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Evening star., 1942-10-24
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

I do not want to tear a passion to
tatters, but I think it is time to say
there is open civil war in France
and that we are having next to no
share in it.
1t is civil war on a specific issue,
whether or not Frenchmen are to
work for Hitler.
The issue is ideal; it could not have
been made any better for our cause.
In a thousand years of propaganda
we could not have invented any
thing to equal it. It comes, and We
are not ready. Frenchmen fight, and
we are not ready. We, who have set
ourselves up as the trustees of the
worlds democratic upsurge, find
ourselves blinking and showing a
| dezed face, as a genuine movement
of popular resistance natures and
comes to climax.
Our diplomats, so careful lest they
lose prestige, could have entangled
Us in no worse loss of prestige than
this-that the emergence of the new
France, the true France, finds our
selves still linked with the other
side.
How does one suppose the poor
and the oppressed of the world are
going to measure our prestige? BY
our success in not breaking with
Laval? Or by signs that we are
sensitive to popular movements, that
we are not caught by numb surprise
when the humble of this earth come
to the moment of decision?
We Have Missed the Boat.
1t is open civil war In France.
There are greater disturbances in
Lyons. in Perpignan, at a dozen
other points, than there have been
anywhere on the coast of France, in
the so-called military zone, since
the raid on Dieppe. Germany is
using more troops against French
men than she tbs using against
Englishmen or Americans. And We
have missed the boat. Worse, we
did not know the boat was COM
ing in.
Charles de Gaulle knew. He has
looked on France with the sensi-
tivity of man whose hopes ar,
placed In popular uprising, not
merely in the accumulation of ma
chimes in military garages, and he
has said a wonderful, true, pro.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Raj Hits Italian Morale
MussoIinTs People Diseusted With War,
Which Finds Nozis Dominating Nation

The Rome officials in charge OF
police. turn once more to Berlin
for advice and guidance.
A few weeks ago, the new Sec
retary Of the Fascist party went
to Hitler's capital and engaged
in lengthy consultations with
Gestapo experts trained to safe
guard in time of adversely the
homogenity of the single party"
Himmler himself returned the
visit. The Gestapo does not
trust Mussolini and his circle to
select the men whose expulsion
from the Fascist ranks would,
in their opinion, consolidate the
existing institutions and, there
fore, make things easier for the
Nazi protector. The Gestapo
took care to draw, itself, the list
of victims and it sees to it that
the proper steps are taken in
time.
As Mussolini sees the world, he
would have no complaint to
make against his German asso-
ciates if, to offset all their
draining Of Italian resources,
they only agreed to treat him
kindly in the territories beyond
the frontiers, which the Italians
are supposed to permanently
have conquered. Then it would
be possible for him to make
case, in resounding public
speeches, for a policy which he
could describe as having won un-
matched glory.
Nazis to Rule Croatia.
But, at the present moment,
Hitler is turning the kingdom of
Croatia where the Duke of Aosta,
the king-designate, does not dare
put in an appearance, into a Ger
man colony. Ante Pavelitch, the
Duce's old pensioner and puppet,
had recently to report to Berlin
and, by the arrest of such men
as Mack, by the dismissal Of the
two Kvaterniks, father and son,
from the direction of the Croat
general staff and of the Zagreb
police respectively, the stage is
being set for German rule.
Months ago Joachim Won Ribben-
trop and Count Galeazzo Ciano
quarreled in Budapest at the
funeral of Regent Horthys eldest
son.
Political observers foretell that
Mussolini, provided he can still
gather enough material strength,
may try to- recoup himself by
some adventurous move, repeat
somehow what he did on October
26, 1910, on the morrow of the
Hitler-Petain meeting at Mon
toire, when he ordered his troops
to invade Greece. Indeed, Mar
shal Erwin Rommel. on his way
to or from Berlin. broke his jour-
ney to 60 to Rome and praise
the valor of Italian troops in
Africa. But that hollow fare Mus
solini does not relish. He must
have something more real to
show.
Italy is the weakest spot in
the German system of European
domination, even weaker than
France where the Germans are
in direct occupation and able to
continue erecting formidable de-
fenses. Similarly, in 1914-l918
Austria a-Hungary was the shakiest
piece in the structure Kaiser Will
selm II tried to build. If ever the
tables could be turned against the
Axis in North Africa, that fact
would be laid bare very soon.
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Evening star., 1942-10-24
Reception to Honor
vifqinia Condidute

