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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
In Today's Mail

apropros of that let me state the march of the iron heel is nothing new in history. It has happened be- fore. The great British Empire whose umbrella-armed Prime Min ister is seeking in the most demo- cratic of language to line up the world against dictatorship has been guilty of the very same tactics. In fact all England's imperialistic chickens seem to be coming home to roost.
 Since when has Britain in her might-marching goose-step through the world paused to examine her conscience as to the rights of min- critics? Since when has a little judicious blood-letting even tempo rarily halted the march to power ot the British Empire? Since when did Britain regard her covenants as sacred? Let me remind your readers of a few.
 What about the treaty of Lim- erick? As to which the Irish poet patriot exclaimed in describing the exploits and memories of the Irish Brigade in Europe
 "A Treaty broken ere the ink
 wherewith twas writ was dry Their plundered homes, their
 ruined shrines their w0men's
 parting cry
 Their priesthood hunted down like
 wolves their country 0ver-
 thrown
 Each felt as if revenge for all was
 staked on him alone"
 If I quoted this ringing excerpt from Fontenoy generation ago should be accused, as a great many Irishmen were accused in a humor- ous way, of twisting the lions tail.
 My dear Editor, could not ever if would do that at the present moment because nobody seems tt know where the aforesaid appendagt has disappeared. It seems to have vanished somewhere in the genera direction of the Rome Berlin axis possibly at Munich. The Czecho. Slovakian Republic would know about that.
 Let us revert to more modern times. Most of us can remembel that the Home Rule Act for Ireland was passed just before the adven of the World War. A Puppet Stat' not any different from the Sudeter German minority in Czech -Slova' kia rebelled againss an act of Par. lament and an English army undel a British General-Lord French was sent in to restore order so. called---but in reality to protect thu puppet state Ulster. Hitler in hi latest escapade has but stolen an other leaf from the British history. A short time ago we had as { visitor here MT. Anthony Elder
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
BRITISH STRATEGY MOVES TO INVOLVE U. s. A. IN ANY
 EUROPEAN MESS
Editor, Democrat:

Editor, Democrat:
 It is not possible to read of Dic- tator Hitler's march of the iron heel through Central Europe today with out deploring it. It first amazes, then stupefies, then disgusts us. In this latter feeling, disgust, lays our real danger. You may pass through all the feelings with which the human heart is familiar and still preserve a certain amount of equanimity, but when you are the witness of an action which nauseates you, you un- consciously find yourself taking sides.
 In nation such as ours dedicated to Democratic ideals, in which in the last analysis the vote of the people is the supreme law of the country, 1t is difficult to conceive of such a catastrophe happening without even the formality of consulting the peo- pie. The parliaments in the dictator ruled countries of Europe of today do not even approach the dignity of rubber stamps. For all practical pur- poses they are non-existant.
 Thank God, we. live in country which still adheres to representative government. We can still boast that our senators and representatives are the servants of the people and as such arlswerable to the people and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Relief Burdens

When the Board of Finance made avail able this week considerable sum of money to be used as the city's contribu- tion towards WPA projects, attention was called to the fact that relief expenditures in Waterbury during 1889 may produce heavy deficit at the close of the year. Whether or not special tax will be required to care for this or some other means adopted is beside the more import ant point of what all communities are going to do about their relief problems if they continue to remain so heavy as they are right now.
 Every governmental agency is beset by the problem. It isn't one that can be turned aside, either, as 1t is ever upper most and must be promtly taken care of to prevent a great many people actually becoming wards of the city or town in which they reside. With the prospect of WPA rolls being Topped off by many thousands this spring, the outlook for the individual community is not pleasant one, unless the community is we'll equipped to handle situation in which relief rolls swell all out of proportion.
 Cities and towns must come to defi- mite decision sooner or later that some service now being performed has to be eliminated, temporarily, we hope. Special taxes and assessments are out of the question. People now are overburdened with a plenitude of taxes of all descrip- tions The alternative is saving or scrimping on something else to make funds available for relief work To do this will entail sacrifice, perhaps more than one. But if they see us through the crisis, they will be well worth the price.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

