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Evening star., 1944-08-31
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,pn

As the death quadrille in Europe ap-
proaches its end, one of the last moves
OF that "change-your- partner" dance is
likely to scramble al issues.
Enemies Of yesterday are becoming
the Allies Of today while yesterdays
Allies are looked on as the enemies of
tomorrow.
Until last year Italy fought determin-
edly on the side Of the Axis. Musso-
lini, OF course, was chiefly responsible
Tor this but the Italian people were
jubilant when italian troops marched
into France. When it became evident
that they could not stem the Allied
advance, the Italians changed govern
ments. They did not follow the old
pattern Of surrendering and getting out
OF the war, but demanded that they be-
come active partners of the Allies.
After throwing nominal force on our
side, force which was never used ex-
cept In the rear, they now insist that
they should get all that is coming to
the other members Of the United Ma
tlons including lease-lend materials.
They want their country fully recon-
structed, mainly with the assistance of
America.
The o1lcial Romanian communicates
probably are the most blatant examples
OF the European crazy quilt. Until two
weeks ago the Romanians were full of
praise for the Germans and severly
critical Of the American and British air
men who were bombing their cities.
With the ousting Of the Nazi puppet
Premier Jan Antonescu the communi-
ques have not changed much. Only the
word German" has been replaced by
Russian" while the Anglo-American
aviators have become "heroic Allies" and
1t Is the German criminals who are
now bombing the Romanian cities.
Bulgaria is expected to follow the
same pattern soon. Bulgarian divisions
soon will join their Red comrades in
arms in order to trap the IL or IS
German divisions which are still in
Greece and in Eastern Mediterranean
islands. But unlike in the last war, the
Allies do not exact only surrender. They
are willing to accept yesterdays foes
into their fold not because OF military
but political expediency.
On the other hand, the Yugoslavs,
who through their short resistance to
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count only those ballots that are
marked with black pencils.
All OF this is confusing, to say
the least. But there is one ray of
hope. The Governor, after thinking
the matter over, said he had not
closed the door on the issue and that
he would study 1t further. Perhaps
this will lead to the conclusion that
the law is a silly one and that it
ought to be changed. After all, the
inability to find the right pencil at
the right time is as apt to be a Re-
publican failing, and it may be that
quite a few of Ohio's soldiers will
want to vote the Republican ticket.
Evening star., 1944-08-31
Black Pencil Ballots

Just why the Ohio election laws
should require that absentee ballots
be marked with black lead pencils
Is one of those legislative mysteries
that has to be filed away among the
unsolved crimes against common
sense On the face of it there would
seem to be no reason under the sun
,why ballot marked with a red
pencil, blue pencil, or even with
pen and ink, is not just as valid and
just as deserving of being counted
as one that is marked with a black
pencil. But a different view seems
to prevail in the Buckeye State, and
a controversy of no small propor-
tions is we'll under way.
The State auditor, a Democrat, is
threatening to file suit to compel
the election authorities to send a
pencil, presumably one with black
lead, to every soldier requesting an
absentee ballot. But that is poor
solution. Some soldiers, like some
civilians, probably have a way of
mislaying their pencils and, in the
heat of battle, mislaid pencil can
be very difficult thing to find.
A simpler remedy, it would seem,
would be to change the law. But
Ohio's Governor Bricker, who is also
the Republican vice presidential
candidate, is opposed to this. He
says that it Is "clean politics" law,
designed to protect the secrecy of
the ballot" and that the State elec-
ton boards were being instructed to
Evening star., 1944-08-31

