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Evening star., 1941-11-26
Maryland Driving Tests
To Require Inspected Cars

BY tie Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 25.-Driving
tests for Maryland motor vehicle
operators licenses. beginning De-
cember l. must be made in vehicles
displaying the 194l inspection stick
ers, Motor Vehicle Commissioner w.
Lee Elgin said yesterday.
This action. Mr.. Elgin explained,
was taken not only to speed up
compulsory automobile inspection
but to give the new driver an Op-
portunity to take his test in a car
that has been checked for faulty
equipment.
THE motoring public can greatly
assist us with the motor vehicle in
spection campaign" Mr.. Elgin said,
IF they will have this safety check
up done as rapidly as possible.
There are 507 900 motor vehicles
registered in Maryland and with
many of the garages and service
stations taxed with regular work it
will be difficult to check and make
adjustments before the deadline of
the campaign. For safety's sake
the public should cooperate"
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Gov. O'Conor Indorses
Anti-Strike Measures

BY the Associated Press.
POCOMOKE CITY. Md, Nov
26.-Gov. OConor, speaking before a
joint ladies' night meeting Of the
Pocomoke Rotary and Lions Clubs,
said that if President Roosevelt has
been given the right in the national
emergency to conScript young men
for military service, "it is not going
too far to give him similar authority
to regulate the right to strike.
The Governor said there is no
fair-minded American citizen of in
telligence who does not want to see
American labor receive everything
to which it is entitled. But 1t must
be remembered that the security OF
our country is at stake
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Jury Quickly Frees Reutt
In Death of Steamer Mate
Former Athlete
AtV. M. |. Cleared
Of MonsIoughter
Bv a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

Bv a staff Correspondent Of The Star.
LA PLATA. Md, Nov. 26.-Ray-
mond F. Reutt, "a, former Virginia
Military Institute athlete, today was
back with his family in Norfolk, Va,
following acquittal OF manslaugh-
ter charge here yesterday by a
Charles County Circuit Court jury
that deliberated only half an hour.
The husky blond youth was
cleared of the accusation he was
criminally responsible for the death
of Harry B. Murphy, Al. first mate
of the Washington-N Norfolk steamer
Northland, who plunged from the
hurricane deck of the ship last April
l3. The drowned man was a native
of st. Marys County, Md.
Earlier. Mr.. Reutt had taken the
witness stand in his own defense
and insisted he had not struck or
pushed Mr.. Murphy during scuff1e.
He admitted he had been drinking,
but said he was surprised when the
steamers captain. T. H. Hewitt,
ordered the mate to grab him.
Just Lost Balance"
"As I stepped back he grabbed
onto me and just lost his balance
and went over" Mr.. Reutt declared.
Did you swing around and strike
the mate and send him overboard?"
asked Gordon E. Campbell of Nor
folk. one of the defense counsel.
mo, sir" the defendant replied.
On cross examination by States
Attorney Edward J. Edelen, the
erstwhile football player and wreSt-
Ter stepped to the jury box and took
the position he said he occupied Just
before the mate went overheard. He
contended he stepped away to avoid
falling from the deck himself. With
a torn coat introduced in evidence.
he demonstrated the manner in
which he said Mr.. Murphy clutched
him at the chest.
Intent Not Involved.
In his closing argument to the
jury, Mr.. Edelen called attention
to testimony by Capt Hewitt that
Evening star., 1941-11-26
County Government
Conference 10 Hear
Address on Roads
c. L. Deorine to Speak
At Meeting Tomorrow
At Rockville High

