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Evening star., 1944-11-17
De GouIIe to Moscow

General de Gaulle's Forthcoming
trip to Moscow at the invitation OF
Marshal Stain is an important
move in the complicated diplomatic
game now being played in Europe.
But whatever its international i'm
plications, it unquestionably empha-
sizes the rapid rise of liberated
France to something like its prewar
status as great power, together
with the general acceptance of the
provisional government to speak and
act in Frances name :
1t should be noted that Stalin's
invitation came during the latter
stages of Mr.. Churchill's visit to
Paris and his prolonged conversa-
tions with De Gaulle. For more
than a year, authorized spokesmen
OF British and imperial interests
have been suggesting the creation of
Western European "bloc" wherein
France would play the leading con-
tinental role in conjunction with
Britain. That idea apparently did
not sit well in Moscow, despite the
fact that Soviet diplomacy clearly is
faShioning some such creation in
Eastern Europe. 1t therefore gen.
orally is understood that the British
Prime Minister did not pursue the
subject when he was in Paris.
However, this does not imply that
De Gaulle has cooled towards Brit
ain: On the contrary, there is every
indication that Anglo-French rela-
tlons are on an increasingly stable
basis. Presumably, what De Gaulle
and his advisors have in mind is a
policy OF balanced friendship with
both Britain and Russia, in which
France would not only serve as the
link between the two but also auto
matically would become the head of
the smaller nations of Western
Europe. Such concepts have been
suggested at various times by
spokesmen Of the provisional gov
eminent as far, back as the days
when it sat at Algiers with an equiv
ocal diplomatic status and uncertain
political prospects.
Besides the larger diplomatic as
pect there also Is Frances domestic
politics to be considered. The chief
uncertainty within France is the
relation of the Communists and
affiliated left-wing groups. to the
provisional government. While there
are no formal ties between the
French Communists and Moscow
since the dissolution OF the COMM
tern. there can be no reasonable
doubt that the French Reds take
their cue from Moscow. Thus an
understanding arrived at between
De Gaulle and Stain would have a
tranquilizing effect on the French
political situation,
Evening star., 1944-11-17

There can be no doubt that Gen.
Eisenhower Is making his major effort
with the American 1st and eth Armies,
apparently striking first Of all toward
q front defined by the German towns
of Heinsburg, Julich and Duren, NOV
ing toward the Rhine in the area
Duisburg Dusseldorf Cologne. The 1st
Army has had long period to ref1t
and regroup; the 9th has not been
previously reported in action on this
front and comes fresh to the battle.
This is not to say, of course, that
the other armies will not have their
parts to play, and very important parts.
We do not, for example, know yet to
what extent the tempo of the offensive
will develop to the northwest, where
the British I'd Army and the Cana
dian 1st Army may drive once more
toward the last river barrier which was
almost preached at Arnhem two months
ago. Gen. Eisenhower disposes of suffi-
cient troops to keep extending the
front of his attack to any extent the
terrain permits. The Germans do not
dispose of sufficient troops to oppose
a major attack on a wide front, and
considering our numerical ground su.
PyAAO1AIy d1lQ Jul OH SuPcTlOTlLy. lt
would seem as certain as anything
can be in war that they must give way
somewhere.
The objective Of the attack on the 1st
and 9th Army fronts Is undoubtedly
first of all to push the 0ermahs back
to the Rhine, and then to break across
the Rhine into the open plains Of North
ern Germany.
If these two tasks are successfully ac-
complished, the extent to which the
breakthrough can be exploited will be
governed in part by the weather and in
part by the success which the enemy has
had in his efforts to create counterat-
tacking mass Of maneuver. The weather
is uncertain, but 1t cannot stop us al
together on the open plain, and it would
seem that the enemy has not been given
time to do very much In the way Of
preparing mobile reserves.
Thus the great battle-the greatest In
American military history. one Of the
greatest In the history OF the world
opens under conditions q favorable to
Allied success as could be expected at
this season Of the year.
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Evening star., 1944-11-17
The Currettu Lynchinq

