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Evening star., 1946-08-07

Not only does all circumstantial and
overt evidence point to Soviet plan
to communize all Germany, in a CEN
tralized national state, integrated as en-
tlrely within the Soviet economic and
military system as are Poland, Czecho-
slovakia, and Yugoslavia, but the past
and present policies of the western
Allies are powerfully contributing to this
end.
AS Mr. Walter Lippmann recently
pointed out. apropos the disturbing
speech of Mr.. Molotov at the Foreign
Ministers Conference, decisively reject
ing any plan for German decentraliza-
ton into separate or loosely federated
states, the Soviets alone are in a po-
sition to rally the Germans under the
banner of the reunion of the Reich,
for the Soyiets alone can restore the
German eastern provinces-at the cost,
to be sure, of the Poles and Czechs, to
whom these provinces were, under Soviet
pressure, obviously awarded
80 Poland and CZechoslovakia, by the
policies which Moscow has encouraged,
are entirely in the hands Of the Soviet
Union. AS the Lord giveth, so car the
Lord take away. and If tomorrow the
Soyiets decide that the German prov
inces east of the Oder and Neisse Rivers
and the Sudetenland should be rejoined
with the Reich, or, for that matter,
large parts of Austria granted an
"anschluss," nothing can stop them
but another war. This situation has
been created by both our military and
political policies
Some day the intelligence of Winston
Churchill will again be recognized, and
more fully than at this moment. Mr.
Churchill knew that the object OF any
war is not only to defeat the enemy,
but to protect ones own future security
against all possible contingencies. He
knew that where armies stand at the
end Of war largely determines their
occupational areas, and that occupation
al areas largely determine political au-
thority. That is why he stood out for
an invasion of Europe northward
through the Balkans, or at least from
Northern Italy through Austria and
Hungary
Both the Russians and the Amer
lean commanders negatived this, and
the result was to leave the western
Allies in occupation only Of Italy and
Western Germany, while the Russians
were in occupation of practically all
that formerly comprised the Austro-
Hungarian empire, plus Poland, and
full half of the German Reich.
The dropping by the western Allies
of the Polish and Yugoslav London gov
ernments, the intimate rapprochement
between the Benes government and
Russia, and the subsequent role played
in Czechoslovakia by the National Lib
Grafton Committees who are far more
Communist and pro-Soviet than the
Benes government and have largely
taken matters out Of its hands. COM
pleted the Soviet peaceful" conquest.
Then, at Potsdam, the ambiguous dis
posal of Eastern Germany gave the
Russians the strongest possible hold on
the whole German Reich and on Aus
tria. The independence of Poland,
Evening star., 1946-08-07
GuudulcunuI Duy

1t has been just four years since
the First Marine Division landed on
Guadalcanal to begin the great
American comprehensive in the
Pacific, and to commemorate that
momentous occasion the Marine
Corps has designated August as
Guadalcanal Day. Other days will
be selected as anniversary dates
to memorialize different epochal
phases in the winning of World War
II. Some will be more deserving of
public support than others, but
there can hardly be any question
that the anniversary of the day
which marked the reversal Of the
tide Of war in the Pacific deserves
to be remembered.
Guadalcanal was close thing.
The Marines, supported by Marine
raiders and paratroops, hit the
beaches of Guadalcanal, Gavutu,
Tanambogo and Tulagi under the
welcome cover of dawn fog. Re-
coiling from the impact of the initial
assault, the japanese withdrew into
the hills, but they soon regained
control of the sea and the air, leav-
ing the Marines faced with the dan
ger of being cut off from their
source OF supplies and threatened
with a re-enactment of Bataan. So
great was the gamble in the early
stages of the offensive that the late
President Roosevelt, at a press con-
ference, sought to minimize the i'm
portance of Guadalcanal, saying, in
effect, that it was just another
island. The President knew, OF
course, that Guadalcanal was vitally
important, but, not knowing whether
the assault would succeed, he felt
that he had to prepare the country
against the possibility that the Ma
rines might be driven into the sea.
Thanks to their magnificent fight
Ing qualities, however, that did not
happen. After six months Guadal-
canal was secured, and the Arneri-
can amphibious offensive, by far the
greatest military achievement OF its
kind that the world has ever seen,
was under way. Certainly the day
which marked its beginning should
not be forgotten.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
This Changing World
By Constantine Brown

