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Evening star., 1942-01-03
Macarthur Evodes Trop
AII-Out Defense Of Mono Would Have Been
FutoI to Chances Of Sowing Army

ers to make . siege attack through
mountainous and difncult country.
Here . small force would strive to
hold out until aid came from home
Fleet Was Concentrated.
At the time this plan was made
our fleet was concentrated In the
Pacific. We did not contemplate
that when we should be at war with
Japan, the British would also be
fighting on our side, and struggling
to hold Hong Kong, Singapore and
the Mediterranean lifeline.
War found us with . large part
Of our fleet on the Atlantic with
the sequel Of the damage to our
fleet in Pearl Harbor. The jap
anese were able to keep the sea
clear for their landings and to
bring a surprisingly large air force
to bear in their support.
And Macarthur did it. He evi-
IDENTIFY has his army together in
this long -chosen position. He has
not fought his big battle yet. This
Is to come.
1t is not to be forgotten that
President Quezon was unable to keep
his promises in numbers, equipment
and material which Macarthur
wanted to carry through his plan
to meet Japanese invasion. But
that is ancient history now. One
day we shall have the story Of the
remarkable feat of our Army Air
Corps in flying bombers to his aid.
But fighter planes could not reach
him.
Has No Big Ar Field.
He will have TO fight without any
air field except the little one auxili-
ary to the fortress, and against
Japanese veterans who have been
drilled and redrilled for their task
Japanese planes from air fields
in Luzon itself, as well as naval
forces. will dispute the landing Of
our renforcements and supplies
However great the odds, however
faint the hope Of aid, I see Mac
Arthur breathing optimism. I have
faith that the regulars and Fili-
pinos will give the Japanese q sur
prise and hold out much longer
than many of us believes possible
Assuring as Is the signing Of q
pact by all the Allied nations to see
the war through together to COM
plete vitcory over the Axis, military
unison is far more important. From
Rangoon and Singapore southwark,
eastward and westward in the East
Indies theater. unified command
over Allied land, sea and air forces
for full and instant cooperation is
essential, when there is 80 much at
stake in retaining bases for future
offensive operations.
Even with the Cavite naval base
lost, the Allies have as bases not
only Singapore, Rangoon and Ba-
tavia, but also Port Darwin in North
Australia to protect the southern
route to the East Indies. from which
to press the battle with reinforce
ments.
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Evening star., 1942-01-03

where they are ellelole 1or w. r.
A. jobs. If the w. P. A. program
is interfered with, the alternative
is dole. which would, he said.
lead to no appreciate saving Of
Federal funds.
Sees Industrial Victims.
Mr.. Dryden predicted that
there would be an increase in
unemployment and that the need
of public employment would also
increase in the months ahead.
This would be due, he said. to
the fact that the scarcity in ma
terials needed by the defense pro-
gram would curtail materially
many industries, including auto
mobiles and tires, washing ma
chimes, refrigerators, stoves and
many other articles. These dis
ruptions in civilian employment
and losses to small business he
said would adversely affect mo-
rale" To take away employment
under the w. P. A. program
would tend still further to lower
ing morale and harm the war
effort.
Mr.. Dryden said, too, that prob
ably half of the w. P. A. was
either for defense projects or
closely allied thereto, that the
organization was prepared to take
on work recommended by the
War and Navy Departments.
This in substance is the argu-
ment OF the w. p A. against
curtailing its expenditures. The
Joint Committee has proposed
that instead Of the $875 900 900
appropriated for that agency for
the present fiscal year, there be
quarterly appropriations of $50,-
000,0 900 a month and further re-
duction as employment improves
due to defense expenditures. It
estimates that the saving made
should be $40O, 900 900.
The Joint Committee has pro-
posed, too. that the Civilian Con-
servation Corps be abolished. with
a saving of $246, ,960, 900; that the
National Youth Administration
(non-defense) also be abolished,
a saving of s91, ,767 900, and that
there be deferred expenditures for
public works, highways and river
and harbor improvement. The
curtailment for agriculture al
ready has been mentioned.
A battle of no small proportions
is in the offing over these pro-
posed reductions Of expenditure.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