The lynching Of Donate Carretta
by an Italian mob last September
was perhaps the most revolving
crime that has been committed in
any of the liberated areas.
Carretta, former Roman Jail di-
rector, was lynched after Allied
military authorities had decided to
postpone the trial of Pietro Caruso,
former police chief in Rome, who
was accused of collaborating with
the Germans during their occupa-
tion of the Italian capital. When
the postponement of Caruso's trial
was announced, a hysterical wom-
an demanded that Carretta, sched-
uled to testify for the state against
Caruso, be arrested. The police did
nothing and the mob seized Car
retta, shouting that he had deliv-
cred hostages to the Germans.
The victim was dragged from the
courtroom, beaten and thrown un-
conscious into the Tiber. Regain
ing consciousness in the water, he
tried to swim away, but two men
pursued him In = rowboat and beat
him to death with the oars. The
mobsters then recovered the body
and left it hanging head down from
one of the jail windows. During I'll
of this the police made but per-
functory efforts to protect the man,
and apparently none Of the mob has
been punished, although two Of
them were Identified later as COM
mon criminals.
Now IL develops that Carretta was
wholly innocent OF the charges the
mob had made against him. "A gov
eminent commission, appointed to
investigate the lynching, has not
only cleared Carretta's name, but
has reported that, while serving Is
1ailer, he frequently risked him own
life to aid political prisoners. The
Evening star., 1944-11-17
The Question of ASYLUM

Inc irish government has made
clear that If it sees fit to do so-on
the basis of justice, charity, honor
or national self-interest it may
grant asylum to fugitive Axis lead
ers. The memorandum handed by
Prime Minister De Valera to our
Minister in Dublin promises only to
keep Fire closed to "all aliens whose
presence would be at variance with
the policy of neutrality, or detri-
mental to the interests of the Irish
people. or inconsistent with the de-
sire of the Irish people to avoid
injury to the interests Of friendly
states"
From the American and Allied
standpoint, according to our State
Department, this position is not
entirely satisfactory. The Irish gov
ernment, Of course, does not say that
Fires doors will be open to individ-
uals like Hitler, Himmler, Goering
and Goebbels, but neither does 1t
say that they will be closed. Accord
ingly, 1t is at least conceivable that
one or more of these top Nazi leaders
may yet fly to Dublin for sanctuary
there. At any rate, judging from the
Irish statement. such a possibility
seems more real as regards Ireland
than as regards Sweden or even
Argentina and Spain, all three of
whom seem to have been more def
mite in ruling themselves out as
probable places Of refuge.
In view Of the De Valera govern
ment's past record Of neutrality
including its rejection OF our Ameri-
can appeal to eject German and
japanese agents in Dublin-there is
nothing particularly surprising in
its determination not to surrender
its right to grant asylum. AS a
sovereign nation, Fire unquestion-
ably has that right. So. too, has
Portugal. which apparently has
taken similar position. The only
question Is how the Irish, the Portu-
guese or any other neutral or nom
belligerent people will respond If
Hitler or Himmler or somebody OF
that sort asks for q safe haven.
The Irish memorandum declares
that there Is no comprehensive in
ternational CODE covering this sub
ject, but actually the established
practice Is to grant asylum only to
political offenders, not to criminals,
and 1t Is as criminals that the Allied
world ofacially regards the Axis
leaders -- criminals who must be
brought to judgment and punished
in the countries whore they have
committed such atrocities as the
leveling Of Lidice, the cold -blooded
killing Of hostages. and the mass
Evening star., 1944-11-17
This Changing World
By CoNsfosfins Brosrn

