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Evening star., 1944-12-24
A Welcome Decision

The Army's decision to permit
Americans of Japanese ancestry to
return to their homes on the West
Coast-followed within a period of
hours by a Supreme Court ruling
that the original evacuation was
constitutionally permissible - is in
keeping with the profoundly
changed military situation in the
Pacific. The threat to California,
Oregon and Washington has long
since been eliminated and the dan
ger Of espionage and sabotage has
been so reduced that the extraordi-
nary security measures of the past
have ceased to be necessary. Ac-
cordingly, under the plan just an
nounced by our Western Defense
Command. only those definitely
found to be disloyal and dangerous
will continue to be excluded.
After Pearl Harbor more than 1OO,-
600 persons of japanese extraction
most OF them American citizens and
some aliens removed from the
West Coast States and placed in in
land relocation centers. Some 3O,-
600 of these have since left the CEN
ters for jobs in the Midwest and in
Eastern cities. OF the remainder
over 7o,000-by far the great mass
may safely be regarded as loyal to
the country. fact well substantial
ed by screening" tests carried out
by relocation authorities. All of
them. however. will not be allowed
to return at once to their homes, for
the sudden influx would have a dis
ruptive effect on housing and might
in other ways lead to civil tension
and perhaps a measure Of racial
trouble. In the circumstances, al
though the prospect of possible dis
orders seems vastly exaggerated by
such officials as the Mayor of Los
Angeles, the Western Defense Com
mand is on sound ground when it
advocates that the process of reset
tlement be carried out gradually,
starting with the New Year.
Certain bigoted elements will prob
ably try to be as mischievous as
possible In this situation, but we
can be confident that the over
whelming majority Of Americans on
the West Coast will be sympathetic
and understanding, realizing that
evacuation for thousands Of these
Evening star., 1944-12-24
New Job Rule

The Civil Service Commission un-
questionably felt justified in asking
President Roosevelt to freeze" the
status Of employees who still are
classed as temporary although they
may be eligible for permanent ap-
pointment. But it will be unfortu-
nate If this step results in the
injustice which it makes possible.
In the statement accompanying his
order which applies to personnel in
service before March 16, 1912, the
President ascribed the freeze" to
the inability of the commission to
check on its voluminous wartime
records and determine what en-
ployes were entitled to permanent
tenure. He also emphasized the
desirability of increasing the job
opportunities for returning veterans
by cutting down on the number of
permanent appointments now, and
filling jobs which last after the war
by competitive examination in which
veterans, who have preferred status,
may take part.
That the record-check referred to
would be tremendous task
perhaps an impossible one in in
stances-is not to be denied. Nor
will any one quarrel with the prin-
ciple of doing everything possible to
aid those veterans who so desire to
re-establish themselves in Govern
ment service. But 1t Is equally true
that the employees concerned also
have some rights, and it simply is
not good civil service arbitrarily to
brush these aside.
These workers-and their number
is uncertain-took civil service
examinations, were placed on ap-
propriate registers, and, under
ordinary circumstances, would have
been certified for probational-
permanent-appointment when their
names were reached in the usual
order. The demand for manpower
caused them to be employed on a
temporary basis without regard for
relative ranking, but under civil
service regulations, those in service
in March, 1912, when regular ap-
pointments were suspended, were
entitled to permanent status If their
names could be reached In the
wartime personnel tumble, little or
no effort seems to have been made
by various agencies to establish
permanent status for appointees who
have become eligible, and now 1t is
decided that the task of determining
job rights is too complex to be
undertaken.
The upshot is that permanent
positions occupied by the temporary
employees will be thrown open to
examination in which the incum-
bents must expect to compete with
other aspirants, nonveterans as well
as veterans. If Washington posi-
tions are involved, they will en-
counter such competitive" factor
as apportionment, where place of
residence counts more than ability
in making appointments. The merit
system is hardly that when an ap-
pointee must compete for a position
to which he already is entitled.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
The Minimum Busis
BIZ Owen L. Scott.
From the Halifax Herald.

