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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Building the Hemisphere

There is a lot of talk about the Vest ern Hemisphere these days, especially with an emergency conference of its foreign ministers in session at Havana. Nearly all this talk is concerned, and properly 50, with specific things that can be done to improve the prospects of the western nations - political tie-ups, economic cooperation, military coordination. But we would do well to keep one eye on the other forces which, without benefit ot ballyhoo, are gradually building greater civilization throughout the Western Hem- isphere, linking it together as one great unified area.
 Canada, for instance, will never be the same after this war, no matter what It's outcome. To help defend Britain, 1t IS building vast industries where there were no industries before. The present pro- gram is designed to make Canada entirely independent of any outside source for weapons and munitions of war. Every type of weapon and projectile, every type of plane, will soon be produced in Cana da itself. Twelve new arms factories were recently announced, and to date more than $80, ,000, 900 in new plants either has been or is about to be added to Can ada's industrial plant.
 This means that Canada after the war will be in a far better position to main tain independence, should it wish to do so. or find it necessary to do so, than It was after the last war. It means that vast area of North America is better able to defend itself than ever before. Greater Canadian industrialization and defense power is an All-American asset.
 Meanwhile Royal Dutch Shell moves bodily out of The Hague, and holds its first meeting in Curacao, Netherlands West Indies. Other companies with Euro pean headquarters from which American resources were exploited are expected to follow suit. Brazil is building great steel industry and her own naval vessels: She is improving her railroads. A second trans-Andean railroad between Bolivia and Brazil is projected. Peru is opening a road system from the Pacific coast over the Andes into the Amazon hinterland. Roads are rapidly building in almost every country.
 All this opening-up and industrializa- tion ought to mean greater production, with higher standard of living, greater interchange of products, and greater de- fensive ability for all the American coun- tries. More clear every day grows the lesson: the worlds growth and progress During the next 50 years center in the New World. We must guard well and control wisely that progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
TOWN DEFENSE" MEETINGS
 Bridgeport Times Star)

The action of the townspeople of Wilton and Bedding in holding their own defense" meetings is not the idle impulsive gesture some sophis- ticated sources may attempt to label it.
 If there is one thing true about America in the world today, it is that the success of our preparedness and defense program depends upon the sane thinking and the positive patriotism of all clements in Ameri- can life just as much as 1t depends upon charts showing potential fac- tory production of planes and tanks.
 With a united will, and c united intent. the American people cannot fail in the defense and preparedness task. But an America of divided mind and heart cannot hope to de- fend itself. Even if it had the planes and tanks. it would not know when or how to use them.
 fn such meetings as those held in Wilton and Bedding there is the heaFtenlns synlbolism Of what must be the whole American attitude it America is to survive. We hope We
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Roads for War

The United States has always been proud of its road systems. No other country of anything like the same size has such a complete system of hard surfaced roads. The road system was built as the country was built, for peace. gt was built to get the farmers out of the mud, to enable products to move to mar ket, people to travel from place to place feadily for pleasure or profit.
 Now it seems that some of our roads, built for peace, are not suitable for war. 1n the East Texas army maneuvers many secondary roads broke down under the heavy pounding of motorized equipment. Here again we shall have to keep one eye on road design in future with view to military use. German road-building, and railroad d-building for all that, has been for years strategic first, then civilian. We need not go that far, but since the world is what 1t Is today, we ought to build no more important roads without due regard fck their military value.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

There's no question but what there will be a more determined effort than ever made in 1941 to get the Connecti- cut Legislature to amend the laws on dissemination of birth control informa- tion. Since the sitting of the last Gen. eral Assembly we have seen the law under fire through the efforts to ban establish raent of clinics where birth control in- formation is given out much the same way as a prescription is written. The idea seems to be that big families are taboo in the American scheme of living. They don't fit into our economic life at all. All of which is more or less non- sense. Our economic scheme of living should be conformed to the family and not vice-versa. Instead of limiting fam lilies because of the expense of raising children today these reformers might better put all their. efforts into some plan of raising our economic standards so that everybody may have job and may be able to support as large family as nature dictates and God wills
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

deny most categorically the ru- mors circulated by English agents to the effect that Germany, in case she emerges victorious from the present war, intends to seek expansion in South America" J. L. C., Salem, Ohio-The U. S. makes no charge for carrying great quantities of Argentine mail to Chile and other South Amer ican countries on U. s. ships. Supposed to be a reciprocal ar- rangement, actually the U. s. gives extensive service free and gets practically nothing in return. It is a part of the goodwill program.
 Copyright, 1940, py United Feature Syndicate, Incl
 A COP ALLY
 In the noisy melee of partisan jockeying over foreign policy, one Republican congressional leader has consistently seen eye-to-eye with Roosevelt.
 Senator Warren R. Austin of Vermont, COP Whip. has found little to satisfy him in the New Deals handling of domestic af- fairs. In the historic Supreme Court battle, of 1887, Austin was one of the most effective White House foes. But in the sphere of world problems, he has been just as vigorous a champion of the presideYt,s nosition
 This has taken considerable courage-particularly in the period before the outbreak of the war when such leading Republicans as the late Senator Borah pooh- poohed Roosevelt,s fears. Despite personal and political considera- tions, Austin has steadfastly as- serted that the President was right in his warnings.
 AS far back as November 4, 1888, Austin bluntly expressed this view. This was on the eve of the COPS big congressional vic- tory and it took plenty of nerve to talk as Austin did before the ultra-conservative Executives Club or Chlcago. rms was what he said:
 Isolation is impossible. We are inextricably involved in the affairs of the world. The Neutrality Act of 1887 is not neutrality act and ought to be repealed or amended. It may have the effect of unneutrality. ... We should keep ourselves by suitable establishments on respectable defensive posture.' This requires adaptation of our armament to the needs of the present and the foreseeable fu- ture."
 Copyright, 1940, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

Japan, keep her powerless in the North Pacific.
 That is why the Roosevelt-Bul- lit statement denouncing Russia is SO important. Bullitt was the man who persuaded Roosevelt to recognize Soviet Russia in the first place, and apparently he still has the last word on the country he now hates so bitterly.
 So probably there will be no warming up to Russia, no mat ter what Japan does in the Pa cific.
 NEW ALLIANCE
 A new Workers Alliance (union of WPA workers) is quietly in the making. -,
 David Lasser, former Alliance president, who resigned in protest against Communist and fellow traveller domination of the execu- tive board, has received so many pledges of 'rank-and-f1le support that he has undertaken to estab- fish an entirely new organization. Three days after he quit, Lasser had received more than 1000 let ters from Alliance members and local leaders urging new union.
 Lasser's resignation apparently was a blow to the left-wing lead- CTS. They had secrety banned to seize complete control of the Alliance at its national conven- tion, originally scheduled for July II. But his bolt and open charge that they were Reds upset this scheme, and they postponed the convention to August 28.
 MAIL BAG
 s. A. ", Atlanta-The most eff fective Negro in the AAA service, according to officials here, is. Mrs. Jennie B. Moton, widow of the former President of Tuskegee University. She works in the field offices, handling complaints and explaining the program to colored farmers. H. G., Washington The job of assistant translator, for which Civil Service is now offer- ing an exam, pays only $2,000, though the candidates are expect ed to have command of four lan- guages-French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Result is that the Government gets mediocre people who have smattering of all four languages, an expertness in none. .. K. S., Boston-It was in 1914 that the Germans first gave as- surances to the United States that they had no territorial designs in this hemisphere. Ambassador Bernsdorff, in a note to Secretary of State Bryan, used language strikingly similar to the language the Germans use today: q am in- struc:ed by my Government to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

ion the sam way. They are willing 10 do everything about religion except use it. Religion is to be respected, praised, defended; but not used. It is something to be kept in the church, not taken into the world: to be talked about in very holy terms, but never made the theme of natural conversation; to be used on Sundays, but not the rest of the week. Like the savages who built a roof over their sun-dial, people who thus treat religion necessarily des- troy 1t.
 A religion that cannot be taken out into the world and used amid its daily problems is not sacred real- ity; it is a flimsy and useless orna- ment. The religion that has to be kept in church and talked about in whispers is as useful to men seek ing direction in life as is sun-dial under a roof to men who want tc know the time of day.
 (All Rights Reserved-Babson
 Newspaper Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Selected Poem
AND IT WAS NOTHING MORE. (Berton Braley, in the New York Sun)

AND IT WAS NO1HlNU MOhE. (Berton Braley, in the New York Sun) "A garden is pleasant spot" But lust for toll in such plot Possesses and affects me not. And what's the proper soil and weather For phlox or hollyhocks or heather Disinterests me altogether. And am unexcited wholly If pansy, pink or gladioh
 Are blooming rapidly or slowly. Spare me the gardeners synopsis Of how he trims or prunes or tops his Lobelia or coreopSiS
 Verbena, zinnia, Spirea Are nice, but need person be Dull garden grub with one idea? He loves his plants? Okay, he has 'em, But why inflict on me each spasrn Of technical enthusiasm? Why must the garden maniac trail va With talk of composts, and detail va The private life of each azalea? Why must he talk the whole day through Of all the fertilizers, too, Of mulch why make so mulch ado? I'd like garden never doubt it, If some one else will weed and sprout it, And never, never talk about 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

