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Evening star., 1941-07-12
Former Western High Student
Is Aircraft Adviser in london

The corps of American aircraft
experts in Britain has been joined
by Scott Royce, "a, formerly a stu
dent at Western High School here.
After graduating from the en-.
gineering school of the University
of Michigan he was employed by
Consolidated Aircraft Corp, San
Diego. His task in England is
largely to advise on use and repair
of the craft sent over by that COM
pany.
Young Royce is the son of Brig.
Gen. Ralph Royce, United States
Air Attache in London, also for
merly of Washington.
After a bomber flight across the
Atlantic to his post Scott Royce
dispatched the following letter, re-
ceived here yesterday:
Yesterday we got up at 4 am.
and came across to Scotland. The
trip was very uneventful but slow
due to adverse winds. We played
rummy most of the way over, and
at the end of the journey I was
1900 points up.
1--WE saw an iceberg, a boat and
lots of clouds and stars.
I'VE stayed at last night
and are on the way to London now
The Scotch and English
countryside is very pretty. although
bit dampish. Signs of bombing
in towns we have been through
are few. although a few houses are
seen with the top floors bounced
about.
Been having quite . bit Of fun
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side to the controversy refuses
to recognize arbitration or me-
diation and to abide by decisions
thereof. The bill will now 60
to conference-unless the Senate,
like the House, quits at the in
sistence of the organized labor
lobby, and accepts the House
version, minus any provision for
the seizure of plants or condem-
nation of strikes in defense in
dustries.
Amazing Performance.
The performance in the House,
in view of the past record Of
strikes in defense plants and the
injury done the defense program
thereby, was an amazing thing.
After all it does not seem unrea-
sonable that labor unions should
be asked-and should agree-to
rely on mediation and arbitra-
ton of differences with manage
ment, without stoppage of essen
tial work when the country is
making desperate efforts to pre-
pare itself for defense. Yet that
is just what the union refuse to
accept, as strike after strike has
demonstrated. Strikes still con-
tinue and there is no promise
they will not spring up anew. The
Federal Government, which has
been favorable to labor for years.
has provided the machinery. The
President has appointed a Ma
tional Defense Mediation Board,
which certainly has not shown
itself hard on labor in the set
Elements it has brought about.
Any group that refuses, under
existing circumstances, to allow
the Federal agencies to act as
mediator does not deserve spe-
cial consideration.
During the debate in the
House on Thursday, Repre-
sentative Smith of Virginia,
when it had become apparent
that the majority would turn
down the May bill, with its pro-
visions for curbing stoppages of
work in defense industries, made
a sharp attack on the lobby
which the c. I. o. maintained
in Washington to prevent pas
sage of the bill. He said: What
I want the record to show today
is the disgraceful lobbying which
has taken place with respect to
this bill in the last three days.
You members know that last
week a conference of C. I. o.
leaders was called to meet in
Washington on Monday for the
express purpose of defeating this
bill. They met, and they received
their instructions to proceed to
besiege and to coerce individual
ly the members of this Congress.
They divided up into COON squads
of three and called on members
of Congress, and they told the
members-and you know it
We are here to watch your vote
We are here to see whether you
are the friend or the foe of or
ganized labor and the c. I. O.,
and we propose to see about your
election in accordance with how
you vote on the May bill
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Jopon's Policy Seen WobbIy
Motsuoko Reported on Verge Of Quitting
As Foreign Minister on Juy4