The League of Nations, created after
World War I, failed to establish last
ing peace because there was no interna-
tional armed police force to keep aggres-
sion down from any source, or to enforce
whatever decisions the League rendered.
It is becoming, or should be, increasingly
clear that the minimum basis upon which
any enduring international order OF
goodwill, peace and security can be built
is first the unilateral disarmament Of the
aggressors and the continued mainte-
nance Of an international police force
clothed with compulsive power. In other
words, peace-loving nations must main
tain their strength, and their strength
In unity, too. There Is no hope Of pre-
venting wars unless they do.
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A Warming
From the Montreal La patri.

FROM the Montrsal La Patrie
The air conference Tin Chicago fur
nished the observer who may be inclined
toward cynicism an example Of what
may be the relations between the Allies
after the war In all domains wherein
their material interests may come into
conflict, II the powers are not profound
y animated by spirit Of conciliation,
the spirit which dictated the Atlantic
Charter.
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q happy (sic) week. The little folks are
going to have q Christmas tree, but are
not going to give any tree party tomcr-
row. The rest Of the little people in the
cabinet win enjoy later the beauties OF
the tree, with It's brilliant electric lights,
which win gladden. Ruth and Esther
tomorrow"
Evening star., 1944-12-24
A Time for Couruqe

The conventional holiday mood
will be missing in most American
homes as this Christmas week be-
gins. At a time when fathers, sons
and brothers are fighting around the
world, and especially when the enemy
is enjoying what we hope will be a
short-lved success on the western
front, few among us can cultivate
the holiday spirit, and but few will
want to do so.
It does not follow, however, that
the bad news from the European
battle front should reduce any of us
to an unreasonable state of despair
or pessimism. There is no doubt
that important elements of the First
Army have been badly cut up, nor
that the Germans have scored a
tactical success which, while its ulti-
mate extent remains to be deter
mined, probably will interfere seri-
ously with the plans laid by the
Allied command
Nevertheless, the information
which has been made available by
no means justifles the faint-heart-
edness with which some Americans
contemplate the turn of events on
the western front. There is excel
lent reason to believe that the dis
aster which they profess to envision
will not materialize. For one thing,
it was these same people, or people
like them, who revealed that they
were lacking in a sense of propor-
. ton when the fighting went against
us in the Kasserine Pass, when the
Germans counterattacked our land
ing forces on Sicily, when the bat
tie for the Salerno beachhead
seemed likely to be lost, and, again,
when the hard going was encoun-
tered in Normandy. In each of
these instances the prophets of dis
aster were wrong, and the strong
probability is that in a few weeks
or few months they will be shown
to have been wrong once more.
Another reason for refusing to
exaggerate the significance of the
present German gains lies in the
tone of competent Allied comment,
especially General Eisenhower's Or
der Of the day to his troops. There
was no note of desperation in that
message. Instead, the Allied COM
mander spoke with reasoned conf
dence. He said that the Germans
were making supreme effort" to
break out of the desperate plight
into which they were forced by the
brilliant Allied victories of the sum-
mer and fall. The enemy is gam
bling everything" he added, but he
"will completely fail"
This effort of the enemy's will fail,
as his other efforts have failed, be-
cause the Allied armies are superior
to his armies. No war is perfectly
fought, and no war between strong
opponents is all victory for one side,
all defeat for the other. But despite
the setbacks here and there. the rec
ord of the Allies, once able to
mobilize their full power, has been
one of spectacular, If not unprece-
dented, success. True, we have been
thrown back on one important front.
But our men there are fighting with
great courage and great skill to re-
trieve that situation. They deserve
the moral support of home front
that is courageous and unafraid,
that will not heed the timid ones
who cannot see that brave fighting
men, regardless of localized defeats,
are slowly but surely winning war.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

