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Evening star., 1944-08-05
Is Initiation a Bugaboo?
BY Raym ond MoIey

The course of prices, production and
employment over the past year has
caused good many people to amend
their views on the prospects of postwar
imitation. The signs pointing toward
defation seem to be increasingly dis
tinct, and If current belief in the in
evitability Of imitation turns out to be
groundless. two men, DR.. julius Hirsch
and George E. Shea, jr.. editor of
Barron's Weekly, can say that they told
us so some time back
Barron's has reprinted, under the
title, THE Imitation Bugaboo." a series
OF articles dealing with various aspects
OF the subject, which they published
during the past year. 1t is impossible
to of1er fair summary of the argu-
ments OF DR.. Hirsch and Mr.. Shea's
comments on them In short column,
but the basis of their view is simple
enough. 73>
DR.. Hirsch, an economist Of world note
who served as price administrator In
Germany in the last war and who
served under Leon Henderson in the
OPA, contended a year ago that the
"in1ationary gap" anticipated by Wash
ington economists would be closed by
two forces. In the first place, he said.
American production would exceed all
Government estimates In the second
place. the savings Of the American
people would be far greater than an
ticipated. Both predictions now seem
more than verified.
DR.. Hirsch pointed out that while
the production of many forms Of dur
able goods for civilians was being dras-
tically reduced, the net loss in pro-
duction was being balanced by. an
enormous expansion in the production
Of nondurable goods At the very mo-
ment, last year. when pessimists were
predicting an American famine in 1914.
Evening star., 1944-08-05

Mr.. Hillman does, or approves al that
he does"
THERE you have It. In 1910. when the
New Deaf was waning In popularity, and
complaints against bureaucracy and
GENERALIZATION Of governmental power In
washington were rife, q distinction was
drawn between Mr.. Roosevelt and the
New Deal. Many Of the voters declined
to hold the President responsible. And
now, these labor leaders clinging TO the
President, are seeking to draw dis
tinction between him and his principal
supporters-Mr. Hillman and the CIO.
Whether they will be able to convince
the rank and file Of the workers Of the
AFL, the railroad brotherhoods and the
United Mine Workers Of America there
Is distinction between Mr.. Roosevelt
and his CIO backing remains to be seen.
HA
It is q ticklish problem for the Demo-
cratic campaign managers. They are
in no position to repudiate the CIO and
Mr.. Hillman-no matter how deeply
they are tarred with Communism
which. by the way. Mr.. Hillman and his
colleagues deny. Nor have they re-
pudiated the support of the chief Com
munist Of them all, Earl Browder, who
has gone SO far as to abandon the old
Communist party 50 that he and his fol-
lowers can give complete support to Mr..
Roosevelt.
American labor take it by and large,
Is not and has not been Communistic.
1t looks with disfavor on the infiltra-
ton Of Communists and their ideas into
the unions. 1t has viewed askance the
success of the left wingers in gaining
control of the American Labor party in
New York
The whole picture Of political activ-
ity by these more radical leaders is an
issue which the Roosevelt managers
have to face. The left wingers in the
CIO have made themselves unpopular
with the farmers-and with the SOL
diers. They have been the instigators
Of the strikes which have delayed war
production again and again. And the
Roosevelt administration has not
cracked down on them with the vigor
required.
The Republicans are coming q new
tag for the Democratic ticket-Roose-
velt, Browder and Hillman. II they
make 1t stick there Is trouble ahead.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
The Political Mill
By Could LixcoIs

