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ernments will do their utmost to
get the French to change their
attitude if possible without losing
face. The reason the conflict
between the French and the
Lebanese is considered so impor-
tant is that rebellions spread fast
in that section of the world.
If the Arabs in Palestine, Syria,
Iraq, Saudia Arabia and North
Africa lose faith in Allied prom
ises there is no telling what prob
lens might confront us in the
near future. And we already have
enough on our hands.
Japan Enters Picture.
Japan also enters the Middle
Eastern picture. On the surface
there seems to be no connection
between the japanese and the
Arabs. But, Official circles point
out something which escapes the
average citizen: That the EN-
peror Of Japan is now the ruler
of more Moslems than any other
head Of government in the world.
There are more Mohammedans in
the newly acquired japanese ter
ritories than there are, for in
stance, in the British Empire.
For the time being there has
been no active cooperation be-
tween the Arabs and the Japs
although Toxic has sent a num-
Der OF agents to the most impor-
tant Arabic centers in the Middle
East. They have made no head
way. But should these Moham-
medans believe our pledges are
worthless nobody can say what
may happen. Moreover, the Brit
ish have vital interests in the
Middle East and a hostile Arab
population may create situation
which would seriously interfere
with the Allied war effort.
The question Of the Lebanon
Republic is simple. At the time
the British and the Free French
under the command Of Gen.
Georges Catroux decided to take
that important strategic country
away from the Vichy-that is to
say the Nazi-infiuence they
promised the Lebanese complete
independence. The result has been
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or unless there should arise some
great national crisis.
Urged 10 Years Ago.
How can there be an argument
against that except an argument in
favor Of waste and instability? What
excuse can there be not to adopt
the Tydings proposal? At any rate,
Senator Tydings can look to one
man for support-and his name is
Baruch. For 1t is interesting that
this simple, sound idea was urged by
Mr.. Baruch upon President Roose-
velt 10 years ago when the big
spending policies for public works
and relief were inaugurated. Mr..
Baruch was for spending that
money, all right. He thought that
was fine. And he didn't care, he
said, how many billions were spent,
provided that every dollar spent was
covered with tax dollar; provided
that the two things-appropriating
and taxing-were linked, as they
should be.
He knew, of course, that there is
no surer way Of keeping Congress
from appropriating recklessly than
to compel Congress to cover with
taxes. 1t is interesting, too, that at
the start Mr.. Roosevelt was enthu-
siastically in favor of this plan. It
was directly in line with the 1882
platform and his personal pledges.
1t was just what he wanted to do.
But 1t was not at all what the ad-
vanced thinkers of the early New
Deal wanted to do.
They were the original advocates
Of that strange theory that the size
of the national debt does not matter,
because I'VE merely owe it to our
selves" There was too, the pressure
from the gallant boys of the Harry
Hopkins tax, tax. spend, spend,
elect, elect" school. In the end,
they swung the President away
from his promises and his convic-
tions and we started galloping down
the road toward Federal bankrupt
cy. 1t is time to get back to fiscal
sanity; the Tydings proposal points
the way.
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On Thursday, Alexander Sever
sky forecast the war of the
future. For him this Second
World War is only a test of the
real power of aviation. The
present war has yet provided
few examples of pure air STRAIT
egy . strategical bombing is
still in the experimental stage
=. in the future, as aviation
asserts its dominant role, war
making will become increasingly
a contest in destroying weapons
at their point of origin"
Also on Thursday. Senator
Ralph Brewster debated with
Harry D. Gideonse on the sub
ject Are Americas and Britain's
economic aims compatible?" In
the course of his argument Sena-
tor Brewster listed conflicts Of
interest which unless solved to
American satisfaction might SOW
the seed of another and greater
war" The war, he thought,
might occur, if America did not
receive her proper share" Of
trade. Among other things he
demanded "a more equitable
sharing of the British petroleum
reserves in the Persian gulf"
Bet Against Own Success.
I greatly hope that none OF
these gentlemen will have any
thing to say about the coming
peace. For If they are already
betting against the success of
their own plans, let us make
other plans.
Mr.. Knox's plan is to have
permanent universal military
training, the worlds largest air
force and fleet, and be sure that
I'VE don't end this war too soon"
and only when our troops stand
in Berlin and Toxic.
We are to knock out Germany
and Japan once and for all, leav-
ing only the United Nations as
power factors on earth. We are
to make sure that the follow
ing peace will endure for a long
time" But We must be warned
against the illusion that it will
endure.
I do not know which of the
United Nations, Mr.. Knox con-
siders will be our next enemy.
Senator Brewster is more spe-
ciflc. If we don't get what we
want, it may be Britain. And
one cause may be competing in
terests of British and American
oil companies in territory be-
longing to neither Britain nor
America.
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through inertia, indifference or stu
pidity still exists.
In brief, this is no time to relax
Nonetheless, the prospect is such
that it is no longer sensible to post
pone consideration of the vital post
war domestic problems on the
ground that first we must win the
war. That is why the acceptance
by Mr.. B. M. Baruch of the respon-
sibility for making plans through
which our war economy can be
unscrambled after the fighting is
over sin such a way as to avoid
chaos, provide jobs and re-establish
private enterprise has had so IA
vorable public reaction.
With Mr.. Baruch as the directing
head, clear thinking and disinter-
ested recommendations on this sub
ject are assured. There was never
time when these things were more
needed. And it is encouraging that
as Mr.. Baruch starts on this, the
biggest job yet laid in his lap, other
indications of clear thinking, fore
shadowing support. should come
from the United States Senate.
Sound Suggestion.
The proposed constitutional
amendment offered last week by
Senator Tydings of Maryland is
certainly the soundest suggestion
for the establishment of Fed
eral financial stability, so essential
to any postwar health, made in
many a long day.
What Mr.. Tydings proposes is
an amendment which, in peace
time, would prevent Congress, ex-
cept by three-fifths vote of each
branch, from appropriating more
money than it has levied taxes to
raise. That is as simple a financial
proposal as well could be made. Yet
it Is as far-reaching as any that
has been made. If 1t had been in
force 10 years ago, we should
never have started this war with
any such debt burden as we had
when the Pearl Harbor attack was
made. If it had been in effect 10
years ago, we should never have
had the reckless governmental out
pouring, Of billions which occurred
before Pearl Harbor.
II it should become operative with.
In the next two years, all fear OF
Federal financial collapse-and it is
Ia very real fear-would disappear
The simplicity of the proposal is its
chief virtue. A child can understand
1t, and there seems no room for any
intelligent person to oppose it. All
it means Is that every dollar that
Congress appropriates must be bal
anced by a dollar raised by taxes
What could be sounder than that?
What could be fairer than that? II
would insure against bankruptcy. II
would automatically eliminate waste
1t would compel the Government tc
live within its means in peacetimes
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Mr.. Roosevelt has had sort of
chip-on- -the-shoulde attitude to-
ward the owners of newspapers and
1t may we'll have resulted from the
theological compleXes of those New
Deal oureaucrats who have had
such ready access to mis- ear. The
publishers, on the other hand, have
looked askance at the use of the
administrations power to injure the
press just becadse. as they felt,
most of the editorial pages have not
happened to agree with the radical
ism and at times the totalitarianisn
of the New Deal.
In time of war, however, and in
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This Changing World

