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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
BengdLs Unleash Power
To 7rample Tribe 71uice

DETROIT, Aug. 6. -P)- The
Detroit Tigers climbed ahead OF
the Boston Red Sox into second
place today by sweeping a double
header from the Cleveland In
dians, 13 to and to S. The
Tigers took the opener with nine-
run rally in the eighth inning after
chasing Bobby Feller in the sew
enth. Byron Stephens was the los
ing pitcher. Detroit scored all sew
en- of its runs in the first two in
nings of the nightcap and coasted
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07

Error - Heinrich. Runs batted in -
Valo, Fain, Chapman 2, Clark w. John
son 2 Two base hits-McCahan. Home
runs - Clark, Chapman. w. Johnson.
Sacrifice-Binks. Double play Joost
York a, Philadelphia 5. Base on balls
Suder and Fain. Left on bases-New
McCahan 3, Newsom 2. Strikeouts -
McCahan 5, Newsom l. Hits-off Newsom
6 in innings; Gumpert l in l. Um-
pires-Rue. Hurley and Paparella. Time
LAB. Attendance 15,422 paid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
WOLFF HUMBLES
BRUINS, II

CHICAGO, Aug. 6. -P)- Roger
Wolff, the knuckle-ball refugee
from the American League, today
escorted the Pirates to 7-2 vic
tory over the Chicago Cubs in the
opening of a two-game series.
Wolff won his first National
League victory by holding the Cubs
to eight hits, three of which pro-
duced both Chicago runs in the
first inning. Led by Jim Russell.
the Pirates collected II blows off
pitchers Paul Erickson, Emil Kush
and Doy1e Lade,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
JANSEN BATTLES
PHILLIES, 81

NEW YORK, Aug. 6. - (PD -
Rookie Larry Jansen turned back
the last place Philadelphia Phil
lies, So today to gain his 18th vic
tory against four defeats for the
fence busting New York Giants.
Jansen yielded eight hits and
wasn't scored upon until the Giants
had amassed all of their runs off
starting and losing pitcher Charley
Schanz who yielded six blows in
four innings. Al Jurisich and Fred
Schmidt held the Giants hitless the
rest of the way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07

Runs batted in Mangini, Nessel-
rode 3. Keane, Quinn 2, Pugh, Brown
Messing. Wolfe, Clegg, Hedrick 2. Two
base hits Hedrick. Quinn. Clayton,
Messing, Carter, Wilson. Home runs -
Nesselrode, Hedrick. Stolen bases -
Wilson. Hockenbury, Keane. Left ON
bases-Red Springs g, Sanford 8. Bases
on balls-off: Carter /, Clegg 1. Struck
out, by-Carter 2, Clegg 8. Umpires =
Chandler. Mitchell. Time of game 1:49
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07

Runs batted in-Kukulka, Vorrell. Jor-
dan, Miner 2, Scrobola, Lail 2, Wilmer
2. Two base hits-McLain, Marsh, Will
mer. Three base hits-Salyer. Stolen
bases-Jo1dan 3, Scrobola B. Double
plays-Vorrell and Cieslinski. Left
on bases-Clinton 13; Warsaw IL. Bases
on balls-off: Turnage 4, Truesdale 2,
Bird ?. Struck out, by Turnage 2,
Truesdale l, Bird 3. Hits off: Turnage
in 1-3 innings; Truesdale in l 2-3.
Hit by pitcher, by-Bird (Kukulkal.
Passed balls-Lsil. Losing pitcher -
Turnage. Umpires-Baker and Mitchell.
Time of game 2:08.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
ASSAULT, ARMED MEET

IHNAGO, Aug. 6t(P)-Assault
'10 Armed, two Of the outstanding
'alpalgners of the American tprf,
'4'l meet for the first time in their
''clh2 careers at Washington park
m August 80 in a $1o0, 900 winner
dAe-au match race.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07