ny SO3NO nv i 4AS0 DASONNASs
The news of the fall Of Manila,
long expected in oficial quarters
in Washington, has produced,
nonetheless. Z deplorable effect.
There is a general belief
throughout the country that the
Army in the Philippines will be
able to continue the struggle de-
spite the fall Of the capital, which
no longer had any strategical
importance. 1t would be a mis-
take to have too much confidence
in the power Of American-Fili-
pino forces to continue the strug-
gle indefinitely.
A handful Of American and
Filipino soldiers are fighting with
their backs to the wall against an
overwhelming force of japanese.
Their struggle is an epic. They
are inflicting devastating casual
ties on the enemy, but we must
face the reality that they do not
have q chance.
Evening star., 1942-01-03

Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
mand will continue to battle from
tho hills and jungles, but his re-
sistance cannot last long. For
every Japanese soldier who falls.
10 more are available from the
transports which continue to ar
rive unmolested in the bays Of
Luzon Island.
Every tank and airplane which
is destroyed by the American
Filipino defenders of the island
is Immediately replaced and when
military necessities require that
new panZer or motorized detach-
ment be thrown into the battle,
these are Immediately available
from nearby japanese bases.
Guerrilla Warfare Useless.
On the Americana Filipino side
there Is nothing. No man. no
rife, no machine gun can be re-
placed. The ammunition which
is now being sparingly expended
cannot be replaced, either. Ma
ture provides plenty Of food and
water, but outside these there are
no replenishments.
1t is all right for us In the
United States to lull ourselves in
the belief that Gen. Macarthur
may pull another Aguinaldo on
the Japanese, that is. organize his
fighting forces as guerrillas and
continue the struggle for a couple
Of years as the Filipino rebel did.
This was possible in days when
airplanes did not exist and guer-
rilla forces could not be spotted
from the air.
But in these modern times,
when the enemy can control tho
invaded territory with its air
force operating from existing
American bases. the chances Of
organized guerrilla warfare are,
to say the least, slim.
The same can be said about
our strongly fortified Corregidor
position. 1t is true that the de-
fense of that American fortress
Is powerful and until recently the
island situated 80 miles from
Manila was considered impreg-
nable. This myth is still i'm
Evening star., 1942-01-03


great symbol. Its fall is a hard
blow to prestige and sentiment.
Where the defense of Moscow was
a vital military strategic necessity
of the hour, that Of Manila would
have been folly in the present
emergency.
Enthusiastically the strategic aim
of the Japanese in their different
landings was to force MacArthur's
army in disorganization back into
Manila for a last stand.
Countered Jap Strategy.
Skllfully he countered Japanese
strategy with his own. He detected
which landing was a feint and
which meant a heavy thrust. For
three weeks he delayed the heavy
thrusts. refused to be drawn into
traps set for him, and kept his army
in hand.
Then through mortal days OF sus-
pense, as the fall OF Manila was al
ready discounted, the mortal ques-
ton in military circles was whether
can Macarthur do it?" Could he
get his forces south Of Manila across
a narrow neck and past Manila
into the strongest position for his
final, decisive stand?
This already was established for
him in all pre-war studies and ma
neuvers Of our garrisons in Luzon.
The position is on the north side
of Manila Bay with its back to the
fortress of Corregidor. The jap
anese we'll knew the value Of the
position for the purpose the de-
tenders had in mind. It was as
plain to any observer.
Here, in case the Japanese got
sea command to enable them to
land large numbers of troops, the
defenders could compel the invad-
Evening star., 1942-01-03
BY COL. FREDERICK PALMER.

