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Evening star., 1944-02-20

Observe the lone tree on the top of
far-of hill silhouetted against the
clouded sky at sundown. The tree is
solitary but never lonely. Rolling
thunder, oncoming darkness cast no
spell Of gloom over it. The tree is
not lonely because it belongs, and as
long as it belongs to its world-to the
earth, air and sun-as long as it's
leaves drink in the warmth and en-
ergy Of the light and its roots draw
upon the bounty of the soil, 1t is a
living, entity, at one with the fierce
beauty and exultant vitality of crea-
ton.
Man is as a tree in the field" How
often does the longing to sense the
completeness of life come over us like
an engulfing tidal wave? We know
that to find the glory and JOY of life
man must be at one with his world
in tune with reality. Unless man be-
longs, he never will know salvation.
But mans reality transcends the
reality Of the tree in the field, con-
sisting not only OF nature but OF spirit
and humanity as we'll. Unless man
belongs to reality in this threefold
sense, he is like broken twig on the
tree of life, stranger in strange
universe, doomed at best to a gray
inconsequential existence in the ever
lengthening shadow Of futility.
The deceptive simplicity and poetry
OF the nature cults are temptingly
alluring. In every generation we have
with us the false prophets of nature
worship in one disguise or another.
In many a forest and shaded glen
there still linger echos of the seduc-
tive music of Pan and Bacchus. The
nature worshiping paganism OF
Greece bequeathed to us the poisoned
apples Of determinism which in mod
ern times found its most fatal and
destructive sympol in the Blond Beast
Of Nietzsche, the mad prophet of the
blood-and-soil racialism of the inhu-
man Nazis. The genesis of natural
ism may stem from the classic tradi-
tion but its elimination is the un-
ashamed return to the tooth-and-nail
law OF the jungle-the ruthless en-
slavement OF the weak, the murder of
the helpless, the blasphemous attempt
to- destroy the very foundation Of
democratic and humane civilization,
the satanic perversion Of all spiritual
values. Nature worship, no matter
whether in the garb of mythology or
philosophy, inevitably leads to the
most horrible and catastrophe
apostasy, the enthronement of the
Moloch Of militarism and heart
lessness and pride as the supreme
national ideal Is not Naziism ulti-
mately the logical conclusion of
Teutonic naturalism?
At the other extreme We have the
persistent One-sided narrow spiritual
Evening star., 1944-02-20

unmltigated grief the place left vacant
at the corner Of the Speakers desk"
X
The late Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood Of
Ohio, veteran of the Civil War, who
stood in uniform in front of the Capitol
and witnessed the Inauguration of
President Lincoln, served in the House
In his Goth year-the oldest man who
ever served in Congress. John Quincy
Adams served in the House for II years
after he had been President, and COL
lapsed in the House in his 8lst year.
Cornelius Cole, a Representative and a
Senator from California, visited the
Capitol In his Tooth year. The House
took recess for the purpose OF permit
ting this centenarian to address them
on June rs. 1922. When he died In
Hollywood. Calif- he was 100 years II
months old.
Evening star., 1944-02-20
Significance of Public Worship
By Rabbi Solomon II. Metz,
Leader of Adas Israel CONGREGATION.

