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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Potomac Power Squadron
Has 1875 in Service

The United States Power Squad
ron, which is represented here by
the Potomac River Power squadron
has contributed 1915 of its men,
bers to the armed forces and six
of these have died in action, report
of the squadron's National War
Committee made public here last
night disclosed.
More than SO squadron members
here have Joined the services, with
many of them in the Coast Guard
Reserve, and the new Army Engi-
neer Amphibian Command, accord
ing to Craig E. Bradbury, COM
mander of Potomac River Power
squadron.
Here are some of the contributions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

guardsmen and merchant seamen
About 1000 OF the books contributed
here are already in hands of Navy
men. Mrs. Smith said.
Other Centers Listed.
Besides the diaries, other COL
lection centers are all branches of
the public library, Safeway Stores
and the libraries of George Wash
ington and Catholic Universities.
The Wardman Park Hotel is join
ing in the drive Friday night, Mrs.
Smith said, by waving the minimum
charge in the Metronome Room to
anyone bringing a recently pub
lished book for the Victory Book
campaign. The orchestra will fea-
ture the official campaign song,
written by Miss Jane Schwartz of
the ONCE of War Information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Child Core Aides to See
Three Training Films

A series of educational movies will
be shown classes for volunteer aides
in child care at meetings Tuesday
in College Park and Silver Spring,
Md.
The program will include two
nutrition films and one entitled
Mental Development"
The College Park class will meet
at 1890 am. in the Education
Building of the University of Mary
land while the Silver Spring group
will meet at lis pm. in Room 201
of the Montgomery Blair High
School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
West Point Candidates
To Be Given Tests

A mental examination for the
Districts candidates for West Point
will be held at S:45 am. Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday in room
215, Wilson Teachers College, @.
M. Thornett, secretary to the Com
missioners, reminded applicants yes
terday.
The schedule of examinations fol-
lows: Wednesday, geometery, 9:15
m. to lis pm; Thursday, algebra,
9 am. to pm, and English
grammar and composition, 2 to 4
pm, and Friday, history, am. to
pm. and English composition and
literature, 2 to 4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Social Welfare Units
Will Meet Tomorrow

The January meeting Of the fam
lily and child welfare divisions OF
the Council of Social Agencies will
be held at 1915 pm tomorrow al
the YWCA, Seventeenth and K
streets NV.
Miss Josephine G. Brown, chair
man of the councils Family Secur-
ity Committee; Morris Zelditch
chairman of subcommittee of Miss
Browns committee, and Miss Flor
ence Murray, chairman of the SUBJ
committee on family problems, will
sneak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Ursula Parrot Must
FACE Trial on CHARGE
Vi Aiding Desener
Accused of Subversive
Activities; Soldier Gets
reor's Imprisonment
~ the Associated Press.

the Associated Press.
MANI, Fla, Jan. 23.-Ursula Par.
su.e, novelist, must stand trial. Feb
sS aary 70 on charges arising from
escape of a soldier, Pvt. Michael
eeiy Bryan, from a stockade
nfyan already has been court-mar-
asaeo and sentenced to a years i'm
pisonment on a charge of desertion
Mrs. Parrot, 40, and married four
lines Is charged with assisting a
eo1oier TO desert, harboring a de-
eerter and subversive activities by
causing INSTRUMENTATION and refusal
OF duty by member of the military
forces.
Calls Charge Duplicitous
The third count, based on the War
Act OF June, 1910, met its first test
IN court today with Defense Attor-
ney A. c. DRESSER declaring it fails
TO SHOW what duty Mrs. Parrot in
Verfered with by driving Bryan out
OF an Army stockade in her car.
bryan at the time was a 20-day
prisoner for having been absent
without leave.
Lack OF precedent sent counsel
and Judge John w. Holland explor-
Ing through law books, before the
1urist overruled the objection.
Mr.. Dressler also attacked the
FIRST count.
Mrs. Parrott is at liberty under
81 1000 bond and will be arraigned
the morning the trial opens.
Maj. j. w. McRoberts reported
the court martial for Bryan, at
which Mrs. Parrot was a witness
was completed yesterday and the
soldier was ordered imprisoned for
e year. The proceedings are sub
ject to review by Technical Train
Ing Command headquarters at
Greensboro, y. c.
Indicted on Marijuana Charge.
In New York yesterday, Fed
eral grand jury returned indict-
ments naming Bryan, Rose Haber-
man, alias Rose Reynolds; Theo-
ore s. Reig, alias Teddy Reeves, a
night club master of ceremonies,
and Joseph Altwerger, alias George
Aud. on charges of conspiring to
violate the Marijuana Tax Act of
1887.
United States Attorney Clayton
d. Hollinger said they were charged
specifically with operating a mari
juana rendezvous in a midtown
hotel room for soldiers from nearby
Army camps.
Mr.. Hollinger said proceedings
were instituted to take Bryan and
.Altwerger to New York for trial>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

