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Evening star., 1944-02-07

anese. But no previous pictures or reports have
carried the shocking impact of this full story of
the men who lived through the hell of Jap prisons
to escape and tell their experiences.
LIFE hopes that the story will be read by even
more than the 100000 who customarily read
LIFE.
And, because the number Of copies LIFE
prints is limited by wartime paper restrictions,
the editors hope that all LIFE readers will re.
member to pass their copies along to just as
many other persons as possible.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Wallace Says Axis Remains
Threat in Hemisphere

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Feb. 7 R.-
Vice President Wallace, in a speech
yesterday said, II am not sure that
Argentina's break with the Axis Is
sufficient to save us" from forces
which have been on their way to
imperil this hemisphere"
The Vice President declared IS
per cent of the Argentine people
are pro-Allied, but that forces are
lat work to achieve other ends.
Wages in Latin America, he con-
tinued, have not risen in the same
proportion as living costs.
The working people there are
democratic, but when wages don't
give you enough to eat, a fifth COL
umn can blame the Yankee colossus.
This may explain things which will
happen during the coming year"
He did not elaborate on this ref
erence to the coming year.
Mr.. Wallace added that unless
there Is two-way trade within this
hemisphere after the war, Central
and South America will turn else
where "and that will not bode well
for us in the future" he said.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Huskin'
ANSWERS to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Eve
J. Haskin, Director. Washington. D. c.
Please inclose stamp for return postage
Evening star., 1944-02-07
BY COMMANDER MELVIN n. mccoy
AND LIEUT.. cOLoNEi s. NJ AELLNK

This exclusive LIFE story has been read by
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, who sub
mitted it to President Roosevelt. The decision to
release it was made by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The story is written by the two senior officers
in the party of escaped men whose pictures ap-
pear here. In LIES pages they give-in grim
and heart-rending detail fuller version of the
Jap tortures and murders which last week so Bit
terly shocked all the Allied nations of the world.
This fuller story, for which the senior officers
take complete responsibility, is one of the most
horrible revelations of the war Yet it is record
that the American public will want to read, for it
discloses the real and appalling truth about the
Japanese.
Beginning with the early atrocities in China,
and throug such articles as 'Reportfrom Tokyo"
by Joseph c. Grew, our last Ambassador to Japan,
Americans have been gaining an understanding
of the wild and barbarous fanaticism of the Jap.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

@. How many Chinese will be ad-
mitted to the United States each
year?-T. j.
A. The Chinese Exclusion Act
was repealed so that Chinese immi-
grants may come to the United
States now in accordance with the
quota limitations. This means, in
effect, that 100 Chinese will be
permitted to enter the United
States each year.
@. Who was the co-pilot OF Colin
Kelly's plane?-N. N.
A. The War Department says that
Second 1t. Donald D. Robins was
the co-pilot.
@. Where did Jefferson Davis take
his oath of Office as President of
the Confederacy?-E. L. H.
A. This ceremony took place be-
meath the portiCo Of the State cap
itol Of Alabama at Montgomery on
February 18, 1861.
@. What Marine Corps regiments
are entitled to wear the shoulder
cord?-B. L. C.
A. The 5th and 9Th Regiments
and the 9Th Machine Gun Battalion
are the, only Marine Corps units
which were awarded the Fourragere
during the First World War.
@. How did Hungry Mother State
Park in Virginia get this odd
name?-C. w.
A. The story is that a raiding
party Of Shawnees captured a
woman and her baby and held them
prisoner. She managed to escape
with her child, but collapsed. The
child wandered away and finally
reached settlement, uttering the
plaintive cry, Hungry! Mother!"
@. Please give some information
about the U. S. S. Kiasutha-L. B.
A. The Navy Department says
that the U. S. S. Kiasutha is a
YT-463, District craft, harbor tug.
Such vessels are given names Of
Indian chiefs or other Indian words.
Chief Kiasutha, probably mixed
Iroquois, was a noted orator and
an advocate of peace between the
French and the English.
@. How was the name, Journeys
End" chosen for the play with that
title? G. L.
A. R. G. Sheriff, the author,
while searching for a title, was
reminded of dugout on the West
ern Front on the walls of which
had been crudely scrawled, "Jour-
ney's End" He decided that this
was the title for which he had been
cropping.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Four.Point Program
For j. ). After War
Offered by Wallace
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-vice
President Wallace last night urged
program based on good food, good
and plentiful disqualification, good
housing and better schools to build
a busy and happy postwar United
States.
Speaking before an estimated 5000
persons on quick tour of the
Pacific Coast States, the Vice Presi-
dent said:
THE real gold mine in our ma
tional backyard is our 10000 900
poorest families, who, before the
war, bought only about 5000, ,OOO,- :
900 worth of stun a year but who
can easily furnish a market for
SIS ,000, ,000, 900 If given the oppor-
tunity in the postwar period"
The Vice President denied that
the gigantic war debt will stand In
the way" of such program.
He said the Nation could have an
income of more than $50, ,0OO, 900, =
600 annually. With such an in
come, he asserted, I'VE can carry
the interest on our war debt and
still have a lot more left over than
we had at the top of the boom
of 1929"
Mr. Wallace said expenditures on
hospitals, doctors and nurses should
be four times as much as I'VE now
are spending"
He predicted that small, part
time farming near a city" would be-
come 80 important by 1875 as to be
one of the significant balance wheels
of the Nation"
Mr.. Wallace asserted the future
farm economy can easily feed
100000 under-nourished people
better. provided they are well en-
ployed." He advocated that all sur
plus water in the West must be
utilized to bring more land under
irrigation.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

