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Evening star., 1942-02-28
47 More Jap WorpIones
Credited to u. S. Flyers

CHUNGKING. China, Feb. % Cp.
Destruction of Al Japanese planes
and damage to seven others that
probably boosted the toll to 54 was
credited officially today to American
volunteer Flying Tigers" in two
days of action over Rangoon this
week.
A communique said a handful of
men from the United State. flying
Curtiss Tomahawk planes, had
gained the victories, fighting off
raids against Buma's capital Tues
day and Wednesday. 1t mentioned
only one American pilot as missing.
and said he was believed to have
made a forced landing 20 miles from
Rangoon.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

week laws, and indeed, II sep
arate statutes governing hours Of
labor and increased pay for time
over 40 hours, was no criterion
of the feeling that exists among
members regarding work stop
pages. The majority of the men,
bers came to the conclusion as
the debate on the Smith amend
ment progressed that it would
accomplish little in the we'll
organized plants producing war
materials. The unions in those
plants have contracts with man
agements which would not be
affected by the Smith amend
ment. Indeed, the effect of the
amendment would have fallen
more on unorganized labor and
labor in plants engaged in nom
war production. Hence the 226-
to-62 vote against the Smith
proposal.
G. O. p. Drops Plan.
Republican leadership in the
House, reasoning in this manner.
decided against support Of the
Smith amendment. Only hand
full of the G. o. P. members voted
for the Smith amendment. On
the Democratic side, President
Roosevelt's outsroken denuncia-
ton of the Smith proposal at his
press conference yesterday morn
ing undoubtedly had effect.
The administration policy
with regard to labor has been one
of temporizing and appeasement.
There is no other description
possible. Under such policy,
labor organizations, and particu-
larly labor leaders, have taken
advantage of the situation
brought about by the war emer-
gency to force their demands
upon industry, the general public
and the Government. It was this
policy-if it may be called a
policy-that brought from Rep
resentative Cox, Democrat, Of
Georgia, a blistering statement
on the floor of the House Thurs
day. He said:
1--WE may just as we'll be honest
about this thing. We are already
living under a labor Government.
rapidly headed into a labor die
tatorship which, if not checked,
will soon run into labor despot-
ISM
Mr.. Cox has been dubbed an
enemy of labor unions by the
union leaders times without num-
ber-because he has not been
willing to accede always to their
requests. However, Mr.. Cox ex-
pressed a feeling that has grown
up in the minds Of many people
In many parts of the country,
people who are by no means
enemies of labor or labor unions.
Labor unions are justified
Evening star., 1942-02-28

The Indian Army, British
trained and loyal to the crown,
can be relied on, but there are
currents and cross-currents, en-
couraged either by subversive
agents or by strong advocates of
Indian independence, which are
causing serious concern to the
London government and the Brit
ish commander in chief in the
Far East, Sir Archibald P. Wavell.
Gen. Wavell is reported to have
left his station in Java and flown
to India to organize the defense
of the country. Air and military
reinforcements, including Austral-
ians. have recently been landed
in various Indian ports. The
command Of Allied forces in Java
has been left in the able hands
of the Dutch general, Helm Ter
Poorten.
Another "Bataan" Seen.
The possibility of a Japanese
attack on India itself is dis
counted in Washington military
quarters. The Japanese strategy
has been obvious, following def
mite lines from which the Toxic
high command has not departed.
The Japs' objectives, besides
what they have conquered so far,
are occupation OF the rich Meth
erlands possessions and mastery
Of the Indian Ocean in order to
sever British Empire communi-
cations with the Pacific.
In spite of hopeful statements
from Java, it is feared in many
quarters that the island will, in
the end, be lost There Is no
question that resistance of United
Nations forces in Java will be far
more sturdy than in either Malay
or Singapore. There may even be
another "Bataan" in Java. al
though Japanese pressure by sea
and air is likely to be much
greater there than in the Philip
pines.
But in spite of Allied deter
mination to fight to the bitter end
in Java, there seems to be little
likelihood that this Dutch pos
session. so important to the
United Nations from the stand
points of strategy and raw ma
terials, can be saved. The old
Evening star., 1942-02-28
The Political Mill
Administrations Labor Appeosement Policy
Nav AIienute Other Voters in Forthcoming Election

