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Evening star., 1942-07-19
Justice Sutherland

1t Is a curious circumstance that
the death of former Supreme Court
Justice George Sutherland should
have come at time when the impact
Of total war has so extensively blotted
out both the social and economic
program of the New Deal, with which
he had so little sympathy, and the
constitutional safeguards of individ-
ual liberty, which he so vigorously
espoused.
The death of the retired Justice
came at the age of eighty-four years
and six months after he left the
bench. In that relatively short span
of time the issues which seemed so
momentous in 1887 and 1888 have all
but been forgotten. Yet there may
be some purpose to be served in turn
ing back, briefly, to that period,
1t has been but five years since
Justice Sutherland, speaking for the
minority of a divided court, said:
The saddest epitaph that can be
carved in memory of vanished lib
erty is that it was lost because its
possesSors failed to stretch forth a
saving hand while yet there was
time" He was speaking, not of the
great threat to all liberty which now
sweeps across the world, but of the
constitutional philosophy embodied
in the Wagner Act and upheld that
day by the majority of the court.
And what of the liberals" who
fought him with such intensity;
those to whom the notation, justices
Sutherland, Van Devanter, Mercy
nolds and Butler dissent" was ana
thema itself? Their feverish insist
ence on the more abundant life"
no less than the fear to which Justice
Sutherland had given expression,
soon were to be engulfed and swept
away inevitable casualties OF the
great war that even then was taking
shape. but which we, in the heat OF
domestic turmoil, were unable to per-
ceive. 1t may be profltless, but 1t is
nonetheleSs interesting, to wonder
how much better off the world might
be today if we had been given the
vision five years ago to unite against
the real threat to our liberty and
happiness, instead Of expending our
strength and our time on relatively
unimportant differences among our
selves.
OF Justice Sutherland It may be
said without the slightest fear OF
Evening star., 1942-07-19

the industrial effort is to be expanded
to its full size.
The civilian agencies, which continue
to hold the final power, are opposed to
rate of conversion that would jolt badly
those industries still filling civilian needs.
They balk at confiscation of big inven-
tories OF scarce raw materials. They
hesitate to step in with firm hand
where management is having difficulty
with conversion to war work. They are
slow to take steps to conserve the Ma
tons limited supply of rubber They
insist upon demonstrating that the
civilian viewpoint continues to be
supreme.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Spiritual Front

