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Evening star., 1941-07-02
The Great Game of Politics
Aid-to-Russio Ideo Brings Into Open
Discomfortine Fact Thut Defense Hos Lueqed

failures" and delays have led to
a serious. lack of strategic ma
terial." Aluminium, rubber, smoke
less powder and various raw prod
ucts were mentioned. The commit
tee, which Is headed by a Demo-
crat, attributed this serious situa-
ton" largely to the absence of
responsible head with authority" and
also to administration preoccupa-
ton in recent years with social
reforms" rather than national Sc
curity.
simultaneously with the Military
Committees report came a severe
criticism of the Army from 1t. Gen
ben Lear, who after the Tennessee
maneuvers addressed a meeting of
300 staff officers. Among the things
Gen. Lear said was this: Our chain
of command. from the officers down
to the ranks, is weak-weak to the
extent that. If the condition con-
tinues, the chain, at its weakest link,
will break when heavy load is i'm
posed The general also men
toned shortages in anti-tank guns
and other more or less vital things.
Facts Have a Use.
In the same tune a number of
military experts, commenting on the
Tennessee maneuvers, expressed the
conviction that after a years effort
the Army is "far short of war eff
ficiency," greatly lacking in equip
ment and overloaded with incompe-
tent officers. welded to outworn
ideas. Supplementing these trench
ant remarks came the speech in the
House of Representative Woodrum
democrat, Virginia., who stressed
our state of unpreparedness and de-
clared that there are many reasons
we should not go abroad, but 1t is
necessary to state only one-we have
neither the troops nor the equip
ment."
Put all these things together and
the picture they make is not pretty,
but it is useful. At least, it can be
useful if it serves to end the practice
OF overstating our assets and under
standing our liabilities. 1t can be
most useful If it centers the ener-
gies of those in authority upon cor
recting defects instead of ignoring
them. At any rate. it makes the
folly of trying to aid Russia, except
through accelerated aid to British,
very plain indeed. That is the thing
upon which to concentrate. That
will take all the energy, the time,
the money the food, the ships and
the brains We have available. May
be more.
tCopyrisht 1941.p
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the Nazi declaration against Rus
Sia, and the reaction in Washing
ton. If the Nazis hoped that by
attacking the Soviet Union they
would put themselves in the role
of st. George defending the
maiden against the dragon, they
are disappointed on all counts.
The Vatican is not likely to over
look the continuing martyrdom of
Poland; the brutal and blasphe-
nous persecution of the church
in that most deeply religious of
all countries.
The Vatican itself published
the most damning document on
the German occupation of Po-
land that has yet seen the light
an account of criminal atrocities.
The Nazi war against Russia re-
veals itself to the Vatican for
exactly what it is! Another in a
series of wanton aggresSions that
have nothing to do with ideology,
that are justified solely by the
Nazi will to power.
Battle for Homeland.
Nevertheless, the war has ideo-
logical consequences. the first
being that the Red Army chooses
to rally the people around the bat
tie cry of homeland and Russian
soil, rather than world commu-
nism, and Immediately wins odd
allies-the exiled White Russians
of Harbin, for instance, and the
metropolitan of the orthodox
church.
The Nazis have been keeping
on the old hetman of the Ukraine.
Skoropadsky. no doubt with
view to installing him as the
Quisling of liberated" Ukraine.
should they succeed in occupying
that great granary. But Skoro-
padsky was their Quisling in the
last war; he was driven out by
