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JAPS' STUPIDITY

The Japs also Jared poorly as
far as staff work Is concerned, IN
the battle for the SOlomonS.
Here again, we gam a much
more forceful impression OF the
Jap stupidity by putting ourselves
in ms place.
In this imaginative picture, we
are holding a valuable Pacific IS
land chain. including a highly
strategic airport. when the enemy
catches US completely fatlooted
with an invasion force.
We are surprised so completely
that until the enemy ships open
fire. We are convinced that they
are our own can actual fact Of the
Solomon Islands INVASION
Many Of our forces. flee 10 the
hills. leaving loaded guns behind,
without having fired a shot leav-
ing the priced airport 10 the
enemy Those Of our forces who
resist the enemy are overcome.
vanquished, eXterminated, in three
DAYS.
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trast TO an American loss only
one-tenth as large
The Japs also lost -four Of their
best aircraft carriers, plus 10
more ships sunk, plus another
dozen damaged and IN return
were able 10 sink only two Of
our ships "a carrier and a
destroyer and damage none.
witnessed that battle and that
great defeat for the Jap. and did
not know il at the time, IN the
of the fighting; but /
know now that our high command
the Jap at every turn
in that fight: that the Jap com
nand fell down az every test and
many times played directly into
Dur hands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-17
Sailor Burned in Fire

MT. CLEMENS. Dec. 16.-Lt.
Harry Fuller, former city engineer
OF East Detroit, was burned in a
fire December 10 while on duty
with the United States Navy, his
wife was informed here today. The
Ivy department gave no details.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-17
Chris Craft Vote Set

Approximately TOO employees Of
the Chris Craft Corporation at
Algonac will cast ballots December
81 in an NLRB election to deter
mine union bargaining agent.
The ALL is the only union repre-
Santad On the ballot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-17
BIunders Hidden
Civilians
By Dictatorship
BY RICHARD TREGAsKIS


Iotrfp1uonhi news SerNico stnu Wfttrf
WITH AMERICAN FLEET IN
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Dec. IL
(INS).-Japan has had inefficient
general staff work. Her high COM
mand has shown itself unequal 10
ours in the ability to plan and
execute war movements.
AS Japan is not a democratic
country, the past blunders OF those
who command her armies and
navies have not received public
notice.
But il similar mistakes had heen
made by our leaders, IL is safe TO
say that our more responsible and
better informed public would have
thrown out those leaders and put
new ones in charge.
ADVANTAGE OF SURPRISE
I am not thinking Of Japan's
initial campaigns, which were
from her point OF view wonder
fully successful. The attack on
Pearl Harbor, the conquestS of
Malaga, the Indies and Burma,
had all the advantages Of surprise
and careful planning and training.
But In her war with the United
States in the Pacific--in her bat
ties Of the Coral Sea and Midway
and in the Solomons campaign
Jap military and naval maneuver-
ing has often been notably stupid
II this stupidity continues-and
in fact il seems 10 increase as the
square OF the resistance offered
TO the JapS our way in the Pa
lcific war will be increasingly easy.
Coupled with deficiencies in per
sonnet and training. and in ma
terial. Japan's poor staff work will
cost her the victory in the Pacific
One need only reverse the his
tory OF the war since the begin
ming OF the battle Of the Coral Sea
10 observe just how stupidity the
Japs have Numbered in many
crucial situations. Let's put our
selves in the position of the Jap
and see how terrible his mistakes
have been.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-17
CITES CORAL SEA

To begin. consider the staff
work in the Coral Sea battle
What would be the reaction of the
American public If our general
staff had done what the Japs did
there ,,
Suppose We had started out 10
occupy Pacific possession. and
sent out more than $1,000 men
with heavy warship protection 10
do the job and the expedition
had failed utterly.
Suppose our transports and
warships. en- route 10 the priced
possession. had been caught flat
footed in a close harbor BY enemy
aircraft, and II Of the ships sunk
1900 OF the men killed, without
any losses to The enemy ----------------
Suppose our forces then had met
numerically inferior enemy sea
and air forces in pitched battle
and come Off second best, with 13
more OF our ships sunk, COM
pared 10 q loss Of only four ships
on the part Of the enemy. Sup
poSe-crowning failure that be-
cause OF our losses, we had then
failed to occupy the possession we
sought 10 conquer.
That is what happened 10 the
Japs in the Coral Sea battle
The Battle Of Midway. the
Solomon Islands campaign, present
an even more diSgraceful record
OF poor management. poor ludg-
ment, poor strategy on the part
of the JapS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-17
TREMENDOUS LOSSES

