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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-02-17
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l. How can guest test the
breeding Of family and determine
whether the family is worth culu-
waiting?
.. If woman is eating IN a
restaurant, would i, be All right
for her to place her purse and
gloves on the corner Of the table,
2. Is it necessary to ackno~ r
edge an invitation to luncheon
4. When taking ones place at
the table, should il be done AZ the
right or the lcft Of the chair?
s. What would be proper way
for girl to introduce a young
man TO her father and mother?e
6. Is il obligatory 20 answer an
invitation to a home wedding
:. Should the prongs of the fork
he placed on the plate with point
upwards or downwards VIII IN a
meal is finished
3. Even II the wedding IS 70 be
very small. would il be all right
for n bride to wear white bridal
veil?
Q. Should the hostess or the
guest suggest retiring for the
night.
10. What is the proper length Of
time for young woman 70 wear
mourning for her father?
H.. In what way should woman
dispose Of her wraps when max
ing a social afternoon CALI
-. When giving mid-after-
noon card party. what would be a
good menu for luncheon?
ANSWERS
I. Probably the real test IS the
manners Of the children II the
child il well-behaved II he waits
until the guest is served before eat
ing, II he doesn't jump MP from the
table aud run away, II he doesn
interrupt while others are talking
il reflects good breeding. :. NO
she should hold them IN her lap
3. Yes. always. and promptly =
Either side is correct. though a
right-handed person will naturally
pull the chair back with the righ'
hand and enter the seat from inc
left. 8. Father, this IS Robert
Jones" "Mother this IS Robert
Jones" Or. she may say, Mr.
Jones" 6. Yes. T. The prongs OF
the fork should point downwards
S. Yes. provided II is not her second
marriage. 9. II is better fer tn'
hostess to do SO. TO- This would
depend entirely upon your feelings
! in the matter. The custom Of wear
ing mourning is not as strict as y
formerly was Many people &c
not consider it necessary at all
I II. She should retain her coat, hat
and gloves. IL. Cold sliced meat
salad, coffee or tea, and pastry
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-02-17
The Hodges Entertain
Lucky Thirteen Club

The Lucky Thirteen club met at
the home Of T. l.. Hodges. Of 3sl
Holbrook, last Saturday. Present
were: o. Fearn, president; 7. l.
Hodges. vice president; j. +.
Scott: financial secretary; J o y n
Prior. recording secretary; Eddie
Powell, treasurer Eddie Harris
business manager; Melvin Duck
cite, reporter; and l.. Avis, chair
man Of Social committee. The club
will give party March 3 at 1907
Cardoni avenue.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-02-17

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-02-17
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-02-17

Looking for Work. There IS
good paving job lor yon In our
HELP WANTED COLUMNS
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Leuse-Lend, Lost Phose
From the st. Louis ost-Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. f.
Lease-lend has entered its final phase
with Germany'S unconditional surrender.
Foreign Economic Administrator Crowley
has announced that, pending the review
of the entire program, goods will be
forwarded only to countries now at war
with Japan or to those which will
facilitate the redeployment of our
troops now in Europe
This action is in keeping with the
original plan and the amendment the
House made in March to the bill ex-
tending lease-lend for another year.
The initial act of March IL, 1941, made
1t plain that it was purely an instru-
ment for winning the war, but this year
the Ways and Means Committee wrote
in express provisions that no goods
should be shipped under it which were
intended for the postwar construction of
the receiving country In consequence
both the French and the British made
new agreements for peace commodities,
which they have undertaken to pay for
with interest over period of years.
While offered similar agreement for
peace goods, the Soviet Union has not
accepted it. So. while the new rule will
not affect goods for her on ships In
transit or being loaded, our supplies to
Russia will end unless she goes to war
with Japan or aids our redeployment.
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Warsaw Recognized

