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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
In Today's Mail

is that Coughlin reprints in full the "anti-C i-Comintern Pact" which Presi- dent Roosevelt has already desig- mated as an alliance for the destruc- ton of the United States as well as of a other free nations. This is the act of an enemy of American na- tional security.
 Father Coughlin has enjoyed a peculiar immunity in the past thanks to the tender protection thrown over him by the Dies Com mittee. It is time that he is treated as that which he is-a political agent of the Axis and an enemy of this country.
 Catholics in particular should take 8 lead in this demand. Coughlin uses his paper to assail those of his fellow churchmen who stand Joy ally by America. It is clear that he does not represent the sentiment of the Catholic masses who have over and over again demonstrated their m- tense loyalty to this country. It will be most injurious for these Catholic masses were the impression to become widespread that seditior, can hide itself under the cloak o1 Catholicism for the destruction o1 our country. Michael Russo Sec. Communist Party P. O., Box, 367
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Mechanization and the Horse

year or more ago, when it became known that the United States Army had not abolished entirely the horse cavalry, but had brought it up to date with in- creased fire power, auxiliary motor units and transport and the like, there were plenty of cocktail-lounge critics to assert that it just proved how old-fashioned the Army authorities were Mechanization, they liked to hear themselves say, had permanently shelved the horse in mod ern war.
 So what happens? So in December, 1941, we read that the German columns retreating from Moscow are being har- assed and hacked to pieces by Cossack cavalry. Moral: The Army leaders, who have spent lifetime studying the Army and it's needs, can be right sometimes, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
A Thought for Today
Weighing Rights Against Rights

Just as the American government was devised as balance of powers among the executive, legislative and judicial branch eS, each check against the other, so we are coming to time when the rights of the citizen must be weighed against the rights of other citizens. That has always been true, of course, but complex in- duStrial civilization, in which people live close to one another both physically and economically, is heightening it. All our rights are conditioned and diluted by the rights of others.
 There is the right of free speech, but it does not warrant crying "Fire!" in crowded theater, nor maliciously assall- ing the character of another. There is the right of freedom to assemble, but it often conflicts with the right of all citi zens to use the streets without delay or danger. There is the right to tune in any program one likes on the radio, but not to play the thing all night so loudly that no one in the block can sleep. Others have rights.
 That is the kind of dilemma which the U. s. Supreme Court tackled in it's recent decision in the Virginia Electric Power Co. case. The National Labor Relations Board had ordered disbanded what after hearings decided to be company union" In the course of it's decision to or der the board to make redetermination of it's order, the court discussed conflict between two rights One is the right, now generally accepted, of Workmen to or ganize into unions free from coercive pressure from employers. The other is the ancient right of free speech.
 The court came up with the only pos sible American answer, which is that an employer is as free as anyone else to speak his mind on unions, with this ex- ception, that the manner and matter of the expression of opinion, all circum- stances considered, must not be such as to exercise practical coercion on employees. That is indefinite, but when rights are in conflict, no lines of black and white can ever be laid down. The area of con- f1ict between two rights is always gray.
 Thus if an employer says "No penalty or disadvantage will come to those who join, but it is foolish to do so, and here's why," that would seem to be all right, especially if the acts of the company bear out that no penalty actually will ensue. But it is unlawful for an employer to fall back on free speech as a defense for say ing "Unions are lousy and I'll fire any body who monkeys with them" Closer than that it will be hard to come in government which is bound to preserve the maximum rights of both parties just as far as they can be preserved and still have a system that functions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
For Children, and Adults, Too

It is hard to see how anything is much
 mere important about the war than to bring the children through in as normal and healthy condition as possible. The Office of Civilian Defense has issued statement warning parents not to talk too much about the war in the presence of children. Give them tasks, worth while things to do, by knitting for the Red Cross, collecting scrap material and home duties. Keep them busy, the OCD advises, at real tasks that they feel are important. It sounds like good advice for taking care of children during the war, but it's better than that. The par ents themselves can take little of the same advice: Keep busy at worthwhile tasks, and don't listen to too much talk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

