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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-24
Weddings
Couple Honored
On Anniversary

A surprise party was given re-
Gently In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Berenbaum Of Cooke street the oc-
casion being their silver wedding
anniversary. Misses Dora, Fannie
and Esther Berenbaum, Mrs.
Julia Silverman and Mrs. 8. Silver
man we're hostesses. Among the
guests in attendance we're Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bernstein Of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Liebowitz Of
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
Prayer, of New York, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Cooper and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Freedman, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Far
ker and family, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Goldman and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. Goldman, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Matz-
kin. Mr.. and Mrs. z. Melnan, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Castleman and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Castlernan
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Roth
stein, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Silvcrman, Mr.
and Mrs. S. Silverman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stutman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bonaker en-
tertained at their home on Mer-
iden road recently at party in Gel
ebration of their Goth anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonaker received a
number of gifts including dinner
set. Games, singing and motion
pictures were enjoyed and refrch-
ments served. Those In attendance
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Crandall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Esplin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Bonaker, Mrs. Anna
Crosse, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Magel.
John and Robert Magel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lux, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Megin, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Haltizer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Crandall, Mrs.
Bessie Crandall, Arthur Bonaker,
Jr., Misses Doris and Gertrude
Bonaker.
Earl ONeil, student at the
Boardman School in New Haven is
spending the recess with his mother,
Mrs. Iva O'Neil of Cook street.
Miss Marion A. Blondin with her
guest Miss Mollie Calhoun OF New
York City are holiday guests OF Miss
Blondin's mother. Mrs. Agnes NC
Grath Blondin OF Central avenue.
James F.. Henebry. a student at
the Harvard Law school is spending
the holiday recess with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Henccry OF
Watervill7 street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-24

Miss Blanche Dessureaux, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dessur-
eaux of Harpers Ferry road who has
been a patient at st. Mary's hospital
for the past two weeks recovering
from an operation is now GONZALES
cling at her home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-24
TWOSOME AGAIN

Because of their success as a
team In Lady BE Careful" Lew
Ayers and Mary Carlisle will be
teamed again in an original now
being developed at Paramount,
Saturday Nights Free"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter HART of New
York are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Gross Of Frost road for the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Burke of
New York are visiting with relatives
in this city over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-24

was cut out for him. The task
was made no easier when East
played the ace Of diamonds.
which. of course, limited him TO a
single diamond trick. Halpin made
n nice play and threw the king
ON the ace. 'If
East RETURNED o diamond and
West now made the mistake that
gave IIaipln his contract. AL
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Cabinet Members Are the Real Power
Behind the Throne of Great Britain

once again find himslf involved in
the clash and turmM of parliament
tary conflict. 1t my be or o'clock
in the morning before he is released
by the welcome cry Of "who goes
home?" which for hundreds of years
has echoed through the corridors of
Parliament as Mr.. Speaker leaves the
chair. As he leaves the House he
thinks with envy of corresponding
officials in the United States, who can
conf1ne themselves to their depart
ments without spending to IL hours
day in the House of Representatives.
heard one prime minister say that
he did not think that under modern
conditions any man could stand the
sheer physical strain of his Office for
more than four years. Toward the
close of Parliament ministers grow
more and more obviously nerve
strained, stale and disillusioned, and
look toward the end with philosophic
relief. When it comes, as they 20 to
Buckingham Palace for their last in
terview with the King, they remem-
ber the old political saying that the
two happiest moments in q cabinet
minister's life are when he Is receiv-
ing his seals of office and when he Is
handing them backl
Evening star., 1936-12-27
so Peso Limit Placed
On Money Circulation

