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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04

tho British Isles but this has often
been thought OF before" TlG said
that I'VE shall prove ourselves again
able 10 defend our Island home. :.
II necessary alone"
3, British munitions are being
supplied with greater rapldlty than
ever, there are now more powerful
armed forces Oh the British fslos NJ
any time In this war or the World
War and I'VE shall not DO content
with q defensive war"
D. The government intends 10
use Our powers without the slightest
hesltancy' against Fifth Column
clements In Britain until this malig.
nancy In Our midst N effcctually
stamped out" Police ralded Britfh
Fascist officers through the country
today, arreSting more than 80 local
leaders,
10. Even II the British Isles we're
bubJugated IN large part which
II will not for q moment believe -
the British Empire, guarded by the
fleet, Will carry on the struggle "un-
III IN Gods good time the new
world with oil It's power and might
steps forth 10 the Liberation and
rescue OF the old"
Churchill placed no specific blame
on the French for permitting the
Germans 10 break through the
Meuse defenges and sweep like O
sharp gcythe" 10 the channel ports
encirclIng the Allies In the north.
But he pointed out that the French
we're In command and that II WA
decided that q big counter. offen-
siye should be launched from the
Bomme River 10 break through the
German "gcythe". instead OF with
drawing the troops IN the north
when that was possible,
That was done, no indicated, 70
prevent destruction Of the Belgian
army, but Whatever chance n had
for success was lost when Leopold
surrendered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
Peace Drive Urges u. S. Help Build
World Government to Crush Wars

favor Of establishment Of world
government,
Comparatively new 10 the United
States (the campaign was organ.
lied In i037), tho idea Of inteFna.
tionai government ID not new 10
Europe. Probably the FIRST TO pro-
pose such union WAS Henry " Of
France, who recommended division
OF Europe among 10 powers gov
erned by delegates and police by
one army and navy. Benjamin
Franklin In 1857 wrote to q friend
IN France suggesting O United
States Of Europe, and Victor Hugo
was reported 10 have scrubbed on
the wall Of the room In which ne
died:
II represent O party which does
not yet exist: the party Of Fevo.
luton, civilization. This party will
make the 10th century. There WILL
issue from II the United States OF
Europe, then the United States Of
the World"
? Msrriet Backed Plan
Premier Edward Herriot Of France
proposed such O plan before the
Chamber Of Deputies Of France, and
o similar proposal was put before
the League Of Nations, but was re-
jected BY the 20 nations which were
10 have composed tho federation.
Most active Of pregent.day ad-
vocateg Of international govern.
ment is the Marques Of Lothian,
British Ambassador 70 the United
States.
aThe ending OF the war Is Q
constitutional problem" Lothian
said last November when he I'D.
dressed G Barnard College ami
versery meeting. THE state Ia the
institution which ends wars within
rs own boundaries, and the inter.
state war vii end only when we
are able 10 establish the principle
Of the state IN SONS new e1sd wider
form than has even yet been esics
cessfuIiy attempted"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04

port near itS end, the high command
said today.
House 10 house fighting was rag.
Ing In the last Of the Flanders chan.
mel ports from which Allied forces
have been evacuated since the sur.
render Of the king Of the Belgians.
the high command said IN n com.
munique issued from Adolf HItlers
field headquarters,
The communicate claimed that In
yesterdays German CIR raid on Paris
10 French airpiancB were shot down
In mir battles and 300 10 400 we're
destroyed on the ground. ~ was nd.
mitted that nine German planes
were missing.
Tho communique said that the
Germans In Dunkirk were battling
French forces fighting 10 protect the
rear OF British soidiers entArking
for the channel crossing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
ITALY IS STILL
SILENT ON WAR
--NEA Telephoto
Continued from Page y

