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Gust Politicians!"

The man slapped the paper to the table,
the black-and-White news from the polit-
zeal party conventions uppermost. "Just
q LOT of politicians" he snorted. Why,
OF counsel Just lot of politicians. What,
in the name of the sainted memory of old
Aunt Tabitha did he expect?
You hear a lot OF people talk very
loosely about politics and politicians.
hThe politicians want TO DO thus and So"
IL is Just about on par with the swivel
Drained nitwits who pass rumors from
mouth TO ear that "they" are planning
This and plotting that. And when you
rin down this loose toggued double
hiker. you find that he has only the
Aazlest Idea OF who "they" are.
Now there isn't O thing wrong with the
Esrm POLITICIANS. What Is politiclAn5
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THE WANDERING DUKE
Hartford Courant)

When the history Of our turbulent
times is written, 1t will doubtless
contain reference to pathetic
figure who renounced the throne of
England for the love Of woman
not Of royal blood. 1t was expected
that the former King, as the Duke
of Windsor, would spend the rest
of his days in the pusuit Of pleas
ures which he so enjoyed as the
gay and charming Prince Of Wales.
But fate did not decree such q
peaceful lot. Lately, rumors have
been rife that would have the clouds
of destiny hanging heavy over his
head.
Soon after the war began. Edward
returned to England to "do his bit, !"
and he was attached to the staff Of
Viscount Gort as a brigadier-gen-
eral. Later, he was made a liascn
officer between the British and the
French armies, the comment being
that his personal ambition had an
gered his superior. Then came the
stories from Paris that Edward was
tout Of sorts" with the command
inf officers and that he was doing
most of his war work in the night
spots. When 1t was reported that he
had resigned his post In France. the
whispers were that because Of his
friendship for the Nazi cause. he
was about to support a revolution
in England in an effort to regain
his throne. Finally. when the Duke
left the south Of France for BARGE
Iona where he was to have q con-
ference with Franco, 1t was said that
Mr.. Churchill had forbidden him
to set foot on his native land be-
cause of his "mysterious" conduct.
To ali this, British sources simply
remark that all possible steps are
being taken for the safety OF the
wandering nobleman. The Duke says
YEARLY that his future Is somewhat
unsettled" The word Is painfully
descriptive OF q harassed man whom
the public has claimed rs is own.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

The announcement from Hartford that
former Representative Herman Kopple-
mann is going to seek denomination in
the First Congressional District is not
exciting It has been expected for some
time. But what may be bit more eXcit-
ing will be his efforts to persuade the dis
trict at a convention late in the summer
that it should nominate him again.
Although he is three-term veteran, MIR.
Kopplemann probably right now isn't
first choice to get the Democratic NOM
nation. He could have had uninter
rupted service in Congress right down
to the present time had he not sought to
be nominated for Senator two years ago.
His fight to ease ex-senator Augustine
Lonergan out of the picture cost the lat
have always contended. At any rate it
also cost Kopplemann the seat in Con-
gress that he now wants again. He'll
have plenty of competition this fall.
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Simply person who is devoted to, or en-
gagged In politics. We usually use the
word as applying to one who Is active in
purely party politics for what he can get
out of It, Only when political figure
rises above the partisan do we grant him
the verbal accolade of Statesman"
Yet no man con be a statesman with
out having first been politician, nor
does he ever become 100 per cent states
man. In government by popular repre-
sentation, any man in public life must
necessarily be in large part politician.
Lincoln was a politician. So were JEFF
ferson, and Hamilton, and Jackson. So
were Cleveland, and Theodore Roosevelt,
and Wilson. 1t is true that men like
these lifted themselves above the mar
roweSt considerations Of partisan politics
to become statesmen. But in occupying
political position they remained always
in part politicians as well.
Does anyone think there can be organ
lied government without politicians?
Does anyone fool himself that in the vast
bureaucracies built by Hitler, Stain and
Mussolini there are no politicians? Yet
you hear people thoughtlessly say, If we
could only get rid of the politicians!" No
people will ever get rid OF its politicians.
There is no reason why 1t should. What
is needed is better politicians.
How to get them? BY taking more
active part in the affairs of the parties
in which they function. Did you vote in
the party primary, by the way? Have
you ever given thin dime, or an hours
time, or moments thought, even, to
party affairs? Unless you can say Eyes,"
criticism of those politicians" who have
given all three comes with little grace.
We ought to be thankful that our politics
is still carried on in the open under cir
cumstances which give everybody whirl
at it. Our politics, and our politicians,
are and always will be as good as the peo-
pie insist on making them - never any
better under this or any other political
system in the world
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ilege, Mr.. President, Of voting
for you at Chicago"
Roosevelt smiled broadly and re-
piled, "I'm sure we'll have a ticket
that will win"
FDR DIDN'T KNOW
Possibly the secret of how
Roosevelt kept his secret so well
and so long was that he didn't
know himself what he was going
to do.
Significant was a remark he
made to a Midwesterner follow
ing the nomination OF Wendell
Willkie. The visitor expressed the
view that WILKES candidacy made
1t necessary for the President to
run again.
There isn't anyone who can
lick him but you, Mr.. President"
the caller said. II think what
happened In Philadelphia makes
1t imperative that you runaI am
sure you don't want to; no man
who has undergone the ordeal
you have for eight years would
want any more Of II. But it's
not case any more of your
preference. In my opinion, the
choice is no longer yours"
The President paused as II
thinking, then said quietly, as If
to himself, This decision will be
the most momentous in my life."
NOT HITERLAND
General Hugh johnson is vio-
lently anti-New Deal, but not to
National Defense Councillors Will
liam Knudsen and Edward r.
Stettinius.
The latter two were lunching
at Capital hotel when they spied
Johnson at a nearby table and
went over to shake hands. The
General greeted them warmly, af-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Pan American Highway
Toured in Great Book

