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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-17
THE PERISCOPE
BY SARUNAS.

WALTER LIPPMANN, in an
article "The Stakes in Dealing with
Russia" thinks that the Western
democracies after 1918 planted sus-
picions in the Russian mind by,
among other things, "the erection
of the antiRussian line of buffer
states in 1872. This is not a true
situation. The true reason for
these so-called "buffer states,
among whom Lithuania was one,
was the spirit of freedom which
animated the people of these sta
tes, and the promises of self deter
mination made by President Will
influence.
In this creation, immigration to
the United States had strong in
fluence. This immigration brought
to this country before 1924 more
than 3O,OOO,0OO people from Europe
The New York Times rightly says:
"That is how it happened that an
independent Ireland, and a new Po-
land, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia,
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were
SO heavily financed and otherwise
promoted from New York, Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Chicago"
THE CLAIM that the new states
which rose after the First World
War were created solely as "buffer
states, or a Gordon sanitaire"
against Russia is not the whole
truth, and resembles imperialistic
propaganda in the interest of a
stronger power. These new states
were subjugated, they wanted free
dom for ages, and regained it.
Now this stronger power wants to
deny this freedom to them by drag
ging out insincere accusations of
"cordon sanitaires", or buffer
states. The small states of Eur
ope are a problem, as was pointed
out by Masaryk in 1915. But this
problem can only be solved upon
the basis of freedom, not subsection
to a stronger power.
THE KUNIGU VIENYBE (Uni-
ty of the Lithuanian Priests) mas
published a valuable book in Lith-
uanian on some aspects of Lithua-
nian American Catholic activity.
the title is "Amerikos Lietuviu Ka-
taliku Darbai". The book is dedi-
Gated to the 25th anniversary of
Lithuania's declaration of indepen-
dence and was edited by Rev. DR..
]. Koncius, Editor-in- Chief, by Rev.
Pakalnis (editor of the Section on
Parishes), Rev. Balkunas (editor
Of the Section on Societies and In
stitutions) and Rev. Raila (editor
of the Section on the Press).
REV. DALEY, editor OF the
New World, addressed the Ameri-
can Friends of Lithuania in Chica-
go, at a meeting organized by the
Executice Secretary Of this Asso-
citation, Stanley Pieza, of the Chica-
go Herald American.
IIS
THE LEAGUE for the Liberia
ton of Lithuania issued an appeal
to Lithuanian Americans to sup
port to the utmost the Third War
Loan. In moving terms the appeal
describes how the sole hope of
freedom lies in the vic
tory of the United States. 1t is
believed, Lithuanian Americans will
subscribe in the amount of over
ten million dollars.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-17
eOHIO ValstiiOs Pc

wVIIIO dISIIJUS L OKdTIIIIQ =
Darbu Planavimo komisijoje
ivyko susivarzymas ir reikalas
atsiduria teisme issprendimui
ar ia komisija turi teise uzsi-
init tue planavimu, ar darbas
turi butt pervestas jau esan-
ciai kitai komisijai.
Neziurint to, planavimas te-
siamas toliau. Valstija nori
pasiruosti darbams kada karas
baigsiS.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-17
GONE, COME, MR.. BRACKEN
Editorial, Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept y