People for many years have added their brains over a problem concerned with phenomenal hens in the course of which "a hen and half in day and half lay an egg and a half .. Apparently this has gotten down to the hens, for the U. $. De- partment of Agriculture has officially an nounced that American hens are laying ten per cent more eggs right now than hens, too, so the prospect is excellent for increased production in the henyards keeping pace with increased production in the ship-yards and along the industrial line And that's something to crow about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
FATHER COUGHLIN TERMED PRO-AXIS BY COMMUNIST
 PARTY SECRETARY
December 31, 1941

ASOON~>~~-
 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Goebbels' echo in America, the Fascist Charles E. Coughlin, contin- ues to spout out treason against the United States. In Dec. 22 issue of his Social Justice" Coughlin attacks in turn each of the Allies fighting the Axis, with the piain intent of spreading surly and seditious sen- timents among the people.
 In the same breath he pleads the cause of the Axis aggressors-giving on the last page of his sheet, each of the arguments falsely advanced over and over again by the Goeb- bels' propaganda agents.
 With the slyness of an espionage agent, Coughlin works around his phrases in such way as he be- lieves will make him immune from prosecution. Our American boys are referred to as cannon fodder" and they are pictured as fighting "prob- ably in defense of their country" That word, probably" is a key to Coughlin's subversive craftinesS. AS for the unspeakable Axis, says he, "they believe they are fighting for their lives, their possessions and their homelands" Such is his apol- ogy, given at great length, for the Hitlerite hordes in their ravages of Europe and the Tokio warlords in their assault upon Pearl Harbor.
 Through this Dec. 9 issue-writ- ten mind you, while America is fighting to the death for its nation al interests and security-this poli- tical servant of Hitler breaches panic and fear to the people. He strives to break down that strong courage which has ever character ized the Americans when battling for their country.
 Instead of telling the people ot the Allies mighty resources, he plays up the alleged power and re- sources of the Axis. He counsels hoarding and foresees "an unknown unpredictable future" out of the war Not satisfied with such counsels. o1 cowardice, he speaks ominously o1 "the dark, dismal future whose abyss is measured by war gearec to last eight or ten days"
 Not a word does he say of the smashing of the Nazi "invincibility' on the fields of the Soviet Union; not one phrase about the desperate admissions of Goebbels that Ger many is in a bad way. The "abyss' is all for America-and this is the word of one who seeks to undermine the morale of our people.
 Anti-semitism and red batting break out on every page-for the ob- vious purpose of spreading hatred among the people and obstructing national unity. Most shocking of all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Questions
 and Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats Ser vice Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact or fn- formation, not involving exten- sive research. Write your ques- ton clearly, sign name and ad- dress, enclose three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 e. Please list the ranks of con- missioned officers in the U. 8. Navy.
 A. From top to bottom they are: Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear Ad- miral, Captain, Commander, Lieu tenant Commander, Ii u t e n a n t, Lieutenant (Junior grade), Ensign.
 o. How much salary does Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt receive as As- sistant Director of the office of Civilian Defense?
 A. She serves without compensa- tion. -
 o. Where does the money come from to pay unemployment bene- fits?
 A. State unemployment funds. from which benefits are paid, are built up by payroll taxes. In all States these taxes are levied on the employer and in a few States on employees, as well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Whats Your 1. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. Mistletoe is a parasite growt on what other plant?
 2. What is the title of the poem beginning "'T,was the Night Before Christmas?
 3. Snow has fallen in every stat of the Union; true or false?
 4. What is a homonym for way?
 5. Supply the missing word in this proverb: "- was not built in a day"
 6. Burma belongs to China, or Great Britain?
 2. There are four common acids: three of which are sulphuric, hy- drochloric (muriatic) and acetic Name the other one.
 8. In the legend of Rip var Wrinkle, how many years did he sleep?
 g. Besides being price admins trator, what other position in the federal government does Leon Henderson hold?
 10. Iodine is, or is not, found ir: foods for human consumption?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

