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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
A New Deal for the Press
By Raymond oley

The still-born rumor of the end Of
German resistance will long be matter
Of professional talk among newspaper
men. But at this stage 1t is clear that 1t
served very useful purpose. 1t brought
to the surface qualities in President Har-
ry S. Truman that will give him a per.
sonality of his own and move him, to 4
degree, out Of the role OF man merely
carrying out the policies of his pre-
decessor The performance in Wash
ington Saturday night was . refreshing
break from a presidential tradition OF
many years. Mr. Trumans procedure
was so simple that the public may take
1t as 4 matter OF course. People will say,
Truman cid Just what anybody would
do. That's not unusual"
But that's just the point. He did do
what almost anybody would do But
Presidents get into the habit of not doing
what anybody would do. They develop
unwonted, sometimes odd and devious
ways Of doing things. People forget that
Presidents can do things a. other people
do them.
The excellence of Mr.. Trumans pro-
cedure rested In the beginning on his
quick sense Of the danger In such false
information. He didn't bother to md
out how 1t started. He seized the
main point. rs 1t true7" he asked
himself. And he moved Immediately
to the point where the truth could
finally be determined.
Then he called in the press. No
hocus-pocus. No use Of "spokesmen''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
This Changing World
By CoxsfaMfins BroaCn

Some American high officials say 1t
10 regrettahle that neither the late
President Roosevelt nor Prime Minister
Churchill insisted sufficiently that the
hags OF the three major nations should
be flown side by side In all the con-
quered and liberated capitals of Europe.
This would have given the peoples Of
Europe more tangible visual proof Of
the cooperation and good understand
Ing among the Big Three than the
many oficially- spoken words which
were heard all over the western democ-
racies but reached them only casually.
The matter is said to have been light.
ly touched on at some of the private
meetings Of the heads of the American,
British and Russian governments but
was not pressed when 1t was apparent
that the suggestion failed to strike 4
responsible chord with Premier Stain.
Today the Red nag nies over the re-
naming ofncial buildings In Berlin,
Vienna Budapest, Warsaw and Bu-
charest and soon will be hoisted over
the imperial palace in Prague.
Neither the Stars and Stripes nor the
nag with the hammer and the sickle.
xHC oI1I1cN ll2& 1luo OCCA AlO1otCO
over the large Hanseatic ports of Bre-
men and Hamburg and will be shown in
the near future ut Lubbock. while the
American nag has been oanfined to
more modest corners tn Southern Ger
many. Today 1t flies over the ancient
town hall Of Munich and the Bierkeller,
where the Nazi party was born.
The partition Of Germany into three
military zones was decided at Teheran
in 1913. The actual details as to how
far each zone should extend were worked
out and settled at Yalta. In order to
avoid frictions resulting from q juno
ton OF the armies OF the western ma
tons and those of Russia, it was agreed
that the zone taken over by the Red
armies must be we'll separated from the
British and American lines.
The junction Of the victorious armies
was announced with the usual fanfare
The occasion was made q festive affair
which lasted several hours when spe-
cially deaignated attachments frater-
nized with each other. But as soon as
this was over they went back to their
positions and there was nothing but a
token and ofIicial intercourse between
them. American officers and men are
not expected to leave the tightly drawn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
First Cabinet Chunoe

Interest in the formal announce
nent that Robert E. Hannegan is to
succeed Frank c. Walker as Post
master General is directed primarily
to the fact that this marks the first
change in the cabinet which Presi-
dent Truman inherited from the
late Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Walkers desire to leave public
office had been we'll known, and it
was generally accepted that Mr..
flanagan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, would
succeed him. There have been
predictions of other changes. but
whether they will occur and what
they will be are questions which
remain to be determined.
The advancement of Mr.. Hanne-
gan to cabinet rank. while retaining
his post as Democratic national
chairman, should substantially in
crease his political stature. And on
his record as strong party man. it
Is to be expected that Mr.. Hannegan,
II unable to close the breach be-
tween the Democratic regulars"
and the left-wing elements led by
the Go Political Action Committee,
will tend to throw his support to the
organization Democrats.
Should this prove to be the case,
1t may lead to a revival of the con-
troversy over entrusting the post
master generalship to a full-time
party worker. This controversy is
not new one.
In 1894 President Roosevelt said
he disapproved Of any Government
official being even a member Of
the Democratic National Committee.
and James A. Farley, who then held
both the Post ONCE place and the
party Craftsmanship, indicated that
he would relinquish the latter. This
was not done. however, and in 1895
the late Senator Norris introduced
q bill to divorce the postmaster
generalship from politics. Under
this bill the Postmaster General
would have been appointed for a
ten-year term, and would have been
subject to removal from office II
found guilty Of engaging in politics.
1t was never adopted. When Post
master General Walker resigned as
party chairman last year he gave as
a reason the fact that, with the war
and the constantly growing volume
Of Post Once business, the latter
position had become so important
as to require "the full attention and
energy Of the Postmaster General"
It Is also fact, however, that the
cabinet place. by reason Of the pa
tronage that goes with 1t, adds ma
terially to the power of the national
chairman, and Mr.. Hannegan Is too
able . politician to be unmindtul Of
this point. It would be better for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Voluntary Withdrawal

