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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-26
Churchill Jumps The Gun

Winston Churchill, prime minister OF Great
Britain and as astrte politician as the world
has since President Roosevelt's death, has for
ced an election by resigning. When the Labor
party, next largest to the Conservative party
in the coalition government voted at its annual
convention to quit the coalition which Churchill
formed in the dark days Of 1910, when Britain
was all but on its knees to the Germans the
prime minister took the only step which might
keen the conservatives in control to continue
to continue his policies
In the forthcoming election the British people
will vote not directly for premier as we
Americans vote for a president via the Elec'
tcrial College, but for seats in the House OF
Commons The party that wins the greatest
number of seats will name the new prime
minister Although the Labor party is strong,
and the Liberal party not to be overlooked, Mr..
Churchill obviously expects his war record ard
personal popularity to carry the Conservatives
on the crest of the election, which would as
sure his return to the position he has held
throughout the trying war years so courage
ously
In the meantime, Mr.. Churchill, by royal
request will form an interim government. Save
for changes in the ministry, administration OF
Britain's affairs will go on much as usual.
Mr. Churchill will still direct affairs OF state.
We may well believe that between now and the
election his friends will not be idle. They will
work for Conservative party victory, and II
we have the right impression of the Churchill
disposition he too will not neglect the campaign
Having served so well in the war emergency
he naturally desires above all other things to
serve when peace becomes the principal pro-
blem to be solved. He made it clear in Com
mons recently that he would not step aside un'
til the task was completed if it were left to
him. Even though the Laborites refused to
leave the decision in his hands it is not to be
doubted that he will use his great influence tc
bring a Conservative victory at the poles.
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On The Right Track

President Truman, in his request to reor-
ganize executive branches Of the government,
makes a bid for congressional favor and CO.
operation by saying mo agency of the execu-
tive branch should be exempted from the scope
of legislation" It becomes clearer all the time
that the Chief Executive wishes to maintain
harmony between the White House and the
Capitol, and not usurp the constitutional rights
Of the Congress.
Just what will result if Congress grants his
request is not easily foreseen, but 1t is fair
to think that many wartime bureaus, which will
die automatically six months after the restora-
ton of peace, will not be resusitated, and
that only those others which have peacetime
value will be perpetuated with Substantially
reduced stats and payrolls.
Mr.. Trumans Investigations as Senator into
the tremendous waste Of public funds through
tn. establishment Of hundreds Of unnecessary
and overlapping agencies. It is not conceivable
that he will want any Of these retained. Nor
is it believable that he will consent to continu
ance Of the overloaded payrolls Of any agency
which have placed such heavy drain on the
Treasury. And while federal payro1ls are BIT
one Of the extravagances of the war period.
their reduction, in many cases their elinaina
ton, will help ease the tax burden Of the
people and stabilize the national economy.
It is obviously Mr.. Humans purpose to re-
duce government spending, as much as hi
can within executive limitations. All success.
| to his efforts
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-26
Air Mail And Express

The place air mail and express occupy in
the natl ms transportation is indicated by the
January tonnage reported by United Air Lines.
The information comes from the May issue
Of the Postmasters Gazette, which reveals
that United carried an estimated 1,750,625 ton
n lies Of mail in that month A per cent in
crease over the first month in 1914, and that
the lines express transport for the same
month amounted to 350,985 ton miles.
The sad reflection is that whatever the ma
tons total ton miles for mail and express
may be, and the United volume is but a
fraction of it, Wilnington's only part is its
contribution through distant air terminals. Not
an ounce moves through Bluethenthal now and
Cannot so move until the Army has no further
use for the local airfield hopefully soon after
the Pacific war is ended.
Here is another reason for working for vic
tory over Japan Indirect as it may SEEM the
purchase of extra war bonds can speed the day
Of victory.
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WReePoMI
BY M/SGT. KEN MuLro2

