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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
Nazs Spreading Alarmist Rumors In War Of
 Nerves To Confuse, Demorialize, London Claims
Local Plants May Go On Seven-Days
Chase Co. Asks Employees Support of Defense PrO= Rmors Persist Major Plants Plan 24-tiour
 Day, Seven=Day Week Production Basis

Employees of the Chase Brass and Copper Company appealed to individually today to continue their enthusiastic support of the nations rearmanen pro- gra persistent reports grew that many departments at Chases, the scovll Manufacturing Company, the go 24hour day. sevenday week production basis Chase employees all have received printed notices from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
SINGERS MOTHER DIES

New Haven. Conn. Dec. % = co. PJ - Funeral services win ha held Monday for Mrs. Fannie Knllmali, mother of Charles Kuliman. Metro polltan Opera singer. who dicd yes- teFday after c lone illness.
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Evening star., 1940-06-18
Munich
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done might be announced not here
but in Berlin and Rome.
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, the Ger
man Foreign Minister, conducted
Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign
Minister, and others to the Prin7
Karl Palace.
Greatest Hour of Triumph.
Hitler arrived in Munich shortly
after noon.
1t was perhaps the moment of
greatest triumph in his career as
Germany's leader. There were lines
in his decentralization of the strain
he has been under during the swift
and momentous campaign of the
west.
But he smiled-the smile of a
conqueror-and he saluted almost
continuously. standing in his car as
it moved slowly past cheering
throngs to his home.
The crowds were plainly festive,
conscious, no doubt of the back
ground part they were playing, too
in this historic affair.
Mothers held their children above
their heads to let the youngest gen.
Grafton see the Fuehrer.
All of the various party formations
we're on the sidewalk. There were
veterans of the various campaigns
some with their arms in sings
some limping with canes, some still
wearing dressings on their heads.
Evening star., 1940-06-18
Bordeaux
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authoritative French Havas
Agency that French leaders had
decided to continue the war, with
the government established in
England and the air force and
navy operating from English
bases.
Gen. Mittelhauser's command,
based IN Syria, has been esti-
mated at more than 100000 men.
No estimates have been available
on Gen. Nogue's command)
Honorable" Peace Demanded.
While Adolf Hitler and Benito
Mussolini were debating Premier
Henri Philippe Petain's request for
peace, Foreign Minister Paul Bau-
doin told the French people and the
world by radio last night that "if we
are given the choice between resist
ance and honor, the French Army
and the whole French people will
know what to do"
M. Baudoin said I'VE are ready
to lay down arms if we can get an
honorable peace, but we are never
ready to accept shameful conditions
which mean the end of the spiritual
freedom of our people"
Later the French radio said that
the navy was Intact" and the all
force Intact and powerful"
Nevertheless, French military
spokesmen acknowledged that the
end was at hand-that the front
was disorganized and that the Ger.
mans had split the French forces
into four ribbons.
Evening star., 1940-06-18

