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concession, II made, would inevi-
ably lead to another. The great
trouble In dealing with the Nazis
IL the fact that we never know
their last word. No matter how
much you have agreed TO today.
they will demand more tomorrow.
The experience Of the Vichy gov
eminent is an excellent illustra-
ton of this point.
TALKED WITH GoERING
In October, 1891. nearly one and
a half years before the Nazis came
TO power, Hermann Goering ex-
pressed the desire 10 talk over
economic policies with repre-
sentative OF the American en-
bassy. Accordingly, ] had lunch
with him and talked until 5 o'clock
In the afternoon. At that time,
he gave me a warning to Ameri-
can business firms that they had
better leave Germany. He ex-
planned that the National Social
list party regarded the economic
life OF the country as living or
ganism. and that the presence Of
foreign firms inside their territory
was like that of destructive bac-
terra In the human body--they set
up an inflammation or irritation:
and he said that. in due time, such
firms would be forced to close
their business and return home.
In friendly spirit. he asked me
TO warn them so that they might
leave before getting into actual
trouble.
Some years later. walther Funk
then president of the Reichsbank
and minister of economics. stated
officially that In world trade after
the war no private international
trade would be permitted. that
all trade must be between govern
ments. as private transactions only
lead TO international anarchy.
BUYING PROTECTION
Let me illustrate the difficulties
OF doing business with National
Socialist Germany by relating tn,
experience Of an American firm
making soft drinks. This firm
surprisingly enough. had a salts
factory business In Germany, tn,
land Of beer. for number o
years. After Hitler came int,
power. the company began TO rul
into difficulties. German doctor
certified that their product wa
injurious 10 health. The police re
ported that some OF their building
must be torn down, because the,
did not measure up to the build
ing code.
After several experiences of thi
kind. the company approached m
and said. ave understand tina
there IL a way OF arranging ma,
tiers with the National Social,
party headquarters to keep fol-
eign firms out Of trouble. perhap
you could make an arrangemer
for us"
passed this word on TO n
party headquarters. and q fe'
days later, a young man a lit
under 80 years. dressed In n
party uniform. came into my o.
flee. He explained that he was n
propaganda leader in the PROVING
OF saxony and nothing woul
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&RIRT[HDAYs
FAMOUS AMERICANS
SEPTEMBER 8
BY JIMMY hATlo


SEPTEMBER 8
1sll-Francis Bowen, philosophical
writer and educator, at
Charlestown, Mass. He was
editor and owner of the
North American Review for
More than 10 years. He
became Afford Professor of
natural religion. moral phil
osophy and civil policy at
Harvard.
1s2s-Margsret Olivia Slocu
sage, philanthropist, al
Syracuse, n. Y. As the
wealthy widow OF Russell
Sage. she made public gifts
to the amount OF $4,000
900 during her life. BY her
will she left s36, 10000 to
various institutions.
1si0-Philip Joseph Garrigan,
Catholic prelste, at Cavan,
Ireland. Ordained in 1870,
he became first bishop of
Sioux City, Ia. in 1902. Un-
der his direction the diocese
made notable progress. One
of his many accomplish
ments was the establishment
of Trinity college.
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CHANGE MEETINGS

