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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
AvICLIANESE IN 1
DOUBLE VICTORY
over WEEKEND.
Long Hills Lose First
Pals, Sacs, Robins Win
Game in Parks Loop;

Some little time was needed to pin
a defeat on the Long Hills Of the
Public Parks baseball league, but 1t
remained for the Aviglianese Of the
Italian American league to pile UP
a IA win over the Hills yesterday.
On Saturday the Avigs won a 10 in
ming tam game, and with victory in
two leagues in two days, they had
quite a weekend.
North End Pals scored steadily
enough to offset three run splurge
by the Pond Aces, beating the latter
team 6 to 3. The Blessed Sacraments
had tough game with the Newark
indies but came through 6 to In
the closest game of the day. In the
other game scheduled, the North
End Robins won a 1916 decision
from the SITS. Peter and Paul array.
Bat Meets Bali
No less than % hits were chalked
up in the Aviglianese-Long Hills
game, Romeo and j. Reno Of the
opposing teams getting "3 for S.
Good pitching was prevalent in the
Palisades game, the winners getting
six hits, the losers five. Rosa and
Herb French hit home runs for the
cams, Sa1tadrea getting two hits OF
four tries. Dunn and Noonan
held the Peter and Paul team to
five hits, while Dunn and Covello
brought In four runs for the winners
with timely hitting.
Crorin, Bradley and 10y hit hard
for the Blessed Sacraments, getting
eight Of the IL hits needed to de-
fest the Indies, 10y and Bradley hit
ting three times in four attempts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

Mr. Kelly was up bright and early like the woodpecker,
sounding of about Ibis" lightweight kid Jimmy
south Carolina who paired with Shocks New
Thursday Lacey will lightweight plenty
good Hatcher
lima outponng Lew Jenkins Mr. until gashed eyebrow
forced Hatcher to retire WbyS freshman baseball
the consolation prize by defeating
Frosh tonight at o'clock Hamilton Wildly
lost but Naugy dropped another
Valley League contest Ansonia Saturday hit
pitching by the borough boy Tybuk The stable
Mrs William j. Kennedy OF Dedham Mass Tpperay stables
the Glendhu
while at the thirteenth annual Watertown
John Ellis OF Oakvie the pigeon that
Danvie Virginia Saturday Sunday the bird
little over "a hours and flying close to 300
Frank Bus Mcrat Wildly star athlete
school work at Peeksvi Military getting
addition to his diploma which entities
products Abe Cogae Burke likes try his hand
ends but hopes three straight
bowlers skipped by Don Mcintosh
Saturday at Fulton Park New Haven
Charley CFulon Markets. Creenblatt green
backs gathered In connection with the state A. Junior
field championships
Jewish War Veterans Ralph Bradley did
and at bat for the Blessed Sacramento
to win for the
runs for his team with homer and single
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Twenty-Four Pay
To See Cowboys

For the first time in ten years
the Litchfield Cowboys put an all
local team on the field for the BEN
eft of twenty -four paid admissions
Saturday afternoon in Az ball
game won by the local club over the
Winsted A. G.
Johnny Zurich posed long triple
to put the Cowboys ahead and
though hit frequently Bill Hladick
held the Winsted club down to two
runs. Sunday the Cowboys beat
Daver Plains in an Interstate
game 4-3. Trailing 80 until the
ninth inning the Parlor Town
Punchers blasted out two doubles
and two singles by Towne, Mora
CHAN, Zinser and Kapura to cinch
the ball game. Friday night the
Cowboys will meet the Washington
Hills in waterbury in a twilight
game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
DIZZY PITCHES, BATS
TULSA TO VICTORY

Tulsa, Okla, June l0.-(UP)-A
new Dizzy Dean embarked today on
the comeback trail.
Yesterday, little more than "a
hours after he said farewell to the
Chicago Cubs. ne pitched the Tulsa
Oilers TO q Sd triumph over the
Fort Worth Cats.
Deans new sidearm delivery, which
sailed his 'powder-puff" ball mixed
with several last ones past Fort
Worth. and his own bat won the
game for the Oilers. Dean singled
In the ninth hiring and romped his
way around the brses on two sue
ccasiye errors BY the Cats 10 the de-
lights Of me $500 spectators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Oakville Softball


