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Evening star., 1945-02-04

local draft boards. Senator john
son argued that the manpower
shortages are 'spotty" in certain
areas, and added:
"Mr. ByrneS can take care of these
fever spots without regimenting
the entire United States" Senator
johnson continued. Under these
amendments, Mr.. Byrnes can use
selective service to the extent he
deems necessary"
While the battle over manpower
went on, Col. Francis v. Keesling,
jr., OF selective service filed with
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee a periodical report required
by law, showing the present status
OF the manpower pool.
It showed, as of January l, a total
Of 22,084,858 living registrants be-
tween 18 and 81, plus 1000. 900 men
SO through A. OF all the men
between 18 and 81, the number left
in Glass la is only 799,843.
Other Categories.
Other categories follow.
Glasses IA and 2-B, 4,198,884.
(The report explains most of these
men have not had physical ex-
animation, and predicts a large
percentage Of them will be elimi-
mated for military duty when they
are examined)
Glasses PA CD, IA (FD, 2-B G),
2-B F, 1864, ,427. These are the
same as the foregoing paragraph,
except that they have been physi-
cally examined and rejected.
Glass &C deferred farm workers. !,
1,472 $40, most of whom have not
had a physical examination. The
report also predicts a large per-
centage of these will be eliminated
when examined.
Glasses &c CD and &c CD.
132,026. These are farm workers
already rejected physically.
Glass 1-C (regiStrants 18 through
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tary commanders on the need for
the pending legislation has created
"a feeling among congressional lead
ers that defeat Of the bill might have
a bad effect on the morale of the
fighting men overseas. The War
Department has said that most of
the 900, 600 men to be drafted for
military service in the next six
months will have to be, drawn from
industry, and that their places in
industry will have to be filled, over
and above a need for 10000 more
workers between now and June.
Under both the House bill and the
revised Senate measure, Mr.. Byrnes'
Office would designate the areas and
industries facing manpower short
ages, and under both bills Selective
Service would select the registrants
deemed to be available for transfer
to more essential work.
The difference is that, under the
House bill the local draft boards
would also request, and then, If
necessary order men to work. Under
the Senate amendments, the Direc-
tor of War Mobilization would have
discretion to designate the Govern
ment agency that would tell the
registrants where to seek employ
ment.
1t was indicated Friday that the
effect of the Senate amendments
would be that the War Manpower
Commission, whic halready operates
a job placement program, would be
designated. Senator O'Mahoney has
pointed out, however, that the
amendments would not prevent
establishment of a new agency for
that purpose.
Thomas Suggests Compromise.
Chairman Thomas Of the Military
Committee suggested after yester-
days meeting that a compromise
may be worked out. One solution
would be to name in the bill the
agency to handle placements.
; ''The amendments which give the
war mobilization director power to
make rules and regulations govern
ing~the freezing of labor is a con-
centration of power in Washington
which ought to be exercised by local
boards" Senator O'MahoneK told
reporters after yesterdays meeting.
He said yesterdays papers car
ried two examples Of how mistakes
may be made by centralized agen-
cies. One was the WPB order cur
failing use of Illuminating gas In
certain areas, which, he said, would
have closed down some war plants
had it not been revised. The other
illustration, he said, was testimony
before the Senate War Investigating
Committee that surplus property
was sold by the Government and
later bought back at a higher price.
Mistakes of that kind can be
made with inanimate objects, but to
make them with men would be to
destroy the effectiveness of the bill, /"
Senator O'Mahoney said.
Senator johnson took the opposite
view, namely that manpower short
ages should be dealt with as ma
tional problem rather than through
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Big Three
Sy the Associated Press.
Continued From First Page.)

lens before the Roosevelt Churchill
Stain conference, the implementing
of the future world security league
with powers to make its mandates
stick.
The meeting place of the big three
still is guarded secret, a contrast
to the previous gathering when
word leaked" that President Roose-
velt, Mr.. Churchill and Premier
Stain were meeting at Teheran.
Germans Speculate.
The German radio reported that
the current meeting had started at
the Romanian Black Sea port of
Constanta and attempted to bolster
the Reich's home front against a
surrender now" demand from the
heads of the Allied States.
The Germans were told to expect
a sensational declaration" from the
meeting, which would be aimed at
shattering the nations morale, and
were warned against seemingly in
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Invitation for De GouIIe
Still Expected in Paris

