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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

The appropriation of another umpteen
billions for national defense is quite all
right The American people are In earn
est about this preparedness thing, ana
nobody cares much what it costs, provided
we get what we need and get 1T In rg-
time Further categorical assurance by
the President and administration leaders
that none of this arms establishment is
destined for service in Europe, but only
in resolute defense of the western hemls-
phere, is just what the country needed.
It melts away the last objection that any
body could make to going ahead, full
steam, with the military program.
The principal danger in all these
astronomic appropriations is that (D
They may crowd one upon another faster
than sensible plans can be devised TO
spend them well, and ~ People may be
so bedazzled by the sums themselves that
they will tend to think of rearmament as
already achieved. 1t is not, of course,
and it will not be for many months =
not in complete form for a period of from
five to seven years.
Some things can be done Immediately,
and they are being done. There are re-
organizations, shifts of existing force,
sharpening up of the National Guard,
recalling OF reserve officers, and increased
production of many items where capacity
exceeds present production. But the
great bulk of the preparedness effort will
become apparent with rush only after
q year or more has elapsed. A graphic
representation of the U. s. armament ef-
fort during the World War shows that
for many months after war was declared,
military production rose but slightly.
Then, as new plants and production
facilities took hold, production scared
suddenly upward.
So it will be today. We must not be
impatient, nor suddenly conclude that
the effort is weak because it takes time.
It is little like the hen and the egg. You
set the hen on the egg. 1t takes q days
for the egg to hatch. If you want more
chicks. Won might set 40 hens on 40 eggs,
but you still don't get even the first chick
until 81 days are up.
So with powder factory or shell plant
(of which we have virtually none). First
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
Change Not Desired

limitations that an effort might be
made to have the name of Leavenworth
High School changed so that honor might
he paid to it's late principal, Harrison S.
Allen, did not meet over-enthusiasm IN
Waterbury. Everyone in this city who
knew the late educator would realize that
he himself would not desire that such
action be taken. There is plenty of time
to pay proper respect to the deceased
educator and the opportunity may arise
one of these days to perpetuate his name
in connection with some other educa-
tional institution.
But the name of Leavenworth rightly
belongs on the technical high school OF
this city. The late Elisha LeavenWorth
was a fine citizen of this town through
out an extremely long lifetime. He was
more than that, too; he was public ben
efactor and a man who gave generously
and willingly of his time and energy that
this might be a better community In
which to live. He also provided that the
public might be served even after his
death. 1t is quite fitting and right that
he was chosen as the one to honor by
technical high school.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

Going hand in hand with Rep. ]. Jo-
seph Smiths suggestion that the Nation
al Guard be polled to ascertain how many
of it's members are vital to the war indus
tries of the sections in which they reside
is the Massachusetts, plan OF filing lists
of skilled workers with state employers.
These files are to be obtained from the
States Division of the Unemployment
Compensation Service. The lists in 35
Massachusetts employment offices are
now being scanned and from them Will
be obtained a sizeable list of workers
skilled in many lines which should prove
invaluable to plants engaged in war IN
duStrieS.
The same thing could easily be done
here in Connecticut, if it already hasn't
been started And we don't think that
the Waterbury congreSslnans plan should
be overlooked. 1t becomes increasingly
evident that our National Guard is to
play an important part in any defense
system. Not only may they be engaged
ultimately in long training periods, put
it is believed that if universal training
for American men between the ages OF
Is and "a is approved, it will necessitate
the services of all National Guardsmen
throughout the nation to direct this vast
army of defense.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
It's a Long Road

Everything has to end some day, so
that accounts for the announcement
which startled New York's theatrical belt
the other day. Tobacco Road" is going
to close. August II will mark the end
of its long run which began years and
years ago, so it seems. Actually the play
has been running some six years. It will
complete eight months of another year
when it bows out the middle of next
month. It's a record for continuous
performances, even surprising that of
"Abie's Irish Rose"
AS to the play itself dramatic critics
probably feel today just about the same
as they did late in 1888 when they
"panned"the play after its opening per-
Torrance. Theatergoers might also ex-
press mixed opinions We know many
who thought The play commendable;
others who wished they had never seen
it. Objectionable as it may have been in
dialogue, it apparently answered some in
ner demand of mankind No doubt years
from now families will be reckoning
events from the time they saw Tobacco
Road" It just happens to be one of those
things.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
Welcome Home