The great Pan American high
way, one of the most ambitious
and amazing road projects ever
conceived, will some day link
Fairbanks, Alaska and Cape Horn.
Already, much of 1t is completed
through Mexico and Central
America. That veteran travel
writer, Harry A. Franck, and
photographer Herbert C. Lanks
take you over the route, finished
and unfinished, from the Rio
Grande to the Canal Zone in "Pan
American Highway" ID. Appleton
Century: So. Here is a book
graphic in words and for its score
of pictures. Following is an excerpt
on the Canal Zone:
We are prone to think of the
Canal Zone as American territory
But it is not, being only leased-in
perpetuity-for a down payment Of
$10,000,000 and a rental Of $3.50, 900
year in gold.
Americans living In the Canal
Zone, being technically in foreign
country. pay no income tax, no Gus
toms duties, nor for that matter
even excise taxes. so that American
cigarettes, for instance, cost 80
cents a carton there. Thanks to this
freedom from taxation and certain
other advantages. 1t Is estimated
that a dollar Of Canal Zone salary
is worth from $3.50 to $l.50 COM
pared with the cost OF living In the
average American city.
But, of course, the Zoner has no
vote, and II he Is an alien, resi-
dence in the Canal Zone viii never
make him eligible for American cit
izenship.
Here are nearly 10000 people tex-
elusive OF our armed fofces) live In
kind OF ideal sociaiistic order, UNI
der a benevolent ruler. The United
States government directly operates
every industry and enterprise. The
government collects the rents. still
very low. though many sE0ners"
complain that they paid none at all
before the World War, makes o
small charge for gas and electricity
In homes built and furnished and
maintained by the government Gov
eminent colmmissaries sell all the
necessities al life and most Of the
luxuTle ~ prices definitely lover
than merchants exact from as a.
home.
Onels sam aeia 8 hest q ; prise.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

The island kingdom over which the
Duke of Windsor will shortly hold sway
consists of some 80 islands inhabited by
about $4,000 people. While there are
a number of white people scattered
throughout the islands, but mostly cen
tered in Nassau, the great majority OF
Bahamas are descendants of the orig
inal natives, or African slaves. At one
point the Bahamas are only 60 miles
from Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

