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Evening star., 1941-04-06
ROOMS FURN. 6 UkFURk.
ROOMS UNEuRktsHED.

ROOMS UNFURNisHED.
COLoRED-2034 18th st. n.w.-2 rooms,
rewly decorated: married couple only;
quiet SURROUNDINGS: So weekly. DU. 4027.
5O27 7th ST. NV rooms, screened
porch gas. electricity, heat, F.'igidaire bus
a door: reas. RA. 1870.
zoos PENN. AVE. S.E-2 extra-large
rooms. pantry and sink, range; 1st floor;
S2s including utilities; adults
GLOVER PARK-Large front room, .pri-
yate hath: prefer employed lady; share
kitchen if desired. WO. 5644
926 INGRAHAM ST. NW.--Nice room,
2nd floor, facing south, for employed
lady, ST. month. --
514 B ST Me- lge. room, next to bath.
clean, quiet; inclosed porch.
LARGE ROOM and bath, 8 exposures;
convenient to transportation. Call Emerson
351s.
1907 KEARNEY ST N.E@2 unfurn.
rooms, Ink; employed lady. Michigan
6l56.
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9l1O FLOWER AVE. Silver Sprlng-Desir-
able furn. room in private home for gen.
tlemen: on bus line; SIS month. Shepherd
l631-W.
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7O7 LoNGFELLoW ST. NW.-ENTIRE
2nd A., rms. kit, incl. porch. c.h.v.;
util. furn. Avail. Apr. 16. Empl couple.
SOC E CAPITOL - UNFURNIsHED lst
floor, large rooms and bath; lights and
heat: adults only. LII 0h06.
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LADY wanted 10 share my immense studio
apt: with young mlddle-agea gentle lady:
unlimited phone; Frigidaire; light cooking;
sO-cent taxi zone, NV; exceedingly reason
able. acreRanle Boy An-X Star
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TAkOMA PARK. l04 WESTMORELAND
AVE furn. rooms for light housekeep-
Ing. Heat light included adults; ST.
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1343 CLIFTON ST. N.W-single room.
comfortably furnished, bath and shower;
reasonable. See janitor
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l4i6 MONROE ST. N.W.-Lovely living
rm connect iAcl. sleep. porch: also studio
rm; refined, private home; maid service;
RI
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81 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NE.-Attractive
room, next to bath; innerspring mattress:
reasonable
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SO T ST. N.W.-Large front room. twin
beds; walking distance Govt. Printing Of
nee; So wk each. MI 2U@6
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EXCLUSIVE CONN. AVE. apt. bldg. at
TAFT Bridse; ped-sitting rm., adj. bath;
$50; gentleman refs No 1nOo
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1882 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. NV, Apt.
4s-Attractlve, single private splendid
location; call Sunday after 1870
PETWORTH, 904 HAMILTON ST. NV
Master oedrm- next TO bath; garage op-
616 RANDOLPH ST NW-Front room
newly decorated, maple furniture, close
TO bath, unlim. phone. RA. 1l3g
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1919 TRINIDAD AVE. NE-single, front;
water In room; CHI ". gas heat; $3.50 per
week Atlantic 2047.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Duty as Marine Convinces
Mas Of u. ). Security
Nv the Associated Press

