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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Promising To Avoid War

In the clearest presentation of the
record that has been made during the
present campaign, President Roosevelt
set out in detail Monday night in his
radio broadcast from Madison Square
Garden the actual steps already taken
to avoid war. Highly important among
these steps was the warning to American
ships and American travellers to stay out
of the war zone and, more important, the
warning to American investors that
American soldiers and sailors would not
be sent into foreign lands to salvage cap
ital investments.
President Roosevelt further set forth
the record of Republican political leaders
in opposing defense preparations, naming
individual leaders and reading their
statements from the Congressional Rec
ord He placed squarely on the shoulders
of the Republican political leaders the
burden of blame for opposing our arma-
ment program and also of delaying the
sending of aid to Britain by opposing the
lifting of the arms embargo. He called
attention to the lack of vision in the
leadership of the Republican Party and
also to the repeated charges that were
made against him that he was an alarm
list.
The record as presented by Mr.. Roose-
welt is one which almost every voter can
remember reading about in the days of
1888 and later 1t is not so long since
Europes war was being called phoney and
Americans refused to be scared into arm
ing. Then as President Roosevelt said
he was not supported by the Republicans
nor by the Republican press. The silence
heretofore maintained by President
Roosevelt may have been insufferable to
the Republicans. Now that he has taken
the platform it is unlikely that his re-
minderS to them of the record is going
to be much pleasanter.
Mr.. Roosevelt showed Monday night
that he is the candidate who has tried
to and will continue to keep this country
out of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Halloween Franks

This is the time of the year when small
boys. and good many larger ones, feel
in the mood to play tricks. Unfortunate
ly this modern age has developed the boy
to the point where his tricks have taken
on the stature of more than mere prankS.
Too often the trick is wanton destruction
of private or public property. Too often
a respectable neighborhood is turned into
a shambleS by a group of boys bent on
enjoying themselves at the expense of
anybody and anything.
Fathers and mothers are directly re-
Sponsible for the activities of their sons
during the next few days. They should
assume this and not trust to someone
else to curb youthful enthusiasm. The
police can't do it all. They have got to
have the cooperation of every parent in
the city if there is to be some semblance
of order maintained. Not that we antici-
pate any dire happenings here in Water
bury for most of our youngsters know
their place and don't overstep the bounds
too often.
But little talk with the younger
members of the household tonight about
enjoying Halloween and letting others
also enjoy it would certainly not be amiSs.
1t might also prevent some juvenile out
break that would have serious conse-
quenceS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Unpleasant Parallel

A few years ago, before the passions of
war were unleashed in all their fury, the
United States was shown clearly, by pains
taking students, how a mounting for
eign trade in munitions gradually created
an interest in the European war which
was large factor in drawing the United
States into that war. Without drawing
too exact parallel, it is just as we'll to
keep an eye on our present export situa-
ton. Almost half of our export trade
now consists of war materials and goods
closely related to that trade Forty-two
per cent at the end of the first year of
war, according to the Department of
Commerce. It has undoubtedly increased
since then.
Not all, by any means, is going to
Britain Several Latin American coun-
tries, Russia, and of course Japan, have
received large shares. This war trade
has developed relatively faster than it
did in 1914. Conditions are not entirely
parallel, and we have the experience of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
G. o. p. CLUB FOR JOE" SMITH
FINDS PUBLIC OPINION
IN HIS FAVOR
Waterbury, Connecticut,
October %. 1910

