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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15

IN SPITE of the unconditional
L surrender signed at Reims
on May 6 and staged second
time at Berlin on May 8, Ger
man troops in CZecho-Slovakia
are still battling the Red armies.
This raises the question-have
the Red armies Jagged behind
the British and American armies
in overcoming German resist
ance?
In an article published last
month | expressed the view that
the capture of Bohemia might
be a real military problem" and
raised the question whether that
territory would be taken by
American armies or the task
fall (as seemingly it should) to
the armies of Russia. The pres
ent situation seems to answer
both questions. Czecho-Slovakia
is the last area of consequence
where German resistance re-
mains, and it is quite obvious
that American armies are not
intended to participate.
zen. PATTON'S Third Army,
" after a swift descent down
the Danube valley, sent ele-
ments through the Bohemian
forest into CZecho-Slovakia.
They were reported to have ad-
vanced to within a few miles OF
Prague. Patton probably could
have entered Prague, and prob
ably the German armies in
Czecho-Slovakia would have
surrendered to him, though they
have not to the Russians. The
ALLEGATION by the Allied staff at
Yalta of the final "theaters of
operation" have not been pub
lished but we must Judge that
CZecho-Slovakia was assigned
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15

them are called Ukrainian
armies" and three White Rus
sian" Only when these armies
were ready did Stain strike at
Germany again. Zhukov's First
White Russian army reached
narrow frontage on the Oder
River. Again there was long
pause. The provinces OF Pome-
rania and Silesia had 10 be won.
A large part of Russian force
had been diverted into the Bal
kans and Hungary, or into the
eastern province OF Slovakla.
THE Russian attack westward
Il from the Oder did not COM
mence until German strength
between the Rhine and the Elbe
had been broken. Now, in spite
of the fact that the Russians
for some time have had three
armies in Slovakia and Moravia,
they have not been able 10 con-
quer the Germa forces in
Czecho-S lovak ia in time 10
participate with the Allied
armies in a complete military
victory
l am not seeking TO minimize
Russian contribution 10 the Eu-
ropean war. All the world has
regard for the heroism OF the
Russian troops and their lavish
sacrifice of blood What / am
saying is that the Russian army
was not adequate 10 maintain
the schedule set by the joint
staff. 1t is important, not only
10 regard RuSsias efforts con-
siderately, but 10 estimate them
justly, and it would seem that
Russian military power has been
exaggerated in our eyes, and
that its repute of unlimited
strength in mythical.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15

DEPORTS from London that Stain had in
~ formed the United States and Great
Britain that further cooperation between
Russia and her allies had become impossible,
did not ease the situation in San Francisco,
Notwithstanding the reports were promptly
denied by the acting secretary of state in
Washington.
The last-minute proposals by the Russian
delegation in the highly controversial ques-
ton of trusteeships, and strategic island
bases, seemed deliberately trouble making.
Thus there was increasing backstage dis
cussion in San Francisco of the desirability
of a meeting, very soon, between the big
Three" now Churchill, Stain and Truman.
There is reason to believe that the Pres-
dent has been urged to bring about such
meeting, but in Washington, and not in Lon
don or Moscow.
OUCH a conference, with Stain included,
~ would deal only with the problems in
Europe, but these have become pressing and
some of them have become critical. since the
unconditional surrender of Germany.
Some of those closest to the President
are reported to have advised him against
leaving the country at this time.
Barely month has passed since the ma
ton lost a president in the midst of war,
and while Mr.. Truman is in the best of health,
the country could not easily withstand the
shock of another presidential succession.
There is now no vice president, and by
statute the succession passes TO the cabinet
in order of seniority with Secretary of State
Stettinius next in line. As able as he is as
an organizer and executive. he has had little
experience in the administrative side of gov
ernment and none whatever as legislator.
TNHERE are other reasons why Mr. Truman
i should meet the heads of the British and
Soviet states in his own capital
= II might greatly improve relations with
Russia, which are badly in need of improve
ment, and it would do much to restore the
impaired prestige of the United States.
especially in Latin America.
If President Truman should go to Mos.
COW it would be regarded as another political
triumph for Soviet Russia.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15