To continue the imaginative pic
ture placing ourselves IN the posi-
ton OF The Laps We lrN for 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-17
POOR STAFF WORK

At Midway Jap STAFF work was
so poor Tin relation 10 the bril-
liant job our command did. that
"a great invasion armada Of about
SO Jap ships was turned back IN
confusion after failing utterly IN
its mission, which was 10 occupy
Midway.
Not single live Jap Excepting
prisoners set foot on Midway
IN that expedition; and. addition
ally the JapS lost 1900 highly
trained men, including 300 OF
their most veteran fherS; in con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-17
ARROGANT IN VICTORY

lie can be- cruel and arrogant
and fight excellently, when things
are going his way, when he IS
pushing his plans TO completion;
when. as in Malaga, Burma, The
East Indies ne meets the expected
eactiOn-retreat and confusion.
But if you fight Jap II YOU be-
fuddle and surprise him. he will
lose his head sooner than an
American.
This is not 10 say that Mr.. Nip
is not capable of putting up terrific
resistance before he crumbles. He
Will give us a tough fight IN the
Pacific and plenty of our men Will
be killed and hurt before it is over.
But there is every indication
that the mental limitations OF the
Japs, their lack of training facil-
tiles. their fatal inability TO pro-
duce material of war that can
equal ourS-that these things VIII
with poor staff work 10
cost Japan the victory; that the
Jap high command. confronted by
our increasing might, will continue
to make blunders at an accelerat-
ing rate, until finally our weight
and superior skill will crush them.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
earthly efficacy Of diverse temporal

earthly efficacy Of diverse temporal
forms which are purely political in
stitutions or activities" But at the
same time the Pontiff stressed the
church's desire and obligation to be
"the light and guide of conscience il,
all those questions of principle in
which men or their programs or
their actions might run the risk of
forgetting or denying the eternal
fundamentals OF divine law"
At the same time, the Osservatore
Romano declared that Catholicism
cannot be compared or confused
with any idea, any school, institu-
ton, party or interest whose fate
depends upon earthly events, judg-
ments or conflicts and whose moral,
social. political and economic ad-
vantage consists in opting for one
or another system which is to arise
from them"
The Pope confirmed his neutrality
in the course of an address delivered
last May on the occasion of the
25th anniversary of his ordination
as bishop. He referred to our
absolute impartiality toward all the
belligerents, and (our) equal affec-
ton for all peoples without excep-
ton"
However, during the same address
the Pope delivered what was consid-
cred strong denunciation of the
Nazis when he referred to those in
authority in some countries" who
are "forgetful Of moral ties and bent
on replacing right by force" and
who trump up against the Chris
tians the same infringements OF the
law" which governments pretend to
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Catholic Evidence Guild
To Meet in franklin Park

The Purpose of Life will be the
subject of talk by the Rev. Joseph
Collins at the Washington Catholic
Evidence Guild meeting in Franklin
Park from 7:30 to $50 pm. tomor-
row. Clemens Poiesz. chairman, will
also present Miss Edith Jarboe, who
will speak on The Sign of the
Cross" and the Rev. James Caul-
field, who will discuss the Catholic
doctrine of confession"
Francis Thornton will be chair
man of the meeting from to pm.
in Franklin Park. Speakers will be
George Ingrassano, who will talk on
1.-THE Resurrection" Donald O'Cal-
laghan, Marks of the Church." and
Miss Helen Connolly, Baptism"
In Logan Circle from to 4 pm.
Harry Kirk, chairman, will present
Hugh McKenna, whose subject will
be "The Saints; John Harvey. THE
Foundation of the Church." and Mr..
Ingrassano, THE Resurrection.
In Lincoln Park from to pm
there will be a meeting under the
direction of Gregory Smith, Speak
ers and their subjects will be Mr.
McKenna, THE Saints; MIR Har-
vey, THE Foundation of the
Church." and Miss Catherine JAR
Doe, THE Communion of Saints"
The public is invited and urged to
question the speakers.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

