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Evening star., 1944-12-20
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,rn

Secretary Of State Stettinius decla-
ration Of policy toward Poland was
couched in diplomatic English; that
is to say, 1t lends itself to wide range
OF Interpretation. Whereas in the first
part Of his statement he reiterated the
principles of the Atlantic Charter
without, however, mentioning that docu-
ment by name-in the next paragraph
he expressed the hope that the Russians
and the Poles would come to some ar
rangement over the present territorial
dispute since this would be an ESSEN
tial contribution to the prosecution of
the war against the common enemy"
So far as the Polish government is
concerned the statement was highly well
come.
After Mr. Churchill's speech last week
the Poles felt that their situation had
become hopeless and they were fighting
with their backs against the wall While
1t Is admitted that Mr.. Stettinius' state
ment contains the usual loopholes to be
found in most diplomatic declarations,
the Poles feel that 1t has given them
some elbow room.
Should Moscow or London try to press
the government of Premier Thomasz
Arciszewsky into accepting terms i'm
posed by them, he will be in a position
to bring up the American Governments
declaration that 1T has been the con-
sistently held policy of the United States
Government that the question relating
to boundaries should be left in abeyence
until the termination of hostilities."
Premier Arciszewsky. who represented
the Polish government as deputy premier
with the underground in Poland, was
flown from his hiding place in that
country to London less than three
months ago. He is fully aware of the
sentiments of his compatriots regard
ing territorial changes. But officially he
is now taking the position that until
Poland is fully liberated and free elec-
tions are held, there can be no final
agreement on changes demanded by the
U. S. S. r. He now bases his stand on Mr..
Stettinius' declaration that America
stands for strong, free and independ-
ent Poland with the untrammeled
rights of the Polish people to order their
internal existence as they see fit"
Mr.. Stettinius also is gently urging
the Poles to appease Russia when he
says that If mutual agreement between
U. S. S. r. and the Poles were reached,
Evening star., 1944-12-20
The Real 'Pin-Up' Girls
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star
Answering Capt. R. B D., whose letter
appeared in The Star for December Is:
In referring to the abundance of luxu-
ries in the New York shops and the
throngs OF women purchasers, he failed
to state that for the price of one
handbag, which will be out of style
soon, one can buy a cabin; for the price
of an outfit from head to toe, one of
the cheaper ones, one can buy bit of
America on which to put the cabin.
Yes, for the price of one outfit, one can
purchase home, stabilizer, security
and incentive, the very incentive which
propelled America into the grandest bit
of terra firma on Mother Earth. Some
thing to work and fight for!
However, the captain himself and his
brothers can give moral support.
Let them openly admire and applaud
the girls who are neatly groomed, but
not so richly outfitted. Don't laugh at
the dear with darn in her stocking.
Courageous girls devote many Of their
evenings to laundering, mending and
remodeling their wardrobes. Appreci-
ate their seriousness, If you have the
rare opportunity of discovering it. Please
know that those girls and women are
sending out myriads of prayers for you
all who have gone from our shores for
a while. My considered opinion is that
these should be your "pin-up" girls.
LOUISE.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
The Three Wise Men
~Behold three ,Dise men came -. an

