Illinois Valiev News, Thursday, June 21, 1945
Washington Digest?
Plan Just and Speedy
Trials for Nazi Bigwigs
Allied Commission to Handle Cases of High
Leaders; Local Officials to Prosecute
Minor Offenders.
SEW IXC, CIRCLE XEEDI.EC.R (FT
Practical Pinafore for Little (Jiri
HOUStHOLD
MtMOS....',
The legal profession is about to
meet the greatest challenge it has
ever faced.
The Moscow declaration, pub
lished November 1. 1943. and signed
by President Roosevelt, Prime Min
ister Churchill and Premier Stalin,
declares that "those German officers
and men and members of the Nazi
party” who are responsible for or
who have taken a consenting part in
“atrocities, evidence of which has
been received from authoritative
quarters in many countries.” will be
“tried, judged and punished" accord
ing to the laws of those countries.
This same declaration also de
clares in its Anal paragraph that
“major criminals whose offenses
have no particular geographical lo
calization” will be tried and dealt
with by “joint decision of the Gov
ernments of the Allies.”
That is where the United States
and the challenge of its legal profes
sion comes in.
The body which will try these "big
shots” is an international military
tribunal, to be designated by an of
ficial title, probably by the time
these lines are printed, and it is be
fore this court that a member of the
Supreme court of the United States,
Associate Justice Robert H. Jack-
son, chosen as American chief of
counsel, will appear as prosecutor.
He will act jointly, it is presumed,
with the counsels of the United King
dom and the Union of Soviet Social
ist Republics.
Legal Body
Without Precedent
Never in history has such a legal
body been convened. Never has such
a task as the one it has before it
been of such potential significance to
the social and political well-being of
the peoples of the earth—never, at
least, since the day of a certain Ro
man procurator of Judea in Pales
tine. Pontius Pilate was unable to
face his responsibility, and finding
"that he could prevail nothing, but
rather that a tumult was made, he
took
water,
and
washed
his
hands. . . .”
The United States does not intend
to wash its hands of the responsibil
ity before it.
There seems to be a welter of con
fusion as to just what the function
of this "military tribunal” is; as to
just what, if any. policy has been
established by the "Office of the
Chief Counsel for the Prosecution of
Axis Criminality,” which is the title
on the letterhead before me. The
permanent address of this office is,
at this writing, a little uncertain, but
it can be reached care of the Penta
gon in Washington. Soon it will es
tablish foreign headquarters.
Despite the confusion, this institu
tion has a definite policy and I shall
interpret it informally hereunder:
(1) We shall avoid "the law's de
lay” which so annoyed Hamlet.
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My reason for this assumption is
the fact that Justice Jackson did
not retire from the Supreme court.
The fall term of the court begins in
October. Already he has made one
trip to Europe for the purpose of
rounding up key witnesses and doc
uments and is now beginning final
preparation for the prosecution. His
staff has been assembled for several
weeks and he has coordinated the
other government agencies interest
ed in war crimes (war department,
navy department. Office of Strate
gic Services, and others). Authority
for this action is vested in Execu
tive Order 9547 of May 2. 1945. which
named Justice Jackson as Amer
ican prosecutor.
Jackson himself said when he was
appointed: "There will be no delay
on the part of the United States, and
we think undue delay is itself a fail
ure.”
(2) There is no confusion as to
United States policy with respect to
the type of offender to be tried. Many
individual cases have already been
prepared, though not yet announced.
As I mentioned earlier, what the
United States is concerned with is
the big shots, that is Jackson's job—
tb try the men whose offenses are
broader than those committed in and
against members of any single
community. To put it broadly, those
charged with crimes against human
ity as a whole
B A R B S . . .
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In other words. Jackson is after
big game and he will not be content
to fiddle with minor offenses even if
committed by major criminals. His
job will be to nail those leaders who
are responsible for engineering the
whole general criminality of the
Nazi-Fascist program. The smaller
fry will be taken care of by other
legal authorities at the scene of the
individual crimes or elsewhere.
