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Evening star., 1943-02-17
The Great Game of Politics
Appeal to Reason and Competent Officials Held
Essential TO Success in More Drastic Food Rotonino

appear essential. One Is that the
necessity and the reasons should be
clearly presented before the fact.
The President, it would seem, is
the best person to do that. If the
presentation is to be convincing, it
ought not to be left to subordinate.
The other Is that the food ration
ing and food-production supervision
ought to be in the hands OF a man
or men in whose wisdom and expert
ence in this particular business the
people have confidence. Not many
think 1t is in such hands now.
If these two things are done, there
is no reason to feel that the people
as whole will not tighten their
belts without grumbling-and, per-
haps, be better off for doing so.
What it all adds up to is that the
people can take it" if they under
stand what it is about, why it has
to be done and that it is being done
competently. There has been q vast
deal of oratory about food and many
statements besides those of Mr..
Hoover and Mr.. Wickard. What we
have not had is clear, simple pre-
sentation of the whole critical food
situation by some one whose words
carry weight and on whom RESPONSE
bility rests. The time for that kind
of presentation is before the shock
in other words now.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

There is a good deal Of uneasi-
ness in responsible military
quarters in Washington and
London over the possibility Of
the Nazis registering some spec
tacular successes soon in North
Africa.
The setback suffered by the
American forces which have
been compelled to give up the
railway head at Gatsa is not
alarming, however, from
strictly military point Of view.
In the military quarters
there is much concern regarding
the possible attitude of the $780,
900 men in Spanish Morocco in
the event Marshal Erwin Rom
mel pushes ahead against the
Allied forces in Tunisia. The
situation would become serious
and alarming if he were able to
drive the Allies in the north
beyond Bone and reach Constan-
tine.
The military picture as seen
from here is that Hitler has de-
cided to give up most of his
gains in Russia and withdraw
his forces with as little loss as
possible to line far beyond the
present one. A German cam
paigp in Turkey seems highly
improbable at present.
Even if the Germans were able
to get to Istanbul they would
have difficulty in pushing across
the Golden Horn into Asia
Minor. Such a military adven-
ture might have been risked had
the Axis forces been able to
settle down defensively in Rus
sia and hold the U. S. S. r.
armies in check.
But since this is no longer pos
sible most military observers
believe Hitler will not try to
attack the Allies through Turkey.
Hitler's Last Hope.
The only card which the
F'uehrer might play successfully
his last hope, in facts the
one involving full use of Marshal
Rommel's military ability and
the high quality Of the Axis
forces in Tunisia against the
Allies with the object of putting
us in a position where we might
have to abandon the areas We
have occupied since November 8.
Such success would more
than compensate for the defeats
in Russia and would have ire
mendous effect over the whole Of
Europe, where the populations
have grown extremely unruly and
restless since the American
forces entered Africa.
For the time being Nazi forces
in Tunisia are not sufficiently
strong for such tremendous
undertaking. According to the
statement made by Prime Min
lister Churchill last week, the AL
lies have no fewer than 100000
men in the African area. But
these men are stretched over
large area with long and un-
satisfactory lines of communica-
tions.
The Spanish forces in Spanish
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Last Message Operator
AT Corregidor Held by Jap!
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17-Sergt. Irv-
ing Strobing. the radio operator who
tapped out the famous "last mes
sage from Corregidor" minutes be-
fore the Philippine Island fortress
fell to the japanese, was not killed
when the Japs took over, his par
ents said yesterday.
Samuel and Minnie Strobing,
Brooklyn, said they have been in
formed by the War Department that
their son Is a prisoner Of the Japa-
nese and that his name has been re-
moved from the list Of those miss
ing in action
Sergt. Strobing tapped out the
famous last message from CorTegi-
| dor as the bastion was falling. II
began: They are throwing men and
shells at us and we may not be able
to stand 1t. Arms weak from
pounding key long hours, no rest
short rations. Tired. I know how
a mouse feels. caught in a trap
waiting for guys to come along and
finish it."
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Chicago Starts Drive
To Buy New Cruiser
$40, 600, 900 Being Sought
To Replace Lost Ship
Pv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. II - Chicago
launched g. $4,000, 900 bond-selling
campaign today to speed the
launching of another heavy cruiser
to replace the sunken warship bear
ing the name of the Nations Sec
ond largest city.
The drive to sell enough bonds
to build a new cruiser to replace
the U. S. S. Chicago, which was
sunk in the Solomons Islands area
last month, was announced late
yesterday. Before final plans for the
campaign were completed pledges
totaling s2,000,000 were received.
Officials of the Illinois war savings
staff Of the Treasury Department
said a wide-scale program was
planned to obtain the goal of
$40 900 ,000-the estimated cost of
the new cruiser-in 40 days. Earlier
the Chicago Daily Times notified
the Treasury Department it was to
conduct War bond drive and
had received assurance of full CO.
operation.
Schools, civic organizations, labor
unions and veterans groups are to
be enlisted in the campaign ac-
cording to Oscar G. Mayer, chair
man OF the Cook County War Saw
ings Committee. More than 5000
members of the staff's Minute Man
organization will canvass their
neighborhoods for pledges.
The Rotary Club, which "adopted"
the cruiser a year ago and pro-
vided for the comfort OF its en-
listed personnel, pledged its full
support. Mr.. Mayer said every per-
son in the city would be asked to
contribute.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Actress Lana Turner
Under Doctors Care
BY the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 17.-screen
Actress Lana Turner Is under a
physicians care at her home after
visiting her erstwhile husband.
Stephen Crane, broker and tobacco
heir. in hospital.
Miss Turner, whose marriage to
Mr.. Crane was annulled February
4, IS expecting baby. She is re-
ported by friend to be near COL
lapse, due to her physical condition
and the emotional stress of the an
nuliment proceedings.
Her condition is not serious, how
ever, her spokesman said. Mr..
Cranes physician refused to discuss
his case. but Mr.. Crane told a re-
porter he had suffered a nervous
| breakdown
Mr.. Crane and Miss Turner were
married last July II in Las Vegas
New. In testifying at the time Of
the annulment she said she learned
following the marriage that Mr..
Cranes divorce from his previous
wife, Carol Ann Kurtz, Indianapolis
socialite, had not become final.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
He'll Hitler No Longer Heard on Germon Radio;
Fuehrer Seen Foenq Consequences Of Defeats

