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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-07
House Passes Biils

The house today passed the bill increasing the powers of the cor poration counsel of Waterbury, the office now held by Charles s. o. Conncr, so that he and lie alone will release liens on property fore closures.
 The house also passed the bill putting all school department ertl- picyes, exclusive of teachers, lia- der Waterbury's retirement pension plan.
 The house also passed the bill increasing from 90 to l20 days the time in which property owners are ordered to pay sewer assessments.
 To Sign Mahafiey Bill
 Governor Wilbur L. Cross today assured Representative Daniel J. Mahansy of Waterbury that he will sign his bill eliminating the fixed charge on all handset telephones. The bill was passed by the house and senate last Friday, but at the time some fears were expressed that 2 pocket veto might result.
 
  Edwards Statue
 The senate today passed a bill calling for establishment of a com mission of five members. to be named by the governor, who will re- port back two years hence on plans and a site for a statue in honor of the late Major General Clarence R. Edwards, famed I'D World war commander. This Is a substitute for the original measure sponsored by Senator Anthony R. Telesca of Torrington.
 Wolcott Bills
 The Senate today passed the two Wolcott bills that were passed by the House last week. one calls for biennial elections instead of annual. The other establishes q police com mission, to be named by the board of selectraer. This would take away from all constables criminal authority and give them merely civil rights.
 Pension Granted
 The senate today passed the bill granting . pension of $l,ga7 to cse0rnh Eifhhnrd 0f Watnrhtiyv t4a
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05
PENICK GIVEN AUTO
FOR 5OTH BIRTHDAY
Episcopal Bishop Celebrates Occasion
At Raleigh Laymen
Present Gift.

Raleigh. April 5.-(AP)-The Rt.
Rev. Edwin A. Penick, bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of North
Carolina, celebrated his 5Oth birthday
anniversary here Sunday and was
given an automobile by members of
the diocese laymen's league.
Alexander B. Andrews of Raleigh.
past president of the laymen's organi-
cation, read a tribute to Bishop
Penick, who is native of Frankfort,
KY, and has been bishop of this
diocese since 1922. Hobart Steele of
Burlington, president of the league
and several members, accompanied
Andrews to the Penick home.
The bishop expressed his apprecia-
tion, adding: II certainly am glad
that I started these laymen's leagues -
Mrs. Penick, the former Mrs. Caro-
line Dial of Columbia, S. c., was given
a bouquet Of roses.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05
BY CLARK KINNAIRD


Long after the event men criticized
President Wilson because he proclaim
ed American neutrality Aug. 4, 1914,
rather than announced American
championship of Belgium.
Bernard Shaw Remarked: America
to judge from some of its papers, is
mad with British patriotism, Polish
nationality, and Belgian freedom"
It has been stated repeatedly that
up to the sinking of the Lusitania
there was nowhere in America any
real conception that the United States
could be involved in the struggle, just
as there was nowhere any consider
able influential body of opinion that
is, of purely American opinion-which
advocated such an entrance.
Pressure for Intervention
Suggestions for American interVen-
ton came to Wilson August 6, as the
German Uhlans poured into Belgium.
Wilson read to the cabinet the propo-
sal from DR.. Charles w. Eliot, presi-
dent of Harvard university, for an
American alliance with the Allies "to
rebuke and punish Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary, Eliot wrote:
These two powers have shown
they are utterly untrustworthy neigh
bors and military DULLES of the worst
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05

