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Daniels Scores
Compulsory
Training in u. 5.
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lin Roosevelt that The only thing
to fear is fear ITSELF"
Q. "Cynicism. the disbelief in the
ability of our civilization to rise out
Of savagery -
8. Imperialism, the desire that
Uncle Sam shall abandon democ-
racy
FUTURE NEEDS
He said it was too early to deter
mine what size land, sea or air forces
would be needed in the future, but
"the most there, will be need only
for small, compact land force"
Planes alone will not win war,
he said, but "the outstanding lesson
taught by World War Two is that
the nation which commands the air
is the nation that can rule the
world"
Il put emphasis on the sort of
preparedness this war has taught
will win victories, and not on the
discredited broken stick Of universal
compulsory conscription, he said.
1.-The imperative preparedness Of
tomorrow is that which will give
conquest of the skies
CITES WAR ONE
Daniels said that in World wars
one and two American soldiers went
overseas with only a few months
training, land fighting side by side
with the French (who had peace
time conscription) demonstrated
that long, compulsory training did
not make better soldiers"
Daniels pointed out that he was
testifying from his eight years eX-
perience as secretary of navy and
added, mo man believes more in
having a gun well primed than I
do"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11

ton of aspirin and calcium glutsmste. To
this new tablet, aspirin does its old, safe
job of relieving pain. But through its
combination with calcium glutamate, ex-
tensive tests. by physicians showed it gave
most people both qziekerreliefand greater
relief from pain.
After this extensive resting and use
by members of the medical profession as
prescription remedy, this new anslgesic
tablet has now been released for nom
prescription sale BY every druggist. 1t is
called Superin (from super-aspirin). You
can get its blessed, quick relief from pain
by asking your druggi for bottle today
80 tablets for 39t. Ask for Superin--
SHber-in. Prepared by Carter Products.
Inc, New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-11
Small Bales

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excelsior, specially prepared for cool
er use. It's enough to repack the av-
erage cooler
Washington Journal., 1945-05-18
8alNiee ~5mrufienNmne
Scr Ocfanecncn INT u. 3.

@aibington Ser Sronsport
oeutider &riegsgefangener bon Git
ropu nod amerifo bat nnfgeb0rt, mie
General 8rebon Somerpell, Ser gbef
Ser Gienitabteilungen Der 4rr1ee,
mittetlte.
8lpid5eitig mddte ser General be-
fannt, Bob oas &riegsminiIteril1m an
General @~ilenboper oos @riuden ge.
rid)tet bat, Anitalten 81 treffen fir
Die &iid6eforoernng BON 4Glen=@e-
fangenen nod europa. Die Arrnee-
bermaltung ba6e sen @nni6g lie 10
raid als m0gfid binuls5ubefommen,
lagte er, nobel er a~lleroings ben1erf-
te, Dob cine gemilie An3abl pon ibnen
oltf 5armen bei6aftigt lei ua0 Dob
oiesbe5iiglid) gentle Arrangements
getroffen meroen ipiiroen. ,9od mol.
len mir ni6t~, fiigte er bin3u, oauf
%ir8enOeinem 8oiten 9elltl6 bebalten
5u Dem man anlerifaniife Arbeiter
6raaht.
Stalieniid)e 0ienita6teillingen, Die
aus ebemaligen italie1. &riegsgefan-
genen bfiteben, Die li6 freiwillig ais
Observation-Disclosures fiir arbeiten CUR
llnteritiisnng Ser Alliierten gemel-
set batten, meroen BEL Ser &iid6efor-
0erlttg oas 8orreht baben.
Washington Journal., 1945-05-18

