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go to work unless their college
training is helping fit them for
some specific task. Few have the
right to train themselves for
nothing in particular. I don't be-
lieve people can get by without
working in the world of the
future"
The italics in this quotation
are mine They point to the con-
trast in Mrs. Roosevelts words.
On the one hand. she praises
trainino-for something in par
ticular. On the other, she out
laws study for nothing in par
ticular" And she implies that
the one form Of study will create
people who can work, and the
other won't.
Now, what Mrs. Roosevelt ad-
vocates is that everybody be
trained and nobody be educated.
For the difference between
training" and "education" is
that the one is undertaken to fit
the individual for job. and the
other in he hope of fitting him
for life. The one tries to make
an efficient mechanic. doctor,
cosmetician. or farmer: the other
tries to create an efficient person
for instance, an intelligent cit
izen.
Had Mrs. Roosevelt suggested
that girls who could find neces-
sary war tasks postpone their
education. she would, I think,
have made a constructive sug-
gestion. But she drew general
comparison between useful and
useless knowledge, to the de-
triment of the latter.
Question Of Adjustment.
Now, I should like to advance
the proposition that so-called
useless knowledge is the most
useful knowledge that any one
can possess. and that the mental
processes involved in getting it
fit the person for almost any
task that may come to his hand.
A so-called liberal education
is training for nothing in par
ticular.' 1t is pre-eminently a
grammatical, historical, mathe-
matical and cultural education.
The advocates of useful" knowl-
edge have made terrible inroads
on it, as higher education has
become more widespread. Parents
raise the question: What good
will Latin do my child? Or CAL
culus? He or she is never gong
to need it
The result of the substitution
of training" for education
would be TO create a society OF
people. each of whom knew how
to do some one thing competent
ly, but all of whom would be at
a loss under new circumstances
which rendered his job unneces-
sary.
The educated person is one in
whom creative forces have been
released, and whose mind has
been so disciplined that he is
able to train and adjust himself
to new situations.
The object of education-in
contrast to training-is to give
the individual basic knowledge
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| treme limit the armed forces of
their country engaged in a great
war.
Mr.. Morgenthau and his Treas
ury aides who managed the cam
paign are to be congratulated. 1t
was we'll conceived, we'll organized
and well carried out. It's great sue
cess, as the Secretary says, should
be depressing to the Axis leaders.
1t speaks of Nation, determined
and united for the winning of the
war. 1t also ought to prove several
things to ourselves. One Is that the
enlistment of the glamour girls Of
the moving picture world is not
necessary to sell War bonds to the
American people. This having been
convincingly demonstrated it is to
be hoped that the idea has been
permanently abandoned.
1t never was good one. There
was always lack of dignity in the
business of selling War bonds
through publicity seeking stars who
traded kisses, pats and powder
pufts for subscriptions.
inducements Unnecessary.
The present campaign, in which
there were no glamour girls at all,
has shown that inducements of this
kind are totally unnecessary. For
entertaining the troops in camps
the Hollywood stars are fine, but
in selling bonds to the people of
the United States in support of the
war this cheap showgirl stuff Is
out of place Selling War bonds Is
a deeply serious matter. The argu-
ments and the appeal should be
a deeply serious matter. The argu-
ments and the appeal should be
free from frivolities and untainted
by personal publicity suspicious
The drives should be conducted on
the highest level.
Another thing which perhaps the
success of this drive has taught the
Treasury is the wisdom of accepting
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Friendship Home Offers
Day Care Of Children

Mothers with children from 6 to
IL years of age, who are employed
away from their homes, can arrange
for the daytime care of their chill
dren during the school vacation
period by consulting with Friend
ship Home, GIG S street Sc, one of
Washingtons Community Chest
agencies
The social agency has announced
that it will keep its recreation rooms
open from early ir the morning un-
til late in the afternoon. This serv-
ice will be extended only to those
parents who have not been able to
make satisfactory arrangement for
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This Changing World
BottIeship Coming Back as Potent Weapon
With Pocific War Sector os Special Field