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Labor leaders In
Chicago, American Federation Of Labor
as well As CIo. say emphatically that
President Roosevelt's support among
the workers will be as strong or stronger
than in the past when election day is
at hand. Admittedly this support !. Q
sine qua non so far as q Roosevelt
victory Is concerned
American Federation leaders, how
ever, are incensed over the manner in
which the Political Action Committee
OF the CIO, and more recently its Citi-
zens' Committee, has sought to domi-
nate the political picture. They realize
that the CIO has undertaken to run the
Democratic party-and has done SO in
some Of the States. II they needed a
demonstration, the recent attempt Of
the CIO to bring about the nomination
OF Vice President Wallace to succeed
himself is sufiicient.
The AFL understands quite well that
II Roosevelt and the Democratic party
lean upon the CIO and its committees
for q November victory, the CIO will
be the fair-haired boy In Roosevelt
fourth-term administration. It wants
to see Mr.. Roosevelt reelected, but It
does not want the whole credit to 20 to
its rival labor organization. Further
the federation has in mind the fact
that IN the earlier days OF the Roosevelt
Administration the National Labor Rela-
tions Act was used to the advantage OF
the CIO-and bitterly the AFL leaders
complained about this in the past.
A prominent Federation leader here,
discussing the situation. said fatty that
ANY worker who does not support
Roosevelt is the coming election will be
disloyal to the man who has done more
for organized labor in this country than
any other President.
X \
He Is above the CIO and its COM
mittee," this leader continued. Il have
no use for Sidney Hillman and the
radicals and Communists who are con-
trolling or seeking to control the CIO.
consider Mr.. Hillman a traitor to the
people who made 1t possible for him to
get where he is. But the fact that he
and his organization is backing the
President in this election does not
mean that Mr. Roosevelt believes as
Evening star., 1944-08-05

operations are being conducted by
rubber boat navies." the collapsible
craft being dropped by airplanes. in
fiated, and navigating the inundated
regions. This reveals the dificulties
Of campaigning on a major scale.
When the monsoon season broke
two months ago. three distinct cam
paigns were In progress. The first
Of these was on the Manipur border
OF India, where an ambitious Jap
anese attempt at invasion had been
halted. With their land communi-
cations washed out. those japanese
forces are disintegrating and are
being mopped up by British and
Indian troops.
The second campaign was that
conducted by our own General Still
well commanding mixed American,
British and Chinese forces. Coming
down from Northern Burma, Still
wells objective has been a junction
with Chinese armies operating from
Yunnan and a linking up OF the
highway he has been building as he
advanced with the old Burma Road.
Stilwell's progress was blocked by
the japanese base at Myitkyina, the
northern terminus Of the Burmese
railway system. He had just laid
siege to this stronghold when the
monsoon rains began. Similarly, the
Chinese from Yunnan had crossed
the Salween River barrier but were
held up by Japanese garrisons at
strong points along the Burma Road.
Despite terrific handicaps both
these campaigns are forging slowly
ahead. Stilwell's troops have at last
broken into Myitkyina, while on the
very same day American bombers
blasted the thick walls of Tengyueh,
the toughest Japanese garrison
point on the Burma Road. The out
posts of the converging armies are
now barely twenty miles apart,
albeit that twenty miles Is almost
inaccessible mountain country.
However, the whole Japanese situa-
ton in Upper Burma is being
undermined, and when the mon
soon season ends next October the
Allies will be in position to join
hands and open a new route into
China. This is becoming the more
imperative as the Japanese drive
through Central China gains mo-
mentum, largely because the Chi
nese armies lack modern equipment
Of every kind. The reopening OF the
Burma Road next autumn would
have military and psychological ef-
fects Of the greatest Importance.
The foundations Of that triumph are
now being heroically laid in the
muck of the monsoon rains.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
The Artistic Life
By David Laurence
m the Quebec L'Evenement-Journ,,.

