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VICTORY GARDENS

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inches tall. 35 years old, and he
weighs about 230 pounds.
Evening star., 1944-06-09
Library as Memorial

Julian B. Bolling's suggestion,
printed Wednesday, to the effect
that the new branch library for the
people Of the Cleveland Park area
should be memorial to "those
whose lives have been concerned
with the perpetuation of the ways
OF democracy" must have touched
the hearts OF many readers. A
precedent for such proposal, If one
be needed. may be found at Will
Transport, Maryland, where there is
library in memory of fourteen
children killed in crossing accident
in 1895. The lives of the lost boys
and girls "go on" in the service
which the library renders to success
sive generations of young people.
So, too, the personality and char
acter of Cleveland Park youths
and their seniors also-might be
preserved in the branch library
wanted for that important neigh
borhood in the Nations Capital.
The memorials of the period just
ahead must be living entities. ANY
other concept of them would fall
short OF the ideals to which Mr.,
Boiling refers in his inspiring letter.
Evening star., 1944-06-09
The Committee of 100

Frederic A. Delano's retirement as
chairman of the Committee of 100
on the Federal City leaves vacancy
that will be hard to fill. 1t was his
vision and his enthusiastic interest
in the development of Washington
that were largely responsible for the
formation of the committee in 1922
and its fine record of work for Wash
ington was achieved under his per-
sonal direction. That record, by the
way, might be regarded as one
chapter in the history of Washington
development which was brought to
a close by the war. After the war
another one must be written and it
is important that the Committee of
100 on the Federal City be strength
ened and reorganized in order to
furnish the same type of inspira-
tional leadership that it was able
to give, in the last two decades,
under MIR. Delano.
When the committe was formed
in 1922 at the suggestion of DR..
Horace Mcfarland, then president
of the American Civic Association,
Washington was still suffering from
the effects of another war. The city
had sprawled out far beyond the
area covered by the L'Enfant plan.
A sudden growth of population ex-
ceeded facilities for it's accommoda-
ton. The city was overrun (as now
with temporary structures, there was
no central planning and, in spite of
a new zoning ordinance just
adopted, new subdivisions were de-
veloping without guidance and with
no official control. The work of
the committee was helpful in bring
ing about the creation of the Park
and Planning Commission, in obtain
ing passage of the Capper- Cramton
Act and in working for other legis-
lation helpful in Washington's de-
velopment.
The end of this war will find the
need for additional legislation, such
as the Budget Bureaus proposal for
strengthening the planning COM
mission, for new controls to assure
an orderly expansion of the city and
the redevelopment of blighted areas.
A strong, alert Committee of 100 on
the Federal City will furnish the
same effective leadership in the
future that it was able to give under
Mr.. Delano's guidance over the past
twenty-five years.
Evening star., 1944-06-09
Letters to The Star
A Continuation of Debate on
Housing Costs.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The long letter by Clarke Daniel, pub
lished in The Star on June 3, was in part
answered conclusively by your editorial
Financing Slum Clearance" The Home
Builders bill, introduced on request by
Senator Tydings, would, as you point
out. be very expensive to the taxpayers,
1851 900 involving only 1913 units out of
the 10000 said to be embraced in the
complete slum clearance program" And
that figure does not cover the other sub
sidy involving rental certificates for the
tenants through the Board of Public
Welfare"
But Mr.. Daniel begins his letter with
a repetition of unfounded claims made
before the Burton Committee, to the
effect that NCHA costs are much higher
than those of private builders. 1t is
noticeable that he, like other supporters
of the Home Builders bill, does not men,
ton rents. Construction costs are de-
batable, but rents are evident facts. So
the operative builders who are seeking
to kill public housing never mention
them, for their rents are much higher
than NCHA's economic or cost rents.
Instead they, and Mr.. Daniel, confine
themselves to claims that they can build
cheaper and that some day in the future
they will reduce rents to an approxima-
ton of NCHA's level.
These claims to really cheaper con-
struction have been discredited In the
later testimony before the Burton Com
mittee. Even the carefully selected
houses for which the claims were made,
have been shown to be inferior in type,
plan, number of rooms and sizes of
rooms to the NCHA houses selected by
the Home Builders for comparison. Mr..
Daniel like his collaborators, ignores all
this and re-asserts discredited claims as
proven" Yet he wrote this letter: my
figures for reproducing Lily Ponds and
Calvert Houses per unit, not including
utilities and streets, but including all
plans and specifications and overhead,
is $4,000, "a" scale or an approximate
saving Of $98,500, which is less than 10
per cent and not worth worrying about
In these times"
A detailed cost study by NCHA, dated
June /, 1914, shows that the actual cost
of Lily Ponds was $2,248.15 for dwelling
structure and equipment. A similar
study of Calvert Houses shows a cost of
$2,303.45. If there is added the cost of
administration, the total average cost per
dwelling for the two projects is 1885.
In other words, NCHA built these prof.
ects for almost exactly what Mr.. Daniel
says he could have built them for.
JOHN IHLDER,
Executive Officer National Capital
Housing Authority.
Evening star., 1944-06-09
Lord HuIifux On EurI

