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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
richs. Prayers at the grave at st.
Thomas cemetery were offered by
the Rev. Thomas Denehy.

Rev. Leonard Smith with laymen
Of the Trinity Episcopal church
here, attended the dinner and meet
ing Wednesday night Of the Division
of Budget and Program OF the
Litchfield archdeaconry which was
held at ST. Thomas church, WASH
ington. Barto Heminway OF Water
town chairman of the Division, pre-
sided. Rt. Rev. Harry Beal, bishop
of the Panama Canal zone. and Rev.
DR.. Charles Sherrin of New York,
vice president Of the national coun-
Gil of Episcopal churches, were
speakers. Attending from here, be-
sides the rector, were George A.
Potter, Willis George, James w.
Scott, Robert Henderson. Peter
Rein. Waltre Cotterill and Charles
BROKER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
FOUNTAIN" TOOTH BRUSH

Atlanta, Go. - (UP) - Two At
lanta merchants, A. q. Summer
and L. r. Hill, have invented q
fountain" tooth brush, and now
are planning It's manufacture. The
composition handle OF the brush
contains q weeks supply OF Q liquid
dentifrice, and Is Reliable.
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CITY EDITS ARREST SIGNS

Wabash, Ind. (UP)-When it was
pointed out that free-spending tour
lists might give Dabash wide berth
because of the wording of signs
which said that any "transients"
found in the city after shutdown
would be prosecuted, police changed
the offending word to Migrants"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

Boston, Nov. 1-(UP)- Weather
forecast:
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Cloudy tonight and Saturday with
occasional rain beginning tonight or
Saturday. Warmer tonight. Sum-
day fair.
Five Day Report
Boston, Nov. UP) - The
Weather Bureaus five.day New
England forecast for the period be-
ginning at 1880 tonight:
The temperature during the next
five days will average generally be-
low normal. The normal for Boston
and New Haven, Conn, Is 46 de-
grees: Burlington, VT, and Eastport,
Me-, Al; Concord, N. H., Al: Portland,
Me-, 40, and Nantucket, 48.
1t will be slightly warmer Satur.
day and Sunday, with cooler weather
indicated thereafter. The total pre-
cipitation will be between $40 and
40 of an inch nj most sections. and
above 7-10 of an inch indicated in
the Cape Cod area. Occasional rain
will occur Saturday and in western
portion of the district Friday night.
Scattered showers mostly in the
northern sections are indicated at
end OF period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

BrazIl's le3o-4O cotton crop
weighed 2o0,20S tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Full Weather Report

CONNECTTCUT-ClOudy tonight
and Saturday with occasional rain
beginning tonight or Saturday.
Warmer tonight. Sunday fiaR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Roosevelt Elected By
Crosby High Students

Members of Faculty, However, Prefer Wendell
L. Willkie - So Ballots Cast for Communists
Candidate, Earl Browder-One for Yehud!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

Boston, Nov. 1-(UP)- Weather
forecast:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

Modern, brown crackle finished
cabinet, with cleaning chrome trim.
Seam welded, copper enring steel
inner unit. Pot-type burner with g.
inch firepot. Needle-type valve ac-
cuately controls flow Of fuel. Cole
automatic draft regulator. Approved!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

Chief of police Charles Anderson
and Mrs. Anderson Of Middletown
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Vars OF
New London, were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunther Mathes of
Marine street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

20 Fl FOR
Fine quality!
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16 In. by 20 ft.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Compulsory Service

(By JOHN T. FLYNN in The New York World-Telegram)
The precise significance of what happening this
try little obscured under the hot gases propaganda and
hystera.
There pother about rushing pro-
tec against the coming of the dictaors behind all
that there which far serious
the Observation-Disclosures the dcator coming
this is already here speak the
compulsory military service.
Nothing has been repugnan to free people compulsory
military service little nation like the Swiss have had to
have it because that countrya speckfinds itself
caught between the most warike nations OVERWHELMINGLY
Italy and France But short of the desperate compu
son is thing that has always been abhorrent
1t is abhorren first because it seizure body
time and Second because organize
try into military units Third because cannot kept alive
without immense propaganda to nfuse military spirit
into the people And fourth this the of military
leaders, Fifth it involves huge yearly OUTLAWS keep the
great equipped and paid Sixth this extracted
from the people without rendering them willing to submit
the burden
And this be done only by sowing among
fear and hatred of neghbors exploiting gamours
and rewards of imperial enterprise leads to
forms of nationalism and chauvnism.
There in countries like Holland and Switzerland
who hate all these things yet submit out
sssity But there also who these things who
hink them desirable IN themselves Such have in
America.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31

ing records no proof at all that 1t is
impossible to maintain in this country
our traditional long-standing policy Of
a volunteer army, and no reason for re-
treating with so little resistance to
that policy of compulsory military
service for which SO many of our
forefathers left Europe to become
Americans.
Why Enlistments Are Slow
We believe that today there are
two reasons why young Americans do
no voluntarily join the armed forces
of our country in greater numbers.
The first is that the pay and condi-
lions offered to the defenders of our
country are totally inadequate, judged
by any American standards. Not only
is the pay below that which every
young American hopes to be able to
earn, and has a right to be able to
earn for himself and his family, but
the conditions of army life are so
abnormal as to prevent all but few
of the enlisted men from finding salts
faction in it. 1t is difficult to estab-
lish a family; it is difficult to secure
it is difficult to be par
citizen in the local COM
it is difficult to provide prop
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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COnscriptiOn

