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Evening star., 1942-12-17

ton of Japan was informed Of
this fact indicates a state of jit-
ters and a significance which can
not be overlooked.
In the 18th century the power
full Mongel Kublai Khan desired
what we in modern times call
diplomatic relations with Japan.
He sent mission to the shores
of that unknown country. The
delegates were received but since
they were unlimited guests who
had violated the sacrosanct Jap
anese territory they had their
heads chopped off.
Kublai decided to avenge his
diplomatic delegation and or
dered punitive expedition. A
formidable armada of 1000 ships
was gathered on the Asiatic
mainland and proceeded across
the Sea of Japan toward the
Nipponese Islands.
The armada approached Japan
and the Mikado, frightened at
the approach of this formidable
force, went to pray before the
Shrine of Ise. Shortly afterward
typhoon broke and Kublais
ships carrying the Mongal army
were destroyed. Since that time
whenever Japan has been in
great trouble and danger the
Emperor has gone to pray before
the Goddess Ise to save the
country.
Knows Fleet Damage Secret.
The Emperor knows what is
being kept a secret from the rest
of the country. The Japanese
fleet, with the exception of it's
battleships, has been badly dam
aged.
After the attack on Pearl Har-
Dor and the setback dealth the
United Nations naval and land
forces in the Southwest Pacific,
the Japanese admirals thought
they had everything their own
way. They could not believe that
after the heavy losses at Pearl
Harbor and in other areas we
would be able to gather enough
strength for offensive operations
for long time.
Japan had never lost a war.
She had defeated the Chinese
in a few months in 1895; she de-
feated the Russians in the Man
churian War in 1904; she defeat
ed the Chinese again in every
Evening star., 1942-12-17
The Political Mill
Nation Warned Of Serious oil SHORTAGES
Unless Steps Are Token to Boost Output

a nope that the supply from all
sources can be increased to f.
$4,000 barrels per day. Mr.. Dis
ney expressed grave doubt that
such q total can be reached.
Unless this country is to fall
into an oil situation comparable
to the unfortunate rubber situe-
ton, something must be done
without delay. Mr.. Disney in
sists that Congress must see to 1t
that something is done. The war,
he said, is war Of oil, "waged
by machines and men that would
be helpless and useless without
it,"
OF what use to turn out more
and more airplanes, tanks, naval
vessels and many other mechan-
ical weapons If the supply OF oil
and fuel to operate them is to fall
short? Nothing has been done to
encourage new production, Mr..
Disney insisted, except certain
favorable priorities to exploratory
wells.
Il understand, said Mr.. Dis
ney. that there is a serious
shortage of aviation lubricants.
Nothing could be more appalling
or bring greater condemnation by
the people on the heads of all
branches of Government. No one
in official life could possibly make
an explanation of a shortage of
aviation lubricants. The peoples
intelligence would not not stand
for such an al;bi," Nor would it.
20% Of Forces Overseas.
Mr.. Disney estimated that only
20 per cent of the projected
military forces in the foreign
theaters Of war are now engaged
In actual warfare. With an oil
shortage looming even now, what
will be the story when several
million more soldiers are sent
overseas? In the first 10 months
OF the present year, only 90 per
cent of the wells completed dur
ing the same period in 1941 have
been brought In. TO make it
still worse, only so per cent of
the wells completed for the same
period last year are being COM
pleted today. 1t is true that 90
per cent of the number of ex-
ploratory wells-wildcat wells
drilled in 1941 are being drilled
today, but the percentage of oil
discovery has fallen off very
greatly. At the conclusion of
the present year 3,1OO wildcat
wells will have been drilled.
Mr.. Disney said that during the
coming year at least 4,5O0 Wild
cat wells must be drilled.
One step which has been
taken, and which Mr.. Disney
heartily approved, is the appoint
ment Of Secretary of the Interior
Ickes to formulate and admins
ter national petroleum policy.
The trouble is that Mr.. Ickes'
authority is still limited. Unless
definite program is annouced
soon, Mr.. Disney will seek ac-
ton in the new Congress.
In addition to increasing pro-
duction in this country, the sit
uation could be helped by fur
ther use Of foreign produced oil
for example, of Oil from Vene-
zuela. Another step would be
the erection of refineries on for
elgn soil, adjacent to oil prop
critics, to handle Oil needed for
the forces abroad.
Evening star., 1942-12-17
Coast Guard Makes Appeal
For Small Craft Enqines

