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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
FAMINE, PESTILENCE FOLLOW IN WAKE OF GREAT EURO-
 PEAN CONFLICT
Editor of The Democrat:

Editor of The Democrat:
 Once more the Four HorSemen of the Apocalypse are galloping over the world. The four horsemen are War, Hunger, Famine and Death, the four horSemen described by the Angel of the Lord in the Book of Revelations to St. John The Divine, in a prophecy of what would sure ly happen in the last days.
 In the wake of the terrible war now raging in Europe, follows hun ger, famine and death. Hundreds of thousands of war refugees from the devastated countries of Poland, Norway, Belgium and The Neither lands are without food, medicine, shelter or clothes. It is not pleas ant picture to look at. The stark, tragic story of the refugees of the Second World war during the fiend- ish slaughter on both sides by the belligerents, of the innccents, is yet to be told, if it is ever told. Millions of old and young are dying for want of the things that make bare ex- istence possible, and from exposure to the bitter winter. The war has broken Up thousands of homes and families, and driven helpless, poor women and children unto the high. ways, who had to leave behind in their flight all they possessed in the world. A story comes from the Vi- enna area of an old woman 83 years old, and her granddaughter, who had been driven from their home, who had to sell the last half dozen
 silver spoons they had taken with them to buy food. and when that money was gone the old woman had to sell her gold teeth. Thousands of refugees have died, no one knows how many. Some starved to death, others frozo to death. Many were killed by border guards in trying to escape out Of the countries where they had made their homes since the last war. others killed thems selves to eeeane the pAiigs of hunger and exposure. becauDo they saw no hope ahead of help or aAslslancc. Families Of Fefugoos have been separated, children from their paFs ents. and parnnis from theiF chile
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Ifs svmpathizers have taken re- sponsibility for their own state ments. But it would be a mis- take to assume that the Ameerlca First Committee is not active.
 Few of the senators whom It seeks to influence realize it, but copies of America First cores pondence which have come to me attention of some legislators sflo" that in few short weeks the committee has built up an or oanization which extends its ln- fluence to numerous radio sta tions preachers, and anti-War groups, and has it's own conil- denial observers in the Capltol.
 Leading members of the Amer ica First Committee are Alice I,ongworth, Mrs. Burton K. Wnee!- err Hanford McN.der (Coo-idge's Assistant Secretary of Wao, Wll- liam R. Castle CHoover's Under Secretary of State), Mrs. Bennett Clark. General Hugh Johnson, Irwin s. Cobb, and General ROD ert E. wood, who is head of inc organization and also of Sears, Roebuck & Go. However, they appear willing to remain i'll the background.
 In fact, that is one of the man features of the lobbying methods of the America First Committee it does not reveal all Of its far-flung activities to the pulp lie.
 Thus Lee Williams, a member of the committees staff, sent various tranrcriptions of speeches by Senator Nye, Senator Wheeler, ex-Governor Ali Landon, and other isola. ionists. But in send ing the records for re-broadcast' williams cautioned:
 "These recordings do not men tion the name of the America First Committee. They are simple messages from the speakers to the people. The sole function of the Committee is to cooperate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24

We can bear heavy burdens in their behalf and do it without complaint. Like the boy on the poster, we de- clare that the burden is nothing we love this person. What differ ence does @ little extra weight make?
 Henry Drummond said many years ago that love is the greatest thing in the world. As matter of fact, love is the only thing in the world. Everything else is footenote and comment. Gods power comes from Ills love. Our power over oth- CTS has it's origin in our devotion to them. Our love for the higher things of God makes self-restraint possible.
 If we could only learn to think Of Cod in terms Of love, we would think of Him as Jesus thought Of Him. Many people look upon Him aS q punisher. But He Is not. He iS perfect love personalized. And be-. cause Of that, He bears the burden of our unworthinesS as C it were nothing at all and enables lis to bear the burdens Of those we love without complaint
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Which wild flower is reputed to be the National flower of the United States?
 2. What is the maximum power on which any radio station in the United States is permitted to op- crate?
 3. In the name Honolulu, T. H." what does<T. H. stand for? 4. Under which President was Levi P. Morton the Vice President?
 5. Name the capital of Spain.
 6. Can two full moons evef occur in the month of February?
 2. Name the man who was a nominee for President of the Unit ed States in 1920 and ran for that office while he was serving a sen- tence in a penitentiary.
 8. What labor union is known by the initials JAVA?
 g. By what process are whiskey, rum, brandy, and alcohol, made?
 TO- Whose life did James BoS- well write?
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Current Comment

