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Evening star., 1941-11-18

Club-armed Pennsylvania
State police talk with strike
picketS at the Red Lyon after
fist-fighting broke out when
so non strikers started
through the line. Blows were
exchanged and shirts torn,
but none was hurt and there
were no arrests. The mine is
located IS miles north of
UniontoWn.
A. P. WirephotoS.
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members has approved proposals 70

members has approved proposals 70
increase the assessment for the
pension fund from per cent to ~.
per cent and to require Executive
Council approval of contracts for
printing the l. T. u. Journal.
Mr.. Randolph said the preliminary
count on the vote for increasing the
pension assessment was 2,542 for
and 22,690 against. The pension
payment would be increased from
S8 to $40 a week.
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the c. I. o. "to DO everything pos
sible to speed the full use Of
our industrial resources ana man
power"
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BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Again and again it has been
said that the present war is
war of machinery. The country
with the most machines is in
position to win. Leaders in the
United States, from President
Roosevelt down, have endeaVored
to impress upon the American
people the need for huge pro-
duction of war Weapons-planeS,
tanks, guns and ships, particu-
larly. The country has been slow
to Waken to the Importance of
these statements-and the SLOW
ness of the country has retarted
the great national defense effort,
and the effort to produce the
weapons needed by the British.
No one charges that labor as
a whole is unpatriotic-indeed
the very converse is the fact,
But labor leaders, some of them
particularly, have taken the op-
portunity of forcing through their
demands, when the country is
in dire need of producing, by the
strike method. They have not
bbeen content even in the last
80 days, when the National De-
fenSe Mediation Board was set
up and functioning, to let this
governmental agency declare
what was fair both to labor and
to the employer.
President Roosevelt's action in
ordering the Army to take over
the plant of the North American
Aviation Corp. in California,
where an outlaw" strike-not
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D. {. Police and Firemen
To Attend Defense School

Two men from the Police and
Fire Departments here will be
selected to attend a special course
at EdgeWood Arsenal. Md, to be
trained in combating incendiary
and high-eyplosive bombs and poison
gas.
This was announced today by
Mayor F. H. LaGuardla of New York,
the Director of Civilian Defense.
who explained that the District men
Will be among those selected from
40 Eastern and Southern cities.
The tWo-Week course will begin
June 30, and at its conclusion an
other group will be sent to the
school. In all, l8 courses will be
held
The firemen and policemen who
receive training will instruct other
members of their own departments
when they return home. Expenses
will be borne by the cities which
send the men.
Cities invited TO send firemen and
policemen for the initial course, be-
sides the District of Columbia in
Clude: Baltimore. 2, Wilmington,
Del, /; Norfolk, Va, l, and these
from Pennsylvania Philadelphia. 9:
Pittsburgh, 2; Chester, l, and Beth
lehem, l.
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Army Believed Large Enough
Size Held Likely to Be Kept TO 100000
Unless u S. Gets Into Conflict

