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such skill that the Japanese now
have a hard job ahead Of them
to clear Luzon completely Of all
American Filipino forces and
a still harder task to take Cor
regidor.
The reason that the American
forces are holding out Is that
Gen. Macarthur had foreseen
such a Jap attack for a long
time and had organized the rela-
lively small area Of Bataan in a
manner to resist as long as he
had guns and ammunition.
The British, on the other hand,
relying on their alliance with the
French, who held Indo-China
until September, 1910, were not
particularly bothered by the pos
sibility of land attack on their
island fortress. They figured
Japan could not afford to throw
a sufficiently large force into
battle to overcome the land de-
fenses of Indo- China, defeat the
strong French force stationed
there and then penetrate the
jungle which leads to Singapore.
Saw Peril Too Late.
1t was only after the Japanese
received the support of the Nazis
and Vichy adopted its supine
policy that the British realized
the menace to Singapore by land
attack. Then they had neither
the means nor the equipment to
fortify the jungle of the Fed
Grated Malay States.
Furthermore, the London gov
ernment has been and continues
to be imbued with the necessity
of defending the Mediterranean.
which used to be but is no
longer the principal artery of
communication with the rest Of
the empire. Furthermore, the
British gathered an imposing air
and military force in the United
Kingdom, fearing German at
tack. This force has been mac
tive for months and is likely to
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convinced it was. They said fires
broke out all over the place at
one time. They also testify that
inspection has been casual-that
no one on the ship had been
searched for that which he might
have been bringing on board in
his pockets and that numerous
workmen of German and Italian
origin have been employed.
Furthermore, this will be one of
many acts to come, unless I
greatly misunderstood the situ-
alton in this country.
The whole world Is honeycombed
with a gigantic conspiracy. which
is an integral part of the Axis
war. This conspiracy is un-
like anything that was organized
in the last war. 1t does not con-
sist merely of the usual spies and
agents, but of organized revolu-
tionary Fascist groups. The
centers of these groups are not
to be found amongst refugee
enemy" aliens, but amongst
naturalized Germans and Italians
who are members of such Or
ganizations as the Bund and such
Ea CT
Alighieli, the After-school and
Afterwork clubs (the Dopo Lavoro
idea), the Fascio Filippo Corri-
doni in Cleveland, the Fascio in
Pittsburgh, the Fascist League
of North America. the Associa-
ton Of Industrlali and Operai
Italo-Americani, the Italian War
Veterans, the Club Mario Nor
gantini-to name a few.
Cannot Be dissolved"
These Axis instruments were
allowed openly to organize in this
country under a fatuous con-
ception of the rights of free
speech which prevented any ade-
quate statutes being devised to
prevent their activities. I re-
member that when I once made a
slight demonstration of disap-
proval in a Bund meeting in New
York, which was occupied and
guarded by uniformed storm
troopers, I was taken to task as
trying to interfere with civil lib
critics - the civil liberties of
traitors bent on destroying the
United States in the interests of
Hitler's Germany.
These bodies have now been
"dissolved," but their member
ship and leadership have simply
been spilled into society. Organ
izations such as these cannot be
dissolved" Hatched in a con-
spiratorial atmosphere, they are
organized through numerous
leaders and subleaders. and the
only way they can be dealt with
is by putting these leaders and
the membership itself under lock
and key.
Both have made a business of
permeating every social and oc-
cupational organization they can
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Inspector Finds Use
For Old Police Bodqes

Police Inspector Milton D. Smith.
who has been plagued by priorities
in efforts to obtain delivery Of equip
ment orders, is conducting a salvage
campaign among detectives.
Inspector Smith has ordered the
plain-clothesmen to turn In the
badges and cap plates they had
worn when uniformed privates, but
had retained after being promoted.
They will be issued to policemen
who will complete preliminary in
struction and join the force this
week and next week.
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This Changing World
London, Occupied With Other Defense Areos,
Saw Peril Of Singapore Too Lote
emain so for quite q while.

