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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02

@. If an American citizen goes
to Canada to enlist for the duration
of the present war, would he lose
his citizenship of the United States?
A. He would be required to take
the oath of allegiance to the British
Sovereign and in doing so he woult
lose his citizenship of the Unitea
States. M
@. OF what nationality were the
first settlers of Long Island in 1925?
A. French Protestant from The
Netherland under Dutch protection.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02

Regularly scheduled passenger service
between Seattle and Juneau, Alaska, has
begun. None too soon. This vast terri
Sory, with it's $4,000 white inhabitants
Rndits 300 infantrymen defending it, de-
mands attention.
Fortunately it is getting it. Three large
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02
coNNEcTICUT WILL BE READY
Hartford Tines)

When the Congress Of the United
States, In April, 1917, declared the
existence Of q state Of war, between
this country and Germany, Gov
ernor Marcus H. Holcomb prompt
ly wired President Wilson that Con-
necticut was ready and would ren-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02
Washington Merry o-Round
DREW PEAR s o N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON, 2How Naz
mine the United States in aam America IS illustrated by secret arms eE nit
This would include tanks artillery bombing planes and other mod
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say, I'VE made a deal
to buy the property; say, ian
agreement" or ian arrange
ment."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02
A PRCBLEnE SOLVED
(Bostorl Post)

Visitors to Lake Winnepisaukee
this summer will see q prime ex-
ample Of Yankee ingenuity. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02

If you want copy Of the booklet
"Fish and Seafood Cookery" send
to The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir-
teenth street, Washington, ID. c.
Enclose ten cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02
A Thought for Today

will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my
fortress: my God; in him will trust-Psalms
Oil.
We trust as we love, and where we lowell
we love Christ much surely we shall trust Him
much.-T. Brooks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02
National
Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent.

Philadelphia, July 2.-There was
something highly symbolic-though
it wasn't meant that way--about the
lmisfiring of the fast political maneu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-02

Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Equine Relief

A ten-thousand-dollar trust fund
has been set up in Olathe, Kansas,
the income to be used for providing
needy horses with oats at Christ
mas Due to the difficulty so far of
finding enough NEEDY" horses, it
has not been possible to spend all
the income.
1t may speak we'll for the horse
that he is too proud to ask for relief,
but not for his owner. Far too many
Of these animals are made to strug-
gle painfully to earn their oats, when
it would be better for all concerned
If they were retired to the clover
pasture. This is especially true in
such centers Of culture as Havre de
Grace, where seven times day the
faithful engage in the laudable task
of attempting to convert pasteboard
tickets into cash. This tends to
break down a once happy friend
ship between man and the animal
kingdom, and brings such sadness
to an otherwise quaint, happy little
town on the Susquehanna that
there is not enough balm in Gilead
to take care of the woe in Havre de
Grace. How about transferring that
trust fund from Kansas to Hartford
County, and putting on relief all
horses unable to get to the wire
fastest? f's
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Eternal Drumu

The play goes on; the scenes change;
that is all:
The white brocades which orchards
wear today
Must pass; this queenly fabric cannot
stay;
This lifted glory, splendid now, must fall.
These trees, so gnarled, 20 sturdy and 80
tall;
They, too, at last, viii sift into decay:
No act Of ours, nor any words we say
Can halt the drama, or the prompter's
The mighty script turns slowly, page by
page; -
Ten thousand years from now good
men will stand ~
Upon hill, and looking downward, see
New beauty spread upon spacious stage.
Where, at this hour, surf thunders on
the sand,
They may watch peach blooms drift
ing noiselessly.
H.P. sToDDARD.
Evening star., 1940-04-24