•Refrigerator Meat Loaf
Wheat, Rye. White Bread
Vegetable Salad Bowl
Lemonade
Almond Jam Bars
•Recipe Given
Jackson Versed
As Prosecutor
Justice Jackson’s reputation and
his record are a pretty good guaran
tee that he will not be stumped
by any hurdles that international
lawyers might try to put in his
way. But that does not mean he
will "railroad” the accused. He will
not let the trials sink below a dig
nified judicial level. They must be.
he says, "trials in fact, not merely
trials in name, to ratify a predeter
mined result." On the other hand,
he does not believe that “every step
must be taken in accordance with
technical common law rules of
proof.” His record shows that he
is a "direct actionist”—he can be
expected to pull no punches.
I said this was the greatest chal
lenge the legal profession had ever
faced. I said that because upon the
manner in which these trials are
conducted will depend just how
clearly Naziism will be revealed to
the people of the world in its true
light. These criminals must convict
themselves and their philosophies
put of their own mouths. They must |
not be allowed to stand before the
world with their testimony and that
of their accusers as a background,
as martyrs to what Jackson himself
calls "farcical judicial trials" which
rationalize previously settled opin
ions. This would destroy the con
fidence of the people in the whole
case for democracy, he believes. Nor
must the case against them be pre
sented in such a manner as might
give even the skeptical a false sug
gestion that the enemies of democ
racy have a vestige of right on their
side.
The small but efficient staff which |
Justice Jackson has selected is
worth looking over.
There is Maj. Gen. William Dono
van, colorful World War I hero and
successful lawyer, now head of the
OSS; Sydney Aiderman. a distin
guished trial lawyer and general so
licitor of the Southern Railway;
Francis Shea, assistant attorney
general and well versed in compli
cated litigations; Naval Lts James
Donovan and Gordon Dean. Dono
van is general counsel of the OSS.
Dean, a former assistant attorney
general under Jackson when he was
head of the department of justice, is
a brilliant and successful lawyer who
is being transferred from active
duty by the navy for the job.
There are no hand-washing Pon
tius Pilates among them.
• • •
The rise in income payments to
individuals in the United States from
an annual figure of $66.168.000,000 in
the prewar year of 1938 to a record
high total of $156,794,000,000 in 1944
was extended during the first quar
ter of 1945, according to the Alex
ander Hamilton Institute
Income
payments during the first three
months amounted to $39.825,000.000
this year as against $37,726.000,000
last year, an increase of 5.6 per cent. (
Income from every source showed
expansion. Salaries and wages rose
from $27.357.000,000 to $28.628.000,000,
an increase of 4 6 per cent, while
dividends and interest rose from
$2,454.000 000 to $2,770 000,000. an in
crease of 12 9 per cent.
Although spending by consumers
was at a record high rate during
the first quarter, it is evident from
preliminary information that con
sumers' income exceeded «pending
by an amount sufficient not only to
meet taxes but to add to consumers'
wartime savings, thus increasing the
threat of inflation when peace re
turns.
b y B au k h a ge
Field Marshal Mannerheim, com
The government has sold the camp (
in New Jersey seized from tie Ger mander of the Finns in their wars
man-American Bund. It will be with Russia, congratulated Stalin on
made into a boys' camp—not a con his victory over Germany in 73
words. Stalin replied in 19.
centration camp.
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The British Broadcasting company
Some German business men re
cently asked the American military says it has proved during the war
that telling the truth can be more
governor of one of their cities how
effective than calculated lying May
to make out an application for a loar
to rebuild the town.
] be Goebbels was wrong after all.
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Jellied vegetable salad is gar
nished prettily with potato chips
and cucumbers, topped with lemon
and olives to make a tempting main
dish for a summer supper. •
Porch supper, box lunches, picnics
and buffet parties are an inseparable
part of summer.
There
can
be
plenty of fun in
the shade of the
old apple or elm
tree, and the fam
ily will enjoy get
ting closer to the
great outdoors.
Sandwiches or
early morning
preparation will greatly simplify the
work of meal preparation. Let sal
ads and fruits rest in the cool of the
refrigerator so they will be ready
when time comes to eat.
When
chilled, they will be doubly good.
Here's an excellent meat loaf
which may be served “as is” with
mayonnaise
or
cucumber
sour
cream sauce or sliced for sand
wiches. Make it easy for yourself
by letting the family serve them
selves:
Refrigerator Meat Loaf.
(Serves 61
2'» cups cold pork or veal
'4 cup sweet mustard pickle
31 teaspoon salt
11 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons butter or substitute
Grind together meat and pickle.
