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Arqentiniun Earthquakes

The series of earthquakes which
has devastated San Juan province
In the Argentine Republic might
have been and undoubtedly were
foretold. Numbers of warning trem-
ors are felt at periodic intervals
In that section of the great Andes
chain of mountains. The movement
Of the earth is expected Only the
exact time and the specific area Of
disaster are unpredictable
In the seismic map of the world
6an Juan is related to Valparaiso in
Chile and San Francisco in the
United States, both wrecked by
earthquakes in 1906. Also. incred-
ible as it may seem, scientists, fol-
lowing Robert Mallet, are able to
trace a connection between the
Argentinian zone and Italy and ia
pan, in which latter countries trem-
ors have been chronicled with sys-
tematic accuracy since 1888. The
surface of the globe is under stress
which varies in different places.
Peru, for example, is known to be
moving" under the impact of
weights and strains. The same OBJ
servation applies to Mexico. Towns
and cities built in the path Of rising
or falling adjustments are in danger.
To illustrate the principle. it may be
mentioned that 594 shocks were re-
corded in California between 1915
and 1923 while only one shock was
reported in the District of Columbia
during the identical period.
Probably it is the weight>of the
Pacific Ocean which causes earth
quakes in the Andes. Prof. Reg
inald A. DAILY Of Harvard University
in Our Mobile Earth says with
regard to Chilian tremors of 1922,
1885, 1887 and later: "All these dis
astrous shocks emanated from faults
which were long. submarine and
parallel to the coast" Geologic
forces pressing upon the elastic crust
OF the planet finally overcome the
surface resistance. Then. with the
speed Of sound in rock-over three
miles a second-a fracture develops.
Something Of the sort has happened
ut San Juan. and thousands of in
nocent people have perished or been
injured in the accident.
Aside from sympathy, the word
that should be said on every such
pitiful occasion is a warning about
reconstruction. Some buildings are
more durable than others. Modern
methods, especially the use Of REIN
forced concrete and of proper franz
ing. bracing and bonding, greatly
diminish the damage" resulting from
earthquakes. The new San Juan
which shall emerge from the ruins
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Dorothy Thompson

island" of Britain is no measure of what
Is practical on our continent, and even
in Britain, where the war is much more
closely felt in every home, national serv-
ice has given it's administrator, Mr..
Bevin, many headaches, and has really
come down, except in coal mining, for
which Britons have been drafted out
OF all classes, to calling for volunteers.
American women have been most ar
ticulate in demanding National Service
Act. Their motives are admirable. but
if it comes to a showdown I doubt
whether the enthusiasm of well-to-do
lady would survive being drafted for
work in commercial laundry. Yet the
Nation does need laundry workers.
There are many vacancies in WAVES
and WACS, but hardly enough to justify
the registration of every American
female
The blunt truth is that most Ameri-
can women not in war work can best
serve by better doing just what they are
doing now, writing cheerful letters to
the boys abroad and not telling them
continually about how people are slack
ing at home, and taking care of their
children, for whom, after all, the war
is being fought.
If labor were really Stacking we would
not have achieved the miracle of pro-
duction" recognized by everybody from
our regimented enemies to Mr.. Stain.
Behind all the antistrike legislation,
direct or indirect, lies the curious idea
that American workers are somehow
less patriotic and sacrificial than other
classes. I see not the slightest evidence
that this is true. We are all members
OF the same people, and all pretty much
alike. The parable of the moat and the
beam needs re-reading.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
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cialist on Russian affairs, and Fedor
Gusev, Soviet Ambassador to Britain.
The Polish Ambassador in Washing
ton, Jan Ciechanowski, called on Secre-
tary of State Hull Saturday and pre-
sented to him the request Of the gov
ernment-in-exile to mediate the dispute
between the U. S. S. r. and Poland.
Mediation Is believed to center on two
main points-one concerning the terri
torial dispute and the other the situation
which has arisen from Russia's refusal
to renew diplomatic relations with the
Polish government-in-exile.
Washington observers regard the lat
ter point as of greater Importance than
the actual establishment of the new
Soviet-Polish frontier The Polish gov
ernment in London has placed similar
mediation request before the British
Foreign ONCE. An exchange Of views
between Secretary Hull and Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden is likely to fol-
low, although they already have been
In communication with each other
regularly ever since the Polish situation
took q drastic turn with the penetra-
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tion Of old Poland by the Red armies.
The State Department Is fully aware Of
the reluctance Of the Moscow govern
ment to have any third power intervene
in what the Russian government re-
CARDS as internal problems Of Russia.
The U s. S. r. is fully confident of the
good judgment Of its high officials and
never has been anxious to have third
party inject itself into Its international
affairs.
Henry L. Stimson, when he was Secre-
tary of State in the Hoover administers
ton. attempted to offer his good offices
in Chinese Soviet dispute in 1929,
but his offer was rejected by the
Moscow government. 1t is felt in re-
sponsible quarters that in spite of the
close relations now existing among the
United States, Britain and Russia. at
tempt by Washington and London to
intervene directly in the Polish Russian
row would be received unfavorably in
Moscow.
The severe castigation of Wendell
Willkie bv Pravda two weeks ago Is
considered in oficial quarters as def
mite sign that Moscow does not want
any Intervention or interference from
outside and desires to handle the Polish
problem in its own way. But that, it is
felt. refers principally to territorial
questions
Resumption of diplomatic relations
comes under a different heading and 1t
Is believed that under certain circum-
stances Moscow might be willing to lis
ten to friendly suggestions from Wash
ington and London, particularly if these
suggestions would offer desired vehicle
to compel the Polish government in
exile to make changes in it's personnel.
Secretary Hull and the British Foreign
Ofilce are inclined now to avoid putting
pressure on the Polish government in
exile. 1t is the only recognized Polish
authority and If the President of Poland
finds that his cabinet Is suficiently rep
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The P-5l-R

