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La gaceta., 1942-01-09
ACTUALIDAD MUNDIAL

Para ell pr6ximo 16 de Febre-
70 Sc ha fiiado por nuestro go
bierno la fecha en- que todoS los
varones de 20 a A amos habran
de registrarse de acuardo con
las estipulaciones de la Ley de
6ervicio Selectivo, cue va haze
alg1n tempo hubo de obtener
una prueba de los Electives exis
tentes er la naci6n entire los 81
y 95 amos
Ell primerC lie los registros a.
ludidC. Sc llev6 a cabo frente a
una situaci6n que solo contem-
plaba la necesidad de una pre-
paracion ante la posibilidad de
una emergencia.
Este que ahora Sc a%nuncia, Sc
lleva a cabo bajo ell fuego enc
migo; bajo la necesidad impe-
rativa de aumentar los efecti-
voS de nuestras fuerzas de aire,
mar y terra, 81 es cue positiva-
mente tenemos ell derecho de
llamarnos vanguardia de los
ideales democraticos, en- un
mundo corroido por la TRACTION
Y la desvergdenza.
Algunas autoridades anun-
clan inclusive la pOsibilidad ode
una reclasificaci6n de los dife-
Fidos en- ell primer registrO, y
mo nos extrana. En- aquel mo-
'mento como antes hemOs dicho,
solo Sc trataba de obtener unOs
pocos j6venes con que engrosar
las filas del ejercito, y de con-
turbar en- la menor proportion
possible ell ritmo de la vida nacio
nal.
Con tai motive, muchos j6ve-
mes capacitados para prestar
servicios en- las fuerzas arma-
das fueron diferidos por miles
otras circumstances accessories
perfectamente obviables en- este
momento, en- que sobre TODD Sc
hace necesario cada bora Ell au-
mento de nuestras fuerzas, pa
ra hacer frente con probabili-
dades de exito a la amenaza del
dragon totalitario.
Prepar6monos pues, para la
reclasificaci6n los que podamos
aun con de deberes que cumplir
ponernos ell uniforme honrosa
de la Libertad; y ~preparense
los que por primera vez han de
registrarse en- ell nuevo lamado
de Febrero 16.
La Patria espera unicamente
del desprendimiento de sus hi
Jos para triunfar de la terrible
prueba que tiene ante 81, y no
podemos, a ningdn precio, ia
llarle a la Patria en- este mo
mente, tanto los que asi la la
man por haber nacido dentro
de su territorio geogr5fico, CO.
mo los que, llegados a ella en-
busca de una vida mejor, &c I'm
bienestar y una libertad mas
plenos, hemos hecho de ella
nuestro hogan definitivo, Y nos
consideramos solidarios de la
defensa de su t%erritorio, como
ell de nuestra Residential, y como
la Patria de nuestros amadOs
Lsto.
La gaceta., 1942-01-09
LOS NIPCNES Sc MUEVEN
HACIA LUZON

Washington, Enero 9.-El
Departamento de la Guerra de-
clar6 hoy que las operaciones
de batal.a han sido reducidas a
escaramuzas en- el fren-
te de batalla de Filipinas, Y que
les japoneses continGan movien
do tropas, aparentemente en-
preparation de un fuerte ata-
que.
La gaceta., 1942-01-09
I'm gran centre cientifico