("Behold three ,Dtse men came and
10, they sdto Star"
From distant lands, and peoples strange
before,
Three men come no,D to plan ,porld
more free:
And one remembers grim Corregidor,
One Stuhngrad, one blazing Copen-
try.
Their eyes must hare the tar and
searching sight,
To look beyond the holocaust. today.
Beyond the bitterness and scorching
blight
To that same star that ever points the
1D1y.
The strength OF giping must be in their
hands,
High courage in their hearts, and
mercy. too;
Their ears be open to oil Just demands,
Their goal be brotherhood, their aim
The ,paiting nations lift their urgent
cries,
@These are oxr chosen men. God keep
them fpisefs
ISABEL TUDEEN.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Letters to The Star
States a Philosophy of Verse
And World Politics
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Interesting The Stars verbatim report
of the clash occurring in the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee between
Archibald MacLeish and Senator Clark
OF Missouri. 1t also was bit disturbing.
Does the committees sudden prying
into the work of one of our Pulitzer
Prize poets portend a new law lowering
the artistic and intellectual ceiling on
all American poetry to where it will be
on parity with the mental and literary
level of our average Congressman?
Admitting to love of Shakespeare,
Milton and Browning, the learned Sena-
tor must know that much great poetry
carries many different meanings for
many different readers. The worth of
poem depends upon its ability to stir
the emotions deeply. Here too, the emo
tions may vary as widely as the explana-
tions of its text.
For instance, the explanation in the
annotations to my King James version
of THE Song of Solomon" differs vastly
from that offered by learned students of
erotica. And I'm sure the emotions
which this magnificent poem evoked in
the chaste bosom of my spinister Pres
byterian aunt must have been far re-
moved from those experienced one hot
Sunday afternoon, when perusing at the
earnest insistance of that estimable lady
the family Bible, instead of pitching
horse shoes back of neighbor's barn as
was my natural bent, I stumbled unex-
pectedly upon that astonishing piece of
fine English.
Anyway politics and poesy may have
a certain similitude. Now take THE
Recent Defeat of the Hon. Bennett
Champ Clark" The Senator was the
author, but one doubts if he quite under
stands it. Certainly, his explanation
would be at wide variance with that of
millions of Americans who perused it with
delight. And to carry the analogy fur
ther: dare say it gave rise to emotions
In the breasts of the isolationists, quite
different from those that thrilled the
rest of us. DWIGHT T. SCOTT.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Asks Meanings of Phrases

ASKS Nledn1n2S OF fnraSeS
To the Editor of The Star:
have two questions on terms used
in The Star-one employed by Mr..
Churchill and one by The Star itself:
/. 'The three most powerful empires
which compose the grand alliance of
the United Nations"
Mr.. Churchill evidently is referring to
the United States as an empire An
empire is the antithesis of democracy.
Is Mr.. Churchill taking it for granted
that we have discarded democracy?
2. Rebel forces" shell the British in
Athens (Star phraseology).
Whom does The Star consider they are
rebelling against? The British?
I don't think it is unpatriotic to give
publicity to these questions which people
are asking everywhere. Some people say,
1T will hurt the war effort" The only
thing that will prevent our losing the
war and all the effort and blood that
we have put in 1t is the widest publicity
for these matters. Because whether we
win in military sense or not, we lose
If we allow reactionaries to prevail.
MRS. r. NJ.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

deavors is not indicated by mention
Of the of1icial positions which he
held. His range was infinite. There
was nothing about the American
metropolis which he regarded as un-
worthy Of his attention. The fruits
OF his researches. his observations
and his experience are preserved in
his classic six-volume publication,
"The Iconography Of Manhattan" j."
issued between 1915 and 1928. A
perfectionist all through his career,
he labored with patience as we'll as
with enthusiasm from the start to
the finish. The honors paid to him
were numerous.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
A PointIess Demonstration