Since last Tuesdays gigantic air
assault on Germany enough infor-
nation has been let out to make
it appear that our American
built Mustangs-the P-51-Bs-are
the worlds best single-engine fighter
planes. An improved version Of the
P-5ls. which had Allison power
plants and were used for low-level
operations, the P-51-Bs have four
bladed propellers and Rolls-Royce
Merlin engines Their maximum
speed is we'll over 400 miles an hour
and they perform excellently at very
high attitudes. Though newcomers,
they have already passed the severest
combat tests with extraordinary sue
cess, being credited with destroying
thirty-two enemy craft in their two
most recent missions without a loss
to themselves. But perhaps their
most impressive feature is their
range. In the multiple attack on
Germany last Tuesday, they made a
round trip of 800 miles as part Of
the huge escort protecting our Fly
ing Fortresses and Liberators-a
fact strongly suggesting that they
will not only help to promote deeper
and deeper bombing penetrations in
the Reich but will also play a sig
nificant role when the time comes
for British and American armies to
open new fronts on the European
continent. In every respect, in short,
they have made an extremely prom
ising debut. and they constitute
fresh evidence that we are keeping
at least one step ahead of the en-
emy in the grim business OF aerial
warfare-which is in turn a tribute
to our Air Force commanders, to the
designers and engineers who blue
print such developments, and to our
great aircraft industry which takes
the blueprints and converts them
Into mighty weapons of the sky.
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Discusses Germans as Criminals
Who Must BE Restrained.
To the Editor Of The Star:

1t seems to me that the obvious drive
for lust" or negotiated" peace with
Germany is cause for alarm, at least to
all American citizens who have suffered
from the results Of an unruly German
aggression. Obviously, the supporters
Of this concerted movement are seeking
not "just" peace for Germany but what
would be an unjust peace for all the
people she had murdered and pilfered
twice within q generation. Certainly
no one in his right mind could argue
that Germany did not, three times
within rs years, deliberately seek war
with one motive in mind-the subjuga-
tion first of Europe and then of the
rest Of the world.
To prevent Germans from ever again
attacking any other people seems to me
to be one Of the primary purposes of the
war for which good peace-loving Ameri-
cans today are sacrificing their lives.
The problem reduced to simplicity
seems to me to be simply one of order
and justice. II a gangster twice en-
tered my home within a generation,
murdered members of my family and
looted my house, should be justified in
exterminating him by any means possi-
BILE, and know that / should be ac-
quilted by any court in the world Ma
tionS, made up of individuals, sre not
essentially different from individuals,
and the German nation, not merely the
Nazis or the Prussians, have been guilty
twice within a generation Of rape, mur-
der and looting. II civilization is to
endure there must be justice not only
among individuals but among nations.
Few people, think, ask the extermi-
nation of the German people, but all
reasonable people certainly advocate
measures which will prevent Germany
from ever again desolating the world in
the peculiarly savage Teutonic fashion.
That this be assured is the right of every
other nation in the world.
The impetus of this drive for just
peace" comes from three elements-the
psychopathic kind of pacifist, the cartel
people who want TO do business with
Germany" and a downright treasonable
group who in their hearts prefer the
triumph of Nazi Germany to our own
victory. In the evil effect of their ac-
tivities there Is not much to choose
among the three. 1t seems to me that
every mother and soldier should exert
all of his or her strength in behalf of q
peace which makes it impossible for the
Germans ever again to launch a war.
No one denies that Germans have
rights, If only those belonging to peo-
Pile cast in the mold Of humans; but
how much greater rights have those
peoples who have been murdered and
desolated by them! 1t would be absurd
If the rights" of Germans should be
placed before those of their victims
Without justice civilization can but
wither and die.
LOUIS BROMFIELD.
Tunoc Obio
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Letters to The Star

