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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
swedish.Amerlcan Amlsy

The people of this country are destined Co hear a good deal about Sweden during 1888. for Q couple of reasons. One iS that Americans gre Just waking up to the fact that the Scandinavian peoples are worth Knowing better. Another IS the Swedish American Tercentenary celebration com memoratlng the first permanent white settlement In Delaware In 1888. That set- clement was made by Swedes and the place was called New Sweden.
 Sweden Is showing It's interest In this Tercentenary by sending over remark able collection of art treasures represen- tative of 5000 years of development Many of the objects come from museums and private collections in Sweden and were never before allowed outside the country. The curator of the National Gallery of Stockholm IS in charge of the exhibition, which will. visit many of the leading museums of the United States. :
 The items shown range from earliest arrow heads of bone, through the art works of the intervening bronze age and age of the Vikings to the most modern art creations.
 There should be more of this sort of thing among nations. History hes too often emphasized the careers of warriors and has charted eras by military con. quests. The real stuff of history, as of contemporary cooperation, should be the arts and indutries' of peoples, their ways of life and their progress in social well. being.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

No new building was planned for the State Farm for Women ct Mantle under the big building program that has recently been launched In this state, we learned yesterday. That came Just after we stated in these columns that this ih. stitution was on the list of those favored for early attention. We had thought that the state farm was to get new structure from funds provided h the building bond issue. But now the information Is forth. coming that no funds were earmarked for the Mantle prison farm. This, however, won't prevent aid being provided, for the dwelling that was burned this week was well insured and enough funds should be forthcoming 90 that modern, fireproof structure can be erected. The proceeds from the insurance are announced ct about $400o0. We wonder just what type of a prison farm structure can be pro. vided with this amount of money. The Ideal plan now would be to set aside . proper amount from the building fund and give the Mantle institution the type of buildings 1t has long needed and which have long been requested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
"A New Years Editorial :

IAN. l is just another day. The con- y ing of every mornings sun offers just as clean . page, just as fine a chance to make something better out of ourselves as that first day of a new year.
 But somehow we don't usually think of it. And since we usually think of that first day of the new year as the unusually clean first leaf of . beaQtl- fully blank book of the new year, the day has come to be one of stock-tak- ing and future promise.
 New Year, 1888, finds many people discouraged because the countrys feet have slipped on the upward path that was leading rapidly out of the swamp lands of depression.
 Except for those people who have actually lost their jobs, despair Is largely unwagranted. If we can divest ourselves of m Wnreasoning mood of Encouragement and despair, we will find that every element urging better business in the middle of 1887 is pres ent today, some in greater power than before the slump. In some lines pro- duction has been actually below the points of current consumption; fur ther inroads into inventories have been made by Christmas trade surprising ly little below last years.
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 WHETHER we can firmly set ourfeet " again on the upward path remains with ourselves. Perhaps some New Year resolutions like this would help:
 CONGRESS: Ashamed of the pageant of paralysis we showed dur ing the special session, we will roll up our sleeves and go to work in January,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
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to prove that not only Relationships but democratically elected congresses can act and function with speed and decision.
 BUSINESS LEADERS: By action we will disprove the ugly story of all too wide circulation, that we dehber- ately betrayed the national economy. We will strive unceasingH to move forward with an eye on the national welfare as well as on our own balance sheets.
 LABOR LEADERS: We win stop pickering among ourselves, and put personal ambition definitely beneath the welfare of working men and of the country at large. We will not snarl up the countxy's productive machinery on slight pretexts not allied to the gen eral welfare, and will recognize that the welfare of all the people is greater than that of any part, however large.
 THE ADMINISTRATION: We will stop sMiping at business leadership in general, abandoning tactics whose tendency is to harass without specific legal objective. We will try to pro- vide firm, intelligent leadership. now lacking in congress, without demand ing any blank checks
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 ALL these resolutions would help, but "A what would help most of all would be for 1SO, 900, 900 Americans to re- solve singly and individually to think a little harder, work a little harder, be a little more productive, a little kinder, a little more tolerant, a little better. If we will, we may look for ward with confidence and hope to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
Watch the Coasters