A reception ~ henug ~ Haffls
nifs cenlln Republican candidate
fH Canffse IN Vlfglnlas aih dp.
.tifi ell bs held al 7 orierk ios
Hlghi M ne hams NJ Nrs Mar
ssfYe " ffihsfrh stll south
ttssss street Afllnst0n. Va
iAvFenee Michael, nepuhllran
county chairman, has appointed q
committee composed oi Mrs. rry-
therch. MIR and Mrs Henry Clsy
~ =" IAN AverS ard Rpl~h R'r'
Die 70 nAndie all 9ftdnEee,cntG
ANY one interested in meeting the
candidate is invited to attend.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


Allied offensive operations in
the Idian Ocean and in Burma
are the subject of much specula-
ton in informed. Washington
quarters.
Wendell L. Willkie, who. has
expressed himself freely regard
ing the necessity of opening a
second front as aid to Russia, has
said very little thus far about
effective assistance to the
Chinese. But he Is said to have
given an earful to President
Roosevelt in his report after re-
turning from his round-the-
world trip.
Evening star., 1942-10-24

o e I o r e mas a
Presidents wife
gone a b r o a d
alone while her
husband was in
Office. But Mrs.
Roosevelt is diff
ferent in many
o t h er respects
from the wives
of other Presi-
dents. She is a
public figure in
her own right.
The visit will
stir up consid-
Evening star., 1942-10-24

WltH tIle TdD-
BILE of some
10000 which
d on n e d the
German uni
form on the
b i d di n & of
Laval. Lately
italian skilled
workers were
requisitioned
to serve in
German fac
torte and
they entrain-
ed at Como
fN~ %A4 N@r@I
Evening star., 1942-10-24

for the loan Of
a locomotive to
take a group of
friends on a pic
mic. The best he
could do for me,
after thumbing
endless charts
and telephoning
half the people
he knew, was an
upper on t n Q
night Of Janu-
ary 3, 1943.
I trie to
Evening star., 1942-10-24

THE opinions Of the riters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to gve all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
.McLennore-
Sleep Is Elusive
On a Day Coach
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW York; tried to get
Pullman reservation the other day
and the man behind the wicket
looked at me as If I had asked him
Evening star., 1942-10-24

Why should your Uncle Sam have
to dun anybody to buy a war bond
to help preserve the democratic way
of living? Buy a bond as your own
expression of willingness to helm.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
London Visit
May Tighten
Bond
Mrs. Roosevelt Likely
To Treod on Touehy
Subjects, However
Nv DAVID LAWRENCE,

Announcement that Mrs. Roose-
welt has arrived in England, pre-
sumably by airplane, is unique in
the annals of Government. Never
Evening star., 1942-10-24

rhi,atelie Note. The one stamr
Always sure " be worth Lhe price
paid is the War savings stamp. Buy
II now.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Nozis Repeat
Rumor Stain,
Churchill Met
ay the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Following
up its unsupported story of last Sat-
urday about "upconfirmed rumors"
of Churchill Stain meeting. Ger
man propaganda interpreted today's
secret session of the British Parlia-
ment as indirect confirmation that
the British Prime Minister had been
in Russia for several days.
Berlin's expedient was to use a
Stockholm dateline for broadcast
crediting such a belief to Swedish
newspapermen in London.
Although nothing seeped out thus
far on the contents of the statement
deputy Prime MinisteD Attlee
made" the German Transocean
Agency said. "it is believed in Lon
don quarters that this statement
dealt exclusively with Churchill's s
latest journey and his negotiations
with Stain.
1T is also believed that Roose-
velt's special envoy CWilliam c.
Bullitt, who arrived in London at
the end OF last month and since has
completely disappeared, has partici-
pated in these negotiations"
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Brenner Pass Reported Closed Two DAYS
50 Jap Navy Planes Shot Down
By Squadron With Loss of Four

