davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-11-11
By GOULD LINCOLN.

The Air Ministry of Great
Britain cannot be accused of in
sensitiveness. When young Eng
lishmen, cadets in the R. A. F.,
began coming to this country in
numbers for training, the minis
try thoughtfully prepared a PAM
phlet advising the young men on
their conduct in America and in
their dealings with Americans.
1t has since been released for
publication by the British Press
Service in Washington. 1t might
easily become a message to all
Englishmen who do not UNDER
stand America. Further, it may
easily make Americans who do
not understand the British stop
and think.
Americans are not English
even though they speak the Eng
lish language. Even English
words mean something different
when spoken by Americans With
this as a basis, the Air Ministry
tells its youthful cadets they must
remember they are going to
America as guests" that they
will receive almost unbounded
hospitality" and that there is
just as high a standard expected
Of a guest. You will be expected
to feel, and show appreciation"
the ministry continues. DO so.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
West End Citizens Hear
Police Superintendent Kelly

Police Supt Kelly last night mads
a brief visit home" addressing the
West End Citizens Association at a
meeting in the third police precinct
where he was once captain.
One Of the chief jobs soon to be
attacked, Maj. Kelly said, is the
training of an auxiliary police re-
serve. A force of 1872 would be
trained first, eventually being raised
to five times that number, TO be
ready to take care of catastrophe,
the dropping of bombs or any emer-
gency that may happen"
The association approved reso-
luton to restrict all alley parking
In the West End area, on the motion
of Warren A. Gardner. Anv IN
crease in water rates was opposed on
a motion .by Charles T. Roub.
A committee was appointed by
Walter F. Wasson. president. to In.
yestigate the conditions OF the West
End Market, with a view to the pos
sibility Of making use Of the site
as a community recreational center.
Members OF the committee are WI.
liam Brown, Paul Sweet and Nh.
Anna p. eohxiveoeg.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
HilIcrest Citizens Fill
Civilian Defense Posts

Donald Gunter was elected per-
manent chairman Of the Committee
on Civilian defense of the Hillcrest
district at meeting of the Hillcrest
Citizens Association last night in
the East Washington Heights Bap-
tist Church.
William L. Rice was named deputy
air raid warden with Frank Keagy,
Edgar Leapley and Lynn Kelly as
assistants. Mrs. Grace Myers was
elected secretary of the committee.
F. A. Nauheim, chairman of the
Civilian Defense Committee of the
Junior Board of Commerce. spoke.
The association backed the bill to
add 100 D. C. policemen and op-
posed any change in the zoning
regulations for the Hillcrest area.
Miss Margaret Bush, president,
presided.
Evening star., 1941-11-11

tllt SlSlldl lOI MAJ. u rieiuihS Lhot-
swift and dramatic developments
in that area.
Readers of these articles will re-
call that about three months ago
I pointed out the possibility that,
with the completion OF new battle
ships, carriers and cruisers, and the
prospective completion Of the re-
pairs TO the ships damaged in the
Atlantic and at Crete, the British
Navy would within two or three
months from that time be able to
make a substantial contribution to
the naval establishments in the Far
East. This appears now to be an
accomplished fact, since the Prime
Minister'S words can hardly be con-
strued as announcing mere inten-
ton Read in connection with his
pledge that British declaration
of war on Japan would follow
similar action by the United States
within the hour, it is impossible TO
escape the conclusion that at Lon
don and Washington decisions have
been taken of far-reaching impor-
tance, perhaps at Moscow also and
that for Japan the hour of decision
and destiny is now at hand. Japan
has sown the wind: she is now
about to garner the bitter harvest
of the whirlwind.
Toxic Faces Hopeless Fight
1t was no doubt in anticipation
of these developments that the jap
anese suddenly decided to rush a
special envoy to Washington in the
hope Of obtaining further delay; but
pro n ounce m ents such as Mr..
Churchill's are not made by re-
sponsible heads of states save on the
eve of action, and it is hardly to be
supposed that Japan will again be
allowed to gain time by "conversa-
tions" which lead nowhere save
around and around the same vicious
circle so familiar to all students OF
Far Eastern affairs.
Indeed, 1t is all but impossible for
any Japanese government to extri-
cate itself from the situation in
which the successive acts of past
governments and of the Japanese
military have placed that country.
No settlement could possibly be ac-
cepted by the United States which
was not satisfactory to the Chinese,
no settlement which does not in
clude complete evacuation of all
China (and probably Manchukuo)
would or could be accepted by any
Chinese government; and no Jap
anese government could hope to
survive either politically as unit,
or individually as to its members,
any agreement to get out of China
| without show of resistance. Hence,
as We approach the showdown. it
seems likely that Japan will choose
to fight.
But it will be a hopeless fight,
and one which can hardly be long
continued. The presence of a pow
erful British naval force at Singa-
pore is the cne thing needed to close
the last gate of hope in the face of
japanese ambitions. Such a move
more than makes up for necessary
| American naval Withdrawals to the
Evening star., 1941-11-11
This Changing World
Civilians Have Task Of Preparing U. S.
For War Which Moy Have Military Role

