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Evening star., 1941-10-02
The Political Mill ...
Republicans Would Do Well to Abandon
Portsonship When Neutrality Vote Is Taken

may oppose them desperately
particularly when it comes to
dealing with the Neutrality Act.
The number of isolationists on
Capitol Hill, however, has been
on the diminishing side. This
has beer due to weight of public
opinion, which has swung more
and more sharply behind the
President in his dealing with the
foreign situation. 1t is rumored
that the isolationists an the Sem
ate will make a last-ditch fight
against vital revision or repeal
of the Neutrality Act-even to
the extent of conducting a fill
buster. There are not enough Of
them today. Nor would the coun-
try look with favor on such tao
tics. After Senators Johnson
Of California, Wheeler OF Mon
tana, Clark of Missouri, Clark Of
Idaho, Nye of North Dakota,
Tobey of New Hampshire, Brooks
of Illinois, La Toilette Of Wis
C0nSin, and Taft of Ohio have
been counted-where are they
to draw from? There are others,
to be sure, but they would not
be enough to halt the will of the
majority.
When the new leaSe-lend ap-
preparation bill comes before the
House, providing some s6,00O,O00,-
900 more, it has been reported the
opponents will seek to write into
the measure a prohibition against
the use of any of the money for
aid to Communist Russia, even
though she is fighting Hitler to-
day. This effort, if 1t is persisted
in, is doomed to defeat. Republi-
can leaders who say they have no
love for Communism neverthe-
less feel that Russia has made
and is making a gallant fight,
and are unwilling to slap the
Russians in the face by any such
provision. How much aid the
Russians are to get will be left
in the hands of the President.
and whether they are to get it
under the Lease-Lend Act.
Ill Advised Suggestions.
Two suggestions have been adj
vanced in recent days that seem
i'll advised. One is that for the
next few months at least, all
products of arms and munitions
in this country be turned over
to the British and others who are
fighting the Axis powers. This
would mean that the American
Army and Navy would have to
wait still longer for the arms
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In American naval quarters 1t
Is believed that as soon as
weather conditions-rough seas
and fog-become favorable for
submarine action, the battle Of
the Atlantic will be resumed with
intensity. High-ranking naval Of
ficers fully expect the Germans
to extend their zone of opera
tions to the West Atlantic. In
this event, American escort YES
sells are likely to start shooting.
There have been no incidents"
lately between American men-of-
war and German submarines be-
cause the Nazi high command is
said to have ordered its sub
marine commanders to be care
full. This does not necessarily
mean that they have been told
to avoid a clash with American
naval units but merely that they
have not had the opportunity.
U-boats Are Cautious.
From informa ton received in
this country, it appears that the
chief of operations of the Nazi
naval forces has instructed sub
marine commanders to take no
chances. They must follow a con-
voy for days-if necessary-and
attack only when they are sure
they can get away without trou-
BILE. The attention Of these mod
ern high seas pirates is thus
concentrated on stragglers, weak
ly escorted conveys and a few
lone ships which venture on the
high seas without adequate pro-
lection.
Recent weather in the North
Atlantic has been remarkably
favorable to the escorting vessels.
Sound instruments have recorded
the presence Of submarines, but
so far not single one has ven-
tured to attack an American pro-
tected convoy. But when the
British take over, the situation
changes. The British Navy is un-
able to use the same number of
destroyers and light cruisers for
conveying purposes as the United
States. They have other areas to
cover besides the North Atlantic.
They must keep units in the
South Atlantic. the Mediterran-
can and in the Indian Ocean.
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This Changing World
U. S. Navy Expected to Clash With Nozis
As Soon as Weather Fuvors U-Boot Action

The losses sustained by the Brit
ish in two years of war have not
been equalized by new construc-
ton nor by the American vessels
they received either in exchange
for naval bases or under the pro-
visions Of the lease-lend bill.
Hence. conveys protected by the
British are more likely to be at
tackled than those protected by
American ships.
German U-boat commanders
are reported to have been warned
not to indulge in "heroics" as
was the case in 1917 and 1918.
They must use the tactics of
pirates. They are not permitted
to attack any ship or group of
ships unless they have a better
than $3.50 chance to escape un-
moleSted. In this manner the
Germans hope to save their un-
derseas craft and personnel.
