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Differs With Mr.. Lawrence

DlueTS w ltll VII AdWI CIlCC
To the Editor of The Star:
David Lawrence's column in The Star
of March 6, comparing the provisions
for voting in the Security Council with
those in the League Council, appears
very misleading.
He does not mention the fact that
in all other provisions of the Covenant
relating to the League Councils vote
except in matters of procedure and the
two sections of Article IS which he
quotes, each of the IA members of the
Council had a veto. The Dumbarton
Oaks Proposals give such veto only to
powers out of IL, and this veto could
not be used, as it could in the League
Council, to block recommendations or
moves for peaceful settlement of dis
pute.
Mr.. Lawrence states that In the
League Covenant there was a definite
commitment against the use of force
by the party in the wrong" in way
which intimates that there is no such
commitment in the Dumbarton Oaks
Proposals. In fact, the commitment in
the covenant was against resorting to
war. not force. In the sos we saw many
uses of force which were not "war."
Furthermore, the Dumbarton Oaks obh-
cations in Chapter II, Paragraph 4 to
refrain from the threat or use OF force
in any manner inconsisteno with the
purposes of the organization" and in
Paragraph 6 to refrain from giving
assistance to any state against which
preventive or enforcement action is
being undertaken" are far more COM
prehensive and sweeping than anything
in the covenant
LIVINGSTON HARTLEY.
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Allied Collaboration
By Maj. George FIELDING Eliot

Official reports of the Yalta Con-
ference have made it clear that a much
closer and more workable military COL
laboration between the Anglo-American
combined chiefs of staff and the Rus
sian high command has now been estab-
liShed than has hitherto been found pos
sible.
This impression is confirmed by Gen.
Eisenhower's recent statement that he
Is in direct contact with the Russian
high command as we'll as by the visit
of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander,
Allied commander in chief in the Medi-
terranean, to the headquarters of
Marshal Tolbukhin, commanding the
Russian Army group which is operating
southwest of Budapest.
This closer coordination is made nee
eSsary by the fact that the Russian
armies are now coming into much
closer physical relationship with the
Anglo-American forces. On the Oder
and the Rhine, the two Allied groupings
are actually moving toward junction,
as Gen. Eisenhower has already stated.
The Germans defending the Rhine and
those defending the Oder can almost be
said to have common supply and COM
munications zone.
Operations of Allied aircraft against
targets within that zone are of great
Importance both to the western Allies
and to the Russians and for this reason
alone, if for no other, the closest sort of
military liaison is essential. The Rus
sian high command, for example, must
be able to call for air cooperation from
our heavy bombers when necessary, and
Iox al h<vo AL l1 to-
with the operations not only of one
set of armies, but of both.
The hasty reader of the daily news
may perhaps become confused as he
reads of bombing attacks one day on
German rail centers, and another day
on synthetic oil plants, and yet another
day on bridges-or perhaps on various
classes of targets on the same day.
He might even get the idea that the
boys just 60 out and drop bombs on
any convenient target they can find,
just as long as they are killing Ger
mans and damaging German property.
But actually every single bomber that
goes over Germany flies in accordance
with a very carefully prepared plan,
and each days work is a part of the
overall scheme, with alternative ar
rangements dependent on the weather.
AS the Anglo-American and Russian
armies come closer together, not only on
the Rhine and the Oder but also in
Italy and Hungary, the bombing plan
must conform to the needs Of both.
It Is also highly probable that ar
rangements have been made for stimuli
taneouS land attacks on grand scale,
coming from broad offensive fronts
along the Rhine on the west and along
the Oder -Neisse line Pn the east Both
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attacking forces have come up to these
lines-the Russians along the Oder and
the Neisse from the Baltic south to the
Sudeten Mountains, the Anglo-Ameri-
cans along the Rhine from Anthem
south to the Moselle, or very nearly So
Now We hear from German sources
that the Russians have launched their
major assault over the middle Oder di-
rected toward Berlin. 1t seems likely
that this report is true, for the stage
has been set for such move by the
broadening of the front and the secur-
ing of the f1anks. Moscow reports do
not confirm it, but they hint that it
may be true just the same
Now comes news of an American drive
across the Rhine, with no long delay
for regrouping, and with the main as
sault group probably already prepared
and ready to 60 ahead without giving
the Germans chance to reorganize
their defenses. The advantages Of max
ing the major attack in the west at
the same time that the Russians are
making their major attack in the sast
are obvious, and the means appear to
be available
A major assault must begin by
crossing of the Rhine, just as the Rus
sian major assault seems to have begun
with crossing of the Oder, but in both
cases this is means to the end-the
end being the destruction of the Ger
man armies. In both cases the Germans
have suffered severe losses during the
preliminary operations which brought
the advancing Allies, east and west, up
to their present assault positions along
the two rivers; but in neither case have
these losses been of decisive nature.
There is still great deal of hard
fighting left in the Wehrmacht. There
has been no break in German morale,
either In the army or on the home front
The Nazi machine still holds both army
and people in its iron grip.
The task of breaking that machine
is the task of destroying the instru-
ment which protects it and enables it
to function-the German Army. In all
probability, that task cannot be accom-
plished in a single blow, or even by the
combination of two mighty blows now
Immediately in prospect.
But certainly these two blows from
east and west, coming at the same
time--that is to say, of course, within
q few days of each other so that they
cannot be successfully countered-will
impose strains on the Wehrmacht Of
far more drastic character than any,
thing it has hitherto had to endure.
They seem likely SO to weaken 1t that
it can no longer maintain frontier de-
lenses but must retire to an inner cita-
del where it can be surrounded and
wiped out.
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Timidity Prevails

