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Evening star., 1944-05-19
Soldier Thanks Real Friend

To the Editor Of The Star:
wish to express appreciation for the
letter published in The Star Of May 13
signed by Chevy Chaser" who makes
hobby Of sharing his car with any who
wish to ride with him. This is real
public service and II he can persuade
others to do likewise it win be blessing
for all concerned.
The writer is home owner in Be-
thesda, inducted into the Army within
the past year and forced at the time to
dispose of his car. For the past several
months have been stationed close
enough to Washington to come home on
week ends, but the number of transfers
necessary to reach Bethesda by public
transportation make the trip decidedly
longer than the distance involved would
indicate. Often most of my time of is
spent in coming and going only a few
miles. 1t Is then that help offered by
persons like our friend from Chevy
Chase is most welcome. Not only is
there a saving Of precious hours, but
the whole journey is rendered much
more pleasant.
What is said above is only the rosy
portion of a two-sided picture, however.
For every driver willing to be Of help
there are many who are not, and the
section served by Wisconsin avenue
toward the District line and on into
Bethesda is particularly bad in this
respect. Not only is it sometimes very
difficult for the serviceman to obtain a
ride in this neighborhood, but the
volume of traffic with ample unoccupied
space is usually heavy. These conclu-
sions have been verified by a number
OF men from the Naval Hospital with
whom I have talked and one of whom
conflded that the natives cared about
as much for serviceman as they did
for smallpox. While waiting, and hop
Ing, for ride near the Bank of Be-
thesda, have several times had the
experience Of having drivers stop for
the traffic light, stare at me Cor my
uniform) and then reach over and lock
their cars. I am forced to wonder what
people, as easily frightened as this,
think my pulse will be doing when I 60
into combat. One middle e-aged gentle
man even went so far as to thumb his
nose at sailor and myself after making
sure his door was locked and that the
light had changed to green.
I must confess that this attitude at
first caused some bitterness and resent
ment on my part, but now have learned
to expect and accept some of it from
the friends and neighbors" who select
ed me for service. I know that even
tually one will come along and prove he
is, In fact, a friend and neighbor. Per-
haps he is driving this next car, coming
down the road now. Thanks again to
Chevy Chaser" and all others like him.
PVT. j. ]. WILSON, Jr.
Fort George G. Meade, Md.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
The Old Fishermen

Often he drifts across my memory
As, ont the lake trith scarcely naopfng
oar.
His gray scotD olided innperceptibly
Or anchored near a toild, deep-shad-
oaDed shore.
He fitted somberly the brighter frame
OF lake and mountains and kind sum-
ner sky
A gray and silent man OF nnknown name
Who dre,o a1oay it other boats ,pent By.
Thinker or dreamer? II he dreamed
at all,
No one could ansper. Light foot
t0inds aStrdy
Crept softly there from datpn till epen-
jail;
From, beauty, too, he seemed to turn
aDay, tt+
Choosing to lead life all unbetriended.
A tDisttul life. nonder bo,p it ended.
INEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1944-05-19