We were wondering what effect, if any, the sewer assessment bill might have on Waterbury's sewage disposal plant, an ultimate project here. For some few years now Waterbury has been re- ferred to as the only large city in the state not using modern means of sew age disposal. In short we still take the "lazy-man's" way of doing it. We dump raw sewage right into the Naugatuck River and continue it's contamination. We also pay for this privilege, if you want to call it that, to the Platt Brothers & Company rolling mill. The city some years ago worked out a program of sewer work which meant the eventual construc- tion of disposal beds in South Waterbury. Considerable work has been done in building trunk lines, the main one run- ming up the Naugatuck River as far as Waterville There'll be another, too, along the Mad River. If this program doesn't speed up, we might see the day when the State Water Commission would order immediate construction of disposal plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

Religious sects that have flourished in the U. s. A. for many years are slowly but surely disappearing. We have read about many of them and how the remaining members have died and no one was left to carry on. We wonder if the House of David faces such an end. We read that the society is disposing of it's agricultural holdings in Michigan and is going to con- centrate on it's amusement park and fruit-packing industry. There are less than 400 members in this cult today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

April is going to be tree-planting day in Connecticut. Everyone is urged to set out at least one new tree. If all join hands and make this cooperative movement it is expected that -there'll be 10000 new trees set out in Connecticut alone on April 8. And if the movement takes a good hold of the residents of the state, there's no telling how many trees may be planted all during the spring and up to warm weather. We need to plant quite a few trees to replace all those destroyed during last falls hurricane. Only by calling attention to such a need can any wholesale response be procured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

8 button would have launched French troops into action.
 An atmosphere Of complete calm pervaded the room. It was taken for granted that war was in- evitable.
 Bullitt reported to Daladier late phone conversation he had had with President Roosevelt, who had sent a new appeal to Hit Ter and Mussolini.
 "Please thank your President" DaladIer, "but nothing can save the situation now. I want you to know, however, that no one has worked harder to prevent war than President Roosevelt"
 This was 48 hours before Mun- ich. So when Daladier told Hit Ter he could have war if he wanted it, he meant what he said. Today France faces a Germany reinforced by all the equipment of the Czech army and fed by all the wheat and oil of Rumania and Hungary.
 So Daladier may well wonder what would have happened had Hitler not given him that ill., hammered apology at Munich. France would have had the Czech army. It would have had Russia. Now it has neither.
 ON SUCH SMALL THINGS SOMETIMES HANG THE FATE OF NATIONS.
 Copyright, 1899, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. What is the name of the craft of making cloth on a loom?
 2. Which is larger, Alaska or Texas?
 3. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word library?
 4. What is the political affilia- ton of Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota?
 5. For which State is Equality State" a nickname?
 6. Who defeated John l.. Sullivan for the worlds heavyweight boxing title?
 2. For what government agency do the initials FSCC stand?
 9. Name the largest of the Ha- waiian Islands in area.
 9. Name the British Ambassador to the United States.
 10. Into what body of water does the Danube River empty?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

ing the tip of one from the butt of its predecessor.
 Goering paced alongside, almost like a dog trying to keep up, obviously worried that Daladier would bolt the conference.
 Later it developed that Musso- lini was working on his axis part ner, persuading him to withdraw his ultimatum, urging that the conference would attain its end without the withdrawal of France and war.
 Finally Hitler emerged. His manner had not changed, nor his tone of voice. But his words car- ried at least the semblance of an apology.
 T think you are completely unreasonable" he said, "but I withdraw what I said."
 Daladier went back into the conference room.
 FRENCH PREPAREDNESS
 What would have happened had the squat square-shouldered bak- CTS son not returned to the con- ference room never may be known. It is known, however, that France was ready for war - in fact, ex- pected war.
 Ambassador Bullitt, visiting the French War Department at mid- night the day before the Munich Conference invitations were sent, found the General Staff seated around a table waiting. Every thing was prepared. The touch of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

former British Foreign Secretary. In addressing the American Manu- facturers Association he disclaimed any connection with the Brltlsn Cabinet. He denied that England expects anybody to pull her chest nuts out of the fire. Yet how explain a 6,O00- mile 3-day visit on any other grounds?
 Because once a member of the British Cabinet, always member! And now he is being followed by King George and Queen Mary. What! More chestnuts or more ire! Make no mistake about it. We are being slowly but surely regimented into another European war that is in the making. We are again about to see your young men, the cream of American manhood, the corner stone of Americas future, being shipped to foreign battlefields, to fight foreign wars on foreign soils, to people foreign graves for foreign ends.
 It would be well to watch develop ments in Washington carefully. Our present feverish re-arma- ment program seems out of all pro- portion to what is required for a purely defensive purpose. Let us have neutrality law that will keep us neutral-cash on the line, sup ply your own carriers at your own risk. One of the prime essentials of a democracy is that we pay our hon. orable debts. The two great so-called democracies of Europe have conven- iently forgotten theirs and charged them up to experience our exper- fence. Experience is dear school, but fools will learn in no other" Can we learn?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK aL kERsx

Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1O1? Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR o. Are all land-grant colleges state universities?
 A. No.
 o. Can iron rust be reduced tc metallic iron?
 A. Yes, it is iron oxide and can be reduced to metallic iron by the same chemical reactions as the oxide found in iron ore.
 o. How many persons in the United States are actually paupers at the time of their death?
 A. The number is not known. Many people are paupers at the time of death, but the fact is not of pub lie record because relatives and friends defray the funeral expenses. e. Which of these expressions is correct: There is nothing but that we can do it; or, There is nothing but what we can do it?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

A. "There is nothing but what we can do is;;" is correct.
 @. What musical composition has the same theme as Millett's painting '"The Angelus?"
 A. Massanet's "Angelus."
 o. How many motion pictures were produced in the world outside the United States in 1888?
 A. Approximately 1865, including 568 in Europe; 130 in Latin America, and 967 in the Far and Near East.
 @. What is the average annual rainfall in London, England?
 A. 22.36 inches.
 o. Are any persons of American birth inferred in Westminster Ab- bey?
 A. No.
 els it necessary to fur plaster surfaces from masonry walls that are composed of hollow units?
 A. It is somewhat less necessary than on walls of solid masonry, since the inclosed air cells help to check transmission of heat and moisture. However, mortar joints running through the wall are found to con- duct moisture readily when poorly or incompletely made, and walls having such continuous joints re- quire turing, which lessens its heat conductivity, thus saving fuel.
 @. How many patents were granted to Thomas A. Edison?
 A. More than 1,200.
 Q.How is ski pronounced and what is the plural of the word?
 A. The English pronunciation is skee and the Norwegian is shee. The plural is ski or skis.
 If you want copy of our book let WEATHER AND CLIMATE" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Selected Poem
DIsILLUSIONED
(Norah smaridge in the New York sun)

(Norah Smaridge in the New York Sun) Before married, in my office job.
 I buzzed about like the proverbial bee, Queries and problems muddles, mix-ups, snarls I dealth with almost automatically. The boss, and lesser minions, and myself,
 Believed was a mine of information =. Alas, it takes solemn four-year son
 To lower me in my own estimation! He owns I know what's best or cuts and bumps And can draw a bull better than he ... But he's amazed to find I've no idea
 Of just who dumped the salt into the sea. He grants I know the way to make pie
 And how to feed two goldfish and pup ... But yesterday, he learned with shocked surprise just can't THINK what makes the sky stay up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 11:O2 p. m.
 Sun rises 5:49 a. m. sets sos p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Another day or two as balmy as the past few and thin green shoots will start to spring up in sheltered hooks. The birds and pussy willows arrived some time ago; all that is left to make spring is new vegetation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
MYSTERIOUS REDHEAD

There was an alarming scarc- ity of redheads. Fewer carrot topped females turned up for the tournament than blondes or bru- nettes.
 As the jurors filed in sor this smei-final trial session, they were presented mysteriously with a telegram which read: Keep your eyes on the girl in the white suit with royal blue trim and bows in her hair" It was signed "The Boys from Ma cy's."
 The jurors kept their eyes on her and eventually Frances Aber- nethy won. Frances identified herself as the section manager in the boys outfittings at Macy's Department Store. She said she had been persuaded to come over and try out during her lunch hour. TO BE CONTINUED
 The end, of course, is not yet. The Worlds Fairest now must be selected from among the Missse Jergens (blonde), Constant (brun- ette) and Abernethy (red-head).
 This momentous choice will be made the middle of April, amidst fanfare, out on the Fair grounds. All three girls would look great in gowns of gold cloth, coming down that illuminated staircase. But only one will be allowed us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 25.-With ad- mirable impartiality to blondes, brunettes and redheads, the Worlds Fairest will be chosen from one of those hues of beauty. For three days I sat with seven other connoisseurs, all impanelled by Billy Rose, to select one of each.
 Responsibility weighed heavily upon all of us. For, eventually,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

