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Evening star., 1944-05-27
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

Defeat of the Roosevelt fourth term
forces in the Texas Democratic conven-
ton continues demonstration already
begun in Florida, Alabama and South
Carolina-a demonstration that more
Democrats oppose Mr.. Roosevelt than
ever before. II this be true In these
States, 1t Is reasonable to believe that
the same situation exists in other States.
This is the main and underlying lesson
for the fourth -termers from the Texas
contest. It has shown chat many DEM
ocratS not only are opposed to q fourth
term nomination for the President but
also are opposed to his reelection. How
many can he lose and hope to win on
election day?
When Senators Pepper Of Florida and
Hill Of Alabama were renominated In
their State Democratic primaries not
long ago, the administration supporters
hailed the feat as great victory. Yet
the vote rolled up against these two
stalwart supporters Of the New Deal
administration in both States was very
large. Also in Florida IS per cent OF
the vote was cast for Senator Byrd of
Virginia for President. j s,
In South Carolina, the Democrats in
ASUoVV NohSCAeAOAA 0N0PtCu a 1S1OkQblOil
calling for another convention meeting
after the Democratic presidential nom
ination has been made and the party
platform adopted, for the purpose Of
deciding whether the electors should
support that nominee in the electoral
college. N
III ~ rsSE
- A majority Of the Texas Democratic
convention has adopted resolutions
which would preclude the support Of
President Roosevelt, II he be the party
nominee, unless the Democratic National
Convention does a number OF things
which 1T certainly will not do. It will
send to the national convention q
delegation opposed to Mr.. Roosevelt.
And 1t will do it under State law. A
boiling minority held q convention of
its own and picked pro- Roosevelt dele
cation. One or the other will have to be
seated in the national convention in
July, precipitating a bitter hight. Pre-
sumably the Roosevelt steamroller will
f1atten out the anti-Roosevelt delega-
ton and seat the minority group, lead
ing to still more bitter fighting in the
campaign.
Four years ago the Texas delegation
to the Democratic National Convention
was instructed for Vice President Jack"
Garner. 1t voted for him on the first
and only ballot. Before the result was
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Sky Gardens

The night is bleak. but dra,o the cur-
tain by
And note the starry gardens hung In
space:
Hoto all has changed phae over old
and dry
Accounts too long you bent a studiou.
face.
The mute transpldnting has gone on
apdce
Where fiery consultations bloom on
high;
The zodiac sign for spring Is nop In
place,
Corona shifted from the central sky.
But you haze missed the pageant and
the glory.
The silent Gardener moved hts fotoers
about
All unobserped. Well hedged against
the frost.
You Rugged the hearth ard read the
trunsitory
Reports of earths n1isdoinos. ahtle.
pithout,
The ordered Interchange OF spheres
ioas lost.
INEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
This and That
BIZ Charles r. Trace,pell.

~ CHUTtSS +. ITQceJoeu.
Peeping Tom, the squirrel, evidently
has designs ON the house.
He Is determined to get in.
Every time one looks out the front
door, or the back door, he sees Tom
peering in.
His odd face shows up in the most
unexpected places. He looks more like
gnome than squirrel.
He leaps from the roof of the porch
to screen on second-fioor window,
and there proceeds to silhouette himself.
Leaps at screen doors are always &C.
companied by a tremendous scurrying
noise, as If half the house were COM
ing down.
He is not afraid, but looks at one
with the most determined expression.
Often he comes up on the door mat
and raises himself up on his hind legs.
as ordinary squirrels do.
What distinguishes him is the way
he looks in.
The two shoe-button eyes seem to be
trying to see what is going on.
"Shoe-button eyes" is an expression
which may need some explaining to the
younger generation, who probably have
never seen shoes with buttons on them,
In the old days, when Americans
thought that everything was settled,
when men, therefore, possessed power
and decision which they no longer ex-
hibit (see Clarence Days Life With
Father'), there were two kinds of shoes
IN general circulation on human feet.
Both were high shoes, but one had
long laces and the other buttons.
Buttons all the uav mi
-
Peeping Tom, or Tom pepper, as he
Is called, is also the squirrel that
likes cats.
He not only plays with them, but
actually chases them around the yard
In the days Of another Roosevelt, this
story might be called nature taking"
but 1t is true, every word of 1t.
For, you see, Tom is an unusual
squirrel.
His coat, for one thing, is different.
the gray growing so with the brown
that he almost seems to have dots on
him, as wood thrushes do.
He perches in feeding station a few
1eet OH the ground and defies the cats
Of the neighborhood to do anything
about it.
More than one has felt his keen teeth
as ne nips at their forepaws.
So most OF them leave him alone.
y n
1t remained for Thumper, the black
and white cat, to set up a game OF
tag with Tom.
Thumper loves flowers. Like Ferdi-
nand, the bull in the story, nothing
pleases him more than to lie in a bed
OF wild asters or peonies, sweet rocket
or day lilies.
There Is feeding station placed
directly on the ground near the peonies
and IN this Tom pepper eats sunf1ower
seed by the pawful.
Thumper turks among the flowers
ready to spring at Tom.
This springing, however, has no nar-
ticular malice In it. The idea is fun
rather than the kill
the other day Thumper made a dash
NJ Iom and managed to catch him
This 80 surprised the cat that he stood
sun ana the squirrel simply jumped
over his back
Turning, Tom Peeper made a dash in
his turn. nj the cat,
Away went Thumper, In the best
feline piay Style,
Around the yard went the big cat
with Tom Pepper. the squirrel, in
hot pursuit.
In topsy-turvy world 1t is perhaps
not out OF place that squirrels begin
to chase cats.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
New Tune
From the Topeka Capital.

