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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Iriish-Briitish Situation
San Francisco, Calf.
18th Novemher 1Q11

IlIH NOVeHDeT, 1S44
MAJ. GEN. DAVID PRESCOTT BARROWS,
GO SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER,
DEAR GENERAL BARROWS:
IN YOUR article in today,s Examiner, entitled
L British Restraint Before Ireland" you state:
"Ireland's adherence to neutrality in this
present war has added to British difficulties, and
for many months it increased British danger and
Allied losses. Those months were the period when
German submarine activity severely harried Brit
ish shipping and our own. The best area for this
submarine war was the sea surrounding Ireland,
and Great Britain could not in this war, as was
possible in the First World War, use the ports of
Ireland to break these submarine attacks"
May I refer you in this connection to a map
in the April, 1941 issue of Fortune magazine with
the text entitled "The Battle of the North At
lantic." You will observe from the markings that
by far the greater percentage of ships proceeding
to Britain were sunk in the North Sea and not
around the Irish coast.
You also refer to the extreme patience and fore
bearance Of Great Britain in the face of Irish neu
trality and the fact that Great Britain has applied
no coercion to us. 1t is true that Great Britain
has respected our neutrality, but does it not
to you that Britain has weighed the advantages of
a friendly Ireland without the Irish ports as
against an Ireland rendered hostile by forcible
seizure of those ports, whose value in wartime to
an outside power has been considered very dubious
by many experts IN position to know.
Although the enclosed address by our minister
at Washington was made eight months ago, feel
sure it will be of interest to you To the last para
graph on page 10 of Mr.. Grennans address may
add the information that Fire exported during
1913 goods to the value of f27 100000 or over 10
million dollars. Practically all were foodstuffs,
and practically all went to Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.
read with great interest your articles on
world affairs, military and economic, and have
listened to your radio broadcasts on many &C.
casions. trust that you will find useful the nfor
nation am now giving you regarding my country.
MATHEW MURPHY,
Consul for Ireland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
: WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

Maryland. (b) Virginia. (c)
North Carolina, i'd Ten
ncSScc
3-True or false: Largo (from
Xerxes) is Beethoven's work
4-In what order, reading from
east TO west do the Great
Lakes lie?
5-As of 1910, how many states
Of the u. S. have popula-
tions of at least ten million,
none, one, three. or five?
eff a football game is de-
clared forfeit what is the
official score?
7-Thunderhead. written by
Mary O'Hara Is a sequel TO
a famous story about a boy
and his horse. What is the
title of this story?
Sin the nursery rhyme. Little
Bo-Pccp. what was Bo-
Peep trying to do in the
last verse?
(Answers on Opposite Pagel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
THEWORLD
IN REVIEW
BY Mai Gen.
D. P. Barrows

III
~ mand involves two things:
Elaborate and skillful planning
preceding action, and audacity
in execution.
Planning includes accurate
estimates of an opponents
strength, and his ability TO in
crease that strength by rein
forccmeHt, sound judgment as
to the utmost that ones own
troops can do, their designation
TO tasks within their strength
and readiness, and then an in
finite amount of detailed ar
rangements for their movement,
arrival, and commitment 10 ac-
ton. and the great task of
supply, communications and the
evacuation of casualties.
Audacity is not recklessness.
1t is the courageous accep-
~tance of unusual hazards. with
in the limits of possible success.
Audacity must be continuous
throughout an operation.
1t must recognize difficulties
without pausing or yielding 10
their evident menace.
1t must not cease until the
utmost is achieved.
CAREFUL preparation, reso-
~ lutte facing Of dangers, and
persistence in spite of reVerSes
characterize American general
ship in this war.
Gen. Macarthur case is no.
table because at no time has
he been able 10 count on SUI
perior numbers.
The surprise landing Of the
nth Division close 10 the Japa-
nese base of Ormoc, on the west
coast of Leyte, is the latest illus
tration of MacArthur's great
ness as a commander.
THE entire Philippine enter
Il prise reveals this combina-
ton of the essential factors Of
great command.
The by-passing Of Mindanao,
where the Japanese had concen-
trated in new strength in the
belief that the attack would
begin there, and the choice of
the Gulf of Leyte was itself a
movement of great boldness.
For Macarthur had then, and
still has, a very small army TO
oppose Japanese forces in the
Philippines, officially estimated
at 225,000 men.
The report circulated at that
time, and never officially cor
rected, that Macarthur had
landed with 100000 men" was
false.
He landed with only four COM
bat divisions, all of them de-
tached from his New Guinea
command.
Altogether they probably did
not exceed $1,000 fighting men.
THE navy conveyed the army
L from New Guinea, and
landed il without loss.
II broke up the enemy's naval
attempts 10 reach the Gulf of
Leyte, destroying one task
force in the Surigao Strait, and
turning back another that came
through the Strait of San
Bernadino.
1t defeated third japanese
force off the coast of Luzon.
The naval cooperation has
contributed nightly to keeping
the hold on Leyte. attacking
enemy reinforcements as they
approached, and destroying sue
cessive japanese conveys.
The Japanese are still strong,
in the Philippines.
They may now have 100000
men, who can be reinforced
from many directions.
They have menacing air fields
on Cebu, Nasbate, and Luzon.
Their war production has
augmented their air fleet for
resistance in the Philippines.
And they have determined upon
a great and bloody opposition.
Macarthur will need power
full air fleets, and probably all
of that quarter of a million
men. which has not yet APP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Knowledge Test