The Coast Guard Is looking for
marine engines-used, rebuilt or
neW-to power number Of its
small patrol craft. the Washington
division of the Coast Guard Aux
iliary announced today.
Diesel engines are particularly
wanted, as are small generating
sets. Frank G. Campbell. captain
Of the Washington division, re-
ported.
The service will pay for any such
equipment and also will welcome
suggestions on where motors may
be found, he said.
Members Of the auxiliary have
been instructed to conduct surveys
of the water front for possible ma
rine motorss.
Evening star., 1942-12-17
I'd Rather Be Riuht'
British Have No Need to Defend Selves
Against 'EngIond- -Huters' in America

ally which declared war without
waiting to be attacked, an honor
lacking to even the United States.
Russia and China. This worldwide
popular movement now rules British
policy, making Britain an outpost
for the peoples of every other anti
Axis nation. This popular mani
festation is the true break between
Britain's past and her present. It
makes her past as unimportant as
the past of China under the Manchu
kings.
No Formality Needed.
The free-India man can also be
answered (why do 1 have to carry
both sides of this?) by unstuffing
yourself, refusing to talk like prime
minister stuck with a mistake, and
saying, with complete layman's can
dor:
Britain happens to have a great
f1ghting leader, who happens to be
a bit backward on the colonial ques-
ton. She is dominated by a Con-
servative House of Commons, elected
years ago by many voters now de-
ceased, on issues now forgotten.
Isn't that a curious situation 1t
certainly is. Yet that's the appa-
ratus with which England is fight
ing, and we must respect these DEM
ocratic difficulties and hope for the
best. The India issue makes it all
the more important that we give
our support to the democratic i'm
pulse in England and to Englands
fight"
We need no formality. We need
no prissy answers. This is peoples
war. and the people have nothing
up their sleeves. We need no cir
cumspect high policy in our propa-
ganda. 1t is the special glory of this
war that we can tell the whole
truth, and still fight. The defense
of England is to relate the brother
hood of the English people with all
peoples fighting for freedom. Your
little isolationist will choke on that
answer.
Evening star., 1942-12-17
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

I understand there Is some con
Germ among my fellow publicist
about anti-British feeling in thi
country. Where it exists among Gle
hard isolationists, it Is beyond an.
remedy known to man. But, o
course, these fellows are not genuin,
England-haters; they are phonies OF
this issue, too. They do not hiatt
England, as England; they hate thu
whole world.
If England were swallowed by tn,
sea tomorrow, they would quickly
become anti ti-Norwegians, or anti
Greeks, in order to express thei
deep loathing of the Goth century
the march of time and the forwart
movement of man through chaos.
These are the things they reall.
hate, and they might say so, if the,
were articulate enough.
These men would not like tn,
world any better If England wer'
| not in it.
So, it is playing into their hand
| to set up a defense of England a.
the answer to them. That narrow
the discussion down. and they wan
it narrowed down. They would Low,
debate about England. To stil
one, they write their snickering edi
torials, limiting, for example, tina
England will not help us agains
Japan. after we shall have helped
her against Hitler.
Dim Perception.
They have dim perception that
! somehow, a narrow debate abou
England will help them, by keepins
us from debating the future of tn,
world. They want the discussion
to be nice and little, and irrelevant
They show this penchant for lessee
topics by the JOY with which they
discuss Mrs. Roosevelt instead of tn,
administration, or one of Mr.. Hen
derson's printed forms instead O.
price control.
When you are dealing with littl,
fellows, you must search for the biz
answer.
Some of the partisans Of Britain
unfortunately, go in for the little
answer. They point out that Brit
ain is spending a great deal o
money on the war. They speak O.
Britain's bravery in terms which
would bring blush to any British
check. They give character testi
mony, as if they were trying to ge
pickpocket off in police court
England is not under such mora
attack that she needs to have tn,
grocer speak a good word for hel
to the magistrate.
SO I would say to Englands de.
tenders, first off. throw away YOU
agitation. Your case Is much bet.
ter than you make it sound.
In defending England against ar
isolationist, you do not have to say
that England has generally had q
good character and been we'll spoken
of in the neighborhood. In defend
ing England against some one nikt
myself who wants India freed, yol
do not have to say. psssst, this il
not the time, bring it up later.
Let your hair down. To the iso.
lationist, say simply that there ha.
been a world wide, popular uprising
against aggression, which mani.
tested itself first in England, max,
ing that country our only major
Evening star., 1942-12-17

