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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

swallowed the once imperial nation com pletely. The same fate IS in store for the Czechs If they offer resistance to the plan to have the Sudeten areas annexed by Germany.
 The temper of the little Czech nation, however, is hardly a submissive one. And the flinging down of gauntlet by Herr Hitler probably will result just in what everyone has been anticipating, but dread ing = war. President Benes of Czecho- slovakia probably has no more desire to plunge his people into a terrible con- flict in which they are hopeleSsly out numbered, but he may feel so confident that overt actions by the Germans will result in powerful alliances with his country that resistance is the only course for him to adopt.
 It doesn't look right now as If the inter. vention of any of the powerful nations of the world would prove of any avail. Neither will the reported threat of power full alliances, such as France, England. and Russia with Czechoslovakia; Italy with Germany and Poland. Further ef- forts by the United States to halt the inc pending strife must be carefully. consid- cred. Right now Der Fuehrer has given cause for considerable umbrage over here, as have his spokesmen.
 President Roosevelt's peace plea has been scoffed at and criticized. Trifling reference has been made to an American President whom the nation holds in con- siderable regard = the late Woodrow wilson. We may be treading perilous ground in these times. If so, then MT. Roosevelt's intention of avoiding political entanglements" should be kept in mind. We are not afraid of war here in this country. but we do not want 1t, when 1t is not of our own choosing and does not involve us or our future existence in any one instance.
 We are heartily in accord with de- mands for world peace, but must we fight for peace?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Labor Relations
Swedish, English Approach to Problem Quite
 Similar-Study of Recent Report Should Prove Beneficial to U. s.
NEW YORK TIMES

Sweden are governed by law to q somewhat larger extent than in Great Britain. There are certain definite limitations, for example, on the right to strike or to lock out, and the collective agreements, though themselves voluntary, are legally enforceable in the Labor Court. But "the entire process of collective bargaining is voluntary and both workers and employers perfer this method to any kind of compulsion on the part of the gov- ernment, or even to arbitration" The government has set Up rnachin- cry for concliiation, and If this is unsuccessful the government concil- iator may urge arbitration, with the parties pledging themselves to ob- serve the award; but there is no way In which he can compel this. There are no closed shop contracts and apparently no instances of the check-off, but one reason for this Is the very large proportion of Swedish manual workers-about 66 per cent-who are union members. Most important of all Is the high respect for each other manifested by both the workers and employers representatives.
 It should not be forgotten that the Swedish labor problem is in some respects enormously simpler than ours. The entire population of Sweden is six and one.quarter mile lions of people--about the size of New York City. But our employers, union leaders and legislators may ell derive great profit from the study of the commissions latest rec nort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 864 p. m. (daylight time).
 Sun rises 0:43 q. m; sets 0:4s ?. m. tday- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford, Wednesday, Sept %, 2:3T .. fil.; low tide, o:3e .. m. daylight time).
 A month of i've moons Is in prospect when october arrives. But that s in no way ace countable tor last weeks storm. unusual and terrific in these parts Waterbury suffered untold damage. but again our location proved worthwhile, for what occurred here was multiplied manifold in communities barely 90 and 60 miles distant The Naueatuck Valley remains remarkably sheltered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Little Hell" on Ride

A few years ago, when the big city gangs were making more noise and do- ing more business than they are now, 1t was common to say that they were inevitable" That is, 1t was argued that city slums, plus economic pressure, plus the natural spirit of admiration which the big shots aroused in the breasts of irnpressionable youths, were certain to produce criminal gangs. The argument was true enough, as far as 1t went. The only trouble was that 1t didn't go far enough. For while it was impossible to keep those causes from producing gangs, 1t was perfectly possible to remove some of the causes.
 No so many years ago, certain section of Chicago was known as 'Little Help. It was slovenly district of crowded and in- adequate homes, and the young fellows who were growing up had no outlets for recreation except the streets, the pool rooms, and the speakeasies. It was a wild and lawless region; within 18 months 1t saw 42 murders. most of them centering around a street intersection which picked up the significant name of Death Cor ground for crime. The development of gangs in that neighborhood was truly "inevitable". The only possible remedy was to change the neighborhood.
 That idea at length got hold of certain public-spirited citizen. They bestirred themselves, interested the city govern. ment, did some work and spent some time and money on their own hook. Play grounds began to appear. Recreation clubs were organized. And presently things were fixed so that growing lad could get into baseball game, or do little boxing in a gymnasium, or do some bowling, when he wanted to have little fun
 The results were magical Little Hell" changed over the years. The boys who had naturally drifted into the petty gangs which, in turn, fed them into the big gangs had other things to do with their time. Baseball and bowling were just naturally more fun than petty thiev- cry and alley fights. And today, as a news dispatch describing the change says, the young fellows who once were recruited to fill the gaps in the ranks of the funmen "are now more interested in Joe DiMaggio than in Al Capone."
 A growing youngster is going to have some sort of outlet for his energies, and he is going to have some sort of idol to model himself after. If society doesn't provide the right outlet and the right Idol, he will find his own. Society pays for it's neglect in this matter with gangs, crime, and general bad citizenship But the remedy is fairly simple. Any time society chooses to spend on prevention of crime fifth of the sum 1t ordinarily spends on it's control and punishment, it will collect rich dividends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Current Comment

