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Evening star., 1942-05-22
Hosts at Supper

Miss Edith C. Gargiulo and her
brother. Mr.. Joseph A. Gargiulo
entertained at supper and bridge
last night at their Georgetown
home. Guests present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Judson Jacobs, Col. and Mrs.
James Defandorf. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Watkins and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
ESpenSchied
Evening star., 1942-05-22

where she will be for several days
before joining Sir Charles in New
York, where he was detained be-
cause Of illness. Lady Mendl Is
more famous as Elsie De Wolfe,
pioneer in the art of interior de-
coration as a profession.
Earlier in the day Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey and their guest attended the
cocktail party which Mr.. and Mrs.
Drew Pearson gave in their George
town home.
Chilean Ambassador
In Baltimore Today.
The Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de MichelS. accompanied by
their daughter, Senorita Cristina
Michels, are in Baltimore today to
attend the graduation of Senor
Rodolfo Michels. jr., from Johns
Hopkins University, when he will
receive his degree in civil engineer
ing. The Ambassador and his
family probably will 60 on to New
York or perhaps spend the week
end at some nearby mountain resort
following the commencement exer-
cises.
The Chinese Ambassador, Dr. HUI
Shih, also is out Of town to attend
the graduation of his son, Mr.. Tsu-
Wang HUI, who is member OF the
senior class at Cornell University,
where the Ambassador also was
graduated. The commencement
exercises took place today at Ithaca,
and the Ambassador and his son
will spend the week end together
before the former starts of on
another of his speaking tours over
the country. He will be away
through next week and does not
expect to return before June 3.
Polish Ambassador
Addresses Conference.
The Polish Ambassador. M. Jan
Ciechanowski, is in Boston today,
having gone there by plane yester-
day to deliver an address before a
Unitarian conference. He will re-
turn tonight or early tomorrow.
Sonora de Jaen Guardia, wife of
the Panama Ambassador, is in New
Yord, where she is the guest Of her
brother and sisterin-law, the
Panama Consul General. Senior
Roberto de Ia Guardia, and Sonora
de la Guardia.
The Netherlands Ambassador and
Nine. Loudon will arrive in the
Capital today from Omaha, the
last stop in their weeks tour of the
West.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Parties in Diplomatic Circle
Brighten Capital Social Whirl
Ambassador and Sonora de Cardenas
Among Those Entertaining at Dinner

Spanish Ambassador and Sonora de Cadenas hosts again
dinner entertaining their attractive
Argentine Ambassador
Ambassador and Senhora de Martins who
the middle the week after the close Senhora
exhibit of sculpture which held in New
Among the other interesting parties evening
which Mrs William Leveson their
Chevy Chase planned compliment
Lady Mend who the guest Mr.
several days Lady Mend left this morning williamsburg
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Mrs. Clark Ill

The Assistant Attorney General,
Mr.. Samuel o. Clark, is In New
Haven where he was called by the
serious illness of Mrs. Clark, now
in a hospital there. Mrs. Clark ac-
companied her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Northrop when they re-
turned to their New Haven home
last week after visiting in Wash
ington.
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Hostess

