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Show rTFT ' ' g M m iiiiiiji.i i mi hi hi ii i mnjimui lay? i Anti-Fascists in Italy Lack Uniform Program Immediate Circumstances Necessitate Allied Cooperation With King and Badoglio As Leaders of Only Unified Group. t WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Eire Is Faced With Further Isolation; Allied Bombers Smash Axis Targets, Ready Knockout Blows at Luftwaffe; Local Bqards Cut Draft Deferments (EDITOR'S NOTE: When eplnlons are expressed In theae eolumna, they are those ef Weetera Newapaper linlan's news aaalyata and not aeeeaaariiy of this aewapapcr.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. By BAUKIIAGE Newt Arudytt and Commentator. WNU Service, Union Trust Building I Washington, D. C. . How can the Allied governments, the Allied armies, sworn to defend the cause of democracy, continue to deal with Italy's Fascist king and Marshal Badoglio and refuse to rec ognize the anti-Fascist conference of political parties recently organized at a meeting held In Barl, Italy? The so-called "junta of the Com' mitteei of Liberation" named fol lowing the Barl conference, tele. graphed to members of the British house of commons a message which contained this passage: "Here Fascism, at first confused and fearful, has taken courage, has assumed a mask and has rallied around the crown. Affecting friendship which Is too recent to be sincere, it has attempted to distort the Judgment of your political and military officials. Once more op pressing our people as it has al ways done. It is putting all manner of legal and illegal obstacles in the way of any genuine popular Inltia tlve which tries to render more effl , cient and serious the contribution of liberated Italy to the war against tne uermans. Addressing the Ban conference, Italian Sen. Benedetto Croce had said: "It is a fact that the waning prestige pres-tige of the king and the lack of confidence In him prevent the king nimseu irom rallying an Italian army; he himself, fearing the opposition oppo-sition against his person, has pro- niDiiea me formation of an army of volunteers. Many young men who came to me from German-occupied territory full of enthusiasm were forced to disband, disappointment In their hearts, because they did not find anyone to rally them and give them the opportunity to fight." Those statements seem forthright and fair. After reading them, I was not surprised when a fairly Important Impor-tant but not "fairly" informed person per-son said to me: "The Allies are lined up with the Fascists in Italy. Is that what we are fighting for?" , That seems to m a typical attitude, atti-tude, and one that the average man reflects when he considers the so-called so-called "deals" the American government gov-ernment has made, the arrangement with Darlan in North Africa, for in stance. Think of the abuse heaped upon the state department In that case the deluge of fiery "liberal' criticism at home and in Enelnnd the wrath of De Gaulle and the rest or the French anti-Vichyites. flfter Reaction Ana men, when on the tenth of last month it was announced that our lamed AMG, the carefully vainea, oDjective military govern ment provided by the Allies, who naa taken over the civilian adminis, tration of liberated Italy, had turned over the government In these nrov. lnces from which the Germans had oeen driven, to the Badoglio govern ment, what a deluge of bitter and cynical comment was hurled at the Allied leaders. mere any explanation? Can there be any excuse for the United States government, loudly anti-Fas- cisi ana violently against all forms of totalitarian government, playing uu vuin ine uuie King and his satellites satel-lites who danced to the tune of Mus- soiini? Well, there is another side but be- cause or the delicacy of the situation, it cannot be set forth officially I am permitted to state it without luiuuuon, quoting no source, but assuring you. that to the best of my Va-nw.1 1 a . ... " uiuwjeage ana ceiier, It represents the reasons behind the policy of the Allied leaders. First let me quote from the guarded guard-ed remarks of Winston Churchill be-fore be-fore the bouse of commons