AoAAA SAAe SheoeS - EVcucm enL-J0urnAi.
With the reconstruction program
there opens up new life in this coun.
try. The federal government, concerned
over welfare Of the people, has out
lined program that carries into
peacetime economy and the develop.
ment Of our natural resources and the
country's cultural wealth. There is A
good augury in the establishment of art
and cultural centers in the principal
cities, and the projected expenditure
OF $40 1000, 900 could not be devoted to n
better cause. The promoters of this
project nourish fine intentions, because
they inaugurate an era in which the
country voluntarily undertakes, late
though 1t may be, to follow a road long
ago taken by our neigh5ors. Our artists.
our musicians, our writer's will in future
find field Of action better suited to
their aptitudes and their works: our
cities will be endowed with well.filled
art galleries, music studios, art studios.
exhibition and concert halls where
artistic and literary life can develop
without hindrance.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
An Important Victory
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The long siege Of Myitkyina is over,
and the major japanese stronghold in
North Burma is in Allied hands.
The significance of this success may
well be overlooked at the moment, when
such great events are taking place on
the European battlefield, but 1t is well
to keep in mind that the European war
Is drawing toward its close, and that
the eyes Of us all will presently be
turned toward Asia and the reckoning
with Japan. Toward the completion of
that reckoning, the capture of Myitkyina
Is an important step. It gains added
Importance from the news that on the
same day the Chinese fought their way
into Tengyueh, the last Japanese-held
center on the Yunnan frontier opposite
North Burma. Thus material progress
Is being made toward establishing road
communication between India and
China.
Probably the next Allied objective in
this area Is the river town of Bhamo,
which controls road running eastward
to junction with the old Burma Road
from Lashio. If Bhamo can be taken
and held, there will be no remaining
obstacle-save natural and engineering
dihiculties-to the completion of the
Ledo Road to join the Burma Road.
Probably the taking of Bhamo will be
a hard job; and to hold Bhamo it will
doubtless be necessary to capture and
hold the communications area around
katha and Indaw, where the railway
and highway from Mandalay to Myitky-
ina lie very close to the great natural
highway of the Irrawaddy River But
Gen. Stilwell can now devote all his
energies to the accomplishment of these
tasks. His position in North Burma is
now firmly consolidated, and the jap
anese threat to his communications in
the Imphal area has been definitely
disposed Of
X X
It remains to ask what the actual
value of the reopening of road COM
munication with China will be. Per-
haps its greatest and most immediate
dividend will be moral rather than
military. AS Allied truck conveys be-
gin to arrive in Running and Chung
king, the effect on the morale of the
long-isolated Chinese should be highly
favorable. Here at last they will see
definite evidence that they have not
been forgotten or abandoned by their
Allies. Even though the sum total of
the help that thus reaches them each
month will not be great, 1t viii be
something, and something purchased
at a high cost in effort and In lives.
The material effect will be moderate
at first. The capacity of the old Burma
Road was never estimated by the Chi
nese at more than 5000 tons month.
That of the new I ed0 Rnad is eYnected
to be greater. but after junction with
the Burma Road Is effected 1t is obvi-
Gus that very considerable engineering
improvements will have to be under
taken along the course Of the old Goad
before its capacity can be brought up
to that Of the new highway.
If, however, deliveries of 5000 tons
month In high-octane gasoline, lubri-
cants and bombs can be started q soon
as the roads are linked up, and pro-
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Letters to The Star
Gandhi-ism in Central America
Praised BY Michigan Reader

TO the Editor Of The star:
Recently an interesting movement has
been called to my attention. Within
the space Of month two revolutions
have occurred wherein ruthless dictators
have been overthrown. In both In
stances the victors used little or no vio-
lence. Americans should ponder this.
We have been too much concerned with
wars Of violence, tanks, battleships, air.
We have come to rely on physical force
as the only method Of solving disputes.
Yet in these two revolutions tyrannical
violence was ineffective and the power
Of machine guns was nullified by nom
violent direct action. Both these revo-
lutions received scant notice by the
press
refer to the ousting Of the El Sal
vadoran dictator Hernandez, and the
Guatamalan, Ubico.
On April an armed revolt against
Hernandez broke out in the army of El
Salvador. At first the armed revolt
seemed to be succeeding, but Hernandez
rallied his forces and after q two-day
battle routed the revolutionaries and
captured number Of their leaders.
Then the dictator began man hunt.
On April "a the countrys students
printed and distributed leafiet, which
called for a general strike and gave
specific directions. Leading the revolt
themselves the high school and univer-
sity students left their classes. The
rest of the population co-operated. Pos
tai and government Offices were va
Gated, stores were closed, garbage piled
up in the Streets transportation was at
a standstill. Within a week the coun-
try was paralyzed
Confronted by the will of the people,
. force which was stronger than his,
Dictator Hernandez fed the country.
The revolution had lasted a week.
The idea of nonviolent direct action
spread. The people of Guatemala had
long been oppressed. They, too, desired
to be rid Of their dictator. Here again
students began the movement, but it
quickly spread through the population.
Everyone stopped working.
Although the people had largely re-
Trained from violence, Dictator Ubico
was ruthless. His police strobe through
the capital. Mostly they threatened, but
often they killed. The people would
not yield. After IL days Ubico resigned.
People scoff at Gandhi and his meth
ods. They say his philosophy is only
applicable to India. Yet here are two
instances of these methods being put
into effect. We can learn from them.
RICHARD LAZARUS.
Germfask, Mich.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Reinforcing the VINO