with the totalitarian rulers-Hitler,
Mussolini and Stalin-Matsuoka had
gathered inside knowledge of Ger
man, italian and Russian diplomacy.
Nothing had been concealed from
him. The result was that, on April
13. at the Kremlin, he signed a
treaty of friendship. He had thus
removed whatever Russian menace
of which his country could be afraid.
He had cleared the deck for action
southwark in accordance with Hit
ler's wishes. Was not the British
Empire doomed in the Eastern
Mediterranean?
Matsuoka cannot deny today that
Hitler, at any rate, did not take him
into his confidence-thath he deliber-
ately misled him-either at the end
OF March or later, when Germany's
attitude toward Russia was reversed.
All his countrymen, irrespective of
political creeds, must regard him as
over trustful and gullible.
On the one hand, he has gone
so far against the Anglo-Saxon world
as to be hardly able to retrace his
steps without a serious loss of face.
On the other hand, the Russian
problem, in its most dangerous form.
is thrown back into his hands anc
in order to deal with it he cannot but
be hampered by the very treaty con-
cluded as recently a. April l3.
Toxic Under Nazi Pressure.
There are indications that the
Naz power brings drastic pressure
to bear on Toxic. 1t insists that
; Japanese wobbling must cease and
the official recognition extended
from Berlin, the other day, to the
puppet Chinese government in Nan
king be speedily reciprocated in an
appropriate manner.
/ But as all things run today, what
prospects can be worse for Japan
than the aftermath of that Ger
man victory on which she is being
urged by Hitler to stake her all-the
setting up of a German-Russian
bloc which, sooner or later, would
interfere with Chinese affairs?
The end of japanese hesitation
may be some grabbing of Siberian
territory if ever the Soviet unior
gets weaker in the Far East, from
where part of the Red air forces
must have been withdrawn.
But such move, far from setting
at rest the uneasiness of the Toxic
government. might easily make il
more difficult for it to face tn,
Anglo-S Saxon world and even Ger.
many in the near or distant future
all Nazi exhortation notwithstand
ing
released BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Ine)
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with the money here. At every
meal we argue with the waiter
about how much is what.
Since I started this message I
have arrived in London, and this
is being written in an air raid. The
truth Of the matter is that since I
arrived in London We have been as
busy as little bees.
I'VE arrived in London Thursday
night and expect to be here till
maybe next Thursday. Things have
been very quiet. we were told, and
SO they were-up till tonight. This
is Sunday. I guess it was about IL
O'Clock when the sirens went of.
We are on the first floor ofs the
hotel, so didn't go down in the
cellar, except to look at the people
there.
There have been some fairly
loud booms, but I don't know
whether they are guns or bombs.
THE bomb damage to London is
extensive in that 1t is noticed on
every side. One can hardly ride
two blocks without noticing some
thing done by Jerry. On the other
hand. compared to the total num-
Der of houses. the damaged ones
are only small percentage.
There are some loud thumps
coming to my notice now. The all
clear hasn't sounded, but I think
I'll 60 to bed. My address is the
American Embassy. Anybody who
sends over . candy bar will be re-
membered m my WILL"
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power, giving speed of 10 or II
knots. Because of the dimensions
and sluggish speed of these craft
they have been pronounced perfect
targets for submarines and dive
bombers.
FeebIer Than Hog Island Boats.
Further inquiry shows that the
ugly Ducklings" are more feebly
engined than the Hog Island boats
of the first World War. Most of
the latter were equipped with tur-
bineS and such reciprocating en-
gines as were used had 5000 horse
power. A speed of 13 knots was
claimed for them. 1t is a truism
that every knot added to the speed
of merchant vessel is that much
additional insurance against de-
struction by submarines. A speed
of at least Is knots is required to
give at least hope of escaping
submarine surface pursuit.
Commissioner Vickery said that
from the beginning the commits
sion's naval engineers were dis
treSSed over the deficiencies OF its
emergency boats. and that Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself was reluctant
to authorize them. But for the
time being, the commissioner ex-
planned, it was this program or
nothing, because the Nations Ca
pacity of adequate turbines and
Diesels was absorbed by previous
or more urgent commitments, and
the only engines available in suffi-
cient numbers were the ancient re-
ciprocating type, which Is not even
precision fooled.
Rail Motors Can't Be Used.
He was asked whether thought
had been given to the possibility OF
cutting down the size of the boats
to an extent that 2,500-horsepower
engines could drive them at a speed
relatively safe He replied that the
tonnage would have had to be
slashed in half to achieve as much
as IA or Is knots, and that the cost
was estimated to be prohibitive.
The commissioner said that plenty
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This Changing World
Nozi Terror Films Reported Struggled
Into U. 5. to Score Nations Mothers

