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Evening star., 1942-08-26

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confuse relations between the
Allies that our own plans are
influenced
The campaign is unsuccessful
in putting into our minds the
possibility of making peace with
out victory. But it is not so un-
successful in making us believe
that the one or the other of our
Allies might do so.
There was a time when rumors
were spread that the Chinese
might make peace-after the
Burma road was cut, augment
ing China's isolation. It was
some time before it became OBJ
vious that China would stand by.
Rumors Again on Soviet.
Now there is a possibility that
our supply roads to Russia may
be diminished. And for some
weeks the Germans have been
spreading the rumor-via Vichy,
via so-called neutral sources"
and via Nazi sympathizers among
White Russians-that Stain,
almost beaten, Is flirting with a
separate peace with Hitler.
This is repetition of last
years late summer war of
nerves: The Russians are COL
lapsing; aid to them is wasted;
anyhow it will be too late and
the more the Western Allies send,
the better for the Germans, who
will inherit it.
Last year the propaganda was
quite successful. 1t was late be-
fore we began shifting help to
Russia, and undoubtedly public
opinion was greatly influenced
by the German viewpoint.
Again, today, the Russians are
in peril. 1t is possible that they
will be cut OF from their main
oil sources, and that the Cau-
casian army will be separated
from the Russian main army.
Without minimizing the dangers,
we must remember that even in
that event, nine-tenths of the
Russian armies will still be intact.
Yet, certain circles are again
Influenced by the idea that Rus
sia may return to a pact with
Germany. The old slogan is re-
peated: You can't trust Stain.
Induce Fumbling.
1t is obvious that general who
is calculating with a separate
Russian peace will favor other
plans than he would were he
certain Russia would stay to the
end. For at the same time, the
Nazis turn to Russia and say,
"You can't trust the British
Tories" or You can't trust
capitalist America"
Even if they fail in diplomatic
msneuvers, they induce a timid-
ity which produces hesitancy and
fumbling.
Now, the question at issue is
not whether one trusts Stain.
Evening star., 1942-08-26

to prepare the French people for
much closer collaboration with
their former enemy.
The method employed by Hit
ler's puppet is to play on the
privations of the French people,
telling them that as soon as the
Mediterranean battle begins the
French fleet will have to side
with the Nazis in order to put an
end to the blockade and bring
about the end of the war In
Europe.
Because of the sufferings the
French have undergone since
their country fell, anti-Nazi feel
ing has increased. This has been
more marked in the occupied
region than In unoccupied
France. Thus, neither Premier
Laval nor any other French
leader is likely to make much
headway with the suggestion
that France cooperate to bring
about new order.
Will End War on Continent.
Vichy believes the best results
are gained for collaboration by
telling the people that elimina-
tion of the British from the
Mediterranean will shift it to the
Far East and the Indian Ocean.
Such a move in the scene of oper-
ations would bring immediate
relief to France. From various
propaganda speeches and PAM
phlets which are now being spread
throughout France, Premier
Laval and his stooges seem to be
putting stress on this matter of
eliminating the war from Con-
tinental Europe and the Medlter-
ranean.
The Nazi stooges say the Rus
slams have been crowded far east
ward into their Asiatic territories
and that as soon as the campaign
Is ended Moscow and Leningrad
Evening star., 1942-08-26

Mr.. Nelson. almost deluge of
critical comment.
These former supporters were
kindly rather than cruel in their
criticisms. Mostly, their explana-
ton of the muddy state of affairs in
his organization was attributed to
the fact that he had not fully ex-
erted the powers given him; that
he had been persuasive and diplo-
matte rather than tough" In con-
sequence, it was said, the situation
had gotten away from him, acute
shortages had developed, the flow
of raw materials was imperfectly
regulated, his priorities had not
worked and there was much too
much dead wood" around him.
All this-and more-had been
said before, but when 1t came from
administration sources the pretense
that everything was lovely and
there was no basis for complaint
was abandoned. Mr.. Nelson's own
response to this firing was the best
evidence of the business Of the at
tack. Last week he returned from
"a we'll deserved rest" and let it be
known that from now on he in
tended to be tough" Published
accounts declared that he smashed
his fist into his hand" pounded
the table" and asserted that "any
one who crossed his path is going
to have his head taken off,"
New Belligerency.
Certainly, he did seem to have
what some called a new belliger-
ency," but that was thought due to
the fact that on that "well-deserved
rest" he was in touch with Leon
Henderson, the price administra-
tor. Congenitally garrulous and bel
ligerent, Mr.. Henderson is a natural
table thumper, whom his publicity
agents love to describe as two
fisted guy" However, it is not no
ticeable that being a ''two-isted
guy" has gotten Mr.. Henderson
much more success in his field than
Mr.. Nelson's persuasive and diplo-
matte" tactics have gotten him in
his. If there is one agency in more
OF a mess than Mr.. Nelson's WPB it
is Mr.. Henderson's OPA. The latter
has been truculently attempting
to do the impossible-to wit, keep
down the cost of living with no
control over wages or farm prices.
The former has been trying to
make good that fine presidential
phrase "the arsenal of democracy"
without adopting the basic prin-
ciples, revealed by our experience in
the last war.
The truth is that Mr.. Nelson's
new belligerency" is not going
Evening star., 1942-08-26
The Great Game of Politics
Pounding the TobIe' Won't Improve WPB;
What Nelson Needs Most Is Bruins Around Him

