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Evening star., 1945-04-28

The Germans prattle good deal
about their "werewolves" but their
attention is respectfully called to two
American units known respectively
as "Wolverines" and "Timberwolves. +"
Either of the latter should be more
than a match for that half-breed
beast of Adolf'S.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Dissents From MIR. STEMS View

Dissents From Mr.. STEMS View
To the Editor of The Star:
Richard STEMS recent letter with re-
spect to Poland reads like a rehashed
propaganda piece from Izvestia. He
expresses concern over the solidarity of
the United Nations.
However. such little item as Rus
sias unilateral actions, which consti-
tute the most serious threat to United
Nations unity, has escaped Mr.. STEMS
observations completely. Instead, he
smears the Polish fighting forces who
are battling the common enemy despite
the eastern Munich and who, we would
like to remind him, knocked down Mes
serschmitts from the skies over Lon
don while Russian representatives wined
in Berlin.
If we weren't accustomed to the
smear-Poland campaign Mr.. STEMS
article would be apt to offend our sensi-
bilities by its somewhat acrid odor.
SARMATIA.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

The big stadium that Washing
ton hasn't yet got now has had two
names: Theodore Roosevelt Memo
rial Stadium and Franklin Delano
Roosevelt Memorial Stadium, the
latter suggestion having just been
advanced by Senator Bilbo. It
might be good plan to build it first
and name it later.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

Part of the terms OF unconditional
surrender, if Japan wants to call
it day. will be surrender of their
fleet. It is believed, however. that
this point may be waived If they
have no fleet left.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

It is believed in NEUROLOGICAL cir
cles that when Hitler arrives in VAL
halla sometime soon. Wotan. Thor
and the other big shots will nst
commit the error of making him
chancellor.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

A hopeful sign of a return to nor
malcy occurred the other day when
the Senators lost their first home
game to the Yanks.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

Urges Dirty Work for Fritz
To the Editor Of The Star:
Since we are faced with the gigantic
problem of feeding the people of down.
trodden European countries, may Of
fer a suggestion for a solution to the
problem?
In this country we have thousands
OF Nazi prisoners. The average person
recoils at the very idea of the good
treatment they receive, while on the
other hand our boys who are held in
Germany are allowed to starve and suf-
fer for lack Of medical attention. What
better answer to the shortage of farm
labor than to use these so-called un-
wanted prisoners to till the soil and
50 enlarge the production of food for
the hungry people of overrun coun-
tries?
Our boys returning from the far
flung battle fronts, tired and worn out,
yet not sick enough for disqualification,
would make good overseers. This way
our boys would have a chance to let
nature restore their impaired health,
while on the other hand enjoy the spec
tacle of letting Fritz do all the dirty
work. We have plenty of uncultivated
land that could be used this way. Let's
put these prisoners to work in order to
ease the situation confronting us. That's
the least we can make them do.
M. HICKMAN.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

Opposes State Interference
To the Editor Of The Star:
There can be no valid disagreement
with the logical opinion of Corporation
Counsel Richard B. Keech. holding that
municipal officials are without legal
authority to permit sterilization of
feeble-minded persons. AS a matter of
fact, and more fundamentally, they are
without moral right or authority to so
act. Public magistrates have no direct
power over the bodies of their subjects
and where no crime has taken place
and where there is no cause present for
grave punishment, they can never di-
rectly harm or tamper with the in
tegrity of the body, either for reasons of
eugenics or for any other reason.
Once the principle of State interfer-
ence with the individual bodily integ-
rity of its members Is admitted, we are
entitled to ask where it is going to end.
All well and good to say that carefully
devised projections against its abuse
should be outlined by statutes, but if the
lawfulness of such interference is con-
ceded, it will be stretched far beyond
the limits set by its original promoters
very much the way the divorce laws are
gradually abolishing the institution of
marriage. ALFRED j. ZOLNIERSKI.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Letters to The Star
Another View of Won Luckner
Offered by Reader

