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Evening star., 1941-08-06
Civil War Veteran, "a,
To Have Military Rites

George T. Leech, "a, who served
three Civil War enlistments before
he reached 81 and once was en-
ployed at the Navy Yard here, died
yesterday in Morris Hill, Md, after
three-Week illness, the Associated
Press reported.
His daughter, Mrs. Blanche Yeat-
man. at whose home he died, said
his last wish was that he be given
a military funeral. His desire will
be granted and the funeral will be
held at 2 pm. tomorrow in Balti-
more.
Besides Mrs. Yeatman, he is sur
vived by two other children, Mrs.
Hugh A. Morrison of Washington
and Wilmer r. Leech of Englewood,
N. j.; eight grandchildren and Is
great grandchildren.
Evening star., 1941-08-06

'OOAAoA4aSa 4 tOlll SG dRG.J
the consummation of our defense
program"
Asked whether the United States
had communicated its views to the
Thailand government, Mr.. Hull said
he could not discuss details at this
stage.
In another move touching on the
Far East situation the War Depart
ment ordered II additional officers,
mostly infantry and artillery lieu
tenants, to service in the Philip
pines. They were the third such
group recently assigned there.
Meanwhile, there were broad hints
in authoritative quarters that
Britain was not prepared to sit idly
by and watch Japan absorb Thai
land-the last small independent
nation remaining in South Asia.
Whatever action Britain takes.
these sources predicted, will receive
full support from the United States
dispatches from Bangkok last
AAASAAS SAipA1aS2LCd tkldt lld1lAIlQ
was watching the United States
attitude in the crisis with even
greater interest than that of
Great Britain, although Britain
has been concentrating military
forces nearby.)
u. S. Interest Considerable.
The United States interests in the
zone affected by the Thailand crisis
were described as considerable AL
though Britain was conceded to have
a much bigger stake. A japanese
occupation of Thailand probably
would curtail American imports of
vitally needed rubber and tin for
national defense production as well
as decrease or end American sales
there Of nearly $4,000, 900 annually.
Bases in Tnailand, reinforcing
those taken in Indo- China, would
provide the Japanese with a spring.
board for an offensive against Brit
1sh and Dutch territories rich in the
Oil, rubber, tin and other raw ma
terials Japan lacks.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Far East

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Former D. {. Woman
And Dauqhier Found Dead

A former resident Of Washington,
Mrs. Louise c. Wolfe, 40, wife Of 1t.
Col. Lloyd r. Wolfe of Fort Francis
e. Warren, and her 10-year-old
daughter, Lamoreaux. were found
dead of gunshot wounds yesterday
on q ranch road 5 miles northwest
of the fort near Cheyenne, Wyo.
Coroner Paul Worland said the
mother apparently had fired two
shots into her daughters head and
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Mrs. Caroline Marshall
Succumbs in EnqIund

Mrs. Caroline G. Marshall, widow
of Fielding Lewis Marshall, great
grandson of Chief Justice John
Marshall, died last Friday In Eng
land at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Mary Amphlett, according to
word received here.
Mrs. Marshall, who lived in WASH
ington for so years, moved to Eng
land in 1885. She was a native Of
Richmond. Va.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
1okomo Red Cross Luncheon

The August canteen luncheon of
the Takoma Park branch of the
District Of Columbia Chapter,
American Red Cross, will be held
tomorrow at the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
S. IA. Beraer Dies in MuniIo

MANILA, Aug. 8 [P).-Samuel M.
Berger, 81, prominent businessman
and Jewish leader, died last night.
A native of Hungary, Mr.. Berger
had lived in New York for several
years before coming to the Philip
pines In 1898.
Evening star., 1941-08-06

$500 Fourteenth street NV. and
then rented a house at 1908 Jocelyn
street NV.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
British Criticize Chile
For Using Danish Ships
By tie Associated Press.

BY ASSOClaLeQ
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. IL
British sources last night privately
expressed the view that Chile'S de-
cision to operate three blockade
Danish freighters under the Chilean
flag was "hasty" and commercial
circles speculated on what use Chile
would make of the ships, which
formerly sailed between Valparaiso
and New York.
The British here would make no
further statement on the seizure
pending the Admiralty's official dec
laration. 1t was pointed out, how
ever, that the United States and
Argentina have been studying what
to do with Danish ships in their
ports, but no action had been taken.
The Admiralty regards Danish ships
at sea as subject to capture.
Chile's requisition of the Frida,
Lota and Helga, three of five Danish
freighters lying at Talcahuano since
Germany invaded Denmark, was
looked on as a precedent. Two other
Danish freighters are at Talcahuano.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations
announced the seizure, reiterated
Chile's neutrality and said the ships
would be used to carry out COM
mercial exchange with other neutral
countries. Agents for the ships
lodged a protest with the govern
ment.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

