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Evening star., 1945-02-20
The StiIweII Rood
From the New York Times.

In the Orient word or gesture may
mean far more than 1t does here. When
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek an
nounced recently In broadcast to the
United States that the new Ledo- Burma
Road would be named after Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwell in memory OF his
distinctive contribution" in its building,
there was not Chinese, . Burmese or
an East Indian who could possibly mis-
understand. Much has been written
about the differences Of temperament
and opinion between the generalissimo
and the general, but here II testimony
permanently on record that the gen.
eralissimo knows the value Of what the
general did,
Evening star., 1945-02-20

panied by an entire reversal Of Ar
eentine foreign policy that Is not
yet Indicated. The United States is
frankly cold to the Farrell regime
as such, several Latin American
nations feel the same way. while
Soviet Russia's hostility Is pro-
nounced. The Farrell government
has travelled so far down the road of
intransigent aloofness that it might
not be able to retrace its steps even
if it now SO desires. Perhaps only a
definite change Of regime at Buenos
Aires can remedy the situation.
Evening star., 1945-02-20

announced decision that Dakar would
be made into strong naval and air
base for France alone, were definite
indications as to the frame of mind of
the head of the French government.
Although less obvious than in the
countries In Eastern Europe, the RUS
sian influence in France Is paramount.
The Communist leaders such as Maurice
Thorez, who reached Paris from Moscow
q few weeks after Gen. de Gaulle had
taken over the government, are exercis-
ing the strongest influence In that coun-
try. But for the time being at least,
on instructions from Moscow, they are
keeping to the right rather than theS
left. They do not encourage any drastic
changes In Frances economic setup and
1t Is Thorez who has prevailed on the
French authorities to slow down on the
various purges. Thousands Of innocent
Frenchmen were hauled before arbitrary
courts, under the accusation of some
personal enemy, as collaborationists.
The internment camps were over
crowded.
This brought about a strong feeling
among the rank and file of the people
of France and there was strong possi-
bility of major trouble. Thorez used
his strong influence, which extends not
only among the well-organized Com
munist groups but also among some OF
the Socialist and rightist groups, to put
an end to these hysterical prosecutions.
To the great surprise Of all observers
who derived their information from
ofi1cil or semioficial reports, Gen. de
Gaulle instead of attempting to make
himself into the dictator of France has
become a strictly constitutional head of
government. The situation in France
is bad, but not nearly as chaotic as 1t is
In the other continental European
states.
But when 1t comes to Frances future
relations with the outside world, there
Is no longer any question that Gen. de
Gaulle on his own initiative and now
backed by the overwhelming majority
Of the French people is leaning heavily
toward Russia. He expects France to
become the pivotal state in Western
Europe to promote Russias foreign pol
icies. Gen. de Gaulle and his political
advisers who keep in close touch with
Moscow believe that America does not
know the ABCs of the European po-
litical game and Britain is too weak
ened at present to give efficient support
to the Western European countries.
Under these conditions, the head Of
the French government welcomes the
opportunity to assert his complete inde-
pendence from the United States and
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Attock on Mikoloiczyk

Pravda'S attack on StaniSlaw
Mikolajczyk, former Premier in the
Polish government in exile, does
nothing to reinforce the hope that
the forthcoming political reorgan-
ization Of Poland will follow truly
democratic lines.
The Yalta declaration called for
the recasting Of the present Lublin
regime "on a broader democratic
basis with the inclusion of demo-
cratic leaders from Poland itself and
from Poles abroad" This was taken
as hopeful indication that Poland,
although forced to yield third
of her territory to Russia, would
retain q substantial measure of
political independence. 1t is that
assumption which suffers as a result
OF the Pravda article, assuming that
the Communist publication was
speaking in this instance for the
Kremlin.
OF all the Poles abroad, Mikolaj-
czyk, leader of the important Peas
ant party, has been considered one
OF the most genuinely democratic.
He accepted the decisions reached
at Yalta as inevitable, but made
what seems to have been the mis-
take Of openly expressing his dis
appointment at the loss of Polish
territory. For that, Pravda black
lists him as an assumed adherent
OF Polish reactionaries who have
placed themselves outside the ranks
OF the United Nations"
This seems to mean that Pravda
at least will tolerate no one in the
new Polish government who is not
wholly subservient to the Russian
point OF view. If that is also the
position OF the Soviet government
there Is no reason to suppose that
the new Poland will enjoy anything
approaching political independence
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Mr.. Stimson's Appeal

