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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-21
University-Union Club
Plans Stag and Doe Fete
Rssionine TO Be Theme Tor Annual Christmas
Party Scheduled for Monday Evening

Among the most eagerly anticipated annual events of
the University club the Stag and Doe Christmas
party This il viii be held Monday evening fitting
setting 81 native green's poinsetas and Christmas
In this day Of shortages, with everything but fun
rofoned. restrictions can't be avoided, parties
Each guest VIII be presented with ration upon arrival
and the theme Of the affair viii be built around this idea
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-21

what can he worked out toward
obtaining the aid Of leaders In get
ting the young people interested IN
agriculture. A date for this meet
ing was set for Tuesday. Dec. 20,
AZ 10 A. m. TO continue through the
day n necessary.
Members Of PuyaIlup Valley
post. v. y. W. Its auxiliary and
their families win have dinner and
an evening Of entertainment at v.
=. w. hall Saturday. Dinner win
be served at $50, with Mrs. Carl
Mundeil In charge. During the
evening the group win play blnfo
and there VIII be an exchange Of
gifts.
monday evening members Of the
Royal Neighbors lodge and their
families WI hold their annual
Christmas party at v. y. w. hall.
In charge OF the affair viii b.
Mrs Bertha wetxel, MS. Hazel
Flrman and Mrs. vida Goodier.
Heed Rite. Monday
Fupersl services for Charles
Mood. who died at the family
home on sth ave. s. W., wednss-
day evening. viii be held Monday
At , p. m. At the wrisIey and
Clements chapel with burial In
Woodbine cemetery.
Rev. George Harlow win be the
minister and Unity lodge. No. Is,
l. O. o. r.. Of which he was a
member. viii conduct ritualistic
services. L. J. Jones win act m
grand chaplain and Grand Master
w. N. Buckmaster win give the
euiogy. Active psllbearers win be
Nick Ewankvich. Robert Dudley,
George Deeds. James Ball. George
Ddgerton and Dennis Yant. Those
acting in an honorary capacity in
clude Oscar Piehl, DIR. w. NJ.
karshner. Lewis Confer. Charles
Ross. e. p. rruedson. N. =. Por-
ter. John Fraser. J. c. Plummer,
T. II. scheffer and George Barry.
Arthur !. sauh..
Last ritss were being arranged
Saturday for Arthur ]. Hughes. IS,
who died suddenly of q heart at
tack Thursday at Eatonville. where
he was employed N q carpenter.
He came TO the state In 1901 from
Minnesota and to Puyanup three
years ago from Yakima. The
family homo is 1t Route 1. Box
1SS. He leaves his wife, Agnes
N. Hughes: three sons, Arthur,
jr.. u. 8. army: vern w. and Da-
vid r. OF Puyallup: two daughters.
Mrs. Ruth A. Killiam and Mrs.
Gladys d. Jordan. and a grand
daughter. Diana Lee Killiam, all
Of Puyallup. and a grandson. Or
land johnson, IT., in Oregon. wrig-
ley and Clements win announce The
arrangements.
Mr.. Geerxetta Ba,s.
Graveside services for Mrs.
ceorgetta Bales. who died Friday
ut Raymond win be held Tuesday
at IL a. nj. In woodbine cemetery
with Elder Schaffner officiating.
wngley and Clements made the
arrangements
The Arts and Krafts club win
hold its Christmas party Monday
At the home Of Mfs. +. s. Martin.
SIT 7th st.. s. w. Mrs. p. NJ.
Snider. Mrs.. r c. Morse, Mrs. +.
v. Stevenson and Mrs. r. ]. Delano
win assist the hostess at the /
O'Clock dessert luncheon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-21

YAKD1A-H- n Smith OF Dry
dsn Friday headed the Washing
ton stats Horticultural sssocia-
ton. succeeding Jesse childs. Yak
Ina valley orchardist-
Other officers elected at the
groups annual convention were
Il D. Colling Of Selah. first wee
president: Irving Smith Of wenat-
chss, second vice president. and
pr. John c. Snyder Of Pullman was
tseAscted secretary-tressurcr.
o. ths Island q BAH. native
iris begin TO dance when they
ars three years old.
Evening star., 1942-02-23

