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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09

moved TO SAFETY earlier IN the week,
Is 100 miles southeast Of Warsaw.
From these dispatches, it appeared
that the Germans were in control Of
virtually the entire western one
third of Poland and that advance
tank units were approaching the
center Of the country, which is the
Lublin region.
Meanwhile, Berlin got war scare
when air raid sirens began screech-
ing at 1887 a. m, 10:37 p. m, Thurs
day, EDIT.
Routing hundreds of thousands
of residents from their beds and
sending them in flight to shelters.
Although there were no sounds Of
airpalne motors or guns, the "all
clear" signal was not given until
4:22 a. m. at which time Berliners
had lost a part Of their nights sleep.
British Leaflet Raid
The apparent cause of the alarm
was another "leaflet" raid by Brit
ish airplanes. The war office an
nounced later that British leaflets
had been dropped at Kassel, $50
miles inside the German border, at
1850 a. m.
1t was announced that an air raid
alarm also had been sounded at
Hamburg between and a. m,
although no raiders appeared. Ham
burg reported that the British
planes which dropped leaflets at
Kassel had flown over north Ger
many from the North Sea.
The sky over Berlin was perfectly
clear during the alarm, an ideal
condition for air raiders. The city
was "blacked out" but there was q
waning moon which might have be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09
field MARSHAL
IN WAR RALLY
TO PUBLIC
IF French Want to Bleed
for England, All Right"
He Says
20 DIVISIONS TO
HIT WEST FRONT
l,05O,OO0 Men Will Be
Rushed From Poland to
Batter at Allies
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK C. OECHsNER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, September 8. -
CUP - Field Marshal Her.
mann Goering, No. 2 Nazi,
rallied the German people to
war today with a speech in
which he said 1--WE want
nothing from the French
we will not attack them" ST
the French want to bleed for
England, all right" he said.
"We will not attack them"
But at the same time Goering said
the German army would subdue
Poland within a week and then 10
division, totailng l,o50,0o0 men,
would be rushed from the eastern
to the western front to help defend
them.
Turning to Great Britain, Goerine
said:
you declared war on US, Mr..
Chamberlain, not we on you. We
had the right to cross the border
and extinguish a fire which threat
ened us. Do not mistake our offer
of peace for weakness. We have a
deep will to peace. 1t is greater and
deeper in the spirit Of the fuehrer.
If it depended only on my soldier
heart, we would be glad to show
you how badly England can be
beaten. But we do not want to I'M
leash the horror of war over hui
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09
BATTLE ON CITY
MANAGER SPEEDS
Political Observers Puz-
zled as to Outcome of
Near Referendum

With little more than three weeks
left before the referendum Oct. 3
the city manager charter campaign
will 60 into full speed this week
with proponents and opponents Of
the plan hard at work. Opposition
to the proposed new charter, which
had been for the most part inartic.
ulate, has now begun to be out
spoken and determined efforts are
being made to sway the voters
against the new charter.
Many political observers are
frankly puzzled as to the outcome
of the referendum. AS of today, the
advantage Is with the Citizens Good
Government association, sponsor OF
the plan, but believers In the party
system expect a change in senti-
ment before Oct. 8. The association
for months has been carrying or
a well-organized campaign; 1t has
a closely-knit group of workers; ano
it has the funds to pay heavy cam
paign costs.
Opponents UnOrganized
Opposition to the city manager
charter has been handicapped prin-
cipally by the fact that it has MOI
been organized. 1t now appears thai
several loosely organized groups will
campaign against the charter, bur
that there will be no one unified
program Of opposition.
The principal open campaign
against the council-manager charter
will be waged by Senator George T
Culhane, the Waterbury Bras!
Workers union and other labor
unions, the Workers Alliance, the
Young Democrats, and racial politi.
cal groups. Republican ana Demo
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CONN. LABOR HAS
NAMED OFFICERS

