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Evening star., 1944-10-20
A Delicate Problem

The question of whether the
United States shall operate a secret
intelligence service in foreign coun-
tries after the war Is one which
must be given serious consideration,
but which, by its very nature, hardly
can be submitted to detailed public
discussion. Obviously, the more a
secret service is talked about the
less secret it is. Too much open dis
cuSSlon OF detailed plans would de-
stroy the value of any service that
might be decided upon.
Public attention has been directed
to the broad aspects of the prob
lem, however, by delayed publication
in the current issue of the American
Foreign Service Journal of some re-
marks made last July by DR.. Will
liam L. LANCER, chief of the research
and analysis section of the Office
of Strategic Services, before a State
Department committee studying
methods for improving the diplo-
matte service.
DR.. LANCER pointed out that reg
ular foreign service officers, at
tached to diplomatic missions, are
handicapped in their task of in
forming this Government fully about
the political, economic and military
trends in the countries to which
they are assigned because people
are obviously going to be extremely
careful" of what they say to a man
having an official status. "This
problem can only be solved by build
ing up secret intelligence service" !"
he asserted. He emphasized that
lack Of such service before the
outbreak OF the present war was "a
great weakness" of the United
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Pressure Groups and UNRRA
From the Tnronto Globe and Mall.

From the Toronto Globe and Mall.
Undoubtedly arguments can be ad-
vanced in behalf of any suffering nation
for special consideration, and perhaps
with greater sanction than pleas for
country with Italys record in this war.
UNRRA, however, is voluntary organi-
Zation created by the United Nations to
do a specific job, and its directors must
follow the course laid down. Were they
to listen to special pleas from Italy,
why not from every other nation? And,
doing this, how long would it take to
strike balance and get the work under
way? 1t is to be hoped UNRRA will
brush aside without ceremony every
attempt by pressure groups to influence
it, even though these groups get
certain amount of political pressure
behind them.
Evening star., 1944-10-20

Of 1912 when they conquered the islands
and are going to defend them to the
bitter end.
On the American side Gen. Macarthur
has two important advantages. He has
at his disposal the devastating gunfire
OF the fleet, which in previous engage
ments in the Pacific and on the Nor
mandy coast has proved irresistible, and
powerful air force, which has been
sent to him in the last few months in
order to make easier his task of liberat-
ing the Philippines.
Heretofore all Gen. MacArthurs STRAIT
egy has consisted in obtaining the
maximum success with minimum cost.
He has been successful because he has
hit his objectives with force much
greater than that of the enemy. This
Time, however, he Is up against a strong,
permanent force fighting from behind
well-organized defensive lines.
Gen. Macarthur expects, however. a.
good deal of assistance from the sub
stantial American Filipino guerrilla
force hidden in the mountains and the
sWamps OF the islands. The japanese
themselves were forced to admit last
week that the Philippine government"
OF the puppet president, Jose P. Laurel,
had some difficulty" in handling Fill
pino "brigands" assisted by Americans
who either managed to escape after
Bataan or were brought to the island by
American submarines.
These "brigands" are composed of
members Of the famous Filipino Scouts
to whom thousands of other natives
from all the islands forming the archi-
pelago have been added in the last two
years.
1t seems probable that the American
submarines which have been roaming
the waters surrounding the islands un-
hampered by the japanese Navy have
landed, in addition to a number of
American officers and men, ample arma-
ment and ammunition to be used by the
Filipino national army when the proper
moment arrived.
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States, and urged that the ques-
ton ''be attacked and solved for the
future"
Presumably the matter is receiv-
ing careful study by interested off,
cials, who believe that this Govern
ment will be at disadvantage in
postwar years if we do not have the
type Of information that only a
secret intelligence service could pro-
vide about what is going on in other
parts of the world. We can be sure
that other nations will maintain
such a service as a matter of course.
Through the unpublicized opera
tions of the Office of Strategic Serv-
ices we now are gaining some ex-
perience in this work.
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two best harbors (Manila and Subic
Bay but most of the airields This
region Is the heart of the japanese
hghting power in the Philippines.
Our operations along the Ryukyu
chain and against Formosa have been
directed toward cutting off the Philip
pines from help from Japan. The air
attacks against this heart" region have
been intended to reduce the japanese
fighting power actually in the Philip
pines by striking at the centers of that
power. The logical next step is to Sc
cure Judgement for our land-based
aircraft somewhere on the outer fringe
OF the great archipelago or perhaps two
or three such Judgements in areas where
the full japanese strength cannot be
brought to bear.
the Japanese cannot possibly have a
garrison on every single little islet: they
can occupy the larger islands, and such
smaller ones as may seem to them of
military Importance, but unless they
can quickly reinforce any one of the
Islands which is attacked they are in
the same position they were all the
way across the Pacific-exposed to sue
cessive concentrations of overwhelming
power against isolated garrisons, which
are thus picked off one by one.
This is also true of certain parts of
the Island of Luzon, especially on the
northern and eastern coasts. These
coasts are not easily accessible from
the Manila Bay area, and Japanese gar
risons at landing places along these
coasts may be almost as effectively
isolated as those on the lesser islands.
We may be sure the Japanese will
make desperate defense of the Philip
pines, and that these islands will not be
quickly or easily liberated. Much will
depend on the success of the first moves,
while We still have the advantage of
surprise; some such moves may be
feints, intended to throw the Japanese
commander off balance as he seeks to
make the best countermoves to meet our
attacks and deny us the initial successes
which from the time viewpoints are so
important to us.
The advantages in our favor are great,
and should be decisive-and it should
not be necessary for us to extinguish all
japanese resistance throughout the
Philippines before proceeding. to the
next step toward our ultimate objective.
(Copyright, 1914, New York Tribune, Incl
Evening star., 1944-10-20