WogCANUJS SOAAAACS1ANOI,
October %. 1910
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
The Republican j. Joseph Smith
for Congress Club is in full swing
and I am happy to state meeting
with far greater success than antici-
pated by the organizers.
1t proves beyond doubt that a
worthy cause is never lost. The en-
thusiasm of the active members of
this club in their efforts to send
back to Washington j. Joseph Smith
as the Representative of the 5th
Congressional district will pay them
large dividends in the form of praise
and thanks from every citizen in the
5th district in the next two years.
The other members because of
their political Affiliations who do not
wish to openly endorse Mr.. Smith
or have their names mentioned pub
icly can feel secure that their as
sistance is very much appreciated
by the officers of this club.
Their names are not public prop
erty, but their splendid work will
most certainly be appreciated by
the public.
1t is not the purpose of this club
to dictate to a man or woman how
she or he should vote, or to ALLEVIATE
their allegiance from their party.
The prime reason for it is to send
back as our representative a man
who has proven his worth to the
community and the country at large.
I would very much like to mail
to the very large number Of people
who have requested information on
Mr.. Smiths activities for the past
few years, that information, but /
am handicapped in doing so, because
our club is newly organized and we
had no time to compile 1t in letter
or pamphlet form.
We are in no way connected with
the Democratic party, but I am in
formed that they have in printed
form, literature extolling Mr.. Smiths
qualifications and achievements so
would suggest that they write to the
Democrats or Congressman Smiths
headquarters and I believe their re-
quest would be granted.
At no time do I like to be consid-
cred calamity bowler. but it is my
honest opinion that in the near fut-
ure more so than ever before, we
will need a man with brains. in
tegrity. respect Of his elder assoc
iateS in the House, a mind Of his
own, and experience to administer
and protect the interests Of the 5th
district.
What better man could we elect
and send back to Washington than
the Hon. ]. Joseph Smith. q man
which all your local newspapers, The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

never before have engaged in po-
itical activity are daily making
door-to-door canvasses. In Mis-
souri,, COP women are 6evoting
several hours a day to telephon-
ing voters.
NOTE - COP leaders report
that in the past two weeks they
have received more contributions
than the totatl of all campaign
funds up to then.
DENIS: Attorney General Ellis
Arnall of Georgia is throwing hot
shot at Willkie in the Southern
campaign, with the charge that
several years ago the COP NOM
inee publicly derided the U. S.
Government. According to A1nall,
Willkie aired these views at a
hearing on October 16, 1887. before
the Georgia Public Service Com
mission, on an application by the
Tennessee Electric Power Co., to
float a stock issue.
Arnall, then assistant attorney
general, was interrogating Willkie
when Willkie numbered ne would
not permit any of his men to work
for the government, because 81
don't think that little of them. 1
think too damn much of them"
Now, however, Arnall is telling his
audiences, Willkie not only wants
to work for the government but
to be head man..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

NOTE - Civilian press aides in
the War Department are strong
for the proposal, but their mill
tary associates are not.
ON THE BATTLEFRONT
REPS: COP generalissimos
credit much of the Willkie ground
swell of the last several weeks to
campaign which has been little
publicized. They call it extra or
ganizationaP; quiet activity car
ried on by thousands of volunteers,
many of them women.
1t consists Of house-to-house
canvassing, telephone calls, chain
letters and local radio broadcastS.
For example:
IN OHIO four entirely separate
radio campaigns, each financed To-
cally, are under way for Willkie.
In California 100 stations have
been running nine Willkie an
nouncements daily and this week
the number of stations has been
doubled.
In Atlantic City, at meeting
of manufacturers, Franz Stone of
Ohio persuaded them to telephone
their offices to purchase time on
local stations for broadcasting
Willkie transcriptions. The group
bought more than $3.50, 900 in radio
time.
In South Bend, women who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

Drawing of the draft numbers yeSter-
day was very reminiscent of the days of
19l7 when another generation was get
ting ready for military service. There
was war ahead for those boys, though;
we hope there is none before this group
of American boys. On the very first
number drawn by Secretary of War Slim
son there we're no doubt several thousand
men virtually picked to go among the
first contingent to the various training
camps. Being so low it included an eligi-
BILE from practically every draft board in
the nation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Bigger and - Costlier

