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Evening star., 1942-06-14

latest phase, deals almost ex-
clusively with serious racial prob
lems-the oppression of Indians,
Negroes and half breeds-attempt-
ing to bring at last before the
public the intolerable position Of
these masses.
In Peru the issue Of class warfare
is presented by Giro Algeria in Eel
Mundo es Ancho y Ajena," which
won the Farrar G. Rinehart prize
for Latin American authors last
year. Given honorable mention in
the F. & R. contest and first prize
in contest sponsored by the Mexi-
can Ministry of Public Education,
Magyar" by Miguel Angel Menendez,
tells the story of two fugitives from
justice who escape into the little
known region of Nayarit. where
primitive Indians struggle for the
meanest existence.
Eel Indio." written several years
ago by Gregorio Lopez Y Fuentes
and already a Latin American clas-
sic. is another attempt to show the
actual condition Of the Mexican
Indian and how he is tyrannized by
self-seeking politicians as he used to
be by Spanish conquerors.
This same problem is being
treated in Ecuador by one of South
Americas greatest modern authors
Jorge Icaza. in his novels "Huasi-
pungo" and "Cholos," which are re-
lentless in their picture of brutal
oppression and exploitation Of the
Indian masses in the Ecuadorian
Andes. He also shows how the op-
pressor, as we'll as the oppressed. is
being poisoned by this system. thus
causing the degeneration of all
society.
These and many other books by
Latin American authors may be bor-
rowed from the Public Library.
Eighth and K streets NV. and
many of its branches There are
also English translations of Giro
Alegria's Eel Mundo es Ancho Y
Ajena" c'Broad and Alien is the
World'), Menendez's Magyar" and
Lopez y Fuentes' Eel 1ndio" in the
library
Evening star., 1942-06-14
South American N0ueLs.
BY Jean e.. Smith,
Public Library.

Now that we are drawing closer
to our Latin American neighbors,
our interest in the different phases
of their life is becoming more pro-
nounced. One of the best ways
We have OF knowing them, their
peculiar interests and problems, Is
through their literature, particu-
larly their fiction. The modern
novel. relentlessly realistic, even
brutal, but possessing definite lit
erary merit. gives revealing
picture of certain conditions in
South America. The novel is the
weapon with which South American
writers are fighting for reform.
Benito Lynch and Jose Eustacio
Rivera are, perhaps, the creators Of
modern realism in Latin America.
Lynch's Los Caranchos de la
Florida and Eel Ingles de los
Guesos," stories of ranch life on
the pampas, are full of local color
and action, but depressing in the
hopelessneSs OF the situations for
rench hands. Rivera's La Vora-
gine' is even more harshly realistic
in its tale of two fugitives' escape
into the Columbian jungle.
Carlos Reyles, one of Uruguays
greatest writer's. is essentially
naturalist. "Beba." the story of
rancher who attempts to introduce
modern methods OF farming on
his rench. but whose personal life
becomes an interfering tangle to
his hopes for agrarian reform. re-
fleets Reyles's love for country
ranch life. Eduardo Mallea. in His
toria de Una Passion Argentina, :"
presents a vivid picture of rural
life in the Argentine.
One Of Mexico's outstanding
modern novels is Mariana Azuelas
Los de Abajo." which deals with
revolution in Mexico. This novel
was revolutionary in its own field,
for it helped turn Mexico into its
present channel of social conscious
ness. LOS Frascados" and "Avan-
zada" are excellent works by the
same author.
The Latin American novel, In its
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Floods of Spring