The Navy today disclosed details
OF four aerial engagements of the
Coral Sea and Midway battles in
which single Navy fighter squad
ron shot down a record total of 81
Japanese planes with 18 additional
ships probably downed while losing
only four United States fighters.
The amazing score was set in four
actions, three Of them on the same
day. The Navy flyers fought with
Grumman Wildcats" based on car
riers. Part of the enemy force was
composed of the dangerous Japanese
Zero fighters, ships which are able
to climb and maneuver faster than
the Grumman due to the fact they
do not carry armor and many other
pilot-protecting devices.
In the Battle of Midway, the Navy
pilots fought from the Yorktown
and engaged the enemy in three &C
tions on June 4. Previously, in the
Coral Sea battle, the same group of
iighter pilots flying from another
carrier, had shot down % Japanese
planes. OF those, IA were Zero
fighters. In the same action the
squadron probably accounted for
seven additional planes. No Ameri-
can planes were shot down in that
engagement, but two ships ran out
Of fuel and were lost at sea.
A Navy spokesman said the amaz-
ing score was considered excep-
tionally noteworthy, due to the fact
OF the great difference In weight be-
tween the Zeros and the Grum-
mans.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
George |ndorses Plan
To Deduct Insurance
From Income Tax
Similar Credits Urged
On Debt Payments and
U. S. Bond Purchases
Earlier Story on Page A-1D
Es the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
Fs the Associated Press.
A proposal to permit individ-
uals to deduct a fixed percentage
of their taxable income to meet
life insurance premiums, pay on
old debts and buy Government
bonds was indorsed as "sensibly
sound" today by Chairman
George of the Senate Finance
Michigan, who told the witness:
IT completely agree with the OBJ
jective."
Taft, Bailey Give Views.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
suggested that If such a provision
were written into the new revenue
bill, arrangements ought to be made
to give a similar credit to individuals
We were not in debt and who did
not happen to be paying on life
insurance.
This might be accomplished, SEN
Committee.
Senator George made this obser-
vation after John Witherspoon of
Nashville, Tenn, president of the
National Association of Life Under
writer's, testified that unless some
such tax credit was allowed it would
become virtually impossible for
many persons to keep their life in
surance policies in force.
Mr.. Witherspoon's suggestion for
percentage credit, which could be
deducted just as charity donations
now are subtracted from the taxable
income, also was applauded by SEN
ator Vandenberg, Republican, of
tSee TAXES, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Green, Murray Agree
On ParIeys 10 Seek
AFL-CI0 Merger
Former Says Conferees
Will Aim at Creating
Unified Labor Setup
Earlier Story on Page A-3)
N the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page A-3)
3y the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-William
Green and Philip Murray agreed
today to arrange negotiating par
leys looking toward peace and
merger between the rival Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and the
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions, split since 1885.
Mr.. Murray, the CIO president. in
a letter to Mr.. Green, the AFL head,
Sunday, proposed establishment of
"organic unity" between the labor
groups. Today. while both were In
Chicago. Mr.. Green not only agreed
to negotiations. but said in state
ment it was his understanding that
"organic unity means the merging
of the two organizations into one,
the setting up of one national labor
movement, clothed with authority to
speak for the organized workers of
the Nation"
Rift Occurred in 1895.
The rift in organized labor oc-
Cured when John L. Lewis, now at
odds with his old friend. Mr.. Murray,
organized the CIO in 1885. Mr.. Lewis
United Mine Workers and other big
unions broke away from the AFL.
Twice since, in 1887 and 1899, peace
efforts have failed.
Mr.. Green said he was confident
q settlement could be reached fair
to all concerned"
The veteran AFL leader said the
standing Peace Committee of the
AFL was ready to meet with a COM
nittee appointed by Mr.. Murray, and
(See LABOR, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1942-08-04

When the squadron transferred to
the Yorktown, they were put under
command of 1t. Comdr. John S.
Hatch, OF Fordice, Ark, who was to
lead them in the three fast actions.
On the first occasion, six American
fighters were escorting torpedo
squadron from the Yorktown when
they were attacked by 20 Jap Zeros.
The result of this action was eight
Jap fighters downed, with several
more probably lost, as against the
loss of only two United States
planes.
The Navy described the additional
two battles in a short paragraph
each, as follows:
Later in the battle, when the Jap
anese were dive bombing the York
town with 18 dive bombers, protected
by 18 Zeros, fighter combat patrols
from Squadron 3 intercepted the at
tack and broke it up so successfully
that only four enemy planes dropped
bombs.
''In the squadron's fourth action
that day, another attack on the
Yorktown by 18 torpedo planes, es-
corted by 18 Zeros, was hit so hard
that only five enemy planes broke
through"
Thus, while specific information
on results of the individual air bat
ties is not available, 1t is known that
Squadron 3, on June 1, shot down q
total of 26 enemy planes, with eleven
additional planes probably downed,
while losing only 2 American fighters
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Nehru Sure His Party
Will Vote to Disobey