aggressive war. So far as President
Roosevelt is concerned, there is
plenty of basis for criticism Of his
domestic policies, but the conten-
ton that he violated his pledges
when he sent American. boys over
seas is plain Misrepresentation
Its reiteration does no credit to the
cause of the isolationists or their
spokesmen.
/ Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Gen. Strong Decorated
by Gen, Marshall
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Maj. Gen. George v. Strong, re-
firing head Of the Army's Intelli-
gence Division, has been decorated
for his service during "a most criti-
cal period Of actual and pending
military operations"
Gen. George c. Marshall, Army
chief Of staff, pinned on the 64-year-
old Gen. Strong an oak leaf cluster
for the Distinguished Service Medal
he won in the World War. The
citation said that Gen. Strong's
"breadth of knowledge, foresighted-
ness and versatility" while assistant
chief of staff and while in COM
mand of the 7th Corps Area con-
tributed materially to the prosecu-
ton of the war.
Gen. Strong, retiring on reaching
the statutory age limit, is being
succeeded by Maj. Gen. Clayton L.
BiSSell.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Flight Training Bon
Revoked by Bourd

BY the Associated Press.
The Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton has revoked a year-old order
limiting flying training to those
needing 1t to qualify for q specific
war job.
The action followed the War Pro-
ductiM Boards lifting OF an order
limiting the sale and rental OF air.
craft.
Since the armed forces now are
reducing their use Of CAA faciu.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
BoIfour and Drummond
In Canada to Confer
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Feb. 7.-Capt. Harold
Balfour, British parliamentary un-
dersecretary Of state for air, has
arrived here with Air Marshal Sir
Peter Drummond, air member for
training, and officials of the British
Air Ministry, it was announced last
night.
The announcement said Capt.
Balfour and his party would discuss
with Air Minister c. G. Power and
IRCAF authorities various matters
in connection with the British COM
monwealth air training plan"
Evening star., 1944-02-07

