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La gaceta., 1941-09-12

estuvo a punto de ser torpedea-
do por un barco de Hitler y que
asi 10 admiti6 va Berlin; esta
bien enterado del cobarde hum
dimiento del "Steel Seafarer",
seguido durante horas por ell
barco pirata que lie hundi6; no
ignora que IN submarine de los
totalitarios estuvo siguiendO a
un acorazado de Estados Uni
dos " buscando posici6n para
atacarle...
Sabe TODD ESQ y como hombre
dignO esta convencidO de que su
deber es claro tambien: Apoyar
a su presidente, conservar in
tangible ell honor de la Repdbli-
ca, destruir la barbarie nazifas-
cista Y mantener abiertos los
mares para ell concrete de todos
los pueblos.
No escuchara Ell americana
de firmes convicciones democra
ticas la propaganda nazi del
grupo American First" y de
los individros que ell pueblo CO.
noce Y p~rofundamente despre-
cia, sin perderlos de vista.
Su hon>r, como native o ma
turalizado, demanda de el abso-
luta lealtad para su Presidente
Y para 10 que ell jefe de estado
representa-, como hombre esco-
gido, en- una limpiajusta electo-
raj, por la mayoria de sus con-
ciudadanos.
Los tiranos deben ser exter-
minados en- Europa, Asia y A
merica. Con los tiranos deben
ser ser destruidos o paralizados
todos los que piensan y colabo-
ran con elloS.
Ell hombre de honor tiene va
su 'trinchera'' y sObre ella flo
ia Ia bandera de EstadOs Uni
dos.
Ell homie de homo no dara
traido la generosa y humanisi-
ma obligation de hacer que lie
guen a Russia, I~nglaterra, China
y otros paises, los armamentos y
los where's que necesitan para
resistir a los agresores y que ell
despotismo sea extinguidO.
Ed hombre de honor no dara
un paso de espaldas al enemigo
Y con la cabeza levantada cum
plira sus promesas a los pueblos
martirlzados.
Pero ell hombre de honor no
debe peder de vista, en- Estados
Unidos Y en- la America Latina,
a los espias y totalitarios y sus
ayudantes, muchos de los cuales
hablan 'tde Estados Unidos pri-
Nero.
La Iucha no es porque Esta-
dos Unidos coupe ell primer du-
gar, sine para salvar a todos los
pueblos y a la civilization por
ellOs creada.
Dias de brega para mantener
IA decencia en- las naciones y en-
los individuos, sin tenor a nue.
vas amenaZaS y aVanZanuo con
lentitud y firmeza.
Dias de consolidar todas las
conquistas de la ciencia y Ell de-
recho politico, arriesgando mi
Homes de vidas en- la empresa
que nos de a todos un porvenir
libre de hambre y de peligros.
Dias de pensar en- Ia patria VI
en- ell mundo, no para colocar en-
la cdspide Ell pals de cada cual,
sino para que no pueda surgir,
mientrss Ia civilization exista,
otro monstruo como Hitler.
Ese "kukusklanieo" America
primero, significando Estados
Unidos, es un legado de Ia bar
barrie que ell pueblo norteameri-
cano trata de destruir.
La Humanidad en- primer lu-
gar y despues, tOdos en- Ell mis-
mo ntyel. las naciOlss y los pue-
bios
Evening star., 1941-10-02
Regrets VOltaire'S 'Persif1age"
Has Survived His Demise.

To the Editor of The Star:
Long have I thought that if the dead
may turn in their graves, Voltaire must
be whirling dervish.
The sonorous declaiming of 81 disap-
prove of what you say, but will defend
to the death your right to say it," has
become the stock in trade of those
whose cowardly hearts shout through
chattering teeth: "Up and at 'em, Tom
mics! Save our skins! They must not
pass" e = "of the abundance of the
heart his mouth speaketh.D
In the absence of proof, I concluded
that if Voltaire ever permitted himself
such braggadocio, it was merely bit of
rhetorical persifage that in his widest
nightmare he never suspected would
survive himself.
And now, "at long last it is all made
plain. Voltaire was addressing letter
to a lady. Whether or not Nine. du
Deffand was a lady love, to thus reassure
her probably gave him, even as you and
I, sense of being a great big strong
man.
salute you, Laura K. Pollock, Ed
mun6 K. GoldSborough and The Stars
Information Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin,
director, and thank you for relieving
my mind of this burden OF doubt.
MRS. LEONA e. KIDWEIL.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
Memory's 's1ouse

