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Evening star., 1944-10-12
This Changing World
By Constantine Byo,vn

American and Polish diplomatic
circles in Washington are again opti-
mistic over the prospects Of solution of
the Polish Russian problems which have
disturbed the harmony Of the United
Nations and have been at least par
TALLY responsible for Prime Minister
Churchill's trip to Moscow
Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk has
arrived in Moscow for the second time in
four months. Much emphasis Is placed
on the fact chat he was accom-
panied by Gen. labor, the chief of staff
of the Polish underground forces, who
may succeed the captured Gen. Komo-
rowski (Bor) as commander of the
Polish Army.
Gen labor, an able, regular army Of
ficer whose real name still Is a secret,
is fayorably known In Washington. He
accompanied Premier Mikolajc on
his visit in the White House last sum-
mer and held important conversations
with members of the joint chiefs of
staff. 1t was he who planned the oper-
ations Of the Polish underground and
was responsible for the plans which led
to the Warsaw coup"
X Il 4
The question OF the succession of Gen
Sosnkowsky. who was replaced by Gen.
Komorowski, created good deal of bad
blood between the Polish government in
exile and Moscow. 1t was at the press
ing request OF the Kremlin that this
Polish general who had good war rec
ord was dismissed. But instead of
choosing a man from the rival govern
ment at Lublin, the Polish government
In exile appointed the hero of Warsaw
AS commander in chief of all the Polish
forces.
This appointment raised a storm of
protest from Lublin and Moscow, but 1t
has had no further consequences since
within few days after the appoint
ment was made Gen. KomorowsH was
captured by the Germans.
The Polish government In London
considers Gen. labor as the logical man
to become the head of the Polish armies
in Poland, Italy, the Near East and In
whatever other theaters OF operations
Poland's soldiers are now fighting. No
formal appointment has yet been made
because, on advice from the British gov
ernment, the Polish Premier decided to
DO nothing which might be interpreted
as Haunting Russia and thus make Mr..
Churchill's task in Moscow more diff
cult.
However, the fact that Gen. labor was
Evening star., 1944-10-12
Pacific Attack Process
By Maj. George FisIdine Eliot

The attack on the Ryukyu Islands by
the planes of Vice Admiral Mitchers
task force is one more example of the
consequences to Japan of our dominance
OF the Philippine Sea-the vast water
area into which we broke when we OBJ
tanned possession of Saipan and Guam
The attacks on the Palau Islands and
on the Japanese installations and ship
ping in the Philippines have logically
been followed by this sweep to the
for all military purposes, to have become
an American lake. Within it our task
forces move without challenge.
But the attack on the Ryukyu posi-
tions has significance of Its own,
which will be interpreted with sinking
hearts in Tokyo 1t is blow at the
Japanese sea and air communications
with Formosa and the Philippines, and
what it means for the future may be
better understood when we recall that
just such attacks against the Japanese
communications have taken place pre-
ceding every great amphibious operation
we have undertaken In the Pacific since
we have possessed the means to carry
out attacks of this nature.
The Japanese are not now able to
steam boldly with supply conveys any
where outside the Sea Of Japani not
even from the Japanese main islands to
Formosa. They must move by stealth.
under cover of darkness or bad weather.
Their conveys or their single chance
taking ships must hurry from harbor to
sheltered harbor, ever alert to dart into
the cover of mine fields or within the
radius OF operation of their shore based
aircraft.
Our submarines are everywhere. Our
task forces roam from the Bonins to
the shores of the Philippines and down
to the Celebes Sea- The watchful eyes
of our airmen observe all the Japanese
movements. Hence the supply of the
Japanese troops in Formosa and the
Philippines, as we'll as farther south, is
dependent on the maintenance Of .
string Of fortified positions in between
the sources of supply in the Japanese
main islands and the points where the
troops are stationed.
The Hyukyus form an important Sc
ries Of links in this chain. II they did
not exist, the Japanese supply prob
lem would become all but insoluble.
just what the immediate significance
Of the attack on the Ryukyus may be
Evening star., 1944-10-12

representatives on the spot, in an
area where Russia's interests are
considered paramount among the
Allies, are able to get along with
their Soviet colleagues ~ whether
they will be accorded similar CO.
operation to that received by the
Russian representatives in Italy
will serve as a small-scale test for
postwar relationships generally. The
Soviet government has the opportu-
nifty, in the way 1t handles the situa-
ton, to demonstrate that suspicious
about the sincerity of its desire for
continuing close cooperation are
ill-founded.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
Mr.. PetriIIo SAYS No