present one, and not so large once
we build up reserve force.
Experience is against men of q
for combat service, which is the
age limit in the bill before Congress.
The older man is when you begin
training him, the shorter time he
will be fit for the front line as a
reservist.
Younger Army Expected.
At 81 man is set in civil life.
Adaptation to Army life is not so
easy as at 21; nor is readaptation to
civil life when his term in the Army
is over.
BY this time our people should
have learned that the Army is not
locking for the idle minded, the
leiSurely, the type that does not
seem to be able to hold a job in
civil life, but wants only the best
in mental alertness and physical
fitness who are equal to the COM
plicated, swift, grueing terrific
business of war as it is fought today.
Youths quick refeXes are essential
in mechanical forces. The Germans,
who have made conspicuous sue
cess of mechanization, find that the
best age for tank commanders is
% to "a.
In the end we shall come to
drawing our draftees for combat
service from youth from 13 or l9 to
Il, in building a ready, highly
trained Army in camp and a COM
petent, youthful reserve as the
soundest and most economic method
Of adequate defense.
Discussion still continues as to the
future Of the National Guard. There
is advocacy that draftees should
take the Guardsmen's places when
their year is up. All depends upon
what emergency comes for our
Army.
Meanwhile in provision for emer-
gency we shall have housing and
plant ready for 3,500000 to 4,00O,-
900 men, and any present further
increase of numbers means men
taken from production of war ma
terlal for us and Britain.
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By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The British-De Guile advance
in Syria is slower than first ex-
pected because of the decision of
the commanders to spare their
mechanized forces as much as
possible.
1t is true that as soon as the
British succeed in silencing guns
of the French fortifications-
built by the French and the Brit
ish at the time when the two
governments were "allies to the
bitter end"-the Vichy troops Of
fer no further resistance and sur
render. But until the fortifica-
tions are reduced the French Will
continue to fight.
Whatever German troops and
airplanes have been in Syria,
were withdrawn 48 hours before
the beginning of the hostilitles.
A few VINO had ventured too close
to the Palestine border did not
escape and about 120 German
and Italian officers and soldiers
we're captured. Since last Tues
day there has been little Ger
man air activity to support the
French defenders of Syria.
1t appears, from all available
reports, that the Germans have
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approved by the national officers
of the G. l. O.-waS holding up
the production of much needed
aircraft, was the first determined
check leveled by the administra-
ton at the union strikes in de-
fense plants. What the Army
did was to run the picket lines
off the lot and make it possible
for the men, who wanted to
work, to 60 to work. And back
of this action was the order to
take the workers, who would not
work, out of the deferred status
so far as the military draft is
concerned. The order was rem
iniscent of the Woodrow Wilson
pronouncement on similar oc-
caSion in the World War-"Work
or fight"
Blow to Subversive Groups.
This new, determined attitude
on the part of the administration,
was a sad blow to some of the
labor leaders. It was an even
greater blow to the suoverSive
elements, which have fomented
strikes in the attempt to delay
and nullify Americas defense
effort.
{ An unwillingness to work men
longer hours, to 60 to three shifts
in many of the plants, has added
to the delays in the needed pro-
duction. Donald M. Nelson, chief
of the purchasing division of the
Office of Production Manage
ment, has just bewailed the fact
that the country is still on a
"one-shift" basis in too many
national defense plants. There
has been too great an inclination
in many governmental quarters
to believe that the huge produc-
ton required for defense could
go along without changing the
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The shore batteries are strong
and modern. There is an army
estimated at between 10000 and
10000 men supported by good
airmen.
Between the time of the oc-
cupation of Crete and now. I'M
portant endorsements n ave
been rushed to the island, and
the British appear confident
they will be able to hold off the
Germans as they have been hold
ing them back from the British
Isles. While the island is not as
mountainous as Crete, the ter
rain is favorable for defense
especially in that the air force
and anti-aircraft artillery is
more numerous than it was in
the Greek island.
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Other graduates were
DC. Kiwunis Members
To FIy to Convention

DR.. Oscar B. Hunter, president OF
the Washington KiWanis Club, will
head a delegation from the club to
the international Kiwanis conven-
ton at Atlanta next week.
The delegation to leave by special
chartered plane tomorrow after
noon, will include Martin T. Wei
gand, Raymond F. Garrity, Chan
ming Walker, Edward D. Shaw and
Frank L. Peckham. Convention
dates are June Is to 10.
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This Changing World
Nuzs Believed Playing Waiting Game in Syriu
To Cripple Britoin's Meehonized Forces