In February: Feb-ruary: "The sanest and safest course for us to follow is to Judge aU parties and factions dispassionately by the test of their readiness and ability to fight the Germans and thus lighten the burden of Allied troops. This is not a time for ideological preferences prefer-ences for one side or the other and certainly, we. His Majesty's government, govern-ment, have not indulged ourselves in this way at all." And ho might have added, the American government, the Ameri-can Ameri-can army, is equally uninterested in ideologies. Another point Churchill made should be noted for later comment: "Should we succeed in the present battle and enter Rome as I trust and believe we shall we shall be free to review the whole Italian political po-litical position and we shall do so with many advantages which we do not possess at the present time." One more Churchill quote before I try to present the American viewpoint: view-point: "I should be sorry, however, to see an unsettling change made at a time when the battle is at its climax, cli-max, swaying to and fro. When you have to hold a hot coffee pot, it is better not to break off the handle until you are sure that you can get another equally convenient and serv iceable, or at least that you will find a dishcloth handy." So much for the shadowy outlines of the defense. Let me give you now, from mj notebook, in the order in which I took it down, the story as told to me by one "who ought to know." "At the Bari conference, there were a number of parties which seemed to agree, but they failed to offer a concrete program or one that there was any firm guarantee would receive unified support. In war, we cannot guess, we must know. There is no definitely established estab-lished leadership among the anti- Fascists. We know there Is no future for any leadership under the king and Badoglio. But we must operate in the present, not the future. At pres ent, there is but one unified group, small or large, loved or hated as it may be, and that is the government which surrendered to the Allies. der King Victor Emmanuel. Must Be Realists "We have to be realists now. and what is more, military realists. As Churchill said, what the Allies need are Italians ready and able tc fight Germans. Such a erouo ex ists. -Italians are fighting side by sme with Americans and British. Although the Italian ' fleet has noi been called to aetion, it surrendered without resistance. The Italian officers offi-cers on duty are still loyal to th symbol (the king) to which they made their oath. We are perfectly wunng, we are anxious, that thej cnoose a new democratic svmbol But until they do get a new symbol to which the majority of Italians can w" - - r y i is"'. - l v' ' " mi l If?"? 7 i i- ,1V, V r ..... Durma -w.th Jap ahell. popping overhead, Lt.-Gen. Joseph Stilwell (center, right) and Chinese-American troops take cover in deep ravine in north Burma. (See: Far East.) IRELAND: Faces Isolation Because Ireland lies so hard by Britain, the latter has always looked upon it as sort of a necessary ad- WV&g Junct of Britain's - ' defense, and long t$ and bitter have K been the contro- , versies between the two countries over the question of its sovereignty. Last ruffled through Britain's economic blockade block-ade of Ireland from 1932-'38, relations re-lations between the two countries troubled again, with the U. S. Join. ing Britain this time in demanding uiat Ireland oust the German and Japanese representatives, charged witn carrying out espionage activity against Allied forces massed in the British Isles for the invasion of Europe. following Premier Eamon de Valera's refusal on the ground that the Ai diplomats were being watched, Britain banned travel to Ireland, and promised to further iso late Ireland from all outside con nections. FAR EAST: Racing Weather As Lieut.