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 9-(UP)
The Connecticut Federation OF
Labor reelected President James J.
Clerkin, New Britain, and all other
officers as 1t brought its 54th an
nual convention to a close last night
Before adjournment, the Fedora
ton adopted q resolution endorsing
President Roosevelt and the New
Deal, and a petition calling upon
the national administration to "use
all honorable means" to keep the
United States out of the European
war.
Another approved resolution ia
vored adjustment of differences be-
tween the AFL and Go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09
BROCKTON BREAKS
HER LONG RECORD

Brockton, Mass, Sept. 9.-CUP)
Two deaths within few hours to-
day broke Brockton's record Of 202
days without an automobile fatal
ity.
Alex Rinkus, So, was killed late
last night as he stepped into the
patir OF an automobile driven by
Stanley Balchunas.
Paul Beaumont. %. OF Weymouth
Landing was killed early today when
his car struck a pole at a curve.
He was catapulted 80 feet to the
highway.
Two passengers in the car suffered
severe injuries. Melvin Lemay, 49,
Of li6 Charles street, Quincy was
hospitalized with a fractured right
thigh, and Walter Hardy, 20, Of
whitman suffered severe scalp lac
erations. 5..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09
UNITED STATES
in TORPEDO CASE
President May Decide That
Whole Matter Will Be
Disregarded
BY LYLE C. WILSON
TInited PreSS STAFF CnrrasnouAa

tOhAscu EEVSS Otan NOEEeSpOuUentt
Washington, Sept. 9E(UP)-A re-
port to the state department that
the British liner Athens was sunk
by so far unidentified submarine
raised the question today whether
the United States would identify
and protest to the belligerent nation
deemed guilty Of loosing the projec-
tile. No guilt has been established
so far. The issues of Athena policy
food profiteering and repatriation
Of American citizens pose hot and
bothersome questions to the admin.
istration.
Other phases of the war crisis
have been substantially met so far
President Roosevelt has decided tc
summon a special session of Con-
gress but has not yet fixed the date
A proclamation of limited national
emergency followed by executive or
ders was his major crisis action yes
terday.
High Command In View
The army and navy journal will
say in Its edition today that an.
other significant development Is the
series Of meetings among the presi.
dent, his secretaries Of state, wal
and navy and high army and navy
officers. The journal says that be.
hind the bland announcements Of
these meetings is the purpose Of
establishing a "high command
which is described as something es.
sential to protection Of American
interests.
President Roosevelt moved fai
toward speeding repatriation u
Americans yesterday with an execu.
tive order which made $500,00
available to the state department X
aid them.
That was done under a proclama.
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SQUALLS LIFT
COMES SUNDAY

Portsmouth. N. H., Sept. 9-(UP)
The final "lift-tow" Of the sunk.
en- submarine Squalus and her car
60 Of 20 dead men may be attempted
tomorrow.
Both stern pontoons were put In
place yesterday after abatement Of
rough seas which had hampered
navy snlvagers. Today, weather
permitting, divers were to start
reev pontoon chains under the bow
with good luck, 1t was believed the
two bow pontoons might also be In
position BY nightfall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09

The announcer was speaking in
Polish but with thick German &C
cent, and had been warning resi-
dents of Warsaw that the Germans
were upon them. He had just fin
ished saying that German troops
were moving into Warsaw, that half
the Polish army had surrendered
and that Germans would take over
the entire city today when there
came the explosion, exclamation
and silence.
He had been on the air since
2 a. M, warning people of Warsaw
to stay off the streets Saturday land
avoid the danger of bullets and
shells"
1.-THE Poles liberation from jew
ish capitalism which misled them is
in sight," he had said. IF you have
any arms, store them in Easements
Saturday and you will not be harm
ed. Polish citizens! The German
army surrounds you on three sides
Your escape is cut off. We don't
want to increase your suffering and
misery. Women of Warsaw! Tell
your men to stack their arms
When we enter Warsaw Saturday
nobody will be harmed"
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HELD RESPONSIBLE

Bridgeport. Conn.,, Sept. 9-(UP)-
A coroner's finding today held Pat
rick w. Lynch. %. Bronx. N. Y.
criminally responsible for the death
of Shirley Smith, IT, Bronx, In ar
automobile accident July Z, at Red
ding.
Injured in the same accident was
Silvio Coucci. noted jockey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09
POLES ARE STILL
in CRITICAL SPOT
They Have One Big Front
Which They Can
dig In"
By WEBB MILLER

