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Evening star., 1945-04-27
This Changing World
By CoNsfaNfjNe Broee,N

The headliners who will do the talk
ing for the United States have gone %
the San Francisco Conferences, but the
remote control" Il situated IA Wash-
ington, where the Developments are
reported In detail at frequent intervals.
President Truman and handful Of
intimate advisers, together with the
elder statesman Cordell Hull, are watch.
ing over the American delegates.
This does not mean that the hands
Of Secretary Of State 6tettinius and his
associates are tied. They are less %
in fact than are those Of Soviet Foreign
Commissar Molotov or French FOREIGN
Minister 0esrges Bidauit. The Ameri-
can delegation is laying its cards on
the table. We ardentiy desire peace,
but 1t must be based on justicc and
reciprocal confidence. It Is only when
concessions are required which were
unforeseen when the delegation left
WaShington-that the matters are be-
tt6l"
are aware that the San Francisco meet
Ing u not 4 peace conference, but q
gathering to establish an organization
to prevent further wars after this one
d ended. However, temporary political
problems which must inevitably crop
up will play an important part and
these will have to be referred back to
the heads OF states or governments.
Justice appears in the world Of today
to be a somewhat abstract word sub
jected to 4 variety OF interpretations.
The same applies to the word conf
dence.
Much emphasis is placed on reciprocal
confidence among all the peace loving
nations which have been called to draft
the charter Of the future world peace.
It is obvious that unless they all be-
lteve In one another and in the Wedges
to be given, the San Francisco Con-
ference viii not produce better organ
ization than the defunct League of Ma
tions. The old saying Of Frances FORE
most diplomat in Napoleon,s time,
Prince Talleyrand, that you can do
everything with bayonets except sit on
them," Is even truer today than in his
time. An organization based principal
ly on the application of force cannot
be lasting, particularly If 1t does not
take care Of the many abscesses-politi-
cal and economic-which are already
spreading In Europe.
And from the few reports from the
three-day-old San Francisco gathering
1t appears that some Of the delegations
are rendering only lip service to the idea
of confidence.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Working on the Rood

Comes time in early spring be-
fore the land Is dried out enough
for plowing when farmer has the
chance to use his team working on
the road. A generation or more ago
1t. was an accepted way to reduce
the tax bill against the farm and its
stock. Naturally, 1t is not wide
spread practice today now that Mr..
McAdam's invention has laid q hard
surface over tens Of thousands of
miles OF highway. But there are
still many miles OF dirt roads in out
lying districts; and here the pro-
cedure is the same as it was in the
era of buffalo robes and high but
ton shoes.
A farmer has charge of fixing up
. certain stretch by authority of
the road commissioner. Unless the
winter has been an unusually hard
one. a big double drag with steel
blades will repair the ravages Of
frost heaving. Sometimes q farm
lad in his early teens Is allowed to
handle the heavy work team.
Strange how welcome such a Job is
compared with shoveling gravel or
picking out the big stones dragged
from the sides to the crown of the
road.
There is an art to building a dirt
road with big drag. The chief
point is to get the center of the road
rounded just enough to shed water.
II the crown is too high. heavy rains
and torrential thunderstorms will
make gullies; unless there is height
enough, rain will soften up the local
ly famous mudholes and on a rainy
morning when q man is hurrying
with the milk to the platform by the
main road he is likely, to get stuck.
OF course, there are bitches to be
cleaned, and on the hills, thank
you-ma ANS need to be fixed so the
water will run at an angle to the
side Of the road. Working on the
road Is steady labor and man takes
pride in giving honest value for
money received. But with a warm,
sun beating down and the fields
showing promising tinge Of green,
working on the road is a good spring
task.
Evening star., 1945-04-27

governments landlords Of vast amounts
Of city property, including business
blocks and homes.
A revised insurance act will protect
Britons against all major hazards Of
life from the cradle to the grave. This
insurance will be paid for by workers,
consumers and taxpayers. The burden
falls on all and distributes. not creates,
income. The indirect effect will be pow
erful, however, because when Ill or un-
employed a person must be supported
above subsistence level
Powerful interest operates to promote
preventive medicine and full employ
ment
A new education act provides not
only free education. free meals, medi-
cal care. in some cases boarding schools
for children up to the age Of Is, and
further free technical or university edu-
cation for every gifted child, but also,
In response to IN overwhelming popular
desire, provides continual religious In.
struction unless specifically vetoed by
parents. 4if
But the British people are sick and
tired Of agitators promising costless
Utopias as we'll As slogans about free
dom Of private enterprise. They want
specific programs for tangible ends and
may nationalize resources, basic indus
tries, utilities and communicat tions. The
Labor party is demanding these reforms
within five years, but all classes will
fight against collectivization. -
In private life all rebuilding schemes
have to take account of the 90 per cent
demand for detached or semidetached
houses. It can be argued that modern
apartment houses with common nurs-
cries, Fairgrounds and laundries oper-
ated on the continental socialist models
are more comfortable, labor saving and
efficient, but Britishers are not taking to
them.
In other words. the British want pri-
vacy. They want the crown, the altar,
Parliament. and they are deeply suspi-
cious Of radical innovations which in
the modern world produced = crop Of
despotic dictators.
Thousands, even Conservatives, ad-
mire what they believe to be the Russian
economic system. No one has anything
but horror for the Russian political
system. They would rather risk being
unemployed than jugged or liquidated
for having an opinion or being suspected
Of having one.
The British Socialist Is an odd fellow
whose philosophy Is more Christian than
MARKHAM, who wants the best Of the two
worlds - freedom and security collec-
tivism.
Cseleased By the Bell Syndicate, Ins)
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Argentine Problem