creased production of oil or the
weapons with which the armed
forces must fight may fail.
There must be increased pro-
duction or there will not be
sufficient petroleum products to
heat the homes, run factories
and provide transportation.
In the closing hours of the
- session, the Senate put through
bill sponsored by Senator
OMahorey Of Wyoming, the
purpose of which Is to encourage
the discovery of oil and gas on
the public domain during the
war, by granting more favorable
royalty provisions. The Wyo-
ming Senator, like Mr.. Disney,
has become greatly concerned
over the situation. The oil re-
quirements are mounting with
every day. Within a year, Mr..
Disney predicted, unless some
thing is done to reverse the
trend, the country will face a
serious shortage of petroleum.
Agencies at Cross Purposes.
Mr.. Disney frankly told the
House that instead of encourag-
ing the petroleum industry, the
Government has caused it to face
many difficulties during the last
year. Various agencies-he said
there are 26 with which the in
dustry must deal-have worked
at cross purposes. While he
did not mention the names Of
the agencies, he was hitting par
ticularly at the OPA, with it's
price schedules, and the WPB,
which until recently has been
unwilling to permit the oil men
to obtain the necessary materials
to continue their work of bring
ing in new wells. Also the In
dustry has been required by one
division of the Government, he
said, to increase production and
distribution of certain products,
and by another it has been pre-
vented from recovering the costs
of such operations. 1t has been
threatened by another branch of
the Government with the re-
moval Of the present provisions
of the tax law with relation to
depletion allowances. 1t Is just
another story of confusion Of
demands. directives and obliea-
tions. The situation, Mr.. Disney
said, could and should be cor
rected promptly by the Execu-
tive.
Mr.. Disney based his prediction
of an oil shortage on estimates
of production and probable con-
sumption, and new demands as
the war effort increases. AS of
today, he said, the present de-
mand for crude petroleum Is
4,218,o00 barrels per day. The
present production of oil is s.
$4,000 barrels. Here is dis
crepancy of 1000 barrels per
day. He estimated that there
are in above ground stocks 1885,
100000 barrels of crude oil and
204,000000 barrels Of gasoline
distillate and fuel oil stocks, or a
total of 439, 900 900 barrels. Forty
to so per cent of these above
ground stocks are working
stocks"-static-for use In re-
f1nery operations and constant
pipeline content. Making allow
ance for these static stocks, there
remain IS days of crude, and 40
days of refined stocks.
Doubts Demand Will Be Met.
If the demands for petroleum
increase during the coming year,
as now predicted, to 4,670,000 bar
rels per day, how is the demand
to be met? The Petroleum IN
dustry War Council has expressed
Evening star., 1942-12-17

a lot of money
this time Of year
by conducting
special classes
for those who
wanted to get
In shape for
Christmas.
There is more
to being in shape
for Christmas
than just having
a heart full Of
good cheer, you
know. Christmas
Evening star., 1942-12-17
Mrs. Boruh to Attend
Liberty Ship Launching

BY the Associated Press
BOISE. Idaho, Dec 17.-Mrs. Mary
Borah, widow of Senator Borah. has
accepted an invitation to attend the
launching of Liberty ship named
after her husband.
The Idaho-sponsored vessel will
be launched on the West Coast late
this month,
Evening star., 1942-12-17

T h e I a c t
that the head
of a S t a t e
goes to pray
should be q
matter of lit
tie in t err
ma t | o nal or
military con-
sequence, but
the fact that
the Japanese
Emperor went
to the Ise
S h r inc and
the pop ula-
Evening star., 1942-12-17
New Debt Action Filed
Against GIorio Di Cicco
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MANHATTAN, Kans., Dec. IT,
The amount of unpaid obligations
claimed by townspeople in the wake
of Gloria Vanderbilt Di Cicco and
her husband rose to $54O.S2 today.
Arthur Peine filed suit against the
couple for $241 worth of damage
and missing articles in the home
he rented the New York heiress
while Corpl. Di Cicco was in train
ing at nearby Fort Riley,
Evening star., 1942-12-17

c o n I | 1 c t
o pe n S. No
longer is it
m e r e y a
question o f
t r a nsporta-
ton. Repre-
Sc n t a t iv e
d sn ey of
O X | a h o ma
revealed the
situation in a
speech in the
House yester-
d a y There
must he in
Evening star., 1942-12-17
This Changing World
Hirohito's Visit to Shrine Of Goddess Ise
Indicates Stote Of Jitters of Jup Lords

