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Trade Realism Needed

The United States and Great Britain
fought the war in Europe in such close affil-
iation as history had never recorded before.
All-powerful in battle, it remains to be seen
if it can be carried over into the peace.
If past experience has any value at all, and
it certainly has, it is to be emphasized that
Great Britain has out-traded the United States
in most quarters Of the globe, securing COM
merce and establishing markets to this coun-
try's disadvantage and heavy financial loss.
To attain parallel place in the trade Of
the world when peace returns this nations gov
to exert a different kind of influence from
any they have exercised in the post.
There will have to be a more realistic view
and more competitive spirit. The isolationism
that placed such d heavy handicap upon this
nation for years before Hitler threw the world
into conflict, and which worked SO hard to
hamstring its war effort will have to be over
come The progressive, constructive element,
at Washington and in the hinterland, will have
to take over once and for all, to put the
OHlLeQ OtdLeS lnLO LTdQe race WIN GredC
Britain on equal terms.
The economic revolution that has been in
progress simultaneously with the war has
brought about vast change in the trade and
market situation everywhere. To acquire its
reasonable and just part in both, the United
States will have to be as wide awake, pro-
ductive and realistic as it has been in fight
ing the war
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nese terrorism, and is now to large extent
engaged in freeing Mindanao from japanese
occuption.
This is the exact opposite Of what happened
in most other areas in the Pacific overrun by
Japanese forces in the early days Of the war.
The Dutch East Indies, French Indo-C China,
Burma, even India, long exploited by Euro
pean powers were either completely indif-
ferent to Japanese invasion or gave reluctant
aid to the parent nations, with large per-
centage Of the natives engaging in the secret
service of the enemy.
The San Francisco Conference will not get
far in assuring the security it is working for
unless its provisions for trusteeship are ac-
tuany based upon the principle of self deter
mination for all peoples.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
Wilmington Clothes 1926

Allowing for the winter-sunmer weather va
ration, the average weight of clothing worn
by the average individual approximates five
pounds.
BY contributing 1882 pounds Of worn
clothes, Wilmingtonians have provided raiment
for at least 1926 Of Europe's naked or in
adequately clothed war victims
However small percentage OF the 25,OOO,-
900 persons needing clothes in Europe this is,
it is to be remembered that Wilmington is
but one community out of the thousands in
this country making contributions to the nation
al worn clothes campaign.
If all other communities did well in pro-
portion to population, few of Europe's uncloth-
ed millions will have to continue dressing in
newspapers.
Congratulations to all organizations, COM
mittees and persons who participated as don
ors or workers in the campaign in Whining
ton.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
Japan's Doom

Fall of the German Reich brought com.
plete change in the propaganda Of Japan. Be.
fore the surrender in Europe, Japan had
claimed America and Britain started the war
in the Pacific because Of their ambition to
dominate east Asia" Two days following the
surrender the Tokyo radio admitted that Japan
had started the war ION her own accord, for
her own reasons.
Tokyos further explanation, that Japan
stood to challenge the enemy because she has
gained the confidence to fight through and
win the war on her own power sounds very
like whistling while passing graveyard at
night.
In paying tribute to Germany and to Hitler,
the broadcast unwittingly indicated how COM
pletely the Allied victory in Europe sealed
Japan's doom. Most Japanese do not know
how much direct aid we have been receiving
ly, however, Germany has given tremendous
aid by having drawn the greater part Of the
Anglo-American strength to Europe"
With their customary inability to get at the
bottom of things generally, the Japanese who
wrote the script for this broadcast overlooked
the fact that with the defeat of Germany the
full Anglo-American strength is now free for
the attack on Japan. If this, added to what
has already been done to weaken japanese
fighting strength, does not suggest what is in
store for Japan, nothing can.
Japan proposes to call up all ex-service
men and induct all youths of 16 and older, be-
ginning on May 20. Is this not evidence that
Japanese war manpower has been drained to
an extent that Admiral TOTO could not foresee
when he said that Japan was prepared to
suffer war losses up to $4,000, 900 men? Either
he greatly exaggerated Japans reserve man.
power or American victories have been more
costly than we have learned.
However this may be, japan faces the same
type of complete defeat, now that America and
Britain are concentrating their full strength
for the battle, that defeated Germany.
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Trusteeship

