The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
Washington Report
BY HELEN ESSARY

| WASHINGTON-On the question of the bomb
ing of Rome now being discussed by Secre-
tary of State Corden Hull and Senator H.
Stylts Bridges, there is some opinion that
here is military problem whose responsible
ty is up to Italy.
| 1t is possible that the United Nations are
not yet sure of the complete loyalty of the
Italian government. Certainly the Italian cam
| aign is not going well for the United Nation.
Something is obviously wrong in the conduct
of this part of the war. Whether it is the
bad planning of the Allies or the lack of CO.
operation of the Italians or the superior
strength of the Germans-nobody is sure now.
But the frightening fact remains, the Allies
are far from realizing their hopes of taking
! all Of Italy.
If the bombing of Rome will hasten the con-
quest of Nazi Italy and save many lives, then
so some hard thinking authorities say: Let's
bomb Rome. Get that much of the war over
with. Tradition and the relics and symbols
that keep it alive very fine. But better a
few hits on cathedral or art gallery or
tottering Colosseum than the loss of 10000
lives You can build another cathedral, prop
up another Colosseum But you can't bring
back one single life.
"And, say what you will about preserving
art and religious treasures staying alive is
the most important job anybody ever under
takes.'
Washington News and Notes:
! Slogan for the United Nations: THE things
that unite are greater than those that divide. "
Overheard at Sunday reception. will you
tell me which of these people here is my hos
tess l was told that she was very charming
but 1 haven't the faintest idea who she is. y
Washington IS like this
You don't suppose, do you that the OPA's
decision to make shortening and oils ration
free is timed to allow general greasing o.
next election days candidates?
At least one White House aide is betting II
IN that Wendell Willkie will be No. on the
Roosevelt ticket for 1914.
The excessively chic language classes of the
capital are studying Russian. It's true. Pretty
tlladies who used to sharpen their wits on Cul
/, bertson are minding their double consonant.
on Karl Marx primers.
:. Spanish classes flourish in our city like dan
delions on spring grass plot. Or, make the
sirnile like garlic on a spring grass plot,
I since it is Spanish we are talking about.
. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, who il
about to step out little trip to Chin;
. to tell Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek tina
any delay in an about Allied attempt to retak
Burma is only temporary, speaks Spanish flu
emily.
Wallace was toiling away at his Russian
conversation. and had got far as "Our grea
country loves your great country Marshal Sta
i lin, and we are deeply appreciative of the mag
S nificent help you are giving us, but-what il
+ Sam Hill are you really up to, Uncle Joe,
when the order came. Pack up for China.
don't pretend to understand anything yer.
! WELL but it does seem that Maj. Gen. Levi
!; B. Hershey's call to the draft boards to induc
I, "a maximum number of farmers under 26
a is a wartime variety of cutting off the nos
= to spite the face.
= Is Napoleon's belief that an army travel
on it's stomach no longer good strategy II
2. is good strategy, how do we feed the seVe
d million of sur own troops and the millions