James Caesar Petrillo, president OF
the American Federation of Musi-
clans, has told the President of the
United States that he will not
rescind his ban on the making Of
recordings for two companies-RCA-
Victor and Columbia
Mr.. Roosevelt sent telegram last
week to Mr.. Petrilio requesting that
he lift the ban. This was in line
with War Labor Board order issued
four months ago. To seems, how
ever, that Mr.. Roosevelt, in sending
his telegram, advised Mr.. Petrillo
that Judge Fred Vinson, the Director
of Economic Sterilization, had not
found that the ban on recordings,
which Is another name for strike,
was unduly impeding the war effort.
Mr.. Petrillo, in his acknowledgment,
seized on this opening and said that
1t was very gratifying to learn
that we (the musicians) are not
"unduly impeding the war effort. "
Yesterdays week later-he served
notice that his union would not
comply with the Presidents request,
and that the ban on recordings
would be continued.
The character of the dispute be-
tween Mr.. Petrillo and the record
ing concerns is worth noting. When
the recording companies sell a
record he wants them to pay fee
directly to the union treasury, and
not to the musicians making the
record, Obviously, this is very much
to the advantage of Mr.. Petrillo; it
may or may not be to the advantage
of the musicians.
But the really significant aspect
Of the controversy has to do with
the dignity and the authority of the
Government. When a mail order
house in Chicago defies the War
Labor Board the Government calls
on the Army to enforce its will.
When Mr.. Petrillo defies the Gov
ernment the President sends a tele-
gram pleading with him for COM
pliance. and is answered with a
fiat refusal. If the President pro-
poses to accept this as final answer,
the contrasts in Government pro-
cedure will not be forgotten by the
American paople
Evening star., 1944-10-12

Asks About Treating Criminals
To the Editor of The Star
The appalling number of criminal as
saults upon women, young girls and
even children causes me to wonder why
steps are not taken by authorities to
prevent their recurrence rather than
merely to conduct expensive and often
futile searches for the criminals after
the crimes have been committed.
Many times, according to newspaper
reports, the suspect is someone who
has been arrested before and, in some
cases. someone who has been convicted
and served time on such charge. Why
couldn't such menacest to society who
have been proven guilty Of such charges
be surgically treated 50 that 1t would
be impossible for them to repeat the Of
tense? NJ. B. p.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
This and That
By Charles E. Tracepell


Templeton Jones has declared war on
centipedes.
Starting the furnace to dry out the
house after wet summer drove the
creatures upstairs.
And right into Jones own room.
Like most persons, Templeton Jones
could tolerate the "thousand-leggers :"
as they are popularity called. But enough
was too many.
They ate insects, such as spiders, and
kept the house free of them and others,
Have you any centipedes in your
house?" he asked friendly cab driver
who was taking him home.
The man looked blankIy at Jones.
No. he replied, but we have those
thousand-leggers."
When Jones woke up one night. and
found really big one on the ceiling
right over his bed, he declared war at
once.
This is too much" he remarked.
There isn't a spider or anything else
up here for them to get.
why do they come up here-and
how do they, get up?"
They were difficult questions to an
swer.
spotless room and equally spotless
closet were given another cleaning, un-
til everything fairly sparkled
Yet the centipedes continued to show
up, usually from to am
full-grown centipede is a great deal
longer and thicker and particularly
blacker than some persons think
The first thing Warrior Jones did was
to take a big roll of so-called Scotch
tape, and run 1t all around the chrom-
ium plates which fit around the pipes
at each end of the radiator.
Then he taped all the cracks he could
find anywhere in the room.
Those pipes In the walls are Just run
ways for them he remarked.
A*
The next morning he flashed on the
highland there was huge one, now
running quickly at the glare.
How they run!
This is shrewd beastie. Jones tried
scooping 1t up in sheet of paper. only
to have the centipede leap down on his
arm, and from that to the floor.
A similar leap for man would be
from the top Of the Washington monu-
ment.
The centipede darted off on all its
legs as soon as it struck the floor. They
can run faster than a man, especially
when the latter Is handicapped by
lodging around furniture.
That was when Jones thought of the
vacuum cleaner.
He plugged it In. and attached to 1t
the long green tube for direct suction.
Atop this he put the long metal tube.
This gave him plenty of length to reach
the ceiling.
When he turned on the light in the
wee hours, sure enough, there was a
big one over in the corner.
Whoosh! Went the vacuum cleaner.
Templeton Jones gingerly elevated
the tube.
. The centipede, facing new form Of
attack, played dead"
When the suction got him, he simply
disappeared from the ceiling.
Gen. Jones felt the glow of victory.
Let EN- comel" he roared in the
night. They can't fight science
To be on the safe side, however, he
now insists that Mrs. Jones make him
q helmet OF mosquito netting, to 20
all over the head, and to tic tightly
around the neck. He has never been
able to forget what he heard as 1 child.
that centipedes get In your nose and
ears.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
Cloud at Nioht

