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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-09-01
THE DAWN OF FREEDOM

The dark night of our captivity is
about to end. The dawn of free
dom which Rial, BonifaciO, Que
zOn and the other heroes of our
race viSiOned is beginning to
spread its hue of gold on the hOri-
zOn. For by the laws of God and of
nature, by every compact of a legal
character, and by the innumerable
sacrifices we have made throughout
our history, the Filipino people
have the incontestable right to be
free and Independent. The might
of the most powerful nation on
earth stands behind that right. 1t
would be downright folly, coward
ly non-feaSance, objectionable trea-
son in this supreme hour when
victory is almost at hand for us
to renOunce our hard-wOn liberty
and accept the humiliating role of
being tools of the enemy for the
attainment of his evil ends.
President Sergio Osmena.
From a message" broadcasted
to the Philippines by President o.
men on his Goth birthday, Sept.
9, 1944)
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-09-01
WAY BACK TO
ISLANDS CLEAR

Half the world lies between the
fOxholes of Bataan and the floor
of Congress, and yet I cannot feel
myself a stranger among the rep
resentatives of the people for whose
flag and ideals my countrymen
did not hesitate to fight and die.
I speak for them, a nation of pris-
oners, their tongues stopped with
fear or with death, because they
cast their lot with Americans,
against their fellow Orientals" the
japanese.
1 speak for them proudly, seven
teen million of them, with new
hope, for at last we see the way
clear back to the Philippines and
we dare speak of victory-Resident
Commissioner Carlos P. Romulo.
(From Commissioner Rolulo's
first address on the floor of Con-
gress, delivered on the 18th ami
versary of the passage of the Jones
Act, August 20, 1944)
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-09-01
GILT EDGE CLEANERS
NOW CARRIES LINE OF
FINE EXCLUSIVE TIES

If service is the criterion of judg-
ing the worth of any business en-
terprise, the orchids should go to
Gilt Edge Cleaners, Gil Jackson ST.,
for its efficient service to its Gus
toners Out of 382 storage bun
dies left there by people who had
to go away for the summer, only
one hat has been misplaced, ac-
cording to Mr.. A B. Chaikin, man
ager and proprietor.
Although newly patronized by
Filipinos, Gilt Edge Cleaners has
won a host of friends and customers
in the short period since its open
ing Besides its regular cleaning
service, Gilt Edge Cleaners also
carries a very exclusive line of ties
and light line of haberdashery If
Il < service you are looking for
you will be in the right place at
GIL jackson st.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-09-01
STAMP In HONOR OF FILIPINO
AMERICAN TROOPS TO BE ISSUED

The Postmaster General has an
nounced that Scent postage stamp
commemorating the resistance of
the Filipino and American troops
in the Philippines will be first
placed on sale September 81, 1914,
at Washington, D. c.
Stamp collectors desiring first
day covers may send a limited num-
Der of addressed envelopes, not in
excess of 10, to the Postmaster,
Washington 13, D. c., with cash or
money order remittance to cover
cost of the stamps required for at
fixing, according to the Postmaster
General.
For the benefit of collectors de-
string stamps of selected quality
for philatelic use, the Philippines
commemorative stamp will be
placed on sale at the Philatelic
Agency, Post Office Department,
Washington 25. D. c., on Septem-
Der 81.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-09-01
Social Calendar

Oct Filipino Community Dance
at the Washington Hail.
Oct. 8-Bauanginian Club dance at
the Washington Hail.
Oct. 15-Filipino Women's Society
dance at the Washington Hall.
Oct. 22-Filipino Electricians dance
at the Washington Hall.
Oct. 29-Filipino Electricians dance
at the Washington Hail.
Nov. 5-Burgos Lodge Auxiliary
dance at the Washington Hall.
Nov. 12-Filipino Alumni Associa-
TONS dance at Washington Hall.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-09-01

MENIBERS-Charer
Gaudia
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
Batter FOr,Udrd

