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Evening star., 1946-02-08

where they are kept IN military for7na-
ton though they are unarmed and are
given British military rations.
The entire force west of the Oder
River, excluding the departing Ameri-
cans, Is estimated at approximately
100000; 100000 are unarmed German
and Serbian prisoners Of war.
This army cannot, by the widest
stretch of imagination, be considered
as potential threat to the Russians.
The exact strength Of the Red force
west Of the Vistula River cannot be
determined. But from available figures
1t exceeds 100000 fully armed men.
X + X \
conservative estimate places the
Red army In Bulgaria at about 450,0 900
well-equipped soldiers. In Hungary and
Romania the Russians maintain more
than 100000 soldiers. In Germany,
from the Oder River to the Vistula, there
are at least 100000 Russian soldiers
with the most up-to-date war para
phernalia. Between 100000 and 10000
men are in Austria and Czechoslovakia
Aside from this, the satellite states
are now developing a full rearmament
program.
In Yugoslavia, Marshal Titos army
of 10000 to 100000 men, equipped with
American and British war material,
is being increased to standing force
of 100000. Russian officers are assisting
the Yugoslavs in training the new re-
cruits. Russian tactical and strategic
conceptions are irstilled in the Yugoslav
general staff so that in case of an
emergency the Yugoslav forces can be
tt,fo tod fv, kt,a DaI
A similar situation exists In Czecho-
training, supervised by Russian officers,
was ordered six months ago.
In the Russian-occupied zone Of
Germany DR.. Pick, German Com
munist, is now working under the orders
of the Russian military government.
Last week he issued an announcement
whereby the small fry" of the former
Nazi party are exonerated of their war
guilt and accepted as full-fedged
citizens.
These men, particularly the younger
ones, know nothing but soldering.
Many officers of the Free Germany
Committee are now at work in the Rus
sian zone recruiting and organizing a
future German police force to cooperate
with the Russians. Unverified reports
say that Gen. Won Seyditz, who in
August, 1914, organized the Free Ger
many movement, is now in East Prussia
assisting in this operation.
According to some military observers,
the number of Germans who have al
ready Joined this future military police
exceeds 100000 Thus, while the Rus
sian Foreign Commissar is assailing the
British for keeping 100000 German pris-
oners of war in military formation, twice
that number is said to be already In
the employ of the U. S. s. r.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

It would be fine to have atomic energy
formulae released to industry, as
recommended to military authorities by
seven of the top scientists responsible
for the development of the atomic
bomb.
The releasing of revolutionary ener-
gies through the flssion Of uranium is,
as far as know, the only great scien-
tific discovery initially planned and
first used for war purposes Other in
ventions have served almost equally
destructive ends; in Europe there are
children for whom the sight of an air
plane is cause of shivering fear, but
aviation did not start as a weapon
Atomic disintegration did, and until
will be associated in their minds with
terror.
Obviously, as scientific and techno-
logical knowledge of atomic energy's
possibilities expands, it ought to be the
greatest contributor to peace both in a
negative and positive way. Negatively
1t pushes war to its ultimate logic: The
total destruction of one combatant Is
the almost total destruction of the other,
whereby II there be any reason in war
1t is Cancelled since the victor inherits
only an empire of death.
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Positively, 1t should remove, in the
course of perhaps a generation, what
has been estimated as chief cause of
war: The struggle of "haves" to hold
and Of "have nots" to gain access to
raw materials.
The possibility Of inexhaustible power
should remove that cause of, or excuse
for, war. However, speculations on the
world of abundance that can be created
through atomic energy ring hollow when
we see our economy slowing to stand
still through the disuse of the energies
we already have. There is no secret
about building homes, custom-made or
mass-produced: we have the necessary
materials, the ingenuity to create new
ones and the labor to build them.
From one end of the country to the
other people are living in cellars,
shacks, on top of each other in over
crowded apartments, and families are
broken up-part with his parents and
part with hers-for lack of housing.
Picking up newspaper in Los
Angeles, am confronted by picture
Of father who, with his four small
children, has been living In his old
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Shadows

