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Evening star., 1943-11-26
The Great Game Of Politics.

among the President's own friends
over the question Of imitation and
wase increases. Nothing could be
more important than . arm ana
unified policy On these things BY the
party with the responsibility. Yet,
u there such policy? The answer
clearly is no.
For example, Judge vinson, eco
nomic stabilization director, acting
ior the President, refuses to agree
70 the s-cent-an-hour wage increase
demanded by the brotherhoods, on
tne ground that to do 80 would make
~ impossible to resist other wage
demands, and thus the whole effort
70 avert imitation would bog down
Cites Two Examples.
DO the President's party friend,
accept this7 They do not. On the
contrary, Senator Robert Wagner
Who tor years has been the admin.
istration's spokesman for labor in
Ooneress. demands that Judge Vim
son back down and agree to the In.
crease. And the President Is not
effectively backing either position
He Is not putting his weight AZ
strongly as he could behind Mr.
Vlnson and he has not used his
great personal influence with sena-
tor Wagner to bring him into line
1hese are two samples of the
sense Of responsibility, the posses-
sion OF party policies and the cour-
age OF the party in power. It would
be easy to cite many more. Under
the circumstances it does seem
somewhat absurd for the advocates
OF q fourth term to bring up the
question OF responsibility, OF ability
to govern and Of party policies in
domestic affairs. They had better
talk about something else.
1t may be true that the Repub-
lioans In Congress have no coherent
party policy on . number of ques.
tions upon which 1t would be help
ful to have one. And 1t may be true
that on taxes and on food subsidies
they have shown less than a Wiling
ness to take . arm and nonpolitical
stand.
However. some credit should be
given Republicans In the Senate for
beating the Federal aid for teachers
grab, the ultimate cost of which
would have run into billions, which,
in effect, would have put a million
teachers on the Federal pay roll and
created another big vested interest
in politics.
There ought to be some credit. too,
Tor the Republican stand against
what amounts to a Federal subsidy
for the small newspapers of the
country, recently forced through by
Democratic votes. But concedinr
that the charge against the Repub- |
hcans Is. at least. partly true, still,
everything the New Dealers are now
alleging against the opposition ap-
plies to themselves With greater
force.
1t Is new idea. anyhow, to indict
Evening star., 1943-11-26

Ing solidity, 1t Is pretty well con.
ceded that foreign poicy cannot be
made an issue in the next campaign
Apparently accepting tho fact that
the fight will be on domestic ad-
ministration, the contention now Il
that the Republicans are unit TO,
the responsibility Of Government
because they have no party policies
and no political courage.
Aside from the fact that policies
of the party out of power cannot
really be crystallized until the party
platform is adopted and the party
candidate is chosen and that, in this
case. Republican policies will be
really formed by the man they elect
Presidential they do elect him
after he becomes President-aside
from these things, this indictment
comes strangely from an admins
tration which as conspicuously lack,
a party policy and q sense Of re.
sponsibility as this administration.
Couldn't Do Worse.
1t is. in fact, difncult to recall
any whose defects Of this kind have
made as horrible mess OF govern
mental affairs or created a stu
alton more menacing to the people
as a whole. Or one that has shown
less courage In resisting pressure
groups. One does not have to hold
any brief for the Republicans to
argue that they could not do worse
1t is not only that the Democrats
are today badly split into New Deal
and anti-New Deal factions, which
completely nullifies administration
policies and undermines RESPONSE
bility, but the New Dealers them
selves are on different sides Of the
same issues.
Two examples are outstanding
First, there is the vital business of
taxes, which affects us all and upon
which the stability Of the Govern.
ment depends. The administration
evolves a tax bill to raise 10000
100000, which its own leaders in
Congress contemptuously. throw out
the window. substituting q bill to
raise less than $4,000, 900 900. Is this
having q party policy? Is this
responsibility Does this give any
one on the Democratic side the right
to talk on those subjects? Or to
indict?
The other example is in the split
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ence was that
the Republican
tendency toward
isolation made It
/ m pos ible to
trust that party
with the con-
duct Of Amer
ican foreign az
fairs.
But since the
passage Of the
Connally resolu-
ton, in which
the Republicans
voted with strik-
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Red Cross Motor Corps 1t. R. S. LoMontogue
Plans Mechanics Course Promoted to Coptoin