from the Topeka Capital.
The War Labor Board has disrupted
James Caesar Petrillos made-work-as-
usual program by ordering striking
members OF his American Federation of
Musicians back to work at their radio
jobs In Chicago and Minneapolis.
1t must be something new in Mr.
Petrillo's musical experience to have
some one else calling the tune. He's
accustomed to doing that, putting on a
great number OF pipers to play it, and
then taking cut Of the pipers' nav.
Evening star., 1944-05-27

FROM the Three Rivers touebec, lie Nouvelliste.
The longer the war lasts the more
d1mcu't Is the battle against imitation.
The income tax has certainly reduced
the purchasing power of a part Of the
population, the middle class, the white
collars and those who live on their in
comes, all affected in addition by the
increasing cost of living and the absence
OF a cost OF living bonus. But there are
hundreds Of thousands of workers for
whom money has never been so abun-
dant.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
New Work for Wardens

To the Editor OF The Star.
With the manpower shortage such as
it is and with our city being overrun
with rats, why not organize the air-raid
wardens throughout the city to combat
this menace to our health?
Let these citizens attend classes on
how to combat rats the same as they
did to learn how to combat bombs and
gases, after which they could visit their
neighbors and advise them on the
proper precautions to take.
Every block or sector in Washington
has an air-raid warden. Let him organ
ise his assistants to work his particular
oiock. B. 8. w.
Evening star., 1944-05-27

Of the favorite themes OF Herr 0oebbels
ever since the bombardment Of the
Casino Monastery.
II the Germans can cause the Allies
to open up on the Italian capital Geoh-
bels believes the moral effect will justify
the loss Of several thousand German
soldiers. Whether the Berlin high com.
mand. which is counting manpower with
the same care miser counts his pen
nies, viii play along with the propa-
ganda chieftain remains to be seen.
The defense Of territory which the
German general stan has frequently
said was Of no strategic Importance
already has cost the Naxis heavy toll
in wounded, dead and prisoners. The
amount Of war material destroyed or
left behind is said to be capable Of fully
equipping at least four full divisions.
In . short time the European end Of
the Axis viii be confronted with two
powerful attAcks-one from the west
by large Americana British force sup
piled with the last word in military
equipment end backed by . huge air
and naval armada; the other from the
east, where the Russians are said to be
concentrating the most powerful force
ever placed on the neld at one time
In any war.
Although the Germans and their sat-
elites boast Of more than 800 divisions,
these forces have to be concentrated on
the Eastern, western and Southern
Fronts. Even II the Germans discount
any major Allied attack in the Balkans,
they are compelled for safety reasons
to keep no fewer than 80 divisions in
that area. Thus, while the Germans
are well prepared to meet the initial
Allied attacks on three major fronts,
their reserve power has dwindled to
q low point.
Under these circumstances, it is as
sumed by American military observers
that while we still may have to face
a strong counterattack on the Italian
front, and from time to time may have
to make some local strategic with
drawals, the Nazis eventually will aban-
don the whole Of italy and withdraw to
their natural lines Of fortifcation In the
Alps to increase the already depleted
reserve pool In the Reich.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
The Ward Investigations