Add remaining ingredients, blending
together carefully.
Pack Into a
waxed paper lined pan and let
stand overnight or several hours in
refrigerator. Slice and garnish with
greens, deviled eggs, sliced toma
toes, cheese and parsley.
Note:
Two small cans of tuna
fish may be used in place of the
meat. Drain oil from fish, then flake
and proceed according to recipe.
Hot Potato Salad With Frankfurters.
(Serves 6)
6 to 8 medium-sized potatoes,
unpeeled
6 slices bacon
’4 cup onion, chopped
5 to 6 frankfurters', thinly sliced
!4 cup vinegar
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1(4 to 2 teaspoons salt
Boil potatoes until tender. Dice
and fry bacon until crisp. Remove
bacon from skil
let, then fry in
fat the onions and
sliced frankfurt
ers. Peel cooked
potatoes and dice.
Add to frankfurt
er mixture, mix
ing well, then blend in also
gar. eggs and salt. Stir gently over
low heat until all ingredients are
heated through. Serve with lettuce.
A tray for fillings for “make your
own sandwiches" is bound to go
over big for a porch supper. Here
are suggestions which you will enjoy
using:
Mock Chicken Filling.
(Enough for 12 sandwiches)
1 cup cooked veal or pork
>4 cup finely shredded cooked carrot
'4 cup finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons pickle relish
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Salt to taste
Combine and mix ingredient* to
gether thoroughly.
Chill before
serving.
Lynn Says:
Supper Thoughts. When you
are having cold cuts and a sub
stantial salad as main interest for
slipper, have something hot in the
way of a quick bread just out of
the oven. Good suggestions in
clude these that bake quickly:
corn bread, whole wheat biscuits,
prune muffins and orange mar
malade rolls.
A freezer of homemade ice
cream is a welcome treat at out
doors suppers. Try some flavored
with fresh berries or apricots, and
be sure to have the cookie jar
handy.
Doll up your garden party sup
per salads with plenty of relishes
such ss olives, pickles, radisn
roses and carrot sticks.
They
make for nice nibbling
Bring out the checked cloths
and paper napkin*, old-fashioned
jugs for flower*, and picnic uten
sil* for under-the-trees eating
They go with the atmosphere
Enclose 16 cent* tor Pattern
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Lynn Chambers' Point-Saving
Menus
A'eu* Analyst and Commentator.
This rules out the persons brought
back to the scene of their crimes,
the trials of spies and saboteurs
which are coming up daily, offenses
against
American
nationals or
against Germans, or individual acts
of persecution against Jews or oth
ers.
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Due to an unusually lar„>e demand and
current war conditions, slightly more time
I* requir'd in filling order* for a tew of
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Send your order to:
Nippy Filling.
(Enough for 9 sandwiches)
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 tablespoon cold water
2 cups finely ground wieners
1 cup grated American cheese
3 tablespoons finely chopped greeu
pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
Mayonnaise to moisten
Mix horseradish and let stand 10
minutes. Add remaining ingredients,
blending well. Spread between bread
or rolls.
Tuna Snack.
(Makes 8 to 12 sandwiches)
7 ounce can of tuna fish, tlaked
1 hard-cooked egg, chopped
•j cup sandwich spread
Tomato slices
Crisp, cooked bacon
Flake fish and add sandwich
spread and chopped egg.
Serve
spread on rolls with tomato and ba
con slices.
Salads carry out the prettiness of
a porch or gar
den supper. Make
a molded one in
the morning and
if you have
fruits, chill them
well before toss
ing them together
the last minute:
Molded Cottage Cheese Salad.
(Serves 6)
1 package lime-flavored gelatin
1 cup hot water
1 cup water or fruit juice
cup chopped celery
1-2 cup chopped, unpccled apple
1 cup cottage cheese
Thinned mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Add
cold water or fruit juice. Chill un
til firm. Combine celery, apple and
cottage cheese with mayonnaise and
season. Serve on top of gelatin in
lettuce cups.
Famous Paintings Vi ere
Halved and So Id as Two
Unknown even to most artists,
many of the world’s famous oil
’ paintings were long ago cut in two
end so'd as separate pictuies,
dhiefly by greedy dealers, to col
lectors who had not seen the entire
, work, says Collier's.
