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Evening star., 1943-12-23
The Reich at Christmas

In line WIN propaganda cam
paign to take some of the curse off
the gloomy Christmas in store for
the Reich. German newspapers, in
cluding Hitler's Voelkischer Beo-
bachter, are trying to answer the
question, "Is there anything to be
happy about?" 1t is quite a question,
but the reports do not say just how
the Nazi editors are answering it.
We can only imagine that they must
be digging to the very bottom of
their brains in search of some magic
phrase, some bright winged thought,
some wondrous fancy so rich, so
eloquent, so inspiring as to enchant
the entire home front into believing
that black is white and this is time
for singing and high wassail.
There was no trouble at all when
Christmas came in 1899. The Reich
was pretty proud of itself then, cele-
brating the agony and devastation
its armies and air force had brought
to Poland. And the next Christmas
it felt much the same way, puffed
up and glowing with immense VIC
tories in the Lowlands and fallen
France, and altogether pleased with
what the Luftwaffe was doing in the
blitz of England. And Christmas,
194l, was not bad either. The Nazi
editors could write fine pieces in
those days about how glorious it was
to see London in flames and what
thrill it was to see the Wehrmacht
slice through Yugoslavia and Greece,
and how happy every German could
be because the Fuehrer had so ex-
pertly lacerated Russia that a quick
and total victory was certain. Even
on Christmas, 1912, though there
had been some serious upsets here
and therein North Africa, for in
stance-the Reich could be fairly
contented, or a least not gloomy, be-
cause it could still go to bed at night
without worrying too much about
the long arm of retribution reaching
out in the darkness to grip it by the
throat or hammer deadly blows upon
its head
How different is the Christmas of
1943! What is there now that any
German can be happy about? Sure
ly not about our victory in the Med
1terranean. Nor about the fall of
Mussolini and our invasion OF Italy
Nor about the vast and decisive Nazi
defeats in Russia Nor about the
impending new blows planned by
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stain at
Teheran. Nor about the ever more
massive, ever more devastating, ever
more remorseless and all-engulfing
British-American air offensive. On
every front the armies of the Reich
are desperately defending them
selves and the Luftwaffe can do
nothing to stop the Allies in the sky
and the U-boat feet is being mas
sacred at sea and all throughout
Europe the millions whom Hitler has
despoiled and oppressed are wait
ing, like banked fires, for the day
when they will be able to break forth
and overwhelm their overwhelmer.
Clear around the world, indeed,
the "massed angered forces of COM
mon humanity" are on the march
against the thing that once threat
ened to debase and enslave them
and nothing will stay them now
and Germany can look forward only
to black disaster. Christmas this
year, no matter what the Nazi editors
say, is thus going to be ashes in the
mouth and bitterness in the soul for
the people Of the Reich, the harvest
being at hand for those who have
sown the wind and planted the seeds
of wrath.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Nice to Know
Prom the Pittsburg (Kansas) Sun.

Prom the Pttsburg (Kansas) Sun.
Wall street bankers are worried about
pennies. So many articles have pennies
in their prices that the supply has run
short. Out in the open spaces, west OF
the Alleghenies, it is nice to know that
at last Wall Street bankers are worry
ing about something-and, of all things,
cents instead of per cents.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

who drew eight cleo
toral votes en-
Y ars a go, now
m a k es regular
sleeper jumps from
Topeka to Washing
ton to stir the Re-
publicans to suspi-
cion regarding the
M O. COW Declara- =
tions and to ad-
m o n ! S h Secretary
Hull. He breaks one
trip in Milwaukee to
deliver a hollering
kind of speech, in
which he raises the
Evening star., 1943-12-23
The Presidents Choice