lini. But such considerations do
not weigh with the military.
1t is difficult, of course, to
estimate what the consequences
of such a policy would have been.
But in the light Of what we now
know about the Italian Army, it
appears that the plan to create a
second front against Germany in
October, 1899, might have short
ened the war by years.
Professionals Advise Hitter.
On the German side the prepa-
ration for and conduct of the war
have been managed exclusively
b. specialists. Hitler stood in the
foreground, and his advisers were
not businessmen, industrialists
or economists, but professional
soldiers, men like Vor Brau-
chitsch, Keitel, and Raeder, who
have made war a lifelong study
and who have scrutinized the
causes of Germany's defeat in
1918 with utmost care and cor
rected the mistakes of the Kali
ser's general staff.
Subordination OF civilian inter-
ests to the needs of war has not
yet been fully understood in the
United States. At the head of our
industrial and economic organi-
cations, in fact at the head of
many of our military activities,
we have civilians. Men like Will
liam S. Knudsen, Donald Nelson,
Edward r. Stettinius, jr., and
Harry Hopkins, have been given
the task of preparing the country
for war. UnqueStionably each IS
an ace in his own line of busi-
ness, but untiu recently they had
only to be good statesmen, good
technicians, good organizers.
Military Is Subordinated.
Our military and naval chiefs,
who have to be top-notchers TO
be intrusted with the most re-
sponsible jobs any one can per-
form for the Nation, are in many
instances subordinated to these
civilian chiefs They advise the
industrialists, but they do not
give orders. Their war plans are
sometimes modified to conform
with plans for production which
will be necessary when the war
is over. There must even be COM
promises in the organization of
the armed forces in order to sat-
isfy a number Of members Of
Congress.
The relaxing of regulations re-
garding use of the salute in the
Evening star., 1941-11-11

action and no less violent speech,
the same war cries, and the same
concentration on the scalp as the
object of the expedition.
THE idea is to win, not Just to
have a game That idea is not al
together unknown in some games
in other parts of the English
speaking world-and it is not a
bad idea for fighting man."
Two topics the pamphlet warns
the cadets to be wary about dis
cussing. The first is American
planes, as compared to the Brit
ish, and the second is the speed
and extent of American aid.
Evening star., 1941-11-11

powerful force
Of heavy ships,
complete wi t h
auxiliary vessels,
for service in
the Indian and
Pacific Oceans,
marks a turning
point In the de-
vel o p m e n t Of
the critical poll
tical and mill
tary situation in
the Far East.
and is probably
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Expect Difference"

Expect DlHerence.
Here is a paragraph that really
makes sense. Think of Ameri-
cans as your distant cousins
whom you do not know we'll but
hope to know better. The Ameri-
cans rae a tremendous Nation
who have built up standards diff
ferent from our own in many
ways. Expect Americans to be
different from us. After all their
forefathers and predecessors in
the continent fought to be inde-
pendent of us. Grant them to be
so in your mind as they are in
fact"
The Air Ministry points out
that it is important for the Brit
ish to learn their job, and at the
same time to learn to understand
and like Americans. Why not?
1t is just as important probably
for Americans to learn to under
stand the British, for unless all
signs fail. we are going to be
doing business with them in a
big way for many years to come
during the war and after. Par
ticularly is the strain likely to
come after the war. 1t is then
that real understanding will be
especially necessary on both sides.
The first essential, the Air Min
istry tells these young men. in
learning anything is an open
mind. In other words, they had
better dismiss at the start pre-
conceived notions of Americans
picked up in the movies, in the
press. you won't be able to see
the real thing If you don't look
for it with fresh eye, willing
and anxious to learn. So don't
think you know all about Amer
lea already. You don't-nobody
does; not even the Americans"
Lists Books on America.
The last line is true enough.
1t is doubtful, however, if any
nation knows all about Itself
even the British. 1t is difficult
for a nation to see itself as others
Evening star., 1941-11-11

damental rules
of fair play, the
opportunity for
redress against
capricious prose-
cutions and per-
S e c u t o n S are
usually subject
to check by the
judiciary. But it
is beginning to
develop that the
Supreme Court,
from which the
courts below
take their cue,
Evening star., 1941-11-11
On Brink of Defeat.