1t is perfectly evident that the
Senate itself has little confidence
and no pride in the manpower bill
which it adopted yesterday. There
was every reason why the Senate
should have acted in this matter
with courage and vision. 1t should
have risen above political considera-
tions to adopt the best bill that
could have been written. Instead,
it has contented itself with what
is at best mediocre bill-a bill
which gives no offense to labor and
industrial opponents of an effective
work law and which gives the men
responsible for the conduct of the
war considerably less than the
minimum support for which they
had asked
In a last-minute fipfop, indica-
tive of their own uncertainty con-
cerning the bill, the Senators re-
stored a provision providing severe
penalties for employers who violate
any regulation or order Of the War
Manpower Commission. Without
this much in the way of teeth the
bill would have been farce. With
it, certain things can be done.
The VINO can impose employment
ceilings and make them stick. That
will compel employers to discharge
any desired number of workers.
Then, by forbidding any other en-
ployer to hire them except with VINO
approval, these discharged workers,
or some of them, can be steered into
jobs that the Government wants
them to take. If they refuse to take
those jobs, they will not be permitted
to work at all. In similar fashion
some control can be established over
workers who quit essential jobs to
seek other work. The threat of a
year in jail and a $4,000 fine will
discourage any one from hiring these
industrial f1oaterS, and to that extent
turnover will be curbed 1t will be
done by penalizing employers, and
not the foaters, but that is not too
important if the present disgraceful
turnover rate can be materially
checked.
The great weakness of the bill is
its timid and disingenuous approach
to the individual The House had
the courage to say in effect: If you
are a man between 18 and As you
must work where the Government
believes you can contribute most to
the war effort. The Senate says:
II you will not work where the Gov
ernment wants you to work no other
employer will be permitted to hire
you. In other words, the Senate bill
advances the fantastic, self-defeat-
ing theory that enforced idleness
for slackers is the proper way to get
full production. Senate supporters
OF the bill say that, so far as in
dividual workers are concerned. this
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of the kind, and if it were, experience
indicates that it would be
dismal failure. 1t is true, of course.
that no individual can be compelled
to take any job under the Senate
bill. Thus the fiction of voluntarism
is preserved. But if this bill should
become law, individuals will soon
discover that denial of employment
is the ultimate penalty for insisting
on the job freedom which the Senate
says must be preserved.
The bill now goes to conference
and 1t remains to be seen what will
emerge from the discussions with
the representatives of the House
Perhaps the final product will be a
stronger measure, a law designed to
meet the requirements of this war
with candor and appropriate dignity.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Across the Rhine

