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lngly prosper-
ous. &,
They are all
over And street
with their giant
telescopes, that
look like long,
range cannon,
invitin the
earthbound to
stare UP into
space and see
Tor themselves
that the moon
is not green
cheese. The
fare five cents.
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groups of their rights as electors.
The Yankee canard scare has
been the stock phrase Of political
mongers at election time and 1t had
its effect on the Manager Plan. The
School Teachers were rodeoed, as
dire consequences on pensions If the
Manager Plan was successful.
The out-of- town Manager scare
was another lame horse argument
put forward by haranguers. We
want home rule. We had 1t for
decade, and the result was the ia
nous conspiracy. s
AS we approach City Election
time, our ears will hear the same
clamor from the same source that
was prolific in making false asser-
lions and mis-statements and need
less scares. Stolidness will prevail
to elect, and we will return to hatch
out another conspiracy ring, that
will maintain Waterbury's reputa-
ton as a beautiful and charming
city, that has produced something
more lasting than brass--the dis
grace of q ring of conspirators.
FRANK PARSONS.
Waterbury, Oct. 10, 1899.
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What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

/. In which body Of water is the
Isle of Man?
2. What Is the name Of the fur
mace fitted with a bellows used by
blacksmiths2
3. What crop is damaged by the
boil weevil?
4. Name the British General who
led the disastrous expedition against
Fort Duquesne, in the French and
Indian War.
S. How much electric energy does
40-watt light bulb consume?
6. Who wrote "A Tale Of Two
Cities?
2. Where is the Republic Of Hon.
duras2
8. What is the correct pronuncia-
ton of the word impotent2
0. Which river Of Panama sup
plies the water to operate the locks
Of the Panama Canal2
10. What Is the product Of 2x5x
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19

Webster defines neutrality" as fol-
lows 1.-THE condition of state or gov
eminent which refrains from taking part,
directly or indirectly, in war between
other powers. The right to observe neu-
trality and the name neutrality are both
comparatively modern, all persons an
GENTLY having been considered as friends
or foes" The question then in this respect
is do we want to be ancient or modern?
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1858 p. m.
Sun rises 500 o. m; sets 5:07 p m.
All vehicles must be lighted thrifty minutes
after sunset.
The moon enters its first quarter phase to-
night at 1924 o'clock Look for a continuation
Of this crisp and clear October weather for
another week or ten days.
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A Thought for Today

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because Thou
hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are
they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
John 2O:29.
He that will believe only what he can fully
comprehend, must have very long head OF
very short cree.-Colton.
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who helped make up his r
The first to urge Lindbergh to
make a second speech clarifying
his neutrality was Senator Harry
Byrd of Virginia, severe Roose-
welt critic, but working actively
for the President in theh arms
embargo fight.
Byrd got In touch with Lind
bergh shortly after his first broad
cast and found that the flyer had
not meant to oppose the lifting of
the arms embargo. In fact, he
said that he really sided with the
President, and expressed ;rrita-
ton that certain Coughlinites
were quoting his first radio speech
as such conclusive argument for
retaining the embargo.
so .LINDBERGH PROMISED
SENATOR BYRD that he would
BROADCAST A SECOND TIME
AND LINE UP WITH ROOSE-
WELT.
But just one day after Byrd
had received that promise, Lind
bergh was called in by Senator
Borah, leading isolationist. The
two talked a long time. After
ward Lindbergh seemed to lean
toward the isolationist side.
HOOvER'S MIDDLE COURSE
Meanwhile, Herbert Hoover had
come out for an embargo against
offensive arms, but no ban on
the sale of defensive arms.
It was william r. Castle, Jr.,
former Under Secretary of State,
who did the rest. He has known
Lindbergh for years. He has
known Hoover for an even longer
period, and still represents the
Hoover faction indirectly on the
Republican National Committee.
Torn between Borah, the
complete isolationist, and Byrd,
the anti isolationist, Lindbergh
took a middle course. He adopt
ed the Hoover thesis Of diff
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
DO not say. "She was shocked
at his conduct; say, ''by his
conduct"

dent Lincoln" in the motion picture,
aOf H,iman Hearts?"
A. John Carradine.
49,
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spectators of Rladiatorial combats
signify whether a yanouished gladi-
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@. Who played the role Of "Presi-
dent Lincoln" In the motion picture,
"Of Human Hearts?"
A, John Carradine.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31

PATRONIzE OUR ADVERTISERS.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31

