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La gaceta., 1940-07-24
Ell EX-PR1MER MTNTS1Ro
ESTlA DEEE-
NID0

Vichy, Francia, julio 24.-El
exprimer ministro Eduardo Da
Ladder, cuyo gobierno declare la
guerra a Alemania Ell pasado o.
toho ha 2uedado confinado den
tro de los limites de la ciudad
Ga Marsella Y sera som,tido a
Investigation per orden del pue
vo gobierno frances; es possible
que Sc le haga responsible de. "a
entraia d; Francia en- Ia Cue
IRA V de su subSecuente derro-
ia.
Tambien estan confinados en-
MarseIa, pendientes de la in
r-estigaci6n con Daladier otros
cxfIerss del gobierno Y miem-
bros del Parlamento, que llega-
ron aver procedentes del Nh
rrueccs frances para donde ha-
i,fan idc con Daladier Ell % de
JUNO. Esto fue dos dias anIes
\, Ia firma del armisticio fran
co-sf man, o sea tres dfas des-
pues de haberse solicitado.
Ell gcbierno del mariscal Pc
tain y de Laval sc dice que ha
entrado en- una nueva Y mas Vi
gcrosa Ease de actividad, y Sc
agrega que planea Ell castigo de
"tcdos los que tengan response
bl.idad en- la guerra"
La forma que habra de to-
mar csc castigo Sc desconoce;
p:ro, anoche, simultaneamente
con el anuncio de los pasos da-
dos contra Daladier Y sus aya-
dantes, ell gabinete aprob6 IN
decreto retirando la ciudadania
y confiscando las propiedades
detodos los franceses que aban-
donaron ell territorio 'tsin una
raz6n valida entire los dias 10
de mayo, cuando comenz6 Ia o.
fensiya de los alenanes en- 81
.Oeste, Y 81 80 de junio. ocho
dfas despues de firmado el ar
misticio.
La gaceta., 1940-07-24
Sc JUSTIFICA LA MUERTE
DE PERDOMO

La Investigation Nevada a ter
mino sobre la muerte de Miguel
Perdomo, tabaquero, de 38 a
nos de edad, contra ell cual hi
20 varies disparos Antonio A
.essi en- su prOpio hogan de la
avenida de Armenia. hecho ecu
rrido en- la noche del sabado
qued6 cerrada aver con la decla
raci6n del ayudante fiscal UNI
stot diciendO que consideFa JUS
tificados los disparos hechOs
por Alessi.
Este lltimO diio q los ofieia-
les de Ia ley que los iadrones 70
hablan eStado m0iestando por
algdn tempo y que re qued6I
en- su casa el sabado para yer 81
volvian a repetir sus visitas ; 81
yer entrar a un hombre en- "a
casa pOr la puerta del fondo dis
par6 contra 81. sin saber que
era su amigo Perdomo.
"Por 10 que respscta q @ta
Oflcina fiscal" diiO umstot, ia
investigation demuestra que los
disparos fusrOn justfksdos,p
La gaceta., 1940-07-24
Jun COMITE DEL SENADO APRUEBA
Ell SERVIClO OBLIGATORIO
Sc Registraran en- ell Pals para csc ~servicio
no menos de 100000

Washington, Julio 23.-E en-
trenamiento militar obligatorio,
avan26 un gran paso de acer-
camianto a convertirse en- una
realidad hoy. cuando el Com,te
- Asuntos Militares del Sena-
10 aprob6 un proyecto modifi-
de la ley Burke Wadsworth
"rovevendo ell registro de ~.
go 900. de los "uales 100000
'"ran seleccionados EN- Ell primer
arc.
Que1an aGn detalles sobre los
aue laborar; pero las principal
,es provisiones de "a medi n
son:
1.-RegistrO de tcios los va
rcneS de 18 a Ga amos.
Z.-NonScrlpclOn actual dS
s"bre 100000 de hombres, en-
tire las edades de 81 Y 80 amos,
durante ell primer aho de vigen-
cia de Ia ley, rue habra de CO.
~2nzar en- Octubre l de 1910.
Hav un approximate de 1850,
600 entire esas edades.
3.-Un periodic de entrens-
miento de un aho, para aquellos
1ue sean seleccionados.
4.-Base de paga igual a los
de les mas bajos grades de las
fuerzas armadaS ~regulares, CO.
menzando con $21 al mes.
5.--Posteriores selecciones sc
ran verificadas de les grupos
que Sc encuentran entire las eda
DIES de 81 Y As amos.
La gaceta., 1940-07-24

