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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Voices That Shouted "Peace"!

The tumult and the shouting of the campaign die away, but there is one shout that must echo and re-eChO in the PreSl- dents mind as he sits alone to think Of his tremendous third triumph. Yes, presidents sit alone sometimes. In fact, despite the constant impingement ot problems and persons, the presidency IS a lonely job, and all presidents have felt it keenly.
 The shout that cannot die out of the Presidents mind is the shout of the American people for peace. He cannot forget that the one thing both in his own addresses and those of his opponent that always touched off a roar of Spon- taneous approval was any passage that gave hope of keeping our great land at peace,
 He cannot forget that of around 22,000,- 900 Americans who voted for the oppos- ing candidate, many, many of them so voted because they thought peace might thus be best preserved. He cannot forget that his own specific pledges of peace, so long as peace is permitted us, were the passages which drew the deepest response.
 Neither candidate could honestly have made or kept pledge that under no cir cumStanceS whatever will the United SCdCeS go JO war. NeIIllSI Q4u SO' wal or peace in the near future is not so much matter of conscious American decision as of circumstances, and the acts Of others. Yet a strong and determined will to peace can do much, and the Amer ican people have that will.
 The campaign showed equally clear support of American foreign policy as revealed in action. There was no basic difference between parties here, and MT. Willkie's post-election statement shows clearly this unity. Exactly where this course will lead us, no man can precisely prophecy. The conduct of human affairs is not mathematical science. But the course has been charted by the pilot and confirmed by passengers and crew.
 We stake our chance of peace on strength to defend ourselves. Before the Revolution we were unprepared- vet war came. Before the War of 1872, the same. Before the Mexican War, the same. Before the SpaniSh-American War, the same. Before the World War, the same. Each time we were unprepared- yet the war came About the only time the United States faced great crisis in armed strength was in 1867, when the finest army in the world backed the ulti- matum to France to get out of Mexico and there was no war.
 This time we propose to prepare, hop ing that this will serve us for peace, since unpreparedneSs has so often failed to pre- vent war The nation is united in de- termination to gain strength in propor- tion to it's great power. To the death it will defend it's soil it's interests, it's free way of life, But it is peace the American people want - to keep peace if they can; to join war only if they must. Those great deep-throated shouts from both sides of the whole campaign reveal it clearly. Above the shoutings and exal- tation of triumph may be heard clearly the voices that cried "Peace!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Building for Peace

Our eyes are on our rapidly growing armaments, as they should be and must be, the world being what it is. The ship yards ring, the barracks rise, the tanks rumble off the assembly line. But in the meantime America is also building for peace. Stewart Mcdonald, Federal Housing administrator, estimates that by the end of 1940, America will have built as many single-family homes during the year as the 1920-29 average, or about 427,000.
 Four hundred thousand homes is lot of homes, and proof that Uncle Sam has two strong arms right arm with which he can provide the sinews of war, and left with which he can build new homes for his peaceful people. It is the "gunS or butter" story all over again, and one more proof that the United States can have both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
The Virtue of Patience

You may have heard the expression "The laws delay," included among life'S trials by Hamlet in the famous Shakes peare soliloquy. But for free-Style cham pion all-American delay, we know of nothing to touch this: The U. s. Court of Claims, on May 8, 1940, reported to Con- gress certain claims for indemnity as a result of "spoliations by the French prior to July 31-1901." Somewhere in the vast cave of the winds of the law, these claims have been flying around for 139 years, like the poor damned souls Dante described in his Inferno.
 Perhaps this is unjust. Perhaps some heir to an heir has only recently decided that his ancestor was "spoliated". In either case, it has taken phenomenal time to get this outstretched palm prop erly before the speakers desk in Congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Fighting and Voting

Is a man good enough to fight for his country good enough to vote in the con- duct of it's affairs? You might think so, but several state legislatures do not. Dis trust of military machines, deeply in- grained since the early days of the re- public, has led to widespread restrictions on the right of soldiers and sailors to vote In six states this fall, men on service out side their states will not be able to vote, according to an analysis by the Council of state Governments.
 In four of these the men can vote if they can get home on election day State with absentee voting laws usually pro- vide for soldiers voting. But now that we are embarking on new military pol icy, in which active service is potential part of every young mans life, it might be well to overhaul our whole legislative approach to the problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

