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Evening star., 1944-07-18
Fiction and Fuct

It Is a relief to learn that the re-
ported execution" Of American air
men participating In the first B-2o
raid on Japan apparently has no
foundation in fact.
The report originated with q Jap
anese propaganda at Singapore
who Is described by Australian
sources as known irresponsible
commentator" Furthermore, it Is
stated by Australians who heard his
remarks clearly-only portions of
the broadcast were received in this
country-that the Japanese spokes-
man did not assert categorically
that any Americans had been exc
cuted, but contented himself with
implying that this had been the case.
Additional support for the belief
that the first Interpretation Of the
broadcast was wrong is to be found
In the fact that no similar claim was
made in subsequent Japanese broad
casts and that so far as our own
ofacials know none of the B-2o air
men fell into Japanese hands.
But, whether this report was fact
or fiction, there is no doubt that the
japanese are fully capable Of any
atrocity against prisoners Of war.
The codes of conduct and the inter-
national rules which govern civilized
nations are meaningless to these
subhumans with whom we are at
war in the Pacific. This they have
demonstrated time and again-in
the murder Of some Of the American
flyers participating in the raid on
Tokyo two years ago, in their wan
ton treatment Of the prisoners taken
on Bataan. and In the infamous
crimes committed in the name of
war against helpless Chinese soldiers
and civilians.
We must steel ourselves to the
probability that the japanese will
stop at nothing which, in their
twisted minds, may be of military
value to them or which might deter
us from prosecuting the war to their
ultimate total defeat. Our hope
must lie, not in the emergence of
some hitherto unsuspected civilized
side to the Japanese character, but
in conducting the war with such
vigor and determination that it will
speedily become clear to all Japa-
nese that they can have no hope of
victory and that those who flout the
laws of civilization will pay the in
evitable penalty for their crimes.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Saint Lo

Saint Lo, into which American
forces have made their way against
stubborn German resistance, is de-
scribed in the guide books as "a very
ancient place" on the right bank of
the River Wire. It derives its name
from a bishop who was called Laudus
in his own time, about sixteen hun
dred years ago. Considered of i'm
portance even rs early as the
eleventh century, it was fortified by
Charlemagne, yet repeatedly was
taken by the Normans and the Eng
lish. The cathedral church of Notre
Dame was the dominant architec-
tural feature Of the town from the
period of the Gothic development
onward. A structure Of delightful
detail" in the judgment of the
authorities, 1t was restored with
reverence in the days before the
Revolution and still had two graceful
spires and magnificent outdoor
pulpit after that iconoclastic event.
Grouped around the cathedral
were the Hotel de Vile, the Palais
de Justice, the Prefecture and the
Musee. The treasure of the last
named Of these public buildings was
Corot's Homer and the Shepherds"
considered by Camille Mauclair "a
work in which the calm majesty of
Poussin is already allied with the
divinely tender naturalism of the
most touching of our poet-painters."
American soldiers, however, probably
would be more interested in what
ever they may find remaining of
the great horse-breeding farms Of
Evening star., 1944-07-18

Grodno and Wilma are in Russian
hands, Kaunas Is in course OF envelop-
rnent. The Russians have crossed the
upper Niemen on 75-mile front. The
last defenses Of the East Prussian from
tier have crumbled and that frontier
lies open to the invader. These are
facts OF unpredictable, but certainly
vast significance. As we watch the
unrolling Of this dramatic chapter in
the history OF warfare, We remember
that World War began with q Rus
sian invasion Of East Prussia, and that
World War II lin its European phase)
IS drawing to . close with such an In
vasion. That fact marks the difference
IN the two events, and In the German
ability to react successfully against
them
But while the attention OF the world
Is focused on what Is happening over
against East Prussia, because OF the
dramatic quality Of the situation, we
should not fail to take note Of the fact
that the great fortress city OF Brest-
Litovsk still remains the keystone of
the eastern defenses Of Germany. The
Russians are not forgetting that fact.
and they are going ahead rapidly with
During the past week the armies Of
Marshal Rokossovsky. commanding the
LIST White Russian Army group, have
been making steady progress toward
Afe9t.Lteovsk from two directions and
possibly from three.
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On the northeast, from the direction
OF slonim, the speed of the Russian
advance has become almost spectacu-
lar dmtnSthe week end Just past. and
suggests either deep German With
drAwh or the collapse of German re-
sistAnce In that sector. The Russian
communique Of Sunday announced that
the Russians had taken the railway
town OF Bereza Kartuskaya, and pushed
on to the village Of SigneNchi. which
Is barely 60 miles northeast Of Brest-
Litovsk
On the east. the Germans appear to
have put up something OF a fight for
Pinsk. but when that town fell the
Russian progress accelerated and has
now reached the railway station Of
Yanov.
On the southeast, the Russians an
nounced some time ago that they were
IN kowel 60 miles from Brest-
Litovsk) but since then have made no
mention OF any advance toward Brest-
Litovsk from this direction. However.
most sisnif1cantly. they did say that
kowel had been taken over by troops
OF the 1st White Russian Army eroup-
at time when 125 miles separated
koWel from the most forward point
previously reported as occupied BY
Marshal Rokossovsky's forces. This in
olcated that the Russians 1T Kowel
had been placed under Rokossovsky's
command. and that the Russian hieh
command expected the gap to be closed
The purpose is obviousy-a three -pronsed
drive on Brest-LitovsK under 4 single
commander.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
The Easiest Wuy'

