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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
Population Policy

When we get out of this business slump with our immediate problems solved m ways more or less satisfactory for the time being, we shall probably find that oui next task is to form population policy. Strangely enough we have never had any definite plan of this sort. We took popu- laton as it came, native and toreign, ex- pectinq that sooner or later we would fill I'D the continent and be rather crowded, but never analysing the problem very clearly. Until shortly before the war we admitted nearly all who wanted to come. Since the war, immigration has been so severely re- stricted that it is almost zero. Meanwhile our native increase from reproduction IS slowing down and statstclans are forecastlng Sta- tionary population of around loo' o'ooo'ooo' or even the beginning of decline, by l9/o.
 A country of this size, resources and va rety with l65,O00000 people would be very different place from such country with 200, 100000 to 250,000,000, which would have been the expectation from pre-War rates of growth Our own birth rate will probably follow its natural course toward stability ignoring artificial efforts at control We can easily get all the increase We want however, at any time,s simply by letting down the immigration bars again. 1t IS question of what we want.
 What kind of people, then, do we want? Where and how do we wfnt them to live! What kinds of work are we going to have for them? What are we going to train them for? Figuring our resources and our require ments, with the world to pick from. we might do almost anything on this continent hereafter if we bad wise plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
New Railroad Deal

There is going to.be rSfnf for the rail- roads, ,oo but it wilEbe acsompanicd by big stick. The government,S' in helping them, will also have to help the country. Railroading is in theory private business but in actuaity more than half public Serv- ice. It is as important to be fair to the public as to railroad investors. Just now the public interest IS paramount
 The most important factor to the pubic and to the nations business on winch the peoples life depends, is freight rates. he rates that were fair and economically sound a few years ago are so no longer. he drop in incomes and commodity prices has brought them badly out of line. When transportation cost remains the same Wh!ie goods prices drop 'bne- third to one-half' manufacturers and merchants can no longer afford to ship as usual. The virtual increase in freight charges, compared with goods value limits tie range of distribution. he available field for selling products grows smaller
 The freight structure, as much as interest rates and other causes, is choking the lie out of business If prices don't rise mir aculousy and immediately, freight rates must drop. Unified management of the railroads eliminating duplicated trackage, equipmens and services could effect economies permit ting lower rates. It is time perhaps for an entirely new deal in ralroading.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31

but his program. While we can't say that We want to sec federal control pushed into cvSry line of endeavor. we do think that the time has come for the government to step in and call halt on various forms of enter prise in which the experienced prey upon lack of knowledge in the initiated.
 State regulation has not proved ot much avail in the control of poor securities. There fore, it seems the best alternative to turn to the federal government for sureease. HOW ever, it must not be understood that tne government is trying to put crimp in the sale of securities. Its regulation will mere ly serve to bring to light all knowledge that should be available when securities are of- fered to the public. Registration of this in- formation with the Federal Trade CommIs- sion is one step in this direction. More power to the Roosevelt administration in its com- pagn to restore an even balance in the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN
 JEWS ABROAD
(springfield Republican,

The Celler resolution of protest against anti-Semitic persecution Tn Germany, introduced in the natloh- al house. adheres to the correct for- n,,la. as it is confined to alleged o,,trapes against American citlZens. The limited States government ID nroperly concerned with the treat ment of it's own nationals soJourn- ing in foreign countries. for they have personal rights dehned III treaties. , e,a.os
 The moment the United States government attempts to intervene in behalf of the nationals of other foreign countries, it expresses use II to a rebuff, while protest 10 lhe Hitler government in behait ol Jews who are citizens of Germany exposes this country to sharp re- tort-does it always protect us own citizens against racial oppres- sion? What of our Negroes the inevitable question huns pach at us. AL. ,h iect has had to be faced in the past when official protests were sent from washington. In the. present emergency in Germany, the evl- dence is that some American GIL izens have been mistreated. anu this affords the most compete technical justification for acton by the state department in making known at Berlin the feeling or tne government and people of the Ohi- ted States regarding antl-SeHiitic outrages if they do not cease fortn- with.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
Our Daily Washington Letter
President Easy of Access
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