There are no sidel!nes in today's wars. - Robert P. Patterson, under. secretary of war.
 Watch out lest our great country get Into Thirty Year War, then find ourselves alone with the i'm. possible task Of fighting the whole of Europe and Asia. - Philip F. La Toilette. former governor of Wisconsin.
 Gentlemen. choose girls who are less intelligent than you are, You'll feel much moro comfortable with them. -- pr. Blake Crider. Penn Col. lege psychologist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24

Legislative hearings at the Capitol are just starting to warm up. From now on lively sessions of the more important committees can be expected every time there is legislative day Important bills are to be considered this year and 1t be- hooves individuals interested in them to be on hand or to see that proper repre- sentatives are there to espouse or oppose proposals that may become laws.
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minister is sound one. Enclosed herewith is my personal check aJ small contribution toward this work"
 On the same day, General Wood also sent an office memo to R. Douglas Stuart, Jr., in which he Said:~
 Dear Bobby: I am enclosing letter addressed to me by the Church League of America. I wish you would get in touch with this MT. Robnett right away. I think we ought to urge htem to get this statement out to their min- isters as quickly as possible, even if we have to help them"
 Three days later. on February 1, MT. Stuart, whose father is an executive of the Quaker Oats company wrote as follows to MT. Robnett:
 q am pleased to enclose check for $150 to be used toward com- pleting your mailing to the min- isters throughout the United States. This mailing is to be the one calling attention to the dangers involved in HR 1776. I will be very interested in hearing from you as to how this mailing progresses, with further details of axact cost of your operation. Speed is essential
 LANNON'S SPEECHES
 The America First Committee also has maintained close contacts with various national figures who might gid in its propaganda drive. On February 4, Lee Williams ad- dressed a letter to ex-Governor
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with these speakers in the distri- button of the recordings"
 No mention is made as to where the funds are raised to pay for these radio recordings but it is clear that the sena- tors are not paying for them themselves.
 MESSAGE TO PREACHERS
 This same desire to keep tht America First Co1lmittee in the background was apparent in an inner office memorandum of Feb. ruary 3, signed "R. D. s. Jr." presumably R. Douglas Stuart, Jr., director of the committed and sent to members of the staff. It read:
 with reference to the memo written by MT. Bliss on January go regarding substituting some of the better anti-war groups, I want you to understand this informa- ticn should go no further than this office
 Other correspondence revealed an indirect move to propagandize some of the ministers of the country who might oppose lend- lease bill. For on January 29 General Wood sent letter to George w. Robnett, Secretary of the Church League of America, 53 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, which said:
 "Ycur letter of January 28 has just been received. am de- lighted that you have the same view of Bill No. 1776 that our American First Committee has, and, and I think .. the idea that the statement enclosed should be placed in the hands of every
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 5:29 a. m.
 Sun rises 6:36 a. m; sets 5:37 D. ri
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Eleven hours of daylight are available now and it's surprising that national defense de. mands have not utilized them more fully by a demand for daylight saving. The last war produced what We now call summer time; the present one may do more things to suil- time
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 the District of Columbia so he can speak 1t flu- ently is some thing that will have to be re- ported on later.
 For the mo- ment, it will be sufficient to say that if eve r there was a place where the chief industry is talk, this is it.
 The source of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24