In tossing Henry A. Wallace to
the political wolves, the President
has taken 4 course which pre-
sumably was dictated by the unre-
lenting realities Of national politics.
-Four years ago Mr.. Roosevelt COM
PEELED an unwilling convention to
name Mr.. Wallace as his running
mate. On election day, however,
Mr.. Wallace failed to demonstrate
any notable vote-getting powers.
Later on, the Vice President, earnest
and honest though he was, began to
show some of the earmarks OF being
distinct liability. His cross
country verbal tilts with the uni
IDENTIFIED American Fascists" cer-
tainly won no friends for the admin
istration. Nor did the tiasco OF the
Board of Economic Warfare, which
eventually got so far out Of hand
that Mr.. Roosevelt virtually had to
dismiss the Vice President as the
administrative head of that agency.
In these circumstances, it is diff
cult to see how Mr.. Roosevelt could
have sought reelection on the same
ticket with Mr.. Wallace. There Is
no blinking the fact that the Presi-
dent, II reelected, might not prove
equal to another four years in the
White House. If his health should
break under the cumulative strains
OF the years, the Vice President
would take over. That being the
case, Mr.. Roosevelt would place him.
self in an untenable position by
asking the voters to put confidence
in a man he felt obliged to remove
from one Of the most important war
posts. Obviously, with close elec-
tion in prospect, a Roosevelt
Wallace combination this year would
have been dangerously vulnerable in
the political sense.
If all this be granted, however,
the manner Of Mr. Wallace's passing
still seems little on the harsh side.
The easiest way to sum up his own
feelings, according to the President,
was to say of Mr.. Wallace: I like
him and respect him, and he Is
my personal friend. For these rea-
sons I would vote for him IL / were
q delegate to the convention.
That is exceedingly faint praise.
There is nowhere 50 much Is q
suggestion that Mr.. Wallace deserves
the nomination on the basia ot merit.
Instead, the Presidents indorssmellt
is reduced to . amatssr 81 personal
friendship, and as Mr.. Roosevelt we'll
knows, this will not win the slightest
support for Mr.. wallace among the
hostile convention delegates. This
means that after twelve years in the
New Deal encourage, Mr.. Wallace has
been unceremoniously dropped by
the wayside. Perhaps the manner OF
his passing was "the easiest way"
but it is hardly conceivable that the
loyal Iowan has not been 4 little
bruised in the process.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

no objection and one on which both
wings OF the party may agree.
Barring such m outcome the har.
mony which the Democrats are desper-
ately seeking will not materiali1e. II
Mr.. Wallace should win denomination,
. very large number Of the delegates
would be disgusted. The man who was
booed In the 1910 convention, when
his nomination had been forced on that
convention by the will of the Presi.
dent, and never given an opportunity to
make an acceptance speech to the dele
gates who had nominated him, might
be booed again. The party leaders are
anxious to avoid any such scene.
4
The Wallace supporters are declar-
ing that to deny him . denomination
would be . surrender to the tory forces
in the South and the reactionary ele-
ments in the North. They ignore en-
tirely the fact that the convention may
pick q substitute candidate who also
has supported the New Deal adminis-
tration but who has not aroused the
antasonism with which Mr.. Wallace IL
regarded. For example, Senator Tru-
man Of Missouri, Senator Barley Of
Kentucky, Judge Minton Of Indiana, or
even Speaker Rayburn Of Texas, al
though the last is anathema to anti
New Deal Democrats in Texas.
Candidates for the Democratic vice
presidential nomination are . dime 4
dozen. though few Of them admit their
candidacy. OF them all, however, Sen
ator Truman makes perhaps the strong
est appeal to many Of the delegates
He has made q record as chairman of
the Senate committee investigating the
progress Of the war effort in this coun-
try that is Nation wide. He comes from
an important State in the Midwest
which needs to be turned back to the
Democratic column If Mr.. Roosevelt
is to win.
Republicans are obviously hopeful
that the convention will renominate
Mr.. Wallace. They believe he will
weaken the ticket. And that, it is
well understood, Is the fear Of some
OF the Roosevelt leaders
Evening star., 1944-07-18
War Effort and Re.election

