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Evening star., 1945-04-19
Dawn Pastoral

The tender green tobacco shoots
Notp trsmGloGsly tyy msso roots
Ins6riate Nth ds,r. 81
SquSt regiments sgata revius
From niohtly p6xdsrtxg and thrive
on dascn-lioht shosrsys lrex. the eroto.
ing blue.
Brssred darkly IN some secrst sprinS
70 pefcolGts the sou Gnd Wrin0
From earth ssrset xutrinssnt,
Re0urcitdtsd stre0sQs cares
The hills and tasting nsoVHtainmess
Spill liquid laughter In q ba66lsment
The cansoufdgsd and yncaueht trout
With rdtnboU charms begin to fout
Where dreaming anglers lie.
The contrapuntal rills that play
With muted sound attract joy
And lure banded bee, dragoHfy.
The sIns ssacttpating bssms
Ignite . spider tDsb that glssms
DsU jsUslsd on the hill,
And drssssd IN pvlstng nsorxiRe light
The pasture, cool and prtsm-6rieht.
Asodkes to Hts beneath ddtcn's sOidsn-
ing s1l.
RICHARD Z. BoDTKK.
Evening star., 1945-04-19

current volume Of Who's Who as the
thirty-first, and Franklin D. Roose-
velt, in his approved sketch in the
same book, wrote: Thirty-second
Mr.. Truman, therefore, had a back
ground for thinking of his own posi-
ton as being that of thirty third.
Yet the latest edition of the Con-
gressional Directory-page 264-
specifies, as the World Almanac
does. that Mr.. Mckinley was twenty
fourth and Mr.. Truman's immediate
predecessor thirty-first. A note In
the Directory offers clue to a
solution of the problem in the
words: "The figures indicate the
number of different individuals who
have served as President"
Evening star., 1945-04-19
The Lords of Hell
By Maj. George FieIdine Eliot

Horror piles upon horror as American
and British columns penetrate deeper
into the interior of the land of inhu-
man savages which calls itself the Ger
man Reich. The incredible details of
what was found at the BuchenHald pris-
on camp, near Weimar, are scarcely
published before they are overmatched
by the burning to death Of LOO pris-
oners at Gardelegen, to prevent their
rescue by advancing Americans.
1t is hard for us to understand these
things here in the midst Of our quiet
civilization. 1t Is hard to hnd words
with which to convey to American minds
exactly what sort Of beasts In human
form the Nazi teachings have contrived
to make out of German men who, like
ourselves, are fashioned In Gods image.
We cannot comprehend q mentality, a
spirit which delights in the infiiction
of suffering, which prefers that It's vic
Tins shall die horrible and lingering
death rather than be rescued, which,
while it can, preserves life in wretched
bodies in order that further suffering
may be endured and then kills lest the
victims shall at last escape.
But at least we know that the doc
VI
which makes 1t possible for men to do
such things to other men and women.
which indeed commands that they shall
be done. Is . thing wholly evil. thing
which must be extirpated from the face
Of the earth lest touch of its awful
corruption shall infect others who have
not yet felt its influence.
For the moment, however, perhaps our
greatest anxiety is for our own Ameri-
can prisoners still In German hands.
This anxiety the Secretaries Of State
and War recently have expressed pub
licly. There are still some 10000 Ameri-
can prisoners Of war in Germany, ac-
cording to oficial records. though the
number is probably somewhat less due
to the release Of prisoners by Allied
forces which have not yet been able to
report in detail. For the fate Of these
German-held prisoners we must hold
the German nation strictly responsible.
But how shall we insure their safety?
1t is all very well to say that far more
German prisoners lie under our hand
than there are Americans In Germany.
Reprisals In kind against German pris-
oners will do our captive boys no good
for that sort Of reprisal will not move
their brutal captors single inch. The
fate Of German prisoners now Ia our
hands Ia no way touches the immediate
selfish interests Of the lords Of hell
who rule over the remnants Of the
Evening star., 1945-04-19