If at last the United Nations win
the present war, the explanation of
their victory will be found in their
spiritual front.
That is the sincere conviction of
a growing number of plain Ameri-
cans who, without apology, have
claimed for their side in the prevail
ing conflict a superior Justification.
The Atlantic Charter is but one of
many expressions of the humane
ideals for which the democracies are
fighting. 1t is a sign of the times
that there gradually is developing a
religion based upon belief that the
cause of freedom and Righteousness
must be successful over the Axis
powers whose leaders proudly boast
of none but materialistic objectives.
A natural motive is involved in the
faith set forth by the humble
Carpenter of Nazareth who taught
the Golden Rule, 1t happens to be
instructive among free people to trust
their fellows. The hymns of hate
sung by the dictators contradict not
merely Christian theory but, likewise,
the basic logic of the universe.
1t is characteristic of tyranny to
erect inverted pyramids which fall
when artificial support is withdrawn
from them. The society of Hitler is
a system of slavery dependent upon
his will and his whim. Even at a
casual glance its resemblance to the
pagan dedication of the Emperor OF
Japan is recognized. We're Der
Fuehrer and the Mikado to triumph,
what would disappear from the
world? The answer includes: Per-
sonal integrity, personal responsible
ity, personal reward, the sanctity OF
the individual, the privilege OF nom
conformity, the right to be unregi-
mented, uncoerced and uncontrolled
by external force.
Such was the message of human
salvation which Jesus came to preach.
1t may be mystic, yet it is as real as
mathematics; it may be difficult, yet
it is as congenial to the soul as the
shade of a great tree in the heat OF
a summer day. Wherever it has had
formal utterance-in the Bible and
the Book OF Common Prayer, the
Magma Charta, the Declaration OF In
dependence, Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address, the poems OF Walt Whitman
men and women have been helped
to love and to wish to help each
other.
Nothing of that sort may be said
about "Mein Kampf" or the Tanaka
Memorial From them, rather, poi
sons are distilled by which helpless
people die. If their monstrous pro-
grams of compulsion we've effected,
life in this earth would become
punishment intolerable to endure.
The average person born and
reared in freedom carries elemental
truths in his heart. Perhaps he can
not tell why, yet somehow he knows
with an unshakable confidence that
God will not suffer evil to prosper IL
limitably. He enlists himself to the
end that his species the more
promptly may be delivered from its
agony. His goal is peace and order
in the world through liberty and the
sharing of well-earned happiness.
Against that aspiration what has
the Axis to offer?
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago all Washington turned
out to greet the League of American
Wheelmen. There was
The Wheelmen a parade of the "si-
Porode lent steeds,' as they
were called, along
Pennsylvania avenue The Star of July
10, 1892, reported: The parade of the
League of American Wheelmen this
morning thronged the streets along the
route with thousands of people When
it is remembered that Washington is a
OF the city bicycle is most common
sight the league should well feel compli-
mented. And it was a parade full, of
interesting features and reflected no
little credit upon the organization For
the first time in its history the annual
parade of the league was headed by
detail Of policemen mounted on bicycles,
and to the credit of Washington is due
the distinction of being the first city to
mount its police on bicycles. This was
the feature OF the parade, and every
where along the line could be heard
high praise for the District Commits
sioners in their determination to keep
fully abreast of the times"
A new justice was added to the Su-
preme Court. The Star of July 20, 1892,
said: THE President
New Supreme yesterday nominated
Court Justice George Shiras, jr, of
Pittsburgh to the va
cancy on the United States Supreme
Bench Mr.. Shiras was born 60 years
ago in Pittsburgh, where he is now
leading member of the bar. He has
never held public Office nor has he ever
served on the bench" Mr.. Shiras was
no politician, and because of this the
Judiciary Committee Of the Senate re-
ported the nomination without recon-
mendation, but it was confirmed a week
later and Mr.. Shiras served with honor
until his voluntary retirement II years
later, in 1903.
X
Further progress was made in ham
The Star of July 49,
Homestead 1897 IN dlSpatch
Riot from Homestead, ex-
planned: Two weeks
ago and there was not in all Homestead
one man Who on account of crime,
Stunned the gaze of his fellow beings;
today the principal officer of the town
Burgess McLuckie-is in the common
Jail of Allegheny County, charged with
murder, while warrants are in the hands
of constables authorizing the arrest OF
six other residents of Homestead who
are alleged to have participated in the
taking of human life which made the
sixth day of this month notable What
a descent! From place Of honor and
leadership to prison cell. with pros
poets of as gloomy future as ever man
tried to peer into"
Announcement was made OF the ap-
pointment of a manager for Grover
Clevelands campaign. w. F. Harrity
OF Pennsylvania
Choirmon Of was elected
Democratic Party chairman OF the
Democratic Ma
tional Committee at their New York
meeting on July 81, 1892. Under his
guidance the party went on to victory
in the fall election.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Those down in Argentina who are
all for strong stand against Nazi
aggression are being characterized
as "war-mongers" by their opponents.
The latter might learn something
through consideration of the expert
ence. of the United States.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
New Recreation Areas

