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Evening star., 1944-04-30

I believe that the most significant
clue to the meaning of life is "be-
coming rather than being" what
we aspire to be rather than what we
are. Certainly, what we are and even
what we have been are important
windows on reality-but only on
reality as distinguished from dynamic
life.
The difference between life as "be-
coming" and life as being" is the
difference between religion and
science, respectively, with art and
philosophy occupying a place in be-
tween. Science is interested pri-
marily in discovering what is, what
has been and even what may become.
Art and philosophy are interested
primarily in understanding and in
terpreting them. Religion, however,
inspires and coaxes us, drives us to
what must be. That is why it repre-
sents the most creative phase of life
creative in the sense of making and
remaking rather than discovering
and inventing. That also is why art,
as well as science and philosophy,
cease to grow when the mind and the
heart begin to skid on a mechanis-
tic or materialistic Weltanschauung
Religion is not content with what
is. 1t ever reaches out to remake the
future. 1t penetrates deeper into the
heart of the universe than any other
medium OF life. 1t possesses more
than any of them the divine per-
spective Of what must be. Within
that perspective sin, suffering, trag-
edy and death take on new meaning.
They become episodes in the eternal
drama of life which is ever striving
for greater fulfilment.
Religion does all this by telling us
that the way man looks at thing
makes great difference in its ulti-
mate outcome. It shows that sweat.
blood and tears" can lead to the more
abundant life, if man so wills it.
Religion, especially the life which
runs through the Hebrew-C Christian
revelation, solves the dilemma of the
suffering of the righteous. It un-
ravels the mystery of life and death
at a deeper level of reality than any
other medium known to man. It
shows that God uses suffering-that
concomitant of freedom in travail
for greater freedom-to reclaim and
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Science and Contentment

Using coal, air and water as the
basic raw materials, American
chemistry now is able to create a
substance called di-methyl-urea
With this, in mixture with urea,
other compounds are formed. With
these compounds, through what ap-
pears to be simple impregnation
process, all types Of soft wood can
be permanently transmitted IN a few
hours into wood of amazing hard
neSS-harder in some cases even
than steel. Moreover, the wood can
be dyed any color, and furniture and
other articles made of it will resist
swelling, shrinking or warping in
the worlds worst climate areas.
The magic is the work of the Du
Pont company In the words of DR..
J. F. T. Berliner, poplar subjected
to this process becomes harder than
hard maple and hard maple be-
comes harder than ebony. Light
colored pine can take on the hueS
of cherry, the glamour of rosewood
or the depth of mahogany, or it may
be colored in brilliant reds. green's
or purples." AS for the economic
significance involved some 1000
types of American wood, including
100000 acres of Southern pine,
heretofore of little or no use because
of softneSs, may now be converted
into an enormously valuable national
asset.
The ancient dream of alchemy to
extract gold from lead no longer
seems to belong to the world OF
necromancy. A generation ago this
Evening star., 1944-04-30

some of the most important industrial
developments, as follows:
1844-First commercial use of elec-
tricity; operation of the telegraph be-
tween Washington and Baltimore.
1850-First use of the electric loco-
motive on the B. & o. Railroad.
l858-Atlantic cable laid.
l862-First commercial use of the
arc light in an English lighthouse.
l876-First time intelligible words
were uttered over the telephone.
1878-First commercial telephone
switchboard, at New Haven, Conn,
with 81 subscribers.
1882-First central powerhouse, be-
ginning of the general use of the
lncandescent lamp at Pearl street Edi-
son Station, New York City.
l898-First paid radiogram, sent from
the Isle of Wight.
Other important developments in
clude: Water-power dynamo, long
distance transmission of electricity,
use in factories as power, use In homes
for lighting and household appliances,
commercial radio and television.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