The long and trying effort to bring
home from war-torn Europe every Amer
lean whose presence there is not urgently
required is now nearing its end. More
than 81 10000 Americans, by cooperation
of the State Department and the U. S.
Maritime Commission, have now returned
to their home land. There have been
unpleasant and uncomfortable incidents
in the course of so big an emergency job.
That was unavoidable. But in the main,
crowded and uncomfortable passengers,
harassed and overworked stewards and
stewardesses, and worried government
in the face Of emergency conditions in
such a way as to bring credit to the
whole operation. It is chapter which
reflects credit on the growing American
merchant marine, and which augurs hap
PLY for it's future.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

Death of Bruce Kremer, former Demo-
cratic National Committeeman from Mon
tana, awakened considerable response
among old-line Democrats who recall the
days when he was potent force in the
management OF the party. Unfortunate
ly much of his activity centered around
the days when the Democrats had just
lost control of power at Washington and
the nation was plunging into the Hard
ing, Coolidge, Hoover boom" days which
proved our undoing. Kremer was not
native of Montana nor was he Western
er. He was born in Kentucky and re-
ceived much of his education in the East,
graduating from University of Virginia.
In 1901 he moved to Butte, Montana,
where he remained until 1882 when he
came to Washington where he had since
practiced law very successfully. He held
many offices in the national committee
and was continuous member of it from
Montana from 1908 until 1884, a record
in Democratic politics.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

Adjustment of all trolley lines in Hart
ford is under consideration. Officials of
the traction company and Mayor Thomas
J. Spellacy have been in recent consulta-
ton studying the plan. It's very likely
that by the time 1941 has rolled around
our capital city won't boast of single
electric tramway and will be as complete
ly serviced by BUSES as is Waterbury and
other Connecticut cities. New Haven
would thus remain the only city in the
state with trolley lines still being operat-
ed The transition is slow, but it is stea-
dy with apparently no turning back to
electric locomotion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
Selected Poem
THRUSH WOODS

(Robert p. Tristram Coffin, in the New York Tmes)
I know the place where there is always quiet,
The white-pine needles carpet all the ground,
A road winds on into worldwide stiffness,
And the thrushes sing the day around;
The thrushes do not wait for evenings GOODNESS,
One blows his flute beneath the MONDAY sun,
Tries his. lowest tune, his middle highest,
And other thrushes answer one by one.
The road has nowhere but single dwelling
To go to, and a quiet man lives there,
His children are men grown and grown-up women,
And they have gone and left the pasture bare
Time does not go that roadway any longer,
The thrushes' timeess chorals climb and climb,
They sing as If 1t were forever Summer,
And dew were always there and sunset time
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
In Today's Mail

the French people? Who DESTROYED
French democracy? Who besmirched
the name of France? The scoun-
drels whom yesterday the capitalist
press praised as patriots, as champ
lens Of democracy, the noble ally
whom honest Americans were asked
to give all aid, the fifth column.
The lessons Of France have not
been lost upon the people of Great
Britain. The widespread demand for
the ousting of Chamberlain and all
other Munichmen from the govern
ment, shows that the people under
stand that the fifth column is to
be found not among the people or
the Communist Party, but among
the representatives of big capital.
Here in the United States a sim
liar lesson should be learned.
Treachery turks in high places,
among the labor haters, Wall st.
and the economic royalists. 1t is
intrenched in government and army
and is shielded by a reactionary
press. AS in France 1t attacks the
living standards of the people and
perSecutes the Communist Party. AS
In France 1t seeks to demolish DEM
ocracy in the name of patriotism,
national defense and democracy
itself.
But while the betrayers of France
make themselves secure in treason
or flight the great and powerful
French Communist Party remains
at its post by the people. Under the
leadership of communists the strug-
gle Of the French people against
the fascism of Petain, Laval and
Hitler continues.
The French are a great nation of
people with glorious revolutionary
traditions. French capitalism cannot
imprison the people behind the
bars Of fascism for long. The waves
Of the ocean cannot be tanned. The
name Of France will ring once more
with respondent glory.
MICHAEL RUSSO
SEC. COMMUNIST PARTY
p. o. BOX s67
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