Mrs. Morton L. King of Chevy
Chase entertained at luncheon yes
terday in honor of Mrs. Russell Ber-
key, wife of Comdr Berkey, who will
leave tomorrow for her home in Con-
necticut.
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aircraft carriers might make
the position of our garrison
there as untenable as it was on
Guam and Wake.
According to naval specialists,
the best means Of defending
Midway against strong japanese
attack would be with the bulk Of
our fleet. 1t would require a
strong naval concentration, and
whether our high command could
afford to collect such forces under
present circumstances is a ques-
ton.
This war is being fought on a
gigantic scale and often things
happen which affect operations
thousands of miles away.
American navy yards are doing
a splendid job of delivering war
ships far ahead of schedule, but
these vessels may have to remain
in the Atlantic, particularly if
Pierre Laval decides to surrender
the French feet to the Nazis.
In some quarters it is believed
the French may finally yield to
Berlin's pressure and surrender
the feet by the time the Japa-
nese force, which is concentrat-
ing now in home waters, sets out
for its destination.
Evening star., 1942-05-30
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The Nation was shocked last
March when the Supreme Court
of the United States virtually de-
clared that the Federal Anti
Racketeering Act of 1884 did not
apply if the racketeers held union
cards. Chief Justice Stone, in a
dissenting opinion, denounced
the reasoning by which the court
arrived at decision that men,
bers of the Teamsters Union,
threatening violence and compel
ling payment to themselves by
truck owners travelling from New
Jersey into New York, were not
guilty under the law.
The House of Representatives
soon is to have an opportunity to
rewrite the law so that there will
be no exception for labor union
members who by violence or
threats of violence extort money
from operators of trucks in inter-
state commerce. The opportun-
ity will come when the Hobbs
bill, just now reported favorably
by the House Judiciary Commit
tee, designed to remedy the situ-
alton, is taken up for considera-
ton. Representative Hobbs,
Democrat, of Alabama, author of
the measure, will seek special
rule next week to expedite its
consideration.
The Hobbs bill has added to it
Evening star., 1942-05-30
American Girl Revealed
As AVG Statistician
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India. May 80
Every one knows of the American
boys with AVG, but few have
heard of an American girl with the
famous volunteer group of fighting
flyers in the Orient.
The girl is Olga Greenlaw, a
pretty. blue-eyed brunette. formerly
Of Los Angeles. who has been in the
Orient the last four years with her
husband. Harvey Greenlaw, exec
utive officers of the AVG. The
two have just reached New Delhi
from Burma.
When the American Volunteer
Group first was formed the COM
manding officer asked Mr.. Greenlaw
to serve as executive officer. He re-
piled Its up to my wife. I don't
stay unless she stays"
She stayed, the only woman in
the daredevil outfit
Olga Greenlaw didn't fly, but she
ran into plenty of adventure, and
she took her chances, just as the
men did.
She had a definite job with the
AVG-she was the war diary
statistician, and the editor of the
AVG News.
She printed this little paper on
her typewriter, crammed with as
many carbons as the machine could
stand.
And Olga Greenlaw had still an
other responsibility, sad one. 1t
was she who saw to it that there
were flowers for the funerals of
the AVG pilots she knew so well.
Evening star., 1942-05-30
The Political Mill
House Soon to Get Chance to Rewrite
Law Allowing Truck Union 'Rocketeerine'

berS are to be considered a IA
vored class, above and beyond the
laws, or some of the laws, it is
time the American people let that
sink into their consciousness If
labor unions and their members
can only be brought into patriotic
production of war materials by
not treading on their toes or do
ing anything that they disap-
prove of, sad situation exists.
1t is difficult to believe that men,
bers of labor unions put their
unions above country and patriot
ism. The opponents of just legis-
lation do the unions a disservice
in arguing that the enactment of
laws designed to prevent racket
eering by members of labor or
ganizations will inevitably dis
turb and disrupt the high morale
of millions of organized workers
of this country"
THE basic objection to the bill"
the minority report of Mr.. Celler
and Mr.. Eliot says, "lies in it's
wholly unwarranted reflection on
the organized millions of work.
ing men and women in the
country" That's much like say
ing that a law against robbery is
a reflection on the millions of
honest men and women, and Just
as sensible.
The case decided by the Su-
preme Court was brought by the
Government under the Anti
Racketeering Act to punish men,
bers of a teamsters union who
lay in wait for trucks as they
passed from New Jersey to New
York, forced their way onto the
trucks and, by beating or threats
of beating the drivers, forced
payments to themselves of S9.42
for each large truck or SS.41 for
a small one. There was no
question about the facts. The
payments were forced from the
drivers or owners of the trucks.
The court in its decision, how
ever, said that members of the
teamsters' union-any union
were exempt because the law did
not contemplate that the pay
ment Of wages by a bona fide en-
ploye should be construed extor-
ton by a racketeer.
Chief Justice Stone ridiculed
the idea that the money forced
from a truck driver by union
members could by any stretch of
Imagination be considered the
payment of bona fide wages to
bona flde employees. He saw no
difference between such acts and
those that might be committed
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The Hobbs bill has added to it

