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Evening star., 1945-03-16
Froth and Chatter

Winston Churchill's statement to
the members of his own Conserva-
tive party was interesting in its
application to the United Kingdom s
domestic politics and not uninstruc-
tive in the larger area OF world
affairs.
The Prime Minister said the Con-
servative party had far better go
down telling the truth and acting
in accordance with "the veritieS of
our position" than gain a span Of
"shabbily bought Office by easy and
tickle froth and chatter" This is
no time, he added, for "humbug and
blandishment. but for grim and
stark facts and figures, and action
to meet immediate needs"
These comments were directed to
the membership of Mr.. Churchill's
own party and were concerned pri-
marily with Britain's internal af-
fairs. In effect, he was counseling
against the tendency to promise
more than can be performed, against
raising hopes that cannot be full
filled. And that is excellent advice
in the domestic politics of any
nation and in the larger, but con-
tracing, field of international rela-
tionS.
1t can hardly be doubted that in
some international matters, PROM
ise, implicit or otherwise, has over
balanced performance. In a sense
this is true of Mr.. Churchill's candid
acknowledgment that the Yalta
agreement contains nothing at all"
to deal with aggression by a great
power, for many persons have been
given reason to believe that the con-
templated postwar security organ
ization would deal with aggression
from any source. 1t certainly is true
of the Atlantic Charter, which, as
interpreted in variety of state
ments by public men, had raised
hopes out of all practical proportion
to the hard realities of seeing them
realized.
AS we approach the period when
final action will have to be taken on
vitally important international COM
pacts, it becomes the more impor-
tant that craftsmanship" be prac-
ticed with restraint. Human nature
being what it is, and with the penal
ties of disillusionment amply DEM
onstrated by experience, it would
seem better in these international
matters to adhere to the "yerities
OF our position" and to refrain from
raising hopes that are not war
ranted by the facts for the sake Of
some transient advantage.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
We Day and Initiation

In his first formal statement as
the new director of the Office of
Economic Sterilization, william H.
Davis has made point that cannot
be too strongly emphasized-namely,
that the closer we come to the end
of the war in Europe, the more i'm
perative it is to hold fast to our con-
trolls against imitation.
Up to now our national stabiliza-
tion policy has worked very we'll, the
inf1ationary trend being held in
check much more effectively during
this war than during the last. But
this does not mean that the danger
has been eliminated. On the con-
trary, as Mr.. Davis declares. we are
only now beginning to approach
what will be perhaps the most crit
ical phase of the battle against run
away pressures in our economy.
There are two outstanding reasons
for this. The first is that essential
civilian goods are scarce and will
continue to be scarce for some time
to come, building up an enormous
backlog of consumer demand. And
the second is that the liquid assets
OF the American people-savings ac-
counts, War Bonds and other hold
ings readily convertible into cash
purchasing power-now stand at the
staggering and unprecedented total
Of at least $50 billion dollars.
On the whole, the seven point
stabilization program laid down in
1912 by President Roosevelt pro-
gram involving rationing, price cell
ings, wage controls, heavy taxation,
War Bond sales, and measures to
discourage installment buying-has
damned up the mighty forces of in
flation implicit in the triple combi-
nation of scarcity, ever growing de-
mand and tremendous purchasing
power. But if any major breach
should be made in the dam-either
for political reasons or because of a
shortsighted public desire to return
to as much normalcy as possible
after We day-then the flood would
be upon us.
Ia making this point-in q letter
Evening star., 1945-03-16

neering problem. in restoring the great
Hohenzollern Bridge to usefulness.
Then the Germans would be con-
fronted with powerful offensive strik-
ing across the middle Rhine which
might go eastward along the northern
edge of the rough country which is, in
their plans, destined to become their
hnal internal citadel. The main Ger
man armies in the west would be cut
on from their haven of refuge.
So 1t is very difficult for the German
high command not to take the decision
to hurry south and attack the Remagen
bridgehead before it becomes too dam
gerous. Yet this is slow process, neces-
sarily. It means the withdrawing of
substantial numbers Of troops from the
crucial northern front. Almost certainly
IT means the loss of considerable num-
bers Of these troops en- route: it means
the involving Of other troop units in
confused moves and countermoyes
within the maze of air-blaSted railways
and roads east of the Rhine.
The German commanders will not
have forgotten their experiences in try.
ing to get together enough troops for
major counterattack in Normandy un-
der similar conditions. 1t is dificult to
ignore Remagen, but it is likewise dim
cult to take the decision Of moving
troops from the northern front right now.
Looking back to 1914, some German
commanders will remember how. at the
crisis Of the battle Of the Marne. the
German chief of staff, Won Moltke
tnephew Of the great field marshaD took
the fatal decision to switch two corps
eastward across Germany to hold Oh
the Russian invasion Of East Prussia.
These troops were too late all around:
East Prussia had been saved by the
battle Of Tannenberg before they ar
rived, while II left on the Marne they
might we'll have made the difference
between victory and defeat.
It would be hard to predict what the
German high command viii do under
these conditions; but at least we can
say with some certainty that the ofYicers
Of that harried organization have reason
to be glad that Germany Is still one OF
the worlds great producers Of aspirin.
tOopyrisht. 1e45.)
Evening star., 1945-03-16
From q Slit Trench
rom the Montreal Star