upon-has been chosen. Otherwise
italy might well be expected to seize
upon the opportunity to obtain salts
faction of the demands she has made
intermittently against France since
December, 1888, when the cry frst
was raised for Tunisia, Jibuti and
Suez.
French-Italian relations have been
chaotic since the application OF
sanctions in the Ethiopian War.
French adherence to British policy
at the League of Nations then out
ragged Italian sensibilities, and in
January of last year, soon after the
first demand was raised for French
territory, Mussolini abrogated the
1885 treaty which had regulated the
position of Italians in Tunisia,
throwing this question anew into
diplomatic dispute.
France and Italy have no agree
ment covering their relations in the
Mediterranean like the treaties con-
cluded between Britain and Italy on
January 2, 1887, and April 16, 1898.
Efforts to reach a French Italian
agreement followed signature of the
Anglo-Italian Easter pact" in 1898,
but came to naught because of
1taly's participation in the Spanish
War and the growing attachment
between Germany and Italy.
Italy now is demanding voice in
the administration of Tunisia and
control of Suez, and an outlet from
Ethiopia through the French Somali-
land port of Jibuti. France wants
removal of the continual threat that
Italy will join the war with Germany
or independently take aggressive
steps which might be expected to
complicate the allies task of defeat
ing Hitlerism. On the one side an
agreement would require French ter
ritorial concessions to Italy and on
the other would call for Italian un-
dertakings which might weaken the
1talian-German military pact which
binds the axis alliance.
How much longer MuSsolini will be
able to maintain his present non-
belligerency is question. If II Duce
has not already taken a decision on
whether he is coming into the war,
he may soon be confronted with an
allied demand that he do so, for with
Italy belligerent the allies could
make their disposition of naval and
military forces with greater knowl-
edge Of their task than is now pos
sible amid uncertainty as to his in
tentions.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
French-ItuIiun Pact

French anxiety over relations with
italy reaches its highest point of
recent years at time when Italy
Is believed to be on the point of
making vital decision with respect
to the European war, a decision
which may lead to new Italian ex-
pansion, with or without joining
Germany in the conflict.
Premier Reynaud's expressed will
ingness to conclude a Mediterranean
entente with Premier Mussolini and
General Franco may therefore be-
token last effort to forestall hos
tile Italian move with which the
allies would have to deal at the same
moment that they are occupied with
the German challenge in Norway.
The cold reception accorded
Frances overtures in Rome indicates
that the direction of Italy's move
ment-if movement has been decided
Evening star., 1940-04-24
THIS AND THAT
By Charles =. Trace,Dell.

many cardinals. but did no more than
admire their feathers and song.
Because, Iorsooth, we weren't par
ticularly interested in birds at that
time! Coming from the deep city, we
had never taken any interest in bird
life.
The suburbs did something to us, in
this respect. No doubt similar trans
formation has taken place with thousands
Of persons.
Suburbs have something the city
doesn't have, and that is, Of course, the
famous morning chorus, which literally
compels you to notice birds.
Oh, yes, birds do sing at the dawn in
the city trees, but not In the amazing
volume heard In any suburban COM
munity
There are more birds, and particularly
many more varieties, 50 that the increase
IN volume as well as variety is tre-
mendous, as well as amazing, and even
disconcerting to some at first.
Many city wight, on his first days in
the suburban spring, has wondered If he
can stand AL that racket"
Soon he finds himself, little by little,
enjoying the hymn of nature.
In time he is willing to swear that this
chorus beginning at dawn, all spring, and
part OF the summer, is the outstanding
feature OF suburban life.
When this thing happens to him, he is
bird lover and not before. Then, every
thing about them assumes a new impor-
tance. He sees and hears things he never
saw or heard before, not because they
weren't in existence before, but because
they weren't existing for him.
The dawn chorus begins about am.
now but will be pushed forward day by
day, until in May, its height, it will begin
at 4:30, and then am
This is magnificent music, possessing
something of the rhapsodic character of a
great symphony played by a fine or
chestra led by real leader, not one Of
these fellows who makes his piano too
low and his forte too loud just to catch
the applause of the vulgar who are easily
led astray by acrobatics.
The bird chorus at dawn, when it really
gets going, has the wood thrush in it., and
the catbird, and the flicker, and the rob-
In, and the jay and many, many more,
not forgetting the English sparrows, who
furnish sort of background music for
the more brilliant singers.
The birds are just waking up. At this
time it doesn't make any difference to the
listener whether they ever bathe or not.
All he asks is that they sing.
And sing they do, every morning, rain
or shine, but more on mornings when the
faint purple streaks over the tree tops
show that 1t is going to be a sunny day.
The birds proclaim 1t first. They live
close to nature, and are a veritable part
OF her In sense that man only approx
mates. The birds, like sensible creatures,
greet each new day with praise, not with
the sound of cannon.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Size of ButtIeships