On Wednesday nights At ~,
personnel Of Camp Davis press ets,
radio program over WINS EF'eSsa ,,
mington. 1t is titled "Jo, Will
Comes Marching Home" ''''r'
Now Johnny Comes Naval
Home is authored in the say.
partment as this column and as'
were more or less familiar rO W.T. ".
the formal of the program Win Wi,
is until last Wednesdays bro nay
cast. ''Vac'
Since we have ever been lor.,
Of adventure we like TO lista su's
yarns told by the men who usn.n "
hold forth on Johnny Com.!
Marching Home" So last w. Sle'
day night we were by the rsd i,s ).
the proper time. Imagine our sn,
prise when the announcer jntroi su''
ed 1t. Alex thinner singing =,
aria. The announcer had Iit y
trouble pronouncing the title w.
besides we never have been n ,s
ficient' at spelling foreign sound ya"'
names. So we just listened ia ,,s
song.
Lieutenant thinner formerly ~.
pilot on a B.24 with the E;rhM
Air Force. At present he !,
Special Services officer in chs,,.
Of entertainment at Camp Davi,
He's one of those little men with
big voice. But he makes a strikir,
appearance and girls say he's cr-s
And his voice should make Nj.
PIMA take an extra phenobarb-I
We were further surprised Whom
we heard Cpl. Andy Gales 90 I'm,
hair on the violin. He cut him.
self large slice OF the adagio from
Tschaikowsky's violin concern
(Someone told us) Andy was oncs
a Jouilliard student and now is an.
gagged primarily in writing arrange.
ments for the Camp Davis dance
orchestra. Andy did an encore tbe
Hora something-or-o ther by Heiiitz
The stepped-rp tempo and obvious
technical ease of Fiddler calm
made the number an appropriate
wind-up for the show.
Accompanying both soloists wa,
Warrant Officer Thomas Nichols
who is in charge Of all musical &C.
tivities for the camp. An Eastman
graduate, Mr.. Nichols turned out
some neat piano backgrounds for
Lieutenant thinner and Corporal
Galos.
All in all, it was a Carnegie hall
approach to a broadcast. But we
enjoyed it and have an idea the
Wilmington listeners did also.
Our radio writer informs us next
week Johnny Comes Marching
Home"-With less music-will have
more to say about the Convalescent
hospital at Camp Davis. Bombing
missions and tales of action, per.
haps., :,
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Editorial Comment
A TOUGH POSTWAR JOB

Part of the decisions of the Crimean confer
ence established the shape Of things to come
so that Germany will never again be able
to disturb the peace of the world
Which is big order.
Wiping oct Nazi influences for instance.
Nazis aren't madmen. They have used great
skill in distorting German minds and schools
and morals into their pattern. Remember,
they were at it for IL years-12 years of strict
control over the German people. Don't get the
idea you can stamp out the Nazi influence in a
year or so.
Or breaking up the German general staff
that's no cinch. Stamping out militarism in
nation that has been nliltarlstlc Tor 70 years
think that's going to be easy?
It'll be terrific job. But Unless the united
nations stick together and do it-and do it
right-world war III will make this one look
like a picnic. -Sordough Sentinel, Fl. Richard
son, Alaska.
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Welcome, DR.. Wright

The Rev. Thomas H. Wright, son OF Will
nainston, having won fame and proved his
leadership in other charges, is to come home
as bishop of the Diocese OF East Carolina
succeeding the Rt. Rev Thomas c. Darst VINO
will retire to private life after thirty years Of
faithful service as bishop and half century
as a minister in the Episcopal church.
No kinder welcome can be extended to Mr.
Wright than that he may achieve equal sue.
cess in his lew post and enjoy as wide and
deep friendship Of the people of the diocese
as has rewarded Mr.. Darsts career OF kindly
Christian service
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-26
Daily Prayer
FOR AWAKENED MINDS

Crack the shell of our selt.en'
grossment, our pettiness and ou,
complacency, o Lord, and release
us to a new and living sense Of the
greatness Of this hour. Forgive Us
for our sins of indifference and
somnolence. Awaken all our na'
tional and civic leaders, our
preachers and professors and edl'
tors and teachers, to the gravity
of the present emergency, and 10
a sense of the vast issues lnVolE'
ed. Deliver us all from short-slsli'
edness ard from personal expedl'
ence. May we know that Thou
art moving in our times a no
working out unseeable plans l0'
mankind future. Quicken, vi,
pray, our spirit OF patriotism ana
OF world brotherhood. Help us e'cn
to fit into so much Of Thy pattern
as we can perceive. Bestow upon u. "
spiritual understanding onles s
Thou dost aid us, all our i! ..
will be inadequate. So we llll "
seeching hearts to Thee tns ina W.. W
may be guided and guarded s s.i
girded in our devotion to Ihee sr u
to the high hour. Amn.-"'I"
Z
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-26
BY w. G. ROGERS
Justice in Transportation"
by Arne C. Wiprud (Ziff-Davis;
81 10Y.

