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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
These Are the Facts

We can clarify the Communist Situa- tion in our own minds by considering few more hard, cold facts. This will enable us to understand, once and for all, that Wendell Willkie was wrong when he argued that the decentralization of William Scnneiderman, secretary of the Communist Party in California, had something to do with those freedoms which are the cornerStoneS of democracy. The Communist Party is not, like the Republican, Democratic or Socialist, voluntary cooperation of like-thinklng men and women.
 The Communist Party is an official administrative agency of the government of Russia-as slaviShly controlled by Jo- seph Stalin as are the Soviet embassies, conSulateS, and other arms of the Soviet government. No person can become or remain member of the party unless he or she accepts the orders of Stalin, any more than an embassy or consular em- ploye could retain his job if he was not wholly obedient and did not work first and always for the interests of the Soviet.
 The rank and file Communists do not formulate policy. They execute orders. Those orders come from party officials. The secretary is the liaison man between the rank and file, on the one hand, and Moscow on the othel. His contact IS with the Conlintern. The Comintern Is located in Moscow, in a Soviet govern rnent building. Its members serve dur ing Stalin's approval. Their activities are financed out of the Soyiet treasury
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
Views Of The Press
agents or enemy sympathizers.

agents or enemy sympathizers.
 Volunteers have always played a large part in overcoming forest Hawes wishes to give the volun- teers training. and classes for that purpose will be instituted. In the disastrous forest fires which swept along the Connecticut-Rhode Is- land border last spring volunteers played great part. The damage in Connecticut was kept to the minimum by volunteers who not only made a tremendous effort but did so at some great personal risk and certainly at much per- sonal discomfort.
 Fighting a forest fire is no trivial job. About two-thirds of the land area of Connecticut is either forested or overgrown with brush and scrub, being unfit for farm ing and not needed for other pur- poses. The fire hazard in our state is very real.
 The nation is inclined to think of Connecticut as a crowded indus trial state yet Its forests are 8 great asset and probably play & major role in protecting and as- surfing the fine water supply en- joyed by most Connecticut cities. Visitors from other states gener- ally comment on this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

Josef Stalin, of course you know, is head of the Russian government. Those who obey his orders are functioning as agents of the Russian government, in the interest of that government, which may or maJ not correspondent with the interest of the United States and its government. Says the Bible: "No serv- ant can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to the one and de- Spise the other"
 This does not apply alone to Russia. It applies to the United States and any other nation. It applies to Germany and its Bund; we do not discuss that be- cause no American questions the inabil- taneously to Germany and to the United States. We discuss Russia because too many have forgotetn that 'no servant can serve two masters" William Schneid- erman and his comrades chose to serve Russia. Their party instigated strikes, slowdowns and discordS which, during the period of Hitler-Stalin alliance, ham, pered American production of war goods.
 That is one reason we have not been able to provide Russia with all the ma terial of war she wants. That is one reason we have had to delay establish ment of a second front so long. And that has been, is and will be one reason why thousands of American men will die who would not have needed to die If the Com munist party members had not put or ders from Moscow ahead of loyalty to the United States. We cannot continue to tolerate divided allegiance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

We've got dandy new road to Alaska now. But don't expect to take trip over it on your next vacation. It won't be available for American motorists for some time to come, even though the war news does seem to indicate everythingS going in our favor right now. But some day this 1,6Oo mile long route will attract mo- torists. And who knows but what its ad- jacent territory may be lined with gas stations, halfway houses, tourist cabins, and what-have you. The road, talked about now for at least twenty years, is primarily military in purpose, It was built to give the United States proper quick link with it's jumping-off place towards Asia The route will be pretty primitive for some time to come and probably will have to be closed during certain stormy months of the year: But when traveling'S good, there will De American trucks roaring over it's length, carrying on the wa. against unjust az greSSOrS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
OLD CARS FOR SCRAP (New York Times)

4 jalogy is ton of menace on the highway. But in the scrap yard, on its way to becoming 20-millimeter aircraft cannons, it is a threat, in- stead, to the Axis. The American Legion is at full throttle this week and next, in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, to round up jalo- pies no longer suitable for safe and sane transportation, and speed them on their way to the steel mills, where they will have an ultimate utility far different, ad far more im- portant, than was foreshadowed when they were built. On the aver age, every ancient car which is junked can be transformed either into twenty aircraft cannons, or thirty additional .50-caliber ma chine guns for the Army, or one and one-half big I6-inch shells for the Navy, or three 2,000-pound bombs to be dropped by the Air Corps.
 The Legion invites reports by own- CTS who want to scrap outworn ve- hicles to help win the war and also reports from patriotic citizens who know of such cars which they be- lieve should be scrapped. The drive merits full public support. as it will serve the double-barreled purpose of reducing one of the major traf- fic hazards and, at the same time, provide soreiy needed material for the mills to mix with ore and trans form into finished steel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
The Scrap Situation