One sliding fatality during the Christ. mas holidays is @ grim reminder of the price we pay for one of mans great ifl- ventions-tlie automobile. No instru- ment that has been devised in modern times has taken such e toll of lives throughout the civilized world as has the automobile. Not even war with all US dreadful ramihcations has accounted Tor human lives in such mass slaughter as does the motor juggernaut. our daily lives are dedicated to careful operation of motor vehicles on street and highway. Such is the price we pay for human ir- vention and progress.
 But that does not lessen the fact that 70 long as there is snow and sliding IS good on city streets, youngsters VIII pc tempted to try out their Sleds. No mat ter how many times they may be told to be careful, there is always the law or averages to be taken into account. There must be sliding accidents until the per- feet day arrives when sledS ana &utomo. piles will be widely separated. Waterpury streets with their inviting slopes and hills were always the mecca of many coesterS' While the numbers may seem smaller to' day. the dangers have increased for the youth who still engage in this health1ul pastirne.
 The city authorities have not yet des- ignated any streets in the city on which sliding is permissible. This lSt,. as the years pass, Is becoming smaller, because of the fact that there are few city thor ouehfares that are not traversed every hour by motor cars. It may ultimately become necessary to rope of areas along streets to permit sliding during certain hours after school. But until that time comes extreme caution must be taken. On the parents falls the duty. of edu- eating their children to be careful where they Slide and how they slide. On the motorist falls the task of being vigilant at all times and prepared to act n an emergency. This may keep accidents they can ever be totally eliminated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

During the course of discussion of the Merritt Parkway land.sale disclosures Governor Wilbur L. Gross was asked about condemnation of land for highway rights. of-way. It was stated by one of his Que9. tionefs that public utilities make good use of this legal means to acquire land, so why couldn't the state adopt 1t success. fully and thus avoid paying what seems like outrageously high prices. The gov. ernor's responses was, "The public utlli- ties actually have more power than the state" Which has been stated on more than one occasion. Read the charter of some of the large utilities and you'll see why this Is SO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
Triumph and Trouble

Japan's state department may not know the country is at war, but the treas. ury does. Expenses have mounted and bond issues have poured forth until, as a correspondent says, Japanese finances have passed the stage of reasonable eco- nomics." Japan is small and poor country, with less wealth than some of our states. Yet, on top of an already back-breaking national debt, the govern ment in the last three or four months Is said to have sunk $2,000, 100000 in the China campaign. It is now trying to raise another billion for economic devel. opment of the conquered North China area through new agricultural and irl- dustrial monopolies.
 Military success will be followed by financial indigestion. The job has be- come too big for private enterprise. Irl- dustry in Japan itself seems no longer able to operate without strong govern ment control. Present expansion, great as it is. can do little more than take care of military requirements. Growing resent ment against Japan is drying up her for eign markets, and with her factories con. fined mostly to military production, the outlook is dark indeed.
 Military triumphs alone cannot suffice for the Japanese people and their new, undigested empire. They are handi. capped in tEeir conquered territory be. cause their conquest itself destroyes the sources of weath. To fiscal troubles will soon be added governmental and social troubles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
Distributed Wealth

One person in every 110 in the United Savings Bonds. More than a billion dol- lars worth of these securities are in the hands of 100000 Americans. Of this vast sum, 3O.34 per cent of the bonds sold were of the $1OO denominations, and 23.48 per cent of the $25 variety More than 05 per cent of the purchasers have bought the $25, $50 and $1OO bonds.
 This means two things. One is that an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
SSConrnent
RATR0E STARTS WQStQln R0SiO

The umqae seRvice kmomm as tMe sMhgMt patxoGH hm New Hampshire has started out on its annual work Inc patrol Is the guardian of the winter tEapeaer in that State. usang cruising cars distinguished hW hlae lights, two men leave each of live Hoa@ camps in the white n3aantaan area to patrol Icy hlgMMay& assist late travellers and keep track of Highway conditions. TMa start of the patrol this year 1s one of the earliest om xecnRd. but road conditions ere apQaxemkly goang to he q ntkhe more alaAcmlt than they wore last winter, The patrol wial he welcome to those who have to drive late at night m the mnumkaim oaumkxy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

Increasingly large amount os tho 0oyoEne ment delt is drifting into tho hands ok smal holders. That Q good, becauge tno more people who hold government 0pllea- sound fiscal policy.
 It means another thing. That million and . quarter security-holders is the larg. est rroiIp of owners of any security in the country They give hope that some prog rene A being made toward the wider dis- trlbutlon Of wealth winch everybody knows is needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

By late October things had Ouieted down in the Mediter- Eanenn, and the British indie eated to Norman Davis ct the Brussels Conference that they were nov ready to move ships Singapore. But by that time either Roosevelt had become worried about U. s. opinion, or his career boys were SabOtag- ing him, or both.
 At any rate Davis reported to the British that Roosevelt had cooled off regarding Anglo -Ameri- can navel cooperation against Japan.
 Unluclky Day
 This brings us down to Decenf- Der 13-a1 unlucky day for the Japanese-when the news of the Panay bombing broke in the American press.
 Once again both Roosevelt and the British got down their naval blockade plan and dust cd it off.
 To many within the Admins. tration the Panay incident came as a heaven-sent opportunity. It meant a chance ot prove to the American public just what type of Japanese war lord the United States would be up against in the future. It also came as . heavens sent opportunity to the British. They immediately began sending ships to Singapore, giving Q defins ite commitmentt hat they would send a total of six batleships, 12 cruisers, and a destroyers.
 But when the Japanese apology finally was receieyd some of the AdministratiOn ad. visers changed their minds. The apology made no reference to the emperor as requested by Roose- welt in his original mem0ran- dunn. But after 12 hours of hesitation it was decided that discretion was the batter part af valor and the blockade plan ; again was put back on the shelf.
 However, the plan Is now kept nearer the front of the shelf, ready to be taken down in case of another attack on American ships. In that event, 1t probably would be used. But the Japan csc would take care not to give the U. s. another opportunity.
 NOTE-The Admirals have re. ported to Roosevelt that the U. S. Navy is in such excellent ghaps, and the Japanese have 50 far overreached themselves that the U. s. fleet could blockade Japan without British ships -though with the use of the Singapore base.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
New Years Wishss

