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Evening star., 1941-12-03
EnqIund's Strikes

one or the curious arguments
advanced by opponents of any legis-
tive ban on defense strikes is that
put forth on the floor Of the House
yesterday by Representative Welch
of California-the plea that because
many strikes have been permitted in
England we should not seek by legis-
lative action to prevent strikes here.
Mr.. Welch is not alone in this posi-
tion. The same argument has been
advanced by many union leaders and
there is reason to believe that it has
been listened to with sympathetic
ears by some members of this ad-
ministration. But such an argument,
it would seem, is highly illogical.
Although stating that he personally
deplored strikes, Mr.. WEIGH pointed
out that 224,000 English workers
went on strike during the first eight
months of this year From this he
reasoned that since England, in the
throeS of war, has not seen fit to
forbid strikes, we should not adopt
different course.
This contention boilS down to the
singular proposition that because
England has made mistakes we
should do likewise What, for ex-
ample, would be the case if England
had had a million men on strike
during the first eight months of the
year? Would that be an argument,
strengthened fourfold, which would
Justify four times as many strikes as
we have had in the United States?
France, too, had strikes-many Of
them. But who would argue that we
should follow the example set by the
French?
The simple fact of this matter is
that England has had a narrow
escape from military disaster And,
by the testimony of her own leaders,
her success in Warding off defeat and
her hopes of ultimate victory are
largely dependent on aid from the
United States. Therefore, in a meas
ure at least, it follows that England
has survived, strikes and all, be-
cause this country has supplied her
with the materials of war which her
own strikers refused to produce. But
there is no friendly power to which
We can turn for such assistance In
the great struggle which is threaten
ing to spread across the globe, We
must depend for survival upon our
own efforts. If those efforts are
weakened and hampered by strikes
in the future, as in the past, we can
not look across the Atlantic for help,
as England was able to do. There is
no other arsenal of democracy any
where in the world, and we must
forge our own weapons or go down.
That is something which those who
defend strikes in the United States
by pointing to strikes in England
would do well to keep in mind.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Blames Newcomers
For Changes in City.

To the Editor OF The Star:
I am native of Washington-and
think there is no place quite like it. To
60 back little, during the last wartime
emergency I was honored to be one of
Uncle Sans employees. AS youngster-
it was way of doing my bit" Due to
my marital status l have been living
more recently in another and larger city
but always with the hope that some
day I would be able to return here.
Well, unfortunately, another national
emergency has given me the oppor-
tunity.
And am I burned up! On every side
of me, in buses, on streetcar platforms.
in stores, everyWhere-I hear sneering
complaints and slanderous criticisms of
the city and its inhabitants. The city
is awful" the transportation service
"abominable," the living facilities vile"
the people SLOW, lazy and unfriendly"
and great many worse things!
Do those who yell the loudest stop for
one minute to think that the inability
to obtain suitable and desirable living
quarters; the overcrowded buses and
streetcars, etc, in general are only due
to such as they, flocking here and prac-
tically taking over" the city?
H. L. H.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
The Rostoy Victory