The Soviet Purchasing Commission in
the United States Is q large organiza-
ton which. as during the war, still has
access to most industrial areas in this
country
Its personnel has been only slightly
reduced because there remains $400, ,000,-
600 worth Of lease-lend equipment,
classified as nonmilitary goods, which
the Soviet government is entitled to re-
ceive on the basis Of the war agree
ments.
At the present rate of acceptance Of
these goods 1t looks as if the Soviet
Purchasing Commission will be with us
for at least another two decades. And
for the time being there is no indica-
ton that it desires to make any undue
haste. Each item to which the Rus
slams are entitled is being examined and
scrutinized with even greater care than
during the war and some are rejected
under the f1imsiest pretext.
Some American officials in charge of
security believe that the SLOW motion
moves Of the Soviet officials is delib-
crate in order to permit them to gather
further information on the present
American industrial and economic po-
tential-a point Of highest importance
in modern intelligence work They
point out that while the United States
knows about the Russian industries only
what Moscow permits to be known, the
Soviet government can obtain all the
information it desires not only about
our present production but also about
whatever plans may exist for the fu-
ture.
In country as wide open as Amer
lea keen observer who can visit all
our industrial areas with little or no
handicap is able to pick almost every-
thing, from projects about the future of
atomic power to the manufacture of
gramophone needles.
In the period between the First and
Second World Wars the nations across
the Atlantic paid little attention to
the American war potential. With the
exception OF number OF German
agents who appeared in this country
after 1884 and whose job was devoted
mostly to pro-Naz propaganda and ra-
clal hatred, no European nation both
cred much about American military,
naval and air strength. The military
attaches of the foreign countries had
a purely social function; neither they
nor their assistants were concerned with
prying into our military secrets, prin-
cipally because there were none.
There was French naval attache,
Jean Francois Marie Regal, who stayed
In Washington for about seven years.
Once every two or three months he
used to rush to see the chief of naval,
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Veterans Training Evils

AS veterans administrator, Cen
eral Omar Bradley has the respon-
sibility of protecting the veterans
and the Federal Government from
exploitation. In carrying out this
responsibility he holds to the sound
view that no question of divided
loyalty or conflicting interests is in
volved. His speech at Milwaukee
disclosing that something is wrong"
with the CT training program-that
there are wide open opportunities
for shameless exploitation" - con-
tains ample evidence of his belief
that what is good for the veterans
is good for the country and that
what is bad for them is equally bad
for the Nation of which they are
so important part.
In condemning "chiselers" among
the veterans as well as among en-
ployers of veterans under the "on
the job" training program, General
Bradley is rendering a service to the
thousands of conscientious former
servicemen who are benefiting from
the extraordinarily liberal provisions
OF the GI legislation enacted by a
generous Congress and approved by
a grateful Nation. Some of this leg
islation failed to receive the careful
consideration which it deserved. A
trial-and-error process has revealed
serious flaws, for example, In the law
which provides for classroom or in
dustrial plant training of veterans.
Startling examples of abuse of the
privileges by some veterans and en-
ployers were cited by General
Bradley.
Because most of these abuses stem
from the fact that Congress vested
In the States responsibility for su-
pervising the training, leaving the
Veterans Administration in the role
of fiscal agent only, there has been
no uniformity of standards for
training nor of supervision. In fact,
supervision at times has seemed to
be very superficial or wholly lack
Ing. 1t was because of these highly
unsatisfactory conditions-amount-
Ing to an invitation to INSCRIPTIONS
persons to make the most of the
situation - that the veterans ad-
ministrator induced Congress to
tighten up on the existing law. If
President Truman signs the new
legislation-and there is no reason
to suppose otherwise-standards of
training and supervision will be set
up and reasonable limits will be
placed on the amounts which bene-
f1ciaries of the program may draw
BY acting promptly to avert what
we'll might become a national scam
dal at the expense of the veterans
General Bradley has rendered a dis
tinct service not only to the mass OF
right-thinking veterans whom he
champions but to the public at large
And II there have been criminal
violations Of the law, no effort
should be spared to investigate and
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Thinks Mr.. Ickes Inconsistent

Thinks MIR. Ickes Inconsistent
To the Editor of The Star:
Since you inflict Mr.. Ickes on us (in-
telligent and unintelhgent alike) you
need not be surprised to have an occa-
sional protest Mine has to do with his
merciless criticism OF his own Govern
ment (of which he was for so long an
important part until recently kicked
OUT for not repudiating a financial
obligation to King Ibn Saud made in
1s43 and 1914, for the good will OF
Saudi Arabia, as the ex-petroleum ad-
ministrator for war well knows. The
ex-Secretary now finds occasion to lam
bast (through your otherwise readable
columns "the United States of Amer
lea, and It's only slightly less powerful
particeps criminis, Great Britain"
Was it not the ex-Secretary himself
who tried to commit the United States
without the consent, or even the knowl-
edge, of the American people" to the
building of pipeline cat a cost to us
OF $4,000, ,000) in the Middle East for
the use Of the oil companies transport
ing Arabian oil, which chad the PAWS
recommendation been adopted now
would require the use of American
troops for protection? Our petroleum
administrator was not then casting
slurs Gas he seems to do in your columns
now on the patriotism or the business
acumen Of the Standard Oil Co. of Cali
fornia and the Texas Co.
JOHN s. CABOT,
New York
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Anguish Never StiIIed