SgfA - Grgentinien, ods mon
reno ser letten Gage Oes europdiiHP
aonilifts %,,reuniiti9" ser A6ie De
4rieq eerfldrte uno ooOurd) trot rui
iiiben &roteites einen Sit in San
5rancisco ergdttern fonnte, bat iid
hidt oerdnoert.
@enn 0ie 8ertreter 0ieles San0eS
ibren 8(ub nuf ser Gonferen5 ein-
ne6mct. werOcn iie nid)t OoS orgenti-
niife 8otf r%eprdientieren. Sic lper-
Ben, I'M @egenteil, Die Strobnldnner
jeller ~mDiteri0ien 8nnOe internatio-
ltaIer &ortellbdupter, &~riegs6eeer
unO Miagnaten ser &riegsin0uitrie
icin, Die oen 3uiammeWbrud) iowobl
Oes taiierliden ais oes gta3iregtmeS
in 0eutidlono ii6erle6t 6a6eft unO Die
auf lateinnmerifanil9e bobe &egie-
rltngS- uno 6inan5freiie einen 10
groBen @influB dltsitben.
3enn 8uenos glires lit, pie CUR
3eit Dor ser 56gerro erfolgten
Ttle95ertlarltll9 llt1O Der Glt1laOun9
nod San 6rnnci8co imnler nod gang
enti6ie0en oas Sauptquartier iener
nrgentinii6en &liqle, oie ii6 inn SUI
nj 1913 in Sen Sattel idppang uno
crit unldngit BON Goroell Sull ON ben
Hron9er g~eItellt nurOe.
Manden nlliierten @iplomnten
fontmt oober Die g~inlaOung an ar-
gentiuien 10 Dor, oils ob Die peren6ete
No8iregierung Iel6it 5ur aonferen5
eingelnoen mor0en mare.
Wilitdriih ba6en Die Na5is Sen
&rieg perloren. @ber MGntter mie
6rib Manoel, 6rit EbDilen ser 81
reftor Der &ielenfor5erne So 5or-
ben, Sietnens, &rupp un0 anoere
Na5i=&riegsmafer BADEN in argen-
tinien u%ngebeure &eiftiimer beritedt.
llno menn Irgentinien einen Sit in
San 6rancisco einnimmt, fam eS
nift umbin, oie Sntereiien oieier
Weatner gu oertreten.
Washington Journal., 1945-05-18
2~tbtranspcrt Gntpmrscl>
ter lit cin ~NicIcnprcblcmt

@altptquartier ser II. 9. 8. Mrnlee
II @tpa t0,000,0 600 europdilhe 81
O%iliiten iino 0urcb Sen &rieg ibrer
&eimat entmur5elt mproen unO eS
gilt MIN, iie mieoer nad) Sauie SIT
bringen, 0onnit tie fir Sen nddJlten
@inter 9ebenSmittel proOu3ieren
f0nnen. @S OIrfte etpa orei Monate
oaltertL ebe 0ieies 8roblem geIolt lit.
Ser srGBte Sell Oieier 9fillionen
6titebt aus freimiIligen uno u%nfrei-
miIligen, auslGnoiid)en Ar6eitern in
Ser 0elitiden &iiitungsinOnItrie ltnO
2an0mirti6oft, aber es gibt ourunter
mid '3ebntaulenoe bon 6lii6tlin-
gen. uicIe 5uuien0e MGnner unO
6roltcll = miepicle meiB hlalt nid)t
~ fiibren Elm Experimentation. glif
Den 6eloern fnnn moi Sen S6ein
ibrer 9a9erfeuer ieber. sslele lpatl-
bern iiber Die mitteleuropailden
9an0itraBen. Bel ser Nustragung az
ter Standardization fommt es oft sit
@emaltampenoung. Srob oes Man=
gels an 8rei6itoff un0 Ser 3eritorung
oeS oeutihen @iien6abnnebes lit u6er
Ser A6tronsport BON 100000 Men-
l6en 6ereits I'M @ange.
Sn nngefabr $50 Bayern 6efinoen
iif ie 5000 bis $4,000 8erionerl.
@merifaniide 0ffi5iere unO Soloaten
nf6nlen, mas lie braudlen, Don Ben
9eutiden, nit Ser @rfldrung, DOB Die
Geutiden Die 2eute nod Dem &eihe
gebradt ba6en unO oober fir ibren
1%1ntprhnlt nnrnntmnrt[ih iinN
Washington Journal., 1945-05-18
: FIR u EN- HERE ~ - "a. %"% %"
q. ssort1ebuno.)