The bi-weekly meeting Of the
Emergency peace committee has
been changed from Tuesday to Fri
day evening, and will be held in
the Y. w. c. A. clubroom. accord
ing to Rex Roudehush, chairman.
An educational program is being
prepared.
Hospital flowers. HIM Florist.
(adv.)
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the German Labor Front. DR..
Ley made the suggestion that a
Nazi delegation visit the United
States, at the firms expense, in
order 10 investigate whether the
product was, in fact, Jewish. This
was done, and an official report
was duly prepared which ceru-
fled that IL could be enjoyed by
the purest Aryans without racial
contamination.
UNFORTUNATE ERROR
Unfortunately, we had made the
mistake of going right over the
head Of the official who had made
the ruling in the first place. He
was offended, and shortly came
out with another ruling which
stated that the beverage was not
Jewish. but because il was foreign
could not be consumed by any good
Nazis.
The company came back to me a
third time. I thought this matter
over for long time and finally
gave them advice which usually
has to be given to any foreign
firm that works long enough in
totalitarian territory. explained
that there were several possible
courses OF action which a firm in
their situation could take
They could approach the Off
cial in question and find out
how much II would cost to have
him change his ruling. 1t might
amount to their profits for sew.
eral years; but it would be worth
finding out, at any rate.
0-They could close their German
4 business and 60 back to tn
United States. That was tn,
course which I thought best un
der the circumstances.
"a Nazi firm in similar circum
- stances might consider havin,
the official assassinated.
Such are the usual alternative!
which present themselves to bust
ness men who try TO operate in I
totalitarian state.
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Brown and Company; distribute,
by United Feature Syndicate
Inc.)
Tomorrow: THREAT TO
AMERICAN SYSTEM"
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please him better than TO assist
the American company in their
difficulty.
In fact" said he, IT am al
ready helping II other COM
panies and would be glad to
assist m 18th, particularly
since II IL an American con-
Germ"
Just how is that arranged ?"
said I.
The company should. first
Of all. appoint me ~ q men,
her Of their board OF directors
In Germany"
Just how much would this
cost ?"
Eight hundred dollars
month";"
began TO see why this young
Nazi enjoyed helping foreign firms
and wondered whether he was do
ing equally well with the other II.
The company agreed to this pro-
posal, and their troubles miracu-
lousy stopped for while.
PRICE Is RAISED
But this type Of arrangement,
while working well for short Pc
RODS, is not satisfactory in the
long run. II is an old experience
that blackmailers always raise
their price. So. after about two
years. another Nazi official. supe-
rior to the friendly young man
just described, and who appar-
entity had not received proper
cut of the eight hundred dollars a
month. made a new ruling-name-
ly. that the product was Jewish
and would pollute any pure Aryans
that might happen to drink ii.
The company came 10 me a
second time. l suggested that we
consult Or. Robert Ley, head OF
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Sea Tragedy
Log Obtained
Contents MoY Aid
Survivor of Porty

Los ANGELES - Robert A.
Mech. Los Angeles attorney. an
nouneed Friday the original
log OF the Inflated yacht Wing on
has been obtained from British su-
thorities for an attempt 70 restore
the memory Of Mrs. Fern Thomp-
son. only survivor Of the Wing On's
South Pacific cruise. Three per
sons died on the voyage.
Mech, attorney for Mrs. Thomp-
son. said after five months Of ef-
fort the log has been turned over
TO him by British authorities who
held II after the Wing On grounded
on a reef in the FIJI islands last
November. Previously only eN-
cerpts OF the log have been avail
able here.
The log and all Of Its con-
tents will remain secret until
Mrs. Thompson RECEIVERS suf-
fIcientiy to express her own
desires concerning IT," said
Mech.
Il can say nothing as TO the
contents except that reading its
pitiful story of the party's gallant
fight against the sea and gnawing
hunger left me heartsick and III.
The Wing On sailed from Los
Angeles Aug. IL with Mrs. Thomp-
son. her husband Chester. and Mr..
and Mrs. Dalton Comfy. AL ex-
cept Mrs. Thompson persisted in
the South seas. Mrs. Thompson
was returned here March "a. after
she was found. near death. in
wreekage of the yacht on a reef.
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ASTRONOMERS MEET

Tacoma Amateur Astronomers
will hold their September meeting
Monday evening at o'clock at
College OF Puget Sound.
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Truth and Justice, Honor
And Love, Main Qualities
Local Postor Tokes Sermon Theme
From Recent Experience in Conodo
A TACOMA SUNDAY SERMON

Rev. Cyrus E. Albertson, pastor Of flrst Me'houis
church. Sunday addressed his congregation the question
Of who Will Ring the Bells" He compared the qualtes
TRUTH justice honor and love TO bells. which he declared
be rung only by few persons in the world Excerpts
from his follow:
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Lithuanian Society
Marks Independence
Day Anniversary
Pledge Made to Regain
Freedom for Which Nation
FOUGHT for $50 Years