Monday night Johnny Pierce's
high flying undefeated Community
Market gang meet up with Pat
Ziellos CYO outfit, which is resting
In second place, one game behind
the Butchers. The CYO boys have
won their last three starts and a
vistory will give them tie for top
honors.
Wednesday: Brony Petronis' boys
from Phil's Grill clash with Icy
Gordon's youthful, we'll balanced
club. Izzys boys seem to pack too
much punch and speed and should
wind up in the their fourth straight
victory.
Thursday: Dom Nardi's Md Tim
ers from the Town Tavern clash
with the Community Market in a
postponed game. Great rivalry
exists between these teams and
closely contested game is antici-
pated.
Friday: After a weeks layoff
Jerry Dunn's Autoyre Co. swings
into action against George Char
trand's Seymour Smith group.
Dunn's outfit seems to pack too
many guns for the Seymour QUIT
but you can count on them to
make things interesting.
Last weeks results:
Gordon Tigers. IA, Town Tavern 6.
st. Mary CYO 10, Seymour Smith 5.
Community Mkt %. Phils Grill 8.
Highlights
Gordie Burke's fine running
catch 4. Pete Rigazios bullet like
throws Ed Beauty's long drive
:. Georgia Pierce's defensive play
in the outfield .. Johnny Dundees
two great catches Peter Denny
Calabrese's great first basing
Dom Nardi still placing his hits
Fred Kowalowski's speed for a big
fellow i. Emil Juliano hitting for
the circuit again Bajorinious
steady pitching after the first inn
ing =. Tokyo Durant's nice catch
Z. Alan Cutler. Paul Longo, Joe
Guerrero. Jerry and Lenny Jacobs
playing hard in spite of certain de-
feat Luddy Jasilaunas adding
new life to the Community Market
team .. Stretch Binders long home
run smash Louie Gotta perform
ing in Grand style behind the bat
Bill Murphy covering a great
deal Of ground around shortstop :.
Pebe Zappone's pepper Eric
Magnuson. Jim Mackin. Henry
Meyers. Wally Padin and Beef
Barkaukas trying hard to over
come overwhelming odds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
ThiSSpOrting
World
Monday Sports Wash On The Line
BY JOHN A. cLuNEY

Joey Archibald the feather champ who lost mis- title Harry Jera
Saturday Miss Ruth Briden
pawtck ceremony performed the
O. p waterbury, director the national
church
James Guyee halls from the maple country
y six feet TALL weighs 100 pounds but has four brothers
Midget"
going YESTERDAY
The visitors got and to
he due in the first place Wildly will have
cCleary waoped
Waertown
Bob Cookies Indians to in inning
against Wildly pitchers
finish ALL Goldson
a diamond ahead of him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
TROUTWINE OKAY

Danbury, Conn, June 10 - Billy
Troutwine, Gloversville, N. Y. mid
get auto race driver, who was
thrown headlong out Of his car
here Saturday night was resting
comfortably today and Is not seri-
ously hurt. Dave Randolph, Hof-
straw college freshman won the
thirty lap feature at the Danbury
Speedways with Roscoe Hough,
Fort Wayne, Ind, second; Ray
Nester OF the Bronx, third and Ben
limerick Of Dayton, o.. fourth. Six
thousand persons saw the eight
races.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Verno's Triple Wins
Is Inning Game

Because Of the fact that they did
not play, the Ponies of the Ital-
ian-American League remained I'M
defeated, while. the Aviglianese
went on to gain second place in the
standing by 10 to 8 decision over
tho Fratalanzas, Joe Verno hitting
a triple In the thirteenth inning
which decided the game. Di Fronzo
got four hits for the losers, Latino
three for the Avigs in the game
which produced 81 bingles. Ponies
and Civiltas scheduled to play will
meet later, as the AVigs-Frats game
required more than three hours to
play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
CITY-WIDE SOFTBALL

