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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
v CIZfCH ZEMfCH ROZENi
Poor!

Jste pozvani abyste Sc stall
cleny Anglickych KlubG en-
glish Clubs), ktere Sc nyn1 two
ri v nasem meste pod rlzenlm
DEPARTMENT. Vzdelanl "a ice
lem ably Yam pomohly z1skati
Vase obcanske listy.
Clenstvi " techto anglickych
klubech je bezplatne. Kazdy
v cizine rozeny mGze Sc staff
clenem techto klubG, kdyz Sc
prihlasi u kterehokoliv z nasle-
dujiclch vyborI:
Mrs. Lee L. Dopkin,
341O Glen Ave. = Lib. 1884
Mrs. A. r. Himmelrich,
Crosslands Road - For. 4544
Mrs. Rudolph Vincent,
37O1 N. Charles St. I'm. 2722
Mr.. Peter Siewierski,
Equitable Bldg. = Plaza $500
Rev. Constantine Siletzky,
3O13 N. Calvert St. I'm. O671
Mrs. August Klecka,
SAP N. Lakewood Avenue
Wolfe 0457
Kluby sc budou schaZeti til
krate tydne bud cd 1880 do
$3.50 odp. neb cd 1880 do $3.50
vecer We skolach v sousedstvl.
Bylo-li by 25 nebo vice &C.
chI a SlovakG pax Sc prihlaste
a pi. August Kleckove, 542 N.
Lakewood Ave. pred Is. listo-
padem.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
POzAR.

P9ti alarmy svolani byli v u
terry hasici ku hasenf ohne We
dvou poschodove budove, els.
1217-12221 Maryland avenue.
Ohnem zpGsobena byla znacna
skoda. Budova jest v drzenl
Herman Motor spolecnosti ma
prvnlm poschodf a s%polecnosti
Autogenius ma druhem poscho-
df. HoTfcf budova byla zaha-
lena hustym dymem zavine-
nym hoTicimi barvami. Poulic-
nj ~prGjezd z%astaven byl We IL
blocich ulic.
Hasici pracujic1 ma stfese by
Ii nuceni uchyliti sc v bezpeci
nasledkem vedra a husteho dy-
mu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
MAR. SDRUzENf, ODBOcKA
r BAY.

v minulem elsie We zprave O
da ech pro csl. vojfny v Anglii
bylo milne zaneseno jedno jme
no: misto Anezka Jurak melo
byti Anezka Fligl darovala 81.
Dale prispeli: p. Frank j.
Pintner So; pi. Nenadal So a
latku ma zabaleni darkI ma Va
nocni nadilku. Drive venovala
So ma Mar. Sdruzeni; pf. B.
Krejc1k $1;p1. A. Hrabak-Cejs
81; p. Rud. Jurak 81 a pi. En-
ma Hougland 81.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
DOPIS.
20. rljna 1910.
Cechoslovaci:-

20. rfjna 1910.
KraJane Cechoslovaci:-
Y 1tery, 5. listopadu jsou
Presidentske volby a dovoluji
81 timto pozadati mas lid CO Vas
zastupce do Statni zakonodar-
ny a wyatt vsechny uprimne
kraJany by volili "a Presidenta
pritele naseho naroda a O.
chrance vsech malych a utisko-
vanych lidf vIbec, toho velike-
no lidumila Frankina D. Roose-
velta.
President Roosevelt "a DOLBY
jeho spravy We Washington
prosadil mnoho zakon1 pro do
bro lidu delnickeho; kdo nezna
starobni p~ojisteni aneb podpo-
ru nezamestnanym a dalsi, co
tento veliky mas President u
stanovil co zakony.
OvSem n~ezapomente, re i on
potfebuje sve pomocniky, by
sve nazory mohl prosaditi. V
tonic prfpade jsou to clenove
kongresu.. Kongresnik Tho
mas D'Alesandro byl a jest je-
den z jeho nejlepsfch pomoc-
Mkt v poslednim zasedani a
proto Vas zadam krajane, vol
tie a znovuzvolte kongresnika
Thomas D'Alesandro pro dalsi
lh1tu co zastupce z tretfho O.
kresu, by mohl ma dale praco-
vati pro dobro pracovn1ho lidu
" nasem okresu. Dale znovu-
zvolte George l.. Radcliffe Ia
Senatora, by President mel ku
pomoci demokraticky kongres.
V 1tery tedy F. D. Roosevelt
"a presidenta; G.. l.. Radcliffe,
"a senatora a Thomas Dale
sandro "a zastupce do kongre-
SUI.
S krajanskym pozdravem,
Rudolph BehOunek,
2406 E.. Monument st.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
DOPIS.
Baltimore, Md, %. Tfjna 1910.
Ct6ne Redakci a Administered
casOpisu "Telegraf"
v Baltimore:

V DdIClIIlOIC
Vazenf pratele =
Nemohu pTejiti k vsednimu
zivOtu aniz bych Yam nevzdal
Srdecny Dix a uznanf "a kras-
ne vypravenf Vaseho listu ku
%. Rfjnu. S peclivostf a laskou
jste museli pracovati, ably z
tax omezenych prostredk1, w.
pravili jste tax veliky list, bez-
vadne a tax hTivnou Vast pTi-
spell ku dustojne vzpomince
dnesniho dine.
Vas krasny prfklad dojima
tim vice, re dnes donna mas lid
nemGze vzpomfnati, a zde v A
merice, kde mGzeme, tax malo
81 mas vzpomnelo ma tento den
a Vase cfslo stojf jiste jake ma
jak ukazujfcf svetlo = Svetlo
VAST lasky ku nasf veci, nam
tax drahe.
Prosim prijmete jeste jednou
Srdecny Dix a uznani "a kus
dObre, poctive prace.
S pTanim vseho zdaru jsem
Vas upTfmny,
F. Kalas.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
: Ma zahajeni letoSni diva.

- Ma ZahaJenl letOSnl diva
delnf sezony sehraje Del. VIDE
lavacf Spolek "Pokrok'' v ne
deli, 3. listopadu o 3 hod. odp.
v Delnickem Dome veselohru
pod MAVEN "Tatfnek sci ma
zalety". Cely DEF odehrava Sc
v byte Prazskeho valecneho
zbohatlika uzenare. Touha rue
nych lidi nese Sc "a tituly coz
privodi ma scenu mahardzu z
Indie. Cely kus vyplnen jest
satyrou S jedinecnymi Prazac-
kymi "vejsprechty', take jak
kniha div. uvadf, obecenstvo
re smichu nevychazf. Ale ne
jen smich sam i mnoho trpke
pravdy jest zde podavano saty-
rou. Ponevadz rezie i obsaze-
nj hry jest v dobrych rukou
doufame re nasi pffznivci ne
nechaji 81 ujiti tuto pfilezitost
videti novinku divadelnlho re-
pretomaru.
Uprlmne kazdehO I'VE
Dram. Odbor d. V. S. Pokrok.
- Ct. redakce Telegraph!
Prosim "a otisknut1.
Odpoved panu Willkie-mu ma
dopis anebo spfse jeho pisateli.
Je to skutecne odsouzeni hod-
ne, re Sc vzdycky must v kaz-
dem nasem hnuti, at jiz narod-
MIN nebo politickem najiti clo-
week, ktery pocfta bud s neja-
kym dzbankem a nebo snad "a
dobre zaplacenem dopisu do
novin treba byl opacneho pre-
svedcenf, no nekdy je to pfi-
skripnuti pantoflicku a nekdy
jsou to pantoflicky diva, no a
kdyz je clovek, re nev1 co a jak
a neni samostatnym sveho pre-
svedceni tax lehko podlehne, a
vlastne co je komu do toho jest
Ii nekde zastupuje demokrata
a ma druhe strane vychvaluje
repuDllkana aneDO mlcha Au-
gusta Hermana S Willkie do
jednoho pyle. S tim nasemu
Hermanovi prec neublizi a So
be. da to prave vysvedcenf.
Anna Mizerovsky.
" dnesnim elsie zapoc1-
mama @ otickov2ufno d2lSf pr2ca
oblibeneho spisovatele Bedri-
cha Moravec. Jest to svaZek
peti pov1dek: u Kaplicky, Las
ky Pout, Raketaf, Hebrejstina
a Pritel z Vojny. Tento svazek
peti povidek vysel nakladem a
tiskem Augusta Geringera,
$500 So. Crawford Ave-, Chi
cago, Ill. Cena 35c, postou 4Oc.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
ZAVINIL SHIRT PRED
HOSPODOU.