By Henry Bellamann. (S1mon d
Schuster.J
This novel is set in the Missouri
country which provided the scene
of its authors earlier work, King
Row." but the chances that 1t Will
equal its predecessor popularity
would seem to be small. For, IN
spite of a meritorious fidelity to the
details of the life with which 1t
deals. the thing, taken as a Whole,
is pointless. 1t is the story OF
mans psychological problem-one
understands that. But the sense OF
the problem is never quite clear,
and the method used by the man IN
solving his difficulty is even less so.
The man himself, moreover, lacks
definiteness and engages In conduct
so contradictory that a reader Will
feel at times that ne must have
skipped some highly relevant pages.
In brief, the story is this: One
Peter Kettering, a scholarly young
Philadelphian, feels, at the END OF
four years fighting in the Civil War,
that he must break out of the world
with which he is familiar and es-
tablish himself in wholly new en-
vironment where he can build life
according to his hearts desire. Just
what his hearts desire Is, beyond
that he wants to farm. is not plain.
Peter then takes his bride and lights
out for Missouri. where he buys a
fine piece of land and sets out to be
a gentlemanly df not gentleman
farmer. In the main, his neighbors
are cordial; there is, however, one
disreputable fellow among them who
resents the Yankee in their midst
and burns Peters barn. When he
subsequently disappears, Peter Is
suspected Of murder, but, in the
common opinion, is cleared. Not
withstanding he is represented as an
embittered man from that time on.
He drops his gentlemanly habits.
tyrannizes his wife and family, and
forbids any kind of interest on his
land except interest in raising crops.
Years pass and Peters long-suf1er-
ing family is finally wiped out by
his so-lingering embitterment. The
oldest son runs off, the youngest son
and the wife die as the result Of
Peters selfishness. Still Peter
growls along. Then his horse, ex-
pressing some long pent-up feel
ings of its own. half kills him. That
brings the aged hero back to his
youthful gentleness, and he sends
for his wandering boy and also
starts reading books again. All
this is told with the most deadly
seriousness. Maybe the reader can
find the point. To the reviewer. 1t u
Just Q lot Of parts Of speech.
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Black Mortinique-Red Guiana

By Nicol Smith, Illustrated (Bobb- -MeriHJ
The of
Martinique during 9 He visited penal
Guiana of what calls
might strike his
future 1t does not even consr these two ouposs possessions of
occupied He still travelbook
True Black MartiniqueRed Guiana
Mr.. mummfed heads which
had
girl blown of cliff after affair
the Governors ball And he tells the story of Nine Duez
Smith feels
wife Frenchman who Guiana
ton funds 1910 The lies
had instructed the the promise of politicians that
and betrayed
hardly worth the third Of book which Mr. Smith
devotes
Guiana illustrated with photographs by
black white
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Brief Reviews
NOVELS.

The Black Baroness, by Dennis
Wheatley illan)-Thriller on
espionage in Europe's present war.
Trade article.
The Season, by David Walden
(Greystone)-Realistic novel on life
in a Catskill Mountain resort.
Somewhat amateurish.
l Take This Squaw, by Rosa F.
Biggs Dorrance)-Story of mar
riage between white man and
Indian woman founded on legend
current in North Carolina history.
Amateurish.
SCIENCE.
COpernicus to Einstein, by Hane
Reichenbach (Alliance)-Brief his
tory of the ideas which have led
to formation of the theory of rela-
tivity. Simplifled.
The Progress Of Science, edited by
S. Edgar Farquhar Garden City
Popularity written review of the
latest scientific discoveries
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Best Sellers

Compiled from information
obtained in Washington by The
Star and in NeW York, Boston,
Chicago and San Francisco by
the North American Newspaper
Alliance.
FICTION.
The Moon Is Down, by John
Steinbeck Viking.
The Song of Bernadette, by
Franz Werfel tViking).
Islandia. by Austin Tappsn
Wright (Farrar Il ReinharU.
Dragon Seed, by Pearl Buck
John Day.
Only One Storm. by Gran
vile Hicks (Macmillan.
NON-FICTION.
Flight to Arras, by Antoine
de Saint-Exupery tReynal &
Hitchcock.
Victory Through Air Power,
bv Alexander P. de Seversky
tSimon e. Schuster).
Cross Creek. by Marjorie Kim
nan Rawlings tScribner).
The Last Time l Saw Paris,
by Elliot Paul tRandom.
Past Imperfect, by Ilka Chase
Doubleday, Doran.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Two Views Of Macarthur
One Book Paints Admiring Portrait;
Other Finds Fault With General
By Mary.C arfer Roberts.
Macarthur on War
Edited by Frank C. Waldrop. fDueH, Sloan PedrceJ
Men on Bofoon
Men on Botoon