of some of the recreational facilities
of Washington, pre- -empted by the
defense agencies in their search for
space, has been made by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion in turning over ten recreational
areas to the newly formed District
Recreation Board for development.
The program for development of
these areas is part of longrange
plan and has the advantage of con-
tinued study of the population needs,
for adults and children, of the COM
munities to be served. Because of
this program, much of the criticism
of hit-or- miss, catch-as catch can
development of the past will be
avoided.
Funds for the development of the
ten areas, estimated to cost about
100000 at the start, are expected to
come from the first Lanham Act,
which became law last December. APP
portionment of the money was left to
the Federal Works Agency, which is
expected to announce allotmentS for
the District within the near future.
The money for recreational areas will
be used principally for grading and
filling, and the program contemplates
no requests for critical materials. If
it did, of course, no construction
could proceed until after the war.
Whether the funds allotted for rec
reation will come in the form of a
grant, or a combination loan and
grant, rests with the Public Works
Agency and has been one of the sub
jects for negotiation with District
authorities. 1t is not known now, of
course, what the decision will be.
Past policy of the Public Works
Agency has been to make allotments
for permanent community improve
ments on the loan and grant basis,
rather than by straight grants. And
these areas fall within the category
of permanent improvements.
In the case Of Washington, how
ever, and in connection with this rec
reation development program, equi-
table considerations certainly argue
for an allotment as a grant. The
need for recreational development OF
the areas in question arises principal
ly from the withdrawal of land and
facilities taken over by the National
Government for National defense
purposes. Some of the areas thus
taken were bought with local funds;
other areas had been maintained and
improved with local funds. And all
of the new areas to be improved were
purchased from advances under the
Capper- -Cramton Act, about 80 per
cent of which came from local tax
revenues, and represent a substantial
investment by the local community
already. Thus Federal grant to
improve the new recreational areas,
so greatly needed as substitutes for
those which have been taken, would
merely represent the National Gov
ernment'S peculiar obligation to the
District under extraordinary circum-
stances.
Adequate recreational facilities for
war crowded Washington are essen
tial Men and women working long
hours under the stress of the contin-
nod n,eroencv need relaxation and
exercise. And it is an erroneous con-
ception of the problem to regard play
space as peacetime luxury to be
dispensed with in wartime.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

1t would be funny If little Finland,
debt-payer supreme, by her firm re-
fusal to cooperate with the Nazis
against the United States around
Murmansk, should prove in the end
to have been the Achilles Heel Of
the whole vast Nazi monstrosity.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and a!so the local news published herein
All rights Of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Entered as second-class matter post office
Washington, D. c.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-19

NaDhtaf Hertz Imoer carved
his richie IN Hebrew poetry and
n Jewish life with the Jewish
national anthem. -Hatikyah.- Mil
Ho-s Of Jewish PEOPLE in every
corner u the world-East and
West North and South-Si1g the
words o. "Hatikvah-" which II
spires hope ard strength faith
and confidence. But does anyone
remember TIE author q the song
How many know the history OF his
life? WHAT place does he occupy
IL the memory q MS people: Dur
ing his lifetime Imcer vas
~a1de-er suffering from hunger
and from sickness He went
through life ike one exco-r----- = III
Gated finding casual shelter here
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-19

Upon their masts a flag unfurls. !"
The idea Of bow and spear and
fleet IS bound to be found in many
Of Imber's poems. In TT he
says:
He who does not sow
Shall not reap the grain:
He who does not aim his bow
Shall surely reap defeat
Il is Imber's deduction that IF
you wish to inherit your home
land you must take up the sword
and bow and follow in the foot
steps OF your forefathers.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-19

