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Evening star., 1943-01-30
I'D Rather Be Rioht'
PubIie's Acceptance Of CosobIonco Secrecy
Is Amozing Demonstration Of War Morale

reaction to the conference than from
the conference.
The public was disappointed that
no supreme war council was born
OF the meeting. Why do so many
Americans and Englishmen ask for
supreme war council? 1t is not
because they are especially devoted
to supreme war councils, or know
very much about them; 1t is because
they seek sign that no further
cross-purposes among the United
Nations are possible. A supreme
war council would have been an
other winking communique, telling
the world that an offensive opera
ton Is planned.
Look for Last Chapter.
And now we start on second
curious period like that which ended,
last fall, with the invasion of North
Africa; a period in which the pub
lie will, more and more anxiously,
look for signs that the last chapter
Of the war is about to start. Spring
lies around the corner, and, with
the first crocus, Englishmen and
Americans will look for signs OF the
final action.
1t may be necessary, for military
reasons about which we can know
little, to postpone that final action
beyond the precise month, or season,
at which 1t may seem due, or over
due, to the people. That is obviously
true.
And yet a great, democratic pres
sure for the finish is underway.
And it should be possible for the
two great, fighting democrats who
met at Casablanca to give us per-
haps whole succession of winks,
telling us that 1t is coming, without
telling us when. The invitation
to Mr.. Stain was such a sign. An
other would be a supreme war
council. A third sign would be the
absence Of any quibble or quarrel
among the United Nations; silence
Of that sort would be the best sign
of all.
The public will be watching for
these signs, or the lack OF them,
anxiously. 1t has become war-wise.
1t has evolved technique Of It's
own for drawing conclusions. 1t
will use it rs we start from Casa
blanca down the home stretch.
Evening star., 1943-01-30
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

1t is wrong to say that the public
has accepted, on faith, the military
decisions made by Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Churchill at Casablanca.
True, the public has not nagged.
1t has not begged to be told what
went on. The explanation is that
the public thinks it knows what was
decided.
1t believes, In America and Eng
land, that an attack on the con-
tinent of Europe has been sohed-
uled for this year. The public's ac-
ceptance OF the great. silent COM
munique of Casablanca is based on
the belief that 1t knows the plan,
and does not have to be told.
So it would be wrong, for any one,
to set up the supposition that public
opinion in America and England has
reached the point of unquestioning
discipline where 1t will accept on
faith any military determination,
and also any necessary secrecy sur
rounding same. 1t accepts the
secrecy because 1t believes 1t knows
the strategy.
Winking Spirit.
Look about you, and you will see.
that almost every press and private
comment has been offered In some
thing of winking spirit, ard that
cartoonists, whose meter makes it
difficult for them to hint, have
shown clearly their belief that our
decision at Casablanca was a de-
cision to move into Hitler's leben-
sraum, and make ourselves at home.
The merest suggestion that no
such offensive is planned would at
once set the tubs humping against
the secrecy Of Casablanca, and would
shatter the willing public acqui-
escence In the uncommunicatiye-
ness Of the communique.
make the point for two reasons.
one, because 1t Is unwholesome for
any democratic leaders to be led to
suppose that any policy decided on
by them is equally agreeable to the
people, and, two, because the un-
questioning popular support for the
coming offensive is perhaps the
most amazing demonstration Of pub
Lie morale In the history of war.
There are other ways in which
one learns more from the public
Evening star., 1943-01-30

noitering of the battle situation
under heavy enemy fire and his
movement of supporting battalions
into line at the proper time and
place"
The enlisted men decorated are
Sergt. Charles r. Argo of Tigard,
Oreg.; Sergt. Frederick Turning
Bear of White River, S. OAK; Pfc.
Everett P Cardulo of Brooklyn, N.
Y; PIT. Perry Coburn of Melrose,
N. Mex; Pfc. John l.. Cupka of
Minneapolis, Mimi; Pfc. George
Meyers of Bellingham, Wash; Pfc.
Bert S. Rodman of Ferndale, Calf:
Pvt. Kurt Steinbach of Cleveland,
Evening star., 1943-01-30

has been offered 50 far. II you have
land which Is suitable for vegetable
gardening. back yard, a vacant lot
or two, or former farmland on the
outskirts of the city, write the Vic
tory Garden Editor of The Star.
The Star will bring your offer to
the attention of the District Victory
Garden Committee which is being
organized. They will allot the land
through the area victory garden
leaders of civilian mobilization,
OCD, to responsible. earnest gar
deners.
Evening star., 1943-01-30
By RUTH COWAN.

