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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-02

Mr.. Charles Wesley Merrill. of Pleas
antville, New York, which occurred on
Saturday. August "A, 1913, the cere-
mony being performed by the Rev.
NJ. P. German in Washington, d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill will make their
home in Alexandra, Va, following a
honeymoon trip.
ROLLINS STEELE-A pretty, but
quiet wedding ceremony was solemn
lied on Friday, August 81, at five
o'clock p. M, in St. Peters Catholic
Rectory by Rev. FIR. Francis Driscoll,
when Agnes Barbara Steele, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Bonnie Steele Calhoun,
Oakland became the bride of John
Rollins II, son of Mr.. and Mrs John
Rollins, of Westernport.
The bride was dressed in a powder
blue travelling suit with accessories
to match and wore corsage Of red,
white and talisman roses.
Her bridesmaid, Miss Regina Rol-
Inns, sister of the groom, was dressed
in navy blue costume with white
accessories and wore corsage Of
pink roses. John Hughes of Western
port, was best man.
Guests at the wedding included Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Pritts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Savage and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Sanders.
Following the wedding d reception
was held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rollins, after which the couple
left for a honeymoon to Ocean City,
Virginia.
Mrs. Rollins, graduate of Oakland
High school, has recently been en-
ployed by the Savage and Sanders
Motor Company. Mr.. Rollins, a
graduate Of st, Peters High school
and Cathermans, is now employed as
auditor for State Welfare admins
tration. He was formerly member
Of the Welfare Staff in Oakland.
MILLER SW ARTZENTRUBER -
Miss Luella SWartzentluber. daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs d. L. SWartzentrubcr.
of Gortner, became the bride Of Ger
aid E. Miller of West Chester. Pa,
at quiet ceremony performed last
Saturday evening, August %, at 8
o'clock at the home Of the brides par
ents. Rev NJ. B. Miller, of GrantsviIlc,
officiated.
Among the out-of-town guests We're
Mrs, NJ B. Miller, daughter, Eva, and
son, Denver, GrantsvilIe, and Mr.. and
Mrs Gilbert Rohrer, Danville, Pa.
The bride is a graduate Of Oakland
High school, class Of 1912, and has
been employed in the silk mills at
Paradise, Pa. The groom is in the
employment of the Dairy Herd I'M
provement Association of West
Chester County, Pennsylvania.
WILKINS - WICKLOW Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Wicklow, Friendsville,
announce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Louise Margaret, to Sgt Russell
McAdoo wilkins, of Camp Lee, Va, on
Friday evening, August 27, the cere-
mony taking place at Petersburg, Va,
the Rev. P H. Sloan, rector Of the
Episcopal church, reading the rites.
The ring ceremony was used. The
bride was attired in black gown
with blue accessories.
Sgt Wilkins is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Wilkins, of Addison. Pa
He is an instructor in basic training
at Camp Lee.
The hride is emnlONed as assistant
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-02

postmaster and ticket seller at the
Grand Theatre in FriendsviIle. Mrs.
wilkins returned here Sunday night
after spending two weeks in Virginia,
Baltimore ami Washington.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-02
MARRIED

MERRILL-HFRRING-Mr and
Mrs. George w. Herring, Of Wood
bridge, Va, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Evelyn Virginia, to
Mr. Charles Wesley Merrill, of Pleas
antville, New York, which occurred on
Saturday, August "A, 1913, the cere-
mony being performed by the Rev.
NJ. P. German in Washington, D. C..
Mr.. and Mrs Merrill will make their
home in Alexandra, Va, following 4
honeymoon trip.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Falkenstein and
son Robert, Myersville, Md, attended
the funeral Of the formers uncle, the
late c. L. Falkenstein, Of GAINESVILLE,
Sunday morning, and visited relatives
in Oakland, returning to their home
Sunday night, They were accompanied
on their return by Karl V. Kahl, who
will visit there for a week or two.
Others attending the funeral Of their
relative from Oakland were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ F'alkenstein, Mr.. and Mrs.
Karl F. Kahl, Mrs. O. NJ. Smouse,
Miss Grace Falkenstein, Herbert c.
Miss Blanche Gale, of Loeb Lynn; Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Bishoff, and Miss Ada
V. Leighton, of near Hoyes.
La gaceta., 1943-08-17

