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Evening star., 1944-04-29
Note on Russian Teaching
To the Editor of The Star:

4Note on Russian / 1eachInS
To the Editor of The Star:
A few days ago, in her newspaper
column, Mrs. Roosevelt, discussing a
conversation she had with Russian
woman, wrote: "She stressed one point
that I think very interesting. She said
that Russian teaching, from school days
on, makes people conscious that they
have to think of other people. They
are taught that their own interests as
individuals are not of paramount i'm
portance, but that their neighbors must
be considered"
Well-trained Americans have always
been taught to consider others, to re-
spect their views, opinions and rights.
In fact, it is only the noisy minority
of fellow travellers and party liners in
American life who contemptuously dis
regard any one else's point of view and
who trample roughshod over their rights
and interests.
OF course, Mrs. Roosevelt has spent
so much time studying and admlring
the Russian system she probably has
forgotten that this has been for long
time fundamental principle of Ameri-
can education. THOMAS H. DOYLE.
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Men Who Were Criminals
From the Abilene Reflector.

From the Abilene Reflector.
1t is surprising to learn that the
United States Army today contains more
than 100000 men who were once rated
criminals, and that in the last six
months more than 1900 men have been
enlisted directly from prisons.
There will be many lifted eyebrow
as this news spreads, and there may
be some serious criticism
The more intelligent and humane ex-
perts study the field of psychology the
more they realize that the distinctions
between good" and bad" people are
not very clear, and great many "crim-
1nals" may be saved for useful life
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Mr.. Dewey Speaks Out

If Governor Thomas E. Dewey is
to be the next Republican presi-
Dental candidate, and that is almost
foregone conclusion, his address
to the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association may very prop
erly be regarded as statement of
first Importance to the people of
this country. There are two main
reasons why this is true.
First, it gives assurance that if
Mr.. Dewey should become the next
occupant of the White House there
will be no turning back as far as
he is concerned to the discredited
notion that this country can safely
go its separate way. Indifferent to
its obligations and responsibilities
as a foremost world power. The
isolationist cloak which his political
opponents have been so assiduously
fashioning for the New York Gov
ernor will not fit the man.
AS we pause or the eve of our
greatest military venture to look into
the future, Mr.. Dewey told his lis
teners, the least that we can do is
to "resolve to accept the RESPONSE
bility which our own greatness and
Importance as Nation place upon
us-a responsibility which two
world wars have shown is utterly
inescapable." Our present major
objectives, he declared. are three in
number: Cd To carry on the war
to total crushing victory. (2) To
organize in cooperation with other
nations structure of peace backed
by adequate force to prevent future
wars. 90 To establish and main
tain in our relations with other ma
tions conditions calculated to pro-
mote worldwide economic stabil-
ity y"
These are not meaningless gen.
eralities. They are as specific a
statement of our major purposes as
could be made by any sensible man
at this time, and in all important
respects they square with this coun-
try'S war objectives as they have
been defined to this day. If we will
dedicate ourselves to the achieve
ment Of these primary purposes in
the setting Of a durable cohesion"
between ourselves and Britain,
Russia and China which Mr.. Dewey
prescribes, we may look forward
with reasoned hope to the attain
ment of that enduring peace and
security without which this war will
have been shameful sacrifice of
our young men and our national re-
sources. And that is a hope which
would not be whitfield down by the
fact of Mr.. Dewey's election as the
next President of the United States.
If it should happen, however, that
MIR. Dewey is nominated by the Re
publicans, but not elected to the
presidency, his address to the pub
fishers still would be of very real
Importance. This is true because
it is speech which promises to take
the vital question of our postwar
policies out of the realm of narrow
partisan politics.
In his comments Thursday night
the New York Governor refrained
from petty attacks on the admin
istration's conduct of the war and
its preparations for the peace.
There are differences, to be sure,
and we can expect them to be de-
bated, but in this solemn hour IN
our national history it is deeply re-
assuring to have this implicit prom
ise that the all-important matter of
our relations with the rest of the
world after the war is not going to
be misused as an instrument for the
securing of shortsighted political
advantage in the forthcoming elec-
ton campaign
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Supports Wards Argument.
To the Editor of The Star:

