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Evening star., 1942-10-12
The Great Game of Politics
cshen's Choice as Byrnes' Counsel Defended;
New Economic Board Called Futile

| hoped that Mr.. Byrnes will not take
too seriously the advisory board
which the President has appointed
ito work with him toward economic
stabilization."
Fortunately, he does not have to.
The executive authority is lodged in
his hands. The board can advise
but it cannot override. A glance at
its personnel Is enough to show its
futiity. The original selections in
clude Mr.. Morgenthau and Mariner
Eccles, Jesse E. Jones and Leon
Henderson.
1t IS an odd collection Of individ-
uals, whose economic views are wide
apart. Mr.. Morgenthau and Mr..
Eccles are notoriously at variance
in their fiscal thoughts and the
schools to which Mr.. Jones and Mr..
Henderson belong are certainly not
identical.
Latest Oppointees Criticized?
But the President did not improve
the board when last Thursday he
added two representatives of man
agement," two representatives OF
farm organizations and the inevita-
BILE pair OF labor lobbyists, Mr.. Muir
ray and Mr.. Green, without whom
no board seems complete.
Obviously, this is a modification
OF the old balancing" idea which
Mr.. Roosevelt inaugurated two years
ago with the appointment of the
Messrs. Knudsen and Hillman as CO.
directors with co-equal powers" of
the first war production setup., That
illogical arrangement eventually
begged down completely and both
Mr.. Knudsen and Mr.. Hillman have
now disappeared from view.
Despite that unhappy and costly
experience, however, Mr.. Roosevelt
still clings to the balancing idea, as
the new board evidences. The diff
ference is that this time he has
clearly overbalanced on the labor
side by having on it besides the two
paid labor lobbyists, Nine. Per-
kins, Secretary of Labor, and Mr..
Davis of the War Labor Board,
both of whom can be counted upon
to look at every economic problem
through union labor lenses.
Gifted conciliator as he is, to
achieve harmony in this board on
any realistic program will take all
the energy and time Mr.. Byrnes has.
Actually, there is no need to try.
His wisest course is to treat this
board as window dressing" and
after an initial meeting or 50, call
1t together at long intervals Just to
report progress"
Any other course would be para
lying, for, in addition to other rea-
sons, among its members are several
OF the most interminable takers
who ever got into public ONCE.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

| perturbation will not be justified. 1t
is true that when he was in partner
ship with Mr.. Corcoran Mr.. Cohen's
activities were not of the kind to
inspire great confidence outside of
the administration, and one would
not care now to see him in a national
policy-maklng position.
Eut. as research counsel to as
level-headed man as Mr.. Byrnes,
he is good selection. For, he Ger
tainly Is a talented and brilliant
lawyer and, IN addition, a high
minded man. The only real criticism
Of Mr.. Cohen is that his crusading
spirit and somewhat cloudy idealism
warp his judgment about public
affairs.
The truth Is that he is a very
different breed from his former
partner. Mr.. Corcoran was a doubt
full idealist; Mr.. Cohen is a sincere
one.
Mr.. Corcoran has left the Govern
ment to practice law in Washington.
Mr.. Cohen could have done exactly
the same thing but didn't. AS a
result he hasn't made any money,
but he certainly is richer in repu-
tation.
Cohen's Course Praised.
Friends of Mr.. Cohen say that he
has been both distressed and hu-
inflated by the activities OF his for
mer partner. At any rate, Mr.. Cohen
deserves praise for refusing the
offers he must have had.
1t is pleasant to find in the New
Deal group, to which he belongs,
one who declines to exploit his
White House association for pay.
There are not too many Of them.
Under the circumstances. Mr..
Byrnes has made a good choice. So
long as he does not have to be too
practical, Mr.. Cohen will be a
superb legal adviser.
Speaking Of advisers, it is to be
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Gerard Urges Occupation
OF French North Africa
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-occupa-
ton or conquest II necessary OF
French North Africa would open
many possibilities for further Allied
offensive action, James w. Gerard,
American Ambassador to Germany
during the World War, declared last
night, urging this as the second
front.
Mr.. Gerard asserted possession Of
North Africa by the United Nations
would spell disaster for Germany's
Marshal Rommel and lead to COM
plete possession Of the African con-
tinent. Thus freed, the Allied
armies in Egypt could 90 to the aid
Of the Russians. he suggested. 'r
ITALY could be calmly attacked,
perhaps invaded and possibly de-
tached from the Axis" he said, "and
the Mediterranean once more in the
power Of the United Nations would
afford . sure path for aid to Yugo-
slavia and its brave guerrillas and
to Greece"
Mr.. Gerard said the State De.
partment's policy Of maintaining
relations with Vichy was . "diplo-
matte triumph" for the present and
pointed out "the longer any direct
move Ii postponed, the greater are
our chances that the French popu.
lation Of North Africa, the Frnech
od1cers and troops stationed there.
viii welcome their brothers In arms.
the Free French, and supplies from
the United States"
Evening star., 1942-10-12

