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Evening star., 1945-03-24
Jittery japan

Ofhcial photographs and eyewit-
ness accounts leave no room for
doubt that our. Super Fortresses,
supplemented by our carrier planes,
have unleashed tremendous destruc-
ton on the key cities of Japan. But
If more evidence were needed. we
have it now from the Japanese
themselves. The Koiso government
is resorting to desperate measures.
Almost 100000 of Tokyo's residents
already have been evacuated; the
Diet has been asked to appropriate
more than billion dollars for
disaster relief and steps are being
taken to establish what amounts to
martial law throughout the home
islands
Hirohito's empire has been shaken
to its roots. Like Hitler, the Japa-
nese war lords once could boast that
the homeland was safe and that all
the battles were being fought in,
islands thousands of miles away.
Today their boast is heard no more;
like Hitler's, it has been swept away
by an advancing tide of power that
cannot be stopped. Tokyo, Nagoya.
Osaka, Kobe, the Inland Sea-there
Is not corner of Japan that we
cannot attack. And devastating
though they have been, the blows
already struck by our B-29s and
carrier planes constitute merely
foretaste of what is to come. What
air power has done to Germany, air
power will do to Nippon, and the
grim and necessary job is even now
well under way.
The japanese leadership cannot
sugar-coat the situation any longer
The fires of war have come directly
to Japan itself and there is no way
of keeping that fact from the people
Officials in Tokyo now speak with a
jittery frankness. They describe the
loss of Two Jima as "the most un-
fortunate thing" that has happened
so far, and one of their newspapers
warns that the country has reached
the "gravest crisis since the begin
ming of its history" Their prime
fear is that the next major Ameri-
can move may be an attempt to
invade the home islands, possibility
explaining Premier Koiso's move to-
ward martial law.
KoiSo himself. as if to counter any
public tendency to wish for peace,
says toughly that I'VE must either
win victory or we shall all die. T"
But how win? When key cities are
evacuated on large scale, when the
home islands arh cut off from their
Evening star., 1945-03-24
The Peace Offensive
Bv Mai. Georee Fielding Eliot


radio commentator after the first big
B-29 raid on the capital
They are telling us about the evacua-
tion of 100000 of Tokyos inhabitants.
about the tieup on their railway sys-
tenn, about shortages of this and that.
The War Minister, Gen. Sugiyama, SAYS
his heart is bursting" at the thought
of what the loss of Two Jima means to
his country. The Premier. Gen Koiso,
allows to be broadcast his speech to
Parliament in which he says that the
measures taken by his government "ad-
mittedly have been inadequate. Sad to
say, Japan is not able to plan and pro-
duce as much as we desire"
The next move Is rather obvious.
New blood" will come into the cabinet.
Perhaps Koiso will be replaced by a
civilian. Industrial and financial figures
will take over from the military in key
posts, There will be more broadcasts
of criticism of the conduct of the war.
1t will be said that moderate" opinion,
long opposed to the war lords, is COM
ing into power. That will be the build
up for the big dramatic peace offer just
at the proper moment to have the
maximum effect in this country.
But If we are fools enough to fall
for any such bait. we shall have only
ourselves to thank for terrible conse-
quences. The Japanese leaders have
not the smallest intention of aban-
doning their determination to be lords
of the world or, at least, of the Pacific
and East Asiatic worlds. Nor will they
ever abandon the burning determine
tion to be revenged on those who have
humbled them by defeating them in
war.
One thought terrifies them more than
any other-a Thousand times more than
any other. That is the thought of an
invasion of Japan. of a defeat of the
Japanese Army on the soil of the home
land, and the occupation of that home
land by the troops Of foreign enemy.
If that should happen, every surviy-
ing Japanese, man, woman and child,
would be able to see with his or her
own eyes the irrefutable evidence of
the fact that the Emperor is not in
vincible. that the Yamato race can be
defeated, that-in short-the whole of
the propaganda which has been assid-
uously fed to the japanese people for
the past SO years is just tissue OF lies
Therefore, we cannot, we dare not
settle for anything less than this.
We must harden our hearts, steel
our minds, realize the sort of people
with whom we are dealing-and go on
to total victory. If we do not, the dead
Of Tarawa and Leyte and Two will have
died in vaifY
Evening star., 1945-03-24

full harmony. On the other hand, the
republican exiles have not succeeded
in harmonizing their respective Diff
ferences and framing a united pro-
gram as an alternative to the exist
ing Franco regime which possesses a
disciplined army seemingly capable
Of maintaining domestic order, even
though by despotic methods Obvi-
ously, the situation is one which re-
quires delicate handling. A fresh
explosion in Spain would profit that
country nothing and might have
serious repercussions on a war
harried world.
Evening star., 1945-03-24
Don Juon's Manifesto

