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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Minister of Japan Has Been Visiting With
 Hitler, Mussolini SURPRISE HAD BEEN
 PROMISED BY AXIS Both America, Britain Are Ready to Reply to Japan
 If She Makes Move <
BY HARRISON SALISBURY

BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Corespondent)!
 The United States and Great Britain indie a te d quietly and without fanfare today that they are prepar- ing for any surprises which the Axis may attempt to spring in the Far East. An Anglo American reply to the well-publicized tour of Ja- pans Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka to Rome and Ber- lin was given in a brief dispatch from Cavite, United States naval bas in the Philippines.
 The dispatch reported the arrival at Cavite of Sir Robert Brooke-Pop- ham, air marshal and commanders in-chief of Britain's forces in the Far East.
 Brooke -popham, accompanied by e staff of high British officers, went into conference with Admiral Thomas 0. Hart, commander-ira- chief of United States naval forces in the Far East.
 There was little amplification Of the report but 1t seemed apparent that Brooke-P Pophein and Hart were not discussing the weather or the high cost of living in the Orient.
 Brooke Pophan's headquarters are ct Singapore, British naval base, which is the cornerstone of defense for the whole southeast Pacific trt. angle of Malaya, the Dutch East Ill- dies and the Philippines, and Aus tralasia.
 Singapore Stands in Way
 Singapore is the nut which the Japanese must crack if ever their ambition of a hegemony of the South Pacific is to be achieved. It has been heavily reinforced in recent weeks by arrival of strong empire land forces and large quantities of Royal Air Force squadrons, some of them outfitted with American planes.
 But Singapore is g naval base without navy. Britain is unable to spare more than light covering sea force because of the intensity of naval warfare in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
 The United States battle fleet, how- ever, is concentrated in the Pacific.
 Brooke -Pophan was said to be en route to Hongkong and to have spent some time in the Netherlands East Indies and his tour had the ap- pearance of Q calculated move to in- tegrate defense efforts by the Brit ish, Dutch and Americans in the region.
 The Anglo-American discussions in the Far East were launched des- bite some indications that Matsa- oka's visit to the axis capitals may not be as productive of surprises" as had been hoped originally by Adolf Hitler.
 Confers With Pope
 Matsuvka was in Rome today and held @ long conference with Pope Plus which brought crop of rumors about "peace feelers," possibly launched jointly by the Vatican and the Japanese.
 "Peace feelers," 1t seemed certain were not what was calculated on by
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
SUNDAYLAW ACT GETS HEARING.
Senators Egan, Blansfield Had Jointly Introduced
 Sunday Measure
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Leglslative Reporter)

By NAYMOND Js FAVArAXNACM
 Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, April D. The Judiciary Committee today agreed tc c rehearing of the bill liberalizing the Sunday sales law, the measure which was introduced jointly by Senators Edward P. Egan and Michael v. Blansfield of We. terbury. The second hearing will take place next Tuesday afternoon.
 Both Senator Blansfieid and Sen- ator Egan today directed an appeal to Waterbury store-keepers interest. ed in the liberalization of the pres. ent law which forbids the sale of most commodities on Sunday to ap- pear ct the hearing or see that they are represented there. They pointed out to The Democrat that 1t was lack of public interest in the bill ct the initial committee hearing which resulted in on uniavorable report bein1 submitted in the Senate.
 Both the Waterbury senators ar- gued against acceptance of the re- port when 1t was taken up by the Senate, but though they failed in this, they did succeed in getting the bill recommitted.
 Waterbury and Winsted are ap- parently the only communities in the state where the existing Sunday sales law is strictly enforced. In this city of recent years there have been many prosecutions for sales of those commodities which are ban- ned by law. An effort to hberalize this law by permitting these sales between 6 a. m. and p. m. IS con- tained in the present bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
DATES OF MURDER
 TRIALS ARE SET
Judge John A. Cornell Picks This Month for
 Two of Cases

New Haven, Conn, April 2-(UP) Superior court Judge John A. Cornell today set dates during April for two murder trials. A third trial probably will be held in May.
 Trial of Sidney KraJewski. 26. Wallingford, accused of staying his wife, Mae. will be heard by 6 jury starting April 23.
 The case of Jose A. Silva. 28. Seymour, charged with second de- gree murder in connection with the stabbing of Frank Dural at 6ey- mour, will be heard immediately following the Krajewski trial.
 Joseph DomQrda. p, New Haven, charged with first degree murder in the staying of Estelle Feinberg, i6, probably will ne heard in May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
PRIZE TIGER IS
 DEAD OF POISON

