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Poor deluded man! The only Ameri-
can ideal Is grab and gain.
I have been reading contempo-
raneous literature, book reviews and
text books used in our public schools,
and that is how come to know about
these things. And I cannot be too
grateful for the precious knowledge I
have gained.
Every war we have ever fought was
either criminal aggression, a pratt
cal adventure or an inexcusable stu
pidity.
The Revolution was no forward urge
In the long processes of human free
dom, but sorry excursion by snug
glers and demagogues The Colonies
should have swallowed their petty
grievances and remained loyal to an
alien government. The War of 1912
was outrageous. Nothing should have
been said about the hundreds of
| American vessels that had been law
lessly seized when upon peaceful voy-
ages and sold as prizes; the literally
thousands of American citizens that
had been kidnapped and held as slaves
on British warships should have been
allowed to rot in their chains.
The Civil War was brought about
by few mad fanatics that insisted
upon denouncing the Just and reason
able institution of human slavery. AS
to the war with Spain all dubiety has
now been cleared away Some absurd
persons have maintained that We en-
gagged in that conflict to free Cuba
and end an intolerable condition on
our front doorstep. Nonsense! Mr..
Hearst, being in need of circulation
went down to Havana in a diving suit,
| blew up the Maine, slipped back and
declared war.
Aha! World War Plot.
But the greatest OF all our national
deiusionst now happily disappearing
clairvoyant writer's, was about the
American part In the World War.
1t was pretended 20 years ago that
our motive in entering that great
struggle WAS to stop the devastation OF
Europe; to try to restore peace and
sanity there; to prevent the imminent
peril Of the supremacy throughout the
world of the ideas of conquest and
domination that animated the old
German Empire; to defend our citizens
from murder; to defeat the permanent
establishment of might over right
among the nations We now learn
| that all this was pious play-acting
The eminent authorities that are
busily correcting our errors have not
yet agreed upon the exact reason for
our share in that war; but, anyway, it
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bury the gold we get. We put it
in the Federal kitchen savings bank,
back in Kentucky. AS one keen
Washington observer puts it. I'VE are
a creditor nation with a debtor psy-
chology"
It stands to reason that if we do
not want to be paid in foreign goods
and services for all the American
goods we export, and if, determined
to prevent imitation, we have no
earthly need in this generation for
more foreign gold or silver, We should
make change-temporarily at least
in our Illogical monetary policy. II
we are unwilling or unable to spend
our surplus bullion abroad, at least
let us stop buying more Of it. The
inexcusable, anachronistic and un-
defended silver buying policy should
forthwith be abandoned. Our Con-
gress should rescind its instructions
to the Treasury to buy the domestic
or foreign white metal And the gold
policy should be re-examined and re-
vised according to American require
mentS
British Criteria Different.
In Great Britain modification Of
the price of gold is delicate politi-
cal question. Gold is an important
empire industry, in South Africa being
really vital to the country's welfare
Therefore Great Britain is reluctant
to take any step which would harm
the gold industry. In the event of war,
moreover, some think a gold chest
will be of great importance to Great
Britain, especially in cash and
carry" world. In addressing itself to
the question els there enough gold?"
Great Britain necessarily applies diff
ferent criteria than does an isolated
nation like the United States.
Mr.. J. M. Keynes, Great Britain S
well-known economist, whose opinions
are believed to have had considerable
influence in Washington during the
past few years. apparently does not
think Britain's gold stock is excess
sive. IF there Is another emergency
(war)," he says, there will be no pos
sibility Of our being able to borrow
abroad. An impregnably liquid finan-
cial position is one of the safeguards
against trouble which should not be
neglected.
These are very important consider
ations-for Britain; and they justify
British accumulation Of gold. But
they hardly explain why we should
pills up a surplus OF the metal with
out cause. t.. .-
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for the basest of motives such motives
as actuate us in everything"
I have here an analysis made in
1920 by John Shelton Williams, then
controller of the currency-an analy-
sis of the profits of the steel and al
lied Interests in the war period before
we entered the struggle compared with
their profits afterward, to the end of
hostilities. 1t shows that those profits
were much larger before we entered
the war than they were thereafter.
That looks as if the superior intellects
slipped again, doesn't it?
ALSO immaterial. We entered the
war for the sake Of profits and for
nothing else"
So stands our deplorable state. Yet
in the midnight of our humiliation l
still glimpse the lamp that burns for
the return of even the vilest sinners.
Let us haste to signaliZe repentance
by bringing forth fruits meet there
for. We have with us many eminent
visitors from abroad, titled and un-
titled. Generously, these point the
way to the mourners' bench and the
chance of redemption.
They urge us to seek again that
place in the empire from which our
rude forefathers so unhappily led us.
There. if indeed our iniquities be not
forgiven, they will cease to assail us in
the British press and our own in
spired reviews. Allons, my country
men! Let us press forward with hearts
renewed! Marching to the place peni-
tential under banner inscribed in
letters of living light with our new
motto, expressive at once of our con-
viction of sin and our purpose to
amend, we may still have hope.
And what is this our new national
motto?
Everything American h just plain
lcusyi"
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traits. We see now that they were
the scum OF Europe.
You may have thought, with most OF
the outside world, that George Wash
ington was an admirable character
Look to the new Apostles OF Light and
learn that he was -Witted and q
fumbling incompetent. You may have
admired Abraham Lincoln. Shucks
He was but low, cheap politician
engaged in disreputable intrigues and
the cause Of the Civil War.
Other Idols Undermined.
All the men that once in our blind
ness we lauded as national heroes
were really of bad character or mere
specialists in hot air. For what, in
deed, should We expect OF such q
nation? You may have thought Will
liam Tecumseh Sherman good
soldier and an upright citizen. Pre-
poSterous! He was a stupid monster
whose sole delight was in indiscrimin-
ate destruction and senseless slaughter
You may have thought Edwin M
Stanton faithful, efficient Secretary
Of War and an honest man Pif1le
He was blood thirsty villain and the
real murderer of Abraham Lincoln.
You see, it was this way. Lincoln
that good and noble man-for it is
one OF the beauties Of the New Wisdom
that it is emancipated from the petty
trammels Of consistency-that gooc
and noble man wanted the Civil Wal
to end, and Stanton, thirsting fol
blood. wished it to go on until he
should have slain every Confederate
Andrew johnson, then Vice President
was of the same mind with Stanton
and of course his subsequent career
showed him to be the unresting, i'm
placable enemy Of the South. Sc
Stanton plotted with johnson to have
Lincoln killed SO that his dear friend
johnson might become President ant
urge on the work Of massacre. And
that was the secret Of the tragedy that
April night in Ford's Theater.
Confess, now. A short time ago, Il
you had read these statements, you
would have said that they emanated
from Bedlam, and needed them nc
more. But, oh! the fullness of the
riches OF the New Wisdom! When
they are put into book and sealed
with the serious consideration of oul
most oracular and dullest review, who
can doubt that at last we have the
truth about this melancholy event
and as usual, its significance is OF
national disgrace.
You may have believed there wa.
such thing as American idealism
and one author has gone SO far as Il
write history Of this myth. Ha! Ha
Evening star., 1937-07-11
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
A NEW distinction has come upon
~ the United States of America
~ and an eminence unique In
tho 1c ~