SiStent in his reportS-Germany
would make war on Russia, and
he did not think the Russian
Army would be a pushover.
Now, following Singapore, Sir
Stafford becomes the second most
important man in the cabinet.
There is this to be said for the
British system in contradiction to
ours: Politics are not frozen. Mr..
Churchill has been forced to
make a change in his cabinet by
the representatives of the nation.
In this country, there is no way
by which the people, through
Congress or through the press
and other instruments for in
f1uencing public opinion, can
effect changes In the administra-
tion. They can only elect an
other President after four years.
Under a system like ours, 1t
IS therefore extremely important
that the administration should be
sensitive and responsive to public
opinion. For otherwise the most
we'll meant and constructive
public criticism encounters frus-
tration and Illustration deterio-
rates into bitterness. In England,
the people know they can bring
about changes. Therefore criti-
cism is not sabotage. Here, the
critic is likely to ask himself two
questions: Can I say this without
1t having results I do not desire?
Or, what Is the use, anyway?
Amazing Demonstration Of Unity.
The new British cabinet is an
amazing demonstration Of what
national unity really means.
Mr.. Churchill, who is a Tory,
has made second In command a
man of the extreme left and the
nation applauds. Why does the
nation applaud? 1t applauds
first, because Sir Stafford has
brains and the nation knows it.
1t applauds second, because the
British people know that in this
war the enemy Is on the right.
not on the left. a simple truth
that does credit to the British
political instinct. And Mr..
Churchill also knows where the
enemy is-externally and intern
ally-the enemy, not Of Mr..
Churchill, not of the Tory party,
but of Britain.
Mr.. Churchill is not afraid Of
British leftists because he knows
they want Britain to win. And
how amazing-the Tory Churchill
wants even a left-oriented Britain
to win. He would rather see Sir
Stafford Cripps an the left wing
of the labor party in Downing
Street than see Hitler there.
We could learn something from
1t. AS I move about the country
Evening star., 1942-02-23
The Great Game of Politics
BiddIe Bill Could Kill Free Press in u S.;
Measure Called Bidding While Rome Burns

choked, there would be no check on
anything. 1t took more than q year
Of newspaper pounding before the
President was forced to do what he
should have done in the first place
delegate power to one man and
make him boss Of production. But
for the newspapers, the unsavory
mess of the o. c. D., which has be-
come . well-paid haven for Mrs.
Roosevelts dancing proteges and up
lift friends, would never have been
revealed.
Biggest Pork Barrel Bill.
1t Is the press-and the press only
which is now commenting on the
unsoundness of exempting from the
draft labor leaders and moving pic,
ture actors. No other medium save
the press is pointing out that in
order to get through his pet st.
Lawrence seaways projects, the Pres
ident has acquiesced in the commit
tee scheme Of putting 1t in the bill
lion-dollar rivers and harbors bill,
which also includes the discredited
Florida ship canal, the Tombigbee-
Tennessee River scheme and others
equally questionable. This has been
publicly denounced as the biggest
pork-barrel bill in history.
Inclusion In 1t will make IT i'm
possible for Congress to consider
the exceedingly dubious-even In
peacetime-St. Lawrence project
on its merits. With its White House
support the chances Of its going
through are good. Without news
paper opposition they would be
overwhelming. Some time ago,
speaking to Gen. Knudsen, friend
said. Bill, why on earth did you
indorse that st. Lawrence thingp"
The reported reply Of the naive
Mr.. Knudsen was this: '"They asked
me-" Except for the press there
would be no comment on the effort
OF the New Dealers to sabotage the
Byrd Economy Committees recon-
mendations. Only the press Is
pointing out the public scandal of
the vast and costly army Of pub
Hcity directors and press agents.
Easy to Add List.
1t would be easy to add to the list.
Few detached persons will contend
that criticism Of these things is not
healthful and helpful - actually
more so in time of war than in a
time Of peace. Few would want
them discontinued. Yet the admin
istration wants them discontinued.
1t bitterly resents and often de-
nounces them. The effort now is to
make any comment not commenda-
tory appear unpatriotic. 1t is not
charged that the Biddle bill Is pri-
marily designed to suppress a free
press and free speech. What is
charged is that the bill as now
drawn could be used to do exactly
that. 1t makes it possible for resent
full politicians in Government Of
flee to so construe the law that
newspapers and reporters could be
fined and imprisoned for printing
anything not approved by the ad-
ministration-in brief, completely
terrorized.
The potentialities for evil In such
a situation are hard to exaggerate.
The bill pushes censorship far be-
yond anything ever attempted be-
fore and gives to Government OIL
Evening star., 1942-02-23

