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Evening star., 1944-08-20
To Be Occupied

There is nothing surprising in
President Roosevelt's statement that
Germany and Japan, irrespective of
how or when they surrender, will
be occupied by Allied troops. The
American people have taken that
for granted ever since the start OF
the war. But Berlin and Tokyo
possibly have not. They may have
thought, on occasion, that they
might be able to escape it by laying
down their arms and suing for peace
before the victorious armies Of the
United Nations smashed very far
across their borders.
If they have been toying with any
such idea, however, Mr.. Roosevelt
has now put them straight. After
the First World War. since their
land was not then subjected to full
occupation, the Germans failed to
realize how thoroughly they had
been defeated and Hitler did not
find it too difficult to impress large
numbers of them with the lie that
the Allies had not actually won but
that Germany had merely been
"swindled" by Wilson and stabbed
in the back" by its own home front.
This time the smashing of their
armed power will be made so COM
pletely clear to them that no future
Fuehrer will be able to use such
distortions of history to stir them
up to bloody new adventures. AS for
the Japanese, it is virtually a re-
ligion with them to view themselves
as the warrior sons of the Sun God
dess and to believe that they are
invincible. It will sober them some,
and change their aggressive views
not little, when they see our troops
marching through the streets of
their cities.
Occupation in this sense will be
by no means vindictive gesture on
the part of the victors; 1t will be,
rather, a deliberate and carefully
planned move-a lesson of sorts
calculated to have the wholesome
effect Of discouraging the people Of
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Not Within Reason
From the Vancouver Sun.


In an excellent address on canadians
and Canadianism." speaker at a Van
couver service club forecast a possible
population Of 150,000,O00. It is a wild
guess, very wild in fact. Competent
judges few years ago estimated the
possible growth Of this country to total
OF Is to 80 millions within the foresee-
able future. Only few weeks ago, able
speakers at the Herald Tribune Forum
IN New York presented expert testimony
confirming the estimate Of as millions.
We have vast resources and great pos
sibilities Of development But the area
OF possible concentrated population in
Canada must continue for a long time
to be along a comparatively narrow
strip, running east and west. II trends
OF population in other parts Of the
world mean anything, then the figure
Of $50 millions is fantastic.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
BIZ ODen L. Scott.

would be vilif1ed universally a. it,
principal author.
Caserio Santo, anarchist murderer Of
President Carnot Of France, was gull
lotined at Lyon on August
~ssoss'n Is, 1894, and The Star for
Executed that date carried a long
and detailed report of the
"act Of justice" Windows in the
vicinity" it was explained, were
crowded with ladies. I" " The roof tops
and every place of vantage was thronged
with people. Fabulous prices were paid
for places at the windows overlooking
the spot selected for the execution"
Perhaps something Of the same sort
would have been sent over the wires
from Auburn, N. Y, seven years later,
had Leon Czolgosz, anarchist assassin of
President Mckinley, been put to death
In public rather than in the seclusion
Of the State Prison, October -, 1901.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
BoIkun Prospects

Prime Minister Churchill,s con-
ferences with Marshal Tito of Yugo-
Slavia, coming hard on Turkeys
diplomatic breach with Germany,
sharpen speculation concerning pos
sible developments in the Balkans.
1t seems, therefore, worth while to
survey the present situation in that
highly strategic area.
Broadly speaking, the general pic
ture is not one of waning German
control but of continued factional
strife among the various Balkan
peoples. These domestic feuds
enable the Germans to maintain an
overall control with relatively few
troops OF their own. Much of the
routine jobs of occupation, policing
and suppression of patriot guerrillas
are done for them by their local
partisans or by their allies, the Bull
garians. A peculiar variant exists
In Greece, where the German
authorities appear to have connived
at the obtaining of arms by rival
factions which, though both anti
German, spend most of their en-
ergies fighting each other. The
activities of Tito's followers in
Yugoslavia have not been on a major
scale since the'defeats administered
to him early in the summer which
drove him into temporary exile.
Thus, despite their rapidly darken-
ing military situation on the main
fighting fronts, the Germans are
having less trouble in the Balkans
than formerly.
however, pressing needs elsewhere
have caused the German high COM
mand to withdraw many of their
best units and equipment from the
Balkan region. What remains is a
shell, strongest at certain crucial
points, especially in Northern Ro-
mania, facing the Russians from the
mouth of the Danube to the Car
pathians. Crete, the Aegean Islands.
the Peloponnesus, and key positions
along the Adriatic have likewise
adequate German garrisons. The
German forces in Bulgaria seem to
have been reduced to very modest
proportions. That is what renders
Bulgarla'S attitude so important.
Should the new government of
Premier Bagrianov abandon the
Germans, the entire structure of
German control in the Balkans
might be shaken to its foundations.
Likewise, a successful landing of
Allied troops in force along the
Adriatic could have political reper-
cussions that might extend clear
into Hungary and Slovakia. All this
means that the Balkans are in a.
state of unstable equilibrium,
wherein a minor shift might cause
profound changes almost overnight.
How much longer this uncertain
state of affairs will last depends not
only on military factors but also
on the scope and character of agree
ments made between Soviet Russia
and the western Allies. Meanwhile,
the Germans linger. But the
chances are that they are living in
the Balkans on what might be
termed borrowed time"
Evening star., 1944-08-20