on gran CtNtFO CtCHtJ tCO
I'm acontecimiento de relati-
va importaEcia en- relaci6n con
los otros grandeS acontecimien-
,os que hoy preocupan a la hui
manidad, fu6 celebrado recien-
entente Y poSiblemente ha pa
ado desaperci5ido para un MI
nero muy grande de los innu-
nerables lectores que tiene la
Nren,a tiaria. Sin embargo, es-
Ia -conmemoraci6n que pudiera
no tener importancia para mu-
hos, 81 Ia tiene en- ell orden Glen
tificO, pues clio representa- el
.hOm'Naje cue los amos rinden a
la labor cientifica de una de las
mas grandes instituCioSS de su
claSe en- ell mundo. FL asunto a
lue nos contraemos es la cele-
braci6n del 81 aniversario de la
fumdaci6n de la Clinica de los
Hermanos Mayo EN- Rochester,
MINI.
FL inicio de 10 que es actual
mente tan importante y famoso
centric cientifico pudiera decir-
Sc que comienza con la llegada
a csc pals de su inspirador ell
DR.. William Worrall Mayo, que
abandon6 Inglaterra en- el aho
1915 para establecerse en- Anne
RIGA. e~lipiendo como lugar de su
Residential 10 que era %entonces
ell semi-sClvatico Middle West,
en- Ell vale de Minnesota. Fran
entonces tiempos de luchas con
los elementos naturales, trabajo
arduo para aquellos hombres
que poblaron y levantaron 10
que son hoy magnificas ciuda-
des. Entonces el DR.. Mayo tenia
la idea de que a su llegada a a.
quellOs lugares habria de encon
trar comunilades de hombres
robustos, s~aludables, viviendo
en- paraisos terrenales, que Ia
les eran la h%istorias que a In
glaterra llegaban en- %aquellos
dias.
Pero en- lugar de este, encon-
tr6 a muchos hombres verdade-
ramente emprendedores y ira =
bajalores a prueba de sacrifi-
clos, pero fisicamente agotados
ror un sinn1mero de enferme-
1ades, producto del enorme es-
fuerzo de convertir lugares de-
solaios e inabitables en- 10 cue
son a~ctualmente communicates
inrportantes de la naci6n. Mu-
5has tumbas rGsticas en- los pri-
cementerios hablaban
elocuentemente de los estragos
causados por Ia escarlatina, la
Y otras intermediates
Y a1n a despecho de todas esas
Intermediates que diezmaban la
poblaci6n, muchas veces Ell DR..
Mayo Sc encontr6 conque sus
servicios medicos no eran soil
citados.
Los entonces pobladores del
Vale De Minnesota preferian
los remedies caseros, y acudian
a colqarse en- el cuello saquitos
con ajos d%entro, Y a sangrarse
en- la Primlvara, como medic
para hacer huir las en-
r rmedades. Fl mGdico siempre
era 81 "Gltimo %recurso', Y en-
csc sentido ell DR.. Mayo tenia
Tue complementar los pocos in
gresos que como ma1ico tenia,
con otras ocupaciones que inclu
yeron desde Ia de Juez de Paz
operator de un servicio
lie ferry boat.
Pero a medida que el Middle
West sc fu6 civilizando, la prac
lea m5dica del DR.. Mayo fue
fu6 aumentado, y fue mas soli-
-itado, y para fines de 1870 su
como cirujano habia au-
considerablemente. FL
empsz6 a sentir por 81
IN profundo afecto, y 81 a su
yez deyolvi6 csc afecto con la
Dractica desinteresada de su
profession, Y la contribution
personal al desenvolvimiento de
10 que seria gran ciudad De-
La gaceta., 1942-01-09
DEL MOMENTO