For Uncle Sam, Q balanced budget. For the nation, plenty of work. For business and government, peace. For industry and labor, ditto. For Japan, moderation. For China, strength to resist. For John Bull, completion of his navy. For Spain, riddance of foreign meddlers. For Germany, sanity. For Italy, ditto.
 For Russia, tolerance. For American neighors, unity. For our own people, ditto. For everybody, charity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
Selected Poem
GARDEN IN LATE AUTUMN (Thomas wilfred Snyder in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times)

Hartford Times) The year is nearly done ... The flowers are gone and the garden bare, Cold wind whiris dead leaves across the fed; Crisp brown leaves, that catch here and there. The garden b choked with weeds now, Hardy weeds that forged upward since the seasons
 yield. The leaves natten against goldenrod and burdock, And drum protesting tattoo o the brittle stalks- Leaves that were in brilliant color overhead, Now covering the garden ike e dull brown cloak. Elm, hickory and maple-red, Ash beech, willow and oak. The dahlia leaves hang like black crepe Over the frost-killed garden. The ieaess trees creak the sun1lower stalks satle Rasping dry, hollow sounds from dying word. spangle of deep red leaves cling awkwardly To slnaach at the far end of the garden, There. too is bit of blue along the fence, Where the last frost-grapes hang n wsthereo
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
A Book a Day
Legend of Hungary Told for Children

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 Periodically Bruce Cations Book-a-Day column is taken ever by Olive Roberts Barton, need child training authority. Here is her latest review of books suitable for children.
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 By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
 The epic legend of the most roc mantle of peoples, the Hungarians. with all the drama, poetry and sheer magic that belong to great national lore, has been caught to life by the incompatible Kate Seredy, writer and illustrator of ''The White Stag" (viking: go.
 Nimrod, mighty hunter before the Lord. his sons Humor and Magyar, |Bendeguz, and finally young Attila, in turn, lead their people through generations of wondering in search of fertile pastures. from Asu (Asia), the Land of the Rising Sun, to Erab (Europe). the Land of the Setting Sun.
 The mythical White Stag. who guides the trek; the Red Eagle. symbol of their god, and the ethereal Moonmaidens play their part as the tale is spun.
 Deeply cut. strongly drawn, beautifully told. this is Q book that win last in literature.
 
 If young children want to know more about the packages and let- ters that come to the house, Here Comes the Postman," by Dorothea Park (Houghton, Mifiin: e.00), will answer their questions. Bet tvs and BillyS father tells them ell about the mail. Graphic pie lures augment the text.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 6sz5 O. m.
 Sun rises 7:17 a. m; GE.s ass D. En.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 last day of the cd year; first day of the new. Both pass just as quickly as any other day in the old CT new yeME. yet both are im- portant in sveryons's slEe. They may mean life or death: tlsey may zpen succcss or failure. Treasure them well; make both of them count ln ygar lIze-zpan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

It was only 6 few short years ago that public officials began to realize that ex- Isting water rights were slowly but surely being acquired under private ownership. That's one of the reasons impetus has been lent to the drive to prevent pollu- ton of all waterways. They may have to be utilized some time for sources of water supply. And if they do, now Is the time to end all pollution in them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
U. s. To Increase Chinese Vigil Despite Ebbing of Panay Furor;
 Ready to Spring Long-Distance
 Blockade If Japan Strikes Again

WASHINGTON December 31.-Although the Panay incident has suhsided it would be mistake to think
 hat the Administration is going to take its eyes off the Far East Just the opposite is the case American forces 1n Chinese waters win not be diminished may be increased a little = though not enough to attract sf 4 4r9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

With Brazil gone Fascist, our Pan- American democracy has Q Brazil nut to crack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
A ThOueht for Today

Let uS not be doBlrous OR vain gloFy RRgvoklng enc another, envying one another'-oalasiAns Envy makes US see what will serve to accuse others, and not perceive what may justify them. --Dlshcp Wilson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
Feet Your Knowledge

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

Copyright. 1887, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl