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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
DY PETER EDISON
0sily Me~ites Wsshinsten



WASHINGTON. Aug. D.
Big Bill kpudsen himself has
thus for given the best defin-
ition OF whot the Office Of Pro-
duetion Management which he
heods reolly is ond what il
reolly does. knudsen coils
OPM the governments "soles
engineers"
In applying thot label,
knudsen chorocterizes per-
tcctly the shortcomings and
Iimitotions under which his or
sonizotion must work. II
makes no contracts itself, Ieov-
ing that to the Army and Navy.
II con only consult, odvise and
recommend. As such. It has 3D.
mittedly done the best It could.
When the first money was
appropriated just a year oeo,
OPM wos told the goal was to
hove ornns and supplies for j.
300. 900 men by June Of 1912,
but here II is only the end Of
August. lo4l, the Army hos
! 500. 900 men oIreody, and
the Ieose- lend program hos
been thrown on top Of thot.
More than $48 billion worth Of
defense expenditures have
been authorized, SO billion
have been octuoIIy spent,
1000 plants have been ex-
ponded. and 2.5OO. 900 men
ore employed in defense indus
tries. While thot's only about
s or 7 per cent Of the total
agricultural employment,
another 100000 workers
ore undergoing defense labor
training, so the force is really
1000. 900.
There is toIk about reor-
eonizine OPM by presidential
order, giving il more authority.
Thot may come any doy now,
but when knudsen wos asked
il OPM could do q better job
If he had some real authority
his answer was God only
knows.
THE RUB m A MONTH
Regardless Of reoreonizo-
ton, the pinch Of defense is
going to stort squeezing hard
on civilian production within
the next 80 days. It hos been
feored before, it can be pre-
dicted with q certointy now.
At leost 10 industries ore
going the way Of the aluminium
utensiI industiy-which is to
the scrop hAop-for duration
of the emergency. There just
doesn't seem to be any other
way out.
Listing the temporarily
doomed industries brings you
these common everyday things
you'll have to learn to do with
out if you need new equipment
or get by on with whot you
have:
Woshine machines, eIectri-
col household appliances, re-
f'ioerotors, commercial loun-
dry equipment, dir condition.
ing equipment, heaters and
ronees, light fixtures and op-
pIionees, metoI furniture, kit
chen equipment, dry cleaners
equipment.
You have to 90 into only u
few Of those to see how con-
tinuotion Of their production
on O normal bosis cuts across
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
SPARE THE wOODMAN

OAKLAND, Calif.-Nelson
Adam. IA. fell 35 feet out of
tree and wasn't hurt q bit. But
when he started to walkaway'
a limb fell out of the same tree.
It broke his leg.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
oJyI.E.E.T. PLEASE!

PORTLAND, Ore.-Stanley
Peterson's cat just doesn't like
bells. Everytime the telephone
rings the cat walks across the
room and bats 1t to the floor.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
MAJOR PROBLEM

Legion officials, who are hav-
ing trouble finding quarters for
delegates to the national con-
vention here ran into another
problem. Carl Sandell, Drum
Major of the Denver, Colo,
band. wrote he would need &C.
comodation. Sandell Is 2 feet,
4 inches tall and weighs 240.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

adopt a non-committal attitude
toward an eventual invasion of
Siberia this would work to the
advantage Of Japan.
Washington diplomatic circles
believe Kurusu will offer some
-blooded trading" sugges-
tions as a basis for improving
Japanese-American relations. He
was not empowered to sign any
thing, but was given wide powers
for negotiation. He is reported to
be authorized by Gen. Hideki
TOTO, the Japanese Premier. to
present TO the administration
some realistic" offers-the last
Japan will make to this country.
The State Department is willing
to receive Japan's special envoy
with all the regard due a peace
emissary. Secretary Hull and
Kurusu will explore all possibili-
ties for an understanding be-
tween the two countries, but the
negotiations will depend largely
on power politics, and the battles
being fought thousands of miles
from Washington will have . de-
termining influence on whether
there Is going to be . shooting
war In the Pacific or whether
there Yill be peace.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