foreseeable future. The Army
will be able to determine how
many men will be needed for the
draft and what operations can
be performed at the front with
out having to guess or base its
plans on things which may not
materiauze.
The men who direct industry
will be made personally re-
sponsible for the program. On
the basis Of actual performance
President Roosevelt will be in
position to require the compile
ton Of certain projects by specific
dates.
There need be no fear that
Industry will be brought under
the strong hand Of the military
or that civilians will have power
over the generals and admirals
But very close coordination
under the Chief Executive and his
stan Is being brought about now.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Soldier 70 Get Sanity Test
In Staying Of Texas Girl
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CAMP SWIFT, Tex, Oct, 12-
Pvt. George Shubert Knapp pleaded
not guilty before a. general court
martial yesterday in the Staying OF
8-year-old Lucy Rivers Maynard.
The military tribunal granted 4
delay until an Army medical board
can give Knapp a sanity examina-
ton.
The 3a-year-old St. Paul (Minn }
soldier sat impassive while his de-
tense counsel placed his plea before
the eight 95th Infantry Division Of
flcers who make up the court.
The child, daughter Of Bastrop
County Judge c. B. Maynard, died
after being found scratched and
bruised In a ravine. She had dis
appeared on her way home from
school.
Following the arraignment Mai.
Gen. Harry L. Twaddle, division
commander. sent a request to Fort
Sam Houston for appointment Of a
medical board. The board is ex-
pected to arrive at Camp Swift
today.
The courts decision to grant q
sanity examination was mandatory
under a provision of the manual
OF courts-martial.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

! II DVEoths Auompsohs
downs. King Alfred in tatters
playing ballad to his barbarous
Viking conquerors, singing:
When God put man in a
garden,
He girt him with a sword,
And sent him forth free
knight,
who might betray his Lord
The stony visages of Durham
towns, and the lean faces of the
men Of the north-men of the
mines and the sea.
The hustle and the quiet OF
London. The high, slow taxi
cabs, the garish signs, the cheap
tea shops and the secret places
the Temple, the green squares,
the unknown gardens.
The King James Version of
the Bible. The village pubs.
And sweetest Shakespeare.
Francy's child"
England, my England"
Not: Patriotism is nothing!
Patriotism Is scones and tea,
seed cake, and coal smoke, great
cumulous clouds, and an aqua
marine sky; honey and little
Strawberries, roast beef, and ones
mother. Ones mother and
father and all that is sweetest
and nearest.
When had she come here to
Brussels, to the Berkendael Medi-
cal Institute? Eight years ago.
That was in time of peace. Brus-
sells was nice town, too.
Foreign ways, but still the people
were nice. Most of those she
saw were sick. People who were
afraid. You are all right. Don't
worry
Some of them liked her a lot.
wanted her to stay with them.
One mustn't get ideas, though,
when one is a middle -aged Eng
lish spinster. Put ones salary in
the bank, and at so go home
home to England, to a pension
IN Bournmouth, to scones and tea
and the speech one loved.
Then the War Came.
But the war came.
And now Berkerdael was Red
Gross hospital. And the patients
were mostly young. They looked.
up at her with scared eyes. "A
man can live without a leg, YOU
know"
Il love my country, because 7
love the Idea of country"
Not an Englishman said that,
but an Italian-Mazzini. There
were some Italian boys in the
hospital, too. They did not think
OF tea and scones, but of wine
and grapes and cheese and pasta,
of great piazzas paved with stone;
OF dark trees against cobalt sky;
OF wheat planted under vines
stretched over willows; Of fishing
boats with colored sails.
German boys were there, too.
Delirious, they jabbered of white
steamboats, on a green-gray
stream; Of little houses with
stones on the roofs and zig-zag
fences leaning to the wind; of
Adam and Eve and the apple tree
painted over and around the
tavern door; Of carousings In
Evening star., 1942-10-12