FukE ~
3. Obligatory stocking OF oats
produced In italy, Albania and the
Italian colonies.
4. Unspecified appropriations for
new naval construction.
But, II was understood, MuSsolini
told the ministers what he expected
them 70 do In event Italy enters the
conflict and was enthusiastically o..
piauded.
Count on usI" the ministers were
said 10 have shouted,
Foreign Minister Count daioazzo
Ciano reported 10 the cabinet on
the foreign situation and the ma.
tons war preparations were dis
GuBsed In detail. The Fascist grand
council Will not meet tonight " was
stated officially despite previous 70.
ports that the session would be
hold and might decide the time for
ftaly's entry Into the war.
The official statement eased zen.
sion over the possibility OF immedi.
ate entry into tho war.
Weygand May Not Wait
London, June 4.-(UP)--An auth.
ofitative British source, discussing
the possibility OF On early German
attack on tho French front, said
that regardless OF speculation on the
scene OF the next German attack,
" might not DO necessary for Gen.
Maxine Wcygand, Allied generals.
simo ITO walt 70 CD attacked at all"
Discussing the possibility Of O big
counter-attack, the informant said
that resgroupinR OF forces for the
second phase OF the battle OF the
gomme continued.
French positions stretched for 400
miles from the Bea 10 tho Maginot
Line, the informant said, and were
reinforced by strong natural OBJ
stacles NJ most places, though there
WAS q i2-r1ile land gap between the
Domme and tho Oige and On 16.flile
gap between the Aisne and the
MeuBe.
The possibility OF an attack fur.
thGr west, between Amiens and
Abbeville on tho coast, must DO con-
sldered, tho spokesman said, though
tho terrain was unsuitable for tanks,
British Faselsts Ralded
London, June 4,-(UP)-Bcotiand
Yard agents and provincial police
today raided British Union tFas.
Cist offices throughout the country,
taking about 90 regional leaders
into custody.
Several former parliamentary can.
dldates were among those taken at
Canterbury, Manchester, Sheffield
(Where 10 were arreBted) and Hull.
Three persons arrested nj Hull
were taken at once 10 IN interment
camp.
Two FascisB were detained, and
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or London because Hitler has "the
whole OF the channel ports IN his
hands and We have been told he
has a plan for invading tho British
Isles"
There was n victory inside the
dellyerance' OF allied troops from
the German trap IN Flanders and
" wa8 scored by the British air
force. Churchill said, but he warn.
ed The nation against considering
tho dellveranCc q Victory because
wars are not won by eVacuatIonG."
What lie Said
Churchill, telling the story OF
what experts believe was the great.
est single military operation In Brit.
Bh history, said that;
o..
!. A total Of 33b, 900 French and
British were rescued from FLANDERS
by the allied naVieg and fleet OF
n thousand boats, but the British
alone lost 10000 men, alm0st 1000
guns and "all Our transport and ar.
mortd vehicles" In q "coloSSal mill
tary disaster" that weakened the
French army and resulted N the
loss OF the Belgian army,
2. The allied forces at Calais
were given IAN hour 10 surrender"
but they fought on In the burning
city for four days In an heroic cpi-
sode that enabled the French 10 es.
tablsh lines protecting Dunkirk
and thus permit evacuation Of the
allied armies. Only 80 unwounded
men were rescued from Calais
3. The British need no longer
withhold opinion on the "pitiful"
capitulatlon OF King Leopold Of the
Belgians, which cut of the allied
line OF retreat In the north. (Cries
OF 'treachery" rang through the
house after this statement)
4. The British expeditionary force
will be "reconBtituted" and built up
once again under It's gallant Com
mander IN Chief" Gen. Vlgcount
Gort, because there II no reason
why the losses cannot be repaired
In q few months"
8. Far heavier losses we're In
flicted on the Germans than we're
suffered by the allies In the battle
OF Flanders and the German air
force was frustrated In Its task OF
destroying the retiring allied forc-
8. The British Empire and the
French Republic will defend 10 the
death their native soil. aiding each
other like good comrades 10 the W..
most OF their strength. We shall
never surrender.
Z. Britain must expect another
blow 10 be struck almost bnmedis
ateIy against ~ or France. We are
told Hitler has a plan for invading
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CONTINUED from Page u
represents % per cent more than
the explosives dropped on England
IN the World War. The total Paris
casualties, however, were less than
7 per cent OF the cir casualties IN
England when airplane attack was
first developed.
Striking Power Decline
This decline In the striking power
OF airplanes, as shown by the Paris
attack, Is one OF the most astonish-
Ing and unexpected results OF the
war 10 the present time. II seems
10 indicate that DIR raids have fail.
cd TO show the major value on which
army leaders were counting and
which were 30 dreaded by civilians.
The principal reason for the de-
crease In the number OF casualties
rs the scattering Of the population
over wide areas During the last
war no such advance preparations
TO protect civilians from air raid.
ers rhave been made o. now. The
evacuation OF children from exposed
cities 10 far-of retreats and the pro.
vision Of mir shelters In congcstcd
areas enormously decrease the mum.
bcr OF human targets. Too, anti.
aircraft guns and defenRve fighting
planes compel the attacking ayia-
tors TO seek safety by flying very
high, In some cases over I'VE miles
In the cir. They cannot select ob.
jectiyes at will from such 0 height
and must drop their bombs. 10 o
large extent, promicuously. The
French report many bombs fell
harmiessly In the Seine river.
II seems evident, therefore, that
In cases where full advantage has
been taken OF the defensive devices
against CIR raids over cities, the
injury attacking planes can DO 70
civilians iS iiconsequental. II may
possibly DO different In the case OF
properly damage. Though the Brit.
lsh suffered 10 many cir raid ca6-
ualtieS OF tho last war, yet the total
property damage was less than ST.
100000. There N no information yet
available OF the destruction OF prop.
erty In the Paris raid. however.
Until that Is known, no comparison
can be made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04

