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and dislikes. and dealing with a
new American President whom he
doesn't know, but who is generally
considered under the influence of
his anti-Russian State Department.
This in itself undoubtedly is one
important reason for Russian sus-
picion and their throwing monkey
Wrenches.
BRITISH VS.. RUSSIAN SPHERES
Furthermore, all this has hap
pened just at time when the
British had already carved out their
sphere of influence in Europe and
lust as the Russians were about to
carve out and enjoy theirs. With
the British already having their
complete say i'll Greece, Belgium,
and Italy under u S. blessing, the
Russians now see a new U. 5.
President stepping in to tell them
they cannot have the same free
hand enjoyed by the British.
The background of all this is
important 1t dates back to Roose-
velts Casablanca meeting with
Churchill in January 1943, when
the late President taeitly agreed
that Britain was to make all poll
tical and economic decisions for the
Mediterranean and the Near East
ern war theatres. This was stretch
ed to mean that all Lend-Lease
in this area was distributed by the
British, that UNRRA worked under
British direction, that no U. S.
military men could go inside Greece
or Yugoslavia without a British
OK.
Roosevelt lived to regret this,
especially when he saw American
tanks manned by the British firing
on civilians in the streets of
Athens. In fact, Athens was fresh
in his memory when he left for
his second meeting with Churchill
and Stain at Yalta.
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U. S. DIPLOMATIC ERRORS

In North Africa, for instance,
they can't forget how Jimmy Dunn,
Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes and
Robert Murphy helped to bring
the famous Vichyite Marcel Pey-
routon back from Argentina to be-
come Governor of Algeria. AS Po-
lice Chief under Petain, Peyrouton
was the first to initiate concentra-
ton camps for labor unions and
Jews in Vichy France and had one
of the worst regulations for Fas-
cism. Yet he was flown back in
an American plane from Argentina
to govern liberated North Africa
under the American flag.
And today, the Russians see two
of the men largely responsible for
this, Dunn and Holmes, elevated to
Assistant Secretaries of State, sit
ting in positions where they must
pass on new cabinets in Austria,
Hungary and Poland No wonder
the Russians figure they are better
qualified to form their own cabi-
nets in liberated areas.
Again in Italy, Jimmy Dunn was
persuaded by the British that they
should make all political decisions
regarding that nation, despite our
close italian ties through several
million Americans. Result is
that the hated King of Italy and
his yaccilating Crown Prince have
been kept in the Italian political
picture by the British, while given
a flat ultimatum by the British
that they cannot serve i'll high
position. Another result is that
leading Italo-A American believers in
democracy, such as Mayor La
Guardia, have been strangely kept
out of Italy.
The Russia ans remember this.
They also rem m Der how the
British and Am erican diplomats
protected .high-up Fascists and
members of the Italian nobility
when other U. S. officials wanted
to bring them TO justice. They also
know how the British protected
Gen. Roatta, one of the guiltiest
of all Italian war criminals, who
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Daily Lessons in English y q. |. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED Say able ELUDE (escape)
the officers He ALLUDED the involved
affair"
OFTEN MIsPRONOUNCED Sacrifice nom Pronounce sak-ri
in second ICE mot as in KISS
OFTEN MISSPEIIED: Cuioine Observe the U and the LII
sympathy compassion coincidence mercy
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WORD STUDY a and it is yours Let us
vocabulary word each day. Iodays word
DIsDAINFUI aversion scornfu There was
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Big Three" cooperation, the Rus
slams were confronted with the
fact that the man who had been
friendly in the past, and with
whom they expected TO cooperate
in carrying out the Yalta Plan, was
dead. Now they have to deal with
Churchill, whom they profoundly
distrust, and with a new President,
whom they consider subservient to
an anti-Russian State Department.
Unquestionably, this is one of the
major reasons for our troubles with
Russia today.
Furthermore, when you look at
the details of what has happened
in some of the liberated countries,
it is not hard to understand the
Russian point of view.
For instance, the new Austrian
Cabinet, set up by the Russians,
is considered by many U. S. Of
fieials to be excellent. The same
is true of the Yugoslav Cabinet.
Both are democratic and represent
tative of their countries. 1t is true
they were not established in con-
sultation with the United States
and Great Britain as required by
the Yalta Pact, and therefore the
Yalta Agreement was violated
However, when the Russians see
what the U. S. State Department
did in North Africa and what it
permitted the British to do in Italy
and Greece, you can understand
why they don't particularly relish
consultation with U. S. diplomats
now that Roosevelt is dead
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PETERSBURG GIRLS HERE
Rae C. Burke, Margaret Meyer
and Esther Horton, of Petersburg
are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
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Note to starry-eyed postwar world planners: If
everyone is guaranteed freedom from want there will
be enough willing workers to make the guarantee
effective
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as head of the secret police had
tortured hundreds of non-Fascist
italians. The British even whisked
Roatta out of Italy to Portugal
when Count Sforza arrested him.
All of these things happened be-
fore Yalta, in fact helped inspire
Roosevelt to demand the plan for
Big Three" consultation regarding
liberated countries. So now the
Russians figure there is no use
locking the stable door after the
British horse is gone and theirs
is the only one remaining-es-
pecially when their friend is dead
and they have to deal with anti
Russian stable-keepers.
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The Japs are offering savage resistance" on
Okinawa But what could expect from savages?
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Washington
Merry
G0-Round