Sufficient opposition under the leadership
and Senator Norris and others in the United States Senate
appears have been developed against the legislative
strosy the CONSUMPTION BILL that compromise is
being talked Of The morning papers today (Tuesday
talk of accedng to the presidents request for authority
Billie the National Guard for extended training possible
of all of of the
country by the of the CONSUMPTION bill and the estab
shmen of what would undoubtedly to be form of mill
tary dictatorship At the very least it would definitely do
with most of the cherished personal liberties enjoyed
der and clear the for all of
them.
There be question in the mind of anyone that
should make all preparations for adequate Defense possibly of
the entire continent However, the ordinary citizen
for the hyerca for which the
agandists trying build public opinion
there exists for it. If let the American
people know what they No apparent the
today All that he in looking the
uaon in all of the countries of Europe and ASIA is that every
of the nations have troubles enough home
Hitler has spread himself thin with the assistance of his
colaboraors in the conquered countries that he be
considered the light of any military North
cept Russia the spectre starvation approaching
And that enemy that be conquered by
btzkreg Japan would be helpless today against China
not for the materials supplied by United
States. Why not stop them?
We read that supply of of the materials for
dust threatened by possible seizure of islands such the
Dutch East Indies by of the bellgerens These
been United States heretofore The United States
has had them only some
Of the great rubber interests and others with large
there plants for the gathering the
those islands that have the real stake in them that the
for OF the particular urgency Is going
sacrifice the lives of American boys to protect those
properties Just how lives they worth? they
worth the life of your and mine? We want to know
Certainly of democratic procedure should be
tried to get volunteered service from young men of our
country One military authority that we can get all
the volunteers that possibly with the present sun
plies of mechanical warfare implements Admittedly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31

we submit that no substantial EVIL
dence in line with any past or any
probably future experiences, has been
given to prove that mass invasion
of the United States is even remote
possibility, let alone probability, in
the near future.
Evidence of Error
| Everyone knows who has given any
attention to the subject, that aerial
action can only be conducted effec-
lively on a large-scale within an ap-
proximate range of 400 to 600 miles,
due to the necessity Of protecting
bombers with short-range fighters;
and that the securing of successive
aerial bases to enable European in
vader to come close to any Of our
territories would require not alone SUI
perior aerial strength, but in addition
superior naval force operating from
bases of certainly less than 1000 miles
from their detectives, and supported
by very sizeable land forces. The
Congress has just made provision for
a Navy which will out-rank the exist
ing navies of Europe in combination,
and which would be operating within
its most effective range, whereas any
European navy would have it's effec-
|tiveness very greatly weakened under
even the most favorable conditions in
attempting to secure and hold bases
within striking distances Of American
territory. But not only is it true that
aerial invasion of any great conse-
quence would be virtually impossi-
BILE, and that our fleet should abb
solutely be able to repel naval actions
within our vital waters, but in addi-
ton to that, the movement of land
troops sufficient to hold or threaten
seriously any objective upon our ter
ritory would require fleet and sup
ply lines of such magnitude and of
such strategic vulnerability that we
submit the impossibility of the landing
and maintenance Of a force of even
few hundred thousands upon our ter
ritory
Therefore, we submit that the
proponents of the bill have allowed
their imagination TO run away with
their good common sense and that
In effect such talk of invasion con-
stltutes an attempt to whip-up a
war-hysterla In this country behind
which various moves to militarize
and regiment our people might be
undertaken.
We concede that the only purpose |
for providing for a mass army of |
several millions from the United |
States is to send those troops abroad |
either to Europe or Asia, or more
probably, to other countries in the
Western Hemisphere. We submit that
The building of such a force without
having first announced to the other i
of this hemisphere the full
basis of our foreign policy, constitutes
| threat to the liberty and well-being
If our sister-republics which they
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31