many as an ardent admirer OF
Adolf Hitler and the system
which the Fuehrer plans for the
world.
This is not entirely true, how
ever. Those who know Kurusu
regard him as merely a 100 per
cent japanese with no more ad-
miration for totalitarianism than
for democracy. If he leans at all
toward totalitarianism it is be-
cause he believes it is the best
system for winning q war. and
Japan has been at war in China
for more than 10 years.
But for peacetime Kurusu
leans equally toward democracy.
His chief interest is the advance
ment and prosperity Of his own
country, and he favors which,
ever system, in peace or war,
that serves to advance Japan. He
Is reported 10 nave Dluntly IOlo
q prominent Nazi in Berlin that
he would compromise with the
devil himself If he could help
Japan become what every jap
anese wants her to be.
Toxic Taking Long View.
Unquestionably the future at
titude of the statesmen in Toxic
will depend almost wholly on the
success or failure of the Nazi
armies. The consensus in Wash
ington is that the Japanese do
not put too much stock in the
momentary spectacular Nazi VIC
tories, but take a long view based
on careful analysis OF Hitler's
chances Of ultimate victory, The
Evening star., 1941-11-06
Soviet Fleet Faces Action
kozis Likely to Meet Russon NovoI Resistance
In Attempt to Force Block SEQ Possoge

tains farther south. Their supply
difficulties, now the most hamper
ing factor in their eastward progress
along the shore Of the Black Sea,
would be largely solved.
For all of these reasons. . deter
mined defense Of the Kerchenski
Strait is to be expected, and there
are many factors which operate in
favor Of the Russians as long as they
can keep their fleet active in the
area, and can maintain anything
like equality in the air. Their
greatest difficulty will probably be
their inability to effect proper re-
pairs to injured warships: the Ger
mans may be expected to concen-
trate everything they have in the
way of submarine and motor
torpedo-boats In the area. with in
structions to damage the heavy
Russian ships at all costs.
Not Yet Lost.
OF course, Sevastopol is not yet
lost. The German communiques,
which assert that the Russian
forces have been split into two parts
and driven toward the sea, merely
indicate that the Russians have
done exactly what might have been
expected once the Perekop lines
were forced; the part Of their
Crimean army destined for the i'm
mediate defense Of Sevastopol fell
back toward that fortress. the rest
retracted southeastward to take up
new defense lines on the Kerch
peninsula. How long the naval base
can be protected against German
heavy artillery is merely a question
of how long the Russian defenders
can prevent the Germans from
gaining battery positions within
comfortable range Of the dockyard.
This may perhaps already have
been accomplished, as the Germans
claim. German claims Of q new
Dunkerque seem oddly familiar.
But one rather wonders at this
German fondness for that parti-
cular comparison. If this writer
were . German, the name Of Dun
kerque would begin to have rather
an ominous ring. 1t would suggest
that somewhere, somehow, every
German offensive comes at last to
the sea-and there stops dead.
There was once a conqueror Of
Europe named Napoleon Bonaparte
who faced q similar situation-and
when he crossed the sea At last it
was to st. Helena.
tCopyrisht. le41. New York Tribune. Ine)
Evening star., 1941-11-06
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The State Department is pray
ing, fervently that the Russian
armies not only hold their lines
intact during the next few weeks,
but that they also win a few vic
tories against the Nazis and
their allies. Some kind of Soviet
success would be Of paramount
Importance in the forthcoming
direct negotiations between the
United States and japan.
Japan's special ambassador to
the United States, Saburo Kuru-
su, is on his way to discuss "prac-
ticar matters Of Japanese-Amer-
lean relations with President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Hull. Kurusu is one Of Japan's
outstanding diplomats, and came
into the limelight when he nego-
tiated the treaty with Germany
and Italy which brought Japan
into the Axis in September, 1910.
Because of this he is regarded by
Evening star., 1941-11-06