he said, had increased the possibil-
ity of air attack and added to the
difnculties of the navy. but 1t in no
way diminishes but rather ir eases
the power of our long g-distance
blockade"
The Prime Minister referred to
many who wished to hold an IN
quest on the conduct of the gov
ernment and Parliament during the
years which led up to this catas-
trophe'
Indictment of the former govern
ment he said would be a foolish
and pernicious process
Churchill decried recrimination,
saying, Il am quite sure that If we
open quarrel between the past
and the present we shall find we
have lost the future"
French Fleet the Question.
The outstanding question was
what would become of the French
feet in the event France surrehderS.
question rendered more urgent by
the certainty that England is facing
imminent threat of invasion.
It was considered probable that
Germany and Italy would demand
the French Navy as part of the price
for peace, but doubt was expressed
whether the fleet-under British
command since the start of the war
actually could be surrendered.
Naval Battle UncOnfirmed.
Authoritative British circles in
sisted today they had no informa- =
| tion concerning report published
by the Daily Mail that French and
Italian warships had fought a
major engagement, with heavy
Italian losses.
The Daily Mails Bordeaux cor
respondent telegraphed that the
French Mediterranean fleet, under
orders Of Admiral Jean Darlan,
French commander in chief and
navy minister, had clashed with an
Italian force. 1t was not indicated
where or when the supposed battle
occurred.
Mr.. Churchill made no mention OF
the French Navy in his speech last
night, in which he expressed his
sympathy for the gallant French
people" and his faith that 1.-The
genius OF France will rise again"
I'VE are sure" he said. that in
the end all will come right"
The Prime Minister said that
what has happened in France
makes no difference to Britain's
faith and purpose"
1--WE shall defend our island
home" he declared, "and with the
British Empire around us we shall
fight on, unconquerable until the
curse of Hitler is lifted from the
brows of mankind"
Shortly after he spoke the British
government disclosed that during
the dark hours of Sunday, before
France asked Germany her condi-
tions for peace, Britain had offered
to unite with France as one nation
to continue the struggle.
The announcement said the union
would have been complete, with one
government, all-inclusive citizen
ship and common agencies for de-
tense, finances and foreign relations.
Evening star., 1940-06-18

Hitler and Mussolini in their de-
cisions at Munich.
1t was announced that territorial
experts and economists were taken
from Berlin to Munich to assist
In framing the terms to be sub
mitted to the Petain government
One could only guess what might
be asked of France, but it was
notable that the Berlin press began
mentioning that Toul, Verdun and
Metz were German cities taken
from her by the peace of West
pahlia.
Under the same treaty. much
Of Alsace held by Austria was trans
ferred to France while Switzerland
was set up as country separate
from Germany.
Italy during the period it was
a disjointed group of city states
lost territory to France.
Nice, Savoy. Tunis, Jibouti,'
has been the Italian cry.
Whatever the demands on Petain
may be. 1t was emphasized here
that France will be required to
swallow them.
1T Is Frances day of reckoning, :"
chorused the Berlin press, echoing
the opinions expressed on every
side by Germans Of high and low
degree.
Evening star., 1940-06-18
WiIIkie
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pathy for the Allied cause, we must
stay out of the war.
In stress of these times, when
our hearts are confused with emo
ton, We must keep our heads clear.
We do not intend to send men from
the shores OF this continent to fight
in any war.
This Is not mere selfishness on
our part: we shall not serve the
cause Of democracy and human
freedom by becoming involved in
the present war; we shall serve that
cause only by keeping out of war.
Backs Defense for Protection.
Il believe in national defense, not
as a step toward war, but as pro-
lection against it. 1t is the duty
Of the President OF the United States
to recognize the determination of
the people to stay out of war and
to do nothing by word or deed that
will undermine that determination.
mo man has the right to use the
great powers Of the presidency to
lead the people. indirectly, into war: !:
only the people through their elected
representatives can make that awful
decision and there Is no question as
to their decision"
Evening star., 1940-06-18
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1,25O,000 Of her own men under
arms, dominions armies on her soil
and a navy, was prepared to meet
invasion.
The navy. he said, could not pre-
tend to prevent raids by 5000 or
10000 men on a dark night or a
foggy morning. but he predicted
with confidence that these invaders
might well be drowned in the sea
or blown to pieces while trying to
land"
The nation, Churchill warned, will
face air attack soon. He added.
however, that mo invasion on a
scale beyond the capacity of our
air forces to crush Immediately is
likely to take place from the air
until our air force has been def
nitely overpowered."
The Prime Minister was fortnight
in his confident prediction that Brit
ain could meet invasion. even by
matching secret methods which Hit
ler may have evolved.
He told his listeners to remember
that 200 to $50 ships would be need
ed to carry "even five divisions" OF
Germans across the Channel.
Declaring "the advantage of the
defenders will be very great" he said
Britain hoped to improve on the
ratio of three or four German planes
downed for every British plane lost
which, he said, was established over
Dunkerque at the end of the Battle
OF Flanders.
Churchill said he spoke of event.
leading up to the recent fighting ir
France ito explain why it was We
did not have between IL and Il
British divisions fighting in this
great battle instead of only three.
He said seven-eighths of the Brit
ish troops sent to France since the
beginning of the war-about $780,
600 out Of 400, ,00O-were now safely
back in England. Others are still
fighting with the French and with
considerable success" he declared
A great mass of stores, rifles anc
munitions have been saved from
France, he added.
The entire British Expeditionary
Evening star., 1940-06-18
Dewey Would Assign
Role 10 Each Civilian
In Defense Program
Such Action Demanded
By Menace Of TotoI
War, He Declares
~ the Associate ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
BURLINGTON, Va, June 1S-
Thomas E. Dewey, candidate for
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation, advocated last night the
creation Of a Nation wide civilian
defense" program under which all
citizens would be told specifically
what part they would play If this
country were attacked.
Criticizing the national defense
activities of the Roosevelt admin
istration, the New York District
Attorney told . mass meeting, spon-
sored by the Vermont Republican
Central Committee, that there
should be an immediate house
cleaning"
"House Cleaning" Urged.
He hit specifically at the Secre-
taries of War, Navy, Commerce and
Labor, asserted that the adminis-
tration Is still riddled with Com
munists and fellow-travelers, and
added:
"We cannot wait until January
This whole crew of fuzzy minded
theorists should be dispensed with.
This administration needs a house.
cleaning right now. And the Amer
ican people should demand it."
Declaring "the menace of total
war demands total defense" Mr.
Dewey contended that with proper
organization, not only the United
States. but the entire Hemisphere
could be made impregnable to any
assault"
Uncertainty Of Future.
THE uncertainty of the future, i"
he said, ''is sufficient to demand
more than military defense and the
speeding up of industrial produc-
ton. 1t demands that we take
steps to prepare an adequate ci-
william defense.
"Organized civilian defense may
become vital to our national safe
ty. We are determined not to send
American forces to fight in Eu-
rope. There is no mistaking the
Nations will on that question. Blu,
we are ready to fight to the death
to defend our homes. Each of us
wants to play his part if that need
arises. We are entitled to know
what part each of us would be
called upon to play in order that
we prepare ourselves for It,"
Evening star., 1940-06-18
Terms Offered to French
Expected to Be Harsh

