Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1942, Page 4

33-10-26 Senafe Vote Kills Fight on Shift 0f Federal Agencies Barkley Wins Narrow Victory Over Plan for Delay Pending Study By J. O. O'LEARY. Congressional efforts to prevent removal of 12 Government agencies froma Washington were virtually at an end today, following the Senate’s refusal late yesterday to pass a sim- ple resolution which merely asked for delay pending further study. The vote was 33 to 26. Chairman McCarran of the Sen- ate District Committee, who led a determined, uphill fight to require the Budget Bureau to throw more light on the legality of the transfers and the necessity for scattering the agencies in five or six cities, said he has no further action in mind. While the Senate wn.xapproach- ing a vote, announcement was made that the Patent Office will begin moving its personnel and equipment to Richmond, Va., January 31. Sen- ator McCarran told the Senate his information is the Government has leased a tobacco warehouse in that city to house the Patent Office. Barkley Takes Floor. Although Majority Leader Barkley took the floor several times during four hours of sharp debate to rally administration forces against the group of Senators who feel the best interests of the Government will suffer through decentralization, the vote was close. A change of four votes would have passed the reso- lution. The vote finally came on a substi- tute by Senator Danaher, Repub- lican, of Connecticut, which Senator McCarran accepted. The substitute eliminated a lengthy preamble, which recited arguments developed in the District Committee against. removal of the bureaus. Stripped down to a mere request for further study, the substitute read: “Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the director of the budget, before taking any further eteps toward removing any agency or office of the Government from the District of Columbia, submit a report to the Senate giving full in- formation as to the reasons for the issuance of any order of removal, the statutory authority upon wkich it is based and the facts in connec- tion with each such agency directed to move under the provisions of said order, and that execution of any such order be stayed until the Con- gress shall have made inquiry into the reasons therefor pursuant to the foregoing resolution.” Senators Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland; La Follette, Progressive, of Wisconsin; Brewster, Republican, of Maine and Chairman Maloney of the Senate Public Buildings and Grounds Committee joined Senator' McCarran questioning the wisdom of the moves without more adequate information. McNary Sides With Barkley. Senator Barkley was aided in his fight against the inquiry by Minority Leader McNary of Oregon and Sen- ator Norris, independent, of Ne- braska, Senator Barkley insisted that he, too, favored keeping the Govern- ment centralized in Washington in normal times, but that office space and housing conditions here would | make it impossible to provide for | all the defense workers who are being brought here without some transfers. Several times in the debate, how- ever, other Senators questioned whether the Government employes will find it any easier to obtain housing accommodations in the| cities to which agencies are to be moved. Senator Tydings, who asserted the removals will reduce Government efficiency and cost approximately as much as the outlay for more temporary construction here, told of a visit he made Tuesday to Phil- adelphia, where at least one of the transferred agencies is going. He said well-informed persons | there told him Philadelphia can | furnish the office space, but that | +more housing will have to be pro- vided. They called attention to the industrial expansion caused by de- fense contracts which has absorbed housing facilities in and around | Philadelphia. Near the close of the debate, Sen- ator Barkley sought to make the issue one of confidence in the Presi- dent. He said: “It is unfortunate that so soon after getting into the war we are questioning the authority, if not the good faith, of the President. T realize it is inconvenient for em- ployes to be moved. It is also in- convenient for men to be drafted into the Army. The President knows what has been done. He di- rected the action of the Budget Bureau. We all know the situation in Washington has been growing desperate.” Suggests Taking Over Buildings. This prompted Senator Maloney to ask if, since the Government is leasing private facilities in the other cities, it would not be wise to take over private buildings here and keep the departments intact at the seat of Government. Senator Maloney suggested the Government could take over commercial buildings here “that are occupied largely by lobbyists.” Senator Maloney joined Senator McCarran in challenging