1t would be unfortunate If the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee, in
considering plans for bigger Navy,
devoted more than casual attention
to proposals for vastly bigger battle
ships of untested categories. Well
meaning persons in and out of Con-
gress-but not in the Navy Depart
ment-have suggested the advisable
ity OF building "super-battleships"
of $1,000 or even 10000 tons and have
urged that present construction
plans be held up until a thorough
study can be made of such giant
dreadnoughtS. But it would be alb
surd to consider drastic departure
from conventional battleship design
in connection with the immediate
national defense emergency which
confronts the Nation, for even a con-
ventional project requires long plan
ming and several years of actual
construction activity before the fin
ished product is ready to take its
place with the fleet. A radical de-
sign would require much more extern
sive planning and testing, with no
assurance that the resulting ship
would perform as expected.
Nothing that has come to light to
date regarding the naval programs
of other great powers would indicate
that our Navy has any urgent need
for capital ships substantially larger
than the 45,000-tons battleships we
have included in our latest construc-
ton program. Japan's plans are, of
course, a carefully guarded secret.
There are unconfirmed reports that
she is constructing $4,000 ton ships,
but it is extremely doubtful that in
her haste to expand her fleet she
would risk an experiment with ships
much larger than those which other
navles are building. England seems
to be satisfied with reasonable ton
nages. Recent dispatches from Lon
don tell of five new IS, ,OOO-ton battle
ships being rushed to completion by
the British Navy and of two others,
still under construction, which will
displace "at least 10000 TONS" Russia
some years ago drew up plans for
an sc, O,OO0-ton warship, but abandoned
the idea-apparently on advice of its
experts. Our 45,0OO-t -tonners will be
as large-possibly larger-than any
other battleships afloat.
Super-ships of $4,000 tons or more
undoubtedly are technically possible,
but their great bulk certainly would
decrease their maneuverability; and
the money it would take to design,
build and perfect one ship of the new
class probably would build two bat
tleships of ordinary size. So far in
the European war the conventional
battleships have demonstrated their
technical and tactical effectiveness
and their ability to withstand aerial
bombardment of the severest type.
America would do well to stick to
tried and proved naval designs in
carrying out the fleet expansion
needed at this particular time.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Patronage FIGHT

The Senate, by a vote of thirty
three to twenty-one, refused yester-
day to consider bill which would
transfer the recording of automo-
bile liens from the Office of the
Recorder of Deeds to the Department
OF Motor Vehicles. There were, no
doubt, a number of factors contrib
uting to the adverse vote, but it may
be presumed that Senator Thomas,
Democrat, Of Oklahoma, gave express
sion to one of the major considera-
tions when he said that the measure
involved patronage fight. in that
it would tend to decrease employ
ment in the recorders Office.
To say the least. this ID . rather
Evening star., 1940-04-24
CHEVY CHASE, Md.

