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Evening star., 1944-09-10
New Low in Politics
Charged 10 New Deal
In bricker Address
'UnhoIy Alliance Hit
In ToIk at French Lick
Accepting Nomination
(Tert OF speech, Page A-I7.)
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FRENCH LICK, Ind, Sept. g.
Gov. John w. Bricker of Ohio
contended tonight the New Deal
has achieved a new low in
American politics. and declared
the Republican party would re
establish liberty" while providing
opportunity and security.
Formally accepting the COP vice
presidential nomination, the tall, sill
ver-haired candidate opened his
speaking campaign with broad at
tack on the Roosevelt administra-
tion and its adherants.
In its alliances with Hague and
Kelly and Hannegan and Hillman
and Browder, the New Deal has
achieved new low in American
politics." he asserted. The cynical
ana sinister bid for powder of this
unholy alliance will be overwhelm-
inSly rejected"
Raps Hillman Alliance.
Gov. Bricker said that before the
Democrats convention President
Roosevelt had instructed Robert E.
Hannekan, that party's national
chairman, too clear everything
with Sidney Hillman, head Of the
CLOS Political Action Committee.
1t is time, continued Gov. Brick
er. ito elect President who will
clear everything not with Sydney
but with Congress and the Amer
ican people"
Speaking in the overtaxed, 1000
person capacity dining room of the
French Lick Springs Hotel, at a
dinner sponsored by the Indiana
Republican Editorial Association,
the nominee said the 1914 issue was
Shall the United States continue
to be a republic?"
He maintained the current ad-
ministration could not provide
peacetime jobs or free represent
ative Government" and stated the
Republican party proposed to re
establish liberties at home and to
provide opportunity and security"
Gov. Bricker was given a stand
ing ovation at the beginning and
end Of his speech.
He charged that President Roose-
welt had delivered the Democratic
party into the hands of Mr.. Hill
man and, departing from his pre-
pared manuscript, declared "and
that command literally put milliouD
OF Democrats on our side in this
campaign"
Taking his place as running mate
OF Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York in what he termed a march
to victory" Gov. Bricker submitted
that to be helpful In keeping world
peace" America must be strong and
free at home"
During the day. before Main
(See BRICKER Pace A.l1
Evening star., 1944-09-10

Declaring that the fear OF pro-
longed unemployment following
the defeat of Germany has been
Exaggerated" War Mobilization
Director Byrnes last night out
lined a co-ordinated program for
industrial rehabilitation, en-
phaSizing speed and involving
recommendations that will affect
nearly every American.
Mr.. Byrnes presented to President
Roosevelt report telling in 1000
words what has been done by Gov
ernment agencies in planning for
industrial reconversion and demob-
ilization after the surrender Of
Germany and what remains to be
done to curb unemployment and
maintain a sound economy.
The report forecast for We (Vic-
tory in Europe Day more food for
civilians in general, more gasoline
for motorists. particularly those in
the East; the end Of the 48-hour
work week and other labor controls,
a reduction Of Federal personnel as
soon as practicable, and a general
relaxation Of wartime restrictions
on the whole American economy.
To Cut Reserves 50 Per Cent.
Mr.. Byrnes revealed under the
heading of war production cutbacks.
that the Army, in view OF the i'm
proved military situation, had de.
cided to reduce its strategic re.
serve" of war materials so per cent.
He explained the strategic reserve"
represented initial equipment for
1000 900 men. This decision will
save the Nation about 81 ,000, 900 900.
A continuing review of war pro-
curement programs over the last
IL months by a committee of high
military officials resulted in the can
Evening star., 1944-09-10
BY the Associated Press.