Error-Russeu. Runs batted in-Rus-
sell 4, Cuisine, Howell 2, Cavarretta.
Two base hits - Rikard, Bloodworth'
Russell, Merullo. Home run-Russen'
Sacrifice - Cuisine. Double plays -
Waitkus, Merullo and Waitkus; Cox
Bloodwort1 and Greenberg 2. Left on
bases-Pittsburgh IL; Chicago e. Bases
m ba1ls-Wolff 2 Erickson 5, Lade 3.
Strikeo11ts- 2, Erickson 4, Kush /
Hits-off Erickson in 5 1-3 innings;
Kush / in %; Lade in 2. Losing pitch
er-Erickson Umpires - Barlick, Gore
and Pinelli. Time Pill. Attendance s.
n26
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
Buc Runner-U up Hopes Fade
With 81 Victory By Cubs
Series Closer Set For Stadium Tonight;
Hewlett Suffers 18th Loss;
Buc Bats Silent

LUMBERTON, Aug. 6-The Lumberton Cubs weak
ened Wilmngtons hopes for second place berth here
tonight, winning thrilling 81 skirmish that any,
game series when Lumberton travels to the Port City for
contest slated to begin at As o'clock at Legion Stadium
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07

Runs batted in Bridges, Jamin, Ca
baniss. Two base hits Benton, Cabaniss,
Stolen bases-Janlin, Muscovitch, Dixon.
Sacrifices-Ehrhardt. Double plays
Musumeci, Hardisky and Bridges: Musu-,
meci Alsnauer and Steckel Left on
bases-Wslmington IL; Lumberton IL.
Bases ON balls-off: Garsica 12, Hewlett
6. Struck out by--Garsica 4, Hewlett ).
Hits off: Hewlett 7 in 6 % innings;
Townsend in l 13. Losing pitcher
Hewlett. Umpires Ruch and Wilson.
Time of game 200.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07

Boston 7; Brooklyn 3.
St. Louis 6; Cincinnati 3.
Pittsburgh Z. Chicago 2.
New York S; Philadelphia 2.
Today's Games
Brooklyn at Boston-Taylor (e-4) VS.
Barrett (8-8).
Philadelphia at New York-Judd (1-s)
VS. Jones (0-0).
Pittsburgh at Chicago-Higbe (s-9) VS.
Borowy (8-8).
st. Louis at Cincinnati Brazle (9-6)
VS. Blackwell Q8-4)' or Peterson (5-S,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
Mats Defeat Bosox, 10,
On Pair OF mfeld Hits

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. -(R-
Boston's Earl johnson and Mickey
Harris restricted Washington to a
brace of infield hits here tonight,
but the Senators produced an un-
earned ruin in the first inning and
Mickey Haefner made it good to
beat the Red SoX, 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
H0Ot Mon Wins Hamblet0nian;
Collapsing Stands Injure II
BY SID FEDER

GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. 6.-Q9-Amd shattered records
and shattered stands1 persons injured in the lat
tea black streak of lightning tagged Hoot Mon struck
the stretch of Good Time parks kte-shaped racing strip
today and sizzed to smashing victory in the biggest
Eamh1etOnian of them all
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07

Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia s.; New York 3.
Washington l.; Boston 0.
Detroit 1877: Cleveland 6-5.
Chicago Z; st. Louis 3.
Today's Games
Chicago at st. Louis-Grove H-5) VS.
Kramer $40.
Cleveland at Detroit-B1ack CD vs.
Houtteman C-0).
Boston at Washington-Johnson (6-D
vs. Wynn (12-Y.
(Only pames)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
Spins Crush Robins:
Sox, Twins Winners
Nesselr0de Smashes 26th Home Run; War
saw Takes Blues, 9 To2;
Dunn Beats Leafs

Nesselrode and Company namely Sanford, rode to an
Ill win over the Red Springs Robins on hammerng
Hanks circuit cout the Twins cooled off SelmaSmith-
field, Ga; Wilmington wept Lumberton edged them,
3d. and the Clinton Blues crushed by the reuvenated
Warsaw Red Sox 92 in last nights Tobacco State League
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
CHIS0X BOUNCE
BROWNIES, 7-3