Wnat the IaliOre 10 conquer
Bohemia had meant to Fred
erick the failure to conquer the
Caucasus means to present-day
Germany, according to this COM
mentator. BY all the implica-
tions of his analogy, Germany is
now engaged in deep retreat,
even possibly to the frontiers.
In other words, the Russian ad-
venture is being liquidated as
conquest.
Now let US see what the per-
sonal consequence of this may be
for one Adolf Hitler. The Rus
sian campaign was his baby. The
military were skeptical about it
from the beginning. The plan
ming of the offensive war was
Hitler's work. The generals, fur
thermore, have fastened this re-
sponsibility upon him time and
again, and they are still holding
him responsible for the retreat.
But it is the generals retreat
with Hitler holding the bag for
its success.
1t is increasingly clear that
Hitler is no longer useful to this
war. The tone of the internal
German propaganda indicates
that the German people have
far more confidence in their mill
tary leaders than they have in
him. He is demonstrably not
even useful for the total mobin-
zation which is now going on. II
he were, he would be in Berlin,
and not completely out of the
picture at the front.
What is he doing? He is not
planning the retreat; he is not
directing the home front. His
role today is apparently re-
stricted to being a scapegoat.
Showdown Due Soon.
Such a state of affairs cannot
go on indefinitely. There will
have to be a showdown soon, and
all the rumors indicate that this
Is afoot.
There seem to be three alter
natives for Hitler. Either he dis
appears immediately-in one of
the numerous ways in which
leaders can disappear; KILLED
in action" was once recommend
ed to the Kaiser by the German
military or, like Hess, he can be
declared to have had a nervous
breakdown. Or heart attack
can carry him off.
Or, secondly, he can be main
tanned in power nominally, until
the retreat has been completed,
continuing to be held as scape-
goat fol- its possible failure.
Or he has to recover his lead
erSlllp Dy some new coup-an-
other purge of generals. But it
looks now as though it were too
late for the latter.
At any rate, there is a great
drama going on in Germany.
Gen. Dietmar's speech indicates
that Germany no longer has any
expectation of total victory. But
Tor everything less than total
victory, Hitler is an obstacle,
internally and externally.
The Russian victories have d.
rect political consequences for
Adolf Hitler. They are shaking
his regime to it's foundations.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1943-02-17
$40 Arrested by Axis
In Roundup in Norway
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 1.-THE Ger
mans arrested 37o Norwegians and
placed the seaport city of Bergen
under virtual martial law for two
days during mass roundup of Axis
enemies late in January, latest re-
ports from Norway said yesterday.
Approximately 200 arrests were
made al Bergen, the report declared
IL the Drammen neighborhood 100
persons were arrested and others
were taken into custody at Sarps-
borg and Halden.
Reports deaching here said 2,40O
prisoners are now crowded into the
Grini concentration camp barracks
near Oslo, under the worst condi-
tions.
An estimated 200 Jews are now
held in Norwegian jails, these re-
| ports added.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
McEvoy, So,
Gets Ready
| For Draft
Assures Board He
Tokes Regular
'Nip-up' Exercise
By j. P. McEVOY.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