Government b the great enemy of initiative.
 A. W. Robertson, eastern indus. trialist addressing the Interna- tIonal Management Congress at Washington, D. c. Cordeli Hull and I have an agree Ilent. clean the streets of New York and he tends to foreign af- fairs,
 Mayor La ouardia of New York.
  ! don't think 1 ever read c book Of mine after it was finished.
 Panic Hurst.
  We don't look like Communist, do wei We're truck drivers -~Abe Klein, leader of New YOfk'h \ outlaw truck driverB' strike, nN0ta@tsn~ . "w@s1 easMAm@.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

It looks like they would be re-mapping central Europe again, whether there is war or not. It has taken us twenty years to become accustomed to the changed names of countries. Many new names appeared in the years after the war and what was the capital of country in the days when we older ones studied geogra- phy was the capital of different one after the postwar re-deal, So too, will we find many changes from now on, war or no war, as we said Our own country maintains practically the same geogra- phic significance as 1t did quarter of century back. Just few new names, but Albany on the Hudson is still the capital of New York state, and Augusta was still on the Kennebec when we went to press. Within the week, though, few towns and cities were somewhat shaken from their moorings, and instead of their being on certain rivers, the rivers were on them, literally speaking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

will be very distasteful to Che German and Italian delegates to the Congress"
 'T don't care whether it is dlstasteRuI Co them or n0t," re piled Watt. That's the way | feel about fascism and that's what am going to say. didn't ask to speak. YOu invit- cd me and I intend to say what I think"
 Watt heard no more about ths matter. He delivered his speech as he had written 1t, assailine fascist brutality" and character izing the totalitarian state as the "conscienceless product of desper- ation."
 The speech brought warm ape plause from the Congress, but the world at large never knew that he had attacked fascisln. For Watt found that in the press releases of his speech issued by the Congress, oil reference to fas- cism had been carefully deleted.
 NOTE-William Allen White, the only other liberal peaker, de- livered Q sizzling speech In which he told business men that their obstruction to moderate reforms in the past was responsible for current labor and government ex- cesses. There was no attempt to censor him.
 Merry-G Round
 Mrs. Roosevelt is resuming her conferences with the ladies of the press A prize possession of Senator William Smathers of New Jersey is 6 photograph of hiln- self and Bill Robinson, famous Negro tap dancer, "truckin' on down" with their hands pointed jauntily in the air Tom Qual. ters, the Presidents personal bodyguard, uses Q cigarette hold CT, too Henry Wallace's two sons, Henry and Robert. hurried back to college ct Ames, Iowa, last week, fearful of mourning Q s5 fine for tardiness Before the President took his trans.C .Ches- apeake Bay ferry ride following the Denton speech, Secret Service men rode back and forth on that ferry for 2l hours, watching every passenger, and guarding against stowaways Among the Capi- tal's asthma sufferers is the As- sistant Secretary of the Navy, Charles Edison.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Press Comment
FUN ON THE CITY GREEN (Christian Science Monitor)

It used to be the village green that was renowned for It's junketine tits fairs, and inaypole, and coun- try dances; but in recent years the cities of Britain have begun to rival the green witt entertainments amid the dignified setting of their parks. London has been particularly ace tive: and the County Councils pro- gram for the recent holiday season included not only the usual bands, but dances, and pierrot shows, and, for the children, conjurers and story.teliers.
 It is long since the Londoner might 90 for amusement down Vauxhall way" and not much less since Cremorne Gardens ceased to exist; and the city has never had c similar pleasure resort of any emi- hence from those days, if one ex- cepts that rather different institu. ton, the Open.Air theater in Re- gents Park. Only ct the seaside could the holiday.maker enjoy an abundance of cheap outdoor enter tainneflt. The beach was almost the last refuge of Pierrot- -bereft usual- ly now of his Columbine-and of the Negro rijnstrel; and there, too, the barn stornn-troupers, attacking in the open, were able to capture Q place in the sun,
 Now, however, it seems that the man who stays at home is getting his share of alfresco eaiety, which is an excellent thing for him, and fer Pierrot, Sambo, and all the rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

