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Evening star., 1943-09-09
Seaman Awarded Medal
For Community Service

Apprentice Seaman Gordon R.
Kindness, son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. R.
Kindness, 408 Windsor drive. Silver
Spring, Md, has been awarded the
Evening star., 1943-09-09

1ise Here in America, we see in Italy the frst
MS, rewards of all our sacrifice and sweat and
nd pain. But, Italy is only the dawn - and
g we are quick to recognize tn at now is the
time to drive on with quic kened pace,
working, building, forging ahead, to
hasten final victory the coming of fur
ther dawn-When soldiers coming home,
and men and women who have kept that
home, will build together an even greater
America on the sound founda ations of
the DID, ......
An America where nothing will stihe
mems ambitions or their will to dare
An America where there will be useful ~.
work for all - and for all, equality of x.ras @
Evening star., 1943-09-09

opportunity and the right of men to
make the most of their ability.
@#sGF%
An America and World-where there
will be the freedom we're fighting for
80 the freedom of each Individual to
speak, to worship, to work. to live, to be
useful to himself and to his fellow men,
But it is only dawn in Italy, and lest this
dawn prove false we must drive on!
Work now with all our strength! Fight
harder than we have fought before. in
actorles, homes and in the field of war!
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Letters to the Editor
New Blood Donation
Plan Proposed.
To tha Editor of The n =,

NeW OiOOd DOnauOu 4z1iH~e ~ yEz
Plan Proposed.
To the Editor of The Star:
May make suggestion to the Red
Gross? Some Of the citizens OF Wash
ington have responded nobly to the call
to give donations of their blood for our
men at the fighting fronts. The rest, in
my opinion, are equally patriotic and
anxious to help in this war, but they
lack the courage in some way or other
to make their first donation. The plan
which / would like to suggest will
be difficult to administer, will require
more help and equipment, but, think,
too, it will increase the amount Of dona-
tions considerably and that, after all, is
the ultimate aim.
Many folks, believe, are under the
impression that there is possibility
that they may faint or become sick after
their donation and that this may take
place en- route from the blood donor CEN
ter to their homes. Wouldn't 1t be pos
sible to send out cards asking folks to
give date and time at which they would
be willing to donate blood in their own
home? Then, after making appoint
ments, have the Red Cross call at the
home with portable equipment to take
the donation. Schedules could be made
whereby couple of workers could make
their rounds in one neighborhood and
obtain quite number of donations.
With number of groups of workers
operating in this fashion daily, the total
additional donations should be worth the
effort. I realize that the Red Cross does
set up their mobile units in neighbor-
hoods, but many folks are timid about
attending the church or some other
public place there because they fear
walking or driving few blocks back
home again. Many times I have talked
to friends to try and induce them to
line themselves up as blood donors, and
I am convinced that all the talking we
can do will not convince many that they
will not suffer in any way after dona-
tions. There are many young mothers
here also who would gladly donate but
have no way to leave their children and
would immediately consent to donations
in the home. I am fully aware that
there are many disadvantages to this
suggestion and it would require lot of
effort, but I believe thousands of new
donations would result, and after their
first experience, and being convinced
that no harm has been done, many
would be willing to go to the donor CEN
ter for subsequent donations.
Our men need this plasma as we all
know, but at present only a small pro-
portion of our citizens are carrying the
load. Let's encourage the remainder to
help. There is no better way to show
our love for our country.
BLOOD DONOR.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
MocArthur's Protest

General Douglas MacArthur's
cryptic statement, in which he
relegates himself to a secondary role
In the~war against Japan, is both
surprising and somewhat bewilder-
ing.
1t is surprising that General Mac
Arthur should have seen fit to issue
what amounts to a public protest
against the strategy decisions of the
high command, presumably reached
at the Quebec conference between
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill. This, needless to
say, is an extraordinary thing for a
subordinate commander to do, espe-
cially when General Macarthur goes
to the extent of saying that the
strategy of which he disapproves,
but which presumably has been
adopted, will result in "extravagant
losses and slow progress"
The statement is bewildering, be-
cause the language used is am
biguous. Some reporters writing
from the Southwest Pacific have sug-
gested that General Macarthur is
disturbed at indications that the
main effort against Japan will be
made through Burma, by forces
under command of Lord Louis
Mountbatten. There is nothing in
the statement itself, however, to
support this. General Macarthur
protested specifically against the
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Our Logging Bond Sales

