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vance of their peoples, the
shape of things to come. Both
know, and have known from the
beginning, that the future of
Western civilization and of
world peace rests in the Anglo
American combination. Both
have the prime quality of the
truly great man: Willingness to
accept the heaviest responsible
ties, under the greatest risks.
Both have gone through ter
rible crises, with serenity and
fortitude.
In a dark moment of the Brit
ish lone war, once remarked
to Mr.. Churchill, History will
record you as a very great man."
He replied sardonically, That
depends on who writes the his
tory"
Comradeship Extolled.
History has been written in the
last few days by Anglo-Ameri-
can armies in North Africa. 1t
is glorious history. And one of
the most glorious things about
it has been the wonderful COM
radeship between British and
American soldiers and officers
a comradeship transcending all
questions of personal Or national
prestige. Such comradeship
is personified in the leaders of
our two nations.
Mr.. Churchill was in Washing
ton when Tobruk fell, and Hitler
was handing Rommel the mar
shalS baton as "Conqueror Of
Egypt" Now he is here In the
moment Of our first great mu-
tual victory, and that he cele-
brates it with us enhances our
joy.
In time of triumph it is we'll
to look back, lest we forget.
There was a moment when one
man and 500 youngsters, British,
mostly, with a few Canadians
and Americans, stood between
us and the destruction of our
common world.
The man, with nothing but
Words-words gushing from the
deepest springs Of our glorious
language; words of faith, forti-
tude, memory, nope, pride, hu-
mility-broke the frozen paraly-
sis of a people and stood them
on their feet, while the young
anonymous eagles in the air beat
off the threat to civilization.
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The Great Game of Politics
Growing Needs for Offensive War May Reduce,
Not Expand. Supplies Going to Civilians

but it then will be essential to
maintain that level until the final
victory.
The suggestion that with the
opening of the Mediterranean the
supply problem will be eased does
not change the situation. Unques-
tionably it will be of immense ad-
vantage in shortening transporta-
tion distances, in the release of
shipping and in other ways. But, it
will not diminish the quantity of
men, weapons, materials and food
needed over there.
Looking ahead toward the in
vasion of Europe our military lead
erS abroad already are making de-
mands for increased supplies and
our military leaders at home are
preparing to meet these demands
by greatly increased expenditures,
which will lessen supplies available
for civilians. Perhaps these military
leaders in the field are demanding
too much. Perhaps their sights are
too high. But they are in the field
and on them, primarily, rests the
responsibility of winning the war.
Can't Let Forces Down.
The time to argue with them, as
they say in the department, is after
the war, not now. So long as they
are in charge there in the field the
duty here in Washington is to as
sumo that they know what they
ought to have and need what they
demand. The further Washington
duty is to give it to them as far
as possible. Any other course is to
let the fighting forces down, which
is unthinkable.
At this time the demands are
such as to insure a further restric-
ton of civilian supplies, which will
mean greater sacrifices on the part
of the public. To suggest that this
is not SO is to handicap the war
effort and create false hope among
the people. Few things could be
worse than to have the American
people feel that the North African
triumph means that the war has
been won and that from now out
we can take it easy.
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AnqIo-Americon Relations Are in Good Hands
If Personified by Roosevelt and Churchill