PARIS, Feb. 3 (P.-French ofIi-
cial circles predicted today that Gen.
Charles de Gaulle would be invited
to sit in on the second half or po-
litical portion, of the Big Three con-
ferences which would most proba-
bly, be followed by a visit of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the French capi-
tai.
Although Gen. de Gaulle was
known to feel that such a "last
minute" invitation would not bene-
fit Frances right to a voice in high
Allied councils, persons close to the
French leader said they thought he
would make the trip nonetheless, If
and when the call came.
(Jean Calvet, a domestic radio
commentator in Paris, declared
today that the Big Three meet
ing had begun, and added that
1T is difficult not to feel certain
bitterness" over the fact that
France should be absent from
this meeting. which is so impor-
tant for the future of Europe and
the world" His broadcast was
recorded by the OWL
Several officials here asserted that
the Allies could not decide the fate
OF Germany in which France is so
vitally interested, or pick France as
one of the Reich's postwar guards
without first obtaining French con-
sent. They conceded that the
French would not need to be in
cludedi IN the military phase of the
conferences dealing with high COM
mand strategy for the defeat of the
Meanwhile French officials said
Mr.. Hopkins brought no news on the
possibility that President Roosevelt
would visit Paris, but officials
pointed out that the President
already has accepted Gen. de
Gaulle's invitation "in principle, I"
with only the date and circum-
stances left open.
If Gen. de Gaulle attends part
OF the Big Three conference he will
bring the President back with him
for Franco-American talks.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Daily Newsmogozine AN
Goes to Press Murch S i

Ey the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-Publi-
cation Of AM" q daily newsmaga-
zine viii start March 5, J. A. Lazar,
editor and publisher Of Tap and
Tavern, liquor industry journal
now in its 18th year, announced to-
day.
Mr.. Lazar said AM will feature q
daily two-page news letter. news Of
all trades and general news and
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that the magazine would receive
United Press service.
Page size Of AM will be 8 by II
inches, with four regular width
news columns to . page, Mr.. Lazar
said. He announced the publication
would be circulated to paid sub
scribers only.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. G. As 4
FE1RuARY Z, 81

they can be used for fishing. The
ver-the-counter price = $50.
The Maritime Commission's sale
of surplus 90 FAR has realized about
as much as the Government paid
for the articles, but commission
ofiicials know that can't last long.
They are casting about for some
shore use for 20-ton ships anchors.
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Munpower
Continued From First Paee.)

this week, possibly with further
changes. Although there has been
strong sentiment in the committee
against the principle Of compulsory
national legislation-as indicated by
its failure to act on the AUSTIN
Wadsworth bill during the past two
years-there is believed to be de-
sire now to put through a limited
degree Of manpower control for its
effect on morale in speeding the war
to a successful conclusion.
The strong position taken by mill
Evening star., 1945-02-04

81 who have become members of the
armed forces, 10,753, 1873. This
total includes 100000 who have
been discharged or transferred to
the reserves.
Unclassifled (l8-year-olds await
ing classification, 58,782.
The House Agriculture Committee
will hear Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her
shey, Director Of Selective Service,
tomorrow morning in a further dis
cuSsion of the farm labor situation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
Placing the Blame

