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Evening star., 1943-11-01
Danger of Fascist Regimes"
And IeolatiOn Warned Against,

To the Editor of The SlaI.
The United States and Great Britain
have recognized a number of govern
ments in exile in Europe, most of
which show signs of representing def
nitely Fascist regimes. Evidence Is
getting pretty clear that the alleged
internal conflict in Yugoslavia. is
one between the FaScists and the more
or less radical elements. 1t is the
French and the Darlan situation all
over again, with the "democracies"
backing up principally the antidemo-
cratic leaders, of which Mihailovich
seems to be just one more example.
When we add this up, and top 1T
with the Senate's return engagement of
its performance in blocking our en-
trance into any world federation to
maintain future peace, even before
all the War bonds are bought, what can
we expect from our leaders after the
present danger is past?
MINNIE SYKES.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Sees Inconsistency in Drafting
Some Fathers and Not Others.

To the EdItor OF The Star:
l am quite fond reader OF your
neWSpaper-as a matter of fact, II
Is the only paper that l read at all.
However, it seems to me that prac-
ucany every night there is an article
on the front page about the drafting
of fathers
My husband was Pearl HarbOr
father, and he was drafted into the
Army December 3. 1912 and now is
overseas. Furthermore he's not the
only one-there are plenty of others.
Personally, In getting sick and tired
OF hearing about it.
II one father can 60 then why
should another be deferred? III agree
with you that it's hard on their FAM
lilies. but if one family can get along
without a father, then why can't the
rest of them
Several weeks ago Your paper pub
hshed an article stating that the
Maryland State SeleCtive Service Svs-
TEN had just drafted the first pre-
Pearl Harbor father AS l said before
my husband has already been drafted
and he was on Local Board No. 3, Upper
Marlboro Nd
It's not quite fair to draft part of
the fathers and then start raising a
big howl about the rest of them. If
some of us women can fight this war
back home, alone, then let the rest of
them try it, too. Or else, bring our
husbands back until they are ready
to draft the rest of them.
Please don't think that I'm not pa
triotic or am complaining because my
husband has gone to war. because In
not, I merely want to say that what's
fair for one is fair for all.
ELIZABETH B. GRIMES.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
LeWeS, Del
Differs With Views
OF Traveller in PENNSYLVANIA.

To the Editor of The S,sr.
The letter signed by ImpertlnaX SIM
ply does not agree with the facts. A
very high percentage of the Pennsvl-
yanla Dutch are Democrats and their
territory has long been known as the
"bulWark of democracy task Congress-
man D. K. Hoch how many Republican
predecessors he has had. But even
as Democrats, these frugal and thrifty
people never will forgive Roosevelt for
burying the little pigs and ploving
under the wheat during the scandal
OF scarcity"
These sincere, religious people are in
favor OF the -Four Freedoms" but not
for the hypocrisy that is being handed
out with them. They are not especially
strong for Willkie, but they will be
strong for anybody who will lead them
in their fight for the fifth freedom
freedom from the Roosevelt dynasty.
| know the Pennsylvania Dutch. and
I know what they are thinking about,
for I've lived and worked with them for
over so years. After misrepresenting
the PENNSYLVANIA Dutch, whom he does
not know, ImpertinaX should have
signed his letter Impertnence
GEORGE D. BARLEY.
Reading Pa
Evening star., 1943-11-01
lifesuvers

1t is impossible to give too much
praise to the lifeguards, the crew
that rallies round whenever a ship
is in trouble. Their problems are as
numerous as NaziS' excuses for de
feat in Russia and Italy. They must
overcome rough water, darkness,
bowling gales, treacherous shoals,
jagged rocks, seas afame with burn
ing gasoline. No Jam that vessel
can get into is too serious for them
to tackle.
Yet probably one of their most
extraordinary reScueS was that of
thlrty-foot poWerboat the other day.
1t had gone aground, they we're eX-
citedly informed, was hopelessly
stuck and had become a severe i'm
pediment to traffic. Would they
please hurry to such and such
location, right in the center of Santa
Monica, California? On the way,
they wondered how this could be:
had some flood or tidal wave dared
the wrath of the California Cham
Der of Commerce and had the nerve
to wash the vessel there? No; when
they arrived, picking their way
through veritable Sargasso Sea of
stranded landlubber craft ranging
from ScOOterS to full grown,
angrily putting Union Pacific train,
they found their quarry in the
middle of dry street, where it had
slipped off its nearby trailer. Blow
me down. they gasped Break out
the falls. Avast, mates, and 20 heave
ho!' 1t was but the work of a few
minutes to salvage the derelict and
send 1t off again to the inspiring
strains Of Anchors Aweigh."
Evening star., 1943-11-01
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceUeI.

