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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04

The ports are 1reland'S and he (De Valera) will not give them up. He will not throw Ireland into the cockpit to be bomDed and blackened out in war declared by England without consulting her.
 If any power, under whatever flag, violates Irish neutrality he will throw a quarter of a million Irish soldiers into the field to fight.
 He can understand Britain's po- sition and if he could do anything to relieve the sufferings of the British people he would do so. But it is primarily with the welfare of his own people that he must concern him. self.
 Great Irishman
 There you have the great Irish man; and he will not swerve from his line. First and last Catholic Republican Separatist, and as such he was chosen to be prime minister by the Catholic majority of his countrymen. Nobody can say a word against the choice from their point of view. He has all the aca- demic distinction, and has given all the proofs a man could give of his devotion and personal courage, stalk ing his life at impossible odds, in serving, being sentenced to death and going through two irnprisonments.
 He opposed the treaty (which ere ated the Irish Free State) as an out and out separaist, but finally consented to make the best of the new constitution which recognized Ireland as "a sovereign independ- ent state in the time of the most Holy Trinity, from whom is all authority and to whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and states must be referred" In short. he is marvel of integrity in public and private life.
 'DO Your DamndeSt"
 But his integrity is also his linni- tation. He is a Paoli, a Garigaldi. not Cavour. What is MT. Church ill to do if Britain's exclusion from Irish ports gives Germany command of the sea? In that case he must reply: q see your position, but feel about England exactly as you do about Ireland and will not al- low 40,00O,000 Britons to be starved and defeated to save the paper neu- trality of few million hostile Irish. If and when the situation becomes grave enough to convince America that have no alternative will re- occupy your ports and leave you to do yolr damndeSt,"
 If ware in MT. Churchill's place I should put it more philosophically I should say:
 My dear MT. De Valera. Your policy is magnificent, but it is not modern Statesmanship. You say the ports belong to Ireland. That is what you start from. I cannot ad- init it. Local patriotism, with all its heroic legends, is as dead as . door nail today. The ports do now beiuug to Europe, So Sne world, ss civilization, to the most Holy Ale mighty, as you might say, and are only held in trust by your govern
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
NEW ENGLAND HIT
 BY COLD WEATHER
"A Below in One Zone Re- ported - But Change
 Is On the Way
tBy United Press)

New England and the Middle At lantic states felt the sting of bit- ing cold today as masses of air bear ing sub-zero temperatures aban- doned 8 two-day grips on the mid west and swept across the Appaia- chians to sea.
 While readings plunged to record lows for December in Vermont Massachusetts, New Hampshire and upper New York. fresh gustse of warm air drove eastward from the Rocky Mountains with relief for most of the nation.
 The U. S. weather bureau at Chi- cago said uf1seasonably frigid weather would prevail in a small area of northern Wisconsin, Min nesota and upper Michigan. bor- dering Lake Superior. but else where rising temperatures were forecast.
 It was g degrees In Chicago eaiiy today --an increase Of % degrees from Q record-shatterlng 5-beloN
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04

pltIAk1 lcSI dCOIlulS IOI CrcTIIldIly weakness in surface ships, Nazis said, and 1t will be the backbone of the campaign against Great Bri- tain all winter.
 In connection with the blitzkrieg at sea the German high command reported today that a submarine commanded by Lieutenant Com mander Viktor Schuetze had re- ported the sinking of six armed enemy merchant men totalling 31 800 tons, bringing the total singings credited to, this U-Boat to 94,5O0 tons. The high command said also that . long-range bomber yesterday attacked large escorted convoy 250 miles northwest of Ireland, sinking a merchant ship of 4,9OO tons with @ direct hit.
 U. s. Destroyers Hurt
 The campaign was designed to offset the use in conveying mer- chant ships Britain $ making of the 90 destroyers obtained from the United States. It will fit closely into the scheme of knocking out Brit ish industrial towns in concentrated air raids. according to the Nazis. who explained that one, destroyed convey meant the loss of both cargo and cargo-carrying capacity. and was as important as the bombing of a factory in crippling British econ omy.
 No more, the Nazis said, will D. Boats go out on long chance hunts." They vii: 27stea6. he sent out in squadrons. to partol strategic areas. Flying boats will reconnoiter far out in the Atlantic ahead of them. The planes vii lbe able to remain on the ocean and remain away fro mtheir bases two or three days. They will supply weather reports to submarines and watch tor conveys.
 Operations will be, centered at such places as the area southwest of England, where the shipping lanes of the World converge to form an "arterial sea highway" leading to British ports. it was said.
 U-boat methods are closely guard ed secrets but official sources here
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
War Moves On
 Today's Board
BY J. w. T. MASON Limited Press War Expert)

