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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-03
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Evening star., 1944-04-10
Maj. George Fielding Eliot

success in the Bay of Bengal. Moreover,
1t abandons the job of protecting the
sea-borne communications Of the Burma
garrison. 1t has abandoned good many
Japanese garrisons lately; If it goes
home, and thus gives up Burma too, the
leaders, of the army might well have
something unpleasant to say about it.
But the main job Of the Japanese
feet just now Is to guard the vitality
important sea lanes Of Japan along the
China coast through the Strait Of
Formosa. If these sea lanes are inter-
rupted, all the Japanese conquests south
of Formosa are lost, and with them
Japan's main sources Of supply dron,
tin, oil, RUBBER. Moreover, If Admiral
Nimitz can come through to the China
coast, Japan's continental conquests are
in Jeopardy.
Since the Japanese main islands are
not Immediately in jeopardy, while their
sea communications are now definitely
menaced, it is obviously the task of the
fleet to protect the latter. and not to
convert itself into what Admiral Mahan
has called fortress fleet" by running
back to its home bases.
The sea lanes can much better be
protected by a Japanese fleet operating
inside the South China Sea, with Singa-
pore as its main base and Hong Kong
and Tormosa as northern bases, than
BY . feet operating from Sssebo and
Annamioshime.
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Evening star., 1944-04-10

change IN administration with q mini
mum OF friction, passion and fear, neu-
tralizing factionalism and creating a
middle ground.
Now, In 50 decisively rejecting Mr.
Wiukie, Republican party membership
seems TO be content not with half a
loaf Of even three-quarters of loaf, but
to want the whole loaf:
The jubilation among the McCor-
micks, Psttersons, Gerald L. K. Smiths
ct al, Is rot gratifying A Willkie can
didacy would have given them little to
say. Since their attitudes discourage
our Allies and comfort and encourage
our enemies, that would have been q
distinct asset.
Nor could the party have rejected
Mr.. Willk'e out Of fear that he would
lose them the elections. I doubt wheth-
er any other candidate would have
taken more votes from Mr.. Roosevelt,
presumine that he runs again. Indeed,
the pressures now upon the President
to run wiz be enormous, for rightly or
wrongly the withdrawal Of Mr.. Wiukie
will be considered triumph for the
Republican diehards and liberals will
1eel JnaC, without the President as q
candidate, they will be effectively dis
franchised.
I say rightly or wrongly" because it
Is not clear to what extent the rejec-
ton OF Mr.. Willkie really is triumph
for the Republican super-duper nation
alists and social reactionaries.
There are many variables recorded,
think, by the vote.
Mr.. Willkie has been trying to purge
the party. Now, parties do change, but
purges seem to be against the American
temper. When the President was at
the pinnacle Of his popularity and pow
er, he tried It, with unfortunate results.
Previously, Theodore Roosevelt had
tried it and failed. And Mr.. Willkie was
trying it before he was in effective
control
Also, in his speeches Mr.. Willkie has
given confused impression. Verbally
Evening star., 1944-04-10

westward fron1 Truk? If so, the desti-
nation of that fleet must have been
Singapore; it could not have been the
japanese home bases.
Then there is the statement of Prime
Minister Churchill that a powerful
battle fleet" Isl assembled under Admiral
Sir James Gomerville's command in
the Indian Ocean. This looks as though
the Prime Minister thought 1t neces-
sary to give such assurance, a thought
which may have arisen from anticipa-
ton that Japanese attack might be
coming, or perhaps from knowledge
that an Allied amphibious operation was
soon to be directed across the Bay Of
Bengal, possibly with the Andaman Is
lands as its first objective.
From the point Of view of simple logic,
the Stattoning Of the main Japanese
naval power in the South China sea
makes great deal of sense. The jap
anese fleet is a seeker Of opportunity.
1t cannot hope to fight Admiral Nimitz'
full power; 1t must look for a chance
to cut off detachment. But the jap
anese Navy is badly in need of a little
prestige; and If it cannot find a chance
to attack an American detachment, DOS
sibly 1t can find such a chance In the
Bay OF Bengal, against the British,
whose full strength Is probably at this
time rather less than the American
strength In the Pacific.
II the Japanese fleet goes back 10 its
home bases, It abandons any hope Of q
Evening star., 1944-04-10