The next battleship to slide down the
ways for the American Navy is going to
set Uncle Sam back the tidy sum of
$75,0OO,OOO And the next two to follow
will come at $9O,O0O,OO0 each.
The cost of the North Carolina, now
under construction, is around $50 per
cent above the cost of the last similar
ship built, the West Virginia, launched
20 years ago when dollar was still a
dollar and people thought you used bill
lios only in measuring the distance of
the moon.
The only thing us ordinary folks can
do is to hope that the naval designers
have fixed it so that the first $500 bomb
to fall out of plane won't take the whole
100000 ship right down with it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

We wondered if States Attorney Hugh
M Alcorn might not have "stuck his neck"
out recently when he assailed the Roose-
welt family on the score that in the years
that Franklin D. Roosevelt had been
president his entire family had benefited
financially. He was promptly taken to
task for this statement by Senator John
L. Sullivan of New Britain who is can
didate for reelection MI. Sullivan who
is noted for his fortnight remarks and
his vigorous methods wasted no time in
pointing out that the Alcorn family had
been long in public life and consequently
long on public payrolls. Said Mr.. Sulli-
van: "The Alcorn dynasty has ruled in
this county unchallenged for too many
years" He also charged that the family
had received thousands of dollars for it's
services to the state over a long period
of years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

A New York school authority Superin-
tendent Harold C. Campbell, had this to
say about Halloween pranks and destruc-
ton by youngsters at this season of the
year He remarked: I'm some parts
of the city, there is considerable destruc-
ton of public and private property on
Halloween as a result of more or less
thoughtless pranks which have become
somewhat traditional realize that the
problem of abandoning these traditional
practices is one for the parents and COM
munity generally as well as the schools.
Nevertheless, principals should appeal to
their pupils to make the observance of
Halloween something of which the city
can be justly proud. Destruction of
property or injury to persons, runs di-
rectly counter to the principle of respect
for the rights of others which is basic
principle of democracy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
In Today's Mail

Waterbury Evening Democrat, The
Waterbury American, The Water
bury Republican also the Bridgeport
Herald, The Hartford Courant, The
New York World Telegram. The
Winsted Citizen and numerous other
state and out of of the state news
papers praise lavishly for the splen-
did work he has accomplished for
this wonderful country of ours, a
man who has been publicly honored
by Hon. Vincent A. Scully, Mayor of
Waterbury, former Secretary of War
Harry L. Woodring, former Assis-
tant Secretary of War Louis A.
johnson, Representative Ewing
Thomson of Texas, Congressman
William A. Miller, a Republican of
Connecticut. Major r. w. Bond,
president, II Corps Area. Washing
ton Delaware, Warren Kaynor, Pres
ident Waterbury Button Company,
Frank Kenna, president, The Marlin
Firearms Company, and many other
local and nationally known busin-
essmen and statesmen.
A vote Tor this man on Nov. 5th
is your protection, that already is
a known fact. Don't be misled, find
out what button has been designated
to j. Joseph Smith on the voting
machine and see that it is turned
down.
To accomplish that should you
vote other than straight Democratic
you must lift up the button directly
under Mr.. Smiths button on the
party ticket that you are voting
and push down Mr.. Smiths button.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE L. McGRATH,
President Republican ]. Joseph
Smith for Congress Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30


Christ is. Bear We one anoth-
er's burdens, and your sorrow
becomes sanctified and mellowed
with new spirit of resignation.
Your disappointment over failure
evaporates and new hope comes in
to strengthen your heart. Perplex-
ity and doubt move aside and faith
comes in to establish the mood OF
our living.
The way to find life is to lose it,
to become utterly Indifferent as to
whether it brings us good fortune
Oh ill. But that attitude alone is
not enough. We must fill up the
heart out of which we have cast
all selfish interests, and the best
way to do this is to get under the
troubles of others. 1t takes cour-
age to bear ones own burdens; it
takes divinity in the heart to help
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
JOBS FOR AMERICANS, NOT
ALIENS ASKED OF
MANUFACTURERS.
Waterbury, Conn,
October %, 1910.

