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Evening star., 1942-01-30

slider ing the Dorothy Thsnps'n.
immediate Supplying effect OF
that blow, and the humiliation Of
It, and the way in which 1t dissi-
pated all calculations, America Is
again showing her remarkable
recuperative power.
II Pearl Harbor wrote a dis
graceful chapter Of American
history, the investigation and the
publication Of the report, openly,
for all the world to read, was an
act Of civil courage that con-
tributes more to the morale Of a
free people than any whitewash
Job could ever do. At least. We
didn't hear that Gen. Short had
heart trouble or that Admiral
Kimmel had apoplexy.
If Pearl Harbor was a morale
debacle. representing all the
worst aspects Of the American
mind - complacency. self-risht-
eousness, lack Of the cooperative
spirit and of thoroughness, and
responsibility-the Philippine re-
sistance will 60 down among the
great epics Of American history.
Macarthur, Hart Praised.
There a great general, Douglas
Macarthur, and a fine admiral.
Thomas c. Hart, are encourag-
ing brave men to stand where
hardly more than a delaying ac-
ton can be hoped for; buying
with their heroism precious time
for others; displaying that EN-
cient coordination. swift wary
energy and selfiess devotion that
were lacking at Pearl Harbor,
and winning the eternal graft
tude of the American Nation.
And they keep the spirit and
tactics OF the offensive, even
against overwhelming odds, Tor
wherever the enemy displays the
slightest weakness they attack at
that point.
There is the same co-ordina-
ton, efficiency and heroism in
the Battle of the Macassar Strait.
Three cheers for the Dutch, Mr..
President, on your birthday. And
three cheers for our forces 1T the
strait.
There. by wonderful co-ordina-
ton Of the Dutch and American
forces, Of air forces coming from
various bases, Of fleet and air.
craft, havoc has been wrought
against the japanese. The larg-
est convoy OF troop transports
yet destroyed in this war has
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This Changing World
Jops Force Prisoners Of United Motions to Lose
Foee in Orient by HumiIiotins Work

which the Japs had Just taken
over. Americans escaped many
such humilations at that time.
Now the Japanese hope to
break the confidence Of Orientals
in the prestige Of the white race
by treating white soldiers in the
same way as-and sometimes
worse than-they and the Chi
nese treat coolies.
Treated Fairly In Japan.
The reports Of Swiss diplo-
matte and consular representa-
tives that American prisoners are
treated fairly are correct as far
as the Japanese islands is con-
cerned. There they are kept in
prison camps and enjoy the
treatment agreed on by all ma
lions IN the Hague convention.
But the Swiss have little oppor-
tunity to witness what happens
to Americans and British outside
Japan.
According to still unconfirmed
reports, some American and Brit
ish officers who distinguished
themselves against the Japs have
met with accidental death"
The japanese are not worried
about what happens to their own
men after they surrender. Ac-
cording to the japanese code OF
honor, q soldier of the Emperor
must not allow himself TO be
taken prisoner; he must die on
the battlefield, regardless Of con-
ditions or circumstances.
Displessing TO Germans.
The majority OF Japanese
fighters are peasants or lowly
city workers who for centuries
have been used to all kinds Of
humiliation from the upper
classes. Ordinary treatment Of
war prisoners by western Nations
means luxury for the ordinary
Jap soldier.
The Germans are reported to
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The Great Game Of Politics
Signs Point to Policy Thot New Dsolers Will
Lose Monopoly on Effort to Win the War

oouraged. At least, that Is the way
II seems to those In best position to
Judge.
Another encouraging sign Of the
week was the appointment by the
President Of Lewis w. Douglas as
assistant lease-lend administrator
in London. Mr.. Douglas has not
been on friendly terms with Mr..
Roosevelt since he resigned IN his
first term as budget director In
protest against the economic un-
soundness Of New Deal fiscal policy.
Although Mr.. Douglas strongly
supported the Roosevelt foreign
policy from the start. he is the first
man conspicuous In the campaign
against the third term whom Mr..
Roosevelt has named to any post
of importance since the appointment
Of his first defense organization. At
that time-and frequently since-he
appealed very strongly for non
partisanship and national unity.
Outsiders Being Called.
The point is made, however, that
in the selection Of key men for the
defense machinery many Of the
ablest citizens in the country who
opposed his election have not been
called upon. It was said that what
amounted to Q blacklist existed In
the White House and that the ad-
ministration was determined to
manage the war effort without call
ing upon any Of those whom the
President felt personally antagon-
istic. This meant that some Of the
most competent, qualified and ex-
perienced Of Americans were to be
kept permanently on the outside.
The Douglas appointment is an
indication that this policy is begin
ming to disintegrate. 1t was origin
ated and pressed upon the President
by some Of the closest Of his New
Deal aides and has been one Of the
reasons for . great deal Of discon-
tent and resentment. Hope Is ex-
pressed that he has become con-
vinced that tho Nation needs the
help Of every man capable Of making
q real contribution to the war effort,
regardless Of his personal taste or
politics. There are some obvious
men still on the outside with whose
help he could replace incompetency
with competency. There is no surer
way to improve morale and to win
the war.
(Copyrisht, 1e4a)
Evening star., 1942-01-30
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