whatsoever into the occupied terri
tories tends to defeat the blockade
which, in turn, Is one of the most
effective instruments of economic
warfare.
Would Ease Transport Strain.
The second argument-which may
not have occurred to Mr.. Hoover-is
of almost equal importance. If
American, neutral, or allied ships
which had been freed for the pur-
pose were to carry foodstuffs to the
occupied countries, they would auto
matically relieve the German-con-
trolled railways of the strain i'm
posed upon them by the transport of
foodstuffs within the occupied terri
tories. In the specific case of Bel
GUM, trains which are now en-
ployed in transporting foodstuffs to
Antwerp could be used to transport
bombs to Belgian airdromes for the
bombardment of England.
If these arguments fail to con-
vince, the British are ready to pro-
duce others. In the first place, they
say, Belgium and other occupied
territories are not necessarily going
to starve. Having boasted of the
new order and of the ability of Ger
many to provide for the conquered
peoples, the Germans are not in a
position to let them go hungry. If
they did so, they would probably
find that the factories which are
now operating for the satisfaction of
Germany's military needs, and the
peasants who are supposed to pro-
duce foodstuffs for the Reich, would
stop producing.
Have Maintained Position.
why" the British ask, should we
relax our war effort against the
Germans simply in order to allow
them to maintain their war effort
against us? Give us the use of
Belgian and Dutch and Czech fac
tories and airdromes and we will give
the Belgians, Dutch and Czechs
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Britain Is Determined
To Maintain Policy
OF Strict Blockade
Hoover's Plan Would Lift
Strain on Nuzi Food
Supply, England Says
By WILLIAM sTONEMAN.

BY WILLIAM II. STONEMAN,
Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, Feb. II (By Special
Cable) Great Britain is deter
mined to maintain a water tight
blockade of Germany and to prose-
cute the economic war against
Nazis by every other possible means.
Since, in the estimation of the au-
thorities here, former President
Herbert Hoover's proposal to ship
foodstuffs to Belgium would both
jeopardize the effectiveness of the
blockade and relieve Germany from
transport strain, which the British
have done their best to aggrayate,
they are not prepared to accept his
plan.
'It would simply be raising false
Britain has no intention of relax
ing the blockade" it was stated here.
I'VE sympathize with the desire of
humanitarians to feed the people of
the occupied territories. But we are
trying to free those people and we
must employ every means at our
disposal"
Mr.. Hoover would have the British
allow $4,000 tons of fats and meat
to pass through the blockade every
month for the use Of the new BEL
gian relief" In return, the Germans
would be asked to provide $4,000
tons of bread grains every month,
either from their own larder or from
Russia, all of the foodstuffs to be
paid for out of Belgian assets In
the United States.
Two Basic Objections.
The British have two basic objec-
tions to this plan in addition to OBJ
vious objection that 25,000 tons Of
fats and meat is a great deal more
food than $4,000 tons of grain. Most
people eat five times as much grain
by weight as they eat fats and meat.
Britain's first basic objection Is
that any imports which are allowed
to enter German-o occupied countries
through the blockade simply enable
the Germans to take equivalent
amounts from those countries. Where
equivalent amounts do not exist,
they at least relieve the Germans
from the responsibility of providing
for those countries which they, the
Germans, invaded of their own free
will
In this way, according to the
British, importation of any goods
Evening star., 1941-02-17

ems In Belgium, they replied that
they could not allow foodstuffs to
pass through the blockade for such
a purpose. They had no objection,
they said % as long as food did
not pass the blockade, % as long
as the British were not asked to let
gasoline and tires through the block
ade for the use of the food cars and
90 as long as dollars did not reach
the German-controlled areas for the
ostensible purpose of supporting the
plan.
Ten days ago. they replied in the
same terms to the application by the
Evening star., 1941-02-17

everything they want through the
blockade"
The British have maintained this
position in face of various appeals
which seemed less dangerous from
their point of view than Mr..
Hoover's. In the single case of
France, they allowed the American
Red Cross to ship concentrated vita
minis, powdered milk and baby
clothing for the use of children in
unoccupied France.
When the Belgian government in
London recently asked if Britain
would be prepared to approve a plan
for the establishment of soup kitch-
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Senator Murray Seeks
Lurqer w. P. A. Fund

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Murray, Democrat, of
Montana said yesterday that he
would seek to increase the w. P. A.
deficiency appropriation from S375,-
100000 to s5O0OOO,0O0.
The House approved a 75,000,-
600 appropriation to run w. P. A.
from March l to July l. The Sen
ate mas yet to act.
In a statement, Senator Murray
said the increase he proposed should
be made as a defense step.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Machine Work Costly