Notwithstanding the generous public response in the recent scrap drive, the nations steel problem is far from solved. The industrial scrap drive now under way should yield huge amounts. But even these offer no permanent solution.
 The trouble is that once the immedi- ate proceeds have been used, there is little more to be acquired. At best these were stopgaps to help until capacity can be created in pig iron and sponge iron. Nevertheless, they were worthwhile. Many ships, tanks, guns and planes will go to our soldiers months quicker because Of the scrap drives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

e. How many Congressional Medals of Honor have been awarded by the War Department since tfo beginning of the war?
 A. As of October l7, ls42, tha number was five.
 @. Are Canadian draftees now being sent overseas?
 A. The Canadian Legation says that 1t has not been necessary to put into effect the new act of Par. lament that authorizes the sending of conscriptS abroad, because thert are enough volunteers for overseaa service to meet the requirements.
 e. How can a young woman re. ceive pilot training under the CAA?
 A. The Civil Aeronautics Admin istration's Civilian Pilot Training program has been closed to women for the duration. Some local air. ports still give flying instructions h women.
 e. What is meant by the Bibli cal term, "girding up the loins?"
 A. A loose garment was hung from the waist by belt. When en. gagged in active work. this was tuck. ed up under the belt to permit oj more freedom of motion.
 e. What process Is used to coloa razor blades blue?
 A. Some of the blue finishes are an oxide film produced by controlled heating of the metal: others are ex. tremely thin lacquer coatings.
 e. What score was used in the photoplay. Here Comes MT. Jor. dan" particularly the music used |, herald the approach of MT. Jordani
 A. The entire score was original music with the exception of "The Last Rose of Summer" which MT Jordan played on the saxophone.
 Q. What were the first cereals used by man?
 A. Wheat and barley are the oldest known. Baking bread is one of the oldest arts known to man. kind.
 c. When was Plus XII elected Pope and when was he crowned? and crowned ten days later.
 e. What is an isometric drawing?
 A. A draftsman's devise for show ing a building. etc. in perspective. using 30 degree angle. and no van- tshing points. It is a working draw ing with an unusual form of per- spective. and looks odd, but is more serviceable for carrying out the work than 6 drawing in full per spective. It follows some of the principals of descriptive geometry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

Clarence Streit, president of Union Now" with Great Britain, got what he considers an astonish- ing response for world coopera- ton with the British and other democracies aftert he war.
 Streit. a native of Montana, knows the west. Also, as a long, time European correspondent of the New Yorok Times, he knows Europe. And he has an engaging way of making people think about world problems. ppearing be- fore large crowds all the way from North Dakota to Ohio, Streit first took poll of his audiences.
 He found that they were ex- tremely pessimistic about attempts to bring permanent peace after the war, and about 90 per cent figured we would ''botch the peace again."
 He also found great pessimism regarding the cost of the war
 in human lives. Most people felt that this war would cost more than 5000 American lives, whereas the cost of the last war was only 5l,3S1 U. s. soldiers and sailors killed.
 There was also great interest in Streit's plan of Union Now, which he has enlarged to include not only England. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc, but also France. He proposes a unified emergency government such as the Thirteen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
Current Comment

They Morocco French) put up a very gallant fight, and took care of a,--- .,c:..S.oe1. .l.s sane as we took care of theirs. We sent them one ton of medical supplies.
 Major General George Patton.
 Africa invasion leader.
 We have learned a great deal about food in waging war. Let It's use food effectively in whining and maintaining peace.
 secretary of Agriculture
 Claude Wickard.
 As we once led the world in com- mercial aviation. the same engineers will lead the world in military avia- tion. and they are not being held back by our high military command.
 A. T. Colwell, aircraft manu-
 featuring executive.
 North American Army and Navy instructors are proving very helpful. They have done extremely well here and have made a fine impression.
 President Isaias Medina of
 Venezbuela.
 Provided our tagging war produc- tion reaches the desired volume, the coming spring and early sum- mer will witness a gigantic axis disaster by simultaneous second front attack and by revolution of the subjugated nations in Europe. -Dr. Robert J. Kerner of the Uni- yersity of California.
 