manned a candidate, the campaign
would not have been acrimonious and
at home and abroad no fear would have
been engendered that foreign or domes-
tic policies would bet set adrift.
When one is fighting a bitter foreign
enemy for total victory, what one needs
at home between parties is peace with
out victory Two men have recognized
that-the President and Mr.. Willkie.
Both have tried to heal factional riffs
by creating common ground of agree
ment in the area between them. Mr..
Roosevelt, for his part, has regretfully
discouraged many Of his most enthu-
siastic supporters by moving to the
right. His present administration Is
neither New Deal nor even Democrat.
Important administration posts, notably
Army, Navy and WPB, are in the hands
of Republicans. Against the criticims
of the progressives, he has supported
the conservative Cordell Hull in the
State Department..
X X
Mr.. Willkie, for his part, has tried to
move his party to the left, away from
bigoted nationalism and toward pro-
gressive social outlook at hand. That
attitude would have made it possible to
Evening star., 1944-04-10

allow the pressures of left or right wing
or Of this or that national group to
iInpair their objectivity can complain
now rs to an alleged reticence or a
failure to chart the course to peace
which! our Government has embarked
on.
The underlying counsel of the Secre-
tary's statement Is patience and fore
bearance and running through 1t, too,
is an implicit caution that we must bear
strongly In mind the relationship of
military command to civilian affairs in
other countries where liberation by the
armies OF the United Nations is to occur.
1t Is clear that Gen. De Gaulle and his
followers must not allow their ambitions
to mess up military movement for
which the Allies have given vast
amounts of equipment and on which our
high command is dependent to hold Ger
tain sectors Of the invasion front in due
time.
The Atlantic Charter is mot q code of
law from which detailed answers to
every question can be distilled by pains
taking analysis Of Its words and
phrases" says Mr.. Hull" but he adds
that ut points the direction in which
solutions are to be sought" The "es-
sential understanding and unity Of ac-
ton" ainong Great Britain, the United
States. China and Russia, according to
the secretary's statement, is mot in
substitution or derogation OF unity
among aae United Nations" He makes
it plain that an international organiza-
ton is desirable but points out that
without IAN enduring understanding"
between these four nations on funda-
mental purposes and their obligations
to one another, all organizations to
preserve peace are creations on paper
and the path Is wide open again for
the rise, Of new aggressor.
This rs common sense and horse
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Dorothy Thompson

persuasive In his criticisms, their con-
tent seemed to evaporate upon analysis.
It sometimes seemed-incorrectly-that
he was more solicitous for our Allies
than for the United States.
Now, all countries become more ma
tionalist, not less, during q war. This
Is one of the unfortunate accompani-
ments OF war, which often threat
ems future peace. Mr.. Willkie knows
this, and 1t concerns him, but in en-
phasizing tnternationalism it Is not
wise to sponsor a sort Of chauvinist
altruiSm but rather to advance the
sound common sense reasons why Wig
orous participation in world affairs Is
to our interests. Mr.. Wilkie OCCASION
ally seemed willing to subordinate our
own welfare to other countries-as when
he called for q second front In 1912,
which would manifestly have been dis
astrouS then.
The Republican party is in thorough
need of liberalization. But there are
numerous forces within it working for
that end in quiet way. Whether or
not they win they are rather more
likely to do so by plodding inside work
than by outside fireworks.
Also, developing public opinion will
influence policies. Curiously enough, I
believe that most Americans are for
what Mr.. Willkie is for, though not
exactly in Mr. WILKES way. In this
he suffers from the same reactions
which have afflicted the career Of the
President. The New Deal would have
been more popular If Its means had
been less calculated to get in peoples
hair.
So now. though the Republicans have
broken their most liberal candidate,
1t does not necessarily follow that they
will shelve his ideas. He has been a
way-opener and q fighter willing to
sacrifice himself for his cause. Unfor-
tunatedly, way-openers usually do pay
by personal sacrifice. Their cause may
win while they lose.
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Evening star., 1944-04-10
Objects To 4.F LEGISLATION

