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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-07
Dutch Oil And Rubber

r. il is true. as runor has it, that the
Netherlands East Indies are under Allied DOM
nation their two chief products, petroleum
and rubber, ought soon to be serving Allied
needs instead of Japans.
When Japan was warning on China alone
the United States government permitted the
sale Of American petroleum to Japan in the
belief that by this appeasement Tokyo might
by prevented from attacking the Netherlands
East Indies and Selling its output. Here, as
always and everywhere, appeasement failed.
The Japanese lost no time, after Pearl Harbor,
in extending their conquests and were soon
using Dutch oil and rubber, with the result
that the Allied war effort was placed under an
almost insurmountable handicap for both.
Appeasement of Japan cost the American
people many millions Of dollars, caused delays
in American preparations for war, created
gasoline and rubber shortages which will con-
tinue longer than the war ITSELF and post
poned the American assault in the Pacific I'M
til it seemed we would not be able to 60 into
action in time to prevent japan from establish
ing its East Asian empire too firmly to be
uprooted.
The overthrow of japanese control in the
Netherlands East Indies, therefore, would rep
resent a tremendous stride toward Allied vic
tory in the Orient. 1t also should 60 far toward
fueling our ships, warplanes and mechanical
equipment in the Far East, as well as pro-
x,idino rhher for their needs and 90 relieve
the shortage of each in this country.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-07
Your War; With Ernie Pyle

at the beach, but we couldn't
make out any real fire coming
from the shore.
1t was all very indefinite and
yet it was indicative. The weight
began to lift. I wasn't really con-
scious of it. But I found myself
talking more easily with the sail
ors. and somehow the feeling grad
ually took hold of me that we were
to be spared. The 7th wave was to
pick us up as it came by. I didn't
even see it approaching. Suddenly
they called my name and said the
boats were alongside.
I grabbed my pack and ran to
the rail. I'm glad they came sud-
denly like that. The sailors shout
ed, Good luck over and over
and waved us off. We were on
our Way
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The Literary Guidepost

les. They are about people With
whom something goes wrong, peo'
pie who are good machines though
sand gets into them. They mean
well but it doesn't come off; or
on the contrary they don't mean
well and it does come off.
O'Hara can make you despise
his characters, though you rarsy
hate them; and while he has rep
uation for being tough, there are
some of its men and women
whom you respect or with whom
you sympathize, though they rare
ly draw your tears.
O'Hara writes in sort OF mid
die ground, never climbing up TO
ecstasy en- one side or tragedy on
the other. He's sort of between two
stools. In that chosen area ne IS
beyond doubt our most brilliant
writer. know no one so def az
wringing out of Illustration, infide''
ity and disappointment the last
drop of drama.
OF the 81 stories in this boob
20 first appeared in the New YORK
er, four in Golfers.
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ested me, if only because it con.
firmed theory I've had for some
time. Senator LaFollette said that
Congress had an inferiority com.
pick.
While that phrase is greatly
overworked today, it does seem to
me to apply in this case. I was
reminded of what happened on the
floor of the Senate shortly after
the shock of Pearl Harbor.
A vast naval appropriation bill
calling for billions of dollars was
put through with scarcely half an
hours debate. Then the Senate
took up a proposal to grant its
members the privilege of free
long distance telephone calls on le-
Ultimate business, up to a limited
amount. If I recall rightly, it was
$1,000 a year for each member,
which would have made the total
less than 100000 if they had all
taken full advantage of the privi-
lege.
On that one they debated for
several hours. Gould they trust
each other? Wouldn't they abuse
the privilege? Fin ally it was
turned down. Not until last year
did the Senate approve a resolu-
ton under, which the first three
minutes Of ten long-distance calls
month per member are paid for
out of Senate funds.
That is symptomatic of Con-
gress' inferiority complex. They
should not be afraid to make use
Of the instruments that have .;ed
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-07
Interpreting
The War
BY EDWARD HI. HIGGS
Associated Press War Analysf

