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Evening star., 1941-05-18
MispIucing the Blame

To those Americans who hoped
against hope for a military miracle
that would save France in the dread
full days of last June, whose hearts
went out to the men Of the French
Army when they received the fate
full order to stand or die" in defense
of their homeland, it is peculiarly
distressing to learn that the Vichy
government now seeks to blame
Great Britain and the United States
for the tragic thing that has hap
pened to France.
The men of Vichy might be ex-
cused for taking what is left OF the
French Republic into the Nazis' new
order" Self interest, or what seems
to be self interest, has always shaped
the policies of governmental heads,
but certainly it is neither in the in
terests of France nor of truth for the
Vichy government to be asserting
now, even by implication, that the
United States and Britain are re-
sponsible for their country's down.
fall and present plight.
France is the victim of her own
folly. She dabbled in social expert
ments while her mortal enemy was
arming to the teeth. Divided coun-
sells bred confusion of thought
which rendered her incapable OF
taking effective and timely action.
Even in the frantic months just pre-
ceding the war strikes and internal
political dissensions were permitted
to retard an effort that was already
too. late, with the result that the
armies of the French Republic were
smashed after a month of war for
which they were hopelessly unpre-
pared.
No, it does not lie in the mouths of
the men of Vichy to blame other
peoples for the tragedy of France.
The French have no one to blame but
themselves, and if that is true of
France it is true of all other coun-
tries.
There are many ominous similari-
ties between the fumblings and the
hesitations of prewar France and the
present pattern of life in the United
States. To this time, there Is little
evidence that we, as q people, have
profited from the lessons Of the ire
Evening star., 1941-05-18
THE LOST YEARS ARE GONE
By the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, D. d. IL. d. D. c. L.
Bishop Of Washington.

In a notable speech delivered before
the Pilgrims Society in London, the new
American Ambassador, John G. Wi
ing: "The great mass of common men
the world over want a friendly, civilized
world of free people, in which Christian
virtues and moral values are not spurned
and outmoded. The road ahead is hard.
The lost years are gone. A new spirit
Is Abroad
"The lost years are gore" What
made them lost years? What made
them years to be forgotten? The world
lived in and through them. Life was
life, with all its cares and trials, its un-
realized hopes, its hours Of deep Joy, its
days Of testing pain and sorrow. In
some respects they were memorable
years; in other respects they were I'M
profitable ones. Men ate and drank,
slept and walked, worked and played, but
something was lacking in them. That
is evident, else the present days would
not be overcast with fears and doubts,
with tragedies and universal pain.
A great and efficient diagnostician is
needed to discover to a sick world the
true causes of its malady. It would be
a dangerous thing for the patient to ig-
more the causes of his illness or to be
unresponsive and indifferent to the i'm
posed regimen and the exacting treat
ment. Nothing is more dangerous than
refusal to reckon with causes, or a pre-
scribed course, hard and severe as it may
be. Men generally are impatient of any
thing that interrupts the free course of
life, they are irked by any one who at
tempts to suggest g. better and more
wholesome way of living. They would
rather reckon with few "lost years"
than to suffer the loss of what they call
their independence and freedom of &C
tion," hence an excess of complacency
and satisfaction, with the god of
things as they are"
From such a foolish course we are
suddenly jolted and unless we awaken to
the gravity of certain trends we shall
have protracted and painful period of
convalescence and inaction. Let us
eat, drink and be merry is the slogan
of an unthinking. f1ippant, care-free
people, who will live as they please to-
day, without any idea as to what is to
be on the morrow. All men want fire.
dom and in no place more than here in
Evening star., 1941-05-18

life saving, communication and res
cue work in cooperation with ma
tional and local civil defense
agencies.
This program, it should be pointed
out, is entirely volunteer movement
under guidance of adults serving
without compensation. Although the
training requires many hours of
work weekly, the work is carried out
in the leisure time of the boys and
young men.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Armuqeddon

