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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-18
A Thought for Today
Qualifications Omitted

The defeat of U. s. Senator Francis T. Maloney and Representative J. Joseph Smith of our own city and district IS asked by the Waterbury Republican for the reason that they are endorsing the reelection of Franklin D. Roosevelt In short two of the finest national legislators that Connecticut has been really able to boast about for years would be relegated to the Sidelines because they remain good Democrats and support the entire Dem ocratic ticket. We cannot see any appeal in this for the average voter. Quite the contrary should be true even under the most trying circumstances, such as we know exist today.
 Never in recent years has Connecticut witnessed the sight of prominent Re- publicans giving active support to Demo- cratic candidates. Yet that is the case with Senator Maloney and Representa- tive Smith Time and again we have heard both of them not merely referred to in friendly tones by persons ot op- posite political faith but the opinion has been voiced that the best interests of state and district are best served by their reelection. Certainly Democrats cannot help but feel that such feeling should make them strive all the harder to put their candidates back in office.
 The respect that Republican members of Congress have, too, for Representative Smith and Senator Maloney is we'll known. Even the junior senator from this state, Republican, paid Congress men Smith the extreme Jnor of using some of his (Smith's) figures and data on national defense when he delivered the keynote address before the spring convention of the Republican Party this year. When you stop to weigh such fac tors as these the sum of factors urging the reelection of such Democratic candl- dates as these two is impressive
 It will be long time before Connectl- cut legislators attain to the stature of Smith and Maloney at Washington Ii their tenure of office is abruptly termi- mated this fall. It will be long time before others reach the high standing to which they have both attained in their comparatively short time in Congress: They possess so many qualifications ot value to state, district, and city that to seek their defeat on the ground that they are Roosevelt supporters is an admiss4on of failure to give them the kind of oppo- sition to which they are entitled by past performances and future promise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-18
Not Only the Young Are Drafted

The spectacle of 16,50G,000 young men registering their names for national service was a stupendous sight. We ought to think about it - those of us who registered and those who are not yet called What does it mean = this overpowering call upon the strength and abilities of young men? To think rightly about it we have to go way back to what government means.
 Government (among free men) is machinery for doing tcgether what men cannot do for themselves. In the early days of civilization there was no government in the modern sense. A family, a tribe, gathered together to help one another live, and accepted the leadership of a chief. As human life became more complicated, more complicated forms of government grew up to meet the need of more and more people to live together, protect each other, help one another.
 Today the world is organized on such scale that only great groups can suc- cessfully live together. We call them nations. What is nation? A nation is large group of people bound together by geographical nearness, by common customs, language, interdependence in getting their livings. To help the group to make rules for living together, to help it to defend itself against outside inter ference, we establish governments. Free people do it of their own free will, and to it as they wish. All benefit by the rules established. The complex industrial life of today would be impossible without order and rules. Government establishes the one and enforces the other. But since all benefit from this order, all must share it's burdens.
 Today one of the great services that government renders to it's people is to provide means to defend themselves jointly against any who would take away their rights. By the free choice of our own representatives, we have decided that all must share this burden. So our young men set down their names and await the call for whatever service the people have decided to require of them. It is as simple as that.
 But let no older man, and no woman forget that, though they are not yet called, they also share the responsibility. Tn their time, in proportion to their abil- itieS and talents, they also are called by the same obligation that the young men
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Tom Mix

A good many people never connected Tom Mix with anything but the movies and the circus True, his greatest fame came from his participation in these fields of amusement as performer, but long before he went into play-acting as a profession Tom Mix had lived full and adventurous life. He was a pretty good range hand at an age when most boys are still only playing at being cowboys He always continued to be identified with life in the open, whether it was one ot Teddy RooSevelt'S Rough Riders or a Texas town sheriff.
 As movie actor Mix was not the great est of the cowboy stars, but he certainly captivated millions of young watchers. And his prowess in the saddle, with the lariat or pulling gun on some scoun- drel villain made him an immense fav- orite with audiences, old and young. His fame continued long after he had ended his screen career which virtually ended when the talkies came into popularity. And even of late days the name of Tom Mix with any circus he might accom- pany was pretty good advertising and gate attraction.
 His influence on the lives of many youngsters was never bad one. HIS pictures were along the same pattern, but they were a whole lot better when you come right down to it than some of the artificial stuff we get today. Mix was modest screen hero, of good habits, and usually the good example of what comes from law abiding and clean living. That certainly never did any Mix fan any harm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-18
In the Midst of Death