Sosrs ONT IN sash ~ the first five qurs-
tions and FfyE IN the last qusstion $40,
srlliiAnt. Ia. brithi. A-s, RversEe. OF.
duI.
Antwerp is on the ts) Rhine
River, (b) Scheldt River,
(c) Moselle River.
2-The bandit released when
Jesus was killed was
called (a) Ananias. tb)
Cyrenus, (c) Bsrabbas.
]-Alcatraz is an island in: la)
Havana Bay, (b) San
Francisco Bay, (c) Mar
settles Bay.
cupid loved (a) Psyche, tb)
Medea, (c) Minerva
She modern post office sys-
TEN was started by: ia)
Thomas Jefferson, tbl
Benjamin Franklin, tcJ
Theodore Roosevelt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

g. Rearrange these names Of
cities, so that letter 4 will
be the one nearest 10 Ber-
lin and letter + Will be
the most distant from
Berlin: Cal Munich. (b)
Cologne, Co Frankfort,
cd Strasbourg, (e)
Dresden.
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
CoRyright. ls44. by kin Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

that Soviet Russia would receive
one third of the Italian navy or the
equivalent in American ships.
This decision, followed by the de-
livery of at least one American
cruiser to Russia, practically COM
mitted the United States to
policy" of recognizing" Soviet
Russia as a Mediterranean power.
All this was historically conjoined
with the mysterious progress of
Soviet arms, and the establishment
of Soviet hegemony, in the Balkans,
making the Black Sea Russian
lake.
These things meant that Soviet
Russia, pursuing one of the purposes
of Peter the Great, was reaching out
for ice-free ports and Zones of influ-
ence" in the M diterranean,
THROUGH WHICH RUNS THE
VITAL LIFE LINE" OF THE
BRITISH EMPIRE.
And, at some future date, Rus
sian land and sea power in the Medi-
terranean might we'll be able to sever
the cline" And-as Peter the Great
advised-take over both Persia and
British India.
So Great Britain has been taking
measures, too. z
British troops were landed in
Greece to secure a bastion guarding
the Levant and the SueZ Canal, at
one stroke expelling the Nazis and
excluding the Russians.
The "civil" uprising of Reds in
Greece against the provisional gov
eminent set up under British protec-
ton was thus plainly phase of the
Russo British struggle.
Likewise, the British government
blacklisted Count Sforza as foreign
minister of Italy, whereupon Soviet
Russia countered by endorsing him:
and the United States, by asserting
"hands- off" position, again tacitly
backed Russia against the British.
Probably the British government
was not surprised by Washington's
action toward Italy: they surely
know that the New Deal habitually
pampers communism, at home as
well as abroad.
And the American government
might have anticipated the speeches
in which Prime Minister Churchill
and Foreign Secretary Eden told the
House of Commons that Commu-
mist government in Greece, or anti
British diplomacy in Italy, would not
be tolerated.
Those speeches were intended to
be heard in Moscow more than in
Athens or Rome.
They were British maneuvers in
the age.old conflict for empire.
THE tragical truth is that Soviet
l. policy is a. portentous evil in
Europe today as well as growing
threat to British empire.
Despite the Communist praises of
liberty" it portends the extinguish-
ment of little nations so unfortunate
as to be Russia's neighbors.
Despite the Communist profes-
sions of democracy" it portends a
Communist Europe after the war,
and the destruction of personal free
dom, or else CIVIL WARS to pre-
vent so calamitous an outcome.
Despite the Communist declara-
tions for durable peace, it contains
the seeds of new INTERNATIONAL
WARS unless the councils of the
peacemakers are sublimely wise and
liberal and just and strong.
Surely our own American policy
should be directed toward keeping
communism out of America and
keeping America out of Communist
wars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

