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Evening star., 1945-01-04

within three days after the landing.
Moreover, in the second Allied offen-
sive Marshal Montgomery met with an
important setback at Arnhem and the
two armies under his command have
not been able to make noticeable prog
ress on the sector north OF Aachen.
Marshal Alexander Is an equally dis
tinguished strategist and his plans for
the saving Of the British Army at Dun
kerque will remain In history as mas
terful piece of strategy. But he too, has
had his share Of bad luck in Italy.
Should our British allies feel that
some new blood must be injected into
the high command in Europe because
Gen. Eisenhower, Gen. Bradley and the
commanders Of the other armies have
been caught by the surprise German
offensive, then Gen. Macarthur appears
in the minds OF many responsible off,
cials here to be the only available officer.
Gen. Macarthur now seems to enjoy
more than ever the full confidence of
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill, both of whom have the last
word in designating the leaders of the
Allied Armies.
Whatever bias may have been felt
against Gen. Macarthur in the past has
disappeared and it Is generally accepted
in most military quarters that his mill
tary qualities are unmatched. This in
no way casts any reflection on the
proven ability of the other high-rark-
ing American and British generals. But
1t is strongly felt in Washington that
1t would be contrary to the favorable
progress of the war if British general
from the available list were placed as
actual commander of the fighting forces
ON the western front.
OF the available forces, more than 70
per cent are American at this time.
Marshal Montgomery until recently
commanded only the British and Ca
madam forces. In the last few days he
is reported to have had his command
extended to some portions of American
troops - undoubtedly a temporary ar
rangement due to the fact that some
British units may have gone to support
the American 1st Army.
But while the cooperation between
the Americans and the British is ex-
cellent, 1t is a known fact that the
American armies prefer to fight under
command OF their own officers. Should
the British win the point of having one
OF their able generals placed in COM
mand Of all the ground forces, the bulk
OF which are American, it is feared such
move might have unpleasant conse-
quenceS.
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France Restored

The restoration of France to her
traditional position as a great power
in world affairs was duly recognized
and ratified by her formal adhesion
to the camp of the United Nations.
The significance Of this action was
deliberately emphasized by the cir
cumstances under which it took
place. The time was New Year
Day, the third anniversary of the
formation of the grand coalition
bearing the title of the United Ma
tions. The place was our State De-
partment, with a galaxy of high
American officials and foreign diplo-
mats gathered to witness the cere-
mony. The signer was Henri Bon
net, the new French Ambassador,
who, when he presented his Gre
dentials at the White House before
going to the State Department, was
greeted by President Roosevelt, not
as the diplomatic representative Of
the French Provisional Government,
but as the Ambassador OF France,
hailed by our Chief Executive as "a
strong ally-once more in the first
rank OF the free and peace-loving
nations OF the world"
Thus France emerges from the val
ley Of the shadow into which she
descended after the military debacle
in the summer OF 1910. The dolorous
epoch OF Vichy with its policy OF
collaboration" with temporarily
victorious Axis conceded with the
rise of the free French" movement
under the leadership OF General
Charles de Gaulle. In the ensuing
four years and a half the sands Of
Vichy gradually ran out while the
trend toward national revival and
liberation swelled to Z triumphant
Hood with the Allied landing Ia Nor
mandy last June and the sweeping
victories that expelled the German
oppressors and their traitorous na-
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Representative Rankin Of Mississippi
Democrat, who sponsored the amend
ment to the rules, took advantage Of
parliamentary situation which made it
possible to bring direct vote on the
retention of the Dies Committee. Had he
been forced to offer a resolution to ex-
tend the life of the Dies Committee for
another year or two, the resolution
might have been indefinitely delayed in
the House Rules Committee. But when
the new House met yesterday it had
TO adopt set of rules, and they were
open to- amendment.
For years the Dies Committee has
been excoriated by administration lead
ers. 1t has been anathema to the CIO
and to left wing groups generally. It has
dug up mass of material against SUBJ
versive influence In this country, Ease
ist as well as Communist. The left
wtngers were indignant because It
labeled many Of them fellow travellers"
OF the Communists-and the Commune
lists naturally detested the committee
which turned up to public view their
activities in this country.
The members of the new, perma-
nent committee of un-American activi-
ties are still to be selected They will
be nine in number. If the administra-
ton undertakes to have placed on the
committee ardent New Dealers and a
chairman not willing to delve into-say
the PAC Of the CIO or agencies of the
Government itself as the old Dies Com
n1ittee did-there will be roar in the
House.
While the Dies Committee has been
opposed by the CIO and left wing
organizations, it has had the earnest
support of such organizations as the
American Legion, the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, the American
Federation Of Labor and the Knights Of
Columbus.
If the House Democratic leaders are
wise they will place at the head of the
new committee man who will be recog-
nized, not as q red batter or as a red
apologist, but as man of standing who
will conduct fair investigations and let
the chips fall as they may.
The trouble with the opponents of the
Dies Committee is that they have never
realized how difficult 1t is to get the
House to vote against committee Gre
ated to look into un-American and
subversive activities. It never has voted
that way and 1t probably never will.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