Let 1t be said as the firm belief of the Star
News that any system Of trusteeship, parti-
eularly for Pacific islands, which ignores the
cardinal principle Of self determination is pre-
doomed to failure
The old system Of exploitation of native
populations and resources employed by the
dominating nations in the disastrous prewar
era mist not be revived, if the entire Pacific
area is to be saved from later and worse con-
Hscation by war-makers.
The policy Of the United States in the Philip
pines offers irrefutable proof of the value of
self determination. For quarter century the
Washington government accepting its RESPONSE
bility in the Philippines as high trust, de-
voted it's effort and invested many millions of
dollars in training the Filipinos for self gov
eminent. So beneficent had its occupation been
during all those years that when the Japa-
nese attacked, the native population, with few
exceptions, threw in with US, fighting shoulder
to shoulder with American forces not only
until General wainwright was compelled to
yield but throughout the entire period Of Japa.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
Cabinet Change Rumors

It is probable that President Truman will
make other changes in the Cabinet besides
the replacement of Postmaster General Frank
c. Walker by Democratic National Chairman
Robert E. flanagan. One rurnor is that Fed
eral Judge Lewis B. Schwellenbach will sue
coed Mrs. Perkins as Secretary of Labor. An
other is to the effect that Secretary of the
Treasury Henry Morgenthau will step u t
when the Seventh War Loan campaign is end
ed
What basis in fact these rumors may have
is not revealed. They may be the vaporings
of political enemies, or represent the wishful
thinking Of the friends OF ambitious aspirants.
On the other hand there may be sound reasons
behind the reports. Only time can deter
mine that.
But OF one thing we may be sure. President
Trrman whose bump Of caution is well-de-
veloped, will make no change of Cabinet on
snap judgment, however greatly certain
changes may be desirable.
And in the long run, we believe this will
prove the better course, for however welcome
would be the wedding out of less efficient
members, their removal could not bring the
needed improvement unless it was definitely
established in advance that more efficient
SUCCESSORS were available
1t is our guess that the President will want
to know beyond any doubt that changes he
may contemplate will turn out for the benefit
Of the nation, regardless of political expedi-
ency, now that Mr.. flanagan has been taken
care Of, before he makes his final decision.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
Lee Miller Covers The Pacific

under the horizon like q scared
rabbit. If you keep your eyes fixed
on the sun during the final Sec
onds Of its setting, someone said,
as soon as the sun is gone you'll
see its image in green just above
the horizon. I tried. but it came
out violet.
AS soon as the sun is under, the
standing order is to "darken ship
topside" which means stop smok-
ing on deck until sunup.
In the Army SOP means stand
ard operating procedure. In the
Navy SOP mean senior officer
present. SOP is usually also the
OTC-officer in tactical command.
RFS means ready for sea. GO
means General Quarters-Battle
Stations. In the Army Air Force
RON means remain overnight :"
In the Navy, used as a suffix, it
means squadron-as in Comdesron
which signifies commander de-
stroyer squadron.
The bar at which ice cream and
cokes are usually available for
the crew isn't called soda foun-
tain but the "gedunk stand" The
room where the vegetables are
prepared is the "spud locker"
Fresh meat from the coldrooms
takes a day to thaw for cooking.
The chief master at arms-sort of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
By LEE G. MILLER

ABOARD A CRUISER IN THE
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC-(by wire.
1ess)-In your first few days
aboard a warship you learn lots
of odds and ends.
Those decorative flags that are
run up for signaling from one ship
to another are read from top to
bottom, and if there's more than
one string you read first the out
board series, then the inboard.
Empty food cans are gashed
with knife before being thrown
overheard, so they won't float and
thus leave a telltale trail, or
confuse the detection devices.
Twenty men aboard this ship
are being taught to read and write.
1t takes 20 pounds of powder to
launch catapult plane. A return
ing plane can be recovered from
the sea, after alighting on it's
pontoons, while the cruiser is
still moving at good clip.
Lieut.. Herbert A. Starbird, of
Belbourne, Fla, told me about
that. He would presently be tax
ing off to help spot our gunfire
against Tarakan, Borneo.
I wouldn't know about the sun
coming up like thunder, but in
these waters it certainly drops
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
QUOTATIONS

