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The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
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Ho,U the ,Uind is blo,Uing
CENSORSHIP?-EffectiveJ June
7, the British government will as
sumo complete control over the
British Broadcasting corporation,
strictly supervising all news bull
letins and launching an army-re-
cruiting campaign.
MMIGRATION-Infux of ali
ems to the U. S., at low ebb dur
ing the depression, is on increase
with Jews leading the pack. Fig
ures: $4,000 Jews have entered
in the past three years.
WEATHER - U. S. winters
have grown milder since 1900, but
trend will soon be to cooler, wet
ter phase of weather with more
rain in summer and lower tenn
peratures in winter. Authority:
]. B. Kincer, chief of U. S. wealth
er bureaus climate and crop
weather division.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04

ioelcOmed an Insulting ultimatum."
that he has no administrative expe-
rience. Second choice is Michigan's
able Sen. Arthur Vandenberg. Trail
ing far behind are Ohio's ambitious
Sen. Robert Taft, his home states
Gov. John w. Bricker, and ex-
President Herbert Hoover. Since
most danger of premature boom
centers in Washington. minority
leaders in both houses (Oregon's
Sen. Charles McNary, Massachu-
sets Rep. Joseph Martini are re-
portedly urging their colleagues to
avoid commitments. On the G. o.
p. calendar are party dinners, each
Of which will hear potential candi-
date. One such affair, originally
scheduled to hear both Candidates
Taft and Bricker. was split two
ways when Governor Bricker's
name took greater importance.
Coalition. Possibility of Democrat
ic support for a Republican candi-
date started during last autumn's
purge" and grew when President
Roosevelt pumped for liberalism
over partisanship. This seasons
rebel congress gave it more i'm
petus, and in late April Mr.. RooSe-
welt told junior Jackson day cele-
brants via letter that the Democrat
ic party must uphold New Deal prin-
ciples to win next year.
Selling the cudgel, Ohio's Taft
labeled the letter an insulting ulti-
matum." Said he at a "Republi-
cans-on-the-March" banquet: ITO
the President, anyone who disagrees
with him is moved only by preju-
dice and is disloyal to his lord
and master. The Republican par
ty welcomes them (anti-admin-
istration Democrats) to our party
councils. There is no fundamental
difference between us which cannot
be reconciled."
Meanwhile New Dealers on Capitol
Hill thought the Presidents letter
was highly significant. Louisiana's
Sen. Allen J. Ellender thought Mr..
Roosevelt was asserting aggressive
leadership to block a ''reactionary
candidate" in 1910. Pennsylvania
Sen. Joseph Guffey thought what he
had believed all along-that Mr..
Roosevelt should seek a third term.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
Ribbon Ruffles to
Trim Chanel Suit

Chanel trims superb dressy suit
with applique of tiny ribbon ruffles.
around the collar, down the front.
and around the lower edge of the
jacket and sleeves. The jacket
doesn't meet, so a sparkling white
gilet shows at the front. The skirt
is slightly gathered and has a row
of ribbon applique down the front.
From Molyneaux comes suit that
combines rose-colored box jacket
with skirt of soft brown. The
jacket has revers and pockets Of
brown.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
Concentrate on Financing
Exports to South America

AT the moment, there seems to be
quite concentration of effort to aid
in financing exports to South Amer
lea. Of course, there have been
credits arranged for several places
in Europe, too, and also in China.
Mr.. Pierson is very optimistic about
future trade with China. But the.
bulk of the loans have been in con-
nection with South American propo-
sitions.
And the fact that the export
import bank is paying SO much at
tention to South America is impor-
tant in another way. The fascist
dictators, Mussolini and Hitler, are
driving hard to gain trade footholds
in South America. Having the type
Of government Germany and Italy
have, it is easy for them to make
any kind of arrangements desired
by using whatever government re-
sources are necessary. 1t strikes
me, therefore, that if the export
import bank is making that dent
about which I quoted Mr.. Pierson in
the opening sentence; if it is gaining
a toehold in South America against
the high-pressure methods employed
by the dictators, then it is perform
ing a great service for the citizens
of the United States. 1t is conceiv-
able, indeed, that extension of cred
its in the manner described might
possibly be the means by which
North and South America can be
tightly bound to each other in war
as well as in peace.
There is another thing about the
export-import bank that impressed
me. 1t is operating on borrowed
money, of course; and the taxpayers
will have to make up any losses be-
cause the federal government OBJ
viously is morally bound to pay off
the banks bonds if it were to col
lapse. But thus far in it's life, the
export-import bank has had no
losses. Thus far, it has been able
to pay all of its own expenses out Of
the interest charged its borrowers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04