that these people collaborated
with the Allies and facilitated the
defeat Of the Vichy forces under
the command Of Gen. Francois
Dentz.
Following this victory and the
establishment Of a joint British
Free French administration, the
Syrians were told they could
have elections, to get themselves
a president and a parliament.
They took the word OF the AL
lies at its face value and pro-
ceeded to hold elections. The
British meant what they said.
1t was to their advantage to have
an independent-nominally at
least--Lebanon. The loyalty Of
the people of this new republic
was certain. The American Gov
ernment, in order to show that
it approved the idea of a Leba-
non Republic, sent to Beirut q
diplomatic agent, George Wads-
worth, our former Charge DAFT
faireS in Rome.
Seen As War Promise.
The French Committee of Ma
tional Liberation apparently did
not intend to have a really in
dependent republic in that sec
ton Of Syria. 1t considered the
pledges given to the people Of
the Lebanon before the Vichy
forces were expelled as one Of
those war promises which should
not be accepted literally.
The committee representative
at Beirut became gravely con-
cerned when the Lebanese took
themselves seriously and pro-
ceeded to organize their country
as an independent republic. The
French representative, Mr.. Hell
leau, had on hand q number
Of Senegalese eager to fight. He
let them loose on the new gov
eminent, the newly elected par
lament and disposed with the
aid of some tanks and a couple
of battalions from Senegal of the
whole nuisance" In prewar
days these methods worked sue
cessfully. But now the situa-
ton is radically changed.
The Arabs are aware of their
power in the world. The ire
flected action of the Committee
of National Liberation stirred up
not only the people of Syria but
the whole Arab world including
Egypt.
Washington and London be-
came worried. The French had
put their foot in a wasp's nest
and there is a serious possibility
that the Americans and the Brit
ish might be stung too unless
the situation is remedied within
short time.
Pressure is now being brought
on Gen. De Gaulle to change his
attitude and keep his pledges.
1t is hoped that the director
of the Committee OF National
Liberation will prove more CO.
operative than he has in the
past.
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Air Line Cargo Service
10 Be Started Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. IS. Trans
continental & Western Air, Inc, an
InounGed yesterday its sky freighter'
will take off at La Guardia Field fol
the West Coast at l2:45 am. tomor
row on the first al-cargo trip over
the shortest, fastest, coast -to-coast
air route.
TWA officials said the cargo flight
would reach California in II hours
and 18 minutes flying time and will
be made nightly, with stops at Pitts
burgh. Chicago, Kansas City
Wichita, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
A companion eastbound fight will
leave San Francisco at 1915 am
daily and Los Angeles at 3:15 am.
arriving in New York at 1874 am
the next day. The plane will stop a
Philadelphia to pick up westboune
cargo and deliver it at La Guards
Field in time for the nightly Wes
Coast flight, officials said.
Evening star., 1943-11-15

