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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-08-07

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
On Again, Of Again

Latest news dispatches say that the Republican State Central Committee wants COP legislators to seek repeal of the law compelling automobile inspec- tions at the current General Assembly session. This will set some sort of a record for the party on this particular topic Thanks to the Republican Party this particular statute has gone up and down the ladder in the last two or three years like scared rabbit Republicans have been for it and have been against it. They wanted it and yet they didn't want it. Now they are to be definitely committed to stand against it.
 Perhaps there is an explanation to such a change of sentiment. Maybe Republi- cans may say that they were opposed to the law right from the beginning, but accepted it and later actually tried to inn prove on the law. But actually we doubt if there was ever any real support from the Republicans on the measure. And it's quite true, too, that lot of Demo- cratS never approved of motor vehicle ln- Spections at regular intervals But they accepted the proposal as one of progress and went along in framing it into law.
 AS yet the Republicans haven't any thing to offer in place of the inspection idea and we don't think they will have a substitute. If they succeed in busting the testing lanes at the present session it will mean simply that motorists no longer will be required by law to make their cars conform at least twice year to certain requirements in safety fea- tures We may not be able to see any diff ference in accident records after the change, but one thing is pretty certain if enough monkeying with automobile laws is carried on there1l be letdown in the safe driving crusade with unfor- tunate results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
Is the Golden Door" Closed?

Back 50 years or more ago, a colossal statue, gift of the Republic of France, rose at New York's ocean gateway. The Republic of France is no more, having only recently officially become The French State. The statue still stands. Liberty, they called her, Liberty En- Tightening the World" with brave torch raised against darkness For that dedi- cation poem was read Its words had been inscribed on the monument. They were by Emma Lazarus, and the last lines read,
 ''Send these, the homeless, tenn
 pest-tOsSed, to me:
 'T lift my lamp beside the golden
 door,"
 They came freely, for many years, those men and women disillusioned and disheartened with the Old World, to seek new homes and better life in the New they were for decades new blood that freshened and invigorated the life of the growing Republic. Times changed. The stream was regulated, reduced Then came evil times even to the New World, and the stream dropped to a trickle. War con- vulsed Europe, and certain minorities of race and politics have now become home
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less wanderers. in Europe, wanted aC hOIle only as. fodder for revengeful rifles, un- wanted and burdenSome in temporary haven abroad Their state becomes pro greSSively more desperate as country a1ter country falls before the invaders. Many earnest efforts have been made to bring them to the New World. Mexico has taken many, especially those closely tleo to her speech and culture. The Domlnl- can Republic, Cuba, and other western countries have humanely helped. The United States has not done what US great resources, population and traditions might suggest.
 One of the reasons may be that most of the efforts to bring in refugees have been privately backed by political, social, or racial groups whose interest is presumed by many to be special rather than gen. eral. Naturally, the United States does not want immigrants selected by groups and sub-groups with special inter eStS in mind It wants immigrants Se- lected by it's own government with na- tional interests only in mind. But only the special groups seem active in the mat ter; people generally remain indifferent, or hostile, thinking of unemployment and their own jobs.
 The government has just rejected a plea from France that thousands of refugees there from Luxembourg, Bel gium and Germany be received here. The government, probably quite properly, sug- gested that France first release $500 refugees who already have American visas, but who in the tangle between France and Germany, cannot get exit permits Be tween indifference and red tape, people are perishing. For one reason or another, Liberty may still lift her lamp beside the golden door, but the door is almost closed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
A Thought for Today
Educational Needs

Governor Robert A. Hurley in his inau- gural address pointed out that he intend ed to come back to the educational prop lems of the state many times during ms administration Although he did not eX- press any too much enthusiasm 1n the expansion of the trade school policy ot the state, a subject in which Waterbury is vitally interested, he did give evidence of an interest in matters educational that means he will lend an attentive ear to the various problems that are always presented when the Legislature is Ill ses- sion. It must be called to the atten- ton of our legislators that Q system within the state has not yet been unfolded. We have Teachers College 1n New Britain and we have normal schools at New Haven, Danbury, and Wllllmantlc, although we probably will be brought up sharp for designating the latter three as normal schools as they now go by the same title as the New Britain institution But if all are to be actually teachers colleges, then something will have to be done about it,
 Take the New Britain school, for eX- ample. Today it offers educational op- portunities for both men and women, but there is only a dormitory for women; the men must board out. The present dor mitory is not adequate for the close to 800 students enrolled there. All these schools were intended physically and otherwise, to be two-year course institu- ti3ns Now they are four-year schools. All of which requires legislative aid. If we are to continue the four teachers colleges, then something must be done to make each and everyone meet the demands If the mentioned consolidation plan is to be put through the Legislature needs must gird itself for battle. But in any event state educational needs require some attention to these institutions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
ALL MUST COOPER RATE IN PRESERVING PRESENT
 STANDARD OF LIVING
Hartford, Conn. January II. 1941

