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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Herriot The Man

General Charles deGaulle had op-
portunity to bring France into pre-
ferred position among the major ma
lions of the world and at the same time
cure many of Frances internal ills
But because he lacks the attributes of
craftsmanship, as we'll as the suavity
OF the diplomat, France has and is in
grave domestic political trouble.
1t would have been better if General
deGaulle, setting aside his consuming
ambition to rule, had taken the field as
military commander, when France
was again in position to bear arms
against the enemy.
Despite the Oran fiasco, he is gener-
ally recognized as a competent officer
He alone, among Frances military
leaders before the war, sought to me-
chanize the nations Army and other
wise prepare to meet on more nearly
equal grounds the forces of Germany.
In the field he might have won high
honors. Instead he set a course he was
temperamentally untitled to travel, and
now resigns the presidency at critical
time.
Who is to succeed him ? There is but
one logical choice. Edouard Herriot.
Herriot's party was defeated at the
polls but he possesses the qualities of
national leadership in which France
stands so greatly in need.
The United States would probably
prefer him because, among other things
he insisted France ought to pay her
just debts after the First World War.
If he should be rejected it is obvious
that the Communist party, which is
numerically strongest, would name the
President.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Bevin's Change Of Course

Observers who have watched the
leaders in the Labor government of
Great Britain are heartened by changes
of attitude, notably those in Ernest
Bevin, the Foreign Minister.
Mr.. Bevin is no longer the hard-hit-
ting, plain-spoken man who entered the
cabinet, particularly in his attitude to-
ward the Russians.
One correspondent who heard his
address before the United Nations AS
sembly says the address was most no.
table for its COMMISSIONS, and goes on
to explain that while he is still firm in
his belief in the fundamentals of gov
eminent he has learned to soften his
speech, saying:
Instead Of expressing NONCOMPLIANCE
in Russia, because of difficulties be-
tween them to be solved, he is express
ing confidence that somehow, despite
these difficulties, an agreement can be
worked out. To the layman this may
seem an academic difference when
stated in cold type. But to those who sit
through international conferences and
watch the attitudes which make men
either come toward agreement or head
away from each other toward division
and disaster it is a critical distinction"
New responsibilities and duties OBJ
viously are turning the former out
standing nationalist into moderate
| internationalist.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Japanese War Trials

In his order setting up q tribunal for
the trials of Japan's war criminals,
General Macarthur makes one pro-
vision which cannot be too highly COM
mended. 1t is that the court will not
recognize official position or obedience
to orders as justification for a defen-
dents acts.
That is to say, no Japanese before
the court may claim immunity on the
grounds that his superior ordered him
to perpetrate atrocities, but must sub
nit to sentence for his crimes in his
own name.
Admiral TOTO and other Japanese
officials will be tried, if General Mac
Arthur's orders are strictly obeyed, and
sentenced according 20 the testimony
against them individually.
Primarily they will be tried for
crimes against peace, for conventional
war crimes, and crimes against human
ity. There will be many variations
from the original charges, but all stem
ming from them. It is to be hoped that
progress will be speedier than has mark
ed the war trials in Germany. The soon
er the guilty are executed the quicker
will the world return to peace
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Editorial Comment
SAFETY EDUCATION

Safety education is a very important item
in our schools today 1t should be taught to
all classes Teaching or preaching safety, how.
ever, is not enough If the only thing a child
gets out of safety education is bundle OF
facts ne can recite to the teacher or visitors
don't believe we have taught him a tnlng. ne
must do" what he is being taught = ne
must do what people preach to him. A famous
author once said. Il have quit trying to be
good, but I have not quit trying to do good"
That is the thought. Cultivate safe habits in
the children through safety education. Safety
gauca facts md ideals, but it must have coupl-
ed with that desirable and safe habits s.. $3.50
$50 ~ Mind It must, however, at the same
s;.sae rea+a machine or thought for build
no efficient and safe conduct.-Safety Educa-
ton.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Banking By Trailer