weekly dances arranged for the
sailors by Fred w. Bush, activities
secretary Of the Navy YMCA in
Brooklyn. who directs the rest home.
Most of the guests are able to
enjoy their stay to the fullest. how
ever, because they're not released
from the naval hospital at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard until they're
we'll on the road to recovery.
1t was Sailor Cunningham who
summed up the way the boys feel
about her generosity and gracious
ness.
"She's wonderful. Makes you feel
at home right off. The other night
it turned chilly and the next night
there were 10 brand-new satin COM
forters on our beds. We found out
later she went down to New York
and picked them out herself. She
does lots of things like that"
Although he's one Of the few at
the rest home whose injuries are
serious enough to prevent him from
such strenuous activities as playing
ball or riding horses, he likes it just
as well as the rest OF them.
Sunday Is Big Day.
Sunday is another big day for the
lads. That's when the Duchess big
Cadillac takes them to the castle
for dinner with their benefactress
herself. They are served by two or
three buffers, and afterward roam
through the Duchess greenhouse,
from which she sends them fresh
flowers three or four times a week.
All in all, from the moment they
step onto the spacious porch OF the
cottage" and hear Nurse Coutant
asking them If they'd like to meet
a blond named Suzette, until the
day they leave-a little sadly despite
the fact the week in the country has
done much to speed their getting
well again-there's not q dull mo-
ment.
The ''blond named suzette," incl
Evening star., 1942-10-12
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Better coordination Of the war
effort by synchronizing our MILL
tary needs with our production
ability is being carried out un-
ohtrusively in Washington by .
few men, all Of whom shun the
limelight.
As commander In chief Of the
armed forces and Chief Executive
OF the United States, President
Roosevelt faces 4 number Of po-
litical hurdles before he can re-
veal this process to the public.
The coming elections possibly
contribute to Mr. Roosevelt's dif-
ficulties.
There is no question, it appears
now. Of placing the Army and
Navy In direct charge Of all war
Evening star., 1942-10-12
BY DON WHITEHEAD,
wide World }

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Raymond c
SCHNEIDER Observation-Disclosures de-
tective, is worrying about the effect
of the war on the youngsters of the
United States.
"One of our biggest jolts is going
to be in crimes by juveniles" he
said. Every mother and father had
better be giving good deal Of
thought to what this war might do
to their children.
You know, we're all potential
criminals. All of us. We have crimi-
nal instincts to a certain degree but
what counts is how we control them.
THE records of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation show that
many serious crimes in the United
States are committed by boys and
very young men. Already there has
been startling increase of crimes
in this age category and the worst
conditions are yet to come"
He based his prediction on British
crime statistics, which show a sharp
increase in juvenile delinquency
since the war began. He is trying
to stir national interest in program
to put youngsters to work in the war
effort as junior wardens or some
other activities which will give them
a useful release for their energy and
Imagination.
Quake Launched His Career.
He's hoping that something like
an earthquake will awaken the
people to this danger before it is
too late, although he isn't conjurinR
up anything as violent as the one
which started him on his career.
That event occurred in San Fran
cisco April 10. 1906. and just about
leveled the city while Mr.. SCHNEIDER
looked on. He had quit his job as
an insurance salesman in Pittsburgh
four years earlier and was lured to
California by gold fever.
II didn't know q thing about gold
mining" he said, but I'd invested
$4,000 in project and decided I
wanted to be on hand If and when
we struck gold vein"
But there was no gold in the hills
for him. so he headed for San Fran
cisco Just In time to run into the
earthquake.
He took . Job as Investigator for
Evening star., 1942-10-12

SV& At404l-
and m any Of
them b ecame
isohtionists be-
cause Of it-have
insisted that the
true purpose Of
President Roose-
welt was to use
the powers Of
war and nation
al emergency to
bring q b out q
system Of ma
tional socialism.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

1ty OF Sails
bury t h z
green c a
thedral close,
and the top
pling rocks
OF pa 6 a n
Stone Henge
n e r; the
T o S y DrlckS
and thatched
eyebrows of
Kentish vii
lagos; the
sheep on the
- ~ I 7 - -
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as 6 o o d Tor
national U nifty
as Thanksgiving
is for q turkey.
We speak as
one who knows
nothing ab ou t
the advisab bility
or inadvisability
OF open IN 6 .
second front at
the moment. IN
cidentally this
does not make q
novelty Of US.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

polntment made
by J a m es F..
Byrnes, the new
"E c o n o m i c
Gar" " was that
of Benjamin v.
Cohen, once the
close associate
Of Thomas G.
Corcoran, famed
as an accordion
player, w n l t e
House intimate
and presidential
speech writer.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