A woman advertised for a child's
tricycle-and got in return 1T tele-
phone calls from people who wanted
TO share any luck she had.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
By John H. Cline.


the Polish government in exile, and
declaring the partition agreement with
Germany to be null and void.
Now, only three years later, the
Polish picture once again has under
gone drastic revision. The Soviet
armies have driven westward and stand
IN full control of the disputed area east
OF the Curzon Line. Diplomatic rela-
tions with the Polish government in
exile have been severed, and there have
been disturbing indications that Russia
may extend recognition to rival and
possibly puppet regime which claims to
speak for Poland.
What the future holds is any ones
guess, Of course. 1t is as certain as
anything can be, however, that Russia
will not yield on her demands to the
region east of the Curzon Line, and the
real questions are, first, whether the
settlement will be worked out in a way
that will not irreparably damage the
moral foundations of Allied unity, and,
second, whether Poland, whatever her
frontiers, will emerge as truly inde-
pendent state with a chance to sur
vive in the economic sense In this
latter connection, Winston Churchill
has proposed that Poland make herself
whole by annexing German territory
along her western boundary and in
East Prussia. But this suggestion did
not originate with Mr.. Churchill.
In January of this year the Soviet
government, perhaps with tongue in
cheek, declared that "the western FROM
tiers Of Poland must be extended
through Incorporation with Poland Of
ancient Polish lands previously wrested
(from IT. BY Germany"
Evening star., 1944-12-24

SSAAAhNA ~ 4O01,
and The Star for the next day described
"the impressive exercises and ritual"
which attracted large gathering Of
clergymen not only from the District
but from Maryland and Virginia" Bishop
Paret presided. It was set forth that the
building was memorial to the Right
Rev. William Pinckney, fifth Bishop of
Maryland, and that the land for it had
been donated by the late w. w. Cor
coran.
The Star Of December a, 1894, OBJ
served that: President Cleveland can
have for one course
Not 30 MUCH OF his Christmas
Fun for Ducks dinner some Of the
wild ducks with
whom tsic) be has been spending such
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24

WHEN GAWAN STEPS ASHORE IN MARSeuLES, CLEO ORDERS
The SAILORS 70 SHOVE OFF QUICKLY AND poor GAWAN
IS LEFT BROKEN HEARTeO WITHOUT HIS LOVE. TWAS
SAD ~ssr Ghp Pontnp 1narshps
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WHAT'S OUR PRODUCTION

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a
private organization whose work has been marked by
an impartial and scientific spirit published recently
study under the authorship of Godfrey H Moore
of production OF industrial materials in the two
World Wars What is interesting about this study is
that it does not show nearly great rise in pro-
duction as previous estimates The total output of
industrial materials. Mr.. Moore concludes has ex-
banded rapidly since the start of this war than
in the corresponding period of the other but the
difference is not substantial The rise from 1914 to
1917 was about 80 per cent; from 1899 TO 1912 about
IS per cent
Another finding of the study is that in both wars
the rate of in the total output of industrial
materials diminished sharply after two three years
of expansion In the current this retardaton
occurred between 1941 and 1912 1t seems unlikely,
Mr. Moore holds, that the total production of in
dustrial materials will in the near future rise APP
preciably above the level reached in 1912.
These conclusions stand in striking contrast to
those hitherto reached by the Federal Reserve Board
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20 YEARS AGO f{ rfr EMPIRE

8.
that the Secretary
Alaska the
information which
aid the search for Major Martin
Army globe fliers
heretofore beginning August TO-
the Biological
being postponed
which effective
months.
E the Southeast Alaska district
expected according to adves
Acting Agent in charge of the local office
of of Fisheries
John Boedcker left
seal herd which it
accompany o Pribof Islands
the Alaska PEN
Henderson, Commissioner
of Education, left the Alameda
report High 49, AZ; rain
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KNOX,S NAVY