Department on Constitution ave- nue and tried to walk in. A guard stopped him.
 The young man looked surprised, but he gave his name, and tried again to pass. Again the guard stood in his way. The young man was obliged to cool his heels in the entrance until a superior Of ficer came downstairs to identify him.
 Reason for his surprise is that almost everybody, in the Navy and out, knows the face of this ex-Hollywood actor, now a Naval Reserve offlcer-Robert Montgom- cry.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Paul Smith, new and efficient public relations officer for the Navy, was a speech writer and strategy adviser for Wendell Will kie. He was also editor and pub- fisher of the San Francisco Chronicle ;. Winston Churchill didn't know it, but the highest compliment paid to him before he left Washington was the remark by cynical Senator Tydings of Maryland: You could follow that fellow anywhere" .. All who lunched or dined with Churchill were impressed with his valor as a trencherman, especially the gusto with which he slowed away little green onions ..When Churchill disregarded all Warn- ings and strode into an open square to wave at crowd, a Se- cret Service officer muttered: "That man wants to be shot!" Wendell Willkie sent per- sonal Christmas notes to all the newsmen who covered his 1s40 campaign tour.
 Copyright, 1922, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Why I hear dey eats folks over there." CHURCHILL'S OLD FRIENDS

Why I hear dey eats folks over there."
 CHURCHILLS OLD FRIENDS
 One of the first persons Win ston Churchill met after arriving in Washington was handsome, able Richard G. Casey, Australian Min ister to the U. s. It was a happy occasion for both.
 Last time they had seen each other was two years ago ill Lon don shortly after the outbreak of the war. Casey then was treas urer of the Australian govern ment; Churchill head of the Bri- tish Admiralty.
 "Who would have thought then that our next meeting would be here," rcminisced Churchill as he shook Casey's hand in the White House." "Or that the United Sta.es would be in the war fighting side-by- side with us."
 I'm sure I didn't" said Casey. And who would have thought our meeting would be at Christmas time. know that Is a good 0men."
 NOTE - To Edwin Health vet eran Washington newsman, Chur- chill's visit recalled personal experience with him. Ten years ago, when the British Prime Min ister came to the U. s. on a lec- ture tour, Heath did some advance publicity for him in Baltimore for which he was paid $25. Subject of Churchill's lecture was "The necessity of going off the gold standard"-3hen a hot nterna- tional issue.
 ROBERT MONTGOMERY
 A tall, slim, handsome young fellow in officers uniform strode up to the entrance of the Navy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Selected Poem
REVERE Geona Meyer in the Poets column Hartford Courant)

Ieona Meyer in the Poets Column,
 Hartford CouranD Springtime's beauties are wondrous, Blossoms deck the trees And send their haunting fragrance Winging on the breeze.
 II I remember the summer sunsets, And the days were golden and hot, And I can't help but remember Each faced forget-me-not.
 III I watched the leaves turn crimson I saw them Whirl around AS autumn winds were stirring And brought them to the ground.
 W But when a sky of midnight velvet In it's starry crown is set, It's joy must remember, It's joy can't forget.
  When the snow is on the evergreen, And the snowbird on the wing, And the moon skins cross the teecy clouds, The poets heart does sing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Current Comment

I said the other day that four fifths of the human race were on our side. It may well be an url- derstatement. Winston Churchill, British Prime
 Minister.
 We arc at war today . !. the pri- mary objective is not difficult to state. It can be completely defined in one word, Victory! The America First Committee, in
 statement dissolving itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