Merely because man is baseball player
and 4-F doesn't mean his draft board should
reclassify him and put him into service
Basebalrs new Commissioner, Sem A. B.
Gappy) Chandler.
China cannot pardon Hirohito and the civiliz-
ed humans of the world cannot be lenient with
Hirohito. He should be tried. He should be
executed. Hirohitos body should then be put
on display on Sun Vat Sen Road near Nam
king.-Chungking, China, World Daily News.
The collapse of the Hitler regime in Europe
has not brought to an end the hatred and
prejudice imbedded in the European continent
against -he Jews by intensive Nazl propa-
ganda.-Rabbi James C. Heller, Chairman,
United Palestine Appeal.
To use ths phrase that Al Smith liked to
use in his day, II can run on laundry ticket
and beat these political buns any time. y
Mayor La Guardia of New York City, in an
nouncing refusal of 4th term candidacy.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
By w. G. ROGERS
"PRIDE'S Way" by Robert
Molloy macmillan: S2.75).

Molloy macmillan; s2.75).
Two aged sisters, full to the
brim of what they call pride,
patch up a six-year-old quarrel.
They are Miss Julie, 10, and the
slightly younger Miss Tessie,
widows though accorded the title
Of Miss by the custom of old
Charleston, where the scene is
laid in 1910-1914, or from Halley's
comet to the murder of Archduke
Ferdinand.
Miss Julie lives with her daugh-
ter Annette, wife of Henry O'Don-
nell and mother of four children,
including James and George. Al
ter the reconciliation she goes to
live with Tessie, breaks with her
again, lives alone, returns to the
O'Donnell home and is joined
there by Tessie.
This tale of couple of old
ladies and their petty squabbles
seems tenuous plot for the big
burly book editor of the New York
Sun to treat. Yet it is an utterly
charming story. Tessie and Julie
are the most individual charac-
tiers in recent fiction, in turn low
able, crotchety, cantankerous and
unbesrable. At what they say and
what they do you chuckle, or you
choke up a bit, Miss Julie in par
ticular makes some remarks that
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southern Chekiang as well as in
western Human can leave Tokyo
in little doubt, however, that sucn
a move is possible, or will be pos
sible very'soon as American air
forces in China are expanded and
heavy reinforcements reach Gen
eral Macarthur command in the
Philippines.
Chinese reports that the enemy is
already falling back northward for
a concentra alton north of the Yellow
river in northeastern China are
rot convincing as yet, however. 1t
would mean virtually abandonment
of the China-Indo China corridor
and leave all enemy forces in South
China, Indo China, Thailand, the
Malay peninsula and the Dutch
Indies to their fate, cut off by
land as well as sea from Japan
and from the main japanese ar
mics in China.
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head policeman for the sb;.
tradltlonally called Jimmy Le,,a
On our ship he's Isidore silz.
smith, OF New York, a veteran :.
2O-odd years in the NAVY. u
had dinner in the crews MA
and we had to get along ON '..'
mato soup, Dreaded pork c c5oS 10
brown gravy, corn, masbed s'
tatoes, salad and apple p.e 20 20
an enormous hunk of ice cra,, "'a
it. Lieut. Comdr. Parkey Ha1r. "a
of Ashland, Mass, the crn;s.,'
supply officer, said it wo,,1sI
continue so good if we were Io.!
at sea. The crew members ,a a.ns
themselves on Compartment
trays. 'eu
The ships officers were brio,.,
a couple of days out by the eysa sa
tive of ficer. Crdr. Iam..
Pritchard of Whittier, Calf y.
Began by saying the presence It.
correspondents must have irs;
Gated to all that the ship was NJ
on an interesting mission.
The third in command, urd.,
Captain Jack Duncan and II.
executive officer. is the cruise.
first lieutenant who is actrsnr
a commander, Clinton J Heath :.
Waco, Tex. I guess they're tr,n,
to confuse me. 4s
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
Editorial Comment
KNOW YOUR UNITED NATIONS