The diplomatic recognition ex-
tended simultaneously by Washing
ton and London to the Polish Provi-
Sional Government of National Unity
allayS the most acute source of fric-
ton which has troubled the relations
between the western powers and the
Soviet Union.
Recognition followed upon receipt
of assurances from the Warsaw gov
ernment that it accepted in full the
decisions of the Crimea Conference
providing for the holding of "free
and unfettered" elections to deter
mine the establishment of a regular
government in conformity with the
will of the Polish people. Another
prerequisite laid down at Yalta has
already been met by the inclusion
within the Warsaw regime of persons
representing groups not originally
included in the Moscow-Sponsored
regime first set up at Lublin. AL
though the Lublin Poles dominate
the new Setup, Washington and Lon
don deem the reorganization suff1-
cient to meet the requirement laid
down at Yalta.
To say that this "solves" the Polish
question would be premature. Both
Washington and London emphasize
that this is "Step" in the process,
albeit a step in the right direction.
The real test will come when the
promised elections are held. And an
important preliminary to that test
should logically be the lifting of the
present rigid censorship in Poland,
together with the admission of
American and British correspond
ents. hitherto debarred from the
country.
Recognition of the Warsaw gov
ernment comedies with withdrawal
of recognition from the Polish gov
eminent in exile at London and its
Representatives here. This involves
some difficult readiustments. To
begin with, the Polish military, naval
and air forces. aggregating some
250,OO0, who have fought under Brit
ish direction throughout the war,
remain overwhelmingly loyal to the
London government in exile and re-
fuse to return to their native land
under present conditions. The same
is true of a majority of the dis
placed" Poles in Germany and else
where, who aggregate something
like 100000. Finally, a large pro-
portion of the Polish element in this
country voice vehement diSapproval
of what has just been done.
All this indicates that a genuine
solution of the Polish problem re-
quires careful handling, constructive
craftsmanship and. above all. good
faith by every one directly concerned.
Evening star., 1945-07-07
German Reds Oppose Revolt
By Rayrn ond M oiey

A group of leading German Com
munists in Russian occupied Berlin have
issued a manifesto which not only denies
any intention of Sovietizing Germany,
but favors forms of political and eco
nomic life closely resembling those OF
the western powers. That this was done
with the hearty approval of the Rus
sian government is obvious The mani
festo was given wide prominence in the
Moscow press.
The German Communist party In its
statement declares that conditions IL
Germany do not favor a Soviet system
and that "tile real interests of the Ger
man people require democratic par
liamentary republic with all democratic
liberties" No program of confiscation
Of property is suggested, beyond the
taking over of the big estates of the
Nazis, the Junkers and other imperial
lists. Beyond this, the manifesto ad-
vocates private enterprise on the basis
of private ownership. The leading
signer of this declaration is Wilhelm
Pieck, whose adherence to communism
goes back to the days of Lenin. He was
an associate of Rosa Luxembourg in the
abortive revolution after the First World
War and during the Republican regime
was Reichstag deputy. Since then,
he has regularly visited Moscow and
was always faithful adherent of the
Comintern.
The contrast between the policy OF
the present German Communists ant
that of the Communists in Germany
after 1919 is sharp. The Communist
party then precipitated bloody fighting
This time, it takes another course. One
of the reasons for the present policy is,
Evening star., 1945-07-07

death in 1916, when Wilhelm, his
son, took control of the firm until
1853. Two Bernards later were in
charge. Scholars of distinction were
associated with them in the making
of successive volumes of aliases and
biographies as well as the Almanach.
The last mentioned annual was the
standard reference list of all the
royal and princely families of Europe
and of the administrative establish
mentS of all the earth. 1t was con-
tinued one hundred and eighty-one
years. In Washington, the Library
of Congress has the volumes for 1774,
1778 to 1780, 1882 to 1905, 1907 to
1913, 1915, 1877 to 1941 and 1943-a
total of one hundred and sixty-three
items. The eighteen missing num-
bers are much desired. Perhaps
friends of the Library may wish to
donate them from their private
collections.
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Trees of Our Childhood