The War Manpower Commission
has beaten an involuntary retreat
from the New Bedford battle-ground,
where It's voluntary" manpower
program was put to the test and
failed.
Five weeks ago 1t was reported that
Manpower Commissioner McNutt
was determined to stand firm" in
the attempt to divert workers in the
Massachusetts, community from tex
tile plants to the understaf7ed tire
cord mills. The need for labor In the
latter mills was critical. Further
more. the reputation of the so-called
voluntary manpower program was
at stake, and Mr.. McNutt was re-
ported as saying that any concession
In New Bedford might result in the
collapse of the program elsewhere.
But despite Mr.. McNutt's firmness
the effort failed Only a handful of
workers changed jobs, and after the
program had been denounced. with
little or no Justification, by the VINO
Labor Management Committee, 1t
was clear that the New Bedford I'M
dertaking could not succeed.
Consequently, a retreat has been
ordered. 1t has been discovered,
rather belatedly. that there is
heavy demand" for fine textiles,
and all the help available will be
needed in fine goods factories. Pre-
sumably, the tire cord factories,
which had top priority few weeks
ago, will have to get along as best
they can without workers that they
cannot get.
1t is in its larger aspects, how
ever, that the New Bedford failure
is most disturbing. Early last month
Congress, or rather the Senate, re-
fused to pass any kind of q man.
power law. That left nothing but
the diScredited voluntary controls,
and II the New Bedford affair means
as seems probable-that they, too,
have fallen by the wayside, this
country Is left with no effective
means Of channeling workers into
the plants which must produce the
material needed for the war against
Japan. That could prove to be a
heavy price to pay for the senate's
unwillingness to accept the man
power recommendations Of the Pres
ident and his military advisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Only Opportunity
I'M the Montreal Star.

FROM the montreal Star.
It is unfair to the serviceman Is q
class to regard him either as a potential
bogeyman whose return to Canada Is. In
some senses, almost to be dreaded or, to
use an expression employed at the con-
ference, as a problem child" Of un-
certain wants and excessive demands.
The very great majority Of the men who
come back from overseas service viii ask
no more than an opportunity to find .
place In which they can live = normal
life, or a. normal life ~ the rest Of Us,
during the dihlcult period Of readjust-
nnent. They should not b expected b
be content with anything less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04

up the full length of the peninsula.
Made up Of Brazilian. South African,
Polish, Greek, Jewish. Indian. New
Zealand, Canadian, British and our
own American troops, they have been
very great and gallant armies. in
deed-a superb and unique example
Of men of different nationalities
nghting together for a common end.
Generations hence people will still
read about them and be stirred and
inspired by their epic deeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
The Way to Hondle Them

From the Baltimore sun.
There might be extreme difnculty in
defining In legal sense the crime with
which the war criminals were charged.
If the other rules Of normal trials
strictness as to the competence Of wit
nesses and ofeevidence, for instance
were followed, the difficulties might be
enhanced. This is not, of course, in any
way to criticize normal trial procedures,
1t Is simply to say that they were not
worked out with the idea Of handling
cases like Hitler's. What can be done
with such cases Is to put them before
some form of military court, with its
summary procedures and its freedom
from red tape; or mere sentence of
banishment or execution IL possible,
without the formadty Of trial, a. In the
case Of Napoleon. Those questions are,
OF course. under study In the Allied gov
ernments. An early decision ought to
be announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Well Deserved
From the Halifax Herald:

Calgary reports banquet held there
ITO honor a cow" And why not, in
deed? II banquets must be held ia
wartime. they could be put to poorer
uses. Have been put to poorer uses on
occasion. This 6-year-old Holstein has
"just established q worlds record for
butter production for 3es-day period !"
banqusrS are sometimes held for peopla
who break records, who contribute little
TO human needs, who are, In fact, the
stumest kind Of stuffed shirts" Hut
this Alberta COW has done somethinr.
She u making her contribution 10 the
needs OF her country. Calgary does well
to honor her-as we would al do vpeli
IN future to reserve our encomiuuns for
those who really deserve them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04

You are beginning to feel old If
you can remember back to the time
when the clothing dummies for femi-
nine apparel didn't all look like
Katharine Hepburn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Emily Dickinson