-Gen. Jospnh Rtiirii' De Valera have become adhere, we are not going to throw U?"16? and Amerlcan troops fought away the old. (Churchill's coffee pot.) ' ao 'much tor what seems to be the Allies' viewpoint with my added unomcial, but none-the-less I believe, be-lieve, authentic, interpretation. Bui tnere Is something more that no offi cial would dare whisper. It is th through Burma's rugged northwest clearing a route to embattled China, the U. S. announced it has stocked up more than $160,000,000 of guns, munitions and tanks in India for eventual shipment to Chiang Kai-shek Kai-shek In Burma, General Stilwell nrf problem which the Allies know they usn-lndian troops to the south are going to face In everv re-ocni. sought to strengthen their foothold pied country. Italy is a sample. Il alon! e mountainous western bor- 11 something unpleasant but some cer as a springboard for future ai ming we must face. acK before the merciless windv. I understand that the Italian r. rauiy monsoon season sets in. tn pie in me iiDerated regions have not u'u iau. been inimical to the Americans. But In announcine that th tt c they are resentful. They are nun- Piled up $40,391,000 of guns. $77 871 . gry. They cannot understand whj 000 of munitions and $42,197,000 of uic su-ong young soldiers, wh xanKs In India for shipment to China uavc ireea inem, ao not feed them upon the oDeninir of rout.. v;. The trucks go by loaded with muni. Economic Administrator t t tions and supplies. Some food hat Crowley said that of total lend-lease been distributed. Not enouch. Tt aid given thus far to rhiana v: j -ii . .. . "- iccu au me people would mean halt-ing halt-ing military operations while th Germans made hay In the sunshins ol our charity. n . .... iue present Italian government has still some discipline over th people; It is brutal, perhaps, but ef. xecuve. A new government whicr really expressed the people's wit sack, about $164,000,000 was for air. craft, machinery, medicines, serv ices, etc. EUROPE: Luftwaffe Target With Allied forces massins In tfc British Isles and Axis rhiefto!, today would have to demand tn Predicting the early Invasion of WMt. would increase the pressure on th ern EurPe U. S. and British air- Aiiies ror supplies that they cannoi pl up Ulelr heavy rai(is over spare whUe they are fighting foi 0,8 continen. aimed at knocking their lives. That is another real out e Cerman Luftwaffe, istic, military reason for the riolirt By beating down Nazi of the Allies. blowing ud their aircraft fnoi.,- And. unfortunately, that is iom Allies hoped to decrease nn.i! thing that the Allies can exnect u tion to landing Deration. r,A . face as more and more Europear sistance to bombardment of other territory is liberated. The liberated industries, people cannot be blamed if resent ln !'a'y. the Allied air force was ment that they do not receive more. WaIly busy, smashing at the Nazis' wipes out the gratitude for the morfi. defense installations in cmttv.nM cum that military men can spare France, and at railroads and high-Armies high-Armies cannot be idealistic. ways up and down the length And armies or governments ai peninsula, used to suddIv Pm war which support them, cannoi battled enemy troops at Anzio and worry about ideologies. It is toe Cassino, where bottomless m,,d bad. But it is likewise only too ti-ue. slowed ground operations. SOLDIER VOTE: i Congressional Bill Once having denounced compromise compro-mise on soldier vote legislation embodying em-bodying state supervision. President Roosevelt was faced with the alternative alter-native of approving such a measure assured of passage in congress or risking another veto overriding. Latest soldier vote bill assured of passage allows use of the short federal fed-eral ballot for President, senator and congressman by servicemen overseas if their states provide no absentee vote or they have not received re-ceived state ballots by October 1, and their governors certify use of the federal ballot. About 20 states already have provided pro-vided for servicemen's absentee voting, vot-ing, and another 18 have indicated preparations for considering such legislation. RUSSIA: Active Diplomacy While Russia insisted that Finland only could have an armistice by interning in-terning German troops in the country coun-try and recognizing the 1940 borders, bor-ders, tt Moscow's busy diplomatic corps moved on two other fronts. Even as Italy's Communists for the removal of King Victor Em. manuel and Marshal Badoglio, Russia Rus-sia