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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
The Future Without Fear

1.-THE public" says Evans Clark execu-
tive director of the Twentieth Century
Fund, els too much afraid of the postwar
period That is because we haven't faced
the issues and seen the challenge they
make to courageous and imaginative
efforts to create better life for every
one" The central fact revealed by five
different surveys of postwar possibilities
made during the past year is this; the
stimulus of war has enabled the United
States to do what it could not bring itself
to do in time of peace - that is, use its
full productive facilities, and even in
crease them. The steps which we halt
ingly took in mortal fear of bankruptcy
have been dWarfed already by the war
effort. Stuart Chase points out that we
have already appropriated twice as much
for war purposes as the whole govern
mental effort at rehabilitation cost in the
previous eight years. Yet during those
eight years everybody feared bankruptcy,
and now only a comparative few fear it.
Not because it is any the less possible, but
because a prospect SO much worse has
been shown us that we know that the
chance must be taken.
All authorities agree that the situation
that will 60 with "demobilizing"
war industries at a time when mil
lions Of young men are returning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

that he has to work Gay ana night
to make ends meet. He may have
some physical handicap which puts
definite ceiling to his achieve
ment. His background may be such
as to keep him from advancing into
circles where he feels he would be
much happier.
The feeling of being caught in a
one-way traffic without the pos
sibility of being able to turn back
Is certainly trying to ones patience,
And yet the very trial itself may be
the means God Is employing to dis
cipline our souls and prepare lis
for greater things We can be sure
that the better jobs are always
waiting for those who are doing
their present Jobs well. Just be-
cause we are leading a prosaic life
now does not mean we shall always
lead it. We should never lose hope.
The rarest kind of achievement
may beckon to us at the next cross
street and direct us out OF the
one way traffic.
But even if this does not hap
pen, we can be sure that life Is
about what we make 1t, and that
whether we are happy or unhap-
by largely depends upon what we
will 1t TO be. II we are in a one
way traffic, 1t may be best for US
that we should be, and out OF such
dreary procedure may come quiet
happiness indeed.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
The Realists Were Right

For long time there have been many
individuals who have been analyzing the
war situation along various fronts, par
ticularly as it affected American chances.
Our theater of war rights now is mainly
the Far East, stretching from Hawaii to
the Philippines and down in the Dutch
East Indies. This, of course, is based on
surmise and supposition, not on observa-
ton and actual knowledge, as the move
ments of our armed forces and their
presence in the theater of war are not
positively revealed to us.
But we have been informed and the
proof has been supplied that if certain
detectives throughout the Far East yield
ed to the japanese assaults warfare would
be long continued on our part. That
eventuality seems close at hand right
now. Many have been the claims of a
long war, but most of us still chung fast
to the hope that our boys would soon
make short work of the Japs and blast
them right off the Pacific Ocean. There
must be an awful lot of them, though, for
they still keep coming.
And they are at the Threshold of inn
portant objects in the Dutch East Indies,
off Australia and slowly ringing Singa
pore with an iron band. The Philippines
are beleagured and the Jap attack can
only be beaten off by similar mass
assault by American forces. All of which
means time. Our strategy at home or
abroad can't be based any longer on
war of months, but one of years Every
one should gear himself accordingly.
We've got to plan for war of long dura-
ton; the sooner we do SO the better off
will be our lot when reverses in the months
to come seem like complete defeat for us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

from armed service will be scarcely less
critical. We may then be in mood to
take chances with orthodox economies
that we were loath to take before, since
the alternative of social disintegration
may then loom up before us, just as the
possibility of losing the war and becom-
ing vaSsal state looms up today In
other words, if we fight our postwar
difficulties with as great determination
as we now fight the war, we have just
as good a chance to win 1t would be
just as fatal to approach that battle with
out advance plans or preparations as it
would be TO fight the present war unpre-
pared.
Charles w Eliot, director of the
National Resources Planning Board,
pointed the way when he said. eve are
not going back to anything" We are
going forward, and only the general di-
rection can be known. That direction
looks toward recognition of the fact that
the real wealth of the country lies in its
productive facilities, its farms, its skills,
it's character, and it's people, and that
these must be used to the fullest possible
capacity, even if in doing SO some OF the
old rules are violated or totally disregard
ed. New techniques and methods will be
found but the aim Of making life better
for all is the ancient American aim. 1t
is only by looking forward to such
future that we can make fighting the war
worth while. :. BY planning for it now
we insure against "Peace-Time Pearl
Harbor" when the war shall be over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
What's Going on Here?