remain 50 for quite a while.
American strategists have been
Of the opinion ever since the first
attempt to invade Britain failed
In September, 1910, that the Nazis
would not sacrifice thousands Of
planes and hundreds of thou
sands of men for such a purpose.
If these strategists correctly read
the minds OF the Nazi generals,
it would appear that the German
purpose Is to take from Great
Britain those territories which
provide her with her main sup
plies. If the Nazis or their Allies
succeed in doing so, they can
continue the war Of attrition to
the point Of starving out The
British Isles.
Nazis Not Unduly Worried.
The Nazis do not seem unduly
worried over the possibility of an
invasion of Europe by the United
States and Great Britain, be-
cause they feel that neither we
nor the British are sufficiently
prepared for such action, which
would require millions of tons of
ships and an air force far larger
than the two allied countries now
possess.
The Germans are reported to
consider an invasion attempt
possible sometime late in 1943 or
1914, but meanwhile. by obtain
ing the raw materials of the
enormously rich Far East and
depriving the United States and
Britain of these essentials of war,
they themselves will be in a more
secure position.
Moreover, the Germans expect
that powerful demonstrations by
the combined Nazi-Japanese
forces near American shores may
compel the United States to keep
the bulk Of its Army, Navy and
Air Force close to home.
The American Navy has lost all
its important bases in the West
ern Pacific. This means that
our naval war plans, which were
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based principally on the use Of
Singapore and Dutch facilities,
have to be reshuffled. The only
other available home for our
naval vessels in the Pacific is
Port Darwin in Australia. This
naval base is not equipped, how
ever, to care for heavy ships.
Meanwhile, the japanese are
taking over a number of islands
in the vicinity of Port Darwin
and are likely to start raiding it
in the near future. The Navy
sees the whole Pacific picture in
a gloomy light and will have to
make an entirely new set of plans
for action against the Japs.
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The Great Game of Politics
Coordination Of Various Federal Publicity Units
Held Next Best to Wedding Them Out

siors" any one knows about which
are not publicity agencies are Archi-
bald MacLeish's Office of Facts and
Figures and Col. William J. Dono-
vans -Ordinator OF Information
setup. Certainly he is not going to
have anything to do with them. All
other information agencies are in
reality press agencies. And nothing
here needs to be integrated and CO.
ordinated more than these. They
also need to be pruned down, weeded
out, reduced and abolished.
Could Effect Order.
However, it is too much to hope for
any reduction under the new order.
The theme of all these orders is ex-
pansion, not contraction. Neverthe-
less, a central co-ordinator of infor-
nation and publicity could improve
matters a good deal. Even though
he did not abolish single press
agent he could create a degree of
order and sense now altogether lack
ing. At present this information or
press army is spread out all over the
place and the waste Of time, money
and labor is very great When the
MacLeish Facts and Figures agency
was set up there was some expecta-
ton that 1t would do this CO.
ordinating.
1t had just as much authority for
that sort Of thing under its order as
the o. G.. r. has under the new
one. 1t has not chosen to exert itself
In this direction and it is possible
the expanded o. G. r. may not
choose to do so either. The latter
may content itself with constituting
the order as merely authorizing the
establishment of central informa-
tion bureau for the bewildered busi-
nessmen and do no real integrating
or co-ordinating. All the publicity
men, big and little, are naturally
concerned-and confused.
coordination Is Next Best.
This publicity Generalization and
integration" is long overdue. AS the
information divisions" are now con-
Quoted, they constitute the most
wasteful, useless and confusing of
all governmental activities. The
full-time press agents, whose num-
ber now approaches 5000, literally
run wild all over Washington. The
next best thing to wedding them
out is to coordinate them under
one boss. If this new expanding
order results in their control and
coordination it will better the gen.
eral situation. Soon or late, some
body will have to control them or
they will overrun the whole show
Almost any control Is better than no
control.
Inasmuch as to Mr. Mellett has
been attributed the selection of a
large number of the heads of these
publicity agencies, who are in reality
administration propagandists, he
would seem the logical man to 'in-
tegrate and coordinate" them. But
Mr.. Mellett will not cut them down
He is a piler up, not a cutter down.
If they are cut down it will be
through the driving force Of Senator
Byrd and his Economy Committee.
No one else will attempt it.
(Copyrisht. 1e42)
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Young Democratic Units
Officers Nominated

