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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
Where We Stand

Fortune Magazines survey of the Am erican attitude toward postwar co-opera- ton with Great Britain is timely con- tribution to national thinking. It appears to confirm that we realize the Anglo Saxon nations, working wisely together, constitute the only homogeneous block which perhaps can save us from going through a new World War every quarter century. And of equal importance, the poll notifies those idealists typified by Union Now that we propose to cooperate as independent nations, but want no United States of the World,
 This suggests a complementary warn ing that should be repeated from time to time, so that nobody can possibly mis- understand. Our people are prepared to Side the Russians against Germany But we're just as unalterably opposed to Com munism in this country today as we were before Hitler invaded Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
Those 7,5OO Miles

Broadly speaking, 1t is good news that the average automobile tire on civilian automobile Is good for another 7500 miles. It will not, however, prove no- tably helpful to the individuals whose treads are smooth, or the others whose fabric is peeping through, or the few who literally are running on the rims.
 Moreover-and this Is the meat in the coconut--the estimated average won't help those optimists who intend to drive as usual, convinced that God will pro- vide when their castings or inner tubes collapse. You can take the appropria- tions for synthetic production, the ex- periments with guayule and the stories about available South American wild rubber put them all into cement box, and sink them in the deepest available water, so far as normal civilian tire SUD- plies are concerned. This Is bitter war And if you have that 750o-mile average of use left in your tires, you'd better hus- band 1t as you do your virtue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
To Avert Naturalization

Liberalization of New York States Un- employment Compensation system ap- pears probable. And that is of immediate interest to each of the other 47 states and the District of Columbia. Proposed changes would increase the weekly bene- fit rate paid to persons who lose their jobs, would extend the period during which benefits can be obtained, would bring partial unemployment under the system and would reduce the waiting period. According to which of three pro- posals Is adopted, the change would add from 24 to 40 million dollars to the annual cost of unemployment benefits in the Empire State alone.
 Specifically, perhaps, the outlay Of many millions annually by New York IS a matter purely of local option, and of casual interest to workers or taxpayers of the other jurisdictions which have such systems. But the experts are convinced that New Yorks action will depend whether any of the states shall even pos sess unemployment compensations of their own much longer
 The federal government is committed to an attempt to rlationalize the set-up, and to take 1t out of the hands of the states Organized labor leans toward such Q step. That Is why the most reactionary employer groups are Weing with social workers in hopin g that New York will deprive Washington of powerful weapon by iiberalizing the law in the largest and most prominent unit of the system.
 The danger is real, unless one favors one service after another in Washington until the states lose every thing but rtibber-stamp administrative place il1 the federal scheme. Sidney Hill- man, worried about the millions who would be thrown out of work tenpcrar- Iy by industrial conversion to war pro- luction, had bill introduced apprcprtat-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
In Today's Mail

gatIon". Tell me. Fair senorlta, can your real name be E. C,7
 Now to further deseet MT. KIm- ball and Isabel De Palencia. l will quote from report published in Paris Libralre Plois, under the title Lessons of the spanish War" by General Jean Duvai who was dis- patched as an ofiieial observer to Spain by French Clef of Staff Gen. eral Maurice Wcygand. He says Tn l034 the Communists attempted to establish Q Soviet Spain, when they fomented . bloody uprising in Catalonia and the ASturian. They were defeated by the Spanish Army. Tn 1885 they broadencd their allie ance with the Socialist, Left Re- publican md syndicalLsts and chs tered the i036 elections. Defeated by nearly half . million votes they nevertheless seized control Of the government and by the murder of Rightiat leaders preeipItated the present war (Spanish Civil War |, General DuVal traces the action Of the CommuniSt leaders in Spain directly to orders from the 7th World Congress of Communism, held in Moscow in August i035, and quotes Russian Plan for q Popular front government in Spain to be followed in due course by the oiist- Ing of the allied Parties of the Left and formal establishment of Q Sov- let Regime.
 H. l.. Menchon noted editor writes in the ."Baltimore Sun: "Thougands Of Innocents Slaugh- tered by Ioyalist Reds": Decent Americans asked to support scouns drcls"; "u. 8. Public Deliberately Deceived"; Reds are in Control of Epain."
 "The LoyalIBt are mlsnafned for they are not loyal to Spain but only to the Principles of Communism. Before tho Clvil War in Spain the nation was overrun with subverglve agents from Russia and other countries, the Beda came into con- trol only by "rleged" election and the Reds flag was holgted of Mad- rid. Americans have . distorted view of the gpanieh situation, bee cause of tho efficient propaganda system Of the Communist. The nae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
A Thought for Today
State Still Waits