Peter Molitov, 30lety, drzan
jest pro velkoporotu ma zalObu,
re zavinil smrt Thomase Muir
ply, 58leteho, pc rvacce v hos
pode. v nedeli.
Murphy skopan byl pc rvac-
&c pred hospodou ma Bentalou
a Ashton ulicich. V pondeli
podlehl zranenl " nemocnici.
Policiste nalezli Murphyho
leziciho u kanalu v blizkosti
hospody, kdyz pTisli vysetrova-
ii rvacku. V hospode zatceno
bylo sedm z1znivych.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01

William E. F~leischmann, klerk
banky, doznal pondeli, re
zproneveril v bance National
Central $4,000. V bance "a
mestnan byl cd roku 1923. Y
priznanf pravil, re neutracel
penize ty blaznive, ale re tyto
u neho pomalu Sc rozchazely
behem til rokI ma zlepsenf Ii
votnfch potreb. Klerk je 80 ro-
XII starry.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
MiStnl ZprdYy.
z k~rajanskych kruhI.

- We Stredu o IL. iodine
dopoledne spojeni byli svaz-
KEN manzelskym v kostele Ces-
ko-Moravskych BratTf snou-
bench: Theodore L. Pick, roze-
ny v PaTfzi We Francii, nynf Ii
jicf v New Yorku a Katherine
Raynoha, rozena v Ceskoslo-
vensku, nyni zijicf v New Yor-
ku. Sv6dky snatku byli: James
German a Rose German z Ha-
milton. Snatku pozehnal Rev.
Frank NOvak.
- Dne 81. rijna ma hrbitove
Holy Coss pohFbena byla An
tonic Zapotocky, vdova,c. 1913
Elmtree ulice, jez zemrela We
v6ku IS rok6 %. rijna. Zesnu-
la narozena byla v Sukdole, cd
kud pred 40 roxy prijela do A
meriky. Pohrebni obrady Wy
konal Rev. Sandalgi.
Pohreb vypravila firma Cvach
& Syn.
- Ma zahajeni letosni diva
delhi sezony Dram. odbor Del.
Vzdsl. Spolku "POKROK" D.
DID,. sehraje " nedeli, dine 3. IL
stopadu 1910 " Dslnickem Do
me, rob Madison a Rose ulic
divadelni predstaveni pod ma
zvem "TATfNEK Sell MA "a
LETY", zertovna taSkaTice O 3
jednanich. Napsal FrantiSek
LaSek.
OSOBY:
Josef Kondelicek, soukromnik
Karel Rys
KlotyIda, jeho vsrna chot -
RIzena Gabrielova
Rusalka, jejich nejmladsi dee
ra - RHGzena Hejdukova
Mattel Jakoty, mudrc a ponce
mix " domacnosti - j. PECK
Roman BudiGek, professor a get
Vaclav PECK
MiIada, jeho manzelka
Aloisie Pickova
Gusta komorna
Marie Bortlikova
Eman, hasic - Method BOrtlik
LudSk Boleslav, akademicky
maIir - Jar. Silhan
Hi-Ii-cum, sluha-Jar. Cincibus
Rezie v. PECK. Uprava jevi-
Ste K. Praus a Jar. PECK. Ia
catek We 3 hod. odpol. Sbirka
u vchodu. .Kazdeho uctive I'VE
Dramaticky Odbor.
Odb9ratel Telegraph"
zada ctenare, ably hlasovali
proti setreni DENIM svetlem,
ponevac tim by zadne zdravi
nezlskalO.
= Vazeni krajane =
Baltimorska Jednota Sokolic
pripravuje pTi p~rflezitosti pa
desati-leteho trvanf velkou o.
slavu v nedeli, dne Tho listo-
padu, pri kter6 mas navstlvl ja-
ko recnfk DIR. Cervenka z Wa
shingtonu.
Pr teto oslave budou 1cin-
kovati cvicenci a cvicenky Sbo-
ru Sokola a Sokolic a Pevecky
Sbor pod rlzenim bratra Vojty
Martinka.
TGSfce sc radostne ma vast
ctenou navst6vu ktera zajiste
zanecha u kazdeho 2 mas mile
a povzbuzujfcf vzpominky,
zdravfme vas srdecn6 s krajan-
skJm pozdravem,
Slavnostni Vybor
Baltimorske Jednoty SokOlic.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01

