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Evening star., 1946-01-12
DemObilizatiOn and the Draft
By Maj. George Fieldinp Eliot

When Congress reconvenes on Janu-
ary Is there will be a great deal of
pressure to do something" about the
demobilization miXup. Well, there is
one thing Congress could do, right then,
which would help a great deal 1t
could extend the operation of the Selec-
tive Service Act for six months more
six months, that is, after May Is, 1946.
on which date the act will expire. That
would give the War Department as
surance that 1t could go on Inducing
young men to replace veterans until
November Is of this year, by which
time the program of voluntary enlist
ments for the Regular Army will be
we'll advanced.
If the War Department could count
on this 1t would be in much better
position as to meeting its overseas COM
mitmentS. The Secretary of War and
the Chief of Staff would then be able
to take some risk in the matter of
temporary manpower shortages because
they would know where the replace
ments were coming from and in what
numbers they would be available, and
when.
AS matters stand, the War Depart
hASho Aioo W 1dSC tilC oJlOllS LIKELIHOOD
that selective service will expire on Nav
is, and it will then lose the inflow of
$1,000 young men a month which it is
getting now.
Since there are only some 100000
voluntarily enlisted men in the Regular
Army, it is difficult to see how the War
Department can be expected to react
to the present welter of uncertainties
except by decreasing the rate of de-
mobilization.
It Is all very well to suggeSt-as
Walter Lippmann did the other day
that the policies and commitments of
the United States in Europe and in
Asia should be brought into balance with
the forces actually available No one
has been more consistent champion of
maintaining a balance between power
and policy than I have, but I thing it
is demonstrable that our power shortage
need be only a temporary one, that it
is deficiency as to immediate readiness
for action and not as to potential
strength. and that it can be remedied
within reasonable length of time
provided Congress takes proper meas
ures to that end.
1t should be remembered that the
point system, with the workings of
which there is SO much dissatisfaction.
was set up originally to meet q very
different situation from that which has
now arisen. It was set up to deal with
Evening star., 1946-01-12

king, and their substance is that
China can begin at once to work for
the early establishment of a consti-
tutional democracy. Experience has
shown, of course, that Chinese
events cannot always be taken at
face value. It is true, too, that the
encouraging future projected by
Chang is something that cannot be
achieved overnight, because China,
even in the best of circumstances,
will long be burdened with problems
much too complex to yield to simple
and quick solutions. These reserva-
tions aside, however, if the truce
now in effect represents something
better than an expedient and tenn
porary breathing spell, the sorely
tried people of the country have
more reason to rejoice and be hope
full than they have had in many a
year.
Evening star., 1946-01-12
Harry Won TiIzer

The older one is the more one is
apt to appreciate Harry Won Tilzer
and the thousands of songs he wrote
and published between 1898 and his
death in New York on Thursday He
was balladist who always was very
close to the American public of his
time. 1t amused him to improvise
on scraps of folk-life which he en-
countered along his beloved Broad
way. wait Till the Sun Shines,
Nellie" was inspired by remark he
chanced to overhear in the lobby of
the Breslin Hotel in 1901. OF similar
accidental origin were the ever
popular Il Want a Girl Just Like
the Girl That Married Dear Old
Dad" and the still-remembered
please Go Way and Let Me Sleep"
Doubtless their author never realized
it. but he was an authentic minstrel
of his country and his generation.
Some of Mr.. Won Tilzer's friends
thought he was native of Goshen,
Indiana. Others believed he was
born in Detroit, July 8, 1872. In any
case, his family name was Gumm;
he was one of six brothers, all of
whom eventually followed him into
music publishing; he received little
formal education but had the ad-
vantage of intimate acquaintance
with the inspiring circus and vaude-
willie enterprises which distinguished
the early portion of this present tre-
nlendous century, and he made a
place for himself in show business
which remained his unchallenged
property for four long decades. He
was a self-taught performer and no
skilled master of the intricacies of
composition, but rather a natural
melodist, playing by ear, memorizing
his themes, having them transcribed,
seeing that they were plugged,
driving them through to success by
the intensity of his own confidence
in their merit.
Whether Mr.. Won Tilzer invented
the phrase "Tin Pan Alley" may be
questioned, but he certainly had
Evening star., 1946-01-12