Mr.. Charles w. Hawkins,
Chairman. Local Draft Board,
First National Bank.
Spring Valley, N. Y.
Dear Mr.. Hawkins:
Thank you for your permit which
arrived in the mail this morning.
I know how you must have felt
about giving me permission to go
out OF the country with the man
power situation acute as it is.
saw that picture in the paper the
other day of Maj. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey with his glasses dangling
from one ear) saying that the great
majority Of men inducted in the
next two or three months will be
men with children, because there
will be no one else left to induct.
He was looking right at me IN the
picture, too-and I guess you must
have seen the picture since you
have to keep track of all these
things.
So I am writing to thank you
for letting me leave the country
for two weeks and also to reassure
you that I am really not going far
away-only over to Havana and
maybe Mexico City and you won't
have any trouble finding me because
will be that Americana who will
be famous locally as the one who
sleeps all the time-lying down.
standing up, leaning against the bar.
doing the conga-going through all
the motions but sound asleep. So
if the country really needs me, all
you have to do Is tap me on the
shoulder, and I will probably Jump
right out of my skin.
| OF course, don't mind admitting
that I am considerably fattered by
all this attention. Here I am,
nearly 50-and grandfather-and
you infer that I am potentially
valuable to the armed services and
can only leave the country by spe-
cial permission.
Secretly, of course, I have always
suspected I'd be needed and have
continued faithfully to do my three
push-ups every morning before
breakfast, and three nip-ups every
evening after cocktails, knowing
| how dangerous it Is to upset a
fixed routine. Also, I have gone
right ahead, eating, drinking as
usual as part of my well-thought-
out plan not to dislocate the domes-
tic economy.
Hoping you are the same, I re-
main, Very truly yours,
| j. P. McEVCY.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1943-02-17
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

For weeks past the German
press has barely mentioned the
name of Adolf Hitler. Hardly a
picture of him has been pub
lished. German internal propa-
ganda has taken a new line.
The war is no longer a Nazi
war for the master race to DOM
mate European living space. In
German presentation it is now a
German patriotic war for the
maintenance of the German ma
ton and Waged by Germany as a
European nation among equals
for the defense of Europe against
Bolshevism and against the in
reference of mon European
powers" namely England and
America.
DR.. Goebbels even apologies
to the occupied countries for the
measures which, he says, are
necessitated by the strict dis
cipline of war and are no indi-
cation Of the generosity of the
coming peace when Germany
has won.
1t is astonishing that the
whole discussion of what Hitler
is doing is only in the foreign
press. Even on the German radio
one never hears Hell Hitler"
On Monday Leon Degrelle, the
Belgian Fascist leader, made a
speech to a European congress
of workers which was short
waved, and he was not even in
troduced by Nazi leader-by
DR.. Ley, for instance. who, as
head of the Nazi labor front,
might have been expected to
conduct the meeting.
No Word by Gen. Dietmar.
Following this broadcast there
was a German language speech
by 1t. Gen. Kurt Dietmar, Ger
man military commentator and
radio speaker for the German
high command. He spoke for
half an hour without a single
reference to Hitler. He pre-
sented, however, very reveal
ing picture of the Russian CAM
paign.
He did this through an analogy
to the Seven Years War waged
by Frederick the Great. Frederick,
he said, tried to conquer Bohemia
as key position for the DOM
ination of Central Europe. Fred
erick, he said, failed twice-at
Collin and Olmuetz. These fail
ures made it impossible for him
to accomplish his original grand
objective, but they did not mean
that he had lost the war. The
failure forced him to change his
strategy and meet his enemies
wherever they appeared, demol-
ishing them bit by bit.
Den. Dietmar also made a ref
erence to Napoleon, who said
that good general has to
change his tactics every year, In
modern times, said the German
expert, we have to change more
quickly-not every year, some
times within weeks. He then
acknowledged that German gen.
erals had had to take lessons
from Russian strategy on how to
use large spaces as a weapon.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
This Changing World
Hitler Nay Be Pinnine Lost Mi|itoy Hopes
On Ability to Defect U. S. Forces in Africu