ZATcENO.

v restaurantu We 400 blocku
S. Oldham ulice, zatceno bylo
v pondelf 10 muzn dopade-
nych tam pri delani sack ma
konske dostihy. Pc vyslechu
propust6ni byli. Mattel resta-
urantu, Peter Kritcos, drzan
jest pro velkoporotu pod zaru-
kou $500.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
'e nucen6 zahalky ale i v dobe

Sc nucene Zahalky ale i v dobe
staff.
A to jest pffcina proc strana
Willkie-ho "honi" Joe Louise,
cernosskeho zapasnfka, pc
vsech mestech, kde vetsi pocet
cernosskych volicI bydlf, ably
sve sourozence cd "chybneho"
kroku odvratil. Pochybuji, re
Sc mu to podarf. Cernosi znaji
svou povinnost a proto 900 o.
devzda hlasy sve pro Roosevelt
ia.
Poznaji svou povinnost tez
ostatnl clenove Lewis-ovy unie?
Mohl bych toho psati O teto
dGlezite Rampant, ktera poda
d1kaz, zda-li americky lid do
sud chova v sobe jadro z KITE
reho tento narod vzrostl a KITE
re obsahovalo heslo: "Of the
People, by the People and for
the People" a nebo zda-li lid
ten "zm6kl" jake narod fran
couzsky, mnohem vice.
Mel bych zajiste porovnati
kandidaty o presidentsky u
rad. Nezbyva mi vsak mfsta
a pax MEDIA Sc mi toho treba.
Pripom1na mi to pouze porov-
mani, ktere znazornila jista a
mericka zpravodajka pTi sv6
pTednasce v hotelu Belvedere,
pc jejfm navratu z Ceskoslo-
venska, pc Mnichovske trade.
Vypravela nam O interviews,
ktere mela S Presidentem Be-
nesem a "malym fuehrerem"
Henlein-em. Prohlasila, re me-
ri temi dvema muzi zadneho
porovnani nenl ami mono. re
Henlein figurativne nedosahu-
je AMI ku kotn1kIm Presidenta
BeneSe.
Die meho skrovneho usudku
toto porovnanf "pasuje" velice
dobre do dnesnl situace, "Hen-
LEM Willkie" a "Benes-Roose-
velt".
A nyni koncim timto:
V nekolika dnech, my, obca-
ne a obcanky teto zem6, bude-
me mfti pTilezitost pouzit one
neocenitelne vysady jfti k vo-
lebnfmu osudi a rozhodnouti
jak6ho druhu vedenf ma NIT
tato zeme pro prfsti ctyTi roxy.
ISnad n6kteTi TeknOu, "PrOc O
tom psat, to pravo jsme NELL
drive tez". Prave proto o tom
pisi. Pravda, NELL jsme no a
dosud jej name. Ale ma jak
dlouho? IDA sc jakoby to bylo
vcera, kdyz mas lid Ceskoslo-
venske R%epublice mel to same
pravo, kdyz lid v Rakousku,
Francii a jinych zemfch mel ia
sama prava. A kde jsou ia
prava ted?
Pravdou jest, re 5ho listopa-
du, v den americkych voleb,
Dude nit Hitler sve usi pfilepe-
ne k radiu a pc cely den snazit
sc dostat nejakou zpravu, jaky
aSi Dude vysledek vOlby.
Jediny clovek, z ktereho ma
dnes Hitler strach, jediny muz,
ktery mad MIN stoj1 jake "Msti-
tel" Ia vSechny ty hrfchy, "a
vsechnu tn bfdu a to utrpenl,
ktereho sc ma lidstvu on Hitler
dopustil, jest President Roose-
welt!
V den ten Dude Hitler Sc svl-
jet strachem, Dude vyzivat je-
no "boha" ably spletl americ-
kym volicGm rozum a pfimel
je zvolit jeho krajana Willkie-
no a tim jej cd jeho Nemesis,
Roosevelta, zachranil.
Will our voters fall for it?
| wonder -
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
~BALTIMORANKA KLESLA
MRTVA MA FLORIDE.