bS Inc ASSOClateu fFeSS.
The story of a forgotten convoy"
which spent eight months in Arctic
North Russia-so long, in fact, that
the American sailors learned to talk
to Russian girls without the aid of
an interpreter-was told by the War
Shipping Administration yesterday.
In January Of last year, six United
States ships, loaded with food and
war materials, sailed from New York
to join 18 other Allied freighters
bound for Murmansk.
After weathering storms and Nazi
air attacks OF Norway, the. convoy
made its destination In two months
and the crews settled down to await
formation of a new convoy for the
return trip. 1t was eight months
later before their ships were put
into a return convoy.
As time dragged on, the seomen
found an interpreter willing to ar
range dates with Russian .girls and
to carry on the 'shs said" and '.shs
Evening star., 1944-09-10
New Cabinet Takes
Reins in Bulgaria;
Georgiev Is Premier
FoIIen Regime Sought
Armistice With Soviet,
Ordered War on Reich
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. Bulgaria
changed governments again to-
day. the Sofia radio announcing
that former Premier Kimon
Georgiev had taken over the
premiership and formed a new
government. He succeeds Kon-
stantin Muraviev.
One of the last acts of the Mura-
view government was to ask Moscow
for IN armistice and proclaim war
on Germany, 1T the same time Or
dering Bulgarians to welcome Rus
sian troops.
Before the latest cabinet switch,
the government had dissolved par
lament on the ground 1t was un-
worthy to represent the people. dis
banded the Estate 0endarmerie
which was created few months ago
to suppress popular unrest, pro-
claimed amnesty for political pris-
oners and announced Bulgarian
Partisans henceforth would be rec
ognized mot as enemies but as
patriots"
Prince Is Removed.
The Bulgarian reshufne also in
cluded the removal of Prince Cyril
uncle of young King Simeon, II, and
Gen. Nikola Mikhov, a former min
lister of war, from the regency coun-
Gil. Earlier the third member
Bogdan Filov, pro-German, had
resigned.
The Moscow. radio said the custer
of the regents was announced by
Dino Kazasov Immediately after
he had been appointed to the newly
created post of propaganda minister
A Tass dispatch from Sofia, broad
cast by Moscow. announced the
appointment Of three new regents
Venerin Ganev, Todor Pavlov and
Tsvetko Boboshevsky.
A delegation of three was named
to determine final armistice terms
from Gen. Feodor I. Tolbukhin and
seek restoration Of diplomatic rela-
tions with Moscow.
KaZaSov announced all ministers
of government who held office since
January l, 1941, and all deputies OF
the 25th national assembly who ap-
proved anti-national policy had been
ordered arrested and their property
confiscated.
Was Premier in 1894.
Georgiev became premier in 1884
after coup d'etat, but rightist op-
position forced him to resign q year
later. After the pro-Nazi govern.
ment declared war on the United
States and Britain he was reported
TO haye been arrested because he
opposed collaboration with the
| NaZiS.
Meanwhile, Hungary-the Nazis
new Balkan backdoor-under ham.
mer blows of the Soviet drive
through Transylvania and persist.
ent battering by Allied airforces
found herself between revolving Slo-
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Summoning Of Priest
By MussoIini Reported
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LUCIANO, Switzerland, Sept. g.
Benito Mussolini, gaunt and raw
aged by illness, is reliably reported
to have called for q priest recently
to hear his confession.
The priest is reported to have
visited the former Duce of the Ital-
ian empire at his home on Lake
Garda.
Mussolini's health is said to have
declined to such an extent that he
is refusing further medical atten-
ton as useless and resorting to hy-
podermic injections whenever it is
necessary for him to meet people.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Survivor Of 100. Doys
In Jungle Dies in Crush
By the Associated Press.

BY the AS&ocleteC pfeS8.
MILWAUKEE, sept. .. ~ Mai
Arthur l.. Post. ~, who last year
survived . 100-day trek through the
New Britain junglcs, after his plane
had been shot down, was killed Au-
gust Is in an airplane accident on
Biak Island In the Southwest Pa
cific: his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Post, were notified today by the
War Department.
II Maj. Post, who had returned re-
Gently to the Southwest Pacific "a
commanding eficsr Of . photo
graphic. squadron. Was awarded the
Disting g,lished service Cross last San
uary for obtaining valuable info9TnA-
tieni whils lost II the New Britain
tunelee. .ssss
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Streetcor Kills Man
On Fourteenth Street

An unidentified colored man was
struck down and killed last night
while crossing Fourteenth street be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and +
street NV. It was the 62nd trafIic
fatality Of the year, as compared
with So during the same period In
1913.
The streetcar operator was VIII
liam Glover, -, Of SSH Georgia
avenue NV, according to the
Capital Transit co. He has had
IL months experience.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
We Day. to Herald
Defect of Germany,
Coined by Byrnes