In New York Brendan Bracken,
British minister of information, de-
nounced as fifth columnists any
who speculate on the possibility of
Russia making a separate peace
with Germany.
"It is highly insulting to Russia
to suggest that she might drop out
of the war;, he said. Russia has
never broken her word since the
soviet was established"
MIR. Bracken thus pins his faith
on the RussoBritish treaty of al
lance concluded in June, 1912, in
which the two nations pledged each
other to make no peace or armis-
tice with Germany without mutual
consent. On the subject of Rus
sian good faith, he might we'll have
consulted Mr.. Hull, whom he met
at Quebec, before he spoke so sym
pathetically.
Mr.. Hull is also the custodian of
a Russian treaty. 1t was negotia-
ted in 1888 by Mr.. Roosevelt and
Comrade Litvinov. We recognized
the Stain government and that
government pledged itself not to
interfere in our domestic affairs,
nor to attempt to change our form
Of government, nor tc give shelter
and support to any organization
(the comintern) which advocated
on planned the overthrow by force
Of the American government.
Within very short time Mr..
Hull was put to the painful duty
of protesting to the Russian gov
ernt that this section of the treaty
was being violated. The Russians
evaded the charge, and continued
the violations. They are still en-
gagged in them. No one is under
any doubt, after its behavior on
the war, that the Communist party
is an agent of Russian policy in
this country.
Russia signed the Kellogg BRAND
pact, renouncing war as an instru-
ment of national policy.
She then made war on Finland,
in 1889.
She extorted Bessarabia from
Rumania, by threat of war.
In the same year, by threat of
war, she forced Latvia, Lithuania,
and Estonia to sign so-called treat
les of mutual assistance with the
soviet union. Each of these treat
les contained the promise that it
would not disturb ''the sovereign
rights of the contracting parties, in
particular their economic systems
and state organizations" Within
10 months Stain sent his armies
into the three Baltic countries,
overthrew their governments, liqui-
dated their professional middle class
by wholesale removals to concen-
tration camps and amalgamated
them with Russia.
These are not the only examples
of Russian perfidy, but they are
enough. Foreign Secretary Eden
should take Mr.. Bracken aside and
tell him the facts of life.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-17
SCUYAHOGA apSkritis da

bartiniu laiku zymiai sumazi-
nes savo skolas. 1888 metals
turejo ivairiais bondsais skolu
uz $46,000,0O0, dabartiniu lai-
ku tu skolu turi $32,221,0OO.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-17
eDARBININKIJ

nimui nuo dziovos bus reika-
linga pereiti X-ray egzamina-
vimas. Tam tikslui ruoSiama
reikalingi prirengimai. Tame
kooperuoja apskrities sveika-
tos virSininkai su federale ir
miesto sveikatos organization
mis-.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Hull
Continued From First Page

the economic question at the three
power conference.
The Secretary urged the American
people to make the Moscow agree
ment work. by saying the program
would be carried forward by the
great body of the people or there
wouldn't be program.
Mr.. Hull gave the impression that
the journey to Moscow had provided
him and the others who sat around
the conference table with a lasting
education in the value of co-opera-
ton.
sT'he Free Germany Committee es-
tablished by the Soviet Union last
August is dead, Mr.. Hull said. Its
influence came to an end when For
eign Commissar Molotov signed the
tour-nation declaration-if it ever
he'd any influence, Mr.. Hull added.
The story of what happened has
been spread on the public record
Mr. Full said there We're no secret
agreements at Moscow.
The conversations at Moscow
marked new advance for the
French Committee on National Lib
Grafton in world politics, for, Mr.
Hull said, it was agreed that the
committee would be represented on
the Allied Advisory Council for
Italy, and that the London Commits
sion would take up the question of
French membership on that commits
sion.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Heroism at Norfolk Blast
Wins Awards for 18

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 16 tP).-Two
Navy and Marine Corps medals and
Is letters Of commentator have
been presented to naval officers and
enlisted men il. recognition of heroic
conduct in the explosion occurring
at the Norfolk Naval Air Station
September II.
William Jackson Warren, Carriers
Mills, ILL.,. and Jesse Home Coplin
Lake Charles, La. both enlisted
men, were recipients of the Navy
and Marine Corps Medal accom-
panied in each case by a citation
signed by Admiral r. E. 1ngersoll
commander in chief. Atlantic Fleet
Mr.. Warren was cited for remain
ing at his post and directing his
men in an attempt to remove air.
craft from the danger area, even
after he had been severely injured
in the explosion.
Mr.. Coplin's citation noted that
he manned gasoline truck which
he had observed in the vicinity vi
the explosives causing the catastro-
phe and had begun to drive the
truck away from the danger area
when the explosion occurred. He
suffered serious injuries as a result
of his action.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Chinese Report Gains
On Yangtze Front
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Nov. l6.-The
Chinese high command announced
tonight that It's forces on the
Yangtze Valley front had broken
into japanese lines at many points
south of the river and advanced
to the outskirts of Ichang and
Tangyang to the north.
Severe fighting was said to be in
progress near Ichang, a Yangtze
port which is the deepest point OF
japanese penetration up the river
Equally severe fighting was reported
at Tangyang, less than 80 miles
northeast of Ichang. .'.
The Chinese claimed the recapture
of hotly contested Hokow and ac-
knowledged that the Japanese had
broken into Shihmen, where a bitter
combat still was in progress in the
Outskirts.
About 200 miles north of Hankow
along the Peiping- -Hankow railway
in Southern Human Province, the
Chinese opened an attack on the
japanese rail town OF Sinyang. They
claimed the recapture of Sintien and
several other strongpoints. They
said, moreover. that japanese COM
munications near Singyang had
been "dislocated in many places"
In belated report from Northern
Burma, the communique said Chi
nese forces on November 5 recap
tured Ningpien.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Msgr. 0'Grady Reelected
As Charities Secretary