Charles L. Dearing will speak on
Roads and Streets" at the sixth
countrywide conference on study of
Montgomery County Md govern
ment. to be held at pm. tomorrow
in the Rockville High School. Col.
Alvin B. Barber of Potomac will pre-
side.
Mrs. Joseph T. Mcguire. chairman
of the study group, announces that
beginning in December the group
meetings will become panel discus
Sions
Frederic P. Lee will talk on plan
ming, zoning and park development
December 4. On the panel with him
will be Frederick W. Tuemmler. new
director of planning for the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
DR.. M. V. Ziegler, senior surgeon
of the United States Public Health
Service, and DR.. v. L. Ellicott.
county health officer. will discuss
public health December IL.
Thomas C. Kelley. chairman Of
the Speakers Committee. has as
sembled group Of speakers who are
available for talks before any Or
ganization in the county which re-
quests them. The list Of speakers
follows:
Richard H. Akers, Bethesda;
Howard P. Bailey. Silver Spring; A.
B. Barber. Potomac; Richard B.
Barker. Westmoreland Hills: Ken
meth H. Bruner, Silver Spring; r.
Duncan Clark, Silver Spring; Wash
ington 1. Cleveland. Kensington
James A. Cosgrove, Chevy Chase
Mrs Dean Dinwoodey. Chevy Chase
Herbert N. Eaton, Chevy Chase; Paul
F. Hannah. Chevy Chase; Frederic
P. Lee. Bethesda; DR.. Lewis Mer-
riam, Kensington; Allie Messer,
Gaithersburg; Alfred w. Moran,
Bethesda; Walter E. Perry, Bethes-
da; John H. Pratt, Chevy Chase
William F. Prettyman, Rockville; C.
N. Smith. Silver Spring: Henry H.
Smelling, Chevy Chase; Mrs. Vestus
Wilcox, Laytonsville. and H. S.
Yohe, Chevy Chase
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Prince Georges Seek,
S&,251 Grant by
F, ". A. for Schools
Bourd Gets Petition
To Reinstote Resigned
Clinton High Teacher
B, a staff Correspondent of The Star

By Staff Correspondent OF The star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. Nov
26.-Application to the Federal
Works Agency for a grant of s48,25l
will be made by the Prince Georges
County School Board. The appli-
cation, drawn up and submitted for
its approval yesterday by Nicholas
Orem. superintendent Of county
schools, is for funds to educate chill
dren on the Government reservation
at Fort Washington and the 600
new pupils expected at Greenbelt
during the remainder OF the pres
ent school year and during 1923.
December IS has been set as the
date for opening Of the 1000 new
family units just completed at
Greenbelt, to be occupied by defense
workers. The board applied for
a grant of s289 900 July % to build
a new school at Greenbelt. which
is Federal housing development
under the Farm Security Admins
tration. The board has not yet
heard from this application.
Gives Figures.
Mr.. Orem said that Greenbelt
schools will cost S29,002 for the
school year beginning September,
1912. and sl2,41790 for the re-
mainder of the current year.
Since there is no school at Fort
/ Washington the county will trans
port the children there to the Oxon
Hill School by bus. Cost and main
| tenance Of this bus, plus additional
/ teaching service required at Oxon
Hill will cost $2,773 for the school
/ this wear. MI. Orem said. The lat
/ ter figure includes over $1,000 to
buy the bus motor and chassis.
| Mr.. Orem said that the present
schoolhouses at Greenbelt will not
accommodate all of the new pupils
and the school probably will have
/ to be put on a tWo-seSSion day, ne
cessitating two corps of teachers.
Petition for Reinstatement.
A petition Of 306 signatures call
ing for reinstatement of Louis Knox,
ir., teacher of science and mathe-
matics at the Clinton High School,
who recently resigned, was pre-
sented to the board by a delegation
of about 80 parents from Silver
Hill. Suitland. Piscataway, Camp
Springs, Allentown and Surratts-
vile. In presenting the petition
which commended Mr.. Knox as q
teacher, the group said they felt
he had been done an injustice
They asked for a public hearing.
Mr.. Orem said that since the
resignation had been accepted, there
is no need of a hearing. MI. Knox
was represented by Leroy Pumphrey
his attorney, who also demanded
hearing.
1t was understood that complaints
of insubordination had been made
against Mr.. Knox, but the charges
had not been filed with the board
Two days after he had been noti-
fled of the complaints, 1t was said
Mr.. Knox sent in his resignation
1t was also reported that Mr.. Knox
had been told he had a right tt
hearing, but elected to resign.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Fairfax Assistants
For YuIe Seal Drive
Named by Chairman
OfficioIs Urge Prompt
Remittonces From
Recipients
,pecislDispstch to The Star