dentaHy, is. a, standing joke around
the cottage Miss 7Coutant springs
1t on every new batch Of arrivals and
the sailors are somewhat crestfallen
when they find that Suzette is the
cooks cream-colored Pomeranian.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

songs.
And the French poilus. smil-
Ing crooked smiles; Nurse: Have
you ever seen Nancy? Where the
grilled iron gates are scroled in
gold and open on the formal row
OF chestnuts, with the yellow
chateau at the end? At the end
Of the gray street. in Rouen, there
is the cathedral, airy as lace,
transcending stone. It always
rains In Brussels-but do you
know the sky in the Midi?
All Wanted to Go Home.
All. all were patriots. All, all
wanted to 60 home.
The air smelled Of gangrene.
They cried, too. The French
poilu from between tight lids, the
English boy turned haughtily on
his side, the German as shame
less in his grief as in his pride.
She helped some home. Her
own. Her compatriots and their
allies.
Patriotism is very much. Pa
trlotism is that for which one
lights, and dies-one's sister and
mother and father and wife, the
way the trees grow and the streets
run and the skies darken or
shine.
Lives there man with soul
so dead? I" ="
The Germans were thorough,
methodical and logical. And so
they took her out at dawn.
Twenty-seven years ago today,
October IL, 1915.
1t was not what one would
have expected 20 years back
when one had entered the Lon
don Hospital as a probationer.
1t was really an odd fate to over
take an English spinster. Not q
glamour girl. Not a Mata Hari.
Brown hair graying around the
face, and gray eyes like the Chan
mel waters. Fifty years old. A
middle-aged nurse, and here she
was, with a wall behind her and
quite a battery OF soldiers in
front Of her.
She would never eat the scones
and the strawberries and the
seed cake in some rosy garden for
2 and s, when she could spend
the little bank roll accumulated
by 20 years Of bandaging and
bedpans.
It was not at all nice. It was
not what one would have hoped
for.
She was patriot. Patriotism
oh, yes. She understood pa
triotisn.
Patriotism Ii Not Enough.
But she had something to say.
Suddenly she had something
very urgent to say. Just one,
moment, before the rifles went
to the shoulders. 1t wouldn't
hurt. Click flash and
that's all. Quick and clean-and
no gangrene.
Not in a loud voice. The war
WAS making a terrible noise any "a
how.
What she had to say was about
patriotism. After all, it was very
simple-all this about patriotism.
"Patrictism is not er1ough!" So
I am dying for patriotism. They
are going to shoot me for patriot
ism. Patriotism is my country
and for my country I die. But:
Patriotism is not enough!"
Not-enough!
Much. Oh, so much. So much
that one dies in this ridiculous
way, this not at all lady~Nk way,
this exaggerated and unspinsterly
and unrespectable Way-rather
like criminal, if it comes down
to it. Patriotism is so much.
But patriotism is not enough!
I'VE must have love for all
mankind!"
Twenty-seven years ago today,
Edith Cavell, and now we fight
another war.
This time, for you.
(Released BY the Bell Syndicate, lnc.)
Evening star., 1942-10-12
McLemore
Second Front Dispute
Seen Weakening Unity
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

All we have to say is that some.
thing had better be done about the
second front, one way or another,
before we get split front.
What's going on now Is about
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Presidents
Use ofPower
Seen Tested
His Sincerity Held
At Stoke in Orders
On Poy, Prices
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

Ine Roosevelt administration is
.oout 70 be put to the acid test OF
sincerity and fair dealing in tho use
OF powers delegated by Congress.
For months opponents of the ad-
Evening star., 1942-10-12
On the Record
Anniversary Of Edith Cove|I's Execution Brings
Pleo for Love for All Mankind
sy DOROTHY THOMPSON

In Brussels, she thought Of
England. OF the beeches in
Berkshire, with their violet
stems; of the grace and auster-
Evening star., 1942-10-12
BY FRANK r. KENT.

Perhaps, it will perturb many who
deeply distrust-and with sound
reason-the advanced type Of New
Dealer, to read that the first ap-
Evening star., 1942-10-12

HE opinions OF the orers this page their oun not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to 0iUc all sides of questions its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Heads Own Agency.

