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Washington Observations
Bureau Avoids Another Controversy
By Deciding Against Religious Census

Is, ,492,015 Roman Catholics, and
1880. 1892 Jewish communicates.
There were 223,229 Protestant
churches, 1879 Catholic churches
and Also Jewish synagogues. In 1888
Americans contributed $729 900, 900
for church maintenance and benevo-
lences.
Federal Garnishment.
Apropos this columns recent reve-
lation that wages of certain Govern
ment workers are now liable to garn-
ishment for debt, requests have ar
rived asking for list of those in
dependent Federal agencies affected
by the Supreme Court decision of
February IL. In an authoritative
quarter, am informed that the fol-
lowing organizations. subject to spe-
cial circumstances in certain cases,
come under the ruling: Disaster
Loan Corp, Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp, Federal Farm Mortgage
Corp, Federal Home Loan Bank,
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
Corp, Home Owners Loan Corp, In
land Waterways Corp, National Ag-
ricultural Credit Corp, Production
Credit Corp, Reconstruction Finance
Corp, Tennessee Valley Authority
and United States Housing Author
ity.
X
Hoover and Politicians.
Undoubtedly J. Edgar Hoovers
consistent refusal to permit politi-
cal interference in the Federal Ru-
reau of Investigation has something
to do with the current drive to in
vestigate him and his efficient out
mt. Senator Ashurst, Democrat, of
Arinoza, chairman of the all-power-
full Senate Judiciary Committee, can
bear witness about F.. B. Is politics
ban. Senator Ashurst once sought
to have a young constituent ap-
| pointed a G-man. The candidate
took the required examination and
failed to make the grade. He was
| flunked second time. Then the
Senator went to bat for him. only
to be told by Mr.. Hoover there was
! positively nothing doing as long as
the aspiring Arizonan couldn't rise
| to required F. B. I. standards. Mr..
Ashurst heads the Senate commit
| tee. which in way. holds Mr.
Hoover's fortunes in the palm of
| its hand.
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Catholics.
7 One of the loudest whispers of the
1910 campaign. which is destined to
reverberate with gossip, is the sug-
gestion that can be heard all over
/ political Washington that President
Roosevelt has put his foot in it with
a big FL in allowing to go unchal-
lenged his recently alleged state
ment that Jim Farleys religion bars
him from a place on the Democratic
ticket. The reported remark is said
Wishfully no doubt, to have blasted
all the good the President did him.
self with the Catholic vote" by ap-
pointing special Ambassador tc
the Pope Jimmie's divorce, it ap-
pears. has also been far from bene-
fetal to the Roosevelt political cause
in Roman Catholic circles.
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pear certain to
produce the bit
terest debate of
the present ses-
sion of Congress.
You have only
to read the con-
ficting S t a t e .
ments Of tn e
majority a n d
the minority of
t h e committee
to see how Deep
cutting is the
issue and how
charged it is
W ith political
dynamite
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were not unanimous in their request.
Quite apart from that, Director Aus
tin found himself on strong ground
in turning down the attempt to
put American citizens on the spot
with reference to their church con-
nections, if any.
The Fifteenth Census Act, under
which the 1910 nose count will be
taken, did not contemplate a re-
ligious inquiry. The original act
providing for a census calls for a
tabulation of religious bodies"
every 10 years, practice still in
effect. Since its enactment in 1902,
whereby the Census Bureau was
made permanent agency. an
enumeration of church organiza-
tions has been taken every decade
for years ending with "6" The last
one was for 1886, although full de-
tailed figures have not yet been
compiled.
Congress Opposed Greed Count.
During debates on the present
Census Act. enacted June 18, 1929
an effort was made in the Senate to
have included a question designed
to elicit individual religious OF
church affiliation" The effort met
with no success. Its failure supplies
indisputable indication that it was
not the intention of Congress. tc
bring thiS delicate topic into the
decennial census, circumstance
which doubtless influenced the bu-
reau in refusing the wishes of the
National Association of Religious
Statisticians.
1t is also pointed out that it would
be physically impossible for the
Census Bureau to include even &
small fraction of the numerous in
quiries which various interests anc
groups periodically urge upon it
A line has to be drawn somewhere
In framing the schedules of ques-
tions about to be asked, Director
Austin took the general position
that they should be confined tt
those which would contribute in.
formation useful to legislative bodies
and to economists in the attempt
to approach solution of economic
and social problems Since reli.
gion, as a subject for Legislative
consideration. is eliminated by the
Constitution itself, it is the opinion
of the Census Bureau that informa.
ton elected by a religious inquiry
would not come under the cate.
CORY of such usefulness"
X
Latest Religious Figures.
According to the religious bodies
census of 1926, latest official figures
available, the leading denominations
were as follows:
Roman Catholics s- 18 sos 90:
Baptists ----- 8246 ,26t
Jews 4 4081 "a:
Presbyterians - 1888, ,02t
The 1889 Year Book of American
Churches contains denominations
body statistics for 1898. These re.
vealed grand total of 52378, ,02t
church members and 24666I
churches, the count embracing only
persons 13 years of age or over. The
compilation, made by the Rev. H. G
Weber. showed that two years agt
there were 32,940,965, Protestants
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Columbia U. Alumni
Will Dine March %

