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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
M'NUTT ATTACKS
WENDELL WILLKIE
G. O. P. Nominee Unwilling
to Disclose Reasons for
Hating Roosevelt

Springfield. Mass, Sept. 28.-(UP)
The Massachusetts, Democratic
convention began drafting its new
state platform today after Paul v.
McNutt had charged that Wendell
L. Willkie would give private enter
prise license to operate in any way
which would yield the biggest profits.
As keynote speaker, McNutt told
the delegates at o "night-before'
banquet that wiilkie was o ''Roose-
velt-hAting" candidate who was CAM
paigning on tFivlalities because Of
his inability 10 reveal his actual OBJ
jectlons 10 the Roosevelt admins
tration.
''For ali his hatred Of Roosevelt
said the Federal Social Security
administrator, "tho Republican Il
utterly unwilling 10 disclose his real
reasons therefore. He says he DO.
lievos IN the Roosevelt policies. HG
says hes for the Roosevelt program
10 merely wants 10 DO better.
"yn this campaign, We have IN
curious spectacle Of the party Whlci
IN 1893 had pulled q proud, Flci
nation Into THE worst economl'
debaele Of history, nov trying Y
represent itsolf 10 TIE American poo
pc - ihs champion OF We AlasEl
ean way" sAld MeIIuth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
Argentina Paper Says
Uncle Sam Cannot
Back Down
HAVANA PAPER URGES
GREAT BRITAIN HELP
Wants United States to
Send Bombing Planes as
Soon as Possible

Buenos Aires, Argentina
September %. - (UP)
Latin America feared today
that Japan's alliance with
Germany and Italy would
force the United States into
war and that South America
would be the victor'S prize.
The newspaper Noticias
GraficaS here said: "The
United States cannot back
down in the face of the
Tokyo Rome Berlin threat because
she cannot stop aiding Britain, 50
things will continue their course.
Thus, the war appears about 70
extend over the entire world"
The newspaper Critica said In .
headline: "War is inevitable be-
tween Japan and tn United States"
In Mexico City, Manuel Gudino,
a federal deputy from Colima.
urged another Pan-American con-
ference to take further emergency
measures he said: 1.-THE ambition
Of these relationships recognizes no
limits. I believe that not only the
United States but all peoples OF the
American continent must feel
threatened, particularly Mexico, be-
cause she is the vulnerable side for
our northern neighbor in case OF
war, which seems almost certain be-
tween Japan and the United States"
The new English language news
paper Havana PM at Havana, Cuba,
said the treaty threatened the
Americas but urged the United States
to continue cooperating with Great
Britain. It predicted that the United
States soon would send flying for
tresses bombing planes to Britain,
and commended: @The sooner the
better"
They said the Introductory phrases
of the Berlin-R Rome Tokyo treaty,
promising aid to any nations align
ing their policies with those Of the
Axis powers, was a direct invita-
ton to South America. It was ex-
pected that the Axis powers next
would sign q treaty with Spain and
use her as Q spearhead for drive
for Latin American cooperation.
Spain, the mother country OF Latin
American republics, has a strong
cultural influence.
Although Germany ana italy are
isolated from this continent by the
British blockade, it was expected
that Japan would become increas-
ingly active in the economic held
here, in the Axis powers behalf. It
was pointed out, however, that Ja-
pans influence here IS slight. be-
cause here culture and modes or
life are strange to Americans. Bra-
I'll and Peru especially are regarded
as wary Of japanese.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
Columbia Boulevard Resi-
dent Supported By In
fInential Women
SENATORIAL CANDIDATE
IN 18TH TROUBLE SOME
Action Toward Deciding
Nominations Delayed
Pending Convention

Nomination Of Mrs. Viola
Amelung, of Columbia boule-
ward, as one of the two Re
publican candidates for state
representative is being fav-
ored by a group of influential
women Republicans and
G. O. P. leaders are being
asked to approve her candi-
dacy. Her selection as one Of
the candidates for the legis-
lature would mean the
granting by the party leadership
Of . request by the Women's Re-
publican Club that a woman be
named on the ticket this fall.
The club asked that a woman be
nominated either for state senator
from the 18th district or for one of
the representatives posts. Mrs.
Amelung has been active in the wo-
rnea's group, and was in charge of
Q gathering last week at which Miss
Katherine Byrne, state vice-chair-
man, was the principal speaker.
The Republicans are still having
difficulty In deciding on senator
ial candidate in the 18th. The lead
ing candidates are Harold B. Post,
Rudolph Hennie Louis Ciraldi and
John w. McGurk, with several pos
sible candidates in the field.
IN the 10th district, the only can
didate this far is Frank Roberts.
Action toward deciding the NOM
nations has been delayed pending
the outcome Of the fifth distric:
congressional convention, which
takes place today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
KIDNAPER HELD
in 100000 BAIL