TNTRINSICALLY, the most i'm
portant public post in Michigan
is that of superintendent of Detroit
schools. Not the governor, not any
mayor nor any judges nor legislators
deals so sharply and directly with
our future welfare.
That is because, more than any
other individual, the superintendent
of schools in Detroit administers
public education, and public educa-
tion today pretty much influences
public conduct tomorrow.
It is high tribute to Warren E.
Bow, who died Saturday, that he was
competent and good superintendent
Of schools.
MIR. BOW was thoroughly modern
4tA in outlook without falling vic
tim to the extreme fads that recently
have brought so much discredit to
American education. He was never
bemused by the capricious theories
of ra-radical educators who infest
our public school system. He held
such theories in profound contempt.
He himself was conspicuous
example of the fruits of sensible
American public school education.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15
UDAu UuEAu ID ID a uAu1 By George
IL OA/l u lOIAA IL AAlADE Rothwell Brown

GAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-Two conclu-
~ sions seem inescapable as the United
Nations conference reaches the halfway
mark.
It cannot be claimed that the prestige of
the United States has been enhanced in San
Francisco.
On the contrary it has been distinctly
lowered and much wisdom will have to be
shown to recover the lost ground.
Nor can it be successfully argued, with
regard to the relations between the Allied
powers and Russia, that they have not been
Worsened.
1t will require the best of which true
craftsmanship is capable, to repair some of
the damages that have done.
Certainly there is nothing flattering to
this country in the reflection that it was
Latin America which rallied in unity to save
the Monroe Doctrine, after it had been
dangerously compromised with the acqHies-
ence of the delegates representing the United
States.
Yet 1t had been most painfully COM
promised, and that was the impairment OF
western hemisphere solidarity which existed
when, early last week, the Latin states de-
manded that changes be made in the San
Francisco charter to save the Act OF Chapul-
tepec from the unlimited power of interfer-
ence in wholly American region affairs which
had been lodged in the security council.
TT WAS not pretty spectacle thus to see
Il Latin America the champion Of policy
which for 125 years had been defended
against all comers by the nation which had
first enunciated it.
week the delegation representing
the United States floundered miserably in an
effort to find formula that would preserve
the doctrine of President Monroe-no foreign
interference in the western world-with the
grandiose internatiouafism of the security
council under Dumbarton Oaks.
The week ended with feeling on the
part of many observers in San Francisco that
it might even yet be impossible to draft
formula satisfactory to the 20 Latin-Ameri-
can countries, and at the same time acceptable
to Soviet Russia.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

the (al Battle Of Balaklava;
(b) Battle of Waterloo; (c)
Battle of the Boyne?
2-Finish the line. Whom the
gods love, die: (a) Soon; (b)
young; (c) early?
3-Calamity Jane was a famous
u. s.: (a) War nurse; (b)
comedy actress; (c) army
scout?
A barcarolle is a: (a) War
song; tb) boat song; (c) lul-
laby song?
5-If you are afflicted with
aphasia. you have lost your:
(a) EyeSight; (b) hearing;
(c) speech?
6-Match these columns cor
rectly; the place and the rea-
son for its fame:
va VsnimA tvi the place the Pied
Piper visited
% Bannockburn w. where Christ died
tcI Hameun tNis : ca-ts defeated
the English here
fdl GolgothA ~ the birthplace OF
Robeyt Burns
ttl Ayr "a Robert Louii
stevenson died here
(Answers on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15
The Case of YugOsIavia

THE suppression of free govern
L ment in Poland by Soviet Russia,
in violation of the Yata agreements,
has many counterparts in the larger
pattern of Russian aggression and
conquest in central Europe-and 1t
is well to have that significant fact
emphasized.
While Poland is perhaps the most
dramatic and glaring example of
sovereign government being victim
ized by Russia, it is not the ONLY
example.
There is indeed a question If it
is the WORST example.
It was agreed at the Yalta con-
ference, in confirmation and supple
mentation of previous agreements at
the Tehran and Moscow confer
ences, that ALL liberated countries
were to regain full sovereignty after
the war without involuntary loss of
territory and especially without in
tercession in their internal affairs.
N The case OF Poland, tnese agree
L ments have not been KEPT in
good faith by Russia-and were
obviously not even MADE in good
faith.
But there are many other similar
cases to be considered-leading to
the same conclusion-and perhaps
the most flagrant Of al is that of
Yugoslavia.
Constantin Fotitch, former Yugo-
slav ambassador to the United
States, has called American attention
TO some of the FACTS about the
political situation in his country SUBJ
sequent to it's supposed liberation. :"
At press conference in San
Francisco, he observed that the
ruling regime in Yugoslayia-the
Tito -Subasich government-now has
international recognition despite the
fact that it has failed to meet
the CONDITIONS agreed upon by
the three great powers at Yaita
as the requisites of recognition.
The Tito -Subasich regime was
put under obligation at Yalta, Mr..
Fotitch recalls, to establish govern
ment based on the democratic princi-
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15