MEXICO, D. Fifty pesos for
each inhabitant of the republic Is
adjudged the top limit money in cir
culation may reach in Mexico, ac-
cording to the provisions contained in
the recently enacted currency law.
BY this law all power of issue Is
concentrated in the Banco Nacional
de Mexico, government institution,
which thus becomes in fact a central
bank.
The law also raises the quantity Of
silver in the peso to .720 in fulfill
ment of commitments undertaken
during the silver conference recently
held in London Mexico is one of the
large silver producing countries in the
world and agreed to use as mucn sill
yer as was consonant with the mainte.
nance of its currency values in terms
of foreign currencies.
The new silver content of the
Mexican peso has further stabilized
that coin at an exchange value of 281a
cents of United States of America
dollar.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

shevism, which is not and cannot be
q menace to Germany? Simply that
1t is necessary to ind some pretext,
however untenable. for persistent re-
fusal to Join in any plan for general.
and not local, peace.
Hence, among the "sore spots"
which blind finger might find on the
European map is that chain Of buffer
states, and particularly Czechoslovakia
and Rumania, the first with . large
German population, which Germany
dreams of placing under the swastika
nag. the second with unlimited re-
sources in wheat and oil, and both on
the way to the coveted plains Of Uk-
raine.
But before the European powder
barrel can explode . match must be
touched to the fuse. Unfortunately.
there are many fuses, some OF them
very long. One might be lighted IN
Manchuria, another in Morocco. And
in any of these places there are plenty
of bad boys, or just careless boys, who
might start the confiagration.
That Is why 1887 is looked forward
to with very grave misgivings. and
that Is why European statesmen, while
they still speak Of their hope Of main
tanning peace, are less and less con-
fident Of doing 20.
eCopyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-27
''Optimism'' Of Italian
Press Is Ridiculed

ROME P-"Idiotic optimism" is
the characteristic Of the Italian press
full of "delirious acclamations" and
"spasms of applause" declares the
noted writer and editor, Emilio Setti-
mell. in one of the most fortnight
articles seen in Fascist italy.
Settimelli. in an editorial on the
front page of the Rome newspaper
II Riccio, lambasts the Italian press
for its adulations with a vigor not
seen this side of the Alps in many
years.
The same writer, who, in 1881, dur
ing the struggle between MuSsolini
and the Pope over the Catholic Action
Organization, declared that the Pope,
being an Italian, was a traitor and
should be stood up to a firing squad,
declares:
According to a large part Of the
Italian press, Italy is transcendent
paradise. This press has only one
principle-idiotic optimism.
According to this press, there Is
no minister, or maybe undersecretary,
who merely opens his mouth without
arousing a hurricane, a cyclone, a
deluge of frantic applause, or hurrahs
as high as mountains, or hurrahs
which stream through the air like 400
winds.
There doesn't exist an official who
leaves or arrives without a crowd
weeping with overf1owing tears of
emotion. Every parsonage is photo
genetic. All are handsome, all strong,
all vivacious. Even an old man does
high Jumps real sight!"
Evening star., 1936-12-27

ishly and before the Gomez govern
ment was four months old he had
opened 700 sergeant-taught rural
schools with an enrolment of more
than 10000 farmers and their chill
dren. Denying his movement was
either of Communist or Fascist origin,
Batista two months later fired his first
broadside at President Gomez when
he announced tersely THE army has
been able for the first time in Cuba's
history to establish a system Of rural
schools that has been an important
part of every political platform since
the birth of the republic"
Coincidently, Batista announced
significantly. Communism in Cuba is
dead" He followed this by revealing
the formation Of an army sponsored
by a council Of education, health and
welfare, which, he said, was definitely
not Fascist, but, instead. called 1t
the spearhead of "the middle Of the
road, the approach to peace, pros
perity and happiness in Cuba"
At this stage Batista was making
his presence felt more and more upon
the officials of the Gomez admins
tration. who let it be known re-
servedly that the executive branch
of the government viewed develop
ments with distrust and misgivings.
But Gomez made no public protest
and to casual observers there appeared
to be the greatest harmony between
the army chief and the President.
Both said they were working together
cordially.
Then BatiSta, who wears a military
uniform like a motion picture gen.
eral, decided to see how his robust
5-foot-8 would look in civilian clothes,
which he donned to be photographed
with countless government officials at
his Camp Columbia staff headquar-
ters, the Castle" and at the country
estates Of his millionaire friends. Most
Cubans took the change for granted,
but those close TO the colonel saw
his new personality as a warning Of
further invasion into the realm OF
civil affairs.
Batista added huge health projects,
building tuberculosis sanitariums high
in the mountains of Santa Clara
Province and pressed social service
into his rural rehabilitation program,
Evening star., 1936-12-27
DIPLOMATIC ALIGNMENT
MAY SHIFT In EUROPE
De Facto Recognition of Italy's Ethi-
opian Conquest by Britain and
France Held Significant.