There t11s the mighty a0ater oak -
Whose shade on summer days Das
ours; =
It's arms held stpings OF rope and chain.
In spring the china trees bore foDers.
They pertuned our ,ohole yard and
house
These blossoms turned to a-green
berries,
Which Cere our bullets for popgnns.
Trees gaze us peaches, plums and
cherries.
Fruits checked our hunger for s,oeet
foods, -
And tiny pearls OF nectar fell
From elbotD, chin and nose and mouth.
A gicnt sycamore could tell
About the scars upon its bark
Which once read, John and Joseph.
ine."
Our parents helped to mold our liues:
So, Iike1Dise, did our friends IN green.
EMORY G. PHARR.
Evening star., 1945-07-07

no doubt, to reassure anti-Russians in
all countries, including the United
States, about Soviet intentions. 1t is
a denial of the charge that Stain in
tends to communize Europe. 1t is a
declaration that Russia wants friendly,
but not Communist governments rs
neighbors.
Another reason is economic The
russians realize that any sweeping pro-
posals TO Sovietize German farms would
paraIyze food production. The memory
Of what happened in the earlier days of
the Russian revolution is still fresh.
The communication of land resulted in
such sabotage and confusion in farming
that starvation and death ensued. The
food problem in Germany will be seri-
Gus enough next winter without addi-
tional troubles.
A further economic reason behind
the Communist policy is that Russia
wants to maintain German industrial
production so that the Germans can
work on reparations. German industries
will need credits and other appendages
of capitalism, if they are to produce
the goods required by the victorious
nations. This is no time for expert
ments, and the Russians are practical
enough to realize it.
German communism was never strong
1t never had more than IL or I8
per cent of the vote Hitler exag-
gerated its power to advance his cause
The attempted domination of Germany
by such minority would do little but
introduce confusion and end in failure.
Released BY the Associated Newspapers IncD
Evening star., 1945-07-07
AImunuch de Gothic

One of the cultural casualties OF
"thiS double war" is the famous
Almanach de Gotha, published from
1853 until last year. The 1945 edition
should have appeared about June l..
Instead, an announcement was given
out in Paris to the effect that the
enterprise had been abandoned. The
specific reason for suspension has
not been disclosed, but it is easy
enough to guess.
A stable society is needed for the
continuous development of such a
work. True, the Almanach had sur
vived the French Revolution, the
Napoleonic contests which arose
from the destruction of the "old
order" the Franco-PrusSian struggle
of 1870 and the First World War
But those events, even in their most
notably disastrous forms, were mere
incidents compared with what Hitler
Gid to civilization. The Almanach
represented an authentic aristoc-
racy, predicated on the ideal of
noblesse oblige-the principle of
chivalry and knightliness-in prac-
tice among men. What Der Fuehrer
created was a monstrous contradic-
ton of that essential doctrine of
responsible leadership. Merely Incl
6entally, he has wrecked the AL
manach in which his name was out
of place.
A real German family had pro-
duced the book at annual intervals
from 1868 onward. Known as the
House Of Perthes, its publishing
activities trace back to 1785. Justus
was the head of the clan until his
Evening star., 1945-07-07
This Changing World
By Constantine BrotOn