Waterbury, Conn,
October %, 1910.
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
May I use little space in your
paper pertaining to the CONSUMPTION
or selective service bill which takes
places Tuesday. have no argument
with Congress or our great Presi-
dent, because I believe that any
county good enough to live in is
good enough to fight for; and selec-
tive service is the only fair way, but
I do not know whether our manu-
facturers are a bunch Of patriots or
bunch of patriot rats.
In the last war they imported
into the city aliens who claimed ex-
emption on the ground they were
aliens and they held down good jobs,
while young Americans went across
to fight for Democracy.
Go to any factory gate and see
young Americans looking for Jobs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

@. What il the difference between
bacteria and germs?
A. Bacteria, microbes, micro-or-
ganisms, or germs are practically
synonymous terms, designating the
lowest form of plant life OF the
class fungi. They are minute, sin
gle-celled organisms composed OF
>protoplasm, nuclear chromatin, and
surrounded by a cell wall containing
cellulose or an albuminous menu
brane. In size they average one
millionth part of millimeter in
diameter and may, therefore, only
be seen by means of a high-power
microscope. Bacteria are classified
according to their shape as: Bacilli,
cylindric or rod-shaped organisms;
Spirilla, curved or spiral rods; Coo
CT, spheric or globular organisms.
@. In which of Shakespeare's
plays are twins mentioned?
A. comedy of Errors" Twelfth
Night" Henry VIII" "CoriolanuS.7
Anthony and Cleopatra" Henry
"" and Merry Wives OF Windsor
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@. How old are the children Of
King George VI Of England?
A. Princess Elizabeth Alexandra
Mary was born April 81, 1926, and
Princess Margaret Rose, August 81
1890.
@. Is it necessary to vote for each
Presidential Elector separately OF
can they be voted for in block?
A. In II States The ballots viii
have a single square opposite the
name of the Presidential candidate
and the names of the Electors viii
not appear at all. In only is States
all in the south and west, are voter
required to check their choices
individual Electors, whose name
are printed on the ballots. In l;
States the names of the Electora
candidates appear as group ac'
companied b. the name of the Pres
idential candidate, but only one vot'
ing square is to be marked. In
three States the voters can either
check one square for the party VOTE
or vote for Electors separately.
@. What are "empty-dumpers'
and "gob-pickers" in coal mines?
A. Empty bumpers" kick the
checks out from under the wheel
of empty coal cars so that they car
run down the track to the tipple
"Gob-pickers" pick the sulphur out
of the coal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

OOCCO W111C11 WOAA0 OIL 4CA4O
as dependent on British smelling
as before.
After weeks of discussion, the
Metals Reserve company (subSidi-
airy of RFC) agreed with four Boz
livian producers and the Bolivian
government to obtain tin ore suf-
ficient to smelt $4,000 IONS of fine
tine a year This is only about
one-third Of U. S. requirements,
but it was good beginning, and
as much as U. S. smelteries, still
to be built, could handle.
But when the agreement was
announced, a loophole was dis
closed. BY it Jesse Jones agreed
to let the British take about
one-third Of. the tin away from
us. They are promised ''as much
as 5000 tons" and an unnamed
quantity besides.
Inside story Of this pr0viso
shows the long ram of diplom-
acy. BY clipper plane from Bril-
tain came Ernest v. Pierce Of
the giant Williams, Harvey
smeltery in Liverpool. This is q
part Of the British atino tin
monopoly and long has been the
chief source of u. S. tin. Pierce
went to the British embassy,
talked with Lord Lothian, and
Lothian promptly went to the
State Department.
There he pointed out that the
British must continue to have
their supply of dollars to pay
for munitions purchased here on
"cash and carry" terms. Sales of
tin to U. S. are a source of such
dollar exchange, second only to
sales Of Scotch whiskey.
The British ambassador was per-
suasive, and officials agreed that
as long as Britain must pay cash,
she must be allowed to make
money by sales to the United
States. This, however, cuts the
ground from under far-sighted
plans to establish tin smelters in
the United States.
The government is negotiating
with various metal companies
construction of a smelling plant,
but all certainty of supply of
ore vaniShes if the British, when
they want it, can divert our ore
from Bolivia, Smelt it in Liver
pool and then sell it back to us.
It has been in order to save
the dangerous transatlantic
ocean haul that the United States
needed to bring her own tin ore
direct from Bolivia.
NOTE - Two tin experts for
merly close to the British tin
monopoly are advisers on the Ma
tional Defense Commission.
COME'N SEE IT
If certain leading advertising
agencies can sell the idea to army
brasshats, the boys in camp this
winter will see star radio shows
with glamorouS movie queens, ia
nous comics, popular crooners and
top bandS-put on the air.
However, there is considerable
difference of opinion among army
chiefs, on this noval plan. They
are agreed thath the shows would
be a big hit and a morale builder,
but some of them question the
commercial features of the pro-
gram.
If one class Of sponsors, such
as cigarettes or automobiles, are
allowed to stage brOadcasts in
army camps, they contend that
others, such as patent medicines,
might demand similar privileges
and couldn't fairly be refused.
They also argue that no COM
mercial performances should be
permitted in government posts.
Proponents of the plan retort
that this would no more imply
government endorsement Of the
product than if soldiers in uniform
attended the same show in radio
stations. Also, that it didn't mat
ter who the sponsor was so long
as the show was clean and star
oY1tnrt a iInY,oont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Selected Poem
HUNTERS MOON

