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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

An American aviator in Java was quoted
by the press associations as saying the
United Nations would win the battle for
the Dutch East Indies eff we only had
200 planes" Maybe they will get them,
but if they don't that is one of the sad
dest stories of the war. The allies have
been too late with too little too many
times. OF course, many factors-some
valid some stupid-cause this, but no
body can get around the fact that "too
little. means the war implements just
weren't produced.
One reason they are not being produced
is that In January the month after
Pearl Harbor and Wake Island - 43
strikes in reproduction plants tied up
1852 workers for a loss of 661 ,976 man
hours, or enough to build four 170-foot
submarine chaSerS. Maybe those four
sub chasers wouldn't win the war. And
maybe they would. The important thing
4 we lose the war. There will be nothing
there will be no strikes or even workers
out slaves Of the New Order
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

an enemy submarine with more than 100
sailors dying for their country.
Few persons may know, however, that
the Jacob Jones for whom the ships were
named was quite hero In his own right.
After giving up the study of medicine for
law, he left both professions in 1899 to
sign on as midshipman on a naval yes
sci which fought the Barbary pirates. He
was their prisoner two years, but escaped
to become one Of the Understanding
commanders in the War Of 1912, captur-
ing an enemy ship and eventually squar-
ing accounts with the pirates. It would
be fitting if another destroyer were
named for this fighting man to deal out
vengeance for the loss Of the other Jacob
Joneses and their gallant crews.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

It will be interesting to see what re-
spouse is made in this city when the lid
is taken off the salvage drive and efforts
are made to collect all scrap materials. SO
far we've done pretty good on newspapers,
magazines. Even the old aluminium col
lection here wasn't so bad. But it did
show that it, may be necessary for the sal
wage drive to be carried right to peoples
backdoors if the city wants to collect such
scrap as metal, rags, rubber, etc: In this
respect the same system that is being fol
lowed in many communities will prob
ably be adopted, namely, collections by
authorized Junk dealers in various sec
tions on different days Of the week. Some
such system will probably get the best
results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

Automobile tires are being rationed in
dribS and drabs for those whose pursuits
make it imperative that they have them.
Gasoline will shortly be rationed out, pre-
sumably car owners getting an allotment
as to their respective needs Last week
typeWriters were frozen in Sales-roomS
and further manufacture was prohibited
SO that factories might be converted to
wartime purposes. This week it's radios
and Photographs. Their manufacture
after April % has been prohibited. This
industry will also be turned over to one
more essential to winning the war.
Electric refrigerators will also be. af-
fected by this latest order and no doubt
in rapid succession we'll find other cleo
trio equipment going out of manufacture.
The case may seem hard one for the
housewife but it may be whole lot hard
er, particularly so if this country is in
vaded and we have to turn to and rout
the enemy in the shadow of our own
homes. It's a whole lot better to start
beating radios, monographs, typeWriterS,
ice-boxes, washing machines, etc. into
machine guns, tanks, airplanes, guns, bull
lets than it is to beat off attacks from
our own shores
In short what sacrifices we have to
make and there is no reason to believe
we have reached the end of them, are
slight compared to yielding our home
land to an invader who would have no
respect for life, liberty, and the pursuit OF
happiness A few months, perhaps
couple of years even, spent in fighting
desperately with every means at our COM
mand to put down the forces now so
rampant throughout the world will GER
tainiy be mere trifle if we insure world
peace thereafter. And that's what we
hope to do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

Once again Waterbury has demonstrat-
ed a remarkable ability to pay its bills.
We were presented with bill by the state
to the tune of $4,000, this city's contri-
button towards old age assistance. 1t
didn't look as if this amount could be
raised as the last day for paying these
taxes approached and the Tax Collectors
records showed the state figure far from
reached. However, when the Tax Collec-
tors office figured up all the money that
was found that not only was the $780,
900 figure reached, but the amount paid
was very close to that set up in the 1912
budget last fall This latter amount is
usually in excess of what we are assessed
by the state It's tribute to the Tax
Collector and his fine staff, but more so
to the taxpayers of Waterbury who have
paid up this assessment and will continue
to do so until the record is almost 100 per
cent complete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10
A Thought for Today
Lean Forward, Americans!