Europe has been starved and dev.
astated, whereas O peace confer
ence could free them immediately.
1.-THE good will OF the nation
Will support you In calling On Inn
mediate conference OF the remain.
Ing acknowledgements 10 negotiate
peace and initiate 0 world consti-
tutional convention. We will DO
glad 10 vote millions for world
peace preparations rather than
billions for war preparations.
Americans need not stand shiv.
ering Ike sheep until they ere
driven 10 slaughter. The United
States Ii big enough and inteiii.
gent enough 10 avoid Wagiflg war by
boldly waging peace. We await your
leadership"
william ID. Lloyd, Jr. director Of
the American section, said the uiti-
mate goal OF the Campaign was q
world federation which, unlike the
league Of Nations, would DO 0 gov.
eminent OF men, not states, which
would derive its authority 70 gov.
ern directly from the people In.
stead OF from foreign ofisces OF nas
tionai governments. Such govern
inent, he said, would be alI-incius
siye, democratic and flon.militayy,
organized and operating IN Q man
iler similar 10 the original - Uni.
ted States.
Issue Deemed ClsaE.Cut
Invention OF the airpjane end
the radio have settled the question
OF whether we are 10 have world
government" Lloyd said. THE quss.
ton that our best and most sincere
thinkers and. active leaders must
settle now Ii what kind of world
government we are 10 have. Our
campaign fsyoFs the American
Supporting the Campaign 4 Rep.
Fesentatiye Jerry v0oFlJis, o., Cal,
who introduced q resolution which
would put Congress on record ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
DOG DAYS IN FILMS

Nearly every motion picture re-.
Gently made has u dog In II some
where. Perhaps it's tho influence OF
ParamountS "Tho Biscuit Eater"
that has brought this about. Harry
Sherman Ia one Of tho latest TO
cast q canine, Rex, mutt OF un-
certain Lineage, plays u vital rolo
IN Hidden Gold" a Hopal0ng Cas-
sldy production, starring William
Boyd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04

documenW b0incu, ~ Ehias ~ Se"-
terbuTy.
Brief war News
Paris, June 4.-(UP)-Ant.air.
craft guns started firing at e:2b o.
m. today (4:26 o. N. EDIT In the
Paris area.
A plano was sighted over the
United Press office In the heart Of
tho city, surrounded Nv dozens Of
bursts OF shell fire.
II looked, from the United Press
offices, o. u O lone reconnaissance
plane had flown over, 5000 feet
high.
No DIR alarm had been sounded at
the time.
Paris, June 4,-(UP)-The French
Port OF Le Havre, O main terminal
for transatlantic lines, was report
I'd bombed shortly after midnight
but official confirmation was lack
Ing.
London, June 4--tUP)-The Even.
Ing News said today that German
planes raided the French port Of
10 Havre from 1918 .. m. until 1890
a. M, dropping 0 number OF nigh
explosive bombs and causing con.
siderable Casualties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
BY WALLACE CARROLL
United Press staff COrresD0ndentl

VUIUbUU ETVHH DIWII VUTTVbVUUUVHET
Linden, June 4--(UP) Allied air
forces raided military detectives In
various parts OF Germany during
the night, press reports said today,
In vengeance for dermany's raids
on Paris yesterday.
II had been underStood that the
alliGd air forces would exact swift
ane. stern reprisals against German
cities for Adolf Hitlor's raids on
Paris yesterday In which five
schools and q hospital were bombed
A sudden blanking out during
the night OF then Berlin, Hamburg,
Stuttgart. Munich and Nuremberg
broadcaSting stations had caused
speculation as 10 whether military
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
KILLED by AUTO

Stamford, Conn, June 4-(UP)-
Mrs. Anna M. Franklin, ~, was XII.
Ied by On automobile last night
while crossing 0 highway near her
home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
noon recess Nurses and nuns also
watched the rescue from the great
windows Of the hospital.