Premier Stain has made 1t perfectly
clear that he intends to use not only
the German war prisoners, but civilians
a. well to repair the destruction brought
by the Nazis' scorched earth policies
which have ruined large and prosperous
areas in Russia and Poland. Certain
public statements made by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill
were interpreted to mean that they had
Endorsed the demands Of the Russian
leaders.
But again. according to those who at
tended the Yalta meetings, no formal
agreement was reached on this matter.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill were
not certain Of the reaction OF the Amer
lean and British people to what might
be described as slave labor" and de-
sired first to learn their thoughts.
Premier Stains contention that forced
labor even over Z long period OF years
might be considered as PREPARATION in
kind" did not receive the Official stamp
OF approval from his two colleagues.
Finally, there was not enough time ut
Yalta to decide the French area Of oc-
cupation until an actual signing OF the
peace treaty.
The Russian area extending within
IS miles Of the Elbe River, the British
area extending to the Hanseatic port Oh
Hamburg and the American area in the
south were all reported agreed on and
maps indicating the exact control Of
each army Of occupation were drawn.
But nothing was definitely decided about
the French. 1t was agreed in principle
that the French Army under the COM
mand of Gen. Delattre de Tassigny
would be allotted regions from the
American and British zones.
The French were not present at Yalta
and 1t is still uncertain whether the
somewhat vague Allied plans will meet
with Gen. de Gaulle's approval. While
the American and British occupation Of
Germany is expected to last only until
peace treaty can be signed, the French
have other ideas.
Like the Russians, they are thinking
in terms of permanent security. And
while they may refrain from any direct
annexations, they may wish to establish
friendly states such as q Rhenish re-
public under the control of Paris. This
would require French troops to enter
Immediately those territories earmarked
by Gen. de Gaulle.
Evening star., 1945-04-19

German nation. Indeed, they would
probably be well satisfied to see US un-
dertake such reprisals: for 1t would to
some extent weaken our moral superb
ority. 1t would be partial descent to-
ward the pit Of savagery into the depths
of which they have sunk 20 deeply.
But there Is perhaps one hope, one
possible German interest to which we
can still appeal-not on the grounds OF
humanity, but on the grounds of cold
self-preservation. Let US now make proc
lamation to the German people that
whenever and wherever our troops find
clear evidence that any American pris-
oner OF war has been murdered, or his
death caused by neglect or maltreat-
ment, the German town or city, be 1t
ever so great, nearest to the place OF
his last confinement, will be razed to
the ground so that not one structure in
1t shall be left with q single stone upon
another. and that Of the male in.
habitants Of the town. beginning with
the burgomaster, councillors and other
civilian ofncials, one man shall be ex-
ecuted for every American prisoner who
Is done to death. And let this order be
carried out without mercy or hesitation
wherever circumstances may warrant 1t,
This is the sort Of reprisal that has
some meaning, because 1t may do sor.s
good. It may cause German civilians
to take some interest in what Is going
on in their vicinity. At Buchenwald,
civilians forced to view the horrors Of
the place by our military government
officers claimed that they were not rs-
sponsible because they were completely
ignorant OF what was going on within
the camp. But II their own lives had
hung on conditions in that camp, they
might have taken the trouble to In.
form Themselves They might even have
found some means Of making sure that
none Of them would subsequently be
stood against q wall and shot as . re.
suit Of events within the camp.
We have long been told by friends
Of the German people" that the German
people are not to blame for what are
called "Nazi" crimes Very well, now In
the time for the German people to
measure up to the standards set for
them by their champions; but lest they
should lack the courage to act in .
timely and effective faShion, let US rive
them strong personal interest in the
fate OF our prisoners.
II we act now, We may save the lives
Of good many American boys who
might oyerwise perish miserably within
sight Of rescue.
tcspy,isAs 1s4s.)
Evening star., 1945-04-19
The Political Mill
Rv GoNld Lincoln