ing operations, 1t is not overfanciful
to say that a junction has already
been achieved between our western
power and RuSsias eastern power,
with Hitler caught in between. AS
far as the sky goes, at any rate, this
is undeniably true, since there is not
a spot anywhere in the Balkans
beyond the reach of Allied planes
operating from Italy and the South
ern Russian front. If necessary or
technically feasible, for instance,
our big American bombers could at
any time fly on attack missions from
Foggia, land in Red Army areas, re-
load and fly back again.
In Mr.. Stimson's judgment, this
meeting of Allied forces in the west
with Allied forces in the east is not
unlike the meeting of the northern
and southern Union forces in the
American Civil War-a junction
which precursed the end of the
struggle. Considered by itself, our
air action in the Balkans is thus
matter of exceptional significance.
Fitted into the European picture as
a whole, it adds up to nothing less
than the fact that Hitler's creaking
and roofiess Fortress" however
long it may be able to hold out, is
now vulnerable to attack in virtually
every corner. Never before in history
has an enemy been quite so encircled
in the sky no less than on the land
and sea-and sooner or later this
must mean the collapse of Nazidom,
complete and final.
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redeem a lost world. You will see
that in the cross of Christ, If you
WILL You may also see 1t in the story
of the young Armenian priest from
Ankara In the last war. When an in
vitation to renounce his faith and
save his life was given to him by the
official who decreed the massacre Of
his inocent parishioners, he replied:
1T isn't worth it that I should be
indebted to you for this wretched
life of mine" That was the spirit of
the people of Armenia which for
$500 years stood as rampant against
the forces of darkness that threat
ened to sweep over Europe from the
east.
The story Of man is full of crosses
which have been transformed into
glorious resurrections in the course
OF time, of men and nations which
have fulfilled their destiny through
suffering and pain and transmitted
to posterity for wider use the expert
ences and the energy which they ac-
cumulated at high cost. At the very
instant of catastrophe and death
within the life Of nations and civili-
cations the work Of generations
their art, architecture, science, litera-
ture, law and religion-have tram
scended time and space and found
expression in more inspiring and en-
during forms. SO it was with the
sumerians, the Egyptians, the Greeks
and the empire of Rome.
There are those who think that all
suffering is redemptive, that the
ultimate and inevitable destination of
any cross Is q new and richer life.
Such Is not the case. A cross is not
transmitted into resurrection un-
less there is deep faith in a Just
and loving God and continuous fell
lowship with Him. A war, for ex-
ample, which is a crucifixion of HUI
manity, of itself will not bring about
newness of life. The way We respond
to 1t, the spirit in which we bear it.
the lessons we learn from it and put
into use. all these will be factors de-
termining whether or not a war will
become a redemptive force in the life
OF the individual and the life of
society. Faith in God and fellowship
with Him will make the difference
between courage and timidity, hope
and despair, life and death.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
The Farrell Reqime

days in the Old World, fairly
faithful copy of it continues to in
trench itself in the New. The
place is Argentina and the purveyors
of the poison are General Farrell
and the military clique who now rule
there with an iron hand.
The latest blow struck by this
group is the suspension of La
Prensa, the finest newspaper in the
country and one of the most distin-
guished in the world. The publica-
tion will be banned until next Tues
day and if by that time it refuses
to obey government decree to dis
avoW recent editorial criticizing
hospital conditions in Buenos Aires,
it may be kept out of circulation
indefinitely. The real reason for
this outrageous action, of course, is
not the single editorial in question,
but La Prensa's consistently coura-
geous and honorable opposition to
the Farrell regimes effort to set up
a tight and tough Argentine die
tatorship of the same basic spirit
and design as that of the Nazis.
Step by step since it strong armed
its way to power, this clique of anti
democratic, anti United Nations
militarists has been making a dead
letter of the Argentine constitution
and of the freedom of the Argentine
people. The action against La
Prensa, though particularly sensa-
tional, is but another move in long
series of moves calculated to make
the dictatorship stick AS in Ger
many during the early days of
Hitler's rule, the Farrell regime has
been digging itself in ever since the
coup Of last year. Since then it has
outlaWed all political parties but it's
own, in true Nazi fashion. Since
then, too, it has moved in against
organized labor. passed anti-Semitic
DEGREES, jailed and exiled numbers
other measures clearly demonstrate
ing that it is no friend of liberty or
of our Allied cause.
To such a regime, naturally, a free
press is intolerable because as long
as independent news services and
editors are allowed to keep an elec-
torate informed and on guard
against tyranny, tyranny cannot
thrive. Hence, the Farrell clique
has acted accordingly. Within the
past few days, in line with earlier
repressive measures, no fewer than
four prodemocratic publications
have been shut down, and in one Ar
gentine province the federal COM
missioner has just warned all news
papers that they will be put out of
business if their editorials so much
as mention such subjects as liberty,
the Argentine constitution and re-
ligion.
How long the people of Argentina
will tolerate this brazen offensive
against what was once their free
way of life, is a matter of con-
lecture. Perhaps the fate Of La
Prensa-a newspaper which they
have long regarded as one of their
most admirable institutions-Wil
shock them into a full aWareness of
the menace to themselves and their
society. In any event, as for the
United States and the United Ma
tions as a whole, the reaction can
be hardly less than to place another
black market against a regime
which persists in copying Hitler sm
at a time when all our Allied
strength is poised to destroy Hit
| lerism.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Courts or Buyonets?