Jesus, Thou Joy Of loving hearts,
Thou fount Of life, Thou light
Of men.
From the best bliss that earth
imparts,
We turn untitled to Thee again."
Furthermore, If we would keep In
love with life we must let our hearts
and our hands go out toward others
in ympathy, in good will, in love
and In service. There is an Oriental
proverb which reminds us that when-
ever We dig some one else out of q
hole, that hole becomes a grave In
which we may bury our own troubles.
What a noble tribute men paid to
Charles George Gordon, that great
English soldier, affectionately called
Chinese Gordon" whose whole life
was dominated by the cenedfugal
force that goes out in a ministry to
those who are in need: "A man who
always and everywhere gave his
strength to the weak, his sympathy
to the sorrowing, his Substance to the
poor, and his heart to God"
Above all, II we would keep in love
with life we must place our conf
dence in God. Today many are
restless and distracted because they
have left Him out of all their plans
and purposes. Tolstoi said shortly
before he died, THE world has tenn
porarily lost God and without Him
1t cannot live" How our hearts
thrilled with Joy and assurance when
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in
his speech in the United States
Senate chamber, quoted from the
ancient psalmist, He shall not be
afraid Of evil tidings; his heart is
fixed, trusting in the Lord" Yes, it
is the secret of joyous and triumphant
living when We place our trust in
that God who is too wise, to err and
whose thoughts concerning us are
those Of love and peace. May He give
us grace to live out our days in faith
and in faithfulness!
Evening star., 1944-08-20

the shape Of q new world tn which
to be French will no longer mean to
be under the heel Of an oppressor.
The pain they feel now will pass.
They expected 1t. On D-day they
heard General Eisenhower tell them
to expect it. And they have met 1t
valiantly. It has been a terrible trial
by fire for them, but it may be draw
ing to an end at last, for with our
armies advancing in a great battle
of maneuver, there may not have
to be many more Caens and st. Los
and General Eisenhower may soon
be able to make good his promise to
mitigate their hardship.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Keeping in Lone With Life
BY the ReD. Dr.. Bernard Braskamp,
Pastor OF Gunton Temple Memorial Presbyerian Church

We live in time when many are
agreeing with the cynic that all is
vanity and vexation Of spirit. If We
would keep in love with life, then
we first of all must lay hold OF the
eternal truth that there is nothing
in Gods universe that can enslave
life and deprive 1t of its glory and
freedom
To be sure, there are trials and diff
ficulties. Life is full of them. Again
and again We are tempted to accept
the theory that we have been pre-
destined to be the victims of q con-
spiracy OF wicked circumstances.
Jesus, however, tells us that no mans
life can be defeated finally by the
despotism of adversities. We have
not been created for failure but for
victory. There are other teachers
also who have given to life this same
valiant reading. What a ring OF
triumph there is in these lines of
John Milton, stricken with blindness:
"Yet I argue not
Against heavens hand or will,
nor bate jot
OF heart or hope, but still bear
up and steer
Right onward"
Then again if we would keep in
love with life we must put emphasis
upon the spiritual values rather than
upon the material and the sensate.
Materialism as philosophy we'll
nigh has run its course, but material
ism as habit of life seems to have
a greater hold upon the world today
than ever before. Mans life, how
ever, is too great to be long satisfied
with anything of merely sensate
character. st. Bernard of Clanveaux
found the secret of keeping in love
with life by turning from the sensate
to the spiritual In a moment of
insight and inspiration he wrote
these beautiful" and meaningful
words:
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Capital Sidelights
BU Will P. Kennedv.