Spectacular developments on q scale
approaching In fury the battles in Nor
mandy are expected from the offensive
now getting under way along the whole
Western Front.
the Allies will attempt final drive to
dislodge the enemy from his present
positions and eject . breakthrough.
While political leaders, such as Prime
Minister Churchill, seem convinced that
winter campaign is inevitable and that
the decisive phase of the Western Eu-
ropean war will come next spring and
summer, Gen. Eisenhower still believes
he has an excellent chance Of overcom-
ing the main Nszi resistance before the
middle, Of December and taking over
German areas In the west from which
the new final push in 1945 will be much
easier.
The delay in the offensive was due
principally to the fact that the various
army commanders along the West
Wall had to wait for important con-
signments Of ammunition and tanks.
The German defensive positions are
very strong. The German Army, while
not as formidable as earlier in the
war, is fighting with the despair which
comes from the knowledge that II it
is defeated there Is no hope for any
body in the Reich
This determination to fight to the
bitter end behind strongly fortified
positions forces the Allies to use enor-
nous quantities of i. war material,
especially shells of all caliber Any
attempts Of the ground forces to ad-
vance without devastating barrage
involving millions OF shells would 9TH
erwise be either doomed to failure or
be SO costly that the local successes
gained in one area could not be further
developed.
The acquisition of new ports-such as
Antwerp-and improvement In commu-
nications from our landing bases to
the front have enabled the assembly of
the quantities of ammunition consid-
cred essential for a major offensive.
This very difficult operation is now
completed.
The Germans are fully aware of the
situation. In all their broadcasts the
Nazi military commentators are stress
ing the point that the next few weeks
will be the most critical in the west
Evening star., 1944-11-17
Signature

This Is the summers end, beneath a
fdme-bIue sky:
The golden sycanores rich NTH
sottened light
And one ha,ok poised as " transf1ed
toreper there
Regarding NTH casual cold eyes the
seasons flight.
And no,p the drying rneadotp grass, ash
gold In pdlltd sun,
Ripples Its tdrnished silver Ddpes
beneath the last parm tDind,
And one BY one and silently the iDeed
seeds drift dtDdy,
The fire Of goldenrod expires, IT. gel
loto fronds are thinned.
Bronzed butterflies stu hoper By the
sMoks-blue thistle stalk,
The oak IeaUes are stiH firm upon
0n0rled bouph;
Only their secret ueary phispering
implies the end,
4 summers end. but summer pas
nerer lopelicr than notD
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1944-11-17
Stadium Week

1t is possible that Senator Buffers
earnestly spoken words Of protest
over too much fanfare" about the
stadium were based on a miscon-
ception Of the purposes OF stadium
week."
The effort now being made to
focus public attention on this needed
postwar undertaking was launched
in the hope of getting the ball roll
ing. The Senator may not know
how difficult a thing that is to do In
Washington, where we have no votes
or representatives in the Govern
ment. This stadium project has
been hanging fire for almost twenty
years, partly because there was no
attempt to organize and properly
direct the energies Of all those who
are convinced of its deSirability.
Unless some tangible start is made,
1t will hang fire for another twenty
years. But a start has been made.
Legislation already has been pre-
pared which should result in a
formal study of the most feasible
methods Of building and operating
national stadium, to be placed on
land already acquired with local
taxes.
1t is unnecessary to remind any,
body that there's a war on" just
as 1T is unnecessary to point out that
Washington slums must be re-
claimed, hospitals must be built and
a great many other things done to
make this better city. Exploitation
now OF the stadium idea and i'm
mediate initiation of the always slow
processes by which such things are
accomplished in Washington will
show results later on. Senator
Butler may have no fear that "sta-
dium week" has made us forget the
war.
Evening star., 1944-11-17
Great Battle Is On
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The great offensive against the west
ern defenses of Germany has begun.
After series Of preparatory moves,
each of which contributed to the major
aim, Gen. Eisenhower has launched the
American 1st and 9th Armies side by
side in a great drive for the Rhine.
In succession previously he had thrown
forward the 7th American, Sd American,
I'd British and 1st French Armies, strik-
ing one after another at various por-
tions of the front.
Now six Allied armies all told are in
action, the lst Canadian and 1st Allied
Air-borne Armies are still to be heard
from, but they will surely have their
parts in the great task Of preaching the
German defensive crust" along the
Rhine.
For days we have been watching the
unfolding, step by step, of another
Eisenhower master plan Of battle. We
have watched the successive attacks on
widely separated fronts, we have noted
the reluctance Of the enemy to meet
these attacks by the swift counter
action which has hitherto been so
characteristic Of ethe German tactical
scheme, and we have realized that this
steady pressure was absorbing the
enemy's energies and attention while
giving strong indication Of his shortage
Of mobile reserves and his determination
to conserve these forces against day
Of greater need.
All this we have seen before on
small scale in Tunisia, on greater
scale in Normandy We hardly needed
to be told what was coming next-what
has now happened: The terrific blow at
the chosen sector of attack in over
whelming ground strength and preceded
by mighty concentration Of air power.
This is the way that Dwight Eisen-
hover makes war. This is his we'll
tested and proved pattern of victory.
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OF course, the enemy knew what was
coming, too. He may have guessed
where; he could hardly have known
when.
The best he could do was to urge
forward with desperate haste his prep
arations to meet the blow when it fell:
the most important Of these prepara-
tions being, not the digging Of trenches
and the construction Of pillboxes, but
the training Of mobile troops for coun-
terattack. Here Is his CHIEF deficiency.
Evening star., 1944-11-17