yNsin, 9err @oniul, Der Mabr6eii
bic @brel Bon taufmGnnif9em @enit
babe iA BEL meinem 5reunbe nod ME
etfpas bemertt. 9ds dber fam iG
Sbnen perii9em, mas &dolin aud
beginnt, bds erfaBt er nit Donem @i=
fer uno fiibrt es nit eiIerner @iIenss
frdft bur9. WiG er Raufmdnn iper=
ben, 70 ipirb er Ii9er elm Iebr ti9tiger
Saufmann Tein. 9o9 mir fDttnsn
ipobl gang often reben! 6aben fid
feline @ermD9ensUerbGltnihe Oerart gez
dnOert, Dab er ge3pun9en lit. an einen
I%obnenoen @rfperb gu benten9"
SIS f9eint faft 10, obppbl ih bufir
baIte, Elm Mann Ioute ii9 tets Iein
8rot gu berbienen nifen."
oMfein Soft, tpie leib t6Gte mir Der
Mrme, tpenn es Mabrbeit pGre!l" MUIR
melte Der Baron nod gang beItiir3t.
r9rdngen Sic i'm ni9t gu elmer an5u
i9ne1en @ntf6eibung, f9ueiben sic
aud in bieIem Slime an Ieinen Batter.
Sol9e @nti6Iiife t0nnen bod ni9t
iiber's &nie gebro9en perben. QaIz
fen sic ibn bier rubig iiberlegen, in
meinem 9auie pirb er ftets elm 9eim
baben. @r fam ia ebenio gut BEL
mir Qdnbpirtb pber 8ergmdnn fperz
ben, tpern bies 1einen Neigungen mebr
entIprint. limb nenr ettpd f6ne[le
Silfe n0tbig ipdre, 10 -"
rgi9ts bu, junger Speunb!" fieG
Der alte 6err ibm ms @ort. v&dblin
fenior lit mein 6reunb, ben Sobn min
i6 Sbnen porIdufig iiberIaFen. Sur
@ines idgen sic mir auf @6re unb
@epiTen: 1T Soa9im &dbIin trob Ieiz
ner Srrfdbrten elm Gentleman 9ebliez
ben, Dem Sic Sbre S9peiter ober
Scooter anpertrauen ober CUR Srdu 9e=
ben piirben2"
r9dtte i9 tbn font in mein Sars
leingeluben, in pel9em meme I90ne,
junee S4peiter Die ein8ige Dame iIt9
Seien sic unbeiorgt; 6rdulein @bit6
Tam Sbre Be1u9e bet uns rlbtg tort=
feBen unb linn aud in Sbrem 9auIe
Die 0onneurs MAIDEN"
sd bdnte Sbnen, 9err 8aron!"
Der @OniuI boGte tief @t6em, tpie
BON elmer f9peren Qait befreit.
Sn5fpiI9en 6dtten bic 9erren tpieber
Die 90be bes S9loB6erges errei9t unb
bic beiben Mdb6en. tpel9e ieBt plauz
oernb ben @arten bur9ftreiften, faz
men ibnen nit luutem @rliB entgegsn.
&ablins tpuroe ni9t mebr ertpGbnt.
Washington Journal., 1945-05-18
Wehrpilisbt in Gnelanc
ncdk ftchrcrc 1ahrc

aoroon - Bremierminiiter Gburd)-
III erflarte DOR Dem l1nterbaule,
oaB sic Nusbebung in @nglano
mobrid,einliA ,,eillige Sabre IN
Rraft bleibpn miiiie. @r mics So
raul FIN, DAB Sic Sfwierigfeiten
un0 @efu6ren nod nidt iiberDunoei
ieiet, mo ferner iiingere 2ellte, @G=
ter mo iltcre 9riiNer bei Ser 9eiet.
sung EeutidllanoS uno i'm 4riege
gegen Sapan eriesen miBten.
Washington Journal., 1945-05-18