to improve the situation very much.
1t is not necessary to become a
table thumper to turn partial
failure into a real success. He has
been getting lot of very cloudy
advice, but what he really needs
seems simple enough. He ought to
have around him the very best or
ganizing and executive brains in
the country. His is the biggest busi-
ness job any one in the history of
the Nation ever had To do 1t well,
he needs the very best in the coun-
try as his aides. He has not had the
best and he has not got them now.
Getting tough" is not going to
supply the needed brains. To get
what he so clearly needs Mr.. Nell
son ought to have more independ-
ence OF the White House. For ex-
ample, one of the best business
brains In the country is that of
Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors.
For another, there are vital jobs
In the Nelson domain for which no
man in the country is as we'll quail
flied as Herbert Hoover Until re-
Gently, when the rubber mess was
wished on him, Mr.. Baruch, our
outstanding war-planning author
ity, was on the outside, used only
for odds and ends.
Best Brains Unavailable.
Another outstanding man of
ability, strictly on the outside, is
John w. Hanes. Another is Walter
Clifford of the A. T. & T. Another is
James A. Farley, one of the best
organizers in the country. Another
is Robert Moses, one of the really
great public servants in America.
And there are plenty of others. What
it comes down to is this-what Mr..
Nelson most needs around him is
brains. The best brains are not
available without consultation with
Mr.. Hopkins and approval by the
President. Probably he has not at
tempted to get them, but everybody
knows that the reason men like Mr..
Sloan, Mr.. Hoover, Mr.. Hanes and
others are not in key positions is
because they are not acceptable to
the President or his New Deal aides.
Mr. Nelson can-and likely will
say that he has had mo, interfer-
ence" from the White House and has
appointed many men without con-
sultation with any one. OF course
he has, but that does not alter the
fact that there are half dozen out
standing men who would be of in
finite value to the country whom
he has not asked to help because it
so plainly would be offensive to the
President and the New Deal group
This is a situation which no
amount of table humping will cure.
The best brains and experience are
on an invisible White House black
list. If Mr.. Nelson wants to sue
ceed he can do so by insisting upon
his right to draft the very best the
Nation has, regardless of how they
stood on the third term, or the fourth
term, or whether the labor lobbyists
Or the New Deal radicals or Mr.. Hen
derson or any one else likes them.
If Mr. Nelson wants to get tough
effectively, let him get tough about
this invisible black list. And it is no
answer to say that he does not know
of any such list because none such
has ever been mentioned to him by
the President or Mr. Hopkins or Mr.
Henderson or any one else. Denials
of such things are the only possible
answer for pinched public men, but
they do not alter the facts.
(Copyright 1942)
Evening star., 1942-08-26

considered by the United Ma
tions, once they are compelled
to abandon the Mediterranean
basin. But even If they refuse,
the Vichy government feels COM
PEELED to collaborate with the
Nazis to establish a regional
peace in the area between the
Atlantic and the .Urals.
The truth is that Premier La
val is playing his last card to
remain in power and knows that
unless he delivers the fleet and
bases he will be out of luck.
The fleet cannot be delivered,
however, without the crews, and
they have so far proved reluctant
to join the enemy. But Premier
Laval believes 1t Is convincing
to show the French how they
can get immediate peace and
food. Hence, he has been playing
this point heavily for the last
few weeks.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
This Changing World
LovoI Telling French Thot Peace Will Come
II They Beck Hitler After Russio Falls

