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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
WoMENs GET TOGETHER

The Women's Get Together Club of the Third Congregational Church will hold a dessert bridge tomorrow afternoon ct i:S0 o'clock in the Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
Personal
Weddings
BANNON.FAHEY

St. Margaret's church was the scene of Q spring wedding when Miss Helen Catherine Fahey, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Matthew Fahey of Grove street, became the bride of James Patrick Bannon, son of MT. and Mrs. Tobias Bannon of Wall street.
 Rev. John A. Conlan performed the ceremony at 9 o'clock on Sat- urday morning Professor John L. Bonn played @ special program dur ing the nuptial Mass.
 Mrs. Robert Westberg attended her sister as matron of honor, with Misses Arleen Keefe and Margaret Meehan, cousin of the bride, as bridesmaids. Sandra Marchand was flower girl, weraing @ long yellow mousseline de sole frock and car- ried an old fashioned bouquet with matching flowers in her hair. Tobias Bannon, Jr., was best man for his brother, with Joseph and John Ban- non, also brothers, as ushers.
 Escorted to the altar by her fa- ther, the bride wore 0 Milgrim gown of white silk chiffon over net. The midrif and bishop sleeves were appliqued with lace. A cluster of orange blossoms and lilies of the valley held her f1ngertip veil Her bouquet consisted of gardenias, or- chids and lilies of the valley.
 The frock of the matron of honor was canary yellow inousseline de soie, with lace. A cluster of orange blossoms fastened her matching tiara. She carried yellow roses, or- chids and sweet peas.
 Aquamarine mousseline gowns in similar style were worn by the bridesmaids, with orange blossom tiaras. They carried yellow roses, blue orchids and orchid sweet peas.
 The mother of the bride was dressed in Q navy and white en- semble with a full length cape, and wore gardenia corsage. The groom's mother wore royal blue with white, and gardenias.
 Guests from Long Island, New York, California, Newport, R. l., Philadelphia and Bridgeport at- tended the reception at the Chase Country club.
 The couple left for & trip to Washington, D. C., the bride wear ing Q green linen suit with cor- responding hat.
 Mrs. Bannon Is a graduate of Wilby high school. MT. Bannon, an afumnus of Crosby, is affiliated with the Eastern Color Printing com- pany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
Veterans Auxiliary
 To Install Officers

The Auxiliary of Vigneulles Post. Yankee Division Veterans, will in- stall its officers on Saturday night in Mechanists' Hall. Mrs. Cell Ker- ins, past president, will preside at the ceremonies. and Mrs. Marie Bolan, also a past president, will be sergeant-at-arms.
 Those to take part include: Pres ident, Mrs. Rose Downs; first vice. president. Mrs. Viola Woodcock: second vice-preSident. Mrs. Anna Schell: secretary. Mrs. Kerins; treasurer, Mrs. Bolan; chaplain, Mrs. Florence Schaeffer: sergeant at-arms, Mrs. Alice Deadly; flag bearer, Mrs. Florence Martin; his torian. Mrs. Helen Brophy; trus- tees, Mrs. Lillian Blanchard and Mrs. Edith 0iordano.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
.aNv''f'st@

Now there really is nothing to the play of the hand. Declarer need only cash his 10 tricks. Yet, strange to say, all South players except Mrs Sobel went down one, losing trump trick.
 All the other players cashed the ace of spades first. Mrs. Sobel, as she says, just from habit" cashed the queen of spades first. This Is the correct safety play, in case East has all four trumps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
ND AlunnaC Member Opens Home For Tea

Mrs. Henry Ludorf, the former Moreno McMahon, a member of the Notre Dame Alumnae association, will open her home at l6 Arnoldale road, West Hartford, o1 Sunday, May 25 for bridge and tea.
 The proceeds will be donated to Inc Notre Dame Alumnae building fund. All members or friends may make reservations for the affair through Mrs. Edward A. Conlan Of 20i Hillside avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
Personal

