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Evening star., 1944-07-19
On the Record
BY Dorothy Thompson

The Democratic convention will be as
cut and dried as the Republican as far
as the presidential nominee is concerned.
The platform is also decided by the fact
that the President runs again. 1t is
continuity Of his policy. 1 personally
think the Vice President will be Mr.
Wallace for the simple reason that the
Democratic party will do better to stand
on things as they are rather than appear
to recognize a previous mistake by
changing one of the candidates.
But whether or not the President is
reelected, as of the present date I be-
lieve he will be- his place in American
history is assured. And 1t Is unique,
not primarily because he has served
three terms and may serve four. but
because 1t was his destiny to become
President in most extraordinary time
in a most critical age. Mr.. Roosevelt
became President at almost exactly the
time that Adolf Hitler became Chancel-
lor of Germany and I think it will be
the judgment of history that he should
survive In Office his greatest enemy.
The rise of both men was the result
of the same crisis-a terrible depression.
resulting in vast unemployment Social
distress and disturbances had engulfed
the whole world and especially the
leading industrial nations, such as the
United States, Great Britain and Ger
many.
Hitler was called to power by certain
classes and groups in Germany as the
ultimate savior Of their own privileges
His domestic function was to liouidate
the unrest brewing among the jobless
and disinherited by creating what he, or
his theorists, called "Prussian Socialism"
the subjection of the people to a
party military industrial oligarchy.
The casualties of this coup were the
whole traditional German structure
The constitution. all other parties. civil
liberties, trade unions. courts and uni
versities and even free enterprise The
unavoidable result of quasi military
socialism was the one thing for which
1t was eminently fitted-war. The Gre
alton of military economy and war
discipline could not justify its existence
in peace and being bound like all social
systems by the logic of its own struc-
ture. had to seek external expansion
and domination
Mr.. Roosevelt's concept was almost
Evening star., 1944-07-19

exactly the opposite. He sought Solu-
tions for urgent problems within the
traditional political and economic sys-
tenn However his contemporaries may
Judge him, I am certain that he will
go down in history as one of the great
est American conservatives. The fact
is that after IL years of his government
we are holding a constitutional election
in the middle of a war. Every political
institution is intact The economic
structure is intact. The trade union
movement is stronger than 1t was-but
traditional. There has been a wider
distribution of political and economic
power, among the classes and regions
Of the people Of this Republic. But who
will say that this is less American than
the developments which took place
after the Civil War and in the first
three decades Of the Goth century.
In these II years many experiments
have been tried-some Of them silly and
numbers of them failures But they have
come and gone without creating convul-
sions or leaving permanent scars The
measures that have been all but univer-
sally accepted and will survive have fol-
lowed the patterns set by progressive yet
traditional evolutionary governments
throughout western civilization Their
success is measured by the fact that the
most recent Republican platform en-
bodies them. Perhaps there is no surer
token of the Presidents unique per-
formance than the fact that he even
picks the Republican candidates, in the
sense that no man can run for office
today. except on platform many of
whose planks have been hewn out by
Mr. Roosevelt.
Yet it is unlikely that the President s
statue in the American hall of fame
will stand on the fundament of his do
mestic achievements. There was Moth
ing in his domestic policy which led
TO war, and there was much designed
to avert war and eliminate its causes
particularly economic. Mr. Hull stead
tasty strove to open again the trade
channels Of the world But the test
was imposed on us, and in this test Mr.
Roosevelt was able to mobilize a united
and affectionate Nation with the widest
and most effective participation Of social
and economic groups. Never in our
history has there been such q demon
stration of American power
Evening star., 1944-07-19
MiIkweeds

Children hare neper thought then,
troublesome
As cocklebur and smart,Deed are, but
they
Haze thought them friendly. and haze
al,Ddys loDed
The do,Dn inside their cradles, green
ish gray.
Fitting it Is, the countrys call has come
TO children that they gather from
the field.
The roadside and the meadow, precious
pods
That are the humble milkweeds am.
pie yield.
And children's hands, 80 brotpn NTH
summer, comb
The countryside that sailors lipes
may be
Protected from the ,oolfsh, hungry
tDdDe8
That eper tollo,c them upon the sea.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
This Changing World
By Constantine Brown

