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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
New|y-Arrived Flyer
Downs Six zeros in
Debut Over Munda
Princeton Mon Leeds
In American Attacks
Netting 70 Jap Planes
BY WILLIAM NIPPLE,

hesVCihtcQ EECSS WbT COIEeSpOn0ent.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON GUADALCANAL, Dec. "a ODE
layed Maj. Donald Yost, a 81
year-old newcomer from Princeton,
N. j., was the outstanding figure in
the collection of % japanese Zero
planes during raids of the last two
days on the enemy's Solomon Island
base Of Munda, New Georgia.
Mai. Yost, Princeton University
graduate. arrived only a week ago
: and didn't see the enemy until he
met six Zeros near Munda yester-
day. In few minutes he had shot
down two of them, and chased three
others of the tails of his mates
dive bombers.
Then this morning he shot down
four more in 10 minutes, making a
two-day bag of six.
Il just tangled around with them
awhile" said Maj. Yost, using his
hands and arms to explain combat
movements.
"a Washington naval announce
ment Christmas Day said United
States airmen had destroyed a
total of "a planes during the
Christmas eve attacks on Munda)
Thwart Air Base Building.
The Japanese are trying to build
new airfeld and base at Munda,
but our dive bombers, fighters and
Flying Fortresses have been ham,
mering them daily, sometimes two
or three times a day.
This morning Marine and Army
pilots flying Douglas dive -bombers,
Grummans and Bell Airacobras
dealt the heaviest blow in two weeks
against Munda when they surprised
and destroyed % Zeros The dive
bombers got approximately is either
on the ground or just taking off
and our fighters knocked out six
In the air.
The Japanese first were seen try
Ing large-scale air operations over
Munda yesterday, and the Amer
leans promptly went up and shot
down seven Zeros and hacked
chunks out of the enemy field. We
lost three fighters yesterday.
Pilots returning from this morn
ing's raid said terrific explosions,
fires and smoke resulted when they
dropped their bombs in the midst
of the milling japanese planes on
the ground. Some enemy planes
were only few feet in the air when
they were blasted, and crashed.
The United States airmen believed
they had sighted new type of Zero
plane-a large one with square
wingtips, they said.
Maj. Yost had one close call in
today's scrap when he and an enemy
pilot headed straight toward each
other squirting bullets He said they
missed each other by a few feet,
and the Jap left bullets in my
engine and wing"
Downs 2 Zeros in Debut.
Another newcomer, 1t. Kenneth
Kirk. jr. of Barre, Vt, shot down
two Zeros this morning. 1t. Kirk
has been flying all types of air.
craft including seaplanes for six
months in this area, but it was the
first time he was up against Zero.
Low-fying American pilots have
discovered another japanese trick
of pouring oil in small depressions
on their runway so that from the
air and in photographs the field
appears to be full of craters
The japanese plan at Munda ap-
parently is to establish fighters
there so that enemy bombers flying
down from Rabaul, New Britain,
can pick up fighter escort at that
point to strike at Guadalcanal
But our devastating attacks on
Munda are making this impossible
so far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

More than 400 invitations to the
meeting have been mailed to VOL
unteer staff workers, interested per-
sons and board members, according
to Miss Alice Leigh Byars, chairman
of the association.
DR.. Griffith spent five years as
head of the Liverpool (England)
University Settlemnt House and also
served as professor of political
science at Harvard University and
Syracuse University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Recreation Workers
To Hear Educator

DR.. Ernest Griffith, former dean
Of the graduate school at American
University. will speak on Settle
ment Houses and Emergencies in
War and Peace" at meeting OF the
Recreation Staff Workers Associa-
ton of the District next Wednesday
at 1918 pm. at Friendship House,
619 D street Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Clqimont to Iron Throne
Drops Dead in London

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 8.-Prince Mo-
manned Hassan, 43, brother of the
late Shah Ahmed, Sultan of Iran,
who abdicated in 1922, fell dead
last night on a sidewalk in Maiden
head. He had been in i'll health for
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