You can't pop corn over a match
flame. You can't build house
with discarded barrel slaves. And
we'll never win this war with less
than all we've got and the best
we've got. Buy War bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

and are manning posts "a hours a
day, seven days a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

aELp PREVENT IMITATION
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

II would be. Of course. a vol
unteer mercenary force like the
French Foreign Legion which
men join. net fer the pay "trtrtr
Is the slightest imaginable but
we suppose. for the abundant
though plain food and for their
daily liter Of Vim ordinalrc II
may be correct 10 say that n Is
actual hunger which compclS
men 10 enter this force
Doubtless, United Nations re-
sources would make II possible
10 pay such an attractive wage
a we'll as 10 supply good food
and quarters, though not good
enough 10 tempt into n, let us
say American boys partcu-
larly American boys with good
homes, with hopes Of legitimate
wives and families Of children
and Of modest competence at
the end Of their days Of activity.
DUT there is another element
- that enters into the cohesion.
the strange loyalty. the fighting.
power Of the French Foreign
Legion which would not be pres
ent in any true police force
whose function would be TO keep
things peaceful and orderly not
primarily 10 do battle.
The French Foreign Legion Is
built upon the tradition Of fight
ing action. II has always had
enough Of this IN the French
colonial empire. and, when 1t
comes 10 action. IT. has never
been spared
Candidly. | believe the French
conception Of the Legion Is as a
body Of willing and determined
fighting men whose blood can be
freely shed. without further
bleeding France white,
Now. these are reasons why !
question If what people speak Of
as an international police force
can really be created out Of the
material which we would wish
10 see u composed and 10 have
II amount 10 what is required.
EDITORS NOTE: This is the
frSt Of three articles. The RcJt
pciH appear WedHesdaB
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29
What War Bonds Buy

DOWN IN the SolomonS and
on the African coasts The cToCo-
ollie boat or tank lighter played
most important role in landing
our invasion armies. These self
propelled. light fast boats
haul tanks, artillery and other
equipment from tho big ships
off shore 10 the beach heads.
We need more and more OF
them, for they are essential 10
the successful operation Of the
war. They are made in several
sizes from small 50-footcrS- cost
ing about s. 400 to the big 500
tonners costing around $4,000.
Your purchase of War Bonds
every payday viii help pay for
them.
L. : Treasury Department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29
Hitler Drains
War Plants
To Fill Army
He's Tryinq Desperately
10 Fulfill Promises
BY PAUL MALL0N

WASHINGTON. March 20
W When the British GOT an
armored column around the
south flank of the Marcth Line
INTO the heights Of Tohaga.
Rommers front line position
was doomed unless he could an
initiate the column
Evacuation Of that line would
force him 10 retreat northward.
not only 10 GabcS and Mares,
but at least to SfaX, and pos
SiblY 10 SouSSc.
The BritiSh-Amcrican strategy
turned out 10 be one OF encn-
clement within cncirclement.
British Gen. Montgomery had
announced publicly ahead Of
time that he would flank the
Mareth Line on the south and
take it from the rear, but then
he pressed his main force head
long against the line here and
there, sending one armorcd coll
umn around the southern tip to
do the Job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29
/ otterS
To the Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
WE APPRECIATE the help
w which you and the Times
gave us in putting across the
recent victory book campaign.
DetroiterS contributed som 9
very good books this year many
of them recent best sellers IN
Al shape.
While we did all right here,
the nation as a whole is tagging,
with only 100000 books re-
ported so far. This diSappoint-
ing national showing plus the
fact that our armed forces are
growing at the rate OF 100000
men a month means that If
we are TO keep the boys in uni
form supplied with good reading
matter. we shall have 10 carry
on a sustained book drive.
And that is what the library
intends 10 do, beginning March
IS We hope that we may have
your continued support
EVERETT ". PETERSEN
Book Campaign Director.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