NY AAuC W VApA uU (Z1II.O3V1Ss
81 s;o).
This expose Of monopoly con.
troll was written by the special
assistant to the attorney general
in the Department Of Justices an.
thrust division and comes highly
praised by Commerce Secretary
Wallace, Minnesota's Senator Ship.
stead and Georgia's Gov. Arnall.
who is a leader in the South's fight
for a revised freight-rate structure.
In an introduction Thurman Ar.
mold blames ''monopolistic prac.
tees and controls" for producing
high and discriminatory rates, re-
stricting services, suppressine
chronological improvements a n d
thus combining to, retard the ma
tons economic development. +"
Wiprud, charging transportation
facilities are inadequate for h e
country's needs, discusses the sit
uation in terms Of monopoly, regu-
lation and rates. For the future he
recommends government policy
favoring more, better and cheap.
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Lee Miller Covers The Pacific

James Prichard Of Whittier, Calf,
lis similarly human and helpful.
That is, with the dreadful excep.
ton of the morning l was invited
to attend gathering of the ship S
officers in the wardroom and dis
covered to my horror that Prichard
expected visiting correspondents
to earn their salt by saying a few
words into a microphone for the
diversion of the officers.
Like Ernie Pyle I had never
made a speech in my life and
never intended to, but / managed
to get up and nervously tell a story
or two before retiring in disorder.
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lby
by
MARQUIS CH1LDs

WASHINGTON-The War Depart.
ment is following with deep con-
Germ the recent outbreaks in Cali
fornia against Japanese-American
citizens who have left relocation
a precedent conteaey to all Ameri-
can tradition, that is worrying CT
william heads of the Department.
Moreover, the Army recognizes a
duty to returning veterans and they
are wondering how far they will
have to 60 in protecting Japanese.
American veterans, high proper
ton of whom have Purple Hearts,
when they return from the war.
About Is terrorist attacks on re-
turned Nisei have occurred thus
far. There have been four case OF
attempted arson and seven have
driven by Nisei homes at high rate
of speed and the occupants have
fired into the house.
In one case, the home owner has
returned veteran. With him was
Nisei friend in uniform on fur.
Tough. So far no one has been hit,
but that seems to have been merely
accidental.
When l was in Italy recently,
American officers without excep-
ton spoke in praise Of the 442nd
infantry regiment. which is made
up of REPRESENTATIONS with the
officers Of non-Japanese descent
drawn mostly from the Middle Wo:t
And loudest in their praise were
the officers serving with the Nisei.
Beginning with the landing at Sa.
llerno, they went through all the
hell of the Italian campaign. The
Tooth infantry battalion was one OF
the first to receive unit presi-
Dental citation. The Nisei were cit.
ed again for an outstanding per-
Torrance at Belvedere and Sas-
setto, when they neutralized Ger.
man strong point and sent the en-
envy reeling in disordered retreat.
The story is the same here at
the War department. In War depart
ment files are numerous instances
in which Nisei have distinguished
themselves in the Pacific war. They
have given invaluable assistance in
the Pacific war. They have given
invaluable assistance in intelligence
and reconnaissance work that often
was carried out at the utmost peril.
These men coming back from
the war deserve something better
than hoodlumism. They regarded
themselves as Americans-most OF
them could not even speak Japan
ese--and they fought like Ameri-
cans.
The number Of Nisei returning to
the West Coast is very small. The
recent attacks cannot possibly be
justified on the ground that the re-
turned citizens constitute any hrea
to the security of the community.
Latest reports showed that 1924 had
returned to California, $40 to Oregon
and 1854 to Washington. The large
majority Of those being released
from relocation centers are going
| to the East and Middle West.
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The Literary Guidepost