Last night, I heard the trees speaking,
And the sky, too, NTH its clouds tuu of
thunder;
On oil this land OF tongucd trees and
Questinn brooks,
There ipds mold OF darkness, stamped
deeper
By the distant thudding Of the sky-
mountains.
Under the trees that hummsd . sad
song NTH their needles,
I looked into the brilliant stars; the
Great Bear
Rode into the smoke OF the North
That hung Ike huge barrier. mystert-
Gus and dark.
They iciH BE- easy to remember these
blnzing stars
Like flags Of IRE set against the noun
tain darkness.
DANIEL sMYTHE.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
Simplicity and Sowing
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal

N'0' '' reH'PHIS So"Hercihi Appear
Members of the harried and harassed
army of taxpayers who have through
the years toiled, sweated and cursed
over the incomprehensibility of income
tax forms will be especially interested
to learn that New York State blanks
for next spring are guaranteed to have
the simplicity Of A B C. One of the
forms has only one page and the other
has been reduced from six to four pages.
including instructions which instruct
instead of confuse Incidentally, the
added simplicity will save as tons of
paper. If some such miracle could be
worked with Federal forms, probably
there would be no paper shortage.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
Picture of Bull Fight Resented

Picture of Bull Fight Resented
To the Editor Of The Star:
I always am interested in the gravlTe
section of The Sunday Star, but some
pictures in it october 8 are not at all
pleasing to see. The picture of the
bull with five darts sticking in his
flesh, being further enraged by a mata-
dor, before a great crowd of Spanish
people, shows what form of entertain
ment they enjoy! ..
When pity fades out of people there
is not much left to raise them to plane
that may be called civilized.
H. B. BRADFORD.
Evening star., 1944-10-12

OF the expression Right where
the chicken got the axe" there used
to be variant, Right where the
hired girl wore the ruching." Today,
no ruching and, alas, no hired girl.
Evening star., 1944-10-12

Governor Warren of California
says the New Deal has gone to
pieces just like the one-hoss shay"
That may be an exaggeration, but 1t
is undoubtedly true that from time
to time a nut drops of.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
Reputation Repudiated

TO The EDITOR OF The star:
1t seemed strange, not to say odd,
queer and peculiar, that after the Presi-
dent used large part of his speech to
deny desire for communistic support,
the Communists Immediately should
come out for him 100 per cent.
1t could not have worked neater If the
President had said Boys, I've got to
go through the motions of repudiatipg
you, but as you and 1 both know and
an endless succession of New Deal acts
have shown, I'm personally all for you."
WALTER BAHNSEN.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
n. B.: Senate Committee