Despite the personal intervention
Of the President, there is little if
any prospect that the railroad wage
dispute will be settled within the
framework of the stabilization pro-
gram.
The incorporating brotherhoods
have now joined with the operating
unions in setting December 80 as
the deadline for a settlement. In
practical effect the Government Is
told that it must yield to the
demands of these men or face the
alternative of a national railroad
strike. And if the railroad workers
are prepared to go through With this
threat-as apparently they are-the
President is left without a real
choice in the matter A railroad
strike would sabotage the war effort.
1t would involve a betrayal of our
combat forces overseas, a quick
stoppage OF virtually all war pro-
ductlon, an inability to supply the
troops in this country, and severe
suffering in the Nations towns and
cities. Since the President must
look to the larger interests of the
country, he cannot permit these
things to happen. II the railroad
brotherhoods, after long years of
responsible unioniSm, are now pre-
pared to pull the trigger, the Presi-
dent has no choice but to capitulate.
In these circumstances, there is
nothing to be gained from insistence
that the stabilization line be held
nor from denunciations of the Presi-
dents overtime pay proposal, be-
cause it violates the spirit if not
the letter of his own Stabilization
program. The President has no
magical power. In this deplorable
situation he will have to make the
best deal that he can, and the coun-
try will have to accept it.
But there is one thing to be said.
If the settlement, when made, ac-
tually breaches the stabilization
program, then there should be no
attempt to make it appear that it is
within the framework of the Little
Steel formula and the hold-the- line
order. 1t will be humiliating if the
Government is forced to bow to the
demands of these unions. But it
would be far more humiliating for
the Government, while capitulating,
to cling to any pretense that it is
standing firm
If they are willing to take advan-
tage of the Nations wartime needs,
the strong unions can destroy the
Little Steel formula. But if the
formula is doomed, the break-away
should be clean one. Expediency
has just about run its course, and if
a fresh start is to be made it should
be predicated on frank recognition
that the old policies have failed.
This is never pleasant thing to do,
but there will be small chance of
ever making real stand against the
inf1ationary forces without acknow-
lodging past failures. For the first
step in adopting a better policy is
to admit the defects of the old one.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

scheduled to invade
Western Europe next
spring.
Despite reports to
the contrary from
w a S h ! n gton and
London 1t appears
that no change has
occurred to alter the
previous plans which
placed the present
chief of staff at the
head OF the largest
com b a t army the
United States h a S
ever mustered so far
fOr q decisive hIow
Evening star., 1943-12-23

A draftee with sore finger asked
deferment on the ground that he
was "convalescing from a traumatic
perrosynovitis of the fiexor digitor-
um sublimus in profundis muscle at
the metacarpophalangeal joint"
The board replied that pursuant to
a conference re the plaintiffs plea
of deferment, said plea was answered
contra petitione-or in other words,
No
Evening star., 1943-12-23

nave been a war
problem-a bad one.
r e pr esentative J.
Leroy johnson, Re-
publican. of Cali
fornia, has offered
t wo measures de-
signed to deport to
Japan after the war
all japanese nation
ais and all those
American citizens OF
Japanese d e sc e MT
who h ave been
proved disloyal to
this country. 1t is
his purpose TO press
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Imitation an Old Problem
With Various Cures.
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The American income tax does not
tax merely income, but also every liqui-
dated increase in value. That is all
right in regular times. A man who has
acquired an object at $1,000 and sells
IT at 81 200 can bear a tax, even a
heavy tax, on his gain. He still will
be richer.
That is different in inf1ationary times.
For the $1,000 he might have bought
10000 quarts of milk or 200 pairs of
shoes. or so suits. For the $1,000 he
may be able to buy only 5000 quarts of
milk, or 100 pairs of shoes, or 30 suits
he has not become richer, but poorer.
II you take away part, consider
able part OF his gain of 5000, you do
not tax profit, but you make him still
poorer. And If you tax many such cases.
You make whole groups of the popula-
ton poorer.
lhe problem is not new. All coun-
tries exposed to initiation had to handle
1t. They all did it comparatively late.
after considerable economic harm had
been inflicted. They all complained of
this harm, after it was too late.
There are different systems of meet
ing the issue: BY exempting a part OF
the gain corresponding to the progress
of imitation, from the taxation; by ap-
plying fixed measure, as the price of
gold in free markets: by applying the
special index of the goods in question,
etc.
One of the different systems has to
be applied, and in time, before the pain
reveals the sickness Then much smaller
doses of the remedy may be sufficient.
DIR. EMILIO Won NHOFMANNSTHAL.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

Moscow, declaring that this winter
will see an even bigger Russian
offensive, points out that winter is
"the most convenient season for Red
Army operations" 1t also seems to
be the most inconvenient for Hitler,
but he will Just have to get used to
lot Of those small annoyances.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