they justified themselves a thou
sand times. But that does not
mean that the country and the
Government should be tuned
over to them. 1t is stupid to
hammer at labor at this time, or
any other time-becauSe 1t Is
labor. But it is equally stupid
not to pass laws that would make
labor unions more responsible
and put an end to racketeering by
unscrupulous labor leaders. 1t is
we'll understood in this country
that work stoppages. strikes for
a great variety of reasons, have
interfered seriously with the
program of national defense, and
now with the war program.
There have been various influ-
ences back of this program of
strikes, ranging from grasping
spirit-ready to take all the traf-
fic will bear-to the subversive
influences seeking to break down
this country's effort to defend
itself.
There is a group in this country
which takes the position that
labor unions are unwarranted
and that all labor laws should be
wiped of the statute books. This
group is willing. now, to use the
wrath of the country against the
unions, to do away with the
various legitimate gains organized
labor has won. Labor, by its atti-
tude of demanding more and
more wages-already highly
insisting upon the closed shop,
under which a man is denied the
right to work unless he joins the
union and pays his dues, under
the present conditions, has lost
caste with the general public.
There is no gainsaying that.
The administration has tempor-
lied again and again with the
labor situation. The President
created the National Defense Me-
diation Board to settle all strikes.
1t did not work, and he has Gre
ated the War Labor Board And
if that does not work, according
to Mrs. Norton, chairman of the
House Labor Committee, the
President will appoint another
board. 1t is not a happy pros
pect. particularly because every
collapse of the administration
effort to deal with the labor sit
uation has resulted in the firmer
entrenchment of those forces in
organized labor which are causing
the most trouble.
Work-or-Fight Policy Possible.
There has been talk about legis-
lation compelling labor to work
or fight" No law is needed. The
President has the remedy in his
hand so far as that is concerned.
He can order the selective service
boards to grant no deferment to
workers in essential war plants
who decline to work, and take
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Traffic Deaths in Nation
Rise 10 3,140 in January
b. the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 28-Traffic acci-
dents in the United States in Janu-
ary were responsible for 3,140 deaths
the National Safety Council re-
ports, marking the highest total re-
corded in January in four years.
The council said yesterday that
the number of traffic fatalities in
January this year was per cent
more than in the same month in
1941; % per cent above the number
reported in January, 1910, and 26
per cent higher than in the first
month of 1889.
Despite curtailment Of automo-
biles and tires, the council said its
inconclusive reports showed that
there had been no decrease in auto
mobile travel in January. 1t added
that total traffic deaths in 383 cities
of 10000 or more population which
reported for January were 6 per
cent greater than for January, 1941.
The increase, the council said, in
dicated little or no curtailment in
city traffic and is greater than that
shown for most of the months of
1941." Rural motor vehicle traf-
flc deaths, however, increased only
Evening star., 1942-02-28
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Sooner or later, this Govern
ment-meaning the administra-
tion-must take a position on
labor. lay down a policy that will
govern its attitude toward organ
lied labor and its demands dur
ing the duration of the war. The
sooner. the better. The need for
such a policy. definitely enunci-
ated, Is twofold. 1t is neeCed
because of the necessity of the
maximum production of war ma
terials to win the war. 1t Is y
needed because Of the imminent
danger of disastrous imitation,
with disruption of all standards
of living.
Congress. sensing public opin-
ion, has been ready to adopt such
a policy for a long time. That
goes for both the House and Sen
ate. The House, as a matter of
fact, has during the last year or
more put through several meas
ures dealing with the labor sit
uation, seeking to control or put
an end to work stoppages in de-
fense plants, and to put an end
to the racketeerins activities of
some of the labor leaders. The
Senate, however, has never had
an opportunity to act on these
measures. The opponents of any
labor legislation, taking their cue
from the White House, have sue
cessfully tied up these measures
in the Senate Committee on
Labor, where they have been al
lowed to slumber and die.
The vote in the House yester-
day on the Smith amendment
suspending the 40-hour work
Evening star., 1942-02-28