the au- thority for moving some of the agencies and in contending that the District of Columbia was set aside in the Constitution to be the seat | of Government. When Senator Barkley suggested | the resolution “says, in effect, to the President, ‘You don’t know what you're doing’” Senator Tydings jumped to his feet to point out it| BALL was not directed at the President, | BARBOUR, but at the Budget Bureau. Raising his voice, the Maryland Senator said | Bayisg he did not consider it patriotic to | withhold from the President in- formation which led him to believe some bureau of the Government was making an unwise move. Senator La Follette said he thought it was unfortunate that Senator Barkley had raised the issue of confidence in the President. The Progressive pointed out that Con- broad to B4 gress has voted broad powers Bt the President to handle the war effort, and, for that reason, he be- lieved the administration should reciprocate by giving Congress all the information possible on other GER governmental problems that are not of a military nature, Sees Pressure on Employes. Much of the debate centered around Budget Director Smith’s failure to comply with a request T EAST SHORE 10 - MANILA = QLBS '~ NATIVE QUARTERS ~ A - v Wi FILIPINO MOTOR™: TORPEDO, BOATS ~— gave slight opportunity to Jap L OF MANILA BAY.sz- THE CONCRITE : T parriesnp -~ - BATTERIES OF * > VARIOUS CALIBR:: wide, the “Gibraltar of the Far East.” TEE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942 Network of Underground Passages and Chambers Proves Its Worth in Initial Attack by Enemy “FORT DRUM orregidor Honeycombed With Defetises B g ARCHLIGHTS {J’D TRACK = - MAGATINES _ ;AT[ STORAGE - SR e -eoMB (THEORETICAL CONCEPTION OF CORREGIDORS DE'ENSES) SHELTERS airmen -0 select good targets. OBSERVATION POSTS )4{* < - FOOD AND > W5 MEDICINE ELEVATORS "o In the above drawing by Logan Rearis, theoretically visualizing the island's remarkable re- sources in meeting the Japanese attacks now being sustained by the determined American and Filipino garrison, is suggested the reasoa for naming Corregidor, six miles long and two miles Ingineers, utilizing natural features of rock and foliage, By LOGAN REAVIS. ‘Wide World News. NEW YORK, Jan. 15—The fury of the first Japanese plane attack on the rocky island of Corregidor had scarcely passed before the grim United States artillerymen below, standing at gun or computing in- strument, knew they could “take it.” Theirs was the confidence born of anticipation and training. In their rocky base military engi- neers had contrived bomb shelters and passages like those deep in the heart of the Rock of Gibraltar. Whirling drills had created cham- bers for a hospital, food, water and medical storage, for explosives, and probably plotting room and mine | control stations. The profuse vegetation which par- tially covers the island was used to conceal gun emplacements. Guns Up to 14-Inch. Corregidor employs armaments all the way from machine guns, 75s, anti-aircraft guns of several cali- bers, to guns up to 14-inch at least. Until these weapons send their screaming projectiles against their enemies—planes, ships or land-based foes—they are practically invisible to ordinary observation. Fire-control stations, directors, height finders, base-end observing stations, search- lights and sound locators are scarce- The prdigious industry which created ths fortress, officially known as Fort Mills, distributes no blue- prints of 1s work. The accompany- ing drawiag is an attempt to visual- ize the pacing of certain features. The exac: arrangement is properly a Government secret. Some vater is obtained from springs; ¥ may be that, as at Gib- raltar, even rain water may be| collected ind stored. Aid-d by Seacoast Fort. Corregicor has three companion fortified >ositions, of which Fort Drum me'its passing comment be- cause it >robably is the only sea- coast fort. designed by United States engineers with turrets to protect the persounnel. Is Corr:gidor impregnable? Some | time ago, in view of the growing power of the airplane, it was held that the sland's defenses required an impro’ement in guns and em- placemen. Like Gibraltar, the island ha: but a small area for an airplane jase. Much as the coast artilleryman favors stopping planes with guj fire, the undoubted as- | sistance «f counter-aviation cannot be denied There i also the question whether the garrson would be forced to capitulate through exhaustion of 1y to be seen. its food «r water supply. A serious threat—of perhaps more immediate consideration—lies in the | boa! possibility that Gen. MacArthur and his force, occupying the neigh- boring Batan Peninsula, may be forced to surrender or retreat from this area. In that case, it seems doubtful whether the fortress could maintain its effectiveness in the face of the continuous shelling the Japanese could accomplish from the Mariveles Mountains—some ris- ing over 4,000 feet—that dominate the southern extremity of this pen- insula. Training Intensified. 