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Askov American., 1943-11-04
Much Remains To Be Done
In Latin America

Construction rather than recon-
struction is needed after this war,
said DIR. w. S. Rycroft in speaking
before the Institute of Inter American
Affairs on the subject of Building
a New Latin America"
DR.. Rycroft who has spent many
years in Peru, is executive secretary
of the Committee on Cooperation in
Latin America and the chief eXecu-
tive for Protestant Missions in Latin
America.
Mentioning the great Pan-Ameri-
can highway through North and
South America, which is in the pro-
cess of being built, and the modern
city of Buenos Aires in Argentina,
the speaker said that Latin America
is building in all aspects of life, but
it is long process. Character must
be built, and it is important to build
up the standard of living.
While there is much to be desired
in the accomplishment of democracy
in Latin America, in Uruguay women
are fined or penalized if they do not
vote, said the speaker.
The British come to Latin Amer
lea as if they own it, and the North
Americans come to Latin America
as if they don't give damn who own
it, said the speaker, adding that many
Latin Americans ask this question:
SIS the Good Neighbor Policy gen.
uine?"
Sonora de Lozada, delegate from
Bolivia on the Inter-American Com
mission of Women, Washington, D.
c., spoke of the ups and downs in
public education in her native coun-
try. People of wealth have educated
their children in France, but good
public school system is badly needed
to swing the various races up from
illiteracy.
She delved into Imperialism, dollar
diplomacy, exploitation, revolutions,
and said that two or three wealthy
men control the country. Tin, cop
per, silver, gold and other minerals
are mined. and Cimon Patino, head
of the Patino Mines and Enterprises,
Consolidated, Inc, is so universally
disliked that he does not dare to live
in Bolivia, his domicile being at the
Woldorf-Astoria hotel in New York
where he is well guarded. Patino's
wealth is from one-half to one bill
lion dollars.
She and her husband have inter-
ested an American film company in
developing movie to instruct, par
ticularly the Indians of Bolivia, in
planting and developing soy beans
and corn Disney movie - to
help build up their standard of liv-
ing. Sonora de Lozada said she
hoped they would overcome any OBJ
stacles in the way of showing those
pictures. Like other speakers at the
Institute, she emphasized the need
for meeting the people at their level.
Askov American., 1943-11-04

Uruguay, UdLeu OCtoUei 20, "ihIh
says that:
"The Uruguan government an
nounced acceptance today of a
S5OO,OOO gift from the United States
Office of Coordination of Inter-
American Affairs to be devoted to
sanitation work and health measures.
Similar gifts have been made to
other Latin-American countries out
of a special fund in the coordinator's
office that is disbursed not as loan
but as an outright gift"
Then there is another item of SIM
liar nature that has been called to
my attention. 1t seems that this Ad-
ministration has allocated a consid-
cradle sum for the establishment of
an agricultural college and school in
the Republic of Costa Rica, for the
exclusive use of Latin Americans,
and that we are putting up residences
for the teaching staff costing $4,000
per unit which is easily equivalent
to twice that sum in this country.
When and where is all this folly
going to end? Here we are the high
est taxed people in the world. Let me
give you definite figures on that.
They were prepared by the Treasury
so they may be accepted as being
conservative. The yearly tax burden
for every man, woman and child in
the United States is now 1857 as
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Sandstone.
TEMPORARY SUCCESS
Editor Askov American:

Often when we hear the many con-
flicting stories and versions about
this and that, we could be reminded
of the three blind men'who examined
the elephant and came back with
three entirely different versions OF
that animal.
The mere power of assertion is
often accepted as logic and if re-
peated often enough and by people
in positions of power and Importance,
is accepted as facts. Still an untruth
remains so, even if backed up by the
majority temporarily.
Another way to confuse the public
is to say something that is relative.
Now, for instance, people travelling
around the world in deluxe air.
planes at 400 miles per hour, will say
that the world is small. But, imag-
inc that our soldiers fighting through
the jungles in the South Sea Islands,
against the Japs, crocodiles and other
reptiles at a few yards day, will
say that the world is large.
say that the world is large. Ones
judgment is often influenced by ones
connections and experiences.
The people generally have been
fed some very thin and hot air, with
no substance to it at all. There are
of course those who think that bet
ter order and world can be attained
through the means of the lie and
distortion of facts and reality. But,
there is one thing certain to some of
us and that is, anything worthwhile
has to be based on facts and the truth
and justice. Some people give Hitler
credit for his shady successes at first,
on his ability to lie. Hitler's military
successes were due to the we'll
trained German general staff and
army. Hitler judgment and lying led
to his downfall as we'll as that of
Germany This is fortunate as
his objectives were 100 per cent
wrong.
Only that which is natural can en-
Askov American., 1943-11-04
FORGOTTEN CHINA
(The Hennepin County Review

