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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Japanese Discipline

The commander-in-chief of the Jap anese army in central China has ordered his subordinates to stop the roWdylsm, footing and insolence of Japanese SOL diers. Such conduct, he says, has been damaging the prestige of the army-a fact familiar to the outer world, but not previously recognized in Japan. Accord ing to the Japanese news agency Domel, this rebuke is unprecedented in the an- nals of the Japanese army
 It will be a good thing for the army and for the whole Japanese nation if the order is carried out in good faith The world has been shocked by the conduct of a military organization which in the past, whatever might be thought of the nation al policy it served, was regarded as discl- plined and honorable Recently at Man. king and elsewhere the troops have be- haved almost as ShameleSSly as the an cient barbarians who sacked Rome, or the rude medieval crusaders who killed, burned and footed in their progress toward the Holy Land.
 This Stiffening of military discipline seems to have been inspired mainly by American protests, made not only in de- fense of American lives and rights but as matter of civilized decency. It will be we'll for everybody concerned if it proves to be genuine. Soldiers who run amuck in China might eventually run amuck in Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Jay N Ding" Darling is nothing if not sincere and thorough in his devotion to protection of this nations natural resources. Perhaps that's why he was just reelected president of the General Wildlife Federation Some of his re- marks at the session last week bear repeating. For instance, he said, "Con- servation of our natural resources is more important to our country than the tariff or the currency problem. You can't have social security unless you have the re- sources on which to build it. No govern ment, however benevolent in it's inten- tions, can stand long when any consider able portion of it's population goes con- tinually hungry. Social unrest is the direct descendant of empty stomachs. Wildlife is the most sensitive barometer of production, soil, and water. When environment no longer tolerates and pro- duces fish in the water and game on the uplands, man may look forward to an early reduction of his own diet" That's not a new philosophy or new pronounce ment; it's an old story which we have ignored too long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

More people than "Ding" Darling are aware of what this nation may be headed for. It is encouraging to know, though, that some steps have been taken and some progress made. We have restored some species of wildlife; we have afforded some protection to others. We have started to replace our forests; we have put the. .brake on wholesale drainage of swamp and marsh areas. But the fight is just begun. We know what the dust storms in the West have done and we are taking steps to tie down the soil. The fight is an endless one and never can be successful so long as any of us sit back and expect Nature to undo what man in his stupidity has done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Two-Way Slogan

On February 15, forty years ago, the battleship Maine was sunk in the harbor of Havana War followed, as national indignation famed. There was wide spread indignation again when the Panay was sunk in the Yangtse river, along with two commercial vessels, but the public wrath was accompanied by a strong demand that the nation keep it's temper and not hurl itself into war for the sake of revenge or punishment.
 Other incidents in other war zones have been taken with a calmness that is not cowardice, but determination to avoid destructive combat. Remember the Maine" a fighting slogan in 1898, seems to be peace slogan today. Because America does remember the Maine, it is watching it's step and guarding its temper in current international crises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
A Book a Day
Picture of China's Strong Man
By BRUCE CATION

Oy DAOONEl VA 4OAN
 Foreign correspondents are turn ing out some eminently readable books these days of which Robert BerkovS Strong Man of China" (Houghton Miffin: $3) is certainly not the least.
 MT. Berkov is manager of the Shanghai bureau of United Press Association and like a great many other correspondents writing books abroad he composed much under shell fire. The significance of events taking place in Asia today, there fore, is no less explosive as he views them.
 The central figure of events, of course, is slight "wasp-waisted" Chiang Kai-shek, head of the present government of China. He guides the destinies of a nation with greater population than all of Europe. He controls more people than any othed individual on earth.
 For the first time MT. Berkov's book tells the complete story of this No. man of the Far East It is not billiant writing. No too intro spective. From first hand sources the author has drawn a lucid jour- nalist's picture of Chiang Kai-shek up through the years, and to read it is to understand the current Chinese crisis.
 His territory (Chiang Kaishek's) is inextricably bound up with the pressing problems which affect not only Asia but the whole world. What he thinks and what he does may well change the lives of count less people, in far-off countries, who have never even heard his name. It becomes increasingly like ly that in the days to come, the western world will have to reckon, for better or for worse, with this Strong Man of the East"
 The story is important not only as defintive biography but as one ot the best expositions of what is hap pening today beyond the Pacific.-- P. c. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
The County Jail
Like Most of Those Throughout Country Ours Are Below Standard-New Haven
 Institution Ranks at Top of List.
HARTFORD COURANT