The lag in the Third War Bond
campaign is in individual buying,
: especially in the purchase of the
Series E bonds. That is disturbing.
= because the whole success of the
campaign depends on the individual
i buying. Subscription by corpora
"a tions and institutions are going we'll,
+ as usual. Yet the Nation is only IS
'e per cent of quota on individual pur-
= chases, and Washington is below
that figure, at "a per cent. On Series
2 bonds, Washington's 1e per cent of
quota Is slightly ahead of the ma
tional average.
These figures do not necessarily
:. mean failure, although they do cause
= some apprehension. There is no
officially set date for the close of
r. the campaign, and there may be
pickup in sales as it goes along. Some
purchases may not be recorded in
official tabulations to date. People
are spending money for other things,
as demonstrated by various indices,
If not for bonds. Here in Washing
ton 1t Is unusual to find citizens fall
ing behind in any effort of this sort
and 1t is unreasonable to believe that
they will be behind when the final
tabulations are made.
Yet the campaign is tagging. 1t
Is tagging in spite of the fact that
by now it ought to be understood
that If the citizens do not buy bonds.
the Government will have to resort
to other means to raise the money
+ to fight the war. The war is costing
ten million dollars an hour. The
end OF the war may be years, not
hours or days or weeks or months
i hence. The money must be raised.
1t is possible that the citizen, in
spite of everything done to stimulate
his response, does not yet under
stand this. 1t is even probable that
he fails to associate bond purchase
on his part with a definite, neces-
sary part Of the war effort. Per-
maps the pallyhoo has been over
done. Perhaps there has been so
much emphasis on buying a bond
and seeing Hollywood star, buying
bond and seeing movie, buying
bond and shaking hands with a
Quiz kid-so much emphasis, in
, other words, on buying a bond and
getting something extra in return
that the citizens basic, personal
obligation to himself and his coun-
try has been too much played down.
Buying bond may not be an easy
thing to do, but it is the right thing
to do and is the necessary thing to
+ do II the Governments confidence in
volunteer, rather than enforced,
bond purchases Is to be yindicated
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Why This Bill?

A revitalized drive by Health De-
partment inspectors to enforce sanf-
tary regulations in Washington eat
ing places has public support and
from all indications is proceeding
satisfactorily. The regulations seem
adequate and if properly enforced
restaurant either will have to COM
ply or defend its rights to hold a
license to operate.
There is some natural curiosity,
therefore, as to why Senator McCar-
ran should feel it necessary to intro
duce brand-new bill "to establish
a sanitary code governing the opera
tion of restaurants in the District of
Columbia" For this bill, with few
exceptions, is essentially verbatim
repetition of regulations already be-
ing enforced.
AS the bill did not emanate from
the District Health Department, the
restaurant interests or the District
Building authorities, it is possible
that the Senator introduced it "by
request" at the suggestion of some
one who saw merit in the bills dis
tinctive feature. This is PROPOSE
ton to grade eating placess"A," @B"
and &C." depending upon The Mor-
oughness of their compliance with
health regulations. Thus, a restau-
rant that met all requirements would
be graded "a" while one that COM
piled with only some of the require
ments would get "B" or &c"
The objection to this system Is
merely that it injects the theory of
grade labelling in another form, put
ting the Government in the position
of the great umpire as to degrees of
excellence among the citizens. Why
is it not sufficient for the Govern
ment to lay down its standards and
require compliance? Why set up a
more complicated and wholly un-
necessary system of grading? The
probable answer is that somebody
read about it in a book and thought
it was a good idea to try here. If
existing regulations are inadequate,
they may be revised and strengthened
without another act of Congress.
Senator Overton's subcommittee
doubtless will develop the advantages
of the new bill, if there are any.
It is certain that If there are no
manifest advantages, and the bill is
not considered necessary by the local
authorities, Senator Overton and
Senator McCarran will have no de-
sire to press it.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Second Childhood

