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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
World Police Force

Expand the general tendency to violate
sight to world dimensions and il is possible
to form some idea of the need for great
Army to maintain peace in the postwar era.
After all, nations are merely groups Of
people and react like the individuals in them
They take chances, or soma of them do when
the cops back is turned, which they would
not contemplate in his presence.
1t is heartenng to find, therefore, that
sentiment for world police TO: ce is spread
ing as the prospect OF peace improves.
Such force, to do thorough Job, would be
charged not only with policing Germany and
Japan, as the chief offenders, but other lands
whose peoples find it hard to get along with
the neighbors-at home no less than across
frontiers. Yugoslavia is a fair example of the
difficulty of avoiding trouble between fac
tons, even in war time. The Germans at its
throat, troops of Drug Tito and Michailovich
are wasting time and lives in domestic bat
ties And in like situation under the Nazj
yoke, Rumanians and Hunga11ans are per-
petually skirmishing on their frontier. They
must be brought under control moi by gestapo
methods but firm police patrols if the Balkans
are ever to get off the powder keg and stop
lighting the fuse that has disturbed the peace
OF southern Europe almost time out of mind
And it is not lnconceivable that when it
comes time finally to set Italy on its feet,
serious internal discord will spring up unless
adequate police restraint is exercised. OBJ
vlously trouble is brewing in Spain, with the
royallsts already marring if not actually bat
terlng down the door to Frances palace.
| 1t is impossible to envision world at peace
for any considerable time without a strong
armed force in all troubled sectors, to be
Kept in service until quarrelsome peoples and
governments learn the folly OF perpetually
knocking chips off shoulders
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
As Others Say 1t
IN NEED OF RESCUE

The farm security administra-
ton, an agency which has pro-
vided aid of one sort or another
to nearly million families on
small farms, got short shrift from
the House when it sought addition
al funds to continue operati . S
until next July. Its :equest was
fatty denied by the appropria.
tons committee. When the de-
ficiency bill came up for House
passage Friday no effort was
made to write the FSA item into
the legislation by floor action.
This treatment is not deserved
not even in the name of economy
FSA has lifted many small farm
ers up from tenancy by judicious
loans (1nost of which are being
serviced and repaid and techni-
cal guidance. Its more than three
quarters of a million low and mid
die income borrowers have great
ly increased their food production.
The Citizen agrees with Senator
Chavez that the FSA presently is
1.-THE only agency of the Federal
government that is helping the
farmer who needs help" Last
June the Senate rescued FSA from
decapitation by the House axe. We
hope and believe that it will sal.
wage this valuable agency once
again. -Asheville Citizen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
Literary Expendables

soldier wants books and needs them,
wherever he may ne. The Army knows this
and will distribute, through its library service
20 million books to overseas troops during the
coming year.
These books are dependable" They are of
pocket size, paper bound. and inexpensively
printed by the Council, on Books in Wartime,
non-profit organization. They can go wherev-
er soldier goes. And if some OF the books are
lost or destroyed, the financial loss is not
great
We have a paper shortage, it is true. But
even so, it is hard to think Of more reason.
able expenditure OF the existing supply. A
soldiers need for the wisdom ana entertain
ment that books afford becomes greater as he
moves to strange Lands and approaches the
fighting front.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
QUOTATIONS

have always said that if the Russian theory
OF property works better than ours it will and
ought to be OK. If it doesn't, l am glad to
have Russia do the experimenting .-Alfred M.
Landon.
The attitude of the German inner front is
being entirely transformed from admiration
for the fuehrer TO a bitterness of feeling by a
people who have been duped-Swedish labor
paper.
While it is true that all roads lead to Rome,
it is also true that those roads are minded
British Gen. Sir Harold R. L. G Alexander.
Ii attempt to win the war first and the
peace afterward you will win neither --Archi-
bald MacLeish, librarian of Congress.
He who holds Rome holds the heart of the
Italian people-Britsh Gen Sir Harold r 7,
G. Alexander.
I do not quarrel with the few who felt it
good sport to throw rocks and make faces a.
the OPA because they thought it was fash
ionable It's a good old American custom tn
want to kill the umpire-OPA Administrator
Chester Bowles
The trouble in India arose from the enor,,,-
Gus expenditures of goods and service bv orr
own government, by the military authorities
and by the American authorities all on the
one hand, and the serious curtailment in s,,r-
ply of consumer goods on the other-Sr John
Anderson, British NJ r.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
The Literary Guidepost