IL cannot be said that the New
Dealish demonstration against the
Presidents State Department nomi-
nations was without rhyme, for Sen
ator Clark and Mr. MacLeish over
came that deficiency. But certainly
1t was without discernible reason
NO more pointless debate has been
heard in the Senate for many
long day. Had it not been for the
providential return of THE Chief"
to tell those three stalwart independ-
ents, Senators Pepper, Guffey and
Murray, to stop their shenanigans,
1t might have been going on still.
Debate about what? The expla-
nation is not furnished in the Con-
gressional Record. If there was
suspicion, after Senator Pepper and
his colleagues had read the papers
and listened to the radio commen-
tators, that Senator Connally
was "railroading" the nominations
through, the open hearings gave
ample opportunity to catch the
Presidents nominees with the goods
and bring them to book. But the
hearings were an anticlimax, close
ly followed by another one in the
form of Senate debate.
No one seemed to have anything
specific against the nominees. Some
suspected Mr.. Clayton, others dis
trusted Mr.. MacLeish. But the
grounds for such suspicion were
lamely stated. Senator Pepper,
standing like a Rock of Gibraltar
against the nominations until the
boss got back to town, disclaimed
fervently that he ever had said
anything of a disparaging nature
about any of the gentlemen in
volved in the nominations. Then
why was he opposing them? Evi-
IDENTIFY it was because he was not
sure whether this team (the nomi-
nees) which was presented to the
United States Senate reflects the
views of 135,0OO0OO people or the
sentiments which ought to be the
sentiments of the United States
Senate"
But he never explained how he
proposed to find out-find out If they
did represent such sentiments or
what those sentiments are. He con-
fessed his skepticism over whether
the President really initiated the
nominations, suggesting that he
merely acquiesced in what somebody
else had done and that the nomina-
tions were inconsistent with the
Presidents whole political record"
1t was that "arch isolationist,"
Senator Wheeler of Montana, who
offered the most convincing defense
OF the Presidents right to select
men of his own choosing to run the
State Department.
Now that the nominations have
been confirmed and the President
has supplied a new Secretary of
State with assistants with whom he
can work, would it not be a good
Idea to forego the pleasant diversion
OF sniping at the State Department
and give it the sympathetic support
which ought to accompany any
slight comprehension of its grave
responsibilities? 1t is possible that
Senator Pepper and some of his COL
leagues will join most of the rest of
us, a few months hence, in wonder
Ing what all the shooting was about.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Another Choral Society Member


To the Editor of The Star:
read with much interest in your issue
Of December 13 the account Of the pres
entation by the Washington Choral So
ciety of Handel's Messiah" on Decem-
ber IL, and also the letter to the editor
entitled Choral Society Background"
from William S. Torbert.
I also was a member of the original
Washington Choral Society so years ago,
sang in all the oratorios mentioned by
Mr.. Torbert, and am pleased to be able
to confirm his memories of the old days
and to concur in his estimate of the
present organization.
Most of the concerts so years ago were
held in Convention Hall, over the pres
ent Center Market, which I believe was
the largest available auditorium then,
and others in the First Congregational
Church. Being then a young man near
20, I recall I felt quite proud to be Sc
lected to sing in double quartet which
had small part in one of the oratorios.
THEO. T. SMELL.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

horror, but father always said II
she would just leave things alone
he could always put his hands on
just what he wanted. The farm shop
was a place to store things, make
things and mend things. Yes, 1t
was all that. But it was also sort
OF a mems club-where good man
talk could have its way as hands
were busy and the stove sang
cheerful song against the gray
Storminess outside.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Too Many Wrecks
he Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
There are an alarming number of
train accidents, many of which, it seems,
could be avoided. The passengers, in
cluding many servicemen, have to travel
under this ominous shadow. Isn't there
something that can be done to give more
protection to travellers? Every one is
aware of the increased load of our trans
portation system these days, but there
are too many accidents, nevertheless.
ELIZABETH WEBER.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Appreciates Mr.. Kent's Chivalry

Appreciates Mr.. Kent's Chivalry
To the Editor of The Star:
Frank Kent's gallant defense of Miss
Frances Perkins is a splendid instance
Of the inherent nobility of American
character at its best. Miss Perkins is
worth at least a dozen of some of her
contemporaries. Her capacity for think
ing far exceeds that of either Mr.. Tobin
or Mr. Hillman. II these latter gentle
men were half the gentleman Frank
Kent has proven himself to be, they
would have admitted this long ago.
COMMON MAN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

! HE first official visit Effie Klinker,
Edgar Bergen's new wooden spin
ster, made was at my house. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