1t may have started with consolidat-
ed schools and the necessity they Great
ed for buses to transport pupils be-
tween home and their seats of learning.
At any rate school buses played their
part in the movement for "service at
the door,"
It wasn't long before city libraries
were sending bookmobiles far into the
country, by which ruralists have for
years been able to read the publishers
latest output with no inconvenience to
themselves except the big words.
Now we read of a further advance
in home service It is bank on Wheels
travelling to many small communities
in Maine. The trailer contains a teller's
cage, cashiers counter, and small room
for consultations. It has all the con-
ventional bank equipment and burglar
proof safe.
Patrons may make deposits, cash
checks, negotiate loans without going
to town. It is not revealed whether the
trailer can make it's regular rounds in
winter, but the ingenuity that created
this service would not let a snowfall
interfere with it's operation. Probably
it either has it's own snowplow or has
arranged with the state highway de-
partment to keep it's route open.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
The Doctor Says
HEART DISEASES
BETTER TREAlE0
BY WILLIAM A. o'BRIFv :,

Increased interest in be.,. -.
ease has resulted in ms,} qls
development in our knou,,n marked
the cause and treatment o u ., Of
various types. 1t is diseas. " H.. he
ed by many conditions. Vaus
The most frequent cau,..
rheumatic fever, high blood 5' al, az
sure, hardening of the corona, pres
teries, syphilis, subacture b,o., a.
al defects, according 10 p oavIe3 n
White M. D., Boston. Other cs s1 u.
are an over-active Thyroid gl.ss
infection (diptheria), food dot stda''
cy lberi-berD, anemia, myxed L,sa'
deficiency of thyroid secre sgena
deformities of the chest, disa aOa,
of the lung, and others. 'SSS
Most heart symptoms are M. &
result of disease. but result ~ t ule
an unstable nervous system H 5.oA
pam; shortness o breath and M,
pltatlon are more often caused P a.
nervousness than by disease ~
heart itself. Vie
Progress in treatment Of bs,,.
disease has resulted from mors
curate diagnosis Of the cau, a..
Children with several varietio. :,
heart disorders can be opers ~ y,
upon with success.
Athletic competition does mi :,
jure a normal heart. Those VII,
suffer heart strain from partjcin,.
ton in athletics had an abnormsl
heart before they started.
Various forms Of heart disA.,.
affect the organ in differeft wsv'
In rheumatic fever, the infecto,
involves the muscle, coverings and
valves.
High blood pressure NAV resr,,
in enlargement Of the left Ven.
tricle, the chamber most concern.
ed with pumping the blood througb
the system.
In coronary heart disease tbs
circulation to the heart muscle i,
blocked by narrowing or clots \
the patient survives the imme
date attack, circulation can be- re-
established and only a small sea-
may remain.
Syphilis may result in leakag
Of the main valve (aortic) Tba
form can be prevented by earl
diagnosis and proper treatment 0
syphilis.
Subacture bacterial endocar
ditis is an infection Of the lininl
of the heart. 1t is now being treat
ed with penicillin with greater sue
cess than any other drug whicl
has been employed to date.
The average person apparent
believes that heart disease j
either fatal or incurable. But I'll,
majority of heart diseases are com
patible with a lcng and useful / #
if the condition is recognized AM
proper management instituted.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Problem OF Drunken ess In japan
Appears Relatively New, Writer Finds

Often they fancied themselves as
drinkers, but 1t was the general
observation of foreigners that ir
the main they couldn't hold their
liquor. When drunk they generally
become sentimental and weepy.
A survey remains to be made
but it is likely that relatively few
Japanese atrocities were commit
ted under the influence of alcohol
but much more often under battle
and victory psychology.
In the five years which I spent
behind Japanese lines in China,
the worst thing I heard of drunk.
en- soldier was the time one stag
gered up to an elderly British lady
missionary on Jan. l, kissed her on
the cheek, saluted smartly, and
wished her a Happy New Year.
No doubt much worse went on,
but you never saw any proof.
In explaining this particular
case, a japanese army officer
stressed that Japanese law holds
a drunken person not responsible
for his actions, considering it a
type of insanity.
If this excuse is true. it would be
interesting to know what the Japa-
nese people are saying today about
the American boy who allegedly
stabbed two japanese to death in
that quiet temple courtyard at
Nara.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Schact Defense

