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Evening star., 1945-01-20
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

Harry S. Truman's Inauguration as
Vice President today gives the President
new and effective liaison officer. For
a decade Mr.. Truman has been men,
Der of the Senate. He is known to and
liked by the members of that BODY He
has faculty for keeping on top of the
ball and getting things done. He can
be real link between the Chief Execu-
tive and the Senate, for he has the
confidence of the Senators and should
have the confidence of Mr.. Roosevelt.
While the Vice President-elect has
been consistent supporter of the
administration he has never been re-
garded as a radical New Dealer. AS
chairman of the special committee to
investigate national defense he did
good job both for the country and the
Administration-for the administration
of the war program needed checking up
He played no favorites and let the chips
fall as they would. 1t was in this work
that Mr.. Truman made national ano
favorable reputation.
The very fact that he has not been
ldentified-as has Vice President WAL
lace-with the extreme New Dealers
will be an aid rather than a detriment
in his new job, which will take him into
cabinet meetings and into the Senate
1t should prove far easier for him to
hold the confidence of more conserva-
tive Democratic members of the SEN
ate, and to help win their accord on
administration measures. Mr. Wallace
followed in the wake of former Vice
President John N. Garner. admittedly
power behind the scenes in the Senate.
Mr.. Garner had had a long legislative
experience, ending as Speaker of the
House-an office he relinquished to be-
come Vice President. Mr.. Wallace
moved from the Agriculture Department,
with no legislative background, directly
to the vice presidency
Mr.. Wallace beyond a doubt has had
the confidence of the President and
the respect of the Senate. He is. how
ever, no mixer. He has proved himself
fair minded presiding officer. His
rulings have been correct. He made a
study Of parliamentary law and has it
at his finger tips. Except. however, with
a few OF the most aroent New Dealers
Evening star., 1945-01-20
Bock-Puy Ruling

The almost-forgotten economy"
era of the New Deal was responsible
for legislation that promises at this
late date to, cost the Government
several million dollars for back pay,
as the result of a Supreme Court
decision in test case.
In substance, the court holds that
employees in the skilled trades and
related occupations, who are paid
on a monthly or yearly basis accord
ing to scales fixed by wage boards or
other authorities, are entitled under
a 1885 statute to receive the overtime
compensation the Government here
tofore has contended was due only
to employees paid by the Lour.
The legislation involved was passed
at time when Government salaries
were being slashed, in move to
protect the trades against dual re-
duction in wages and hours. Basic
weekly" pay was pegged at the
June, 1882, level, and overtime was
provided after forty hours. The Con-
troller General ruled that monthly
employees were covered by the law,
but at the same time indicated they
were not entitled to overtime COM
pensation, and the issue came to the
Supreme Court when a Panama
Canal employe, suing for overtime,
won a Judgment in the Court of
Claims that was appealed by the
Government.
Upholding the award, the Supreme
Court, dividing six-to-three, lays
down the principle that employees in
the specific category working more
than forty hours weekly, are entitled
to the overtime rate.
To certain extent, the issue is
moot, for the workers in question
have been getting overtime under
the War Pay Act since 1912. The
Justice Department had predicted
however, that decision favorable
to the litigant in this case would
pave the way for thousands of addi-
tional suits, dating back to the time
the act was passed.
No doubt, too, the passage of years
will prevent recovery by thousands
OF other persons who were denied
compensation to which they were
entitled because their rights were
not defined authoritatiVelY.
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for combined action only by % break
ing our road blocks along highway
No 3. or (2) joining by way of high
way No. S. The latter course will be
difficult, because No. is a road of
heavy grades and many curves, and
Will be under the constant attention
of our tactical air power.
In order to come out of the noun
tains of Northern Luzon to fight us on
the plain, the japanese must be in
possession of the exits from the noun
tain region and have room to deploy
One exit, by the coastal portion of
highway No. 3, through Damortis, we
already hold. The second, by the noun
tain road from Baguio which joins No
at Udiao, we do not yet fully con-
troll. but have blocked off at Rosario
and Bobonan. With the exception of
Carmen, we hold every road junction
where crossroads come over from No.
to No. all the way down to and in
cluding Paniqui. 1t does not require
much reflection to see in how difficult
position the japanese commander
now finds himself.
No doubt he would like to have Gen.
Kruger come and attack him in the
mountains, where the Americans would
lose much of the advantage of their
superior weapons and air support. That
may in fact be necessary later on. But
for the moment it seems probable that
the American intention will be. first.
to consolidate the strong central posi-
ton we are now carving out for our
selves, second, to get as many airfields
into working order as possible. and
third, to get possession of Manila Bay
in order to have in our hands the best
means of bringing additional reinforce
ments and supplies into Luzon.
From the immediate short-range
point of view, our objective is the de-
struction of the japanese Army on Luz
zon, or at least its reduction to such
impotence that we can freely use the
big island as base of operations Con-
sidered from the point of view OF
smashing the Japanese Army, the cap
ture of Manila is but means to that
end. From the larger strategical view
point, the clearing of Manila Bay for
the use Of our fleet and shipping is,
however, an objective in itself of very
great Importance.
It seems probable that the Japanese,
with the security of their homeland in
mind, will be inclined to fight for time
on Luzon as they have done elsewhere
(Copyrisht, 1946)
Evening star., 1945-01-20
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,Cn