Ethiopian law courts often are held out in
the open and each man acts as his own at
torney. Judges wait on street corners for cases
and paid from wagers made on their out
come. Ethiopia has supplied by lend-lease,
tractors, lorries and cars to the British troops
in North Africa. Invaded by Italy in 1885, she
conquered Egypt in the 9th century B. c. A
camp was set Up for Greek refugees in Ethio-
pia after Greece was occupied Bands of pa
triots were organized with the cooperation of
the British in 1910 and helped to rid the coun-
try Of the Italians. The country supplies food
to neighboring nations and to those in the
near East Emperor Halle Selassie returned
to Adds Adaba, capital of Ethiopia, exactly
five years to the day after his exile began. His
ancestors are reputed to be directly descended
from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.-
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
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The Literary Guidepost

deserve the happy fate Of fire..
quent quotation.
They are not the only real Iir
ing characters Molloy has created
You will be as fond as grand
mother Julie of the irrepressible
boys. Henry. too, the man on tss
spot, wins your instant and last.
ing sympathy.
The material is largely from The
domestic scene. People eat. talk
talk most entertaininglv
60 to church, and that's all. BIT
that's everything. If possibly
there's little fumbling in the me.
chanics of it along toward the end
the men and women and children
remain steadfastly valid; they are
I think, a notable achievement.
Motley keeps q firm, sure grasp
on his people and his situations
His craftsmanship is faultless. He
progresses bit by bit, developing
the slight into the momentous
getting ecstasy in a breath and
tragedy in a frown. He advances
by inches, but they're the inches
which count.
It's dangerous business for a
book critic to write a book. If he
misses, all the authors at whom
he's taken a crack get biz
laugh But Molloy fools them; he
practises what he breaches.
---V W
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
Interpreting
The War
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

The Japanese, who expect the
Americans eventually to launch
ambitious operations along the
East China coast, have counted
largely upon Formosa as an air
base capable of wardlng OFF an
attack, of that kind.
But now Formosa is to a great
extent neutralized as such a bull
wark by sustained American bomb
ing from Philippines bases. Strik-
ing evidence of this is afforded
by Chungking's report that the
Chinese have reoccupied Foochow.
Foochow lies on the north bank
of the Min Chang eNuary we'll up
from the river mouth. It is within
easy striking distance from the
north end of Formosa island where
heavy Nipponese air concentra-
tons once dominated the whole
sweep of the Chinese coast to west
ward
The Min Chang river offers the
most promising route for an Allied
landing On the east China coast
aimed at a junction with Chinese
troops driving eastward in Human
Such a move would split Japanese
forces in north and south China
apart. There are virtually no east
west roads in the east China coas-
tai area itself but the Min Chang
is navigable from it's mouth for
100 miles to Yen Ping MAN P'Ing).
At Yen Ping the only east-west
highway in south central east
China follows the west bank of the
north fork of the Min Chang, curv-
ing broadly northwestward through
Kiangsi province. 1t leads indirect
ly to Heng Chow, obvious ultimate
objective of the Chinese counter
offensive in Human already threat
ening Paoching.
Heng Chow is the southern end
of bottleneck span of the Japa-
nese corridor bisecting China from
north to south. It lies some $50
miles crow flight west of Yen p
Ing.
Use of the Min Chang river as
a supply route would put the main
potential beachhead in eastern
China a. full 100 miles beyond the
seacoast. While Formosa's power
full air installations were intact
that would not have been possible
and landing anywhere else on
the east China coastal hump would
have been faced with extreme
transportation difficulties.
Whether the Min Chang is actual
ly under Allied consideration for
landing operations to join up with
the Chinese in Human remains to
be seen. The intensive bombing of
Formosa and resurgence Of Chinese
offensive activity both in the Foo
chow area and farther north in
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
STEADY VISITOR