=" he ar is
won, but the
war is not over
not BY a lon
shot," In enec,
Mr.. Churchill
said the same
thing in his re-
cent speech.
What Is meant,
Of course, is that
t h o u gh COM
plete victory
S e e ms assured,
t h e possibility
o t d e + e a t
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Arthur J. O'Keefe Dies:
WAS New Orleans Moyo,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15.-Arthur
j. O'Keefe, 81, Mayor of New Or
leans when Huey P. Long was build
ing his political empire in
Louisiana, died here Saturday night
after a long illness.
Elected to the mayoralty in 1926
Mr.. OKeefe took an active part in
establishing flood control for the
Mississippi Valley. He was granted
an indefinite leave of absence in
1929, due to illness.
Evening star., 1943-11-15

would n q v e
an opportun-
ity to fight
for his coun-
try some day.
On w e d.
nesday, tn e
Secretary of
t he N a y,
FRANK Knox,
w a r n e d
against t h e
illusion that
this was like
ly to be the
Ia 81, war 4"
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and their means
of surprised pain
touch me to the
heart.
He was a pro-
fessional," and
the quiver in
their voice i'm
plies, He cheat
ed me-" I used
to ask, How do
you know" -
and if they knew
they had been
cheated, W h y
<JiIrA @Lay, o>~
Evening star., 1943-11-15

rather intimate
discussion of the
problems of the
war. For doing
this simple and
useful thing he
now is being at
tackled by a Sec
ton Of the iso-
lationist press
whose mistaken
purpose is to
arouse competi-
tive jealousies
and stir up fric-
tion between the
Evening star., 1943-11-15

tives of the
Gen. de Gaul-
les Commit
tee Of Nation
al Liberation
have adopted
too much of q
high = handed
oil cy with
the n e W / y
created inde-
British Gov
ernment.
The Ameri-
can and the
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the anxious days that lie ahead it
is important for all Of us to work
together against the vicious set of
international enemies we are fight
ing. Any move, therefore, that
looks toward bringing together our
President and our press, whether
through large groups or small
through writer's or editors or pub
fishers. is a move in the right direc-
ton and should not be suspended
just because of the mischievous ma
neuvers Of an isolationist-m minded
opposition.
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On The Record

