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Evening star., 1941-11-04
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The western democracies are
practicing a kind Of neo-diplo-
macy which very few people
understand. 1t seems to be
strange mixture of traditional
Journalism and liberal portion
of modernism"
London and Washington con-
tinue to negotiate earnestly with
Japan as if the totalitarians
sought to achieve their results
by diplomatic discussions rather
than power politics. The State
Department and the British
Foreign Office continue the old
pattern of diplomacy in regard
to Japan. They negotiate,
threaten, cajole and promise.
Moreover, following old-fash-
ioned diplomacy, American and
British diplomats are convinced
that Japan is "bluffing," just as
the French, British and Ameri-
can policy-makers believed, dur
ing the fateful years from 1885
to 1899. that Germany and Italy
were blufflng and rattling their
sabers only for the benefit Of
their people.
Suggestions from non-diplo-
mats that Japans bluff be called.
or that, at least, the ante be
raised enough to test whether
the Toxic militarists would throw
in their hand, are met with
smile Of disdain for people who
know nothing about the great
game of diplomacy. They are
told, when pressure on the State
Department and the Foreign
Office becomes too heavy, that
challenging Japan would be
playing into Adolf Hitler's hands;
that there is nothing the Nazi
dictator would like better than
to see America and Britain en-
broiled with Nippon's land and
sea forces.
Statesmen who make the
policies of the democracies are
prone to exaggerate Nippon's
power of resistance and mini
miZe the striking power of their
own forces in the Pacific. When
ever the "uninitiated" appear to
be getting the upper hand in
Washington and London, Toxic
sings its old soothing song. The
theme is Don't get alarmed at
the noise We are making. Don't
worry about the pro-Nazis being
in power. The liberals and
peace-lovers are still strong be-
hind the scenes and as long as
YOU don't handicap their game
by rash action you have nothing
to fear from U.S."
Although Washington and Lon
don have heard this melody fc~
all of 10 years they will heed
Japan's diplomatic crooners.
Japan's Activity Alarming.
Naval and military observer:
between Honolulu and Singapore
are alarmed at the preparations
of the Japanese militarists.
Others stationed in Manchukuo
and Korea report increased mill
tary activity along the Siberian
border. We are told from Russia
that the Soviet high command
has withdrawn a number OF d.
visions from the Far East But
all these facts are casually
brushed aside by the democratic
diplomats as exaggerations OF
hysteria. Even the Russian COM
muniques reporting the progress
sive weakening of Russia's ST.
berian forces are interpreted as
Stains strategy to give the jap
anese the impression that ST.
IBERIA is undefended, when in
fact, these diplomats say, it re-
mains as strong as ever.
But what worries our own
"militarists" is that by playing
along with the japanese We
allow them an initiative which
Evening star., 1941-11-04

even the hot heads, who are de-
manding action, feel that such
action would be futile unless the
President will give assent to anti
defense strike legislation.
The President, if you can be-
lieve the congressional leaders, is
the only man who can deal sue
cessfully with TINS serious situa-
ton. They insist that he should
ask for a club-and use ito pre-
vent stoppages of work in defense
production. Representative Mar
tin Of Massachusetts,, Republican
leader of the House, said he
believed 80 per cent of the House
members at least would support
any such legislation the President
asked for. He promised that the
Republicans would not In any
way obstruct the measure.
Evening star., 1941-11-04

is that both the
r oos evelt ad-
ministration and
its Republican
opposition have
been playing
politics with this
vital issue.
Mr.. Roosevelt's
whole political
success has been
built on the sim
pie strategy Of
doing whatever
seemed neces-
Evening star., 1941-11-04

a closed shop
for the captive
coal mines own
ed by the steel
companies, it be-
gins to look as if
the board will
render a decision
before that date.
Mr.. Lewis has
to 60 before the
c. I. o. National
Convention on
November 16, so
he wants the
issue settled by
Evening star., 1941-11-04

well informed op
what is going on
politically the~
days is almost
obliged to buy 9
raft Of maga-
zines, because all
of our soverR
mental h e a d.
have turned lit
erary and are
peddling h ir
information for
so much a wor0,
There was q
tina Hhan fkA
Evening star., 1941-11-04
PIT. A. Council to Meet

The Alexandria Council of Par
ent- t-Teacher Associations will meet
at the George Mason School at 8
pm. Wednesday. The program will
Include a panel discussion of sur
yey of Alexandria elementary
schools made last year by city and
State educational officials.
Evening star., 1941-11-04
Navy Mochinist's Art
Spurs Sole of Bonds