War Mobilization Director
Byrnes coined q new expression
to designate the day Of Maxi
surrender-V-E victory in Eu-
rope) day. He used it for the
first time in hts report to the
President on industrial demobi-
nzation.
Mr.. Byrnes told reporters he
thought it more appropriate as
q designation of our final VIC
tory over the Germans than the
widely used X-day, originated
by Bernard M. Baruch. As q
means of describing the time of
victory over Japan, Mr.. Byrnes
suggested VI day.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Nine. Chiong Koi-shek
Leaves Rio for u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASsociated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. g..
Nine. Chang Kai-shek departed
today for the United States, the
government news agency announced
tonight. She had been in Brazil
for several weeks undergoing medi-
cal treatment.
Evening star., 1944-09-10

collation. of s18, 100 900 600 in author
ized expenditures, Mr.. Byrnes said.
This work, he added, was respon-
sible for a reduction in the aircraft
program Of 5000 planes.
Mr.. Byrnes told a news conference
called to discuss the report, that
price and wage controls must be
maintained after V-E-day. He said
return to the 40-hour week in all
except the very few critical labor
shortage areas that will remain viii
assure a spreading of work to take
up employment.
Competition is Best Control.
It was pointed out that the loss
of overtime pay resulting from
shortening the work week will be
held Arm. He said a balance be-
tween prices and wages must be
maintained and on the score of
prices, remarked whenever you get
things back into production, COM
petition is the best control on
prices"
Mr.. Byrnes expressed grave con-
cern over food surpluses after We
Day, and recommended that Con-
gress appropriate up to $4,000, ,000,-
600 to carry out its farm support
price, commitments through 1945.
Mr.. Byrnes said about 5000 900 tons
of food from wartime reserves would
be released for other uses, bringing
farm prices well below the support
level and forcing the Government
to buy the surplus If it is going
to support prices"
From Mr.. Byrnes' figures, it was
estimated that We Day food re-
leases would be sufhcient to feed
our Army of occupation in the first
half Of next year, take care Of
European relief plans for the same
period and leave 2,100, 900 tons other
than wheat left over. He said the
War Food Administration soon must
announce food production goals for
j1945, and commented that in the
year following We Day our military
food procurement win decline so per
cent or about 1000 600 tons.
Stresses Speed in Demobilisation.
Mr. Byrnes stressed speed as the
most essential ingredient Of indus
trial demobi!ization. He mentioned
speed In notifying individual con-
tractors of the effect upon them Of
the 40 per cent cut In war produc-
ton estimated for We Day. speed in
removing industrial controls as OUT
lined by the War Production Board,
speed In settling contract claims,
speed in clearing plants Of Govern
ment-owned supplies and equip
ment.
He revealed that the Once of
Price Administration will announce
In about 10 days the formula for
pricing new civilian goods to be
brought on the market after We
day-such things as automobiles.
See DEMOBILIzATION, Page A-6.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Burton Says He Backs
Ballot for District
By Possible Plan
Method Not Importont
So Long .os It Gronts
Vote, He Declares
By DON S. WARREN.