Hartford, Conn. January II, 1941 Editor of The Democrat:
 We are determined to give "all aid short of war;. In fulfilling this de- | termination we face among other obstacles a head-on-collision with business as usual.'
 Why are we giving "all aid short | of war?" The Presidents broadcast of December 18th stated most con- vincingly why aid to Britain is now the most effective method of de- fense for us against Hitler and all that he stands for. Great Britain'S aeroplanes, armies and navieS are' the only remaining obstacles to Hit ler's achieving his purpose of en- slavement of all Europe and then ! ultimately of us. And Great Britain is today the only European Democ- racy having the strength of purpose and moral courage to meet the blitzkreig which has shattered the morale of every other nation ex- posed to it.
 But why is it that Hitler, while seeking to enslave the world has been able to first enslave his own people? And why is it that Hitler holds the Democracies, including ours, in such contempt? Is it be- cause of the long march of events for the three years preceding the war, by which Germany took Czech | al Ic1O bio oy1d IncfrnroI Dnlo 9 1 These were but convincing proofs of internal and fundamental weak neSseS which prevented the democ- racies of Europe from getting to- gether early enough on any effective policy of defense. More fundamen- tai was the evidence that the dem- ocracieS were unable to put aside either business us usual or politics as usual and devote themselves to preparedness by excluding every other personal interest. All of the free nations in 1888 knew that Ger many was three years ahead of them in arming. During these years preparation for war had become the only business controlling the rights, privileges and life of every individ- ual in the German nation.
 Finally, after the futile efforts at appeasement, eliminating in the Pact of Munich, England and France and Belgium knew that war was inevitable. Yet, even then, they were unable to get their people to face the sacrifices required for joint action; nor could the citizens of any nation separately face what the sit- uation demanded in the giving up of business as usual. It meant uni versal conscription, the loss of or dinary commercial business, higher taxation, longer hours of labor. re- duced production for consumption, economy in government, and ration ing of food. This endangered all that their old way of life and liberty stood for and in addition it prom ised a frightful loss of human life and terrible suffering.
 Hitler dominated as an absolute dictator because he knew that every effort of his enemies was paralyZed by divisions and interminable poli- tical discussions. When a decision was finally arrived at, it was always too late to be effective. One after another of the Allies has gone down under the onslaught until finally only the invincible courage of the British people stands between them and their destruction.
 Are we not binding ourselves by l the same paralysis of business as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

New York is once more on the Warpath against those individuals or objects which create undesirable noises. Mayor La Guardia may be regarded as one of the foremost opponents of noise makers. Ger tainly he does his city a great favor in launching and supporting such move ments There are so many sources of un- pleasant and unnecessary noises in big city that definite curbing action must be taken regularly More cities should do the same
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
In Today's Mail

usual, quite as weakly as did the European nations?
 The way out of this paralysis of inaction is for all four of the ma jor sources of preparedness to go back to the first responsibilities which face them. The public, the government, management and labor all have primary duties to perform, which are alike in being based upon sacrifice of their personal inter eSts.
 THE PUBLIC MUST REALIZE that the dangers confronting us cannot be overcome without giving up many of the gains, luxuries and satisfactions of our old way of life, Nothing short of an enlistment of all of the voluntary working ener- gies of the nation can overcome the dictated efforts of an enslaved peo- pie. It is inconceivable that 130 mil lion free people enlisted in defend- ing themselves cannot overcome any alliance of nations dependent upon the will of Hitler.
 THE GOVERNMENT M U s T REALIZE that the enormous indus trial resources of the country can most effectively be directed toward the maximum of defense when the responsibility for the organiZat' on 1 of industry is centered in one head. Having picked the most skillful in- dustrial executive. it must grant to him authority to build an organiza- | fiaxa ,,1a i,,f management and equipment, es- tablish priorities in delivery, and plan and guide production without regard to political or sectional in- l terests.
 Industry and its management must realize that business cannot go on as usual until our defenses are assured. The necessities of pro duction for defense must have the right of way over every other type of production, just as fast as the men and machines can be made available. There is no other possible way in which the United States can be made "the arsenal of the Dem- ocracies" in time to defeat the Nazi power.
 LABOR MUST SEE that the way to preserve our standards of living for the future is to put every effort at our command into defending them against enslavement under Hitler. The only possible way in which we can now protect ourselves is to match the burdens and sacri- fees which the German people have been compelled to make with the voluntary giving here of all the strength we possess. The Germans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

