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Evening star., 1941-03-16
500 Expected to Attend
Law School Dinner

More than 500 persons are ex.
pected to attend the annual George
Washington University law school
dinner for alumni and students at
the Mayf1ower Hotel, at 7 pm. Sat-
urday.
Kibby Munson, Horace L. Lohnes
and Norment Custis are in charge of
arrangements for the affair.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Gypsy Chorus to Sinq

A gypsy chorus of 80 voices, led
by Robert Frederick Freund, will
be heard at the fourth annual gym
night" of the Central Young Mems
Christian Association at BIS pm
next Friday in the gymnasium of
the "Y" building at 1876 G street
NV. Others on the program will
be Elsie Everard and K. Matsudaira
in clown acts.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
PUPILS to Give Two PIuys

Two one-act plays, "It Was a
Lovely Meeting" and Tell the
Truth, Dear" will be presented by
the pupils and Parent Teacher As
sociation of Stuart Junior High
School Thursday, March 20, at 8
pm. in the auditorium. The plays
are being directed by Mrs. Esther
burnside.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Ship Finds No Trace
Of Vessel Reported
Abandoned at Sea
Score in Crew Took to
Life Boots 900 Miles
Off Florida, Rodio Says

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-The New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Co.
said tonight the S. S. Borinquen re-
ported she was unable to find any
trace of the freighter Mahukona
which sent out an sos and said her
crew were abandoning ship 900 miles
east of Jacksonville, Fla.
The Borinquen, which was 70 miles
from the position given by the
freighter in the sos, reported:
Have not been able to locate life
boats of Steamer Mahukona or any
wreckage at position given last mes
sage from her at 9 am. reporting
they were abandoning ship"
After searching in the vicinity
the Borinquen proceeded on her
course to San Juan, the lines Office
said.
By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March IS.
More than a score OF Seamen were
believed bobbing about on the waves
of the Atlantic Ocean more than
900 miles east of here today as three
ships sped to the position given by
their vessel in an sos just before
the radio operator said they were
taking to the lifeboats.
The call letters of the ship indi-
Gated it was the former American
freighter Mahukona with a crew
of about 26 men, mostly Brazilians.
The freighter left Norfolk, Va,
Monday with a cargo of coal for
Rio de Janeiro where the ship was
to be turned over to its new owners,
Navebras, S. A, and renamed the
Santa Clara. A Capt. Thedim of
Brazil was in command.
Coast Guard division headquarters
here reported receipt of the sos
and said three ships-the steamship
Borinquen, the steamship West
Shipper and the Coast Guard cut
ter Modoc-were proceeding to the
scene.
The Borinquen, a Puerto Rican
liner which left New York Thursday
with 297 passengers for Puerto Rico
nearest to the stricken ship, was
about 80 miles away when it heard
the sos.
Coast Guardsmen said the brief
sos and the ship abandoning re-
port gave no details.
The Mahukona, formerly known
as the Coverun when she sailed out
of San Francisco, was reconditioned
last year after being out of service
for II years.
Evening star., 1941-03-16

In addition to a number of large
grain elevators already under con-
struction in some of its main ports,
Argentina is planning to build $50
small elevators at inland points.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Complete News
Of the Day

The Night Final" edition
of The Star, containing two
additional pages of the latest
news, is delivered by carrier
throughout the city between
6 pm. and 7 pm.
Of The Stars circulation
of over 100000 daily and
Sunday, 125,000 are regular
subscribers and more than
10000 in Washington have
this special late service.
In addition, thousands Of
people carry The Star home.
Call National 5000
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Here Is How
You Use a
Letter Of Credit

Moke your purchases, present your
Letter Of Credit, and the sotes.
person win subtract the cost st
Youf purehase from the orieinoi
omcunt Of your letter of Credit.
Thus you eon see hew much IS
used oHd the botonce which re,
moins.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