En- Malta, los molinos de viento
hicieron recordar al general Eisen-
hover ell terruno, pues estos fueron
manufacturados en- Kansas, su Es-
tado natal. Acostumbrado q como
Ger ell estado atmoEferico y las
senales del tempo por la velocidad
de las aspas de los molinos de
viento, ell General, con alguna apre-
hensi6n, las vic girar peligrose-
mente al acercarse la bora marcada
para la invasion, pero, q pesar de Ia
|amenaza de la bravura del mar, Ia
ofensiva 30 llev6 q cabo q 81 tempo
sehaIado. Los combatientes apos-
|tados en- la base de Malta contribu-
yeron en- ell ataque, derribando q Ia
|vez 203 aeroplanos del Eje.
Ell general Eisenhower, desde 81
base de operaciones en- Stella, rim
di6 tribute a los braves defensores
de Malta, diciendo 10 siguiente:
ia epopeya de Malta es una prueba
simbolica de las Naciones midas
en- esta guerra. Malta ha pasado
sucesivamente p0r varios estados
de ruinosa falta de preparation,
ademas de haber resistido con tenaz
~ sufrida paciencia una intensa
preparation y ell principle de una
violenta y feroz ofensiva. Por este
alentador ejemplo, las Naciones
midas estaran para siempre obi
gadas al Mariscal de Campo, Lord
Gort, y q las fuerzas de combate
!baio sus 6rdenes, asi como Q todog
La gaceta., 1943-08-17

- La isla
de Malta, en- ell Mediterraneo,
uno de los lugares mas bonn
bardeados en- Ell mundo, fue ell
"'centro del cerebro" que gui6
a los Aliados en- la afortunada
invasion de Stella.
En- la historic de Malta SO ha
escrito un nuevo y dramatico CAPT
tulo al descubrirse, recientemente,
que Il general Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, Comandante en- Jefe de los
Aliados, dirigi6 la oiensiva desde
su Quartet general, establecido en-
las rocallosas cuevas de Ia isla,
suceso &pico que inspirara para
siempre a TODD pueblo amante de
libertad. e
Ell general Eisenhower, llevando
q So Estado Mayor q Malta, sali6
del Africa con la Armada, cuatro
dfas antes de la valiente invasion,
para establecer su Quartet General
a 200 kilometres de distancia, que
dando separado de Stella solo Dol
SO Kilometres de mar.
Varias incursiones aereas del
Eje no preocuparon al Comandante
en- Jefe por no haber sido de impor-
tancia alguna, pero la picadura de
ciertas moscas dejaron q varios de
sus ofciales abatidos y con iebre.
La gaceta., 1943-08-17
limit
FL EnemigO de las Canas

Fl EnemigO de las Canas
No Sc sienta apezaradO por esa.
canas. Luzca diez amos mas joven
No pierda la oportunidad de So
vida y la felicidad misma. Ust
TINTIT y su cabello tendra esq
apanencia de juventud. TINTIl
no c~onitene nitrate de plata y ST
preciO es econ6mico. Pidalo a 81
botica o 81 nc al telefono ndmer,
Y1S54. Para pedidOs a la agencia
P. o. Box $500, Tampa, Florida.
La gaceta., 1943-08-17

-IDe verdadY."
TIE 10 promote. lPor mi honor!'
Los dos Sc habian puesto dc PIE
v calidamente Sc estrecharon las
manos.
icon v~osotros hasta MORN!
-exclam6 Juan.
Y gravemente, dirigiendose a
su compahera: -Besale; es tu
hermano.
Plaza rectific6 optimistic:
No digas hasta morir; di has
Ia veneer.
Margot, allegro, puso sus Ia
bios en- los de Juanito. Su profe-
sion la habia ensehado q besar
asi.
Como faltaban pocas hOras pa
"a la del alba resolvieron no Sc
pararse y apenas asom6 ell dia SUI
bieron a uno de los muchos trans
portes descubiertos que, llevando
milicianos, rodaban pOr la Gran
Via en- derechura a Ia Sierra. Ell
tempo era esplendido. Margot,
contentisima, cantaba, reia y ma
guer los traqueteos del vehiculo
iba de IN lado a otro recogiendo
las alabanzas que, sin indicios
de ~apetencia sensual, rendian a
su belleza sus compaheros de via
je. Plaza la contemplate embe-
becido. Nunca lie pareci6 tan lin
da. Vestia un traje color girls;
llevaba alrededor del cuello un
pafuelo de soda roja que daba a
sus mejillas un suave reflejo car
min; dentrO de la gran sOmbra
morada con que ell insomnia la
obscureci6 los parpados, sus ojos
parecian mas clarso y sus cabe-
Hos crespos, aborrascados por ell
viento y dorados por ell sol, tenian
sobre la redondez de la cabeza la
algeria de una llama viva.
TraspuestO ell merendero de Ca
nora sc cruzaron o un convoy
de heridos. Los que 10 fueron de
mayor gravedad yacian sobre ell
tablado de los vehiculos; los me-
nos lastimados, para demostrar
valentia, iban de pie y a los besos
que Margot, nevandose las manos
a la bOca, les enviaba, respondie-
ron alzando el puno. Plaza miro
a Muhoz queriendo sondearle ell
amino.
-lQue tie parece?
Referiase al convoy. Juanito Sc
palp6 la %cintura.
-Esos - repuso - no tuvie-
ron suerte. Z
Con ell aire desdenoso del hon.
bre avocado a guerrear, ell en-
c~uadernador exclam6:
lilo que has visto no es ma
da! Pero, no te asustes. va tie ha-
bituaras.
Cast sin interruption pasaban
eamionetas transportando heri-
dos. La que mas ~impresion6 a
Juan fue una cuyos ocupantes
iban hacinados de %cualouier mo-
La gaceta., 1943-08-17
FL, AsEDIO DE MADRID
POr A A

