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Evening star., 1945-08-17
Governors Lay Plans
For Return Of uses

! Governors of seven States con-
ferred with President Truman yes
terday and laid the groundwork for
program designed to return control
OF the United States Employment
Service to the States. This service
was brought directly under the Fed
eral Government in January, 1912,
as a war measure and the Cover
nors' Conference at Mackinac Island
last month went on record in favor
of its restoration to State control.
1t was in accordance with the
July action that the group called
on Mr.. Truman yesterday. At the
Mackinac meeting it was decided
that subcommittee will be named
to draft plan and submit it to the
President.
Gov. Edward Martin, Republican
OF Pennsylvania, who was spokes-
man for the group, told newsmen
afterward that reconversion had
been discussed and "the President
and this committee are in accord
that reconversion is one of the most
difficult things that ever confronted
this country and that to be sue
cessful very large percentage of
employment must be in private in
dustry"
Gov. Martin said he and his asso-
clates pledged to the President the
same support in the reconversion
period that they had given during
the war.
Accompanying Gov. Martin were
Republican Cows. Earl Warren, Cali
fornia; Raymond e. Baldwin,
Connecticut, and Harry F. Kelly,
Michigan. and Democrats Chauncey
Sparks, Alabama; Robert S. Kerr,
Oklahoma, and Herbert B. Nav,
Utah.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
HaIsey Is Knighted
Aboard His Flagship
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD ADMIRAL RAWLINGS
FLAGSHIP, WESTERN PACIFIC
Aug. 17.-Admiral William F. Hal
sey, commander of Americas Sd
Fleet, became knight OF the Brit
ish Empire yesterday.
The high British honor was pre-
sented aboard Admiral Halsey's flag
ship by Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser
commander in chief of the British
Pacific Fleet.
A few minutes earlier Admiral Sil
Bernard Rawlings, broadcastine
from Admiral Halsey's flagship, told
the men of the combined feet 'you
took the bull by the horns"
Admiral Rawlings, former British
naval attache in Tokyo, told with
pride of the British Nays partici-
patton in the Okinawa campaign,
its first action in the Pacific.
Admiral Rawlings spoke Of the CO.
ordinated activities of the two fleets.
He declared the welding of the two
great sea armadas may point the
way in which democracy will now
march forward together"
He urged that in the peace to
come the two navies meet and work
together periodically for the future
of the world.
Evening star., 1945-08-17

whether Hirohito really understands
what has happened to him and his
country.
"Nor does the formation Of a new
government, head by q war lord
who once advocated death for Allied
airmen shot down over Japan tend
to ease American minds on this
subject"
The New York Post, noting that
the Japanese tears were only be-
cause OF failure, also referred to
the Emperor's boast that he had
saved the imperial state with its
dominance by the militarists and
monopolists and It's control OF the
people through Emperor worship" I"
"The Emperor Of Japan and the
warlords are giving this country the
royal Nipponese runaround," the
Miami Herald said. Much more Of
this playing for time and the Ameri-
can people will know they have been
played for the biggest saps in his
tory. Let's slap time limit for
surrender on Japan.
Can it be that we have for
gotten Pearl Harbor so soon?"
In England. the Times of Lon
don said such statements as Oya's s
afford evidence Of q frame Of mind
Of which the Allies cannot fail to
take the most careful notice"
British Paper Critical.
The Yorkshire Post said the EN-
peror's statement had "a double
meaning" and called it "in fact
an apologize I" early ground Is
already being prepared for resur-
gence Of the old aggressive Japan
In Australia, the Melbourne radio
called Hirohito's rescript "diabol-
ically clever the speech Of q
defiant man to a defiant nation
conscious that he and the militarists
he represents retain intact their
| whole apparatus" and 81" =" propa-
ganda to convince the Japa-
nese people the war was never really
lost, but merely an unfortunate
episode in carrying out the eternal
policy of japanese aggrandizement
which will be resumed very soon"
| No report was available here OF
reaction in Chungking, where press
censorship still functions and where
opinion against retaining the En-
peror in postwar Japan was out
spoken up to the time Of the sur
render.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
6 Firms, 10 Executives
Fined $1A,000 in
Borax Monopoly Case
BY the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17-Six
companies and 10 of II executives,
charged with conspiring to violate
the Sherman antitrust law by mo-
nopolizing practically the entire
world supply Of borax, were fined a
total of $4,000 yesterday by Fed
eral Judge A. F. st. Sure.
Charges against c. r. Dudley
Long Beach, a director Of Pacific
Coast Borax Co., were dismissed
The defendants had refused to enter
a plea.
In supplementary civil suit Fed
eral Judge Louis Goodman enjoined
the British and American Potash
companies from conspiring to con-
troll the market and fix prices.
Judge Goodman appointed a re-
ceiver to sell the California proper
ties Of two British companies, Bo.
rax Consolidated, Ltd, and Borax &
Chemicals, Ltd, London. Ninety
five per cent of the worlds borax is
produced in California.
Assistant Attorney General Wen.
dell Berge said the decree will
enable new concerns to enter the
business of mining and selling crude
borates, refined borax and boric
acid.
Three of the defendants, F. A.
Lesser, James Gerstley and William
j. Hatchley of the London COM
panies, were not present. The six
companies were fined $4,000 each
American concerns are Pacific Coast
Borax Co., Los Angeles; United
States Borax Co., Los Angeles !;
American Potash & Chemical Corp
New York, and Three Elephant
Borax firms, New York.
Fines levied against officials were
Lesser, $4,000; Gerstley, $4,000;
Hatchley, $4,000; Frank M. Jennifer
Sherman Oaks, Calf, $4,000,
James M. Gerstley, Beverly Hills
$4,000; Frank T. Winters, Amity-
vile, N. Y, $4,000; F. c. Baker
New York, $4,000; w. J. Murphy
New York, $1,000; Frederick Viewig
Los Angeles, $1,000, and Robert M
Curtis, New York, $4,000.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Successor 10 Fahy
May Be Named Soon

