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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

General of the Army Dwight D. Eisen-
hover has, in the humble opinion OF
this writer, proven himself the great
est field commander of this war on
elther side.
Wherever he has met the highly
rated generals of the Wehrmacht, he
has beaten them He has overcome
tremendous difficulties in matters of
supply and organization. He has made
of British, Dominion. French and
American armies, air forces and naval
forces single fighting team which has
never known defeat since he first closed
his steel ring about the trapped Won
Arnim in Africa.
And in so doing, he has proven once
again that democracy, when put to the
test, can always produce military leao-
ers who are capable of out-thinking and
generating the best military brains
that the totalitarian systems of this or
any other age can produce.
When Gen. Eisenhower tells us that
the German forces of the west are
whipped army, we can accept that as a
fact. He says that their main defense
line has been broken, and that he
doubts whether they can form another
line without bringing forces from some
other front, but warns that they may
succeed in withdrawing to defensive
position somewhere where our MAIN
tenance is stretched to the limit" Such
a new German line. he thinks, viii not
be line from north to south like the
one just broken by his armies. The
German high command, in Gen. Eisen-
hower's view, has two choices: To pivot
in such way as to bring the TANKS
of their armies in east and west to-
gether to form line defending South
ern Germany, or part of it, or to try
to swing back the other way and deny
the Allied armies access to the Baltic
and North Sea ports.
X X X y
In the first case, the German divisions
In Italy and the Balkans might form
an eventual reserve force; In the sec
ond case, the German divisions in Nor
way might be potential reserve. It
is fact that the Germans have fought
fanatically to deny us the use Of sea-
ports They are still holding some ports
in France, and save for the surprise OF
Antwerp, we did not get single French
or Belgian port without hard tight.
In the east, the Germans made .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Letters to The Star
Gives His Own Explanations
OF Mr.. Williams Rejection

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Star editorial writer who evil
IDENTIFY is relieved that Aubrey Williams
was not confirmed as rural electrifica-
ton administrator Is, in my opinion, on
the wrong track. Even with the aid of
a crystal ball and some tea leaves, how
is it possible to assume, as your edi-
torial writer does: 1.-THE probability is
that number of Senators voted against
Mr.. Williams because of doubt as to his
qualifications as administrator" And
what basis is there for stating 1T
may be doubted that this matter (of re-
ligious views played any part in his
defeat?" I should like to doubt it, but
the evidence is too strong the other way.
The news columns of The Star itself
suggest that little, If any, time was
given In the Senate hearings to gen.
uine discussion of Mr.. Williams talents
and experience as Government adj
ministrator A full transcript OF the
hearings would convince any reader of
the overwhelming role that bitter pref
udice and irrelevant accusations played.
vi CUulSc, hui I'LL OpPOsCo iliih ioi oiiC
same wretched reasons; there Is always
partisan opposition and, in this case, the
mistrust of those who sincerely do not
want the REA headed by man who
would really make the agency effective
in the public interest.
The Senators who led the tooth and
claw battle against Mr.. Williams are not
ordinarily classified as ardent cham
pions of the ordinary citizen, are they?
In the words of Democratic Leader
Alben Barley the nature of Mr.. Will
hams' rejection lis a moral, spiritual,
and political debacle on the shores Of
the United States, and I shall not con-
tribute to it," He added that it would
have bad effect on servicemen.
Finally, Mr.. Williams statement
that he finds it hard to believe that a
certain six Senators really believe in
democracy-seems to me very mild, and
not at all an indication of the nomi-
nee's intolerance" Indeed, he is a
man of far greater restraint than any
editorial writer I have ever known or
any Senator l have ever heard of! Oh,
and I am in no way related to the
nominee. j. K. WILLIAMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Reciprocal Trade

Since it's original enactment in
1884, the Trade Agreements Act has
been renewed three times for three
year periods. Now it is up for re-
newal again, and on the strength of
its accomplishments to date, as we'll
as on the strength of its highly i'm
portant relationship to the economic
basis of the next peace, it clearly
merits that renewal.
AS President Roosevelt has pointed
out. in his message to Congress on
the subject. the record speaks vol
unes in favor of the measure. We
have entered into reciprocal trade
agreements with % countries, and
since the agreements went into eff
feet our exports to those countries
have increased SO per cent, while
theirs to us have increased % per
cent. BY contrast, our exports to
nonagreement countries gained
only 80 per cent during the same pc
Rod and theirs to us only IL per cent
In the Presidents words, 1.-THE
agreements have contributed to
prosperity and good feeling here and
in the other contracting countries. :"
They have been based on a simple
principle: That trade is fundamental
to the economic well-being of ma
lions, that it is two-way PROPOSE
ton, and that if it is blocked of or
held down by unreasonable tariff
barriers or other discriminatory
measures. every country suffers and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
SPRINGS Lovely Clown