Fernand Brinon in Information
asks cautiously whether Mussolini will
ask more concrete concessions from
France and declares that France went
the limit in the way Of favors to Italy
when former Premier Pierre Laval
made his trip to Rome in January,
1895. Furthermore, reports from
Rome indicate that what Mussolini
Is aiming at Is not revival of the
"Stresa front" (the very word "Stresa"
is said to be hateful to II Duce now
after the sanctions end), but a re-
vival Of his old dream Of the four
power pact. This project would pro-
vide for the dictatorial rule of Europe
by the four powers, Great Britain,
France, Italy and Germany. This
system would, Of course. be in fragrant
contradiction Of the democratic prin-
ciples on which the League of Nations
Is based. But 1t would mean that Mus
solini could continue his old game Of
playing off England and France
against Germany and siding with the
highest bidder. Nevertheless, England
and France may succeed in winning
Mussolini over to cooperate with them
in the Spanish policy.
Italy's Stand Uncertain.
Certain signs indicate that II Duce
has begun to realize that he has
backed the wrong horse when he
picked Gen. Francisco Franco to win
the Spanish civil war. Definite as.
surances that Foreign Minister An
thony Eden is able to give the House
OF Commons from the Italian foreign
minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano. that
Italy has no designs on the Balearic
Islands, were taken to mean that
Mussolini is getting ready to get rid
OF his Spanish liabilities. Certainly
the press comment from Berlin shows
that the Germans are extremely ner.
vous about the possibility of II Duce
disinteresting himself in the affair of
Spain and withdrawing his support
OF Gen. Franco. This would leave
Hitler in the awkward situation of
Delng Isolated in Spain and committed
TO a man who seems doomed to defeat
unless he can get foreign support on
a wholesale scale.
Not only must Der Fuehrer face the
opposition of the high Re!chswehr Of
hcers, who are reported to object to
Germany's getting entangled in the
Spanish adventure, which does not
directly affect the Reich, but France.
alarmed by the arrival Of MANY thou
sands of so-called German volunteers"
in Spain, has warned Berlin through
diplomatic circles that unless Ger
many keeps her hands off and lets the
Spaniards do their own fighting. she
(France) may drop the non-interven-
ton policy which she inaugurated in
August.
Mussolini, for his part, has no de-
sire to become too closely tied to Hitler.
Already, as result of the German
Italian accord, German influence is
rapidly becoming preponderant In
Eastern and Central Europe.
Austria, once completely under Ital-
ian control, is now drifting gradually
into the Reich's orbit economically
and even politically. BY definitely
cutting loose from England and France,
II Duce becomes Hitler's vassal, but by
patching up his relations with the
Western democracies, Mussolini may
become the arbiter Of Europe.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Ancient Ruler Tells
OF Athletic Proves

CAIRO.-During excavations un-
dertaken near the Sphinx of Giza.
an interesting limestone stele of un-
usual size has been discovered. It
bears an inscription recording its
erection by Amenhotep II in the sec
ond year of his reign, 1447 BIC.
The inscription, which Is very long.
Is in the usual bombastic style of the
Pharaohs. Amenhotep boasts Of his
athletic profess, recording how he had
rowed q boat for 3 miles against the
stream with an oar 20 ellis long, with
out fatigue, when his rowers tired
after half a mile: how he trained
his horses so that they could be
driven galloping without sweating,
and how he had shot from his chariot
at copper targets as thick as his
hand and had driven the arrows
clean through the targets.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