history rolls toward the place re-
ferred to in the sixteenth verse of
the sixteenth chapter of Revela-
tions-the traditional site of the
final conflict between the forces of
good and those of evil. BY some it
is called Armageddon, by others
Megiddo. 1t is mountain, a valley
or plateau, according to the choice
of the writer. A careful scientific
geographer describes it as forming
the western part of the great Plain
of ESdraelon, in Northern Palestine,
stretching from the Jordan to the
Mediterranean Sea, along the course
of the River KiShon." Standard
gazeteerS relate it to Mount Carmel,
a limestone hill eighteen hundred
feet high, mentioned in the eight
eenth chapter of the First Book of
the Kings as the scene of Elijah's
destruction of the prophets of Baal.
The origin of the conception of a
conclusive struggle in a neighbor-
hood particularly designated for it
is lost to living men. Such cata-
clysmic collision of what is righteous
and what is sinful is to be found in
the theology of widely scattered
peoples. The Babylonians antici-
pated the last phase of a universal
conflict on a height which might
have been Megiddo. Among the
Scandinavians of antiquity the end
of the world was to follow when Loke
at the head of the hosts of Hell ap-
peared at Vigrid to defy Odin and
the heroes of Valhal. To read the
story of Ragarok is to realize that
centuries must have been required
to assemble it's materials One single
brain may have conceived the legend
of Gotterdammerung, but its char
acters, its complexity of events and
the magnificent wealth of detail
which distinguishes it throughout
probably were produced by many
minds.
Perhaps the first sponsor of the
Nibelungen cycle, discoverable in
one form or another in different
parts of the earth, was forgotten
poet of ancient Phoenicia-a Homer
before Homer. His theme, to which
his Interpreters later contributed,
may have developed from a contest
of which no more definite record
now remains. Sir John Hammerton
and Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes date
the earliest battle of Megiddo as
having been fought in 1879 BIC,
explaining that it was through
narrow central pass that Thothmes
III, the Egyptian Napoleon, de-
scended to crush the Syrians. Eight
hundred and seventy years later
Necho, King of Egypt, overwhelmed
Josiah, King Of Judah, at Armaged-
don. There have been unnumbered
clashes since, and from relatively
recent struggle-his conquest of the
Turks in 1918-General Edmund
Henry Hynman Allenby took his title
when he was raised to the peerage.
War is an unexceptional phenome-
non in the still mysterious lands Of
the Scriptures. If German and
British armies meet in the shadow
of Carmel, the fate of civilization
may be settled again. The pity of
it is that Armageddon is repetitious.
Aware of this, millions now are pray
ing that when next good triumphs
over evil the ultimate goal of justice
and peace may be achieved forever.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

life. A land war often is very short
war, but war that is more costly in
human life Armies conquer. and in
conquering are wasteful of men. Navies
strangle, and, in strangling, are not
wasteful of men. Instead, they depend
upon gradual wearing down Of resist
ance. Time is on the side of naval
power.
To understand these things Is to un-
derstand the way the war is viewed by
those who shape this Nations policy.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

