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Evening star., 1945-07-20

The Institute for the Re-education
Of Germans" has decided that we must
make unavailable to the Germans "all
books glorifying war" hope we have
thought that one through, but I am
afraid not.
Are we TO copy Hitler's book burnings?
Are we to turn over to a commission,
authority to raid German libraries under
some general and dubious directives?
The German prisoner of war, indoc-
trinated with the American way of life,
will certainly want 70 know how Ameri-
cans are applying the principles Of
freedom Of speech and of press, when
they hear of this.
1t is impossible to suppress all books
glorifying war without suppressing the
Old Testament; the leading classics
tHomer, Virgil. Caesar parts of Shake
speare; all the great body of English,
American and German poets who wrote
in praise of the struggles for freedom
Byron, Shelley, Whitman, Schiller, for
instance; Marx, Engels, and the Com
munist writers who preached the class
struggle; the histories of the British,
French, American and Russian revolu-
tions (many Of these suppressed by Hit
ler); and, in fact, most of the existing
histories of the last 1000 years, and
almost everything, written in any coun-
try. during these war years, including
the speeches Of Churchill, Stain and
Roosevelt; most American films; many
American comics, and the speeches of
Gen. Patton.
Ironically enough, 1t would be possible
to keep most of the published speeches
Of Hitler, for he consistently took the
line that the struggle was forced upon
Germany by the wicked war mongers
of the democracies, who interfered with
Germanys peaceable mission to spread
the new order and German culture!
Whatever measures we take to sup
press books will, suppose, be carried
out by military authorities. I imagine
a conversation between-let us say
year-old Hans and his mother.
Hans: Mama, what are those men
doing2
Mother: They are removing danger
Gus books that might I'LL your mind with
war.
Hans: And why do they wear such
beautiful clothes with brass buttons?
Mother: Because they are soldiers.
Hans: What are soldiers, mama?
Mother (for the sake of the argu-
ment): People. dear, who make peace.
Hans: Mama, 7 want to have a suit
ike that and make peace. Where can I
read about soldiers?
Excuse me, while 60 out and have
a nervous breakdown.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Japanese Peace Terms
By Raymond oIey

past feuds with each other, provide the
essential clue needed by our propaganda
from the outside.
Whenever one group wanted to under
mine another 1t would accuse its rivals
of deceiving and misleading the En-
peror. AssaSsinations and 'putSchs"
were excused on the ground that they
were undertaken to save the Emperor
from bad advisers or traitorous enemies.
The unity of the Emperor and his peo-
pie was always taken for granted. The
war makers who most effectively claimed
to be friends Of the Emperor succeeded.
The line of propaganda from our side
should be to get over to the Japanese
that we really intend to destroy those
who have inspired the attacks upon the
Allies and who are also the people who
have brought trouble to the Emperor
and tragedy to the people of Japan. It
should indicate that we have no inten-
ton of interfering with the religious
and social system which centers in the
Emperor, except to make sure that there
shall be no more conquest and no more
aggression. Those who have most care
fully studied the mind, as well as the
modern history of Japan, say that this
policy would be most likely to weaken
the resistance of the Japanese people
and army.
The terms Of the Cairo declaration
could be maintained under this policy
and unconditional surrender should be
enforced. Because, as 1t works cut, un-
conditional surrender is always the un-
conditional surrender of armed forces.
No one surrenders the people Of nation
or the nation as a whole. When armed
resistance is gone the country Is at the
mercy OF the conqueror. The problem
then is to get the country on going
basis as soon as possible, shorn Of any
power to return to aggression.
useisased BY the Associated Newspapers, Ins.)
Evening star., 1945-07-20