OASI S0 Ny NC00SI
To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Star Of April 10, 1945, your
war correspondent. Thomas r. Henry,
wrote about Count Felix Won Luckner,
"the jovial sea devil" Of the German
Kaiserreich. We read the story of the
Counts meeting with Maj. Gen. Terry
Allen, and Capt. Won Luckner Is quoted
as having said: "By jove, I haven't
been SO happy since slipped through
the British blockade in 1916" Then Mr..
Henry goes on to clear the record Of
this jovial sea devil, and the American
public is told that the Count was not
Nazi, that he was involved in no
political activity, and, last but not
least, that when he sunk Allied ships
during the last war he never killed
anybody.
I question the picturing of this Ger
man arch-pirate as politically indiffer-
ent, jovial and generous.
II Won Luckner's books unfortunately
were best-sellers in this country after
World War I, they were dynamite in
the minds of the German youth. He
was one of the first who successfully
convinced the German people that they
had not lost the last war and that
they with confidence could start an
other one. The captains accounts Of
his war exploits in public speeches
sponsored by German nationalistic Or
ganizations contributed to the rise of
that nationalistic psychosis which
brought Hitler into power.
The boys from the Hitler Youth, who
now burn to death the inmates Of Na1
concentration camps and who shoot
GIs while begging for chocolate, were
inspired by the stories Won Luckner
wrote of his own war tricks. He was
guest speaker in numerous meetings
Of German nationalistic veterans Or
ganizations. He paraded with the Brown
Shirts and he never uttered a word of
criticism during the days of Hitlers
victories. MAX MANDELLAUB.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Approves Admiral Kings CALI

Approves Aom1ral Nln2S Gall
To the Editor Of The Star:
The recent call of Admiral King for
retention by the United States of stra-
tegic bases in the Pacific was timely
and, in the humble opinion of the writer,
most admirable suggestion. With due
credit to Walter Lippmann's United
States foreign policy views, the secur-
ing of bases one-third the way around
the world from our mainland imposes
tremendous responsibilities upon us
which we have not assumed in the past.
Are we now ready to do so?
I refer to the possibility that for
eign nation or group may threaten the
safety of our garrisons on such bases.
We must resolve not to allow repe-
tition of "too little and too late"
BRAXTON H. TABB, Jr.
The Nome nugget., 1945-05-25

LONDON - (Soundphoto) - Ar. thur Greiser, (closeup above) Nazi overlord of the Posen district of Poland and former president of the DanZig senate - one of the most detested of all Nazis and high on the list of war criminals-has been captured by the Red Army, the So- viet war news bulletins have dis closed. Next to Rudolf Hess, Greiser is the highest ranking Nazi war criminal yet captured.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Medal Proposed for Mothers
And Widows Of Heroic Dead
Congress to Get Joint
O'Mohoney-Plumley
Resolution Tomorrow

Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
wyoming, and Representative Plum
ley, Republican of Vermont, will in
troduce in Congress tomorrow a
Joint resolution which, with the ap-
proval of President Roosevelt, will
provide a medal of appropriate de-
sign for every american mother who
has lost a son and every American
wife who has lost a husband in the
present war.
According to the sponsors, the
proposal is intended as an act of
homage to the memory of those who
have died in the service of their
country since the start of the war.
whether overseas or at home. In
cluded would be men killed in train
ing, even before Pearl Harbor.
Details of the design would be
left to the judgment of the Direc-
tor of the Mint who, it is stipulated,
would confer and advise with the
Secretary of War and the Secretary
of the Navy, as well as with the
President.
In a statement to the public, SEN
ator O'Mahoney and Representative
Plumley last night said:
Representing as We do both the
East and the West and both major
political parties, we offer this pro-
posal with no sectional, political or
other selfish purpose. Our inten-
ton is merely to do honor to the
heroic dead and to console as best
we can the sorrows of mothers and
wives who are bereft of their loved
ones.
"The medal should be beautiful
and dignified@ 1t would be worn
with ribbon of distinctive colors.
Perhaps it will be the wish of Con-
gress to provide similar medal In
memory of the girls and women
who also have died in the war. We
likewise would favor a medal in
tribute to those men and boys who
have given their lives in the mer-
chant marine service"
The government of Canada al
ready has taken steps to furnish
silver crosses to mothers and wives
in commemoration of sons and hus-
bands killed
Evening star., 1945-03-25

