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Evening star., 1944-02-18
Tariff Cut, Freer Trade
And Stable Currency
Urged by Landon
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Lower tariffs. freer trade and ths
'tabilization of currencies. here ane
abroad. were given as requisites fol
peace In the postwar world by for.
tner Gov. ALI M. Landon of Kansas
Republican presidential candidate ir
1885, in an address delivered last
night at Kirksville, Mo.
"The assumption that a continued
high tariff system in America would
bring prosperity to our people 1,
wrong" said Mr.. Landon.
With the whole world our debtors
with our once inexhaustible natural
resources diminishing and with our
industrial machinery overexpanded
with our gold accumulation in
danger, We desperately need foreign
trade" said Mr.. Landon, looking
into the future.
Il don't want this to be construed
as advocating an immediate and
hysterial abolition of all tariffs on
everything" he added.
Full Report Asked.
The former Kansas Governor de-
clared that there is a dangerous
paucity of information from our
Chief Executive on Americas for
eign policies and commitments. He
led the whole country to expect a
frank report to the Senate on Cairo
and Teheran conferences.
Mr.. Landon warned that the
British may be forced by a des-
perate trade situation to enter into
bilateral trade agreements - in
which they could lick us beauti-
fully in South America"
If we are not willing to pur-
chase OF other nations after this
war, Russia will, If she can. The
great advantage Of the Communist
system in international trade is
Evening star., 1944-02-18

that it Is Just rs willing to import
as 1t is to export. There are no
private interests Of either capital or
labor seeking protection. The Soviet
can control and set prices below
cost II they think it desirable and
take It out Of the standard Of living
Of the Russian people.
Planning Lacks Freedom.
Those Of us who champion pri-
vate enterprise do so with an ap-
|preciation Of personal freedom not
possible under the planned economy
of the New Deal. Therefore we
must ask ourselves whether the
Icapitalistic system is going to kill
by its reluctance to engage in an
expanding world commerce. II the
postwar European states find they
cannot trade with us, they can
trade with Russia"
This, he said, would force other
nations to attach themselves to q
Soviet economic empire.
Mr.. Landon strongly urged that
ooAAietIl41Ik DC OOue 10 return tn1S
country to the gold standard and
that the huge supply OF gold now
buried at Fort Knox be used to
help stabilize currencies. We have,
he pointed out, 80 per cent of the
worlds gold supply.
Subsidies Condemned.
Returning to the need of an ex-
panding international trade and
lower tariffs, Mr.. Landon said: I'VE
cannot sell If we do not buy except
when we subsidize. And when we
subsidize, sooner or later, we lose
our shirts.
If we do not buy, we force Euro
pean states into the Russian orbit:
force the British to debase their
currency; probably force the future
devaluation Of our own dollar; risk
the loss OF everything for which we
are fighting this war and insure
nothing but the emergence OF a
national socialist state.
All Of which is the primrose
path to World War III"
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Bados|lo Cabinet Shake.up
Reporfed BY Bari Radio

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The Bari
radio said last night that Premier
Marshal Pietro Badoglio had reor.
ganized his cabinet, named several
new Ministers and promoted others
from the rank Of undersecretaries
to full ministerial status.
The Italian broadcast, reported
by the Federal Communications
Commission. said the appointments
had been made by King Victor En-
manuel on the suggestion Of the
Premier.
The cabinet list follows:
Interior, Vito Rean; justice, Et-
tore Casati; finance, Guido Jung;
war; Gen. Taddeo Orlando; educa-
tion, Prof. Giovanni Cuomo; public
works, Raffaele de Caro-; agriculture
and forestry, Falcone Lucifero; COM
munications, Prof. Tommasso Sici-
aliani, and industry, commerce and
labor, Prof. Epicarmo Corbino.
Casati and Lucifero are new ap-
pointees, while the others formerly
held the rank Of undersecretary In
the Badoglio cabinet.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.