Ing a sailor. He attended the
Naval Academy, was commits
stoned and now is Capt.
Thomas Leigh Catch, COM
mander of a battleship credit
ed with destroying 80 Japan.
ese planes that attacked a
f1otilla of which his craft was
a unit. The woman probing
for a splinter was Mrs. Sarah
West, mother of Tommy's
friend, Oswald West, who later
became Governor of Oregon
A. P. Photo.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
The Wrong Approach

When he told the American Legion
that "our workers have done just as
good job as our soldiers" William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, was evidencing
that lack of sense of proportion
which has had much to do with con-
fusing the whole labor picture.
The workers have not done as good
job in this war as the soldiers.
Neither has industry, nor the farmers,
nor any other element which is max
ing its contribution to the war at
home. In the very nature of things,
the men who are fighting this war
at the fronts are making a greater
contribution than the rest of us for
q lesser material reward. And moth
ing is to be gained by contending
otherwise.
At the same time, Mr.. Green is
quite right in asserting that the great
majority of American workers are
wholly patriotic, are faithful to their
obligation to the country and are
contributing in very substantial
measure to victory. No reasonable
person doubts that this is true and
no responsible individual, to use Mr..
Green's language, would denounce
the whole labor movement because
OF the irresponsible acts of minority
OF workers. Nevertheless, 1t is q
mistake for labor leaders to resent
the criticism OF strikes that have
occurred and to answer public pro-
tests merely by pointing to the credit
side OF the ledger. The fact is that
there have been hundreds OF strikes
during this war, many OF them as q
result Of interunion quarrels for
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Cuse Dismissed

At the Police Court Complaint
Board in Los Angeles the phone rang
peevishly. A bored sergeant answered
1t and learned that the peace of a
neighborhood was being shattered by
some inconsiderate soul who had a
radio going full blast. With a shrug.
the officer rang off, and put a red
jack on black queen. Just as he
was about to uncover an ace. the
phone rang again, with the same
complaint from a different citizen
in the neighborhood. 80 what?"
murmured the sergeant inaudibly,
playing the ace and exposing a much
needed four of spades. Four calls
later, in evaporation, he sent out a
squad. Shut that pest up" he or
dered, "and bring him into court to-
morrow so we can give him the works
for disturbing the peace"
AS it turned out, only the first half
of the order was carried out. The
offender readily consented to sacri-
fice some of his surplus decibels and
cut the radio down to a reasonable
volume, but demurred against ap-
pearing in court, on the ground that
to do so would furnish field day for
reporters and make the police look
rather silly. The case was dismissed,
and peace reigns once more in Los
Angeles. So does vice, presumably,
but at any rate the vice president, or
whatever is the correct title of the
head of the Los Angeles police vice
squad, has promised to keep an ear
on the radio in his Office and not let
1t get too loud again.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Wagner Act Innovation

A case involving new phase of
Wagner Act litigation will be aired
next week, when the National Labor
Relations Board hears charges that
the Studebaker Corporation dis
missed an employe who refused to
join the CIO United Automobile
Workers, although the union does
not have a closed shop agreement
with the company.
The board at times has stepped in
when an employer sought to promote
the cause of one union to the detri-
ment of another, and its records are
dotted with innumerable instances in
which unfair labor practices have
been charged because concern
sought to discourage unionism. But
this is the first occasion, 1t is said,
when company has been accused
OF ousting worker for simply re-
fusing to join labor, organization
which was the recognized bargaining
agent for the employees, but which
did not have a closed-shop contract
making union membership a pre-
requisite for employment.
The complainant in the case is a
machinist who contends that he was
shifted from Job to Job in the South
Bend qndiana) plant OF Studebaker
because he refused to join the union,
and finally was dropped, after three
years, when the Army took over the
Evening star., 1943-09-24