The handling of those draftees who are reported to have arrived at Hartford this week for their physical examination in an intoxicated condition wasn't certainly anything to be proud of. We may be wrong in criticizing the action of those officials in Hartford who promptly washed their hands, of the local of lenders, but we are going to be persist ent enough to say that we don't think they used good judgment in summarily dismissing the boys. It was their place, to be sure, to hand out discipline. for after all discipline is the main line of de- fense of the American army as well as any other Discipline, however, doesn't consist of placing a responsibility on somebody elses shoulders. Waterbury's draft board heads were put in predica- ment by the Hartford action. They couldn't get out of it. A more sensible attitude in Hartford to begin with would have resulted in the proper reinstatement for offenders, but at the same time have preserved order and not upset routine or provided problem for which there seems to be no answer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

Wedding out of undesirable" liquor establishments through broader powers for the State Liquor Control Commission may follow this current legislative ses- sion. It is expected that there will be many liquor law changes sought from the legislators. Many of these will originate within the organized liquor groups, such as the tavern-oWners and the dealers. Others, though, will come from the com mission or from other agencies that are concerned with the operation of the vari- ous licenses within the state. Both the legitimate members of the liquor indus try and the general public will welcome anything that tends to provide better feelings on both sides. Too often, though, reforms become crusades without real motive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
Minerva-With a Squint

The Goddess of Learning, Minerva, has come back to Belgium six months after the German invader overran the land But she squints badly The Bel gian universities have at last been re- opened Brussels, Louvain, Ghent, and Leige, famous names all in the academic world, again seek students to learn what?
 Why, whatever the Nazi masters per init to be taught At the elbow of the head of every institution sits Nazi "co- ordinator," who will see that nothing is taught that is unpleasant to Nazi ears, and who will in addition lecture on such subjects as "Germanistics. This is Liberation" as brought by tank, torch, and terror
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
HIGHlIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Days of Americas Mad Monarch Told

Days of Americas
 Mad Monarch Told
 You will go long way to find
 city with a more red-blOOded,
 dramatic history than San
 Francisco, city of the Forty
 miners, the Clipper ships (saiI-
 ing and fying), the Wells
 Fargo Express. Barbary Coast,
 Huntington, CrOcker and the
 Central Pacific. Felix Rie-
 senberg, Jr., makes the most
 of it in a book as colOrful as the
 city itself, Golden Gate"
 (Kncpf: S3.5O. Just a jot of the
 color that is San FranciscO's is
 this story of Joshua Norton,
 Norton I, Emperor of the Uni
 ted States and Protector of
 Mexico"
 Joshua Norton had not been an emperor when he arrived in San Francisco in 1849. He came bank rupt from South Africa, hopeful of building a fortune in the gold coun- try, and became one of the many prosperous merchants trading on that wild waterfront, speculating in commodities which ranged from hides to foodstutfs. Eventually he built a rice mill.
 Bad luck overhauled Norton in 1852, the year he and his partners had cornered the rice market. They were about to reap a man. moth profit when procession of ships passed through the Golden Gate, all of them laden with rice. The ensuing litigation resulted ln Norton's losing his mind. He was next heard from in 1859 as "Em- peror Norton," and through the years San Francisco honored him.
 His signed decrees appeared in the newspapers ordering" the building of bridge to the Faral- lon Islands; the abolition of the presidency, and the changing of many laws. The city always ad- dressed him as Emperor and paid with chuckle his tax" of fifty cents. TailorS made him gold braided, blue uniforms that height ened, to striking degree his re- semblance to Louis Napoleon.
 For 20 years restaurants fed him, and trains and steamship lines were ever at his service San Francisco was sad when the Emperor sank to the sidewalk one rainy January night near old St.. Mary's church. The mad monarch and his two dogs, Hummer and Lazarus, were missed. These were the tolerant days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

of the British Embassy. had been promoted to the rank of minister, brought an unwonted gush of en- thusiasm from Washington of ficials. But it wasn't what it ap- peared to be.
 What was being hailed was not Buffers advancement but the hope that it would mean his early departure to other fields. Like his namesake, the late Neville Chamberlain, Butler does not sit well with Washington authori- ties.
 A mincing career diplomat, he is as cold and stiff as ice and so steeped ill protocol that it takes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
Selected Poem
WARNING

(Harold Vinal in the New York Times) Than the seas sandals more than wings that proke We heard beyond the marshes something more Across the silver silence of the shore. Beyond the outer reefs whisper woke AS though bell were rung beneath the tide, The first hint of low thunder in the air The buoy was rumor of wide Rushing of sudden combers everywhere. Only those born on islands know the sound Of such a fury long before it breaks And so are warned before the breakers pound To run to shelter before chaos wakes, Shaking the spruceS and the tamaracks And raining anger down upon their backs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

crease in tn e number of ap- plications f o r citizenship.
 Ordin ari ly a b out 15O,000 applications are filed a year. R i g h t now, with the big r e egis tra tion campaign just c o m p l e t e d, more than 40O,- 900 applications are on file. Na- turalization off, cialS expect this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
Daily Almanac
rises 7:38 p. m.