trievable mistakes that were made in
France, and if we continue to ignore
the all too obvious facts of interna-
tional life in the world of today, we,
like the French, will have no one to
blame but ourselves.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago President Harrison had
just returned to Washington from an
extensive tour of the country In COM
menting on his return, The Star of May
The Is, 1891, said: "The Pres
px.,;I... ident put in a pretty busy
day today and saw good
Returns many people in his Office,
besides shaking hands with couple of
hundred callers downstairs in the east
room.
Although there was no meeting of
the cabinet, about every cabinet officer
in town called during the day, and had
short chat over matters pertaining to
the departments"
Among political items, under the head
line "An Appleiack Talk" The Star of
the same date reported the plans and
Formers ideas of the Farmers ALI
A,,:. ance, as given out at their
Office at Fifteenth and I
Meets streets. Some of the views
expressed are interesting. According to
Farmer Stanford: Here is our idea:
That the Government of the United
States shall donate land to all citizens
who do not now own any soil, in order
that they also may have farm land upon
which they can borrow Government
money at per cent .. This equal
ICES the opportunities for all citizens
alike to receive aid from the paternal
Government
In explanation of the headline, the re-
porter explained that it was a Grange
custom to take hot water, regarded as
standard dyspepsia remedy, with baked
apples, a specific for torpid liver, and
add just enough applejack to destroy
any dangerous bacteria that might be
present.
Plans for the National Guard are thus
discussed in the same issue: The first
battalion-the Washington Light Infan-
National try will spend a week or
cuI two at Cape May.
aN'' Atlantic City seems to be
Fions the choice of the second
battalion, although there is something
nebulous in connection with the plans
so far discussed. The third does
not know just where it will 60, but there
is a strong sentiment among some of the
members favorable to locating for a
week or two at Fort Washington.
Neither the fourth nor the fifth at pres
ent contemplate camping as battalions,
but some Of the companies have the
camp fever and will almost certainly fol-
low the example set, them. The
sixth will sojourn at Bay Ridge for a
while, which means that while that COM
mand is down on the Chesapeake there
will be very few pretty girls in Washing
ton until the last train returns to the
city each of the evenings while the camp
Is on"
Now that Britain is so stirred by the
visit of Rudolf Hess, high in the councils
of Germany, 1t is interesting to note that
fifty years ago plans were being made in
Britain for the reception of an even
higher one, the Kaiser himself. Says
The Star of May is, 1891: "The subject
of Emperor Williams coming visit to
England was discussed by the corporation
council of London on Thursday. A prop
osition to appropriate a sum of money
to be expended in welcoming his majesty
to that city found many adherents in the
council, and some also who objected to
what they considered a waste of money"
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Suggested advertisement for inser-
ton in the London Times: Wanted
Mind reader. Apply Churchill Hess,
10 Downing st.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

If the Iraqi think they will be better.
off by inviting Germany to take over,
they are Just plain "waai."
Evening star., 1941-05-18

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Evening star., 1941-05-18
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The Japanese lack about everything
with which to conduct modern war on
any extended basis. They do not have
access to oil or iron or wool or lumber
vital war materials. The United States,
throughout Japan's war with China, has
supplied the japanese war machine.
To cut off those supplies and to make
sure Japanese sea power was bottled up
would strangle that nation. Germany,
lacking sea power, would be unable to
come to the rescue. China, at war with
Japan, would be base from which a
fianking movement could be directed
against the Japanese and from which
air attack could be directed at her.
Alaska and the Philippines would be
other points from which attack could
be directed.
All of these factors add up to the fol-
lowing:
between Hitler with his land power,
augmented by the inferior sea power of
Japan, and Britain and the United
States, with their inferior land power,
but vastly superior sea power. The
added factor is the power of the air.
plane. Contrary to popular opinion, the
United States is far ahead of any other
nation in the design and development
of long-range military and naval air.
craft Of the type that would become i'm
portant In war Of attrition.
A naval war often is very long war,
but war that Is not costly In human
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Crashes, homespuns
and cretonnes in gay
col0rs that are just
right for slip covers
and drapes. Some
slight irregulars.
Third Floor.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
EACH

Tubfast and sunfast
eretonne in brown
backgrounds; corded
seams, box pieated
skirt. Club chairs only.
Third Floor.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Novelty cross stripe,
open mesh plaids in
soft ecru and two tone
colors. Full width, 2ie
yds. long.
Third Floor.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

bought the patterns
three of the leading mills get these savn
25o 500 choice selection of patterns and Deox
res reversible designs Del Maid wooandbres and heavy
versibe wotOnd pads famous
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Cross stripe ruff tex
ture homespuns in
wine, green. blue and
tan. ~, ..yds. long,
72" wide to the pair.
Third Floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-30
APPROVAL GIVEN
 TRAINING PLANS
Officers of State Guard Units to Report at Man.
 tic August 1