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London. Sept. O. UP) - Ger
many's swift eight day campaign in
Poland, during which 10 major col
umns have thrust at top speed into
the country, left the Poles today In
an admittedly critical situation.
With their access to the sea cut
of; the bulk of their industrial re-
gions overrun, severing their access
to munitions, and roughly one-third
of the most productive area invaded,
opportunities for effective resistance
had been drastically reduced.
Information available here Is that
thus far there has been no major
engagement. This leads some allied
military experts to hope against hope
that the bulk Of the Polish forces
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War Bulletins

MOSCOW, September 9. - (UP)
- Russia has started calling an UNI
known number of reservists to the
colors, 1t was disclosed today, and
groups of both uniformed and I'M
uniformed men are entraining at
the White Russian station from
which trains leave for the Polish
frontier. 1t was indicated that
technicians, particularly chauffeurs
who are reserve tank drivers, were
being called. Some were merely reg
istered and sent back to their jobs;
others were taken Immediately into
the army. Doctors and nurses also
were registering. The government
also requisitioned some automobile
plants and some horses. Cavalry
men were seen in the streets near
railroad stations. 1t was reported
that railroad lines to Leningrad were
congested. Reservists were leaving
Moscow as individuals in regular
trains.
LONDON, September Q. - CUP
- The Duke of Windsor, in exile
since his abdication as king in De-
cember, 1896, was expected to re-
turn to Great Britain today with
his American born duchess FOL
whom he gave up the throne. Tht
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Tommy Farr Has
Enlisted In War

London, Sept. 9-UP)
Tommy Farr, the Brit
ish boxer who won many
friends in fights in the
United States, enlisted
today in the royal air
force.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09
Employment In Local Shops
Begins To Increase Shows
Trend Toward Better Times
Germany Claims More
Successes In Poland
Forces Have Entered Warsaw Is Nazi War Bulletin;
Another Scare Given Berlin Public as British
Planes Soar Overhead
BY FREDERICK C. OECHSNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Berlin, September 9. = CUP -NThe army high COM
mand announced today that troops had reached San
dcmierz only so miles southwest of Lublin the Polish
provisional capital Other forces meanwhile reported
h have entered Warsaw, the former capital from the
southwest Lublin, where the government had been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09

Hartford, Conn.,. Sept. Cup
Aaron Berman, 48. West Hartford
banker and realtor, died suddenly
last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-09
FRENCH DRIVE AHEAD

FRENCH DRIVE AHEAD
Paris, Sept. 9.-(UP)-French
troops have captured most of the
great Warndt Forest in Germany
in their advance from the Maginot
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The Weather

Fair, Cool Tonight,
Sunday Very Cloudy
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-28

speech, as they are well able to pro-
tect their own interests.
It is, the federation adds, simply to
remove pretext for depriving A. F.
of L. unions of the benefits of its con-
tracts and of it's right of represen-
tation.
The A. F. of L. cites one case in
which it says mere gossip among the
workers was held proof by the N. L.
r. B. that the employer was "inter-
fering" with a c. Il. O. organization
movement.
The workers, it seems, talked about
reports that foremen were spreading
reports the management favored an
A. F. of L. union. This was employer
interference" the board held, though
there was no evidence produced that
the employer had authorized any
statements Of any kind to be made.
My, but wouldn't some of the long
gone pioneers of the American labor
movement laugh if they could come
back and hear what constitutes en-
lployer interference these days!
| In their time they met interference
that was interference-beating up of
IIunion members and organizers by
plug -uglies of the toughest breed,
lIsyping and trouble making in every
Reorganization meeting, fortnight dec
larations in sulphureous language by
the employers that they wouldn't
stand for unions under any conditions.
| Now the head of the National Labor
Relations Board thinks any expression
of employer opinion on unions must
be dealt with by the full power of the
federal government.
| Well, it's sure bet that men and
women who really want to be or
ganized will organize regardless of
hints from the boss that he isn't
lwildly enthusiastic about unionism.
| Nobody wants the bad old days
back. The National Labor Relations
Act is a good law and has done much
for labor. 1t is not perfect, however.
1t can be improved. That will be
made plain as the proposed A. F. of L.
amendments are further discussed be-
fore congressional committees.
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COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

