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La gaceta., 1943-09-15
Ell oBRERo PAUL LUKAS
PACINA SIETE

I'm operariO de una fabriea de
Oklahoma r~egresaba a su casa
cuando, de prontO, advirti6 que
otro obrero iba caminando a su
lado. John Lukas, sorprendido,
reconcile en- el a su hermano, que
trabajaba en- California, y que
Sc nombraba Paul.
-iQu6 diablos haces aqui?
-ICuando l~legaste?
Face unos minutes - fue la
respuesta -, pero no puedo Sc
guir contigo. ACADIA de estallarme
un barreno que estaba c%Olocan-
do y me ha destrozado- Hasta la
vista
Paul do una vuelta y desapare-
clio como vino. John, perplejO, 10
llam6 in1tilmente, y acab6 por
considerar que Sc trataba de una
broma. Pero al llegar a 81 casa
eneontr6 un mensaie desde Cali
fornia en- el que Sc informaba que
Paul habia muertO destrozado por
un barreno que lie estallara antes
de tempo. - Dervit Miller.
La gaceta., 1943-09-15
Un Nuevo Canine
Para Lograr Mejor
Entendimiento
POr Joseph M. Goodman

MEXICO, D. F., Septiembre Is
En- dias tan azarosos como es-
tos por causa de la guerra que
esta despedazando al mundo, es
admirable yer como ell Gobierno
ne los Estados Unidos de Norte-
america permite TRAFALGAR de ma
nera constructive, a los jovenes
que no Sc enfrentan al enemigo
debido a que su conciencia reli-
giosa Sc 10 prohibe. En- dicho pals
existen campamentos para estos
"o~bjetadores de conciencia", en-
los euales realizan obras de inn
portancia p1blica. Por ejemplo la
selvicultura, agriculture, etc. La
mayor parte de estOs campamen-
tos estan dirigidos por la Sociedad
de los Amigos, conocidos tambien
por ell nombre de Quaqueros. La
Sociedad de los Amigos es una
secta religiosa y pacifista.
BESIDE hace cuatro amos, bajo
los auspicios de la Sociedad dc
los Amigos han venido a Mexico,
grupos de j6venes, sufragando
sus propios gastos, para ayudar en-
diversos proyectos sociales en va
rias parties del pals. Han coopera-
do en- diversas obras en- los esta-
dos de Coahuila, Durango, More
los v Veracruz. Su obra mas gran
de ha sido ayudar al Departamen-
to de S"alubridad P1blica del es-
tado de Veracruz. En- Enero de
1912 iniciaron estOs j6venes ell
desagde de un pantano, cerca del
pueblo de Tolome, acabando asi
con un foco pal1dico. lniciaron
tambien obras sanitarias en- bene-
ficio de la poblaci6n rural de la
region v distribuyeron quinina en-
tire las victimas del %paludismo. En-
ell pueblo de Xico en- ell mismo
estado, construyeron Ell drenaje
de la Gale principal. En- todas sus
o5ras han trabajado al lado d
los Mexicanos, %aprendiendO asi ell
idioma y las costumbres del pals,
'ogrando o este una firme amis-
tad.
La gaceta., 1943-09-15

Su trabajo ha sido un triunfo
de entendimiento y amistad inter
nacional. AL llegar a Veracruz los
campesinos los veian con ojos sos
pechosos, pues recordaban la in
Uervencion Americana en- ell puer-
to de Veracruz en- 1914. Sin en-
barge, cuando llevaron a cabo sus
varias obras en- dicha region, los
jovenes salieron dejando a mu-
chos amigos y un verdadero sen
lido de acercamiento. Tai vez es
tos empenos sfrvan para encon
Lrar un nuevo canine hacia un
msjor entendimiento.
Varios de estos j6venes estan
en- ell Campamento del Centre Ru-
raj de la Association Cristiana de
J6venes en- Tepoztlan, Morelos.
Ali aprenden metodos de agricul-
tura, apicultura, ell tejidO de sa
rapes Y otras cosas titles, al AGA
bar su entrenamiento podran pres
tar mejor ayuda en- las regiones
rurales donde piensan permanecer
por algunos amos, procurando ele
var las condolences de la vida
campesina y asi traer mas simpa-
tia y entendimiento entire dos ma
clones vecinas.
La gaceta., 1943-09-15