With the Senate and the House
investigations Of the seizure of
Montgomery Wards Chicago mail
order business having passed
through their preliminary phases, .
foundation has been established for
two pertinent conclusions.
One arises out of the report Of the
subcommittee headed by Senator
McCarran Of Nevada. The McCar-
ran subcommittee declined to look
beyond the documentary evidence in
the case. Hence, much of its report,
which Is admittedly preliminary in
character, should be received with
reservations. It is not based on a
consideration of all the relevant
facts and therefore it is necessarily
inconclusive In some respects.
But the McCarran report does
serve to convict the Government on
one important count. When the
Attorney General and his associates
went to Chicago with the order for
seizure Of the Ward firm, the courts
were open. When they met defiance
from sewell Avery they could have
applied to the courts for an order
to deal with this defiance. II they
had had confidence in the validity
OF their position, the logical and
reasonable thing would have been
to invoke the aid Of the courts. But
this was not done. Instead, the
troops were called in and Mr.. Avery
was tossed out in the best total
ttarian tradition. Then, and only
then, did the Attorney General 60
to the courts, and In view OF this
background it seems highly signifi-
cant that when the court was ready
to give It's ruling, it was the Gov-
ernment which took the initiative
in heading of an announcement Of
the decision. This raises the suspi-
cion that the administration was
afraid the court would rule against it,
The second conclusion is based on
comments by Chairman Ramspeck
of the House investigating commit
tee and Senator Mcfarland of
Arizona, q dissenting member of the
McCarran committee. Both Of these
men took the view that Mr.. Avery.
instead Of resisting his Government,
should have submitted to the order
and then have tested his rights ia
the courts.
In theory, this is sound enough.
But the fact is that Mr.. Avery has
been trying for months to get his
case into the courts, while the Gov-
eminent has been invoking every
legal technicality IN an effort to
deny him hearing. II the Govern
ment had been willing to face the
test, a final ruling as to its wartime
powers in dealing with labor dis
putes could have been obtained long
ago. But the Government has done
everything in its power to dodge the
test. And 50 far it has been sue
cessful. In these circumstances. it
seems a little ridiculous to be telling
MIR. Avery that he ought to submit
to orders Of doubtful legality and
then challenge in the courts a Gov
ernment which is not willing to 20
to court.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
The Balkan Theoter

On the strength of what Prime
Minister Churchill has Just revealed
about Greece and Yugoslavia, the
relatively inactive Balkan theater is
well worth watching, for great and
important battles may yet be fought
there before Hitler finally goes down.
This possibility, at any rate, seems
less remote today than it did only q
few months ago when both the
Greeks and the Yugoslavs were
clashing bitterly among themselves.
Since then, however, as Mr.. Church.
Ill told the House of Commons the
other day, Greece has formed a new
government designed to unity all
rival factions against the Nazis, and
Yugoslavia is in the process OF doing
the same thing.
In the case Of Greece, this should
mean increased strength and activ-
ity among guerrilla forces, and for
Yugoslavia it should mean more
power and prestige for Marshal
Tito's Partisans. General Mikhailo-
witch, leader of the rival Chetniks,
will apparently be dropped as War
Minister-a change in keeping with
the fact that Allied arms have been
refused him for some time because
Of his failure to fight the Nazis. AL
such military support, according to
Mr.. Churchill, will henceforth 60 to
Tito, and although this is far from
being the perfect solution, it is at
least better than no solution at all.
Under their reconstructed govern
ments. both Greece and Yugoslavia
especially Greece-thus can look
forward to degree OF unification
that will certainly tend to improve
their internal situation and make
life more difficult for the enemy who
has been rejoicing in their past
factional feuding. Wholly apart
from its encouraging long term
meaning, this development obviously
Is significant in the immediate mill
tary sense. for with more unity
among themselves, the valiant
Greeks and Yugoslavs will be in q
better position to intensity their
resistance against the Nazis.
By itself such an Improvement
might not justify any unusual ex-
pectations as regards thu Balkans.
But considered in relation to what
we are now accomplishing in italy,
!, 1t Is unquestionably promising. Thus,
once our main Italian Obj ectives are
achieved. it is wholly possible that
our operations will be expanded into
a smashing drive across the Adriatic
into Yugoslavia and Albania and
through Albania into Greece. The
more unified the anti-Nazi resist
ance in these lands, therefore, the
easier will be the task Of any Allied
force invading there.
At present, in Yugoslavia, II Nazi
divisions are being held down by
Tito's Partisans and several others
are spread through Albania, Greece
and the Aegean Islands. The far
ther we advance in italy and the
greater the unity among the Greeks
and Yugoslavs. the more this large
enemy force is endangered-particu-
larly when we add to the picture the
Russians now poised in Romania
and bringing pressure to bear
against Bulgaria. This theater, in
short, is full Of such far-reaching
possibilities that exceptional signifi-
canoe seems implied in Mr.. Church.
Ills somewhat ambiguous remark
about how "the Allies will be able to
win the war in the Balkans and
generally throughout Southeast
Europe without Turkey being in
volved at ALL"
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Too Much Money?