& mM HE first official visit Effie Klinker
\ Edgar Bergen's new wooden spin
ster, made was at my house. The
old gal, who Edgar says was
school teacher before she joined Charlie Nc
Carthy and Mortimer Snerd, was dressed to
/ the teeth for the occasion. She wore a. shirt
waist of purple taffeta, John Frederics hat
In green. and gaters-of all thngs-to say
nothing of a watch on her bosom.
Effe is so real found myself whispering
{ when i wanted to ask a question about her.
She gives you the same illusion that Charlie
Mccarthy gives, and since knew her when
she wasn't more than CLEAN in Bergen's eye,
. was intrigued
In fact, her embryonic stage began at a
dinner party. when Bergen decided he should
have girl in the family He drew a sketch of
middle aged woman on the table cloth. wish
1 had snatched that cloth and kept Effie's
first picture.
AS we talked that evening about six
months ago, Edgar warmed up to the subject
Help me find name for her, Louella,"
he begged.
So we started a contest through this col.
/ umn, promising to pay War Bonds to the one
who named the lady Ten thousand replies came
/ to Edgar and TO my desk, making my two
eyeEXorked= secretaries wish they-never had
heard of her. Fifteen persons suggested "Effie"
and each one received bond
After she was a reality, Edgar brought her
to call
Edgar Effie and sat on big sofa in the
living room. felt of her hair which is as real
as yours or mine.
SHOULD be-" said Edgar Its the finest
hair money can buy"
In fact. the lady herself and her complete
attire cost $4,000.
ASK her some questions" he prompted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

You might THINK would Ieel sen
conscious talking TO a dummy. Well, /
wasn't, because you feel she is as human
as if she were actually flesh and blood ~.
Edgar acts as if she were live person
just as he does with Charlie. IN
'How do you like Charlie?" asked
her. -
"Oh, he's smart Kid" she said,
'but he needs spanking. And I'll attend
to that"
"Are you going to have Effie as
Rabelaisian as Ophelia?" 1 asked Ed.
gar. Ophelia is the handkerchief crone
who has naughty ideas. Ia
"Oh, mercy, no." ne answered. EFF
fie is a proper bachelor girl"
What do you think of the postwar =
era?" asked Effie. ~
II think IL Is fine" she answered,
because we will have more men. Good.
ness knows we need them
who's your favorite actress" i
asked Effie.
Joan Bennett is the prettiest," she
answered. n
And so we had a picture taken Of
Joan and Effie. y
who's your favOrite actOr?"
queried her.
81 could go for Cary Grant," said
the old gal.
What an interview. with L. o. p. be.
ing entertained every minute of the time.
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this moving picture in its en-
tirety.
Beginning at p. m. sharp, the
film will run until $3.50, to be
followed by dancing and general
entertainment.
Hugh DeLacy, Democratic can
ditlate for Congress, will be fea-
tured guest at this social affair.
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Seattle Urban League
Calls for Membership
What Does Membership i'm Seattle
Urban league Offer?

What Does Membership in Seattle
Urban league Offer?
II offers:
/. A share in the democratic
way of life.
2. Participation in Community
activities which make for Civic,
Cultural and Social development.
3. Opportunity to support the
National Urban League, which for
33 years has been a champion for
National Unity between all Amer
leans and an effective force in al
leviating economic inequalities.
4. Increased benefits and infor-
nation about Negro life through
the different membership plans.
Plans:
/. Membership plan No. l
makes subscriber a full member
of the Seattle Urban League en-
titled to all rights and privileges
of membership. $1.00 per year.
2. Membership plan No. 2 gives
the subscriber one years sub
scription to Opportunity Maya
zine, and one years subscription
to the Seattle Urban League News
Letter, both of which shall be
sent to the members address.
Dues $500 per year.
Mail your check covering the
plan of membership desired by
you, giving your name in full, adj
dress and phone number.
A membership certificate will
be mailed vol upon receipt OF
your membership dues.
Please make your check pay
able to the Seattle Urban League.
Seattle Urban League,
326 Railway Exchange Bldg,
Seattle, 4, Wash.
DEAN e. HART,
Executive Secretary.
Keen OFF Date .IuIv 10Il
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Freddie Ray, VIM. Ride. Chas.
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Forgive, and God will forgive
thee.
Love is greater than aims.
Aims require the giving of
money-love, the giving of self.
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PORT BATTALION
DOES BIG JOB