The little house StadS SiI-deep In
grass
By q lane that goenoWhere at all;
After slo1U-footed dag there, the slo1o
nights pass
With starlight and7loonHght that
fall
Through ,UindowleSStrameS tOhere
Spider1Ueb thredS
Clint tragileIy, rinbo1Oed a0ith
light,
And the steep chdmsr stairs, NTH
their hollo,Ded reads,
Rise black Shddoubdrred out OF
sight;
The night lane is stilbut the grass
Graded house
Has a Notwithstanding air,
And the ne1Uel post CARDS curious
mouse i
That steals doDn III Shddol0y stair
And stays there, hioen moment
or more
While dust notes re and spin
As the gallant tUindunlatcheS the
door
And Memory steps pithin.
JESSIEM. DOWLIN.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
WHY We Help Russia

The Presidents press conference
references to the guarantees Of reli-
giouS freedom contained in the Rus
sian constitution were unfortunate
and they have struck a sour note
everywhere. The leopard does not
change his spots overnight and the
cynical tyranny Of the Russian die
tatorShip is not obliterated by the
gallant defense Of their homeland
by the Russian armies.
Nothing is to be gained in behalf
of the common aim to defeat Hitler
ism by any attempt to gloss over or
excuse those things in the Russian
system which are as repugnant to
American ideals today as they ever
were. Such attempts merely confuse
the real issue. We are not sending,
or promising to send, billions of
dollars in supplies and munitions to
Russia because we love Russia, or
because we suddenly have discovered
anything admirable in a system of
government which. in its own way, is
as dangerous as Hitlerism Our whole
motive in aid to Russia is to defeat
Hitler.
There is nothing to be ashamed of
IN stating that policy and sticking
to it.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
Lesson From Poland

Evidence of realistic cooperation
between Poland and Russia against
their common enemy, HitleriSm,
should serve as an enlightening eX-
ample to those in this country who
would deny material assistance to
the Soviet because of their abhor-
renee of Communism. The very
Poles who were taken from their
homeland as Soviet captives when
Russia and Germany divided Poland
two years ago have joined forces now
with the Russians to battle against
the Nazis.
Jan CiechanoWski, Polish Ambas-
Sador here, has informed Secretary
Of State Hull that enthusiasm among
the Poles in Russia to resume the
fight against Hitlerism was so great
that the projected Polish Army in
Russia will be virtually an army of
volunteers" The Polish government
is confident of putting such an army
of more than 100000 men in the
field very shortly" if the necessary
equipment comes from the United
States and Britain. Those among
the 100000 Poles in Russia who are
not of military age are volunteering
to do their share of all kinds of war
work, the Ambassador said.
The Poles have taken a step die
tated by the sound logic that the
greatest threat to their hopes of
future national existence would be
a triumphant Nazi Germany. Their
action provides additional evidence
of the surging spirit of revolt among
the subjugated peoples of Nazifed
Europe, spirit that is complicating
Hitler'S program of conquest.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceUeU.

various problems For some reason, prob
ably that of lookout, they prefer to roost
on the house next door.
This means that person who may not
be interested in feeding the birds must
nevertheless harbor these fellows.
Il X a.
1t follows that slices of bread should
not be placed on the grass.
Feeding stations cannot be put on the
ground or on sills, or any other broad
place where the pigeons can gain a
footing.
Food cannot be put in elevated feeders,
since much of it is knocked to the
ground, where the pigeons can get it.
The best way to handle this situation
is to break up the advent of pigeons at
its commencement. Then there is some
chance of driving them away After
they have become used to coming to a
yard for their food, they are exceedingly
difficult to dislodge. They are persistent
beyond belief
Placing a feeding station on stake
amid shrubbery is good, because the
pigeons do not like to feed beneath the
leaves of heavy shrubs.
They seem to be afraid TO go where
they cannot make clean getaway. They
are heavy birds, and their takeoff de-
mands plenty of space. Once in the
air, no bird f1ys better.
Another good idea is to cover the
feeding station with 2-inch mesh GAL
vanized wire. This will permit the song
birds TO fly in, but keep the pigeons out.
The wire should be first painted a dark
blind-green, and permitted to dry, be-
foye applying over the feeder.
If a careful application is made of
the wire, it may be fitted over the feeder
in such a way as to be quite inCon-
SpicuouS.
Suggestions for control of vagrant do
meStic pigeons are contained in Wildlife
leaflet, BS-143, prepared in the section
of food habits, Division of WildIife Re-
search, Bureau of Biological Survey.
This four-page leafiet, however, does
not consider the matter in relation TO the
home feeding of wildbirds.
1t tells of the origin and status of the
city pigeon, and gives general sugges-
tions for control, saying that IAN OBJ
jectionable flock Of pigeons is often the
direct result of unintentional encourage
ment."
That, Of course, is exactly what the
bird feeder has been doing.
The leaf1et speaks of frightening
measures, such as noise-producing de-
vices, bright lights and the like, which
get little results unless carried on with
great persistence.
The trouble is that in frightening the
| pigeons away. one runs the real risk of
| driving away all the smaller birds, which
are great deal more timid than pigeons.
Hence such methods as trapping, shoot
ing, poisoning and gassing are out of
| the question.
The main consideration for the home
bird feeder is to see that the pigeons
cannot get at the food which he puts
| out for the songbirds. We would be glad
to hear from any one who has solved this
problem in kindly and humane way.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
Foraotten Pledqe