potatoes. But-in 1887, it was the
seventh country in the production of
pig iron; 2,512,O00 tons; more than
Japan, three times as large tonnage
as Italy. Germany overran Luxem-
bourg without resistance in the World
War; and could do it now.
A pictorial statement of the work
of the international Solidarity Fund,
setting forth the details of the mag
nifcent efforts of the trade union and
labor movement to assist the Spanish
people, has just been published.
1t is shown that the European la
Dor movement, between July, 1886,
and December, 1898, raised approx
mately 9500,OO0 through the Interna-
tional Solidarity Fund alone. This
total does not include aid given
through other channels than those of
the international Solidarity Fund, by
trade union and other labor organiza-
tions in various countries for such
special services as they have organ
lied and financed directly to provide
for Spanish refugee children, expec-
tant Spanish mothers and aged folk,
as well as direct consignments of
milk, food, clothing, medical supplies,
and other relief activities.
The latest phase of the problem is
that the labor movement has had to
accept responsibility for over three
hundred Spanish seamen who have
been living on Spanish boats in Brit
ish ports which have now been handed
over to the Franco government. These
Spanish workers cannot safely return
to Spain, and pending arrangements
for their future the International Soil
darity Fund has accepted financial re-
sponsibility for their maintenance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-28
DEMOCRACY rs IN
THE HEART
(From the New York Times)

A few days ago the eastern confer
ence of the German-American League
for Culture, meeting in Newark,
openly proclaimed it's devotion to the
American democratic system and it's
opposition to the race hate preached
by the German-American Bund and
allied groups" On the following day
spokesman for 1900 members of the
same organization in Detroit sent
President Roosevelt letter approx
ing his condemnation of the dictator
nations" and recognizing "the dangers
that Nazism and Fascism constitute
to the civilized world today"
We hope and believe that the great
majority of German-American citi
zens, like the great majority of al
our citizens, will fervently support
these positions. We hope and believe
too, that Americans of other thar
German descent will give these fel
low-citizens their encouragement ant
sympathy. Americanism is not in tn,
blood-it is in the heart and mind.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-28

Are Wage-earnerS such tender,
spineless creatures that they must be
protected" by law from expressions
of opinion by their employers?
Chairman Madden of the National
Labor Relations Board seems to think
so.
He doesn't like the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor proposal to elm
mate the word "interfere" from the
provision of the Labor Act which says
that it is an unfair labor practice for
an employer to interfere with, re-
strain or coerce employees"
A. F. of L. says the word is so gen.
eral it permits the N. L. R. B. to cover
too much territory, to the detriment
of A. F. of L. unions.
"The board has run rampant in it's
Interpretation of the word," says the
A. F. of L., which charges the boards
Interpretation has resulted in deci-
sions which have invalidated A. F. of
l.. contracts, upset elections won by
A. F. of L. unions and prohibited en-
ployers from recognizing A. F. of l..
unions.
A. F. of L. doesn't want the employer
gagged. 1t doesn't believe the heav-
ems will fall if the employer is per-
i mitted to express an opinion on
unions.
"Under the boards interpreta-
ton, normal, ordinary relations
between employers and legitimate
labor unions have been outlawed,"
the federation declares.
So the A. F. of l.. wishes to amend
the act to permit expression of opin-
ion, provided that such expressions
of opinion are not accompanied by
acts of discrimination or threats
thereof"
This, the A. F. Of l.. explains, is not
to protect the Employer right of free
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-28