Joseph D. Buscher has been nomi-
mated for president Of the United
Young Mems Democratic Clubs of
Montgomery County, Md, to Sue
ceed Arthur C. Elgin. Other off,
GERS nominated are:
Ulysses Griffith 4th. vice presi-
dent; Robert S. Billhimer, recording
secretary: Garner Duvall, cores
ponding secretary; Charles Jamison,
treasurer; Alfred D. Noyes, parlia-
mentarian, and George v. Menke,
sergeant at arms.
Election and installation of officers
will take place at the organizations
meeting in March.
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Qent is umlteQ Dy MS llmltaClOnS.
In the last analysis, everything CEN
tiers in him and no one-including
Donald Nelson-has free hand ex-
cept to the extent permitted by him.
Perhaps that might work out we'll
under some conditions, but what it
means under existing conditions is
that any confusion In the mind Of
the President generates confusion
below. When he issues an executive
order that can be construed two
ways or assigns two agencies to the
same job, either there Is conflict
or there is hesitancy and no progress.
A good many Of these two-way
orders have been issued in the last
20 months and there are quite
lot OF officials here who are uncer-
tain about the boundaries Of the
field in which they are supposed to
function-or even about the field.
The exceedingly unsavory o. c. D.
mess is just one example. The most
recent order Of the kind Is that
directing the expansion of the Office
of Government Reports. of which
Lowell Mellett Is head. The o. G. R.
is the agency for which last year
the President, against strong pro-
tests. in and out of Congress, got
100 per cent increased appropriation.
1t now has 81 500 900 a year instead
of the s750,0OO which it was con-
tended by those opposed was more
than adequate for any services rem
dered.
Calls for o. G. r. Expansion.
In the new order, the President
states that many citizens are coming
to Washington seeking information
and assistance. This, he says, has
led many agencies to expand their
information divisions. 1T is now
necessary" he says. that there be
an integration of the various offices
having direct contact with the
public, and that their activities be
co.ordinated under the direction of
a central Office" Therefore Mr.. Mel
lett is directed to expand" the o.
G.. r. so that visitors shall have one
central place to which they can 60
for direction and information. On
the surface, this expansion seems
primarily designed to assist bewil-
dered businessmen, but the order Is
so framed that it easily could mean
a lot more than that-and probably
does.
For example, information divi-
sions" is just another term for pub
licity bureaus. 1t Is one of the names
which the press agents use as cam
outage The order does not mention
publicity, but If Mr.. Mellett is to
'integrate and coordinate" the in
formation divisions, it must mean
that he is going to integrate and CO.
ordinate the publicity agencies. be-
cause the only information divi-
Evening star., 1942-02-11

At that time, the commission said,
it will hear testimony by James G.
Stahlman, publisher of the Nash
vile Banner, former president Of
the American Newspaper Publishers
Associa ton, vice chairman of the
Publishers National Radio Commit
tee, and member of the Radio
Committee of the American News
paper Publishers Association.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The tragedy of Singapore has
brought slight consolation to
Army ofIicers In Washington
who consistently predicted that
in spite of the overwhelming
odds the American Filipino force
in Bataan and Corregidor would
hold their positions longer than
the defenders Of the heavily for
titled British fortress.
Although the natural positions
400 miles north of Singapore
should have been q much greater
obstacle to the Japanese than
the jungles of Bataan, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur has ma
neuvered his small force with
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Radio Stution Hearing
Reopens Tomorrow

The Federal Communications
Commission announced yesterday
that it will resume its hearings on
newspaper ownership of radio
broadcast stations at 10 am. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Fleet Reserve Plans Fete

In observance Of Lincoln's Birth
day, the Washington Branch No. 4
of the Fleet Reserve Association will
hold an Americanism party at 8:l5
pm. tomorrow at Knights of Pyth-
las Hall, 1912 Ninth street NV.
Music, dancing, speaking and re-
freshments are on the program.
Evening star., 1942-02-11

effect that not
enough of the
metal would be
a v a / | able for
military pur-
poses have for
tunately proved
groundless.
B r o a d ! y
speaking, pro-
duction of alum
mum has kept
pace with mill
tary r qui r e.
ments even with
the Stepped-up
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tions transmitted
by the President
should be clear.
If he is not clear
about what he
wants them to
do, he cannot
transmit Gle ar
Instructions and
trouble ensues.
From top to
bottom in the
war machine, as
In the peace ma
chine, everybody
under tho prnSj.
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lLSeu b 3 q i II , y
any enemy In
vasion.
Despite the.
fact tina t 1t
hasn't q military
or industrial OBJ
jective W it h ! n
miles OF 1T,
Santa Barbara
is the cradle Of
Zone Guard de-
fense in this
country, and II
present pla n s
are g1Iccessflll IL
Evening star., 1942-02-11
Kindness Wasted.