Seventy per cent of them are
dead. But they. held a little isle
of freedom until we girded our
selves to fight for the worlds
freedom and our own.
Gallantry in Perspective.
Only now, when Britain, Rus
sia, the United States and China
realize what oceans of strength
are needed to defeat the enemy,
can we estimate the transcendant
gallantry of Mr.. Churchill and
the people in whom he reposed
answering faith.
And only now do we realize,
that whatever else the future may
hold, the Gibraltar of our Sc
curity is in the unbreakable as
sociation of the Anglo-American
world.
The handful of American VOL
unteers, who flew with the first
500 of the RAF understood.
1t is said that Mr.. Roosevelt,
Mr.. Churchill and their staffs are
mapping the next campaign.
But we are living no longer from
hand to mouth. At Casablanca
it was announced that the cam
paign had been mapped for nine
months, and only four are over.
I think the armies in North
Africa and the Middle East are
not waiting for word from Wash
ington. They already have their
orders.
But as we come closer to Eu-
rope, political questions step into
the foreground. These revolve
largely around our relations with
the Soviet Union. The main
questions are in Eastern and
Southeastern Europe, and it is
folly to think they are simple.
They are only soluble under very
large aspects. They are insol-
uble to the petty-minded. For
tunately our two leaders of the
Anglo-American world are of
grand caliber.
Benes Visit Important.
The presence of Edouard Benes
and Lord Beaverbrook at this
conference is of great signif-
cance. Mr.. Benes was for II
years Foreign Minister of Czecho-
slovakia before he became presi-
dent, and also has been presi-
dent Of the League of Nations.
He is a political thinker, a real
lst and a man of principle. More
than any other country, Czecho-
slovakla, under his leadership.
managed to maintain excellent
relations both with the Soviet
Union and the West. Even now,
under the strain of exile, this one
SStiioAS' 1i4tiCl IliSG NlCllln, is
no problem child of the great
powers.
Lord Beaverbrook is another
type of realist. He is a shrewd
businessman who understands the
nature of collective bargaining
with a class enemy" in order
to keep the wheels turning and
everybody relatively happy.
The men comforting in Wash
ington are the best combination
available on this earth. to con-
slider our approach to the polit-
ical problems of Europe, on the
eve of an invasion.
released By the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
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tions will be tightened and it is a
definite disservice to the people to
promote the other view. Also, it
makes considerably more difficult
the task of the military supply serv-
ices by forcing them to work against
public sentiment instead of with it..
Clearly, it is as essential that
public sentiment should support the
competent war agencies as that it
should be critical of those which
are not competent. Recognition
that the Army-Navy procurement
divisions are outstandingly effective
has been strong enough in the past
to frustrate various ill-considered
and unjustified attempts to bring
them under the direction of the
WPB civilian heads.
Having successfully fought these
off, the supply services are now
confronted with another threat
to wit: The feeling that from now
on War Department requirements
will be diminished and the public
get a better break"
Maloney Bill Factor.
This is really a dangerous notion
which appears to be fomented by
two things. One, of course, is the
crushing of the Axis forces in Tu-
nisia, marking the end of a long
and costly campaign of more than
six months. The other is the move
to establish, through the Maloney
bill recently passed by the Senate,
new office of civilian supplies,
headed by new $4,000 adminis-
TRAITOR
This bill is hotly opposed by
Donald Nelson of the WPB. but it
has strong political support. The
theory is that under a new OCS
administration more supplies would
be made available to individuals
and small businessmen.
If, under the proposed new
agency, a more equitable and rea-
sonable distribution of supplies
available for civilians can be made,
it would be amply justified. But, if
the idea is merely to get more sup
plies for civilians. then damage to
the war effort will result, because
the drive to get more unquestion-
ably will clash with our military
requirements abroad.
Instead of these being diminished
by the close of the African fighting.
the inevitable new offensive and the
almost daily expansion of our forces
in all parts of the world mean more
and not less supplies for all the
fighting fronts.
Army Needs Increasing.
The facts are that, wholly aside
from lease-lend, the demands from
abroad for our own forces will ne
cessltate steady increase in Army
expenditures of approximately $780,
100000 a month for the next seven
months, before they can be 'lev-
eled off" The peak is expected to
be reached about the first of 1914,
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Alert Chinese Captures
Armed ProWIer ON Roof

A Chinese laundryman's alertness
IN capturing an armed proWler on
the roof above his store was re-
vealed in Municipal Court yester-
day when Paul Hayes, 20, colored
was sentenced to two years in iail
on attempted housebreaking and
concealed weapon charges.
Billy Chlnn, owner of the store
at 3549 Georgia avenue NV. testi-
fed he was awakened earIv last
Thursday morning by a noise on
the roof. On investigating, he found
the defendant attempting to gain
entrance into the store through the
skylight, he said Mr., Chinn said
he used his own gun to force Haves
downstairs and then called the no.
lice.
Police said they found a gun con.
cealed on Hayes.
Hayes told Judge George D. Nell
son that he had been on the roof
only to recover a half dollar which
ne had inadvertently tipped there
Accepting the recommendation of
Assistant United States Attornev
United States Attorney John B. Dia-
mond that the defendant be given
the maximum penalty, Judge Neil
son sentenced Hayes to serve a year
on each charge.
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Tests Show Wear on Tires
Excessive Over IS Miles
Py tho Aceoriat ted preSs