Members of the State Guard units here planning to attend the offi- cers' camp at Mantle, Aug. 1 to 10, will be required to secure their field and dress uniforms before dc. parting, announces Major Peter E. FOX. Funds for the uniforms, grant, cd through a legislative act, will not be distributed among the men until after an official inspection. As soon as bonding papers are com pleted, rifles will be sent to the battalion.
 Tn a poll conducted by Maj. Fox, 1t was ascertained that of the 20 officers in the battalion, i5 will attend the encampment, the rec mainder being unable to 60 be- cause of business reasons.
 The ten-day period is designed as a refresfer course, and 1t received the approval of Gov. Robert 4. Hurley, after he had previously iIi- dicated that the need for a weeks encampment for enlisted men cf the state guard did not meet with his approval.
 A proposal for a field day in conjunction with the TorTingtcn and Ansonia troops, to take place later In the summer, was discussed favorably. No decision was arrived at last night as to whether the state guard would participate ir the American Legion parade here oSi July %.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-30
Hov Would You Handle Lita s Problem?
V - Would You Glue Up Your Husband--Try A NeuU-Found Love?

know it, nor Ruth. She wondered if Jerry was ready in love with Ruth. She knew that Ruth was In love with him.
 As they made their way through the crowd, she thought about her. self and Jerry. It didn't seem 10 matter if they quareled, He was soon over his anger. lie couldn't seem to see that things were over between them, too, or he didn't want to.
 She didn't want the things that sine could give herself, that Jerry could give her. She was tired of dancing, tired Of the superficiality of the life they lived, tired of the masked faces about them, of the people who were pretending 10 be enjoying life, when she knew 70 many Of them weren't.
 They bowed here and there, nodding, always laughing, as they went toward the table in the cor- rer where . group waited for them,
 Ruth" Lita came up to the dark-haired girl who stood up as they approached. At last. we're here" Her voice was gay. She must keep on pretending, the happy young dancer; Jerry beside her. the Idol Of every debutantc.
 Hello, Ruth. We danced as fast AS we could" Jerry caught Ruth's hands in his. But the music only goes 50 fast, you know"
 You were grand Ruths voice answered them. She turned to the crowd about the table. T think you and Jerry know everybody except Ken Richards, the dark. tall man from the south, at my right. He has lost his head com pictcly, Lita. You have his heart in your hand. I didn't know 1t happened like that"
 T didn't either" Llta answered lightly. T don't know what I would do with an extra heart"
 Maybe l can tell you"
 Lita had blurred vision Of a broad shouldered man in per- fectly fitting evening clothes. Strong hands were holding hers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-30
Inspections At Camp
 Curtailed By Shower
4S Brownies Invade Girl Scouts Summer Site Weds
 nesday for Two Weeks Vacation
W AT RvILLe

Waterviile, June 03 -- Yesterday was visiting day at Wequapausett, diri Scout camp, on Doyden street, and between 2 and 6 o'clock In the afternoon, many parents went to tho camp and were taken throughout tho grounds. Miss Elina l.. Stuck man, camp director explained to tho visitors the camp program, for the coming scouting periods, The heavy shower. however, arrived at the peak of the visiting hour. causs Ing the inspection of the grounds to be curtailed,
 .cight Brownies, from vari. ous troops in Waterbury, ranging in ago from [ to 10 years will arrive oii Wednesday, to start their two weeks vacation. The older scouts will be- gin their Ave weeks period July 20, ending August 2. A nine dav hike has been planned over the Appala. chiAn Trail from the boundary of New York to Massachusetts.
 Camps have changed the past year and Wequapausett now emphasizes the Idea of individual guidance and independence and self-reliance is trained in each camper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-30
SONS OF ITALY
 STAGE OUTING
State, Supreme Officers Attend;. Grand Lodge,
 Delegates Elected