Piles of free speech, free press and
free worship, and to establish a
parliament including representation
of all parties in the country.
International recognition was to
be granted only AFTER these con-
ditions had been met.
an actuality" asserts Mr..
Fotitch, mot one of these obligations
has been fulfilled"
VUGOSLAVIA, instead of being
under free government chosen
by it's own people, is under PUP
PET government imposed by Soviet
Russia-exactly as Poland is, and
Bulgaria and Romania and Austria
and Finland.
The delegation representing
Yugoslavia at the San Francisco
conference is in reality REPRE-
SENTING RUSSIA, as any delega-
tion representing the puppet Polish
government would be if it should be
admitted.
It has become abundantly clear
that Russia did not make any of the
agreements at Yalta affecting the
central European nations with any
intention of KEEPING them.
If the American and British gov
ernments EXPECTED good faith
from Russia, they have been sadly
disillusioned.
To the credit of the American and
British governments, they are at
least TRYING to hold Russia to her
agreement in the case of Poland.
RUT there is not even THAT q to
~ their credit in the more flagrant
case of Yugoslavia which, as Mr..
Fotitch says, has a government en-
joying international recognition
despite it's own BREACH OF CON
FIDENCE and despite Russia's
BREACH OF FAITH.
Whatever the ultimate verdict
about Poland may be, it is already
painfully evident that the American
and British governments have &C
quiesced in the Russian breach of
faith against Yugoslavia-if indeed
they are not THEMSELVES guilty
of the same offense.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15
BEHIND
The NEWS
BY Paul
MaIlon

GAN FRANCISCO, May IA
~ ! met the emperor OF the
most fabulous accumulation
of American industries during
the war, Henry J. Kaiser, and
talked with him for more than
an hour. His is not only the
largest, but most varied OF all
the nations strictly new war
enterprises and contains 100 in
dustries. Thus he also has the
biggest of all the problems of
reconversion and / was inter-
eSted in ascertaining how he
would meet it.
He is a crisp, heavy-set man
with a knowledge of what is
needed and with unlimited ideas
of how to do the job. He has
both business hope and faith
confidence that the imagiRa-
tion of the American people
will devise methods of carrying
forward our industrial postwar
system and faith that it can
not fail.
What he - aggressive lone
wolf industrial fighter that he
is-thinks the country needs
primarily is competition. The
first postwar industry to which
he is turning his attention is,
naturally, shipping. He was
growing about another business
leader who made a speech q
few days back advocating scrap
ping of the American Merchant
Marine. We now have more
ships than any nation ever had
on the seas, number is a mill
-taFy secret and he thinks they
should be used. This will re-
quire government subsidy in his
opinion because competing En-
ropean lines have subsidies. I
Judge that he has in mind
American acquisition of the
trade which Japan formerly had
in the Orient. He did not men,
ton a current rumor that he
may build postwar ships for
Russia, although 1 saw him
shortly after he left Molotoy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15