the apple of our collective eyes, be she haxen- haired, dusky- headed or ti- tian, must be designated by us as the Queen Beauty of the Fair.
 R o s e has promised a lav-
 ish reward to
 the contestant whom we pro- nounce invinci- ble in coneli-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Washington Merry-Go-Round
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN

of
 WASHINGTON  the he iSte of War
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

Every lawyer solicits business and makes a living at it. Joseph Rubenstein, Cleveland
 chasing" charges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

I believe, expressing a personal opinion, that extreme publicity is one of the great cures, or preven- tions rather, for abuses in a busi- ness. Frederick Ecker, chairman of
 the board of the Metropolitan
 Life Insurance Co.,, before the
 Monopoly Investigating Con-
 mittee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Current Comment

It was so good I would be will- ing to see another. Jacob Mabel, 103, on seeing his
 first movie.
 Europe is in the biggest up- heaval since the floor. Jan Masaryk, son of the
 father" of Czechoslovakia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

I think modern music is funny. It always sounds as if it did not take the composer long to make up.
 Peter Buxton, small boy whose
 observations on music were so
 acute that San Francisco news
 paper started to print them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

ness. She is to be clad in a gar- ment of purely spun gold (says he), her palm crossed with one hundred pieces of silver weekly, and every night, on the magic site at Flushing Meadows, our prize Venus will descend an illumi- mated staircase, half the height of the trylon.
 And this coveted lot was left in the hollows of the hands of eight of us who sat solemnly and judged.
 BLONDE TROUBLE
 The judging lasted three days. The blondes tested the most prac- ticed eyes of the jurors. For in the throng of sunkist maids who participated were some of dubi- ous hair hue.
 Not even the most outspoken judge dared to speak out and dis qualify the henna and peroxide. To complicate matters, brunette or two ndQ SuppeQ luUO C1e lule reserved for blondes.
 Happily, Rose came to the res- cue, after detecting a glint of doubt in some pairs of judicial eyes.
 'If you're in doubt about this blonde or that" he said, don't let it worry you. Should you decide to choose the girl and her hair is not absolutely f1axen, why we can fix that overnight"
 Given so much margin, the judges went to work. We select ed from among more than half a hundred aspirants, Miss Adele Jergens, who was quite frank.
 "Sure, my hair is touched up," she said, but I guess everyone does 1t. Anyway, there's nothing aganist that in the rules, is there?"
 "No," chorused the judges and MT. Rose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
BRUNETTE TROUBLE

The second day of judging pre- sented another problem to the harassed octette of jurors. After careful perusal of the brunette section, a unanimous vote of ap- proval was given to Miss Aina Constant, statuesque and piquant.
 Now when Miss Constant spoke, she spoke with an unmistakable British accent which chagrined the jury, because this was a con- test to determine the most beau- tiful New Yorker.
 "But, really" said Miss Con- stant, I'm quite eligible. I was brought to jolly old Brooklyn from deah old England when I was two years old"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
 Do not say, 'T did not raise my son to be soldier"; say, say, "rear" or "bring up my son."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

Copyright, 1899, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
La gaceta., 1939-04-17
La obra incansable y frme de la Retaguardia

Tambien fue una vista sin
avisar y lie recibieron Ell admins
tlador, Sr. Felix Garcia, y ell Sr.
BaldOmero Villademoros, MEM
bro de la directiva.
LIE mostraron todas las salas
del bello hospital Y ell nuevo equi
po de Rayos X, adquirido recien
temente.
Durante la vista hablaron
con los companeros, ALI enfer-
mos, Galan y Jimeno Menendez.
Mas tarde Heg6 uno de los vi
cepresidentes, ell amigo Cueto
(BOlondro), capataz de la IA
-brica Perfecto Garcia Bros,
quien salud6 al companero Soto
Fernandez.
En- la puerta, a la despedida,
Sc cambiaron palabras afectuo-
SaS y de cortesia.
BESIDE ell sanatorio Sc parti6 al
Centre ESpanol de West Tampa,
donde Sc efectuaba la gran Fies-
(PGSG a Ia Ia. .,Gg.)
La gaceta., 1939-04-17