Hers ,Dds dialect OF birds,
A synonym of bees;
She pdr6phr1sed the morning der.
And gossiped NTH q breeze.
The Mediterranean licked her shoe,
The Alps she reckonsd friends; 5
At home on IcelandS barren shore,
or IN Sdhara's sands,
She fseUer trent to seek the iUorld,
Yet spted It at her feet,
And trsspdsssd through eternity
DoDn 9 Nss1 Ensland street.
- MAE WINKLER GOODMAN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Best in the Long Run

tfom thu Detroit News.
No one will contend that NaM ter.
rorism should enjoy the protection Of
the rules Of war. The use Of summary
methods to stamp II out would DO not
alone just but also merciful to the
German soldiery. behind whom the Mani
party men Win seek TO shield themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04

SAN FRANCISCO, May At is not
easy to maintain an accurate perspec.
tive Of the tremendous events Of the
hour. to judge them and weigh them
as history will Judge and weigh them
Yet it seems to this writer that some
Of our instructive judgments have been
sound enough.
Within q week we have seen the fall
of Berlin and Hamburg, the surrender
of the German armies In Italy, and
Prague declared an open city. Any one
Of these occurrences. had it happened
only 4 month ago, would have caused
tremendous stir. Now they are almost
taken for granted, as necessary in
cidents In the collapse of German power.
That is what matters: Finish Germany,
turn our full power against Japan.
Within q week, too. we have seen the
deaths Of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mus
solini, the joint authors of the tragedy
and terror that have held all Europe
and most of the rest of the world in
thrall for 80 many years. We note the
passing Of the wicked men with shrug
Of contempt; they are finished, but
before us hes the greater task Of seeing
to it that the evils they brought upon
the world shall not survive them. and
that again is what really matters.
\
The military news of real Importance
now Is being made in the Far East:
the political news of real importance Is
being made here in San Francisco. 1t
IL much more important to take note
of the progress of the war against
Japan than Of the details Of dermanys
H~6 IL fr A1s
important to take note of the progress
toward guaranteeing just and lasting
peace, toward guarding the world
against future Hitlers and Mussolinis.
than 1t is to note that couple Of
scoundrels have at last got what has
so long been coming to them.
The progress of the war now Is the
progress OF the war against Japan. The
hopping up Of the German remnants Is
of incidental consequence only. The
shift Of Allied power to the Far East
will occupy much time and trouble.
The British and American power must
be shifted by sea hallway around the
world the Russian power must be
shifted by land clear across the face Of
the worlds largest continent. Meanwhile
the ceaseless attacks against the Japa-
nose homeland and against Japanese
in various outlying regions continue.
It is these shifts of power plus the sue
cesses gained in the Far East by the
forces already there that will gauge
the duration Of the war with Japan.
This will be true both from the view Of
Japanese leaders considering-as they
must already be doing-whether It Is
worth while to 60 on fighting. The end
Of all this is assured: A complete AL
lied victory. The difference between the
German and Japanese Victories - mere
" that the one Is already accomplished,
the other is rs yet only In course
of accomplishment.
~
1t is not 30 easy to Judge the prog
ress being made ct San Francisco
toward seeing to 1t that these victories
shall not have been won In vain. We
see here q through . glass, darby:
We have to form such conclusions Is
are possible by linking together scraps
and bits Of information. BY placing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04

the country, no doubt, II the posts
we're to be separated, but Mr.. Han
negan is not lacking either in prec-
edent or practical reasons In taking
both OF them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Indorses Bombing Palace

TO the Editor Of The Star:
I agree with Representative Celler Of
New York that ut Is high time to bomb
the Japanese Emperor's palace to bits"
just who Is the person to give the
green light for this grim business7 It
is terrible to have to bomb people out Of
their homes-but has not the Mikado
asked foy this? He evidently sanctioned
all that his army did at corregidor and
Bataan.
No one seemed to think it was wrong
to bomb Hitler's hideout, 50 why protect
Hirohito7 Let's get this over with.
MOTHER WITH A BOY OVERSEAS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04

Buddha must have been quite
fellow. He knew that lot of peo-
pie 60 through the world without
perceiving the truth any more than
q spoon tastes the soup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04

A proposal is being made in Bal
timore to put tax on cigarettes to
raise revenue. It should produce
almost as much as a good stiff tax
on hens teeth. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
God Behind Reality