The Government decision that it
no longer needs the support of a
platoon of soldiers in the seizure of
Montgomery Wards mail order
house and the eviction of Sewell
Avery from the premises is a well
come one.
From any point of view this mis-
use of American troops has been a
diScreditable and, in a sense, a
somewhat humiliating spectacle. On
the one side of this controversy
was Mr. Avery, SO years old and Ger
tainly not very dangerous or vio-
lent character. On the other were
the representatives Of the Govern
ment-the Attorney General, the
UnderSecretary of Commerce, their
assistants, the United States At
torney and corps of deputy United
States marshalS. They were armed
with an executive order and backed
up by the full wartime powers of the
President. Yet some one, yielding
to rather childish desire to make
a show of force OF strangely over
estimating Mr.. Avery's powers of
resistance, appealed to the Army
for help, and it was not until the
arrival of the troops that these
high-ranking officials of the Gov
ernment felt secure enough to take
over the establishment and order
the election of the dissenting Mr..
Avery.
1t can hardly be doubted that all
Of this was both foolish and un-
necessary. The reason given for
dispensing with the troops, who had
been patrolling the store with fixed
bayonets, was that they were no
longer needed because the court had
issued an order restraining Mr..
Avery and his associates from inter-
fering with the Governments seiz-
ure and operation of the business.
Yet the courts were open when the
Government dignitaries first ap-
peared at Montgomery Wards to
demand possession of the establish
mer1t.
The Attorney General and his as
sociates, If they had desired to do
so, could very easily have, gone to-
the courts at that time to apply for
the restraining order which they
later obtained. That would have
been the dignified, orderly and ira
ditional American way of dealing
with Mr.. Avery's defiance, and, as
events have shown, it would have
been just as effective. The troops
could have been left at their camp,
where there were doubtless more
important things for them to do.
and the Government would not have
become involved in a comic opera
performance that is hardly calcu-
lated to stimulate public respect
and support.
The most rational aspect of this
whole affair is the comment of Fed
eral Judge Holly, from whom Mr..
Biddle obtained the restraining
order, and who expressed his graft
f1cation last night that this case is
now in court, where it belongs" 1t
may be hoped that the agents of the
Government will take the implica-
tions of this remark to heart, and
that hereafter, in their dealings
with civilians, they will rely on the
law and the courts rather than SOL
dierS and bayonetS.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Rumor Mills

IhoSe factories of alleged infor-
nation, which journalists jocularly
call "rumor mills" are grinding
overtime these hectic days, and
their abundant grist of fact and
fable is devoured eagerly by publics
whose nerves are strained almost to
the breaking point. All Europe is
gripped by "preinvasion" jitters,
which sweep like ague fits over land
and sea, stirring up emotional whirl-
winds and producing orgies of spec
ulation.
The busiest and most audacious of
Europe's rumor mills are located in
the neutral countries, where the
censorship is less drastic and less
affected by military considerations.
Elaborate calculations are penned
by press and radio commentators.
some of them claiming strategic
competence. One of the prevailing
themes is study of the tides.
weather and length of days on the
coasts of Western Europe at this
season. The banner forecast of this
variety comes from Spain, where
one tipster figured out that the
grand assault on Hitler's European
fortress would begin on a certain
date at precisely 4:41 am. Last
Friday London was agog for some
hours with a full-hedged rumor
that British troops had actually
landed in Denmark and that heavy
tlghting was in progress. The source
OF this thriller seems to have been
HelSinki, Finland!
1t is both interesting and instruc-
tive to analyze this crop of yrumors
from the standpoint of how much
Is based on rational deduction, how
much on inventive imagining and
how much on purposeful propa-
ganda. Virtually everything en-
anating from either set of bellig-
erents should be evaluated from the
propaganda aspect, since the war
OF nerves" is planned and executed
with as much care as military
strategy and tactics. This nerve
war assumes myriad of subtle dis
guises worthy of the classic myth
OF Proteus. The objectives are. of
course, to bolster the home front.
disrupt enemy morale, deceive the
opposing high command and inf1u-
ence neutrals.
One effect of this preoccupation
with what should be the wars
apocalyptic climax is a waning lack
OF interest in current happenings on
the actual military and diplomatic
fronts. News items which, under
other circumstances, would make at
least minor headlines seem dull and
Irrelevant. Chickering's on the battle
lines in Italy, the Balkans and the
eastern theater are summarily dis
missed by newspaper readers and
conversationalists. 1t is the pro-
verbal lull before the storm. Only
the news from the Far East and the
Pacific continues to have vitality
and spontaneity. Thus a KEYED
up world awaits and frets and Won
ders, while few insiders bear the
burden of their higher knowledge
and the spring advances apace.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