THE nation also needs o.
Il 100000 homes, low cost
homes, and he sees in this field
vast opportunities for postwar
activity, in his opinion.
Transportation should be en-
tirely revised. A lower cost fare
should be worked out on the
railroa ds. Speed highways
should be extended, as the
nation in the future will con-
tinue to move out from the
cities. He sees opportunities
for building lower cost cars in
the automobile industry (Which
he does not believe is COM
petitive now and great possi-
bilities in development of health
facilities for the people. He
would promote health facilities
in every possible way TO a scope
amounting to a national in
dustry.
Here Is a man with ideas and
the kind of energetic magma
ton, which conceives new ven-
lures when old ones fail. He is
now in metals, conceiving a new
magnesium alloy for steel, a
now kind of plaster, gypsum,
planes, chemicals.
LIE IS also in coal and steel,
IL and in each industry he at
tempts to maintain a COMPETE
tive spirit. He keeps three
Offices in Washington instead
of one and thus prom tes
greater work energy among his
own employes-and, of course,
more production.
suspect his own reconversion
plan is already well under way.
There is much well advised talk
about him expanding into for
eign production in Latin Amer
lea and elsewhere.
His enthusiastic spirit is SYM
bolic of the feeling among other
business men with whom l talk
throughout this area. In this
respect it is somewhat different
from the east where the trend
runs to pessimism or doubt. The
San Francisco area, for instance,
is a war-cboked settlement as
short of everything (homes,
meat, cigarets, hotel and train
accommodations but not liquor).
as is New York. Although the
labor is going home in droves,
no one seems particularly wor7
ried for these reasons:
LIVERY one out here figures
IL the Jap war to take another
year (my guess is somewhat less
than that, and sees San Fran
cisco and the Pacific Coast as
gateways to the- newly opened
island empires of the Pacific and
the Orient. This is really the
gateway TO a new era. AS surely
as we have been drawn in this
war closer to China, the largest
postwar oriental power. just as
surely may we expect doubling
of our trade westward, and per-
haps more. Shrewdly, Mr..
Kaiser has picked the right in
dustry for his No. l postwar
priority. All air transportation
and communications as well as
shipping will be routed through
here.
There is much remaining Of
the Forty-Niner gold strike am
bition among these business
people, and l would not be sur
prised if they meet their post
war problem which is heavier
than any other section, as well
as any other.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15

Of his time-30 years ago
and was elected King of the
Movies in one Of the first
national polls. Your mother
swooned at the sight of him.
DO you remember (a) his
name; (b) his almost equally
famous actress wife?
Slow many air crewmen are
required 10 man a Super
fortress? Is il: (a) 10; (b)
y; (c) ID?
Does any given object weigh
more or less when hot or
cold?
S-President, Coolidge was the
sixth vice president 10 sue
ceed 70 the Office on the
death Of a president, but also
bears the distinction of being
one Of the two men who were
elected sfterward 10 n full
term Who was the other?
knowledge Test
BY DIR. SABINA CONNOLLY
The disastrous charge Of the
Light Brigade was made in
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-15
Brain Game

What city is the capital Of
the State Of Delaware?
with what form OF equip
ment for landing can an air
plane be fitted besides wheels
and pontoons?
5-You know that the Penn
relays are held by the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia every spring.
but where are the Drake re-
lays held!
4-True or false: (eO New
York'S Brooklyn Bridge has
q longer span than the Golden
Gate Bridge at San Fran
cisco; (b) Dogs are color
blind?
5-Ffe starred in 424 pictures in
his movie career and report
edly earned $4,000. 600. He
was the most popular actor
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-02

Participants in Kodiak's i9i5 High School graduation exercises held at the Community Baptist church. are shown at right:
 Left to right-Harry Holt, Superintendent of Kodiak Pub lie Schools; the 3 members of the graduating class-Anna Belle Metrokin, salutatorIan; Sam AL len Morrison, valedictorian; and Fillmore Holt, daughter of the superintendent, who was award ed a scholarship ty the Univers- ity of Alaska, equal to 2 years free room, for being highest in the class. She maintained grade point average of 0l.s for her 4 years of high school; Rev John Winter, commencement speaker; Mrs. Louise Coon, president Of the school board, who presented the diplomas. (Photo for the Mirror by T. A. Horsman.)
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-02
Programs
 Are Altered

A new schedule Of programs has been inaugurated by WVCQ, Array radio station, and the eve aing hours are listed above.
 To use. find time first and read across to the day. A blank indi- 'cates same program as previous day.
 During the 7th War Loan a bond program replaces the regu- lar program at 5:30, Monday through Thurday.
 This schedule will prove use ful clipped and kept by the radio.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-02
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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09
No We Ddy
For InduCtees