a second title, which makes 1t a
felony for any person or persons,
during the present war, by force
or threats of force, to obstruct
or retard "the orderly transpor-
tation of persons or property in
interstate or foreign commerce,
or the transportation of troops,
munitions, war supplies or mail"
This second title was added on
recommendation of Joseph B.
Eastman, director of the Office
of Defense Transportation. Its
provisions are similar to those OF
a World War statute which ap-
piled to shipments by railroads.
These have been expanded to
cover other forms of transpor-
tation, including trucks, air.
planes, vessels. 1t is regarded as
a definite preventative against
any strike or stoppage in trans
portation during the war.
The bill already has been de-
nounced by labor organizations.
Presumably there will be defin-
ite campaign waged to prevent
its passage, with appeals to the
administration to use its influence
to defeat favorable action by
Congress.
A minority report from. the
House Judiciary Committee,
signed by Representatives Cellar,
Democrat, of New York and Eliot,
Democrat, of Massachusetts,, op-
posing the bills passage, makes
no attempt to approve or con-
done activities of the local team
sters union, but does make the
plea that any legislation of this
character would disturb organ
lied labor. The minority report
says, in effect, that organized
labor is being very good these
days, that it has patriotically and
voluntarily" given a solemn
pledge not to strike during the
war. 1t is we'll understood, how
ever, that the pledge not to
strike was given when Congress
was all ready to enact legislation
to curb strikes in war plants. This
legislation was prevented by the
voluntary" agreement not to
strike any more. The agreement
came too, after work in defense
plants had been hampered greatly
by strikes and work stoppages.
If labor unions and their mem
Evening star., 1942-05-30
Axis Peace Hopes Blasted
MarshoI's Pledge U. S. Troops Will Lond
In France Is Answer to Foe, Maj. Eliot Says

America, the democratic idealist,
who, as Sir H. j. MacKinder puts it,
barely tolerates the state because it
limits freedom, whereas the author
itarian leader considers that man
exists only to be the servant OF the
state.
Will Land In France.
And the soldier echoes and REIN
forces this pronouncement.
Says Gen. Marshall:
mo compromise is possible. To-
day we find American soldiers
throughout the Pacific, in Burma,
China and India. They have flown
over Japan. They are landing in
England, and they will land in
France. We are determined that be-
fore the sun sets on this terrible
struggle our flag will be recognized
throughout the world as symbol of
freedom on the one hand and of
overwhelming power on the other"
These words will ring like a trum-
pet call around the globe. They are
words which the American people
will fulfill to the uttermoSt. They
are words charged with the premise
of victory, for they mean exactly
what they say. America is on the
march.
America, awake at last to her
danger and to her destiny, is gath
ering the legions of her young men
and the matchless power of her
mighty industry to destroy that
danger once and for all and to fulfill
that destiny.
In so doing Americans are well
aware that victory is not enough,
that they must look beyond victory
to that Just, charitable and endur-
ing peace of which the Vice Presi-
dent has spoken.
The fighting power of America
will be the instrument of that vic
tory and the guaranty of that peace.
This time we shall not turn back.
This time We shall not forget.
Our flag will not only become, but
it will remain throughout the world,
the symbol of freedom on the one
hand and of overwhelming power
on the other. Freedom cannot exist
without power, but power cannot
be tolerated unless limited by the
sanctions of freedom.
1t is in the just and wise combi-
nation of freedom and of power that
the future of our civilization, the
free world for which we are now
fighting and which we shall achieve,
must rest.
Statesman and soldier have
spoken. Their words are inscribed
upon our banners.
Copyright. 1912. New York Tribune, Inc)
Evening star., 1942-05-30

sure from Berlin, may attempt a
campaign against Russia, with a
thrust from Manchukuo and a
landing on the shores of the
Maritime Province.
Most military observers doubt,
however, that this will occur in
the near future. 1t is question:
able whether Berlin can put
enough pressure on Toxic to
open up the Siberian front.
japanese lines are already ex-
tended and Toxic knows that,
although much of the Soviet
aviation and many Siberian di-
visions have been shifted to the
European theater of operations,
there still are sufficient forces in
Eastern Siberia to give the Nip
ponese a good fight.
The japanese have been used
to relatively cheap victories, due
either to surprises or inability of
their opponents to fight because
of lack of planes. They know the
Russians are tough.
Vladivostok on the Alert.
Vladivostok is only 760 miles
from Japan, but the Russian
force there is on the alert and
the chances of surprise attack
annihilating the air force are
scant. An assault on the Mari
time Province and other parts
OF Siberia would bring about Rus
sian retaliation with a heavy
air bombardment of the japanese
islands. When the Russians go
to war they believe in striking
the enemy regardless of his su-
perior forces.
The effect of a Russian air at
tack against Japan's principal
cities, considered in the light of
Jimmy Doolittle's feat in April,
would have devastating effect
on the victory-fed japanese peo-
pie. For these reasons most
military observers in Washington
discount the probability of a Jap
attack against Russia at this
time.
1t is possible that the Japa-
nese. instead of attacking Russia,
plan an air, sea and land assault
on the Aleutian Islands and
Evening star., 1942-05-30
C.I. @. kboIishes Job
OF John |. Lewis
broiher-in-LaW
Murroy's Friends Likely
To Be Removed From
Mine Workers Payroll