Germany is going to be poundse
into a rubble heap unless Hitler
surrenders soon or the military
command and civilian populaus
seize control from him.
This was made plain by state.
ments of two top war leaders, Sec.
rotary OF War Stinson and General
Eisenhower.
The Secretary bluntly says that
the only choice for Germany is lin.
conditional surrender now or even.
tual surrender after the Reich has
been destroyed city by city.
Stimson Illustrated his point with
the lessor of Ascaffenberg, where
a die-hard Nazi major refused q
surrender ultimatum, hanged tive
officers who favored giving up, ard
ordered a stand against a Seventh
Army siege.
The city was marked for death.
American artillery hurled thou.
sands OF shells into its building.
and streets and tons of bombs rain.
ed from overhead. Only a fam.
ing ruin was left when the city
finally capituiated.
General Eisenhower, in letter
to President Roosevelt predicted
that German resistance will disinte.
crate into guerrilla warfare and
indicated that he already has plans
to deal with such a situation.
This means that Allied columna
will spear through Germany, chop.
ping off and encircling areas in
which guerrillas are holding out.
Little or no consideration will be
shown the resisting fanatics. With
planes and artillery, everything in
those areas will be obliterated.
Thus a devastation that has been
heaped upon German industrial
cities in the Rhineland, upon Ber-
lin and other strategic centers will
be spread throughout the Reich to
sections that will now have been
relatively untouched by land war.
fare or Allied bombing. Eventually,
virtually everything OF value in
Germany may be gone.
General Eisenhower indicated
that guerrilla fighting may 90 on
longer after organized opposition
has been broken up and that large
forces will be needed for the job.
Support for this belief comes from
these words of a young German
officer recently captured on the
Italian front:
THE Allies may succeed in oc.
cupying all of Germany north of
Wuerttemberg, Bavaria and Mora.
via. The Russians and the Anglo.
Americans may join at the E1be
river. We shall then entrench our
selves in the mountains and forests
Of southern Germany and Austria
and hold whatever can be held of
Italy.
But, whatever stretches of land
you may occupy in Germany you
will never conquer or defeat the
German nation. As long as there is
a German alive, he will fight you
No Allied soldier will ever feel safe
on German soil"
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CARS, but would take one for our
|regimental colonel who practical
ly lives on cigars, and was about
out of them.
A few minutes later the sailor
came up with five more cigars to
give to tine colonel. They wanted
to give me candy, cigarets, and
cookies, but I told them I already
had plenty.
Word came by radio that waves
l and were ashore without mucn
opposition and there were no
mines on the beaches. So far, so
good.
We looked at the shore through
binoculars. We could see tanks
moving across the fields and the
men of the second wave walking
inland, standing upright. There
were few splashes in the water
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-07
Daily Prayer
FOR ALL BEHIND THE FRONT

r Oh Ak<A DC01NO x1G r NUM-
Night and day, our unvocal
hearts cry out to Thee, o Infinite
God, in behalf OF our fighting men
and our Country. Now today we
pray especially for all those who
cannot fight; whose hearts are on
the battle front, but who must
serve at home. Grant them the
warriors joy and the warriors
peace. Teach them how vital is
their task and how sacred; and
grant them real unity in the Cause
with the fighting forces at the
front, who lean for life upon their
1abors. In mill and factory and
shipyard and on the farm may our
great army of the service of sup
plies glow with the ardor and de-
votion of those in the heat of con-
flict. For the craven ones, whose
bodies shrink from danger, we
pray that Thy virile Spirit may
descend upon them and save
their souls before it is too late.
So may none of us shame Thee
or one another in the great day
OF victory. Amen.-W.T.E.
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this world of ours together into
a very tight knot.
They should not be afraid to use
experts far more freely than they
do. Committees of Congress that
approve billions of expenditure
limp along with two or three
trained specialists, while the ex-
ecutive departments that spend
the money hire experts by the
drove. Congress should have its
own sources of authoritative intor'
nation.
Thu LaFollette committee is
hopeful sign. They are chartins
a cure for the congressional IN
feriority complex.
Copyright 1915 by United
Feature Syndicate. Incl
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-07
God Speed Our Armies