Can this be March in fragile. odusy
OF cherry blossom ,ace2 The minr Is
,Bild;
But then she altDays wds lovely
clotDn,
A strange, precocious lass, Springs
frst-born child.
Dsto-s iluered blades OF grass bend loro
beneath
Her dancing feet nsagnolias flush she'll
pink,
Forsythia crotUns her Nth golden
,Dreath,
And those ,cho match may see the old
moon teink.
No worsder that the wind goes gaily
mad
And rus1tes through the trees ike one
dementeG
AZ March, betDitchingty and thinly
clad,
Trips doipn the Woodland path no,n
uiolet scented.
The pussy iDillotrs turn gray heads and
smile -.
Not euen they escape her charm and
guile.
MATTE RICHARDS TYLER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Mutuulity
rom the Nashville Tennes

From the Nashville Tennessean
America has the highest wage level in
the world because its labor is the most
efficient. The English wage level is lower
because its industry is less efficient High
wages are not a handicap in the COM
dence of efficiency.
1t is to the interest of the United
States that the efficiency of English in
dustry and labor should be raised, and
to the interest of both countries that
the industry and labor of other nations
likewise improve. Such improvement
will stimulate the flow of goods among
all states and result in greater pros
perity for all peoples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Arqentinu Returning

There is an old saying that flies
are caught more easily with mo-
lasSes than with vinegar. The truth
of that ancient adage is reflected
in the results of the attitude adopt
ed at Mexico City toward Argentina.
The Inter American Conference
which convened there was confront
ed with the problem of how best to
deal with the recalcitrant attitude
of the present Argentine regime.
which put that country f1agrantly
out of step with the other republics
of the Western Hemisphere. In
stead of cracking down on the Far
rell-Peron junta, the conference left
open a path for return to the Pan
American fold without too much
loss of face. One prerequisite to
reconciliation was complete dip
lomatic break with the Axis powers,
including either formal declara-
ton of war upon them or the an
nouncement of a state of war" ex-
listing between Argentina and the
Axis Thereafter, Argentina was to
be deemed eligible for adhesion to
the Act of Chapultepec, with the
obligations and benefits involved.
For the past three weeks and
more, the inner circles of Argentine
politics have been preoccupied with
hectic discussions as to the proper
course to pursue. Although not
everything is known as to those de-
liberia tons, there has obviously been
a struggle between the extreme ma
tionalists and those elements favor
ing reconciliation with their Latin
American neighbors and Washing
ton. The recent resignation of one
strong nationalist from the cabinet
foreshadoWed the victory of the re-
conciliationists, and was followed
by official publication of a strongly
worded note to the German govern
ment through the Swedish For
eign Ministry, Argentina having al
ready broken diplomatic relations
with the Reich. The language of
this note was tantamount to an I'LL
timatum, and it is therefore no sur
prise that state of war with the
Axis has been proclaimed That the
note itself was pretext for the
proclaim tion is evident from its con-
text, which alleges little beyond the
mistreatment of an Argentine fam
lily in Italy by German authorities
there. Such an event, in itself.
would not normally be cause of
war.
Although sporadic nationalist
demonstrations against the govern
ment's action have occurred in Bue-
nos Aires, there can be little doubt
that policy of reconciliation has the
approval of the vast majority of
Argentine public opinion. All but a
handful of nationalist fanatics must
see that the Act of Chapultepec
foredoomed policy of aggression to
disastrous failure. The terrible les
sons regarding the penalty of fail
ure for such policies in Germany
and Japan must have sunk deep into
Argentine minds. After Chapulte-
pee. there was virtually no alterna-
tive. And the wise attitude adopted
at Chapultepec permitted an aban-
donment of Argentine pretensions
with no attendant loss of national
dignity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Favors a Substitute Column

To the Editor of The Star.
Now that Dorothy Thompson has
taken her feet out of the oven and de-
cided to enter the realm of reality in
stead of relying on pure imagination to
write column for The Star, I think
you have done well to use her space
for Raymond Motley. As far as / am
concerned / would like to see it thus
used indefinitely.
EDNA HOISINGTcN.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-07
McKELLAR ELECTED
PRESIDENT PRO TEN
OF SENATE CHAMBER