sort. Germany being far the worse OF
the two because she has already vlo-
lated neutral territory.
Theodore Roosevelt rumbled and
Numbered and made it plain what he
would have done about the invasion
of Belgium if he had been president.
Eliot and Roosevelt and others lent
the weight of authority to the state
ment that Germany bounced on Bel
gium without warning in violation of
sacred treaty which guaranteed Bel
gian neutrality; that Germany was
quite alone in her attitude toward ire
aties; that the march through Bel
GUM was entirely unexpected; that
it was accompanied by pillage and de-
struction until Belgium was made
desert.
News Through British
From the moment war was declar-
ed, Americans got most of their news
through British controlled communl-
cation channels. The significance OF
this statement will be shown IN the
next article in this series.
This writer is not concerned here
with the origins of the war in Europe,
but with how the United States be-
came a belligerent. However, it is
necessary to observe that when
France acted upon it's secret obliga-
ton to Russia, and Britain upon it's
secret obligation to France, it was
fortunate for Britain that she could
say she was defending the neutrality
of Belgium.
The British statesman, Arthur Pom
sonby, has written: POLITICALLY, the
invasion of Belgium was a gross err
ror. Strategically, it was the natural
and obvious course to take. Further,
we know now that had Germany
not violated Belgian neutrality France
would have. The authority for this
information, which from the point of
view of military strategy is perfectly
ineligible, as General Percin." (Per-
Gin wrote this in articles in PEre Lou
velle in 1929
Belgium Expected 1t
Belgium anticipated an invasion for
years. It's military authorities, we'll
aware that France and Germany had
to have a war every half century, real
lied after the war of 1870 that the for
LITIGATION of the Franco-German from
tier would make Belgium a corridor
for French or German troops in the
next conflict. It couldn't be sure which
Napoleon III had wanted to take Bel
GUM. He suggested to Prussia,
whose desire to prevent the conquest
of Belgium by Louis Philippe had
caused it to propose that the five
great powers guarantee Belgium neu-
trality, that France would, recognize
the Norddeutscher 3und in return for
Prussia's support / conquering Bel
GUM. Bismarck refused, but used
Frances proposal to keep Britain neu-
trail in his war with Napoleon III in
1870:
AS early as 1873, Belgium military
engineers -, began strengthening the
Notifications of Antwerp for the ex-
pected invasion. The improvements
were nearly completed by 1914.
Denial by Correspondents
When the British started feeding
Belgium atrocity stories into the
United States, five American war cor.
respondents, Roger Lewis of Associat
ed Press; Irwin Cobb, Saturday Even
ing Post; Harry Hansen, Chicago
Daily News, and O'Donnell Bennett
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CHAPTER Is

GAS THE Master of the Rolls
was saying to me-" Stuckey was
telling Jacqueline, "just before the
long vacation-we were lunching
together-'My dear Charles he
said, if one didn't see your name
in the papers-as Of course one
does-one wouldn't know you were
alive.'" He laughed rather self
consciously. "That is the sort Of
firm mine is"
II see," said the girl. 'Well, my
lawyer isn't that sort at ALL"
'But Of course, there are law
yers and lawyers. IF he were one
Of the big men no doubt I should
know him."
"Oh, he isn't" said Jacqueline.
"He's very small potatoes, accord
ing to mother. He has practice
among the poor people who want
defending in the police courts.
Criminals mostly, I should say.
Mother says they call him the
.Mouthpiece'."
"Mouthpiece," repeated Charles.
Chow queer! Where does he hang
out?"
"Ie has an Office at a place
called Rotherhithe," she told him.
"It is a poor part of London,
mother says, but he has a wonder
full old Office overlooking the
Thames. I have an idea he must
be quite clever-I believe he gets
all sorts Of people off who really
ought not to be got off-but I
should think there's something
queer about him that has kept him
from getting on. Drink, probably.
Do you think he drinks 2"
with an Office in Rotherhithe I
shouldn't blame him if he did," said
Charles. But he doesn't-not to
excess. A beer now and then
when he can get tt wonder
where that waiter is? He
glanced round, saw no sign Of the
waiter, and turned again to the
girl. "It has just occurred to me"
he said: care you by any chance
Miss Jacqueline Smith,"
Jacqueline glanced at him quick
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and John T. McCutcheon, Chicago
Tribune, sent a joint cabinet to their
publications:
I'm spirit of fairness we unite IN
declaring German atrocities ground
less as far as we are able to observe
After spending two weeks with Ger
man army accompanying troops up
ward hundred miles we are unable
to report single instance unprovoked
reprisal. Also unable confirm rum
ors mistreatment prisoners or non
combatants. With German columns
Ianden, Louvain, Brussels, Nivelles,
Binche. LaBruissiere, Hautes-Wiheries
Merbes-le Chateau, Solesur Sambre,
Beaumont, without single case wan
ton brutality
after battle Brusslere found Bel
gian women, children moving COM
fortably about, day after Germans
captured town.
Belgian burgomaster Soire-sur-
Sambre voluntarily discounted reports
cruelty in surrounding country.
discipline German soldiers excel
lent as observed. No Drunkenness.
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know. My instructions came from
your mother, and she might not
wish :"
"Rut I wish it, Charles. I want
to see it before the others see it.
You're my lawyer too, aren't you ?"
Charles felt in his pocket, drew
out a document, and handed it to
Jacqueline. She opened it out and
glanced at it.
"'Know all men by these pres
ents,'" she read. "What does that
mean, Charles ?"
"Well, as a matter of fact" said
Charles, cit doesn't mean anything
much-just piece Of legal termi-
nology. It's the right thing to say,
you know, when you start off, just
as when you meet anyone you say
Good morning. Beastly weather,
isn't it?'"
"Oh, see," said Jacqueline, and
continued reading. ""To the afore-
said Jacqueline Mary Hilbert
Smith is that me 2"
"All Of it," said Charles.
"'. shall MANAGE don't see
what that means, Charles" She
leaned toward him, indicating a
line with her finger. That Bit"
Charles took the document.
Notwithstanding any arrange
ment heretofore mentioned" he
read. "Oh, that means that you
that is, your husband-well, you
see, it's like this: all the money
will be in the control Of your hus-
band"
"You mean he'll be boss?"
Exactly"
"All my money as well as his?"
Charles nodded.
"Well, I don't see that it mat
tiers, anyway" said Jacqueline, "as
I haven't any money"
She took back the document and
read on:
Ten thousand dollars per an
mum to the said Jacqueline Mary
HILBERT Smith. Five thousand
dollars per annum to the said
Milhcent Mary Agnes Maud
smith'-that's mother, suppose?"
"All Of it," smiled Charles.
MAUD! Good Lord! She kept
that from me. Well, suppose It's
all right. Do you want me to sign
it?" "
Charles snatched the paper al
most roughly from her hand and
thrust it back into his pocket.
"Great Scott, mol" he exclaimed,
'"This is only the rough draft, you
know. It may have to be altered.
Your mother may not agree to the
terms"
"You mean mother may want
more? Oh, don't blush about it,
Charles. You know as well as I
do that this deed isn't only for my
benefit. If I'd only myself to think
Of :" She paused and shrugged
her shoulders. "But you're nv
lawyer, not my father confessor."
Charles eyes seemed vaguely
troubled as he continued his chat
with Jaequeline.
j GTO Be Continuedl
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BRYCE report some time before MI
Rrvce's death, but Bryce refused 10
attempt any defense beyond the assel-
ton that one may expect aluio"'
thing in wartime"
The British nurse Edith Cavell was
permitted to operate a private nursing
home in Brussels for NUMBER .,
months after the occupation, ana
preached this privilege to enaple BTU
ish prisoners to escape. Her execu-
ton assumed almost the importance
of the invasion of Belgium ltseli'
among sentimental Americans VINO
regarded it as further evidence OF the
ruthlessness of the Germans. bul
British authorities, including Alfred
Duff Cooper, a member of the pres
cnt government, have since admitted
that Germans acted legally in execut-
ing Miss Cavell as q spy.
Economists View
The British economist John May
nard Keyes, in discussing the repara-
tions sections of the Treaty OF Versa
lilies, wrote in 1919.
Popular sentiment is most at fault,
I think, in the case of Belgium. In
any event Belgium is a small country,
and in it's case the actual area of de-
struction is a small proportion of the
whole The first onrush of the Ger
mans in 1914 did some damage locally;
after that the battle line in Belgium
did not sway backward and forward,
as in France, over deep belt of coun-
try. 1t was practically stationary
and hostilities were confined to
small corner of the country, much OF
which in recent times was backward
poor and did not include the active in
dustry of the country. There remains
some injury in the small flooded area.
the deliberate damage done by re-
treating Germans, and the loot of ma
chinery, cattle and other movable
property But Antwerp, Brussels
and even Ostend are substantially in
tact, and the great bulk of the land
which is Belgium's chief wealth, is
nearly as cultivated as before. The
traveller by motor can pass through
| and from end to end of the devastated
area of Belgium almost before he
knows it."
C. Hartley Grattan reminded ir
1929, in "Why We Fought; "The ex
tent of the destruction at Louvain was
astoundingly overestimated for pro
paganda purposes. Furthermore, any
candid student must admit that ne
final judgment can be given on how
| the destruction came about . Il
seems that about one-eighth of the
town was actually destroyed.
Frequently, too, objects alleged tt
have been wantonly destroyed at Lou
vain turn out to have been saved by
the Germans A case in point was the
Dietrich Bouts altarpiece. It was res
cued by a German officer and giver
into the custody of the burgomastel
who preserved it intact all through
| the war;
Propaganda Methods
One of the first principles of pro
paganda is to make it appear that the
enemy flouts all religious tenets. We
see this principle employed in Spair
today. The destruction of the cathed
raj at Louvain was exploited by En-
tente propagandists as evidence o
German barbarism, and the circum
stances surrounding its use by Bel
! gian snipers disregarded.
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There is no space, and no real need,
to take I'D each Allied and Central
Power atrocity story in detail, and
show how many were lies put one
Belgian "atrocity" is deserving OF
mention.
The British Gen. John Charters
confessed with some shame, in the
New York Times, in 1925, how he got
away with his famous story about the
Germans collecting all kadavers and
sending them to soap works. Kadavers
means human corpses in English as
a rule, while in German it means the
corpses of dumb animals, to which
the order referred. He planted the
erroneous translation of the story first
in an English language newspaper in
China, whence it was sent around the
world Then he directed the placing
of fake diaries on the bodies of dead
Germans which when found "con-
firme" his yarn.
Denial Got Nowhere
Brand Whitlock the American min
lister to Belgium, spotted this atrocity
story as lie, but his denial got no
where against people who wanted to
believe what they believed.
War stories led George Brandes, the
Danish historian, to remark, 1.-THE
sound sense of the masses and their
intuitive conception of right have
never been anything but democratic
legend. For the masses believe as a
rule, every lie that is cleverly pre-
sented to them"
Just what part propaganda played
in bringing America into the war will
be the subject of tomorrowsc article
in this newspaper.
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lily, CONSERVATION in her eyes.
II say, you're not my lawyer
are you?"
LAS a matter of fact" said
Charles, eff you are Miss Jacque-
line Smith Are you?"
81 am"
'Then I am," said Charles.
you're Mr.. What-is-it, some
funny name-Sticky?"
"Stuckey," corrected Charles
"Charles Stuckey Of the firm OF
Stuckey & Stuckey."
Jacqueline smiled.
known amongst your aristo-
cratic clients as the 'Mouthpiece'
Ell, Mr.. Stuckey? You're the
'Mouthpiece', and I fairly put my
foot in it. I'm dreadfully sorry"
Don't mention it," said Charles
'The 'Mouthpiece?" He gave 8
rather forced laugh. Eyes, I be-
lieve they do call me that. Very
amusing"
"And all that about the Master
Of the Rolls and administering
estates and trustees and the rest
Of it-all lies, eh. Charles? You
don't mind me calling you Charles.
do you? I'm sure you can't like
being called Stuckey. And you
needn't look in the least uncom-
Portable about lying, because we're
all liars here. Mothers liar, and
I'm a liar, and Jim Asson-he's my
fiance, you Knowles liar; and
I have a sort Of idea that Colonel
Lutman-he tries to wear an eye
glass and is Ji1n's TRUSTEES the
biggest liar Of the lot. Now do
you feel at home?"
Charles nodded and smiled.
1--WE know where we are. any
way" he said. $50 you are JAG
queline Smith, are you? Well,
let's have a look at YOU" He in
spected her solemnly for some
moments and then nodded. you're
very pretty" he announced.
Jacqueline laughed.
eff that is a legal opinion,
Charles, don't count on getting six
and eightpence for it. I can get
that sort Of thing for nothing. Be-
sides, you're probably lying again. ("
ooh, no." said Charles hastily,
mot to you. AS your legal adj
wiser, I might, if occasion arose. lie
on your behalf. That's what you
would be paying me for. But you
may trust me never to lie to you"
He smiled. GAS a matter Of fact,
II don't believed could do it with
out blushing all over my face. and
that's all wrong, you know. A
lawyer who bushes all over his
face when he tells a lie deserves
to be struck off the rolls. He'd
soon be bankrupt, anyway"
"And I suppose you've brought
the important document with you,
Ell, Charles? Some deed or other,
isn't it 2"
''Well, no." said Charles. II
haven't brought the deed; I've
brought a rough draft Of the mar
rage settlement, that's all"
MAY I see it," asked Jacque-
line.
Charles demurred.
"Well. it is rather irregular. you
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05
HOW PROPAGANDA WAS USED
TO AROUSE u. S. SYMPATHIES
DURING EARLY DAYS OF WAR
Denials by Americans
on Ground Swept
Aside by Public

ITO truth these statements we
pledge professional word"
Enforced Statement
Years later, Harry Hansen, now one
Of the most eminent literary critics
in America, recalled this document:
when it was written many of my
friends apologized for me An
editor confided that 1 had signed the
PAPER in order to get out of a Ger
man jail.
Our little group prepared that
statement one morning after an over
dose of English newspapers filled
with atrocity stories. The Germans
knew nothing of it until we mailed a
copy to Theodore Wolff of the Ber-
linger Tageblatt."
American ideas of "the rape of Bel
GUM derived chiefly from the ia
nous report of a British commission
headed by Lord Bryce which had sup
posedly investigated the German oc-
cupation of Belgium. It was released
in America while the excitement over
the sinking Of the Lusitania was at
white heat. The country was thus in
a receptive mood for atrocity stories.
Many Of the more grotesque stories
in the report were definitely proved to
be lies in "Falsehood in War-Time' a
book by Arthur Ponsonby, former
British undersecretary of foreign af-
fairs. Ponsonby remarked that since
so many of the atrocity stories had a
sexual connotation, they were particu-
larly popular in England and America
Bryce's Reputed Answer
Historian Harry Elmer Barnes re-
Gently learned that "a friend :. .
approached James Bryce about the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05
READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
Charles Stuckey, Of London law
firm, reluctantly has agreed to scheme
to defraud the daughter Of one of his
few respectable clients. Js &C g0e Inc
from an American ,1 uncle; In keeping
who has hold over Stuckey, and Jim
Asson an exoeon nv ,s are stopping opp g at
Smith and her laughter. Jim hopes to
marry the girl, having her assign her
forms her of her inheritance. In dire
financial straits, Mrs. Smith already is
impressed with Jim. posing as a
wealthy Englishman. as an admirable
catch for her daughter. Lutman, in
the role of Jim's trustee, subtlely
threatens Jacqpeline with a check he s
marked insufficient funds. Finding
her mother distraught over their finan-
cial plight and Lutman's implied threat
over the check. -Jacqueline tells her
she will marry Jim. Stuckey arrives
at the hotel and Jacqueline meets him
accidentally.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05
Writer Quotes Some
Historians on
Distortions

This is the second of a series of
six articles in which the author of
To-day Is the Day" and "The
World War Day-by-Day" summa-
rizes new evidence that has come
to light since the Armistice on the
reasons why the United States
went to war, 20 years ago this
week. The first dealt with the role
of Woodrow Wilson. Where Opin-
ions and conclusions are express
ed in these articles they are Mr..
Kinnaird's, and do not necessar-
ily represent the editorial views of
this newspaper.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05
You're Telling Mel
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

Another month and we won't need
to listen to any more boasts about
how little coal was needed to fire the
little old furnace this season. The bows
will be busy Dragging about their golf
scores.
A writer has just knocked off a
50,OOO-word novel without once using
the letter E. Now we can settle down
on hunt for a news story about Eu-
ropes relations with the United States
without any o in it.
News item says village Jail is sold
will be used as a hen house. No news
there-it was always a coop, wasn't
it?
Nowadays when a Florida winter
vacatiOnist returns home with a rud-
dy look you can't be sure it's a sun
tan or that his face is just red from
losing at the gaming table.
A remembering machine has been
invented, we read. Shucks, we already
have one. 1t is the United States post
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05

An amateur weather forecaster pre-
diets a blizzard for May "a. He's safe
If he's correct he'll be a hero; if hes
wrong it will be too hot for us to get
angry over getting fooled.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-05

office department and does all the
remembering we need the first
each month.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
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Herewith is the solution to yestsr.
days puzzle.