ity Of certain oriental cultures which,
failing to develop the social and his
toric sense, degenerated, in spite of
their lofty metaphysical speculations,
into a sterile, stratified idolatrous
type of civilization devoid of compass
sion and progress, whose character
istic theology is but an attempt to find
personal peace through fight from
life and its tasks.
In the pages of the Book of Books
we see glimpse of life that is whole
and therefore holy. The Bible is
aglow with divine light and warmth
not seen on land or sea- 1t is
alive with the beauty and move
ment Of natures glories, sun, earth,
wind, rain, stars and trees. And it is
the most human of books. The Bible
is the synthesis of all elements OF
reality, singing the hymn of fulfill
ment and harmony before the Holy
One, blessed be He.
And the roots of American democ-
racy, the hope of civilization in the
terrible confusion of the world today,
are deeply imbedded in the Bible. In
this Biblical background of our way
OF life lies our safety and our future.
Our chronological progress and in
dustrial expansion tend to overem-
phasize our preoccupation with the
phenomena of nature and the So
called practical pursuits of day-by-
day existence. The tempo and rhythm
Of the electronic age threaten to blur
our vision and to expose us to the
dangerously deceptive paganisms OF
the day, brewed In the witches caul-
dron of selfishness and materialism.
To find salvation individually and
as nation We must recapture the
uplifting vision, the spiritual per-
spective Of the redeeming, unifying,
harmonizing and satisfying synthesis
Of the religion of the Bible-the syn
thesis of the natural, the humani-
tartan and the spiritual elements of
life. my heart and my flesh sing
unto the living God"
Nowhere do We experience the re-
ality, the healing and power OF this
unique synthesis OF creation, spirit
and humanity as in the house of wor-
ship, where In unison with our fell
lowmen, under the spell OF a hal
lowed tradition, and under the aspect
Of eternity we commune with the
Divine Presence, praying for guidance
and help and dedicating ourselves in
humility and truth to the high and
holy sanctions Of life-to the ideals OF
truth, justice and peace.
Nowhere as at public worship in the
house Of God does the deathless con-
fession Of faith of the immortal
prophet Micah resound In our souls:
1T has been told thee, o man, what
is good, and what doth the Lord re-
quire of thee, but to do justice, and
love mercy and walk humbly with
thy God"
Evening star., 1944-02-20

give Japan "ths golden opportunity
to destroy the enemy At one stroke"
That Is q tacit admission that the
Japanese battle feet is unable to
contest ours in open action for the
protection of vital points in mid
Pacific. It conforms to the theory
prevalent in our own naval circles
that the Japanese main fleet will not
be risked until the Japanese home
land Is directly menaced. But that
the japanese government should be
telling this to It's own people is an
extraordinary admission, regardless
OF the optimistic guise in which the
matter Is treated. The war lords OF
Japan must indeed be in quandary
when they talk that way.
Evening star., 1944-02-20
Worried Toxic

The cumulative stepping-up Of our
general offensive in the Pacific is
causing sharp reactions in Japan,
indicating intense pertur''o
The japanese government, c.
to its usual practice. is not at
ing to hide the basic facts fro.
people. On the contrary. the att
on Truk seems to have been eA
aggerated. judging by Toxic broad
casts. Mention of American mech
anized" and motorized" forces as
engaged in the battle of Truk car
ried the clear intimation to japanese
listeners that land invasion Of the
island group had begun, though the
evidence at hand does not indicate
our action was more than a heavy
task-force raid, perhaps designed to
cover our landing on Eniwetok Atoll
IN the Marshalls. Perhaps this am
biguity Is designed to build up an
imaginary victory by later announc-
Ing a bloody repulse of a hypotheti-
cal invasion. This would seem to
be a logical explanation, because
any sort OF attack on Truk could not
fail to be highly disturbing to Japa-
nese public opinion.
There is close parallel between
Truk and Pearl Harbor. Truk is
the key bastion of Japan's entire
island defense network in mid-Pa-
cif1c, covering the japanese home
land strategically in much the same
way that the Hawaiian Islands do
our Pacific Coast. The loss of Truk
would disrupt the entire system, be-
sides Immediately booming all Japa-
nese positions in the Bismarck
Archipelago and New Guinea, for
which the japanese high command
continues to make such heavy sac
rifices, as is evidenced by the de-
struction of large convoy north
of Rabaul by bombers of General
MacArthur's forces.
The factual broadcasts by Toxic
were coupled with an appeal to pro-
duce "one more" warship. This un-
precedented exhortation scan be
coupled with broadcast by the
oficial Domei News Agency that the
"main force of our invincible navy"
Is "biding its time until the very
end" believing that the American
deet. as it advanced, would encoun-
Ter supply difficulties which would
Evening star., 1944-02-20

will II not. promote the war effort
ana hasten the day Of victory"
The burden Of demonstrating
that the answer to this pertinent
question is In the Affirmative rests
upon the sponsors Of the legisla-
tion. In the present temper Of Con-
gress and the country. and in the
light Of our remarkable production
record, they must show a clear need
for national service If the legisla-
ton is to be passed. And they must
do this aff1rmatively; it will not
suffice to show that their opponents
have been wrong on other issues.
Evening star., 1944-02-20
A Plan for Peace.