william Phillips, former Undersecre-
tary Of State In the early Roosevelt ad-
ministration, one-time Ambassador to
Rome and President Roosevelt's former
special envoy to India, has been appoint
ed special adviser on European political
matters to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower,
commander in chief of Allied invasion
forces in Western Europe.
Mr.. Phillips and small staff of dip
lomatic officers loaned to him by the
State Department are already in Lon
don. The former Ambassador was given
the honorary rank OF major general in
order to facilitate his work with Gen.
Eisenhower's headquarters.
The appointment was made at the
special request Of Gen. Eisenhower, who
foresees serious difficulties once the
Allied armies have crossed the English
Channel and have begun, to nberate
territories which are now under German
occupation. He needed an experienced
diplomat for the job and while the
selection Of Mr.. Phillips is said to have
been made by President Roosevelt per-
sonally, 1t has met with the enthusiastic
approval of the American general and
his associates.
Many who saw Mr.. Phillips at work
as Undersecretary Of State regarded him
as timid man. His activities in Rome,
where he followed realistic policy and
was able to keep the Government fully
informed of the bellicose intentions Of
Mussolini and the total absence of war
like enthusiasm among the Italian
people, permitted the State Department
to get a better picture of italy than
appeared On the surface through faxed
demonstrations of the Fascist propa-
ganda machine.
y X
Later, when Mr. Roosevelt intrusted
him with delicate mission in India,
the strongly Anglophile Phillips went
into the situation as thoroughly as the
rigid control of the British viceroy per-
mitted. He returned to Washington
with a report which was so unbiased
and objective that it never has been
released to the public lest our British
friends might take exception to the
picture he painted.
There Is no question that Gen. Eisen-
hover needs an experienced diplomat
on his side as the Germans are being
expelled from Western Europe. Gen.
Eisenhower is q professional soldier who
knows little about international politics.
This was amply demonstrated in North
Africa, where, although he had discre-
tionary control over the entire territory,
he allowed the leader Of the Fighting
French, Gen. Charles de Gaulle, to
usurp gradually all powers intrusted to
him. Today the American forces are
only guests, frequently described by the
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Letters to The Star
Disagreement About Poll Tax
In Free State of Maine
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star
I was much interested to read in your
letter column that the State of Maine
requires payment of poll tax before
one is eligible to vote AS Mark Twain
once said regarding the reports of his
death, 1T is greatly exaggerated" In
fact it is 100 per cent incorrect.
Ones qualifications to vote in the
State of Maine is in no way affected by
whether poll tax has been paid.
verified this from the attorney general
OF Maine before writing this letter.
1t, however, is true that payment of
poll tax is required before one may
register an automobile or secure a
license to operate an automobile or
secure a resident hunting or fishing
license in the State of Maine-unless
you happen to be a woman in which
event no poll tax is required. I trust
this will establish Names reputation
for gallantry. Republican Maine con-
siders the arrangement of its domestic
affairs along the foregoing lines salts
factory, but is not disposed to tell its
sister States how they shall adjust their
household matters. &
OWEN BREWSTER,
United States Senate.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Another Phony War?

Back IN the quiet winter of 1889
40 the war in Europe came to be
known as the "phony war" But
events soon were to prove that the
coiners of that phrase were mis-
taken.
AS a result of this experience,
there will be a considerable reluc-
tance to speak of the current spec
tacle on the American home front
as another phony war. 1t cannot be
denied, however, that we are in the
midst OF very strange phase of our
domestic war effort.
The fight for a comprehensive
national service act has been aban-
doned, not because it is unneeded,
but because it cannot be passed. AS
an alternative, the men responsible
for the conduct of the war and the
maintenance of military production
are trying to persuade Congress to
adopt compromise measure-a bill
that would do no more than require
men who have been excused from
military service to contribute to the
prosecution of thet war by working
in essential industries.
In behalf of this lesser measure.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal,
Undersecretary of War Patterson
and Donald M. Nelson, chairman of
the War Production Board, appeared
before the Senate Military Affairs
Committee yesterday. They made
the strongest kind of collective
appeal for passage of the bill. Mr..
Nelson, who ought to know, warned
that the labor needs of the vital
casting and foundry industries are
desperately acute" Our problem
could be solved, he added, with from
100000 to 100000 more men, but he
emphasized that "our production is
in grave danger unless we can get
the Qabor) problem solved quickly"
The congressional response to this
appeal was nil. Only three of the
eighteen members of the committee
were present to hear it. The other
committee members were described
as being "apathetic." The sena-
torial sponsors of the bill have about
given up hope OF getting action on
1t unless the President makes a de-
termined fight in its behalf, and Mr..
Roosevelt is not making any fight
at all. e
What kind of way is this to con-
duct a war? Messrs. Nelson, Patter-
son and Forrestal are the repre-
sentatives and principal lieutenants
Of the President. Are their views
the same as his, and if so, why is he
not supporting them to the hilt? If
he believes they are wrong, why does
the President, as Commander in
Chief, permit his agents to make
such statements? If the conditions
described are the conditions which
truly exist, how are the responsible
members of Congress, who like to
think of themselves as going "all
out" in support of the war, going to
justify their indifference to such
desperately acute" situation in war
industry?
This campaign on the home front
may not merit the description,
phony war. But it is certainly
strange business.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
The Big Four
From the Halifax Herald.