0y CON0XANx1NE 01OVNs
The japanese are fighting the
United Nations in the Pacific
with their whole military power.
But that Is not all; they are also
endeavoring to expel the entire
white race from Asia with typical
Oriental methods.
According to reliable reports
which are iiltering into Washing
ton, American and British ON
GERS and men captured at Hong
Kong, Wake Island, Malaga and
those points In China from which
American garrisons were not
evacuated are. being subjected to
many humiNations which cannot
be described exactly Is cruelties
but are intended to make the
whites lose face with the natives.
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T. Howard Duckett
To Give Lecture

T. Howard Duckett. past chair
man Of tho Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, will be the
speaker at the next lecture In the
"f1now Your County Government"
series, to be held at tho Bladensburg
Fire Hall At 9 pm. Thursday.
Luis GranadoS, chairman Of the
County Affairs Committee by which
tho lectures are sponsored, said In
urging the public to attend that the
Suburban Sanitary Commission Is
the least understood Of the BIZ
county commissions.
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decisive note until II days after
it had been sent and an open at
tack had been made on the United
States. The record of what hap
pened is important while the ir =
dents are fresh in the minds of
those familiar with the sequence.
AS the events of war multiply, some
times incidents of this kind are for
gotten or lost in the confusion Of
vague recollections.
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Morale Of U. S. Troops Cited as One Reason
President Can Rejoice on His Birthday