1t Is impossible at this time tor the
best-lnformed observers here to gauge
the full importance of the Russian Of
fensive
But unless the gloomy tone of the
German spokesmen is a propaganda
trick of the clever GoebbelS machine to
steel the German home and military
fronts to fight to the death, the situ-
alton on the eastern front is the worst
ever encountered by the German forces
in the six years of war
The Red armies are slashing through
tne German lines almost unopposed.
Whatever resistance appears to exist is
being crushed by the huge masses which
Premier Stain has gathered behind the
Vlstula River In the last four or five
months. Unless the Germans have a
good deal of residence somewhere be-
hind the present battle areas it Is con-
celVable that all their defenses might
be overrun and even the much adver-
tised Todt Notifications might collapse
in the near future
Some military observers think there
might now be German concentration
somewhere north of Lodz, where the
German high command may prepare
counterblow to delay the Russian prog
ress. How correct this assumption is
cannot be determined at this time be-
cause we lack reliable information about
the actual losses of the Germans. The
of1lclal Russian communiques mention
IN general terms that mountains" of
war material have been captured from
the enemy and speak of thousands of
Hitlerites being killed every day. Similar
claims regarding the destruction of hun
dreds of Red Army tanks are being made
by the German command. But it is
impossible for any one in this country or
In Great Britain to obtain factual infor-
nation on this important matter.
X X
1t was definitely known in military
quarters that before the start of the
Russian onslaught on January u the
Germans had between 140 and 160 divi-
sions on the eastern front. 1t appears
equally certain from the broadcasts and
ofhcial comments in the two months
preceding the attack that Germans were
aware OF the impending offensive. This
must have caused disposition of their
forces in such a manner as to enable
them to upset the Soviet advance by a
counteroffensive of a local character.
like that Of Won Rundstedt in the
Ardennes.
Evening star., 1945-01-20
Advances on LuzOn
BY Maj. George FieIdina Eliot

In my last article of this series which
dealt with the situation on Luzon. it
was suggested as likely that the general
direction of pressure by the United
States 9Th Army would be toward the
east, with the road functions along
the great north-south highway No. 8
as objectives, rather than southwark
toward Manila
This seems to be borne out by the
latest Developments
The situation along highway 8 is
now as follows, from north to south:
We hold the road junction of Da-
mortis, where No. 3 is joined by the
coast road from Lingayen, and we have
pushed north along No. 3 toward Agoo,
farther up the shore of Lingayen Gulf.
We are in the outskirts of Rosario.
which covers the road junction of
Udiao, where the mountain road from
Baguio-supposedly japanese concen-
tration point-joins No. 3.
South of Udiao, we have cut the main
road at Bobonan.
Farther south, we are fighting in
Pozorubbio, where another branch road
from the westward comes in.
Continuing south, we hold the i'm
portant functions of Binalonan and
Urdaneta, at both of which points there
are branch roads to the eastward, con-
Meeting eventually with the other main
north-south highway of the island. No,
5. So far as is known, the japanese
still hold Carmen, another very i'm
portant junction just south of the Agno
River. But we'll below the Agno cross
ing, we are again astride No. 8 at
Moncada and Paniqui
X X y
One fact which was not apparent.
when the article referred to was writ
ten, is now becoming evident: The
Japanese, in addition to an important
concentration south of Manila, in an
ticipation of an American landing along
the south coast of Luzon opposite Min
doro and Martinique, also had q con-
siderable concentration along the east
ern shore of Lingayen Gulf, we'll to the
northwArd of the area where we actual
ly landed.
This looks very much as though Gen.
Yamashita had felt himself compelled
to guess at our most probable inten-
tions," and had made his dispositions
accordingly to find those dispo-
sitions completely upset when we did
something he did not expect. As a
result, Gen. Macarthur has succeeded
in planting Gen. Krueger's 9Th Army
squarely between the two japanese
forces, which can now join each other
Evening star., 1945-01-20
Spiritual Power, Not Fore,