Disposition of German war prisoners is a
serious problem, but treatment Of Allied pris-
oners of war by Germany is tragic Starved to
skeletons, diseased and without medical at
tention, kicked about like so much trash by
bullying guards, kept in the open in all kinds
Of weather and in filth unspeakable, they are
dying in droves.
AS Allied forces reach their places of con-
finement and release the living, great ma
iority of them stagger about, too weak to
walk upright or go far and must be cared for
a. invalids are nursed before they can be
taken to the rear for disqualification.
Travelling with the advancing Allied armies
and witnessing the freeing Of thousands Of
mistreated prisoners, war correspondents are
sending home dispatch after dispatch con-
corning their plight that read like excerpts
from Dante's Inferno.
And yet there are persons who still advocate
a soft peace for Germany.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-07

The conference can only lay the foundations
and design the machinery for future coopera-
ton between nations. - Dean Virginia Gill
dersleeve of Barnard College, San Francisco
Conference delegate.
Take Jan. 16, for instance. In fight we
shot down 1871 German fighters; six Of our
lighters failed to return. That's about the nor
NAL loss due to engines. - Maj. Gen. Crvil
A. Anderson 9Th AAF Deputy Commander.
Inc ultimate consequence Of unlimited gov
eminent spending and rsk-taking is likely to
be the government take-over Of enterprise. -
Arthur A. Ballantine, former Treasury Under
gecrataxy
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
Hunt Leaders
Of Tokyo Ring

TOKYO, Nov UPl - Four
arrested American soldiers were
expected TO give information to-
day leading to higher-ups in the
S5000OO black market operated
in Japan and involving at least
30 more GIS.
Army authorities said that after
they fnished=q questioning the
four they expected 10 bag much
bigger game" than Marino Boo
Goa, Italian national, who pre-
sumably headed the black mar
keteerS.
Military police broke up the
ring Tuesday night in a raid on a
Tokyo hotel They arrested Boo
Goa and another Italian. the four
Americans and two japanese.
Two more japanese were arrested
today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
~
Salvage
Job Ends

'ff'fhp Wayne County Salvage
Committee, its voluntary iabors
over, bowed out today. leaving
behind record of accomplish
ments which include collections
totaling:
. More than 100000 pounds
of scrap steel and iron.
More than $4,000 tons OF
waste papcr.
. 100000 pounds of waste
fat.
26l 500 pounds of old clothes.
. $4,000 pounds of silk and
nylon hose.
. 1924 tons of tin.
. 4,332 tons of scrap rubber
. 1885 jalopieS.
One million telephone calls
were received at RA. S282. col
lection C,nter from February.
1912 TO Sept. Is
T.. A. Schirmcr. committee
chaiCman, presided over the final
luncheon of his group yesterday
at the Statler Hotel. Among those
in attendance were r.. j. Ander-
son, who organized the salvage
committee; Kenneth NJ. Burns,
state chairman, and John d. Nc
ellis. who headed the activities
on the War Production Board
The executive board yesterday
voted 10 give the $4,000 remain
ing IN the treasury from the sale
OF salvage material 10 the War
Cl+,.~4
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
FIRST FAILURE
LARGE DONATIONS

Contributions Of $500 or moro:
,sIcr Corp SIT5 600 90
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02

Nimitz Makes Plea
for Victory Loan

WASHINGTON, Nov. / uNSl
Adm. G. w. NimitZ. commander
in chief L. S. Pacific Fleet. makes
this statement today on the Vic
tory Loan drive
Our victory will not be COM
plete until every fishting man is
safely home. To accomplish
this, We must support our GOV
ernment and buy Victory bonds
10 the utmost limits Of our
ability"
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
Allied Food Group
Closes First Farley

QUEBEC, Nov. I GNSj The
United Nations first permanent
body, The Food and Agriculture
Organization. closes its fIst con-
ference today in spirit Of
marked amlablity
Lester b. Pearson, conference
chairman hailed the work of the
sessions as an important first
step toward FAO's ultimate goal
10 b3piSh hunger
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
GIobaI Route Asked