To one who knows the ground as
I do, it would have been fatal for
Gen. Douglas Macarthur to have
his troops forced into anything
like an all-out defense Of Manila.
As one who knows him, I am con-
fident he is far from beaten yet.
Also as one who knows the East
Indian area, I better realize that
unified command of all Allied
forces, land, sea and air, and all
that can reach there is indispensa-
BILE to saving the present crucial
situation.
Ever the main object of an army
is to comrel the submission of an
Evening star., 1942-01-03
The Political Mill
Bottle Of No Small Proportions Is in Prospect
Over Cut in Non-EssentioI Expenditures

expended and impounded by the
Director of the Budget.
1t seems clear that with both
the Chief Executive and the Joint
Committee approving curtail-
ment, there is at last a real
chance of making such reduc-
tions. With the President de-
claring that $4,000 .0oO, ,0OO-one-
half of the estimated national in
come-must be expended for de,
fense and the prosecution of the
war, something drastic along this
line must be done.
In his letter to Senator
Thomas, Mr.. Dryden points out
there are at present 1,050,000
workers employed on the w. p. A.
program. He estimates that with
their dependents, some 3,800,00
men, women and children are
getting their livelihood from this
program. He said, too, that there
are 100000 more unemployed
persons today "vainly seeking
work." and 100000 of them
have reached the stage of need
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Learning How TO Pray
Tonic Of Dr.. Pruden

The sermon which DR.. Edward
Hughes Pruden will preach at both
morning services tomorrow at the
First Baptist Church is Learning
How to Pray" This will be the
first of a series on Lords prayer
which he will deliver at the morn
ing services during the weeks to
come. The youth choir and the
senior choirs will sing. At 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-01-03

cieties and the Youth Fellowship
will meet at pm.
This church will join with the
churches of the Bloomingdale area
In observing the week of prayer in
q series of union services directed
by the Ministers Association. The
first will be held in this church
Monday at 8 pm. Dr. Wooding of
lexington Presbyterian Church will
be the speaker.
Evening star., 1942-01-03

DR.. Pruden will speak on "A New
Way" The youth choir will sing.
The B. Y. p. u. will meet at 5:45
pm. At 6:15 pm. there will be
group meetings.
On Monday evening there will be
a dinner-meeting of the Mems
Brotherhood. At 8 pm. there will
be a meeting of the deacons and
also of the Finance Committee.
There will be a prayer service
Thursday, with the pastor in charge.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
R. |. Avenue Methodist

Holy communion will be observed
tomorrow morning. DIR. E. A. Sex
smith will give the communion
meditation. There will be special
music by the choir. At 8 pm. he
will continue his messages from the
great hymns of the church. For
this service he has selected Charles
Wesley's hymn. Jesus. Lover Of My
Soul" The Christian Endeavor So
Evening star., 1942-01-03

on stat / o n e r y
other than on
an Am sri C q
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Charles Angus
tus Lind b erg b
has offered his
services to the
United S tates
air forces.
He I'd n
break any rec
ords volunteer
ing. He didn't
use any start
inc hlOcks ~
Evening star., 1942-01-03

O4lCl4 aAA
sources, military
and economic, "
in the struggle
"for victory over
Hitlerism" came
at a time when
the American
government was
also announcing
the loss Of the
capital Of the
Philippine Is
Ian DIS TO the
.Japanese inyad-
Evening star., 1942-01-03

enemy army. IL
is bette. to sac
rihce a city to
save an army
for a chance
to continue fur
ther resistance
than to sacrifice
an army in try
ing to save a
city which Is
bound to be lost
when the army
has to yield.
Manila Is q
.Ar
Evening star., 1942-01-03
McLennore-
Thinks Lone EoeIe'
Deserves q Chonce
By HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW ORLEANS. The Lone
Eagle" wants to fly again.
This time he wants to ny for his
country, and not in the face Of 1t.
In q letter written, we assume,
Evening star., 1942-01-03

HE opinions OF the rtters this their not
necessarily Stars Such opinions presented In The
effort gue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-01-03

Beginning of the war guilt trials
recently was fixed for January Is.
Former Premiers Edouard Daladier
and Leon Blum and Gen. Maurice
Gamelin are among the pre-armi-
stice French leaders facing trial.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Gets 18th Nuzi PIune