much to do with creating the indus
try to which the phrase is applied.
Each of his best achievements
brought forth a veritable rash of
limitations. Apprentice song writer's
by the dozens made it practice to
"hang around" his office, listening
for themes that they might "swipe."
But these unintentional flatterers
never quite caught up with "the old
master" He kept well ahead of the
procession, setting pace and a
style to the last. Other men, like
George Gershwin and Jerome Kern,
more definitely deserved to be called
artists, but Mr.. Won Tilzer was as
near to the heart of the world as
they.
Evening star., 1946-01-12
The Real Power
Prom the Halifax Herald.

Prom the Halifax Herald.
In the course of debate in the Brit
ish House of Commons the other day,
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin asked:
Where does the power to make law
actually rest?" And he proceeded to
answer his own question: ut is not even
in this House of Commons; it is Ger
tainly not in the executive; it is in the
votes of the people. They are the SOW
ereign authority" That is democracy.
1t is upon record that Queen Victoria
once thought it necessary to remind Mr..
Gladstone, then Prime Minister, You
forget, Mr.. Gladstone, that I am the
Queen of England" 'Yes, Your Maj
esty," replied Gladstone, "but I am
England-the people" It might not be
amiss for some Of our parliamentarians
at Ottawa to ponder this incident and
the words of Mr.. Bevin. The authority
of government-executiv and parlia-
mentary-is derived and received from
the people.
Evening star., 1946-01-12
Poland and Our Money

An issue of great intrinsic impor-
tance and wide potential application
has been raised by the warning de-
livered to the Polish provisional gov
ernment by our Ambassador to War
saw, Arthur Bliss Lane. This took
the form of blunt statement that
Mr.. Lane would oppose granting
any American funds to Poland "as
long as present conditions prevail"
in that country.
What our Ambassador had espe-
cially in mind was series of meas
ures taken by the provisional gov
ernment, eliminating in a decree
Matchmaking all basic industries
employing more than so persons per
shift, the animus behind the decree
being revealed by its author, the
Ministry of Industry, who declared
to the National Council that the
provisional government is deter
mined that foreign capital will not
control any business enterprise in
Poland.
This decree will jeopardize at a
stroke virtually all American in
vestmentS in Poland, which before
the late war amounted to nearly
$500,000,000-by far the largest item
in Poland's reign-investment to-
tai. Those American investments
are protected under the terms of the
Polish-American treaty of friend
ship, commerce and consular rights
signed in Washington on June Is,
1881, providing that citizens of each
nation should be permitted to en-
gage in virtually every kind of nor
NAL activity and would be author
lied to "own, erect, or lease and
occupy appropriate buildings
upon the same terms as nationals
of the state of residence, except as
provided by laws in force at the
time of the signature of this treaty.
The dwellings, warehouses, manu-
factories, shops and other places of
business and all premises thereto
pertaining shall be respected"
Under the terms of this treaty,
which has neither been denounced
nor abrogated, not only did large
amounts of American capital enter
Poland but also Polish citizens did
a great deal of profitable business
in America. Now all these vested
American interests are suddenly
threatened in consequence of a pro-
gram of extreme Specialization put
through by the provisional govern
ment, set up by and dependent upon
the Soviet Union whose economic
life is governed by complete social
tzatlon and the utter exclusion of
foreign capital in any operative
capacity.
The obvious intent of the Polish
provisional government is to mesh
that country's economy with that of
Soviet Russia. But the same trend
is visible in the Moscow dependent
regimes of virtually all the countries
within the sphere of Soviet inf1u-
ence, from Finland to Yugoslavia
and Bulgaria. 1t is therefore moot
point whether American loans or
other financial aid should 60 to
countries whose economic policies
are so antithetical to our own.
Evening star., 1946-01-12
Memorial to Nurses