By the Associated Press.
The Public Roads Administration
offered evidence today to show that
speeds exceeding 35 miles an hour
result in excessive tire wear.
A check of 100000 miles of tire
travel on roads in Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri and Wyoming, it said,
showed prewar passenger car quail
ity tires used on concrete roads wore
only about tWo-thirds as fast at 35
miles as at As miles an hour.
Tires which wore out in 10000
miles at As miles an hour gave
nearly $4,000 miles of service at 35
miles an hour.
The Investigation was conducted
by the Iowa Engineering Experiment
Station in cooperation with the
Roads Administration.
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ship with that
great poet today.
I can't see what
I am writing.
I am suffering
from "blackout
b ! a ck eyes,"
W h i ch is a
m a | a dy con-
tr a c t e d by
S t + a n 6 ers in
London W h e n
they start be-
having as if
t hey were old
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Librarians to Hear james

Eldon R. James, special attorney
in the legal division of the Trans
portation Corps of the War De-
partment, will address the District
Law Librarians Society at a din
ner meeting Tuesday at the Kene-
saw Apartment, Sixteenth and Irv.
ing streets NV. Mr.. James IL
former law librarian OF the Har-
ward Law School.
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request that is within their legal
right.
1t would not be surprising if the
whole situation drifted into another
crisis next week unless Government
mediators and conciliators can work
out some ingenious plan to save
everybody's face.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1943-05-14
This Changing World
Conferences Of u S. and British Stoffs
And Heads Of Two Nations in Full Swino

Italy, will not affect seriously the
morale of either the German peo-
pie or their armed forces.
On the other hand, success
full invasion of any portion of
Western France would, unques-
tionably, rock the Nazi morale.
They have been brought up in
the last two years to look on
Western Europe as the most i'm
pregnable portion of the Euro
pean fortress in the same way
they have been educated to con-
slider Russia as their enemy No. /.
The Nazi high command is said
to believe that while the Allies
may obtain local success in the
Mediterranean, these will not ef-
feet their principal objective
the destruction of the Russian
forces in the course of this sum-
mer.
How correct their strategy is
nobody can say. From past per-
formance, it would appear to
some observers that the Russians
will be able to take it" unhinch-
ingly. Others believe that after
two years of bitter fighting, the
Russians may be in a less favor
able position than they were in
1941 and 1912.
1t is known that Joseph Stain
has been pressing the Allies to
start operations against the Ger
mans in an area where they will
be compelled to use forces from
their general reserve pool and
withdraw troops and aviation
from the eastern front. Unless
this happens, Stain says, the
position of the Russian armies
might become difficult this year.
U. S. S. r. Believed Strong.
The majority OF American OBJ
servers believe that while the
Russians are still in good shape,
an Allied offensive in Western
Europe-costly as it necessarily
must be-Will help them not only
to maintain themselves on the
defensive, but will allow them to
counterattack and resume their
offensive operations. The Nazis
must rely henceforth only on
their own forces. Their satellites
in Europe can no longer be
counted on to be of any real as
sistance.
Should the Allies decide to take
the offensive against the strong
est Western bastions of the Euro
pean fortress while the Nazis are
heavily engaged in Russia, there
is a good chance that the Ger
man nations may crack up before
long. This diagnosis is based on
the fact that the Germans believe
they will be successful this sum-
mer in Russia and that the Al
lies will continue to nibble at the
outposts of the European fortress
in the Mediterranean - while
the Nazi legions are crushing the
Red armies.
1t is admitted that such a
strategy is full of dangers and
will be very costly. But if made
with a large force it has more
than a $3.50 chance of succeed
ing. The lessons we have learned
in Tunisia have demonstrated to
us that there is real war weari-
ness even among the "elite corps"
and that the Nazi army can break
down when confronted by a de-
termined attack, backed by strong
air force. In Tunisia we had
more than to l air superiority.
The force which the Allies can
throw at Western Europe is even
larger.
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"h ON front"
h a G a n e d
ground recently
in a W ay to
worry h O S e
charged W i t h
the titanic job
of supplying our
a r m e d forces
abroad.
It is an idea
wholly without
foun d a t i o n.
Actually, instead
Of in G re =
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S W / n g IN
Washington.
The Ameri-
can and the
British chiefs
of staff, with
t h ir advi-
S e r S, a r e
meet in G in
long confer
enceS. Their
daily findings
are reported
to President
Roosevelt and
Prime Minis
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miners for vio-
lations of t h e
contract which
was in existence
prior to t h e
time when the
Gov ern m ent
seized the mines.
But h a v i n G
eliminated this
phase of the old
contract, why, it
W i'll be asked,
does the Gov
ernment permit
the nneratorS to
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HE opinions OF the rters page are their oDn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to giDe all sides OF questions of its
readers, although such opinions may contradictory anono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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l o V e, a II q
Anglo Amer
j C a n rela-
tions."
If Anglo
American re-
lationS a r e
personifed in
M r. Roose-
VelC ana Mr.
G h u r C h i IL,
they are in
good hands.
For both are
men who saw,
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BY FRANK r. KENT.