tained at New Haven. Under a cen- tral administration, there would at least be a measure of uniformity.
 The county jail is where the bulk of the short terms imposed by the police courts are served. Its in- mates, presumably, are better mate rial for reform than are the inmates of the penitentiary. Yet, though the state provides trained wardens and educators for the long-termers at the penitentiary, it pays little at tention to the needs of the short termers in the jail. As long as they are sheltered, fed and guarded, the state is satisfied. And as long as the jails are economically operated, the counties are satisfied.
 With buildings that are, in most coseS, old and obsolete, with politi- cally-chosen administrators and with the pressure for economy, it is small wonder that the county jails Of Connecticut, like most of those in the rest of the country, are below standard. The remedy is as obvious as it is desirable,-the re- moval of the short-term prisoners from the jurisdiction of the county governments and the construction of modern regional jails administered by the state. The need for a change has long been evident in Connecti- cut. It is to be hoped that MT. Ben- nett's criticism may hasten its un- dertaking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
In Today's Mail Anonymous letters will not be accepted unless accom- panied with writer's name.
PLEA FOR RESTRAINT NOW SEEMS PROVED, POINTS
 OUT WRITER
February 19, 1888.

Fepruary 1S, IS36. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 4 month ago when the Southbury episode was at its height, some news papers were kind enough to publish letter from me requesting that the portion of the public which is in- terested in fair play should call upon past experience before blindly accepting the statements of biased individuals" I also inserted in that letter the following statements: Contact with racial groups has been the best basis for judging their worth" and, If German Am- orleans in this country have never constituted a serious and unusual racial problem in the past, is it req Scnable to assume that the charac- ter of the individuals has so chang ed as to constitute a problem now?"
 A few days ago, under WaSh- ington date line, an Associated Press report informs us that G-men found no violations of federal laws in their investigation of the German Am CI ICdLI xOu1ld. w llCAl OAAC ANNd4Ao NA0U the search for criminality by other persons extended even to arrests un- der an old unused "blue-law" one can readily see that "Anti- German ism" and persecution" were the dominant motives in the theatrical manner of creating racial hatred in the United States.
 One might suppose that our con- gressman-at-large, William M. Cit- ron, would have approached the con- tentions in judicial manner, rather than as 8 SideShow barker. One would suppose that he might be tempered by the knowledge that less than one-third of the Southbury voters were sufficiently excited to vote. One would suppose that he would have observed that new or- ganization to deny freedom of speech and assembly in the United States had only about one hundred people from twenty towns at its we'll publicized first meeting.
 Were thought of fairness in his mind when he wrote to Governor Gross? Is this quotation from his letter, T do not believe aliens have the right to organize into military units in our state" a temperate one? Was he sincere in writing "al- ways remembering that we must find violations that constitute an overt act, SO that we ourselves will not be guilty of stifling freedom of thought and conduct"
 His approach may be the reason for the ever increasing chant of the German Americans, "ASk Bill Citron, he knows everything" LOUIS HOFFMAN. Hartford. Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

