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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Library Needs No Defense

Any attempt to make political capital out of existing conditions at the Silas Bronson Library, relative either to book allotment or payroll, is, to use a com mon expression, sticking ones neck out for trouble. For If there is any depart ment in the city that functions as well on as little as the Bronson Library, we have yet to hear of It.
 The function of the library ranks only second to the citys educational system in its needs for the community. Without 1t even our educational system would be greatly handicapped. It is absolutely a necessary adjunct Yet 1t is depart ment that perhaps is given as little con- sideration as any by the city fathers.
 Fortunately the library operates both on city and private budget fund, which, if 1t were not for the latter income, the library would be in very poor repute. Then again, the calibre of It's governing board of agents has always made for an insti- tuition of exceptional management.
 So viewed in this light the Democrat thinks that any attempt to make politi- cal football out of conditions in such an institution, whatever the motive, is merely to cause trouble and confusion and not for the best interests of the library. Under existing circumstances the Silas Bronson Library is functioning admirably and all 1t needs to continue so, is to be let alone and allowed to con- tinue in the even tenure of it's way. When the board of agents needs outside advice, 1t is fully capable of seeking 1t from suit able sources, not busybodies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
New York In Earnest

Proof that New York was in earnest when 1t passed law making it an of- fense for a rnotorist to drive away after striking an animal, is seen in the sum- moning to court frequently now of driv- CTS who either think they are free to run down dogs and cats and do nothing about it or else are blissfully unaware of the presence of such animals in the streets and highways. A Bronx driver was recently fined $50 and had his driv. ing license suspended for refusing aid to man whose dog he had just run down. The animal died. The n1otorist denied the charges but was held guilty.
 In time similar ordinances as this are bound to be adopted by other states We are surprised that our neighbor, Massa- chusetts, has not had such law as 1t is usually first in line in humane legisla- have been extremely callous and hard- hearted with regard to animals that wan- der into the streets and roads. It is noth- ing to see a car blithely of cars for ward motion may be termed blithe) plough over dog, cat, skunk squirrel or another other animal domestic or wild, that may dart into the road.
 Too often the tragedy can't be helped. Animals have way of blindly facing a juggernaut car with little concern unti! itS wheels are upon them. Many times, though, we have seen deliberate attempts to strike animals by the side of the road. In any event, whether the action is un- intentional or deliberate, there should be a law compelling the driver to stop and investigate even no inner feelings of sor- row do so. And where 1t may be valu- able dog or cat an effort certainly is in order to save its life if 1t lies badly ir- jlred by the side of the road. The law Is gradually catching up with what we proudly call modern civilization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Men or Mice?

It is incredible how men who pretend to believe in rugged individualism stand for reginentation in the matter of clothes. More and more, individuality vanishes. We see 1t in hats, suits, shoes, collars, socks, underwear, overcoats even in such small accessories as gloves and ties. Everything has to be Correct" and the correctness is laid down by an irresponsi- ble power that regimented citizens never voted for and never saw.
 The tyranny of style is subtle. You cannot put your hand on it. It is an atmosphere rather than an embodied force. Few know where or how 1t orig mates. They" are wearing so and so, and doing so and so, and therefore, the enslaved citizen must do likewise. Over his head hangs the terror of the un- known, the unspoken threat of social dis approval. So men like sheep fall into line.
 The regimentation wouldn't be so bad if the result were colorful. But the proud male has now become thoroughly drab both in hue and in character. Naturally then he is bossed around by women, who themselves were once meek but have gained self-confidence and dominence Through the very colors which once be- ionged to men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

BY OCTAVINE For persons who believe that human destiny s guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is outlined by q noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, 1t outlines inf0r nation of special interest to persons born on the designated dates
 NOVEMBER 20 Those who were born from Jan. 2i through Feb 10 should feel the influence of the stars today
 General Indications Morning-Neutral.
 Afternoon--Accdental.
 Evenng--Inactive. This does not look like an important day.
 Brthdate If your brthdate falls on Nov, 20 you should avoid revengeful tendencies April 1887, should be q constructive month. You should feel able to work hard to gain your ends Elderly people should bring you good fortune. May and June, lo37, should be period of expan- sion and optimism Your life should be broadened and made more easy in various ways. Danger-Feb through March l4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