DI JAIN " DktlNEs
Y YAVANA-Col. Fulgencio Ba-
tista, today more than ever
1. Cuba's man Of destiny" has
L at last come into the open
with the domination that he has care
fully kept behind the scenes since
his sergeant coup d'etat September
4, 1888, which made him commander
in chief of the island and the repub-
lies armed forces. 1t Is no longer a
secret that the 36-year-old former
sergeant runs the Cuban show and
earns the title Of president maker"
Batista has been the prime mover
behind every important change in the
Cuban government for three years
and four months. His recent show
down with President Miguel Mariana
Gomez made his status public prop
erty. Now every man in the street
knows he runs the show, and his
"Septemberism" movement for rural
rehabilitation has made his name
byword the length and breadth Of
the island.
Batista has been responsible for the
rise and fall of seven Cuban Presi-
dents since he overthrew his Off
GERS in the coup he says was pre-
destined" He has put shoes on
barefooted army that has grown from
5000 to more than 10000 to become
the most powerful influence in the
land under his direction.
Born in the backwoods of Oriente.
a province at the extreme Eastern
Cuba, Batista overcame one handi-
cap after another to climb from
lowly canef1eld worker to military
dictator-a position he has attempt
ed to hide for many months.
His paths to glory have been be-
set with obstacles that he has hur-
died like an Olympic champion. Not
one backward stride has he made
since the revolutionary days of 1888.
when he took command in the midst
of the bloodshed and hate that fol-
lowed the custer of the dictator, Ge-
rardo Machado.
There were numerous times when
American correspondents predicted
Batista's overthrow was only q mat
ter of hours, but he hung on tena-
ciously, mounting the ladder rung
Evening star., 1936-12-27

by rung despite the constant weight OF
his foes, whom he shook of one after
the other.
His first big test came in the Fall
Of 1888. when an attempt to effect his
custer by an armed uprising result
ed in hundreds Of dead and wounded.
He crushed the opposition of the A. B.
c. secret society, his bitterest enemies,
with one blow and ended the revolt
within 48 hours. This victory was the
deciding factor in his life. He sudden
ly became aware of his power. Less
than three months later he ousted
President Ramon Grau San Martin
and began to rule as president
maker"
From q quiet unassuming sergeant
and stenographer he developed into
a barrel-chested army colonel without
whose stamp Of approval few aspiring
politicians entered the sanctum of the
gold-domed presidential palace domi-
mating Mission avenue His sharp
black eyes appeared to be everywhere
approving or disapproving the fast
shifting political scene.
Besides President Grau five other
provisional Presidents were put in Of
flee or snatched out by Batista before
his influence was used in the general
elections Of January 10 that gave DR..
Gomez the executive chair. To the
army chief the election Of Gomez
marked another important victory
and brought before him a new field
for conquest.
At the Gomez Inauguration on May
20 Batista caused comment when for
the first time in two and half years
he stayed in the background, not ap-
pearing on the palace balcony to re-
ceive the tumultuous ovation from
thousands jamming the court yard
But this was deceptive. Hardly had
Gomez formed the cabinet when the
army chief announced his troops had
launched program Of peace and
construction.
Batista called his movement "Sep-
temberism" In honor of his September
coup and outlined his plans for a
new progressive Cuba in which the
tillers Of the soil will take their place
as an important part of the civilized
life of the nation" He worked fever
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Continued From First Page.)

lister can leave his undersecretary in
charge while he proceeds to his next
engagement. 1t will perhaps be to re-
ceive the guests at an official func-
ton which the government is giving to
some great institution, such as scien-
tific congress containing eminent del
egates from all over the world. He
will now quickly transform himself
from Q rough-and-tumble House Of
Commons debater to the ceremonial
representative of his majesty's gov
ernment and will appear in his uni
form as one of the Kings privy coun-
cilors. a position which every cabinet
minister holds.
Uniform Magnificent.
This uniform Immediately trans
ports him from modern democracy
to medieval feudalism It is a mag
nificent affair, rather like that Of an
admiral in the navy, of navy blue cloth
heavily embroidered in gold oak leaves
aud acorns on the collar, the front and
sides. The trousers and the tails of the
coat are trimmed with heavy gold
braid. The uniform is completed by an
ornate golden sword and . large black
velour three-cornered hat, trimmed
with gold-and-white ostrich feathers.
When attending the King on a full
dress occasion the same coat is worn,
but with white buckskin breeches,
white silk stockings and black shoes
with silver buckles. An English cab
met minister lives with one foot in the
twentieth century and the other in
the Middle Ages. On the one side he
lives in the middle of party caucuses,
rowdy meetinsg and rows In the
House; on the other side he moves
amid royal levees, court balls, semi
military uniforms, lord mayors BAN
uuets and Buckingham Palace. This
dual existence undoubtedly has deep
subconscious effect upon the minds
and outlook Of politicians.
When the function Is at an end our
Minister will return to the House OF
Commons.
If the House is sitting late, his bill
Will still be on the floor and he VIII
Evening star., 1936-12-27
BY WILLIAM BIRD.