eral torpedoes in an action
against the enemy. The only
effect of the torpedoes was that
the speed of the ship was slowed.
But even then she moved as
fast as the old-time battleship.
In another encounter between
one of our latest battleships and
a flight of enemy planes some
where in the Pacific, the Japs
thought they had cornered one
of these fast battlewagons.
But not so. Only one Of the
scores of attacking bombers
managed to return to their base.
All the others were destroyed by
the fire of the battleships anti
aircraft guns.
New Ones Going to War.
Early next year the United
States Navy will have eight new
fast battleships fully commits
stoned. 1t is a military secret,
of course, where these ships will
be sent into action. But it is
fair to assume that in view of the
fact that the battle of the Pa
cific is eminently an amphibious
and naval operation. the weight
of our naval strength soon will
be applied to that area.
The Atlantic Ocean today re-
quires mostly light warships such
as corvettes, destroyers and light
cruisers. They are being used
against Nazi submarine packs
which still are attempting to keep
our war material from Russia.
The German Navy consisting
of the super -battleship Tirpitz
and heavy cruisers and pocket
battleships, is bottled up in the
harbors of Norway.
French Ships May Aid.
The addition of several cruisers
and a score Of destroyers and
submarines belonging to our
French allies will give us the nee
essary edge of sea power in the
Mediterranean. The battleShip
Jean Bart probably is beyond re-
pair but the Richelieu can be re-
paired in any British or Amer
ican Atlantic navy yard and made
useful once more.
The French sailors are most
eager to fight and Judging by
their performance against us at
Casablanca, they are better sea-
men than We had thought.
The British, assisted by the
French and by light units Of our
own fleet, can handle the Nazi
and italian navies without much
trouble.
This would leave us free hand
to use to our best advantage in
the Pacific these new ships-in-
cluding the heavy battleships-
even before the two-ocean navy
program is completed.
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The Great Game of Politics
Treasury Wise to Accept Bankers Advice,
Disreeording Their Ant-New Deal Stund

the advice and aid Of leading men
in the financial world, despite their
anti-New Deal sentiments and their
lack of admiration for Mr.. Roose-
welt. The Treasury tendency in the
past has been to regard all such
men as sinister and unclear. This
was particularly true If they came
from New York. Such of them as
got into the Treasury stayed only
a short while. The result has been
that, Notwithstanding Mr.. Morgen-
thau's wistful longings for fiscal
soundness, Treasury policies have
been shaped almost entirely by the
oretical amateurs and inspired by
politicians Of the tax. tax, tax,
spend, spend, spend. elect, elect,
elect" school of New Dealers.
Prejudices Abandoned.
That was not so good before the
war. Since Pearl Harbor, Mr. Nor
genthau has called in various out
side men of experience and did
create an advisory committee on
which were several of the leading
New York financiers. But, he either
did not take their advice or asked
for it after the decision had been
made. Realizing that the problems
with which the Treasury now has
to deal are unprecedentedly great,
it required no special vision to see
trouble coming. 1t came ally right
in October when the last Treasury
offering of four billion was made
That was so shocking flop that 1T
created the gravest apprehension
inside the Treasury as we'll as out
side.
The scare was so great that in
preparing for the present drive the
Treasury abandoned its prejudices
and not only sought but took the
advice of the most competent men
it could find. 1t adopted their sug-
geStions both as to the character
of the bonds and the character of
the campaign.
More Aid Needed.
The hope, of course, is that hav-
ing found the advice of the New
York financiers disinterested and
sound and their aid unstinted and
effective, the Treasury will now cast
it's suspicious to the wind and, ac-
cepting the fact that it really is
possible to be patriotic without be-
ing pro-New Deal continue to bene-
fit by the counsel of the best avail
able financial brains in the country,
until now not represented in Wash
ington. 1t even may be not too
much to hope that in the prepara-
ton of his l943 taxation program,
the Secretary of the Treasury will
give more weight to their views than
to those who continue to think that
tax bills should be shaped primarily
to appeal to the voters and are still
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billion and that
a billion more is
likely to be sub
scribed before
the month ends.
When one con-
siders the bur-
den of taxes
they are now
bearing, that is
the greatest ex-
ample in all
history of the
willingness of a
people to sup
port to the ex-
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" or d Is Il M
balance"
U ii e SIS til
condition is COR
rected, all pre-
vious estimates
as to the length
of World War II
must be revised
and lik e " Sc
oil prev 10 u S
estimates as to
the number of
men who will
be kille or
wounded.
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"b q t t ! eship
q d m ira | s"
h E m S elves
who also were
described as
good for the
] u nix heap
af t er t h e
Prin ce of
w ales and
the Repulse
were sunk by
J D.a n e S e
b o m b S and
aerial torpe-
do eS. began
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point an omcial
columnist.
The country
n ee ds an ap-
pointed mouth
piece. I know
that Mr.. Elmer
Davis Is sup
posed to serve
at purpose.
but he doesn't.
He is oke d
upon, rightly or
wrongly, rs a
p r o p q & q n d 3
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Wood Shoes Promoted