In the halt light OF a ,ointer Afternoon.
at edge OF dusk,
The dra,oing room, ttpo centuries old.
comes suddenly alipe,
As II the persons In the portraits
stepped from dim gilt frames
And made slender formal conpersa.
tion before their tea at fpe.
The room, is tuH OF shadosps and soft
rlstling sounds:
Click of gold snuff boz and whisper
OF stiff silk; clock chime,
Light laughter, and elusiUe tinkle of the
h1rpSichord;
Euen the scent OF dried rose leapes
and spices OF another time.
But here the crystal chandelier (,,otp
,Dired for electric light
Is suddenly turned on, and the ohosts
dtsperse back to their frames:
Smooth satin breect and po,pdered ,pfo
giDe iD1y to tailored ttpeed,
Cocktails droirn out quiet speech OF
gentle squires and danes.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

One Of the most astonishing figures
in the Presidents budget was his low
estimate of receipts from the sale of
surplus property. The figure for the
fiscal year 1867 was $4,000, ,0O0, 900.
Scheduled surplus property receipts for
the years 1945-1947 were probably less
than $4,000, 100000 This is conservatism
with a vengeance.
The contrast between this modest
estimate Of sales and the figures of stuff
available for sale Is striking. The Sur
plus Property Administration says that
by June, 1947, property worth some
$4,000, 900 900 of what was produced for
war will be declared surplus. Almost
half this will be abroad and $28, AGO.
100000 will be here. This includes
$11, 100 100000 in plants and industrial
real property, s5,700,00O,000 in produc-
ton materials and plant equipment and
81, ,800, 100000 in consumer goods. It ap-
parently does not include surplus ships,
the value of which is declared by the
SPA to be s15, 100000. Ships are
to be sold at so per cent Of prewar cost,
except for Liberty ships, which are to
bring 31h per cent
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The conservative estimate of what Is
to be realized on this property in the
near future is based on the fact that,
both here and abroad, considerable
amount of spoilage has taken place in
goods which might go to consumers.
Also that plants are not likely to go
like hot cakes.
1t is reported in Kansas City, how
ever, that surplus plants are meeting
brisk demand. The regional director
there Is getting excellent prices for five
year leases.
The SPA reports proudly that one
fourth of its food surpluses has been
sold and that 1t actually brought q
profit Of per cent over cost. This
shows. Of course, that there Is an active
demand and that the public would prob
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Veterans disqualification

With the number of nonservice-
connected disability patients steadily
increasing in already overcrowded
Veterans Administration hospitals,
the Government is facing a real
dilemma in its desire to provide ade-
quate medical care for all who served
their country in the armed forces.
It is the Governments policy, under
existing law, to see that every dis
charged soldier, sailor and Marine
wounded or otherwise incapacitated
In combat or behind the lines has
the finest possible medical attention
which grateful nation can bestow.
These service-connected disability
cases are given priority at every
Veterans Administration facility,
Beyond that, the law requires that
wherever feasible veterans with all
ments not directly traceable to war
service be given free disqualification.
That is where the problem arises.
And 1t is in connection with this
problem that National Commander
Stelle of the American Legion has
aimed part of his criticism of the
Veterans Administration.
The Veterans Administration now
finds that the number of World War
II veterans with nonservice- con-
nected disabilities has grown to a
point where they exceed the number
Of veterans suffering from battle in
juries, malaria and other ailments
resulting from active service against
the enemy. Furthermore, records
show that approximately 10 per cent
Of the hospitalized veterans of pre-
vious wars are being treated for ills
not related to their service. The
shortage of physicians, nurses and
hospital facilities is so acute at
some VA hospitals that nonservice-
connected disability cases have had
to be turned away. General Brad
ley, veterans administrator, fears
that eventually 1t may become
necessary to deny treatment to all
further cases in this category. Pres
ident Truman, however, is opposed
to any restrictions on these cases, as
long ass sbeds remain available.
The outlook is not frightened by
current efforts of various veterans
groups to eliminate the so-called
"pauper's oath" required of nom
service-connected patients and
otherwise to liberalize medical bene-
fits to all veterans Much pressure
is being put on Congress to grant
these additional privileges. Congress
should examine these proposals with
an eye not to future elections but to
the ability of the Government to
extend any additional benefits which
may be authorized. To 60 through
the legislative motions Of authoriz-
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Coast Guard Suqu