at its city limits warning Ne
grOes to keep out. Also c0l0red
railroad workers were not al
lowed to get Off trains to buy
food in the town. Mint0n even
promised to produce the signs.
Minton's charges created stir
among his listeners and next day
were all over the large Negro Sec
ton Of Chicago, which controls
lot of votes. For several years 1t
has elected the lone Negro in Con-
gress, the present incumbent be-
ing Arthur Mitchell, who has
held the Office for three terms.
Note-The Negro vote can swing
q close election in such key
cities as New York, Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia, Chicago, st. Louis,
and Detroit.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Assistant Secretary of War
Louis johnson has sloughed off
80 pounds-and feels better.
REA is about to bring forth film
on rural identification similar to
"The River" In purpose. Pictures
are by Joris Ivens, who got the
amazing war shots in ''The Span
ish Earth" !. How far the Nazis
go In trying to win Latin America
Is shown by the Mexican army
journal, eel Ejercito," in which
the German Legation inserted a
full page ad, reminding the Mexi-
can army Of "the cruel sacrifices
they have borne for more than a
century to conserve intact the
heritage of their forefathers."
Nothing could be more directly
aimed at Yankee imperialism"
Copyright. 1910, by United Fea-
ture Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

When paving of Watertown Avenue
from Robbins to Aurora street commences
1t should be one of the most rapid pieces
of street construction work this city has
seen. There is nothing to hold up actual
paving because the city is now finishing
up all the numerous projects involving
underground pipe connections Remem-
Der the days when every new street job
was ruined by being torn up for sewer
work or something like that?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
FRENCH FIFTH COLUMN
WAS LABOR's ENEMIES,
ASSERTS RUSSO
Editor, waterbury Democrat; !;

Editor, waterbury Democrat;
The fifth column has delivered
the French people to Hitler fascism.
Frances 200 families Of finance and
wealth have finally gotten what
they wanted all along-a fascist die
tatorship. s
Whatever there was OF French
democracy has been wiped out by
the new constitution drafted by
those two arch scoundrels, Laval
and Petain. It Is constitution which
sacredly protects the investments Of
the French capitalist class, while
the French people are bled white
by the French bankers within and
the Hitler conquerors without.
This Is. what Laval, Petain, Bon
net, Daladier and the rest Of that
gang have wanted all along when
they knitted the Peoples Front,
when they tore up their obligations
to Czechoslovakia, sold out Spain,
flung aside the protection of the
Franco Soviet pact, and crowned
their treason by turning Europe
over to Hitler at Munich.
Rather than give labor and the
people more power In the govern
ment, the French bankers opened
the gates to Hitler in order to get
what they desired above everything
and could never realize by them
|selves-a fascist dictatorship over the
French working class.
Itswas not the Communist Party
or any other section of the working
people Of France who were the fifth
column. No. The French fifth col
umn consisted of the enemies of
labor and the people, the bankers,
the military aristocracy and the
most corrupt and reactionary poll
teal circles Of France.
The American press anxious to
get us into the war helped to con-
ceal the identity of the French fifth
column. While 1t informed US that
Its noble ally was roofing out all
fifth column elements within France
1t covered the dirty work Of the real
fifth column. It actually applauded
every act Of treachery against
French democracy. The press said
this was nation defense.
The traitors could not put over
their txeachery without first Grip
plluR the greatest obstacle to trea-
son and fascism because IL was the
communists Of France. and only the
communists, who openly accused the
French government Of treason
against French democracy from the
very beginning Of the war.
We communists can rightfully Soy
10 the whole world. VINO betrayed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