BERLIN, June 18 Pp.-The eyes
of Europe turned today toward
Munich, where Hitler and Mus
solini begin to write history and
change the geography of the con-
tinent.
To Germans the hateful meeting
promised to make amends for the
happenings of three centuries ago
when in 164S. through the peace Of
Westphalia, Germany was split into
fragments not rejoined until the
time of Bismarck.
Authorized sources, taking note
of the French Foreign Minister'S
speech, its placating tone and sug-
gestion that France and Germany
be friends, said:
France must understand clearly
that the vanquished cannot make
demands"
The Berlin press reflected the OFF,
cial German attitude in large head
lines
Germany was determined to make
its own terms effective in full.
1t has been repeatedly made evil
dent that German troops have not
stopped their march through France
despite Marshal Petains radio mes
sage yesterday asking for an armi-
stice.
Attack Continues Relcntlessly.
The Reich followed up yesterdays s
military announcement with the
statement today that the absorption
and crushing of the French military
machine, once the worlds greatest
is being continued relentlessly.
I'VE are determined to have a
peace not for the present, but for
centuries" said a headline in Del
Angriff, Propaganda Minister Goeb-
bells paper. An accompanying ar
ticle said:
France forced the use Of arms
We now begin giving Europe peace
for which we have fought. The new
Europe is being born these hours
| Only Great Britain and her fleet
and possibly Russia and her armie.
stand between complete liberty o1
Evening star., 1940-06-18
$4,000 Poi|us Escape Maginot Line and Head South
Rhine|and Bombed
By British Anmen;
Destroyer Is Hit
Ruhr and Northwestern
German Military
Objectives Also Attacked