from the montreal star.
Written on a scrap of paper, poem,
Of which the following are three stanzas,
fluttered into the hands of a soldier
sheltering in slit trench during the
battle of Ell Agheila. 1t has been widely
quoted and has become a favorite Of
Field Marshal Montgomery. 1t offers
grim evidence that the soldiers of this
war know what they are fighting for
"A kinder world, a cleaner breed"
Stay with me, God. The night Is dark;
The night Is cold; my little spark
OF courage dies. The night is long.
Be with me, God, and make me strong.
I knew that death is but a door.
knew what we were fighting for:
Peace for the kids, our brothers freed,
A kinder world, cleaner breed.
Help me, o God, when death Is near,
To mock the haggard face Of fear,
That when fal-if fall I must
My soul may triumph in the dust.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
GirdndoIe Mirror

More than this room IN present Time,
this hour, this speech,
You reflect scitisn your polishsd cHspd-
ture OF glass:
Here shine the secret hours Of forgotten
afternoons, the dreams
As fragile and memorable az summer
butterflies that pass.
The hdrpsichord si,sgs n you stiu. the
candle glotD
u not yet dead: Il CLEANS IN seeming
ddniask OF another time; >
The trdItzers glide toreDer on. the roses
neUer fade,
And your reflection yet girss up O.
lost clocks siiper chime.
Passipe and beautiful, unaltsred by ths. .
years or ipdrs,
Well may you look NTH class Aan- :
QutIlitv upon this room:
You tDho hans seen the tjdss of chamge4
that nerer charged,
The future that sAstled equally upen
the pronsise Or the doom.
FREDERICK EHfu06y.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
The Bill of Rights
To the Editor OF The Star:

10 the Eoltor OF Ine Star:
On February 81, in an imposing cere-
mony, Barney Balaban. president of
Paramount Pictures, Inc, presented an
original engrossed copy of the Bill of
Rights to the Library of Congress. The
document now is on exhibition in asso-
citation with the same shrine that dis
plays the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution.
But depicting this celebration, Lowell
Mellett, in The Star for February %,
displays his ignorance of American
history and his depreciation of original
American historical documents by say
ing: There amt no Bill of Rights!"
The facts are: After IL amendments
to the Constitution were passed by reso-
luton of the First Congress, at Federal
Hail. New York City, on September 25,
1889, they were inscribed on parchment.
and on September % the IA original
copies were signed by John Adams. Vice
President of the United States and
President of the Senate; by the clerk
OF the Senate, Samuel A. Otis: by Fred
erick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of
the House, and by John Beckley, clerk
OF the House. One copy was retained
by the Department of State, but there
Is no Endorsement on it to show that
1t was the master copy. The other 13
copies were sent out by President WASH
ington, with covering letter to the
Governors Of the 13 original States.
That document, engrossed in IA
copies, is the original Bill of Rights,
irrespective Of the fact that the first two
articles of the proposed amendments
were not ratified by sufficient number
of States to put them into effect. The
Supreme Court has ruled that the
effective date on which the amendments,
known collectively as the Bill of Rights,
became law, is December Is, 1791, the
date that Virginia, as the eleventh
necessary State, ratified them, as is pro-
vided in Article v of the Constitution.
The printed notification copies of
which do exist, irrespective of Mr.. Mel
let's statement to the contrary that
was sent out by Thomas Jefferson, Sec
retary Of State, on March l, 1892, in
AOiiAAA1AS tllC SCtCIdl obdtSS IIldI ~
amendments had been ratified by
sufficient number OF States and enumer-
ating them, is no more the original Bill
of Rights than the copy of the Declara-
ton lof Independence that was ordered
to be authenticated and printed and
sent to the several assemblies, con-
ventions and committees, or councils of
safety, and to the several commanding
officers of the Continental troops" and
printed by John Dunlap during the night
OF July 4-5, 1776, is the original Declara-
ton of Independence.
AS the ratincations OF the various
States were sent to President Washing
ton he transmitted them to Congress,
and these official ratincations now are
among the official papers Of the First
and Second Congresses. The State OF
Delaware returned the original en-
crossed copy to the President, with its
ratification Endorsed upon it, and this
copy now may be seen in the National
Archives. ELIzUR YALE SMITH,
Executive Secretary,
Bill Of Rights Commemorative Society.
New York
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Surveying Public Welfare