Now that the American First Army
has crossed the Rhine, it is difficult
to escape the feeling that the war
in Europe has at last reached the
grand climax and that from this
point on Nazi Germany, no matter
how desperately it may resist. has
little time left to it.
At the moment, for reasons of
security, the story of the First
Armys sensational crossing is being
told to us only in general terms, but
enough of it has been revealed to
make clear that this is an event full
of the most momentous potentiali-
ties, strategically more far-reaching
than anything that has happened in
the west since the landings in Nor
mandy, and historically unparalleled
since the days of Napoleon.
The American people could be
hardly less surprised than the
Germans themselves that this great
achievement has been realized so
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a deep one and the Germans tried
to destroy all its bridges. General
Eisenhower himself once declared
that when the time came to cross it
our Allied forces might have to un-
dertake the equivalent of a major
naval operation not unlike crossing
the English Channel to France In
the circumstances, one would have
supposed that after their recent
heavy offensive eXertions, our troops
would be obliged to pause along the
west bank of this formidable water
barrier to reorganize their ranks and
draw up special equipment before
leaping over
Yet, within matter of hours after
their capture of Cologne, here we see
elements of General Hodges First
Army firmly intrenched on the east
bank, carving out bridgehead there
which is in effect a dagger already
struck in the heart of the Reich
Exactly how this lightning like
thrust was accomplished remains to
be disclosed. But whatever the
method-and we shall probably
learn about it very soon-the results
achieved are plainly freighted with
a significance that can scarcely be
exaggerated.
What makes this crossing appear
all the more momentouS is the fact
that simultaneously-apparently al
most at the same hour-the Rus
slams smashed across the Oder to
within 25 miles of Berlin This
coincidence seems too remarkable to
be anything less than calculated
synchronization between Allied pow
er in the east and Allied power in
the WeSt-a synchronization wholly
IN keeping with the Yalta declara-
ton on close coordination between
the Red Army and General EiSen-
hoWer's armies for the final death
blows against Nazidom.
Coupled with the new Russian
drive over the Oder, and assuming
that it will hold and be expanded,
the bridgehead established across
the Rhine means that all Germanys
major defensive barriers are now
down and that the walls of Hitler's
last fortress are already preached.
East and west, in sum, we have
begun to move within the inner lair
itself, and the kill seems close
enough to warrant the elated hope
sweeping through our armies that
the war in Europe, because of what
the First Army has just done. has
been brought months nearer an end.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
An Exchange of Students
From the London tont.) Free Press.

From the London (Ont) Free Press
The University of Sydney has decided
to provide free tuition to Canadian stu
dents who travel to Australia after the
war. This is fine gesture on behalf
of the State University of New South
Wales as means of promoting a peace
time interchange of visits across the
Pacific. The war over, there should be
closer relations between Canada and
the Commonwealth. Air travel will
bring the two Dominions within range
of each other. Interest in Australia
has been stimulated by the war.
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southern conquests should soon be
isolated except for the tenuous rail,
and road links recently forged
through Southern China to the
Indo- Chinese border. And those CONF
munications are inadequate to bear
the reinforcements and supplies
needed to strengthen the southern
conquests against the assaults which
soon should come.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Nothing Left

From the Kansas City Times.
It Is wrong for wife to tell a bill col
lector to see her husband when she has
already seen poor husband for his last
dollar.
Evening star., 1945-08-16

An out-of-town wedding that is
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Recent Weddines