A New Years pledge that seems to
have been almost forgotten is the
one that the American Federation of
Labor'S Metal Trades Department
voiced on January l last in opposi-
ton to strikes on defense jobs. On
that occasion the department gave
its word to the Government and to
the public that there would be no
work StoppageS on national defense
projects for the duration of the
emergency, insofar as the A. F. L.
metal trades workers were concerned.
That pledge was reaffirmed last
Monday by John P. Frey, president
of the metal workers union, at the
annual convention of the depart
ment in Seattle.
Mr.. Frey's reiteration of the prom
ise presumably was made in good
faith, but he cannot we'll blame de-
fense authorities if they are inclined
to accept it with a grain of salt. The
sorry fact is that, despite the pledges
of union officials, the metal workers
have continued to strike on defense
work whenever they felt inclined to
do So Well deserved, therefore, was
the rebuke administered to the union
Tuesday by Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Ralph Bard. Recalling the
pledge of last January, Mr.. Bard
pointed out that on September 20 of
this year there were twenty-four
strikes on naval projects and five of
them were by metal trades unions.
No month since January has been
free of strikes involving metal trades
workers, he declared. There is an
inability indicated that your leaders
cannot control the memberShip-or
there is indication that members are
deliberately trying to hamper ma
tional defense production" he said.
Even while he was speaking, men,
bers of the union were discussing
plans for threatened "demonstra-
ton strike" next Monday when the
American Federation of Labor opens
it's convention in Seattle. This walk
out would not be directed against
any employer. 1t would be aimed at
the A. F. L. Metal Trades Department
Evening star., 1941-10-02

Dear Sir:
Here's a story and question, wrapped
in one, because the point concerned CEN
ters on pigeons.
Each night before retiring l put some
bread and bread crumbs out in the back
yard in the vicinity of the bird bath, and
on the window sill of our kitchen cat the
side of the house, l place sunfower seed,
raisins, peanuts, pecans, rice and oc-
casionally some tiny pieces of cheese.
While, of course, We have had all
sorts Of visitors during the spring and
summer, such as catbirds, mockingbirds,
red-headed woodpeckers, North Amer
ican woodpeckers sapsuckers, etc, plus
the usual array of jays, thrashers, star
lings, blackbirds. flickers, robins SPAR
rows and the like, most Of them have
now departed, or at least, a great many
of them.
Nevertheless, each morning my
'handout' has gone. I then put out a
little more, and later in the day, before
nightfall, again put out the above men
toned array.
Now that in itself is not SO unusual.
However, perhaps 1t is because we love
the other birds so much more, We simply
detest pigeons. They are not satisfied
with the bread I put out (Which at times
is to 10 slices, they come to frighten
our other birds away from the window
SILL and no amount of 'shooing' will keep
them permanently away.
Thus the tale of woe ends. But-here
comes the great question. How can one
devise or construct feeding station for
the birds to which the confounded pi-
geons have no access?
I'VE want to construct something
that would not only keep the pigeons
from our sill but would at the same time
scare the daylights out of the other,
beautiful and appreciative creatures.
To one who loves pigeons, perhaps
this seems cruel. But to me it seems de-
testable and loathsome to see the dumb
looking, inarticulate pigeons drive the
graceful and smaller birds away.
please let us have your expert opinion
or that Of one of your readers who may
have the answer to this question.
Sincerely, A. P"
~
The problem Of the vagrant pigeon at
the home bird feeding station is one
which nobody seems to have considered.
Yet it is real problem to those who
feed the wildbirds which winter with us.
The very fact that food is put out
means that pigeons will come There is
no getting away from that. One may feed
the birds for years, without having
pigeons, but the time may come when a
lone specimen appears.
That is the time to,frighten it away
and keep it scared away, but the kindly
person who is feeding the birds will not
begrudge the lone pigeon.
The trouble is that the one pigeon
will attract others, SO that aftersa time
there will be half a dozen of them, a
dozen Of them, two dozen OF them, or
more.
These large birds not only eat an
enormous amount of mixed grain and
seed, as well as bread cas- our CORE
spondent testifes), but also they raise
Evening star., 1941-10-02

