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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02


union, It's spokesmen ray, was will
Ing 10 get It's members out OF the
plants ~ O preliminary step TO u
settlement when, without any no.
tice, General Motors introduced
into the picture the Flint Alliance.
mushroom organization which
hoped into existence aS S0Or as
the economic pressure OF the
strike began TO be felt by the COM
mercial interests IN the Michigan
city. Messrs Sloan and knudson
through their press agents declare
the union officials have broken
their word. The membership OF
the automobile workers organiza-
ton B practically pon-existcnt
and hundreds upon hundreds OF
thousands Of employees want W
return TO their jobs. The union
leaders assert that the great ma
jority OF General Motors wmkmen
are breaking their legs 10 take out
membership cards and that the
hundreds OF thousands OF loyal
workers who are reported 10 be
ciafnoring TO get back 10 work are
simply Pigments OF the Sloan
Knudscn imagination. Who IL
lying7
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02

80 " psfs N%VS'fD W. '"s''NSt ~
Manufacturer supplying Navy
ghipyards With steel for neW war
ships have notified the govern
nent thhht they will stop fur
Their shipments unless the Walsh
Healey net IL suspended.
This law applies the 40-hotir
week 10 all work done under
government contract. The steel
tnngnates claim that their pro-
duction schedules are geaed 10 n
4s-hour work week, that they
canont produce steel under the
Walsh Healcy act. They demand
that the provision In the statute
empowering the secretary Of labor
10 suspend its operation In cases
OF emergency 10 put into effect.
Otherwise, they warn, they will
stop filling government orders for
shlp-biiilding steel.
"MOve In"
Navy yards have only 81 months
supply Of steel on hand. II tho
manufacturers should 20 through
With their threat IL would mean
that the governments whole naval
construction program would be
forced 10 q gtandstilI early next
month.
At 81 conference between Boc-
rotary Perkins and Assistant Bee
Rotary Edison II was decided 10
appeal 10 the steel union 10 agree
10 ~ three months suspension Of
the law.
Whether the union viii accept
such plan II highly doubtful.
The organization h now under
the banner Of John l.. Lewis, and
thatb embattled labor leader Ii IN
no mood 70 make concessions 10
the steel moguls. They have been
waging ~ furious fight against
his uni0nizlng activities In their
plants, and Lewis has openly de-
claerd that once the auto strike ~
settled he plans 10 move In" on
tho steel operators.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02

The new state jail farm would be set up
with an appropriation Of 100000, ac-
cording TO the bill presented last week In
the General Assembly. Its funny with the
weight behind this proposal how far
down 1t seems 10 stand in public opinion.
Perhaps Tvs just something that the
average person can't get interested In or
maybe the average man doesn't want 10
get interested In alf-million-dollar
propositions. At any rate there Is more
apt w be arguments this session over
where the Jail farm would be located than
It's actual establishment. That Is being
regarded az positive.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Understandable

In one way can undcrgtatld
the position taken by Mr.. Sloan
and the real owners Of General
Motors. The corporation had new
or been obliged TO take into con-
slderation OF It's industrial policy
or the operation OF It's factories,
any voice other than Its own. What
ever organization existed among
Its workers was controlled actually
though secretly by the q. M. d.
rectors. There may have been
agreements with certain craft
unions AFFILIATED with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. ] do
not pretend 10 know. But there
was no such thing ~ . union In
dependent Of the corporation
made up Of the mass Of workers.
That the time would come when
such an organization must come
into being was probably looked
upon by the owners OF General
Motors as nm unpleasant possib!-
Ivy. What cannot understand u
that with oil the industrial storm
signals flying, with the spirit OF
the times 30 apparent and 70
changed. that when the unpleaS-
ant possibility became more UNI
pleasant reality. Tn owners OF the
corporation even then refused 10
scc tho storm signals and TO d.
ter their industrial policy 10 meet
tho change In the times and tho
drift Of events. Their stubborn
die-hardness Is comprehensive.
Their Grass stupidity, characterize
TIC Of their economic class. Is UNI
pardonablc.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Answers To
Questions
. twZ. iMA