WASHINGTON, Nov. ! CINS)
-TWA counsel George Spater to-
day urged the civil aeronautics
board 10 grant his airline a round
the-world route by extending the
new Atlantic line from Calcutta
TO San Francisco.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
Hull Cleared
On nPearI Harbor

WASHINGTON Nov. ! INSl
Secretary of State Byrnes had
vigorously defended fromer Sec
retary of State Huh today against
charges by the Pearl Harbor army
board that Hulls note TO the
japanese touched the button that
started the war.
Byrnes cited evidence diScov-
cred by the navy on the Japa-
neSe cruiser Natchl. sunk in
Tokyo Harbor 10 prove that the
Japanese high command had
planned the attack on Pearl Har-
Dor A. far back as Nov. 5, 194l.
Documents found on the cruiser,
he said disclosed that the Japa-
ncSc had drawn up a plan of
operations which provided for the
outbreak of war exactly one day
before tho japanese special am
baSSador, kurusu, left Tokyo for
conference with Hull in Wash
ingtOn.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02

To arrange for carrier dellv-
cry Of The Detroit Times Ia
your home, dial Cherry $500
and ask for Home Delivery"
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
Chest Extends
Drive TO Nov. 10

Refusing 10 admit defeat, De-
troit's 10000 Red Feather work
ers bent TO the task today of
raising an additional 81 ,9l6,339 to
meet the l945 War Chest goal.
They unanimously voted at the
final report banquet last night 10
extend the drive until Nov -I6.
Detroiters have subscribed So
573'997 or IA per cent of the
goal of SS,490.336.
FIRST FAILURE
This showing marks the first
time since the Chest was inaugu-
rated in 1912 that Detroit has not
filled its quota. Edwin j. Ander-
son, general chairman, pointed
out.
In addition the executive COM
mlttee decided to keep the drive
IN the industrial unit open until
Jan. Is.
This division has collected 81
97O,61l or 74.8 per cent of It's
goal in the drive.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-02
FILLED WITH so9o WOOL, 4o3S COTTON

Just about the unbelievable values this Luxury
comforts covered in glistening aeta and filled with
60 WOOL 400 cotton The diamond quilted pattern is
attractive in soft boudor Also gngham plaid
pattern comforts filled with 500 WOOL 500 rsyon Full bed
size 72xS4 inches.
vg
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01

homage was to take his name-his honored every
where above all men of his time
Thus it was thus it is in the world "he Not America
great America infinitely greater today for his having
lived. Not our President not Mr. Roosevelt But he
''Ee saved and my Children
The world has seldom witnessed such projection of
sonalty His acts of mercy and sympathy in the of
the nation he noby led if he personally, had
undertaken them, fulfilled them
Yes this worshpfuy grateful Jewish refugee gives
the clue to the real Roosevelt He could project his per
onaty to the far of the earth therefore he could
give life to his ideas force to his ideals
This is the man America has lost
Let hope his example, his ideals have impressed
nation that carry from the high estate
in which he has left us.
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THE ATLANTIC CHARTER

economic field auth the object of securing,
for all, Improved labor standards, economic
advancement, and social security
SIXTH, after the final destruction Of the
Nazi tyranny, they hope to see established
a peace aUhich aUill afford to all nations the
means of daUelling in safety aUithin their
oaun boundaries, and 1Uhich arill afford as
surance that all the men in all the lands
may liue out their liUeS in freedom from
fear and 1Oant;
SEVENTH, such a peace should enable
all men to trauerse the high seas and oceans
1Uithout hindrance;
EIGHTH, they belieUe that all OF the no
tons Of the lUorld, for realistic as 1oell as
spiritual reasons, must come to the abandon
ment of the use Of force Since no future
peace can be maintained if land, sea, or air
ornaments continue to be employed By NO.
tons 1Uhich threaten, or may threaten, d9-
erosion outside Of their frontiers, they be-
liere. pending the establishment OF Uider
and permanent system OF general security,
that the disarmament Of such nations Is eS-
sential They 1oill like1ciSe aid and eneour-
ace all other practicable measures lphlch
ariH tighten for peace-louing peoples the
crushing burden of ornaments.
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Norway And Denmark Next?