er transportation. .avana arttoa,
/ all sections OF the couh'ly; .;on ID
DISCRIMINATION" competition. ,s,
rates as well as in servlcs ,,rort,.
dom for each mode Of tran lsppsi,t.
ton to realize its full p % Ell col.
ties for service" and ban Oil w.
troll by vested interests. ,,oo.
"The Truth About the se.. n
The Nazis Like" 'Na Sorist
Council of American ''
Friendship; s.15. " /.
This pamphlet reply n ~ sisns s
contains sad,e quotations approving .1's,, =
from a German soldiers n .''jsing
per and condemning it or .i ,'' Rer
contrary views by Quen 1Iohnstoa
nolds, Edgar Snow, Eric .. y0,''Tvr
Henry Wallace, John He'''
dell Willkie and others, ~
"The Bank OF Englan%a;i ,l,n;
Sir John Chaplain (Niao'
$3.50. ,,,os 0, b.
This is the second volui' .n,o sti
official history of bank I,%;r u
a half centuries old, a do'la,,nucl,is
force in world history. IL W. W. all
with an epilogue, the u' 70 dli'
is" bringing the story ny :
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The National Sugar Bowl

Just before his appointment Secretary
Of Agriculture and food administrator, Rep.
Clinton P. Anderson, chairman Of the House
Food Investigating Committee, submitted re-
port on the sugar situation in which it is de-
clared that while sugar control started under
one head, the food division of the War Produc-
ton Board, it was subsequently split between
the War Food Administration and the Office
Of Price Administration and that at present
cies have share in the control over sugar
As was inevitable this has led to inefficient
handling of purchases and distribution.
The committee, therefore, in its report, rec
ommends a single co-ordinator to whom all
agencies would be made responsible and that
future civilian supplies be safegrarded by the
creation of a minimum quota.
This would mean that instead of leaving
civilian consumers to get along on what is left
over after foreign commitments are met, the
family sugar bowl would not have to 20 empty
1--WE believe it is as important" says the re-
port, "to establish minimum allotment fol-
American civilians as for other claimants u
The report contains eleven recommendation,
chief of which are these six:
1. To establish authority and responsibility
tor procurement transportation, pricing, ane
distribution under one co-ordinating head
2. To open negotiations Immediately for tn,
purchase Of the 1916 Cuban and Puerto Rica,
sugar crops.
3. To encourage domestic beet and CAM
production by providing machinery, supplies
and labor so far as possible.
4 To encourage production of corn suga
and syrups this year.
s. To tighten rationing controls so that al
locations will not be exceeded.
G. To give consideration to the substitutio
Of ether carbohydrates, particularly cereal:
for part of the sugar now tentatively anote
to friendly European countries.
The sixth is considered essential in the il
4erest of equitable distribution, inasmuch q
american consumers were last year pernaitte
to oyerdraw their sugar account some Sooot
tons.
Mrhat better provisions should be mac
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Involved IN all this IS more than
the individual tragedy. II it were
more than that, we should simply
write it down as one more entry
in record crowded with TRACED
les.
Americans on the West Coast
have one Of the greatest opportuni-
ties in history. They can assume
the leadership of the Pacific world
Persons who have talked recently
with General Douglas Macarthur
tell of his conviction that America s
future lies in raising the standards
of sub-standard people in the Far
East. Macarthur, who did so much
to help make possible the gallant
stand of theFilipinos, believes that
increasingly our national opportun.
ity will lie in the Orient.
But that can come only if we as.
sumo mature leadership. It cannot
come through force. We have made
an excellent beginning in the Philip.
pines by helping dependent people
to achieve independnc. That X.
ample shines out in the Pacific
world.
Its meaning, however, can be
completely eclipsed if we permit
the poisons of racial and color hat.
reds to come to the surface here
at home. In only one instance, in
placer county, have the terrorists
been brought to trial. There, &C.
cording to reports to Washington
the defense attorney atgued that
this was a white mans country
and it should be kept so. The jury
freed the defendants.
Secretary Ickes has spoken out
courageously against these out
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partly covered by a tarpaulin
which however could not conceal
the bloodstains that splotched the
deck. Captain Duncan, in his warm
soft, friendly voice, was saying te
the WORKOUT young skipper of the
smaller ship:
Your men will get the best care
we can possibly give them, Cap
tain. Don't worry about them. Il
there's anything else / can do,
just pass the word"
Duncan's informal friendly man.
|ner pervades the whole ships com.
pany.
His executive officer. Comdr.
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for supplying domestic consumers is obvious.
The committee points out that unless something
is done to protect the people Of this nation
the food industries and home canning pro-
grams will be jeopardized.
The Anderson report not only diagnoses the
case but offers a remedy. It is good omen
for Mr. Anderson's administration Of the Agri-
cultural Department and the food program.
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TRUANTS