A poster created by Bryan Payne,
an employe of the machine shops
of the Naval Research Laboratory
at Anacostia. has stimulated pur-
chase of Defense savings bonds in
the laboratory, the Navy Depart.
Evening star., 1941-11-04
This Changing World
Diplomats Of Western Democroeies Proeteins
keo-DipIomocy Mixture Of Old and New

they are bound to take as soon
as Berlin flashes the green light.
Hitler keeps his finger on the
button and will press 1t as soon
as the Russian armies are put
out of action-even if 1t is only
for q, while. Then the japanese
will move. fully confident that If
they advance northward the
maximum risk will be strongly
worded official statements from
Washington and London brand
ing them as outlaws and bri-
gands.
The political game played by
Washington is worrying the
Australians, who recently have
become more and more defense
minded. The new government
of Australia is gravely concerned
over what may happen If Japan
is allowed to run amok in the
South Pacific at q time chosen
by Hitler, when the British and
American war effort is expended
exclusively in the Atlantic and
Mediterranean. AS result the
government has decided to slow
down direct military assistance
to Britain so as to devote more
of its energies to national de-
fense.
No more troops are likely to
leave Australian territory for
regions in which Australian de-
fense is not vitality concerned.
Factories have speeded up pro-
duction Of all kinds of arma-
ments with the aim Of making
Australia as safe as possible
under present circumstances.
This policy is being followed by
New Zealand, too.
Age-old Axiom Abandoned.
So much for the traditional.
formal element in the diplomacy
of the democracies. The factor
Of modernism" is the abandon
ment of the age-old axiom of
warfare that your allies enemies
are also your enemies. The
British government has refused
to accept the principle that all
Russia's enemies are also Brit
ain enemies.
Although the Hungarians. Ru-
manians and Firms have been
actively at war with Soviet Rus
sia for AZ months the British
Foreign Office has not deemed it
necessary to consider these two
countries as enemies of Britain.
London's diplomatic relations
with Helsinki, Budapest and
Bucharest have been broken of,
but the British refrain from any
kind of hostile action against
the armies of those allies of the
Nazis.
There is no question that Hun
gary. Finland and Rumania
entered this war at pistol point.
But, in spite of that fact. they
ere contributing in very prac-
teal way to the defeat of the
Soviet Union. The Russians have
pleaded with the British to send
an eXpeditionary force to Muir
mansk and in this manner pro-
tect the Arctic railroad which
runs from the ice-free port to
Leningrad. 1t was pointed out
: In Moscow that such an action
would not involve too large a
force, since the Russians them
selves have several army corps
fighting In that sector. Further
more. the arrival of a B. E. F.
might have a decided moral effect
on Finland, where the prestige
Of Britain continues to be great.
The Russian suggestion has not
vet been needed by the British,
and there is no indication that
it will be needed any time in
the near future. It is still uncer-
tain whether Britain will even
declare war on these three coun-
tries in response to Russian ad-
monitions.
Evening star., 1941-11-04
McLemore-
Statesmen Now
Pound Typewriters
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

These must be mighty profitable
days for the young men who are
working their way through college
by selling magazine subscriptions. d,
Any American who wants to b
Evening star., 1941-11-04
BY JAY G.. HAYDEN.

The chief reason for the legisla-
tive monstrosity, reported by the
House Banking and Currency Com
mittee in the name of price fixing" !"
Evening star., 1941-11-04

HE opinions OF the rers this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
all sides of questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-11-04
Fear oil Lewis
May Effect
Closed Shop
Board May Give
Verdict Soon in
Captive Mine Case
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Although John L. Lewis has given
the National Defense Mediation
Board until November Is to decide
whether it will recommend or reject
Evening star., 1941-11-04

tion is afraid of him. And fear is
what guides the labor policy Of the
present administration.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06
13 INVESTMENTS IN US. MARINES
Local Recruiters Come Within One of EquaIing
 Monthly Record

sergts. Maxwell P. Dlckerson and Paul P. Connors, local marine re- cruiters, reported today enlistirg Q total of i3 men during August, their best record for the three complete months they have been stationed in Waterbury.
 Sergt. Dickerson arrived on the 22nd of May and Sergt. Connors some time later, and together they have considerably increased enlist ments for this recruiting area. They have accepted Q total of 2S men since the end of May, out of l6S applicants. Most of the many xejec- tions have been for physical defects, principally of eyes and teeth.
 Recruits have mounted steadily month by month, with 2 in the last week of May, 2 in June, 8 in July, and 13 in August Three have al- ready been enlisted for September, and the sergeants hope to set a new record this month.
 The best month on record ct the local recruiting station, Room 2O9 in the post ofiice building was Au- gust, 1940, when Sergeant Beck en- listed the all-tinne high of IA men. Sergts. Dickerson and Connors hope to beat that number this month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06
WOMEN'S SOCIETY
 MEETS WEDNESDAY
First Session of Season /; Schools to Reopen on
 Monday
0AKVILLE Correspondent, Irene Slough, Telephone A-S09S

