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Evening star., 1941-09-30

ing tanks, airplanes and ammuni-
ton. Those who believe that
"V' is not a mere symbol are
asking: Why don't the British
come over now?
Nazi Propagandists Busy.
The German armies of occupa-
ton are not wasting time. On
the one hand they are dealing
brutally with saboteurs; on the
other they are using Nazi SYM
pathizers to persuade the sub
jected peoples to forget about
British help. A new sentence has
been coined lately: Those who
have their bellies full refuse to
believe in starvation" And the
German propagandists are telling
the subjected peoples that they
need not expect any sacrifices
from the British. An attempt to
land in Europe at the present
time, they are told, would be a
very costly operation and the
British government is not willing
to take such a risk. Wait, the
Germans are telling the Western
Europeans, until the Russians are
utterly defeated; then We can put
the Bolsheyiks to work in the
Ukraine and other occupied por-
tions of the U. S. S. R. After
this happens there will be enough
food for everybody II you just
stick by us.
Reliable reports indicate that
very few peoples in Europe want
to stick by the Germans. But
Nazi counterpropaganda may
bear fruit if strategic and tactical
considerations prevent the British
high command from taking the
plunge. Sometimes a daring ac-
tion which takes the human ele-
ment into consideration turns
out to be more successful than
the orthodox military strategy
taught in the textbooks at war
colleges.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
Body Of Seaman Killed
In Bomber Crash Found

The Navy Department announced
yesterday recovery of the body Of
William Kirby Smith, aviation ma
chinist mate, third class. one of four
men missing from the patrol bomber
which made a forced landing in the
Caribbean September 25. The body
will remain at the Naval Dispensary
at San Juan, Puerto Rico until
instructions have been received for
final rites.
Mr. Smith was the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Marion Smith of
Wesson, Miss. He enlisted April g.,
1899, in Washington.
Two men are still missing from
the bomber crew. They are D. F.
Arturo, a civil service employe. and
Antinio Grillasca, an employe Of
the Arundel Corp.
Evening star., 1941-09-30

made this exceedingly clear In
his address delivered in the Ma
tional Radio Forum of The
Washington Star and the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. last
night. He has not committed
himself, however, against actual
and outright repeal Of the whole
statute.
President Roosevelt will con-
suit Secretary OF State Cordell
Hull and the congressional lead
ers before he decides which
course he will advocate-repeal
or revision. 1t does seem, how
ever, as though the third bite of
the cherry-doing away with
prohibitions in the Neutrality
Act and restoring the principle
of the freedom Of the seas for
which the President has so force
fully spoken In recent days
should be the final bite.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
This Changing World
Subjected Motions Faced With Starvation
Wonder Why British Army Doesn't Act

Inevitable II the struggle con-
tinues much longer. There are
many in that country-even in
Fascist ranks-who believe that
a passive attitude on the part Of
The italian people would bring
generous treatment to the coun-
try II the Allies win the war.
Mussolini appears only seldom
these days in public. According
to reliable reports, there has
been some unpleasant cheering"
on several occasions lately. and it
sounded strangely like booing to
the ears Of II Duce.
This is a sketchy. but repeatedly
correct, picture Of Nazified Eu-
rope today. The germ OF rebel
lion Is developing more rapidly
than was expected. Starvation Is
a fertile soil for such a microbe.
But. according to widespread re-
ports from Europe, the suffering
nations Of that continent fail to
understand why the British don't
act They thought the Russo
German war would give the Brit
ish an excellent chance to make
the famous "V" reality. Starry
ing and desperate people have a
hard time understanding the deep
strategic and tactical considera-
tions of a well-fed general staff.
British propaganda has been tell
ing them that England now has a
large army; they see fleets of
British planes knocking the Ger
mans around; they hear that
American warships now are pa
trolling the North Atlantic and
that the American factories have
overcome all production difficult
ties and that hundreds of ships
now are plying between the
United States and Britain carry
Evening star., 1941-09-30
The Political MiI|
Outright Repeal Called Most Effective Way
Of BuYing So-CoIIed Neutrality Act