The defeat Tor denomination OF Sen
ator Bennett Champ clark of Missouri
removes temporarily from the Capitol
political stage one Of the great family
names of American politics. Boy and
man, Bennett Clark has been popular
at the Capitol for more than 40 years.
He graduated from Eastern High School
in 1908, was parliamentarian of the
House from 1918 to 1917, when he at
tended the First Officers Training
Camp at Fort Myer; then was assistant
chief of staff in the 88th and 35th Di-
visions, American Expeditionary Force,
and subsequently chairman of the Paris
caucus OF the IT charter members who
incorporated the American Legion He
was the youngest colonel in the Amer
lean Army in France.
His father, former Speaker Champ
Clark, whose real name was James
Beauchamp Clark, first came into ma
tional politics in 1880, when he was q
presidential elector on the ticket of
Hancock and English, when Garfield
was elected. 1t is not generally known
Marshall College, Huntington, w. Va,
1873 and 1874. He first came to Con-
gress on March 4, 1893 when his son
Bennett was years old. Defeated in
the Harding landslide of 1920, he died
two days after his term was to end. He
was Democratic leader in the Six
tieth and sixty-f1rst Congresses and
Speaker in the next two Con-
crosses. His later years were en-
bittered by the fact that he believed
that the presidential nomination had
been stolen from him in the Baltimore
convention OF 1912, when he led on 20
ballots and had clear majority on
eight. What really broke his spirit,
however, was the death of his grand
son and namesake. In his "reminiscences
OF Quarter Century of American Poll
tics Champ Clark in a chapter on
"Heredity in Politics. wrote: There are
many instances in our annals where
the tendency toward political life and
the ability to succeed therein have de-
scended from father to son. In all
fairness, it should be stated that in
many cases the sons are of greater
ability than their fathers" Champ
Clark had gone to his reward II wears
before his son came to the Senate.
February 3, 1888.
Speaker Champ Clark had two ofice
boys who grew up together under his
watchful eye and for whom he con-
hdently predicted success in the public
service. That estimation has been re-
allied. He made each in turn his par
liamentarian-first his son Bennett. who
later became United States Senator.
and then Clarence Cannon, who later
succeeded TO his seat in the House and
Is now chairman of the Appropriat tions
Committee. Senator Clark, it will be
remembered, led the fight in the 1896
Democratic National Convention for
abolition of the party's two-thirds rule.
which had blocked his fathers nomi-
nation for President a quarter of a
century previous.
The guiding hand of Divine Providence
staged a scene in the Capitol a few
years ago which must have pleased the
soul OF Champ Clark, looking down. One
day Representative Cannon was called
to the chair formerly occupied by
Champ Clark by Speaker Bankhead to
preside in the Committee of the Whole
House. And on the same day, at the
same hour, Senator Clark was called
upon by Vice President Garner to pre-
side in the Senate,
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Peucetime Truinino

1t would be reasonable to assume
from the Presidents remarks last
week that he favorS some form of
= compulsory training for young men
when this war is over. But it would
be very difficult to say Just what
sort of program he is prepared to
advocate, if any.
This is not the first time that
President Roosevelt has touched on
the subject of compulsory peace
time training. On June 18, 1910, two
days before the introduction of the
Burke -WadSWorth selective service
bill, Mr.. Roosevelt said he intended
to ask congressional approval of
some form of universal compulsory
Government service" for American
youth. He said the plan he had in
mind would require young men, and
probably young women, to have q
years training in one of the armed
services, as communication and
aviation technicians, in some in
dustrial capacity related to military
needs or as agricultural workers. In
May, l94l, he said that permanent
consumption of our manpoWer"
would be necessary if Hitler won the
war. On April %. l943, he said the
Nation would benefit from a plan
for universal military training in
peacetime. And on February 81 of
this year Mrs. Roosevelt told her
press conference she thought COM
pulsory one-year service to the
country should be required of both
boys and girls. The President, in
the statement last week, indicated
that he is now thinking in terms of
a program that would combine mill
tary training with such things as
training to be good stenographers
or craftsmen.
These are comments which indi-
cate in a general way where the
Presidents Sympathies lie But they
are not apt to be very helpful in
SSSSAAAS bellSAbIC lCOulIS. WlldI ID
needed is a clear-cut Endorsement
OF definite postwar military train
ing program like that contained in
Secretary Stimson's letter to Warren
Atherton, national commander of
the American Legion. Mr.. Stimson
did not beat around the bush. He
pointed out that our geographical
position can no longer be considered
a protection and recalled that our
national unpreparedness on two
former occasions induced Germany
to believe that she could ravage the
world before we could gain sufficient
strength to block her" These les
sons show, Mr.. Stimson said. that
the youth Of this Nation must have
had the greater part of its training
before mobilization
The instruments to this end are
at hand in the form of bills for COM
pulSory military training in peace
time which have been introduced
by Representative WadsWorth and
Chairman May of the House Military
Affairs Committee. 1t may be re-
called, however, that similar legisla-
ton was introduced after the First
World War, but got nowhere. The
critics said we were going to have
perpetual peace, that training would
cost lot of money, that the return
ing veterans would be available if
needed, that it was imperialistic.
un-Amerlcan, etc. They prevailed.
with the result that twenty-three
years later we were again forced
into war for which we were not
ready.
AS surely as night follows day, we
will repeat that performance this
time unless the President and others
in position to guide public opinion
throw their influence behind some
definite and tangible program now.
Evening star., 1944-08-20