AS U. S. doughboys battered their
way slowly through Jap jungle de-
lenses in New Britain, other Yankee
units pushed southwark for a juno
ton with Australian troops fighting
up the eastern coast of New Guinea.
While Yank and Aussie alike
ploughed through the Japs' strong
brush and mountain cover, U. S.
bombers continued their raids on the
enemy's central Pacific Marshall is
lands, guarding the ocean highway
to the orient. Airdromes and ship
ping in the cluster of coral islets
were battered by roaring Liberators.
Following Strengthening of their
beachhead at Arawe in southwestern
New Guinea, doughboys moved in
land against the Japs after heavy
artillery bombardment, while to the
north, other U. S. elements gradu-
ally were pushing the enemy back
from around the captured airdrome
at Cape Gloucester. In eastern New
Guinea, Jap bases behind U. S. posi-
tons were bombed heavily to slow
movements against doughboys fight
ing to join hands with the advancing
Aussies to the south.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
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Pressure Groups Point Way (
To Mild F asCism in j. :.
Government by Majority Rule Ceases to Exist
When Various Interests Begin Trading
Votes for Concessions.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne,cs Analyst and Commentator.

Just what all this was getting at,
I understood a little better when
read an article by Freda Kirchway
in the Nation on the mood in Britain.
Miss Kirchway had interviewed a
number of people in England and
she says that "big business forces
in England have recognized more
clearly than these forces in Amer
lea the need for government con-
troll" They are ready, she says,
to accept the government as part
ner to save themselves from iquida-
ton.
Some of the people interviewed by
Miss Kirchway gave her the impress
sion that they saw in the set-up
ahead "a successful, polite form of
semi-fascism," which will prove &C.
ceptable to the key people of these
groups. She doesn't agree with this
herself and she believes British la
Dor will be ready to fight it at the
second election after peace but she
believes these people believe it.
How much of a similar feeling ex-
lists in the United States, I do not
know, but, quite independent of Eng
land, many people are struggling
their shoulders and saying it is a
possibility here.
One thing may point in that direc-
ton. That is the way the various
pressure groups are now operating
in congress. Already many trades
have been made even to the point
of those "unholy alliances" Gall alli-
ances except those in which we be-
long are unholy, of course) which it
was charged in the senate had been
formed between southern Democrats
and some northern Republicans.
AS soon as powerful pressure
groups can agree among themselves
to trade concessions for votes, gov
eminent by majority rule ceases
and the moment you begin to break
down the party lines, you are in
danger of having one party which
in the end is no party.
can we'll understand how when
anyone contemplates the problems
of our domestic affairs in the post
war period, it is hard to keep ones
mind on the war.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
PROHIBITIONS:
Open Hearings

"Use Your Bible to Battle the
Bottle"
1.-TWO Resolutions: Will Keep
Sweet and l Will Not Drink Al
cOhol."
AS leaflets containing these slo-
gans were passed out by ardent pro-
hibitionists, house judiciary SUBJ
committee opened hearings on a bill
by Rep. Joseph Bryson Is. c., for
limiting alcoholic content of bever-
ages to IL per cent for the duration.
Heading the Dry delegation was
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, president
of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union. Mrs. Smith asserted
that hangovers from week end
drinking sprees result in war plant
absenteeism, and she further said
that liquor manufacture channels
grains, sugar and other products
from food uses.
Opposing the prohibitionists, Rep
resentative Forand (R. ~ described
himself as teetotaler. But, said
he, that docs not give me license
to tell my neighbors what they
should eat and drink"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
NAZI PRISONERS:
Suicides Reported