loud song he has just heard comes
from the small fat bird in the shrubbery.
kx
In the spring the kinglet's song is
free and flowing, but in the fall there
will not be much of it left.
What there is of it is very loud, clear
and unusual. 1t might remind one
slightly of the clear notes of the very
much larger Carolina wren, also seen
around here at this time of year
Kinglets and gnatcatchers are closely
related families.
The kinglets usually seen hereabouts
are the golden crowned and the ruby
crowned.
They get their common names from
the patches of color, or crowns, on their
heads.
They are about the length Of
chickadee, but fatter.
They are about the smallest birds
which come here, except the ruby
throated hummingbrd.
They were named "ReguluS" by old
Linnaeus, himself.
These petty kings of the bird world
are strictly lnSect-eating birds
They do mankind real service BY
eating many insects which harm trees.
1t is said that these fairy like birds
survive winters which kill strong men.
and 90 it with only a coat of feathers.
How they do it is the story of bird
| metabOliSm, which is one Of the SWlftest
utllizations of food in the history of
living things
Small though they are and almost
unbeleyably short, the kinglets are
able TO keep themselves warm as toast
in any winter, provided they can find
food
Leaf-eating larvae and plant lice. in
the dormant state, provide their food
in the cold months In this way these
tiny birds keep on helping man all the
year around.
BY hndlng and consuming these crea-
lures, the knglets manage to keep their
temperature up TO about lO3 degrees all
winter
Now lO3 degrees is pretty high tenn
p'inNui' anu IL means mat tne KING
let is warm. When man has tenn
perature that high, he has fever, but
for klnglet it is just right
y
II Is not to be wondered At that the
ruby-croWned klnglet has a fine song.
He is related, in some obscure scien-
tlfc way, with the thrushes. kings of
Kong.
Ornthologlsts tell us that the small
klngletS-yOu can say small klnglets"
without being redunGant-probablv DO
more good by eating insects than the
various thrushes despite the very much
larger size Of the latter.
1t is amazing, the range of the ruby
crowned klnglet 1t flies from Alask
to Mexico and Guatemala and all points
IN between. Guatemala. We have always
thought, must be particularly beloved
OF BIRDS, because so many Of them 90
there
Evening star., 1943-11-01
The Russell Report

reading of the text of the report
filed with the Senate by Senator
Russell of Georgia, who headed the
special senatorial committee which
recently toured the battle fronts,
should convince any one that the
statement is neither "anti-BritiSh"
nor calculated to drive a wedge be-
tween any of the United Nations.
When the committee first returned
to washington its members reported
verbally to the Senate in executive
session. And as is often the case with
these executive sessions. a portion of
what was said was permitted to
leak out Unfortunately, however,
these disclosures in the main were
Contlned to portions of the report
which, when published out of their
context, gave the impression that
the whole statement was a harsh
Indictment of the British and
somewhat severe criticism of the
Russians.
Actually, the whole report, which
was published in yesterdays Star,
affords no basis for any such inter
pretatlonS. 1t is not anti anything
On the contrary, it is an exception
ally Well-rOunded, restrained and
intelligent comment on the conduct
Of the war from the American point
Of view. Such critical statements as
it contains. when read against the
BACKGROUND Of the full report, are
Of the type Of fair comment" which.
instead of giving rise to resentment,
actually constitute the best approach
to a genuinely good and lasting re-
lationShip among the Allied partners.
Certainly, if this relationship cannot
withstand honest and temperate
criticism of details, there is little
hope for the future.
If the text Of this report had been
available at the time Of the eXecu-
tive Senate session. it is extremely
unlikely that there would have been
any bad feeling anywhere. 1t was
not available, however, and in conse-.
quenCe a strain on Anglo American
relations was permitted to develop.
Yet this unfortunate experience can
be useful if it serves to underscore
the nadvisabilIty of forming conclu-
SionS on the basis of incomplete in
formation. This, to be sure, is a
human falling, but it is capable of
working great deal of harm. and
should be vigilantly guarded against.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
All Souls Eve