A course in motor mechanics will
be started Wednesday by the Motor
Corps of the District Red Gross
Enrolment should be made at the
OAR building, Seventeenth street
between D and E streets NV
Especially needed by the Corps are
women with free daytime hours
Applicants must be American citi.
zens and experienced drivers.
Instructors for the 20-hour course
will be two graduates of a recent
intensive training class given al
George Washington University.
Evening star., 1943-11-26

The temporary promotion of Army
Air Forces First 1t. Ralph Stuart
LaMontague, formerly of 1901 Della
field place NV, to captain was an
nounced today by the War Depart
ment.
Capt. LaMontague lived at that
address with his wife and daughter
and left about year ago for duty
at Southern camp,
Evening star., 1943-11-26
This Changing World

They tell the hungry people Of
India that their kinsmen In the
Japanese Army are faring well
and are getting ready to Nbsrats
India, with the assistance Of the
little brown brothers, from the
British yoke. Japanese planes
occasionally flying over thu
famine stricken Bengal Province
are not dropping bombs, but small
bags Of rice to which are attached
pamphlets urging the people Of
Bengal to help Japan.
These pamphlets. the author
ship Of which is ascribed to the
Boas brothers. point out that
there is plenty Of rice in Burma
and other Japanese held ter
ritories. If the Indians want to
eat. the pamphlets say, they must
Join Japan.
Subhas Boas, being q younger
man, is more active than his
brother. He is now used rs q
contact" with dissatisfied Chi
nese in the area not occupied by
tho Japanese. He Is frequently
seen at Bangkok, the capital Of
Thai. where he Is helping the
Japanese organize an "elite
corps" Of Indian troops to be
employed against the forces Of
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten
when and II he decides to invade
Burma.
Has Been In Philippines.
Recently he has been in the
Philippines as an honored guest
OF the newly-created Free Phil
ippine" government, and has
urged the islands to forget all
about the United States and
direct their activities toward q
loyal" cooperation with Japan,
which gave them their independ-
ence within a short time after
they were freed Of American
imperialism"
To Us these sound like empty
words, and there Is no doubt that
q large number Of Filipinos who
realize what Japanese freedom"
means share this point Of view.
But there also Is no question
that quite q few islanders, hear
ing the powerful rhetoric Of these
Indian agitators, are impressed.
Although the japanese believe
the offensive Of Mountbatten's
forces will be more spectacular
than effective, they are taking no
chances. According to recent re-
ports, the garrisons in Burma
have been greatly reinforced and
the Boas brothers are encouraged
to work overtime to spread the
gospel Of Japan throughout
MALAYSIA,
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lie IN Indian
ar my from
the t h o u
sands Of pris-
on ers cap
tured by the
Jap anese at
8 h q n ghai,
the M alay
p e n l n sula,
H o n 6 Kong
and 8 in & a.
n n r . The
kto gov.
ernment OBJ
Evening star., 1943-11-26

free legal aid for servicemen at the
United Nations Service Center, 500
North Capitol street. A representa-
tive Of the association will be on
duty there each evening from to
10 o'clock, except Sunday, 1t was
announced today.
Arrangements can also be made
through the director Of volunteers
for legal aid for any serviceman
needing 1t and who cannot get to
the center between those hours, the
Bar Association announcement said.
Evening star., 1943-11-26

airpower alone
will do the job.
Frightful as
are the effects Of
bombing on Ber-
lin, the Nazis are
not expected to
capitulate soon.
Evacuation Of
large cities such
as the British
carried out may
be expected and
the Nazi govern
ment itself may
scatter its offices
Evening star., 1943-11-26

p oltt e tea
party. War is
hell.
And war is
. he ii for
W hich the
youth Of this
country have
b e en- badly
p I t p a + e q O..
our educa-
ton and our
life for the
last genera
ton h a v e
he en- soft.
Evening star., 1943-11-26