The dictum of Novalis that mot
only England, but every Englishman
is an island" Is untrue as regards
the Ambassador of Great Britain to
the United States. Since he arrived
at Annapolis on January "a, 1941,
many hundreds of Americans have
had ample opportunity to discover
that he is not difficult to know, and
have come to regard him with
affectionate respect for the manner
in which he has conducted his mis-
sion under trying circumstances.
The war has brought its tragedy
close to him and to Lady Halifax
and they have maintained char
acteristic valiancy. One of their
sons was killed in action, a second
was wounded, third has been con-
sistently on the fighting front. The
family as a whole represents the
traditional aristocratic British ideal
of devotion. =
So it happens that a number of
Americans not directly concerned in
the matter nevertheless are pleased
when they hear that King George VI
has acknowledged his envoy's merits
by raising him from the rank of
viscount to that of earl. The honor
will not change its recipient. Lord
Halifax, successfully a colonial ad-
ministrator, president of the Board
of Education, Minister of Agriculture,
Viceroy Of India and Foreign Sec
retary before coming to Washington,
is accustomed to titles, and he stands
in no need of praise. But his friends
both at home and here are glad to
note this new evidence of apprecia-
ton of his service.
Evening star., 1944-06-09

have broken through his outpost line,
and come into contact with the stronger
defensive groups located at intervals
behind that line. But we have not yet
been struck by his main strategic re-
serves. This may happen at any mo-
ment now-perhaps before these words
are IN print.
In the meantime, it will possibly be of
some help in understanding the present
phase OF the battle if we remember that
the Germans have divided the coast of
France for defense purposes into divi-
slonal sectors. Each such sector Is the
responsibility of one of the German de-
1enslve divisions of which there are
ABOUT 40 all told in France and the Low
Countries.
The task of these defensive divisions
is not to defeat the invading forces. for
they can hardly be strong enough to do
mat, but to delay them to prevent them
gaming depth for maneuver and for the
bringing in OF heavy weapons and equip
ment, until the main strategic reserves,
"nlch lie many miles to the rear in
carefully planned assembly areas. can
arrive Tor the decisive counterblow.
* **
Ihe commander of a defensive d.
vision just does the best he can. If his
outpost line is driven in he makes a
fight on his secondary line; he tries to
deny the use of important road functions
to the enemy; he makes small counter
attacks with his local reserves. and he
uses his divisional reserve with care.
when and where it can do the most good
usually in a counterattack against
considerable enemy force which he
thinks he can defeat.
He tries not to fritter away these
small reserves in deSultory fighting. He
tries to keep something in hand against
further emergency. He plays above all
for time, and he keeps sending reports
OF the situation to the high command
In order that composite of these re-
ports may enable the commander In
chief to make the best decision as to
the use of his strategic reserves.
All this is going on now in France,
We are breaking through this forward
resistance system of the enemy. But
we have not yet encountered the ene-
my's main striking power-the 20 di-
visions of his strategic reserve, of which
perhaps half are armored or panzer
grenadien divisions.
This is not, therefore, time for over
confidence for premature rejoicing. 1t
is O. time for sober realization that we
are on the eve of a decisive struggle
which has not yet even begun.
tcopyrisht, 4244 New York Tribune. Yne)
Evening star., 1944-06-09

The effect of the Farley resignation
on the Democratic organization in New
YORK Is certainly not favorable to the
1ourth-term drive. Mr.. Farley has not
only a host of friends among these
Democrats, some of whom will stop. look
ana listen. but he Is also great organ
lzer. Without him, the Democratic State
organization. which has been none too
strong in the last two years, is likely to
be even less strong.
The New Dealers in and out of New
York, who have been in the past ex-
tremely anxious to getrid of Mr.. Farley
as State chairman, will certainly have
mixed feelings about his present resie-
nation.
y What Mr.. Farley will do in the COM
ing national convention remains to be
seen. He will not do anything to sup
port IN the slightest degree q renomira.
tlon OF the President or of Henry WAL
lace tor Vice President. He may even
allow his name to 60 before the con-
ventlon as a candidate for the presiden.
: tlal nomination, as he did In 1910. {
Mr.. Farley's resignation as State
, chairman followed Immediately on the
heels OF Democratic defeat In the New
YORK 11th congressional district. where
Ellsworth B. Buck, Republican, won
election to the House over Thomas
CantWel, Democrat. This district has
been Democratic for more than 80 years.
without break. The election Tuesday
was to I'LL a vacancy caused by the death
OF the late Representative OLeary. who
mad represented the district for a dec
ade. Mr.. Buck campaigned on an anti
fourth@term PLATFORM and came out on
top, with lead of about 1000 votes
Mr.. OLeary carried the district in 1942
by 5000 votes In 1910 he won by 1000
and IN 1888 by 1900. aERI
81
The Buck victory was hailed by Re-
publican leaders as another evidence
that the trend against the New Deal
administration, indicated In other by,
elections, is still on the move. Various
explanations advanced by the Demo-
Gratis included a declaration by Mr..
Cantwell that the voters had not turned
out to vote because many of them
stayed home to listen to the invasion
news on the radio. It does not seem
likely. however, that only Democratic
voters were interested in this sudden
development of the war in Europe.
Increasingly it looks as though New
York would be tough State for Mr..
Roosevelt to carry against Gov Dewey
II Dewey be the Republican nominee
when November rolls around
Evening star., 1944-06-09
First Round Won