Only two rather small groups Of
people have any right to feel su-
perior because they had a college
education. One is composed of
those who graduated with very high
honorS: the other of those who
worked their way through. For the
great majority it was a pure gift
from their families, with no particu-
lar credit to the student.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
The Political Mill

japanese in the Continental United
States and in the territories and posses
sions Of this country will constitute a
major postwar problem. They already
Evening star., 1943-12-23

plants, they are showing that
private enterprise has no rival-and,
indeed, no peer-as a system that
works we'll and efficiently quite as
much in time of war as in peace.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
This Changing World

Well-informed Washington quarters
are convinced that Gen. George c.
Marshall will be in charge of the Amer
ican- British Canadian forces which are
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Reprisals Major Issue

The execution by Russian justice of
four war criminals at Kharkov seems
to have upset the greater criminals in
Berlin to no small degree. Their first
Evening star., 1943-12-23
I'd Rather Be RIGHT

The greatest single piece Of wartime
imitation is the elevation of ALI NJ
Landon to the role of rowing adviser to
the American community. Mr.. Landon,
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Letters to The Star
Defeat Of Press Subsidy
Applauded by Libertarian.


TO the Editor Of The Star:
The Congress of the United States
may deserve some of the criticism it
Is getting for failure to enact needed
legislation to prevent imitation in this
national emergency, but the Committee
OF Ways and Means in the House
OF Representatives deserves honorable
mention for burying a bill in the Con-
gressional cemetery last week which
already had been passed by the Senate
"a bill to appropriate $50, 10000 as a
subsidy to the American press for ad-
vertising and promoting the sale of
War bonds and stamps.
Freedom of the press is worth more
than $30,000,000, not only to the press
but to the American people. We con-
graduate the newspapers which objected
to receiving this subsidy, thus saving the
press from Government censorship
which would have been natural con-
sequence. Whatever the Government
supports financially it also administers
and controls. Any institution or in
dustry that accepts financial favors
from the Government surrenders its
freedom of action and independence.
The Treasury Department also merits
honorable mention for protesting against
this proposed legislation, realizing that
patriotic press was doing far more
for the promotion of the sale of War
bonds than subsidized press would be
inclined to do under Government handi-
caps. G. S. LONGACRE.
Evening star., 1943-09-12

bara, Betty and Claude Floyd, jr.
have returned from a vacation at
Margate Beach, on the James
River.
Mrs. Maude Laidlaw is spending
a few days at the home of Comdr
and Mrs. Paul Barrett. Her son
DR.. Bruce Laidlaw, has returned to
Geneva, N. Y, after visit with his
mother.
Mrs. Ralph r. Shaw has returned
from a visit in Fort Stanley, Can
ada, and is again in the home on
Wolfe street which he recently re-
stored.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles r. Brown
have returned with their children
from visit in Annapolis with Mrs
Browns mother, Mrs. Nicholas
Green, who also had with her an
other son-in-law and daughter. Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Brewster Of New
York.
Mrs. Irwin Dunn of Charlottes-
vile has been visiting friends here
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hall are visit
ing friends in Petersburg.
Miss Marjorie Robertson has re-
turned from her home near Abiding
don, where she spent the summer.
Mrs. B. E. Hertzog has gone to
Illinois to visit her husband, Sergt.
Hertzog, who is stationed at Camp
Ellis.
Mrs. Josef Berger and her young
daughter Elwynne are visiting in
Covington, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Page Waller have
with them for a visit their son, Mr.
John Waller, of indianapolis.
Miss Kate Alfriend, who has been
Evening star., 1943-09-12
STAR, WASHINGTON, D. c, SEPTEMBER T. 1e4s

the guest in Quantico of 1t. and
Mrs. Carl MuecKe, has returned to
her home.
Maj. and Mrs Jameson E. Holway
have returned with their three chill
dren from vacation in Rye, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul E. Ambrose
have left with their young daughter
Jerry for St. Petersburg, where they
will spent the fall and winter.
Mrs. William J. New and her
daughter. Miss Betty New, are visit
ing in Rosedale, Miss. They will re-
turn in time for the reopening of St.
Agnes School, where Miss New is a
student.
Mrs. Edward Woolfork Alfriend.
Nv, who has been visiting in ver-
mont, has now gone to Lompoc.
Calf, to join her husband, who is
stationed near that city.
1t. and Mrs. Carl Edwin Fletcher
have left for Miami, where they will
make their home.
Mrs. Ivan Marshall Green is at
Lake Mohunk, N. Y, where she is
Evening star., 1943-09-12
General Activities in Alexandria
Mr.. and Mrs. Hdddad to Receive;
I. E. C0Vels Home From Vacation

Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Haddad
will be hosts this afternoon at
Nanchell at reception following
the christening of their young son
Nance Mitchell Haddad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Covel
and their small daughter Gillian
have returned from Wharton Grove
on the Rapidan, where they spent a
vacation. Their daughter Dennis
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
George Gibney Harraden, in Hamil-
ton, Mass, also has returned home
Miss Elsie Patterson has returned
after spending July and August in
New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Floyd Nc
Farland and their children, Bar
Evening star., 1943-09-12

the guest at Mountain House Of
Deaconess Yeo.
Corpl. william H. Warner Is leay-
ing for his station at the Army Air
Base at Duneden, Fla, after visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Edward Car
ter have left and are now making
their home in Weatherford, Tex.
Mrs. Tupper Barrett and her chill
dren, Miss Joan Barrett, Mr.. Robert
Barrett and Mr.. Tupper Barrett, jr.,
have returned from q summer vaca-
ton in Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1943-09-12

Mrs. B. T. Hoal is general chair
man for the affair, and you are
asked to bring toy for q boy or
girl suitable for shipping books,
games. any stuffed toy. These are
to be shipped to England to be used
as Christmas presents for the chill
dren who are being cared for in
the several hostels sponsored by the
BWRS.
Should you happen to feel am
bilious you are invited to enter 4
contest for the best homemade toy.
There will be one for the best
dressed doll and one for the best
Evening star., 1943-09-12
British War
Relief Shop
Tea Sept. 20

Lady Broderick is asking several
OF her friends to assist her at the
tea table Monday, September 20,
from 3 to s o'clock at the British
War Relief Shop. 1867 Columbia
road, where an active group Of peo-
pie are arranging a toy tea.
Evening star., 1943-09-12
Anache to Leave

The Military Attache Of the Bel
gian Embassy, Col. B. E. M. Pierre
Diepenrykx, has been transferred
for duty with his government now
established in London. Col. Die
penrykx will leave shortly for his
new post and will join his family,
now living in England.
Evening star., 1943-09-12

stuffed toy and : miscellaneous priss
for any toy. Ill must Be homemads
and cost no more than II.
Mrs. Barnet Mover, assisted by
Mrs. George Bullock Willis and
Miss Ida Mann, will be the judges.
It Is hoped that q full box may
leave here September IS In order
to meet the last mailing date re-
quirement in New York.
The best way ts r1ot for victsry
Is to dig deep int that pockethesk er
purse and buy War savings stamps.
Evening star., 1943-09-12
7 l R ED /?

War work and house duties can get you
down, but Crown Lavender Smelling
Salts may help to restore that ''freshened
up feeling. lnvigorating-try it for
faintness, fatigue, nerve strain or
heat exhaustion.
At your druggist. OR SEND Csc {coins
or .tsmps) to Dept. " -23. Schieffeln & Co.,
20 Cooper Square, New York 3, n. Y,
Established 1874.
Evening star., 1943-09-12
Theodora King
To Be Married

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Harry King Of
Silver Spring announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss Theo-
dora King, to Corpl. John n. Neil Of
Tama, Iowa.
Miss King attended st. Mary's
Seminary, Wilson Teachers College
and the Washington School for Sec
retaries. She now4s with the retire.
ment division OF the Civil Service
Commission
Corpl. Neil attended the Ameri-
can Institute Of Business in Des
Moines and Rider College in Tren.
ton. He is assigned to duty at Camp
Claiborne, La.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Evening star., 1943-09-12

It's never been 50 important to take
care Of what you have! It's pure
magic to see what can be done with
old sofas and chairs to give them new
life .. longer wear. Why not let
Sloane experts work their wonders
for you? We'll tighten the frames ).
remove broken or sagging springs
and furnish new webbing. Pick from
a pageant of new fall coIors and nat.
terms in damasks, brocades, mate.
lasses, brocatelles and textured fab
rtcs. It's none too early to have your
work started for fall delivery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-24
Consumers Council
Protests Poor Coal

The Greater Detroit Consumers
Council today demanded an eX-
PLANTATION from Fuel Chief Ickcs
on the type OF coal'being delivered
10 Detroit homes. The council
says il is unfit tor use and in part
caused the citX'S recent influenza
epidemic.
AT the same time Ford Cato
manager OF the Detroit Coal Blu
reau. SAID he had had no reports
from dealers that any coal was OF
poor quality. and declared that
the best hituminouS coal produced
in the United STATES WIS coming
mtO4he Detroit area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-24