them into the armed services.
President Woodrow Wilson did
not hesitate, when the pinch
came in the last war, to follow
such a course, although he merely
wrote a letter in which he stated
that the strikers in defense
plant must work or fight, and
that was enough.
There is in the immediate off,
ing an election of Congress. A
defeat in that election for the
administration party. it has al
ready been stated by Chairman
Edward ]. Flynn of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, would
be regarded as disastrous as a
major military defeat. 1t is not
difficult to see, therefore, that
the Administration does not wish
to antagonize the labor vote. On
the other hand, if organized labor
is not made to realize its respon-
Sibilities to the country in this
emergency, the administration
will feel the weight of displeasure
of the great bulk of the rest of
the voters, including the farm
ers.
The administration has nerved
itself to call a halt on the ex-
orbitant demands of the farm
bloc in Congress and out. When
it gets the courage to take a
similar stand toward organized
labor, the country will applaud.
The present outburst in Congress
for legislation dealing with the
labor situation grows out of the
failure of the administration to
deal adequately with the prob
lem,
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Mrs. Roosevelt Won't Take
Government Post Again
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who re-
Gently resigned as an assistant di-
rector of the Office of Civilian De-
fense. declared last night she had
found out" that the Presidents
wife cant take a Government posi-
ton"
Just before she left La Guardia
Field by airplane for Seattle, Wash ,
Mrs. Roosevelt was asked if she
would have a part in a proposed
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and
she replied that she would not be-
come the head of that organization
"or otherwise take public office
again"
You know" she said, It can't
take a Government position because
of my being the Presidents wife. I
found that out"
Mrs. Roosevelt said she would
visit her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boettiger, in
Seattle.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

the British high command ap-
pears to be preoccupied with the
defense of India internally as
well as externally. According to
reliable reports, important REIN
forcements are being diverted
from other battlefields to the
ports of India.
The British are believed to be
concerned over the possibility Of
the japanese continuing their
operations from Rangoon, which
has virtually been abandoned,
and driving into the heart of the
empire. Moreover, there have
been disquieting reports that
Nazi-Japanese propaganda has
made deep inroads among nom
Mohammedan Indians and that
there is considerable unrest
among the people of that huge
territory.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
BY FRED vANDERsCHMIDT.

Moving now in masses of ships to
complete the structure of conquest
contained in her first reckless blue
print for domination of the South
west Pacific. Japan is waging a
simultaneous war of nerves to pre-
cede her next major offensive.
Adolf Hitler wrote in "Mein
Kampf" that the Japanese were
culture bearers" using German
technique under the external mask
of Asiatic character, and here for
once he is right. for this Japanese
war of nerves is a carbon copy Of all
the Nazi wars of nerves which have
successfully paved the way for each
stroke of Germanic ruthlessness.
The present technique Is to de-
clare in one propaganda outpouring
that Australia. having spurned the
delights of the Japanese "co-pros-
perity sphere" must now take its
medicine; to follow this up with a
threat to smash through the Indian
Ocean to the Persian Gulf and "de-
stroy the whole Anglo-Soviet plan of
material cooperation"
Hope to Confuse Allied Nations.
There is, Of course, real danger
that one-but probably not both-of
these offensives will begin very soon.
Right now, however, the Japanese
object is to confuse the United Ma
tions, to make them wait and hesi-
tate, and to cause them to divide
their defense forces and their REIN
forcements.
Hitler did the same thing. Re-
member the recurring storms of hys-
terical speculation: will the Ger
mans hit France? The Lowlands?
The Balkans? Spain? Russia?
Scandinavia"
Thus were his true intentions
hidden. So with Japan. One we'll
informed outline of the real Jap
anese position is this:
In less than three months of war
Japan has accomplished far in ad-
vance of her own schedule all that
Evening star., 1942-02-28