Somebody in the State Department
ought to give a simple, clear, public eX-
PLANTATION of how these two news items
happened to be capable OF appearing
almost at the same time: !. A shipload
of American supplies left for Vichy,
France, during the last week of January.
g. British broadcast reports that "Vice
Premier" Darlan of France has agreed TO
send two shiploads of supplies weekly to
Nazi General Rommeps forces in North
Africa.
Unless fairly clear definition is made
as to just what is American policy toward
France since we entered the war (and
bear in mind that General Rommel is
now fighting us and our policy can
scarcely be what it was before December
y people are going to begin to wonder
what's going on here. Maybe it's all
baby-food that is going to France; maybe
it's something that cannot even be used
to substitute for what is being sent to
Rommel Maybe there is good answer.
Oughtn't the American people to know
what it is?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

Starting Sunday in 1912 insects may be
used on all automobile license plates.
There remains, of course, the small prob
lem of securing the same by renewing
the license Once upon time this was
tedious task, but the operation has been
made very painless by the Motor Venice
Department officials and staff There's
no excuse for failure to secure license
renewal on time any more. And with the
state allowing the new numerals to be
displayed on the 18th of this month
ample time is allowed for getting the
renewals. OF course if you drive your
car on ande after the first of March you'll
be obliged to have the new insets. You
probably won't notice the change but
the little metal markers won't be OF
aluminium this time. They're tin. The
war has claimed another VICTIM but no
one will mind SO long as the tin insects
stick to the big plates
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to back
page for the answers.

I. Name the Filipino who led the
instruction against the U. S. troops
occupying the Philippines in 1899
2. What is the most abundant
metallic element in the earth's
crust?
3. Alaska has a Representative III
Delegate in the Congress of hte
United States?
4. Magyars are natives of Hun
gary, France, or Spain?
S. What species of biz called
king Of Birds?
6. Copernicus, Herschel and Hal
ley were famous astronomers, phil
osophers or medieval merchants?
7. What U. S. battleship made a
famous voyage around Cape Horn
in 1893?
8. A space enclosed for the herd
ing of horses is called a choral, cor
raj, coral, or correal?
9. Name the inseparable friend Of
Damon.
10. Food properly canned ard
stored will keep year CT more;
true or false?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

Waterbury is rapidly becoming air raid
warning conscious. Slowly but surely the
efforts of local officials to create sui
ficient air raid corps to operate during
black-out period is having its effect; In
every section of the city now you'll find
a warden with an able group of assist
ants. There will be the job OF checking
a district to see how residents react TO
the black-out warning. While these gen
tlemen aren't law enforcement officers
and can't arrest anyone for failing TO
comply with the regulation, still it's
serious matter to refuse to comply and
prosecution can be brought with painful
results
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