J. R. Bell, brother-in-law of John
L. Lewis, today was without his
$4,000 job as controller of the C.
I. o.
The dismissal yesterday appeared
to be a matter of reprisal. Thurs
day Mr.. Lewis removed Philip Muir
ray, president of the C. 1. O., from
his 8,O0O-a-year job as vice presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
headed by Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Murray was not available
for comment on Mr.. Bells dismissal
C. I. o. Secretary James B. Carey
said the job was being abolished and
he would do the work. 1t was an
appointive position.
1t was reported that certain
friends of Mr.. Murray soon would
be removed, or would resign, from
positions in the United Mine
Workers
Martin Wagner, international eX-
ecutive board member for district
so of the U. M. W., who cast the
lone dissenting vote on the removal
of Mr.. Murray, was considered
marked for dismissal, as was Van
A. Bittner, president of district II
in Southern West Virginia. Mr
Wagner said he had no plans to
resign.
Evening star., 1942-05-30
Argentina Suffers
Shortage of NickeIs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES-A sudden
shortage of "nickels" has produced
minor crisis in Argentine economy.
Newspaper and cigaret vendors,
taXicab operators, street railway
companies, motion picture theaters,
dealers in lottery tickets and the
racetrack totaliZers all are finding it
increasingly difficult to carry on
their transactions.
The problem is partly the result
of the sinking of a ship carrying a
cargo Of nickel disks for the Argen-
tine mint. 1t has been aggravated by
boarding.
The treasury attempted to allevi-
ate the crisis by rushing into circu-
lation thousands of bright new cop
pers" (worth approximately one
quarter a U. S. penny. Now the
government has promised to mint a
nickelless nickel" composed of
available metals.
Evening star., 1942-05-30

by "gangsters" Of the Dillinger
type.
The testimony given before the
House Judiciary Committee on
this bill shows that the practice
of forcing money out of farmers
and truck drivers and owners,
on the. theory that such payments
must be made If produce and
other commodities are to be
moved, is found in California,
Virginia and Pennsylvania-in
other words, that it is widespread
through the country.
The plans of the supporters of
the pending bill are to put it
through without attaching other
legislative proposals relating to
organized labor, although there
are several in which a majority
of the Judiciary Committee and
the House are interested. The
decision of the Supreme Court
was construed by Mr.. Hobbs and
other members of Congress as
tossing the issue right back into
the lap of Congress, and they be-
lieve that Congress must deal
with it.
Evening star., 1942-05-30
lined up against Castil!o's neutral
policy Of prudence.

lined up against Castil!o's neutral
policy Of prudence.
Socialist Senator Alfredo Palacios
said he doubted whether the con-
servative government could prevent
publication OF recorded congress
sional debates, and said the state
of siege which Castillo declared last
December was itself absolutely un-
constitutional"
The state of siege acts as a muzzle
on press or public discussion of war
issues, and the Radical GiberaD
Deputy Raul Damonte Taborda,
who has proposed an immediate
Argentine rupture of relations with
the Axis, declared this is another
proof that the government tries by
every means to prevent the public
from knowing the truth on foreign
policy"
The democratic sectors of both
chambers, however, will have some
thing to say, and will denounce this
new violation of our constitutional
rights" he added.
Evening star., 1942-05-30
Two Local Cadets Named
Adiutanfs at West Point

By the Associated Press.
WEST POINT, N. Y, May 80
James E. Kelleher of Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, football end and for
mer Naval Academy Midshipman,
yesterday was named first captain of
the Corps of Cadets, succeeding Carl
Hinkle of Goodlettsville, Tenn, but
authorities pointed out that the ap-
pointment is for the summer only.
Because many of the new first
class will be away from West Point
on fight training all summer, the
definite Cadet officer appointments
will not be made until after the
start of the academic year this fall.
Another new departure is the
naming of two regimental stats, the
Evening star., 1942-05-30
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