will have to be abandoned. be-
cause the armies defending those
cities will be deprived Of the
gasoline, oil and food which are
necessary to continue resistance.
The Nazis will then reorganize
the Russian territories as far as
the Volga with people of their
own The war in that portion
of Europe will thus be removed
to the Urals and will be mostly
guerrilla fighting.
The British, the same propa-
gandists say, will make only
feeble attempts to invade Europe
through France. because the
Russians will be too far away to
impose a two-front war on the
Nazis. The war will center, they
contend, in struggle between
the Axis and the United States
in the Near East and the Pacific
and cannot interfere with the
establishment of the new Nazi
order in Europe.
Vichy Leaning to Peace.
In order to bring about such a
situation as speedily as possible,
1t is essential that the Axis
should dominate the Mediter-
ranean completely. The French
feet, French naval bases and
even French aviation can thus
help shorten the European war,
it is said. Moreover, the Vichy
government is said to be pre-
pared to support any peace pro-
posal Hitler may have in mind
at the end OF the campaign.
The French. who are hungry
for peace, believe the new pro-
posals of the Fuehrer might be
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Rios Won't Sign Pacfs
In u. s., Chile Senate Told
RS the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 26.-Pres-
ident Juan Antonio Rios of Chile,
which still maintains diplomatic re-
lations with the Axis, will survey
political and economic problems
during his forthcoming trip to the
United States, but is not expected
to sign any agreements. Foreign
Minister Ernesto Barros told the
Senate late yesterday.
The Senate granted permission for
the President to leave the country
on tour which also will take. him
to Brazil and Argentina.
1T should not be expected that
President Rios will sign agreements
or seal international promises dur
ing his absence from the country
because 1t would not be in accord.
ance with our constitutional mech.
anism."
Evening star., 1942-08-26
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Frances non-belligerency is
hanging by thin thread. All
news from Vichy and Paris indi-
Gates that Berlin has Informed
the Laval government that the
end of the Nazi campaign in
Russia is In sight and that soon
not later than September Is
Nazi objectives on the Eastern
Front will be attained.
Premier Pierre Laval, who is
desperately holding on to his
office and is more than willing to
cooperate with the Nazi new
order" in Europe, is said to have
ordered his propaganda agencies
Evening star., 1942-08-26

b G | t tightening
that n. mt come
through a gem
eral ra toning of
food, l h av Q
been on a diet
for the past few
days.
1t is called the
eight-d a y won-
der diet and de-
rives its n a m g
from the ( &C q
that long before
t h e eight days
Evening star., 1942-08-26

divisions Of the Army from this
reservoir of 225,O00 volunteers.
So it happens that able-bodied
officers and commissioned Off
GERS are sitting behind desks in the
Army while equally competent men
for desk work are ignored and while
the selective service headquarters
Evening star., 1942-08-26

are uIluCI SldIlu-
able, but failure
OF q national
agency to super
wise the orderly
and fair selec-
ton OF citizens
for military duty
Is not under
stsndable.
The President
has been given
plenary power
by Congress and
he in turn has
rie1eUated II. tn
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Price Soviet. Would Pay for Separate Peace
Is Evidence That Rumors Are Axis-Inspired