10 tne Eoltor OF Tne Star:
It has taken me quite a while to
decide whether or not conditions war
rant the enactment of any coerciye 4-F
legislation whatsoever. It has been
doubly hard to decide my own attitude
because I myself am in the 4-F classi.
fication.
The reasons proposed for the enact
ment OF such legislation seem to be
these: !. There Is q labor shortage in
essential industries. Production records
cause me to feel that this is not an
important argument. 2. The men in
the services are in favor of Government
control over those who were rejected to
see that these 4-Fs make their contri-
button to the war effort.
Are the men In the armed forces
Jealous OF those in civilian clothes? Per-
haps by instinct, yes; but no serviceman
yet has expressed the feeling to me that
I should be doing war work.
II a man is where he feels he is best
fitted, then he is happy. think happy
man at any job, essential or non-essen-
tial, is making contribution to the
war effort.
Our Constitution permits the raising
OF armies Tor the defense Of our Nation.
but in no other crisis in our history have
those who did not meet the reuuire-
ments Of soldier been forced into work
supporting the war effort. Will we scrap
another sacred constitutional protec-
ton OF the individual? Is that in line
with what we are fighting for?
Army rejects already are conscious of
the fact that they are unfit for military
service. I believe such an attitude as
would result from the public accepting
AZ legislation will make it more diff
cult for the unfit to adjust themselves
whole-heartedly to their jobs.
This same consciousness of being ex-
cluded from the military will tend to
creep into the minds of every civilian.
In my opinion that consciousness is al
ready strong enough.
MERRILL SICKLES, Jr.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Bond Sales Might Decline

10 the Editor OF The Star:
II 1t is sound economy only to pay the
interest on our national indebtedness
and let the principal stand, as, accord
ing to we'll known columnist the New
Deal economists are trying to teach in
our colleges, then why not carry the
idea further by letting John @. Public
only pay the interest on his taxes and
let the principal stand?
OF this feel rather sure: In view of
the Important part that money plays
In our lives and of the high regard in
which 1t is held, If the repayment Of
pecuniary Indebtedness is not to be con-
sldered a moral obligation, then there
Is little reason to expect any other
agreement between men to be considered
morally binding
j. J. SPERRY,
Evening star., 1944-04-10

ana emDOd1eS cause 1Or WHICH Cney
can fervently make the needed sacri-
fees
The document ought to be printed
and reprinted widely, for 1t is a simple
explanation of the trials and tribula-
tions Of a Government that Is trying to
make worth while the tremendous ex-
penditure Of energy and resources that
are being mobilized In the march to
victory.
The pronouncement suffers but little
that it has not come earlier, though,
indeed, impatient critics have been ex-
pressing q recurrent insistence during
the last several months for something
Of this kind. It Is regrettable that diplo-
matte silence has had to be maintained
so long, for candor would have been
even more persuasive heretofore.
But the declaration of American for
eign policy has been made and only
those who are concerned with captious
or petifogging detail, those who want
to accomplish q reconstructed world by
next week or next month or those who
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Agreement in ltuIy?