miss my mother no,0 that I am old.
Remembering her kind and tender
aoay
As a0eH as it it l0ere but yesterday,
And all the years betWeen ,Dere back
aoard rolled.
Her loue ,oas fire to keep awap the
cold;
Her breast my sure protection and
my stay.
need her no,p phen bitter pinds
betray,
And enemies besiege my last strong
hold.
This, then, Is second childhood. To
forget
The braUe midyears OF struggle
and re10drd,
Lies richest hours; and In the
mind return
To youths dependence, as the bodys
fret
Unceasing ,oears apay ambition's
cord,
And they Who once aspired can onl1
ye1rn
ALICE BOORMAN WILLIAMSON.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Danger Seen in
Postwar Plans

To the Editor of The Star:
The founders of the American republic
did not revolt against the economic
hardships imposed upon them by the
British King and Parliament in the
form of heavy taxes so much as they
resented the restrictions placed upon
their political sovereignty and natural
rights. There never would have been
an American Revolution against the
British crown If England had been will
ing to recognize the political and inalien-
able rights of Americans. The ideals
and slogans prevalent during the Amer
lean Revolution were not centered so
much in the abridgement of the benefits
in the common bounties of heaven, as in
the refusal to permit Americans to enjoy
political equality with the Britons. Eco
nomic grievances played only second
ary part in American opposition to
British oppressions
Those who govern Americans today
want to keep this lesson well in mind
when they formulate postwar policies.
Americans are willing gladly to sacrifice
their means in order to iquidate the
immense debt incurred because Of the
prosecution of the present World War.
But 1t must never be forgotten that the
common people of America, who furnish
the men and the sinews for the success
full prosecution of this war, do so in
order to preserve their unity and entity
as well as their national ideals and
inherent rights and liberties as set
forth in the Bill of Rights in our
matchless Constitution.
Any political party which stresses
the surrender of American blood-bought
liberties as the price to be paid in the
formulation of world supergoyern-
ment in order to establish a reign of
permanent peace throughout all the
world, for the future, is paving the road
not only for the frustation of their
cherished hope. but for the doom of
their own political existence.
Americans are no more willing to sur
render their peculiar national existence
and their national ideals today than
they were during the crisis of the
American Revolution when their first
line of defense constituted their right
of independent sovereignty as well as
the enjoyment of their God-given in
alienaple rights and liberties.
c. s. LONGACRE.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
The Hess Report

1t has been suggested that Foreign
Secretary Eden's report on the fight
to England by Rudolf Hess, the Num-
ber Nazi, sheds little new light on
this fantastic incident of two years
ago, and this is true. But the report
: does serve to rule out variety of
3 theories and rumors which had
II fthrived in the absence of any author
5sitative statement by the British
g Government.
AS result of Mr.. Eden's report to
Commons, 1t is clear that Hess was
not trying to flee Germany Accord
Ing to Hess statement, he made the
=. trip-without knowledge of Hitler
: to put peace proposals before the
:, British. Hitler, he said, had no op-
pressive demands to make of Eng
sc land. Rather, he wanted to stop
fighting the British and was willing
to leave the Empire intact Hitler's
real ambition, according to his dep
uty, was to dominate Europe and to
enforce certain unspecified demands
against the Russians, by war If nee
essary, although the Fuehrer was not
planning an early attack on the
Soviets.
;. This was on May 10, 1941, Just
3 about six weeks before Hitler
launched his attack on Russia. Be-
cause of the briefness of this time
Interval, 1t is fair assumption that
, Hitler had made the decision to at
, tack in the East before Hess left
Germany. In fact, the probabilities
are that the organization of the at
tack was already under way, so that
7 Hess either was not telling the truth
or did not know what Hitler had in
mind. Perhaps, in time, it will be
shown that he actually was sent by
Hitler in desperate effort to make
peace or at least to hold forth to
the British some inducement to give
the Fuehrer free hand in his as
sault upon the Russians.
But, be that as it may, the fact is
that the British made no effort to
avail themselves of the offer. 1t may
be said that no responsible govern
ment would have acted on such a
bizarre presentation of peace terms
as that made by Hess, yet 1t is well
to remember that the outlook for
Britain was black in May OF 1941.
In spurning the terms brought by
Evening star., 1943-09-23