Observing the 23d anniversary of
Lithuania's declaration of inde-
pendence, Americans of Lithuanian
descent pledged themselves yester-
day to win again the freedom for
which their ancestors struggled $50
years.
Unlike other years when the ami
versary was marked by joyous cele-
bration, yesterdays observance was
a serious contemplation of the fate
of the Baltic country under Rus
sian rule.
The anniversary opened with a
mass at the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, where Father
Joseph E. Gedra, himself a Lithu-
anian. sounded the keynote of the
day, the hope that Lithuania would
regain her independence. Several
Lithuanian priests from Catholic
University assisted in the mass.
The daughter of the refugee
president, Antanas Smetona of
Lithuania, Mrs. A. Valusis, attended
the mass and the anniversary
breakfast with her husband, a
Lithuanian colonel.
At the breakfast in the Willard
Hotel members of the American
Lithuanian Society of Washington
heard their president, Albert w.
Shupienis, remind them that the
fires of independence are still
smoldering in Lithuania.
The Lithuania Minister, Povilas
zadeikis. greeted the society in
Lithuanian and told the guests
that his nations representatives
are still here working for their
homeland. DR.. Juozas Kajeckas,
formerly counselor of the Lithuan-
ian Legation, described incidents
associated with the declaration of
independence.
Members of the society were
guests at tea later at the Lith-
uanian Legation.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Il. Merrill 5. Holmes Killed
In Auto Crash in Manila

The Navy Department announced
today that 1t. Merrill Sylvester
Holmes, U. S. N, was killed yester-
day in an automobile accident in
Manila, Philippine Islands.
1t. Holmes was born in st. Paul,
Mimi, June 80, 1909 He listed his
home as Annapolis, Md. His family
has requested that burial be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
He was appointed to the Academy
in 1927. from Pennsylvania and
had various sea duty aboard sub
marines, destroyers and cruisers
since graduation in 1881. He was
stationed here from June, 1888,
to May, 1910. while receiving in
struction in the Office of Chief OF
Naval Operations. At the time OF
his death he was commander of the
submarine Sal, having assumed
command last December.
According to the Navy listing
he has a wife, Mrs. Katherine H.
L. Holmes, and two children, Meta
K. and Merrill S. Holmes, jr.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the Vi

Weather BuFeauJ
CombaLght rain this afternoon cloudy with
partly ouoy
increasing late
afternoon. ...-
light west poruon
northwest
hure extreme north
west portion. , .,,.- l.,
northwest pofoh III
cloudy colder with snow S
n portion.
WestV furre north porton CoIoeL
slightly colder in central ana sou anu
dcolde in eytr north portion
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Jurist WarnsA. N. A.
Case Will Be Kept
On Even Keel
Proctor Hears Arguments
Over AdmissibiIity of
Documentary Evidence
Nv HAROLD ROGERS.

With the jury dismissed for the
day, Justice James M. Proctor, in the
midst of hearing spirited arguments
between opposing counsel over ad-
instability of documentary evidence
in the District Court antitrust
medical case, today warned both
sides that he was determined to
keep the case "on an even keel"
The government proceeded to in
troduce more letters and documents
from the files of the American
Medical Association in its attempts
to prove conspiracy by the A. M. A.,
the District Medical Society and
others, including 20 doctors, against
Group Health Association, medical
cooperative of this city. The de-
PENDANTS are charged with restraint
of trade in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
Counsel for the defendant doctors
objected strenuously to many docu-
ments, contending they were not
relevant to the case and that many
of them we're merely expressions of
opinion from outsiders who had
written to the A. M. A. on questions
of inquiry.
The jurist admitted some docu-
mentS over protest of defense coun-
sci and rejected others over protest
OF Government counsel.
Defense Position Outlined.
The position of the defense was
outlined to the court by Seth Rich
ardson, former Assistant Attorney
General, when he pointed to the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia remanding the
case back for trial as still permitting
the doctors the rights of persuasion
and argument against group practice
of medicine.
John Henry levin, prosecution
counsel, in argument for the admis-
sibility of document by the Judi
cial Council of the A. M A, charged
organized medicine had reserved
for itself the right to define what
kind of contract practice of medi-
cine was not in the public interest"
He contended this was legitimate
evidence against the A. M. A. to help
support the charge of a conspiracy
against group practice of medicine.
Justice Proctor admitted the docu-
ment from the Judicial Council
under discussion, but its exact ma
ture was not disclosed.
Justice Proctor warned counsel
he would not allow the record in the
case to be swollen out of all bounds
by a mass of documents which he
said were only expressions of opin
ion without being directed specifi-
cally to one of the points of the
indictment. The indictment was re-
turned by a Federal grand jury in
December, 1888.
Cites One Part of Indictment.
The jurist pointed to one part of
the indictment which charged the
defendants with having adopted
and for many years pursued "a policy
of opposition to experimentation
with such organizations and have
taken affirmative steps to oppose
their formation and operation
throughout the United States"
Pointing out the Court Of Appeals
says this is a proper part of the
indictment, charging the A. M. A.
was opposed to G. H. A., the pre-
payment plan of group medical prac-
tice and other things, the jurist said.
Il have got to permit proof Of that.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Mrs. Roosevelt
(Continued From First Page)