CLC OAAUCu oCdlcS VI AINcTlCd
~ and an eminence unique In
the annals of mankind
Behold in the Americans Of TODAY
the only people that have ever learned
to despise themselves.
With a touching humility we con-
fess now that everything We have
ever done was but evil and there is
no health in us. Let other nations
find, if they will. things in their re-
spective histories whereof they may
be proud. For us, our ways have been
ways of wickedness and all our deeds
but shame
The development is SO phenomenal
that it calls for the serious needing OF
philosophers.
Full knowledge of our unworthiness
1t is to be said at the outset, has not
come upon us all at once, like a
thunderbolt. Symptoms and indi-
cations there have been of our low
estate-to which, indeed, we have
given little attention, although they
might have saved us from any sudden
fall into the abyss of self contempt.
Shows in Cultural Viewpoint.
Thus. for example, we have long
admitted. and even averred, that in
art, in literature, in all the cultural
interests of life, we have been but
boobs and pikers. Humbly, in this
respect, we have sat at the feet of our
betters and accepted their buffets and
rebukes. Have We ever dared in our
hearts to believe an American book
really to be good if the voice of an
alien criticism decreed otherwise?
ask you. In music, If Joseph Powell,
native, was convinced he could sing
and wished to do So have we not
compelled him to go abroad and re-
turn as Giuseppe Powellini. with an
accent as thick as mush, before we
would hear him?
And If other peoples have deemed
the American grand orchestra of a
notable excellence, would we like it
unless we could import its conductor
even if he proved to be fairly bad?
Compatriots We have had that thought
they could compose music, but if any
orchestra has wished to play to an
empty house, need it do more than
announce an American program? At
American painting and sculpture have
we not laughed? And of American
education spoken abroad with brow
abaSed?
Long ago these demonstrations
should have led us to the seat of a
general contrition. But there are
among us those that have clung
nevertheless to q fatuous notion that
badly as we have hashed things in
other respects, to certain passages in
our history we could point without
blushing. The glad new day Of en-
lightenment has swept away all these
props Of fond delusion and left us
facing long list Of errors.
Thus, for instance, If you are still
cropping in the ways of darkness, you
probably believe that the old pioneers
who founded this country had gooc
Evening star., 1937-07-11
BY GASTON NERVAL.