HSsoe4aIco I1ces 1oIeiEu correspondent.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Jan. 30.-Four
American nurses, who said they
Joined the Army Nursing Corps to
help care for fighting men, were
more than little chagrined when
their first patients proved to be a
lot of seasick persons aboard troop
transport.
The four embarked with high
hopes of a restful sea voyage, de-
spite the menace of enemy sub
marines, but as things turned out
they were the busiest persons on
the ship.
AS it happened, contingent of
WAAC was aboard the vessel, and
Evening star., 1943-01-30

e n | ] S t e q men
also were award
ed Silver Stars
for in d | vidual
feats of hero
ism on the same
day.
Col. Macon was
in command of
q re g ! m e n t
which establish
ed a beachhesd
the day of the
landings. T h e
C cita ton called
attention to his
pro m pit and
peressarv rerrr-
Evening star., 1943-01-30

snap beans and sweet corn to in
crease the amount of these vege-
tables going to the commercial can
neries.
1t has been estimated that War
Production Board orders will force
the commercial canneries to with
hold 116,000,000 cases of "A cans
each for the armed forces. This
makes the home growing and cam
ming of vegetables of great i'm
portance.
Much more land can be use by
Washington victory gardeners than
Evening star., 1943-01-30
Silver Star for GaIIantry
Awarded Col. Macon

Col Robert C. Macon. infantry, of
Washington has been awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry during the
November landing operations in
North Africa, the War Department
announced last night.
His wife, Mrs. Lucy H. Macon, re-
sides at 70l East Capitol street. Ten
Evening star., 1943-01-30
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

tee has reported favorably to the
House the Hobbs bill to make 1t
impossible for racketeers in inter-
state commerce to get away with
extortion just because they hap
pen to hold union cards.
The bill sponsored by Repre-
sentative Hobbs Of Alabama, a
member of the committee, is sim
liar to his measure which was
reported favorably to the House
during the last session of Con-
gress but was allowed to languish
and die. Two reasons are given
for failure then to act. One is
that some members wanted to
wait until after the November
elections -- since organized labor
was fighting the bill. The other,
advanced by two members of the
committee who filed minority
report opposing the bill, was that
to pass the bill would hinder the
war effort and insult the great
mass of organized labor.
You can take your pick of the
reasons for failure to act. But
the suggestion that the enact
ment of such a law would be an
insult to organized labor is just
like saying that a law to jail
robbers Is an insult to all honest
men.
Stymied by New Dealers.
Try as they did, those mem
bers of the last Congress who
believed labor laws should be re-
vised - even this proposal to
amend the notwithstanding Act
were able to get nowhere. The
New Dealers and the administra-
ton, backed by the influence of
the labor unions, were too much
for them.
This action now by the House
Judiciary Committee, followed
by an announced intention to
get special rule for the bills
consideration from the House
Rules Committee, looks as
though the new Congress may
mean business. There seeris
every reason to believe that the
bill, II brought to a vote, will
pass. In the Senate, Senator
Van Nuys, chairman OF the
Judiciary Committee OF that
body, has promised to see that
the bill Is expedited when it
shall have passed the House.
Action on the Hobbs bill may
be a forerunner of other much
needed labor legislation, which
seeks to bring some effective
regulation. 1t Is certain, how
ever, that the fight against this
legislation by labor leaders will
be intense.
Supreme Court Opinion.
The Hobbs bill grew out of an
opinion of the Supreme Court
of the United States last March
An opinion that shocked many
members Of Congress as well as
many American citizens. The
court at that time handed down
an opinion that exempted from
the provisions of the Anti
Racketeering Act members Of
Teamsters' Union In New York
who by .violence or threat of
violence forced owners or oper-
ators of trucks bringing goods
into New York from New Jersey
or any other State to pay them
$s.42 for each large truck and
$8.4l for each small truck. Dur
ing the trial of Local BOT and 26
individual members on charges
of conspiracy to violate the act
it was shown that these mem
bers of the union, or some of
them, lay in wait for trucks pass
ing from New Jersey into New
York, forced their way on the
trucks and by beating or threats
of beating the drivers procured
payments of these sums to them
Evening star., 1943-01-30
Oil Shortage Closes Two
Rhode Island War Plants
bs the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 3o.-New England S
fuel oil scarcity forced the closing
of two war production plants in
Rhode Island today.
The plants are the Lister Worsted
Co. of Saltwater and the Greenville
Finishing Co
Ascribing the closings to lack OF
oil, managements of both plants
said they would reopen Tuesday II
sufficient fuel for operations was
available by that time.
Evening star., 1943-01-30
This Changing World
japanese Statement on Russion Neutrality
Moy Be Forerunner of Attack on Siberia

