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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
Tremendous Army

Federal plans now call for registration of virtually, this nations entire man. power. While there will be quite few men excluded from registration by limit ing the ages to 19-64, the number within that category will be far greater than the number without. It virtually lines up every available man in the nation for some form of service And that's prob ably the best way of solving all our difficulties and in insuring good job in defeating the Axis powers. Only by some such all-out effort can we do a thorough job on our enemies.
 There will be lot of discussion in Con- gross before the new SelecGive service age limits are adopted and probably there will be definite limitations placed on the amount or type of service that may be expected of those men falling within certain brackets, such as AS to GA, It's definitely sure that everyone within the broadened age limits won't be put in the fighting class. That would be impossible and impractical. But there's no doubt but what the bulk of those who meet the physical requirements will be called upon for military service, here or Wher- ever the theater of war may carry us.
 We don't think there will be an awful lot of hestancy on the part of those with out the present age limits, but included in the proposed ones, to offer any excuses or reasons for not giving up their places in civil life and accepting one in national defense. Some of the tasks may be re- pugnant, but in a life and death war, such as this very definitely has become, we have no choice, but to offer our lives for what they may be worth In the battle to preserve national ideals and world stability.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
Current Comment


 We must never underwrite the er- TOT of the democracies - too little and too late. Rear Admiral Harvey c. Bowen. John L. Lewis holds every branch of the federal government in Wash- ington in his vest pocket. Congressman E. E. Cox, Georgia Democrat.
 Women in the United States are as attractive as Hawaiian girls, grass skirts, leis and all -sueyoshi Iwamoto, Hawaiian art student in Pittsburgh.
 am not a physician, but never saw a man who looked so i'll as Hit- Ter did when I saw him. He looked as if he had not slept in months, John Cudahy, former U. 8. afn- bassador to Belgium.
 We must put steel ribs Into the stun our dreams are made of. Carleton B. Joeskel. University of Chicago Library School. Liberalism was tolerant of free worship but intoierant of ethics. Rev. John ?. Monaghan. assocla. ton of Catholic Trade unioni1ln.
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but was discouraged by the State Department.
 Despite this, Secretary HullB conversations with Envoy KuFusu began shortly thereafter, and cen- tlnued in very earnest vein. Mir, Hui apparently believed that something could Dc worked out with the Japanese, and at one point he and his State Depart nent advisers actually thought that an agreement was just around the corner.
 CHURCHILL OBJECTS
 This was on Nov. 24 and 25. MT. Kurusu suddenly seemed willing to talk c three-month commercial truce, and the State Department worked out an inc volVed formula whereby no more Japanese troops were to enter Ifldo.China, but were to remain in China, and we were to resume the sale of gasoline, oil, scrap iron and other raw materials for "ciVllian use,"
 At the very time MT. Hull was discussing this plan with Kurusu, his Government i1 Tokyo Is now revealed as even then already launching It's plans :0r attacking Hawaii.
 However, Secretary IIull was so anxious tO rush this truce to . conclusion that he did net want to give Lord Hallfax time to cable the plan tO LOndOn for
 ChuFehiIl's approval - even
 though the British and Aus tFaIians were sitting in on the conversations.
 Lord Halifax insisted, however, and when Churchill got 8 cabled report on the plan he hit the ceiling. He did not think the Japanese would keep faith, and argued that 1t merely gave the Japanese more time to increase their armament. Simultaneously, the plan leaked out to the Chinese and the Chinese Ambassador de- livered a personal protest from General Chang Kai-shek to the President.
 In view of the Churchill and Chinese objections, Secretary Hull suddenly withdrew his proposal of Q t1ree-Snonth truce and fell back on the traditional American policy of the Open Door in China
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
Selected Poem
HE'LL