bI OASlON NEHNAL.
THE Argentine Minister of For
eign Affairs chose an appro-
pirate occasion to point out
4 the dangers besetting the re-
publican form Of government in the
Western Hemisphere. Speaking, July
4. before an audience made up mainly
of United States citizens resident In
Buenos Aires, DR.. Saavedra Lamas
called attention to the threat repre-
sented by alien. nti-democratic phi
losophies Of government which may
attempt to cross the Atlantic and
introduce themselves in the countries
of the New World.
Sounding the praise of democracy
and the republican. representative,
system of government (which contains
within itself the solution of all its
problems" the Argentine statesman
pointed to the United States, a mag
nif1cent spectacle of human progress,
as a creation which has never been
surpassed in its political genius.
"It is a magnificent lesson" he
said, "for all humanity as regards
respect for equality, citizenship and
democracy" And to emphasize the
contrast, he decried dictatorial, totali-
tartan doctrines in power in certain
European countries which have al
ready shown their ambition to spread
out to this continent.
His Stand Reassuring.
It is reassuring to see the man in
charge of the foreign affairs Of one
OF the leading Latin American nations
take a vanguard position in the cru
sade against Fascist penetration and
dominance in South America, the one
great menace to the stability of re-
publican institutions in this hemis-
phere. OF course, those institutions
are still imperfect, quite imperfect, but
because they are, so the struggle for
their preservation and development
must be constant. energetic and alert
enough to resist the attacks Of outside
influences which proclaim the bank
ruptcy of democracy where it was
never really tried.
Speaking, as he was, to citizens OF
the United States, DR.. Saavedra Lamas
invoked the Monroe Doctrine, that Is,
one Of the principles involved in the
Monroe Doctrine, Is supporting his
theory that no European anti-
democratic tendency should b allowed
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HdSe DeDtOr fSychOlOXy.
Here We are as Nation, working.
working hard, to produce things which
foreigners want: Cotton, motor cars,
copper and even shares in whole busi-
nesses. These things we sell, either
directly, or over the stock exchange.
Yet what are We doing with the pro-
ceeds? When We get our national
pay envelope" from the foreign "em-
ployers" who hire" us to produce
these things for them, Is it already
spent? Oh, no. We don't like to
spend 1t, 20 we hoard the cash. We
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
TWO NIGHT CLUB
OF BOSTON SHUT

Boston, March 2.-(UP)-With
liquor licenses Of two Boston night
clubs revoked and two others sus-
pended for two weeks, the licensing
bpGyd resumed hearings today on
complaints against a half dozen
other clubs.
Names Of the clubs were with
hold. The drastic action followed
charges Of immortality, sale Of
asiulterated liquors and other law
violstions.
The charges were brought follow.
tHg orders from Gov. Charles p,
Hurley to Police Commissioner Jo-
seph T. Timilty to see that some
90 all night spots observed a 1870
q. n. closing deadline.
sUh&ges were heard yesterday
against the Stork club. the Headline
club, the italian Ten Friends So
cial club, the Club Bagdad, the
Row club, the Columbus club and
the Lam Ter club.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
OBITUARY