PROPOSALS are now appear
on several sides for an
Allied conference TO agree on
the terms Of peace and the en-
forcement Of that peace. There
is frequently mentioned the need
for an international police
force TO compel observance OF
the terms.
There arc two words in this
phrase which ] think arc in
exact. deceptive. and may mis-
lead. The first is international. -
An enforcing authority set up
under Allied agreements would,
of course, je international IN lis
responsibility 10 ultimate civil
power. but tho responsibility OF
such a force or lis commander
should be his own government
alone. and through that govern
mcnt to Allied conference or
control.
Command may not be Splin-
tered or even blfurCated into
responsibility TO representatives
of two or of 10 different govern
mentS. No commander of a force
can carry on effectively except
under a sole responsibility TO
higher authority.
IN THE second place it is
L difficult thing TO build a CO.
hcsive, effective body of men out
of various and several national
elements. particularly if these
national elements retain the nat
ural feeling of loyalty 10 their
individual countries rather than
10 the command TO which they
belong.
The only way in which force
Of men, drawn from different
nations. can be A good force, Is
10 require them 10 break all ties
with their native lands and sub
merge themselves IN loyalty 10
an authority that may be foreign
in character. 1t is the only way
in which an effective. disciplined
spirit Of obedience can be Sc
cured.
There is one aforementioned
military force in the world. COM
posed of men Of many nations.
and yet efficient even famous.
1t is the French Foreign Legion,
drawn from all sorts Of Condl-
tons Of men although. as 10 the
enlisted personnel. not from the
French people themselves. The
largest element in II always has
been, and I think still is, German.
At least, ms was so the last
time | saw units of the Foreign
Legion. years after the first
world war. The personnel was
not the earlier, romantically
viewed body of mature men.
men of ruined careers. of bad
records, who were supposed 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

100000 men. he has been forced
10 do more than shift. He has
cut doWn- number Of retail
Establishments TO drain men
from them. and even from his
key MaIInduStFie-he haS-eafied
men, While training substitutes
who are not suitable for fighting.
He has gone into Belgium and
France again lately for workers.
and most of his substitutes in
the key industries and elsewhere
have come from the latter coun-
Try Men have been taken out Of
desk Jobs and sent TO the fac
tories,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

THIS type Of ventureSomc
l. mercenary disappeared in the
first world war where they per-
lShed. The French Foreign Lc-
glOn after the war was built up
anew Of soldiers who were
young. Poverty, rather than lust
for adventure. drew them into
this famous corps. Again, they
were mostly boys of southern
Germany and the Rhineland. the
"BIngCn-on-thc-RhInC' w soldier
Tho officer personnel Of the
Legion. Of course. is French |
knew at one time beautiful
fellow who was a French COM
mandant in the Legion eStran-
gcre. | knew HIM in Siberia. He
lost an arm in the war 4
French citizen he was OF Rus
sian origin. a natural son of the
famous Russian novelist Maxim
Cork.
He was a man TO admire and
10 love not at all the type Of
French Legion officer depicted
in fiction In fact. l have read
several books about the French
Legion. but book by this
splendid soldier. which he en-
titled, The Bugle Calls Is the
only modest unvarniShed fine
account Of this famous corps
that l know
I SPEAK Of the French For
L cign Legion because it is the
only modern body Of It's kind.
As far as | know. that has a
continuous history Of more than
a hundred years and has always
done its duty in a way to build
within II an astonishing morale.
II might, | admit be possible
10 build up an international
force, under a responsibility 10
the United Nations. but under
single command. that would be
composed Of men OF several or
many nations. But II would be
difficult 10 do this satisfactorily
for several reasons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29
AfaIIOn III

Mr.. Nation IS IN. HIS
column rjH not appear
again for Scrcroi days.
Mr.. Pcgier is IN rdc0-
ton. His column jcjH re-
appear upOtt his return.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