Benaiah Thornton, 58leta
manzelka Baltimorskeho pojis-
tujfcfho uTedn1ka, klesla mrtva
v 1tery v okamziku, kdyz vstu-
povala do sklem zastreneho
vyhledniho clunu We Silver
Springs. S manzelem svym ma
vStevovala Floridu pc jedenact
rOkH.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1940-11-01
KAMPAN
FONDU.

Kampan We prospect fondu,
jimz podpory poskytovany, We
sla v plnou cinnost v 1tery.S kO-
rem 500 pomocn1kI 1tery Sc
prihlasilo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
LA TOILETTE E SUPPORTER
 OF R005EvELT
Wisconsin Progressive Leader Strong in Fav-
 or of President

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 1.-Senator Robert LaFollette lined up with President Roosevelt last night as the man he believes should be elected in November.
 The Progressive Party standard bearer broke his third term silence to endorse Roosevelt over Wen dell Willkie.
 LaFollette said that after com pairing the records of the two nom- inees he felt certain the Ameri- can way of life would have the best opportunity of working out the destiny of the United States in the next four years under the Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt"
 Senator LaF'ollette seeks reelec- tion in November in a tnree-way race with COP and Democratic nominees. He recently expressed fear that the Administrations for eign policy was leading America toward war, but said he supported rearmament Whole-heartedly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
CANADA EASES
 RESTRICTION ON
 ALA5KA PLANES
U. 5. Graft May Now Fly Direct 10 At|in-
 Short Notice

Easing of restrictions which have kept Alaska planes from flying into Canada has been announced by the Canadian Air Defense Board, which yesterday notified Collector of Customs J. J. Connors that a new order in council has resulted from the applications of U. s. operators.
 Formerly U. s. planes flying in- to Canada from Alaska were re- quired to land at Whitehorse. The new order includes Atlin and DaW- son as air ports of entry, so that planes can now fly from Juneau to Atlin direct, or from the Forty mile to Dawson direct.
 The new order also cancels the requirement. that operators must make 10 days prior application for permission to land in Canada. Now permission may be granted imme- diately by the Inspector of Customs and Exise at Vancouver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
MARINE STRIKE
 LOOMS
Contrd(fs with Five Unions Expire e-ProposdIs
 Suggested