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
FILIplN05 WILL
 HAVE DRIVE FOR
 WAR RELIEF FUND

The Filipino Community of Ju- neau at a meeting held this week adopted a resolution to sponsor a drive to collect funds in Juneau for the Philippine War Relief. The drive will begin this week. All persons interested may send con- tributions to Eddie Velarde, Presi- dent, Filipino Community of Ju- neau, P. o. Box 729, Juneau.
 The Philippine War Relief, Inc, was organized in Washington for the purpose of aiding in the relief of human suffering in the Occu- pied Philippines and to also aid refugees from the Islands. The money will be used to buy clothes, medicine and other needed items.
 National President is Frank Mur- phy, and Willard Tydings is Vice President. Mrs. Paul V. McNutt serves on the executive committee along with Senator Robert A. Taft
 The Filipino Community will meet again Sunday evening at 7:3O o'clock in the Northern Hotel and the women are urged to attend for sewing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
DEWEY SPEAKS
 THIS EVENING,
 PHILADELPHIA
Republican Nominee States Views on MiIi-
 tdrY Training

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 7.-Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today told a news mems conference that any decision of universal military training must be postponed until after the war, but added that he opposed establishing new CCC.
 Here for major speech to be given tonight in which he said he will discuss fundamental issues" of the campaign, Dewey told newsmen that he wouldn't put anybody in the army unless they were needed for defense of the United States. !"
 In an exchange of letters made public last night by the State De- partment, Dewey said he believed 'in the new attitude toward the problem of peace" found in the re- suit of recent discussions between his Foreign Affairs Deputy John Foster Dulles and Secretary Cordell Hull Hull said these conversations and Dewey's letter constituted a "heartening manifestation of na- tional unity on the problem of es- tablishing an international peace security organization. =
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
BATTLE FOR GERMANY GETS UNDERWAY
Jap Emperor, Premier Assert Life or Dead
 Jap Race Is al Stake

Asia was progressing step by step, however, the counter offensive of the enemy was becoming increas- ingly fierce and the war situation had finally become more intense Truly today was the time for Im- perial Japan to decide victory by massing her total strength
 Premier Koiso, making his first speech in the Diet since he took over the government in July, said Tn the face of the present grave situation now existing a single idle person or a single bystander, re- gardless of age or sex, cannot be tolerated." He demanded the max imum effort under Japan's total mobilization plan. He declared that the rise or fall of the empire and the life and death of the Japan csc race" is at stake.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
RED FORCES JOIN TITO pARTlSAN
 IN YUG0SLAvIA
Long Hoped for Juncfion Now CompIeted-New
 Offensive Started

ROME, Sept 7.-Allied land, sea and air forces and Tito's Partisans have started a combined all out offensive in Yugoslavia in conjunc- ton with the Russian offensive tc seal off all German escape routes in the Balkans, Allied Headquar- ters said. The Russians reached Yugoslavias border last night anc are now within 90 miles of Bel grade.
 The official report from Gen. Sii H. M. Wilson's Headquarters saic the offensive had been in progress for the past week with land force: of the Adriatic" and Slovene pa triots.
 The announcement didn't make clear whether any American troops in African or Italian areas are in- volved
 American airmen, however, were in the van attack of the successful drive across Yugoslavia for junc- tion with the Russians to trap all Germans garrisoning in Greece, the Aegean Islands, Albania, Bulgaria and southern Yugoslavia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
AMERICANS,
 FRENCH IN
 BIG DRIVE
More Towns Fall as Allies Hot-foot After FIee-
 ing Germans