Personnel a Problem.
While the Germans are re-
ported to have developed a new
technique in the production of
small sized submarines, the train
ing of personnel is still difficult
problem. Despite the extensive
work which is being done in
various centers, it takes between
II and 18 months to train sea-
men capable of manning sub
marine. Hence, Herr Hitler
wants to avoid losses as much as
possible.
But American naval experts
believe that the time will soon
come when this cautious policy
cannot be continued. From all
available reports, it appears that
the German which
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ing. Senator O'Daniel, the new
member from Texas, in recent
speech said:
II dare say there is not a per-
son within the sound of my voice
who does not positively know that
in the United States there have
been instances of free men being
beaten over the head with a gun
or club or otherwise punished or
threatened by force or violence by
union labor leader racketeers or
their thugs or cohorts, for no other
reason than those free men sought
to work at lawful jobs of their own
choosing. Such things have hap
pened because no sufficient effort
has been exerted by members Of
Congress to make such actions un-
lawful and punishable by adequate
penalty"
There can be no doubt that as
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the public makes the members Of
Congress feel their responsibility for
protecting the defense program,
the flow Of production will be in
creased and there will be much
less success for the Nazi agents,
whose natural business it is to stop
the American program at its source.
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Evening star., 1941-10-02
By GOULD LINCOLN.

The Republicans in Congress
will, in a comparatively short
time, have two more chances of
voting on the foreign policy of
this country. These oppor-
tunities will arise when the Sec
ond lease-lend appropriation bill
is up for action-in the House
next Week-and when the repeal
or revision of the Neutrality Act
is asked.
This is no time to regard such
measures from partisan politi-
cal standpoint-or to act upon
them as partisan political mat
ters. They vitally concern the
welfare and safety of the Nation.
Republican members of the
House and Senate have had an
opportunity to learn in recent
weeks-when there was virtually
a recess of Congress-what the
people back home are thinking.
1t is reported and authenticated
that some of them returned to
Washington in a considerably
chastened frame of mind. That
they discovered the people were
ahead of Congress in demanding
that adequate steps be taken in
the foreign situation, and that
they were not at all pleased with
the manner in which the Repub-
icans had lined up against the
extension of the military service
of the men now in the Army.
The Republicans are not un-
mindful of the congressional elec-
tions next year-and they have
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and munitions which they so
much need today. The American
Army needs arms. IL needs
planes, tanks, guns, munitions.
1t would be folly not to fill those
needs. The arguments that these
materials would be better in the
hands of others who are already
fighting does not hold water. OF
course, this country should con-
tinue to give Britain and the
others as great a quantity Of
supplies as 1t can. But to de-
nude its own military forces, to
deny to them the share which
they should have is to weaken
this country's defenses which are
already far flung. with bases ex-
tending from Iceland to the
Equator.
The second suggestion Is that
it would be well to abandon the
congressional elections next year,
on the theory that a political
campaign would disturb national
unity. In the first place, the
Constitution fixes the terms of
office of the members of Congress,
and there is no way outside of a
constitutional amendment, that
the terms of those now in Office
could be extended for another
two years. In the second place,
it would be a terrible thing to
abandon elections in this coun-
try, war or no war. 1t would be
a stupidity from which the
American people might not re-
cover for a long time.
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hopes of winning control of the
House or at the very least of
gaining number of House seats
and holding what they now have.
They are not as sure as they
seemed to be short time ago
that 1t is popular to attack and
to vote against the administra-
tion's proposals for more aid TO
Britain and her allies and for
more adequate national defense.
And some of them are not as
sure as they were while ago
that it would be a mistake to
follow Wendell L. Willkie when
it comes to foreign policy rather
than Herbert Hoover and Alf M.
Landon.
A Suicidal Course.
Inquiry leads to the belief that
the strategists of the G. o. P.
congressional campaign will by
no means seek to have the party
appear as the party of isolation,
or even of on-intervention But
If the Republicans are to con-
tinue to vote in large majorities
against these aid-to-B Britain and
national defense measures, the
matter will be taken out of their
hands-and the country will re-
gard the G.. o. P. as the party of
isolation. Mr.. Willkie has
warned that such a course would
be suicidal.