The election of this week brought out many interesting incidents. It also pre- sented what appears like contradictions in voting. Take Massachusetts as an ex- ample of this. There wasn't much ques- tion up there about Senator David l. Walsh, Democratic, being returned to office, although the past few weeks Re- publicans were announcing very definitely that the state would swing in their di- rection. But the state didn't swing all the way GOP-ward. It went for Presi- dent Roosevelt by substantial majority. Perhaps handsome should be the word. But on the face of returns Governor Leverett Saltonsta1l is reelected over his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Dever by slim margin of six or seven thousand votes How do you explain that? Even political dopesters can't con- ceive how this bit of cutting was achieved at the polls and on the strength of such figures Attorney General Dever is calling for a recount and getting election re- turns impounded until the courts can order one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

This is always the time when you hear and read about the electoral college going out of business. AS a matter of fact right after the election some national legislator announced his intentions of presenting a measure in Congress to have it abol- ished Of course this has been tried be- fore, but all efforts to remove it or change our method of electing a president and vice-president have failed They have it comes right down to abolishing the electoral college and letting the popular vote decide the issue fail to agree on just the proper procedure to follow in the event of change There hasn't been as sound a one devised to date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Views Of The Press

ing the prospect with the record of the Baldwin administration. Since the president has swept the nation again, the fact that he will have six Democratic congressman from this state to uphold his hand in congress is not unexpected. Even if they were all opposition, or Republican, rep resentativeS their voices would mean but little in such a landslide vote. And in reelecting Senator Francis T. Maloney it is evident that the state has not elected just another new dealer. Senator Maloney has dis played a large measure of inde- pendence in his votes in congress The belief that he would run well ahead of his ticket is evidence that the state has more than ordinary confidence in him, which is, looking at it from the opposite direction, the chief reason why the political seers thought he would defeat Cor nell in a close contest on the re- mainder of the ticket.
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daughter of Eugene duPont. The far flung duPont family con- tributed $50,000 to the Willkie campaign, but Ethel remained loyal to her in-laws.
 Franklin's speeches were of . rather naive. amateurish nature, but they endeared him tremen- dously to his father. Franklin would start his speeches in most formal vein, carefully referring to his father as "the President" But when heckled from the side, he usually forgot his dignity and sometimes shouted, my old mans 8 great guy"
 Young Philip Willkie, on the other hand, kept strictly out of politics, and stuck to his knitting as a graduate student at Harvard. This may have been because the elder Willkie focused some unfor- tunate attention upon his son last June when he called up Princeton authorities on the long distance telephone and berated them for 40 minutes because Philip had failed to graduate from the university.
 This was just about the time of Willkie's nomination, and he inSinuated that Princeton had flunked his son in order to em- barrass him politically. Wiilkie's complaint was made to Professor Raymond J. SOntag. head of the history department, whose secretary took down Willkie's conversation on an extension telephone. The transcript still is in the files at Princeton, where professors who have read 1t de- scribed 1t as "cOlorful docu- ment."
 NOTE - Young Willkie actually made an excellent record at Princeton, but his final thesis on Commonwealth and Southern" was rated poor by three different readers who marked it. At that time, however, Philip was running the Daily Princetonian with em- inent success having made more money for the paper than ever be- fore.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Bess, his wife. She was one of the chief reasons why Jim got out of the Cabinet and turned his eX- traordinary genius to business career.
 It was on March fourth, at the Cabinet dinner, that Bess Farley really boiled over against Franklin Roosevelt. Just few days before. Ernest Lindley had published his article stating that Roosevelt opposed Jim Farley as his successor because of the po- litical handicaps in the path of any Catholic candidate. So to her partner at the dinner, Bess Farley let off steam against Roosevelt to such an extent that efforts were immediately taken by various Cabinet members to patch up peace between Roosevelt and the Postmaster General.
 What Mrs. Farley said at that time was that if Jim could not get the nomination, he would at least control the convention, and he would see to 1t that Roosevelt would not be renominated. It will be recalled that Mrs. Farley went out to Chicago at the start of the convention, and 1t was about this time that Jim's opposition to the President suffered.
 In the recent campaign, 1t got around that Bess Farley was wear ing a Willkie button. This was Incorrect. However, she made no effort at dinner parties to con- ceal her views, and if Jim had followed them he never would have pitched in to carry New York state for Roosevelt in the energeteic way he did.
 ROOSEVELT CHILDREN
 Among the Roosevelt children, Betsy Gushing Roosevelt, ex-wife of Jimmy. was a staunch sup porter of the President, who has always been extremely fond of her. However, Elliott's ex-wife, now Mrs. Curtin Winsor, contributed $5,000 to defeat her former father- in-laW.
 Probably the best campaign ing among the Roosevelt chill dren was done by Franklin. Jr., whose wife is Ethel duPOnt,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
THE STATE TICKET (NeW London Day)