IL is dlTlcult TO express IN tangible
form the Nations gratitude for the
heroic services rendered by Amer
icas nurses in World War II. From
Bataan to Okinawa, from North
Africa to Germany, the women in
nurses uniforms worked tirelesSly
and courageously to minister to the
wounded and the dying amid the
shambles of war. Sixty-six of them
endured the dangers of the siege of
Corregidor and the horrors of Jap
anese prison camp. Others sweated
it out in hospital tents under the
North African sun. or risked the
perils of South Pacific jungles, or
trudged beside GIs in the mud of
Italy, or shared the hazards of she'll
fire In France and Germany. The
very nature of their work required
them to witness some of the more
terrible and heart-rending aspects
of modern warfare.
The movement to erect in Wash
ington national memorial to these
brave women of all the armed serv-
ices is one that should have a Ma
tion-wide appeal. Sponsored by a
group of men and women connected,
directly or indirectly, with the Army
and Navy. a campaign will be
launched to raise approximately
$2,0O0,000 by popular subscription.
The decision of this group to build
living" utilitarian memorial in
the form of national home and
training center for active and re-
tired military and naval nurses,
rather than to erect a sculptured
masterpiece, was based on the desire
to offer something more practical
than monument to the nurses. The
location and the design of the build
ing are yet to be agreed upon, but
the sponsors intend to choose a site
and type of structure that will
make the memorial appealing as
combined home, recreational center
and training school. Assuredly, the
project is a commendable one.
Evening star., 1946-01-12
Relative Terms
m the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Truman.
having taken up Office with the attitude
that he was not big enough for the
presidency, has not now convinced him.
self that the presidency is small enough
for him.
Evening star., 1946-01-12

National Impatience' at Fault
To the Editor of The Star:
wish to congratulate you on the
temperate and timely editorial you
printed January on the question of
demobilization. The Army's problem,
and to somewhat lesser degree the
Navy's, was inevitable in the nature of
things. particularly of the national
characteristic of impatience.
Secretary Patterson is faced with a
most difficult problem, and as a citizen
I am grateful for the support you are
giving him. JAMES FoRRESTAL,
Secretary of the Navy.
Evening star., 1946-01-12
About Lincoln Park Plan

About Lincoln Park Plan
To the Editor OF The Star:
This is q request to allow space to
clear up a misunderstanding that has
arisen regarding the East Capitol mass
meeting, as reported in your issue Of
January 8.
regret that any remarks of mine
after the meeting should have conveyed
the impression that there was rift in
Lincoln Parks relations with the three
sponsoring associations, or that we IA
vored the latest suggested outlines for
improving our area as portrayed in the
Lanham bill CH. r. 4216). Such is not
the case.
My presence at the meeting was SIM
ply as an observer. left after the meet
ing jubilant at the response to the
call, the action taken, and the splendid
handling Of the opposition to the project
by Harry Stull and others.
The Lincoln Park Citizens Associa-
ton had plans perfected for a con-
structive mass meeting of residents Of
East Washington at the time that the
attack on Pearl Harbor upset every
3 thing. With Japan's capitulation we
got busy again and had hoped to have
our long-deferred meeting this very
month. When asked to combine with
the three other groups we informed
them that we already, at our November
meeting, had voted against the Lanham
bill and invited them to join with us
in support Of measures that for more
than two decades have been brought
before the powers-that-be, and known
as the Lincoln Park plan-a composite
of the objectives necessary to enable
us to give substantial support to a
Washington beautiful.
We unhesitatingly gave the sponsors
of the mass meeting our moral support
Our Executive Committee, not being
able to tell in advance what action
might be taken and not willing to
hazard the carefully worked out plans
of a quarter century. volunteered to
postpone our meeting to later date
and give clear track for theirs. So
that the meeting that is to follow is
decidedly not rival affair AS things
have turned out 1t will, in all prob
ability, prove the entering wedge to
the still larger meeting we are looking
forward to in February.
ALFRED D. CALVERT,
President, Lincoln Park Citizens Asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
5O6 Increase IN Goa
From Ruhr Expected
In Merger Of Tones