To the Editor OF The Star:
Recently in The Star George p Rate
took issue with my letter stating that:
Christ came to this world to bring
peace and teach men how to live" and
that "a world court or league for peace
devoid of God is doomed to fail
1t is true that Christ came to bring
peace and teach men how to live. But
by what means is Christ going to bring
the peace He offers? Does He propose
to bring peace by means of the use of
carnal weapons? That is the only basis
upon which the United Nations pro-
pose to maintain the terms of peace
in the future-by means of superior
military force
But the peace which Christ came to
offer us is "the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding" and is the
direct fruit of the Spirit" The Apostle
Paul says: Let the peace of God rule
in your hearts" live peaceably with
all men therefore if thine enemy
hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give
him drink, for in so doing thou shalt
heap Goals of fire on his head"
Christ taught: Resist not evil; but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy
cheek, turn to him the other also. And
if any man will sue thee at the law.
and take away thy coat, let him have
thy cloak also, and whosoever shall
compel thee to go mile, go with him
twain"
But that is not the basis upon which
the nations of earth nor the religious
leaders who crave to sit at the peace
table propose to deal with their en-
emies. They propose to raise and MAIN
tain such large military force that
they can scare them into peaceful re-
lations. But that is not Christ's way
of bringing permanent peace to this
earth. The nations have tried military
force as means of peace for centuries
and have failed.
Many world league for peace was
originated in the name of God and re-
ligion in the past but was devoid OF
the spirit of Christ and of God; and
they have all failed, miserably failed.
| In fact, the politico ecclesiastical
leagues of the past have been provo
| cative of the bloodiest wars in the an
nails of nations
God is going to establish a perma-
nent reign of peace on this earth, but
mot by might. nor by power, but by
my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts"
G. S. LONGACRE.
Evening star., 1945-01-20
Jopun's Naval Failure

With General Macarthur back in
Luzon and with Admiral Nimitz's
task forces striking at will virtually
everywhere in the Pacific, the Japa-
nese Army, with some bitterness. is
probably quite as interested as the
American Navy in what Emperor
Hirohito's badly battered Grand
Fleet proposes to do about the situa-
ton.
Never on the best of terms, Japan's
military and naval commands have
apparently been growing less and
less fond of each other ever since the
tide began to turn against them.
Indeed, even before the attack on
Pearl Harbor, they were reliably re-
ported to have been in hot disagree
ment over strategy, with the generals
insisting that the major effort be
carried out on the ASiatic mainland
and with the admirals arguing for
sea-borne drives against the Philip
pines and the vast island domain to
the south.
If such disagreement did in fact
exist, the admirals won out, and in
the early months of the war their
views certainly seemed vindicated by
events. But after the Battle of the
Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway
the picture slowly changed, and at
Guadalcanal it was demonstrated for
the first time that the japanese
Navy could not keep open the lines
of supply and reinforcement to the
japanese Army Later, successfully,
the same thing was demonstrated in
the Aleutians. in New Guinea. in the
Gilberts, in the Marshalls in the
Marianas, and only recently in Leyte.
In short, against American sea and
air power the japanese Navy has
repeatedly proved itself incapable of
doing good job for the Japanese
Army, and japanese generals are
probably more than little bit irri-
tated-a fact suggested the other day
when General Homma, Yamashita s
predecessor in the Philippines. told
the German news agency in Tokyo
that he assumes" the Imperial
Grand Fleet will now abandon its
passiveness" to counter what is hap
pening on and around Luzon.
Viewed against its background,
General Homma's remark is more
than plaintive; it has a needing
quality in it; it has sourness and
resentment in it. And what must
make the situation bitterer still for
such commanders is their awareness
of the fact that even If Hirohito's
Grand Fleet now abandons its "pas-
siveness" it must, in view of the
decisiveness of the Luzon battle-it
will be doing precisely what Admiral
Nimitz's task forces want it to do
and will get the same kind of well
come 1t received short time ago in
the Second Battle of the Philippine
Evening star., 1945-01-20
Star by Stor

Under the lou ,uagon bridge,
The rtper is tinted ,Uith epenino.
Blue flags stand at the margin,
Seeing themselves tn the ,pnter.
There is cool, occasional t,oan1 from
frog,
Content in the dusk,
And q gurgle, tnintly protesting.
OF ripples reserting the bridoe posts
A-dredm, ] lean on the rail.
A lonely hatcher in the Twilight,
Ho1rder OF beauty and tconder,
TIL TRANQUILITY. star By star,
The sky and the riper are hohteA,
INEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1945-01-20
The Only Safety
!. v,,.,