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6. -P)- The
Chicago White Sox bounced five
hits in the second inning tonight
off Bob Muncrief and scored as
many runs in defeating the St..
Louis Browns 7 to 3.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
STANDINGS

YeSterdays Results
Lumberton 8; WILMINGTON !.
Warsaw 8; Clinton 2.
Dunn-Erwin s; Selma-Smithfield 4.
Sanford IL; Red Springs l.
Today's Games
Lumberton at WILMINGTON.
Warsaw at Clinton.
Sanford at Red Springs.
Dunn-Erwin at Smithfield.
AMERICAN IEAGIIE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
CLEVELAND Ola 600 loo
DETROIT 100 ITO 19x-1a

DETROIT 100 ITO 19x-13
Errors-Keltner, Seerey. Runs batted
in-Robinson 2. Edwards 2, Peck. Cor
don, Mullin Crarner. Outlaw 2. Mayo 2,
Wagner 2, Wakefield, Cullenbine, Webb,
Lake. Two base hits7Mitchell, Outlaw,
Hutchinson. Mayo. Three base hits -
Edwards. Home runs-Robinson, Ed
Stolen bases-Keltner, Gordon. Sacrt-
fices-Boudreau, Lake. Double plays =
Gordon, Boudreau and Robinson;
Lake, Mayo and cullenbine. Left on
bases Cleveland 8, Detroit 10.
Bases on balls-off Feller 4, Stephens ];
Beses on balls-off Feller 4, Stephens J.,
Willis 2; White 2, Overmire l. Strike
outs-Fel1er 5, Overmire l, Willis I.
Hits-off Feller in 1-3; Trucks in 2
1-3; Klieman 3 in %; White l in
2-3; Stephens 3 in 1-3. Overnire IN
A. Willis 2 in 2-S; Benton in l. Wild
pitches-Willis. Winning pitcher--Over-
mire. Losing pitcher-Stephens. Um-
pires-McKinley, Jones, MCGOWAN and
Grieve. Time 2:43.
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1o4A1<o --------------- oS ~ - -
x-Struck out for White in 4th.
xx-Doubled for Cvermire in 9th.
xxx-Ran and flied out for Hutchinson
IN 8th
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NFlied out for Schanz in 5th.
xx-Grounded out for Jur1slch IN 7th'
xxx-Fanned for Schmidt in 9th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
(Second Game)

Harder. Embree ~ and Hogan,
Ruszkowski: Hutchinson, Trucks %, and
Wagner Winning pitcher-Hutchinson
Losing pitcher-Harder. Home runs -
Edwards, Ruszkowski 2. Hutchinson.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Corcoran Art Gallery
To Hold Private View
For Exhibit Opening

The Corcoran Gallery of Art will
hold private view from $3.50 to IL
pm. tonight for the opening OF the
second annual exhibition of artists
of Washington and vicinity.
Members of the Gallery Associa-
ton and local artists with invited
guests will be present. Awards will
be presented at 9 pm.
The exhibition will be open to the
general public beginning tomorrow
and running through November 30.
Nearly 200 works were selected
from more than 600 entries. The
winners represent the best work be-
t. ing done in the Washington area,
officials said.
The jury that made the awards
comprised William Zorach, sculptor;
Isabel Bishop and Henry Hensche
painters; Hermann w. Williams, jr.,
director, and Eleanor B. SWenson
associate curator of the Corcoran
Gallery.
standards of this exhibition are
high" gallery officials said, "and the
result is an interesting cross-section
of work being done in the several
fields by all types of artists"
Awards for painting will be pre-
sented to: =.
Samuel Bookatz. Girl in White
first award; William H. Calfee,
Early One Morning" second award !;
Robert F. Gates, Marrow Waters, .
third, and OR. Darlington, Way
side Station; Marjorie Dec, From
the Heights; Margaret Gates, "At
the Falls; Ethel Robertson Gath
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Howard U. Cadet Leader
Honored for War VaIor