The Right Rev. Msgr. John
,O'Grady. 1917 r street NV, who
has been secretary of the National
Conference of Catholic Charities
since 1920, was reelected to that
post at the 29th annual meeting
Of the conference in Buffalo, N. Y,
lit was reported by the Associated
Press today.
Assistant Secretary of State G.
Rowland Shaw and Miss Jane Hoey
1900 Sixteenth street NV. were
named to the Executive Committee
at the annual elections.
The Rev. william A. OConnor,
Catholic Charities Bureau, Chicago,
was elected president, and Sister
Mary de Lourdes, Hartford, Conn,
and Paul williams. Richmond, Va,
vice presidents.
Msgr. O'Grady. editor of Catholic
Charities Review, is professor OF So
cial work at Catholic University.
Miss Hoey is a bureau director at
the Social Security Board.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Elliott Stock on Market,
VIA Will Advise Farmers
Where 10 Market Hoqs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Announcing
that it would make a daily report
on hog marketing conditions
throughout Midwestern markets, the
War Food Administration today
urged farmers to get in touch with
their agents in various stockyards
to make sure their hogs can be
handled before shipping them.
The report on marketing condi-
tions was inaugurated yesterday
and will be made each day that
conditions warrant. 1t will instruct
farmers where to market their hogs
when not to ship them because OF
an oversupply and the weight and
types OF hogs which should or should
not be sent to livestock centers.
The first report noted heavy Mon
day receipts at south St. Paul and
instructed producers to withhold
shipments to that terminal for the
next two days. 1t also urged that
pigs and underweight hogs, which
have been coming to all markets
in very large numbers, be with
held, II possible, for further feelings,
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Hull Describes PorIey
As Start of New Era

In the view of Secretary OF State
Hull, the recent Moscow conference
marked the beginning of an era.
He said in telegram sent yester.
day to Russia's Foreign Commissar,
V. M. Molotov. on the 10th anni-
versary of American diplomatic rec
ognition OF the Soviet Union:
Il am happy to recall that 10
years ago a new period in the rela-
tions between the Soviet Union and
the United States was inaugurated
which has led to increased under
standing and friendliness between
our peoples and has provided the
basis for todays collaboration and
cooperation between our two coun-
tries.
Il am confident that in the COM
ing months and years our recent
conference at Moscow will be re-
garded as an historic step forward
in Soviet american relations and as
the beginning Of an era OF closer
collaboration among all free nations
devoted to the principles OF liberty
and peace"
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Accidents
Continued From First Page.

driving rolled into 10 feet of water.
The death of the two British off =
GERS today added the eighth and
ninth traffic fatality within nine
days to the District traffic toll, and
sent the traffic death total for the
year to 79 as compared with 90 for
the same period last year. During
the entire month of November last
year there were only IL traffic
deaths.
Police said the car operated by
Seaman Hite was going west on Al
bemarle street, while the Raj sta
ton wagon north on Nebraska
avenue.
The crash sent the station wagon
against an electric light pole, they
said, and both vehicles were badly
damaged. Two of the WAAFS wei e
thrown clear of the station wagon
they reported.
Section Officer Roiwell was taken
to Emergency Hospital in a rescue
squad ambulance. where she was
treated for scalp injuries She was
transferred later to Walter Reed
Hospital.
Mr.. Franklin was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where he is under
treatment for fractured left knee.
scalp injuries and conclusion.
Had Been on Duty.
Seaman Hite was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for a lacerated left
eye, and later was admitted to Cal
linger Hospital in CUSTODY Of police.
Mr.. Ricketts, was discharged from
Emergency Hospital this morning
after treatment for multiple severe
cuts on his neck, face and head.
Squadron Officer Constance Willis.
commanding officer of the injured
WAAFS. said they were being trans
ported home after finishing a watch
at 1:30 am. at the Raj delegation,
where they are assigned to duty.
On Communication Duty.
ALI three WAAF officers involved
in the accident were on communi-
cation duty at the delegation, 1924
Sixteenth street NV.
Montgomery County police reported
Mr.. Lewis drowned when the engine
Of the truck he was operating choked
out and slid into the c. g. o. Canal at
Kings Lock. He was imprisoned
in the cab, police said, and was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. Frank Bresch-
art, Montgomery County coroner.
An employe of the Corson Cru
man Construction Co.. Mr.. Lewis
was working on a project to improve
the canal towpath.
Other TrafI1c Victims.
The condition of Miss Marjorie
Jacob, %, Of Takoma Park, Nd. a
Evening star., 1943-11-16