War Effort and Re.election
To the Editor of The Star:
In one of his 1910 pre- election speeches,
President Roosevelt. strongly proclaimed
himself to be a man of peace. But
now his supporters equally as strongly
proclaim him to be Americas most
capable war leader Isn't this rather
swift change in character for 4 man
of Mr.. Roosevelt's age7
Furthermore, it is hard to discern the
basis for the contention that the Pres
idents defeat at the polls would i'm.
pede or frustrate an Allied victory. Is
1t reasonable to believe that Allied SOL
diers, political leaders, laborers and bus.
inessmen would strive less relentlessly
for victory because Of Mr.. Roosevelts
defeat?
If slump in effort should occur. it
would mean that this war u being
fought more for President Roosevelts
reelection than for Allied victory,
which. of course. Is absurd.
Woodstock, Va. J. J. sPKRRY.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
RuSSia's S 1O-Year Plan
By Ravm ond M0lev

Russian demands at Breton Woods
Tor larger share in the proposed credit
pool provide more evidence Of the
Soviet's plans about what she will be
doing In the years after the war What
seems to be taking definite shape is a
10-5ear plan leading to a vast indus
trial setup, which will be second only
to that Of the United States. Russias
peace terms, SO far as they have been
revealed, all point to that goal.
From time to time, indications of
Russian economic plans have come from
the Russian World Economic Institute,
whose head is Professor Eugene Varga.
In an article last October. in War and
the Working Class, Professor Varga
outlined what was in store for Germany
In the form of claims on German man
power. The plan would not only COM
pei Germans to rebuild what they de-
stroyed, but it would also involve a
large claim for German machinery and
commodities.
Since then, Russia has followed the
same pattern in the rejected terms of
peace she made to Finland. She de-
manded payment Of approximately
$500, ,000, 600, payable over number of
years in commodities produced in Fin
land. Rolnania and Hungary will
doubtless get the same medicine in much
larger doses.
TWO months ago, an account of Rus
sian plans for purchases here appeared
in the American press. The figure men,
toned was billion dollars year for
10 years. The goods desired were ma
terials for power plants, telephone and
telegraph equipment. machinery, ma
chine tools and limited amount of
railway equipment. We may assume
that there will be additional purchases
from England, Sweden and other in
dustrial countries.
It IL impossible TO estimate with any
accuracy the sise Of the industrial trial
plant that win be created by this 10
year plan, for Russia may get less in
reparations than she wants, and din
culties over credit may cut down her
purchases here and elsewhere. But.
conSidering the fact that for every dol.
lars worth Of industrial equipment Inn
Evening star., 1944-07-18

ported, Russia can produce two or three
more with her vast resources in ma
terlals and labor. the total value of
the Russian plant will certainly be
second only to our own within 10 wears,
IT is easy to see why Russia. with this
objective in mind, should desire to get
as large share as possible in the
taeo,. ere ~. pool under consideration at Bret
ton Woods and why Russia is not oo,nr
to be content to occupy third nIace
among the worlds industrial powers.
There Is a measure Of reassurAnc IN
tnls prospect. because 1t is not ukelv
mat a country already self -suf'icient
IN natural resources will disturb ths
peace IN quests for new territory, In
dustrial growth requires peace, and IN.
oustrlal rehabilitation and expansion
seem TO be the Russian goals for years
to come.
Released BY the Assoeisted N.v...-,
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Lively Corpse
Bv David Laurence

Prom the St. Louis Star Times.
When on hot day in June . year ago
Vice President Wallace crossed swords
with Jesse Jones, Senator Ed Cotton"
Smith commented: Henry was already
dead politically. But this thing buries
him"
For man pronounced politically in
animate Mr.. Wallace has been extraor-
dinarily active ever since.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Times Have Chonaed
From the Dodge City Globe.