8o long as Corregidor resists, the Japanese face the threat that superior American fleet action can | recover Manila. A year ago a correspondent, mem- ber of the Corregidor garrison, wrote that “the tension is becoming more | critical day by day” and that “every | pri | effort is being made and every meas- ure taken to place the Philippine | Department in a high state of pre- paredness for any eventuality.” The Manila Bay harbor command instituted continuous and intensive training in every phase of defense and beach landings. Competitive contests increased the efficiency of the various regiments. So they were ready. | for the records and files relating to the decentralization orders. | “All kinds of pressure are being | put on the unfortunate employes | of the Government in these de- partments,” said Senator MecCar- ran, so as to compel them to comply with an order, not of the Presi- dent—because if the President is- sued the order it would have been published in the Federal Register. It is not an executive order, but an order made by a creature brought into existence by the Con- gress and by none other, namely, the Bureau of the Budget, and a creature which is now setting itself up to be a supergovernment, a supergovernment which will take to itself all the prerogatives of Con- gress if we sit idly by and permit it.” Senator McCarran repeated the testimony given the District Com- mittee to the effect that 40 per cent or more of the employes in the affected agencies will probably leave the moving agencies and try to find other work in Washington. Thieves Get $20,000 In Confederate Bills By the Associated Press. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., Jan. 15. —Thieves who ransacked three churches after services last Sunday have a 25-cent piece in real money and $20,000 in Confederate currency to show for their efforts, police re- ported yesterday. ‘The Confederate money was taken from a safe in the office of Dr. O. F. Batholow, pastor of the First Methodist Church, who said the bills had been given to him 20 years ago by a friend. The quarter came from a collec- tion plate in the Chester Hill Metho- dist Church, having been left there by mistake when the day’s offering was checked. Nothing was taken from a third church. Senate Vote Danaher Resolution On Transfers Beaten The roll call on the Danaher reso- lution, requesting the Budget Bu- reau to delay moving any bureaus from Washington pending a com- plete report to the Senate, follows: FoR—%6. Republicans—15. HOLMAN LANGER TAFM VANDENBERG WHITE DANAHER WILLIS GURNEY Demoerats—10. BANKHEAD O'MAHONEY B%W . YNOLDS MetiRmy EWART MeEAREND FENGs ‘Progressive—1. LA FOLLETTE AGAINST—33. Democrats—27. JOHNBON, . oy, v LEE grom the Senate District Committee L Welles, Ruiz Guinazu Confer 25 Minutes Before Rio Session Success or Failure of Pan-American Talks May Hinge on Their Meeting By the Asscciated Press. RIO CE JANEIRO, Jan. 15— Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles 0. the United States and Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu of Argentina consulted for 25 mnutes today and success or fajlux: of the Pan-American conferen:e at hand may have been bound up in their meeting. The tw> met in the Argentine’s hotel rocn and, leaving the place separatel:, they withheld precise comment on their talk. Argentina has showvn signs of holding out against any general Pan-American breach of relations with the Axis. Mr. W:lles left Ruiz Guinazu's hotel roon smiling. He said he had had “a rordial and pleasant con- versation with my old friend, the Foreign Ninister of Argentina.” Mr. Weles and Ruiz Guinazu are the head: of their nations’ delega- tions to hie third consultative con- ference ©' foreign ministers of the Pan-Ame-ican republics. Their talk was in tle nature of a preliminary consultaton. F-eliminary Session. Oswald» Aranha, Brazilian For- eign Minster, presided at a prelim- inary ses:don which convened at 11 am. em, E. 8. T). “In the hour of risk and danger, individuas the same as states may know wip are their real friends,” Aranha ©Id the press. “I am sure the attark on America will show the word its people not merely friends put brothers.” Mr. Welles seemed in a jovial mood as he took his seat between the repr:sentatives of Brazil and Bolivia, drectly facing Ruiz Guinazu across tie conference table. The fo'mal opening is set for 5:30 pam., wit1 an address by President Getulio Yargas of Brazil, in the Pal- aclo Tiriudentes, formerly Brazil's Chamber of Deputies. The delegates were eagerly awaiting an address by Mr. Well>s at the opening session. It was reported that Ruiz Guinazu also migat speak. The thrd meeting of