Americans generally delight in leaning
back in an easy chair, barber shop chair
or just any convenient chair and listen
ing to advice and argument of whomever
happens to be indulging in that good old
custom of sounding off. And it's a very
fine thing in time of peace. But the time
has arrived-and it's right now-when
we all must lean forward, cast fishy eye
at our whispering informant or windy
talker, and ask ourselves question. Is
he, or quite possibly she, pulling my leg,
knowingly or unknowingly, for the bene-
fit of Adolf, Benito or Lieut.. Gen. Tom
oyuki Yamashita?
AS all school children know by now,
Hitler's cardinal rule is divide and Con-
quer." And as all Czechs, French, Dutch
and NorWegianS know it is one of the
S1narteSt and most deviliSh politico-mili-
tary weapons of all time. Why? Because it
works. Edmond Taylor noted student of
propaganda, declares now is the time to
fear and fight the slime of Nazi propa-
ganda which seeped over the great, i'm
pregnable Maginot Line and drowned
France. 1t worked in France and other
countries and it can work here. The NaziS
NA0OW O41CJ 44AIA0O h41OCA OuG UllC O1lAGCu
States and the quickest way to do that is
to set us snarling and swapping at each
other.
Oh, you won't get any letters from Doc
tor Goebbels telling you President Roose-
welt is crazy, or that we are obviously
headed for dictatorship, or that the Jews
and Communists plan to chop the hands
off every third baby boy. You will get
something much slicker and much harder
to combat. There are and will be some
Of those rover types for the lunatic
fringe, but chiefly they will be in such
forms as these: We are dupes of British
inperialiSts. Our entire Pacific fleet was
destroyed at Pearl Harbor The Army had
to shoot 400 strikers in a Detroit tank
factory. Jap saboteurs have destroyed
large sections of San Francisco. Six troop
transports with 10000 American soldiers
on each have been sunk. The Republi-
cans are blocking the war effort The
Democrats are blocking the war effort
Jesse James, Peter the Rabbit, the no
girdles-for-g girls rule are messing things
up. In short, things have gone to hell We
can't win. There's no use trying. We're
lost up to now and besides Hitler has no
designs ON America. He just wants all the
Germans of Europe joined in one big hap
py family
Those are the things you have heard
and will hear. Those are the things axis
agents Spread-and the alleys and rat
holes are infested with them Good Amer
leans hear them. They tell other good
Americans Soon the vicious lie assumes
the proportions of a national scandal and
everybody is talking about it. That wrecks
morale, wrecks the war effort and can
wreck America. It's all the simple appli-
cation of divide and Conquer" This
doesn't mean free speech, free press and
free assembly must be shelved It does
men that every loyal American must lean
forward, not backward, repeat no wild
rumors, and smash as many lies as posi-
bic. And above all, have faith and work
hard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10
Selected Poem
THE NORTH PASTURE

THE NORTH PASTURE
(Helen Eckert in the Christian Science Monitor)
The North Pasture was so many things: the
way to the dam,
The way to the Woods, the way to anemones
blowing in the breeze
The way to the sweet river with Its hooking
ripples,
The way 10 the dogwood and redbuds, and the
dogtooth violet;
The way to the brown decaying log, the white
loneliness Of trilliums,
The way to the pawpaw trees, the way 70 the
place where one might see the
swift winging flight OF the
pawpaw butterflies
1t was the way to the mulberry tree, the wild
straberry patch,
The way to the spring beauty carpet at the edge
Of the Woods,
The way to look at the-other- the River,
1t was the way past rustling leaves Of corn
And swinging waves Of wheat,
It was the way OF the kildeers cry and the
cranes slow fight.
Il was a way Of gold Of dandelions and favorite
haunt OF goldhnch.
II was way OF crowded communities OF
purple-hatted ironweed,
II was the way to white clouds Of blooming
haw trees In the spring. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