and are urging the men In the battle
line and the people at home to do their
utmost to Illustrate an Allied break
through.
The Nazi troops have been reinforced,
for this expected major task. Troops
withdrawn from the Balkan area are
now being poured into the most critical
areas. The German forces in Hungary,
where the Russians are continuing their
efforts to conquer Budapest and open
the road to Vienna, are less numerous
than generally believed The main
burden OF the defense of Hungary falls
on the Magyar Army-about 20 divisions
which is supported by not more than
$4,000 or 10000 Germans.
In the recent battles around Budapest
the Hungarian German losses have been
SO heavy that reinforcements we're
needed Immediately. These were drawn,
however, from the forces of Marshal
Albert Kesselring, who commands the
italian front, and not from the reserve
pool In the Reich.
Operations on the eastern front also
are stagnant. The Germans, however,
are compelled to keep lao divisions on
that front in case Russia decides to open
the long-awaited offensive on the soft
belly of the Reich in that area west
OF Warsaw For the time being, there
are no indications that any such Of
fensive, on a large scale, is being pre-
pared. But the Russian strategy is
unpredictable and it is possible that in
order to set up the general drive on
the Reich, the Red armies may strike
any day. Judging by past performances,
the Russians do not consider the heavy
winter as serious handicap to military
operations.
The Germans are believed to have
powerful reserves on the western front
well supplied with arms and ammuni-
tionS.
But in spite Of this situation, Ameri-
can and British war-planners believe
break through the West Wall is feasible
and well worth the risk. On paper the
German defenses are still strong. But
there is a psychological element which
comes in every military action and
which often proves that paper calcula-
tions and paper strength" do not cor
respond to reality. And this may be the
case with the Naz forces defending the
western approaches to the Reich.
Evening star., 1944-11-17
slaughter d thousands Of helpless

slaughter ot thousands Of helpless
prisoners.
In the opinion Of the United Ma
tions, In short, Hitler and company
are not mere revolutionary agitators
but murderers with blood upon their
hands who deserve no sanctuary. It
remains to be seen whether Fire,
Portugal and the other neutrals and
nonbelligerents entertain substan-
TALLY the same view. II they do not.
then the question is likely to become
an extremely mischievous and deli
cate one in the months ahead.
Evening star., 1944-11-17
Up to the Porents
From the Baltimore Sun


Most educational authorities agree
that the major reason for the decrease
Gin secondary schools) was the fact that
many young people left school to take
war jobs. Thousands of them, having
gone to work in the summer, simply
kept on working and failed to return
to their classes. What those young peo-
pie should have realized, and what
those in similar circumstances must re-
alise, now that reconversion is In the
air, Is that their education Is frequently
more important than any immediate aid
they can give, as workers, to the war
effort. Here in Baltimore, as elsewhere
throughout the country, the local de-
partment's campaign deserves praise.
But the primary obligation rests with
the parents. They have the best oppor-
tunity and the most direct responsibility
to impress upon their children now of
high school age that they represent the
future for which we are fighting and
must prepare themselves for it.
Evening star., 1944-11-17
Allied Winter Drive