Senator Brewster picks . good
point for hts next war-Persia.
American and British boys are
to fight each other there in be-
half Of the conflicting interests
of private companies. But there
Is another power interested in
Persia, though not in oil conces-
sions, but in an outlet for a So
cialist economy to warm water.
That is Russia. So we could
have a wonderful war bound to
embrace the whole world, or lay
the foundations for World War
No. w. That would be fine be-
cause by then, we will have per-
fected atomic disintegration, and
so can blow the human race off
the earth and give this globe
a final, lasting peace.
We must be grateful to Sena-
tor Brewster for making clear
where power politics and free
play for the competition of pri-
vate industrial empires will lead
us. We should be grateful to
Mr.. Knox for warning us of the
results of placing our faith in
the maintenance of huge stand
ing national armies. We hope
Alexander de Seversky will con-
tinue to describe future wars in
the air. Mr.. Seversky promises
Us that the next war in the air
will be humane. Few people will
be killed. The result will not
be many corpses, but general
chaos
People To Sift Causes.
Curiously enough, I don't be-
lieve these prophets. I don't
believe we are going to fight
over Persian oil, nor even over
air transport. Nor do I think
that the people are going to
put their trust in immense ma
tional arms.
For, when this war is over,
the people are going to go care
fully into its causes. They are
going to review the diplomacy OF
the last 20 years. And they are
going to find out that this war
need never have happened. They
are going to see that it was the
result Of the game of power poll
tics, fostering the hope that a
war could occur which would
not affect their own nation, but
initiate to their own interests.
They are also going to see that
wars occur because the govern
ments and ruling powers Of ma
tions do not know how to or
ganjze and use their own re-
sources and manpower for the
wealth and happiness of their
own people, and so turn them
loose in conquest as a way out
of dilemma.
That is not said to exculpate
Hitler and the Germans who
started this catastrophe. But
what has to be explained is how
and why he, and the nation be-
hind him, were able to get into
the position where they could
do all this.
When We find the right an
swers, by asking the right ques-
tions, we can be more optimis-
tic about enduring peace than
Mr.. Knox, Mr.. Seversky, Gen.
Patton, or Senator Brewster.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Books Atlantic Charter

CAIRO, Nov. Is P.-Premier
Mustapha Nahas Pasha announced
yesterday Egypt's decision to join
the nations adhering to the Atlantic
Charter. He spoke at the Wafdist
Party's Silver Jubilee Congress.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
BY FRANK r. KENT.

In summing up his view of the
military situation a few days ago,
a high American military author
ity, just returned from abroad, said !:
Evening star., 1943-11-15
By CONSTANTINE BROWN

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Washington and London are
gravely concerned over the un-
expected flare-up in the Lebanon
Republic, where the representa-.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
By DOROTHY THOMPsON.

Some months ago. Gen. Pat
ton, in letter to the small
brother of a fallen soldier, prom
ised the youngster that he, too,
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Effort Made
To Discredit
|CoIumnists
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

PRESIDENT Roosevelt recently Sc
lected small group Of editors and
writer's and invited them twice to
the White House for a long and
Evening star., 1943-11-15
|McEvoy-
How to GumbIe
And Win, Too!
BY ]. p. McEVOY.

I have friends who think they
know how to gamble-and maybe
they do. But every once in q while
they run up against the real thing
Evening star., 1943-11-15

opinions OF the oriter this page oun not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars e0ort to gue all sides of questions of its
readers although such opinions may contradictory amono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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Evening star., 1943-11-15
I he Great Game of Politics.

or unless there should arise some
p Oraot r, fiono1
Evening star., 1943-04-21

clinched on total pins, meets the
runnerup Lafayettes at Hi-Skor
The best Lafayette can hope for is a
tie In games won and lost, while
defeat may cost it second place
should Hi-Skor sweep the set and
the third-place Rosslyns shut out
Clarendon at Clarendon.
In the other matches starting at
7:30 Brookland rolls at Bethesda
Bowling Center. Arlington at Chevy
Chase Ice Palace, King Pin at
Rendezvous, Takoma at Spillway
and Red Circle at Arcadia.
Kreamer Rolls 1915.
With Sam Shreve firing 1874 and
400, the leading Windsor Shop
posted 651 and 1888 to trim Edge
wood Market, 81, in the Rhode Is
land Avenue Businessmens League.
but the big star at King Pin was Lou
Kreamer of De Perrin. who banged
out l8l and 435 for second hign
counts of the season. Marking up
three strikes and six spares in his
last nine boxes. Lou was shy only
one pin Of the top game.
The rollof1 Of the Ellis Goodman
elimination winners and the yictors
in similar tournament staged at
Baltimore has been postponed at
Lafayette until May 2, due to the
coming Easter Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Sunday Comes Wanted

Gaithersburg baseball team wants
to book Sunday games either at
home or away. Call Walter Selby
at Gaithersburg 134-R, or write him.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Wynn
Continued From Page C-lD