baby bonds and pointed out that
the Treasury has just given out a
report on securities available. for
sale.
Mile. Curie Attends. -- ...
Mile. Eve Curie, daughter Of the
famed French scientist, was guest
at the press conference today. She
heard Mrs. Roosevelt tell the news
paperwomen that Harry Hopkins,
returned from his mission in Lon
don, had much to report to Mrs.
Roosevelt about the work OF the
Women's Voluntary Service In
Britain.
Mile. Curie described a tour she
had taken with Lady Reading, pres
ident of the voluntary group. The
French refuge said she had seen a
rehearsal of air raid precautions on
a modest Birmingham street, where
each individual had job to do. One
woman, she said, was in charge of
pets and had 1,700 animals under
her supervision in case of lombard
ment.
Mrs. Roosevelt said animals were
protected because 1t broke the peo-
pies morale if they thought their
pets weren't safe when they went
to bomb shelters.
Asked if she had received any let
tiers from France while in England,
Mile. Curie said that she was COM
pletely cut off from her friends in
occupied France, but that many
anonymous letters were coming to
England from that country. Some of
them were merely addressed to
England" "Smuggled out of oc-
cupied France" the letters usually
began, Il must tell you what hap
pened today in my town"
Lack of Materials Blamed.
When a reporter reminded her
that in an interview before the
capitulation of France she had said
that her country had sufficient man
power, Mile. Curie responded that
not lack of men, but lack of ma
terials, had defeated France.
Asked il many Frenchmen had
come to England, Mile. Curie told of
a number of fishermen from Brit
tany who had crossed the Channel
in their little boats and planned to
start fishing on the English coast.
Many of these men had enlisted in
the army and houses had been pro-
vided for their families.
Mrs. Roosevelt, asked the re-
action of the Luxembourg royal visi-
tors to the press conference they at
tended, said she believed that they
felt the give and take between the
head of a government and the people
who disseminate the news had a
great influence on the democratic
way of a country.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Workers 10 Act Today
On AIIis-ChaImers
Strike Truce
Ratification Would Permit
Reopenine of Defense
Plant Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Union members were asked today
to ratify a truce which would permit
resumption Of work on s45000, ,00C
of defense orders by the 5000 en-
ployes of the Allis- Chalmers Co. al
Milwaukee.
Terms of the truce, settling some
issues between the company and
the c. I. o. United Automobile
Workers, were drafted by Director
William S. Knudsen and Associate
Director Sidney Hillman of the
ONCE for Production Management
1t would leave other issues for set
tlement in subsequent negotiations
but would permit reopening of the
plant tomorrow.
Union representatives agreed Sat-
urday night to submit it to theil
membership today. The strike has
lasted more than three weeks.
Vote to End Strike.
Also good news to Mr.. Knudser
and Mr.. Hillman was word that
c. I. o. workers had voted Saturday
to end a strike at the Youngstown
Sheet g. Tube Co.'S Brier Hill plant
In Ohio.
This shutdown, three days old
had made 1,1oo men idle. Much OF
the plants steel output Is destined
for use in defense orders.
Less heartening to the o. P. M
was the situation in another defense
labor sector. With strikes already
under way at the international
Harvester Co. plant in Rock Falls
Ill. and its Chicago tractor works
the c. I. o. Farm Equipment
Workers Organizing Committee de-
cided to take strike vote today ano
tomorrow at the company's Nc
Cormick works in Chicago.
The committee started a strike
today at the Richmond plant. A
union spokesman said about 200 Of
the plants 1900 employees walked
out. He said others would follow
later in the day.
International Harvester official
have said their company was hand,
ling defense orders running into mil.
lions of dollars.
Lansing Plants Remain Closed.
The plants Of the Motor Vince
Corp. in Lansing, Mich, remained
closed as representatives of the man.
agement and the United Automo.
bile Workers CA. F. L. sought a set.
tlement Of the strike which ha!
stopped production on s1,40o,O0l
worth OF defense orders. Approx
mately $500 workers were made tdl.
by the strike.
Pickets, estimated at 200, marched
in the snow at the plants today
There has been no disturbance since
the men left their jobs Thursda!
morning.
c. I. o. unionists at the Foster
Wheeler Corp. plant in Carteret, N
j., seeking paid holidays among
other things, were still out on {
strike which began last Wednesday
and tied up $305, 900 of defense con
tracts for brass pipe and ship boil
ers.
400 on Strike at Bridgeville.
At the Bridgeville (Pa.) plant o
the Vanadium Corp, 400 c. I. O
union members who walked out las
Monday refused to accept as fina
their dismissal by the company which
charged the strike was illegal unde
the unions contract with the com
pany. The workers said the strik
would 90 on even though the G. !. O.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