By the ASSoc:a ted Press.
HONOLULU, Aug. ga weeks
active duty as marine colonel with
the United States fleet has con-
vinced Representative Mas, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota that no combina-
ton of naval powers which might be
a threat to the United States could
in any way endanger our continental
security"
Mr.. Mas. member of the House
Military Affairs Committee, told in
reviewers yesterday he planned to
leave on a Navy bomber today for
San Diego. There he will have two
more days of a sixweek tour OF
active duty before returning to
Washington.
While with the fleet, Mr.. Mas
flew to Wake, Midway and Johnson
Islands. He commented tavorably
on the progress of defense works
| under way on those island outpoSts.
Of the Navy's preparedness, he
commented:
ANY navy gambling on our state
of preparedness is monkeying with
buzz saw. No other naval air arm
even approaches the United States
air arm, and I predict that the time
is not far off when we will build as
high as so aircraft carriers"
The Navy, Mr.. Mas asserted, must
carry its own striking power in the
air,
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ers fear their resistance on the
Stain line may come to an END.
The Germans are naturally
putting their best troops into
Russia in an effort to annihilate
the Soviet armies. But they have
a large mobile force in Western
Europe which is not only ca
pable of defending the occupied
territories but can also launch
a limited offensive against the
remaining neutralS - especially
Spain and Portugal. These two
countries are believed to be the
next target of the Reich-pos-
sibly before the end of this
month. And they are unlikely
to oppose German penetration if
they are convinced that Britain
is losing what outsiders consider
an ideal opportunity to strike at
the Germans now.
Thus, the outcry from Moscow
together with the waning conf
dence of Europeans in Britain's
striking power, may force the
British government to move
against the Germans in the near
future.
Norway Thrust Urged.
There are some vague-very
vague-indications that the Brit
ish high command. which had
been preparing exclusively to de-
fend the island. may consider
taking the initiative against the
Axis. The chief problem con-
tinues TO be the lack of ships
for a large expeditionary force
along the western coasts of Eu-
rope.
The Russians would like to see
the British move into Northern
Norway. This region has a
weaker garrison than any Of the
other territories occupied by the
Germans. Furthermore, it has a
very cooperative population
which would not mind facing
reprisals to help the British. The
Germans have fortified the coasts
of Norway since the spring of
1910 But in spite Of these forti-
fications. in military quarters it
is believed that a sizable force,
well supported by the navy and
the R. A. F., could execute a
landing in the region of Bergen
or Narvik.
Many British officers believe.
however, that if Britain can
muster enough ships to send out
an expeditionary force, this force
Evening star., 1941-08-09
U. S. Rights in Syria Safe
Recognition by New Rulers Held Assured;
Reqime Is Slow in Getting Started

cases were formerly invested with
important functions at Damascus
and elsewhere) and of the Vichy
officials temporarily remaining on
the spot. Actually, the articles in
the armiStice convention are still
far from having been carried out
and their enforcement is of course
a preliminary to the setting up of
a permanent administration, which
cannot be dispensed with. Behind
the Vichy figureheads, Germans and
Italians can be seen at work.
For instance, Gen. Henri Dentz,
Vichy high commissioner at Beirut,
undertook to release the so or so
British officers captured during the
campaign. Up to this day neither he
nor his lieutenants have been able
to produce them. Why? Because,
under German orders, they all were
sent away by transport planes as
soon as they had been made pris-
oners and, either deliberately or by
accident handed over to Nazis or
Fascists probaly in Greece. The
British command is authorized, in
the terms of the convention, to re-
tain an equal number of Vichy Off
GERS until Gen. Dentz's promise has
been redeemed.
Hoped 10 Win Adherents.
The hope was entertained by the
Free French" that their ranks
would be swollen in Syria by adher-
ents won over from the opposite
camp, that they would thus cut a
bigger figure in the world, and their
cause gain great momentum. Un-
fortunately, the clause inserted in
the armistice convention to the
effect that all officers and soldiers
should be given the option to re-
turn to France or join Gen. De
Gaulle, does not appear to have
been rigidly upheld by Gen. Sir
Henry Maitland Wilson and his
advisers.
The spokesmen of Vichy were
barred from arguing privately with
the men to influence their decision.
But at the same time they were
allowed to give advice to the troops
collectively, and from day to day
they make the most of that con-
cession.
No wonder they have succeeded
in fostering among the troops a
keen apprehension that lack of 10y
atty to Marshal Henri Petain would
mean reprisals and revenge on their
families in France. A French
proverb says that to make the
omelet eggs must be broken. In
Syria too many eggs are being
spared.
Released by the North American Newspaper
Alliance
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Such a force. which would have
to exceed 100000 Well-equipped
men, could be moved across Iraq
and could be easily supplied
through the Persian Gulf. The
Indian Ocean is still completely
free of enemy submarines and
planes. From Iran the British
could move to Baku and into the
Caucasus and join the Russians
there. Thus. even if the Germans
captured the Ukraine and the
Donetz Basin, they would find it
difficult to move against a we'll
organized-even if inferior-force
solidly entrenched in the Cau-
casian mountains and valleys.
While such a military expedition
would not relieve the pressure on
the Russian front, it would tend
to bolster up Russian resistance
if the Soviets are forced to evac-
uate the Stain line and the key
cities - Leningrad. Moscow and
Kiev. It would also deprive the
Germans of their chief source of
oil and gasoline and would make
an offensive possible later, from
east to west.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
The Political Mill
solotionists' Effort to Scuttle New Army
Seen as Boomerang if Axis Survives

