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Evening star., 1942-01-25

its security and permanence. The sons
of this generation are the legatees Of
the noble men and women who be-
queathed to them this priceless heritage.
These eloquent and splendid witnesses
were possessed of something more than
q sword, property, q genius for building
and preserving an estate; they were
possessed Of virtue, quality OF char
acter that made them invincible. Behind
every deed of accomplishment and every
new advance, they felt the stirring, driy-
ing power of deep religious conviction.
They had no fear for the success of the
cause they espoused, for they we're God
empowered and directed. While
they served with fidelity the state, they
had the deep conviction that they were
serving high and holy cause.
This generation has great need Of their
spirit. The consciousness of the trust
committed to us must move us to finer
conservation and more selfless service.
We shall use every means at our COM
mand to effect the high ends we seek,
but we shall be nightly strengthened
and stabilized if we can experience again
the strong motives that dominated those
of other generations. 1t may be that
what we have entered upon is, in reality,
a new crusade for those ideals and prin-
ciples for which Jesus Christ came to
earth. 1t may be that this is a new
fullness of time in which the world is
to witness fresh demonstration of
Christ's power. If such a conception
could lay hold of the minds and hearts
of men it would do more to inspire them
to fullness of devotion and service, and
inflame them with passion for right
eous cause, than all the material and
physical forces they are calling into
action.
Increasingly, there is developing a
sense of dependence upon God. The very
magnitude and scope Of world conflict
compels us to look to sources of strength
that in other days served the Nation,
end that in periods of ease and self
confidence we have neglected.
The names we most cherish are those
who endured greatly because they be-
lieved and loved greatly. Let us believe
that their spirits live again, and that
a great cloud of witnesses compasses us
about in these anxious days.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

American Student Union "a youth
organization in which he formerly
was active) states that we will not
support any war which the United
States Government may undertake
for we recognize that such a war
would be imperialistic In character"
He was also a contributor to The
New Masses, Communist monthly,
and had been commended by Earl
Browder, Communist leader in this
country.
Despite this background, Mr.. Lash
had been on friendly terms with
Mrs. Roosevelt, was an adviser to
the Youth Division, Office of Civilian
Defense, and had been her guest at
the White House. Later, upon ap-
plying for a commission In Naval
Intelligence, he is said to have given
her name as character reference.
Last week, at a secret session Of
the Dies committee, said by some
officials to have been held at the
instance Of Mrs. Roosevelt, he tes-
titled that he no longer sympathized
with any leftish or pacifist views.
The Navy, however, rejected his ap-
plication for a commission and it
is expected that Mr.. Lash will be
reclaSSif1ed Ia for induction into
the Army.
This is a wholly sensible DISPOSE
ton of Mr. Lash's case. Regardless
of the identity of his sponsors, it
would be impossible to justify the
granting of a commission to any one
who, after reaching a mature age,
had entertained such views concern
ing the armed services as those ex-
pressed by Mr.. Lash. 1t is desirable
that he should give effect to his
announced change of heart by serv-
ice in the ranks and 1t Is gratifying
that he has announced himself as
fully prepared to do so.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Conodu's Referendum

The announcement that the Ca
madam Government is preparing to
hold referendum to determine
whether Canadians should be con-
Scripted for military duty overseas
teaches lesson in statecraft which
should not be lost upon this country.
1t is considered necessary to hold
the referendum to release the gov
ernment of Prime Minister Mac
Kenzie King from political assur-
ances given the Canadian people.
Prior to the outbreak of war, he
issued a public pledge that his gov
ernment would never draft Cana
dians for service outside the Domin-
ion. This pledge was renewed in the
wartime election of March, 1910, and
as recently as last November the
Prime Minister said: $50 far as
conscription for overseas service is
concerned, that question was sub
mitted to the people of Canada at
the last general election and
the people of Canada decided against
consumption for overseas service"
Since then the war has spread to
the Pacific, the United States has
been attacked and the security of
Canada hangs in the balance. And
so the Canadian government, at
time when every energy should be
devoted to the prosecution of the
war, finds it necessary to call for
troublesome referendum on a ques-
tion of legislative power which prop
erly should be vested in the elected
representatives of the people and
which should never have been bar
gained away in a political campaign.
On the basis of Canada's splendid
record in the matter of volunteers
for overseas duty, there seems small
doubt that the referendum will bring
a decision in favor of full conScrip-
ton. But the mere fact that such
step has to be taken before Canada
can make her full contribution to
the war effort illustrates the disad-
vantages which may be expected to
result from anything that denies to
duly elected government the right
to make prompt decisions bearing on
the security of democratic state.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
, LEGACY FROM THE PAST
By the Right Req. James Freeman D. d. ILL., d. c. L.,
Bishop OF Washington.

