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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-10

want 10 marty me now?" Her
tcpe, too, was bantering, but her
look, meeting his, was grave.
sureIJ he did not think, because
cf that little difference over Buffy
which she had almost, if not quite,
forgotten, that that should change
ANYTHING as important as this be-
tween them.
mo, I'm not trying to back out. "
Paul laughed II wouldn't + p
you waiting al the church, dear
est. 1t goes much deeper Ii n
that. There are SO many things
to consider, not ju S t ourselves,
Karen
Waiting at the church-that was
what Marty mad said when Paul
had not shown up on time when
her engagement was announced
the night of the Festival. Marty
had saio tha: Paul would be late
for his wedding. Who. besides
curselves?" Karen asked.
well ou1 children to
suggest few others Paul's dark
eyes we're very grave now, his
smile alone maintaining that light
cr touch win which he and all
his kind must. in gallantry per-
haps, EMPLOY to gloss over even
the hint of sentlmentaiity that
might be attached to the things
of the spirit. This followed the
code Of their day-to discard tho
faith of their fathers to be non
chalant on every occasion, to pre-
sent always q sophisticated front
in order to cover up what might
lie beneath such a glittering ar.
n.our.
In proof OF Things that did lie
undern- ath was Paurs embar-
rassmeat and evasion nova n d
vet the fact that ne felt in talr-
ress to Karen. that he must make
her loos at this new problem con-
corning them from this particular
angle.
"Our children ...' Karen said
knd did not finish because here
was something else almost too big
tc comprehend. not because she
suffered any cense of shyness or
would Try to dismiss anything SO
important. She had thought it
would ;1e big thing, big chance
10 face beine a wife This-to be
mother-went even far beyond
that.
1T uouldn' be fair to you,
Paul said again, ''if you found you
were going 10 have child, dar~
Ing, and if that childs father
night not come back. Or again,
lie might come back, but not the
same man wr.o went away, per-
haps as a further burden. But you
l-now now, What I'm driving at.
] think perhaps we ought to post
cone that dale, much as I regret
it. and you'll never know what
this costs me, darling, trying to
make a sacrifice I most certainly
cont want to make. But think
maybe we ought to wait to be
married until afterward.
That may be a long while, .
Karen said She had not wanted
tn be hurried into marriage be-
fore. She even had protested all
change in hei own heart, but noW
with Paul wiling to make what
she knew was a sacrifice for him,
she could not do any less than
stand willing to go on as they had
planned before.
1T nay be" he agreed. mo
cne can say how long war will
last Again, maybe we will not
reed 20 wait quite that long. l
Only thought that now you ought
10 have more time, with so many
more things 10 consider. 1 thought
you ought to be the one to de-
cide, darling, without my urging
you to hurry things up"
Il guess" Karen eyes were
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-10
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