Wars may come and wars may
go, but the work of the Coast Guard
Is never completed. Ample evidence
Of this fact is provided in the thrill
ing rescue of nearly 500 per-
sons from the grounded and broken
liner Yukon in storm dashed john
stone Bay in Southern Alaska. Coast
Guardsmen manning rescue vessels
which but few short months ago
were rendering war service with
the Navy fought raging gales and
treacherous waves to put their boats
alongside the sundered bow of the
stricken liner and to rig breeches
buoy lines from ship to rocky shore
BY these precarious means some
100 passengers were carried safely
ashore and nearly 400 others trans
ferred to rescue craft brought to the
scene by the liners distress call last
Monday night. Army vessels and
merchant ships aided in the dan
gerous task.
During the war, operating as an
integral part of the Navy, the Coast
Guard shared the perils of many
invasions, from Normandy to Oki-
nawa, and thereby earned the Navy's
heartfelt "well done" as it returned
to its peacetime routine under the
Treasury Department a few weeks
ago. But peacetime routine means
anything but rest and relaxation
to the Coast Guard. It means readi-
ness at all times to respond quickly
and effectively to such calls for aid
as that from the Inflated Yukon
In addition to carrying out a variety
OF other important responsibilities
at sea and on shore. Coast Guards
men traditionally are proud of their
service. They have a right to be,
as the Yukon episode well demon
StrateS,
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Thut UNO Greek Cose

Although the Greek case has been
removed from the Security Councils
docket, the manner of its disposition
is as indecisive as the whole matter
was unfortunate. No one is really
satisfied, though the Soviet Govern
ment can make use of the vague
formula adopted as a compromise"
to delude its own people and keep
them IN ignorance of the fact that
even the representative of their
satellite, Poland, on the Council de-
clined to take Mr.. Vishinsky's
charges against British action in
Greece at face value. AS for the
British, they are left with a
sense of frustrated indignation and
heightened alarm at what soon may
be in store. The world in general is
specializing about the effectiveness
OF the Council in handling disputes,
while the "veto issue" is intensified
through the threat made by Mr..
Vishinsky to use it for a patiently
unwarranted purpose. Lastly. there
is no guarantee that the basic crisis
may not be renewed by the COM
plaint OF the Ukrainian S. S. R.
against the conduct of British troops
IN 1ndonesia, though the Russians
themselves apparently do not want
to be taken too seriously in this
instance.
From the conduct OF the Greek
case two basic lessons may be drawn.
The first is that the world is con-
fronted with what looks like a fun
damental clash between Soviet and
British national and imperial inter-
ests, not merely in Greece nor even
IN the Near and Middle East, but on
virtually worldwide scale. There
can be no reasonable doubt as to
which is the dynamic factor. Mr..
Bevin was right when he stated that
Moscow was attacking Britain and
the British Commonwealth on every
front and that Moscow was mobiliz-
Ing Communist influences through
out the world to the same end.
Britain is distinctly on the defen-
sive, not merely because it is tenn
porarily the weaker party but also
because 1t merely wants to keep
what 1t has, whereas the Soviet
Union appears to have grandiose
ambitions aggressively pursued and
ominously underlined in scope.
The second deduction is that, un-
less this deep-going Anglo Russian
clash can be genuinely composed,
the very basis upon which UNO was
established is undermined. That
basis was an overall and enduring
agreement between the big Three"
America, Britain and Soviet Rus
sia. If, now, the last two of that tri-
umvirate are to be chronically at
loggerheads, either UNO itself is 60
ing to crack up or a new basis for
its functioning will have to be
found.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Atomic LEGISLATION