40 tue Eolbof OF The star:
Herewith is an extract from an edi-
tor1al IN The Star for April 26, con-
corning the Montgomery Ward labor
dispute:
THE order to extend the contract
pending the election-the main issue
now-is not an unreasonable one. for
the extension would automatically ex-
pire If the election were to show that
the union did not represent a majority
of the employees. Had Wards seen fit
to comply with the order it does not
appear that its position would have
been prejudiced in any way.
But If the company, by reason of its
refusal to obey, now loses control of
its business it will be prejudiced by the
loss OF any support in public opinion
which it might otherwise have enjoyed"
And here is the answer to it, taken
from Wards advertisement in the same
paper:
although Wards welcomes an early
election, Wards cannot, under the law,
grant special privileges to the union
pending the election To grant main
tenance of union membership before the
election Is held, as the War Labor Board
has ordered would not only violate the
employees fundamental liberty of free
choice but 1t would also permit the
union to demand the discharge of all
the employees who have resigned from
the union since December 8, 1s43. Com
pliance with the boards order would
thus make mockery of the democratic
right of employees to choose their bar
gaining representatives freely and with
out interference" Am, LEVERS,
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Weather Note

From The Topeka CAPITAL
President Roosevelt, in search Of sun
shine, has gone South. Politically, we
hear, it should be warm enough for him
down there
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Telephone National 5000.
Member of the Associated Press.

tered at the Post Once, Washington, D. c.,
as second-class mail matter.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-22
SHIPYARD FRAUD
REVEALED BY FBI
80 Baltimore Persons As
cused OF Falsifying
Company Records

BALTIMORE, March 21.- Up -
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton announced today the arrest OF
80 shipyard workers accused OF fall
styling work records to defraud
the Bethlehem Steel Company
Sparrows Point (Md.) yards and
the government of sums which
mounted to more than $1,000,0 900
year.
John w. Vincent, special agent
in charge of the Baltimore FB1
office, said that the scheme had
been in operation for at least five
years.
He said other arrests would fol-
low.
The arrests of II of the persons
were reported few hours before
the additional 16 were taken into
custody. The 33, Vincent said, were
counters in the welding section and
were responsible for recording the
amount of welding done by indivi-
dual workers.
For a fee, Vincent continued,
these counters would credit the
welders with more work than they
actually had done, thus resulting
in larger pay checks for the weld
ers.
The shipyard, working on gov
eminent contracts, built "a major
vessels last year-principally tank
ers and cargo ships. 1t is one OF
two Bethlehem shipyards in Baltl-
more.
In Washington, an FBI an
nouncement said that the company
had cooperated to the fullest ex
tent in the investigation which
led to the arrests.
1.-THE practice followed was te
charge each welder approximately
ST or more per day for falslfylng
| Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
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as millions OF troops poised Tor the
coming invasion of Europe, Hull S
remarks about liberty were re-
garded as a call to the peoples of
occupied lands to arise and aid the
Eberating armies when the time
comes.
They appeared designed, too, to
reply to criticism that the United
States has no clear foreign policy
and to clarity some of the ques-
tons which have been raised in
connection with recent American
moves in the diplomatic field.
For example, the point on liberty
stating that ''never did palmer
duty to fight against its Qiberty's)
foes devolve upon all peoples who
prize liberty and all who aspire
to it, fits closely with the attitude
adopted towards the Films.
Hull has not commented on Fin
lands rejection of Soviet arrnis-
tice terms, but he has warned the
Films in the past that they must
bear the consequences Of their
association in the war with Ger
many.
Clearly the urge to fight for
liberty was also directed at the
nervous Balkans, where Hitler has
occupied Hungary while runors OF
peace feelers by Hungary, Ruman-
ia and Bulgaria swarm increasing
ly thicker.
For the most part, the other
points repeated utterances which
Hull has made from time to time
but in some cases there were sig
nificant expansions.
Thus, in listing the Atlantic Char
ter as one point, Hull emphasized
that it implies an obligation for
each nation to demonstrate its ca
pacity for stable and progressive
government, to fill scrupuously
it's established duties to other ma.
tons ="
This stress on the two-way appli.
cation of the Atlantic Charter
would seem a response to recent
49, n.-- Co.. raJ
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FDR MENTIONED
AGAIN in PROBE