By tie Associated Press.
JUBBULPORE, India, Aug. A.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said to-
day that not only ratification of the
proposed civil disobedience move
ment in India would be voted this
week by the All-India Congress
party, but detailed program would
be drawn up and the campaign prob
ably would start in two weeks.
Interviewed on the way to the
party meeting, to be held Friday in
Bombay, Nehru predicted the cam
paign would be short, swift and ef-
fective."
ut will last about three months
and decide the country'x fate" he
said.
The campaign is designed to OBJ
tain complete independence for In
dia and Nehru repudiated talk OF a
compromise. Only immediate and
complete independence will satisfy
the Congress, he said.
Dissent from the Congress pro-
gram came from the Indian Com
munist party in a statement issued
at Bombay.
I'VE Indian Communists" it said,
ARE trying our hardest to convince
our fellow patriots that the course
OF action suggested by the Congress
leadership does not lead to our free
dom. but cuts our nation away from
freedoms battle. divides the pro-
gressfve forces in Britain and India
and only helps strengthen the OBJ
stinacy OF the imperialists who re-
fuse to move with the tines
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Prosecution Nears
Finish Of Spy Case
AGAINST Mo|zahn
Further { Examination
Of Two Witnesses Is
Sought by Government
Earlier Story on Page A-7.)

Earlier Story on Page A-7.)
B, the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. A.
The Government virtually COM
pleted its military espionage case
against the Rev. Kurt E. B. Mol
zahn today, but a request for
further cross-examination of two
important witnesses kept it out
of the hands of the defense for
at least another day.
After James w. Carpenter, chief
counsel. said he would like to aug
ment his cross examination of DR..
Otto Richard Flatter. Staten Island
manufacturer, who once testified he
lost his school teaching job In Ger
many in 1888 because he was at odds
with the Nazis, Judge j. Joseph
Smith recessed until 1890 an. to-
morrow
Kunze Letter Rejected.
Earlier in the morning session,
Judge Smith rejected as evidence a
letter which one time Bund Leader
Gerhard Kunze sent to a fellow
conspirator day after Pearl Har-
Dor asking funds to 60 to Japan.
The jurist held that the wording
OF the indictment against Mr.. Mol
zahn, pastor of Old lions Lutheran
Church in Philadelphia, limited the
existence of the alleged conspiracy
to "on or about" December g."
Mr.. Carpenter told the court that
1t was his understanding that the
Government would have DR.. Flatter
and also the Rev. Aleksi Pelypenko,
Roman Catholic clergyman who
served last year as a part-time FBI
agent, available for cross-examina-
ton.
Written on Dec. 8.
The argument on Kunze's letter
was heard in absence of the Jury
and the contents of the letter were
never placed on record, but Thomas
j. Dodd, jr., special assistant to the
United States Attorney General,
told the court the letter had been
written December 8 by Kunze In
Mexico.
In 1t, said Mr.. Dodd, Kunze asked
Anastase v. Vonsiatsky, emigre
Russian Fascist leader, whose pa
latial Thompson Comm home was
the headquarters for an anti-Stal-
mist movement of world wide pro-
portions, for the necessary money to
make the trip.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
0y the Associated Press.

TAZEWELL, Tenn, Aug. 4.-The
final paragraph of the official story
OF the April. 194l, Tennessee Ken
lucky border battle, in which four
men were killed, II wounded and l8
indicted for murder, was written to-
day In Circuit Court records.
At the direction of Circuit Judge
Jesse L. Rogers jury late yesterday
acquitted lS men, all members OF the
United Mine Workers, of first de-
gree murder charges in connection
with the death of E. w. Silvers,
secretary of the Fork Ridge Mining
Co., Claiborne County.
Mr.. Silvers was shot fatally along
with C. w. Rhodes. president of the
mining company, Bob Robinson of
Tazewell, mine guard, and Sam
Evans OF Middlesboro, KY, a union
picket.
The pre-dawn battle ragged when
The mine officials resisted efforts Of
Evening star., 1942-08-04

elephants broke loose from their
manacles and giraffes ran through
the wreckage before police destroyed
them.
Revising previous unofilcial figures
which had set the deaths at around
60, Frank Braden, circus press
agent, said three hours after the
fire that the toll included:
One elephant, 10 camels, eight
zebras, two giraf1es, four lions, two
gnus, three deer. two tigers, one
puma, two imported donkeys.
Several Seriously Burned.
Several other animals were in a
serious condition.
ALI available squads of police were
called to the scene to handle the
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Army and Navy Show
Interest in Cargo
Subs and Planes
Senator Lee Says Services
Seek Better BuIunce
With Combat Craft
Earlier Story on Page A-14.)