formally recognized their cov- ernment by consenting to exchange ambassadors with them, even though the U. S. and Britain have withheld similar action. Russia's promotion of Tito Rm' artisan cause in Jueoslavia he has been feuding with Rightist Gen. Draga Mihailovitch, gained impetus im-petus when Mihailovitch's ambassador ambassa-dor in Moscow jumped into Broz's camp, and Jugoslavs in Russia were organized into an armv swarm .i legiance to Broz. Gain in South Transferring their the Baltic to the south almost 600 miles distant. Russian General Malinovsky cleared the Dnieper river port of Kherson, at the eastern end of the Inn? f - a W4iuau juiic siretcned far tn th. the Reds' positions In Poland. As General Malinovsky PACIFIC: No Rest Ringed on all sides, Jap troops In the South Pacific were given no rest by U. S. forces slowly pulverizing their defensive outposts to the Philippines Phil-ippines and Asiatic mainland. Desperate enemy attempts to unloose un-loose the doughboys' hold on Bougainville Bou-gainville were repulsed after a day of savage fighting, and U. S. troops landing behind Jap lines in New Britain, wiped out remnants of the force driven back when the Yanks took Willaumez peninsula, to the southwest of the battered Nip base "J of RabauL Even in mid-i'acinc ine jap iuunu no rest, U. 5. navai ana marine bombers plastering their holdings in the eastern Marshalls and Carolines, from which they can pester Allied shipping. GAS RATIONS: West Cut Because of expanded farm and highway needs, gas rations for all "A" card holders west of the Alleghany Alle-ghany mountains were cut from three to two gallons per coupon, the reduction being accomplished by extending ex-tending the validity of the coupons from 7 to 10 days. Effect of the OPA action was to take away one of the three gallons on the "A" coupon allotted for essential es-sential driving, and bring westerners' western-ers' "A" rations to the same level as in the 17 eastern states. Cut in the "A" coupons does not affect holders of "B" and "C" cou pons, who will be able to obtain ad ditional ration allotments for occuj pational driving to offset the reduction reduc-tion in the "A" card values. GREAT BRITAIN: Coal Strike With the British government as senting to most of their demands, Wales' 100,000 coal miners went slowly back to work, as the threat to war production diminished. Piece-workers' demands that their rates be raised to allow them to earn over the $20 minimum wage recently granted to all British miners, was one of the conditions met by the government. gov-ernment. Also met were claims to special allowances for work in excessive ex-cessive dust and water. The strikers also rebelled at the government's order that all miners buying coal cheaply in the fields would have to pay .30 weekly for the privilege. WOMEN SERVE: Enlistments Up Since the navy lifted its ban against sailors' wives entering the WAVES, recruitments have risen to over 1,000 weekly, compared with 850 weekly last fall, and the service how looks confidently toward attainment attain-ment of its goal of 92,400 by the end of 1944. With soldiers' wives always permitted per-mitted to enlist, the WAC has been f Jl J f,, , ,J - Spy Stuff One of the most bitter ironies ol modern history is the fact that British Brit-ish Intelligence bad evidence proving prov-ing that Hitler intended to start a war in Europe. But Chamberlain refused to believe it. Instead of believing be-lieving his own Intelligence Chamberlain Cham-berlain took Hitler's word when he mirf that he wanted neace . . . When the war is over the story will be told: It will reveal how an American Amer-ican newspaper man gathered the evidence that resulted in America kicking out Nazi diplomats because they were working as Nazi espionage agents . . . Each Nazi chief has a private spy ring that he uses to keep tabs on other Nazi biggies. That's why Goebbels has a switchboard which is used to listen in on every conversation in his building. Glamorous Mata Haris are seldom used these days. The Nazis train ordinary looking people for spy work so that they won't stand out in a crowd and excite suspicion ... In Argentina the Nazis control more