ring is still puzZling to old White House retainers. They haven't got used yet to hearing the presidents deep hearty laugh resound right through the walls of the executive office. They haven't got used yet to the presidents weakness for keeping his visitors a little over time, with consequent danger of wreckage for his days schedule.
 A White House conference these days is rarely held except at the presidents request. He notified congress that he was delighted to meet all its members-but they mustn't talk patronage. The effect has been virtually to dam the stream of casual official visits.
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 Secretary Guards the Schedule
 White House conferences. in the judgment of attendants, shouldn't last more than five minutes. Ten minutes of the presidents time is a lot. Fifteen is almost unheard- of, except, of course, for the big group conferences which may last two hours or more.
 If a visitor shows a tendency to finger, 1t is the job of Marvin H. Mcintyre, the presidents secretary. to pry him loose. Pat Mckenna, veteran executive office door-keep' CT may get the task. And Mcken- ma has many tricks with sheafs of important-1 documents which will give caller a chance to make up his mind to depart.
 According to strict protocol, Of course, it is the president who must signify the end of a conver- sation. President Roosevelt, so far, has shown little liking TOT such royal manners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
(Hartford Times)

Sentiment in the Berkshire re- zion of Massachusetts has joined with similar feeling earlier demon strated in the Connecticut Litcn- field hills to conduct what IL IN now said will prove a successrui movement to abolish mot doe signs in oneof the finest portions of scenic America, substituting "hot franks" VT,
 We recall that the comedian w. c. Fields said about his lead dog; they can't catch him, because ate him." "He was good with mus tard," he added. reminiscentiy.
 Undoubtedly there is something about the phrase "hot dog which good taste should demolish. Hot franks would be the same thing, but less carnivorously. labelled.
 The intellectual and aesthetic considerations in this northwestern situation are manifest. But where should the reformation stop? Cal oric frankfurters, we should think should be sold as such ana under no nicknames whatever.
 And, while they arc at 1t. why do they not attack tho "eats" nut sance? "Eats" seems altogether proletarian. Grub" would he pre- ferable. and yet n grub Is a form of insect. Perhaps agitation for the "cats" reform may start up in the Iow country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1883
Conscience Trouble

The crude attempt to bomb the rectory Of the Rev Charles E. Coughlin, militant prest' whose attacks on big business have been one of the sustaining features of radio in the last few years, was no doubt actuated by spirit of revenge. However. it only went to prove that the breath-taking statements Father Coughlin has been making of recent Sundays in his afternoon talks are pretty nearly 100 per. cent accurate. His broad- cast of last Sunday evidently has scared some one fndividual or group of individuals. he bombing early yesterday morning ot the priests home in Royal Oak, Detroit suburb, was an effort to frighten the crusader.
 It will only serve. though. to increase Father Coughlin's swashbuckling tactics. We can expect tc hear him deliver an epic ad- dress next Sunday afternoon in which 1t would not even be surprising to find aecu- sations fired Whether or not person agreesiwth everything Father Coughlin says or believes that such remarks should be broadcast by radio is purely matter ot opinion. Suffice it to say that in the course of a few years the Detroit clergyman has per- formed a rather good service in pointing out the fralities of our fellow citizens whom we are rather inclined to idolize.
 It can be said for Father Coughlin that he always has firm substantation for his claims and his accusations. His talk is not an idle gesture nor a mere sham. When he has something to say he does so in convincing fashion and without mncing words A lot of us like to listen to that sort of talking. Those who are thin skinned don't. Natur- ally many of his remarks don't go unchal- lengcd. Of recent weeks his attacks on the nations bankers and particularly the sltua- fian in Detroit have caused him undue pub lc;ty. We think that he will emerge from { this fray unscathed and still capable of carving the fight to those enemies of the common man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Belly Band

