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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Familiar Ring To N.

Representative J. Buell. Snyder of Penn- Sylvania, Democrat, urges that the Fed eral Government build nine super-high- ways across the nation which would per- init troops or other implements of war to be moved to any particular point in short order. Should the enemy attack from the south or the north the huge mil- itary roads. would facilitate rapid move ment of the necessary armed forces to quell the invader. Somehow or other this recalls something that was said about a military road in Connecticut within the last year.
 We are bit hay on the exact time and place of the remarks, but we distinctly recall that the Merritt Parkway entered into the discussion. It was being urged as possible military route for supplies to and from New York and Bridgeport in the event that this nation was plunged into war. Maybe it is included in one of the routes that are now being proposed by the Democratic congressman from Penn- sylvania.
 He would have built a road, 200 feet wide. Three would traverse the nation from Atlantic to Pacific; six would run from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. The proponent figures that transportation of army equipment across the continent could be accomplished in 72 hours. WheW! That seems like pretty fast driving to this "mud-turtle". Maybe it could be done, but somehow or other we think that if war preparations must be made, and we confess that we see no req son why they should be, they might be concealed under cloak that would allow roads to be built for pleasure and con- venience, but not to hurry up shells and men who will mow down other human beings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Some time ago we spoke about a Conn., ecticut town taking action against com panies that sell ice-cream along streets and highways. We regarded 1t as the first effort to control growing industry Now down in Bridgeport officials are waging war along the same lines, but cit ing different offense. This time viola ton of the city's noise ordinance is cited. However, the defendant company is claiming that the ordinance Is unconsti- tutional In It's present application and, the high courts of the state may ultimately have to give decision on the matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

they have some degree of British support. They are urging the British to send at least six battle- ships from the Atlantic and Medi- terranean to Far Eastern waters. Economic Blockade
 American and British naval strategists have worked out an economic blockade of Japan they believe would subdue her in short order. It is based upon the fact that Japan is @ group of islands and, therefore, must import every thing by sea. Italy, on the other hand, had land neighbors, 50 the League of Nations had no means of enforcing its boycott.
 But by stationing fleets at the Singapore Naval Base and at the Panama Canal, British and American naval strategists be- llevc they could blockade Japan effectively. Most of her sup- plies must be imported by these two routes. The only other source Is China, now her enemy.
 This blockade is proposed as punitive action against an aggres- sor nation, without going to war with Japan. But of course, block ades usually lead to war.
 Shanghai Strategy. .a
 One thing to be remembered about the Shanghai battle is that General Chiang Kai-shek wants to fight there. It is his one great hope of winning the war - ilame- ly, that of drawing the western powers into the mess.
 strategically, Shanghai is not important. It would be much bet- ter for Chiang to withdraw to the lakes and marshes which form e chain north toward Piep- ing. But he Is throwing the cream of his army into Shanghai Reason Is that although he has man power, Chiang lacks sup- plies. For every machine gun he loses, he must import an- other from aboard. Therefore, his aim is to hold out until Jap Anese affront the western powers sufficiently to bring them in.
 Japanese Rivalry
 From the Japanese viewpoint, 1t would be better not to fight at Shanghai. The approach Is diffi- cult and not important stra. logically, once captured.
 However, here is where human # nature enters. The Japanese navy, Shamed by their poor showing during the Shanghai attack in 1032, resolved to re- deem itself. It's officers initiated the Shanghai battle. Now Ja. pan cannot withdraw without tremendous loss of face.
 Chiefly to be feared in the Chinese war is the Japanese seizure of an American merchant vessel. United States naval com- nlanders will convoy all these yes- sels, have instructions to permit no seizures.
 The Japanese government is anxious to avoid any such inci- dent. However, Japanese naval commanders, while at sea, arc virtually Q law unto themselvse. They can be headstrong and fiighty.
 WHEN THE ARMs-LADEN VESSELS NOW HEADING TO- WARD SHANGHAI, ACTUALLY REACH CHINESE WATERS, ANYTHING MAY HAPPEN.
 Copyright, 1887, by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

c. Is there Q book that describes the missions to the Indians of San Bias Island near Panama?
 A. Yes, an autobiography en- titled Anna Coope, Sky Pilot of the San Bias Indians" was published by the American Tract society, New York city, in 1881. , HH
 c. Is there a law against putting gasoline or other liquids In empty milk bottles2
 A. Tn 100 districts which have adopted the public haelth service milk corde such use of milk bottles, even in the home, Is prohibited.
 If you want . copy of our "HISTO-GRAPH OF AMERICA" write the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street; Northwest, Wash- ington, D. 0. Enclose 1S cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