Continued from Page u


Are labor unions responsibilities
its own record of 300 agreements
renewed every month, some of them
with histories almost as old as the
association.
Here are some implications as far
as the practice of Democracy" is
concerned. When the terms of an
agreement are discussed in a union
meeting, the workers find them
selves at grips with all the industrial,
economic and social realities that
affect their lives. They must and
do learn something about their in
dustry beyond the particular job
they work at, and the plant they
work in. Competition, chronological
changes, unemployment, market or
CARNATIONS, the effects of legislation,
and many other complex factors that
influence their jobs and their lives
have to be considered.
When the agreement is being ne
gotiated with the employer it brings
into play powers of analysis and
foresight. Conflicting interests must
be harmonized and thus persuasion
and tolerance play large roles in
successful negotiations. In other
words the same type of ability need
ed to enact legislation under demo-
cratic procedures is necessary in col
lective bargaining and is developed
and perfected through the collective
bargaining negotiations.
After the agreement is negotiated
the union must undertake the
executive function of enforcing the
agreement. The employer must be
required to fulfill his obligations
and the union must take RESPONSE
bility for the workers living up to
their obligations under the contract.
This task requires craftsmanship and
discipline.
When grievances arise they must
be adjudicated under the terms of
the agreement. This brings into play
the judicial function of applying
general provisions to particular cases.
1t requires the ability to sift facts
from fable and to arrive at reason
able and just decisions.
So in considering, negotiating, en-
forcing, and living under agreements
union members go through the
whole gamut of the functions of a
democratic government. Moreover
the provisions Of the agreements
bring to the worker more wages,
reasonable hours of employment, job
security and help to give him eco
nomic freedom. The most humble
worker achieves dignity through the
agreement. He becomes a citizen
of industry and not a vassal. 1t is
small wonder, then, that the labor
union should be considered one of
the primary defenses of the Ameri-
can form of government, and the
labor agreement a pillar of Ameri-
can democracy.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31
news OF THE TRADES
COUNCIL
CONTINUED from Page d

AOO0tlnQeQ lOil rage ~
of the State Welfare Council in call
ing the meeting and of its efforts
bringing pressure to bear on the
Governor and others.
.
Delegate Deloughery, represent
ing the unions on the planning board
of the WPA, said that the federal
authorities had turned down the
plan to beautify Little Blacktail
creek. He also said that at the
present time there were 2,065 per-
sons working for the WPA while
the quota allowed $3.50. Mr.. De-
loughery also described the army
procedure which is in effect in WPA
operations. One complaint that he
made rather stirred the delegates OF
the unions. It related to the pros
pective decision by the Works Prog
ress Administration authorities to
abolish the services of a stenogra-
pher at board meetings. In view
of the fact that the Works Progress
Administration had requested the
unions to participate in the creation
of a planning board, it now seems
quite unfair to discontinue the serv-
ices of a stenographer at the meet
ings. The Trades Council not only
feels that the stenographer should
be continued at these meetings but
that the central labor body should
be furnished complete transcript Of
stenographic notes.
An interesting part of the pro-
gram at the Trades Council last
Tuesday was furnished by an adj
dress of Congressman Thorkelson
He brought out two facts. One re-
lated to the passage of the relief
appropriation act to which was
attached the Woodrum amendment
of 1870 hours, the 18-month layofi
clause and the $4,000 penalty and
of which Congressman Thorkelsor
stated that the amendments hao
been decided in a conference be-
tween the House and Senate and
had not come before Congress fol
consideration by the members.
In his talk, Mr.. Thorkelson bitter
ly assailed monetary policy of the
United States. He said that the
$13, 1000, 100000 in gold which was
sequestered in Knoxville actually
belonged to the federal service sys-
tenn, a private banking institution.
because the United States Treasury
had issued gold certificates against
that gold that was hidden there and
that it actually did not belong tc
the United States government. DR.
Thorkelson condemned the recipro-
cal treaties made by the Democratic
dQAl4llAAobl dtlpll dllQ bllOWGQ liOW
thousands of cattle had been i'm
ported into the United States to the
detriment of the cattle raisers. He
condemned Communism in the
United States and made an effort to
show that Felix Frankfurter had
been active in organizing activities
along those lines.
Delegates to the Trades and Labor
Council were rather critical of his
address and did not readily accept
many of his theses. The Doctor
mentioned political corruption in the
WPA in many Eastern states and
then said that insofar as he was
concerned that he had absolutely nc
authority nor any control over WPA
operations in the Western district
of Montana.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31

of the State Welfare Council in call
ing the meeting and of its efforts
bringing pressure to bear on the
Governor and others.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31
Thursday, August 81, 1899