While Europe frantically plunges on- ward to newer and better means of kill ing people, American science has suc- ceeded in cutting materially the death rate from pneumonia, most fatal of all germ diseases Thus in the midst of death there is life, and the same human mind which has proved so clever at kill ing has proved that it has not forgotten also how to save. Sulfanilimide and it's close chemical relatives have made great inroads in the pneumonia death rate. This has been reported to the Interstate Graduate Medical Association of North America Some place the cut in the pneumonia death-rate as high as tWo- thirds
 Is it useless to save young mans life from pneumonia and then bomb him in his bed? Perhaps in so simple an exam pie, yes. But we must have faith that the Knowledge of how to fight disease will still be serving man long after he has learned to get along without war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-18

The Needlework Guild of this city, part of the national association, is con- ducting it's annual collection of new gar ments. The worthy cause deserves the patronage of all, as does a similar and smaller organization which soon starts a similar drive. The latter is the garment drive sponsored by the Waterbury Coun- cil of Catholic Women in conjunction with Diocesan Bureau of Social Service. Both these groups ask their members for two new articles, either domestic or cloth ing for any age. These are collected and distributed to the best advantage through reliable agencies. Both are worthy charities and merit the attention Of all who are able to contribute to the cause.
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they do not seem to be undergirdled with things that will really support them. Sorrow comes upon such folk and they collapse into unrestrained grief, which finally turns into de- Spair and bitterness. Frequently 1t happens that such people lose their money, and with its going feel that all the significance of life has de- parted. Parents sometimes spoil their children, until the youngsters grow up into fine-looking men and women who have, nevertheless, weaknesses of character which cause their lives to collapse in a day of severe ordeal.
 The New Testament declares that other foundation can no man lay than that is laid which Is Jesus Christ. Upon this conviction Chris tianity rests its case. It is the Bib- Heal way of saying that lives sup- ported otherwise are like the far- flung arches of St. PaurS Cathedral. many of which are supported by pil- lars filled with loose stones and other builders rubbish. : (All Rights Reserved -Babsor Newspaper Syndicate).
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Very little grumbling or grabbing were heard Wednesday by those registering or those being registered. The former were doing bit of good volunteer work, and the latter were obeying law which made it necessary for all good men between the ages of 21 and S6 to register. This pro- cess of drafting our first such army group in peace time went along smoothly. Ii there were conscientious objectors among the thousands, little or nothing was heard about it. It was not an agreeable thing for many who might feel opposed to conscription in times of peace to fall in line but once the conscription bill was passed good Americans fell in line. Those who are eventually sent away to camps should have their job waiting for them on their subsequent return. In every pro fession and business important men will be taken away from their jobs, and as one of the leading Cathoic periodicals re- marked in it's current issue, such men have been invaluable, but it is necessary to part with them for the present. The thing to remember is to take care Of them when they return.
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In Today's Mail

this carping of Anglophilic war mongers- people who care nothing for the peace and the civilization and the democracy of the United States. Thousands of miles of ocean separate us from the battlefields of Europe and Asia: they want to wipe out that safety zone and make those battlefields ours. Thousands of press ing problems are to be solved here so that we can improve our way of life: they want to ignore those prob lens and settle those of foreign na- tions.
 Now if this noiSome crew is al- lowed to proceed unchecked it will most certainly get us involved in the war against the will of the vast majority of the American people. And that is precisely why level headed organization such as the Ma tional Mothers of American Sons" is needed to counteract this small but powerful group and make it clear that America does not intend to send any conscripted armies to Europe's war.
 France has but recently awakened to the menace of the Sixth Column, in its midst. Face to face with her enemy across the Maginot line, France waited too late to destroy the Sixth Column; which traitorous Red PremierS like Leon Blum of the Popular Front" had allowed to un- dermine the country from within We in the United States must not wait until an enemy is at the gate to remove the enemy from within the gate. We must remove the force and strength and the menace of the Sixth Column within our gates at once.
 Let us demand that the Federal Government remove the handcuffs from the Dies Committee, so it may operate effectively. Let us call upon our fellow Americans to present a strong and united front against the Sixth Column, such a front as we would present against any enemy invader who sought to pass the gates of our beloved country.
 As Americans we belong to races and religions that suffered much from the tyranny and from the treason of a sixth column" within the gates. In memory of our fore fathers we stand ready to live our lives, or lay down our lives, against every foreign invader, which threat ems the peace and freedom of hte United States of America.
 According to the daily press the British RAF Is more than holding its own against the Nazi airraiders According to the British com muniques released in America-the German losses surpass those of the English air force by more than to 1. Add to this the daily stories informing the public that the Brit ish Navy is supreme, that Germany is cut off from receiving food sup plies, and her ships are swept from l the Seven Seas. Tn view of these facts why should the United States
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SIXTH COLUMN IS ONE FOR AMERICANS TO WATCH
 OUT FOR.