On Brink of Defeat.
In more recent times, the Allies
during World War I blundered
constantly until the politicians
and diplomats fell into the back
ground and Marshal Foch was
given full powers and RESPONSE
bility over everything pertaining
to land fighting and Admiral
Beatty was given full charge Of
operations on the high seas.
Several times, in spite of ready
access to raw materials, in spite
Of improved war production due
to Americas assistance. the Allies
were on the brink Of defeat. be-
cause Statesmen" were debating
to soldiers.
AS far as actual military and
aerial preparations are concerned,
Germany has been many jumps
ahead of her enemies ever since
World War II began. Germany's
foes were paralyzed from the
very first because politicians
were running the soldiers show.
Gen. Maurice Gustave Gam
elm, the French commander now
held prisoner by the Vichy gov
eminent, had to make his plans
and decisions in conformity with
the ideas Of Premiers Daladier
and Reynaud. Military strategy
was determined not by general
headquarters but by the civilian
heads of the British and French
governments, Neville Chamber
lain and Edouard Daladier.
The Allied general staff had q
plan in the second month of the
war to invade Italy and attack
Germany through Yugoslavia,
but 1t was vetoed by Mr.. Cham
berlain and NJ. Daladier. Ethic-
ally they may have had every
justification for opposing an at
tack on a neutral like Musso-
Evening star., 1941-11-11

course IN OlplO-
macy, it is en-
tirely conceiv-
a BILE tn a t I
might be work.
ing for the State
Department to-
day.
Carrying the
dream a bit fur
ther, it is not
bey ond t h e
realm of posi-
bility that Mr..
Corde IL H u ! !
4 a u q
Evening star., 1941-11-11
McLemore-
'Rubberneck' Tour
For Mr.. kurusu

fl hadn't given so much OF my
time to hide-and-go-seek during my
formative years and had applied my
self to some good correspondents
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Equal Justice
Under Law
Is sQuestioned
Supreme Court
Refuses to Clarity
PerpIexing Act
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Amid the sensational news of war,
there is less spectacular but not less
important news in the courts.
The rights of the citizen, the fun
Evening star., 1941-11-11

THE opinions OF the riters this their own not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to gUe all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-11-11
By MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

The statement of Prime Minister
Churchill that the British Navy is
now strong enough to provide q
Evening star., 1941-11-11

You will not be expected to tell
your hosts and hostesses what is
wrong-in your opinion-with
them and their country. Don't do
it; don't be misled by the fact
that many will ask you how you
like America. They mean, how do
you like it-not what do you dis
like" This may sound a bit
elemental. In a code of man.
nerS, it is sound.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
The Political Mill
R. A. F. Cadets in IT, S. Advised on Conduct
During Their Residence in America

