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Evening star., 1947-05-13
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Evening star., 1947-05-13
This and That
BIZ Charles E. Trace,peH.
CHEVY CHASE, Md.

Ol1GV1 Vl1z1SIl,J U1us
Dear Sir:
For four days now'a song sparrow has been
flying at our window and pecking on the glass.
"He then goes to nearby bush and sings
as II he would burst, then back to the window.
"Tfais goes on all day.
"I have wondered If there might be an ex-
PLANTATION. Oddly enough the same thing hap
pened several years ago with a robin, only not
for such a long time.
Sincerely M. G. H."
!. .
Evening star., 1947-09-26

The Equator Henry MeLemors.
isn't much to look at. You couldn't
call it pretty and you couldn't call
it homely. In fact, it looks much
better on map than when you
are looking at it in person. Jean
and I skipped back and forth across
the. Equator no less than so times,
and we can't wait for some time In
the future when some one asks us
If we have ever crossed the Equator.
We we're glad to skip back and
forth because it was good and cold,
about like a December day In New
York City. Despite the fact that
1t almost straddles the Equator,
Quito sits way up in the mountains.
1t has an altitude of nearly $500
feet and is encircled by mighty peaks
of the Andes.
With the exception of Cuzco in
Peru, this capital city of Ecuador is
the strangest city we have seen
on our South American trip. The
guide books said it looked old, but
they were conservative. 1t looks
older. There are a few modern
touches here, such as new hotels
and elaborate homes, but most of
the buildings look as if an Inca or
a conquistador might come busting
out of them at any moment. A good
SO per cent of the people who walk
the streets are Indians, dressed just
as they have dressed for centuries.
Nowhere in the world-and I'll
bet on this-will you find shops with
such diversified wares as in Quito
There is no such thing as specialt
shop. Every shop seems to hav
about one of everything. We wen
Evening star., 1947-09-26

lum in Palestine, in accordance
with the promises in the Balfour
declaration. But the Navy cannot
see the mote in its own eye.
On July l, 1916, at 9 am, a
Nagasaki-type atomic bomb was
dropped at Bikini Island from the
Super Fortress Dawes Dream. A
feet of 73 vessels was anchored off
the Bikini atoll. Five were sunk,
including two transports, two de-
stroyers and japanese cruiser.
Nine were heavily damaged, among
them, the battleship U. S. S. Ar
kansas and the japanese cruiser
Sakawa.
Ninety per cent of the expert
mental animals goats, pigs, sheep
rats and mice) survived the ex-
plosion. Now more than a year
later, additional and more serious
casualty figures, involving human
beings, may be revealed.
Shifted Natives Starving.
Bikini Island comprises approx
mately 1900 acres, and had been
inhabited for no one knows how
many hundreds Of years by peo-
Pile who lived contentedly On an
adequate island economy. Bread
fruit was plentiful, and coconut
palms graced the island, in abun-
dance. To set the stage for the
bomb test, the benevolent United
States Navy persuaded the 160 ma
tives of Bikini to move to neigh
boring Rongerik Island "as their
contribution to the advancement Of
science" The Navy generou1a
provided free transportation, and
news-reel cameramen were on hand
for moving day, SO that American
movie theater-goers might see evil
dence of the Navy's careful plan
ming and concern for the natives
You may have seen in your local
theater the newsreels that were
made that day.
Unfortunately, Rongerik Island
has only slightly more than 40C
acres, as compared with the almost
500 acres which the Bikini Island
ers gave up at the request of the
benevolent Navy. Moreover, the
soil is poor-so poor that never ir
history had it been inhabited. II
cannot grow food successfully. People
had never attempted to live there
Evening star., 1947-09-26