Those old trolley rails which seem to cause a bit of a flare-up here in Water bury every so often might be converted into army cots. At least that's what IS now being done with old railroad rans. They are rolled into various shapes, sucn as light bands and angles, and so!d to army cot and bed manufacturers. osea rails are preferred grade of scrap metal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 5:15 p. m.
 Sun rises 7:17 a. m.; sets 4:35 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Funn moon today bringing hint of fair weather ahead though it may prove frosty and January is apt to be 8 month of con- tradictions, just as 1941 was stubbornly pleasant when the signs were up for bad weather
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

Japs, G e rmans, and Italians Is one of those problems.
 One idea h as been mentioned in cabinet circles but so far hasn't had much success. The proposal is to take all this good sol- dier material, en- list it for the dur ation of the war in a kind of eco. Grant the S a m e pay men in the regular s e r v 1 ces get Then llSe this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

army as a reserve labor force.
 This army behind the lines would be organized in mobile units for as- Signment where there were labor shortages The units could be assign ed to third shifts and swing shifts ill war industry plants working around the clock.
 Because of labor~s opposition to the pay provisions, the idea probably won't get anywhere, but it's a sug- geStion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Roundup Of War Worries On Capitol Hill
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Washington, Jan. 2-What to do with all the millions of patriotic citizens who are too old or too young or who have fiat feet, bad eyes or something like that but still want to get in there and fight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

o. How much did fire insurance companies pay to policy holders for losses in 1940?
 A. Approximately $5150o0,ooo.
 o. How many mothers of Presi- dents of the United States have lived to see their sons elected?
 A. Seven-Mary Ball Washing ton, mother of George Washington; Nellie Conway Madison, mother of James Madison; Jane Knox POLK, mother of James K. Polk; Hannah Simpson Grant, mother of Ulysses s. Grant; Eliza Ballou Garfield, mother of James A. Garfield; Nancy Allison Mckinley, mother of Wil- liam Mckinley, and Sara Delano Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Q. What is a vacuum?
 A. Strictly speaking, a vacuum contains no trace of gas of any kind, but even with the most re- fined, modern exhausting apparatus millions of gas molecules remain in a small glass bulb which has been evacuated to the highest possible degree. It is customary to speak o5 space in which the pressure has been reduced to 1-1000th of an at mosphere or less as vacuum" while a space in which the pres- sure has been reduced to lesser extent, however little below at mospheric pressure, is referred to as a partial vacuum.
 1 0. Why is the California Hetch Hetchy dam so named. A. The dam takes its name from the Hetch Hetchy valley. The word is of Indian origin and there are several interpretations. John Muir, who spelled the word differently, said that the name was given to several seed-bearing grasses that grew abundantly in the valley and furnished the Indians with food.
 O. What is the length and weight of the western antelope jackrabbit?
 A. Lenth to 23 3-4 inches, weight 6 IA to 8 IA pounds.
 o. When did Columbus Day (Oc- tober 12) become legal holiday in New York State?
 A. The holiday was made legal there by an Act of the Legislature approved April IS, 1892.
 0. From what poem is the line, "How still this quiet cornfield is tonight?
 A. It is the opening line of John Masefield's poem entitled August, 1914"
 EDITORS NOTE: If you are
 desirious of securing this weeks
 booklet entitled "BUDGETING",
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
 The formal address in a letter to company or firm, and not to an individual, is Gentle men," Dear Sirs" Is no longer considered to be in good taste.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Washington Merry-Go Round
Mrs. Roosevelt and LoGuordo at Odds Civilian Defense; Rehes Assistants He Fired from Her Department
 Moyor Tends Showmonhipl But She Vents to Build Sody
DREW PIE A R s 0 N ROBERT S. ALLEN

2Foreo uardi will probably down in history as stamanship
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

the clock and throughout the calen- dar. . Production of juke boxes, refrigerators, and washing machines is curtailed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