In the Nazi war prison compound
at Concordia, Kan, four stern-faced
German officers escorted one Capt.
Felix Tropschuh to a room with
bed, chair, table and rope. While
two of them stood outside for 80
minutes, Tropschuh hanged himself.
Investigation revealed that the
prisoners had set up their own court
to try Tropschuh for anti-Hitler talk
and exposing plot for escape, and,
having found him guilty of disgrace.
full conduct for a German officer,
left him with the traditional Prus-
sian alternative of killing himself.
Another Nazi suicide at the camp
was 39-year-old Franz Kettner, who
took his own life when he feared
violence because of the discovery OF
his belief in a free Austria.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
WAR BUDGET:
100 Billion Asked

Assuming that fighting will con-
tinue throughout the fiscal year end
ing in June, 1915, President Roose-
welt asked congress for an appropri-
alton of 500, 1000, 900, 900 to cover the
period.
At the same time, the President
asked congress to prepare for de-
mobilization by (D planning public
works; (2) providing mustering-out
pay to servicemen; (3) expansion
of the social security program to
tide over the labor force during the
reconversion period, and az study
ways of boosting foreign trade.
Declaring that war spending since
1910 will have swelled to 1897 ,0O0,-
100000 by 1945, the President fore
cast a national debt of 1888 ,O00, 000,-
600 by next year. Such debt, the
President said, would require an
nual interest charges of S. 1000 OOO,-
600, which could best be paid with a
national income of $125, 900, 900. 900
annually, far over the pre-war level.
To help whittle the debt, the Pres
ident urged minimum of $l0,0OO,-
600, 900 in new taxes this year, cou-
pied with present collections of $4O,-
000, 900, 900,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
The Change in
InUasion Plans

1t is perilous thing these days
to write more than an hour in ad-
vance of the invasion if one uses
the future tense. The majority of
opinion "as l write" CHATS the saw
ing line) believes that the inva-
sion won't get under way until late
spring although one report through
Sweden said the Germans were ex-
pecting it between Christmas and
New Years.
But from the time that General
Eisenhower was named as COM
mander and the other changes in
command were named, it appeared
that the shape of the whole Allied
plans for the assault on fortress
Europa began to change rapidly.
The speed with which the Russian
armies were moving toward the
German frontiers set new forces
in motion.
Suddenly the Mediterranean be-
came less important in the picture
as Washington saw it. 1t was point
ed out that the British had a larger
force of men, ships and supplies in
that theater than the Americans.
What had seemed the most impor-
tant thing in Europe to America
ever since our troops landed in
North Africa suddenly grew less i'm
portant. The Middle East, which
had looked as if it we're the gather
ing point of new blow through the
Balkans, perhaps with the help of
Turkey, shrank on the horizon. The
shifting of British commanders
seemed to make this clear.
And then there were calls for
greater speed on the part of the
Allies, it seemed as if fear that
Russia might get to Berlin first was
stirring new activity and there were
stories that Spain was not as anxious
for Allied friendship as she was to
keep the "Bolshevists" from getting
nearer her borders, that if she must
make new enemies, at least it was
better to have the Allies against her
than to have Russia get too near
her.
But even without these rumors, it
grew clearer and clearer that the job
ahead was colossal. Hopes that Ger
many could be brought down by
bombing alone were given up. 1t
really seemed as if her factories
and indeed her cities had moved
underground.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
CIVILIAN GOODS:
Hold Back Steel

Although curtailment Of orders
has resulted in a reduction Of steel
operations, the War Production
board refused to lift its ban on use
of the metal in 646 civilian items,
except in special instances to i'm
prove substitutes.
WPB's decision, it was said, was
based on:
l. The army and navy's position
that limitations on the use of ma
terials should not be removed until
war needs are clear;
2. WPB's conclusion that expand
ed civilian production would result
in shortages of coal, petroleum, lum-
Der for Grating, packaging paper
and transportation, all of which are
not sufficient to even meet war re-
quirements.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

If you were to say the first bugle
call of the day in the Army is
"Reveille"-you'd be wrong. It's
"First Call" But you probably
know what cigarette gets first call
with Army men-it's Camel. And
Camel is the favorite with men in
all branches of the service-Navy,
Marines, Coast Guard, too. Biased
on actual sales records from serv-
ice mems stores.) And though
there ere Post Office restrictions
on packages to overseas Army
men, you can still send Camels
to soldiers in the U. S., and to
men in the Navy, Marines, and
Coast Guard wherever they are.
ADV.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
H 81 Lie HTS in the weeks ne,os