!NCAaVOA DuA tolA, As0PubA1C0A, Va
Ohio, sponsor of a plan to give
District residents a vote on elec-
ton days as II they were resi-
dents of Maryland, said yester-
day he was more interested in
ending disfranchisement than in
how it was to be done.
While still awaiting receipt of
his bill from the Senate's legisla-
tive drafting service. he said 1t may
be found that the Sumners-C -Capper
national representation resolution Is
the answer to the problem. but he
felt full consideration Of his sug-
gestion would prove beneficial.
His statement was made In reply
to . letter from Mrs. Stanley g.
Cook, president of the Maryland
Congress Of Parents and Teachers,
who protested that not only are res
idenes OF the District disfranchised
but also civilians on the Indian
head and other Federal reservations
are voters. Mrs. Cook contended no
American should be denied the right
of suffrage If he Is citizen Of the
United States.
Reveals Correspondence.
Senator, Burton, in making public
the correspondence with Mrs. Cook
reiterated his conviction that by one
form or another, residents OF the
District should be given a voice In
their national government and rep
resentation in Congress.
In a reply to Mrs. Cooks letter,
he said:
II hope that some plan can be
worked out which will supply the
franchise and do it in q way which
will be possible Of acceptance by the
Congress.
This is subject which deserves
the fullest consideration and my
suggestion of the Maryland restora-
ton plan was merely to indicate the
uaturalness of the relationship which
exists between Maryland and the
people of the District living on land
which was ceded to the Federal Gov
ernment by Maryland for the seat
Of government and who, but for that
fact, would now be exercising the
full franchise rights in Maryland.
Expects Benefit from Discussion.
1T may be that a program tc
amend the Constitution which woule
give the discretion on the subject
Of franchise to the Congress ir
blanket form, as has been suggested
by the Capper amendment, may
meet this need, but I believe the
subject will benefit from full con.
sideration of the proposal which
recently brought up in radio dis
cussiori." ..'l....
Mrs. Cook had written to Senator
Button she had noted with much
interest" the report in The Star oi
the Burton plan, which she consid-
cred a wise step" and one that
Should have the support OF every
American citizen"
MY main purpose in writing at
this time" she continued "is to call
to your attention that there are
many civilians in Maryland who
live on Federal reservations and
are disfranchised because Of this.
"The residents OF the District dc
not have the unique distinction
of being the only citizen Of the
United States denied all representa-
ton because Of the place in which
they live as stated in The. Sunday
Star. -
The civilians on our reservation
at Indianhead are required to pay
income tax in Maryland but have
no vote In the State. The rights
/C>. UY1 Hyr0rYYSY1
Evening star., 1944-09-10
See DEMOBHIzATION, Page A
80 Die as Motorbout Sinks

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept. . R.-
Thirty persons were drowned.
Thursday when the motorboat
Caribe carrying IS passengers sank
In the Gulf Of Fonseca after leav.
ing La Union Port IN Ell Salvador.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
|bYrnes Reveals
Plans
For Chdngeover
More Food and Gas
Due With Nozi Foil;
Optimistic on Jobs
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Partial tert OF industrial de-
mobilization report on Page A-f8.)
Evening star., 1944-09-10

Radio Proeroms. Ps. CO
Complste Index, Ps. AZ
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(See BULGARIA, Page A-5J
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(see RUSSIA, Page A-l00
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(see FRANCHISE, Page A-e5
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(See CONFERENCE, Page A-l
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See WESTERN FRONT, Page AS.
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GOVERNMENT BY DEFAULT

Government by the people can be reality only
if the people participate in the business of governing
We know we'll enough that even in major national
elections large segments of the decorate fail to
exercise the right to observe the obligation of citi
zenship. Many who do vote do so perfunctorily and
close their with the democratic process by the
simple act of casting ballot. How largely this is
true is indicated in a survey conducted recently by
the Denver University National opinion Research
Center. Only one out of every three persons inter-
viewed in a Nationwide poll able to name
correctly the two Senators who represent his State
in Washington. Two years ago the New York Herald
Tribune asked a cross-secton of New Workers to
identify their Congressman and found that 85 per
cent were unable to do SO.
An even shocking ignorance of demo-
cratic institutions revealed in another National
Opinion Research Center survey conducted not long
ago. About third OF the American public expressed
hostility or apathy to the doctrine of freedom of
speech and of the press-even in time of peace The
questions, is often the in surveys of this
kind were ambiguous and perhaps tended to elicit
negative responses Nevertheless widespread lack
of fervor for the most fundamental Of American
institutions cannot fail to have omnous implications
The Denver University study is bolstered by small
scale inquiry conducted by the Bulletin, publication
of the American Society Of Newspaper Editors. The
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Oil for Franco
Washington POST