terminado a que su obra Glen
tifica continuara despu5s de SUI
mGelte. empez6 a instruir a su
dos hijos William y Charles en-
los conocimientos de la profe-
sion, principalmente en- cirujia,
Y mas tarde los envi6 a la es-
cuela de medicina.
I'm violento huracan azot6 a
la ciudad de Rochester en- ell a.
no 1888, Y este acontecimientO
encontr6 a los Mayo prepara-
dos para socorrer a los necesi-
tadOs de auxilio medico. FL vie
jo Doctor fue deSignado jefe de
los trabajos de rescate, " como
enfermeras auxiliareS ObtuvO
la cooperation de las hermanas
de un ConWent6 Cat6lico, que
mas tarde sugirieron . la cons
trucci6n de un hospital bajo la
direction del DR.. Mayo. Con ell
prodCcto mayormente de los es-
fuerzos de las contribuciones
de dinero solicitadas por las
thermanas Cat6licas, ell Hospi-
tai st. Mary fue completado en-
el aho 1899, cuando ell viejo Doc
tor tenia 70 amos, Y sus dos hi
jos estaban por los 20, con una
preparation medica. De esa fe-
cha parte ell future de la gran
obra del presente.
Despues de dieciseis amos, va
en- plena madureza cientifica
los hermanos Mayo va tenian
un estimado de 1000 operacio-
mes al ano, teniendo necesidad
de agregar mas medicos para
ayudarlos a hacer los diagn6s-
ticos que presedian a las opera
clones, En- tai epoca la cirugia
surgia en- ell campo cientifico
con la misma trascendencia que
recientemente tuvo ell sufanila-
mide y actualmente las vitami-
mas. La popularidad de los dos
j6venes cirujanos fue extern
diendose rapidamente al traves
de TODD el pals, como producto
natural de la capacidad y peri
ella conque llevaban a cabo su
trabajo en- esa rama de la cien-
cia medica, y ell exito principal
mente era debido al m6todo que
empleaban. Cuando noticias de
una gran operation Nevada a
cabo en- una ciudad llegaba a
los oidos de los hermanos Ma
yo, uno de ellos generalmente
Sc dirigia a dicho lugar al obje-
to de estudiar la nueva t6cnica
operatoria, que mas tarde po-
nian en- practiea en- su propia
Clinica. En- esa forma y para
ampliar sus estudios de cru
gfa ell DR.. Will cruz6 .el Atlanti-
co mas de 30 veces, visitando
tambien Alaska, Cuba, Sur A
merica, Europa y Asia, inclu-
yendo infinidad de ciudades de
los Estados Unidos Y q Cana
da. FL DR.. Charles tambien via
j6 profusamente para ampliar
sus conocimientos.
Fu6 tan lisonjero ell exito OBJ
tenido por los hermanos Mayo,
que en- ell aho 1914 va la Clint
ca tenia un cuerpo de II medi-
cos para diagn6sticos v II asis-
tentes einicos. En- 1923 la eli
MICA de Mayo Sc mudo para su
presente edificio de Is pisos, y
actualmente la gran organiza-
ci6n cientifica funciona sin los
famosos hermanos, pues ambos
murieron hace tres amos. La
gran institution es dirigida por
una junta de gobernadores pre-
sidida por ell DR.. Robert D..
Mussey, que ha estado asociado
con ell Hospital y la Clinica des-
de ell ano 1908. I'm sistema COO
perativo existe entire ell cuerpo
medico actual de la Clinica que
esta compuesto de 200 m5dicos
y ciruanos, ademas de 300 gra-
duados de la Universidad de
Minnesota, Y 1000 mas entire
nurses, tecnicos de distintas ella
es v empleados. Cada aho la
Clinica es visitada por 100000
(Pasa a "a "a. Ddg'l
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
NO CLARIFICATION OF
MaeARTHUR'S POSITION

Secretary of War Henry l.. StimSon
tried to clarity Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thurs position as supreme commander"
in the southwest Pacific Friday. and sue
ceeded only in proving that not all of
the obstacles in the Philippine hero's
path are put there by the japanese.
What Secretary Stimson said might
seem quite satisfactory at first glance,
but beyond that first look is still more
confusion. He said:
He (MacArthur) has overall STRAIT
egic command, and while the administra-
ton and tactical leaderships of the troops
and fleets of the various interested ma
tions are retained by them, the practical
coordination of effort and its strategic
direction is matter for Gen. MacAr-
thur, and Gen. Macarthur alone
The more you analyze what Secretary
Stimson said, the more you become con-
WINGED that it says the same thing
spokesman in Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters voiced when he declared that
Macarthur has no real authority beyond
the command of American troops in Aus
tralia. Ironically, Secretary StimsOn was
trying to deny the Macarthur headquar-
tiers assertion when he made his state
ment.
You can find no other meaning in Sec
rotary Stimson's declaration than this:
Macarthur is supreme commander"
only in matters of strategy limited to the
southwest Pacific.
In matters of tactics land administra-
ton, but we can pass that up as less i'm
portant for the moment), Gen. MacAr-
thur may be vetoed by the individual COM
manders individually or collectively, of
the various interested nations"
If that is supreme command, then this
is not war we're in. Let's examine def
initiOns.
Strategy is the science or art of pro-
jecting and directing great military move
mentS.
Tactics is the art of handling troops in
battle or in the immediate presence of
the enemy.
The commander who is empowered to
direct strategy but not tactics is only
half a commander.
No wonder Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters feels restricted.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
Free French Say
worId'sLargest
Sub Overdue