Tell6l 1Ol tAlC
French people, in the form OF food
and fuel, must be forthcoming soon
to avoid catastrophe conditions in
that country.
According TO reports from Paris,
the Communist Party of Maurice
Thorez has received the green light
from Moscow to start an aggressive
campaign to take over the govern
ment. Although the Communist
leaders in the past were anxious
to assume power-and believed that
they had the means to take over
the governnient-Moscow had in
structed them not to accept re-
sponsibility for the administration
Offensive Timed.
Throughout last winter and
spring the Communists took a
purely defensive position and al
lowed themselves to be removed
from the Ramadier cabinet because
Moscow had instructed Thorez to
await developments. The time to
dSSIIllC VIC O1lCAlo1fCs dSSo1 dAA6 ~
the Politbureau, was in the fall,
when Moscow's calculation showed
the economic crisis would reach
its peak.
The Ramadier government had
full information on the tactics OF
it's opponents and informed the
American Government of the pros
poets of being thrown out If eco
nomic conditions continued to grow
worse at the end Of the summer
This information from Paris played
a part in the formulation of Sec
retary of State Marshall's plan for
aid to Europe.
From available reports it appears
that Thorez, following Moscow's in
structions, has completed his plans
to strike soon by proclaiming q
general strike which would paralyze
France and cause economic and
social chaos. Thorez's actions are
expected to be followed by more
violence under the leadership o1
Palmiro Togliatti in Northern italy
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Injustice by Navy Seen With Reports
Shifted Bikini Natives Are Starving

because numerous exploring partleS
composed of nearby natives dis
covered that the island was too BAR
rem to support human beings.
Coconut trees are few and far be-
tween on Rongerik (remember the
pictures of waving palms on bombed
Bikini?) and the trees that do grow
do not bear normal crops. There
are only a few breadfruit trees on
the island, and arroWroot does not
exist in adequate quantity to con-
tribute substantially to the food
supply.
Notwithstanding these facts, the
Bikini natives were transported to
Rongerik, to the accompaniment of
music, against background OF
Kleig lights, cameramen and at
tendant pomp and circumstance
They were deposited there-ano
promptly forgotten.
Now comes word that the natives
are actually and literally dying OF
starvation. AS late as a month
ago, the Rongerik Islanders, late OF
Bikini, were in the last stages OF
dire want. Neither chickens MOI
pigs exist on Rongerik. Those who
know report that .domesticated ami
NAL life on the island is restricted
to one old dog so undernourished
that it has developed ricketts,. The
desperate people have been reduced
to cutting down their few coconut
trees in order to eat their hearts.
Two Admirals Blamed.
The Deputy High Commissioner
OF the Trust Territories, who has
responsibility for the government
and welfare of these people (undel
mandate of the United Nations
to the United States) is Rear Ad-
miral Carleton H. Wright. He is
the humane brass hat who wrote
the recent article in the Saturday
Evening Post entitled: Lets Not
Civilize These Happy People"
suspect that even little food would
persuade these unhappy people tc
adopt unanimously a resolution de-
claring that not for the world
would they substitute civilian for
Navy rule. This is the way that it
has worked in Guam.
The High Commissioner of the
Trust Territories, pending the trans
fer of authority to a civilian agency
of the Government, is Admiral Louis
E. Denfeld, Pacific commander in
chief, whose picture has beer
printed recently in the newspapers
while visiting happily with Sec
retary Anderson, Secretary Krue
and Special Assistant to the Secre-
tary of the Army, Edwin w. Pauley
at the 1atter's lavish Coconut Island
estate, the spot that has been recon-
mended as "the summer White
House." No one goes hungry-ol
thirsty .either-there.
The goats, pigs, sheep, rats and
mice that survived Operation Cross
roads, at Bikini, are to be congrat-
ulated.
AS for the Bikini natives, now at
Rongerik, they are at the end Of
their rope. They have not beer
the object of the assiduous care
that the Navy has bestowed on it,
experimental animals.
Copyright, 1919
Evening star., 1947-09-26
TheGreatG GameofPolitics
Prospects Seen Slim for Prompt Action
In European Crisis by Extra Congress

effort to regain the good will and
respect he has lost in this group. No
matter what the personal cost, he
should not hesitate to pay it.
On the other hand, the Republi-
can leaders, no matter how justi-
fled they may feel in their bitter
ness, cannot afford to let their per-
sonal feelings and political desires
make them refuse an appeal to put
aside a Gripping partisanship and
hurtful personalities when danger
threatens the country, as it now un-
doubtedly does. If, under such cir
cumstances, Mr.. Truman is not big
enough-and is too politicat-to rise
above his animosities and become
conciliatory, and If the Republicans
are too small and political to accept
overtures and respond to the sort OF
appeals that should be made, then
both he and they are unworthy OF
respect and will have earned the
contempt of all good citizens.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
This Changing World
L. S. Officials Concerned at Report
General Strike Is Brewing in France