William H. Rumsey, captain OF
Howard University's cadet corps,
mas been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for bravery while he was serv-
ing in Europe as platoon sergeant
in an engineer regiment, accord
ing to headquarters of the Military
District of Washington.
Mr.. Rumsey was charged with
preparing bridges over the Meuse
River north and south of Verdun,
France, for demolition as a defensive
measure during German counter
offensive in December, 1914, the cita-
ton said. Despite enemy air attacks,
adverse weather conditions and diff
ficult supply conditions, Is bridges
were prepared for demolition in a
rapid and efficient manner, the cita-
tion added.
A native Washingtonian, he was
graduated from Dunbar High School
in 1943. He served 20 months over
seas in Europe. Before entering the
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Chimes Dedication
At Dumburton Church

At II am. tomorrow at Dumbarton
Avenue Methodist Church pipe Or
gan chimes will be dedicated to the
memory OF Miss Mamie c. Cameron,
who joined the church October l.
1905. She died June IA, 1910.
On October IL a bronze plaque
was dedicated to the memory OF the
following who died in World War
II: John E. Schafer, Billy w. Stot-
ler and David B. Wyatt, and in hon
or of 46 service men and women
The installation of pipe organ
chimes completes the recent re-
building of the church pipe organ.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Building Congress
To Mark Anniversary

The 10th anniversary of the
founding of the Washington Build
ing Congress will be celebrated at
1890 pm. November 10 with a
luncheon in the Mayfower hotel
Thomas S. Holden, president of the
F. w. Dodge Corp. will speak.
Nine past presidents will serve
on the arrangements committee
They are Theodore Irving Coe, first
president, who is chairman. Hector
M. airing, j. r. Skinker, Arthur B
Heaton, Leon Chatelain jr. Claude
w. Owen, Charles H. Tompklns
Charles It. Penn and A. w. Lee.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
"The Straw Pile" honorable mer

THE Straw Pile" honorable men
tiops.
For water colors:
Suzanne Mullett Smith, Monterey
Bay" first award; Richard Lahey
store Room" second; Paul Arlt
Lafayette Park" third, and Ernest
l.. DAILY, House-Boat," honorable
mention.
For sculpture:
Heinz Warneke, "Prancing Stall
lion," first award; Maxim Elias
"Nymph," second: Russell Houston
"Cat-Nap," third, and Anthony
Lauck, Turkey in the Straw" hon
orable mention.
For drawings:
Anthony Lauck, Study of Kneel.
ing Figure" first award; Virginia
Goolkasian, age Six" second, ano
Harold Jones, Evils OF Money
third.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
FoIeer Library to Show
Cosmos Club EurIy Books

Early illustrated books belonging
to the Cosmos Club will be on
exhibit tomorrow in the Folger
Shakespeare Library. The display
will continue through December.
The 26 books selected for exhibi-
ton were bequeathed to the club
library by George Lothrop Bradley
Washington bibliophile, art collec-
tor and philanthropist, who died
in 1906.
The exhibition gallery of the Fol-
ger Shakespeare Library is open
from l to pm. Sundays and 9 am,
to pm. weekdays, except Wednes-
days.
1t was estimated that there were
12,345 commercial ships afloat
| throughout the world in 1946.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

service, he served as a swimming
instructor for the District Recre-
alton Department. He was South
Atlantic breast stroke champion
| from 1941 to 1943,
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Group Takes Larger Offices

The Building Owners and MaE-
ayers Association, after Is years at
1903 H street NV, announced to-
day it has moved to larger offices
at 1880 jefferson place NV.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-06-20
IN. 7. Times Lists
Best Sellers