LlSten' The tramp Of QhoSfy men
Who battle under Mars red sion.
VolC1nQ the question once AGAIN:
"Why do men fight, your brother
and mine?"
Cleaning Ike moonlQhts ritual,
Shaking like leaues on an nSpen
tree.
Hero and deSpot, great and small.
Each holding his identity.
Chill are their uords as an eerte
Uind
Touched 'oith the frost Of cold
blue daUn,
Men Who hare suffered, men uho
Sinned.
Cry out their story and then are
gone.
You-,Dith the banner stained NTH
tears,
You-1Dith the lanceS red and rust,
Still beats your question on our ears,
Ana nerer an dnSlDer StirS the dust.
JOHN RICHARD MORELAND.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Leadership for Liberty

1t is a widespread assumption
that the people of Germany and
Italy, having been ruled by dictators
for so many years, lack both leader
ship and political experience and
will therefore find it difficult in the
extreme to get back to governing
themselves on democratic basis.
This is thought to be particularly
true Of the Italians, because they
have been stuffed by FaScism for
more than two decades.
In Marshal PietrO Badoelios
opinion, however, the assumption is
not sound. 1T is true" he SAYS,
that a large part of the popula-
ton has no recollection or ex-
perience Of regimes other than that
which it endured for tWenty-one
years, but the various political
parties. although obStructed and re-
pressed i'll every way. We're not dead.
In recent years they went on re-
organizing themselves, attracting
and educating the youth. which is
naturally intolerant Of restraint on
freedom of thought These parties.
and more precisely the Liberal,
Christians Social. Socialist and Com
muniSt parties and the Party of
Action have now coaleSced into a
common front"
The MarShaIs words apply spe-
cifiCally to Italy, but they are ap-
pliCable to Germany as well, the
more so because the NaziS have
been in power only ten years and
have had that much less time to do
to the German political conscious
ness what the FaScistS tried and
failed to do to the Italian. 1t is a
fact worth emphasis, moreover, that
Hitler strong armed his way to die
tatOrShlp without ever having won
the vote Of a clear-cut majority of
the Reich electorate, and the large
groups who opposed him in 1882
have never been liquidated, despite
all the concentration camps and
all the crueltieS of the GeStapo.
AS in Italy. so in Germany. No
matter how the Fascists and Nazis
have tried to kill it, the idea of in
dividual freedom and popularity
elected government still lives among
many millions of Italians and Ger
mans, and among these there must
surely be sufficient intelligence and
sufficient political literacy to pro-
duce the leadership needed to re-
store democratic self-rule. The men
and the parties necessary for this
exist in both countries, adhering to
a common belief in liberty If they
can remain united on that basic
principle, instead of warning against
each other over lesser issues, they
should be able In time to build and
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Increased Air Power

From the Boston Herald
1t is obvious that the greater our
superiority in the air becomes the
shorter the war will be. The prelimi-
nary engagements at the perimeter will
be less grevious to us The blows which
the tanks, mobile artillery and infantry
men can strike at the heart of Europe
and Japan will be far more effective if
superiority in the air becomes absolute
supremacy. 1t is not only let-down in
production, which we must do every
thing possible to avoid. We should
speed up our efforts until the cry more
planes more planes comes no longer
from our hard pressed fighters.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Induction Suggested
To Stop Strikes.

TO me Editor OF The s,ar:
If this administration were less con-
cerned with winning in 1914. and had
the courage Hoover showed when he
ran the bonus army OUT of Washington,
there would be but one more strike
during the war
As soon as it appeared every male
taking part. from l8 TO s.. would be
summoned by his draft board. inducted
and assigned to that branch OF the
service concerned with his trade Rail-
road men would 90 into the railway
engineer outfits; miners to the en-
glneers. After induction each would be
detailed to the Job he had struck, with
Army pay plus the usual allowances
for detached service. Under proper
discipline there would be no slow downs.
or not more than two or three.
EX-SERVICE.
JN-I
Evening star., 1943-11-01
"TAKOMA PARK.