Bruce Cation reaches the $780,
900 level, the army has to begin q
new campaign, taking on $4,000
more men so as to. reach the a,i-
thorized maximum Of 37S,OOO,
Schedule calls for compilation Of
this job by the end Of the year, and
present indications are that goal
will be reached.
CCC BRINGS
COMPLAINTS
Reports about the lag seen to
have originated in the second corps
area, centering around New York
City. It's true that few Compare
tively) are signing up there, but
that's nothing new; for some reason
New York never has been good
hunting ground. d. q
Best places to get recruits are
the third corps area, comprising
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
and the District of Columbia: the
fourth, which takes in the Carolinas
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and
Tennessee; the nth, which includes
Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and
Kentucky, and the eighth, which is
made up Of Texas, Oklahoma, Col
orado, New Mexico and Arizona.
These areas more than make up for
New York.
Some army officers have COM
planned that. the CCC. camps otter
too much competition, in. that they
take young men from the same
general age levels, offer them six
month enrollments (Which can be
broken of whenever the enrollee
lands a job and pay them $50 a
month as compared with the army's
$21. The recruiting branch denies
this competition hurts; besides, 1t
contacts the .CCC lads when, their
terms are to expire, and signs up
a lot of them anyhow.
NAVY STILL HOLDS
POPULAR APPEAL
Some Of the army's recruiters are
getting to be good statesmen. ClaS-
sic story, just relayed here, Sllas to
do with a recruiting sergeant In
Kentucky. Salesman for a corres-
pondence school dropped In on him
to try to sell him course In adj
vertising, figuring that would come
in handy In connection with the en-
listment drive. The salesman did
his stuff, and then the sergeant did
his. Result: salesman joined the
army.
Only real trouble is that the aver
oUo nS1,fl{aYa roac,ash %y.t,@lp kt~ q ,.v,eSy
has much glamor. Movie compan-
les are helping remedy this by max
ing plenty Of newsreel shorts; also,
in recent weeks the mechanical out
fits seem to have taken on an air
Of romance, and recruits for that
branch aren't hard to get. But the
navy still has the edge In the mat
ter of popular appeal.
One thing is certain: the average
rookie is different sort of speci.
men these days than a generation
ago. Recruiting officials here re-
Gently picked up several hundred re-
cruits' cards and fed them into one
Of those trick sorting machines, to
see what the average recruit Is like.
Here's the picture:
He's ii, native-born, S feet 8 1-2
inches tall and Weighing las pounds.
He wears BE shoes, al la hat, has
a 32-inch waist and can. wear a
regular SO coat. He has blue eyes
and light brown hair, has a high
school education, has had some
mechanical, clerical or occupational
training and comes from rural
district. s'>.-.,,. &s =. =, ~.
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Questions
andAnswers

By FREDERIC u. kEBbH
Enclose = three-cent stamp Tor
reuly when addressing any ques-
tlon Of fact or information 60 the
waterbury Democrats Service Bu-
rcau at Washington. Legal and
medical advice cannot be given,
nor can extended research be un-
taken. Be sure an mail is adj
dressed TO The WATERBURY
DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU-
REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street.
Washington. d. C..
THE EDITOR
Q. What is a railroad round
house?
A. A semicircular or circular
building containing locomotive stalls
@. How many students are en-
rolled in United States trade and
chronological schools that train for
trades and occupations essential to
national defense?
A. The United States Commits
Sl0ner OF EducaLlOn SalQ ISCeltly
that trade schools alone were train
ing 100000 and that Engineering
Colleges had more than 100000 en-
rolled students.
Q. What was the Paris stock ex-
change called?
A. The Bourse.
@. Does the distinct wv" on the
seventeen-year locust foretell war?
A. There is no truth in this be-
lief, which can be disproved by the
fact that the marking appears on
the wings of all of the thirty-broods
and every year is locust year in
some part of the country. An inter-
esting circular about the life history
of the seventeen-year locust may be
obtained by sending a self-address-
ed. stamped envelope to Waterbury
Democrat Service Bureau, 1913 18th
street, Washington, D. G.
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you must build the plant. That takes
from six months to a year. You may de-
eide to build 40 plants. But you still
don't get any powder or shells until those
initial months are past and production
begins. This armament business re-
quires patience as well as unrelenting
follow-through. Not moment should
be wasted, but let no one expect miracle
Even France didn't get that.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

