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Evening star., 1944-04-17
This Changing World
By Constantine Brovn

Chungking reports that the japanese
are moving large forces up the Yangtze
River In the direction Of Hankow, as
sumedly for large-scale offensive have
created concern in Washington military
circles.
According to the unofhcial reports
can save Imphal and the last important
feeder line from the outside world to the
forces Of Generalissimo Chang Kali
shek. Should the British be compelled
to give up Imphal and Kohima the po-
sition Of the Chinese might become des-
perate.
At the same time 1t appears that the
Japanese intend to do their utmost to
get China out Of the war before the
Allies plans to establish air bases in that
country can materialize The reported
withdrawal Of = large portion Of the
Kwantung Army from Chosen and Man.
churia and its dispatch to the south ap-
pears to fit the general picture that the
Japanese will make their first real effort
against the Chinese in two years. There
Is no ofiicial confirmation of the report,
but responsible quarters believe it to be
true.
Many explanations are given regard
ing the unexpected activity of the Jap
anese ground forces in India and the
possibility of stepped-up operations
against the Chinese. Since the summer
OF l942 the Japs have been marking time
In the Eastern Asiatic theater. The most
plausible explanation of delayed large
scale operations is that the important
Indo-China Burma railway and adequate
roads from the terminal point were not
completed until recently.
In the South Pacific the japanese are
fighting defensive war. Their ground
forces are defending their island hold
ings as best they can. But neither mod
ern planes nor warships have been sent
Evening star., 1944-04-17
A Matter for Study

The counterproposal of the Board
Of Public Welfare, in connection
with the Commissioners bill to make
the board mere advisory agency,
should not be interpreted as an out
right recommendation of the course
to be followed in amending the pres
ent law. Its argument is not so
narrow as merely to suggest that
instead of giving the Commissioners
all the power, the board should have
all the power. It is more presenta-
ton of "the other side" OF an issue
which cannot be resolved, in the
best interests of the community, by
doing away with the boards powers
and handing them over to the Com
missioners.
The recommendations were de-
signed, as Public Welfare Director
Ray L. HUFF said in his letter to
Representative D'Alesandro, to be of
assistance to a committee of citi-
zens, If one is selected, which would
inquire into the administration of
public welfare in the District and
suggest amendments to the present
law. The Commissioners would have
had a much better case had they
called for such advice in the first
place. Mr.. D'Alesandro would be
wise in directing that this be done
now. 1t is possible that in certain
fields there should be more GEN.
tralized authority in welfare admin
istration. In others, 1t would be q
grave mistake to eliminate the
Board OF Public Welfare, with its
citizen representation, from an
effective authority in institutional
administration,
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Seeking q Workable PIon

: Sharp recriminations between
3 public and private housing inter-
! ests represent the negative results
: of the long session OF hearings on
! slum clearance legislation for the
! District. It is doubtful that Senator
! Burton, as chairman Of the investi-
. eating subcommittee, will give them
! much weight. He will be influential
I in drafting the necessary legislation
! and he Is more interested now in
! the positive products Of testimony,
! some of which may be outlined as
! follows:
Ten years ago Congress shaped a
law designed to clean up the in
habited alleys of Washington. 1t
failed to accomplish its purpose. A
workable substitute plan must be
: found, applying not only to the in
habited alleys but to other areas of
the city which have been blighted
by slum development and are an
expense and menace to the commu-
nifty.
While the National Capital Hous-
Ing Authority was created as the
Alley Dwelling Authority to elimi-
nate the alley dwellings, develop
ments beyond its control found it,
instead, expanding in other fields OF
housing. 1t received from Congress
only 1856 900 for the work for which
1t was created. But it has spent
from other sources over $4,000 900
for housing. This type of housing,
not anticipated when the old ADA
was created, has become the tail
which wags the dog. The manage
ment of these properties and dis
posal OF some of them after the war
is sizable job in itself.
For the first time, private builders
have shown a real interest in slum
reclamation, making n persuasive
case for the advantages they erijoy
in cheaper cost of construction,
more sound private financing,
cheaper management cost and the
fact that private property continues
to yield taxes instead of adding to
the Districts overweighted exempt
lists. ..
Is it not possible to combine the
profit incentive which attracts pri-
vate enterprise with the public in
centive to do away with blighted
residential areas? This combination
would involve the Governments use
of its power to assemble and con-
denim property and the initiative
and resource of private enterprise to
convert the property to paying use,
under private ownership. To make
|. that combination valid under the
Constitution, the Government would
: decide the use Of the property it
condemns, set the standards in con-
struction to be met by those who
buy it and limit the rate of return
1t yields for private profit.
What is the agency best suited to
administer such plan? Numerous
suggestions have been made, but the
Senators are impressed by the pio-
neering work of the NCHA. 1t might
we'll be continued, but with mem
bership expanded to include citi-
zens who would represent the citi-
zenship of the community.
2 Whether or not they will be
I adopted, these are the main con-
7 siderations discussed now as the
I basis OF future legislation. The
! question is not to make decision as
! between public housing" and "pri-
I vate enterprise" but to find the best
! method for carrying out a long
q term program OF reclaiming the
I blighted areas of Washington.
Evening star., 1944-04-17