Oakville, Sept. 6.-The Womens Auxiliary of the All Saints church will have its first meeting on We'd nesday, Sept. 10 at 2 p. m. in the church hall. All members, old and new are invited to attend.
 Announcement MT. and Mrs. William Reid of Eastern avenue announce the birth of a son at the Waterbury hospital September 5,
 Schools Reopen
 The schools in Watertown and Oakville will reopen Monday, Sep- tember 8 at the regular time,
 Weekend Guests .
 MT. and Mrs. John Long of Provi- dence, R. l., were the recent week. end guests of MT. and Mrs. Herbert Mason of Clematis avenue.
 Church Services
 All Saints church. Morning prayer, and sermon and holy com- munion at 9:30 c. m. Rev. Edward R. Merrill, rector.
 Union Congregational church: Public worship ct o:46. Rev. Oscar Locke, rector.
 st. Mary Magdalen's church: Masses will be 7:30, 9, and 10:30 O. m. The Q o'clock Mass Is for the children of the parish and will be held In the basement.
 Mems Club Meeting
 The executive committee of the Mems club of the Union Congrega- tional church meet Thursday eve' ming at he parish house to discus; the club activities, and monthly speakers for the coming year,
 The first meeting will be held Fri day, Sept. l9, with Q supper at 6:30 The speaker for the evening will bt announced later.
 The officers will be: President Clinton Ranslow; vice-president Charles Thompson; treasurer, Loui! Beres. The secretary and othel members of the committee will b' announced at the meeting on Sep tember l9.
 Present at Thursday evening" meetings were Rev. Oscar Locke Clinton Ranssow, Louis Beres, How ard Ande, Frank Menetrey, Charles Thompson, and Clinton RanSlow. Variety Shower
 Miss Margaret Gaug of Krane avenue was guest at a variety shove given in her hcnor by Mrs. Johi Schafer of Turner avenue.
 Present were: Miss Bertha Houle Miss June Schafer, Miss France Green, Miss Margaret Renseler, MT Betty LaDue, Mrs. John SchafeI Mrs. Howard Carey, Mrs. Helei Haryne, Mrs. Anna Baranowsky Mrs. Philip Soule, Mrs Henry Soule Mrs. Walter Lalick, Mrs. Herman Schafer, Mrs. Peter Gaug, ST., Mrs Raymond Snyder, Mrs. Peter Gaue Jr., Mrs. Mary Garren, Mrs. Johl Valliere, and Prudent Gagne, an Mrs. Michael Bensetler, and Mis Margaret Gaug.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06
BANQUET PLANNED | BY MOTHERS CLUB
Second Anniversary to Be Observed Shortly; Club
 Forming in AnsOnia

The second anniversary of the or- ganization of the Waterbury chap ter, Mothers of American Sons, will be observed shortly by the gather ing of various state units here for Q banquet. Preliminary arrange ments were discussed last evening at & largely attended meeting of the chapter at the Elton Hotel. It was also announced last night that another big public mass meeting will he sponsored here In the near future. Outstanding speakers of national prestige will be invited.
 Through the assistance of the local chapter 6 new unit will be organized shortly in Ansonia, A large representation of Waterbury members will attend the first meet- ing.
 Resolutions protesting Ainerica's involvement in foreign wars were adopted last evening and copies will be forwarded to Connecticut's reps resentatives in Washington.
 Seven new members were for mally accepted into the organiSa- ton last evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06
MARINES ENLIST
 FAIRFIELD YOUTH

Julius John Olah, of Fairfield, has enlisted for four years in the United States Marine Corps, and been transferred, to Paris Island, South Carolina, for training period before being assigned to one of the numerous land stations, cruisers, aircraft carriers, or battleships of the fleet. Olah is a graduate of Lud- low High school, where he played basketball and was captain of the team during his senior year. He had been employed by the Warner Bros. O., for the past two years. He stated that it had been his lifelong ani- bition to be an aviator. and although the Marine Corps does not enlist any one directly for aviation, that he was willing to enlist as a private for general service and take his chances on being assigned to avsa- tion.
 Olah enlisted through the Water bury Recruiting station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06