Special Disps tch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. Nov 26.-COmmit-
tee assistants to handle the tuber-
culosis seal sale in Fairfax County,
opening this week. have been an
nounced by Mrs. Stanley p. Stewart
OF Vienna. 194l campaign chairman.
Cooperation of all persons in re-
turning their remittances for seals
as soon as possible was urged by
officials, and those who may not
receive seals through the mail have
been asked to get in touch with their
community worker.
The full committee includes:
Centreville district-Mrs. Harry
Hawkins. district chairman: Mrs
Elizabeth Bokel, Chantilly; Mrs.
John T. De Bell, Centreville; Mrs
Margaret Webb, Clifton: Mrs Ran
dolph Eagle. Manassas, and Mrs
Stewart De Bell, Bull Run.
Dranesville District.
Dranesville diStrict-Mrs. Ruth M
Keys, district chairman: Mrs. Mack
Crippen, Browns Chapel; Mrs. Fan.
ME Conner, Dranesville; Miss Re-
becca Middleton, Floris: Mrs. L. H
Hill, Forestville: Mrs. Ralph o. En-
mis- and Miss Estelle Holden, Hern-
don: Mrs. A. Smith Bowman, Sun
set Hills, and Mrs. Maurice W. Fox
Vale.
Falls Church district-Mrs. Ear
Fowler, district chairman: Mrs Fred
Smith, Mrs. Alfred Dill and Mrs. J
A. X. Donovan, Falls Church: Mrs
j. Little. West Falls Church; Miss
Helen o O'Shaughnessy. Baileys Gross
Roads: Mrs. Elizabeth Minor. Lin.
colnia; Mrs. I. L. Daniels. Lee-Jack
son; Mrs. Pearl Dunn. Merrifield,
Mrs. William j. Cleveland, Semi
nary, and Mrs. Mason Hirst, Amman.
dale and Springfield
Lee district-Mrs. Herbert r. Haar
district chairman; Mrs. J. M. Fitz-
hugh, Burke; Mrs. Dorothy B. Col
lier, Fairfax Station; Mrs. FREQ
Mclaughlin, Fairfax Park, and Mrs
Haar, Lorton.
Mount Vernon Group.
Mount Vernon district-Mrs. Hor.
ace Buckman, district chairman
Mrs. Lottie Anderson. Accotink
Mrs. John Howard, Belle Haven
Mrs. John Harvey, Cameron Valley
Mrs. Milton Alexander, Franconia
Mrs. Park Dodd, Groveton; Mrs
Kerth Haislip, Gunston Cove: Mrs
Walter Densmore, Mount Vernon
Mrs. E. l.. Finks, Wellington Villa
and Chaplain Alva Breasted, For
Belvoir.
Providence district-Mrs. C. Dun.
can Montieth, district chairman,
Mrs. Floyd CAN'T, Mclean; Mrs
Paul Stenger, Vienna; Mrs. Alvore
Sherman, Tysons Corner: Mrs. Hor.
race Campion, Beulah Road; Mrs
Craig Hunter, Oakton; Mrs. Johr
M. Whalen, Fairfax; Mrs. Edgar
Shreves. Dunn Loring; Mrs. Herman
B. Miller, Madrillon Farms; Mrs
Thomas j. Turner, Idylwood; Mrs
Robert A. Osborn. Chesterbrook
and Mrs. E. L. Cloud, Franklin
Park.
James E. BauSerman, county ele
mentary school supervisor, is chair
man of the county association; Mrs
Warren N. Watson of Fairfax. sec
retary, and Mrs. James E. Nickel
of Fairfax, treasurer. Mrs. Emm'
Moore is chairman for the seal sal
among colored residents of tn
county.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
S49O Melted From Dance
For Bundles for Brituin