Although the question Of Argen-
tina's admission to the ranks of the
United Nations snd consequent
eligibility for a seat at the San
Francisco Conference Is in allegiance
pending breaking Of the deadlock
over Poland, 1t can hardly fail to be
specifically raised before long. In
deed, there is an obvious diplomatic
tie-in between the two issues. Soviet
Russia is known to object to Argen-
tina's admission because it asserts
that the present regime at Buenos
Aires is pro-Fascist and anti-Soviet
in character. On the other hand
the United States and Britain reject
Moscow's demand that the Lublin
regime be admitted to the confer
ence, because 1t has not been broad
ened according to the Yalta formula
and hence is deemed undemocratic
in Washington and London. The
chances are that Moscow would veto
Argentina's admission unless and
until Washington and London had
abandoned their opposition to Lub-
lin. And the likelihood of a trade"
still appears remote.
The strength behind Argentina's
bid for admission lies in the fact
that many if not most of the Latin
American republics would like to
see 1t approved in furtherance of the
progress toward renewed Pan Amer
lean solidarity achieved at the con-
ference in Mexico City. Argentina
has returned to the Pan American
fold by its declaration OF war against
the Axis and its signing of the Dec
laration OF Chapultepec. However,
1t has not yet become formal men,
Der Of the United Nations, though it
has made application to sign the
declaration. this being the necessary
prerequisite for seat at San Fran
cisco. Meanwhile. Avra M. Warren.
director of the Office of American
Republic Affairs in the State De-
partment, has been to Buenos Aires
to investigate the situation there
and has returned to Washington
with a favorable report on Argen-
tina's desire to collaborate.
Mr.. Warren's verdict is not neces-
sarily modified by the recent course
OF events In Argentina's internal
politics, signalized by widespread
arrests of prominent persons, the
reimposition of press censorship, and
the official announcement of a plot
alegedly concocted by reactionary
extremists Argentina S domestic sit
uation is alike complex and obscure.
Yet 1t Is unlikely that any influential
faction, inside or outside the present
regime, would care to haunt the
victorious will of the United Nations
and return to the dangerous isola-
ton in which their country recently
found itself.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Where Honor BELONGS
By Dsvid Laurence :
Prom the Los Ansslss Times.


Families Of American ssrvicemen killed
In action receive American flags from
their Government. The Times Is In
formed, however. that . Los Angeles
father whose son served with the RAJ
and lost his life just before the United
States entered the war has been denied
such token. The law providing for
the gesture Of national gratitude is,
through some technicality. interpreted
as restricting the award to families of
men killed since Congress declared war.
Efforts made on behalf of An amend
ment that would extend the tribute to
those of the men who fought and died
for Britain-and presumably for China.
as members Of the Flying Tigers
before Pearl Harbor have met with re-
bun. Legalistic hair-splitting q to pro-
cedure is beyond understanding In such
. situation.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
On the Record
BY Dorothy THOMPSON

