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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29

Average age al death Of the
first seven presidents of the
United States was almost 80
years. Average of the last seven
TO die was less than "a years.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
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from the attack on France; Rus
sia was attacked in spring, 194l;
we in December OF the same
year.
Actually none of these dates
began the war. For Germany it
started In 1888 when a despotic
government bent on reversing
the decisions of the last war
came into power. Only the few
who know that war is the in
evitable result of certain poll
cies dared openly to say then
that war would come. Others
awaited events.
Now, with hindsight, we can
see how one thing led to another.
From 1888 to 1899 we had inde-
cision among the peaceful ma
tions and growing preparations
by aggressors. This was the re-
suit of policy for which all paid
dearly in the first years of con-
f1ict-China. the small European
states, France, Britain and our
selves.
Then slowly the situation re-
versed. For another historical
axiom asserted itself, namely,
that no single nation or group of
nations can dominate the world.
The faith of Britain in this
axiom sustained her through a
solitary and awful year until her
enemies, grown increasingly
stupid through pride and power,
pulled the whole world to
Britain's side.
Similarities to 1918.
The end of the fourth year of
war raises memories. The last
war ended in the fifth year, with
the exhaustion of Germany. 1t
is no historical necessity that
this example should be repeated.
But there are similarities In the
situation. August, 1918, revealed
the first symptoms of the crack
ing of Germany which until
then had seemed nearly in
vincible. We see similar symp-
toms now.
But as in the last war our fore
sight did not reach beyond the
military defeat of our enemies
and peace found us without a
policy equally acceptable to all
allies, so now, too, the future is
unclear.
We do not know whether we are
fighting for new system of
collective security, or for a new
balance of power, or If Mr..
Clarence Burlington Kelland's
program is to be taken seriously
Evening star., 1943-09-01


just two-is every man in uniform
to be allowed to vote or only those
over 81 years old? Will those quail
fed to vote by age be required to
meet the other qualifications of the
States from which they come? Sen
ator Scott Lucas of Illinois, who
is 100 per cent New Deal, ad-
vocates having Army officers line
their men up on election day, hand
them a ballot and let each man
decide whether he wants to vote.
But it is not nearly as simple as
that. There are several questions to
be answered. Who will count the
ballots? BY whom will they be
transmitted? To whom will they be
transmitted9 How long will it take?
And is the vote to be extended to
the thousands of women in uniform,
Red Cross workers and Army
nurses?
And, will the ballots be sent to
the Secretaries of State in the vari-
GUS States and by them to the pre-
cinct election boards? Or are the
State election laws to be ignored?
1t is a puzzling proposition. Clearly,
1t Is impossible to count in New
York precinct the ballot of soldier
who lived In Oklahoma or include
in the precinct return from Texas
the vote of a sailor whose home is
in Indiana or Michigan. Senator
Lucas suggestion that the men just
be lined up, given a ballot by their
company officers and permitted to
vote is typical of New Deal think
ing. 1t seems to imply that then
all the soldier and sailor votes
would be sent to Washington and
then added to the total Of the presi-
Dental candidate for whom they
were cast.
Some Registration Vital.
This, OF course, ignores the great
basic fact that we do not in this
country elect our Presidents by a
Nationwide majority or plurality.
Under our Constitution, Presidents
are elected by the electoral votes of
the States and it has happened that
presidential candidate who re-
ceived minority Of all the votes
cast received ma ajority of the cleo
toral votes and thus became Presi-
dent. Woodrow Wilson was one.
Obviously, If some 5000 900 soldiers
at home and abroad and some two
or three million sailors on land and
on sea all are to vote on a certain
day for President. some sort of reg
istration has to be held Every man
in the services who wants to vote
has got some way to certify that he
Is entitled to vote under the laws
Of the State Of which he was a
resident.
This is essential, first to comply
with the State laws which apply to
all voters, and second to insure his
vote being properly counted in his
home precinct. Otherwise our whole
Evening star., 1943-09-01
The Great Game of Politics.