Sc voluntaria Y entire esos las eau
sas eueron clasificadas de la ma
nera siguiente: calculO 81 pOr
cionto; por Ell trabajo de las es
posas, % por cientO; preston eco
monica, IS pOr ciento; pOr salud,
9 por ciento; por antipatia a
ninez, s por ciento; causas diver
sas, 6 por ciento; eugenesia, 5 pc
ciento; y por d~esacuerdO marital
3 por ciento.
La gaceta., 1943-09-15
S DE LOS
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rio acerca de matri-
lilies que ellos como
Fueron obteni
de 1862 m%atrimonios
E en- dos terceras Pa
SOS de esterilidad fue
La gaceta., 1943-09-15


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I'D Rather Be Riqht'
North Afrou Seen as q Political Vacuum
Ruled by Bits of Paper Signed 'Giroud'

to the Americans. Wide protests
were made by French officials. The
tails Of their frock coats few
through the air as they denounced
this radio interlude.
Most of these officials had never
been lifted to a comparable pitch
OF protest by the playing of the
Horst Vessel song in their mother
land.
The second scandal has not end
ed. Mr. Drew Middleton, the New
York Times correspondent. writes:
although this is a minor factor,
1t is indicative Of the attitude of
Gen. Giraud and his regime toward
Russia, Both continue to make sur
face moves toward liberal govern
ment and political reforms, but in
mosts respects they are essentially
the same as they we're when thew
first took office. What is needed
Is a salesman to convince them
that the cause of the United Ma
lions is just. They already know
that that cause will win"
practical" in Worst Sense.
They are for us. at the moment.
because we have planted ourselves
amongst them by force of arms.
But they are practical" men, in
the worst sense.
1--WE have lately heard Admiral
Fenard's practical explanation that
ne would not have fired on Ameri-
can troops in November if he had
known how many of them there
were. VoilaD
l cite their attitude toward Rus
STA only as an example of how free
they believe themselves to be to have
any attitude at all, no matter how
harmful to our side in the war.
North Africa is ruled by such free
wheeling Wights as these. MANY of
whom consider themselves to have
been shanghaied into the war for
freedom. Upon them must be exer-
clsed the wholesome grip of popular
control, so that in time they NAV
even come to believe in something,
or, II not, be thrown out.
They need to feel that thew are
IN the clutch of the popular hand:
that If they engage in Objectionable
adventure, the hand may close on
them and squeeze.
North Africa will be in the war
when its people are in the war
It's people will be in the war when
their officials shall have lost the
right either to grant rights or to
withhold them.
That is why It is folly TO be con-
tent with mere democratic cam
ape, such as repeal of racial laws
We have the right TO ask for
1ull meal. Why ration freedom?
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Court Holds Credibi|itv
Unturnished by Gambling