William M. Harris was .,,ven consider able praise when John r Goss suggested the Mutual Aid system substitute in the event that no uD'n 'loyment insur- ance bill is adopted l, o,.r legislators at the coming special session MT. Goss at a hearing in Hartford before the special committee named to study the matter urged that the Harris or Mutual Aid plan be considered. We are so familiar with it here in Waterbury that we don't need to offer any exr lanations of 1t nor how 1t works. However, there would be just as much opposition to adoption of Mutual Aid for the state as there would be to an unemployment insurance scheme that involves employe contributions. It is against this that labor is directing its criticism, not to mention other organized groups and the socialist party The whole hearted spirit that accompanied volun- tary employer and employe contributions during the Mutual Aid regime would in- dicate that there are many who wouldn't object to any such proposed joint means of providing social security.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

Discussing the disposition of the mil lion-dollars in the state sinking fund again we would like to point out that another organization recently went on record as favoring appropriations by the Legislature to permit Connecticut State College to be reconditioned. It is the Connecticut Jersey Cattle Club. Its members want the legislators to allow the college building program to be fi- months back by President Jorgensen. We've got a real up-to-date institution. Why regard 1t any longer as mere agri- cultural college
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Cooperation

The development of amity between bus mess and government since the rather bitter election campaign seems almost too good to be true. Yet it is logical and sensible development, with plenty of precedent in other free industrial countries.
 The ice seems to have been broken by the conciliatory attitude of the admin. istration on the night of it's great victory, and since. The President and his ad- vlsers realize that even the biggest elec- tion majority or the noblest program cannot restore the country to prosperity and happiness without the cooperation of industry, trade and finance. The latter evidently recognize today, as clearly as do intelligent bystanders, that they can not get along without the government and the influence it eXerts on public sentiment.
 No more reassuring signs have ap- peared since the election than the friendly gestures of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers. The former shows more willingness to go along with the gov- ernment, in essential policies of recovery and readjustment, than 1t has shown since 1883. The latter plans to celebrate it's tooth anniversary by dinners in many key cities in honor of "a new era of good feeling between industry and the govern ment." The general public, which "has friends on both sides" greets such demon strations with enthusiastic applause.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Selected Poem
SLEEPY HOLLOW

CBy William Ellery Charming jr. the Boston Post No abbey's gloom. nor dark cathedral stoops
 No winding torches paint the midnight air: Here the green pines delight tho aspen droops
 Along the modest pathways and those fair Pale asters Of the season spread their pllimes
 Around this field, fit garden for our tombs. And shalt thou pause to hear some funeral bell
 Slow stealing OCT thy heart in this calm place Not with a throb of pain, feverish kne
 But in it's kind and supplicating grace, It says, Go, pilgrim on thy march, be more
 Friend to the friendess than thou vast before; Learn from the loved ones rest serenity
 Tomorrow that soft bell for thee shall sound, And thou repose beneath the whispering tree,
 One tribute more to this submissive ground:- Prison they soul from malice. bar out pride,
 Nor these pale flowers this still field desirde; Rather to those ascents of being turn,
 Where neer-setting sun illumes the year Eternal and the incessant watch-flres burn
 Of unspent holiness and goodness clear Forget mans littleness, deserve the best
 Gods mercy in thy thought and life contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