The hard knocks which British
and imperial forces have suf-
fered since December have
placed the British in a more
difficult situation with respect
to India than they had reason
to anticipate. The slogan Asia
for the Asiatics" may now have
a different meaning for India, and
the London government, while
sympathetic in the last 10 days
to dominion status for India, is
seriously worried over the chance
that such a move now would be
too late. Hence the hurried
movements of troops and planes
to that part Of the empire at the
expense Of other areas which are
being attacked or are likely to
be attacked in the near future.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Police Court Unit Handles
176 Cases in February

JURY branch of Police Court dis
posed OF 176 cases during the 19
jury days In February, including
cases handled yesterday. the final
jury day OF the month.
OF the total cases, guilty pleas
were made in 78; 80 cases were nolle
pressed and 10 others dropped for
want of prosecution.
Out of a total of As cases actually
presented to the jury, guilty verdicts
were returned in only 13 and ver-
diets of not guilty in Is. OF the
other cases before the jury, there
were two mistrials. two cases in
which the jury failed to reach a
verdict and three lunacy investiga-
tions. Demands for jury trials were
Withdrawn by four defendants.
Judge George D. Nelson presided
in the branch.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Libby HoImun's S Husband
Receives His Wings

By the Associated Press.
HAGERSVILLE, Ontario, Feb. 28.-
Ralph Holmes, Broadway actor and
husband of Libby Holman, stage
and radio singer. was a member OF
the graduating class which received
wings yesterday at the No. Is Serv-
ice Training School of the Royal
Canadian Air Force here.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

question OF what
length of week
should be work.
ed is complicat-
ed by the prob
lem. of extra
shifts and lack
of manpower as
well as union
restrictions.
Thus m a n y
companies would
like to adhere to
the 40 ou r
week idea and
nut in som
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Hiking Club to Hold
Outing Tomorrow

Members of the Capital Hiking
Club will leave 1416 F street NV.
at $50 am. tomorrow for a hike,
returning about 5 pm. Transpor-
tation will be arranged for those
phoning Michigan 1868, Branch GOT,
before 5 pm. today and for those
who call In person at l416 r street.
The itinerary, starting at the
Kirk Gold Mine, includes Prospect
Rock, Black Pond, Difficult Run,
along George Washington's canal,
Balcony Trail, Matildaville and
Great Falls. Jack Jalickee will
lead the hike
Evening star., 1942-02-28
This Changing World
Another 'Botoon' Is Foreseen in Jovu;
Brituin Looks to Defenses of Indiu

question Of air power is once more
to the fore and, according to all
available reports. the Japs again
have control of the skies.
II the Japanese follow their
present strategic line, the great
est probability, according to COM
petent quarters, Is that they will
proceed now to the domination
of the Indian Ocean rather than
an all-out attack on India itself.
Mastery Of the sea is more impor-
tant strategically than a long
fight over a vast territory.
An attempt by the Japanese to
occupy Ceylon, the only impor-
tant remaining British naval base
in the Indian Ocean, is in the
cards. This island, at the tip Of
the Indian peninsula, is but
lightly defended. British strate-
gists do not appear ever to have
considered the possibility of that
island being seriously menaced.
Eleventh-hour preparations are
now being made, but after the
lesson Of Singapore, it is obvious
that improvised defenses cannot
stop the Japanese. Conceivably
the enemy will attempt to push
as far as Madagascar, which is
French. The Vichy government
unquestionably will be as COM
placent toward Japanese occupa-
ton of that French colony as it
was in regard to Indo-China.
The prospects OF an actual
Japanese invasion of India, how
ever, appear slim. The hasty
British preparations are due to
the belief that japanese units
may take advantage of a large
scale rebellion in that country,
If it occurs, and send an air force
and motorized units from Burma
to help the Indians gain their
freedom"
India Uprisings Feared.
The British government has
expected such a move for some
time, although until Malaga and
Singapore fell, it had no reason
to fear serious uprising. The
Indians have been clamoring for
independence under the British
crown-such as the Australians,
Canadians and South Africans
now enjoy-but there was no rea-
son to believe that this demand
for dominion status would trans
late itself into open rebellion.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
War in Retrospect
BY the Associated Press.
One Year Apo Today