see it. Don't make up your
minds about America until you
have finished your job and got
back here, and thought it all
over. If you do that you can't
offend, and there is no doubt
what your verdict will be- This
may sound a bit cryptic, but
from the whole tenor of the
pamphlet, it can only be inter-
pretcd as meaning that the ver-
dict will be one of real apprecia-
ton of America. The pamphlet
gives a list of books on America
which the cadets would do well
to read on their voyage over here.
It describes the Nation as
whole. comparable in size and
population to the whole of West
ern Europe, without Russia. 1t
deals with the various great Sec
tions of the country, the North
east. the South, the Middle West.
the Southwest, etc. Of the Mid
die West, the pamphlet says:
Isolation is fighting its last
stand here. This is the home
land of Col (noW Mr. Lindbergh
but of Mr.. Wendell Willkie,
too"
Notwithstanding the size of the
country and the population, the
pamphlet points out that there
is a growing uniformity in Amer
lea, due to the press, the free
schools. the radio and the ease
with which Americans travel
about.
American uniformity" 1t says,
Is not due to purity of race. The
American people are the nearest
approach to what we have never
seen-a European. There are no
real Europeans, only Frenchmen,
Germans, SWedes, and so on.
But America has been enriched
by immigration from all the chief
strains in Europe. Make no
mistake about it, that diversity
of origin has the most profound
consequences. No more than half
the people of the States owe
their origin to British sources"
The Air Ministry's advice to
the cadets is not to be discourag-
ed If Americans measure them up
against certain characters in
Dickens, or against BERTHE Woos-
ter and JeeveS, inventions of Mr..
Wodehouse. 1t suggests that you
will live down the comparisons,
and be taken as a regular guy
when your hosts get to know
you"
idea Is to Win"
The American idea Of sports,
the pamphlet points out. differs
in some respects from the Brit
ish. The average American has
inherited something of the ira
dition of the American Indian,
through the redoubtable frontier
fighters who beat the Indians at
their own game, and used the
same methods against our troops
in the War of independence.
There is the same preliminary
war dance and concurrent excite
ment, the same love Of violent
Evening star., 1941-11-11

gone a life of training for Just
such a task. Alexander, Hanni-
bal, Caesar and Napoleon were
Just a feW-but the most success
ful-of the professional soldiers
who exercised their military pow
er without civilian restraint.
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Congress Heights Unit
Asks Junior Hiqh School

A request for a Junior high school
was made by the Congress Heights
Progressive Citizens Association.
meeting last night in the Congress
Heights School.
Until such school is obtained,
the group asked in a resolution by
Mrs. Elmer WEIGH that the seventh
and eighth grades, now being held
at Anacostia Junior-Senior High
School, be returned to the Congress
Heights School.
To relieve crowded bus facilities
at school-closing time. the associa-
ton requested the Board of Educa-
ton to require principals to notify
officials of the Capital Transit Co.
of any change in the usual closing
time of the schools so extra buses
could be supplied
DR.. Edward E. Richardson. presi-
dent, reported that the National
Park and Planning Commission had
completed arrangements to open a
playground on Alabama avenue be-
tween Randall place and Eighth
street Sc.
G. A. Gossett was voted a new
member
A letter was sent to Senator Rey-
nolds congratulating him on his ac-
ceptance of the cha i~manship Of the
Senate District Committee and
ret pledglns the ko-operation Of the
Evening star., 1941-02-04
WHY WiIIkie Hurries Home
Return Believed Due to Other G. o. P. Leaders
Agreement to Oppose Leose-Lend Bill

similar move against Willkie by the
State chairmen.
The fact is that while all of the
Republican 1910 presidential aspir-
ants, other than Willkie, are essen
TALLY in agreement as to the course
that should be pursued respecting
the lend bill. The Republican
congressional representation is split
wide open on the subject. 1t was
because Of this that Chairman Mar
tin moved to prevent a showdown
with regard to Willkie both at Des
MoineS and Omaha.
A great majority of the Republican
Senators and Representatives came
out Of the last campaign bitterly
resentful against Willkie, and his
quick acceptance of the lease-lend
bill followed by his trip to England
virtually as an administration agent
has greatly intensified this feeling
However, there is substantial group
of Republicans who. while they pro-
fess no love for Mr.. Willkie, agree
with his assertion that 'if the Re-
publican party allows itself to be
presented to the American people
as the isolationist party, it will never
again gain control of the American
Government"
All Supported Amendments.
The latter viewpoint was asserted
vigorously by three Republican
members of the House committee
Representative Stearns of New
Hampshire, Eaton of New jersey and
Rogers Of Massachusetts,. All of
these supported numerous amend
ments, but, after these were de-
feated, they voted to report the bill
in the form in which the admins
tration wanted it. Representative
Eaton and Rogers subsequently
signed the minority report, favoring
additional amendments, but Repre-
sentative Stearns refused to go even
that far
Gov Harold f. StasSen Of Mime
sofa, who has spokesman on the
Senate floor in the person of Sena-
tor Ball. seemed to be supporting the
Stearns Rogers Eaton viewpoint
when, in his speech TO the Young
Republicans Saturday night he ssid:
I'VE must recognize that the cleo
ton has placed all decisions on
elected officials. When they reach a
decision We must unite in support
of it. We must not be obstruction
lists. This Nation cannot have two
foreign policies"
Not only is the impending Willkie
testimony assuming it goes sled
length in support of the administra-
tion'S version Of the leaSe-lend bill
calculated TO put all Republican
Members of Congress on the spot,
but the intra party battle thus in
augurated almost certainly will be
carried into the meeting of the Re
publican National Committee next
month.
Representative Martin has asked
to be relieved OF the national chair
manShip. In the discussions now
going on as to who shall succeed
him, all other considerations are
being subordinated to the question
as TO what the attitude of the party
should be with respect to American
involvement in the current foreign
wars.
Evening star., 1941-02-04


