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Evening star., 1942-02-22

with some faint intermixture of
Papuan and Polynesian blood. No
date of first settlement has been de-
cided upon, yet it commonly is
thought that the tide of immigration
came from India direct. Religion
beneflcently dominates the life of the
community. The islanders worship
silva and have comprehensive
sacred literature. It is a significant
fact that the name of their country
and Of their race derives from
Sanskrit word meaning strong"
Their strength, however, is cultural
as we'll as physical. They themselves
are handsome folk, and no individ-
ual among them lacks the, creative
capacity Of the natural artist.
Hendrix De Leeuw, in "CroSs Roads
of the Java Sea-" explains: "It was
extraordinary how the instinct
and first-rate ability to draw, paint,
or indulge in one or another form Of
artistic handicraft, exists in almost
every Balinese. Nothing in the house,
or in personal raiment or objects Of
daily use, goes unadorned.
Everything bears some delicate,
painstaking touch"
The Dutch navigator, Cornelius de
Houtman, found Bali a paradise in
1904 and IT. still was unspoiled as
recently as few days ago. What
the immediate future holds for the
island and it's erstwhile happy resi-
dents is anybody's guess.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

otherwise would gain time to exploit his
rich conquestS.
Now, however, official thinking Is
beginning to be along other lines.
1t is realized that policy based upon
trying to defend every outpost may end
up with none defended adequately and
with the Germans and Japanese in con-
troll of the key strategic positions that
dominate the world They gained one
of those positions at Singapore and are
threatening another at Suez. One more,
at Gibraltar, is none too secure. The
British position in the key British Isles
was threatened when German battle
ships sailed through the Straits of Dover.
Unless some way can be found to strike
directly at the center of the power that
is threatening the British American po-
sition, the outlook in this war is far
from bright. Yet If any striking Is to
be done, a way must be found to assume
the initiative. That means the present
defensive strategy probably is to give
way to one Of st least limited ofiense.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Britoin's New Cabinet

The announcement Of Britain's
cabinet reorganization has tended to
quiet the criticism of the British gov
ernment'S conduct Of the war, but
it would be unwise to predict at this
early date that the changes will re-
suit in more effective prosecution Of
the conflict.
From the American viewpoint, the
most important aspect of the shake
up in London is that it seems to have
put an end to any political threat to
the position of the Prime Minister.
Mr.. Churchill enjoys wide popularity
in this country, and there can be
no doubt that his replacement as
Prime Minister would have a seri-
.ously adverse psychological effect
here.
In Difference to public opinion in
Britain, Mr.. Churchill has reduced
his cabinet from nine to seven men,
bers. These changes, in the opinion
Of the London Times, should provide
a real war cabinet-not a debating
chamber for final settlement of in
terdepartmental disputes" 1t should
be noted, however, that Mr.. Church
i'll, while appointing Deputy Prime
Minister, keeps the post of Minister
of Defense This means that he,
like President Roosevelt, will con-
tinue to be responsible for many
decisions as the political head of the
state while also directing the war
effort Much of the criticism in
London had been based on the as
sumption that this was too much
for one man to undertake, and In
this respect 1t remains to be seen
whether the new cabinet will meet
a better fate than the old.
It Is also interesting to note that
the shake-up brings one colorful
figure into the linelight, while an
other is pushed back from the front
of the stage The first is the able
lawyer, Sir Stafford Grips, who was
named Lord Privy Seal and leader
of the Commons. 1t has not been
so long since Sir Stafford was looked
upon as dangerous radical in many
London quarters. He has cham
pioned closer relations with Russia
and greater freedom for India.
Speaking in Washington seven years
ago as a member of Britain's Labor
Party (from which he was later ex-
pelled) he said: "If there is class
war, then the Labor Party naturally
will be found on the side of the
working man, but there will be no
support for a war between capital
istic interests in one country against
capitalistic interests in another"
That statement, to many, had a
familiar ring, but there is no gain
saying the fact that Sir Stafford's
past advocacy Of full support for the
Russians should make his inclusion
al CllC SdOillCo q 1SoA aocSV oo pAiAo
critical phase of the war.
The man who steps down is Lord
Beaverbrook, who had been named
Minister of War Production less than
three weeks ago. Lord Beaverbrook's S
job was supposed to be the British
equivalent Of the post entrusted
here to Donald Nelson, but he had
no chance to prove himself. He was
looked upon with diSfavor by labor
and, perhaps more significantly, was
faced with a situation in which COM
peting demands for materials by the
army, navy and air force hampered
maximum efficiency in war produc-
ton. 1t may well be that the success
of the new cabinet will turn on the
extent to which this competition
between the services can be elm
mated
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Experience.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
The British viii to win is as fine and
as strong as ever; in fact 1t has
been intensified by recent bludgeonings.
Trial and error have been at work
to transform that will into effective &C
ton, and If the trials have been very
trying and the errors grievous there Is
reason to hope that the costly process
has now served Its purpose.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Non-PrevciIinq Rutcs

