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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Iindbergh To Clnch Presidents Fight On Embargo

that they weren't sure where the
colonel stood.
Finally, the lunch in Senator
Bailey's office ended, and it was
discovered that guests with Lind
bergh were Senator's Gerry of Rhode
Island, George of Georgia, Burke of
Nebraska, and johnson of Colorado,
besides Bailey and Byrd-all DEM
ocrats. With the exception of john
son, who sometimes supports. the
President, this little group has OPP
posed Roosevelt on almost every New
Deal reform for the past four years,
In fact, they have plotted and led
the lpearhead of the attack.
In the neutrality fight, however,
both Byrd and Burke have been ac-
lively aiding the President, while
Bailey, Gerry, George, and johnson
although inactive, are understood to
lean toward lifting the embargo.
When questioned by newspaper
men as to what they were discuss
ing with Lindbergh, Senator Burke
said, TT was just a personal visit
Senator johnson said. II CAM
say anything" Ser ator Bailey said:
I'VE were talking about schools and
research laboratories for aviation.
1t Is understood that Col. Lind
bergh win deliver his radio broad
cast in the very near future.
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Yaeatifre Syndicate Inc.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia,
who, although a vigorous critic OF
RooSevelt's domestic policies, is Just
as vigorously behind his neutrality
policy, has had several talks. with
I.indbergh about this and suggested
to him that he clarity his position.
Last Tuesday, the Senator and his
young friend appeared on Capitol
Hill, where the familiar form Of
Lindbergh was spotted by newspa-
permen Immediately. Questioned as
to what Lindbergh was doing Sena-
tor Byrd told newspapermen:
ooh, he's looking for the isola-
ZIONIST bloc and I'm showing him the
way to their meeting"
Secret Meeting
Thereupon Byrd and Lindbergh
lodged into the Capitol subway,
eluded the press, and finally landed
in the office of the Senate Com
nerce Committee, of which Senator
Josiah Bailey of North Carolina is
chairman. This office is next door
to the Senate press gallery, but fol
nearly two hours Lindbergh re-
manned there while newspapermer
secured the Capitol for him.
The isolationist bloc knew nothing
Of his whereabouts. In fact, some Of
them seemed little miffed with
Lindbergh, and Senator Nye, author
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
FRENCH CLUB TO
OPPOSE CHARTER
Progressive Unit Votes to
Fight Against City Nam
ager Adoption

The French-American Progress
sive Club, whose membership in
cludes both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, last night voted unanimously
to fight against adoption of the city
manager charter at the special cleo
ion next Tuesday.
Plans were made for a rally OF
French Americans Monday night al
Franco American hall on South
Main street. Several speakers will
be heard among them Senate,
George T. Culhane and Albert Trot-
tier of Bristol.
The club last night made ar
rangements to have its members
serve as election workers Tuesday
and to secure volunteered cars fol-
use In bringing voters to the polls.
Cleo Bouchard served as chair
man Of last nights meeting. Speak
ers declared that the city manager
charter would be no benefit to ne
city and that 1t would give the voter
less of voice in city affairs.
The plan was also condemned a;
making possible a dictatorship over
the city. and working against the
interests of the working people Of
Waterbury.
A campaign against the charter
win be carried on among those Of
French descent between now anc
Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
LYNCH EN|ES
CONTROL STORY
Claims New Set-Up Was
Dictated By Town
Committee
(NEA Radiophoto)

Attorney j. Gregory Lynch, chair
man of the executive committee OF
the group seeking Democratic party
reorganization, this afternoon is
sued statement denying that his
group has any wish to control OF
dominate the reorganized commit
tee." He declares that no plan has
been offered which meets with the
approval of his group.
His statement comes only few
hours before the town committee
meets to take what has been de-
scribed as final" action. Mr.. Lynch
claims that the reorganization pro-
gram offered by the town committee
called for the selection of new COM
mitteemen by ats own members OF
people very closely associated" with
them.
Mr.. Lnych's statement follows
During the last few hours it has
come to my attention that there
are rumors to the effect that the
Democratic reorganization group
of which I am chairman has APP
proved scheme providing for the
partial reorganization of the Dem
ocratic town committee. Such is
not the fact.
We were informed that great
many members of the town COM
mittee believed that a thorough re-
organization was necessary and
that the town committee was pre-
pared to reorganize itself by hav-
ing its own members or people very
closely associated with the town
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