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
Articles OF steel, masonry, earthwork
fall like feathers under the new might
poured from the skies, out Of cannon's
mouth, from clanking steel juggernauts.
Henceforward no border Is safe but by
the decision and good will of man that
the engines OF self destruction will not
roll again.
Evening star., 1945-01-20

plus the spiritual dynamic-which
has brought them into existence.
Long years hence the works Of these
artists will speak for them. They
should survive the prevailing crisis
as the pictures of the great Italian
and Flemish painters survived the
Middle Ages.
Evening star., 1945-01-20

Sea. 1t can still put up desperae
and dangerous fight, Of course. ht
in this test, as in past tests. 1t vi
surely fail again to be of much hep
to the japanese Army.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
OFFICES FOR RENT.

DOCTORS AND DENTISTS OFFICES, busi-
center; Silver Spring. avail. shortly. Phone
.60-;,66 FIT. OVER STORE, heat. light.
man many possibilities, real estate. lawyer. etc.
PkivATE oFFIGE ei nv in lawyers suite with
Gse rsp4 Of lge i;, outer otice. SAMUEL Y. Nc
OFFICE SPACE available after Jan. 1st.
iu94- l006-100S H st. NV; various floors
md prices; partially furnished. Apply
Msr., EBBITT HOTEL. 10th and H SITS. NV.
DOCTOR retiring. will rent office of q
nes near dH bus and g car G line; Box 244-A. Star.
2 front rooms and lavatory: suitable for
doctor, lawyer or other business. Phone
MR.. HENRY, RE. 0S77,
NEAR COURTHOUSE. two rooms and vesti-
bule, $50. Apply Room 201, 400 9TH ST..
or telephone NE. 0516.
STUDIO, 18th and Eye sts. available or
ewes, week and some week ends: suitable
for writer or artist. Ma. 6392, DE. 331S.
5000 SO. FT., air-conditioned once space,
for rent: immediate possession Conn. ave.
location. Contact Mr.. Berger, KASS
REALTY CO.. Wo. 7l6l.
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SUBURBAN sALs-ylRcIhIA.

OPEN SUN. AND MON, a:3O TO !j:30-
7o9 North Jefferson st. % owner has has moved Ssa
and offered for first time this week end
this cozy, bungalow-type home, with its
white picket fence; has rooms and bath
and is conveniently located only 2 squares
from Arnold bus and shopping on Wilson
blvd. Built for present owner 4 years ago,
1t has nice-sized living room, dining room
and large kitchen with dining space and
pantry, equipped with built-in cabinets,
range and refrigerator. 2 bedrooms and
bath on first floor, with large bedroom and
There IS living porch and glassed-in rear
porch, part basement with hot-water coal
heat that can be converted to Oil; COM
pletely fenced, level lot, with an abundance
OF SHRUBS, flowers and some trees. Prop
erty is in good condition and available
Immediately with fairly substantial cash
payment and II this type home meets your
requirements, we suggest an early inspec-
Won uess 50 snd pettsG plan on DRIVING out this
through Clarendon to Jefferson St, left =
Bridge and out Lee blvd, about SQUARES
beyond Arlington Forest to Glen Carlyn
sign and on Lexington ST., turn left only
y square, then right on 1st pl. one short
SQUARE. left on Kensinston St. about W 5
SQUARES to 5th, ST.. right long square to
Jefferson ST.. left 2 SQUARES to property.
KEITH 2. BRUMBAcK. exclusively. Chest
nut oo%t
s-RM. BUNGALOW, heat. bath. electricity;
near store, church. school and D. C. bus;
price, $3.50, Exclusive agent, RAY
AENEY. 5AENEY. Vienna. Va. Phone efncs. 2le;
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BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR RENT

GROOM BUNGALOW in center Clarendon.
suitable for conversion into business or
professional use. CH. 000I.
in commercial and industrial properties
Will build to suit your requirements lo-
I16S
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION-For lease, 1st
commercial. near 18th and G; suitable for
story. brick building is one of the few re-
manning available sites in the heart Of
the business district; also for sale. Phone
REALTY co
Evening star., 1945-12-30