Gigantic is not too strong a word
for the problem tackled by Bernard
M. Baruch and John M. Hancock
in their report on things to be done
and principles to be followed If the
Nation is to effect sound and rea-
sonably smooth return to an econ
omy Of peace. To get some idea of
its magnitude we need only re-
member that approximately 11,O00,-
600 individuals in our armed forces
will one day have to be reabsorbed
by our civilian society, that we are
at present producing purely military
goods at the rate of $50 billion year,
and that since this production rep
resents things we shall stop making
when the shooting ends, the millions
OF workers now engaged in it will
eventually have to find new outlets
for their employable energies.
Never before in our history has
there been anything even remotely
comparable to this problem, but the
Baruch-H Hancock report approaches
it-from the standpoint of both the
human and technical factors in
volved-with full confidence that it
can be solved. To this end, ten sep
arate but interdependent recon-
mendations are made, all aimed at
establishing without delay-and
without in any way interfering with
the war effort-an orderly, unified,
tightly organized program of action.
To summarize these recommended
tions is to oversimplify them, but
it may be said that they are care
fully designed to prevent a danger
Gus sag in the employment line, to
get government out Of business as
quickly as possible, and to encour-
age private enterprise-big and little
to reconvert expeditiously to civil
ian production on an unprecedented
scale.
The recommendations of the re-
port may prove, on inspection, to
be less than perfect, but as a set of
working principles, as clear-cut
program for organization and ac-
ton, they represent a serious effort
to prepare for rehabilitation in a
far-seeing, overall manner. The
authors themselves do not claim to
have devised complete blueprint
exactly fitted to the situation, but
at least their plan, highly arguable
as it may be in certain respects,
gives sound direction to the Nation
in the solution of a problem which
must be worked out substantially
along the lines OF this report.
1t is in this connection that the
initial reaction of Senator George,
chairman of the Senate's Postwar
Committee, gives rise to concern.
Senator George, commenting on the
basis of newspaper stories, says that
the Baruch-Hancock report raises
the question whether "the economic
destiny of the country" is to be set
tied by executive orders or general
policies laid down by Congress. 1t
is difficult, however, to find support
for this Interpretation in the de-
tailed recommendation of the re-
port, and it is to be hoped that closer
study of the Baruch proposals will
persuade Senator George that his
apprehensions are without substan-
tial foundation.
Evening star., 1944-02-20
The Pertinent Question

In his appearance before the Sen
Military Affairs Committee last
6as the spokesman of citizens
committee advocating adoption of
national service act, Ernest L.
|. jr, argued effectively against
;epting the judgment of labor
'ers who oppose national service
.lslation on the ground that it is
not needed.
Mr.. Bell showed that these same
labor leaders, in 1910. were arguing
against legislation to provide COM
pulsory military training, contend
ing that it was not necessary at that
time. Unquestionably they were
wrong. Had we followed their ad-
vice, we might never have recovered
from the blow which fell at Pearl
Harbor on December 7. 194l. Mr..
Bell also contends that some of the
labor leaders distort statistics in
arguing that compulsory national
service has not stopped strikes in
Britain and would not stop them
here The labor leaders cite the
year 1912. when the comparison is
favorable from their point of view.
Over the three-year period, 1941-43,
however, the record shows that the
United States, with roughly three
times as many workers as Britain,
has lost nine times as many work.
ing days to strikes, even though in
actual numbers Of strikes the ratio
remains at about three to one. This
is accounted for in large part by
the extraordinary amount OF work.
ing time lost in the relatively small
number Of coal strikes, but, with
due allowance for this, it may be
conceded that Mr.. Bell establishes
his point.
Yet where does that leave us2
Even if it be conceded that labor
leaders are poor prophets and that
they misinterpret statistics, this
does not prove the need for a COM
pulsory national service act in this
country at this time. william Green,
president OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, covered this point well
when he told the committee: "In
the final analysis. the proposal for
q national service act must stand or
fall upon this major test-will 1t, or
Evening star., 1944-02-20
Norway in the News