Schedule for Monday, June 10th.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
West Ends VS.. Pine Hills, No. l.
Washington, Runivudge.
Kelly A. @. VS.. Wonderland Grill
No. 2 Fulton. <Grudzinski.
Valley StArs-bye.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Bye VS.. L. g. p. c.
Deblaslo's VS.. Browns. No. ! Fulton,
Kenny.
Warriors VS. Props. No. I Stadium
Crocco.
Thursday Evening, gune 18th
Tropans vs. Cadets, No. ] Hamil-
ton. Ray.
fulton Markets VS.. st. Joe's. No,
Hamilton. Ef1oIi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
BIMELECH TO RUN AT
SUFFOLK DOWNS JULY 4

Boston, June 10-(UP)-Col. E.
r. Bradley's Bimelech, winner of
the Belmont and Preakness stakes,
was scheduled to arrive today at
Suffolk Downs to prepare for the
$4,000 added Yankee Handicap
July 4.
Bimelech started his undefeated
two-year- old career here last June
in a maiden sprint at special
weights over the five-furlongs
route. The mighty three-year- old
colt will face fast field in the
Yankee including Corydon, his con-
queror in the Withers, Sirocco,
Royal Man, Passout, Pictor and Dit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
HEIGHT TAKES NEW
ENGLAND NET CROWN

Hartford, Conn, June l0-(UP)--
Wearing the New England tennis
crown today was Ladislav Hecht, for
mer Characterization Davis Cup
star.
Hecht stroked his way over joey
Fishback. New York. In Sundays
final match. 90. SIS. 20, 81.
Hecht and Artie Prochaska. Haft-
ford. however. were forced TO give
way In the doubles finals to Frank
FroehlIng. Chicago and Billy Tai
bert, Cincinnati. Ga. rs. ga. Froeh-
ling and TaIbert automatically quail
ilisd rs sectional representatives m
ihc national doubles EenI1eHent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Rec. Loop Results

In the Recreation League Sunday
Blessed Sacrament Juniors were
close 8 to z winners over the South
End Bulldogs while there was plenty
of margin between winners and los
ers of two other games, the Hotel
Eltons winning from the North End
Tabs 10 to4 and the Abrigadors TAX
ing Is to decision from the Inn
maculate Conception boys. Mutually
hit a first inning double that
brought in three runs for the Abri-
gaders.
In the Sacs- Bulldog game, Casey,
Switz, Fabiani, Costello and Kalosky
all had two or three hits apiece as
the losers were. held to six hits by
Grout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
EX-CADDY CAPTURES
NORWICH GOLF CUP

Norwich, Conn, June 10-(UP) -
The Moves Memorial Cup, annual
trophy in the Norwich Invitation
Golf Tournament, was back on
home soil today for the first time
In three years.
Henry "Snooks" Gromko, former
local caddy, accomplished the feat
by winning this years tournament
by eliminating defending champion
James A. Oleska, Brooklyn, N. T.,
detective 5 and 4 in the final round
match Sunday.
Oleska, twice winner Of the
trophy, needed another victory for
permanent possession.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

Yoksa, Greatorex 2, Borowy
Gillis, Gagain, Casaly. Errors-Mul-
esky 2, Guinea Q, Greatorex,. Nc
Cormick Runs batted in-Gillis g.
Mulligan, Moore. Two base hits-Mc
Cormick, DAILY 2, Ray. Gagain. Home
run-Gillis. Stolen bases--Greatorex
3, Casaly to Moore, Mulligan to
Tuckey to Mccormick. Left on bases
Club 6, Sacred Hearts 6.
Bases on balls--off Mulesky, 3. Hit
by pitcher-by Strokalitis (Guinea),
by strokaaiitis 6, Maiesky 5. Pass
ed ball--Longo. Umpires - Costaldo
and Tuckey. Time-1:57.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Miller Nelv Yale
I Athletic Chairman

New Haven, Conn. June To-
(UP)-Yale President Charles
Seymour today announced APP
pointment of Ogden ID. Miller
as chairman Of the board Of
control Of the athletic associa-
ton. Miller Is director of alum
mi relations and an associate
fellow Of Timothy Dwight Col
lege. He assumes his new duties
July 1, succeeding Prof. Clar-
ence w. Mendell who has served
since Jan. 1 when Malcolm
Farmer resigned. Miller was
graduated from Yale in 1880.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
NEW ENGLAND TENNIS