(The Hennepin County Review
China is the>F Forgotten Man in this
war. For six long years she has been
doggedly battling the Japs against
incredible odds. During all these dis
couraging years she has been listen
ing to the assurances of moral sup
port, the nice speeches on the quality
and fibre of the Chinese people, and
the glib promises of material sup
port, from the capitals of the democ-
racies - promises which never seem
to materialiZe.
What China has gotten, from her
allies of the United Nations, in appre-
citation of her superb courage against
the common enemy, has been words,
words, words. Cut off from her So
called friends, she lies today in the
depths, her internal economy shat
tered, her brave troops undernou-
rished, many of them too weak to
fight, her faith in mankind stretched
almost beyond the limit of even
Chinese patience. Initiation in China
has reached the stage where officials
hold their breath lest the printing
presses break down, the stage where
it is next to impossible for workers
to earn enough money to keep body
and soul together in the family units
Yet China holds on, starving and
alone, virtually abandoned by her
Allies, cut off from her friends -
wondering what it is all about, this
hue and cry about Democracy, the
rights of free peoples, the Four Free
doms, ct cetera Freedoms for whom,
the Chinese wonder? For just the
white man, or freedom for all peo-
Piles no matter what their color, no
matter where they live.
There was a most significant re-
mark made in the speech to his peo-
pie ten days ago by General Chang
Kai-Shek, as he took over the reins
as president of the Chinese Repub-
lie. Its essence was "don't be too
hard on the Communists"
Does this mean that Chang has
lost all hope of a square deal from
Britain and the United States at the
peace table? Chang knows only too
we'll that Mr. Churchill has no notion
of ''liquidating the British Empire" :"
Has he concluded that the United
States, no matter how honorable her
intentions, will never be able to talk
Mr.. Churchill down? Is he facing
now the bitter fact that Mr.. Churchill
is determined to open up at the same
old stand in Hong Kong, "jewel of
the empire" and all other empire
points south and southwest, once the
peace has been established again?
Knowing the great difficulties in
the way of a complete and honest
understanding between the United
States and Russia surmising per-
haps that Britain already is playing
one of us against the other - does
the Chinese leader believe now that
Russia eventually will turn away
from the British and American de-
mocracies in disgust, and 60 it alone
after the smoke of battle clears? In
such an eventuality is he specializing,
when he tells his people not to ''be
Askov American., 1943-11-04