Continued from Page One)
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tNote-Another Drew Pearson
column on Russia, dealing with
the explosive Trieste situation,
will follow shortly)
Copyright, 1915, by Bell Syndicate, Incl
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Empire Want-ads c,1ng results! a
Evening star., 1945-01-21
College Park Group
10 Study Boundaries

Tentative proposals for incor-
poration boundaries for College
Park, drafted by some of the leaders
of the movement, will be submitted
Thursday evening to the general
committee. it was announced yester-
day by DR.. Thomas B. Symons
chairman Of the Special Citizens
Committee for Improvement of Col
lege Park. The meeting will be held
at the Parish House.
The plans will be presented to a
mass meeting of citizens of the area
on the night of February /.
The following subcommittee have
been appointed to work on the
project:
Lights and garbage: Herbert
Wells, Mrs. E. o. Baker, DR.. F. w
Cawthorne, Stewart B. Shaw, Mrs
Blanche Thomas and T. R. Rich
ards.
Drainage: DR.. George L4.ngford
DR.. H. F. Cotterman, L. A. Cohee
L. j. Hodgins, DR.. H. B. Mcdonnell
R. w. Carpenter, Douglas Brinkley
R. B. Allen and Mrs. w. B. Kemp.
Legislation: R. M. Watkins, Har-
per Schimpff, Sam Harvey, DR.. H
G. Byrd, E. F. Zalesak and Oliver
Short.
Information: M. w. Parker, Paul
Walker. r. w. Axt, Benjamin Now
land and Mrs. E. N. Cory.
Incorporation bill: Walter Green,
H. j. Patterson, A. H. Seidenspinner
r. B. Allen, Mrs. Lincoln Clark and
Lyman Long.
Residents: L. E. Bopst and Harold
Crelly.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Catholic Daughters
Join Writing. Contest

The Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea in Prince Georges and Montgom-
cry Counties are participating in the
national contest sponsored by the
organization for the best biography
Of Pope Plus XII.
There are two classes, one for
persons over Is years Of age, regard
less of religion, and the other for
persons under 18. Each entry Will
be limited to 5000 words.
Local contests will close February
3. In Prince Georges County, manu.
scripts should be sent to Mrs. Chris
tine Echols, 5507 Cleveland avenue,
Riverdale, OF. to Mrs. Efie g. Bowie,
Uppas Marlboro. Montgomery Coun-
ty entries should be sent to Mrs.
Eleanor G. Murray, 121 Oglethorpe
street NV, or to MIS-. Catherine ".
Porter, 5536 johnson avenue, Be-
theSda.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Visiting Nurses Nuke
Z, ,964 Coils ii Yeor

Despite personnel shortages max.
ing 1t impossible to meet all service
demands. the Arlington Instructive
visiting Nurse Association made
1864 visits during 1914, it was re.
ported yesterday by Mrs. Lillian H
Cary. executive director. Maternity
and infant visits totaled 1888.
Receipts from fees. were $685. IS
This was supplemented by the Ar
lington Community Chest.
Constant readjustments to give
needed care were necessary during
the year due to the loss of available
personnel, it was pointed out by
Mrs. J. G. Boss, president. She said
the organization IS making every
effort to ind anotl Yer stan nurse. &
Evening star., 1945-01-21

camp and will answer questions. It
is also hoped to have talk by q
returned prisoner from the Philip
pine area.
|. Mrs. Amea Willoughby, who was
in the Philippines at the time OF
the Japanese attack and who
escaped from Corregidor by SUBJ
marine, will tell of the work of the
Red Cross for war prisoners.
1t. Col Joseph b. Kavanaugh,
assistant director Of the American
Prisoner of War Information Bu-
|reau, provost marshall generals of
flee Of the War Department, will
tell how the bureau keeps records
and disseminates information.
Relatives and friends of war
prisoners will be seated in groups
according to the camps in which
their men are interned 30 that news
from the men may be exchanged.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Tulane Educator 10 Take
Posi- al MARYLAND j.