Inc roar OF pattle Is sweeping
across the whole OF the western
front today as six Allied armies
move forward in the cold and the
mud in a supreme effort to knock
Germany out of the war before this
year ends.
The British are on the left and
the French on the right. In between,
from south to north, are the Amer
ican Seventh, Third, First and Ninth
Armies-upward of 1000 900 men in
all. For weeks and months these
lighting men have lived in mud and
rain, waiting for the day when the
signal would come to climb out OF
their foxholes and get on with the
war. And now, at last, the signal
has been given. and the winter
offensive is in full stride.
1t was through no choice Of Gen.
eral Eisenhower's nor of the men he
commands that the big push has
been held of for so long. This was
an enforced delay-enforced by the
courage and the thoroughness of the
German garriSonS that were left be-
hind in ports of France and Belgium
with instructions to hold out as long
as possible and to destroy all port
facilities when capitulation could no
longer be avoided. These men did
their work well-so well that for
months the Allies have had to de-
pend for supplies on two ports Of
entry, Cherbourg and Marseille. BY
this time Antwerp may be coming
into service, but for the mountains
Of supplies that will be consumed in
this offensive General Eisenhower
has had to depend on the two open
ports and the magnificent perform
ance of the men who have landed
thousands of tons of food and equip
ment on Channel coasts OF France.
Presumably sufficient supplies for
the opening phases of the attack are
at hand, or the order for the ad-
vance would not have been given.
But as the winter drive progresses
the Allied armies will need more and
more of everything. Massed artillery
fire and shattering torrent OF
destruction from 1850 American and
British heavy bombers heralded the
opening Of the advance. This was
not one-day performance, how
ever. AS our troops move forward
this softening operation must be
repeated again and again, and If the
Germans are to be pinned down
along all of the 400 miles of front,
as is General Eisenhower's evident
intent, the factories in this country
and in Britain must continue to turn
out the bombs and the shells and
all Of the rest Of the ingredients of
war without q moments letup.
For the American, British and
French boys that have gone into
action from the Swiss border to the
marshes spreading out into the
North Sea, the fateful die has been
cast. The battle has been Joined
and they must see 1t through, though
for them the weeks ahead will be a
time OF death and anguish and
terrible fatigue. Those of US who
remain at home are asked only to
do as much as we can, to see to it
that no faltering on our part i'm
pairs the striking power of our
armies. That is little enough to ask;
certainly, it is the very least that
every good American will want to do.
Evening star., 1944-11-17

The father who arrives Just too
late to prevent a son from making,
as he thinks, fool of himself by
marrying some unknown girl, often
discovers that his tardiness is the
best days work he ever did in his
life.
Evening star., 1944-11-17

To the Editor Of The Star:
AS 14-year reader of The Star, I
should like to inquire If it is not high
time, now that the political campaign
is over, that we be spared the TRADES of
embittered Columnist Kent If you con-
sider his column Of November 13, am
confident that you will agree that the
venomous trivia INDUCED in by him
should be denied precious newspaper
space. E.S. MITCHEIJ
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-03-10
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the Army Air Forces Administration
Officer Candidate School at Miami
Beach, Florida
Before his recent assignment. Mas
ter Sergeant Dixon was chief clerk Of
his squadron. Stationed at Grenier
Field. New Hampshire, before coming
here, he is a graduate Of Southern
University. Scotlandville. Louisiana,
and has done graduate work at At
'anta University. Atlanta Georgia
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he that was one of the twelve, went
away unto the chief Priest that he
might deliver him unto them.
II. And they, when they heard it,
were glad, and promised to give him
money. And he sought how he might
conveniently deliver him unto them.
SO. And they led Jesus away TO
the high Priest: and there come to-
gether with him all the chief priests
and the elders and the Scribes.
81. And Peter had followed him
afar off, even with in, into the court
of the high priest; and he Yves sitting
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away unto the chief Priest that ne
might deliver him unto them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-26

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voriety. These good fellows moke
their own fair weother by getting
together for song with accordion
and gutter.