law is passed, the German EN-
bassy in Washington may be on
its way to Berlin.
Navy Secrets Discovered.
The Navy Department is most
careful to cover up ship move
ments and Federal authorities
are making a secres of the trans
ports loaded with food and war
material leaving American har-
bors for British ports.
Yet German blockading forces
appear to have pretty good idea
of everything that is going on in
American ports. There are, of
course, many agents who have
means of sending out the news
the German admiralty needs so
badly. In certain Government
quarters it is believed that our
own laws facilitate the transmits
sion of important information
from ships in the harbor.
According to the law nom
belligerent ships don't have their
radios sealed when they enter
American ports. Thus Span
iSh, a Portugese, or a japanese
vessel comes and leaves American
ports just as in peacetime. The
captains and the crews have
eyes and ears. They know what
is going on. Agents tell them
when such and such a vessel is
going to sail and what she car
ries. The radio operators of the
acknowledgement ships have no
difficulty in communicating with
their frienas.
Iceland to Get Legation.
An American Legation will be
established shortly at Reykiavik,
the capital Of Iceland, 10 facili-
tate relations between the gov
Evening star., 1941-07-12
The Political Mill
Organized Labor Lobby Turns on the Works
And House Rejects Anti-Strike Legislation

mo such disgraceful episode
has happened In the American
Congress" Mr.. Smith continued.
"since the investigation of lobby
ing over the so-called death SEN
tence in the utility bill. Why do
these COON squads call on you
gentlemen in squads of three? Is
it a delicate little part of the
technique of intimidation?"
Representative Arends arose at
this point to say that Harry
Bridges-of West Coast fame
whom the entire membership OF
the House, except for 20 men,
bers, voted to deport, on the
ground he was a Communist, over
year ago was one of the in
dividuals in Washington actively
engaged in the effort to defeat
the legislation.
Other members of the House,
however, including Mrs. Norton
Of New Jersey, chairman of the
House Labor Committee, took the
floor to decry the statement of
Mr.. Smith about the effort of the
C. I. o. to intimidate the House
membership. He might also have
called attention to the effort, of
the c. ]. o. to intimidate the
administration leaders in and out
of Congress.
c. l. o. Aides Report"
Listen now to the report"
which John T. Jones. legislative
representative of the C. 1. o. and
director of Labor's Nonpartisan
League, an offshoot of the C. l..
O., made to meeting of the
c. I. o. men who had been sum-
moned to Washington to carry
on the lobby" and decide
whether Mr.. Smith was justified
in his remarks or not. He said,
in part: "As you all know, from
time to time we have sent out
urgent calls for pressure from the
field, kilograms, letters, personal
contacts. In the past two weeks
we called in for special duty in
contracting Congressman some
200 representative of the c. I. o.
The response of our unions and
of our members has brought us
temporary victory in our battle
against this legislation (anti-
strike legislation in national de-
fense plants 1t is necessary for
me to emphasize the temporary
nature of the respite we have
gained"
Mr.. Jones in his report ad-
mitted that there have been
CLOSE calls" in the last few
months, and he added 1T Is i'm
possible for us to afford the ex-
pense of maintaining a perma-
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quarters lest his departure might
incense Nazi Germany, he probably
would have been discharged.
That fact points to the shaky
foundations of Japanese foreign pol
icy. Matsuoka was appointed last
year, one month after Frances de-
feat, to carry out vigorously the
policy of cooperation with the to-
tslitarian powers. AS such, he had
against him, from the start, many
diplomats of the old school. But
today his clumsy doings probably
nave convinced even the Zealots Of
the new order in Asia and of the
o-prosperity sphere" that a more
efficient minister had better be
sought.
His misfortune is the most cruel
which can befall a statesman. Un-
der his guidance, Japan, three
months ago, stood in a position COM
parable to Italys so-called NON
belligerency" from September, 1899,
/ to June, 1910. In other words, Japan
was waiting for the British Empire
70 crumble and kept herself ready
to share in the spoils. The business
of the Japanese Foreign Minister
was to avoid repeating Premier Mus
solini's error of Judgment and not
to embark on the assumption that
England was done for.
Made Careful Inquiries.
Matsuoka went to Europe to con-
duct careful investigation. He
met Premier Stain on March "a
High honors were paid to him in
Berlin, and he re-echoed Joachim
Won Ribbentrops boast that the
new order was taking shape in
Europe and Asia with clockWorl
precision" The still-born German
Yugoslav treaty had been signee
March 25.
| Obviously, in so many intimate talk.
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ernment of that island and the
American forces Of occupation.
AT present there is only a con-
sulate in the capital.
The State Department hitherto
considered a legation unneces-
sary since there was full diplo-
matte representation at Copen-
hagen. Now, however, Iceland
is completely independent. Last
May the parliament appointed a
viceroy to carry on the functions
of the King, who is no longer in
a position to act freely.
The constitution of Iceland
provides that whenever the mon
arch is not in a position to exer-
else his royal prerogatives for
reasons independent Of himself
the Prime Minister and the
cabinet take over the royal pre-
negatives. 1t was decided that
this procedure was too cumber-
some and the nominal authority
of the King of Denmark should
be placed in one person. A vice
roy was appointed by the cabinet
for a one-year term.
President Roosevelt proposes
to ask Congress to appropriate
the necessary funds for the Gre
alton of a legation with a min
lister who will be accredited to
the new head of Iceland.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