battle since 1881 and she entered
the new World War with all the
chips on her side of the table.
Instead of pouncing on In
dia, where they had a good
chance to score spectacular vic
tories, or invading Australia soon
after the fall of Singapore and
the Netherlands Indies, the Japs
followed the strategic principle
Of tsckling the most difficult
problem-the United States. The
battles of the Coral Sea and Mid
way and the three Solomons en-
gagements resulted in serious de-
pletion Of Japanese air and naval
power.
Hate to Admit Failure.
Since Midway the Japanese air
carrier force has been reduced to
a bare minimum. The results
have been obvious in the South
west Pacific where we have had
at least a 3-to-l air superiority,
thanks to our land bases and the
lack of Japanese carriers. The
Jap cruiser force also has been
seriously damaged.
The japanese high command
cannot bear to admit failure.
There are some 10000 troops on
Guadalcanal and about a similar
number on New Guinea which
the Japanese admirals believe
they must rescue, regardless of
cost, so as not to lose face back
home.
Regardless of how strict the
censorship in Japan may be, the
loss of 10000 men eventually
would be known.
Battle Force Intact.
The Japanese battle force Is
more or less intact. The two or
three old battleships lost since
the outbreak of hostilities have
not made a dent in their heavy
naval force. But the japanese
know that early in 1943 the
American battle force will be
strengthened by at least six new
battleships with cruiser speed
and terrific offensive power.
The japanese high command
and this, of course, includes the
Emperor himself - realizes that
the naval superiority which we
shall soon have in the Pacific
will eventually lead to offensive
amphibious operations which in
the next year may turn the ta-
bles against Japan.
And it will be difficult for the
Japs with their depleted force to
guess where the American blows
will fall. They are not particu-
larry worried about an American
armada invading Japan. But
there are other operations which
the United States high command
may undertake soon which will
be about as harmful for Japan
as actual invasion.
The pilgrimage Of Emperor
Hirohito to the Shrine Of Ise,
therefore, is interpreted in re-
sponsible quarters not as a usual
gesture on the part Of the su-
preme ruler of o0.O0o,O00 Japa-
nese but as an indication that he
is aware of the dangers to come.
Evening star., 1942-12-17

HE opinions of the Urtters this their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions Of interest
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-12-17

trying period IN
the relations OF
t h e executive
and legislative
branches of the
Government.
Strained n o t
merely by a class
war that began
In 1888 between
the New Dealers,
who have been
end e a vorin q
whenever posi-
BILE to conhscate
Evening star., 1942-12-17
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Oil for war and oil for domestic
uses Is an ever-increasing prob
lem as the second year of this
country's participation in world
Evening star., 1942-12-17
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Emperor Hirohito recently
went to pray at the shrine of the
Goddess Use, who the Japanese
believe saved Japan from calam-
ity and invasion in 1889.
Evening star., 1942-12-17
Late Session
Plagued by
Bureuucruts
Incoming Congress
May Answer Voters
By Imposing Curbs
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

The Congress which came here in
January, 1910, and now goes awav
to make way for its successor next
month saw the most difficult and
Evening star., 1942-12-17
.McLemore-
Pas Yuletide Job
Coils for Stuminu
By HENRY McLEMORE.

If 1 were a physical culturist and
ran one of those health hothouses
that cause muscles to grow like
flowers in the spring, I would make
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

The Sunday school of Grace Methodist church will hold a picnic at Lakewood park tomorrow, in in charge of the Women's society for Christian Service Of which Mrs. Twelves is president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Baptists To Stage
 Church School Day
Diversified Program Featuring Presentations of Pro-
 motion Certificates, Being Offered Sunday

Sunday, June 21, will be Church School Day in the First Baptist church. At the morning worship, 10:30 o'clock, there will be special program by the Church School at which Arthur L. Purinton, superin- tendent, will preside. At this service, promotion certificates will be given out.
 In the evening, 7:30 o'clock, there will be a regular service at which the preacher will be Rev. Marion 0. Allen of Bristol, formerly assistant minister of the First Baptist church Waterbury.
 The attendance record from Sep tenber T, l941 through June IA 1922, follows: 4
 Perfect Attendance, William E Bordner, 36 years; Miss Elizabeth Blakselee, 36 years; Etta Bartholo- inew, five years; Adelaide Prafford, two years: Mrs. Edgar Adams, one year; Charles Andrews, one year; Eleanor Arnold, one year; Carol Arr mold, one year; A. J. Bloodgood, one year; P. E. Dixon, one year; Mabel Littlehales, one year; Caroline Ko- lesrik, one year; Fanny Marchenko, one year; Mrs. K. Wyrbeck, one year.
 Absent One Sunday - Blanche
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
HOUSEWIVES MUST
 APPLY BY TUESDAY
DeadIine Nears on Extra Allotment of Sugar for
 Canning