Pan-Ameri- can foreign ministers since 1939 found 10 of the 31 republics at war. Ecusdor Seeks Settlement. Loomixg large as obstacles to unanimcas and effective action were Ecuador’; surprise insistence on ob- taining s:ttlement of her 100-year- old boundary dispute with Peru be- fore doixg anything else and Ar- gentina’s announced refusal to enter into any military alliances or “acts of pre-beiligerency.” ‘The cautious-tongued Argentine Foreign Minister came to Rio de Janeiro vith' his nation not com- mitted 1» any concrete proposals and at a press conference last night he evadei a query whether his dele- gation was studying severance of relations with the Axis nations. Howew:r, there was a report cur- rent in pre-conference discussions dispositi m toward severing relations with the Axis—perhaps ending com- o mercial relations, which already are almost paralyzed, without an actual teymination of diplomatic relations. After the formal opening cere- monies, the conference is scheduled | to receive some three score resolu- tions, of which the most important deal with these three issues: 1. The extent to which American republics are willing to aid the United Stetes fight the Axis. 2. The unification of American economies on a wartime basis. 3. Measures for post-war recon- struction. The Dominican Republic delega- tion brought a proposal that all the nations of America declare war on the Axis. However, after 11th-hour | tod; telks with other delegates, it was understood the Dominicans were convinced it was impossible to ob- tain unanimity on their plan and were inclined to urge instead that all American nations sever relations with the Axis. A resolution supporting the Roose- velt-Churchill “Atlantic Charter” has been prepared by 16 or more of the 21 republics for introduction at the conference, it was learned last night. Patrol Set Up in 1939. ‘The first consultative conference of Pan-American foreign ministers, held in Panama on October, 1939, set up the hemisphere neutrality patrol. The second, in Havana in July,; 1940, created an intercontinental “Monroe Doctrine” with machinery for rapid epplication as a barrier | against any foreign invader or land- grabbing conqueror. The 10 republics now at war in the Western Hemisphere are the United States, Cuba, Panama, Gua- temala, Hondures, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Mexico has broken relations with Japan and the Axis powers. Dr. George E. Fellows, 83, Nofed Educator, Dies By the Associated Press. GREAT NECK, N. Y, Jan. 15— Dr. George Emory Fellows, 83, presi- dent of the University of Maine from 1902 to 1911 and later head of the history and political science department at the University of Utah, died here yesterday. After leaving Maine, he became president of Decatur College of James Millikin University in De- catur, Ill, going to Uteh in 1915. He was formerly secretary-treas- urer of the National Association of State Universities and in 1915 was vice president of the Association of American Colleges. Survivors include a son, Donald R. H. Fellows, professor of admin- istration at the University of Wis- consin, Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Routine business. Conference with House committee | on price control bill. Finance Committee considers World War pensions. tinues study of auto and tire ration- ing problems. Migration Committee studies methods for main morale and preserving civilian ) Jap Penalfies Siress Kid Fih Coumids Are Giying MacArthur Filipih}; Resistance to - Invaders Manifests Self In Many Other Ways By the Associated Press. * Japans resort to a ruthless firing squad for the conquered areas of the jppines gave Wa: pointed ence today that a fifth column Filipino patriots is at work { . Douglas MacArthur behind the invader’s lines. Gen. MacArthur’s communiques for some days past have shown that he was able to obtain prompt informa on what was happening in enemy-held territory, but it re- mained for Tokio to acknowledge the effectiveness of this undercover intelligence service by invoking the death pendlty. s Advance knowledge of énemy movements and dispositions, it was pointed out here, would be of in- calculable value to Gen. Mac- Arthur's army in its last stand on the rugged Batan Peninsula, north- west of Manila, and would pro- long its ability to hold out. For its immediate and future value, a persevering Filipino fifth column sized up more important here in long-ferm war consideration than the appearance of a hostile submarine raider in Atlantic coastal | waters. Little Surprise Is Felt. The uhderseas foray, presumably by a Nazi U-boat, occasioned little surprise in official circles here, for such raids have been more or less expected. It was generally regarded as an attempt to give Japan a re- assuring gesture of Axis support. The possibility was recognized, however, that