war in the Pacific and to confer with
Gen. Macarthur and Admiral Nimitz on
future operations. He used a large
cruiser to make the trip and undoubt-
edly was accompanied by other war
ships to make sure safe voyage. This
meant large expenditure of the tax
payers money and the use Of ships that
would otherwise have been engaged dur
ing the war.
apparently, so far as the War De-
partment is concerned, the Commander
in Chief will have the final say as to
whether any address he may deliver
carried over the Army's short-wave IA
cllltles to the armed forces abroad-is
political. The precedent now estab-
llshed in the case of the Bremerton
speech is indicative of what NAV be
expected
The President in his letter to Chair
man Hannegan of the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee, announcing his will
llngness to be nominated for a fourth
term said: Il would accept and serve
df elected. but I would not run in the
usual partisan, political sense" AS
NAA~ ASoANSAV AldO JuSG STRESSED Cle TACT
ne IS Commander in Chief, and that he
had as little right to withdraw as the
soldier has to leave his post in the line.
this statement was interpreted as an ad-
vance notice Of the kind OF campaign
he would wage
The President has now announced he
Will make a political speech to the In
ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters
September %. Unless there is a change
In plans this will be his first. If the
teamsters speech is broadcast by short
wave to the troops abroad, presumably
1t will be taken out of the time allotted
that week to the Democrats by the War
Department.
In any event, the new order of the
war Department will assure the Re-
puoilcans an opportunity to be heard
by the troops abroad-although the Re-
publican candidate will be unable te
Visit them personally as the Command.
er In Chief can and has
Evening star., 1944-08-31
A Bit Of Fishina

Here we are now with the black,
denoting the Allied occupation,
spreading out over the map of
France like so much spilled ink.
Here we are with the American
armies, supported by their magnif1-
cent air cover, reaching toward the
borders of Belgium and Germany,
bringing the war closer to an end
with every foot gained. Here we
are, almost holding our breath for
the news of new victories, for the
news Of old place names in France
that have been placed behind our
expanding lines. And while we
wait, breathlessly, for what the next
day will bring, where do we find
the Chief of Staff of the United
States Army and the commanding
general of the Army Air Forces?
Where, indeed! They have gone
fishing.
A little item in yesterdays Star
yeported the return to civilization,
Evening star., 1944-08-31
Pattern of Allied Offensive
BY Maj. George FieIdins Eliot

The Allied offensive in France seems
to be following a familiar patterns
general advance by the main forces.
with sharp drive to the east by the
tremendous armored right wing followed
by turn to the north, but protected
by further development eastward Of
a screen of armored spearheads
The American 3rd Army, possibly re-
inforced by some British armor, Is as
before carrying out the enveloping oper-
ations on the right wing. Its main ad-
vance appears to be going north, via
scissors and Chateau-Thierry, and has
reached Laon. If this force continues
to advance north, it may next reach
st. Quentin, an important rail junction
which lies on the main Aachen-Liege-
Paris railway. At st. Quentin the
branch of this line to Amiens turns OF
to the westward. With the arrival of
American troops at st. Quentin. the line
of the river Somme would be definitely
turned, and Amiens would become mill
tarily untenable by the Germans.
The American 1st Army appears to
have advanced straight through and on
either side of Paris. It Is now cleaning
up scattered German resistance north
of the city It's probable immediate OBJ
jective is to reach the line Beauvais-
Compiegne- scissors, thus giving strong
support to the outflankfng drive of the
3rd Army on its right, and beginning
to threaten any German positions along
the upper Somme.
The British End Army is now crossing
the Seine. 1t has deepened and con-
nected its various bridgeheads beyond
the river, and is advancing directly on
Amiens with its center apparently di-
rected on Gournay. Its right flank ele-
ments will probably hook up with the
left of the American 1st Army in the
vicinity of Beauvais.
The Canadian 1st Army has a tough
assignment. Having taken Rouen, it
must get across much broader part Of
the Seine, and then advance on the left
of the British End Army, coming up to
the coast at Dieppe and forcing the
crossings of the Bethune river, and
after that those of the Bresle. It Is,
however, likely that the outflanked Ger
mans will not be able to leave anything
except nuisance" rearguards along
these two minor streams.
Meanwhile, however, the Canadian
1st Army must also take care of the
lie Havre Peninsula, between the north
bank of the Seine estuary and the sea
here it is possible the Germans may
leave a suicide detachment to hold on
to the port OF Le Havre as long as they
can.
Evening star., 1944-08-31