and part of the wall fell outward.
exposing the explosives.
Pvt. Kammerer ran to sound the
alarm through the nearest security
and fire boxes. He skipped modestly
over his part in helping to remove
cans and boxes of explosives from a
warehouse loading platform to a
truck and hauling the stuff to a
cleared space in nearby woods.
Praises Heroic Officer.
He emphasized the heroism of 1t
q g. Kenneth HUFF, U. S. N. R.. %
of Chicago, who though bleeding
from facial and leg lacerations
rushed into a damaged warehouse
filled with explosives to turn of
steam pressure.
Pvt. Kammerer. partly deaf four
hours after the blast. remained or
duty and helped clear all personnel
from the explosives area.
About IS civilian workers ran
toward me screaming for the ma
rines," he related. "I ordered all OF
them to lie down on the ground al
a precaution against possible addi-
tional explosions and because some
Of them had been struck by nyine
debris and were bleeding. We got
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Lotin American Steel
Capacity to Jump
By the Associated Press

ny inc AssoCldteQ fTeSS.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-Latin
American countries will have a COM
bined capacity for producing 1,4O0,-
900 tons Of steel ingots and cast
ings annually following the com.
pletion OF plants now under con-
struction. the American Iron and
Steet Institute said.
The new production capacity Of
the Latin countries will be some.
what less than Poland's prevail
output, and more than Swedish pro.
duction, the institute added.
Brazil and Mexico will account
for about IS per cent of South
Americas future output, while Peru
Argentina, Chile and Colombia viii
represent the remaining Is pc,
cent.
Evening star., 1943-11-16

spirits in the short-lived campaign
in which their country vainly tried
to fight the German invaders.
1t was the Yugoslav airforce
which moved the government out of
the country and got large part of
its personnel out. 1t was reorgan-
lied in the Middle East, but suffered
a setback through its disagreement
with the Yugoslav government in
London. AS a result of this dis
agreement some 1900 officers and
men were technically interned in
the Middle East at the request OF
the Yugoslav government.
This internment was lifted even
tually and some of the men saw
service in the Middle East. Then a
large group of flyers and cadets was
sent to the United States for train
ing as crews of more modern
aircraft.
They were presented four Liberia
tors by President Roosevelt at a
ceremony at Boiling Field, and fer
ried their planes to Cairo where
King Peter accepted them Novem-
Der l in the name of the Yugoslay
government.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Problem Of Providing
Stranded Servicemen
With Funds Studied

The problem Of whether the com.
munity should shoulder the respon-
sibility of providing emergency
funds to servicemen or whether It
should be handled strictly by mili-
tary omcials resulted in a heated
discussion at the meeting Of the
War Hospitality Committee yester-
day at the st. Johns Parish Hall,
819 Sixteenth street NV.
No action was taken, but q meet.
ing Of the Executive Committee will
be called next week to formulate q
definite program.
Harry s. Wender, general counsel
for the committee supported the
contention that the full RESPONSE
bility" Of supplying stranded service
men with emergency funds lies with
the community through the services
of the committee.
Welfare Officer Disagrees.
1t. Comdr. w. d. Thompson, well
fare and recreation ofiicer, Potomac
River Naval Command, said the
problem should be handled by the
military. ...
Mrs. Lucille Chamberlin, director
of the Red Cross Home Service, ex-
planned that the Red Cross. under
authorization Of the War Depart
ment, was supplying emergency
funds to servicemen after first con-
tacting the boys commanding officer
and getting his approval.
L. B. Clarkson, president OF the
Board Of Travellers Aid Society, de-
manded that some action be taken
to formulate plan which would
undo the confusion among the vari-
Gus organizations.
Transportation Problem.
Military police have referred SOL
diers in need of financial aid to the
society In many instances, and yet,
he said, I'VE have been condemned
on one hand for having too much
red tape in supplying these funds
and on the other for even supplying
the aid"
The problem OF transportation for
the entertainment of convalescent
servicemen at Walter Reed Hospital
and Forest Glen was also brought
before the committee. The hospital
and the convalescent home, it was
explained, could not provide trans
portation, and volunteers were lin
tied because of the small allotment
OF gasoline for civilian use.
The next meeting was scheduled
for December 20.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Coal Dealers Warned
Against Sales by
Volume Measure