 The function of the rear area is to make and maintain a powerful firing line. Young officers and en- h-ted men have seen heir buddies maimed and killed. They say their turn may come next. Strikes make them see red.
 Adm. Thomas c. Har' former Allied naval commander in Pa cific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
Tightening Up

The new nationwide gasoline rationing setup is much tighter than that which had been effective in the east. From now on it will be much more difficult for any body to get "C" rations. In effect, these will be limited exclusively to driving that is necessary for the prosecution of the war.
 This is step in the right direction, to- ward closing down harder and harder on the waste of rubber by civilians for con- venence and comfort at time when all of our rubber is needed for war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

Nobody imagined, did they, that the election of Nov. wasn't over at least by the following day? Well, in adjacent New York state one election wasn't conceded until this past week. On November IS, just Is days after election, Lieut.. Gov: Charles Poietti conceded the election of his Republican opponent With only l3 of the states 9,330 election districts miss ing the official returns gave Thomas w.
 Wallace. Republican, lead of 20, ,463. MT. Poletti can certainly hold his head up as his run was the best of the unsuc- cessful Democratic candidates of N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

Can you answer seven of these test questions7 Turn to back page for the answers.
 l. What type of plane did Wen. dell Willkie use in his recent trit around the world?
 2. In what year did German, accomplish the Austrian anschluss
 3. At the Panama Canal, tn, sun rises over the Pacific Oceaf and sets in the Atlantic Ocean true or false?
 4. Which Army branch wear crossed swords as it's collar insignias z
 5. Which state does Senator Finch Guffey represent in the U. S Senate?
 6. The Sphinx is near which river and in which country?
 2. Who was tried at the Diet oi Worms?
 8. It requires five, twenty O, forty-five seconds for the blood t. circulate completely through tn, body?
 g. A gibbet is a kind of sal! the entrails of chicken, or c gal. lows?
 10. William Orville Douglas i United States Senator, Justic' of. the United States Supreme Court, or member of the Presi- dents Cabinetf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

There appears to be some question whether the poet Archibald MacLeish IS still brass hat of the Office of War ln- formation or whether he has gone back to the Library of Congress. Contrasting Elmer Davis realistic report on our ar craft with the stuff put out by the Mac Leish office last January sorta makes one wonder if the day of fables has really ended
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
Selected Poem
MORE PUMPKINS

(Mary Lavelle Kelley in the New York Times Some folk call pumpkins commonplace. And only good for pes; But see Romance twinkling in Their laughing golden eyes! Poor Peter-Peter lost his wife You know the story we'll Until he built love-nest in sunny pumpkin-shell. And Cinderella never heard Love tenderly approach Until she started riding in shining pumpkin coach. Some folk treat pumpkins shamefully, And eat them up in pies, When all the while there's Romance in Those laughing golden eyes!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

Colonies formed under the Con- tinental Congress. Unless some such unified arrangement is worked out now during the war, 1t is Streit's contention that unity will crumble after the war when the victors begin wrangling over the spoils.
 SENATE SIT-DOWN-
 Taking on Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley in debate is 8 man-sized job, so Senator Theodore (The Man) Bilbo learned to his chagrin last week.
 While Barkley was lambasting the Senate sit-down against the anti-poll tax bill as an"attack on democracy" the abbreviated Mis- sissippi Senator obtained the floor and launched into a stirring eulogy of himself and other and other champions of the poll tax.
 "We are in the same position as the Marines at Guadalcanal," Bilbo thundered.
 "The Senator from Mississippi Is entitled to his opinion in comparing himself and hs coll leagues to the gallant defenders of Guadalcanal," Barkley drawled. However, there is difference. The Marines are in danger"
 Copyright, 1942, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
FOREST FIRE FIGHTING
 (Bridgeport Post)

To the numerous duties assumed by volunteer civilian defense units since Pearl Harbor, a new one has been added by State Forester Aus tin Hawes. That is the protection of the woodlands against forest fires,
 There are two reasons for the need for added protection. First the depletion of the warden serv- ice and the closing of Connecti- cuts eco camps because of the war. Second, the added danger that fires may be started as a de-
 liberate act Of sabotage by enemy fires but in this case Forester
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

able to control legislation by swing ing over and voting with the Re- publicans. But 1t doesn't work that way at all The real test is whether the individual congressman is fun damentally liberal or conservative, And the big swing to the Republi- cans in the November election made Congress more conservative than 1t has been since the days from Hard- ing to Hoover.
 Real reason for postponement of nationwide mileage rationing-gas- oline rationing to you--is that the government got all balled up in its own red tape. The job of getting over 300 million pieces of printed matter prepared in time was of course no small item. This printing job was let to l25 big printing com panies scattered all over the coun- try, but as 1t involved not only ra- ton books on safety paper but also application forms, instructions, post CTS, cards, pamphlets and everything else, 1t took considerable organiz- ing
 ofIlce of Price Administration did all this organizing in Its usual com mendable manner, but then it neg lected to ask the Office of Defense Transportation for preferential ham, ding on its freight shipments. A couple of carloads of paper got lost on a siding. The government didn't have anyone following Its shipments SO the printing program was de- layed and that made it necessary to delay effective date for gas-par- don-mileage rationing to Dec, l. SCIENTISTS; R, :. V. P.
 Some of the big shots at War Pro- duction Board had luncheon the other day at which the entire menu was made up Of dehydrated foods, right through from soup to custard, Everything was complete except for one detail. The government Scien- lists who perfected the processes for producing delydrated foods weren't invited.
 Having been handed a shellack. ing on his amendment to require a full years U, S. training for soldiers of i8 and l9 before they be sent overseas. Senator W. Lee ODaniel of Texas is now being urged to step forward as cham pion and protector of youth by sponsoring legislation to suppress the sale of alcoholic beverages in zones near Army camps. A dry Army, prohibition measure has been kicking around Congress for years. Every Jan. Is, anniversary of the original prohibition amend ment passage, this Sheppard bill is dragged out and represented and the dry lobby is booming ODaniel for the honor this next year.
 