and four were paired against 1t.
Forty-five Senators voted for the
bill and four were paired for 1t.
Thirteen Senators not recorded.
In the vote there was too much
partisan politics-played by Re-
publicans-and too much per-
sonal politics played by the in"
dividual Senators. Many mem
bers of both houses have been
informed they will be very un-
popular with large groups OF
voters if they support this leg
islation.
Those members of Congress
who demand a volunteer" Army
and use the demand as an excuse
for opposing the extension of the
period of service for the Sc
lectees and the National Guard,
are going back to the old plan of
letting George do it." They are
seeking to abandon the draft
which is the democratic way of
raising an army. They are play
ing into the hands of slackers
who would not volunteer or serve
at all They are not thinking of
world conditions and the hkeli-
hood that this country will have
to continue strong military
force for years to come-particu-
larly if the Axis powers come
through the present war unde-
feated. That will mean the
training of hundreds of thou
sands of men. new men each
year, both to maintain an ade-
quate Army and to build up re-
serves.
Sugar-Coats Action.
The Senate undertook to
sugar-coat the service extension
pill for the selectees and all
other men in the service by pro-
viding an increase of $40 a
month in the pay for the en-
listed men during the second
year. Ten dollars a month for
the individual young man who is
in the service may be pleasant,
but it is not going to make a
great difference so far as con-
trlbutlng to the support of any
dependents, if he has any. 1t is,
however, going to increase the
expenditures of the Government,
If the Army remains about the
same size it now is, by sl80,000,-
900 a year.
Preparations for national de-
Tense have always cost this coun-
try huge sums. This has been so
because, in part, we have never
been foresighted. We have had
to do everything in a hurry. and
in a big way Instead of being
on the safe side and providing
for military training. and in
stead of building up supplies of
Evening star., 1941-08-09
47 Sentenced in Sabotage
OF Italian Freiqhters
3, the Associated Press.


NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 9.-Federal
Judge William F. Smith yesterday
imposed sentences ranging from one
to four years on At officers and crew.
men convicted of sabotaging Italian
freighters here before their seizure
by the Coast Guard last March.
The convictions of four other sea-
men were set aside by the judge on
the ground of insufficient evidence
New trials were granted.
The longest sentence was imposed
on Carlo Bonati, identified by Thorn
Lord, assistant United States at
torney, as captain in the Royal
italian Navy, who had been assigned
to the Brennero.
The captains Of each of the five
ships the Government charged were
sabotaged were sentenced to three
years.
The judge specified that the SEN
tences be served in a reformatory to
be selected by the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1941-08-09