F. B. I. has managed, by counter
espionage. to acquire membership
lists and the names of subleaders
and officers, but if 1t has not 1t
has been seriously negligent. I
certainly do not like to entertain
the thought that any Of the gray
uniformed plug-uglies that were
acting as bouncers for the Bund
meetings a few months ago are
now working in American NUM-
tions works or shipyards. But
unless they are in Jail, they prob
ably are. Hitler is their Fuehrer
or Mussolini-and the President
is Mr.. Rosenfelt, whom they
strongly favor removing from So
ciety altogether.
The Justice Department is
headed by an enlightened and
humane man, Francis Biddle, who
certainly wishes to avoid WITCH
hunting and hysterical persecu-
tions. In this we are all to
be congratulated, for hysterical
persecution will get us nowhere
and will, indeed, spoil our cause.
We do not wish to turn Nazi
in order to defeat the Axis. But
we have a specific problem on
our hands. There are specific
groups who are not quite as trust
worthy as rattlesnakes. And low
ing-kindness will not convert
them.
Those who joined these socie-
ties knew exactly what they were
doing. They were organizing in
this country in the interest Of
hostile foreign powers, who were
laying through them the @ound-
work for war and revolution.
They do not deserve one ounce
of pity, except as the whole
human race deserves the mercy
and pity of God.
have watched to read of the
arrest of Bund gauleiters. A few
of the top ones are in jail-on
charges that conceal the real
reasons why they should be there.
But the subleaders and members
are still at large, as far as know.
Unions Must Tighten Up.
In dealing with such a conspir-
acy it is questionable whether
the usual methods Of the Justice
Department are adequate. Trade
unions must be made responsible
for their members and instructed
to watch suspects. Every trade
union should undertake a thor
ough investigation on its own
of its business agents. Absolutely
reliable people among the Ger
man and italian population, such
as the members of the Mazzini
Society and the Loyal Americans
of German Descent, should be
asked to help.
This column was warned a
month ago by member Of one Of
the unions working on the Nor
mandie that shenanigans were
going on on that ship. I advised
my informant to turn his infor-
nation over to the F. B. l., which
he told me he had done.
Whether Americans know 1t
fully or not, this is the most criti-
cal year in our entire history.
and before next summer we may
know whether the United States
is still a great world power or a
covering island outfianked in two
oceans, and with exultant enemies
right here on our soil.
CReleased by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1942-02-11

S a b o t a g e.
Now the Nor
mandie, as I
write t h e S e
lines, Is burn
ing. And this
is almost Ger
tainly. sabo-
tage, however
III u L IL u IL {
q u t h o rites
choose to play
it down. Vic
Tins in the
r 90 S e v e t
H0Spitq1 a re
Evening star., 1942-02-11

HE opinions of the ortters this their oo not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions OF interest to Its
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-02-11
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON,

From 1888 to 1899, three French
liners caught fire in their various
docks and harbors. All these
catastrophes were suspected as
Evening star., 1942-02-11
By FRANK r. KENT.

In order that a clear conception Of
what they are to do may be had by
the Presidents subordinateS, obvi-
ously it Is essential that the instruc-
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[McLemore-
Coast City Looms
As Cradle of Defense
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Of all
the cities in the United States this
lovely little one hard by the Pacific
Is perhaps best prepared to defend
q
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|OutputAIIoys
EorIyFeors
|OnAIuminum
3 Billion Pounds
A Year Assure
F.ane Goal
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Aluminum-the material needed
for airplanes-is being produced in
such huge quantities today that all
the fears expressed last year to the
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Normundie Fire Underscores Danger Of
Sabotage Conspiracy Within Our Borders

reach, including the trade unions.
Since they are organized along
racial and theological, not ma
tional lines, most Of them will be
found to be American citizens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-15
TEMPLETON WINS
POINT in SUIT
Demurrer Filed By Water
bury Savings Bank Over
ruled By Judge Daily

The Waterbury Savings banks
claim that the information in a civil
action brought by the Charles A..
Templeton, Inc, to recover interest
"mistakingly" paid ON a mortgage
was not legally sufficient has been
denied by Judge Edward j. DAILY who
held a hearing April rs in superior
court on a demurrer filed by the
bank.
According to the complaint the
company paid 5h per cent interest
on $4,000 mortgage from 1915
through 1941 and then discovered in
1941 that the mortgage called for
only per cent interest.
Atty. William w. eager, counsel
for the bank argued at the hearing
that the company shared equally IN
making the mistake and held that
interest at per cent could not have
been expected by the company for
such q long period Of time. He
pointed out that interest rates fluc-
tuate considerably over a rs year
period and that the company was IN
reality paying a justified amount.
Since the note was demand note,
it was argued, the plaintiff accept
ed the 51a rate as means for ex-
tending the mortgage period.
Atty. william Secor, who repre-
Sented the plaintiff company pointed
out that the mortgage itself called
for 5 per cent interest and tina un-
less a legal change had been made
the amount could not eb altered by
the company for any reason.
No date for a hearing on the
action has been set.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-15
Future Servicemen
Honored At Banquet
Over $50 Attend Testimonial to DR.. William LenkOW'
ski, William Sirica, DIR. Frank Cammissa