Prussian Cruelty Discussed.
There has been much talk
about the hated Prussian mill
tarism. What Is characteristic
OF that school Of military educa-
tion2 Not choleric loss of tenn
per by ofdcers, resulting in occa-
sional brutal actions, but cold
and superior sadism, extinguish-
Ing every remnant Of personality
in the soldier. infiicting wounds
by sneers. not slaps.
In the Prussian Army-I speak
OF the old one because know
1t best-it was all but impossible
for anybody to bring a COM
plant against a superior officer.
Technically it was possible, but
actually such revenge was taken
against the complainant, by the
whole officers corps, in the
thousand and one little disci-
plines by which the life of the
ordinary soldier can be made un-
bearable, that nobody dared open
his mouth. German literature is
full OF such cases-I think i'm
mediately Of Arnold Zweig's
great novel. THE Case Of Ser
geant Grischa"-in which q man
Is railroaded to death purely
through the attempts of officers
to cover their own bureaucratic
mistakes.
Calls Conduct Abominable.
General Patton acted abomi-
nably and has admitted 1t. We
do not know what surged up in
his mind and caused him to slap
a shell-shocked soldier. We do
know that he had gone through
hell himself and was vividly
aware of his immense RESPONSE
bility, and the situation Of our
troops, none Of them veterans.
and about to engage in a terribly
tough struggle with hardened en-
emies. In his own person, he
cannot understand the fact Of
shell-shock, no matter what he
may know about it from the
manuals. To q man like Gen.
Patton all nervous breakdowns
are bound to suggest stimulation,
as they sometimes are. And prob
ably he had seen not one case
but many and it was more than
he could endure.
What then happened was more
than the American Nation could
endure. He slapped q sick man
suffering from malarial deliriurn,
And for that he had to answer to
Gen. Eisenhower and most
humbly spologized.
There was an understandable
attempt to prevent publicity for
this story, for 1t is grist to the
mills Of our enemies. But there
is no reason why we should add
fuel to the flame-particularly
those of us who sit at home In
comfort. and neither risk being
shell shocked nor losing our
tempers, since both the Pattons,
and Patton's soldiers, keep shells
very far from our homes.
There is many a soldier who
will better understand Gen. Pat
ton, and more quickly forgive
him, than will understand or for
give the malingering on assembly
belts, the organizing of black
markets. the bureaucratic in
trigues, the political rivalries, the
group pressures, the shrewd eyes
on future opportunities, that
undermine home morale.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1943-11-26

the party without power for failure
to evolve policies before it gets in
to insist upon It's proving itself re-
sponsible before 1t assumes respon-
sibility.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
BY FRANK r. KENT.

It is interesting to note that the
fourth-term strategist and New Deal
spokesmen have shifted their arsu-
ment. For q long time their insist
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On the Record.
BY DOROTHY THOMPsON.

The hue and cry around the
case Of Gen. Patton indicates
that this country. still does not
know what war is. War Is not q
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Berlin Raids
Forerunner
To Invasion
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Airpower Is being given its full
chance to bring Germany to. the
point Of surrender. But there are
few here who are ready to say that
Evening star., 1943-11-26
By CONSTANTINE BROWN

The two Far East Indian
brothers. subhas Chendra Boas
and Rash Behari Boas, are very
active In their attempt to organ
Evening star., 1943-11-26

opinions OF the uriters this page are their oD not
necessarily The Stars Such optons presented The
Stars eDot to gve all sides OF Queons Of interest s
readers although such opinions may contradictory aon1
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Bor Plons Free Legal Aid
For Servicemen Here

The District OF Columbia Bar
Association has arranged to provide
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Prussian Cruelty Discussed,

~, H. ,,,as.s.y As "a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Small Business
Asks 0PA Probe

WASHINGTON, April 3 (UP)--
The. House small business commit
tee will conduct an investigation 10
determine whether regulations and
orders issue by the Office Of Price
Administration comply with the
provisions Of the Price Control
Act. it was announced today by
Wright d. Patman Cd of Texas.
The investigation was requested
by 19 national retail distribution
organizations representing some
100000 retail merchants engaged
in various lines of merchandising
according to Patman.
"Our committee ls convinced
that the Emergency Price Con-
troll Act has not been complied
with" said Patman. Conditions
are forced upon retailers and
wholesalers which do not follow
the provisions of this act. This
has caused no end OF trouble 10
retailers"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
i. ). Gets jap
Rubber, Report

WASHING rON. April 3 (UP)--
Anthony j. Dmond. Alaskan dele
gate IN Congress. said tonight he
had heard from two SourCes-and
believes II true that the United
States was receiving Japanese rub
her on reverse lend-lase from
Russia.
He said he had not been in
formed what quantities Of rubber
were thus being sent 10 this coun-
try hut that me amount undoubt-
eddy was small.
A spokesman Al The board Of
economic warfare. told of Dlmond $
remarks, said he had checked SINH
lar reports eNhauStively and had
been unable 10 find any confirma-
ton in any government agency on
among rubber importers on the
West Coast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
. ants Action
On Tax Plan
Financial Chaos
Faced, Martin Says
Sunday, April 4. 1913