UndlsmayeA by indictment weather, several thousand members std friends Of the Sons Of Italy held their ninth annual state outing at Lakewood Park yesterday, The pro. gram, arranged by members Of Wa teYbuFy,s fGtiF Sons Of Italy IcdgeE, was witnessed by many gtate ar6 supreme leaders Of the order,
 Grand officers afd venerableg 0f the Connecticut lodges were well comed by reception committee consisting Of members Of Italia Progressive, Regitia Eiena, Elizabeth DiGiivestFo and PYovincia d,Ayeillno lodges,
 The program included z dinner at noon, \ bocca tournament, eogtbatj, a band concert jn the afternoon; aiid concluded with fireworks diE. play at night
 It was announced inst Waterbury would be represented by eight dele. gates at tic annual grand lodge convention iil TorriHgtosi Jtily 96, q, 28, Louis Lerz has been chosen as the eity,g delegate to the national biennial convention at Atlantic Clty August 22, 23, 24 and 2S,
 Dciegate1 to the ToFringtOn cen. yctiticr are: From Italia Progressive lodge, Venerable Louis Leyz and dTand Trustee Michael Manfredi: from PTOvlncla d,AvcIIin0 lodge: from Provincia dAyeiiino lodge, Venerable Michele Giusto ard Vir- ccTlzo Gptotti; from Regina Elena lodge, Mrs, 0iOvsnnina 0enua, venerable, MIeS Angeiine Cayiss5rsi afld Mrs, AAsunta Basic; from Elizabeth DiGiiyeetT0 lodge, Miss Ccncetta MiTesse, venerable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-30

gray eyes were boring down mss hers.
 May I tell you that I've nsver seen anything like the danoa which you and your husband Just gave us7 I've never seen anyone 30 graceful, or 50 beautiful. You're like . dream, unreal"
 "oh, I'm real enough"
 She could feel the color creep ing Into her face, her heart was pounding. Who was this hands some stranger with the low south. ern voice, who dropped his Rs At the most unexpected places, and whose gray eyes seemed to say there was no one else in the world?
 "Ken, can you wait until we get out to my house2" Ruth broke in. You can talk the rest of the evening, now that you've seen her dance, l told you, you know, that she was quite irresistible, Even her husband will tell you that
 I'm sure of it." Ken Richards held her arm possessively, The rest of the crowd was standing, gathering up their wraps.
 "Jerry, will you met my coat2"
 Lita laughed up at Ken, The smile wasn't forced now. The mask was gone. She felt gay suds denly, and curiously happy.
 "We'll walt at the entrance"
 "YeS." Ken Richards echoed her words, and as they went through the crowded club, everyone turned to watch them.
 Tn tho foyer he stood looking at her, his eyes searching her face as if to find an answer to his uns asked question:
 DO you know I've been look. ing for you all my life7" he asked. And now I've found you, can't quite believe 1t. thought you were just a dream in my heart"
 Interesting, isn't it7 You find me after searching the world over, of course. That's always the way these ardent men say 1t, and when you find me, I'm another mans wife,"
 (To Be ContInued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-30
Fed Up With Glan,or! Tired of Applause ... Sick of Pretending.

didn't thrill her any more, and they quarfeied over nothing. She knew 1t was higfisstriing nerves, but oil the same it was wearing,
 She stood lowing, laughing, her white teeth gieaining. Beyond ifi the mirrors sine could catch a glimpse of herself through the haze of smoke, the shininiefiflg gold of her froek which ciung Co her slim figure and i1ung iii 6 hundred folds about fief ankles, as gold as her shining hair.
 Her green eyes laughed beneath long curling iashes. Ghe fad 10 laugh. Sine was expected t0, She must be happy because everybody thought gi1e was-the beautifui young dancer with the handsome husband.
 Applause rolled like a wave. The orchestra swung into < dance tune. Sine and Jerry were danCs Ing, q wild Latin dance which had put their names ifl electric lights. More inadiy her dancing feet kept time. Jerry swung her about, but she was sure Of hA strength, Aiid as they danced he smiled at her.
 "f'm sorry 1 made yoi angry, darling. Forgive me-" he wf1ls- pered, as his lips swept ciose to hers.
 The audience liked for them to smile at each other. The people watching thought they were iii love. They didn't know that love was dying, or was it dead7 Sonfes times she wondered.
 They stopped at last, towing, hand In hand. Wave on wave of applause rolled through the room, They danced again, an ens core that was even faster afid more mad than their first dance had been,
 As they smiled and bowed. shs tossed laughing words to Jerry.
 Let's hurry, Ruth viii be waits ing and you know how impatient she iA"
 Ruth EustaGG and Jerry. She had been thinking about that for x long time, only Jerry didn't