THE struggle between Russia and
l. Britain is not new struggle,
really.
It is an old historic struggle-one
that is centuries old; one that had its
origins in the eighteenth century am
bition of Peter the Great, car of
Russia, and in the contemporary
mercantile balance of trade system
of England; one that manifested IT.
self only gradually as Russia ex-
banded on the continent of Europe
to the Baltic and crept across the
steppes of Asia, while England was
ranging out for colonies across the
seas; one that has already produced
an "imperialist" war-the war of
the Crimea, which kept Russia away
from the Dardanelles and kept the
Mediterranean "safe" for British
shipping routes somewhat less than
hundred years ago.
Since the Crimean War, the
struggle has been in the state of
dormancy.
Today, in events in Belgium, in
Italy, in France, in Greece and else
where, its ominous resurgence is
clearly visible.
Until Germany is laid PROSTATE
in defeat, this revived ancient con-
test will no doubt continue to be
waged warily, between the chancel-
tories.
But to discerning minds it has
been in evidence for many months
and it is now becoming increasingly
critical.
For Soviet Russia has unquestion-
ably adopted the foreign policy set
down by Peter the Great, tOhich Uas
a policy of calculated aggrandize-
u1ent toward all of Europe: and
Great Britain cannot abandon her
oDn historic policy and either retain
a shred of her empire or regain more
than shodow of her former pros
perity.
A SIGN of the Russo British
"A rivalry appeared when Soviet
Russia caused Marshal Tito to sup
plant Gen. Mikhailovich as the
"Allied" leader in Yugoslavia, lay
ing the foundations for the communi-
zation of the Balkans and for
Russian access to the Adriatic Sea.
A second sign appeared when
Great Britain land the United
States) hesitated to support Mar
shall Badoglio after the fall of facism,
and Marshal Stain abruptly APP
proved his leadership, opening. the
way for communism in Italy.
Another sign appeared when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Two ImperialisIlls

WITHIN the World War
w wherein our armies are most
heavily engaged-another momen-
tous struggle, in which we are likely
to become deeply involved, is under
way in Europe.
This second struggle is one of
international power politics" be-
tween the Soviet Union and the
British Empire.
The danger of our implication is
imminent because of actions and attl-
tudes on the part of our government
amounting almost to intervention on
the side of Russia.
There is ample reason to fear that
the mutually antagonistic policies of
Russia and Britain prelude future
conflicts which all the Atlantic char
tiers and Dumbarton Oaks confer
ences conceivable may not prevent.
There is equal reason to fear that
our diplomacy" at Washington
may embrpil us again in European
war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13

y "
call the always New Dealing
Senator Guffey a liberaD as the
advent of the rich to control of
foreign affairs.
MR.. GREW has the reputa-
AsA ton of being Americas
best diplomat, reputation not
thoroughly proved by his record
as ambassador TO Tokyo.
Although he can today point
back to some places in his dis
patches where he warned au-
thorities here of sneak Jap
attack. he cannot be said TO
have warned them successfully,
and the policy toward japan we
pursued during his ambassador
ship can today hardly be called
successful.
However, Grew was not much
opposed in the Senate.
The opposition there did not
base its criticism on the ground
of talent, or lack of it, but
largely on the riches of Mr..
Stettinius' choice of Clayton
and Rockefeller, and the poetic
aura surrounding one Archibald
MacLeish, who is to be IN
charge of publicity and cultural
relations (the justification for
this appointment apparently be-
ing that he did not get the
books in the Library of Con-
gress mixed up as he did the
war propaganda and home de-
tense at the outset Of the war;
l suspect Mr.. MacLeish is
just going in POLITICALLY to take
the curse of riches off the de-
partment and TO handle cultur-
ally the restless liberal press,
until it gets over the shock.
QUT the very first act Of this
- new regime of riches in the
state department was 10 poke
Britain and issue a proclama-
ton which favored the Russian
position. In short, Mr.. Stet-
tinius proclaimed. the stereo-
typed liberal attitude as Mr..
Hull never had done.
If this is not enough 10 con-
vince you that most of the in
terpretations you are hearing
these days are unthoughtful, /
can furnish others.
Stettinius, Clayton and
Rockefeller are International
lists. a point which the liberals
offered as the only true meas
ure of liberalism in the last
election.
Furthermore. eastern riches
and cotton brokers are always
international. What in the
world do the liberals think they
want or do they think?
/ would just as soon believe
the conservatives suspic on
that Mr.. r. let Stettinius take
these men into the department
with him. expecting they would
fail. as the one Guffey is cir
culating.
The points which these un-
DERIVING facts (cited yesterday
and today make of themselves
are these:
The problem OF a just division
of power between Democratic
capitalists of varying hues and
Communist-radicals of varying
hues in world governments,
probably cannot be solved per-
manently. There will be more
revolutions"
DUT there is a ground Of self
- determination of peoples
upon which we can safely stand,
and il will be just if we apply
its restrictions upon Russia as
we'll as Britain, and defend that
position TO get free franchises
no matter what the result.
The politics Of this war is not
clear cut. We are not dealing
alone in the easily discernible
colors of black and white, but
in red, pink, purple and green
as well, and these colors pre-
vail vUiously in every nation.
We arc dealing with world
revolution as we'll As world war.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
Brain Game