Contends That Negro Citizens
Are Entitled to Freedom From Fear.
70 the Editor Of The Star:
Recently have noticed with pleasure
several articles in The Star with en-
phasis on the problems OF the Negro
people. Most timely Of these is your
article which appeared January II,
titled mo Jurisdiction"
I am reasonably sure when I make
the following statement that 1t repre-
sents the concensus of the Negro people.
We are not interested in social equality.
BY that I mean the type which poll
takers and reactionaries would have
the people believe we are interested in.
We do not want to suggest, nor do we
believe we have the right to suggest,
that we be admitted to private affairs,
clubs and other places where social
events take place, but we do suggest, to
say the least, that We be extended the
four freedoms we hear" so much about.
The most fundamental of these is free
dom from fear" fear Of being the first
discharged from a position, fear of be-
ing witch hunted every time we raise
our voices in protest over second-class
citizenship, fear OF being molested on
the public streets in our Southern States.
Next in importance is freedom from
want" AS you know. self f-preservation
Is an inherent law Of nature. A black
man, and black man only, can know
what 1t means to want for food amidst
plenty Gas in India today and be denied
such, or even a chance to earn it.
We do insist, however, that all places
OF public accommodation be open to "the
public" and that we not be denied the
privileges which are attendant with the
duties which we assume.
CHARLES E. SIMS.
Evening star., 1944-01-17

Green, labor's lead
ers, opposing nation
al service. Well, they
almost have to. They
are not exactly free
men. There is great
support for the war
and for Mr.. Roose-
velt in the ranks of
labor, but there is
also great bitterness
against wage CELL
ings.
Labor's leaders are
therefore compelled
to dance a kind of
stately minuet' in
Evening star., 1944-01-17

Nothing could be of
greater encourage
ment for the French
people in their pres
ent hours of trial, or
OF finer promise for
the future.
The troops of Gen.
JUN appear to be
partly French and
partly North African
in composition. This
must necessarily ap-
ply to the whole
French military ef-
fort at preSe t.
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which they alternately approach Mr..
Roosevelt with a tender smile, and then
back away from him in horror.
To support Mr.. Roosevelt on the pros
ecution of the war is good stuff in labor
politics; to seem to yield to him on nee
essary controls is bad stuff. Our labor
movement Is sufficiently democratic so
that its leaders are not free to do what
ever they please; they vibrate as result
of these pressures from below. Hence
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have yet had TO lace
It h e RusSian-Po-
lish controversy.
The commission,
which is an of1shoot
Of the Moscow con-
ference, held its first
meeting last Friday
in London under
the Craftsmanship Of
John G.. Winant,
United States AM
bassador to Britain.
The other two mem
bers of the commits
sion are William
StranQ. British spe-
Evening star., 1944-01-17
An Interdependent Nation

