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Evening star., 1940-06-25
British Bombers Raid
ITALIAN Posts in Africa

CAIRO, June 25 (P).-A Royal Air
Force communique said today that
British bombers had attacked the
Italian Birel Boggi military encamp-
ment in the western desert yester-
day.
The raid on the military encamp-
ment.,' said the communique, was
complete surprise. Tents bombed
there were scenes of tremendous
activity as the troops rushed for
shelter.
In raid on the Asmara airdrome
considerable damage was DONE y
said the communique. Hangers
and runways suffered direct hits.
There was much smoke enveloping
the airdrome when our aircraft left.
Fighters took off in order to inter-
cept our bombers, but the enemy
showed no particular desire to press
home the attack and all our aircraft
returned safely.
Our Blenheims raided the Dire
daWa airdrome. Two enemy fighters
were intercepted, but made off after
one was severely damaged. One of
our aircraft failed to return.
On June % Blenheims raided
Jiga Jiga. Bombs fell close to air.
craft, which must have suffered
damage"
Evening star., 1940-06-25

must make our party truly repre-
sentative of the people, independent
OF domination by any group, and
fair to all.
Fellow delegates, If we could re-
verse the magic of radio tonight,
If We could turn the millions of
radio-receivlng sets throughout this
land into microphones and If We
could turn our microphone here In
this great convention hall into a re-
ceiving set, we would hear an over
Whelming message sweeping in upon
us. 1t would be a cry for a states
manlike leadership to make America
strong and our way of life secure.
Shall we rise to meet this challenge?
Let us proceed with our delibera-
tions here in this historic city of
Philadelphia.
Let us present to the peoule Of
this Nation program worthy of
their support. Let us nominate a
man to carry out that program, a
man the people will elect the next
President of these United States.
Let us remember the words George
Washington spoke in this very city:
IF to please the people we offer
what we ourselves disapprove, how
can we afterWard defend cur work.
Let us raise standard to which
the wise and honest can repair. The
event is in the hands of God"
Evening star., 1940-06-25

travel, the fiow Of trade in a highly
industrialized world, all these in
crease the impact Of what happens
in one part of the world upon the
rest of the world. Let us determine
and define where our interests lie.
Clearly in the first instance they lie
In this hemisphere. We cannot per-
NIT an armed force, aggressive In
nature, with philosophy foreign
to ours. to establish itself upon this
hemisphere. Neither can we allow
subversive elements linked to alien
aggressors to undermine government
anywhere on this hemisphere. 1t is
essential that we plan in advance
and take decisive steps to establish
hemisphere defense.
Aid in Past Given
To Agsressor Nations.
1t is a sad commentary that in
the past seven years, which led right
up to the outbreak Of war, we have
given the aid of our inventive genius,
of our raw materials and of our
productive ability to those with
PHILOSOPHERS foreign to ours as well
as to those with PHILOSOPHERS SINH
lar to ours. We have thus aided the
manufacture of the implements of
destruction that Russia used upon
Finland, that Germany used against
the Allies, that Japan uses against
China, that Italy uses against
France. How belated is our now ex-
elusive assistance to the Allies!
1t is the responsibility of govern
ment in its foreign policy to en-
deavor in every honorable way to
create and nurture a world environ
ment in which its people can pro-
ceed along life's path in peace, ex-
panding their material well-being
and developing their way of life.
1t is thus also clear that our inter-
ests lie with the encouragement of
freedom and progress for all man
kind and the development of order
between nations based upon eternal
moral and spiritual laws, rather
than upon nlawless force of economic
strangulation. Failing in the crea-
tion of that environment, it is the
clear duty of government to make
It's people strong in their own de-
tense, to so prepare them that other
portions of the world may not stamp
out their way of life and may not
encroach upon their well-being.
Measured by. these guides, what
can our verdict be of the foreign
policies of this administration? We
do not judge harshly and yet our
judgment must be that it has failed
What has this administration done
TO bring about a better world en-
vironment? Was it in its recognition
OF Russia? Was it in it's torpedoelng
OF the London Economic Confer
ence? Was it In its failure to ad-
wise the people of this Nation of
the facts that it knew from the
capitals of Europe? Was it in its
announced attitude that this Nation
was no longer dynamic and was not
pressing fol rard upo nnew from
tiers? Was it in its continued sales
OF the means of warfare to those
Evening star., 1940-06-25