WASHINGTON, March 21.-(R-
Rep. Miller (R-Mo) charged today
that the White House had "silenc-
ed'' high navy men about a story
that U. S. task force was trapped
off Alaska by japanese warshlps
because it obtained wrong infor-
nation from the Federal Commul.
cations Commission.
The ruddy, sharp-spoken mem
Der of a House committee investl'
eating the FEC declared he hoped
to produce two sailors who would
confirm the incident An FEC Of
fetal denied any knowledge of such
an incident.
Miller said 'famateur bunglers'
of the FEC. handling monitor sta
tons in the Alaskan area, gave
the Navy assurance that Japan
csc force was located by radio
beam in certain area but tina
another lane was clear. He declar
ed that the American task force
chose the clear lane but was at
tackled. One of the two sailors
Miller referred to, he said, was
disabled in the action.
Rear Admiral Stanford C. Hoop
err, former Pearl Harbor communi
cations officer, knows about the
incident, Miller asserted, but he
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-22
NAILS RECAPTURE
BASE IN CASINO

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
pies, March 21-(R-Fanatic young
Nazi parachute troops - perhaps
the toughest men in the German
army-have fought their way back
into the ruins OF the Continental
Hotel at Casinos edge and con-
tinue to wage desperate struggle
for vital heights behind the strong
hold, it was announced today.
Only yesterday New Zealand
troops and tanks blasted their way
into the extensive wreckage of the
hotel on the southwestern outski1t is
and seized 100 prisoners, but last
night the Germans struck back
savagely under the exhortation of
their commander, 1t. Gen. Rich
ard Heidrich, to throw the Allies
out of Casino.
New Zealand and Indian troops
still held the railway station and
Castle Hill on the slope of Mt.
Casino, but the Nazis were throw
ing vicious counterattacks against
Indian Gurkhas clinging to Castle
Hill. Allied dive-bombers again
supplied isolated Allied troops by
para chute.
The ferocity of the Nazi's de.
tense was partly explained by the
disclosure that Heidrich's para
chute troops, to whom have been
added units of a crack armored
grenadier division, average about
Continued on Page Six; Col. s.
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BY JOSEPH MORTON

ON THE SLOPES OF MT. We
SUVIUS, M c h 81. -lR- Lava
streams spilling from the fiery
crater of historic Mt. Vesuvius-
swollen and multiplied by violent
new eruption-swept on one town
tonight ami threatened two others
at the volcanoes base, after engulf-
ing two villages during the day.
Two Italian boys were reported
killed by an explosion of stone
cistern at Massa Di Somma after
lava spreading above it brought
the water to a boil and a geyse--
leaped into the air.
A violent eruption of Vesuvius
at $50 pm. threw jets of lava
about 1000 feet skyward and
hurled additional streams of the
molten mass down the slopes.
In the van of the molten, gluey
mass scrambled fearful, pitlful
army of bewilde1ed villagers, load
ed down with household gooos.
In it's wake lay thousands upon
thousands of tons of fiery red
Goals, piling higher and higher
over homes and orchards and vine
yards.
The towns engulfed by the mol
ten rock were San Sebastiano and
Massa Di Somma, both about a
mile and a half from the top OF
the volcanic mountain. Faced with
a similar fate was Cercola, At
mid-afternoon the lava field was
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-22
EMIRAU ISLE TAKEN
Jap Bases In Bismarck
Archipelago Now lsp-
lated By U. S.Y
BY RAY CRONIN
Associated Press Var Editor