Redwood City, Calf. Sept. -.
(UP)-Wilhelm Jakob Muhlen-
broich, 40, a German alien, wants
to plead guilty Monday to the kid
mapping Of three-year-old Marc De
Tristan, Jr., his jaiIers reported to-
day. He wants ito get 1t over with"
A week ago yesterday Mulenbroich
grabbed the child from the arms Of
his nurse at Hillsbcrough and left
note demanding 100000 ransom.
Two lumbermen captured him Sum
day.
The San Mateo county grand jury
yesterday indicted him under the
California Little Ltndbergh Law"
The Maximum sentence he can re-
ceive is life imprisonment without
possibility Of parole.
Superior Judge Maxwell McNutt
set bail at 100000 and ordered
Muhlenbrolch brought before him
Monday for o preliminary hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28

Democratic leaders, virtually re-
signed to the prospect of remaining
in session through December despite
Vice. President John N. Gamers ef-
forts toward early sine die adjourn
ment, still hoped for a recess from
mid October to mid November.
Both the Senate and House were
IN recess today. The Senate, when
1t convenes, will resume considera-
ton of minor bills in an effort to
clear its calendar and be ready to
receive the conference report on
the excess profits tax-plant amorti-
zation BILL
Although the House neared the
end of its program, its members =
particularly Republicans ~ want to
remain here to keep a close watch
on international developments.
Speaker Sam Rayburn has advised
Senate leaders that there is no
hope Of early sine die adjournment.
A senate appropriations sub
committee met today In an effort
to expedite the final deficiency APP
preparation bill making funds avail
able to federal agencies which I'M
der estimated their needs for the
1871 fiscal year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
ABERDEEN VESSEL
ASKS ASSISTANCE
Freighter Sinking East OF
Savannah, Ga.,; Heavy
Weather Blamed

Thomaston, Me-, Sept. 28-(UP)-
The freighter Alice Tebb of Aber-
deem. Wash. was sinking 20 miles
east Of Savannah, Ca. today.
An SOS message intercepted by
Mackay Radio here at $40 a. m.
(EDT) reported her seams have
opened up and need assistance" In
that first distress message, the
steamer gave her position as be-
tween $50 and 700 miles east of
Savannah but this was amended In
message received an hour later.
When the original message was
received, the American steamer La
haina, was believed to be the yes
sci nearest the scene, but under the
amended position the distance was
increased to 3l6 miles from IS
miles.
It was understood that coast
guards also were sending q cutter
to the scene, but the New England
division did not know which craft
got the assignment.
Mackay said the Alice Tebb, Q
2426-ton 207-foot freighter normally
carrying O. 22-man crew, did moi
state what caused the seams 10 part
but II was assumed she had mel
heavy weather. Built at Aberdeen
WASH IN 1870, she 10 owned by thu
Southland Steamship Co.. OF Aber.
deem.
The LahAina. q session frolghlsr
Is owned hy the Mnksnn NaViGatl oU
Co., Of San Francisco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
GERMAN BOMBERS
REPELLED AGAIN
Driven Back From London
After Furious Battle With
\ British Planes
BY WALLACE CARROLL

United Press Staff Correspondent
London, Sept. 28-UP)-A large
feet Of German bombing planes
with fighter escorts was driven back
from London today after furious
80 minute battle with British fighter
planes.
A report that a strong German
formation had crossed the Kentish
coast, headed toward London,
brought morning air raid alarm
and sent up a fleet Of intercepter
planes.
The Germans were flying so
high they could not be seen over
Kent county.
AS they reached the southeast
outskirts Of London the British
fighters went into them with ma
chine guns firing. Anti-aircraft guns
blazed as such Of the German planes
they could pick out without danger
to British planes.
At the end of the fight, the Ger
man planes fed homeward.
German air fleets had climaxed
an almost continuous "a hour at
tack on London with a ferocious
bombing of the central area in the
early morning hours, while Royal
Air Force planes were heavily at
tatcking invasion ports and COM
munications in western Germany.
It was asserted officially that 1873
German planes had been shot down
during raids yesterday, and 1t was
probable that many more, damaged
had crashed on the way back to
bases.
Throughout the night big Ger
man formations were bombing Bril-
tain all the way from southwest
England to southeast Scotland, with
ondon for the 2ist straight night
the main target.
Reportg indicated that despite
the terrific rain Of bombs. damages
and casualties were not unusually
large In any area and that homei
and shops had suffered most q
usual,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
COP. NOMINATION
WIDE-OPEN FIGHT
Local Delegation Uncom-
nlitted as District Com
vention Opens at Elton