Karen was proud that Paul had
| Joined up with the Civil Air Patrol
as soon as war had been declared.
Paul MT only offered his services,
nut his private plane as we'll. 1t
was the sort of thing she would
have expected him to do. 1t was
the SOFT of thing every American
would want tc do, man, woman
ard child. There would be work
fer each, in his own field. Karen
herself would find part, no mat
ttr how small it might seem, for
this was every Americans war
row.
When Paul told ner t n t he
might Apply later for commits
sion in the regular Air Forces.
derending upon subsequent events
and upon her. he meant that he
felt she should have part in that
decision. IF l should go into the
regular service,' he told Karen.
you may want to bostpone that
wedding date that was in last
Sunday papers.
"Brt Why Karen asked. She
had given that date to the papers
SO that there would be no post
ponement
For a good many reasons, Paul
returned. His manner was light,
cul ONLY to cover the seriousness
Of what they were discussing. That
misunderstanding that had arisen
over Buffy still hung between
t-,em. although it had nothing to
do with the matter under discus
sion now. 1t had not been brought
u again. 1t probably would not
re, with SO many more important
n.atters hanging fire. For one.
would be sent away, mighty far
sway, Australia. India, or any one
RI those tiny dots on the map that
stand ..o1 our last outposts in the
vast Pacific. And ] might n t
come pack. darling " He t il l
spoke n the same light tone. his
G:3rk eyes smiling into hers.
Karen knew he stated this last
as a fact be must accep'. as so
many young men would have to
face an1 accept it: she knew Paul
faced it without fear, that men
who had gone immediately up IN
his ship again when it had crack
ed up. as he had told Buffy IN
the story about himself. Paul was
l,o1 afraid Of dying, not for his
country So. although she w a $
ltraid fer hir1. as women always
lave been for those they love, her
heart swelled with even more
pride.
Acceptance there it was again
Martin Holidays philosophy.
Karen wondered fleetingly, as she
lad during these last days since
that fateful Sunday, how war
would affect that odd young man.
Would he sign up Immediately,
too? Would he be eager to do
RS part? Would he accept what
ever this might mean and bring
q him?
1T wouldn be fair to YOU.
Paul was saving, after she had
tplied that sne still did not see
what his going so far away or not
coming back had 10 do with chang
ing that wedding date. II thought
I could ask YOU to do it. That
was one reason. I guess. why I
urged YOU into announcing OUR en-
gagemon,, making definite plans.
II was afraid we would get into
this wal, and Of all it would mean
to us. But now that we are in it,
rouch sooner than | could have
anticipated. now that it means so
1auch-well. believe we ought to
wait, darling"
"See here . Karen's blue eyes
looked into MS. Am I being iilt-
ed? Are you tying IN your gentle
manly fashion to tell me you don't t
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01
Sends Cable
TO Moscow
Conference

Louis Adamic, president of
the United Committee of the
South Slavic Americans, sent a
cable to Secretary Of State
Hull, Foreign Minister Eden
and National Commisar of For.
eign Affairs Molotov, now at.
tending the joint conference in
Moscow, in which he stated that
''there are many hundreds OF
thousands of Yugoslav Ameri.
cans, represented by the United
Committee, who are deeply
concerned over the tense situa.
ton in Yugoslavia, which raises
important problems for the AL
lied policies.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

Ladies, the Greater Cleveland
Safety Council reminds you that
safe housekeeping is good home
making. Don't leave brooms,
mops, pals and other house.
hold equipment on stairways or
in dark corners where they may
cause severe falls. Last year
there were 4,550,000 persons in
jured in their homes. Don't you
be one of that number this
year!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

Being a strong supporter of
improved recreation in Cleve-
land, Mayor Frank J. Lausche
issued the following statement
"On November 2, at the polls,
there will be submitted to the
voters a question on a One-tenth
Mill Levy for re~creational pur-
poses for the benefit of the citi-
Gems Of Cleveland. ] urge all the
people to visit the polls on No
vernber 2 to support this issue
and vote for the Recreation
Levy"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

"We firmly hope" states
Adamic's cable to these three
leading persons, "that the Mos
cow conference will make i'm
mediate positive decisions to
furnish material help to the
Yugoslav National Liberation
Army under the brilliant and
capable leadership of Tito.
1--WE strongly feel that the
Moscow conference will not
think of cooperating with the
Quislings, Nedich and Mihailo-
vich.
Gas the people who fight un-
der Tito, we Americans of Yu-
goslav extraction also have
great hope in the future of Yu-
goslavia and the Balkans. One
Of our chief concerns is the fu-
ture boundry of Yugoslavia
and Italy. We feel that it is of
immediate necessity for Euro
pean and world peace, that the
Slovene and Croatian terri
tories and islands, which were
annexed to Italy after the last
World War, be included in the
new Yugoslavia which will be
formed after this war"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

Here's a wartime nursery
rhyme from the Greater Cleve-
land Safety Council:
Now if Jack falls down and
breaks his, crown
And Jill comes tumbliilg after,
They jam the Worthwhile
TOTO smirks
And Hitler shouts with laugh
ter.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