vina 10 Austria. he wrote I'll ode
70 Austria and dedicated it 10 the
Emperor Franz Joseph from
whom ne received Z prize and :
warm letter Of appreciation
In search OF Z more enlightened
atmosphere. ne moved first 20
Brody and then TO Leuoerg: but
his restless spirit found 10 peace
ard he took TO wandering from
one country TO another. He lived
for Z short time II Ru-a1ia- Dur
Ing Ms visit 70 Consta1ti1opIe, ne
net the famous Lawrence Oh
plant. who became MS pauo1-
ard when the latter Visited PaIes-
t-e II 1882 ne took Inoer with
En II the capacity q private
secretary
According 70 some authorities i
was II Palestine that Inber wrote
the famous hymn 'Hatikvah,'
although others claim that It was
written Il Ru-z-ia II the year
-s-s TIE year u which the first
PzI=sc--.zz colony. Petach TIkvah-
vas founded Luoer lived II Pal
esze Until 1859 and there he
wrote -os- o. MS national songs
Many q these have been set TO
u-Sc and have become Zionist
tolk-so1gs. Part OF these poems
were published II Jerusalem II
The year 1856 under the title
-Barkai Suz~zrdl with z pre-
face dy the famous Palesti1ia1
leader and author. Techiel SGchal
Pinas
After the death Of OEphant-
Inber left Palestine ard lived the
LIE OF : hobo. He visited Alex
a1dria. Cairo. Consta1tinople and
finally reached London In Lon
don he became acquainted with
Israel Za1gw1l ard they exchang-
81 lessons. Imber teaching Zang-
VIII Hebrew II return FOR which
Za1wiu taught Imber English
After Z short tine he became z
contributor 10 the Jewish Stand
ard. but he did rot remain long II
London
In 1892 he came to America
He tramped or foot the length
and breadth OF this country. He
net the famous Judge Sulzburger.
who offered 10 assist him and 70
make il possible for him TO de-
vote himself 10 creative work
Irucer accepted MS assistance but
refused 70 submit 20 any regime
For Z time he made his home II
Boston and published an English
monthly there devoted 10 the
study OF the Kabbalah. under the
title The CrieL In that city Dr..
Amanda Katia fell II love with
him and after marrying him.
embraced Judaism
But Imoer could not long lead 4
settled life Wanderlust soon
overlook him and his life became
one continuous series Of wander
Egs attended by poverty ard
Drunkenness Emoittered- ne spent
MS days II cynical reports, witt
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-19

cisms and epithets hurled at
friend and foe alike
He died in New York in the
year 1910 His poems were col
lected in three volumes under the
title ''Barkai,- and were published
At three different periods. He al
50 published q translation OF the
'rRubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam," to
which he appended an ode to
Khayyam-
But Inher was the author OF
other works besides '"Hatikvah.-
and his sojourn in Hebrew itera-
ture should not &c considered
limited TO Z brief moment His
selected writings, which appeared
in 1929 fifty years after he wrote
'Hatikvah-) through the efforts
Of his brother Shmaryahu- contain
forty-four poetical works and six
prose pieces Among these are
some writings Of a high order
from the tterary-historical point
OF view.
True. Inber does not charm
with the magic Of his visions or
the power Of his language. He
does not reach the heights Of
Biaik. TschernichowsLi and Seine
our. VINO have taught Us TO appre-
ciste the depth and power Of great
poetry But aside from the Hat
ikvah.- which overshadowed its
author. Inber is deserving OF a
place ii Hebrew literature De
cause OF his innate literary abiI-
". The fundamental quality Of
Imber's writing is his clarity OF
purpose. He set himself one mis-
sion 20 fulfIll-tne renascence Of
Zion Imber was the first poet to
Dc Z confirmed Zionist The idea
Of nationalism captivated him and
became the central theme Of his
work.
In Imber's day poets Of his cal
iber could not exist on the
strength OF their poetic abilities
alone To Win recognition they
seized upon an inspiring ideal
which would raise them above
their limitations. The national
Zionist ideal as it Is understood
today was the instrument through
which Imber was brought to the
attention Of the public He was
one q the first TO embrace this
ldeal-ard Ike al pioneers ne
was characterized by naivete
and winning simplicity.
Imber's naive enthusiasm per-
vades his songs OF Zion. q series
conceived as one long poem but
never completed The work en-
visions the tine when his people
VII arise. gain courage nc
longer wander among the ma
tons" And further: Jacob arm
ed with bow and spear and ma
tons from afar await his word.
their ambassadors coming to ne
gotiate treaties Imber com
/ pletes the picture by introducing
z fleet:
I In my dream I see upon the
waves
4 mighty fleet the water cleaEes
The ships Of Judah there I see
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The Monument Of a Song
The Story of Nahtai Hertz mber Author of ~Hatkyah
BY MENAHEM RIBALOW
DISTINGUISHED Hebrew Editor