=
A wide-open contest for the Re-
publican congressional nomination
seemed inevitable as delegates from
all parts Of the fifth district gath
cred ct the Elton today. Only some
last minute deals would make pos
sible Q nomination on the first ball
lots and there were no signs that
any such negotiations would be sue
ceSsful.
Waterbury's delegation OF eight
members was stu uncommitted.
two scheduled caucuses having been
postponed. An attempt to have a
caucus just before the convention
opened at II O'Clock was planned,
but there were signs that any at
tempt to invoke the unit rule would
be strenuously battled.
The votes OF the lSl delegates
was 2 good chance for 9 dark
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
Mixup in Departmental
Matters Made an Enemy
of Japan
YOMIURI SAYS u. S.
CHALLENGED" JAPAN
Newspaper Asahi Attacks
This Country for Assist
ing Belligerent Powers
BY H. o. THOMPSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


Tokyo. September %. -
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N N S Oe.. 1850
olIen Regarded as IeI1ecI!Ilg
foreign opinion, said today
that the American State De-
nartnoont bod % sth,,nolod ;te
P Sss. v 49, 49, - Ao'
affairs tIldL u Ildu Hldoe oil
enemyOf japan ana Drought
the war DerilOuSlv close to The
pacific 6coonn
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I.ss ~ JoAAit ~. ils'Ss I. aSsAv1 ~ oap
give America na,,se
"particlIlarlv might the whole
treaty. cause the American neonle
to iii back and take stock Of the
state Departments which has so
blnpled its international affairs that
it has made an enemy Of Japan,
involved Great Britain in new diff
ficulties, done no good to the United
States and brought the war peril-
ousIy close to the Pacific ocean. !" Z
(The authoritative political
Handbook Of the world" says of
the Japan Times, which is published
&NA &aHa To II .
Upro.G over1,yoe,,t. orJer ~ ty,a for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
SMOKE BLANKETS
MOST OF LONDON
Harbors, Factories, and
Power Stations Bombed
necessarily in Berlin
BY DANA SCHMIDT
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

N0A-ASSNA
Berlin, Sept. 28-CUP)-German
reconnaissance planes returning
from England today reported great
blanket of smoke over London as new
waves of bombers were sent across
the English Channel to sustain the
heavy attacks Of the past "A hours.
The German high command, re-
viewing incessant day and night
attacks, said that British harbors,
factories, gasworks and power sta
tons had been bombed.
It was admitted in the daily COM
munique that British planes last
night bombed Civilian targets" in
West Germany but it was said bombs
were dropped without plan"
In strong air battles" yesterday
and last night, the high command
claimed, 101 British planes were de-
stroyed while SO German planes were
listed as missing. (The British air
ministry claimed that 1873 German
planes were shot down yesterday
The high command said that
many fires blazed everywhere" in
England and that in the midlands
a munitions factory had been de-
structively hit" with bombs of the
heaviest caliber.
It was claimed that German long
range artillery, firing on Dover from
the French channel coast, had hit
three merchantmen in Dover harbor
and that two of them subsequently
sank.
Concentrated bombing was direct
ed against London and Bristol har-
bors, the high command said, and 1t
claimed that German bombers at
tackled strong convoy north Of Ire
land, sinking one steamer Of 5000
tons.
The official German news agency
D. N. B. said that during the past 50
hours German planes had dropped
1000 tons Of bombs on southern and
central England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
MILLER ASSURED
COP. Rem MINATION

Hartford. Conn.,, September 2e. -
Cup - Rivs Republican coneres.
sionai districts were being held 10.
day and three incumbent repre-.
sentatiyes appeared assured Of re-
nominations.
unoppossd we're Representative
william J. Miller, IN the first dis.
tficti Representative Tholnas II.
Ball, second district, and Representa-
tive Albert ". AUSTIN fourth dlslfiot.
Democrats scheduled only one
convention, IN TIE second district
whore william =. fitzgerald, mayor
of Mofwleh And a former congress-
nan, vac NE only candidate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
Standard Time
Starts Sunday