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 14-UH-
Richard Krotter is only 2, but he
is well known around Ancker hos
pital, where he has been an official
visitor seven times. The seventh
occurred when he pushed a bead
into his ear. His last previous call
had been for treatment after he
was scalded in home accident.
Roasted meat retains more of
its favorful juices when cooking
is done with moderately low, even
heat.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-15
NOT EXACTLY HEAvEN-sENr

Candidate How did you like my speech
on the agricultural situation last night?''
Farmer: Wasn't bad, but good days
rain would do lot more good. From the
Metuchen IN. - Dairy Farmers Digest
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Editors note-The Star and the News
accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many OF his read
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
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For whatever men say In their blindness,
And spite of the fancies of youth,
There's nothing so kindly as kindness,
And nothing so royal as truth.
From Mobility" by Alice Cary.
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BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Meat Loaf as Party Fare

served with currant jelly melted TO
almost liquid form. There was iced
tea and beer to drink, with NE
placements offered during the game.
The recipe for the meat loaf is
a good one for the files:
One envelope of plain, unflavored
gelatin is softened in u cup cold
water and then dissolved over hot
water. This is added to / and "a
cups tomato juice. One tablespoon
sugar, a teaspoon of salt, a dash
of pepper and tablespoons lemon
juice are stirred in. This mixture
is allowed to cool until it begins
to thicken. Enough hverwurst to
make 2 cups is skinned and
mashed and then blended well with
u cup nlayonnaise, " teaspoon dry
mustard, "a cup finely minced eel
cry, u cup finely chopped green
pepper and tablespoon minced
onion. The tomato jelly is added
to this mixture and the whole
turned into loaf mold that has
been rinsed in cold water and deco
rated with slices of hard-cooked
egg placed on the bottom. Then
the loaf is set to chill.
When the loaf was unmolded, our
host gaNbanded it with radishes,
watercress and other green's to add
to its appearance and nutritige
value. Z
Evening star., 1945-07-02

AN ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED
WALL SWITCH PLATE has been
introduced recently. 1t Is said to
operate for less than cents a year,
and add greatly to the utility and
of ordinary light
switches. The plate features tiny
shielded light that comes on auto
when room lights are
turned out, and goes off whenever
the lights are lit. This makes the
switch easy to locate in the dark,
and it helps to keep the walls free
of smudges and fingerprints left by
hands cropping for light controls. 1t
also serves nicely as pilot" light.
The plate is nodded in a single
piece of ivory plastic, at the top of
which is an attractive housing for
the lamp and mechanism. Part of
the housing is specially fabricated
so that the bulb will emit a soft,
glow of light. 1t is subdued enough
so that it can be used in the bed
room without fear of disturbing
even a light sleeper, The unit will
fit any standard switch and works
equally well in three and four way
arrangements. To install simply
connect two wires to the terminals
found on the switch.
THERE'S NEW INTEREST IN
DECORATIVE KITCHEN PAPER
Shell WING. Many reasons have
been advanced, among them the
idea that it satisfies woman'S urge
to decorate and offers an easy
way of adding color TO the kitch-
en-. 1t also makes a home look
cozy and lived in" Smart women
are framing their cupboard shelves
with dainty, colorful papers. When
the doors are open. the attractive
Evening star., 1945-07-02

Dear Miss DIX! am a girl oil IL.
Two or three months ago / met a
boy who appealed to me very mucn,
but soon after the glow died out.
He is 20 and has just been shipped
overseas. am not in love with him
now, nor do I know that he is IN
love with me, but he is the kind OF
a fellow I would like to marry.
Do you think by the time he
comes back home, say by the time
I am % and he is "a, that he will
have grown up enough so that l
will fall in love with him and find
him the man with whom will want
to spend the balance of my life? I
can't make up my mind whether
to wait on the chance of this, or
to go about with other boys.
MISS H. G.
Answer-No seer could look into
the future and tell you what kind
of a man you are going to fall in
love with when you are %. The
four years that you are entering
upon now will work radical changes
in your tastes, your habits, your