German leaders facing trial at Nuer-
enberg have offered many and devious
excuses for their conduct, and sought
to Justify their actions by strange
methods. always with the hope OF escap-
ing execution or lesser punishment.
None is stranger or more indefenslble
than that attributed to Hjalmar Schact.
Schact is understood to have claim
ed he took part in two attempts on
Hitler's life, and will plead treason to
Germany when he comes to trial.
The treason consisted of warning a
high American diplomat in Berlin at
the time of the assault on the Low
Countries and later on Russia, missing
the latter date by one day only.
In an article from Neurenberg, Tania
Long recently wirelessed the New York
Times the story Of Schact's probable
defense. We quote one paragraph which
supports the above prognosis circum-
stantially.
Eff he decides to go the whole way
in his Defense" it says, che will assert
that two weeks before the German in
vasion of the Low Countries, he warned
the American diplomat that it was COM
ing. The warning, however, was not
understood, he will say, because he
could speak only in the vaguest terms.
It is understood that Schact told the
American diplomat merely that he
would not be in Berlin on a certain
weekend because l don't want to be
there when it happens"
It is strange indeed what men of
certain types will do to save their necks
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
BY JAMES d. WHITE
Associated Press Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-R-
What do Japanese think about
DRINKS, particularly DRINKS who
get violent?
This hasn't yet been brought out
in the cables that are coming in
from Japan on the case of the
American soldier whom a court
martial has condemned to death
for killing two Japanese at Nara
following what was described to
the court martial as a drinking
bout.
No doubt the first japanese
reaction will be that of any &C.
cupied people who see a member
OF the occupying get out of hand
while under the influence of too
much alcohol
But behind this will be the ra-
Their contradictory attitude which
the japanese have shown in the
past toward the things men do
when they are drunk.
Traditionally, Japanese teach
ings frowned upon any form of ex-
cess, but in recent years such
teachings have been ignored or
perverted in many cases by a mill
taristic Japan. Still, the problem
of drunkenness appears to be a re-
latively new one in Japan.
The Japanese Women's Christian
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22

Temperance Union was formed so
years ago, but according to the
Japan year book it concentrated
on reducing licensed prostitution
and the ge;sha traffic. The year
book mentions nc W. C. T. U. acti-
witty in regard to alcohol.
There was a prohibition league
in Japan which claimed 100000
members. 1t worked 20 years to
get prohibition for minors through
the Imperial Diet, but the year
credits it with no other success.
The customary Drink in Japan
is sake, light wine made from
rice and probably a little stronger
than airline table wine. The Japa-
nese drank it at banquets and par
ties, and only the wealthy could
afford to indulge regularly.
The Japanese got to making what
was alleged to be a passable whis-
key some years ago, but only after
perpetrating a number of wild
cat brands which they attempted
to sell as imported Scotch under
such diverting labels as Queen
George whiskey, botted in Scotland,
England"
Before the war you saw a good
many DRINKS in Japan and more
in Japanese-occupied Asia. These
principally were soldiers with mon
ey to spend, the wealthy, and those
with generous expense accounts.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
Religion
DayByDay
GUIDE-POsT FOR LIVING
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS


AS if written to meet the condi-
tons of today, Paul's counsels to
the Christians in Asia Minor have
a timeliness that is almost uncan-
ny. Did the Ephesian young people
call their parents $50 old-fashion-
ed" and want to olive their own
lives" saying that "you might as
well be dead as be behind the
times?"
Well, Paul plants his feet on the
Ten Commandments and tells the
young people they must obey their
parents. No man or woman is ever
sorry for having done so in youth.
The Apostle also reminds parents
of their duties to children.
Then he turns to servants -
slaves they were, in his day. Here
again he instills the master-mo-
tive, Gas unto Christ" What!
Christ a factor in the kitchen. on
the farm, in the mill, in the Of
flee?
Even so. We may be working
for earthly employers, but we are
really serving Christ. with good
will doing service, as unto the
Lord, and not unto men," Our real
reward is not in the pay envelope,
but in the ''well done" of our Mas
ter, who views masters and SER
wants without respect to persons.
Doesn't this shed glory on the
daily grind?
We would live and labor as unto
the Lord, our Master. BY our loyal
ty to Thy law we would advertise
Thee to all men. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
YOUR G. |. RIGHTS
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN

WAoI1lNd1ON, Jan. IL (NEA)
Here are some questions regard
IN" the new Government priority
program to aid home construction
Tor veterans:
u | am a veteran and have al
ready started to build house
The house itself will cost about
$4,000. I paid almost $4,000 for the
property. I need several important
items before I am able to finish
it and move in. Can I get pri.
orlty from the Government under
the new regulat ons?
A. 1t is doubtful unless some
change in the regulation is allowed
especially in your case. The $40
oO0 ceiling includes the cost Of the
land.
=: How long after application is
made for a priority for veterans
housing do you have to wait to
get it? W
"A. Your application will be act
ed upon as quickly as possible
The Government estimates now
mat 1t shouldn't be more than =
week. ~ q
" Once you get your rating
from the Government to get crit
cal material for home which is
TO be sold to 4 veteran, what is
the next step?
~
"A. Place your order with your
regular dealer and give him the
priority certificate which was
given you. was
y. once you have received the
priority for building material for
mouse for a veteran can YOU
sra iran 1t? I sometimes work
with another contractor and # is
possible he might take over sonoe
OF my work. - 'oiiie
A. No, you cannot transfer x,,,x
priority unless the other contrac
Tor also has gotten authority from
tne Federal Housing Authority for
construction material ior
Q. I am planning on bui1d;ns
mouse for my son as soon as he
gets back from overseas i,,s+
learned however, that he might
not be back for six months IF +
apply for my priority immediate.
~ can 1 wait until my son gets
back to start building? He is 90.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
.heLiterary
Guidepost
BY W. G. ROGERS

THE TURQUOISE, by Anya
Seton (Houghton Miffin; $3.50,
From rags to riches, or how 10
make use of sex appeal, is the
theme of this novel about girl
named Santa Fe for the city where
she was born m 1850.
Her Spanish mother and Scottish
father, both cast off by their faml'
lies, die early and the girl is
brought up by impoverished Mex
cans. She proves to have second
sight; she can tell you where you
lost your money, what is in your
pockets or even something about
the future. This helps her in an
affair with a handsome grlnsO
medicine man, with whom she
runs off east where she rises 10
the pinnacle of society.
If you're interested in impr0''
able romance, in a picture OF our
country unlike what it was, ana
above all in seeing-eye gill
you'll dote on this.
STEELWAYS OF NEW
ENGLAND, by Alvin F. Har'
low Creative Age Press;
$3.50.
This is the first book in an an
bilious railroad series that pro-
poses ultimately to tell the S'o.!
of the United States as it was We!@
ed by the singing rails. 1t IS
good, sound start, although it Is %
be hoped that future volumes VA
open up the throttle a bit mG.s
and carry the general reaa''
faster through the complex 1lnal
cial and oNher details that at tlns'
slow Harlow's book almost to H'
speed of the first trains.
Carefully documented, well lliu,,
trated, the book traces rallroaoIs
in New England from the ealN
1800's, when some believed 'ns'
"were of the Devil" to the pre-,
ent when airplanes, the bus d,
the automobile are bedeVlllhg
railroads for sure.
THE GREAT PACIFIC W.
TORY, by Gilbert Cant (JoAH
Day; $3.50.
Obviously we are still TOO cio'.
to the conflict to get defhl"'I
or even an outstanding history
the war. In writing this ezce!lsn
account of the Pacific war S.... ,.
Guadalcanal, Gilbert Cant W. w.
even closer to events than we a.,
now. In spite of this he has p Nv.
duced a lively, well balanceu .s ~
count that does not spare critlc ~.
when the author thinks II wv
However the very multipEclN
actions in the vast Pacific ca|
oaign makes the material dlilit 4hs
to handle, and not infrequen'i,!! yin. I
reader finds it difficult to ai'. .ss
yuish the forest because Of m.
.rees. Better maps would nav
helped.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
ANDERSON WARNS
OF BLACK MARKETS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.- Up -
Secretary Of Agriculture Anderson
warned today that continuation O,
the meat strike may revive blacl
markets in poultry, fish and eggs
and curtailment of food exports.
In oral statements to newsmen
he deplored the closing of major
packing plants as he prepared te
discuss the situation with the stabi
lization advisory board in the Of
flee of Judge John c. Collet, stabi.
lization administrator.
The secretary refused to review
issues involved in the strike or to
say whether he favored govern.
ment operation of the strike-bound
plants pending settlement of the
wage controversy.
what would be your recommen-
dat.on should President Truman
ask your opinion on government
seizure and operation of the
plants?' He was asked.
'1'd have an answer" he replied
but would not discuss the matter
further.
Anderson said the shutdown IN
meat slaughter was causing "ter-
rible waste of livestock feeds
which are short.
Because the strike is forcing
many farmers to hold livestock on
farms beyond marketing condition
and to use extra grain, Anderson
disclosed that the government will
cut whiskey-makers use of grains
Is per cent in February from Jan
uary levels. Distillers will be civ
en- sufficient grain to operate on a
seven and one-half days basis in
stead of the present 10 a month.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
PROMOTION ANNOJNcEn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-(spe.
ciaD-The temporary army pro-
motion of Jack Hutaff Ellis of
2o1 Wrightsville avenue, Whining
ton, from the rank of second to
first lieutenant was announced to-
day by the War Department.
1t: Ellis is attached to the Armv
Air Corps.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22

