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Evening star., 1941-08-01
The Great Game of Politics
Co.. Donovan Defies Tradition Of BoIyhoo
And Earns Some Undeserved Derision

these instruments proved that 1t
has come to be believed in quite
high quarters, indeed, that getting
the right stuff into the newspapers
about the work Is more important
than the work itself; that If you
can achieve the flrst you do not
have to bother too much about the
second.
This being SO, it is easy to under
stand that Col. Donovan's ban
against press conferences and his
polite refusal Of various urgent offers
to supply him with a high-grade
publicity man, should excite distrust
and derision. Among the more ad-
vanced New Dealers 1t even has
aroused resentment-first, because
it seems to reflect upon their own
methods; second, because 1t adds
to their entirely sound conviction
that the colonel is not in sympathy
with the New Deal. OF course, he
isn't-never was and never will be.
Nor is he one of those Republicans
who, because he is now in tune with
Mr.. Roosevelt's foreign policy, has
become an adherent of Mr.. Roose-
welt, personally.
wild Bill a Misnomer.
In brief, there has been no change
in the colonel at all. However,
there are two things Of which no
one who knows him has any doubt
first, that If this were not vital
job he would not be holding it;
second, that he will do 1t as well
as it can be done.
The colonel's military record is
50 outstanding that it is sometimes
overlooked that he is one of the
ablest lawyers in the country and
that few men in his profession have
made a greater success. That nick
name of wild Bill" conveys an
utterly inaccurate idea of the man.
He acquired it during the last war.
but 1t had nothing to do with his
manners, his conduct or his courage.
The story of how it was wished on
him is too long to tell here and is not
particularly interesting anyhow.
Actually, he is one of the least wild
of men. Shrewd, studious, compe-
tent, controlled, mild hammered and
soft spoken he is always aware of
the consequences of his words and
deeds. There is nothing reckless
about him. But there is in him a
cold force and an unfiinching de-
termination, which. combined with
real ability, make him q very effec-
tive citizen, indeed.
BallyhOo Out Of Place.
1t is announced that he is not to
supersede either the Army or Navy
Intelligence or the r. B. I. Of j.
Edgar Hoover. However, he is to
have access to all confidential re-
ports of these departments and also
of the State and Treasury secret
services. What use he intends to
make of all this he declines to state,
Evening star., 1941-08-01

whole Russo-German pact.
If Germany has any case
whatsoever, Poland and Russia
have an equally good one and
have had ever since 1918. The
Polish frontiers were drawn after
$50 years, and the division
could not be established with
exact ethnographic justice. Mod
ern Poland included far more
Ukrainian and White Russian
racial stock than it ever did of
German stock.
Objective students of ethno-
graphic questions challenged the
eastern frontier settlement at the
time the division was made.
Therefore the Russian gesture
Will leave Germany without a
scrap OF ground to stand on.
Meanwhile, in the last two
years since Poland became the
victim of Hitler's aggression and
Warsaw the first heap of rubble
as the result of the LuftWaffe';
activity, the Poles have justified
the right to their country in the
only way such a claim ever can
be justified. They have demon
strated on every battle line, in
every branch of service that they
will die for Poland.
Chose Heroic Course.
Some day a new Sienkiewicz
will rise to write in epic form the
story of the struggle of the Poles.
He will record that when Po-
lands own military experts ad-
vlsed her she could not hold out
three weeks against Germanys
total war and Great Britain
warned her that no immediate
aid could be expected because of
geographic conditions and the
necessary disposition of made
quate forces, the Poles fought
anyway.
1t will be recorded that, de-
feated and scattered, they es-
capped to neighboring countries,
there to be interned under in
ternational law. 1t will be re-
corded that from there they
escaped one by one until thou
sands of them were working their
way to France to stand in lines
there against the German on
slaught. 1t will be recorded that
no legions in France stood firmer,
that when the Poles were forced
to retreat they marched to Swift
zerland in full order to be re-
ceived in silent admiration by
the Swiss.
1t will be recorded they stand
on guard 10000 strong in Scot
land, that they are fighting in the
Near East, that they are among
the most daring flyers and among
the most undaunted men of the
merchant and armed marine.
Befuddle Conqueror.
1t will be recorded that Nazi
guile found no Quisling in Po-
land. 1t will be recorded that
the fierce, passive resistance of
the people, who, beaten and i'm
prisoned, shot, Inundated, ter
rorized, has made it excessively
difficult for the Germans to ad-
minister their country.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Freedmun's to Shorten
Hours for Visitors