Assistant Secretary Of State John
H. Hilldring said yesterday that a
so per cent increase In Ruhr coal
production next year Is hoped Tor
as one result of the economic merger
of the British and American occu-
patton zones in Germany.
He said part of the increased pro-
duction would be used to inyigorate
German production Of exports
necessary to make the area eco
nomically self-sufiicient.
Mr.. Hilldring gave this breakdown
OF estimated import costs and ex-
port proceeds over the next Isiree
years for the merged occupation
zones:
1947--imports of essentials like
food, drugs, clothing $697 900 900.
raw material imports, $3.50, 900 900; j;
gross exports, $3.50 ,000. 900.
1948-imports OF essentials, $780,
900, 600; raw material imports, $375,-
600, 600; gross exports, s675, ,000, 600.
1949-imports of essentials, $780,
000, 600; raw material imports, $375,-
600, 600; gross exports, $500, ,000, 900.
He pointed out that the export
proceeds approximately would ball
ance the import costs In 1949, and
said that thereafter thee xcess of
exports over imports would be used
to repay the United States and
Britain for the deficite occupation
costs they will have to bear in the
While the three-year program will
cost this country some extra money
at the beginning, he emphasized IL
is the only way to achieve self
sufficient economy within such a
short period. BY the merger, he
said, the American zone will benefit
from the Ruhr industrial machine
and Ruhr coal production.
Evening star., 1946-12-04

traffic In Aims If 1t does not "stimu-
late curiosity concerning the use"
or peddiing of drugs. She said,
however, young people are inf1n-
lenced by the movies too much to
allow such change in the code.
George H. Brown, chairman Of
the Taxation Committee, asked the
association to request more foot
policemen in the area because Of
the increase In holdups caused by
the dimout.
The citizens also went on record
commenting the District Commits
sioners for their prompt action in
aiding the coal situation by ORDER
Ing the dimout.
Clifford H. Newell, president of
Evening star., 1946-12-04
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. G.
"WEDNESDAY, DEcEMBER a, )e46

Phillip Bertone, in 1888. When
his father returned to America, he
planned to have the family re-
turned here later, the petition
said.
Evening star., 1946-12-04

from preventing Bertone's return
to the United States.
The petition said Mr. Bertone was
born in Jersey City, N. j., IN
September, 1928, and that he was
taken to Italy by his father.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Citizens Group Hits
Film Code CHANGES

The Columbia Heights Citizens
Association last night protested the
recent change in the Motion Picture
Production Code permitting film
passages in which "illegal drug traf-
fic" may be portrayed.
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard, associa-
ton president, pointed out the
change permits portrayal CT drug
Evening star., 1946-12-04
American Born ltoliun
Files Suit to Return

Santo Bertone, now staying in
Naples, Italy, yesterday afternoon
filed petition in District Court
through counsel asking that Secre-
stary OF State Byrnes be enjoined
Evening star., 1946-12-04

the Federation Of Citizens Associ-
ations, outlined the fedcration,s
plans for the coming year.
The meeting was held in the CO.
Iumbia Heights Christian Church
Has. l435 Park road NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-04

Extra! Extra! Buy your extra
United States Savings Bond today!
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-03-15

galvojimo pri e s a k y je stow
William Paschall-Poska, Peter
J. Satinskis ir kit jaunuoliai.
Siam galvojimui pritaria ir at
ejunai Lietuviai.
Klausimas keliama kaip vie
tos Lietuviu jaunimas gall pa
siekti aukstesnes kulturos, pra-
simusti politikoje, pakilti So
cialiai Amerikonu tarpe, ir tip.
Pavieniams sunku tai pada-
ryti ir to atsiekti. Taigi sic il
jiems pritarianti Lietuviai SUI
name sudaryti organizacija il
ia inkorporuoti vardu: Ameri-
can-Lithuanian League for Po-
litical and Social Advancement.
Sio sumanymo branduolys If
6mesi darbo - Kovo 10 d., su-
rengiant cia gimusiam jauni-
mui viesa pokili. Susirinkimo
tikslas buvo iSaiskinti jauni-
mui Sios organizacijos tiksla,
ir tt. Z. Jankauskas.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-03-15