The growing likelihood that Fin
land will soon be compelled to make
peace with Russia raises the ques-
ton OF Norway, especially it's north
ern portion, known as Finmarken.
This long tongue of mountainous
coast is the northernmost projection
OF Europe, its North Cape actually
touching the Arctic circle. Never
theless, its deep-water fjords,
bathed in the warm waters of the
Gulf Stream. are always free from
Ice. This renders Finmarken q re-
gion OF high strategic Importance.
Its value has been abundantly
demonstrated in the present war.
Possession Of Finmarken enabled
German U-boats, surface raiders
and airplanes to harry mercilessly
the Allied shipping route to the Rus
sian ports of Murmansk and Arch
angel. the former ice-free owing to
the last influence of the Gulf
Stream. AS the crow flies, it is little
more than 100 miles from Muir
mansk to the nearest inlet of Fin
marken. In between. however, is the
narrow corridor of Finnish terri
tory which abuts on the Arctic
Ocean at the port Of Pctsamo. From
Petsamo land attacks have been
sporadically launched at Murmansk
by Finnish and German troops, and
though these have failed, air raids
from Finnish landing fields have
harried the Russian outlet to the
ocean, further complicating the de-
livery of Allied supplies.
Under these circumstances it is
most unlikely that Russia would re-
frain from either gaining the occu-
patton Of Petsamo by negotiation
or seizing it by force. But once this
hostile bastion is eliminated, the
way will be open for a Russian at
tack on Finmarken, probably by sea,
since the overland route is through
trackless and extremely difficult
country. The position of the Ger
man garrisons in Finmarken would
have become highly precarious.
There is no land connection be-
tween Finmarken and the rest Of
Norway, while Sweden has stopped
the passage of German troops over
its territory. Whiting down of
German sea and air power has di-
minished the ability to harry the
Murmansk sea route, so Germany
may be less disposed to contest
remote outpost that has lost much
OF its former value.
How Britain would look upon a
Russian occupation of Finmarken
Is another matter. In the past, Brit
ain has been instinctively opposed
to seeing any portion of Norway
pass into the hands of another pow
er. The Norwegians would naturally
fear the results of Russian occu-
patton OF its northern province, and
would presumably prefer that Brit
ish and American troops should dis
possess the Germans. The question
OF Finmarken may we'll be a matter
of lively discussion Just now behind
the Diplomatic scenes.
Evening star., 1944-02-20

Operators Of California beauty
parlorS declare that the dwindling
supply OF peroxide of hydrogen is
causing a noticeable change in
thousands Of blonds. Sort Of
Statewide rendition Of the favorite,
silver Threads Among the Gold"
Evening star., 1944-02-20

gwen tne Denent OF SUBSIDIZED rents.
This is fine tribute to the rehabilita-
ting influence Of good housing. But there
does not seem to be any real relation
between the subsidy and the amount
needed to subsidize rentals, nor between
the amount of tax exemption as a COM
munity contribution and the amount OF
the subsidy it is supposed to match on
20-S0 basis
The advantage of utilizing tax exemp-
ton as fixed contribution for subsidiz-
ing rents is that it is simple method,
it does not have to run the annual
gauntlet of the appropriations COM
mittees and it is not subject to Whim-
iscal removal or reduction by possibly
prejudiced appropriating authorities.
The disadvantages are in the extern
sion of the principle OF tax exemption.
There Is too much tax exemption al
tribution does not rise and fall with
the need of the tenants, so far remaining
fixed. And if the community is in
favor Of subsidizing housing, the cost of
the subsidies should not be disguised as
tax exemption, but should be readily
available for annual appraisal by those
who have to pay the taxes. If for no
other reason than that it acts as an
effective brake on too lavish a public
subsidization of rents or housing, annual
payment in cold cash would appear pre-
ferable to tax exemption.
1t should be said here that the Ma
tional Capital Housing Authority has
never sought to disguise any Of its oper-
ations, or their cost. It has merely fol-
lowed accepted practice in tax exemp-
ton. But the wisdom Of that practice
u open 10 fair question.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01