FARRELL Mrs. Jennie l..
(Burnes) Farrell, wife OF Phillip J..
Farrell OF 1875 Willow street died
this morning at 81. Mary's hospital
after a brief illness Of pneumonia.
She was a native Of this city, the
daughter Of the late John and Jane
Caret Burnes, early Irish Catholic
residents Of the city.
Besides her husband she Is sur.
vived by one sister, Mrs. Lucy Cas-
Sidy.
The funeral will be held from the
home on Thursday morning at $50
o'clock to st. Margaret.s church
where q solemn mass Of requiem
will be celebrated at 0 o'clock.
Burial will be in new st. Joseph's
cemetery.
GERAGHTY Mrs. Mary Lyons
Geraghty. Of 80 State street. widow
Of John J. Geraghty, died last night
at her home. She was the daughter
Of the late jeremiah and Elizabeth
(McCarthy) Lyons, Of Liberty street
Mrs. Geraghty Is survived by four
sisters, Mrs. John Conlon, Mrs. John
O'Brien, ST., Mrs. John Brennan and
Miss Julia Lyons, all Of this city.
The funeral will be held from the
Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main
street tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock to the Immaculate Concep-
ton church where q solemn mass OF
requiem will be celebrated at Q
o'clock. Interment will be private.
Friends may call at the funeral
home this evening between 7 and
10 O'Clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
SPO7LIG17IN(; ---
Brass City News

company was to have come to
trial before Judge Frank p. Nc.
Evoy. Damages Of 5000 had been
asked for the youth who was all
legedly injured in an automobile
accident on Thonaaston avenue,
November 70, 1895. The suit was
directed through his father, John
Delmog1ic0.
It was the plaintiffs claim that
the accident IN which he was In
jured was caused by the defend
ant company's driver, Steve
Pecka. Attorney william B. Fitz-
gerald appeared for the plaintiff,
with Attorney r. II. Stun defend
ing. y,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
JAMES FLANNERY
TAKEN BY DEATH
Retired Factory Worker
Dies Today at Farming.
ton Avenue Home

James Flannery, 70. died this
morning at his home 493 Farming
ton avenue after q brief illness. He
was one Of the pioneer irish resi-
dents Of this city, coming here from
Kings county, Ireland, sixty years
ago.
Mr.. Flannery was one Of the orig
inal members Of the Congregation
Of st. Francis xavier's church ami
one Of the few surviving charter
members and first officers Of the
Holy Name society Of the parish. He
resided for the greater part of ais
life In the Washington Hill section
moving to Pennington avenue about
10 years ago. When he was younger,
Mr.. Flannery was prominent IN pub
lie and civic affairs and was in
fiuential In bringing about improve
ments in Washington Hill.
He had been an employe Of
Benedict and Durham having re-
tired twenty years ago. Mr.. Elan.
merry was communicate Of st.
Maygaret's church and was @ mem
Der OF the Holy Name society OF the
parish. He was also member Of
the 'Foresters Of America. Mr.. Elan
merry married Miss Mary Higgins on
May 4, 1887 and would have cele-
brated his golden wedding anniver-
sary In May Of this year had he
lived.
Besides his wife he Is survived by
five daughters: Miss Anna Flannery,
o member OF the faculty Of B. w.
Tinker school, Mrs. Walter L. Wood,
MRS. Frederick Rochorl, OF this city,
Mrs. Joseph MacFayland Of Bridge.
port and Mrs. Gregory J. Scanlon
Of Holyoke, Mass; one sister, Miss
Bridget Flannery Of Hartford; one
brother, Patrick T1annery Of Ireland
and four grandchildren: Catherine
r. Rochon q sophomore ct Albertus
Magnus college, Richard o. Wood
and joan and Jackie Mcfarland.
The funeral will be held from the
home Friday morning at $50 o'clock
to st. Margaret's church where a
solemn mass Of requiem will be cele.
brated at 10 o'clock. Burial viii be
in the family plot In new st. Jo-
Seph'S cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
CLUB SEEKING
more MEMBERS
Drive to Be Discussed at
HOpeyiIIe Open House
Tonight

Open house for members Of the
Hopevjlle Community club viii be
held this evening ct 8:l5 O'Clock In
the newly opened club house, at
which time q round table discussion
will take place in regard to plans
and suggestions for activities to be
conducted within thei next few
months.
Plans viii be made for an inten-
sive membership drive which viii be
launched very shortly.
A social win follow the discussion.
Ellis n. Atkins, will preside. All ON
GERS and members are urged to att
tend.
A meeting Of this nature viii also
be held Tuesday, March ., and 1t Is
hoped in the near future the rooms
will be open to members every
tuesday evening, and possibly more
evenings Is club activities get I'M
der way.
a meeting Of the welfare commit
tee Of the club win be held n the
club rooms Thursday evening OF 8
O'Clock. with Mrs. ELLIS n. Atkins as
hostess for the social following the
business meeting, at which time
Mrs. Burton Walker, chairman, will
preside.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
Republican Clerks
Appointment Held Up
Board Of Aldermen Refuse to Ratify Selection Of
Michael yAnthOny- Referred to City Attorney