too hard on the Communists" that
his only hope after the war will be
to get together with Russia? That
Russia and China, then, might very
well take long-suffering India into
their alliance?
A combination of Russia, China
and India-1, 10000 1000 strong, half
the people of the earth-would spell
the final doom of the white man on
this planet. It wouldn't be long then,
before the money bags who control
the trade of the world, and who have
been preaching the fake gospel these
years of the superiority of the white
man over the yellow, the black, the
brown and the red man, would be
brought to their greedy knees.
Perhaps this can be labeled dark,
fantastic speculation. And perhaps
not. If the United States can be
smart enough, and strong enough,
beginning now, to bring about a full
understanding with Russia - if the
USA can be strong enough to pound
her fist on the peace table and in
sist that this had been war of en-
pire versus freedom, nothing else
that the empire system as constituted
before the war must be radically re-
vised after war-then it may be pos
sible to write peace based on JUS
tice, one which has for its concept
the essential dignity of the common
man.
If not, if the United States allows
Britain to resurrect the Empire on its
old lines and begin where she left
off, the whole world will be in
flames again just as soon as China
and the peoples of Asia can get up
on their feet again and begin the
shooting. China is a vast country,
fabulously rich in resources. Her 457
millions of people are awakening.
All she wants is peace, freedom, and
a chance to live by her own formula,
which is more honest one, by many
jumps, than the one by which the
European powers live. If we cannot
manage to get along with Russia, and
if China is kept weak by her allies
until the war ends, in the fear that
if she becomes strong she may be
able to keep Britain out of Asia, our
current crop of American babies had
better prepare for trouble. For the
matches will have been set to the
rubbish which will serve as the start
er for World War III.
Certainly China has been the For
gotten Man in this war. Put this fact
against the prejudice which seems
to be preventing us from achieving
a meeting of the minds with Stalin-
then add India, whose hatred for
Britain is unprintable, to the stew
and you have the makings for war
Is to so years hence which will make
this one, horrible as it is, seem like
a little world encampment of the
Boy Scouts.
What is needed now, to avoid such
a final catastrophe to civilization,
is less of the diplomatic stupidity
which stems from money greed, in
the democracies. We need to wake up
to the fact we are fighting this war
to make men free, not to keep them
down under the economic heel of the
imperialistS.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
A FIVE-YEAR PLAN HERE
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
The war has made the wheels of
industry spin after gathering rust
from 1929 to 1889. Now we know
what can be done. So, please, Mr..
Highbrow Economist, don't tell us
we can't keep on going at the same
pace when peace barges in.
We are spending 100000, ,000, 900
a year for war. So, let's keep it up
in the postwar world. We should
have a five-year plan and during
that period the government will put
out $5OO,O0O,0 100000. In order that
everybody may have a clear con-
science about the whole thing, we
Askov American., 1943-11-04
CAPITAL Will Show Up

The term srisk capital is being
used much by the war profiteers who
want more to salt away than they
got through the IS per cent forgive
ness in the Ruml tax plan. With an
abundance of natural resources and
buying power on the part of the
people, business has a way of devel-
oping without the capital in the hands
of the few. The risk is not great
when there is demand for the product
and money to pay for it.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters op topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective. but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be witnheld).
Askov American., 1943-11-04

sailor" 1 am afraid
that also applies to
U n C l e Sam, or
maybe it would be
more accurate to
say, to the Roose-
V e 1t administra-
ton.
1 have before
me a press story
from Montevideo,
Askov American., 1943-11-04
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
CONTINUED from Page IL

Continued from Page II
good news comes from any front.
None has come for many months.
What comes, instead, are the long,
long trains carrying wounded and
manned soldiers back home from the
bloody battlefields. And when they
Askov American., 1943-11-04

dure. Any system that is not true
and natural can simply not endure.
A lie at its best can only succeed
temporarily.
Yours sincerely,
S. j. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American., 1943-11-04

come by the hundred thousands,
when there is never one single word
of victory to relieve the gloom, it is
understandable that there is wide
spread feeling of disgust with the
war which was to have brought Ger
many new glory, in the military
sense.
The news from Russia is par
ticularly depressing to the Ger
mans, for the Soviet armies are
driving the Nazis back with ever
increasing force. 1t looks as
though the enemy quite soon
will have been forced out of the
Ukraine as we'll as out of the
Crimea, and he then will have
lost the real foundations of his
Russian fighting.
At the moment of writing the Rus
slams are approaching the city of
Perekop; when and if that is taken,
the northwestern escape door from
the Crimea will have been shut tight,
and the Nazi will be trapped. The
daily Moscow bulletins keep on
enumerating the Germans killed; they
never bother about statistics con-
cerning wounded, missing or impris-
oned enemies, evidently feeling that
it is more important to kill than
to wound, and to report the number
of the fallen than to list those who
have been merely wounded.
Dniepropetrovsk fell some days ago
of the first magnitude - but they
have not yet been able to wrest
Kiev, Gomel, and Vitebsk from the
Germans. The reason evidently is
that Moscow considers it more i'm
portant than anything else to get the
enemy out of the south, so that is
where the main strength is concen-
trated.
Conference.
In the Kremlin in Moscow the
conference between the foreign min
listers of Russia, the United States,
and Great Britain, in session since
October Is, was said to have accom-
plished important results. AS these
lines are being written, they have
not been reported publicly, but Pres
ident Roosevelt has expressed him.
self as being deeply pleased with
what has been done; he especially
pointed out that it has been remark
able not merely from the viewpoint
of the actual results achieved, but
also because of the new spirit of
intimate friendship which has been
noticeable. 1t is recalled that the
friendship between the three great
powers at times has looked mostly
as one of expediency; now, it appears
from Mr.. Roosevelt's remarks, that
Messrs. Molotov, Hull and Eden have
made it deep and sincere intimacy.
But as for the actual decisions
reached, little or nothing has been
reported.
SolOmons Again.
On the other side of the world the
Americans and the Australians keep
on fighting the Japanese forces on
the southwest Pacific front, and, all
reports show, with very good re-
suits.
The enemy has not yet been
forced out of New Guinea and
New Britain, but is too weak to
resume any offensive warfare,
and on the Solomon Islands he
is being pursued to such an ex-
tent that he may soon have to
leave that insular paradise alto
gether.
Heavy fighting has again been in
progress here, and the japanese are
gradually losing position after posi-
tion, at the same time being cut off
from getting reinforcements. For in
the air above the waters hover the
ever vigilant American bombers, and
they numerically shoot down any
enemy vessels trying to reach shore.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Observations
Generous Uncle Sam.
By CONG. HAROLD KNUTSoN