FIUm CHe DOoBe CITY UI0vG.
Norman Thomas. who thrives on de-
feat. is running for the ONCE of Presi-
dent again On the Socialist ticket. There
was q time In the dim, distant past
when Mr.. Thomas was regarded as one
Of the most dangerous radicals in this
country. That was before most of his
radical notions were made q part of
the political practices Of the nation.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

To the Editor OF The Star:
I remember that pigs were slaueh.
tered by the scores and buried. The own
ers were paid to kill Of these pigs.
There never has been time when there
were not hungry people in this world.
To deliberately waste food any time is q
disgrace.
I think we need Vice President with
more foresight than has been shown
by Henry wallace. PAUL NJ. CAREY.
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

Slaughter of the Little Pigs
TO the Editor OF The Star:
I am visitor from Ohio. and I have
just read Lowell Melletts article on the
little pigs that were slaughtered and
fed to the hungry"
Permit me to tell you that I was liv-
ing in West Virginia at that time, and
the nearest the poor. unfortunate people
got to those pigs was to see the smoke
and smell the aroma of them. I per-
sonally saw huge stack Of them burned
while the poor people looked on with
watering mouths
You can fool some Of the people
some of the time" ETC., but not the Mid
die West MRS. EMMA BURTORD.
Columbus. Ohio.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

the country round about. Literally
Thousands Of flne steeds In the
United States are descended from
the parent stock at Saint Lo. The
same observation applies to cattle
brought to this country from the
meadows Of Cotentin.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

Owing to the inability Of the
Japanese properly to pronounce the
letter "l,' a recent Pacific password
established by American troops was
"Lallapaloosa." As the war moves
westward the Nips will probably
have to cope with "Llewellyn, Hell
vellyn," "Lollipop" and many more.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

Washingtonians drearily watching
the leaves fall after the japanese
beetles are finished with them can
comfort themselves with the
thought that thus will the Vichy
collaborationists 60 down, one by
one, two by two, or in punches.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Letters to The Star
Defends Youth Against Critic
By Citing Founders" ACES
10 the Ediser Of The star:

10 the Editor Of The star:
A. . Warrington resident. my opinion
regarding the name and political belief
Of the next President is Of no conse.
quence.
However, want to take up the gaunt-
let against Kenneth Sloan in defense
Of youth. II he will review the Revolu-
tionary period Of American history he
may make surprising discoveries.
Let's look at some of our founding
fathers. Most Of US agree that they did
an excellent Job.
George Washington at ~ became
lieutenant colonel and adjutant general
of one Of the four military districts Of
Virginia. At 81 he was an outstanding
political leader and at 43 was Com
mander in Chief of the Continental
Army.
At 80 Patrick Henry made his famous
GIVE me liberty, or give me death"
speech and helped to launch the Revo-
luton.
Thomas Jefferson became politically
poAAAACAb ~ 80. WHICH nS WSS ~ ne
was appointed chairman Of committee
to write the Declaration of Inde.
pendence over such old timers rs Ben.
jamin Franklin and John Adams. JEFF
ferson wrote the document and took it
to Franklin, who made less than a dozen
minor changes. 1t was unanimously
adopted.
Alexander Hamilton began his support
OF the Colonies cause at II. He was an
Army captain at 10, aide de camp to
Washington at 40. He became the first
Secretary Of the Treasury at 81. At
about 80 he declined the ONCE OF Chief
Justice Of the United States.
On the other hand, Grant was about
A when he became President. Appar-
emily he learned little from his first
term for his last years in oface mark
the lowest ebb in political morale in
this country. 50 inehncient was his ad-
ministration.
I'm not discounting age and expert
ence. However, some persons learn lit
tie from experience
DORIS L. CRAWFORD.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

