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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
COLONIAL POSSESSIONS
AND LAND MANDATES

Before the smoke had cleared from
European battlefields and as Germany
collapsed, the age-old colonial grab had
begun and now strife is added to the
difficult and delicate problem of setting
up a world organization for peace.
France is setting the pace and at pres
ent indicates no disposition to swerve
from her purpose in regaining in full all
her colonial areas and resumption of
mandates accorded in other peace settle
ments.
The question posed upon the Allies
long before the Nazis began to crumble
as to the extent and reliability of the
Atlantic Charter remains unanswered.
Always more or less a powder keg,
again the near east again moves into the
spotlight Lebanon and Syria demand
their independence and cite the forgotten
Atlantic Charter as their guide. France,
so lately liberated from Nazi occupation
is deaf to the demand and is moving
armed forces in to retain her mandate.
Across the world, as soon as Japan is
defeated, the same crisis will develop.
France already has given notice of ex-
pecting to reestablish full control of her
lndo-China colony.
The Dutch East Indies will be on the
list, too, no doubt.
From London comes the assertion from
Churchill that Britain has no intention of
expanding her domain. But in all the
questioning anent the Atlantic Charter,
Churchill too was silent. He has not said
Britain voluntarily will surrender her
control anywhere on the globe.
Of all the major world powers, only
the United States honestly and wholly is
not concerned in colonial and territorial
grabs. In the light of that stand, from
the other powers come opposition when
it is limited that this country should re-
tain and control a certain number of
strategic Pacific island bases Not for
gain, but for maintaining pace.
Has the war taught no lessons?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
LAST HURDLE FOR
POSTAL WORKERS
(Riverside Daily Press)

The battle for raise in pay of class
of government employees who have not
had permanent pay raise in twenty.
years, has been half won, through the
passage by the house Of the postal pay
bill. There was only one dissenting vote.
While there is jubilation on the part
Of the workers, there is also the sober
realization that the fight has been only
half won. 1t is recalled that it was in
the senate last December that the postal
employees had their previous bill defeated.
although the house had passed the bill
by almost as large vote as that Just
recorded.
Last years bill would have given the
postal workers a small increase in their
salaries but through parliamentary man
euvering the bill was sidetracked and the
senate adjourned without taking any
action to prevent the pay cut that will
occur on July l unless some remedial
legislation is passed.
The bill is now in the hands of the
senate postoffice and postroads commit
tee. Whether favorable action will be
taken by the senate still depends on the
general public The only way senator's
Hiram Johnson and Sheridan Downey for
California-can know what their consti-
tuents want, is to hear from them The
battle is not won until the senate hurdle
is cleared.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
IMPERIAL CUB PACK IS5
ORGANIZED AT MEETING

Permanent organization Of Cub
Pack 185, Boy Scouts. was effected
ct Imperial Tuesday night at a
meeting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvich Sheldon. Den Mothers, Den
Fathers, committeeman and mem
hers Of the original planning COM
rnittee attended the meeting.
William Brown was named chair
man of the permanent committee
and Sheldon selected as cub master.
First Pack meeting will be held
June %.
Leo D. Carpenter, field scout exec
utive presided at the organization
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY BECOMES
GOBE-ENCIRCLING

On this May 30th an American insti-
tuition becomes worldwide. Memorial
Day this year pays tribute to the Ma
tion's heroes of still another war even
while we await the end of the Pacific
conflict
On scores of battlefields never before
marked for honored thought, this year
lie our dead. In graves with their silent
crosses and in unmarked resting places
they lie. They shall not be forgotten,
they must not be forgotten. In remem-
bering their heroic deaths we must make
a VOW that in Memorial Days to come,
there shall not be other countless dead
on world battlefields. We shall be able
to keep their memory truly only by that
determination Otherwise we have not
kept faith.
How many cruel wars have dealt their
blows since this honored institution came
into being to commemorate the sacrifices
of the men in the Blue and the Grey!
On this day there are thousands who
mourn their kin. Between them on those
who have not been called to make so
great sacrifice, there will be welded
bond of sympathy that will become the
needed powerful force to insure lasting
peace.
The sentiment is the same as it has
been for years, as we place flowers and
flags on many graves. But there is
new significance this Memorial Day. A
vital significance.
Let US not lose sight Of it. Let it move
the world.
Make it bring the end Of wars and
peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
{. {. Flight Nurse
Wins Air Medal

