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suggest that the State Department has
made demarche with the Soviet au-
thorities, bluntly protesting to Moscow.
II this /, correct the editorial In
Izvestia would be an evidence of the
success of firm methods in dealing with
the Soviet government. Admiral Stand
ley, when Ambassador in Moscow, at
one juncture showed what a few rough"
words will do to alter Soviet policy.
Other observers who are familiar with
the political methods and policies of the
Soviet government in dealing with the
internal affairs of other countries brush
aside these speculations as of lesser
Importance. They profess to find the
key to the Izvestia editorial in the pas
sages in which Izvestia expressed irri-
tation with American and British news
papers which, 1t said, had interpreted
the exchange of ENJOYS as meaning
Soviet support for undemocratic ele-
ments in italy.
Izvestia added that the Soviet govern
ment is willing to have immediate
changes in the Badoglio government
without waiting for the occupation Of
Rome. ct is recalled that Prime Minis
ter Churchill told Commons recently
that Britain expected to consider the
italian political situation anew when
the Allies reach Rome)
This passage may mean that the
Soviet government is worried about pos
sible loss of following in both Allied
occupied and Axis-occupied Italy, if it
is associated with the right-wing Ba-
doglio government. For the Communist
leaders in Naples were not happy when
Evening star., 1944-03-31
Flood Threat in Holland

When Hitler struck in the Low
lands In the spring of 1910, it was
speculated that his advance might
be considerably delayed If the Dutch
dikes were opened and Holland
flooded. But the test was never
made and the Nazis cut through the
country with the ease OF a knife
cutting through butter. Now. how
ever, the speculation is pertinent
once again, the only difference being
that this time it is Hitler who is on
the defensive and that he will Ger
tainly not hesitate to resort to des-
perate measures If he feels that an
Allied invasion Of the Netherlands is
possible.
Indeed, according to officials Of
the Dutch government in London,
the Nazis have already begun to
flood part Of the country on small
scale and have plans In readiness
for the systematic inundation Of
some 5000 square miles of Western
Hollands lush cattle and farming
land. If any such drastic step
should be taken, assuming it to be
possible, the resulting military prob
lem would be a grave one for the
invading forces. More than that, it
would spell tragedy and disaster for
an estimated 100000 persons who
have their homes and make their
livelihood in this area. Nor would
its effects be of short-term duration,
easily corrected after the war. for
worried Dutch authorities assert
that ten years OF incessant labor
and the expenditure Of huge sums
of money would be required to re-
claim the precious land thus lost.
Presumably only the likelihood of
an Allied invasion of the Lowlands
would lead Hitler to let loose such a
vast flood. but we cannot be sure
even OF that, since in a blind rage
like that which brought on the
leveling OF Lidice-or out of a desire
to destroy merely for distinctions
sake. he might order the dikes
opened irrespective OF the military
purpose to be served. It has been
remarked more than once that he
has Samson complex and he him.
self has said that If ever he re-
garded his defeat as certain, he
Evening star., 1944-03-31
ension in Parliament

The overwhelming vote of conf
dence won by Mr.. Churchill stands
for itself. But it is hard for Ameri-
can observers to deduce the full sig
niflcance of the row in Parliament
which brought it about and which
fared so suddenly over a seemingly
minor matter of domestic politics
that most certainly had not even a
remote connection with either war
making or foreign policy. Further
more, the incident was not a party"
issue within the framework of Brit
aims coalition government. Though
a majority of those voting for the
offending amendment which precip-
itated the issue were Laborites or
Liberals, the amendment itself, Civ
ing equal pay to men and women
schoolteachers, was proposed by a
Conservative NJ p, Mrs. Cazalet Keir,
and was backed by thirty -four Of
her colleagues. The vote thus ran
across party lines in a very thin
House, many members deliberately
leaving the chamber to avoid voting.
The government thus had the
chance to treat its defeat by only
one vote as a chance incident of
slight Importance. Yet Mr.. Churchill
chose to make of it vital issue,
stalking his political life on a
specific vote of confidence which
would compel the offending mem
bers to eat their own words and vote
against their convictions in order to
avoid a cabinet resignation and,
presumably, elections for a new Par
lament, which virtually no one de-
sires at this crucial moment in the
war. Mr.. Churchill refused even the
face-saving compromise of general
vote of confidence unconnected with
the education bill. He insisted on
complete obedience and rigid disci-
pline if he were to continue in Office.
1t was foregone conclusion that
he would have his way by an over
whelming majority. Yet this par
liamentary victory was doubtless
bought at the price of increasing
restiveness and widened sense of
resentment over the demonstrated
fact that the government must be
supported on strictly domestic mat
terS, about which there are legiti-
mate differences of opinion, that
could be disposed of without affect
ing directly the conduct of the war
and foreign affairs. Many members
say bitterly that the Prime Minister
is turning Parliament into a rubber
stamp and that they might as well
stay away from the House If they
must always vote as they are told.
Mr.. Churchill is so experienced
and astute. q parliamentarian that
Evening star., 1944-03-31
An UnsoIved Problem

With our wartime manpower crisis
seemingly going from bad to worse,
it is difficult to reconcile Paul v.
McNutt's advocacy Of voluntary"
manpower controls with the rather
evident fact that these methods
have failed to produce the desired
results.
AS war manpower chairman, Mr..
McNutt is close to the problem, and
he has the most direct responsibility
for its solution. Hence, his views
are entitled to respectful considera-
ton, but when he says that while
he might have favored national
service law eighteen months ago, he
would regard enactment of such a
statute as "little less than tragic"
today, it is difficult to follow his
reasoning.
Mr.. McNutt bases his statement
on his own belief that the manpower
situation today is relatively good"
and improving. That is a curious
statement, however, in the light of
the fact that the armed services
have fallen 100000 men behind in
their induction quotas, and that it
Is now proposed to make good this
deficiency by stripping war indus
tries OF young men at the expense of
war production. If that is rela-
lively good manpower situation, we
can only hope that it never becomes
relatively bad.
Another curious aspect of Mr.. Nc
Nuts position is that most If not
all Of the other officials concerned
with war manpower and war product
are in sharp disagreement with him.
In their Judgment, the manpower
problem under the system of volun-
tary controls has become so serious
that 1t threatens both our actual
military effort and our production
program.
Most OF these officials are strongly
in favor Of national service legisla-
ton, but, realizing that Congress is
not apt to adopt a measure like the
Austin -Wadsworth bill at this time,
they have turned to less compre-
hensive proposals. One of these
contemplates legislation to control
the 4-Fs, Of whom there are about
100000, with a view to making
certain that they 60 into useful
war work. This, as far as it goes,
probably would be useful measure
Yet 1t is not easy to see how this
restraint could be put on the ATS
unless Congress at the same time
was willing to grant some statutory
authority for controlling the cur
rently heavy turnover among war
workers.
There are those who believe that,
with turnover substantially elimi-
mated, the war manpower shortage
would be largely solved. And if
Congress is seriously considering the
desirability of compelling the 4-Fs
to go into war work and stay there,
1t would also seem desirable, from
the standpoint of equity and COM
mon sense, to place comparable re-
straints on those war workers who
spend much of their time shopping
around for one job after another
in complete disregard of the harm
this does to the production effort.
Evening star., 1944-03-31

confronting the Allies and it should be
settled as soon as possible to help
hasten victory over Germany" the
Moscow paper said.
The question is whether this COM
nent represents concession to protests
by London and Washington on the
recent abrupt, unilateral recognition of
the Badoglio government which caused
so much adverse comment in western
capitals.
\ X
While the State Department has
publicly shown an unruffled attitude
toward this sudden event and Secretary
Hull has sought to assure members of
Congress that the affair has no i'm
portant significance, 1t is believed that
behind the closed doors of the depart
ment quite different, attitude has been
maintained. Indeed some observers
Evening star., 1944-03-31
Suggests Revival of Protocol.
To the Editor Of The Star:

40 the Eoltor OF The Star:
In any contest, it is an old rule to
think what you would do were you the
enemy. One rule of all enemies is "di-
vide and conquer" rule that has been
used with great success by the Nazis in
Europe; and we have no reason to think
1t will not be used in the United States.
But do not let us fall into the trap.
Do not let us help any divide and
conquer" movements.
Great Britain and the United States
speak common language. These two
nations cooperating could be supple
mented by the SO or more countries of
the League of Nations. This combina-
ton should be strengthened by the re-
vival of the 1924 Protocol. This Pro-
tocol gives teeth to the League, since it
obliges the League to come forthwith
to the aid of member nation that is
attacked.
Cooperation has become the only
key to survival. In short, the brother
hood of man has become a necessity.
E. TILTON.
Cambridge, Mass.
Evening star., 1944-03-31

question mark. France will have posi-
ton of preference, providing she decides
to become the instrument, on the Eu
ropean continent, of this policy.
Wednesdays papers contained two
dispatches from London. One states
that the New Poland is to incorporate
East Prussia-since the continuation of
the Corridor is a breeder of wars; that
the Russian frontier will probably be
shifted to the Curzon line, and that the
Reich will be occupied by three armies
presumably by the Russian to the Oder
with the north and west by the Brit
ish and the south by the Americans.
The same dispatch states that Russia
Is left with little reason to doubt that
in the Balkans she will recover all the
territory she regards as historically Rus
sian and exercise an influence over Bull
garia, Rumania, Hungary and possibly
Yugoslavia."
simultaneously Mr. Eden states that
although in postwar Europe all nations
great and small will have chance to
express their grievances, "the great
powers will have the greater voice in
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no matter what our
statesmen say, the
result of their plans,
if carried out, will
be the division of
Europe into spheres
of influence. No mat
ter what is said,
Europe would be a
congeries of minor
satellites of Britain,
Russia and-if we
stay - the United
States.
There is one single
exemption - France
and with q hio
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the .left-wing groups
that didn't like our
cautious policy with
respect to Gen. de
Gaulle. Some of it
comes from the ele-
ments which like to
b e lie We that the
United States "has
no foreign policy
and never has had
any, which Is inaccu-
rate, because Amer
lea has had a foreign
policy as far back as
1917-one that was
applied specifically
Evening star., 1944-03-31

cradle strength and
that the real situa-
ton of the Japanese
troops in Northern
Burma, dependent
upon theses routes
for supply and for
reinforcement, may
be even more serious
than we had hither-
to supposed.
This conclusion is
to be drawn from a
delayed dispatch of
United Press Cor
respondent George
Palmer from Col.
Evening star., 1944-03-31

would do his best to drag halt Of
the continent down with him.
Against an enemy of this sort, we
must be prepared for anything and
everything as the war in Europe
now moves inexorably toward its
fateful climax.
Evening star., 1944-03-31

Soviet government
newspaper Izvestia
explained yesterday
that the exchange
Of ENJOYS did not
mean full recogni-
ton Of Premier Ba-
doglio's government.
Izv S tia further
called, in effect, on
B ri t in and the
United States for a
change in the gov
ernment of Italy.
"The Italian ques-
ton is one of the
in1nprto nt r,rphlar,,c
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he must have some good reason for
his unbending attitude. One expla-
nation may be that he anticipates
times of great stress in the near
future when heswill need to use an
iron hand. and that he therefore
feels he must maintain strict dis
cipline and require full obedience
on the eve of what may be in store.
Evening star., 1944-03-31
On the Record

Declarations of intentions and desires
are never decisive for history Now that
the plans of the three great powers for
Europe begin to merge, 1t is clear that
Evening star., 1944-03-31
Allies in Burma

1t seems likely tina the Allied air-borne
forces which have planted themselves
astride the main communications routes
of Central Burma may be in consid-
Evening star., 1944-03-31
Hull'S Efforts Praised

For the last several months there has
developed in this country a sort of
heckling campaign against the State
Department. Some Of it originated with
Evening star., 1944-03-31
This Changing World

Again Moscow has thrown new fuel
into the flames of discussion of its atti-
tude toward the Badoglio government in
Italy. A front-page editorial in the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27

Ground peanut hulls provide the
basis for cork substitute used in
bottle cans.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27
English Club Has
Costume Party