LONDON, Jan. ) P.-Fight 1t.
Jean Morlain, Free French Air Force
ace, brought down his 18th German
plane in a sweep over Northern
France yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-01-03
Peace PurIey
Voice Given
26 Axis Foes
More in Prospect
To Forge Solid
Anti-hiner Front
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Maybe the timing was accidental
and maybe deliberate, but the fact
remains that announcement of the
solidarity If IS nations in pledging
Evening star., 1942-01-03

til after the war;" the German dis
patch said.
Evening star., 1942-01-03

where they are eligible for w. P.
A. jobs. If the w. P. A. program
is interfered with, the alternative
is a dole. which would, he said,
lead to no appreciable saving Of
Federal funds.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05
For the Duration

One more public agency, this time the Connecticut Public Utilities Commission, asks expansion of it's powers to cope with the wartime emergency. The incoming General Assembly, which will meet for the first time in January, is to be asked to grant the PUG. such powers as will enable it to cope with the growing prob lem of transportation throughout this busy little state. Under the circum- stances we would say the P. U. C.. is within reason in asking that its ramificationS be broadened, for we all know that thS problem of providing adequate transpor- tation for all types of workers is becom- ing more serious with each passing day.
 The commission points out that one of it's duties throughout the war period will be denial of any requests for withdrawal nor curtailment of any mode of tranSpor- tation service, where the same might hamper the Connecticut war effort. On such stand we can't help but agree. But it does seem extremely doubtful that there can possibly be any curtailment of bus or trolley service within Connecti- cut for some time to come. Naturally the problem of staggered hours for vari- ous users of public service vehicles is important To it the PUG. should give serious thought, as have and will vari- ous municipal, industrial, and business executives.
 Like other such demands being made there should be study made of what is asked and the effect on public welfare. Offhand there would appear to be little or no reason to go counter to what the Public Utilities Commission recommends. But Connecticut'S General Assembly be- ing a deliberative body the decision may not be as quickly forthcoming as neces- Sary. It might not be amiss to express the hope that all legislative matters per taining to the war effort get primary consideration during the 1943 session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05

People will start to wonder. pretty soon whether or net Gov. Robert A. Hurley really enjoyed his last two months in ot- flee. Or even if he had his last two months in office. It was bad enough for him to come down with serious attack of influenza, but apparently almost every thing but the name of governor has been taken over by governor-elect Raymond E. Baldwin And after reading the two page splurge that the New York Journal-Am- erican (not an ad.) is giving him tomor- row, we'll be doubly convinced of this. The Baldwin ability to capitalize on his political prowess apparently wasn't lost during the two year hiatus between his two terms All of which is nothing to be sneered at by Democratic newspapers like The Democrat. But the fact remains that MT. Baldwin has managed each time he bowed into public life to accumulate the best scrap-book of publicity that any Connecticut governor ever had, even including Dr. Wilbur L. Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05
The Good Old WPA

Many have been the colorful deScrip- tions of the WPA during the years of it's hectic existence. But when it's history is written, and apparently the time is ripe now for such an opus, thereH be plenty to say in it's favor. Upon eXecu- tive order now the WPA is being iqui- dated. The expression is the Presidents and not the writer's. It doesn't seem possible that there could still be as many as 350,000 on WPA rolls now, but those are the official figures from Washington. There surely must be some place for these 350,000 in the ranks of private employ ment.
 It's easy to understand why the WPA is being discontinued. It was never in- tended to be anything but a stop-gap. It filled it's role admirably for long time, despite all the criticism voiced about 1t and its administration. Some of this may have been justified, but a lot wasn't. Throughout the nation there are many outstanding examples of WPA work, just as there are many ludicrouS moments for which probably it will be critically tagged much longer than for the real accom- plishmentS.
 In discontinuing the WPA program the President said and who can't help but agree with him: Every employable American should be employed at prevail ing wages in war industries, on farms, or in other private or public employ ment. ." That's the spirit of these times and here in New England we find 1t hard to go along with those who find the present-day situation difficult from working standpoint But as the WPA passes into oblivion, blessed or otherwise, let us think of its good points rather than the bad ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05
N. A. M. Is Wrong