(By Myra P Ellis in the Boston POST
From somewhere Beyond the Hunters Moon,
Like shadows passing over,
The black ducks scatter the plover
On the rocky shores of wild lagoon.
On the rocky shores of wild lagoon
Where great, white breakers fashion
New peaks of tidal passion
And against their barriers importune.
From somewhere beyond the drifting fog.
Sea-rovers proud and lonely,
Mean good dinner only,
To an eager hunter and his dog.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

while over 5000 aliens are holding
down jobs in these same factories.
In New Haven Winchester's dis
charged everyone that was not U.
S. citizen. Why don't our factories
do the same and give Americans .
chance? Aliens are not supposed to
handle government WORK, but thes
do.
If I were in totalitarian state
God forbid would they give me
Job and let their own walk. the
streets? Wake up Waterbury man
ufacturers and give real Americans
a break.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

tack by left
wing unionists
and sundry New
Deal liberals"
Colonel Flem-
ing took over the
wage-hour OUT
At a year ago. It
was dying on its
feet: direction
was ineffective
and enforcement
was sporadic.
The law was in
dire peril of 60
ing the way Of
the prohibition
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

1914-1917 to draw upon and to learn
FROM 1t is not necessary to deduce,
therefore, that we are following the
same road. But it does no harm to note
quite clearly the great degree to which
our foreign trade has now become en-
tangled with wars abroad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 6:19 a. M; sets 1852 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The fifth change in the moons phase oc-
ours tomorrow. This is not an uncommon
occurrence as year rarely passes without
some month producing five changes, usually
so when the moon enters its first phase ON
the first day of the month and there are 81
days in that particular month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30


l. Name the Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
2. Camel hair brushes are made
from the tails of Siberian squirrels,
hair f the llama, or camels hair?
3. The average American soldier
in France during the World War
had six days, six weeks or six
months training in The U. S., before
going overseas?
4. How many stars are on the
State flag of Texas?
S. How many men have held the
office of Secretary of Commerce
under President Roosevelt?
g. Who wrote, early 70 bed, early
to rise, makes a man healthy, veal
thy and wise?
7. William Allen White is noted
newspaper editor in which city?
8. Is Doris Duke the first or sec
ond wife of James H. r. Cromwell?
9. Is the Trans-Jordan a river, an
Arab state or a mountain?
10. Should the American flag be
displayed during a storm?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

a b o ut burden
bearing and fail
to note the de-
claration that to
bear each others
burdens consti-
tutes a spiritual
law which Paul
designateS t h e
law of Christ.
The law of the
world is, Avoid
b ur d e ms; you
have enough to
do to bear your
own. The law of