To improve patient care and al
low more time for doctors services,
the visiting hours at Freedman's
Hospital will be shortened August
Is and after, it was announced to-
day by DR.. T. Edward Jones, di-
rector in chief.
Effective August Is. general visit
ing will be restricted to one hour
daily, from 7 to 8 pm. An addi-
tional hour from l to 2 pm. will be
permitted on Thursdays and Sum
days.
For special hospital sections, the
following hours will be enforced !:
obstetrical wards, Wednesdays and
Sundays only, from Z to 8 pm;
pediatric wards, Wednesdays and
Sundays only, from / to 2 pm;
private wards, 80 to $3.50 pm. and
7 to 8 pm. daily.
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Program at Church
Planned for Soldiers

An entertainment of singing and
movies is planned for service men
In uniform and residents Of the
community tomorrow at 8 pm. at
the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, Ninth street and Masss-
chusetts avenue NV.
Led by Arnold Lovejoy, director
of the District of Columbia Works
Project Administration music prof.
ect, and accompanied by a l4-piece
orchestra, the group will sing in
front of the church before viewing
a full-length movie inside. Miss
May Belle Sandstrom will be the
soloist.
The show will be given by the
w. P. A. under the home defense
program of the District Council OF
National Defense.
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being made to put it in the same
category as the highly titleized Mel
son Rockefeller Committee on Gull
tural and Commercial Relations Be-
tween North and South America, i"
which, to the intense irritation of
our diplomats, has been sending
scores of glamor boys and girls to the
Latin American countries as good
will ambassadors" and recently has
added to it's glittering staff the gild-
ed Mr.. Jock Whitney-possibly as
a brain truster.
Perhaps this attitude toward Col.
Donovan is natural. So far as can
be recalled. he is the first man in
this administration to become the
head of any bureau, board, commits
sion, division, subdivision or depart
ment, who, upon assuming authority,
has not started off with a ringing
statement defining his "objectives, y
and then, through his publicity di-
rector, arranged for regular or fire.
quent press conferences. Formerly
these publicity directors were sup
piled by the publicity department
of the Democratic National Commit
tee. Nowadays they mostly come
from Mr.. Lowell Mellett, of the So
called Once OF Government Reports,
which has become the recognized
press agent exchange.
News Men Suspicious.
The fact is that, forced into one
press conference, Col. Donovan de-
clined to state what he proposed to
do, declined to elaborate his plans
or to provide for any press con-
ferenCes whatever. In addition, he
made it clear that he had no pub
licity man-and would have none.
These things were well calculated
to create suspicion among many
Washington journalists who, for
eight years, have been accustomed
to public officials, from the White
House down, who regularly drama
tie themselves and their positions
through the medium of the press
conference and press agent.
So fruitful has concentration on
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Is Indo-Chino On Omen?
Viehy's Meek Bow to Joponese Forecasts
Germany Nay Acquire Afrieon Territory

But If Japan, to lure Bangkok
into its "co-prosperity sphere"
offered Thailand the Indo-Chi-
nese provinces of Laos and Cam
bodia, it is doubtful that such an
offer would be rejected. Or If
Japan merely dangled a proposal
of this kind before Thailand, it
would dispel all confidence in the
fine words uttered by Admiral
Darlan last week.
Beyond all shadow of q doubt
1t would then be proved by the
contemplated dismemberment Of
Frances richest colony that the
Vichy ministers were not sincere
when they expressed themselves
so boastfully about the treaty
concluded on July 81.
On the one hand, Vichy's lead
ers have bound themselves to-
ward the German victory to de-
fend Frances overseas empire
against Germany's enemies. On
the other hand, Germany has by
no means promised, in return, to
hold back her allies and partners
if they are bent upon appropriat-
ing themselves any French pos
session.
Disquieting Omen.
Vichy's failure to raise pro-
test-however futile such a ges-
ture would have been-against
Japanese intrusion on a terri
tory of which the French Re-
public has been so proud for half
a century, is a very disquieting
omen of what may turn up in
North Africa at, any moment.
How could Marshal Petain and
Admiral Darlan dare reject or
circumscribe, tomorrow, a Ger
man request for the common de-
fense of Morocco, Tunis and Al
giers put forward in accordance
with the Japanese precedent of
yesterday? How could they deny
to a Germany holding them by
xr,n fhau
fully conceded to Japan, which,
although powerful at the other
end of the world, Is not able to
stretch her arm very far in the
direction of Vichy?
Supplies are now being regu-
larly sent from this country to
Gen. Weygand in North Africa
on the theory that he is deter
mined to close the territories un-
der his jurisdiction against the
Wehrmacht, even If he has to dis
obey or ignore Marshal Petain's
instructions. But none of those
who approached him last week
and discussed with him the case
of Indo-China has been able to
report that, eventually, he would
not conform TO Admiral Decoux's
timid words and still more timid
deeds.
Rsieased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. fne)
Evening star., 1941-08-01