do, como cadaveres.
-lCuantosl - balbuci6.
Y apret6 los labios.
ESQ quiere decir - comen-
to Plaza -, que en- los hospita-
les del frente va no quedan ca
mas disponibles.
Cerca del "Bar Anita estacio-
naba una ambulancia de la Cruz
Roia. Ell chofer reparaba un neu-
matico desinflado. Dentro del We
hiculo sonaban lamentos. Antonio
ofreci6 a Muhoz un cigarrillo.
-Despues del asalto al Guar
tel pregunt6 =, ihas tornado
parte en- otras acciones?
ST.
-iEn cuantas?
EN- dos.
Plaza sonri6 fanfarr6n y dan
dole en- lie hombro unas palmadi-
tas:
-iChico! iTodavia eres un re-
cluta!
Pr6ximos a Collado Mediano o.
yeron un cahonazo. Juanito Mu-
noz levant6 la cabeza. Enardeci-
dos por ell estampido todos los mi
Eicianos, puestos en- pie, empeza-
ron a cantar la International
Margot Sc desganitbaa acompa-
nandoles.
-Cinco o seis Kilometres mas
ALA de Collado Mediano - decfa
Ell encuadernador -, esta la IL
nea de fuego. iCuantas balas
traes?
Juanito Sc registr6 los bolsi-
Hos y cont6 hasta diez.
Con csc parque - exclam6
Antonio, no haras NADIA. Ade-
mas aqui, en ell campo, las ar
mas cortas no sirven. En- fin, pa
ciencia- 70 tie presentare a Pa
co Galan Y veremos ell modo de
conseguirte un fusil.
Munoz hizo una mueca que su
conductor interpreted al punto.
-iNo has tirado nunca con
fusil? No importa. va aprende-
ras. Sc aprende en- seguida.
Conforme avanzaban sc Dian
mas distintamente los rumores de
la tragica zambra, que principle
con la amanecida. Las baterias
i%nsurrectas no cesaban de mono
loguear Y u prOyectiles, al rayar
ell espacio, suscitaban ecos sinies-
tros en- las fragosidades serranas.
Pero ell vale que los expediciona-
rios cruzaban era tan bello, ha-
bia tanto anil en- ell cielo, donde
todavia vagabundeaba un cuarto
de luna, Sc concertaban tan armo-
niosamente las lineas Y los me-
dos tonos azules de las monta-
mas, que, sin propOnerselo, Juani-
to Munoz olvidaba Ell peligro. Ell
encuadernador alardeaba de como
Ger la n~aturaleza de las pleas ar
tilleras por ell diverse timbre de
sus detonaciones. Sus razonamien
tos convencian a Juan. Ell ne6fi-
La gaceta., 1943-08-17
Desde Malta, ell General EisenhoFs
Dirigi0 la Invasion de Stella