This would have been only
pleasant and thoughtful gesture
but for two things. One of these
was Lieut. Browns curious idea
that he was broadcasting to men
OF brains instead of ATTEMPTING
to talk on the comics magazine
level, he spoke intelligently. He
even quoted the classic, and he
made jokes that presumed a little
scholarship on the part of the
listener. The boys liked the tone
of the talks.
And the second factor was the
presence on the ship of George
Sessions Perry, who thought the
broadcasts too grand to be lost.
and suggested that they be made
into book. This has been done,
and ITO All Hands: Ar Amphibious
Venture is the book 1t has been
leavened with collection of ex-
cellent photographs; and it is the
just and very human history of
the part of our fleet that touched
at the small Sicilian town of Scog-
litti. 1t reflects the general outline
Of the venture, and a number of
specific adventures.
Lieut.. Browns book is a minor
military classic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
No More Rich Uncle Roles

The limited Nations Relief an6 Rehabilita-
ton Administration has started upon its job
of devising methods for reccnstructing the
postwar world, with the talks chiefly revolv-
ing around the share Of the cost to be borne by
the United States
1t seems to be another case of looking to
the rich uncle in a pinch.
One dispatch from Atlantic City. where the
administration is meeting behind no visi.
tors" sign on the door says the lobby talk is
that we are expecting t. foot at least half the
BILL Having played the role o. samaritan
on the stage of world affairs so long 1t would
be strange indeed It the rest OF the peoples
inhabiting this globe did not look to US again.
There is, however, predispositlon in some
quarters to shoulder their own load. This has
been emphasized by P. A. ke1stens who,
speaking for the Netherlands, says his coun-
try proposes to repay every cent, and IS
confirmed by Constantin Fotisch minister
from Yugoslavia, with regard to his badly
devastated nation. Jan Masaryk OF Czechoslo-
vakia, whose people have beer vlctlmlzed
ever since they were sold down the river at
Munich. declares his country would rather go
hungry for while and get help toward rebuild
ing Czech industries through the operation OF
which it might eventually restore its financial
and economic stability
While these are small countries, the example
they set is well worth the attention. and as
suredly the emulation, of the greater powers
among whom Russia alone has declared re-
payment for all help will he forthcoming
The Atlantic City discussions have brought
forth two proposals. One IS TO- UNRRA ma
tons which have not been invaded to be as
sessed l per cent of their nat'cnal incomes.
If this plan should he adopted this country's
share would range from s9O0.60 600 to ST.
DOC, OO0 O0O according to the years income
on which the assessment is levied-vhether
pre-war 1910, or war-inflated l943
the largest contributor because it has the
largest per capita income.
The other plan would provide that each ma
ton be assessed portion OF its income from
foreign trade. Because this would throw a
larger portion of the burden on other nations,
we may expect it to meet stiff opposition. 1t
would then be incumbent upor cur represen-
.atives on the UNRRA either tc fight this op-
position down or find some other formula pro-
yiding an equitable division OF tle costs.
The United States has brought itself perilous-
y close to bankruptcy by its contributions to
the war as it is and is ir nc position to
shoulder the major responsibility for world
rehabilitation when peace returns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
The Germans In Italy

If reports are true, the Germans in Italy
are making comfortable nest 70. themselves
with the purpose ot holding the line through
the winter.
It is said they have created trenches much
like those used in the former World war but
with modern Improvements including drain
age, heating and lights, and concrete pill
boxes in all of which hey may snuggle down
at ease and stave off defeat for consider.
able period of time.
Rumors do not always have confirma ton,
but too often approximate the truth. So, while
the enemy may not have all the comforts of
home, there is no reason 70 tkirk that they
are not prepared to put the hurder of the fight.
ing on Clark and Montgomery throughout the
winter. They are known to have brought up
reinforcements from the Russiar front-veter
sns OF great battles, capable OF carrying on
indefinitely.
Their success in this strategy il it is their
Intention to hole up for the Writer, must de-.
pend to a great extent upon their ability to
keep the divisions in nountan-sioe entrench.
ments supplied both with food and war tools.
This is why the cutting of all Nazj communi.
cations north OF Rome is Indispensable
We may reasonably expect to learn of more
md greater bombing raids in the Bremen
legion day by day! in conjunction with in.
ereasing air attack on German industrial
centers by which the Nazi output can be
further cut down at the source of production
md deliveries to troops in Italy rendered neg
ugible.
It could help the Germans little to have the
best defenses extant and lack supplies anc
munitions on which to live and resist attack
Il they should be cut otf from their source.
IT supply the trench system thew are believed
70 have built would become catacombs be
fore spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
Raymond Clapper Says:
Bricker Fails To Giue
Washington Excitement