men and women published secret
newspapers, operated secret send
ing and receiving stations under
the eyes of the Gestapo. 1t will
be recorded that the secret, sui
len warfare goes on continually,
relentlessly. 1t will be recorded
that the fiercely loyal support Of
the men of Polish blood in Chi
cago, Cleveland and Buffalo, who,
working in armament factories,
watch carefully to prevent sabo-
tage in the making of arms to
protect America and defeat Hit
Ter, and that they work for Po-
land, too.
1t will be recorded that all the
fierce pride and undaunted scorn
of the people of that impover-
ished nation who possess the no.
BILE virtue of gratitude and who,
being called into a rebirth by
the democracies, remain loyal to
them through thick and thin, in
tending once again to raise a
statue to Woodrow Wilson which
the Germans have torn down.
Reveals Russia's Appraisal.
And it will be recorded also
that intelligence and realism had
grown among the Polish leaders
in the face of disaster, how they
drew near to the Czechs, PLAN
ming with them a more reason
able collaboration, recognizing
that in the modern world inde-
pendence is the sister of interde-
pendence. and cooperation is the
mate OF liberty.
The peace move on the part OF
Russia is revealing in another
sense. 1t means Russia recog-
nizes that the pull of nationhood
is stronger among the peoples of
the world than international
Communism and that Russia as
a liberstor of peoples Is more
powerful than Russia as the GEN.
ter of the Comintern.
The ranks of Russia close under
the impulse of the age-long
Slavic fear of the Teuton, and
Russians of all political colors
rediscover that Russian soil,
whether protected by Reds or
Whites, is the home of all Rus
slams to be defended against any
invader under any banner.
This broken but beautiful city
Of London has become the world
center of lost causes, homeless
governments, homeless soldiers
and poets. The sum of the lost
causes is the cause of the future.
1t is the cause fought for by this
sceptered isle, the home of kings,
and the land of the red star and
the proletariat.
What will come out of it all
no one can quite foresee, but GER
tainly it will be a synthesis.
Great Novelist Needed.
Meanwhile a journalist feels
the inadequacy of his medium.
Poets and novelists should write
about this war, not only journal
lists, for the truth about it can be
grasped by sensibilitieS and i'm
agination more clearly than by
a mere factual study of events.
The last war produced a Re-
marque and a Barbusse to record
its futility. This war will pro-
duce Victor Hugo, Sienkiew-
icz, a Joseph Conrad to record
the final triumph Of the worlds
lost cause through the invinci-
bility of the human spirit.
The German people know 1t.
Led dumbly and docilely from
victory to victory they have ap-
pretended the check that will
come, for they know their out
landish leader has made them
into rank outsiders of the world.
He Is making them the pariah
OF mankind even In their tri-
umphs to be deeply pitied by the
imaginative mind.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1941-08-01
By PERTINAX.

The true story of what came
to pass early last week between
the governments of Toxic and
Vichy mas not yet been unrav-
eled. The representatives of
the foreign powers in France,
Evening star., 1941-08-01

q y FeSlUeuC
Roosevelt to
Congress asking
for legislation
on price control.
AS a sheer ex-
position of what
a national Gov
ernment would
like to have the
citizens do in
order to pre-
vent imitation or
Interruptions to
production due
IN ctrikpc OVer
Evening star., 1941-08-01

faith as between the main objec-
International defense-and the in
stinctive urge of reformers to cor
rect what they deem to be social
injustices. The temptations win be
there, but 1t Is to be hoped the
vigilance of public opinion, which
is the last bulwark Of q democracy
will be there, too.
Reproduction RIGHTS Reserved.
Evening star., 1941-08-01

named by the
P r e S ! d E n t as
"Co-ordinator Of
Defense Infor-
nation" and the
idea seems to be
that because Col.
Donovan has not
gone into elabo-
rate detail as to
what he intends
to do--and how
his new activ-
ity is to be treat
Al rother ljphtlV.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Nun Awarded Degree

Sister Mary Lillian of the faculty
of Holy Cross College here yesterday
was awarded the degree of bachelor
of music by the Washington Mu-
sical Institute. She was the second
Holy Cross nun to receive a degree
from the institute. weldon Carter,
director, made the presentation.
Evening star., 1941-08-01

ulCluuiIIR tHc
United States
A m bassador,
are convinced
t h a t t h e
h a n d s o I
Marshal Pc
tain and Ad-
miral Darlan
were forced,
and that a
virtual ulti-
matum was
delivered to
them. Th e
other aY.
Evening star., 1941-08-01