Although the extent of the Rus
sian success in the Southern Ukraine
IS as yet undetermined, the success
itself is unmistakable, and the con-
sequences-military, economic and
political alike-promise to be great.
The significance of Marshal Timo-
shenko'S victory signalized by the re-
capture Of Rostov-o on-Don appears to
be far-reaching.
This is the first major Russian
victory in a counteroffensive which
is not merely tactical and local
but strategic and widespread in char
acter. 1t gains further significance
from the fact that this was the
region where hitherto the Russians
have taken their worst beatings.
When Timoshenko took over COM
mand of the southern armies from
the less competent hands of Marshal
Budyenny, late in October, the situa-
ton looked desperate, and for some
weeks it did not seem to improve.
The best Timoshenko could do was
to regroup his shattered forces and
slow down the German advance. But
that advance went relentlessly on. A
tWo-pronged drive ultimately put the
Germans across the Crimea to the
strait of Kerch and to RoStov-on-
Don. The Germans hailed these as
the twin keys to the Caucasus. BY
taking Rostov, they cut the main rail
artery from the Caucasus and also
the oil pipe line from that same
region. It looked like the start of
major winter campaign in the rela-
lively mild south.
However, about this time, the Ger
mans began their "all-out" drive on
Moscow. And from what has since
happened in the south. it becomes
clear that the Wehrmacht did not
have strength enough to wage both
campaigns full-blaSt at the same
time. The final German push to
Rostov had been by relatively mar
row corridor along the Sea of Azov,
conducted by fast-moving armored
and motorized units. They were not
followed by a great after surge of
infantry to widen the corridor and
drive the Russians from the stretch
Of country to the northward and
anchor the gain firmly along the
Don-Donetz River line.
This, TimoShenko seems soon to
have discovered. With good rail and
river communications behind him.
he was able to concentrate large
forces for a big counteroffensive,
which began with raid of masSed
light tanks and cavalry on the rather
thin infantry screen protecting the
German corridor The screen broke
quickly, and the German garrison of
Rostov was forced to beat a hasty
retreat. Already the Russians claim
to have driven the Germans back
sixty miles to Taganrog, and say they
are still outflanking them even there.
II this be true, the Germans must
retreat as far as Mariupol. The en-
tire 100-mile corridor to Rostov will
then have been abolished and the
local gains of the past month sac
rifced
Rostov again in Russian hands
means that rail and pipe line con-
nection with the Caucasus is re-
established, and that precious British
and American supplies can flow in
thither from Iran. Also, it probably
immobilizes the Germans perched at
the Strait of Kerch from trying an
invasion of the Northern Caucasus
solely through that dangerously mar
row bottleneck. Unless the Germans
can launch a new drive to RoStov,
the Caucasus, with its oil fields and
Evening star., 1941-12-03

German hegemony. Such is the wrong
and the presumption against which Con-
gress is legislating. Only public pro-
nouncement of the rule by which we act
for the universal good is required that
the supreme virtue of our intervention,
vlndicating and not injuring the law
OF nations, may be applauded forever.
EDWARD CONN.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

Lanham Act is to be revised in ac-
cordance with Mr.. Palmer's urgent
recommendations, the ALLEGATION of
funds to the District should be set
out in specific terms and not left to
chance or the Interpretation of some
departmental official.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Pertinent Inquiries
Addressed to a Nation.

TO the Editor OF The Star:
The three questions of'paramount i'm
portance before the American people,
insistently demanding an immediate an
swer, are:
l. Do the American people want Hitler
stopped?
2. Where do they want him stopped
In Europe or the United States?
3. What are they willing to do about
it? WILLIAM H. HARGROVE.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Criter, although the use of
a pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
q Uie1O to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

1t is funny thing, but the girl
standing on the corner to whom you
would most like to offer a lift is
usually the very one who will not
accept il.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Calls for Declaration
OF Christian Idealism.
tn the Editnr nf The Star.

With the beginning of another Christ
mas season, mankind should turn away
from war and all the horrors that ac-
company it and turn its thoughts to Him
who said: "I am come that ye may have
life and have it more abundantly."
Let us as a Nation and as people
proclaim that only through Him whose
birthday we are to celebrate soon, can
and will the children of men be saved.
FREDERICK E. HORSTMANN.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

Candy RecipesRunning all the
way from Boston creams to Turk
ish delight, this booklet of tested
recipes includes II kinds of fudge.
four nougats, several kinds of taffy
almost every candy you ever
heard Of. Make your Christmas
candy-for gifts. for the holiday
table, for the Sunday school party.
All of the candies in this booklet
may be made in any home kitchen
without special equipment. To
secure your copy Of this publica-
ton inclose 10 cents in coin.
wrapped in this clipping, and mail
TO The Star Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1941-12-03

It is hoped that the Nazis in Libya
soon will pick up from Italian experts
the correct technique Of retreating.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Member of the Associated Press.

a. the Associated Press is exclusively entitled TO
tne use Tor republication of all news dispatches
created TO 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper ana also the local news published herein
Al rights OF publication OF special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1941-12-03