Egypt. If the losses of the cam
palgn exceed the estimates OF
the general staff, the holes will
have to be filled at the expense
OF the army in Egypt or else the
British will have to take
chance on holding the country
with whatever they have. This,
the Germans believe, will not be
adequate to meet an Axis blitz
after Cyprus has been taken and
the attack against Syria can then
be prepared without the present
distance handicaps which have
prevented the Axis from taking
more active hand in this affair.
Cyprus Attack Expected Soon.
The British general staff in
the Near East is expecting Ger
man attack against Cyprus in
the course of the next week. Ac-
cording to information obtained
in Greece there is intense activity
in all the harbors and airports OF
that region. More gliders have
been brought from the Reich and
the depleted parachute force has
been strengthened with REIN
forcements from the Reich.
Many more men from infantry
units are being trained as para
chutists in Reich training CEN
ters. This new type air-infantry
is expected to play an increasing
ly important role in the future
military operations in the East
ern Mediterranean. The expert
ence in Crete has demonstrated
that these sky troopers can be
most effective in localities where
the anti-aircraft defense is weak
and the opposing air force is de-
ficient.
That Cyprus will be a much
harder nut TO crack is certain.
The island has been we'll pre-
pared for defense by the British.
There are three important air.
fields adequately protected by
anti-aircraft artillery. This artil-
lery has been improved in the
last few months by the arrival of
the most modern type guns from
the United States and England.
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told the Vichy government not
to be unduly worried over Brit
ish successes; that it won't be
long before the Axis forces
possibly with French collabora-
tion-Will take that inundated
territory back. In the meantime,
the principal strategy of the
French, who are following the
suggestions of the German high
command. is to destroy as many
enemy tanks and other mech
anized units as possible.
Basis for Strategy Given.
This strategy is based on the
belief that the British have only
a limited number of tanks and
armored cars and the losses they
are suffering in Syria now can
not to be easily replaced There
are a substantial number of mo-
lOIlLeu bIlllSl ItSIultIItS III ISy ~
but few can be spared from that
theater of operations because OF
the imminent danger of a Ger
man Italian offensive against
GGn. WavelI's forces on the Nile.
The losses in meChanized forces
sustained by the British in the
Balkan campaign have not been
replaced completely by new ship
ments from the United States
and England. According to OBJ
servers on the spot some 80 per
cent of the units have been re-
placed. The same thing applies
to the airforCe.
The campaign in Syria Is con-
Quoted with troops and equip
ment from the Palestine and Iraq
garrisons. Only few reinforce
ments have been sent from
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a. Graduate al ST. Ann S;
Three Gel Scholarships

Three of the A graduates of st.
AIMS School Thursday night re-
ceived scholarship awards as well
as diplomas at commencement exer-
cises at the school, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Albemarle street NV.
Janet Hunter received a scholar
ship to immaculate Seminary,
Marianne Kilian was awarded a
scholarship to Trinity High School
and Louise Unsinn to Holy Cross
Academy.
The Rev. ]. S. Spence. assistant
pastor of St. Anthony'S Church, ad-
dressed the graduates and the Rev.
Henry D. Collins, pastor, presented
diplomas.
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Son went to Congress in April, 1917
he did not ask for a declaration of
war but for a recognition of the
existence of "a state OF war
between the United States and Ger
many. The sinking of several Ameri-
can vessels by German submarines
was regarded by Mr.. Wilson as an
attack on American lives and
property. Repeated attacks con-
stltuted, in his judgment, the initia-
ton of state of war which he
requested the Congress to recognize
and formalize.
Somewhat the same series of
events may be unfolding this time.
There is to be no request at this
point for action by Congress but
Germany plainly comes under
notice, now, that the United States
regards the sinking of the Robin
Moor as an attack on Western
Hemisphere rights in general and on
American lives and property in
particular.
1t has been argued for several
months that the United States
should not go to war unless at
tackled. The pledges given by the
President that he would not send
American boys into war were always
qualified by the phrase except in
case of attack" The question now
arising is whether attacks on Ameri-
can lives and property on the high
seas shall be accepted without pro-
test or whether such attacks shall be
regarded as violation of the rights
OF neutrality by a beIligerent.
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in similar comparison were "a
sol and 818,7O0, respectively.
These figures do not take into
consideration the losses of ci-
villains, due TO air bombings and
sinking of ships in the submarine
warfare
1t is increasingly clear that the
struggle is of plane against plane,
tank against tank, ship against
ship. including the submarines.
There is the need of a large num-
Der of men trained to fight. But
they must have the weapons in
great quantities or they go TO de-
feat.
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yond $500, 900
until and unless
we are in the
war. There is a
growing opinion
in authoritative
quarters that the
Army is large
CROUCH for pres
ent purposes.
The lessons of
the Balkan and
Gre tan cam
paigns, and so
far in S yri a,
confirm all the
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ST. Paul Methodist
The Rev. William Pierpoint, newly