90 Is 10 create
a series of dec
or tions and
awards for those
citizens W hose
contributions are
outstanding.
The American
is a sucker for q
medal, a plaque,
or a citation Of
any sort. Give
him something
he can hang on
his chest or his
Ill
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Gates q r e a {
sagacity on
the part of
the Russian
g o vernment.
1t lie a v e S
Adolf Hitler
as the only
enemy, actual
"a Po"i&SkuAt
of the small
n a t ions of
Europe. 1t is
a thorough
going repu-
diation of the
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but, with presidential authority
behind MIN, obviously, he will be In
position to meet espionage with
counterespionage and to fight Nazi
propaganda and political maneu-
vering-particularl in South Amer
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lea and the Near East, where m
formed officials are deeply disturbed
over the extent of the German in
filtration and the character Of the
German activities.
(Copyrisht. 1p4I)
Evening star., 1941-08-01
On the Record
Russia Coins in Poland an Ally Thot,- Though
Defeated, Will Never Bow to Conqueror
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

LONDON.-The signing of the
Russian-PoGsh friendship pact
is a diplomatic military move
of prime Importance and indi-
Evening star., 1941-08-01

HE opinions OF the riters this page their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort giue all sides questions of interest to its
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
By FRANK r. KENT.

There is a disposition in certain
quarters to refer somewhat derisively
to Col. William j. Donovan as the
mystery man." He was recently
Evening star., 1941-08-01
PriceControI
ToOfferT Test
OfFuith
Public Opinion
May Check Use
As Reform Lever
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Seldom has any presidential mes
sage expressed so clearly the eco
nomics of perplexing national
problem as does the message sent
Evening star., 1941-08-01
McLemore-
Medals Suggested
For Home Patriots
By HENRY McLEMORE

If the Government wants a sure
fire means of increasing interest
and participation in the national
defense program, all 1t has to
Evening star., 1941-03-10
By the Way
Beth Blaine.

Teeming the last end
Washington with parties planned their honor One Of
George
Saturday afternoon Ethel CARROTS boherinlaw and
Clarkson Island Mr. Cakson
pretty welcomed Washington
charmed completely every meeting
of Clarksonsa friend
standingCoa CkSon like makes
party and charming simply by being there
people party pretty
Espn looking far be the mother of bridebe;
Warren just back from winters vacation in Georgia
enchanting and becoming little hat of powder
blue feathers blue wool suit with sheer white red
blouse; Justice and Mrs Stanley Reed Mr. Justice Frank
Murphy Mr. Pierson Myron Hofer, Burial
Hofmann and his brother Homanns guest
Comdr Thomas,
Arthur
Fowler with whom Elsa Maxwell will stay when arrives Sunday
William their daughter
spending several weeks with them while her hus
pretty debuante daughter Peggy
Florida her
young suddenly hospital
From O Saturday Washington society
dned Rodman Wanamaker
with birthday cake speeches to honor Robert
birthday Ee and Bee Wannamake school together
charming
off black ruhd
and Bee more lovely than boufante white lace
this party Mrs ST George Duke the former
Wanamakers
the former Margaret Kahn, daughter
Kahn; zoppoi
who has come to make Washington her home this winter Mrs
beautiful all Mr. and Mrs
Jasper Justice Murphy the Arthur Krocks
the Military Atache of the British Embassy Nal Gen Beau
also British John and
Malcolm, Chip" Robert spotswood White.
Richard Wiggesworths the
Sutherland Mayo returned from Florida
golden birthday party
celebrate her husbands birthday anniversary.
In today Scudder
Edward Foo Mr. York
Hoy Mary
staying
Merrywood Nina Auchncoss still Hobe Sound Fla and
golf and getting thoroughly sunburned the beach
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Dinner Will Honor
Winners in One.Act
PLAY Tournament