AL Japanese bases in the Bis
marck archipelago were complete
ly isolated Monday as United
States marines landed and took
over Emirau island, while Amerl-
can battleships pounded Nippon S
strategic Kavieng just "a miles to
the southeast.
An official Southwest Pacific
communicate late Tuesday said the
operations Monday placed Amerl-
can forces within bombing range
of Truk, keystone of Japan's mid
Pacific defenses. Ernirau is about
900 miles south of Truk.
Rabaul Is Isolated
The japanese base at Rabau
was isolated as the Leathernecks
moved into Emirau.
The battleships appearing for the
first time in the Bismarck area
pounded Kavieng, main point or
the Rabaul supply line, with l,Ool
tons of shells. The battering LASTED
three and half hours and wa:
preceded by air raids. Large sec
lions of Kavieng were totally de
stroyed.
Meanwhile Allied headquarter!
reported further major successes
against Japan's sea power with th'
sinking of 81 Nipponese ships. mos
of them by submarine action.
Two SetUacks
In Burma the Japanese suffered
two setbacks but continued to ad
vance on one front.
Allied submarines and U. S. wa:
planes continued to white down
Japan's sea power. Almost stimuli
taneously Washington and Londoi
announced Tuesday the sinking o
% Japanese ships-15 by Amerl
can subs and seven by the British
These announcements came OF
the heels of Southwest Pacific
communique heralding the destruc
ton of an entire convoy OF five
Japanese ships off Wewak, New
Guinea, with heavy loss of life
Totals Given
| Chalked up to the credit OF Amer
| CONTINUED on Page Six; Col. 4
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DRAFTING
new 0PA MEASURE

WASHINGTON, March 21.-R-
A House committee which ha:
been especially critical of OPA to
day drew up a revised price con,
troll law which members sale
makes many drastic changes IL
policy, including the abolition o.
so-called kangaroo courts"
The legislation was drafted b.!
the group headed by Rep. Smitl
D.-Va.) and assigned to deter
mine whether government age1-
cies exceed the authority delega-
ed by Congress.
It is in the form of amendmens
to the current price control lay
which expires June 80 and may
figure considerably in the discu +
sion of efforts 10 continue the r.
tioning program for another yea,
at least.
Committee sources said the mot
important provision of the new
plan would facilitate court appeas
of OPA decisions and would r.
quire that the judicial review le
conducted in the district whee
the offender is indicted.
Critics of the Office of PR lie
Administration have hit sharply 1t
what they call Kangaroo court"
whereby the OPA conduct hea-
ings on violations and issues g.
ders on the bass of the testimony.
There are about dozen mapr
revisions involved in the legisa-
ton.
Commute counsel now is wok-
ing on the rough draft. A coa-
ference with Price Administrator
Chester Bowles will be sougt,
perhaps next week, before ne
committee takes a final vote On
the proposal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-22

CAMP DAVIS, March 21.-Some
Camp Davis soldiers strongly be-
1eve the Democrats will choose
President Roosevelt for a fourth
term, and that the Republicans will
nominate Governor Tom Dewey OF
New York, for President according
TO nonpartisan poll conducted by
the Camp Davis AA Barage, uno1-
nclal post weekly.
The results of the poll were pub
Lshed in the regular ''Inquirlng
photographer department Of this
weeks issue. The question asked
Was. Who'll the next. two presl-
Dental candidates be-"
The paper used only the answers
OF the men to the question, together
with half column cut of each I'll
questioned. Before asking the ques-
ton, the Barrage reporter told
each man that mo interest was
held in any political allegiance one
might hold nor did the Barrage
want to know such feeling. Inc
question was asked to mirrow the
reaction of Camp Davis soldiers TO
matters discussed in the press and
On the air.
Some of the comments OF the
men who were from all sections
Oh the nation:
Roosevelt seems certain to be
the democratic choice because the
democrats have no outstanding
leader to displace him and fourth
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Lava From Vesuvius
Sweeps Up 3 Towns

less than $50 feet from its town
hall.
Over Vesuvius,. indulging in its
most fearsome eruption since 1872,
hung a blackish pail, and the en-
tire Naples area was in strange
twilight caused by cloud of gray
dust. The stream of lava, 80 feet
deep at points, sent UP flames and
sulphurous fumes.
An 1t Ii al scientist, Prof.
Giuseppe limbo of the Royal We
suvius Observatory, reported he
was unable to detect any signs
that the lava flow would cease
soon. He has been on the mountain
since Saturday noon when the huge
crater "blew Off"
Rushing more than 200 big
trucks to San Sebastiano and Mas
sd Di Somna before the lava
reached them last night, the
American and British armies, the
Raj and the Allied Military Gov
eminent played a major part in
evacuating the two doomed towns.
Platoon after platoon of soldiers,
Including military policemen, en-
tered the area to assist. A food
dump was established at nearby
Pollena where the townspeople, all
homeless. were given bread, meat,
cheese and coffee. nate today the
evacuation Of Cercola got unde-
way. No casualties were reported.
Continued on Page Three; Col. s.
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Democrats To NameFR,
PollAtCampDavisS

