The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
Gernan-American Bund Meeting
 EntertainS Reporter-At-L Large

JIG could stand lCs buG ne olu Ee~ sent 1t in the larger sense, in the sense that 1t was an injustice toa great nation. He would read these rejected stories, he said, and the audience could judge for itself the reason for the rejections. While describing things he'd seen in Germany, he frequently asked, ' And how much of that did you read In the papers, I wonder"
 He read his first article with much expression. "'Munich,'" he began, holding his dispatch in his hand. "'When l saw legion after legion of German youth march- ing forward and onward today, heads high, eyes bright, marching for ten hours, [ thought" He paused and looked upward and said slowly, "'And I thought a lot"
 Deep Thinking
 He was very solemn now before continuing. The hall was still. In the pause l found myself think ing and thinking Q lot. The audi- ence gazed as intently ct the speaker of If he were Q young prophet.
 1T thought" he. repeated, "'and I thought Q lotl'" He was not reading his dispatch now. He was declaiming it, as If he knew 1t by heart. 4sF
 "'r thought that Germany to- day is being led by an ideal. What Is this ideal2 I doubt If anyone could answer. But this ideal IS proving itself In the fact that German youth Is marching toward Q clean and honorable goal.
 TT love my city. I love my col. lege life. But no one could fall to be impressed by the German stu- dent He is fearless in fighting for the truth. He keeps himself clean and neat. He holds himself proudly erect. He will not indulge in filth or profanity or excess. But he will fight for his ideals.S"
 Solemn, Stole
 There was no applause, for such was the speakers solemnity it would have been like applauding 8 prayer. Wood just stood there @ moment, looking down ct his impressed elders. T want to read you excerpts from another ar. ticle," he sald and slowly added, aS his voice slid Into c more sot1i- bro register, "one--that-was--- not--accepted."
 There was 0 polite deprecatory fnurTnur from the audience. Wood began to read, and he couldn't have done 1t better had he been an elocution teacher. Yet despite his exquisite enunciation, his win. some. cultured meditation, I couldn't quite understand what he was driving at. The speech seemed to reveal Wood, the mystic, and my sympathies were with the editor who rejected 1t.
 It was from Munich too. They were evidently honoring sixteen men who had been killed in street fights, and there was c procession. "'AS l watched them pass" Wood read from the rejected manuscript, "'r thought and I thought deeply. The procession made me think of my likes and my dislikes, of my admlrations and my prejudiceS. Soldiers In black, soldiers in brown shirts without arms" Somehow i lost tho thread. Perhaps the picture of Wood thinking and thinking deep. ly ooscured the music of his words.
 And Thought ..
 "And I thought" Wood con. cluded, "'that tho reverence, hon. esty, truth, and loyalty displayed on this day were sincere, Q 0od- given gift to Q people," Again he looked down upon the expatriateS. That article" he said slowly, was not accepted"
 Wood moved on to his ordeal in France. "The people actually did not seem to care if they were clean," he said. land didn't care much if the streets were clean" He made the statement as If 1t were on unbelievable revelation. There were little cries of horror from three or four women iii the audience. T was simply infuri- ated by tho walters and everyone in Paris, simply by their manner. Since the Peoples Front came to power there 1t Is taboo to say 'merci.' You see what A govern ment can do for It's people. If the Soviets come to power in France, you will push your own mother out of the way to, get Q seat in c bus"
 By way cf contrast he described his farewell at Munich, where he took the train for Paris. A Ger man student, he said, came down to see him of. Tn describing the student, Wood stood straighter, held his head higher, and looked Q bit more noble. 50 that we could get some Idea of the stu dent.
 Farewell by Arms
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