The French government is re-
ported to be willing to meet the
Communist challenge. but unfor-
tunately it lacks the necessary pow
er to do SO successfully. The French
police force has been extensively
infiltrated by Communists and is
too weak to oppose the militant
Communist underground forces
which are estimated at some 10000
well-trained men with adequate
arms and ammunition cached in
various strategic points.
The French Army is loyal to the
government, but has been so dis
persed that there are few forces
still within the country. Regular
forces are in Indo-China, Madag7s-
ear, Tunisia and Algeria, where they
are fighting to preserve the en-
pire. Rebellions in IndoC China and
Madagascar have been traced def
nitely to Communists, as'has unrest
in Tunisia and Algeria.
The remainder of Frances fight
ing forces are in the French occu-
patton zone of Germany. Only
skeleton units or unframed re-
cruits are available in metropolitan
France and their ability to put
down a rebellion is questionable.
Plan to Crush Opposition.
A general strike according to re-
oor+c raoeiuaI II, JxJo cIiy, ot ~, will
not be popular with the rank anc
file of French workers themselves
But the power of the highly or
ganized Communists is so great
that whatever opposition develops il
likely to be crushed Immediately
as it was in the recent strikes ir
Northern italy, where rs per cent o1
the desperately needed crops were
destroyed in the fields.
The French government has ap-
pealed once more to the United
States for prompt assistance in the
form of food and fuel. The French
request reminds many American
officials of the desperate appeal by
former Premier Paul Reynaud ir
April, 1910, for swarms of American
planes to- prevent Frances military
defeat by the Germans. Then, a.
now, the time element was against
the French government.
Officials in Washington figure
that even If the administration
rushes $1O0,O0000O worth of aid
the problem of transportation is sc
difficult that the first shipment!
could not reach French ports be.
fore six weeks. And this calcula.
ton is optimistic. They take into
account neither our own domestic
problems nor the possibility that BY
the time our ships could reach
France the general strike NIGH
already be under way.
President Vincent Auriol ant
Premier Ramadier are working over
time to prevent the outbreak o
this Moscow planned catastrophe
| walkout.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

is quite AN experience. For an hour
of the hour and fifteen minute trip
the plane is enveloped in clouds.
Then the pilot finds an opening
through one of the five passes and
comes down into brilliant sunshine.
Below is Quito, snuggled in hollow
of the Andes. The spires of its 81
churches and monasteries dot the
city like spines of cacti, breaking
the smoothness OF the adobe brick
buildings
The Indians, cut of from civiliza-
ton for hundreds of years. are
gathered at the airport to watch the
planes come in. They never tire Of
the sight. They bring with them
their native handiwork to sell, pack
ing it on their backs for miles.
The women do most of the pack
ing. I often wish that Jean had q
little Indian blood in her.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1947-09-26
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. A-9


into one fairly large shop and
bought some of the chocolates for
which Ecuador is famous. In the
same shop, in one big room, we
could have purchased, and had we
been in the mood and had enough
sucres, a lawn mower, some baby
chicks, new plumbing fixtures, an
Indian woman's brown derby hat,
bolts of fine, woolens, almost any
kind of American soft drink, silver
and gold ornaments, books, beads
and statuettes.
Days Equal Nights.
You don't have to worry about
sunrise and sunset in Quito. Be-
cause of its situation the nights and
days are of equal length, When
darkness comes you don't have to
look at your watch to know what
time it is. Darkness comes exactly
at 6 pm.
Flying into Quito from Guayaquil
Evening star., 1947-09-26

tional question.
This is due to
the fact that
America can be
SO outraged by
the oppression
of a minority
group by any
ether nation. We
can b e c ON e
h i G hly self
righteous when
we t n n X OF
what is happen
ing to the In
donesians or to
the Jews who
are seeking asy-
Evening star., 1947-09-26

ment TO say tnat
the prospects for
prompt, intelli-
gent and efec-
tive action on
any of the vital
questions which
will confront it
are not good.
Perhaps the con-
ference with con-
greSsional lead
erS the PRESIDENT
has called for
NJ o n day will
change this out
look. But too
rn1lph re1ia ocp
Evening star., 1947-09-26

gu ar t ers in
Paris, and has
caused deep con-
ern at t III e
White Hous e
and State De-
partment.
The Ere n C h
government it.
self gave an in
dication of the
seriousness of
the situation
when it sent a
warning note to
Washington that
.some temporary
rnlief for the
Evening star., 1947-09-26

can't be done.
I know better,
because I have
just fin / S h e d
this novel expe-
rience. You see,
t h e E qu a t o r
practically runs
t h r o u g,h this
city, and so like
all other none
too-bright tour
lists I insisted on
going out and
gazing fondly at
a n imaginary
11ro
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to Man
By Harold L. Ickes

Apparently it has not yet pene-
trated the Navy mind that every
case of arrogant injustice to a ma
tive people has become an interna-
Evening star., 1947-09-26
McLemore-
Finds Equotor
Can Be Cold
By Henry McLemore

QUITO, Ecuador-Have you ever
sat right on the Equator and shiv-
cred and shock from the cold?
Don't laugh and tell me that it
Evening star., 1947-09-26
By Frank r. Kent

y
Whether Congress is called III spe-
cial session to deal with the emer-
gency in Europe or does not convene
until January, it is an understate-
Evening star., 1947-09-26
By Constantine Brown

The alarming report that a gen.
eral strike is in the making in
France was received in Washington
early this week from authoritative
Evening star., 1947-09-26

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-24

Here are the conference cham pions.
 Ivy League-Pennsylvania.
 Big Nine-Michigan.
 Big Six-Kansas and Oklahoma. Big Seven-Utah.
 Pacific Coast Conference-South- ern California.
 Missouri Valley-Tulsa.
 Southen Conference-William 6 Mary can clinch by defeating Richmond Saturday.
 Southwest Conference-SMU Is leading with 50. Can get tie al the worst if it loses and Texas State beats Texas A & M.
 Southeastern Conference Miss issippi (5-D can win with a triumph over Mississippi State. A Mississ- ippi defeat and a Georgia Tech victory over Georgia would give the Yellowjackets the championship.
 UpSetS
 Although none of the unbeaten teams were toppled off their perch Saturdays busy schedule saw some upsets, including Northwestern's 23-13 victory over Illinois, Indiana $ l6-l4 win over Purdue, North Caro-
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'not only for the Cotton Bowl, but for the Sugar and Orange Bowls. While Jayhawk athletic director E. To. Quigley could not be reached for comment, Coach George Sauer said he had heard nothing about a bowl bid.
 Kansas, with one more game to play, is on the way to it's best season since 1908 when it won nine and lost one. The Jayhawks earn ed the Big Six tie by conquering Missouri 2O-14 Saturday while Ok lahoma was eking out a 14-13 win over Nebraska.
 Alabama, probably the best team in the south, after a wretched start has been chosen as host team in New Orleans Sugar Bowl.
 The Crimson Tide gave pre- Bowl performance Saturday by whaling Louisiana State 4l-12, No teams have been announced for the Orange Bowl in Miami.
 Conference Champions
 In addition to clearing up the Bowl pictures somewhat, several conference champions were decid- ed Saturday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-24
FOOTBALL SCORES .

Fina scores of principal ioot- all games played over the week end are as follows:
 Washington 20; Washington S. o. Oregon State 6; Oregon l4 California 2l; Stanford IS. use 6; UCLA 0,
 Colorado ARM 2l; Wyoming 6 Oklahoma IA; Nebraska D. Tulane 6; Notre Dame 80 North Carolina 21; Duke 0. Ohio State o; Michigan 2l. Washington & Lse l3; Dela- ware 13
 Western Maryland 14; Johns Hopkins IA, tie.
 Xavier '; Ohio University l2 Butler 19; Cincinnati 26 Wisconsin 0; Minnesota 2l Haverford l3: Swarthmore 0. Albright l9; Penn M. c. 27 Mohawk College 14; Devene Col lege 32.
 Auburn Is; Clemson 34.
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Temple O. West Virginia 2l Northwestern 2S; Illinois l3 Rice '; Texas Christian 6 Purdue IA; Indiana l6 Syracuse 8; Columbia 29 Ohio Wesleyan 27; Oberlin l6 John Carroll 3l; University oi Akron O.
 Tennessee 13; Kentucky 6. Toledo 13; Canisius 2l Georgia 27; Chattancoga o. Louisiana S. l2; Alabama 2l. Davidson 2S; Citadel T. Bradley l9; Marshall 33. Washington and Jefferson G. Dickinson T.
 Detroit 20, Tulsa 30.
 Missouri IA; Kansas %. Southern Methodist 10. Baylor 0 Maryland 20; Vanderbilt 6. Texas 26; New Mexico 2O North Texas State 12; Eas Texas State G.
 Mississippi Southern T; Miss issippi State IA
 Harvard 21; Yale 31.
 St Mary's 2; Boston College 25 Penn State 29. Pitt O.
 Collage l4; Boston University 20 Furman 0; Georgia Tech 5i.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-24
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
 ROUNDUP
By JOE REICHLER