WASHINGTON, Jan. s-CUP)-
The Senate today elected 75-year
old Kenneth Mcclellan, ID. TENN,
as president pro tenn. He succeeds
ailing Sen. Carter Glass, D.-Vao.
The president pro tenn presides
over the Senate in the absence
of the vice president.
Mcclellan was elected over Sen.
Arthur H. Vandenberg, (R.-MichO
by strict party vote of 81 to "a.
Vandenberg later told the Senate
that he was getting used to being
defeated for the post; that was his
fourth such experience.
The late Sen. Key Pittman of
Nevada, who used to run unsuc-
cessfully for the job in the days
when the Democrats were in the
minority, often told him to wait
for the fifth time Vandenberg
said
The fifth time will be 1885,
he added. Il offer it as a pro-
phecy.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-07
FAILURE CHARGED
TO WORLD LEADERS.

NOT SPRINGS, Va, Jan. 6-IR
me Institute of Pacific Relations
.,ened a ten day conference here
.apIav to hear its chairman, Edgar
{ Tarr, of Canada, charge that
1+be leadership of the great pow
~, is falling short of the expec-
,.tjon Of mankind.
IN his audience were 100 lead
ara from II nations bordering on
he Pacific, Government officials,
.nl,ege president, economists and
.oeja refor1ners who have met
~ explore the possibilities Of get
linz lasting peace whether by
political, military or economics.
rsrr cited as the short comings
>, today's world leaders the dis
.nte between the United Kingdom
md the United States over the
italian policy, the Chicago aviation
.,nference which ended in COM
r,ratjve failure, the absence of
,9reenent among the Big Three
aver lQp L OllSu QuCS llOlI WHICH, IlIC
limited Kingdom felt impelled to
dsclare itself in advance Of agree
n1,nt with the United States and
The tragedy of Greece.
Tarr named as cause for the
.isagreement the determination to
procure strategic fortniers to es-
tablisn spheres of influence; the at
tempt to secure far-flung bases
for national defense; the attempt
In benefit by trading agreements
md the attempt to assure our
selves that other nations set up
governments in keeping with our
own idealogy.
He declared that this meeting
of the institute must be something
nj clarion call to the world to
nut first things first. AS an ex-
ample. he cited the need to arrive
81 primary international agree
rents which in themselves are
most important to the national
interest of each nation"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-07
PAW To Control Priority
For Oil Well Maintenance

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-P-Oil
operators were notified today they
must obtain approval from the
Petroleum Administration for War
before using their priority stand
ing to obtain any of Is types of oil
well drilling-rig equipment for
maintenance purposes.
Previously no approval was re-
quired. Deputy Administrator
Ralph K. Davis said the action was
taken TO encourage producers to
use repair parts rather than to
install complete new units.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-07
TODAY and TOMORROW
BY WALTER LIPPMANN

with these haf-measures we can
probably defeat Germany, and that
then we can lessen our effort
but nevertheless defeat Japan.
Therefore, so runs the argument,
we do not need total mobilization
to defeat Germany: that can be
done by improvising and muddling
along And after we have defeated
Germany, we shall not need uni
versal service because we can de-
feat Japan with lessened effort.
This is. submit, false reason
ing. The need for universal SER
vice, that is TO say the power to
keep men and women at necessary
war jobs. will be the greatest pre-
.cisely when the end of the Ger
man war is in sight and the Japa-
.nese war has still to be won. That
was proved last summer when the
prospect of an early victory In
Europe caused SO many men and
women to look for postwar jobs,
even at lower wages, rather than
REMAIN in their war jobs, which
they believed would soon shut
down.
The end of the German war is
not now in sight, and therefore
the effort that has to be made has
to be increased and sustained. But
nothing could be more erroneous
than to think that when the Ger
man war ends, we can drop to a
lesser effort but nevertheless Just
the right amount of effort, and
then win the Japanese war. The
moment when we cut back certain
kinds of production which support
the German war, it will be most
difficult to maintain and increase
the kind Of production we need for
the Japanese war. That will be
the moment when the government
will most desperately need the
power to prevent heller SHELTER
exodus from the war industries.
If it is true that our war effort
against Japan can be 'lessened,'
then just because it is to be less.
control will be all the more neces-
sary. For if it is left to the choice
of each individual man and woman
whether he will stay in a war job
or be one of those who lessen
the effort and retire to a peace
job, we shall have a first class
labor crisis.
It is usually said that it is now
too late to institute universal serv-
ice. But in fact the reality of the
matter is that it is in the later
stages of the war that universal
service is most necessary. In the
earlier stages we had a great res
ervoir of unemployed to draw
upon, we had the inducement of a
high premium in the wages of
war industries, we had not suffer-
ed casualties, and our minds were
fixed on war in which we
had suffered an initial defeat, not
upon an early victory and the
prospects and anxieties of recon-
version and postwar planning.
Under these circumstances we
managed quite well in material re-
suits, though not morally, under
the double standard Of compelling
some young men to fight, and of
not compelling all men and all
women to serve. But we are at the
end of this phase, and we are now
in the most trying period of war
that cimactic period when our en-
durance and perseverance, the ca
pacity to put ON the extra effort,
is being most severely tested. In
this period of the war we need
full measures, not half-masures, |
to sustain our energies and to dis
cipline our spirits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-07
Auto Dealers Postpone
Annual Chicago Meeting

