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Evening star., 1945-05-24
British FOREIGN Policy

While many of the issues in the
current Parliamentary election cam
paign are chiefly or wholly of do
mestic interest, its effect upon Brit
ish foreign policy concern the world
in general, including naturally the
United States. There can be no rea-
sonable doubt that a return of Win
ston Churchill at the head of a
purely Conservative government
would imply an intensification Of
the attitudes and policies abroad
for which he and his party have
consistently stood; whereas Labor
victory would install a government
pledged to quite different handling
of Britain's foreign affairs.
Questions of foreign policy are
bound to play an important part
in the campaign, and already the
Laborite planks are being ham,
mered out at the current annual
party conference in session at
Blackpool. Laborite opinion is over
whelmingly in favor Of cordial rela-
tions with Soviet Russia, even at the
price of many concessions which Mr..
Churchill and the Conservatives are
not disposed to make. Also, the La
borites tend to be less interested in
maintaining imperial claims in dis
tant portions of the globe, which
might result in diminished insistence
on maximum efforts in the Far East
ern war. On the other hand, the
powerful trades union element in
the Labor party tends to be more
sensitive to certain specific issues in
Europe, such as the wholesale con-
scription of German forced labor
and the treatment of minorlties. In
general, it may be said that the La
Dor party tends to more self-cen-
tered attitude, and this preoccupa-
ton with domestic issues involves a
relative 4ack of emphasis on imperial
and foreign matters.
The most immediate repercussion
of the campaign itself on foreign af-
fairs, irrespective of the eventual
outcome, is disinclination to make
major diplomatic decisions between
now and the elections, slated for
early July. Important sections of
the British press already argue the
need for adjourning the projected
meeting of the big Three"-Chur-
chill, Stain and Truman-until the
outcome of the elections are known,
because of the uncertainty regard
ing the present Prime Minister'S au-
thority to make commitments on
outstanding foreign problems. such
as Poland, Trieste and the control
of Germany. We Americans can un-
derstand this. because we and our
Allies were confronted with similar
mutual uncertainties during the
presidential campaign last autumn.
From the immediate aspect. this
temporary weakening of Britain's
diplomatic initiative at so crucial
moment in world affairs appears un-
fortunate. But that is one of the
prices democracies must pay for the
successful ordering of their political
lives. and in the long run the Incl
dental cost is more than compen-
sated in the maintenance of higher
values.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
This Changing World
By Constantine Brown

The Iranian government has told the
governments of the United States,
Great Britain and Russia that since We
day has been officially proclaimed there
is no further reason for their respec-
tive military forces to remain on Iran
ian territory and they should be with
drawn as soon as it is convenient.
The note of the Teheran government
is based principally on the treaty of
alliance signed on January 20, 1912, with
the U. S. S. r. and Great Britain where
by the two belligerents pledged them
selves to respect the territorial integrity
Of Iran and withdraw their military
forces not later than six months after
the cessation of hostilities in Europe,
when the treaty would cease to operate.
Relations with Japan were not covered
In this agreement.
The American troops - comprising
principally transport and engineer bat
talions-are already being withdrawn.
But neither the British in Southern
Iran nor the Russians in the north
have shown any indication that they in
tend to leave.
The Teheran government has en-
phasized the point that after it was
host to the Big Three meeting in De-
cember, 1943, the heads of the Ameri-
can, British and Russian governments
issued Joint declaration stating that
they are at one with the government
Of Iran in their desire for the mainte-
nance of the independence, sovereignty
and territorial integrity Of Iran"
Now the Iranian government insists
on the withdrawal of all foreign forces,
maintaining justly that no country can
call itself sovereign and independent
so long as foreign armies are on her
territory with discretionary powers to
do whatever they please.
So far as the United States is con-
cerned, no difficulties will be placed in
the way of the Teheran government.
Our troops have been sent to Iran
merely to assist In the transfer of lease
lend goods to Russia. The job Is now
ended and there is not the slightest in
tent1on on our part to keep our men
In that section of Asia
The British and Russian forces were
sent to Iran for different purpose,
however.
On August Is, 1941, the then Iranian
government was considered pro-Ger-
man. There was a large German "col-
ony'' in Iran bent on creating trouble.
The result was the dispatch of import
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Apples for jade