LONDON. II read that Johannes
Steel reports from Paris that the politi-
cal trend in Europe Is unmistakably
reactionary and that If and when an
election is held in Britain, Churchill will
win" have no clairvoyance regarding
the outcome of any Of the elections, but
whether or not Britain Is going reac-
tionary depends on the definition of
certain words.
During the war years Britain, under a
coalition government, has made social
progress which she could not otherwise
have accomplished for generations.
In the month I have spent here In
terviewing ministers, labor leaders. con-
servatives, editors, professors, reading
White Papers, studying statutes, follow
ing current and past debates in the
House Of Commons, it has become my
conviction that, ut however gradual
pace, this country Is moving inevitably
toward planning for the general well
fare. ~ 3&t rs ~ i
If the Conservatives win, 1t will be be-
cause "a the leadership Of Winston
Churchill has no effective challenger;
ca the Labor party is strong on radical
principles. but hostile to youthful lead
ers, and its administrative capacities are
widely doubted while the Conservatives
have welcomed and cultivated young
Tories who have a very different men,
tality from that of their fathers, and t3}
because the British people want their
new world grated on the stem Of old
traditions. But any government that
tries to 60 back to 18th century eco
nomics will quickly fall and the Pro-
gressive Conservatives know 1t.
An outstanding fact established
through war experience Is that under
conditions OF unprecedented hardship,
the nutritional level Of the masses has
been the highest in British history. Be-
fore the war more than half the people
Of this country were under or badly
nourished.
Today, despite shortages and less
palatable substitutes. such as dried
eggs, resulting in monotonous diet, this
Is not so because Of absolutely equal
distribution at controlled prices Of the
100 per cent imported and the 30 per
cent domestically produced food, the 20
per cent gap here being filled by lux
uries like game and quickly perishable
vegetables. AS far as food Is concerned,
Britain, unlike Russia, has had pure
Socialist program initiated by Lord
Woolton, big-business merchant. The
result is health triumphant through
planned consumption.
A new, town and country planning
act will make municipal and county
Evening star., 1945-04-27

Henry 8. Parsons, Ralph r. Shaw
and 10 collaborators -hays kept
their work on Z level which properly
may be regarded q popular. TIN
book they have brought into exist
ence can and surely will be used by
= very large public. II should be
added that the Hispanic Foundation
OF the Library of Congress spon-
sored the undertaking and deserves
= good share Of the credit for its
success.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Applauds Miss Thompson
A Marines Mother Speaks

To the Editor Of The star.
Although late, I hope the Congress
will lose no time in passing . bill re-
quiring the military to give six months
training to the 18-year-olds before
they are sent into combat. I am one
mother who thought We had been as-
sured they would not 60 into combat
before 10 years of age!
Then I hope the Congress openly
takes up the matter OF proper rotation
Of furlough for our troops.
THE MOTHER OF A MARINE.
Reports on Easter Seals
To the Editor Of The Star:
May we, through this column, give
the results of the 1945 Easter seal sale
conducted by the District Of Columbia
Society for Crippled Children?
The Easter seal contributions to date
amount to so, 1000. While we are $1,000
short of our goal, We believe that the
goal still could be reached If those per-
sons who forgot to make their returns
would send in their contributions now.
The program Of services for crippled
children ID to be conducted and ex-
panded; the clinic for cerebral palsied
children (Which includes both psyche
logical and speech services) will be ex-
par1ded to include nursery school for
such children; the university ortho-
pedic nursing course and council serv-
ices will be uninterrupted; more Grip
pied children than in any previous year
will be sent to summer camps.
For making these services possible
the citizens Of the District Of Columbia
justly can be proud, and the society
board Is truly grateful.
JEWELL G. GAFFNEY,
Executive Secretary.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
The People Also
From the New York Post.

Prom the New York Post.
Those who have been trying to read
the future simply by measuring the
capacities Of President Truman should
follow his example and. In their own
ways, try to build the future. He did
not pause to calculate the amount Of
support We would give him. We should
not stop short while Ne speculate on
whether he Is good enough for his job.
BY acting speedily, President Truman
has made It imperative that ne, too,
% about tho business o3 thie saenaocfacu.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
HorribIs-und Unescopoble

Prom the New York HERALD Tribune.
The newspapers do not want to print
these things (reports Of German atroci-
ties), but they cannot help 1t, for these
things are an incontestable part Of the
record Of our times. Newsreels edit out
the worst. but the worst Il there. none
the less. One cannot hide under the
comfortable defense that It II AL Just
propaganda" or "exaggeration, because
It Is not. The depths Of sadim and
brutality which were released when
Naziim deliberately turned its hack
upon the dignity Of the individual and
built philosophy Of government upon
the denial Of the moral code Of civilized
man constitute one Of the fundamental
iects Of our are.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Mr.. MoIotov Speoks