The legacy we have received from the
past largely determines our future
course Of action. What we have Of
strength and greatness comes to us
from those who, IN their day and
generation, gave Of their best, frequently
even of life itself, We may not assume,
especially in such days as these, that
what we have of genius and power is
solely Of the present; 1t would be the
forget the wisdom, the chivalry and the
spirit of those who in other days gave
inspiration and direction to the State
and Nation
There is fine word In holy writ that
expresses the spirit and prevailing power
of those who gave their selfless and
heroic service that the principles for
which they stood might live The pas
sage in question follows the recital of the
noble deeds of men who counted not
their lives dear unto themselves that
they might serve righteous cause. At
the climax of this recital the writer
sums up his high praise with these
WOlu VuClC1OlCS cCClilk VIC olOO al Q
compassed about with so great a
cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with patience
the race that Is set before U.s." 1t is an
appeal to recognize the responsibility
that rests upon those who share the
blessings of noble past.
We of this favored land have a tradi-
ton and record of courageous service
that may well inspire us in the present
crisis. 1t is not what we have of worth
and skill and power today that alone
constitutes our strength; it is what we
have of inheritance from the past. 1t
is the Incompatible record Of daring
exploits, of heroisms, of virtue that has
been transmitted to us as rich legacy,
that arms us with fortitude and courage
to face the future. The memory of other
days, when trials and hardships were
the lot of the Nation, nerves us to meet
new perils and new disciplines unafraid.
We are compassed about with mighty
cloud of witnesses, witnesses whose au-
thentic testimony, written at times in
sacrifcia1 blood, speaks Of days when
the Nation was made strong to meet
and resist every force that threatened
Evening star., 1942-01-25
The P-40 Pursuit

For q snip tndC was QeScrlDe0 IN
the recent Truman committee re-
port as "little better than a good
pursuit trainer because of its limita-
tions in speed, ceiling and fire
power" the Army's P-40 seems to be
giving an exceedingly good account
of itself. During the past two days
Allied fighter squadrons based at
Rangoon and composed largely Of
P-40s, have shot down thirty-two
japanese raiders with loss of only
two Allied planes. Furthermore, not
a single Japanese bomb has been
dropped on the city, the enemy
bombers, despite fighter protection.
being forced to jettison their cargoes
far from Rangoon.
This performance on the part Of
planes supposed to have been vir-
tually useless for combat purposes
should be something of an eye
opener to the Senators subscribing to
the Truman report. The reference
to the P-40s, it is true, was based on
a sentence lifted out of its context
in a speech made last October by
Lieutenant General H H. Arnold,
deputy chief of staff for air, and,
standing alone, would have had at
least that justification. But the
committee went on to say that "un-
less service procurement policies are
changed this ship will constitute
more than half of our total pursuit
production until the end of 1912"
In other words, the American people
were being told that half of the pur-
suit ships built this year in the
United States would be unsuitable
for combat purposes.
That is an alarming, not to say
demoralizing, charge. and no re-
sponsible agency should have made
it without the fullest verification.
Yet it now appears that the state
ment not only was inaccurate, but
was made without any serious at
tempt at verification. The House
Appropriations Committee was told
last week by both General Arnold
and Undersecretary Of War Patter-
son that neither they nor any one
else in charge of the aircraft pro-
gram for the War Department made
any statement to the Truman COM
mittee or was called on in any way
to disclose or make any statement
about the aircraft program. And
General Arnold also pointed out
that, while his statement regarding
the original P-40 was true, there have
since been six new models of that
ship which have proved very
effective.
This information easily could have
been ascertained had the Truman
committee taken the trouble to con-
suit those officials responsible for
the program which was so severely
criticized in the report. In the future,
as the committee continues its in
vestigation of national defense with
the 100000 which the Senate has
provided for that purpose, 1t is to
be hoped that the temptation to in
dulge in sensational and ill-consid-
cred charges will not be permitted to
becloud the really useful purpose
which the committee can serve.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Capitol SideIights
Bu Will P. Kennedy.

