The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
Council For Democracy
 Breaches Home Defense
Handbook Just Issued Designed to Help Average Cit | izen Find Place in Defense Effort

Declaring that democracy must < be defended on the home front as well as on the world scene, tht Council For Democracy, 285 Madi- son avenue, New York City, today issued guidebook designed to helr the average citien find his most ef- dective place in the national defense effort.
 Titled ''Defense on Main Street, the eighty-eight page booklet is an effort to answer the question, What can I dop" which thousands oi aroused Americans are asking. Pre- pared with the cooperation of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, 1t iS an outline of projects and plans oi action for individuals, organizations and communities anxious to dc their share in safeguarding Ameri- can democracy.
 Raymond Gram Swing, radio com mentator and chairman Of the Council, sounds the keynote of the guidebook in his introduction:
 "This booklet is an attempt tc catalogue some of the actions open to Americans who care about the improvement of their society through the democratic process. It is com piled in the sense that an American who makes contribution to his neighborhood makes 1t to the na- ton. This is the only internal de- fense which democracy can be given It is stronger than sentiments, how ever loyal. It is stronger than weapons. Participation is the life of democracy. Without 1t, 1t dies J
 As 6 guidebook for the average citizen, Defense On Main Street. places its emphasis on practical pro-democracy activities designed to make democracy work better rather than on defense activities of a military or semi-military nature. /, You Will find many stories of cooperative experiments and achieve ments in other communities" the guidebook states. Perhaps you will find one that answers the prob- lem in your community, the proo- lem you want to help solve as your personal contribution to the defense of American democracy"
 Among the projects discussed are programs for foreign-language groups, for education and voca- tional training of youth, for study groups for citizenship training and for improving health, recreation and housing conditions. Some of these projects, the guidebook points out, can be tackled by the individual as q "one-man crusade. Others must be undertaken by group and conl- munity action.
 Urging groups to work together to avoid duplication of effort, the Council suggests plan for setting lIp community coordinating coun- els. "The community coordinating council" 1t explains, "is perma- nent organization for cooperative action toward better life for the citizens of the community = kind of clearing house where local organ- izations exchange information and work out methods of cooperation"
 The Council divides its program of action into two main categories - "short range" program and ''long.range" program.
 Of the "short-range" program, the guidebook says: "As citizens we must get to work on the things that must be done for the immediate defense of democracy in a chaotic world. That doesn't mean actual military service alone, or actual work in defense industries alone. Not all of us can serve the country