Recent articles in The Star have
shown that the Department of Labor
has recognized as prevailing" the
highest American Federation of
Labor union rates in the building
trades and that Government
financed, low-cost housing is being
built at these high wage scales. AS
a matter Of fact, the unions them
selves have recognized lower scale
the B" union scale-for much pri-
vately built construction and the
non-union scale, also lower, is gen.
orally prevailing in private housing
construction.
Questioned on this matter Friday
by the Senate subcommittee now
holding hearings on the Lanham de-
fense-housing bill, Warner Gardner,
solicitor for the Department of
Labor, testified the gap between the
two scales of wages is steadily mar
rowing, with the lower rates in
creasing.
That is undoubtedly true But it is
curious that the significance of this
fact was evaded, and there never was
any attempt to find out why the De-
partment of Labor has certified wage
scales as prevailing" which, as
matter of fact, are not prevailing.
The reason private builders have
not paid the high union rates Is that
they cannot produce, at these rates,
adequate housing within the pur-
chasing power of the people who
purchase or rent such homes and
apartments and at the same time re-
ceive a return justifying the capital
investment. The unions, in estab-
fishing a lower rate for such con-
struction, have recognized that
themselves. And union men in the
building trades also have recognized
the ironical fact that they, as wage
earners and home owners, cannot
afford to buy homes built at the high
union scales. When the margin be-
tween the low scales and the high,
artificially maintained scales mar
rows, as it undoubtedly will, it SIM
ply means that the private builder is
being crowded out of the picture
except as bidder on Government
contracts. With a few exceptions,
only the Government can afford to
pay the prevailing" rate for housing
and the Government concealS the
true picture of what is taking place
when it collects the money to MAIN
tain these scales from the taxpayer.
Among the taxpayers are, of course,
the skilled artisans of the unions.
The unions are not to be blamed
for getting what the traffic will bear.
The Department of Labor, which
should be fair umpire, obviously
and indefensibly has neglected its
duty to the public. Into the public
housing mess there now is injected
the serious and ugly fact that in
order to meet prevailing" wage
scales which are not in fact prevail
ing, the quality of the housing is
being sacrificed and there is Shoddy
construction for which the taxpayer,
later on, also must foot the bill.
This question does not affect the
rights Of labor to adequate pay or
the rights of labor to organize and
bargain effectively and collectively.
But it does seriously affect public
housing and it affects private hous-
ing. At time when more housing is
a vital necessity, the private builder
is being crowded out of the field by
Government, which skimps on the
quality Of its own housing in order
to maintain prevailing" wage
which is not prevailing.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Wushinqton