Official announcement Of victory
produced a few grins but no hilar-
ity at the induction center, where
approximately $50 men were leav-
ing today for the war.
While the nation awaited inn
patiently for its long-abSent sons
and fathers TO come marching
home-at least on furlough-the
inductees shouldered their gear
and left to finish another job.
No radio was in the reception
room on the first floor, and the
inductees did not hear the procla-
nations of President Truman or
Winston Churchill.
Mai. T. l.. Watson, executive
officer, instructed his staff to pro-
ceed in the same serious fashion
that has marked the induction
process since the start Of the war.
"FOr us. today Is just like all
our yesterdays" said Maj. Wat
son. I'VE feel elated, of course,
hut there Is no demonstrating
here"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09
Union Heads
.Hit CutbdCkS

Declaring that victory in Europe
makes inevitable further drastic
cutbacks in war production" preSi-
dents of nine UAW-CIO locals
representing a membership Of
more than 10000, today called an
emergency meeting Of other De
troit local heads.
Unemployment will be gen.
eral unless action Is taken now
despite President Truman's APP
peal today for work, work and
more work" the nine presidents
said in a joint statement.
Drastic cuts in take-home pay,
outright loss of jobs, return TO
"sweatshop jobs at substandard
wages which have gone begging
since the beginning Of the war,
and virtual banishment of women
from industry may result, they
predicted.
They invited other local preSi-
dents to participate in a meeting
in the headquarters OF Local l5I
1861 Fourteenth, at 8 a. m. Thurs
day in the quest for solution.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09
Gold Star Group
Halls We Day

Happy because We Day means
the sons of other mothers will be
spared, the Gold Star Mothers
today installed officers at cere-
monies in the Veterans Building.
1--WE, here, have paid our
price," said Mrs. Valerie Duffy,
1886 Virginia Park, who lost
her only son, a fighter pilot.
last year.
But let us all be thankful
for We Day. IL means that the
sons of many mothers will be
spared. Surely now the Japs
cannot last so awfully long.
And then our sons-not yours
nor mine, but somebody else's--
will come back home to stay"
Mrs. Duffy succeeded Mrs. Alice
A. Williams. 500 Bellevue, retir-
inc president.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09

as means Of revising any
treaty which imposed injustice
or held the seeds OF future war.
PRESERVE PACTs
O-Won an agreement by the
- Big Five TO prevent future
revision of any treaty nego'i-
ated during World War ii. This
is a double Russian victory Wi
preserving Poland's new Cur
Zon Line boundaries because Of
the new 20-year treaty between
the Russians and the Lublin
regime. 1t can be interpreted
too as placing a Big Five en-
dOrsement on the Soviet treaty
OF peace with Finland.
C-Secured Big Five agree
- ment that the Franco Rus
sian and other Allied security
alliances in Eurasia only are
exempt from interference by
the new world security order
until Russia and the other sig
natories announce they feel the
world order is able 10 put down
aggression every where.
REVOLT STIRRED
4 Won from the United
Il States agreement TO subord-
mate the Chapultepec security
league TO the new world order.
This agreement will forbid the
Pan American alliance from
taking any step TO put down
aggression in the Western
Hemisphere unless authorized
TO do so by the security council.
II also permits any one OF the
Big Five TO veto any enforce
ment a ctivity by the Pan
American alliance. This conces-
sion to Russia provoked the
Latin-American revolt.
WON a tentative agreement
- by the Big Five to send
the ticklish trusteeship issue
into the not yet organized gen
eral assembly for decision. Mol
otov, incidentally, demanded
that I'VE must first Of all see
to it that dependent countries
are enabled as soon as possible
to take the path of national in
dependence" This could be
construed as a warning TO Britt
ain TO grand independence t6
both India and Palestine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09
Yanks 10 Be Flown
lou. 5. From Europe

LONDON, May 8 GNS) -
Headquarters of the United States
Air Force in Europe revealed to-
day that American soldiers will
be flown back to the United
States on a huge scale during the
next few months.
A total of 800 per cent more
four-engined craft than have
been used in such traffic is
needed to handle the $4,000 troops
monthly which it is hoped can be
moved by air.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-09
Thanksgiving Rules
10000 Wounded Vets

and enlisted men spoke Tor the
wounded.
The largest assembly. at Percy
Jones Hospital, was addressed by
Brig. Gen. Joseph f.. Bastion. The
enlisted men on the program rep
resented each of the theaters Of
war.
All passes were canceled for an
indefinite period and, for the first
time since Fort Custer was re-
opened six years ago, there were
no uniformed men on Battle
Creek streets.