LONDON. April 18. CUP)-The
Free French submarine Surcouf, the
worlds largest submarine, is con-
sidcrably overdue and must be con-
sidered lost, Free French headquar-
ters announced today
The only incident that occurred
when units of the French fleet In
british harbors were taken over in
the summer of 1910 occurred aboard
the Surcouf. A handful of the crew
resisted and killed a British officer
The Surcouf was last reported at
st. Pierre, when Vice Admiral Emile
Musel of the Free French navv
seized the islands of st. Pierre and
Miuuelon, off the Newfoundland
coast. from Vichy French officials
q few months ago.
The Surcouf, of 1880 tons, weigh
ed more than most destroyers. II
was 361 feet long and normally car
ried $50 men and officers.
1t could dive in two minutes ano
To limit of more than 10 fathoms
The SurcoUf was completed al
Cherbourg on NOV. ID, 1929, but II
was not until 1884 that it went into
service. It's trials included an en-
durance cruise of 5000 miles, al
though its radius was Il. 900 miles
at 10 knots.
1t was heavily armed, with two
eight-inch guns. two 81 nm. arti-
aircraft guns, four machine guns
ten PIT inch torpedo tubes ano
carried a small seaplanc.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
OVERALL CEILING

(Oroville Mercury-Register)
President Roosevelt is reported to be
preparing a message to Congress con-
corning prices, profits, wages, salaries
and taxes-with view to taking prompt
and effective action to curb initiation.
1t is not too sOon
The steady climb in living costs and
the speculative price rises of the last
four months are warnings of more seri-
Gus trouble ahead.
The multi-billions being poured out for
war supplies, the consequent big bulge
of spendable money, the diminishing
quantity of goods available for civilian
purchase, are bringing to bear forces
which cannot be offset by halfway meas
ureS.
Piecemeal price-fixing has helped some.
But if living costs are to be held to
point where living standards will be
bearable for majority of American
families. if the costs of the war are to
be kept within manageable limits, if the
public debt is to be restricted to an
amount which our postwar economy can
carry, if our price structure is to remain
low enough to enable us to win the peace
after we have won the War-if these re-
quirements are to be met, the govern
ment must move quickly to maintain such
a ceiling the government must also regu-
late all the elements of cost that go into
the price of finishing goods-the prices
of raw materials, including farm prod
ucts, and the wages, salaries, bonuses
and profits of those who produce the
goods.
We are glad to learn the President is
moving in on this critical problem. One
of the first results should be to put some
steam behind that war tax bill.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
y. s. Planes Bomb Tokyo'

over the country its people would
never, so long as the war lasted,
sleep another night feeling secure.
Tokyo asserted that nine Allied
planes had been shot down by in
terceptor planes in the vicinity OF
crowded fire fearful Tokyo with
its 100000 people.
Broadcasts which spoke of thous-
andS strolling the streets when the
air raid alarm sounded, just before
Allied planes began flying over
Tokyo from all directions, indicated
that the city was caught completely
unaware.
Tokyo said that noon-day rush
crowds kept on their way as did
street cars and buses, thinking that
it was a practice alarm.
Emphasizing Japan's constant fear
for the safety of its Emperor Hiro-
hito whom it believes to be more
than human descendant of the
Goddess of the Sun, Tokyo we'll
out of its way to announce that the
imperial family was well"
There had been no report of an
indisposition to any member of 1t
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
BY UNITED PRESS