This lad, Uhose young and fearless
step is light
Upon the peaceful pauements of
his to1Dn,
Who sails Dith Others in the dark of
night
To foreign ports to see his sun 90
do1on;:
This lad, Uhose blue and blazing
eyes look out
Into the tormless future to q dag
Beyond the drone of bonbers and
the shout
That spurs the apenger on his
perilous way,
This lad, pho had no time to be
lad, g9t
Who left his games to pay his
elders score, ssss
Has said 0ood-by to all he might
hare had,
But neDer could haze In a iDorld of
This lad toiu neper be a lad again.
But neuer nation kneu a better man.
FAYE CHILCOTE WALKER
Evening star., 1943-09-24

proving ground where he was
assigned. He then went to Chicago
plant Of the company, and was dis
missed while at work there, he says.
The board complaint charges the
corporation with discriminating
against the employe, and in favor
of the union-accusations that have
equal weight under the Wagner Act
with charges involving antiunionism,
despite the fact that this phase of
the law Is SO seldom heard of.
Studebaker's side of the case has
not been presented yet, and the
nature of its defense, consequently,
Is not known. The hearing will be
watched with interest because of its
unusual aspect.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Says Monroe Doctrine
Was Not an Alliance.

IL tic Euiboi VI 4hc oldl.
Raymond Moley performed useful
service to truth in his column In The
Star of September II in calling attention
to the reckless distortion of history by
those who advocate a permanent mill
tary alliance with Great Britain. The
youthful Gov. Dewey of New York is
quoted as saying: We've had de facto
military alliance with Great Britain ever
since the War of 1872" In this the
Governor displays the ignorance of
American history peculiar to the present
generation. There is nothing in the rec
ord which remotely suggests such an
idea.
The Monroe Doctrine arose from the
holy alliance which directed France to
restore the monarchy in Spain and re-
conquer Spain's lost colonies in South
America. Great Britain saw in this the
loss of her fast-growing trade with new
republics of Spanish America George
Canning, Foreign Secretary Of Britain,
asked Richard Rush, the American Min
lister, if his country would go hand in
hand with Britain in opposing French
Intervention in South America. Rush
replied that he could not recommend 1t
unless Britain recognized the independ-
ence of the new republics of South
America as the United States had al
ready done. Canning said he would not
do this, that the question must wait for
the future. There the matter was left.
Canning then made inquiries of France
of her intentions in the Spanish colonies,
and was assured that France would not
intervene in South America. This was
all Canning wanted, and told Rush to
forget that he had been approached on
the matter. These conversations took
place in the spring of 1923, and when
President Monroe in December deliv-
cred his declaration no one was more
surprised than Canning and he expressed
his opposition, especially to the nom
colonization provisions. Every Minister
of Great Britain since that time when
the Monroe Doctrine has arisen has op-
posed it-Lord Clarendon, Lord Pal
merston, Benjamin Disraeh and Lord
Salisbury.
Lord Palmerston in 1849 wrote: Great
Britain has not acknowledged and never
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Believes Charity" Should
Begin at Home.

To the Editor of The Star:
In The Evening Star of Saturday,
September 18, there appeared two ar
ticles which should merit an editorial
IN your valued paper
One of these articles is entitled "Bo-
livian Tin Deal Assures Price Boost Will
Benefit Miners" by Mr.. Leon Pearson.
The other is an A. P. news item from Rio
de Janeiro captioned Brazil to Put
$4,000 More Gathering Rubber"
These articles each contain significant
sentences. The first article contains this
sentence: "A further price increase is
being negotiated, reported to amount to
2 cents pound, of which l cent must
be applied to the workers interests"
The other article contains this sem
tence: Under the accord, the American
Rubber Development Corp agrees to
place special account of $2,400,000 at
the disposal of the Brazilian government
for expenses and Brazil pledges to at
tempt to have the workers in the rubber
areas by the opening of the 1914 harvest"
No one begrudges additional pay of
measly cent to the exploited tin miners
of Bolivia. Nor the handing over of the
paltry sum for these days of $2,400,00o
to Brazil to make the attempt" But
what taxpayers of the United States
would. much prefer to see, to put it
mildly, would be to start our charity at
home.
In promoting the good neighbor" and
hemisphere solidarity" policy in order
to insure security at least during the war,
1t seems to me that the Government is
overlooking security right here at home
where it is most important. The tax
payers of the United States, by their
sweat, blood and tears, produce the dol
lars and cents which are used to bring
about uplift in foreign countries.
Our own colored people here need and
can use the funds that are being given
to the colored rubber workers in Brazil,
and to the Indian tin miners in Bolivia.
Also our own hill-billies and share-crop-
pers, not to mention many of our city
dwellers, merit q little attention. I'm
sure that many of the citizens in this
country will agree that Charity begins
at home" J. A. MORGAN.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