dred and twenty dollars. The indus
try which thus began now controls
seventeen thousand theaters in the
United States alone. Its patrons
number uncounted millions. As to
whether or not movies" have
achieved the status of an authentic
art medium In their first half CEN
tury, there may be debate. But it Is
well to remember that Sarah Bern
hardt-certainly one of the very
greatest artists who ever has lived
was willing to act before a camera
in the role of Queen Elizabeth.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Clouds Over Burmu

Behind the dual wells of distance
and censorship the state of affairs
in the Indo Burmese war theater is
difficult to estimate Yet the over
all picture is one Of increasing grav-
ity. Discounting japanese claims
OF impending disaster to the Anglo
Indian forces at Imphal, even the
British communiques admit that the
city is virtually isolated and that
Japanese infiltration of the sur
rounding hills and jungles is pro-
ceeding toward the Assam railway,
which is the lifeline of General Still
wells forces operating far to the,
northward.
Furthermore, there is reason to
believe that the British censorship
is minimizing or concealing unpleas-
ant facts. This is certainly the
opinion in India, where the progress
of Japanese arms across its eastern
border is rousing intensified discus
sion and criticism of British meth
DDS. Even SO conservative paper
as the British-owned Times of India
urges the high command to give the
public realistic picture of the sit
uation. AS for the organ OF the ALL
India Moslem League, it remarks
acidly: "Not since the Bong of
Wong's entry into the war on the
side of the United Nations was an
nounced has there been such tripe
ladled out for our morning enter
tainment." The barb in the allusion
is explained by the fact that this
parsonage of the alliterative name
sort of legendary Naga Hills char
acter-was found out to be not only
non-ally, but nonexistent as well.
1t is perhaps disturbing symptom
Of growing unrest within India that
the British authorities have just
established censorship over nom
official internal postal and tele-
graphic communications.
There appears to be an ominous
parallel between the current situa-
ton in the Manipur area and that
in Malaga previous to the fall of
Singapore. The British high COM
mand seemingly misjudged Japa-
nese ability to operate across diff
cult jungle country in both cases.
Such midiudgment in Malaga was
understandable, because the Japa-
nese there revealed for the first time
the novel tactics Of jungle penetra-
ton which they had invented and
carefully elaborated. But why, in
the face of hard experience in
Malaga and Burma, Britain's mill
tary leaders should repeat their mis-
calculations is something that needs
lot of explaining.
Anyhow, the Japanese continue to
penetrate the Manipur region, not
only with light infantry forces, but
also with tanks and artillery. Even
so, their numbers cannot be very
great-probably not more than
10000 on that front-while the Brit
ish claim to have at least 1,00O, 900
native soldiers under arms in In
dia, backed by an undisclosed pro-
portion OF British troops. With good
rail and road communications up
the Assam Valley there would seem
to be no great difficulty in concen-
trating strength enough to outnum-
Der decisively the invaders. The
inescapable inference is that there
may be deterrent factors, such as
widespread unrest within India.
which offset the purely military
aspects OF the situation.
Evening star., 1944-04-17

Ninety years ago the Perry expedi-
ton slowly opened up Japan. It will
not be too long before another
American expedition blows 1t wide
open in q hurry.
Evening star., 1944-04-17