| You say that was drive or
ganized by corporation and utility
lawyers and phony kilograms?
Something more than that went
into it-including undoubtedly a
widespread recognition that Will
kie was man of big size and
courage and with considerable un-
Outstanding of the crisis through
which the nation was passing.
All of this suggests the country
has come to recognize that being
president of the biggest industrial
nation in the world is a big job,
needing the most capable men OBJ
tainable. No party figurehead will
co.
You can't run U. S. Steel, or
Pan-American Always with me-
diocre man. Why think that Just
because man is an average de-
cent citizen or even a governor
CT a good-sized state, he should be
qualified to step into the compli-
Gated job of steering the strongest
power in the world through the
tangled period of finishing the war
and readiusting to a new kind
Of peace?
Possibly Governor Bricker has
large capacity that has not yet
been drawn upon Roosevelt was
never considered public giant
as governor of New York. He
gained his stature after becoming
President.
All one can say is that thus
Tar Governor Bricker has said moth
ing to indicate unusual capacity
and understanding of what the
Presidency will require in the
coming period. That seemed to
be the judgmen, of many who
sized him up during the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
convention in New York last
spring.
A man can grow and he can
learn. Governor Bricker has some
months yet in which to do that,
But on the tasis of what has been
Indicated up to now, he will have
to do a good deal of home work,
don't believe it can be done by
moneybags in the old-fashioned
way. Some big money has been
friendly to Bricker. That will get
delegates but it won't put him in
the White House He'll have to
make that run with his own mus.
Gle
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
AL And Tom Together

Politics makes strange oedfellows, says the
adage, but it would be difficult to find a
stranger combination than Al Smith and Tom
Dewey foregathering in the New York state
capitol at Albany and hobnobbink in private
for so long time that reporters assembled At
the door from hither and yon. as they do when
anything out OF the ordinary happens.
Naturally both Al and Tom deny they dis
cussed politics and quite as naturally both
had tongue in check at the time When polit.
clans meet it is asking to muci. of them to
eschew politics, 1t just isn't done
Tom says he will not be presidential can
didate AL hasn't ghost OF chance. But
both would move heaven and earth to contri-
butte to President Roosevelt's defeat fer a
fourth term.
This being so, one draws his own conclu-
sons.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
interpreting
The War
BY JOHN NJ. HIGHTowrn

Russia's magnificent drive j.
zhitomir sector of the Fo. - no
front has trapped the Cer ~s'eFn
between a military and 'l na9'
tlcal disaster. They must c,a po4'
which they will face, for 'Ag tS
cannot escape both. Wey
The military diaster will ,.,
If the Nazi High Command sGsus
to try to hold in the Dniensr V b
area of the Ukraine at anv G oa.a
the Germans still have Some 'o os
cellent positions there bnt -s ,,' tS'
the fall of zhitomir they lost , WIN W.,
rail Junction on their main no Aey
south supply line which almost W. ca al'
talnly seals their doom. 'e''
The political diaster will r..,,.
II they do not hold on in The n SSG'
per bend area. Retreat nrob pil.e'
Will carry them first to the 10y p',s
river line. with southern arcba'
Immediately east of Odessa and
northern anchor, for that sec ,l
IN the vicinity of Zhmerinks a,
the Odessa-Lwow railway. VI
Even if they can hold that ra
which seems questionable ~.
Will be perilously close to tho pa
sarabian border of Rumaint ss'
Every Nazi satellite state in n
Balkans will know its fate ;s a ue
tied and try to get out of the w r1.'
secretly or openly, a. fast as No,
sible. P0S'
Should Rumania or Bulgaria tbo,
turn itself into a second ItaIy 'ba
gain for the Allies might NOT 'r n.
Immediately great bur the c.,
man loss would be. The Germ
people ard the WorlC would how"
one more measuring lod by wbca
to pudge the loss of German nro,
tige and the sure decline of Germ,
power.
There would be military comnr,
cations, too. Every new outbres,
of unrest further burdens the pns
my with police duties, which ~,
already a drain or his miHtarr
resources. Further, il is reason
able to expect that when the tim
is right Turkey viii. join the A
lied cause and every major Rus
siaon advance brings the hour Of
Turkeys action nearer.
The German leaders undoubtedIv
will choose to minimize military
loss and handle their resulting
political difficulties, at home and
abroad, as best they can.
The army generals know it others
in Germany do not, that then only
remote hope now Is to retain
enough military power to drag
out the war on the chance that
the Allies will become weary Of
it and agree to something less
than unconditional surrender.
To do this they mus, stand where
the pressure is not too great and
retreat slowly where it is over.
Wheiming. If an opportunity comes
to catch any of the Allied forces
off-balance they will undoubtedly
counter-attack, bur only as a mea.
sure of strategic defense and prob.
ably only where the risk is small.
1t follows that the Anglo-Ameri,
can-RuSSla. concern now must be
to keep SO much pressure on Ger
many at SO many lana points aad
in the air that the, can neither
stop their retreats nor risk any
major portion OF their strength Or
important offensive actions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15