los ~ciudadanos DOR su I..s
luci6n y resistencia.iSS n'''
Con esta, es la segund, y.
general Eisenhower h Az
gran escala operacioo.Sl
desde cuarteleS gener,l..
frances. Desde los tuna.
braltar, dirigi6 Ia cfs,:i.l
derrot6 al Eje, hacienda
Africa del Norte.
Una isla historic
|. Antes de Surgir Ell ,r,s,
Malta habia va fgurado sS !
y en- la historic. En- ISlIE
SEES Sc anexaron Ia isIs. jsSs
las guerras Napole6nicss
tarde transformada en- m,
rosa base naval. b U nv
Valetta, donde esta Ia cipi,S
tai, es uno de los mas NM,
mundo.
Las primeras incursions !,
sobre Malta, tuvieron lrS', J
de JUNO de 1910, dia en- am
entraba en- la guerra. Cvb|
droaviones solamente hsb,l
Malta cuando las primerss II
cayeron, perO los photos no \
ron en- acci6n, evadierOn el c1
y sc elevaron impavidos 4
siendo, sin embargo, deribaa,
de ellos. Los Otros tres, Ug
manecieron volando en- el "a
fueron llamados pOr Ell popui
fe, esperanto y carload.
Malta recibi6, desde lusVc.
numero de refuerzOs en- hCnb
a~eroplanos y pOr tres largu
resisti6 tenazmente a los con.
bombardeos del enemigo. D
a 200 aeroplanos del Eje bu
deaban la isla Cada a
HOmbres, mujeres y nihOS, Ia
q yer Ia muerte con indlfsr
pero resueltos, 50 mantuvsU
gran estoicismo. rsz,ay..
~Innulm9rables intdrsi6hG i
Los defensores de Malta, "a
bre de 1912, habian va der
mas de 1000 aeroplanOS, pOt
recibieron una aclamaci6 9
Dor parte de algunOS militia.
alta graduation y OtrOs
civiles que encOmisrOn 81 '
resistencia.
El Rey Jorge, estiman
heroismo de los habitant
lMoIta contrib a Ia isla Ia {
San Jorge.
Las incursiones aereas 9
|isla han sido cast incontable
al menos, 5000 wees ha te
pueblo que buscar refugio en-
rrSneos durante los bOmOard
FL coronel Oliver Stanley.
tario colonial ingles, calcu
para fines del mes de Juno I
sente ano, los ataques aereOs
costado la vida a 1.4S6 q
|herido q 3.415. Por otra p
bombas incendiarias haOls
sado Ia destruction de ~
| hcios. @
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Neni streliva, luky a sipy je
nenahradf.

Lamar, Mo. = FarmaTi v
zdejs1m okol1 low nynf zajfce
s luky a sfpy jake "a starodav-
ma delali Indiani, protoze je ne
dostatek stTeliva nasledkem
valky,jak oznamil Ray Wilson,
MATTEL zdejsf lekarny.
"Nedavno jsme dostali zasil-
ku lukG a s1p1", pravil Wilson,
"a prodali jsme je okamzite
vetsinou farmarGm, kteTf pra-
viii, re s mimi budou loviti zajf-
ce. Avsak az dosud jsem ne
slysel, re by mfstnl obchodnfci
NELL ma prodej nejaky vetsf po-
Get zajfcG," podotknul k tomu
suse narazeje, re asi tito moder
nj luciStnfci nemeli dosud vel
keno loveckeho st6stf S touto
nezvyklou zbranl.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-12-17

vych rukou. Jednfm z prvn1ch
1rednfch aktG Frankovych by
10 svolan1 schGze, ma kterou Sc
musili dostavit vsichni nemecti
civiln1 zamestnanci i funkcio-
mari Gestapa, jimz Frank wy
svetlil, re zamyslf vymackat
poslednf kapku z ceskeho prG-
myslu We prospech nemeckeho
valecneho 1silf, dodavaje, re
move postavenf mu dava moe
zatknouti ceskeho ministra, do
konce i hned ma to, kdyz s MIN
byl prave poobedval.
"Hacha je fysicky a dusev-
ne zlomen a mohl Sc dostavit
do mfstnosti k Frickovym inau-
guracnim ceremoni1m jen "a
podpory dvou osetrovatelek.
Podzemnf hnutf je CHINO pres
odvetu, ktera nasledovala pc
Heydrichove zavrazdenf a KITE
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-12-17
Frank hrozi ceskym
"ministrHm."
Hacha zlomen fysicky i
duSevne.

Londyn (CTK) - stockholm
sky list "Aftonbladet" uveTej-
nil zpravu Gunnera Muellerna
o situaci v "Protektorate", v
n1z krone jineho psal:
"Jmenovan1 Fricka Tlsskym
"protektorem" n~eznamenalo
zmirn6nf vlady Gestapa, nebot
soucasne Karl Hermann Frank
byl povysen ma statnfho mini
stra. Nestranne kruhy v Ne
mecku jsou toho nazoru, re
Frickova role Dude sp1Se repre-
sentativn1ho a symbolickeho
razu, zat1m CO skutecna moo
Dude ponechana We Frankie
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Armadni inzenyri zavedli Nea-
poll plyn " 6 tydnech.