First Lieutenant Georgia o. Dox-
ev of Ell Centro, flight nurse in a
medical air evacuation squadron
has been awarded the Air Medal at
an army headquarters station in the
Pacific area. 1t is the first time
a flight nurse has been so decorat-
ed in the Pacific theater Of war.
The citation accompanying the
award read in part: g AS flight
nurse aboard medical air evacua-
ton transport planes, Lieutenant
Doxey participated in numerous,
long. overwater flights returning
battle casualties to hospitals in the
rear area"
Her father is c. j. Doxey of the
FL Centro area. Her husband, Cap
tain t. w. Hefferman, Jr., lives at
Grand Rapids. Michigan.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
BrawIey Corporal
Dies in Seattle

BRAWLEY, May 80. Corporal
Frank M. MARTINEZ Of the marines,
son of Mrs. Florencia Martinez of
921 E street, died Tuesday in the
naval hospital in Seattle, Washing
ton, from an acute kidney infection
from which he had been suffering
for three months.
He was veteran of Guadalcanal,
Einewetok Atoll, and Guam. He en-
listed in the marine corps in 1941
while a junior in Brawley Union
high school.
Funeral services and burial will
be in Brawley at a date to be an
nounced.
In addition to his mother he is
survived by sister, Effie; and three
brothers, William, Filomeno, and
Joe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
WA RELEASES DDT TO TRY
ON POTATO CROP PESTS

WASHINGTON, May 80. CUP)-
DDT. the war developed insect kill
er, viii be tried out commercially
against the potato tuber flea beetle,
the war production board said.
On the request Of war food adj
ministraticn a limited amount Of
DDT will be made available in
Oregon to protect the potato crop.
The limited supply Of DOT makes
it impossible, however. to permit
general commercial use because Of
the great military demand for it,
WPB said. Research in its civilian
applications is continuing, it was
said. 50 that it can be made avail
able when military cutbacks permit
its use commercially.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
House Chairman
Calls for Big
Slash in Army

WASHINGTON. May 80. CUP)-
Chairman Andrew r. May CD KY,
OF the house military affairs COM
niittee has recommended drastic
reduction" in the size Of the army.
Stating that approximately 12,-
100000 persons were enrolled in the
U. S. armed forces on April l. May
urged immediate discharge Of all
soldiers over 35 except those in key
positions.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
President Signs
Cut-Back on
Maritime BuiIdinu

WASHINGTON. May sc. CUP)-
President Truman has signed a res
olution carrying out the first big
reduction in war budgets cut Of
more than $4,000, 100000 in contract
authority for the maritime commits
sion's shipOuilding program
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
GERMAN CASUALTIES
Clos Angeles Times)

While later figures may revise, pos
sibly upward, the casualties of the Ger
man armed forces in World War III, the
current estimate by the best-informed
German officers of the number of killed
and died from wounds is more than
double the comparative loss the Germans
sustained in the previous war Their
estimate of 100000 to 100000 COM
pares with l, TIP, 700 in World War l.
In the last war the total casualties Of
the Germans, including the number kill
ed, wounded, prisoners and mission, ag-
gregated 7,142,558, or 64.9 per cent of the
100000 Germans modified Their
total casualties in World War II will run
far above the 1913 figures. The Red
army alone recently reported it had slain
or captured 12,770 enemy troops, the
bulk of whom were Germans, while the
number Of prisoners captured by the
American troops in Northwest Europe
from June 6 to capitulation numbered
3,192,998
The Russians also have suffered heavy
casualties, their killed, missing and cap
tured as far back as June, 1914, having
been officially reported at 100000.
Germany's heavy war toll leads to the
speculation as to whether Germany will
follow the pattern of France after Ma
poleon Bonaparte bled French manpower
white. The Allies, however, wisely are
not counting on that alone for assurance
that the German military threat will not
again harrasS the world
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
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Value In AsDiriy,

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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The follouing edit
orials are presented as interesting Opin-
ions rOiced BY editors elselUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
Truman Approves
Huqe Navy Fund

WASHINGTON, May &c. (UP)-
President Truman has signed into
law legislation giving the navy de-
partment 23,421 100000 for its op-
erations in the year beginning July
i
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30

1t is not enough to have security or
ganization. We have to have the means
for doing away with the conditions that
make it easy for wars to start.-British
Depuy Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-30