Democratic national platform OF
1910, which heads exactly as follows
1--WE will not participate in foreign
wars and we will not send our Army
naval or air forces to fight in foreign
lands outside Of the Americas ex-
cept in case of attack"
The phrase that is customarily
eliminated by the isolationists is
Except in case of attack"
The record. of course, shows that
on December 7, 194l, Japan did at
tack us at Pearl Harbor, declaring
war on the United States at the
same time. Whereupon Germany
and Italy also declared war on the
United States. In each case the
initiative was taken by Japan, Ger
many and Italy, respectively, and
in each case the Congress OF the
United States ratified by resolution
the existence Of "a state of war"
While there was discussion during
the 1910 campaign Of the possibility
that the United States might be-
come involved in war, both candi-
dates pledged themselves to do their
utmost to keep the war from reach
ing our shores. Mr.. Willkie in his
speeches intimated that Mr.. RooSe-
velt might not be any more careful
in keeping that pledge than he had
been in keeping 1882 pledges on
domestic policies, but the Repubh-
can nominee sometime after the
campaign publicly acknowledged his
mistake in expressing that doubt.
This is to his credit. AS a matter
of fact, those who say there was
not much difference between the
two nominees in 1910 forget that
Mr.. WILKES campaign maneuver
was to take the side of the argument
which intimated he would be much
more likely to keep the peace than
would Mr.. Roosevelt. This in turn
forced answers in late october from
Mr.. Roosevelt in which he reiterated
his desire not to send our boys over
seas except in case of attack.
But neither candidate counted
on the sneak attack at Pearl Har-
Dor as likely to make their speeches
academic and seem just campaign
oratory. It was the Hitler tactics
to involve Japan in a war with the
United States in the hope that a
substantial part, If not all, OF
Americas war production would be
diverted to the Pacific. To Ger
tain extent that strategy has sue
ceeded, for there can be little doubt
that if Japan had remained at peace
the downfall of Hitler would have
been accelerated.
There are some Americans who
charge that the sending Of our
virtual ultimation of November 26,
1941, to Toxic was provocative and
caused Japan to declare war. Until
the publication Of the Department
of States documents the text of the
November 26 note stood alone and
may have given rise to such an in
ference. But with the official reve-
lation Of what went on for several
weeks before November 26 ever
since TOTO came into power 1t Is
plain that Japan was trif1ing with
the United States Government and
was engaged in process of double
dealing which makes our November
26 note q marvel of patience and
forbearance.
In no war in modern times is the
record so plain. The evidence Is
irrefutable that Japan and Ger
many and Italy each engaged in
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Artist John Sloan, u,
Weds Editing Aide, 81
Nv thu Assoriotsd prese

By the Associated Press.
SANTA FE, N. Mex, Feb. John
Sloan, 72-year-old nationally known
artist of New York and Santa Fe
was married Saturday to Helen Farr
of New York.
Mrs. Sloan, 80, the daughter OF
DR.. Charles E. Farr of New York
is a director and secretary of the
Society of Independent Artists Of
which Mr.. Sloan has been a mem
Der for q years. She helped Mr.
Sloan edit his book, "Gist of Art"
Evening star., 1944-02-07
In Case of Attack
Isolationists Lop Off Last Phrase
In Quoting Roosevelt's 1910 Pledge
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

Irrespective Of the merits of the political parties
the coming presidential contest piece
misrepresentation still being circulated by isoaonits which
ought be eliminated from the campaign It the assertion
foreign wars" did nevertheless send.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

ties, It Is no longer necessary to
reserve planes and training facilities
for this purpose.
Evening star., 1944-02-07


m a ny stations
overseas.
There Is no
justification for
gu ting that
part of tn e
Presidents 1910
pledge without
quoting the rest
of 1t. In every
campaign speech
in W h ic h Mr..
Roosevelt men,
toned the pos
sibility of war,
he quoted or re-
f red to the
1anC,1ape of tho
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
Join The NAACP

On Monday May l, the National Association for the
Advancement of Coored People will launch its nationwide
annual membership campaign which will be concluded on
June Both The national headquarters is calling for
raordnary effort in order to make this of the most
successful membership campaigns in its history.
The local branch of the NAACP like all other branch
in the nation has been assigned quota That quota is
200 members To fail in reaching that quota would be
unwarraned reflection upon the good of the col
ored people of Jackson condition that would reflect i'm
medatey and especially upon those who pride them
selves being among the intelligent members of the
group.
The following the purposes of the NAACP stat
ed in its official organ and literature:
1 To educate America to accord full rights and OPP
portunities to Negroes.
2 To fight injustice in courts when based
prejudice.
3 To pass protective legislation in state and nation
and defeat discriminatory bills
To secure the of Negroes and teach its proper
5 To stimulate the cultural life of Negroes.
G To Stop Lynchng
study of the purposes of the NAACP above out
lined will reveal that their accomplishments would be of
far greater benefit to the state and the nation than
the Negro race, but the greater and important OPP
portunity of improving the state well the nation,
should the action of every who is capable Of
such understanding.
Join the NAACP for better state, better race, a
better Nation
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
State War Bond Representative