AS result there has grown up in
the administration q bitterness to-
ward the press which with some Of
the inner circle" amounts to an OBJ
session. This has been evidenced by
the frequent and violent TRADES Of
recognized White House mouth
pieces. The President. personally
never misses q chance to strike and
1t Is accurate to say that for the last
six years a continuous, though In
effectual, war against newspapers
has been conducted. ALI Of which
makes particularly interesting the
fact that presentation of the So
called war secrets" bill, sponsored
by Attorney General Biddle, has
been accompanied by series of edi-
torials from left-wing administra-
ton organs, the gist of which is that
the war sanctifiey the President and
any criticism now of any Roosevelt
act is equivalent to treason. The
combination Of this bill and the
editorials seems more than coinci-
dence.
Invitation to Tyranny.
Mr.. Arthur 1rock, in the New
York Times. has characterized the
Biddle proposal as an invitation to
tyranny, In that 1t would install a
censorship such as has not been
dreamed Of before. Under it, he
contends, 1t would be possible to pre-
vent practically any comment on
official incompetence, error and mis-
feasance. Under it, the newspapers
would be completely at the mercy OF
the official. Under it, the admins
tration would have them exactly
where 1t wants them-to wit, under
its heel, subject to heavy penalty
for any exhibition Of independence.
The stranglehold which the Gov
ernment has on the radio is such
that no radio commentator-who
wants to last as one-can be really
frank in dealing with administration
shortcomings. One who tried it some
months ago was called at the con-
clusion of his broadcast and roundly
cursed over the phone by an individ-
ual holding a high administrative
office and personally very close to
the President. The fact is that the
only medium by which the waste,
incompetence, petty politics, black
listing and bad Judgment with which
our war effort has been-and still is
Afflicted, can become known to the
people is the press. There is no
other channel, and If that should be
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Defense Bond, Stamp Sales
To Determine Miss Victory

Sales of Defense savings bonds
and stamps will determine the win
ner Of the Miss Victory contest
sponsored by the Federal Employees
Council, A. c. Edwards, chairman,
announced today.
The prize is a trip to st. Peters,
burg, Fla, for the winner and a
companion of her choice. The orig
inal plan was to make the award
for the best suggestion on improv-
ing recreational opportunities here.
but the entry of the country into
war prompted the decision to use
the contest to stimulate bond and
stamp sales, Mr.. Edwards explained.
Nominations may be made by any
Government agency, business or
ganization, association or combina-
ton of groups representing at least
500 persons, provided the norninat-
ing unit has payroll allotment
or group agent Defense savings plan.
Votes will be credited by a for
mula based on stamp and bond sales
during March.
Nominations must reach Recrea-
ton Services, Inc. 306 Ninth street
NV, by midnight Saturday.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
If VIZ HAD An OFFICE BUILDING TO Rent

We'd set goal for $40 occupancy we'd b1rry and
advertise in this newspaper and bere the sound
brgft reasons why.
1t that Offices like they buy supplies they
their Offices just like they buy other thing they
buy Clothes dinners guns, arpane tickets, golf balls,
shoes Anything from the that they know and
believe in and like from the building that they koa beeps
in and like
The formula is simple and it ,Ierks ssxaL
During the year in the month prepous leasing
business men make up tbei,miuds
busies itself and sits into all mental meetings. prestige gets
its hearings location is powerful argument; convenience of
the buildng all the things that all the office employees
enjoy or use is great argument any oaern equipment,
decorations. design elevators, heating ventilation,
windows hardware, corridor widths, lobby facade
boaion good bad wins and loses leases; rental
if light and pleasant and airy, if they be adapted
variety of floor plans without undue waste space WELL
those almost closing arguments though square
per these are cloSer losers depending upon
all other things P services plus courteses, plus other ad
vantages we haven't even mentioned.
So knowing what want in their Offices we'd list
the principal good points of building and we'd make the
men and of this knoW them and understand
them and bekepe them and WANT space in orr
building.
We'd ADVERTISE ::::.
in THIS newspaper
and trope how business could make money and live
tle4santer day time lives they'd lease Offices in our
building.
We'd tell good points and tell them and tell them and
ret them in this newspaper We'd tell them stubborny,
tenacously, regularly doggedy and time we'd have
rooms and suites rented treftaby rented.
We'd give statesmen real help in their efforts to rent
space and to Keep it tented.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
SpoIding District Head
Named to 0. P. A. Post

e. w. Heilman, who has been
associated with A. @. Spalding g.
Bros. for the last Is years, has
been appointed to the staff Of the
consumers durable goods section,
ONCE Of Price Administration, j.
K. Galbraith, assistant admins
traitor, has announced.
Mr.. Heilman, resident OF WASH
ington for the last IA years. has
served a. district manager for
Spalding since 1887.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Nv CONsTANTINF BROWN.