A writer suggests that the most suit
able and democratic approach to the
solution of postwar problems would be
co-ordinated planning by the big four"
business, labor, agriculture and Gov
ernment. The desirability and sanity Of
such proposal is obvious. Any attempt
on the part of one element, such as
Government, business or labor, by itself
to plan the postwar era would result
in chaos. The only road to lasting pros
perity Is through "togetherness" that
viii tap the Intelligence and co-opera-
tive good will of every segment of our
common economic life. Any ministry of
reconstruction that may be established
in Canada cannot hope to be success
full unless the fullest cooperation Is
sought. planned and organized with
competent representatives of the "big
four" Planned cooperation Is the es-
sential factor. Each of the big four"
must cooperate with the three others.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Not the Answer

The Tydings-Randolph slum rec
lamation bill is backed by a COM
bination Of private building interests
and some of the local citizens who
feel that the Washington community
should have a much greater say-so
in slum clearance. Under its terms,
which ignore the existence of the
National Capital Housing Authority,
a new agency would be created for
assembly and condemnation of areas
to be reclaimed and all construction
would be done by private builders.
There would be no public housing.
Were the bill to become law, it is
conceivable that we should have two
slum-clearance agencies, the new
one set up under this bill and the
NCHA. The latter would be confined
in its activities to management of
its present properties, and perhaps
the acquisition of some property
under Title 2 of the Alley Dwelling
Act. While this is conceivable, it is
highly improbable. Without specu-
1ating on the future of the NCHA,
therefore, what would be the effect
of the Tydings-Randolph bill in
itself?
In the first place, the bill conceives
slum reclamation as purely a local
responsibility-in contrast with the
theory behind the NCHA, under
which slum reclamation and low
cost housing are joint responsible
ity Of the National Government and
the local community. All the funds
In the Tydings-Randolph bill would
be appropriated out Of the revenues
of the District of Columbia" whereas
the NCHA's funds have come from
Federal loans and grants with tax
exemption representing the local
community contribution. II we are
to spend twenty or thirty million
dollars for condemnation of slum
areas, the money would be appro-
priated out OF current tax revenues,
together with the money to subsidize
an ur1estimated percentage of rents
through grants from the Board of
Public Welfare.
Proponents Of the measure argue
that much of this outlay. would be
returned, through sale of property
to private developers and through
the tax yield from reclaimed areas.
They say there might even be a
profit. That is an interesting theory.
Yet there has been no dollars and
cents showing, as far as The Star
knows, to demonstrate the extent
OF this financial risk to be assumed
by the local taxpayer. It is not
correct to regard slum reclamation
In Washington as purely local
financial obligation.
Nor does it seem wise to rest hopes
for an effective slum-reclamation
and low-cost-housing program on
the theory that private enterprise
in this case the private building
interests-will find the undertaking
SO profitable that no public housing
will be necessary. That is yet to be
shown. The private building in
terests should have every opportunity
and encouragement to participate.
But the primary objective should be
slum reclamation at the lowest cost
to the local taxpayer and the great
est good Of the community as a
whole. The primary objective should
not be to kill public housing, which
Is at least one of the motivating
pressureS behind this bill.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Echoes of Ward Case


To the Editor of The Star
I cannot recall when, if ever, The
Star has published two more powerful
completely logical, and carefully written
columns than in the issue of May s.
David Lawrence and Frank r. Kent
have put into words what millions of
solid Americans are thinking about
Montgomery Ward VS.. the administra-
ton. Perhaps few million independ-
ent voters will think likewise, come
election day., and will help throw this
thoroughly unreliable administration
out of power.
Congratulations to Mr. Lawrence and
Mr.. Kent for fine thinking. Congratula-
tions to The Star for publishing the
writing of these men,
JOHN j. BOUSHKA
Evening star., 1944-05-19
This and That
By Charles E. TrdceDeH.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md.