Japan announced Saturday that
Allied planes. taking the war to
Japan for the first time. had bomb
ed Tokyo. the worlds third city, and
the industrial and naval cities of
Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya.
Tokyo radio in a Chinese-lan-
guage broadcast recorded by CHS
in san Francisco, identified the
planes as American.
CAmerican airplanes raided To-
kyo for the first time the radio
SaidD
After hours in which it asserted
first that no damage had been done
and then that damage was slight,
Tokyo admitted that incendiary
bombs had caused fires at Nagoya
and Kobe, two of Japan's greatest
cities.
VILLAGES ATTACKED
1t was said that the Allied planes
machine gunned villages in the at
tack area.
The attacks extended over 275
mile area of the south coast of
Honshiu. the main Japanese island,
along which all Japan's greatest
cities are strung.
Tokyo had an air raid alarm pc
riod extending from shortly before
noon to around pm.
The alarm was sounded through
out the Japanese island group from
Hokkaido in the far north to Toxic
ku and KouShu in the southwest,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
THE REVIVAL OF
PAGANISM
(Santa Monica Outlook

(Santa Monica Outlook
Two recent incidents in world news
emphasize anew the pagan attitude of
the Nazis toward religion The first of
these was the Easter day celebration
III Germany, where 100000 German
youths were given a Nazi celebration of
organ music, readings from Mein kampf
and addresses on Hitler'S teachings. They
We're told over the radio that Hitler was
a name to worship, an example for all
young people to follow. The Nazi Gel
ebration was designed to draw German
youth from the religious services of the
churches and it was definitely said by
speakers that these religious services are
doomed to be crowded out by the new
life of new times
The second impressive incident is the
course of German Administrator Outs
ling in Norway toward the clergy of that
country. Four bishops and 100 clergy
men have quit as a protest against the
NaZi regulations which the puppet pre-
mier is seeking to impose upon the church
in that conquered country.
The charge here is that the clergy
misuse the church for political pur-
poses. The basis for this is that the Nor
Wegian church insists upon continuing
its direction of child education and is in
revolt against plans to Nazify child train
ing and the restrictions which have been
placed upon church attendance.
These two incidents illustrate the whole
attitude and purpose of Naziism toward
Christianity. 1t is brazen revival of
the paganism of the ancient world.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
Allied Land 4, Sea
Planes Could Raid
Japanese Cities

WASHINGTON, Apr. 18UP)-The
Army and Navy mad no confirmation
early today of official Tokyo radio
reports that the japanese capital
had been bombed by Allied planes
for the first time in the war
But unofficial sources believed
the United Nations. notably the
United States, are well-equipped to
carry out such a raid either by sea
or land based planes. They pointed
out that:
|. An American task force early
in March raided Marcus island, enc
my base only 900 miles from jap
ans biggest port, and that similar
force of aircraft carriers, cruisers
and protecting destroyers could have
slipped within striking distance OF
the island kingdom.
2. Tokyo would be within easy
range of giant bombers based on
secret airfields along the China
coast. A raid of this kind would
require less daring than was dis
played by Army airmen in last
weeks 4,OO0-mile hop, skip and
bomb hell-out-oI- EN-" attack on
Japanese forces in the Philippines.
RAID JUSTIFIED
These sources believed that the
undoubted effect of such a foray
on the Japanese people, plus what
ever material damage to Nipponese
war industries resulted, would JUS
tify the risk.
The war department said it had
mo confirmation" of the reported
attack. The Navy said merely that
it had mo official information"
If Allied planes did raid Tokyo,
it was felt here that it might be
several days-or weeks-before any
official word is given out from
here.
Most observers felt that if the
Tokyo radio reports on the bombing
raid are authentic, the attacking
planes most likely were U. S. naval
craft operating from one or more
carriers from waters close to the
island kingdom.
They pointed out that the Japa-
ncse repeatedly have a sizeable
naval force in the Indian ocean
and that the remainder of its fleet
undoubtedly is spread out guarding
the extended supply lines to the
southwest Pacific.
Ruling out the Soviet Union which
has a nonag5ression agreement with
japan, the. Chinese coast is the
nearest point from which land
based bombers could operate against
Nippon. Tokyo is at least 1000
miles from the closest spot on the
coastline-about the maximum range
of the early version of the Boeing
flying fortress bomber, range which
has been extended in later models.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
Flying Fortresses
Bomb Jap Invasion
Base at Rangoon