All Of which sounded very we'll
But having watched the negotiations
with foreign governments over re-
payment of the loans made by the
United States during the World war,
l had some miSgivings. It seemed
that here was another agency doing
exactly what Mr.. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo had done as secretary of the
treasury during the World war. In
other words, the futility of ever ex-
pecting payment on foreign loans
rather had been impressed upon me.
l told Mr.. Pierson of my feelings.
That cannot be so in our case"
he explained. 1--WE have collateral
We have ways of collecting. There
are guarantees behind the notes we
have received, for example, in the
locomotives. We have no fears at
all"
The guarantees, the collateral,
about which Mr.. Pierson spoke,
learned, were in the shape of a bank
endorsement. That is to say, one
of the South American banks, with
deposits in New York and other
large cities in the United States, has
added its promise to pay to the
promissory notes given by the pur-
chaser. Mr.. Pierson did not say
SO, but it became readily apparent
to me that, should the South Amer
lean nation concerned decide to for
bid payments to foreigners, as has
happened before, the export-import
bank, if need be, could grab for the
South American deposits in this
country. Mr.. Pierson gave no init
nation that such a course had en-
tered his thoughts.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
Europe

From his Paris office, the Chicago
Daily News Edgar Ansel Mowrer
apparently sent first word of Der
Fuehrer's crafty scheme to devalu-
ate President Roosevelts peace ap-
peal. The scheme: Germany asked
individual nations whose peace Mr..
Roosevelt said is threatened, wheth-
er they felt menaced by Germany.
Said Mr. Mowrer: 1T is the old
story of the. wolf asking the lamb
whether it really believes that
wolves sometimes eat lambs"
Though Mr.. Mowers revelations
and subsequent diplomatic maneu-
vers took the edge of Herr Hitler's
plan, democracies had little reason
for giee. In the week preceding
Der Fuehrer's Reichstag answer to
Mr.. Roosevelt, both dictators and
democracies made frantic efforts to
line up Europe's few remaining neu-
trails, all of them located in the
Balkans. At negotiations end, the
Rome-Berlin axis had won a signal
victory by the simple procedure of
jerking a keystone-Jugoslavia-
from under the tottering Balkan
entente. Hemmed in north and
south by Hungary and Italy respec-
lively, the Belgrade government
Joined Germany. Italy, Spain. Hun
gary. Japan and Manchukuo in the
anti-Communist alliance, framed a
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
Weekly News Analysis
COP. Fro,rns on Early Booms
While Wooing hsmgent Dems
By Joseph w. La Bine-

mutual defense pact with Hungary
and began leading new pro-Fascist
Balkan entente in which Bulgaria
will be a member.
For remaining Balkan states this
constitutes a menace. Rumania
becomes the focal point, wooed des-
perately by democracies as the last
hope Of stopping a solid dictator
front in southeast Europe, yet in
clined to conform with Nazi de-
mands on pain of invasion from
land-hungry Jugoslavia, Hungary
and Bulgaria.
Deeper in the Balkans, British
French alliances with Greece and
Turkey may meet similar fate.
Though expressing gratitude to the
democracies for guaranteeing her
integrity, Greece has announced she
seeks to remain on a friendly basis
with the Axis powers who now
threaten her entire northern front
via Albania, Jugoslavia and Bull
garia. Meanwhile Turkey has given
Germany a contract to build her
$4,000 900 new naval base and
granted Lufthansa, German airline,
an opera ting concession.
With the Balkans apparently lost
to Naziism. Britain's last chance for
anything like parity of European
power lies in the last-resort military
treaty with Russia. The unexpected
return to Berlin of Ambassador Sir
Neville Henderson has given rise to
belief that Britain man seek peace
with the Reich rather than accept
a Russian pact Furthermore,
Frances move to return her Ger
man ambassador. coupled with ru-
mors Of U. S. trade concessions to
peaceful Hitler. produces a world
wide atmosphere suspiciously like
the long-since discredited instru-
ment of 'appeasement."
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns. they
are those of the news analyst. and NOT
necessarily of the newspaper.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
Sheer F0rmality