Tie English club held their Hal
loween party at Starkweather Hall
which Was decorated with leaves
pumpkins. and various colorCd post
ers. Miss Betty Cross. Detroit.
and Miss Lois Chalmers, Fcrudalc,
were IN charge OF the decorations
and foods.
Miss Ruth Bolton. Monroe. was In
charge of the games. Various
games as: zip and zap. musical
hairs and do you like your neigh
bor?' were played. The group
participated in telling a Halloween
story, songs were sung and refresh.
ments Of hot dogs and soft drinks
wer' served
Neil McLarty. Cass City was
in charge OF the cleanup commit
tee and was assisted by Misses
Catherine Alderman, Ida. and
Helen Van Belle. Monroe
The students and faculty came
dressed in costume.
The English club is made up Of
only those students who are Eng.
lish majors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27
Negress Awaits
Abduction Trial

Detroit, Oct. 27-AP-Unahle to
furnish $4,000 bond. Mrs. Flea.
nor Smith. 42-year-old negress. was
held in the county Jail today TO
await trial on a charge of kidnap-
ing the four.months old son OF a
white couple by whom she had been
engaged as nursemaid.
Mrs. Smiths examination was
concluded in recorders court Wed
nesday, after Prosecuting ATTORNEY
William f. Bowling had introduced
An alleged statement by Mrs. Smith
in which she admitted abducting
Bobby King while his parents. Mr..
and Mrs Clarence r. King were
absent from home at a movie.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27

ruStratlOn

Ann Arbor. Oct. 27-AP-Stand-
ard forms of punishment won't
work on the delinquent child be
cause child delinquency is a form
of Illustration. Or. Norman r. +.
Maier. associate professor OF psy-
chology at the University OF Mich
igan, said in an interview Thurs
day.
Parents can't knock delinquency
out OF their children because pun
ishment only aggraVates frustra-
ton, he declared.
Maier, whose research work In
Illustration won the 1888 award OF
the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science. recon
mends that parents find out the
cause OF Illustration and try Ia
remedy II without punishment.
The greater possibilities for frus-
tration with home life disrupted,
mothers working and general in.
security OF the times are respon.
sible for the delinquency increase,
he said.
Asserting that prevention is bet
ter than cure. the psychologist de
clared that the surcSt way TO have
delinquency is for parents 10 lose
contact with their children. II
parents don't look at things from
the children's standpoint, the chill
dren will get the attitude that par
ents just don't understand" he
said.
Maier suggested that parents
should hear : the child through
without being shocked and should
discuss right and wrong behavior
with him. Young people should
mt feel that MON and pop know
all the answers. 'If children
aren't appreciated at home they
will look to gangs for their stand
ards of behavior" he said.
Studies show that punishment
for the frustrated person only. in.
creases his Illustration, Maier
pointed out, The punished person
will become more stubborn in his
anti-social behavior and may for.
sake one bad action for another.
or may sneak away to do the for.
hidden act.
Unjust or intense punishment
tends to give the young person
hate attitude" which is RESPONSE
Bile for aggressive behavior Ac.
cording TO the psychologist. anti.
social acts are forms Of aggression
against society and large per-
centage OF recent crimes OF young
people are crimes OF violence which
can he traced to this aggressive at.
titude.
Instead OF the negative don't
do this approach. the suggestion
of an alternative behavior is bet
ter, Mailer said This method Is
best Illustrated in the Building OF
recreational facilities TO keep the
children off the street.
According to Maier, tho best way
to get at delinquency is 10 find
out what Is back Of the behavior
and then handle the problem in a
positive and constructive way.
"If parents want to avoid de.
linquency they should take time to
take care Of their children. BE
ing parent is a full-time job" be
said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27
Goodison Girls
Sell $50 Stamps

SO FAR this year, the Goodison
Dormitory girls have sold $50 worth
OF ID Tense Stamps. The contest
has beef goinl on for three weeks
Next Tuesday the stamp commit
plans TO enlarge its quota. The
sophomore students are still IN hrst
place followed by the seniors Jun.
.ors and freshmen.
The contest is based on the per
centage OF gnls out OF each class
Nho guy stamps.
Miss Helen Rahm. Iron Noun
tain, is in charge OF the contest
and has committee OF girls VINO
sell the tickets from lU "A. IN. 10 .
y. IN. every Tuesday in the lobby OF
ia dormitory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27