The trustees OF the washington
Community Chest have taken an
important step in authorizing
broad survey of public and private
welfare activities, to be financed out
of accumulated interest on the
Chests invested endowment fund.
From the standpoint of the aver
age Chest contributor, it is probable
that the most important objective of
this survey will relate to the eff
cheney, effectiveness and economy
with which his money is spent.
One purpose of such studies is to
determine the amount of duplicated
services, as between public and pri-
vate agencies and as between the
private agencies themselves. An
other is to learn whether admins
trative methods of the member
agencies are subject to improvement.
From the standpoint of the COM
munity, however, there is another
objective of equal Importance. The
continued expansion of Government
welfare activities raises new ques-
tions as to the future of private well
fare in certain fields; whether they
should be abandoned in favor of new
undertakings or the extent to which
they should be modified and ad-
justed through better coordination
with public agencies. The enactment
of the baby broker" legislation, for
example, has placed an entirely new
responsibility on private agencies
and it is questionable whether the
community, as result of changing
statutory policies, should not meet
the costs of new policies through
public funds. The problem of the
returning veteran has only been
scratched on the surface. There are
many other questions along related
lines which will demand precise
division of responsibility between
public and private agencies in the
readjustments to follow the war.
The success of the survey will de-
pend in large measure on the tact
and the wisdom with which it is con-
Quoted. The technical work must be
done by outsiders" that is, men and
women not connected with or in any
manner responsible to local agencies.
The reasons for this are obvious, but
they present problems in human
relations which require delicate
Handling. The Council of Social
Agencies decision to make the sur
vey series OF consultations between
the agency boards and committees
of citizens, to review and act OF sug-
gestions of the investigators rather
than to depend on purely ex parte
reports, is judicious one. It should
produce a final report representing
substantial agreement. rather than
one which Immediately becomes a
subject for sometimes acrimonious
dispute which is settled in the end
by doing nothing.
Every year of its service in WASH
ington strengthens the Community
Chest as the agency for the collec-
ton and ALLEGATION OF voluntary con-
tributions to private welfare. With
out an occasional objective appraisal
Evening star., 1945-03-16

to the heads Of the War Labor
Board, the War Food Administration
and the ONCE Of Price Administra-
tion-Mr. Davis has in effect defined
the policy he proposes to follow as
chief Of the OES. It is q good and
reassuring policy, and II it Is
executed firmly and consistently by
all agencies concerned, it will go far
to counter the serious inflationary
threat that will probably be with us,
like Banquo's ghost. for many long
months after victory in Europe.
Evening star., 1945-03-16

OF the results of expenditures and
the relative Importance Of current
welfare activities. the Community
Chest could suffer the fate Of any
other business organization running
in groove. The trustees have taken
a progressive point Of view in
authorizing the survey.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
The Great Problem
From the Chicago Daily News.
N0psidey. n, ,ora1x, fb1 itar, - 80,

Consider merely the item Of synthetic
rubber. Without its speedy develop
ment and mass production, 1t is dificult
to see how we could have waged sue
cessful war against the Axis. It has
been a boon to mankind. In the post
war world it can cause many headaches
before we learn how to use It, It can
disrupt world economy; involve this
Nation In trade wars and tariff wars
with other nations; provide jobs for mil
lions, throw other millions out of en-
ployment. It should help us build .
better world. But whether it does or
not depends on how we use It.
Evening star., 1945-03-16

England plans to build 100000 new
homes in the first year after peace
is restored. The horrors of the scrim-
mage over who is to occupy them
may make even the bystanders wish
for the good old days" of war.
Evening star., 1945-03-16

It will only be few days now until
the Japs claim that Two Jima is a
barren island of no military impor-
tance which we have cleverly been
lured into occupying.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
This and That
By Charles E. Trace,CeH.