means that, unlike the Nazis in their
Eur ,pean conquests, the Allies are
no, encouraging "quislings" nor at
te npting to reconcile Germans to
d .flnitive new order" in "collabora-
t on" with the Allied conquerors.
nat, in turn, means that this war
ime code is designed basically for
the facilitation of Allied occupation
and the protection of the Allied
troops in the process. 1t is thus
martial law" in the complete and
logical sense of the term.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
This Changing World
By Constantine Brown

The American forces in the Southwest
Pacific under the command of Gen.
Macarthur have begun operations which
will lead to the liberation of the Philip
pines before the end of the year.
The new offensive was made possible
by the action of the Pacific fleet which
drastically "softened" the Japanese air
power and pushed back to its home bases
the Imperial Japanese Navy which was
designated to prevent the landing of the
American amphibious forces.
Major operations in the Philippines
were scheduled last year to start some
time in 1945. The decision was reached
In August, 1943, when President Roose-
velt, Prime Minister Churchill and their
military stats had their first strategic
meeting at Quebec. But the spectacular
growth of Americas naval and air power
and the daring strategy adopted in the
Pacific area by the commanders of the
American naval, air and ground forces
moved the then established plans many
months ahead.
On two occasions, last June and again
this month, the Japanese Navy at
tempted to prevent the forward move
ment OF the Americans-and on both
occasions they discovered they were up
against far superior forces and had to
yield.
1t Is possible that the Philippine in
vasion will prove costly The prelimi-
nary operations in the Leyte Gulf and
against the tiny Suluan Island are re-
ported to have been successful without
much expenditure in life. But when
we reach vital objectives such as the
Mlndanao and Luzon areas the fighting
doubtless will be much more bitter than
we have seen heretofore.
The Japanese are believed to have
more than 100000 men in those areas
and there Is no question that they will
adopt the same suicide" tactics that
they used at Saipan and Peleliu. The
Japanese have worked hard to forti-
fy the Philippines since the spring
Evening star., 1944-10-20
inquiries About Lock Story

inquiries ABOUT LOCK Story
To the Editor of The Star:
Most newspapers have queer ways of
reporting strike news. For instance, in
at least dozen news items relative to
the threatened strike of the MESA in
Cleveland. the point was emphasized
that Elmer Torok broke "a 75c lock-"
and that the union members objected
to his discharge over that incident.
What newspaper readers are wonder
ing Is: What has the price of the lock
got to do with the case? If the value
OF the lock means anything, then it
would seem that the employer was at
fault in firing the man. On the other
hand, men have gone to prison for
breaking locks, under certain circum-
stances. Why, then, was there no news
report of why the lock was broken,
which is the real issue, it would seem?
Or was the story twisted just to smear
laborf HARRY MILES.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Campaigning by Necessity