Rum -bumbling" has been added to the
glossary of Congress by Representative
John NJ Vorys Of Ohio, just as boon
doggling" was written into the book by
Maury Maverick, then a member from
Texas, few years ago with reference to
Harry Hopkins, then Work Progress Ad-
ministrator Mr.. Vorys' emphasis on
rum -bumbling" was prompted by a
Navy Department release, circulated
after the Pearl Harbor episode and
the declaration of wars. mimeo-
naval officers wives, headed by rum
humble pudding" Mr.. vorys served in
the Navy in the first World War. and
says it is "the apple Of my eye" but crit
icized the publicizing of the recipe at
that time as ridiculous" and expressed
the hope that "the Navy and Washing
ton will swear off um-bumbling for the
duration" In the early phases of the
war English policies were referred to as
"muddling" and now this has been ex-
tended to "rum-bumbling," an apt
Anglo-Saxon phrase coined vividly to
point up criticism and censure. 1t is OF
a class with "boondoggling," which i'm
piled fruitless governmental spending.
Other word by-products are certain to
American all-out politics. "Boondog-
Cling" became household word through
out the United States when teacher of
handicraft used the strange term before
a New York aldermanic investigating
committee in describing what he taught.
Harry Hopkins, to make the most Of his
opportunity, explained that Daniel
Boone made "toggle" out Of thongs to
tie his rifle on his head when swimming
a stream, thus keeping his powder dry.
1t proved an important device for woods
men, who called it the "Boone-toggle.
Thus, a "toggle" was something a
pioneer wanted, which he made with his
hands out of whatever materials he had
where he happened to be. In modern
times the word was used to mean the
handy little things that Boy Scouts
could make wherever they pitched camp
out of whatever was at hand-such as
braided hat bands, belts, knife-holders
and other articles Of simple utility.
Representative Usher Burdick OF North
Dakota, eighth generation American, old
Minnesota end, author of books on the
Indians and Western pioneers, disNoseS
that during his years in Washington
he has retrieved from waste paper bales
documents signed by Lincoln, the orig
inal impeachment articles against Presi-
dent johnson, and letters signed by
Thomas jefferson containing new mate
rial on the Indian tribes. He appealed
to the House to pass q bill that in the
present grand cleanup in anticipation
of incendiary bombs that valuable his
torical source material should be pre-
served and no papers dumped without
first being studied by the custodians of
historical material.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

they know the truth about Pearl
Harbor, and the truth, however Bit
ter, is always more to be desired
than uncertainty, doubt and rumor.
Given an end to the unimaginative
and unenterprising leadership which
caused the disaster at Pearl Harbor,
the American people will carry on
to victory despite the magnitude of
this initial defeat.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
No Peril to Democracy
rom the New York Times:

Prom the New York Times:
ALI that the Chinese seem to need to
hold their own against any body of Axis
troops is an adequate supply of fighting
machinery and ammunition. The
Axis powers may well regard them as
yellow PERIL" To us they are comrades
in arms and, as We must hope. future
fellow-workers In the task Of world re-
construction.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