to conjunto Sc forme solamente
por las repGblicas que 10 ratifi-
quen y sc pondra en- operation
cuando cualquier naci6n yea su
;eguridad amenazada.
I'm comite incluyendo un re-
Dresentante de cada una de las
naciones ratificantes podria e.
i%ercer la autoridad, pero tam
bien trasladar esta a una conn.,
sion compuesta por tres MEM
bros de tres paises escogidos
cas-, econ6micas y estrategicas.
FL comite general determine
ri la asistencia naval o militar
que sc necesite, FL proyecto po-
ne EN- claro que solo Sc trata de
un control temporal, con Ell G.
ventual retOrno de esas cOlonias
a sus poseedores originates o a
concession de independence a
les mismas.
Ante Ia comisi6n economical
sc encuentran los proyectos e
indicaciones de los Estados Uni
dos para resolver los problemas
econ6micos del continente anne
ricano; pero, a causa de la posi-
bilidad de extensas revisiones,
no Sc ha dado la publicidad su
contenido.
La comisi6n de neutralida 1,
presidida por Leopoldo Melo, lie
la Argentina, espera recibir I'm
informe del subcOmite en- el que
Sc coordinen las resoluciones
que afectan a la neutralidad in
ter-amerilcana.
La gaceta., 1940-07-24
CHURCHILL NO HIZo
A HITLER

Londres, Julio 24.-E pri.
mer ministro Churchill, su
gabinete y los miembros del
parlamentO no mencionaron
para NADIA ell "Gltimatum de
paz" de Hitler en- ell dfa de
aver cuando Sc reunieron, de-
dicando su tempo a las finan-
zas de la intensificada que
ira. FL discourse Brenunciado
pOr Hitler ell pasado vieFnes
no fue mentado nj una sofa
veg desde que Ia Camara de
los Comunes 80 reuni6 q Ia
lia5 p. m. hasta que termino
Ia junta despues de las III de
10 noche.
Churcill hasta Sc neg6 a
discutir 81 Sc lleyarian a ter
mino represalias contra Roma
y Berlin en- Ell case de que los
alemanes a.acaran q Londres
por 81 alre.
I'll primer ministro amones-
70 susvemente al miembro
conservador oyweld Lewis
por haber este preguntado 81
sc arian tales ataques, Dijol
"Sl Ia contestaci0n fuera
en- Ia negative, esta daEis alas
al ensmigo. 81 affirmative, 10
La gaceta., 1940-07-24

Londres, julio 24.-Mas &c
so aviones ingleses Y alemanes
scstuvieron un vivo combate so
bre una poblaci6n de la costo su
deste de Inglaterra, hoy, dfa en-
que los alemanes atacaron ell te-
rritorio de costa a costa.
Dos asroplanos de combate
nazis fueron derribados EN- ed
encuentro de que Sc habla mas
arriba, siendo seis con esos los
derribados en- ell dfa. Cuatro
bombarderos habia sido victi-
mas va de los ingleses en- alta
ques contra Gales y ell sudeste
de Escocia.
Seis bombarderOs alemanes
dejaron caer mas de 100 bonn
bas sobre las embarcaciones de
la costa del sudeste; la avia :
La gaceta., 1940-07-24

