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Evening star., 1939-09-06

tude toward an international crisis. But
I firmly believe that Europes present
tragedy is largely the story Of men and
nations who have put their own plans
and motives ahead of seeking and fol-
lowing the will of their Maker-who have
put their trust in guns instead of God.
AS yet there are many angles of Amer
ica's problems that none of US can see
clearly-embargoes or open markets, the
protection Of United States citizens and
interests abroad, the freedom of the seas,
our armament program, etc. But I am
certain that We can flnd the answers to
all of these questions If in the time Of
peril each Of us is certain that we use
Thy will be done" as our guiding prin-
ciple in the shaping Of our own attitude.
September 4. JESSE E. AIKEN.
Quotes President Wilson
On Innocent" Germans.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Over the entrance to the Reichstag
building in Berlin there was carved many
years ago the words: Dem >Deutschen
Woke" The inscription has meant little
since January, 1888. When Adolf Hitler
took control of the German nation, the
German people became helots. They
were enslaved to a dogma Of militant
opportunism which now is to be tested
in fire. 1t is inevitable that the price
to be paid will be high. Millions must
perish in q war which none but small
minority wanted. Civilization itself is
endangered by the choice which the
Nazi fanatics have made. The helpless
multitude which they have regimented
into obedience to their perverse and
cruel formula deserves the sympathy of
their foes.
Great Britain and France through
their accredited spokesmen have estab-
lished this. In their public utterances
they have followed the example of Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson who, on April 2,
1917, told the Congress of the United
States: I'VE have no quarrel with the
German people It was not upon
their impulse that their government
acted in entering this war. It was not
with their previous knowledge or ap-
proval. 1t was q war determined upon as
wars used to be determined upon in the
old, unhappy days when peoples were
nowhere consulted by their rulers and
wars were provoked and waged In the
interest Of dynasties or of little groups
Of ambitious men who were accustomed
to use their fellow men as pawns and
Tools"
History, in brief, has repeated. An
other cataclysu1ic tragedy has befallen
the human race. It's cost viii be borne
by innocent multitudes, not excluding
the population of the country whose
master Is directly responsible for the
catastrophe. Their lot merits pity. Let
that be remembered as the chronicle Of
the struggle now beginning Is unrolled,
september ). J. WI.
Evening star., 1939-09-06

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Evening star., 1939-09-06

Some sorts of cockroaches, science
declares, take five years to mature.
Most of US know q kind that takes
about twenty-one,
Evening star., 1939-09-06
SCOTS 1T Another War
To Save Democracy

SCOTS 1t Another War
To Save Democracy"
To the Editor Of The Star:
Come on, boys, you are the actors In
the grim drama. The stage Is ready, the
curtain going up.
Twenty years ago our fathers. brothers
and cousins died to save democracy"
Now it's our turn. Democracy 10 to be
saved again!
AN AMERICAN YOUTH.
Kettle River, MINI.
September /.
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To the Editor of The Star:

Commission lawyer, banker, farmer
and businessman, is especially popular
with the farmers and small businessmen
of the Middle West.
Senator Nye must also be included
in the Republican possibilities. He is
able and capable and always opposes
mixing in the affairs of other countries.
On the West Coast the Republican
party has another likely dark horse"
candidate in Senator Charles McNary
of Oregon, the minority leader of the
Senate.
Many others could be named in this
tentative list of dark horse" eligibles.
The next administration is destined to
be one of the most important in the
history of this country and it is incum-
bent on the Republican party to use
great care in its selection of a candi-
date, especially now that the New Deal
seems to have run its course.
Seemingly, what the voters most want
Is successful businessman who is in
touch and in sympathy with the people
in every section, man who under
stands the problems existing between
employer and employe, a man who is
familiar with the predicament of the
small businessman as well as that of
the industrialist, men who has knowl-
edge of the needs of the farmer as well
as those of city people, and, most i'm
portantly, man who understands how
best to cope with the great relief situa-
ton without bankrupting the Nation.
AMERICAN PATRIOT.
September I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

toms economy wave calls for the gradual closing of it's Teachers College over a period of four years. No new class will be admitted next fall and the present first year class will be the last to gradu- ate from the institution. Here in Con- necticut we've got to come to the realiza- tion that drastic economies must be made Naturally it isn't fair to make state education assume the burden of the same, but if necessary it should bear it's fair share. Citizens are bit afraid right now that those roseate COP plans for bal ancing the budget last January were mere talk. Another month will definitely set tie such a suspicion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

We wonder if health conditions are so different in New Britain than in Water bury. For the second successive year the Hardware City's health officer recom- mends the construction or establish ment of an isolation hospital for conta- gious disease patients. Municipal col lection of refuse is also suggested by the health officer. At the present time New Britain sends patients with contagious diseases to Hartford Fear is felt that ap epidemic would close this institution to New Britain patients. Waterbury built an isolation hospital years ago, never used it for the purpose intended, and apparently has not been any the worse for it, outside of a monetary loss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
In Today's s Mail

country as possible where the air is pure and free from the greatest curse of the world, alcoholic liquors.
 Probably some of the worst slums can be found amidst wealthy groups of gilded palaces in our large cities. There you will find an abundance of hard liquors for the wealthy who spend yearly a vast amount of money for these and all vices that go with them. Slum, dirty street
 or district of a city or town in- habited by the very poor or crim- inal classes-I should say that a slum is a district also inhabited by the wealthy criminals of a city or town no matter if the houses are gilded mansions. There you find all the vices. The house does not make the criminal or slum, but liquor. The criminal and his vices do make the slum and the idea is to take the sinners to the natural green coun- try, where they can breathe the pure
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
What's the Difference?

According to reports issuing from the Capitol there is movement afoot there now to create a state lottery system for the definite purpose of raising funds. This is more or less substitute for the pro- posed bill legalizing betting on horse and dog races which now seems destined for the bone-yard. Personally we don't think the motive is much different. It may be possible that you can excuse lottery on the ground that it would be completely state-controlled, whereas with the races the state can't control the actual running O. the races nor the influx of race-track population.
 Nevertheless, the lottery idea is based on the same general scheme of things as betting on races It's a belief that people, whether they reside in Waterbury or Osh- kosh, have a gambling streak in thelr natures. The American public is cer- tainly great on taking chances. If this wasn't so, the thousands of tickets sold here on sweepstakes across the sea would never change hands. The increase in the popularity of race-tracks, both horse and dog, can only be ascribed to the fact that betting has been legalized and made available to more persons than at one time could indulge in this pastime.
 We are not going to lecture on the moral side of betting. Every man or woman, for that matter, should know his limitations. If he doesn't, then he for feits the right to indulge in harmless gambling However, we do not agree with the principle that betting on horse races is obnoxious and buying a ticket in a state-sanctioned lottery is legal and above-board. Both seem like good and easy ways of raising funds needed to help but both are based on an inherent love or desire for gambling in the individual. If one is ok. for Connecticut, the other can't be so reprehensible as we have been claiming it to be the last week or so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
Hopes A-Glimmering

Looking back at January and the firm resolutions being voiced by Governor Raymond E. Baldwin about economies in our state government, we think that if the General Assembly is to end its 1889 session next month on a satisfied note it ought to hark back now to some of the things that the governor demanded and asked for Unless we are very much mistaken the forces that be at Hartford will not balance the budget. That can only be done now by definitely closing eyes and ears to applications and pleas of many different interests that have been working Strenuously since January to prevent their departments and their pet institutions from suffering lower budgets.
 The elimination of the Willimantic and New Haven teachers colleges is a typical example of this. Connecticut boasts four such institutions since the Legislature a few years back raised them from the status of normal schools to that of col 1egeS. It's hard to convince the layman, not resident naturally in any of the com munities in which the schools are, that the profession of teaching is under-pop- u1ated right now. We know differently and we know that the output at the schools is more than caring for the situa- ton. However. that's matter for legis- la)ors to decide, we presume, and the mere fact that neighboring Massachu- Htts finds it time now to cut down on 9nilar institutions need not be con ddcred.
 We might mention, though, that Bos-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