In his recent: letter to Senator
Mcmahon, chairman of the Special
Senate Committee on Atomic En-
ergy, President Truman has advo-
Gated principles calculated to pro-
mote tight and exclusive Federal
controls over the future develop
ment and utilization of nuclear fls-
sion, but to guard at the same time
against restrictions likely to inhibit
scientific and industrial progress. In
the best of circumstances, of course,
under the setup he envisions, the
function of private enterprise in this
field can be relatively only a very
minor one, but in view of the
uniquely dangerous and complex
nature of the problems posed by the
atom, it is difficult to see how Con-
gress could safely enact legislation
less regulatory than what he pro-
poses.
The Presidents. letter contains
five major recommendations. First
he gives his full support to those
who insist that domestic control
must be exercised by commission
of civilians, though this would not
disqualify former military personnel
from membership. Second, he wants
the Government to be the exclusive
owner and producer of fashionable
materials-a proposal scarcely open
to challenge. Third, he calls for a
rigidly supervised licensing system
under which royalty fees would be
paid for private patents and compet-
tive free enterprise would be al
lowed to operate in the field to as
safe an extent as possible. Fourth,
he declares that Congress should see
to it that its atomic legislation does
not establish excessive secrecy re-
strictions impairing genuine free
dom of independent research, and
that it should provide for the
coordination of the commissions
work with the work of the projected
National Science Foundation. And
fifth, he asks that the commission
be empowered to carry out without
delay any international atomic
agreements worked out through the
United Nations.
BY and large-except for such de-
tails as the size of the commissions
membership these recommends
tions are embodied in Senator Nc
Mahon's own bill, which has been
generally Endorsed by many nuclear
scientists, and which seems to stand
q better chance of enactment than
the May-Johnson bill, measure
much criticized for its restrictive
provisions. In any case the Presi-
dents proposals, considering the
extraordinary character of atomic
energy, ought to serve as a good
guide to Congress in acting on the
subject, perhaps by combining the
Evening star., 1946-02-08
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,cn

Foreign Commissar Molotov's assertion
that non-C Communist countries are talk
ing about third world war and that
hundreds Of thousands Of anti-Russian
troops are being maintained In Ger
many, Italy and Austria Is taken lightly
IN responsible military quarters in
Washington, which point out that the
total number of Allied forces in Europe
represents less than the number kept
by Russia in the Balkans alone
American troops are being Withdrawn
from Europe as rapidly as possible. In
fact, the remainder of the American
troops in the German zone can no
longer be described as an actual fight
ing force; they are mere military
police force.
The British have been slower in their
redeployment program. But Britain's
units, while more cohesive than the
American, represent negligible "war
potential" The same can be said about
the French.
1t is true that about 900 German
prisoners are being maintained in mill
tary formations in various camps in the
British zone in Germany. According to
some reports, which have not been
IL.
former Nazi tank specialist, is the NOM
inal supervisor" Of that army of prison.
erS, which is completely disarmed, but
is being fed more calories than the
subsistence rations allowed German
civilians.
There is ample war material in the
British zone-more than the actual oc-
cupational force requires.
y
The British explain unofficially that
they expect to demobilize all their
forces soon. But since there Is no indi-
cation of how long 1t may be necessary
to police the Reich these German
prisoners may come in handy as a
police organization under strict British
control. The British expect to put into
effect policy they have followed for
long time in their colonies.
The British also employ several fully
armed brigades of Poles in the Reich.
ery's army and have been given the
status of Foreign Legion.
The same applied to the Polish army
OF about 100000 in Italy. The American
and the British governments expect to
NC dpic w WiIiloIdW tIle Dulk OF LIlelr
national forces within the next few
months. But as the peace treaty with
Italy is not likely to be concluded in
the near future, the British intend to
rely on the army of Gen. Anders, under
a British commander, to keep order in
the country.
Besides these Poles there are about
10000 displaced" Serbian soldiers who
have been liberated from the German
prison camps and do not want to re-
turn to Yugoslavia. These men have
been concentrated in the Salerno area
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Fed Up With PetriIIo'
From the Detroit News.