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp In your book, the sooner
you will got victory In the bag.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

On the metal collection drive you
have m 8 card. Go the limit.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
War Increases Juvenile Crime.
Noted Detective Warns U.S..
Raymond SCHNEIDER Urges Letting Youngsters
Have Some Part in War Program

an insurance company checking up
on damage to certain properties.
Within two weeks he was in charge
OF the investigation and had a rep
utation as man who knew how to
get information.
Probed Political Machine.
He did so we'll he was engaged to
help Francis j. Heney, United States
prosecutor, investigate the Abe Ruef
political machine which controlled
San Francisco at the time
Mr.. Heney and his men cleaned
out the grafters, although Mr.. Heney
was shot and seriously wounded by
one OF the men involved. Ruef
| finally was convicted on an indict-
ment charging extortion-one of IS
indictments against him-and served
four years In San Quentin Prison
before being paroled.
BY this time. Mr.. SCHNEIDER had
decided to make a career as an in
vestigator, and so he set up his own
business and brought his father,
John R. SCHNEIDER, and his brother,
w. S. SCHNEIDER, into the game with
him.
Father was a Unitarian minister
until convinced him he could do
great deal Of good by helping
direct Investigations" Mr.. SCHNEIDER
chuckled.
Heads Own Agency.
Successful in solving many sensa-
tional cases, Mr.. SCHNEIDER now Is
president Of International Investisa-
tors, Inc, worldwide detective or
ganization. At his home, the
Shadows, in Stamford, Conn, he
frequently entertains friends and
acquaintances with unique parties.
He's member OF the Explorers
Club. Adventures Club and the
Circus Saints and Sinners. His ofIlce
walls are covered with pictures Of
Eddie Rickenbacker, James Mont
gomery Flagg, Jack Dempsey, Bobby
Jones, Anna May Wong, j. Edgar
Hoover and others.
"But I often wonder" Mr.. Schind-
Ter said, what my life would have
been without that earthquake"
The Omaha guide., 1942-04-25

better than we have been able to
do them. They acquired, some
how, UNDERSTANDING far be-
yond the reach of my poor powers
to know. And all through the
years I have returned to what they
said and what they did to gain the
strength and faith tat one must
have to carry on.
Surely you remember what
MOTHER did when this trial and
that came; how she made ends
meet in the lean years.; with
what sublime courage she faced
life with all its problems for you
and all the family. and how brave
ly she faced her ast hours on this
old, troubled earth and met death
uRafraid, and blessed you with
ner final word.
We return ever and always 70
these sacred fonts.
And We are very sure the world
would be a better place in which
to live if others did likewise.
We must not forget cur debt to
the past, nor our duty to the fll-
ture. One is the correllary of the
other.
The Omaha guide., 1942-04-25
NBA LISTS NINE NEGROES AS
CHAMPS OR LEADING
cONTENDERS

Washington, April 21 (ANP) -
Nine brown leatherpushers were
rated as either champions or log
ical contenders in the National
Boxing associations new quarter
ly rankings released last week.
Heading the list was Joe Louis,
heavyweight titleholder, with Billy
Conn and Bob Pastor rated No. L
and 2 contenders. The Brown
Bomber, who knocked out Conn
last summer and has twice defeat
ed Pastor, is expected to meet both
aspirants in outdoor matches this
summer.
In the light heavyweight ranks,
Jimmy Bivens, who recently dec,s-
ioned Champion Gus Lesnevich an
Booker Beckwith, a recent camp
aigner among heavyweights who
will be barred from such future
activity in Illinois according to
the state athletic commission We're
rated as chief challengers.
No colored fighter was listed in
high middlewieght ranks but a
mong welterweights Sugar Rob-
inson, California Jackie Wilson
and Charlie Burley were classed
as contenders.
Bob Montgomery drew the only
contender's rating among light
weights. In the featherweight
The Omaha guide., 1942-04-25
OPEN LETTER

April II, 1912
MIR. Roy N. Towl, Commissioner
Dept. Of Parks and Pl:.,'c u.
Property,
81. City Hall,
Omaha, Nebraska
Dea. Mr. Towl:
representing the Err st Evan
Chapter No. s Of th American
7rar Mothers.
We wish to advise yJl lhat ac-
ion has r. en- taken by our clap-
ter authorizing the removal of the
marker now located at 34th and
Curtis.
+ We are glad to accept your sug-
gestion that it be relocated al
Goth and Burdette Also, that the
new trees in that location be ded-
icated for our chapter. The deci-
cation services will be held on Dec
grafton Day, May Both.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Eliza Forrest, President,
Mrs. Emma Avant, Past Pres,
Ernest Evans Chapter.