FL Senador Sheppard, Presi-
5snte del Comita, dijo que Ca
mSsida lista para ser Sometida
2 la consideration del Senado Ia
pr6xima. Sheppard no di6 a CO.
noeer el montante de la vota-
"i6n; pero declare cue habia ha-
Dido algunas "voces disidenteS"
Az explicar "a medida a los
reporters, 81 Brigadier General
w. F. Shedd, Jefe Auxiliar del
Este'o Mayor. diio que los hon.
bres serfan clasificados para
oxerciones por comites locales.
similares a los que Mevaron a
cabo la propia labor durante "a
Guerra Mundial. Los hombres
ccn families o aquellos que es-
ten empleadcs en- trabajos lie
defensa nacinal, seran colocados
en- grupos diferedos. FL Depar-
tamento de la Guerra estima
que los j6venes entire 1S Y 81
amos, Y los hombres entire As Y
Ga, seran titles en- Ell servicio de
defensa domestica. Legislation
reguiando este extreme proba-
Hlemente sera presentado al
Congreso la semana proxima.
DeSpues de un ano de entire
namiento, ell seleccionado sera
asignado a una unidad de la re-
serya por 10 amos, o hasta que
arribe a los 45 amos de edad, Y
sera sujeto a entrenamiento adj
cional.
La gaceta., 1940-07-24
VARGAS
DE UNA GRAN FIRMA

Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Ju-
lilo "a FL presidente Getulio
Vargas emiti6 hoy un deere
to de expropiaci6n contra la
Brasil Railway Company, una
firma pOseedora de grandes
ramificacones en- ell pals.
En- q decretO de expropid-
ci6n sc acusa a la compania
de lneficiencia, corruption e
insolvencia, cosas tOdas elias
perjudiciales al credito ma
cional.
La gaceta., 1940-07-24
DEMAsIADoS

San Francisco, Julio "a
III juez Elmer Robinson con-
cvdi0 ell divorcio a Susan
Clark C~atalano, una bailarina
de % amos de edad, debidO a
due su maiido, que es mdsi-
co, no pOdia conner 81 no ha-
bia spaghetti en- la mesa y a
ella le gussa mas la cocina
lrlandesa.
La bailarina l. dijo al juez
que tantos spaghetti hab:an
aeahado pos haearssls 'iaso-
poftahles'.
La gaceta., 1940-07-24
RUMANIA BUSCA PETRo.
LEO PARA ADEMNIA

Bucarest, Rumania, julio "a.
Ell gobierno rumano confisc6
hoy Ia mas grande de las ON
pahias petrOleras inaesas que
hay en- d pals. La compahia con
fiscada fu6 Ia Astra.ROmane
Oil Co., de la prOpiedad %conjun-
IA de interess britAnicos y no.
landeses.
FL comisIOnado del petr6leo.
Gheron Meta nombr6 . une ls
La gaceta., 1940-07-24

probablemente sera deportado.
Fu6 deteniiO cerca de Fort
Myers con Joe Stabinsky des-
pu6s de haber lido desembarca-
dcs por los marinercs de una
gg,eta pessadora Guiana. La
crbanos. 10 en- nimerQ essan
en- "a c6rcel, esperanto los re-
de So causa.
La gaceta., 1940-07-24
LOS ROMANOs
CONTRA Ell VACIO

Roma, Julio 24-LOs cahones
a~ntiaereos de Roma hicieron
gran cantidad de disparOs al g
manecer hoy contra un supues-
10 ataque ssreo, que no crisiA-
liS6, IntoTmes de Il base navel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31
Labor Has Something to Celebrate