Approximately $3.50 was realized
from the recent dance at the Manor
Club by the Montgomery County
Branch of Bundles for Britain. it
was reported at = meeting OF the
Executive Board yesterday at the
home of Mrs. E. A. Merritt OF Chevy
Chase, chairman of the Dance
Committee.
It was announced that the Silver
Spring unit of the branch will hold
a rummage sale beginning at am.
Saturday, at 8527 Georgia avenue.
Good, used clothing not suitable for
shipment to England, will be on
sale. Most of the garments are
silk, rayons and cottons. Mrs. w. j.
Bloomer is chairman.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Low Bids Announced
On 10 Rood Projects
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 26.-The
State Highway Department an
nounced yesterday low bids on 10
construction projects totaling 1887, =
88106.
The projects include: Route 211,
Fairfax County, OF mile from the
intersection of Route 7 west, Vir-
ginia Asphalt Paving Co., Inc,
Salem, $23, 1854 60
Route II, Loudoun County, 2 miles
surface treatement and bridge north
of Wheatland, w. M. Jackson, Roam
oke, $84,641.39.
Route IS, Shenandoah and Fred
erick Counties, So miles of surface
treatement and bridge near West
Virginia line, w. N. Jackson, $124,-
447 .48.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Montgomery 4-HWinner
Receives Two Awards

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 26.-An
embossed gold watch fob has been
awarded William Hines, Jr., OF
Brinklow as the outstanding Al
Club livestock member in Mont
gomery County for 194l, it is an
nounced by Rufus B. King, assistant
agricultural agent. The fob was
provided by the Thomas E. Wilson
Co. of Chicago.
Hines also has been awarded a
B. & o. scholarship trip to the All
Club Congress and international
Livestock Exposition to be held in
Chicago November % to Decem-
Der IS.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Dorden Given Golden Kew
Bv Norfolk Brother Elks

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 26.-Gov-
ernor- r-elect Colgate w. Darden, jr..
has q gold key to the front door of
the home Of Norfolk Lodge of Elks.
The key was presented to him
last night at q meeting Of the lodge
which followed q banquet at which
he was the guest of honor.
Mr.. Darden is the first member
Of. the lodge to be elected Governor
Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Viroiniu Youth Killed

ORANGE, Va. Nov. 26.-Ran-
dolph Darnell, 20-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Darnell OF
Rhoadesville, Orange County, was
killed instantly today when his au-
tomobile crashed into culvert on
route 20 two miles east Of Orange
Evening star., 1941-11-26
W. P. 4. to Give YuIe Jobs

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 26 CP,.--
r. S. Hummel. Virginia W. 2. A
administrator. notified supervisors
Yesterday that W. P. A. workers
qualified for such jobs should apply
to their postmasters for Christmas
employment. They will be eligible to
return to their w. P. A. jobs upon
termination of the post office work
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Hiking Club Planned

An Arlington County (Va) hiking
club will be organized by the rec
reation department Of the county
at a meeting in the Westinghouse
High School at pm. tomorrow, it
has been announced by w. A.
Richardson.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Totals to date

Totals to date Is 10
In November, Beware Of:
/. The hours between 4 and 6
pm. Six of the nine traffic vic
Tins in November last year were
killed within this tWo-hour pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crOsSwalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November. 1919, while
doing this.
3. Inclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while it was raining
or misty. -
Evening star., 1941-11-03
Plane Engine Output.
Up 88 Pct. in Nine
Months, 0. P. N. Says
Enough for 1000 Craft
A Month, Production
Survey Indicates
4y tie Associated Press.

ey tie Associated Press.
The Office of Production Manage
finent has reported that output Of
4irplane engines in the United
State increased 88 per cent during
the first nine months of 194l, but
withheld actual production figures.
In horsepower, manufacturers are
turning out enough engines for
about 1000 planes month, a pro-
duction survey showed.
No figures on plane production
have been made public since Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recent assertion
that such information would be
valuable to an enemy. In Septem-
Der, the last month for which
Q. P. M. released such statistics,
1914 planes were produced. a ma
jority of them combat ships rather
than trainers.
Greater Progress Needed.
Summarizing the defense produc-
ton picture as a whole, o. P. M.
declared the United States had gone
Z long way toward becoming the
arsenal of democracy, but that a
great deal remained to be done to
meet all-out defense requirements.
In brief. the defense agency said.
accomplishments to date shaped up
this way:
I'm July, 1910, we produced 56l
military planes. In September,
1941, the figure scared to 1914.
Eipce the start Of its eyDapSjop pro-
gram, the Navy has commissioned
more fighting ships than in the IA
years between 1922 and 1887, has
S44 major combat vessels on hand
and BAT building.
Arms Output Increased.
I'm the 24-month period of 1940-
l94l, the machine tool industry will
have produced new capacity equal
to the capacity of all machine tools
IN existence in all the plants of the
country on January 3. 1910.
Hundreds of light and medium
tanks are rolling off the assembly
lines every month. Rifles and ma
chine guns are being produced at
the rate of thousands daily. In the
first nine months of 1941 ordnance
equipment increased nearly three
times and production of ammuni-
ton was stepped up 10 times"
BY the end of this year, the sur
vey said, shipyards will be turning
out merchant ship day and. dur
ing the last quarter of 1912 produc-
ton Will be up to two ships daily.
Evening star., 1941-11-03
MUSIC.