Neapol, Italie. = Million Ne
apolitan1 niue opet vaTiti ma
plynu. Pc cesti tydnech pra-
ce ma plynarne a rozvodnim sy-
stemu, slime poskozenych bonn
bami a znicenych Nemci ma je-
jich ustupu, inzenyTi spojenec-
Ike armady obnovily tuto sluz-
blu. Italstf inzenyTi odhadova-
Ii, re oprava celeho plynovod-
n1ho systemu vyzada 81 DOLBY
Sesti meslcG.
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MIIluMMMmuLMmM

ra zastrasila meme odvazne.
Terror a vyvlastnovan1 zasahlo
nejtvrdeji burzoasnf tr1du. Mno
II z Mich Sc uchyluj1 k tomu, re
poskytuj1 sve byty, 1fadovny a
d1lny uprchl1k1m z nemeckych
bombardovanych NEST, pfi
cemz toto najemne je nekdy
jedinym zdrojem pfijmG pro
tyto Cechy."
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Dalsi Ssl. skoly " Moskve.

Londyn (CTK)-Z Moskvy
je hlaseno, re pod zastitou Ces-
koslovenskeho Cerveneho Xii
re dalsf doplnovacf skoly pro
ceskoslovenske deti byly otev-
reny v Moskve. Hlavni pred
m6ty jsou jazyk, literature, ze-
mepis a d6jepis. Professor Zde-
mex Nejedly prednasf dejiny.
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VGdcove "Slobodneho statu."
F. Franta :
v Lipsku bylo pry zabito male
tenn 1000 osob.

Nepotvrzene zpravy re Sved-
ska oznamily, re pocet zabi-
tJch v dGsledku hrozneho spo-
ieneckeho patecnfho naletu ma
Lipsko, behem nehoz bylo svr.
zeno LOO tun bomb, jest me.
ii 1000 a 5000.
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Angle drzi 357.63O ItalH.

Britske ministerstvo valky O.
znamilo, re k Is. listopadu Bri-
tove drzeli 357,63O italskych
valecnych zajatcI We Velk6 Bri
tamil, v dominica j jinde.
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z PRAHY.
F. Franta


CeSi jsou g~ermanska vetev,
ktera hnusnym zpGsobem byla
poslovanStena. Ma to pouka-
zuj1 imena ceskych kn1zat.
Prazsky rozhlas, kveten 1889,
Cesi jsou g~ermanska v6tev,
pravdu tn zasadit do zlata,
mali t6z pribuzny jazyk:
mas fotr pucoval ma gonku
styblata."
Toto jste zapomnel mily
doktore pTipomnet narodu.
Jist6, re povzneslo by to
pro Nemce u nasich naladu.
Mona tez, ucence, vfte,
kolik je v Cechach dnes pitomG
Skoda, re nejv1ce jich rosie
jake Wy, We stinu diplomu.
VIdcove "Slobodneho statu."
F. Franta:
Rfkajf 81 "vGdci lidu"
re pTivedli narod v krach
re sc deli o prebendy
Tiso, Tuka, sano Mach.
Evening star., 1943-01-12