In view Of the fact that the War
Manpower Commission extended its
priority referral system to the Ma
ton as a whole more than month
ago, with employment ceilings de-
creed for all firms in labor shortage
areas. the directive issued yesterday
by War Mobilization Director James
F. Byrnes is somewhat confusing,
since it seems to encompass little
more than the procedures already
provided for by the VINO program.
1t must be presumed, in the circum-
stances, that Mr.. Byrnes' orders are
designed primarily to reinforce that
program and to emphasize the i'm
portance of making it a success.
BY and large, war output sched-
ules are holding up very well, but as
Mr.. Byrnes points out, changing
battle requirements have created an
urgent demand for certain types of
weapons and materials, particularly
heavy guns and ammunition, bombs,
radar equipment, trucks, tanks, con-
Struction equipment, tires and tent
age fabric. The more these are
turned out and the sooner they are
placed in the hands of our armed
forces, the, quicker will our enemies
be defeated. but because many
workers are shifting from essential
jobs to nonesSential ones, there is
at present a serious shortage of
labor in plants producing these
items. Mr.. Byrnes' directive there
fore places special emphasis on the
VINO program to channel manpower
to points where 1t is needed, using
such controls as employment CELL
ings and priorities.
Perhaps the main significance of
Mr.. Byrnes' action is that it throws
the full weight of his Office behind
the efforts of the VINO. Thus, al
though his orders neither change
nor add to the VINO program in any
essential respect, they instruct all
other Federal agencies concerned to
cooperate fully with that program,
applying any lawful sanctions to
help make it success. II a plant,
for example, fails to comply with
employment ceilings, organizations
like the War Production Board, If
the VINO so requests, will be eX-
pected to stop or reduce the alloca-
ton OF materials to that plant, and
the same sort of action will be ex-
pected of governmental units con-
trolling the use of fuel, power,
transportation, etc. Mr.. Byrnes
makes clear, too, that there can
be no increased civilian output in
any area-such as is contemplated
by Chairman Nelson of the WPB-
without prior approval by the VINO.
In thus strengthening the hand of
the War Manpower Commission, MIR.
Byrnes stresses that there must be
vigorous action all along the line
If critical arms production is to be
turned out on time and in sufficient
quantity without resort to a ma
tional service law And since one
of the remotest things in the world
Is the prospect that such a law will
be enacted, we must hope that his
words will be needed and that the
VINO program will succeed.
Evening star., 1944-08-05

In supposedly inefficient democ-
racies too many cooks may spoil the
broth, but even so the situation is
better than in dictatorship where
one chef, unopposed, can cook up a
mess and get the whole country in
the SOup.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Wants 'Musketeers' Unclaimed

Wants 'Musketeers' Unclaimed
To the Editor Of The Star:
Several Sundays ago ran across the
concluding strip in your comic paper
presentation of THE Three Muskateers," !"
and truly, I haven't yet recovered from
the shock.
Believe me, have no criticism of
presenting the classics in comic strip
form. think it's grand idea, but, I
ask you. sir, did you read the story of
The Three Musketeers" as you carried
1t IN your funny paper-through the
Bell Syndicate, I think 1t was?
In that concluding strip to which I
make special reference, we find Con-
stance Bonacieux alive and about to be
reunited with M. D'Artagnan, we find
that milady. alias Countess de la Fere,
alias Lady de Winter alias de- Schef-
field, has met her end through drowning
or some such not so repulsive means.
The shade of Dumas must be whirline
in his ghostly wrappings. Any properly
brought up eighth-grader would know
tnat Constance was poisoned, that
Milady was executed-beheaded. indeed
by the axman Of Lille after trial by
Athos, Porthos, Aramis. D'Artagnan and
Lord de Winter. charged with crimes
that included the poisoning of Con-
stance.
What kind of sacrilege is this-and
what purpose does it serve? What's
wrong with Dumas as he wrote? Is this
comic strip genius going to amend
Dumas? AS things sit, 1 expect we can
look forward to beautiful strip which
tells us that Romeo and Juliet we're
saved from death at the last moment
by Superman. that Tom Sawyer had a
commercial pilots license and that Kit
Carson carried Government dispatches
IN jeep. GERALD w. MOVIUS.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Anniversary Lending?
From the Topeka Capital.