The results MAJ G. Fielding Eliot.
expected from the first objective
are concerned with the naval COM
mand of the Black Sea.
It is possible. though not GER
tain, that the Germans can, once
in possession of the Crlmea, pro-
tect from the air conveys proceed
ing to ports on the Sea OF Azov.
some of which are now in their pos
session. They would, however, need
to hold both sides of the narrow
Kerchenski Strait for this purpose.
1t is to be expected that the Pus-
SLAMS will make \ strong defense
on the narrow Kerch peninsula.
Their position there will have 4
narrow front which ordinarily they
might expect to hold for some time,
however, since the Germans are al
ready on the north shore OF the Sea
Of Azov, it is probable that they
have assembled small craft suf-
ficient to enable them to attack the
Russians in flank, and barring very
strong Russian air defense, they
may be able to turn the Russian
position on the Kerch peninsula.
Their next task would be to force
their way across the Kerchenski
Strait to the mainland on the far
ther side.
This will doubtless. if attempted,
prove . much more formidable op-
Grafton. The Russian feet will
come into play, operating from
Novorossisk, about IS miles away:
the Russian air force should be able
to give the ships sufficient air sup
port so that the losses of Crete will
not be repeated. Marshall Semeon
Timoshenko is reported massing
strong defense forces on the main
land side Of the strait, for . de-
termined defense. The Germans,
for their part. will doubtless try to
use parachutists and air-borne in
fantry, IS we'll as their small craft
on the Sea OF Azov. to effect .
foothold on the farther shore.
Novorossisk Is Objective.
Their ultimate objective here
would be the port of Novorossisk
itself. This port If they.can get it.,
would foym an enormously valuable
supply base for Russian operations
in the North Caucasian area, and
once the Germans establish them
selves firmly at Novorossisk they
will be in position to turn the Rus
sian position along the Don at
Rostov and to aSsail the defenders
of that city from the rear. BY build
ing up \ great advance depot at
Novorossisk they will, if they can
continue to supply that port by sea.
have . base from which they can
develop oi1ensives directed against
the North Caucasian oil fields At
Maikop and Grosnyi, and against
the passes Of the Caucasus noun
Evening star., 1941-11-06
This Changing World
Kurusu Expected to Make 'Reolistie' Offers
To U. S. in FinoI Effort ot Peace

japanese high command Is
watching the Russian-German
war from two angles: How badly
beaten the Russians now are,
and how great are the chances Of
final Allied victory. If Japan
were convinced that the armed
forces Of the U. S. S. r. are hope
lessly defeated it would go into
Siberia Immediately to round out
the Japanese Empire in Northern
Asia. Some Japanese policy
makers believe this could be done
without entangling in a war with
the United States, and Kurusu
will carefully explore this pos
sibility during his Today stay in
Washington.
Japanese concern over the
chances Of the western democ-
racies finally winning the war is
connected with the possibility of
the democracies accepting a limp
ing peace. A final military victory
for the Axis depends largely on
how quickly the Reich can release
its striking forces from Russia
to hurl them against the Near
East. Should Russia collapse in
the next few weeks things will
look bad for the Allies, for Hitler
would not have to worry about
the new army which the Soviet is
organizing for the defense Of
Moscow and Rostov. He will
leave q curtain" on an estab-
lished front in the Soviet Union
and throw everything he has
against the British in the Near
East and North Africa.
Fear U. S. in Pacific.
The Japanese don't know yet
what to make of the war situa-
ton. Some high-ranking mill
tary men believe the Nazis can
not be defeated, but even these
extremists have approved the
mission of Kurusu-even II such
a mission does no more than gain
time for Japan. Other admirals
and generals are inclined to be-
lieve Britain will not be able to
hold out, but they think the
United States is too powerful in
the Pacific to be defeated by
Japan. Hence it would be risky
for Nippon to engage this coun-
try in war. They believe America
wants to avoid a clash in the
Pacific. Hence, if by diplomatic
negotiations the American Gov
ernment could be induced TO
Evening star., 1941-11-06

the Upper House. Senator Mead,
although some Of his friends
would like to see him run for
Governor, wants to remain in
the Senate. It looks, therefore, as
if Gov. Lehman, If he is to be
candidate for public ofnce, must
run again for his present place.
He might decline to do so, and re-
tire to private life. In that event
the Democrats would be looking
around for a candidate for Gov
ernor.
Farley Still Doomed.
Talk crops up now and then
about Jim" Farley for Cover
nor. He has told friends he has
no desire to be a candidate for
Governor, that he prefers to stay
in business where he is getting
along we'll. He is still Democratic
State chairman. Incidentally, he
was most outspoken against
Mayor La Guardia in the recent
bitter mayoralty campaign. What
he said about the Mayor was al
most as bad as what the Mayor
said about his opponents. II Mr..
Farley had the gubernatorial
nomination 1t would make no hit
with Mr.. La Guardia, and it
would sit even less we'll with
President Roosevelt. The Presi-
dent has yet to forgive Mr.. Farley
for what he did in the 1910 Demo-
cratic National Convention, when
Mr.. Farley insisted upon having
his name placed in, nomination
for President-against Mr.. Roose-
velt. Mr.. Farley is no believer in
third terms.
National Chairman Ed"
Flynn, the boss of the Bronx,
will stick to his post, despite the
fact that he went all-out for the
election of Mr.. ODwyer, and the
President came out for Mr.. La
Guardia. MI. Flynn believes in
the two-party system for this
country. and the Presidents way
of tapping independent candi-
dates on the back-as he did for
Mr.. La Guardia in New York,
Mr.. La Toilette in Wisconsin,
Senator Norris in Nebraska and
Farmer-Laborites in Minnesota,
does not appeal to Mr.. Flynn.
However. Mr.. Flynn also believes
in the Democratic party. Mr..
Roosevelt is very largely the
Democratic party of today. So
Mr.. Flynn will stick. He had
hoped the President would see
his way clear to remaining silent
in the New York mayoralty cam
paign. AS it happened if the
President had remained silent,
the comparatively narrow mar
gin of Mr.. La Guardia's victory
might have been considerably
less, or even wiped out.
Interesting Also in 1874.
This New York Democratic sit
uation will continue to be in
teresting, not only in 1912 but
also in 1914. The New York dele
cation TO Democratic National
Conventions has always been
potent. Even now there is talk
about President Roosevelt for 4
fourth term.
There is grave disappointment
among New York City Democrats
in Congress over the defeat OF
Mr.. ODwyer for Mayor. After
eight long years Of the La
Guardia administration, the pa
tronage in city government has
been mighty slim, in fact non
existent. They had hoped to take
over control of the city, and all
the jobs. That they came so
near and yet failed, does not tend
to make them feel any better to-
ward Mr.. Roosevelt and those
New Dealers who went to the aid
Of Mr.. La Guardia. But they,
like Mr.. Flynn, will have to take
Il.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

