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Evening star., 1942-08-24

lures of his friends nor the Presi-
dents own transparent insistence
that he had no candidate; that there
was no fight between Mr.. Farley and
himself; that he was too busy with
the war to take any interest in
politlcs-none of these contentious
diminishes the discredit of a per-
formance which only those tied to
him personally or politically at
tempted to defend-because none OF
them is true.
The truth Is that after person.
ally assuring Mr. Farley that he had
no objection to Attorney General
Bennett, Mr. Roosevelt made him
self the center of the Farley Bennett
opposition and used his personal in
f1uence to force the reluctant Sena-
tor Mead to enter the field. Through
Eddie" Flynn and other New DeaI
aides, he extended himself to the
limit to ditch Mr.. Farley's candi-
date and force his own choice on the
convention. Had he succeeded, Mr.
Farley would have been eliminated
from political life and administra-
tion control of the 1914 New York
delegates assured.
Called Partisan Politics.
Every posted newspaperman and
politician knows these things to be
true. Instead Of rising above the
level OF politics and centering his
whole energy upon winning the war
Mr.. Roosevelt has been revealed as
guilty of exactly the kind of parti-
san political activity he had urged
should be abandoned until our
enemies have been crushed.
When one considers the vast re-
sponsibilities the war has placed
upon the President; when one
knows how far from effectively his
war machine in Washington is func-
tioning, when one realizes that the
lives OF millions of young Ameri-
cans and the fate OF the Nation
itself depend upon the quality OF
our national leadership, the part
played by the White House in this
New Yory factional struggle is
peculiarly revolving.
It would be much worse than any
loss of presidential prestige If popu-
lar belief in the Presidents sincerity
and singlemindedness should be
shaken at this time. Faith in his
wholehearted, unselfish concentra.
ton upon the war effort is vital tc
the success of the United Nations
He has no right to risk shattering
that faith no matter what the
political or personal temptation. A.
things turned out, he suffered a
totally unnecessary defeat which
has damaged him personally and
conferred no benefit upon the great
cause to which he is supposed to be
wholly dedicated. He has wasted
Evening star., 1942-08-24
This Changing World
Turks Are Likely to Accept Germon Demonds
II Nozis Attoin Caucasus Obiectiyes

