Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1942 — Page 4

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ao tled neat ones from an old board. - + When frightened women and chil-

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despite the fact they have two chil-

: in China and there they intended

Return Home, Wants to Reopen Church.

By RICHARD C. WILSON Copyright, 1942, by the United Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—The Rev. Alvin Nance of ‘Iowa jumped nimbly through ‘a window in the J army's internment camp|g

for Americans at Ft. Stanley, Hong-

kong, shifted a load of baby cloth-|E ing he had taken from a line, and}!

called:

“Hey, Dick, wait a minute! I iss

8 number of Americans who ‘chose

in- Hongkong when that British crown colony fell to the Japanese last Christmas fay . were to be released. - I shall never forget hish,

The way he: looked: at ‘it, he. told] "um

. me, a¥ we stood there at the edge ! of “garbage alley,” on a spot ‘where

« scores’ of British soldiers.had" been!

_ bayoneted in the last .mad hours

- before Hongkong was suendered, 4

+ he still had work to do.

~ tle mission outside the city; when|" ‘+ the war was over, and start again * ministering to his flock: of Chinese

I first met the missionary after}: - we were captured by the Japanese; x t when the city was surrendered, and

: Pt, Stanley—a spot I never want * to see again. It didn’t take long for all of us ; to realize that he was a “regular ! fellow” and in: the months that : Tollowed, when we were herded into « crowded rooms, short of food, sick

‘ we lacked bottle stoppers he whit-

dren got near hysteria he quieted

. He:was sent out to China about : eight years ago, as 'I remember. his * story, by a small church in Iowa— "a congregation called the Inter-

to found a mission, show the : Chinese the ways - of Christianity, - and to stay. - So, when the word came that we were to be released and sent home, the Rev. Mr. Nance and his wife,

dren, never faltered. Their job was

to stay whether the Japanese—who are trying to oust all Christian in-

Miss Freda Nickel, 234 W. 44th

The old bromide, “the -pen is mightier than: the.sword,” could be reworded today: to: “the typewriter is the equal of {th Garand rifle.” An urgent- -appedl’ hes come from Washington crying for'more stenographers and typists,’ the lack of which is seriously hampering the war effort. Since Tuesday the tivil service commission here has been conducting examinations for those interested in a Washington position. The current examination schedule will close tomorrow at the Federal building :gnd:- other examinations will be held soon. But from over. the country there will soon swarm ‘an added: contingent’. to. the: war-crowded - capitol and - make still. more: lop-sided the '10-girl: to. ‘one-man ratio. With ‘more and more ‘people flowing into*Washington, many of them via civil ‘service jobs, the eommission has issued a special-phamphlet of “Do and Don't” for newcomers. A cardinal “do” is to arrive in| the city in’ the ‘morning for Le first day will bea’ busy one. , however, it is: impossible to hr then, aid" in finding a room can be se-

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December. They fought him to a standstill for a time, and they are

; still fighting.

But in Malaya, Singapore, Burma and the Netherlands East Indies—

f& [where “the British and Dutch had

st., fakes the typing test for a

‘elvil’ service position.

in the Union station or the Greyhound Bus terminal. ; And, contrary to all reports, living quarters can be found in Washington, But don’t. expect to walk to work for rooms and apartments nearest large. government departments are already in use. Desirable living quarters are available within a short streetcar or bus ride to all offices. Information .concerning housing facilities can be secured from the defense housing registry, 14th and Pennsylvania ave, N. W. The circular. warns persons not to come to Washington to look. for a job. For information on employment in government agencies they should consult local representatives of the civil service commission. As D. C. Wilson, manager of the sixth U, 8. civil. service district, Cincinnati, put it, “If stenographers only knew how seriously they are needed, they would take particular pride in offering their services in what is a major part of our war effort.” . “We can only appeal to them; we cannot compel them. This is a democracy and we can't do like

Hitler and demand.”

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|cases ‘joined the Japanese.

ruled far longer than Americans had

populations failed to" resist in any appreciable manner and in some Why? \ There probably are a num of reasons: ‘but the chief of them, I believe, are as: follows: The United States, in more than 40 years in the Philippines, generally gave the: Filipino’ people education, fair treatment, and widespread opportunities to find" oiit what- the occidental, ‘democratic: world was like. During most of the: period it was clearly ‘understood .that the United States was preparing the Filipinos for ‘independence and that independence would be granted as soon as Washington felt the Filipinos were ready. A definite date for independence, July 4, 1946, had} been. set before the Japanese invasion. came.

5 Felt ‘No Obligation

In “British ‘and Dutch’ “colonial areas, on the other hand, there had been no assurance of full political or economic independence for the

native peoples. The native popula=

tions clearly understood that they were parts of ‘colonial empires andf my own observation was: that he felt no obligation ‘to fight for: ‘distance “home”. government He that government became. involved in war. The educational sistem of the British and Dutch colonial areas, too, were along lines different from those that “we installed ® in: the Philippines. ‘Education in’ Malaya, Singapore, Burma. and. the Netherlands was less: general than in the(| Philippines and it was ‘designed || largely to make the natives into loyal subjects of the’ king-emperor of Britain and the queen of Holland rather than free-thinking citizens of potentially free countries. So, when war came, the Filipinos knew they had something to fight for while the natives of the British and Dutch areas took the attitude that the great struggle was between white men and Japanese and hence none of their business.

MacArthur Convinced Them

Another potent; factor in shaping] the Filipino attitude was the program started by. ;the U. S. army years ago in taking Filipinos into} its ranks and the later formation of the Philippines commonwealth army under Gen. Douglas A. MacArthur. When the invasion came, as result of the army's and ‘Gen. MacArthur's effort, tens of thousands of Filipinos knew how to-fight and had equipment. -They -worshiped. MacArthur and were: ready to die for him—as hundreds of them did. Gen. ‘MacArthur did a great job in the Philippines and when this war is .over,- and the mohuments are being erected, there should be one on "Manila’s broad Lureta (an open park in the center of the Philippines ‘ capital) inscribed to

ism to an entire Asiatic people and

-f made it stick.

SOUTH BEND GAINS BY NUTRITION DRIVE

WASHINGTON; Aug. 27 (U. P). —Director Paul V. McNutt of the ‘office of defense health and welfare services reported today that a oneweek nutrition campaign at South Bend, Ind, had improved by more than 10 per cent the community’s "knowledge and actual ‘use of better foods. Mr. McNutt said a study conducted by Crossley, Inc.,@showed these improvements at conclusion of the campaign: An increase of 16 per cent in correct answers to questions on basic food knowledge; a 20 per cent increase iri“familiarity with enriched

selling of healthy food groups. Crossley reported that “the greatest. improvement was found in the lower income levels: and in the older

undertaken “to. gauge the effective-

the “national nutrition program,” 4

FATAL ‘BOILER BLAST |

to determine the | ‘cause of a boiler: mine north of here which caused

critically injured two other persons. Chaucey . Sampson, = 45, ° truck driver for the company, was killed instantly. Albert: Bell, Coal Buff,

Terre Haute, also a truck: driver, were standing in the door of the

seriously. Mine oii said inee was only 50 pounds of pressure and * cient” water 2h

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