ROME, Sept. T. - American and French troops are attempting to frustrate the German withdrawal from southern France and have swept up a number of additional towns.
 The Americans are approaching the strategically important Doubs Valley, adjoining the western border of Switzerland, Allied Headquarters said
 The Allied communique indicated that the main German force is still outdistancing it's pursuers. The Headquarters statement contained no word of the major fighting after the occupation of Chalon Sur Saone.
 French troops reached Givey and advanced up the west bank of the Saone to Allery, while Americans operating farther east drove north ward to Doubs and the upper Saone Valley, occupying Poligny, Arbois and Bletterans and passing Chau- mergy, about five miles from the Doubs River. The Rhone River canal flows through the Doubs Valley. Arbois is 26 miles south west of Bezanco, which lies AT miles from Belfort and is a pos sible exit toward southwest Ger many.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
NEAR
 DAVA0IARE GIVEN
 HEAVY POUNDING
By YATES MCDANIEL

NERAL HEADQUARTERS SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept. T. Navy Catalina planes sank three small Japanese freighters off Min danao, Southern Philippines, Mon- day night and Tuesday morning Headquarters announced.
 In the meanwhile Liberators con- tinued their relentless neutraliza- tion of airdromes around Davao toward which the MacArthur forces are aiming simultaneously.
 Strong forces of Australian and American fighter bombers swept Vogelkop Peninsula, Dutch Guinea, hitting Japanese positions without encountering opposition. Bad weather hampered operations in other Southwest Pacific sectors.
 In one of the shortest recent communiques Macarthur also an- nounced that Allied attack planes bombed Bolela airdrome on Cream Island, west of New Guinea while fighters strafed small coast shipping and gun positions in the Marianas, south of Two. These were formerly strafed and subjected to rocket fire in attacks on September 2, and ]. Rota airstrip on South Pagan Is- land was bombed Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
NAzI GOTHIC LINE
 IN ITALY SHAKEN
 BY ALLIED F0RCES
Important City of Prota Falls as Troops Enter
 Coastal Cities

ROME, Sept. 7.-Patrols of the American Fifth Army entered the road center of Prato in northern Italy and won new positions on the north highway between Prota and captured Lucca, before the Germans Gothic line, Allied Head quarters said today.
 On the eastern sector of the front, only slight gains were re- ported. Allied forces entered Ric- clone and Marian on the coast, five miles southeast of Rimini, and cap tured Besanigo, two and one-half miles inland.
 British troops crossed the Ventena River and were within five miles of the eastern border of the tiny principality of San Marion.
 British and Indian units captured 2,000 foot Monte Sangiovanni and American troops are advancing to- ward the western end of the Gothic line on broad front.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-07
BATTLE OVER LONDON OVER,
 SAYS SANDYS
Wartime BIaCkout Is 10 End September r Robot
 Bases Knocked Out

LONDON, Sept. Tn disclosing new details of the robot bombing, the government today declared the battle over London is lover except for the possibility of a last few shots"
 The wartime blackout is due to end September IT.
 Londoners received more cheer when it was announced by It. Col. Edwin Sandys that perfected de- lenses and Allied encirclement of the robot bomb coast virtually ended the menace of the German ven geance weapon"
 Sandys disclosed that 2,900 Allied airmen and 450 planes had been lost in the many months campaign against the robots In addition, more than 5000 deaths in England resulted from bombs landed. Only 2,3OO deaths from 5000 bombs launched since June 12 and which reached their goal is reported, where as earlier bombs took one life on the average.
 Lately the campaign against them had made so much progress that three robots had to be expended by the Germans to kill one Briton.
 Sandys has been in charge of counter measures.
 Some newsmen at Sandys press conference brought away the im- pression that the Allied advance had knoced out the Germans Va, re- putedly much heavier rocket bomb than the VI, launched against Lon- don, before it could be used.
 Sandys said, T have done but little talking about the Va as we do not know quite lot about it." Sandys said fighter planes downed 1900 robot bombs.