MEDAL SUGGESTION-This
sketch by Newman Sudduth,
Star artist well-known for his
portrait studies of Army and
Navy heroes of this war, is an
Interpretation of the principle
OF the proposal offered by
Senator O'Mahoney and Rep
resentative Plumley in tribute
to those who have given their
lives for freedom. 1t shows a
symbolic figure of America.
holding the torch of liberty in
one hand and bestowing the
laurel wreath of grateful re-
membrance with the other.
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
FEPc Chief. to Address
Jewish Congress April "a

Malcolm Ross, chairman Of the
Presidents Fair Employment Prac-
tices Committee, will address the
Washington Chapter Of the Amer
lean Jewish Congress April "a at
the Jewish Community Center.
The American Jewish Congress
and World Jewish Congress have
opened an office at 1921 Connecticut
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Ad Manager to Speak

Glenn Gundell, advertising and
promotion manager of the Saturday
Evening Post, will discuss "Today's
Advertising Programs and Their Eff
feet Upon Tomorrow's Markets" at
a luncheon meeting of the Women's
Advertising Club of Washington at
1890 pm. tomorrow at the Lee
Sheraton Hotel.
Evening star., 1945-03-25

Half Of the total resources Of the
United States are now being devoted
to waging war. Since Pearl HarbOr
war expenditures have amounted to
about SOS, 900, ,OOO, 900. More War
bond money is needed.
Evening star., 1945-03-25

avenue with Ben Bucken as execu-
tive director for the District, Mary
land and Virginia area, 1t was an
nounced by Rabbi Harry Silver
stone, Washington chapter presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Most Of viennese livinq
On Bread and Dried Peas
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, Aug. 4.-Bread and
dried peas make up the bulk of
rationed food available to three
fourths of Vienna's population
and this in amounts of only $50 to
900 calories a day.
The situation Is so acute the
thriving black market Is regarded
as boon preventing actual starva-
ton.
At present the Russians are sup
plying all the rationed food. They
divided the recipients into five
classes-heavy workers, workmen
employees, children and normal per-
sons.
The heavy workers class, which
includes a few doing actual heavy
physical labor and those in cultural
professional or intellectual positions
get a maximum ration of 1,400 cal
ories daily. The normal class, con-
sisting of rs to IS per cent of the
population, rates the lowest calorie
diet.
The maximum ration Is only two
thirds of that fixed as standard by
physicians and dietitians, and COM
pares with the 1000 calories stand
ard of the United States Army.
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Huis|ip and 2 Other Generals
Reioin Families in District

in Washington, commanded the 85th
Infantry Division and the 18th
Corps. He holds the Distinguished
Service Medal Oak Leaf Cluster.
Gen. Bonesteel, West Pointer Of
the class of 1908, was born at Fort
Sidney, Nebr. He became COM
mander of the Iceland base in April,
1912, and returned to Washington
for assignment to the Army Group
in June, 1943. For his services in
Iceland he was awarded the Distin-
guished Service Medal. Later he
commanded the Infantry School at
Fort Benning, Ga, and the Western
Defense Command before going to
Europe.
Gen. Grow, born in Sibley, Iowa
came to the Army in 1915 from the
Minnesota National Guard He
transferred from the cavalry into
the armored forces before Pear
Harbor. At one time he commanded
the 10th Armored Division and the
9Th Armored Division in this coun-
try. He went overseas in February
1914, and took part In some of the
heaviest fighting in France and Ger
many with his 3rd Division.
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Il Advanced Students
Al GWU Win Scholarships