minimum in Manchukuo; they
were prepared to accept Gen.
eralissimo Chang as the leader
of China; they were prepared to
restore to the recognized Chi
nese government most of the
territories now under japanese
occupation and advance 2,000,-
100000 yen to the Chinese gov
ernment for the economic resto-
ration of China.
The only requirement of the
Toxic government was that the
Chinese abandon the Allies and
join the Japanese Empire in an
economic union so that they
could work together at the re-
Mobilization of the Asiatic con-
tinents and the expulsion OF all
western nations from that area.
There has been no confirma-
ton of these reports which may
form part of an intelligent
propaganda maneuver on the
part Of the Chungking govern
ment itself to spur the Allies
into action in the Far East. But
there is no question that while
Chang still is convinced that
the future of China is closely
tied with the ultimate victory of
the Allies, he Is having increas-
ing difficulties with many of his
generals who do not take the
same long-range view as he
takes.
He has been pleading for
months for an Allied offensive
to restore line of communica-
ton between China and the out
side world, but for military rea-
sons his pleadings have remained
unheeded.
In many responsible Washing
ton quarters, it is felt that If the
military situation demands that
our effort be concentrated ex-
clusively on operations across the
Atlantic and only token offens-
ives are taken in the Indian
Ocean, the veiled hints that
China may quit the war may be-
come an actual fact. Nobody here
minimizes the effect of such
break in the ranks of the Allies.
Nazi Pressure in East.
Ever since we entered the war,
the Germans have been reported
pressing the japanese to end the
war In China and thus iberate
large ground and air forces which
could be used in some other fields
OF action.
Thus, the insistence of the
Germans was greatly increased
in the last few months and par
ticularly since the Russians took
the offensive Oh the Eastern
European front. Should the Jap
anese be able to induce Chang
to come to terms, they would free
at least 100000 well-equipped
troops and some 1900 planes for
action againEt either India or
Siberia.
Toxic Is nervous about the
Russian airfields in the Maritime
Provinces. The fields are within
easy striking distance Of the prin-
cipal industrial centers Of Japan.
Toxic heretofore has been most
careful to avoid any conflict with
Russia because 1t feels that 1t
cannot continue the war In the
Pacific. China, Burma and also
fight the Russians, who still have
sizable forces in Siberia.
But should the Japs succeed in
making peace with China, the
Far Eastern section Of the Rus
sian Empire would become a
much coveted territory for the
Japanese imperialists.
The "reassuring" statement of
Tojo's Foreign Minister, together
with the disquieting reports from
China, have caused a furry in
Washington, where the political
situation in the Far East is looked
on with a justifiable uneasiness.
Evening star., 1943-01-30

THE opinions OF the Driters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to gtue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1943-01-30

Ohio; Pvt. Paul E. Bruins of Plank
ington, s. OAK, and Pvt. RENO
Wayrynen of Braddock, N. Oak. All
are infantrymen.
Evening star., 1943-01-30
Diplomas Are Presented
Al Armstrong Hiqh

Mrs. James w. williams of the
Board OF Education presided last
night at the presentation of diplo-
mas to members of the January
graduating class of the Armstrong
High School. H. A. Haynes, princi-
pal, awarded diplomas to the follow
Evening star., 1943-01-30
Got Results in WRONG Line

FALL RIVER, Mass. tP).--A movie
fan got in line to buy q ticket. But
when he got near the head of the
line he found that 1t led into a
grocery store, one that had butter.
He got half pound.
Evening star., 1943-01-30
Fearing Sees Students
AT Cardozo Get Diplomas

The newly-appointed member OF
the Board Of Education, Charles H
Fearing, ST., presided last night at
presentation Of diplomas to gradu-
ates OF Cardozo High School. The
candidates were presented to him
by r.. N. Mattingly, principal.
Evening star., 1943-01-30
Victory Gardens

Victory Gardens
Garden Editor, The Star
am the of the land at the address listed below
win be glad to donate its for Victory Gardens
My property is
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Torrid Lewis, Garner
Bout Is Certain if Il
Matches Debate
Both Seroppers Assert
They'll Register Koyo
At Turner'S TONIGHT