@. At what age do the largest number
Of persons die?-C. D. S.
A. More adults die at the age OF II
than at any other age. The only other
age group which exceeds this is that OF
infants under one year.
O. Is it true that Saburo Kurusu,
Japanese envoy to the United States, is
married to an American?-C. S. P.
A. Mr. Kurusu married the former
Alice Little of Chicago who is an Amerl-
can.
@. How tall is Doris Duke Cromvell?-
c. J. B.
A. She is 5 feet 10 inches in height.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

@. What is the population Of Soviet
Russia?-N. H.
A. 1t was estimated In 1910 that the
population OF the Soviet Republic was
l92,695 TO
Evening star., 1941-12-03

@. Can football be played in Madison
Square Garden?-D HI.
A. The arena floor space in Madison
Square Garden measures only ITO feet
by 242 feet, whereas a regulation foot
ball field is l20 yards by so yards.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the dnsl1er to any
question OF fact by Drtttng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. When did the President declare q
national emergency?-B. A. S.
A. On September 8, 1899, President
Roosevelt declared a limited national
emergency existed. On May 27, l94l. he
declared there was an unlimited national
emergency.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

We like to write in defense of the
Evening star., 1941-01-23
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

The people OF Cyprus are, in gen.
eral, peaceful and friendly. They
are chiefly Greek and Turkish by
descent.
Residents of the island have the
special name of "Cypriots," pro-
nounced "SIP-ree-ots." They make
their living largely by farming.
The soil is rich and in some years
there are fine crops of wheat. barley,
oats and cotton. In other years
the story is different. There come
long spells of dry weather, and
things will not grow, no matter how
rich the soil may be.
Another trouble has been in
plaques of locusts. These insects
have visited the island many times,
and have destroyed crops worth
millions of dollars.
For the past SIS years, locusts
have not done nearly so much harm
E Cyprus, and the reason can be
traced back to an idea which came
to Richard Mattel, a landowner
After seeing the damage which had
been caused, he asked this ques-
ton:
"Why not dig bitches and trap
the locustS?"
Mattel had observed that the
hosts of locusts were without wings
In the stage of their lives when
they did the greatest damage. They
marched across the country ard
seemed to let nothing make them
turn back. When there was some
Evening star., 1941-01-23

West led the three of clubs. dunn
my played the eight. East hopefully
covered with the nine and South
won with the club jack. Without
even pausing to draw trumps, South
returned the seven of clubs, finessing
dummy's TO-
East took the club ace and found
himself unable to decide on the cor
rect continuation. Vests free club
raise located either the spade king
or heart ace in his hand, but which?
In order to find out, East laid down
the spade ace. II West had the
spade king, East reasoned, he would
signal encouragement; then East
could ruff the third round of spades
and wait for a heart trick to de-
velop.
But West was asleep at the switch.
Obviously South was trying to get
discard on dummy's club king,
and just as obviously there was no
way to prevent him from discard
ing a spade-if that would do him
any good. But Vests heart ace
and his partners heart bid made
1t clear that a speedy shift to hearts
could prevent a heart discard.
Therefore, West should have played
the diScouraging deuce of spades to
induce shift to hearts.
Instead West signaled for a spade
continuation by playing the eight
Of spades. That gave South the
hand, for he took the spade con-
tinuation with his king, drew trumps
and discarded a heart on the king
Of clubs. He then cheerfully con-
ceded a spade and one heart, max
ing his contract.
X X
yesterday you were Howard
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Idea Ended Locust PIuoue

The locusts reached the canvas
and crawled up the slope, then
slipped over the edge. Tumbliug
into the bitches, they could not
get out because the bitches were
lined with smooth zinc.
The plan worked so we'll that it
was tried again the next year and
the next. In 1883 it destroyed To-
Gusts to a number estimated at al
most 100000, 100000
The government work went on
for two more years, and then was
given up because the locusts were
no longer plague. Thanks 20
fairly simple idea, the farmers had
been saved from a pest which had
been giving trouble for many CEN
turies.
Although some parts of the world
have suffered most from young
locusts which crawl or hop, others
have had to worry about mighty
swarms of full-grown locusts which
did their damage after flying from
one place to another.
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Evening star., 1941-01-23