Newton, Mass, June CUP)-
Gracyn Wheeler Of Santa Monica,
Cal, the nations sixth-ranking
player, was top-seeded as play in the
women's division OF the Middlesex
Bowl tennis championships started
today.
Helen Petersen of Stamford, Conn.
former New England titlist, was
seeded No. 2. Marguerite (Cissy)
Madden OF Jamaica Plain, national
girls indoor champion, and Mrs
Carl Pickhardt Jr. of Cambridge
also were seeded
Paul Guibord of Melrose, New
England's top-ranking player, start
ed defense of his title in the mems
division with straight-set triumph
over William Powers OF Worcester in
a second-round match yesterday
Jack Maloney of New York, winner
Of the Connecticut state title, is
seeded No. l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

Hartford. Conn.,, June i0-(UP)--
Jim Waterman, Waltham, Mass,
won the sixth annual open tourna-
Inent Of the Hartford Archers SUM-
day. II was the second time he
captured the title.
Q. X. Feeling. also Of WaitlIaln,
Wes high scorer n tho. mems
a1at|t1. American round.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Four Hit Job

Johnson's pitching for Brooklyn
has been the class fthe league
for the past three weeks, as he
struck out II yesterday while hold
ing the Tribes to four hits. Mariana,
pitching for the losers, went four
innings without a score by either
team, but was touched for three hits,
including a three-bagger by Lee
Vaughn, plus wild pitch, hit bats
man and a passed ball to give the
B. A. v. four runs to which they
added four more in the next two
innings as johnson kept the game
we'll in hand. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Comeback

A parade Of pitching talent feat
ured the Hills-Looks game which
was spiced by the comeback of the
Hills who were trailing 2 to 2 in
the third, as six runs were scored
on Quilter and McGrath in the
second. Marcellus, Overlook starter
was hit freely relieved by Francis
Fahy who also was scored on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

Runs Palmer 2, Z. Quilter 8,
Keane 2, Egan, Palo, Marcellus. YER
no, Moore. J. Quilter, Foster, jan
netty,. Palo, r. Quilter, Moore 2.
Runs batted in-Jannetty 2, Driscoll,
Palmer 2, Stewart, Verno 2, p. Quill
ter, Keane 2. Two base hits = p.
Quilter. Stolen bases--Verne, jan
netty. Left on bases-Overlooks s.,
Washington Hills 8. Bases on balls
Grath j. Hits9off Quilter, 4 in i
2-3 innings: off Foster, 8 In s 1-3;
off McGrath, 2 in Ia; off Monellos,
in Q 1-3; off Fahey, 2 In 4 2-3.
Struck out--zy Marcellus 3, Fahy l..
Foster 2. Wild pitches - Marellus,
Foster. Balk-Fahy. Winning pitch
er-Foster. Losing pitcher - Fahy.
Umpire-Tuckey. Time-2:00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
ROyERs WIN

The "Rovers" won a tough game
against the Mohawks yesterday aft
ernoon at Washington Park. Pageot
pitched we'll, but Simpson Of the
Mohawks issued too many walks.
The score was 1879.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Score by innings:
Brook1yns 80 90 O04 3 O-S

Runs--Dunn, Pichette, Haidy Q,
Vaughan 2, McGrath, Purscino. Err
rors-Roy, McClusky, johnson, Koch
McAvoy, Haiday, Petrellis. Runs
batted in-Laudatte. Roy. Pruscino.
Two base hits - Vaughan, Haiday.
Three base hits. Vaughan. Stolen
Haiday. Double plays - Dunn to
Pichette to Farrar. Left on bases
Brooklyn 4, Tribunes 4. Bases on
balls-off johnson /, Mariana /, G.
Vaughan l. Hits-off Marine, 10 In
9 inningsffi off G. Vaughan, in /.
Hit by pitcher-by Mariana DUNN.
ano 5. Wild pitches - Mariana 2.
Passed balls - Petrellis. LOST n q
pitcher--Mariano. Umpire-Stanton
Time--1:55.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
SITS. Peter And Paul
Softball League