Twelve advanced students at
George Washington University have
received scholarships ranging from
$40 to $240 in recognition of out
standing work, DR.. w. Reed West
chairman of the scholarship commit
tee, announced yesterday.
Winners are Hans H. Strupp
1920 Chaplin street NV; Norman
H. Friend, 722 Second street NV;
Richard c. Harmstone, 1854 Euclid
street NV: Elizabeth McWane
Trucks, 1041 South Emerson street
Arlington, Va; Shirley Gimbel, II
r street NE; Margaret E. Pritch-
ard, 1014 Quebec place NV; Phyl-
lis Anne Hall, 81 w street NV.
and Agnes Smith, Frances Hartley
Donna Marie Hill, Joyce Dickey and
Margaret Jacquelyne Sebastian, res
idents of Strong Hall.
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Britons Flock 10 Resorts
DESPITE Rail Strike Threat
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 4. - Despite a
threatened railway strike, thousands
of Britishers flocked to seaside and
river resorts today in the biggest
migration of fun seekers since 1889
The occasion was the annual
three-day August bank holiday, ere.
ated by act of Parliament rs years
ago. 1t has no special significance
but is celebrated by British holiday
makers like the Fourth of July il
by Americans.
The crowds ignored don't travel
warnings. Negotiations between rail-
roads and labor union leaders seek
ing new wage-hour agreements have
been put over until Tuesday without
a threatened general strike being
called. Hundreds of railway en-
ployes have announced, however
they will not work tomorrow.
The exodus from London coin
cided with a, "heat wave" that sent
the mercury to 86, high for normally
cool England. BY late afternoon per-
spring railway officials had checked
more than 100000 Londoners
through the gates of the capitals
main railroad stations.
Evening star., 1945-08-05
District Firm, Pioneer
lin Artificial Limbs,
Celebrates 85th Year

An artificial limb manufacturing
firm here, whose clients included
Actress Sarah Bernhardt and thou
sands of American amputees of this
war and the World War, is cele-
brating it's S5th anniversary this
week.
The FIRM. E. Hanger, Inc, 221
G street N.W.-is hailed for its part
in supplying artificial limbs to
wounded American and Allied SOL
diers.
The Hanger company, with
branches in the United States,
Great Britain, France and Canada,
is the largest firm of its kind In the
world.
It is estimated that since 1861,
when the firm was founded, more
than 250,00O citizens and soldiers
have been rehabilitated by the COM
pany. A factory established in Lon
don in 1915-one in Paris was set
up in the same year-make 10000
artificial limbs annually, the biggest
production of false limbs by any
one plant in the world.
The business was established by
]. E. Hanger, who began to build
the first artificial limb on August s.
1861. Mr.. Hanger enlisted with
Stonewall Jackson in the Army OF
Northern Virginia at the outbreak
of the Civil War. He was wounded
early in the war and is believed te
have been the first amputee or
either side.
He began building artificial limb:
for himself and then for others ir
Richmond until 1888 when hi
brought the business to Washing.
ton. More than Is years ago, 1t wa:
decided to decentralize the business
so that amputees in many parts o1
the country could be served better
AS a result. branches were estab-
lished and other firms were licensed
to use the Hanger name.
For many years, the Hanger firm
has had contracts with the British
and French governments to supply
artificial limbs to veterans of those
countries, and has worked closely
with the War and Navy Depart
mentS and the Veterans Admins
tration in this country.
Evening star., 1945-08-05
MocLeish, Acheson Back
Plans to Isolate Spuin

The State Department today took
another crack at Spain's Generals
simo Franco, backing up the di-
plomatic isolation foreshadowed for
his government in the Big Three
Potsdam communique.
Assistant Secretary of State Mac
Leish said in a broadcast that it
wasn't realized until recently how
strongly American opinion is and
was opposed to Franco and to the
role played in Spain by Hitler and
Mussolini."
Assistant Secretary of State Dean
Acheson, speaking with Mr.. Mac
Leish, listed as an important link
in the chain leading to the war
the Nazi-Fascist attack on the
Spanish Republic"
The two State Department ON
cials also declared that the 1896
Neutrality Act which prevented
United States armed aid to the
Spanish Republic rs now almost
universally condemned" in what
appeared reversal of a policy long
defended by this Government.
Mr.. MacLeish said that the Neu-
trality Act was never popular" in
America.
u. s. Action Reviewed.
In a general review OF American
steps towards international Coop
Grafton, Mr.. MacLeish said this
co,ypfrx ic ooipo fhro,,ol, SO ,,i~f,,aY
revolution" in its foreign policy.
He called the rs years between
the World Wars "the epoch of ire
sponsibility" and said the world is
learning its lesson.
Terming "the policy of irresponsi-
bility" as 'the policy Of disaster and
DEATH" Mr.. MacLeish asserted Con-
gress in passing the United Nations
Charter, Breton Woods, reciprocal
trade agreements extension and
United Nations food and agricul-
ture legislation has given US 4 new
declaration Of our foreign policy"
He stated 1t this way: I'VE pro-
pose as Nation to work out the
most difficult problems facing us
and facing the world by program
of cooperation with other nations. u
Mr.. Acheson revealed that q
United Nations trade conference is
tentatively scheduled for the begin
ming of next year. e.
1t has been planned for some
time, but this was the first an
nouncement of a time set for the
meeting.
Evening star., 1945-08-05