When the House, on the opening day
OF the new Congress, voted to make the
Dies Committee to Investigate Un-
American Activities permanent.
standing committee, it took real sock
at the left wingers. It demonstrated
that coalition of Republicans and
conservative Democrats in that body Is
able and willing to blunt efforts of the
radicals to control legislation.
1t was lesson administered with
breath-taking suddenness. 1t obviously
Will take much more than clearance
with Sidney (Hillmanl" to assure VIE
tory for measures before the House.
Mr.. Hillman Is chairman Of the CLOS
PAC, which opposed the denomination
OF former Representative Martin Dies
OF Texas, because of his activities and
those of his committee, and which has
demanded the death of the committee
on many occasions.
Left wingers, since the elections in
November, confidently had predicted a
demise of the Dies Committee. They
claimed that they had forced Mr.. Dies
to give up running for denomination to
the House. and had killed OF several
other members of the Dies Committee.
Not only did they expect to see the
Committee on Un-American Activities
eliminated, but they also believed that
the vast record which the investigating
committee has piled up would be efYec-
lively bottled up or dissipated entirely.
1t did not work.
The House action was Immediately
interpreted as first test of strength
with administration forces, too, since
the administration has not only been
hostile to the Dies Committee in the
past, but opposed the amendment to the
House rules making the committee per-
manent in the debate which preceded
the vote. On that vote 70 Democrats
Joined with 1877 Republicans to carry
the amendment; while $50 Democrats,
under administration leadership, "a
Republicans, l Progressive and l
American-Labor opposed it. The result
was a victory for the amendment by 207
to 1876.
Privately, Republican leaders said that
If the proposal to continue the life of the
Dies Committee had come before the
House in another form, it would have
prevailed by a 100-vote margin. Some
members did not wish to add the COM
mittee to the already large list of stand
ing mmittees-permanent committees
of the House
Evening star., 1945-01-04
The Test in Greece

The regency of Archbishop Damas-
kinos is a sort of acid test, bringing
out into the open the underlying
realities behind the fighting In
Greece. This venerable churchman
represents no political faction. He
owes his present position to the gen.
eral respect and confidence in his
motives entertained toward him by
most OF his countrymen. His political
value is thus as a symbol of the
nation as a whole, making possible
its spiritual as well as political rein
tegration.
National reunion is, however, not
yet a foregone conclusion. It will
depend largely upon the wisdom and
moderation with which the Fam
leaders use their victory. For VIC
tory 1t certainly Is. The British
government has been compelled to
modify or even reverse its previous
policy towards Greece, dropping
King George, abandoning the con-
servative Papandreu cabinet, and
acquiescing in the formation of a
new regime which, whatever its pre-
else composition, is bound to include
as a major factor those very EAM
leaders and their lighting ELIAS fol-
lowers whom Mr.. Churchill recently
branded as sinister revolutionists
seeking to impose a ruthless dicta-
torship over the Greek people.
Yet those men now obviously hold
the key to the immediate political
future. While standing up against
the British forces in Athens they
have consolidated their armed as
cendancy over the rest of Greece.
crushing their one important rival,
the EDES OF Western Greece under
General Napoleon Zervas. It is most
improbable that Regent Damaskinos
will even ask for the genuine dis
armament of ELIAS. What seems
likely is their incorporation" into a
new army formed Of elements ac-
ceptable to a coalition government
wherein EAM will play an important
role. This Transformation may well
coincide with the disbanding of GER
tain troops which formed the mill
tary arm of the Papandreu cabinet
and represented royalist and other
rightist factions. Effective power
should thus shift leftward toward
the EAM side.
However, power will be coupled
with responsibility. The Fam leaders
will have to show by their Official
acts what they have in mind. And
that, in turn, will reveal whether
they aim at imposing their dictato-
rial will or whether they owe much
OF their strength to popular fears
OF a British-dominated reactionary
government seeking to revive au-
thoritarian rule on the Metaxas
model. Perhaps the very tragedy Of
the recent civil war and British
armed Intervention will teach all
Greeks the necessity Of mutual re-
conciliation to save the nation. At
least, that is the hope in the re-
gency which Archbishop Damaskinos
personifies.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
This Changing World
By Consfonfine Broom