Observation-Disclosures in the 20
litical capital of the country, the
announcement tn at Governor
Rricker of Ohio would be candi
date for the Republican Presiden
tial nomination was an incidenta.
inside story in three out of the
four Washington newspapers. II
made only short item on page
seven of the Washington Post.
But Washington's lack of inter.
est in the Bricker candidacy may
not be reliable index OF the Gov.
ernors chances. In 1920 Hard.
ing's early candidacy was widely
ignored while all attention was
directed to the big figures OF the
Gay, Lowden of Illinois General
Leonard Wood and Senator Hiram
Johnson.
If history is repeating, then
Rricker is the man, the Republi.
can choice, and the next president.
He is a popular governor of Ohio,
and evidently competent one.
an uninspired man but a tidy pub
lie official, with that average air
OF mediocrity around him that is
Sc popular in American politics.
If history is repeating. don't write
Bricker off as so many politicians
are doing now.
But is history repeating? 1
doubt it.
What do three terms of Roose-
welt mean in that regard? You
may say the third-term election
was bought with New Deal money.
that the government payroll did
it. Such arguments don explain
it, as every politician knows.
Roosevelt has shown very great
qualities through this period and
the people of this country recog-
nize it just as the people of the
world recognize it.
Perhaps you don't agree. Then
skip Roosevelt Look at the Re.
publican candidate who ran
against him and who received
more popular votes than any 9TH
er Republican before. Willkie
was nominated by a stampede of
the Republican convention at
Philadelphia. Confronted with an
array of second-raters and mis-
fits, Republicans around the corr
try forced the politicians at Phila
celphia to break down and take
Willkie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
Daily Prayer
FOR PRISONER OF WAR

Our own blood kin are prisoners
of war in a far distant land, SUI
fering under the inhnnan treat
ment OF a pagan foe This sorrow
which sends our prayers Wlnglng
constantly to Thee fol- succor, IS
shared by thousands Ct families IN
our land. Lord, have mercy. We
know that Thy Sor came to set
at liberty the captive: Almighty
God, stretch forth Thine onnlpo'
tent hand to deliver our dear ones.
Ameliorate their bitter lot, ana
fortify their souls. Speed, we be-
seech Thee, the Gay CT deliVerancs
by victory. In their sutterhgs'
may all prisoners find a new KIN
ship and sympathy with the Savior
who was once a prisoner. Ma?
their confidence in US VINO love
them never fade. Hasten, we Ell
treat Thee. the day OF liberty lN
all the world. Amen.-W,IE.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
BY JOHN SEIRY