German terror" films are be-
ing smuggled into this country
in diplomatic pouches and shown
in many theaters throughout the
country.
These films have been used by
Nazi Propaganda Minister Goeb-
bels since the outbreak of the
war every time the Reich was
ready to invade a country and
wanted to intimidate the popula-
ton. The prowess of the German
armies and destruction wrought
by the German Stukas and tanks
were shown in German embassies
and legations a few days or weeks
dt all depended on circum-
stances before Nazi troops
marched in. In Norway the
German Minister at Oslo gave a
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Queen Mary Gathers
Scrup Metal on Trips

Queen Mother Mary is reported in
London to be Jealous gatherer of
scrap metal. Now IA, she sails
through life with superb and smil-
ing aplomb," according to one COM
mentator.
In her old, comfortable car she
rides about the countryside. Now
and again the car stops. The foot
man springs out and retrieves an old
bucket from ditch or some empty
cans from the roadside. and these
are placed at Queen Mary's feet.
She turns the scrap over to the
nearest local dump.
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nent lobby of the size we have
had here the last couple of
weeks" And he continued sig.
niflcantly with respect to the fu-
ture: I'VE cannot accept the
fact that whenever any of our
unions find it necessary to 90 out
on strike we must nonetheless
feel required to abandon the
right to strike in order to avoid
repressive action by an hysterical
Congress"
Turned on the Works"
So they turned on the works"
The result has already been an
nounced. Mr.. Jones took a shot
at the action of the President in
calling out troops ito break
strike in defense industry"-he
was referring to the use of troops
in California to end a strike in
an aviation plant. He charged,
too, that the administration was
using the military draft act as a
club to break strikes-the work.
or-go-to-camp order. The admin
istration leadership, he said,
while processing friendship to
labor, "has pursued an anti-labor
course" and has supported anti
strike legislation. He said, too,
that the majority leaders in Con-
gress should be impressed with
the fact that they must choose
between labor support and their
own support of anti-labor meas
ures. 1T must be made clear that
regardless of what a Congress-
mans or party's record has
been in the past, labor will evalu-
ate their friendship on the basis
OF their attitude toward these
present crucial issues" Appar-
emily they were able to make the
majority leadership in the House
understand just what they meant.
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big reception followed by movie
entertainment just few hours
before the Nazi troops invaded
the country. In Holland 1t oc-
Cured a few days earlier. The
same thing occurred in Russia. AT
Ankara the latest news reels"
were shown q few weeks before
the Turks were asked to sign a
new political and commercial
agreement with the Reich nulli-
fying in effect their alliance with
the British.
These films are not shown in
this country TO Secretary of
State Hull, to Assistant Secretary
Welles, the Chief of Staff of the
Army or the Chief of Naval Op-
erations. The German Embassy
is no longer on calling terms
with high k.nerican officials.
Furthermore, it appears that the
Germans don't believe these films
could intimidate our officials.
Aimed at u. S. Mothers.
But they are shown in New
York and other important cities
in the hope that so many women
might see them and be impressed
by the terrific wallop of the Ger
man blitz forces that they will
get worried about what will hap
pen to their boys in the Army in
case of a war, and will swell the
ranks of the America First Com
mittee and write to their Con-
gressmen to accept anything, pro-
vided there is no fighting.
The remarkable thing is that
the terror" films which come
into this country in diplomatic
pouches are distributed through
commercial agencies. Some of
these are managed or controlled
by strong anti-Nazis who.
through slackness or desire to
make profits, spread the German
films.
The Government is fully aware
of their existence and of the
manner in which they arrive in
this country, but there is no law
to put a stop to this type of
propaganda. II special legisla-
ton were suggested. the debates
involving the ticklish question of
censorship might last so long
that by the time some kind of
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of 00-horsepower locomotive Die
sci motors were available, and that
suggestions had been made that
they be installed in banks of five
or six to a boat. He said the idea
was rejected because valuable cargo
space would be lost if each motor
had its own propeller, while at
taching them all to one shaft was
impossible because of a bottleneck
in gearing machinery.
The commissioner observed that
if peace were declared the entire
Ugly Duckling' program would
bge thrown overheard the next day.
The ships would be useless in nor
NAL trade, he said, except for few
that might be utilized as tramp
freighters, hauling low grade, bulky
cargoes in coastal or oceanic COM
merce. Contracts for all such
boats are said to include provision
for their cancellation at any mo-
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drive and shallow draft of about 6
feet, so they can be constructed on
the Great Lakes and thrown into
the battle of the Atlantic by way of
the Chicago Drainage Canal, Mis-
sissippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
Unfortunately, the commissioner
explained. the program of emer-
gency freighters-nicknam Ugly
Ducklings" by President Roosevelt
has gained such momentum that it
can scarcely be halted before the end
of 1912 or the beginning OF 1943.
Contracts have been let for 3l2, and
at least 90 may be added to make
use of total of more than 400 en-
gines already ordered.
Faster Engines to Be Used.
But in the meantime, instead of
large expansions of the Ugly
Duckling' program, the commits
sion will use for faster ships such
engine and gear facilities as are
released by the progress of its own
long g-range schedule and that of
the Navy, as we'll as new capacity
for turbines and Diesel motors,
which it hopes to finance and de-
| velop.
Commissioner Vickery is the
commissions member in charge of
construction. He holds the rank
of commander in the Navy, and his
promotion to captain is awaiting
confirmation in the Senate.
AS was related in these articles
a few days ago, the commission
adopted as model for its emergency
fleet 1918 British type of simpli-
fled cargo boat, partly because the
British government was building go
of these ships in the United States
so that plans and specifications
were Immediately available.
The boats will have an overall
length of 425 feet, beam of 81 feet,
draft of nearly % feet and dead
weight tonnage of 10000. Each
will cost $1,610.OO0 and consume
about $500 tons of steel
All are to be fitted with anti
quated triple-expansion reciprocal
ing steam engines of $500 horse
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Ulster Nationalist
Leader Is Arrested