We often hear the expression
spending money like a drunken
Askov American., 1943-11-04
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Conform With the Opinions of the
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Askov American., 1943-11-04

come by the hundred thousands,
when there is never one single word
of victory to relieve the gloom, it is
understandable that there is wide
spread feeling of disgust with the
war which was to have brought Ger
many new glory, in the military
sense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
Robert Waller zimmerIj
Will Be Buried Tomorrow

Robert Walter. Zimmerli, 46, who
died Monday at Emergency Hos
pital, will be buried In Glenwood
Cemetery, following services at IL
am. tomorrow at the Hines funeral
home. 290l Fourteenth street NV.
He had been resident of the Dis
trict for 43 years.
Mr.. Zimmerh moved here from his
birthplace. Jersey City, N. j., when
he was years old. His father,
Charles E. Zimmerli, at that time
was employed by the Otis Elevator
Co., and Robert joined the local
office of this company and was an
inspector at the time of his death.
He was employed by the company
for 20 years.
Mr.. Zimmerli was a member of
st. Johns Masonic Lodge here.
Masonic rites will be conducted at
the grave. He was member of
the Dahlgren Citizens Association
and an air-raid warden.
Surviving him are his son, Robert
E. zimmerli, II; five sisters, Mrs.
Louis White. Mrs. Lena Duckwall,
Mrs. Emily Tennyson, Mrs. Verona
Ruhl and Mrs. Pauline Smith, and
three brothers, Arthur B.. Werner J.
and Charles Zimmerli, all of WASH
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
f7-MiIlion Postwar Plan
Submitted 10 0'Conor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March "a post
war program calling for expendi-
ture Of SIT ISL ,054 for construction
and improvements in Maryland over
q six-year period was submitted to
Gov. O'Conor yesterday by the
Maryland State Planning Commits
sion and the Department Of Budget
and Procurement.
A program submitted by the high
way planning survey, covering five
years of a 20-year plan, was includ-
ed. The chief projects are the Bal
timore to- washington and Wash
ington to- Annapolis parkways.
The report listed specific addi-
lions and improvements to a long
list of State schools, hospitals. pc
nal institutions and properties adj
ministered by State departments.
Improvement projects totaling
$4,5l7 ,966 for the first two-year
period were described as urgent in
the report. They were recommend
ed for construction as soon as labor
and materials were available after
the end of the war.
The other sectors of the report,
calling for expenditure of $3.50, 1923
In the second two-year period and
81 ,636, $50, would be subject to future
review.
Establishment Of a postwar con-
struction reserve fund to finance
the program was also recommended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
Argentine Newspapermen
Arrive in j. 5. forIour