has cntered Douglas svowedy
the public with generals
In the Waldrop work the general allowed to speak for himself
yearly waldrop editing confined
himself to minimum of personal opinion ~
talking Gen Macarthur in it, to be but surrounded
by young writer's shining vocabulary that his figure somewhat
Mr. wadrop who Gen. Macarthur
staff the general worked steadily against difficulties the
simply prove
it He holds that Gen Macarthur has been thoroughly scientific
officer and keen analyst of military trends He that rea
the general that the war had changed
engage our His head Of %o
build them to defensive effectiveness.
Unfortunately, his period chief of staff coincided
pn @ 6s and til the e ses M the 0s
defensive level met with serious opposition But in spite of obsa-
ces he instituted the plan and the General
Air Force and brought Congress to realization OF the nadquacy OF
our pspaaons a alton ,ors. .ooorn,s,n.n ouv.r :, tho ~
@ o. armed forces unoev intended for defense on and
make much of the code of the warrior embodng the highest
of MacAhur
reports however
reputation in the cannon mouth but instead offers his life
protect the count One has heard Macarthur the fighter
him as he Tha 80 % terms
Of his own words makes the picture the more impressive
Macarthur AS his
undertaken tell the the seige of Baaan
method has been to give chapter
eRsns ] d nun nj, n hE Is up pnSspbp 10 1 erecive ne 0
which cuiouy unpleasing
direct criticisms Gen Macarthur and contains
have been picked and dsasreeable inferences
VERSES an the Summation ste e Gpshs h nb has m out
MacAhurs feet America has its hero he and Just listen
presents the general
ridiculous
implies MacArhurs brilliant record has been
picking of aurel He pokes fun at the generals as he
that susgestalways indirectly publicity seeking
The best possible answer TT to such sch mp @ d 70 % nu %o n m
the papers edited by MI waldrop.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
And Now Tomorrow
By Rachel Field. Macmillan

With senslvity that almost
characters Rachel Field tells the Emily
the right SIDE of the but had inherited
ing Of what
Even stock characters live under
daughter OF the rich her astocrac
uncle.
leader the physician who from the
her from life of deafness
The hangs major
a labor that finally England
single Industry
deaf loses her beloved to her finally strength
the promise of love in the doctor
with the earlier An This and Heaven Miss Fields
falls Possibly
has made the events of the last decade
last century Now that industry buzzng and labor has
less significant than it would have a Or
does so here ys weaknesses most of them
derstandable desire cling love
makes the reader what happens her
has her personal struggle MIRIAM GUTENBERG.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Mr.. Pan
Ri Enilu Hahn. Doubleday, DordnJ

The Chinese are not they The question plagued
gentle
deceived her point "n
considerably come
she able 10 De sure one wa"
OF sisters ano
China She is well acquainted with
Chinese
seems to believe that
terms OF polite forman
Anything intimate she suggests will result only IN mutual
sketches puportng 10 set lor
the hgufe Mr. ran
people gentleman with an
enlightened
He the Chinese
comfortable English SHOES
they comfortable He is gathers an excellent type
showed the proceeding different directions His
answer final
o beyond it.
consulted him problems the question OF
Chinese market
consulted family troubles and
They anywhere their contretemps make
amusing light reading.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Guide Posts in Chaos
By Claiming Pollock. (CroD-

eu.)
This is a book Of essays. most of
which appeared in This Week maga-
zine. They are Of the sweetness
and light" variety for the most part.
but, like most Of their kind, have
core of sturdy common sense which
appeals to the average person. The
fact that this core is favored with
humor helps matters considerably.
The essays cover wide range Of
experience and subject matter,
skipping lightly from such matters
as Indigestion to civic betterment
and from the celebration of Christ
mas to Pearl Harbor. r. r. T.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Essays on Catholic Education in the United States
Edited bu Rou J. Deterrari Catholic Uniuersitvl

back
should must Catholic nst
country 1t contains not only the historical
Catholic educational levels and services and their
levels
'front.' o leading educators of that faith
Deferra job largely collection and editing although
Catholic graduate education He
University director of its schools
nonCatholc there points of interest in this
thought provoking differences
sponsored regular education especially penetrating
happened in the United States
the Rev. Ignatus Smith, eloquent dean Of the
School of Philosophy university who frequent
speaker schools Also worthy Of special mention
Paul Keck president OF Loreo Heights
College, literature and Catholic education.
'' ~ - JOHN ". THOMPSON
Evening star., 1942-06-14
viii Germany Crack?
By Paul Hagen. !
CdpleS. (HQrper.)