The heart cun bear an endless maze OF
scars
But there Is one immediate ,poe
That toiH not yield to salpe OF sun
and stars
Or the deep notes OF times ddogio.
Here loDe sees but the ashes OF her
flame
And beatty,s stiH-born child, entranced
by night.
Shall ,Oait for countless cons and her
name
Shall not unseal her eyes to ardent
light.
That lashing gales should scatter AprHs
bloom,
That frost should scar the fields oj
iDhedt and corn
And that the bredthless dust sleeu In
the tomb
These / cdn bear-dnd eren pdint
sharp thorn,
But that dream should pdnish un.
fulfilled
Lays on my heart an anguish nspa
stuled.
MAUDE MARION HoUGHToN.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Movies Criticized Again

Movies Criticized Again
To the Editor Of The Star:
What is the matter with our movie
producers? All you see any more Is
drinking, infdelity, rotten plotting,
murder, and then more and more of it.
Leave Her to Heaven" "Gilda."
"Postman Always Rings Twice" etc.
How do they get by?
I know that am not the only dis
gusted person in the weekly audience
polled several others and they are all
sick OF 1t, but they all say: What can
you do?"
Then you pick up the papers and
read OF murder. rape and robbery. Us it
any wonder? The other evening while
watching "Gilda," little boy next to
me asked his mother: Whats the mat
ter with that lady. mommy?"
Why don't the producers try some of
Joseph c. Lincoln's stories for a change?
Or are those stories too "corny" for
the dissipated minds of the big shots?
j. l.. j.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Machine Politics

The primary results in Virginia
and in Missouri's fifth congressional
district-contests in which /. the
charge of machine politics figured
prominently-are Illuminating in
several respects.
In Virginia, Senator Byrd was
opposed by Martin A. Hutchinson,
Richmond attorney. Mr.. Hutchin-
son had the support of the CIO-PAC
and built his campaign around an
attack on what he called the ruth
less Byrd political machine" Sena-
tor Byrd won handily, but his
victory was due to the support he
received in rural Virginia and not
to the large cities, where ruthless
machine would normally be expected
to function most efficiently. In
Richmond, the State capital and
home of the Byrd machine" the in
cumbent received 1864 votes while
Mr.. Hutchinson, making his first
political race, polled 11,498 votes.
Thus, in the States biggest city,
where the Byrd machine" should
have been most effective. Senator
Byrd squeezed through by a margin
OF l06 votes. In Norfolk his margin
OF victory was 5,946 to 5,170, and he
lost Portsmouth by 426 votes. From
this it is fair inference that the
Byrd political organization is some
thing less than the ruthless machine
pictured for the voters by his
opponent.
In the other Virginia race of local
Interest Representative Howard w.
Smith easily defeated three oppo-
nents in the eighth district. It is
significant that Mr.. Smith showed
greater strength in his home district
than did Senator Byrd, and this,
coupled with the Byrd triumph in
the Statewide contest, should en-
nance Mr.. Smiths chances of be-
coming the Democratic candidate to
succeed the late Senator Glass.
The Missouri race marks the sue
cess OF President Truman's first
purge attempt, incumbent Repre-
sentative Roger c. Slaughter having
been beaten by the Presidents
handpicked candidate, Enos A.
Axtell. The other contender.
Liberal" Candidate Jerome Walsh,
ran poor third.
Mr.. Slaughter was faced with a
tough combination, being opposed
not only by the President but also
by the Pendergast Kansas City
machine and the CIO-PAC. The
extent of the latter's contribution
to Mr.. Slaughter's defeat is hard to
measure, but it probably was con-
siderably less effective than the
Pendergast machine, which, in one
OF its controlled precincts, brought
in a verdict of $50 votes for Axtell
against two for Slaughter. The
latter had based his main hope on
substantial Republican support in a
Democratic primary, support which
was not forthcoming in sufficient
volume.
1t Is interesting, incidentally, to
compare the role of the PAC in the
two contests. In Virginia it Joined
with the forces opposing Senator
Byrd on the main ground of his
alleged ruthless machine. In Mis-
souri, it lined up with the Pendergast
machine, which is both ruthless and
efficient. The inference is that the
PAC is not blind to the realities of
practical politics.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