WASHINGTON. April CUP)-
House Republican leader Martin
tonight demanded immediate ac-
ton on a pay-as-you-go tax plan
to prevent financial chaos"
"The Congress owes II Ito the
nation To see that n tax hill on
n current basis IL formulated
promptly" Martin said in a
statement.
III II Is not done the Ameri-
can people will know where IN
place the h m Q - upon the
Democratic ma iOrity who CON
troll the Legislative program"
Rep. Forand Cd OF r h q 4 .
Island. sponsor OF tho only COM
promise plan thus far presented.
said that both Republicans and
Democrats on the ways and means
committee arc being "bullheaded''
about H.
There il plenty of sentiment
In the House for my hill IN for
give the basic tax liability in
1912 incomes. Forand said. "bnt
the committee members are still
stubborn"
After the House rejected both
The administration and tho Ruml
plans and instructed tho COM
mittce 10 reconsider tho whole
question. Chairman DouGhton Of
The ways and means committee,
indicated his group would he oC-
Cuplcd with other matters for al
least n month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Bring Your DUN Sugar
If You Dine With Jim!

for the girl who works DAYS for
me To 20 home and II I do not
relieve her she will either quit
or 20 home or both. So I leave
the line and go back TO the
restaurant.
This I do half dozen times.
Never can I get closer than the
door Of that ration board. call
mp my wholesaler and tell him
am ont Of sugar and | have no
coupons. He says he will let
me have some sugar and ! will
owe him the coupons. Often !
have owed him money and paid
II so he knows II I owe him
coupons I will pay him.
AT last get to the ration
hoard and I say I have got To
have a hook because I owe cou-
pons. tell them the truth. So
comes hearing and now this.
81 am going 10 see my lawyer.
Maybe 10 isn't rs bad As IL
seems"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Concrete Poured
For Big Plant

CHICAGO April ; INS) Tho
last concrete has been poured for
the main manufacturing unit Of
the Dodge Chicago plant, division
OF ChtySler
The plant will have more floor
space than ChicaEo'S immense
Merchandise Mart and vas built
IN eight months
Il features new type of con-
crete which effected enough saw
ings in steel 10 build II destroyerS
The new plant VIII require ~
CafcteriaS 10 feed iiS workers and
Will have utilities service eouiva-
lent ~ that needed 10 supply A
city OF the SIZE OF Tcrrc Haute
Ind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. April 3 UP
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower, Allied
supreme commander IN North
Africa. announced that his ground
forces under command OF Gen. Sir
Harold Alexander would he known
as the 18th Army Group. The
designation was chosen by COM
bining the First and Eighth Brit
iSh armies.
The campaign is now developing
toward It's climax, ne said. and the
aim is not only immediate victory
on this front but the eventual COM
plete defeat of all enemies e.-------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
ConQresS Ready
To Take Hand
In Labelling Row
karon Storm Center
as Unions Demand
Grading Plan Proceed

WASHINGTON. April ; GNS)
The controversy over grade la
being nj canned goods and other
products grow today amid indICa-
tlouS that Congress VIII intervene
to put an end ia The dispute
Congressional sources predicted
that tho House next week would
pass 2 resolution drafted by Rep
Hallcck m OF Indiana 10 author
ne IT'S interstate commerce conf
mlttoc 20 investigate OPA's pro-
poSaIs for grading canned goods
and meats As a support FOR price
control
liallcck'S office reported An in
crcaSinC flood ~ mail on tho 'SSue
Hallcck rlmSclf has aSSailcd grade
labelling as DISTINCTIVE 10 =tradl-
uonal brand names and business
good Will and ruInous 10 sdver-
Using
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Jones Denies
u. ). Must Keep
Hand in Industry
Insists Government
and Menufs curing
Should Cooperate