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 18.-The Air Min
istry said today "the r. A. r. heav-
lily bombarded military objectives
over \ wide area In the Rhincland,
Ruhr and Northwestern Germany
last night"
Early today an enemy destroyer
of the Frisian Islands was bombed
and hit amidships," the report
added.
The Air Ministry said the de-
stroyer was one Of group encoun-
tered by q Lockheed Hudson plane
on reconnaissance patrol over the
North Sea early today.
1.-The pilot dtked to attack the
report said, "and let 60 his bombs.
on of them scoring direct hit
amidships.
Ships OF Norderney.
volumes Of smoke Immediately
came from the German vessel.
Smoke was still issuing from 1t when
the aircraft turned away and set
course for its base"
The report said the destroyer was
at anchor OH the German island of
Norderney.
British military circles said the
French Army is still fighting and
the German drive is continuing
strongly, particularly in Southeast
France.
Military circles said that, as far
as known here, there is not much
German action on the west toward
Laigle.
Recent statements, these circles
said, that British anti-tank guns
were no good against heavy German
tanks. we're mot true" They asserted
British anti-tank guns "at effective
range are capable of penetrating any
German tank met with in fighting
so far"
Comment was reserved on the
Mediterranean situation, Turkey and
French Indo-China.
Heavy Sea Losses.
British mercantile tonnage lost
during the week ended June 9
totaled 1896 tons, 1t was announced
ohicially today.
OF the total. 4.4O0 tons was lost in
operations of the French Channel
ports, it was said.
Nine British ships were lost during
the period covered by the statement
Two Allied ships. totaling l,623 tons
went down.
Two neutral ships totaling 4,471
tons were sunk during the period.
German merchant losses up tc
June is have totaled around 837 .0Ot
tons, and Italian losses up to the
same date have been 230 900 tons, II
was said.
The announcement explained thai
actual British merchant losses in tht
period were 4l,536 tons, since tn,
loss of 4.400 tons in the "combinet
operations" of the French coas
were not mercantile losses in tn,
ordinary sense"
Similarly, the actual Allied mer.
camille total was set at 952 tons.
Evening star., 1940-06-18

Force in France, he said in a review
OF the situation. was thrown out of
action when the French high COM
mand failed to withdraw the north
ern armies from Belgium at the
moment they knew the French front
was broken at Sedan and on the
Meuse River
The delay entailed loss of Is or
is French divisions, Churchill said.
The prime minister recalled how
the British Army and 10000 French
troops were rescued by the British
Navy from Dunkerque but only with
the loss of "all their cannon, vehicles
and equipment.
This loss inevitably took some
weeks to repair, and in the first two
OF those weeks the battle in France
had been lost" Churchill said.
Determination Futile"
Churchill said that considering the
heroic resistance made by the French
and the enormous losses and in
evitable exhaustion of the Germans
that ut might be well thought that
the Is divisions of the best trained
and best equipped troops would have
turned the scale"
Only three British divisions were
able to stay in the lines with the
French, Churchill said. adding that
recrimination rs utterly futile and
even harmful"
tWs cant avary roon MIA oo,,ld n
France as fast as we could re-equip
and transport their formations, u
Churchill said.
Britain to Fight On.
II made it perfectly clear thai
whatever happened in France would
make no difference to the resolve
Of Britain and the British Empire
to fight on" he said.
During the last few days, the
Prime Minister disclosed, Britain
had successfully brought off the
great majority of troops" from line.
OF communication in France.
I'VE have a great system OF
mine fields" Churchill said "The
utmost ingenuity and Imagination
is being displayed to meet anC
counter any novel possibilities o1
invasion.
so far as seaborne invasion or
a great scale is concerned we ART
far more capable of meeting it to.
day than we were at periods during
the last and during the early
months of this war" Churchill said
He said an invading force "woulc
not be easy to take across the ses
with no powerful naval force to es'
cort 1t" and predicted it would b.
intercepted long before it reached
! the coast"
Taunts Italians
Churchill taunted the Italian.
with the declaration that Nv,
should be delighted to offer Mus
solini a free safeguarded passage
through the Straits of Gibraltar" tt
meet Britain 'in these waters.
Threats of invasion by air-born'
troops were dismissed with a state
ment that I'VE ought to be able tt
give these gentry a warm reception
both in the air and on the ground.
I'VE may now ask ourselves IL
what has our position worsenet
since the beginning of the WARP
the Prime Minister said:
1T has worsened by the fact tina
the Germans have conquered larg'
part of the coastline of Western
Europe and many small countries
have been overrun by them"
Blockade More Effective.
Evening star., 1940-06-18
Rome
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France in collapse and Britain
| fighting with American material as
siStance the war had become "a
purely Anglo Saxon struggle against
a large part of the rest of the
world"
England remains alone with her
imperial forces and with the aid of
war material and finance promised
by the United States" wrote Gayda
in II Giornale dItalia. 1T remains
to be seen how long and in what
effective form this war can last
1t is, meanwhile, to be noted that
British American resistance now
assumes the form and substance OF
a purely Anglo-S~on war against
\ large part of the rest of the
world"
Bizerte Base Bombed.
A military communique reported
meanwhile, that Italian planes had
bombed the French naval base OF
Bigerte, the British base at Malta
and airports on French Corsica
while Italian submarines had sunk
two enemy oil tankers.
Fighting continued against France
on the Alpine frontier and in North
Africa.
The high command reported. too
that air raids on Northern italian
cities had continued, causing two
deaths in Milan and damaging sew
eral buildings, including a nuns
hospice. Four enemy raiders were
declared shot down in the Genoa
region.
With Premier Mussolini to the
Munich meeting went his son-in-
law, Count Galeazzo Ciano, the
Italian Foreign Minister. Also re-
ported accompanying the Duce was
Hans-Georg Viktor Won Mackensen,
| the German Ambassador to Rome.
Evening star., 1940-06-18