Discussing mOplllZatlOn plans OF
the army and navy and auxiliary
plans for mobilization of America
Industrial resources drafted by the
war resources board, he said the war
department has been drafting
mobilization plans and revising them
annually since 1921.
He said that the last plan he
has seen was the 1896 draft. He was
asked whether the latest plan would
be made public. The president re-
piled in measured phrases that we
are not in the war and that he does
not think we are going into the war
and therefore he does not think the
matter is one of public interest.
He repeated his conviction of the
safety of American neutrality when
asked whether the war resources
board might be recalled for service
in event of an emergency.
He had said earlier this week
that the board would present its re-
port within 10 days or two weeks
and then would be diSbanded. He
refused to say whether the board
would be recalled. calling 1t an "iffy'
question.
Repeatedly during his press con-
ference he emphasized that the
point on which he has been ham,
mering for weeks is that all adj
ministration moves are proceeding
on a peace basis rather than Q wal
basis and that lie expects his coun-
TRY to stay out of the European
conflict.
| He was asked about the poSsibilit,
that the administration has plan
to control prices in the event Of war
A reporter said that If the publi'
could know these plans 1t might be
come so frightened that the knowl
edge would prove an effective wa
preventive.
| There IS nothing frightening abou
any such plans, Mr.. Roosevelt re
piled, saying that AL this talk sbou
such plans Is based on the though
ff.oatin,,ad nm pa0e a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Responsibility of Continu-
ing Warfare to Rest
With British, French
RUSSIA SEEN SEEKING
EUROPEAN INFLUENCE
Russo-Nazi Treaty Based
on Mutual Protection
Against Protests

Moscow, September 20. -
CUP - Communist Russia
and Nazi Germany concluded
agreements today to parti-
ton Poland permanently, to
attempt to end the war now
and to consult on necessary
measures" if the attempt
fails. The implicit threat
was held plainly over Great
Britain and France that If
they refused to recognize the
humiliation of the Polish state and
stop the war, Russia would throw
her 10000 900 citizens into the war
in alliance with Germany's $1,000 900.
Premier Foreign Commissar viache-
slav Molotov and German Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop
reached the agreements in an all
night conference which started
shortly after midnight, upon Rib
ibentrops return To the Kren1Iin from
/ a presentation of the ballet, Swan
Lake" st the Moscow opera house.
i Mutual Aid Treaty
Shortly after the meeting started,
Russia announced the conclusion of
treaty Of mutual assistance" with
Esthonia, under which Russia gets
the use of the Esthonian Islands
Dagoe and Oesel. at the entrance to
the Gulf of Finland, and the Es-
thianian port of Paldiski, in the
mouth Of the gulw, as naval and air
bases.
The fruits Of the Russian German
agreement were:
L.. The signature by MoIotov
and Ribbentrop of q treaty of
amfty in which the frontiers Of
Russia and Germany-in what q
month ago was Poland-were fixed.
2. A joint declaration by MoIo-
tov and Ribbentrop announcing
that peace would be sought, with
the aid Of friendly nations. ON the
basis Of the present status, and
that If Britain and France refused,
and thereby assumed responsible
ity," Russia and Germany would
consult on measures to be taken
then.
! 3. An exchange Of letters be-
tween Molotov and Ribbentrop ON
economic questions, providing that
Russia would send Germany raw
materials in exchange for indus
trial products.
Important Agreement
On its very face, the agreement
was one of the most important in
modern times between two nations
or even group of nations.
A little over q month ago British
and French political and military
ENJOYS were in Moscow seeking to
bring Russia into their anti Hitler
block. On August 10 Russia and
Germany signed a trade and credit
agreement. The Allied ne
gotiations continued. Four days la
ter, an August %, Ribbentrop went
to Moscow and negotiated Rus
sian non-aggression pact. T he Al
lied missions left for home. On Sept
/, four weeks ago today, Hitler in
vaded Poland. On September II
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
PLAN TO OPPOSE
Local Club to Take Active
Part in Referendum
on Tuesday