American labor might be pardoned if
it felt tinge of loneliness on this Labor
Day. Except for Great Britain, Canada,
Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and
scattering of smaller countries, it now
stands alone as the last great group of
free working men.
It is true that this freedom is Swallowed
by the looming fact of unemployment,
and that those who are able and willing
to work, yet cannot find work to do, may
question the value of their freedom Yet
even they must take some hope from the
fact that their problem is foremost in
the minds of the rest of their country
men, and that the country is determined
never to rest until it is solved.
But for the IS 100000 men and wo-
men who are today earning their daily
bread, there is pride and strength even in
their loneliness. They are free. If they
want to quit their job and seek another
there is nothing to prevent save that
universal compulsion that he who would
eat must work. If they decide to band
together to seek mutual advantages
through organization, the right is guar
anteed them.
But they have other inestimable adj
vantages. In addition to being workers,
they are also free men and women. They
vote for their leaders and their votes are
counted, and counted equally with any
mans vote. They may themselves aspire
to any office, and to any position in in
dustry. The means to better themselves
through education are at hand. Social
security laws have given some assurance
against the terrors of old age and dis
ability. There is every prospect that these
assurances will be made stronger as the
years pass. And beyond laws and con-
situations, there is the old American pull
toward the feeling that one man is basic
ally, as good as another, despite differ
ences in education, ability, position, color,
race or creed.
Yes, American labor has good deal to
be thankful for in 1910. The way in
which it has buckled down to the defense
of it's country is evidence that it knows
it. True, it stands almost alone today,
but it looks steadily and confidently for
ward to another day, when it's example
will have drawn many others to its side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31
France, Guinea Pig

Who says France under the new conSt1-
tuition will not be republic? It is
Marshal Petain speaking, with plaintive
defiance. What France will be, no one
knows. It is not republic today.
The American people have considerable
sympathy for France. That sympathy
began when Frenchmen and France
helped the struggling colonies to gain
their liberty. True, the debt of Lafay-
full in 1917-1918. But Americans have
liked the spirit of Frenchmen and of
France There is today and there always
will be in the United States a sympa-
thetic interest in the French people. But
that does not imply a similarly Sympa-
thetic interest in any particular govern
ment under which they may be forced to
live at any given moment. The Ameri-
can people are bound to watch intently
the development of the Petain-Laval eX-
pertinent in France.
Certainly France is no republic today.
The whole country is now under the Ger
man heel. Nothing can be done without
the approval of the German invaders.
True, they diSclaim interest in or respons-
Utility for the French government. But
it is clear that it is not an independent
government. Therefore it cannot be
republic, for proud independence is the
first requisite of such.
AS to what France may become: Pc
tain said "the international capitalist
system is outmoded the base of our
new state must be work, the family, and
the fatherland" Well, those last three are
bases of any state. AS to capitalism, it
may be possible to organize a state with
out private property and individual initia-
tive, and retain freedom-all we know
is that it has never been done.
No present French official holds office
by the votes of his fellow citizens. Is that
the mark of republic? No one may
hold office in France unless born in
France of a French father. Is that
democratic restriction? The new French
constitution provides state regulation OF
religion, the family, youth, speech and
the press. Is that liberty? France may,
as the marshal suggests, become again
republic But it isn't now, and founda-
tons have been laid for something quite
different. What is built on those founda-
tons we shall see.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31
District Court Ahead

The platform adopted at the recent
state convention of the Democratic Party
again stresses the Importance of reorgan-
ization in the minor courts of Connecti-
cut. It emphasizes the party's belief in
the so-called district court plan. But this
district court plan can be any number
of new court arrangements. When the
Legislature debated the issue on previous
occasions one of the faults lay in the pro-
fusion of ideas on the matter, with too
little regard for what those of the judi
ciary might have to say on the matter.
The original and what, to us, always
seemed the best plan was that advanced
by the Judicial Council and by Supreme
Court Chief Justice William M. Maltbie.
But even this plan of minor court revis-
ion had to be cut up and pieced together
again so as to satisfy legislators who had
no other thought in mind than the
patronage they were delivering. True,
we have had some minor courts reform
as result of this first attempt to take
even the lower courts out of politics, but
they have merely served to convince more
people of the need of adoption of rigor-
GUS plan like the original.
If the Democratic Party through its
duly-elected legislative members would
only present more united front when
deliberations on such matters as minor
court revision come up we think the party
might achieve signal success throughout
the state. We think leaders ought to
realize this and encourage those elected
this fall to unite on sensible plan of
action with regard to this platform
resolution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31

aside plotted course of action from this
hemisphere then certainly we will not
have taken such steps in vain.
The importance of a defense board
cannot be overlooked. In the event of any
internal trouble or even that originat-
ing abroad this group of men would be
charged with serious task 1t would
be difficult one, too, in view of the fact
that Waterbury is highly-important
industrial center and must be protected
from both sabotage and attack from
without. Waterbury need not take on
warlike attitude following creation of this
board, but at least it can recognize the
need of such action and cooperate in
whatever way asked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31
ADVICE TO FARMERS WHO
RESENT AN ELEPHANTS
ACTIVITIES
New York SUM