appointment at his otn.e III uew
York. They are demanding a
thorough hearing before the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee-which probably means delv-
ing again into the now cause
celehre Of the Belgian blocks, for
merly owned by the City Of New
York but which were used to i'm
prove Mr.. Flynn's country home.
AS q matter of fact, two grand
juries In New York have gone
into that matter and have exon
Grated Mr.. Flynn, who was away
from home at the time the
blocks-some 5000 of them-were
placed in his garden by city labor.
According to Mr.. Flynn, when he
got back and found out about the
Improvement he insisted upon
paying for work which had been
done.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, its chairman, Senator
Connally of Texas, says, will meet
Friday. 1t may decide what shall
be done about the case of Mr..
Flynn at thae time. In view Of
the fact that Mr.. Flynn has to be
IN Chicago the following Monday
to attend meeting of the
Democratic National Committee,
it Is not likely, Senator Connally
said, that Mr.. Flynn will be heard
by the committee until some time
next week, il the committee de-
termines to hear him.
Under date of January 7, Mr..
Flynn wrote Senator Connally a
letter in which he said he knew
OF the appointment which was to
be made and declared himself in
favor of a thorough investigation
If any one brought any charges
against him. Mr.. Connally made
the letter public late yesterday.
Obviously, Mr.. Flynn had some
idea that Senators would 60 gun
ming for him as soon as the ap-
pointment became known. It
was not until January 8, last
Friday, that Mr.. Flynn told the
press that the President was
sending his nomination to the
Senate to be Minister to Australia,
Welcomes Investigation.
Mr.. Flynn said in his letter to
Senator Connally that there was
nothing in his past life to. fear
and that he would welcome a
full hearing, If any charges or
criticism were levelled at him.
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire lashed out at the
Flynn appointment in the Senate
yesterday, clubbing the newly
appointed Minister Paving Block
Flynn" He suggested, during the
course of his remarks, that Mr..
Flynn was seeking to put a long
distance between himself and the
new Governor of New York,
Thomas E. Dewey, with the idea
Of keeping out of range of any
investigation Gov. Dewey might
undertake.
Mr.. Dewey, during his cam
paign for election as Governor
last fall, speaking in the Bronx,
where Mr.. Flynn has been Demo-
cratic leader since 1922, said there
had been a time when any Re-
publican visiting the Bronx was
naturally expected to attack the
Evening star., 1943-01-12
I'D Rather Be Rioht'
Lady Bountifur Attitude Toward Chino
Should Be Exchanged for ReuI Portnership

not be q rundown. It would be 4
Chinese decision, or . United Ma
tions decision. We should have
enough faith in our overall strategic
plan to believe that II 1t makes
sense, it will make sense to Chinese
as well as to others.
And 1t Is not safe, either strate-
gically or politically. for one nation
to make final decisions about an
other. We know that's true. That's
what the wars about. Democracy's
chief strength Is precisely that it
allows each party to make the case
for It's own interests.
For Our Own Interest.
We need, for our own interest, to
be able to say to China, whatever
the future brings: You shared in
the decision!" That Is the other
side Of the democratic method; it
avoids unilateral responsibility as
well as unilateral authority. and both
are good things to avoid.
As to what happens in the field,
because Of the present arrangement,
read Michael straight's brilliant
(and I don't mean merely good, I
mean brilliantly new book: Make
This the Last War" The Chinese
are told. say, that 4 certain num-
Der Of motor trucks will arrive in 4
certain number of months. They
base . strategic plan on the ar
rival Of those trucks. At the last
minute unilateraD decision by
ues sends the trucks elsewhere. The
result Is not merely lack Of trucks,
the result is also the blowing UP Of
. strategic plan. And all this hap
pens In the painful climate Of sur
prise.
1t was good to hear the President
promise more aid to China in his
fine message to Congress. Yet We
need more than more supplies. We
need a qualitative change; We need
the kind Of partnership that can
grow stronger even If supplies should,
unhappily, grow shorter. We need,
right now, the kind Of relationship
with China that We faithfully prom
ise ourselves we shall have with all
countries the moment the present
unpleasantness Is over.
Evening star., 1943-01-12

certain, Spain Constantine Brown.
played along with the Axis. Its
leaders had no other way out,
and by accepting the economic
dictates Of the Reich hoped to
keep the country out Of the war.
The vast majority Of Spanish
leaders and some s5 per cent Of
the population desired only one
thing-to avoid the horrors Of
another military campaign. This
sentiment took precedence over
the great fear Of 4 Communist
victory which exists today among
the country's chieftains.
The overbearing attitude Of the
Nazi economic missions" rked
those who were in direct contact
with them. But Spain was 80 ex-
hausted and starved and the
Allies appeared only few months
ago 30 powerless that there was
no choice but to humor the Axis
representatives who stripped the
country of most raw materials in
exchange for questionable manu-
factured products.
The policy Of the United States
and Britain In permitting . num-
Der Of ship carrying essentials
into Spanish ports was appreci-
ated not only by the population
but by most Of the members Of
Gen. Francois cabinet.
Fear "Bolshevic Menace"
Since the American landing in
Africa the situation has become
more complicated.
There is . small group OF men
outside the government which
wished to avoid the danger of the
Allies gaining a strong foothold
close to the southern tip Of Eu-
rope. These men, headed by
Ramon Serrans Suner, Frances
brother -in-law and former for
eign secretary, are not anti
American or anti British. Neither
are they sold" to the Nazi cause
per sc.
But they fear the "Bolshevik
menace" and particularly wor-
ried over what would happen
to the present Spanish regime
should Germany be defeated.
They are convinced that If Rus
sic Is victorious over the Nazis
she will play the first fiddle In
the reorganization of Europe.