Ey the Associated Press.
BELFAST. Northern Ireland, July
12.-Cahir Healy, nationalist men,
Der of the Northern Ireland Parlia-
ment for South Fermanagh, who
was interned from 1922 TO 1924 be-
cause of his nationalist sympathies,
was arrested at his home in Ennis
killen by Belfast detectives yesterday
under defense of the realm regula-
tions.
Healy, who is So. was member
of the imperial Parliament from
1881 to 1885.
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Japan's policy in
the light Of the
German = Rus
sian conflict.
However, it has
has leaked ou t
that on July 4
Yosuke Matsu-
Okla, japanese
Foreign Minister,
was within an
ace OF reSignlng
his post. Indeed,
but for the ap-
prehension felt
in the highest
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BY RICHARD L. STOKES.

Following articles
critical shortcomings design Of Liberty Fleet of
boats Commissioner Howard Vckey Of the
Maritime Commission yesterday that model will
rapidly facilities available for the
manufacture of gears and modern engines
Instead, will building the earliest
high freight ships
types Cl CO C3 with speeds from IA to
the proposed C2s under this head will be
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13 japanese Quit Moscow

MOSCOW, July IL (P).-Thirteen
members of the japanese colony,
including IL members of the En-
bassy staff, left Moscow by train
yesterday en- route to Toxic. 1t was
the third such group to leave Mos
COW since the start of the Russian
German war.
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because Oh tne
novelty of the
classification but
because there is
q basic principle
of unfairneSs in
volve ed as be-
tween the Gov
ernment and the
citizen.
The principle
relates wholly to
the good faith of
the Government
Itself. Many per-
son for In :
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not the United
States S houl d
have a separate
air force.
Up until now
I have side step
ped this question
on the ground
that with up
ward of 1000
home = hatChed
military experts
writing all sorts
of analyses on
the subject every
daY. my 2 cents
Evening star., 1941-07-12
House Tax
Plan Draws
Criticism
Husbond-Wife
Classification
Held Unfair
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Provisions of the House tax bill
which would require joint income
tax returns from husbands and
wives living together are causing
Nation wide discussion, not merely