another Ukranian nationalist,
Petlura. and Petlura, in turn. fell
before the Red Army. Now, by
one of those historic ironies. the
commander In chief of all the
Russian forces is a Ukranian,
Timoschenko.
What the "ideology" of the Red
Army may be, time will tell. We
suspect that 1t is nationalist and
Russian and that its power will
increase above that of the party.
In fact. we suspect that three
"ideologies" will be liquidated by
this war-Communism, Nazi-iSm
and Toryism.
American policy toward the
Soviet Union will obviously be
determined by self-interest.- We
desire to see the Nazi plan for
world domination smashed; We
desire to see the future peace
order in the hands of those
peoples who still have civilized
institutions intact and who alone
are capable of bringing some
order out of chaos-namely our
selves and the British: we have
serious interests in the Northern
Pacific. We know fully the i'm
portance of Alaska, which the
late Gen. William Mitchell called
"the key point to the whole
Pacific Ocean," and We do not
wish to see the Axis in control of
the Siberian maritime provinces.
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is one of intermittently expressed
vigor and hence fails to mobilize the
opinion of the Nation behind the
main program - the defense. Of
America by delivering weapons of
war to Britain.
If the United States, for its own
defense, must clear the Atlantic of
submarines now-if that's the wisest
step which will assure the safety of
this country and competent military
and naval experts will SO recon-
mend-then a fortnight statement
of the case to Congress would seem
to be in order. Failure to take such
a course is likely to be regarded as
indicating a doubt that the whole
aid-to-Britain policy will be effec-
tive in defending the United States,
for 1t is not logical to authorize q
vast lend program and at the
same time hesitate about insuring
its safe delivery to the nations fight
ing against Hitler.
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line of Notifications to bar the
Nazi march towards Kiev. Large
forces of tanks and planes were
also massed in that region.
Stain was taking no chances
with his Nazi ally.
Drive on Moscow Fooled Them.
To strengthen further this
whispering campaign the Ger
mans gave the impression Of
massing forces in that particular
region. The secrecy which shrouds
German army movements is such
that the Soviet agents could not
check accurately on Hitler's troop
dispositions and the Soviet gen.
eral staff accepted the theory
that if there was going to be a
war with the Reich, the attack
would come in the south.
Instead, the Germans actually
concentrated on the Minsk front
that Is, on the road to Moscow.
When the attack occurred there
was a comparatively small Rus
sian force in that region
smaller than the Germans. 1t
Now appears evident that the
German objective is Moscow.
The conquest of the capital of the
U. s. S. r. il the Germans man
age to get there-will have among
other things serious moral ef-
feet on the armies. Despite the
fact that Russia Is a federation
of republics. it is highly CEN
tralized country and the occupa-
ton of the capital might make
a great difference.
The big drive for the Ukraine,
it is believed, will follow only
after the capture of Moscow.
Drive on Leningrad.
For the time being the Hun
garian, Rumanian, Slovak and
Ruthenian forces, reinforced by
some Nazi mechanical divisions
and strengthened by bombing
squadrons. are keeping the Rus
sian masses around Kiev hemmed
In. The Russian general staff
apparently does not dare move
too large a force north for fear
of the combined mosquito
forces of these small border
states.
According to available reports
Evening star., 1941-07-02
This Changing World
Germon Attock in nsk-Moseow Area Believed to
Have Come os a Surprise to Russons