@. Is the Medal of Honor the
same for the Army and Navy
L. w.
A. There are separate designs
for the Army and the Navy, but
the rules governing the award are
the same.
Q. What Is the marching speed
OF the Commandos?-R. E. M.
A. The training OF these British
units includes marches at more
than 7 miles an hour. Standard
marching for troops in all armies
has been approximately 3 miles an
hour.
@. Please describe the statue OF
the Virgin in the cathedral OF Sc
vile, Spain.-M. B.
A. This curious, life-size image
is made Of carved wood and has
movable arms. The Virgin is seated
on a silver throne and has hair OF
spun gold. St. Louis of France pre-
sented the statue in the 18th CEN
tury.
@. What is the source Of the fol-
lowing lines: The bugle sang truce
for the night cloud had lowered
And the sentinel stars set their
watch in the sky And thousands
had sunk on the ground. overpow-
cred. The weary to sleep and the
wounded to die"?-W. B. E.
A. The Soldiers Dream" by
Thomas Campbell.
@. What is meant by a pivotal
State?-R. o. N.
A. It is a State in which the
two major political parties are near
ly evenly balanced, and which is
sufdciently populous to have a large
number Of votes in the electoral
college. The outcome of the elec-
ton may turn upon a very small
popular plurality in one or two such
States.
Q. Where is the Telegraph Pla-
teau?-E. L. H.
A. This plateau is compare
lively level area in the Atlantic
Ocean which is covered with a soft
ooze favorable to the successful lay
ing of submarine cables. 1t was
discovered by Matthew Fontaine
Maury and other American and
British naval officers.
@. What are the odds in playing
the slot machines?-A. w.
A. Menke, in the Encyclopedia of
Sports. says that the odds are regu-
lated 60-40, 70-30, 1920 and 90-10
against the player. In the 60-40 ar
rangement the machine retains a
major total of 60 and returns 40
per cent to the player out Of every
dollar.
Evening star., 1944-02-18

troops which could affect theil
voting. If the figures which have
been announced as to the total
number overseas by November
namely about 1000, 900. should ma
terialize 1t is doubtful whether the
soldier vote will divide as it nor
mally would. Many will not vote al
all even If Congress gives them the
opportunity by a new law.
In the end the citizens back home
will decide the election and many
Of the servicemen doubtless feel that
their parents can be entrusted tc
listen to the political orators and
their campaign arguments and
choose whoever seems to be better
for the management of the Govern
ment in the remaining months OF
years Of the war.
Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1944-02-18

G o m ! n & elec-
tions. There are
very few Of Us
who have been
out here as long
0 I have who
can work up any
interest In the
t h ng at all.
Figure out how
many Of us have
been out here q
year or more
and you will
know approx
m At ely h W
m q ~ p e o pie
wish to Go d
Evening star., 1944-02-18

they'd forget the elections and gel
on with the war-and consequently
how many people would just as
soon Roosevelt ran for q fourth
and q fifth. and q sixth term. il
necessary, just to keep party poll
tics from daring to raise its head In
the middle of this struggle. We
want the war to be over. We don't
care particularly who is President
while that happens, but We do fee
that a change means lost motion
AN election platform can ban
ter about postwar plans and 1t does
little to further the war, which
seems to be far from won. I very
much doubt If there will be many
votes cast from this side of the
world without considerable elec-
tioneering-and electioneering will
repulse most Of us. Result: most
Of US won't vote at all-and the
rest will vote for Roosevelt.
Pamphlets Not Wanted.
Another item: don't for the love
OF God let them clutter up the
mails with political pamphleteering
That will be disastrous to any party
trying 1t because 1t will be slowing
up our mail from home.
II think am average In my at
tention to the daily press. 1t was
six months before 1t dawned on me
that Dewey had been elected Gov
ernor OF New York. Go ahead and
write about all the vital home
front issues. but millions Of men
overseas want to hear more and
more noise on the subject Of get
ting the war won. and are singularly
disinterested In what the comfort
ably settled big talker is going to
do after we have finished winning
this war for him"
The foregoing is interesting from
more viewpoints than one and espe-
cially because 1t reminds us that
many servicemen have not been
seeing the daily papers for the last
year and a half or even for the last
several months. It's easy to get out
Of touch with the United States
when stationed far away. While
reading matter is sent regularly by
relatives and friends 1t still isn't
possible for those in fighting areas
to spend much time reading back
issues.
Servicemen Too Busy.
The service1nen have their minds
absorbed on the war. They are
preoccupied with one thing
ting 1t over. Anything that can con-
tribute to the early end of the war
Interests them intensely. Politics
no doubt has not been OF much con-
Germ to the soldiers and sailors be-
tween the ages Of 18 and IS who
constitute = large segment of our
overseas forces. Some OF these
young men have been interested in
public matters, but the vast ma
jority probably have not been.
An Important aspect OF this sit
uation Is that the young men do
not have a deep feeling one way
or the other about the New Deal
or Roosevelt or anyone else in pub
lie life. Their parents may write
them and tell them all about it,
but the youth still will not be-
come interested unless somehow the
election appears to have some bear
Ing on the length Of the war.
Neither the War nor Navy De-
partments relish the idea of handl-
ing the ballots and there are plenty
OF awkward problems In connection
with letting information 70 to the
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Nunon Approved