very nations who threatened to be
aggressors? No, nor was it in its
appointment of wealthy playboys as
foreign ministers and ambassadors.
National Preparedness
Also Neglected.
Clearly failing In its first RESPONSE
bility, neither did it meet It's second
duty OF national preparedness. This
Nation has had the shifting foreign
policy of the politicians, unwilling to
present hard facts to the people of
the Nation.
The great need for our future for
eign policy is a leadership that is
frank and fair with the people. The
people must have confidence that
their leaders place the Nations well
fare above their own political fu-
~ture. The people must know that
their leaders, while resolute in sup
port OF these basic policies, never
theless have the earnest hope to
keep this Nation out of war.
Have we been too harsh in our
judgment? No. In fact, we have not
even referred to the strong self-in-
dlctment of the obvious effort to
break down one of our bulWarks of
freedom by violating the third term
tradition. The saddest chapter of
the last four years has been that
the national administration, instead
OF keeping its eyes, statesmanlike,
upon the welfare of the people of
this Nation, has turned its political
gaze upon third term. This un-
American desire for a third term
completely undermines their forth
rlghtness in meeting all of our is
sues. 1t has destroyed statesman
ship. Cleverly and surreptitiously
they have strengthened the IRON
handed control of the President
over the Democratic party. Build
ing upon the corrupt political ma
chimes of Kelly and Nash and Hague
and their kind, they have erected
as superstructure a political ma
chine such as this country has never
before seen. Democracy within the
Democratic party has been de-
Stroyed.
With this background they move
on toward their convention, toss
ing aside the traditions of WASH
ington and jefferson.
Attitude Is Seen
As Added Challenge.
Let us fully recognize that this
very situation is an added challenge
to our party. With the Democratic
party's right of free choice of lead
ership denied to them, we must fur
nish the leadership for the men and
women of all parties. To do so we
Evening star., 1940-06-25

many overshadowing problems OF
foreign policies will require decision.
Let us frankly state to the people
that we can neither fully anticipate
these problems nor can we tie our
hands before meeting them. AS they
are reached they must be faced and
the people of this Nation must be
made aware of what they mean so
that informed public opinion may
find expression in the policies of the
Government.
1t is clear that the first RESPONSE
bility must be the future welfare of
the people Of this Nation and their
way of life, but it is also clear that
that future welfare cannot best be
served by simply burying our heads
in the sand. The world is constantly
changing Modern inventions. de-
Velopments Of communication and
Evening star., 1940-06-25

Of the people for their Government
and will give us a fair chance to
keep our liberty and stu compete
in a world of totalitarian states.
Little Leadership Hope
Is Seen in Democrats.
To whom shall we entrust the
leadership on this front? Shall it
be to those who have added almost
100000 men and women to the pub
lie pay rolls of their political army.
but have added only few thousand
TO the pay rolls of our Regular
Army? Or to those who tried to pack
the Supreme Court of these United
States? No. The Republican party
must furnish the leadership and the
program to give to this great democ-
racy OF ours clear, decisive govern
ment.
AS we advance upon these fronts
Evening star., 1940-06-25

must recognize that we gain to-
gether and we lose together. We
must continuously work to readjust
and correct injustices and inequali-
| ties that are present and that will
arise. Then We can have faith that
this system will rise again and make
ever greater progress in the interests
of all of our people.
For the advance on this domestic
front, can We entrust the leader
ship to those who have been in
| charge for the last seven years?
, No. For seven years jobs for the
unemployed and parity for agri-
culture have been "on order" And
| tonight after billions of our sub
stance have been scattered to the
winds, Jobs and parity are still not
"on hand but ION order"
Here again is a challenge to the
Republican party to furnish the
leadership and the program for a
sound, sincere, step by step advance
in keeping with the great basic prin-
ciples of American economy.
Government Needs
Real Reorganization.
What of our fourth front? Events
at home and abroad bring forcefully
to our attention the challenge to
democracy to make itself more eff
cient and effective without sur
rendering its own basic principles.
The delays and confusion of yards
and yards and yards of red tape,
the waste and inefficiency of overlap
ping stumbling boards, bureaus, de-
partments, divisions and agencies,
the lack of effective lines of execu-
tive authority, the intermingling of
powers that are legislative, executive
and judicial and the proper per-
formance of none. the incessant con-
flict between governments on diff
ferent levels. Federal, State and To-
cal, these are the things by which
Lilliputians are restraining the
slumbering giant of democracy and
free enterprise and making him in
effective
The inefficiency of our Govern
ment is travesty in land that has
developed such magnificent eff
cheney in private endeavor. There is
a need of a sweeping. decisive re-
organization of our Government. A
real reorganization that streamlines
our Government, simplifles our pro-
cedures, consolidates and eliminates
useless and overlapping boards, bu-
reaus and agencies; establishes SIM
| pie and effective lines of executive
responsibility and separates the
! powers that are legislative, executive
and judicial. We need in public
office servants of the people selected
for their merit instead of corporals
of political army enlisted at
patronage pie counter.
Actual administrative details
should be kept on as low a local
level of government as possible. Re-
lief, welfare and farm programs
should be administered locally in
the counties, towns, cities and vii
lagos. The State and Federal Gov
ernments should exercise only gen.
eral powers Of supervision and au-
dit of their expenditures. Needless
governmental functions must be cast
off. We must trim our sails for
government action in keeping with
the tempo of the times. This will
not only save millions of dollars of
needless expenditures, but it will
build up the respect and confidence
Evening star., 1940-06-25