AT Q H, NETHERLANDS
THEATER-Being the first Port
Battalion to land in North Arri-
ca with the invading forces In
November, 1912, was tough,
vet, backbreaking experience.
With the fighting and sniping go
ing on at the time, the record
established by the Negro soldiers
of this battalion was even more
impressive. Hard work has made
this port one of the busiest Army
overseas ports in the world.
The battalion was formed In
February, 1912 and trained at
the port of San Francisco where
valuable practical experience was
gained.
1t. Gen. Charles c. Lee. COM
handing general of the Services
of Supply in the European The
alter of Operations, specifically re-
quested this battalion for duty in
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Ethel Black Marries
Curtis c. Bearfield

Sunday afternoon in the Mt.
Olivet Mission, 1927 Jackson St.,
the Rev. Judson Swancy united
Ethel Black and Curtis Bearfield
in holy wedlock in the presence
of Reverends Harold r. Benja-
min and G. H. Copeland.
The couple will reside in Sc
attic.
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Seattleites Vacation

Mrs. Carrie Smith and Mrs
Alec Matthews, 165 22nd Ave,
are vacationing in the east. Mrs.
Smith. sister of Charles Beal, is
visiting relatives aud friends in
Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Matthews,
en- route to Birmingham, Ala.
will visit relatives ard friends in
Chicago. En- route. the ladios
stopped over in Portland, the
guests of Mrs. Dixie Lee Mott,
IS N. e. Cherry Court. They
will return via Los Angeles,
where they will spend the last
week of their vacation.
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of members to attain a state
charter.
Under the guidance of Mrs.
Squires, the Youth Council has
reached a functioning point with
officers, executive board and
standing committees elected by
the membership.
The following named members
and their officers constitute the
nucleus of the Youth Council and
will be the basis of the program
they will carry out. If you are
between the ages of 16 and 25
we urge you to become a mem
Der. Youth Council meets every
fourth Monday at s p. m.
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England. From July, 1912, until
the invasion of North Africa, they
worked on the docks of various
English portas perfecting them
selves in their jobs. They even
loaded the ships that they them
selves boarded for the invasion.
From Yakima with this contin-
gent is S-Sgt. John A. Woods, son
of Mrs. Della Mae Woods, sos N.
End.
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Interracial Concert

Rhearsal for the Interracial
Concert will be held Sunday aft
ernoon, July 2, at $3.50 o'clock
at the First Baptist Church, Har-
ward and Seneca Streets. Addi-
tional voices will be welcomed by
Mrs. A. e. Boardman, director of
tie chorus. Election of officers
for the group will be held and a
full attendance is urged.
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Battle of Russia
Polish Hall July 8

The complete film for Battle
For Russia" will be shown at the
July Sth Washington Common
wealth Federation Hootenanny to
be held in Polish Hall, 1714 18th
Ave, Seattle. This will be the
first time that Seattle audiences
will have the opportunity to see
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Photographers model,
Colored girl, very dark skin
preferred. Must have goo d
features and figure. Inexperi-
enced considered. Two evenings
weekly, $3.50 per hour. Write
giving phone or address,
height, weight and description
to Box 10 co this paper.
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YOUTH COUNCIL

Monday, June 18th, the meet
ing of the newly organized Youth
Council of the NAACP was held
at the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA.
The organization is showing a
great promise, having already
surpassed the required number
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Keep Off Date - July 10!