from Stockholm and Helsinki the
German reinforcements have all
reached their destination in Fin
land and the drive with Manner
helms forces against Leningrad
is likely to begin energetically
before the end of this week.
The Leningrad front is better
prepared than the region in front
of Moscow and some of the best
Soviet divisions, supported by
strong Notifications, are Defend
ing the former capital of the
Cars.
Reds Holding Their Own.
For the time being the Rus
slams are holding their own in
spite of reverses. There is no
Generalization among Stains
forces and there is no exodus OF
civilians as in Belgium and in
France to hamper the movements
of the armies.
While the situation is generally
considered threatening, it appears
that the Moscow leaders have
not given up hope of continuing
the war even if Moscow and
Leningrad are occupied by the
enemy. The Russian power of
resistance depends largely on how
many tanks, airplanes, armored
cars and guns can be saved from
total destruction or capture. This
brings the whole situation down
to the question of whether the
general staff will decide hence
forth TO fight strong rear guard
actions. If it intends to throw
all its mechanical might to stem
the Axis onslaught-and loses
the situation in the U. S. S. r.
must be regarded with great mis-
giving.
Evening star., 1941-07-02

In the meantime, however, the
fight on the East has given Great
Britain a breathing spell during
which she will be able to
strengthen greatly her strategic
position in the Mediterranean
and at home.
The German Luftwatfe con-
centrated in Greece and other
Balkan states is still raiding
British bases, but with much less
virulence than in the past.
The British defenses at Cyprus
are being considerably improved
and more men are being brought
over from the Indian Ocean.
American war material which has
reached the Red Sea Is being
shifted as speedily as possible to
the areas where the German at
tack is most likely to come in the
event the Russian campaign does
not last more than couple of
months.
The army in North Africa is
also being strengthened, and
while for the time being it Is not
In a position to take the offensive
because of the large number OF
Axis forces in Libya, it would not
be surprising to see the British
resume the offensive in the next
few weeks.
Evening star., 1941-07-02

happens III rIuSSid.
Because, from the start, the basic
defect in the American effort has
been refusal of those in authority
either to face facts themselves or
to acuuaint the people with them.
Instead, optimistic but misleading
reports of progress have been
made and the more bellicose admin
istration spokesmen have conveyed
false. though perhaps comforting,
idea of our might. Various things
have occurred in the past 10 days to
dissipate that notion, which is a
good thing.
1t is interesting that this reversion
to realities followed the Presidents
declaration that we would give to
Russia the same kind of aid we are
giving the British. Almost imme-
diately this was revealed as a COM
pletely hollow promise. For one
thing. we have no idea what the
Russians need, if anything; for an
other, if we knew, We could not meet
their needs, because we lack the
goods: for another, if we had the
goods there are no ships to use Tor
transport and no feasible route by
which they could reach a Russian
port, If we had the ships to spare.
Suggestion Falls Flat.
To all this should be added the
vast public distaste for helping Com
munists in Russia because OF the
respectability and immunity which
such aid would seem to confer on
Communists here Against these a
justifiable American anger has been
aroused. Few want to see 1t dl-
minished or diverted. Hence, from
both the practical and the emotional
viewpoint, the aid-to-Russia sug-
gestion has fallen very fiat indeed.
Clearly, the action indicated for us
by the German-Russian conflict Is
to send more supplies to the Brit
ish-and faster. Nothing else makes
sense.
Whether, after this became plain,
steps to speed up were really taken
is not certain. What Is certain Is
that from various sources facts be-
gan to develop about American in
adequacy which ought to have the
effect of shattering both public and
official complacency. The President
himself started it with statement
that there was here "woeful scar
city" OF small-arms ammunition.
This had been known before, but not
publicly proclaimed. In other words,
we have the guns but nothing to
put In them. In addition, Mr.. Roose-
welt expressed some dissatisfaction
with the results Of the defense ma
chinery. Heretofore the official at
titude has been that everything was
going satisfactorily.
Lack Of Materials Gifted.
On top of the Presidents revela-
ton came the scathing report OF
the House Military Committee,
which asserted that a series Of major
Evening star., 1941-07-02
tuberculosis Association
Helps 43 10 Obtain Jobs

During the last three months the
District of Columbia tuberculosis
Association has helped obtain per-
manent self-Supporting jobs for Is
men and women previously in tuber-
culosis hospitals and placed 18
others in temporary jobs, accord
ing to report by Harald H. Lund,
executive secretary.
The job opportunities we're pro-
vided through cooperation with the
Vocational Rehabilitation Service,
he said. Other activities of the
past quarter included distribution
of 10000 pieces of literature through
churches, schools and clubs, support
Of the budget requests for tuber-
culoSis aid through the District gov
ernment and meeting emergency
relief needs of families afflicted with.
tuberculosis.
Disbursements totaled se,344.s3
out of an annual budget of SAL, 1913.
The associations income is derived
from sale Of Christmas seals.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

In competent quarters the
opinion is expressed that the
German attack in the Minsk-
Moscow area came as complete
surprise to the Russian general
staff.
There had been talk about Ger
man occupation Of the Ukraine
within a few months after the
Partition of Poland. While the
Germans were denying these
stories officially they encouraged
the whispers which reached the
ears of Stain and the general
staff at Moscow.
The result was that the Rus
slams quietly built up a strong
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Teachers Pledge Aid
During Emergency

All out" educational service dur
ing the national emergency today
was pledged by Americas 1,1O0 ,0oC
teachers and school officials in 9
letter to President Roosevelt.
The letter cited training of 1.500.-
600 persons for defense industries
since the program started a year
ago and promised to surpass the
record this year. 1t was signed BY
officials of the National Education
Association, the American Voca-
tionsl Association. and the Ameri-
can Association of School Admin
istrators.
Evening star., 1941-07-02

nesses and de-
fense defcien-
cies. Yet, illogi-
C a lily enough,
such seems to be
the case. And,
if that lessons
the tendency to
be S m ug and
self a tished
about what we
have, and what
we are doing,
then the net for
us will be a gain,
no matter what
Evening star., 1941-07-02