scribed the German victory as "the
most glorious of all times"
The other proclamation directed
the return of German citizens who
had left their homes along the west
ern frontier during the war with
France and ordered the Nazi party
and the government to cooperate
energetically in repairing the dam
age done.
Hitler also directed that flags be
displayed throughout the Greater
Reich for 10 days and that bells be
rung for seven days in celebration
Of the victory over France.
A part of the victory ceremony
was the tolling of the famous bell
In the Cologne Cathedral, which had
a profound significance to Germans
because it first was rung after the
withdrawal of Allied armies from the
Rhineland following the World War
The cease firing order marked the
end of lightning campaign of 46
days, which placed Belgium, Hol-
land and Luxembourg under the
Nazi flag and brought France to her
knees.
German military men ascribed the
victory to Hitlers blitzkrieg tactics
made possible by the efficiency oi
the Reich's military machine, its
modern equipment and the superb
ority of its air force.
At the time the armistice became
effective, they said, almost three
quarters of France already was oc-
cupied by the German armies ano
at the rate the Nazi troops were
moving the entire republic would
have been overrun in a few DAYS
II the Bordeaux government had
not capitulated.
Continental France appeared tc
have passed into complete contro
Of the axis powers, with all her re.
sources now available for use against
England.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Nazi Bombers Attack
Wide English Area;
; Killed F., 13 Hurt
London Sounds First
Alarm in Months;
R. A. F. Makes Ruids
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 25.-German
bombing planes attacked a wide
spread area of England before dawn
today in the most extensive raids of
the war, sending thousands from
their beds to shelters and giving
London its first alarm since the
first weeks of the conflict.
Despite the great sweep of the
raiders, however, the government
said that only civilians were
. killed and 13 injured. 1t said no
damage or casualties were reported
from the London area.
1t was feared, however, the death
toll might reach five as police and
air raid precautions officials
searched in ruins of bombed houses
In a Southwestern English town for
two persons reported missing.
While last nights raids were be-
Ing made on England, British bomb
Ing planes attacked objectives in the
Ruhr, Northwestern Germany and
Holland in a series of highly sue
cessful" raids, British military
sources said.
A military bulletin said an oil
depot was attacked in the Ruhr,
Germany's great industrial area,
while in Holland a series of air.
oromes occupied by the Germans
were plastered by high explosives.
All the British planes returned.
In the raids on Britain "a num-
Der OF bombs were dropped in the
eastern counties and in the Mid
lands, most of which fell in open
country and caused no serious dam
age" said a joint communique is
sued by the Ministries of Air and
Home Security.
Bombers used machine guns on at
least one village in Eastern England.
Most of the damage, however. was
In one district of Southwest Eng
land, where the three were killed by
bomb which fell in garden.
The windows of virtually every
house were shattered.
1ncendlary bombs, resembling
streaks of lightning in the dark,
caused several fires that were quick
ly extinguished
The British Broadcasting Corp.
SAID large numbers" of bombers
took part in the raids.
Planes were sighted and alarms
were sounded in Southeast England.
IN the southwest, in Wales, in the
west and in the northeast.
Much of the island awakened to
the sound of anti-aircraft fire. the
roar of fighter planes and the glare
OF anti-alrcraft searchlights.
One Of these lights picked out an
unidentified plane over London.
Earlier the capital heard the roar
of airplane motors.
One bomber intercepted by
fighter in Southeastern England
and subsequently driven back to the
coast badly damaged-had been fly
ing in the direction of London.
Ten minutes before an air raid
warning was sounded in Southeast
England inhabitants heard a num-
ber of bombs explode some miles
away. The warning remained in ef-
feet for several hours. One machine
circled above for an hour.
"Anti-aircraft guns were in &C
tion. one witness said, but the air.
plane remained in the vicinity flying
at a very low altitude. 1t was
eventually driven off by fight of
British bombers returning from a
raid on GERMANY"
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Swallowing Safety Pin
Causes Boby's Death