MOUNT hAIN1ER, MD.
Dear Sir:
"The letter from B. E. s. interested
me, not because I like crickets, but be-
cause could give him lot Of so-called
good luck and no trouble at all to find
or catch in my apartment.
These insects have somehow entered
into these new apartments and to say
they are more than nuisance is put
ting it mildly. Upon entering one sees
them hopping around the floor, getting
into closets, and there seems no getting
rid of them ALL
II spent half a night trying to locate
one to choke the cheerful sound out of
it, without luck. 1t turned out to be
the cricket's good luck, not mine-I got
no sleep.
Il prefer my cricket, together with the
other insects-outside.
yours truly, w. F. H."
X X * X
"AsHMEAD PLACE.
Dear Sir:
II always turn first to your interesting
articles about birds, ETC., and enjoy them
every day.
Il do not agree with you about feeding
and encouraging squirrels to remain in
town.
They should be in the parks, where
they cannot destroy awnings and cush-
ions in porches as they do every year for
us, to the extent of $50 or so.
Il feed the birds all winter, going out
with snow shovel to make q clean
feeding place for them when there is a
storm.
Il feed them scraps and bread crusts
and give them fresh water in a bird bath
every day in the summer and I have
hundreds of lovely birds about our house
and we live near Taft Bridge and town.
will you tell me what bird it is that
has light brown back, mottled breast,
long tail like mocking bird, and is very
gentle?
There are dozen here in my small
yard, and I love them. Thanking you
for your attention.
Very truly, J. D. W."
X X X
ARLINGTON, Va.
Dear Sir:
Il am novice at bird feeding, but
thought the following suggestion might
interest readers of your interesting
column.
onions, cook them, drain them and chop
them in wooden bowl
L then mix these chopped parings
with cornmeal and rolled oats, using the
pairing liquid to give the mixture the
proper consistency for cooking in a
creased iron skillet on TOP of the flame.
l cover the skillet.
When the bread is brown on one side
7 fIlrn If atl1 hrn1rY1 IL ha or bor
side, make quite thick pones. You see,
was born in Mississippi
Robins, cardinals, sparroWS. starlings
and squirrels like this bread much better
than they do bakery bread These COM
prise my list except for some newcomers
which appear to me to be about the
same color as the starting, but are much
smaller and have dark bill instead of
the light-colored one of the startling.
Il enjoy your column.
Yours truly, M. w j."
X X X
Our Mount Rainier correspondent
really likes her crickets. Her letter
shows this.
Our AShmead place correspondent ac-
tually is fond of the squirrels, despite
the damage they do Such monkey
oIuIltS are WOiIn all tlley COSJ, Inc DlrQS
are thraSherS
Our Arlington correspondent suggests
new way of giving the birds their daily
minerals and vitamins
One may feel sure that the birds along
Queens lane are brimming with song on
such a good diet.
The birds with the black bills prob
ably are cowbirds, which have brown
heads, but this detail is not noticeable
unless one is close at hand.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Battle in South Italv
By Mai. George FieIdinq Eliot

The important new development in
the battle of South Italy is that the
Germans let their Gustav Line go by
default without trying to save it by
putting in any reserves. Their 1st Para
chute Division was left to fight it out
in Casino against a Polish corps plus
part Of British corps driving up from
the south without-apparently- at
tempt to reinforce it.
Now Casino is lost to the Germans.
The head of the Liri Valley is firmly in
Allied hands. The area between the
Gustav Line and the presumed loca-
ton of the Hitler Line south of the
Liri has been overrun. The French are
in Esperia, and the Americans in
Formia.
And still there has been no sign Of
German reserves, or anything family
resembling a major counterattack.
What next? What of the Hitler
Line?
Various locations have been given for
that line by correspondents at the front.
Ihe most likely one seems to be line
running from northeast to southwest.
beginning at Piedimonte (west of Cas-
slno). and running roughly through
Aqulno, Pontecorvo and Pico to Fondi
and thence to the sea. The left flank
of this line would rest on the mountains
behind Casino; its right would be pro-
tected by the marshes which surround
the Lago di Fondi. It's main supply
line would be the Via Casilina, with
the branch roads connecting Herewith
by way of Ceprano and Aquino. The
Via Appia (the coast road would be
of less value, because Of the defile at
Terraoina between the mountains and
the sea, where the Via Appia Is exposed
to constant naval gunf1re. Some strength
Is lent to this view of the location of the
Hitler Line by the fact that both Formia
and Esperia have been taken without
protected defense, which suggests that
the Germans regarded them as out
post positions only.
X X
The weakest part of the line as above
described is where it crosses the Liri
Valley from Aquino to Pontecorvo. The
Notifications here will have to be very
strong, and the arrangements for local
counterattack will have to be well-nigh
perfect. to prevent this part Of the line
from being pushed In. The points to
Evening star., 1944-05-19

For raising things quickly in
Victory garden there is nothing to
beat the old time-honored device of
stepping carelessly on the teeth of
q rake,
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Praise for Editorial