Statement of Robert Handschin
for the National Junior Council of
the Farmers Union Juniors, the
North Dakota Farmers Union, the
South Dakota Farmers Union, the
Colorado Farmers Union, and the
Educational Departments of the
Wisconsin, Montana, Kansas, and
Ohio Farmers Unions:
To the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs
My name is Robert Handschin. I
am appearing in behalf of the Nation
al Junior Council of the Farmers I'm
ion Juniors, the North Dakota Farm
ers Union, the South Dakota Farmers
Union, the Colorado Farmers Union,
the farm wives of the Montana Farm
ers Union, and the Educational De-
partments of the Wisconsin, Montana,
Kansas and Ohio Farmers Unions.
The Farmers Union Juniors are the
official Junior Division of the National
Farmers Union, one of the three ma
tional farm organizations. Our Jun
Tors are between the ages of 16 and 81,
are organized in 16 states, and have a
membership of over 100000 The state
Farmers Unions which / am represent
ing have a membership of more than
10000 farm families.
Groups Most Affected
The organized farmers and the farm
youth whom | represent are interested
in this bill because it would affect
them perhaps more drastically than 1t
would most other groups in the coun-
try. In 1917 and 1918, when a similar
wartime measure was carried out for
the purpose of raising an army of five
million men, farmers were vitality
needed at home on their farms to in
crease food production. Today, after
20 years of farm depression, and 10
years during which opportunities for
jobs in cities have been closed to
farm boys and girls, we have ON our
farms surplus of young people for
whom there are neither farms nor
jobs. The increased efficiency of
American agriculture, combined with
a smaller relative purchasing power of
the American people, and the loss of
our foreign export markets, makes it
obvious that the farmers today are no
longer as vitality necessary in national
defense as in earlier years.
Low Income Groups Hit
We believe that the mechanism of
This bill, as it is written, and as it
has been explained by the proponents
Of the bill before this committee,
points clearly to the fact that those |
who would be selected if the bill were
passed largely would be the unem
ployed young men in the cities and the |
farm boys for whom there are no
ARMS
The testimony of earlier witnesses
to the effect that the army has I'M
officially stated that there would be
four or five million between 81 and
81 years of age who would have no i
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: this heading, does not imply that the
opinions expressed. Letters submitted
and the subject matter discussed, to
cast, or at least more than his two
democratic opponents.
The same course is followed If q
republican secures the nomination. II
the corporations figure he might have
a liberal thought or two, they file an
other republican as an INDEPEND-
ENT, assuring the election Of the DEM
ocrat
Independent candidates never Sc
cure enough votes to be elected even
the immortal Teddy, failed of election
when he organized the Bull Moose
Party in 1912, and when he could not
succeed, how can these peanut polit-
icians expect to succeed, they surely
cannot figure they are smarter than
he, one of the smartest politicians the
country ever produced.
A man who files as an Independent
candidate to defeat member of his
own party, shows very plainly he has
no loyalty to his party or respect for
it and such members should be i'm
mediately expelled from his respective
party.
No, Mr.. Independent Candidate, you
are not fooling the public as to your
motives, they all know you are being
used as a catspaw by the interests,
TO defeat some candidate who might
turs out to be a Liberal.-P. C. s.
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cause for deferment because Of vital
Jobs, dependents, or health, and that
this group would make up the over
whelming majority of those selected
for combat service, seems to us to
indicate conclusively that the result
of the bill would not be to select
manpower in really equitable man
ner between groups of our citizens,
but rather in essence to solve" our
unemployment problem by drafting
these young men for purposes of
war
We therefore feel that this measure
strikes directly at the class of young
men and young women who we rep
resent-the lower-income farmers and
their boys of military age.
What Proponents Claim,
| The proponents of the bill claim
that 1t has been introduced to protect
the integrity and institutions Of our
country. 1t goes without saying that
we, as proud and loyal Americans, are
as much devoted to such purpose
80 NAJ VI ShO 6lOuPc VIM nav oPOh-
sored or endorsed this measure. We
are as anxious as anyone In this coun-
try that the United States shall not be
invaded, that we should have adequate
defense, and that we shall maintain
the essential American institutions for
which we and our forefathers have
worked and sacrificed so hard in the
past. But that does not mean that
we agree with the case presented by
the proponents of this bill. They
have presented to this Committee
three main arguments which they
claim to have proven. Let me sum-
marize their contentious:
1. They claim that we are con-
fronting the possibility, and they in
fer, the probability, of large-scale
invasion within the near future, that
is, within the next two or three
years If not sooner.
2. They claim that we cannot
establish an army adequate to meet
such mass invasion without adopt
ing compulsory military service and
training, and
8. The proponents of this bill
claim that their bill provides meth
cd consistent with American insti-
tutions to justly select and proper
ly train such an army
After carefully reading the testi-
mony given by the proponents and |
endorsers Of the bill, we fail to find |
that fbnu q Oiu Ct1FfipiQnf nd /
convincing proof to establish their |
three contentious.
Claims
The evidence given by several of
the witnesses, such as it was, pur-
ported to prove only that it might be
possible for aerial forces from Europe
to establish bases somewhere in this
hemisphere which might provide cover
for the landing of forces and equip
ment large enough to require an army
Of several millions to repulse them.
The proponents of the bill do not
state that, as In contrast with 1917,
an army of several millions would not
be needed for the purpose Of conduct
ing war across the Pacific or At.
antic oceans; however, they do not
1isclaim that possibility Furthermore,
hey do not state that such mass
army would not be used, with or with
)ut the consent of the countries in
yolved, in the territories of the other
'epublics in this hemisphere. Assum-
ng, therefore that the purpose of this
lrmy is solely to defend the territory
md possessions Of the United States,
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would be fully justified in looking
upon with the greatest apprehension,
especially in view of the record of
our military ventures in certain Of
those countries in the past genera
ton. If it is the purpose of this bill
to provide for an army of several mil
lions, then we believe that before the
passage of the bill there should be a
full declaration of our policy toward
Europe and toward the Western Hem
isphere republics which policy should
be decided by the Congress and which
certainly should be decided in con-
junction with the countries involved
in this hemisphere, and not announced
and imposed upon them by "the big
brother of Wall Street"
Only such declaration would still
the fears both of the other peoples
Of this hemisphere and of our own
people that such an army would not
be one part of vast imperiallstic
campaign by the United States
which Inevitably would result in dis
aster for our country and our peo-
Pile.
The second contention of the pro-
ponents of the bill is that it will be
impossible even to provide for the
present armed forces requested by the
President without compulsory military
and service, let alone provide
or substantially larger army and
navy.
No Proof of Statements
We submit that the only evidence
given to substantiate this claim is
hat, on the basis of the present con-
litions of enlistment being offered to
American young men, that it may per-
laps be true that the large expansion
would not take place as quickly as
lesired. We consider present recruit
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31