Schedule for IS. Peter and Paul
Softball League games Is as follows:
Monday, June 10, Albanese VS.
Sheehan.
Tuesday, June IL, Fitzmaurice VS..
Blewitt.
Thursday, June .. sheehan VS..
Blewitt.
Friday. June "A, cavannaugh VS..
Coates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Last Weeks Scores

Sheehan VS. Blewitt, previously
postponed, viii be played Thursday
night at $50 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
Yanks Blast Way Back To Fight For Flag
North End Thomas Club
Wins Five In A Row

through a hit, two miscues and a
balk. Paddy Quilter and Joe jan
netty got six of the eight hits al
lowed the winners. Summary:
WARRINGTON HILLS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
) STANDINGS

Games Yesterday
st. Louis 3, Philadelphia UsD.
ST. Louis 4, Philadelphia (2nd).
New York a. Cleveland 3.
Chicago 4, Washington 3.
Detroit Boston (rain).
Gamaes To-day
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
st. Louis at washington.
(Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

NATIONAL LEAGUE


cRicsEEo Il Is, S 8osion ' esDd,,
Philadelphia 9. Pittsburgh ! tisD.
Pittsburgh II. PHILADELPHIA . ted)
Brooklyn 0, Cincinnati tist).
Cincinnati 3. BROOKLYN 2 (snd).
New New YORK YORK !. lai ri S' I tsns5',
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
THOMASTON WINS

Thomaston Tigers defeated Har-
winton Rangers IA 10 4 sunday aft
ernoon with Fourier pitching a fiye
hit game. Sheldon and Fourier led
the batting attack with two homr
runs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

Greece gets most OF its imports
from Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

Brooklyn ut pittehurGh.
Kfw York NJ Chicago.
Boston II 81. Louis.
4H'f H''HtN nensdeleel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

Score by innings:
Sacred Hearts 0 0 0 90 l 0 o.
Thomas Club % 4 0 0 0 l X-6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

IOLalS ,.....,.. ~ Il
zBatted for Dye in the 7tK.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10

YESTERDAYS HERO - Gene
Thompson. Reds young sophomore
right-hander who held the Dodgers
to five hits, pitching Cincinnati
back into first place with a 6-2 VIC
tory after they had lost the opener
and the lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-04
'BirtInright Sold
For Pottage' Say
Nazis Of British
Transfer of DestrOyers
Won't Affect War,
Berlin Asserts

BERLIN, Sept. 4. (UP)-
A foreign office spokesman,
commenting on the British
United States destroyers-
naval bases deal, quoted the
Bible today. "He sold his birthright
for a mess of pottage."
Germany notes that Britain has
sold important parts of her empire
for so old destroyers." the spokes-
man said. "We see in this the be-
ginning of the liquidation of Che
British empire"
Authorized quarters said that Am
erica's transfer of the destroyers
had come too late to affect the
outcome of the war. 1t was threat
ened that in retort to the Washing
ton-LOndon deal Germany would
bring out her long vaunted secret
weapon" to conquer the British
Isles.
The foreign office spokesman COM
mented on diplomatic exchanges
between Britain and the United
States and said:
Secretary of State Hull in his
answering note to Churchill British
Prime Minister Winston ChurchilD
declared that he greeted this move
with pleasure. For us, that is only
natural in view of the well known
unselfish solidarity of the two
democracieS."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-04
Draft Attacked
As Protection for
Money Interests
Wall Street Wants an
Army to Guard it's
Investment, Charge

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.
(UP)-Rep. Dewey Short, r.,
Mo-, charged in the house to-
day that Wall Street, inter-
national financiers and for
eign investors were back of the
Burke -Wadsworth conscription bill
which has been approved by the
senate.
They want an army to protect
their investments, and when you
get an army to protect investments.
you are on the bloody road that
leads to war;" Short shouted.
Short opened the attack of con-
scription foes in the second days
house debate after Rep. Charles
l. Faddis, D., Pa, had sought to
demolish some of the arguments
the opposition group advanced
Many of those who condemn con-
scription as "class institution"
are people "who claim that the
government owes them a living,
Faddis said. He contended that
conScription is necessary to fight
off the threat of foreign Dictator
ships.
Hitler. MusSolini and the war
lords OF Japan are hoping against
hope that party politics, sectional
ism. class strife and the work of
their Trojan horse progeny will help
them fasten the yoke of totalitar-
ianism on the new world" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-04
Destroyer Deal
Involves U.S. in
War. Says Italy
Hard Blow to Pride of
Britain, Authoritative
Commentator Says