Allied experience in the German war
certainly should impress upon the gen.
tlemen meeting at Potsdam the critical
need of clear definition of the peace
terms to be imposed on Japan. And,
while agreement among the Big Three
is desirable and probably essential,
President Truman is the man to tell the
Japs what is in store for them. For it
Is mostly our war, and American lives
are at stake.
Plenty of lives were wasted on all
sides because we failed to make things
clear to Germany long time before
surrender. We failed not only because
we provided no means of weakening
German resistance, but because we rer-
mitted large number of Allied private
and semioff1cia1 expressions of opinion
to be used by Goebbels for his purposes.
That is the danger with Japan now.
Generals, admirals and others with curb
stone comments, such as the one about
the Emperor's white horse, do not help.
And certainly it is dangerous for those
who hate Russia to suggest terms. such
as leaving Manchuria in the custody OF
Japan, which are merely measures of
appeasement. They are endangering our
relations with our biggest ally.
X
Many of those who make such sugges-
tions fail to comprehend the curious
relationship of the Emperor to his peo-
pie and to the political and military
regime which started Japan on the road
to conquest. Before the opening up Of
Japan to the modern world the Emperor
was of no great importance in the lives
Of the people. He was virtually pris-
oner Of the feudal lords. In the past
century he has emerged as god and
leader Of his people. Political and mili-
tary leaders have sold" him TO the
people with conviction so deep that it
cannot now be broken In them. But the
tactics Of those very leaders. In their
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Jupun's S Lurder

There is no measure Of comfort
for the japanese. In addition to
all their other acute headaches
on land, at sea and in the air
they must worry about the state of
their larder. A Tokyo military COM
mentator glumly tells them that
they will not be able to beat back
an invasion unless the ever mount
ing fury of our bombing is stopped,
and no sooner is this said than the
Suzuki government announces a
new "self- -shficiency' food program
in, preparation for the time when
the mainland becomes the scene
of a decisive battle" Like every
thing else in Japan, the stomach
has fallen upon evil days.
1t would be mistake, however,
to Jump to the conclusion that the
Japanese face the prospect of star
vation. Perhaps in time they will,
but at this stage, though they must
tighten their belts severely, they
seem reasonably well equipped to
feed themselves for a long period,
at least at the subsistence level.
The war has taken away many of
their farmers. They are short of
fertilizers, livestock and seed. Our
air and sea blockade has cut them
off from the resources of the South
west Pacific and Southeast Asia,
and transportation between their
cities and agricultural areas is
growing more and more strained.
These are factors that add up to a
difficult food situation for them,
but 1t is well to remember that their
diet-consisting chiefly of rice and
tlsh-is vastly different from ours,
and they are celebrated for their
ability to get along on little.
Actually, counting in the re-
sources of Korea, Formosa. occu-
pied North China and Manchuria,
Japan may be considered self-suffi-
cient in foodstuffs. Formosa is al
ready effectively cut off, and traffic
with Korea, North China and Man
churia can eventually be rendered
almost impossible by our forces.
But even then. theoretically at
least, the homeland itself may be
able to come close to self-Suffi-
ciey1cv Th11s in 1Q26 according tn
official records, the Japanese
caught enough fish to have sur
plus for export, and they grew 80
per cent of thei rice domestically.
ALI told, in prewar days, within
the confines of their own islands,
they produced 81 per cent of their
diet requirements, and 1t is con-
eeiyable that they can achieve q
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Sond Dunes

When June Is come each yelIop dune
That slips like honey to the sea.
By midday or by silper moon.
Is like siren calling me.
Then smaller seems my dtoeIHnc- place
That hold me prisoner dny and ysiu,t.
When memory brings that bonndIess
space
OF beaches ,ohere the pures break
tphite--
The merry croDd, the snirthfur poice.
The happy children wdding there.
Small things that make the heart re.
joice
That life and lore can be 90 fair.
And iDhen the tciflds are blosDinc strong.
Though am shut from sand and sea.
I ksosp the oceans stEDer song
And hear the sand dunes calling mel
JOHN RICHARD MoRELAND.
Evening star., 1945-07-20