Washington's Japanese cherry
blossoms are now Towering in beau
tiful promise-but in June they will
be so sorry. thank you, that their
promise will be broken. and no fruit
result. at-
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Letters to The Star
A Leading Out" of japanese
Discussed by Californian

Discussed by Californian
To the Editor Of The Star:
Discussing postwar problems, one ex.
pert in Japanese affairs exclaimed al
most hopelessly: The peculiar Japanese
qualities will exist even after the most
crushing defeat of the Nipponese."
Any one knows this who has lived in
Japan, who knows Nipponese history
past Admiral Perry's 1853 visit. back
past the work of Mabuchi, Motowoni
and Hirata that finally resulted in the
disestablishment of Buddhism and the
great Shinto revival of 1871. yes, even
back past the Shadwo Shogunate which
the Hojo permitted to linger on
until 1888.
Our almost insurmountable problem,
therefore, Is how to educate these Nip
ponese . in what must be q real
education" or leading out" of ways
so deep-seated that they are almost in
their very marrow. 1t Is no easy task,
yet it must be accomplished. A good
way to begin would be by ending the
dual citizenship farce.
H. J. McCLATCHY,
Secretary California Joint immigration
Committee.
San Francisco.
Urges Support for President
To the Editor Of The Star:
This war Is not yet won, but when
it is a proper peace can be lost by dis
unity on the part OF the American
people.
President Roosevelt saved the country
from financial ruin when he was first
elected but will save it again in Its
present crisis only If the politicians,
both Democrats and Republicans, quit
fighting him and fight instead to win
the war and the peace to follow.
Apparently, however, the politicians
are more interested in ousting the Presi-
dent, thereby playing into the hands of
Hitler, who would give his very life to
have Roosevelt defeated.
Republicans and some Democrats are
saying that the President has no foreign
policy. But what policy has the Repub-
lican party to offer?
Mr.. Roosevelt also Is criticized for his
domestic policies. In fact, he Is criti-
cized for everything and praised for
nothing he has accomplished. Yet what
man has the Republican party to offer,
who is qualified by experience to take
over and carry on?
In this crucial time Republicans and
Democrats should be pulling with the
President to win the war. When that is
done there will be ample time for polit-
ical battles J.H. COFER.
Norfolk. Va.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Asks About Chest Election

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Star Of April 10 reported the d.
rector of the Community Chest as say
ing that "every contributor to last falls
Community War Fund campaign Is ELI
gible to vote for Community Chest trus-
tees" and Is cordially invited to at
tend the annual meeting for the pur-
pose Of voting and hearing reports of
Chest officials" The meeting referred
to Is the Chests annual luncheon, to
be given this year In the parish hall
OF downtown church.
Since contributors to the last Chest
campaign numbered, as recall, two OF
three hundred thousand, it Is obvious
that only an insignificant percentage
of them could avail themselves of the
Chests invitation to attend It's luncheon
and vote for or against the ITO most
prominent clergymen, business men and
women and social leaders" which it ha.
nominated to represent them.
IT by some chance q ma ajority Of the
contributors should prefer representa-
tives Of their own choosing, rather than
the clergymen, business leaders and So
cialites which the Chest has selected
how are they to make that fact known
OF what value is 1t to be eligible to
vote, II adequate facilities for voting
are not provided?
CHARLES H. PROBERT.
Editors note: The Star on April
10 printed the bylaw providing that
nominations Of Community Chest
trustees may be made by mail up to
within three days of the annual
meeting. Regarding the place of
meeting, the parish hall mentioned
was the most suitable room available
for such a gathering OF subscribers as
commonly attend)
Evening star., 1944-04-17