regional director agreed with the
company.
Much of the ferro-yanadium pro-
duced by the company goes for de-
fense uses.
A strike threat at the Seiberling
Rubber Co. in Akron was ended last
night when the c. I. o. United Rub
Der Workers local approved an
agreement providing for general
wage increases. The local had voted
February to strike if negotiations
did not result in a settlement. The
company has been making gas mask
parts as we'll as bullet-sealing tires
and tubes for the Army.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Southern Italy Railway
Suspension Is Denied
a, ths Asxoriated praxs

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 17.-Fascist authori-
ties declared today that an an
nouncement in an Italian newspaper
Saturday that freight service had
been suspended in some parts of
Southern Italy was "false" and the
newspaper was required to correct
its story.
(The reported restriction of the
service was said to have affected
lines in the district where the
italians announced capturing
British parachute soldiers last
week.
Authorities said today that in
stead of restricting freight service,
they had removed some previous
restrictions.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Congress in Brief
TODAv

Senate:
Opens debate on British aid bill.
House:
Considers apportionment bill.
Judiciary Committee opens hear
ings on antl-strike bills. Military
Committee continues study of Army
contract system.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

I can't ignore that. The question Is
how can it be proved, by direct evi-
dence or by circumstances"
Justice Proctor said the prosecu-
ton had right to prove a motive,
but he pointed out he would use his
discretion" in a careful attempt to
admit such documents as were prop
er, but would exclude those which in
his discretion were merely express
Sions of opinion without sufficient
weight to be admissible.
Mr.. Richardson stoutly contended
that most of the documents being
introduced by the Government in an
attempt to prove the conspiracy
would merely fall within the right
of the defendant to legitimate per-
suaSion and reasoned argument, per-
mitted by the Court of Appeals.
I'VE are trying this case on the
Court of Appeals decision" Mr..
Richardson said. AT all times we
have the right of peaceful persua-
sion."
heIerS 10 AILiCic.
He referred to an article published
by the Journal of the A. M. A.
which, he said, was an explanation
of the doctors position in the ar
gument over 'fee for service
against group practice. These were
Two conflicting points of view. he
said, on which 1--WE have right to
persuade the right to argue"
For the prosecution. Mr.. Levin
scored a point when, after argument
on the admissibility of a certain
piece of evidence, the court put in
the record a certain decison by the
Judicial Council of the A. M. A.
He contended it showed the power
of the A. M. A. to interpret on its
own responsibility what its medical
ethics meant.
1T is still in the medical ethics
of the American Medical Associa-
tion," he said, that contract prac-
tice is bad If it is against public
policy They have refused to
specifically define public policy and
under that they can throw out
any one of 100 900 doctors from their
organization
Not Illegal, Leahy Says.
Defense Counsel William E. Leahy,
however, contended the A. M. A.
clearly pointed out that contract
practice itself was not illegal as
such. He said the 10 principles of
medical ethics of the A. M. A. were
carefully laid down to show how
contract practice could conform to
these ethics.
The Government had on hand a
huge collection Of documents which
had been taken from the files Of
the A. M. A. at its headquarters in
Chicago and it was expected that all
Of today's session would be occupied
in the absence of the jury with
arguments over the admissibility o1
these documents.
One Of the next steps in the case
is expected to be an argument ovel
the admissibility Of q long list oi
minutes of the District Medical So
ciety regarding G. II. A. The next
witness scheduled to appear is Will
liam G. Kirkpatrick, one Of the early
presidents of G. H. A., who held Of.
fice during part Of the period ir
which the alleged restraint Of trade
by organized medicine took place.