-#|".@ ." BY BORIS EURLAN,
Professor Of Political Philosophy at the University Of Ljubuana In
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

ne university OF LJupiJana lJ~uG0slaV1aJ
and demolished a new pavilion
at the entrance. In spite of the
tragic situation, there is here
and there a comic note. At the
opening of the Fair, the tall
ans ordered that the pictures
of the Italian king and Of Mus
solini be displayed in all dis
play windows. On the morning
Of the opening, however, uni
formed employees of the Mag
istracy handed the merchants
an order signed by the city di-
rector Jancigar to remove i'm
mediately all the pictures from
the display windows. Later it
was revealed that the directors
signature was forged and that
guerrillas, dressed as city en-
ployees, gave the order. To save
themselves from further ridi7
cule, the Italians did not again
order the pictures to be dis
played. w..
(To be continued)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01
VS. Beef and Potato Stew

Your own forces 81, the home
front will vote II "tops' 81 . main
dish any meal.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01
CHECK YOUR HEATING
S r

Cold weather is just around
the corner, and the Greater
Cleveland Safety Council sug-
gests that you may save prop
erty and lives by order a check
of your homes heating system
now. Anytime is a good time
for a safety check-up.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

The Recreation Levy will call
for only one cent of taxation
for every one hundred dollars
of taxable property. Thus it
will not bring about any appre-
ciable increase in taxes. In fact,
the total tax rate for the COM
ing year will be substantially
reduced because of other rigid
economies introduced by the
Lausche administration.
Welfare Federation of
Cleveland, Ohio
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01
EDWARD j.. KOVACIC

The name OF Edward j. KO-
vacic has become synonymous
with community activity of the
younger generation for many
years. Although Mr.. 'Kovacic
has experienced many pressing
and responsible problems, new
ertheless, like Mayor Lausche,
he is very understanding of the
ways of the younger people.
Not SO many years ago, Eddie
was one of the best athletes in
the community. He also en-
gagged in and promoted social
and athletic activities all of
which tended to make him more
flexible and more appreciative
of the young peoples require
ments. He met hundreds of peo-
pie and in social, school and
work life has acted as one of
the people. In other words, he
was as he is today, "a regular
fellow"
There is another story attri-
buted to Eddie Kovacic. He
wanted to study and better his
lot. To do so, meant working
after school hours and vacation
periods. He attended and grad
uated from East High School
and also from John Carroll
University.
Councilman Edward J. Ko-
vacic is completing his second
term in City Council. He has
been one of the few members of
Council who consistently at
tended meetings. Mr.. Kovacic
has verify served with distinc-
ton the best interests of the
ward, particularly as a member
of the Parks Committee.
The citizens of the 23rd Ward
have always been known to keep
in office men who served them
we'll. Councilman Edward j.
Kovacic has served we'll. His
record shows that his intelli-
gent voting on his experience in
City Council has gained atten-
ton of newspapers, civic organ
izations and especially labor.
In fact, even such a caustic cri-
tic as Jack Raper of the Cleve-
land Press, was prompted to
write in his column under date
of September oath, 1913, "Vote
for Kovacic, now a member of
City Council, and a good one.
How about the others? Don't
ask silly questions"
Councilman Edward j. Ko-
vacic is 33 years of age. He has
lived in the 23rd Ward all his
life. He is a home owner and
lives with his wife and daugh-
ter, age 4, at 1908 Hecker Ave.
Reward a faithful servant
who has served you we'll.
Joseph Simoncic,
1889 East 63rd st.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01
Bees Wox
By the BHxziag BIS