Caples. (HorperD
attempt before the American people the
Paul
assumed OF refugee
against
director of the Inside
Mr. Hagen connection with
information as 10 conol-
book vouchd for
bv written the introduction
production serious conotlon
coal and Oil
taken its These foreign Wokmen are
5OOOOOO
Germany failure their
military schedule the most serious factor In the present
this author. 80.
conditions the food and clothing
Christmas collections MADE
Is days to gather articles OF
that
had pair of stockings to
with old other wool articles about
with pair gloves kind
a contributions
possible German would have dared to hold any
thing back ~
in German deaths by starvation
textile food and tires ana
production Of these materials suffering from ano
discomfort The Germans may eat the
not like them from REFUSAL but even
there food riots in factories
of the Ukraine in remedying the food shortage
will be
with oil and tires Tor operao
machines simply are not available J.. ,u
civil life The
military naturally put totally modified as
GERMANY it between military and civilian require
unheaed and wrecks are
material to used IN
will Germany, indeed crack? NO. says
Hagen But defeatm is inherent IN
will be reflected within the German
borders
important at this time.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Belgium The Official Account Of What Hoppened-
1o3o-4O

1939-4O
Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dider
detail Belgium
still lacking but the picture gradually being filled in This little
volume official provides little than broad
illustrated with of the
until fatefu May % King Leopold that
Belgian
been change in the Belgian contention the wisdom
its policy before the outbreak Of conflict during those
refrained from calling British
aid advance of German aggression of the fear
necessity
unite the entire
defense when unprovoked aggression did occur.
Whether would in the knowledge that
inevitable asked British and French
before books
correct insofar directed uning the country for
did with
that fifth coumnm which helped the Germans Norway and
the Netherlands
extremely valuable wealth Of
Of the Of the military campaign.
B. MULLINS
Evening star., 1942-06-14
] Dive for Treasure
By Harry E. Rosenberg. fMcBrideJ

normal times there average ships
ships there
Ships have sinking this
Rosenberg, formerly
his information together he learned how dive his
small able
only modest but in his first he brought
Since then he salvage his profession
Spanish galons
particular
moving plans for third when the broke playing hob
schemes all he has written this record
adventures the bottom while the time until he
Evening star., 1942-08-26

A smart, modern bedroom In
toasted light mahogany veneer and
gumwood. Full dustproof construc-
tion, easy sliding drawers. Consists
Of 44-inch dresser, 22-inch auxiliary
chest with 52-inch handicapped bev-
eled edge mirror and bow front bed.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Churchill Promises Egyptians
Determined Defense of Nile
Cites Strengthened Position Of Armies
And Voices Confidence in Future

battlefield, carrying the usual big
black cigar in his hand.
On his second visit to the desert
troops, Mr.. Churchill lived with the
soldiers two days. eating at the
officers messes and sleeping In
caravan captured from an italian
general
On his first visit he saw mainly
the Dominion troops, and on the
second he devoted his time to troops
of the United Kingdom. He greeted
them heartily everywhere he went,
always responding to their saluta-
tions with the v salute.
Challenged by Sentry.
While on q night stroll he was
challenged by an Indian sentry. Gen.
Sir Alan Brooke, the British chief of
staff. who accompanied him, sup
piled the password without which
the Prime Minister might have been
held for an investigation.
Sweeping along the desert coast in
an automobile escorted by armored
cars, Mr.. Churchill came on many
soldiers as they were shaving
Fighter planes were overhead and
artillerymen stood at their anti-air-
craft guns to repulse any enemy at
tack on him.
He inspected American-made tanks
in the hands of British armored
units and called on the New Zea-
landers in their positions far out in
the desert, which he had missed on
the first trips
His presence also elected salutes
from an occasional Bedouin-those
desert nomads who wander over the
sands with only slight, academic
interest in the war raging nearby.
Among the regiments he visited
was his own old one, the 4th Hussars.
They no longer ride horses as in his
own soldier days. They ride tanks.
Mr.. Churchill saw newly-arrived
troops in other parts Of the desert,
including famous Scottish units. He
Evening star., 1942-08-26
BY EDWARD KENNEDY.