@. What are audiocopiks?
A. A combination OF gound. color.
and third dimension motion pic
lures. at which the spectator must
look through spcctacles with one
red and one green lens.
q. What In menhaden oil2
A. ~ " the oil from mcnhaden
fish. that nrc abundant on the
northeastern const OF the u. g.. and
" used In leather currying, the
stccl-plaH industry, and III the
manufacture o. linoleum.
q. What IL the temperature in
the fire room Of q Steamship
A. II depends upon whether coal
or oil ~ used for fuel, the amount
Of ventilation, and the geographical
position Of the ship. Assuming an
outside temperature Of Oh degrees TO
7b dcgnces r., the hold may run 10
degrees 10 20 degrees hotter. but II
the outside temperature IL 100 de-
grccg. the boilcr-ro0m probably Will
be about the same, or perhaps II
trifc hotter.
q. What causes the l1ummlng In
my auto-radio when i drive under
trecs7
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02


A. The National Radio Institute
aavs that trees abs0rb radio FREE
alicncy energy which reduces the
sicnai intensity In the at,tcnna In
a,ito,nobfies. T'he hizzing N due 10
rso,,eration within tic receiver, and
"a q natural condition.
|---..---.
q WHY Ia central-wcgtern Asia
arid3
ftHnut,ae n IA a. bneifi Eiir-
rounded by highlands. some OF
which are the hiphest In the world.
The surrounding highlands, the dis
tnnce from the sea. and tho inten-
alta 1T the kt0ts Gffnhefthhfir fYfrE-
sure which persists during winter.
are reep0nsibIc for the aridlty. The
few Misunderstanding winds which do
psnetrats into this part OF Asia de-
nct,d into tho basin where they arc
warmed and dried.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Very Confusing

Pierre dupont, OF the Delaware
and Liberty League duponts, who
practically owns General Motors.
said yesterday that he w.s quite
satisfied with the stand taken by
his MIR. Sloan. Not only did nc
approve Of MIR. Bloan's stand but
he was sure all the stockholders
In the corporation also approved
OF their Mr.. Bloan's stand. John
l.. Lewis, head OF the Committee
for Industrial Organization which
II backing the squat strikers, tells
the world that nc has received
hundreds OF letters, postals, 6le-
grams, and other communications
from General Motors stockhold-
crs approving Of the strike. Who
Is lying? ~ Ii al very confusing
TO me.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Enter Madame

Madame Frances Perkins. Sec
crtary OF Labor, invites Mr.. Alfred
Sloan, boss OF General MOTOR,
down 10 Washington 10 talk things
over. Mr.. Sloan, although he h
suffering from cough, cold.
grippe, influenza. gnufflcs, sniffles,
chills, chilblalns, fallen arches.
general debility, dizziness, and q
terrific headache, accepts the IN
Wtation. He and Madame Per-
kins talk for two or three hours.
tea Is served, and at the finish OF
the gabfcst Madame Perkins an
nounces that Mr.. Sloan has agreed
10 sit In ON another conference
with the automobile workers rep
resentativcs. Mr.. Sloan, after q
talk with his lawyer and feeling
somewhat pcppicr az result OF
more aspirin tablets, shouts to the
press that he made no such agree
mcnt Oh Madame Perkins said he
did. Madame Perkins In tears--
according 10 the Washington
newshawks-- that Mr. Sloan
has run OUT on her. Who W
lying2
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02

tors plants7 Or do they represent.
~ Mr.. Sloan and his acsociatc
directors claim. only a niggardly
five percent OF the cmployecs2 No
matter what the final outcome Of
the strike may be I doubt whctb-
or the question Of who Is telling
the truth and who Is numbering
II will ever be publicly answered
II may be privately. In that Gaze
II will como too late 10 be Of value
10 anyone except 10 historians.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
UntenabIe Position

II seems 10 me that from the
start Of the trouble General Mo.
tors has assumed q position which,
In view Of the trend OF things, NJ
altogether untenable. Once the
shutdown strike became effective.
and 1t was effective the instant
production was completely stopped
lit would appear that the intelll-
gent thing for the directors OF the
corporation to have done would
have been 10 confer with the lead
crs Of the men who had brought
production TO q standstill. l am
not considering here the right or
wrong OF such action. Personally
I believe II was the right thug TO
have done. But leaving that al
together aside agreement TO COR
fer would have saved General Mo-
tors face. Here was vast indus
try which had made huge prof
its and the amount Of those prof
tn were known 10 the public. They
were q topic OF common corversa-
ton and comment. No amount o.
explanation from Mr.. Sloan 10 the
effect that General Motors WIS.,
paying big wages and that liz
workers were content could hope
10 outweigh In public opinion tfc
belief that a corporation whore
profits we're 10 colossal had any
sound reason for refusing st le0s,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02