electoral system WOuld De thrown
out Of joint and the election re-
duced to chaos. These difficulties
can be overcome but not in any
such silly way as Senator Lucas
proposes. Qualified voters of New
York in the armed forces, for
example, can vote on November 2
by making application to the State
War Ballot Commission, but the ap-
plication must be made by Septem-
ber 20. Other States have other
rules. Some have none. To effec-
lively enfranchise all soldiers and
sailors it will be necessary first to
secure cooperation of all the States;
second, to conform to the various
State laws; third, to set up adequate
registration and election machinery.
Perhaps some thought has been
given to these details by the gentle
men who are so vocal In urging that
every man in uniform shall vote,
but there is slight evidence Of that
kind of thought.
Electrical System Complicated.
Also the pertinent point is made
as to whether the soldiers and sailors
are to vote only for the presidential
candidate of their choice, or for the
senatorial candidate in their respec-
tive States, the House candidates in
their congressional districts and the
local Offices in the city or county
from which they hail. Other ques-
tions suggest themselves, but enough
has been said to show that this
business of registering, casting and
counting millions of absentee soldier
sailor votes according to State laws
and distributing them so as to con-
form to our electoral system is a
complicated matter and that those
who lightly talk about lining the
boys up on election day and handirg,
them a ballot are absurd.
Neither the Federal law enacted
in 1912 to facilitate voting among
the armed forces nor the amend
ments to that bill which Senator
Lucas and Senator Green of Rhode
Island have offered, are adequate.
II the armed forces are to vote, 1t is
essential that the registration and
the voting be supervised and con-
trolled by bipartisan boards. If the
election abroad, in the camps and
on the ships is not conducted on a
bipartisan basis it would be better
not to have it at all. And on this
subject there is the question Of sup
plying campaign information to the
armed forces. The only agency by
which information can now be trans
mitted is the owl and the idea that
the owl, the head OF whose foreign
division Is Mr.. Roosevelt's chief
speech writer and the force OF which
is composed almost entirely of ar
dent fourth-terms, supplying this
information In a completely non
partisan manner Is just not to be
taken seriously. To believe that Mr..
Sherwood, the speech writer, and
Mr.. Elmer Davis, member of the
radical American Labor Party al
ready committd to the fourth term.
could be absolutely fair in their
presentation Of the campaign argu-
ments and criticism is quite strain.
They might want to be and try to
be, but committed as they are, it
just can't be done. Certainly the
Republicans would be completely
boobs to agree to any such unre-
stricted Arrangement.
Evening star., 1943-09-01

and Premier Stain will meet
this year.
The prospective conference of
the heads of the American,
British and Russian foreign de-
partments will deal exclusively
with political matters. The re-
spective governments have been
so engrossed In actual fighting
in the last 18 months that only
scant attention has been paid
to the political problems which
are bound to crop up after the
Axis has been defeated.
In the past 1t has been con-
sidered advisable to sidetrack
such matters until the enemy
has been crushed. But 1t has
become increasingly evident re-
Gently that some general ideas
of the remapping of Europe
should be discussed before the
war Is over. II held in allegiance
too long, matters such as the fu-
ture of Poland or the states In
Eastern, Central and Southern
Europe might create a tension
among the United Nations which
would have serious repercussions
on the prosecution of the war.
The position of the United
States and Britain regarding.
those states is we'll known. We
are on record as favoring return
Of their political and territorial
independence as 1t existed be-
fore September /, 1899. The only
possible change was indicated
somewhat vaguely by Prime Min
lister Churchill when he spoke
about the advisability of the
smaller nations grouping them
selves into federations at least
for the purpose Of future peace
conferences.
Position Of Russia Clear.
The position OF Russia Is even
more definite. The Russian GOV
eminent has stated its views re-
garding what 1t considers a part
OF Soviet territory. This clear
statement Of policy already has
aroused the fears of the small
nations which want to carry on
after they have been liberated,
They look to the United States
and Britain to take up the
cudgels for them and defend
their point OF view. These ques-
tions cannot be discussed by cor
Evening star., 1943-09-01
This Changing World