EDITORS NOTE: If you are desirious of securing this weeks booklet entitled "BUDGETING", address F. M. Kirby, Dept. 8-109, Waterbury Democrat, Service Bu- reau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Wash ington, D. C., with 10 cents to cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

o. From what poem is the line, "How still this quiet cornfield is tonight?
 A. It is the opening line of John Masefield's poem entitled August, 1914"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

o. How much did fire insurance companies pay to policy holders for losses in 1940?
 A. Approximately $515,000,o0o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

o. When did Columbus Day (Oc- tober 12) become 8 legal holiday in New York State?
 A. The holiday was made legal there by an Act of the Legislature approved April IS, 1892.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

o. What is the length and weight of the western antelope jackrabbit? A. Lenth to g 3-4 inches, weight 6 IA to 8 IA pounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

CLERKS TO assist in general clerical work
OF an office Several vacancies 10 be
hlied by competitive examination. Appli-
cants for Junior grade positions At 1880
per year must be between eighteen and
twenty-eight years OF age; and for inter
mediate grade positions at 81 $50 per year,
between twenty and forty years of age.
Applicants must also be citizens OF the
United States and residents OF thu City
OF Detroit for one year Immediately prior
TO examination, excepting persons with
charges. For full details and applications
write or apply TO Detroit Civil Service
Commission. 18th floor, Water Board
Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit,
Michigan. on or before october 2e. 1872.
COLD HEADER and trimmer operators
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

COLD HEADER and trimmer operators
for Manville machines. National Cold
Forging Corp. 1885 Haggerty, Dearborn.
, 1942-11-11
Aviation Electric
Wins Wage
Adjustment

Negotiations between the Shop
Committee of Aviation Electric,
Local 1853 and the Management,
were concluded on the question
of rates, giving a general So across
the board, increase to all en-
ployees, plus additional individual
increases to iron out inequalities.
Negotiations on the wage adjust
ment were in process prior to
the Executive Order on Stabiliza-
ton; however, the wage increases
could not be granted until ap-
proval had been secured through
the War Labor Board.
A meeting was held at the plant
on Thursday, November 5 at which
time, representatives of the Union
and Management expressed in de-
tail the reasons for holding up the
wage increases due to the Presi-
dents Executive Order.
Agreement has been reached be-
tween the Union and the Manage
ment that wage increases will be
retroactive to October rs after
approval has been given by the
War Labor Board.
The Negotiating Committee is
composed of Carl Wittenhagen,
Chief Steward, Richard Lehman,
Bertha Broderick, and Edith Row.
land, assisted by Grant McGlothin,
International Field Organizer.
Make Your Fun-Theater Guild !
, 1942-11-11
H-S-P Wage
Payment

Agreement has been reached be-
tween the H-S-P unit, Local 1853
and the Company upon issues in
dispute pertaining to the method
of wage payment, job evaluation,
and merit rating system.
Mr.. S. w. Duncan, Conciliator,
Department of Labor participated
in the discussions in which full
agreement was reached. The
Agreement provides for a Rate
Committee, to negotiate grievances
on merit rating, job evaluation
each 60 days, retroactive merit in
creases to August 9, 1912, in addi-
ton to other points demanded by
the Union.
The agreement has been rati-
fled by the membership and &C
cording to a statement issued by
Andrew Cad, Chief Steward. "The
Agreement worked out between
the Company, the Union, and the
Conciliator will provide the ma
chinery for adjusting grievances
on wage rates. and contribute to
greater war production and plant
wide harmony"
The Shop Committee, in addition
to Andrew Cad, Chief Steward is
composed of Charles Kohl, Willis
Armstrong, Emmett Higgins, Clyde
Ullery, and William Frazier, assist
ed by K. NJ. Kirkendall, Business
Representative.
, 1942-11-11
Over 20 Out

Maybe you've noticed the big
ads calling for screwmakers in
the papers. They must be cock
eyed, because the MGR just re-
tired a skilled screwmaker against
his will. If the MGR and the Wa
Manpower Commission would get
together, maybe the manpower
situation would be eased that
much, SO that Hitler labor front
tactics would not have to be re-
sorted to in order to solve it.