HE'LL
 (-P. J. Costa, in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times) A whistles shrill breaks on the night, Then machine guns staccato bark. And down along the Danubes shore One heart no more will hear the lark The screaming of passing shell Sends chills through every spine, And back beneath Berlin's bright lights One heart no more will drink its wine. A tangled mass of heavy wire Stands with its ghastly clinging thing, And home among Bavaria's peaks One heart no more will welcome spring. The drone of deaths winged messenger Comes sweeping from above, And there in some green Prussian dell One heart no more will sing of love. These are the spells, the victory, For which you fought and hled- Swast!kas wave,-the Tyrant laughs, But there you lie among the dead.
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coul see in their fellow townsman. John Bunyan, nothing more than a loose living, swearing tinker, but God saw in him the dreamer and writer who was later to tell to the betterment of mems souls through the centuries the story of '"The Pil- grim's Progress" The people of Springfield, Illinois. could see noth- ing remarkable in the young attor- ney, Abraham Lincoln, shabby of dress and eccentric of action, but God had use for him in the hour when the destiny of a nation hung in the balance.
 We read that as the heavens are higher than the earth, SO are Gods ways higher than our ways and His thoughts than our thoughts. His standards of measurement differ vastly from ours. What we regard as base, He often exaltA. What we scoff at and cast aside, He picks up and uses to the enbellishlig of the Holy City.
 Those who keep close to God come to see with His eyes and to estimate the worth Of things with His judgment.
 (Ah Rights Reserved Babson
 Newspaper Bgndicate)
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Tonight President Franklin D. Roose- welt speaks on the Bill of Rights. Every American should listen to what he says, read his message tomorrow in the news. papers. This Is the 150th anniversary of the adoption of these first ten amend ments to our Constitution, to all Amer jeans a very sacred and wholesome trust. It Is quite a coincidence that the occa- sion comes one day after an observance of Universal Bible Sunday, In thousands Of churches and in hundreds of broad casts, including special messages over three great networks, the people of the nation were reminded yesterday Of the part the Bible has played In the found- Ing Of this great nation and the immeas- urable influence the Bible yields in the world today where 1t is loved and hon: ored In practically every nation and more and more as darkness deepens IS being sought as the only hope of peace and understanding. There would have been no Bill of Rights had there been no Bible
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of the Far Eastern Division, Hamilton and his wife both are Buchmanites. and like many Of the British Buchmanites who be. ionged to the CliVeden Set, they were strong for appcasemeit
 Hamilton bawisd out his sub. ordinates and told them they had no business interfering. But they insisted that their inemorandum Do taken direct to Secretary Hull. And Cabot Coviile, in, protest against Appeasefnert, resigned. When his resignation came to the attention Of Assistant Secretary Berie, however, Berle refused to accept 1t, and Coville was faflS- ferred to the Philippines where he is today. The chief results Of his efforts to oppose appeasefnGnt are that today he ig being sub- jected to the bombing attacks which he, himself, warned were coming.
 Frank shuler. another Of the rebels was shortly transferred to a tiny post in the British Virgin Islands.
 These men were oil hardened
 experts on the Var East who
 had lived there and whO knew
 Japan They were not young
 sters. However. their warning
 memorandum, though lt finally
 reached the hands of Secretary
 Hull, made no impression. A
 few weeks later, special envoy
 KuFusu was sent tO Washington
 with a big bIaFe of TOkyO trumpetS about peace, and the negotiations continued.
 KOREANS WARN HULL
 About this time, Secretary Hull was receiving letters from Koreans in the United States warning that Japan was preparing to attack the United States. Koreans, be- ing a subject race, hate their Japanese conquerorg. Frequently operating as servants, they have maintained an amazing under ground intelligence system in Ja- pan.
 On oct. 2s, 1e4I, Kilsoo K, Haan, a Korean who had been Q member of the Japanese consular service, wrote Mir. Hull reporting a meeting of the Black Dragon Society (secret fascist order Of the Japanese military) on Aug. 26 in which Foreign Minister Hirota revealed "a total war preparation to meet the armed forces of the United States"
 "He (EHirota) also spoke of Premier Tojo giving orders to complete the mounting ok guns and rush supplies Co the Mar shall and Caroline gFoup by November lD4l. Mlr0ta and others in the meeting freely ex- pressed the most suitable time Co wage war with America as December 1eA1 or February fOAS.1
 MT. Haan was introduced 10 Secretary Hull by Senator 0il- lette of Iowa, SO his letter did not come from afl unknown crackpck. Tn fact, Gillette thought co tlei1- ly cf the Kofeans information that he proposed sal1ate isl- Yeatlgatioil Ci JHpanese activities,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