Daylight saving time ends TO-
night, and standard time re-
turns for seven months. The
official return Of standard time
comes at 2 a. m. Sunday, but
most householders will push
their clocks back an hour be-
fore going to bed tonight.
The hour 'lost" last April.
when daylight saving time went
into effect will be regained to-
night.
The change in time will have
little effect ON the city. Sched-
ules win be automatically adj
.iusted an hour, simply making
the shift from daylight to
standard time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
ANTI.SEMITIC PARTY
OUTLAWED IN CUBA

Havana, Cuba, Sept. 2e-(UP)-
Gov. Adelardo VAldes Astolh OF Ha-
vana Province has ontlaWed Cubas
small Nazi party led BY Juan Pro-
HAS, 3 violent aIiti-oeEnltle.
Rhohlas petitioned fog permission
70 change his parly's name from
paFtlde Nazi oubano (Nazl party Of
Cubal 10 pnFtldo oulnta columnlss
h PARTY Of the Rilth Column
vaidon denied the permit. denounced
the party e. aftl-ouban and o.
dered y sisleken from NE political
register.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
COPS MORE VALUED
THAN BALL STARS

washington, Sept. 2s-(up)-The
cop, the fireman, and the farmer
have q better chance OF being de-
ferred In IN draft than the glAmor
boy movie star or the big league
baseball player.
CONSUMPTION ofiicials said today
that defefFments win b decided on
the basis Of lndispensabllity
valuable are you 70 the country n
your present job9
MAJ. Joseph y. Dattier, oeoupa.
ElonaI defeFmenk adviser 10 ~
Joint army navy soleeiiye 1eEYiol
committee, naid ne would suggest
general dlfeFnents n agricultural
alalss during harvest eeason.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28

Budget Director Thorvald E. Olsen
has under study several plans where
by each fireman would have a free
day a week without augmenting the
present force of officers and pri-
Yates. These will be given serious
consideration before the board Of
finance and board Of aldermen are
asked to to give the proposed budget
their approval.
The fire departments requested
budget includes an increase Of $50, 1000
In the salary item to pay the salaries
of IL additional privates and the
salaries of two lieutenants promoted
from the ranks. It Is claimed on the
other hand that the department Is
adequately manned and that the ex-
penditure of large additional sums
for salaries is not necessary.
One of the plans being considered
by the budget director is that group
of IL or IS firemen be assigned to
relief duty. These men would move
from one engine house to another to
replace men off for the day. The
personnel of the rotating group
would be changed every several
months, so that all members Of the
department would periodically be in
Guided.
A city survey by Griffenhagen g.
Associates few years ago contended
that Waterbury had too many fire.
men and too many f1rehouses. Since
that time, there have been num-
Der Of additions to the force.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
City May Reject Fire
Proposal Due. To Cost
Effort BEING Made TO See If Time Off Cannot Be Given
Without Increasing FOrce-Olsen Recommends
Rotating Plan for Personnel
The Fire De

The Fire Departments proposal that provision be
made in the 194 budget the appointment OF IL new
prvates and the creation of two eutenances may pc
rejected bv the city because of it's COST it learned to-
day The appointments and promotions, proposed IN q
requested appropriation submitted by fire commissioners
and department officials are claimed to be necessary to
carry out the plan to give fireman day off week
but an effort is being made to see If time off cannot
be given without adding to the force.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28

Hzo1lln, Last ReIish fortress,
Surrendered Internationally.
&uege- German conference IN
Moscow reported IL thFee.polni
eg1eenent regarding R6zlai
az Poland 10 be 6InaFmef com.
pIeieIyi lsli Ne other nalIen 70
y paEmlltad 10 inierfeFel lsD
GeN fRontIeF lInes e b drawn
~ 6ei|nili fromeE Polish seIFi-
NJ,
swoaAh steamship Nylana
ceah - ala1anss.. Norway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28

chicopee, Man, September -. -
Cup = Joseph 0oncalyes, a., Of
Ludlow, q Springfield store clerk,
Wes killed early today whom his aus
70 crashed into : tree, The aoei.
dent was This cllr's fourth 1910 high.
waF fatality
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
Chances Of Congress
Adjourning Are Killed
Three-Day Recess to Be Declared So All Members
Can Be Kept on Call in Event OF World Crisis;
Signing OF Pact Causes Discussion