The recent death of Willis Sharpe Kilmer caused much comment in turf circles over disposition of the famous racing stables that he owned He was horse enthusiast of the first water and naturally there was concern about the many fine horses in his establishment. Now it's definitely decided by his widow that she will not attempt to carry on the Kilmer stables but that the vast estab lshment will be sold. Four horses, how ever, will be retained by Mrs. Kilmer throughout their lifetime. They include Sun Beau, greatest money winner of the turf until Seabiscuit surpassed his mark last winter, the beloved Exterminator, winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, Sun Briar, and Suntica.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Questions
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 Enclose . Ghree-cent stamp tor reply when addressing any ques" ton Of eact Or information Co the Waterbury DemOcrnt's Service Bu. reau ae Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot Do given. nor can extended research be un. taken. Be sure an man b d. dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE Bp- REAU, l0ls Thirteenth Stceek Washington. D. 0.
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 e. Does an alien woman who be- came a citizen by marriage lose that citizenship if her husband dies or is divorced?
 A, No; but it must be rerneln- bered that only alien women who married citizens before September 9, 1922, became citizens.
 o. When the State Militia was incorporated in the U. s. Armed Forces in the World War, what pre- cautions did the state take to pro- vide military protection in case of emergency?
 A. Home guards were organized, consisting of able-bodied male per- sons not subject to the draft, whose term of service was for the dura- tion of the war. New York cre- ated 8 State Police force. Connec- ticut recruited constabulary guard. Many other states took siIni- lar precautionary measures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
STILL GOOD NEIGHBoRs
(Bridgeport Times-starl

There is a great deal of misappre- hension about the new regulations at the Canadian border which may, for all we know, be causing many Americans to change vacation plans without reason.
 Contrary to what seems to be the popular assumption. passage at the border for American citizens is still nothing more than the polite for- mality 1t has always been. As al. ways. some Identification is required birth or marriage certificate, club cards, tax bills. or similar papers. American citizens do not need pass ports.
 The only new regulation 6 not Canadian, but American. and cone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

The first of August bids fair to usher in crop of political outings and gath erings that will be fitting introduction to the season of hot campaigns. Connecti- cut is bound to be plunged into furious discussion of issues and candidates this fall no matter how close we may be to war. Even conscription isn't going to force the political fight into the corner. It. will be with us until November 5th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

@. What was the value of the thirty pieces of silver" Judas Iscar- tot received for betraying Jesus?
 A. The thirty shekels amounted to about twenty dollars in value today, the usual price of slave.
 o. Should second-ha wood lath be soaked with water before using it again for a plaster wall?
 A. All wood laths, especially if they have a crooked grain, may warp or buckle when wet but, if they are thoroughly soaked before using, the few bad ones can be de- tected and thrown out. Laths that have been used previously have al- ready been culled, but 1t would be advisable to soak them again and pick out any which show a ten- dency to buckle. If this is not done, the laths will absorb water from the plaster and tend to expand, which may result in breaking the key between the lath and the plaster.
 @. Does the female periodical ci- cada (seventeen-year locust) make any sound?
 A. Only the males make the fam iliar noise, which is caused by vi- brating two tough little drums of cartilage beneath the wings.
 e. When 6 bullet is fired at q pane of glass. does the bullet, or the air pressure built up in front of 1t make the hole?
 A. The bullet.
 e. What Is generally regarded as the best barometer of American business?
 A. Durable goods. Depressions are periods during which durable goods are being produced in sub- normal volumes, and prosperities are periods in which the production of durable goods has increased to well above average levels. Durable goods are made of the 6ng- lasting materials. They include buildings, machinery, locomotives, ships, bridg- es, agricultural implements, utilities, and some things used by individ- uals such as . furniture, automo- piles, radios, and the like.
 e. What are the colors of South en Methodist University at Dallas, Texas?
 A. Crimson and blue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
FLYING HIGH

Susanna Foster. who is to be fea- tured with Allan Jones in Para mounts There's Magic in Music" l" plans to take up flying in her spare time. She flew for the first time. between Los Angeles and San Fran cisco, when sch opened the Califor- mia Exposition in the Bay City. She already has reached q higher note. o above high 0. with her clear coloratura soprano voicei
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Daily Almanac

Moon rises l:o5 a m. daylight time)
 Sun rises 5:45 a. m.: sets s:ii p. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 It took only one week of sweltering July weather to make up for a lack of warmth over six or more weeks previous. Any record of the progress made by gardens in the last ten days would show marvellous growth inc duced by both the heat and the moisture of which there were large doses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
APPROPRIATE GIFT
 (Boston Pos5)

Hitler's gift of an armored train to Mussolini shows the thoughtful ness of the Nazi dictator, for if there is any one thing that is like ly to come in handy for Il Duce it is protective device such as an armored train. At the moment, with things going well for the Axis, the Italian dictator has little to worry about; but if Italy suffers any ser- ious reverses and if the war should turn in Britain's favor, he will find good use for the Hitler gift. The Italian people were never enthusi- actic for the war, and reverses are sure to cause Mussolini a lot of per- sonal worry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

Q DldCk~nSt Uy which super pa- triots can chase foreign = born workers out of their jobs, if the man who is run- ming the show has anything to say about it.
 This man is Earl G. Harri- son, a youthful looking Republt- can lawyer from P hila d e lphia, who is working until midnight five or six nights
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Views of The Press

cerrs aliens trying to enter the United States from Canada.
 So, if you have been fortunate enough to be able to plan a vacation in Canada, don't let the fear of red tape deter you. Conditions at the border are as usual and American money, inside the border, goes fur ther than ever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

4O IA O O ' II l D S a cred object might be pro- tected from the elements. With out realizing it, of course, they rendered tn e 1T gift worthless. In their desire to preserve its sacredness they failed to realize that it lost all value when they failed to use it.
 s o m e people fraot their rnlio
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

1. Tn which country is. Hudson Bay?
 ?. Boise, Pocatello or Lewiston is the capital of Idaho?
 3. What is H-2-O?
 4. July is in the summer or winter season in Brazil?
 5. How can judge of a United States court be removed from office? 6. Are the Balkan countries near the Mediterranean or the Baltic sea?
 2. What nationality was John HuSs?
 8. What is the fourth estate?" g. Who composed The Rosary?" 10. What is the French pronun- ciation of Paris?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

SPOILING OUR RELIGION
 Phillips Brooks in one of his ser- mons tells the story of certain sav- ages, having received the gift of a sun-dial, forthwith built a roof over if !,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
A Thought for Today

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reprOOf getteth under standing.-PrOverbs 15:32.
 
 The Delphic oracle said was the wsest of all the Greeks It is because alone, of all the Greeks, know that know nothing. Socrates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "Do you scare easily"; say, Are you easily scared" Scare and frighten
 should not be used intransi- lively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
DREW PIE A R s o N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN
Washington Merry Co., Round

regarding the scahng State Department
   Unde Secretar o mouhpece
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, July .--Nation-wide registration of aliens beginning Au- gust 27 will be neither a glorified red-hunt nor a means of compiling
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

If you want . copy of the book let PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SINCE 1789" send to The Water bury Democrats Washington Bur- eau. 1913 Thirteenth street, Wash ington, D. c. Enclose four cents, in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

see many more such assemblages of patriotic Americans, not only in the small towns. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

WCCh PCpdI@ ing the machinery which will make the names, finger prints and per- sonal histories of from three to six million people part of the official records of the U. s. government.
 Big idea is to find out exactly how many aliens there are in the country, where they came from, what they're doing and who they are. A good many liberals have been worried about the uses to which all of this data may be put. Here is Harrison's answer.
 "The full extent of the govern ment's policy hasn't been worked out yet" he says. But two things are perfectly clear:
 First, Congress made it emphatic that these records are to be secret and confidential.
 Second, the lists will be available only to such persons or agencies as are approved by the attorney gen. eral.
 "It's rather funny, maybe, but already we've had quite a reaction indicating that the foreign-born themselves aren't going to be nearly as concerned about this registration as some of our own citizens are. Most of these foreign-born people are used to this sort of thing, back home"
 WON'T HAVE
 TO CARRY CARDS
 The whole job is going to be handled by the Post Office Depart ment. Veteran postal employees in all first and second class post offices, and in all post offices in county seat towns, will have questionnaires which each alien must answer. Wording of these hasn't been finally determined. They'll ask the aliens name, the date and place of his entry, his nicknames or aliases, If any, his criminal record if he has one, his occupation, how long he intends to stay and what he in- tends to do, what societies or or- |ganizations he belongs to, and so on.. The finger-printing part of the job is rather a headache. FBI agents are preparing a set of in- structions so that the postal men will know how to do it. Registration will last four months. The 1880 census showed something over 6,000,000 aliens in the United States. Best guess is that natural ization, deaths and emigrations have cut this to about 3,500,000. Each aliens registration card and prints will be sent to Harrison's of- flee in Washington. A receipt will be mailed to the alien and he'll be asked to keep it; but he won't be required to carry it around with him like European card of identity. PICKED
 BY RIDDLE
 Harrison was picked for this job by an old friend, Solicitor General Francis Riddle. He has never held public office before, although he has had a good deal of experience with the foreign-born; while working his way through the University of Pennsylvania, 20-odd years ago. he taught night school classes in Eng fish, and more recently he was president of the Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania, which in 1889 waged campaign against proposed Pennsylvania legislation involving discrimination against
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
What's Your I..Q.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

e. What are the colors of South ern Methodist University at Dallas, Texas?
 A. Crimson and blue.