FHty years ago Cen" Coxey was on
the lookout for a suitable camping
ground for his so-called
Coxey to army of unemployed. Ac-
Move cording to The Star of May
3, 1894: 1.-TWO days of un-
broken rest and regular interviews with
the commissary department have worked
great changes in the ranks of the Com
monweal of Christ, now encamped at
First and M streets Southwest. I.
Marshal Carl Browne said he would
move as soon as he could secure a place
to locate the various branches of the
commonweal in divisions like q mill
tary camp. Soon this square would not
be large enough to accommodate
them" The army was assembled in an
unlovely spot, near the opening of a
large sewer, and District health authori-
ties were uneasy, fearing the spread of
disease. ''fe
& Further alarm was felt over the de-
parture of another group of discortents
from Chicago, en-
NbOiS StSSVUtSHtSO Ioutc W washing
On the March ton. AS noted in
dispatch from
that city, printed in The Star of May
l, 1894 "Randalls contingent of the
commonweal army began its march to-
day. There were 10 companies, all Or
ganized in Chicago, and making alto
gether about 400 men. d" The march
was from headquarters, in a cooper shop
on Rawson street in the northern part
OF the city, and led through the business
district"
The Star of May 3, 1894, carried a
statement interesting today though by
no means believable.
MiIitoY Military surgeons think
Surgeons modern guns will wound,
but not kill" They we're
to discover their error four years later
in the war with Spain. The occasion
of this pronouncement was the fifth ses-
sion of the fourth annual meeting of
the Association of Military Surgeons.
Most of the proceedings we're highly
technical discussions of wound treat
ments, but one part was of interest to
the laity, namely, a demonstration of the
equipment and use of the sanitary SOL
dier," forerunner of the modern Red
Cross field service.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

When the invasion starts even the
most bigoted believer in a fat earth
will have to admit that it has turned
on its Axis In a big way.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

Could it be because the spring
floods have subsidized that the for
mer Dniester River has now almost
universally been shortened to the
DneStr?
Evening star., 1944-04-30

Oddly enough, before the lights
of Europe can go on again it will
first be necessary to put out the
satellites of the Axis.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
The Difference
A Discussion of the Dynamics of Faith

By the ReU Charles Y. Asnaktan, AM, Sim,
Minister Of the Armenian Presbuterian Church.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

Pointing out that her grandfather's
historic message, What hath God
wrought was based on the premise
that electricity is possible only as a
God-given trust, Miss Morse argues
that many subsequent scientific inven-
tions have contributed to daily physical
comfort, safety, public welfare and
economic progress. She enumerates
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Fifty Years Ago

Fifty years ago Gen" Coxey was on
the lookout for suitable camping
ground for his so-called
Coxey to army of unemployed. Ac-
Move cording to The Star of May
8 1894. 1.-TWO davs of I'm.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

Mr Boyd gives credit to the courage
OF the delegates of the Colonial COM
numtles, insisting: We owe this great
document not merely to the young Vir-
ginian who = - was already committed
TO 'eternai hostility against every form
OF tyranny over the mind of man. but
also tc a whole generation of men who
dared to embrace the stern right of
revolution and to proclaim to their
world and to posterity the high reasons
for their daring"
The development of the valiant atti-
Evening star., 1944-11-30
More Volunteers
Sought for York
|Bv NAAFW