term opposition in the party is too
divided. the organized cam
paign now underway for Wlllkle
will make his their final choice.
&c. President Roosevelt will be
the Democratic candidate again
and will be hard to beat because
we are at war. For the Republi-
cans. it will be Dewey because
Willkie seems to be too slow IN
making UP his mind"
eft is quite evident that Roose-
welt will again be the Democratic
candidate. Fourth term opposition
within the Democratic party does
seem to be as sincere as the bally-
hoo that accompanies it. Gov.
Bricker, slow to get started in his
campaign for the nomination, Will
finish strong"
.The only logical choice for the
Democrats is Roosevelt. Dewey
will be the Republican choice be-
cause of the excellent record he Is
making as Governor OF New York
State"
.sThere seems to be no other
Democrat possessing Leadership
and popular appeal strong enough
|to beat Roosevelt. He will be the
first and only choice. of the Demo
Gratis The Republican selectlor
will be Dewey after close confess
between him and Bricker, who vii
he his running mate"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-22
PATTON LEADING
ANOTHER ARMY
Former 9TH Army Com.
mander Given New
Post In Set-Up

WASHINGTON, March 21.|R-
Lieutenant General George S. Pat
ton, denounced for shaping a SOL
der but acclaimed as a brilliant
field commander, is slated for a
major role in the invasion OF west
ern Europe.
The first official indications OF
this was the announcement in
Naples today that he has relin-
quished command of the U. S.
seventh Army, followed quickly by
War Department disclosure that
he now heads "another army"
Officials would not say which
field army has been assigned to
Patton, or where it is located, pre-
surnably because of army policy
that it is the privilege Of combat
theater commanders to make such
announcements. In this case, the
announcement is expected from
General Dwight D. Eisenhower,
chief of the Allied invasion forces.
Despite the public cutlery which
followed disclosure that Patton, in
a fit of fury while visiting hos
pital during the Sicilian campaign
last year, hao struck a soldier
who he thought was Sinking his
duty, there has been every indi-
cation that Eisenhower considers
Patton's driving energy and prov
en- capacity as a combat leader
indispensable.
The announcement in Naples was
that Maj. Gen Alexander Patch,
who commanded the army forces
which occupied New Caledonia and
later was the army commander on
Guadalcanal, had succeeded Pat
ton in command of the 7th Army.
Inquiries at the War Departmen
on the basis of this announcement
brought a prompt reply that Pat
ton had been given another army
1t was assumed here that Pat
ton, in his new assignment will
act under 1t. Gen. Omar N. Brad
ley, who has been designated by
Eisenhower as senior commander
of American Army ground troops
in the invasion forces.
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Engineers REACH
RED CROSS GOAL
fire Business Firms Are
Named To Local Honor
Roll In Drive

The employees of the United
States District Engineer office of
Wilmington attained hundred per
cent average in the first day OF
he American Red Cross drive in
their office, Capt. Leslie N. Boney,
Jr public relation officer, an
nounced late Tuesday.
The $3.50 goal having been reach
ed Ii. Col. John T. Knight, Jr.,
district engineer, exclaimed en-
+husiastcally that the district Of
flee would go well over the top"
in the campaign.
Il was disclosed Tuesday that
five business firms have been nam
ed TO the Red Cross Honor Roll,
having already reached their as
signed quotas. They are Raney
Chevrolet company, American Mo-
lasses company, Dixie Cafe, Pen
Ger Furniture company and And
leWs Mortuary.
Only scattered reports were
available from the first days soil
citation in the 1914 Red Cross War
Fund drive, but these reveal that
Wilmingtonians had contributed
SL32347 Monday of the S75,0OC
quota.
Chairman ]. @. LeGrand issued
an urgent call on divisional chair
men 10 check on committeeman to
lave reports in by 4:40 pm. Wed
aesday. He said that on Wednes
day it was expected to show the
t1st really substantial report.
The pace has been established
ViImingtonians, by you. 1t has
been proven that firms here be
leve hardly in an unprolonged rate
Of progress. The effervescence o.
Wilmington residences in this Rec
Cross War Fund drive emphasize:
that the word "American' end.
with Il cam.