LoUelier the young apples In this gold
green euening light
Than their sno,D-pinE blossoms OF an
earlier day;
Lorelier notD the green promise than the
crimson fruit
That ,Diu in an hour OF chill autumn
be put dUoy.
Pale green hard perfection, as OF carped
milk jade,
SilDered ,oith bloom and free yet from,
disastrous blight,
Unknot0n the gna,o OF worn. blemishes
OF time and storm;
This is their moment of utter beauty
in this saffron light.
Noto ,oith the siluery leaves transfred
IN eDeni1g air
And single cricket ringing IN the
orchard grass,
Would that time stopped this hour, the
cpples ever fair,
Nor erer the heart knosc its osrn au.
tun,n come to pass.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Food Facts Wanted
From the London Daily Mail.


What are the facts Of the food situs-
ton? Government spokesmen in this
country and the United States keep
giving us vague information about a
world shortage. Unhappily, the infor-
nation is often contradictory. What
Is said on one side of the Atlantic
Is denied on the other, and because of
the difficulties of wartime communi-
cations and censorship it is not easy for
the newspapers to find out all the facts
and to present a clear picture of the
whole situation. A few weeks ago we
had some bad-tempered three -cornered
discussion between Britain, the United
States and the Argentine with regard
to the meat famine, out of which very
little definite seems to have emerged,
The public on both sides of the Atlantic
are as bewildered as they were before,
Evening star., 1945-05-24
PROGRESS at San Francisco

1t is gratifying to know that Pres
ident Truman will be present in per-
son to address the final plenary
session of the San Francisco Confer
ence. The United States, which was
the prime mover in calling the his
toric gathering, is the host power,
and the Presidents decision to go
there accordingly seems not only
proper but wise. It will help, too, to
underscore the great Importance Of
the work being done there.
Despite great deal o. cynical and
shallow comment, the conference
has weathered more than a few
critical tests and gives every promise
now of achieving it's prime objec-
tive-namely, to write the charter
of new league of nations and Gre
ate the machinery needed for a COL
lective world endeavor to make the
next peace lasting one. The peace
itself must yet be written, bu. mean
while the delegates at San Francisco
have been organizing for it, and
they have been organizing we'll.
The task has been an extremely
difficult one, yet such a good job
has been done so far that Secretary
StettiniuS does not hesitate to pre-
dict that it will be successfully COM
pleted in the near future. Perfec-
ton is not to be expected, of course,
and it is true that the new organi-
zation will be effective only to the
extent that its members put their
hearts into it in the years to come.
Nevertheless, the mere fact that it
is being formed. the mere fact that
there has already been this much
int ernational cooperation, is a good
augury.
On the strength of this one fact
alone. President Truman, when he
addresses the final plenary session,
will be able to strike a note of gen.
uine hopefulness. There are sharp
differences on many issues, but the
San Francisco Conference, no mat
ter what its shortcomings, has ham,
mered out wide area OF interna-
tlonal agreement-wide enough to
suggest that by cultivating the habit
OF cooperation and reasonable COM
promise the world will yet be able
to build decent future for itself.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
The Cabinet Shifts