Dear Sir:
Mrs. n. has been telling you we saw
the cardinal bathing Iast week.
Eyes, we did.
II have been living In Chevy Chase
40 years, in this house, and this is the
first time have seen the cardinal bathe.
'The bath Is cement basin on q
pedestal on the front lawn. 1t was
half full Of fresh water.
"The cardinal seemed not to mind our
presence at all. We were on the front
porch. He bathed at the very edge Of
the water, quite daintily, taking three
dips, and shaking his wings after each
dip, and then flew away.
1--WE have been feeding the birds for
years, all the year around, on the win
dow ledges the back and front porch
in winter when the. snow is on the
ground and putting suet in the bushes.
I'VE have had as many as 16 cardinals
feeding at one time, but that Is q maxi
mum number. They stay with us all the
year.
I'VE give them sunfower seed, buying
1t IN half-bushel quantities and keeping
1t in an ash can 50 the mice will not get
at it.
For the other birds we give them ap-
Piles, peanuts, raisins. currants, suet,
bread crumbs and table scraps cut up
fine, and sometimes corn meal mush.
"Our mockingbirds have been gentle
men, always polite and friendly, though
preferring to eat alone, waiting for the
others to leave.
I'VE have been amazed to see the tit
mouse carry away whole peanuts, and
the jay carried away as many as seven
almonds in the shell, which he seems to
pack away in his mouth and then bury
in the lawn.
I'VE love your articles.
Very truly yours, L. v. NJ"
This column is wondering whether 1t
can be that certain strains of cardinals
are shy bathers.
So far, there have been three reports
by persons who have seldom If ever seen
redbird take bath, as against "a
reports to the contrary.
1t would seem. therefore, that most
cardinals do bathe, but that some of
them are seldom seen at it.
This Is about as far as one may 20 in
deduction on this momentous matter of
whether the favorite cardinal, prize of
every garden, is much Of bather.
Most say he is, few say he isn't, so
there you are, but in the meantime we
are keeping an extra good lookout to
see If we can catch one at it..
So far, we have lived in Chevy Chase
for 10 years, and still have to see our
f1Kst redbird actually taking a bath.
Scores Of times they have been seen
drinking. but never bathing.
In six years in Georgetown we saw
Evening star., 1940-04-24
A FouIty Argument

An outstanding weakness of the
often-advanced theory that particu-
lar administrative needs make de-
sirable the exclusion of some group
or class of employees from civil
service SO officials may have a free
hand in the selection of their stats
was shown up by the comment of
Senator George of Georgia in, the
course OF the current hearings on
the Ramspeck civil service extension
bill.
Questioning testimony in favor Of
keeping the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority outside of civil service, Sena-
tor George asked what would hap
pen to the organization If a new
administration came into power and
decided to set up its own personnel
machinery.
Il think you would have chaos"
he added.
Senator Norris of Nebraska, who
sponsored the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, takes differing view, believ-
ing the statute that created the
agency is strong enough to protect
1t from disruption, even by an
adverse" administration. There is a
principle involved, however, that
cannot be ignored, for many estab-
lishments throughout the Govern
ment are susceptible to the same
conditions that Senator George
visualized as constituting a threat
to the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Because so much legislation
has consistently ignored the prin-
ciples Of civil service, there are in
important agencies today thousands
OF positions subject to shifting po-
litical winds. A new administra-
ton, whether Democrat or Repub-
lican, might be expected to refill
these positions wherever possible,
and turnover-under existing con-
ditions-could reach proportions
that would be hurtful to the eff
cient operation of the Government.
Such action would also work hardship
on men and women whose service has
qualified them for the places they
hold.
The Ramspeck bill represents one
effort to stabilize employment on a
merit basis by authorizing the Pres
ident to bring under civil service
those places exempt by law. Com
Elementary to this is the pending
plan under which the President
would give civil service status to
several thousand upper-bracket
positions with which he can deal by
executive order. The extent to which
this will be done hinges on a report
due at any time now from the COM
mittee headed by Supreme Court
Justice Stanley F. Reed.
It is of the utmost Importance
that neither by law nor executive
order should weakening exceptions
to the civil service structure be per-
mitted. The business of Government
has become too complex and affects
too intimately the lives of the citizens
to have its operations periodically
begged down by the demands of pa
tronage, but that, as Senator George
well brings out, is the danger that is
entailed in an effort to avoid civil
service restrictions.
Evening star., 1940-04-24

curious objection upon which to base
refusal to consider such an impor-
tant measure. The bill, presented by
Senator Overton, Democrat, of Lou
isiana, has been indorsed in principle
by William J. Thompkins, the
recorder OF deeds. He is opposed to
the transfer Of the function from
his office, but he has stated publicly
that otherwise he is strongly in favor
OF all the reforms sought to be
accomplished by the legislation.
There can be no doubt that there is
urgent need in the District for the
contemplated changes, outstanding
among which are a reduction in
costs and requirement that liens
be filed according to the motor
number Of cars to protect purchasers
from fraud. The bill has been
approved by virtually all District
officials, automobile trade groups.
the Traffic Advisory Council, the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and other civic and business
organizations.
These groups, needless to say, have
no interest in any question of pat
ronage. They are concerned only
with bringing about a reform, the
merit OF which is not open to dispute.
But merit alone, it seems, is not
enough to get this measure, or even
substitute embodying its essential
provisions, through Congress. AS
matters now stand, If Senator
Thomas is correct, patronage
setup will be left intact regardless
OF what may happen to automobile
buyers in the National Capital.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Request for Huge Relief
Arouses Suspicion.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Star reports that President Roose-
velt asked Congress today for a relief
appropriation of $o75 100000 with dis
cretionary authority to use the full
amount in the first eight months of the
coming fiscal year.
When Mr.. Roosevelt was a schoolboy
he must have studied astronomy, as he
never seems to think or speak except in
astronomical figures.
My finite mind Is incapable of fully
comprehending the magnitude of this
sum. just know 1t is more than was
necessary to run the entire Government
not so long ago, and am quite convinced
that it is too large a sum to entrust to
the discretion Of any individual, and
especially to one who has been so prodigal
in spending other peoples money.
ALEXANDER s. LANIER.
April 49,
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Takes Issue With View
OF Mr.. Vetter.
To the Editor of The Star:

70 the Editor OF The Star:
In his letter to The Star Of April Is
Mr.. vetter says: Nov, as the man in the
street sees it, England and France de-
clared war on Germany" II he had said,
"The German sympathizers In the street.
ETC., etc." he would have been nearer
the truth.
Most plain Americans like myself,
whose ancestors came here SO long ago We
have no ties of sentiment binding us to
another country, are not German
and certainly not pro-British. Old John
Bull, in fact, has been pet hate Of ours
ever since our little red school days-and
besides he hasn't paid his war debts. But
to our simple minds 1t seems that the
arrogant Nazis Of 1910 are worse than
the naughty hosts" Of 1912, and 70, Mr..
Vetter, the man in the street" and the
woman Ia the home are roofing" for the
alliesi AN AMERICAN WOMAN.
April ".
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Deplores Frequency
OF Stamp Issues.
To the Editor

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. A. Ueland in recent communica-
ton to The Star asked that more United
States commemorative postage stamps
be issued. In my judgment, rather than
more, there should be a moratorium.
People don't seem to realize that we have
stamp racket.
Every time new stamp is issued, COL
lectors buy copies for their albums and
maybe few extras to put aside. Some
speculate. 1t is now estimated that
some 100000 is spent yearly by COL
lectors in this way
Taking advantage Of the stamp hobby,
those in control are pouring it on by
getting out just as many new issues as
they think the stamp traffic will bear.
Many collectors feel that stamp collect
ing is being degraded; some are losing
interest. It is not impossible to kill the
goose.
During the SO years that the United
States has been printing stamps the
average has been six new issues year.
The famous American series (authors,
poets, educators, etc. Of IS stamps, about
a half OF which are now out, will, with
other stamps, run up this years average
to somewhere around new stamp issue
every week. This, of course, is out of all
reason. Stamp collectors simply cannot
keep up, for collecting is something more
than buying newly issued stamps.
So, can't something be done? Stamps
should be free OF politics. The South
American countries tried, years back, to
make money out of their stamps, but lost
out because, when collectors caught on,
they lost interest. Are we above the
same natural laws?
April 81. AN OLD COLLECTOR.