This means that United States
nationals and their trade benefited
from the same treatment as French
nationals and French trade and
that they could not lawfully be dis
criminated against in any respect.
The United States is not directly
interested in the political change
which came to pass in Syria last
month, unless the provisions of the
1923 treaty be affected by it. They
need not fear that the new rulers
of the country will tamper with
them.
The title deed of the new pos
SCISSORS of Syria is rather uncertain
since, with the League of Nations,
the mandate system has become the
shadow of a shadow. But. now
adays. who cares about legal technl-
calities. The one point worthy of
notice is that nobody dreams to
challenge the demand put forward
by CliC iidNiOlI "liANIib bS VII VI
the Lease-lend Act, already con-
tributes to the defense of the Near
East against Hitler.
Of course, were the nationalist
leaders in Damascus to take the
stand that full national independ-
ence is the only thing that matters
for them and that they do not want
to have it mixed up with the al
lance and the supervision of the
Free French" which, in practice,
will turn out to be essentially the
alliance and the supervision of the
British, Washington would perhaps
find it difficult to keep its share, a
remote prospect indeed.
New Regime Gets Slow Start.
The new regime in Syria very
slowly gets into shape. Syria is be-
ing run by British military authori-
ties with the help Of the Free
French whose leaders in several
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and not undertake to join any
other nations in their opposition
to the onrushing Axis powers.
This week the iSolationists have
had to pass on the issue of MAIN
tanning an adequate military
force-and they have bucked.
Their arguments are that it is
violating a pledge to the men
taken into the armed forces to
keep them more than a year,
that to keep the Army intact is
Just part of a gigantic scheme to
get this country into the war
against Hitler and his allies.
Some of the isolationistS are
pleading for volunteer" Army.
And they have said enough to
make the men in the camps be-
lieve that they are being badly
treated, in any event none too
good for the morale of the armed
forces.
No Release Pledge.
The first argument does not
and never did hold water There
was no pledge in the SelectlVe
Service Act to send the men home
after year of training and
service, if the national interest
was imperiled. The act was
passed because the national
interest was deemed in peril. The
country set out to raise and train
an Army IN some degree adequate
to national defense. Who believes
that the national interest is in
less peril today than it was last
August? If the men believed
that they would serve only a
single year, it was nevertheless
not their belief that they would
be mustered out if the country
was either at war or in imminent
danger of war.
The second reason advanced
that the effort to retain the men
for a longer period Of service is
a part of plot to get the coun-
try into warts an argument
made by the isolationiStS against
every step which has been taken
BY this country to protect itself
and to aid the British and their
allies. Their whole course has
been such as to give the group
the color of peace at any price"
They do not, some of them, like
to be called ''paciflstS" or "ap-
peasers," but they certainly play
the parts. They see in every
one who wishes to put this coun-
try in a position to defend itself
and if necessary alongside
other nations still able to fight
the desire to drag the Nation
into war. To fold up two-thirds
of the Army after its period of
training for one year only goes
too far. That is their demand.
They were defeated in the Sen
ate, and the probabilities are
they will be defeated in the
House.
Thirty Senators voted against
the Army service extension bill
Evening star., 1941-08-09
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The isolationist group in the
House and Senate have shouted
from the Capitol for months
that 'thiS is not our war" that
America can and should defend
herself, and place herself in a po-
sition to defeat any attack that
may come. Now the members Of
this group are engaged in Going
their best to Scuttle Americas
newly created Army-an army
that still lacks much essential
training and a vast amount of
material. Most of them did not
like the original draft age and
voted against it, as they have just
voted against the extension of the
period of service for Selectees and
National Guardsmen in the Sem
ate and will in the House when
the measure comes to vote
there. They voted against the
Lease-Lend Act, on the theory
that this country should use its
own resources to defend itself
Evening star., 1941-08-09
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

viii Great Britain attempt to
strike at the Reich in the course
of the next few weeks? This is
the most discussed question in
military quarters today.
There is an increasing demand
from Moscow to London to start
something that might relieve the
pressure on the German Russian
front.
For the time being the Soviet
armies. despite heavy losses, are
more than holding their. own.
But the time may come, Moscow
believes, when the hard-pressed
troops which have been fighting
without respite for 49 days may
begin TO falter. The Germans
seem to have ample reserves to
continue the attack in spite of
the devastating losses they are
sustaining. Unless there is a real
diversion someWhere-either in
the Mediterranean or in Western
Europe the Russian commando
Evening star., 1941-08-09

discharge workers who may want
to resign from a union and discon-
tinue the payment of dues.
The principle involved is of tram
scendent importance and it is a vio-
lation of the spirit of the industry
wide agreement signed in the ship
building industry for union to
make cause of action at this criti-
cal time the closed shop issue. This
issue was never decided before the
national emergency and there is no
reason to decide it now. What is
important is that there be no fur
ther interruption of defense work.
President Roosevelt will doubtless
have to solve this problem and on
how he solves it may depend the
future of industrial relations in
America.
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Evening star., 1941-08-09

arms and munitions in readiness
for trouble, the American people
have been content to sit back and
do little.
They paid by the nose for such
dilatory tactics in 19l7-18 and
the years thereafter. They are
paying by the nose today and
will continue to pay for years to
come. Fortunately, in recent
years-very recent-more and
more has been done to build I'D
the Navy, although the air forces
were too greatly neglected. In
evltably there is waste when
these things are done in a hurry
and much less efficiency, which
entails further waste. The iso-
lation spirit, which held sway for
a score of years following the
close of the World War, has been
responsible. Congress and the
administrations in power would
not listen to the pleas of Army
men for a system of military
training which would have pro-
vided this country long ago with
a huge reserve military force and
its equipment, which would have
saved untold millions today and
might have prevented war.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
This Changing World
Moscow's CIomor for Aid Moy Force England
To Move Against Germany in Near Future