An occasional act of gambling lin
or out of a gambling joint" is not
grounds for lessening the credibility
Of witness, according to a United
States Court Of Appeals decision
reversing a District Court verdict
In a suit growing out of an automo-
bile accident.
The opinion, written yesterday by
Associate Justice Fred M. Vinson,
came on an appeal by Edgar M
Campion and John T. Stoneburner,
who instituted actions to recover
damages for injuries sustained when
truck Of the Brooks Transporta-
ton Co. Inc. collided with an auto
mobile in which they were pas
sengers
The opinion states that in the
trial court proceedings, following
which a jury returned verdict for
the defendant, evidence was ad-
mitted, over the plaintiffs objection,
that they had on perhaps a half
dozen occasions visited the Mary
land Athletic Club, apparently
Jimmy La Fontaine's Place; that
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and some airplanes. China turned
over to the American Air Forces
the planes which she bought for
the use Of the Flying Tigers of
the American Volunteer Group,
when that group was mustered
into the American Army. Reel
procity, under lend-lease has been
one OF the unifying forces In the
war against the Axis.
During and after the First
World War this country loaned
the Allied Nations more than
$4,000, 900, 900 for the purchase of
supplies in this country and else
where. Only a small fraction Of
these loans were repaid. Under
the terms Of the lease lend act,
contributions to this country and
its forces by the United Nations
will be checked against our own
contributions.
Further. the President is au-
thorized to obtain from these ma
tons, after the war, compensa-
ton IN kind, In money Or the re-
turn OF such material as may be
returnable. The plan should work
far better than the old dollar
loans did.
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when SO many individuals are going
into the armed services and cannot
possibly pay out of 1943 income the
taxes on 1912 incomes. Some
method of spreading payments of
1912 taxes over 20 years would be
a simple way to avoid any loss to
the Treasury, and an amendment
to that effect would promptly test
the sincerity of those who say the
Ruml plan Is means Of causing
loss to the Treasury.
The importance of getting the
country on a pay-as-you-go basis
Immediately has been emphasized
again and again, but the admins
tration has fought the idea and
complicated, the issue by all sorts
Of tactics designed to kill the Ruml
plan.
But the latter proposal has
such wide support that it refuses
to remain killed, and the next time
it comes to life will be in an over
Whelming vote of the House of
Representative in which sub
stantial number of Democrats OF
independent mind will join with the
Republicans.
Sentiment in the Senate is be-
lieved to be strong for the plan and
it is possible that the Democrats
in the Ways and Means Committee
found themselves on the spot
Wednesday and decided to push the
issue on to the House rather than
to seem to be at odds with the
administration.
Reproduction Rights ReservedD
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by bits of paper signed by the
word "Giraud." Vichy DEGREES have
been wiped out by Giraud DEGREES
The general gave this paper, and
We thank him for it, but he could
have withheld it, and we must re-
member that.
He has given certain rights back
to the population of North Africa,
but he has not yet given them the
right to keep him from ever remov-
ing those rights, Neither he, nor
any one else, should have freedom
of choice in these premises.
Having won one victory, demo-
cratic opinion must now begin,
with equal irmness, a campaign
for representative government in
North Africa, for restoration OF the
laws of the Third Republic. We
must not accept snack for a meal.
Two Recent Scandals.
For there were two scandals in
North Africa last week, not only
one.
The first scandal occurred when
a specimen named Maurice Bouny,
a director of the government gen.
eral OF Algeria. suddenly took it
upon himself to publish certain
Vichy antiJewish laws, dating to
last October, in the journal Oflciel.
Gen. Giraud acted vigorously. He
suppressed that issue of the journal.
he removed Bouny from office, he
wiped out the Vichy laws. Thus
ended the first scandal.
The second scandal arose when
a manifestation of support for
Russia was made on the Algiers
radio station, during an American
controlled broadcast. Something
or other happened; it seems the
"1nternationale" was played. In
stantly a dreadful clack -clacking
broke out through Algeria.
Indignant letters" were written
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United States the arsenal OF
democracy" in very fact. The
measure row goes to the Senate
where an overwhelming vote IN
its support also is expected,
The only serious attempt 10
amend the bill extending the life
Of lease lend was made by Rep
resentative Vorys, Republican. OF
Ohio. It was defeated by a teller
vote, 178 to 1l8. Chief support
of this amendment came from
the Republican ranks, but sew
eral influential Republicans OPP
posed the amendment, among
them Representative Eaton Of
New Jersey, ranking Republican
member Of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee. The Vorys
amendment proposed that lease
lend agreements with foreign ma
tons must be ratified by action
of Congress. Chief objections to
such plan were that agree
ments might be delayed indefl-
nitely when time is the essence,
and that the agreements COW
cred In many cases military OBJ
iectives which should not become
public.
Defense Measure at First.
The House vote on the original
lease-lend act in March. 1941,
was FOG to 1865. At that time it
was put forward as a national
defense measure. on the theory
that by giving adequate aid to
the nations then fighting the
Axis powers this country was eff
fectually blocking future attacks
which might be made on this
country. The opposition warned
that lease-lend might drag this
country into the war; that to
supply one set OF nations against
another was in effect tantamount
to entering the war. The attack
made on the United States by
Japan December 7, l941, effectu-
ally put an end to all argument
over the value Of lease-lend.
Much valuable time was saved
by the early adoption of lease
lend. Had the United States
waited until it was attacked to
begin supplying the United Ma
tons the situation would have
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one OF the plaintiffs had gambled
there on those occasions and had
gambled there on the night of the
accident, and that the plaintiffs
were perhaps aware that the car
occupied by them, which was re-
turning them to the District, was
furnished by La Fontaine.
Justice Vinson wrote:
We are of the opinion that this
cross-examination and the admis-
sions ELECTED thereby concerning
this past conduct were irrelevant to
any legitimate issue involved in the
trial, and were inadmissible upon
the issue Of credibility, the basis of
the trial judge in admitting them,
and that such admission was pref
judicial error"
Justice Vinson added that mo
authority has been cited, and we
have found none, indicating that en-
occasional visit to restaurant OF
unsavory reputation, or an occasion.
al act OF gambling Gin or out of
gambling joint or an accident dur
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While Ambassador Standley
has been disavoWed mildly by
Acting Secretary of State Sumner
Welles, the general feeling is that
he will remain at his post.
Old-school diplomats with we'll
cut clothes and custom-made
shoes who speak softly and write
lengthy reports IN faultless Eng
llsh are not popular in Russia.
They represent past from which
Russia has broken away.
Premier Stain has little use,
moreover, for enthusiastic" am
baSsadors who fall over them
selves in adula ton for the gov
eminent to which they are &C
credited, and he has been known,
on occasion, to show a certain
note of ill-disguised contempt for
them.
Frank and plain talking, par
ticularly to Russian high officials
including Stain himself. is ap-
preciated provided that the busi-
ness of calling a spade a spade
is based on facts and not be-
cause the ambassador own feel
lngs have been ruffled.
DemOnstra ted in Past
This has been demonstrated in
the past.
Among other persons, Presi-
dent Roosevelt sent two special
ENJOYS to talk with Stain
Wendell Willkie and Mai. Gen.
Patrick Hurley.
Mr.. Willkie was bubbling over
with what he had seen in Russia
in few days. Stain was pleasant
to Wlllkie and was delighted
when the former Republican
presidential candidate criticized
his own Government and some
Army leaders for lack of initis-
tive IN opening up a second front.
Mr.. Willkie, however, received
nothing positive from Russia. His
desire to see the Russian forces
IN action was complied with by
MS being sent to what may be
called an inactive front" Those
who know the situation we'll say
that Red Army inner circles call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
This Changing World
Capital Observers Predict StondIey Outburst
Will Make Him Most Popular Envoy in Moscow