CHICAGO.-(FP) One hundred
and fifty union negotiators and OBJ
servers started a stay-in at Armour
& Co.'s main plant after company
officials walked out on negotiations.
The Packinghouse Workers Organ
izing Committee (CIO) is seeking a
national contract with Armour and
has threatened a strike of $4,000
workers if the company refuses to
negotiate.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31

CENTRALIA, Wash. - (FP) A
public relations committee to com
bat Gov. Clarence d. Martins anti
New Deal administration has been
set up by the Washington Federation
of Labor (AFL) at its 18th annual
convention, held here.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31
Cooperation Among All Groups
Needed

ANNt0NA
We would point out again that the
basic need, not only of farmers and
labor, but of all economic groups,
including employers and consumers,
is to develop a broad understanding,
a sympathetic attitude, a mutual
loyalty and a spirit of confidence
and goodwill. The soundness of these
fundamental principles of Christian
brotherhood affords the only sure
basis for democracy and offers the
only hope of the economic adjust
ments necessary to a practical and
material solution of the problems
which now confront us.
With this vital spirit of brother
hood and determined goodwill, all
economic groups will be able effec-
lively to deal with such basic viola
tons of brotherhood and good eco
Monies as enforced unemployment,
which falls with tragic effect on both
rural and urban youth. Until I'M
employment is abolished and eco
nomic life is stabilized on high
levels of production and just dis
tribution, there remains a danger to
our democratic institutions. Until
unemployment is abolished, there
can exist neither a sound economic
order nor a Christian brotherhood.
In conclusion we remind the
Church that if nations, races, in
dustry, labor and farmers are to
find a true basis of Christian de-
mocracy, it is her responsibility and
privilege to sound in this hour the
clarion call of brotherhood and lead
mankind out of its present strife into
the fellowship of Jesus Christ, who
is our hope of brotherhood and the
author and finisher of our faith.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31

Be sure of the facts before express
ing an opinion.-W.O.W
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31
Labor Sunday Message
CONTINUED from Page %

of the small business man than to
that of the industrial worker. Never
theless, the recent report of the Ma
tional Resources Committee showed
that the median family incomes of
farmers and of wage-earners are not
far apart and also that the incomes
of both are lower than those of all
other occupations listed.
1t has also been revealed by COM
petent research that farmers in
comes and factory payrolls rise and
fall together. While there is need
of a just balance of prices of farm
products and manufactured goods,
there would be little necessity of
restricting farm products if the
masses of the city and industrial
workers received sufficient real in
comes to enable them to purchase
all the food and clothing needed by
their families.
One of the hopeful signs of the
times is the fact that labor and
farmers are discovering that they
are consumers as well as producers,
They are finding in the consumers
cooperative movement significant
common ground with increasing
benefits to both farmers and city
workers. The freer exchange of
farm and industrial products through
consumers cooperation offers at
once a more abundant economic life
to both groups and brings them to-
gether in what DR., Toyohiko Kagawa
has called a system of economic
brotherhood.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-31

JERSEY CITY, N. J. (FP) =
Mayor Frank Hague's Jersey City is
scheduled for a new experience Sept.
8, when the Industrial Union of
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
(CIO) holds its 5th annual conven-
ton here. The convention will be
the first held by a national union in
this city, it is believed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
INQUISITIVE SAL

By the way, who's OSCAR NEW.
MAN so interested in these days
do tell.) Have you met the
baseball Romeos? They're in the
person of STAFFORD LOTT and
NORMAN Light. The two tell
me when they hit a home run
(which is quite often) the girls on
the park sidelines fall so deeply in
love with them. Ny, my, boys, if
that's the case just how do you
manage making dates with SO
many gals? MRS. HELEN
NORRIS certainly has a darling
new black Chevrolet, hasn't she
|. =. Saw CLIFF FUCKER, who has
just returned from the East. Cliff
says the N. Y. Worlds Fair is just
too, too fine. . PATTY GILBERT
tells me that she's one of these
pal" girls. Says she's getting
tired of being a sister to all the
sheiks about town and from now
on she's going to be sophisticated,
no more sister stuff. More pow
er to you, kidd
One of our candidates, running
for the June election, was heard to
say to his wife when leaving one of
the meetings the other night:
Dear, if I'm elected what will l
be?" You'll be an Honorable, f"
she said. "But if Pm not elected
what will l be-" To which she
replied: ooh! You'll be the same
old d fool you've always been"
And such is life!!
Quite a number of our popular
boys and gals about town who have
been attending school elsewhere
will be returning to the Twin Cities
in a few weeks. 1 heard one St.
Paul girl tell her friends that she
was going to start breaking off
right now with her current winter
B. F. cause the real light of her
life will be returning soon. Us
the party familiar? 1 thought it
would be.)
One of our ministers told this
story the other night: A mission
airy after relating the story of
Ananias and Sapphira asked the
Sunday School children why God
doesn't strike everyone dead who
tells a lie, when one little boy on
the back row quickly answered, 81
know, teacher, because there
wouldn't be anybody left" (HaD
So that's all, folks, for this week
and as you go dashing along don't
forget to give a thought to
Your old pal,
SAL.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19