mander, along the Austrian bor- der. This did not leak out to the world at large until Hitler was ready to make his demands on Austria, but War Department circles here had confidential re- ports of it nearly ten days in ad- vance.
 THIRD, Hitler begins, without bloodshed, the Modification of Austria by putting his own fol- lowers in the two key spots in the Austrian cabinet - the inteiror, which has charge of police, and justice, which has charge of cril1l- inal prosecution and the judiciary. Hitler's followers in Austria can now do what they wans without fear of arrest, and if they should be arrested they run little danger of prosecution or conviction.
 Simultaneously, to keep France and Britain worried about other areas, Hitler's ally in Italy revived the bombing campaign against shipping ill the Mediterranean.
 All this was 8 build-up for Hitler's speech, and part of his "Drive Toward the East" This is now we'll under way. Jugo- slavia and Rumania are under Germany's economic thumb. Austria is under the Nazi p0li- tical thumb.
 Czechoslovakia and the Russian Ukraine remain the next pieces to be fitted into Hitler's jig-saw puzzle.
 Roosevelt Gangsters
 Some of the gangster nick names which the President gives to his close associates are:
 Tommy the Cork"-Tom Cor coran, favorite Brain Truster.
 Henry the Morg"-Henry Nor genthau, Secretary of the Trea- sury.
 Sammy the Rose" - Justice Samuel Rosenman of the New York Supreme Court, who edited his state papers.
 Imitation Threat
 Behind the move to take $400,- 100000 of gold out of government strong boxes was not so much the idea of increasing money in cir- culation (there is already ample) but to tickle prices with the threat of imitation.
 Unlike some of the advisers around him, Roosevelt doesn't want imitation, considers it's course unpredictabIe and poten- italy dangerous. But after a good many inner circle pow VOWS it was considered good psychology to make just enough of an imitation threat to start prices up.
 ~ That was why the gold steriliza- tion move was coupled with Roosevelt's statement at press conference the next day that he thought most commodity prices still were too low.
 For months, business has been holding of buying because it feared prices might go even low CT. Southern textile mills, for in- stance, have been able to sell spot goods, but get no orders in ad- vance. Buyers fear further price drops.
 During periods of imitation, on the other hand, buyers rush in before prives move higher. That was the reason for the imitation threat. Roosevelt still has $1,223,- O000,00 of sterilized gold which he can take out of the vaults in Ken lucky, but the plan Is to hold this back in the hope that the milder 100000 threat will do the trick.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

We're still talking about the weather, for this is gradually turning out to be an unusual winter. Not even the worst storms now can change the tide. It's been another mild season, despite many skating days and good sliding early in January. When you get February such as we have enjoyed, you can't com plain, no matter how bitter the March winds may blow. The end isn't in sight, of course, but we can see spring ahead with it's full promises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Selected Poem
OLD DOG

Jessca Powers in the New York Times) Lifting my gun to end his agony, I saw my old dogs eyes. He turned his head; they brimmed with loyalty, Then darkened with terrified surprise. He knew the message of pointed gun Yet did not attempt to rise and flee Nor whimper even once the thing done. A stricken look was all he gave to me- My friends say I go cautiously of late, Subdue my speech and curb willy pen. I think of the devotion in those great Dark eyes with knowledge of betrayal there And I walk gently with my fellow-men. It would be too much in one life to bear That wounded look again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

The criticism of the county jail system offered by James V. Bennett, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was not aimed specifically at Connecticut. In common with most of the jails of the country, those of this state are substantially below standard" The highest rating in Connecticut is given to the New Haven jail, which is graded at 70 per cent of standard. The Hartford. Bridgeport and Brooklyn jails are grouped between 60 and 69 per cent, while those at Holland, Haddam, New London and Danbury are rated below 50 per cent.
 If any demonstration were need- ed of the desirability of substitute ing state-administered regional jails for the present county jails. the variation in the federal ratings of the county institutions would pro- vide it. New Haven's jail, loud though its critics have been, is prob- ably better than the average county jail in the United States. But those at Tollan, Haddam, New London, and Danbury are far below even such standards as are main-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Daily Almanac

Moon rises l2:14 a. m.
 Sun rises 6:29 a, m.; sets 5:33 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The last quarter of the moons phases oc- CUTS tonight between II and midnight. h. cidentally this is the last phase of the moon to occur in February there being only three this month to compensate for January's five and March's five. This change of phase so close to midnight is regarded as prophetic of fair weather at any season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Current Comment