China's Premier r. v. Soong Is re-
ported to have completed his goodwill
mission to Moscow as successfully as Is
possible under existing circumstances.
GeneraIissimo Chang Kai-shek's
spokesman found Premier Stain and
Foreign Commissar Molotov in more
friendly frame of mind than was ex-
pected. OF course, the Soviet govern
ment knows exactly what 1t wants in
the Far East and has put most of its
cards on the table with customary
frankness.
Premier Soong was informed that the
Russian government intended to regain
everything 1t has lost in the Far East
since the Russo Japanese war of 40
years ago. This means that 1t claims
the Kwantung Peninsula with its two
warm water ports, Port Arthur and
Dairen; wants to resume control of the
Eastern China railways with domination
of the cities of Mukden and Harbin and
other privileges and prerogatives it pos
sessed before Japan began its Asiatic
expansion program.
Outside this, the Chinese premier is
said to have been told by the Moscow
government that it does not intend to
interfere in China's internal affairs and
particularly in the fight for power be-
tween Chungking and Yenan, which
Premier Stain considers purely
domestic matter.
According to available information,
Premier Soong endeavored to bargain
on the question of the Eastern China
railways and to claim sovereignty over
all the territories inhabited by Chinese.
Tn oil b. IL.
ments between members of the United
Nations, the American Government is
encouraging realistic" approach,
based not on ethnographical or racial
issues but on political factors.
* *
For instance, the Kwantung Penin-
sula, while Inhabited by an overwhelm-
ing Chinese population, has ceased to
be a part of China. Manchuria has
been only nominally under the Chinese
government since the dissolution Of the
empire. From that time on it was
ruled by war lords who paid little at
tention to the government in Nanking
1t is true that the Cairo declaration
of 1943 was interpreted to mean that all
the Chinese provinces taken from China
by the Japanese would be returned
after Japan's defeat. But Russia's
spectacular rise to power, particularly
in the last two years, is such that the
major governments consider it inadyis-
able to antagonize Russia by insisting
on the complete fulfillment of agree
ments such as that reached at Cairo
between America, Britain and China.
Some of the political experts In Wash
ington maintain that if Russia regains
in Manchuria the prerogatives it had
before 1881. an autonomous government
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Tunqier Conference

The diplomatic conversations be-
gun in Paris over the status of Tan
gier have wider implications than
the disposition of Tangier itself. The
highly strategic nature of this Moor
ish city, situated at the western en-
trance of the saltwater river con-
Meeting the Atlantic Ocean with the
Mediterranean which we call the
Straits of Gibraltar, has made it for
centuries a focus of power politics
and invested it with an international
character. The varying roster of
controlling powers has furnished a
revealing indication of the diplo-
matte balance in that part of the
world.
The genesis of the Tangier queS-
ton in it's modern phase goes back
to the turn of the century, when
Britain and France made their gen.
eral settlement of imperialistic ri
valries. Under that agreement Brit
ain recognized Frances pre-emi-
nence over the moribund Empire of
Morocco in return for French
acknowledgment of Britain's pre-
eminence over Egypt. SPANS an
cient footholdS on the northern
coast of Morocco were confirmed by
the establishment of a small Spanish
zone in that quarter. But from that
zone Tangier was excepted, and after
prolonged negotiations it was estab-
lished as an enclave with an inter-
national administration run by Brit
ain, France and Spain, to which
Italy was subsequently added, there
by acknowledging her status as
major Mediterranean power.
This situation subsisted until the
collapse of France under the Ger
man invasion in the summer of 1910.
With France fallen and Britain in
deadly peril, the Franco government
of Spain took control of Tangier,
oStensibly with the object of guar
anteeing it's neutrality" but factual-
ly assimilating it into the Spanish
zone. There can be little doubt
that Franco intended this to be the
first step toward an extension of
Spanish predominance over all Mo-
rocco in case of an Axis victory.
However, he never openly showed
his hand; so, when the British gov
ernment recently put pressure on
Madrid to retire from Tangier,
Franco was able to save his face by
declaring his willingness to abide by
an international resettlement OF the
matter.
Franco is not being consulted,
since his regime has no part in the
Paris discussions; neither is Italy,
whose diplomatic status Is still
Evening star., 1945-07-07
This and That
BIZ Charles E. TrdcetDeH.
FIFTEENTH STREET.