Washington, September %. - (UP) - The japanese
Axis military alliance appeared today to have killed any
possibility of adjournment of Congress- Senate Repub
can Leader Charles L. McNary said the world situation
probably would operate against an adjournment or a
legislation it would take series Of threeday recesses
that all members could kept on call in event crisis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28

Cheese 3 elameno a F|1lBe1l's.
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Evening star., 1940-12-25

sequence of disaster inflicted upon
the Italian Army in Albania and in
Libya has seriously shaken the Fas-
cist regime. No real disturbances
have been reported so far except in
hastily written dispatches. Yet all
the Black Shirts are under arms and
in the towns the streets are full of
them.
The "Squadriti," the carefully Sc
lected guard of the dictatorship,
which is not called forth except in a
serious emergency. are on duty. Still
more significant perhaps, the head
of the police, Senator Bocchini, was
dismissed from his post fortnight
ago. He was supposed to be mas
ter at his special task.
In october, 1899, Achille Starace,
then secretary general of the Fascist
party, told him to his face that he
was responsible for the reluctance
of the average man to contemplate
Italy's entrance into the war by the
side of Germany. But the Duce at
that time steadfastly refused to part
with Mr.. Bocchinis services and Mr..
Starace had to go.
Discomfort Manifest.
That the ruler of Italy recently
changed his mind means that, from
his own point of view, public opin-
ion has gone astray-that it does not
satisfactorily withstand the test of
military defeat. Those are unmis-
taxable signs of discomfort But we
ought not to infer from the afore-
said that revolution is near at hand.
Assuming that the British and
Greek Armies continue to score
against the Fascist military power
land the odds are that they wild
criticism of the regime will spread
throughout the country and become
more outspoken. After all-Musso-
lini was the first, during the last
decade, to speak the language of
military aggression and the attack
on Abyssinia was the first boastful
attempt made to set at nought the
Covenant of the League of Nations.
MuSSollnl was wont to contrast his
forceful policy with the shillyshally
behavior of the old Italian regime in
international affairs. What a re-
venge today for those men who
praise the past!
Mussolini thought. last spring,
that he could safely depart from the
rule Italian craftsmanship had set
for itself in 1896 never to allow the
commitments entered into, under
the treaties of the triple alliance, to
entagle the nation in war against
the strongest naval power. France
lay PROSTATE. Mussolini did not
doubt that the British Empire was
done for and took the fateful step.
Today-the whole might of the Brit
ish Empire crashes down on Italy.
Moreover, it does not appear that
the warlike theology of Fascism ever
sank deep in the hearts of the
soldiers. When the German plenti-
potentiaries met the officers of the
French general staff to negotiate the
armistice-last June-they bluntly
asked them: How many divisions
did you keep on the Alpine from
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Women Head America First Committee

the America First Committee will be in the hands Capital resi-
Burton K Wheeler,
ongworh Miss Kathryn Lewis and former Undersecretary of
William Castle.
They saying
believe the the the
United States
antBrish feels that in
helping other
The committee all aid to Britain within existing neutrality
limits with
United believe that the denudng
compatible with the
S committed
only membership
Fascs Communists, and they be loyal 1t
absolutely politically support
Evening star., 1940-12-25

become more and more obvious to
the plain man. But until Germany
herself has succumbed. We ought
not to rely upon the probability of
fundamental changes.
: The activities of British fifth
column are denounced in Fascist
circles. If that fifth column exists
at all, it surely will be matched and
more than matched by a similar
formation of German origin.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1940-12-25

background
but forced painfully
friends
leans only" at the State Department failed.
Finally he conceived the idea of inviting number
his house at Woooy
of of the record talks to the Mr. stmon trusted These
invaluable
for number of months until puncured
responsible news diplomatic incident
of the Woodey conferences ended.
Evening star., 1940-12-25

that certain American "appeasers"
have been strengthened by the ap-
polntment of Lord Halifax in their
most intimate yearnings, namely,
that this war will end by ''negoti-
ated peace" which, among other
things, leaves Hitler still capable of
fighting the Bolsheviks; and al
though there is a school of American
thought that sees our real role in
getting so strong that we can 'im-
pose" a negotiated peace, most we'll
informed people in Washington are
quite willing to follow British opin-
ion in believing that Lord Halifax
got over his appeasement yen long
ago
Washington sincerely welcomes