MG6renb Der Mmtsrotb, t6eils INN
neue, %yrationeqe" Gulturmet6oben gu
%erproben, mebr tpobl ober nod bur@
beitdnbige 9elOnotb gebrdngt, ben
einftmals berrli9en Mdlbbeifanb bes
@rlenbofes erbarmungslos Derpiiltet
bate, punbe Der umfdnqrei9e 3ot6=
grubener SORT auf iebe Weile gebegt
unb gepflegt. Baron @eorg @rlen, Der
bic Ndtur unb b~e5onbers ben @alo
liebte, taufte Iieber 9ol3, als bab er
feline berrli9en StGmme bate nieberz
I9lagen laiien. Sft nanberte er In
freien Stunben binaus unb erquidte
Ser3 unO 4uge. @elten tra1g er elm
@efpebr Bel li9. @r mar fem oSGqer,
er tpoIte ni9t ben Dalbfrieben it6ren,
er fu@te ibn ia felbit, bieien fiiBen,
iti1en 6rieoen Der griinen 9auen, mo
es ii9 10 pbantaitti4 f90n trGumen
lieB.
@s feblte benz Baron bur9aus ni6t
an Der 8etanptI9aft iebr angenebmer,
junger Oumen. SIN @egentbeil, es
CAB beren 81 0uBenben, ipel9e benz
jungen MiqionGr in Der liebensniirz
bigiten Deife ielbft pber bur9 TIRE
reipectipen forgenben Miitter gu perz
ite6en gaben, baB er nitr an3uflopfen
brau9e, bumit inn oufgetban tperoe,
aber tpenn ie, 10 benefit gerobe in 5oIz
9en 5Gaen bas Wprt bon Der 4bIi9t,
fpel9e PERTINENT, feline tiefe Wabpbeit.
Baron @rlen blieb falt.
ga, nenn er Elm Weib eeFunben
bate, bds feinen &ei9tbum bielei9t
gar ni6t fannie, bas i'm liebte nm
ieinetpiaen, Elm reines, ebles, ftolaes
Weib, ipie er es ii9 drsmdlte in Ieinen
3rGumereien Bel folhen @pa5iergGn=
gen bur6 ben itilen @alb = ab! Ser
Baron unterbru9 pl0bli9 feinen fi@
in ben romantii6iten Mrabesten bel.
lierenben @eoanfengang. @p p~erfolate
einen f6malen SuBpeg, Der bur@ elm
urpaledbnli9es 0idi9t mad feinem
2ieblinespldb6en, benz fpgenannten
Sun9fernIee, fii6rte. Man nuBte, bah
er es ni9t liebte, bier bon 5remoen ge=
itOrt gu fperben, obipobl fpnit Der 8sz
iu9 bes Wafbes Seoem obne Weiteres
geitattet mar. Man mieb baber qez
p0bnli9 biefen Weg, 10 boB fi9 Der
Baron baran getpO6nt bate, bier Niez
monbem gu begegnen, u unb nun
ftanb tpenige S9nitte Dor ibm, ur>
plObli6 aus Dem Walbbuntel a%uftauz
9enb, cine f9lante 6rdleneeitalt, Ell
men nidenben @iden3tpeig auf be!n
breitranbigen Strpbbut, unter pel9em
elm punberbar i6Dnes, etlpas blaIfss
8efi4t nit sroBen, buntlen @usen
6erDorf3aute.
sd babe mid b@erirrt; fpirben sic
po1l Die Site baden, mein 9err, mir
ben nd9ften @usgang mad benz @rlenz
bDfener Wees gu 5eigen2"
Baron Grlen bate erit einmul perz
fu9t, nit Dem Mmtsratb in 8erbinz
bung gu treten unb mar bon biefem
70 f9roff 5uriidgetpieien porben, bah
or feitbem ben @rlenhof unb feline Be-
ppbner ebenio ior9fdltis mich, tpie
Grpd6uen Sic bel Siren
Washington Journal., 1945-05-18