been accomplished In . difhcult
maneuyer Of timing and collabo-
ration. This Battle Of Macassar
Strait Is restoring confidence In
the possibility Of holding the
Dutch East Indies and Is bucking
up Australia.
U. 8. Flyers Aid China.
And the small, isolated volun.
teer force Of American flyers In
Rangoon, Burma, Is nothing for
us to cry about. They are shoot
ing the Japs out Of the sky, like
pigeons, and proving the i'm
measurable superiority Of Amer
lean planes and pilots over the
Japs. given . vestise Of . chance.
protecting the lifeline Of China
tho Burma road-and giving the
people Of China . foretaste Of
what our help viii be one Of these
days.
The landing OF troops IN North
ern Ireland, with complete secrecy
and without . single loss In q
large convoy. Is another evidence
that the spirit Of the Maginot
Line evaporated in Hawaii. The
accomplished fact, together with
the Presidents announcement
that we would send troops all
over the world, Is . moral and
political victory that is making
a tremendous impression In
Europe.
The Germans are 1T pains to
make light Of it: they emphasize
that In the last war American
troops could be landed On the
continent because there was Q
western front.
OF course. in the last war,
when American troops landed
there was no Eastern front; Rus
sia had been knocked out Of the
war for keeps. Today there Is An
eastern front, an African front.
and q western front tn the max
ing. And, at any rate, this isn't
the last war-and this war has
its own tricks, and all the tricks
are not in the minds Of the Axis.
Tribute to Our Troops.
One thing stands out in all the
accounts, even in the accounts Of
Pearl Harbor-the unexampled
behavior Of the American troops,
the common soldiers.
On Wake Island, In Hawaii, In
the Philippines. everywhere, they
have showed CUTS, resourcefulness,
superb bravery.
And nothing In any way II -
important as this: The quality
Of spirit and behavior among the
rank and file Of the armed forces.
Everything else can be remedied
except the morale Of armed forces
as q whole. For the bulk Of the
army is representative Of the
nation and expresses the spirit Of
the nation.
The spirit Of this Nation Is all
right; all right In lo42 as 1t was
all right In 1917, In 1917. In 177e-
and q 1t viii be al right In 1875
and 2o76.
For America has just begun to
light, and America has Just begun
to live.
Happy birthday, Mr.. President.
And may your next b lots hap
pier than this one.
CRsleaseA b. the Bell Syndicate. fns)
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resources OF this
country Yet, be-
side the rubber
shortage which
has para lyzed
our largest In
dustry, there Is .
shortage OF
alum 1 n u m, OF
m an ganese, Of
mica, Of tung-
stem, Of tin and
Of various other
commodities ab-
solutely essen
tia1 IN fha mAnll.
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ION tri b u ting
cause Of tn e
Pearl Ha or
disaster.
Despite + h e
fact that the
American Gov
Mnnent tradi-
tion ally ha
been the cham
pion Of open
diplomacy and
d Q lite the
pledge publicly
given by Presi-
dent Roosevelt
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Hrtnk - Aeuts tAaA w vaaS Ass~s"S>
facture Of war equipment.
It is . very vital part Of the job OF
Donald Nelson, head Of the War
Production Board, to md substi-
tutes for these things; or to de-
velop their production here; or to
arrange, despite the difnculties, for
their importation. Clearly, he is not
going to be able to provide ade-
ouately for civilian rs well as mill
tary needs. It will be . tremen-
dous achievement II he succeeds In
supplying the latter. OF course. 1t
Is true that these shortages should
not exist. The reason they do exist
is because until two weeks ago there
had been no real head to our pro-
duction machinery.
Though ws were preparing for
war, there was no competent direc-
ton. In consequence, the business
Of looking ahead was nobody's busi-
ness. In consequence, there was no
one to think Of the future. In
consequence, there was no one COM
bining authority with intelligence
to buy up and store these materials
for governmental need. In conse-
quence, the warning voices Of B. M.
Baruch and . few others, urging
that We profit by the experience Of
the past, went unheeded. In eonse-
quence, there were "a months Of
incompetency and confusion, and
when the war finally came We were
caught Oh balance. -.
Nielsen Takes Hold.
But there is no use dwelling on
these undeniable facts now. Not
withstanding lost time and present
handicaps the job has to be done
and 1t is encouraging to report that
Mr.. Nelson appears to be graphing
with 1t in an effective way. When
he first took hold, the background
Of his selection and the character
of his associations created consider
able fear lest he lend himself too
completely to the advice and in
fuence Of the little group Of "ir-
side" New Dealers. sometimes
known - ths palace guard, among
whom he had his strongest support.
50 far this fear has not been tusti-
ned. ,--t
On the contrary. In the three
weeks since his appointment, Mr..
Nelson has demonstrated two things
first, that he is selecting his own
men; second, that he listens to
reason and is anxious to profit by
the experience Of the past. More
than that-he appreciated very
clearly that II, after that executive
order, in which the President gave
him complete power. he yielded an
inch he would be ruined. Failure,
even for q moment, to recognize that
hesitation about acting as he thinks
best, consulting whom he pleases and
picking the men he wants, would be
fatal. So far he has shown no such
hesitation. So far he has resisted
every effort to whittle him down and
the whittlers appear somewhat dis
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SNcu w z 2 n .
ago it looked
as though it
would be q very
bad one for
him.
Co nsidering
the disaster of
the initial blow
seven W e e k S
ago, occurring
when the pub
lic mind was
npr pa red
and the Nation
divided; con-
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when word came
in from Ne "
York that the
tailors Of the
Nation have de.
signed . stream
lin ed, wartime.
cloth-saving suit
" hi ch will bs
minus vest, trou-
ser cuffs, pleats,
belt loops, or
suspender b ut
tons.
Male movie
Evening star., 1942-01-30
Crosh Injuries Fotol

STAUNTON, Va, Jan. 30 R.-
Injuries sustained Wednesday when
struck by an automobile near Green
vile resulted in the death yesterday
In q hospital here Of Miss Lula
Painter, Al, Of Greenville.
Evening star., 1942-01-30

CHE opinions Of the oers this their not
necesary The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to giue all sides OF questions OF interest to M
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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Your Income Tax
No. .26-Deductions for Professional Expenses

insurance should be apportioned and
that part Of the premium attribut-
able to business may be deducted
Is . business expense.
Evening star., 1942-01-30
BY FRANK B. KENT.

The great handicap to our war.
production effort Is the lack Of raw
materials. We talk . lot about the
inexhaustible wealth and immense
Evening star., 1942-01-30
On the Record
Nv DOROTHY THOMPSON.

There are many things for
which the President can be
thankful on his Goth birthday,
today, in spite Of the fact that
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Disaster Laid
In Part to
Secrecy
Contributing Cause
Seen in Keeping
Stern Note Quiet
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Secret diplomacy and the sup
preston Of vital news Of what the
Japanese and American Govern
ments were doing may have been q
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McLemore
Hollywood Unshoksn
Victory Suit
Bf HENRY BfeLEJNORE.