The Senate Finance Committee
Yesterday approved the nomination
OF Joseph D. Nunan, jr., Douglaston,
N. Y, as commissioner Of internal
revenue.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Huskin's S
ANSWERS to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by writing The Eve.
ming Star Information Bureau Fred
eric Haskin. director. WASHINGTON,
D. 9. Please ;nclose stamp for retul n
postage
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Troops Shun Vote Fuss
One, Writing Home, Says Most Don't Care
Who Is President Till War Is Won
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

The state OF mind OF the soldiers sailors
subject OF presidential elections not change during
the coming months but at the all the about
voting not to have stirred interest among
armed forces
Thus serviceman writes to this correspondent:
"There has been talk
troops Wnlch couo anect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Dewey Due
In Northwest

ABOARD DEWEY CAMPAIGN
TRAIN, Sept. is QNS)-Gov.
Dewey enters the Pacific North
west today to confer with bust
nessnen, farmers and veterans
during a four-hour stay al Couer
d'Alene. Ida, and a Sunday stop
over at Spokane.
AT Seattle Monday night, he
will deliver his first major cam
paign speech since his talk at
Louisville. Sept. s. In rapid sue
cession. he will speak at Portland,
and at San Francisco and Los
Angeles before turning homeward.
There II no doubt that small
industry has declined during the
last IL years." Dewey said. THE
taxation and regulatory policies
of the present administration
have put an increasing percent
age of the national production
in the large corporations"
Dewey listened last night to a
nationwide broadcast in which his
neighhorS- at PaWlingr n Y and
his former neighbors al Owosso,
expressed their feelings toward
him. One of the speakers was
his mother. whom he visited at
OWosso. last Sunday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
81 Dead
I'm Storm

NEW YORK, Sept. is (INS)-
The H4id-Atiantfc states today
still were busily digging them-
selves from the debris left by the
great hurricane as transportation
schedules returned 10 nearly
normal.
New York. Long Island and
New Jersey appeared hardest hit
by the gale. which swept from
North Carolina TO Maine before
veering out 10 sea.
Deaths in and around New York
City reached Is. Connecticut ten
tatively listed six dead. Massa-
chussets. five: New Jersey. four:
Maine. two. and North Carolina,
Virginia and Rhode Island, one
each.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Farley
ISEnded

QUEBEC, Sept. Is ms
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill came to the
end of their Pacific war strategy
conference here today, but are ex-
pected to continue their converse
tons elsewhere, possibly in Wash.
ington, before Churchill returns to
Great Britain.
What the President and prime
minister and their high military
staffs have accomplished in their
six-day series of conferences here
is expected TO be revealed to the
world in broad. general terms, this
afternoon, when they hold a joint
news conference.
The Joint chiefs of staff of the
United States and Britain will
hold their concluding meetings to-
day also, in their program to bring
the full weight OF combined Anglo
American sea, air and land power
to bear against Japan after the
military defeat of Germany.
The further conversations of the
two leaders, if they are held al
Washington, are expected TO en-
tail postwar European problems.
The conference leaders made il
clear that the Pacific high com
mand has already been chosen
and, while no announcement was
made of the exact decision, there
have been no official indications
that the decision has not been
10 continue TO use the winning
team" of Macarthur and Nimitz
thArp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Suspect Helps
Search for Gun