When it comes to dealing with the
press, the new President of the United
States, Harry S. Truman, Is no shrink
Ing violet. He demonstrated this at his
first conference with the neWSgatherers
at the White House. His answers we're
flrm, frank and to the point. When he
did not have full information. he said
SO and made no attempt to answer the
question. When he was not ready to
answer. he also said so. There was no
equivocation. The impression he made
was distinctly favorable.
No President, not even Franklin D.
Roosevelt, ever has faced a larger gath
ering of newspaper reporters at the
White House. The oval room, In which
the President has his ONCE. was jammed
with several hundred men and women
who had come to learn. nrst, what
the new President had in the way of
news. and second, how he would handle
himself. With the facility Of Mr.. Roose-
yelt at these conferences fully in mind,
1t was inevitable that they came to make
comparisons. Mr.. Truman handled the
conference easily, and with dignity. He
used simple and clear language. at
times colloquial in terms.
Mr.. Truman had one Job to perform
at this conference. and he did it effec-
tually. From the moment he took Office
rumors, swelled by some writers into
predictions. were widespread that he
would make changes in the cabinet.
Outstanding was report he intended
to supplant Secretary of State stet-
tinius with former War Mobilization
Director Jimmy" Byrnes, q close per-
sonai friend Of Mr.. Truman. On the
eve Of the San Francisco Conference
OF United Nations, this was doing
neither Mr.. Stettinius nor the President
any good. Mr.. Stettinius heads the
American delegation to the conference.
as Secretary Of State. To leave him in
an equivocal position was to weaken
his influence both with the American
delegation and with the representatives
OF the foreign governments.
Mr.. Truman slapped this one down
without the slightest hesitation. He told
the newspaper group that Mr. Byrnes
had gone back to South Carolina, that
Evening star., 1945-04-19
A Harmful Approach

The United States has had more
than ten years of experience with
the reciprocal trade agreements
program. A record has been made,
and. on the whole. it has been a
good one Consequently, it is some
what surprising to see Republican
members of the Ways and Means
Committee launching what appears
to be a drive for abandonment OF
the entire program.
1t had been expected that there
would be controversy over the re-
quest by the administration for au-
thority to effect a further so per
cent reduction. or total cut of rs
per cent in some of the rates fixed
in the Smoot- Hawley Tariff Act. The
administration asked for this power
on the ground that, in the. case of
some commodities. it had used up
it's margin of bargaining power un-
der the original grant of authority
to reduce rates by so per cent.
Perhaps it can be shown in the
hearings now under way that 1t
would be unWise to open the door
to this additional reduction of
American tariff walls. But even il
this showing can be made. and 1t
has not been made as yet, that
would be no ground at all for scrap
ping the trade agreements program
in its entirety. 1t is matter of
record that our exports to countries
with which we have trade agree
ments have increased SO per cent,
while our imports from these same
countries have gone up % per cent.
This compares with a rise of only
80 per cent in exports to countries
with which we have not negotiated
trade agreements, and imports from
them of IL per cent.
In the face of these statistics, it
will be interesting to see upon what
factual ground the Republicans pro-
pose to attack the program. And
it is to be hoped that they will con-
fine their opposition to the facts
Secretary of State Stettinius was
prevented 80 $50 attending yester-
days session of the committee by
the pressure of his duties in prepa-
ration for the San Francisco Con-
ference. Consequently, he submit
ted prepared statement through
Assistant Secretary Clayton urging
passage of the bill TO extend the
> program. This prompted Repre-
sentative Knutson, Republican. Of
Minnesota to remark that "the fall
ure of the Secretary to appear in
person might lead to the unfortu-
nate impression that he hasn't
enough confidence in the bill to de-
fend it." F-s
That was unfair to Mr.. Stettinius.
whose full confidence in the pro-
gram has been stated unequivocally.
1t is also the sort of approach that
can only be described as harmful
as harmful to the Republican case,
if any, as it is to the prospect of
obtaining a full. fair and factual
consideration of this very important
question
Evening star., 1945-04-19

an obscure Office. If a Vice President
has personality and political acumen
he can help his chief In the White
House to put legislative program
through Congress by bringing con-
flicting groups together, but when
this occurs it is the result of the
individuals initiative-not because
it is a statutory function. Senator
McKellar's functions as President of
the Senate are not likely to influence
, his action as the Senator from Ten
neSSee.
Evening star., 1945-04-19
Tokyo Must Die