it might presage a concerted Axis underseas campaign to schieve the same objectives U- had in World War I—to dis- rupt Atlantic shipping and to force the Navy to divert units from more important duties to strictly defen- sive patrol work. The World War campaign, it was recalled, failed utterly. Psychologically, officials said, the raid probably would serve a good— if unintended—purpose by bringing home to the Nation the grim fact that it is fighting a life-or-death war on two fronts. The sooner the. country fully realizes that, they feel, the sooner the war effort will as- sume a heart-and-soul intensity. Defenders Waiting. In seeking to appraise the extent of Filipino fifth-column activity, the | Capital noted that every time the Japanese have attacked since Gen. MacArthur fell back on the Batan Peninsula they have found them- selves without the advantage of sur- ise. Instead, American and Filipino troops have been waiting to meet them—*“in previously prepared posi- tions,” as the War Department dis- closes dryly. The Filipino resistance to Japan's “new order” apparently is manifest- ing itself in other covert and open ways to judge by the lengthy list of death-penalty “acts detrimental to the security of the Japanese armed forces.” Both the official Tokio radio and a copy of the enemy regulations obtained by Gen. MacArthur indi- cate that Japan, the great imitator, was copying the harsh, repressive | methods’ which the Nazis have ap- plied so unsparingly in the occupied countries of Europe. There was even provision for the familiar hostage technique, which the British have dubbed “the crime without a name.” The War De- | partment reported last night that the Japanese had warned all resi- dents of the islands that any one injuring or attempting to injure an enemy soldier or civilian would be shot at once. If he cannot found, 10 hostages will be taken into cus- y. Among the things punishable by death are: “Disturbing the peace,” violation of military orders, es- pionage, concealment of requisi- tioned goods and even the circula- tion of rumors concerning the Japa- nese forces. The War Department announce- ment recalled that in the early days of the invasion the Japanese pro- claimed themselves to be the “liberators” and "saviors,” come to “rescue” the Filipinos from Ameri- can “oppression.” Evidently, the role was either temporary or un- convincing, for the invader has substituted a harsher attitude to- ward the conquered. Filipino fifth columnists, officials here raid. could make considerable contribution to Japan’s ultimate defeat, not only by supplying mili- tary information to United States forces, but also by systematic sabo- | tage, retarding food and mineral production, other methods of passive resistance, and by waging guerrilla warfare from the jungles and hills. Such tactics would force the enemy to keep a substantial garrison in the islands and thus reduce his military strength available for other fronts. Another topic of keen interest was the feat of Admiral Thomas C. Hart in extricating the entire Asiatic Fleet intact from a perilous situa- tion in waters where the enemy had an ovrwhelming margin of superiority. It was learned last night that not only was the whole combat force—cruisers, destroyers and sub- marines—removed safely from the untenable base at Cavite, outside Manila, but also the entire “fleet train.” The “train” is the slow- moving collection of supply ships, tankers, cargo carriers, tugs, tenders, repair ships and other auxiliaries indispensable to effective fleet op- eration. Admiral Hart, it was said, already has established a new base in com- paratively secure waters and from it is continuing to wage his harass- ing fight against Japanese naval and supply ships. Glenn‘Martin Workers {To Buy Defense Bonds BY the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Jan. 15.—A volun- tary pay roll allotment plan under which employes of the Glenn L. Martin Co. will buy Defense bonds through weekly deductions from their wages will be instituted Feb- ruary 1. Myron G. Shook, treasurer of the Aircraft Co., said . employes may specify the amount to be deducted from their earnings, and that when the entire amount is deducted the Defense bond will be purchased and registered in the employe’s name. Defense ‘The Dupont Circle area expects to have between 500 and 600 in theé air-raid warden’s force when the| organization is complete, F. Moran McContihe, deputy warden for the group, said today. A meeting of the warden person- nel of the community will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the John Quincy Adams School, Nineteenth street above Florida avenue N.W. Speakers will be Col. Lemuel Bolles, director of civillan defense for the Metropolitan Area, and Chief Air- Raid Warden Clement Murphy. Willlam Clark Taylor, civilian de- fense