officials in protest over their refusal
to permit welders and burners to Or
ganize their own union within the
Federation. The chief suffered, as
usual, would be the public. 1t is this
type of responsibility on the part of
certain factions of labor that has
done so much to bring discredit upon
unioniSm as a whole. The most dis
heartening aspect of the situation is
that union leadership, while giving
lip service to the cause of national
defense, has been so slow to take
forceful and decisive action to rid
labor of its disturbing elements.
The purge, to be really effective,
must come from within labor's own
ranks.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
Arlington Rood PIun

The major thoroughfares plan,
now before the Arlington County
Board, presents an idealistic, yet
practical and flexible outline for
highways to meet the countys pres
ent needs and future growth. The
proposal, drafted by Frank L. Dieter,
county planning engineer, and pre-
sented to the County Board by Col.
Christopher B. Garnett, chairman
of the County Planning Commission,
also makes recommendations regard
ing new Potomac bridges.
The span most strongly recon-
mended at this time would connect
the terminus of New Hampshire ave-
nue. with the Virginia shore across
the northern end of Columbia Island.
The Federal Government already
owns the right of way to each ap-
proach; the Virginia approach is
capable of grade separation and ex-
panslon and the adequate width of
the avenue now is not fully utilized.
Among the major highway projects
proposed are seven radial roads from
Washington, several new cross-coun-
ty roads to supplements GIebe road
and twelve radial roads to provide a
clrculatory system around Airing
ton National Cemetery, the new War
Department Building, the new Navy
Building, Fort Myer and other Fed
eral holdings in that area. Incl
dentally, Mr.. Dieter's report contains
the pertinent comment that lack of
foreknowledge concerning Federal
development complicates intelligent
advance thoroughfare provision"
The plan lists an alternate route
paralleling U. S. Route on the east
to ease the congestion from trucks
and buses through the heavily indus
trialized Arlington section over the
present insuficiently wide jefferson
Davis highway. 1t indorses the
suggested dual-lane highway from
Arlington to Woodbridge and pro-
poses thoroughfare which would
furnish direct cross county route
utilizing Fairfax boulevard and run
ming from Lee boulevard direct to
Falls Church.
Evidence that the county already
is benefiting from the plan, which
has required more than year to
prepare, is seen in the proposals re-
garding Lee boulevard. It is recon-
mended that this important highway
be made an express thoroughfare
and that local parallel roads serve
abutting property. Access to the
boulevard would be through grade
separations only at important in
tersectionS. While the plan was in
process of preparation, new sub
division plats and roads have been
authorized only after they had been
made to conform to this long-range
objective.
The highway report is part of a
master plan of development of the
entire county. A zoning study, an
other important feature, now is un-
derway. While many items in the
highway plan are long-range pro-
posalS, others are of immediate i'm
portance. Even with State financial
aid, Arlington could not build them
alone. The county is amply justified
in expecting the Federal Govern
ment, which had such an important
part in creating the local highway
problem, to help in solving it.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
Social Security Changes