The distinguished New York
Times this week released its COM
pilation of BEST Sellers" as fol-
lows:
l. Gentleman's Agreement by
Hohson.
q The Vixens by Ycrby.
8. The Miracle of the Bells by
Janney.
a. There Was a Time by Caldwell.
5. The Big Sky by Guthrie.
g. Lydia Bailey by Roberts.
7. Kingsblood Royal by Lewis.
8. Mrs. Mike by Freedman and
Freedman.
O. Presidential Mission by Sin
clair.
TO- The Maynard Bus by Stein
beck.
Il. Knock On Any Door by Mot
ley.
IL. The Chequer Board by Shute.
10. The Scarlet Patch by Lancaster.
IA. The left Hand Is the Dreamer
by Ross.
Is. The Walls of Jericho by Well
man.
Is. The Tin Flute by Roy.
GENERAL
l. Peace of Mind by Lehman.
2. A Study of History by Toyn-
bee.
3. Human Destiny by du Nouy.
4. The Egg and I by Macdonald.
s. Three Came Home by Keith
6. Behind the Silken Curtain by
Crum.
Z. Information Please Almanac
edited by Kieran.
8. Inside u. S. A. by Gunther.
9. Together by Marshall.
10. An Essay on Morals by Wylie.
II. Modern Woman by Lundberg
and Farnham.
u. Missouri Compromise by Coffin.
10. Strikeout Story by Teller.
IA. Christ Stopped at Eboli by
Levi.
Is. Cycles by Dewey and Daikin.
Is. A Treasury of Mexican Folk
ways by Toor.
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Keeping Up with the Times

would be unrealistic and would
tend to limit transactions.
Tight controls over Japans for
eign trade were required in order
TO assure that selected japanese
exports are maximized in order to
provide funds fer essential imports
necessary to prevent disease and
unrest, that the volume of such
imports is held closely as possible
to the level of exports, and that
the Japanese do not evade our
strict control for security reasons
of their overseas assests and con-
tracts.
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navy discord approaches the height
of folly in that the two factions
even quibbled over materials to be
used to produce weaons.
No book, if it is to depict truly
the plight of Japan, can overlook
the epoohal aton-bombing of Hiro
shima and Nagasaki.
Kato, although lacking the sure
imaginative powers of John Her.
sey, found people dashing madly
in utter confusion-their skin and
clothing burning-in their desper-
ate flight from the bombs shock
ing effects. The A-bomb, to quote
the author, was q ''merciful re-
lease" for Japan and her people
''merciful release" from the shac-
kles of a totalitarian rule.
OUR OUTCLASSING our ene-
my's puny capacity for producing
war materials, our humane treat
ment of prisoners. our wiping oui
of the Japanese Navy as early as
1914, our propaganda based or
truth and our sincere attitude upon
landing on Japanese soil also are
discussed. And these coming from
an enemy scribe are to our credit
Disappointing, however, is the
fact that Kato, while admitting
there were atrocities, fails u
mention any specific cases, as i
atrocities, like those committed b,
the Nazis in Europe, were not part
and parcel of World War II.
Disappointing also is Kato'.
stating, without so much as con-
demning Japan's wrong-doing, thai
China was the cause of the Pacific
struggle.
Despite his shortcomings, Kate
has done a fairly commendable
job. 1.-The Lost War" should be
worth reading as the first book by
a trained Japanese writer describing
events inside Japan during the war
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-06-20
IN GENERAL,

1T is the United States policy
to encourage the reliance by Japan
on exports of goods with no mill
tery or security significance to pro-
cure the foreign exchange which
she must have If she is to pay fol-
the food, fertilizer. and other ess-
entail imports required to main
tain subsistence standard ol
living.
To this end production and ex-
ports of such items as silk, tea, Ger
anics, coarse grades of textiles, art
and other handicraft articles were
emphasized by the United States
authorities.
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Remember.