try for politicians to seek lower
rates. Some economists claim that
the cost Of selling insurance could
materially be reduced under gov
eminent ownership.
In the case OF fire companies,
this might be done by adding the
insurance premium 10 the tax bill.
based upon the amount that the
property is assessed. In the case
OF accident insurance, the prem
ium could be deducted from the
wage envelope. while life insur-
ance will come more and more
under social security. Personally.
| believe that these changes may
come some day but need not be
taken seriously at this time. Be-
sides, there always will he an op-
portunity for private companies
10 sell excess insurance" - OK,
cess fire. burglar, accident, life
and certainly casualty.
Ii Is not Supreme Court deci-
sions or government operations
which fear.-but rather infla-
ton. Initiation could materially
hurt life insurance companies. II
is~true that they can pay out the
same dollars that they take in.
but they have contracted to make
these payments based upon Ger.
tain operating expenses. In the
case of participating insurance
companies, these operating ex-
penses could gradually increase.
due TO initiation, without the di-
rect writing companies having any
means of increasing their income.
When a life insurance company
took a contract forty years ago on
young man at twenty years Of
OF age the company assumed that
conditions would remain the same
until the man finally died. Up to
the present time, better health
methods have been reducing death
rates. These have offset. tenn
porarily, these increased expenses
and decreased interest rates. II
initiation does not come and inter.
est rates soon again increase. these
life insurance companies have lit.
tie to fear; but otherwise, look
out.
FIRE insurance companies are
not subject 10 these handicaps as
their rates can be rc.adiusted
every one, three or five years ac-
cording 10 the length of the out
standing policies. This ia also
true OF most accident and health
policies. Frankly, prefer the
stocks Of good fire and accident
insurance companies to those ~
lie companies and health compan.
les. Some other week | will dis.
cuss casualty companies; but this
is q subject by itself.
The cloud over the fire lnsur
ance companies at the present
time is the very heavy fire losses
These are running TODAY greater
than they have been for years
coupled with these losses are the
unJustified cuts In rates by the
insurance departments OF certain
states. These rates should he
raised instead of lowered. The in
creased fire losses are due n
poor housekeeping. unframed EN-.
ployees and the inability of fire
chiefs to get the needed eouip-
ment'. Therefore. next week I
shall say word to your City
Fathers as to the immediate need
Tor installing more fire alarms.
buying more fire equipment and
making their departments more Of.
ficient just as soon as possible
before the big initiation comes
around 1850
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27
Supreme Court Decision
Affects Insurance Stock

Babson Park. Mass. Oct. 81
Those who follow the market
closely know that the insurance
stocks are about the only group
that has not gone up in price dur.
ing the past six months. The in
dustrials are strong based upon
postwar prospects: the railroads
are strong based upon huge tenn
porary earnings; the public util-
tiles are strong based upon the
hopes that Dewey will be elected:
while other groups are more or
less following the leaders with the
exception OF the insurance stocks.
These have been dun since the SUI
preme Court decision OF a few
months ago. This decision may
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27

not hurt the larger direct writing
fire companies nor the well-operat-
ed reinsurance companies. hut it
could knock the present agency
system galley-west. Up 10 the
present time, the insurance agents
OF most states have controlled the
insurance business. Their honey
moon is apparently over.
All kinds OF insurance compan-
les are more or less fearful of gov
eminent interference in this couu-
try. In foreign countries the insur-
ance industry has been one OF the
first TO be taken over by the So
cialistic governments. So many
people are affected by insurance
that IL has been a popular indus
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27

To every combat zone, from the major fronts
to the tinest lonely outposts, the U.S.O sends
hear.welcomed camp show units to give our
fighting men the lift they need YOm gift helps
support the U.S.O at home and overseas, as we'll
as many vital home-service agencies.
We can't Icffbem d0uUno Make your dona
ton today, through your local community drive
And make it BIG -. as big as your heart!
Give generously to
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27
TO RETAIN PLANT

Detroit-The Nays Bureau OF
Ordnance disclosed today that the
S60.OOO.000 Naval Ordnance Plant
In Mound Road, Centerlins. Mich.
will be one OF the naval establish
ments retained In operation by the
Navy Department after the war.
The plant currently is being operst-
ed by the Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Company. Eyentu-
ally. Admiral Hussey said, II will
be converted 20 government opera
ton under the direct supervision
OF the Bureau OF Ordnance.