In the seventeenth century. when
personal quarrels and affections
between dynasties created a SINH
lar feeling of mutual distrust,
diplomats used to say: Interests
don't lie.
So the question is: What are
Russia's interests? What con-
ceivable peace could Stain make
with Germany?
First of all. the situation OF
Russia is not like that of France.
France fell Immediately, without
really conducting the war. And
there Is no one in Russia with
the nineteenth century mental
ity of Marshal Petain who could
think of this war as though it
were 1870.
Both Russia and GERMANY
have spilled rivers of blood and
billions Of wealth in this fight.
The campaign against Russia is
only superf1cially against Com
munism and actually is against
the whole Slavic world as the un-
speakable treatment of Poles,
Czechs and Jugoslavs reveals.
Hitler's Demand Great.
Under these circumstances no
Russian leader, depending upon
mass support, could make peace
with Hitler and live for an hour.
But presume there were an
other Russian leader. What
would Hitler be compelled to de-
mand, as the reward to his own
people for their unspeakable suf-
fering
A minimum would be the
Ukraine-the richest part of
Russia. A minimum would be
the loss by Russia of all infiu-
ence in the Baltic or in the Sla-
vic countries of Europe. And
minimum would be Russian
agreement to disarm. For Hitler
could still not wage war against
the west with a reorganized
Russian Army in his rear. Hitler
saw this the first time.
The idea is that Russia would
be allowed to exist as vassal
state. But Stain, who is no.
body's fool, knows it would be no
safer than a Czecho- -Slovak pro-
tectorate after Munich. And so
Stain thinks as he would were
he called tsar instead of COM
rade.
And Russia has hedge against
a sellout by reactionary forces in
Allied countries. should the VIC
tory in the end fall into our
hands. Her protection against
this are the masses of the peo-
pie IN the Allied countries, who
are pro-Russian whatever their
leaders may be. These masses
are not Communist at all, but
they are ro-Russian and anti
Tory. And Stain has sense
enough to know that a sellout
of Russia at the end OF this war
would have political conse-
quences of the gravest nature in
Britain and the United States.
Deaf Ear Advised.
Therefore, as long as he has
an army, Stain can afford to
fight or stand by, no matter to
what part Of Russia that army
may be driven. and Hitler can
offer him nothing that any one
Of sense would take.
So let us stop playing the
game OF our enemies by lending
an ear to rumors about Russia.
The most successful campaign
Of the Axis so far has been to
SOW distrust among allies, and
any one who assists this cam
paign is a public menace.
(Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-08-26

dSeTldl dDl1lJy
were indignant
ly denied by ad-
m i n i S t r a ton
spokesmen. But
a week or so ago
this support was
withdrawn from
Mr.. Nelson and
there followed
from columnists,
C m m entators,
politicians a n d
editors, previ-
ously favorably
inclined toward
~. AT.1z. -
Evening star., 1942-08-26

goes on arguing that it must induct
the partially deaf and the partially
blind and the crippled to do limited
service" refusing at the same time
in many instances to consider the
married status Of these men or their
essential places in industry.
Business and industry are In for
Evening star., 1942-08-26

a 6 a in that
the European
Axis has been
putting ou t
peace feelers
for this fall.
These have
a do u b ! e
purpose. Ac-
I u a l l y 10
a C h ieve, If
p o S S ible, a
truce highly
favorable to
the Axis; and
Evening star., 1942-08-26

some surprises, and as for the press
and radio, they can be disrupted if
more and more local draft boards
begin to rule-as so many Of them
now are doing-with respect to COM
munication services specifically
Evening star., 1942-08-26
On the Record
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

In the field of propaganda, our
enemies are waging a not wholly
unsuccessful campaign. Let us
see what this campaign is.
1t has been noted time and
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Grows Privileged in japan

Crows are still adored in the
northern part Of Japan, being al
lowed to fly into the huts Of natives
at meal times and help themselves
to any food they desire.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Argentina Makes Cosmetics

Ninety-f1ve per cent of the cos
metics now used by women of Ar
gentina are being made in that
country instead OF being imported
from Europe.
Evening star., 1942-08-26

stipulated by national headquarters
as essential. 1t appears that there
is plenty Of decentralization but a
serious lack Of supervision Of the
draft In Washington.
(Reproductton Rights Reseryed.)
Evening star., 1942-08-26
BY FRANK r. KENT.

Until recently suggestions that
things in the WPB were in a mess
and that Donald Nelson was dis
playing less than the highest man
Evening star., 1942-08-26

THE opinions OF the urttes this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to eiue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Draft Policy
Confused by
inconsistency
Accidents Of Quote
System Go On
Unchecked
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Has America a manpower policy?
Difficulties of administration.
especially with $500 hard working
local draft boards to apply the rules,
Evening star., 1942-08-26
McLemore-
Going on q Diet
Has Its Woes
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

Partly because I was beginning to
resemble love seat badly in need
of repairs, and partly because r
wanted to prepare myself for any
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DANCE at Sturgeon Lake village
hall Saturday night, June 6. Mod
ern and old time music. 25w39-1t*
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Hekrdle and son Floyd, Mr.. and Mrs
Hoyt Storo and sons, Charles and
Hoyt, Jr., of Minneapolis, and Fan
ME Fargeal of Willow River.
The school in the Rhine lake dis
trict closed Friday with a picnic in
the afternoon.
Clifford Asleson and w. H. Wag-
ner called at the James Wagner
home Wednesday evening of last
week.
Marylin Pince of Arthyde, is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Clifford Asleson,
as this writing.
Leonard Youngberg has been as
sisting John Venes with his farm
work for the past week.
w. H. Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Asleson and son Edmund and
daughter Katie, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wagner and son Edwin and daugh-
ter Waneta, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Southerling and daughters were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. L. Pince
Mrs. Oscar Asleson called at the
Clifford Asleson home one day last
week.
Clifford Asleson was Finlayson
business caller Friday forenoon.
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Ogena
(FrOm Another CORRESPONDENT