One of the last persons to whom
the late Secretary of the Navy talk
ed shortly before he died, was his
close friend Senator Styles Bridges
of New Hampshire. To the very
end, his mind was on the Navy.
Knox told Bridges of his struggle
to build up the fleet from its des-
perately weak state following the
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Only few of us, who were in
position to know all the facts,
realized how badly crippled our
Navy was after Pearl Harbor," Knox
informed Bridges.
But now he added, the Navy
is the greatest fighting force in
the world. The American people
will have even more reason to be
proud Of its accomplishments in
the months to come, when we will
form steel ring around the pos
sessions the Japs have acquired ir
the Pacific and will completely cut
the Japs off from those possessions
1T won't be very long" Kno,
predicted, until we have the Japs
completely isolated in the Pacific
and they will wither on the vine.
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PATTON'S PROMOTION
ALMOST OKAYED

After months of bitter internal
squabbling, the Senate Military AZ
fairs Committee soon will recon-
mend the promotion of Lieut.. Gen.
Brehon Somervell, Chief of the
Army Service Forces, to become a
permanent major general. However,
Lieut.. Gen George S. Patton OF
"slapping" fame, who, like Somer-
veil, is only a colonel in permanent
rank, win not be approved for pro-
motion.
Inside fact IS that the commit
tee was all set to okay both officers
at a recent closed-door meeting, but
Patton again jinxed himself by his
untimely London statement that it
was the destiny of the United
States and Great Britain dater he
added Russia ito rule the world"
Meantime, Somervell's promotion
was held up by hot fight over
com mittee procedure. Senator
Happy" Chandler of Kentucky
furiously objected to the discharge
of five-man subcommittee, headed
by himself, which had been con-
sidering wartime prom o. o IN S.
Chandler charged that the referring
of the Somervell and Patton NOM
nations to a new subcommittee,
composed of Chairman Bob Rey-
nolds. Senator Ebert Thomas of
Utah and Senator Warren Austin
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Politics VS.. Generals
Washington Post)


The most effective way to sabotage an army COM
mander's prestige and usefulness is to cast him in
the role OF an officeseeker Whatever he may do
henceforth is suspect. No matter how innocent he
may be of political motivation, his public statements
and even his military decisions are liable to be in
terpreted bids for popular esteem He cannot fail
under such circumstances to suffer loss of public
hard choice which his military office require Inn
to make.
This is a consideration which ought to be borne
in mind by men who touting certain dis
tngushed generals at potential political candidates
Some of the self-appointed spokesman are no doubt
l-intentioned Others merely seek to advance their
own interests by hitching their wagons to military
stars In either case their effect is mischievous-
embarrassing to the generals concerned and hurtful
to the prosecution of the war.
1t is extremely difficult for a general to wriggle
out of candidacy pinned upon him by unauthorized
politicos A denial of aspirations might seem an act
of arrogance The two officers who have suffered
most from this sort of unsought promotion are, OF
course our great chief of staff General Marshall,
and the commander of the Southwest Pacific theatre
of operations General Macarthur In time doubtless
bumptious boosters will nominate Generals Eisen-
hover and Arnold Admirals King and Nmitz are,
of course equally entitled to this dubious gorifica
ton All of these gentlemen have exceedingly i'm
portant tasks to perform They can best perform
them if the public will look upon them at least for
the duration of the war; consecrated exclusively to
military and naval duties.
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apologies. He wanted his subcom-
mittee reinstated and said SO
bluntly.
The atmosphere became SO heat
ed that Senator Austin had to step
in as peacemaker. Pleading for
order, he declared he was sorry
anything had come up to inter
fere with the good will which mem
beers of the committee feel toward
each other"
Lets not lose our tempers,' eau
toned Austin, who almost lost his
glasses in the excitement Il am
sure this can be Strengthened out
amicably" E
AT another closed-door meeting
the following day, Senator Ed
johnson of Colorado offered a mo-
ton in Chambers absence rein
stating the Kentuckian's subcom-
mittee with all of it's original pow
ers. Action on this was deferred
until full committee meeting, at
which there will be showdown on
future procedure regarding promo
lions.
NOTE-Military Affairs commit
teemen were less disturbed by Pat
tons destiny" remarks than by his
indirect dig at American women,
when he declared that victory on
the European front could be has
tened, and he could start fighting
the Japs. if American soldiers made
their wives and sweethearts jealous
by telling them about the pulchri-
tude of English girls.
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate. Incl
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ALIAS SUMMONS FOR
PUBLICATION
No. A. 3435