The National Association of Manufac- turers planes the critical rubber shortage on government inaction when our sources first were threatened. That is an easy, popular, but superficial approach. There has been infinite bungling in the rubber program. Not even yet have we gone far enough.
 But after the true strength of the Japs was learned it was too late, even if there had been no procrastination of errors at all, to have averted the rubber shortage. The basic fault was in undertaking Japan's military might. Our government did that. We did that. Nor do We re- member any warnings demonstrating that the NAM. was more foreSighted than the rest of us
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05

of twelve rendered a favorable re- port. It was their opinion that the land was ripe for invasion and conquest. But the counsel of fear prevailed and the whole nation was detained for forty years. held back in the wilderness, when they might. but for their lack of faith and courage, have entered the land flowing with milk and honey.
 When at last they did enter, Joshua and Caleb alone of all who had started out were permitted to cross the Jordan with the new gen. eration. After certain preliminary cOnquests, the land was divided. Then 1t was that Caleb made a most singular request. His distinguished career would have made it possible for him to have first choice of de. sirable land. He had such choice. but instead of choosing the fertile valleys he asked for the toughest mountain dweIt the fiercest soldiers. As the reward for his valor he asked for a hard job and got 1t. While others were hoping for broad ane fertile acres, his request was, "Giye me the mountain where the giants &~e1l"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05
Who Should Be Boss?

The struggle to determine who shall boss the nations manpoWer control pro- gram is approaching crisis. General Hershey's Selective Service System and Paul McNutt's ManpoWer Commission each is seeking to acquire jurisdiction over the other. In the end, both may find themselves assigned to a new super manpower agency, headed by somebody other than the general and the Hoosier The somebody might even be Interior Secretary Ickes, thougt such reports seem to have little basis.
 The important thing though, is not whether the supreme head of manpoWer mobilization, military and civilian, shall be General Hershey or MT. McNutt, but whether he shall be taken from the armed forces or from the civilian population. And even this is of less significance than whether, at long last, we have appre ciated the urgent necessity for having a single agency to handle the entire manpower problem, which is so complete ly an indivisible entity that only con- fusion can come from treating it as two unrelated administrative chores.
 Canada has placed both military draft and industrial manpower control under civilian head. There are strong argu- mentS for such a course. Perhaps the most compelling is that in a democracy this helps to allay fears lest the military should become too powerful On the other side is the feeling that generals and admirals in wartime are less susceptible to political pressure than civilians, plus the general recognition that needs of the armed forces must be supreme.
 But there are generals with an eye to popular acclaim, and civilians who are selfless in public service. The armed forces depend as heavily upon civilian industry as upon uniformed men. Who ever directs overall manpower control, be he general, admiral or civilian, he will be responsible completely to the President and to Congress. In the end, the ef- fectiveneSs of our manpower control will rest upon President Roosevelt'S choice of the right man, whether he wears the olive drab, the navy blue or multi.
 Give us topnotch administrator, intel ligent and fearless; give him ample, understandable and enforceable authority over all manpower, military and civil ian; do it quickly before the confusion becomes worse. That's all we ask.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05

Republicans are going to do lot of deliberating, apparently, before naming a successor to Congressman Joseph w. Martin as their National Chairman Mon- day. There are any number of aVowed candidates in the field for the office, with just as many "dark-horSes" in the back ground. We note that Connecticut has one in the person of Colby Chester, not known to the politically minded ot the state. Frank Gannett, the newspaper nublisher. is also in the race. And therell he fight, too. over adherents of the Wen dell Willkie theory of politics and those opposed to it. The selection will be an important one, of course, for, barring un- foreseen accidents, the choice will direct the party through the crucial 1914 cleo tion.