Price control is a pretty flimsy levee
holding back great, big flood You bore
a few holes in it and pretty soon your
levee will be gone.-Sen. Allen j. Ellen
der, louisiana
Evening star., 1945-10-18

whether the Japanese are reliable,
while their use diminishes Allied
prestige.
With the Dutch homeland itself
only just liberated and In dire straits,
1t is doubtful that Dutch authority
could be re-established single
handed; so British cooperation is
needed. 1t should be remembered
that Java is only one segment OF the
East Indies. a vast archipelago of
islands each Of which presents its
special problems. The Netherlands
authorities seem to be uncertain
amongst themselves as to Just what
policy should be adopted. But Java
Is bound to remain the crucial fac
tor, and the persistence of the pres
ent anarchy there would produce
grave repercussions, not only in the
Netherlands Indies but throughout
Southeast Asia as well.
Evening star., 1945-10-18

forth Secretary SchWellenbach as cam
didate for "the man of the hour" only
to prove that he is not "the man Of the
hour"
These are hard, solid verities In this
situation which President Truman must
meet head-on. He is certainly not meet
ing them by calling on all involved to
"cut out all the foolishness.n This busi-
ness is more than foolishn@S. It involves
questions Of fact and integrity.
He should tell US whether companies
have made unjustifiable profits. He
should state clearly whether wage in
creases are possible without higher
prices. He should make clear to labor
that unless contracts are observed, the
whole structure Of public integrity must
fall. He must clearly bring to the at
tention OF responsible labor leaders that
they must either control the pernicious
small-fry who have started 50 many
strikes, or lose the support Of Govern
rnent. And he must recognize that "la-
bors Is not the only party with meritori-
Gus claims In industry.
The political situation Of the Presi-
dent is, Of course, precarious. He is be-
ing told by politicians from industrial
states that he cannot afford to lose the
minorities, including political labor,
which always carried those states for
Mr.. Roosevelt. This is especially true In
the case Of New York. His leanings to-
ward the conservative South are sus-
pected In radical circles.
But he Is President Of the United
States, as well as the custodian Of the
Democratic party, and the powers
needed to meet this crisis are more than
those Of party leader.
0eleased ~ The Associated Nswspapsrs hal
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Russia and the Far East

It will be regrettable and serious
In the extreme II the Russians do
not accept the State Departments
invitation to take part in the de-
liberatiens of the Far Eastern Ad-
visory Commission when it holds its
first meeting here next Tuesday.
Secretary Byrnes, however, has TAX
en- an absolutely correct position in
announcing that the meeting will
be held as scheduled, with or with
out their attendance.
The record fully supports him in
this. The commission, which would
represent ten Allied nations, was first
proposed by the United States on
August 81 and the Soviet Union
agreed to it in September. But Mos
cow then had a change of mind and
suggested that four-power control
council be set up instead, with the
United States, Britain, Russia and
China as members. This arrange
ment-which may or may not be
desirable at later date and which
would affect General MacArthur's
authority in Japan-apparently is
being insisted upon by the Russians
as something to be worked out be-
fore the advisory commission is or
ganized, and their attitude toward
the State Departments invitation Is
being governed accordingly.
In view of their geographical and
political position in Asia, it would be
a strange and disturbing thing, Of
course, if the Russians failed to take
part in the commissions first meet
ing. Refusal to do so would naturally
be interpreted in this country and
elsewhere not as gesture of mere
pique, but as grave indication of
worsening relations between them
and us. We must hope, therefore,
that when the meeting opens, they
will be in attendance. If they absent
themselves, they will succeed only in
further clouding the international
atmosphere, and that Is something
that will do neither them nor any
body else any good.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

never more apparent than today when
the great powers, having successfully
won the war, are at odds over peace set
Elements
Thirty-two of the United Nations
have already ratified the Charter.
Twelve Of them have deposited their
ratiflcations with the State Department
in Washington, and 20 of them have
still to take this formal step. As soon as
ratifications have been received here
. from 20, including the five permanent
members of the Security Council, the
United States, Britain, Russia, China
and France, the United Nations comes
formally into existence These formali-
ties must be completed before the Gen.
jected London meeting. 32s M
y Y -esr
Each Of the United Nations is entitled,
under the Charter, to five delegates in
the General Assembly. Those from the
United States.will be appointed by Pre-
sident Truman, who has already de-
signated Mr.. Stettinius as this country's
representative on the Security Council
The President, 1t is believed, will appoint
as delegates men, and perhaps woman,
who are familiar with the new organiza-
ton from its inception. If he does, he
is likely to pick up some of the Ameri-
can delegates to the San Francisco Con-
ference, eight in number including
former Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
1t is entirely likely he will include in
the American delegation one or more
Republicans. If that is the case, un-
doubtedly he will give, consideration to
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, leader
Of Republican thought on foreign af-
fairs in the Senate; to Capt. Harold E.
Stassen, U. S. N. R., former Governor of
Minnesota, and to John Foster Dulles,
adviser to the American delegation at
San Francisco and more recently as
sociated with Secretary of State Byrnes
in the Foreign Ministers Conference in
London. Among the Democrats he may
name are Senator Connally, chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee, and
Chairman Bloom, of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee
The General Assembly itself is ex-
pected to pick the city in che United
States in which the home of the new
organization is to be set up. San Fran
cisco, Philadelphia and the Black Hills
of South Dakota have been campaign
ing actively for the honor. It Is likely,
however, that the advice of the United
States Government - through the
American delegation will be sought when
1t comes to making selection
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Chaos in java