Hitler's hordes in 1941 delayed for three
weeks the rushing Of vital supplies from
Europe to Marshal Rommel in Africa,
are now by way of becoming enemies.
The poorly equipped Serbs did most Of
the fighting, according to oficial re-
ports. Within two months after the
Belgrade forces were crushed, 1t was q
Serbian general staff ofncer, Gen. Draja
Mihailovich, who raised the standard Of
resistance. Although his actions were
not spectacular he was proclaimed by
London and Washington as a hero.
Political expediency made 1t necessary
for the Big Three" to throw Mihailo-
vich overheard. The same expediency
now apparently demands that he should
be proclaimed traitor, although Amer
ican officers returning from contact with
him say there Is no basis for all the
charges made against him.
In Poland, the underground forces Of
Gen. Borrose rose against the German
oppressors as soon as the Russian armies
closed on Warsaw. Whether the Polish
general was too impetuous and at
tackled ahead Of time is controversial
question involving high-powered poll
tics. But to the ordinary mind that is
irrelevant What is important and sig
nificant is that while heated contro-
versy over the timelihess of the out
burst of the underground forces became
a complicated diplomatic problem, the
Polish fighters and the civilian popula-
ton were left without assistance, q prey
to the Nazi revenge.
Not until about two weeks ago were
these desperate fighters allowed to re-
ceive assistance from the west. Amer
ican and British planes few over War;
saw and dropped the badly needed am
munition for machine guns, rifles and
pistols. The Russian airfields, accord
ing to British parliamentarians, are now
closed to Allied shuttle bombings" and
the Allied air force paid a heavy price
for the help the British and Americans
felt duty bound to give the Poles fight
ing Warsaw.
In the meantime, the official Polish
exiled government is being placed in the
position OF accepting the demand that
some OF its members, including Pre-
mier Mikolajczyk, join a government
created in Moscow or suffer the conse-
quences Of eventually becoming enemy
aliens.
Evening star., 1944-08-31

The terrain behind LIE Havre is far
from favorable for defense, and this
column has previously expressed the
view that the Germans may not try to
defend that city very strongly; but it
is necessary to remember that in every
case where possession of French sea-
port has been in question-at st. Malo,
Brest, Lorient, Saint Nazaire, Marseille
and Toulon as we'll as Cherbourg-the
Germans have made stout local de-
fense
This shows an appreciation by the
German high command of the Allied
supply problems, which call above all
other things for more seaports in
France. These local German defensive
stands are made, not only to deny pos
session of the port to the Allies for as
long as possible, but also to enable the
6erman engineers to complete a sys-
tematic demolition of the harbor works.
Whether such a stand will be made at
LIE Havre, and at Dieppe as we'll, re-
mains to be seen.
Indeed, it remains likewise to be seen
whether the Germans will attempt any,
thing like major defensive stand along
the Somme River. That they may do
SO is suggested by the direction of the
advance of the Allied left wing. The
thrust to scissors and Laon looks very
much, as has already been said, as
though it were directed on st. Quentin;
and this move contains a very strong
suggOtion that our high command be-
lieves that the Germans are preparing
to defend the line of the Somme.
Yet 1t Is difficult to see how they
can hope to make much Of a stand
there in view Of the ease with which the
position can be turned. A prolonged
delay on the Somme would almost GER
tainly entail for the German 18th
Army the fate which has already over
taken the 7th Army on the Orne and
the Laize.
The alternative Is, of course, the
abandonment by the Germans of the
whole coast north through Boulogne and
Calais to Dunkerque, for which the
Somme is the last natural line of de-
fense on the south. This too would be
a hard decision for the Germans to
take, for they have founded many hopes,
or at least permitted many hopes to be
founded on the robot bomb and kindred
weapons. dependent up to the present on
launching sites along this Pas-de-
Calais shore.
Since NaI strategy conforms to no
known principles, 1t may be that they
have decided to hold this coast line to
the last, even at the cost Of the ulti-
mate loss Of the 18th Army.
tcopyriKht. 1914. n. =. Tribune. Ae.)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-10-14
RIVER ROUGE NEWS

Genesis 45;4 The Union Baptist
Junior choir sang in tho after
noon.
Kenneth Booker OF the US.
Navy was home on furloueh this
week as was Vernon Smith OF
the army. John d Wathal, Jr..
and Namon Smith are on the sick
list this week.
Dear Readers.
u is my personal desire 10
make this column your column.
This can only be done through
your fullest cooperation in send
ing your news in each week. l
want to please YOU and keep all
Tribune patrons we'll informed as
10 activities in our community.
Ill he expecting to hear from
YOU. Send all news TO 2el Polk
street or phone VI. 2-6234.
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Union Pamphlet
Exposes Plight OF
Southern Workers