Extension OF the trout season to July
81 won't cause much Of a furry around
the state. AS matter of fact once the
weather gets as warm as it has been the
last few days you don't hear anything
said about trout fishing. We wonder If
anyone really seeks the trout in its lair
at this time of the year. We presume
the season prolongation is due to curtail-
ment at the outset when conditions in
our woods were so bad. Usually about
this time of the year your ardent angler
is DESERVING the stream for the pond, lake
or shore where other finny inhabitants
are eagerly sought with hook, line, and
sinker. But there must be some trout
the State Board of Fisheries and Game
wouldn't be taking such action.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11
Selected Poem
OLD JOE

Harry Elmore Hurd, in the New York SUM
never heard Old Joe called mean
Point-blank but sandwiched in between
Things said and other things implied
Were hints sufficient to provide
Imagination with theme
For gossip-nebulous as a dream
And yet enough like solid fact
To make suspicion seem an act.
vowed to keep an open mind
Until such time as I should find
Old Joe unworthy. Well, one day
While bringing in rack of hay,
I saw him pick cricket up
And carry it within the cup
of calloused hands across the road
For fear q passing wagonload
Might put an early end TO song
That made his lonely nights less long.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

!. Who was called the "Maid Of
Orleans?" 4
2. The members Of what military
organization are called 'Devii
Dogs?"
8. How would you say It'll we
meet again" in French?
4. Customes collections are made
by the Commerce. Interior or the
Treasury Department.?
5. Are the moons phases caused
by its rotation on its axis, or its REL
volution around the earth?
6. What is the name Of the type
Of dive-bombing planes used by the
Germans in the Netherlands and
Belgium?
z. Joe Louis has fought five for.
mer heavyweight champions. Name
them.
8. Name the most distant island
possession Of the United States.
8. Which country has been called
THE Land Of the Roseav
10. Four Bells In the morning
watch Is what time?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

only 70 1aulluhKS
Of dream books,
the Democratic
convention looks
easy a one
man show whose
story might as
well be written
In advance.
A c t u a III y,
though, 1t isn't
that simp pie.
There are a lot
Oh q ue 3 10 II s
which can't be
answered until
the chips go
down. and m
their answers
can d epe n d
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that either the Nation or the state
viii go too far In providing hospital
and medical care for veterans suf-
fering from the consequences Of
their military service or In sheltering
veterans whose need Is only for that.
The adequate meeting Of such
needs Is better than granting bonus
es or pensions 10 those who are nc
worse off for their military service.
It Is q duty which no decent-mands
ed citizen will oppose.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

How fleeing fame can be is seen in
the headline in a state paper the other
day. It read - Tribute Paid Brown at
Guild Convention" Just typographical
mistake, of course, but one that probably
made Haywood Broun turn over in his
grave.
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Hartford Tinesl

War veterans and others interest
cd IN their welfare can no longer
or at least not much longer, come
plain that Conenctiout fails 70 make
adequate provision for men who
have fought iog sheir flag Cor whom
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEARSON
ROBERT s. ALLEN
WASHINGTON, July 1

WASHINGTON Wendell
Wilke their the
McNay
presidency highest the that neither itself to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11
"A Thought for Today