~
Miss Elizabeth Marion Zirkle
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Milburr
T. Zirkle, was married July 18 te
Mr.. Winford Leroy Embrey. U. S. N.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Embrey
The wedding took place in the rec.
tory Of st. Joseph's Church, the Rev
]. v. Lannon omciating.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by Corpl
Elizabeth M. Flanagan. MIR. Frank.
lin Biggs was best man.
Miss Margaret j. Pryor and Mr.
Emory Skates were married July II
in the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. Richard Musser
ofnciating at the ceremony.
Mr.. Harry G. Cloves gave the
bride In marriage and Mrs. Cloves
was her only attendant. 1t. John
Elliott, U. S. N. r., was best man
for the bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skates are making
their home at 45O5 Oliver street in
Riverdale.
Mrs. Catherine P. Carlisle o1
Clarksburg and Mr.. G. Best Linthi-
cum of Germantown were married
July 10 in the Methodist Church at
Clarksburg, the Rev. Thomas Nor.
gan officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Llnthicum had q
short wedding trip visiting in Rich.
mond and Williamstown and are al
home on their farm near Clarksburg
Mrs. Linthicum is a member of the
staff of the corporation counsel
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel S. Board an
nounce the marriage Of theil
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Items of Interest

Mr.. Benjamin F.. FairleSS, pres
ident of the United States Steel
Corp, and Mrs. Fairless have been
in Washington for a short time
having come to make the acquaint-
ance of their granddaughter, born
Tuesday at Columbia Hospital to
1t. and Mrs. Blaine F. Fairless
1t. Fairless is on duty in the Navy
Department here. His wife is the
granddaughter of Mrs. Sproul and
the late Mr.. William Cameron
Sproul, former Governor OF Penn
sylvania, and of DR.. H. D. Hat
field, former Governor of West
Virginia and former Senator from
that State, and Mrs. Hatfield.
Miss Grace McGerr will leave to-
day for trip through Arkansas
Mississippi and Louisiana. She will
be gone about two weeks and while
in Little Rock will pay a visit to
Mrs. Charles E. Fairman of Wash
ington, who has been making heI
home there temporarily for the past
Two years.
Col. and Mrs. Charles w. Ardery
were the guests in whose honor the
personnel of the Adjutant Generals
Office, with which Col. Ardery has
been associated since 1910, enter
tanned at dinner Monday evening
Col and Mrs. Ardery will return
to their home in Indianapolis after
his retirement from the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Urtnowski have
returned to their home in Brook
lyn after visiting their daughter
Mrs. c. Middleton, in Silver Spring
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Brylawski
have returned from vacation al
Swampscott.
Miss Nancy Weyl has gone tx
Pittsburgh to spend the remainder
of the summer with her mother
Mrs. Ruth Weyl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Goldnamer
are in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nordlinger
and their two young sons, Johnnie
and Barry, will spend several weeks
at Virginia Beach.
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British officer
Is Entertained