The farmers of KershaW county,
South Carolina, are exercised to the
point of indignation over the fact
that their neighbor Matthew Fer
guson has purchased an elephant
her name is Alice-to work in his
Chauncefield plantation fields. They
don't trust elephants, these farmers.
A few years ago circus elephant
killed his trainer who tried to make
the animal cross bridge near Cam
den.
Besides recalling the tragedy at
the Camden bridge the farmers re-
sent the invasion of a part of the
Solid Soth by an elephant. Further
more, they feel that Mr.. Ferguson
has a white elephant on his hands,
and they would save him from the
penalty such a POSSESSION imposes.
Every day working elephant eats
something like a bale of hay and
drinks a vast quantity of water.
They point out that while water is
cheap, hay runs into money, and
they argue that even a Yankee will
see this in time. They hold that
mules are much better for planta-
ton work.
The thrifty farmers of Kershaw
county should go slew they should
not jump to the conclusion that an
elephant Is not worth its keep on
a farm. Instead, they should en-
courage Mr.. Ferguson TO keep his
elephant. For the fact that they
may want to borrow Alice to help
harvest those big watermelons OF
theirs. before the summer Is over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31
Views of The Press

attorney, who was member of its
section of the Compact Commission
to influence the writing of that doc
ument in the interest of the utility
companies. Governor Aiken, who
refused to let the Government
seize Vermont lands without the
consent of the State, was charged
with working for the utilities under
the guise of standing for States
Rights.
That charge was rather ridicu-
lous in view of the fact that Gov
ernor Aiken often had been out
spoken in his criticism of the con-
duct of utility companies within
the State. Since the Juror over the
fiood compacts died down the Gov
erncr has been extremely active in
encouraging the organization of
community cooperative associations
to extend electrical facilities into
rural regions which have not been
serviced by the utility companies.
And now the State Public Service
Commission, presumably with the
Governors knowledge and consent,
Is getting after companies which
have interstate connections.
This all makes the charges which
the public power advocates ad-
vanced against Vermont officials
and the flood compacts look rather
silly, in retrospect. Perhaps even
those who clamored for Federal de-
velopment of power in connection
with flood control may be willing
to agree now that the State Rights
stand was sincere. not only merely
O subterfuge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31

In conjunction with other cities and
towns of Connecticut Waterbury has
acted to perfect its national defense
plans. We now have a defense board, a
representative and good one. In this
respect Waterbury is no different from
any other Connecticut community And
we don't expect to be. We do expect,
though, to keep pace with the plans that
may be formulated and passed along to
is that win enable this city TO prepare
itself for any eventuality hinged TO the
European war.
Creation OF defense board Is no cause
for alarm among men, women or children
81 this city War Is not yet at our doors.
e may never come across the Atlantic.
Hnt III Americans want 10 10 be known
an6 II he said that We we're prepared.
i tur Efforts can "a a3y measure turn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31