A favorite for formal afternoon
clothes is silk organdy in many in
teresting variations.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
Due for Comeback

Apparently scheduled for revival
is the young-looking baby blouse
in batiste and sheer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-05-04
Skirts Are Shorter

Seventeen to 20 inches from the
floor is the correct length for skirts
this spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
BATTERED JUNK
 RISES FROM SEA
Coast Geodetic Survey Boat Aids Starved Crew
 of Boat

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 4(UP)-Up from the sea today came the bat tered Chinese junk Tai Ping, 106 days out of Shangrai, its crew of five men and a woman so famished and exhausted they were barely able to speak.
 The junk has survived the 6,000 mile Pacific crossing to the amaze ment of seafarers. It had been list ed as lost for days.
 Late yesterday the lookout on the coast geodetic survey boat discov- erer raised a fluttering of white on the horizon 300 miles off Cape Cook, Vancouver Island. The discoverer responded to what appeared to be a ships distress signal and found the Tai Ping.
 Aboard were Skipper John Ander- son, a New Yorker, his wife, a Rus sian whom he married in China; a German seaman and three Nor wgian seamen. All were in a se- rious plight from lack of food and fresh water.
 Commander Jones of the Discov- erer gave them food, drink and first aid. He radioed his Seattle base that one of the crew was ill, that the junk was SO badly damaged 1t was not seaworthy. The coast guard cutter Red Wing put out from Port Angeles immediately to escort the Tai Ping to port here.
 Anderson told Commander Jones he believed she could make port un- der her own sail. An attempt was made by the Discoverer at towing her in but failed when she began shipping water. The Discoverer turned back to port after radioing this report:
 "At noon Tuesday we sighted a Chinese junk off Cape Cook of Vancouver Island signaling distress. When we approached we learned the Junk's name was the Tai Ping and the masters name was Ander- son, 105 days out of Shanghai. Lost and out of fresh water and food, also rudder damage. Five men, one woman aboard, one reported Ill scabies. Attempted two unsuccess- full account mast starting and Junk preaching. Supplied water, food and tobacco, and proceeded to Seat- tie on their statement they could make puget sound without further aid"
 It was understood today that the crew would be transferred to the cutter Red Wing.
 It was the third time the Tai Ping had been given assistance on its rigorous trip. On May Is Jap anese fishermen found the Junk drifting without fails after three day storm, and lowed her to Shiko- ku Island for repairs.
 On July 13 the liner President Coolidge sighted the Tai Ping fly- ing distress signals 700 miles east of Yokohama and supplied her with food and other supplies. That was the last time the Tai Ping was re- ported until yesterday. Anderson, formerly pilot of Yangtze river boats, retired early this year, bought the Tai Ping, and sailed from Shanghai April 2. The Junk put in at Yokohama in June for supplies and left for the Pacific Coast on the great northern circle route June II.
 Richard Halliburton, the author, and his crew Of Is were lost this year in a similar attempt to cross ! the Pacific in a junk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
Thanks For Helping
 Says DeBisschop In Statement Today

Charles J. DeBisschOp, one of the leaders in the battle against the city manager charter, issued the following statement today:
 The voters of Waterbury yes- terday showed their common sense in rejecting a charter that would have given us a local dictatorship.
 T offer my thanks to all those who aided in fighting the city manager plan, particularly in the fourth and fifth wards.
 "The Waterbury Democrat de- serves a word of praise for its ex- cellent handling of the campaign by allowing both sides the use of its columns to present their argu- ments. The paper allowed both sides to have their say, and both sides should be grateful.
 "The people of Waterbury can now go ahead and elect honest and able city officials of their choice"
 MT. DeBisschop last evening was deluged with congratulatory messages from policemen, firemen and teachers for his part in the campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
RUSSIAN, FINNISH
 PACT IS ASSURED
(Continued from Page 1)