Schenken's partner and, with both
sides vulnerable, you held:
4 A KJ 1895
y @ 10 4 2
%
The bidding:
Maier. You. Jacoby. SChenken.
80 CD
Answer-Bid three spades. Even
if your partner has nothing your
hand should produce at least five
spade tricks and heart or two,
so no great harm can develop from
your overcall. The bid Of three
spades shows the nature Of your
hand more precisely than a double
would.
Score 100 per cent for three
spades, go per cent for double.
Question No. 664.
Today you are David Bruce Burn
stones partner and. with both sides
vulnerable, you hold:
AJAX 96
Y K AZ
8 3
4 A j 1
The bidding:
Maier. You. Jacoby. Schenken.
80 CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1941-01-23

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Evening star., 1941-01-23
Crossed Signals

The situation shown in today's
hand is rather a common one, yet
many players get their signals
crossed as did East and West:
East, dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
Evening star., 1941-01-23

thing in their way, they would, If
possible, climb over it.
A British Government officer in
Cyprus took up Matters idea in
1881 and ordered the digging OF
many bitches. In front of each
ditch, in the path of the oncoming
locustS, was a stretch of canvas
which slanted upward until one
edge was over the ditch. That edge
was covered with leather which
had been vanished to make it very
smooth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
SUPER PATRIOT
 IS DEFINED

Boston, Oct. 10-(Ur)-A super patriot is a person who not only is "willing to die for his country when his country is right, but willing to die, If need be, to make his country right when 1t is wrong" according to President Daniel L. Marsh of Bos- ton university.
 All patriotism, "nobly or ignobly manifested" depends upon educa- ton, pr. Marsh told trustees and faculty at the university's annual dinner last night.
 "Those of us who were in Italy and Germany between the end of the World War and 1884. have not been taken by surprise by what the youths of those nations have leaped to do at the behest of the dictaors in hese recent years.
 "It is because of both the content ard method of education in those unhappy countries that hte youth follow with fanatical zeal Hitler and Mussolini, who, with others of their fix, made sure of the kind of educa- ton to which hte children would be subjected" mIu lAi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
l23 ACCEPTED AT
 INDUCTION CENTER
Two Waterburians Among Registrants Accepted for
 Military Service

Among 123 men accepted yester- Aay. the second day of the current induction period in Hartford, were two Waterbury registrants, David B. Thompson and Leand H. Maker. Twelve were turned down for phys lcal defects.
 Others inducted yesterday in. eluded:
 Union City-Leo J. Krajewski, Joseph s. Kirdzik and Walter J. Jurewicz.
 Naugatuck-Luke Czarney, Gino '. Fabrisi, Vito,d L. Karalis, Julius '. Grabowski, George J. Sareyan, Victor J. Rossi, Joseph o. Pasnault and William J. Woermer, Jr.
 Torrington-Anthony M. Albino. frank c. Skorvanek, Robert M. Ca- hill, Alfred M. Nebiolo, Anthony w. Gawrych, Frederick A. Mcleod, Vim. cent E. Higgins, Frank P. Angelini, Richard w. Nardine, John J. Swier- czeWski, Theodore P. Krulicki, Thomas r. Mullen, Richard O. Grun. stephen J. Petrovitz, Peter J. Bas- tianeilo, John J. Mccarthy, Vincent H. Duplain, TTaian Neag and Robert J. Ineoldsby.
 HarWinton-Alfred 0. CayagnerO and Charles Kirchofer s
 LitchlieId--James c. Theophilos.
 Wolcott--Aifred w. BeerbauEn.
 West Cheshire-Joseph P. Centito'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
GIRL GUARD TROOP PLANNING SUPPER
Mothers, Daughters Unite for Salvation Army
 Event

Mrs. Adjutant Hugo wiberg and Mrs. Roberta Spohrer completed plans last night at the weekly meet. ing of the Girl Guard Troop, of the local Corps of The Salvation Army, for e Inothers' and daughters supper which is to be held next Tuesday evening. The girls spent part of the evening practicing Q play which they intend to present in the near future.
 Announcement was also made of a coming visit to Waterbury on Fri- day, October Fist, of Adjutant Emily Eastwood, of New York City, Terri- torial Guard Organizer, who will conduct a Guard Leaders Confer ence at Headquarters on Cherry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
STATEMENT GIVEN ON CASUAL LLABOR
Social Security Office De. fines Meaning to Protect
 Workers Interests