than a dozen widely circulated daily newspapers and distribute over 300,-300 300,-300 pamphlets weekly . . . Each Nazi spy gets certain tricks to use. As soon as he is nabbed those tricks go on a blacklist to make certain another agent won't use the same act. CLASSIFY OFFICE jjOTtrpjj Office Furniture, pnJLft5LBEli' LCHICK; E J" 'e i SUPERIOR BABY Paction bred, mounta. . luaicu, u. D. approved it 1 toted stock in .YlP,- I norna, neavies and hvbZ Kf atmght ran. If yoS JS?ft. J order KAMSHAW chicta ?l diate or later deUwS, and Urgest hatcW i?V& wear, aDBcitv m,- "'w- weekly. Price' hit H,."' wccijiy. r-nce list and lit' Feed am .hi. 1.4 ntlt weal cuttoaJ -nun, a 3687 S. Stat St. WHITE LEGHORN SPEC! J Amr Vaara nMJ . Leehom atram. ctr,... - pullet chicks, $28 JOOpCT huS' I I chicks. $5.00 per hundred tf 'l - V PWWJWWMWWui, ... WAVa-AA..- ..- - l Germans in America who refused to work for the Bund were kidnaped shipped back to Germany, and shot. Yet we still have many Bund supporters in this country who aren't in cells! . , . The Nazi espionage network is a tremendous organiza tion: The British discovered thai 11 a AAA . - mere were i,uuu wazi agents in Britain who were posing as servants . Five years ago the Nazis spent more money on espionage activities than we spent for our army and navy. The Jap system is to educate ev ery Jap with the idea of being a Sneak. When a Jap returned from a visit to another nation he promptly went to the Jap foreign office and told them everything he saw and beard . . . Even the most innocent type of information is vital to spies. Something that may seem unimpor. tant to you c"uld supply the missing miss-ing link to a i secret for a trained spy , . . One of the duties of Nazi agents in this country was to jof uown overneara conversations. II served as a guide to our morale. B they heard many Americans in one part of the country spouting racial hatred that's where the Nazis concentrated con-centrated their hate propaganda. Order now. Write for fact'ual fSi GRAHAM HATCHERY pijj vain. automobile! BEST BUYS Chock for yamtU 60 cars to choose all models Trade and Te3 vompieie imo house tW Morgan Motor and IW trait Msrtaa, Bp. 7M Si Sum J life More Food The War Food administav estimated that if only a thir: national food waste in home be prevented it would add: per cent of our total food r. Wedding Ring Legend M The wedding ring is won third finger of the left hand of an ancient superstition th; this finger a nerve went dm the heart Nazi agents run many schools Id Argentina where Argentine chit dren of German descent are given military training. They used to run similar schools in California until this reporter exposed the recently Indicted Nazi agent behind that plot . xerenz . . . Mata Hari was as great a spy as leeends .,- Tangerine Peels Finely shredded tangerim will do wonders for a dish of: sweet potatoes. Try it wit dings and jellies. Is WAVES look to sea. recruiting about 800 women weekly, and present strength is estimated at 70,000, with a total force of 200 nnn authorized. . With wivps nf oni;.j . . rvj uenerai Maunovsky's troon . : "sonnei fought into Kherson, other RuS nlg Vf BCaSt guard's SPARS forces under , , ve about 7,100 on active dutv along seaboard and inland waterway ir i ... of forces under General Zhukov worked on the big Nazi bulge farther to the northwest, .chewing into German lines at three points. ,AeaJdy deep m prewar Poland, tne Keds not only were close to Rumania, Ru-mania, but. also stood about 100 miles east of old Czechoslovakia and less than that from Hungary. DRAFT: Cut Deferments - Ordered not to grant deferments to men in the 18 to 21 age grouo suice February 1. the nation's draft boards were told to extend the policy pol-icy to others within th ) n limit. - Under the new rpmiiaf; '.. i . , - --auuuna, men in tnese age bracket win .i. . ble for deferment only jf the state director deems their services vital to critical war production, or if thev are holding jobs sDecinraii 7 ed 1 by the national draft t-ut m deferments age grouo followpfi rfraf U-j. failure to meet induction quotas because be-cause of the hesitancy i taking? thers and also because of the