Manila Is QeaQ ana TOKYO muSL
die-not in reprisal but as a de-
tense measure necessary to insure
future Pacific peace" Such were
the stern words spoken by Brigadier
General Carlos P. Romulo, Resident
Commissioner of the Philippines in
the United States, as he addressed
the House of Representatives on the
sufferings of the Filipino people
under japanese domination.
The almost unbelievable barbarity
of japanese rule in the Philippines
has just been authentically revealed
in report compiled by General
MacArthur's headquarters and re-
leased by the War Department. This
report, carefully documented and
buttressed by the sworn testimony
of survivors tells the story of the
orgy of Japanese savagery let loose
on the civilian population of Ma
Mia during the siege which preceded
the American recovery of the Philip
pine capital and metropolis. AS
the department aptly remarks in its
foreWord: "The Japanese campaign
of terror in Manila was so incred-
ible by all civilized standards that
the most thorough verification and
Recommendation was necessary ..
The mass of testimony establishes
r,Io hn Mo- Art 1trr oh n
terizes as 'macabre pattern of
crime against humanity" This in
dictment, severe though it be, is de-
cidedly an understatement. Indeed,
no words could adequately summa-
rize the hideous details of mass
murder, torture. rape and sadistic
cruelty carried out with diabolical
inventiveness and depraved imagi-
nation. Neither age nor sex were
spared. Indeed, women, infants and
young children seem to have been
picked out for the worst cruelties.
The most appalling aspect of this
terrible business is that it occurred,
not through the spontaneous action
of frenzied soldiers out of control
but by the deliberate orders of their
highest superiors. For instance, a
captured Japanese battalion order
instructed: when Filipinos are to
be killed, they must be gathered into
one place and disposed of with the
consideration that ammunition and
manpower must not be used to ex-
cess" And General Romulo states
that the orders to massacre Filipinos
received from the Japanese high
command were so unbelievably cruel
that even General Yamashita, the
japanese commander in the Philip
pines, proverbially known as THE
Tiger" wavered at the terrorism i'm
piled and flew to Tokyo to make
sure they were correct, only to be
confirmed in their authenticity
1t is we'll that all this is known
at the moment when japanese peace
proposals may be made in the near
future The Manila horror and its
cause make us realize as never be-
fore the full iniquity of regime
which must be utterly destroyed, no
matter what the price, if America
and the world at large is to know
genuine peace and security. These
monsters in human form and all
that they represent must be literally
wiped from the face of the earth.
There is no middle course.
Evening star., 1945-04-19

Emile Zola, it seems. lived we'll in
advance of his own as we'll as our
times. He did not have a global war
to help him to remark that: Per-
fection is thing so bothersome
that I often regret having cured
myself of using tobacco"
Evening star., 1945-04-19
Victuals Are News

To the Editor Of The star:
We are sorry Dwight Scott is upset
over food he would have us forget. but
despite diabetes we'll not be ascetics-
Ut must have been something he etD.
r. H. e,
Evening star., 1945-04-19
.More's the Pity
n the 81. LOUIS Post Dispatch

From the St. LOUIS Post-Dispstch.
The Army has developed plastic bull
let, for training purposes, that goes to
pieces when 1t hits metal. The next
war, II there Il one, won't be fought
with that kind Of ammunition, however.
Evening star., 1945-04-19

Some individuals are going to be
happy on v day; others will weep
because they cannot avoid remem-
bering how much it has cost!
Evening star., 1945-04-19
Those Willy Jops
By David LsVrsNcs

Prom the stars and Stripes Lenden: a
Tokyo radio report: I'VE are pleased
TO announce the destruction Of an
cruisers"
Evening star., 1945-04-19

Shoes made of elastic glass are
Coming up" The question is: Will
they be rationed?
Evening star., 1945-04-19
Pleads for Older Men

To the Editor of The Star:
I wish to add another plea for con-
sideration of the older men, particularly
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, now serving
overseas. who. in view OF the present
plans for after We day, will be practi-
cally "old" men before they are released
The point system was set up at time
when no pre-Pearl Harbor fathers had
been inducted and few men over 80 were
overseas, so their cases were not con-
Sidered.
These men, with families to support
and obligations which must be met,
now face the prospect Of being kept in
the Army several years longer. They
will be in their 40s by the time they are
released. Men that old cannot adjust
as easily as younger men. What are
their chances Of re-establishing them
selves in their professions or businesses
after several years of doing nothing even
remotely related to their former occu-
pations?
pRE.pEAPY uApnNp AScrryrp
Evening star., 1945-04-19
Inventor Sends Thanks

inventor SenQS Hanks
To the Editor of The Star:
Several months ago I read in your
paper an appeal to inventors, calling
for the solution of various problems.
Prompted by it, submitted to the Ma
tional Inventors Council two proposals
for the solution of the antislip sole
problem.
now have been informed that my
proposals were sent for further consid-
Grafton to the authorities primarily con-
cerned. Therefore, wish to express my
gratitude to your paper which helped
me to bring my invention to the atten-
ton Of the authorities.
THOMAS w. LEPKOWSKI.
Evening star., 1945-04-19
PRE-PEARL HARsoR MOTHER.
Mad Doas' Inevitable