Agriculture in Dublin. 1t will take
off relief 200 men who have been
drawing unemployment aid for the
last year or more in each of the
26 counties of Fire. The program
will begin next October.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
U.s.. Governed by SeIf-lnterest in Any Move
To Support Soviet Against kuzi Attack

We know. furthermore, that
were Hitler in Moscow and Suez,
and in control of the European
continent, he would be master
of Europe, Africa and Asia.
Mussolini Sees Better.
And the result of that is seen
more clearly by Mussolini's
Popolo d'Italia than by Mr..
Hoover. That mouthpiece of the
Duce says, "A defeat of Russia
would produce a definite defeat
of the United States as well as
Great Britain"
1t would, indeed. And it is
for that reason, and not because
of any new tenderness for Mr..
BroWder and Communism that
we do not wish to see Hitler in
Moscow. That Hitler is trying
to get there is a political defeat
for Mr.. Browder, the Comintern
and Stain, and a political iusti-
fication of the view of Churchill
and Roosevelt.
Whatever aid we give to the
Soviet Union will be predicated
on our own interests. But it is to
be hoped that it will be accom-
panied by vigorous diplomatic
offensive. This country is still
for the freedom and inde-
pendence of Finland, Poland and
the Baltic states.
Hitler has no business in
Russia and Russia has no busi-
ness beyond the bounds of her
own territory.
Whatever comes out of this
war, the nations of Europe must
be free; the nations of Europe
must, in some way. federate, and
there must be some permanent
settlement for peace and COL
laboration between Continental
Europe, Russia, the British Com
monwealth Empire and the
Americas
Only this way can there be even
10 years of peace, and the founda-
tions laid for international pros
perity.
Chance for L. s. Propaganda.
Why the United States does not
take an offensive in the realm of
ideas Is beyond me. The cost of
one battleship would finance a
gargantuan propaganda cam
paign for the conduct of which
this country has more brains,
prestige and facilities than
any other. The German-Rus-
sian war has created a poll
tlcal vacuum, into which the
President of the United States
should spring. Such campaign
should not be "ideological"-it
should be addressed to the reason.
realism, common sense, and
heart-broken yearnings of the
people of the whole world.
Ten million dollars to present
the board outlines Of an Amer
ican peace to the world-not by
secret negotiations, but openly on
the air-waves of the planet, in all
languages and "a hours a day
could be a more powerful weapon
than planes and bombs. and posi-
lively should accompany our
armament.
Precisely because the "ideolo-
gies' have all proven themselves
to be unmitigated buncombe, the
voice of reason-reason combined
with power-has an audience.
Reason for Optimism.
If one considers the interna-
tional political situation apart
from the military. there is more
reason for optimism today than
there has been since the war
began.
If we lose this war to chaos or
If 1t drags out for years, 1t will
only be because of refusal to use
the God sent moments of history.
The revolution of the 20th
century will be the triumph of
realism and civilization and only
Britain and America can make 1t.
We should set about the task
Immediately.
(Copyrieht 1Q41l
Evening star., 1941-07-02

enjoying splen-
did health and
comfort in that
celebrated hotel
that is just a
Goebbels whoop
and a h oil e r
from the Reich
chancellery?
I'd like to have
Jeeves' reaction
to his master
being served his
tea and toast in
the morning by
Evening star., 1941-07-02

OF a crusade
against tn e
hereto a n d
for civiliza-
tion.
The Pope's
a d d r e S S on
Divine Provi-
d e n C e Is as
j m p o + I a n I
politically as
was Winston
Churchill's
S D e e c h u t.
tered inne-
diately upon
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marines Dy Jne
United States
Navy, while the
President, as the
commander in
C h i f of the
ar m e d forces.
says nothing is
Just as difficult
to understand
inside as out
side of Wash
tngton.
The the or y
that Mr.. RooSe-
Evening star., 1941-07-02
BY FRANK r. KENT.

There is no reason why the new
war;" as the German Russian con-
flict is called. should concentrate
attention on our own military weak
Evening star., 1941-07-02
McLemore-
The Patriot
Wodehouse
By HENRY McLEMORE.