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 25.-An
open safety pin. swallowed two
weeks ago, caused the death of
Dolores M. Herring, 10-month-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Herring, in Alexandria Hospital
yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Berlin

Continued From First Page.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09

RETURN OF DIR. X
COMING TOSTATE
Thrills, ChiIIs and Spine
TingIes Promised In Film !
Opening Sunday

Only two days remain IN which
to attend the Warner Bros. State
theater and see the comedy sensa-
ton His Girl Friday" with Cary
Grant and Rosalind Russell; also
Edith Fellows and a large cast In
give Little Peppers At Home"
Thrills, chills and spine tangles
galore await theatergoers attending
Warmers State theater Sunday
when the thrilling perturbation Of
"The Return Of DR.. x" opens Its
three day engagement with Wayne
Morris, Rosemary. Lane, Humphrey
Bogart and Dennis Morgan In the
leading roles.
The Aim is judged as q super
thriller, with q super-villain in the
best tradition Of FrankenStein'i
monster, Doyle's DR.. Moriarty, o.
Mr.. Hyde. "Dr. x", made his first
eath-taking screen appearance
several years ago In a shocker witt
the simple title Of dr., x"
During the course Of the origina
Aim "Dr. Ky was killed and nov
through scientific experiments HI
returns to life In a picture that !!
guaranteed to have you gripping
your chair from Its eerie start X
its smash finish.
The role of DR.. K Is enacted BY
Humphrey Bogart, whose standing
as q one-man crime wave wa.
thought to grant him full right X
assume DR.. Xavier,s time honorec
mantle Of malignity, and he set
forth again WELDING his callou'
scalpel upon innocent and unwit.
ting victims.
When young newspaper re-
porter, played by Wayne Morris
comes across the lifeless body Of
an actress, the lovely Lya Lys, q
series Of wild adventures follows
Morris prints his story, and several
days later the actress reappears tc
press charges. Norris loses his jot
and sets out to do some private
sleuthing.
A wave Of murders and disap.
pearances lead him to q hospital
where he meets an attractive nurse
played by Rosemary Lane. Here hi
comes upon numerous clues and ir
a fast and blood chilling climaS
discovers that the assassin Is none
other than the notorious Doctor
Xavier who was electrocuted severa
years before for murder.
As the second big treat the man.
agement presents the new comedy
Music In My Heart, with Tony
Martin radios singing 9avorite ant
Rita Hayworth. incidentally, tht
marks Martins first screen appear.
arace in more than q year and &C.
cording to critics he sings his wa,
through one Of the most enjoyable
romantic comedies with music evel
unreeled. A brilliant cast support!
the stars.
It's coming Wednesday, Tit
picture that has the whole countr!
talking, 1.-THE Fighting Goth" with
James Cagney, Pat OBrien, Georg,
Brent, Jeffry Lynn, Alan Hale
Frank McHugh, Dick Foran and {
score Of other favorites makes it
local debut at the State next week
Make plans now to see this great
production.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09

DANCING FIRST
Only twenty. Trina Baronova is
rated the worlds greatest dancer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
WITH THE WIND
BEING HELD OVER
Sensational Run at Loew's
Poll Not to End Until
February l6