expect my baby in midsummer l hate to think the baby will have to wear hot belly band all summer (Mrs L.)
 Answer-No belly band or bandage or binder should be kept on the baby after the navel dressing is no longer required. Two weeks is long enough in any case. Send dime and a stamped envelope bearing your address, for copy of the Brady Baby Book"
 Oh, Any Quack Will Do
 Please inform me of some doctor that gives colonic irrigatiOns. (L R)
 Answer-Most of the charlatans will oblige, but 1 know of no reputable physician who practices that mischievous mistreatment.
 Snake Bite
 remember seeing something in your column a bout an antidOte for snake bite. l expect tD spciId some months in snake country and would appreciate the information. (E. c. S.)
 Answer-Carry in your emergency kit q dose of anti-venom. Any one can administer the in- jectlon in emergency by following the di- rections 0 tho package Ay druggist can sup- ply or procure the ant-venom. Some drug gists loan 1t out for few days at q small fee, if the outht Is returned unopened.
 Copyright, John F. Dilie Co')
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
Something's Wrong

By sheer numbers the republican egls- tors of New Haven county succeeded Tn adopting budget of $593,25l for fifteen months beginning July l. This represents a decrease of $51,387.09 over the present { budget, but it is Sl5,473.48 more than the budget that the democratic legislators pro- posed In addition the county commission CTS will only receive a 10 per cent cut instead of the 1 2 per cent one previously agreed on This change was made, so republican legls- lators declare, because in Hartford county the commissioners are only going to take 10 per cent cut Therefore, New Haven county must follow suit. Nothing IS said about the fact that the 2 per cent cut IS in line with the sliding scale of salary reduc- rons based on amount made per annum.
 However that is small worry compared to the fact that in the fifteen months follow ing July 1 the county officials must raise by taxation the small sum of $327,376.63. That is the difference between anticipated income and the budget figure quoted above It is pointed out with some pride by g.o.p. legislators tbat this amount is actually S7,OOO lower than the amount that was necessary to
 
 in the present biennium. What would be more to the point just now would be the figures showing just exactly how much the county was able to raise by taxation Tn the current biennium Then we might get an idea of how much we could expect to get in the fifteen months after July l.
 If our memory doesn fail us those fig ures were given out some weeks ago by the democrats during discussion of the county budget And if we are not mistaken the figures showed that the county was ant'cl- pating raising more money by taxation than it actually had during the present bennum, In the face of present conditions it would have been far better to have taken every ad- vantage to lower county expenses ruthlessIy rather than with some consideration for officeboders. In times like these it is good idea not to figure too accurately on tax income At best any estimate is apt to be fifty per cent correct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Lardner At His Funniest

",ose with a smile" brings Rlng Tardner back to the baseball park again. back to the You Know Me- AT' sort of thing in which he inaae his first great success; and II the highbrows don't mind, your re. viewer would like to remark tid. MT Lardner does this sort ol thins better than he does anything else'
 We have here bush-league out fielder irving to break into the DE league via a job with the BrooKiyn Robins. We meet him at the lraih- ing camp, where he writes letters to his girl back in Centralia, Ills and through these letters we 1ol- low him up to Brooklyn and a. round the National league circuit.
 Naturally, the lad is a. colossal dumb-bell, and he becomes the center of a comedy of errors tnaI is amusing and instructive beyond belief. One day he knocks one out of the park and becomes hero: the next he is caught nap ming off first base, or slides lhto second when second is already oc. cupied, and draws down the wrath of the gods on his duckless skull; and through 1t all he keeps WritinS to the girl back home, complain. ing, bragging, telling artlessly OF his dates with a big city siren ana committing some of the Welrdes. spelling that was ever seen on lana or sea.
 In the end he is gravitating to- ward a. job in Jersey City, shipped there by a despairing Brooklyn management. You'll find his ad- ventures infinitely worth following, and you'll get from them many a chesty laugh.
 Published by Scribner's, the book sells for $1.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
Caveat Vender