Mrs. Hilda Swan and Myrtle and
Beatrice left Sunday morning for
st. Croix Falls, where they visited
relatives. Monday morning they
drove to Saltwater to get Mrs Lenore
Newsteader, who will visit here
for some time.
Mrs. Donald Mackenzie is still a
patient in the Siren hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Fuller enter
tanned guests from Montevideo re-
Gently.
Lightning struck the Delmar Ben
son house Saturday night, setting
afire quilts and mattresses. The Ken
meth Beaufeaux house was also hit
Friday evening.
Dave and John Schaffer spent the
weekend at the Tom Ryan home
Mrs. Otto Schroeder and son re-
turned to the City recently after
spending two weeks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tate and chill
dren of Hibbing, spent day re-
Gently at the Linehan home.
Mrs. Chris Hansen spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Hansen al
Rush City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Gilbert and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Stiebner and
sons spent Sunday afternoon at the
Benson home.
Mel Swan was a Sunday dinner
guest at the D. Benson home.
Bill Lyon left Saturday morning
with the FLA boys on fishing TRIP
to Cass lake.
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Public Auction
Near Croningen

AS my husband has passed away,
I am unable to carry on with the
farming operations, and I will sell
all of the following described per-
sonal property at public auction to
the highest bidder, as is, on my farm,
located one mile north of Groningen
or 21a miles south of Finlayson, or
4 miles northwest of Sandstone, on
Saturday, June 6. Sale to start at
l p. m. sharp.
Nineteen head of cattle, T. B. and
Bangs tested. Holstein cow, to fresh
en- about July 20; Guernsey COW,
Lilly" years old, freshened April
ID; Holstein cow, 'Blackie," years
old, to freshen January L; Holstein
cow, "White," 3 years old, freshened
April ID; Holstein cow, young Spot
tie," to freshen on June 10; Holstein
cow, "Old Spottie," 8 years old, to
freshen by day of sale; Holstein cow,
years old, fresh 10 weeks; Guern-
sey heifer, months old; Guernsey
cow, "Freckles," years old, to fresh
en- July %; Guernsey cow, "Young
Beauty" years old, to freshen Sep
TENDER IL; Guernsey cow, Lena
years old, to freshen October %;
Guernsey cow, "Pet," 6 years old,
fresh weeks, bred back; Guernsey
cow, "Tizzie," years old, fresh
Z weeks; Guernsey bull, Duke" year
old; veal calves, from 2 to months
| old.
Team of farm horses-Sorrel mare,
8 years old, weight 400 pounds;
brown mare, 10 years old, weight
, 1850 pounds. This is very fine team
of farm horses. If you are in need
of some good horses, be sure and
see them.
Farm machinery and equipment
International riding cultivator, Az
| foot cut Moline mower, loft. hay
rake, double set bobsleds, high
wheeled wagon, pump jack, hay rack
small pile of scrap iron, hand corn
planter, hand potato planter, post
hole digger, sickle grinder, pick axe
dry dust poison sprayer, log chains
ETC., double set of harness, horse col
lars, steel wheeled farm wagon, sci
of steel eveners, and many other
items too numerous to mention. At
tend this sale sure!
Terms: All sums of $40 and un-
der, cash. On sums over that amount
time can be arranged with your
banker on bankable paper. Arrange
with your banker for credit! AL
property must be settled for on day
of sale before goods are moved from
the premises!
CHRISTINE EIFFLER, Owner
Barnick Bros, Sandstone, auctioneers
Sandstone State Bank, clerk.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Browning and
two children and Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton Clement came from Minneapolis
to visit Saturday and Sunday at the
Fred and VIM. Olesen homes. Mr..
and Mrs. Clement are from Ord,
Nebr., but he is now employed in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McCollun
and three children from Mortified
visited from Friday until Sunday at
the Harry Mortensen home. From
here they went to Blackjack for a
visit there before returning home.
Miss Joyce Mortensen went along
and will spend the summer with
them.