Guy LOmhardO, above, leads his
 Royal Canadians on tomorrow
 afternoon and evenings swingsa-
 tiOns shows at the New Haven
 Arena, plus 3 super stage show. North Carolina, blame it on Lom- bardo. Guy and Mrs. Lombardo were returning from & day at the Worlds Fair when he observed that 1t would be nice if lal automobile horns played the sidewalks oi New York"-as they did at the Fair
 Mrs. Lombardo added that Il would be even nicer if motorists played the tunes of their home states on their horns. Guy ap' proved and now a manufacturing company has started making the Lombardo musical horns and the highways will soon be singing witf Garry Me Back to Old Virginia" and stars Fell on Alabama.
 Carmen, Lebert, Victor, and tht Lombardo Trio will be featured with the Royal Canadians, pluI Kenny Gardner, romantic baritone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06

The G. O. P. ranks are badly ,disOrganixed as the election ap- nroaches. Determination of the anrotest" faction to enter a pri- mary ticket and battle the 0r- ganizatlon indicates more clearly than anything else the lack or confidence In the present leader shin, More than anything eise the Republicans need . spark that will lift them out of chaos and grow into . blaze that VIII
 revitallze the party. Whether . primary fight would do It by paw inF the way for new leaders IS . matter of speculation, but in any ease something has to he done.
 The need for reorganization had been plain but 1t was made plainer by the loss of the clty election two years ago. It was an election that obviously should have been '1n the bag" fO rthe Republicans, but instead of talk ing the opportunity they did virtually everything that shouldn't be done to win m election. They antagonized the Italian bloc by not only refusing to give the nomination for mayor to Patrick M, PerriellO, then mayor, but by having the then town chairman, !. Warren Upson, declare in . letter to registered Republicans that he didn't believe MT. Per rielIo should get their votes, The climax was reached when the leaders handpicked . political "unknown," Charles c. Foster, who was undoubtedly able but a man of whom the rank and file had no knowledge. The poorly maneuvered campaign that fol- lowed was only an antl-climax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06

in full in The Polish Review. It says in part
 we have been forced under ground. Every moment the bloody terror claims victims among us Despite the fact that the slightest connection with the work of liher- ation-even the reading or posses sion of an illegal newspaper-is punished by execution or by slow death in Q concentration camp, far-flung network of freedom has come into being in the darkness of conspiracy. It has created an in- vincible stream that steadily un- dermines the conqueror, surround ing him with the implacable hatred of all Poles ...
 eve are still nation of thirty million, free in spirit, united In the common effort to overthrow tho brutal tyranny of the invaders. our methods have been tested\ through out a century of struggle for na- tional independence, Our movement grows daily in scope and strength
 we are cut of from the world by the frontiers of the occupation, but we are firmly convinced that the enemy will be overthrown in the end. At the first opportunity the conquered peoples will arise to strike the death blow to tn ieaedvnr.
 the death blow to the invader. In the name of the Polish people working and fighting in under ground conspiracy, we call to the peoples of the world, to all who have risen in arms to fight the powers oi oppression, to all who wage an underground struggle against the dark terror.
 The Europe of tomorrow which will be born out of this bloody con fiict will be rebuilt securely upor new foundations: 1t will be a Fret Union of Free and Equal Peoples Our common aim is freedom ant social justice in our own land, ane a new and better order in Europe.
 "The war to-day is in defence O the very foundations of civiliza' ton, in defense of the most ele' mentary human rights. In this con fiict no one can remain neutral. w call upon the working people of th' world to unite with us in the strug gle against the new tyranny. Le the century old slogan of Ponsi liberation For Your Freedom ant for Ours" lead us today in the figh for freedom, equality and inde pendence." HE UNDERGROUND MOvEMEN! The Underground Movement OI tn | Working Masses of Poland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06
PRIVATE SCHOOL
 TO OPEN MONDAY.
Children of Pre-SchOOI Age Accepted for New Kinder
 garten Training