Secretary of War Stimson has
made his final appeal for passage
by Congress of legislation embody-
ing the essential principles of the
May-Bailey bill, which would require
men between the ages of 18 and As
to serve where they are most needed
either in the armed services or in
war industry.
Mr.. Stimson, addressing the men,
bers of Congress and the relatives
OF servicemen, declared: II say to
you, as the pledge of my official
duty, that the passage Of this
measure by the Senate with its main
principles unchanged is needed by
the Army and Navy to supply critical
shortages in our essential industrial
plants and to help fill the places
of young, vigorous workers who may
be then sent as replacements to
battle-weary troops"
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, Of
Wyoming has undertaken to reply,
but his statement, while true enough,
is in no sense an answer to Mr..
Stfmson. Senator O'Mahoney ac-
cused the Secretary of War of giving
an unbalanced picture OF what
American labor has accomplished
on the home 'front.'" and then went
on to tell of the aid given Britain
and Russia under lease-lend and to
cite the purchases of War Bonds as
evidence OF the great accomplish
ments under our free and voluntary
system. But no one disputes this,
least of all Secretary Stimson. The
question Is not whether we have
met our needs in the past, not
whether a good job has been done.
The only question is whether the old
methods are going to supply the
needs of the present and future,
whether we can improve on the good
job that has been done.
Nothing that Senator O'Mahoney
had to say deals with these real
issues. But the President, and his
cabinet, the heads OF the principal
war agencies, General Marshall and
Admiral King, are all agreed that
good is not enough; that we must
do better II we are to avoid the
needless sacrifice OF fighting men,
and that we can do better If the
principles of the May-Bailey bill
become law.
On the other side are the "voices"
of which Mr.. Stimson spoke-the
voices which complain Of slave"
labor, voices which deny the validity
of the principle that war calls for
equality of sacrifice, voices which
object to candid compulsion pre-
scribed by law but which are willing
to subscribe to a less effective sys-
tenn which is voluntary in name
only, but which supposedly will be
more palatable because its compul-
sorry aspects are somewhat con-
cealed. These voices say 1t Is un-
democratic to pass a law telling
man where he must serve his coun-
try in time of war. The American
way, they say, is to force him out
of his present job through the
application of an employment cell
ing, and then giving him q choice
between working where he is told
to work or going into a breadline.
The indications are that the
Senate is leaning toward this latter
method, and it may be that Secretary
Stimson, by his fortnight appeal to
the families of servicemen, has an
tagonized some Senators. But he has
done what his conscience dictated.
It is to be hoped that no member Of
the Senate will do less.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Golden Gate Conference

TO tho Editor Of The Star:
While things are still in the formative
stage and before we get in the habit Of
referring to "the San Francisco CONFER
ence," why not take advantage of the
Golden Gate alternative with its impli-
cation Of the approach to q better world?
The one term is merely geographical,
the other is symbolic -and will have
meaning in any language.
HORACE w. PEASLEE.
Evening star., 1945-02-20

Where there is smoke, there is at
least the possibility that there may
be q cigarette.
Evening star., 1945-02-20
! BRENTWOOD, Md.