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60 bankrupt as it Is that war may cause
the Government to embark, of necessity.
upon a program Of control over indus
try and finance and trade that will be
retained permanently. The larger the
debt, and the bigger the problem of
handling that debt, the greater the pros
pect that Government controls will be
enlarged and maintained.
In war, the problem is to center effort
on the production of weapons. The
Government solves this problem with
relative degree OF ease by telling indus
try what 1t must do and by controlling
the flow Of raw materials and of labor.
There is little or no resistance because
the Nation is united in its desire to win
the war in the quickest possible time.
Danger that the war might be lost If
an effort is not made is spur to effort.
In peacetime, however, the goal Of
planned effort is not so simple. 1t is
difficult to convince groups in the popu-
lation that they should sacrifice or
should devote their effort to providing
the abundant life for some other group.
The controls and regulations that are
accepted without question in war are
the object Of resistance in peace.
Yet, in the postwar period. If the Gov
ernment pulled oil its controls and per-
mitted the sort Of adjustment that goes
along with defation, it would have very
great difficulty obtaining enough tax
revenue to service It's big debt and to pay
for the operating expenses Of the Gov
eminent. That was the lPituation IN
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Kansas City Places
Modified Embargo
On Grain Shipments
MiIIers' Strike Threat and
Storage Space Shortage
Leeds to Curtuilment

Ply the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, July 16.-Threat
of a millers' strike and lack Of
storage space prompted the Board
of Trade to clamp modified en-
barge on all shipments of wheat
into Kansas City, the Nations S
largest winter wheat terminal.
The order, effective last midnight,
required a Board of Trade permit
for every carload of wheat shipped
here, whether for storage or for
sale on the open market. 1t is the
first such embargo ever ordered
in Kansas City.
Storage shipments were restricted
last year, but free wheat-that in
tended for sale on the open mar
ket--was not affected then.
Gauge Daily Needs.
A special committee of the Board
of Trade will gauge the daily needs
of the grain market and issue per-
mits accordingly. Permits likely will
be issued for around 200 cars daily,
less than a fifth OF the normal
shipments for this time of the year.
A huge carryover, $50, 900 900 BUSH
els for the Nation, has filled up all
Evening star., 1942-07-16
40 PET. Rise in Infant
Mortality Reported
In Nazi-HeId Areas
Suffering on Continent
Likened to Situation
After 4 World War Years

By TIE Associated Press.
LONDON, July 16.-A 40 per
cent rise in infant mortality in
an-occupied Europe was re-
| ported today by the British
Famine Relief Committee, a fact
finding organization of church.
men.
On the basis of first-hand reports
it likened the suffering from want of
food in conquered and occupied
areas as well as other embattled ma
tions on the continent with the situ-
alton after four years of the First
| World War.
There is increasing frequency of
scurvy, rickets. anemia. dermatosis
and eye infections, 1t said
Here is nation by nation resume
OF its reports:
Belgium.
"A special survey with respect to
children attending school," the COM
mittee reported, indicates that So
per cent get no or scarcely any
breakfast, 335 per cent get an in
adequate noon meal and 56 per cent
get insufficient supper"
It put the general death rate for
adults and children so far this year
at 21.5 per 1000 compared with a
normal 13-and added that there Is
abundant reason to believe that the
health of several generations may be
irremediably impaired"
France.
The committee quoted a Quaker
report describing children with dis
tended stomachs and thin, spindly
legs" and said the mortality rate In
Unoccupied France had risen IS per
cent. It cited the report Of q French
physician that the mortality Of chill
dren up to 8 years old In Nazi-oc-
cupied Paris had increased by 20
per cent.
Poland.
Instead of a daily 2,400 calories
necessary to maintain a healthy ex-
istence, the committee said food
rations allowed to Poles provided
them with no more than $50 calories
and allowances for Jews yielded only
400. Citing bread as typical ex-
ample of food discrimination, 1t said
Germans get weekly allowance of
~ pounds, Poles 2A and Jews l.
Finland.
In Eastern Karelia, the commit
tee said, ITO per cent Of the children
under are dying of starvation"
It's authority was John P. Thelen
of the American Red Cross.
The Netherlands.
The committee said 20 to Is per
cent of the children living in towns
were undernourished and the adult
population was near starvation.
Greece.
| Quoting what 1t called first-hand
reports, the committee said:
From August until the end Of
March $4,000 deaths were regis
tered in Greece, exceeding over five
times the normal death rate and
fbeing higher among infants.
."On. the other hand, births are
being reduced to exceedingly low
rates and of newborn children
hardly any survive"
Evening star., 1942-07-16