Few people realize how political
Is the machinery which ground
out the loans for the Reconstruc-
ton Corporation. All its officials
were trained to be political. When
the average applicant, often ac-
companied by his congressman,
asked for a loan, regular sys-
tenn was developed for giving him
the run-around. Letters were
written back and forth for weeks
and months.
This was studied and deliber-.
ate. A definite rum around
technique was evolved. Appar-
emily Jesse Jones thought It was
his function 70 lend as little as
possible TO discourage every
thing except gilt-edge loans.
And having spent years develop
ing this technique, 1t Is almost
impossible for Jesse Jones and
his organization to reverse them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

the loan on his books. Finally
Snyder said:
III you don't take this over,
wen hold up any further dis
bursements."
"And II you do" was the reply,
@you'll hold up trOopships which
the President wants almost more
than anything else. Just figure
out whether you want Congress
10 heart about that"
MFR. Snyder changed the sub
ject.
DOG IN MANGER
Tragedy Is that Jesse Jones
seems bent on keeping all his tree
mendous financial power in his
own hands. Not only does he not
readily delegate responsibility, but
he is terrifically Jealous OF any
other agency which might en-
croach on his loan field.
Senator Murray Of Montana
wants to set up separate fund
Of about $l00,O00,0OO to lend money
to little business TO finance war
Jobs; but Jesse doesn't want 1t.
Also Mariner Eccles, Governor
Of the Federal Reserve Board,
wants Congress to let him put out
the s140,0O0,000 which he got
through devaluation Of the dollar,
for short, quick loans.
But the head off EccIes and
Murray Jesse has wired his field
representatives that they are now
empowered 90 MAKE leans up TO
100000 without approval Of
Washington. This liberalization
Of the loan policy II q drastic
step for Jesse But apparently
' he was determined TO beat Ec-
Giles ana Murray TO the punch.
This has turned out to be some
thing Of help b Jesse. For
when his man Sterling Foster
meets with the Army and Navy
every Wednesday and they cross
question him on loans, the stock
reply Is very siinple-flamely, that
these loans are now made by dis
trict RFC offices and the Federal
Loan Administrator knows nothing
about them.
It takes lot TO get around
Jesse Jones. But It takes even
more to bulge him In his zealously
guarded field OF high finance.
Copyright, 1942, by United
Feature Syndicate, IncJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10
In Today's Mail
UNITED NATIONS. ESPECIALLY
BRITAIN, MUST TREAT COLO
MES BETTER If THEY
HOPE TO WIN WAR
Naugatuck, Conn.
March 8. 1912

Naugatuck, Conn.
March 8, 1912
Editor Of the Democrat:
want to express my agreement
with the opinion that India, Africa,
China and other colonial and SEMI
colonial nations can play far more
important, role in the defeat OF the
Axis than they are. If the United
Nations had been able to mobilize
the manpower and industrial re-
sources Of the people Of Africa aud
Asia, the course Of the war In Libya
ard Singapore would have been lif-
ferent.
The whole strategy Of the Axis at
the present moment Is directed to-
ward the East, Middle East and Afri-
ca. They are our vulnerable points.
One reason for this vulnerabllity is
that the people OF these regions have
long standing grievances, and justi-
fled ones, which still remain unset
tied.
This war Is not entirely a mill
tary war. Il has political aspects
which cannot be. denied and which
are important weapons for warfare.
The Japanese are capitalizing on
this state Of affairs with their "Asta
for Asiatics" propaganda. They are
utilizing every possible source OF dis
content to win the support OF the
colonial people Of Africa and Asia.
The same applies to Ireland.
The battle to win the colonial
people, their vast manpower and IN
exhaustible resources Is decisive to
the outcome Of the war and requires
that the United Nations, particular
" Britain, make a sharp break with
their former policy Of indifference
toward the needs and desires Of coll
onial people. Undoubtedly the Tory
elements within the British govern
ment viii resist every measure 10 adj
Just the grievances Of these people.
The enormous gravity Of the situa-
ton In Asia demands a fighting al
lance OF the colonial people and the
United Nations, however
One thing we have learned In this
war Is that, given q good cause. peo-
pie will perform miracles OF valor.
Certainly the colonial people have
nothing to gain from q Hitler VIC
tory. II we put arms IN their hands
and give them a cause to fight for,
they will prove themselves worthy
allies, d powerful asset 10 the might
Of the anti Hitler front. II we spurn
them, you can bet your life that the
Axis will WOO them for the purpose
81 acquiring for themselves d vast
posentialssy
Yours truly
WA, TRuslEwIcz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