Word has just been received among the Negro work
for the sale of War Bonds and Stamps among Negroes
in Jackson to the effect that Hon. John L. Webb of Hot
Springs Arkansas head of the Strnger Grand Lodge of
MasonS of Mississippi has been named State War Bond
Representative for the State of Mississippi
While we hold no brief against the Honorable John
L. Webb, join with the many members of the Kinds
County War Bond Committee protesting his appoint
State War Bond Representative for Mississippi
And base protest upon the important reason
that the Honorable Mr. Webb is not citizen of MISSISSIPPI
pi for that he seldom to the state and does
keep up the close contact and acquaintance with the
Negro leaders of the state in general keeps IN close
touch with the economic conditions and other conditions
they affect the Negro citizens of the state from time
to time. Facts which to mind impose great handi
cap upon him State War Bond Representative for Mis-
sssippi.
In the next place, the appointment of the Honorable
Mr. Webb to the position to have been made
accomplished in manner which has dampened the ardor
of many able War Bond Workers in the state who have
been active from the beginning of the sale of War Bonds
and Stamps and it is firm belief that the appointment
of the Honorable Mr. Webb to the position all things
sered has done harm than good with respect to
the Negro War Bond Sales organization of this State
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
Rev. Hair
CONTINUED from Page ~

of the accomplishments of DR.. Hair
for African Methodism in Missis-
sippi and throughout the connec-
ton, proclaimed his candidacy and
urged his election now as not only
a wise step on the part OF the con-
nection, but as a recognition of the
great 9Th Episcopal District, COM
prising the states Of Mississippi
and Louisiana.
DR.. Willard Leake, correctional
evangelist, and among the ablest
preachers of the church, also en-
dorsed the candidacy of DIR. Hair,
and after asserting that he would
vote for his election at Philadel-
phia, stated that a great movement
for the election of DR.. Hair had
been observed by him throughout
the country and that he felt sure
that he would reurn from the Gen.
eral Conference wearing the toga
of bishop.
Rev. c. G. Scrivens, presiding ell
der of the Greenwood District,
master of ceremonies, paid the
highest tribute to the work Of DR..
Hair and pledged his amending and
,lntiring support and effort for his
election to the bishopric. Others
included on the program were j.
r. Chamhliss, prominent Jackson
layman; r. L. Varnado, E. H. Sum-
rail- Canton; Mrs. c. H. Harring-
ton, and Mrs. E. C. Crawford, 10th
prominent state missionary woi1en,
Rev. P. F. Parker, A. M. E. Zion
church, Canton, and Percy Greene,
editor, the Jackson Advocate
Although rain and continued
threatening weather marred the
attendance, upwards of $1,000 was
raised at the meeting The most
dramatic moment being when Mrs.
E. c. Crawford, who won first prize
for the highest amount raised in
the testimonial contest, which in
cluded free trip to the Confer
ence, announced that she would not
go, and turned the money over to
support the campaign for DR.. Hair.
Rev. E. L. MCGEE, rising young
A. M. E. minister, a member of the
graduate class of the School of
Theology at Campbell College in
Jackson, is the pastor of hampton
Chapel. and was host to the two
day meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
Negro Citizens
Continued from Page II

ing the petitioners statement that
the attempt was being made to eS-
tabliSh a Negro hotel in a white
community, pointed out that from
the very beginning of the develop
ment of Jackson as town of
prominence following the recon-
struction period, Pearl Street has
bee nthe most outstanding Negro
residential street of the city and
has exerted great influence on
the life and developments Of the
entire Ngro community of teh city.
That the famed Pearl Street
springs from the fact that it vas
developed by and was the site of
the residents of many of the most
renown Negro families of the city
and state. That the history and
tradition of Pearl Street was devel-
oped around Pearl Street A. M. E.
church which was built at the COR
ner of West Pearl and Clifton
Streets, more than fifty years ago,
where it is now located.
Among the renown Negro fami-
lies who owned the property and
contributed to the development of
Pearl Street, and whose descend
ants still live on the street IN a
number of instances, adjacent to
the Maple Hotel, are those of the
late Attorney L. K. Atwood, whose
daughter, Mrs. Mary Atwood Smith
still occupies the family site, COL
w. Pearl ST.; Jack Harvey Young,
grandson of the late Mr.. Jack Har-
vey, who owns and resides on the
property adjoining the Naples on
the west, and the families of the
Harry T. FISHER, Jack Harvey,
George Cox, Perry W. Howard, DR..
w. A. Moore, Myles G. Proctor,
Henry Young. George Cranberry.
Attorney r. H. Beadle, DR.. A. S.
McKissack, Dan White and Tom
Billips.
Ironically, the property now oc-
cupied by the Naples was first
built upon by the father of Mrs.
w. j. Summers, and the home in
which she lived during her girl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
Labor C0nferces
Continued from Page u
the poll tax bill and its massage.