Wooden shoes are beginning to
clump along the streets of johann
nesburg, South Africa. and many
wearers are becoming ardent cham
pions OF the style. Stylish shops
offer a new type of women's sandal
with wooden soles, and similar foot.
wear is attracting men.
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/Ia Of the total amount IN savings account each
month. In three months you will have saved II Of
the total amount due This will be enough 20 meet
the first quarterly payment on March IS. Then
keep on with the same program for the other three
quarterly payments .. due June IS, September IS,
and December IS.
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A feminine
reporter from
a coll e 6 e
n e W S p a per
asked W h a t
girls in col
lege could do
to help the
W ar effort.
Mrs. RooSe-
welt is quoted
as replying,
Il b e lie v e
girls had bet
ter get out of
college a n d
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to have certain doubts about
these floating fortresses.
Nevertheless they stood by
their guns and maintained
that the modern battleship
would prove the most important
ship in naval warfare before the
end of the war.
Now, after the United States,
the Japanese and the British
have lost most of their carriers,
the ideas of the "old fogies' ap-
pear fully justified. An Ameri-
can armada of battleships and
cruisers may bear out earlier
than expected the contention Of
the "battleship admirals" that in
an action over huge stretches Of
water such as the Pacific the
modern battleship with cruiser
speed and powerfully protected
by anti-aircraft guns is the main
requirement for a successful
naval warfare.
Lack Anti aircraft Guns.
1t can be revealed now that the
reason the two British men-of-
war were sunk after short
battle by the Japanese planes is
that they did not have sufficient
anti-air protection.
The day may not be far away
when an American naval detach-
ment comprising the most mod
ern battleships will be in action
and contribute to the final defeat
Of Japan.
The new American battle
wagons have cruiser speed and
are practically unsuitable by
torpedoes launched from sub
marines or destroyers. More
over, they have such a large
number of anti-aircraft guns
the exact figure is a military
secret-that they can withstand
aerial attack without land-based
or air-carrier protection.
This already has been proved
in actual combat One OF our
new battleships was hit by sew
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the care of their children during
the school vacation period.
According to Friendship Houses
announcement. the price for this
service varies from free to full cost,
depending on the parents ability
to pay.
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opinions OF the writers this page their
necessarily The Stars Such opions presented The
Stars effort to 0De all sides OF questions of interest
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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Without this basic knowledge
many technical skills are impos-
sible of mastery. Now, not every
person who studies mathematics
intends to be teacher of mathe-
matics or an engineer. Yet, sud-
denly, events may develop which
demand many people Of all classes
who understand higher mathe-
mates.
Such a situation has developed
in this war. Both the Army and
Navy need navigators and artil-
lery officers. for instance, and
suddenly we discover that in the
rank and file of college youth
there are far too few who have
any knowledge of higher mathe-
matics.
Even Hobbies Are Useful.
Our intelligence services sud-
denly need persons who can speak
modern languages. Anybody who
has had sound classical educa-
ton can master a modern Euro
pean language with relative ease.
But if he has never been sub
Jected to strict grammatical dis
ciplines he has a hard time.
A word can even be said for
so-called useless hobbies. At the
outbreak of this war, read that
we did not have hundred non-
japanese citizens who spoke jap
anese. A few had learned it for
fun" and today they have good
and important jobs. But thev
could not possibly have foreseen
the jobs when they learned the
language.
Actually, therefore, what NAV
seem useless today may prove
useful tomorrow in the strict
est sense of the word use"
meaning that you can turn 1t
into money and live OIL it. But
suppose it never proves useful
In this sense at all?
Is there not usefulness in hav-
ing a mind that rejects uuack-
cry? 1t is not useful to the Cit
izen to be able to give an ac-
count of 1000 years of human
history and know what in that
history accompanied prosperity
and peace and what has accom-
panied poverty. misery and war?
Give Inner Comfort.
And what is the American Ma
ton? Is it an agglomeration of
mechanics, doctors. artisans, busi-
nessmen, teachers and house
wives, each of whom expects So
clety to provide him-or her
with exactly that work for which
he or she has been "trained?" Or
Is 1t not society of men and
women commanding various
skills, who all, nevertheless. share
certain knowledge and certain
ideals born of that knowledge,
so that all live in a common
frame of reference?
In contrast to Mrs. Roosevelt
and leaving the exigencies of the
war aside for the moment-I
think what we need are more
educated mechanics and edu-
Gated artisans. I see no reason
why a workman should not have
the inner comfort and stability
that a knowledge of history gives
a man. The often asked uues-
ton. What are we fighting for?"
would not be asked at all if suf-.
f1cient people had a wider and
deeper background of useless"
knowledge.
So I would say to college girls,
educate yourselves. In the very
difficult period that will follow
this war you will have to retake
a great many of your bearings
and training" won't help you
do it. If you work at a lathe. try
and read at night and don't mind
going to college when you are Is
instead of 81.
For If the future world Is not
going to be chaos it will have
to be made by people with use
less" education.
released by the Bell Syndicate, 1nc)
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BY FRANK r. KENT.