Sun0pSls; PRINCE VALIANT F
A SNAIL BOAT, UNARMFD, WITT
AND ADRlFT UPON STRANGE 81
BETTER THAN BEING CHAINED II
SHIP OF ANGOR WRACk, II
Evening star., 1941-01-30

stopping this Se-Maj. G. Fielding Eliot.
rious leak in the blockade.
Americans might well take note
Of the need for our country to set
up an agency with powers and duties
analogous to those of this same
Ministry of Economic Warfare. We
might call it the economic defense
authority. 1t is badly needed. The
economic, commercial and financial
power Of this country is enormous,
but unless there exists an agency
charged with the study of methods
and the making of plans for the
use of this power as an instrument
of national policy we shall not de-
rive from it the full advantages.
1t seems quite probable economic
weapons will play a large part in
the proSecution-and, we may hope,
the winning-of this war. AS pointed
out in previous articles, air attacks
which strike at interior communica-
tionS, production facilities, seaportS,
etc, are the natural supplements of
blockade, the objective being the
same-the disarmament of the en-
emv by interrupting the processes
of his munitionment. AS time goes
on we may expect the scale and
extent of the British air attacks
against Germany to be increased:
indeed. we are supplying Britain
with airplanes for that purpose.
among others. But it should be
obvious that both the blockade and
the effect of the air attacks which
supplement it are sadly reduced if
care is not taken to tighten up every
possible leak in the blockade itself.
May Avoid shooting War"
Those who hope that the United
States may avoid being compelled
to fight a shooting war" will do
we'll TO see to the furtherance of the
n-shooting expedientS available
to us, success in the use of which
may obviate the subsequent need for
lethal activities. What is required
first of all is a survey Of the means
by which our economic resources in
this country and abroad may be
used to aid Britain, Greece and
China-Within, of course, the proper
limitations imposed by American
interests-and how to make sure
that the axis powers derive no help
from American sources.
This is task Of vast proportions,
Evening star., 1941-01-30
E Economic Defense Vital
Eliot Sees Need for u S. to Set Up Authority
Over New Instrument of National Policy

quite beyond the purvieW OF any
single existing agency. The problem
Of economic defense touches at vari-
Gus points the activities of the
State, Treasury and Commerce De-
partments, the Office of Production
Management, the Export Board, the
Maritime Commission and, of
course, the War and Navy Depart
ments. 1t should be dealt with by
an agency in which each of these
interests" will be adequately rep
resented and which will be capable
of co-ordinating the activities of
them all while engaging in such &C
tivitieS of it's own as study and ex-
pertinent may prove to be necessary.
The study of British methods and
experience will be useful. and
means ought to be found of co-ordi-
mating our economic defense with
Britain's, just as Britain and France
earlier in the war sought to CO.
operate in this field and set up an
organization for the purpose. Here
again is emphasized the need for an
efficiently functioning economic de-
fense authority of our own-not
only that We may cooperate better
with Britain, but that We may avoid
depending too much on British
leadership and advice in these mat
ters. which, as long as Britain has
a functiOning organization and we
have not, there will be an evitable
tendency to do.
Might Coordinate Areas.
One interesting and essential Joint
study which should receive early at
tention of both governments is what
might be called the economic mo-
biliza ton of the non- European world
as help to our cause and against
Germany Beginning with the
United States, the other American
republics. the British Common
wealth of Nations, Greece. Turkey,
Iran. China and the Netherlands.
Belgian and Free French colonial
areas, We already have bloc of con-
siderable area, population and re-
sources. linked together by sea lines
of communication.
In the long run it is likely that
some such worldwide organization
must be created in order to COM
pensate for the economic disloca-
tions incident to the temporary ex-
clusion of a great part of conti-
metal Europe from the world eco
nomic structure. Also, it probably
will be necessary as an instrument
to insure the defeat of Germany,
for if Germany is to be reduced. like
a fortress. by investment and block
ade rather than assault, the lines of
clrcumvallation must not only be
tight, but also the besiegers must
find some way of carrying on their
own economic lives and maintaining
the standard Of living of their
peoples at as high level as possible.
On every count, therefore, present
and future, it would seem advisable
to create the necessary machinery
with which to begin Immediately
essential activities and also to chart
the broad lines of a future policy
which may of necessity come to en-
brace our economic relationships
with every part of the world.
(copyrisht. 1e4l, by N. Y. Tribune Inc)
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Rumania, failing Rebels,
Seizes 81 'GunW0men'
Nv the Associated Press.