WITH PRIME MINIST
CHURCHILL IN THE NEAR EAST
Aug. "a Delayed Prime Ministe
Churchill declared today that tn
Allied desert army was in great,
strengthened position and tina
Britain was determined to fight TO
Egypt and the Nile Valley as if !
we're the soil Of England itself"
He expressed sober confidence
In the future" before flying hom'
aboard a United States plane pilotet
by Americans after two trips t.
the Near East which lasted a tota
Of two weeks.
(Mr. Churchill left Cairo Sun
day and reached London Mon
day night)
He declared United States troop.
"who are in increasing numbers ane
increasingly important positions are
maintaining their invaluable aid ir
the conflict"
He visited this crossroad of three
continents, imperiled by the Ger
mans 80 miles west of Alexandris
and In the Caucasus, both on his
way to and returning from hi.
epochal conference with Joseph
Stain In Moscow.
Confident of Future.
He inspected army. navy an6
Raj units at the desert front ano
engaged in numerous conferences
two results of which have beer
the establishment of a new COM
mand in Iran and Iraq and g
ehake-up in the Near East COM
mand which placed Gen, Sir Harold
Alexander in charge of the NeaI
East armies with 1t. Gen. B. L
Montgomery In command Of the
9th Army in the desert.
Speaking to war correspondents
and Egyptian newspapermen before
his departure, Mr.. Churchill said:
II congratulate all here upon the
admirable manner in which the
shocks and uncertainties of these
recent weeks were sustained. Now
we are in a much stronger position
feel sober confidence in the future
"I feel that historic epic strug-
gle in the desert will come to a
victorious conclusion. though the
road may be long and there will
no doubt be many pitfalls and dis
appointments as we tread that long
road.
There is one thing I would like
TO make absolutely clear and that
Is that we are determined to fight
for Egypt and the Nile Valley as ii
1t were the soil of England itself.
Everything that can be brought
by ships and by air to drive the
enemy back-and not only drive
him back but drive him back In
such q way that hts power to lnjure
will be gone all this will be done.
Will Meet All Obligations.
.Whatever happens-and chance,
OF war fiuctuate now this way anc
now that--you should bear that ir
mind. And you should feel sober
confidence that In the end wher
the story has been told you will SEE
that we have not failed in our treaty
obligations We intend to do al
In our power to keep the Nile Valley
and the people OF the delta safe
from all foreign aggression and at
tack" S8 II
I Mr.. Churchill concluded that
when the whole story of the defense
OF Egypt became known, "the fame
OF the deeds Of the army of the
Nile will form an enduring link be-
tween the British and Egyptian
peoples and also a tie with our
American allies who in increasing
numbers and increasingly important
positions are maintaining their in
valuable aid in the conflict"
The Prime Minister wore his
ssiren suit" a dark blue pair OF
tailored overalls In which he had
visited President Roosevelt ano
Stain. He also wore a sun helmet
into the desert to the Ell Alameir
Evening star., 1942-08-26

told them they had arrived In time
for the real battle of Egypt.
He also inspected the Raj and
certain naval establishments. Gems
Alexander and Montgomery accom-
panied him on his second desert
tour.
The Prime Minister experienced
one Of the desert fronts few de-
lights plunge into the cool, blue
sea. This he took in a small pro-
tected cove where the waves Tapped
the shore peacefully only few miles
from the front where shells were
tearing up the desert floor.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Agencies Asked 10 Give
.Typists Additional Traininu

The shortage Of skilled stenog-
raphers and typists has become SO
pronounced that the Civil Service
Commission today called on all
agencies to inaugurate training
courses to provide competent work.
ers.
In a departmental circular the
commission pointed out that many
appointees need additional training
and that some agencies have met
Evening star., 1942-08-26

this situation by inaugurating
courses that have proved beneficial.
1T Is the commissions belief that
all agencies with large forces of
recently employed stenographers
and typists would do well to con-
duct training Of this kind" it was
added.
The commission said that many
experienced teachers accepted en-
ployment here during the summer
In response to Nation wide appeal
for stenographers. often taking
81 .440 positions, which they soon
will be leaving to return to their
regular teaching posts unless they
Evening star., 1942-08-26

feel that their work here makes .
sufficient contribution to the war
effort to justify their asking for q
leave Of absence or resigning." 1t
was suggested that "the best of
these teachers might be rated as
assistant training specialists at
1000 and assigned to direct In
struction courses.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Russian Girls Troined

Schoolgirls In Russia were trained
to be radio locators, nurses, tele-
phonists. anti-aircraft Projectors
and barrage balloon repairers dur
ing the summer vacation.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
New ZeuIund Beer Weaker

Because the government Of New
Zealand thought the people were
drinking too much, it has reduced
the alcoholic content Of beer.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
lond Seized Neur PIont

Mexico has appropriated land I'm
mediately adjoining the government
gunpowder factory. paying the 50
owners the actual fiscal value Of the
land plus 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
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LIVING ROOM
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Studio couch with 3 pillows and
innerspring mattress, channel-back
occasional chair in tapestry, stu
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Portable bed to sleep on at night.