Evening star., 1943-07-28
Old Copy Of The Star
Brings Memories Of 1917 Effort.

Brings Memories Of 1917 Effort.
To the Editor OF The Star:
I have read with great interest the
article in The Star OF June Is concern
ing the canning activities Of the Womens
Club Of Chevy Chase
Just recently, as 1t happens I discov-
cred IN my attic a copy OF The Star OF
July 8. 19l7-yellow with age-disclosing
similar enterprise carried on at the
Henry D. Cooke School in that year.
The article is illustrated with picture
OF neighborhood women busily engaged
with canning implements In the back
ground there is school blackboard.
Those women reported upon what had
been accomplished. one having canned
eight pints OF string beans from her own
small garden. while I proudly reported
nine pints of peas and beans from mine.
My diary OF that summer discloses
that We stopped at nothing, adding to
the list beets. corn. spinach, squash and
onions, and on July u the entry for that
day reveals that I canned a hen!
We also dried vegetables, principally
corn, under the instruction of some one
sent to the class from the Department of
Agriculture and We hung in our kitchens
cards containing food advice formulated
by Herbert Hoover as a part of Uncle
Sans food conversation campaign.
II We did it before, we can do 1t again.
Let history repeat
MRS. APPLETON P. CLARK.
Praises Giraud
But Criticizes De Gaulle.
To the Editor of The Star:
Let us consider De Gaulle and Giraud
then draw conclusions.
De Gaulle wanted the French Army
to be mechanical. We have all decided
that he was right, but the majority of
the military leaders did not believe in
mechanical warfare. 1t was the same
thing with England and the United
States. A country is not going to adopt
the counsel of one man with a few
followers against the counsel of an
overwhelming majority of well-known
military leaders. Only Germany was
smart enough to adopt this new war
fare. recognize that this was De Gaul-
les best and only virtue.
De Gaulle in June, 1910, disobeyed the
command Of his superior officers to cease
fighting and to surrender to the enemy.
He wanted France to continue the war
IN Africa. but If France had continued
the war in Africa, the Germans would
have gone through all France and con-
tinued the war in France against a
helpless army which had suffered many
losses in a very short time. If France
had continued the war in Africa, the
Germans. therefore. would have not ac-
cepted the surrender Of France only.
II this had happened many towns in
France would have been wiped out
from the map, several hundred thou
sand Frenchmen killed, and maybe the
Americans would have had tough time
in getting into Africa, for the Germans
would have smashed against an un-
mechanical French Army in Africa
through Libya to all French Africa, in
cluding Tunisia. Algeria and Morocco.
De Gaulle. therefore, was not quite
right in making a Fighting France, since
with his few thousand followers he could
not hberate France without the great
help Of the United States.
We all admit that De Gaulle is .
good general, but being a good general
for military purposes is not enough.
De Gaulle is fanatic In his beliefs. He
thinks he is always correct no matter
If 1t is Churchill or Roosevelt who
opposes him. An oficer who Is POLITICAL
minded viii make many errors, make