Editors Nostalgia thoughts which race In the
who evacuated from their homes IN bri-
fish Columbia during expressed in poetry
NV Mon;ca in The New Canadian weekly newspaper
nese Canadians)
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By HIDEO HOSHIDE
JAPAN'S TRADE
IN LINE

with the policy laid down by
the State Department in March OF
last year, private trade negotia-
tons with Japan will begin from
next month. The Department of
Commerce, with headquarters in
Seattle, issued an announcement
this week to the effect that appla-
cations are now being taken from
business men who are planning to
visit Japan.
Under present plans, 21-day vi
sits will be permitted from August
Is to those business men planning
to purchase goods for export, to
make arrangements for future pur-
chase of potential exports, or to
sell raw materials which Japan re-
quires.
During the interim period, Gen
eral MacArthur's occupation head
quarters had complete responsible
ity for all imports and exports,
utilizing, where appropriate, agen-
cieS of the United States govern
ment or the japanese government.
The United States Commercial
Company. a subsidiary of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation,
had been handling all Japanese ex-
ports to the United States up to the
present.
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I long to he etched against the sky,
the signing of the wind 1t passes BY
1 long the sparkling i'm the sun
Jericho and English Bayand remember all the fun
long foghorns sounding eery thro' the night
And to all the ships fast fading from my sight,
along the streets that meant much to
friendly spot gate and
1 long to visit all the haunts knew long
l wonder If they've changed, if they have,
Wheneer smell the salty wind think the bright blue
And remember the beautiful city
Monica.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-06-20
Maryknoll Set
For Classes

Vacation classes will be held dur
ing July in Maryknoll school, 18th
and jefferson.
Art, religious instruction, sing
ing dancing will be taught to grade
and high school students.
Further information may be OBJ.
tanned by calling East TIT.
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ONE OF THE

main factors which prevented
the resumption Of private handl-
ing of foreign trade was the basic
financial instability and disorgani-
cation of Japan, which rendered it
impossible to establish a CONNER
cial rate of exchange. 1t was an
nounced earlier that no foreign
exchange rates will be established
at the start since any rate set now
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-06-20

THE LOST WAR, by MasuO
Kato. Alfred A. Knopt, Inc, New
York. 264 PIP. S2.75.
Reprinted from Cleveland
News. Book Reviewed by bD.
The beautiful Japan which the
western world once admired Is no
more. She has lost her face. Her
body and soul bear only the sharp,
ugly scars of completely defeated
nation and the pulse of her bewil-
dered and stunned people beats but
weakly.
In THE Lost War" Masuo Kato,
former Domei correspondent in
Washington D. c., takes you inside
Japan to trace the events which
plunged Japan headlong into a ma
tional hara kiri. In doing so, the
author minces no words to place all
the blame on the trcacherous army
clique.
Tt was the army, Kato contends
that forced the Pacific flight upon
an unwilling, war-weary people
through shrewd usuage of an an
Gent myth that Japan, blessed by
God-given power is unbeatable in
war and through an equally shrewd
usuage of the time-worn excuse that
war was necessary for national
existence.
Premier Hideki TOTO, Foreign
Minister Yosuke Matsuoka and
Marquis KIDD as the leaders who
connived and schemed to embroil
their country into what proved to
be a disastrous adventure. OF
course, Kato does not hesitate to
indict Zaibatsu, which, sensing an
opportunity to cash in on the war
profits, joined the military band
wagon.
PRINCE FUMIMARo KONoYE,
according to Kato, fought that
group all the way to his eventual
suicide. In his final note, Konoye
borrowed a passage from Oscar
Wilde's De Profundis: People used
to say of me that I was too indi-
vidualistic j. my ruin came not
from too great individualism of life,
but from too little"
Lost in this peculiar predicament
is Emperor Hirohito, the man who
was too weak to halt the aggressive
army movements but the man who
was strong enough to tell his peo-
pie to lay down their arms.
Kate insists that Admiral Kichi-
saburo Nomura, ambassador to the
U. S., and his special aide, Saburo
Kurusu. did not know of the infa-
nous attack on Pearl Harbor until
after Secretary of State Cordell Hull
had rebuked them for their false
hoods and distortions" This revel-
alton, naturally, must be taken
with a grain of salt until the war
crimes trials are finished.
Contrary to the popular belief
that Japan's war chiefs had the
support of all their people, Kate
writes, they, besides fighting the
Allies, also were engulfed in a
bloodless army-navy feud and an
internal political strife. The army
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Fear follows crime, and Is its
punishment.-Volt