respondence or long distance tel
ephone conversations.
The Soviet government clearly
indicated this when itsreplaced 1t
Mr.. Maisky in London and Mr..
Litvinoff in Washington by young
and politically insignificant
career diplomats.
Once Sir Ronald Lindsay, for
mer British Ambassador to the
United States, described himself
as "a frock-coated mail box"
Because they do not have the
prestige and power Of their prede-
cessors, the two new ENJOYS may
be said to be in somewhat SINH
lar roles. They refer important
matters to Moscow and trans
NIT routine matters to the State
Department and the Foreign Of
flee.
Under the circumstances 1t Is
considered necessary that the
three policy trainers of the pill
lars Of the United Nations should
get together at the earliest pos
sible moment and discuss frankly
the various problems which are
bound to arise because OF the
peculiar position of Russia in
Europe.
Negotiating Date Vital.
The Russians are bound to
speak as frankly as in the past.
Their problems are simple. from
the Russian point of view. SO
far they have borne the brunt of
the war; they have lost more men
than the Allies and they have a
definite policy from which they
are not inclined to depart.
Russia does not coyet terrific
ries which she does not consider
as belonging to her. But the
question is what actually should
be Russian territory In the future.
Are the United Nations going to
accept the 1914 line of demarca-
ton between Russia and the out
side world, or are they going to
insist that the nations created by
the Treaty Of Versailles must re-
tain their individuality?
The conversations between Mr..
Maisky and the British Foreign
ONCE are expected to bring some
Qualification as to how the Rus
slams feel about this important
subject.
In the event the preliminary
talks are satisfactorily concluded,
it is probable that Mr.. Molotov
will be intrusted by Stain with
the mission of delving more thor
oughly into these problems either
In London or Washington at con-
ferences with Mr.. Hull and Mr..
Eden.
There are only eight more
weeks Of real military operations
on the eastern front. Then an
inevitable lull is likely to set in.
During that time, 1t is possible
that Stain may find it is con-
venient to respond to repeated
cordial suggestions made by Mr..
Roosevelt to meet with him and
the British Prime Minister. 1t
all depends on how well the po-
litical problems can be threshed
out among the three govern
ments.
Evening star., 1943-09-01

courageous speech of Senator
Chandler, Democrat, of Kentucky,
for which he was so bitterly criticized
by those who refused to be realistic
about Britain's previous failures in
the Burma area.
Today the commitment has been
made and the road to victory by
building up China as a base against
Evening star., 1943-09-01

for America as the future
arbiter OF the globe.
1t Is increasingly difficult to
discuss these matters to the best
of our limited abilities. We were
told last week by some of our
authorities that freely to discuss
the issues at stake is obstruction
list. Our authorities prefer to
take the line that they do not
exist. Thus conflict Is produced
in the loyalties of the citizen.
Shall he give blind obedience to
his political authorities or try
clearly to discern and state the
truth? The Government does not
help him, for it is vague In its
denunciations of editors and
commentators, and never cor
rects specifically a single error
which 1t attributed to them.
If we believe that a successful
policy must be based upon reality
and truth. we cannot find such
subservience an act of patriotism.
For the reality remains whether
any one writes about it or not.
There is, for instance, the ques-
ton Of our Russian policy.
Treaty Has Limitations.
Brendan Bracken, chief of the
British Ministry of Information,
has denounced those who have
expressed apprehensions that
Russia might under certain cir
cumstances conclude a separate
peace with Germany. He has
gone SO far as to call them "un-
conscious fifth columnists." He
has recalled that Russia is bound
by a 20-year treaty with Britain
not to conclude separate peace
and says that Russia has never
broken her word.
The latter part of his state
ment is correct. The first is an
overslmpliflcation. The text OF
the British treaty pledges
the Russians not to enter into
peace negotiations with "a Hit
lerite government or any govern
ment of Germany that does not
clearly renounce all aggressive
intentions" 1t does not pledge
the Russians to the unconditional
surrender of any German govern
ment. That Is fact which the
Germans very well know, and it
is probably the chief reason why
Himmler is taking over complete
control.
Russia has, indeed, never broken
her word, nor changed her policy.
The appeal issued to the German
people by the Free German Com
mittee set up in Moscow, and op-
Grating from there day by day,
restates that Russia will make no
peace with Hitler, and demands
that the Germans set up a strong
democratic system, with an army
loyal to it, evacuate every inch of
conquered territory, withdraw to
their own soil, and enter into
peace negotiations. This is
matter of public record. 1t is,
repeat. not in conflict with Rus
sia's treaty with Britain, but it
Is certainly in conflict with
Anglo-American policy.
Perhaps our authorities are
trying even now to clarity this
situation. But there Is no reason
why American citizens should not
know that 1t exists. The future
of the world is involved in the
policies that are now formed.
And that feature Is moving in
upon us day by day.
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Evening star., 1943-09-01