MT. and Mrs. James Quinn and Miss Rita Quinn of Plaza avenue, with Miss Mollie Sheridan arc in Cincinnati where they are attend- ing the wedding of Joseph Quinn to Miss Agnes R. T'heSing of Cincin- natl, Ohio.
 Mrs. George Bowling, who has been patient at St. Mary's hos- pital for the past five weeks, is now conValescing at her home, % Chest- nut avenue.
 Miss Mae Meehan of Lounsbury avenue was hostess to the members of the s. $. SS c. Sorority. Those present were Peggy Scholar, Dor- othy and Mary Kelly, Theresa Con- nell Mary A, Kelly and Mae Brod- erick.
 Mrs. J. E,. Smith and her duagh- ter Margaret Of Columbia Boule- yard, are visiting Sergeant Edmund Smith at Camp Blandlng, Florida,
 MT. and Mrs. Nelson KaSt of Chicago, former residents of thiS city. are in Cincinnati, Ohio, to at- tend the Quinn"Thcsing wedding today.
 Sherman London. son of Mir. and Mrs. Harry London of Pine street was q member of tho ticket commit tee for tho Mayfair Alumni week end at Rider College In Trenton, N. 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CLUB

Scorers in the Tuesday evening tournament under the direction of Mrs. J. c. Moriarty were: north- south, MT. L. Hamilton, Miss Martha Nadavich, i3eh; Miss Helen O Meara, Miss Alice walden, i34; east.West, Mrs. Franklin Johnson, Mrs. Frank Qeraghty, l3o; David Scully, Mrs. E. J. Nelson, i26.
 The official standing Is: Mir Miss Nadavich, 2541S; MT Rehm, Mrs. Meyers, 237h; Mrs Straw, Mrs. Crone, 243h; Miss o. Meara, Miss Walden, 24l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21
Engagements
BABN-KEARNs

MT. and Mrs. John J. Kearus ana nounce the engagement of thetw daughter, Miss Ruth Helen Kearns. to John Babin, son of MT. and Mrs, Andrew Babin of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 Miss Kearns is c graduate of the Naugatuck high school and also ats tended the Perry School of Busis ness. MT. Babin is an alumnus oe the Carnegie Institute of Technols ogy in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 The wedding will take placa September 6
The people's voice., 1941-06-04
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
The People Can Prevent 1t

President reside Tuesday night
several points of deepest interest
He said The delivery of needed supplies Britain i'm
perative it will be This an announcement
against which the American people have been and
still making themselves heard by every their
mand 1t goes further than conveys 1t
tention to American merchant ships.
After steps sho of war; the
the president intends take this final step war;
it against the will of the overwhelming majority mothers
and fathers and sons and daughters of America.
He his intention "of keeping away
point in the world which could be
base of attack against the Americas this
he mentions the Cape Verde Islands and Dakar the West
Coast of Africa. presumed the American navy
to prevent Hitler from getting hold of these places This
adds to proposal that the Atlantic get
the order protect ourselves from dangers
The president says We be by the
danger preparing resist But nevertheless
devoes large of his speech building up fear
sound basis for conduct He mentions but
give weight to the senced peoples Europe which
vacano which Hitler is sitting which would
prevent Hitler striking the United States
Hardly week but Washington nsider reveals
the truth that high officials any fear
of Hitler attack.
He speaks of planes ships that protect
try thousands OF miles at and then those who
would not wish to carry the Europe wishing
to resist until the enemy actually lands here
The president speaks of determination aid China
does off
United States to Japan.
The president thought of the horrors
the sinking of ship loaded with American boys
He says We will not permit this shape of things
come. Nevertheless he proposes tell working what
wages and working conditions they must accept
The president did not declare That something only
Congress has authority to do is within the power of the
people to prevent this horrible plan of abroad and loss of
democracy at home from coming to pass The presidents
reside chat only gives clear picture
complete loss of democracy at home
1t is within the power and duty of American people to
prevent this horrible thing from happening ussouthe
News Almanac. 1
The people's voice., 1941-06-04
The Honorable (?) Senator Pepper

Quite commoon being raised in the capital city of Mon
this week by the visit of Senator Claude Pepper of Flor
speaking here tonight under the auspices of the
Committee Defend America by Aiding the Allies Commit
have been appointed and apparently the little city of
Helena feels quite honored by his degnng to stop here
What the advance publicity has failed to stress that this
payrot recently went to bat for the PanAmerican Oil
Company and helped nick Uncle Sam for $5O00 trflng
enough these days of billion dollar contracts
nevertheless mot hay in Montana language and
cepts of regular dough.
This statesman according revelation before senate
committee investigating defense by Thomas Stokes
Pulitzer prize winner Washington correspondent
for the ScppHoward threatened to have the Flor
ida WPA director and two of his staff fired unless they hed
up shipment of asphalt bought by the for
field in Florida This asphalt had been contracted
for by the government for price $4,000 lower from the
Allied Materials Company than offered by the
Oil Company But the Pan-Amercan asphalt had to be
chased insisted the Honorable Paytriot" Pepper
The Pan American evidently had unqualified confidence in
Paytriot Peppers influence with the OPM because
ported they already 100000 gallons of the asphalt
barges the aed when the untoward action the
OPMs purchase of the asphalt from the Allied Materials
Company for $685. 900 less popped up
But the end not yet by any Payrot Pepper
got busy and the OPM bought the Pan-Amercan Oil Com
panys asphalt and promised the Allied Materials Company
that her asphalt would also be bought in the future
What's $4,000 of the taxpayers between friends
how?
This Pepper fairly typical of the kind of who have
successfully brought the term politician into drepute He
yeping for Ordinarily he is not
his uerances he be in his speech in Helena tonight
the organization under whose auspices he speaking
The people's voice., 1941-06-04
BY UNCENSORED

If the Presidents speech was dec
was accompanied by noticeable alb
sence of dancing in the streets. AT
the Polo Grounds in New York, where
the largest single crowd heard the
speech, there was confused silence
when the President finished. Except
for the unlimited national emer-
gency, the precise meaning of which
nobody knew, the American people
had heard it all before; especially had
they heard the phrase freedom of the
seas" However, when viewed coldly,
that hoary shibboleth as battle cry
for desperate world seemed no solu-
tion at all unless couched in terms
of specific seas, not necessarily in
Guiding the Red (see below.
Yet, there was little else he could
raise. Since October 1887, the prin-
ciple characteristic in the develop
icy has been the side-stepping of
phrases and proposals which the peo-
pie had come to understand and to
oppose as leading to war. Through
Administrative decree (the destroyers-
for-bases-deaD and tricky legislation
(Lend-Lease) he has undercut opposi-
tion to many moves by calling them
by different names-not by avoiding
the issue really, but by avoiding the
issues as the people understood them
The perfect example has been the sub
stitution of patrols" for "convoys"
Just What
In his speech Tuesday, he did not
say we would convoy, we would send
boys abroad, we would nullify the
neutrality act-all of which he could
do if he exercised the powers he took
unto himself last week He hurdled
these barriers and removed any future
ones once and for all by declaring
the unlimited" emergency. Yet no.
body quite knew how an unlimited"
emergency differed from the Limited"
one whose limitations had been pro-
claimed in a press conference and
not in it's text.
Actually what the speech may have
expressed is the incapacity of the
U. S. to meet Britains needs-now
Unless the President has failed to
live up to his own insistences, we are |
now doing everything possible - and |
presumably have been at least since |
the passage of the Lend-Lease Act
to aid Britain. Certainly going into |
a shooting" war for which we are |
still unprepared, a war that might |
spread to the Pacific, is not the an
swer. 1t will not save Britain or the
Empire if we send handful of cruis-
ers of prowl around the Cape Verde
Islands. In this light, the speech was
The assumption of more power to do
big and conclusive, but just
WHAT nobody knows; there simply
may be nothing more to do. But the
President said he would use patrols to
leliver the goods, and emphasized it
With his familiar tripartite turn of
'hetoric. If extneded far enough, pa
rolls mean shooting and shooting still
The people's voice., 1941-06-04
FREEDOM OF FDR