an admiral, gets a nod, lights Q cigarette, and says "Yes".
 Miss Perkins
 If the press rates the War De- partment zero, the grade is only 2ero-plus for the cabinets lone lady. On those rare occasions when Miss Perkins summons fiewsmen to her new suite on Constitution avenue, she regales them with Q dissertation that brings back unpleasant memories of freshman economies.
 Her favorite stunt is to pro. duce the latest report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and read column after column of figures ct . speed surpassed only by the movement of her fingers through . bead necklace. Nobody takes the figures down. It's both impossible and un. necessary, since the report it. self is handed out to the press.
 After Q breathless half hour of this, Miss Perkins stops and smiles pleasantly, indicating that she has no more instruction to give. The conference Is over. And 1t is 6 total loss.
 Homer Cummings
 The attorney general rates a notch above the secretary of la- bor. His conferences are es- pecially well populated on those frequent occasions when some New Deal measure has just been knocked on the head by the su- preme court.
 ALSO, MIR. CUMMINGS AL- WAYS PASSES OUT A BOX OF CIGARS, WHICH MISS PER- KINS DOES NOT.
 MT. M0rgenthau
 There is one man in the cabi. net whom the press has promoted. Morgenthau started out in hostile mood. He was secretly afraid of the press, resented it's probing. But after 6 few unpleasant months, he warmed up, now has won the friendly admiration of the men assigned to the Treasury.
 One day, during the cam paign, when the boys filed In before his desk for the confer- ence, Morgenthau looked up to see that each one wore in his apel . large and beaming sun- flower.
 The joke was on Henry-until the next conference. When they lined Up again, the secre- tary of the treasury rose from his desk, opened Q box and pro- ceeded to pin on each lapel Q bit of fruit grown on his own farm-RAsPBERRIEs.
 Harold Tckes
 A conference with Harold Ickes Is Q newsman's holiday. He sits In his shirtsleeves back of Q big desk, fits a cigarette into c hold- CT, leans forward on his crossed arms, glares at the reporters ready for anything.
 Not only is Ickes the boss of an outfit that makes news by its activity, but aso the sardonic turn of his mind produces words that makes headlines. ''That he said, referring to ex-cavalry- man Hugh Johnson, "has inteIlec- tual saddle sores."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

Well, it seems we spoke too soon or else out of turn. After praising New Britain for putting across a $10,000 WPA project in the shape of tree planting we read that it won't go through. The money is to be transferred to other projects to insure their completion. That's all right, but we hope that New Britain can go back to the tree-planting scheme next spring. Other cities could do worse than initiate such an effort at civic Identification
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

A. The Maxim 0orky," Q Rus- sian land r,lonoplane Is the largest. It has an overall span of 2i0 feet and accommodates 60 to 70 passen- gers.
 c. When and where did the Wright brothers make their first successful airplane flight?
 A. On December 17, 1903, ct Kill Devil, Sand Hills, near Kitty Hawk, N. Q.
 c. Where and when did the Ford Motor Company establish It's first foreign plant? A. In ontario, Canada, in 1904. The first Ford plant established overseas was In Manchester, Eng. land in August, 1911.
 c. Which Presidents of the Uni- ted States were childless? A. George Washington, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, and Warren c. Harding. c. Does the Constitution pre- scribe minimum or maximum ages for Justices of the United States Supreme Court? A. No.
 e. On which finger should an engagement ring be worn? A. Third finger of the left hand. If you want . copy of our leaf. lets on COST of GOVERNMENT In THE UNITED STATES, write The Waterbury Democrats Wash- lngton Bureau, 1Oi2 Thirteenth St. Northwest, Washington, D. c. En. close 1 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Answers To Questions
Q iSsa. NlsA Nl..l.
4y Frederiek N. 1srby

e. Can resients of the District of Columbia vote in Presidential elections?
 A. No.
 e. Is there more strain on a rope when ten men are pulling in opposite directions at each end than when one end of the rope is fastened to Q solid support and ten men pull on the other end2
 A. The strain on the rope is the same in both instances. The tension Is no greater than the pull at one end of the rope.
 c. What is the name of . salad made of siiced or chopped cabbage?
 A. Coleslaw. Cole is an old name for cabbage. The erroneous name "coid sclaw" is sometimes used.
 e. Which country has the larg- est airplane?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Current Comments