washington POSt)
For brief period the Department of State
aged to create the illusion that it treadng on the
toes OF Generalissmo Franco of Spain In point Of
fact of course, it did nothing SO INDIGENOUS. The
embargo shipments of oil to the home OF the
falange, announced week ago, wasn't really an
embargo, after all. 1t merely suspension OF
Spanish tanker loadings in the Caribbean area. In
response to disclosure by the Philadelphia Record,
the State Department has now acknowledged that
outstanding licenses for packaged petroleum goods
have not been Cancelled The wheels of falangist
collaboration with the Axis will continue to bs
fabricated from this side Of the Atlantic.
1t is nice TO know that diplomats not
hot-headed. The present government of Spain,
through the falange has furnished a transmission
belt for Axis propaganda and espionage activities in
the Western Hemisphere. 1t has supplied Germany
with essential materials, wolfram for example
has interned Italian warships 1t has sent division
of Spanish troops to fight against Russian allies
the Eastern front And its caudillo has publicly
and spectacularly thumbed his at democracy the
American variety in particular But our State De-
partment has lost its temper, has been
thn-skinned enough to take umbrage of these acts
When the State Department announced on Jan
uary % what mistakenly assumed to be
embargo it stated explicitly that the loadings of
Spanish tankers with petroleum products for Spain
have been suspended through action of the State
Department pending reconsideration of trade and
general relations between Spain and the United
States in the light of trends in Spanish policy" We
take this to mean that the State Department would
like to bring about a reversal of these trends It
hasn't succeeded in doing SO through the methods of
Cancellation it has employed to date Perhaps Gen
eraliSSmo Franco doesn't understand its language
Perhaps gestures are inadequate. Perhaps genuine
thoroughgoing, unqualified and outright shutdown Of
oil shipments would have meaning 1t
now that strength is on the side of morality-worth
try
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20 YEARS AGO f{yf HE EMPIRE
MARCH "a, 1924


be the biggest in the history OF
Alasas industry he acquainted
with Knickerbocker of the Alaska
visited friends this while the North
Codova and expected to
visit before South Mr. Knicker
making effort take
addition the steamer Yukon said that
they a the
held church parlors following the annual
The following officials
the LEVERS reelected Treasurer
theeyear
elected Trustees H L.
Church Elders fill the
resulting South
Metcalf the special committee appointed by
making
Hall benefit IneSchoo
Meet Ketchikan l.
Chairman special committee which
marty for plans
that affair.
position saleslady
in the Peerless Bakery
Weather report: 50; cloudy
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Bulletins conclusion that no more than hall the
men and women interviewed had reasonable under
standing of and belief in free press
To explain findings such as these we must examine
the educational system through which Americans
learn Of our institutions and of our political tech
nicues Plainly it is falling down in the quintessenal
portion OF its job. No doubt the press itself bears
heavy responsibility for the popular indifference to It's
freedom and for the failure to evoke in the public
warmer and wider interest in public affairs The fact
is in any case. that face here a condition the
remedyng OF which is vital to our preservation as
free society People who do not about or under
stand the processes under which they live are not
free people They the soil out of which depotism
springs What confronts here is nothing less than
decay at the roots of American culture. We need
urgently to give those roots strength and replenish-
ment.
In Juneau today some sense an air of rejuvena-
ton in the interests Of more ACTIVE part by the
people in their government We have two elections
coming upthe city election on April and the Ter
ritoria election April 25 The vote cast in these
elections will participation.
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CAUTIOUS MIR. Hull

Up in Palm Beach, sits Sumner
Welles, writing a book 1t will be
a good book for those who will read
it, but it's reader circle will be
small. II deals with the tragic mis-
takes we made after the last war
and how, step by step, we drifted
into the present war, with our So
called statesmen knowing what was
coming, but staring glassy-eyed at
the approaching debacle, powerless
TO prevent it or else unwilling to
endanger their own political pres
tige by taking heroic measures to
stop the catastrophe.
Not far from Sumner Welles in
Palm Beach, Cordell Hull, the man
who kicked Welles out of office, was
putting on the golf course. He is
70 years old, and tired. His eau
tious strokes on the golf course re-
sembled his tired diplomacy. There
was time in the House of Rep
resentatives when / knew fiery
courageous. young Tennesseean who
dared to fly in the teeth of the big
pressure Hobbies and the Smoot-
Hawley tariff with its economic bar
riers which contributed to this war
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MARCH "a
Elaine Arnold
Ennis and Thomas White
Minnie Goldstein
Martha Ann Carmichael
Buddy Mogseth
Mrs. Howard Day
Miris Tonsgard