For your information VIC offer the
news that the unicameral form OF state
legislation has been proposed In IL states
this year. Connecticut Is not one Of them.
In 1886 New York and Massachusetts
defeated the plan. In 1885 Washington,
Florida, Georgia, Maine, Wisconsin, and
Kansas beat II. All efforts In It's behalf
comes from Nebraska where the uni
cancral Legislature Is in It's fourth week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Government Intervention

Prior 10 and during the phst
presidential campaign VIC were
bored 10 extinction with outcries
about governmental interference
with business. The business OF
the government We were informed.
was 10 mind its own business. III
this silly, tragic, unpardonablc
General Motors fight With W.
workers the last thing that ono
army wants u governmental IN
reference In the form OF an ON
cial investigation into all phases
Of The controversy. am OF the
opinion that the workers orgafiiza-
ton would welcome such inter-
yention. About the Willingness OF
General Motors have the whole
thing thrcshcd out 10 the finish
BY O governmental agency, am
not 10 sure. But II the difficulty.
TO call II by its mildest name, IN
not strnighteped out tho federal
government must intervene. II II
does the result OF the Intervention
II unsatisfactory 10 General Mo-
tors ownership that ownership
will have only Itself TO blame. The
ostrich which buries ~ head IN
the sand 10 avoid pursuit cannot
complain II It's tail feathers are
plucked out 10 make-frlay ! say
q General Motors FAM
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02

I%bOfI@ pro-
vides n bitter
commentary on
the veracity OF
/ h e principal
figures con-
ncctNd with the
struggle. r h o
leaders Of the
q utom o bile
workers union
ray that MeSgrg
sloan an q
Knudson OF the
struck corpora
ton have dou-
bie crossed
q 4 a ~ THE
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Flood Expert

Colonel Ernest Graves Of the
Army Engineers probably knows
more about floods than any other
man In the country. For 81 quar-
ter Of n century floods have been
his major Job. He can reel Off
the dates and details OF every
time Old Man River has niisbc-
havcd IN the past 100 years.
For years he has sailed up and
down the Mississippi, knows the
location OF every dixie, its strength
and the force Of water now at
lacking ~.
Reports from all over the Mis-
sissippi Valley flood his office. He
handles them swiftly, but without
excitement. Perhaps because he
IL deaf and like Thomas Edison
IL undisturbcd by outside noises,
his face Ii as calm and tincon-
ctrned M the rcflecting pool Of the
Lincoln Memorial Just beneath his
window.
Graves II distinctly skeptlcal
about the value OF reforestntoin
In flood control.
you take dry sponge" he
IL. IL abs0rhs the water, and
says, land let water drop into
doesn't let any run off--for %
Jsmt pretty Soon the sponge gets
full, and then the waite runs off
Just m fast ~ you can pour II
ON.
Same way with trees and
grass. They hold q little water,
hut nobody knows how much.
Maybe an inch Of two. hut what
difference does that make when
you've rot an gO-foot flood"
Arkansas bikes
He puts his hand behind liig
Eur and listens 10 the ncxt qies-
ton.
"The lower Mississippi Can't
tell about that for another two
weeks, when the crest comes In
the Arkansas. I said yester-
day thought the levees would
hold, but ! just been studying
that. and " looks 10 me Hike
thsy'e going 10 get wet down
there"
Graves pulls Mt his pipe and
philosophers about people and
floods.
you know what they do down
nj Galveston, don't your When
the tornad0es come and tear up
the town. people 80 out by the
tratn1oad, swearing they'll never
come back. But they do. Same
way with the flood country.
You can't keep y man from
gambling with the future"
Exit Margett
Edward J. Margstt. California
state area manager and one OF
Che earliest and most potcnt lead
ers In the old-agc pension move
mspt. has been quietly thrlH
out into tho cold by DR.. Fran
cis Townsend.
Margett II the latest Of tho
Townsend moguls 10 walk th
plank. with his custer only Il
few Of the veteran leaders still
remain IN T'ownsend's graces.
Merry-GO-Is0und
Senators and Congressman keep
In touch with the flood situation
IN their home districts by n giant
relief map Of the Mississippi val
Icy rot up In tho office Of the
Military Affairs committee. II ID
IN charge Of Major Sam Green
vol, efficient liais0n officer be-
twsen the senate and the war de-
partmsnt When Senator
Barley Of Kentucky finished q
dramatic speech on tho senate
floor the other, rookie Senator
Hughes Of Delaware, if1acquainted
with the rules Of tho chamber
broke into applause.
Copyright. ieJ7, by United
Posture Syndicate, IncJ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Daily
Washington
Merry-Go-Round
Steel "Sit Down Strike"
Nav Crimp Naval Program
= hY DREW pEARHVN and ROHERT 5. ALLEl