Caused by Heavy Rains
According 10 the workmen, the ac-
cident was, they believed, result
Of the recent heavy rains which un-
deFmined the supports In the OK.
cavatlon. sa4
Rescue operations were conduct
cd under the direction Of Fire Chief
Thomas j. cavanaugh and Depaty
Chief Martin J. Cafnpion, together
with Q number Of fire men and
policemen. Fire Marshal Den J.
Lahey and his aide, Lieut.. Eugene
A. Legge investigated for the fire
department, while Lieut.. william v.
Pollard was on hand Tor the police.
fnhalatoFs we're Euehed 70 the
scene 10 be- ready Il needed, but
MiceiI was not IN need og such treat.
ment when sxtsicatsd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
by n. w. KIECKHEFER
United Press star Correspondent

Chicago -- tU.P.) -- When Ger.
man troops extended tho biitzkrieg
10 tho Low Countries, On appeal was
sent from the Middle West 10
Washington for President Roosevelt
10 call q conference OF the remain.
Ing -belIigerenb 70 negotiate On
armistice In Europe and initiate o
world constitutional convention.
The appeal was tho second AZ.
tempt by the Campaign for World
Government 10 arrest hostilities In
Europe. Last fail, before tho war
had spread fl0rthward into Fin.
land and later TO Norway, the
campaign sought tinsuccessfully 10
promote o truce by sending cabie-
grams 10 the rulers Of the four
scandinavian countries.
Both appeals were dispatched by
Mrs, Lola Maverick Lloyd, Win.
netka, ILL.,, one OF the founders OF
the Women'g international League
for Peace and Freedom and co.
worker with the late Jane Adams
for O conference OF neutrais before
the United States entered the
World War. Now she Is on inter.
national co-chairman OF the Cam.
paign with Mng. Rosika BChWim.
mer, who initiated the unguccesss
fui Ford Peace Ship expedition 70
Europe during the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04

"ouF country abandoned Bel.
GUM and Holland when we re-.
fused 10 support the noble efforts
Of their sovereigns toward peace.
Mrs, Lloyd telegraphed the Presl.
dent war will continue 70
spread unless you take the lead IN
immediate action, openly and pub.
llciy, 20 that peace sentiment OF
the world can express Itself before
10 n too late.
war can only force the evacll-
alton o. neutral territories after
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
COMMONS HEARS
ABOUT FLANDERS

Continued from Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-04
WAR MOVES ON
TODAY'S BOARD

tcontinucd from Page y
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Berlin, June - lUp)--UeFnIan
troops have entered the city OF Duns
Kirk, seized Fort Louis and brought
the battle for tho French channel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-21

TOday'S action in the forest Of
Compiegnc has wiped out the
wrongs done to German military
honor" said the official German
news agency.
The dignity of the action toward
an enemy honorably defeated stands
in contrast to the eternal hatc-SOW-
ing monuments at this place where
Gallo bascncSs once shamcd the
indicated German army"
Three aims Of the German armis-
ticc terms were announced:
Ito prevent continuance of the
war in Francc-apDarcntIy the COM
plctc demilitariZatiOn Of the French.
2-TO obtain full guarantees "nc-
ccSSary for continuance of the war
against Britain.' This indicates
French industries. materials and
wealth will be tHk"n over by Ger
many to fight England
3---Tn produce 'prc-conditionS for
y new European peace
Immediately after the reading Of
the preamble Hitler departed.
The preamble asserted that the
allies in the World War supported
by American troops did not sue
ccSsfriIIy in any way conquer the
German army.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-21
King Carol Announces
Formation of New To-
talitarian Polite a |
Party of Nazi Pattern
to Supercede Present
Party.

Bucharest, June 2l.-(AP)-A
sweeping German victory in the bat
tie for political influence in RUmana
was scored tonight by the announce
mcnt that King Carol was forming
a new totalitarian political party OF
the n2Zi pattern.
The party is to be known as "thc
,5artv Of the Nation" 1t will super
ccdc the present Party o! National
Rcbirth The pro-nazi Iron Guard
viii play big part in the new or
ganization, whose bases were an
nounccd as "nationalistic, Christian
and racial
This was interpreted as meaning
that King Carol was prepared TO
put full nazi program into force,
even including Il return to anti
scmitism in an attempt TO win favor
.Continued on Page Five'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-21
StliiIslson To
Testify
Action on Appoint
ments Not Expected
For Week; Debate
Flares In House.