Eddie Mayo. whose throw to the
plate was too late to nip Priddy slid
ing In with the tying run. Chris
topher loaded the bases by hitting
Alex Carrasquel on the foot and
Mack replaced Christopher with
Roger Wolff. He famed Clary, and
Early was caught at the plate on
Cases grounder, but Stan Spence
singled, johnson walked and Vernon
singled to send three more runs
across.
Carresquel. who pitched the final
five innings after Leonard had been
lifted for Pinch-H Hitter Gene Moore
in the fourth, unleashed a superb
sort OF pitching. although he was
nicked for two runs in the seventh
on the only two hits he yielded.
A walk to White and singles by
Mayo and Tyack presented the AS
their first run in that inning and
Mayo scored when Priddy dropped
Carrasquel's throw to first after the
Venezuelan had scooped up Dick Sic
bertS roller.
Washington scored it's final run at
Orrie Arntzen's expense in the
eighth. Case and Spence opened
with singles and after johnson
famed, Vernon brought Case in
from third with an tnfleld grounder.
Leading Wastington's 12-hit at
tack was Case with three singles,
while Spence and Vernon contrib
uted pair of safeties each. Valo,
White and Tyack each got two of
PhiladelphiA's eight hits.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 21.-The Inter-
national League. only minor baseball
loop to 90 through the war campaign
of 1918, starts its second season Of
the present conflict today. with the
Baltimore Orioles hosts to the Tor
onto Maple Leafs.
Tomorrow the remainder Of the
clubs swing into action, with Buffalo
at Jersey City. Rochester at Newark
and Montreal at Syracuse. The Balti-
more-Toronto game was moved up
to avoid conflict with the opening Of
the Maryland racing season, orig
inally scheduled for tomorrow.
Has Lost Many Players.
Although the circuit has been hit
hard by the wars manpower de-
mands and also by the gradual ton
Of many players to the ma jors,
enough veterans remain to enable
the customers to recognize their
favorites.
In fact, Of the eight hurlers
nominated to pitch the opening
games, six Of them were In the loop
during 1912, when Newark romped
off with the flag. and only two are
newcomers.
ROLAND Van Slate. who side
armed his way to II victories with
Charleston. S. c., last year, is Man.
ager AL Thomas choice for today's
contest with Toronto, while the
Leafs will counter with either Nick
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Only Minor Circuit to Survive
Last War, IL. Is ryine Again
Clubs Shy Monpower, but Have Vet Nucleus;
Orioles Host to Toronto in Lone Opener

Strincevich or Dick Conger. The
former compiled a 1910 record at
Toronto a year ago while Conger's
efforts were and 3.
The other newcomer is Kemp
Wicker, southpaw formerly with the
New York Yankees but recently a
member Of the st. Louis farm gang
He will be sent to the mound by
John (Pepper Martin, new boss Of
the Rochester Red Wings, with
Steve Roser his likely Newark op-
ponent.
Both Wicker and Martin moved TO
Rochester from Sacramento. 1912
winner OF the Pacific Coast League
pennant, during the winter.
Hartnett Pilots Jersey City.
Other managerial changes bring
Leo (Gabby) Hartnett. formerly
Chicago Cub catcher and manager,
to Jersey City: Greg Mulleavy. boss
last year Of the pennant- winning
jamestown IN. " club in the Pony
loop, to Buffalo and Fresco Tf1omp-
son, former National League In
fielder. to Montreal
Holdover managers are Thomas,
Bill Meyer OF Newark. Jewel Ems
Of Syracuse and Burleigh Grimes OF
Toronto. Meyer brought the Bears
another pennant last year. but Syra-
cuse went on to capture the Cover
nors' Cup in the shaughnessy play
offs and represented the league In
the Little World Series.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Virginia Seeks Honors
In Penn Track Meet
Will Compete in Three
Relays, Special Events

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, April 71.-Thres
relay teams and individuals II, sew
eral special events will represent
Virginia in the 49th annual pennsyl-
vania Relay Carnival next Friday
and Saturday
In 1888 and 1889 Coach Archie
Hahn's shuttle hurdle relay teams
scored over the best Of the timber
topping quartets.
Two Of the four members Of last
years team which lost in a close
finish to Yale are available. Tom
Todd, one Of the outstanding hur-
dlers in the South, and Baylor
Capers, who is a close second in
ability, are the veterans. They will
be joined by william Mohler and
Bart Todd. There is A possibility
chat Nat Boyd. who ran last season
and who is entered In the broad
Jump, may run on the hurdle COM
bination.
Curtin Coleman. Samuel Fray,
Jere Hanson and Robert Green have
been nominated by Hahn to form
the sprint medley team and the first
three with George Laubacker make
up the class B mile four.