by OONS AN ANE Oho"Ns
Oficial quarters in Washington
are seriously concerned over the
revival Of opposition to the ad-
ministration by a small group Of
men who were prominent isola-
tionists before Pearl Harbor.
These opponents do not fully
realize the implications and
effects of their public statements
and off-the-record declarations,
which, although less conspicuous
than before the United States
was forced into war, are none
theless damaging to the national
interest.
The Axis radio Is at present
engaged in as effective an action
as It's armed forces. The radio
activities also are Of great assist
ance to the progress Of Axis
armed forces, and anything the
Axis can pick up to show the
rest of the world that America,
besides being unprepared for an
offensive war, Is also crumbling
internally Is of major assistance
to the enemy governments.
NaH forces are fighting in
Russia and may be fighting
shortly in the Mediterranean and
Near East. The whole Of Europe
with q few minor exceptions
Is under the German boot, but
the subjected populations are
attempting to shake OF the Nazi
yoke. and there is sporadic fight
ing In many sections Of Europe.
Hopes Arc Increased.
The fact that the United States
Is now fighting the Axis has
heightened the hope of the sub
tected nations of regaining their
freedom. The reverses we have
suffered so far have not under
mined their confidence in US;
they, like the great majority Of
people in this country, believe
victory in the end will be on our
side, regardless Of what further
setbacks we may suffer.
That attitude Of the conquered
peoples compels the Reich to
maintain large armies OF occu-
patton. These could be reduced
and used on other fronts II the
subject nations gave up all hope
In the United States. Hence,
anything which might convince
them that there Is disunity In
America makes the task of the
Berlin government so much
easier.
The same thing applies to
Japan, whose armed forces are
still carrying the ball. But there
Is feeling of uncertainty among
many high-ranking Japanese,
Washington understands by
grapevine telegraph from the
Far East. The Japanese see
many successes ahead, but they
are not making the mistake Of
Understanding American war
potential. If they can show the
people Of China-whose con-
tinued fight Is so vital for a final
Allied victory-that America Is
rotten with discord; that the peo-
pie are not pulling. together, and
that internal dissension rather
Evening star., 1942-02-23
This Changing World
Administration Foes Criticism Seized On
By Axis to Show u S. Is CrumbIine Internally

than lack Of military power viii
bring US to our knees, they will
have won q great victory.
u. 8. Has Great Prestige.
India presents q similar case.
While the British are disliked by
large part of India's population,
the United States continues to
enjoy great prestige. To be able
to undermine this prestige among
the 350,000,0 900 Indians would be
worth more than 40 armored di-
visions to the Japs.
Axis short-wsve stations are
working effectively. and any little
bits Of information that may be
picked up indicating lack of unity
in the United States are magni-
fed and exaggerated by the Nazi
and Japanese propaganda ex-
perts.
Thus, on February IA, the Toxic
radio rebroadcast q Berlin radio
story which quoted-and dis
torted-Senator Wheeler's IL
told-you-so" speech made a few
days earlier.
Toxic devoted two full broad
casts to this speech, making cap
ital Of some anti-Brittsh SEN
tences it found in the address to
indicate that the United Nations
are not sincerely cooperating.
1t quoted-with usual Jap exag-
gerations-Senator Wheeler's re-
marks about the United States
being unprepared to fight q war
and the British not making full
use Of military supplies sent from
this country.
Information Quickly Relayed.
In conclusion the Toxic broad
cast-beamed to China-pointed
out that American isolationists
are quickly recovering strength,
and that the political honey
moon which followed Pearl Har-
Dor has come to an end, thanks
to Japan's smashing blows. This
isolationiSt group, the Japanese
radio tells the world, Is now pre-
pared to take up o serious fight
against any further shipment Of
supplies to Great Britain and the
Soviet Union.
Axis undercover agents con-
tinue to operate throughout this
country. Members Of Congress
and other persons who have been
In Washington often give in
terviews to the press when they
return home. Reporters Of local
papers naturally are anxious to
learn all the inside dope" As a
rule they are given for publica-
ton only what can be printed
safely, but 1t is reported that
many interesting statements are
made on the record.
Although the local newspapers
may respect the ofi-the-record
statements and refrain from pub
fishing them, rumors about them
spread rapidly, as is natural, and
1t Is not difficult for enemy
stooges to discover what was said.
That is reported within "a hours
to Berlin-generally by way Of
Mexico-and provides superb ma
terial for Lord Haw Haw and
other Axis broadcasters.
Evening star., 1942-02-23

cials power they clearly should
not have. 1t is reassuring that
Chairman Van Nuys of the Senate
Judiciary Committee appears to
appreciate that and has declared
his committee will go over the
measure with a fine tooth comb. I"
It needs to be. 1t is not surprising
the proposal has given rise in
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Axis Aliens Warned 10 Get
Identifications This Week