Provided our forces in the Pacific con-
tinue to progress as fast as they have
during the last few months, Gen. Mac
Arthur Will be able to land troops on
Mindanao. Philippine Islands, on De-
cember Z, the anniversary Of the Pearl
Harbor debacle. Nothing would please
him more. When he left the Philippines
he promised he would return. And his
trip back u already well under way.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Urges Compact Holdings

Az tue GQlLOf OF Inc star.
In the early days of the republic
long caravans of white topped Co.
nestogas carried settlers into the Far
West. If Indians threatened, the wagons
were brought together in the form of a
circle or oval. When in a scattered line,
these outfits were weak; when put in
compact form, they were strong.
The simple principle involved in this
defense against Indian attack applies
to nations. If the British Empire were
IN compact form, it would not fear
Germany. Because it is far-flung across
the face Of the earth, it has become
sick and anemic. Russia almost will
certainly remain a mighty nation in
definitely, because, among other rea-
sons, its territory is in one piece.
Short-sighted persons are urging the
United States to take over rights in the
Arabian oil fields, at Dakar and in dis
tant isles of the Pacific. This is DO
litical madness The conquest and pur-
chase of the Philippines probably was
the most stupid action ever taken by
this country. Our long-range policy on
this point should be limited to acquisi-
ton of foreign holdings in this hemi-
sphere. This should be done by nego-
tiation, not by war. ADAM QUILL.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Praise for Oracle

To the Editor of The Star:
Can we not have more of Oracle
Aliens pseudo-naive political COM
ments? have enjoyed them i'm
mensely during both conventions and
am sure that her sense of humor, COM
mon sense and ability to hit the nail on
the head have not deserted her since
she mourned the extreme poverty which
may force our multi millionaire royal
family to 'live In a park" and sug-
gested that the Republicans were get
ting quite roasting, even though the
weather was cooler"
I hope ouf Republican politicians, in
cluding the ever-polite Mr.. Dewey, will
continue their restraint and ignore the
innuendoes hurled at them by their
somewhat fidgety opponents.
The thing that has happened to the
Democratic party is what almost In
evtably occurs to any party SO long
in power. No matter how Realistically
1t started out, IL years invariably
would bring the bosses to the top
one reason why We Americans ir,stinc-
lively feel that two terms Is enough for
any party. GEORGIA REDWAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Subs Sink IA Jap Ships
Continued from Page 1)

down as follows:
 Sunk-18 combat and no non- combatant; probably sunk-one com- bat, seven non-combat and damaged three combat and 50 non-combat.
 '"The growing shortage of cargo and transport vessels is becoming very apparent by the way the Japa- nese are conducting their opera tions" he said. We are getting an increasing number of their tankers. We have had very good luck"
 When a reporter mentioned that several weeks ago Admiral Ernest J. King commander -in-chief of the U. s. fleet said that the Japanese have improved their anti-subma- rine tactics, Knox replied: 'The total number of American submarines lost for the period of the war is amazingly small. Admiral King is right about the Japanese improving their tactics. But by the same token, evasion by our Subna- rines has also improved"
 Knox told his press conference that Japanese bFoadcasts of an al- legged continuation of American at- tacks on Guam, were for Japanese home consumption" Text of Navy communique No. 5O7: Pacific and Far East:
 "1. U. s. submarines have re- ported the sinking of IA enemy ves- sels in operations in these waters, as follows:
 "One large tanker
 zone medium cargo transport
 "One small cargo vessel ''l1 medium cargo vessels
 "2 These actions have not been announced in any previous Navy Department comnunique."