CHINCH BUGS: The prolonged
drouth is adding new danger in the
corn belt-the threat of much larg-
er number of chinch bugs next sea-
son. Dry fall weather is favorable
to the pests, as they can 60 into
Information with small losses. An
open winter also preserves many of
the insects, who would ordinarily be
killed by cold, it was said by ento-
mologists.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

PICKLES.: In the midst of an all
time-high demand for pickles by the
armed forces and civilian sources,
directors of the National Pickle
Packers association, at wartime
meeting in Chicago, forecast a short
age of pickles for civilians unless
farmers increase cucumber acreage
in 1914. Available pickle stocks are
reported to be IN million bushels
less than year ago.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

iHSt PuDHSIleu tlIe
letter in book, in which he assailed
Wilkes methods in the G. o. P.
national convention.
In the alleged letter, Hopkins was
to have written to a prospective
Democratic senatorial candidate in
Texas, promising that he could get
Willkie to swing Republican support
over to him in the primary election.
Claiming the letter was a forgery,
Hopkins asked the FBI to investi-
gate the matter.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
EUROPE:
Biggest Loss

Fighting through swarms of Nazi
fighter planes which pressed home
their attacks in close ranks, and
running into new rocket antiaircraft
fire that threw up shells "as big as
a house," 700 U. S. Liberators and
Flying Fortresses protected by al
most 500 light combat escorts
smashed hard at German airplane
factories in southwestern Germany.
AS the big U. S. aerial fleet fired
the machine shops and assembly
plants with a record loss of ga
planes, other Allied bombers struck
at the big Greek port of Piraeus out
side of Athens, supply center for
German strongpoints in the Aegean
sea, guarding the near eastern water
route to the Balkans.
Although heavy weather turned
the ground into goo, U. S. dough-
boys beat down Nazi mountain posts
in southern Italy in their advance on
Casino, key to the 70-mile road to
Rome. In bearing down on Casino,
doughboys were overrunning hill po-
sitions to the north, west and south,
giving them a commanding view of
the town which lies in plain astride
the priced highway.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
Ask Labor Draft

No sooner had President Roose-
velt's message to congress calling
for labor draft been read, than
Sen. Warren Austin (Vt.) and Rep.
James Wadsworth IN. " intro
duced legislation making all men
between 10 and IS and all women
between 10 to so subject to COM
pulsory service.
AS congress moved toward con-
sideration of the controversial labor
draft issue, the senate went toward
approval of most of its new $2,0O0,-
100000 tax bill, far below the ad-
ministration's demand for S1O,0O0,-
000,00 of new revenue. The senate
also voted to keep the present social
security tax rate at l per cent each
for employer and employee, instead
of doubling the rates as automati-
cally provided by the original law.
In introducing his labor draft bill
which would enable the government
to place people in employment, Sem
ator Austin said approximately
5000, 900 4-F's, all men over 38, and
an estimated 81, 900, 900 women would
form a huge workers pool which
could be channeled where needed
into industry.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
STRANGE LETTER:
HOPKINS InuOLued

While Harry Hopkins was recuper-
ating in the Bethesda naval hospital,
c. Nelson Sparks appeared before
Washington, D. c., grand jury and
turned over letter which he al
legged proved that the Presidents
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
READY FOR VETS

The veterans administration Is
expanding its facilities to take care
of the soldiers of this war. Hospital
capacity is being increased to 300, 900
beds. Six months ago it was around
10000. The financial departments
are also being reorganized to han
die the immense volume of disburse-
ments of all sorts that will be nee
essary.
The department is still paying pen.
sions to the widow of War of 1912
militiaman, and to 81 widows OF
Mexican war veterans.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
B r E F S by Baukhage