should be sent TO Spain and
Portugal-the next probable vic
tins of the NaZis. Such a move,
it is said in those quarters, would
rally the waVering Spaniards
around the British and possibly
change the attitude of the
French. All reports from France
indicate that the discomfort Of
the French masses against Ger
many's heavy hand is increasing.
No one, however, sees any pos
sibility of resistance, since France
is completely disarmed and any
real opposition would be ruth
lessly suppressed. Hence, those
who favor the policy of co-opera-
ton with the Germans have the
upper hand. The landing Of
British forces in Portugal and
Spain - if successful - might
change the situation in favor of
the British. But, of course, even
if the British could get the nee
eSSary transports for a large
expeditionary force. they would
have to reckon with the large
German forces stationed within
easy march of Iberian Peninsula.
1t appears, however, that the
majority of British military men
favor more than a demonstra-
ton; they believe in actual oper-
ations in remote theaters where
they might eventually hurt the
Germans more than in Europe.
These theaters are in the Mid
die East. The main result Ger
many expects from the defeat of
the Russian armies is the cap
ture of the oil fields and pipe
lines in the Caucasus and Aver
baidzhan. Moreover, in the Cau-
casus-at Poti-there are vast
quantities Of manganese which
are essential to German industry.
Would Bolster Up Russia.
For the time being there are no
German forces Of any conse-
quence in the Middle East. The
nearest concentration center is in
Bulgaria, where there are some
20 Nazi divisions. These, how
ever. must be maintained to po-
lice the Balkans and keep Turkey
in order.
British military observers be-
lieve an important force could be
detached from the Middle East
command for operations in Iran
Evening star., 1941-08-09

Sti chg III vi q
treaty the gov
ern m e n is of
Washington and
Paris concluded
18 years ago, the
United States,
although not a
member of the
League OF Ma
tions, has en-
joyed the status
of a member
state in relation
to the mandated
territories.
Evening star., 1941-08-09

to force recognl-
ton of my tall
ents as a Dip
lomat.
You'll n e er
know how often
I have dreamed
of being sum-
moned to WASH
in g ton a n d
handed a port
folio, a secret
code, a money
belt, a book of
e tiqu cite. and
Z n @ Driy q I o
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Italian Archbishop Dies

VATICAN CITY, Aug. 8 R.-
Archbishop Giovanni Maria zonghi,
president of the Pontifical Academy
of Ecclesiastical Mobiles. died yes
terday at Fabriano. He was "a years
old, the last surviving member of the
court of Pope Plus TX, who died IN
1878
Evening star., 1941-08-09

1Slatl0n. Many
persons thought
that the Com
m u n is t S had
ceased to be pro-
voca i've of
trouble in in
dustrial areas
because Russia
had entered the
war. The real
reason for the
lull was that la
Dor | e a d ers
wanted to per-
suade Congress
Evening star., 1941-08-09

HE opinions the Urtters this their not
necessarily The stars Such opinions are presented IN TIE
readers aHhouqh opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Mormon Meeting Announced

A special meeting for returned
Mormon missionaries will be held
at 7 pm. tomorrow at the Washing
ton Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, Sixteenth
street and Columbia road NV.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
McLemore
Scribe Tries Out
Good Neiehbor Policy
By HENRY McLEMORE.

One of the burning ambitions OF
my life has been to earn enough
money so that I could give enough
money to a presidential campaign
Evening star., 1941-08-09
By PERTINAX.

One of the first steps to be taken
in Syria by the new British-Free
French regime will concern some
valuable American rights. On the
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Ship Strike
Showdown
Imminent
Closed Shop Versus
Right of Worker to
Labor Independently
Ry DAVID LAWRENCE,

Not long ago there was a lull in
the number of strikes on defense
projects. Congress was told that
there was no need of restrictive leg
Evening star., 1941-08-09

Turkey is inspecting all soap
taken into the country.