Germany and Japan from ever again
taking up the sword against our CIV
ilized world. AS such 1t may be re-
garded as an essential part Of the
program needed to establish an
enduring peace among the nations.
Without it our Allied victory would
be less than total, and one of our
basic war aims would thus be un-
fulfilled.
Evening star., 1944-08-20

the leaders of our two big political
parties on the question of what form
this country's security policies are to
take, that would be an accomplishment
OF unprecedented importance. And that
would remain true, regardless Of who
wins the November election.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Historic Week

mower referred to 1t as "a mOmen-
tous one in the history of this war"
During it the Battle of Normandy
was definitely won. Whipped, cut
up, bombed and shelled remorse-
lessly and without letup, the rem
nants of Field Marshal Won Kluges
retreating forces rushed frantically
from the Falaise- e-Argentan trap only
to face the threat of another and
even deadlier one, their sole avenue
of escape being across the bridgeless
Seine.
Meanwhile, with Paris itself ap-
parently ready to fall into Allied
hands in matter Of days, If not
hours, new front was opened up
against the Nazis by our invading
armies in Southern France, and the
Goebbels propaganda machine be-
gan suggesting to the German peo-
pie that Hitler's legions might have
to give up most of the country, and
perhaps all of it, in fairly rapid
order. The week, in short, seemed
quite as momentous as General
Eisenhower thought it might be
when it began, for as it closed the
evidence on every side was that the
armed power of the Reich was at
last in the process of being ground
to bits.
The truly historic nature of the
week can perhaps be best appre-
ciated by relating it to the fact that
it ended exactly two years to the
day after Allied forces crossed the
English Channel and staged their
costly raid on Dieppe. So heavy
and bloody were the losses sustained
in that assault that Hitler pointed
to them as proof positive that his
Fortress Europe" could never be in
vaded, and there we're few then
among the peoples of the United
NationS-even among the most op-
timistic-who would have been bold
enough to predict that anything like
the present military situation would
obtain at this time
Yet between Dieppe and today the
thunder and flame of Allied power
have changed the entire face of the
war. In August two years ago the
Axis seemed to be standing astride
the world, holding the initiative vir-
tually everywhere and looking as if
it could cope with any attack for a
decade or more. But after Dieppe
came Stalingrad, Ell Alamein, Tu-
niSia, Sicily and the fall of Italy
And as the Russians swept the Nazis
back and back, the Anglo American
air offensive let loose a fury never
before seen by man. On land, at
sea and in the air, the enemy
Japan as well as Germany-was
driven to the defensive, and finally,
even as our forces continued to roll
back the japanese in the Pacific,
France was invaded, the battle be-
coming one of such vast maneuver
last week that decision seemed near.
Today, as new week begins, the
atmosphere is SO charged with i'm
mense possibilities that sensational
events may follow swiftly upon one
another from day to day, not merely
in France, but on the eastern front,
where the Red Army is hammering
at the borders of old East Prussia
and driving ahead deep in Poland
directly on the road to Berlin The
history of the war has thus clearly
entered upon its climactic phase,
and from this point on almost any
thing can be expected, except that
the enemy can stop the whirlwind
now roaring forward to destroy him.
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