NOV he cannot train these
~ men in "A few months for
the expert job that fighting is
in this war, even if he gets the
100000 TO 1000, 900 men for it.
The trainees, however, will be
sent to garrisons and better
trained soldiers would be sent to
the front. -
Consequently, the idea that he
has no chance Of presenting
formidable opposition in Russia
IN the spring is debatable.
Certainly. the task. while diff
flcult. is not impossible The de-
gree to which he succeeds may
be the important point which
Will settle the duration of the
war
Certainly also even # he gets
all he possibly can hope TO get or
has promised. it can be plainly
seen from this set of facts that
brilliant" counter-aCtiOn on the
old scale, as practiced in Poland
and earlier in Russia, Is out of
the question.
Distributed nv KING Features synd.. Inc
Reproduction in Whole or IN Part
Strictly Prohibited.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

MONTGOMERY hat the line
Ava stralght-on in several places
until the Germans apparently
were Jeff in such confusion as
TO his intentions that they let
the armorcd column escape TO
the rear.
It's route did not plunge
through right at the southern
tip of the line. but circled far
south OF the-ttP Of the-lfne and
Sneaked up to the TebaCa posi-
ton where II confronted The
formidable foruficattons in front
of FL HANNA.
Meanwhile, the Americans
and French obviously intended
10 cut down from the north to-
ward FL HANNA where their
objective threatened the rear OF
the FL HANNA positions.
But the strategy as a whole
contemplated a larger encircle-
ment. If all went well, Rommel
would have 10 hurry back to
SfaX because still another Amer
iCan force was cutting in toward
the coast This one threatened
to complete the big circle around
any force that Rommel left in
side.
LNERYTHING indicates Hitler
- is desperately trying TO full
iii his December promise of
raising a fresh spring army of
100000 to 100000 men to
save himself in Russia by an
other one of his brilliant cOun-
terattackS.
Der Fuehrer may or he may
not, be able to accomplish his
purpose. But the difficulties with
which he is faced are evident
from the extent 10 which he has
gone TO meet them in his public
announcements.
He did manage Ia get together
about $4,000 men for the recent
counterattack in southern Rus
sia. and for the re-takinG Of
Kharkov. but that was another
proposition. He could shift them
from other quieter sections of
the front, and he knew mud
would soon release them for
shifting TO other sections OF the
front-and has.
In other words. that opera
ton was merely a shifting from
one point on that vast. long Rus
sian front, to another.
But 10 get together a new
spring army OF 100000 TO b
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

c>IMILARLY the government may at any time arbi,
y trariy- DECREASE liability or =RESGfND IT
ALTOGETHER. by changing the law and 1t does not
in the least matter whether the tax was due and pay
able last year or this year whether was based on
property or other values of this year or last year
In either case the individual has nothing to say
about it.
The whole question rests exclusively in the power
of the government.
The very essence Of a contract, by which debts
created is wholly absent
The voluntary relationship of debtor and "credi-
tor does not arise.
Conseduenty the treasury department conjures up
a false and misleading picture of its operations
when it alludes to liabity-which the government
itself may vary, even disown at any time without
any notice to the taXpayer-as either debt IN the
true of the word as an asset Tor Whlch the
treasury accountable.
In evying income taxes. the treasury collects
them IN ONE YEAR, based upon the taxpayers income
OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
The PREVIOUS YEAR is merely the yardstck used
BY the government TO MEASURE THE TAX to be col
lected in the current year.
THE Ruml plan simply proposes to A BETTER
l YARDSTICK that income taxes will be paid cur
rcntly OUT OF THE INCOME ON WHICH THE TAX
Is ACTUALLY APPLIED.
BY this plan, taxpayers in the armed services
getting $50 month will not be held liable this year
for income taxes based on civilian salaries EARNED
LAST YEAR-but NOT taxed by the government WHEN
EARNED
Also citizens dying in the perhaps 20 years
hence will not bequeath their heirs "labity'-not
incurred by themseves-which may wipe out every por
ton of their estates
BY artfully abiding income taxes due this year
as debts" be forgiven forgiven the treas
ury department implies that the Rum plan would benefit
part Of the people the disadvantage of another
part which is just not true.
And that is DEMAGOGY.
Likewise it is arrant DEMAGOGY for the treasury
assert that the Rum plan should be rejected because
it would gift Of S8540OO to each of so
mlionarcs.
This is appeal to class prejudiccs-class hatred
along the lines Of Communist theology
\ LII Of the so milonares will pay income this
4 year, under the Ruml plan not; and under the
Ruml plan 1t rests IN Congress their taxes will
be heavy otherwise
When they die other will bite into their estates
Therefore the government Will lose no money and
sacrifice assets.
But suppose the Ruml plan did benefit 90 persons
to the Of 100000 eschthe treasury would get
part of the money for bonds and the of 1t would
probably go into industry by-waH of npestmeR-aHd
industry makes jobs and PAYS TAXES.
BY the treasurys attitude, 40 MILLION TAXPAY-
Frs may NOT have their burden eased bit because
the New Deal wants 10 punish so Americans for be-
ing milhonaircs,
That-to paraphrase celebrated supreme Court
r,ipfo ie riot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29
What's Back
Of American
Food Crisis
Rukeyser Tells Factors
in Poverty ParadoV