In his recent statement opposing
the Presidents proposal for a ma
tional service act, Philip Murray,
head Of the. Congress of Industrial
Organizations, took what might be
called compartmental view of the
home front and handed out a bou-
quet addressed exclusively to the
Nations workers. American labor"
he said-meaning organized labor
"in the face of all the miserable
absence of planning on the part of
the executive agencies, has con-
tinued to establish new records of
war production unsurpassed in his
tory. At Teheran a toast was made
to the production of American work.
ers. Every day production records
are broken through the sweat and
toll of American workers"
Now no one will deny that labor,
with its many skills and enormous
energy, has done a superb job in
this country, but Mr.. Murray is
guilty OF a great oversimplification
when he makes it seem that vir-
tually nobody else has been respon-
sible for the miracle. The same
oversimplification has been voiced
from time to time by many others
in and out of the union field, includ-
ing Government officials and mill
tary leaders. Yet the credit does
not belong to organized workers
or to that vast army grouped under
the general name of "labor." When
Stain made his toast at Teheran, he
made 1t to our productive machine
as a whole, and not to any single
element in it; and this is as it
should be, because the home-front
effort is common effort in which
every citizen of the Nation plays a
part.
BY talking about the miserable
absence of planning" Mr.. Murray
gives the impression that labor just
went ahead and did the job anyhow.
But the fact is that, whatever the
shortcomings of some Government
agencies may have been, or still are,
Federal officials and private indus
trial managers have contributed
quite as much "sweat and toll" to
production as even the most ener-
getic and most unflagging worker on
the busiest of assembly lines. It is
silly to suggest that there have been
no plans, for without plans, with
out blueprints drawn up by a great
corps of designers, engineers, per-
sonnel experts and driving,
far-sighted top executives, labor
could not have achieved anything
like what has been achieved.
No one group deserves to be cred
tied exclusively. The honors and
responsibilities are shared. They
are shared by thousands and thou
sands of nonunion white collar
workers as we'll as by the rank and
file of organized labor. They are
shared by the directing heads of all
the big and little industries that
have been meshed into the overall
production machine. They are
shared by prominent men in high
places and obscure men at drafting
boards and by the millions of indi-
viduals who have given freely Of
their private treasure to finance
what has been done. They are
shared, in short, by our whole peo-
pie, by the Nation as . unit, be-
cause, although We have individual
=
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he emphasized that
the Government al
ready has power to
draft capital and
property for war
purposes as an offset
to the request for a
law to make labor
d r q + t a b lie, and
quoted the War and
Navy Departments
and Joint Marine
Commission as re-
queSting the law.
He also did not in
dicate how such q
law sh Id b e
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Of the old should be . model city in
the sense Of being as nearly tremor-
proof rs it is possible for 4 city to
be in the Chronic seismicity" Of
the Cordillera,
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"A Bible is credited with saving the
life of soldier by stopping piece
Of shrapnel. In time. the Bible will
save the lives of millions even more
effectively, by preventing the shrap-
mel from ever starting.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
New French Armv

1t is heartening to see French troops
apparently at least full division Of
them-serving with such success and
gallantry as part of the 5th Army on
Evening star., 1944-01-17

1t is becoming more and more
apparent even to the most ardent
Nazi that Adolf Hitler's New Order
for the Next One Thousand Years"
is subject to slight alterations both
In character and in time schedule.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
On the Record

The Presidents request for a national
service act seemed made with less than
100 per cent conviction. He suggested
four other measures as prerequisites.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
This Changing World

Within the next few days the Euro
pean Advisory Commission is likely to
be confronted with one of the most
critical diplomatic problems the Allies
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I'd Rather Be RIGHT
Murray and

We are going through kind Of polit-
ical comedy of manners in the big ma
tional service act debate
First, We have MesSrs. Murray and
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COmmendS Editorial
On National Duty.

To the Editor Of The Star:
May I thank you for your editorial,
"A Call to Duty" in last nights paper?
You have voiced sentiments which 1t Is
inconceivable that our thinking citizens
can refuse to accept.
We have three sons (all our sons) in
the Army. Our daughter holds posi-
ton essential in the furtherance of the
war effort. Though I am past the age
to be drafted the care of an 89-year -old
aunt is what prevents me serving in
some capacity.
That this state of mind is true of our
great majority we know from results at
tanned in the past two years. But the
minority swinging into action would
bring earlier victory and fewer heart
breaks for us all.
I felt must write this to thank you
personally for your truly patriotic Amer
lean stand. MRS. H. M. DE MAINE.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
Lucas. Ohio.
Expresses Skepticism
About Underground" Movement.

Expresses Skepticism
About Underground" Movement.
To the Editor Of The Star:
1t seems to me we are being fed lot
Of hooey about the underground move
ments in the conquered countries and
how the governments in exile love these
unconquerables.
The truth Is that the great majority
of those composing the underground
movements are those of Communistic
leanings who always have been hated
and prosecuted by those in power.
1t is about time the news Is presented
to us in its true perspective or we shall
surely lose the coming peace as we lost
the last one, and for much the same
reason-the people never were told the
truth. MRS. JAMES MCLAUGHLIN.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-09

MYTH GUNS BLAZING and prayer in
w his stout heart, this American fighter is
hell bent on destruction of our enemies. HE
is not thinking of how little or how much he's
doing to help win the war. For him, the chips
are down; but his fighting spirit is as high as
the heavens from which his plane is diving.
In cramped foxholes and disease infested
jungles, on SUM- scorched beachheads- under
and over the seven seas-other Americans are
matching his courage. And their name is legion.
They KNOW that war is bloody business; that
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NOTICE

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