Announcement from Rome that 25O,OO0 recruits have been called into the army must be interpreted as Mussolini's first important step to enlarge the scope of his campaign against Greece. No other fled of operations than Greece is open to Italy at this time and it would not accord with Mussolini's economy of military employment for him to or der a new class to the colors without 1 active reasons.
 In his speech of November 18 MuSsolini gave the number of Italians the army as 100000 That is not sufficient for Marshal Graziani's army in North Africa, border troops along the Jugoslav frontier, hCNle 1Hserves and the re- quirements of major operations against the Greeks.
 Assuming that the Rome report Of 250,0OO endorsements being ordered for duty is correct, it is apparent that the Italian general staff has admitter the impoSSibility of press ing forward in Greece under pres eIlG llI1lltdL1OIlS O1 uld11pOWC1s 4AC new recruits are 19, which means they will require some training be- fore attaining battlefield compe- tence.
 More Seasoned Troops
 If, however, Mussolini insists on rapid development of a new offen- sive in Albania, more seasoned troops probably could be drawn from the home reserves, their places being filled by the present new class. Mussolini, however, has said it does not matter whether it takes two months or a year to overwhelm the Greeks; so there is no certainty of 8 new Italian concerted effort being planned immediately.
 It would seem better strategy for the Italians to wait until the eX- treme winter weather passes before trying to start forward again. The intense cold and the snow in the Albanian mountains favors defense. At the same time the longer the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
AMERICAN SHIPS
 TO HELP BRITAIN
Program to Make Avail= able All American Ves=
 sells That Can Be Spared
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE


 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington. Dec. 4.-CUP)-Sec- retary of Treasury Henry Morgen- thau, Jr., today took charge of a program to make available to Great Britain all American merchant ships which can be spared as intensified submarine warfare threatened Bri- |tain's vital communications with the North American continent.
 Morgenthau and his aides worked out the final details of a program after his conference with three other cabinet members, ranking defense officials and Herbert Feis, State De- partment Economic Adviser.
 The conferees discussed extending all aid to Britain short of war;, against an ominous background English cities were being shattered nightly in concentrated 'Blitz-raids. Since Sunday afternoon, American radio stations had been picking up one distress message after another from torpedoed British freighters, Yesterday the German high com mand announced that submarines sank 161 900 tons of British shipping and German quarters said submar ines were operating in packs, like wolves
 Yesterday afternoons meeting was similar to the one which preceded the deal whereby President Roose- welt traded 50 over-age destroyers for air and naval base sites in Bri- tish Western Hemisphere possess ions.
 Feis' presence indicated that econ- omic aid to Britain was discussed.
 Every Effort Made
 "You can say" high administra- ton official told the United Press, That we are bending every effort to see that the British get more tonnage"
 One participant said that the press could draw a correct infer ence of what was discussed by the persons present. They were in addi- ton to Morgenthau Henry l.. Stim- son, Secretary of War; Prank Knox,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
EXPANSION PLAN OF STEEL PLANTS
Most of Them to Accept Proposal in Return for
 Tax Reductions
By SANDOR S. KLEIN