History records that the Italians
are masters of that art of complex
political maneuver which they
themselves call "combionazione.
The announcement just made by
the "Junta," the joint leaders of the
six political parties known as the
Italian Committee of Liberation,
gives hope that a way has been
found out of what looked like q
hopelessly scrambled situation.
When the Allies invaded Italy last
summer they made a deal with the
de facto regime headed by Marshal
Badoglio under the titular authority
Of King Victor Emmanuel. Under
this arrangement, Badoglio was
granted limited diplomatic recogni-
ton, at least until the fall of Rome
to the Allies. While this was agree
able to the conservative and royalist
elements, it reused the bitter oppo-
sition of all the groups Left of
Center" to use the parliamentary
phrase. These groups, ranging from
Liberals to Communists, denounced
the Badoglio regime as crypto-
Fascist, demanded the elimination
Of both the King and Crown Prince
Umberto and urged the Allies to
recognize their Liberation Commit
tee as the proper basis for Italy's
redemption from the Fascist taint
and Nazi domination. The Amer
ican and British governments, how
ever, continued to support Badoglio,
despite agitation by the Junta and
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Our Strength in the Pacific

Admiral Nimitz's report on the
Palau, zap, Ulithi and Woleai at
tacks OF March 1881 is, In effect. a
report on American striking power
of genuinely awe-inspiring dimen-
sions. Beyond that, it suggests the
possibility that we now have suf-
f1cient strength deployed in the
Pacific to undertake new offensives
more far reaching and decisive
than any since our marines first
landed on Guadalcanal almost two
years ago.
The facts in the Nimitz COM
munique speak pretty much for
themselves. In three-day period,
with probably the most powerful
naval force ever assembled, we
moved at will deep into the enemy's
Central Pacific defense system more
than 1000 miles west of Pearl Har-
Dor and fewer than 900 miles east
of the Philippines. And there, in
the heart of the Carolines, we de-
f1nitely destroyed 100 japanese
planes and probably destroyed "A
more. In addition, besides pulver-
izing scores of buildings and i'm
portant installations on the islands,
we sank % ships, including two des-
troyers and another combat vessel,
and beached Or disabled 18 others,
including a battleship-all at a cost
to us Of rs aircraft and 18 fliers
lost, and not a single surface unit
damaged.
These figures are eloquent of the
truly amazing naval-air strength
We have developed In the past few
Evening star., 1944-04-10

years-a strength which Is made to
seem all the more overwhelming by
the fact that as soon as they sighted
It's approach, the japanese were
cowed by it and fled as fast as
they could with most of their war
ships from Palau and environs.
They had had taste of the same
thing only a month before-in the
Marianas on February % when 1876
OF their planes were destroyed and
IL OF their vessels sunk or damaged,
and at Truk on February 1917
when their losses added up to 201
planes destroyed and 20 vessels
sunk or damaged. In the circum-
stances, this latest of the enemy's
refusals to risk major elements of
his fleet against ours is not hard to
understand.
Yet, sooner or later, the japanese
must take such a risk or eventually
forfeit all their island conquests.
For with what our forces have al
ready accomplished in the Mar
shalls, in the Solomons, in the Bis
marck Archipelago, in the Admiral
ties and on New Guinea, the road
westward to the Philippines
General Macarthur declared not
long ago-is now opening up to us
for smashing new advances. More
over, the fact that Palau is farther
FROM Pearl Harbor than is Toxic
suggests that great attacks on
Japan proper are not at all incon-
ceivable as near-future possibility.
At some point, the enemy must try
to stop us. But the question of
where, when and how probably tor
ments TOTO quite as much as the
same kind of question torments
Hitler on the other side of the world.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Luxury Tax Held Hardship.