The news that the Germans have been
able to pour from 13 to 18 divisions into
Normandy since D-day comes as some-
what Of q surprise in view OF previous
Allied statements of the tremendous
damage done in air attacks behind the
German lines. Recently, an Allied
spokesman was quoted rs saying every
bridge between the Normandy beach,
head and Paris had either been de-
stroyed or severely damaged.
AS a result Of the buildup Of NaA
ground power, Washington observers
importance Of aerial bombardment as q
means Of knocking out the enemy.
Several months ago those who so
strongly Endorsed bomber strength even
predicted Germany could be defeated by
raids. They ventured the opinion that
when Berlin was knocked senseless the
German government would be forced to
move and that would just about mean
the end of the war.
At the time Of their forecasts the
American and British bombers were
dropping great loads OF destruction on
the German capital and optimism sky
rocketed in America. Many persons
were even critical of those observers
who, although conceding that aerial
bombardment definitely had It's role in
the war, contended 1t would never win
the war. The observers had their own
side OF the argument, and they pointed
out that the German defenders of Cas-
sino literally rose from the ruins and
fought on after the Italian town had
received the greatest concentrated
bomb load in history"
n 4
Since the invasion of France, Allied
bombardment has been good one day
and bad the next because Of changes in
weather. Last Saturday, for instance,
only so sorties we're flown, whereas on
certain days hundreds were flown. On
the bad days Marshal Rommel has been
able to move up his troops, and Allied
sources say he now has from 20 to Is
divisions in France
Because of the necessity for military
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Letters to The Star
Some One Guy Asked for
All of the Answers'

To the Editor Of The Star:
Can't we have an end to such head
lines as "Five Japs Killed for Each OF
1853 Yanks on Saipan"?
What is there to crow about in that?
Two thousand, three hundred fifty-nine
American homes were saddened because
we had to have q little mud pie in the
middle Of the Pacific Ocean. Two thou
sand, three hundred nfty-nine American
boys-boys with such common ordinary
things as names, Joe and Jim and Bill
and Karl and Ole-had to be sacrificed
just to get another little foothold on
the ladder that reaches upward to
victory.
The little town of / 500 where my own
son was born-and he's somewhere in
the array of hospitals, trying his best
to get some Of these fellows back on
their feet-claims six of his playmates
who lie under the muck Of Guadalcanal
and % who came back with jungle etch-
ings they don't care to show.
Let's get this thing straight, once and
for all. II the score had been 10 to
or 100 to l 1t wouldn't make the pic
ture any brighter. They're done. They're
gone. They won't be found around the
family table any more. They won't play
football in college or get chance to
sit on a big-league baseball bench.
They can't walk up behind Mary or
Jean or Freckle-Face and say, Gee,
amt that a beautiful moon, honey?"
No. They're done. They're gone.
Sure. 1t can't be helped now That's
the only way the thing can be cleaned
up. But what were some of these in
dispensables doing all during the 80?
Why were they SO darned afraid to let
the home folks know some OF the things
they knew? Why didn't they do some
thing so that there might have been a
chance to have the score at 359 instead
of 1859?
I'm just an ordinary guy. I'm not a
crystal gazer. I only had hunch back
In 1887 when I urged that kid to get
into Marine hospital instead of settling
down in the little town his sweetheart's
folks had picked out for him. There
were lots of folks around, though, who
had heck Of lot more to 60 on than
a hick-stick's hunch
Yes. let's get 1t straight. once and
for all A lot Of folks are not going to
be satisfied with IA points or At
lantic Charters this time. They're not
going to crouch because Joe and Jim
and Bill and Karl and Ole didn't come
back from Saipan; but they're going
to start wondering-and pretty soon
If there is just one guy in all this land
Of ours who alone knows all of the an
swers-and If there is, he'd better loosen
up and let some Of the rest OF us in
on the secret BILL TINK.
Evening star., 1944-07-19