Chief charge leveled against the
big tobacco companies Is that they
combined to fix the price paid to
the tobacco farmer, also that they
fixed the retail price of cigarettes
paid by the consumer.
The Justice Department has
been investigating monopolistic
practices in the tobacco industry
for two years. Among other
things its Investigators have found
that the annual income Of AGO.
coo tobacco farmers in the United
States averaged only $500 to $500.
Meanwhile the officers of. the
Reynolds Tobacco Company alone
have paid themselves a total Of
$2s.000,00O during a five-year Pc
Rod.
MINTON'S SPEECH
Scores Of speeches were made
and reported during the Chicago
convention, but the only one that
really made COP strategists sit
UP sharply was one by Senator
Sherman Minton which COM
pletely escaped public notice.
The Indiana New Dealer deliv-
cred his talk before a large Ne
gro rally in South Chihcago, and
fired a round at Wendell Willkie
where politically it hurts.
Minton told his colored audience
that Elwood, Ind, the Republic
can standard bearers home town,
had agreed to allow Negroes to
participate in WILKES acceptance
ceremony only after strong I'M
dercover pressure from COP lead
ers.
Up to q few years ago, Min
ton said, Elwood had large signs
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

We cannot any longer carry on
on amateur lines. We are not going
TO beat Germany unless we turn
prcfessional.-Nevile Henderson.
It Is shocking that 9 great politi-
cal party now presents Is It's hope
Tor America one who believes that
war Is inevitable.
Senator Burton e. Wheeler. s<lg-
sesling a third peace" party.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
What's Your /. O.?
Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to back page
for the answers.

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions? Turn to back page
for the answers.
/. Which red-headed football
player was called 1.-THE Gallopina
Ghost of the Gridiron?"
2. How many avoirdupois pounds
are in one short ton?
3. Which state was formerly
called the State of Franklin?
4. What unit of weight is used
for precious stones?
S. Name the famous writer who
was born at Stratford-on
England.
6. Is Mt. Vesuvius in italy an ac-
tive or inactive volcano?
Z. Did women of the ancient
world use cosmetics?
8. Did German troops in the cur
rent war march into Paris on June
IL, 10 or IA
8. In which country is Trafalgar
Cape?
10. Which president preceded
Lincoln?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

SASoISoL pITdCIe
er Of his day.
was said to have
taken care Of a
woman's baby
one day that
she might get a
breath Of fresh
air out in the
green country.
Abraham Linz
coins letter to
the Widow Blk
by is a striking
example Of how
thoughtful the
truly great can
be of the Sor-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 1854 p. m daylight time)
sun rises 5:42 a. m: sets s:l4 p. m. day
light time)
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
Dog-days those wearisome days Of the
summer are with US for fair. But Connects
cut has learned that every one Of its varying
weather idosyncracies Is not iong-lived and
soon gives way 10 pleasant and exhilrating
days
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NOT SO BADLY OFF


(Boston Post)
No one Is more disposed to Joke
about the vagaries Of New England
weather than the New Highlander
himself. Unlike the Californian, who
finds the English language often
lacking In adjectives and their SUI
perlatives to give proper range to his
praise Of the California brand OF
weather. the New Highlander takes
his e. II comes. And ne looks for
almost anything.
yet. on q day when temperature
were soaring 10 100 IA
washington, 90 IN Chlea@n. q IA
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ing IN at 900
q week. and the
drive to reach
. total enlisted
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Pittsburgh and 81 in Cincinnati,
Boston was paying fervid thanks to
an east wind and high mark OF "a.
We are, as matter Of fact, pretty
well off most of the time.