Of the storage space throughout the
grain belt. Farmers are storing
wheat In their living quarters. IN
automobiles, hotels and schools, and
even then much Of 1t is just piled
up on the ground exposed to the
weather.
Combined with the storage enler-
gency, the grain industry received
a threat of q strike by workers in
seven Kansas City flour mills un-
less wages were increased. Howard
L. Rizer, business agent for the
Flour and Cereal Workers Union,
said the union had rejected an
offer OF cents an hour increase.
Union Delays Action.
Neither the present scale nor
the unions requested increase was
disclosed. The union delayed action
until tomorrow.
In Washington, the Association OF
American Railroads announced an
embargo on movement of cash grain
to Chicago and Kansas City markets
Ito prevent the use of boxcars for
warehouses"
The association said no cash grain
will be moved to Chicago or Kansas
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Little Congress
Against Defeat
OF IsoIutionists

Members Of Congress who were
100 per cent isolatiopists before
Pearl Harbor should not be defeated
in the coming elections, according
to the voice vote of an audience
at a debate last night held by the
Little Congress" composed of con-
gressional secretaries, at the Old
House Office Building.
The winning team consisted OF
Miss Alice Tuhoy, secretary to
Representative OLeary of New
York, and William Mcmahon, sec
retary to Representative Sweeney OF
Ohio. The team which took the
Affirmative of the question, "Re-
solved, That all pre-war 100 per cent
isolationists should be defeated in
the coming elections" consisted of
James Brown, secretary to Repre-
sentative Nichols of Oklahoma, and
Vince Gurinera, secretary to Repre-
sentative Cramer of California.
Presiding was James v. Corr,
secretary to Representative Hobbs
of Alabama. The next regular
meeting of the Little Congress will
be the first Wednesday in Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
lFomIy Home
Closed as Five
| Join Navy

B, the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, July is.
The Oliver G.. Johnsons have
closed the family home for the dur
ation-all five have joined the
Navy.
First the youngest son, Roland,
II, joined up.
Brother James, aged 20, followed
shortly thereafter.
Pop" johnson, who musters 40
summers, got the urge and fol-
lowed Roland and James.
The day Pop" was called to duty,
Roderick, 10, the third son joined
up.
Not to be outdone, MON" John
son applied for r. clerical position
with the. Navy Department. She
locked the front door and left for a
Florida naval base to take over
her job.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Spy Suspect Met Wife
At D. c. Night Club

Washington Glendale Spiegel-
berg, held on espionage charges by
FBI agents in New York, married
Brooklyn girl whom he met at
the Club Bali at Benning, D. c.,
where she was night club singer
She gave her name as Sunny
Weinsten when they were married
June "a in Brooklyn, the FBI an
nounced. They added that the
former Benning singer is now ap-
pearing in New York. According
to the FBI, she holds bachelor Of
arts and master degrees from New
York University.
Evening star., 1942-07-16

City without q permit from COM
mittee representing the grain trade
and co-operaing with the Agricul-
ture Department and the railroads.
unless the shipper can show the
carrying railroad that 1t can be un-
loaded promptly.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
n Sons in FumiIy

Winners of the 1942 provincial
big Family Prize" Juan F. Yanez
and his wife brought their "a sons
to the City Hall In Seville, Spain. to
receive the $3.50 award.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

III
tivator; one-horse cultivator;. dot-
bic disc harrow manure spreader:
single shovel plow; breaking plow;
hay rope and pulleys; set double
work harness; DeLavaI cream sep
arator; two 10 gallon milk cans;
milk buckets and strainer; power
sausage grinder; grind stone; corn
shelter with electric motor; 1000
chick oil brooder; 500 chick hover;
100 gallon tank: friction clutch pull
ley; or 4 dozen year old White
Leghorn hens: rs IT. two inch pipe,
and other articles too numerous to
mention. Terms: Cash on day Of
sale.-WM. M. SHILLING. Earl
Tom, Auctioneer; F. B. Barrett,
Clerk. 1908