extent nulllfy Japanese defensive ad.
vantage and thus be the saving OF many
American lives.
As for the use Of poison gas against
the Japanese mainland, it seems prob
able that for the time being high ex-
ploslves will serve our purposes better,
since our primary objective must be the
destruction of Japans war industry.
Our real opportunity for gas is against
the Japanese outlying garrisons. There
remains, however, the question of
whether it will be expedient to use 1t,
even If the lives of American infantry
men and marines will be saved thereby.
We need hardly trouble ourselves about
japanese repriSals. Their air force is
not able to set at any American center,
even a military center, in sufficient
strength to do much damage with any
sort OF weapon, gas bombs or otherwise
Our technical experts are much better
able to protect our fighting men against
gas than are the Japanese technical
staffs. AS for our Chinese allies. the
japanese appear to be using gas against
them anyway
But what about German reprisals?
II We take up the cudgels in this
matter for our Chinese allies the Ger
mans may feel themselves able to do
the same on behalf of their japanese
allies. 1t used to be the case that the
German civilian population was so poorly
protected against gas that there was a
strong feeling that Germany would not
use 1t in England for fear of reprisals.
Germany was less well equipped to deal
with gas warfare in her great cities
than Britain, where great emphasis has
been laid from the very beginning on
the protection of the civil population
from gas attacks. However, the situ-
alton may we'll be different now. The
German case is desperate one. The
Luftwaffe is on its last legs. but the
Germans still have their robot bombs.
They may improve these and extend
their range. They might be able to
loose considerable amounts of gas by
their use, though they could not produce
a high degree of concentration in any
one area because of the inaccuracy Of
the bomb itself.
X
The question, therefore, boils down to
this: viii the Germaps-if they see fit
to try it--be able to kill more British
people by the use Of gas in their robots
than they would by the present high
explosive charges? On balance, would
there be net gain or loss to the total
war effort by our use of gas in the
Pacific? Not only would we save q
comparable number of lives, but could
We speed up our advance to our OBJ
jectives by sufficient amount to ap-
preciably shorten the war against
Japan?
tCopyrsht, 1874 the Tribune Company,
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Shoke-up in japan

The workings Of the Japanese
mind are so profoundly different
from our own that it is difficult
accurately to evaluate the meaning
OF the shake-up in top flight leader
ship which has just taken place at
Tokyo, The change in General
Tojos official status naturally takes
the spotlight OF interest, yet the
personalities who have succeeded
him and the ousted Navy Minister
are perhaps even more revealing.
Before discussing the specific
changes, it may be we'll to state
certain basic facts. Despite Premier
General Tojo's investiture with the
most important portfolios in the
war cabinet, he should not be
thought of as dictator in the west
ern sense of the word. Rather
should he be considered as the
spokesman and front for the mill
tary caste which now rules Japan,
whereof he is an integral part. OF
that caste, the most powerful seq
ment is the high command of the
kwantung Army, permanently sta
toned in Manchuria, which has
long been known as the most am
bilious and ruthless portion of the
Japanese armed forces, often acting
on its own initiative for ultra
imperialistic ends.
There is no reason to believe that
TOTO has ever behaved in manner
to displeaSe his Kwantung COL
leagues. At the same time, TOTO has
been the responsible head of gov
ernment, and must thus bear in the
public eye some of the onus for
recent disasters to japanese arms.
He has thus lost considerable face"
and, what is even more serious, he
has not been able to avoid Incidents
that have caused distress to the i'm
perial mind. TOTO publicly acknowl-
edged this when he stated in a
broadcast admitting the fall of
Saipan that its loss had plunged
him in great trepidation by the
thought that deep anxiety had been
caused the Emperor Such an Of
fense against the TEMPO" requires
expiation; so TOTO is relieved of one
OF his posts-that of chief of the
army general staff.
But look who replaces him. He
Is none other than General Yoshijiro
Umezu, former commander in chief
of the Kwantung Army and more
recently Ambassador to Man.
chukuo"-in other words, the eff
fective ruler of that puppet
principality. This means another
key man of the Kwantung group
functioning with TOTO rather than
any change in leadership. 1t ap-
pears to be a strong rather than a
weak move. -...
Much the same thing can be said
OF the shift in Navy Ministers. The
displaced Admiral Shimada has the
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Insists Pigs Were Wasted