DR.. Guy Adams Cardwell, chair
man of the Tulane Na.) University
English department. will become
professor Of English and head of the
University of Maryland English de-
partment March /, President H. g.
Byrd announced yesterday.
DIR. Cardwell. a native of Savan-
nah, started his teaching career at
the University of North Carolina
and also served on the teaching
staffs at the University of Missis-,
sippi, Wake Forest College and Duke
University.
The new appointee is the author
Of many poems and articles, includ-
ing his "Uncollected Poems of Henry
Timrod."
The appointment will fill a va
cancy created about a year ago by
the death Of DR.. C. B. Hale, head
of the university's English depart
ment for many years.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Alexandra School
TO Hold Exercises

youth Faces a New World" a
pageant written by the members OF
the graduating class. will be pre-
sented at commencement exercises
at the George Washington High
School in Alexandria tomorrow
night.
The program will open with a
professional by the high school band,
followed by an invocation by the
Rev. Edward E. Tate.
Claude Ballenger, president of the
class of "A members, will make the
opening remarks and the pageant
will then be presented.
Taking part in the pageant are
Jack Wheatley, Anna Catherine
Walter. Dorothea Dobison, Edward
Schirmer. Jean Gallaher, Rossel
Muir, Geraldine Brick and Gather
inc Weadon.
| Arthur M. King. chairman of the
Board of Education, will present the
awards, prizes and scholarships,
after which Principal H. r. Rich
ardson will present the class tc
T. C. Williams, superintendent of
schools, who will award the diplo-
mas.
Mr.. Williams said that while the
graduating class is large for mid
term, it will be succeeded by an en-
tering class almos. twice as large,
further aggravating the crowded
situation in the high school.
| He said that the application made
to the Federal Works Agency for
financial assistance to build an adj
dition to the sc 1ool is expected to
be acted on after the second term
has started
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Federal Court to Call
Docket at Alexandria

Calling of the civil and miscel-
l$neous docket in the Federal Dis
trict Court in Alexandria has beer
set for noon Tuesday, according to
court officials, who stated that at.
torneys having cases they wish sci
for hearing must attend the call
ing Of the docket.
The case of Clyde Thomas String
fellow and Jasper Yowell of Cul-
peper. charged with operation o1
a still, will be tried at 10 am. to-
morrow The case was tried De-
cember 6 but resulted in hung
jury.
A panel of 80 petit jurors has
been summoned for tomorrow, and g
jury will be selected from theil
number for the Stringfellow-Y Vowel
case.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Tale Of KoniszewsH1s Exploit
Told for Missing Star Reporter
Seret. Murphy Found
CIV. Athlete Leading
PIotoon in Pucific

Technical Sergt. Richard j. MUIR
ply, jr., had wanted to write story
about big John" Koniszewski.
Just before the marines embarked
for Saipan, Sergt. Murphy. a ma
rine combat correspondent on mill
tary leave from The Evening Star
interviewed big john" 240-
pound former athlete at George
Washington University and now a
second lieutenant.
Sergt. Murphy never had q
chance to complete his story. He
has been missing since the Saipan
landings. But because 1t. Konis-
zewski became an even better story
during the campaign. Second 1t.
Ben Price, a marine public relations
officer, has finished Sergt. Murphy's
story.
Was Platoon Leader.
1t. Koniszewski, from Dicxson,
Pa, played football, baseball and
basketball for George Washington
during the 41-'43 seasons. After
leaving college, he played profess
sional baseball and had a postwar
contract with the Philadelphia
Eagles.
big John" landed on Saipan as
a platoon leader. From somewhere
in the Pacific, 1t. Price tells the
rest.
In the first days of the fight, 1t.
Koniszewski and his platoon were
ordered to take hill. A few min
utes after moving out, the platoon
was subjected to heavy mortar, ma
chine gun and sniper fire.
LIT. Koniszewski watched his men
fall. Soon there were only six left,
and the six took the hill and dug in
Evening star., 1945-01-21