future security and happiness of every
man, woman and child In the Allied
Nations. 1t is at this conference that the
first practical application OF the princi-
Piles of the San Francisco Charter is
to be made. Here we shall see the first
tangible results Of that postwar unity OF
purpose and effort on which the Charter
is founded. 1t is unreasonable to expect
people to wait with meek and becoming
patience to be told what is going to
happen to them and what will be the
shape of the world in which they must
live
But there is this also to be said.
This procedure Is not in character as
far as President Truman is concerned.
We may be very sure that he does not
like it, and that he wishes to change 1t
and is trying to change It, One of his
great tasks, indeed, now and in the
future, will be to persuade the Russians
to break down the wall o. secrecy which
they have erected between their country
and the western world.
Since the future success OF the inter-
national organization created by the
San Francisco Charter depends on unity
of purpose and effort among the sigma
tory powers, and especially among the
Big Three, whatever endangers the
mutual confidence upon which unity of
purpose and effort must necessarily be
founded is peril to the Charter and
to the organization Of which it is the
fundamental instrument.
~ ~
And nothing is so dangerous to mutual
confidence between peoples as secrecy.
Or rather attempted secrecy, the denial
of reliable news, the cutting of Of
tested and trusted channels of informa-
ton, SO that rumors true and false have
free rein, and almost any tale, told with
whatever motive, is readily believed.
Perhaps no single accomplishment
would be of greater promise for the
future than the breaking down Of the
Russian wall of secrecy, which can no
longer (save as the Japanese war may
be affected by Russian decisions) serve
any military purpose. and which can
the relations Of the Russian people with
the peoples of the western world.
This will not be done all at once, we
may be sure: but 1t would be encourag-
ing indeed If we were to see liberaliza-
tion Of the present news policy at
Potsdam, for that would be an indica-
ton that American and British persua-
sion was finding response in Russian
minds and that we might as time goes
on hope for further progress toward the
free flow of information upon which our
hopes for integrated world security are
largely founded
tCopyright. 1s45.)
Evening star., 1945-07-20
SUGGESTIONS for the Navy

Suggestions for the Navy
To the Editor OF The Star:
According to news reports, Japan is
boarding its remaining aircraft and all
flyers are now purportedly suicide or
kamikaze divine wind pilots. De-
spite the fact that Vice Admiral Marc
A. (Pete) Mischer states that only 2
per cent of this group come through,
that per cent managed to do SUBJ
stantial amount Of damage in connec-
ton with the conquest of Okinawa. We
may expect, therefore, that in the forth
coming attack on Japan proper casual
ties from this source will be high.
Granted that it's presumptuous for
me, one of the much mahgned clan Of
armchair strategists, to suggest tactics
to the Navy, still have been wonder
ing at their failure to utilize barrage
balloons in defense.
Barrage balloons we're used very ef-
fectively over London, at Anzio and 9TH
er beachheads, also over Liberty yes
sells. The purpose of these balloons was
to discourage enemy dive bombers and
other low-hying strafng planes and to
compel them to fly at $500 feet or high
er where they could be dealt with by
the antiaircraft gunners.
1t has been stated that a group Of
destroyers was stationed in the waters
above Okinawa for the purpose Of de-
tecting the approach of Jap planes and
that this group of Sitting ducks" was
severely mauled by the kamikaze. 1t
occurs to me that these destroyers, as
well as the landing ships, mine sweep
ers and other slow-moving or station
ary craft, could be protected by these
barrage balloons.
Furthermore, since suicide planes are
most effective in the dim light of dawn
or when there are low-fying cloud banks,
why isn't it possible at such times and
under such conditions to conceal the
exact location of ships by smoke
screens? D. E. HOWARD.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Exile for Leopold

lament have passed a measure le-
gally exiling King Leopold III and
barring him from returning to Bel
gian soil without specific parlia-
mentary consent. The measure be-
comes law with the signature of
the Kings younger brother, Prince
Charles, who acts as regent and
is expected to comply with the de-
cision Of Parliament as matter of
course.
Offhand, outsiders might think
that this disposes of the contro-
versy which has so troubled Bel
gums political life. Unfortunately,
this is not the case, because the
Parliament's action was partisan
rather than national in character.
The Catholic party, numerically the
strongest in both houses according
to the last election. held in 1899,
fought the measure. supported by
the Flemish Nationalists; and when
they saw opposition was vain the
Catholic ministers resigned from
the cabinet, while both groups alb
stained from voting in the lower
house and mustered So negative
votes in the Senate as against 73
in favor. The debates which pre-
ceded the votes disclosed the par
tisan bitterness involved, cheering,
booing and stinging epithets pune
tuating the proceedings.
The first result of all this is to
break the coalition government of
national unity established In 1899.
The Catholic Flemish Nationalist
opposition is unreconciled and
promises to raise legal and consti-
tutional objections to the decision
which will tend to perpetuate and
deepen the rift. Their chief argu-
ment concerns the application of
article 80 of the Belgian constitu-
ton. This article deals with Par
liament's right to act when the
King is unable to reign, but speci-
fies that it shall so act when the
King is afflicted with lunacy." The
left-wing coalition government
which now controls Parliament in
terprets the clause broadly; the
opposition restricts it to lunacy and
deduces therefrom not only the
illegality of exiling Leopold but also
the unconstitutionality Of Prince
Charles regency. Such arguments
are loaded with political dynamite
If both sides persist in their present
attitudes.
The basic trouble with the present
measure is that it is an unsatisfac-
tory compromise. Logically Leo
pold should either have been
deposed and the succession formally
settled upon his young son. Bau-
douin, or he should have been al
lowed to return and resume his
royal prerogative. The Socialist and
Communist parties, who form the
backbone of the present govern
ment, wanted to depoSe Leopold,
but could not get the support of
the Liberals. without whose votes
it would have been impossible to do
anything. The result was the COM
promise "exile" measure. which
leaves Leopold still legally King,
Stubbornly asserting his right to
rule and supported in this by
large proportion of the population,
the division running disturbingly
along racial, religious and class
lines. This is a most unfortunate
situation. coming as it does at a
highly critical moment not only for
Belgium but for Europe and the
world at large.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Letters to The Star
inquiries About Older Soldiers
Retained in Service