chairman for the area, will open the meeting, outlining com- munity needs. More sewing machines are needed by the Red Cross at the Sixth Pres- byterian Church, which is engaged in war sewing projects. The church has only two machines. Volunteers are asked to bring other portable machines and to donate their time to aid in the work. Those interested are requested to call Mrs. Joseph 8. | Edgerton at Georgla 0427, The Brightwood Civilian Defense | Committee will meet at 8 p.m. to- | morrow at Paul Junior High School, Eighth and Oglethorpe streets NW., to acquaint residents of the area with plans made by the group to protect them in case of an air raid. Mr. Murphy will be the principal speaker and music will be provided by :’he Metropolitan Police Boys’ Band. A large nrvgeimem dance will be held by the Washington Army Dupont Circle. Plans to Have 500 to 600 in- Wardens’ Force 100 per cent aid. and Navy Committee of the United open house for soldiers and sailors Sunday afternoon at the Washing- Hebrew Congregation. Games, and refreshments will be provided. in these enter- tainments are the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the Congregation, the Service Guild and the Council of Jewish Women. The civilian defense setup in the Fort Davis area will be discussed at & meeting at 8 pm. Thursday, Jan- uary 29, at the Ryland Methodist Church. Branch avenue and S street SE. The meeting is sponsored by the Fort Davis Citizens’ Association, of which T. J. Lynch is president and Mrs. Mabel Morris secretary. Already the war work of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion has expanded to a degree far beyond that of the first World War, Mrs. William H. Pouch, president general, said today. - The thousands of chapters of the organization are giving every pos- sible support to the Government and to the various co-ordinated | agencies, she pointed out. Many members are engaged in various de- fense industries. Others are taking first-aid classes. The younger mem- bers are signing up for the Junior Motor Corps. The drive of the| American Red Cross is being given Communiques U. S. Submarine Sinks Jap Merchant Ship No. 28 is as follows: Far East: A 17,000-ton Jap- anese merchant ship of the Yawata class has been sunk by an American submarine. ‘There is nothing to repor from other Pacific areas. Atlantic area: The menace of enemy submarines off the East Coast of the United States re- mains substantial. ‘There is nothing to repurt from other Atlantic areas. munique No. 60, issued this morning up to 10:30 am. (Eastern Standard Time), follows: 1. Philippine theater: Nine heavy Japanese bombers attacked the fortification on Cor- regidor Island on Manila Bay ‘Two were shot down by our antie aircraft artillery and others were hit. Damage to fortifications and casualties among our troops were slight. Aggressive enemy ground a tivity continues, with attempts general infiltration all along the line. Although greatly outnum- bered, American and Philippine troops are holding well-prepared positions with courage and de- termination. 2. There is nothing to report from other areas. War Departrr?e;nt ;ommum'qus No. lows: 1. Philippine theater: The commanding general of the United States Army Forces in the Far East has advised the War Department of the publication of the following proclamation in Manila newspapers over the sig- nature of the commanding gen- eral of the Japanese Army of Occupation in the Philippines: “Warning.” “l. Any one who inflicts or at- tempts to inflict injury upon Jap- anese soldiers or individuals shall be shot to death. “2. If the assailant, or attempted assailant, cannot be found, we will hold 10 influential persons as hostages who live in or about the street or municipality where the event has happened. “3. Officials and influential per- sons shall pass this warning on to your citizens and villages as soon as possible and should prevent these crimes before they happen on your own responsibilities. “4. The Filipinos should under- stand our real intentions and should work together with us to maintain public peace and order in the Philippines.” In addition, a radio announce- ment from Tokio was made which stated that the Japanese military authorities in Manila had decreed the death penalty for any of a list of acts detrimental to the security of the Japanese armed forces. The penalty is to be in- flicted irrespective of the nation- ality or race of the person re- sponsible. The acts listed in the announcement included disturb- ing the peace, violation of mili- tary orders, espionage, interfer- ence with communications, dam- age to military property, conceal- ment of requisitioned goods and circulation of rumors concerning the Japanese forces. The severity of these official pronouncements is in marked contrast to the terms of cajolery used in leafiets dropped by