The manifesto to the Spanish peo-
pie issued by Don Juan. pretender
to the Spanish throne. from his
place of exile in Switzerland is a
document whose significance can be
variously interpreted. 1t comes at
time when the problem of Spain
looms ever larger on the interna-
tional horizon, and it suggests pos
sible solution which might avert the
danger of a new civil war in that
much-tried country.
Don Juan's thesis is that neither
the republic set up after the abdica-
tion of his father, King Alfonso XIII,
in 1881. nor the regime established
by Generalissimo Franco through
military victory in the civil war
which ended in 1889 has been sue
cess. The kernel of Don Juan's
analysis of Spain's present situation
and prospects is trenchantly set
forth in the following lines: To-day.
six years after the end of the civil
war, the regime established by Gen.
eraI Franco. modelled on the totali-
tartan system of the Axis powers-so
contradictory to the character and
tradition of the Spanish people
is fundamentally inconsistent with
conditions prevailing in the world as
a result of the present conflict. More
over, the foreign policy of that
regime is compromising Spains fu-
ture position in world reconstruction.
Spain faces the dangerous possibility
of a new fratricidal conflict as we'll
as world isolation, and the present
regime. however it may attempt to
adapt itself to the new situation, is
aggravating both menaces. A re-
public. even if at first moderate,
would soon move toward an extreme,
bringing corresponding movement
toward the other extreme, and the
result would be another civil war"
From this diagnosis, Don Juan draws
the conclusion that the re-establish-
ment of "Spain's traditional mon
archy" can alone solve the dilemma.
and he. sets forth an itemized pro-
gram Which envisages a constitu-
tional regime on liberal lines.
Spain's troubled history since the
early nineteenth century. punctu-
ated with civil strife and violent
changes of regime. including two
unsuccessful republican experiments,
yields historical evidence that a
return to constitutional monarchy
might be good solution of prob
lem which is not only difficult but
extremely complex. Some of the
elements which supported Franco in
the civil war. notably the army. the
church, the upper classes and the
devoutly Catholic peasantry of GER
tain provinces are traditionally
monarchist and have always looked
askance at the totalitarian program
of the Falangist party. Franco has
tried to harness all these elements to
| his regims but has never attained
Evening star., 1945-03-24
Complains About Congressmen
To the Editor of The Star:


To the Editor of The Star
Attorney General Biddle says that
the United States lacks contractual
rights to bases built on foreign soil with
United States taxpayers money. But
how is that, when Congress appropri-
ated funds for that purpose, the inter-
ests of our country were not protected
when Britain and Russia are so alert
in the interests of their countries at
the expense of our taxpayers?
Both branches of our Congress have
many lawyers who evidently were
asleep as to the rights and interests of
the taxpayers who are SO overburdened
by heavy taxation for defense This.
with other important questions will be
borne in mind by voters and taxpayers
In future elections. However, these
lavish spenders of the peoples money
are extremely Wide awake as to their
own special interests.
Now they claim that they cannot
struggle along on a paltry $4,000 a
year. although in many instances men,
bers of their families are drawing high
salaries as secretaries and clerks in
their own offices
O. s. MEGREW.
Evening star., 1945-03-24

overseas resources, when the moose
of the blockade grows steadily tight
er, when American power smashes
directly at the vitals of the empire,
how can Koiso envision victory? And
when the war ends in Europe. not
only American power but Allied
power - including possibly Russian
power-will be able to strike with a
concentrated fury dwarfing any
thing Japan has felt to date. No
wonder the japanese sound increas-
ingly nervous.
Evening star., 1945-03-24

Germany seems strangely unhap-
py over the unparalleled oppor-
tunity OF indulging in her favorits
sport. war, without the bother of
travelling all over Europe to find it.
Evening star., 1945-03-24

Golf balls cost S6 each on the
black market in South Africa. Won
der how much couple of hours of
leisure to chase one around a green
some pleasant spring afternoon
would cost?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
LACK AUTHORITY