II YOU enjoy Christmas carol.
listen TO "A New Years Dream,
FRONT PAGE DRAMA to be
heard over Station WJLB at l2:15
p. m tomorrow
~ New Years Dream is a
delightful fantasy of sailor WHO
dreams himself into the future
and learns OF many interesting
things TO come particularly the
Bell OF Freedom and Peace and
Victory. FRONT PAGE DRAMA,
based en material from The Amer
lean Weekly Magazine, which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-24
Purse Snatch Victim
Faces DrearY'Yu

Mrs. Gertrude Wen, 1855 w.
Lantz. and her two sons today
face a giftless Christmas unless a
SIG stolen check Is returned 10
the fan1Tfy bPrUTr mt no1luayS
Mrs. Wcir'S purse was Snatchcd
while Christmas shopping. IL
also contained 81 i'm cash.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-24
TOLERANCE APrLArDED

Gl0>lCr Current executive secs
rotary of the National Association
for the AdVanccment-ot Colorcd
People.
Tho NAACP Welcomes HE
appointment OF Ballenger. His
background in Detroit public
Lille and his knowledge of social
problems should tit him for the
difficult task OF managing the
department. If he il given
tree hand Wr feel that new
and progressive policies will he
effected.
Although there have been
many Negro applicants Tor jobs
in the department since the
race riot, only one has been APP
pointed We hope the new com
missioner viii secure more Ne
gro police and upgrade worthy
Negro officers la positions of
responsibility in the depart
mentS i'm which they serve
Mort FuraN secretary Of fhc
WAYNE County Go Council
The MANOR made "A AAisa Sc
lection. II Ballenger conducts
himself a. he has in the past.
We can be- sure hc will he very
fair Ia all groups
NEW DEAL IL TOREC N>T
louis Martin cdIor of me
Mlchiedn Chronicle Negro publ
cation
we welcome Ballenger'S APP
pointmcnt He has "A great
knowledge at social conditions
and problems and il highly re-
garded by the Negro people. If
his point of view j. translated
into the department We sWill
have new deal am sure ne
has the cooperation oi the en-
tire Negro leadership
Jack Ra~kIn executive Socro-
t7ry Of the Civic Rights Fedora
zion
We hope that with the new
appointment there viii be- insti-
tuted new policy ~ tair and
equal treatment 10 all people.
We also suggest Ia the new
commissioner that hr establish
a citizens committee with Ne
gro representation. which would
have authority 90 investigate
and take disciplinary action IN
ca~c> involving brutality and
racial discrimination bN police.
This move would aid in c>tab-
fishing confidence that police
practicing discrimination viii he
brought to Justice.
D.. I1r 'arr- Nice '~IdIg pIn.i.
inrt ~ na \tonI Association
Tor '.r Advancement of Co.nra
'uYt nr,
.Nr Ntthcrspnnn.S- 1csigninu
should bc a Wholesome thing for
The department. He evidently
Sid not have the proper concepts
nt how the department should
-7r- r7rr7- III Tf1SVtIvTTt UTTvu1t
preudirc> and bigotrN for n
man 30 hl> training and cducn-
ti1u W. have the highest re-
CARDS for his successor and iool,
forward tu uprh hctter ouu>id
grafton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-24
Mrs. Paul .AckerIllan
Wins Divorce. Child

A. Mrs Alderman sat signing
The A0MmlnpuS documents IN con-
ncCtlun' with tile SCI Element, She
sighed and remarked
-ilI iruT,t- ilrtfi-arrti- i-nrvrr- r''--
marry I'd hate To 20 through
All this again"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-24
Designers, Engineers
AT Packard Join Clio

Packard Motor Car 70. design
crS and engineers were brought
into the UAW-c1O fold today fol-
lowing an NLRB election IN
which they voted 32l for afiilia-
ton against 80 for no union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-24
Yaoks Bag 800 Planes

,a.aLIIED 10 .Alaers. Dee -
LL-Ane The sd L. :. fighter
group now part of the 18th
Air Force. DESTROYED 500 enemy
-,---..4.--- lL.e 2l4 III oI AlcdllcE-
Uneau combat il Was announced
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