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-lR- Ex- cept for all-conquering Notre Dame and once-tied Pennsylvania, five of the nations seven unde- feated major college football teams today were either bowl-bound or were awaiting "feelers' to partici- pate in post-season clashes.
 Three of these elite elevens, Michigan and Southern Methodist, each with a spotless slate, and once-tied Southern California all ready were in no matter what happened from here on in. The other two, unscathed Penn State and once -deadlocked Kansas, have not received any definite offers but both were reported being un- der consideration for appearances in bowl games.
 Undefeated Notre Dame already has announced it's antipathy tow ard any post season games as has once-tied Penn. Each still has one game to play on it's regular schedule, the Irish meeting South ern California in decisive game December 6, and the Quakers en- gazing Cornell in traditional Thanksgiving game.
 Ire jans- Wolverines
 No matter what the outcome of the Notre Dame-USC game a week from Saturday, the Trojans will face Michigan in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, California, New Years Day. Saturdays 60 win over UCLA insured it for the Trojans. The Wolverines clinched their en- try last week when they swamp ed Wisconsin for the Big Nine title. The 21-0 triumph over Ohio State day before yesterday had no rearing.
 Cotton Bowl
 Southern Methodist, the last of the four unbeaten and united teams, is a certainty to be the host team in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Texas, January l. The Cotton Bowl takes the Southwest confer ence champion as host team. SMU has not yet clinched the title but can do so by beating Texas Christ ian next Saturday.
 However, victory over Baylor in sured the Mustangs appearance in the Bowl since only Texas could tie SMU for the title should the once-baaten Longhorns beat Texas A & M Thanksgiving Day, and if SMU lost to TCU, precedent calls for the team that lost to the other during the season to withdraw from the Cotton Bowl pie ture in case of a tie.
 Penn State looms as the guest team. Penn State concluded it's first undsfeated. united season since 1912 Saturday by walloping Pittsburgh 29-0.
 Other schools under consideration include Georgia Tech, Mississippi and Kansas. A committee is eX- pected to go over all available teams today.
 Kansas In Demand
 Kansas, sharing the Big Six conference title with Oklahoma, was being mentioned prominently
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-24

Dartmouth l2; Princeton IA. North Carolina State T Virgin ia 3.
 Forham 0. Holy Cross 48. Georgetown 0; George Washing ton ttie).
 Bucknell O; Muhlenberg 39. Viuancva 2l; San Francisco 19 Centenary 6; Trinity CTeXl 6 ttie)
 Marquette 39: Arizona 21. Texas Mines 26; New Mexico Ag- gies 0.
 Hardin Colleg> 25, Austin O. Arkansas State tJonesborol 45, Centre 0.
 san Diego State 32; Brigham Young q
 Pepperdine 46 Cahh Tech 0. San Jose State AT; Calf Poly 0. Chico CCahfl State 20; Mather FielG ].
 Willamette 45; Whitman 0. College or Idaho 24; Lewis and Clark G.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-24
FINAL STANDINGS,
 COAST CONFERENCE

With the Pacific Coast Confer ence ended. here are the final standings of the northern and southern divisions
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-24

lima States 7-2 triumph over Vir- ginia, Maryland's l0-6 win over
 Vanderbilt and Tennessees 13-6
 victory over Kentucky.
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