PARIS-Since the Arrnistice Of
1918, no year has brought so many
disappointments and discouragements
to the apostles Of peace and to the
millions who in Europe dread the ap-
proach of war as 1886. And now, on
the threshold of 1887, there are few
signs, If any, of improvement; If any
thing, the coming year will bring new
anxieties and new menaces.
Take map of the Eastern Hemis-
phere," an American diplomat said to
me yesterday, shut your eyes and put
your finger on the map. No matter
where it lands, whether in Asia, Africa
or Europe, it will be on sore spot
possible future battle-ground"
1t proved to be possible, at the cost
Of many sacrifices Of principle and q
certain amount of diplomatic cyni-
cism, to "localize" the war in Ethiopia,
which was raging when 1886 began.
But no sooner had that struggle ended
than the Spanish civil war broke out,
and If it has similarly been localized"
IN that the actual fighting has not yet
spread beyond the territorial boun-
daries Of Spain, at least three foreign
countries are in the fight and have
engaged their national prestige to the
point where they cannot easily accept
a peace without victory.
A diplomatic settlement of the
Spanish struggle is perhaps not utterly
impossible, but the Ethiopian example
shows only too clearly what kind of
settlement 1t would have to be. 1t
would have to give satisfaction to the
Italians and Germans on the one
hand and to the Soviets on the other.
And the price of that satisfaction
would have to be paid by the people
of Spain.
No Guarantee Of Peace.
Still, it may be argued that sacri-
ficing 100000 Spaniards Is worth
while If it preserves 100000, 900 civil
lied European people from war. Un-
fortunately, it doesn't. The diplomatic
settlement of the Spanish war not
only does not guarantee peace, but
may actually make peace harder to
maintain.
Does anybody imagine that, II peace
is established in Spain and diplomatic
satisfaction Is given to Italy and Ger
many, either of those two nations Is
going to say: I'VE are satisfied. We
want nothing further. Leave US in
peace and we will do likewise by you?
To answer that question, let it be
remembered that only last Summer
Mussolini, proclaiming the final tri-
umph in Ethiopia, declared: ITALY
now takes her place among the sat-
isfied nations. We have no further
embitions. From henceforth we bend
all our energies to the development Of
our empire"
Within . month from that declara-
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Rome Is Undergoing
Building Changes

ROME.-There is possibly no city
in the Old World that has undergone
such vast changes as Rome. Many
Of the old houses have been swept
away and streets have been changed
50 that now Rome presents the ap-
pearance of q city of new and i'm
pressive rejuvenation.
One Of the sights that the visitor
will see Is the Palace Of Swimming
Pools, covering an area Of $4,000
square meters, which includes pools
for radium, thermal and sun bathing.
The first swimming pool Is Of vast
proportions. under roof, surrounded
by seats rising in tiers and balconies,
seating over 1000 spectators. A large
gymnasium. lounges, shower baths
and rooms for relaxation are annexed
to the pool.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Treaty With Panama to Provide
Equality and Joint Responsibility

maintenance of the Panama Canal.
The fact that the Washington states
men have finally come to realize that
point is one of the strongest evi-
dences of the existence Of the good
neighbor' spirit in the present Latin
American policy of the State Depart.
ment.
The ratification of the new United
States-Panama treaty comes at a most
appropriate time, when the delegates
Of all the American republics have
just laid down at Buenos Aires the
diplomatic and legal structure upon
which the promise of a new era in
inter-American relations may become
a confirmed reality.
CCopyright, 1861