was the pcCuIe of a vigorous looking boy car rying an emaci- ated and crip- pied lad in his arms. and be- meath were these words: "He ain't heavy-he'S my brother.
 It makes a difference when we love people
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
Questions
 and Answers
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED The Waterbury Democrat SeEvics Bureau win answer for yOu free any question of fact or infoEma' tion. not involving extensive re search. Write your question clear ly, sign name and address, enc close . three cent postage stamp Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address The WaeerbuFy Democrats Washington Service Bureau, 1913 18th Street. Wash ingt0n, D. o.
 @. On what basis is the Federal tax on gasoline levied?
 A. On the number of gallons to which title passes when gasoline IS sold by the manufacturer.
 e. Does a United States patent furnish protection in foreign coun- tries?
 A. No, it protects an invention only in the United States. Protec- tion in foreign countries is obtained by separate patents in each country.
 @. Does oxygen burn? ! A. It is non-inflammable, but it's combination with other clements or materials with evolution of heat and light is commonly known as "conn- bustion," and the material corpbin- ing thus with oxygen is said to be "inf1ammable;;" examples are, burn ing of wood, coal, gas, etc.
 @. What is slush fund?
 A. AS political idiom is means a sum of money used for bribery or for buying votes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24

TODAY's COMMON ERROR The Inodifier should be an ad- jective if it denotes the con- ditiOn of the object, but an adverb if it explains the action of the verb, as, "He held the wheel tight; or "He held the wheel tightly in his hand"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
National
 Spotlight
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat washington Correspondent

washington, Feb, 24-How long it takes a foreginer from one of the 4S states or U. s. territories and possessions to lerafi the language of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
Bv EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D
HE'S MY BROTHER

In one of our large cities a poster displayed during a recent uniteo Charities drive called forth wide spread and favorable comment. It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
A Thought for Today

The earth also is defled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the ever lasting covenant-ISaiah 24:5.
 The certainty of punishment, even more than its severity, is the preventive of crime.-Tryon Edwards.
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Washington Merry-G Go-Round By

America First Committee Mushrooms Into Wide Lobby Stays in Bocground Pays for Distributing ProPogondo But Its Members Speak Individuals.
 WASHINGTON February States all growth Committee hasnobee rauchp
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The Nome nugget., 1941-10-10

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SPAB ISSUES DECREE AFFECTING MATERIAL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (P) - Tae Supply and Priorities Board issued a sweeping policy in a decree fol'bidding the start of any public or private construc- tion which will use critical mat erial essential to the nations de- fence or public health. The rul- ing of the SPAB, the announce ment said will affect power, nav. ga.ion and flood control projects, office buildings, post offices, ho- tels, highways and even residen- tial construction and will Sus- pend such n-esSential building fer the duration of the emergen- cy. SPAB officials said the ruling carried the implication that the Prorities division, headed by Donald Nelson, by using it's prior i;y power to deny materials to projects considered uneSsential, could block works projects ap- proved by Congress.
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Nazi Press Chief, In Berlin, From
 Hitler's Headquarters Declares
 Soviet Union Militarily Finished

town, then recaptured it and fin ally withdrew again under pres sure of numerically superior Nazi forces.
 A midday Red bulletin said Marshal Timoshenko's forces on the central front are still battling fercely against the Nazi jugger- naut in the Bryansk and Vyazma sectors.
 Tass indicated that Soviet troops still held Vyazma. Russian warplanes, Tass said, "concentrat ed heavy blows on enemy tank columns which managed to break through in that sector and struck telling blows on one such column proceeding toward Vyaz- ma.
 Russian civilians are now re- ported fighting shoulder -to-ShouI der with Red army soldiers to stem the Nazi rush to Moscow
 A German pilot said that snow is falling behind the front lines, spreading a thin layer over the Russian steppes.
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President Arias of Panama Flees