As yet It's doubtful if the state at large Is convinced that Highway Commissioner William J. Cox is as guilty of the charges preferred against him by the Attorney General as has been claimed So far the trial of his case in Hartford has failed, we believe, to prove that Com. Cox himself was derelict in his duties. Of course there may be more evidence to be brought out as the trial apparently is one that will go on indefinitely.
 It has been revealed though that the state went to great lengths to dig up evil dence against the Highway Department head. We don't know whether or not they are approved in the best of circles. We don't know whether or not they will be subjected to some probing themselves. We cannot help but feel, and we wonder If there aren't others, too, that if the au- thorities have an open-and-shut case against Com. Cox, why they resorted to such tactics.
 The Hartford Times said and we must agree "There Is general disposition upon the part of citizens in the State to ques- ton what Is behind the Cox case. The progress of the hearing has not helped much to an answer. It Is possible that the incident described by witness Brown Che told of being virtually forced to go to Hartford to undergo hours of question Ing as to department procedure and prac- tice) sheds more light upon the back ground of the case than 1t has hitherto received"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
FACTS ON SPANISH WAR ARE UNMISTAKABLY CLEAR,
 AvOWs WRITER.
EdItor. Waterbnry pemoerat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 With much interest I have foi- lowed Q Series of letters appearing in your column "fn Today's Mall dealing with the Spanish Civil War. Letters written by MT. Frederich J. Mrazik who maintains that the war was fought by the Atheist Com- muniSt government, so.called "Loy- , aligt" and who were opposed by the "ChrIstian Rebels" led by General Franco, the Savior Of Civilization" |"
 Mr. Mrazik has proven without Q doubt, in very gentlemanly way, by his showing of facts and figures md without fameaeailing, that the so-callcd Democratic Loyalist gov- ernment of Spain was nothing else but Communist controlled md that they were taking their orders from Moscow.
 MT. Kimball Oil the other hand accused MT. Mrazik Of having to- tal misunderstanding Of facts, to mlsState facts and trying to dis- unite tho people of our country. til- stead of bringing forth tho facts, MT, Kifnball reBorted to iianle-call- ing and confusing the whole issue,
 To make matters worse, q Great Authority with q Spanish sounding name, Isabel Do Palencia, appeared in tho column Tn Today's Mail' of March 2eth. fsabel DO Phlencia made c pronouncenent on the Spanish question, namely that we should believe her version of this Issue and utterly disregard a docu" neflt signed by two. Cardinals, Six Archblshops and thIrty-fiVe Bishop : of Spain. ffl this document we find that these high officials Of tho Catholic church estimate the num- bcr of laymen who have been inur- dcred--murdered, not killed in war --but murdered, slaughtered be-. cause they believed ii, end loved and served Jesus ChFist--as being over 100000 Up to July 1884, AZ the tiinc thls, document was pubs liBhcd it was close to 100000. ,
 TO continue from thlg document they estimated that ttere were over 10000 Churches and chapelg debss HVyCA hAAA 0SnSAfWhg0 &~"tA " " not by shells and bombs ns incl- dents Of war or burned by accident as MT. Chase Rimbail would have us believe but, destroyed by the hands of men any many times turned into Barfachs Markets or Public Toilets and Baths. Tho inlif- dered Priests, Nuns and religious number well over iS,O0o, slaughter cd, butchered and burned alive and most times only after the most horrible, inhuna1, shameful and irs decent touFture.
 No. my fair spanish eeiiorlta, . Spanish h-sounding tiaiae does not mako you an authority on any qleg- ton. Wacts and facts alone will ai- ways bnre out tic truth. ! for one, pref0F to believe the Bishope pocn- inent and our great Pope Plus XII, who said 'aThat Franco 10 his mind, le considered the Savior 0s Uivili.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