It's an i'll wind that blows no one
good. The depression has interfered
lot with the higher education OF
those who were headed toward it; but
it has been the means of teaching at
least 100000 Americans to read and
write. One of the first things that
federal relief meant when it came in
1885, after averting sheer starvation,
was chance to learn to read.
The Works Progress Administration
has been the main agent in this, as in
most benefits to the very poor; and
DR.. L. R. Alderman, director of educa-
ton for w p. A., has headed reform
of something which has been serious
obstacle to getting late education.
"That," says Dr. Alderman, "is the
chagrin and self-consciousness suf-
fered by full-grown men and women
when they are obliged to pore over
absurd little stories written for six
year-old children. 1t takes much
fortitude for backwoods grandfather
to stand before a roomful of his
neighbors and laboriously relate the
adventures of the little red hen."
Grownup subjects have been put in
simple words; and are proving enor-
NOUS encouragement. Considering
that we have at least 100000 per-
sons over 10 years of age who can get
no information out of a printed sheet,
this looks like fairly important de-
velopment.
Many people wondered why Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in asking whether
Hitler and Mussolini meant to attack
certain countries, mentioned Luxem-
bourg. Luxembourg is smaller even
than Rhode Island, has less than
100000 inhabitants, looks like small
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-28
Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
"Then gently scan
your brother man"
BY Mr.. Modestus-

This here democracy
1t seems to have SO many possible
forms
It's implications diversity in SC
many directions
One man, of German parentage
working for federal government
Declared that the Hitler pattern OF
elections
Was the "highest form of de-
mocracy"-
But he was a German
But you amt seen nothing yet
Here comes printed document
Issued by the Goodyear Rubber
Company
Speaking of $4,000 Goodyear en-
ployes-
Also of the 4O,500 persons who own
shares of Goodyear common stock
Then of the 21,129 who own shares
of Goodyear preferred
Adding to that the customers who
have paid over $2,755 million dollars
Besides the $50 million in bond is
sues held by insurance companies
These representing millions of life
insurance policy holders
This Illuminating document then de-
scribes all this
AS graphic illustration of actual
democracy of our American econ
omy"-
Then this democracy reports profits
for 1888 of over Sc millions
Of which it democratically paid SIS
per share on the preferred
And 25 cents per share on the com
mon
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-28
MIDDLETOWN NEWS
New Business Agent

1t was announced during the week
that the Truck Drivers Local had
elected Sidney butcher as business
agent to succeed Joe Ponders who re-
signed to accept position in ST. Louis.
Mr.. butcher has been employed by
trucking companies for a number of
years and has been active in union af-
fairs and, with the cooperation of the
local members, will soon have the To-
cal here built up to it's largest mem
bership it has ever known.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-28
1t tells of paying taxes in the
United States, of 1913 million

1t tells of paying taxes in the
United States, of 1913 million
Amounting to $345 per employe-
Or $4.53 per snare of common stock
outstanding
Which, somehow, is doubtless also
democratic
They invite us to look at the $17g
million income total
Out of which they paid in wages
$48.9 million
For rubber and other materials
they paid $94.8 million
To replace obsolete and worn-out
machinery, S8.3 million
Taxes outside of the United States
took $8.2 million
Interest on money, and dividends to
foreign subsidiaries, $35 million
Which widens the democracy quite
some considerably
Regardless of all which, they in
sist--
"The whole structure of business is
essentially and intensely human"
They say that the $45,000 employees
on the payrolls-
Do not include the other thousands
of dealers and their workers
Nor account for the Japanese coolies
who tap the rubber trees
In their plantations in the far
islands of the seas
Nor the travelling representatives in
all parts of the world
They point to the $3,920 investment
for each factory worker
And seem to count a total army of
Goodyear, amounting to 100000 per-
sons.
All of which is somehow conceived
to be democratic
X II u
They announce: Goodyear is not
owned by an abstract force known as
capital
"It is not implemented by an abb
stract force known as labor
They insist that there is nothing
impersonal or inanimate about Good
year
All of which probably accounts for
the migration of their plants from
Akron
The moving to southern points, such
as Gadsden-
The smashing of the labor unions
in Akron by machine guns
The assaulting of labor leaders in
Gadsden by their gun men
Which are not included in this
document
Which they call: "a Report to En-
ployees for 1885,"
And this use of "other peoples
money
Does not report the special salaries
paid to the leading democrats
Nor the violations of law perpe-
trated in smashing labor.