LOS ANGELES. -- This movie
capital took the news Of the VIC.
tory suit" with admirable calm.
There was little or no hysteri4
Evening star., 1942-01-30

It will cost money to defeat
the Axis. Your Government
calls on you to help now.
Buy Defense bonds or stamps
today. Buy them every day.
If you can. But buy them on
a regular basis.
Bonds cost as little as $18.75,
stamps come as low as 10
cents. Defense bonds and
stamps can be bought at all
banks and post ofnces, and
stamps can also be purchased
at retail stores and from your
newspaper carrier boy.
Support your Government
With your dollars.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Government Net Title
Up 10 Moore-Gray
Till Tomorrow

1t will be Sara Moore VS.. Mrs
David Gray for the championship
in final of the Government tennis
tournament tomorrow on the East
Potomac Park courts with the latter
favored to add another trophy to
her mounting collection of silver
ware.
Mrs Gray ousted Eleanor Fish
burn, 60, 6-3, while Miss Moore
was disposing of the veteran Dorette
Miller, IS, 6-3, to gain the final.
The championship match will get
under way at o'clock
Meanwhile, Bobby Bensinger and
Austin Rice were to battle today for
the right to meet Don Leavens for
the mems title. Their match yester-
day was postponed.
Mems doubles semifinals today
find Leavens and Bud Chandler
pitted against Gene Hermann and
Henry Sweeney, while John Nc
Dairmid and Don Bent were to
meet Hugh Trigg and Stan Haney.
Evening star., 1942-09-18

Alma Mehler and Sailor Bill King,
Bethesda Bowling Center's star two
some, in a one sided victory over
the Clarendon duo of Madge Lewis
and Al Wright had a 1921 total
that included a combined single
game count of 326, which missed
the national mixed doubles record
only by II pins. King fired 172
and Mrs. Mehler 154 for their big
game count.
In gaining their second triumph
in three matches over the Claren-
don invaders, King turned in two
single efforts of 172 and a set of
724. while Mrs Mehler posted 557.
Wright hit for 598 and Mrs. Lewis
529.
A meeting of the 52-team Inter
departmental Mixed League will be
held at Lucky Strike tonight at
8:l5. Olive Frederick expects all
interested to report
Cess Champs Shut Out.
Despite Lillian Copelands S l48 and
1853. the champion Goss Co. was
whitewashed by Rose Bros. in Ross
lyn Independent League. Ralph
klrsch led the victors with 356
Cooke Press was beaten 81 by Man.
nlng's Service while Arlington Tire
was trimmed 2-l by Fairfax Coun-
try Club. Gammon's top single of
l53 gave Farling's Service it's lone
game win from Washington Canoe
Paul Schlosser's 15l-364 highlight-
ed Circle Paving's sweep over Quail
lty Shop. In leading Waters Shades
10 a 2-1 win over YMCA with
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Worsham Bears D. T..
Hopes in Baltimore
Open Golf Meet

Long-hitting Lew Worsham the
24-year- -old Burning Tree pro. car
ried the hopes of Washington to-
day in the final stages of the Balti-
more match play open champion
ship at Green Spring Valley. Yes
terday's semi-final matches were
carried over to today by one of
those censored jobs, which washed
out the tourney.
Worsham and Eddie Johnston, the
mid-Atlantic and Maryland junior
champ, were to go at it again on the
seventh hole, where their match was
stopped with Johnston l up.
In the other semifinal Andy Glib
son and Jimmy Duke, both of Bal
timore, were to start at the fifth
hole, with an 18-hole final slated
this afternoon instead of the sched-
uled 36-hole ultimate round. Wor-
sham, very much on his stick, licked
Bob Barnett, his former boss, 4 and
2 IN quarter final match yesterday
Evening star., 1942-09-18
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

Pennington Hunt Clubs two-day
horse show which opens tomorrow
morning at the clubs grounds near
Charlottesville, Va, and continues
through Sunday, has attracted more
than 500 entries.
Fifteen hunter classes will con-
stitute the major portion Of the two
day program and will draw the best
known entries from both Virginia
and out-of-State stables. Among
noted owners who have entered
hunters are Mrs. w. Haggin Perry of
Gotham, Va, who is bringing her
Culpeper champion, Magic Luck;
DR.. and Mrs. C. l.. Haywood, jr., of
Elkins, N. c.; Ruth OKeefe of
Warrenton, Va; DR., Ray Van Clief's
Nydrie Stables from Esmont, Va;
w. H. Lipscomb of Leesburg and
Frank Turner of La Plata, Md. A
number of members of the Keswick
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Crack Seahawks Give
Bierman Tough Task
To GET Teamwork
Shifting of Personnel
At Pre-FIi9ht School
Hits Ex-Gopher Cooch
BY l.. f.. SHELLEY.
Associated Press Sports Writer