ing to have to help me.
A. If you wait more than GO
days your priority becomes in
valid. You can apply for an ex-
tension, however, if your son
doesn't return.
'Questlons will be answered only
IN this space - not by mail.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
LET CHINA DO T

Though we may be tempted to stick our
4:xaer in the Chinese pie, we should refrain
md let the Chinese themselves work out their
a ar internal problems.-Albany (Ga.) Herald
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
TOP o. THE MORNING

In the gray of the early morning
Stood an angel by my bed
Here trust from God 1 bring thee,
One new day. he softly said.
Ada S. Waters.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-14
MANY Worked


on special missions from time To time.
were contact men for George sylvester
Niereck. Germany's No. ! ~propagandist
in the L. s. and the active corps OF
native fascists. isolationists and select
German-born Americans that Berlin
had at lis disposal here.
The American people were lombard
ed with nazi propaganda not only thru
the efforts OF Niereck and the Ger
man-suhsidized native fascist press.
but through German fr%aternal, civic
and cultural organizations in the I. :.
and special committees.
These included organizations which
had been in existence before the nazis
seized power. such as the League for
Germandom Abroad. the German
Foreign Institute. the Fichte Bnnd and
World Service. Tr%ansocean, the Ger
man news agency. the German Library
of Information and the German Rail-
roads Information Office.
In 1899 a special America Committee
was set up by yon R%ihhentrop with its
main purpose TO prevent the re-elec-
ton of Pres. Roosevelt in 1910 and
1914. Activities of the America Com
mirtee were described to Rogge by
Herbert Won Strempel. political and
press attache al the German embassy
in Washington.
.yli.a.. ,a.,,,tal ttA 'nrn,avyl in
1872 found that there had been or
eanized in the foreign office the
America Committee. which vas head
I'd first by Ambassador Dieckhoff and
later Ivy Colin Ross. This committee
a kind of interdepartment com
mittee in order to coordinate the poll
teal activities Of different depart
ments in the foreign office. such as
the Radio Dept. the Press Dept. the
Information Dept. and the like
At the disposal of the nazis in the
L. S. were various secret funds OF
American money roughly estimated at
more than So million which they used
to finance their agents and propaganda
work. The German embassy in Wash
ington had a special war fund which
was frequently drawn on by the Ger
consuls.
In future stories FTP will show how
the nazis used this machinery to de-
velop close cooperation with sections
Of American industry, the American
press and members of congress, who
with them toward a nazi vic
tory.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-14

The committee found that the state
interest and income fund in the 1914
IS school year provided the districts
with about 5000 per person whereas
if ALLEGATION had been made on a basis
of average daily attendance the money
per pupil would have ranged from Sl7.-
IS to S40.52. The committee recon-
mends that a formula resulting in de-
termination of average number OF
pupils belonging to the system (which
makes some allowance for short
absences) would he an even better
method.
Establishment of school districts
with at least one high school each
would result in a larger base on which
to levy taxes and would. the commit
tee believes, reduce the present wide
variation between levies. some OF
which today, even though exorbitantly
high. still result in s~ubstandard educa-
ton.