Dear sir:
yesterday afternoon l saw a little
bird which l wish you could tell me
what it was. 1t was extremely small,
I am not good judge of bird sizes, but
it was even smaller than a chickadee.
1T was grayish green, quite chubby,
When it bowed its head down, right
toward me, as it perched in a bush
outside the window, I thought I caught
a glimpse of red I could not be sure,
because the bird stayed for some time,
and l didn't see the red again. But
am willing to swear | saw it that once.
Il have looked through our bird books
but can find nothing that seems to
resemble it. The bird books confuse me,
probably it isn't their fault. but my own.
This was one of the finest looking
birds I ever saw, reminding me of
porcelain enamel and I would appre-
ciate it if you could identify it.
Sincerely yours, j. M T"
The bird was the ruby-crovned
kInglet.
This species is often seen here in
migration in the spring, and in the
fall until early in November.
Occasionally one remains all winter
1t seems to prefer rhododendrons, and
where these broad-leafed evergreens
exist it may be found
One of the best reasons for planting
rhodes outside a north window is to
draw the kinglets.
Unfortunately, many persons who
have rhododendronS, and who also like
to watch birds, fail to see this one,
because he is extremely quick in all
his movements and not around very
much.
He has way Of simply dropping out
OF sight. especially when perched in his
faIorite evergreen.
This disappearance is interesting to
watch. One moment the kinglet Will be
right before your eyes. The next, he
Will be gone.
Sometimes he simply drops down.
from leaf to leaf, but occasionally he
Will do the same disappearing trick
around the corner of the house.
This last is real magic.
*
The red patch on the head is not
easily seen.
1t may be raised slightly. 10 give a
creSi-hke appearance, when the bird is
angry
He also can display these feathers in
the COurtng season.
HIS appearance in spring and fall is
heEaIded b. fine song, IN the nature
Of true warble
1t Is an amazingly strong song. for
such small bird. and invariably makes
listener think of a very much larger
DIrC
Unless the listener is familiar with
his birds, he may not suspect that the
Evening star., 1943-11-01

and that these, together with the
hundreds of thousands OF aviation
technicians serving in the armed
forces, will have a special urge to do
peacetime flying, either privately or
commercially.
The potentialities of the situation
are obviously very great. The era
of the air is not just a rhetorical
phrase. We are already in it, and
not many years from now our avia-
ton here at home may be on a scale
even vaster than that forecast by
the experts. 1t will certainly be big
enough, at any rate, to have a pro-
found and perhaps revolutionary
effect on our economy and our way
of living.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Change of Navy Uniform
Advocated for Pride"
To the Editor of The Star

To the Editor of The Star
Several years ago it was announced
that a board of Naval officers were to
consider the question of new uniform
for the men of the service, but nothing
was done about it and nothing will be
done until a President, a Secretary of
the Navy or Assistant Secretary, with
more than pretended interest in Navy
welfare, orders it done.
I suggest the present antiquated garb
be discarded for uniform In which the
Evening star., 1943-11-01

To the Editor of The Star
A 99year lease of the communication
and transportation systems of Germany
and Italy would be a stronger guarantee
yet proposed
Control and operation of telephone,
telegraph. mails, express, shipping and
trucking would not only give constant
knowledge of the opinions and activities
Of untrustWorthy people. but also con-
slant opportunity to influence and edu-
cate and, If necessary, to coerce. And,
wise administration of this contract
would bring revenue
JOSEPH F.. ALLISON.
Evening star., 1943-11-01

men may feel pride. The sailor dress Of
today looks cute on little boys and girls
up TO Years of age. but on a bandv-
legged man of 40 it is positively rldlc-
ulouS
The appellation of "gob" would be
forgotten when the men are decentlv
uniformed and the navies of the world
would follow suit.
ALBERT S. BROWN.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and dddresS OF
me lrr1ter, although the use OF
q pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserres
the right to edit all letters 1rtth
r1e7r to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-11-01

administer free new order on the
Wreckage of the relationships that
have tried for so long to beat them
down.
Evening star., 1943-11-01

@. What is humidity? f. G..
A Humidity is the amount of water
vapor in the air compared with what it
can hold. If the air has all the water
Vapor il can hold AT that temperature,
the humidity Is 100 per cent. and if it
gets any Wetter. i Will make fog or dew.
Evening star., 1943-11-01

O. What proportion Of the worlds coal
A. More than one-half of the worlds
known coal supply is In the United
States
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Communications Control
Proposed in Interest of Peace,

Reading, Pa.
Evening star., 1943-11-01
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn

This newspaper puts at your dis
poSdl corps OF trained researchers
in Washington Uho UiH anstUer oues-
tions OF fact for you. They 1DiH gtue
you access TO the Government de-
pdrtmentS, libraries, museums and
galleries. Address The EUeninq Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J.
HdSkin, Director, Washington, D. C.
Inclose stamp for return postage.
Evening star., 1943-11-01

@ How much gold is held by the
United States?-J. x 1.
A The United States holds about
s22 50Oo0O0O0 or approximately 10 per
cent Of the total amount Of monetary
gold in the world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Il. Siddt-SinQ
Body Is Found

SELFRIDGE FIELD, June IS
The body of II. WIlmeth "
Sidat-SIngh. missing for 40 days.
was found yesterday seven miles
north of East TawaS.
It. Sidat-Singh, former football
and basketball star al Syracuse
University. parachuted from ms
Single-Seated pursuit plane May
9, the plane crashing into Lake
Huron two mics east OF r.aSt
faWaS. The body was sighted OF
shore by coast guard patrol and
officers Of the army ar forces re-
turned u tn-tAa-Q~e4Aa army Att
field. It Sidat Singh had been
on a routine training flight from
OSCoda when his plane crashed
His mother Mrs. Pauline T.
Sidat-Slngh. lives IN New York
City. 1t. Sidat-SIngh vas a mem
Der Of the 332nd Fighter Group
an all Negro unit He was gradu-
ated from the TuSkegee Ala, fiy-
ing school March %, 1913. and
reported for duty at Selfridge
Field. May !. 1943 Re was
graduated from Syracuse Uni
verSltV IN 1899
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Private
Tops Best
LifterS

LOS ANGELES. June IS INS)
Five mlghty-muscled gents TO-
day retained individual weight
lifting titles after gruntng and
heavng their way through the
finals Of the senior national 4. a.
L. championships
John Davis Of York. Pa. Negro
army private who came from an
Oklahoma camp 10 defend his
title. hung onto his heavyweight
crown by totallng 9iO-pound
Mt.
Little Joe De Pletro. 4-foot-S-
inch garage mechanic from Pat
crSon, y j.. established a new
national record IN the l1S-pOund
division when ne holSted lis
pounds IN the two-hand snatch
John Tcrpak of York middle
weight kingpln for nine years.
stepped up a notch and Coppcd
the light heavyweight title Rich
ard Bachtell. also Of York, eli
NAKED his seventeenth year Of
lifting competition by taking the
1872 pound class. Bachtell won the
middleweight division with $50
pounds, edging out Manuel Vile
gas. varsity football fullback from
RedlandS University.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Peacock
am Still 90

BUFFALO, June % up
Service with the coast guard Al
the Manhattan Beach station to-
day appeared to have enhanced
the competitive talents Of Eulace
Peacock. the former college star.
Peacock Spurtcd to uuumphs in
the 100 and 220-yard daSheS in
the Eric club games Yesterday
and barely missed 2 sweep OF his
events when he failed 10 over
come handicap, handed his com
pettorS IN The broad lump.
The Negro star did The 100
Yards i'm 90 10 beat out Donald
Newer. unattached. who was run
nlng with a SIN-foot handicap. be-
fore $500 spectators AZ All-High
Stadium. lie ran the 220 IN D
seconds 20 finish IN front OF
Joseph MOlnar, unattached. who
started with q 12foot handicap.
His leap of II fee, II inches
was the best performance Of the
DAY IN The broad lump, but was
scored third Robert Lewis, un-
attached. won the event when
hO> handicap of II inches gave
hum "a total Of % feet > inches
Peacock is former national
champion IN the three events.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-29
Devil Diver Now No. L
I'm esreenfree Stable

NEW YORK. June IS up
Trainer Johnny Gaver Of the
Greentree stable wondered today
where next to run his newly-found
handicap giant. Devil Diver, and
his slightly-laded one, Shut out
a week from today the $4,000
Massachusetts handicap will be
run at Suffolk Downs. and two
hours later the $4,000 Stars and
Stripes VIII be renewed at WaSh-
ington Park. Both are eligible.
Since transportation from New
York 20 Boston is much easier 10
arrange. GaVcr was expected 10
settle for tho Massachusetts trip
Devil Diver, considered Shut
outs inferior IN the Grecntrcc
stable for nearly two years moved
INTO the number ono slot after
winning the $4,000 Brooklyn