Dear Sir:
Il am young boy OF Is years, but
I have spent great deal of my time
IN the field, searching for birds, their
nests and haunts.
Last year / found an old hawks
nest that had been occupied by a pair
OF great horned owls early in the sea-
son, but when found it was empty. This
was on April 8, 1914.
Judging by the excitement shown
by pair of red-tailed hawks they
were the original owners Of the nest.
This year I returned to the same
nest on February 10 and found two
eggs of the great horned owl.
Il would like to know II possible the
earliest nesting date Of this species
Of owl and also Of the barred owl.
Thank you, J. Mel
~
Nests Of horned owls are usually In Z
deserted nest Of . hawk, crow, eagle or
osprey.
Birds Of America" says: '"The birds
breeding habits are peculiar. In the
general latitude Of Michigan the eggs
are laid before the FIRST Of March and
many instances are recorded of their
being laid as early as the first week
in February, or even In the latter part
Of January, when the winter has been
unusually mild"
The great horned owl is rather
rare permanent resident of the WASH
ington area. confined to the more
heavily wooded sections. Some have
been seen at the old Fort Humphreys
area. Young were found in February,
1890, near Rockville, Nd.
The barred owl u ) fairly common
permanent resident. II begins nesting
iu March, but en- have been found
= CRY = Fsheua1y =.
Evening star., 1945-02-20

Dear Sir:
Il am wondering If you can find some
way to make correction of a statement
In your column of February IS.
In your discussion of the little book
issued by the Biological Society Of
Washington on the Birds Of the WASH
tngton, D. c., Region you stated that
copies could be purchased for SO cents
each from me at the Cosmos Club.
AS matter Of fact, am no longer
corresponding secretary of the Biolo-
gical Society Of Warrington. That po-
sition has been filled by Mr.. Robert s.
Bray OF the Library of Congress. Just
at this time, during his absence in the
war oversea, the work is being carried
on by his wife, and all orders and re-
mittances for Biological Society of
Washington publications, including that
on birds, should be addressed to Mrs.
Robert s. Bray, r. F. D., Herndon, Va.
You are to be congratulated on the
popularity of your column. I did not
realize that so very many people read
1T each day, until veritable flood of
letters began to come in requesting the
booklet, and the club authorities inform
me that several people called In per-
son to get copies.
"Of course, all orders have been for
warded to Mrs. Bray for appropriate
attention, and same will apply to fu-
ture orders, as they come in.
with all good wishes,
Cordially yours, J. 9. W."
i
uAYruYy~>0r vSS
Evening star., 1945-02-20
This and That
By Charles E. Trdce,ceu.
CHEVY CHASE, Nd.

Dear Sir:
s. Your column is always an oasis Of
refuge for harried readers and q boon
to any OF us who have some knowledge
OF and affection for Gods creatures, lie.
the so-called lower animals
More power to one who follows in the
footsteps Of good little st. Francis of
Assist You are doing fine job of try
Ing to illumine the abysmal depths of
the Mammoth Cave of ignorance and
apathy Of our brethren Of the city to-
ward these little people OF God.
I saw a tufted titmouse on an apple
tree bough this morning. Spring can't
be lar behind now! He said so!
(..... Cordially, C. r."
~
"COEM0S CIJJp
Evening star., 1945-02-20
Our Soldiers Are Sound

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-02-10

Through the generosity Great Lakes Mutual lnsur
ance company. Of Detroit students recie>c TUT
ton scholarships at Wayne university each year. This
semester, those receiving Great Lakes scholarships
Buth B. Campbell, OF BEDFORD high school Bar
bara Cronkiie Of Cooley Sidney Feds,ein. Of
Cass Della Ann Cannetti Mackenzie, Richard HAIR
rison, Miller high Dorothy Moore, Of Southwestern;
Luig Nahcone, OF Pershnp Vestene Neeley of Mil
Ter Syiva shelton. also Of Miller; Josephine Zayc
Of Chadsey Erma Williams OF 1857 Lumley received
Board Of Education tuition for outstanding scholar
ship at Chadsey high where she recently graduated.
last rfpsv NUGGETS fcl4aan 'h Detroit hett4tc
Of Conntf.e ~ which " e Louise Groors head.
had more than 'h1gfe rYost, AZ elaborate h. ,siact
al Lucs Thurman YWrA Tho pufposo Of the gathering
70 discuss plans io 6c beitermpn Of the institute
and 20 give The public Opportunity % meet members 81 tho
faculty IN person Those participating the panel dis
cussion included MIS- Madeline Fowler Frances Kofnc.
gay. J. Blo4nt and Edward Swami They stressed the
need FOR Young people preparing for business 10
develop personality common sense the art Of selling the
business concerns tey represent adherence 10 paneua
ity. Observance of loyalty posr and accuracy. W. he
lieve these attributes are assets 70 any business
Mrs. Emma Stewart Of Toledo Ohio, spent Tuesday
Lucy Thurman cafeteria with Victoria Mccall Thorn
as Vivian Cooper and Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes Peterson.
The Petersons visiting here from Brooklyn N. Y.
Soldier Bassctt Jones Of FIrwood avenue arrived IL
town Tuesday after serving ia the Pacific for NOR
than year lie look and an the old friends ga,
to welcome him back.
Until next week. so long-Sylva.
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GlimpseS
IN DETROIT'S MIRROR
BY SYLVIA PENN