cent, since the program to reduce
temperatures to 68 degrees in 1926
Federal buildings.
Mr.. Peters said the complaints
that buildings are cold and temper
atureS are below 68 are fewer than
at the start of the drive. I'VE
watch the temperatures and we are
getting some of the heating kinks
Strengthened out" he said.
Asked about complaints of the
cold when the room temperature is
up to 10, Mr.. Peters replied. Some
people are cold at 10 degrees"
Monitor System Adopted.
In some offices, especially in the
Navy Department, the monitor sys-
tenn has been established, with a
monitor for each room or two
charged with the responsibility OF
shutting off the radiator when So
degrees is reached
There was a report that in the
Pentagon the lowering of tempera-
lures had been accompanied by an
hASA SocC AL llCdu COluo u lCdtCO Wy
the dispensaries and clinics in the
buildings. This, however, was
denied, and it was stated there was
no change in the number of pa
tients with colds applying at the
medical centers.
Alvan c. CLANCY, superintendent
of Public Library buildings, saic
strict controls at the central Pub
lie Library have resulted in a fuel
saving of from 20 to Is per cent
A guard takes temperature read
ings at strategic points hourly and
reports them to the engine room
where the steam supply is regulated
accordingly.
The program has been in effect
there since early in the heating
season and this week is being ex-
tended to the rest of the 13 sepa'
|rately heated buildings. Engineers
keep a record of the number OF
shovels of coal thrown on Their
fires each day.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Kin Of War Prisoners to Hear
About Life in Enemy Camps

Northern Virginia residents who
have relatives or friends listed al
prisoners Of war will have an op-
portunity to hear first-hand in
formation about life in the enemy
camps at 8 pm. January %, when
the Red Cross chapters of Alexan-
dria, Arlington and Fairfax spon-
sor next-of-kin mass meeting at
the auditorium Of the George WASH
ington High School on Mount ver-
non avenue, Alexandria.
The meeting is open to all inter-
ested persons, but relatives of wal
prisoners are urged to attend, al
are families of men reported missing
In action, since many of those mer
are later reported to be prisoners
Sergt. Harold F. Sheahan, re-
Gently repatriated prisoner from
Stalag II B in Germany will give
details Of life In the German prison
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Alexandria Church Plans
Benefit Concert Series

A series of six concerts for the
benefit of the organ fund of the
Church OF st. Clement has beer
announced by Mrs. Frederick Ad-
ans, choir director and organist
OF the new Episcopal Church on
Seminary road, Alexandria.
The recitals, all by outstanding
artists, will be held in the church
on Wednesday nights at $3.50.
The first concert, a piano recital
by Norman Frauenheim, is sched-
uled for Wednesday night.
Other concerts will feature the
string and woodwind ensemble from
Walter Reed Hospital, Mrs. Adams
IN an organ recital; Arthur Kent
Metropolitan Opera base baritone;
Rose d'Amore, pianist, and Wilma
Mirelle, lyric soprano.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

to hold 1t. The position obviously
was untenable with only six men
and 1t. Koniszewski was ordered to
retire.
Hill Is Taken.
The next day the platoon, brought
up to strength by requirements, re-
occupied the hill this time for keeps.
1t was on the Goth day on ridge
overlooking Garapan that 1t. Ko-
niszewski was hit in the shoulder
by machine-gun fire from Japs en-
placed on higher ridge. After
treatment and brief rest, big
John" returned to the fight.
Now, again in a Navy hospital,
nursing an old football injury, Big
John" paid his highest respects to
the man who was going to write
this piece.
He called Dick Murphy "a good
Joe"
Evening star., 1945-01-21
'S5,137,360 Increase
In 1945 Assessment
Noted in Arlington

Although the valuation of Airing
ton County building construction
in 1914 was the lowest in the last
eight years. Harry K. Green, COM
missioner of revenue, reported yes
terday his records show an assess
ment increase of $5,137 1850 on build
mgs put up last year.
Mr.. Green said the 1945 valuation
will amount to $70,356 $50. Addi-
tional real estate for 1945 consists
of 205 white family residences. sc
family units for colored residents
1,649 apartment units and II COM
mercial buildings.
Mr.. Green said he is recommend
ing to County Manager Frank C.
Hanrahan that an effort be made to
obtain Federal appropriations tc
offset partially an estimated tax
loss OF $4,000 which. he said. re-
suits from the amendment to the
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act
eXempting persons in the armed
services from tangible personal
property taxes when they claim
domicile in some other State.
The loss, he continued, partly dis
counts additional tax revenue OF
sl38, ,708.3 80 derived from the new
real estate valuation.
There perhaps is no locality in
the entire United States of like area
that has been called upon to make a
larger tax sacrifice because of Fed
eral acquisitions of land and ex.
emptions 'of Army and Navy per-
sonnel from other States on tangible
personal property, ''Mr. Green
stated.
Due to the influx of military per.
sonnel and war workers locating ir
Arlington County" he concluded
governmental expenses have beer
greatly increased and will no doubt
require greater revenue to run the
local governments during the entire
duration.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Dr.. Luuboch to Speak
in Church Proqrum