ternately cajoling and threaten
ing Turkeys Premier. Sukru
Saracoglu.
Won Papen promises the Turks
that If they maintain a friendly
neutrality and do not oppose the
passage of Axis forces through
the republics territory, Turkey
will be amply compensated with
territories from the Caucasus.
He promises Turkish political
and military men that as COM
pensation for good behavior
Turkey will be given Armenia
and the southern section of the
Caucasus, including the impor-
tant port of Batum, one of the
terminals of the Baku oil fields.
On the other hand, he is re-
ported to be threatening that II
the Turks refuse to play the Nazi
game, invasion is inevitable. The
Nazis point out that the Red
Fleet in the Black Sea has been
reduced to impotence. Trans
ports are gathered today in the
Rumanian and Bulgarian Black
Sea ports to take a large Nazi-
Rumanian force to Samsun and
Trabzon and to strike directly
toward Ankara.
Transports Are Ready.
Some 20 large and medium
sized Rumanian and Bulgarian
transports are ready to ship across
the Black Sea a Nazi army of
$4,000 to $1,000 men. Land-based
planes could more than ade-
quately protect that force while
destroyers and submarines, which
have been shipped in sections to
the Balkans and assembled there,
can act as escorts for these con-
voys.
Although the bulk Of the Nazi
forces in Bulgaria have been sent
south to reinforce the so-calIed
invasion army of the Near East,
sufficient Bulgarian forces, sup
ported by Nazi aviation, are fac
Ing the Turkish positions. Won
Papen contends that this force
! could march to Istanbul In less
than three weeks.
The Turks are ardently pro-
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III was SucCeSS1ul commando
raid.
That answer depends upon the
following questions:
How much damage did we in
fiict on the enemy? To what
extent did we disrupt existing
enemy plans? And, what did we
pay?
The reports indicate that the
raiders inflicted considerable
damage. They destroyed a six
gun battery, blew up an ammu-
milton dump and destroyed a ra-
dio station. They killed some
scores of Germans and took few
prisoners.
More was accomplished in dis
rupting enemy plans. 1t has
been obvious from the conduct Of
the Luftwaffe in the past months,
that it was German strategy
not to engage in major air bat
ties, but preserve intact their
small air force in France. The
raid forced the Germans to fight,
and in fighting to deplete a large
part Of their western air force.
Some critics estimate that the
Germans lost third of their
fighter force for occupied West
ern Europe.
Force German Reinforcements.
BY that we are forcing the Ger
mans to bring up reinforcements
either from their reserves in Ger
many itself, or from the eastern
front.
AS we ourselves have air SUI
periority In Western Europe, the
attrition Of the German air
power in this theater Of war Is
obviously a success.
What did 1t cost? We do not
know our exact losses, but may
assume that the German claims
are exaggerated. Nevertheless,
our communicates admit heavy
losses in men, that we had to
destroy our landed tanks before
withdrawing. that We lost one
destroyer and nearly q hundred
airplanes.
From this we conclude that the
land fighting was too costly and
the damage to coastal offenses
overpaid. Only the air war was
completely successful.
Element Of Surprise Lost.
There are explanations from
the Allied side for that. One of
our landing forces was dis
covered earlier than calculated,
so that in that sector we lost
the element of surprise. The
German coastal defense was
alarmed too early and welcomed
our forces with a hell of COM
bined fire.
But such misfortunes belong
to the risks that must be CAL
culated In attacking so strongly
fortified an area as the French
channel ports.
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next 10 days 1t is feared that
Stalingrad, the Soviet Unions
last remaining great industrial
center, may fall into the hands
of the Nazis. The operations of
Axis forces in the south already
have severed the main arteries
of the Red Army's oil supply.
The Germans, unable to pull
verize the enormous manpower Of
the Russians, now are attempt
ing war of attrition. They are
seeking to starve out the forces
of Field Marshal Semeon Timo-
shenko and Klemente Voroshilov
as a bleak winter approaches.
Not only is there a strong likeli-
hood that the Russians will lose
their oil supplies, but the food
situation will be bad. because the
Nazis have occupied most Of the
main agricultural centers.
Difficult Food Problem.
The Russians have applied
their scorched earth policy ruth
lessly. While the Nazis will not
find full granaries in Russia and
will have to live on what they can
extract from the conquered ma
tions this winter, the Russians
themselves will be In a difficult
position when 1t comes to feeding
the millions Of men under arms.
1t will be hard for the United
States to rush food to Russia In
addition to the war materials
which are leaving our shores In
large quantities every week. Our
shipping situation will not per-
NIT US to send food and war ma
terial to both Britain and Russia.
The Nazis have an eye on the
rich harvests which are now be-
ing gathered on the Anatolian
plains Of Turkey. They hope to
get them from the Turks by po-
litical and military pressure. -Nazi
Ambassador Franz Won Papen is
now at his best in Ankara, al
Evening star., 1942-08-24
The Great Game of Politics
White House, After Defect by Farley, Advised.
To Forget Politics, Buckle Down to War Effort