increasingly critical OF Fascism dur
ing the past few years.
Navy Chaplaincy.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
has turned down a request by the
General Commission on Army and
Navy Chaplains that separate bu-
reau for Navy chaplains be created.
The commission has been sponsoring
campaign to get the Chaplains'
Corps separated from the Navy Bu-
reau Of Personnel with the aim OF
creating a separate bureau headed
by a chaplain with the rank of rear
admiral. Such a change, 1t is said,
would place the Navy chaplaincy on
the same basis as that of the Army.
In rejecting this plan Secretary
Knox pointed out that the organiza-
tions of the Army and Navy are not
parallel, and said he was not con-
vinced that the promotion of the
chief chaplain to the rank of rear
admiral will materially contribute in
any way to the religious welfare of
the officers and men Of the Navy.
He declared. also, that the present
policy of including all branches of
the Navy under supervision and con-
troll of the Bureau of Personnel
should not be changed.
Chaplaincy officials, chagrined at
the Navy Secretary's decision, are
planning drive to obtain congress
sional approval for the creation Of
separate bureau. If legislation Is
introduced into Congress it is likely
to receive the backing of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America and other religious bodies.
Church Council Formed.
The British Council of Churches
was inaugurated in London this
week with a special service at st.
Pauls Cathedral The Archbishop
of Canterbury, preaching the SER
mon. emphasized the need for a
clear and united testimony to Chris
tianity at time when Christianity S
basic principles are widely chal-
lenged, and. in many quarters, ex-
pressly repudiated.
The new council consolidates the
work of three agencies-the Council
on Christian Faith and Common
Life, the Commission on Churches
for International Friendship and
Social Responsibility and the Brit
ish section OF the World Conference
on Faith and Order.
Membership Of the council con-
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Rev. {. 0. Clark 10 Speak
Al Chevy Chase BAPTIST

Save, Lord; We Perish" will be
the sermon subject of the Rev.
Edward O. Clark at the Chevy
Chase Baptist Church at II am.
tomorrow. The church school will
observe promotion day, meeting at
Gas am.
A motion picture entitled THE
Wounds of China" will feature the
service at pm. A brief message on
THE Good Samaritan Today will
be given by the pastor. The de-
votional service on Wednesday eve
ming will consider the theme "Serv-
ice In Wartime" The Executive
Committee will meet after the serv-
Ice to promote plans for the fall
program.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Job for the Duration
will Be Pastors Topic

The Most Important Job for the
Duration" will be the subject by the
Rev. j. Adrian Pfeiffer. pastor OF the
Takoma Lutheran Church, tomor-
row morning. During the service
Sunday school teachers and officers
will be installed for the coming
school year.
Those who will be installed are
Miss Bertha Banck, Miss Norma
Banck, Miss Elizabeth Stuermann,
Miss Anna Stuermann, Miss Elsa
Kronenbitter. Edgar Rissmiller. Mrs
Edgar Rissmiller. Mrs. Harvey
Brake, sr., Phil Johnson. Mrs. J,
A. Pfeiffer and Howard Muhly, ST.
Sunday afternoon and evening
the young people will attend the an
nual fall rally of the Potomac Fed
GRAFTON Of Luther Leagues of the
American Lutheran Churches of
Washington and vicinity at st. Mat
hew's Lutheran Church, Kentucky
avenue Sc.
Catechetical instruction classes
taught by the pastor, began today.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

have found in some OF the early
Christians.
The Pope then told of his labors
for peace, and called for a speedy
end OF the conflict, but expressed
regret that "in the present state of
affairs the formulation of specific
proposals for just and equitable
peace would not have any we'll
founded probability of success.
Indeed the Pope continued,
every time that one speaks a word
Of peace one runs the risk of Offend
ing one or the other side The
present lineup of opposing forces
and of gains and losses in the politi-
cal and military spheres does not
show any immediate practical pos
sibility OF just peace"
Thus the Pope has indicated the
futility of peace proposals at this
time. Expressing condemnation of
National Socialism, he has, however,
specified that the Vatican intends
to remain neutral politically
That the Holy See does not intend
to remain neutral toward Nal
principles or Nazi excesses is indi-
Gated by the fact that the Vatican
radio has started a new series of
talks openly denouncing National
Socialism.
Outspoken pastoral letters of
Bishops Won Preysing and Groeber
OF Germany, Cardinal Van Roey of
Belgium. the Bishop of Calhorra,
Spain, and. the Dutch bishops have
been broadcast In several Languages.
In an effort to obtain a worldwide
audience for its broadcasts, the
Vatican radio is planning to increase
its volume.
Clash With Fascists.
Another violent quarrel between
the Fascist party in Italy and Catho-
lie action was reported this week
from Berne. The cause of the dis
pute was described in dispatches as
the award by an "integrally Fascist
jury" of first prize in the Bergamo
exhibition to painting "caricatur-
Ing the Christ" The attack is said
to have been led by the Milan Catho-
lie organ Italia and eliminated in
request by the Bishop of Bergamo
to his clergy not to visit the exhibi-
ton.
The development highlights the
growing conflict between Roman
Catholic leaders and the Fascist
party. 1t was only recently that
Evening star., 1942-09-26
DR.. Fendrich 10 Preach
On Cost Of Democracy

DR.. j. l.. Fendrich, jr.. pastor Of
the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, will preach at II am. on
"The Cost of Democracy" during
a service in honor of servicemen.
1t. John E. Frazee, chaplain of the
United States Naval Medical Gen.
ter, will lead in prayer. A. roster
of the church members in the serv-
Ice will be presented.
Others to take part in the service
include Chaplain Donald Bourne Of
Boiling Field, Maj. William A. Tro-
Ian, Army Air Forces and Charles
w. A. Campbell, who will lead an
orchestra from the Navy School Of
Music. Serviceman of the week,
drawn from last Sundays atten-
dance list, is Otto Streitberger. DR..
Fendrich will preach at 7:45 pm.
on "Life's Ascending Scale"
Evening star., 1942-09-26

Velt asking the head OF the Roman
Catholic Church to declare the war
against Germany a Just one, to
which request the Pope is reported
to have given the American po-
lite No" The Vatican. through its
newspaper Osservatore Romano,
subsequently denied that such re-
quest was ever made, and Mr.. Tay-
lor himself gave it the lie.
A more ambitious crop of rumors
surrounded Mr.. Taylor's audiences
with the Pope this week. In some
quarters it was said that the Presi-
dents representative had presented
a peace plan to the Pope. In other
quarters it was surmised that Mr..
Taylor discussed the possibility Of a
Vatican pronouncement condemn
ing Nazi excesses in occupied coun-
tries, especially persecution of Jews
in Vichy, France. Still other reports
said the Pope had received Presi-
dent Roosevelt's ideas on postwar
rehabilitation
It is impossible. of course, to
know what issues were actually dis
cussed. But the pronouncements
relating to the war issued by the
Vatican give some clue as to what
is possible and what is improbable
in the way of action by the holy see
Vatican Statement Cited.
Following Mr.. Taylor's audience
with the Pope last September the
Vatican brought speculation and
rumors to an end by making clear
its attitude toward the war.
The Pope, in an audience with the
new Argentine Ambassador to the
Holy See, declared that "the church
does not want to mix In disputes
about the opportunity, utility and
Evening star., 1942-09-26
'Christ's Ambassador
To India Sermon
Topic Of DR.. Pruden
Postor to Speak on
The Lord Is Ny Light
At Midweek Service

sChrist's Ambassador to India
will be the subject of both morning
sermons by Dr.. Edward Hughes
Pruden tomorrow at First Baptist
Church. Sixteenth and o streets
NV. at GAS am. and II am. Dr.
Pruden's pm. sermon topic will
be rs 1t Dark Where You Are?"
All departments and classes of
the Sunday school, with the excep-
ton of the Euzelian Glass and the
young peoples department will
meet at $50 am. These two groups
will attend the GAS worship service
and meet for class sessions at II
o'clock.
At the regular midweek prayer
service Thursday at pm. DR..
Pruden will speak on The Lord Is
My Light"
Preparation is being made for
observation of religious education
week October to II. Rev. Harlan
Stenger, associate minister of the
church, is in charge.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Six Words Of Comfort
Tonic for Dr.. Anderson

DR.. Howard Stone Anderson will
preach on six Words of Comfort"
tomorrow at ii am. at the First
Congregational Church.
Rally day will be observed with ex-
ercises in the church school at 9:45.
Tuxis Club, for young people OF
high school and college age, will hold
an organization meeting tomorrow
at pm.
Scrooby Club and young adults
will be entertained by DR.. and Mrs.
Anderson at their home, 4701 Blag-
den terrace NV, tomorrow at 6 pm.
The midweek supper and service
will be held Thursday at pm.
Square dancing for defense work
ers and servicemen will be held In
the church school room Friday from
$50 to 1920 pm.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