public his letter to Mr.. Hannegan
saying that If nominated he would
accept and il elected he would serve.
Il would accept and serve" he wrote,
but I would not run, in the usual
partisan, political sense" He drew
an analogy between himself and the
soldier on duty in the line. He could
not withdraw. He had no right to do
that. Personal inclinat tions aside, he
would accept nomination and cleo
ton in the spirit of the soldier who
receives his orders from a superior
off1cer-in his case, the American
people.
Ten days later-tomorrow it will
have been three months ago to a
day-he accepted the nomination,
repeating that Il shall not cam
paign, in the usual sense, for the
office" In these days of tragic sor-
row, he said, Il do not consider it
fitting And in these days of global
warfare, Il shall not be able to find
the time" He would feel himself
free, however, to report to the
people the facts about matters of
concern to them and especially to
correct any misrepresentation"
The Presidents speech to the
teamsters was the first departure
from the attitude of the soldier,
sticking to his post in the line and
waiting for orders. That speech was
campaigning, in the usual sense,
fitting or uniting. The Presidents S
trip to New York tomorrow, his
scheduled appearance at the base
ball park in Philadelphia October 27,
his speech in Boston later on and
the reported engagement for an
other speech in Chicago-these are
not mere departures from the soldier
role. They mean that it has been
abandoned altogether. Starting to-
morrow the President is campaign
ing. He is getting in there to make
fight. He is not waiting for orders
from his superior officer any longer.
He is telling his superior officer.
The reason for all this Is obvious.
The reason is Governor Dewey. All
the signs, and none knows them
better than the President, indicate
that the Governors campaign has
been far more effective than the
President and his advisers had rea
son, three months ago, to believe it
would be. The President might con-
tlnue to watch and wait, silently to
walk his post until relieved. But by
doing that he also might lose the
election. There is no doubt, now,
that Governor Dewey has forced him
to run, and "in the usual partisan,
political sense"
That is a good thing. a healthy
and desirable state of affairs. It
would not be good thing II the
President, or any President, could
run for office by sitting still. It
would not be a good thing If the
opposition in this country were so
weak that the party in control could
bllsSfully ignore it. The whole tradi-
tlon of our politics demands that the
contenders for public office stake out
their claims and fight for them in
daylight before the people, sitting as
judges. If the President could be
elected for fourth time by remain
ing aloof from such mundane af
lars as a political campaign, it
might be complimentary to his as
sured powers But it would not be a
complimentary commentary on the
vigilance Of the American voter.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Historic Observation

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Worry over whether German and
Japanese guns are loaded would be IN
necessary if they hadn't any guns IN
the first place.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Hope Keeps En- Alive

From the st. Louis star-Times.
THE Democrats in Maine are remark
ably hopeful" says Henry Wallace. No
doubt. Any one who lives in Maine,
particularly Democrat, is necessarily
an optirnist.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

were taken into the new post at
the recent meeting in the Lewes
Fire Hall.
1t was decided that the post will
hold monthly meetings every Sec
ond Thursday in the month. For
the next two months. in connec-
ton with the current membership
drive, the post will hold additional
meetings every fourth Thursday
night in the fire hall. Lieutenant
Commander William Teal, ST., is
membership chairman.
Each member has been asked to
contribute a sum of money toward
the purchase of substantial war
bond TO be used as a nest egg to-
ward the purchase of a post home
at Lewes. which will be discussed
further at the end of the MEM
bership drive.
Roland Yokem of Millersburg,
Pa. and Miss Claire Shockley of
Wilmington and Nernetta Yokem
of Smyrna, were visitors among
friends at Rehoboth Beach and vi
cinity over the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