both time and energy, neither OF
which he could spare, and to a
considerable extent has justified the
condemnatory comments that have
followed the convention.
Farley's Victory Popular.
There is no mystery about the
somewhat extraordinary unanimity
with which press and people were
pleased with the outcome of this
struggle.
For one thing, there was a general
feeling that the President, without
justification, had protruded himself
into the contest-had, in fact, made
the contest. There was also more
than little resentment over the
manner in which New York politi-
clans had been running In and out
OF the White House and a pretty
deep-seated notion that there was
distinct impropriety--to be mild
about tin any presidential par
ticipation in such a fight at such a
time.
There was the further feeling
that Mr.. Farley had not been de-
Gently dealt with; that this was an
effort to ''liquidate" him; that, take
them all in all, he is about the
straightest, cleanest, most honor
able politician in the country-a
man whose word is always good and
whose loyalty to his friends has not
been questioned.
For still another thing, there was
very great relief in every part of
the country that the radical leaders
OF the American Labor party, with
whom Mr.. Roosevelt had conferred
and co-operated, were unable to
bully Mr.. Farley into dropping his
candidate or to dictate the course
OF a major political party in the
greatest Of the States. Probably
there were other reasons, but these
are enough to account for the fact
that no more popular political VIC
tory than Mr.. Farley's over Mr..
Roosevelt has been recorded for
quite while.
Hope for End Of Politics.
As to the party harmony" about
which Mr.. Roosevelt so touchingly
wrote to Gov. Lehman, there should
be no trouble about getting 1t with
Mr.. Bennett. Certainly the Presi-
dent and his Labor party friends
do not want Mr.. Dewey elected Gov
ernor. They must know that luke
warmness on their part toward Mr..
Bennett trends straight in that di-
rection. They will bluff around for
a while, OF course, but in the end
the labor professionals have no real
alternative.
At any rate, it is hoped that from
now on the President. abandoning
his political diversions, will put
everything he has in the way OF
thought and time and energy into
the war effort.
The confidence Of the country
would hardly stand another exl1i-
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Bur Council to Meet Here

The council of the Inter American
Bar Association will meet in the
District November 1921, it was an
nounced yesterday by william Roy
Valance, secretary general of the
association. Plans for the second
conference, scheduled for Buenos
Aires, Argentina, have been aban-
doned by the Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
USO Extends Service
To WAACS in Truinino

Twenty-Five volunteers serving In
relays at two USO information
booths In Des Moines. Iowa, head
quarters Of the Wonen's Army Aux
tliary Corps, are helping to familiar
lie the WAACs with their new sur
roundings. 1t was revealed today by
the District USO ofiice, 1918 n street
NV.
Two regular USO recreational
centers will open tn Des Moines
soon. it was announced, and 1t is
estimated that these Offices will
serve $4,000 men and women In the
area.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The flood of war action stories
from Western Europe has over
shadowed the vital struggle be-
tween the Nazis and the Russians
in the Caucasus.
The Russian forces which are
striving to stem the Nazi drive
toward the Black Sea coast at
Noyorossisk, Stalingrad and the
Caspian Sea are not faring par
ticularly well. They are fighting
stubbornly, but under the same
handicap Of too few mechanical
units and planes which has ham
pered the Allies all along.
Unless developments take 4
totally unexpected turn in the
Evening star., 1942-08-24

Ally, but they wonder whether
the United Nations forces In the
Near East are sufficient to care
for all emergencies likely to arise
this fall and have enough
strength to spare to aid Turkey
If the Nazis put their threats into
effect.
If Nazi military objectives in
Southern Russia are attained
and there is grave danger that
they will be-there Is a strong
possibility that the Turks will
accept Berlin's terms this fall.
Evening star., 1942-08-24

materials prop
erly In the first
place so as to
a v o d pl n t
shutdowns. And
in a few months
similar e f t O rts
will be made to
hide the break
d o " n that is
coming | n S | d e
BUSINESS ana III
dustry as a re-
suit of incom-
petent handling
of the selective
eervine SUSTAIN
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a d op t e d by
the Germans
that 1t was
an attempted
| n v a S ! o Il
then it was q
t a ! u re. No
foothold on
the continent
W d . dAlO,
and the troops
withdrew.
It Is more
difficult to an
swer the ques-
ton whether
Evening star., 1942-08-24

commander IN
Chief. But, Ger
tainly, popular
S a I / S I a c -
ton with the de-
I ca t of Mr..
Roosevelt's can
didate in the re-
cent New York
S t a tie Demo-
cratic conven-
ton has been as
general as pro-
llounced.
Neither the
f-&A -x.
Evening star., 1942-08-24