means war Yet a cabinet member il
reported to have said that the patrols
would not extend past Greenland
which certainly does not mean tina
the goods will be delivered. Out O
all this comes no new departure. Per
haps the Administration awaits the
reaction. Or perhaps the story, heart
in Washington, is true that, even /
patrols were extended all the way
across, they could not deliver the
goods because only two British ports
Liverpool and Glasgow, really are
functioning, and that they could be
reduced to rubble in few hours
The result is bewilderment shared by
Englishmen and Americans alike.
Ship VS.. Plane
For the practical core of his pol
icy the President relied on the old
slogan freedom of the seas" But
| freedom of the seas" is something
of chimera. In so far as it exists
at all, it exists at the sufferance OF
whatever power controls the particu-
lar seas in questions. War only un
derlines this fact by bringing the con-
troll Of certain seas into dispute.
The fact is that no longer can any
one power be said to control all the
seas of the world and proJa bly, no
one power ever will. Actually no one
power ever has-not even Britain. 1t
has been many year, for instance,
since Britain controlled any sea pass
age vital to American interests. But
in the past Britain came far closer
to complete domination of the worlds
ocean highways than any power in
history. That control rested on
number of things: the necessity of
linking a scattered, 7-seas empire with
the mother country by a huge mer-
chant fleet supported by navy; pos
session of nearly all of the worlds
strategic narrow passages the non
existence of rival sea power. Bri-
tain's sea pwoer is now threatened
from many quarters-but principally
from the skies. The coming of age of
air power has many implications not
included in the Presidents speech.
Britain can regain domination of the
North Sea and the Bay of Biscay only
by outgunning Germany in the all. 1t
appears now that Britain may lose
her control of the Mediterranean life
line to German airpower. And, what
ever happens, never again can the
British Isles be the center of world
naval power so long as potential
enemy can base air power on the
continent of Europe. The English
Channel may continue fo IA long time
to be a bar to actual invasion by
land forces from the continent, but
naval bases in England never again
can be the secure havens they were
when sea power was in it's heyday. |
This was first apparent when England |
was bombed ~ not very effectively -
Turing the World war. The final |
proof is the clause in the Lend-Lease
Act which permits British naval yes
sells to use U. S. bases for repair.
t was air power that sent H. M. S.
Malaya to Brooklyn, instead of Ports
The people's voice., 1941-06-04

ulation.
There have been other signs during
the past two weeks. One was the
announced retirement from the Brit
ish Foreign Office of Sir Robert Van
sittart. Another was the arrival in
Washington of Mr. Axel Wenner-gren,
Swedish munitions magnate and great
good friend of Hermann Goering and
the Duke of Windsor. Wenner-gren
came in from the Bahamas where he
had been visiting Windsor, and estab-
lished himself and his retinue at a
| Washington hotel. Wenner-gren, long
an advocate of a negotiated peace
on terms favorable to Germany-made
an effort to see the President before
the final draft of the speech was COM
pleted. The Swedish munitions king
has been mixed up with war politics
before Early in 1910, he Travelled to
Europe on the same boat with Sumner
Welles when the latter embarked on
his almost forgotten voyage of ex-
ploration. In Europe, he Travelled
with Welles through Italy and Ger
doing is anybody's guess, but the
chances are he is passing out the ar
guments for peace now. One obvious
circumstance which some observers
are linking to the peace talk is the
cessation of large-scale German aerial
attacks on Britain itself. Those who
are taking the peace talk seriously
have viewed the Presidents speech as
intended either to stiffen the British |
or to give them a better bargaining |
position.
Upshot
The final import of the speech is
still a speculation. One point worth
noting is that many foreign affairs
experts have stressed its domestic
The speech contained grave
for labor, and already
there are many indications that anti
abor elements will try to interpret it
as the signal for a breakdown. One
If the first obvious results was that
he Vinson Bill providing for "cool-
ng Off period in labor disputes was
given priority in Congress. The Ad- ;
has given the Vinson
Bill no open support; presumably it
will wait for the reaction. The up
hot was that many Washington re- {
,orters who attended the special
,ress conference called to clarity" {
he speech, came away with the i'm |
ression that the President was in a .
ar milder mood than he had been in t
he night before He did his best to f
reate the impression feeling that k
othing would be done about the Neu- v
rality Act, and he very definitely b
the labor section of the il
peech. ig
The people's voice., 1941-06-04