Until this moment 1 had always
considered her as a mere kid and
in my desire to be nice, came close
to asking about the dolls with which
1 have grown accustomed to asso-
ciate her.
Instead, 1 asked what she was
doing going to town by herself.
Then came the big surprise for me.
For she told me in all seriousness
and just as a matter of course that
she was going to town to do some
shopping. / learned that while
still in school she had secured two
places in which to work and today
she was on her way to town to buy
a dress and other things she needed
and had been saving to get.
Completely taken aback by her
self p oss ession and matter-of-
course air, / had just sense enough
not to ask about those dolls but by
a few well-placed questions learned
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
Howdy, Folks:

Howdy, Folks:
Well, this is the time of the year
when all who can get around to il
are planning some trip for their
summer vacation. Some are going
West, some South but a great
many are headed East towards the
New York Worlds Fair. Speak
ing of trips-did you know: The
DAVE FRANCIS are motoring
down to Kansas City in their new
Graham? MRS. MONJOY
JONES is planning to leave for a
vacation with her hubby in Phila-
delphia. ;. The JIMMY divers
have just returned from Chicago.
IT'S said the divers had a too, too
fine time in the Windy City.
Faces About Town: The DON
AID BRADYS and their son,
CHUBBY, up at the Club Cafe
chatting gaily together. The
BILL SMALLS, at Bells Cafe,
looking just as '1ovey dove" as
ever. HILDA MOSES and
WALTER COINS in one of Min
neapolis' popular mite spots, hold
ing Hands Across the Table"
ARCHIE JAMES in one of Mime
apolis' cafes all excited over the
grand time the Sportsman's Club
had had that day trapping different
kinds of animals. Mr.. James tells
me that there are about ninety
prominent boys and men in the
Club and that the Twin Cities can
be expecting something big from
their club. -.
Newly Webs: DONALD SEES
SION and BETTY MARSHALL
who eloped to Iowa last weekend,
The couple are busy these days
buying furniture for their future
love nest. Ny girl, Tuesday,
tells me that RUDY and COR
DELLA MARTIN are looking so
so happy. (You know the Martins
were married recently.) :. LAW
RENEE BROWN is dashing about
town in a sharp black roadster. .,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
May IL, 1889.

MAY IL 1907
Editor: The Associated Negro
Credit Union takes this opportunity
to thank you for the liberal space
you gave us in the Minneapolis
Spokesman and the st. Paul Re-
corder, advertising our credit union
forum program.
That type of advertising was a
"trail blazer" for our credit union,
and it assisted our membership
chairman to put over a very sue
cessful program.
The attendance was much larger
than we anticipated, but, of course,
was the result of the very fine pub
licity you gave us.
We greatly appreciate your in
terest and thanking you again for
the service you so willingly rem
dered, we are,
Associated Negro Credit Union,
Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart,
President.
Talmage B. Carey,
Secretary Treasurer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
No Excuse!

When community frequently raises for jobs it is on
that young recently made driver milk does
the required number of units make his
There absolutely for who does
Neither sentiment should
the decision of whether should parone driver
He sells standard type of dairy product The reliable and
above all the jobs pays decent
foolish about the concentration of Negroes in domestic
personal and then nothing when opportunity
acquire field The old do-nohng
of this kind Usually those who complain about how hard
the point imaginary any
beterment
There number of people already enrolled
applause There people intend cooperate
Finally,
people who foolish
should should
the elementary decency keep quet-St Paul Recorder
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-19
You Can Buy
Spokesman From

Aldrich Drug, cor. 9Th Ave. and
Aldrich N.
Bells Cafe, POT S. Third st.
Bens Eat Place, 1874 E. Franklin
Ave.
Bob's Cafe, 3755 4th Ave. s.
Donald Gates, 1901 9Th Ave. N.
Edward Green, GIG 7th Ave. N.
John Glanton, 2429 4th Ave. S.
Herbert Howell, 514 Lyndale Ave.
N.
Roseler Drug Co., 7O1 9Th Ave. N.
Harlan Russell, 5049 James Ave. N.
Gardner Springfield, 712 18th Ave.
S.
Israel Smiley, 1889 E. Franklin
Ave.
Carlyle F. Stewart, Jr., 1856 9Th
Ave. S.