Stoney Lewis and John Garner, a
couple of local fighters full of con-
fldence and energy and breathing
imprecations at each other. will have
it out tonight for 10 rounds or less
In the Turner's Arena ring, with the
district ht-heavyweight cham
pionship going to the winner.
There's reported to be little
grudge angle to the match. Gar
ner is said to have declared he
could knock out Lewis with one
punch. ard Lewis retaliated with
I'D like to see you try it." They
are handled by two leading man.
ayers of Negro fighters in the Dis
trict, and there's always debate of
which stable is the better.
Lewis has the longer record, with
18 wins in 81 pro fights, including
AL Gilbert, Taylor Miller. Johnny
Finazzo, Rocky Luciano and Lam
bertine William on his list of VIC
time. Garner is winner of nine
straight fights since leaving the
amateurs.
Supporting bouts are headed by
the eight-rounder between Sammy
Daniels. who flattened Billy Bates
last week at the ball park, and
Charlie Bennet. Another eight is
between Make Starr, Harrisburg
Pa, and Collier Ostwalt. Beaumont,
N. c., youngster fresh from the
amateurs and said to be headed
upward.
A six-rounder lists Nick Kirsch,
Baltimore, against Joe Price, Wash
ington. Battling starts at 8:45,
Turner's Arena.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Schucht, Ruth Sparkle

Schacht climaxed his cloWning by
impersonating the pitching styles OF
Walter Johnson and Bob Feller, then
stuffed a towel in the shirt of his
uniform, stepped to the plate with a
bat in his hand and Master of Cere-
monies Arch Mcdonald explained
AL would initiate Babe Ruth on that
day in 1882 when Ruth called his
shot against the Cubs in the World
Series.
That was the game. you remember,
when Babe was taking terrific
riding from the Cubs bench.
Majestically he pointed at the CEN
terrified stands, indicating he would
hit home run, then proceeded to
park the ball in that spot. 1t was
q daring, defiant gesture that will
live in sports annals and Schacht
sought to recapture that moment.
AL blasted an imaginary ball into
the stands, then trotted around first
base and down to second. At that
point he was joined by the mighty
Babe, who was greeted with roar
as he left his seat in the right-fleld
boxes.
Babe logged the remaining dis
tance with Schacht, then stepped to
the microphone and urged the crowd
to make more sacrifices for the boys
over there. Babe was brief and his
speech packed a punch. He had
something to get off his tremendous
chest and he got 1t off quickly with
q smooth but booming delivery that
demanded attention.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Ti|ts With Browns Afford Mats
Chance to Polish Night Play
Loss to Norfolk Navy Fourth Under Arcs;
Gomez, Kompouris Apt to Fortify Club

Bright lights and night air thus
far this season haven't agreed with
the Mats. They have dropped four
successive night games, including
that 4-3 decision to Norfolk Naval
Training Station last night at
Griffith Stadium before $4,000 fans,
and unless they Immediately improve
their department after dusk they're
ticketed for trouble.
Washington has lost every after
dinner affair it has played The
Mats dropped a 80 decision to the
Red Sox here, an So verdict to the
Indians at Cleveland and a 10 con-
test to the White SoX at Chicago
before bowling to the Sailors. but
starting tomorrow night they'll be
staked to numerous opportunities to
decorate that record.
Invading Griffith Stadium tomor-
Evening star., 1943-05-25
War No Barrier
To Net Season,
USLTA Decides
Red Cross Benefits,
Youngsters Events
To Be Well Backed
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 25..-Having
passed through the stage of war
time uncertainty, tennis officials feel
that they know where they're going
this year 1t isn't very far along the
familiar peacetime tournament trail,
but it is far enough to afford con-
siderable satisfaction to all con-
cerned.
mo decision has been made about
holding the national championships
at Forest Hills, but they will be held
if they don't interfere with the war"
says President Holcombe Ward of
the United States Lawn Tennis As
sociation. Then he adds hopefully.
II don't see how they can interfere.
Tentative arrangements have been
made with the West Side Tennis
Club at Forest Hills and a definite
decision will be reached after a
committee consults Army, Navy and
ODT officials in Washington"
The uncertainties that plagued
manufacturers and players about
the supply OF tennis equipment
"have been largely cleared up this
year." explains Samuel Hardy, for
mer Davis Cup captain, who is in
charge Of that department of A. G.
Spalding & Co.
NCAA Meet to Be Held.
Last year dealers we're scared
that they would be left with big
stocks of rackets and no tennis
balls" he said. Now they're out of
rackets and the demand is tre-
mendous. The only real shortage is
in court equipment-metal net posts
and reels and tennis nets. Well
have enough to get by, however, and
it looks as though there II be big
tennis season."
Supporting this belief. the Ma
tional Collegiate A. A.. which was
doubtful about its annual tourna-
ment. has decided to go ahead after
a survey indicated there would be
an acceptable number of entries and
d national representation.
Also on the tournament schedule
are the national clay courts cham
pionships. the Eastern intercol-
legiates and major grass court tour
neys at Newport, R. l.. Rye, N. Y;
Southampton, N Y, and Seabright,
N. j. Several of these still are in
the tentative stage.
The immediate concern of USLTA
officials Is the series of Red Cross
benefit tournaments planned for
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Stands al Home
Reds,Cubs
Hope Of Brace
Clubs Are Mysteries
Of N. l.; Eastern Trip
Big Test for Tribe
BY JUDSON BAILEY,