 first commercial airplane service between Moscow and Sofia, Bulga- ria. Col. Boris Boydef, chief of Bull garian civil aviation, and Gen. Va- sili Molokov, chief of Russian avia- tion, signed the agreement, it was understood, after brief negotiations here.
 Some mystery attached still to Russia's negotiations with Turkey. Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Sa- racoglu had already been here five days longer than he intended to stay, and he was expected to be here for four or five days more.
 It was reported that Russia had receded from its maximum program for its future relations with Turkey. Usually reliable sources reported that Russia envisaged originally the possibility of inducing Turkey, long its friend, to abandon its proposed mutual aid pacts with Great Britain and France.
 Now, it was reported, Russia was seeking mutual aid pact of its own with Turkey which would operate only in event a third power at tackled Turkey or Russia. It would not initiate, it was said, against Turkish support to Britain and France so long they were not in- volved in war with Russia. Turkey, it was said, could be valuable ally for Britain and France in present circumstances, and particularly val uable if Italy entered the war on Germany's side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
|C.G.G.A.Leader Says Campaign
 Will Continue

The Citizens Good Government association will continue it's fight declared President Harold F. White in a pOst-referendum statement.
 MT. White said:
 "The people of Waterbury have spoken, and of course, the Citiz- ems Good Government Associa- tion, and personally, accept their decision. We hope the choice was wise one, but we know that 1t was g. sincere choice.
 The present form of govern ment is to continue in effect, and it is now our hope that it can be made to function more effective ly than in the past for the promo ton of honest, efficient and eco- nomical government in Water bury. To that end, the Citizens Good Government Association will continually exert it's best ef- forts.
 The forthcoming election carn- paign should be studied carefully by all voters. To have good gov- ernment, it is now essential that we get the best candidates avail able for the respective offices to be filled-and it is essential that the best of these candidates be elected. We believed, and we still believe, that the city manager proportional representation char ter would have facilitated the procurment and election of such candidates, but the people evil dently believed otherwise, so we will now go along with them in 8 sincere endeavor to make the present charter work for the best interests of our city.
 We congratulate our opponents in the late campaign on their victory. They waged a vigorous battle, and won the confidence of a majority of those who voted. We have no hard feelings towards anyone, and we pledge our sup port to all persons who sincerely strive to make Waterbury a bet ter place in which to live and work. But while we harbor no animosity towards anyone, we warn one and all that we shall exert every ounce of energy at our command to prevent the return of the old practices of political chicanery which brought Water bury into disgrace before the whole country.
 In concluding, we wish to thank from the bottom of our hearts the countless workers and SUD- porters who participated in our concluded campaign for ratifica- tion of the city manager charter. They performed superbly, and for no compensation or thought of other reward than the satisfaction of a job well done. We salute them, and urge them to join us in the sentiments expressed above.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04

charge that MT. Taft was "butting in' on Waterbury's affairs, and to link him, along with President Harold F. White of the Good Gov ernment association, as a member of the wealthy class.
 Campaign Too Thorough
 For another thing, the very thor oughness of the pro- city manager campaign may have served as a det- riment. There was no question but that by referendum day many voters were completely bored by the inces- sant flow of propaganda for a change of charter, ana began to be- lieve that the great ballyhoo was to cover flaws in the proposed new charter.
 Still another factor that had an influence was the action of MT. White and other Good Government leaders in linking themselves, at least nomi- nally, with the Socialist party, by signing Socialist nominating peti- tions.
 The impression, whether true or false, that the Good Government as- sociation was conducting an aloof campaign, was seized on by the op- position, which offered in contrast the emotional oratory of Senator Culhane and the plain people" ar- guments of men like Charlie De- Bisschop. Eddie Udelowitz and Ar mand Errichetti.
 Opposition by Groups
 Other opposition was centered around the objections of policemen firemen, school teachers and other city employees to the new charter and on racial groups who felt that their rights would be infringed on.
 Had a "Yes" vote won yesterday the city on November IA would choose seven councilmen and seven members of the board of educat tion But now instead the voters will choose mayor, controller, city clerl; and other ofice-holders.
 With the referendum out of the way, the road is now clear for the city election campaign-a campaign that promises to be one of the most exciting in the city's history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
WARNING ON NAZI
 RAIDERS SENT OUT
Atlantic, Caribbean Sea Shipping Lanes Are Be-
 ing Watched