BUCHAREST, Jan. 80 PASSED by
military CENSOR More than 1000
participants in last weeks rebellion
in Rumania, including So gum
women" have been arrested in
Bucharest alone, it was announced
officially today.
The announcement said also that
32.635 machine guns, rifles, revolvers
and hand grenades and nearly 400,-
600 rounds of ammunition had been
seized
A list of 498 Iron Guardists
arrested for their part in the rev.
olution was issued last night. 1t
did not contain the name of Vice
Premier Horia Sima, the Guard
leader who previously had been re-
ported in custody
An Interior Ministry communique
said pamphlets seized in one Iron
Guard headquarters proved the re-
bellion was based on "Communistic
terroriStic principles"
Oscar Kaufman, Rumanian
banker who has fled to London, was
placed on trial on abesentia, accused
of unlawfully exporting $4,000 of
United States money.
Evening star., 1941-01-30

duced a severe measure 1t goes to
the heart of the problem. 1t forbids
a closed shop or monopoly by any
labor union and makes it possible
for the arm of the law to come to
grips with influences in the labor
world that are causing trouble
for troubles sake. With the friendly
and sympathetic attitude of the
Roosevelt administration toward
labor, legitimate organizations OF
workers engaged in seeking legit-
innate objectives, including in
creased membership, will have moth
ing to fear. But the so-called "left"
or Communist wing in American
labor circles will have plenty to
fear and that's why irrespective of
party or class, the Vinson proposal
becomes a real fight between hidden
influences that wish to break down
defense operations and the al
most unanimous desire of the
American people to get their de-
fense machine built in the shortest
possible time.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Party Politics at Low Ebb

rather low ebb public
these partisan political
point within the Republican itself maneuver
probably will until the presi
dental nominee is named 1914 There remains quite poen
Wike himself Thomas of
New York Senators Taft Burton of Ohio Gov Of Mime
Bcke of Ohio and Senator Vandenbeg of Michigan
political will center about the
craftsmanship Republican National Committee Representative
But whether he will be permitted remains to be 1t
Baldwin Connecticut the personal
Wlkie that there
however
ion expected Other potential
willing Wilkes choice Nor they whole willing
national
Mr. Martin retain the chamanp that he be retained that office
his be relieved 1t looks like
Evening star., 1941-01-30

especially VenZelos
listen italian with unbounded
able the Venzos hmsethe nominal leader
of the his followers these
national all Greeks
must be forgotten for the good Of the country.
The Venizelsts like
best which defeated the Italians.
The Premier Korizis scholar
outside the intellectual classes of Greece He able according
and undoubtedly will be able from where MeXa
left His task is of easier The 100 united
the King
Of the delicate spots makes this unity douby
Evening star., 1941-01-30

'"' fi"hAh' was opposed Dy
President Roosevelt. was then de-
Tended by Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana-present spokesman for the
Little American" point of view.
The Sutherland opinion is worth
quoting in its entirety. but space
permits only few salient passages.
The case involved the Curtiss-
Wright Export Corp. ct al. and the
power Of the Government to en-
barge arms shipments to certain
South American countries during
the Chaco war. The decision was
rendered in the October, 1896, term
of the "unpacked' Supreme Court
of the United States.
"As result of the separation from
Great Britain by the Colonies, act
ing as unit" said the court. the
powers of external sovereignty
passed fro the Crown not to the
Colonies severally, but to the Colo-
MES in their collective and corporate
capacity as the United States Of
America - Rulers come and go:
governments enc and forms of gov
ernment change, but sovereignty
survives. A political society cannot
endure without supreme Will
somewhere. Sovereignty is never
held in suspense. When. therefore,
the external sovereignty of Great
Britain in respect of the Colonies
ceased, it Immediately passed to the
Union. -
The Union existed before the
Constitution. II results that
the investment of the Federal Gov
eminent with the powers of ex-
ternal sovereignty cid not depend
upon the affirmative grants of the
Constitution.
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Weygond Lacks Vital Supplies

At one time about four weeks it looked
OF the Italian Army Africa would bring revolution
Italy and also possibly the
under Gen Weygand.
There has been trouble in Italy lately
belief would
Hitler the
of discomfort which itself
felt sufficiently downfall regime
break the ties between the Reich and Italy.
British
oness Italians
His lacking vital supplies
command lacked during the faeu days of May and
Hence it is believed by military that
British lightning
military
threaten the Canal the purposy
his despite the colonial
many especially trained for African warfare The
hoped that the British might get enthusiastic their
would theae
exploiting the victory they have
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Revue to Be Given