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. L. The Pacific Coast faces new threat of a waterfront tie-up as contracts between shipowners and five maritime unions expired
 The powerful LongShoremen's Union has operated for year un- der a temporary extension of the contract that expired September 30, 1899, with all negotiations ending in deadlocks.
 As the contracts with the sea- going union expired the Pacific Ship Owners Association proposed two alternatives: one suggests an extension of the present contracts for 90 days, with points of dispute subject to arbitration if no agree ment was reached at the end of that time; two, proposal suggested continuation of the present agree ments, with semi-annual wage dis cussions.
 The Marine Firemens and Cooks and Stewards Unions both an- nounced rejection of the ship own CTS offer.
 Officials of the Firemen's Union said the membership has author ized a strike, unless demanded in- creased wages and changes in working conditions are granted
 The cooks and stewards are now taking a strike vote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
RUSSIA |S
 NEUTRAL,
 REP0R I
Con m unist Newspaper Makes First Comment
 on 3-P0wer PdCt

MOSCOW, Oct. 1. - The Com munist Party newspaper Pravda declares that the new triple Axis Pact, Germany, Italy and Japan, which is laid in part on military cooperation between the United States and Great Britain, presages further widening of the war in Europe.
 The editorial marks the first com ment on the accord and states that Russia remains firmly neu- tral.
 The newspaper says that like American Secretary of State Cor dell Hull said, the United States knew in advance the alliance was in the making, and so did Russia, long before formal announcement was made in Berlin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
HIGHWAY TRUCKERS
 ARRESTED
Fourteen Jailed al Fair. banks in Long Dis
 pute Over Tolls

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. l. =. Fourteen truck drivers, including several owners. were arrested Sun day at Big Delta, crossing Of Tan ana River, by Deputy United States Marshal Pat O'Connor and were brought here and locked up in iai charged with violation of the reRulations of the Alaska Road Commission in refusing to pay Richardson Highway freight tolls at the crossing.
 All arrested came to town on their own recognizance and J. c. Winters, attorneys for the defen- dants. is preparing habeas corpus applications.
 The arrests is the outcome of the long fight of truckers against pay ment of tolls in crossing the river on regular ferries instead of their own modes of ferrying.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
MORAL DEFENSE MOST IMPORTANT
 TO NATION, VIEW
Gemmi|I Speaks on Citi- zenship df TodaY's Ro-
 tary Luncheon
Cablephofo

A moral defense of good citizen ship is more important to a na- tion than the physical defenses it erects, Assistant U s. Attorney Lynn J. Gemmill declared today in an address on Citizenship" at today's Rotary Club luncheon.
 Genmil said it was regrettable that we Americans never think seriously of the principles of Am ericanism until time of war. The test of true loyalty and pa- triotism, he said, is met by those who carry these principles into time of peace.
 The young speaker said England started to clean house just in time; if she hadn't she wouldn't be putting up the courageous battle she now is.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
RECREATION AREA
 CLOSED TO HUk7IKG

Alaska game laws prohibit shooC- ing in Mendenhall Recreation Area at the face of Mendenhall Glacier, District Ranger w. A. Chipperfield reminded hunters today.
 The Area extends from the rifle range to the Nugget Creek road in a strip approximately one mile wide across the face of the gla- cier. It is posted against hunt ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01

Subscribe fol Tnt Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
GET5 DOWN TO 40 DURING
 NIGHT; (0LDET YET

Last night was the cOldest so far in the fall of 1940, with the temperature getting down to 10 degrees at 2:30 o'clock o'clock this morning, according to the U. s. Weather Bureau.
 The average date of first killing frost here is October IA, the ear Hest having been on September 9 in 1886 and the latest on Novem- Der g ln 1937
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
BRIT0N5 CONVICTED
 IN JAPAN
Were Seized in Nation :
 wide Roundup of Alleged Spies

TOKYO, Oct. 1.-Seven British residents of Japan have been con- victed of espionage, three others have been indicted and five more are under Investigation on similar charges, the authoritative Domei news agency announces.
 The Britons were seized in a nationwide roundup of alleged spies two months ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-01
SHOT DEAD
 IN BATTLE
Mexican Brigddier Gen. eraI Charged with h.
 eiting Uprising