NEW YORK wDL) - "Half q
Million Forgotten People n
pamphlet describing the plight OF
the cotton textile workers. has
Just been published by the Textile
Workers Union OF America Go.
II is generally known that textile
has the lowest industrial stand
ard OF living. but fewer people
realize that in 1889 the industry
employed more persons than eth
er auto or steel The myth that
Southern living costs are lower
than Northern is exploded in the
pamphlet But Il shows that
Southern wages are often 30 TO
10 percent below the national av-
orage. The Textile Unions pro-
posal for lettering the conditions
OF the workers arc timely and
realistic This pamphlet deserves
wide distribution Copies can he
otained free from the Workers
Defense League liz t. 10 street.
New York 3. NY.
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Books On
Negro History
In Library

MISTER, Mich Tho Board OF
Education Of me Inkster Public
schools has Recently added 80
Volumes 10 the library o. the Ink
sier High schoo These hooks are
IN the fields Of biography. socio-
logy natural science useful arts,
fine arls literature and history.
Many books on aviation and
Armed Force Duties are also in
The collection
There Is fine snd varied Sc
lection OF Nesro history and lit-
erature books found here, Such
books BY Carter WooGson James
Weldon Johnson cha rs Wesley
BENJAMIN Brawlcy, sigmund
Sracih, Edwin Henderson John
g Van Deuxen and Arnold nm
can be found IN the library
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Slap And Jail Edward Waters College Presiden
Inkster School
To Hold National
Education Week

MISTER. Mich ON Sept. IS.
the Carver school opened. with an
enrolment OF 76S The teachers
and the boys and girls have been
busy during these opening weeks
trying to get organized and max
IN plans for the year. Already
three activities have begun func-
tioning The Safety Patrol. the
Music club, and the Science club.
Plans are being made TO celc-
rate National Education Week.
Nov s through Nov TO- and
Childecn's Book Week Nov 10
through j. We are inviting our
parents and friends to come TO
visit us during these weeks and
hone that many Will find It pos
sible 10 do so.
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Here's The Answer
Questions on page 81

a. The census OF 1870 listed
Negroes as comprising 1919 per
cent Of the United states popu-
lation.
(A) a Negro known as Prince
who acted as chief assistant 10
Col William Barton OF the Amcri-
can forces when Barton under
took his dangerous mission.
iA a Negro here Ia the Rc,-
olutionary war lie fired the shot
that killed Mai John Pitcairn
leader Of the British forces in Tho
battle Of Bunker Hill.
tA) Santo Domingo. which won
its independence under Toussaini
L. Overture in 1894 lIai'l was
then a part OF Santo Domingo.
ca Vermont. Her constitution
adopted in l777 positively forbade
slavery.
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Look In our HELP WANTED
COLJMNS for good paying,
steady job.
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would like doesn't mean that he
Isn't ~ demon>iratl,e as Sou
viii have n much closer union
with ,onr husband Ii you will
become more actively Interested
in his church affairs. The com.
mon interest you two will share
IN This work will tend 10 mini
u'lze your marital difficulties aud
iring You two closer together.
Sill am living with my
babys daddy. have a sweetheart
man and he wants me to 20 off
With him. Should ! 20 or would
It be hest that stay at home and
marry my haby's daddy?
tns; Marry your chIld's father
while you still have the chance.
i0u have the child's welfare 10
consider rs well n your own. Be-
fore you do ~. however. sever all
relations with the. sweetheart
man. You notice he isn't asking
you 10 marry him and has no in
tenilonS OF making this n permn-
nont affair.
ESN am woman Of IS and
live with my mother ! have been
Ia bad health for some time and
my mother has gotten to the
llacc whore she puarrels all the
time II is my desire TO live right
| have little boy and his father
won't help me with him Why
won't my mother treat me like
woman
Ans: The burden your mother
i carr, Ing AT the present time
looking after You. your child and
her own family II too much for
her. Make up your mind that you
are going TO have 10 assume y0nr
,wn responsibility. aud before You
can do 80 you will have to re-
gain Your health. Consult with a
reliable doctor and get yourself
Strengthened out. In the mean
time. take the necessary steps to
force your husband 10 help with
the support OF the child. Go to
work n soon as you are able.
and conditions viii adjust them
selves In your mothers home.
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BY BENNIE cAsEwELL. JR.
~. John AME