The author Of Hatkvah- the Zionist anthem has IRE
c1entv been called the yIlon- There pain as
life O. NaphaE Hertz Imber according
to Me1aher RoaIow Editor Hadear. the Hebrew weekly
of the foremost Observation-Disclosures scholars OF cur
tine Iroer is only modern Jew whose monument Is 20
&c found in song people which rarely recalls its
author.
. The Editor
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-19

When Dr. eUh Schwartz (fourth the @ European Chair
man of the Joint and of the few remaining
Europe visited Marseie recently to note
conditions Jewish relief leaders France
goodbye departed for his Lisbon Shown With
Jefroykn director of the yD ohce
Maee Dr. ze Couevteh of the Ose medical and child care
supported Albert of the COme Assistance
Refugees which 5000 refugees uoceu
pied France and Dr. Joseph We'll Of the O in the camp
which aiding 10000 informed refugees All of these
the bulk Of their funds from the Joint
Committee Dr. Sch~arZs of increased needs the oOOV
refugees unoccuped resulted increase in The joint
tbution Commie allotment from $4,000 S75OOO monthly
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-11-26
Cong. Hill Tells'm

Continued From Page -
1t is an open secret. The fact that
we are at war is no valid excuse.
They also know that unusual wages
are being paid in these plants and
too often for labor not performed.
Sons and fathers by the score have
told me this. 1t is not hearsay; it
is the tragic truth. They also know
of countless cases of profiteering
from the disclosures of the Truman
committee and the House naval af-
fairs committee. They have seen
on every hand scores of diaries
slaughtered because farm help is
unavailable due to high wages in
defense industries. Personally I
have seen acres upon acres of food
stuffs decaying or being destroyed
because of shortage of farm labor.
During my brief three weeks in
my state I contacted scores of small
business men and visited small ship
yards Priorities for weeks and
months prevented them from secur-
ing supplies and they were closing
their doors. One Shipyard had
launched four coast guard boats
but because of small item of cop
per they were not complete and
could not be commissioned. The
copper was in stock-plenty Of it.
Applications for priority had been
made weeks ago. Red tape in WPB
delayed or refused it. These boats
should be out on our Pacific coast
so as to give space for new ones
being constructed. This is neither
economy nor common sense. It is
just plain beaureaucratic dumb
medicines and inefficiency. the
war cannot be won in this manner
Food from our farms and materials
for clothing are just as necessary as
war implements. The people back
home know this and insist on it
swivel-chair bureaucrats and brass
hats back here in Washington, d. c.,
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Not
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-11-26

only are the people Of this country
awake to the serious situation, but
they are just as loyal and patriotic
even more so-than those drawing
down fat salary. They have been
buying bonds and stamps; they have
been willing to pay heavy taxes;
they are willing to sacrifice. But
they insist that the funds appro-
priated and taxes levied be used in
an about effort to win this war
and not wasted as it is now too
evidently done. The upSurge Of
the voters was a healthy sign Of live
democracy. For my part I was glad
to see it. This, too, Notwithstanding
my personal defeat. Personalities,
after all, are really secondary. IN
less those in authority heed this
warning and rectify these unsound
and undemocratic proctices imme-
diately there will he a more serious
and decided revolt in 1914. The
people of the United States are
sound at heart. jefferson trusted
them. Lilcoln trusted them. Why
should not We who proclaim these
two as our heroes, also trust them?
We can and will win this war, but
it will be won by the rank and file
in these United States and not by
bureaucrats and Missionaries here in
Washington, d. G. Again permit
me to say: Not only do / abide by
the verdict of the voters back home,
but I will continue to do my very
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-11-26
David Tweet Spends
Week End at Home

HIGHLANDS-David Tweet, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Tweet ar
rived Friday to spend the week
end with his parents on the High
lands. He is stationed at Fort
Lewis, Wash.
William FELTON, came home last
week after visiting the last month
in Seattle and California. He will
spend the winter with his son,
Glenn FELTON, and family.
Miss Dorothy Smith was a Sum
day dinner guest at the N. L. For
aker home.
Mrs. w. E. bennett has been
assisting Mrs. r. w. Woods in her
tailoring the past week.