London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1945, London, Middlesex Page 2 the stars and stripes 1945 the stars and stripes printed at Tai times puh Lishok for a raw under auspices of the information and education special am reformation ctr tent passed by the Artyv and jaw censors 2b per veer plus Eto Nett real As second class matter at Ifie Poa new under the acs of All it material appearing in Attix ttys been Mitten and edited by uniformed members Al the Tormy and my except where stated that a or other outside source it being editorial acid business printing Home ec4 District offices Bedford 2184 swi Nilon 3424 Sutton Oaks february 1945 leadership 1945 to the bag orchids to for his letter on Henry Wien we a Pejak of the peace that is to it is reasonable to believe that some sort of collective Security will be but More important led by Dee thinking men like we should probe for the solution to the economic and social problems that Breed it is vital that we find leaders who by undeterred Devotion to the cause of and aided by the millions who Are fighting for combat the reactionary forces which Foster the racial and religious prejudices of which the lieutenant the of Lanish of detestable bigotry of at least one Ameri can legion of the insidious inter National cartels and of the fascist element our economic and financial must be enlightened by men who have the determination to imbue our country and the family of nations with the Realiza Tion that we do not intend to let slip from our grasp the goals for which so Many fought and we must have leaders like Wallace who will strive to instil the spirit that can make the Century of the common lessons for fascists 1945 to the bag buried on the Back Page of a recent Issue of the stars and stripes was a Story that Jean a noted parisian was sentenced to four months in prison and fined for pro nazi Ive been Lead to believe that one of the objects of this War is to teach fascists that fascism is not an acceptable Way of life for free Luc Haires sentence is hardly a very convincing i suggest that All such War criminals be tried by Allied military courts rather than by fumbling civilian it also occurs to me that according to a recent a i can get a years hard labor for then death would be More appropriate for such David a shipping space 1945 to the bag Why Doest Pennsylvania eager new congressman James Fulton approach somebody with the idea of using All that shipping space that would be if his pro Josal to Send wives and families overseas to keep House in Fox holes was to Speed our mail delivery we All appreciate Fulton efforts in our but since it int Why Doest he do the next Best thing in taking it upon himself to see that our mail is delivered As fast As by the How do screwball like that get elected to Congress air corps 1945 to the bag the servicemen wives overseas and dont forget grandma and the if Fulton were Over hed be classed As of course our mail is held men cannot go Home on rotation because of shortage of shipping but we could easily make room for a few million while youre loading Nellie and the forget the was and nurses who Are married to civilians most of them engaged in essential we have Only one husband to our hut so guess he should get the highest you think when May we expect wife overseas and her Mildred St Kun flux klan 1945 to the bag i wonder How much use hitlers propaganda agents will make of the stars and stripes Story about the rebirth of the Kun flux klan have those dangerous who try to disguise themselves As a political party representing the common Ever stopped to consider that thousands of jews and negroes have died fighting for a country to which their forefathers fled because it promised Freedom from religious and racial country born with the idea of Freedom for All regardless of Creed and background these thousands have died to prevent exactly what this organization have they died in vain Congress had better get Busy to find some Sway of exterminating these rats or perhaps some of us will take a machine gun Home in our Barracks bag and do the Job Slick Joes who used to mutter to Chicks in the states those soulful words till do us part Are till Dawn do us one never knows what the Short skirt will be up to and then there was the Little Moron who thought the articles of War were obsolete equip nem to be sold by the War department after the War is fun on the Home a slow thinking woman Driver ran Over a Pedes Trian and after going about 30 Yards look oui the battered pedestrian up and Why Are you coming Back our spy on the Home see the wolves now lets Park Here and save Gas for the shed a tear in your Beer for the wac who got commended at inspection for shiny buttons and shiny got gigged because her nose was shoot the powder puff to John a homeward bound Eto Soldier passed the statue of Liberty and put your Torch Home just in Case youd mint Julep is a depth bomb with a Southern him not saying Hes not if he put rocks in his head he could go to work for a Rumba life is rough in the 11s re ported that a Joe just got Back Home after three years Over Here and was going around his Home town being greeted by All his old an old timer looked him Over and glad be finally got outa that Jap prison my you look wore famous last and i were buddies and then he ran out we Point with Pride to the purity of the White space Between our an editorial the squad and the brass Captain Hunter commanded the the squad didst Call him they called him Captain not just to his but behind his Back As that was the Way the men in the squad Felt about the somehow when they said they seemed to mean that How things were Between the brass and the men in the wherever there were bullets and