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refest II se
Eloise Crosby thrilled beyond words last week
when her ance Orles Phillips, called her from Pearl
Harbor and talked ~ith her a whole fiSe minutes
Esther Dselle Of Concord street. Is n town for
visit With her parents. after long absence She
has been residing in Chicago for the past to" Years
and still has that winning smile Of hers From
Chicago comes word OF the birth Of daughter 70 Or
and Mrs Martin Suttler, January r Or 9u't-
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nected With the Detroit Urban league While residing
in Detroit last yeaf.
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-13

til the last card is piayed-and
we sometimes find people play
ing one hand while discussing
the last one.
Today's hand does not present
q serious problem, yet number
of players made mistake OH
it. Everyone agrees that South
should open the bidding with
one heart North has a five
card suit and a trick and a half,
and Mould bid two clubs. Now
what should South bid?
Some players believe that
South should bid three clubs, but
! disagree with this. If South
does bid three clubs, certainly
North should pass. If you play
the jump to three hearts as a
forcing bid, it would be slight
overbid on the hand, obut a slight
overbid is certainly preferable
to an underbid. II you do not
play three hearts as an absolute
force, you bid it without are
problem. Most North players
will then take it to four, which
can be made unless you happen
to find West with the king,
and one heart.
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High|ights from the Latest Books

his mental confusion. This is q
mystery story in the finest ira
dition, with suspense maintain
ed until the final page, a story
featured by deft characterize
ton and plot development.
To the list of this wars better
spy stories must be added THE
18th Letter" (Random House),
Dorothy Cameron Disney's tale
of young couple who stuck
their necks out on matter that
didn't concern them, and almost
lost their heads.
Clever writing, excellent plot
and good suspense lift this story
out of the commonplace. 1t is
the story of Paul and Mary
Strong, whose best friend, a
photographer for the news mag
azine where Paul is employed,
sends a cryptic message from
Iceland limiting that he has dug
up a terrific story.
When this friend, Max Ferris,
subsequently is reported killed,
Paul wangles the assignment Of
checking into it. He is certain
that something is rotten in Ice
land. And besides, there have
been mysterious happenings to
the Strongs, including the theft
Of some of Max's letters from
their apartment.
After Paul boards ship in Bos-
ton, mysterious soldier warns
Mary that her husband should
60 to Halifax, not Reykjavik,
for the solution to his mystery.
To give Paul this message, she
slows away on the ship, gets in
volved in suicide, and is charg-
ed with murder.
At Halifax the Strongs flee
ship right under the eyes Of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
From then on their adventures
are frequent, amazing. terrifying
and dangerous. How they be-
come unwilling accomplices of
the authorities in tracking down
one of the smartest German spy
rings in the business, Is the high
spot Of the story.
Miss Disney demonstrates
again in "The 18th Letter" that
she is thorough craftsman who
doesn't let her customers down.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-13
SECRET WEAPONS