DAYS Opeaker Lett Dlctum
To the Editor Of The Star:
The interest shown at the first Of the
five Wednesday evening meetings held
in the chapel Of the Foundry Methodist
Church for the discussion of the topic,
THE Church Crusading for 4 New
World Order" bespeaks success for fu-
ture meetings on this timely subject.
The guest speaker Wednesday, April
IL, was DR.. Robert H. Montgomery of
the University of Texas. who. it might
be said (without intended criticism).
posed question that he did not answer.
However, as the best minds of all ages,
In and out of the church, unsuccessfully
have grappled with it, Dr. Montgomery
may be excused
Citing his early life in the then vast
reaches OF Texas, where people OF one
race, creed and thought established
communal settlements, the speaker went
on to the coming OF the telephone, the
radio, the automobile, the airplane, the
national highway, all of which, elm
mating time and distance tore down
boundary lines and destroyed segre-
CATION.
DR.. Montgomery attributed the worlds
difficulties to the development of mod
ern technology and left the question,
with the dictum that we may have the
conveniences of today-the radio, the
telephone and the automobile-or 70
back to the OK team, the simple life
of hard labor-with primitive tools.
perhaps-but he said that I'VE can't
have both"
The application, of course, was to war
torn Europe, Asia, the Near and Middle
East; the drifting, homeless races of
the earth-whose hereditary boundaries
are so much deeper set in the ages than
are ours, but who, because of the war,
now are adrift.
The next meeting at Foundry Church
is scheduled for April 10 and will be
addressed by Dr. Elmer L. Kayser, dean
of George Washington University, on
the topic, Facing the Coming World
Order" WILBUR H. CLOSE.
Tells Where Flag Was Made
To the Editor OF The Star:
I wonder how many people know that
the American flag which few over
Fort McHenry, inspiring Francis Scott
Key to write The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," was made In Claggett's Brewery,
Baltimore?
Mrs. Mary Young Pickersgill a widow,
and her daughter Caroline worked on
the flag. 1t was SO by 20 feet, so they
had to have large place in which to
work. Claggett's Brewery was selected
as the only available place large enough.
This flag now is in custody of the
National Museum, but 1t is not at pres.
ent on exhibition.
TALBOT o. pULrzzl,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
Congress Studies
Peace Set.ups
lCnntinned from Pas

Continued from Page II
ure as a substitute from the floor
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS
Debate on the surplus property
disposal bill produced a number of
amendments. Chairman Wright Pat
man, Cd, Texas, of the house small
business committee, and Represen-
tative Charles A. Halleck, (R), Ind
lana, were seeking bipartisan sup
port for series of changes to pro-
vide greater protection for small
business.
Representative Jerry VoorhiS, D)
California, proposed another amend
ment stipulating that property be
sold in the smallest practicable lots
SO it would be available to small
business enterprises and individuals.
Meanwhile, the chamber of COM
merce of the United States urged
in a letter to all members of con-
gresS that a completely independ-
ent agency be establish to handle
disposal of surplus property. 1t
said it would also be advisable that
the disposal be handled by a COM
mission rather than a single ad-
miniStrator.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
Fleeing Normandy
Germans Slain

Continued from Page Il
have bene bagged by the third
army. Miller said, along with great
quantities" of booty.
MOVE ON PARIS
Meanwhile, the German DNB
news agency reported that reinforc-
ed American tank and mechanical
infantry units had resumed the
eastward drive on Paris which was
halted more than week ago when
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., snifsed
the main weight of his attack
northward to encircle the Nazi sew
enth army.
Fierce fighting is in progress
north of Chartres DNB said, in
Cicating that the Americans might
be bypaSsing ChartreS in direct
thrust on the capital.
Headquarters sources believed that
only relatively small portion of the
100000 odd Germans originally
caught in the Allied net had been
able to escape, despite front re-
ports that about half of Won Gluge's
y divisions had broken out in a
wild clash through the Falaise-
Argentan corridor early Tuesday
These sources indicated that at
least $4,000 to $4,000 of the pocketed
NaziS were doomed to surrender or
Ccath, although it was acknowledged
that small lbands of enemy infantry
men might manage to escape over
land through the closing Allied
lines
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
Capt. Henderson
Returns From
Duties in Africa
Continued from Page 4