LeOIl also COMMENDED UfldU TdlS-
ing workers pay because an in
dustry was making big war pro-
fits was not the sound solution
OF that problem. The way to deal
with that, he told Roosevelt, is
either TO put a fixed ceiling on
profits or to tax them to the bone.
ANTI-LABOR STATISTICS
Phil Murray led the anvil chorus
against Henderson. He hotly
denied that the steel workers were
adequately paid; said that the
steadily rising cost of living had
wiped out their last wage gain;
that new increase was neces-
sary to equalize matters.
This contention brought the CLIO
chief to Lubin's report of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It's figures showed an overall
increase in the cost of living Of
10 per cent. Murray Ilatly chal-
lenged this as inaccurate.
"My economists" he told
Roosevelt, 'telI me that the in
crease is % per cent and not
10 per cent. And I have just.
as good experts as any in that
Bureau
EYES," chimed in George
Meany, bulky AL secretary
treasurer. 1.-THE way that Blu
reau is acting, it ought to be
called the Bureau Of anti-LabOr
. Statistics"
After listening silently to the
bararge of complaints the Presi-
dent promised to look into them,
and discuss them at the next
meeting OF the group two weeks
hence
NOTE = Labor Secretary Fran
ces Perkins was burned up be-
cause she was not invited to the
pow-Wow. while War Labor Chief
Sidney Hillman was. Also, the ia
Dor leaders made it clear to Roose-
welt that they preferred her con-
tinued absence by telling him that
they wanted an independent war
labor administration. Roosevelt
askd them to submit a plan for
consideration at their next meet
ing.
REPEAL LEWIS
Another subject frankly dis
cuSsed was John l.. Lewis.
All hands present made no Sc
cret Of their glee at the way the
power hungry miner chiefs
scheme for a blitz peace had been
upset.
The laborites told Roosevelt
about Lewis newest activity, or
ganizing dairy farmers as mem
bers OF the United Mine Workers.
They said ii was now certain that
Lewis had cooked up his peace
scheme in a secret deal with Will
liam Hutchinson, violently anti-NeW
Deal head Of the AFL carpenters.
"Mr. President" laughed II.
J. Thomas, president Of the
powerful CLIO Auto Workers, II
think the time has come, when
John l.. Lewis is ripe for re-
peal"
II think you are right, Bob"
grinned Roosevelt land a mo-
ton to recOmmit him is In or
der"
III Lewis is going In for Or
organizing farmers" added Ju-
Illus Emspack, secretary treas
urer Of the CLIO Electrical and
Radio Workers, 1--WE ought to
turn him over to Ed O'Neil
(head Of the Farm bureau Fed
eratiOn.) ! understand that Ed
doesn't like raiders"
NOTE: Last week, when Hutch
eson addressed an anniversary
meeting OF q big carpenter local
in Philadelphia, he was loudly
booed when he made a pass at the
President Cor torpedoing Lewis
peace scheme. Before Hutchinson
finished his speech, more than
1000 of the carpenters and their
wives had walked out on him.
PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONER
The resident commissioner OF
the Philippines, who has scat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

in the u. S. Congress and draws
$4,000 year like other Congress
men is spending most Of his time
these days trying to build up the
morale of his own people, on the
other side of the world.
The Honorable Joaquin ("Mike")
EliZalde was best known for his
motor cars and his taste for
sports, when he came to Wash
ington in 1888. But now he is
running an office in the Capitol,
on office on Massachusetts ave-
nue., and popping in and out of
the House Radio Room every day.
Elizalde makes a daily record
ing in the nature OF pep talk
for the Philippine people, which
is sent by airmail from Washing
ton to San Francisco. There it
is turned ever to the Donovan
Office for an immediate Short
wave broadcast to the Far East.
EIizalde keeps hammering
home the fact that, after nine
weeks of fighting, two-thirds of
the Philippines remain unOccu-
pied by the enemy.
NOTE The Elizalde family is
one OF the richest in the islands.
When Manila was bombarded the
commissioner lost three blocks of
sugar warehouses In one day.
WILLKIE VS.. ROOSEVELT
Dapper Sidney Weinberg, dollar
a-year personnel assistant to War
Production CHIEF Donald Nelson,
is a big-shot Wall Street banker
who is 1910 was an ardent Willkie
booster.
Several days after the Democra-
tic National Committee announce
ment that the previously cancelled
$100-a-plate party banquet would
be held after all, another dollar
a-year man who had been a
Willkic supporter ran into Vein
berg. He asked if it were true
that Weinberg had "underwritten
the purchase" OF $4,000 worth OF
tickets to the Democratic fund
raising dinner.
eyes, / have" was the answer.
"Why did you do that?"
"Well,' said Weinberg. you
knew the old axiom, If you can't
lick 'em, join 'em."
RRY-GO-ROUND
The Donovan Office is sending q
series of "take heart" short-Waye
broadcasts to the German-dom-
mated countries of Europe-in-
Guiding Italy 30. Senator Ebert
Thomas of Utah, who has tray
eled in the Far East, is sponsor
ing a number OF Donovan broad
casts to Japan and China !.
One is entitled Victory for China"
and another, Japan VS. Japan.
Copyright. 1912, by United
Feature Syndicate, IncD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

One OF the problems for Waterbury,
first test will be sufficient warning for the
entire city AS it stands right now IT'S
impossible to hear centrally-located
sirens bells or whistles in every part OF
the city. The western part of the city,
for example, could not hear a siren down
in Exchange Place nor could other re-
gions, Waterville, for that matter. Therell
have to be plans made for ttls and no
doubt they are under consideration right
now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
Selected Poem
NOW YOU CAN SLEEP.