MUSIC.
Community musicale. Washington
Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ Of
Latter Day Saints, Sixteenth and
Columbia road NV, 8 o'clock to-
night.
Concert, music by American COM
posers, Agriculture Department Or
chestra, Agriculture Department
Auditorium, South Building, $50
O'Clock tonight.
Concert, Army Band, Army Band
Auditorium, Army War College, 2
pm. tomorrow.
MEETINGS.
Beta Chi Sorority, Wardman Park
Hotel. 8 o'clock tonight.
Tau Beta Phi Sorority, Mayf1ower
Hotel, 8 o'clock tonight.
Reciprocity Club, Mayfiower Ho-
tel, 8 O'Clock tonight.
ST. David's Society of Washing
ton, Powell Junior High School,
8 o'clock tonight.
Insurance Club, Hamilton Hotel,
8 o'clock tonight.
Round table discussion on stamps,
Woodbridge Library, 2206 Rhode
Island avenue NE. o'clock to-
night.
Alpha Zeta Beta Sorority, Ward
man Park Hotel, 5:15 o'clock to-
night.
Junior Board of Commerce, May
Evening star., 1941-11-03
Trinity Alumnae
TOHOld Stvle Show

The Holy Trinity Alumnae will
hold style show in the Holy
Trinity Theater Thursday evening,
November 6. at o'clock. The latest
fall fashions will be presented by
Frank r. Jelleff.
Members of the alumnae acting
as models will be the Misses Mary
Nolan, Kay Lauck, Alicia Riehl
Marie Hess, Patricia Byrne, Maria
Mattare, Margaret Mary Edmond
ston, Peggy Druckenmiller, Betsy
Smith, Nancy Wakeman, Jane
Reiser, Jane Madert. Virginia Wrenn
and Mrs. j. F. Colbert.
Proceeds of the benefit will be for
the scholarship fund.
Evening star., 1941-11-03

morrow.
East Gate Lions Club, 1889
Bladensburg road NE, 1915 pm.
tomorrow.
Board of Directors, Rotary Club,
parlors A. B, Willard Hotel, 1890
pm. tomorrow
Civitan Club, Mayflower Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Optimist Club, Mayfiower Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Dartmouth Club, Annapolis Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
BREAKFAST.
Early Birds Breakfast Club, Fair
fax Room, willard Hotel, 8 am.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-11-03
\Z':; \Z&;'fES' +: s:
".

EXHIBITS.
Exhibition Of bookjackets. Public
Library, Eighth and K streets NV,
todey through December l.
Drawings of London during the
blitz. by Jessica Stoner, Whyte
Gallery of Art. open $50 am. to
6 pm. today through Saturday.
Birds of Maine. water colors, by
Carroll Tyson, Corcoran Gallery of
Art. $50 am. to 6 pm. Tuesdays
through Saturdays to November 49,
LECTURES.
The Art of Listening to Music" "
fugue and counterpoint, Y. W. C. A.,
8 o'clock tonight.
Catholic thought lecture, parlor
E, Willard Hotel, 8:15 O'Clock to-
night.
Russia" by DR.. Bruce Chopper,
Near East lecture series, new ball
rool, Shoreham Hotel, II am. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1941-11-03
St. Certrude's Guild
Plans Annual Benefit
Party on December |