doubt many who honestly think that evade
by aiding the allies Pepper actually not of those who
think that He knows that the lives
of American men going to pay for this aid.
He must be gifted with mitable gall disregard
of all ethical considerations So maybe he will truth
fully when ask him how much interest he had in this
900 Doodle for the Pan-American Oil Company? Or
only for friendship for Robert E. Wilson, president of the
compny serving dolar-ayear consuan for the OPM
that prompted him to help this of Uncle Sam
The people's voice., 1941-06-04

tions to old England. Let her fight
her own wars. She said she could
have won the other war without our
help. Let her win this one. Let
those 20 percent that wants war pay
for it. They sure are making big
profits and taxing us poor devils to
pay for it. l notice Canada is not
drafting any men to fight for old Eng
land. Why should we? 1t is about
time that we wake up and let Eng
land fight her own battles and quit
being saps. | am English, Scotch
and French, l sure have not any use
for England whatsoever
Yours truly,
G. l.. BROOKS.
The people's voice., 1941-06-04

Inc VOICE agrees OF ulSdST06S WlLQ
mitted for this department should
cussed to some degree at least, oh
National Emergency Is Declared
Does This Mean War?
The outstanding highlight of Roose-
velt's fireside chat the evening OF
May 27 was: Il declare a National
Emergency Exists" This is equiva-
| lent to an existence of war or Martial
law, the President assuming all the
wartime power a Congress gives a
President in war time and even more.
The next most significant statement
made was that threatening bases,
would be considered inimical to our
safety, and civilian population should
come under closer supervision.
AS far as the Axis powers were
concerned, the declaration had little,
or no bearing as they consider U. S.
giving England all possible aid now
and expect open conflict at any time.
They realize that the United States
is too late to take an active part in
the crucial battle of Crete and the
East Mediterranean and not likely to
take a major part in the Mosul Oil
Fights. They have conceded the loss
of Western Hemisphere possessions
and, even should U. S. gain possession
of Dakar in North Africa, it would
effect the European situation but lit
tie. Securing control of the Mediter-
ranean sea and the eastern shore Of
Africa, would probably satisfy Hitler's
needs for years to come
The Emergency declared concerns
the people at home more than it doesA
Hitler or the Eeastern Hemisphere
1t implies possible RECOMMENDATION
at home more severe than at any time
in our history and may fasten Hitler
ism" here without Hitler. The die
is cast now and there is no mistaking
where the Administration stands now
To place military forces in strategic
positions may be but the preliminary
to the fatal word ATTACK.
is ROOSEVELT FOLLOWING
FOOT STEPS?
Seems like we are to lift ourselves
out of the depressions by our boot
straps.
A. E. ANDERSON,
2314 Silver Bow Blvd, Butte |
Circle, Mont, May %, 1941 |
The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Mont.
Dear Sirs
Am enclosing my money order for
S1.50 for which send us your fine
PAPER for another year.
Sincerely,
STANLEY BROOKS.
Circle, Mont, June 1, 1941
The Peoples Voice,
Dear Editor:
Below is a copy of a letter sent to
PRESIDENT Roosevelt by me:
1r President, Dear Sir:
l am writing in regard to my views
II the war, l have no use for Hitler
or England either, my forefather
ought in the Revolution, my grand
ather and his brother fought in 1912 :
7hen old England licked the hell out :
us because we objected to them
aiding our ships in our own harbors :
nd my nephews fought in the World !,
ar.
l think it is high time that we put !,
stop to the English propaganda as
ell as the German propaganda The !.
nglish got us in the war in 1918
nd we have not forgot it. If l was
young man / would not go across
lie road to fight for old England, I'd :
pend the rest of my life in the pen !.
rst. We are not under any obliga- :
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