Wonder how BERTHE Wooster, tbs
old bean, felt when he learned that
his creator, P. G. Wodehouse, was
living at the Adlon in Berlin and
Evening star., 1941-07-02

HE opinions Of the writers this page their on not
necessarily The Stdrs Such opinions presented IN The
Stars EFFORT to all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-07-02
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Unlike the America First Com
mittee, the Pope, who is wiser,
refuses to see in the Nazi battle
against Russia even the inkling
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Policy Puzzle
Is Seen in
KnoxSpeech
Clumsy Approach
To Action in
Atlantic Charged
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The anomalous situation created
by the speech of the Secretary of
the Navy, urging that the Atlantic
Ocean be cleared at once of sub
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Work Made for 5000
Farmers in Fire

Work will be made for 5000 farm
ers in Fire under plan presented
by deputation to the Minister of
Evening star., 1941-04-20
SUMMER RUGS
9x12 ft.--$13.95

These are the weli-weorino and
coIorfuI Woifor Fiber Rugs in
many colorinos! Smaller sizes
ovoilobe OF proportionoteH low
prices. Mony other rugs shown.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
City News in Brief
TODAY.

Breakfast. Civic Pilgrimage, Ham,
ilton Hotel, am.
Hike, Wanderbirds' Hiking CLUB.
TO Washington, Va. Leave National
Theater 9 am.
Meeting. National Federation for
Constitutional Liberties, Hamilton
Hotel, 9 am.
Breakfast, International Fedora
tion of Catholic Alumnae, Hotel
Mayflower, 9:15 am.
Meeting, Seekers of the Truth,
Hotel Mayf1ower. 8 pm.
Dinner. American Lithuanian So
ciety. Hamilton Hotel, $50 pm.
Banquet, Daughters of American
Colonists. Hotel MayfoWer, $50 pm.
Dance, Sorrell Club, Hamilton Ho-
tel, 9 pm.
Meeting. essay contest tour, Amer
lean Legion, Wardman Park Hotel,
all day.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, National Association of
Securities Dealers, Carlton Hotel,
o am.
Meeting, Uptown Washington
Lions Club, 3601 Connecticut avenue
NV, 1915 pm.
Luncheon. Washington Building
Congress, Hotel Mayfower, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, Newcomers Club, Carl
ton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, National Symphony
Orchestra Campaign Committee,
Carlton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Washington Executives
Association, Willard Hotel, II 80 p m.
Luncheon. Washington Safety So
ciety. Willard Hotel, 1890 pm.
Buffet supper, Tau Gamma Soror-
ity, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Sigma Delta Kappa Fra
ternity, Carlton Hotel. pm.
Meeting, Fourth Degree knights
of Columbia, Hotel Mayf1ower, 8
pm.
Meeting, Columbia Historical So
eiety, Hotel Mayfower, pm.
Meeting, National Federation of
Post Office Clerks, Willard Hotel,
8 pm.
Meeting, Democratic Women's
National Council, Willard Hotel, 8
pm.
Smoker, Senators Club of Cath
olic University, Wardman Park Ho-
tel, $50 pm.
Dance, Virginia State Society,
Willard Hotel, 9 pm.
Meeting. National Society, United
States Daughters of 1912, Willard
Hotel, all day.
Meeting, essay contest tour, Amer
lean Legion, Wardman Park Hotel,
all day.
Meeting, National Safety Council,
Hotel Mayf1oWer, all day.
Meeting, Daughters of American
Colonists, Hotel Mayf1ower, all day.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Tree and Flower Walk

Donald E. McHenry, National
Capital Parks naturalist, will lead
a pre- season tree and flower walk
over the Rock Greek Nature Trail,
starting at pm. today at Sixteenth
and Underwood streets NV. Those
wishing to park in picnic area No. 8
may join the party at Beach and
Bingham drives in Rock Greek Park
at 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1941-04-20

coIorfuI Glider with locking feature and
footing pillow arm; rounded corners; one
full -ieneth tufted innersprne seat cushion,
seporote, reversible back cushions, $34.75
All Steel Slider 80. steel ponel with open
steel strop grill work colored wood
arm rest, s individual spring scot ard boek
cushions -. heovy KerotoI fobrie, Colonial
1roin $3e.7S