Washington alumni of Columbia
University will hold their annual
dinner March % at 7:30 pm. at the
National Press Club.
Speakers will include Senator
O'Mahoney of Wyoming, Assistant
Secretary of State Berle and DR.
Herbert E. Hawkes.. dean of Colum-
bia College Senator OMahonev is
an alumnus and Mr. Berle is a for
mer member of the faculty.
Judge Melvin H. Dalberg, Edwin
L. Rogers and William r. Valance
are in charge of arrangements.
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Norwegian the
would thing
told
Germany up
U S. S
Musson being told about tn, German position by Herr
Ribbentrop The German of
develop this situation.
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both free and inclined fight the third Farley probably
The New
their calculations however considerable
descriptive psychological effect great
sulking
will do the President
by h Amec Newspa Alliance lnc)
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Germany Pressing Small NeutroIs

result policy
cson Germany intends to become the savior of Fnlandpas of it.
to
political
the of
not quite ohcialtha Finland makes appeal
military
bolster
This would of
everything settled
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HE OF the Urters this page their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to gDe all sides questions
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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This Changing World
Won Ribbentrop Believed PIonnne to Be
In Rome to Get information When WeIIes Returns
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Reichs little
has arrived In Rome important mission
In has something to do with Weles reporting"
trip Europe It Is believed that Rbbentrop
Welles
OF expected spill
tell
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interference on the part of the
allies, intend to warn Norway and
Sweden to assert their neutral
rights, despite their membership in
the League of Nations. Failing this,
they might be invaded by Germany,
which is bound by treaty to come
to Russia assistance in the event a
third party interferes with her war
against Finland.
This has been explained with
utmost care to the Swedish and
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General 70 Hyde Park Tor really
frank. conciliatory talk. A repeti-
ton OF the experiment is now clearly
indicated.
There is, of course, an imme-
diate irritant. In recent news
story, Ernest K. Lindley, thor
oughly reliable correspondent, quoted
the President as saying Jim Farley's
Catholicism put him out of the po-
htical running, even for thes vice
presidency. Nothing could have
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Wagner Act
Revisionists
Face Bottle
Issue Is Charged
With Political
Dynamite
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

The amendments to the National
Labor Relations Act proposed by
three of the five members of the
Smith Investigating Committee ap-
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oeen calculated to hurt Farley deeply
second place the Democratic
pictured believing him debad his
who knows him realizes that the religious
been
Yet the President who usually takes punching
holes opportunity
on The Lndy No denial of that of the
enaated from the White House enourage although
nave
the question with but the President but
help understanding his feelings.
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General Robert H. Jackson, or per-
haps Jackson and a westerner like
Sam Rayburn of Texas. They
cheerfully predict that if the Presi-
dent runs Farley will 60 along. This
prediction has no discoverable basis.
however, except the fact that Farley
cannot now oppose a third term
candidacy without getting the name
of sorehead and eater of sour grapes
from his fellow Democrats. Other
wise, in his present mood. feeling
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Bickering
In Congress
Record Does Nothing
To Mitigate Charges
By Dietctors
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Maybe Signor Mussolini and Herr
Hitler are too busy these days to
read the American newspapers, but if
they do read them they must be
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him. But he will have enough "off
the record" information to indicate
to the Italian head of government
and the German foreign minister
how the wind is blowing in Britain
and in France: Fair or cloudy.
Mr.. Welles is assumed to have
informed the British and the
French leaders what the minimum
German terms would be for an
honorable and stable peace. That
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The Capital Parade
Breok Between Roosevelt and FurIey
Is Believed Possible Now
BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROF

/. JOSEPH ALSOP ROBERT KINTNER
The vital relationship between Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Aoyu Farley is embeed
men seems conceivable This the summer
President smoohed matters by inviting his old friend
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BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

While Congress is milling over
the propriety of income questions in
the 1910 census, Director Austin's
bureau has decided against another
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chamberlain what Hitler actually said
amount OF arhmetc-many slbtracionand
what
angement process arithmetic
tel Musson what the allies
detemination
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Farmers of Italy are rallying to
the governments advice to grow
more food for their livestock.
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Nozis Seek to Exploit Finns' Plight

But whether any peace discussion take place the future
Is matter which
Anything might Finland
The tns ready to talk and compelled
pound hesh to Stain The
nands plight They want to vivid example what happens
10 small nations which not German
The Berlin
discussions between Heknki and Moscow The
Hitler as the
Scandnavians look Herr Hitler
Joseph Stain from reaching the Atlantic
Wegian bodies
The Fuehrer faithful ally
trop to acquant him his oaborator all
at the present time behind the
But there little thing that present
moment little thing that might the fly
the north
beatedly sending reinforcements Finland
The allies have been painfully slow about this
blind the Finland could
Union they thought might
difficult
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Seeds of Discord

Then of
underlying situation form
to it the summer the President
dldate for denomination That assertion
Farley the right that his
Thereafter there other talks surprisingly
which
Meanwhile
been simultaneously visible in the New Dealers hdtem
All the members of the una promoting
President and go far more often to the White House than
recent The President of
passive
antamount approval
To be the
Presidents specific authorization
nearest approach definite
nation that the President would like to have the
the Presidents assertion Farley acquiescence
suppose
allowed
party leadership There nothing power pretty
well "in his hands" President
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The Democrats Achilles

Nevertheless the third extremely hard
Jim Farley Before he political strength to
confident of second place ticket
that his
the place he wants But it has been
The New Dealers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
FIFTEEN LOTTERY
MEN SENTENCED
Range From Six Months in
Jail to Five Years in
States Prison

Bridgeport, Conn.,, November l.
CUP - A states attorneys office
drive to stamp out lotteries culmi-
mated today in the Superior Court
conviction of Is Norwalk men on
conspiracy charges.
Their sentences, imposed by Judge
John H. King after a jury of ten
men and two women brought in
verdicts of guilty, ranged from six
months in Jail to five years in States
Prison.
Louis Mola, "a, alleged ringleader,
drew a penalty Of to years. A
brother, James, Is, was sentenced
to 2 to 4 years, and another brother,
Tony, from l to years.
Sentences of one to three years
also were given Tommy CThe Nope
Maisano, 30; Willie Gonch, 80;
Frank De MARITIME, 40; Augie Ran
dazzo, 80: John Trombetta, 26; Dam
lei Chick Warren, Al, and Paul
Martuccio, A.
Former Special Deputy Sheriff
Walter Ibbotson, At, was ordered to
serve one year at County Jail. and
a similar sentence was given Frank
(Frankie SMITH Troncone, 20, a
former boxer, and Peter Pascarelli
20.
Fred Mastrianni, %, and Frank
Benegosa. %, were sentenced to siS
months in Jail each,
All we're arrested last May In
campaign TO clean up the numbers
racket" which, 1t was testified during
the trial. netted the ring s200,O0t
a year at Norwalk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
HALLOWEEN AT
BOSTON NOVEL

Boston, November I. (UP) -
Police Commissioner Joseph F..
Trinity reported today that any
Halloween vandalism was the work
of adults - juvenile vandalism
having been pared to the minimum
as result of parties given in SO
sections Of Boston for children by
police.
To keep the 100, 900 children out OF
mischief, police and cooperating in
dividuals, groups and firms pro-
vided for the parties:
SO WPA orchestras; SO vaudeville
teams; $4,000 doughtnuts; $1,000 bot
ties soft drinks; $4,000 sandwiches;
10000 gallons of ice cream; IL tons
of candy and peanuts; 1900 apple
and mince pies; $40 gallons Of cider;
1892 bushels of apples.
On Debit Side
On the debit side, and police be-
lieved mostly oldsters were involved
were:
Scores of smashed windows in
Charlestown housing project; rail-
road ties stolen from a New Haven
Railroad right-of-way; Jack-o-lant-
erns started three fires; thirty-siX
false alarms; and Eric Copeland, A.,
of Roxbury suffered spine frac-
ture when a neighbor who thought
he was making too much Halloween
noise struck him with an iron bar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