Tremendous pressure will be
eXerted by the isolation and nom
intervention groups in and out
of Congress to prevail upon Re
publicans-and Democrats also
to vote against both the new
lease-lend measure and the reso-
luton for repeal or revision of
the Neutrality Act. There are
signs, however, that this pres
sure will not be as effective as
1t has been In the past.
The Republican leaders in
Congress are confronted with a
difficult problem, If they look at
the issues from merely political
view. 1t would be better for them
If they threw aside all thought of
political partisanship when these
votes are taken-and better for
the country. There are, to be
sure, ardent non-interventionists
and isolationists among the Re-
publican members of Congress.
There are among the Democrats,
too. But here is no time for
the tail to be found wagging the
dog. These isolationists will
without doubt oppose the meas
ures which are coming up. They
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hoped to avoid this time. The
German high command did so very
skillfully until this year; even when
they found themselves compelled
to attack Russia, they hoped to be
able to knock out the Soviet forces
before they had to face serious diff
ficulties elsewhere. In that hope
they have been disappointed.
1t is in the matter OF air strength
that the two-front war bears most
heavily upon German resources. In
the last war as against the French
and British on one hand, the Rus
slams on the other, the Germans
we're not able to undertake a sweep
ing offensive on both fronts simul-
taneously. They had to choose; they
had to take the defensive on one
front while attacking on the other.
There was always weighing OF
risks, there was always a conflict
between the interests of westerners
and fasteners which kept the high
command in a state of tension; there
was always the fear that an Of
| fensive might be hamstrung at the
point of success and after heavy
sacrifices by a sudden call from the
other front to avert impending dis
aster. The controversies thus begun
lasted throughout the war and after
ward. They were not the least of
the causes of the final German de-
feat.
Air Support Is Vital.
The same situation prevails to-
day as regards air power. Germany
has but one land front on which
she faces an enemy of dangerous
power-that is. an enemy which
could take the offensive If chance
were offered by German withdraw
ais for other fronts. The minimum
result which the Germans must at
| tain on the Russian front is one in
which, by reason of losses Of men
and equipment, and by the capture
of industrial centers, the Russian
military potential will be so reduced
| that the Germans can assume the
defensive without anxiety; that is,
by digging in contain the Russians
with part of their forces, while with
drawing others for operations else
where, and this without fear that a
dangerous Russian counter -offen-
sive may be launched. 1t is pos
sible that this point may have been
reached, or may be accomplished
if Leningrad. Kharkov and Odessa
can be taken, so far as ground
troops are concerned. AS for air
forces, it is likewise possible that
the fall of these places and perhaps
some further German advance may
push the Russian air bases so far
back that Russian air attacks can
not reach German vital centers with
any greater facility than British air
attacks at present.
But 1t will never be possible fol
the Germans to leave any defensive
force on the Russian front with
out adequate air support. Lacking
such support, it could not maintain
itself, Russia, therefore, promise;
to become a steady drain on Ger
man air resources as long as 8
Russian fighting front exists, anc
the extent of that drain and the
dangers to be anticipated from II
are proportionate to the strength
of the Russian air force and the
location of its available bases.
Move on Gibraltar.
In the west, meanwhile, the Ger
mans must face the British air force
rising now toward parity with theil
own, If, indeed, it has not already
reached that status. with the promise
of becoming even stronger by reason
of its distant and invulnerablt
arsenal and training ground II
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Great Britain
and in Spain
and Afric
brings forward
once more the
problems of the
two-front war
in which Ger
many is now en-
gagged. 1t is this
two-front war
which German
strategists, after
studying the les
sons of the last
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perhaps the best
way to curtail
Americas pro-
duction. 1t Is
better than tor
pedoing ships at
sea, because the
American naval
and aerial patrol
now is becoming
very effective.
T h e N a z ]
agents are sue
ceeding in their
objective. T h e Y
-Sa ,,eir- l,,rNoc
Evening star., 1941-10-02

Their behavior
at the first game,
which their be-
loved Buns lost
by a 3-to-2 count
to the Yankees,
was as proper as
that of a dowa-
ger duchess at a
levee. Many Of
them curtsied to
the gatekeepers
as they came
into the stadium
Evening star., 1941-10-02
MAI. G.. FIELDING ELIOT.