There will be church school this
Sabbath morning as usual.
The dinner given on election day
was a success as the ladies clear
ed seventy dollars.
The Cleaners met on Saturday
evening, November IL in the
church hall with the president,
Mrs. ]. S. Noble, presiding.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Elisha CULLEN en-
tertained to a family dinner on
Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Hall and Miss Elva Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hall and children, Jack,
David and Sandra, Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney Bennett and boys, Raymond,
David Lee and Mark. Their Satur-
day evening callers were Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Layton and son
Mearl
Jimmie Hooker of Rehoboth is
spending two weeks with his
grandmother and aunt, Mrs. Net
tie Hooker and Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Dukes, Mr..
and Mrs. Chester v. Townsend and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Steele
were the guests to a family dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Lewis of Dover last week.
Technical Sergeant Walter Bran
ford and Mrs. Branford are spend
ing a few days at Harrington with
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
LEWES

Mrs. William Ackerman of Wash
ington, d. c., is spending the week
here with her mother, Mrs. Frances
Brown, who is confined to her home
on Mulberry street because of ill
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ratledge mo-
tored to Virginia this week for a
visit with friends and relatives.
Winfield Brittingham is cOnfin-
ed to the Beebe Hospital because
of illness. Mr.. Brittingham has i'm
proved at this writing.
Mrs. Ida Chambers is spending
some time in Seaford with her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Fleming and daughter
Kay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evans of
Philadelphia have left for st. Pc
tersburg, Fla, after spending sew
eral days in Lewes with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Richards,
who have been making their home
in Lewes with Mrs. Richards par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Simp-
Ter, at their home on Savannah
Road for the past several months.
have moved to Blades. Mr.. Richards
is employed at the dupont plant in
Seaford.
Mrs. Harold F. Stevens is a pa
tient in the Beebe Hospital. Mrs.
Stevens many friends wish her
speedy recovery.
Private Joseph Coverdale. U. S.
Army. is spending a furlough in
Rehoboth and Lewes with his FAM
lily and relatives.
Mrs. Dan Danrow and daughter
Phyllis and Mrs. Justus B. Nay
lor spent Thursday of this week in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Prettyman
spent the weekend in Pitman. n. .
j., as guests of MIR. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Woodside.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Stanley Ma
tike, who have been living in the
Virden Apartment, LeVes, have
moved to Fort Dix, where Lieuten-
ant Natike has been transferred.
Mrs. Joseph Phipps, Jr.. and son
Joey of Ardsley, Pa, are the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps. ST..
and son Wayne at their home on
Canal street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virden Bryan are
moving the first of the month from
the Bryan property on Mulberry
street, into the home of William
o. Martin on Market street. Mr..
Wilson, who is in charge of the
Lewes L. S. o.. and family will Oc-
cupy the Bryan property. owned
by Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan Simpler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Wilson
have received word that their son.
Lieutenant Henry NJ. Wilson, has
arrived safely in England. Lieu
tenant Wilson is with a B-24 Liber-
atOr.
Mrs. Charles Perkins of Beverly.
y. j.. spent a few days during the
past week with her mother. Mrs.
Lucy Lowe. at her home on Kings
Highway. Mrs. Perkins may be
remembered as the former Miss
Edith Lowe of Lewes.
Mrs. John Shilling entertained
at a birthday party on Saturday ev-
ening at her home on Dewey ave
nue. in honor of Miss Jean Dodd.
The guests were Misses Hazel
Downs. Joan Marshall. Ann Mar
shall. Helen Brugge, Sara Carpen-
ter. Betty Dorman and Ruth Cone
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

in the control of imitation. The
money we put into these bond pur-
chases is temporarily removed
from our control and may, there
fore, not be used in bidding up the
prices for the things ordinarily
bought.
AS in life insurance where prog
ress in supplying the needs of the
community for protection is mea-
sured by the increase in the amount
of insurance in force on the books
of the companies, so in the fight
against initiation real progress is
measured by the actual increase in
the amount of war bonds outstand-
ing. Series E bonds, which have
been referred to as Peoples
Bonds" are, of course, most i'm
portant in this connection. These
bonds have been specially designed
for ordinary everyday people who
have money to spend. money which
if not invested in bonds might cas-
lily become inflationary money. The
following figures, which have been
supplied by the Treasury Depart
ment, indicate the growth in the
outstanding total of Series E bonds,
by quarters, since the beginning of
1943. The increases are due not
only to sales, but also to the incre-
ment in the value of the bonds
outstanding.
Series Z Bond Outstanding
4
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