Ontario provincial police today
took Pvt. Erwin William Stats
to the Trenton area to continue
their search for a 1903 caliber
service rife he admitted throwing
away there.
Stata has been charged with
numbering Mrs. Austin c. Smith
Of Detroit. whose body was found
Monday in her cottage at Port
Franks.
The soldier was arrested Thurs
day al his mothers home in To-
ronto. The mother. Mrs. Frances
Stata. told police her son was in
Toronto on the day Mrs. Smiths
body was found.
Mrs. Smith was buried yester-
day at Byron. Ont. after services
in London. Her husband. a filing
station operator, and her daugh.
ter, Geraldine, p, attended the
services.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
) From State
Freddy Allies

Five persons from the Detroit
area, two of them army officers.
have been liberated by Allied
troops from prison camps in ter
ritory wrested from the Germans,
il was announced in Washington
today.
1t. Thaddeus c. Gajda of 5l37
Argyle. Dearborn, and 1t. Ed
ward r. O'Hara of 1S037 Santa
Barbara, Detroit, were among 20
soldiers released from prisoner
camp in Bulgaria. They now are
in an American hospital at Is
tanbul.
Walenty Maleski, 3501 from
| bly,, Stefania Albrecht, 9503 Char
est, and Waldemar Knustman,
2243 Commerce. Milford, were
found in an internment camp at
Vitel, France.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Airport at Rilnini
Reached by Canadians

ROME, Sept, IS GNS)-Cana-
dams of the British Eighth Army
smashed at the eastern anchor of
the Gothic Line today, and
reached the Rimini- Airport, the
fail of which is imminent.
The Canadians, after crossing
the Marano River, are within four
miles Of the important port OF
Rimini itself.
Greek troops advanced toward
the Adriatic town of San Lorenzo
despite stiff Nazi opposition.
Americans gained important
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
World Press Freedom
Asked by Conndlly

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is GNS)
Senator Connally Cd of Texas,
chairman of the Senate foreign
relations committee, introduced a
resolution in the Senate request
ing that a free press provision be
included in the projected treaty
to establish a postwar world Sc
curity organization.
His resolution. similar 10 one
filed by Senator Taft (R) OF
Ohio. would be submitted 10 AL
lied representatives at the Dunn.
barton Oaks conference.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
NiiiiinskY TO Spein7

MADRID, Sept. 16 (INS)-The
famous Russian dancer, Vatzlav
Nijinsky. who, for many years.
was mentally deranged and is
living in Budapest, has asked the
Spanish government for permits
sion to move 10 Spain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Spread Of Polio
Believed Wanna

The spread of infantile paralysis
in Detroit is declining, health Off
Gals said today in reporting that
only two new cases were recorded
Yesterday These, with the nine
reported Thursday, brought the
years total to 297.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Danes Proclaim Strike

STOCKHOLM. Sept. 16 (UP)-
The Danish Freedom Council has
proclaimed a general stri k e
throughout Denmark beginning at
noon and lasting until noon Mon
day, the Danish Press Service re-
pOrted TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
William Randolph Hearst. Junior. Back in Paris
bitches Air Ride
With q General
b, WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST. JUNIOR
Written Expressly for the Hearst Newspapers

PARIS, Sept. IA Delayed)-l am afraid | owe o.
YOU an apology. In my last two stories, implied
that our group, consisting of Austen Lake, Bob
Cromie, Ralph Morse and were possibly the first
war correspondents to get into Germany.
You see we are attached to the Third u. S.
Army which at present is drawn up on the Moselle
River front.
Even were we to cross the Moselle, would still be
in France SO the other day the four Of us went OF the
reservation and crossed into Germany through
First Army territory.
As far as they knew there we were the first cor
respondents spend time in Germany, and when we
returned the Third Army found to our delight that
no other Third Army correspondents had been the
border.
Today I learned, though that several First Army
writer's had gotten into Germany the day before we did,
higher up along the front.
Needless 10 say a disappointment to u.s. but at least
we had fun knowing that the first of gang
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
.UNRRA Maps
World Relief