ORE HOURS Daily 945 5:45; Saturday, 9:45 500 .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01
95 10 Enter
History Finals

| With more than $1,000 in war
bonds offered as prizes by The
Detroit Times, IS top history stu
dents from Detroit's 19 public
high schools are this week pre-
pairing for the city finals in the
William Randolph Hearst Ma
tional American History Awards
contest.
They will meet at $50 a. m.
Monday in Room 211 of Wayne
lUniversitys main building
TO take a written history
exam prepared under the direc-
ton OF Charles c. Barnes. divi-
sional director Of the department
OF social studies for Detroit public
schools.
The student with the highest
score will receive a 5000 war bond
as first prize. To the second place
winner will go a $3.50 bond, and
10 the third a 500 bond. These
three in turn will represent De-
troit in the national examination
TO be held Dec. IL.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES
Additional local prizes include
two $50 bonds 10 the fourth and
fifth highest scorers; SIS bond
TO each student who places high
est in his particular high school
group, and 10 each of the IS par
Elephants copy of Stephen Vim
cent Benets inspiring book,
America" bearing a special gift
bookplate from The Detroit Times.
Designed TO stimulate interest
in our American background on
the part of young students, the
William Randolph Hearst Ma
tional American History Awards
are also intended to help give
these leaders of tomorrow a
clearer conception of their coun-
try's role in the future.
I'll WILL PARTICIPATE
The national examination in
which al students from all over
the country will participate. is
scheduled for Dec. IL and will be
taken by the Detroit contestants
at some shrine of historic sig
nificance here in the city.
Winners in the national finals
will share in awards totaling S.
$50 in war bonds. The student
placing first will receive $1,000,
second $1,000, third $500 and
fourth $3.50. In addition. five Sl0OI
bonds and 81 $50 bonds viii be
awarded.
Detroit is only one of ID cities
participating in the William Ran
dolph Hearst National American
History Awards. Others include
Albany. Baltimore, Boston, Chi
cago. Los Angeles. Milwaukee,
New York, Oakland. Pittsburgh,
San Francisco, Seattle and San
Antonio.
Order the United States War
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to your home.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-14
By JOHN lSELBY
Read UPON THE WATERS, "
De-. Doeo<<, Inndd Mad. cay

BREAD UPON THE WATERS"
by Rose Pesotta Dodd, Mead; $3).
Rose Pesotta's Bread Upon the
Waters is long step in the right
direction, but it is not the perfect
labor book by good deal.
I do not understand why most
books giving labor's side of the
perennial argument should be so
less interesting than other
books, but usually they are. Ger
tainly the material is more CRATE
ful-unions are made up Of little
people, and Erne Pyle has proved
that little people are not only good
copy, but gold mines in an almost
literal sense. Strikes provide ac-
ton, and especially in the early
days they were often managed by
improvisation, which is usually
good copy, too. Rose Pesotta's
book is an improvement, but not
enough of one.
Miss Posotta is a Russian whose
life has been given over to the
International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union. She has been for.
years an expert in labor organiza-
ton, and strike management, and
her work without question has
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-14
Work For Port Now

Senate approval of an appropriation of ST.,
571, 900 for Cape Fear river channel widening
and deepening and harbor improvements at
Wilmington brings project essential to the
future shipping at this port step nearer reall-
cation. But it would be unsafe to count too
much on it.
There is but week Of the current session
Of Congress ahead. If the bill should fail to
be approved in joint conference during that
time it will die and nothing can be done
until a new bill is drawn and presented to
the 18TH Congress.
Because Wilmington must look to its port
for a major part OF its postwar prosperity
it is incumbent upon the North Carolina dele
cations in the House and the Senate to apply
the full pressure of their influence to have
into law before the curtain falls on the 18TH
session.
Nor does the burden Of promoting the mea-
sures passage fall entirely upon the members
is no business interest within its borders that
will not be benefited by the contemplated I'M
provements at this port. 1t is as much the
duty of the states whole business community,
therefore, to press for passage Of the rivers
and harbors bill as of our representatives and
senator's.
Though the time is short there are still
enough days before adjournment to have rep
resentatives on hand for conference sessions,
and for citizens from all cities within the
state to start a flood of messages to their
Representatives urging intensive cooperation in
pressing the bill for passage.