Washington, Feb. 2-The Nays big bodybuilding
program Is In serious danger OF being hit by Gripping
Bit-doWn strike
In this instance, however, II Is not the workers who
arc threatening 70 gtrke but the ernplOYcrg.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
Who's Lying?

In addition 10 the human Suf-
fering II rs cntailing and the say
sge bitterness II has created, the
squat strike In the General Motors
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02

A writer asks, IL mans opinion OF the
fair rex a just onc?" In other words, ID
man the unfair sex?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
nEALyNM

Georges Jiminez. former chief Of
police OF Panama CITY, plays the
role Of . police Judge who ffarries
Fred MacMurray and Caf0le LON.
bard IN Pa1afis City for Para
mounts Swing High, swing Low
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
BY WAY of NO HARM
by
James William Ftp atrick

THE and conclusions Appearing below
thoue a. ts They not necessarily those ~ the
s1o Of DEMOCRAT they 10 be constwsd invariably
q reflection 81 their vtewpOtntD.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02
A Thought for Today

lie that IN void ~ wisdom despseth his neigh
Dor; but u man Of understanding hOIdeth his
peace,-ProyeTbs Ji:IZ
You read Of but one Wise man, and all that
nc knew was-~-that he knew acknowledgements
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-02

q. Where was Becretary Of Agri-
culture. Henry Wallace. born7
A. On q farm IN Adair County
Town.
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contradictory to the Secretary of
States policy of econimic interna-
tionalisn, nor inconsistent with our
partic ,ation in the international
armament race in which all of the
great powers are now engaged.
Preparing For War
It is pointed out by some shrewd
observers that the frantic efforts Of
England, Germany, Japan, Italy,
France and Russia to prepare for
another. great war before they have
finished paying for the last one,
have been stimulated rather than
checked by the extension of the
American policy of neutrality.
In the last war the belligerent
nations relied upon the United
States not only for war materials
but for foodstuffs, cotton and other
commodities which they do not pro-
duce themselves. Now they are
afraid that they will not be able to
get such supplies from this side OF
the ocean so they have started to
prepare themselves for war on their
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way of the Suez canal.

way of the Suez canal.
France, with it's perpetual fear of
Germany, felt obliged to meet the
challenge from Berlin.
Thus Washington sees the major
nations of the world concentrating
their efforts on preparations for war
and piling up their bonded indebt-
edness to a point where the burden
of taxation is likely to become in
tolerable.
Besides navieS, all of the nations
are building competitive military air
fleets as fast as they can, and in
that, too, the United States is fol-
lowing their leadership and at the
same time enacting neutrality laws
as evidence that we do not intend to
get into another war.
To make the paradox more COM
plicated, our State Department is
hard at work negotiating trade
agreements with all the world de-
signed to make it easier for other
nations, not only to buy our pro-
ducts but to sell us theirs and so
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raise more money with which to go
to war.
It is situation which is giving
many members of the AdministrA-
ton and of Congress greater con-
Germ than they are willing publicly
to admit. The denlads of the other
nations for products of the United
States which they can use in their
war preparations is already being
felt, but under our present neutrality
policy much of the demand cannot
be supplied.
Problem in Steel
One Of the big demands from
abroad for American goods, and one
which will grow as the naval race
becomes more intense, is for steel.
We need steel, also, for our new
battleships, but so far the Navy De-
partment has been unable to get
bids from the steel makers, who
claim they cannot supply the re-
quirements because of the Walsh
Healey Act, which prohibits Govern
ment purchases in quantities above
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own resources.