"TO ALL HANDS: AN AMPHI-
BIOUs ADVENTURE" by 1t.
John Mason Brown u. S. N. r.
(Whittlesey; S2.75).
When we were preparing the ST.
Gillian invasion, when, in fact the
ships were at sea, the commander
Of one ship begot an idea. It was
that the men in the ships capa.
cious bowels deserved to know
what was afoot-or perhaps awash
would be better speaking of
ship.
And in his somewhat war-bloated
crew was a man whose Job has
been odd preparation for navl
command of any sort This was
John Mason Brown. the theatr-
cal reviewer. 1t was arranged that
Lieut.. Brown should "broadcast,,
daily to the ship, over its loud
speaker system, ano when fine ar
tual invasion began, after the peri.
lous Atlantic crossing and it's re.
curing alarms, Lieut.. Brown was
permitted to stand in a hail of
descending flax on the bridge of
the ship, assemble what news there
was and tell that tc his shipmates
as we'll 'So
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
You're
Telling Me

Choiseful-where Allies 7s,i'
Japs-is pronounced "Shwahz'U4
according to a linguist. Fine y.
how do you pronounce "oa"a-'
UP"
And how that fellow SchlcSg
gruber must regret he ever 10,
ambitions to climb higher ln%l
paper hangers ladder could '''
him!
Z! ! ! II
Well bet the first OF
more than 20 toasts repol%
given at that big banquet
Kremlin was drunk to h
i'll health. II
!! ! II
We hope that promised
war world in which ever
is to be operated by push 4
tons, doesn't depend OF one
fuse.
! F! II
A new device burns the s-
as we'll as the fuel. We M
find out about it after w XVI,
gotten rid of all those tree Is''
I! 4
There may be no shortag's .,;
wood in Italy. but the l'a I.a,
are certainly enjoying III.
scarcity of sawdust CaeS"'"
Recent photos of Relcils'f IA
shall Goering show that ns 4:
lost considerable weight Wv NM
of so more pounds, Hetn'' ma
and maybe you can squeelJI ,tss
one of those Berlin air rdl0
ferc
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
THE YOUNGER GENERATION

Il generally have held to the
idea that the resent generation
OF youngsters was no worse than
its predecessors, or did until the
other night when a bunch of
trick or treat celebrants called )"
said Uncle Lon Header. As I
was dishing out some jelly beans,
one 8-year-old piped up with
Make Mine Scotch. ID. P. in
Kansas City Times,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu-
ton of the war to complete Vie.
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

And so I know
That day is lost wherein l fail to lend
A helping hand to some wayta ring friend;
But if show
A burden iightened by the cheer l sent,
Then do hold the golden hours we'll spent
And lay me down to rest in sweet con-
ent.
Selected
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
GOOD FORM

A pretty and well-made actress
was receiving golfing lessons from
a professional. To his amazement
ne soon discovered that she could
play quite well.
AT last he said: well, it's a
strange thing, but although your
stance Is shocking, your form is
pretty good"
Is lt?' said the actress, snil-
ing coyly. I'm so glad you think
so. But you'd hardly believe how
nard l have to diet to keep it like
mat. Montreal (Canada) Star.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
AT IT AGAIN.

Sunday Charlotte Observer has
census bureau story indicating that
Mecklenburgs population has in.
creased 1884 since 1910. It'll take
the Queen City long tn. T..
catch Atlanta at that rate, even
with all the cotton fields taken in!
-Winston-Salem Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
TIME ON OUR SIDE

IN MOSCOW last night Premier
Stain entertained his American,
and British guests at a BANQUET
that lasted six hours. We have al.
ways maintained that it is the al.
lies spirit of endurance that dooms
tne xls.-Charleston Is. c. Eve.
ming Post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
NOT INTERESTED

The Eskimos who told the tax
coIlectlng Mounted Police they
weren't interested in buying" any
income taxes were not so far off
tne subject. The United States
treasury utterly failed to sell the
ways and means committee it's new
tax bill for 10 IL billions. -Ashe-
vile Times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15

Walsh of Massachusetts insists
the Navy is mans organization
and should be kept o. 1t wa
Canute, the othehr time, who tried
to sweep back the waves. - San
Francisco Chronicle.
Evening star., 1943-10-20
IChildren's Theater
Slate Announced

Clare Tree Majors Children's
Theater of New York opens its
Washington series at the National
on November q at 1890 m. Initia,
performance will be Edwin Straw
bridges United Nations Ballet
Following the ballet in the
scheduled series of six will be Gin
derella" on the Tuesday after
Christmas Day. while Five Little
Peppers" and John Ruskin's King
of the Golden River" have been
arranged for subsequent perform
ances, one per month throughout
the winter.
Reservations may be made by call
ing the Children's Museum of Wash
ington, 42l5 Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV.