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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21
which a5 per cent are Women.

which 35 per cent are women.
 Foreign correspondents were con- ducted through the big main hall of the plant, which measures about l. 900 by 400 feet and where the planes go through every stage of produc- tion from hammering the first dur aluminium plates into shape to the actual assembly work. Only the final mounting of wings. propellors and guns is done in a smaller hall about half a mile away.
 In the main hall were about 50 machines in various stages of pro- duction. Men and women worked together in pairs riveting the bodies. The crews in the factory fol- lowed each machine through all stages. This, officials pointed out, meant that longer periods of train
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21

new secret aircraft at a huge fac- tory in the southeast corner of the Reich where there is little danger of allied aerial bombardment.
 German authorities were de- scribed as being so confident of the safety of the plant that except for few machine guns the factory is without equipment for protection against aerial attack
 In addition to the Messerschmitts, it was said, new and still secret war plane is being built at the fac- tory, which is at the town of Wien CT Neustadt 30 miles south of Vienna and 10 miles from the Hungarian frontier.
 Foreign correspondents, taken to visit the factory, were given their first view of the most famous Ger
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21
By THE OUT EASTER

James E. Walsh, a retired pa trolman of the Waterbury police department died short time ago, after an illness which kept him confined for a long time. It is interesting to note that few members of the present force served with him in his early days of appointment, or around the time he entered the service as regular, Nov. %. 1905. He was first made supernumerary on March 6, 1903. He was retired on half pay Nov. IA, 1923.
 When Jimmy first joined the department the late George M Egan was the croWning spirit of the department, medium sized Civil War veteran, who ruled the force with an iron hand, and who was not afraid to express himself to the members at roll-call.
 "On Your Own"
 You fellows bear in mind" warned Chief Egan upon numer- our occasions, you are on your own resources; you are liable for your own acts; you can arrest legally, but if you are wrong on a question of idenity, without warrant, you must answer; the city of Waterbury won't stand back of you. Remember that the night stick is the official weapon of your authority Have it with you upon all occasions"
 When Jimmy Walsh was made a regular, George M. Beach had just been inducted into office un- der the official title of Superin- tendent. Just why the change was ever made from Chief to Superin- tendent no one knew, except it was that it was a good way of legislating Chief Egan out of of- flee. A Superintendent of Police seems out of place, and is out of place, in our estimation. Few cit ieS have such a title for it's po- lice head. It would sound much better to have people of the present day call the present head Chief Roach than Super" as many now refer to him. Once a passerby of the old police station addressed Supt. Beach, who stood in the doorway, "Supe" MT. Beach was insulted, and thusly SO Rath- CT out of place if we should hear some people call him, "Supe." Roach, than Superin tendent Roach.
 Jimmy Walsh had the good graces of the Elton Board of Pub lie Safety, admittedly the tough est" set of commissioners that ever commissioned" in Water bury. They appeared a heartless lot at the time on account of the way in which they busted Chief Egan and other members of the Department. They pushed them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21
By Hendrix WiIIem van Loon Illustrated by the author

the establishment of an imperial form of government.
 That empire in turn periShed be- cause no country can hope to sur vive unless it has a reserve of mil lions of people who have an actua interest in keeping their common country going.
 Imperial Rome allowed that re- serve to die out. After that it wal only question of time when Rome would cease to exist.
 Then came the deluge known a' the Dark Ages. And for 500 year! Democracy disappeared from tho fact of the earth as if it had nevel existed.
 NEXT: The light of Democracy is practically snuffed out for 5Ot years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21

enjoyed the same social and eco- onomic privileges, a rudimentary form of self-government functioned with a great deal of success.
 But the moment it had become an imperial center inhabited by a few families who owned everything and millions who lived miserable on public charity, there was an end to that dream of a proud and in- dependent citizenry. And after that, the law of Plato began to function.
 There was prolonged strug- gle between the rich and the poor.
 This led to an era of anarchy un-
 til the complete suspension of all
 law and order made the people
 say, Anything will be better than
 the present state of chaOs!" and
 made them eager to accept that
 dictatorship which then led to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21

ing were necessary but 1t enables the workers to get to know the idio- syncracise of each machine as they assemble it.
 Reporters also saw the laboratories where every part used is subjected to exacting tests for durability and quality. All materials used are Ger man, officials said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21
NEW HAVEN DRIVER
 ESCAPES INJURIES

Earl s. Nugent. 34, of New Haven, miraculously escaped injury when his car smashed several posts on upper Hamilton avenue near Har- per's Ferry road this morning, and turned over.
 Police, who notified him for traffic court, said he evidently fell asleep at the wheel. The machine was de- molished.
 The accident was investigated by Motor Patrolmen Thomas Phelan, John Mcdonnell, and Vincent Begg.
 Products received in Japan from the United States last year were valued at $231 ,405 000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21
4O-6O ALIMONY ASKED

Santa Rosa, Cal. -(UP)-M Mrs. Erma Carueso in her petition for divorce from her husband, a WPA worker, states that he earns $50 month and asks that she be given $20 of it for alimony. She also wants $10O attorney fees and $2O court costs. She charged cruelty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21
PLANES BUILT
 IN INREMOTEPLANT
Nazis Have Sheltered Spot Where Allied Planes
 Can't Penetrate

Berlin, March 21.-(UP) - Nazis disclosed today that Germany is building most of her famous Messer- schmitt 109 pursuit planes and a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-03
Municipal Court

The National Capital took long
deferred forward step Monday when
the new Municipal Court Building
at Fourth and E streets NV. was
formally opened to the thousands
OF litigants who annually make use
of the tribunals facilities.
This new structure, built at a cost
OF $1,250,0O0 and containing ten
modern courtrooms, is in happy con-
trast to the dilapidated and wholly
inadequate accommodations which
were available to the Municipal
Court in its old home at 467 C street
NV. And it is entirely fitting that
this should be so.
The Municipal Court is truly a
peoples court. In its chambers is
handled approximately ninety per
cent of the civil litigation of the Dis
trict. 1t is here that the great ma
jority of the residents of the Capital
receive their first and in many
instances their only impressions of
the functioning of our judicial sys-
tenn. For these reasons it is singu-
larly appropriate that this new court,
founded thirty-one years ago, should
at last be housed in quarters suitable
to and commensurate with the
Importance of the service it renders
to the community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-03

Der Of elected deputies. Judicial
affairs are managed by a royal court,
consisting Of the bailin and twelve
jurats or magistrates"
For generations an expensive sys-
tenn Of Notifications was maintained,
but these have been neglected in
modern times-probably because,
until recently, their upkeep was re-
garded as unnecessary. Now, tenn
porarily at least, the islands have
been surrendered. In Germany their
conquest" is applauded for two rea-
sons-because they represent the
first land ever taken from the British
Empire by Germans and because the
islands produce fruits and vegetables
which the ration weary Reich will be
delighted to have as supplements to
a depleted diet.
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America Urged to
Help Great Britain.
10 the Editor Of The Star:

Wake up, America! Hear that cry
and see millions of Christian Anglo
Saxon hands in Great Britain stretched
out to you to help save Christian democ-
racy! If that falls in Europe, how can
America be safe? Can she afford the
risk? To the nation that gave us the
principles of the Magma Charta, the ju-
dicial system and trial by jury, the King
James version of the Bible and sane
tity of the home and marriage; to the
nation upholding pure democracy in
Europe, should we not now, in her hour
OF grave danger, see her hands out
stretched to America to send her mate
rial and machinery aid Immediately?
Should we not forget selfish and parti-
san interests in this, the worlds greatest
emergency? Does not the future welfare
and safety of all the Americas de-
mand it?
Hear and answer the cry, great United
States Of America, and God direct all
efforts for victory to British, Scotch.
Welsh, irish, and other peoples praying
and fighting for personal freedom.
June n. MRS. CABOT STEVENS.
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are somewhat blameworthy for the
obloquy attaching to the use of Indians
by the English in the Revolutionary War.
Among the other articles of indictment
against King George in the Declaration
of Independence, Jefferson wrote: He
has endeavored to bring on the in
habitants of our frontiers the merciless
Indian savages, whose known rule of
warfare Is an undistinguished destruc-
ton OF all ages, sexes and conditions OF
existence ="
Modern historians, American as well as
English, now admit that the first Indians
in the Revolution were used by the
Americans. The Stockbridge Indians
belonged to the Massachusetts Militia.
This, in the opinion of the British,
justified their use of Indians. The
Americans made many attempts
throughout the Revolutionary War to
enlist and use Indians, but were not
so successful as were the English, due
to the animosities engendered by i'll
treatment of the Indians by settlers and
theft of the Indians lands. Public
opinion in England was almost unan-
imous in condemning the employ
ment Of Indians in the British Army.
If Washington had secured the enlist
ment of the Indians he solicited, he no
doubt would have used them as guides
and crackers, for which service they
were well qualified. There were few. if
any. English prisoners scalped by Indians
serving under American officers.
Instead of forcibly removing its
Indians into Western reservations. as
happened here. Canada provided Indian
reserves in the East wherein the natives
might live undisturbed. AS stated in
the Historical Guide to New Brunswick:
These Indians have not been hampered.
even when they prefer to wander and
camp on private property, for they have
usually proved to be honest and in
offensive. In recent years they have
camped near towns and summer resorts.
seeking employment or selling baskets"
CHARLTON M. CLARK, DEL.
June 30.
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Federal Guards

Because the job of protecting Gov
eminent buildings and their records
has become of exceptional impor-
lance in this period of national
defense planning, it is proper that
Congress should be taking steps to
strengthen the safeguards against
intrusion from any quarter. Already
the Capitol and White House police
forces have been augmented by
picked officers from the Metropolitan
Police Department, and now, If bill
passed by the House becomes law,
the entire Federal building guard
force OF approximately nine hundred
men will be armed and given re-
stricted police powers.
The guards, who are distributed
among about one hundred and thirty
public buildings owned or rented by
the Government, have no authority
at present to carry guns and only
limited powers of arrest. Yet many
of them stand watch at the portals
OF buildings in which repose some of
the Nations most confidential and
vital documents. A majority of the
guards are former service men.
Some Of them have slight disabilities
dating from the first World War, but
all are said to be fully capable of
performing their guard duties effec-
tively-especially If they are armed.
They are appointed only after pass
ing special civil service examina-
ton. The House bill provides for
elimination from the force of any
person who advocates overthrow of
the Government by force, a sensible
precaution which should be enforced
to the fullest degree possible. Sala-
ries OF the guards would be raised
from the present minimum of ST 200
a year to $500 year, as compared
to the minimum salary of $1,000 for
a member of the Metropolitan Police
Department. With the increase in
their responsibilities, these men are
entltIeu 10 an increase IN cOmpen-
sation, the present level of which has
been one reason for the large turn
over in personnel-with resultant
lowering of efficiency of the organi-
cation as a whole. The bill also
provides for a course of firearms
training and this requirement
should be vigorously carried out. The
recent accidental shooting of a child
at the Capitol by a member of
patronage" force of men who, by
and large, are insufficiently trained
in the handling of firearms has
served to emphasize the Importance
of thorough schooling in all phases
Of police work.
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Lie Detector

There is a lie detector in Raleigh,
N. c., but it is solely for use against
Gyp the Blood and his pals. Officials
there turned down the request of a
local citizen who wanted to rent it
long enough to take it home for a
workout on his family, and as a
competitor of his wife's feminine
intuition.
The mechanical lie detector for
domestic use is indeed still in the
future, probably well beyond tele-
vision and world peace. There is,
however, substitute which many
consider even better. According to
this school, all a man needs to do is
to step up to the altar and marry
one. The process Is extremely sim
pie, because no particular care need
be exercised, as in the case Of buy
ing new car. There is practically
no chance of failure. Attractive
models come in all sizes, shapes and
colors, from six feet in rare instances
down to five feet two, and from deep
brunette to pale blond; but while
they may be different in appearance
and vary considerably in the cost of
their upkeep, they all exhibit such
an uncanny efficiency in lie detect
ing that it would be extremely diff
cult even to imagine a machine that
was any improvement-except that
the machine could be shut OF.
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Praises Canada's Fairness
To Indian Tribes.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your stan correspondent, Thomas R.
Henry, in his letter from Ottawa, June
%, tells Of enlistments of Canadian
Indians in the English service and says
that many Indians are refusing to accept
the treaty money" due them as annual
payments for land purchased from the
Indian tribes, asking that the money
be used to fight Hitler.
This illustrates the somewhat out
moded idea that honesty is the best
policy. The English and the French in
the colonial period treated the Indians
with justice and hberality. The treat
ment accorded the Indians by our own
pioneers was not 50 favorable. Not
content with cheap lands near the At
lantic Coast, the settlers swarmed over
the Allegheny mountains and ruined
the hunting grounds of the native
Indians. forcing them to go further
Westward to escape starvation. Many
migratory Indian tribes were practically
exterminated by settlers, who became
as efficient with the scalping knife as
the red men. Some historians assert
that as many Indians were scalped by
whites as there were whites scalped by
the Indians.
Thomas Jefferson and our earliest
American historians, notably Bancroft,
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THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles +. Trdce1pel.

Many such mixtures, under odd names,
are on the market for this purpose.
Few animals like sharp. penetrating
smells, such as are relshed by humans.
Strong perfumes will sometimes give
cats running fits
There is probably more unanimity
among human beings as to likahle odors
than as to taste.
While it is true that what is one mans
meat is another's poison, perhaps 100
persons out of 100 would find the fra
GRANGE Of lilacs good.
Odor of marigolds, on the other hand,
would find out of 10 persons declaring
that they do not like it.
People probably have their special lik-
ings in perfume, according to whether
they like mild or strong odors. This
taste somewhat resembles that for mild
or hot foods. We all know persons who
love the hot pepper dishes of Mexico,
or demand four tablespoonful of sugar
with every cup of coffee. Perhaps we
ourself cannot stand pepper in the small
est quantity, or want more than half a
level teaspoonful of sugar in our coffee.
1t is possible for any one to attempt to
enlarge his nasal horizon, however.
Mostly people take just one rapid
Whit and say, Swell" or "Phew," as
the case may be.
If they would take more time to it,
really SAVIOR the smell, and try to let
the mentality take part in the decision,
no doubt they would find they like many
more odors than they think they do.
But the nose and its operation goes
back to the very roots of the animal
life.
Wild animals can smell man a mile
away if the wind is blowing the odor to
them.
They can get the scent of other ami
mails, too. especially those which prey
upon them.
This amazing scent is a part of their
survival. If man has lost it, to a great
extent, it is because he has not needed
it, having other ways than scent to get
news of his enemies.
The instant reactions are interesting
because of their ancient survival value,
but today they sometimes betray us into
narrow range of nasal values.
1t is possible to find pleasure in odors
we sometimes frown upon, on the instant,
If We will really take the trouble to smell
them.
This applies to the fragrances of the
outdoors as well as to those in bottles
and walls.
The home garden in the early morn
ing has a wonderful fragrance all its
own, made up of the smells of earth,
water and air, combined with flower and
leaf odors, and maybe some bit of decay
to add spice. Perfumers have a name
for it.
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The Islands of the Channel

There Is nothing remarkable about
the news of the German occupation
Of the Channel islands. Lying as
they do in the Bay of Saint Malo,
only ten to thirty miles from the
coast of Normandy, they belong in
every proper geographical sense to
France; and their fate, under con-
temporary conditions, is involved
with that OF the French Republic.
But it would be useless to pretend
that the people of Great Britain have
heard the report of the capture of
Jersey and Guernsey without par
ticular resentment. Together with
Alderney and Sark (Which probably
likewise have been seized), they were
English possessions for more than
seven centuries. Every square foot
Of their soil is historic. The orig
1nal inhabitants never have been
conclusively identified, but 1t has
been supposed that they were of the
Celtic race and had cultural ties with
the builders of the great stone cir
Giles of Avebury and Stonehenge.
Roman legions annexed the isles to
Gaul, and Jersey bore the name of
Caeserea for a while. Later Rollo
and his Mortimer added them to the
Norman duchy. From the time of
Henry II onward they were united
with Britain. But the language of
the people always has been a patois
of old Norman French and English.
Popular traditions witness to a debt
to both mother countries, yet show
vigorous independence which Free
man and other chroniclers have
thought noteworthy. For example:
Each bailiwick is presided over by
a lieutenant governor and bailiff
or judge appointed by the crown and
assisted by states assembly. The
latter body includes the jurats, the
rectors Of the parishes and . num-
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Intensified Seq War

A long period of comparative quiet
In the war at sea while Nazi Ger
many concentrated its attention on
the land offensive against the Low
Countries and France is now broken
as both the Reich and England in
tensify their efforts in this sphere.
The loss of 88,259 tons of British
shipping in the week ended June %
that is the week following the
French capitulation-is serious, Of
course, but actually it is little more
than half the average British ship
loss in April, 1917, when the U-boat
war was at its height. New British
shipbuilding-plus recent acquisition
Of Norwegian, Dutch, Belgian and
French vessels-may have more than
Offset this rate Of loss.
The latest figure, which is almost
q 100 per cent increase over the week
ended June ., Is important chiefly
as 1t reveals the new force of the
combined German and Italian sub
marine war. Little has been heard
Of Italian submarines in the Mediter-
ranean since Italy entered the war,
except for Allied claims of about
twelve having been destroyed, but
Italy's underwater craft apparently
are now getting into action against
merchant shipping.
% SO far there is little evidence that
the submarine offensive is proving
effective in reducing British food
supplies. Britain admittedly is short
of some products which she formerly
obtained from the continent, but
the substitution for these of the
products of the dominions and the
United States is under way, although
the results in some cases are higher
prices and scarcity.
On Britain's side the extension Of
the blockade to France was to be
expected. 1t is essential that Britain
put the bars up against any territory
which the Germans or Italians sue
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Argentinian Reader
Protests Criticism of Nazis.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I do not like what you say in your
paper. am student here from
Argentina. I listen over the radio from
your city that your Nation is going to
make us in South America stop trading
with Germany, or else, as you say. Is,
then, the freedom and liberty of action
that you preach for all nations, only Tor
England, France and the United States?
England breaches freedom for all peo-
piles and says she is fighting for it, but
she does not give freedom to the miser-
able people who live under her rule and
the threat of her fleet. What does this
mean? Germany has had to go to war
to escape the economic slavery Britain
has forced her to live under all these
years, and you have helped in this.
And now you want to dictate to us in the
South, who are Latin, not Saxon ma
lions, and who are independent free
peoples, and have not the hate for
Germany that you have. Are you be-
come bully, too. like Britain? Uruguay
is little, weak nation. Is that why you
send your warships down there? What
If she does like to have Germans living
there and encourages their culture. Can
she not do as she likes? Is she free
people or is she under the Government
of the United States? We do not be-
lieve in the silly phrase, fifth column"
We do not believe in prosecuting people
Just because they are Germans or Ital-
ians. We practice liberty; you only
preach it; is it not SO? Stop your OPP
preston of our republics and leave us
alone to do as we like within our own
boundaries. I have seen bad conditions
in your United States; so much to do,
so much hate and oppression, and each
trying to push the other man down.
You have so much to do to better your
own country, why do you not do it. and
leave us alone? MARIO GOMEZ.
Boston.
June 20.