Some changes in the cabinet have
been accepted as a foregone con-
clusion ever since President Truman
took Office. The choice of members
of Presidents Official family" is
peculiarly personal prerogative of
the Chief Executive with which the
legislative branch seldom inter-
feres, and there is general recogni-
tion of the personal as we'll as po-
litical considerations which nat
urally dictate the selection of those
upon whom the President so heavily
leans in carrying out administration
policies.
The shifts just announced are in
each case supported by background
of developments which make them
highly logical. Secretary Perkins
had made known an earnest desire
to leave the Department of Labor,
after long public service dating
from the beginning of the New Deal.
The Attorney General, more so per-
haps than any other member of the
Roosevelt cabinet, was regarded as
a willing instrument for his former
chieftain rather than as one who
brought any marked distinction to
the administration of the Depart
ment of Justice. Secretary Wickard
had dIbeen by-passed in the handling
of affairs which properly belonged
to the Department of Agriculture,
and the resulting organization has
been the subject of increasing criti-
cism, to meet which required some
thing more than a mere reshift of
administrative agencies.
The new appointments have al
ready brought expressions of ap-
proval from Capitol Hill and will sit
well with the country generally. The
appointees are good men, neither
leftists nor rightists, with records
of achievement behind them. Judge
Lewis B. Schwellenbach belongs
In category of men which
has become small because of the
jealousies and conflicts between the
country's great labor organizations
being one of the few in public life
acceptable to all of them as Sec
retary of Labor. His former Senate
colleagues, of whom the President
was one, regarded him highly. Rep
resentative Clinton P. Anderson, to
be Secretary of Agriculture, will find
himself in the sometimes unenviable
position of being made responsible
for matters which have been, in the
recent past, a target of his own
effective criticism as chairman of a
special investigating committee of
the House But behind this more
recent activity on his part is a rec
ord for public service which i'm
pressed those who knew him be-
fore he ever came to Congress. The
Attorney General-designate, Thomas
C. Clark, enjoys the respect of those
with whom he has worked as an
Assistant Attorney General since
1887 in charge, first, of the anti
trust and later of the criminal
division. He is young likable and
regarded as fair.
While the Presidents disclaimer
of any intent to appoint new Sec
retaries of State and of the Treasury
was interesting, in view of past
conjecture, it is still more signif1-
cant that the question of any
changes in the agencies conducting
the military aspects of war was not
even raised. There is reassuring evi-
dence that, as far as the war goes,
there will be no change until it
is won.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Argues That Russia Is Disturbing.

To the Editor of The Star:
The attitude of Russia appears to
cause increasing apprehension. This is
all the more serious as international af-
fairs become more complicated. We
have been cultivating in this country a
kindly feeling toward Russia because
she is our ally and has fought mag
nifcently. We quite willingly gave her
great quantities of supplies through
lease-lend. We have come to think
we'll of her, but her conduct now is
disturbing this good will.
Russia, probably suspicious of demo-
cratic nations, is not cooperating. The
San Francisco Conference had diff
Guilty moving along smoothly. This
seemed to be associated with an effort
to satisfy Mr.. Molotov The Yalta
agreements appear to have been largely
| junked. The situation in Poland is
very serious.
1t is difficult for us and for the Rus
slams mutually to understand each other
because of differences in the conception
Of justice. In America, where there is
a background of years of religious cul-
JuSClCC Ol
small nations, minorities or individuals
1t means a square deal for all and the
| greatest good to the greatest number.
To the totalitarian states justice means
the exaltation of ones own state and
the suppression and liquidation of all
opposition. If the elements of selfish
ness and revenge prevail, 1t is no justice.
Several years ago the world was con-
fused by the sudden dissolution of the
Comintern. Are we now witnessing
the development of a more potent and
more sinister means to the same end?
We need strong hand now in deal
ing with Russia. We do not want the
seeds of another war. We need plain
talk and stern action. This is neces-
sary if another meeting of the Big
Three is to accomplish anything.
HENRY r. KREIDER.
May 18, l945.
Evening star., 1945-05-24

power problem in war plants. since
production cutbacks. the increasing
number of discharged veterans and
other factors will simplify the task
of finding replacements for inducted
workers. All things considered, with
the armed forces accenting youth
and with the war now on a reduced
scale, the new selective service pol
icy seems altogether sound, mill
tarily, socially and economically.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
A Word for Home Front
From the St, Louis star-Times.

ClouA euc ot' boulo GUAR iiuSo.
1t would be tragedy If American SOL
diers and sailors came home after the
war under the impression that every one
had gotten rich or INDUCED in an orgy
OF luxuries while they were under fire.
Readjustment to civilian life will be diff
ficult enough for some Of these men
without the added burden Of such mis-
understandings.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
Says Atrocities Were Unverifed.'