Better IL is to be Of an humble spirit with the
IowIy, than divide the spoil with the proud
Proverbs 1918.
Humility like darkness, reveals the heavenly
lghts.-Thoreau.
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country's immediate political future.
First and foremost, Of course, is
the question: Will FDR run for a
third term?
1t is taken for granted by most
people that he will but no one
Is dead certain. Lately there has
been an upswing in the number
Of rumors which say he won't;
stories saying he told this or that
friend that he was weary and want
ed to step down, ill-natured guesses
that he's loath to run against Wen
dell Willkie, lunches that he will
bow out at the last minute in ultra
dramatic style. Most politicians
think he'll be nominated, but have
their fingers crossed.
WILL PRESIDENT
WRITE PLATFORM?
Beyond that are some other ques-
tions no one is quite sure about.
Will the convention be a one-man
show? That is, will FDR write the
platform, name the vice-presidential
candidate, and in other ways DOM
mate all the proceedings, or will
there be room for dissent, comprom-
Use and few old-time Democratic
party scraps?
How about the conservative south
ern Democrats-one of whom, SEN
ator Cotton Ed Smith of Southern
Carolina, has already said he would
bolt the party If 1t goes for third
term? Will the able work Of a stout
administration southerner like
Smiths co-stater, Senator Jimmy
Byrnes, harmonic the distrust felt
by such old-line Democrats as Sena-
tor George, of Georgia?
And, in that connection, how
about the bright young men Of the
inner circle New Deal - the Tommy
Corcorans, Ben Cohens and the rest?
Will they be running things, or will
they get frozen out In favor of the
practical politicos like Senator
Byrnes and Speaker Bankhead?
WHAT ABOUT
WHEELER'S THREAT?
What will the spectre of Willkie
do to the convention? Will it force
adoption of red hot" platform
plank on public power? Will the
strategy In general be to stand pat
on the New Deal record, or will 1t
be aimed more specifically at what
may be supposed to be weak spots
In WILKES armor?
Much more important what
about Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
who has promised that there will
be a peace party" in the field this
fall If the Democrats fail to take
sharp keep ut-of- turn at Chi
cago? Will his fight fail, or will
his third party threat force a ton
ing down Of %ER's foreign policy?
How much support will he get? If
he bolts, how many Democrats will
bolt with him?
Will Jim Farley stay hitched? Will
Garner go along with Roosevelt
dominated convention? Will the
New Dealers force selection of
man like Supreme Court Justice
Douglas for vice-president, or will
that nomination go to man like
Byrnes or Bankhead? What part
will Paul v. McNutt play?
You can make pretty good guess
about some Of those answers now.
Others can be answered only after
the convention has got under way.
In any case, there are enough OF
these questions to show that this
convention is by no means likely to
be a cut-and-dried affair.
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Questions
andAnswers


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@. Which South American coun.
try has been designated by Hitlera
Official newspaper, "Volkischer Beo.
bachter," as "the only real totatI
tartan country In South American
A. Bolivia, which was reported IN
June, 1899, to have coded Germany
an air base near the city Of Trirli'
dad, in return for arms. It Is rec
ported that under ar exchange
agreement, IS young Bolivians en-
ter the German army each year for
training and so study aviation In
italy. y.
@. How tall Is the steamship
Queen Mary?
A. From keel to top superstruc-
ture, 1856 feet; keel to top forward
funnel, 100 feet, and keel to mast
head, 234 feet.
@. Which states were in the
Union one hundred years ago9
A. In 1910 there were 26 states,
as follows: Delaware, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,
Massachusetts,, Maryland, South
Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia,
New York, North Carolina, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Kentucky, Ohio,
Tennessee, Louisiana, Indiana, Mis-
sissippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine,
Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan.
Q. When was the "year without
summer"
A. The cold summer OF 1915 was
often called the year without q
summer" or 1880 and froze to
death" There was killing frost
and snow In every month Of the
year in New York, Pennsylvania,
and New England and even as far
south as the Virginia mountains.
Very cold weather prevailed
throughout the world. One theory
Is that the cold was caused by ter
rife volcanic eruptions which dis
seminated volcanic dust through
the atmosphere and prevented sun.
light from reaching the earth.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do mot say, "The rooms are
adapted 20 housekeeping;
instead say, adapted for"

q. What was the speed record
set by Lieut.. Tray Keith of Banks.
dale Field, Shreveport, La, when
he dove from $4,000 feet In q Cur.
s-Wright P-364 pursuit plane?
A. His speed indicator became
stuck at 500 miles per hour, but
army officers estimated the average
speed at $40 miles per hour.
Q. Are sales tax tokens issued
In one state, good in any other
state?
A. Tax tokens In Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi are In.
Interchangeable in these three states
by mutual agreement. The other
states which use sales tax tokene
do not have interchangeable agree
ments.
@. What Is the escalator claus,
In the naval treaty between the
United States and Great Britain?
A. In the London Naval Treaty
OF 1885. Article Is contains a pro-
vision that the signatories are not
bound BY the limitations on tonnage
and armament In the various cate
gories, In the event that any part
OF the pact is violated by any
power, signatory or non-signatory.
or In the event that any signatory i
threatened with war. This was
called the escalator clause.
II you want Q copy of the book
let PAN. AMERICAN HIsTO-
GRAPH" send TO The Waterbury
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Enclose ten cents In postage.
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National
Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
CORRESPONDENT.