(This is the first Of series
Of articles about Americas cur
rent food crisis by Merryis Stan
ley RuheySer, noted Uritsr on
economies. Who has Just COM
pIeted Survey of the situotion.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29
Demasosy Now Used
Aqainst RUM Plan

n EMAGOCY is the last weapon thatls being used al
l. Washington D. C.. to keep the RUM plan IRON De-
inc made part of the national tax laws
The treasury department stopped to demagogy when
its spokesnen asserted that the Ruml plan could not be
adopted without "forging debts TO the United States
government and canceling treasury asset.
These terms tend to create an illusion that tax
hill IS like A private or commercial debt owed by one
citizen to another when point OF fact the two are
wholly dssiHilar
A private debt is part Of A CONTRACT between
The debtor and crcdor-t liability which the debtor
himself VOLUNTARILY incurs for goods purchased
services received money borrowed some other con-
sidoraton
n FBT NAV arise against the wishes OF the debtor
when court judgment rendered against him;
h,,cyc- N tnacasc the debtor has his day in court
before the judgment issues
4 tax is like neither of these liabilities.
A tax is a levy imposed by the government on terms
which the government alone determines.
tax IS never VOLUNTARILY assumed by
citizen.
4 tax therefore becomes liability of the citizen
of4te government imposes it. and in this eoun-
try the government impose tax only by passing
law
Obviously therefore NO TAX LIABILITY EXISTS
If the government does not pass the necessary law
When such a liability has been established by law
the government may arbitrarily INCREASE IT at any
time or alter the times and terms of payment BY
CHANGING THE LAW.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

cut all ties to lose themselves in
The obScurity of fighting force
which never asked any questions
whatever about a mans past
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

MiSspendlnG A mans time is
kind Of Self-homicide Sir
George SaNllle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29

I'VE hope I'm 1913 To approni-
matcly double this percentage,
although many factors will in
hucnce our chances for realizing
this objective"
The department of agriculture
expects the armed services and
leaSc-lend 10 take one-fourth Of
the 1913 food supply.
II should be borne IN mind
that the claims for food for
military purposes are regarded
as prior liens, and the residue
goes TO civilians.
In the event OF failure NJ
farmers TO reach the high pro-
duction goals set by the dcpart-
ment of agriculture, tho residue
for civilians will be even less.
With the extraordinary war;
time demand of the u. S. armed
SeII!ce&-sHd-e lend-ieaSe fm--
Ringing tlit-foosi Supply. me
civilian population. facing full
employment at high money
wages. sought TO buy at the gro
Gerry stores and butcher shops 4
the nation vastly more III
their customary per capita con-
sumption
The civilian clamor for more
food in part reflected, the fact
the people in wartime were
buster. especially IN armament
factories and in other gainful
occupations, and required more
energy.
(In the second article NJ thi,
series, MIR. RuSeyser will ana
I'VE the effect Of mammals
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-29
By MERRYLYE :. RUKEYsER
Notrd Writer on Economics

Noird writer ON Economics
Copyright, 1913, International News Service
NEW YORK, March 29-The
mounting food crisis in the
United States constitutes a con-
temporary version Of the para
doX of poverty amidst plenty.
For the current regime Of RAJ
tioning and of pulling in OF
belts by CONSUMERS follows an
array of record breaking food
crops during the last growing
season Likewise, abundant new
crops supplemented big carry
overs Of grain and such fiber
crops as cotton.
Accordingly such acute short
age aS-may- exist OF be in the
making Is IN relation 10 an ex-
traordlnary and abnormal ex-
panSion IN the demand for food.
Expressed briefly, the crisis
springs from global thinking and
strategy on the demand side IN
contrast 10 national linitatlons
on the producing. or supply side.