To the Editor of The Star:
Yes, we are sure Lowell Mellett Is
correct in saving in his column in The
Star for July Is, that: During this cam
paign you will be hearing again the
horror tale about little pigs.r He tries
to show that these little murdered
animals provided food for hungry"
There will be a great deal more mem
toned than the murder of little pigs
in 1888. I mean the murder of the little
pigs mothers-the brood sows-and the
ruthless murder and total destruction
of cattle mot little calves, but matured
cattlel.
Did any of the murdered cattle on
the ranches and farms 60 to feed the
hungry? They did not.
My wife and I make frequent trips
from Washington to the Pacific Coast
On one Of these trips, the latter part of
1888 and first part of 1884, We Travelled
distance of 10000 miles, returning by
way of Florida. On that trip we counted
only nine hogs on farms On previous
trips the farms were we'll supplied with
hogs
On our return over the Southern
route in 1884 we talked to man on
the train who owned large cattle ranch
in Texas. and he told us how the agents
of the Government came to his ranch
and killed large portion of his cattle
The instructions to him, as they were to
all other ranchers. were: You may burn
or bury these animals. or apply quick
lime and use the product as fertilizer,
but under no circumstances can any
part of these cattle be sold or given
away, nor shall any part he used by
you, except for fertilizer"
Is this going to be forgotten? Let us
see:
In May of this year we talked to the
wife of Wyoming rancher who boarded
our train at Cheyenne. Her story was
exactly the same as to two different
slaughters on their ranch in Wyoming.
She declared: MY husband and could
not bear to see our beautiful cattle
killed, so we went into the house and
closed the doors in order not to hear
the shooting" No part OF the animals
killed could be used for food Will her
family vote for the New Deal? She said ::
well, I'll say we will not, and our fellow
ranchers in Wyoming feel the same way
we do
We made it point to get the attitude
Of the people toward fourth term. We
talked to hundreds about this matter.
Many voted for the first, the second and
even the third terms, but we only found
three fourth -termiters."
ANY OLD BROWN.
Evening star., 1944-07-19

security, no mention was made Of Allied
ground strength In Normandy, but 1t
may be taken for granted that We have
at least as many as the Germans, total
ing some 200 900 to $50, 900 men. There
are some Washington observers who
feel that although the Normandy inva-
sion has been made in great force, 1t still
does not constitute the chief Allied blow
against Germany. They point to the
enormous number Of troops remaining In
Britain and at other points not far dis
tant from Nazi- occupied areas.
That the Germans hold the same view
is indicated by the fact that they have
some 60 to IS divisions in the west with
about two-thirds of them scattered in
other sections of France aside from Nor
mandy.
The immediate task facing the Allies
In France is not unlike the task they
faced at one time in Italy.
The fat terrain around Caen, on the
eastern end of the long Normandy front,
resembles that around Anzio, and the
progress has been similar. After our
landings at Anzio we made rapid prog
of fear of entrapment. In the meantime,
the Germans were able to dispatch con-
siderable reinforcements from above
Rome and were able to hold us for some
time.
Terrain along the American front in
France. from st. Lo to the sea, Is like
that below Casino where the hills great
ly aided the Germans in checking our
advance The capture of ST. Lo came
after eight days and the Germans now
will have to fall back some 20 miles be-
fore they will be able to set up adequate
communications for another stand.
While the Germans have been bringing
up reinforcements, SO have the Allies
and in the Caen sector, Gen. Montgom-
cry has lashed out in one Of the typical
offensives which won him fame in North
Africa. This offensive and the often
sive the Americans are making in the
west may decide the fate of Normandy.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Formers Come THROUGH
BY David Laurence
rom the Ottawa Herald.

rIom tne OttaWa Herald.
The average city dweller knows
American farmers have done a mag
nif1cent job in this war. It would not
be possible for city folk to have all
they want to eat. and to have more
and more of 1t with less and less ra-
tioning, and despite labor and ma
chinery shortages, If the farmers did
not find it possible to continue to ex-
pand their production.
Evening star., 1944-07-19

London Stenographers are fined
for being late getting to work. How
about the bosses: Are they also Pc
nalized when they arrive at their
offices with all the old familiar ex-
cuSes for being tardy?
Evening star., 1944-07-19

No one would want to live for
ever, and few would desire to attain
very great age. However, there
are millions of elderly Americans
right now who hope to live long
enough to outlive Pierre Laval.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Some of the BIome

From the Chatham News.
We are inclined to blame the Nazis
for everything that is evil in the world
and there is reason for it-but we
should remember that had 1t not been
for our indifference Hitler would never
have risen to power.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Dairyman's Philosophy

To the Editor OF The Star:
May repeat to the Lady Marine who
Is worried about her gentility what the
milkman said to the housewife?
When she inquired If the milk were
pure the milkman answered, Madame,
to the pure all things are pure"
LAURA K, POLLOCK,
Evening star., 1944-07-19

Those Japs who just swan out to
sea from Saipan to their deaths
remind one OF the Norwegian Lem
mings. those strange little animals
which at intervals do the same
thing-but not for the same reason
Evening star., 1944-07-19