strategy of island-hopping," and it
Is difficult to see how any attack
through Burma could be regarded
as an island to-island operation.
What is the nature, then, of the
island-hopping campaign to which
General Macarthur referred; who
are it's sponsors, and who is to con-
duct it?
AS long ago as last February the
President said: 1--WE do not intend to
spend the time it would take to
bring Japan to final defeat by inch
ing our way forward from island to
island across the vast expanse of
the Pacific" Nothing that Mr.. Roose-
velt has said or done indicates that
he has changed his mind on this
score. General Macarthur men
toned newspaper reports indicat-
ing victory postponed as late as
1949." This apparently was refer
-ence to a remark two months ago by
Vice Admiral Frederick Horne to the
effect that the Navy's planning was
based on a war with Japan which
might last as long as 1949, and it may
indicate that General MacArthur's
real difference is with the Navy. If
this be the case. however, the fact is
that the President disavowed any
suggestion that we would still be
fighting Japan six years from now.
And certainly the Navy, on it's own
motion, has not adopted an island
to-island or any other plan of attack
that is inconsistent with the overall
strategy.
a. The net result is that General
Macarthur, by implication, says his
plan for carrying the war to the
Japanese has been sidetracked in
favor of a strategy of which he dis
approves, and which will be ,fnduly
costly in lives and time Unfor-
tunately, he does not put his finger
specifically on the nature of this
new strategy, nor does he say how
or by whom it is to be carried out
Thus, we have a complaint from a
highly respected officer which is as
confusing as it is disturbing.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

rock; at the Negro end 1t is about $50
meters wide with low banks. In August,
1905, the writer, in company with an Ar
menian trader. made the passage of the
canal in 25foot steam launch, from
the Negro to the Orinoco and return,
without any undue incident. At that
season the canal" had slight southerly
current and the reefs north of the Canuri
River were covered with more than two
meters Of water. These reefs constitute
the only serious obstacle to au-year navi-
CATION and could easily be removed.
Unfortunately, the Orinoco Is divided
into two parts by what is known locally
as the zone of "radules," stretch of
some 100 kilometers lying between the
months of the Meta and Vichada Rivers.
The "radules" consist of huge boulders
at some places and rocky islets at other
places which split the river into many
channels of violent water; otherwise
boats of perhaps 100 tons, properly de-
signed could readily navigate from Port
of-Spain, Trinidad, to the town of Rio
Branco, capital of the Brazilian terri
tory of Acre, distance of 4,5OO kilo-
meters. In Engineering News-Record OF
March II, 1943, the writer outlined a
route for an inland waterway, most of
which already exists, from the Orinoco
to La Plata, a distance of $500 miles.
Capt. Erskine Loeb, D. S. O., has also
shown, in his account of his explorations
in the Oriente of Ecuador that a road
not over 200 kilometers long could be
built connecting the navigable waters of
the Curaray River, a tributary of the
Amazon, to the Quayaquil-Q Railway
thus providing transcontinental route
most of which would be navigable for
ocean going ships.
Works such as these would do much to
advance the settlement of millions of
square kilometers in the basins of the
huge river systems of South America and
to stimulate the dispersion of a rapidly
growing congestion of population in the
world. The total cost would be less than
this war is costing this country alone in
one day! Contrary to popular belief, the
greater part of these lands are not in
herently unhealthy; the widely advertised
insalubrity there is due to bad housing,
improper food and lack of proper medical
attendance.
The Phoenecians knew the Amazon
and must have visited it frequently be-
cause, even today, remains of rocks they
sculptured as orientation marks are to
be found In the Amazon region.
CHARLES JAY SEIBERT.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Approves Criticism
OF Filipino Politicians.
To fbs rditor - ~. . e&