falo.
1t is q city
that would make
him completely
miserable. 1t
throbs with de-
fense activity.
The sm ok e
you see to your
right comes from
chimneys Of a
plant turning
out m a c h ! n e
guns. The stream
of cars moving
Evening star., 1941-11-06

m in Russian
naval base at
Sevastopol. and
second, an ad-
vance along the
I S t h m US of
Kerch with q
possible view to
forcing a pas
sage of the Ker-
chenSki Strait
over to the MAIN
land of the
North Caucasian
area.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

The issue is the
"closed shop"
he collateral
questions ar e
m a n y: S h a ! !
American work.
ers be compelled
to join unions?
Shall they be
forced to obey
their union off,
GERS a nd ay
dues or be dis
missed by the
l1faiNra,S nrder
Evening star., 1941-11-06

E opinions OF the Ders this are their opn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort giue all sides questions OF interest to It's
readers although opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-11-06
Pact to Ban
Strikes Urged
2-Point Solution
To Captive Mine
Troubles Offered
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The most important controversy
In the history of labor unions is to
be decided here this week by tribu-
nal Of II men set up by the Presi-
Evening star., 1941-11-06
McLemore
Wishes Hitler Could
See Defense Industry
By HENRY McLEMORE.

BUFFALO, N. Y.-This is my f1rse
day in Buffalo and already I wish
Adolf Hitler were with me.
He wouldn't like any part Of Buf.
Evening star., 1941-11-06
BY MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

The German operations in the
Crimea seem directed toward two
principal objectives: First, the
capture or naturalization of the
Evening star., 1941-11-06

tits the ticket, too, for . nonstop trip
to coffee-pleasure.
Beech-Nut Coffee has extra fra
erance and extra flavor because to
other fine coffees Beech-Nut adds q
generous extra helping Of superb full
favored beans from the Mellow Flavor
Zone. Try Beech. Nut Coffee tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

Does your husband accept his morning
cup of coffee without enthusiasm?
Then it's high time to give him the
Husband Test. If the answers are a
shock, do something. fast! Switch
to Beech. Nut, Coffee now!
That's the ticket, your husband will
think, as he sips that cheerful cupful.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19

Wadu 5pfaSN' MIS-. Love
San Francisco, San Diego, Los
Angeles, and some poin in Mexi-
co. Little Viola Johnson, daughter
Of Mrs. Daniels, left Wednesday
for Los Angeles, Calf, for an
indefinite stay with relatives.
While there she will attend school.
Little Lillian Louis Banks has
returned to her home in Marsh
all, Texas, after spending several
weeks with her aunt, Mrs Juani'a
Stevenson. and her fethar, Solo
mon Banks, Mr., Banks is living
with his sitter, Mrs, Stevenson,
while working on the Defense pro
ject here,
Nathaniel Brooks. san Of Mrs,
Mary Proofs g q week for
Pine Bluff, Ark, wher7 he enter
ed Arkansas State College
Miss Cecilia Batey left last
week for Tuskegee ms itute, Ala,
where she is attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Johns have
as guest for several days, Miss Ma
omi Richards and Mr., X. Garan-
er of Nashville, Tenn. Miss Rich
ards is the sister of Mrs. Johns,
and Mr.. Gardner is a prominent
mortieian in Nashville. Mrs. +.
y. Richards. mothey of Mrs.
Johns, who acconrinfed Miss
Richards and Mr.. Gardner, will re-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19