JONAITIS Petras, seno amz.,
mire Vasario Is, Chicagoj.
(siauliu ap. Kliuku p. Dar-
genu Ky
MASALSKIS Benis, mire Va
sario m., Shenandoah, Pa.
SUBACIENE Prane, mire Va
sario m., Shenandoah, Pa.
SIMKF'VItIENE Antanina, 50
M, mire Vasario 1S, Benton
Harbor, Mich. (Kauno aps.)
MOLIUsIENE Teofile, mire
Sausio 80, Sugar Notch. Fa.
KARECKA Juozas, pusamzis,
mire Vas. 8, Chicagoj. (Tel-
siu ap. Alsedziu p. Vilku k.)
.Amerikoj isgyveno 80 m.
ZANIONIENE Juze, mire Sau-
sio M, Shenandoah, Pa. I?
UOALlO lgnaS, mlre OauSlO m.
. Shenandoah, Pa.
JURGELIS Adomas, SO m., mi
re Sausio 22, Philadelphia,
Pa.
zALADONIENE Marcele, mi
re Sausio men,, Bridgeport,
Conn.
JUsKEVICIUS Jonas, m i r e
Sausio M, Bridgeport, Conn:
JEKAVICIUS Jeronimas, seno
amziaus, mire Vasario II d.
Taunton, Mass. (Taurages
par. Tefsiu, app Amerikoje
isgyveno "A metus. Paliko
zmona, iris dukteris ir ke-
turis anukus.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-03-15
Norvegijoje yra apie
800 Lietuviu Vyru

Fokieciai, ypac paskutiniais
ju okupacijos metals, Lietu-
vius gabeno ne tik pacion Vo.
kietijon, bet ir j kitus ju oku,
puotus kraStus. Taip nemazs
LietuviQ atsidure Italijoj, Suo-
mijoj, Prancuzijoj, Holandijoj
il kitur.
Norvegijon 1944-45 metals
jie prievarta atoabeno 450 Lie
tuViu. Veliau sis skaicius pa
dldejo dar keliais Simtais. Mat,
pasitraukdami is Suomijos, Vo-
kieciai atgabeno su savim ir
nemaza dali ten buvusiu Lie
tuviu. Tuo budu Norvegijoje
atsidure apie 800 Lietuviu, bet
tik vienu vyru.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-03-15
Detroit, Mich, Naujiienos
SVARBUS L.VS I SKYRIAUS
SUSIRINKIMAS

Svarbus LVS 6-to skyriaus
susirinkimas bus laikomas s
sekmadieni, Kovo II, nuo l V
po pietu, sv. Antano parapijos
mokykloje, 25th ir Vernon Hy
Mes Detroito Lietuviai ture.
tune surengti masini susirin
kima reikale Willis-Kelly rezo
liucijos inestos Kongrese Wa
shingtone.. Ia klausima sky
rius lures apsvarstyti.
Taipgi bus apkalbeta smul
kesni reikalai sarysyje su cis
rengiamu Lietuvai Vaduoti Sa
jungos metiniu seimu Birzelit
l ir 2 id. Todel visi skyriaus
nariai prasomi butinai daily
vault susirinkime.
Taipgi Geguzes 81 ir Birze
lilo l Detroite ivyks didelis pa
radas, paminejimui so met,
sukakties nuo automobile is
radimo ir pradejimo vartoti.
Bus parodomi senieji pirmu
tiniai automobiliai ir dabarti
Mai, naujausi; taipgi bus per
statyta ir kitty isdirbysciu pro
gresas padarytas per so metQ
| Daugybe zmoniu atvaziuos
81 parada is kitu miestu. Pri'
to, kitos tautos dalyvaus para
de su savo fliotais. Gal ir me-
| Lietuviai galetume pasirodyti
Butu gerai tas pasvarstyti.
V. NJ.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-03-15
MOncrief Exhibits Manu-
ir Geliu ParOdOje
Ir [