partisan the
The breakdown of the administration the Ford plant
which followed by the President
the Government would hesitate take industrial
they cooperating in the national
President further powers under the pending bill
provide the Btishwhch is
who
the British under the eaeend plan materials
President
supplies the British when is
they spared national defense And it
this country aiding those who
which potential promised
the United States
both sides to the controversy wagng strongly adoca
OF Americas would
b a mis- o. o
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Two Choices for Petuin

Petain face the following alternatives:
to pressure
Or he Africa,
French Army.
The trouble with the African Army is the almost complete lack of
material The planes
arrived Algeria
been able obtain supply of Tanks lack oil and gasoline
Seyen-day supply for small!
few the French could obtained
supplies from the British condition that the Weygand COLA
necessary supplies because Britain herself critical period
operations expected
will be- but the admiralty and the
take chance 1t possible within
small number will be ports
staff HlerS In
present safely
n United Kingdom.
The British might have been
December
Evening star., 1941-02-04

from Senator George and Secretary
of State Hull, requesting Willkie TO
cut his trip short in order TO testify
in favor of the bill. was sent imme-
diately after Representative Martin
announced he would vote against
the bill in it's present form. Follow
ing, as this did, the refusal of Rep
reSentative Martin and Senator Nc
Nary to approve the bill with four
minor amendments proposed in the
White House conference, to which
they were invited last week, 1t was
taken to indicate that the Repub-
licanS were preparing to make fur
ther amendment of the bill parti-
san issue.
The Hoover Conferences.
JuStifiiably or not, President ROose-
welt is known to be convinced that
the stiffening of Republican oppo-
sition arises from conferences at
New York. assembled by Mr.. Hoover,
and in which a series of amend
ments to be offered TO the lease-lend
bill have been formulated.
Just what assurances have been
received from Mr.. Willkie is not re-
vealed. but it seems to be assumed
he will call for quick passage of the
bill in the form in which II OF the
Is members of the House committee
reported it. Eight Republican men,
berS of this committee signed a mi
nority report favoring extension to
Great Britain of a credit of $1,000
100000 for purchase of additional
war equipment, but asserting this
could be done without giving Presi-
dent Roosevelt unlimited, unpreCe-
dented and unpredictable powers,
literally to seize anything in this
country and give it to any other
country. without limit in law
Two other members of the COM
mittee. Representatives Tinkham
Republican, of Massachusetts and
Stanley, Democrat, of Connecticut
voted against the bill, but refused to
sign either the majority or minority
committee report.
Republicans Are Peturbed.
The perturbation among Repub-
licans, caused by the impending
Willkie appearance before the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Committee,
was indicated by developments
Saturday in the meetings both of
Young Republicans at Des Moines
and of Republican chairmen from
eight Middle Western States at
Omaha. In the first of these gath
erings, it is reported, the presenta-
ton of a resolution condemnatory
of Willkie was narrowly averted.
And at Omaha Robinson McIlvaine,
secretary to National Chairman
Martin, interceded to prevent
Evening star., 1941-02-04

don't have Time Tor such SCrupIas.
Since the downfall of France, they
have played their cards carefully.
They were nice to Petain so long
as he relied chiefly on Pierre Laval
for political advice, but turned mean
soon after Laval was ousted.
In the meantime, their agents
have taken advantage of the polit-
ical passions of the French and
especially of the venality of a num-
ber of politicians to organize a move
Evening star., 1941-02-04

ing RepuDllCanS,
Hoover, Landon,
D e W e y, T a f t,
Vandenberg Nc
Nary and Mar
tin among them,
to oppose the
lease lend bill in
t h e form in
which it was re-
ported from the
House Commit
tee.
AS the story is
told from with
in the adminis-
tration circle the
r~G