PANAMA. Oct. 9 (4) - Pan- anna President Arias fled the country by ajrplane at 5:30 am. Tuesday with such secrecy that his departure was not disclosed until today when his successor was sworn in. Neither his motiv- es for leaving the country nor the events leading up to the sudden development were clear, but the country is quiet.
 Although no official reason was given for Arias' departure, pol itical circles said pressure was brought against him by political opponents and foes who accused him of being anti-American and pro-Nazi They said it was fear ed that his nationalistic policies might jeopardize the country $ relations with the Uinted States. On the surface, there is no indl- cation other than internal politics as a background for the flight.
 The Supreme Court of Panama swore in Earnesto Jean Guardia, second vice-president, reputed in favor of collaboration with the United States, as head of the gov ernment.
 The Arias regime had been in office for about year. He recent ly refused to allow ships flying the flag of Panama to be armed Many ships under Panama reg istry are carrying United States war aid to Britain.
 Arias was said to have flown tC Barranquilla, Colombia, by Pan American-Grace Airways plane and has since reached Ceir Fuegos Cuba.
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UNDATED, Oct. 9 lP) - Hit ler's press chief declared that the Soviet Union is militarily finished as the 110-day-old war on the eastern front was virtual ly decided when nearly a million Red emmy troops were caught in two vast encirclements by the German drive on Moscow. The sensat i,onal pronouncement which was not elaborated by any details of specific land gains, came from Dr. Otto Dietrich, ar irving in Berlin, direct from Hit ler's eastern front headquarters. He asserted, from the springs of the Volga to the Sea of Azoy, the remnants of the Soviet arm ies are everywhere in retreat"
 The Berlin radio broadcast a Shanghai dispatch, quoting ''So- viet quarters" reporting that the Russian government is fleeing Moscow. There was no confrma- ton elsewhere.
 A special command bulletin, heralded by a fanfare of trump cts, over the German radio, de- clared that Russia's battered Red armies have not a single division left fully fit for battle, on the entire front.
 Dietrich said: Let the English attempt a landing in Norway, Holland, Belgium, or the French coast and they VII learn what reserves we still have"
 While the Germans thus pro- claimed the clinactic turning point of the worlds greatest mil itary campaign, the Russians ack noWledged that they had with drawn from Orel, key town 68 miles southeast of Bryansk, on the MoscoW-Kharkov railroad, but gave no intimation of a pend ing collapse. Russian troops were reported resisting strongly north of Orel after a three-days bat tie. They first abandoned the
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tured a village around Vyazma and found 4,500 Germans dead. Elsewhere in the same region, counter attacking Soviet troops are reported to have routed a German motorized column, kill .ng 5000 Nazis and destroying 220 tanks in a fve-day battle.
 The Red Star said German ad- Vances around Bryansk were achieved only through sheer weight of numbers the invaders suffering enormous losses. The Red Star said the Germans are throwing immense forces into the new push after being routed earlier in the Bryansk sector, to 20 miles southwest of Moscow.
 The atmosphere in Moscow it. self is distinctly more confident, in contrast to yesterdays official acknowledgement of a grave en- ergency. The Soviet command is reported to have opened the flood gates on RuSsia's mighty man power of reserves, throwing masses of fresh troops into the bitter conflict
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Helen Bender. of Juneau Empire to Marry Al Monson

JUNEAU, Oct. 10 (Juneau Elm pire) - Helen Troy Bender, president of the Empire Publish ing Company and Capt. Ali N. Monson of Pan American Air ways, announced plans to be married Saturday afternoon. The wedding ceremony will be per formed n the room of the brides father, John W. Troy, at St. Ann's Hospital.
 The couple will reside in Ju- neau; she maintaining her official duties on the Empire and Mon son will continue piloting Panair Lodestars between Alaska and Seattle.
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Fire In Hospital At Point Barrow
 Threatens Village