danger and men who needed help was the the men went one the Captain went but he had to Rove from Side to Side As directing the coaching the pointing out the pushing through wet Snow that dragged at the feet and sucked a Man and dragged and until you just wanted to lie tired and and the War could go to the Captain was 39 years As old As the two youngest kids in the squad put but there he up moving from Side to and always and when the last sniper was there was the scouting for a new getting in ordering out checking on the the the company Down the Hill and in the next reporting Back to checking his noting their mood and and when Chow came the Captain pushed the men just As he had up the with this difference in the fight hed been la the Chow line he came he and the up in the House the boys found a they brought it Laid it on the cellar they heres a soft spot for you to the Captain but the men who slept on the mattress that night were the men who came Back from the radio buzzed from dusk to the Captain woke and he fought to get the men their the men knew the men loved the the men called him they called him Captain to his and behind his Mars runs a Hothouse seven Days in the line Ripen Green troops into bloody yets by Jimmy Cannon stars and staff writer inside Siegfried line with 76rn were first shot at Sevem Days ago on the Bluff above the Gorge of the we came in said pfc James of but we sure ripened fast the crossing the Mountain torrent and the assault of the Siegfried line up the Cliffs on the German Shore today had aged them far beyond their time in All the mortars were lost in the said of commander of a company that went into its first Battle attached to the 5th but that didst Stop a lot of them charged the boxes with nothing but they set up German mortars and machine guns and killed germans with they had never seen the weapons but that All talk about said pfc James of a gaunt faced this Guy in the outfit had five bullets in one leg and the other ankle he was ordered Back to the Aid but just then we got pinned Down by a burp does he up front with Maul Din know any Good moslem prayers i dont Wanna miss any try to get Back to the Aid station he does he crawls up and gets the Heinie with the burp gun and then goes to the Aid talk about they machine gunned our said Richard of los the red Cross was As Plain As Day on their but those bastards machine gunned them coming right up the we treated their medics with kid said Thomas of but what do you think 1 found in one Jerry medics first Aid kit a big Juicy no wonder he didst want to open the kit when i searched that first Shell i said pfc John of 1 thought the Earth was coming apart when it that crossing was worse than any said Harry of All the Way across that River they pounded us with artillery and everything in the the current was dont mention my name because i dont like my said the Graves registration i dont want to pick up our i want to kill on that Hill there was no Way you could Tell that these Haggard and angry men gathered around their dead were Green an radio program 16 Charles Spons up the the go to on the up the sports supper club mercers music sing for Mcgee and news from the off until 0755 17 album with Martha from by Bob dance after command per news from the in simple terms Bretton Woods Means 15 ans urged by president Roosevelt to adopt the financial proposals outlined at the Bretton Woods International monetary Congress is scheduled soon to take up the question of participation in a projected International monetary fund and an International Bank for re construction and delegates from 44 countries attended the new Hampshire Parley last but interest primarily on congressional since neither the fund nor the Bank could get far without the designed to increase world is supposed to remove some obstacles that make it hard for people in different countries to buy goods from one the member nations would Chip in a total of each country would make its contribution partly in but mainly in its own thus the Pool would include currencies of Many what Pool would do Here is an example of what this Pool would do a Frenchman wants to buy american the radio manufacturer wants his Money in american so he can spend them Here at the Frenchman has Only francs somehow he must Exchange his francs for dollars before he can do but suppose French banking system is Short of Dollar Exchange and there Are not enough dollars to satisfy All the French men who want to buy american goods some of them just cant that where the proposed fund comes in France in such a Case could go to the Pool and buy for them with either francs or whether this would be a Purchase or a loan is a matter of the Treasury says its much More Complick Ted than a simple lending the american Bankers association considers it a loan and objects to the fund on the ground that such lending would violate established principles of sound credit eliminate restrictions another function of the fund would to eliminate Exchange restrictions set up by the various to Wiltes trate even if France had a Supply of a who wanted to but american radios get his hands on those dollars if the French govern ment had a Rule preventing sex Chan the contribution to the would be and soviet Russ at those of other would be far the bigger a the bigger its Power to draw the i the purpose of the Bank would be see that countries which need to Rebuia or develop their Industry after the get joans for that the Bawi would accomplish this mainly guaranteeing Loans made through it would assume part of the sometimes the itself would lend the Bank would have a Capil member nations actually put up Only on fifth but they would obligate selves for the remainder in Cas Money were