Early appointment of a successor
to Solicitor General Charles M
Fahy is in prospect, it was reported
In official circles yesterday. Mr.. Fahy
is in Europe serving as legal ad-
wiser for the American occupation
forces, and technically is on leave.
AS his present mission will require
about a year, it is felt that the
President will appoint successor.
The Solicitor General handles
litigation for the Justice Depart
ment before the Supreme Court, and
the tribunal will be back in session
in October.
Mr.. Fahy has had the job since
June, 1941.
Mr.. Fahy entered the Justice De-
partment as assistant solicitor
general in October, 1910. During
l94l he represented the department
on the special commission named
by the late President Roosevelt To
negotiate United States military
bases in Newfoundland, Bermuda
the Caribbean and South America.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Hy the Associated Press.

Ly tue ASbOCldteu ff6SS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IT.
Editors around the world studied
Japanese surrender statements
closely today and did not like what
they found.
Emperor Hirohito's rescript an
nouncing capitulation was widely
criticized as distorted, defiant and
full Of double meanings.
Papers in Honolulu, where Japa-
nese bombs fell first on December
7, 1941, were outspoken.
Honolulu Star Bulletin: "The
Japanese governments processing
of surrender before transmitting it
to the people is fully in keeping with
distorted practices in Japan In the
past.
TT is an immediate example Of
the dangers involved in our policy
of keeping the Emperor system in
Japan-dangers to the, United
States, the Japanese people. and
the world of the future. - We
have shortened the war and saved
thousands of lives, yet left rotten
spot in the timbers which hold the
world together"
Lying Charged.
Honolulu Advertiser-"The bland
arrogance of Hirohito's lying apology
to the Japanese people cannot be
dismissed as merely amusing. The
Japanese are intended to believe
peace will be a mere interlude in
their murderous progression to
world mastery. Gen. Macarthur S
job is to make the Japanese people
see themselves as they area de-
feated, dishonored, outcast people
whose only hope lies in regenera-
ton within themselves"
On the American mainland, the
Christian Science Monitor COM
mented, Believing we have obtained
unconditional surrender we shall
only at our peril fail to note the
ways in which Japan has not sur
rendered. 1t has not given up false
pride. ''*
Japan has not surrendered self
righteous hypocrisy the Japa-
nese have not given up the ineffable
but vicious make-believe about the
Emperor's divinity Japan has
not surrendered plain and fancy
face-saving prevarication.
This Japanese broadcasts) may
be face-saving, but it is also arro-
CANT, impenitent lying. We should
not let it trick us into hatred. But
we should see that as a foundation
for peace it is quicksand."
Dallas Paper Critical.
The Dallas Times-Herald said
"Hirohito. Hitler and Mussolini
have violated all the accepted rules
of international law and they have
Evening star., 1945-08-17
|Curzon Line Frontier
Set Up as Reds and
Poles Sign Treaty
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. Aug. 17.-Russia and
Poland have signed treaty, the
Moscow radio said today, establish
ing the CurZon Line as the Polish
Soviet boundary except for a few
deviataions "in Poland's favor"
The treaty also included an agree
ment on compensation for damages
caused by German occupation, the
broadcast said.
One deviation gwes Poland about
30 kilometers in territory situated
east of the Curzon Line up to the
western Bug River and the Solokai
River south of the town Of Krylow,' -
according to the broadcast text of
the treaty.
Poland was given part of the ter
ritory of Bjaloweiz Forest in the
sector of Niemirow-Jalowka situat-
ed to the east of the Curzon line"
in another deviation.
Subject to Ratification.
Pending a final decision on the
territorial question at the peace
settlement, part of the Polish Soviet
frontier adjoining the Baltic Sea
will pass on conformity with the de-
cision of the Berlin Conference
along lines leading from a point on
the eastern shore of Danzig Bay
eastward to north Of Raunsberj-
Goldat," the radio said:
The treaty was described as sub