Morocco are serious thorn In
our sides and a substantial por-
ton Of the American and French
forces are kept In the vicinity to
avoid any unpleasant surprise.
Generaissimo Francisco Fran
co appears determined to keep
Spain out of the war and has
given definite indications to the
Nazis that he intends to remain
neutral throughout the conflict.
His determination has become
more obvious since we and the
British entered North Africa.
But the political situation in
Spain might become confused
overnight If the highly trained
forces of Marshal Rommel were
successful in pushing the Allies
across the Tunisian border and
into Algeria.
Nazi Coup Possible.
According to some observers,
the few remaining Nazi sympa-
thizers in Spain might take ad-
vantage Of such a situation and
dispose Of Franco and his follow
ers. But even if Franco had the
situation well in hand in Spain,
there is no saying what the army
IN Spanish Morocco might do.
The majority of that force is
composed of native Moroccans,
who are willing to serve anybody
they happen to fancy, and For
eign Legionnaires, men without
a country, who have always
proved good fighters and willing
mercenaries.
There are still several scores
of Nazi technical officers with
the Spanish Army in Morocco.
For the time being they are
keeping strictly to their jobs Of
instructing the soldiers in the
use of modern weapons and other
tasks with which they have been
intrusted.
But should these men hear
that Rommel has broken through
the Allied lines, a minor set
back for the United Nations
forces might become in their
minds major Allied defeat.
We can take care of the Mo-
roccans and Foreign Legionaires
while we hold our own in Tunisia.
But, should our forces be pushed
back, it would be difficult to
meet the offensive of the Nazi
forces and at the same time
cope with an attack against our
fianks from Spanish Morocco.
There is no question that Hit
Ter and his associates are doing
their utmost to handle" the
Madrid government and the local
authorities in the Spanish Riff.
A major success in North Africa
has become a matter of life and
death for the European branch
of the Axis and no sacrifice will
be great enough for Hitler to
achieve this last possible success
of his armies.
Should he fail the Nazis will
be compelled to assume a defen-
sive strategy on all fronts. Hit
Ter and his generals know that
such a decision must mean the
beginning Of the end.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
By FRANK r. KENT.

Developments that have followed
the recent testimony OF Herbert
Hoover and Secretary OF Agriculture
Wickard before Senate committees
greatly strengthen the conviction
that we are heading into a food
crisis such as this country has never
known and which few now visualize.
There is no occasion for panic.
No one will starve. Apprehensions
along these lines are foolish and
needlessly add to the difficulties of
the situation.
Nevertheless, it is the opinion
of well-informed men here that
rationing and restrictions more
drastic than any previously expert
enced are inevitable. 1t is their
further opinion that there is slight
public understanding on the subject
and that it is a mistake not to ap-
prise the people fully as to what is
likely to happen.
Safety in Explanation.
There seems logic in the conten-
ton that if the forthcoming sacri-
fees are explained and their causes
made clear they will be accepted
with a minimum Of resentment and
the maximum OF cheerfulness. 1t
would appear sensible not to have
these inevitable and acute priva-
tions of 1943 come as too great a
surprise and with too little under
standing.
The danger lies in failure of the
people to grasp their necessity. The
danger also lies in the lack of clear
thinking and effective action on the
part Of those here who have the
responsibility and the power.
Take the facts about food.
Thoughtful students of the situa-
ton know that within less than two
months the eating habits of the
Nation are bound to undergo dras-
tic change. The fundamental fact
seems to be that even If there were
no Army and Navy abroad to be
supplied and no lend drain,
the United States this year would
scarcely produce enough food for
its own 1943 demands.
When the reasons for this are
sought, you get into the field of
bitter controversy in which charges
and counter charges of lack of FORE
sight and incapacity in responsible
places fly thick and fast.
Supply Must be Stretched.
Keeping aloof from these 1t,
nevertheless, seems certain that not
later than April, in addition to
canned goods, meats, cheese, butter,
fats and oils will be far more re-
stricted than any Of us have
dreamed. And that eggs, chickens,
vegetables, fruits and milk will be
much more difficult to obtain.
One reason for this will be labor
shortage; another will be obstacles
to transporting from farm to mar
ket. In brief, the available food
supply must be stretched and
thinned in order to 90 around.
There Is sound argument In
favor of rationing without warning
in order to prevent boarding, but
there is also sound reason for not
permitting drastic food rationing to
come as too great a shock. There
will be no lack Of nourishing food.
To repeat, no one will starve, but
revision downward of our eating
habits and a restriction of our appe-
tites appears unavoidable. Every
authority agrees about that.
Two Essential Points.
The point is that in general terms
there should be some cushioning SC
that the jar will not be too great
Under the circumstances tWo~thinps
Evening star., 1943-02-17