can acknowledge the doctrine or prin-
ciple laid down by President Madison
(meaning Monroe). Later Benjamin
Disraeli declared to James Buchanan,
American Minister: Nov, sir, the Mon
roe Doctrines not, in my opinion,
suited to the age in which we live-that
the United States, instead of vaunting
that they will build their greatness on
the Monroe Doctrine, which is the doc
trine Of isolation, they should seek to
attain it by deferring to the public laws
of Europe, and by allowing their destiny
to be regulated by the same high prin-
ciples of policy which all the European
communities that have political system
have invariably recognized" (Monroe
Doctrine" by Dexter Perkins, page 237.)
If there is scintilla of evidence of the
existence of any kind of an alliance be-
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain from the founding of the republic
to the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, 1t
was certainly not known to the states
men who conducted the governments of
these countries. w. F. WILMOTH.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

which there is no excuse to be offered.
There have been no strikes at the
battle fronts, however, and the re-
sponsible leaders of labor, instead of
indulging in exaggerated claims,
would gain stature in the eyes of the
public by placing greater emphasis
on their effort to prevent any strike.
In time of war, no strike is to be
excused merely by emphasizing the
fact that the great majority of work
ers are sticking to their jobs.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Letters to the Editor
Importance Of War Bond
Purchases Stressed.
To the rditnr ~ The Qtsr.


Purchases Stressed.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Today we live in an Internal world.
The earth is stained with the blood of
those martyrs who have made the SUI
preme sacrifice that the rest OF us might
live in q world free of strife and the
hazards Of future wars.
We should make a relative compari-
son of the contribution we are making
for victory with those on the fighting
front who are giving their lives. 1t is
their faith in our answering loyalty and
support which gives them the fighting
spirit to win. This is deserving of pro-
found contemplation.
It is heart-rending, and source Of
mental anguish to receive reports of our
casualties In killed, wounded, missing
and prisoners. However, the men in
command of our forces, who direct the
evolution of our armies, have uppermost
in their minds the watchwords, conser-
walton of men and equipment, their pri-
mary objective being victory with min
imum loss of men.
Let us Fundamentally unite and ter
inmate the war with an all-out effort by
every man and woman of America. Let
us place our money where it will insure
victory "for good and ALL" by investing
in war securities
HARRY E. SNYDER.
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
1t Depends on StoIin

Prime Minister Churchill has made
1t pretty plain that the decision
whether there will be meeting this
year between himself, the President
and Marshal Stain depends on Mar
shall Stain. He has confident hope"
that there will be such a meeting.
But its realization depends upon
Marshal Stain and nobody else.
1t Is we'll to understand that fact,
Some of the expressions of natural
concern ever the conspicuous alb
sence of Marshal Stain from past
Allied conferences have tended to
place the blame on the United States
and Great Britain. That is unjust. 1t
is known that the President and Mr..
Churchill have been anxious to have
Stain join them in the past. 1t is
gratifying to know that Mr.. Church.
ills hope is confident" that the
meeting will materialize before the
end of the year.
Answering in the House of Com
mons some of the same sort of critic
ism of British policy that has been
made of the State Department over
here, Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden said that if there have not been
as many personal exchanges by the
leading persons of the two govern
ments as we would like, it is fair to
say that we have made more than
our share of efforts to meet our Al
lies. 1t is with this spirit that we
shall approach our problems in the
future" It is that spirit that has
marked our own efforts toward Rus
sia in the past and undoubtedly it
will be continued.
AS evidence of the foundations now
being laid for closer cooperation
with Russia, Mr.. Eden mentioned two
steps to which Mr.. Churchill referred
in more detail in his Tuesday report
on the war. The inter- Allied COM
mission on the Mediterranean, in
which Russia will be represented. is
being established as the result of q
suggestion by Marshal Stain in Au-
gust. Arrangements are also being
made for tripartite conference of
foreign secretaries, or their repre-
sentatives. The place of the meeting,
Moscow, is additional evidence of our
desire to meet the Russians more
than half way.
A more material form of evidence
as to our attitude toward Russia. of
course, Is found in the record of sup
plies that have been sent and which
are increasing with the facilities for
transporting them. This has not
been done on any quid-pro-quo basis.
In return for what we have sent we
have not always received acknowl-
edgment beyond a reminder of the
second 'front.'" Marshal Stain him
self follows a protocol of his own
deyising in dealing with his Allies.
II we were thin skinned in such mat
ters, opportunity for showing it has
not been lacking.
The failure thus far to secure the
response from Stain that would
equal the warmth of our own over
lures is perhaps an indication that
the frank understanding we have
sought has not been gained. The
important thing is that this failure
IN the past has not lessened our
determination to keep trying.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Perversity Of Man
From the Baltimore Sun.

The Navy has invoked the law to keep
fishermen and others out of an area in
the Chesapeake which has been set aside
as navy firing range. This is, when you
stop to think of it, one of the strangest
quirks of human nature. When public
notice has been issued that shells of all
calibers are likely to come plunging into
a specified area at any time, it would
seem that no law would be required to
make people stay out of that area. Yet
experience has shown that people who
will stay out if they think they will be
arrested and fined for entering will go
right in If they think the only risk they
run is that Of having 16-inch shell
blow them into the middle of Delaware.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
THIS AND THAT
By Charles =. Tracetoell.

We were listening to the complaint Of
one such the other day.
He said that when he speaks to q
stranger in public vehicle or place, the
stranger draws himself UP, as II insulted.
and will not reply.
WHATS the matter with these peo-
ple?" he asked feelingly.
The only answer Is that 1t all depends
upon the person you speak to.
There are many friendly people In the
National Capital, at all times. It must
be remembered that many of them are
from out OF town.
1t is notorious that the stranger in
strange town, provided he is normal, will
be somewhat shy of strangers.
Even in these days he still suspects
that he may be taken for yokei
He even has pictures in the back of
his mind Of being sold gold brick or
something.
For some strange reason, the women.
folk are more friendly than the men,
Conversely, one is more likely to get
snubbed by man than a woman on
trying to start conversation.
This applies particularly to men. That
Is, when man says it is pretty day to
strange gentleman, that strange gentle
man is just as likely as not to say nothing
at all in reply.
This hoity-toity business Is odd. any
way you look at it. Only street acci-
dent, evidently, will make some persons
talk to strangers
We do not believe that people here talk
too much.
Talk is free.
And one does not have to listen.
Maybe bit OF will power is necessary
to keep one from hearing, but 1t is always
possible to turn ones attention to some-
thing else, and fail to hear the chatter.
After all, talk is a safety valve.
If such persons weren't talking they
might be cracking safes, or something.
Talk is good for folks.
That, no doubt, is why they talk 10
much.
Talking is like whistling. Many per-
sons pretend not to like to hear other
people whistle, but secretly they wish
they could whistle as well themselves.
They particularly admire the lack Of
self-consciousness, we believe.
1t may be that our correspondent Is
one of these people, who does not like to
hear others talk because he is not good
talker himself.
Listen to the chatter, and admire It,
because it is basically good thing, and
means that the old thinking box is trying
to get itself in working order.
Thinking is difncult, much more DIM
cult than talking It is = good thing
to think before one speaks, but often It
Is necessary to speak before one can
think. Probably the great silent men of
history would have been better OF If
they had talked more.