Score 10 for saeh correct answer through
question sir 70 each for the remaining
tee questions. AM score IS or higher IA
excellent.
Name the commander of the
ncw DIST Bomber Command.
2-.Former Secretary Of State
COrdell Hull, recently. re-
signed is a native Of ta)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-13
BEHIND
The NEWS
BY Paul
Mallon

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-Mr.
W Stettinius' first pronounce
ments as state secretary were
interpreted as poke at British
policy in Italy and Greece
indeed he encouraged tn I
single-pointed Interpretation 1
would not comment on that for
this reason:
The ultimate proof of whether
the policy is just or wise cannot
come until it is applied with
equal force upon Russia. If the
people of Europe are to have
free determination, as Mr.. Stet-
tinius says in the British case,
he must always say it again.
again and again in the Russian
cases.
Freedom from outside inter-
ference can hardly be limited
to Italy and Greece but must be
championed also for Poland,
Romania, Yugoslavia, even
Spain.
IF WE do not apply this policy
L with equal Righteousness
against Russian interference,
the policy will simply open the
way for the Communists to get
control of all Europe. Through
it, we would then be backing
Russia by stopping Britain.
So far, frankly, we have not
applied it outspokenly or
equally. We have been hesitant
about Poland, wholly uncon-
cerned about Romania, cooper
alive with Russia's exclusively
dominating Tito in Yugoslavia,
although we have kept on our
fence in Spain.
It is commentatively neces-
sary TO avoid over-interpreta-
ton OF current events.
For another instance of this
same point, the coming of the
new troupe into the state de-
partment has been interpreted
by Senate liberals tif you can
call the always New Dealing
Senator Guffey a liberaD as the
advent of the rich to control of
foreign affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-10
LOUIS ADMITS
 TWO SOLDIER
 TITLE THREATS

New York, Oct. i0-(Up)-1tah Sgt. Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, arriving today by Arc plane after c seven fnonthg tour of European fighting fronts, said ie had mot two American sole dieFs ln Italy who offered . definite threat to his titlo after the war.
 The Negro boxor, who fought ox- hibitlons In England, Ireland, 9cot- land, North Africa and Sardinia, arrived at LR0uafdia field with Capt. Fred L. Maly. The other eight men in hB party, including train. Ors and preliminary fighters, who made the tour, did not accompany him home.
 Louis said he had forgotten the names of the American soldiers, but that the American sports public definitely would Do hearing about them as soon aS the war Is over.
 He said nc would stop at his hotel residence in Harlem before going to Washington for TO.aSsign. ment.
 The return Of the boxer shortly before the opening Of the Sixth War Loan, renewed speculation that he might Do used ifl c series of Aps pearanees about the nation to aid bond sales.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-10
Mercantile
 Bowling