Ernesto Lecuona, chief song writ
er of Cuba and cultural attache of
the Cuban Embassy in Washington,
has recently signed one of the larg-
est song publishing contracts of
Broadway history.
Colombia's entrance into the war
November q makes it the 18th
American republic to join actively in
the struggle against the Nazis.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

Suspender buttons are to be re-
stored to mems work pants, accord
ing to an amendment of WPB's Or
der LIB.
The navy's famous PIT boats and
all they have accomplished is owed
to the mahogany tree of Middle
America and to the men of history
who discovered its value in ship
building.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

ly whitfield down a long stretch of
country which the Germans held to
prevent the Russ from cutting
through it and trapping 65O,0OO of
their troops to the south.
AS General Vatutin's forces pushed
forward in prewar Poland, the Po-
lish government-in-exile considered
Russia's proposal for postwar adj
justment of the old eastern border
between the two states. Under the
proposal, Russia would keep the for
mer Polish provinces of White Rus
STA and the Ukraine, while Poland
would be compensated by taking
over Eastern Prussia.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

Because of a typographical er-
ror by the OPA, Monnett, Mo-
population 4,099-became the corn
capital of the U. S. A.
While the corn top was set at
S1.16 for Chicago, it stood at
S1.19% in Monnett, so the latter
town had no difficulty getting rs
carloads of the grain, or 1000, 900
bushels.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

war Poland In hard
fighting as other
Red units MAIN
tanned heavy pres
sure on the embat-
tied Nazis in other
sectors of the Rus
sian front.
The Reds contin-
ued bearing down
on the Nazis in the
great Dnieper bend,
where their persist
emf attacks Gradual
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28

No. l advisor was
in close contact with
Wendell Willkie, G.
o. P. leader.
Former mayor of
Akron, Ohio, when
Willkie was a utility
lawyer there, and
manager of Frank
Gannett's campaign
for the Republican
presidential nominal
tion in 1Q40 Snarks
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
Chrysanthemum for Musso

When Hirohito conferred the Su-
preme Order of the Chrysanthe-
mum upon Mussolini last summer,
the name of the decoration was
omitted in the Italian press and in
news releases to other countries
because, in Italy, the chrysanthe-
mum is symbolic of death.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
FATS AND OILS:
Output Larger

Keeping up with increased de-
mands, fats and oils output in the
U. S. for 1894 will approximate
100000 pounds to top last years
production of 1O,60O,0 900 pounds.
Despite an easing of the supply
situation for the current year, it was
pointed out that stocks might be Sc
verely drained to fill needs abroad
in case of an Allied victory in Eu-
rope in 1914.
Soybean production for the 1913
season was set at 1877, 10000 900 BUSH
els, for peanuts $500, 900 pounds, and
for cottonseed $780, 900 tons.
Because of decreases in lard and
grease output, overall fat and oils
production for the 1944-'45 season
should drop below this years fig
llrPS
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
HIGHWAYS:
Urges u. S. Net,Uork

Construction and improvement of
$4,000 miles of roads which would
provide employment for 100000
workers, was recommended to con-
gress by President Roosevelt after
more than two years of study by a
national interregional highway COM
mittee.
To cost about $3.50, 1000, 900 annually
over period of years, the plan en-
braces creation of system of coun-
try and urban roads that would con-
meet every part of the nation.
In general, the new system would
follow routes of existing federal aid
highways, with costs shared equally
by local, state and U. S. government
agencies. Quick congressional &C.
ton was asked to help acquire land,
draft detailed plans and accomplish
other preliminary work.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
RUSSIA:
Aduance in Poland

Gen. Nikolai Vatutin's First
Ukrainian army bit deeper into pre-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-01-28
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Congress Debates Labor Draft Issue;
Red Army FORCES Deeper Into Poland;
FDR Asks 100 Billion Wartime Budget;
House Group Studies Prohibition Bill

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