This will be busy week for the local merchants. It's a good plan to finish up your Christmas shopping by Saturday night. If this Is possible that won't make the few days immediately preceding Christmas SO hard for both clerk and pa. tron. We have been singularly blessed this year because so many people are working and earning good wages. By spending 1t In our local stores these peo- pie are assuring others who make their livelihood here of enjoying a happy town succeed can be made easy If every one realizes the part he and she plays in 1t. Your dollar goes a long ways before coming back to you again.
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ployes wanted it, Ford appears to havl carried out his end of the deal.
 There have been numerous slowdowns, sltdowns, ana letdowns at the Ford plant since the contract was signed, grave enough to cause c. l. O. President Mur- ray to caution his men to abandon such tactics and carry out their end of the contract. Thus whatever honey may be served at the Ford-C. I. O. love feast, it looks as though the food may also be liberally seasoned with catch-up. It is not merely necessary to reach agreements in industrial disputes; 1t is also necessary to abide by them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

THE REAL STORY goes back to early August when Prince Konoyo sont c cable to the Presl- dent asking that they meet at 6 conference to discuss Pacific problems. When this was received in the State Department, Max. well Hamilton, chief Of the Dess parts Far Eastern Division, pro. posed that the United States Tie- gotiate.
 However, q group of his aAs ylsers in tho Far Eastern Die vision, who had been ln Japan
 recently, wore convinced that everything Japan was doing pointed Go war against the United states. They were c0ns VinCed that any Japanese dips lOlnatlC negotiations were mere bluff for the purpose of con. suThlng time while Japan fin' lshed preparations.
 This group Of TicnsappeaSers, however, was not consulted rei garding appeasement conversa- tons. So finally they drafted two-page memorandum warning that diplomat tic negotiations would lead to disaster. For the sake Of their own records, they wanted 1t made clear that they were opposed to appeaSement. Also they wanted to go over Max Hamiiton's head to Secretary Hull.
 Those who signed this warning were Cabot CoVille, Joseph M. Jones, Frank A, schuler, John R. Davies, Herbert Fales and |. Paul Penney,
 U. $. CLIVEDEN SET
 Immediately they were sum- moned before Hamilton, the chief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
A GIFT FOR UNCLE SAM

Here k Merry type Of Christ present Uncle Sam s In dire straits dire than most Of realize Let's celebrate this Christmas by giving present tO him. Let's think Of cur country than ourselves.
 November arpane protection back by holidays New Years make two holidays in quick defense workers wifi contribute holiday gift to Uncle Sam b working that dsy7 other citizens not skilled defense workers will balance that gift y contributing ordinary days salary Christmas present Co Uncle Sam?
 Just make out c check Uncle San H to the U s., Treasury Washington, c. yOu defeBSe worker In touch with plant and tell him viii chip in either Christmas New Years holiday present to country.
 DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

Sheer weight of metal may well win the war in the long run and so 1t is en- couraging to read that an all-time rec ord for ore transportation on the Great Lakes was exceeded by nearly 15,00o.0 o.0Oo tons during the past season. More than 8O000,00 gross tons of ore came down and copper for the war effort. And there the lakes to the smelters yielding iron is plenty more where that came from.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
PIease Pass the Catch-up

Five years ago, c. L o. organizers were being greeted at Henry Ford's River Roure plants with fists and brickbats. Todav three of the leading C.IO. organ lzers have been invited guests of Henry Wtfd at luncheon Henry Ford seems to knve gone a1I the way. Once reaching lhe decision fo accede to union organiza- ton nf ass n|afk after an election showed fIaal Mn g. Inning majority of his em-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