To the Editor OF The star.
The real and vital significance Of
prayer at the San Francisco Conference
may be seen in this, that God governs
the world only as He is sought and
acknowledged As supreme.
Otherwise mortals exclude themselves
from Gods wisdom and kingdom. For
the Savior plainly taught: ASK, and
1t shall be given you; seek, and We shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto
Matthew, VIII, and For every
one that asketh receiveth: and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened. "-Matthew
Wis. But If we do not ask or, seek, or
knock, how else can we expect to receive
divine aid?
To disregard God is to deny the
reality Of life itself. r. 8. w,
Evening star., 1945-01-01

most Of the customers to the big
saucer, were rated from IA to q
points better than T. c. U. by those
who make the betting odds.
Oklahoma A. and NJ. hasn't lost a
game to a college team this year. 1t
is noted for its speed. its versatile
attack featuring Fenimore's running
and his passing to Back Cecil Han
kins and End Neiu Armstrong, and
for its fest-moving hard-hittnig line
paced by ponderous Ralph Foster.
Only defensively can T. C. q.
boast better record than the Ag-
gies-but not many points ever are
scored while team is on defense,
the betting folk argue. The Frogs
lost two games and tied one in a To-
game schedule. Seldom were they
favored to win but when they were
they lost. The fact that the Frogs
were in the familiar role of under
dogs in todays game probably
should serve as strong warning tc
the point-makers
The weather forecast was that il
would be clear and cold at kick.
| off time. Rain fell throughout ths
week but the skies cleared yester.
day and sunshine during the after.
noon brought. predictions from Cot.
ton Bowl officials that from 35,00i
to 10000 would turn out for thu
game.
Evening star., 1945-01-01

en-, will be computed from the
current average of the bowler on
the drives where he competes.
Thus, his handicap at one plant
might vary from his handicap
at another.
To enter the bowler must sign
an entry blank and pay the 81 fee
BEFORE rolling. Alley managers
have been supplied with thou
sands of entry blanks.
Seventy-flve cents of each dol
lar will go into the prize fund,
which is expected to be a whop-
per, and the other two bits, in
the mems division, will go to the
Bowlers' Victory Legion, which is
supplying recreation and sports
equipment for overseas Yanks.
Twenty-Five cents from each
woman's dollar will 60 to the
Wing of Mercy ambulance plane
fund of the Women's Interna-
tional Bowling Congress.
Evening star., 1945-01-01
T.C. U. Champ Of Underdoes
Against Oklahoma Aqqies
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Jan. Accorded a
chance OF victory only by possibly a
few close friends and. relatives,
Texas Christians Horned Frogs
meet the Oklahoma Aggies today as
champions of the underdogs in
Cotton Bowl history.
Already carrying the longest odds
OF any team to play here in the nine
years of the gridiron classic, T. C. U.
stock skidded even more with events
Of the past three days which saw the
regular center taken i'll and both
starting ends hobbling about with
| injuries.
All three-Center Jim Cooper and
! Ends Merle Gibson and Harry Null
lins-have recovered sufficiently to
start the game against an Oklahoma
A. and NJ. team enjoying its best
record of all time, but Coach Dutch
Meyer of the Christians said Il don't
know how long they will stay in
there"
/ There are not many reserves
available to take their places If they
can't go the go minutes customary
for T. c. q. football players of this
season.
The Aggies. in top shape ano
spearheaded by All-America Bot
Fenimore. the boy who Is lurine
Evening star., 1945-01-01
Howard Death Recalls
Stagehand Success
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. l.
Racing fans, preparing to wind ur
Tropical Parks abbreviated season
tomorrow, are reminded by the
death of Col. Rowland Maxwell
Howard of one of the sports best
years, 1888, when Howland's ugly
duckling horse Stagehand made
racing history by winning both the
Santa Anita Derby and $100,00C
Handicap.
Howard, 77-year-old Ohio paper
manufacturer who was made a
colonel by the Governor of Ken
lucky. died early yesterday at his
winter home here.
The veteran turfman, who owned
many horses in his career and hired
Earl Sande as trainer for his stable
never approached the unprecedent-
ed success he had with ,Stagehand
although he tried to repeat many
times with other ungainly anc
homely colts passed up by mos
owners.
His son, Howell H. Howard, wa:
killed in a polo accident in 1887
and his wife the former Lillian
Hoffman, died in 1929.
Requiem mass will be held in st
Patrick's Catholic Church here
Tuesday, after which the body viii
be sent to Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1945-01-01
Bears Open Season
with Uphill Victory

The Lichtman basket ball Bears
are off to another promising year of
campaigning for the worlds profess
sional title, displaying a powerhouse
five that came from behind to de-
feat the Troy IN. " Haymakers,
33 to 27, in the seasons opener at
Turner's Arena yesterday.
Dan Caswell Of the Haymakers
sank a foul shot to put the visitors
ahead, to 6, as the first period end
ed, and the New Workers widened
the margin in the early part of the
next heat, before Pop Gates and
Zach Clayton opened up for the
Bears to knot the count at 1918
Johnny Isaacs and Sugar Cain
staged a counterofensive in the
closing minutes of the middle stanza
to hold the fighting Haymakers tc
a 19-all deadlock, and the Bears
came back strong in the closing
stanza to register 33-to-22 tri-
umDh,