 United Press Staff COrrespOndent) Washington, Dec. E(UP)-The national defense advisory cornmis- sion today expected most steel com- panies to accept its invitation to ex- pand production facilities for the de- fense program in return for tax con- ceSSoinS.
 Bethlehem Steel company an- nounced an $18,0O0.000 expansion program last night. It will increase its annual steel ingot capacity by 850OOO tons.
 Tn making public Bethlehem's pro- posal, Edward R. Stettinius. head of the commision's raw materials di- vision, revealed that a dispute within the commission over the desirability of expanding steel production had been settled. He said that in his opinion the members of the comrnis- sion would Hook with favor upon the installation of desirable emer- gency facilities in the steel indus try"
 For several weeks government economists and industrial experts attached to the commission disagreed over expansion. The economists fa' vored immediate construction Of new plants for expanding production 2l per cent. The industrialists. serving as dollar-a-year men. eontended tha
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
GREECE, ITALY
 BATTLING AWAY
Reports From Athens More Glowing Than Those
 Sent From Rome
By BEN AMES
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Athens, Greece, Dec. H(UP)- Greek thrusts against stubborn Ital- ian resistance on both the north and South Albanian fronts were reported today in dispatches indicating new successes ill the Epirus coastal sector where Argyrokastron and Porto Edda are the main objectives.
 Progress of the Greek troops ap- peared to be slow, due both to snow storms and the necessity of blasting out Fascist suicide squads" Both Argyrokastron and Porto Edda were reported strongly threatened by the Greek forces.
 GA new Greek victory clearing the road for further advance on Argy- rokaStron was reported by the Ex- change Telegraph agency which said Greeks had occupied the Bouna sec- tor and destroyed the famed death battalion of the Ferrara division after an all-night battle).
 Dispatches from the front indi- cated that comparatively few prison CTS had been taken in recent fight
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 DEC. 4, 1889
fRx limited Pressl

VHy UnIted FFtSsI
 Soviet Russia bluntiy rejected Flnland's proposal for armistice and peace negotiations, refusing Co recognize Premier RistO Rytfs Ilelslnki government.
 Films announced capture Of Ak00 Russian troops north os eGkA kAaoEA
 Britain announced le1 ef three ships. DOric Star by Ger man raider. frelghter Eskdene and steamer B0rdileid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
Four Draft Dodgers
 Sentenced To Prison
One Minister, One Divinity Student Among Four; Federal Judge Hincks Sends Them to
 Danbury Penitentiary

Hartford, Conn, December 4. - (UP) - Four young men, minister and another divinity student were sentenced to the Danbuy pententay today by Federal Judge Carroll C. Hncks for refusing to register for national conscrpton last October Robin Rae 2l son of North Stonngton writer who S. Attorney Robert Butler de- clared was "anti-socia human being and in anti social frame of mnd, sentenced to year in prison
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04

Portsmouth, N. H.. Dec. 4.-(UP) Three newly-huilt submarines. the Taut0E, Trout GnE ESitaks. Asadnk- went submerged and surfnce tfiak today off Isles of shoals. The naval board Of inspection and survey ob. served the tests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Written for the United PreSs)

London December 4. - (UP) - The interview given by Mr. De Valera to United Press Associations of Amer ica gives tragic completion to the Irish difficulty. It s in it's way admirable clearheaded full of character and brains and gives his point of view - inevitable Nothing could be more StraghtforWard and logical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Dec. 4--(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Dec. End, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $4,03S,667,2 7,21s.16 $3,940,s21.T70.2s
 Receipts $2,21O, s2,1ss,s46.1s1.5s
 Gross Deficit s1,S27,s5o,2S4.4l s1.751.s75,57s.7l
 Net Deficit 1909, ,41s,1s4.4l s1.741.644.O2s.7l s1,sO1 ,1ss, s,525.5s s2.is1, ,ss4.17s.sl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
George Bernard Shaw First
 Praises De Valera For Reply
Then Hints Churchhill Will Intimate Irish Ports Belong Now to Whole
 of Civilization, Not to Ireland

Shaw Irish poet and dramatis article Ramon DeVaera minister whO interview his why Great should not Irish bases.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
Germany Starts New Devastating Attacks Upon Sea
100 Submarines Will "Run in Packs Like Wolves to Smash British Shipping Planes Pick Their
 Victims for Nazi Submarines
BY JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent

Berlin, December 4. = (UP) - Germany is starting a form of warfar in which 100 UBoats will run in packs like wolves with long range scouting seaplanes to guide them to distant British conveys dive bombers to aid them the European coast foranS said today
 It will be closely coordinated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04

Begin your secFetaFial Course ai Post Junior College of CoInmerse Dec. 2, Day and Evenlng.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04
The Weather

Light Snow, Warmer
 Tonight Thursday r,,.a, rp..., -.
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La gaceta., 1940-11-13
De La VA'benG

En- esta semana comenzara Ii
recollection de fondos para La
Verbena del Tabaco que, como
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
La Matinee del Domingo