MONTEREY, Mexico, Oct. 1. = Brigadier General Andre zarisa, long time friend of Gen. Almazan, de- feated Presidential candidate, was shot dead in battle with police and soldiers.
 The authorities charged he was attempting to incite an uprising against the Government.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON c., TUESDAY, o.

country Yet In these the spoils
system is far more vicious In actual
effect than 1t is in the Federal Gov
ernment. TO complete that task
will require separate legislation by
the States. In fact the task can
not be complete until the several
States do provide effective systems
OF merit and efficiency of their own.
Let the States and cities curb the
political activity of their employees
by strong legislation, let the Fed
eral Government continue its efforts
to restrain the political activities
of its employees and let all follow
with improved merit systems. Then,
and not until then, wilrthe end of
the road draw into view. Toward
this end progress has been made.
Words Of encouragement come from
all over the country. am told by
the Secretary of the National Civil
Service Reform League, H. Eliot
Kaplan, that his organization is
receiving more requests from States
and municipalities for information
on merit systems than it has ever
before received In its history. Prom
inent men and leaders all over the
country are urging the adoption Of
better legislation than we have as
yet been able to pass. Only recently
Mayor La Guardia of New York
said
American cities can no longer
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countless numbers Of persons been
added to the public pay rolls through
the entire country. Never before
have billions and billions of dollars
been appropriated for aid and as
sistance to the States and to mil
lions Of individual citizens. am
not speaking critically, for in this
program I have had my part. I
firmly believe that the steps we
took to relieve suffering, to provide
work and to aid the victims of a
cruel and vicious economic situa-
ton not at all Of their making, were
steps which we were compelled to
take and about which we had no
choice. But under such circum-
stances certainly there can be no
place for system of spoils. The
dangers which attend are too great.
Against them our country must be
protected. Such is the purpose and
intent of the legislation we sponsor.
1t is my earnest and fervent hope
that the patronage system may be
driven from every department of
national, State and municipal gov
ernment and that some day in the
near future we shall see it SUD-
planted by an enlightened and in
corruptible civil service based upon
merit and efficiency alone. Then
we shall feel that we have indeed
come to the journeys end.
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afford the luxury Of being ad-
ministered under the spoils
system. City administration has
become a science. City depart
ments have highly specialized
and technical duties to perform
and services to render. The
science of government, cannot be
learned overnight; neither can
1t be learned entirely out OF q
book. 1t requires experience,
many years Of experience and
training. The spoils system,
and by that I mean political
patronage-turning out city en-
ployes after an election and ap-
pointing a new set as a reward
for political activity or work in
a campaign. is not only costly
but so inefficient as to ruin a
city. The staggering debt of
cities, the bonded Indebtedness
of almost every city, are the
living witnesses Of inefficient
city governments of the past.
The quotation ends.
What Mayor La Guardia says o1
the cities is true of the States anc
what Is true of the States is true
of the Federal Government.
At no time in the history of thi.
Nation has government affected thu
lives Of individuals as 1t affects II
today. Never before have such
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
New Draft Plans Made
Former rench
Leaders Face
Court Charges

Vichy, France, Oct. l9.-(AP)-
The VIchy government brought for
nal charges today against former
Premier Leon Blum, former Premier
Paul Reynaud and former Minister
of the Interior Georges Mandel in
the supreme court war guilt" trials
al Riom.
Blum was charged with having be-
trayed his duties. while Prime Min
lister Reynaud was charged with en-
bezzIemcnt Of public FUNDS and Man
del with attacking the secretary OF
the state and speculation in national
currency.
Others charged like Blum with be-
traying their duties were former
Premier Edouard Dalad;cr, former
Air Ministers Pierre Cot and Guy la
Chambrc and former GcncralisSimo
Maurice Gust;tvc Gdmclin.
All three Of those charged today in
addition TO DaIadier and GamcIln
have been confined in "administra-
tive intcrnmcnt."
The date for the opening OF the
cuprcme court trials is still inspect
ficd, but the government commit
3iuUc which announced the charges
aid investigations IRE continuing.