ELIOT.
For some weeks now there have
been indications that a new Axis
peace offensive is in the making.
There is nothing that the Axis needs
so desperately at this moment as
breathing spell, a chance to con-
solidate position, to mop up local
resistances. But any budding Axis
hopes that these efforts might have
any measure Of success were dashed
to earth yesterday by the speech
at West Point of Gen. George Mar
shall, Army chief of staff.
Gen. Marshall, as he always does,
used plain, simple and unmistak-
able language:
Your utmost endeavors," he told
the graduating cadets, backed by a
high and unselfish purpose, will be
required to bring this struggle to a
triumphant conclusion"
Then he spoke the words which
must have rung so honestly in the
ears of those in power in Berlin
and Toxic:
mo compromise is possible, and
the victory of the democracies can
only be complete with the utter de-
feat of the war machines of Ger
many and Japan"
People Back His Answer.
Thus the leading soldier of Amer
lea answered the meretriciouS at
| tempts of the Axis burglars to COM
promise with the police on the basis
of being allowed to keep their loot.
No compromise is possible. That is
the answer, and it is one which the
! American people and their allies
will rejoice to hear and will back to
the uttermost limit. 1t is words
like these which build up the fight
ing spirit of people.
On May Vice President Wallace
spelled out simply and unmistakably
the charter of the new free world
for which we are fighting. He called
for peoples war against the powers
of darkness, peoples revolution
against the ancient powers of greed
and cruelty and tyranny, the full
fillment in this generation of the
great struggle for freedom which be-
gan in ITS Mr. Wallace pointed
the way to victory and beyond VIC
tory to a just, charitable and endur-
ing peace.
There can be no half measures" :"
said the Vice President. The will
of the American people is for COM
plete victory. No compromise with
Satan is possible"
Thus the statesman. the far
sighted and liberal statesman Of
Evening star., 1942-05-30
This Changing World
Jops Mass Troops in Home Ports;
Speculation Rife on Siberiun Push

Alaska. This, however, is not
likely yet. Such an offensive
might have definite moral effect
on the people of the United
States, particularly the West
Coast, but from the military point
of view it would yield small
dividends.
The naval forces necessary TO
protect a landing force in that
area and keep it supplied would
be so great that Japan could not
afford to undertake such a pro-
ject, without sacrificing other
operations which are far more
important from the military
point of view.
The japanese at present need
their fleet for operations against
Australia and India. Further
more, they must take into ac-
count the presence of a portion
of the United States fleet in the
Pacific and must assure ade-
quate naval protection for their
extended lines of communication
in the South Pacific and Indian
Ocean.
Midway Attack Possible.
The possibility of major
operation against Midway Island
is considered more likely. Mid
way is the only one of our stra-
tegic outposts in the Pacific,
beyond Hawaii, which the Japa-
neSe have not seized. Guam and
Wake are both gone. Although
Midway is closer TO Hawaii than
the other two, and consequently
easier to defend, its distance from
our nearest air bases makes
difficult it's protection with
bombers.
A perfunctory japanese attack
with small forces would be
doomed to failure, but a mass
assault with heavy warships and
Evening star., 1942-05-30
Argentine Leaders Assail
castiIIo's Gag Rule
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, May 30.-Act-
ing President Ramon S. Castillo's
new gag rule whereby the press is
forbidden to reprint or comment
on speeches in congress referring
to international questions or the
state of siege" brought angry retorts
last night from leaders of the pro-
democratic parliamentary coalition
Evening star., 1942-05-30

peclauy I I o m
the States which
have not yet
been ordered to
ration gasoline.
S t a t i S t ! C S
showing that we
have a real rub
ber S h or t a 6 e
have been pub
lished time and
again Dut tnere
is no clear-cut
expression from
the Government
as to the out
Evening star., 1942-05-30
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Important concentrations OF.
Japanese troops at home bases
are reported from the Far East
at the same time that large
feet of japanese naval vessels
battleships, heavy cruisers and
aircraft carriers-is said to have
been gathered at embarkation
points to convoy the large num-
ber of transports which are avail
able to take these fresh troops
aboard.
This information, which reach
ed Washington a few days ago
from reliable quarters, throws no
light, however, on the ultimate
destination OF the new japanese
invasion armada. Hence, specu-
lation is rife.
In some quarters it is believed
the japanese, succumbing to pres