One of the most notably significant
of the oft-cited footnotes to the his
tory Of the struggle for independence
from the British crown is that of an
expression taken from book of
travel written by Catholic clergy
man from France who, referring to
George Washington in 1888, reported:
THE Americans, that cool and sedate
people are reused, animated
and inf1amed at the very mention
Of his name"
So it is now in a crisis which
touches the very existence Of every
individual alive in the world. One
hundred and forty million Of his
countrymen, knowing him only by
the grace of his tradition, rejoice in
yielding to the inspiration of Wash
ingtons example. 1t is a fact sus-
ceptible of easy demonstration that
he is force competent to quicken
the pulse of any average citizen of
the Nation whose principal founder
he was
And if the reason be inquired, the
answer is ready: His unpretending
wisdom, his generous patience, his
courage, his serenity, the dignity
with which he met disappointment,
the fortitude with which he encoun-
tered suffering, his prudence, his
decisiveness of word and deed, the
promptness with which he went to
face a challenge, his magnanimity,
his burning patriotism, his personal
humility, his devotion to others, his
forgetfulness of self, the righteous
ness and the profound confidence Of
him-these were the qualities which
made him first among many unfor-
gotten men, the foremost character
of the eighteenth century.
Looking back to the period in
which he labored, a modern critic
perhaps might be tempted to envy
him the relative simplicity of the is
sues with which he had to deal. Yet
a single glance at the annals of
Valley Forge, where Washington
spent the forty-sixth anniversary Of
his birth, will suffice to convince any
doubter Of the poignant complexity
of his plight at that season of his
experience. Some months earlier he
had told his troops on the eve of the
Battle of Long Island; THE time
is now near at hand which must
probably determine whether Ameri-
cans are to be free men or slaves;
whether they are to have any prop
erty they can call their own; whether
their houses are to be pillaged and
destroyed, and themselves consigned
to a state of wretchedness from
which no human efforts will deliver
them. The fate of unborn millions
will now depend, under God, on the
courage and the conduct of this
army. Our cruel, unrelenting enemy
leaves us only the choice of brave
resistance or the most abject sub
mission. We have, therefore, to
resolve to conquer or to die.
Liberty, property, life and honor are
all at stake. Upon your courage and
conduct rest the hopes of our bleed
ing and insulted country. - The
enemy will endeavor to intimidate us
by show and appearance, but
their cause is bad-their men are
conscious of it; and, if opposed with
f1rmness and GOODNESS with our
advantages of works and knowledge
of the ground, the victory Is most
aSsuredly ours"
Similar is the emergency of 1912,
and Washington's instruction is as
valid now as ever it was. The spir-
itual power that brought him his
well-earned triumph will strengthen
the heirs of his toll to a like end, if
such is their purpose and their
Jncort
Evening star., 1942-02-22

1t Is stated by scientists that sea
horses talk; that is, they make faint
swapping noises which serve as a
means of communication. Some
people would bet that the Nazis have
them trained, too, for undersea work.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
Achilles sulked in his tent while the
Trojans were chivvying the Greeks
around. Shall we folk-dance our
selves into a trance so happy that
we can avoid the yellow peril?
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Rulers of the turf declare en-
phatically that horse racing helps
morale. Sure it does-if you win
your bet, but otherwise, contrari-
wise
Evening star., 1942-02-22

There is an Australian bird which
rejoices in the title of "motmot." If
he had a first name, would it be
"bonbon"?
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Out in California they plan q
cloth mixture of wool and redwood
bark. Will the latter ingredient keep
out the moths?
Evening star., 1942-02-22

A.. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
TIE use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published hereI~
herein also ERE reserved
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Evening star., 1942-02-22

is using up material faster than it can
be replaced. When her troops or ships
or airplanes are met on anything near an
the japanese. On the other hand, this
country is well able to replace its ma
terial losses. 1t can afford to take
chances if there is any prospect of weak
ening the Japanese Army and air force
or its industry.
Until this time, however, President
Roosevelt as Commander in Chief of the
Army and Navy, appears to have followed
very cautious defensive policy.
No effort was made to aid or to evacu-
ate the American forces on Wake Island
or Guam, when 1t was known that they
could not hold out long. This is in
contrast to the British effort in evacuat-
ing forces in Norway and Crete. Then
no effort has been made to get to Gen.
MacArthur's forces in the Philippines.
There was a raid on the Marshall
Islands, and the Navy pointed out that
its ships had travelled 10000 miles to
make that raid. 1t is only about 5000
miles to the Philippines. The small, but
important, American Asiatic Fleet ap-
pears not to have operated at all aggres-
sively against the japanese during their
southwark move, except for the foray
into the Straits of Macassar. At the
same time, this country has set about
strengthening bases for supply line to
New Zealand and Australia. That sug-
gests decision to follow the strategy
of a long, slow flanking attack on the
japanese 5000 miles away from their
home waters.
In other words, the first plans of this
country seemingly were designed for q
defensive war against an opponent who
must be knocked out quickly or who
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The echo., 1942-01-23
Sunday School
Lesson
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS
LESSON IV.-January 25
Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1;12, 13;
Luke Alb.

Golden Text-For we have one
that hath been in all points tempted
like as we are, yet without sin. He
brewa 4:15.
Time-The spring Of A. D, 27.
Place A wilderness, probably on
the West side of the Jordan, though
it's location is not definitely known.
Matthew 4:1-Then was Jesus led
up of the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted of the devil.
And when he had tasted forty
days and forty nights, he afterward
hungered.
3.-And the tempter and said unto
him, if thou art the Son of God, COM
mand that these stones become bread.
4.-But he answered and said, 1t is
written, Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceed
eth out of the mouth of God.
5.-Then the devil taketh him into
the holy city, and he sat him on the
pinnacle of temple.
6.-And saith unto him, If thou art
the Son of God, cast thyself down;
and, On their hands they shall bear
thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy
foot against stone.
Jesus said unto him, Again it is
written, Thou shalt not make trial of
the Lord thy God.
8.-Again, the devil taketh him un-
to an exceeding high mountain, and
showeth him all the kingdoms of the
world, and the glory of them;
8. And he said unto him, All these
things will 1 give thee, if thou wilt
fall down ard worship me.
10.-Then saith Jesus unto him, Get
The echo., 1942-01-23
REVEREND r. L. YOUNG TAKES
FIRST PRIZE