Washington, July 11.-By contrast
with the Republican convention,
which was wide-open riddle from
the start with the answers known
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81 course, even 70 visitors. for he "a
also engaged In tho hotel business
|here.
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What's Your /. O.?

Can You answer seven OF these
test questions? Turn TO back
page for the answers. !
Evening star., 1940-05-30
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

ny xhOnN1ON W. DOnULSS.
Reddy Fox lay on the side of
hill. Bobby Coon found him there,
and when Bobby spoke to him Reddy
made no reply. Bobby went and
looked at him. Reddy's eyes were
closed. Bobby grinned to himself.
then he tip-toed a little nearer and
shouted "Boo!" right in one of Red
dy's little black ears. Still Reddy
did not move. Bobby Coon's face
grew sober. He poked Reddy with
his foot, but still Reddy did not
move. Then he pulled Reddy's tail,
and still Reddy did not move. "It
must be that Reddy Fox is dead"
thought Bobby Coon, and he hurried
away to tell the news.
There was great excitement on the
Green Meadows and in the Green
Forest when the little people there
heard that Reddy Fox was dead. OF
course, every one wanted to see
Reddy, and soon there was pro-
cession Of little meadow and forest
people hurrying across the Green
Meadows to the hillside where Reddy
Fox lay. Jimmy Skunk, Johnny
Chuck, Billy Mink, Little Joe Otter,
unc' Billy Possum, Danny Meadow
Evening star., 1940-05-30

Mouse, Spotty the Turtle, Old Mr..
Toad, Grandfather Frog, Jerry
Muskrat, Sammy Jay, Blacky the
Grow, Happy Jack Squirrel, Striped
Chipmunk, Jumper the Hare, Prick
ly Porky, all were there. They
found big circle around Reddy Fox.
Then they began to talk about
Reddy. Some told Of the good things
that Reddy had done, and what q
fine gentleman he was. Others told
Of the mean things that Reddy Fox
had done, and how glad they were
that they would no longer have to
Evening star., 1940-05-30
By Fronk Beck
By WiIIord
By Mormon Marsh
By Bud Fisher

and the one who laughed loudest Of
all was Peter Rabbit as he started
back to the Old Briar Patch.
OF course, Reddy Fox knew then
that it was Of no use at all to pre-
tend that he was dead, SO he sprang
to his feet and started after Peter
Rabbit at the top Of his speed, but
when he reached the Old Briar
Patch, Peter was safely inside, and
Reddy could hear him laughing as
II he would split his sides.
IT at first you don't succeed, Try,
try againl" shouted Peter Rabbit.
Evening star., 1940-05-30

watch out for him. It was surpris-
ing the number of bad things that
were said. But then they felt safe
in saying them, for was not Reddy
lying right there before them stone
dead?
Now, Peter Rabbit had not heard
the news until late in the day and
when he did hear it he started as
fast as his legs could take him to
have . last look at Reddy. Hallway
there he suddenly stopped and
scratched his long ears. Peter was
thinking. i was mighty funny that
Evening star., 1940-05-30

Reddy Fox should have died without
any one having heard that he was
sick. Peter started on again, but
this time he did not hurry. Present.
ly he cut a long twig, which he
carried along with him.
When he reached the circle around
Reddy Fox he stole up behind Prick
" Porky and whispered in his ear.
Prickly Porky took the long twig
which Peter handed him, while
Peter went of q little distance and
climbed up on m old stump where
he could re. Prickly Porky reached
Evening star., 1940-05-30

over and tickled one Of Reddy's ears.
For minute nothing happened
Then the black ear twitched. Prickly
Porky tickled the end of Reddy's
little black nose, then he tickled 1t
again. What do you think hap
pened? Why, Reddy Fox sneezed!
. My, my, my! How that circle
around Reddy Fox did disappear.
All the little people who were afraid
of Reddy Fox scampered away as
fast as they could run, while all the
other little people who were not
afraid ot Reddy Fox began 70 hugh.