A private kindergarten school has been opened by Mrs. Gertrude Law Tor Dell ct her home, iS Pleasant street. Registrations of children of pre-school age are now being ac. cepted. Sessions will start Monday.
 Mrs. Dell, who holds q state kin- dergarten-prim certificate, is 6 teacher of nine years experience. She taught for one year ct Quaker Farms school, oxford, for seven years at Park road school, and for one year at Bucks Hill school, Dur- ing her teaching career, she directed many special and extra-curricular activities. The Kindergarten school offers Q special opportunity to working mothers, who wish assurance that their children are under adequate care during their absence, but will benefit non-employed mothers of children of pre-school age as well.
 Only new, modern equipment is used at the Kindergarten, and the most modern educational practices will be followed. A home atmosphere prevails. There are swings, toys, working materials and many ether features.
 Rates for children ct Mrs. Dell's school are reasonable. Full informa- ton can be secured by telephone, at A-240A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06
WATERBURY MAN
 SERVED ON GREER
U. s. Destroyer Now in Headline Saw Brief War
 Action in 1918

William F. Wessen of 57 Colum- bia boulevard recalled today that the U. s. s. Greer, the United States destroyer which exchanged sEots with an unidentified submarine in the Atlantic Wednesday, had fig ured in the news previously in the past quarter century. And MT. Wes- sen ought to know, for he was serv- ing on her at the time.
 The Greer, it seems. was built in the Philadelphia shipyards an q commissioned only In January lslb' too late to see much active ser vice beyond routine blockade duty in the first World war.
 What Mir. Wesson remembers is the fact that the Greer was one of the four destroyers assigned 10 escort President Wilson back to the United States after his attend ance at the Paris peace confer ence, in the spring of 1919.
 Tine local man had been assigned to the Greer as soon as she wal commissioned, and served on hei for i7 months. After her maiden voyage. she was stationed at Ponts Delgada, in the Azores.
 The return crossing in 1919 proved rather a stormy one. Mir. Wessof recalls = the voyage took ten days Finally she had to put in at Ser muda for repairs. and the U. s. s WaFhlngton, with President VII son on board. finished the trtl without her.
 This week. a years later. tn Greer experienced another eventfu trip across the Atlantic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06

Ch4kxWnbm
 university. Proceeds from the event will be turned into a fund for aid- ing Lithuanian refugees.
 Included on the program which will start at o'clock will be songs by Matthew Kripas and his sons Michael and John, of Hartford. &c., lections also will be rendered by the St. Joseph,s senior choir. Music fol dancing will be furnished by Ed Digimas and his orchestra.
 Professor Alexander J. Aleksis president of the organization, vii be in charge of the program. Peter Jokubauskas is chairman of the ar. arrangements committee. Others as' sisting are Anthony Shambaris Mary Alubauskas, Alice Cernauskas Mary Kasetaite, Mrs. Constance Jesaitis, Mrs. Magdalen Karinaus' kas, Mrs. Anna Smotas, Mrs. Nellie Jenusaitis, Mrs. Martha zailckas Mrs. Marcelle Digimas, Mrs. Anna Girdzijauskas, and Mrs. A. Stanke' vich.
 
 Several hundred persons are ex. pected to attend the second sum mer picnic of the Brooklyn Athletic club tomorrow at the Alpha Sport ing club, Middlebury. Music, danc' ing and refreshments will be on thu program which will start at 10 a. m and continue until 8 p. m. Proceedi from the event will be donated to member of the club, Joseph Begnal who has been i'll for some time.
 Members of the arrangement committee are Michael Sasso. chair man, Jeff Morrison, William Mosko' witz, John Barnes, William Kal' vaitis, Daniel Kump, Edward Di Napoh, Daniel Mahaney. Charle Adamaitis, Al Sharkis. John Urban Anthony Gerulis, John zubras. Al fred Kuncas, John Dumschott, Jo seph Laudati and Halmet Peck.
 The softhall league of the Noun Carmel Holy Name society will hol' its annual outing tomorrow a Smiths pond, Watertown. The mem bers will attend the s:3O Mass a Our Eady of Mount Carmel churcl and following 1t will leave for Wa tertown by private cars.
 The program will consist Of soltball game between teams C married and unmarried member boating, swimming, games, sport events and refreshments. About , persons are expected to attend. Pasquale Bredlce heads the al rangements committee. Asslstin nim are America Maggi. Robel Nelson. Anthony peLucia and Fran Place.
 Glasses at st. Josephs scheI were called olf yesterday and VI not be resumed until Tuesday raoEs Ing in respect to Sister Monica,
 teacher at the school for mar , years, who died yesterday, The ssl ! eeniA wil attend tho funeral aeE'