The public misconception that
before long restrictions on civilian
life will be relaxed and things, gen.
orally, somewhat eased on the
Evening star., 1943-05-14
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The conferences of the chief
strategists and the technical Off
GERS of the American and the
British forces are now in full
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On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

An English schoolboy, accord
ing to Punch, was asked What
are the three greatest things in
the world?" He replied God,
Evening star., 1943-05-14
McLemore-
Learns Lomppost
Can Sock Twice
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

LONDON-If this column has a
bit of the flavor of Paradise Lost
in it, don't accuse me of plagiarizing
John Milton because I have a kim
Evening star., 1943-05-14

public to attend. The program will
be broadcast from to 9 o'clock over
station WINK.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Mine Crisis
Still Defies
Settlement
Foce-Soving Formula
Not Yet Apparent
Despite Directive
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Federal Government, through
Solid Fuel Administrator Ickes,
wisely requested the coal operators
to refrain from imposing fines on
Evening star., 1943-05-14

When your summer suit comes
off of Kassan-Stein's drafting
board, you know it is an indi-
vidual creation-for you alone.
The fine gabardine or tropical
worsted fabric you select is
also just as individual. But
the craftsmanship that goes
into the garment is not indi-
vidual-it is typical of all the
apparel created in these GUS
tom shops. There is no finer
needlework available. Yet, the
cost is moderate, when service
ability is considered.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-03

ried me up the West African coast
last September. Even the rowboats
at Central Park are superior to
the dugout canoes used to cross
the rivers of Liberia. AS for the
U. S. Army's ieep-it is a wiry
little machine. built for service,
not comfort. My back still aches
from a 200-mile journey between
Bathurst and Dakar in one last
December.
Hiking up the Cavally River in
Liberia - the time l walked from
Z a. m. until 2 p. MI was going
strong until some natives appear
ed carrying a freshly killed pyth-
on. Then my legs gave out unex-
pectedly, and / decided, in the in
terests of true reporting, to find
out just how it feels to be carried
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-03
THE HIGH COST
OF DYING
BY ROBIN cooNS
ny Assocfated Pressl