Dear Sir:
Are house wrens more intelligent
than other birds?
+ "I recently visited friends in nearby
Virginia and was surprised to find pair
of wrens had raised family on con-
venient ledge inside the back porch,
which porch was entirely screened In.
There was a small hole at the bottom
of the screen door and the wrens used
this in their frequent journeys in and
out.
1T is common knowledge that birds
are bewildered by glass windows and
screens, and even when a window is
partly open will not be able to find the
opening through which they entered.
I'm fact, bird of another species
came in through the hole and was
frantically trying to break through the
screen when they discovered 1t, and
after propping both doors wide, sue
ceeded with much difficulty in iberat-
ing it.
"How do the wrens manage so well?
Sincerely, Y. E. B."
X x*x
In the first place, wrens are very in
telligent.
In the second. they are used to using
small entrance holes.
And in the third place, these wrens
were going to their nest all the time.
The other bird felt like stranger in
a strange land, no doubt, when it got
inside the porch.
The feeling of panic is not a new
thing. Humans feel it, too, in the least
strange place.
Chickens, when let out of their park,
seldom know how to find the gate to get
back in.
The house wren is a smart bird at all
seasons. 1t knows what it wants and
how to get it.
This is particularly true at the nesting
season. Then Jenny takes complete
charge and will select the site to suit
herself, no matter where her mate wants
her to nest.
She also is ruthless and will peck the
eggs of rivals and even be cruel to other
baby birds if she thinks they are stand
ing in the way of her own offspring get
ting food.
There is tremendous competition for
baby food, of course. because all young
birds eat the same foods, worms and in
sects.
The wren is particularly sly about the
nest.
If the mother sees human beings pay
ing much attention to the nesting OPP
erations, she will pretend that she has
deserted it.
She will do this to the extent of al
lowing persons to walk off with nest and
eggs.
Even close watch will fail to reveal
her.
She is so quiet in her approach that
a watcher would have to have spy
glass trained on the nest for hours at
time in order to see her.
Yet she manages to incubate the eggs
and soon the nestlings are chirping
around, waxing fat and healthy, without
the mother being seen once.
All this shows how clever this bird Is.
It is no wonder, therefore, that wrens
are able to enter very small holes and
to find their way out as well as in.
Also, the house wren is not given to
Mysteries, as so many species are, when
they find themselves inclosed She Is a
fighter and uses what brains she has to
get what she wants.
There are in fiction many heroines
who resemble Jenny. One of these is
Thackcray's Becky Sharp. Ben Ames
Williams Strange Woman" Is another.
Evening star., 1945-07-07
Pattern of War in Pacific
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

undertake some strategic missions when
necessary. 1t seems likely to include
the 5th and 18th Air Forces, as at pres
ent, plus the 7th Air Force
Entirely outside these two commands
(Nimitz and MacArthur) will be the
work of the Strategic Air Force under
Gen. SpaatZ. This will include the 9th
Air Force Cit. Gen. Doolittle) now be-
ing redeployed from the European to
the Pacific theater, and the Goth Air
Force maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay) which
has done most of the strategic bomb
ing of Japan so far. The Strategic Air
Force will, eventually, be entirely
equipped with B-29s as far as bombing
planes go; it will also have its own long
range fighters for protection of its bomb
ing units. Its initial task will appar-
emily be to complete the destruction
of Japan's war industry, shipping and
communications. though it will, of
course, undertake such other strategic
missions as may be necessary in the
course of our offensive operations.
The British Pacific Fleet (Admiral Sir
Bruce Fraser will come under Admiral
Nimitzs command and be used as part
of his naval forces. There does not
seem to be any present intention to send
British troops to the Pacific, but some
may eventually arrive there. For the
present, British troops seem more likely
to be employed in the Southeast Asia
Command. As to the Royal Air Force,
it does not now possess bombing planes
equal in performance to our B-29s, and
such Raj units as may arrive in the
Pacific win probably report for the time
being at least to Gen. Kenney.
The Canadian troops Zone division
plus some reinforcing units) will go to
Gen. Macarthur The 1st Australian
Army, probably to be reinforced by
New Zealand division, is now operating
under MacArthur's command in Borneo,
New Britain, New Guinea and Bougain-
vile; there is chance that. as Mac
Arthur's main attention turns north
ward, and as Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten's Southeast Asia forces move
ahead toward the South China Sea, the
Australians may be transferred to
Mountbattens control.
Overall direction of these Pacific
operations seems likely to continue to
be exercised directly by the combined
chiefs of staff. There would be very
little point now in appointing an over
all commander in chief for the japanese
war. The combined chiefs of staff can
give their full attention to the Pacific,
without serious distraction elsewhere;
they can coordinate the Pacific COM
mands with that In Southeast Asia, and
with the American and Chinese ground
and air forces in China. as occasion
may require
tcopyright. 1915,