and the battles beyond, have been
shipped like cattle instead of being
conveyed like men.
AS they rode in antiquated rail
road cars and not in Pullmans, the
railroads and the Pullman company
have been blamed
NOW Congress is being informed
~ by it's Mead committee that the
blame has not been well placed, and
that the responsibility has not been
equitably assessed.
The actual record shows that the
railroads have, with LESS EQUIP
MENT than they possessed IN THE
FIRST WORLD WAR, transported
FAR LARGER quantities of war
materials and A MUCH LARGER
number of troops IN THIS WAR
and have simultaneously KEPT
THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY
MOVING.
Likewise the Pullman company,
with incessant drafts on it's person
mel and with replacement facilities
diminished by war demands and
quota restrictions, and further
WITH UNTIMELY FEDERAL
PROSECUTIONS" TO DIS
TRACT THE TIME AND ATTEN-
TION OF ITS EXECUTIVES
FROM WAR SERVICES - under
these discouraging conditions the
Pullman company has carried on
The blame for our transportation
crisis should obviously be laid where
it belongs-and it obviously DOES
NOT belong with the railroads.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
Our Stake i'm the British Elections
By E. r. TOMPKlNS

VNHERE is one clear result Of the British elections in
Il which Prime Minister Churchlls government went
down in defeat.
The Labor government in England which will now
take at Westminster announced its program IN the
earliest days of the campaign-a program to natonaze
all the key industries in the United Kingdom and to take
over the Bank of England.
Having obtained control of the government under
these circumstances the Labor party can only be expected
to redeem its pledges in terms of action.
A Nd the Labor party now falls heir to whatever the
"A Churchill government had arranged; and foremost
among its postwar arrangements have been the supen
dous financial plans which make the United States the
postwar almoner II Europe
These plans include $3,1750000 900 which we are TO
advance to the international bank and $2,750000000
which to pay into the international stabization
fund-a total of 000 representing partici-
patton under the Breton Woods agreement which our
Congress has purblindly approved.
In addition, Congress has increased the capital OF
export-import bank to $3,500,000000
Thus Congress has "earmarked' for international
transactions, in which will be lenders and other ma
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
The British Elections

What, then, is it intended by the
triumphant element in the British
elections, that the end result of the
Churchill defeat shall be?
Mr.. Attlee gave the outline of it
when he said during the election cam
paign that "the only safe monopoly
is monopoly of the community.
MORE specifically, the policy of
4'A the Socialist Party-which he is
pledged to implements "nationali-
zation of all basic industries, and
ultimate naturalization of the land. +"
Those are the objectives of totali.
tarianism and dictatorship.
They are the instruments of
tyranny and oppression.
They are certainly not BRITISH
objectives and instruments, accord
ing to the history and tradition of
Britain and the inclinations and in
stincts of the British people.
They are assuredly the objectives
and instruments of SOCIALISM, as
the British Labor Party advocates
them and Mr.. Attlee understands
them.
More than anything else, they are
COMMUNIST objectives and instru-
ments, and they have been the end
result of the adoption and acceptance
and especially the IMPOSITION of
Communist government in all coun-
tries having that experience.
THE British people have made
4 startling and strange choice in
this instance, in the light of their own
experience.
They have chosen to live parallel
with if not Immediately UNDER the
Soviet Russian sphere of influence
and the dictatorial and tyrannical
Communist system.
The political gain from this choice
is all to the account of Russia, which
measures and evaluates it's conquests
by the spread of Bolshevism, fully as
much as by the outright acquisition
and annexation of territories and the
total subjugation of peoples.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28

THIS country's gigantic and un-
L precedented problem of CON
CLUDING great war in Europe
while CONTINUING a greater war
in the Pacific has been inexcusably
complicated by bureaucratic failures
to make proper preparations for pre-
dictable contingencies and by doctri-
naire restrictions imposed upon
industrial leadership.
That is why the army and the
railroads have been confronted with
a scandalous transportation problem.
Troopships are now arriving con-
stantly at Atlantic ports bearing
thousands, even tens of thousands, of
soldiers who fought in Africa, in
Italy, in France or in Germany.
Few of these veterans belong in or
near the ports of debarkation.
They must be transported else
where: some to be honorably dis.
charged and sent home; others to be
furloughed and reassigned to join
Gen. MacArthur's forces.
MEANWHILE, there is an enor-
4'A nous movement to Pacific ports
of still other troops and of materials
of war apart from the redeployments
from Europe.
And there is also the irreducible
minimum of domestic transportation
that must not fail: for the crucial
Pacific war can be lost on the home
front just as certainly as the Euro
pean war could have been.
Veterans returning from Europe,
and soldiers en- route to Pacific ports
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28