The American people and the
people of all other Allied countries
have good reason for the feeling of
optimism and relief which accom-
panies the successful conclusion of
the first phase of the sea-borne
attack on Hitler's European fortress.
In very real sense, the unknown
is behind us. The initial landings
have been made. The German beach
defenses, about which there was so
much mystery, have been put to the
test and found wanting. Although
at heavy cost in some areas, our
troops are ashore, supplies are COM
ing in with improved weather and
the beachheads are being enlarged
and secured. 1t hardly needs to be
said that this is very great achieve
ment-a successful termination of
what at best was a dangerous
gamble-and the indications are that
our overall losses were considerably
less than had been anticipated.
There is no basis, however, for an
overconfldent assumption that the
Battle of Europe has been won. As
Mr.. Churchill and Secretary Stimson
have emphasized, it is only past the
beginning. What we have done is to
land and push back the German.
local reserves. But this is not neces-
sarily the last landing or the main
landing, and the fight with Rommel's
tactical reserves on the Norman
Peninsula is just getting under way.
Even this is not the real test, how
ever. That will come when the
Germans decide that the time is ripe
to commit their strategic reserves
to the fight, when the enemy makes
his supreme effort to throw the
Allied armies back into the sea. No
one can say when this will be. It
may be within the next week or so,
or 1t may not come for a month or
more. But it is certain as anything
can be that the Germans, once the
Allied plan of attack becomes clear,
will throw everything they have into
desperate and bloody counter
offensive. & 4
Sicily, Salerno and Anzio have
taught us how dangerous these
counterassaults can be. And all
though we looked disaster in the
face in each of those operations,
none of them was comparable to the
supreme effort that the Nazis can
make and must make in defense of
Europe II they propose to 60 on
with the fight.
So, while measure of optimism
is justified, there is every need to
guard against overconfidence. Those
of us who are on the civilian front
can i'll afford to be caught resting
on our oars when the enemy strikes
his hardest blow.
Evening star., 1944-06-09
Whot Are the Prospects?
From the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
1t is clearly not possible for us SIM
ply to quit" and leave India to herself
unless there is agreement among her
own people. We want, as Lord Waven
said, an India which can maintain the
peace and order and progress which we
have endeavored to establish" Our
practical sense about orderly develop
ment rebels against the lightness with
which MIR. Gandhi has spoken Of the
possibility of anarchy when the British
CO." But how contribute to agreement?
Lord Wavell said that Congress lead
ers must abandon their policy of non
cooperation and obstruction but mot
in sackcloth and ashes-that helps no
one" There may here be the germ Of
conciliation. The Moderates recently
urged that the Congress leaders should
agree to treat their mass -disobedience
resolution "as dead letter." with the
inference that the government should
accept this as an adequate remuneration
Would 1t not at least be possible for the
government now to allow the represent
atives of other Indian groups to meet
the Congress leaders in prison in order
to find out what the prospects are?
Evening star., 1944-06-09

the same number of satellite divisions
could fight delaying action so long as
the battle in France has not taken q
definite turn against them.
A Russian offensive involving as many
as 800 divisions Is expected to begin
soon. The Germans in the east have
three times as many troops as they have
in the west. But. here again, the con-
sensus of American military observers
is that they will fight only a defensive
battle, pending results of the campaign
in France. All these new offensives
which the Allies have planned are de-
pendent exclusively on the battle in the
west where, while a decision may be long
delayed, the shape of the campaign will
be clear to the Allies and the Germans
within the next three weeks.
Military observers assume that the
secondary offensives will be launched
only If the first phase Of the present
battle turns out definitely in our favor.
This soon will be clear to the high COM
mand although 1t may be some time
before the public is fully aware OF how
things are going. The public gets
day to day picture OF the struggle be-
tween the invading and the defense
IoTceS. FOR tne Time being all the news
Is excellent. But there may come
time when there will be less agreeable
reports.
To the specialists, however, tempo
rary setback, spectacular as 1t may be, Is
no more of a yardstick by which they
Judge the final outcome Of the military
operation than the quick victories we
have achieved since Tuesday morning.
That we are bound to see some setbacks
Is a foregone conclusion in the opinion
OF our strategists. The important thing.
however, is where and when such set
backs may occur.
1t may be safely assumed that if we
succeed IN establishing wide beachheads
10 include at least one and, If possible,
two important harbors such as Cher
bourg and lie Havre, we can look with
real optimism to the outcome of the
struggle.
Evening star., 1944-06-09
This Changing World
By Constantine Byo,cn