armv's Preference for younger men. B R I E F S . . . by Baukhage Civilians will get more coffee, chocolate and cocoa In 1944 than in 1943. according to the War Food administration. ad-ministration. a Because more batteries are needed need-ed for waDcie-talkiss, bazookas. nal lights and other war equipment there is little chance for an Increased In-creased supply for civilians this year, according to the WPB Ten thousand new passenger auto mobiles and 7.500 new bicycles wil be available under rationing to civil j installations, and expect to boost the toiai io o.ouu ny jUne 30. With 5,000 men pilots now avafl- a I a I lerrym2 duti. congress wecu wumuiuuig me WaSDS. wnm. a uinurce service. WAR PRISONERS: In Timberlands To help relieve the acute labor shortage in the northern timber- auusI ivuemgan, the army has al- wt use oi merman war prisoners Tl 1 I troaa nJ a . um cui mem to size for Under the 1929 Geneva -.-UiiCUl OI war prlsoners Germans are paid 80 cents a day by the government, but the contractor contrac-tor employing them must give the u- S. treasury the nin. . wafor.o.K eing Once members of Gen. Erwin Rommel s vaunted Afrika Koros the prisoneri are well versed in their rights under the Geneva corf vention. and still confident of Ado? Hitler some having decorated S Espionage a la Hollywood thriller. tls9 kni fn s ii a v. A lie nesl WPannn 4 . VJ -ipdnazi agents Is DronnpanHo ti,. "oia nave mscovered that destroy. "'5 " lions Will to floht Vi spreading confusion and disiiuty hfilns 4Vtn .. . m. ui0re Inan destroyins rnlS.:- -.ANazi outfit named "u oervxee araws up the propa-ganda propa-ganda blueprints to be used by their supporters in democratic nations Many American rabble-rousers wer on its mailing list. Some American cers are still making use of the frZ'rt leSSns leared SS? Con?"8 ' far back 1936 Congress was given evidence of Jap espionage in America, but it was ignored ... When newspapers and mags arrive to neu-tral neu-tral countries. evervtM Z.," agents and sent to Goebbels. The mm ha hiss 1 i o a: iie spli li'i Par I larry tmo! id," bis B;,: SNIFFLE, SNEE I i Si A p r mt a tew drops of Va-tro-no: j each nostril at the very firstsrJ i ' or sneeze. Its quick action kl i prevent many colds 9ntJ I71, developing. Follow Wl ted VMIS-Kt 'i tea ink e?t,' liar Navy Ships The U. S. navy owns today ly 850 combat ships and service vessels for transp troops and supplies. Acid Indigesi:; fielei convention The international spy exchanp does a thriving businesYlntfdl f teal nations. It is composed of eS ""KstT disguised a, a new. When , " ,rlt yming rectedGermrbo? as a fronts". "umi. Be used al Peac; 1,eiea; Nation Relieved In 5 minutes or double mow Whan ar--a- U jj .- ftlffli prescribe the fastest-actinf? medicintt pi Bvmni.t; l: kiMFl Tableta. Ko Uxnriv. Fta)i-irt8 brinifi ff fy or doable roar money back an retQB w ua. ux at au oraggiats. Peace CounciL SS""--rS "'-.40 SHIP-BUILDING: New Vhfn. will be added to the U. S. fleet at the rate of a dozen a day during the ians in March the same quotas a remainder of the year. Secretary o' those for February a a Nearly 40 per cent of all vegeta ties grown for fresh consumption ir toe United States last year can from Victory gardens, the War Fooc administration has reprrted. me isavy Knox stated. Th is for seagoing vessels only, and - uui mciuae smaU auxiliary ships and landing craft By the end of the year the navy will consist con-sist of more than 3,000,000 men. he added. ' AXIS WEAPONS: JapanSse and German artillery and small arms' are inferior as compared with Amel! SpoTT, tCStS f weapons reveaL About 600 000 Pieces of ordnance have been firmg and other tests at the sevel Sat thVST 8rSenalS- U Was foud at the Japanese rifle is inaccurate "astTth T yardS' wast to the American Garand. der Fuehrer. OIL RESERVES Vast reserves of net? ... exist in the United State, and the resources of Al3sta l .? and toe Company of New Jersey hI , that in t.. Se.y He said The nation, he roslw- Nazis A. documents toiZT?10 os one of fhe vT::."" v,"Men ack America. the biepest . 7.. This is how Nazia tni t er: The r(, ' eacQ th- -I- ?! 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