and abroad, vot-
ing in the pres
iofential election
W h / h loo ms
ahead. Actually,
those who have
thought about
the matter seri-
ously are rather
appalled, a at the
difficulties in the
W a Y a n d t h e
questions which
will have to be
settled.
ra L
Evening star., 1943-09-01

Prime Minister
Churchill In his
exposition OF the
Anglo = Ameri-
an ov e r ~
ments' attitude
toward a sec
ond front"
With charac-
teristic breadth
an d sympathy,
Mr.. Churchill
dealt in his lat
est speech with
the most delicate
NJ International
Evening star., 1943-09-01

been greatly
increased in
the last "a
hours.
Should the
re u IS Of
such a con-
ference prove
sa t isfactory
1t Is consid-
cred possible
that Presi-
dent Roose-
welt, Prime
M l n | s t er
G h u r c h II
aud Drnr,{nr
Evening star., 1943-09-01

papers are filled
with advertise
ments mention
ing the opening
OF school--that
/ was a school,
child again and
had to enter the
fifth grade the
next morning.
Let others
grow gently nos
talgic of their
dear old school
days, ut not
Evening star., 1943-09-01

Japan has been marked out by
Mr., Churchill and, when this aspira-
tion Is achieved on the field of
battle, Americans will have cause
to remember with gratitude the
action which the Prime Minister and
the British government have taken
in carrying forward the war against
Japan.
IReproduction Righta ReSerYed
Evening star., 1943-09-01

I u | fillin g
their trea ties,
d e C ! a red
that a state
OF war eX-
listed.
Historically,
the war has
no sin e lie
starting point.
China's " a r
began in 1891,
I t a ] VS. in
! 9 35:. t h e
G 2 e c h war
lof1c q
Evening star., 1943-09-01
On the Record.
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Today, September /, is the
fourth anniversary of the World
War. However, the Germans do
not date it from the attack on
Poland but from September 3,
when the British and French,
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Luxury Wires Increase

Nearly 100000 luxury" tele-
grams, consisting mostly of Christ
mas, birthday and similar greetings,
were sent In Sweden in the last year,
a gain of nearly 20 per cent over the
preceding IL months.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
By FRANK r.. KENT.

So far as the record is concerned,
every politician in both parties is
in favor OF the soldiers and sailors
in our armed forces, both at home
Evening star., 1943-09-01

HE opinions OF the rters this page their o,on not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars EFFORT to giue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
McLemore-
Body Shaken
By Dreum Of School
By HENRY McLEMoRE.

/ had dream the other night.
1t came close TO being a nightmare.
I dreamed-and suppose 1t was
because September Is so near and
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Second Front
|Cundor Nav
Clear Air
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Candor, which breaks down many
q barrier of international misunder-
standing and builds faith and trust,
was employed in its finest form by
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Ry CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Prospects of a meeting of Sec
retary of State Hull, Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden and For
eign Commissar Molotov have
Evening star., 1943-04-11