Otro bale matinee esta anun-
ciado para Ell entrante domingo,
en- la sala principal del Centre
Espanol de Ybor.
Estas fiestas, que cada domin
go Sc hacen mas in~terasantes,
son dirigidas per la Seccion de
Recreo de la decana de ~nuestras
sociedadeS, bajo la presidencia
del Sr. Angel de la Riva.
Como en- domingos anteriores,
ocupara la plataforma colgante
ell conjunto que dirige ell profe-
sor Frank Grasso.
Principiara a las cuatro de la
tarde y terminara a las ocho de
la noche.
Las Damas pagaran rs cts. y
dos Caballeros so cts.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
NOTAS SOCIALES
(PoR A R RODRIGUEZ

en- amos anteriores, es auspicia-
da por la Camara de Concrete
de Ybor.
Ell Sr. Joe Glamour, preside,
te de La Verbena, nos asegura
que este magno festival sobrepa
sara a todos los celebrates has
ia la fecha.
La Verbena del Tabaco ten
dra efecto los dias 5, 6, z y s
de Mario, en- los terrenos d
Phillips Field.
Eta nuestra barriada habra
grandes entretenimientos y 81
efectuara un Cabaret Privado,
en- una de nuestras sociedades
regionales.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13

que ocurra en- e. terreno, mia Sc
"a la culpa."
Bradley despidi6 a Peck en-
1888, sustituyendclo con Walter
Johnson.
Ell pit her Me Harder, uno
de los veteran 3. declare que Ro
ger es IN notable psic6logo y nc
tendra dificultadeS mayores con
los p~eloterOs.
Interrogado en- Oakland, Ca
lifornia, sobre Ell nombramien-
to de Peckinpaugh, Oscar Witt,
que llev6 la novena a un desafio
de distancia del campeonato, ma
nifest6 que lie deseaba los mayo
res exitos. "Posee el todas las
condolences para ser I'm buen ma.
mayer. Reside en- Cleveland y &C.
noce las entradas y salidas."
La gaceta., 1940-11-13

En- la tarde de aver Sc efectu6
ell sepelio del Unfortunate Willie
partiendo ell fdnebre cortejo de
su residential 2135 de la Gale
Pine, hasta la Iglesia Metodista
de West Tampa, donde ofici6 Ell
revsrendo Francisco Boan. FL
.Coro estuvo dirigido por la Srta
Reed.
Ell accomplishments a su dlti-
ma morada eE Cementerio del
Centre Espanol fue una Jerda-
dera manifestation de duelo,
prueba de las muchas simpatias
de que goza la familia Velasco,
La gaceta., 1940-11-13

La fiesta comenzara a las 2
de la tarde y continuara hasta
.bien entrada la noche. La conf
da Sc servira entire las 500 Y
las 500 de la noche.
La Sra. Pete Weiss es la en-
cargada de los preparativos de
Ma ccmida. Los differences conf
tes Sc hallan integradoS por la
Srta. Carmen OeijaS, John
Smith, Victor Pizzolato, Frank
Fuch, Sra. r. Marsicano, c.. Bar
cello Srta. Vicenta Cannella, Fer
nando Mesa, Hilda Buria, M. l.
f. Barcel6 Y otros.
FL publico queda invitado.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
Noche de aLeqrta

Las Srta. Hilda y Minerva San
chez deleitaran en- la noche de
hoy microbes a los miembros
del club "CB.S.", EN- su resi-
Idencia del 1927 de la Gale Beach
con una fiesta.
Han sido invitados Margarita
Morgado, Gloria Rodriguez, Ma
ria y Herminia Barcena, Merce-
des MCGUIRE, Grace Males, Nor
ma Perez, Evangelina Morgado,
Ydelia founders, Margarita
Quintero; Armando Sanchez,
Gilberto Sarabia, ~:ooerto Pom
ton, John Garcia, 0ctavio Fer
nandez, Manuel Gomez, CASTOR
Fernandez, Oscar Dedeos, Jovi-
no Fernandez, Sergio Perdomo
Ramon Polo, Delio Valdes, To
ny Garcia, Gilberto Sanchez y
Jose Gonzalez.
Noche de algeria.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
Party de CNmpleaHos