st. Gertrude's Guild will hold its
annual bridge party for the benefit
Of St. Gertrude's School of Arts and
Crafts. Monday. December l, at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. Augustus E. Giegengack,
president of the guild. has ap-
pointed Mrs. James E. Duke as gen.
eral chairman. Mrs. Duke will have
assisting her all the active men,
bers of the guild, among whom are
Mrs. Giegengack. tickets; Mrs. Ray-
mond F. Garrity, patrons; Miss
Mary Agnes Sweeney. novelty table:
Mrs. Howard F. Baxter, cakes and
candy table; Mrs. Pere Wilmer
prizes; Mrs. Mary McCloskey, re-
freshments; Mrs. J. G. Haskell,
chances, and Mrs. James F. Hart
nett, publicity.
Evening star., 1941-11-03

flower Hotel, 8:15 o'clock tonight.
Washington Automobile Trade
Association, Red Room, Hotel 2400,
$3.50 o'clock tonight.
District of Columbia Association
Committee, Mayfiower Hotel, 4 pm.
tomorrow.
TEA.
Washington Civic Theater, Ward
man Park Hotel, pm. tomorrow.
LUNCHEONS.
Delta Upsilon Club of Washing
ton, Mayfair Restaurant, 1915 pm.
tomorrow.
Uptown Washington Lions Club,
Broadmoor Hotel, 1915 pm. to-
Evening star., 1941-11-03
Mrs. Kutz Gives Tea

Mrs. Charles w. Kutz, Mrs. Werner
c. Boggs, Mrs Garland NJ Terry
and Miss Eleanor Bosserman are
among local women planning to
attend the annual meeting of the
Wilson Alumnae Council this week
end at Wilson College, Chambers
burg, Pa. Mrs. Kutz. who is presi-
dent of the local Wilson College
Club. was hostess to the club at a
tea Saturday at which Mrs. Paul w.
Leitch, secretary of admissions at
the college, was guest speaker.
Evening star., 1941-11-03
Mount Ruinier Dinner

The annual turkey dinner and
bazaar of the Mount Rainier CMd0
Methodist Church will be given
from to pm. tomorrow at the
church.
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-05
AIR CORPS HAS 4,0O0 PLANES

WASHINGTON - Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson advised the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the strength of Army Air Corps was now ap- proximately 4,0OO planes.
 Secretary Stimson gave his test imony at an executive session of the committee but later gave the transcript of his report to the neWsmen after deleting several passages presumably because of the confidential character of the testimony.
 Secretary Stimson testified that Great Britain considered her ground defense aircraft as in lex cellent condition, and without help of the United States"
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-05
HOLLYWOOD STAR-LlrES
By Chuck Cochard

HOLLYWOOD tExcueive, - The success or Shirley Temple, one-time child Queen of the movies, has been found and plac ed under long term contract by Paramount studios. The girl is little five year old Carolyn Lee that cut little lot of Honey moon in Bali"
 Carolyn Lees parents Aatly re fused all film offers after her first role in the above picture and they took her home in a smial town in Ohio. After much coax ing by Paramount ex- cutives she was again brought 10 Hollywood for a leading role in Virginia" so sensational was her perform ance that the studio signed her immediately after a lot more per suasion) to a long term con r3ct. And for this we MisS'-Wa Dre dict even greater things than La Temp e."
The Nome nugget., 1941-03-05
EDITORIAL Certain Diplo- matic Channels

No difficulties exist between the governments of the United States and that of the imperial government of Japan. however strained relations may have be- come, but they can be adjusted through diplomatic channels"
 Thus speaks Admiral Namuro,' new Japanese ambassador to the United States. If the ambassador means Japanese diplomatic chan nels, truer word was never spok en. For if difficulties exist be- tween the two governments, who and what created those difficult ieS, but Japan and the Oriental state of mind? And since the diff faculties" are of Japan's creation and imaginings, what more nat ural than that they should be settled through Japanese dipIo- matic channels? What, America may reasonably ask, has she got 10 settle?
 Japan marVels at the stupidity of the United States for not see ing the wisdom of the imperial government aims, believing that calm appraisal through diplomat ic channels will open our eyes to the great purposes involved in the New Order of Asia"
 It will have to be admitted that the attitude of the United States toward Japan up until the very recent past showed a benign ity, benevolent consideration for Japan's needs military and otherwise" that approached the borderland of stupidity all right. But in future dealings Japan will have to learn that the United States government has nothing to settle automatically; that it is all up to Japan and the quicker Japan sets about doing so the better off she will be.