ROME, Sept. 4. (UP)-
The United States-British de-
stroyers-naval bases deal in
wolves the United States in
the European conflict, Vir-
ginio Gayda, close to the foreign
office, wrote in the authoritative
Giornale d'Italia today.
This deal increasingly and dam
gerously involves the United States
in the European war, which does
not concern them" Gayda wrote
ut is a hard blow to the pride of
the British navy and constitutes
an unexpected admission of losses
suffered"
Responsible informers said mean
while that Italy and Germany want
ed to give serious consideration to
the Washington-London arrange
ment. They declined to indicate
what action might be taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-04

DtIlcllG VI GIle cxCcpJlOll. fdI OuO-
distanced by Col Ed Fletcher in
the polling place count on Aug. 81,
Izac received three more absentee
votes than Fletcher. They made no
difference, however, in the result.
A heavy San Diego county vote al
ready had given Izac the Democra-
tic nomination, Fletcher the Re-
publican.
In all other contests, except for
one instance in the county central
committee contest, the candidates
who were high men in the polling
place tally also received the high
est number of votes in the count
of Democratic absentee ballots. In
that one SuperviSorial district race
for the county central committee,
in the Calexico district, George L..
Pulliam received seven more votes
than Earl d. Roberts at the polling
places, while Roberts received one
more absentee balOt than Pulliam.
Even there, however, Mark Rose
and N. j. Sleem remained defeat
ed candidates. Rose ran third and
Sleem fourth, just as they did at
the polling piaces.
The absentee ballots were count
ed by a special board acting for
the Imperial county board of su-
pervisors. At noon Wednesday they
had counted only those absentee
ballots Which had been issued to
Democrats. Republican ballots,
numbering GIT, were being counted
Wednesday afternoon, but the Re-
publican count was not expected to
be complete before noon Thursday.
In addition to the Republican bal
lots, there remained 20 non-partisan
ballots, IA Townsend ballots and
two Progressive ballots to be count
ed. Democratic ballots had num-
bered 405. Twenty-four out of the
total number of absentee ballots
had been rejected because they were
not motorized.
Major interest in the absentee
ballots had centered in the DEM
ocratic party results, since absen-
tees cannot change any result in
the Republican column.
The following figures represent
the total Democratic party vote in
Imperial county The first figure
Continued on Page 6, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-04

'SedDOdTu, WOIhlIlCIi plCPe'iSN w <AAAA
erican destroyers for delivery to the
royal navy.
The officers sailed soon after
President Roosevelt sent his mes
sage to congress announcing this
momentous deal with one of the
belligerents in the European war.
The destroyers-all surviving from
the World war and lover age
had been assembled for weeks in
the navy yards, apparently in an
ticipation of the swap.
The first eight sail from Boston
this week, Their names were with
held as a precaution against sabo-
tage. They will be taken to Canada
where British crews will take them
over.
Isolationists in congress protested
vehemently that the swap was die
tatorial, illegal and an "act of war;.
But none proposed doing anything
to stop it,
Indeed, they dealt with an ac-
complished fact, not proposal. Mr..
Roosevelt signed the agreement with
Great Britain and then told con-
gress. President Thomas Jefferson
did likewise in negotiating the Loui-
siana purchase in 1903. Mr.. Roose-
velt himself pointed out the par
allel.
There is a difference. Jefferson
completed the deal, then asked con-
gress for $15,OOO,0OO to pay for it.
Mr.. Roosevelt has a 100000, 900
blank check from congress, from
which he can draw funds to estab-
lish the bases. AS commander in
chief, he orders the navy to hurry
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