The camp officials are without
under the law to correct
the situation. !!
One of the directors wrote
Congressman Fred Bradley, rep
this district, advising
him that his friend, Marvin Cook,
also an inmate Of the camp, was
being held incommunicado and
asked assistance. Bradley replied
I'VE in Congress have sought
Ia give every reasonable protec-
ton tn honest conscientious OBJ
jectOrs. From reports that have
been received by and large of
your conduct i'm Manistilue, In
%ewberry, and I'm other cities
Of Michigan, every indication Is
given that our confidence In
you has been misplaced and you
are indeed unworthy Of the pro-
lection which we have granted
you.
you have refused 10 do an
honest days work out of uni
form; you have refused To con-
tribute Ia the war effort. You
have sought to wrap yourselves
i'm the folds of the flag of this
country and demanded its pro-
lection while. at the same time.
you are too lazy To fight for IT,"
As long as that attitude pre-
walls. YOU will get no sympathy,
no protection from my office"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09

Improves

MANILA, Feb 8 CUP)-Prof
Roy ID. Swinton Of the Michigan
engineering department on sab
hatical leave to teach at the Uni.
yersity OF the Philippines when
the the war broke out, said today
that the liberation found him
weak hut we'll"
His wife, Rose, had become
anemic during the internment and
was suffering from mslnutrition
but was not in a serious comb
ton Their daughter, Barbara, was
in excellent health.
Swinton and his wife each lost
more than p pounds, but the
professor said the army chow
we now are getting soon will fix
up that
The SwinlonS were interned
Jan. 6, 1912. Both Swinton and
his wife taught at the internee
university which was set up for
college students during the first
month of the internment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
Churchill S Staff
Killed in Crash

LONDON. Feb s GNS)-Ten
members of Prime Minister
Churchill's staff OF assistants for
the Big Three meeting were dis
closed officially today 10 have
been killed in a plane crash on
Feb. !. Five other persons were
listed As missing and believed
dead
The list Of known dead included
Miss Sullivan" Peter n. LoX-
ley, 80, and II. J. Battley, all of
the British foreign office; Capt.
A. X. Charlesworth, war office,
and Group Capt. =. s. Jackson
Taylor. air ministry.
1t. Col. l. s. Hooper Of the war
office died of injuries and Capt.
w. II. Finch, a member of the
same official body, was posted
among the missing
Four crew members were miss
ing and three were injured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09

A fragrant delight IN
your choice OF sew
eral odOrs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
Judge Who Sentenced
Hitler PIotters Killed

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 8 (INS)-
Roland FreiSler, president of the
dreaded German peoples court,
was killed in last Saturdays
blasting of Berlin by American
b ON bers, dispatches reaching
Stockholm reported today.
Frcisler was in charge of the
court when high ranking German
officers were sentenced TO death
last July for plotting to aSsaSSi-
nate Hitler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
Mate OF Detroiter
Held as Bigdmist

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Feb. s CUP)
Homer HoStler, 30, Ironton, o.,
who claimed he was a naval in
telligenCe officer and had attended
conferences with Adm. Nimitz and
Gen. Eisenhower, was held today
on biCamy charges.
Hostlcr admitted he married
Helena Chacksa of Detroit, in
1884 They had three children.
He also married Helen Wilson of
indianapolis. They had one child.
Last October ne married Harriet
Fairchild Of Lafayette.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
Study Revolt
Of Directors
nv ROBERT MCCLELLAN

GERMFASK. Mich, Feb. Sit
Col. simon i. Dunkle OF Selective
Service headquarters in Washing
ton today started a study de-
signed 20 solve the serious prob
lem created By the refusal Of
members o. the Germfssk con-
-e4eAtiess- ebiectors camp To do
more than chop wood 10 keep
Themselves warm,
Col Dunkle. who discussed the
problem an day with camp Off
cial> said he would confer with
IT,. s. Atty J. r, Deeb OF Grand
Rapids and Prosecutor w. j.
Sheahan of SchoolCraft County
before making his report TO Maj.
Gen Lewis 3 Hershey in Wash
ington
on GAME REFUGE
With Col Dunkle in the investi-
cation Is II. !. Reagan OF Chicago,
representative Of the department
.of interior. on whose 95,000-acre
Seney Wildlife Refuge the camp
.of "a "Conchy' recalcitrsnts are
housed a. guests of the govern
ment
Col. Dunkle said that legisls-
ton would be necessary 10 put the
camp under control of the army.
Most of them were transferred
here because they could not be
controlled IN the camps operated
boy the National Service Board for
Religious Directors representing
the Historic Peace Churches" "
The others are in the camp be-
cause they do not want the
churches 80 pay for their upkeep.
Meanwhile. the rebels llolled on
their hunks. safe from the most
severe snowfall since Paul Bun
vans year Of two winters, while
feeling among residents in the
area continued TO run high. All
the work that is done in or near
the camp. manager Norman V.
Nelson said, is done by few.
The diSSenters in the camp are
a group known as the Tobacco
Road Gang, who destroyed food
prepared for them and even
buried the silverWare i'm the
ground. where it was dug up by a
plumbing excavation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
$500 SALARIES
FOR Invited TO Britain