It's about time the Navy frightened up It's regulations regarding use of cameras on board vessels. This Is the only nation that has allowed people, regardless of nationality or citizenship, to wander all over battleships, Notifications, etc., talk ing pictures. Americans who ever tried to do that in other countries were snapped up pretty quickly. Now we fall in line and ban civilian photographs. Failure to comply means prosecution under the espionage act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

The ordinance In question prohibits "The use of any drum, loud speaker or other instrument or device for the pur- pose of attracting attention by creation of noise to any performance, sale or dis play of merchandise. "Even footing an auto horn too lustily is a violation, claim the police, and they have one arrest down for this score, too. It happened right next door to the police station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Selected Poem
TO A LITTLE BOY OF LONG AGO

TO A LITTLE BOY OF LONG AGO
 (E. F. Warheld in the Poets Corner
 Hartford TimeO We met and we parted In anything but joy .,. Your baby lips and fingers Saved me from despair, Little Boy Years have come and gone Since we parted And you have passed The mystery gates Little Boy Have you found the real Of the counterfeit that's here? Will you know and love me As you did long ago, Little Boy? Our tears together mingled | When had to let you go, Through the years of cares and heartacheS You still have been my beloved baby, Little Boy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Answers To Questions
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques. ton of fact or information to tho Waterbury Democrats Service Bureau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail iS addressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REA. 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C..-Thc Editor.
 c. How did Eleanora Duse pro her last name2
 A. Doo'-sa Gas in say).
 c. What is the plural of notar! publicp
 A. Notaries public. {.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
One Reason

The reason l think as I do Is be- cause of two statements which the alleged upSon interview contained, One is
 We brought our party out of
 dislntegration Into @ new force
 two years ago. Now we are head
 cd into delivering to the Hayes
 regime the final knockout"
 If what happened two years ago, when my pal J. Warren was elect- ed to the Congress and Franklin Roosevelt got such a terrific beat ing for the presidency, Is a sign that the Republican party in Wa terbury has been brought out ot disintegration and become new force, Is any indication of what IS going to happen here on election day, 1t would seem that the final knockout to the Hayes regime will be delayed, indefinitely, m transmission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
T est Y o UT ; Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. 1. When did the great Klondike gold rush occur2
 2. Tn which city is George Wash- ington University?
 3. Who was Augustin Theodule Ribot?
 {. Where is Albemarle Sound? s. What is a dais2
 6. Name the capital of Iowa. 2. Who wrote the historical novel, Richard CarVcl?"
 8. Was George Washington mar ried more than once?
 Q. That Is a senesterp
 10. What is Hugo L. Blacks mid- de name2 .., .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Details regarding these conver- sations have been aScertained by one of the Merry Co., Founders, recently in London, and are cor- roborated here.
 Judging by these conversations, the Roosevelt Administration Is much more anxious to play @ de- cisiVe role in blocking Japan than appears on the surface.
 Probably it will be denied, but United States officials have emphasized to the British that # Japan cOnquers China she may build up an empire with which no white nation can reckon.
 British officials have concurred in this, and have gone one step farther by pointing out that such an empire would mean complete ruin to the United States cotton belt. Given a stable government, China could produce tremendous quantities of cotton, and Japan csc mills could sell the finished product at e price that ~would wipe out the British textile in- dustry. ,'..t '' Strengthen Democracies
 United States officials also have taken the view that the democracies of the world - the United States, Great Britain and France-need to take a firmer stand. To date. they have yielded before every saber-rattling move by European dictators.
 A stiff and united front against Japan, 1t has been em- phaslzed, would show that De- m0cracy was no weak instltu- ton and would be . healthy ex- ample for Mussolini and Hitler. Thus an object lesson In the Far East would help to maintain peace in Europe.
 The British, while applauding these ideas, are very much in- clined to say, "After you, Al- ph0nse!"
 They claim that their fleet Js tied up in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, that their interests are nearer home. Tn effect, they want the United States to show strength against Japan while they applaud from the SidelineS.
 British Punishment
 Actually, the British have taken far more punishment from the Japanese than the public re- alizes. Six of { their ships al. ready have been searched and two of them (Yangtze river boats) seized as prizes of war.
 Nothing has been published about this, because the British have not announced it to the press. However, they have re. ported 1t to American officials, who have taken the stand that # the British did not want lt known 1t was not the business Of the United States to an.
 BOunce it.
 The British also have been un. der tremendous pressure from Australia, New Zealand, and even Canada, to take a stronger stand against Japan.
 So far, however. they have tried to push the United States for- ward.
 COrdell HuII's View . United Stateg officialg aonaar more willing to take the Japanese bit in their teeth than the gen- eral public would suspect. Cordell Hull, fundamentally Q man of peace, believes that Q firm stand should be taken against Japan, not necessarily for war but against her aggression. He even goes 50 far as to believe that if 1t Is necessary to fight Japan some day, 1t may be better now than later.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