rank Of field marshal, and promo
tion Of Air Gems. Ritter Won Greim
and Loerzer to rank of colonel gen.
erals. The promotions were an
nounced from Hitler's headquarters.
Won Richthofen Is a cousin OF the
late Baron Manfred Won Richthofen,
Germany's ace Of the World War.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Actor Saves Wife and Son

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. IT LEo).-Film
Actor James Craig lifted his wife
and 3-year-old son through a bed
room window yesterday to save them
from flames which damaged their
Van Nuys home.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Won Richthofen Ruised
To Field Marshal

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE German
radio yesterday announced promo
ton Of Col. Gen. Won Richthofen,
commander Of the air fleet, to the
Evening star., 1943-02-17

HE opinions Of the rers this page their o,on not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
effort to giUe all sides Of questions interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory aono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-09-24
Madari "ochotni' dat Transyl-
vanii autonomiu.

New York (CTK) = stok-
holmsky casopis "Dagens N.Y.
heter'' dina 27. augusta vo zpra
We z Curychu oznamil, re ma
darska vlada "ocakava" spoje-
neck6 vftazstvo a pripravuje
plany pre- neodvisl1 federat1v-
nu Transylvaniu, domnievaj1c
sa, re tento krok vyvola priaz-
nivy DOZEN medzi spojencami.
Madari boil by vraj "ochotni'
dat 1pln1 autonomiu Transyl-
vanii vo vsetkych vn1tornych
otazkach. Budapest by 81 po-
nechala riadenie spolocnych
zalezitosti ako zahranicn1 po-
litiku, obranu a financnlctvo.
Ako keby Madari nevedeli, re
spojenci uznavaj1 len jedno
vychodisko- bezpodmienecne
vzdanie sa!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-09-24
Prezident Benes o padu Italie.

Londyn (CTK)- Vo svojom
londynskom rozhlase do Cesko-
slovenska vo ctvrtok, 9. septem
bra ministr vr1tra DIR. Juraj
|Slavik precftal nasleduj1ce po-
solstvo p~rezidenta DIR. Eduardo
Benesa k italskemu >padu:
"Kapitulaciou Italie padol
prvy nemecky spojenec Nemec
ka. Padom Italie ukoncena bo-
la existencia tax zvanej Osi.
Toto je udalost prvoradeho W.
Iznamu vo vyvoji s1casnej vol
ny. Ukazuje s absolutnou jas
nostou, co sa stane v samom
Nemecku a v Japonsku a co O.
cakava ich podmanene narody
Tymto vftazstvom BOZ "a ces-
koslovensk1 slobodu priblfzil
lisa tiez znacne k svojmu ciel'u,
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-09-24
Nemci ~premistuji urady do
Prahy.

New York (GTK) - sved-
sky list "Aftontidningen" pTi-
nesl 20. srpna zpravu n6mec-
kych kruhG v Bernu O evakuaci
Berlfna. Prav1 Sc v nj, re eva
kuace Berlfna je chaoticka a
pouze evakuace vladnfch tired
Mkt a jejich rodin pokracuje
1spesne. Naciste stehuj1 z Ber-
lima vsechny 1Tady, protoze o.
cekavaj1, re Berlin zastihne o.
sud jake Hamburk. Mnohe z
vladnfch 1Tadd jsou jiz V Pra-
re a dalsi Sc stehujf. Taz zpra-
va uvadf, re tiskarna banko-
vek Tfsske banky byla pfeloze-
ma do Prahy, kan Sc rovnez
chysta rozhlasove 1stTedf naci-
stu.