The government of which am member is trying to oil the mech- anism of old Europe. We wish to prevent 1t from grinding or break ing up under too brutal a pressure. We wish to avoid a "war of seces. sion."
 French Foreign Minister Won
 Delbos.
 Everything plenty bad. Gitchi Manitou (the Great Spirit) on war path, he punish white people for talking all time about election. Charley Big Knife. Huron coun-
 ty (Mich) Indian, predicting cold
 winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Good Luck

Whatever reason Rex Tugwell had for Tesigning and whatever he is going to do this department goes on record as wishing him the best of luck. He is, in the argct os the day and 50 far as am cosi- cerned. Q real guy, . square shoot. or, and c bird that knows what It's ail about. If it is true that he is going to get mixed up II, the m0lasses business he will draw more flies than if he went into the vinegar trade. But he will also escape the wasps, hornets. neas' gnats, and other insects which at- tackled him while he was doing q tough job as President Roosevelts helper. And doing 1t better than anyone else could have done at' More power to him!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

thing to get the news.
 It Is 6 revealing process. And here is how the major actors Of the Roosevelt cabinet have stood up under four years of the press conference grind:
 Secretary of State Hull is empty and elaborate. Frequently forth- right and profane in private con- versation, in press conference he can say nothing and consume more time in saying 1t thany any other secretary of state in years. For example:
 "Mr. Secretary, what Is the position of this government toward the proposed mediation in Spain?"
 Putting the tips of his slender fingers together, Hull replies:
 "This question is being given due consideration, with atten- ton t0 the complexities of the case and the gravity of the issue involved"
 You could count on your fingers the number of times that Hull has pronounced the simple word "Yes" or "No" in four long years. Jim Farley
 Tn contrast, take Jim Farley. A conference with the postmaster general is like an Elks reunion. He knows the boys by their first names. They call him "JIM". It's q rough and tumble conference, like an ill-managed schoolroom. The loudest question gets the answer.
 Listen here, Jim," chafed . correspondent one day, "why don't you quit being D politician for . change and be post master? Your service Is lousy. They sent me Q special delivery letter from Philadelphia two days ago, and 1t just came this morning. You ought to do something about it!"
 Farley doesn't get sore. He never docs. His best answers are off the record. He'll speak his mind about q lot of politicians, but "Just between you and me-" Dan Roper
 Again, contrast Farley and Roper. The secretary of com merce IS pontifical. He sits at the end of long table fin his air. cooled reception room, a Phi Beta Kappa key sparkling on his ro- tund tummy, and opens the con- ference by reading prepared statement.
 He is a match for Hull at evasiye statement. Somebody asks him q direct question. He pon- ders, clears his throat. smiles be- highly, speaks an eloquent equivo- cation.
 Henry Wallace
 Henry Wallace is much more satisfactory. He likes to speak his mind. When he first came to town, he was naive about this, got himself into hot water. Now he is more cautious. But his weekly conference always makes headlines.
 Newsmen like his honesty. If he doesn't know all the answers, he frankly turns to AAA Admin istrator Tolley or Economic Ad- wiser Ezekiel, says: How about 1t, Howard?" or Gan you help us, zeke?"
 Wallace usually goes into a huddle with his advisers before reporters come into his office. They usually try to anticipate the questions.
 Claude Swanson
 Secretary Swanson doesn't know the answers, but he hates to admit it. After the cigarettes have been passed around by Q naval aide, the meagre handful of reporters settle down to quiz the commander in chief of the navy.
 Somebody put a puzzler about the "escalator" clause in the Naval Treaty. Swanson doesn't know whether the answer is yes or no. He glances covertly at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