escape. But above all to prevent
any one from harming YOU"
A police agent who had charge
of six police dogs told MuSso-
llni about Muti's death. tMui,
one-time Fascist party Secre-
tary-general. was killed by
Roman crowds
We agreed that Mutls death
must be avenged.
A few days later, MuSSolIni
was taken TO a hotel atop Gran
SaSSo $500 feet high, the high
est prison in the world 1t Is
reached only BY a galloway,
and 1t VAS built during the 20
years OF fasclSm.
II was atop Gran SaSso that
MuSsolini's Imprisonment ended.
Tomorrow: A Fallen Dictator
Whines.l
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
J. c. STUBBS,
TO THE EDITOR


I HAVE just bought another
Il stamp for my car. and what
burns me up Is that We honest
people are being made suckers
As my only son iS IN the service
Of his country, | have a right 10
beef about some Of these people
who brsg about not buying the
stamp.
Why isn't the law enforced so
that the chlSelers have 70 come
across ] have A neighbor with
two cars who does not have
stamp for either ono. and bragS
about n lie also has no inSur-
ance. Why should some Of us
responsible drivers have inSur-
ance when the drivers who do
not Ca"e. and have no insurance.
Use the roads the same as the
insured drivers
Why wasn't the law enforced.
making every driver take IN
surance?
The way things are now. The
honest, responsible driver IS the
sucker.
SERNICEM4N'S MOTHER,
Mt. Clemens.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28

THE British elections, as widely
expected and freely predicted,
have overwhelmingly established
labor government in Great Britain
and ruthlessly repudiated and re
nounced the national leadership of
Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
1t is fully understood in England
what this means, and it should be as
fully understood in America since
there is nothing to be gained by eva
sion or confusion of the issue.
England has turned decisively
and enthusiastically to SOCIALISM
under a national leadership which
has the relentless and frank purpose
of turning England ultimately to
COMMUNISM.
THE triumphant political element
L in these British elections is not,
in reality, the British Labor Party,
within the sense of It's being repre-
sentative of purely British interest.
It is not even the British Socialist
Party, although Mr. Clement Attlee
the next prime minister-has said;
This is the first time in the
history of this country that labor
ever had clear ma ajority, and it will
enable us to IMPLEMENT THE
POLICY OF THE SOCIALIST
PARTY"
The real victory is not for any
thing BRITISH at all, but for the
surging tide of leftism, totalitarian-
ism and COMMUNISM, which has
its source in Russia and has already
engulfed most of Europe and is now
engulfing England.
MIR. ATTLEE has clearly pledged
4'A himself to implement, not the
policy of the Labor Party which is
the titular winner of the British cleo
tions, but the policy of the SOCIAL
IST Party.
He does this, however, with the
complete approval and AUTHOR
ITY of the Labor Party.
The British Labor Party itself
advocates as it's principal aim "a
socialist commonwealth of Great
Britain"
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
Brain Game

ton greater than 5OOO 600:
,bl The Grand NatiOnal
SteeplechaSe IN England is
run over a course more than
four miles In length.
From which early musical
comedy did We get the song
mt My Hero ?
Was 81 IGnatIus of Loyoia
a SpaniHrd or an Italian
an American poet A PGllt-
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28

EDITORS NOTE - Bsnito
Mussolini tells in the foiioWins
story of his days os a prisoner
Of the Badogiio government
which succeeded him after the
grand council forced the Duee
to resign. In bitter words,
from Mussoiinfs opn
typeseript, the onee-poUsrful
Ducs tells Of being shunted
about like common criminal.
MussoIini- refers to himself IN
the third person, a practice ne
often foiioWed in Writina about
himself. Th, is the eighth in
series.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
knowledge Test
BY DR.. SABINA CONNOLLY