Per suvirs SO metu Clevelando ir
apielinkes zmones visada junge var
da "MONCRIEF" su geriausiu, pa
sitiketinu sildymo padargu.
Jusu namas, sildomas Moncrief,
ar gasiniu, aliejiniu ar angliniu Vi
sada teike geriausi patoguma. Mon
Grief visada teike didziausia dolario
vertybe namu Sildymo irengime.
Palaikymui savo pirmynzangos,
Moncrief siadien padirbdino net ge-
resnius ir patogesnius sildymo pa
dargus negu kada kitados savo is
torijoje. Tai yra padargai kurie
bus, atsakanti ir geri 10 metu nuo
dabar, taigi kodel neisigyti dabar
ir nesinaudoti Siuo modernism Sill
dymu dabar.
Pamatykit Moncrief's iSstatyma
puikiu, pilnai automatisku sildymo
ir orc kondicionavimo padargus da
bar Home and Flower Show.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-03-15
BALTIMORE, ND.
"DAINOS". Is METU .SUKAK-
TJDVES

..Sekm., Kovo II, Sv. Patriko
dienoje, Baltimores Lietuviu
Dainos Draugija rengia dideli
pokili - paminejima savo Is
metQ sukakties. Iskilme ivyks
LietuviQ auditorijoje, 851 Hol-
Inns St. Nuo 6 val. vakare bus
koncertine dalis. Dainuos gra-
ziabalsis Klemensas Andreikus,
tvirtabalsis Jurgis Galkus, lax
stute Elena Murchlandiene, il
visas Dainos Choras. Gros: ga
bi pianiste Elena Juskauskai-
te; zavinga smuikininke Leila
Grizinaite, ir vikri xylofoniste
Audre Velzyte. O jaunieji Dai-
nieciai irgi pasirodys. Tai gru-
pc pianistu: Jakelina Kasins-
katie, Juozas Maciulaitis, Ia
das Bekerckis, Jieva Bekercky.
te ir Geraldas Gelazela, kurie
pavieniai ir visi kartu pateiks
nepaprastas melodijas. Vado
vaus muzikos mokytoja, Lelijs
Bakerckiene.
Per Is metu Vyresnieii dai
navo if grojo. W ju nugaros
per ia laikotarpi stovejo uolus
memo remejai: Stasys Butkus
Juozas Milunaitis, Juozas Gu,
tauskas, Juozas Krauceliunas
Vincas Lukos, Bronius Alekna.
vicius ir pulkas kitu, kurie re.
ME ir remia muzikos veikla. Ii
nome If jauciame kad jie il
toliau su Daina pasiliks.
Dabar ateina talkon jaunie,
il Dainieciai. Talka bus grail
Suskambes vilties dainos il
muzika; SUI skaistejancia pava-
sario saule gaiVins nelinksmas
Lietuviu sirdis. -.
Pc programo, nuo $3.50 val.
gros garsus Charles Paragon's
orkestras. Cia bus gera proga
graziai pasokti ir pasizmoneti
Tai bus vakars zavingas,
Linksmas ir grazus;
Linksmins Lietuvius Janus
Senus ir mazuS.
Kol LietuviSkai dainuosim
LietuVa neZuS.
Vikas.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-03-15
PRASO NESAUkTI
STREIkU MAZAIS
NESUSIPRATI- 7
MATS

Angles industrijos vadai at
slkreipe j angliakasiu unijos
vada John l.. Lewis prasydami
apsaugojimo nuo bereikalingu
streikavimu, kad butu galima
pravesti programs padarymui
minkstos ANGLES pigiausiu ir
pasitiketiniausiu sales kuru.
Sta pageidavima ANGLES in
dustrijos vadai pasiryze pada-
ryti maineriu unijai ateinan-
close derybose uz nauja sutar-
tt. Kasyklu operatoriai sake,
turf butt sulaikyti streikai ir
uzdarinejimas kasyklu uz vi
sokius mazniekius kurie gall
butt greitai sutaikinti isteigtu
nesusipratimams isspresti ko-
miteto.