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Cultural Association

DR.. Andre Dreyfus, geneticist and
dean of the faculty of philosophy,
science and letters at the University
of Sac Paulo, has announced "a
system of fellowships, enabling Bra
lillian students to get acquainted
with American cultural life" He
also is endeavoring to arrange to
have professors from the United
States lecture before his classes,
members of which, he says, "are
showing an increased interest in the
English language"
The development of scientific re-
lations" is DR.. Dreyfus' particular
objective, but purpose so notably
broad undoubtedly is inclusive of
progressive activity toward improved
facilities of communication. Span
ish and Portuguese are not neces-
sarily difficult media for North
Americans to learn; neither is Eng
lish too intricate for the generality
of South Americans to master. Both
groups have foundation in Latin
and Greek, many individuals in both
groups are well-acquainted with
French and German, a few persons
speak all of these several different
tongues. What now is wanted is a
widening and an acceleration of a
vast folk movement of ideas which
began with Columbus-the tremen-
dous cultural phenomenon which
historians call "the expansion of
Europe"
But it ought to be remembered
that the discovery and colonization
of the Western Hemisphere in the
fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries resulted directly from a
series of events in the Eastern Hemi-
sphere during the eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth and fourteenth. DR..
Dreyfus knows as well as most con-
temporary scholars do that the
world always has been "one world"
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Maj. George Fielding Eliot

the Carolines, the Marianas or, indeed,
anywhere in the wide stretch of ocean
between Hawaii and the Philippines.
Probably the best the Japanese can
hope for is to protect their vital line
Of communications along the coast of
China, inside Formosa, which connects
their main islands with all their south
ern conquests.
BY this line, Japanese industry re-
ceives its raw materials, and by this, the
southern garrisons, clear down to Singa-
pore and around to Burma, receive their
reinforcements and munitions.
The defense Of this vital supply route
would, 1t might be supposed, be the
principal objective of the Japanese fleet.
But feet does not act defensively in
the sense Of occupying barrier posi-
ton, as an army does. 1t rather remains
in position of readiness, imposes eau
ton and delay upon the attacker by its
very existence, compels him to act in
great strength when he acts at all, seeks
to threaten his communications and, by
attrition chat is, by the action of air
craft, submarines, E-boats and small
ra1ding task forces), seeks to cut down
his strength and to create for itself
favorable opportunity.
The Japanese Navy has difficulty in
following this procedure because of its
grave and growing weakness in the air.
Outside the waters which can be DOM
mated by aircraft belonging to the
defenses Of the Japanese mainland, this
weakness, relatively to the United States
Fleet, seems likely to grow rather than
diminish.
The fact seems unquestionable that
we have enough carriers to provide
ample air superiority over any Japanese
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Suggests Tenants Clean Alleys