Oct, IS, 1940.
 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 One hundred and sixty -four years have elapsed since our nation has become a republic. For one hundred and sixty-four years we have had a government of the people, by the people, md for the people. On October 16, 1s40. our democracy ceased to exist. Conscription has be- come the law of the land, and in spite of the fact that 90 per, cent of our citizens are opposed to our meddling in the affairs of other 1a- tions, we are forced to bow to the will of small minority.
 However. we are not deceived by the propaganda emanating from certain groups which attempt to label the present war in Europe as ia holy" war to make the world safe for democracy, even as the last World war was hypocritically her. aided to be war to make the world safe for democracy. Let us protest against the shedding of single drop of American blood in the imperial istic orgy now raging abroad. In a world gone mad with the mahiac- depression of war, we as Americans should continue to give to the world the example of a land where men and women. of all races and colors and religions, can live together in peace and amity. We shall allow no force, and no personality, and no 1 propaganda, to betray the United States of America into war.
 i Let us stand ready to fight against any foreign nation that would dare to invade the United States of America. Let us demand that the federal government give to its citi- zens the fullest protection, and the fullest preparation on land, on sea and in the air, against the possibility of any invasion from without. Let us demand that no more money be wasted in the artificial purchase of gold from Communistic Russia or other nations. Already millions of dollars have been squandered in "gold bricks" The taxpayers money has been squandered in the pur- chase of gold that has not even been used to fill the cavities in the teeth of the poor; it might well have been used to build planes, to train pilots, and increase our sup ply of anti-aircraft guns everywhere along the coast. Let us demand through our elected representatives that American money be spent in American markets and for American purposes.
 One of the catch words which has caught the mind and imagination of the American public to an unprece- dented degree is that which describes spies, traitors, and those in our midsts who place the welfare of any foreign country before that of the United States of America as a Fifth Column" Unfortunately fol a proper sense of balance, however this term is generally considered to refer only to Nazi terInites and to a lesser degree to the more numerous Communists. It is misnomer tc call this group Fifth Columnists, be- cause it would be a distortion of his htory. The original Fifth Columnists were Christians and Patriots. The more dangerous sixth Column, how ever, in which olfr Anglophile news papers play such an important part goes relatively iinnoticed.
 On all sides we gre bounded nl
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bother with the Germans, when Britain is doing such splendid job doing it systematically and over- whelmingiy?
 Either all this propaganda is right or it is wrong. We can recollect how certain American newspapers were controlled by the British for eign office, prior to our entrance into the first World War.
 The fact is if we can believe the press, Britain is winning the war. There is no question about that. Why then should we mess ourselves in it, prticularly after we have sent over 50 warships, hundreds of air planes. tons of munitions, over ana above the help we accorded London through the agency of the "Stabili.. zation Fun and our Gold bricK purchase act.
 Indeed we can afford to be neu- tral, hoping that victorious Brilam will treat us kindly at the conciu' sion of hostilities.
 Nothing hysterical in this letter Nothing un-American. Nothing to justify the statement that those whc are not Bundles for Britain are ig- norant. It is just natural solicitude of an American war veteran. Al American who doesn't want to see the greatest political organization III history pouring money down the drain, money that should be used In a weli-planned defense program; who doesn't want to see billions spent for glorified electioneering, that are sorely needed for the ex- pansion of our armed forces. At this time much stress is being laid upon the necessity of unity, and our willingness to contribute to the peace of the world; but, there can be no bond of unity between the safety of our American homes, and the itching palms of War-mong- CTS: there can be no contribution to peace, if that peace is predicated upon the vicious sacrifice of human flesh and blood. He who thinks that the youth of this nation can again be led like sheep to slaughter, 5000 miles away, is simply gambling with the destiny of this nation.
 Our haste to conscript the man power of this country and to rearm, is reminiscent of the man with the seven year itch, who tried to scratch l it out in five.
 SEMPER FIDELIS.
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as acting chairman of the COP labor campaign committee.
 Cause of the blowup was clash with Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota, close Willkie adviser, who had his own ideas on how to win labor votes for the COP. Hutcheson was in compete charge of the labor end of the Republi- can campaigns in 1882 and '36 and expected to occupy the same place this year. When hme found he had to share authority with Will kie Clubs and other individuals, not directly affiliated with labor unions, whom Stassen installed in the labor committee, Hutcheson
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Selected Poem
AUTUMNAL.