David Capitol
policy" half of the
A
Evening star., 1943-04-11

something over. the curtain will be
pulled back.
IT /, I were charged with the re-
sponsibility Of running the pulp and
paper or the printing and PUBLISH
ing sections Of WPB, would want
q committee Of Congress at work
on this problem. II were In Dom
aid M. Nelson's shoes I would well
come the support Of this Congress
sional Committee, and am sure
Mr.. Nelson will welcome it.
There is no sense hiding the fact
that many Of the smart boys who
were loaded onto the temporary war
agencies are more concerned with
inaugurating their pet reforms than
they are about working in harmony
with the business leaders in the war
agencies and the seasoned, trained
executives in the permanent
branches of our Government. When
we pass this resolution and the COM
mittee gets under way with its work,
the forces standing for sane, intelli-
gent administration in these war
agencies will be strengthened and
sustained"
Mr.. Halleck, discussing the sub
ject OF grade labelling, asserted,
Some Of us happen to believe that
extremists sponsor this program
with the hope of acquiring greater
control over many industries. There
has been lot of behind -the-scenes
jockeying on this question and an
investigation by the Congress will
help put the bureaucrats in their
places and permit more experienced
and practical men to chart the
course"
Evening star., 1943-04-11
300 Daily Seek Quarters
AT War Housing Centers

An average of 800 persons a day
still are applying for living quar-
ters at the three War Housing Gen.
ters in the Metropolitan Area, the
National Housing Agency said last
night.
A substantial number of the appli-
cants, it was reported, are accommo-
dated through the efforts Of the
centers. The Washington center is
located In the United States Infor-
nation Center at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Others are at 117h North Fairfax
street, Alexandria, and BIS Wilson
boulevard, Arlington.
The Washington Center alone last
year found rooms for 45,531 of the
52,329 persons who applied. Alto
gether, s., ,181 rooms were listed with
the center. Less successful were
efforts to find family dwellings.
Only 1892 of the 41,491 applicants
tailed 1926.
The Arlington Center reported it
had placed 1902 rooms and GAS
family dwelling units. The Alex
andria center found rooms for
2,919 persons and quarters for 910
families.
Marvin Wire is manager of the
Washington center, Barbara K.
Watkins, the Alexandria center and
Donald r. Locke the Arlington
center.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

ting its second proposed cut into
effect. According to one official ap-
preached on the subject last night,
the second order still is being held
"in allegiance"
Meantime, from Canadian officials
have come recent encouraging re-
ports about the supply of paper
from the Dominion, the largest
source of print paper for the United
States. One Canadian official re-
ported that the power situation
there had improved to such an ex-
tent that newsprint shipments to
this country should be maintained
at present levels, at least for 1943,
and most OF 1914.
Gen. Somervell spared no words
to make clear just what he meant
in his new directive.
Recent investigation has dis
closed" he said, that some elements
Of the Army Supply Forces have
been publishing and distributing Ger
tain publications and blank forms
which are not essential. There has
been no centralized control of pub
fishing methods.
Army Gets Orders to Conserve.
Effective at once, no document
or blank form of any part thereof,
originating in or prepared by any
Army Supply Forces staff, division
or command of supply service or
branch or section therof will be pub
lished unless it is directly essential
to the prosecution Of the war or
conduct of official business.
THE adjutant general is directed
to establish at once a centralized
control over the preparation, pro-
duction and distribution of all pub
lications and blank forms in the
Army Supply Forces Except service
commands - meaning field COM
mands)."
It also was ordered that neces-
sary steps be taken to eliminate
non-essential publications. Later
the general ordered a reduction
"at once" of carbon copies.
One phase of wartime paper con-
sumption which admittedly is TAX
ing much pulp is the heavy con-
tainers needed by the Army and
Navy for shipments of supplies over
seas. Officials explained that in
many cases heavy laminated paper
cartons, reinforced with cellophane
and covered with wax, prove more
satisfactory than wooden boxes.
They are waterproof to a certain
extent, vermin proof and air tight.
Also they are not SO subject to
breakage when dropped accidentally
in transit as boxwood.
Navy Studies Paper Containers.
The Navy is planning a wider use
Of paper and paper board to replace
W cd and metal in containers. Study
o. this problem is being made by
F ederic G. Barber, assistant to the
c def Of the container division in
the Navy Office Of Procurement and
Material.
Perhaps the most effective and
far-reaching controls being put over
use Of paper in Government de-
partments and establishments is
that used by the Budget Bureau