London, Oct. 4-(UP)-New warn- ings were issued to British shipping in the Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea to beware of German sea raid- CTS.
 The warnings were the result of a growing admiralty conviction that it was the powerful German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer which sank the British merchantmen of the Brazilian coast, and that the ship was now at large in the South Atlantic.
 It was forecast that the Admiral Scheer might now proceed to Carib- bean ports and that possibly other raiders had been prepared to com mence operations there.
 Reports that the German Liner Columbus had left its port of refuge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04

later sunk. Two weeks ago the odds favored the submarine. Now they are said to favor the freighter. Hundreds Of tons of German U- boats have been destroyed in the first few weeks of the war. Like wise tons of British shipping was torpedoed but the toll has begun to diminish rapidly bearing out British claims that the German submarine fleet had been badly crippled.
 Convoy System Ready
 This is attributed to these fac- tors:
 l. While Britain was three years in effecting convoy system in the last war she has placed it in im- mediate effect in the present con- flict.
 2. A new device adopted by the British navy for locating subma- rines under water.
 Only vague communiques and carefully eXpurgated accounts of survivors indicate the ruthless sea war now in progress coupled with daily admissions of the new Brit ish losses and restrained British announcements of success.
 There are tales of heroism both on the part of the attacker and the defender. crmany's submarine warfare in 1889 has been even de- scribed as mild. The German high command apparently wishes to avoid antagonizin., the United States, particularly after the sinking of the Athenia.
 Eye witness accounts vary little. There is 8 calm sea at sunset and a sudden explosion. The ship heels over as the passengers and crew hurry to the lifeboats.
 Commanders Sometimes Polite
 As the lifeboats pull away from the sinking ship they sometimes come alongside long grey shadow in the twilight and are amazed to be received by a polite" comman- der who almost invariably speaks perfect English" He has been known to give the ships captain a stiff drink" The crew has been supplied with food and tobacco.
 On occasions, the ministry re- ports, the submarine has wire lessed nearby vessels to come to the rescue. In one case the admiralty was informed directly by the sub marine skipper. This "kid glove'' warfare at sea has been described as German effort to avoid atrocity stories.
 This has not always been the picture. British ships are now be- ing conveyed. Of the coasts of Ire- land and tn, Channel the sunset waters have been made foamy by depth charges.
 Victory or Defeat
 The submarine comes hurtling to the surface blowing air bubbles from its wounded sides. Sometimes they sink swiftly or they float the conveying destroyer comes along side and removes the German crew.
 Up through the coming tower the crew tumbles and waves in surrender. Sometimes it is a last desperate effort to fool the enemy. In some cases British warships have been forced to ram the sub- marine to insure its surrender.
 There had been no official ad- mission of the amount of sub- marine tonnage captured but it is believed to be substantial. It is es- timated that Germany had from 65 to 70 submarines at sea when war began. This compared with only 28 at the beginning of the last war.
 However, Germany now has no bases. Submarines are reported to be running out of fuel and am- munition. Finally the new British weapon for locating submarines is believed to have taken a far greater toll than in tie last war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
HURD PARK GIVEN | FUELWOOD FARLEY

How to make use of the fuel wood of which Connecticut wood- lands supply such 8 surplus will be the theme of the Fall Field Meet ing of the Connecticut Forest and Park association, to be held at Hurd park on the Connecticut river, Sat- urday, October IA. Following a picnic lunch at 12:30, the discus sion will be led by Professor George A. Garrett of the Yale School of Forestry and Professor Lauren E. Seeley, the heating expert at Yale university. An improved wood- burning heater, specially designed to meet American needs, will be shown in operation. This new heater is said to be very efficient and practically automatic, requiring refueling only once every 8 to 24 hours, depending on the weather. The public are invited to join in this semi-annual outing and take part in the discussion.