HOLLYWOOD, April 3.-The
price of violent death on the
screen, more common now than
ever before because of the great
number of war pictures being
made, has gone up sevenfold.
Six or seven years ago an or
binary death" on a motion pic
ture battlefield by an extra play
er was adjusted at five dollars for
a simple "own-length" fall and
graded upwards from that ac-
cording to the distance fallen and
the risks taken.
The same service today begins
at $35 minimum and goes from
there to point where risk
taking stunt man sometimes
makes several hundred dollars in
adjustments every day he works.
Nearly everyone who watches
them work seems to agree they
earn their money.
Price ceilings have had little eff
feet upon the rising cost of
screen death, reports Fred Messen-
ger, a casting director at War
ners, and the man who handles
most of the adjustments there.
What Shakespeare calls "a nee
essary end" is individual and diff
ferent in each scene in every pic
ture in which violent death is
shown. Edge of Darkness" says
Messenger, involved more adj
justments than any other recent
picture, On several days, from 40
to so men who had been killed"
in that story of occupied Norway
were paid off from $35 to 5000
each.
The SIS adjustment for violent
screen demise was about the low
est ever actually paid although at
one time, there was a basic rate
that called for $3.50 additional pay
for falling dead ones own length
in battle scene That was a fic-
ton, however, according to Mes
senger, and few extras and no
stunt men have worked for so lit
tie since the very early days of
motion pictures.
In this respect, only, perhaps,
the extra or stunt man has a dis
tinct advantage over the star or
featured player, who gets no extra
pay or adjustment for dying in a
picture Enrol Flynn manages to
live through Edge of Darkness
and so is not involved in the high
! cost of screen death but Helmut
Dantine, who dies, and thereby
pleases his audiences, got one cent
extra above his salary for appan-
emily ending his own life.
No adjustments are made for
burial scenes since it is obvious
that no real players are ever ac-
tually. buried on land or at sea in
pictures. The dummies serve a
good purpose for such scenes and
require no paymaster service.
Only real people, taking real
chances, are paid extra for violent
death on the screen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-03
Twelve Teams Entered;
One Hundred And Fifty
Games On Schedule;
First-Half Ends June 80

The 12-team Island Service
Mems Baseball League will in
augurate its 1913 season tomorrow,
April 4, when Craig's Dock en-
counters the, Naval Air Station on
the Army Barracks Field, and
from then on an extensive first
half schedule of $50 contests will
be played through June 30. The
final half will wind up about Oc-
tober 1.
Divided. into. two circuits be-
cause of its size-American
League and National League-the
loop. will present numerous stel-
lar players who formerly starred
with scholastic, collegiate and
professional clubs.
The seasons schedule calls for
the first half championship play
offslto take place during the week
of July $40 and the finals some
time during October.
che contingents of the Army,
Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps
and Air Station will use two dias
monds. The American League is
composed of clubs near the Naval
Operating Base field so they will
use that one and the others, the
National League, will play at the
Army Barracks diamond.
The American Leagues roster
includes teams of the Naval Oper-
ating Base, Marines, Sound
School, Coast Guard, .50th Coast
Artillery of Fort Taylor, and the
263rd Coast Artillery Of Fort Tay-
lor..
The National League division is
composed of the Section Base,
Cra9gs Dock, Naval Hospital, Re-
cei4ihg Station, Naval Air Station
and Naval. Commissary Store,
Directors of the loop state that
the aims and detectives of the
league slRlIsbe: TO provide i me-
diaHfor the development and
nourishment of .'.:gorous, whole
some competition among the vari-
Gus branches of the armed forces
at Key West.
ITO motivate and stimulate a
keen desire in all members of the
armed forces for physical exercise
and physical recreation by provid-
ing baseball games played with
a high degree of skill, dexterity
and finesse.
TO provide wholesome recrea-
ton for the entire Base, either
as spectators or contestants.
ITO provide an opportunity for
the physical development and the
maintenance of the physical fit
ness of the contestants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-03
ISLAND SERVICE MEMS BASEBALL
LEAGUE OPENS HERE TOMORROW
CAREFUL DRIVING ALSO
HAS IT'S POINTS, TOO
tBy Associated Pressl

GREELEY, Colo, Apr. 3.-The
groceries Robert Beemer had
just purchased were worth a
great many ration points and SO
he was giving them plenty of at
tention in fact about $3.50
worth.
He had them piled on the seat
beside him as he drove home
They started to fall and Beemer
grabbed for them. He stepped
accidentally on the gas pedal, lost
his grip on the steering wheel,
and the car crashed into a build
ing.
Police said 500 damage was
done to the car; $3.50 to the
building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-03

IN a hammock by eight bearers Il
feels wonderful
They tell me ] blundercd b.
calling on President Edwin Bar
clay of Liberia soaking wet and
in my shirtSlecves. Ny answer Is
that / didn't know II would ram
so hard and that ] had no coat Be
sides, the president chucklcd and
even apOlogized for ms country s
unpleasant weather.
Other of my friends insist that
my interest in learning o. fly an
airplane is deadly but hold no
malice against the pilot who let
me take the stick for while. then
suddenly grabbed it away. fright
ened me 10 death by screening
What are you irving 10 do
crash?"
/ told him I had my eye square