Everywhere you turn today you read of glorified plans for building new bridges and highways. We don't imagine that at any other time in United States history has there been such furry of construction. It's here in our own state, where our first great parkway is almost completed and where plans call now for extensions all over the state. Down in Pennsylvania they are building an ex- press highway along an abandoned rail- road bed that bores right under noun tain range. Up in Maine the Legislature is ready to approve $9O0o,oOO highway and bridge program which would spread new construction over the next five years. The state would issue bonds to this amount. Nothing is said of tolls, which is the burning question in Con- necticut. Left to vote we think that motorists as whole would approve the idea of tolls to pay for new pathways and bridges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
Questions
 and Answers
Ry FRKuKRICK .nl. kERBX

By FREDERICKs sM. kERBx Enclose Q three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tiOn Of fact or information tO the Waterbury Democratic Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research De un- dertaken. Be sure all mail 6 ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, lOls Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR e. If the immigration quota of a particular country is exhausted, can a citizen of that country go to another country whose quota is open, and enter the United States immediately under the quota of the other country?
 A. No.
 @. Can anyone learn to play a trombone?
 A. No. The mouthpiece is much larger than that of a trumpet, and it requires the right shaped lips and teeth, and considerable pres sure.
 @. Did John Barrymore play the role of the Scotland Yard colonel in any of the Bulldog Drummond" series of motion pictures?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
SUMS FOUND WHERE LIQUOR FLOWS - COUNTRY AIR MAKES BETTER
 CITIZENS
May Il, 1899.

May Il, 1889. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Like the bullies and land-grab- bers of Europe who are out to grab by foul means all that they possibly can, many Capitalists are opposed to anything that will benefit the plain and worthy citizens if they think that they will lose a cent or a dol lar by approving it. A great and worthy project is worth deter mined fight if by so doing the plain citizens are enabled to live at re- duced cost in comfort and like civ- ilized human beings.
 Reduce vice and crime by giving these citizens proper living condi- tionS so that we may not look upon the next generation with horror and disgust. Give them comfortable homes at low-cost so that they may respect themselves and be respected by others.
 I have had considerable exper- fence at rent-hunting while married and found it difficult to find a cheap respectable rent with bath and was compelled to take rents without heat and bath at high pric- es and in poor condition. The last poor rent, while my wife was living. cost me $22. It was on the third floor, no heat, no bathroom.
 Now why not provide one family houses containing two, three, and four rooms so that newly-married couple or one or two bachelors or any one person could live in peace and comfort, not too near the noisy city. Why not approve the Federal Housing project and work for its adoption. With an excellent citizen, MT. William M. Harris, as super visor. it surely would be a great suc- cess and a great boon to many of our plain citizens who need this great improvement.
 The slums cannot be abolished by modernizing the buildings. What is needed is to take the people away from the slums which are formed by the use of strong drink and immoral habits more than by unfit homes, The nearby country is the proper place to make good citizens. We shall always have slums where there Is strong drink which leads to all vices. If you would reform men and women. take them as near the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
When II Died Opening Rockies

An account of the tragic last days
 of the Fremont expedition
 crOsisng the Rockies by south
 ern route during the winter of
 1848-49. From Allan Nevin's
 dramatic and exhaustive biog-
 raphy of the pathmaker of the
 west and first Republican cam
 didate for president, Fremont"
 Appleton Century: $5).
 The party was left with provisions for only two or three meals, with some five pounds of sugar additional for each man. Its position was des- perate, and to stand still was simply to wait for death.
 Two days after Fremont had left, when they were down to their last crumb, they held consultation and decided to start down the river at once, hunting as they went along.
 Each man had handful of sugar and they divided some bits of can- dles and rawhide. Trembling from weakness, their feet frozen and bleeding, they marched in gloomy silence.
 They had not gone far on the first day when the California In- dian Manuel, whose feet were turn ing black, stopped, begged his mates to kill him, and then started back to camp. A little farther, on an- other man, exhausted and half frozen, threw away his gun and blanket. staggered on a few hun- dred yards. fell in the snow. and died.
 That night a third, Carver, raved so violently that his com panions became afraid of him. and in the morning, half-crazed, he wandered off into the woods and was never seen again.
 Thus the survivors went on, the strongest forging ahead. the weak est struggling far behind, while death strode with them Some filled their stomachs with dried buds from the bushes and scooped up water bugs where the river ice had melted slightly .,.
 When the first far-off halloo told tho remainder were mere wrccks the aS hardy frontiersmcn vino
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