Patent ONCE has a home from
which 1t was elected for emergency
reasons" These reasons long since
have lost their force and the only
emergency now confronting space
officials is to return the Patent
Office to its own quarters and to a
state of administrative efficiency at
the earliest possible moment. Fur
ther dillydallying with this crisis
could lead to a serious breakdown
OF the patent system.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Letters to The Star
Sees Imperialism in Proposal
To Divide Palestine

To Divide Palestine
To the Editor OF The Star:
The latest British plan for the solu-
tion Of the Palestine problem would be
a big joke If the times and the con-
ditions today didn't make it so tragic.
The plan proposes to give the Jews
$500 square miles to have and to hold
tunder British supervision, of course).
A little strip of land along the coast to
be set aside as the Jewish Ghetto in
Palestine. How noble of the British
How noble of the world, which stood
idly by as six million Jews were mur-
dered!
And that is not all. We would also
have to give millions of dollars to the
Arabs to pacify them-to bribe them
into accepting most of Palestine in
stead OF all of it. We would have to
give money, sweated out of the Amer
ican people through taxes, to the Arabs,
who not only failed to aid the Allies
during the war, but actually and openly
supported Hitler with money, oil and
men.
The underlying motive behind Brit
aims moves Of late is quite obvious
In order to follow her policy Of imperial
ism, she must play ball with the land
owners who control the Arab land,
money and Oil. As long as these few
chieftains maintain the feudalistic state
which exists in Arabic lands today
they can control the Arabs, and as long
as England rewards them we'll they are
satisfied with the status quo. Since the
Jews began rebuilding Palestine, the
standard of living of the common Arabs
has risen steadily. 1t is this rise that
has made the Arab leadership panicky
and it is the consequent threat to the
British grip in the Near East that has
been major factor in prompting the
present British policy in Palestine.
II the United States supports the
newest proposal, it will be supporting
British imperialism and exploitation. It
would be black mark on Americas
name Ii We support move which will
take civilization back years from the
realization Of the ideal of autonomy for
the freedom loving nations of the world.
DOROTHY ABRAMS.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Remembering the Cost

To the Editor OF The Star:
With all the pickering and arguing
going on in the world today, particu-
larly here in the United States, wonder
about the. memory OF the masses. Every
one seems to be threatening and ques-
tioning the activities and rights of
every one else, but what would happen
If they stopped long enough to consider
themselves?
1t seems to me that the important
decisions which continue to hang in the
air could be reached If only people
would recall the. price We have paid In
order to be able to make these decisions.
PEGGY RANDALL.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Some Out Of Luck

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Maybe we should quit thinking of the
Federal old-age insurance and survivors
benefit system as retirement plan.
About 100000 persons have retired and
received their pensions since 1910. But
more than 100000 died before they
reached retirement age.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

The only kind of atomic know
how" that may be safely impaired
by us to other nations is the sure
conviction that under no circum-
stances will 1t be wise for any group
of them to attack the United States.
no-hoW.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

Even good work soon needs cor
rection. For example, the Oxford
Dictionary of Modern American
Usage, published in 1914, says that
the rank Of lieutenant general "to-
day Is held by no one"
Evening star., 1946-08-07
And Their Constituents!

From the Hartford courant.
A naturalist concludes that the bat is
equipped with a natural radar, which
keeps 1t from knocking into painful OBJ
structions. This could explain the
middle of -the-road Congressman.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

The real unsung hero in many a
family Is that member of 1t who
constitutes himself as Toast Guard
and Is always ready to rescue it
from burning.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Not Often Enouoh

From the Philadephia Evening Bulletin.
Retirement Benefits for Congressmen
Favored headline. Lots OF times the
public gets the benefit, too.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Drivers Who Take Chances

Drivers Who Take Chances
To the Editor Of The Star:
Regarding your splendid editorial en-
titled, BUS Accident Lesson" I am in
hearty accord, so far as accident pre-
vention goes. But when you refer to
IAN automobile out of control" it raises
serious questions. What proof is there
that the automobile was "out Of con-
troll" aside from the reported statement
OF the 1S-year-old driver? Is there not
much more reason to believe that it
was in complete control of driver who
was running "out of control?
Practically every day we see drivers
make their cars go at high speed on
the wrong side of the street. Only yes
terday I saw driver on Connecticut
avenue pull out and race down the
wrong side of the center line until he
found chance to duck back into the
lane from which he had cut out Sup
pose he had met car head-on while
he still was over the center line? What
would he have claimed?
CARLETON r. BALL.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

prosecute the guilty, lest the whole
veterans training program suffer
from the evils Of a few dishonest
participants.
Evening star., 1946-02-05

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TFsnts; me 8. and Isabel A. Miller. rs. Arling-
Edward s.. crum, 80, 712 Taylor st. NV.
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