dIOuIu tHG SlOVeIIe
dance halls. They say the Bee
has the greatest sting, so let's
hope our sting covers the news
correctly, without any hard
feelings on the victims part.
Sunday nights dance was at
tended with the usual enthusi-
asm by the Pecon fans at the
Holmes Avenue Slovene Home.
Eddie Habat plays his box
with the same wild sharp ges-
lures of Johnny Pecon, so the
music comes out much the
same. Keep it up, Ed! Maybe
you'll be great some day :.
Louise Recher and Violet Ste
fanec were sort of lonesome
after a certain fellow left the
dance at 1000 p. m. Who was
he, girls? Florence Weber
and boyfriend RED" were to-
gether all evening having a
swell time in their own nice way
of dancing.
The dance at the Waterloo
Slovenian Home Sunday night
was packed with both, dancers
and wall-flowers. l wonder
sometime which of the two have
the most fun. The music this
night was by Johnny Vadnal.
The public's opinion seems to
be that he is exceptionally out
standing in his jitterbug pieces
this year. Johnnie's. new trum-
pet player from Pete Zalokar's
orchestra fits right in with the
Harry James speciality runs.
-. Marie Savel and partner
Bill got the ring of enthusiasts
for a number. So did Frank
Jagodnik and Fora Valencia.
Keep it up, kids, Hollywood is
looking for good material ...
What's the matter, Ruth VOL
pc? Don't you like the atten-
ton you deserve? .. l wonder
if everybody noticed Jennie
Tomsic going to town on those
polkas Joe Lassiky and
girlfriend were together all eve
ming. Come on, Joe, give some
of the (us) girls a break. After
all, we only see you once in a
great while too -. The great
est shock to the General Elec-
trio Employees and Collinwood
public was when Marion Kapel
cut off her lovely blond hair.
It looks nice in the feather cut,
Marion, but we were trying to
make another Veronica Lake
out of you. Oh we'll, next time
we'll keep our eyes on you and
you won't cut it It looks
like the whole city of Euclid is
attending these dances -. You
Euclid boys better watch out,
maybe the Collinwood boys
won't like you to take away
their girls to those spacious
sticks Emma Blum was
sort of occupied for quite a
while after II: 100 p. m. by one
of those Euclid boys. Could his
initials be M. K?
A newcomer to our dances
this week was Pvt. Joe Santek,
(Pete Kotorac's cousin). He
sure did a nice job of taking
the Collinwood girls in hand -.
Ivan Kotorac S &c was home
on a weekend pass from Great
Lakes. The only reason nobody
sees him is because his 1874
hours are spent with Anne Kor-
dix Ollie POLLS and boy
friend Corporal Tony Kinkoff
were together all evening. It
looks like Tony hasn't forgot
ten how to dance. Especially
while dancing with Virginia
Dubbins Where was Milly
Kramer Sunday? Is she by any
chance being true khaki" to a
cerain ct" Corporal in the serv-
Use? If not, there are still a few
fellas around, Milly -.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01
The Problem Of Trieste


pear. It's rise was due to the
existence of a united Italy and
even more so to the awakening
national consciousness and the
progress of the Slavs who
threatened to overwhelm' the
italian population by sheer
numbers and by their growing
political and economic strength.
Italian irredentism in Trieste
remained the spiritual property
of an intellectual minority. The
business men regardless of
nationality, the lower classes
and, of course, all non-Italians,
remained faithful to the tradi-
tional union with the territories
lying behind from which they
derived their existence, their
wealth, and their progress.
Italian irredentism in the
Julian March would probably
have remained without major
consequences if it had not be-
come an instrument of the i'm
perialistic foreign policy of the
Kingdom of Italy. AS few as
they were, the Italian irredent-
lists in Trieste were very fana-
tic. One of their leaders said
before the first world war:
Trieste must be annexed to
Italy even if grass should grow
in it's beautiful harbor." The
motto of Trieste's irredentism
was: ITALY or DEATH" They had
Italy and the death of a sea-
port and a center of commerce.
Italy, as "heir to Venice"
adopted the latter's foreign pol
icy and demanded Trieste an6
a great deal of the Eastern
coast of the Adriatic, Istria and
almost the whole of Dalmatia
with all the important islands
as price of her entrance into
the war in 1915 on the side of
the Allied Powers. Italy was
determined not to allow the
presence Of any other naval
power in the Adriatic.
Italy wanted to convert the
Adriatic into a closed Italian
lake, a new golfo 6 Venezia.
For such reasons and to sucn
purposes Italy took in 1913
Trieste, Istria, Fiume, lara,
Valona and a number of impor-
tant islands. Yugoslavia sue
ceeded at the Peace Conference
in reducing Italy's %appetites to
these territories but as soon as
she could manage, in 1941,
Italy ANNEXED" without any
delay Dalmatia with all the
islands,, Montenegro and Al
bania, which are now part of
the Kingdom of Italy,"
Italy's real intentions in the
Adriatic were quite frankly con-
fessed by the Giormale d'Italia,
April 10, 1915, (proprietors
were the then Prime Minister
Salandra and his Foreign Min
lister Baron Sonnino) by these
words: "The principal object
i've Of Italy in the Adriatic is
the solution, once for all, of
the politico-strategic question
of a sea, which is commanded
in the military sense from the
Eastern shore, and such a prob
lem can be solved only by one
method - by elimination from
the Adriatic of every other war
fleet. From the military point
of view Italy ought not to
make a compromise. Not a
fort, nor a gun, nor a subma,
49, =.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-01