that front distinguished Wis
itors' front" It bordered the most
inactive positions OF the Nazis.
Gen. Hurley, on the other
hand, is said to have spoken to
Stain as plainly as Stain spoke
to him and each time the Rus
sian leader threw ball at him"
Gen. Hurley caught it and threw
1t right back.
Occasionally, in the four-hour
talk between the two, the bali
hit Stain hard. But, good hui
moredly, he took such a liking
TO Gen. Hurley that he broke all
precedent by Offering to let Gen.
Hurley see the Russian armies in
action.
AS far as is known here, the
former Secretary of War in the
Hoover administration is the only
foreigner who has ever lived for
several weeks with the Russian
armies which at that time were
rolling the enemy back.
These facts are being recalled
in Washington, not in a spirit of
criticism for Mr.. Willkie or exag-
gerated praise for Gen. Hurley,
but merely as an example of dip
lomatlc methods. These cannot be
taught in any school of foreign
service, but depend entirely on
the temperament Of the indi-
vidual whom President Roosevelt
sends as his representative.
Admiral Standby belongs to the
school Of blunt talking men. Dur
ing his stay in Washington a few
months ago he praised the Red
Army, but expressed regret that
American officers who had been
sent to Russia had never been
given the opportunity to see the
fighting at close quarters.
He also complained that the
Embassy at Kuibyshev learned all
about the situation on the battle
fronts from official communicates
which were seldom supplemented
by explanations from the general
staff.
But he agreed that while the
Russian armies had to retreat, it
was understandable that they
would not wish to have foreigners
along on such retreats.
Admiral Standby, moreover,
was among those who obstinately
believed-chiefy by intuition
that the Nazis would never defeat
the Russians and that the terri
tory of the U. S. S. R. would be
the tomb Off Hitler's ambitions.
Since this was his deep con-
vlction he gave his views not only
to his own Government, but also
to all those with whom he came
in contact. His Monday outburst.
which had an immediate effect on
the Soviet government and re-
suited in broadcast of news of
American help, is likely to stand
him in good stead and many OBJ
servers predict that he will soon
be the most popular envoy In
Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
ChiIdren's Story Hour
Planned in ARLINGTON

