Evening star., 1942-07-01

she seated herself and he settled
tiredly into a chair. Mayor Orden
stood, still half dreaming.
The colonel began, I'VE want to
get along as we'll as we can. You
see. sir, this is more like a business
venture than anything else. We
need the coal mine here and the
fishing We will try to get along
with just as little friction as pos
sible."
The Mayor said, 81. have had no
news. What about the rest of the
country?"
"All taken" the colonel said. 1T
was we'll planned"
"Was there no resistance any
where?"
The Colonel Is Sorry.
The colonel looked at him COM
passionately Il wish there had not
been. Yes. there was some resls-
tance, but it only caused bloodshed.
We had planned very carefully
Orden stuck to his point. But
there was resistance?"
"Yes, but it was foolish to resist.
Just as here, it was destroyed in
stantly. 1t was sad and foolish to
resist"
DR.. Winter caught some of the
Mayors anxiousness about the point.
YES, he said, foolish, but they re-
sisted?"
And Col. Lanser replied, "Only a
few and they are gone. The people
as whole are quiet"
DR.. Winter said, THE people don t
know yet what has happened"
They are discovering" said Lam
ser. They won't be foolish again" )"
He cleared his throat and his voice
became brisk. Now, sir, must get
to business. I'm really very tired,
but before I can sleep I must make
my arrangements" He sat forward
in his chair. Il am more engineer
than soldier. This whole thing is
more an engineering job than con-
quest. The coal must come out
of the ground and be shipped. We
have technicians, but the local
people will continue to work the
mine. Is that clear? We do not wish
to be harsh"
And Orden said, Eyes, that's
clear enough. But suppose the
people do not want to work the
mine?"
The colonel said, 81 hope they will
want to, because they must. We
must have the coal"
But if they don't?"
"They must. They are an Or
derly people. They don't want
trouble" He waited for the Mayor S
reply and none came. rs that not
so, sir?" the colonel asked.
Mayor Orden twisted his chain.
81 don't know, sir. They are Or
derly under their own government.
I don't know how they would be
under yours. 1t is untouched
ground, you see. We have built
our government over four hundred
years"
DIR. Winter Isn't Sure.
The colonel said quickly, I'VE
know that, and so we are going to
keep your government. You will
still be the Mayor, you Will give
the orders, you will penalize and re-
ward. In that way, they will not
give trouble
Mayor Orden looked at DR.. Win
ter. What are you thinking about?"
Il don't know" said DR.. Winter.
'It would be interesting to see.
I'd expect trouble. This might be
bitter people"
Mayor Orden said, Il don't know,
either" He turned to the colonel.
Sir, I am of this people, and yet I
don't know what they will do. Per-
haps you know. Or maybe it would
be different from anything you
know or we know. Some people ac-
cept appointed leaders and obey
them. But my people have elected
me. They made me and they can
unmake me. Perhaps they will If
they think I have gone over to you
I just don't know"
The colonel said. "You will be
doing them service If you keep
them In order"
, "A service?"
| Eyes, a service: 1t Is your duty