Field Marshal Won Rundstedt's coin-
terohenSiye has in no way affected the
utmost confidence which Washington
has in the ability Of Gen. Eisenhower
and his lieutenants in the field. But
there are strong indications that the
British government, while desirous OF
maintaining the present supreme COM
mander on the western front, would like
to unburden him by placing q high
ranking British general such as Field
Marshal Montgomery or Field Marshal
Alexander as his executive officer.
Boiled down to plain English, the
British wish to keep Gen. Eisenhower
In the position Of general supervisor Of
all military and administrative opera
tions while either of the two British
generals is placed in command Of the
ground forces.
This view was recently expressed in
INSPIRED" articles in the British press
and Is being explained by the British
special writer's as necessary step to
take off Gen. Eisenhower's shoulders
some of his heavy responsibilities. High
quarters in Washington do not desire
any major changes In command. But 1t
is suggested that If the British insist on
Shake-up Of the American high COM
mand, Gen. Macarthur should be trans
ferred from the Pacific to Europe.
AS consequence of the German
counteroffensive, Europe will remain
the main scene of action for many
months, AS far as ground operations
are concerned the Pacific will remain a.
secondary area, where the Navy and
the air force will play the chief role
for many months. Hence, Gen. Mac
Arthur could be made available for
Europe.
Gen. Eisenhower and his principal
American and British field commanders
are all distinguished and able officers.
But they have had their share of bad
breaks. Hence, II the British insist
on giving the command of the Allied
armies in the west to Britisher, WASH
ington might suggest placing a general
VINO has been continually successful
ever since he left the Philippines.
All the other possible candidates for
the European supreme command - II
Britain insisted that reshufling was
essential-have had their share of mis-
fortune in the present war. Britains
most popular officer, Marshal Mont
gomery. was excellent in the African
campaign but met with some misfortune
last summer during the invasion of
Normandy when he was not able to
fulhn his assignment to capture Caen
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Wolves on the ProwI

From the Montreal Information.
The Victory Bonds which Canadian
citizens have bought and put into their
portfolios since the beginning of the war
viii constitute the principal asset of the
nation through the years which will fol-
low the end of the conflict. This asset
viii be OF vital Importance for the main
tenance of the country's prosperity If it
Is not diminished. But 1t is to be feared
that the precious patrimony constituted
BY wartime savings, already the coveted
objective Of financial wolves" will be
drained OF into the Golfers Of the latter
u energetic measures are not immedi-
ately taken by the federal and provincial
governments for the purpose of prevents
Ing as completely as possible the ACTIVE
ties OF these skimmers of Of the national
wealth, to protect these savings painfully
amassed by millions OF humble folk. of
whom the majority perhaps have for
the first time to their credit In savings
banks 3 certain amount Of money thst
they can dispose Of as they viii.
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Snowy Mornino