To the Editor OF The Star:
The War Department announced q
few days ago that all soldiers who have
not served overseas will be assigned to
such duty before May, 1946. Under this
ruling the Army now is shipping abroad
all such soldiers who have not yet
reached their 38th birthday. To those
men who are close to 38 this ruling
means that they can count on several
more years of service before discharge.
At the age of 40 or thereabouts they
jobs with boys of 20. Many will be
broken in health, many will have lost
all opportunity to resume their places
as self-supporting individuals.
In another ruling the Army has de-
creed that selectees over 26 years of age
must be fit for general duty or else
they will not be inducted. This ruling is
made in spite of the fact that Secretary
Stimson has announced that there are
100000 men in service today who are
unfit for foreign duty for physical rea-
sons. Qn other words, they do not meet
physical standards for induction.)
In the first case, men of 81 now face
several more years of foreign duty while
men over 20 no longer are being in
Quoted. In the second case, the Army
refuses to take limited service men
while there are 100000 men In service
who still are retained.
never have read a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of this unfair and contra
dictory personnel policy OF the Army.
Will some one please explain why
the old soldier must face additional
hardships while those over % are no
longer inducted and why limited service
men in the Army must stay there while
others are not taken2
MRS. HELEN BARSCH.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Government Annuitants

To the Editor of The Star:
Over the radio we listen to the news
Of the raise In wages for the many
workers, and the more money for the
white collar job holders, but never do
we hear of the encouragement of more
money for the once-upon-a-time Gov
ernment workers. the retired men and
women.
They have the same higher prices to
pay for groceries, for clothing and for
other daily living expenses. They must
budget peacetime monthly income to
cover these wartime prices.
Since it seems impossible tosget any
increase in the annuity, why not have
an exemption from the income taxi
That would help a bit, and every bit
means lot these days.
A DAILY READER.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Objects to Favorins Japan

Objects to Favoring Japan
To the Editor of The Star:
Noting your interest in sthe question
of modifying the unconditional surren-
der policy, do not recall such a So
licitude in connection with the proposal
to Germany, and, for the life of me,
cannot see why any less stringent terms
should be given Japan than to Ger
many. If they are given to Japan, why
were they not given to Germany? Japan
has been developing this conquering
complex for many years, as any one
who has watched her movements well
knows. Why, then, the different treat
ment? G.. w. w.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
But Merited!

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
With the honorary accolades begin
ming to roll in from institutions OF
higher learning, President Truman may
remark, as did the late Vice President
Marshall, that he is getting his educa-
tion by degrees"
Evening star., 1945-07-20

Appreciation for an Editorial
To the Editor OF The Star:
A truly great actress should not go
down to her grave "unwept, unhonorcd
and unsung";; therefore I think your
tribute to Nazimova, in last Sundays
Star, was most fitting.
am sure many will recall her heart
appeal in War Brides" was privileged
to enjoy her performance in that play
and in many others, but outstanding in
my memory is her portrayal of Ca
mile, supported by Rudolph Valentino
as Armand-a magnificent play with
two magnificent artists.
NELL LEWIS STAFFORD.
To the Editor of The Star:
Your tribute to the memory of Nazi-
nova was thing of beauty.
GENE FORD.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Sharp Question