air, not whsikey and gin of the cities and live a natural healthy life.
 It is economy to teach thee hil- dren to love law and order and good citizenship and can be done better amid grass and flowers outside the city than near the city's many saloons, which are calculated to draw men and women from both low and high stations to misery and despair.
 Build small houses at low rents. At the present time 1t is hard to find rents lower than $25 and that is too much for many families that receive low wages.
 CHARLES T. BURKE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

honor by Under Secretary of State Welles until after midnight. According to protocol he should have left at 10:30 so that the other guests could go home; for under the rules of Washington so- ciety no one can leave dinner party until the guest of honor leaves. But in this case Hughes was having too good time -. "Young Republican" a magazine published with Republican Ma tional Committee backing, is get ting to be a breezy and readable document A significant slander suit is being settled in Cumberland, Md, by which a ra- dio station apologies to John l. Lewis and John T. Jones, local head of the United Mine Workers, because it permitted statement to be broadcast accusing Lewis and Jones of being communists and of wanting to overthrow the gov- ernment by force When Leon Henderson was up for Senate con- firmation as an SECommissioner, the opposition threatened to ex- pose a speech he once made cham pioning Loyalist Spain. So Hem derson got out the speech, read it over, and sent copies to two Cath olic senators, suggesting that they put it in the Congressional Rec or. He said that if he had to make the speech over again, he would not change a word. The speech predicted exactly what the Chamberlain appeasement policy has harvested today.
 WAGNER LABOR FIGHT
 Not all the savage battling over the Wagner Labor Act is centered in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

1. Who laid the cornerstone of the main building in the group of Federal structures at the New York Worlds Fair?
 2. Which river drains the Great Lakes into the Atlantic?
 3. From whom did James J. Braddock win the worlds heavy weight boxing championship?
 4. What is the largest inhabitant of the oceans?
 5. From what patriotic organiza- tion did Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt recently resign?
 6. In what country is the city of PoitierS?
 '. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word caramel?
 8. Which letter of the English al- phabet is most used?
 g. In units of length, how many feet are in chain?
 10. Who wrote the book, "The Covered Wagon?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
Selected Poem
CITIZEN OF THE WOOD

 Martha Banning Thomas in the Christian
 Science Monitor) met partridge in dell Who said he hoped he found me well! Although he did not move his beak, I'm pretty sure I heard him speak; He looked me briefly up and down With eyes of cool unsullied brown Until, within that cloistered glance, l felt an awkward circumstance; All in moment, could see Myself-as he was seeing me! Unruffled, then, he walked away Before caught my breath to say The sort of bosky greeting heard When speaking to speckled bird. Sometimes l lie awake at night TO ponder earnestly what might Have been acceptable exchange Of oourtesies.
 I've felt strange. Persistent unreality Since that brown partridge looked at me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

The big headlines are made here, but actually the Capitol is only one sector of nationwide battle front. The law is under hot fire in a score of states and two al- ready have adopted statutes which materially amend it in effect.
 Mastermind of the State drive is Dr. Glenn Frank. former president of Wisconsin univer- sity, now chairman of the Re- publican Program Committee. By astuteIy trading on AFL complaints against the National Labor Board, and by unifying business and farm elements be- hind him, Frank has been able to chalk up some notable suc- ceSSeS.
 The Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures have enacted re- strictive measures, and Michigan is about to follow suit. It is sig nificant that the Michigan bill is identical word -for-word with the Wisconsin law and varies only slightly from Minnesota statute.
 Another interesting sidelight is the apparent close alliance between Senator Burke, of Nebraska, Dem ocrat, and Glenn Frank, Repub- lican.
 Burke was addressing a group of Milwaukee business men while Glenn Franks bill was under con- sideration in the legislature, and said, "When I read about your labor bill in the paper this mOrn- ing, I almost thought I was read ing my own amendments to the Wagner Act"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
Daily Almanac

Moon rises POO a, m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:39 a. m: sets 7:58 D. m (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 In all her finery Mother Nature IS slowly but surely spreading her influence over the lana. From a barren and drab countryside of few weeks back she lias converted a won- derlanu m which birds sing sweetS. insects hum busily. rich aroma arises. kindly sun warns.