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hve questions and fItf for the last aUes-
ton score. $40, brilliant "a briEht
as, average; o-S, dull
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river: (a) Zambesl. co. StyN,
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Washington, ID C.. tbl Han
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Conn
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daisy, tbD orchid, tc) poppy.
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ta) Ariel, tbl Gago, (cl Cal
iban
"a toupee is "a tent, (bJ
wig, tc) parrot
8 Where would you be, If YOU
we're visiting:
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Austria
and Italy
&C. Red square if Paris
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teI Rotten ROV 90 keutucay
ANSWERS on opposite page)
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
LETTERS
To EDITOR
TO TIE EDITOR:

10 HE EDIIOk.
FHEp press of the city would
l. ne doing the citizens of De-
trolt a great service by starting
campaign to abolish the OPA.
1t IS doing more harm than
good People are undernour-
lshed because they cannot get
the proper food, not only be-
cause of the lack Of food but
because OF the point system.
IL the scarcity OF food is
caused because II is being
shipped 10 Europe. the people
should protest. Charity should
begin at home The people
should insist that Congress do
something about the food situa-
ton a. once.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-28
Bento Guarded as Crrnina
III Duce'S Own Story

sonages had been imprisoned AT
Ponza since Agrappin the
mother of Nero, down TO cthe
AbysSinlan Ras.
1T WAS at l o'clock on the
L morning Of Aug. 7 when
the cant of MuSDlinls s
guard rushed into his bedroom
shouting:
There is immediate danger.
We must leave Immediately"
MuSsolini collected his few
personal belongings and. with
an escort, boarded a warshlp
offshore, where he found Adm.
Maugeri. The vessel was the
former French cruiser Pantera.
Duce learned that Badogllo
had abolished the Fascist party
The ship reached Maddalena
the same afternoon. where he
found Adm. BrivoneSl in COM
mand
Since BrivonesI had been the
subject of a naval inquiry as
the result of his losing an inn
portant convoy escorted by 10
warShipS. and he had been dis
ciplined by MusSolini, II was no
wonder the meeting between
him and the Duce was not cor
dial
MusSolini vas lodged IN
house outside the village that
had beRl built by an English
man nMTed Webber. who per-
hapS was a member of the
British intelligence service.
MUSSOLINTS stay there was
NI long and tedious especially
AS all civilians had been eVacu-
ated since the bombardments
OF the preceding May, when
Allied ships mysteriouSly knew
the exact location of the most
important targets.
MusSollni was permitted 10 do
some writing He kept a diary.
but this has now been lost
lie was under the Cloest guard
by hundreds of men and he left
the house only once for A short,
guarded walk through the
woods.
MuSSolini was not allowed 10
hear any news. It was not until
Aug 20 that he heard has first
news broadcast. However. Gen.
BaSso. commander of Sardinia,
recommended that Mussolini be
removed 10 the depths Of Sar-
dina for greater ISOLATION.
THE only surprise during his
Il Maddalena days vas the ar
rival of "A beautifully bound
volumes OF Nietlche with the
fuehrers autograph and dedi-
cation.
An accompanying letter from
Field Marshal Won kesselring
German commanded IN ItalyJ
said
"Duce, by the order OF the
fuehrer I send you through the
courtesy Of Marshal BadOgiiO
the fuehrer's birthday present.
The fuehrer hopes that YOU will
have many more. He would like
YOU to consider IL a sign of his
personal attachment"
MuSSolinl only had time 10
read the first four volumes when
one night German plane flew
very low over the house.
Following this episode Mus
solini expected TO be removed
from Maddalena. On Aug y.
he was loaded aboard Red
Cross Seaplane and flown 10
Lake Bracciano near Rome.
The usual Carablnierl am
bulance met him and they
headed for the Sabine Hills. The
Journey was interrupted by an
Allied air attack
MuSsolini observed the pltiful
dSorganiZatiOn Of military and
civilian life Near the Gran
G Sasso galloway station Mus
Solini was lodged in a small villa
and allowed 10 read back ngp-
bers of the official gazette.
MUSSOLINI asked Inspector
wi Gueli. chief of the guard.
Have YOU any idea why ]
am here:"
The Inspector answered
Because YOU are considered
p common criminal. My duty II
10 watch YOU and prevent an