Cost of operating street sweeping
machines in Lahore, first city of
India to introduce them, is estimated
to be four times the present cost of
scavenging by hand labor. Despite
this, if the experiments with the four
machines purchased proved other
wise satisfactory the city will replace
manuel scavenging with mechanical
sweepers,
Evening star., 1941-02-17

we take sensible care Of our health.
Remember digestion and elimination
are not as vigorous as in youth. We
don't get the exercise we need. Food
still tastes good, and it's a constant
temptation to eat more than is good
for us. spells of constipation
often bring gas pains, coated tongue
and bad breath. Many have learned
the value of ADLERIKA in helping
enjoy the sunny middle years. Get
ADLERIKA today at your Druggists.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

International Red Cross asking
whether the British objected TO the
distribution of food in the occupied
territories.
tCopyrisht, 1941, Chicago Daily News. Incl
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Genou Dead Toll 144

ROME, Feb. II P).-Casualties
in the British naval attack on
Genoa February 9 were put at l44
killed and 272 wounded in an OFF,
cial announcement Yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
No NOTICE FOR UNION

The Ford workers and their
Union were given no notice nor
anv opportunity 10 reply 10 the
companys so-callcd bill Of partic-
ulars.
The complaint was false and tf1e
Injunction uniuStified. b Q C au Q
none OF the facts alleged against
the Ford workers and the union
ar frle.
Traffic near and approaching
the plant was free and unimpeded
Yesterday. An workers needed 10
protect the plant were admitted
10 the plant
Those who did not enter stayed
out because the company agreed
not to open its plant for work and
because the overwhelming major
itv Of the workers are out on a
solid and voluntary strike.
The injunction should not have
been issued. even on temporary
basis. because the company did
not come into court with clean
hands
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Statement
On Writ u. s.
Gave Ford

The U'AW-CIO TODAY issued the
following statement on The re-
strainne order obtained by the
Ford Motor Company ineF eseral
Court.
The Ford Motor Compagy's ap-
plication for the Injunction was 2
clear and deliberate violation Of
It's pledge 10 Governor Van Wag-
orcr a. make no efforts 10 open
the Rouge plant during a period
o. GENE ilist4aR.
TIE injunction was obtained
through a completely unfair pro
ceIure which VIII not increase the
RESPECT oi The strikers for our
courts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
AFL Blasts Clio
For Violence in
Ford Strike

Charging the UAW-CIO with
selling itself with a hammer" in
the Ford strike situation, John J.
AFL regional organizer
told ALL Ford workers last night
in a radio broadcast that the AF'L
intends to take action.
Speaking for Local No. 22,551
of the Federal Labor Union
(AFL) Murphy said:
"The AFL Is to take decisive
action In the situation. Today
we have $4,000 Ford workers as
members OF Local No. 22,551 in
the River Rouge plant. In some
cases this represents 100 per
cent of the employees in the de-
partment. This is far more than
the CLIO represents.
ANTI-STRIKE MOVES
1.-THE false philosophy of the
CLIO will destroy organized labor.
We can now expect antistrike
measures to be approved by
Congress merely because of the
vicious and unstable leaders of
the clio. II is tragic.
THE present strike was
brought about by the stupidity
of the CLIO. When 1t was called
there were only 10000 clio
members In the plant. The CLIO
had to appeal to its members In
the Chrysler and General Motors
plants TO get enough pickets for
duty at the gates of the Ford
plant and Ii has been by vio-
lence and threats that hundreds
OF workers have joined the
CIO."
"The AFL workers are ready
to go back TO work." he con-
tinued. I'VE demonstrated that
TO Governor Van Wagner and
the state mediation board yes
terday. Now we demand the
right to speak and vote in the
situation and demand the right
to 60 to weEk. :"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Grocery Plant
Strike Called

A strike at the c. F. Smith
grocery warehouse, els West
Grand boulevard. was called today
by the United Retail and Whole
sale Employees of America (ClO).
A picket line was thrown
around the building but no
violence was reported. About $50
men and women are employed in
the warehouse.
Tucker P. Smith, Michigan
director for the union, said the
strike was called when contract
negotiations with the company
broke down. The union claims
discrimination against ClO mem
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Youths Hurt as. Train
Crashes, Drdos Auto

Two high school boys are in
serious condition in Receiving
Hospital after their car was struck
by a Michigan Central freight
train at the Mellon avenue cross
ing early today. The youths are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
CONTEMPT CHARGE

Slamer's testimony is worthless
because he was committed TO jail
only a few months ago for con-
tempt Of court arising out of his
refusal to testify in an investiga-
ton of Dearborn corruption.
The value of Edward j. Reilly Is
nj because there is not now and
has not been since II a. m. yester-
day any picket line at the admin
istration building.
The Injunction is an effort to
undermine morale of the strikers.
Il will not succeed. One-sided
court proceedings. perjured testi-
nony and writs will not break this
strike.
The Ford strike will be ended
only on a basis of simple justice
for the workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

bers and the setting up of COM
pany union. The clio won
bargaining election held by the
United States Cancellation division,
last March 13, Smith said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
Students 10 Discuss
Pioneer ErenChmen