En- Ell dia de aver fue ofrecidc
al monisimo Angelic Garcia
una fiestecita de cumpleanos
por sus papas, los esposos Ricar
do y Josefina Garcia, residences
del 2814 de la Gale %.
Cumpli6 Angelic 2 amos. A
sistieron los amiguitos de Lito,
como carihosamente lie llaman
sus familiares.
No falto ell traditional cake"
con las dos velitas.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
La juntG de hog

La juntG de hoy
Para las siete y media de Ia
noche de hoy, microbes, esta Sc
nalada la junta de la Association
de Padres y Maastros del Cole
gio de Phillip Shore.
La principal oradora 10 sera
la Srta. Joyce Pritchard, la qur
disertara: "SQue pueden hacer
los colegics para mejorar la vi
da familia y del hogar?' FL Sr.
Langston hablara sobre la soma
ma de Education.
Tocara la "banda" de filarm6
meas del Colegio, bajO la direc-
ci6n de la Srta. Mary Pelaez.
No 10 olviden los interesados
Esta noche, a las 1880.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
Sc LIE DARA A PECKIM-
u COMPLETA COO
PERACION

Cleveland, Nov. 13.-DeSde
aver al mediodia clos ninos To-
rones" de Cleveland, tambien
conocidoS por los Indios, tienen
un nuevo director, Roger Pee
kinpaugh, que va los dirigiera
en- una OCCASION.
Alva Bradley, ell presidente de
los Indios, anunci6 que ell nuevo
director tendra mano libre pa
ra proceder Y un contrato de dos
amos. ~
Hablando en- ell almuerzo ofre
edo por Bradley, Peckinpaugh
dijo: "Yo sc que voy a tener Ia
completa cooperation del club.
Mr.. Bradley ha estado siempre
en- mi eSquina. Cualquier cosa.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
N~uestros mejores deseoS por
su salud y dicha.
Cabaret Privado

Cabaret PriUado
Greco ell entusiasmo para asis
tir al gran Cabaret Privado a.
nual que la Secci6n de Recreo
del Circulo Cubano efectuara el
Isabado entrante.
Preciosa lucira la amplia sa-
la de fiestas, bellamente engala-
NADIA para la OCCASION.
Posiblemente manana dare
mos a conocer los nombres de
las personals que han separadO
mesas.
La orquesta la Tropical
tendra a su cargo la parte baila-
BILE.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
THANKSGIVING Dance

Anuncia la Secci6n de Recreo
del Centre Asturiano para ell
Jueves % (Dia de dar Gracias)
una gran fiesta bailable en- la
sala principal de su edificio.
La fiesta dara comienzo des-
pues de terminado Ell desafio de
Foot Ball entire los teams de
Hillsborough y Plant.
La musica le ha Sido confiada
a la orquesta de Manuel San
chez.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
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Bazaar q Ccmida

En- una reunion celebrada por
.las Damas de la Iglesia Cat6lica
de Nuestra Sonora del Perpetuo
Socorro, Sc terminaron los pre-
parativos para ell Bazaar y Conf
.da que Sc efectuara mahana Jue'
yes, en- sus terrenos.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13
Lemon Juice Recipe Checks
Rheumatic Pain Quickly

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La gaceta., 1940-11-13
Willie Velasco

Belor grarde, intense, pro-
.fundo, agobia ell hogan de los dis
tinguidos esposos Gustavo We
.lasco con motivo de la muerte de
.su hijo Willie Velasco.
La gaceta., 1940-11-13

NuYnercsaG Ofrendas forales Sc
dedicaron a Willie.
A sus acongojados deudos,
hago llegar, con estas lineas, Ell
testimonio de nuestra condolen-
cia.
iEn paz descanse!
Evening star., 1940-01-05

ton of income and estate taxes and
the substitution of manufacturers
sales tax, with other innovations to
encourage use of large fortunes for
productive enterprise.
Mr.. Cromwell is also connected
with one of Philadelphia largest
fortunes as the son of Mrs E. T.
Stotesbury.
Once Mrs. Cromwell, heiress to the
Duke tobacco millions, accompanied
Mrs. Roosevelt on an inspection tour
of West Virginia and Pennsylvania
homestead projects. She contributed
$4,000 to the Democratic campaign
in 1886.
Mr.. Cromwell has served as a
member of the New Jersey State
Law Revision Commission, and he
and his wife recently financed a
Princeton University study looking
toward improvement of the States
tax structure.