Many people who grow up unable to work and cooperate with others have probably not been handled right during adolescence, Mrs. Garry c. Myers, child phy-
 chologist.
 A woman Qawyer) may, in certain phases, be on an equal intellectual plane with men. Mrs. Doris R. Yarn, 27, Rochester,
 N. Y, recently admitted to the bar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

l. Name the most important sea- port of Italy.
 2 What is a bill of sale?
 3. Who was recently appointed Ambassador to Germany?
 4. Name the capital of North Da- kota.
 5. When was the first five year plan" of Soviet Russia inaugurated? 6. Which state borders Narragan- sett Bay?
 '. Who was Alexander Rslnciman? 8. Name the chief city in Wiscon- sin.
 g. In military law, what is con- scriptlon?
 10. Describe the flag of an Ad- miral of the U. s. Navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Q. How did General Pershing get the nickname Black Jack"
 A. For a number of years he was an ofhcer in the Tenth U. s. Cav- airy, negro regiment. and when he went to West Point as tactical instructor in 1897 the cadets nick named him Black Jack" Pershing.
 @. How much does it cast an- nually for institutional care of pris- oners in the whole United States?
 A. A very recent study indicates an approximate cost of $135, ,000, ,000.
 o. Are stock certificates nego- tiable?
 A. In the ordinary sense, they are not. They are transferable by in- dorsement, either to order or in blank.
 o. Does body weigh more or less at the earth's equator than at the poles?
 A. The centrifugal force due to the earth's rotation is greatest at the equator, where 1t acts vertically against the force of gravity. At the poles its effect is zero. From this cause alone body would lose about 1-290th of its weight if carried from either pole to the equator. Then also, at the poles the earth is flat tened, so that a body there will be closer to the center of gravity, and consequently weighs more. From a combination of both these causes, a body weighing l9O pounds at either pole will weigh about 189 pounds at the equator.
 e. Is there any Member of Con- gress who has Indian blood?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

You can make fertilizer and explosives out of the same stuff, and this age seems to prefer the explosives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

If you want a copy of our book let Foreign Dishes," write to Wa terbury Democrats Washington Bu- reau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Wash ington D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Admiral Byrd is going to the Antarctic again. Afraid the Bolsheviks will take it away from him?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Questions and
 Answers
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oV5ri6he isaa IsA
By Frederick M Kerby

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 THE EDITOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Tonmony and Garner Allied With Lehnnon to Stop Career of Jackson;
 Don't Want New Dealer As New York
 Governor, Sprineboord to Presidency
and ROnERH . ALLYN
Bv DREW PEARSON

Washington Feb 21-It now seems almost certain that Herbert Lehman will for third term as Cover nor of New York in order to head off Roosevets personal candidate hard-hitting Assistant Attorney General
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
A Thought for Today

But shall fOrewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, l say unto you' Fear him.-Luke 12:5
 Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt. -Sewell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
 Ate may be pronounced either ct or ate.

A. Gomer Smith, representing the fifth district in Oklahoma is one- fourth Cherokee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

@. What is the county seat oi Queens county, New York? A. Jamaica.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21
Test Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Q. What is the meaning of the family name Popp?
 A. "Given," from the German.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

o. How many deaths from all causes occurred in the Union Army during the Civil War?
 A. 359,528.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Q. How many books has Elissa Landi, the actress, written?
 A. Four. Her third and fourth novels, House for Sale" and "The Ancestor" were published in the United States; her two previous books, "Neilson" and "The Helmers, D were published in London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

o. What is the postage rate on old magazines that I wish to send to friends?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

A. The rate is one cent for each two ounces, second class rate, or the fourth-class rate. whichever is lower.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

Q. How did Tombstone, Arizona, get its name?
 A. The name was given to the town by the pioneer settler, Ed. Schieffelin, because when he left Fort Huachuca, his friends said he would find his tombstone in the re- zion.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-10-06

oket. De a sok itelet k0ziil alig
akadt egy is, melyet a feis6bb
birosagok minden valtoztatas
nelkul helyben hagytak volna.
Ereztem, hogy ICY lesz a Fe-
ia perben is.
Miutan azonban en- amerikai
polgar vagyok, Magyarorszag-
ban vendegjogon tartozkodom,
mem akartam magam megszo-
lalni ebben az ugyben.
Magyarorszag egyik legna-
gyobb newt jogaszat, kittin6
publicistajat, Ajtay JOSEF ny.
k0zigazgatasi birot szolaltatam
meg ez ev januar kozepen es
e lap olvasoi bizonyara emile
keznek ra, hogy Ajtay Jozsef
jelezte, a fels6 birosag bizonya-
ra mem hagyja helyben az els6
birosagi iteletet.
A Feja per tablai targyalasa
most veget ert.
Feja Gezat felmentettek a
vad alol. Or0mere azoh1ak, a
xix hivei a sajto szabadsaga-
max es dics6segere a magyar
| fiiggetlen bir6sagnak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-10-06
budapest szerkeszt6je