ny tue ASSOCl1LeQ 1IeSS.
MIAMI, Fla, March 3.-Nine Ar
gentine newspapermen, who will be
guests Of the State Department and
the National Press Club on tour
of the United States, arrived by
Clipper at Gas pm. yesterday.
They were greeted at the Interna-
tional Airport by William c. Burdett,
representing the State Department;
Edmundo Dileo, Argentine consul;
representatives. of the co-ordinator
Of nter-American affairs and Army
and Navy officers.
The group left Buenos Aires on
February Is, visiting Brazil en- route.
After three-day stay in Miami,
they will begin tour of shipyards,
war plants and industrial centers.
Among the cities to be visited will be
New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Chicago, Detroit and Canadian
centers.
Included in the party are:
Juan S. Vlmaggia, literary editor
Of LIE Nacion, Buenos Aires; Jose W..
August, owner-editor of Noticias,
Buenos Aires; Ricardo Enrique Ma
quiera, news editor OF Ell Mundo,
Buenos Aires; Hector Peralta Ra-
mos, member of Board OF Directors
OF La Razon, Buenos Aires; Jose
Santos Gollan, editorial writer of La
Presna. Buenos Aires; Fabian Gale,
representing Los Andes, Mendoza !;
Alfredo Coviello. representing La
Gaceta, Tucuman; Nestor Joaquin
Lagos. representing La Capital, Ro-
sario; Francisco Mateos Vidal, act
Ing editor of Los Principles, Cor
doba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
u. 5. Officials Oppose
Chance in War Time
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Undersecretaries of War and
Navy. Robert p. Patterson and
James v. Forrestal, today joined
other Government officials in oppos-
ing any change In the law establish
ing war time, which moved up
clocks throughout the Nation one
hour
In statement issued through the
Once of War Information, Mr. Pat
terson and Mr.. Forrestal said any
change in the law would be serious
detriment to increased production.
They called the wartime act one
of the most important contributions
made by Congress to increase pro-
duction.
Donald M. Nelson, chairman of
the War Production Board, and
other WPB officials previously have
opposed changes in war time.
Several States either have
changed from war time to the old
standard time basis, or considered
making the change. In States
where the time is changed war time
continues in effect for Federal pur-
poses, including train schedules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
Admiral 10 Assist owl
In Guarding Secret Data

BY the Associated Press.
The Once of War Information
now has q rear admiral to guard its
secrets.
owl announced yesterday that
Rear Admiral Richard p. McCul-
Tough has been appointed security
omcer." He. will be in charge of
security and classified information
for owl and assist In developing
security programs for other Govern
ment agencies.
One official said OWL felt it neces-
sary to set up some system to safe
guard confidential documents made
available by other Government
agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
Carrier Cuts Wrists
In Jail After Hearing
On Registration Count
Wounds Of Prizefiehter,
Held in Higgins Death,
Are Not Serious

Stanford Carrier, 26-year old prize
fighter, was in Rockville Jail today
after slashing his wrists with a
razor blade yesterday in his cell
following plea of not guilty in
Silver Spring Police Court to q
charge of obtaining an automobile
registration certificate under a false
name.
Carrier, who lives in the 1900
block of Ballard street, Silver
Spring, has been released by Dis
trict police on 81 900 bond following
his arrest February in connection
with the New Year Day death of
Paul Higgins, IS, World War vet
eran, in an alley in the 1900 block
Of Kenyon street NV.
The Silver Spring case was heard
by Judge Ralph G. Shure, who said
he would give his verdict Friday.
Pending the decision, Carrier was
committed to the Rockville Jail.
Fred Heine, Police Court clerk,
who. with Montgomery County
Policeman John Duvall, accom-
panied Carrier to Rockville, said the
suicide attempt took place after
Carrier had been placed in his cell.
The wounds, which were not serious,
were treated by the Jail physician.
While en- route to Rockville, Mr..
Heine said, Carrier told Policeman
Duval to let him 60 so that he could
be "shot while trying to escape"
Carr3Ap mo q q prActad IAv We cl,{nw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
Hardey Heads Retail Unit
OF War SAVINGS Committee

James w. s. Harley, advertising
director of Woodward e. Lothrop,
has accepted the craftsmanship Of
the District War Savings Commit
tees retail section, H. L. Rust, jr.,
chairman of the committee, has an
nounced.
Mr.. Harley, past president OF
the Advertising Club of Washington
and now on its Board OF Directors,
is vice chairman of the Better Bust
ness Bureau. He was formerly chair
man of the bureaus Merchandise
Committee.
He has long been active in civic
affairs and has participated in both
the Community Chest and War Fund
drives. He IS also chairman of the
Newspaper Advertising Committee OF
the current Red Cross campaign.