as, for example, the control of
shipments of munitions, through
the Control Board, to other ma
tions, etc. The act also prohibits
the travel of American citizens
into the war zones and on ships
of belligerent nations.
Covered In Other Laws.
These administrative features
and the prohibition against the
travel of American citizens into
war zones are really covered in
other laws now on the statute
books. And if any of them are
not covered, a new resolution
could easily be adopted for the
purpose. For example, the PreSi-
dent in a national defense act
of July 2, 1910, is given the
right to control whatever is done
with arms and munitions, in
cluding their shipment to for
eign countries. The State De-
partment can effectively con-
troll the travel of American citi-
zens into belligerent nations by
the simple use of passports and
their visas. Also, the Govern
ment controls ship movements
through the issuance of clearance
papers. No American ship may
sail from these ports without
such clearance.
There is no assurance at all
that the isolationist group in
Congress would not fight to its
utmost limit against efforts to
amend the Neutrality Act by cut
ting out what remains of its
heart. Indeed, quite the con-
trary is to be expected. There
would be no difference, in the
minds Of these gentlemen, be-
tween actual repeal and the re-
vision which would strike out the
prohibition against arming mer-
chant vessels and sending them
into the ports of belligerent ma
tions. They would understand,
even If others did not, that re-
vision Of that kind was just as
much against their desires as re-
peal Of the whole statute.
Bloom for Repeal.
Chairman Sol Bloom OF the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee is strongly in favor of out
right repeal Of the Neutrality
Act. He believes that it is the
most effective way of dealing
with the proposal that the United
States return to its ancient posi-
ton based on the freedom of the
seas. He is convinced that
George Washington was right
when he first laid down the
principles Of neutrality govern
ing this country-that it should
not give up its rights under in
ternational law, of which one is
the right to traverse the seas,
even to remain neutral"
Chairman Tom Connally of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee has spoken strongly in
support of amending the Neu-
trality Act so as to permit the
arming of merchant vessels and
sending them where We wish. He
Evening star., 1941-09-30
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The United States, through act
OF Congress, is about to assert
again its adherence to the prin-
ciple of the freedom of the seas.
1t is about to bury the misnamed
neutrality provisions prohibiting
the arming of American mer-
chant vessels and their travel
into the ports of belligerent ma
tions. This is generally conceded
today, even by opponents of such
action. The main subject of
discussion remaining is whether
the corpse shall be laid out by
repeal" or revision"
BY all odds the most straight
forward, honest and effective
method is outright repeal. 1t
would put the American Nation
and the rest of the world on no.
tice that the American people
are done with the Neutrality Act
an act which has at once ham,
strung the efforts of this coun-
try to give more effective aid to
Britain and the other democra-
cieS and at the same time has
given comfort to the "appeaSers'
here and to Hitler and Musso-
llnl abroad. The psychological
effect of this announcement to
the world, through action by
Congress, would be very great.
The effort,of the Axis powers has
been to spread among their own
peoples the report that this coun-
try is divided, that very large
percentage of the people are not
heartily back of aid to Britain,
and that an even larger per-
centage is opposed to the foreign
policy of the administration.
BY No Means Neutral.
Furthermore, this repeal of the
Neutrality Act would serve def
mite notice on the Axis powers
and their leaders that the United
States is prepared to go the
Evening star., 1941-09-30
Machine Guns Rolling
From General Motors