One case came to light a short
lime ago when the two sections of
The Finding of Moses by Tiepolo
happened to be displayed side by
side at an exhibition in London.
Masterpieces of sculpture have
likewise 'been separated, one of
which is the Lemnian Athena
CHE’D rather wear cute embroid-
whose head is at Bologna while her
*•’ ered pinafores than her frilli 'st
body is at Dresden.
party dress! Her friends will envy
her the baby ducks or bears.
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Two pinafore motifs in one pattern Pat
’em «44 has transfer of JI motifs from
», by 1'. to 6 by 9'j inches, dlrec'ions.
stitches.
Upset Stomach
If a rubber ring around the top
of a jar of preserves is Inferior
and causes a leak, pour melted
paraffin wax around the top.
For conking fresh asparagus,
use an old percolator. Stand the
asparagus in the percolator, add
boiling water, cover and cook.
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To protect the heels of rubbers
or overshoes, cut pieces of felt just
the size to fit into the heel, then
cement It in place. This will re
ceive the impact and protect the
rubber.
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To starch men’s collars very
stiff, add a tablespoonful of epsom
salts to an ordinary-sized pan of
starch.
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Since fiber door mats are hard
to replace, keep the old ones in
good repair by cutting off frayed
i edges, rebinding, or overcasting
I worn places.
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Square containers in the refrig
erator save space, but round con
tainers permit better circulation of
air than do square dishes set close
together.
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To crush pills for a sick person,
(place the pills between two table-
i spoons fitted together and press
hard. There will be no mess or
loss.
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Insert small wads of cotton into
(the fingertips of your rubber
i gloves. This will prevent the fin-
; gernails from cutting through.
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SNAPPY FACTS
RUBBER
Before the end of 1945, syn
thetic rubber production will
probably be at the rate of a
million tons a year. This rec
ord has been accomplished in
three years, since the fall of
Singapore.
Sine« Pearl Harbor, passenger car»
have carried 75 per cent of the
country’» local essential transporta
tion load and have been the mean*
of carrying four out of five war
workers to and from their ¡obi.
Porch or garden supper calls for
a hearty casserole of rice and sau
sages with fresh salads and fruity
All-linen toweling lasts long, ab-
desserts to make the meal complete
' sorbs moisture and leaves little
and balanced.
lint. Since present-day stocks are
limited, don't hesitate to buy un
Fruit Salad Platter.
bleached when bleached cannot be
(Serves 10 to 12)
2 to 3 large bananas, cut lengthwise found. Linen and rayon mixture is
! best substitute for either since the
1 red apple, cut in thin wedges
1 <up large, dark sweet cherries, I rayon is processed to take up
moisture.
seeded
■j pint fresh berries
4 to 6 slices fresh or canned pine
apple
1 large orange, sliced
1 grapefruit, sectioned
Sprinkle bananas and apple with
lemon or pineapple juice to prevent
turning dark. Line platter or salad
bowl with salad greens.
Arrange
each of the fruits in separate groups,
making a pleasing balance of color
and shapes. Apple wedges, for ex
ample, may be used to separate
grapefruit segments.
Use honey
french or plain french dressing.
Vegetable Salad Bowl.
Any or all of these various vege
tables may be combined in a tossed
salad or platter: tomato wedges, cu
cumber slices, green pepper rings,
cauliflower flowerets, onion rings or
scallions, green beans or peas cooked,
grated raw carrots or cooked, sliv
ered carrots and cooked shredded
beets. French dressing served plain
or blended with crumbled blue
cheese is an excellent accompani
ment. Garnish simply with parsley
and ripe olives.
Cole Slaw
With Cottage Cream Dressing
(Serve* 6)
I teaspoon salt
1'4 tablespoons vinegar
’« teaspoon dry mustard
’4 < up milk
•4 to 1 < up > ottage cheese
3 cups shredded cabbage
Mix salt, vinegar and mustard
Stir slowly into milk Add cottage
I cheese and pour over cabbage
Toss before serving
Grated raw carrot, chopped green
pepper or finely diced raw apple
; combine well with shredded cab
bage to make other decorative and
i taste-pleasing salads. Cottage cream
dressing goes well with these com
binations and a variety of other fruit
and vegetable salads.
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