Assurances that liberation will
come soon to Norway and Den
mark We're given this week on the
anniversary of the invasion of
those countries. The war on The
Western Front has temporarily
eclipsed the northern regions,
whose people wait patiently,
though not passively, for liberia
ton. But the world never can for
get the freemen who remained I'M
conquerable throughout five years
of occupation by wouldbe con-
querors.
The record is ineradicable. In
Norway, inspired by the heroic
stand of the clergy, resistance
grew as Nazi repressive measures
increased. Despite the arrest Of
thousands of editors and workers,
the underground press continued
to function. Extensive sabotage,
conducted mainly through slow
downs. lately has turned to wreck
ing of railroad facilities and fac
tories.
When so per cent of Norway S
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01
Augustana to Have
Summer School of
Swedish Studies

The Augustana Institute, Rock
Island. Illinois, announces a Sum-
mer School of Swedish Studies,
starting June IS, 1945. The course
will last eight weeks and will laT
special stress on the requirement
of actual speaking skill. Instrue-
ton will follow the intensive me-
thod used so successfully in the
Army Specialized Training Pro-
gram, which has been adopted
this year at Yale. Northwestern
and elsewhere. Classes both for
beginners and more advanced stu
dents in groups of ten VIII occupy
three hours daily While the
course will carry eight semester
credits, it will be open to anyone
wishing to acquire a speaking
knowledge of the Swedish lang
uage.
In addition there Will be a ser
les of lectures, probably three
each week, on various aspects o.
Sweden: people, government. so
cial legislation, science, art. mu-
sic. etc. Expenses for the course
will be $50 for tuition and SIS for
room and board. Organizations
and individuals are invited to Of
fer scholarships of Sl25 each for
deserving students. A bulletin de-
scribing the course and giving in
formation in more detail is in pre-
paration and will be ready this
month.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01

The President of the United States of
America and the P / M Minister, Mr..
Churchill, representing His Majesty's Co..
eminent in the United Kingdom, being met
together deem it right to make knooon GER
tain common principles in the national pol
icies Of their respective countries on aUhich
they base their hopes for better future Of
the 1Dorld.
FIRST, their countries seek no aggrandize-
ment, territorial or other;
SECOND, they desire to see no territorial
changes that do not accord aUith the freely
oppressed lOishes of the peoples concerned;
THIRD, they respect the right Of all peo-
pies to choose the torna Of government under
1uhich they apiH liue and they ,uish to see
sovereign rights and Selt-goUernment restor-
ed to those auho haze been forcibly depriued
of them
FOURTH, they auill endeauor ocith due
respect for their e,riSting obligations, to
further the enjoyment by all states great or
small, uictor or 0anquiShed, Of access, on
equal terms, to the trade and to the rdlO
materials of the loorld lUhich are needed for
their economic prosperity;
FIFTH they desire to bring about the full
est collaboration betleeen all nations in the
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the New Deal'-as they have usually prospered
IN varying degrees under various IDEALS" through
out our national existence.
In the case of Sewell Avery and his company
this prosperity has run right alongside his bitter
and continued fight against government and his
contention that its policies were ruinous to any
business.
Those who are Of Sewell Avery's mind and dis
position and belief should be able to draw conso-
lation and an optimistic view of their bust
ness future from the Montgomery Ward ex-
perience.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-05-01

This sketchy outline OF Montgomery Wards
condition as of today is given editorial space to
help assuage the grief of those who weep for the
old catalog house. 1t is doing very we'll thanks
even with the army at the adding machines
No sensible person would claim that all of this
success is attributable to the New Deal or to
army statesmen Sewell Avery's policies doubt
less had lot to do with it; and certainly the
army's "occupational forces have had little or
nothing to do with the business conduct of the
concern.
1t does prove, however, that wisely operated
business enterprises can and do prosper under