A revue, THE Noncensus of 1941,"
will be presented tomorrow and
Sunday nights at Northeast Ma
sonic Hall by Commerce Depart
ment Local %, United Federal
Workers. Herman Dolgon, Irving
Friedman and Mortie Nash are di-
rectors,
Evening star., 1941-01-30

Germany via the
Pacific and the
Trans = Siberian
r a i W a y. Our
policy being one
of aid to Britain,
it is ridiculous
that We should
continue to aid
Germany, a n d
the British Min
istry of Econom-
ic Warfare seems
to be entirely
justified in ask
In 6 o u 7 CO.
Opera tiOn in
Evening star., 1941-01-30

the aid Britain and other democracle g
bill
quick aid the British He has
fantastic And more
intend them to take
this European
1t the of the President that the utmost unity be found in this
which demands all aid to the demoacs
through
regarding
themselves also in favor
possible in support OF this policy The number OF
final form bes small in both the Republican and
Hill willingness of the administration
listen the sweeping and unlimited powers
ened the lSoatonStS
fo n bills
Evening star., 1941-01-30

its effect. Republican leaders in
both Houses today are expressing a
willingness to cooperate with the
President, especially as the Presi-
dent has, in a White House confer
ence with leaders of both parties,
shown every inclination not to in
siSt on a hide-bound adherence to
the bill as it was originally written.
Within a comparatively short
time, Mr.. Willkie is expected to
ret,1r,, t0 this nO1lOtry He jS Sched-
Evening star., 1941-01-30

VIC l q Y I CIidl
America today
has an efficient
aircraft industry
and a modern
lied Navy-has
taken upon him.
self another task
vital to national
defense. He is
determined that
Interruptions due
to strikes and
bor troubles
shall cease so
far as naval
contracts are
concerned.
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Benefit Party Tomorrow

For benefit of the free soup pro-
gram at Chesterbrook School, East
Falls Church, Va, a game party
will be held at pm. tomorrow in
the school under sponsorship of the
parent-teacher association. Mrs. c.
Cloud is chairman.
Evening star., 1941-01-30

Republicans he
certainly will be expected that the legaton pro-
posing aid to Britain with partisan Indeed in
the BILL he made strong plea along
Wike and the Republican party? The
Wke himself with
likelihood he will be stronger position
of party leadership left the United States
Evening star., 1941-01-30

limit to s65,OOO,O 100000. Appropria-
tion bills will soon be before Con-
gress and the chances are that some
of their items will be hotly opposed.
The tax legislation which soon must
be brought forth, in an effort to
meet in part the huge expenditures
for defense and aid to Britain, will
furnish another vehicle for stren-
uous debate.
President Roosevelt himself
has done much to Danish PARTISAN
Evening star., 1941-01-30

being a dynamic political leader,
was also useful adviser TO the
chief of the Greek general staff.
Had Metaxas disappeared be-
fore the italian attack, it is just
possible that the fifth column, on
which Mussolini had placed so
much work. would have given
trouble to the Athens government.
There were many dissenting
elements throughout the country
Evening star., 1941-01-30
This Changing World
Military Quarters Doubt Wisdom Of British
Pushing Forther Into toIy's African Possessions
By CONSTANTINE BROWN

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN
military
the wisdom of the British pushing into the Italian possessions
The victory sd Barran relieved the immediate pressure
Canal The subsequent
rendered them
In these military
determining factor In the picture farther advance
Of the British into Libys will begin negative effect
British
supplies ~ 49, ~
The Germans the last
of last years vintage which
Evening star., 1941-01-30
The Political Mill
Wilkes Inspection Trip to Britain Expected
To Strengthen His Position With This Country
By GOULD LINCOLN.

Wendell L. Wlkie Republican presidential nominee IN 1870 is
doing capacityfor the United States His trip
spirit with
the President Roosevelt The public reaction
o Presidents aseend bill with
notifications strongly approving .
taken much the same position
will the bill with notifications While
Wikie Republican party-of
which leadehis stand not without
Evening star., 1941-01-30

Court (McReyn-
olds dissenting,
which makes it
p r a C t i cally
unanimous in
which the Presi-
dents pow e rs
over foreign pol
icy were defined
in terms which
apply to the
present aid-to-
England bill. It
is one Of the
charming ironies
of politics that
Sutherland. who
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Negotiation Up to President.