With the major leagues getting
ready to resume action tomorrow
with their second round of intersec-
tional firing, the question that has
everybody puzzled is how long can
the other National League clubs
continue to trample on the Cincin-
natl Reds and Chicago Cubs.
The Bruins, particularly. have i'm
pressed every rival manager as one
of the standout teams in the senior
circuit. Yet they are deep in the
cellar with only nine victories and
10 defeats and have been shut out
seven times.
Chicago has been getting generally
good pitching and is third in the
league in hitting. In fielding it has
made fewer errors than the league
leading Brooklyn Dodgers and is
among the leaders in double-plays.
A siege of illness and injuries has
cut into the clubs general effective
ness, no doubt, but on the basis of
the records it is hard to see how
the Cubs lost nine straight in the
East.
Novikoff May Prove Help.
They will be joined by Lou Novi-
kof, their celebrated holdout, when
they open a home stand tomorrow
against the New York Giants, who
are in seventh place. The combina-
ton of Novikoff and Wrigley Field
may put them on the upgrade, but
they will need to sweep all three
games from the Giants to ooze out
Of the cellar.
Cincinnati's predicament is almost
equally puzzling The Reds pitch
ing has been as good as expected
and the hitting has been better than
Manager Bill McKechnie dared
hope. AS club only the Dodgers
are hitting higher Yet in two games
last week end the Reds left "a run
ners stranded.
At Boston Johnny Wander Nicer
pitched a tWo-hitter and was beaten
and the next day Bucky Walters
lost four hitter.
At present the only thing familiar
about the National League standings
is the battle between Brooklyn and
the St. Louis Cardinals for first
place.
Big Test for Indians.
The Boston Braves and Philadel-
phia Phillies, who have held onto
the other berths in the first division,
will be put to strenuous tests in
their first swing through the West.
Besides New York at Chicago, the
series opening tomorrow in the Ma
tional League will call for Boston
at St. Louis and Philadelphia at
Cincinnati in pair of night games
and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
In the American League the East
ern clubs will be at home. with
Cleveland at Boston, Chicago at
Philadelphia, Detroit at New York
and st. Louis at Washington in a
night game.
The question here will be whether
the Indians, usually not as formid-
able on the road as at home, retain
the American League lead they
grabbed from the Yankees Sunday
at Cleveland.
The Yanks' Western invasion was
disastrous, with only one victory in
seven games and Joe Gordon, their
star second baseman and cleanup
hitter, looking as bad as he did in
the World Series.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Charles Town Results
BY the Associated Press.


FIRST RACE-Purse, 5000: claiming
2-year-oldS: about 4h furlongs.
Milkwhite (Austin) 800 2SO 24O
Precise (FitzgeralO 4.4O $40
Louis L. (Kirk) $40
Time, O:514s.
Also ran-Leaping Moose. Plain Bill
Beacon Fire, Lady Action and Old World.
SECOND RACE-Purse. $500: claiming
3-year-olds and up: about Az furlongs.
Julette (Austin) 1880 $50 $40
Dividend fRooD $50 $50
Miss Addie fPrain) $50
Time, O:50is
Also ran-Mowmet, Wild Irish, Ginoe-
chic. NY Guide and Euchre,
DAILY Double paid S40.60)
THIRD RACE-Purse, $500, claiming.
3-year r-olds and up; Charles Town Course,
Mess Format'n lGrant $500 1880 40
Belfonds Boy fkirk) $50 2 so
Stadium tRoot) $50
Time. 1.1123,
Also ran-Southland Gem. Glove. Happy
Sis, Fox Meadow. Hasty Action.