Hartford, Conn, Conn, April 2- (UP)-Lilly, the prize Bengal tiger, is dead, and they're hloding an au- topsy today to find out if she was poisoned intentionally. Lilly was the star of Capt. Roman Proske's ani- maj act. now playing at the Shrine circus. She was sick all day yester- day, and late last night. she expired. Capt. Proske was heart-broken over the loss of the Tiger, which he had owned for 10 years.
 Last year, lion died from mys- terious causes during the shsine circus performance. This prompted Hudson Thomas. manager Of Pro- ske's animal act. to say the tiger had been poisoned intentionally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
REAL ACCOUNT OF :
 ITALIAN BATTLE
U. P. Writer McGr0arty in Detailed Description of
 Fleet Collapse

Editors Note: Grattan F. Me- Groarty, United Press staff c0r- respondent accredited to the British E astern Mediterranean fleet, has obtained the first de- tailed account of how British torpedo carrying planes attacked the Italian battle fleet In the Ionian Sea through . hall of anti-aircraft fire from an alti- tude of only 15 to 20 feet, 1t was that attack which slowed down the Italians sufficiently to ena- ble the British fleet to come up and deliver . coup de grace last Friday night.
 McGroarty's dispatch follows: BY GRATTAN P. McGROARTY Copyright, 194l, by United Press)
 Aboard the British Aircraft Car rier, Formidable, at Alexandria April 2-(UP) = The log of the formidable was opened to me to- day and disclosed that in the his- toric battle of the Tonian Sea British torpedo planes scored three and possibly four hits on an Italian Vittorio Veneto battleship, slowing her speed to that "of a fourth rate tramp steamer"
 Gave British Chance
 It was that attack which enabled the British l5-inch gun battle ships to come up and deliver their crippling attack last Friday night
 The log of Capt. Arthur La Touche Bisset, a command officer of this trim new British aircraft carrier, revealed the dramatic story of how British airplanes buzzed like hornets around the Italian warships all day and suc- ceeded in "softening them up" foI the coup de grace.
 Captain Bisset and Admiral Den- nis Boyd of the Formidable believe there is c good chance that the Vitkoric Vento battleship-they are still not certain whether it was the vittorio or its sister ship the Llt- torio-now lies at the bottom ok the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Justice Department Makes Decision to Hit C0rmurl- ist, Nazi, Fascist Crowd THIRTY VIOLATORS OF
 REGISTRATION ACT Hunt Espionage Leaders Who Are Giving News
 Out to Germany

Washington, April ?. - (UP) - The Justice Depart rnent will prosecute Com rnunist, Nazi, and Fascist party groups in the United States which have failed to register as foreign-controlled or subversive organizations, 1t was disclosed today. The Federal Bureau of Investiga- ton has reported 30 possible violators of the Voorhis Reg istration Act, according to testi- mony by officials revealed by the House Appropriations Committee in It's report of e bill containing 1922 funds for the state, justice, and commerce departments.
 Other highlights of the testimony included:
 1. FBr director J. Edgar Hoover said that practically the whole first deportation trial of Harry Bridges, west coast CIo leader, was not con- ducted in accordance with law be- cause none of the witnesses was tess, tiSying under c legally administered oath. Dean James M. Lands, who conducted the trial, could not ad- minister 6 legal oath, he said, be- cause he was appointed as an exann- iner rather than an inspector.
 2. Mrs. Ruth B. Shipley, chief of the state departments passport di- vision, revealed that altered and counterfeit documents seized in New York were traced back to an "elab- crate factory for the counterfeiting of both Canadian and American passports" in Greece.
 8. Secretary of Commerce Jesse II. Jones forecast an $80,000, 900, 900 income for the United States this year, due largely to the National Defense program. He predicted in- creased use of barter in trade re- lations with South American coun- tries because of their lack of money with which to purchase products from the United States.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
British Forces Drive Hard On Other Fronts
They Are Trying to Capture the Entire Italian East African Empire, Before Big Rains Get
 Started in June
By NED RUSSELL Limited Press Staff Correspondent)