Trieste. That was the anti-Ve-
netian attitude of its inhabi-
tants. Proclamation of freedom
ef trade on the Adriatic by
Charles VI and the privileges
granted by Empress Maria
Theresa to the town were hail
ed in Trieste as the final deliv-
erance from Venice's deadly
grip. They laid the foundation
for free competition, for free
expansion of trade.
On October II, 1897, the
peace treaty signed between
Napoleon and Austria gave to
Austria Venice and all it's pos
sessions, among them Istria,
Dalmatia and all the towns on
the Eastern coast of the Adria-
tic. This event marked the
death of Venice, the most po-
, tent Mediterranean republic for
a thousand years. For Trieste it
meant hegemony on the Adria-
tic Sea and prosperity.
After the Battle of Auster-
iitz, the treaty Of Pressburg of
December 26, 1905, compelled
Austria to yield these posses
sions to France. Napoleon Great
> ed out of them the "Illyrian
Provinces" and Austria was cut
off from the Adriatic. Cut off
from it's hinterland, Trieste suf-
fered an immediate and catas-
!, trophic collapse.
After the Congress of Vienna,
III 1915, Austria regained the
possession Of these provinces,
, and the commerce of Trieste
/ rose to it's earlier level and
quickly surpassed it. From 1919
) on Trieste was permitted by the
Emperor, as a reward for it's
patriotic" attitude during the
French occupation, to bear the
title fedelissima (the most
. faithful one.)
The mercantile soul of Trieste
and it's cosmopolitan character
found their expression again in
1848. Trieste refused to have
anything to do with Italy in
spite of the awakening of ltal-
: ian nationalism. The union of
Italy's princes, headed by
Charles Albert, king of Pied
mont, against Austria seemed
to have made the liquidation of
Austrian possessions in Italy
inevitable. Trieste did not as
sociate itself with the cause of
Italy. The Italian princes sent
a fleet before Trieste to en-
courage it's population to rise
against Austria and to make
possible it's union with Italy.
Despite the desperate situation
in which Austria found itself,
nothing happened in Trieste.
When the Italian fleet proclaim
ed the blockade of the city, it
provoked in the dominating
mercantile class of Trieste a
definitely anti-ltalian spirit, be-
cause the blockade prejudiced
their business interests. \
Italian defeats on the plains
Of Lombardy were hailed in
Trieste with. magnificent mani
festations of loyalty to Austria.
In the liberal press, the indis-
.solubility of Trieste's destinies
with those of it's hinterland was
repeated and emphasized. This
attitude aroused the praise of
the commander of the place,
the Austrian Marshal Gyulay.
When after the turmoil of the
political conflagrations of 1848-
50 the towns delegates went to
Vienna to deliver to the En-
peror an address of loyalty and
homage, they were awarded a
new statute granting new priv
leges to the city of Trieste. 1t
WAS the recomnense "for The