the same Milan Catholic paper had
to engage in a dispute with Ro-
berto Farinacci, Fascist spokesman,
who launched a series OF attacks
against Catholic newspapers, car
dinals, the Vatican and the Pope,
and charged that pamphlets were
being circulated among the students
OF the Catholic University in Milan
urging them to work for the re-
placement Of Fascism by some form
OF government more in keeping with
Catholic ideas.
Previous to this, violent dispute
broke out between the Rome Fascist
party organ, Roma Fascista, and
Italia over the attitude of the Ro-
man Catholic Church in Italy
toward the war. 1T is now high
time for the Catholic Church to
clarity its position in the present
conflict" the party organ wrote.
Whereupon the Catholic paper an
swered: The church cannot and
will not cease to champion what
is right"
The Fascist paper had good cause
for concern. Italian Catholic lead
ers have increasingly expressed op-
position to Italy's part in the war.
At the beginning of August, Cath
olic circles here were advised that
Cardinal Salotti, In the presence Of
Pope Plus, 20 cardinals and a con-
gregation OF $4,000 in st. Peters
Cathedral. delivered a sermon in
which he indirectly called for an
end to the war, and urged the Gre
alton Of Kingdom of love that
will be proof against the errors
made IN the name of race and ma
ton, a kingdom of liberty which
will make tyranny impossible, a
kingdom OF the spirit which will
free men from materialism The
sermon is said to have created great
dismay in Fascist circles.
About year ago the Wanderer, a
well-informed Roman Catholic ma
tional weekly published in st. Paul,
which specializes in foreign cover
age, stated that the Italian bishops
were largely critical of the war. The
publication based it's conclusion on
study of the pastoral letters print
ed and commented upon in the Os-
servatore Romano, Vatican City
newspaper Other observers familiar
with religious life in italy report
that the italian bishops have become
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Scottish Preacher 10 Open
Series at Tabernacle

DR.. James McGinlay Scottish
preacher, formerly pastor of the Cen
trail Baptist Church. London, On
tario, Canada, will begin a series
of services at the -Sectarian
Tabernacle, 6440 Pinev Branch road
NV. tomorrow. speaking, at II am.
and pm. and every night next
week at 8.
He will be assisted by DR., Homer
Hammontree of Moody Bible Insti-
tute. Chicago.
DR.. McGinlay will speak on the
Church of the Air radio broadcast
at 9 am. tomorrow over station
VOL.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Father ellis 10 Open
Critics. Forum Series

The Rev. James M. Gillis, C. S. P,
of New York. noted author. lecturer
and preacher, will open the critics
forum fall season with review of
"The Song Of Bernadette, by Franz
Werfel, Thursday at $50 pm. at the
Mayfiower Hotel. Father Gillis is
the editor of The Catholic World
and author Of numerous volumes.
The critics forum-Catholic
thought on the best sellers-is a
city-wide activity founded In March,
1910, by the Rev. DR.. John Heating
Cartwright, pastor Of the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception, assist
ed by the Rev. Joseph z. Gadra, as
sistant pastor.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
What | Know About Jesus
To Be Topic Of Dr.. Ball

Tomorrow at II am. at Metro
politan Baptist Church the Rev.
DR.. John Compton Ball will speak
on What I Know About Jesus"
In the evening the assistant pas
tor, Rev. Johrf M. Ballbach, will
speak on There Is Rest for the
Wicked"
Monday through Saturday 7:45 to
$50 pm. will be prayer week In the
church, before evangelistic meet
tngs next month.
The young people will conduct
services at Camp Lewis at BIS pm.
Wednesday.
Deacons will meet with the pas
tors following which at 7:45 there
will be the regular prayer service
led by Dr. Ball.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

series OF ad-
dresses at 1915
H street NV.
under auspices
of the Washing
ton lodge Of the
T h e o S o phical
Society.
Am ng his
a addresses will be
one 8 pm. We'd
nesday for men,
bers and stu
dents OF the
c h a p { er and
their friends on
"Plato's Concept
Evening star., 1942-09-26

and another at 8 pm. Thursday.
open to the general public, on
Gods View of Human Affairs"
James w. MCGUIRE will address
the Mystic Glass of the lodge at
$50 pm. tomorrow ON Tho Mean
ing of the Ancient Legend OF the
Bird Phoenix" A musical program
will follow Mrs. Lillian r. Boat
man will address the class in astro-
psychology at pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
DR.. Buschmeyer to Talk
On 'ExpendubIe Lives

DR.. Fred S. Buschmeyer will
preach on dependable Lives" at
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church at II am. tomorrow.
At 7:30 pm. Wednesday there
will be a party and dance for all
interested servicemen and civilian
defense workers.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

sists OF more than 100 leaders repre-
senting the Church of England and
Free Churches. the Church Of Scot
land, and other religious groups.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
TheosophicaI Society
To Hear East Indian

c. aJinarajadass Of India, pre-
sented as zone Of the greatest ex.,
ponents OF theosophy," will arrtvs
in Washington next week for u
Evening star., 1942-09-26
The Week in Re|iqion
ToyIor's Audiences With Pope
Stir SpeeuIotions
BY Religious News Service

Myron Taylor audiences with this week stirred
aons the topics discussed pont President
personal representative to the Vatican
Last September. when Mr. audience
specuaons that
Taylor had handed the holy father President
Evening star., 1942-09-26

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