deniitt dicsoseget szerezve Ma
gyar Amerikanak.
Ugyancsak missios szolgalat-
ban jarja a Tiszaninneni Re
formatus Egyhazkeriiletet Be
ky Zoltan, a trentoni Fugget-
len Reformatus Egyhaz kituno
lelkesze, aki sznten szep ST.
kerrel miikodik.
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A multi ev vegen Amerika
magyar lapjainak egy res1e
nagy felhaborodassal cikkezett
arrol, hogy Feja Geza irot a
Viharsarok cimu konyvenek
egyes kitetelei Matt perbefog-
tax es a t0rvenyszek borton-
bintetesre itelte. Amikor az
itelet elhangzott: magyarorsza-
gi tapasztalataim alapjan tud-
tam, hogy az mem fog jogero-
re emelkedni.
Ot evig en- Debrecenben lap
kiado voltam. Ellenzeki lap
max voltam tarstulajdonosa
es munkatarsaim megleheto-
sen siiriin iiltek a vadlottak
padjan. Gyakran ell is iteltek
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-10-06
Az Amerikai Magyar Sz0vetseg hirei

Az Amerika Magyar Sz0vetseg gyenge anyagi ereehez
merten kiveszi reszt abbo magyar munkab6 amey mind
annyiunk kOtelessege
Tavraban Chamberlain kt els6 nemetorszag uta
akalmava hOgy magyar revz6t sirgesse hosszu kabe
tavratot ntezett Mnchenbe negy alamferfhoz
stassa hOgy kabeek csak szeeyesen kezbetetSk negy
kabel sz0vege ICY hangzott:
Az amerikai magyarsag tsztelettel nezi melt6sagok
beke Orekveset reme hOgy bekeszerz0desek aalanOs
reviz6java1 gazsagot szolgaltatnak Magyarorszagna
sok mlli6 magyarnak, akil akaratuk ellenere keny
telenek idegen uraom alat eln meg kel engedn hogy
vssza csatlakozzanak honfarsaikhoz eI6fee
tele anna hogy Duna medenceben tar6s beke ehessen
tavrat sz0veget megkabeIeztuk Magyarorszagba
gyarok vagsz0vesegehez hogy othon bosan erezzek kill
f0d6n el6 magyarok egyitt erzeset
Taviraban k0sz0nte meg Borah senatornak Amerika
Magyar Sz0vetseg AIT keenest hogy Magyarorszagnak
igazsagot keH szogaltatni.
Az Amerka Magyar Sz0vetseg teten es atiratok
es feliratok tucaait kdi azokra heyee ahol szerz6
desek revizi6a nezn ogak vagy ahol legkebb be-
foyassal bnak Ezeket nyvanossagra hozzu inert fe
lesegesnek taruk hogy csehek rOmanok es szerbek z
taban legyenek minden iyen lepesinkkel.
Amint fenti kabelsz0vegb6 atni lehet Ameriai
Sz0vetseg nepszavazast k hanem oyan elbana
mint Szudet nemetek kaptak inert magyar terletek
kOssagat akkor kerdeztek meg szavazas utan mor
oyan bruaassa kapcsoltak azoat Magyarorszag tes8r
Sokan kerestek fel benniinket viraoal leveekkel
hogy iert hagat Sz0vetsg" Ere nezve meg ke jegyez
mink hogy els6 sorban haIgat masodsorban br
azokkal anyag eszk0z0kk amelyeket szeesebb medr
propaganda igenyel.
Meg egyszer kozoni akarjuk AIT is hogy v&grehajt6
Bzottsag mnden tagja meg teri haza
hogy h6 vege fee Bizottsag els6 gyeset megarta
Is a szervezest megke1di