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a second three month assignment.
He was told such a request never
had been made by any other COM
manding officer at the station but
it was granted him.
IN COMMAND
He was in command of 60 men
and small group CT officers Hen
derSon said he had little trouble
with the morale of the men but the
conduct of some of the equipment
personnel at the camp kept him
busy, especially since several of the
So-called mechanics assigned to him
had been engaged III other pursuits
in civilian life and We're not dyed
in-the-wool mechanics.
One Cf the worst things he had to
do in Africa was try to get his copy
for his magazine through the cen-
sors. If he happened to be in con-
tact with a big, busy censorship
center where newspaper copy was
going out to many countries, Hen
derson recalled. he had no trouble.
The trouble occurred when he had
to get it through some small, iso-
lated censorship office.
Henderson is a veteran of World
war one.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
British Mop Up
At Florence

miles west of captured Frontone.
With Empoli mopped up and
Montelup. four miles to the east
already in British hands. Eighth
Army troops prepared a drive
northward against the remaining
Germans in the loop Of the Arno
river between the two towns. En-
poll. glass manufacturing town,
was found heavily mined and with
its streets blown up.
While most of the Italian front
was quiet, American Fifth Army
artillery engaged German tanks
and aTmored vehicles in the vicinity
of San Giovanni ALA Vena. and
small arms fire killed six Germans
trying TO cross the Arno river in a
rubber beat. Partner east along the
Arno, the Germans opened up with
a rocket gun barrage against the
Americans.
With sniping SubSiding in Flor
ence. Allied military government
officials were able to ship in food,
water and medical supplies in in
creasingly larger quantities to the
inhabital.S. including $4,000 Ital-
ians south of the Arno and 250000
in the northern sector just aban-
doned by the Germans.
From their new positions just
north of the Mugnone canal on the
northern outskirts of the city, the
Germans used tanks and machine
gun fire TO make a no mans land
of the suburbs. where scores of
thousands of civilians were ma
rooned. unable to reach the Allied
food distribution centers. Most of
the FlorentineS in that section were
depending on m e a ger supplies
which still can be brought in from
the countryside.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
Labor Head Hits
Right to Work
Initiative Act

LOS ANGELES. Aug. IS CUP)-
c. j. Haggerty, executive secretary
~ the California federation of labor,
Wednesday told American Legion
delegates to the 26th annual state
convention that the right of en-
ployment" bill was a dangerous
amendment that would only cause
disruption and diSsenSion."
Speaking for organized labor.
Haggerty urged the legionnaires to
reject the bill, titled Proposition -.
plans of labor unions and manage
ment.
"If any trouble between labor
and management in this state can
be stirred up. eastern monopolists
would be ready to take advantage of
the situation" he said
Haggerty said the states labor
movement favored veterans re-
habilitation program similar to
the American Legion inasmuch as
millions of serivcemen are union
members.
in wartime California" he con-
tinued, less than 40 of one per
sent of unionists have been in
volved in work stoppages, and this
was largely contrary to labor lead
ers' wishes.
I'VE arc not dictators," Haggerty
said, I'VE cannot force these men
to stay en- the job. We can't ex-
pect 100 per cent cooperation. but
nevertheless we have almost achiev-
ed it
Ano. her speaker, Jesse A. Ratch-
ford. chairman of the American
Legion national defense commiSs-
ion, cautioned the delegates against
wishful thinking that the war is
almost over.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
Germans Launch
About Drive
To Ba!k Soviets

Continued from Page II
bridgehead on the west bank of the
Vistula northwest and west of San
domierz. The Germans counter
attacked in an attempt to regain
the villages, but were thrown back
with a total less for the day of %
tanks and 25 armored troops car
riers.
Konev's army was credited with
killing 100000 Germans and cap
turing 32,36O in its phase of the
Soviet summer offensive, bringing
to 10000 the number of enemy
troops put out of action on all
eastern frcntS since June 23.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
SEEKS DAMAGES

Ronaldo Coloma and Procopio
Licdini Wednesday asked damages
of S28222 for Coloma and $255
for Licudini for injuries assertedly
suffered in a traffic accident on the
Holtville- Bonds Corner road last
June /. Defendants in the case are
Charley l.. Watson, George w.
Clark and Doyle w. Pritchard, CO.
partners in the Imperial Valley MIX
Transport company.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-16
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION GOES
BACK TO FOLDS OF AFL

WASHINGTON Aug. 10. (UP) -
The American Federation of Labor
announces that the International
Typographical UNION with $4,000
members had become reaffiliated
with it.
The union, which was one of the
founders of the federation, had been
suspended since 1910 for refusal to
pay an increased per capita tax.
The reaffiliation, resulting from a
membership referendum, is effective
as of August i and entities tie 1TU
to representation at the kFl con-
vention in November.
AFL President William Green
called upon all state and central
city federations TO receive local
ITU unions back into membership.