Expressing regret over the failure
of. major party leaders to render
what they consider public service in
the interest of the city of Water
bury, members of the Young Demo-
cratic club of Waterbury at a meet
ing last evening voted to take an
active part in next Tuesdays refer
endum on the adoption of the City
Manager Plan.
Members of the executive commits
tee not only adopted a resolution
urging the clubs members to appeal
| to their friends to vote NO.. but
to- organize a definite plan OF cam
paign TO get out the vote on Tues
day. Edward j. Kirby was named
chairman of the committee on
transportation and will supervise the
small fleet of cars which have been
promised to the club. An appeal to
citizens interested in the defeat OF
the manager plan has been made for
the use of their autos next Tuesday.
Chairman Kirby or President Mich
olas Zappone will gladly accept the
donation of any citizens services or
!! car for the day.
The committee expressed the opin-
ion that the attitude of party lead
ers in declaring their ":.eutrality''
was only grapdstand gesture. At
tention was called to the fact that
League of Women's Vo,ers, local
church organizations, various socie-
ties and newly formed progressive
alliances" have taken definite stands
on the question. Young Democrats
are of the opinion that their own
leaders should spend less time plan
ming for future campaigns with
d-picked committees and meet
the present issue with frankness.
In addition to planning on getting
cut the vote Tuesday, the COMMITTEES
last evening voted to recommend to
the club for consideration next
Thursday evening at special meet
ing the advisability of placing q
Young Democratic ticket In prim-
airy fight if one is made necessary
by present conditions and assuming
that the City Manager Plan goes
down to defeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
RUSSIA JUSTIFIED,
SAYS WIN. FOSTER

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washington, Sept. 20 = W.Po =
william z. Foster, chairman of the
Communist Party of the United
States, told the Dies committee to-
day that Soviet Russia was JUSTIFIED
100 per cent" in occupying Poland
because lit means establishment OF
a free government"
at means establishment of a free
government something there s
never been BEFORE" Foster said.
He denied that the Soviet-Ger-
man agreements mean a united
front" between Communism and
Fascism but he did not elaborate on
the statement.
eve had no advance information
concerning the agreements here
he added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Refusal of Chairman Smith
to O. K. Latest Plan
Hats Proceedings
MANY ALTERNATIVES
UP TO COMMITTEE
May Go Through With
Plans, Chance Fight
With Reorganizers

Adoption of a plan for re-
organization of the Demo-
cratic party, involving cleo
ton of a new town committee
chairman and secretary and
a dozen designations, was
halted last night when State
Chairman J. Francis Smith
refused to give his approval.
It had been believed that the
plan had the endorsement of
Mr.. Smiths reorganization
group and news of the state chair
mans disapproyal threw the meet
ing Of the town committee into an
uproar of protest.
The town committee will meet
again today, a 24-Eour delay having
been voted on request Of Judge Ed
wsrd Mascolo, who today was seek
ing to save the reorganization pro-
gram. Town committee leaders said
that final" action viii be taken
1LHxk I1t< sSsf
The COMMITTEES is considering the
following possibilities:
I. Adoption Of the program de-
cided on yesterday, with Chair.
man william Dunlayey and Secre-
tary Dennis J. Clancy and 10 or
more committee members resign
ing.
Q. Abandonment of plans for
reorganization, and preparations
for battling the Smith group in a
primary.
.. Adoption Of revised reor-
ganization program.
4. Splitting the Smith group
by securing the approval of sew
eral Of it sIeaders for the program
decided on by the town commit
tee.
Yesterdays reported agreement
provided for the election of DR..
Mortimer A. O,Hara as town chair
man, following Mr.. Dunlavey's re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
u. S. UNRIVALED IN
MUNITIONS CAPACITY


Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 29-(UP)
The United States is 'ilnrivaled'
in its potential capacity to produce
war munitions, Colonel H. K. Ruth
erford, secretary of the new ma
tional war resources board, said to-
day in a Harvard business review
article.
He commended there was ample
unused industrial capacity from
1929 to 1885 to support a major
war" and pointed to the fact that
congress has authorized expenditure
Il 100000, 900 In the next four years
D build UP a national supply OF
those few raw materials" such as
manganese, tin, rubber, tungsten,
ana chromium. in which the nation
lacks self-sufficiency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Federal Agents Claim
Four Seized In Raid
Naugatuck, Two Waterbury Men Arrested;
Still Of $50 Gallons Capacity N

Naugatuck, Sept. 29.-Federal
agents took into custody this morn
ing from local police four men who
were arrested after a raid last night
about o'clock on a farm in the
Pond Hill section, in which $50
gallon still was seized. 1t was the
largest still seized here in many
years. The. still value is estimated
at about $4,000.
The four men, nabbed by local
police after the, raid, were Charles
Mobile, SIS, and Carlo Bizaccki, SO.
both of "a South Main street; John
Sciortino, 40, of lis Dikeman street,
Waterbury and Manuel Lopez, So, Of
As Vine stree, Waterbury.
They were turned over to the fed
eral agents today when Judge
Thomas r. Neary held that there is
no statute in this state to permit
trial in the local court. No mash
or liquor was seized in the raid as
the still is believed to have been
out of operation for three weeks be-
cause of drying up of an artesian
well there. If such liquor were seized
they could have been tried here.
There are number of federal laws
under which they may face trial
however. Having an unregistered still
or equipment for such is an offense
against the federal statute, and also
failure to post bond for a still is
also an offense. 81,
Police explained Mobile is the own
er OF the small farmhouse which
nestles apparently TRANQUILITY in an
isolated section of countryside of
Mulberry hill. The others are said
20 have leased the farm from Mobile.
The nearest neighbor is about a
haIf mile away and the road near
the farm is rarely used, so there was
little danger Of the operations being
heard, police point out.
Three Stories
The still starts In the cellar and
runs up through the first floor to the
attic in the second floor. In the at
tic there are three huge watts, capable
of holding 500 gallons of mash each.
The odor of mash was still evident
about the house today, even though
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
GERMANY PLANS
GREAT CAMP AICN
To Open Air Sea Attacks
Should New Peace Move
Be Refused

Berlin, Sept. 20. (UP)-Germany
is planning a gigantic sea and air
campaign against Great Britain and
France if they reject the German
Russian demand for immediate
peace now on Hitler's terms, well
informed Nazi sources said today.
This campaign was visualized by
informantS as follows:
characterization of submarine
warfare in an effort to break the
British c0ntraband control and
starve out Britain.
&COntinuous attacks on the
British navy, naval bases, mer-
chantship conveys and important
British navy, naval bases, mer-
chantship conveys and important
British and French military OBJ
jectives.
Doubt Doubt was expressed that
Hitler would essay land attack on
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept. 2s-(UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Sept.
%, compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
s2,349,97o,720.7S $2,147,796.3l5-7
Receipts
$1,41s,o41, 1885 s1,4s2,2ss, 256.07
1898, s2s. Sass sss5, sec, o5sss
Net Deficit
ss24,s75.s7s.5s ss52, .sos.ss
s2,1s415s,o54.s5 ss.S4o,4 400. s7s,7e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
POLISH TROOPS
MARCHING out
OF RUINED CITY
Evacuation Of Warsaw Is
Expected to Last for
Several Days
MEDICAL ATTENTION
IS FIRST THOUGHT
10000 Wounded Soldiers,
10000 Civilians to Be
Cared For
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG,. JR.

BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG, JR.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, September %. -
CUP - The march of dis
armed Polish troops from
shell shattered, surrendered
Warsaw began today and will
continue for two or three
days, the Germany army
high command announced.
The command said that Ger
man troops probably would
occupy Warsaw on October
2.
The German army said that fol-
lowing the fall of Warsaw and the
unconditional surrender of the
great Polish Fortress of Modlin, 10
miles to the north, measures fo1
the medical care of Warsaw's suf-
fering civil population were being
! taken.
Przemysl, important eastern Pol.
ish city allotted to Russia, wa
handed over with ceremony to tht
Red army yesterday, the high com
nand said, in accordance with thu
Soviet movement to the demarca.
ton line.
Completes Conquest
Formal capitulation of WARSAW
and Modlin marked completion Of
the German conquest of POLAND
which had been. accomplished ir
four weeks.
German troops were to occupy
ruins.
The city that endured three weeks
of "Blitzkrieg" - lightning war =
while its homes, palaces, stores ane
monuments fell into ruins and it!
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

broadcast by Col
onel Charles A.
Lindbergh which
should clin c h
Roosevelt's fight
to lift the arms
embargo.
Lin d b e r g h,
while elllphasiz-
ing the urgent
need that this
country stay out
of war, win make
it very clear that
he does not OPP
pose lifting the
arms embargo.
For some time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
SECOND PARTITION u7ss)

SECOND PARTITION (1793)
Prussia took the western section,
including Silesia and extending al
most to Warsaw: Russia took the
eastern part reaching almost to
the Hungarian border on the
south. Poland was now Onc-third
her original size.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
President Says u. S
Will Stay Out Of War
No Verificaton of Reports Of Subs in u S. Waters;
Present Plans Throughout Nation Taken to Pre-
serve Peace, Not Encourage War He Says

Roosevelt today reiterated his
will able stay out Of the
Roosevelt said
United
not think going enter the
conflict
neutrality patrol and other
operating
coasts. Theser reports been verified, he said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

THIRD PARTITION (l795)
Russia was extended westward
to Memel on the north; Austria
took Little Poland in the south
west, and Prussia took what was
left in the northwest between the
Bug and Vistula rivers. Poland
eliminated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

Lindbergh has been distressed at the
Interpretation placed upon his radio
address that he was opposed to lift.
ing the arms embargo. The speech
has been distributed in great num-
bers by the embargo Hobbies, and
reprinted in various Maxi publica-
tions accompanied by extreme ed
itorial interpretations which the
flying colonel never meant to con-
vey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
SEPT. 20, 1914

(By United Press
German troops repulsed as the
battle of Albert ended.
Russian forces occupied DEM
bic and advanced toward Cra-
COW.
Battle of Guise began on
Western Front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
RESTORATION (19I9)

Poland was restored from Sec
tiOns Of Russia, Germany and Aus
tria- Hungary. In 1920 she seized
the Polish Ukraine and Polish
White Russia from Russia. In 1928
she seized 10000 square miles from
Lithuania, including wilma. ancient
Lithuanian capital. In 1888 she
seized the Teschen area Of 4O5
square miles from Czechoslovakia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

BY Drew Pearson and Robert s. Allen
Washington, Sept. 29-It was some
Of President Roosevelt's bitter-end
haters who showed that they were
not such bitter-enders, after all, by
helping arrange second radio
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Partitions OF
POLAND
(By United Press

FIRST PARTITION Q772)
Russia took the northeast corner,
Austria the southwest-Galicia;
Prussia the. northwest including
Danzig.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
The Weather

Showers, Warmer To-
night; Saturday Cool
FUN Weather Report Page 8
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