Washington. June 2l.-(AP)-
The Senate military committee to-
dav ordered hearings on President
Rooscvclr& nomination of Henry l.:
StimSon to be war secretary and
Stimson himself will be called to
testify.
As a momcntouS Senate debate
over foreign and defense policies
SHAPED up around the StimSon APP
poiMfmcN, and that of Col. Frank
Knox to DC secretary Of the Navy, II
aDpcarcd there would be no action
on confirmation for more than a
week.
Chairman Shepard, Democrat
Texas. said that Stimson would be
called for testimony in Il week or
so" and il was expected TO be at
least that long until the naval com
mittcc acts on tho Knox nomination.
In the House. debate set Off yes
tcrday by tho cabinet changes flarcd
ND today when Representative Fish,
RcnublCan. Now York. asserted that
inc Democrats under President
Roosevelt should bear the label Of
war party.
Majority Leader Rayburn jumped
up.
"Thc gentlemen on the Republican
side have been cropping many months
for an ISSUE" he declared. "They
now have seized on the hope that
the Republican party is the peace
party. If hey went To be the peace
party 1T any price, they can have it..
"Thcy arc trying to create the
impression that the Democratic
rarty may b" The War party. The
Democratic party is not peace
party at any price. The Democratic
party is tho one party that will not
be the war party, but it will be a
frrutirucd on Page FiVe)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-21
Washington
Safely Home
United States Liner
Docks in New York
With Refugees From
European War Zones.

New York, June 2l.-(AP)-Safc-
~ home after Il dramatic brush with
d submarine, the United States liner
Washington locked today with L.
1876 passengers, most Of them Amer
lean citizens who fled the European
war zone.
II was disclosed that group of
passengers headed by Donald Harp
CT. New York and Paris lawyer, pc
ttioned Captain Harry Hanning to
proceed directly to the United States
after the submarine encounter in
stead Of making d scheduled stop at
Galway. Ireland, to pick up addi-
tional refugees.
Captain Manning communicated
with the State department direct and
the next day posted bulletin which
said that authorities considered it
unwise to change the ships course
as outlined TO belIigercnt nations
and that any change might leopard
iZe the vessels safety.
II was disclosed. too. that some
members Of the crew held meet
ing at Lisbon to consider d protest
against stopping at Galway. Some
of the crew were said to have been
alarmed over the presence on board
Of a number of bclligercnt nationals.
Passengers said notice posted at
Ihc United States consulate at BOr-
deaux warned that "Amcrican citi-
zcnS taking passage on the vessel are
advised that each must of course as
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-21
Nazis Report
NewSuccesses
In France

Berlin, June 21.-(AP)-Gcrman' 5
military machine showed steel spear
heads deeper into France ION sche-
dulc" today as representatives Of
Germany, Italy and France met in
the forest Of Compicgne for armis-
ticc talks.
Reports Of additional booty came
from the Germans as they mopped
up sections of the Maginot line and
took new places in Normandy, Brit
tany and the region between the
Loire estuary and the Rhonc valley.
The newspaper Der Angriff said
two 35.OOO-ton French battcshlps
were seized at Breast where they arc
being built.
The high command reported these
successes:
Capture Of 700 brand new tanks;
the sinking by submarine Of four
British merchant ships, one Of them
a ROYAL Mail steamer Of 1000 tons;
and the sinking by fighting and div
ing bombing air units OF lO,O0O-
ton transport and 4,00O-ton auXl-
liary vessel.
The French were reported STOUT
" resisting" in the Maginot line in
Lorraine and Alsaacc while cnclrcl-
ing groups in the western VoSgcS
mountains are continuing their fight
against the nazis.
The Germans reported continued
British air raids last night, said is
persons were killed in British bomb
ing of Cologne last night and We'd
nesday night and on Dusseldorf on
Wednesday night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-21
ToIbert Loses
COP Seats

Philadelphia, June 2l.-tAPl -
The Republican national committee
voted today to deny convention seats
to the tcn-mcmbcr South Carolina
delegate headed by Joseph W. (Tie-
less Joc) Tolbcrt, and seated an OPP
posing delegation led by George Nor
wood of Grccnvillc and j. Bates
Gerald of Summerton.
The vote was 63 to l8.
The action must still be passed on
hv the convention credentials COM
mittce next week and the convention
itself.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-21
Reports of Third
Term Declaration
Still Circulated

Philadelphia. June 21.-(APD
Authoritative reports persisted
in Republican circles todaT that
President Roosevelt had assured
Col. Frank KnGX that he would
not run for third term At TIC
time he first offered Knox the
Navy secrctaryshiD.
The reports were that kn"N
had rclaycd such information to
four men some time ago and that
these four included ALT NJ. Ian
GOn, the 1886 Republican prcSi-
Dental nominee on a ticket with
Knox. and X. +. Creager, Texas
national committeeman.
While LandOn could not be
reached for comment, Cr2agcr
taIG reporters here "thcr" Is
nothing l can say at the present
time"