PIT. BARROW, Oct. 10 lP) A fire which threatened disaster to Barrow, destroyed the Depart ment of Interior doctors and nurses quarters. The town had no fre-fighting equipment and Eskimos, in sub-zero temper atures, formed 2 bucket brigade from a water hole chopped thru a foot of ice. A 15-mjle wind kept the flames from the othe. buildings.
 pr. Harry Burnstein, and Clara Kaufman and Madeleine Berwick, nurses. saved ther per sonal belongings and hospital sup plies stored in the building Es- kimos began dragging away the charred timberS to their homes for fuel.
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WASHINGTON, Oct g tP) - President Roosevelt, asserting it is time for the us to "stop play ing into Hitler's hands and un- shackle our own" urged Con- gresS to revise the Neutrality Act to speedily permit the arm ing of American merchant yes sels, in special message. He also left the door open for further re- Vison later, to wipe out another major prohibition that of pre- venting American cargo ships from travel to Ibelligerent ports, saying that Hitler has offered us challenge which we aS An ericans cannot and will not tol- crate"
 The President said, We will not let Hitler prescribe the wa ters of the world in which our ships may travel The American flag is not going to be driven from the seas either by his sub marines, his airplanes or by his threats. We cannot permit the affirmative of the defense of cur rights to be annulled or diluted by sections of the Neutrality Act which have no realism in th light of the interruptions amb.- tion of madman."
 Administration leaders moved rapidly to implement the Presi-
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Turkey Concludes Trade Treaty With Germany

BERLIN, Oct. 10 (P) - The conclusion of German-Turkish trade treaty involving about eighty million on each side. was announced, to run until March 31, 1943. A spokesman said the pact was signed at Ankara and called on Germany to send war materials and iron and steel pro ducts in return for Turkish eX- ports of raw materials, principal ly cotton, tobacco, olive oil and minerals.
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Relations With Panama unchanged President Says

WASHINGTON. Oct. 10 lzl - President Roosevelt declared that dip p'omatic relations with Panama will remain absolutely unchanged as a result of the change of presidents. He tod a press conference that he talked with the State Department last night and apparently it was made in accordance with the Pan amanian constitution, So the question of recognizing the new regime Is not involved
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ness with which the work Is be- ing done is most encouraging" He said economic conditions are excellent in the Territory as a result of this improvement by the national defense work. AL most every resident in Alaska who wanted work and Is able to work has found employment. He said citizens in the Territory are happy that the national govern ment is so energetically setting up a defense there, which will leave a reasonable degree of as sured safety for the Territory.
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Russian Front Dispatches Concede German Armies Advancing Over
 Mountains Of German Corpses

UNDATED. Oct. 10 (4o) - Rus san front line dispatches conced ed that Hitler's invasion armies are still advancing lover moun- tains of German corpses,' in the BryanSk sector and in the nine day-old battle of Moscow. Simul taneouSly, the British radio re- ported a new threat developing almost due west of Moscow. The BEG said Nazi troops are strik- ing toward the upper Volga town of Rzhev, l25 miles west of Mos cow, thereby stretching the main Soviet defense line to 70-mile arc through Vyanzma & Byransk to Orel.
 Admit Several Nazi Gains
 In the See-saW fighting around Vyanzr' 3, 125 miles southwest of Moscow, the Russians admitted that the Germans scored gains in several sectors but said picked army troops are now moving up 10 meet them as reinforced units breasted the first violent impact 0f the Nazi onslaught. The Red Star said Russian troops recap
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Del. Dimond Surprised at Speed
 Of Alaska Defense Establishments
 and Evident Effectiveness of Work

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (PJ - Delegate Dsmond predicted on his return from a months visit that Alaska will require the total appropriation of S300.OO0,0OO to complete defense establishments in Alaska. He said they already cost more than Sl33.00O,OOO.
 Speed Surprises Delegate
 D.mond said the speed with which national defense establish ments in Alaska are coming into being is actually surprising to me. I hadn't looked for such act ivity and the evident effective
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President Urges Congress Revise
 Provisions of Neutrality Act to
 Permit Arming American Vessels

dents message, introducing bills in both houses to repeal provi- sions of the act against the arm ing of American merchant yes selS.
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No Information That Russia Is Ready for Peace

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 lP) -. The President answering a press conference query declared that he had no reports at all to in dicate that Russia has reached a point in her resistance to Ger many where sine might have to accept an armistice.