Extra-curricular employment by high school students is the subject of consider able study among educators of Connecti- cut There is a growing fear among many of them that the all-out war endeavor may have a serious effect on the physical we'll being of many students who are finding employment after school hours at labori- ous tasks It depends more or less on the extent and nature of the work, we'd say. The majority of boys who go through high school today are accustomed to find some form of employment in their idle hours. And 1t isn't a bad habit, either. Of course no one would recommend long diet of factory work for the average schoolboy. A number might go through such an experi- ence without any bad results, but there would be many who would find that the strain was too much and their health might be seriously impaired. The situa- ton does deserve consideration and study
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

Philatelists will have to curb their en- thusiasm and their demands. So many of them have been trying to collect, choice philatelic items linked to our participation in the war that the military authorizes have had to request the postal authorities to bar all philatelic mail from Army post offices. Many collectors seek Army post or camp cancellations. So many, in fact, engaged in this specialized collection ac- tivity that 1t endangered regular mail pas sage. A further reason for curtailment now is the necessity of more secrecy rela. tive to troop movements, training maneu- Verg etc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
They're Of

It's another season. The stories and incidents that made up the baseball saga of 1941 and preceding years arc past his- tory. The new season is at hand. De- spite the chill In the air baseball in the major leagues was off to flying start today. It weathered one big war back in 1017-18. There's little doubt but what 1t can do the same again in the current World War. And In hectic war times there's nothing like bit of baseball to keep us on a level keel.
 It's long stretch from April IA down to the first week of October. By that time winners in both leagues will have estab- lished their right to the play-offs. You can have all sorts on odds on the Yankees and Dodgers not repeating, One might, but two never, so rule those who know the law of averages But in baseball anything's apt to happen and by the middle of Sep tember 1t may be the Brooklyn "Bums" and the Yankees for the second successive year.
 But 1t matters little difference which clubs fight their way into the World Series, so long as the game can be played and thousands of fans can enjoy the contests down through the warm weather. Wars may come and wars may go but give your average American nice warm day, seat in the bleachers, bottle of soda or bag of peanuts plenty of lung power, and he's satisfied No cares intrude on such a scene. Baseball while 1t lasts Teigns su- oren1e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

not have either the will power or the character to take advantage. I talked at some length recently with
 afl elderly woman who iS digcon- tented, bitter, and critical. The trouble Is thAt her wealth has ne- corded her opportunIties for cilis ture, service, and leadership which sine iias entirely digregaFded. So she sits ifi her large house, broOds Ing over afl unhappy state of mind and blaming everything and 0verys body under the sun for the uls happiness she % surely brings upon herself. if she would only take ad- vantage of the oppOrtunitieD her wealth gives her to own good pic. lures, attend concerts, patTonize art galleries, read good books, help good causes, pasg out c few dollars here atld there t0 people ia need, and esgye iAl places Of responsibility where her efforts would Do enthuess agsleally received, her unhappy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

tionalIsts (Tranco) have been DOT traycd as vicious murders( whilt the burnings, the murders, the tors lures, the footing and the confia. cations of the Reds have gone ai. most unnoticed. The misnan1ed Loyalists who are loyal 10 spair only in the comic sense. that Gi American Red ig loyal to the U. S A, assembled large force of Rus slams in Madrid long before Mussof iinl sent q man, and indeed ever before Franco landed. That force during the first six months Of tht war. dominated the air and tht American newspapers were full oI heroic feats. Meanwhile, the Bogu Loyalistg have been getting Slipplie. over the French border, and dur ing the short regime of the Social ist Blum the flow thers amounted to c flood neutrality or no reutralits only the other day they were Op cnly asking for more and their Rsf brethren in the French chance were clainoring to give then
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14
Selected Poem
PEPPERS AT NIGHT