their parents, Rev. and Mrs. II. v,
Branford.
Tuesday dinner guests with Mr..
and Mrs. Elisha Quillen were Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Quillen and daugh-
ters, Dorothy Ann and Arleen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Murray had
as guests during the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Murray of Up
per Darby, Pa. They also enter
tanned from Upper Darby yson Sum
day Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Stevens.
Little Miss Jean Ellen Lekites,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Le-
kites, Jr., of Bethany Beach, spent
Sunday night and Monday with
her grandmother, Mrs. Carl Le-
kites.
Mrs. Woodrow Murray spent the
weekend in Philadelphia with her
uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs. Asher
Holt.
Mrs. Nellie Mcgee is on the sick
list at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Cobb and
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

and the Messrs. Harold Crockett,
Phil Cunningham, Doug Conner,
Jim Short, Bob Maull, Bill Sheaf-
fer, Joe Kane, Edward Shockley
and Frank Shapiro. Mrs. Shilling
recently received word that her
husband, Major Shilling has ar
rived in France.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Macdonald
Halsey are being congratulated
upon the birth of a baby boy. Mac
Donald Brooke is the first grand
child in the Ingram family. Mrs.
Halsey will be remembered as the
former Miss Anne Ingram, daugh-
ter of Mrs. A. P. Ingram.
A resolution from the Laurence
Roberts Post of Wilmington con-
graduating w. c. Feaster, COM
mander and prime organizer of the
new Lewes Post. No. II. has been
received by the local unit, in which
the members of the Wilmington
Post extended their best wishes
for a successful career.
Twenty-one Legionnaires of the
Lewes Post, who were responsible
for completing the successful or
ganization recently, have been priv
ileged to sign their signatures to
the new charter. They are: Frank
H. Stevens, Jr., Lieutenant-Com-
mander William Teal, Sr., Arthur
H. Morris, w. Herald Brittingham,
Sr.. Walter C. Feaster. Earl A. X.
Davis, w. H. Brititngham. Jr..
Ralph B. Pierson, John X. Neal
son. William S. Walls, Sr.. Henry
n. Bexfield, DR.. G. NJ. Wiltbank.
Hirons Reese Clifton, Frank b.
Arthur R. Reed. William L.
Thompson and Thornton Shipley,
Sr.
Commander Frank S. Carter, L.
S. Navy. who was recently return
ed to civilian life after serving more
than three years as head of the
Harbor Entrance Control Post at
Fort Miles and at Montank Point.
n. j.. has transferred his member
ship to the Lewes Post from Hen
lopen Post, RehobOth Beach, also
Hirons r. Clifton. Five members
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
lin millions of dollars)

These figures indicate that while
the actual amount of redemptions
in the second quarter of 1914 were
almost three times the redemptions
in the first quarter of 1913, the
quarterly redemption rate increas-
cd only about One-fourth.
1t will be recognized that in
creasingly strenuous efforts have
been made in each of the loan
drives to secure larger number
of subscribers. AS more and more
new subscribers have been brought
in it is obvious that they are reach
ing the levels where families and
individuals have small, if any, cash
reserves. AS these levels are reach
ed redemption rates must reason
ably be expected to increase. The
family. for example. which places
every dollar not needed for current
living expenses in bonds. must OBJ
viously turn to these bonds when
funds are needed in an emergency.
Somewhat similar results have
long been noted i'll the experience
of life insurance companies. The
lowest rate of termination of life
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
Series Z Bonds

insurance policies is found III the
ordinary class of policies which are
written for amounts of $1,000 or
more. usually with annual premi-
ums; industrial policies which are
sold for small amounts. up TO
about $500, and paid for by weekly
premiums. have consistently shown
higher termination rates than ordi-
nary policies. and intermediate pol
icies for amounts up to $1,000 with
monthly premiums show termina-
ton rates in between industrial
and ordinary. In the case of one
company for example, the termi-
nation rate as a percentage OF the
business in force at the beginning
of the year was IL per cent for
ordinary policies. 81 per cent for
intermediate policies. and 2.9 per
cent for industrial policies for the
full year of 1943.
These life insurance lapse rates
are among the lowest on record and
they are the result of many years
of effort on the part of the COM
pany to enlighten its policyholders
on the advantages OF keeping nee
essary life insurance in force.