the poll tax bill and it's passage.
Called by the Negro Labor Vic
tory committee, the Peoples COM
mittee, the New York State Com
rlittee to Abolish the Poll Tax and
other groups working in commune
ton, the conference was attended
by delegates representing labor
unions, church, civic, and political
organizations. Agenda of the meet
ing was presented by Assemblyman
Hulan E. Jack, who read sup
porting message from Congressman
Vito Marcantonio.
Discussions were headed by the
Rev. Richard Morford, chairman
of the state poll tax committee;
Congressman Emanuel Collier of
New York; City Councilman Ben
jamin Davis, Jr.; Herman Osborne
of the West Indies National coun-
Gil; William Mccarthy, national
secretary treasurer of American
Youth for Democracy; Charles A.
Collins, executive secretary Negro
Labor Victory committee; Mr.. Mo-
ran Weston, labor colunnist for
the New York An stCrdam News,
and other speakers.
Mr.. Collins stressed the impor-
lance of the Negro Freedom rally
which will be a focal point in
bringing before monster mass
audience June 26 in the Garden
the existing evils which retard the
progress of democracy. The meet
ing, which is expected to bring out
more than $4,000 persons, will uues-
ton political candidates on what
they intend to 'do about it," and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
RESOLUTION BASED


Appropriate resolution were pass
ed on all the questions, with en-.
phasis on the unanimity of Wesr
Indian public opinion.
The invitation to tie Jamaica
Trades Union council to attend the
conference of the World Trades
Union council was extended by
the British Trades Union council
The conference. to be held in Lon
don, is slated to. bring together for
the first time, the true represen-
ativS" of the interests of the West
Indian people, the representatives
of the CLIO, the Soviet Trades
union and the leaders of the Latin
American Trade. union.
A series of communication adj
dressed to the President of tie
United States is planned in con-
uectiCn with the forthcoming
Anglo American Caribbean COM
mission A series of meetings on
the West Indies Is now in progress
the first of which is nearing an
end at Barbados.
A recent announcement concern
ing the planned visit of Mrs.
Roosevelt to the West Indies
stated: "She W i / doubtless
strengthen the minds and hands Of
those West Indians, American and
EngGshmen who see and who even
demand that Britains' flushing
meadows be transacted to a new
fair world; one which is exactly
in keeping with the aspirations and
detectives of the West Indian
people.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
White Landowners
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
of farming methods, increased
farm crops, live stock development,
soil conservation, food conserva-
ton and in helping them under
stand the various regulations hand
ed down by the department. M M.
Hubert, Negro State Agent in
charge of the work of the county
Agents with offices in jackson,
when called upon concerning the
withdrawal and transfer of the
agents appointed for the counties
named stated that he had no COM
ment to make, but added. that
the work of the Negro County
Agent in improving the Food
Crops, Live Stock, and Food con-
Servation program among Negro
farmers. were ever employed is an
outstanding and much needede
outstanding and much needed
effort
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
COLOR COMING

CHARLESTON, w. Va.-tANP)
A new publication styled Color"
to be published monthly is sche-
duled to come off the press early
in May. The publication is de
scrited as combination of Read
erS's Digest, Life, and a montn1y
newspaper. It's creators classify it
as a nwtSpictory. It's designers
have chosen for it the descriptive
title of the features personlities-
neWSoictory.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-29
PROTESTS JOB BIAS

NEW YORK-(ANP)- Dec!ar-
ing and religious discrimination in
employment to be one of the great
morale issues before our nation
today, the federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America
urged the government "to establish
permanent procedures for securing
the detectives which have been
sought by the Committee On Fair
Employment Practice"