PEPPERS AT NIGHT
 (Tred Lapc in the Christian Science McnitcT) When the Ssadbush hangs It's white arms over the pasture fencc and redwings flock along the marshes where the cattail stalks rise from the dark water, there ct night the peppers cal Close to the cattails bases they raise their small black bubbles Of eyes, they blow out thcif round yellow thr0ab and the whistles sweet aS bell notes come The nights ring with the muBic Of their bells. Small boys, walking the lonely roads, hear them. Women turn and open their kitchen doors; they stand ln the April dusk and listen, Men coming from the barns after dark has fallen hear the loud bells ringing acTcss the hills
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

combination However, the Kelly Nash organization has played signi- ficantly close to the Tribune in tho past, so 1t is doubtful that the smoothly gIeaSed wards Of Kelly Nash in Chicago will ever lot Pros lessor Douglas get the Democratic nomination.
 If they do, however, Illinois will have q real senator in Washington instead Of q "ChaFlle McCarthy". WANTED, H0ARDERs
 Heres Q chance for you to do some hoardIng that will make q real contribution to the war ef- fort.
 The Government wants you, whether you arc Q big or little consumer, to start laying in next
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

winters coal supply now. The ob- feet is to ease the transportation strain when cold weather returns. Also 1t will ensure adequate coal supplies for war industries which will be roaring ct peak levels then unlike other hoardings. laying in a stock os coal is a real patri- otic net. So Ear, however, the re- Bponsc from industry and house, holders has been very tepid. Auth- critics warn that unleS coal pur- chases increase appreclabiy soon. drastic priority measures will have to Do taken to RcGit . coal short- age and rationing next winter.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

Victory gardens in Connecticut will have to wait on Mother Nature little longer. Last weeks summery weather popped up many would-be farmers, but the ensuing snow and cold weather has killed OH many bud and halted many 2 plant ing foray. A few more days while the cold lasts won't delay the harvesting day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

well forget all about building that dream house. with blue-rooin up. staire-afld rambler-rose-o -olImbing- over-the- e-door-and -yard- where-the. kiddies-can- play. Until the wars oil over, that's out.
 PRIVATE BUILDERS
 GET A BREAK
 If you live In defense area, and If you work in an essential war in- dustry you have e chance. No one has yet accurately defined just what c defense area is, but If youll take Q rule of thumb deflni- ] ton, it's on area within two miles of Q war production plant, or hard by a transportation system that will take you to this aforesaid os- senttal war production job within one hour for c cost of not over 10 cents. This Is the National Housing Administrators unofiicial guide aS to what constitutes c defense area.
 Suppose you qualify as to loca- ton. What are your chances of get- ting in on any of this new conStruc- ton?
 In tho long run, whatever new construction is done will be done by private builders who get the con- tracts from the government for ape proved jobs. John B. Blanchard, Jr, new National Housing Administra- ton boss, insists that this war en- ergency is not to drive private building out of tho field and set government housing up as Q rloil- opoly. Blandford's idea Is that pri. Vate business shall do oil the hous. ing work it possibly can, the gov- ernment stepping in only when there arc temporary housing pro- jectS to be built, or low rent pro- jects which private enterprise can. not finance or handle prohtahly.
 The remaining restrictions are primarily concerned with the types of housing permitted. First, there must Dc established Q clear cut proof that additional housing is needed because of existing or fu- ture shortages of shelter sufficient to house workers in war induStrieB. No need, no house, After that, no housing unit will be authorized which will rent for more than $50 c month or sell for more than SB,0o0, These restrictions are to be 90 tight- ly administered that the govern. lnent may even step in and stop construction on houses already started, if they are to rent or sell for higher figures.
 so YOU'D LIKE
 TO REMODEL
 The restrictions will apply even to remodeling. If your house can be made into duplex or small apartments to shelter additional families, the chances are such re- modelling would Do approved -- if it's in . defense area. Aside from that, any new construction or re- pairing to cost more than $500 in the city, or 9i ,00O If it's an essential job on q farm, must get local ap- provai from your nearest FILA Federal Housing Administration office, which will handle this con. trol job for the War Production Board.
 That's the way the picture stands now, but there iS no assurance that even this will be permanent. No one knows what the Stockpile situation will be oil building materials by the end of summer. If shortages of i1e- tai for plumbing and wiring and caves and heating units become more critical, by 1043 the order may be that the only new housing con. structlon permitted will Dc for bar- rnnIgA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