NEW DELHI. India, April 10.
(UP)-United States flying fortress
es in their third major raid in the
India Burma war theater heavily
attacked the great Japanese inva-
sion base at Rangoon Thursday
night, United States air corps head
quarters in India announced today.
Docks and harbor installations at
the great Burmese port, near which
40 Japanese transports with tens
of thousands of fresh Japanese
troops were reported three days
age, were shoWered with heavy
bombs.
The giant American planes flew
through heavy enemy antiaircraft
gun fire without damage to planes
or personnel.
IND BIG RAID
1t was the second big American
fortress raid on the most dangetO
Gus invasion base in this area OF
the war.
On the night of April 3 the fort
resses under Maj. Gen. Lewis 4
Brereton. commanding, had attack
ed the docks at Rang0on, started
three great fires and returned with
all planes and all men safe.
Brereton himself piloted his flag
ship.
In their first foray from their
secret new base in India, the flying
fortreSses raided the Andaman is
lands in the Bay of Bengal.
They set fire to a Japanese cruis-
er, damaged troop ship and prob
ably damaged two others.
They fought off antiaircraft gun
fire and enemy fighter planes, also
without damage to planes or men.
The raid announced today meant
that three times the United States
planes had attacked enemy terri
tory and done heavy damage with
out the losses of single plane or
single man.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19
WHERE DO STRATEGY
AND TACTICS DIVERGE?

Theoretically there is a clear-cut line
between strategy and tactics. Actually
there are cases in which the two are so
thoroughly interlocked that a man direct
ing one, but not directing the other, is
virtually without power of any kind.
Unless the Pacific war council makes its
meaning clearer than it was in Secretary
Stimson's statement, Macarthur must
indeed be in the midst of terrible confu-
sion.
If Secretary Stimson had meant that
local tactics would be directed by the
actual field commanders on the scene of
battle, that would be reasonable and ac-
cording to general practice. In that case,
however, there would have been no need
to mention tactics at all.
But Stimson said tactical leadership"
remains with the interested nations. Are
we to suppose that Macarthur has the
strategic power to move American troops
up to one sector, Australian troops to
another, Netherlands units to another, in
preparation for battle, but that when
battle is actually Joined he then loses
the power of overall tactical command?
If he does, he loses also the power of
coordination, and that is power without
which no supreme command can junction.
IT almost seems, at times, that someone
is out TO get" Macarthur.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-19

VICHY, France. April 10. up
Pierre Laval completed his collabor-
alton with Germany cabinet today
and assumed power as chief of the
government, foreign minister, in
terror minister and information min
lister.
Thus Laval took control not only
of foreign affairs and interior af-
fairs, including the national police
system, but of all propaganda.
Laval's cabinet included three
ministers of major rank:
Lucien Romier, minister without
portfolio.
Joseph Barthelmy, justice, retain
ed from the outgoing ministry of
Vice Premier Admiral Jean Fran
co.'s Darlan.
Jacques Leroy Ladurie, agricul-
ture and food supplies.
There are II secretaries of state,
of second rank.
They include:
War-Gen. Eugene Marie Louis
BridouX, who commanded one of
fTdHCe lew dInlOTcO DIVISIONS Qllf-
ing the war and was until today
stationed in Paris as Marshal Henri
Philippe Petain's military delegate
to the commission which negotiated
armiStice problems with the Ger
mans.
Navy-Adm. CASTOR Auhpand, AZ
one of the youngest admirals in the
navy, who had been on Darlan 5
staff at the admiralty here.
PLANE COMMANDER
Air-Gen. Jean Jennequin, 40, who
commanded the French air force il
Syria when Britain and Free France
attacked it. During the war he Wor
his generals stars by making many
raids deep into Germany with his
heavy bombing plane group. Jenne-
quin had not up to noon accepted
the post.
Adm. Rene Platon, who was colon
ial minister in the Darlan ministry.
was named secretary of state for
LavalS office.