Presiding Elder o. A. Hill of the
Meridian District has JUS notified
Reverend R. L. Young pastor of New
ell Chapel Church that he is awarded
first prize in class ga" pastors on the
Meridian District who reported the
highest percentage of his General
Fund in the Council held in Hatties-
burg on January 9th. The pastor
and members of Newell Chapel
Church reported their entire General
Fund assessment.
The echo., 1942-01-23

Admitted to the Buckingham Clinis
are as follows:
Mrs. Lula Larkin, City, Medical AT.
tention; Mr.. H. A. Isadore, Local OPP
epation, City; Mrs. Emma Mae Jack,
Delivery to baby girl, City; Mr..
Robert Graham, Medical Attention;
Mrs. Addie D. Griffin, Local Opera
ton; Mr.. Woodrow w. Mays, Tonsil-
ectomy; Mr.. Paul Ports, Appendec-
tony, City; Mrs. Edna Foreman, City,
thee hence, Satan; for it is written,
Thou shat worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou serve.
IL Then the devil leaveth him;
and behold, angels came and minis
tered.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-21
The Jap BEETLE Season
Seems About Closed
lContinued from Page u

the roots of strawberry plants has
been reported from Somerset County.
In commenting upon the control
work that is being conducted in Wor-
cester County by the County Agent,
in cooperation with the Department
of Entomology at the University of
Maryland, and the Board of County
Commissioners, it is explained that
the main objective of the county pro-
grom is to establish disease and para
sites for the purpose of ultimately
relieving present acute conditions ana
reducing the beetle to the status OF
an unimportant insect.
Indications are that definite results
are being obtained. Notwithstanding
the fact that beetles are increasing
in certain formerly lightly infested
areas, there is improvement IN con
ditions in certain old heavily infested
areas. According to trap record sur
vevs there were not as many beetles
this year in the vicinity Of Pocomoke
City and areas around Snow Hill as
last year. Further Improvement IS
anticipated next year.
Reports show where milky disease
is being used in a concentrated way
beetle populations are diminishing.
Areas in the State showing noticeably
fewer beetles this year than last in
clude Pocomoke City, Cecil County,
the northern portion of Queen Anne's
Kent and Hartford counties, the Pa
tapsco Neck section Of Baltimore, and
certain sections in Prince Georges
County Milky disease has been es-
tablished on over 1000 farms in Wor-
cester County.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-21
Candidate Pleads Case
Of The Shore Gamers
Continued from Page u

war effort as well,' declared Mr. An
drus. 81 ask, as legions of harassed
farmers and Gamers have asked me,
how long must we put up with desk
manifestos, on the one hand, and desk
representation, on the other?"
"The farmer and Gamer of peas
and tomatoes have no quarrel with
the fight against initiation and cell
ings established Hereunder, but they
do have a quarrel with the changing
bureau rulings which threaten their
ruin just as much as the DOGGY of
initiation" he pointed out. "And what
makes it worse there seems to be
no relief from this meddling anC
muddling by the OPA until there is
some one in Washington who will
make himself heard on our behalf
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-21
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
TO the Voters of Worcester Co.:

To the Voters of Worcester Co.:
At the solicitation of friends I have
filed my candidacy for the office of
County Treasurer, subject to the
Democratic Primaries on Sept. 9Th.
Curtailment Of tires and gasoline
makes it impossible for me to per-
sonally conduct an intensive campaign
but your advice, your encouragement,
your cooperation, and your support
will be greatly appreciated.
HARVEY C. PUSEY
Aug. 7-5tp
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-21
HOT OFF THE CREDIBLE

If one is inclined to dry clean gar
ments at home, it is a good idea to
outline bad spots with basting thread
in contrasting color. It is easy to
find the bad spot even after it is wet.
Adhesive tape is fine for labelling
fruit jars. 1t will stay ON indefinite
ly and is marked with ordinary lead
pencil It can be washed and remark
ed several times, ew@