BY the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich, Sept. 30.-Attain-
ment of its daily production goal for
50-caliber machine guns one year
from the receipt Of initial contract
has been announced for the AC
spark plug division of General Mo-
tors by George Mann, jr., general
manager.
No figures were disclosed by the
company but Mr.. Mann said AC
Spark Plug is working on orders now
totaling SAT 100000 and is planning
to step up its production rate still
further. Existing contracts are un-
derstood to call for approximately
As 1000 guns.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Dy SokNo AA@N - 1ASAS A@A~O ''NNs
There is a growing impatience
In England, as well as in the
rest of Europe, at the lack Of
activity on the part Of the Brit
ish armies. Daily reports from
the continent, from the Channel
to the Black Sea, indicate that
the people of the conquered ter
ritories-and this would include
the Italians-are facing terrific
winter. They know that they
cannot hope for any relief from
their conquerors. The few
crumbs left in the larders Of the
occupied nations are being car
ried of despite the pleas Of
civilians who face starvation.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
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Evening star., 1941-09-30
Some Reprint Speeches.

some reprint SptcCHtS.
Some of the speeches contained In
the envelopes were actually deliv-
cred in Congress, but the bulk OF
them were made elsewhere and in
serted in the Congressional Record
for the obvious purpose of making
them eligible to free mailing.
The envelopes bore the franks OF
some 16 members Of Congress, in
cluding such outstanding isolation
lists as Senators Nye, Reynolds, La
Toilette, D. Worth Clark and Rep
resentatives Martin L. Sweeney
Tinkham and John NJ. Coffee.
A similar situation arose a few
weeks ago when Secretary Of War
Stimson accused Senator Wheeler
of near treason" for sending nom
interventionist propaganda to SOL
diers in American Army camps. Mr..
Stimson got rather the worst Of the
argument this incident produced
and backed down on the phrase, but
it did disclose that Senator Wheel
er's frank had been used for dis
tribution of a million postcards con-
tanning excerpts from both official
and official isolationist speeches.
Other Side, Too.
While the heat now is on the iso-
lationists, however, it should not be
assumed that they are the only Of
tenders. There is no doubt that
the Fight for Freedom Committee
and other pro-war propaganda or
ganizations have been loaned the
free mailing privilege by their con-
gressional friends in exactly the
same fashion. There are very few
members of Congress who are not
tarred with this stick, a fact that
may explain why there so far has
been very little open congressional
discussion Of the Fish and Wheeler
incidents.
For years, both the Democratic
and Republican National Commit
tees have escaped paying postage on
their outgivings by having them in
serted in the Congressional Record.
Farm and labor organizations, man
ufacturers' associations and multi
tude of other special interest groups
have done the same thing.
Three-Fold Increase.
And with all this, the taxpayers
burden-something over a million
dollars a year-arising from use of
the congressional postal frank is
a mere bagatelle compared with the
use which executive branches of the
Government-particularly under the
Roosevelt administration - have
made of the same device. Franking
of mail by executive departments
has multiplied approximately three
fold in the past eight years.
For the fiscal year ending JUNE
80, 1888, four months after Mr.
Evening star., 1941-09-30

demands for a
"closed shop" or
modified closed
shop" Is Senator
Bridges of New
Hampshire, who
has just issued
q comprehensive
document on the
subject.
Mr.. Bridges
points his finger
to the adroit
method by which
the "cloSed shop
Is being defend
Evening star., 1941-09-30

loaned the free
mail privilege by
m e m b ers of
Congress m ay
bring an airing
of the W h o ! e
broad question
of misuse of the
postal frank.
After Prescott
bennett, secre-
tary = treasurer
of two non-in-
t e r We n zionist
propaganda Or
Evening star., 1941-09-30

vastin ng ever
throw n by a
h e a v y weight
un did a II the
health measures
that Lou Nova
h q s practiced
since he turned
to a ring for a
living.
When Cham
pi0n Joe s Ilgnt
h a nd crashed
into the side of
Nova's ] a " in
the sixth round
Evening star., 1941-09-30

asked to accept drastic priorities,
heavy taxes and confiscation of
profits, are bound to become a sub
ject of debate in the next few weeks
in Congress.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1941-09-30

THE opinions OF the oers this page their on not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to gUe all questions interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-09-30
By JAY G. HAYDEN.