us would DC conducted with nlty and with strict ad- herence to the issue: the rec ord of his ad- m 1 n is tration. All true well-
 wishers of Wa terbury ope that His Hon.
 or's hope will become a pleas ant reality. Making all due allowance for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Another Reason

The other tasem2nt which con- vlnceS me that Good Old Walren's name has been grabbed off by some numhsEull Is the advice given in the in.crv.ew to Mayor ' Hayes: tra \
 Let him and the crowd
 around him stop reaching across
 Republican lines to drag RGpub-
 licans over to his voting lever" Democratic Town ChalrlnaG John Crary has already poinLed out that my pal, J, Warren, Silea.:ed across Democratic lines to grao of three Democratic office holders to run on h.S ticket. MT. Crary's retort think Is an indulgence In offon- sive personalities. I would not say such 8 thing myself because am nothing If not . reSpecter of d.g- nity in political campaigns. But must admit that the Democratic Town Chairman landed one on the button and that As . comeback it Is entitled to the title of "fuIn' dinger." .'.D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 10:o1 p. m. (daylight time) Sun rises 6:27 Q. Ti.; sets 7:11 ?. m. (day- light lme)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Saturday, Sept. II, 3:30 (. m; low tide, 0:33 8. m. daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
My Life Saver

My friend. j. Warren UpSon, would never be guilty of such ex- hibitions of putting the foot in the mouth as are the two quoted ex- cerpts, l insist and will continue to insist that he made no such statements. l also know that as a lawyer he had nothing to do with seducing three Democratic ofiicc holders to take places on his ticket. There Is still Jaw in the land and the penalty for seduction Is no laughing matter. J.4Warren Up. son may not be held by everyone in the same esteem as that in which I hold him. But he is an upright man, Q man filled with a true sense of morality, an otiicer ot the court, a party director beyond compare. He could not under any circumstances be guilty of corr cocting. practising, or conniying at political white slavery. Let us, in Mayor Hayes words, have no offensive personalities in the com ing campaign. What I for one desire above oil things is moro Up- son, and more Upson, and still more Upson. On copy day when Ideas are scarce and words are tardy he Is . Ilfe.saver. No won. der I love him. t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
A Thought for Today

From the end of the earth will cry unto thee, when my heart Is overwhelmed lead me to the rock that Is higher than Is-Psalms 6l' B.
 
 Iris not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after,-Shakespeare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Hitler's power must reach farther than we've thought. German death notices state that the deceased persons "died be- lieving in their Fuehrer."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Mv DREW EEARs0M
esd ROBERT c ALLEN

WASHINGTON, September 10. = British and Ameri- can conversations regarding the Far East have gone much farther than has leaked out in the newspapers Representatives of the two governments actually have discussed what they would follow in of incident tending to drag both countries into the naala
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Current Comment

I would not go back to an ordin- ary diet if I were paid to.
 { Mrs. Mabel Ashworth of Cor
 by, England, who for the last
 ii years has had no solid food.
 She drinks one quart of milk
 and Q cup of tea a day.
 First love IS rather ,insatisfac- tory because 1t is usually . divine illusion. Girls had better get Q sweetheart who has had the ex' perience of 6 couple Of ether lOvci
 Mime. Jean voilIer. beAutifu
 French novelist,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Fair Enough!

Tn accepting his re-rominatiop on the Democratic ticket last night Mayor Hayes expressed the hope that the campaign which is upon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
LONDON DooMs sOO TRAMs

London (UP) Another 800 trans are to be scrapped by the London Passenger Transport Board this year and replaced by tfolley-buses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Nothing Personal, Understand.