The word chaos" is sometimes
used unwarrantedly to depict scram-
bled political situations, but it would
seem to apply in its full meaning to
the present state Of affairs in Java.
That elongated island with it's area
of $4,000 square miles, a trifle larger
than New York State, is in every way
the most important part of the
Netherlands Indies. 1t is densely
populated, it's 100000 inhabitants
being normally supported by
highly developed economy due to
more than three centuries Of ef-
ficient Dutch colonial rule. The ma
tives are of Malay stock and mostly
Mohammedan in religion. but there
are also about 100000 Dutch resi-
dents, plus 100000 Chinese and 10O,-
900 Arabs.
This well-governed, peaceful and
prosperous island was overwhelmed
by the tide of Japanese conquest
early in 1912 For more than three
years Java was subjected to a brutal
and exploitative regime. The Dutch
were the worst sufferers, being in
termed in concentration camps un-
der bad living conditions, but all
elements suffered by the disruption
of economic life. In Java, as else
where, the Japanese authorities sys-
tematically fomented racial antag-
onisms and encouraged the estab-
lishment of puppet government
subservient to the conquerors though
nominally forming an autonomous
part of Japan's Greater East Asia
Co-Prosperity Sphere"
The sudden collapse of the Japa-
nese homeland last August left Java
militarily untouched. Although Brit
ish and Dutch troops presently ar
rived, they were so few in numbers
as to be little more than token forces.
Meanwhile the japanese began play
ing a skillful double game. The head
authorities formally capitulated to
the Allies, but they covertly melted
the natives to reject the restoration
of Dutch rule and proclaim the in
dependence Of a self-styled aRepub-
lie of Indonesia' headed by leaders
who had played the same role dur
Ing the Japanese occupation. This
regime fomented hatred Of the resi-
dent Whites and Eurasians, threat
ening to treat them as hostages. But
its hold over the general population
appears to be merely nominal, with
rival and still more extremist native
organizations springing up amid
spreading violence and disorder. To
cope with these disturbances the
Allied authorities, still virtually con-
fined to Batavia, the capital, are
compelled to use the Japanese troops
as their instruments. II u doubtful
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Letters to The Star
Military Victory in Palestine
Differently Viewed
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Permit me to use the columns OF your
paper to congratulate the mighty people
and government Of England on the oc-
casion Of heroic victory won by them,
according to story published In your
issue of October Z. The story relates
how troop of the Transjordan from
tier force surrounded q Jewish colony
in Palestine. The troop was attacked
with sticks by the colonists and it opened
fire, wounding seven Jews, one seriously
Not only was this engagement note
worthy for the military prowess dis
played by the British force, which had
nothing except firearms at their dis
posal against foe armed with sticks,
the true proportions Of the victory be-
come particularly clear when one real
izes that 1t was won In the pursuit of
sacred and noble cause. 1t was won,
according to your story, while the Brit
ish force was intercepting q group Of
10 Illegal Jewish immigrants attempt
ing to enter Palestine. To appreciate
the enormity of the crime, one should
remember that Palestine has been in
ternationally designated as "the ma
tional home Of the Jewish people; that
these immigrants were refugees from
five years OF massacres in which 5000, 900
Jews have been killed. and that their
entry into Palestine is prohibited by
state document known as the Palestine
White Paper, issued in 1899 by the i'm
mortal British statesman, Neville Cham
berlain, document which subsequently
has been denounced as a violation of
international law by Winston Churchill
later a Conservative Prime Minister Of
England-and by the British Labor party,
now holding the reins of government in
England. and by the Mandates Com
mission Of the League Of Nations, un-
der whose authority Great Britain ad-
ministers Palestine.
Under the circumstances, this latest
feat Of British arms should 60 down In
history, not only as great military VIC
tory, but also as an unrivaled example
Of sportsmanship and fair play.
BENJAMIN AKIN.