We suppose that ultimately the news
will filter through to Americans of the
damage inflicted on physical Europe. We
refer to the casualties in towns wiped
off the map; country sides so defaced as
to be unacceptable; valuable landmarks
RACED to the ground. Of course ruin and
destruction may not be so great as we
imagine, but the very fury of the attack
and counter-attack as the Germans swept
through the Low Countries and in
to northern France convinces most OF
us that many renowned cities and their
beautiful public buildings are devastated.
What of Louvain? Why only the other
day we learned that famous st. Giles
Church in London was badly damaged
by bombs. London did not know such
horrors as this back in 1914 to 1918. Ber-
lin never quivered to the defamation of
huge bombs as it is today. Truly the
picture story of ruins and destruction
when the warning forces lay down their
arms will be appalling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31

dom had used my brakes.
I recalled the harsh words that
should have remained unspoken, the
hasty judgment for which I was
sorry later. the times I had been
angry without cause, the many times
I had realized-when it was too late
that silence Is golden. Pretty good
advice I concluded, not only for
motorists but for people with too
ready tongues; not only for those
who exceed the speed limit on the
highway. but for those who exceed
the limits which kindness and good
judgment would place on the
spoken word.
There are two ways 10 avoid run
ming down q pedestrian. One is TO
curse him of the road with O raucous
blast OF the horn: the other Is 10
slow up and let him get by. And
there are two ways 10 avoid running
down our friends and loved ones.
One Is but what's the use; you
know the answer.
(Ali rights decentralization News.
paper syndicate).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31

tablished here. But the long
range question remains undecided:
Will this new industry outlast
the emergency, or will it, as in
the World War period, smelt itself
out of existence and return con-
troll to the international cartel
overseas?
NEW WILLKIE STRATEGY
Wendell Willkie already has in
troduced one major innovation in
Republican campaigning by sub
ordinating the regular party Or
ganization to his new network of
Willkie Clubs. But now his lieu
tenants are considering another.
This is a plan of direct SELL
ing; in other words, personal
solicitation or button holing" to
win votes for Willkie.
The plan was devised by Hugh
Stuart Center of San Jose, Cal,
former head of the states Asso-
ciated Republican Clubs and Or
ganizer of the California In
dependents and Democrats for
Willkie. Here is how the plan
would work:
In each state, separate or
CARNATIONS would be set up in
twelve classifications: agricul-
ture, real estate, production, in
surance, professional, finance,
education, merchandising, trans
portation, hotel, personal SER
vices, and religion. Each group
would finance its own activities,
thus tightening the load of the
regular campaign organizations
and also not piling up big totals
in their official reports.
Business men would be asked
to assign an energetic and per-
sonable young man to devote his
time to circulating among work.
men in the same business, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31

to selling them the importance
to that business of electing Will
kie. Sponsors of the plan claim
three advantages for it:
l. mo time is wasted in
seeking prospects. Each rep
resentative meets them through
the day. in the apparent normal
course of business"
2. mo sales resistance is en-
countered. The prospect does
not realize he is being ap-
preached politically. 1t is Just
case Of two or more persons
talking shop"
3. mo time is wasted on cam
paign material that will not in
terest the prospect, and the cost
OF the work is carried by the
representatives employer or
firm, thus avoiding reportable
expenditures"
MERRY-GO-ROUND
During first six months of the
year, State Department licensed
exports of tin-plate scrap to Japan
amounting to 1856 long tons
House Republicans predict that
If Willkie is elected his choice for
Secretary of Agriculture will be
Representative Cliff Hope of
Kansas, chief author of the COP
farm plank Intelligence re-
ports indicate that nets spread
over London to catch Nazi Stuka
bombers are too low to be of much
value A recent analysis of
newspaper opinion by James
Twohey showed Roosevelt receiv-
ing 90 per cent of press atten-
ton to WILKES per cent. In
1886, the low week for Landon
was IA per cent compared with
FDR's So per cent.
copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate. Tncl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-31
Current Comment

We're In love. deeply In love, but
We need 10 get acquainted.
George Jessel, actor, referring 10
his recent marriage.
II would take me about two years
to write an opinion In this case.
and there Just Is not enough time
In life as ! conceive II.
Judge Francis q. Caffey, pre-.
siding over the Aluminium 90.
anti-trust case.
I thought I'd never live long
enough 10 hear the senate Of the
United states debating whether 10
vote supreme power 10 the pNnident
Ia time Of peace.
Senator Homer T. Bone, Waah.