One Year Ago Today.
Bulgaria announced her ad-
herence to the Berlin-Rome-
Toxic Axis. Alfonso XIII, for
mer monarch of Spain, dies in
exile at Rome.
Two Years Ago Today.
German attempts to feel out
French positions are reported
smashed; British planes fly
over Berlin, Kiel, Cuxhaven
and Hanover. Russian troops
drive to within four miles Of
Viipuri.
rs Years Ago Today.
German plot by Foreign Sec
retary Arthur Zimmerman urg-
ing Mexico to seek alliance with
Japan for war on United States
is disclosed. Germans are de-
clared to have sunk 1873 ships
totaling 465,770 tons in month.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

this country and
the blanket of
obscurity which
covers them is
a tribute to their
efficiency a n d
modesty.
I sing Of the
aviation instruc-
tors, who, at
bases like this
all yer tn e
country, d lily
run the risk of
getting the sort
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Jeffrey Lynn Leaves
Hollywood for Army
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 23.-Holly-
wood sends another actor to the
Army today. Jeffrey Lynn, young
leading man, will report for induc-
ton at Fort Macarthur.
A native of Auburn, Mass, Lynn
had played opposite such actresses
as Bette Davis, Priscilla Lane, Oil
via De Haviland and Ann Sheridan
Burgess Meredith of the stage and
screen was inducted yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Army Air Fighters in Pacific
Exact 5-to-7 Toll, Says Stimson
245 japanese Planes Shot Down in Combat
Aooinst 48 u. S. Craft Since Pearl Horbor

American volunteer group serving
with the Chinese Army shot down
165 japanese planes, while losing
only 81 of their own aircraft While
not officially part of the American
Army, the members of this group
are all Americans and are flying
American-built planes"
The statement was followed by an
estimate of losses to enemy shipping
inflicted by the American Army air
attacks:
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Gen. Talbot Returning

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Feb.
% [P).-Brig. Gen. Ralph Talbot. jr.
formerly commanding officer of the
United States Army's Trinidad base
command, has left for the United
States, it was announced yesterday.
He has been succeeded here by
Maj. Gen. Henry c. Pratt.
Guns or butter? Wen have both
il we buy Defense bonds.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

HE opinions of the rtters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
all sides of questions of interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-02-28
Vote. Defers
Work Week
Solution
Production Ills
And Costs Seen
As PiIine Up
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Defeat in the House of the bill
proposing to suspend the 40-hour
week during wartime hardly dis
poses of the problem. The whole
Evening star., 1942-02-28
McLemore-
Aviotion Instructors
And Angels Wings
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

NAVAL AIR BASE NEAR AT
LANTA, Ga.-This is a song for
some unsung heroes.
There are thousands of them in
Evening star., 1942-02-28

per cent over year ago. COM
pared to the 20 to Is per cent in
creases recorded for most periods
of l941.
Evening star., 1942-02-28

Totals
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-09-04
While Mother Works

There time when frowned at the idea of
working mothers Greenbe when the father already
providing livelihood for the family. We wanted the
mothers to be with their children Now conditions have
changed and mother who be spared from the
kitchen is needed for the office the workshop.
This brings shift in the towns fundamental needs
Most important institutions schools and nurseries,
This fall school facilities inadequate And only
nursery is the little parttime organized by local
mothers to accommodate Is little boys and girls.
We need day nursery. 1t is not something that
would just like to have. is essential if the mothers here
going to work. And the mothers will have to work
in order meet the labor supply demanded by the increase
in production to replace the who called into
the armed services.
Mrs. Knzer and the Town Administration staff to
be compmented in acting promptly funds which
to be available for the building equippng and staff
ing of day nurseries in defense home Too many
thingshe hospital for instancehave slipped through
fingers for want of energetic measures.
Already the response from questonnares turned in to
the Administration Office show sufficient interest to merit
serious attention for Greenbes request Additional ques
tonnares should be submitted at by those families
interested that application be well-based
complete description of authentic needs