Jap- anese aviators prior to the occu- pation of Manila. These leaflets promised the Filipinos freedom from any oppression and assured them of the friendliest of inten- tions on the part of the Japanese. In these leaflets the natives were assured that the Japanese sol- diers were coming as friends, not as conquerors, and would free them from the so-called oppres- sion of the white race. 2. There is nothing to report from other areas. Searchlights to Scan Skies Here for "Enemy’ Planes Within “two or three days” Army searchlights will begin to “finger” the skies of Washington in nightly antiaircraft practice, according to information received by Commis- sioner Young, the United States Civillan Defense co-ordinator for this area. Each night searchlights will be directed against Army or Navy planes, a few of which are expected to be flown over the Metropolitan Area in & “hide-and-seek” with the defending forces manning ground searchlight batteries.. Officials said practice would be intended primarily for searchlight crews and would be held at varying hours of the The company employs more than | p 30,000 persons. ’” The text of Navy Communique | The tert of War Department com- | and based on reports received here | 59, issued at 5 p.m. yesterday, fol- | Axis Aliens Ordered To Identify Selves in Eight Western States Given Week to Get Cards | Under Decree of Attorney General Attorney General Biddle today announced that all German, Italian and Japanese aliens in eight West- | ern States must apply at post offices for identity certificates during the period between February 2 and 7, inclusive. Such nationals residing elsewhere in the continental United States must make application be- tween February 9 and 28, inclusive, the Attorney General added. The regulations, implementing a presidential proclamation of yes- terday, require that all nationals of Germany, Italy and Japan, 14 years of age or over, shall obtain and carry at all times certificates bearing their photograph and print of one finger. Emergency Area. Mr. Biddle explained issuance of the cards, sbout the size of a motor vehicle operator’s permit, was or- dered first in the States of the Army's Western command because it has been designated a special emergency area by military author- ities and because it harbors a large Japanese population. Announcement will be made later as to dates of identification in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, only insular possessions of the United States not under Army administra- tion, he said, in explaining the pro- gram at a press conference. Mr. Biddle announced that Earl G. Harrison, former director of alien registration and now a special assistant to the Attorney General, will supervise the identification process, due to affect about 1,100,000 aliens of the three nationalities. In this connection, he revealed, con- sideration is being given to estab- lishment within the Justice De- partment of a new division embrac- ing all wartime activities concern- ing supervision of aliens. New Division Studied. The Attorney General emphasized the matter is only in an exploratory stage but said Mr. Harrison may be | asked to head such a division if it is | created. The projected unit would have sections to deal with alien travel, review boards, identification and related work but would not in- clude the existing Division of Im- migration and Naturalization, he explained. The forthcoming identification check of Germans, Italians and Jap- anese will be conducted through first and second class and county seat post offices throughout the country in a manner similar to that used in the general registration of aliens. Directions as to method of applying for ihe certificates soon will be available at the post offices, Mr. Biddle said. Lattimore Returnin§ From China for Visit BY the Associated Press. CHUNGKING, Jan. 15.—Owen Lattimore, President Roosevelt's special adviser to the government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, left today for the United States, where he plans to visit Washington and spend & few weeks with his family. Weather Report (Purnished by the United Family of 19 Refused Auto Tires on ‘Bus’ And "Wholesale' Plea Minister Unable to Swap Casing of Wrong Size Obtained Through Error A man with a wife and 17 chil- dren filed application at District tire rationing headquarters for new tires for his 2l-year-old jalopy which, he thought, was eligible un- der two sections of rationing regue lations, in that it is used as a “bus” and for distribution of food- stuffs “wholesale.” The application, of course, was re- jected. The man's name was not made public, a policy the rationers have established for rejections. ‘The car in the case is a 1921 model T. The man filed application. under the classification which states that buses used in transportation of students