Spring is definitely here
No matter what the individual thinks
about it, or how inclement the day may
be, the birds of Washington and en-.
virons sing of spring.
AS we walked up the road the mocking-
birds were singing. the song sparrows
were splitting their throats. the chick
adees were "chickadeeing" on every
hand, the starlings were squeaking and
whistling, cardinals calling and the
robins, newly arrived, were calling for
rain
Off in the distance dove cooed.
1t wasn't spring, exactly, but the birds
were singing as if 1t were. Countless
centuries behind them told them that
the vernal season is not far of.
And w. A. NJ the best friend of the
mockingbirds, sent in the following
poem:
THE MOCKINGBIRD.
Early on pleasant day,
In the poets month of May,
Field and forest looked so fair,
So refreshing was the air.
That, despite the morning dew,
Forth walked, where tangling grew,
Many thorn and breezy bush;
Where the redbreast and the thrush
Gayly raised their early lay,
Thankful for returning day.
Every thicket, bush and tree,
Swelled the grateful harmony;
AS it mildly swept along,
Echo seemed to catch the song;
But the plain was wide and clear,
Echo never whispered near!
From neighboring mockingbird
Came the answering notes I heard.
Soft and low the song began,
scarcely caught it as it ran
Through the melancholy trill
OF the plaintive whip-poor- r-will,
Through the ringdoves gentle vail,
Chattering jay and whistling quail,
Sparrow's tWitter, catbird's cry,
Redbirds whistle, robins sigh,
Blackbird. bluebird, swallow, lark,
Each his native note might mark.
Oft he tried the lesson Ger,
Each time louder than before.
Burst at length the finished song;
Loud and clear it poured along;
All the choir in silence heard,
flushed before this wondrous bird!
All transported and amazed,
Scarcely breathing-long gazed;
Now 1t reached the loudest swell,
Lower, lower, now it fell,
Lower, lower, lower still,-
Scarce it sounded Ger the rill.
Now the warbler ceased to sing:
Then he spread his downy wing,
And saw him take his fight,
Other regions to delight.
y
A private name Of ours for Brookville
road. Chevy Chase, Md, is Mockingbire
lane.
We apply this name particularly to the
road above Bradley lane.
Large numbers of dogwood trees anc
barberry hedges probably account fol
the Knockers in numbers.
Many large evergreens also attract
them. But their favorite is the barberry
hedge. Wherever this is planted, Amer.
ica's mockingbird is sure to come.
Heavy traffic on the road does moi
deter them. Mockingbirds are not afraid
of trafic.
They are not afraid Of anything. mar
ar honSk
Evening star., 1945-03-16

Even an earthquake may be useful,
one way or another. For instance,
a window glass factory in Turkey
is doing a rush business replacing
panes shattered by the tremors of
several years ago.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
So Far!

From the st. Louis star-Times.
The current generation Is the most ex-
pensive one that posterity has ever had
to finance.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-24
BY UNITED PRESS

Vallie Eaves, big Indian right
handler, turned in one of the neat
est pitching jobs of the Pacific coast
league campaign Wednesday night
as the San Diego Padres downed
the Oakland Acorns, 2 to 1. Eaves
famed Is and even had the umpires
mystified. They suspected that he
was throwing the outlawed splitter
but failed to detect any signs to this
effect despite repeated examinations
of the horsehide.
The Padres tailed the winning
run in the fourth inning on Lou
Vezelich's single, outfielder Norm
Deweese's miscue and a solid base
hit by Del Ballinger. Len Gilmore,
ace Of the Oakland staff, was the
losing hurler.
The Seattle Rainiers cut Port
lands league lead to az games by
taking both games of a double
header with Los Angeles.
The tail-end Hollywood Stars
hattled IL innings to defeat Sacra-
mento, to 5. With Brooks Holder
on first base, Jimmy Grant Of the
Solons fielded Manager Buck Fau-
sett's bunt but threw the ball into
right, field, allowing Holder to gall
lop all the way in Joe Mishasek
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-24
L. a. PRODUCE