The Latins had an expression for 1t - caveat emptor let the buyer beware - but President Franklin D. Roosevelt adds to that in his latest proclamation or message to Congress the added warning -- let the seller beware. In invoking passage of blue-sky laws the president takes cognizance of slt- uaton in the states that has needed rectlfy- ine for some time. We don't doubt that he was prompted to ask Congress for such &C., ton by recent revelations made by Charles E. Mitchell of New York. former well known banker and financial authority, who showed how hundreds of people were vic- tims of a well-conducted sales campaign Tn which foreign bonds were pushed off on them.
 By placing some restrictions on persons or companies engaged in selling securities the president is still preserving the field of ln- vestment but making it safe for the average man whose knowledge of stocks and bonds is limited by what he reads in the papers and what bis neighbor tells him. Some such control of security sales has been IndI' csted for . long lime. It is 10 b. hoped that Congress will stand shoulder to shoulder with the president on the matter and carry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
Espionage In Germany

One of the most disquieting things heard about Germany in the last few days IS this confidential cable sent to Amerca from Holland: Letters from America to Ger many should omit any political remarks whatsoever. Recipients subject to gravest embarrassment, irreparable consequences
 This presumably authentic warning should be carefully needed. No matter what Amerl- cans may think of conditions in Germany it is best not to express criticism in letters to friends or relatives living in that country lest they be subjected to suspicion and dan ger. It is probably well not even to write letters to Germany asking for information
 The sdelght given on the political sit uaton there will not be lost on the reader. If there is such espionage and persecution as are hinted in the message, and supported Dy news from many sources, Germany has sunk far, indeed, from the freedom and eniighten- ment it enjoyed under the republican rule or Hindenburgh and Stresemann.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
BINGHAM's INNOVATIONS
(New Britain Herald)


 "Do not act hastily" was the gist of former Senator Bingham's ad- monition to the lower branch of the legislature.
 The ex-senator continues to share the view of the elder states men recently kicked out of COTS gross who on all occasions totS care not to act with dispatch uponS any given subject.
 Slowness of movement is regard- ed as high virtue in these circles. Yet, if that were the case, when action finally was taken it would we we'll nigh perfect action, certain to bring satisfactory results.
 But how often did that happen during the time when Mir Bingham was a member of the senate
 The legislature has important matters before it. The body has been severely criticized for It's in- action, it's snail-like slowness. it's apparent inability to cope with present pressing problems.
 And along comes MT Bingham advising it to act slowly-perhaps even more slowly!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31

The Connecticut Federation of Democratic Womens Clubs wants Governor Gross to name only democrats to all appointive of- fees. No doubt this plea will be taken up on all sides, but we don't think it will carry much weight with the governor. lie has from the very outset shown tendency to rise above mere party politics and to recognize ability when it is present. He will, of course, not deviate from this stand now. To do SO would be fatal move tor him. It would tar him with the same brush that was used on most of his predecessors. We would have had some outstanding re- publican governors in the last few years were it not for the fact that they listened to the dictates of political leaders and made every state office piece of patronage It IS re- freshing to know that Governor Cross has regard for ability plus party fealty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31

The "rara avis has been found in Omaha It is none other than Arthur r. Mullen, democratic national committeeman from Nebraska He has just been offered a job and has turned it down. Wonders will never cease. Where are those republican cyncs who expected to find democrats cut ting each others throats in order to secure coveted patronage Here's one democrat who thinks that bis best job is to serve the party as a private citizen and not as another job holder Our hats are off to MT Mullen tonight and President Roosevelt and Post master General Farley owe him at least ap- propriate resolutions commenting his action. Mir Mullen was at one time mentioned for the post of Attorney General, but now that Homer S. Cummings is making good Tn a big way there's no chance of change. iudgeship in the Circuit Court of Appeals was offered Mullen, but in an appreciative note to President Roosevelt he declined with thanks. at the same time pointing out that he could do more for the party in the oapac- ty of 2 private citizen. Such service as ths is hard 10 find In this day and age it IS indeed refreshing to discover it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31