To the EditU1 of The Star
The editorial in The Star entitled
Not Starry-Eyed" was the sanest edi-
torial written in many a day. It is
unfortunate that all eyes cannot read
or see the viewpoint of this editorial.
Cincinnati. A. A. 8,
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ter, Mrs. Futch, and Mrs. E. G..
Wilson spent Wednesday in Will
mington.
Mrs. ]. Oliver Scaife returned
Friday from Greensboro, where
she visited her daughter, Mrs. R.
L. Osborne for a week.
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Bv ROBERT N. COOL

Pre-Pearl Harbor Maribelle had
always been feeding problem. At
any age when most babies are sup
posed to reach for the bottle avidly
and at unholy hours, Maribelle
showed a disccrcerting indiffer-
ence. Nourishrnent seemed to be a
detail Of life which held no appeal.
Naturally, her mother was frantic.
Two years later her mother was
Still frantic, and Maribelle-th though
by this time husky and acrobatic
child of three-still at sparmgly if
at all. Child care books which told
what to feed children were mock
cry, because they did not explain
how to feed them Not. at any
rate, how to feed Maribelle.
Breakfasts were the principal
problem. Her brown eyes glowing
impishly, Maribelle would race off
10 turn on the radio when her egg
was set before her Don't bodder
ne, I'm busy!' she would insist.
well, Charles" her mother
would sigh after 10 minutes of fu-
tile coaxing, Il guess you'll have
10 eat the egg again. don't think
it's completely cold"
But it was, and because he grew
tired of consuming small dishes of
f1igid, solidified eggs a d tacky
oatmeal, Maribelle's father unex-
pectedly rebelled In so doing he
made perhaps the greatest discov-
cry in child-training since August
9, 1903 when child-training itself
was discovered in small shed
near Princeton, N. j.
Worm Turns
The rebellious fathers opportu-
nifty came the next morning when
his wife accused him Of never hav-
ing served her breakfast in bed
tie way they do in the movies.
BE sure Maribelle has her egg,
too" the mother called as Charles
connected the coffe pot in t h e
kitchen.
He mumbled cnurlish agree
r?ent, and Maribelle frlsked over
in her pajamas to turn on the radio.
Charles boiled an egg. then said
loud enough for his wife to hear:
Come here, Maribel1e, a n eat
your egg like a good little girl. :"
BIG grill" corrected Marlbelle,
commencing to pull out photograph
records.
Charles opened the egg, sailed,
nennered and buttered it. Mari
belle watched from a distance, de-
family.
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EIGHT NAILS REFUSE
TO JOIN COMRADES
AFTER u. S. CAPTURE

PARIS, Nov. 23.-lR-Eight Ger
man prisoners refused to return
to their homeland in a German
American prisoner exchange in the
Gersnan-held Lorient sector of
France November is.
The German command stipu-
lated that all Germans transferred
from American hands should agree
to fight as infantrymen, regard
less Of their previous service at.
filiations.
Nothing could induce the eight
who decided to remain prisoners
to enter the boat Eight others
quickly replaced them.
A six-hour armistice at the
drab fishing village of lie Magour
permitted the trading of 70 Ger
man captives for a like number
of Americans by motor boat across
the Etel river.
The Americans, some held as
long as 80 days, were boisterous,
bearded and cheerful. They were
hustled away to a rest camp
where they were deloused, pro-
vided fresh clothing and given an
elaborate dinner and entertain
rnent.
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clio Pledges A Goal
Of go Million Jobs
In Postwar Period

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.- Up The
CLIO today pledged its membership
to work for a postwar era of 60
million jobs, homes and prospect.
ty for all without racial discrimi-
nation, and a place for labor at
the peace conferences.
Devoting nearly an entire day to
discussion of economic questions,
mainly those applying to the peri
90 aftel victory in Europe, the CLIO
convention unanimously adopted a
series of resolutions but put off
until tomorrow those dealing with
the War Lobar Boards policy and
revision Of the present wage sta.
Utilization formula.
A resolution attacking the Ma.
ticnal Labor Relations Board
recent acts" as rejecting a re-
treat from the basic principles OF
the Wagner ACT was adopted. It
declared this change in admins
t1ative attitude" was due to board
member Gerard Reilly, whose ac-
tivities and policies it condemned.