Not only, as We have shown. Is
the Federal power over external
affairs in origin and essential char
acter different from that over in.
ternal affairs, but participation in
the exercise Of the power is sig
niflcantly limited In this vast ex-
ternal realm, with its important,
complicated delicate and manifold
problems, the President alone has
the power to speak or listen as
representative of the Nation.
Into the field Of negotion the Senate
cannot intrude. and Congress itself
is poWerless to invade it" (How do
you like that, Burt?)
1T is important to bear in mind
that We are here dealing not alone
with an authority plus the very
delicate. plenarv and exclusive
power of the President as the sole
organ of the Federal Government
in the field of international rela-
tions-a power which does not re-
quire as basis for its exercise
an act of Congress" And how
about that one. Senator?)
1T is quite apparent that If, in
the maintenance of our interna.
tlonal relations, embarrassment
perhaps serious embarrassment-is
to be avoided and success for our
aims achieved, congressional legis-
latlon must often accord to
the President degree of discretion
and freedom from statutory restriC-
ton which would not be admissible
were domestic affairs alone in
volved. How do you court lovers
like that0 Moreover. he. not Con-
gress. has the better opportunity Of
knowing the conditions which pre-
vail in foreign countries. and espe-
Clallv Is this true in time of war.
He has his confidential sources OF
information" so did the late
Senator BorahD
Already Has Powers.
"AS this court said in Mackenzie
Hare AS a government.
the United States is invested with
all the attributes of sovereignty. As
1t has the character of nationality
IL mas the powers of nationality.
especially those which concern its
relations and intercourse with other
countries We should hesitate long
before limiting or embarrassing such
powers. Qmagine Mr.. Wheeler
hesitating before embarrassing any,
body, Constitution or no Constitu-
tionO
From the above opinion. it fol-
lows that, short of declaring war.
ratifying treaties and securing the
confirmation by the Senate of Am.
basSadors and Ministers in the dip
lomatic service, President Roosevelt
has full powers to deal with the aid
to-England crisis without enabling
legislation. The chief importance
of the present bill before the Con-
gress is as declaration of national
policy or as an advance notice to
the Congress of the sort of things
which President Roosevelt may feel
called upon to do by future and
practicable events. Since he was
criticized for failure to submit the
destroyer deal TO Congress last sum-
mer, the present debate is a re-
ductio ad absurdum of the power
of a deliberative assembly to act
promptly, wisely and with decision
in field removed by the Constitu-
ton from its jurisdiction.
(Released by Consolidated News Features
1nc)
Evening star., 1941-01-30

THE opinions OF the riters their
necessay The stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars eOt to give all sides OF questions OF interest to It's
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-01-30

W Tile bTIllSIl fleeL.
Further large scale operations
OF the army will have to be sup
ported by fleet which already has
suffered serious losses without bring
ing decisive victory for the British.
The Mediterranean fleet must be re-
inforced by the home fleet every
time a unit is put out of action and
there are not enough warships at
the present time to meet the neces-
sites Of conveying the transports
along the coasts of the Isle to meet
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Metuxos' Death Blow to Greece

of habe
the italian attack the blow would have been
MetaXas unqestionaby the
have had in modern lines He rated higher than
the Greek nation the emergency heoca
Evening star., 1941-01-30
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT

1t is gratifying to note steps are
being taken at last to stop the
export of American copper, cotton,
lubricants and other supplies to
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Vinson Bill
Gets toHeurt
OfProbIen
Severe Steps Aimed
To Prevent Defense
Tie-Ups by Strikes
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Representative Carl Vinson of
Georgia. Democrat-the man who is
more responsible than anybody else
In the House of Representative for
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Sutherland
On Foreign
Policies
1886 Opinion Cited
As Applying to
Aid-to-B Britain Bill
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

On the eve Of the New Deals
struggle with the Nine Old Men. one
of them-Mr. Justice Sutherland
delivered an opinion for the Supreme
Evening star., 1941-01-30
Split Expected on Financing

While the Republicans expected to along with the
all aid
violently
administration
asking
Evening star., 1941-01-30

from overseas and also mount guard
a German invasion.