Tn fairness to my bosom friend, Good old Warren, 1t must be said that when he described the legally elected officials of the city as "the Hayes gang" he did not know about Mayor Hayes wish that the campaign be conducted without offensive personalities. It must also be said that MT. Upson perhaps does not think the desig-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

the fervor which accompanies election con- tests and which may be described as the explosion of & super abundance of ginge.' of animal spirits, 1t would appear that res- idents of the same community should be able to discuss their poe litical differences without the dis- cllssion taking on all the manifes- tations of @ cat and dog fight. Cat and dog fights never get the par ticipants anything accept a chew ing-up for the cat and Q painful clawing for the dog. I am sure the onlookers get rather stomach sick at the spectacle thrust upon them. They may look ct 1t be- cause they have nothing else to do or no place else to so, But they do not like 1t. Mayor Hayes put the character O. the coming cam paign squarely in the lap of the opposition. If he has his choice the issue will be debated without swill swinging. If resort Is taken to offensive personalities, the Democratic candidates may quote the historic declaration in Mac bcth":-
 "Lay on, Macduff
 And damned be him that ! first cries, Hold, enoushl" Fair enoughl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
BY WAY of NO HARM
 by = t,N James William FitzP Patrick

tThe coents opinions conclusions appearing below those They not ueceusar those oe tho editors ot THE DEMOCRAT they N be construed nvaRab
 Q reAectlOn 09 their veWp0lntl. w (.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "He continuously ln- terrupted the Speech;" say, "cOntlnually."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Not the Same Man

In the Iace of all thiS I am com pelled to say that I do not believe that the interview attributed 10 my friend, J. Warren Upson, Chairman of the Republican Town Committee, was even given out by him. I think 1t was two other fel- lows whose purpose 1t is to split the Republican party in Water bury wider open than 1t is ct the moment. And I think further more l know who the two fellows are. One Is James A. Farley, Democratic National Chairman, and the other Is Jim Farley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

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 e sure sign that nothing personal is meant. It Is just an expression of affection like thumblng out the other fellows eye, biting Otf his nose, or kicking him in the groin. The Accomplished Fact
 That, however, is not what I am driving at. I have, I repeat, a very real fondness for Good Old War ren. But there are limits beyond which my affection refuses to 60. cannot believe that the object of my adoration is an utter simple ton. l cannot believe that my ideal of a wise political manager could be completely ignorant or everything that has actually taken place within the last month. All Waterbury knows that, what War ren innocently describes as the fear of Republicans "that their party was about to be over whelmed by the Independent Democrats" Is not fear at all. IT IS A HORRIBLE REALITY. The overwhelming has already been done. The Independent Democratic mouse has sobbled up the Republican elephant, body and bones, trunk and tail. It Is incOn- ceivable that the Chairman of the Republican Town Committee does not. realize that instead of the whale swallowing Jonah, Jonah has swallowed the whale. That Is not loose rumOrs, gossip, whiS- pered stories or printed propagaIH- da." It Is the bald statement of an accomplished fact; and the accom- pliShment was accompanied by an odor SO pronounced that every bOnaflde Republican nose in Wa terbury, including those afflicted with chronic cold in the head, smelled lt out long ago.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Discovery, What?
 But aside from tho lovable traits which I have mentioned what particularly endears MT. Up- son to my heart is the contribu- tions he makes to my collection Of daily laughs. In Thursday morn. ing's Republican Good Old War ren announced that e council of war hat been held In city hall. The agenda on the council table for the assembled warriors, con- sideration, according to MT. Upson, called for decision on the strategy to be pursued by the panic strick- en CPD Democrats in splitting the supremely- confident CPD Re- publican ranks,
 What to do about 1t became the burning question: Is War ren'S breathless disclosure. "There and then developed the strategy of setting loose rumors, gossip, whispering stories and printed propaganda of char acter calculated to make the Republicans who did not smell what was up fear that their party was about to be ovcr- whelmed by the Independent Democrats. It's political bunk conceded by thoroughly frightened Hayes gang"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
My Friend

It is always a pleasure for me to come upon 0 public statement on political affairs issued by my friend, MT. J. Warren Upson, Chairman of the Republican Town Committee. I like MT. upson. He Is one of the best-humored men It has been my privilege to encoun- ter. I have never seen him even under the most provocative con- ditions. grouchy O. ill-tempered. And he Is the most indOmitable optimlst I have ever known or heard of. He III believes that his party has a chance to win In Waterbury. l think as chairman of the Republican Town Colnmit- tee he has done, and Is doing, a magnificent job for the Democrats. wish him many happy returns to his chairmanship and 1 trust that when he .s too old and too disil- lusionized to carry on the party he has served so nobly will recognize his service, make him at least Chairman Emeritus of the Repub- lican Town Committee, and per- init him to havs a voice, however faint, In tho selection of candi- dates on the ticket.