1t was fine Christmas week news
that the Victory Fund drive of the
Treasury had topped the original
goal Of $4,000, ,OO0,00 by nearly
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And do as more than $4,000 Washing
tonians already do: For whatever service or
help you need with your wartime financial
affairs, come to this bank the bank that
is alert to your needs, alive to your way of
life, as an Individual!
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KNOW YOUR TAXES!

Look at the table below. 1t shows the approxi-
mate amount of FEDERAL INCOME, TAXES
you will pay next year on your 1874, income
Will IT be possible to make your quarterly tax
payment (A of the totaD next March l. out of
single months income,
If not, start no7u to SAVE FOR TAXES. Put
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ought to occur 10 the Treasury that
the most potent possible appeal to
the people will be the assurance
that their money is not and will not
be wasted.
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The Morris Plan Bank of Washington will
gladly accept your savings deposits or sell
you u S. Tax Savings Notes. Choose either
plan; but start now to accumulate your Income
Tax money. You will be glad you did when
tax-time comes.
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1mbuIunce'
Creates Loo
In War Effort
Biggest BIunder
Seen in Handling Of
Air and Sub Problems
By DAVID LAWRENCE

There's one word which describes
aptly not only the status of the
war effort of America, but also
that Of the United Nations. That
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McLemore
OfficioI Government
CoIumnist Is Needed
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

Dy HENNI "CDGTONI'
The United States Government,
either by act Of Congress or on a
suggestion from Mrs. Roosevelt (both
being equally potenD should ap-
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BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Far from being an obsolete and
costly war implement, the battle
ship is coming into it's own with
vengeance. The so-called
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Adolf. Benito and Hirohito-the
three blind mice. Make them run
with War bonds.
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On the Record
Mrs. RooseveIt's Advice to Students Implies
Troining for All but Foreets Education
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

My mind keeps going back to
statement made by Mrs. Roose-
welt at one of her press con-
ferenceS. two or three weeks ago.
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mortified" at the suggestion of a
sales tax
Also, with full knowledge that in
the spring another big drive must
be made, the thought, unaided,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-23
Polish Consul
For State Is Here

Stanislaw Angeman, consul of
Poland for the newly created
Michigan area, today is in Detroit
familiarizing himself with his new
work. He came here from Canada,
where he has been recuperating
in hospital from a leg ailment
suffered indirectly from the war
as a refugee.
Angerman experienced at first
hand the horrors of the Nazi in
VaSion in Poland was an eye
witness Of Nazl atrocities such as
described in The Black Book OF
Poland now running daily in The
| Detroit Times. When in Poland he
was in an airplane factory employ.
ing 3,400 workers when Nazi dive
bomberS flattened the plant TO the
ground. He was one of the few
who escaped
Until he fled Poland before adj
'Vancing NaZi armies he was at
tached TO the office of the Polish
prime minister. Later he fled 10
France then n Spain, then to
Portugal aud 20 Canada.
The Black Book Of Poland
contains no propaganda; IL tells
facts" said Angerman, yester-
day. He urged all Americans to
read the book.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-23
FLY BULL's-EYE FLAG