Pale leaves Of mon nom brighten sperr
tree;
White-ueluet moss and icy cellophdn4
Are tDonder- -lichens, and the robsn,a
nest
A silper cup LETT for the mind to drain.
As fu6y trosting piled upon cake,
The 1Dhite drifts coper all the country-.
side, 8
Extend as far as eye cdn see to shere
The great four corners OF the sky ar4
AZ silent as 9 prayer expressed b.
thought
Alone, 50 Is the stillness OF 1t all :.
Silence that 70 Hnbroken, while rom
high
White nindrets Of boughs HE snotp-
leaves fall.
ROSE MxHA PHILLIPS.
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It does seem that Congress might
issue some sort of hero medal to
butchers who took shelter behind
fiimsy counters on December 26 and
stood off hordes of angry women de-
manding meat for their cancelled
commons
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Borter Again

From the Detroit Free Press.
"A man In Philadelphia bought q tri-
cycle with carton Of cigarettes. 6ome
people, however, are still trying to use
the primitive device Of money as 1
means Of exchange.
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The New CONGRESS

Seldom has a new Congress met
under conditions calculated to prove
more trying than those which must
be faced this year.
Storm signals are flying, both at
home and abroad. On the military
fronts American armed forces face
their hardest fighting Of the war.
The victory in Europe, for which we
hoped in 1914, has not come to pass,
and the prospect there is for fight
Ing that will mount in fury and in
its cost to us. In the Pacific, despite
many notable victories, we are just
moving into the areas which are
truly vital to the Japanese, and
which they must defend by every
means. There, too, the fighting will
exact a heavier toll in men, matee
rails and effort.
All of this points directly to the
conclusion that our fighting men
will require an even higher order of
support from the home front in 1945
than has been given them before.
Appropriations alone will not con-
Tribute enough, and oratory will con-
tribute nothing. What will be need
ed is national Tightening of the
belt such as we have not known be-
fore, and Congress must play an
important part in that effort.
AS yet there have been no specific
requests for new legislation. but
there is hardly a doubt that they will
be forthcoming. War Mobilization
Director Byrnes has suggested that
there should be legislation covering
the assignment of ATS to limited
military service or to war jobs. This
is but one step in the better organi-
zation of our manpower resources,
and if the move to reclassify de-
ferred farm workers in the 18-to-25
age group goes through the pressure
for better utilization of the remain
ing workers and potential workers
will become more acute. There may
also be requests for legislation to
strengthen the authority of the War
Labor Board and to prepare for some
system Of peacetime military train
ing. In addition, matters pertaining
to reconversion most certainly will
have to be dealt with, and it will
also be necessary to renew some Of
the wartime statutes that expire this
summer.
No one can foresee what awaits the
Congress in the field Of our relations
with other countries. It had been
believed that treaty implementing
the tentative proposals for an inter-
national security organization would
be submitted in the early part Of
1945, but that seems doubtful now.
In any event, the question Of our
foreign relations will figure largely
In the new Congress, and will call
for moderation and self-restraint
even though nothing OF a formal ma
ture is submitted by the President
for legislative action for some time
to come.
It is hardly necessary to say that
public attention will be fixed on the
Congress in this session. Members
of the House and the Senate in the
past have complained-often with
justification - that their attitudes
and their acts have been misrepre-
sented to the country by persons
seeking to undermine the position OF
Congress as responsible and CO.
equal branch of this Government.
The legislators will have an unparal-
leled opportunity during this session
to demonstrate that those accusa-
tions are without basis in fact.
Evening star., 1945-01-04

For cleaning out pockets, General
Eisenhower's men are hard to beat.
The same can be said over here for
Secretary Morgenthau, assisted by
Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1945-01-04