Washington. The distance along Pennsylvania avenue be- tween the White House and the Capitol is a good long mile and a half. Politically, since March 4, it seems hardly more than a step.
 Legislators, journeying down Capitol Hill to the other end of the big avenue, are still a little bewil- dered by the new fact. In the cor riders of the Capitol you will learn that congress knows more of the mind of the White House, as revealed since March 4. than it was able to glean in much longer periods, not so long ago.
 It isn't the frequency of confer ences that makes the difference. Conferences in times of. crisis in the past were just as frequent as during the recent emergency. Con- ferences are the ways presidents Of the United States normally do business.
 Nor is it simply informality. White House breakfasts, with the famous Coolidge wheatcakes and maple syrup, were informal. So were many conferences in Hoover times.
 It is something else, according to the testimony of numerous par ticipants. It is something which permits the opposition-and the majority rank-and-file--an access to the president which hasn't been so free or satisfactory for years.
 "Working Relations" Win Praise
 Charles l.. McNary of Oregon, republican minority leader in the senate, has crossed the sill into the oval room at the White House ex- ecutive offices more than once. So have Senator Hiram Johnson and Senator Couzens. Senator Bob" LaFollette was summoned on the economies measure, and various other republicans have been invit- ed at various times.
 The capacity to establish work ing relations between himself and others-the capacity to do business makes the success of the Roose- welt system.
 "We have exchanged a smile for frown," is the blunt summation
 
 dent is not only willing but desir- ous of discussing policies which af- feet us all, with all sorts of peo- pie.
 "There is a candor and freshness about him; and an anxiety to CO., operate and get cooperation. He is the best-natured and the most patient of men. He never loses that very disarming smile. And he always has his eye on the ball.. Among those most constantly in touch with President Roosevelt since inauguration are his close friend Senator James Byrnes or South Carolina; Congressman Joe Byrns of Tennessee, majority lead- CT of the House; Speaker Rainey, Congressman Sam Ryaburn or Texas, Congressman William r. Connery r, of Massachusetts,. Con- gressman John E. Rankin of Mis- sissippi, Senator Ashurst, chairman of the judiciary committee; Sen ator Tom Connally of Texas, and Senator Wagner of New York. Roosevelt Knows What He Wants The characteristic of the presi- dent universally described by his conferees is slightly unexpected to anyone who is preoccupied with the picture of the proverbial Roosevelt "charm."
 It is hard-headedness. "He is the most hard-headed man I ever met" declares one very distinguished Washington publi- cist. T wouldn't call him hard boiled" says Senator Wagner. "He is definite. He knows exactly what he wants. He listens to ideas-but you can't shake him if his mind Is made up."
 The Roosvelt method of confer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31

It didn't take long for the Alabama legis- lature to convince Governor B. M. Miller that his veto of the bill. calling for the pro- hibition repeal convention was merely a gesture. Over his veto the bill was repassed with scarcely a dissent. By such action Alabama was assured of vote on the ques- ton of prohibition repeal no later than mid July. The bill limits the time for calling the convention to 90 days after sine die ad- iournment of the Legislature. That IS due this week, hence the July convention. With southern states assuming the initiative in this campaign the future of prohibition seems doomed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-31
So They Say

want to arise in the morning without being informed that l have an engagement. l think l am en- titled to this. -Formen President Herbert Hoo-
 yer.
 Woodrow Wilson gave his fel. low man everything but himself. This fault, if fault 1t was. explains both his triumph and his trageoy' John K. Winkler. biographer.
 America has become a country or hard liquor drinkers. l am glad to see the return of beer and wine, which I regard as a temperance move.
 --Dr. Joseph J. Filler of Columbia
 University College Of Physicians
 and Surgeons.