It probably is no eXaggeration to say that no one was more surprised than some of the Democrats to see their state ticket win SO handily in the election, and by such figure. The shrewdest political dopesters apparently had the state figured out as pretty sure to go for Roose- welt by a majority of eight or ten thousand; pretty sure to return Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin to of flee; pretty sure to give Sen. Fran cis T. Maloney a substantial lead over his Republican opponent, Paul L. Cornell. Maloney, in fact, looked like the best vote getter on the ticket aside from the president, possibly. Hurley was figured sure to be cut considerably by persons otherwise voting the Democratic ticket.
 But the best of estimates went completely haywire in the Connec- ticut landslide. For it approached the proportions of a landslide; no Republican candidate on the state ticket had a look-in. All five Dem- ocratic candidates for congress, running in their respective districts, plus the candidate for congressman at large. won without any real trou- ble. Aside from candidates for the house and senate Of Che general as- sembly, no Republican won any thing in this election worth talk ing about. A mew communities elected local officials, in addition 10 the usual judges Of probate. justices of peace. etc. but they hardly count in any such summary as thls.) me fact Is self-eyldent: the Republican party had to eat crow sand Ike it' lt has seldom received a worse beat- Ing in this state. al things eonsld- cred.
 Il remains 10 be seeh what the result will be. There are many vot- ers--obyiOusly 10 the minority who are dubluoa about the type ct state administration 0ov.-elect Robert A, Hurley will progi6e. r-'hen eonpar'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Can you answer seven or tneSc test questions? Turn to page B for the answers.
 i. What national significance has the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?
 2. The annual salary of the President of the United States is $50,0O0, $75,000 or $l00,0002
 3. Name a tiny European repub- lie which recently declared war on Great Britain.
 4. What office did Alexander Hamilton hold in the administra- ton of George Washington?
 5. What famous Norwegian novel, ist and Nobel prize winner is now in the United States?
 6. Does the moon rotate on its axis and also revolve around the earth?
 '. Words alike in spelling but with different meanings are called?
 8. Were there more or fewer un- employed persons in the United States in March, 1892 than isl March. 1940?
 g. Name the large island lying di- rectly south of Florida.
 10. Name the French author of a famous Life of Christ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09


 will see that dreadful things have happened in past ages and that God has used these circumstances to cleanse human life and straighten out mans distorted purposes. God does not cause these awful things to occur, but after sinful man has brought them about, God uses them. He puts into them the core Of His purpose and makes even the wick. edness of man 10 work for the fur- therance Of His kingdom Ideals.
 Christ was put into the woTle to tighten 1t on just such a night of. darkness as we find ourselves in at present. He is not responsible for the darkness; He comes to dis pei it with His light. He was the answer 10 mems aspirations 2000 years ago. and He Is the only an. swer 10 world problems today.
 The final answer to life lG a spirit ual answer. and the attempt 10 sub. slllute any other ends in confusion and war
 Al Right Reserved - Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Selected Poem
EAST RIVER ETCHING

EAST RIVER ETCHING tOscar Ruderman in the New York Times) The air is Ioggy; damp and cold The bridges span the tides that rise. Their spider webs and cables hang Below the dark, forbidding skies. Between the wharYes the briny waves Raise white bits of sudsy foam That turns to ice when Winter brings Fanged wolves from out his Arctic Lome And underneath the Brooklyn Bridge 4 dirty tug Is ohugging by. And pulls of smoke arise and drift Against the gloomy. archlng sky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

This is the season for budget-makerS and trimmers budget is made up only to be cut down, if we are to judge by what goes on in the city's financial rooms. How ever, after all this surveying and checking and trimming there is usually presented true picture of what business the city plans to transact in the coming years and what money it is going to require for the purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

A. October 12, Columbus Day, is legal holiday in New York.
 e. How many sightseeing and Charter-hire busses are in the Uni ted States.
 A. In 1889, there were 2,6Ol.
 Q. What exemptions from the time and a half pay for overtime requirements of the Federal Wage Hour Law were made recently?
 A. Employees classed as profess sional and administrative are ex- empt if they are paid $200 6 month or more, provided they also meet the other qualifications for exemp- tion stipulated by the Wage and Hour Administrator. A circular cor- taining the complete text of the new regulations can be obtained from the Waterbury Democrat. Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St.. Wash ington, D. C., upon receipt of a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
 e. What are the principal causes of crippled children in the United Statesp
 A. A special report from State agencies regarding the crippled children on State registers as of June 30, 1888, indicated that 97 percent of the registered children were suffering from orthopedic or plastic conditions; and 3 percent were suffering from other types of crippling conditions. The major causes of crippling are infantile paralysis, congenital defects, birth injuries, accidents, rickets, osteo- myelitis, and bone and joint tuber- culoSis.
 e. When did Fort Smith. Arkansas, become government army post?
 A. In 1877 the old French trad- ing post became the headquarters for the gathering and distribution of supplies for the United States Army in the southwest. The old fort was abandoned in 1871.
 If you want copy of the book let HOUSE PLANTS" send to The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington BurLau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose ten cents In postage.
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Current Comment

would use any influence I have to uphold our nations best tradi- tions. It is one C. our. bulwarkS against totalitarian dG:trine. Mrs. Wendell Willkie, ,yife of c. O. P. presidential nominee.
 