NO. "A. $3.50
In the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Division.
STANLEY G. COX, Plaintiff, VS..
ALICE COX, Defendant.
The President of the United States
of America, to the above named
defendant. greeting:
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Division,
after the last publication of this
summons, namely within thirty days
after the 2sth day of May, 1914, in
case this summons is published, or
within forty days after the date of
its service upon you. in case TINS
summons is served upon you per-
sonally and answer the complaint
of Plaintiff on file in said Court In
the above entitled action, That the
Plaintiff in said action demands the
following relief: That the bonds Of
matrimony existing between the said
Plaintiff and said Defendant be dis
solved, and for such other and
further relief as to the Court may
seem just.
And in the event you fail to SO
appear and answer the Plaintiff will
take judgment against you for want
thereof and will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in his COM
plant as above stated.
WITNESS: The Hon. Simon Hell
lenthal, Judge Of the said Court and
the seal of said Court hereto affixed
this 81 day of April, 1914.
M. E. S. BRUNELLE,
(SEAL) Clerk,
BY WINIFRED GALE,
Deputy Clerk.
First publication, April "a, 1914.
Last publication, May Is, 1914.
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of Vermont, was violation OF good
faith"
II have been dealt with unfair
ly,' stormed the Kentuckian, in
closed session. The discharge OF
my subcommittee was put over
without my knowledge while I was
out of town. l wouldn't have known
thing about it, had not received
letter from Senator Thomas ad-
vising me of the change. I think
I am entitled to an explanation OF
this arbitrary action
Chambers remarks were aimed
particularly at Army stooge Sem
ator Rufus Holman of Oregon, who
sponsored the motion to discharge
his subcommittee and set up six
new subcommittee to act on pro-
motions.
Holman fastened to explain that
he had no grudge against Chandler
and that his motion reflected no
criticism of the Kentuckians hand
ling of nominations. Blushing ner-
vously, he added:
1T was a terribly difficult job
for one subcommittee to be con-
sidering all these nominations. l
felt that we could do a better job
and expedite matters if the work
was divided up
Holman significantly omitted that
he has been the prime mover on
the committee for the promotion
of his friend. General Somervell
This was the principal, if not the
only, reason fer his motion. How
ever, Chandler, though a Somer-
veil booster, was in no mood for
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HOROSCOPE
"The sturs incline
bat do not compel"
TUESDAY, MAY 9

Benefic aspects rule strongly to-
day which should be fortunate fol
the Army and Navy but less lucky
for our air forces.
HEART AND HOME: Astrolo-
gers who have long predicted the
social and economic revolution now
in progress advise women to adapt
themselves to changing conditions
Girls of today are living in a period
of transition and should not be
judged by old standards or forced
into outworn molds of life.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Coopera-
ton between big business and small
will prove profitable in postwar
days. Mass production has DEM
onstrated the worth of mutual help
fulness. This promises much fol
the future.
NATIONAL ISSUES Plans fol
an international bank of settlements
TO finance postwar trade will be
widely discussed Astrologers de-
clare that Russia should be part
ner in any accepted program Since
that nation has great resources.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The full moon of this month pre-
sages bitter conflict with Nazi
forces and tremendous offensive
movements on various fronts The
United Nations war machine VIII
now function at full power, the
greatest in all history.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of good luck
New experiences will bring much
JOY.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be keen of mind, ambitious
and industrious. Many will be fond
Of travel and adventure. s
Copyright, 1944
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