The current Washington grand
jury investigation as to whether
persons supplied with cash by
known German agents" have been
Evening star., 1941-09-30

The "V-for-Victory" slogan has
been more popular in Europe
than We realize. When 1t was
started, the subjected nations be-
lieved it would be the prelude
to a British attack on the Ger
mans. The French, the Dutch
and the Belgians-the Czechs,
the Yugoslavs and the Greeks
have been ready since last July
to do their share regardless Of
the consequences.
Their official and unofficial
representatives in this country
have informed our Government
that it is not just lip service that
their peoples are willing to give
any army which would fight the
Germans. And this claim has
already been substantiated. De-
spite drastic German censorship,
news has reached Washington
that the whole of Serbia is in tur-
mol. The Berlin government,
which left the policing of that
country and of Greece to It's
associates, has now been COM
PEELED to detach Nazi forces from
Bulgaria to deal with the Serbian
rebellion.
Saboteurs Succeeding.
The French, the Belgians and
the Dutch do not have the same
opportunities to stir up trouble
as the mountaineers In South
eastern Europe. But they are
doing a good job in spite Of the
heavy penalties the Germans are
imposing for their 'truculent"
actions. There have been far
more executions of these rebels"
than has been reported in the
press. But there have also been
many more killings of German
soldiers. officers and officials;
more acts of serious sabotage
than has been revealed in this
country. Every movement of the
German and Italian troops in
the Greek islands is being re-
ported to the British high COM
mand in the Near East through
costly but efficient "tele-
graphic" grapevine. Many lose
their lives in attempting to keep
the British informed of the
movements of the Axis forces.
Only / out of 10 inhabitants of
these islands, accustomed to long
trips in small sailing boats, ever
reaches the British in Cyprus or
Syria. Most of them are caught
and mercilessly executed-with-
out even a trial. But if one of
them succeeds the British in
tellgence receives valuable in
formation. These unsung heroes
know their families will suffer,
but they accept the consequences
in order to contribute to the de-
feat of the enemy.
The italian people would like
to see an end of the war. They
fear the consequences of defeat,
but would prefer it to the pros
pect of starvation, which appears
Evening star., 1941-09-30
Closed Shop
Clause Often
.ComoufIoged
Impression Given
Thut Firms Refuse
To Deal With Unions
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

First Of the members of the Sem
ate to give consideration to the
manner in which American defense
production is being interrupted by
Evening star., 1941-09-30
McLemore
AlI-Out Right Outdoes
The Cosmic Punch
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-The tower
Of strength became a tower Of
babel when Louis hit him.
One punch-perhaps the most de-
Evening star., 1941-09-30