Next Tuesday will be the deadline for local housewives to make appli- cation to the Waterbury rationing board for extra supplies of sugar for home canning and preserving. Ap- plications can now be made at head quarters in the Mattatuck Historical Society building West Main street.
 Those making application are re- quested to bring their sugar ration ing books with them. Certificates for the additional sugar will be imme- diately available.
 Under the existing regulations one pound of sugar will be granted for each book in use in making jel- lies and jams, while one pound of sugar will be given for each four finished quarts of food declared in canning use.
 There will be no further oppor- tunity to secure additional or extra supplies 0s sugar for preserving un- til after August 1, the board declar- cd today, and emphasized that the June g deadline Is final.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
PROMINENT GUEST SPEAKERS INVITED
Druggists in State Con- yentiOn to Hear Govern
 fnent Officials

Paul J. Kunkel of Waterbury will retire as state president of the Con- necticut Pharmaceutical Associa- ton at the annual meeting in Hart ford next Wednesday. Instead of a two-day convention all the business and social activities will be con- ducted in 8 one-day session.
 Maj. S. P. Coblenz, member of the staff of Brig. Gen. Louis Eer- shey, Selective Service head, will be one Of the speakers as well as Cornelius J. Danaher, state labor commissioner, Chester Bowles, state OPA administrator, Maj. Hubert J. Schwabacher, army coordinator on the State SelectiVe Service staff and William J. Dunphy of this city, chairman of the Connecticut Fair Trades committee. Hugh P. Beirne, of New Haven, president of the Na- tiOnal Association of Retail Drug gistS will tell af the latest rulings from Washington and Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford will extend 8 welcome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Arnold, Eunice Mcbride, Roberta Mcbride, Miss Hattie Hendrick, Charles Littlehales, Ethel Littlehales Leona Manton, Martha Marchenko, Elizabeth Rich, Gordon Trafford, Florence Turnbull, Ruth Worden, Evelyn Wyrbeck.
 Abent Two Sundays - Lois AT. hold, Roy Andrews, Doris Cook, Mrs. Loren Burner, Manuel Fowler, Charles Hine, Margaret Manton, June Mcbride.
 The Church School day program will be as follows: Prelude Processional-F -Faires Lord Jesus Hymn Tell Me The Stories Of
 Jesus
 Invocation-(t (two Primary Boys Response-(Choir) -- Father In
 Heaven Above Offertory-
 Anthem-Jesus Meek and Gentle
 (Junior and Intermediate
 Choirs)
 Poem-Questions Asked In a Third
 Grade-(Junior Boy) Answers Are Found in the Ele- l
 mentary Departments Kindergarten - Jesus Is The
 Friend of Little Children Primary-Jesus Was A Teacher
 Jesus Was The Friend of
 Everyone
 Jesus Was A Healer Hymn-O Young and Fearless
 Prophet ............... (ChoAr) Presentation of Promotion Certi-
 ficates to Graduates from De-
 partments
 Nursery to Kindergarten
 Kindergarten to Primary
 Primary to Junior
 Junior to Intermediate
 Intermediate to High school. Presentation of Bibles to the
 Primary Graduates Responsive Reading -. Hy,nn-O Master Let Me Walk
 With Thee
 Benediction-- Postlude--
 Graduates From Departments Nursery to Kindergarten John Byron Adams, George Henry Carter III, Carolyn Louise Foote, Arlene Carole Halnlnonds, Barbara Ann Hotchkiss, Doris Hubbell. Rodney Welton Kelley, Theodore Kemp, Rex Kloprenstein, Arthur Mercy, Afford Monroe Nelson, George Frederick Sayles, Paul Harris Silliman.
 Kindergarten to Primary-Ch Charles Baskin, Eleanor Mecca, Donald Montello, Ralph Mercy, Marjorie Joan Stanton, z Primary to Junior - Gordon All- ing, Ronald Hampston, Nancy Law son, Leona Manton, Shirley Ann Sayles, Leslie Northway.
 Junior to Intermediate - William Gardiner, Joan Isbell, Fannie Mar chenko, Lillian Swasta, Gordon Trafford, Esther Zdanowicz, Joyca- ann Kanehl.
 Intermediate to High School = George Armour, Blanche Arnold, Paul Belevitz, Evelyn Decker, Eliz- abeth Durner, Harold Hall.