Selective Service officials before the
current week expires.
Attending the gala steak dinner
social last night were: Rev. Alfred
Matthew of st. AIMS Church, DR..
and Mrs. Ralph DeCristoforo. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Schwartz of Thorn
aston, Anthony Termini. Angelina
Carissimi, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ber-
ardi, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Salcito,
Attorney and Mrs. Alphonse Sirica
of Detroit, Michigan, Louis DAM
brosi, Paul Belleveau, Or. Vincent
Mastroianni, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Manzolli, Laura Orsini, DR.. Michael
Impressa, Marion Rossi, Joseph
Moneweti, Mr.. and Mrs. George
GalulIo, Connie Mora, Angelina Tar
taglia, william Sirica, Filomena @.
Sirica, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Migli-
arc, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Migliaro.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Frederick Quatrano
and Edith Sirica Of New Rochelle,
N. Y.
Also, DR.. Ralph Lopez. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence D'Ambrosi. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest D'Ambrosi Of Terryville,
Mrs. Michael Mara, Mr.. and Mrs
John l.. Sirica Of ThompsonVille,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Knott. Nick
Longo, Betty Matura, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dexter Ambrose. Padquaie Perriello
DR.. Fl. M. Zeman, DR.. o. Klein, Mr..
and Mrs. Domenic Minicucci Of Bea-
con Falls, Paul Guglielmo, Doris
DiLorenZO, Joseph Steponaitts, Doris
Jacaruso, Patrick Cimipera, Lorna
Mcleod, DR.. and Mrs. Patrick Pa
Iomba, WIKI Tartaglia, Jennie ia
mele. Angie DeNicola and Margaret
Leaey.
Also, Anna Jamele, Pennie Rossl,
DR., and Mrs. Kenneth Blanchard.
DR., ard Mrs. John Bozzuto, Connie
CiaFccio, Lena DiVitO, Laura Cam"
misa, Tamane Mascia, Dr. Frank
Cammisa, DR., william Lenkowskl,
Rita Baldwin, James Valerie, Miss
Ficeto, Mr.. and MRS. Al DiNapo.l'
Andrew SiFica, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Daddona, Lind Boccoclno, Pete
DeFazio OF New Haven, Angelo
LOMBARD OF New Haven, Louis ku-
perman, Alfonso Sirica. Attorney
ard Mrs. Edward Mascolo. Flo.
nIena Ririea, Mr., and Mrs. Samuel
RlFlca, DR., and Mrs. Michael Man
dino, Mr. and Mrs, James Green,
| Mr., and Mrs. John ID, SlFlea, Mt
ana Mrs, Arthur Minleuect, Louis
Phillips, Phyllis slFica, Valerie Bal
cius, Bertha KFulIeh, Ralph Nappl,
Elmer DlPietr0 and Dr. Raymond
CIemeDte,
Also, Or. John A. sLepoDaitls, pr,
Harold Pegklns0D, Mr., and MRS
Julius GaFlSslni, Joseph ReDEonl
DV, and Mrs. nayerIo ceFullo, Mlee'
ael C0luoel, Mrs, Theresa Crook,
Peggy Crook. Mrs, Prank b0Wesl
John PaVone OF New Haven, uenl0
OrsInl, Mr.. and MRS, william MI
gllaF0, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund etofs
lazsl, Michael Tsossl. M. ana MIS-,
prank Rossi, Eleanor ~, balEusgl
and George r. Dillon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-15
TRINITY DRAMA
TOBE REPEATED

Trinity Episcopal Church parish
house was damned to capacity last
evening for the presentation Of the
Three M Clubs melodrama, 'The
Poor of New York" It will be re-
peated again this evening at 8:15
o'clock.
Those who took part in the pro-
duction were: Don Lowe as Captain
Fairweather; Art Richmond as
Gideon Bloodgood; Leonard McEll-
roy as Badger; Robert Thurman Us
Mark Livingstone; Robert O'Connor
as Paul Fairweather; Howard Hig-
ginson as Puffy; Gordon Lasher as
Edwards; Edith Klein as Mrs. Fair
weather; Elsie Wenkert as Mrs.
Puff: Annette Duchesne as Aida
Bloodgood and Audrey Chabot as
Lucy.
The production staff consisted Of
Art Richmond, production mana
ger; Andrew Lyon, stage mana
ger; Ann Lowe, Howard Higginson
and Leonard McEllroy on the set;
Burke Hoffman, piano; Ruth Bush
mes, prompter, Mrs. John Castle,
makeup and Ann Lowe songs.
Mrs. Gene Stettbacher of the Civic
Theater directed the cast.