,
which killed two persons, makes the
front page of American newspapers.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

Soldiers in the current European
war are wearing tags to show their
blood type. Certain Americans strive
to get the same result by means of
heavy accents.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Listener Praises Broadcasts
BY John J. DAILY,

To the Editor OF The STAR
l think your new commentator. John
j. DAILY, is the best broadcaster on the
air. He has such a new and real touch
that he makes the news more interesting.
I shall never fail to listen to him.
March 28. DALLA GREEN.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

One of the highly satisfactory
aspects of the work of the Boys
Club of the metropolitan police is
that it probably does the cops as
much good as it does the youngsters.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
Dear the name and address OF
the ,rrtter. although the use OF
a pseudonpm for publication is
permissible. Please be briet,
Evening star., 1940-03-30

What trails trailer? Easy-a CEN
sus enumerator.
Evening star., 1940-03-30


as the sun.
O. Please give some information about
THE Fighting Temeraire' in Turner's
painting of that title-C. w. H.
A. THE Fighting Temerare' was
ship of the line which finished a war
rior's career gloriously at the battle Of
Trafalgar, where, second ship in Nelson's
division, she led the van and broke the
line of the combined fleets. Her injuries
In that battle untitled her for further
service in active duty: she became first
prison ship, then a receiving ship and
finally was sold out of the service. 1t
happened one day that Turner, with
party of brother artists, was upon the
Thames. when there glided down upon
their boat the old Temeraire, being towed
to her last berth by fiery little steam
tug. There's fine subject, Turner" said
Clarkson.
@. Was Ernest Sutherland Bates writ
ing book at the time of his desth?-
NJ G. R.
A. Dr. Bates died few minutes after
completing his book, American Faith a
treatise on religious beliefs
@. What is the richest city per capita
in the United States?-W. K. G.
A. Pasadena, Calf, is said to be the
wealthiest city per capita in America.
@. Have air-conditioned taxis ever
been put on the market?-K. H.
A, The first one ever built was recently
delivered on special order to a distributor
In the Bronx. It is said that similar
models Will be ready for use by next fall.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

@. What is the chief religion Of Nor
way?-B. D.
A. The Evangelical Lutheran religion
is endowed by the state and its clergy is
nominated by the king. All religions are
tolerated.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

March %.
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RIVERS, REDMOND HEAD
COP. COLORED DIVISION

Observation-Disclosures Joseph
w. Martin of the Republican National
Committee has announced the appoint
ments of Francis f. Rivers of New
York City, as head of the Eastern Sec
ton of the COlored Division with head
quarters at New York City, and Sid
ney R. Redmond of ST. Louis, Missouri,
as head of the Western Section of the
Colored Division with headquarters at
Chicago. .
In announcing these appointments,
Chairman Martin stated that these
Divisions will be under his direct super
vision with Dr. Emmett J. Scott as his
consultant at Republican National
Committee Headquarters at Washing
ton
Mr.. Rivers, who was in charge of
the Eastern Section of the Colored
Division four years ago, is a member
Of the staff of Thomas f. Dewey, Dis
trict Attorney of New York County.
He is a graduate of Yale College and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-08-31

of Harvard Law School He has
served as an Assemblyman of the State
of New York; was a first lieutenant in
the seth Infantry during the World
War; is a member of the bar of the
city of New York, and of the New
York County Lawyers Association.
Mr.. Redmond was graduated from
Harvard College in 1923, and from
Harvard Law School in 1926. He is
now serving his second term as presi-
dent of the National Bar Association.
"Colored people never before" said
Chairman Martin, "have shown greater
enthusiasm than is being manifested
in their support of Wendell Willkie.
They are particularly pleased with Mr.
Wilkes statement in his Acceptance
Speech pledging himself to preserve
our country as a land free of hate and
bitterness of racial class Distinction
and to free enterprise and industry
that they may secure jobs and thereby
be enabled, in self-respecting way, to
support their families"
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jim CROW COVENANTS IN
HOUSING PROJECTS REMOVED

NEW YORK-The Federal Hous-
ing Authority has ordered the removal
of jim crow covenants from its Out
line of Protective Covenants, guide
which it has been issuing to private
real estate development interests whose
bank loans are insured by the FILA,
the National Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People an
nOunces.
Announcement of the action, which
represents a complete reversal of the
FHA's policy, was contained in let
ter sent to the NAACP, August 20 by
Stewart Mcdonald, administrator Of
the government agency. 1t followed a
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-08-31
American Legion
Comes to Hub Sept. %