Los Angeles, May "a. CUP
Avocados: Steady. Per lb Fuertes. best
35-36c, fair 30-32c. No. Is 22-25c, Lyons
1920; Nabals 25-30c.
Broccoli: Steady. Santa Maria iced crts
heads 5.oO-5.5o, mixed heads and shoots
q. .oO-4. 50.
Bunched vegetables: Steady. Per crt
beets 2-2h doz 1.25-1.50, fair LOO. Green
onions 8 doz 2.50-3.00, Iugs 3 doz 1.25-
1.40. Mustard a doz 1.50-1.65. Radishes
small red 6 doz 2.50-3.00, white d doz
$50, spinach doz 10000.
Carrots: Steady. Iced crts Imperial
Wy doz 3.95, local 3 doz topped so ID
SKIS Imperial Wy 2.00-2.25. bu. tubs 1-50-
Its.
Cabbage: Steady. Local cannonball crts
90. some heavy pack nigh as 2.50
fair 1.25-1.5O. Ord. & jbos 1.00-1.25.
Cauliflower: Steady. Local lettuce crts
untrimmed 1.50-175. Fair 1.00-1.25 Ord.
75c. Arroyo Grande crts 1.50-2.00, pony
crts 1.25-1.50.
Celery: Steady. Pascal Venice 20 in.
crts 2.25-2.75, few 800, fair 1.50-1.75. ord
100-1 .25. Lettuce crts hearts 125-1.50.
Lettuce: firm. Dry pack Santa Bar
bara Co San Luis Obispo Co. San Diego
Co. As doz 4.10.
new crop Coachella Wy yellow berumdas
2.75-3.00, fair 2.00-2. IS. white wax 2.50-
800 fair and small 2.00-2. IS.
Peas: Stronger. Per 1b San Luis Obispo
Co & Santa Barbara Co 11-12.3 c, fair
S-9c, ord. and holdovers 5-6c.
Rutabagas: Steady. so 10 SKIS local
2. 1929 so, mostly 2.5C.
Rhubarb: Steady. Local cherry apple
boxes 1.50-2.00. few best 2.25. Hold
overs low as 1.25.
Squash: Stronger. White summer I'm
perial Wy crts 10000, Italian Imperial
Vly crts 1.5O-2.0O. fair LIS. No. IS 50-75c,
Coachella Wy flats 2.25-2.50.
Sweet potatoes: Steady. Per lb local
and San Joaquin Wy Porto Ricos Hawaiian
& Jersey best &c, jbos SIC. No. Is 5-6c.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-24
Imperial To See
SoftbalI Opener

Imperial diamond will be the
scene of a second softball game
Friday at 8.15 when Camp Dunlap
and Holtville Navy teams clash.
Dunlap is a newcomer in the
league and will be a sharp conten-
der for league honors, fans are CIV
en- to understand.
President Pat Patterson announc-
es that league officials are consid-
ering admitting two more teams,
one at Calexico and another at the
FL Centre Marine station. The orig
inal schedule was prepared for
eight teams this season. Last year
ten teams participated.
The two teams missing" from
the roster this year are the BaptistS
end Telephone company. This year
Frank Procsal, who pitched con-
sistent ball for the Phoners last
season is with the Acmes and pitch
ed no-hit game for the opener
Tuesday night He lost the game,
however, on a walk and a fielding
error.
Holtville Civilians and the Troys
we're slated to play at Ell Centro
Stadium Thursday at 8:15 pm.
Patterson expects to have the
completed schedule out in few
days.
In the opening game at Imperial
Wednesday night BIG School de-
feated the Patterson-H Horton team
by a score Of 6 to l in hotly
contested tilt. A capacity crowd
was on hand for the league starter.
Batteries were:
B & G-Hutek and PoulSon.
P & H-Chambers and Patterson
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-24
M "A R K E T S
NJ. y. STOCKS

New York, May %. (UP) - Railroad
shares developed a firm tone late Thurs
day on the stock market after an irregu-
lar decline accompanied by light turn
over.
Carrier issues were sought after the
market had resisted further selling pres
sure in the morning dealings. Northern
Pacific, the feature in activity, made
new high Santa Fe more than made up
n .css OF Ia points. New York Central.
Southern Pacific, Southern Railway and
Chesapeake and Ohio had small gains.
The higher priced, les sactive issues,
such as Minneapolis and St. Louis, Nickel
Plate preferred, and the Pere Marquette
prferreds had gains of one TO nearly
four points.
Liquor issues improved late in the day.
Two sugar preferreds- Guantanamo and
Great Western-made new highs. Several
special issues rose as much as 2A points
in Foster Wheeler. Du Pont regained two
OF the Al points it lost yesterday. Dur
lag the course of the day new highs were
made by American Bank Note Maytag,
Pacific Gas and Zonlt. Coca-Cola made
new low. Douglas was firm spot in the
aircrafts. Mercantiles balanced off minor
gains and losses.