member of House committee which
is sponsoring bill to cut Jimmy Petrillo,
boss of the organized musicians, down to
size, predicts passage of the measure by
Congress because, he says, "The country
is fed up with Petrillo." This is true,
and being so, we believe the end of Little
Caesar and his effective defiance OF the
President of the United States, the
courts and other governmental agencies,
is in sight. Names have never hurt
Jimmy; If public indignations were the
weapon it is popularity supposed, the
case of Petrillo would have been closed
long since. But public weariness is
something else. It is dreadful thing.
God got tired of him." said Victor
Hugo, IN as good an explanation as any
OF the downfall of another Napoleon.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
One Crime Promotes Another

One Crime Promotes Another
To the Editor OF The star:
Old zeke in Maine got married one
day to gal who lived down New York
way, but they'd only been hitched about
week when he up and drowned her in
the creek. The judge said, "zeke, ye'
shouldn't done it," but when the case
was heard, Zeke won 1t. Tried by
jury of his peers, the IL men hardly
could blieve their ears. When he de-
scribed what his bride had done, they
hollered, why didn't ye' use gun!"
But zeke disgustedly spat. "Ah, shucks!
My ammunition's fer shootin' bucks.
Do ye' think I'd waste charge of
powder on gals who put tomatoes in
chowder!" RAY H. EVERETT,
Evening star., 1946-02-08
The MELTING Pot

From the Bismarck IN. Dak.) Tribune.
Every political racketeer who tries to
split Americans apart will batter his
head against stone wall as long as we
hold firm to the discovery that war has
brought us: That the very mixture of
racial and religious groups which COM
pose the American people Is the source
Of our strength.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Thot New Nose
, st. Louis post-pispatch.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Over and above its utilitarian merits,
the marvellous new plastic nose that
moves like natural one also has the
virtue Of timeliness. AS even busy
inventor would notice between vigils in
the laboratory, there are plenty Of
things these days for nose to wrinkle at.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

Oliver Goldsmith lived in the 18th
century, a long time ago, yet he had
the genius to understand that: ION
whatever side we regard the history
Of Europe, we shall perceive it to be
tissue Of crimes, follies and mis-
fortunes"
Evening star., 1946-02-08

The Postmaster General, the Re-
conversion director, the sterilization
director, the surplus property ad-
ministrator, the Presidents military
aide, his naval aide and his press
secretary have one thing in common:
They all hail from Missouri.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

best features Of the two bills before
1t. As Mr.. Truman says, the situa-
ton calls for pioneer work in legis-
lation. A perfect system Of controls
cannot be devised all at once . but
start must be made, and now is
the best time for 1t.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

An old proverb says that hurry is
the weakness of fools, but a lot of
people nowadays are pretty well con-
vinced that unless they make haste
they never will get anywhere worth
going.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

There are some things that won't
submit. Nobody on earth bosses the
North Star.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

II politicians, as Mark Anthony
suggested in his Grafton over Caesars
body, die OF ingratitude, we wonder
what 1t Is that kills their constituents.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

ing privileges which cannot be
granted in view Of critical personnel
and facility shortages is to hold out
false hopes to veterans and render
disservice to the Veterans Admins
tration.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
0'Conor Wants Action
On Matthews Vacancy.
BY the Associoied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. II. - Gov
O'Conor awaited today a recon-
mendation of the Charles County
Democratic State Central Commit
tee of a successor to James F.
Matthews, member of the House
of Delegates, who died.
This House vacancy is the only
one not filled SO far for the special
session of the Legislature scheduled
tentatively for December 20.
Meanwhile, the Governor said
preparation of an appropriations
bill to meet current expenditures is
going forward in the Attorney Gen.
erals Office.
"It seems desirable to have a
single day session." the Governor
said, adding, 1--WE hope that the legis-
lation can be combined. under a
single measure so that the business
of the session can be expected"
The lame-duck session, which has
still not been officially called pend
ing settling of the date, was recon-
mended by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Hall Hammond after the
Lawyers Civil Association pointed
out that the 1947 Legislature could
not deal with such appropriations
until the new biennial budget had
been approved. Funds in the vari-
Gus departments would have been
exhausted if such delay had been
necessary, the association contended.