Evidence that Candler-Hill'S
employees are patriotic Americans
Nltr=s sincere interest in the ma
tons war effort is seen in the
treasury departments Bglfs-Eye
flag which floats over the plant,
indicating that al least 80 per
cent of the employees in the plant
are investing az least 10 per cent
OF mis- or her earnings in war
bonds.
Only recently the employees vol
unfairly took up a $500 subscrip-
ton for the Metropolitan USO of
Detroit. These donations came
from both women and men work.
cTS.
This is typical OF what many
women war workers are doing on
he home front. And IL is such
InSelfish, patriotic qualities which
arc being sought in the MISS VIC
TORY contest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-23
Maj Prison Riot
In Ontario Camp
Barred by Ottawa
QueIled With Bayoneis.
Fire Hoses in Protest
Against Being ShaekIed

OTTAWA, Canada, Oct. .
-ttPt.=German war prisoners IN
the Bowmanville, Ont. camp
rioted against being shackled on
October 10 and had TO be subdued
with bayonets and fire hoses, ii
was revealed today.
The Germans, who were being
shackled because Adolf Hitler, In
violation of international law, or
dered British prisoners taken at
Dieppe put into irons, barricaded
themselves in their barracks, De-
Tense Minister J. l.. RalSton said
last night.
They beat an officer of the
guard "brutally." One German
was hit in the leg by a ricochet-
ting bullet when four warning
shots were fired. Two prisoners
received light bayonet wounds. A
hole was chopped through a bar
racks roof, and a fire hose used
to quell the uproar.
Some Germans went on a two
day hunger strike. But Ralston
said the Germans at Bowmanville
and at ID other camps in Canada
were shackled as ordered and still
REMAIN shackled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-23
Old Age Pension
Boost Approved

LANSING, Oct. 23.-Old age
assistance pensioners can expect
their checks 20 be an average Of s.
larger beginning late next month
Social Security Director Fedele +
Fauri said today.
This will cover the 25 per
cent rise In the cost OF food"
: Faurl said. by February old
age assistance recipients will
get an average of S23 per month
instead OF S2O.25 at the present
time, aid Ia dependent children
$40. instead of $40. and blind,
S29.67, instead of $3.50"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-23
Public Warned
Of. Tire Fraud

Detroiters were cautioned today
to turn over their surplus tires
only TO properly identified Rail-
way Express Agency drivers as
the first week of collecting netted
II 900 precious tires here.
State OPA Attorney Leo l.
Franklin said that while no UNI
authorized agents have actually
succeeded in obtaining tires from
persons turning them in, it is be-
lieved at least two, attempts have
been made in one neighborhood.
Franklin pointed out all author
lied Railway Express drivers carry
Identification cards and give au-
thoriZed receipts.
During the week, the agency
has received 1900 calls request
ing pickups and it has picked up
1900 tires already although it
has not yet answered all the calls,
agency representatives said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-23
Writ Deters Eioht
OF Three for Jobs

Efforts of three alleged Black
Legionnalres TO regain their Jobs
az Highland Park city firemen
were snagged today when the
Highland Park Fire Fighters AS
ISOLATION obtained an injunction
ordering the city fire commission
10 show cause why they should be
returned 10 their old posts.
The commission had ordered
them relnstated two weeks ago.
The three job-seekerS are Harold
Fredericks, Herbert l.. Brand and
Frank Howard Circuit Judge
Joseph A. Moynihan issued the IN
junction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-23
WOmem'S Job TanSIe
Apply through Employment Service and Trair
for Specific Job. Officials Advise

Women who despair that the
war factories won't hire them are
going about job-seeking the wrong
way, the United States Employ
ment- Service, announced today in
answer 10 inquiries from women
who have made Improbable visits
10 factory employment offices.
The right way Of seeking a war
factory job involves two import
ant steps:
. Women should register with
the employment service instead OF
calling at the factories. The serv-