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 London, April 2-(UP)-Britisll empire forces drove toward the Red sea in Italian Eritrea today and to- ward Adds Abara In Ethiopia with increasing hope of capturing the entire Italian East African empire before the big rains start in June.
 Official dispatches disclosed that the big Italian army retreating through Eritrea had surrendered Asnara, the capital, Q city of 100, ,000 people, without @ fight.
 English, Scottish and Indian in- fantrymen, clambering down the rock strewn road from Keren over landslides which the Italians had blasted in their retreat, had covered the 75 miles from Keren in six days. There are only 40 miles between Asmara and Massawa, the port of Eritrea, and British warships con- trolled that line of escape.
 An official dispatch from Nairobi, Kenyaa, said that the British em- pire forces were advancing rapidly from Dire Dawa toward Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
 It said that British advance forces entered Dire Dawa just in time to save the remaining Italians from large armed bands of Philippians, most of whom were deserters from the Italian forces.
 The empire troops, the communi- que said, were able to provide secur- ity for the Italian inhabitants "but not before some Italian casualties were caused"
 It was believed that at Dire Dawa the British empire forces must have captured great quantities of food, munitions and gasoline. At Dire
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
SHIP SEIZURE IS WILD WEST ACT
That Is Word That Comes Out of Berlin = Ger.
 mans Make Attacks
(NEA Telephoto)

Berlin, April 2. - (UP) - The authoritative Diplomatische Poli- tische Korrespondenz which often voices the views of the foreign of- flee today called American seizure of Axis shipping a "flagrant wild west American breach of the law"
 The organ said that the American move was "an act of gangsterism" which 1t said was the latest "vio- lence of the Roosevelt regime"
 Nazi informants said that the possibility of diplomatic action In addition to the German protest al- ready filed with the American State Department "could not be ruled out"
 They said German reaction to the ship seizures would be made public some time today and added:
 "It can be assumed that 1t will also refer to similar actions by other countries than the United States.
 "The fact that one bad boy is in league with other bad boys does not detract from the badness of what he doeS.'
 Thus it was indicated that the government would comment on the entide Western Hemisphere ship seizure situation.
 Informants said that the Ger man protest already made had gone from the German embassy at Wash ington to the State Department.
 The informants said they did not know whether Germany had de- manded the return of the ships or threatened reprisals.
 German Attacks
 London, April 2. = (UP) - Ger man planes made number of small attacks yesterday on British air. dromes, the air ministry disclosed today.
 Most of the attacks were inef- fective but at one station there were e number of casualties, including some killed" 1t was said.
 Damage was done to some build ings but the service ability of the airdrome was not affected"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Jugoslavia Has United Factions To Present Solid Front To Nazis
Powerful Croat Group Is Now With Govt. Ready
 To Meet Any Attacks
By LEON KAY
United Press staff Correspondent)


 Belgrade, April 2-(UP)-The new Jugoslav regime was reported this afternoon to have succeeded in Its efforts to establish unity on the home front in the face of threats from beyond Jugoslavia's frontiers and to have won the adherence of the powerful Croat faction to the new government.
 According to authoritative reports, the Croats have reached an agree- ment with the Serb faction, which now dominates the government, and the venerable Croat statesman, Vladimir Matchek, was said to have agreed to hold the portfolio of vice. Premier under Premier Gen. Dusan T. simovitch.
 The adherence of the Croats to the new government will mean that Jugoslavia presents @ solid front Of all important minority elements in this kingdom against whatever eventualities arise from the deepen- ing crisis.
 (Germany has been making ap- parent efforts to split the Croats, the second largest racial bloc in Jugoslavia, from the Serbs. The Croats are settled largely in the exposed northern and eastern re- gions of Jugoslavia which are almost certain to be quickly overrun in event of German invasion.
 Rumors About Italy
 The reported success of the gov ernment in solving its internal dif- faculties came as rumors circulated that Italy was attempting to mediate the differences between Jugoslavia and Germany.
 It was said that Italy had sug-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Many Local People In Hartford Over Bills
Several Waterbury Measures Expected To Be Discus sed During Afternoon City Officials Will
 Also Be Present
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat LegisIetive Reporter)

BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative Rep0rter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, April D. Many Waterburians were gathered ct the Capitol this afternoon for hearings on c number of Waterbury bills, which Senator John L. Sul- livan of New Britain, chairman of the Cities and Boroughs cofnmit- tee, said would be taken up first, although originally bills concerning other municipalities had prior list- ing.
 Senator Sullivan also said that the proposed rehearing of the Water bury charter revision bill would de. pend entirely on whether or not anyone appeared to object to the proposed changes which gre recon. Inended by the administration of Mayor Vincent scully. The char ter revision bill was prepared un- der the guidance of Corporation Counsel ]. Gregory Lynch.
 Mayor Scully, Corp. Counsel Lynch, Controller Thomas M. Con- lon, and other city officials were in Hartford this afternoon for the hearings. A large delegation of Wa terbury school teachers was also present at the Capitol today for hearings.
 As yet no inkling of what the contents of Atty. John P. Tobin's bill concerning the Waterbury po- lice Department has been given out. It will be heard today along with several others, including bills for pensions for fonmer Fireman Pat rick Costello and Daniel Framrn, as well as one calling for abate- inent of taxes for Mary A. Walker.
 Seeks Citizenship Rights
 A bill was raised in committee by request recently which would re- store forfeited rights to Dr. George
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. April 2-(UP)--Govr ernment expenses and receipts fos the current fscalyear through Marcl 30th, compared with Q year ago: This Year Expenses Last Yea. $S,7To,62S,952.51 $7,155,20S, ,769.3
 Receipts $5,372,101, ,790.00 $4,436.S17, TOAST
 Gross Deficit $3,S9S,527,162.51 s2.7fs,391, ,054.A.
 Net Deficit s5.s5s. 900. .s12.5l ss.s47.so4.1sAl lr
 Cash Balance $2,714,999,4S9. s2.513,667, ,ss5.7e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02

Phone, write or call fey free copy Planning Your Future" Post yun- ier College ef Colnmerce.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
Stimson Warns
US. TO WdkeUp

DENVER, Aug. 21.-Another
warning that the United States
is in Serious danger" was made
today by Secretary OF War Henri,
L. Stimson.
ut IL hard TO get the people
who don't read the cables from
abroad 10 realize what a serious
danger we are facing" Stimson
said.
And Wen remain In serious
danger as long as the public
does not wake up
Stimson's comments were made
at Lowry Field where he, Gen.
George c. Marshall, chief of staff
and their aides stopped en- route
to the army war maneuvers in the
Pacific Northwest.
How Ii the morale In the
army" he was asked.
The morale In fine he said
with strong emphasis. "How-
ever, among some units ID isn't
what IL might be, and that In
strictly due to the preparations
made for the new men. Where
the preparations weren't what
they should have been, correc-
tions are being made"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
Denies France
To Give Up Fleet

WASHINGTON, Aug. n. -
France has no intention Of sur
rendering her navy or colonial
bases to Germany, French Ambas-
sador Henri-Haye said he assured
Secretary of State Hull at a con-
ference today.
The. ambassador told newsmen
he emphasized to Hull that Mar
shall Petain's recent speech, in
timating close collaboration with
Germany in her new order" for
Europe, carried no implications
that should mar the 160 years of
friendship between France and the
United States.
Ambassador Henri-Haye told re-
porters he showed Secretary Hull
a batch of cartoons published in
the American press and rejecting
upon Marshal Petain's character.
REGRET IMPRESSED
81 expressed regret that such
insulting cartoons should be
published In the American
press" the envoy said. 81 did
not make a formal protest, be-
cause ] know that the American
press II free, but I feel that Il
all the more reason why II
should he careful. Marshal
Petain's reputation Is much too
high to be touched by such
things as these cartoons. n
IL explained TO Mr.. Hull the
points In Marshal Petain's
speech.
81 pointed out that we have
been accused of an intention to
turn over the French feet and
French colonies TO Germany, but
We have not done So"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
Murphy's
&c. Talk
Protested

\ ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug
Rl.-Hundreds of kilograms from
prominent Catholics Throughout
the country poured in on delegate,
TO the Knights of Columbus inter
national convention today protest
ing the views expressed b,
Associate Supreme Court Justic,
Frank Murphy on aid to Sovie
Russia.
Many delegates resented wha'
they regarded as the United State.
Supreme Court jurist using Tues
day nights convention dinner as ;
sounding board. High K. of c
officers kept an official silence or
the matter.
ut should be made known
that the views expressed by
Associate Justice Frank Murphy
are not necessarily those Of the
delegates or the order" said an
influential member who declined
use Of his name.
I'VE were not supplied n
manuscript In advance of the
address. kilograms Of protest
have been received and a survey
OF delegates makes IL evident
that the public should not be
under the misrepresentation that
he was speaking for the order"
Although he condemned commu
nism in his address, Justice
Murphy urged Catholics TO support
the administrations program oI
aid 10 Russia. He said that there
is little difference between com
munism and fascism but that the
latter, by reason of its force anC
skill. Is "the greater menace Il
free nations and free institutions.
Luke r. Hart of ST. Louis, SUI
preme advocate and chairman oI
the committee on law and resolu
tons, said no resolution wa.
planned regarding Justice Murphy.
views.
h I've do, however, plan TO pass
a resolution in support OF the
Holy Fathers views on peace
and expressing hope the country
may avoid war;" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
FEARS FOR DEMOCRACY

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Writes Daily for the Times.