and teachers to and from school are eligible for new tires. He pointed out his old car is used to haul 9 of the 17 children to school. He also cited the section which provides for tires for trucks | used in hauling food. He intimated a great many groceries are trans- ported in the family vehicle. The regulation, however, states that ve- hicles used in carrying foods to “the ultimate consumer” are not eligible. Swap Also Turned Down. A minister approached rationing headquarters with an unusual problem, but his plea also was re- Jected under the rigid regulations handed down by the Office of Price Administration. Before rationing went into effect he bought four tires for his car. When he got them out the other day to have them mounted he discovered that one was the wrong size. There was nothing which could be done since the rationers are not permitted to ap- prove swapping. The minister said he would appeal to O. P. A. for per- mission to sell the tire back to the dealer, s A large number of applicants, ob= viously misinformed about the ra- tioning plan, are turned down early. It is not necessary to submit such obvious cases to the men of the rationing board. For example, a man drove up to a District inspec- tion station yesterday in a truck loaded with worn-out tires. He wanted to swap them for new ones, The men of the board rejected | the application of a naval officer. | He uses his car to report each day for duty at the Navy Yard. He said |1t is also to be used for civilian de- | fense in blackout patrol duty. Another application rejected was | th:t of lh Lenred physician who does not use car “principally - fessional calls.” PRl fox pro Battery Sales Brisk. A large number of persons who ‘hnd actually purchased tires and left them with dealers until needed were caught in the tire “freezing"” | regulation. The dealers, of course, | are not permitted to give them to the purchasers, even though they | are paid for. These dealers are now._ | busy refunding the money to the_ | customers. One small store op- | erator alone had refunded $300. He said one customer bought tires as | early as last April. Another point worrying dealers | is that they can't make adjustments | in the usual way where guaranteed tires prove bad. If the imperfect tire is in fairly good shape they try to patch or perhaps retread it. Where the tire is beyond repair, the only thing they can do is refund the purchase money, which, of course, is not much help to the customer with the bad tire. Shops report that automobile own- ers are buying up large quantities of accessories of which they think there will be a shortage. Sales of batteries have increased greatly. Dealers warn that batteries will de-- teriorate much more rapidly in stor- age than in actual use. One store operator reported that customers who buy new batteries are keeping the old ones. Formerly. he ex- plained, out of 25 new batteries sold nearly as large a number of old batteries would be left. Now hardly more than half the customers trade in old batteries. 'D. C. Library Association To Hear Victory Book Aide Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, director of the District Victory Book Cam-" paign, will be one of the speakers at a meeting of the District Library Association at 8:15 pm. today in the Scottish Rite Temple, 1733 Six~ teenth street N.W. Other speakers will include Miss Isabel DuBois, director of libraries,: Bureau of Navigation, Navy Depart- ment; Capt. Ray L. Trautman, su-» pervisor, camp libraries, U. §. A, and Ralph M. Dunbar, chief, library- service division of the United States. Office of Education and executive: secretary of the A. L. A. Wartime Committee on Information and Edu~ cation, t There will be an organ recital by Louis A. Potter in the Temple Room" at 9 pm. Mr. Potter is a fellow: of the American Guild of Organists* and director of the Washington" Choral Society. The librarian of* the temple, R. Baker Harris, will present an {llustrated booklet of the building to each member. - Btates Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia and vicinity—Fair and somewhat calder tonight with lowest temperature slightly below freezing; gentle winds. Tide Tables (Purnished by United Bil'fl Coast and aeogenie Burver) B ek . todsy T 5:86am. 4:12pm. be on oot BPoRee LR ot B Repost for Last 34 Nours. Yesterday— ature —— & 48 (Prom noon yesterday to noon todas.) Highest. 54, at 3:20 p.m. Yesterda: y. » 8t 8:30 a.m. todsy. Year a0, 28. Recerd Temperatures This Year. o R Humidity for Last 34 Howrs. (Prom neon yesterday to noon todsy.) ,‘M.‘ffi.fit.‘:wmfi""' | B taday River Repert. Potomse and Shensndoah Rivers elesr Harpers ; Potomac clear at Orest Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches 1 he c"l::l (fllr’ml"-mlh to te): mber ? Becemser ;1 3 Weather ta Varieus Cities. rature. Precipl- g . tation.