Make Europe Pay and Islands for
War Debts Committees, had been
ordered to bring his books and pa
pers before the grand jury, some 20
mail bags full of reprints from the
Congressional Record, ready for
mailing in franked envelopes, but
unaddressed, were taken away from
his Office. Subsequently it was dis
closed that these were removed by a
Government truck, acting on order
from the Office of Representative
Fish, ranking Republican member
of the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, and that some of the bags
were delivered to Mr.. Fish's storage
bin in the House Office Building
and others to the local headquar-
tiers of the America First Commit
tee
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Ralph T. and Harold H. Hensey.
Grantland knight, Nelson w. Jones.
John w. Collins, John H. Thompson,
Elmer D. Collins, George N. Brady,
Joseph w. Gains, Jr., and Wilbur Ken
nedy.-The second in the series of cot
tage prayer meetings was held at the
home Of Mrs. Annie Jones, Bennett St,
Everett, Friday evening.-Mrs. Daisy
Lampkin, Field Secretary of the
N.A.A.C.P,, will be the speaker at the
evening service, March 16-Mr.
Robert Z. Smith is in charge of the
Mems Day program March %; at the
afternoon service, Mr. Matthew Bull
lock of Boston, will be the speaker. The
men of the parish extend cordial in
vitation to all their friends to come
out and help them put their service
across.-An omission: A beautiful
wreath was given by the Whatsoever
Club in loving memory of their late
president, Mrs. Fannie L. Darlington.
Eastern Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. James L. Jackson, Pastor
MAIDEN, Mass, March 10 - At
both morning and evening services
March we listened to very interest
ing messages on the life and customs
Of the land of Korea and in the even
ing watched illustrated pictures by
Mr.. kremia of Blu. On Tuesday even
ing the Trustees held their monthly
meeting making some very definite
plans for the Spring program of the
church which will be made known soon.
During the Lenten Season everyone
is urged to attend the Mid-Week Devo-
tional Services on Friday evenings at
the church at pm. The Pastors Aid
Club will give a "Silver Tea" on Sun
day afternoon, March %, at the home
of Mrs. Stowe, 10 Amount Court.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
On Palm Sunday evening the Senior
Choir will render the Sacred Cantata,
"Olivet to Calvary; also the Young
Peoples Dept, of the Church School
will present an Easter drama, "The
Light of the Cross" on Easter Sunday
evening.
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Alpha fraternity We're recently "feted"
by their fellow brothers in Sacramento:
Messrs. NJ. Robinson Baker, Byron
Rumpford, Oliver Nurse Ike Fletcher
James Allen, Harold Jones, Atty. Leo
nard Richardson and George Byas
The meeting was held at the lovely
home of Mr.. and Mrs John Bolden
after which all were treated to "super
class A" dinner. Then there were
card games, and informal discussion.
The brothers from Oakland were given
a "whole house" complete, furnished
by Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap. Next day
the brothers were "dined" again at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bolden.
DR.. Kenneth johnson and DR.. Roscoe
Brewer gave up the day to the visiting
brothers. At the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Brewer, DR.. Brewers
father had prepared a very whole
some" meal which climaXed a pleasant
and glorious weekend.
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everett
Everett Citizens L.
w Ork on Nurse Bill

The Everett CoIored Citizens Lea
que held an executive board meeting at
the home Of Mr.. Milton Snowden, to
discuss ways and means of securing the
passage of House Bill 1851. which is a
bill to prevent hospitals from discrimi-
mating in their training schools against
persons on account of race or color. Be
cause Of the importance of this legisla-
ton, the executive board voted to APP
point as a special committee to handle
all matters pertaining to this bill. This
committee consists Of Milton Snowden,
chairman; Wilfred Bailey, president of
the Everett Citizens League; Rev. vii
lard L. Clayton; Mrs Anna B. Yancey
Julian D. Steele; and James 0. Canada.
Any information concerning this bill
may be secured from the chairman, Mr..
Snowden, 81 Clark St., Everett.
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SOUTH SHORE
HIGHLIGHTS

bingham, Mass, March 9,-How are
all you chilluns this week? Hope
you're all well and haven't taken any
wooden nickels since | last wrote
about you all First of all | gathered
some very interesting facts about some
of our local gals and boys. For instance,
Didja know that: Bertha B. is an ex-
cellent tap dancer having walked off
with top honors in her younger DAYS;
that Mickey has a peculiar habit of
removing her shoes wherever she goes:
that Bill I. is quite a guitar player;
that Sparky is the possessor of a very
fine singing voice; that Eleanor B..
holds the record for the largest ewes
around these parts. Now, here's what
l overheard as | eavesdropped this
week. What's this | hear about a GER
tain Brockton boy occupying local
girls time at recent dance while his
supposed girl friend sat at home
| wonder why Eleanor B. doesn't write
to Jimmy S. Could it be that her
school work keeps her too busy?-
hear that Warren is still carrying a
torch for Bertha. - Val keeps her
dates at midnight these days.-Bin P.
is looking for steady girl so hear.
Well, girls here's your chance.-It
didn't take Bot G. long to discover Bay
Street-Did you know that Leslie t.
has two ofay girls who are actually
ssquabbling over him? No wonder we
haven't seen him Mickey is
true to Old Uncle Sam Sherkas, a cadet
IN Panama, a soldier in North Caro-