Three more generals from the
European theater, including 1t. Gen.
Wade H. Haislip of the Kennedy
Warren Apartments, who COM
manded the 7th Army in France,
have rejoined their families in
Washington.
The others are Maj Gen. Charles
III. Bonesteel, inspector general Of
United States forces In the Euro
pean theater, and Maj. Gen. Robert
w. Grow, Sd Armored Division COM
mander. They reside, respectively,
at 1901 wyoming avenue NV. and
at 1908 Connecticut avenue NV.
All three are back on leave until
further orders, the War Depart
ment said last night.
Gen. Haislip. native Of Wood
stock, Va, is West Pointer who
has been in the Army since 1912
He was promoted to his present
temporary rank April Is, when he
headed the 7th Army during the
closing months of the German war
Before going overseas, Gen. Hais-
lip had served on the General staff
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Western Railroads Given
Top Manpower Priority
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. 4-Western rail-
roads with Chicago terminals have
geen given No. manpower priority
rating in Chicago, placing them on
an equal basis with critical military
production, the Chicago War Man
power Priorities Committee an
nounced today.
All IS United States employment
services Offices in the Chicago area
were instructed to refer applicants
TO railroads. The priority was
granted for August and may be re-
newed.
"Today's need is for 5,754 skilled
and unskilled workers in Chicago y
Lester Brown, Chicago area VINO
director, said.
The priority was granted in con-
nection with a recruiting drive for
workers on railroads operating west
Of the Mississippi River, which face
the greatest share of the burden of
redeployment of troops to the Pacific
Coast,
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Nazi Youth Can Be Saved ,
Berlin Bishop Believes
nv tho Accounted Press

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 4.-The Most Rev
Count Konrad Won Preysing, bishop
for the Catholic diocese of Berlin
said today that Naziism had done
great damage to the youth Of Ger
many but expressed the belief that
many of the youngsters who followed
Hitler could be won back to normal
peaceful life.
German youth has not by any
means been completely infected with
Naziism," said the bishop, militant
and vigorous at IS. Youth hates
all compulsion. Youth quickly tired
of Naziism with it's RECOMMENDATION
and compulsion It's surprising how
many parents managed to keep thei,
children out of the Hitler youth
organization in the face of al
threats" +.
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Republicans
Continued From First Page)

version budget not exceeding $2o,-
OOO,O0O,0O0 in addition to the tenn
porary aftermath of war expenses.
To help formulate sound fiscal
policy, he proposed the creation OF
a Joint congressional committee and
an executive commission to make
both the fiscal and national bud
get. Government spending is not
a panacea and that is all the Wag-
ner so-called full employment bill''
provides, he declared. In provid-
ing employment the veterans must
have priority to recompense them
for the setback they received
through Army service, he said.
Proposes Five Bills.
Senator Taft proposed five bills
to increase social welfare-Federal
assistance on housing, health and
education, and expansion of the
old-age pension system and the un-
employment compensation system.
In public works program, Sena-
tor Taft included highways, air.
ports, food control and removal OF
pollution from rivers.
He urged a definite postwar pol
icy for agriculture to assure fair
prices to the farmer, with the elimi-
nation of the present subsidy pro-
gram. He also argued for a "just
program to insure industrial peace
after the war;" with the necessary
legislation which he did not
specify.