A children's story hour, with Mrs.
Lawrence Tuttle as the story
teller, will be held at 10 am. each
Saturday at the Arlington County
Library, 1859 North Irving street.
Children will be entertained this
week by stories on Ireland. These
will include THE Story of the
Three Sons" by Lady Gregory;
Legend of the Dawn Child" by
Dunsany; THE Spaeman," from
the Irish Sketch Book by Thack-
cray, and Willie the Wager" and
Pigs in the Castle" from THE
Horn of the Moon" by Mason.
On the following Saturday the
stories will be about fairies of many
lands.
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showed their independence of the
rubberstanp tactics which has
bowed down the Democratic ma
torlty so much in the last 10 years
on domestic issues. The Republicans
served notice that they would carry
10 the floor of the House the fight
to get approval Of the psy-as-you-
go Ruml plan on income taxes.
In this move the Republicans are
really outmaneuvering their Demo-
cratic brethren, for the latter are
impressed by the allegations that
the Treasury would be deprived of
q years taxes-which need not be
so If the proper amendments are
adopted,
The pay-as-you-go Ruml plan is
popular with the country, and if put
to vote doubtless would pass by
an overwhelming majority in both
houses. 1t is unfortunate that the
Democratic leadership is so ILL
Informed about, the heavy trend of
public opinion in favor of the Ruml
plan, for in the end it will be the
Republicans who will reap the credit
for having secured the passage of
the plan.
Protests to Increase
The Ways and Means Committee
Is hopelessly divided largely because
the Democrats on it have been per-
suaded by the Administration to
stand firm against the Ruml plan.
But the Administration is out of
tune with the temper of the country.
as is evidenced by the returns of the
last election. The same flood of
protests against unnecessary restric-
tons and lack of planning in han
ding rationing is rising against the
archaic methods used by the Ad-
ministration in collecting taxes.
Many more millions of persons are
to pay Federal taxes this year than
ever before, so it is likely the pro-
tests against the cumbersome
e. cpNiiA 44lIA4S4 " uStd Will EIOW
stronger. It may be that in future
elections the result will turn on the
method of collecting taXes-a sore
spot for centuries in the history of
free peoples. s..
: One Of the. prime objections to
the tax collection system at present
Is that 1t is too long -drawn-out and
the tax Ellis are rendered a year
after the wages are earned. The
principle Of y-as-you-go was
brought to national attention by
the Rllml plan. Acceptance of the
idea Of withholding tax for half
q year does not meet the issue but
merely complexities the matter still
further.
II the plan tentatively adopted
by the Ways and Means Committee
were to be put into effect, the Re-
pubicans secretly would rejoice, for
1t would produce such a lot of
complications and such a wave of
dissatisfaction as to assist materially
In electing a big Republican ma
jority in both houses in the 1914
elections. For it is quite conceivable
that, if Mr. Roosevelt is nominated
for a fourth term and the war is
still on, there would be many who
would support the President but
would insist on electing a big Re
publican majority to assure the
country against socialistic schemes
and radicalism under the guise of
postwar recovery"
Possible Major Issue.
The Ruml plan can easily become
major issue in 1914, for the WAYS
snd Means Committee has not done
anything to handle the problem
posed by the present system of
overlapping, especially at time
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Of an extension
of the Lease
Lend Act and
thus r e m ov e d
any doubt that
the big minority
strength would
be in any way
used to impair
the war effort.
On the same
day the Repub-
lican minority in
the Ways and
Means Commit
tee of the House
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dred arrie d
husbands pacing
back and forth
waiting for jun
Tor sister to be
born and you'll
have some idea
of how 1t is at a
b o m b er Sc
when fortresses
are taking of
Tor q e r m q n y
and France.
Those left be-
hind on the field
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ing the alleged occupancy of a night
club owners car, is such conduct
that may be shown to lessen the
credibility OF the participant"
Joining Justice Vinson in the re-
Versal were Chief Justice D. Law
renee Groner and Associate Justice
Henry w. Edgerton.
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not fall over on
o n e S face be-
cause this h as
been done.
For there is
now A kind Of
political vacuum
in North Africa.
T h c ! a W S of
Vichy do not OBJ
tain. but neither
do the laws of
the French Re-
public. N or t h
Africa iS ruled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11

ent. in the
H US c yes
terday W a s
one of the
h e a ! t hi st
signs of unity
in support of
the war the
Congress has
gwen. Lease
! c n d h a S
demonstrated
! t S V a u e.
Through its
operation it
has made the
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post as Am
ba S S a dor to
Russia as a
result Of his
statement to
the American
reporters in
M o S c o W
charging the
Soviet govern
nnent failed
to inform the
Russian peO-
pie on the ex-
tent Of help
given by the
United Sta ties.
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Club Wins Bond Award

WINCHESTER, Va, March II
special A Treasury Department
oeltlilcate of merit was presented
Yesterday to the Lions Club here
IN recognition of purchases OF War
oonos and stamps totaling ss7.300.
eond and stamp sales here since
Pearl Harbor have aggregated 81
Ioz.332, a Treasury statement said.
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BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Passage Of the lease lend bill,
extending for one year the orig
inal act, by a vote of 407 to 6,
with one member voting pres