N1do Logs lneVltdDle
To the Editor OF The Star:
Permit me to speak for myself and
several other Republicans who heard
President Truman's address to Congress,
in saying that its tone and general
character were such that each of US
freely expressed approval and pledged
support.
One expression, however, we do not
support. That is to regard the belief
that wars will not be banned forever
as defeatism. We have had laws against
murder, but society has never yet been
able to stamp out murder. Mad dogs
will get loose and society must destroy
them. Human mad dogs-Hitlers-
probably will appear again, and dealing
with them, in defense of law, will be
war. DICK NODAK.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-08

money buys medical supplies
and convalescent care. War
bond money helps bring him
home faster.
That much for yon con-
science
This much for your pocket:
81 for every So invested, at
maturity; guaranteed secur-
ity-the same security that
backs the dollars you put into
the bonds; the worlds best
investment.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-08

else. But those men who truly be-
lieve they are made of the stuff
which succeeds in business or
farming-a combination of ability
optimism, willingness to sacrifice,
stubborn determination and inven-
tiveness would be foolish, it
seems to me, not to make every
possible effort OF reenter civilian
life in a business of their own.
The first few years in a new
business are usually tough ones.
But they won't seem tough in COM
parison with fighting a war. And
if you succeed - if your business
dreams come true - the rewards
are pleasant to contemplate. The
enjoyment of having each stroke
of work you do directly benefit
you, the self-respect you will attain
from being your own boss, and the
intense satisfaction you will gain
from proving to yourself that you
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-08
Today and Tomorrow
By Don Robertson

VETERANS businesses
Veterans of this war, who will re-
enter civilian life with a small
pocketfull of cash and the right to
borrow a few thousand dollars to
establish a business, will undoubt-
edly grab up any opportunity they
can find to become their own
boss. Tired of RECOMMENDATION and
taking orders, they will be en-
amored with the idea of having
their own little business, whether
il is a farm, retail store or a
plant for manufacturing "a better
mousetrap."
There will be a great shifting
around of small business owner
ship. Some of the veterans, as
well as war workers who have
saved a little money. will buy out
businesses already established
Others will start new ventures.
and. unfortunately, if history re-
peats itself. many will sink their
money in an enterprise which will
prove TO be a failure.
But is is not the purpose of this
column to discourage any Ameri-
can from starting business of his
own. l feel that there already has
been too much said to point out
the dangers of going into business
for yourself. 1t is the risk and the
chance-taking in a business adven-
ture which gives it zest-whict
brings out the ingenuity, the Gre
ativeness. the pioneering spirit that
built our country to its present
greatness.
DREAMS opportunity
Certainly there is no better time
than the day he returns from wal
for a young man to take a chance
on the business venture of which
he has dreamed. After risking hi.
life TO preserve the so-called '1ant
of opportunity. he shouldn't hesi
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-08
No. 1882
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
PINAL.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Won C. WILSON, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, Noll Phillip Will
son, administrator of the estate
of Won C. Wilson, that all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased are required to exhibit them,
with the necessary vouchers, with
in four (4) months after the first
publication of this notice to the
said administrator at the law office
of Chas. H. Reed, Coolidge, Ariz-
ona, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of
said estate, in said County of Pinal.
Dated this oath day of May, 1945.
Noll Phillip Wilson.
Administrator
First publication: May 25, 1945.
Last publication: June Is, 1s45.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-08

THIS YEAR, the 9TH War
i Loan has to raise just
about as much as was raised
by taU0 loans up to this time
last year.
You can see in the picture
above one reason why. why
that boy and millions like him
must continue to have every
advantage money will buy to
do the job and get home again.
War bond money buys
food, clothing, weapons and
ammunition. War bond