ject to ratification (which must take
place at the earliest possible date
The reparations agreement was
described as 'in conformity" with
the decisions made at the Potsdam
Conference.
It gave Poland all German prop
erty and assets throughout the
territory of Poland including that
part of the territory of Germany
which passes to Poland"
Division of Reparations.
In addition, the radio said, Russia
agreed to ''concede to Poland from
its share of the reparations" Is per
cent OF all reparations delivered
from the Soviet zone of occupation
IN Germany after the Potsdam Con-
ference and Is per cent of the COM
plete industrial capital equipment
which Russia receives from the
western zones of occupation-this
to be "in exchange for other goods
from Poland"
This equipment will go to Poland
without payments but in return
Poland will, beginning in 1916, sell
specified amounts of coal to Russia
throughout the entire occupation "at
a specially agreed price" The 1916
deliveries were fixed at 8,00O,0 900 tons
with 100000 tons each for the
next four years and 100000 tons
for each succeeding year of Ger
many's occupation by the Russians
A special Soviet-Polish repara-
tions committee will be established
to handle the details, the broadcast
said
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Editors See Defiance, Cunning
In Jops' Surrender Statements

, aggravated their crimes by practic-
ing brazen Hypocrisy"
The Atlanta Journal noted that
while Emperor Hirohito and cx-
Premier Suzuki gave the atomic
bomb and Russia's entry into the
war as reasons for capitulation,e "a
balance Of their exigency prior to
either bomb or Russian declaration
Of war will show they were at the
brink Of disaster and had nothing
| left but to save face"
The Detroit News said that "Hiro-
hito himself cued the efforts by
which a distorted version OF the
recent conflict too plainly is in
tended to be fed to a future unre-
pentant generation OF Japs."
The Detroit Free Press saw the
rescript as increasing the difaculties
which will face Allied administra-
ton Of Japan. "The voice was
Hirohito's but the words were those
OF the military clique which pre-
vailed upon him to embark upon
this suicidal war;" declared the
paper. They raise the question OF
how far Japan's surrender has sunk
into the national mind"
Propaganda Quoted.
At least two West Coast papers
were incensed over a subsequent
broadcast speech by Yasuo Oya, a
Japanese propaganda, who told
Japanese troops, I'VE have lost, but
this is temporary"
The Oakland Tribune said this
was new proof that "for long time
to come we must accept as an un-
pleasant but urgent duty the task
of watching and supervising Japan
lest it once more start plans to
make war"
AS for the Emperors rescript, the
San Francisco Chronicle said: 1--WE
know double talk when we hear it. ,
The Chronicle added that Oya's
remark spoke the feeling OF every
Japanese" and that consequently
we must take no chances"
The japanese must be made tc
realize that this is no time for hand
shaking between winner and loser
after a tennis match" said the New
York Sun. ITO Americans minds
Tokyo is not making a good start
of it.
1.-THE Emperor's rescript announc-
ing the end Of the war made an un-
pleasant impression on this side OF
the Pacific. Reasonable allowance
could be made for this, however. II
was natural for the Emperor to try
to save face by saying in effect that
Japan could not hold out against
the world. But his assertion that
the imperial state had been pre-
served and his plea that the people
remain mindful of their country's
! divine mission make us wonder
Evening star., 1945-08-17
The Gre. It GameofP Politics
W1;ter Urs = Elliott to Clear Name,
Citin, Actin Taken by T. r. as Example

refusing to believe. They involve
the place in history OF the late
President. Either he was this kind
Of man or he was not.
His friends are the last who should
try to smother the charges by as
serting that they were concocted by
Roosevelt haters" to smear the
dead President" If that is true, it
is dreadful thing to have done
and the guilty should be punished.
There is a way to do tiff they are
not true. Theodore Roosevelt took
that way on charges much less
serious than these.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
White House Cameramen
Ito Entertain Truman