Home, sweet home. John Howard Payne wrote the words of that song years ago and subsequently, his place in Vest hampton, L. l., became an historical Landmark, and sort of museum, where visitors might stop and look around. It was on such beautiful shaded street as one might find in any of our pictur- esque New England towns, lined by great trees standing since Revolutionary days
 Last week when the gale zig-zagged It's way up the island, hardly tree on that lovely old street was left standing, but strange to say the freaky hurricane skipped the grove's surrounding Home, Sweet Home" which the place Is called
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

The report of the Presidents commission on labor relations in Sweden, like that previously pub- lished on labor relations in Great Britain, is c model in compactness, clarity and impartiality Of what such 0 report should be. As the President noteS in his accompany ing statement, what is striking in the new report is the similarity of approach and procedure to labor problems that 1t reveals in the two countries. In Sweden, as in England, collective bargaining" usually iEn- piles not merely the bargaining of c single employer with his workers but of national employers associa- tons with national unions. Local disputes are first negotiated be- tween c particular worker or his union representative and the em- ployer, but in Sweden, as in Eng land, if the disputes are not set- tied in this way they are referred to c joint body composed of represen- tatives of the national union and the employers association, who are not themselves directly concerned in the controversy and who can bring to bear upon 1t an informed and relatively detached Judgment.
 It is true that labor relations in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

c. What are Mother Carey's chickens?
 A. Any of several species of petreis, especially the stormy petrel.
 c. How many acres are in the Municipal Airport at Cleveland, Ohio?
 c. How many veterans of the Civil war are drawing pensions from the United States government7
 4. As of June 30, 1888, there were b,04e.
 c. Where was the original Childs restaurant located?
 A. In Cortlandt street, New York city.
 c. Are there any natural crystals which permit the passage of infra- red rays only, excluding all the other rays?
 A. No natural crystals have this property, but special kinds Of man. ufactured 'heat-transmitting" glass will suit the purpose.
 e. When were the first U. 6. air mail contracts with commercial inc terests granted?
 A. On october IS, 1920, c con. tract was given to Edward Hubbard for mali between Seattle and vic- toria, B. C., and to the Florida West Indies Airways, Inc, for mail from Miami to Cuba.
 If you want . copy Of our book. lot 1.-THE QUIZ PACKET write tO the Waterbury Democrats Wash. ingtOn Bureau, 1918 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
A Book a Day
Vermont's Aiken Speaks His Mind
RY RRUCE CATTON

Comes now e voice from Vermont to add 6 New England twang to the Babel of voices crying wares of economic and political salvation. Gov. George D. Aiken of the Green Mountain state is the author of 'speaking from Vermont" (Freder. ick A. Stokes Co.,: e2). Governor Aiken is. he who late last year ad- ministered e dose of epistolary cas-. tor oil to the Republican National Committee, in which he warned the party to streamline itself or give up.
 The new book is an expansion of that sensational letter and It's ideas to fit the national rather than the party scene. Most of the castor oil this time is for the New Deals though Governor Aiken administers it with a wry smile. Like another voice that came out of Kansas two years ago. he sees good in some New Deal experiments.
 Representing . state whose popu- iation Is smaller than that of Buf- faio, N. Y. Governor Aiken makes his observations with purposefuz
 nodesty "as . Vermont farmer.s What they lack in appreciation cs the problems of complex big-citS life, they make up in evidence thae the independent and undaunted inc dividuaiisnn of the New England hills marches on.
 A book on "whAt this country needs" in on election year by as outstanding Republican governos can scarcely be without ,politicM slgnificance. Therefore it b inters esting to note that the final chaps ter on "A Program for Americas consists almost entirely of an agens do proposed by Ralph '. Flanders a distinguished engineer and induss trialist of Springfield, Vt. It seems possible that Mir. Flanders may be the match igniting the fuse tthe current book) leading to an Aiken boom for lD40.-W. T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Herr Hitler Orders

It looks like war in Europe. The flat statement of Adolf Hitler heard round the world late yesterday afternoon left no room for concessions Dy any Of the parties Czechoslovakia accepts the Nazi terms or else it finds Itself Involved in just such eolitfctcmps as dfd Austria earlier this vanr Austria ls no more Germany
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Selected Poem
AUTUMN REDS
(Leona Ames Hill in the Christian Science
 Monitof)

(Leona Ames Hill in the Christian Science
 Montor There is Q richness In the stun of things That autumn dyes with red: the hues of apples Bloom -ciouded scarlet Macintosh, the dappleS And wine-dark stripings on the reds of Kings And Baldwins in old orchards Northern Spies, Rose.red; the amethyst-tinted reds of grapes; Crimson of hazel brush, shawl that drapes Neglected country hillsides; western skies Barred with orange-red before c black.frost night;
 The scarlet of tomato globes; red piums Frosted with silvery dust; the blush that comes To tint the cheeks of ripe pears: sunac bright, Flame.coored down the hills, and, red as rust, A drift of maple leaves along the dust.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

