The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08

his friend for life. The man was Primo DeRlvera
 Long Trip Fer Story
 In io30, Miller made one of the longest airplane trips ever made by Q correspondent to cover A story. 1t was a i2,000-mile trip through l6 countries to India to cover the civil tlisobedience campaign and coinci- dent bloody rioting for indepen- dence.
 In India, Miller met and talked with another of the worlds great leaders, the Mahatma M. K. oand- hi. oandhi inscribed his name in Miller's cigarette case on condition that the case would never again be used for cigarettes.
 On the return trip to Europe, Miller halted in Palestine, Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Rumania, in- terviewing the chief political figures,
 Flying was Miller's favorite meth- cd of getting to the scene of big story, In all, he covered about 400,. 900 flying miles in the course of his reportorial duties. He flew the At- lantic twice, by dirigible and air. plane. 70 was on the maiden voy- age of the dirlgihle Hlndenburg from Germany to Lakehurst.
 Sores Greatest Feat
 Miller scored one of his greatest journalistic featS at the start of Italys invasion of Ethiopia in 1885. He straddled the sand-bagged para pet atop mountain in northern Ethiopia the morning of Oct, 3, 1895, and watched the Italian ad- vance into the country. He then forged ahead with the Italian fore es and was the first correspondent of aEy nationality to reach Aduwa, the Ethiopian Holy City," as 1t fell to the invaders"
 In 1887, Miller made c lengthy visit to Russia and wrote series of six uncensored dispatches on the results of the Soviet purges. He rec vealed how Josef Stalin's blood purge" swept through all classes; how Stain feared and guarded against assassination: of declining industrial production and the Rus sian standard of living.
 Then came the Spanish Civil war with Miller again on the front cov- ering the fall of the Alcazar. After that came Q series of fateful con- ferences and events that led up to the present war. Miller covered the historic Munich conference between Adolf Hitler, Mussolini, Prime Min. ister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain and Premier Eduard Dala- dier ot France. He watched German troops march Into Czechoslocakia.
 Back at Front Again
 Last fall he again was back on the battle front. First he went to the western front with the British forces at the outbreak of the war. When war broke out in Finland he hastened to helsinki, arriving in time to cover air raids on that cap- ital. And thls week he was prepar- Ing to go to Norway with the Brit lsh.
 One of tho big peace time assign ments of his career was the abdi- cation of former King Edward VIII. Tn the months foilr wing the abdl- cation he witnessed the coronation Of the new king-deorge VI and later covered the marriage la France of the exile monarch and Mrs. Simpson, :.
 Last year Miller accompanied King George and queen Elizabeth on their tour of the United States and Canada. He returned to Lon. don convinced that the peace would be broken again and that perhaps he would be called upon to cover bigger ne;'s than ever before.
 No better words than Millers own could describe his life. He wrote in his book thft he had had a grand. stand seat at the most momentous show In history"