A. Approximately $500 pei annufi,
 c, My Son has been drafted, bit I do not know where inc Is How can I find out?
 4, Write to the ofiiee Of the Al iutant General, War Department Washington, D. c.. giving his full name, last known address and date Of enlistment or induction, 'B, known, t
 c. Do the people of Puerto Riro have any voice in choosing beir GoyeF1or7
 4. No; he Is appointed by the President and confirmed by the U, s, Senate.
 c. When was the coldest winter Of which there is Q Tec0rd7
 4, It occurred in i700, when frost penetrated three yards in the ground in Europe, and the whole AdriatIe Sea and the coast waters Of the Mediterranean were frozen
 c. Did Lionel Barrymore com pose any of the muse in the score Of the photoplay, "Dr KIldare'b Wedding Day.?
 4. He composed "rableaux Rus sc", an orchestral suite, played ID the picture,
 c. When was the first tclephonG installed in the White House?
 A. Tine exact date is not known The first telephone switchboard in Washington, D. C., was installed Dee cember l, 1878, and the White HouGe was one Of the first subscribers.
 c. What is the origin of tho word Stuka?
 4. It is q contraction Of twt German words, SturZ, meaning "dlye" and Kampf, battle"
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agencies interest," cd In improving living conditions.
 The inference was oil right be- cause it gave poe tential customers Q better range of plans and mater ials to choose from, competition kept prices down, and the problem was approached
 from : different points of view. In times like the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
Daily Almanac
n rises 3:3l a. m.

Moon rises 3:3l Q. m.
 Sun rises 7:lO a. m.; sets 4:25.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty mln- utes aftre sunset.
 Next week the shortest days of the year will be with us. Starting on Friday the per- iod of daylight will be only hours and IA minutes, approximately. This period ex- tends from Friday the 10th to Christmas Day. Actually there is difference in the time. but it's in seconds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

has touched it. Men looked at falling apples for hundreds of years and saw nothing remark able in their falling, but New ton sa W in a falling apple the demonstration of the law of gravi- tation. The peo- pie of Bedford
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
. NATIONAL
 SPoTLIG
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrreapUmdent

Washington, Dec. i6 = Talking about proposals to reoreanlze the defense housing setup, which Is ih considerable of .a mess, President Roosevelt took time out at q recent press conference to explain briefly the peace time advantages of hav- ing three or four governmental
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
HUMAN AND DIVINE
 MEAsUREMENTs

MEASUREMENTS Vision is the capacity to sec in things both their present and lat. ent possibilities.
 Ordinary men working upon a huge piece of stone would see . stone and nothing more. but Mi- chael Angelo, standing before the same piece of stone, beholds an an- gel in 1t before hammer or chisel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
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 a. I am a widow, 70 years of ags with two children, 1b and iS respees lively. Being unable to work, | should ike to know if there $ any way to obtain government aid2 y
 A, There Is no Federal or State. widows penSion," but widows Of any age with dependert children may be eligible for special assistance under state programS for aid to 'de- pendent children. All states give as- sIstance to children up to the age of 10, and an increasing number arc raising the age limit to le. For ifa~ formation about possible aid in your state, write to the Department or State Public Welfare, in the State capital.
 e, Did King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain spend night at the White House2
 A. Yes, the night of June 8, 1899. They were in Washington two days, June 6 and Q. ...5
 e. What is the average salary for civilian employees Of the Federal Government? 5....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR One goes behind 2 building
 not back of or in back Of G. I
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WASHINGTON December 15 possible to te he tragic inside story
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CaH you siiswsF seven ss thsge test guestiOns7 Turn Co back pgg' for the answers,
 1. Name the flagship Of Jolr Paul Jones which defeated tlie go Fapis.
 2. doaa meat iS edible; true 0 false?
 3, Tine pioneers of Utah yer haVed fro mthe rayages Of gI1lbs hoppeFs by what kind off birdas {, Of the following breeds Of dog which has the shortest legs; DaI nation. retriever, seaiyhanI .. O gFeyiound?'
 5. Name the postmaster genera, in the administration Of HeFber' Hoover.
 6. What was the middle name ol Robert Y. Lee?
 2, Which is more brittle, cast O wrought iron2
 8, Eroica is .a famous statue, Q Beethoven symphony, or Q Greek who swan the HelleSpont2
 9. What are the missing words II. the following proverb: "A man is as old as he -,- 7, Q woman as old as She -"2
 10. Who was Mercury in mythol- ogy?
 plus withdrawal of all Japanese troops.
 If President Roosevelt is right that the Japanese had begun preparing for the Hswail attack well in advance, there seems no question that none of Mfr. Hulvs proposals, whether appeasement or the Open Door policy, would have changed the coarse of the Japanese war lords.
 '(Copyright, 1041, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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Washington Merry Go Round ?