MONTREAL, Sept. 16 (UP)-
A six-point program, highlighted
by discussions of postwar aid to
Germany. was before the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration Council VIII ic h
convenes here today with repre-
sentatives of "A nations, including
Russia. Britain. China and the
United States.
MAIN PROBLEMS
Up for consideration were:
Q To what authority in each
country the UNRRA will re-
spond, and how the transition
of authority from military 10
civil in the liberated areas will
be achieved.
. The role the small nations
will play within the UNRRA.
. Me [ h DDS of co-ordinating
UNRRA with other relief or
CARNATIONS. both national and
international, to avoid overlap
ping.
HOW WILL THEY PAY?
. The problem of discrimina-
ton among needy nations.
. The problem of determining
the purchasing power of ma
ton asking for help and the
method of repayment.
. The complicated question of
feeding enemy countries and
countries shall be ~elassed
as enemies. Italy, for example.
was a member OF the Axis but
is now fighting for the Allies.
Also to be considered is the
returning OF persons 10 their own
countries who have been forced
10 live in other lands because OF
the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18

A map of the Siegfred battleine showing by arrows
around Nancy where Gen. Patrons Third Army captured
Nancy big transport and military center opening another
gateway to Germany, while to the north Gen. Hodges
First Army completed the enlightenment of the baston of
aehen after capturing the Dutch fortress of Maasrcht
Arrows far to the north indicate the British First Armys
drive i'm Holland and in the south (arrOws) L. S.
Seventh Army and French forces driving for Langres
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Punish Woman,
1900 on Strike

About 1900 employees at the
National Stamping Co., $50 st.
Jean, were on strike today pro-
testing a three-day layoff melted
out to woman worker who broke
a die.
The strike started on the late
shift yesterday when 200 persons
walked out at Sis last night after
the disciplinary action, II was
reported.
Word OF the action spread TO
the day shift employees and about
1000 of them failed 10 report for
work today, closing the plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Bitterly Cold Along Front

had been bitterly cold up along the front IN the past
fer days back TO Paris today to get some needed
equipment.
1t is a ftUe-h0Ur trip jecp from the front but
after about half an ho Of riding sac dos transport
plane in large field By the road
Just on lunch got the BOYS to drtre IN and DIS
covered it generals plane ready to take off for Paris
IN half an hour
Having gotten used cumming rides all the way from
Casabanca through Africa and Italy England and back
and forth from here about dozen times applied
the technique which worked beautifully that was IN
Paris hour later
Everybody asks me what the reaction Of the German
people Is toward our soldiers.
yet few to generalze but their reaction
SO far has been of rather studied disinterest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18

ground above Pistoria, prelimi-
nary to a thrust across the APP
pennies, Selling Monte Catino and
Ponte de Moriano, west of Lucca.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
German People Apathetie

the flower throwing handshakng kiss
ing that greeted us in France.
group of little farmhouses passed going into Ger
Yesterday stood about dozen women anc
children.
What their thoughts were could not say they
there silent and motonless.
On the back stopped take pictures of them
few refused turning their heels and went indoors
A few others merely bore the ordeal
couple of younger girls laughed a good deal but /
had the impression they cere laughing at as rather hd
Oith
You see, these people know only whot they are told
and they being constantly told that somehow other
they do not knot0 hoD, Hitler WW still pull this War out
of the bag.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18

Values
-. When goods and service again
become available, we are confident
that the hundreds OF thousands of
Detroiters who have learned and
re-learned the lessons and the tre-
mendous advantages OF thrift and
savings, and living within their
income. will buy on a basis OF
VALUE for their money.
Naturally, purchasing power
must be utilized il the wheels of
production are to create profitable
employment. But if every pur-
chase, whether for ten cents or
a thousand dollars, for food. cloth
ing. shelter, or Injuries, is made
on the basis of value. and we con-
tinue to avoid waste in peace as
we have in war, we may this time
keep the balance and maintain
uniformly high levels Of produc-
ton and employment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-18
Believe Maxi Propaganda

the story of most prisoners have spoken to
1t only when the prisoners the terrific amount
behind the lines that they begin
weaken.
Naturally these civilians have not yet this the
bindly believe their propaganda.
reaction almost Of tolerance If this
temporary invasion which would to
However, when left the press camp this morning the
their winning remained in the
neghborhood 1000 against and takers side.