(Gerald Raferty in the New York Sun) The hound goes ranging through the shocks of corn Where husked ears lie in heaps of gleaming gold; IJnon the breeze the scent of grapes is borne The year is old. The last bee mumbles homeward through the sun; The deer drift to the hills, no longer bold. Far in the night the foxes cry and sum- The wind is cold The pools are edged with ice; the flocks of birds Go weaving southWard. Over forest mold Another page is turned on shining words tale retold.
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises 6:41 p. m.
 Sun rises 6:06 a. m.; sets 5:08 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 All sorts of lunar phenomena have been visible the last few days. With the moon at its full phase there occurred early Wednes- day morning lunar appulse or slight dark ening of the moons surface by the shadow of the earth brushing it. Then Wednesday night there was a lunar corona of consider able depth ard color. Watch for weather variations for a few days to come.
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1. What is the distinguishing characteristic of dachshunds?
 2. Gecko is the name of drink, lizard or fruit?
 3. Complete the proverb: Uneasy lies the head that wears a -----.
 4. Was Dwight L. Moody fa- nous American evangelist. author or painter?
 $. Who was Johann H. Pestaloz1P 6. What river that rises in Geor- gia was made famous by an old song?
 2. Name the league that advo- cates the retention of their maiden names by married women?
 8. Is it easier to swim in fresh or salt water?
 g. What does the Bible say is the root of all evil"? 10. An income that does not dew fate from year to year Is said to be a ----- income?
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oil pro p Ter CleS s hasn't been settl- ed is beginning to flow in a fairly heavy stream to- ward Japan.
 The stream hasn't yet got big enough to alarm insiders in Wash ington, but the trend is that way. Concei V ably, it could nunify any embargo W hic h the United States might put on oil
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now face. In this sense every man and woman in the country is also drafted. Who accepts the advantages of organ ized government and mutual security, let him also accept the obligation to con tribute what is required of him = or to give it even before 1t is required
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'1aid down his tools".
 National Chairman Joe Martin tried to plaacte Hutcheson, but he refused to be honeyed.
 You'll have to get someone else, J0e," he declared flatly. I'm through. I'm for Wilkie as much as you are and I want to see him elected. But the cleo tion iS only three weeks off and I can't possibly set up the kind of an organization that is need ed to capture the labor vote at this late date. I mean an or ganization of real labor leaders,
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buuQer 5 ruDDlSQ. One of the great est cathedrals in all the world has only such mate rial to support its great arches in a ay of crue l bombing.
 How often we encounter lives s pleasing to be- hold which crum- ble in an hour of
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o. How many words are in the English language and how many do ordinary well-educated persons corn- monly use?
 A. The reputable English language contains approximately 100000 words, and an average student. in scientifically conducted vocabulary test. recognized or correctly guessed 6O,OO0 common words, l,5OO rare words, 95,OOO derivatives and com pounds-total 156,000 words.
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National Spotlight
By BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrrespOndent

washington. Oct. 1S- The oil which the United States can't bring in from Mexico because the row over Mexico appropriation of American
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D

POOR SUPPORT IN HARD DAYS
 It is said that the pillars support porting certain important arches of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, are filled with rubble, which is really
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Washington Merry-Go Round
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said about publicly, but the revolutionary which
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What's Your |. O.!

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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THE EDITOR

@. How much did the United States spend for national defense in the fiscal year ending June 30. 1940?
 A. Army, $2s4,9o4,s43: Navy, $394, ,574, ,109.
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If you want a copy of "ELEC- TION PACKET" of four publica- tions, send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau 1913 Fifteenth Street, Washing ton, D. c. Enclose fifteen cents in postage.
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Questions
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, 'He rarely ever
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@. What does the surname Copus mean?
 A. It is British surname derived from locality, and means house on copp, or hilltop.
 o. When and why was the name of the royal family of England changed to Windsor? x
 A. On July IT, 1917, King George. V abandoned all German titles for himself and his family, and by proc lamation changed the name Of the royal house from Saxe-Coburg- Go tha to Windsor. On June 20, 1917, the King decreed that those princes of his family who were British sup. jects, but bore German titles, should relinquish those titles in favor or British names.
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