MeruHesin ben Staub
siebt. pirb l4musig bacon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
vandegrift, Waesche
Named for 4-Star Rank

President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated It. Gen. Alexander A. VAN
degrift, commandant of the Marine
Corps, to be a full general, and
Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche,
commandant of the Coast Guard, to
be an admiral-the first time that
the top officers in these two organi-
cations have held these respective
ranks Recent legislation provided
for these ratings.
The nominations were in long
Navy list which included also the
promotions of three vice admirals
to be admirals, five rear adn1irals to
be vice admiralS, four commodores
to be rear admirals and six commo-
dores who hold that rating by virtue
of their current assignments, to be
commodores for general service.
The vice admirals promoted were:
Richard S. Edwards, who is to hold
the rank of admiral while serving
as deputy commander in chief OF
the United States Fleet and deputy
chief of naval operations; Henry
K. Hewitt, commander of the 9th
Fleet and of naval forces in North
western African waters, and Thomas
G. Kinkaid, commander OF the It'll
Fleet and the naval forces IN the
Southwest Pacific.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Gen. Clay to Control German
Civil Affairs After Victory
Appointed Deputy
To Eisenhower for
Area of Occupation
BY ]. A. FOX.

President Roosevelt announced
today that Maj. Gen. Lucius D.
Clay. now deputy director of the
Office of War Mobilization and
Reconversion, has been appoint
ed deputy to Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower and will have charge
of civil affairs in Germany when
that country is occupied.
The announcement said Gen. Clay
will take charge of civil affairs when
Gen. Eisenhower, as supreme COM
mander, assumes control under the
arrangement agreed upon for the
occupation of Germany" Presum-
ably, this would mean Gen. Clay
would be in, charge in the American
zone of occupation, since present
arrangements call for establishing
zones of occupation for the United
States, Great Britain, Russia and
France
Gen. Clay will leave for his new
assignment within a few days, the
White House announcement said. The
disclosure followed publication of
reports that the Army officer is at
odds with members of the OWN
Advisory Board.
The Presidents statement said
Gen. Eisenhower had asked three
weeks ago for the assignment of
Gen. Clay to the new detail. but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
u. 5. Battle Losses
Near 9OO,OO0-Mark
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
American combat casualties re-
ported since Pearl Harbor neared
the 000-mark today with the
Army setting its losses at 780,043.
The latest Navy report added g.
819 to the Army toll, making the
aggregate 872,862. This was an in
crease of 1925 from the preceding
weeks report.
Secretary of War Stimson said the
Army's total was based on a COM
pilation of individual names received
here through March 81, and re-
flected actual battlefront develop
ments through the end of February
and the beginning of March.
A breakdown on the Arrny's cas-
ualties and corresponding figures for
last week:
Killed, 153,791 and 150,310; wound
ed, 473,669 and AGA, 731; missing, &c.
355 and 88,209; prisoners, 66 ,228 and
64,430. Of the wounded, 243, 500 have
returned to duty.
Similar figures for the Navy:
Killed, 35,750 and 35,342; wounded.
42,302 and 41,882; missing, 10,500 and
lo,4t7: prisoners, 4.267 and 4,266.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Sixth Day Of Smelling
OF Island in Ryukyus
by Nimitz
Tokyo Holds to Claim
Of Yonk Landing; Planes
Also Continue Attacks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GUAM, Mar. 90. Okinawa
underwent its sixth straight day
of bombardment by the United
States Fleets big guns as hun
dredS of carrier aircraft knitted
into it's remaining strongholds,
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced today.
Radio Tokyo held to its report
that American troops have landed
on the Kerama Islands, asserting a
fleet Of 100 to 30 transports" is at
tempting to supply American in
vasion forces on the islands, Is miles
west of Okinawa. There was no
confirmation from fleet headquar-
tiers of any of these reports.
Citing preliminary reports of
damage inflicted on the enemy, the
Nimitz communique said SO aircraft
were destroyed, 10 ships crippled,
including 3 destroyers or destroyer
escorts damaged; 5 cargo ships dam
aged and many small craft wrecked.
Military installations, including sub
marine pens at Unten Bay, on Okin-
ava, were heavily hit.
$40 Planes Reported Hit.
The totals make today's incom-
plete Pacific Fleet box score for the
Today carrier and battleship Of
fensive read:
819 aircraft probably destroyed.
81 or more ships sunk or damaged,
including carriers and a 45,000-ton
battleship.
Admiral Nimitz acknowledged
some fleet units" suffered damage
under enemy air attacks" including
serious damage" to one destroyer.
one larger unit" and another ship,
and minor damage to several
Others" None of these ships was
reported lost.
In further unsubstantiated claims,
Japanese imperial headquarters
boosted of sinking or damaging $50
warships, cruisers, destroyers and
transports between Monday and
Wednesday by surface units" and
planes.
Earlier japanese press reports said
torpedo boats sank two
cruisers" and damaged a destroyer"
The fleets assault on the Ryukyus
by air and sea is probably the heav-
(See RYUKYUS, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Gen. Eisenhower Due
To Give First News
OF End of HostiIities