must comply with normal con-
sumption. Heavy penalties for d.
rect sale of dairy products were
promulgated.
Food In Netherlands
Amsterdam, November /. = (UP)
- Despite several months of draS-
tic rationing, the Netherlands to-
day appeared fairly sure of ade-
-quate food during the coming win
ter, officials here said.
A cattle fodder shortage which
followed the invasion caused heavy
slaughter of cattle and pigs and
led to the rationing of meat to A
ounces per week per person.
Bread also has been rationed to
1000 grams (about SO ounces) per
week, sugar to two pounds every
three weeks, coffee to a half-pound
every six weeks and tea to an ounce
and a half per month.
Mutton, lamb, fowl, rabbit, hare,
cheese, eggs, milk and chocolate still
were unrationed, but all meat prices
increased greatly. Potatoes, vege-
tables and most domestically pro-
duced fruits still were sold without
limit. Production of all agricultural
products has been increased by in
tensive cultivation since the occu-
patton.
Barter Of Food
When the Netherlands were oc-
cupied by the German armies In
May there were stocks of food on
hand for several years. The Ger
mans did not seize these, but have
insisted on the barter of food stuffs
for other imported commodities, cut
ting into these stocks.
Dutch officials said that despite
these restrictions the food supply
for this winter. and even a second
winter If the war continued, would
be sufficient to maintain public
health.
Reports that Europe faces pesti-
lence and epidemics of sickness this
winter did not appear to be serious
as far as Holland was concerned. Re-
ports showed at the outbreak OF
war that public health in Holland
was about the best in Europe. No
serious lowering Of resistance is
noticeable as yet.
Adequate medical supplies and
doctors are still available to meet
any sickness. The shortage of fuel
will be felt this winter, although
food barter probably will bring sup
plies from German mines. The
commodity most seriously lacking is
soap, and spread of minor skin dis
eases can be expected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Hurley Recommends
State Labor Board
Democratic Nominee for Governor Claims Baldwin
Evades Labor Issues in Campaign; c. L. U. Rally

Democratic gubernatorial candi-
date Robert A. Hurley declared at
two local rallies last night that he
favored the establishment of state
labor relations board and declared
that Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin has
"evaded the labor issue and every
other important issue in this cam
paign." Commissioner Hurley was
the principal speaker at a Temple
Hall rally sponsored by the Water
bury Central Labor union, and at an
East End Democratic rally at the
Anderson School.
II propose that one member Of
the state labor relations board shall
be representative of union labor, "
said Mr.. Hurley. Gov. Baldwin has
refused to commit himself on the
setting-up Of such a board. I have
sought fair discussion of the issues
in this campaign, but the other side
has been unwilling. Now, in desper-
alton, Ray Balwdin is promising to
establish more state trade schools
and to give lower operators licenses
fees. But the voters will remember
that two years ago he promised to
end the old age tax"
1.-THE job training program in
Connecticut, praised so highly by
the governor, is run by men whose
salaries are paid from Washington, "
said Mr.. Hurley. "Yet Mr.. Baldwin
has the bold effrontery to say that
President Roosevelt has stolen Conn
ecticut's job training program"
Mr.. Hurley praised President
Roosevelt as friend of labor, and
declared that Wendell Willkie
changes color from day to day."
Thomas j. Shea, former president
of the Connecticut Federation OF
Labor, declared that labor and the
nation need Roosevelt for four more
years. He characterized Mr.. Hurley
as "a real friend of labor both pub
lie and private. He's real friend of
labor every day in the year, not
just in September and October every
two years."
The labor rally was opened by A.
E. Caswell, president of the Central
LdUOI ll1l1OII, UIAC1A WI ACO OFSA w
Rudolph Tata, chairman.
Scully Speaks
Mayor Vincent A. Scully asserted
that the Republicans offered no
candidate or platform to match the
great record of President Roosevelt"
He urged that not only Roosevelt
but all the Democratic candidates
be elected next Tuesday.
ELECT man who is tried and ex-
perienced, not utility salesman like
Willkie," was the appeal of Joseph
DePaola, state barber commissioner
and president of the Young Demo-
Gratis of Connecticut. Other speakers
were Henry Brodeur, president of
the Machinists' union, and Thomas
Brennan.
The rally, arranged by a commit
tee Of which Mr.. Tata was chair
man, was preceded by a parade. An
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
OF SENATORIAL CALDER