1883 18th N.W.-4-family flat, rented
soSn SoS1 per month; enaa sls'ooo' about $4,000
NEAR 14th AND SPRING RD.-Brick, ar
500 month Price Sill 900. Leroy CAD GAD-
NEAR S iGi isth Ian AND s. nT SIS Nj NEsemide.
family DUPLEX brick; now rented at $13S.5O
with each apt. furnishing, heat, light and
gas; gas heat. A very good investment Mr.
Maupin, TR. 24ls. MARSHALL j. WAPLE
JEWELRY sT0RE-Long established fine
lures. stock and all for S21,O00: consists
OF apartments, renting for 500 month
oRaer oRd store G agsd oil w ras
elusive. 4. 'DoC" BAcAs, i1i4 s H St. NV. Nv
II tFsMIfY mil 'nd FlAfs RF 6Si IN Hilcrest1 have
of those. much sought after investments in
one of the best rental sections in the city:
es S ss qns ar all EN- For 441S Teb
!. NEW Def. BRICK BLDGs., apts. each
sia3 10; insurance, S2s .i6: i' gas and ts, eiec.,
$3.50; water, $1o4, 20; taxes, S425. .9S;
Tota @ st oSS trust mpss; Payment sns''si Of
oWNER %slS i 70 10 brokers. P. o. BOX 476i,
DOWNTOWN. 4-sToRY BRICK-Excellent
trust I,rn ~; good lease; approximasely l0E Re-
tuIn on investment. SLAUGHTER d CO.,
aFaMILs99 ApTs.s sw yTs. rs Old d4h n excel Con-
s5esn,II s5ess Heights location: near school and
tfnst naneed at sse
month which includes taxes. insurance,
principal and interest shows excel return
Unit fSaG ssn esE fafh g ssI
NO issUSlT III SuIiI61NGs: s; slgss to al!
rooms, dinette, kitchen. bath each: only s
years old; very low rentals; income,
S14,325 a year: price, S92,5OO. For full
NON $ LucHs 'es CO. 1906 80 i' st. 'fAN. n'W.,
sefAMiLY II BRICK APT. only = years old:
apt; has z bed rooms, living room, kitchen
and dinette; central oil h.-w.h.; excellent
sSRs,,IA 15Ss 81 BhAeos ff SEAL NJ aE EHs
5oSToks. ArTENTIoN-s-story brick
building. 1000 block Eye st. NV; splendid
market value ST 500 cash required. Cali Cali
kKoEEr NE AfEN NJ 4hasf 25 EA asss
owner viii take 1o.year lease At si6o per
mo. 1st trust $1,000. Price SIG. 600. 12fe
vested. vest owner. sif Nj. $3.50. '''0O '"SA i! ~
houses 81 saH yns units saSs
location, in popular Arlington County:
price. $4,000: S13.50O cash required,
balance already financed at 4iafs ! interest
earned on net capital invested over 1875
JUDSON REAMY, 1922 North irving st.,
Arlington. Va; CH. OS00.
INCOME PLUS RESIDENCE-600 blk. G
s.e.-5 apis. and 13 gar. Also make profit
finance. 9-S pm. weekdays, Sat. go pm,
DI. S725, N. BASILIKO REALTY co.
NEAR 2Ist AND G STS.-Store, 10 rooms
and 2 baths; present rent, $206 per
month: no leases: on corner Of alley.
LEO v. GLORIUS, DL. 1895. 1918 18th
st. NV.
A DETACHED MODERN BLDG, containing
has prewar rentals and brings in approx.
S1a, 900 per year. Can be bought for only
Sl30,000. Don't delay. For further par
sHANNoN y LucHS CO. 1905 Il st. NV,
MA. 234b.
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LOTS WANTED.

WANTED-.Lots ana SUBDIVISION lana, we
are in touch with builders and prospeetive
nome buyers In the market for residential
building lots in Northwest Washington
and nearby. Montgomery County Write
giving description. location and lowest 49,
nent. EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
BIG 18th st nv. Wash. D. c. :,
PAY CASH FOR LOTS in Fairfax or
andria, Va.
CASH AVAILABLE to buy some lots. To
tell me about your lots, call RA 7761.
NEED corner lot for gasoline
station. in NV. section; must be Al Ioca- :
ton. Call r. HERNANDEZ, DI, S6SI; eyea.
and Sunday. NE. 1920.
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OFFICES WANTED.

WELL-KNoWN MANUFACTURER Idesire,
to lease downtown office space, or /
rooms: Phone OIL. 5I6l. 2.
In an. apartment building. Northwe st pre-.
ferred. Box 1914. Star.
1000 SQUARE FEET NEEDED, includina
basement facilities. Ma 0555
ESTABLISHED manufacturers representa-
tive, nationally known accounts, with sec
retary, wants small otice or will share
CHiROPODIST desires space with profess
sional man; 18th and Col. rd. area pre-
ferred. Phone RA S2U3.
DESIRE one large once room for engineer
ing office. at once. Box &c. Star 3Os'
TRAVEL AGENCY desires downtown office
or second floor front: approx. 1901 800
SO It Call MR. SMITH 81, E431