Hitler and his generals are said
to be engaged in the preparation Of
a plan calculated to meet q calam-
lty,' They will need nearly per-
feet one.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-02
Legal Notices
ORDER APPOINTING TIME ron
HEARN0 CLAIMS

No. 3lis0
STATE OF MICHIGAN. Tn. Pro.
tenaw
At session Of said Court. held nj
the Probate once I'm the CITY OF
Ann Arhor, IN the said County on
te 9th day 81 October A. ID. 1914.
Present. Honorable Jay u. Pray.
Judge Of Probate
In The Matter OF TIE Estate Of
susan Fsuerstsin, Deceased
IL appearing TO the Court that the
time for presentation OF claims
against said estate should be limited
and that time and place be ap.
pointed 20 receive, examine and I'D.
Just all claims ana demands against
said deceased by and before said
Court:
II is Ordered. That creditors of
said deceased are required 10 pres ent
their claims TO said Court at said
Probate ONCE on or before the
goth day Of December a. ID. is44, AT
10 o'clock In the forenoon said time
and place being hereby appointed for
the examination and adjustment OF
all claims and demands against said
deceased.
II Is FURTHER Ordered, That pub.
lie notice thereof be given by pub
lication OF a copy OF this order for
three successive weeks previous to
said day OF hearing. In the Ypsilanti
Daily Press, a Newspaper printed
and circulated IN said county.
JAY @. PRAY. Judge Of Probate
Adv. t-iio2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-02
Lots For Sale
Business Property For Sale

MEAT, FRUIT AND GROCERY
business for sale, stock at in
voice, long lease. Centrally To-
Gated on Michigan Ave. Reason
able price. III. Poet, Realtor, lis
Pearl ST. Phone l57l.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-02

w a N 7 { D
TWO WOMEN between ages 20
land IS for general merchandise
and fountain work at the Willow
Run Post Exchange. Hours 1880
10 10 p. m. No Saturday night
or Sunday work. Starting salary
fl26.1s per month. White only.
Call Miss Elzlnga, Ypsi 1850 Ext.
lsj for interview appointment.
WANTED Young lady 20 work in
photo shop part time tmorningD
or full time. Experience not neces-
sary. Must be quick and accurate
State age, experience, etc, In
first letter. Box T-s6, care Press.
STESOGRAPHER for permanent
position in office OF retail store
Excellent postwar opportunity.
Phone 1850. Mr. Rossin. 1875 w
Michigan.
FULL or PART TINE experienced
alteration ladies'. Good salary.
pleasant working conditions. Box
T-ss care Press.
WHITE COOK and assistant cook.
live In. Steady employment. Plain
cooking. Apply IN person. Washte-
nav County Tnfirmary, 1860
Wshtenaw Road, Ann ArbOr
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-02
Legal Notices


STATE or MICHIGAN, in tho Cir
cult Court for the County OF WASH
tenaw,
In chanoery. Z
CHARLES RossBAcH. Plaintiff. =
vs.. -
BARNEY JAKES. e.
BARNER JAkES.
TOM BRITToN,
EIDE BRITToN.
or their unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees and assigns,
Defendants.
At a session OF said court held at
the Court House In the City OF Ann
Arbor, In said county, on the Attn
day OF October, 1914.
Present: Hon. George w. Sample.
Circuit Judge.
1t appearing from an affidavit on
file that the whereabouts OF Edo
Brltton IL unknown, and that tho
said Barney Jakes. also known AZ
Barner Jakes, and Tom Britton are
now deceased, and that tho where-
abouts OF their heiEs. devisees and
legatees are unknown, on motion OF
John y. Kirk, attorney for the plain
tiff, II In hereby ordered that all Of
the defendants enter their appear
hnce In said cause within three
months from the date OF this order.
GEORGE w. SAMPLE,
Circuit Judge.
LUELLA NJ. SMITH. Clerk. by
IRENE A. SEITZ. Deputy Clerk.
JOHN i. KIRK. attorney for plain-
ttff. Business Address Ypsllanti.
Michigan
This suit Is brought 10 quiet the
title 10 all those certain pieces or
parcels of land situate and being in
the city Of Ypsilanti. Washtenaw
County. and state OF Michigan, ana
described ns follows:
Lots numbered 437 and 43s I'm
Park Ridge Subdivision. OF n part OF
French Claim $50. according TO tho
recorded plat thereof.
CHARLES ROSSBACH