Mr.. Churchill
prompted US to
write about him
by the clothes
he has been
wearing in the
last year. Ap-
parently the sun
never sets on the
Prime Minister'S
wardrobe. He
now has us play
ing another Of
ur in d or
games. Before
Evening star., 1942-08-24

THE opinions OF the ortters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented
Stars effort to giue all sides Of questions interest its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
On the Record

BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.
Whether the attack on Dieppe
was success or q failure depends
upon how the question is put.
If one takes the initial line
Evening star., 1942-08-24
.McLennore-
ChurchiII's Suits
Worry Writer
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

II you are not interested In VIM
ston Churchill, tin cans, and long
underwear, then save yourself time
by not reading this.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
Raid on Dieppe Believed to Have Cost Germon,
Third Of Air Force in Western Europe

to Have Cost Germans
estern Europe
But there is q fourth question
to ask about this raid.
Was 1t, in essence. really q
Commando raid7 Was 1t not,
rather, a rehearsal for a real in
vasion?
Seen as that, with no further
Information than appeared in
the newspapers, 1t was highly
successful and not even very ex-
pensive.
1t Is obvious that the forerun-
ner Of any invasion would be
immensely costly-whether we
should attempt to invade the
continent from Britain, or the
Germans should attempt to in
wade Britain from the continent.
Other Notable Examples.
We must compare such an at
tack with previous events in this
war. The most notable example
was the German conquest of
Crete. The first German troops
that arrived in Crete were an
initiated; the second wave was
decimated; and If the purpose
had not been to conquer Crete,
the first two attmepts would
have been wretched catastrophes.
The second example is the re-
conquering Of the Kerch PENN
sula by the Russians late last
year. That also was terribly
costly. Such maneuvers are so
expensive that the Germans have
not dared to cross the narrow
Kerch straits even since recon-
quering Kerch itself.
The third and most recent
analogy is our assault on the
Solomon Islands, also very costly,
but finally successful.
Depends on Purpose.
So the question of whether or
not this attack was a success de-
pends on its purpose.
For the time being, the purpose
will remain a secret of the high
command. One thing, Of course,
is sure. This was no real inva-
sion attempt. The German ex-
PLANTATION that 1t was Is not
borne out by any description of
the actual raid.
We, however, can decide for
ourselves whether to consider 1t
as a large Commando raid to be
followed by others of a similar
nature, with the purpose of di-
version rather than decision, or
as a test for the opening of a
second front.
II 1t was q Commando raid,
pure and simple, then the theory
that we can divert large quanti-
ties OF German troops and ma
teriel from the East by a series
Of isolated attacks, carried out
at little cost to ourselves, does not
seem to flnd support.
Situation is Clarified.
But as a test for large-scale
invasion, certain things seem to
have been clarified. It has not
been demonstrated that we
could maintain, at this time,
real front in France, or make
blitzkrieg across France to Ger
many.
But it has been proved that. the
German coastal defenses are not
30 strong rs to prevent Us from
landing and gaining bridgeheads.
Even 30 strongly fortified q point
as Dieppe Is vulnerable to an at
tack by only one division.
And we also have learned that
our own troops are seasoned and
tough enough to risk such an
adventure; the staff work was
excellent; and in actual strategy,
considering the terrain, our Of
fensive was superior to the de-
fensive.
(Released hy the Bell Syndicate IncA
Evening star., 1942-08-24
BY FRANK r. KENT.

1t is a rather dreadful thing that,
in the midst of so terrible a war,
there should be widespread gratif-
cation over any discontinue to the
Evening star., 1942-08-24
Breakdown
In Monpower
Forecast
Selective Service
Headquarters Held
To Blame
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Efforts are being made by Official
dom to hide the breakdown on
the production front that resulted
from the failure to allocate raw
Evening star., 1942-08-24

bition Of White House politics.
Heaven knows there are enough i'm
portant thinks crying to be done
and undone-in Washington to tax
Evening star., 1942-08-24

the full strength Of any man. Let
the President now buckle down to
them and forget there is such q
thing as politics.
Evening star., 1942-02-24
the EVENINGS HIeH LIGHTS.