BY MAI. G. FIELDING ELIOT.
Prime Minister Churchill's warn
ing to the House of Commons
that the Germans may assume the
defensive on the Russian front
and turn to the offensive against
Evening star., 1941-10-02
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The optimistic statement made
on Tuesday by Prime Minister
Churchill regarding the slack
ening of the German submarine
campaign was received in Wash
ington with satisfaction. But tie
British Prime Minister did not
include the figures of the last
two weeks in his statement. And
these are somewhat alarming.
1t appears from tabulations made
here, that the rate of sinkings
since the middle of September is
comparable with that during
March and April, l94l-the worst
months of the blockade. The
principal operations of the Ger
man raiders are now concen-
trated east Of Iceland and 1t is
evident that they are doing more
damage than was expected.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
|McLemore
Hoity-Toity Funs
Licked the Dodgers
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW YORK, Oct, 2.-You can
berl me in erl, pal, and t'row me out
of the jernt if the Brooklyn fans
haven't upped and gone social for
tho NNnrld Cariar
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|NoziAgents
Apply Brakes
On Output
Strikes CIeverIy
Engineered Prove
Difficult to Trace
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Nazi technique in creating
dissension inside America is to
foment as many stakes as possible.
This is understandable because it is
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all the ridiculous ideas!"
Poirot said: "But you know, do you
not, that an order to exhume Mrs.
Welman's body has been applied
for?"
eyes, know. But they won't find
anything!"
Suppose they do?"
"They won't!" Roddy spoke posi-
lively.
Poirot shook his head. "I am not so
sure. And there was only one person,
you realize, who would benefit by
Mrs. Welman's dying at that mo-
ment. -"
Roddy sat down. His face was
white, and he was shaking little. He
stared at Poirot. Then he said: "I
thought-you were on her side. ;"
Hercule Poriot said: "Whatever
side one is on, one must face facts!
think, Mr.. Welman, that you have so
far preferred in life to avoid facing
an awkward truth whenever it is pos
sible."
'Roddy said: "Why harrow oneself
by looking on the worst side?"
Hercule Poirot replied gravely:
Because it is sometimes necessary. :"
He paused a minute and then said:
"Let us face the possibility that your
aunt's death may be found to be due
to the administration Of morphine.
What then?"
Roddy shook his head helplessly. I
don't know"
"But you must try to think. Who
could have given it to her? You must
admit that Elinor Carlisle had the
best opportunity to do so?"
"What about the nurses?"
"Either of them could have done so,
certainly. But Nurse Hopkins was
concerned about the disappearance of
the tube at the time and mentioned it
openly. There was no need for her
to do so. The death certificate had
been signed. Why call attention to the
missing morphine if she were guilty ?
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It will probably bring her censure for
carelessness as it is, and if she pois-
oned Mrs. Welman it was surely idiot
ic to draw attention to the morphine.
Besides, what could she gain by Mrs.
Welman's death? Nothing. The same
applies to Nurse O'Brien. She could
have administered morphine, could
have taken it from Nurse Hopkins
case; but, then again-why should
she?"
Roddy shook his head. Gall that's
true enough"
Poirot said: "Then there is your
SELF"
Roddy started like nervous horse.
"Me?"
Certainly. You could have abb
stracted the morphine. You could
have given it to Mrs. Welman! You
were alone with her for a short per-
iod that night. But, again, why should
you? If she lived to make will, it is
at least probable that you would have
been mentioned in it. So again, you
see, there is no motive"
"Only two people had a motive for
killing Mrs. Welman," Poirot contin-
ued.
Roddy's eyes frightened. "Two
people?"
eyes. One was Elinor Carlisle"
"And the other?"
Poirot said slowly: "The other was
the writer of that anonymous letter"
Roddy looked incredulous. Poirot
said: Somebody wrote that letter.
somebody who hated Mary Gerard
or at least disliked her-somebody
who was, as they say, 'on your side.
Somebody, that is, who did not want
Mary Gerard to benefit at Mrs. Wei
mans death. Now ,have you any idea
Mr.. Welman, who the writer of that
Letter could be?"
Roddy shook his head. "I've no idea
at all. It was an illiterate letter, mis-.
spelled, cheap-looking."
