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Bhree-power pact. pledges power to make that pledge a fact, Jipan will be confined permanently to her own islands. This recognizes that the old era of foreign dominaon is past; that the key to the future is western cooperation with China, and no imperialist deals with Japan. that basis Pacific peace is to be built. : All of which is a great victory for American policy. inclusion of China in the four-power Moscow pact, which is now implemented by the American-British-Chinese pent, is due chiefly to Secretary of State Hull and Roosevelt. : :

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“sirance to congress last September: “The united nations will never again Jet her (Japan) have authority over the islands which were mandated to her by the League of Nations +++ and the same thing holds good in the case of the vast territories which Japan has stolen from China starting long before this war began.” ~ * Thus Japan's loot of half a century is to be reclaimed. - Manchuria, Formosa and the Pescadores, go back to China. a nde he morale effect of these pledges on the Chinese, stag‘from almost seven years of war, is obvious. It will harder now for Jap propagandists to poison China. » ‘ : OF COURSE the Cairo communique leaves many questions unanswered. United nations agreement is not yet complete. Will Britain return Hongkong to China? ~ What becomes of French Indo-China, Thailand, Malaya, Burma and the Dutch East Indies, when the Japs are driven out? Are they to be trained for independence on the Philippine model, under their former rulers or under ited nations trusteeship? And the strategic ;, até they to ) “ut jer “American or in ernational guar dianshi p? io ’ . ;

_ Where does Russia come in? This four-power conferi8 being held in two sections, with Marshal Stalin absent om the P: ic sessions Because Russia and Jagian are riombh But his representative, AMS: Vishins, jobtrusively. That indicates Russian concur-

Moreover, return of Manchuria to China could not be ~ guaranteed without Stalin's tacit consent—probably leav“ing important Russian claims there to be negotiated by . Moscow and Chungking ‘directly. ; When Russia is freed of the Nazi menace; she doubtless will become an active partner in the alliance against Japan— _ for neither Russia nor the present Pacific allies can risk a ~ Far Eastern settlement in which Russia has no part. Also the Cairo communique leaves open the complicated questions as to Japan's future, when shorn of her copquests Is there to be allied military occupation, short or long? . Must the emperor go? Is the allied formula for free elecbions by the people, and civil liberties, to be applied? What | _ About reparations, or Jap labor to rebuild liberated areas? 4. Will a law-abiding small Japan have equal rights to: nar materials, trade and membership in the internanal organization, as hitherto promised by the allies to all eful nations ? :

we iN. SN » BUT IT WOULD be out of focus to expect answers to all the questions which will arise with Pacific victory, when - We are so far from victory. On the political side this conference was content to agree on the general goal, while _ wisely it concentrated most on immediate military means. _ For Americans should be under no illusion—as certainly the Chinese are not—that any of the fine political Pledges are of value unless enforced by much more allied military power than has been put into the Pacific war so far. Two years after Pearl Harbor -and Singapore, Japan virtually all of her conquests, still keeps us 3000 miles

The Cairo pact is a sign that the allies at last are ready the Cairo military threats is how soon and W continuously Nimitz, MacArthur, MountMiang can strike at the vitals of the Jap octopus. counts now,- =

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process with Lebanon and Syria. The war inter. vened, however, before the final details were ironed out. The Paris government had not yet ratified the: arrangements nor had the council passed judgment. To ignore these facts now—however great the provocation—would be to invite a post-war dispute’ for Prance, Britain, América, the Middle East and the whole Arab world. To sdy the league is dead is a matter of opinion. “At worst, it is only on a par with many of its oldest members. :

Wise Course May Be to Wait

IN A SENSE, it could be argued. that there is no longer any Norway, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Greece, Jugoslavia, France or Czechoslovakia“ ecause, for the

in no right to presume ‘the th of the | league because she is merely one of a very. large family. As for the United States, she has no vote at all since she is not now, and never has been, a Now that the status quo of virtual Independence has been restored by General Catroux; many. that the wisest coursi ure i the United States, France and the publics themselves is to wait a little longer and then arrange. things without any dangerous shortcuts, :

(Westbrook Pegler is ill. His column will be resumed on his recovery.) Lak .

Shidow of Death By Paul Ghali

BERN, Dec. 2—-The following extracts are from a letter to his parents by a 16-year-old youth § condemned to death in September and executed at Besancon, France. “My létter will cause you great

that through love of me you will bear this grief bravely, “You cannot imagine what moral anguish I have undergone in my cell, what I have suffered Si at not seeing you any mare, During these 87 days in prison, I have missed your affec-' tion more than anything and often prayed for you to forgive me the wrongs I have done you. You have no idea how much I love you now—before this. my' love for you was rather routine.” A aT

‘Soldiers Are Coming’ THE VALIANT boy then wills his modest but mos loved possessions and adds:

“Don’t worry about me. I will be courageous and good-tempered until the last and will sing ‘Sumbre

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“MARK ANTONY ~~ MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN”

By Mrs. G. W. B., Indianspeclis Friends, Hoosiers, éountrymen: Lend me your ears. I come to speak of Patton, not to praise him. : The evil that men do live after them. The good .is oft interred within their bones. So let it be with Patton! - Thus might Mark Antony have written of the general, but a greattr speaker than Mark Antony could Sha

when judging aiid punishing those of our fellowmen who, due to stress

their ways. Remember what He said? “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.” p 3k! That's right! I've dropped my stone too.

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taining to subsidies. However, I could not help but wonder why he

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BY B A.D. Ben Davis : Press reports tell us that both the [hands

bit of pencil, “Farewell. Death awaits me. "I do not wish to be blindfolded or tied. All the same it is hard to die. A thousand kisses. Vive la France. Signed, a 16-years. old condemned boy.” --

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recommended Patton for promotion successful prosecution of the —not 5, : Most of these critics have an ax to falsehood issued by Eisenhower's . os admit Tuesday under threat to realize their ambitions, of a congressional investigation. all|®veD if it necessitated climbirg aver Eisenhower is not & man to be pro- | the courage or intelligence to oppose moted to chief of staff. til brighter and more courOf all those directly involved ageous men had started him on the only individual not smeared by : whole sordid mess is the Peat, Ty even tried to project her patient incident - the attacks of & general. together real bravery and courage. routine of op-. she deserves a congressional of the present of honor for conduct above and yond the-call of duty. r all good AmerThe senate’s military the intents should secure and make public her who aspire to name. She is certainly a credit to ership. Most veterjudgment of the capable Gen. Ike fo the proper exthe handling of | to take up the : present army; like that of the world war, is of real “he, veterans in opposing the ascendency {to power of the same of “legis-

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Four months’ total, July-October 1043 1942 Strike * situations handled........ 817 713 Strikes settled ............... .. 685 . 608 Threatened strikes, which did not ° . develop sessissensasnnrravien 310 804 ; JORROULE =. iii sierra 10 mn aa All other labor controversies requiring conciliation service....3674 1820

Labor Disputes Double

HERE YOU HAVE a slight increase in the num-

ber of actual strike situations handled this year over last, but this might readily be accounted for by the comparatively greater number of workers in the labor force. The significant figure, however, is in the number of labor disputes arising—double in 1043 over 1942.

This increase may be explained by the fact that

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