The greatest film ever screened.
either in silent or sound, "Gone
With The Wind" In, glorious tech
nicolor, will be held for another
week at the Loew-Poli Theater end
ing its sensational run at this pop
ular theater next Friday night Feb.
18th.
There will be the regular matinee
performances daily starting at 10
opening at 8 q. m. and for the mat
inee performances 1t Is possible to
come at anytime from 10 a. m. to
2:45 p. m. and see the complete
show.
The same evening performances
will be given, one show each night,
at 8 p. m. with all seats reserved
and the doors of the theater will
open for the night shows at z p. m.
On Sunday there will be two per-
formances, the matinee and night
shows, the matinee starting at 2
p. m. with the doors opening at / p.
m. and all seats are reserved for
this performance, the same as those
Of the night shows. Sunday night
there will be the regular night show
at 8 p. m. All shows start promptly.
Words cannot do justice to this
film masterpiece. Never In the his
tory of the cinema have such won
derful scenes been shown on a
screen. The actors rise to inspired
heights in their charactizations,
every detail of the book has been
carried out, and this film Is the ex-
ception in that, If you read the
book, you will be able to see, unfold
ed before your eyes, the completion
Of your surmiSes.
The search made for o leading
lady, and the final selection Of
Vivien Leigh to play the role Of
Scarlet was perfect. Clark Gable
as Rhett Butler fills the bill as this
character and Olivia deFIavilland,
in the sympathetic role Of Melanle
wilkes, leaves the 3 leading roles
In the hands OF stars that seem to
have been born for the parts. d.
There are over 100 speaking parts
in "Gone With the Wind" all i'm
portant and all handled by stars.
The hold-over engagement of this
film has been brought about by
thousands Of requests by regular
ptaro1s Of the Loew-Poli theater
who have been unable to see this
superb attraction, and then; there
are a great many people who wish
to see the picture over and over, for
a proper enjoyment Of this gorgeous
spectacle. ~
Loew-Polfs theater is the largest
theater In New England playing
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
JACK TEAGARDEN I
]. RETURNS SUNDAY
Slide Trombonist and
Orchestra at Hamilton
Park Basic Next

One Of the popular big names
to show at the Hamilton park pa
vilion this season, comes back for
q return engagement this Sunday
night. Jack Teagarden, his swing
trombone, and his IS piece band Is
the big name" referred to. Fea-
tured with the band Is one Of the
outstanding female vocalists Of the
day, Kitty Kallen.
Teagarden Is rated right now as
the best slide trombone man in the
business, not excepting Tommy
Dorsey. Even the Sentimental
Gentleman" takes his hat on to
Jack, which In itself is a great trib-
ute.
Coming attractions TO the Ham,
ilton park pavilion include Count
Basic on Sunday, Feb. 18th; Tony
Pastor on the 25th; and Tommy
Reynolds and his band Of tomor-
row" on March 3rd.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
STRAND OFFERS
new HARDY ( HIT
Favorite Screen Family
Greater Than Ever In
Heart Throbber

81. +
Performances tomorrow evening
at the. popular Warner Bros. Strand
theater conclude the engagements
Of Marlene Dietrich and James
Stewart In "Destry Rides Again
also Jean Cagney and Joseph Al
len Jr., in "All Women Have Sec
refs"
Hitting q new high for laughs and
heart throbs, the newest and hap
piest Hardy hit, Judge Hardy and
Son" arrives at the Strand Sunday
for an engagement Of three days.
Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney,
Cecilia Parker, Fay. Holden, Sara
Haden, Ann, Rutherford and the
rest of your favorite screen. family
are said to be at their lovable best,
This time instead Of travelling, the
family works out It's destinies ct
home in Carvel. Mickey becomes
involved In complications with
three new charmers and his sweet
heart played by Ann Rutherford.
When the mother Of the family
becomes Ill and is close to death,
he turns from boyhood to man
hood, inspires his worried father
with a new courage, dares q raging
flood to bring his sister to her
mothers bedside, and figures In
gripping dramatic moments.
Stone as Judge Hardy has some
Of the most dramatic scenes ever
written into the series Of family
adventures and becomes q compel
ling figure. Mickey's transition from
boyish to adult psychology is q skill
full piece Of acting. Cecilia Parker
acquits herself perfectly In the
dramatic moments Of the story and
Fay Holden Is the lovable mother
who won't give up life and desert
her brood. Sara Haden In the role
Of the aunt has many interesting
moments with Andy Hardy played
by Rooney.
Three new charrners enter
Mickey's life In the persons Of June
Preisser, Martha O,Driscoll and
Margaret Early.
= Rounding ont this grand program
will be a thrilling drama entitled
Private Detective" with Dick Foran
and Jane Wyman In the co-starring
leads. ,.....,...
Prominent among the outstanding