1. Name the group of islands fires quently called the crossroads oi the Pacific.
 2. Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
 3. The bends is q disease caused by working in high or low air press sure2
 {. stradlyarlus and duarnerius were Roman general. famous violin makers, or i0.h century monks?
 6, During the first ninety-tlye years under the Constitution, which official of the federal government was designated to succeed the presT ident ard vice president? f
 c. All tho tissues Of the body are renewed every seven years; true oi false?
 '. What was the month and veal Of LineOln'S Assassination2
 6. Where was the famous light. house of the ancient world2
 Q. Have dragons ever actually exs isted?
 10. A i4-inch cube of gold welghG about . ton; true or false7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

uu&kl war boom times, you decide you want to build e new house.
 Where does this new War Produc- ton Boari order placing limita- tons on building constructto Il leave you2
 Tn the first place, if you don't live in one of those localities still known as . defense" area, a ..h..V.A l.h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

A graphic illuStration of the hide.bound attitude permeating tho commission IS the ease Of the West stanislnus County, Calf, bean growers.
 Military and civilian war chiefs consider 1t vital that every one on the home front be made to feel that he is playing Q direct and personal part in the war ef- fort. Every war agency spends much time and effort devising ways of stimulating this spirit of patriotic participation,
 without eny spiirring from Washington, the patrmdotic bean growers of West stanislaus County figured out q plan to make a per. sonal contribution to the war proc ton program. So they wrote c letter to the Maritime Commission saying
 "You need scrap steel for ships
 and we farmers need an outlet
 for an overwhelming desire Q
 help our country, We don't
 want to sell OUT scrap to junk
 dealers. We don't want anyone
 to make any money on It. We
 want to give It to the gOvern-
 ment, We are ready tO make .
 county wide drive Co collect
 every available pound of scrap. We can promise tO collect enough
 scrap to bulld.a ship and we
 will deliver t to a mill and the
 mill can mali A Check--car-
 marked as Q contribution for
 more shlps--to the U. $. Treas-
 Hry.
 'We're cooperating in the Food for Victory Program we're
 organized on Civilian Defense,
 but what we really want to do
 is to get in on the OffenSe."
 Tine response to this stirring patriotic offer was c polite bucket of cold water.
 Iii Q letter to the farmers Rsar Admiral Howard |, vickory, vice chairman of the Maritime Commission, gave q number Of pleayune reaBonA why the scrap offer could not be accepted. There wasn't ono of these minor ob- jections that couldn't have been easily oyercome--had tho Commits sion really wanted to bestir it- self.
 But tho bean growers plan would have required . little initia- tive on the Commissions part, 70 the Commission passed the buck. Vickery advised the farmers to "get in touch with the Depart Iaent of AgrlCuItuFe's County War Board chairman who ig familiar with the procedure to follow" that Is, to turn the scrap over to c commercial dealer. SIGNIFICANT PRIMARY
 The most significant primary election since Pearl Harbor takes place in Illinois today for the sen. atorlai seat now precaFiously held by the Chicago Tribune'B "ChaFIle Mccarthy" senator WAyiand Ctr- iey) Brooks. Brooks, 6 Reptlb- lican, Is up for renomiration on his own party ticket, but because Of the controversial atmosphere about his political mentor, Colonel BertIe McCormck, even with the advantage of being lin" no ls rot considered . sure bet for renofil- nation.
 On the Democratic side. how- ever, is ire real race. There, q Quaker prOfeggor from the Uni- yersity Of Chicago, Paul Douglas, has challenged the candidate Of the Keiiy-Nash machine, Con- gressnan Raymond McKeough, and, much to the surprise of everyone, iias picked Up amazing strength. If nominated he seems pretty sure to bHat out the "cur. Icy" Drocks.c Chicago Tribune tate of mind would evaporAte and ssss a9ale4A axgatsiA aAssaa tSa "a (ata fi,A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-14

hard " Bhall they that have riches enter inc to tho Kingdom of hea vO n !" (Luke ie:M).
 W il y docs money 90 often ruin peopie7 Usually because it places At [ h cir disposal opportunities of which they do