Even the civilian thousands Of miles from this
wars bottlefronts hos reacted nevousy to the tron
Of scientific destruction that mans dioboIico inee-
nuity hos devised Such heIlish contrivonces the
German vi and w have left him wondering what
wos coming next.
His apprehension may have been somewhat re-
leved if he read two cent dispatches from the
American Seventh Army front The first one had to
do with the bottle for town called Neuf-Brsoch.
1t seemed that chap named Voubon had de-
veIoped secret unexpected defense for the Ger
mans there He didn't develop it especially for the
Wehrmocht, however, because he had built it in
1859. And the idea old stuff then 1t consisted
principally Of wall and noot with drowbridees.
But it worked One gathered from the story thot
it was botherine the mechanical Americans about
as much os the same sort Of defense had bothered
the orchers and ormored knights Of old - and lot
more than the famous dragons teeth Of the Seefred
Line had bothered their comrodesn-orms to the
north.
The other story wos Of new secret weapon
devised by on American lieutenant. It was sling
shot made Of two inner tubes and piece Of canvas
and served beautifully to throw erenodes into the
German lines. Dovid Of course could have told the
lieutenant that it's seNiceobIe weapon even with.
out the grenodes.
Reading this the nervous civilion might have
concluded that il the war is getting back to noots
and cotoputs it is, while no less terrible, at Ieost
fomor ground.
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. SO THEY SAY

We must not make the mis-
take that mere numbers make
an air force. A second-rate air
force is worse than none be-
cause it gives rise to a false
sense of security-which bombs
may quickly demolish. - AAF
Gen. Henry H. Arnold.
The great need Is to keep up
the momentum, to give our foes
no time to reorganize and re-
equip. - Undersecretary of War
Robert p. Patterson.
To be remote was once TO be
invulnerable. But no country can
be confident of standing aloof
from war today because no coun-
try is now remote. British
Ambassador Lord Halifax.
The start of the about Amer
ictn offensive In the sector be-
tween Roermond and Aachen in
dicates that a new chapter -
decisive chapter of this war
Is about to be written. - Martin
Hallensleben, Nazi commentator.
A period of chaos seems GER
tain to me (when Germany
falls). I think moreover that it
will be very long, so long that
the entire disintegration of Ger
many appears quite possible. -
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul
Henri Spaak.
It Is an utter mistake for the
enemy to presume that Japan
will succumb by mere bombing
attacks. - Jap Premier Kuniaki
Koiso.
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. BARBS

If as many people could get
autos as autos get people we'd
all be satisfied.
German offic GERS now are
threatening to kill families Of
soldiers who surrender. Their
every move seems to hit a new
low.
To know myself is fine - II
you don't 60 around telling ev-
erybody.
The more bonds you pick up
in America, the more bombs can
be laid down in Germany and
japan.
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Q-What is the fuel of the
W.?
A-Ethyl alcohol.
Q-What is the Jap Jack II?
"A Navy interceptor; 1875
hp motor, 400 mph maximum.
CIV h t-co constitutes the
telegraph system on Mindoro?
A-The natives beat out mes
sages on the resonant exposed
roots of tree whose trunk be-
gins as high as 20 feet from the
ground.
.Q-When did Thanksgiving
become a national holiday?
AIN 1853, by proclamation
Of Lincoln, after a 17-year cam
paign by Sara Josepha Hale,
editor of Godey's Lady Books.
Q-What constitutes the AL
lied 9Th Army Group?
A-U. S. 7th and French LIST
Armies.
Q-For whom is Monrovia,
capital Of Liberia, named?
A-President James Monroe.
Q-What important layer of
shakespeare does the Nazis W.
flying bomb enter at so miles
high?
A-The "E" layer, from
which radio waves are reflected
back to earth and where meteors
first become visible from earth.
Q-What is the anableps do
wei?
"A four-eyed cuatros-
ojos) fish of Central America.
Its eyes are halved, the lower
halves shortsighted for spotting
food under water, the upper
halves adapted for seeing in air.
The anableps swims with its
water eyes" under, ::air eyes"
above water.
Q-Is Antwerp, Holland, of
advantage as q rail center as
well as seaport for the Allies?
Alt has five yards, is second
In Europe only to Hamburg as
q rail center.