Matzkin Furniture, and Brookside Diaries, current Mercantile Bowl ing league leaders and last years champs, meet tonight in the fea- ture match Of four pairings for the weeklyn pin-toppling at the Sena alleys. Fulton Markets and CRL, Suliivan's and Metropolitan Clean- CTS, Speedy Parcel and French Mfg. are also listed for action.
 Matzkin rollers lead the league with an S-1 standing, losing but one game in three weeks; while four teams are tied for rinner-up honors with 5 won, 1 lost, including Speedy Parcel, Metros, Fultons and Brook side; GIRL and French even at 3 won, 6 lost and Sullivan's last with a 2-7 rating.
 Individual and team records to date show Bill Tato with high three of 421; George Simpson own- ing high single of l58 and Speedy Parcels 6S1 and 1880 high team single and total to date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-10
Todoy's Sport Porode
(Reg. U. S. Pat. Off, BY JACK CUDDY
United Press staff Correspondentl

| United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, October 10. - (UP) - One of the great psychological vic- tories of the current war was the demonstration of eager interest among baseball fans of the Americas which accompanied playing of the All-St. Louis World Series that ended yesterday.
 For the discontinue of the Axis, 1t can be emphasized that along civilian workers, 1t was the biggest betting classic in world Series his- tory, according to Broadway book les. Also for the Axis chagrin 1t might be mentioned taht it was more widely broadcast to our fight ing men than any previous sports event since Pearl Harbor.
 Tn other words, our workers and our fighting men now at the peak of their war effort are taking the drive toward victory with such lusty but natural strides that they could take big gulps of our coii- centrated national pastime without missing a step.
 More important, perhaps, for the future of the United States and it's relations with its neighbors to the north and south was the fact that Latin America and Canada showed unprecedented interest in the series. Canadian interest could be expected because the Star Spangled Banner and the Maple Leaf already are closely inter- twined through our adoption or Canada's ice hockey and the Doc minion's adeptness for our baseball. But Latin America is a realm of Q different language Cor languages) and different customs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-10
Plans Made For .I. R. 4. Hoop Yeor

Discussion Of league referees, who must sign contracts for the coming I, D, A. basketball season, but will Do guaranteed four months work on Q rotating basis; c request to have some Of the games at Naugatuck Y, M. c. A. if U. s. Rubber is 0 member Of the league, and arrange. nneflts for c ten team mems league and six team girls league who may play at St, josephs hall were thor oughly gone over last night at two meetings of basketball representa-. tives at the Y. M. o. A,
 The mems competition vii lbegin Sunday, November 20, with three games, provided ten teams are listed for action; while the girls play Is set for the middle of Janu- ary, 1o46, with six teams expected to show. Girls rules, with six players to Q team may be tried out next season, with further discuss sion planned for the next meeting of IRA officials.
 Nine organizations, not including Waterbury Tool, strong competi. tor last season, were represented ct last evenings discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-10
Ump Cells 'Em

American Legion Junior baseball league has Just completed c good season and developed several fuNlre City Amateur League stars. Um. plr0 Al Napoli, who has seen all the lads do their diamond stuff, close up, has chosen "All.AmeFiean Le. zion teams", which includes but two members Of the championship East Ends and Q second team With three more members of the even. tual winners, coached by "Hank' ODea. Here's Umpire Napolis se. leotions:
 Pitcher, Ciarlone, East Ends; catcher, CoViello, Hill Jrs,; first base, Reardon, OVerlookS; sec. ond base MikleniVieh, Hill Cards: shortstop, Beland, Hill Jr; third base, Petteway, 0verlookS; md Plea, East Ends, DiLucela, Brooklyn In. dies and Timberlake, OVeFlooks, in thG outfleld. On the second team iS listed: pitcher Davis, Hill Jrs; catcher, skelly, East Ends; first base, LeEotte, Hill Jrs; second base, Lawlor, Brooklyn Indies; shortStop, Reha, Hill Cards; third base, Far. rington, East Ends, In the outtield, PoFotti, Caissons, Bergin, East Ends 0nd Mackay, Sentinels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-10
Eornshow Earned AdmiroI's Admiration

Washington, Oct. l0-(UP)-Lt. Cmdr. George l.. Earnshaw, for- mer pitching great with the cham pion Philadelphia Athletics and later with the Chicago White Sox, has received special commendation from Admiral Ninitz, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, the Navy department said today.
 Earnshaw was cited specifically for his exceptional ability and judgment" as gunnery officer on an essex-crait aircraft carrier.
 A naval officer for four years, the former American league right handler received the commendation ribbon for meritorious conduct during Q carrier strike on Truk on April go, loll. He was cited for the way he controlled and directed ef- fcctive anti-aircraft fire against three fast, low-flying, Japanese torpedo planes which contributed directly in saving his ship from serious damage"