Winners in the District of Colum-
bia one-act play tournament will be
honor guests at dinner tonight in
Barker Hall of the Y. w. C. A, at
$50 o'clock. Mr.. Milo F. Christian
sen will be toastmaster. The pro-
gram will include dramatic skits by
various tournament groups, dances
by Alice Louise Hunter and Ruby
Allen, a monologue by Jack Rollins
and songs by Edith Hoffman Jones.
Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the
Community Center and Fairgrounds
Department which sponsors the
tournament, will receive the guests
and introduce them to Mr.. Chris
tiansen, acting co-ordinator of rec
reation here. Among the special
guests will be the drama critics, who
awarded the tournament honors
Saturday night to the Pierce Hall
Players for their presentation OF
The Happy Journey" Second
place award went to the Masquers
of Roosevelt Community Center for
their play, Torches"
Other guests will be the three pre-
liminary judges, Mrs. Emil Hurja
Mr.. John M. Kline. jr., and Mr.. Earl
Hague; also the Advisory Commit
tee, Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, Miss
Bess Davis Schreiner and Mr.. Denis
E. Connell The chairmen of tour
nament committees, Mrs. Mabelle
Cosgrove Clark, Miss Grace Ware
Mr.. Harold Snyder and Mr.. M. For
ney Reese, also will be among the
guests.
Reservations have been made for
100 persons.
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Foxcroft Students
Give Up Desserts
To Help China

Students at Foxcroft School, Mid
dleburg, Va, have launched a drive
to help China's war victims, under
the direction of a student committee
and Mrs. Henry Seidel Candy, chair
man of the junior division of the
China Emergency Relief Commit
tee. Graybar Building, New York
City. The committee, headed by
Mrs. Pearl S. Buck is endeavoring
TO raise funds for the purchase of
urgently needed medical supplies.
The girls will forego desserts once
week to raise money-about $50
the student committee announced.
! Members of the student committee
heading the drive are Miss Diana
Gambrill daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard V. N. Gambrill of Peapack,
N. j., and Misses Virginia johnson.
Patricia Bailey and Nina Wild, all
of Washington
Many other schools throughout the
country are cooperating with the
Junior division. and are raising funds
through special benefit programs or
assemblies. sale of the junior divi-
sion stamps and distribution of coin
folders.
Evening star., 1941-03-10
Many Theater
Parties Planned
For Twelfth Night

Society will lift its lenten ban to
attend the opening performance to-
night of Shakespeare's Twelfth
Night" this weeks offering OF the
Theater Guild American Theater
Society in the National Theater.
Among those prominent in So
ciety who plan to see Helen Hayes
and Maurice Evans in this classic of
the theater are Mrs. Charles Abel,
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Ashbrook, Mrs.
Charles Brand, Mrs. Harrison Brand,
Col. and Mrs. G.. M. Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Calvert Bowie, Mrs.
Robert Bruere, Mrs. Wrisley Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. John CaSWell, Mrs. W..
Wallace Chiswell, Mr.. C. c. Con-
cannon, Mrs. J. Franklin Carter,
DR.. and Mrs. Edgar Copeland, Mrs.
Charles 1. Corby, Mrs Levi Cooke,
1t. Col. w. C. Crane, DR.. and Mrs.
Edward CafritZ, Mrs. Irene Cald-
we'll, DR.. and Mrs. Alexander ".
Dye, Mrs. David Dunigan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlos del Mar, Capt and
Mrs. Walter Donald, Mrs. William
N. Doak, Mrs. William Corcoran
EuStiS, Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.;
Mr.. Courtland D. Ferguson, Mrs.
L. C. Frost, Col. Robert H. Fletcher,
Mr.. Hugh Flemings, jr.; Miss Paul
eta Guffey, Mrs. Page Hufty, Miss
Laura Harlan, Mrs. Perry S. Heath,
Col Arthur Harris, Mrs. Edward
L. Hillyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank R.
Jelleff, Mr.. Faik Konitza, Mrs. Will
liam R. Lictenburg, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Sim Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Lansburgh, Mr.. George A. Lilly, Mr.,
L. H. La Motto, jr.; DR.. and Mrs.
James Alexander Lyon, Mrs. William
Arthur Morgan, Mrs. Randolph H.
Miner, Mr.. William R. McComb,
Mrs. Alfred P. Niblack, Mrs. Cres-
son Newbold, Miss Leila Peachy,
Mrs. Harry Norment, Col B. R.
Olmsted, Mr.. and Mrs. George Par
sons, Mrs. Frank M. Parrish, Mrs.
Lee NJ. Robinson, DR.. and Mrs. L..
H. >Reichelderfer, Maj. and Mrs.
Horace B. Smith. Mrs. Benjamin H.
Smith, Mrs. Chester D. Swope, Mrs.
George P. Scriven. Mrs. Sidney A.
Taliaferro, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Woodward, Mr.. Herbert L. Willett,
Mrs. Harry Wardman, Mrs. Price
Whitaker, Mrs. Ernest G. Walker,
Mr. Mannix Walker, Mrs. William
B. Willard and Comdr. H. N.
Wallin.