 NEWHALL'S JOB
 What would happen to WIPES former rubber co-ordinator, Arthur s. Newhall, when the new rubber director, William Jeffers. took over was one of Washington's riddles for some weeks.
 Now it has been solved. New hall and his former chief of branch and technical. adviser, Dr. Henry S. Rogers, both of whom had to take considerable criticism from congressional committees, have turned up as U. S. members of the America British Canadian joint committee to investigate and make recommendations on distributing the production of military and civil- ian trucks for the United Nations.
 ABCJCIMRDPMACTUN O r short.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

VI tAaS division of the House into the GUS tomary Re- publican a n d Democratic sides doesn't mean a thing, for it Is their contention t hat Congress seldom If ever votes on straight party lines. If 1t did, then this little group of two dozen or so liberals mig h t hold the balance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

Technically, the Solomon natives still are British. But not If they have anything to say about it.
 This winning over of the natives has been a definite asset to the Marines. Almost every night, the local head-hunters come back with the head of a Jap who has strayed too far into the jungle.
 When the Japs first landed in the Solomons they immediately commandeered the natives food and then put them in forced labor gangs, making them level off the airfield, build locks and ware houses.
 So when the Marines landed the natives were on the beach ready to welcome them. Somehow, the natives seemed to have got wind of the fact that the Marines were coming. The first words they uttered were Americans! Me American tool"
 Though Marine supplies have been limited, and the men have had only two meals a day. it has been considered wise policy to give a certain amount of food to the natives.
 This brought in real dividends one night when the Japs thought
 they had persuaded te chief to
 lead them thruOgh the jungle at night in an attempt to sneak
 around the Marines and attack
 on the flank. The old chifetain.
 however, led the Japs straight
 into an American ambush.
 Infuriated, the Japs bayonted him seven times. 4 few days later. however, he was up and hobnobbing around with his bud- dies, the Marines.
 In all the other islands of the Pacific, there is similar native attitude toward American troops. In French New Caledonia, the na- tives say: ''AIe no French, me American" On British islands it's the same thing.
 REVOLUTION IN THE PACIFIC
 Reports leaking out of the Dutch East Indies indicate that the Japs have done an excellent job of propogandizing against the white man. Their argument is: "The white man took all your wealth. And when you were at tackled he would not stay to fight. He ran away"
 Unquestionably. this propaganda has made headway and many observers from the Pacific believe that the Dutch will have great difficulty taking back their South Pacific empire, regardless of the Japs.
 They also believe that the Bri- tish never again will occupy HOngkOng or Singapore. The Chinese will not let them.
 American officials recently re- turned from Australia also report that both the Australians ant, New Zealanders favor some kind of CiOSc tlC~up WIbu thiG OuiLcO OtdUCn after the war. One Australian cabinet member told high U. s. official:
 "Y0u Americans say you may take us over after the war. Hell, you can't get rid of us."
 He went on to charge that the English had hampered Australia's economic development. opposed the establishment of industry which would compete with English mills. and then had given the' country no scupport in time of war.
 we have American supplies, American troops. American money, all supporting us," said the cabinet member. "If It weren't for you we'd be fin- ished."
 UNION NOW
 Travelling through the usually is0lationist Midwest recently,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
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 @. How much load capacity does Henry Kaiser plan for the cargo planes he intends to buildp
 A. Each of the three experimen. tai planes is intended to carry load of 60 tons. The planes will have two fuselages and seven motors. and will be larger than any planes built SO far.
 e. In what classification are the men who formerly were in 1-B under selective servicep
 A. They have been placed in Class IA and will be reclassified in IV-F If they are found unfit for service, or left in IA and inducted. either for full service if able. or for limited service if their defects are such that they are unable to follow the regular military routine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Continual and continuous are not synonymous. The former means occurring in close suc- cessiOn; repeated frequently, as "He coughs continually" The latter means without cessation; uninterrupted, as "He slept continuously for ten hours"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-23

Daily Almanac Moon rises 6:30 a. m (war timel. Sun rises TAT a. m; sets 5:29 p. m. twar time). All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.