short of such supplies Then why sorganze all of
time economy, such is by placing all of
footing? doesn't make good And there lots OF
who their despite
the hysteria which is sought to be engendered.
Moreover anyone who participated in the World and
the old-ime brass hat officers under
stood of the developments of warfare of that time must
suspect that the officers of both the regular and
the National Guard have very dim conceptions of what
of today like For example, undoubtedly have old
airy officers in the today who think cavalry is the most
important the service and have closed their perceptions
what happened the splendid cavalry divisions
in Poland in days encounter with the modern
Wouldn't be good idea to how of the officers of
the army competent to train in modern warfare?
Isn't good idea about this defense business method
cally, quietly in business like without all this
hysteria building? And there actual immediate
gency tell the people what brings about Surely
titled to know. If not, why not?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31
OPINIONS OF READERS

publication of communications unde
voice agrees or disagrees with the
for this department should be brief
some degree at least, effectively.
DISGRUNTLED OFFICE SEEKERS
TO FILE AS INDEPENDENTS
There are very persistent rumors
around the state, to the effect that
the VESTED INTERESTS are putting
the pressure on certain individuals,
trying to induce them to file as indie
pendent candidates for various state
offices. This is the old-old-story Of
divide and rule. If democrat has
the nomination whom the powers that
be, wish to defeat, they try and have
another democrat file as an independ-
ent candidate; this always means the
election of the republican, as the two
democrats divide the democratic vote,
and the republican by receiving the
solid republican vote, naturally fin
1shes with a good majority of votes
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31
Impatient Man Must Learn

Mankind, ephemeral as compared to the tides is ill
content with the slow progress he makes He wants the
full tide of progress to come in during his brief life 1t
cant bel YET when wave Of progress falls short he is
what Popeye calls disgustipated.' Yet it took more
than century for securing to labor the right organize
and to recognize the right to strike 1t took the organ
lied farmer than 20 to get the little he has to-
day. Real, basic change never comes in hurry 1t is
the work of generations of men,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31
when BOYS
BUY BREAD
WITH BOMBS

Under the Proposed Compul-
sorry Military Training Bill
the Unemployed and Dispos-
sessed Farm Boys Would Be
Subjects of First Call.
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When the Ocean Tide
Comes In

Those Of an observant turn Of mind, who have stood
on the ocean shore and watched the tide come ill., tell
us that only in three makes progress. For
stance, the first spreads ITSELF spumng and sizzling
bit Of dry beach, then the next two waves in its
wake fall short Of the mark made by the first Then the
fourth wave pushes across the first line by an almost Inn
percephbe margin and the fifth and sixth fall just short
Of it. The latter seem to consolidate the gains Of the
pioneer waves So it goes hour after hour until what
sandy pleasure ground is feet deep in salt water
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-31
Let Them Work Together

Farm folk must organize that they may work to-
geher to put that one wave Of progress that may
come in their grandchildren time Farmer and labor
must work together accepting defeat in the sure know
edge Of ultimate victory They can lose battle, but
the record Of history shows they do not lose righteous
war That the faith Of the Farmers Union and of its