German, italian and Japanese
aliens have only six more days to
apply at first and second class and
county seat post offices for certifi-
Gates of identification, Attorney
General Biddle said today.
Enemy aliens who fail to file ap-
plications by the close of business
Saturday, he emphasized, may be
subject to severe penalties, includ-
+ ing internment for duration of the
war. He said there would be no
extension of the deadline.
The requirement affects all enemy
aliens except those in California,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah,
Idaho, Nevada and Arizona, where
the application period ended Feb
Suary 8.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
Brtons Don't Put Their Country in Peril by Fighting
Eoeh Other, by Refusing to Accept Political Changes

70 Accepf roliticol Snon9eS
I find some people want the
United States to win provided
winning doesn't promote the New
Deal. Others want America to
win provided the Republicans
don't get any credit. And still
others want American to win and
turn into a Fascist state in the
process. Their conception of
victory is victory for them-vic-
tory for their side in the internal
political struggle. Otherwise they
want no victory. It is reminiscent
of France.l
French Wrecked France.
The French upper middle
classes did not like the popular
front government. So what did
they do7 They sabotaged France.
They sent their capital abroad; !;
they engineered a sit-down capi-
tai strike; they cut the very
foundations Of the state. The left,
In its turn, did the same.
The British upper classes don't
like Sir Stafford Cripps, I i'm
agine, and neither did they like
Ramsay Macdonald. But 1t Is
not in the British mind to de-
stroy Britain for the sake Of de-
stroying a government. There
fore there is opposition in Eng
land, but not sabotage.
And there is another thing
about Britain-expressed In Ten
nyson's great line. "The old order
changeth, yielding place to new,
and God fulfills himself in many
ways lest one good custom should
corrupt the world"
Basically the most conservative
Of nations, there is that in Brit
ain which always knows when
to change. That capacity for
change, together with patience,
has resulted in the fact that for
300 years Britain has known no
drastic and bloody internal up
heavals-in which she is unique
among the nations of the world.
II one watches the transition
OF the last two years-from
Mr.. Chamberlain through Mr..
Churchill to Sir Stafford-the
evolution is fantastic. Yet, Is it
not the same England?
Aren't Afraid Of Anything.
The deep civilization of the
British mind reveals itself in
the fact that people are never
judged wholly by their ideas but
by all the factors that make a
personality for instance, BY
whether they are honest men.
I haven't doubt that Mr..
Churchill, If he were to speak
intimately Of Sir Stafford, would
say, Grips? Very intelligent
man; has a hobby. he's a Social
ist." That Sir Stafford's hobby
might considerably change the
material way Of life Of some Of
Mr.. Churchilps friends might an
noy Mr.. Churchill Cor it might
MT; such things don't annoy
him much), but he would know
how to get on In that Britain
since it would still be Britain.
peopled and ruled by Britons.
It's like that-the British are
not afraid of each other-and
since they aren't afraid Of each
other they aren't afraid of any,
thing.
For a nation like a person can
face any eventuality with cour-
age If its integrity is intact, If
it can absorb its own internal
experiences without shock or loss
Of equilibrium.
released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1942-02-23

suppression OF
newspaper criti-
cism. All politi-
clans. Of course.
resent criticism,
but none has
ever resented it
SO m u ch or
taken 1t so per-
sonally as the
New Deal poll
ticians-f r o m
the master one
in the White
H ouse straight
H.
Evening star., 1942-02-23

Washington, where everything Is
paraphrased, to the saying Bid
ding While Rome Burns" And it
is rather battling to have Mr.. Bid
die, who sent the bill to the Senate
with a covering letter explaining
its provisions, now say he knows
practically nothing about it.
(Copyright, 1e42)
Evening star., 1942-02-23

IL B CoiA
dence.
From Port
lane d, M e., { o
Portland. Greg;
from San Diego
to Savannah,
there isn't a
blessed soul who
doesn't believe
that no matter
W hat happens,
Uncle Sam Will
be at the head OF
the table when
Evening star., 1942-02-23

owners views
are ar re-
moved from m
Mr.. Church.
hills. S ir
Stafford is a
Socialist and
an anti-im
p e r / a Ii S t.
Stain OlQ HOI
receive hi m
for some time.
But he was
stubborn In
his opinion
q n n CON.