i. your joints by "the medicine
mans secret /
II Peak Sentences; Discrimina-
tons make for serious economic
| situation as well as political ono
i, John Temple Graves. 1t isn't
| conditions that make men, but
men who make eonditions..Cha
! ming Pollock. Any fight against
discrimination is our fight Sc. G.
W. Schuyler,
= Back to the Bible: An invita-
S ton to hear minister preach
e about tryants or dietators, such
= as Stain, Hitler and Mussolini, re
J. minds me that | was told that
{, Acts $3.50 would give me the cue
= to their coming downfall. That
re in James 5, can read the doc
trine Of Divine Healing, and in
"a Luke 6-31 | can find the key TO
$ interracial cooperation.
y In her column, MY. DAY, a
y syndicated feature, Mrs. Eleanor
y Roosevelt said July 2S-"ln one
of the newspapers the other
night, noticed an editorial which
IL quite evidently was written as
n, fill" xsh
ut expressed great surprise at
i. the number of illiterates being
ss discovered by the Army among
% selectees, and it wanted to know
why this should be, considering
* the fact that that most of the
1t states for 20 or 80 years have had
i. compulsory education"
O. "Do people" it re9ds, 'forget
how to read and write, or does
N not compulsory education COM
X pel?" :.
III "That is rather a nice question,
o but the writer may not know that
=" in the United States there are
~ many areas where children can
!, not get to school and, besides,
" there are many people who have
{" no clothes their children can wear
to school,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19
Texarkaniians
N |: " S

main for an indefinite visit,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie White of
Little Rock, Ark, and Mrs. vii
liams of Pine Bluff, Ark were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs, John d.
Jones during the week They We're
enroute to San Antonio and points
in Mexico.
Mr.. Geo. Allen of Dallas, Tex
as, spent several days in the
city as guest of the Y, c, Loves
Mrs. T. b. McClennon and dau-
ghter, Mary Eva, are visiting re-
latives in Carthage, Texas.
Mrs. Charlotte Moore, a resi-
dent of Texarkaua for more than
rs years, died at her home on r
10th St, Friday morning. Fun
eral services were held ut Canaan
Baptist Church, Monday at 2 p. m
The body was informed at State
Line Cemetery,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19

non left Tuesday for dormiS
life at Shorter Here's hoping that
he joins the North Little Rock
Press agency, GONE FOR FATE
FIR, Mrs. Ida Teer, 1il2 Hexas 81,
has gone to s., Louis for a brief
visit, and to accompany her faith
er, Mr. Isaac Teer, back to Pine
Bluff. DINNER GUESTS-Dr. and
Mrs. W. +. Watson entertained at
dinner Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Harold Flowers at their Geor-
eia st. home. Mrs. Flower left
Immediately for Washington, ID.
c., where she is a faculty member
Of the Dunbar High School.
MEMS DAY-Will b. observ-
ed at the Jerusalem Bap ist
Church, Sunday evening. with a
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19
: in her new field of endea-

cess IN hcr new 1lcld OF endea-
your.
It is rumored that Prof. George
Hollis will become principle Of
the public school located at Blythe
Vile. Prof. Hollis many friends
will rorret him leaving the city.
A graduate Of Wiley University,
and on Instructor in the Eliza
Miller School, Prof. Hollis has done
well. the few years he has been
teaching here in the city.
The Unoin jubilee Gospel Sing
ers Of Clarksdalc. Miss, will ap-
pear on the Preachers contest
program that will h. held at the
Centennial Baptist Church Sun
day afternoon, Sept. %
Mr. James Maury has a big
job on hand serving as contact
ing committee for the program
that will be held at Centennial
Sunday afternoon. Sept. %.
The Star of Bethlehem is in
the midst Of a big revival. Many
are attending these series Of SER
vices which began Sunday night.
Rev. A. l.. Patterson, the eqicient
pastor of this historical church, is
foing much in rhis section for
the cnuse of Kingdom Building.
In a few days an annoucemet
will he made concerning the feast
that will be coductcd by the men
Of the Centennial Baptist Church
for the women. Recently in a
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