number of secondary invasions of
the Balkans, Southern France and pos
sibly of Northern Europe might take
place. But there is little likelihood
that they will materialize until the main
Allied force has established itself
strongly and can start a methodical
assault on the various German defense
lines in France.
The word "diversionary" which was
used in the past has been purposely
replaced by secondary" The Allied
high command does not believe that
any diversions are possible.
The secondary attacks obviously would
depend on the results of the present
major operations. They would be aimed
at speeding up the "kin" rather than
compelling the Germans to move troops
from one sector to another.
From what We have learned about the
disposition of the Nazi forces and the
strategy of their military leaders it
appears that the German military
strength has been placed to face any
Allied. attacks at whatever point they
may be directed. But the principal
concentration Of forces is in Northern
and Western Europe. Unless the Ger
.Aaas succeed IN preventing the Allies
from establishing firm foothold in
tnat area and occupying one of several
important harbors the battles on the
otnerfronts would be futile.
From all available information the
Germans need only a. relatively small
number OF troops to defend Southern
Europe, where the mountains form a
natural barrier which can be easily held.
MOI more than 40 Nazi divisions are
sal SaIo 70 nave been assigned to that job.
The hasty retreat from ItaIy NAV bring
the German forces as far north as the
Alps without the Reich being actually
threatened.
In the Balkans the Allies could land
any day in either Greece or Yugoslavia.
But here again the German divisions
ABOUT 20 in number, assisted by about
Evening star., 1944-06-09

resigned because Of the pressure of
private business affairs, but 1t Is
also quite likely that he is clearing
the way for his participation in a
convention tight against the nomi-
nation OF MIR, Roosevelt. The former
national chairman can hardly hope
to prevent the nomination of the
President II Mr., Roosevelt wants to
run again, but he can do a great
deal In the way of solidifying the
opposition within the party. and
that, in turn, would certainly weaken
the Presidents position on election
day
All in all. it has been lad week
for the fourth term managers. And
the prospects are that the going will
get rougher.
Evening star., 1944-06-09
The Secret Weapons

According to the Goebbels propa-
ganda machine, Buck Rogers was to
be outdone by the Nazis. From
time to time in the months before
D-day, through open boasts and
dark hints, we were told that "For-
tress Europe" was impregnable and
that every imaginable kind of fan
tastic and terrifying device was in
readiness for US.
Great walls of fire, for instance,
were to rise from the waters and
consume our landing craft. Huge
rocket bombs-ten tons or more in
weight-were to reduce to ashes the
key ports of England. There was
even the report that through some
chemical legerdemain the Channel
would suddenly be filled with ersatz
1cebergs to smash up our naval
concentrations. There was nothing,
In short-except possibly an invis-
lble death ray or disintegrator gun
that the enemy did not have
available to impose a catastrophe
upon us if ever our Allied forces
dared to attempt an invasion of
Western Europe.
Though few people took such
talk too seriously, there was a de-
gree OF plauSibility in it because of
the character of our scientific age,
when SO many wonders are being
performed in the fields of chemistry
and physics. But now it all seems
rather quaint, for our Allied forces
have smashed their way into France
without yet encountering a single
horrendous secret" weapon. 1t
would be unWise, of course, to laugh
off the possibility that the enemy
may have a few surprises in store
for us, but there seems no reason
to believe that they will be any more
deadly or advanced than the ones
we have in store for him. Our war
laboratories have been quite as busy
as those of the NaZis, and we can
be reasonably sure that we can
match horror for horror if need be.
AS matter of fact, reports from
London suggest that our forces are
equipped with whole bag of tricks
and that some of them are already
in use, including rocket lombard
ment, dummy paratroops that ex-
plode on touch, and huge bombs
of mysterious type" The truth is
that Nazi Germany, despite it's
scientific reputation, is no more in
ventive than our side, and perhaps
is less SO, and certainly it has been
so hammered from the air that it
lacks the productive capacity to
equal the variety and quantity of
our own novel Allied arms. In the
| light of present events, DR.. Goebbels