The special September event comes
on the 22nd of the month when Boston
will be taken over by host of joviai,
fun-making American Legionnaires the
like of which Boston has not seen for
ten years. Until the Goth the invasion
will swamp the Hub and keep the home
folks well livened up.
Three weeks from now the 22nd
annual national convention of the
American Legion will be holding its
sessions here. The convention will run
from the 22nd of Sept. through the
Doth and there will be fun makers on
every corner and there will also be
cash in every till of every merchant.
Every room in all the hotels will be
filled as well as most of the spare
rooms in the homes throughout the
city. 1t will be filed as well as most
of the spare rooms in the homes
throughout the city. 1t will be real
holiday for the grown-ups as well as
the school children when the % miles
Of veterans of the first World War
swing "Around the circle" in their an
nual parade on Tuesday, Sept. "a.
Marshall Cass and Percy II. Steele,
representing the National Convention
CONTINUED on Page AZ
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BAN RACE PREJUDICE FROM DEFENSE
Block Jim Crow In Government Housing
Raney Rivers Redmond To Direct Race REGISTER
RAINEY NAMED DEMOCRATIC HEAD

WASHINGTON - Democratic Ma
tional Chairman Edward J. Flynn has
announced the appointment of Julian
d. Rainey of Boston, former Assistant
Corporation Counsel of that City, as
Chairman of the Colored Division of
the Roosevelt Campaign Committee for
1910. Atty. Rainey headed a similar
committee in 1882 and 1896.
Atty. Rainey organized the first
nationwide political campaign among
colored people in the 1923 campaign.
In his new office he plans to organize
subcommittee in fourteen States where
there is a total colored vote Of more
than two million. These States are
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Maryland West Vir-
Continued on Page ii
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GEORGE C. GORDON
Director Of CoIored Republican
Voters Of Massachusetts who presided
at meeting TO organize voters in the
various wards Of Boston.
The opening gun of the political
campaign Of the Republicans of the
Eastern Division of Mass. was fred on
Tuesday evening at sos Massachusetts
Ave, Boston.
The meeting was called by George c..
Continued on Page 81
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Political Advertisement
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BANKS HELPS
HUNDREDS
TO REGISTER

'It's shame the way the citizens OF
Ward 9 have been laid off the voting
lists of Ward Nine" Laurence Banks
declared after his committee finished
checking the lists and found that over
5000 persons eligible to vote, had not
ben registered.
"After being nominated on Sep
Continued on Page A.
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long drawn out controversy between the
NAACP and the FILA in which the
association took the position that the
agency was promoting segregation in
private housing developments through
its securing of bank loans to real estate
interests. The covenants permitted real
estate interests to decide what race
should occupy houses which they were
building with the aid of government
secured bank loans.
Announcing the change in policy,
Administrator Mcdonald said in his
letter: 81 am today ordering the re-
stIictive covenant about which you pro
tested removed from our "Outline of
Protective Covenants.
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JOSEPH Lee FOR
COWS COUNCIL
SCHOOL COMMITTEEMAN OUT
TO BEAT DAN COAKLEY =
COL0RFUL CONTEST LOOMING

The swirl of dust that attends poll
teal contests at this time of year will
probably swell to a high point in the
battle now being staged between
School Committeeman Joseph Lee and
Daniel H. Coakley for a seat on the
Governors Council. Those who take
little interest in politics will probably
find this a more colorful contest to
watch than the primary contest for
the governorship.
Joseph Lee in his three years on
the Boston School Committee has done
a great deal to make over the educa-
tional system of Boston. He has COM
peeled the introduction of courses in
Continued on Page ~
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BARS RACE
PREJUDICE FROM
CONSUMPTION

WASHINGTON - Color prejudice
in the Army and Navy received a de-
cisive setback Monday when the
Senate, after a bitter debate,
passed by a vote 1921 the Wagner
amendment to the Burke Wadsworth
CONSUMPTION bill.
Introduction by Senator Robert
Wagner (DemocraD of New York, the
amendment was added to Section 3(a)
of the Senate bill That section as
originally drawn read:
"The President is authorized, whe-
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