1. Name the President of the Confederate States of America.
 3. What is tbe family name of ths King of Eneiand7
 3. Name the science that treats of the present constitution and structure of the earth.
 {. What is the name for the iafg. est natural land divisionf
 5. In physical science. what is a halo2
 6. Who was Francois Rabelais?
 .. Who played the title role in the motion picture, "she7"
 Q. Name the second book in the old Testament.
 Q. What kinds of food contain the most iodine?
 90. m which state does the Cone uecticut River riser
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

bIlA GKV9AASsss Roosevelt has accepted q the tender, there is one more po- sitioia in wash- ington to be filled after ataI January 1887. It is that of A Administration
 Scapegoat and Rap Taker. I have my doubts
 whether there will be any
 great rush to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Acquainted

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 foreign country where they do not speak the language and where they live under oil sorts of co1di. tons, good, bed. and worse, they usually get fairly well acquainted. And # they gre honest men they speak their thoughts openly and truthfuily. For c month 1ugwell and l "did" Russia together, en. gagged in Q beard raising contest which I lost, talked day and night about what we saw and heard, disagreed or agreed about non. essential things with complete good feeling. There was not the slightest reason for him to con. ceai his real ideas from me and ! can write in absolute truth that ! never heard him say Q word, cr express Q thought, which could possibly be construed as in. American in the real meaning of that much abused adjective or in: dicate that he had the pelest tint Of pink in his political philoeopny. Ne hes, it b true ideas, which do not march along with the s!ow slog of ultra.co conservative feet put that does not prove that his ideas are wrong. Analysed seiriy ana with intelligence [ think that they will be found in harmony witn the beliefs of these who think along the lines of sound Christaan doctrine and who can by no stretch of the imagination be ac. cused of being even tolerant or Communism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
A Thought for Today

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou maycst look on their akedness!-Habakkuk 2:l5.
  Drunkenness places man as much below the level of the brutes as reason elevates him above them-Snclair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
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 REACTS TO PRESS STRAIN
sY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT |. ALLEN

WASHINGTON, November 20 - One of the best gauges of Cabinet member is how he conducts ms the correspondents whose job 1t is to py into his depart ment embarrass him. flatter him, harass him any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20

dared to visit the country for a look.gee was in danger of being accommodated from the labor movement. A few hardy souls, however, took 8 chance and made the trip. The late Tim Healy, who was then international president of the stationary engineers, was to head the delegation. At the last moment he was taken sick, could not 90, and I went along in his stead. The other trade unioia- ists were James Maurer, former president of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor, later mayor of Reading, Pa, and later still candidate for the vice. presidency on the Socialist ticket: John Brophy, of the United Mine Workers now prominent In the work of the Committee for Indus trial Organization: Frank Palm" ar, . labor paper reporter from Colorado and . member of the Typographical Union; and 9ilas B. Axtell, chief counsel for the seainen's Union. Maurer was the only Socialist. A number of other big shots in the labor movement had declared their willingness to enjoy the trek but were scared oil by the fire and birthstone denu,. ciation poured on the delegation by A. ?. of L. ofncials. Since i've men, three of whom could hardly be called toilers, did not look irn- posing enough to represent the American labor movement in the eyes of the Bolshies, the gent who was running the jtinket collected c corps of advisers, corsultants, and experts to i'll out the troupe. There were c couple of preachers; three or four economists: half Q dozen uplifters of no particular calling; . conscientious ohjector during the war who had done Q stretch in an internment camp and was getting hunk with the world by writing the most atro. cious poetry; three lawyers; a newspaper man or two; and sev. eral university teachers. Among the latter was Rex Tugwell. who was then an. assistant professor Of economies ct Columbia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
How It Started

All the time Dr. 1'ugwell was being pasted from pillar to post as c Communist this department was having . quiet laugh because I knew that he was as much Of . Communist as I am. I also knew how the impression was given and what lent 1t an appearance oS truth. Eight CT nine years ago the first .ofIlcial" trade union delegation from this country went to Russia to study conditions. Anything having to do with RUS. sia ct that time was like . red reg to c bull so far % the Amer ican Federation of Labor was con. cerned and any labor skate who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-20
Tugwell

Now that Rexford G. Tugwell has rendered his resignation as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Resettlesment Administrator,