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 10
Bernie Bierman, known in Iowa for
many years as public enemy No. !,
athletically speaking. is finding
strange change IN football emotions
in the HaWkeye State this fall.
No longer is the stern, quiet Bier
man coach of Minnesota football
poWerhouses which, with the excep-
ton of 1899 upset. annually ground
Iowa hopes during Bierman's coach
ing span at Minnesota. The war
has brought Bernie into the heart
of the Tall Corn States football
country as lieutenant colonel and
athletic director.
At the Navy's pre-flight training
school here, on the same terrain
where many an Iowa fan longed
for the none-too- frequent oppor-
tunities to chide Bierman and his
Gophers, the colonel is developing
another typical Bierman football
machine from cadets and officers.
And right on the 50-yard line
will be those IoWans. cheering.
strange as it may seem, Bierman-
coached team.
Roster Is Star Studded.
ThereI be, no doubt, plenty of
cause to cheer A glance at the To-
man roster shows a flock of former
collegiate and professional stars
among the officers and cadets.
In the ranks of the cadets are
George Benson, Northwestern full
back; Matt Bolger, Notre Dame end:
Judd Ringer, Minnesota end: Julius
Kern, Kansas guard, and George
Frye, Iowa center.
The cadet personnel won't be
permanent because the pre- flight
school recruits will be coming and
going throughout the season as thev
progress in their training.
More permanent is the officer rep
resentaCion on the squad. and that
list includes Nal Kutner. Texas,
end; Fob Flora, Michigan, tackle;
Fred Gage. Wisconsin; Ted Nemeth.
Penn State, and Forrest Jordan,
Michigan, guards; George Svendsen,
Minnesota and Green Bay Packers,
and John Haman Northwestern and
Cleveland Rams, centers.
Officer backield candidates in
clude Forrest Evashevski, Michigan.
Bob SWisher, Northwestern: Al
Couppee,s & Iowa; Jim Langhurst
Ohio State, and George Paskvan
Wisconsin.
Team Play Is Uncertain.
That's a right smart list. but
Bierman is worried about getting
his men sufficiently organized to
meet tremendous 12-game sched-
ule, Including contests with North
western, Minnesota. Michigan and
Notre Dame on successive Satur-
days.
Il imagine that any third team
ever had at Minnesota was able
to start its first day of practice with
a better background of organiza =
ton onan I've been able to give this
| team Elerman remarked.
| The SeahaWks will open then
campaign against Kansas tomorrow
Following the Jsyhawk engage.
ment, Bierman's lads will play: Sep
tember 26, Northwestern at Evans
ton; October 3, Minnesota at Min
neapolis 10, Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor; H. Notre Dame at South Bend
"a, st. Marys Cadets at Iowa City
81, Indiana at Bloomington; Novem-
ber 7, Fort Knox at Louisville; 81
Nebraska at Iowa City, %. Ohio
State at Columbus: December S
Missouri at Kansas City; IL, North
Carolina Cadets at Chapel Hill.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Barrett Earns Edge
In Scrap for 6. u.
Kickoff Duty
Erickson and Perpieh
Press Him; CoIonioIs
Toke Light Workout

Coach Jack Hagerty's quest of
somebody to launch Georgetown's
games with soaring, impressive kick
offs has narrowed to Center Whitley
Erickson. Tackle George Perpich
and Halfback Johnny Barrett.
Barrett, who last season booted
a 24-yard field goal against Missis-
sippi before being injured and re-
turning to action only against
Xavier in the Hoyas' final game,
thus far has earned the edge in the
kickoff department.
Meanwhile Coach Johnny Baker
of George Washington University
was to send his Colonials through a
comparatively light workout today
at Griffith Stadium, with heavy
scrimmage set for tomorrow at the
same spot.
The Colonials, who launch the
local collegiate season a week from
tonight, when they battle Western
Maryland at Griffith Stadium, thus
far have avoided the injury jinx that
customarily depletes the G. w.
squad.
Only three Colonials have been
injured this fall and F'ullback Joe
Bernot currently is the only casualty,
out with a swollen right wrist.