More volunteers are needed fol
work ct headquarters OF the rapidly
expanding National Association Of
Air Forces Women, according to q
recent announcement.
Any one interested in the projects
of the association, which include
housing, day nurseries, information
centers and participation in the con-
valescent training program OF Army
Air Forces hospitals, are asked to
volunteer their services for tipping
filing, or general office work at as
sociation headquarters. 1702 K street
NV.
Formed less than q year ago, the
association, which is headed by Mrs
Henry H. Arnold, wife Of the COM
manding general Of the Army All
Forces, is composed Of wives, moth
ers, sisters and daughters Of men
in the AAF. Approximately 5000
women are now members of the 15G
clubs af1lliated with the national
association.
The first issue of the association
publication, the Air Force Woman
has been announced and orders fol
more membership cards are being
received in increasing numbers from
AAF posts throughout the country
Members are wearing pin made
of silver wings with a white stal
center on a blue enamel circle bear.
ing the initials NAAFW spaced be.
tween the points of the star. Dis.
tribution of the pins is made through
committee headed by Mrs. H. S
Vandenberg.
Volunteers now working at head
quarters range from generals te
Sergeants' wives.
Evening star., 1944-11-30
Mrs. Ira Morris
Visiting Here

Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris Is in WASH
|ington and is staying at the Shore
ham for few days en- route from
Brunswick, Ca, to Eaglehead, her
home at Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Morris, who is the widow of the
former Minister to Sweden, spent
the past week at The Cloisters in
Sea Island, following the launching
in Brunswick of q Victory ship
named for her late husband.
While in the Capital Mrs. Morris
lis lunching and dining informally
with number Of her old friends,
her hosts including Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry L. Milmore, with whom she
lunched today: Mrs. McCeney Wer-
Itch, who will be her hostess at
luncheon tomorrow, and Mr.. Clar-
ence B. Hewes, who feted her at a
luncheon at the Mayflower yester-
day. Mrs. Morris herself was a
hostess last evening when she en-
.tertained at the Army and Navy
Club for several of her friends in
service and civilian circles.
Mrs. Morris will spend the month
of December at her home in New
Hampshire, and will entertain at a
large house party there during the
holidays. She will spend January
in New York and plans to return
to her home in Chicago some time
thereafter. She has many friends
in the Capital, where she and her
late husband visited frequently dur
ing his lifetime.
Evening star., 1944-11-30
St. Johns Club Plans
Parents Meefinq

A joint parents meeting will b.
held by members Of st. Johns Col.
leges Mothers Club at 8:15 pm. to.
morrow In the school auditorium
1225 Vermont avenue NV.
| Speakers will include Brother
Leonard, principal Of the college, ant
Sergt. Mcdonald. military drill ON.
Ger Of the school. Speakers viii be
introduced by Mrs. Joseph Dwyer
education chairman.
Several selections will be Offered
by the Glee Club under the direc.
ton Of Prof. Glenn Carow anc
other musical numbers will be pre-.
sented by the Cadet Band.
Mrs. e. Murphy Is In charge oi
the entertainment, and Mrs. w. H
Flannery, hospitality chairman, as.
sisted by Mrs. Werner Echoenfeldel
and Mrs. George Jones, will serve
refreshments following the meeting
The president, Mrs. Herve L'Hereux
will preside.
Evening star., 1944-11-30
Golden Wedding
AnniUersarp

Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Frank
were given surprise reception by
their children Monday evening In
their home in Arlington, the occa-
sion being their golden wedding an
niversary.
Retired five years ago, Mr.. Frank
was an employe Of the Bureau o1
Engraving and Printing for 80 years
He and Mrs. Frank both were borr
in Washington. Their five chill.
dren who gave the party for them
Monday evening are Mr.. James M
Frank, jr.; Mr.. John Frank, Mrs
Raymond Foley, Mrs. R. J. Albrechi
and Mrs. Charles McKessor
Mr. and Mrs. Frank have foul
grandchildren, Raymond Foley, jr.
Dorothy Foley. Bobby McKessor anc
Kathleen McKessor.