1t will have to be a good horse
today to beat that deadly field
the butcher. the tanner and the glue
factory.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Havana Racing Strike
Farley Slated Today
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Stable owners and track directors
at Oriental Park, Havana, plan to
meet again today in an effort to
settle a dispute over the size of the
purses which resulted in the horse
mems strike canceling today's racing
program.
The owners insist on an increase
In purses from about SO, 800 weekly to
about $11,500. The track claimed
purses already had been increased
81 500 over last years weekly average
of $500.
Don Meade arrived at Mexico City
last night and said he was ready to
ride at the Hipodromo de las Amer
icas track. Meade is the first jockey
to come to Mexico since racing was
banned in the United States.
A survey shows that 200 horses
already have arrived in Mexico City
from the United States in recent
weeks. Others are en- route.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Lincoln AAF Quintet
Held Nation 5 Best
|By Nebraska Fans
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., Jan. 25.-Out
here in the hinterland, where they
like their basket ball fast and
rugged, the best team in the Nation
AS judged by Nebraska cage fans
lis taking on and walloping all
comers.
In "a games with the Nations top
service and professional teams the
Lincoln Army Air Field Wings have
won 81 by an average margin of al
most 26 points. In averaging IS
points game they have suffered
only one defeat, 62-57 heart
breaker to Great Lakes. e
The. Wings victims include the
fashy Harlem Globe Trotters, the
all-America studded Patterson Field
ART Phillips "66" Oilers and
Ottumwa NAS--the latter by ST.
27 after Ottumwa had defeated the
Iowa Seahawks.
At forwards are Ray Lump, for
merly of New York u, and Victor
Kraft, ex-Harlem globe trotter.
Reese (Goose) Tatum, another ex-
trotter, is at center. John (Jake)
Ahearn of st. Johns and the De-
troit Eagles, and Ed Ehlers of Pur-
due are the guards.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Illinois Given Chance
To Halt Iowa Quint
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Unbeaten
league-leading Iowa and unpredica-
BILE, third-place Illinois start of the
week end skirmishing in the West
ern Conference basket ball race to-
morrow night at Champaign.
An Illinois win, not improbable,
would put second-place Ohio State
into a tie for top spot with the
Hawks, each with four wins and one
defeat.
Michigan stopped Iowa for 81
minutes last Saturday, but the
Hawks nosed out a 1927 win In
the last few seconds. Monday In
diana gave Iowa another stif1 battle
before falling 56-5l. Illinois, with
two victories in three league en-
counters, may be the team to halt
temporarily the Iowans' surging
title drive.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Ring Scoring Change
Favored by New Head
OF n. Y. Commission
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-A change
In the methods of judging fights In
New York, the center of the boxing
industry, may take place under the
reign of 1t. Col. Edward p. F..
c'Eddie') Eagan, new chairman Of
the State Athletic Commission.
II am not entirely satisfied with
the method Of judging bouts in New
York State" the former interna-
tional light-heavyweight amateur
boxing champion and Yale graduate
declared last night at the annual
dinner of the New York boxing
writer's. "I plan to hold separate
meetings shortly with referees,
judges and the boxing writers to
determine If a better system can
be arranged"
He indicated he favored point
scoring system instead of the present
round-by-round method.
The new chairman said the New
York group would try to work in
harmony with all other State COM
missions, but asserted in reply to an
invitation by Abe j. Greene, NBA
prexy. that New York was forbidden
by law to join the National Boxing
Association.
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ny the Associated Press.

PALM BEACH, Fla. Jan. as
News that Milwaukee's North Shore
Country Club members will get their
golf instruction this year from a
woman, 28-year-old Hope Segnious,
drew only collective shrug from
Palm Beach Golf Club members.
For feminine golfer, Bess Finn,
has had full charge of instruction
and the shop at the Palm Beach
course for the last 20 years. For
long time she was sole instructor at
the club, but now she has an assist
ant, Pro George Gordon.
Miss Finn started playing golf
about the turn Of the century. She
played In five national amateur
womens' tournaments before sue
ceeding her father, the late Arthur
H. Finn, as club pro here in 1925.
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Woman Golf Pro Is No Novelty
Palm Beach Tells Milwaukee

Miss Segnious, d native of Detroit
and presently assistant pro at the
Greensboro IN. CO. Country Club,
has accepted an invitation to take
over the Milwaukee job handled last
year by Jimmy Gallett.
Val Beyers, chairman of North
Shores Golf Committee, said deci-
sion to try a full-time woman pro-
fessional was q combination war
measure and an expert
ment.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Racing Body Ready TO Help
Byrnes in Work Crisis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Harry A. Parr, Sd, president OF
the Thoroughbred Racing Associa-
ton, reports that he has conferred
with the staff of War Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes and Of
fered the services of the associa-
'tion in the emergency which led
to the closing Of all race tracks on
January 3.
Parr said no discussion was held
as to the reopening of any of the
organizations 80 race tracks, as he
felt this was not the time to make
any such request.