- '''.'.NiH NshnA< W ILL., in
~. John AME
The Crusader club Of st. Johns
AME church met Oct. S at s pm.
at the home OF Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Tiny Hill presided. Follow
ing prayer and scripture reading
the minutes were read and pro-
grams for the ensuing year were
discussed.
Miss Isora Sanders. lovely
daughter OF Mrs. Sanders OF 476
Polk street, became the bride OF
llurmon Moss Saturday evening
at the home OF Rev. George Stew
cnson who officiated. The bride
wore a navy blue suit Mrs. Craw-
ford. cousin OF the bride was the
bridesmaid Mr. crawford was
best man Other witnesses were
the brides brother and sister-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. Sanders, Mrs.
Carrie b Winphrey, and Mrs. Liz
lic. cousin or the bride. A recep-
ton was held after the nuptials
at the Sanders home. A huge
Wedding cake adorned the at
tractive table Ice cream. cake
and soft drinks were served.
Many useful and lovely gifts were
received The couple is at home
at 2T3 Elliott street.
The Rev. y. Pryor preached
Sunday morning at st. John AME
church
Union Baptist
One person was added TO the
church after hearing the inspir-
ing message by the pastor. Rev.
f. c. Copeland. His text was from
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Statistics Reveal
Discrimination

WASHINGTON. DC. - twDLo -
According to the War Manpowor
Commission, Negroes comprised
76 percent employed in war IN
dustrios in May 1914 The 1910
census revealed Negroes are IL
percent OF the labor force.
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Southern Town
Requires $500 Per
Year From Union

ATHENS, Tenn fWDLl-- An
annual licensing fee for union or
eanlzcrs cf s. 800 year is now
required IN Athens Tenn Athens
has Joined the growing Hsf ~
southern towns seeking 20 hams
string labor oreanizins ly re-
quifips large annual licensing
fees The consiiluiloraiitr 81
these laws g heine challenged
hy various union and ine Work.
ers Dcfcn~ Lcaguc
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Police Are
Attackers
Denied Privilege
Of Using Phone

10 TAG Slap. Jail College Pres
TALLAHASSEE. Fla CAMP -
President r.. Edwin Lamb OF Ed
ward Waters college. Jackson-
Vile, was taken from a South
eastern Greyhound bus here last
week and subjected to police
brutality. lie was Jailed and
booked on charge OF disorderly
conduct.
The youthful %nesc Mexy had
been in town ~ three days in
conference within state yoard VI
education official on NJ currK-
lum OF the AMEN colXge. Upon
completion Of his AxfcrcD%s he
found that II was.<foo late for. a
train 10 Jacksonville. He then
decided 10 travel by bus
President Lamb states that he
bought his ticket and was the
last person TO board the bus. The
entire back seat was full How
ever. there were many vacant
single seats. The bus driver be-
came resentful when Lamb sug-
gcsted that -ome Of white passcn-
gers near the back seat move
forward in order that seats may
be made available. The driver was
in favor OF one OF the Negro
passengers standing during the
100 mile trip 10 Jacksonville.
Cursed and Slapped
President Lamb states that he
left the bus voluntarily and ac-
ccpted a refund OF fare. After
getting his bags which had been
checked. he was in the act OF
leaving the bus station when the
local policemen accostcd him.
I'VE are nor satisfied with this
thing said Officer Barrineau.
"You are a smart one" With
these words the college president
was escorted to the waiting poll
ice car.
When they arrived at the poll
ice station the officers charged
him with disorderly conduct and
cursing. when President Lamb
denied The charges. he was slap
ped and called liar by officer
Barrincau.
The young president was given
an option Of going to jail or
posting $s5 cash bond. lie did
not have that amount OF cash
on hand. They refused to accept
check. He was also denied the
privilege of calling outside friends
by phone who would post the
bond for him.
lie was later transferred to
the Leon County jail until late
in the afternoon.
While in Jail. he was able to
contact Atty. clyde W. Atkinson.
who WIS visiting one OF his eli
ents there The attorney delivered
a message TO friends OF the
Young man and these friends
were able to obtain his release.
President Lamb would give no
statement when asked IL he con-
tcmplated entering suit against
those responsible for his delay
here.
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90 An Evening Thought BY
Christ vith pcneteniial Cncs a.
poem h' upifer llammau OF
Long lsiata The poem was pub
iished In 1861
tA She Vns born In Senegal.
on the west coast % Africa about
1853.
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