The campaign which Paul Cornell
Is carrying on here in this State
shows him to be fitted in every way
for the post Of senator in the ma
ti0nal Congress. He is not only
winning votes for himself as a can
didate for the office to which he
has been nominated by the Republic
can party of this State, but he is
winning votes for his associates on
the State ticket and for Willkie as
head of the national ticket. In a
special sense the senatorial tOga
calls for qualities of constructive
craftsmanship. Mr.. COrnell'S state
ments and speeches are showing
that he possesses these qualities to
an unusual degree.
The voters of Connecticut are not
misled by the fact that foolish
statements and violent actions have
a greater news value than plain
common sense. 8 = Paul Cornell
is counting on his qualities of SINGER
ity and sagacity to win him hear
ing and following. These qualities
he displayed, not by finding out
what his hearers want and then by
promising it TO them, but by setting
forth tAe situation, the problems.
the difficulties, and the best meth
DDS of meeting the difficult Situa-
ton in which the country finds It.
self.
The President and his champions
belittlc the dircness of the condi-
tions In which we find ourselves.
According TO them. things are going
well. The debt which we, as a ma
ton are piling UP. Is all right. The
unemployment can be met by I'M
creasing the relief and the WPA ac-
tlvltles, although they soft pedal the
fact that some real business pros
psrity. aside from the war indus"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
9SEEEATOnlAL CALDER

tries, must be built up to provide
the revenues for these relief and
WPA activities. The Republican
candidate for the Senate, while fac
ing all the facts, does not take a
gloomy view of the future, provided
the citizens can work toward what
is good for the country as a whole.
Again and again he has raised the
question in facing any given policy,
"Is it good for American" Unself-
ishness is an essential ingredient in
true patriotism.
He would have all the people of
the land pull together-capital,
labor, agriculture, and the con-
sumner interests and agree on
policies and measures designed to
build a strong nation on a sound
economy. He has stood again and
again for a sound economy that
will benefit the entire nation. In
the meetings which he addresses,
he encourages the open forum atti-
tude among his hearers. When any
one suggests this or that, he re-
plies, "Now just what do you pro-
pose to do specifically, and is it
good for American"
He would have the voters think
for themselves and not follow the
grandiOse promises Of sanguine lead
erS. Some of these sanguine lead
ers are self deceived. Some of them
would deceive the voters. In a de-
mOcracy the people must think the
problems through for themselves. If
we speak of his personal platform
we could say that his first interest
is security for the United States.
His second interest is restoration
of good business, good business not
dependent ON spending policies, nor
ON war expenditures. His third in
terest is in the development of a
healthy citizenship, intelligent and
truly patriotic. We might mention
as another interest his belief that we
cannot borrow ourselves into pros
perity. BY hard work. by thrift and
by stressing the service motive we
must put our country In position
10 resist the economic as well as
any military wars that are ahead Of
us.
We believe that Paul Cornell Is
carrying on the kind Of a campaign
that will 90 over In Connecticut,
even IL Il Is not the kind Of n
campaign which would so over IN
! louisiana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

entertainment program was offered
and refreshments were served.
Sends Message
Don't let Roosevelt down." de-
clared Rev. E. Dent Lackey, of
Thompsonville, member of the
Democratic state speakers bureau
and candidate for the state senate,
in local statement today.
Arriving here too late last night
to speak as scheduled at the Roose-
welt labor rally at Temple hall, the
Methodist asked that his message
be given The Democrats readers.
IT am extremely sorry that my
schedule elsewhere caused me to ar
rive in Waterbury just as the labor
rally for Roosevelt had ended" said
Mr.. Lackey. Kindly convey my
deepest regrets"
"All that I had to say to the work.
ing people of Waterbury was: Don't
let Roosevelt down. Our great
President needs your vote on Tues
day. His record as statesman and
a humanitarian entities him to re-
election"