DIR. Frank G. Laubach, Congre-
gational missionary and educator,
known for his work with illiterate
peoples, will speak at 8:15 pm to-
morrow at Grace Episcopal Parish
House, s301 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring, under the auspices Of
churches Of the community.
DR.. Laubach began this work by
developing a simple method of
teaching illiterates among the Mos
lem Moros of Mindanao He has
just returned from Latin Amer
lean tour.
The Laubach system enables IL
literates to read in I short time.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Bids Sought on Hauling
Mail in Alexandria

Proposal blanks for submitting
bids to carry mail between the Alex
andria Post once and Alexandria
Union Station and the Potomac
Station branch of the Post Office at
2007 Mount Vernon avenue are
available in the main Post Of1ice. 20O
South Washington street, according
to Elmore Mudd, assistant post
master of Alexandria.
Proposals must be delivered at the
office of the Fourth Assistant Post
master General, Post Office Depart
ment, Washington, or or before IL
am. February. Is.
Bids are for regulation panel OF
screen-body motor vehicle service
for a four-year contract term be-
ginning July /, 1945
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Dr.. Lewton Is Officer
OF Tokomo Park Club

Organization Of the Takoma Park
Historical Society has been COM
pleted with the election of DR..
Frederick L. Lewton as first vice
president and the adoption of by
laws. Aim. Of the society is the
gathering Of material concerning the
history OF Takoma Park and its
residents.
Dr.. William A. Hooker is presi-
dent Other officers are Mrs. James
a. Robertson, second vice president;
Mrs. B. Shanks Chaney, secretary:
Mrs. Wilbur r. Mattoon corresponds
Ing secretary; Judge n. G. Heffner.
treasurer. and Mrs. Frederick Z.
Pratt, archivist. K
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Plans 10 Extend
|JobIess Relief
Scope Pushed
Proposals include
Federal Workers,
Domestics, Others

Various proposals for extending
unemployment compensation in the
District, to such groups as domestic
and Federal workers and to levy an
unemployment tax. on employees
have been offered by the Unemploy-
ment Compensation once staff tc
the District Unemployment Board
for consideration.
Lewis s. Springer, assistant direc-
tor Of the Office, emphasized that
the proposals had been made to the
board for consideration in its an
nual report to Congress and that
they had not been passed on by
the board. The board is composed
Of the Commissioners and a repre-
sentative of employees and en-
ployers.
COverage Asked by Social Security.
A survey Of the existing compen-
sation laws here was initiated as a
result of letter last November
from the Social Security Board ask
ing various State unemployment
compensation groups to review their
legislation and to urge expanding
coverage to domestic workers, Gov
ernment employees, agricultural
workers. employees of nonprofit in
stitutions and small firms.
One suggestion of the Office staff
is that weekly benefit payments be
based on one-half of the average
wage during full employment. At
present, Mr.. Springer said, weekly
payments range from Sc to $40, with
a scale determining the amount.
Another recommendation is to ex-
tend coverage to Government work
ers, provided the Federal Govern
ment reimburses the board. Such
method, it was explained, woulc
be similar to the arrangement fol
unemployment payments under the
CT Bill OF Rights, under which
the Veterans Administration reim.
burses the local board.
Suggest Domestic Workers Coverage
The Office staff has suggested thai
some way be found to cover domestic
workers, Mr.. Springer said. Some
States have tried system of sell.
ing stamps to householders to be
placed in books of domestic workers
1t was explained. These stamp books
serve as basis of claim for unem-
ployment compensation.
Another high light of the recon-
mendations would be to. have the
employe pay an unemployment taz
based on one-half the rate assigned
the employer. AT present District
employees are not required to con.
tribute. Employers included in the
present Unemployment Compensa
ton Act make contribution basec
on a fixed percentage. of their pay.
/, rolls, and an individual rate sof cor.
tribution is computed for each EN-.
IN tts last report, covering the
period ending December 81. 1853
the board reported tlat itScoserec
approximately 800, 900 Smployes.