The White House News Photog-
raphers' Association will give a din
ner October 20 at which President
Truman will be guest Of honor, /,
was announced at the White House
today.
The dinner, to be held at the
Statler, will mark the opening Of
the annual Photographic exhibit OF
the association.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Australia May Send
oxen Force to Jopon
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Aug. 1E-It was un-
derstood today the Australian gov
ernment planned to send a brigade
to Japan as a token occupation
force. The men probably would be
volunteers.
These reports said other Dominion
governments also were planning to
be represented by a brigade each,
forming the British Empire unit
under Gen. MacArthur,s command.
Evening star., 1945-08-17

curltleS fr o m
rich men, one OF
whom was later
involved in a
suit by the Gov
ern m e n t o +
which . Elliott's
father was the
head, has been
a reiteration Of
the charges re-
fecting u p 20 n
him and his fa-
ther and the ad-
dition of other
data tending to
sustain them -
Evening star., 1945-08-17
ia Tree Grows in Chicooo

CHICAGO R.-Chicago, as the
saying goes, has an unstable climate.
But Vincent Toscano has managed
to bring a fig tree, which usually
prefers a stable and somewhat
warmer climate, to the bearing
stage through five years of work.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Has the spot where the Amer
ican soldiers landed in Normandy
been marked in any way?-F. E. r.
A. A memorial has been placed at
Laurent-sur-Mur where United
States troops landed on June 6, 1914.
@. Where is the longest stretch
OF straight railroad track in the
United States?-H. H. E.
A. The longest stretch Of straight
track in the United States is on the
Seaboard Railway between VIII
mington and Hamlet, N. c. It Is
1886 miles in length.
@. What does Shakespeare mean
by the notes "alarums and excur-
sions," which appear in many of
his plays?-D. T.
A. BY this phrase, Shakespeare
and other Elizabethan dramatists
indicated the sounding of alarms
and the movements of armies in
battle scenes.
@. What Is star route?-K. E. E.
A. A star route is a post route
on which the mails are carried
under formal contract awarded to
the lowest bidder rendering suf-
ficient guarantees for faithful per-
formance in accordance with the
terms OF the advertisement, and
requiring due celerity, certainty
and security in the performance of
the service.
@. Does lightning ever follow a
DRAFTS. Mob.
A. The Weather Bureau says
there IS not much, but still little,
truth in the statement that light
ming follows draft. 1t often
happens that lightning consists OF
number of separate discharges
following each other over the period
of a whole second, or even longer.
Each subsequent discharge follows
the same air the first discharge
went through, hence the discharges
are drifted along with the wind, and
in rare cases might be drifted in
side house by a strong draft.
The draft causes very little danger,
but 1t does cause some.
@. Are orange seeds easy to grow?
p. C. H.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that orange seeds are easy to
grow. The seeds may be planted in
any garden or bench soil, covered
lightly and kept moderately moist.
1t is important that the soil be
well drained and never allowed to
dry out.
@. Is it possible for an honorabls
discharged man to volunteer for
service if the slight disability from
which he suffered is no longer
present?-J. j.
A. If he Is within the draft age
limits, he may go to his local Selec-
tive Service Board and volunteer
for induction. If the board thinks
there Is chance of his being ac-
cepted it will send him to an induc-
tion station for preinduction
physical examination.
@. Is man who has been dis
charged from the Navy subject to
draft? Can he enlist in the Mer-
chant Marine?-P. r. B.
A. A man who is discharged from
the Navy is still subject to selective
service regulations. If he is ac-
cepted for service with the Merchant
Marine he will be given a defer
ment.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Eve
street N. E., Washington Q. d. C. Please
inclose 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Bv Frank a

The only discernible IT, El-
lott Roosevelt's recent blast vt
those who had exposed his extraor-
dinary borrowings on unbAnkable Sc
Evening star., 1945-08-17
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Evening star., 1945-05-20
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United States Employment Service
Office, unless the specific aduer-
tisement indicates otherwise. >.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

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Evening star., 1945-05-20

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