The four Frenchmen, whose
statues are on City Hall, Cadillac.
La Sale, Father Richard and
Father Marquette, will be the sub
iects of prize essays by students
of the Cadillac, Richard, Hampton
and Hutchinson schools tomorrow
afternoon at the Detroit Historical
Museum. The original models from
which the statutes were made are
on display at the museum.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

Gen. Hugh s. Johnson,
"Ameriea's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

Gen. Hugh s. Johns o n,
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04

Robert Chermotty. II, of 1912
North Solvay avenue, driver of
the car, and Joseph Kogelman,
Is, of 927 Emmons avenue, Lincoln
Park.
Chermotty said he did not see
the train. The train dragged the
automobile $50 yards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-04
INJURED STRIKERS

II was the company which en-
Outraged organized violence on the
part of persons who remained IN
side the plant There is evidence
Of this. The injured persons are
in the ranks of the strikers.
The Injunction was issued on the
basis OF false testimony by men
vino are beholden to the company.
Dearborn Police Chief Carl
Brooks and Inspector Charles
Slanaer made no effort Tuesday to
Rpprehend the men who emerged
from the plant with iron pipes and
other weapons and set upon and
beat our people.
There has not been single ar
rest OF these men.
The Injunction should not have
been issued because Brooks and
Slamer are incompetent witnesses
Brooks was for years a member oil
the notorious Ford service depart
mont
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-11-06
Keep Down Woods Fires

Mississippi lost over $2,075, 900 from woods
fires last year. There were 4,549 forest fires
that burned over 1875 ,342 acres out of s.
1872, 900 acres in the % counties having or
ganIzed protection. Of the 6,50O,0 900 acres Of
forest lane outside the National Forests and
having no organized protection, it is esti-
mated that 80 per cent of this area burned
over, o ran acreage of 1850, 600. This added
to the 125, 900 acres of protected land suf-
fering losses gives an area of 2,075,000 acres
burned over in 1910 outside the National
Forests. Appraising the damage done at one
dollar per acre, this would be a loss of ST.
OTIS, 900 or more.
Every person who loves the outdoors en-
ough to go out hunting. fishing, or just tramp
ing, has moral obligation to take care of the
woods so that others may enjoy them. Other
persons should hold that obligation as we'll.
This is the time of the year when woods
fires are most apt to be started. Every man,
woman and child should give this matter
serious thought and do their bit to keep
down woods fires and first along the high
ways by being very careful with cigarettes,
matches and the like.
TIC woods look beautiful with the coming
of fall. Let's not spoil their beauty by fires
that leave them SCARED and unsightly.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-11-06
The American System h.

America has been built by private en-
terprise. The initiative and rugged indivi-
dualism of our pioneer citizens and business
men may be given credit for building up the
greatest nation in the world.
Our great grandfathers and our grand
fathers did not build this country or amass
their wealth by working forty hours a week.
They worked all day every day or else they
were wonderfully good traders who got the
best of every deal. Many of them accumulat-
ed vast fortunes as a reward for their la
bors.
America still clings to the. idea of private
enterprise as an economic system. At least
the vast majority of our people do. There
appears to be a lot Of persons in high gov
ernmental positions who would have the
government take over business. Perhaps TINS
is just a trend OF the times. We do not know.
But we do know that the greatness that
is America Will be no more should the
government takes over business. Our people
would have no more advantages than the
people Ia Germany, Russia and Italy.
We do not want this TO happen. We wan
private enterprise to continue to flourish III
CAio SouAt1y CIcdtIAk culplOy ulenC lOr uleu
VINO can be tree TO speak and do as they
please. We 90 not want socialism for Am
erica. Let Russia have Its socialism, Ger
many It's NatlOnal socialism, Italy its las
clSm. &@~@l
we want only hinei AGaAism. American
ism still sJanos tor every cnlld growing up
to be INSPIRED with high Ideals from study
ing men like Washington, Jefferson and JeA-
Ierson DAVIS; Tor every boy to aspire to be
president; for our young people 10 believe
that ii they study and work hard they viii
be rewarded with fortune limited only by
benevolent government regulation and Lady
Luck. We want this to continue to be the
land OF opportunity Tor those who are am
bilious and work hard. Under a government
dictatorship every person is theoretically
treated the same and has the same benefits
whether he is deserving of them or not. Am
bition is stifled and a people die.
Some have said lit can't happen here"
But it can happen here if a free people
do not appreciate their heritage enough to
see that it is preserved for them by their con-
gressmen; unless we take active, personal in
terest in national affairs enough to demand
that this nation continue to be governed by
and for the people and not by a government
or presidential dictatorship.