10 tne Edltor OF The Star:
In The Star Of August 80 I note
Teddy De Eolasco's criticism of Presi-
dent Manuel Quezon's comment that the
discussions of the Pacific war plans at
the Roosevelt Churchill Quebec confer
ence promised action that will explode
Tokios day dreams"
Mr.. De Nolasco hoped that the Church.
ill-Roosevelt plans also would explode
the day dreams of Filipino politicians
and speed the day of the liberation Of
the Filipino people from native poll
ticians who "have been living on the fat
of the Filipino land"
To the above I heartily agree, but I
would like to add that these Filipino poll
ticians also have been riding high, wide
and handsome for years at the expense
of Arnefican taxpayers as well-few OF
whom know It.
CELESTE HILL BUDMAN.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. Trdce,oell.

period. as II in thanks for their raising.
Therefore, all persons who were friends
in need to baby birds which fell out Of
nests should keep a careful watch these
fall days. in order not to miss the return
Of their feathered friends.
1t Is safe bet that the bird, If re-
leased several months ago, win make an
attempt to come back, but 1t is not often
that it will be as friendly as In It's first
days.
We suspected that nail polish put
on birds claws would wear of swiftly.
The only real way to mark q bird is
by banding, and this requires Govern
ment permission, as most things do
nowadays.
The best way we believe, to know a
bird which has been brought up out Of
the nest, and then released. is to study
its peculiarities Of appearance, action
and voice.
There will always be some one feature
Of a bird which sets it apart from all
other birds.
The knd-hearted person who brings
up such bird, and gets 1t into shape
to fly and live with other birds, will
know it better than any one else in the
world.
Even its own mother would not know
1t as well, for she, after all, was q bird,
with no share Of human beings intel
Ngence and reasoning power.
It is to be supposed that no parent
bird knows Its own children as long as
two months
Bluejays, we believe, come the closest
to approximating human qualities, In
this respect, because they normally fiy
in small family bands, and keep to-
gether for long time.
Migrating birds OF all types should be
watched for these autumn days.
Persons who like to walk, as they
study birds. may Join the various hikes
sponsored by the National Capital Parks
and the District Of Columbia Audubon
Society.
The first Of these, to Cabin John Run,
Md, has been held. The remaining
CSAACAhAC AOl tAAC 60tAAAul 10 Ao 4OLOWb.
September 26, 7:30 to 9 am.-Mont-
rose and Dumbarton Oaks Parks; meet
at Lovers lane entrance, r street near
Thirty-f street NV.
October 3, 8 to $50 am.-Roaches Run
Waterfowl Sanctuary; meet at south end
of Highway Bridge via Alexandria bus
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
October 10, 8 to $50 am.-Kenilworth
Aquatic Gardens; meet at office, which
is reached from Kenilworth avenue and
Polk street NE.
October IT, 8 to s:30 a.m-Towpatf
Of G. g. o. Canal, near Sycamore Island
meet at Stop No. 80 on Cabin John car.
line, Conduit road, at Sycamore Island
store.
October "a, 8 to $50 am-Upper Fort
Dupont Park; meet at Alabama avenue
and Boulevard street Sc. (north o1
Massachusetts, avenue).
October 81, to $50 a.m.-Vicinity
Of Miller's Cabin in Rock Creek Parl
at Sixteenth street and Concord ave.
nue NV. psif+a7 s4u4z5 "a,
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Word Blueprint"
Misused by Scribes.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The habit of columnists and headline
writer's of calling every plan, suggestion
and project, whether mechanical or So
cial or political, "a blueprint" is, think,
palling just little on the publics taste.
Blueprints are not drawn; they are
photographed. The thing that has made
them common, especially in the rush of
war construction, is the fact that they
are the cheapest and most rapid method
of multiplying drawings, particularly
large drawings
But the original plans have to be
worked out rather slowly, to scale, then
traced on translucent linen or paper and
then "blueprinted" as often as desired.
All this is probably as familiar to you as
1t is to architects and machine designers;
but the misuse of blueprint" to describe
any embodiment of a new idea is getting
about as tiresome as "communique" for
any sort of report. w. D. G.