WRt, 7:3O-Bums and Allen Miss Grade
becomes involved in one Of Georges poker
parties.
WWDc, 7:30-Lane Presents: Tswen.Iine
1sui, First Secretary TO The Chinese Embassy on
"Chinas Part In the War;"
VOL, 800-Whafs My Name: Actress
Dorothy MCGUIRE Is chief quiuee.
WJSV, 8:30-Bob Burns: Monty WooleY
and his whiskers are guest.
WMAl, 8:30-keet Your Navy: Musical on.
ietainment from the men at the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station.
WINK, 8:30-E. A. Glenn Of the Cab Drivers
Mutual Benefit Union, on The Cab Industry
and Piek.Up Service"
WRC, o:00-Batile Of Sexes: -Four press
agents and the clients whose talents they try.
WMAL, 9:00-Famous Jury Trials: A nofo.
rious fiIling-staiion staying trial.
WJV, 9:00-We the People: Guests include
q grandmother harmonita senet, a man who
almost kidnapped Kaiser Wilhelm, a noted Chi.
nsse woman surgeon and two male nurses.
VOL, 9:30-SpoiIighf Band: Charlie Spivaks.
WEV, o:30-Report TO Nation: The prob.
lem Of training war production workers.
WMAL, 9:30-N. B. {. Symphony: Alfred
WaI|snsfein conducts Haydn's Overture 10 Ar.
mida," Beeihoven's Symphony No. 8, WaIions
"Fatade" (Riehard Hale, narrator, 7schaikow'
Evening star., 1942-02-24

sky's Romeo and Juliet 0yeriure-FaniasY.
WRc, 10:O0-Bob Hope and Patsy Kelly are
together for an insane inierlude. =
WEv, 1O:i5-Sir Gerald Campbell. British
civilian defense expert, and James Marshall, an
American authority Sir Gerald discusses Brit.
ain Learns Her Lesson"
WMAl. 10:30-Bob Pastor and Lem Franklin
In 10.round heavyweight 90 in the Cleveland
Arena.
WRc, i0:30-Red SkeIion. spring in the air,
detides 10 move again.
WJN, t0:30-Seueidy Of the Navy Knox
addresses dinner Of the Navy Relief Society in
New York City,
Evening star., 1942-02-24
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGEl

2 BUSY Ss.t Bee; :: ss,, IS Al Is can can see s..
To and fro she doth 90
Where the sweetest flowers grow,
Works all day without play
Treasures sweet to put away,
Busy Bus Bee ! pray teach me
Now, Peter Rabbit had known
Bundle Bee and BUNDLES cousin,
Busy Bee, ever since he was big
enough to remember anything. He
was forever running across one or
the other of them in the sweet clover
patch, and always he was very re-
spectful and polite, for he knew
quite as much as he cared to about
the sharp little lancers they car
ried. But though he had known
them so long he really knew very
little about them. He knew that
Bundle was always rumbling and
grumbling and making a great fuss
about everything that he did, and
was very proud of his handsome
black and yellow suit, but he sus-
pected that Bundle did a whole lot
of pretending and really wasn't such
hard worker after all. He knew
that Busy Bee always seemed in a
hurry, didn't seem to mind in the
least that she was very plainly
dressed, and when she was busiest
always seemed happier. Anyway,
she did great deal Of humming
then. And this was all that Peter
knew about Bundle and Busy Bee.
The more Peter thought about
what Bundle had said to him the
more he wondered If it was true that
Busy Bee was such a hard worker,
and at last he made up his mind
to find out The first thing to do
was to find Busy herself. Peter re-
membered what he had learned
when he was hunting for Bundle
and wasted no time looking for the
brightest flowers. but went straight
to the sweetest flowers, which hap
pened to be in his sweet clover
patch There he found Busy and
she seemed to be very hard at work
taking something from the heart of
each flower she visited.
Good morning, Busy Bee," said
Peter politely.
Morning, buz-z-z, buz-z-z! Too
much to do to talk. Buz-z-z, buz-z-z,
buz-z-z!" replied Busy Bee, flying to
the next flower.
Peter followed. What do you
work so hard for?"
"Buz-z-Z, buz-z-z!" was all the
reply he got as Busy Bee hurried to
another flower.
Il shouldn't think there would be
any fun in working all the time"
said Peter. Tell me, Busy Bee, is
it true that you do work all the
time?"
"Buz-z-z, buz-z-z!" was all the
reply Peter got.
Then Peter started in to count the
flowers that Busy visited, but she
went from flower to flower so fast
that he soon grew tired of that.
Then while he was looking some
where else for minute she disap-
peared Peter was sure that he had
had his head turned only a wee
little minute, but when he looked
for her she was nowhere to be seen.
He didn't know just what to do. To
tell the ruth. he felt rather foolish.
Finally he decided that as long as
he was at the sweet clover patch
he might as well fill his stomach,
and Straightway began to eat. He
had almost forgotten about Busy
Bee when, as he started to nibble
clover blossom, there was a sharp
"Buz-z-Z, buz-z-z!" close to one of
his long ears. Busy Bee was back
again and Peter didn't eat that
particular blossom No, sir, he didn't.
He left II for Busy because she
seemed To want it and he knew It Is
best to let Busy have what she wants.
Evening star., 1942-02-24
EVENING STAR FEATURES.

Star Flashes: --latest news with Bill coyle,
Mits daily; WMAl, II an. and 4:55 pm.
Our Freedoms: The series presented by
studenis Of the District senior high schools
in conjunction with tho i50ih anniversary Of
the Bill Of Rights; WMAL. tomorrow al
ti:30 am.
Evening star., 1942-02-24
sH0RT.WAVE PROGRAMS,

LONDON, 5:40-Relioion in Action: CSC,
9.5S msgy 3t.3 m.; 6Sl, 6.ii msgv 49.i m.
MOSCOW, 6:t5-commsni in English: RKe,
ti.6 meg, 25.9 m.
LONDON, 7:0O-"The War on Land: CSC,
9.58 meg, 3l.3 m.; 6SL, Gil megr 49.t m.;
GRS, 7.9t meg, 1929 m.
LONDON. S:00-DemousV Marches: CSC,
9.5S meg, 3t.3 m.; 6SL, 6.ti megY 4o.i m.;
GR5, 2.9t meg, 1929 m.
SYDNEY, S;25-New and Music: W0i0,
$50 meg, 3i.4 m.
MOSCOW, S:45-News in English: RKE, ti.6
meg, 25.9 m.
LONDON, e:00-Headne News and Views:
CSC, 9.58 meg, 3i.3 m.; GSL, 6.tt meg, 49.i
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MOSCOW, t0:f5-Broadeasi In English: RKE,
ti.6 meg, 25.9 m.
GUATEMALA, ti:3O-0peraiit selections by
famous singers: TGWA, 9.68 meg, 3t.3 m.
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6RS, 29t meq., 1929 m.
Evening star., 1942-02-24
Berry SIuqs Bock

KEENE, N. H. R-Ten-year old
Barry Smith isn't the kind to let
a muskrat bite him and get away
with it. After the animal sank its
teeth into him, Barry slugged It,
lugged 1t to q furrier and got $50
for the pelt.
Evening star., 1942-02-24
POINTS FOR PARENTS
By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Adult supervision of small chill
dren's play Which prevents diff
cultieS arising is better than
policelike correction after hos
tiLities huUe started.
Evening star., 1942-02-24
Not This

Mother: What are you boys yell
ing about?"
Son: Dick knocked our house
down"
Mother: IF you do that again III
whip you, Dick"