The New York Board of Education, surveying
some Is. 100 truancy cases last week, revealed
that large percentages of the boys and girls
we're dissatisfied with high school courses and
SO stayed out. This, said one board spokes-
man was challenge to ascertain the weak
reeses of our educational system" Among the
,,uants who stayed out for two weeks or less.
many had a simple enough reason-they
didn't like school. ''-Sideliahts, in the New
York Times.
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BY LEE G, MILLER

ABOARD A CRUISER IN THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA-tby wireless)
Rear Admiral Berkey is 'SOPA'
Senior Officer Present Afloat-
on this ship and in this task force.
But the man whosee word is law
as far as our ship is concerned is
Captain Moscow Jack" Duncan.
Berkey directs the overall move
ments Of this and the other ships
of his force. But Captain Duncan s
word is supreme over his cruiser
and its personnel. In an emergen-
cy he, and not the Admiral, would
make the decision, for instance,
whether to abandon a crippled ship
or continue to fight her.
The Admiral and the Captain
work together smoothly, though
they're different types" Berkey,
while friendly and sociable, is more
crisp and impersonal than Dun
can. Duncan moves leisurely and
speaks softly, with drawl befit-
ting a native Of the town Of Ozark,
Mo. And he is marvellous yarn
spinner.
Some of his anecdotes come from
Russia where prior to this COM
mand he was our naval attache. He
knows Stain and Molotov and the
rest. At one Kremlin dinner, re-
spending to some remarks by Sta
lin, he made a good-humored but
wry reference to his difficulties
in getting information about Soviet
naval matters. Stain, the story
goes. rose with a grin and walked
Ito Duncan's place at the table,
gave him an affectionate slap on
the shoulder, and told him if he
had trouble getting what he wanted
he should come direct to him.
Duncan was a rear admiral
then. but he reverted to a captain
on leaving Moscow for a sea COM
mand
Moscow Jack has seen enough
action out here to satisfy the most
bloodthirsty, but he hates war. He
likes to philosopher about the
terrible stupidity and waste of
war. though it has been his pro-
fession during 81 Of his so years.
Since taking command of this
cruiser in the spring of 1914 Dun
can has been decorated with the
/ ,eeion of Merit, for Western New
Guinea operations, and the Navy
Cross for the Battle Of Surigao
Strait. And he has been recon-
mended for another decoration for
the Corregidor operation.
The Captain likes to recall his
boyhood days on Missouri farm,
and trips to town riding backward
on a box at the rear Of a buggy.
"A cousin of NINE" he remarked.
"says he was 10 before he knew
there was any way to 60 to town
except backward"
The captain plays a good deal OF
solitaire-the master of big war
ship is fairly lonesome figure in
way, which may help 10 explain
why he seems to like having cor
respondents aboard. He reads de.
tective stories, and would play golf
lit course were available. He
hopes before too long to join his
wife in Tacoma, Wash, and his
daughter Jane, II, who is soon to
he graduated from Annie Wright
Seminary. Tacoma.
On a horseplav document he
showed me. his officers had refer
red to him as Captain Horn
blower As I remember the IA
NOUS Horatio Hornblower, sea
sickness was his private curse.
don't know whether Duncan gets
seasick, but he confesses that the
noise of his big guns bothers him.
(Me tool.
When I think of Duncan I like
to picture him leaning over the rail
as smaller craft came alongside
to deliver some wounded men.
One man lay dead on her deck,