To the Editor Of The Star:
Recently saw in the papers state
ment that 20-million dollar appro-
priation was being planned to be spent
in wiping out our unsightly alleys.
Most of these eyesores, unfortunately,
are in the colored neighborhoods and
before any such extreme sums of money
are spent on cleaning them, would it not
be good idea to have the tenants who
use them show interest enough in them
selves to clean them up? have made
many pilgrimages over the city studying
this problem and have noticed hundreds
Of young men, whose duty it should be
to keep this property respectable, sitting
around doing nothing.
Let the tenants who live in this So
called squalor prove themselves worthy
by cleaning up these alleys before public
money perhaps, is squandered. ETC.
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the United States is standing practic-
ally still and Western Europe is hitting
the skids, the Soviet will be building
up a population eventually outnumber-
ing the whole OF Western Europe-and
will keep on going.
Although the Statistical Abstract of
the United States predicts by 1910
population Of ISL 900 900, the commen-
tator who transmitted Mr.. Berles re-
marks accepted them without question
Mr.. Berle regarded the trend as
dangerous. But what causes the ex-
pansion and decline of populations?
Why should one assume that ours is
reaching its limits7
Between 1870 and 1920, our popula-
ton increased 26 times over. In the
generation between 1860 and 1890 1t
doubled, and showed so per cent
increase in the next, after which 1t
began to fiatten out. This was due
largely to rise and fall of immigration
from Europe. But the American in
crease was not accompanied by Euro
pean decrease. On the contrary, the
population of Europe also grew.
1t is, therefore, clear that a common
factor was operating In the whole of
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them probably yearn to be assigned
to something more exciting, the
men and officers responsible for all
this can well be proud Of their ac-
complishments. Dull and routine~as
it may be, the Job they have done
and are doing is Of prime impor-
tance-a contribution as essential, in
its way. to the winning Of battles as
the actual storming Of beachheads.
Congratulations are therefore due
all those taking part in it. for al
though they may appear to be in
a humdrum, upeventful corner of
the war, the service they are so sue
cessfully rendering the Nation is
nonetheless indispensable and high
ly meritorious.
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contract for a firm in his State was
quite unethical. Nevertheless, his praise
OF Mr.. Willkie does two things highly
undesirable from the Willkie standpoint.
For >one thing, it helps spread the
propaganda that Mr.. Willkie is lust
another New Dealer. an Imitation
Roosevelt" with the same basic ideas.
For another thing, the Pepper praise is
calculated to create the feeling that the
fourth termers would rather see Mr..
Willkie nominated than any one else
because they think him easier to defeat
in the election. 1t is a logical argue
ment that New Deal spokesmen may be
expected to denounce the candidate of
whom they are afraid; praise the one
they regard as "setup."
There Is no doubt that Mr.. Willkie s
Republican opponents of the precon-
vention campaign will use the Pepper
eulogies further to disseminate both
these ideas in ways they think will
damage him most They fit directly
into the anti-Willkie strategy. If the
anti-Willkie Republicans had been
asked to find better means of spread
ing them than through the mouth of a
New Deal Democrat, who came out for
the fourth term only little later than
Earl Browder, they could hardly have
thought of one
The truth, of course, is that these
ideas are phony. Mr.. Willkie is no more
New Dealer than Gov Dewey or Gov.
John w. Bricker and his indictments
OF the New Deals sins of omission and
commission have been as trenchant
and sweeping and specific as theirs. AS
for his foreign policy. which was the
thing Mr.. Pepper singled out for COM
mendation, it does not seem today that
Mr.. WILKES foreign-polic views differ
greatly from those Of Gov. Dewey or any
other Republican aspirant. They are
all for postwar international co-opera-
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their people to the administration. It
is an even more important duty, in
their opinion. to report to their gov
ernments everything that is happening
in the political field in this country.
And the Barkley incident has been an
eye-opener to all of them.
\
Most Of the diplomats who have
tried to obtain additional information
about the political significance of the
row between President Roosevelt and his
standard bearer in thA Senate are not
particularly interested in its effect on
the November election. The representa-
tives Of the small countries which have
governments in exile are endeavoring
to read into the squabble the possible
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Asks About Stolen Bikes

To the Editor Of The Star:
There have been articles in The Star
lately regarding stolen automobiles. How
about the number of bicycles that are
being stolen?
Three have been stolen from my
family lately, and none of them recov-
cred despite the fact that we were able
to furnish the serial numbers.
To get them our basement was broken
into, but nothing else was taken even
though there were good tools handy.
MRS. HELEN w. TRUMP.
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were found by our aircraft at Saipan
and, of course, the object OF the raid may
have been the shore installations and
not the Japanese fleet at all. But the
suggestion is persuasive one.
The truth of the matter seems to be
that short of making vigorous use Of
their presently elusive fleet, the jap
anese are washed up as far as their
Pacific island defenses are concerned.
Our Navy has had to build carefully and
painfully to make up for the losses of
Pearl Harbor and to reach the full Of
fensive power necessary to deal with
Japan.
4
That eminence has now, quite obvi-
ously, been attained. Admiral Nimitz
is moving almost at will through and
over seas which hitherto have been con-
ceded - Japanese controlled waters. No
japanese island base Is safe, either in
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his case to the people. Thus the Willkie
candidacy appears stronger now than it
did last month. The attacks on him
have lessened: he improves his position
as the best advertised, farthest ad-
vanced, most noticeable aspirant. How
ever, it was not exactly break for Mr..
Willkie that while he was away he
should have been singled out for eulogy
In the Senate by certain New Deal and
fourth-term Senators. Particularly 1t
was not break that the chief of Mese
eulogists should be the ubiquitous Claude
Pepper of Florida, the most abject of
Roosevelt supporters-except, perhaps,
Senator Joe Guffey.
1t is true that Senator Peppers words
do not carry much weight. Nor has he
greatly endeared himself to his COL
leagues by the character of his sena-
torial utterances and activities. In fact,
there was time not very long ago when
a House committee rather pointedly in
timated that Senator Peppers conduct
N trying to land a War Department
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Explains Pensioners Problem

To the Editor Of The Star:
Having retired from Government
service prior to the act of Congress in
1912 increasing the amount a Govern
ment employe who retires subsequent to
such act may receive, I have not re-
ceived any increase in income for more
than six years.
Against this I paid an income tax
for 1941 in amount of $78 and will have
paid for the years 1942 and 1o43 q total
of $288.80. The increase in taxes to-
gether with the increase of the cost
of living hits the group of which I
am one pretty hard.
The apparent discrepancy could be
taken care of by Congress in either of
two ways: BY more liberal deductions
In connection with the payment Of taxes
or by amendment to the Retirement
Act Of 1912 to cover employees who re-
tired prior to such act. J.R. C.
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there, and its neigh
Dor, Tinian.
Possibly, Admiral
Ninitz is looking for
the Japanese fleet.
If it left Truk for its
home bases after be-
ing warned of the
approach of our at
tacking forces, Sal
pan would be a nat
ural stopping place
for at least some OF
the ships on the way
home. We do not yet
know whether any
JapaneSe WarShips
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And Now the Morionos

One OF the big surprises of the
war Is the way the Pacific timetable
is being foreshortened. At the very
moment when Germany is reveal
ing strength and endurance which
may postpone it's downfall consid-
erably beyond the period generally
assumed, japanese resistance is
seemingly less effective than had
been previously supposed. Our "tri-
phibious" task forces span the vast
stretches of the Pacific with titantic
strides, blasting and reducing enemy
strongholds at tempo that in
creases with cumulative velocity.
The intricate web of Japan's de-
fense system in mid-Pacific, so cum
ningly wrought and elaborated over
a full quarter-century rapidly is
being torn to tatters. Should the
present rate of destruction be sus-
tained, the sea highways to China
or even to the Japanese homeland
itself may be opened far sooner than
the most sanguine observers pre-
viouSly had imagined could be the
case.
This heartening process is vivid
ly underscored by the news that
Saipan and Tinian. key bases in the
Mariana group. have been hard hit
by a skyfull of carrier based planes
presumably the same squadrons
which have just finished their blast
ing of Truk. It is indeed a bold
move. The Marianas lie some 700
miles northwest of Truk and are
only 1900 miles from Toxic. Unlike
the Marshalls and Carolines, the
Marianas are almost wholly VOL
canic in character, some of the is
lands being of considerable size. The
largest of the group is Guam, Amer
lean territory overrun with slight
resistance by the Japanese soon
after Pearl Harbor. Our current
blow seemingly was from the air
alone-a glorified hit-and-run raid.
But it was on a scale vastly greater
than operations of like nature ear
lier in the war, and it presumably
did much more damage. There is a
distinct possibility that units Of the
Japanese battle fleet may have been
caught at Saipan. It cannot be far
away. unless it has retired clear
back to its home bases.
The full significance of our big
raid on the Marianas lies in the
fact that our Navy thus ventures
into the heart Of Japan's Pacific
defense system. striking blow after
blow. by-passing numerous strong
holds. daring Nippon's a-power to
do It's best, and operating simultane-
ously at several widely separated
points. This connotes not only pre-
dominant fighting power but also
assured lines of communication to
keep that power supplied. Unless
our mastery of the Pacific were vir-
tually unassailable, such risks could
not be taken legitimately. Our high
command knows that it confronts
fanatical and desperate enemy. ca
pable of suicide plunge if he can
see any likelihood of success. The
calm assurance with which our ad-
mirals track the foe to his lair has
the authentic Nelson touch"-that
combination of capacity and auda-
city with which the great Horatio
once brought his opponents to bay
and beat them in the epochal sea
fights of the Nile and Trafalgar.
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After the Darkness

The bells OF England wiL ring out
When bluckout nights are oper.
The white Cupnlry" wiH return
And cast their s,Dords into the burn
Upon the Cliffs OF Doper
The ddtun tvill break serene and ,chite,
The fields toiH glo,u iuith fowers
AZ though the candles of the Lord
Had frightened OF their otrm' accord
IN sctndo1us OF the hours.
ERIs oOFF.
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Some Friendly Advice

1t is probable that New Senator
Barkley, just elected majority leader
by the enthusiastically unanimous
vote of his Democratic colleagues,
will seek out Old Senator Barkley
whom he has just succeeded, for a
word of advice on how best to dis
charge suddenly inherited response
bilities.
They will talk as good friends, for
issues rather than any clash of
personalities were behind the quick
change of Senate leadership. New
Senator Barkley, so anxious now to
close ranks thinned in the sudden
counterattack led by his predecessor,
will find Old Senator Barkley in
philosophic and expansive mood,
anxious to give helpful advice in
locating some of the pitfalls that a
wise Senate leader will avoid.
Old Senator Barkley, for instance,
doubtless will review the hazards of
the dual role involved in plotting the
Senate majority as its leader and at
the same time following chart sent
down from the White House. He
will ask New Senator Barkley to
decide at the outset whether his
chief function is to advise the Presi-
dent on the course that the Senate
will follow or to advise the Senate on
the course the President wishes the
Senate to follow. Looking back over
nearly seven unusually rough years,
Old Senator Barkley may caution
New Senator Barkley against an
emphasis on conduct as administra-
ton leader which tends to belittle
the equally important obligations of
Senate leader.
Old Senator Barley, secretly re-
iieved to be rid of a task which had
become burdensome and enjoying
his newly-won freedom, may admit
to New Senator Barkley that his
anxiety to represent the White
House in the Senate had perhaps
invited tone of address and an
attitude toward Congress which the
President had reason to think was
proper. What had worked before
should work again. The test of New
Senator Barkley's leadership, his
predecessor will suggest, is to reas-
sert an independence which the
President may have felt was not
valued too highly by those who had
a right to it, without ignoring the
wishes of the Executive in matters
which are the Executives respon-
sibility.
Both Old and New Senator Bark
ley will shake hands in agreement
that the change in Senate leader
ship probably has been a good thing
for the country and has done a lot
already to clear the atmosphere of
an accumulation of sultriness which
was making everybody feel grouchy
and let down. There will be no
difference between them as to the
absolute requirement now of estab-
fishing new relationship between
Congress and the White House based
on mutual respect of the others
burdens. The only unpleasant note
in the conference will be the ques-
ton of how to raise the revenue that
must be had to carry on a war. That,
Old Senator Barkley will tell New
Senator Barkley, with sly twinkle
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anxious eye on po-
litical developments
In the United States.
Great interest has
been aroused in Lon
don a n d neutral
coun t r ! e S, where
more attention is
given American az
fairs than ever be-
fore.
Representatives of
foreign countries in
Washington do not
confine their job
merely to represent
ing the yieWpoint, of
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az O,OoO,OOO, CIldI
of Great Britain
will have declined
from $4,000, 900 to
AZ, 900, 900, and other
European countries
in proportion; while
the population of
the Soviet Union
will have risen from
175,000, 900 to 222, ,00o,-
000-"and will stead
lily and continually
increase for a long
time"
THUS" concludes
the reporter. while
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Kind Words About Editorial

To the Editor Of The Star:
Permit me to express my deep appreci-
alton Of your editorial, Washington" In
The Star for February 20.
I have been reading apostrophes to
Washington since my boyhood, but do
not remember ever being so impressed
as by yours OF yesterday.
DAVID j. LEWIS.
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Thomas E. Dewey in
asking that the dele
gates pledged to him
in the Wisconsin
primary with d r a W
has further en-
hanced his prospects
for the Republican
nomination.
Certainly 1t pro-
notes his chances
in a State where he
was supposed to be
weak and empha-
sizes his position as
the candidate who is
most openly taking
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On Road to Toxic

Our tireless and splendidly COM
manded carrier task force has now
attacked the Mariana Islands-specifi-
cally Saipan, the main japanese base
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IRWIN HoRNSTEIN
Praise for Senator

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t makes me feel real good to know
that we still have fighting Congressman
who have self-respect and are willing to
battle for 1t. Three cheers for Senator
Barley! I'm mighty proud of him.
G.. H, HUNTER. Jr.
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The Great Game, of Politics

Convinced that he has strengthened
himself by his recent tour of the West,
friends of Mr.. Willkie-and Mr.. Willkie
himself-believe that the action of Gov,
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This Changing World

News OF the dramatic resignation Of
Majority Leader Barkley has been re-
ported at length to London and neutral
European capitals, which are keeping an
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In a recent speech Adolph Berle Of
the State Department is quoted as say
ing that by 1910 the population of the
United States will become stabilized
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Amphibious landings behind the
Nazi lines have shown the enemy
that 1914 will be a leapfrog year.
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1t is, therefore, clear that a common
factor was operating in the whole Of
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-11
Coffin Services
to be Saturday

Ann Arbor. Mich, Aug 1i-F1.
neral services for Miss Martha o.
Conn, who died Thursday al the
Saline General Hospital after a
long illness there. will be at " u
m. Saturday al the Muehlig Fu-
neral Chapel with Rev. Harvey
Colburn, former pastor OF the Ypsi-
lanti church. presiding.
She was born May -. 1858. In
Batavia, Ill. the daughter of vii.
liam and Mary Lockwood coifin.
Miss Coffin was educated at the
Abbot Academy in Andoyer. Mass.
and at the University OF Michigan
and Radcliffe College. She made
two trips abroad. and upon her re-
turn from the second she accepted
a position in the Burlington. Vt.
high school, where she taught La
tin, German and history.
She then went to teach at the
Westoyer School in Middlebury,
Conn, adding the duties of social
director TO her position.
After retiring In 1888 Miss Cot.
I'm lived for some years with her
cousins in Washington, ID. c. Since
1910 she had resided IN Ann Arhor
with her nephew, Prot John W
Bradshaw. 1904 Cambridge Rd., pro,
lessor OF mathematics AT the Uni
versity.
Burial will he at Batavia, I'll.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-11
Pittsfield Village Opening
to Aid Housing Situation

Relief for Ann Arbor and Ypsi-
lanti's housing shortage is in sight
with the formal opening OF Pitts
held Village. Michigan's largest
private residential rental develop
ment. This community lies be-
tween Ann Arbor and Ypsilanli, out
Washtenaw Rd., and when complet-
ed will extend through 10 Packard
Rd Managed by Reaume and sill
oway, Inc, Detroit real estate brok.
ers, and available 10 desirable ten.
ants. Pittsheld Village. when com
pleted, will comprise loo buildings,
containing "a and family apart
ment homes in units of various
sizes 10 house 422 families. a pro-
posed public school. and com
munity center, which will have
shops, fire department and n main
tenance building
Designed for comfortable living.
Pittsheld Village Is 10 he model
community of big.windowed homes.
which, when landscHping Is com
pleted. will be in veritable gar.
den setting with its spacious land.
scaped grounds, winding boule-
wards, ? beautiful parks and play.
grounds.
one OF the outstanding features
OF Pittsheld Village is its homelike.
individualiEed appearance Liva.
bility plus privacy is stressed In
every one OF It's modernto-the.
minute apartments. With attrac.
tive, step-saving layouts. and big
windows for sun. view and air
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-11

fore even q yes" or mo" ans
wee could be forced.
When Il came. the advantage
OF the new pressure feature was
not denied. but the order was
blocked. The Medical Director,
DR.. Justin X. Fuller. objected 10
the VISA purchasing the Calhoun
congresses since the Army and
Navy had not bought any. although
approval was admitted. He stress
ed that the VISA had no research
facilities OF its own.
Needless delay is claimed by
Calhoun. A statement by DR.
Fuller has been put on file reveal
ing that the VISA Medical De-
partment took over year TO reach
its formal do nothing now" rec
ommendation. Disgustedly, Cal.
houn stated these delays are in
excusable In these war casualty
days. He charged the Medical
Department OF the VISA refused
offers TO witness practical tests
Now Mr.. Calhoun sees a new and
perhaps permanent delay in the
unprecedented action OF the VISA
referring the whole matter to the
National Research Coucnil.
AT a recent meeting In the Navy,
the ACCESSIBILITY of supplying arm.
ed forces with a pressure bandage
was brought up for discussion.
DR.. L. II. Newburg. on loan from
the University OF Michigan to the
National Research Council. stated
at this meeting that II was agreed
there would be no discussion of
pressure bandages and that ne
was referring the question to the
National Research Council sub
committee on surgery.