gada, iba desapareciendo POGO
a POGO en- Ell horizonte, en- una es-
pecie de apoteosis que a Gusta-
vo lie recordaba las decoraciones
de los teatros.
Media bora despu6s era cast
noche cerrada,
Gustavo Sc hundi6 mas en- su
tragedia y sus recuerdos.
A cada momento, sus labios,
su coraz6n, lie repetian estas a.
margr isimas palabras:
II Yo, que podia haber sido
tan feliz!... iY no he sabido
mas que destrozarYe la vida
lie mataba Ell reecor.
Con los dientes i los puhos a.
pretados, de pie IN el corredor
del wagon de ests expreso que
apenaS paraba un minute en- les !
eStacioues impOrtsntss, evoca-
La gaceta., 1939-04-17

los Tigre,s y los Indies con 10:
Browns.
E, Cincinnati, en- la Liga Ma
,ional jrgaran con los Cubs, los
Phillies con las Abejas, los Gil
gantes frente a los Dodgers y los
'Cardenales con los Piratas.
Los Rojos aparecen como los
tavorito3 en- la Nacional y los
Yankees en- la Americana.
Tres nOvenas de la Naciena,
tienen nuevos directories, Pro
thrc, de los Phillies Blades, de-
los Dodgers, y Leo DurOcher, de
los Cardenales. Ell unico director
nuevo de la Americana 10 es
Fred H:ney, de los Browns.
La gaceta., 1939-04-17

carrera en- ell tercero, luego dos
en- Ell sexto y la Ultima en- Ell Sc
timo. Mike Mones, de los mine-
ros, dispar6 un batazo de cnatro
esquinas y un tubey, siendo 81
heroe al bate. De los assures deS-
cargaron un hit cada uno, E.. AL
media, L. Piniella, r. Longval
y el pitcher Martinez.
De los italianos descargaron
tubeys, ell veterano Grandio y S.
Lazzara, y hits j. Schiro, A
Scionte y S. Iglesias, ell catcher,
que "conecto" dos.
Sc nos olvidaba decir que ell
batazo del pitcher minero E.
Martinez fue de cuatro esquinas,
es decir de estocada y vuelta al
ri edo.
C. E. Ill OO2 1000, Oh, De.
U. l. 200 900 1000, Oh, lie.
Eli pdblico sali6 complacido
dc la excelente pelota que vic ju-
gar. Actuaron los arbitros Alva-
rez y Velasco, y Ramiro lamar
go llev6 la anotaci6n.
La gaceta., 1939-04-17
La Vista del Compa1ero
Soto Fernandez

Ell sabado por la mahana, ell
conocido periodista leal y repu-
blicano Luis Soto Fernandez, en-
compania de Jose Martinez, Ma
nuel Garcia Jr., Y otros compa-
neros visit6 ell sanatorio del Cen
tro Espanol. Fre una vista sin
avisar y los recibi6 ell admins
tradOr, ell amable amigo Vale,
quien lie mostr6 TODD ell amplio e.
dificio.
Como ell quito companero no
Sc sentia bien, Vale lie presto a.
tenci6n con toda su experienced
y habilidad.
Aver, cerca del mediodia, a
companado por los companeros
Jose Martinez, Victoriano Man
teiga y Jose Sanchez (Peruyo),
ell simpatiquisimo amigo visit6
ell sanatorio del Centre Asturia-
no.
La gaceta., 1939-04-17

I'm rumor immense de ira
fico locol -.
Gustavo sorted Ell inferno del
concrete que es TODD gran puer-
to, y sc hizo llevar en- un autom6
vii a la estaci6n de Italia.
Ell coraz6n, los sentidos, ell
p%ensamiento, TODD 10 que era 81,
10 decian a gritos que "iba a en-.
contrarla".
isl, Dios milo, haced que la
encuentre, haced que me tropie-
ce con ella pronto =, para que
20 pueda calmar esta sed horri.
bic de su sangre impura, que me
NATAL.
iEl cielo no .puede consentir
que esta infamia tan grande ore
de impunel...
FL artista monologaba en- su
p~ensamiento de esta suerte,