Earlier Story on Page A-14.)
B, the Associated Press.
Chairman Lee of a Senate Mill
tary Affairs Subcommittee said
today Army, Navy and war pro-
duction officials were actively
interested" in proposals to build
both giant planes and subma-
rines to carry cargo and troops
to the war zones.
After closed hearing of the sub
committee, Senator Lee said the
officials who discussed the projects
with him were "open minded to
both propositions BY this he
meant the offer of Henry J. Kaiser,
West Coast shipbuilder, to construct
70-ton cargo planes in shipyards
and the plan of Simon Lake, vet
eran submarine builder, for under
sea freighters.
For an all-around discussion Sen
ator Lees committee heard not only
Robert P. Patterson, Undersecretary
of War, and Grover Looming, aero
nautics adviser of WPB, but also
James v. Forrestal, Undersecretary
of the Navy. Harold Talbot, WPB
aircraft expert, also joined in the
discussion.
A better balance between cargo
carrying planes and combat craft is
the objective of both the War and
Navy departments, Senator Lee said,
with the percentages, present and
contemplated, military secret.
I'VE discussed the possibilities of
cargo aircraft and cargo subma-
rines with what I consider salts
factory results" Senator Lee said.
He added that Mr.. Patterson and
Mr.. Forrestal would have their STATS
look over both propositions care
fully"
The supply of critical materials
is the whole bottleneck," Senator
Lee said.
Both Mr.. Kaiser and Andrew
jackson Higgins. Louisiana ship
builder, after consulting with Mr..
Lake, have offered to build the sub
marine freighters, as well as cargo
planes, in their shipyards, Senator
Lee said. Mr.. Higgins has been seek
ing an outlet for his productive
enterprises since the Maritime Com
mission Cancelled contract to build
200 Liberty ships in the Higgins
Yard.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
IS Circus Animals Burned Alive Cages Fire Sweeps Tent
While Hored Crowd Wotches Gorqontuo and Toto Soved

cred from all over the earth-many
OF them irreplaceable now because
of war conditions.
Roasted Alive in Cages.
Terrified beasts roasted alive in
their cages. Others, horribly burned,
plaintively waited for keepers, po-
licemen and Coast Guardsmen to
end their misery with sub-machine
guns and rifles.
John Ringing North said the
monetary loss could not be COM
puted until an inventory was COM
pleted-but it unquestionably ran
into tens Of thousands of dollars.
The fire started atop one of the
animal cages, eye witnesses said.
While crowd of 5000 looked on,
Evening star., 1942-08-04
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. A swiftly
spreading fire razed the Ringing
Bros. circus menagerie tent today,
torturing scores OF animals and
bringing death to at least IS beasts,
including an elephant, lions, giraffes,
camels and tigers.
The entire tent went up in flames
on Cleveland's lakefront, where the
circus was staging four day stand,
but some Of the animals-among
them the gorillas Gargantua and
Toto-were removed to safety.
Cries and bellows echoed in the
smoke as the flames, fed by straw
and sawdust, swept Ringing Bros.
famous collection of animals gath
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Miners Win Directed Verdict
In Border Staying Case

the union miners from Bell County,
KY, to solicit Fork Ridge miners for
membership.
The trial of IA men, charged spe-
cifically with the Staying of Mr..
Rhodes, began December 8.
A week later the case went to the
jury. Four minutes were required
for the jury to reach a verdict ac-
quitting all of the defendants.
Last April all charges in connec-
ton with the death of Mr.. Robinson
were dismissed.
Among the defendants were A. T.
Pace, international auditor for
UNIV, and James w. Ridings, for
mer Bell County sheriff and inter-
national organizer for District 19,
UNIV, both Of Middlesboro, KY.