LONDON, Feb. s GNS} The
London Daily Mail said today that
il understood President Roosevelt
had accepted Professionally an in
vitation of King George VI to visit
Britain next summer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
Major Admits Killing

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb s
INS)-Maj. Stanley Wilson Dun
can recovered from a deep drug
induced coma today and confessed
10 police that he stabbed his at
tracti,n secretary Mrs. Dorothy
r. Vivell "a to death in his San
Francisco apartment NJ on d y
night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-02-09
Attack
Job Prejudice
um.. star Correspondent

LANSING, Feb. g Fair en-
ployment legislation prohibiting
discrimination in jobs and labor
unions because OF race. color,
creed or sex. was introduced
jointly today in the House and
Senate.
In the House the fair employ
ment hackers were Reps. Ellstein
CD and Becker CD Of Detroit
and Graves (Rl OF Hazel Park.
PENALTIES PROPOSED
They proposed maximum penal
ties of a $1,000 fine, a year in
prison. or both, to employers and
union officials who refused 10
abide by rulings OF a fair employ
ment commission upheld later IN
the circuit courts.
The Senate bill, introduced by
Ben Carpenter (R) of Harrison,
was more conservative i'm its Ian
guage but extended the scope of
violatorS 10 those who published
help wanted advertisements or in
any way handled employment APP
piieation blanks containing any
specification or limitation TO race,
color or creed.
$500 SALARIES
Carpenter proposed a fOur-man
commission appointed by the gov
ernor for one TO three-year terms
at an annual salary of 81 500
each
The commission would be en-
powered 10 cite ViolatorS and hand
down decisions and ask the circuit
courts to enforce them. ViolatorS
would be subject TO maximum
penalties of $1,000 fine. or six
months in Jail or both
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
AMERICANS KEEP THEIR
FEET ON GROUND, GAZE
At STAR, MOORE SAYS

Advising that Americans of this
and succeeding generations continue
their predecessors policy of keep
Moore of Billings, manager of the
Billings Gas company, addressed
Laurel Rotary club members Tues
day and sounded a warning against
the danger of propagandists, col
umnists, commentators and others
who would gladly save the public
the trouble of making up its mind.
In illustration he cited the cur
rent talk about gadgets and mar
velous substitutes. Actually, he
said, a home will continue to look
like a home, new automobiles will
be recognizable as automobiles, there
will be some changes and improve
ments, but the build-up for an era
of magic after the war has been to
quite an extent a Pigment of the
imagination.
People with their feet on the
ground will not take extreme views
and will find the probable course of
events in the middle ground, which,
Moore said, is a principle applying
also to politics and economics. He
went on to say that Americans had
always had their feet on the ground
while gazing at the star, and out
of the combination had come a great
nation with free enterprise and what
phrase-makers lately have called the
American way of life.
The climax of the address was
on Capitalization of power in the
federal government and opposition
to federal agencies such as the Mis-
souri, Valley Authority.
Moore was introduced by Paul
Wilson, June program committee
man. q
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13

Mrs. j.. j. R~othschiller has return
ed from Livingston where she visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ricci, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Green and
daughters, Lila, Bobby and Patsy,
left to spend the summer on a
dude ranch near Jackson, Wyo.
Mrs. G. G. Adams and son Larry
have returned from Forsyth where
they spent a week with Mr.. Adams
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Adams.
Mrs. Burl Carter and children,
Bobby and Linda 10, were guests
from Bridger of Mrs. Carriers sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. w. H. Hatfield.
Mrs. James Russell and children,
Wanda and Jimmy, left for a visit
with Mrs. Russell's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Halverson of Glendive,
and her grandparents in Mandan,
N. d,
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
The Outlook Says:

DIR. H. F. Wilkins of Helena, ac-
companied by his o Tommy, spent
last week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. l.. Wilkins. From here he
went to Lodge Grass, Sheridan,
Wyo., Pryor and Edgar on state
work. Saturday he took his par
ents to Billings to view the Go
Western parade. He returned to
Helena Sunday.
H. A. Carlisle has recovered from
a recent illnesss and has returned to
his place of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph D. Lee of Sioux Pass,
Mont, Miss Esther Wright and A.
o. Nelson of Park City were Wis
itors Saturday at the T. L. Wilkins
ranch home.
James A. Issom, signalman Sec
ond class, of Roundup was a guest
Monday and Tuesday of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Deryckere and daugh-
ter Rita.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
Lignin StabiIiZer

Successful experiments have been
made in Quebec with lignin extract
as a stabilizing material in road con-
struction. Lignin is a byproduct OF
the pulp and paper industry. Here
tofore it has been regarded largely
as a waste. In the Quebec expert
ment, lignin extract in powder form
Is mixed with gravel and clay,
whereupon the mixture is spread in
layers and rolled. Lignin increases
the bonding power of the clay to
make a stabilized and semi-perma-
nent mat.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cusick have
returned home from Yakima, Wash,
where they were called by the death
of their grandson, Bo Blackberry,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Van Blackberry,
who was drowned in a Yakima lake.
Other relatives in attendance at the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Blackberry and Lee Blackberry of
Ventura, Calf, and PFC. James
lCusick of San Francisco. Mrs.
Jack Wiechert and son Billy, who
left from Laurel remained to spend
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Black
orby.
A group which spent the week
end fishing at West Yellowstone
included F. o. Hartley, Paul Void,
Paul Void, Jr., Don Miller, Jerry
Covert, B. B. Hageman and Ford
Clark, brother-in-law of Hageman,
from Kansas. They left Laurel Sat
urday and returned Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Wiser and
family visited in Billings Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Lutgen
and Mrs. C.. j. Karls.
Mrs. Fred Thompson and daugh-
ter Sue have arrived from Newark,
Ohio, to visit Mrs. Thompson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Cusick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Wiser had as
guests Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Lutgen, Mrs. Lester
Butcher and Gloria Butcher of Bill
lings and Mrs. Elizabeth Lutgen.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Fenton were
hosts at dinner Sunday for Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Peterson and son Jack
of Huntley and E. l.. Fenton.
Fireman Second Class and Mrs.
Calvin Barthuly of New York and
their daughter, Beverly Ann of
Cardwell, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. 'Brickman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Barthuly.
T. H. Bennett, member of the
Laurel school faculty, left Saturday
to attend the summer term at
Washington State College, Pullman,
Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Christensen
and daughter were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Russell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Green while en- route from
California to their home in New
mans Grove, Neb.
A party of nine Laurel men
spent three days fishing at Hebgan
lake near West Yellowstone. They
left Laurel Saturday afternoon and
returned Tuesday night. In the
party were DR.. I. N. Smith and son
John, O.. K. Chapman, C. L. Gallo
way, Dwight Rowlison, Bob Hamil-
ton, Jack Parker, Wayne Willis and
William Halsey.
A social meeting of the Best Ever
club was enjoyed Thursday of last
week at Mrs. M. V. Hagan's home.
Mrs. A. H. Brickman read poems by
high school students of Montana
and other states, which are publish
ed in book form. A number of
poems by Laurel high school stu
dents are included. Lunch was serv-
ed by the hostess at conclusion of
the meeting.
Mrs. j. w. earns and daughter,
Mrs. Raymond Kositsky and her
Bonnie Rae, of Billings
were luncheon guests Thursday Of
Mrs. George Deryckere.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
Day by Day in Laurel

H. E. Conner, Northern Pacific
switchman, sustained injuries last
week in an accident and is recover
ing at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Nelson
and son Ronnie of Avery, Ida, were
guests several days of Mrs. Neil
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. ].
Krug.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
Add Conner

Copper is added to some steels in
small amounts to improve the re-
sistance to atmospheric corrosion,
and in larger amounts to increase
strength.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
RefreSheS Silk

Water in which peeled potatoes
have been boiled is excellent for
reviving worn silk. Sponge silk with
this water. 1t will freshen it up and
make it look almost like new.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
SAVE AT SANDN'S
SKIN PROTECTION

ShIN EC
Sande's Hand LOtiOn-..-.--.....49c
$1.00 Jergens Lotion.--.-.-....79c
II OF. American LotiOn....-....19c
SOC Trushay LOtion....--~--...43c
Y Pint Gypsy Cream....-....5Oc
y Pint IlasOl LotiOn...~-.........49c
Coo Suntan LOtiOn...-....-....53c
Gaby Suntan LOtiOn...........50c
Large Arid ...-.--.-59c
Colonial Danes DeOdOrant......50c