Small coal dealers who are selling
coal by the bushel rather than
weight were warned today by T. T..
Kennedy, superintendent of weights,
measures and markets Of the Dis
trict, that they will be prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law"
. Many small coal dealers, cater
ing to trade not financially situated
to purchase coal in ton lots, are
selling coal by the bushel. This is
In violation of law and is detri-
mental to the interest of the pur-
chasing public" Mr.. Kennedy de-
clared. The coal regulations, he
said, require sale of coal by the ton
or fraction of ton, and in small
quantities by weight at the time
of sale.
Received S23 Per Ton.
These Dealers" Mr.. Kennedys
statement continued, ARE selling
coal at prices ranging from SIS cents
per bushel to Is cents per bushel,
depending on the type of coal sold.
The bushel of coal weighs approxi-
mately IS pounds; therefore these
dealers are receiving around $23 per
ton for coal.
Citizens who buy coal in small
quantities should insist upon pur-
chasing by weight, preferably in
100-pound lots, requiring the dealer
to weigh the coal at the time of sale
and in the presence of the pur-
chaser, and they should pay there
for the ceiling prices established
by the OPA"
Mr.. Kennedy revealed that there
had been no arrests made. of coal
dealers up to the present time, but
said that warnings had been issued
In several cases. Yesterday three
sales were known to have been made
by the bushel in violation of the law.
Warns Wood Buyers.
Although Mr.. Kennedy said there
were fewer cases of short-measure
sales OF wood than last year, he
warned the public that they were at
times still getting gyped" About
10 cases in the last two months have
been made, with fines ranging from
$40 to $50.
In the case of coal. he said that
hnes would start as low as $40 and
could 90 up as high as $500, de-
pending upon the seriousness of the
case. He said there were not as
many peddlers as earlier and that
the violations were by the small
dealers.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Missouri Prisoners Eat Well
.Overdruwn 100000 Points

was signed by Taylor Sandison, OPA
district enforcement attorney: his
deputy, John o. Hichew; Penal Di-
rector Lloyd Miller, Farms Com
missioner Paul v. REM and Indus
tries Commissioner P. F. Willis.
A decision on taking appropriate
action because of past excessive uses
of rationed foods at the peniten-
tiary" will be made, Mr.. SandiSon
said, after additional audits and
checks have been completed.
Complete audits of rationing af-
fairs at four other State penal in
stitutions under the commissions
direction also were ordered
At Jefferson City the Penal Com
mission issued this statement:
The State of Missouri owes an
obligation to feed the inmates of its
institutions. We are feeding them,
Notwithstanding that the floods de-
stroyed $500 acres of our crops,
which put us far behind in ration
points. This matter has been dis
cussed in full with OPA authorities
and "a satisfactory agreement
reached"
Evening star., 1943-11-16

victim Of an auto-fire engine crash
Saturday which cost the lives OF two
persons. was described as poor
today at Emergency Hospital.
Pvt. Douglas Coombe, 81, Of 1896
Seventh street NV, injured Sat-
urday in an accident which cost the
life Of Arthur r. Robinson, as, of
6746 Eastern avenue NV, when the
car in which they were riding struck
a tree at Klingle road and Porter
street NV, was released today
from Emergency Hospital.
Condition of others injured in the
auto-f1re truck accident were: Miss
Nell Lord, 10, OF 342l Fourteenth
street NV, improved; Miss Francis
Marcy, %, Arlington, vo.. fair. and
Wilbur B. Carmalt, 1549 Thirty
fifth street NV, attached to No. %
Engine Company, fair.