Department Sought ApPeoseent While Jops Prepared Wor
 Several Advisers Warned of Disaster But They Went Unheeded Ex-DpIomot Reported Toos PIons to Huln Von; Churchill chone Halted Proposals for ThreeMonth Truce
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What's Your I.Q.?

Gan y0H snswsF seven ss tIssge test guestlOns7 Turn Co back ppg' for the answers,
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c. What is the origin Of tho word Stuka?
 4. It is q contraction Of twt German words, Sturz, meaning "dIye" and Kampf, battle"
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a, What is the average salary for civilian employees Of the Federal Government? .n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Civilians Will
Get Gas Masks
In Near Future

Gas masks shortly will be dis-
tributed among civilians IN al
areas where chemical attack - re-
gsrded possibility. which includes
Tacoma. Bert Bradley director Of
Tsoomas Civilian Defense corps.
revealed Thursday
He said money for the masks
had already been appropriated by
congress. upon recommendation OF
Fiorello X. LsGuardis. director Of
national civilian defense. Approx
mately 100000 masks have been
ordered, Bradley said
In the meantime. pending re
ceipt of the masks. Bradley ad-
vised that, in event OF a gas at
tack. civilians should cover their
faces with wet cloths and 20 10
interior, unwindowed rooms in
their homes. IL possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Third Blackoui Observed Here

radio about the tine lights would
bs permitted in the morning.
Would Like sleep
I'd like 70 get some sleep AZ
night" Cain told the commits
sioner. The public hears ore
thing at night BY radio snd an
other thing happens II the morn
ing. what have YOU II say to
that. NJ. Eastwood -
Eastwood said he discussed the
lights with the police chief IN
seattle Wednesday night and
found Seattle officers had made
their own rulings
As I see IL. he SAID. ITS for
US 10 make our own regulations
All the commissioner joined in
the argument.
Mayor Cain. Eastwood. Fire
Chief f. n. Whitaker and Police
Chief Einsr Langseth all we're in
Seattle Wednesday night to meet
with Mayor Fiorello II. La Guardia
in Seattle Mayor Earl Millikin' :
office.
Cain said IL was learned there
without question that guarding OF
municipal utilities. bridges and
other things vital to defense will
have 10 be local responsibilities at
least until the immediate danger
passes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Held for Theft
OF Defense Bonds

SEATTLE - Police Thursday
held two army deserters. Earl
Keller Jr., 10. and Kenneth Kilnar.
20. for the theft Of $4,000 in
government defense bonds from
the office Of an oil company. The
bonds were recovered.
The youths said they deserted
from Company X, 15sth Infantry,
at Camp San Luis Obispo. Cal,
Nov. 20. They hitch-hiked TO
Seattle, arriving two weeks ago.
Police said they admitted stealing
an automobile here and burglar
izing candy stores.
Keller said he alone broke into
the Home Oil Company last satur-
day and stole the bonds and $3.50
in cash.
Keller was arrested Tuesday
night when two deputy sheriffs
answered burglar alarm at a
potato chip factory. Kilnsr es-
capped in hail of bullets but was
arrested at a hotel yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Robt. Oldham
Funeral Held
Attorneys Rites
Are in Seottle

Funeral services for Robert p.
Oldham. 50. prominent Seattle at
torney. well known in both politi-
cal and business circles we're held
Thursday at ?. n. from the
Bonney-wstson uortuary. Seattle.
He died Monday. ending 30 years
Of law practice in Seattle. He
had long taken an active part in
Democratic party affairs.
Born in Marietta, o. he vas
educated at the University Of
Cincinnati and Harvard law school.
His mother. Betty Washington
(LowelD Oldham. was descend
ant Of the Washington family. and
his father was a prominent at
torney in Washington. D. c.
He leaves his wife; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Charles Gordon OF Lon
don, an editor on the London
Harper Bazaar, and Mrs. Edward
Scripps Of Seattle: and a son r.
P. Oldham, jr., Of Los Angeles.