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. tR -
The National Automobile Dealers
association announced today it mad
postponed Indefinitely its annal
convention scheduled for January
29-Feoruary l at Chicago.
Instead Of the full meeting, per-
mission will be sought from the
Office Of Defense Transportation
Tor meeting of the board of di-
fectors and executive committee,
numbering all told about so, on
the same date as the postponed
convention.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-07

One pound of fuel oil produces
s much heat as two pounds OF
coal
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-07
extent Of your ability
For Your Continued Loyal Support
fyinu TO know we have such faithful friends

And go for1uard in the New Year Whites its
Pledge keep its Quality high and to the best
of its ability in the days that lie ahead
Evening star., 1945-02-22
BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE,

dustriai ground: win be divided into ut.
IMPROVE to suit tenant ss Subject o1t 10 Oresent
Fry me- ss4o ssf Wisconsin %nfn's%snis sVe, setssds
Ms Acknowledgement Ut S74e over acres
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Evening star., 1945-02-22
FARMS FOR SALE.

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Stable, gear e ssrase and shuis; sheds Tor ma. MAJ
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Evening star., 1945-02-22
Goren on BRIDGE
Opening lead. queen of hearts.

Opening lead. queen of hearts.
We continue our discussion of per-
|centages with hand that presented
difficulty to most Of those who
held it.
The final contract of six no-trump
was not the soundest, because six
diamonds would have been much
safer bid and could have been full
filled by establishing dummy's clubs
with two ruffs, retaining the ace of
hearts as an entry, in which manner
all 13 tricks could be taken. This
hand was played in a tournament,
where players always strain a point
In an effort to wind UP at no-trump
for the higher score.
North elected to open the queen
of hearts, which declarer won and
could see IL tricks in sight. Trust
ing that the clubs would break
three-three. he played the ace, king
and another club and was immedi-
ately defeated. Another hand chalk
ed up to hard luck! Actually, it
should be charged up to bad man
agement.
Or, to put it another way, the lack
of knowledge of percentages. Vests
line of play had less than an even
chance to succeed, because the six
outstanding clubs would probably
break four and two, rather than
three and three. /
The 18th trick would have been
available to him by taking two
spade illnesses, and that was the
proper course to have chosen. This
lis not mere guess. 1t is based on
probabilities and there is a simple
rule that the average player would
do well to remember: When there
are two important cards out, as in
this case. the king and queen OF
spades, the probabilities favor those
cards being in different hands.
In other words, in more than 50
per cent of the cases these two OUT
standing honors will be split. Since
then, in less than so per cent Of the
cases the clubs will break three and
three, the spades should have been
selected as the suit on which to work.
The reader is asked to remember
that while an odd number of out.
standing cards will probably break,
an even number of outstanding cards
will probably not.
On winning the king of thearts,
declarer should Immediately lead the
spade, finesse the 10 and lose to the
queen. Hearts will be returned, and
now declarer should run OF all his
high cards and at the end finesse
the jack of spades for the 18th trick.
Tomorrow's Problem.
Dummy. Declarer.
AAQJ A7543
AQ2 0KJ1O94
AQ10752 o6
IS &AKQ
You are declarer at a contract Of
seven hearts. The opening lead IL
the 10 Of spades. Plan the play.
Copyright. 1e45. by Charles H. Goren)