Foreign Commissar Molotov's ad-
dress to the San Francisco Con-
ference and his refusal to accept
Secretary of State Stettinius as
permanent chairman Of the meeting
throw some light on the Russian
attitude toward this great under
taking in behalf of peace. But they
do not shed enough light to justify
the forming of any settled opinions.
The hareup over the Craftsmanship
indicates that 1t is not going to be
easy to deal with Mr.. Molotov. In
itself. the incident is unimportant.
It really matters little whether Mr..
Stettinius, Mr. Molotov, Mr.. Eden or
some one else is chairman Of the
conference. It Is an honor which,
in diplomatic usage, should 60 to
Mr.. Stettinius, but he, no doubt,
would be happy to step aside If that
would contribute anything to the
success of the conference. What is
of some Importance is Mr.. Molotoys
attitude in the matter-his rather
peremptory insistence that his point
Of view prevail against that Of the
other delegations. At best, this is
not indicative of the give-and-take
approach which will be necessary II
the problems confronting the dele
gates at San Francisco are to be
solved.
Mr.. Molotovs formal address to
the conference was more reassuring.
BY implication, at least, it contains
certain reservations. Thus, Russia
will cooperate fully with all other
governments genuinely devoted" to
the cause of international security.
And, presumably with reference to
possible amendment of the Dum-
barton Oaks plan, the Soviet people
will readily listen to the voice, wishes
and suggestions of all sincere"
friends of the security program.
These are the sort of reservations
which may or may not take on i'm
portance. If the Soviets should elect
at some future time not to 60 along
with the other nations they can
always find some ground for saying
that the United States or Britain or
some other participant is not genu-
inely devoted to the principles of
international security or is not a
sincere friend of the program. On
the other hand, there is much in
the speech to raise the hope that
Russia wants an effective security
organization and intends to support
such an organization If it comes
into being.
After alluding to the determine
ton of the Soviets to defend Russia
If need arises, Mr.. Molotov went on
to say that the Russian people "are
devoted with all their hearts to the
cause of the establishment OF a
durable general peace and are will
ing to support with all their forces
the efforts of other nations to
create reliable organization Of
peace and security" And then he
added: "You must definitely know
that the Soviet Union can be relied
upon in the matter of safeguarding
the peace and security of nations"
This is about as much assurance as
words can give. What remains to
be determined is whether the words
of the Russians, and of all the other
delegations, will be confirmed by
their deeds.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
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Evening star., 1945-04-27
Letters to The Star

Letters to The Star
Sees America m Importer Nation
and UJrses Action Accordingly
10 the Editor Of Ths Star:
Reference i made to your editorial
IA Harmful Approach" appearing IN tls
April 10 edition:
The article unqualifiedly asserts that
the reciprocal trade agreements exc
cuted under the New Deal have benefited
America.
But II figures, facts, reason, experience
and accomplishments (the guiding stars
Of human progress) mean anything.
America Is being pushed under rather
than being made over by the New Deal
tactics.
The figures show that America, In
stead Of being 4 traditional exporter
Nation, has reversed its position to an
extreme degree and now Is IN importer
Nation in the most alarming proper
tions. From the Ports and Terminals,
published by the Board Of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors, War Department,
1910 edition, quote these comparative
figures for our imports and exports for
the fve-year period, 1894 to 1888 In
elusive, in tons. for our three largest
ports:
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Missed Spiritual Note
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
am wondering If any of your read
ers entertained thoughts similar to
mine as they listened to the opening
Of the Security. Conference In San
Francisco.
had looked forward eagerly to this
conference and certainly the task be-
fore 1t is an imposing one. 1t is a
task that will call for the best efforts
Of all involved and certainly one in
which divine guidance should have
been asked. But was struck by the
fact that at this opening no word Of
prayer was offered, no petition for
guidance from God in q task that sup
posedly will affect the entire world In
its final decisions.
The President alone made any men,
ton Of such help. Mr.. Stettinius asked
for minute Of silent meditation" but
did not state the nature Of that medi-
tation. It Is not necessary to inject
religious issues into the conference but
surely as Christian nation We should
not have hesitated to open the con-
ference with . formal prayer. Medi-
tation does not necessarily mean prayer.
1t seems to me that we failed to ask
for divine guidance at = time when
1t will be sorely needed.
RAMONA N. CARRIGAN.
War Prisoners as Blood Donors? !?
To the Editor Of The Star:
With the need for blood donors be-
coming greater each day, I would like
to suggest that the German and italian
prisoners in this country be required
to donate blood to the Red Gross. They
have been well fed, better than most
civilians. and well cared for. and 1t
seems to me that they should help
bring back to life some Of the pitiful
victims Of their horrible atrocities in
Germany. A BLOOD DONOR.
Applauds Miss Thompson
To the Editor Of The Star:
Thank goodness Dorothy Thompson
is back on the job. We were beginning
to fear you had dropped her from your
columns. We always feel her sane facing
Of facts Is one of the most refreshing
features Of your fine paper.
KENNETH v. TIIMANN.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11
LEAVING FOR ARMY

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11
Cass. at Peterboro

FIVE rooms household furniture for
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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11
BOARD AND ROOMS
SHARE LIVING QUARTERS
MANAGEMENT

SHARE three room apartment W
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RENTALS WANTED
FLATS FOR RENT

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Sale Houses. Greater N. Wood.
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HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS

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FRANK i RJECAI,

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Ws Have over 100 Hani~ Tor Sal.
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HOUSES ron sALE-WEsr

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