n, B.: Senate Committee
To the Editor of The Star:
In your editorial Recorder of Deeds"
you mention that for two years that
ofiice was untitled and yet the functions
were carried out by an Office staff But
find it difficult to understand why there
is a position of Recorder of Deeds for
the District of Columbia with salary of
$4,000 year. If this Office can function
successfully for the time mentioned
above without one. 1t is such lack of
logic which makes many actions of the
peoples representatives difficult to COM
prehend Why does a Senate District
Committee accept unnecessary appoint
ments? ELIZABETH H. ALLAN.
Evening star., 1944-10-12
Letters to The Star
Explains 'Civility' as Force Of
Substance Among Men
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Civility is the art of being civil to-
wards others. 1t evinces genuine char
acter and manifests intellectual strength
1t requires both self-denial and effort.
1t Is never profuse and differs In this
respect from politeness, with which 1t
often Is confused. Those who are civil
are generous and cordial, although one
may be cordial and yet not be civil
Civility meets every sincere advance
with sincere response and begets civil
ity in return, especially from those who
are themselves civil.
While civility embraces politeness,
politeness is not civility. Politeness too
often Is shown out OF self-interest; but
civility is inherent in the nature which
exhibits it and when shown does not
consider SELF 1t is substance, not
shadow. while politeness often is mere
form. Civility respects and considers
the feelings of others. Only the gener-
ous hearted possess civility. 1t is the
attribute OF greatness The small mind
and mean heart never can possess or
bearance though not incapable OF just
resentment. civilly shown. 1t is the
recognition of the natural propensity
for social intercourse In men, and en-
braces, in Its fullest sense the sense
here referred to: generosity, consider
alton, cordiality and politeness How
many possess it2 r. 8. KEY-SMITH.
Presidents Former Views
To the Editor OF The Star:
II Gov. Dewey should be rejected by
the voters because he "once was an
isolationist," as one of your correspond
ents recently suggested, then what
should the voters do in the matter Of
the following;
On December 20, 1888, President
Roosevelt said: I'VE are not members
(of the League of Nations and we
do not contemplate membership"
January 3, 1884, he said: II have made
1t clear that the United States cannot
take part in political arrangements in
Europe"
August, 1885, he signed the Neutrality
Act
October 2, 1895, he said Despite
what happens to continents overseas,
the United States shall and must remain
unentangled'
January, 1886, after describing the
causes of rising conflict abroad, he said,
America can play but one role, through
well-ordered neutrality to do naught to
encourage the contest )"
July IA, 1899, he said: Both sides
agree that this Nation should at
all times avoid entangling alliances or
inducements with other nations
that in the event of foreign wars this
Nation should maintain a status of
strict neutrality"
And on September 3. 1899, he said
Let no man or woman thoughtless or
falsely talk of America sending its
armies to European fields .. The
Nation will remain a neutral Nation"
Woodstock, Va. j. J. SPERRY
Evening star., 1944-07-28

That is the spot where Walter
Kerr stood when he undertook the
adaptation of The Song Of Ber-
nadette" for the stage. Let it be
reported that he gets himself off
of it very happily in the premiere
presentation now current at Cath
olic University theater, a superb
piece of dramatic writing which not
merely preserves the essence Of the
original but in some respects height
ems its values. The latter quality is
most pleasingly evident in the fact
that the comedy elements which
were inherent, but unstressed in
the novel and avoided in the pic
ture, are superbly developed in the
version which Kerr wrote with his
wife, Jean, as collaboration. The
people of Loudres come off as much
more rounded humans, although
not quite without exception. as a
result. They make as fascinating
group as has occupied the uni
verSitys stage in the years of its
advance to national prominence.
1t was the notion of none Of the
sponsors of this "Bernadette" that
it should be more than an acting
version available to non-profes
sional groups for performance. But
what has emerged is definitely SO
much more than that that none
IN the opening nights enthusiastic
audience can see the one weeks
engagement as a logical limit for
the Kerr version of Franz Wer-
fel's inspired and inspiring story
1t is not merely a piece of ex-
quisite literary craftsmanship but
one on which Ralph Brown has
done superb piece of production
and which has fired a non-pro-
fessional cast to the highest level
Of performance attained to date in
he University theater. Its end is
no more in sight, unless the COM
nercial theater is more blind than
we think, than is the career of
l7-year-old Elizabeth Ross. who is
a no less than starting Bernadette. |
The adaptation of Werfel's novel
presented an extremely difficult |
Idoh VI SSlCCllOil. hcIT llTSU DILL
liant step in accomplishing it was
in the decision to tell the story
with l8 instead of the "a major
characters used in the earlier mar
rative. Their deletion represents
no sense of loss whatever to the
spectator, but gives it rather
tautness, freshness, and in the
stressed comedy factors, a special
kind of robustness that emphasizes
the mystical essence of Berna-
dette's experience Werfel is there.
but so are Walter and Jean Kerr.
and that is quite to the advantage
of this third variation of one of
the best novel themes of the decade.
In COMPRISING the story within
the limits of three acts and 10
scenes, Kerr was compelled also to
dispose of much of the narrative
material created by Werfel. His
choice of what to keep and what to
Evening star., 1944-07-28