To the Editor of The Star:
Why in the name of Heaven does the
Foreign Relations Committee of the
Senate feel that it is necessary to take
a trip to Europe when we have so many
people over there now who are capable
of furnishing data, especially at this
time when taxes are becoming burden
and people are urged to buy and buy
more War Bonds? EDNA STEVENS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Calls Tax Cut
Isl Vital Step

A. the FIRST step In balancing
49, budget America H4+f-t-hea5+a
reducing taxes today even If relief
Observation-Disclosures
a shift I'M national expenditures,
according 10 Dr Harley l. Lutz,
director of research for iho Com
mlucc ON Postwar Tax Policy
Speaking TO the Economic Club
Yesterday Lutz explained the tax
program he believes is needed 30
create SOlvcnCy In America
"In the last IS wears we have
had nothing hut deficits" LutZ
S1I1. The government has not
lived under the fiscal resources
provided by taxes.
Raising taxes will not over
come this deficit, The national
budget must be lowered and
taxes must he lowered, too.
There can he no help for the
poor without the growth OF
business, and individual incen-
tive Ia expand i'm business is
dullcd when gains are offset by
high taxes"
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
EnlpriSOn
3 Aliens

Three Can8dIan> began prison
-------r--- N-'ttee fat repeated attempts
90 enter the United states Illegally
after having boon dcportcd
Federal Judge Arthur + Kos
sp>,4 sentenced Maurine Rien-
vCrUC .fb. ot NT7E7ra taitS. emit
and Philip ~ Conner 3l of Ridge
town ont. 10 two years each. j.
MAS BlynNenuc.s fourth attempt
az illegal entry Corners third
Reginald Lacey l9. of Sarnla.
Vas sentenced 20 a year and "A day
for a second illegal entry
Jesse Graham. 81. of 30l RiVard
WAS fined 500 and placed on two
years probation for attempting 20
>mugglc u pounds of meat
through the Windsor tunnel by
automobile. HIS companion, Frank
Banks Jr. -, OF 1929 RiopclIe;
dIcW a $50 fine and probation
Matthew NJ RuminSki 20 Of
9i23 McDouCall was placed on
probation for three years for
stealing S2l pay check from the
U8ilS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Swedish Architect
To Discuss Housing

Sven Wallcndcr. noted SWcdIhs
architect Will discuss Sweden $
cooperative housing plan at a
University Of Michigan extension
service meeting at 1880 p. m. TO-
morrow in the Rackham Building
Wallcnder is chairman Of a
-deieEHrlOn sent here by swedish
Co-operativeS 10 study technical
advances IN building.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Warn Of Pay.
Price Raises
.p.,Lll b Iln ntIRolI rMLs

NEW YORK. oct. so Recon-
mondng consumer interests be
recognized IN iHhUT-WauagemenJ
negotiations. the labor committee
of the Twentieth Century Fund
today warned employers Who seek
too high prices and workers who
--aall-taa-H -zH-1HeS-p1ap prize
themselves out of the market
and wreck their common enter
prise.
The committee urged both
sides 10 make greater use of econ
omlSt>, engineers and impartial
iaCt-Gndlng tcChnlquoS and SuG-
gcSiod management and unions
explore narkotwlde collective
bargaining
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Merchants 10 Give
Party for Children

As A part Of the plan to make
this a safe Halloween for Detroit
youngsters. merchants on r. JEFF
ferSon viii entertain 1000 chill
dren tomorrow evening, Edgar NJ.
Robbins, charm an announced
today
Youngsters will be entertained
At 64a2p-eieieek aAA-the-teeH-aee-
crowd viii be treated TO movies
and a street dance at $50. Prizes
arc planned for unusual costumes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
eguakPS Recorded
I'm British { columbia

PASADENA, oct. 80 GNS)--
California Institute of Technology
SoiSmoloGiStS today recorded two
severe earthquakes about liOO
miles northwest probably ~
Queen Charlotte Island IN British
Columbia.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Jail Ex-Panama Chief

BALBOA, Canal Zone, Oct. 80
GNS) Former President Arnulfo
Arias was arrested today as the
result of "A clash between his fol-
lowers and police.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31

LONGER LIFE-With heat breakdown
reduced, rayon cord tires will give you
greater mileage How much greater
depends on car, driver, roads but, truth
be told. you'n probably be riding on
the same set of rayon cord tires as long
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31

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