To the Editor Of The Star:
That our lawmakers should have at
least an elementary understanding of
economics, sociology, political science
and psychology has come to be a gen.
orally accepted fact.
But over and above these REQUIRE
ments, they should know by this time
that the morale Of soldiers and sailors
is just about as important as the ma
terial fighting goods supplied to them.
All of which brings us to wonder how
our esteemed Congressman ever brought
themselves to enact a law that flnan-
cially forbids enlisted men from en-
Joylng the occasional pleasures of dane
ing and entertainment. The new 30 per
cent luxury tax has resulted in either
forcing the proprietors of such places of
amusement and recreation patronized
by enlisted men to discontinue dancing
and bar entertainment or prohibits SOL
diers and sailors from going to those
places that continue dancing and en-
tertainment in spite of the new tax.
LIE ROY COTTER.
Atlantic City, N J.
Evening star., 1944-04-10
Letters to The Star
Tells Reasons for 'Amazement
On Part of House Hunters
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
My husband and 7 are of the Cup
rooted" group of mortals who find our
selves far from our home California;
because our efforts are needed here in
the Nations Capital My husband Is
in supremely important work for the
successful prosecution of the war.
wondered If you might be interested
in knowing that gentleman in one of
the large real estate offices in Washing
ton, D. c., advised me yesterday that
1 would never be able to locate house
to live in in this vicinity unless I had
a connection" with some real estate
company? (We have been making the
tiresome rounds of each and every real
estate concern Vainly in search of q
modest house in which to Ive.) 1t isn't
difficult to believe that available house
rentals are at a premium and that there
are perhaps 1000 potential residents for
every house for rent. 1t Is, however,
difficult to understand how q total
stranger Is supposed to make such a
connection" as is, obviously, required.
Furthermore, my idea of inserting an
advertisement in your classified section
rapidly disappeared into nothingness,
particularly since I have read several
ads which leave the ordinary individual
standing out in left field with the sun
In his eyes. For instance, your paper
carried one advertisement of high
ranking Army officer who owned a pri-
vate plane and an apartment in Florida
and, in exchange for desirable" apart
ment in the highly desirable northwest
section, he would fly his landlord to
Florida and give him the use of his
Florida apartment. Now, who in the
world could compete with that? An
other ad which your paper carried was
to the effect that person was willing
to pay at least six months rent in ad-
vance!
ask you what chance has an ordi-
nary individual against competition like
that? glance furtively at the balance
OF our bank account, gently caress the
Series E bonds which we carefully have
collected, and cock another eye at our
1910 good-natured sedan. But these
are worth nothing to the Washington
landlords and ladies when they can have
Tree plane trips to Florida and six
months rent in advance!
Please believe me when say am not
jealous nor am I angered. This is a.
(as YETI free country with free speech
and fairly free actions and I frankly
am going through a period of amaze
ment, incredulity and despair. Until
we reached Washington, we always were
considered the ideal" tenants since
we are not blessed with children. pets
or the inclination for parties.
(MRS0 JEANNE L I,AMM
Evening star., 1944-04-10
DaUid Laurence

sense. Secretary Hull says ut Is hardly
to be supposed that all the more than
80 boundary questions in Europe can
be settled while the fighting is still
In progress" but he assures US that
"this does not mean that certain ques-
tions may not and should not, in the
meantime, be settled by friendly con-
ference and agreement" Most import
ant, however, is this announcement:
I'VE are at stage where much Of
the work Of formulating plans for the
organization to maintain peace has
been accomplished. It is right and
necessary that we should have the ad-
vice and help Of an increasing num-
Der Of members Of Congress. Accord
ingly, have requested the chairman
Of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations to designate representative,
bipartisan group for this purpose. Fol-
lowing these and similar discussions
with members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, we shall be in q position to
go forward again with other nations
and, on learning their views, be able
to submit to the democratic processes
Of discussion more concrete proposal"
This is the American way Of doing
things and every Republican as well as
every Democratic leader. including Gov.
Dewey, Gov. Bricker and others being
mentioned for the presidential nomi-
nation ought to take this opportunity
to second the efforts Of Secretary Hull
and keep foreign policy out Of partisan
politics. For, II another World War
comes because this generation fails to
do its duty in establishing an interna-
tional means Of keeping peace, the
blood of American boys who are sons
of present-day Republicans as well as
Democrats, win have to be shed q
third time to defend the freedom Of
America. " = FL