it was quite obvious that Miss Fos-
ter had the first requisite.
1t isn't too difficult to understand
why one male like Patric Knowles
could turn Susanna Fosters thoughts
from bobby socks and dirndles to
spike heels and an upsweep hair do.
Donald O'Connor, who is anything
but subtle concerning his feeling for
Miss Foster, calls her change of
heart kaki-wacky, Miss Foster in
slsts on calling it love and poor Mr.
Knowles calls it trouble. He, of
course, turns out to be right.
Between singing lessons and grow
ing up, Miss Foster manages one of
the most amusing screen proposals
we've seen and what's more, gets
herself engaged. About the time
she thinks her worries are over, well
anyhow, long enough to sing a song
or two, glamorous Louise Albritton
appears and converts the triangle
INTO very confusing square. She's
Mr.. Knowles ex-wife, who has
plenty Of what appeals to a man, in
Mr.. OConnor' own words. From
here on, the ending is inevitable
but drsgs long enough for Peggy
Ryan's version of "Gremlin Walk
and You're La La Palooza," which
was dragging 1t two songs too long
Evening star., 1944-07-28

throw away represents as fine a
theater has seen in years.
He has been most careful to keep
Bernadette intact. delicate child
naive, perfectly designed for mys-
tical experience, and through that
experience strengthened to resist
and conquer the ignorantly brutal
and cleverly cruel forces determined
to destroy her. On top of that, he
has inspired a performance out of
pretty, diminutive Miss Ross that
allows not jot of the roles mean
ing to be loss in its Interpretation.
The one apparent loss in dramatic
value visible in this version of Wer-
fel's play is in the character of
Dean Peyramale. The dean, played
by Dick Sykes, is less kindly man
than you will remember him from
the book, more an ariStocrat of the
church and aloof from the terrific
emotional experience of those in
volved in Bernadette's miracle.
This Is the single exception to the
rule that Werfel's people shall come
of equally as we'll, or better, in
kerr'S treatment. The better" ap-
plies most especially to Bernharde
Casterot, the proud, fortnight aunt
of the Soubirous, who makes a Won
derfully comic character in her
tigerish determination to protect her
tormented niece. 1t is also true of
the parents, defeated Francois and
the wife he dragged down with him.
BY allowing them to be humorous
as we'll as pitiable characters, the
playwright has increased their dra-
matte stature without changing
their essential nature.
Another excellent character lob
in much smaller scope than was
allowed in the novel or the picture
is that of Sister Vauzous, the ascetic
skeptic whose harrassment was one
of the most goading influences in
the life of Bernadette.
To sum up, in the limits Of the
space left for The Song of Ber-
nadette," Prof Kerr and his wife
rate straight "A' grades on one of
the trickiest play writing assign
mentS of a dozen seasons
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Stage 'Bernadette' at c. u.
Retains Flavor of Others
By JAY CARMODY.

When brilliantly successful novel has turned into equally
playwright
profoundly
heater which
Of
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Movies Worry Over Postwar

in first filming of "Of Human Bond
age sent Eleanor Parker. new
conner star Of the remake, a bunch of
pretty posles on her first dav of
shooting. Florists are certainly
overlooking a good bet. If they'd
set out to solicit such orders on all
remakes they might work up a ter
rlflc business. Every third movie
seems to be a remake, most of them
now carefully disguised. Will
liam Gargan, one-time New York
CITY detective. is reverting to real
Life type in Crime on My Hands. !"
Yep. he plays a detective.
Leatrlce Joy is making another of
her periodic comebacks for Repub-
nc, via Faces in the Fog" with
Jane Withers.
Dana Andrews is secretly burned
up because he almost never gets the
girl at the fadeout. In fact, Laura"
marks the first time in which he
does win the lady's hand. But hes
burned up about that, too, because
he gets no red-hot love scenes.
You should see my big love
scene!" said Dana. There is only
one. I'm leaving her apartment,
and at the door I pause, turn INV
head, say good night with a toothy
smile and, tipping my hat, make nv
exit as 1 say, Pleasant dreams Hot
stun. eh? I hope the Hays office
leaves it alone"
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