Gen. H. H. Arnold, commanding
general of the Army Air Forces, and
Mrs. Arnold entertained at dinner
last evening at Boiling Field in
honor of Air Chief Marshal Sir
Arthur Harris, commander in chief
of the bomber command of the
British Royal Air Forces. Air Mar
shal Harris is the guest of Gen.
Fred Anderson, who was in COM
mand of the 9Th Bomber Command
of the United States Air Forces.
Gen. Anderson was host at dinner
Tuesday evening in honor of his
house guest and earlier that
day Air Marshal Harris was honor
guest of Air Marshal Douglas Coll
yer. Air Marshal Collyer is air rep
resentative of the British Joint
Staff and head of the Royal Air
Force delegation here.
Gen. Arnold's guests included
many of the air officers who have
been associated with Air Marshal
Harris when he was in Washington
for some months during l941 and
1912 or in England when United
States officers who knew him dur
ing their duty in England. The 80
or more guests were seated at small
tables with the guest of honor and
higher ranking officers seated with
the host and honor guest. Follow
ing the dinner program was given
by members of the air forces group
of entertainers. Seated with Gen.
Arnold and Air Marshal Harris
were Field Marshal Sir Henry Malt
land Wilson, Air Vice Marshal G.
E. Watt, Canadian member of the
joint staff; Air Marshal Collyer
Air Vice Marshal r. F.. Wilcox,
1t. Gen. Harold F. George, chief of
the Air Transport Command; 1t.
Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg and the As
sistant Secretary of War for Air,
Mr. Robert A. Lovett.
Other guests of Air Marshal Coll
yer, who entertained at the May
flower, included Field Marshal Will
son, the commandant of the United
States Marine Corps, 1t. Gen. A. A.
Vandegrift; the recently appointed
commandant of the United States
Naval Academy, Admiral Aubrey
Fitch. former deputy chief of naval
operations for air; the Assistant Sec
retary of War for Air, Mr.. Lovett:
Air Vice Marshal Wilcox and Gen.
George.
Air Marshal Harris will go to New
York today en- route to return to
England. He has been in Brazil
with 1t. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, deputy
commander of the United States
Air Forces, who went to Rio de
Janiero to present awards to the
flyers of Brazil for their meritorious
work in the European theater of
the war.
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Carrier Hit by Kamikaze
Sails $4,000 Miles 10 U. s
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, June 10
Delayed The escort carrier San
canon arrived here three days ago
after a 12,000-mile voyage from
Okinawa with her flight and ham
gar decks buckled into scared wreck
age by the crash attack of a Japa-
nese suicide plane.
Despite the fires and explosions
that ragged for four hours after the
Jap night fighter crashed through
the flight deck on May 4, the q, ,000-
ton flattop lost only IS of her COM
plement of 900 men.
Holes of every size and shape
were punched in decks and bulk
heads by exploding ammunition
which periled the lives of crewmen
as they fought flames in darkness.
Nineteen men were killed and 16
were missing after destroyers picked
up more than 100 who were blown
or had leaped overheard. Forty-two
suffered injuries or burns requiring
disqualification.
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Director to Sbeak

Mrs. Pearl Kendall Hess of
Orange, Calf, who is director of
health and medical temperance for
the National Womans Christian
Temperance Union, will speak at
7:45 pm. Tuesday at the Calvary
Baptist Church. The Rev. A. Ray
Petty, assistant minister of the
church, and the Rev. Thomas E.
Boorde, president of the District
Dry Forces, will also participate in
the program. Music will be fur
nished by the District WCTU choir
under the direction of Mrs. La
Vergne Jeffries and Mrs. Caroline
Coates, president of the District
WCTU, will preside.
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Of interest took place July in
Providence when Miss Mary Eliza
beth O'Brien, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund K. O'Brien of that
city, was married to Mrs. Francis
Patrick Foley, U. s. NJ, son Of Mrs
Gertrude Foley Of this city.
The wedding took place in st
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daughter, Miss Mary Jeanne Board,
to Mr.. Clyde Washburn Mursick.
The wedding took place July 2s, in
st. Adams Church, the Rev. Dr..
Charles T. Warner ofnciating at
2:30 o'clock.
Miss Virginia Reeves was maid OF
honor and Mr.. Samuel s. Board, jr.,
Of Ansonia, Conn.,, was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mursock are making
their home In Portland, Greg.
An nait.of -fouun uuaddinr that is
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Thomas Church, the Rev. william
Delaney officiating at the ceremony.
and the bride was attended by Mrs.
Robert e. Decker of Washington.
Mr.. Edward Monk served as best
man.
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Weddings Here and Else1Ubere
Interest Washington Circles

Amid setting OF palms. white
kmba Jordan became the bride evening
taking place in the
Chaplain Hanifn officiating.
The daughter of 1t Col bride was
escorted by her father
nlatron of honor
Serg Costabie is the of Mr. Costable
and his brother John Costabe Hazeton his
Hett
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Pilot Club Meets

The Pilot Club will meet at 6:l5
pm. Tuesday at the Blackstone
Hotel.