Gold in the newly discovered fields
in Taiwan FormosaD is estimated
to be worth over $3.50 900 900.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
THINGS

out of the people about him whom he knew
90 intimately.
It seems to me that he grew out of house.
a street, a shabby little country lawyers
Office; out of his touch with the common men
he met in little country courtrooms: and that
all this made him the man he became.
Such man was not thinking. I am sure, of
masses of men, the middle class, the proletar-
lat, etc., but of other individuals about him
everywhere. You will remember how angry
he made some of the Civil War generals:
There were country boys who went to sleep on
picket duty, or grew afraid and ran away
before battle. The generals declared such
boys must be shot. but Lincoln wouldn't
agree. He kept pardoning them. They kept
declaring he was bringing ruin to the big
thing. the army, the state; but he did not
ruin the army or the state. In the end he
saved the state.
He kept seeing the country boy as some
country boy he had known. His mind and his
heart functioned that way.
IT may be that there is a bigness every man
should seek, but the world is full now of false
bigness Men speaking at meetings, trying to
move masses of other men, getting big feel
ing in that way: there's a trickiness in that
approach to others - through applause. feel
ing of false power and Importance.
The Oak Hills are too small for such men.
Their own houses are too small. They must
have great field, millions of men as listeners
to their voices.
The young man who wrote Is half-angry
with me because said to him. why not
Oak Hill? What's the matter with Oak Hll?"
He can't wait for the slow growth of under
standing of others in such small place. That
is what he says.
He says that he is going to New York and
that in the great city he will learn to give
himself to others.
He declares he can't do it in Oak Hill. that
he isn't understood there. He feels cramped.
But as read his letter kept asking myself
over and over the same question:
whats the matter with Oak Hill?"
kept remembering that when Lincoln
left Springfield. he asked his partner in
country law Office to leave his name on the
sign hanging out of the Office window. He
dreamed of coming back and taking up his old
life in a small circle.
It must have been his ability to move and
feel and live within the small scene that made
him so effective in the larger place and that
has left him such vivid figure in our minds.
All of the big world outside was just more
and more Springfelds to him.
What the matter with Oak Hill?
Why not Oak Hill?