The meanest person of the year,
so far, is the unnamed citizen who
charged survivors of the Hartford
circus fire a dollar each for the
privilege of using the telephone.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE stubborn,
bitter light over the renomination Of
Vice President wallace In the Demo-
cratic National Convention Of 1914
serves only to emphasize the real and
underlying split In the party-the sep
aration into New Deal and anti New
Deal factions. Except With the New
ing President Roosevelt Mr.. Wallace
has no personal popularity.
The Iowan Is 100 per cent New Deal
When President Roosevelt last winter
sought to get away from . New Deal
slogan In the coming campaign and to
substitute . win-the-war slogan, Mr..
Wallace issued statement mailing the
New Deal nag to the mast. He is un-
willing to make the slightest compro-
mise with the more conservative forces
in the country and in his party.
This attitude Of Mr.. Wallace does not
make for harmony in the Democratic
ranks either in this convention or, in
the coming election. A Roosevelt-Wal-
lace ticket, II nominated, would zee tho
presidential nominee running as Com
mander in Chief, appealing to the win
the-war and peace sentiment, and the
vice presidential candidate seeking the
votes Of those who wish to continue all
the social and economic policies with
which the New Deal has become iden-
titled.
AS the convention gets down to busi-
ness, 1t Is Mr.. Wallace against the field
for the vice presidential nomination
or, In reverse, the field against MIR. WAL
lace. While Mr.. Wallace may 60 into
the convention with the largest block of
delegates supporting any candidate,
the opposition which has arisen to him
Is of large proportions. So far it is back
Ing large number of candidates. The
f1rst and primary motive is stop WAL
lace After that has been done-f it
is done-the next step will be to get
together on an acceptable candidate,
one to whom the President will have
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Soldier VS.. Mr.. Goldsborouah

Soldier VS.. MIR. Coldsborouah
To the Editor of The Star:
A reader of The Star since 1870 still
having it sent to me whenever and
wherever possible, could not forego 4
smile when I read Recalls Objection
to Old Men" from your correspondent,
Edmund K. Goldsboroush.
Since became reader Of The Star,
Mr. Goldsborough has been flooding
your columns in a manner not unlike
the Great Objector. the late Senator
William E. Borah.
Mr.. Goldsborough, himself an old
man, apparently feels that We can face
future tomorrow by stepping back
next week into the early '20s.
If Mr.. Goldsboroush ever wore q uni
form, he would know that the men in
khaki think exceedingly well Of their
Commander in Chief.
CHARLES A. 0RETE,
staf1 serst., A. G.
Moses Lake, Wash.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Urtes Ssrvioemen's Pass

oTSeS oOkViCctuen TASS
70 the 1Ai,er Of TIA st4r.> --
- I have watched enlisted men come
into this city. have watched them
pour out OF the railroad station in
droves. particularly during the week
end, board trolley or bus with only q
vague idea in their minds as to where
they were going. but with eager desire
to see Warrington, the National Capital.
and its many points Of interest. have
watched them place dimes tnot tokens
in the fare boxes Because of their
unfamiliArity with our transfer system,
they do not make request for trans
fers.
But am told that. In q great many
other cities. uniformed men and women
are given free transportation. This Is
. splendid idea. If this cannot be ar.
ranged here, 1t has occurred to me that
1t would be 4 fine gesture on the part
Of the Capital Transit Co. II passes were
sold for as cents on Saturdays for week
end use on that day to service men and
women only.
I also would suggest that . booklet
or 4 mimeosraphed sheet, indicating
points Of interest, information relative
to the transportation system, together
with 4 skeleton map Of the city be
given them. This indeed would be q
very fine gesture to our men and women
who are serving our country. @. A.
Evening star., 1944-05-29

Eldridge denied again that Dr.. Lind
entered the service to be treated
for alcoholism.
viii you tell this court and Jury
that Mrs. Miller did not say he was
drunk and had been drunk for DAYS
and she thought he needed hospital
ization?" Mr., Welch asked.
"she did not" the physician re-
piled.
DR.. Eldridge said the blood sugar
in DR.. Linds body at the time he was
admitted was about 265 millegrams
per cubic inch-about double the
normal content. yet considerably
below what we often run up against. "
Pvt. William Lind, son of the
slain man, later was scheduled to
make another appearance on the
stand as Government rebuttal wit
ness in an effort to break down tes-
tImony presented by defense wit
nesses last week concerning the
relations between Mrs. Miller ano
DR.. Lind. -...
Rebuttal testimony is expected to
be completed late today. No ses-
sion will be held tomorrow, Me-
mortal Day, and on Wednesday
counsel will make their final argu-
ments to the jury. The case may
60 to the jury Wednesday night
after Justice Ben Moore has issued
instructions on points of law.