Until Sunday morning of next week the New England states are operating, because of untoward conditions, on Day light Saving Time, but as for your trains and your radio programs, you catch them on Standard Time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

Any man that can wield an axe or chop a tree can demonstrate his ability to work in the weeks to come. Our for bears learned how to wield the axe and other farm implements because they could not telephone into town for skilled help when roads were blocked or trees needed cutting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27


 1. Where is the AiSne river7 ?. Name the chief industry Of Montana.
 8. What is the average life oi horses? {. Who won the Redskin- College All-etar football game recently played in Chicago?
 s. Where is the Libyan Desert7 c. What is the name of the sec- ond period of prehistoric man9 .. what is the common meaning of ccsmogCny2 ~ c. What does the Irish phrase Fringe bragh" flcan2
 Q. what is the approximate cost tc construct 6 tCgpedoS
 10. Ie Mexico situated in South or Mngkis AFgewipa1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

They say it's an i'll wind that blows no one good. But little good came from last Wednesdays i'll wind, unless perhaps 1t might be the "good hurricane" apples now for sale along the highways
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

So we say that many man, unskilled like his grandfather before him until necessity forced him, will find that 1t IS cut down trees, and pile up the timber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

Washington September 27--Nothing ever will be said about 1t at the White House. and 1t may even pc denied but the surrender of Czechoslovaa under Anglo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Daily
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ana ROmKRT Q AE'alEB
Hy DREW PEARSON

FDR Upset by British Desertion of Czechoslovokio; Had Trusted Them; Lithuonio Next on Hitler Program Of Extending the Nozi Territories;
 Will Let Poland Seize the Boltc
 Stote in Retun for Polish Corrido
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Jekyli is pronounced jee'-kiii ! not jek'.l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
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 A. According to c study made in 1881, twenty-five per cent of the prisoners in prisons could not read or write. About flfty-eight per cent could not pass test covering the work of the sixth grade in pub- lie schools. An equal humber had never been trained for any kind of occupation.
 c. What newspaper has the iarg- est circulation?
 A. Views of the World" London. c. Did Robert Taylor appear in one of the "Crime Doesn't pay' series of film shorts?
 A. He played the leading role in the last two chapters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
T est Y Q u 2 Knowledge

Can you engwer seven of these test questiOns7 Turn Co last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
THE EDITOR

c. What newspaper has the iarg' est circulation?
 A. Views of the World" London
Evening star., 1938-10-23

Recital
Today
Other Famed Stars
To Follow Opening
Of New Season.

Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey, who IS
presenting Josef and Rosina Lhevinne
in a recital for one and two pianos at
Constitution Hall this afternoon at
O'Clock as the first musical attraction
of the new season at that auditorium.
announces two outstanding recital
events at Constitution Hall for early
November
The first of these will be the recital
of Nino Martini, Italian tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera and star of con-
cert, radio and the screen, in a full
length recital at Constitution Hall on
Sunday afternoon, November g. Mr..
Martini's program has not yet been
received
Two days after Martini's appearance
here, Kristen Flagstad, Norwegian So
prano of the Metropolitan Opera, will
be presented at Constitution Hall in
full-length recital on Tuesday evening,
November 8, at $50 o'clock, the first
Of five evening recitals that Mrs. Dor
sey will present at that auditorium
this season.
Seats for the Martini and Flagstad
recitals will be available at Mrs. Dor
sey's concert bureau, in Droop's, 1900
G street NV, beginning next Friday
morning.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Season of National
Opera Company.

The youth Of America is becoming
increasingly opera conscious. says J.
Franklyn Viola, manager of the Ma
tional Opera Co., which will give a
season of grand opera in Washington
at the Belasco Theater starting Mon
day night, October 81, with the pre-
sentat!on of "Cavalleria Rusticana"
The National Opera Co., now on tour
in Canada, has proven the wisdom Of
presenting young American trained
opera singers at prices that appeal to
the masses. Youth is responding in
large numbers by attending operas
Mr. Viola further believes that the
interest in operas has been stimulated
greatly by the presentation Of motion
pictures featuring Metropolitan Opera
stars and stories dealing with the
struggles and ambitions of young opera
singers.
Included among the principals that
will appear here with the National
Opera Co. are Jan Peerce. Elda Ercole,
Lulsa Coronina. Alfred Chigi, Taissa
Peters, Viola Philo Patrick Henry,
John Chickering, Anthony Nell, Mario
Palermo and Philip Whitfield.
A large chorus and well-trained or
chestra under the baton Of renowned
conductors modern scenic and lighting
effects and authentic costuming, to-
gether with the talented principal
artists, will be offered by the manage
ment. Tickets on sale at the ONCE OF
the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau,
9lO G street NV.