The Rev. William Pierpoint, newly
appointed minister, will conduct
his first services on Sunday. At II
a m. his topic will be Preserving Our
Christian Heritage" and at pm.
Ready Christians"
r He came from Calvary Methodist
Church, Annapolis, Md. Prior to his
appointment there ne served for six
years at Calvary Church in Martins
burg, w. Va. He is also a former
Washingtonian, having served in
this city for seven and one-half
years at old McKendree Church.
A meeting of the mems class will
be held Wednesday at 8 pm.
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Memorial Services for
Knights of Pythios

A memorial service for Knights
of Pythias will be held at pm. to-
morrow at the Church of the Epiph-
any. The sermon will be preached
by the Rev. DR.. z. B. Phillips. The
public is invited.
Holy communion will be observed
at am. The closing exercises of
the junior and senior departments
of the church school will be held at
$50 m Morning prayer and SER
mon by DR.. Phillips at II am. The
Young Peoples Fellowship will meet
at $50 pm.
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Roosevelt Yacht Chef
Faces Wife's Churqes

Sotero Abba, Filipino described
as chef aboard President Roose-
celts yacht, U. S. S. Potomac, to-
day was facing possible grand jury
action which may result in a charge
of bigamy.
Justice Jennings Bailey in District
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Court yesterday issued a bench
warrant for Mr.. Abba after call
ing the attention of the district at
torney's Office to the possibility Of
a bigamy charge. This came dur
ing a hearing in which Mr.. Abiba's S
wife was seeking a separation after
learning that he had a spouse in
the Philippines from whom he al
legedly had not obtained a divorce
Mr.. Abba gave $3.50 bond and was
released from custody.
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proper track.
He is working
on a plan to
make incom m e
taxes less pain
full, and you
might just as
well knock No.
ocain as to
knock that.
The idea is to
sell income tax
savings stamps
through the post
Office and en-
rnurape citiZenS
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The Political Mill
Administrations New Attitude Toward Strikes
Declared Blow to Subversive Elements

hours of labor, and without doing
anything to disturb the social
gains" measured in working
hours, conditions of labor, amount
of leisure, etc.
The country has been prom
ised, again and again, huge pro-
duction of machines for war of
all kinds. The latest statement
of this kind has come from Will
liam S. Knudsen, head of the
o. P. M, that by the fall of 1912
this country would be able to
produce more planes than any
other nation, or group of nations.
The fall of 1912 is more than a
year in the future, and time is 0f
the essence.
Should Stay on Job.
The right of labor to strike for
more wages and better conditions
even in national defense plants
still continues. Supporters Of
labor in Congress have come for
ward to demand the continuance
of that right. But the duty Of
labor to stay on the job, when
the country is in vital need, is
another thing, and a thing that
nfNr0o1C fn tho nnItntr-y q q uvhn1n
1t is hard to convince the ordi-
nary citizen that labor should
stop work on planes, guns and
ships, vitality needed, and ignore
the fact that the Government has
set up a mediation board TO see
that they get justice in their dis
putes with management. This
Government has been leaning
over backward to aid labor for
more than eight years. 1t is not
gong to let labor down. And ny
the same token labor ought not
to let it down.
That this is war OF maChin-
cry has been shown many times
in the progress of the struggle.
The Committee to Defend Amer
lea by Aiding the Allies has come
forward with figures which 1t be-
lieves are convincing along that
line. The British army, navy, and
air force, it points out, have lost
only So per cent as many men
killed in this war as they lost in
a similar period of 20 monthe in
the last war.
The comparison in number of
wounded is even more significant,
for the losses during this war,
due to wounds, is only IL per
cent of such losses in the last
war for a similar period. The
figures given for the British
killed, soldiers, sailors and air.
men during the last 20 months
are 1887, as compared to 1885,
220 men killed during an aver
age 20-mOnth period in the last
war. The numbers of wounded,
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antecedent lessons in the war Size
in itself does not weigh as much as
efficiency of striking power, skill,
mechanization and sufficient air
support.
1t is probable that the draftees
called to the camps after the Army
has reached a total of 100000, in
early July, will replace those whose
matically pass in the Reserve. AS
the draftees we're inducted in in
stallments, they will pass out in in
stallments. Thus we shall have a
continuing nucleus of men who are
already settled in the ways of Army
life, while Reserve officers who will
remain in service will have/become
more experienced.
Army Isn't Ready Yet.
In due course, if not for the sum-
mer's maneuvers, we shall have
tanks, guns and all arms, so there
need be no alienation in the use OF
equipment for training. Attenuation
has been a handicap, although not
so great as might appear. The same
crew cannot be all day operating the
same tank. In basic training it can
be used for a second crew.
But for actual simulated battle
practice in coordination of maneu-
vers, every unit from small to large,
from company to corps, should have
all the equipment with which it will
go into action. That is indispens-
able to any sound policy aiming
for quality and teamwork in con-
traSt to quantity and lack of team
work; when an Army of 100000
or even 100000 men which is we'll
prepared and equipped will win the
victory over one of 100000 which
is not.
1t is nine months since, in re-
sponse to the great emergency of the
fall of France, Congress passed the
draft act, including men up to 35.
We have had the nine months, in a
start from scratch, in making a big
army, which is not ready yet for
any extensive enterprise, but is
much farther on the way than it was
in October, 1910.
May Take Year More.
1t may be year before We have
wholly sufficient arms and equip
ment for an army of 500 900, count
ing adequate provision for the vast
age in battle. There have been
mistakes, waste motion, delays which
in some cases were due to the en-
cumbrance of tradition and in
experience in an armed service sub
iect to such an immense expansion
in face of a revolution in warfare.
Our lease of the island bases from
Britain introduced an unanticipated
problem in the call for more forti-
fications and material and further
permanent oversee garrlsons. At
the same time this oversee extern
sion of our walled defense from our
Atlantic Coast only enforces the
wisdom of a policy, which some
quarters have been too slow to ac-
cept, that we shall not need an
army IN training larger than the
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United S t a t es
Government is
anxious to have
all the facts dis
closed to the
American people.
The purpose, of
course, Is to lay
I h e foundation
for future action
II 1t becomes
necessary.
1t will be re-
called that when
President, w i'll
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Prince Georges Chapter
Of Red Cross PIans leo

The annual silver tea of the
Prince Georges County chapter,
American Red Cross, will be held
from 3 to pm. tomorrow at the
residence of Maj. and Mrs. William
L. Browning on Carter's lane, be-
tween East Riverdale and Edmon-
ston. The public is invited
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By COL. FREDERICK PALMER.

In spite of the preparation to
house and induct twice the number,
it is unlikely that we shall increase
the size of our Army in training be-
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McLemore.
Morgenthuu Offered
Pig-Bonking Ideas
By HENRY McLEMORE.

If Henry Morgenthau wants to
rivet his right to be known as the
greatest Secretary of the Treasury
since William Woodin, he is on the
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Robin Moor's
Case Recalls
1917 Events
u. S. Seen Anxious
To Have People
Get All Facts
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The significance of the sinking of
the American ship Robin Moor by
German submarine may not be-
come Immediately apparent. For
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rHE opinions the rites this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented IN The
all sides OF questions OF interest to ITS
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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