IBerton Braley in the New York SUM
THE Poets eye" Git helps to use
Quotation) Sin fine frenzy rolling"
MAY roll because the infants shoes
Demand residing
And though it's nothing much to you
What motivation may inspire
A poem, it's important to
The verSiiier.
An ode may come from debts owed
And duns that interrupt the slumbers.
Numbers of bills may be the goad
To lisp in numbers.
He'll troll lay which may allay
His worried creditors repining;
A line may give cloud Of gray
A silver lining.
A sordid tale? You wonder why
/ force my lyric muse to tell it?
Like Gorge, I cannot tell lie,
l hope to sell IT.;
To share the product OF the mint
When kindly editors allo it;
And II you see this thing in print
You'll know I've got it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

y
They spoke their minds plainly
about two of the Presidents ace
lieutenants-Price Administrator
Leon Henderson and DIR. /. Lubin,
head of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics.
Neither official was criticized
personally. In facs, the labor
ties emphasized that they held
Henderson and Lubin in high es-
TEEN as able and sincere execu-
tives. But no punches were
pulled in assailing tne:r policies.
The laborites' complaint against
both revolved around the moot
question of the cost of living.
Henderson was criticized be-
cause of opposition to increased
wages. Lubin was harpoOned
on the ground that cost of liv-
ing figures issued by his Bureau
were too low.
The President produced let
ter from Leon Henderson voic-
ing strong rlisgivings about the
ldGeSC wage demands OF CLIO pfeSl-
dent Phil Murray's steel work.
ers.
In effect, Henderson took the
position that the increase was
unwarrantej. He said that there
will be S85,0C3 600, 900 worth of
consumer buying power this
year, but only 100000, O00, 900
worth of consumer gOods. Hen
deEscn also argued that there
are many categOries of workers
who cannot hope for an in
crease in pay; so that if one
group of workers have more to
spend they will be able to buy
a larger share of available goods
than the others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

IIlcT pea Oh Iilt
contention t h a t
labor has just as
big an interest
and a lot more
direct knowledge
on how any given
plant should be
run t h a n the
mere stockholders
of that company
who simply shove.
in their excess
money with the
hope that it will
pay dividends. If
that is the case,
then labor has a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

@. How many primary color Sell
sations are there psychologically?
A. 1t is generally accepted that
there are four primary sensations OF
chromatic color, red, green, yellow
and blue. To these some authorities
add two primary sensations OF
achromatic color, black and white;
while others add third, gray. Still
others assert that white and black
are not sensations, but are perccp-
tons.
@. Why are horses with broken
legs usually shot?
A. Because it is seldom possible to
cure them, without expensive treat.
ment, including sling to supsend
the horse so as to keep his weight
of of the injured leg. Work horses
are seldom treated for broken legs
because the cost is prohibitive. Valu-
able horses are usually shot, because
broken leg can seldom be set so
that it will be strong.
@. Who comprised the three man
arbitration board appointed by
President Roosevelt that awarded a
closed shop to the captive coal
mines?
A. John r. Steelman, U. s. 'di-
rector of Cancellation, chairman,
John l.. Lewis representing the mi
ners and Benjamin F. Fairless, rep
resenting the steel companies.
@. What Is the lifting power OF
helium gas?
A. The lifting power of one gas
IN another depends upon the offer
ence in their densities, or the diff
ference in the weights of respec-
tive equal volumes under like con-
ditions of temperature and pressure.
For instance, at 60 degrees F., and
under the average pressure of air
at sea level of 14.7 pounds per
square inch, 1000 cubic feet of air
weighs 1886 pounds ard the same
volume of helium weighs 1854
pounds Under these conditions of
temperature and pressure, 1000
cubic feet of pure heliufh has lift
in air of 1886 minus 1854, or 65.82:
| that is, each cubic foot has a lift
Of 0.06582 pounds
@. Where is "The Garden of Al
lah" in Robert Hichen's novel OF
that title?
A. The scene is laid in North AZ
RIGA, and the Sahara Desert is called
"The Garden of Allah"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Reactionary
Union Practices
Under Fire
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democracy Washington
CORRESPONDENT