To the Editor of The Star:
Your correspondent, T. A. B., in re-
ferring to the Allied propaganda of
World War I, says: These (German)
atrocities all were cited in the book by
Ambassador Bryce and all had been
verified"
However, they were all 'unverified,"
after the dust had settled, by Sir Arthur
Ponsonby, British diplomat, in his book,
"Falsehood in Wartime" Dutton, 1929. =.
See also, Now It Can Be Told" by the
British writer, Sir Philip Gibbs (Harpers,
1920.
Lord Ponsonby states in the introduce
ton to his book: "Falsehood is a
recognized = weapon in warfare, and
every country uses it quite deliberately
to deceive its own people, to attract
neutrals and to mislead the enemy. =
The stimulous of indignation, horror
and hatred must be assiduously and
continuously pumped into the public
mind" ADAM QUILL.
Men to Blame for Everything.
To the Editor Of The Star:
According to the Koran, what befalls
thee of good is from God and what
befalls thee Of evil is from thyself."
Perversion of thought brings about a
train of misfortune, with war as its
crowning sorrow. If men, selfish and
savage, would control their lower ma
lures and seek to conform to the higher
law of justice and Righteousness, the
world could be made garden spot.
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH
Evening star., 1945-05-24
This and That
By Charles E. Trdceuell.
"LANIER PLACE

"LAN1ER PLACE.
Dear Sir:
THE bird members of my kitchen
window canteen wish me to extend their
thanks for the valuable suggestion, in
regard to soaking stale bread crumbs,
which appeared In your column on
August 2, l943, in response to a query of
mine concerning menus, and has been
followed ever since, to the entire salts
faction Of my feathered patrons.
This two-year-old acknowledgment
has been waiting the appearance of some
other point on which to ask a question.
thus exterminating two flies with one
swat (Which prefer to killing two birds
with one stoneD.
The reason for writing materialized
when read a statement recently that
there are no robins in America.
so when we think we're looking at
the first robin of the season, it isn't a
robin, but a thrush. Robin Redbreast is
only pleasant myth.
Il suppose that really the song of a
bird by any other name would sound as
sweet, but still it is little disappointing
to have our time-honored illusions thus
rudely shattered.
1T would be appreciated if you would
please confirm this statement, if true, or
correct it If false, so that we may know
what it really is that we see and hear.
Your interested reader. G. E. NJ"
"FAIJS CuIIRru ",
Evening star., 1945-05-24
= y y X
FALLS CHURCH, VI

Lear DIT.
"a nest of robins in her hair does not
always refer to tree, but any ledge that
affords support for the building mate
rials, such as roof drain, window ledges
and rose vines, and the first nest build
ing have observed this year was almost
completely fastened to the overhang of
the garage roof when strong wind tore
1t apart and caused much confusion
among the robin couple, which had a
conference on the matter, while their
human friends tried to devise means of
rendering assistance to repair the DAM
age. We placed piece of supporting
wire cloth under the nest with tacks to
form perfect rest for the completion
by the robin.
1--WE thought this would please the
bird tremendously, and that she would
continue to reinforce the torn portions,
but Immediately the male robin noticed
the change there was much chattering
and consultation, which at times seemed
almost human, and 1t was evident that a
new nest must be started forthwith in a
location at the front of the garage where
the door folds. The robin lost no time
In building a new nest, but, meanwhile,
the door of the garage must remain open
to protect the second structure
Sincerely yours, o. E. c."
X + X X
The wood thrush, the robin and the
bluebird are all members of the thrush
family.
The babies of all these have speckled
breasts. Popular names for birds are
often inaccurate from a strict scientific
standpoint.
But that does not mean that they are
wrong" from the everyday human
standpoint.
When the English colonists came to
this country they called the bird robin
because 1t reminded them of their Robin
Redbreast at home.
They were homesick, and the friendly
bird looked pretty good to them. Their
robin IN the old country was a much
smaller bird, with really red breast.
The name stuck. Today we call the
bird robin, just as the early colonists did,
and we are just as right.
The English robin, or European robin,
Is warbler, and is but five and half
inches long.
Our robin is the largest and most
numerous of the American thrushes, and
is more closely related to the European
blackbird than to the real robin.
To say that there are no robins in
America" however, is about as wrong as
to say there are no bluebirds. Usage
makes right here as elsewhere. Every
body, including the ornithologists, calls
him robin, and so that is that. DR..
Arthur A. Allen, professor Of ornithology
In Cornell University, and one of the
great birdmen, in the chapter on the
robin in his American Bird Biogra-
phies," speaks Of the bird throughout as
the robin, and heads the chapter Cock
Robins Story"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

o Pfc. Arthur Delgado, recently
returned from many months serv-
ice in the European theater of op-
erations is visiting at the ranch
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Felix.
He is the brother of Carlos Delga-
do of Mesa, who was formerly en-
ployed with the Popular Depart
ment Store here. Pfc. Delgado
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29
Shell Allocates $4,000
ToLocal Bond Quota