jamin Gromet. The land was ord
cred sold to 0romet.
Upon the recommendation Of the
SPECIAL committee which conducted
q public hearing on the proposal to
change the Soning law SO as 70
permit q gasoline station at the
conner Of RoSeland avenue and
Cooke street the board tabled the
petition. The committee stated that
the general public opinion wal
against the gasoline sattion. The
board vUted to change property Of
Angelo Devino at the corner Of
America and Francis streets from
B resident zone to business zone No
/.
Abatements
Tax abatemen:s were granted sew
ex-Servicemen due to the fact
that they are entitled to d 900 OK
emp.ion but were billed Just the
same. An offer Of $50 for lot No. A
on HAmden avenue from Joseph
Orsini was referred TO hte commit
tee on land. To the Soing board waG
referred q petition Of Antonio Gen.
VA that property at South Elm
and Union streets be changed SO
that he can erect a gasoline sta
/. I. He stated In his letter to the
board that he does not believe the
plans he has drawn will be objected
to by the Waterbury Catholic High
school officials.
Tic Overlook Cottage Park club
sent q communication to the board
opposing the G. r. and L. cornpanya
elan to run buses through the
boulevard section. The matter was
heart. last week by the Public Util-
tiles commission. Alderman Dubois
said that the letter was not prop
'ly before the board as the alder.
men had nothing to do with the
matter. The communication was
placed on file.
The board abated taxes Of three
property owners and abated inter-
est on taxes in another instance
Personal taxes of several persons
were abated. Claims for damages
were received from ten persons and
Mrs. Mary Pascucci asked for dam
ages for chickens killed by stray
dogs. The matters were referred to
committees,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02

90 powerful and amazing has
been the phenomenal accomplish
ments Of NOx-RI-TIS In treating
rheumatic conditions, that the
whole country Is talking about It,,
says Mr.. Adcox who perfected the
new formula.
We have many letters on file
from grateful users Of NOX-RI-TTS,
stating that after treating for
years and having practically given
up all hope Of ever being free from
the pangs Of rheumatism. Nox-
RI.TIs had brought about their
complete recovery.
Nox-RI.TIs does not contain
opiates or habit-fcrming drugs
will not upset the stomach and is
easy to take.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02

Amendment Of Michael Jam
fIa0uy as republican clerk IN the Of
kto Of the registrars Of voters was
held up By the board Of aldermen
lest night when they refused to
katizy the selection Of Registrar
Albert Faller pending an opinion
from Corporation Counsel Charles
q. 0'Ccnncr. Alderman Charles r.
GciullO, democrat, raised the ques-
ton Of legality and on his motion
and following q vote along strict
PARTY lines the matter was referred
u the city attorney over the objec-
tiDns OF the G. o. p, side Of the
board.
Alderman eciullo said that the
reading OF Section IT, was ambig-
ssous IN that It said the appointment
e the clerk shall be ratified by the
board Of aldermen. He said this
might possibly mean an unanimous
vote OF the board. The democratic
side Of the board supported him in
the motion to refer the matter TO
the corporation counsel but It was
the general opinion that only o ma
jOrity Of the board is necessary.
J,Anthony will be ratified, 1t Is
practically assured, on March 18th
when the aldermen meet to enact
the new sign ordinance presented
70 the board last night by the board
OG works.
Sign Ordinance
II was voted TO adjourn until 1880
o'clock, March 18th, and then take
up the JAnthony case. At 8
o'clock the matter Of enacting the
new sign ordinance which sets up
fees for the hanging and inspection
Of signs will bestaken UP after a
public hearing. The new ordinance
4crbids wooden signs within fire
distract limits and also covers the
coming law.
The public hearing will be held
BY Aldermen Charles Sciullo, Ed
ward Goldberg, John L. Bender, G.
Arthur Dubois and George l..
Kingston.
The board sold two parcels of
property last night. The property
was foreclosed by the city for non
payment Of taxes. Two bids for the
property at the corner Of Bucks Hill
road and Perkins avenue were
opened. one from Frank Cube
amounting to $4,000. The other was
from Thomas Moynihan for $2,750.
The latter's bid was accepted. The
other piece Of property Is located
AZ the corner Of South Main and
yerzier streets. Only one bid, $2,-
$50. was received. II was from Ben