own resources.
With the other great powers en-
larging their navies, it seems essen
tial for us to do the same as a mat
ter of national defense. Now we
are committed to building two new
great warships of $4,000 tons, to
match the two of similar size for
which England has already laid the
keels.
The immediate stimulus to Bri-
tain's naval enlargement was Ger
many's action in building fleet of
pocket" battleships and in other
ways giving evidence of belligerent
intent. Britain's activity stirred
Japan to launch its own big navy
program, which gave a further fillip
to American big navy propaganda.
Italy's growing ambition for DOM
ination of the Mediterranean is be-
hind that nations naval expansion,
and that, in turn, has intensified
Britain's resolve to be prepared to
defend it's route to the Orient by
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Neutrality Bill
Expected To Be
ADOPTED Soon

WASHINGTON, March The
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee has drafted a permanent Nue.
trality bill, which is quite likely to
be adopted without material change.
The objective is, Of course, to keep
the United States out of the Euro
pean War which seems to be immi-
nent.
The major provisions of the bill
are a mandatory embargo on arms
and on lending Government money
to powers at war, with broad power
granted to the President to forbid
Americans to travel on vessels OF
belligerents or to ship any goods
other than arms, upon which he
may declare an embargo, on any
American vessel.
Also, in time of peace the Presi-
dent could declare certain con,modi-
ties implements of war; and forbid
their export without a Federal Ii
cenSe.
That this or any other possible
Act of Congress would effectively
keep this country out of a war in
volving the great nations of the
world is seriously questioned by
some of the Senators, for whom
Senator Johnson of California is
spokesman. He declares that it can
not possibly work.
The attitude of Congress, how
ever, is one of political isolation for
the United States, an attitude which
those who hold it do not regard as
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She LOST 20
POUNDS OF FAT

Feel full Of pep and possess the
slender form you crave-you can't
If you listen to gossipers.
To take off excess fat go light on
fatty meats, butter, cream and sug-
ary sweets - eat more fruit and
vegetables and take half teaspoon
full of Kruschen Salts in a glass Of
hot water every morning to elimi-
nate excess waste. -
Mrs. Elma Verille of Havre de
Grace, Md, writes: IT took off 20
lbs.-my clothes fit me fine now."
No drastic cathartics- consti-
pation-but blissful daily bowel ac-
ton when you take your little daily
dose of Kruschen.
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Kidneys Must.
Clean Out Acids

The only way your body can clean out
Acids and poisonous wastes from your
ney tubes or nlters, but beware of cheap.
drastic, Irritating drugs. If functional
Kidney or Bladder disorders make you
ness, Leg Pains, Backache, Circles Under
Eyes, Dizziness. Rheumatic Pains, Acid
take chances. Get the Doctors guaran-
teed prescription called Cystex (Siss,
Tex). Works fast, safe and sure. In 48
guaranteed to fix you up in one week or
money back on return of empty package.
Cystex costs only SC a day at druggists
and the guarantee protects you.
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$4,000 except from manufacturers
who observe the six-hour day and
the five-day week in their plants.
This brings organized labor into
the international and armament
picture with another complication
close at hand. John Lewis has de-
clared the purpose of the G. I. o.
to proceed aggressively to organize
the workers in the steel industry, as
he began to do in the automobile
industry. The result may easily be
a widespread labor war which will
prevent anybody from getting steel
from American mills for any pur-
pose for long time.
It is all very complex situation,
to which no little attention is being
paid by the Presidents advisers and
the leaders in Congress. ;.
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ARE YOU ONLY A.
E-QUARTER Wife?

MEN. because they are men. can
Xxx never understand a three
quarter wife-a wife who is all love
and kindness three weeks in a
month and q hell cat the rest Of
the time.
No matter how your back aches
how your nerves 6Cream-don't
take it out ON your husband.
For three generations one woman
has told another how to go ''smil-
ing through" with Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Il
helps Nature tone up the system.
thus lessening the discomforts from
the functional disorders which
women must endure in the three
ordeals Of life: 1. Turning from
girlhood to womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood. 3. Ap-
preaching middle age.
Don't be a three-Quarter wife.
take LYDIA e. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"
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WHALE SHARK

WASHINGTON, D. c. (PAS-
The whale shark, spotted giant, is
the largest true fish known to SCI
eMee.