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of War Stimson
indicated today that Gen. Els
enhower will give out the first
news on the cessation of hos
tilities in Europe.
In a reply to news confer
ence query about War Depart
ment arrangements for ham
ding the announcement, Mr..
Stimson said il will be pre-
pared to furnish supplemental
information to that which ema-
mates from the theater."
He also disclosed that Stephen
T. Early. White House secre-
tary, had made a confidential
report on his investigation of
Army press relations in Europe
to Maj. Gen. A. D. Surles, di-
rector of the War Depart
ment's Bureau of Public Rela-
lions. Gen. Surles told news
men that he doubted that the
report ever would be made
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Honor Roll Carries
81 Names, One More
Than Previous Record

Sixty-two names of men from
the District area are carried on
today's Honor Roll-this is one
more than the record list of 81
yesterday.
OF these, IA are reported
killed in action. Others are
missing, wounded and prisoners
of war.
Forty-three of the men were
listed on the official Office of
War Information announce
ment. The other names were
given to The Star, after the
next of kin had been notified.
Eleven of those listed officially
had been carried previously in
The Star.
The Honor Roll appears on
Page Az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

SOFA coal miners voted to strike
by a margin of 8 to l as final
returns today in balloting under
the Smith-Connally Act showed
208,797 in support of John L.
Lewis position and 25,l58 voting
no"
The National Labor Relations
Board, which conducted the election
throughout the Nation yesterday
reported that 236, 499 of 311 asa elig-
ible miners cast votes A total of
1918 ballots were voided and an
other 1,026 challenged. These were
complete returns from the 80 areas
polled by NLRB.
The humping majority greatly
strengthened Mr.. Lewis position in
the deadlocked soft coal wage nego-
tiations. 1t showed clearly that the
United Mine Workers are solidly be-
hind their leader in union affairs
even though they refused to follow
him in national presidential cleo
lions.
Contract Expires Saturday.
The current bituminous mine con-
tract expires Saturday midnight, but
the overwhelming vote to strike does
not mean necessarily there will be
work stoppage, but rather that the
miners are giving Mr.. Lewis a
blank check" to use as he wishes in
the fight for higher pay.
Meanwhile, it was indicated that
the White House, for the moment
at any rate, is keeping bands off
the coal situation. Asked today If
President Roosevelt contemplated
any action, Jonathan Daniels, White
House press secretary, recalled that
the strike vote of the miners has to
be reported to the President and
added, Il don't think that's hap
pened yet
The miners supported Mr. Lewis
in the face of Smith Connally
ballot question that must have made
a decision difficult for many of
them. 1t read: do you wish to
permit an interruption of war pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
State Department
Unusually Retieent
On Security Vote
Report U. S. and Russia
Moy Seek Greater Voice
Draws No Comment
By GARRETT ID. HORNER.