Moon rises 7:38 p. m.
 Sun rises TIA a. m.; sets 4:49 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 1941 is getting of to the same sort of start that we had in 1940. If it continues along the same pattern therell be another year with Q definite cold streak running through it. It will be recalled that practically every month of 1940 each season, had cold spell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
What's Your l. O.?
Can YOU answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. Name the capital of Switzer- land.
 2. Does the vice president of the U. S. receive IT, 19, or 2l-gun sal ute?
 3. Which member of the present cabinet was in the cabinet of Pres ident Hoover?
 4. Kva. is the abbreviation Of what electrical term?
 5. Are sunspots cooler or hotter than the rest of the sun?
 6. Belgrade is the capital of Bull grade. Yugoslavia or Rumania?
 2. Which generals led the oppos- ing armies at the Battle of Sara toga?
 g. Who painted the famous "Au- rora"?
 g. The foreign po!lcy of expand- ing commercial relations, especial ly with South American countries, under the guise of international friendships, as established by Pllii- ander c. Knox when he was Secre-- tary of State, is known by what disparaging term?
 TO- Which Michigan city is famed for furniture manufacturing?
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him ten acre lot to turn around. Privately, he is known as Bottle neck, and officials gnash their teeth when they have to do busi- ness with him.
 Buffers di-ly-dallying is blamed for blocking several important ne- gotiations: one a plan under which Britain would have con- tracted for five year supply of United States fruits and canned goods in exchange for strategic raw materials such as rubber and tin.
 Copyright, 1941, by United
 Feature Syndicate, IncD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

do not recognize any rules which consider social gains. At least until we can assist adequately in the res cue of the other democracies which have gone down into slavery, do not let us withhold any effort we can reasonably put forth for their and our own defense.
 HOWELL CHENEY, Treas,
 Connecticut Economic Council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrPespOndent

Washington, Jan. 15-Most strik- ing immediate result of the registra- ton of the 4,7O0,00O aliens in the United States has been a vast iY1-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, Every morning l
 take a run followed by a
 shower bath; say, "and im-
 mediateIy afterward a shower bath"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

If you want a copy of the book let PRESIDENTS AND THEIR WIVES, send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing ton, D. c. Enclose ten cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
Washington Merry -Go-Round
DREW PIE A R s o N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15
WPA DOES BIG DEFENSE JOB

One of the biggest defense pro- grams in the whole country can be chalked up to the credit of WPA's relief workers-who right now are on the last lap of a $500,000000 set of additions to the nations defenses.
 Some of this work was begun five years ago, and some of it was begun only yesterday. Some of it has been done under the direct supervision of army and navy men, and some of it has been done under WPA supervi- sion with army and navy approval. It has included the building of air corps airports, the construction of hundreds of barracks, the building of rifle ranges, erection of machine shops, repair of arsenals, construc- tion of armories, the reconditioning of army posts in preparation for the new draft army, additions to the facilities of navy yards and the erection of army hospitals.
 One of the biggest single jobs done by WPA has been the con- struction of Lowry Field, a major air corps base near Denver. Starting from scratch, WPA took a stretch of unused land and graded it, built air plane runways, laid sub-surface utility lines, built barracks, officers quarters, mess halls, repair shops and so on-and then started work on an auxiliary bombing field near by. The whole was a $5 ,000, ,000 job. Equally important mas been the work done for the Boston and Phil adelphia navy yards. Since 1885, WPA has done $60oo,0OO worth of work at Philadelphia. At the Boston yard it built two complete shipways large enough for construction of destroyers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-15

o. How many American soldiers were in the Expeditionary Force on November II, 1918?
 A. POST ,675.
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Questions
 andAnswers
vov,D oI,rsTToNs ANSWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED The waterbury Democrat Service Rureau will answer for you Tree' onv question of fact. or intorma- tion. not involving extensive re search. Write your que3tion cieaE Iy. sign name and address, en" ? close a three cent postage stamp. !, Medical or legal advice cannot pc |. given. Address The Waterbury 6emocrat's Washington Service Bureau, 1913 18th Street, Wash ingtOn, D c.
 o. What proportion of the people in the IInited States have savings accounts?
 A. About thirty-five per cent.
 @. When was the Department of Agriculture created, and who was the first Secretary? M
 A. It was created in 1889, Ill the closing months of Cleveland's first administration and he appolnOeo Norman J. Colman as the 1lrSt Sec- retary of Agriculture.
 o. When was the state Capitol at Charleston, w. Va. burnt?
 A. The temporary structure was destroyed by fire on March 2, l921; The old Capitol had been destroyed by fire in 1921 and the temporary one, costing about $60,O00, was be- ing used while the permanent bulld- ing now in use was under construc- tion.