NEW YORK, April 3 QNS)-
of Commerce Jones de-
clared tonight that despite the
tremendous wartime expansion Of
governments owned manufacturing
facilities. il should not be neceS-
sary after the war for the govern
ment 10 keep its hand in industry,
Jones, speaking AT the Army
Day dinner Of the Military Order
of the World War, conceded that
one of Americas greatest postwar
problems would be what 10 do
with our goVernment-owned man
ufacturing facilities
I'VE will need 10 maintain n
high level Of employment" he
said. "to prevent idleness, snf-
fering and want.
MUST WORK TOGETHER
"But this does not mean that
the government must retain the
ownership or the operation Of
the facilities II has built.
"Nor does II mean that they
should be sacrificed. II means
that government and private
business must work together To
utilize in peace much Of the
machinery we have created for
war;
Jones said that this problem al
goVernment-in-b and al
the other economic troubles sure
To come from tho transition 70
peaceful ways will have 10 be re-
solved by Congress.
RFC O.K,'s 90 MILLION
Jones gave a review Of govern.
ment- financed industrial activity
for the war, asserting that the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. and
other agencies under his direct
supervision have authorized more
than S20,0OO,O00 for such invest.
ment.
THE manufacturing capacity
% the country has been In
creased many times and much Of
this increase must he fitted into
our postwar program In such
WAY rs TO continue In substantial
measure the increased employ
ment that has been brought
I about nv the war effort"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04

Is under Gen. Anderson. The
Fifth British Corps has had sew
eral British infantry divisions in
action.
"Tn the center Gen. Patton
commands the American forces
Of IN lch four divisions have
h cen in front line ac on.
namely: the First ArmOred and
the First. Ninth and saith Infan-
try Divisions. In the south the
veteran British Eighth Army
under Gen. Montgomery forms
the right flank OF Gen. Alex
ander's group. The 10th and
30th Corps OF the army include,
among others. the New Zealand
Division and Indians. the 50th
and 5lst Infantry Divisions.
FIGHTING SINCE FALL
I'VE have been fighting this
campaign as Allies since No
vember for the forces in North
Africa and since October for
the Eighth Army. Every British
and American citizen and every
British and American soldier
has a right In draw pride and
inspiration from the record
which this United States force
Is making for itself.
MANY OF the soldiers ~ the
British First Army have been
In action almost since the first
day of the landing In North
Africa.
They have gone through the
hardshipS Of n winter in the
mountains and they have come
our Of II fun ~ high spirits
and determine ton.
YANKS UNDER ALEXANDER
"In the days ~ the first drive
into Tunisia we threw every
American available into the
lines To help the First Army.
These American units now have
been regrouped and are fight
ing under Gen. Alexander. The
American soldiers are showing
us every day that they are ca
pable Of fighting with the war
machines which our factories
are turning out.
"The record OF the Eighth
Army Is too brilliant to need
any praise. II has chased one
Of the enemy's most powerful
forces across the desert and Is
still full Of energy for the final
blow In Tunisia. Every Ameri-
can shares the pride of the Brit
ish In the inclusion Of these
fighters In the Allied forces"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Woman S kidnapping
Story Proves Hoax

FLINT, April Admitting her
story OF being kidnapped by An or
chestra was p hoax Miss Sioema
Cole. IS. NJ Grand Rapids Satur-
day was fined 500 or 30 days IN
jail
Miss Cole told Tho kdnap story
when she was arrested on drunk
charge. claiming she vas forced ~
accompany the orchestra fr o N
Grand Panidc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
MAKING PROGRESS

Eisenhower issued this statement
summarizing his impressions after
visits Ia the various sectors:
Gen. Alexander's 18th Army
group, constantly supported by
tho Western and North African
Air Forces. continues To make
satisfactory progress in its oper-
ations. His group comprises four
distinct elements. The British
First Army Is In the north In
which is incorporated French
corps. The British First Army
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
UNIONS DEMAND

More fuel was added 10 the
grade labelling controversy in z
demand ~ William Green. AL
president. that tho OPA carry out
MS previously announced intention
10 require grade labelling of The
entire 1919 pack Of fruits and veg
etahleS. The CO also has en-
dorSed the proposal
Price Administrators Brown is
NOT expected 10 announce any
final verdict on the issue for Al
least a week or 10 DAYS. however.
and 2 congressional investigation
may further postpone the settle
men,. The issue has split the
OPA into two opposing schools of
thought
Lou r MaXon. Detroit adver-
Using executive and chief OPA
information officer, has publicly
announced the grade labelling pro-
poSal and J X. Galbraith. deputy
OPA administrator IN charge Of
prices. is its chief advocate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
7 Defroiters Killed
In Bomber Crashes

Bomber crashes in Alaska and
the state Of Washington resulted
in death Of TWO DctroitcrS. wire
revealed Saturday.
Second It. Andrew l.. Bowman's
body was found in the wreckaCe
of a ship that carried eight other
crew members 10 death near the
EllcnSburC. Wash, air base Cpl.
James l.. MCkeon 1890 Seymour,
died in the Alaskan crash.