Because many people do not un- derstand the meaning of the words casual labor" as used in the old- age and survivors insurance provi- sions of the Social Security act, MT. Abstain, manager of the Social &c., curity boards field office at Water bury, today issued the following statement:
 "The Social Security act provides that casual labor not in the course of the employers trade or business shall not count toward old-age in- surance benefits, However, any work which advances or promotes the bus mess of the employer is not counted as casual labor,' no matter how small the job Is or how little time 1t takes. For example, work per- formed by a carpenter who is em- ployed by @ storeowner to build an addition to the store, to put in shelves or to do some other job in connection with the store is not casual labor because this work does advance or promote the storeowner's business. Work for a corporation is NEVER casual labor even though 1t is occasional, incidental, or irreg- ular, because a corporation has no authority to employ anybody for work which does not advance or promote its business. In other words no work for a corporation can be casual labor
 Whenever the work performed does not advance or promote the em- ployer's business the Social Security board takes into consideration the size of the job. For example, the board assumes that work for 6 pri- vate person in the building of a garage or an addition to his house Is not casual labor if the person who did the work was employed for more than 10 days in any one month or during tES consecutive months. or the job required more than 200 hours Of work by All per- sons engaged.
 Tn short, whether c particular Job or piece of work is casual labor depends on the facts ln each case Therefore. whenever a worker og ail employer is ia doubt. the best taina to do ls to ask the nearest 0afice oi the Bureau of Internal Revenue slnee eoelai Security laKes ola aEl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
ITALIAN DEMOCRAT
 MEETING TONIGHT
Club to Plan Series of
 Rallies i; HOuse.tO-HOuse i, Canvass Underway

The Italian-American Democratic Club will launch Its part of the lS41 Democratic campaign with Q meet- ing tonight at Liberty hall. District captains will be appointed and workers will be assigned to carry on 0 house toulouse canvass on be- half of Mayor Vincent A. Scully and his running mates.
 Additional campaign meetings are planned by the club for Thursday, the 18th; Friday the 24th; and Fri day, the 3lst.
 On Sunday, Novemb@r 2, the club will hold its traditional prediction rally, with the mayor and other members of the ticket as speakers.
 Michael Rossi is president of the club, and Victor Mambruno Is sec- retary.
 The club is annually one of the most active organizations working for the Democratic ticket. It Is ex- pected to play an especially import. ant role in this years campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10

Harold K. Hadley, former pres- ident of the Young Mems Republic can Club who was reported slated for the Independent Democratic nomination for registrar of voters, told The Democrat today that he is definitely not interested" The Inde- pendents, who will hold their nom- mating caucus tomorrow night, plan to endorse virtually the entire Republican ticket.
 I'm sorry that my name has been used without my consent" said Mfr. Hadley. T haven't even heen approached about the nomination. I appreciate the friendly attitude of those who have advanced by name but I'm definitely not interested. I'm sticking to the shoe business"
 Anti-organization Republicans had proposed MT. Hadley as Q candidate to replace Registrar of Voters AL bert o. Taller, and Q series of meet ings was held to build support for him and for ex-Mayor Patrick M. Perriello for the mayoralty Tlomina- ton. However, the move for MT, Hadley fell through when MT. Per- riello refused to support primary fight against the organization and Registrar Taller was renominated Tuesday night.
 The Independent Democrats can still draft" MT. Hadley for the nomination, without his consent, but apparently he would be unwilling to campaign and probably would reject the designation.
 James E. Watts, vice-chairman of the Independent Democratic Town Committee and acting chairman, had ben expected to be the nominee for registrar but Is now understood to be unwilling to run. The Inde- pendents say that they have been informed by Attorney General Francis A. Palloti that they must have a candidate of their own for registrar if they are to retain their place on the voting machines.
 The Independents originally sought to arrange 6 trade with