Commur ity War Loan quotas
throughout the Western States will
share in the 100000 Seventh
War Loan Drive Bond purchase OF
Shell Oil Company, Incorporated,
Pacific Coast territory, it was an
nounced today. Shell Oil Company
has allocated for Coolidge $4,000 in
War Bonds, during the 7th War
Loan Drive.
This sum is the same as that rep
resenting War Bond purchases by
the Oil Company in the Sixth War
Loan, which was nearly twice the
amount bought in any previous
Drive, Shell officials said.
The SIS, 100000 is in addition to
the individual Bond quota set for
Shells 5000 employees in the
West.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

Neese's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Skrla. Mrs. Neese and the
children were here a week, but
Mr.. Neese remained only over
night when he came for them. The
Neeses made their home here for
several years until Mr.. Neese was
transferred from managership of
Coolidge branch of the Arizona
Edison Company to managership
of the company's Miami office.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

was wounded in Germany while his
unit was crossing the Rhine. He
wears the Good Conduct Ribbon,
Purple Heart, and European Thea
ter Bar with three stars.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29
Navy Recruiter
Will Be Here
On July 18th

Chief Petty Officer Charles K.
Taylor, travelling recruiter attached
TO the U. S. Navy Recruiting Sta
ton in Phoenix, will spend Tues
day, July 18th in Coolidge, accord
ing to an announcement received
from 1t. c. H. Dill, officer in
charge of recruiting and induction
for the Navy in Arizona. While
in Coolidge Chief Taylor will head
quarter at the San Carlos hotel and
will be prepared to give complete
information leading to enlistment
in all branches of the Navy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29
Bickford Helps to
Complete Important
Communications Line

S/Sgt William (Jack) Bickford
is participating in the important
communications, which links up the
India-Burma and China theaters,
according to word received from
headquarters, services Of supply,
Running, China, this week. Bick-
ford began working with Coolidge
branch of Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. and was
employed by the company on con-
structiOn that took him all over
The state before he entered service
in January of 1943. He is a grad
uate of Coolidge high school. class
of '39 and has been a resident of
Coolidge for number of years.
After a 17-month battle against
mountains, jungles and diseases,
Bickford was one of the men who
helped complete the longest open
wire army pole line ever built from
Calcutta to Running by signal
corps heavy construction battalions.
Working in jungle country, the
wiremen often had to ride elephants
to the lines, which were inacces-
sible to trucks and jeeps In some
places they followed close on the
heels of advancing Allied riflemen
who were clearing Japs from the
path of American communications
into China.
An all open-wire pole lead con-
struction job, the line runs north
from Calcutta to Assam, winding
across Northern Burma through
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

Q Captain B. l.. Steward and DR..
G. B. Steward left Monday for Los
Angeles, where they will spend
several days before visiting friends,
in Salinas, California. DR.. Steward
expects to be gone two weeks.
Captain Steward, who is on leave
after many months service in the
European theater of operations,
hopes to spend a few more days
in Coolidge before reporting for
duty.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

o Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Beauchamp,
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

thousands of miles of wire were
used. By use of new type of
carrier equipment, it can carry sew
eral conversations and teletype cir
cults on one line.
Bickford is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Bickford of Coolidge.
He has a brother, Herel Bickford,
also serving in the European thea
ter.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

Ledo and MyitGyinc and over the
China border into Running, a sup
ply hub of the China Theater.
A skilled lineman, Bickford, is
a member of one of the construc-
ton battalions which was awarded
a Meritorious Service Unit Plaque
by 1t. Gen. Daniel |. Sultan, COM
manding general, IndiaBurma
Theater, for its work sin the jungle
of Burma under the most severe
and adverse conditions of monsoon
and disease and in the face of
enemy action"
For the 2000-mile long pole line,
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-29

Mrs. ]. w. Beauchamp, Jr., and
son, left Tuesday for Alamogordo,
New Mexico, to join Captain j. w.
Beauchamp, Jr., who has recently
been transferred there from
training base at Leavenworth,
Kansas.