There are some disturbing impli-
cations in the administration pro-
poSal to revise the Social Security
Act, imposing additional taxes on
employers and employees in the
process. President Roosevelt, with
out giving details, said the plan soon
will be urged in Congress as a step
designed to minimize the dangers of
imitation now and to cushion the
country against the hardshipS of the
poSt-emergency era.
To start with, any move to include
the old-age and survivors insurance
program in such totally unrelated
scheme is uncalled for if not
dangerous to the system itself.
This particular feature was put into
the social security structure for the
single purpose of caring for workers
and their dependents when age or
death removed them from the ranks
Of Wage earnerS. This program is
financed by fund-set up, inciden-
erS and employees contribute equally
On a graduated scale calculated to
maintain it on a sound actuarial
basis. 1t is an insurance plan,
purely and simply, and should not be
used as an implement for economic
tinkering, the results of which can
not be foreseen.
Nothing new is involved in the
consideration repeatedly being given
to extending the insurance cover
age to domestic and farm labor
and perhaps the self-employed. The
Advisory Council on Social Security,
after a comprehensive study of this
particular problem three years ago,
recommended protection for these
classes. The fact cannot be ignored,
however, that this would add a vast
army of ultimate benefciaries, with
a corresponding cost increase to the
Government, which within fifteen
years faces the prospect of paying
out more in old-age benefits than
it receives.
Unemployment ompenSa tion
changes being discussed are subject
to the same basic objections as old
age insurance, There is an addi-
tional angle that also must be con-
sidered. At present, employers of
eight or more persons-it is one or
more in the DiStrict-pay per cent
on the first $4,000 of individual sal
aries, to finance joblesS benefits. One
reported plan would extend the tax
to employers everywhere of one or
more persons, thus catching the
thousands of little businessmen
whom Congress originally saw fit to
exempt. Under the present taxing
system, a reserve of more than two
billion Notwithstanding twenty mil
lion dollars in the District-had been
built up in the country as of April 80.
A tax of this sort, SO far in excess of
needs, is a penalty for employment.
1t is unrelated to ability to pay. The
more men given employment, the
higher becomes the taX-without
regard to earnings.
The argument advanced by the
administration is that by broadening
this tax base, and increasing imme-
diately the old-age insurance tax
now one per cent on employer
and employe and scheduled to go to
two per cent on January /, 1943-a
smaller amount of earnings will be
available for the purchase of scarce
consumer goods, thereby nilitat-
ing against inhationary tendencies.
But if social security taxes are in
creased, the increase should rest on
its own merits and not be put for
ward under the guise of preventing
imitation.
Evening star., 1941-10-02

Gus eventualitieS. Instead of being
definitely engaged in a major offen-
sive in North Africa, with possible
side shows against Italy, British
strategy seemingly must wait upon
the outcome of the present campaign
in Russia. That was the burden of
Churchill's realistic talk to the Com
mons and to the British people.
Evening star., 1941-10-02
Thinks Politicians
Resemble Chameleons.

heSemDle OnameleOnS.
To the Editor of The Star:
Harrison T1lghman, in an interesting
letter to The Star, questions President
Roosevelt's statement that all political
parties and doctrines may be divided
into conservatives and liberals"
Your correspondent truly. AYERS that
one might as well say that all light is
either red or violet. The strange thing
about the majority of politicians is a
chameleonlike something which causes
them to adjust their ideas to the oc-
caSion.
Wendell Willkie is a striking example
of a politician discarding the blue robe
of peace, in which he was envelcped
during the past campaign, for one of
fiery, warlike red. Such inconsistency
is not calculated to inspire confidence.
1t is related that Edward Everett Hale
once was asked by his son: Father.
how can you pray for those politicians"
DR.. Hale. who, at that time was Chap
lain of the House, replied: MY son. I
look at them and then pray for our
country"
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH.
Raises Candid Questions
About Rent-COntroI Proposal.
To the Editor of The Star:
In advocating the 1910 rent level. the
proponents of rent control and the pub
lie seem to forget that the upkeep ex-
pense of property has greatly increased
since 1910, making the net income from
the same rentals much less than it was
a year ago. The cost of repairs, both
labor and materials, and also of main
tenance services, already has risen great
ly, with taxes to follow suit.
According to the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, weekly earnings of labor in manu-
featuring during the past year have in
creased 80 per cent, although the cost
of living has increased but 71a per cent.
While we have little manufacturing here,
labor costs have gone up from is per
cent to 80 per cent.
Property owners are the backbone of
every community and the greatest source
of public funds through taxation. Is
1t either just or wise that those who
furnish shelter should be arbitrarily re-
duced in net income below 1910 while
the greatest offenders in price boosting,
labor and food, should 60 merrily on
their upward way politically sacrosanct?
SQUARE DEAL.
Evening star., 1941-10-02

South Africa has placed plain,
everyday yeast under it's liquor con-
troll law. Such a move would have
made it pretty tough for Uncle
Sans nieces and nephews back dur
ing prohibition.