Poirot waved a hand. "There il
nothing much to that! It might easily
have been written by an educated per-
son who chose to disguise the fact
That is why I wish you had the letter
still. People who try to write in al
uneducated manner usually give
themselves away"
Roddy said doubtfully: "Elinol
and I thought it might be one of the
servants"
"Had you any idea which Of
them?"
! "No-no idea whatsoever"
"Could it, do you think, have beer
Mrs. Bishop, the housekeeper?"
Roddy looked shocked. "Oh, no
she's a most respectable, high-and
mighty creature. Writes beautifully
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Roddy said absently: "Must have
been-to account for that letter."
Poirot said sharply: "What letter."
Roddy flushed and looked annoyed.
He said: ooh, nothing important"
Poirot repeated: "What letter."
"An anonymous letter." Roddy
spoke reluctantly.
"when did it come? To whom was
it written?"
Rather unwillingly Roddy explain
ed.
Hercule Poirot murmured: "It is
interesting, that. Can see it, this
letter."
"Afraid you can't. AS a matter of
fact, I burned it."
"Now, why did you do that, Mr..
Welman?"
Roddy said rather stiffly: "It SEEM
ed the natural thing to do at the
time."
Poirot said: "And in consequence
of this letter, you and Miss Carlisle
went hurriedly down to Hunter
bury?"
eve went down, yes. I don't know
about hurriedly."
"But you were a little uneasy, were
you not? Perhaps, even little alarm
ed?"
Roddy said even more stiffly: 81
won't admit that"
Hercule Poirot cried: "But surely
that was only natural! Your inheri-
tance-that which was promised you
was in jeapordy! Surely it is natural
that you should be unquiet about the
matter! Money, it is very Important"
"Not as important as you make
out"
Poirot said: "Such unworldliness
is indeed remarkable!"
Roddy flushed. He said: ooh, of
course, the money did matter to us.
We weren't completely Indifferent to
it. But our main object was TOTO
see my aunt and make sure she was
all right"
Poirot said: "You went down there
with Miss Carlisle. At that time your
aunt had not made a will. Shortly
afterwards she had another attack of
her illness. She then wishes to make
awill, but, conveniently for Miss Car
Isle, perhaps, she dies that night be-
fore that will can be made"
"Look here, what are you limiting
at?" Roddy's face was wrathful.
Poirot answered him like a flash:
"You have told me, Mr.. Welman, as
regards the death Of Mary Gerard,
that the motive attributed to Elinor
Carlisle is absurd-that she was,. en-
phatically, not that kind Of person.
But there is now another interpreta-
tion. Elinor Carlisle had reason to
fear that she might be disinherited
in favor of an outsider. The letter
has warned her-her aunt's broken
murmurings confirm that fear. In
the hall below is an attache case with
various drugs and medical supplies.
It is easy to abstract tube of NOR
phine. And afterwards, so I have
learned, she sits in the sickroom a.
lone with her aunt while you and the
nurses are at dinner.
Roddy cried: "Good Lord, M. Poir-
OF, what are you suggesting now?
That Elinor killed Aunt Laura? Of
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involved and ornate letters with long
words in them. Besides, Pm sure she
would never"
AS he hesitated, Poirot cut in: "She
did not like Mary Gerrard!"
"I suppose she didn't. 1 never no
ticed anything, though"
"But perhaps, Mr.. Welman, you do
not notice very much?"
Roddy said slowly: "You don't
think, M. Poirot, that my aunt could
have taken that morphine herself?"
Poirot said: "It is an idea, yes"
Roddy said: "She hated her-her
helplessness, you know. Often said
she wished she could die"
Poirot said: "But, then, she could
not have risen from her bed, gone
downstairs and helped herself to the
tube of morphine from the nurses
case?"
Roddy said slowly: "No, but some
body could have got it for her."
"Who?"
"Well, one of the nurses"
Ito be continued)
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Use tomato juice instead Of water
with lemon-flavored gelatin. Add
shredded cabbage and minced onion
before gelatin sets. Serve in squares
on lettuce or keep on hand for a cold
garnish.
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Pour cold gingerale over chilled
canned fruit cocktail in sherbert
glasses.