 The process of distribution were never more important to the wel- fare of our people than they are today.
 President Roosevelt. The idea that an emergency eliminates the right Of labor to ne. gotiate belongs in Germany and not over here. William s. Knudsen. production chief. National Defense Com mission.
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all along the line.
 Experts see in pre- = fabricated housing an ideal answer to the need Tor vastly increased, but la rgely tempo rary housing ac- comodations in certain defense production areas.
 They recall the famous Fort IVY = = - ..--N
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these in the hlS- tory of t h e world"
 T h e I e are ways of course, in which these days are unique. The possibility of world = wide disaster h. a s never been so great as now. But if we will read the Bible, or even scan se- cular history. we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
WEEDS STOPPED TRAIN

Tumbleweeds stopped a train be- tween Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver, Colo. Crushed beneath the wheels o fthe train, the weeds made the rails too slippery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Daily Almanac
oon sets lil9 a, m,

Moon sets i;i9 a. m,
 Sun rises 6:32 a. m.' sets 4;40 D, m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset,
 Blustery Noyemberl it blows hot; it blows cold Its . month Of strange contradictions for llS breath can be as gentle as hat oi May or as chilling as February's It definitely provides the turn from the warm 10 the cold season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
National
 Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COfrespOndent

Washington, Nov. 9-Prefabricated housing might-just possibly-break the log jam in defense housing and help knock down small home prices
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Questions
 and Answers


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 e. Can the government use 8 patent without the inventors con- sent?
 A. The government has author ity to appropriate license to use an invention if it is of vital public interest, necessary to the existence of the government. For such ap- propriation the inventor will be compensated.
 @. What is the distinction be- tween (bilateral and multilateral treaty?
 A. A bilateral treaty is an agree ment or contract between two gov- ernments with respect to certain matters of mutual interest. A multi lateral treaty is one that has been signed and effected as between three or more governments and deals with matters of more or less common interest to all of them.
 e. Why was teh New York Stock Exchange closed on October 12?
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY Ru EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
THE ANSWER TO LIFE IS
 SPIRITUAL

Ill these tragic days we sometimes ask in amazement, Where is God? How can He love man and allow so much evil and destrtuction to come upon humanity? Certainly there have never been days like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Washington Merry-Go-Round |"
FDR Considers Asking McNary Into Cabinet To Heal
 Election nWOunds-Wikie Also Discussed, But Not Likely
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DREW PIE B S 0 N ROBERT 6. ALLEN

November The first problem President Roosevelt took undr national election wounds
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A Thought for Today

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips-JOb 2:10.
  It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.-Bovee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
BUILDING CODE
 REVISION SOUGHT

Local building codes provide an- other problem.
 These codes undertake to set up reasonable rules for house conStruc- tion in the interest of health and safety. Sometimes they are framed by collision between city officials, building supply dealers and manu- lecturers, and local unions, to keep certain low-cost materials and fix turesoff the market.
 Sometimes they are framed with good intentions but in utter ignor- ance-as witness the small Arizona city which, anxious to have a good building code, simply copied the New York City code verbatim, thus writing into Its local code all sorts of rules devised for skyscraper con- struction.
 The antitrust people have the idea that a great many of these restrictions - which sometimes do fantastic things to keep prices up would collapse at once if tested n court. Justice Department can't test them, though, unless 1t can find a citizen directly affected who is Il- ling to file suit on his own hook. It has a standing offer in such cases to join with the petitioner as an amicus curiae, but so far has not been able to make much headway on 1t.
 What the antitrust division would really like is a concerted move to revise building codes, rewriting them in terms of tests rather than in terms of specific materials. This would safeguard the public and at the same time remove the restraints which do so much to bar pre-fabri-- cated and other types of low-cost housing. But the division lacks men | and money.
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ment of a few years ago, in which serviceable five-room houses were put up for around $900. Since WPA labor was used, this doubtless was under any price private industry could be expected to meet; never theless, the houses came in pre- fabricated panels which could be erected in one day-and which, after the need was gone, could be knocked down in another day and moved to any spot where they were needed.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, Gin search for"; say,
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