Washington, Feb. 12-.Add to the
Things That Can't Go on as Usual
department a division of old-time
trade union practices that shouldn't
be permitted to go as usual if this
war is going to win by about pro-
duction. The idea for this one DOESN'T
come from any reactionary conspir-
acy on the part of capital and
management, but from progressive
union leadership itself. The idea is
simply this:
Labor politicians today are max
ing a big play for an increasing
share of management. They base
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

MN anG certain
compulsions which
keep all traffic ON
that road moving
in one direction
force him to stay
in a type of life
W h ic h inks him.
He IN a y have 20
go to an office or
to a store which
he has com c TO
hate. He may be
badly in debt so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
NO MUSIC, NO MILK

Johnsonburg, N. Y CUP A
radio is standard equipment in
Gilbert Barbour's dairy barn. He
contends his six COWS become rest
less at milking time If he forgets
to turn on the radio. One COW won't
eat without music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
TODAY's COMMON ERROR

If enc says; ut looks like rain"
the listener cannot be sure
whether "it' refers to some
thing that has the appear
ance of rain, or whether the
speaker means that the sky
locks as if rain will soon de-
scend. Say, ut looks as if it
will rain"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
Current Comment

America Is not for Americans
America is for humanity.
Unidentified Cuban delegate To
Rio conference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
A Thought for Today

But that on the good ground are they which
In an honest and good heart. having heard the
word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with pa
tence.-Luke 8:I5.
God answers sharp and sudden on some
prayers, And thrusts the thing we have prayed
Tor in our face, gauntlet with a gift in IT,
Browning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
ONE WAY TRAFFIC
BY EARL l.. DOUGLASS, ID. d.

ONE WAY TRAFFIC
Many man feels that he is On
a one-Way street, so far as the
everyday living of his life is con-
cerned. Congested traffic behind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
CASTING IN

ShohlINp IN
Mayor La Guardia's recent sug-
gestion that all of labor's overtime
earnings and all Of industry's profits
be paid for in defense savings
stamps and war bonds has been
weighed in the balance and found
wanting. 1t was a good enough sug-
gestion as one device for preventing
initiation by holding back money
which might otherwise be spent on
civilian goods, and for providing en-
forced savings which might be spent
beneficially during the post war
recovery period. But the idea has
TO be abandoned for one very prac-
teal reason. AS the stamps and
bonds are now issued, they are con-
vertible into cash 60 days after is
suance.
A number of industries are find
ing that out noW-in a big way
They gave their employees stamps
and bonds In the form of Christmas
gifts and year-end bonuses, thinking
this was good way TO encourage
thrift among their employees and
help the government at the same
time. But practically all these gift
stamps and bonds are now being
cashed as quickly as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
Washington Merry-Go- Round
DREW P A II S D N
ROBERT S. ALLEN

Labor Chiefs Protest Hendeons Opposition Wage
Price Control Head Points Deoh
Lobotes Deore Lubns Cost Of Living Figures Are Too Low
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

@. What bottled gases ere lis B.,
for fuel, in cooking. and which Is
most economical? Is there AIRY can
ger of a shortage?
A. The gases include straight
butane, straight propane. and a mix
ture of the two. The two straight
gases require different equipment,
but the mixture may be used On
either type of range. Qualities,
pound for pound, tend to equalize
so that one kind is ab0ut as eco
nomical as the other. Chere have
been rumors that a shortage might
occur, since isobutane is used in the
rubber and chemical industries, i'm
portant for war needs, but observa-
tons do not indicate such posi-
bility
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12
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WASHINGTON, February H. - The Pre-

CLIO committee was very cordial,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-12

@. Where is "The Garden of Al
lah" in Robert Hichen's novel OF
that title?
A. The scene is laid in North AZ
RIGA, and the Sahara Desert is called
1.-The Garden of Allah"