Reports OF difficulties among
the United States, Russia and
Great Britain over voting pow
ers in the general assembly of
the projected world security Or
ganization were given some
credence today by unusual re-
ticence of the State Department,
The department had no COM
ment" on reports that:
l. Russia and the. United States
might seek more than one vote each
in the assembly to counteract a
possible bloc" Of six British COM
monwealth votes. on the theory that
Great Britain would be able to swing
the votes of Australia, New Zea-
land, India, Canada and the Union
of South Africa.
2. Russia might insist on an as
sembly vote for each of the 16 con-
stltuent republics" of the Union OF
Soviet Socialist Republics. and to
counterfeit this the United States
might claim a vote for each of the
48 States.
Press Reports Cited.
Veteran correspondents assigned
to the State Department were in
clined at first to believe there was
nothing to such reports, since Off
cial discussions of plans regarding
the proposed general assembly have
emphasized the sovereign equality
of all nations in the assembly
However, they pointed out to State
Department press relations officers
that lack of any official explanation
regarding the reports following
their publication in a New York
newspaper this morning would stim-
ulate speculation that there may be
sufficient basis for them to threaten
to wreck prospects for success of the
United Nations Conference at San
Francisco.
Throughout the morning, the
press relations officers said, they
were working on the question, but
up to noon the only thing they
could give out was no comment"
Grew Defers Press Conference.
A press conference scheduled with
Undersecretary of State Grew at
noon was postponed. Officials said
this was because he was at the
White House with Secretary of State
Stettinius comforting with President
Roosevelt at the time. 1t was I'M
certain whether the press confer
ence would be held later in the aft
ernoon.
1t appeared obvious that emer-
gence of any official demand for
more than one assembly vote for
any of the Big Three powers could
spell the end of hopes to form an ef-
fective international peace organi-
cation, since the small and me
dunn powers could not be expected
to go along with a system that gave
a preponderant voice to big ma
ton in the assembly as well as in
the security council.
If the United States wanted to
maintain bargaining position
against demands by another power
for more than one vote in the as
sembly, Mr. Stettinius naturally
would reject an opportunity to put
this Government on record as want
ing only one vote, it was said. If there
is no question of any nation want
ing more than one vote, observers
said, it is difficult to understand why
he would have rejected such an OPP
portunity to clear up the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Fine Weather Due for Easter;
March Neurs Heat Record

Predicting a pleasant Easter Sun
day of fair and cooler" the Wealth
er Bureau today indicated that this
March may break all records for
heat in the 129-year history of the
bureau.
The thermometer rose to 81 at
2:30 pm, with prospects it would
soar higher this afternoon. Low last
night was SO. Tomorrow will be fair,
the forecaster said, with tempera-
lures in the 80s. Showers are In
prospect for Saturday. but Easter
will be fair and cooler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
8-Hour Record CIuimed
For Bridging Rhine
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE 7TH ARMY EAST
OF THE RHINE, Mar. 29.-Lt. Col.
Leonard A. Purdue said today he
believed his engineer battalion had
set a new record for bridging the
Rhine by throwing across 1000 feet
of pontoons that carried tanks in
eight hours fiat.
Admitting he probably was start
ing an argument, Col. Purdue, who
is from Des Moines, Iowa, said ''the
Sd Army engineers held a record
of 10 hours, but we broke it by
completing a bridge between 6 am.
and 2 pm, and we did it with one
battalion and one platoon while
they used two battalions.'