The printing press has put real
steam In the Defense Bond, the Red
Cross and similar campaigns, and
the public responds because It knows
II these were not worthy efforts the
American press would say so.
walter D. Fuller, chairman, Ma
tional Association Of Manufac-
turers.
80
We women are no longer the
waiting Penelopes Of war.
Fannie Hurst, novelist.
49,
The times demand from those
who have any responsibilities Of
ieadsrship, ardOr. vigOr and de-
cisiveness of mind and spirit s.
Retiring Archbishop 81 Canter-
bury, 70.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

selves overnight. That Is why
when loans are desperately need
ed for certain war plants, Jesse
Jones and his loan boys continue
on their blase, unperturbed way,
still passing out the royal rum
around.
Jesse Jones just isn't geared for
quick-moving, Streamlined finance.
Yet as Federal Loan Administra-
tor he has the power Of fl
nancial life or death over vital
war plants.
STILL PLAYING
TEXAS POLITICS
For instance, no metal is more
urgently needed today than tin.
And yet, even two years ago, the
State Department, the Defense
Commission end even the column
lists knew there was grave risk
that the Dutch East Indies might
be taken, and that we should
safeguard our future tin supply.
All during the summer Of 1910, in
fact, the State Department dinner
at Jesse Jones to set up q tin
smelter inside the United States to
handle tin from Bolivia. But Jesse
did nothing.
Six months passed: nine
months; almost a year. Jesse had
agreed by this time that a smell
ter should be built, but sent an
investigator to determine where
it should be located. This took
several weeks more.
Finally, at long last, the
Loan Administrator made his
decision. He decided to put the
plant just OUTSIDE his own home
town Of Houston, Texas. Jesse,
1t seems, had been political TO
the very end.
NOTE Nobody really minded
Jesse's being political as much as
they objected to the waste Of
tine.
JESSE HAS FRIENDS
OF course, II you happen to
Know the Federal Loan Admin
istrator personally and pleasantly,
loans sometimes move lot faster.
The bright boys around Jesse still
remember the time they had
turned down a loan TO o. p. Van z
swerlngen, famous financler Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Nickel
Plate, and Erie Railroads. AL
though the loan was vetoter, Van
swerlngen was smart enough to
find out the number Of Jesse's
drawing room on q trip to Florida
and bought q ticket for the one
adjacent. Next day, Jesse wired
to the RFC in washington to give
Van sweringer the loan.
Then there was the case Of
the Cretona silk mills near Pat
, ersOn, N. H., whose application
for q loan was refused by the
RFC New York office. Then
the very charming and highly
social Count POnirtOvsky inter.
vened. The loan came through.
The mills are now IN receiver
ship.
In fact the files Of the RFC
have a long list Of favored loans"
disapproved locally but granted
later on Jesse Jones' OK In
Washington.
VITAL TROOPsHIPs
IN contrast John w. Snyder, vice
president Of the Defense Plant
Corporation and one Of Jesse's
right hand men, recently tele-
pfoned the Maritime Commission
demanding that II take over about
$50 ,OON, 900 worth OF loans Extend
ed 10 General Electric, Westing-
house, ct III, for constructing gears
and turbines fon vitality needed
ships. Despite considerable af-
gtiiaent, Snyder lot nowhere With
the Maritime Commission, which
maintained that he. not the MARI
time Commission. Was running
loan agency and should continue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

submarines Is about 500 feet.
@. VIII there be shortage Of
spices during the present war?
A. Supplies of the cornmoner
spices will probably be adequate.
There is more than two years sup
ply OF pepper in the warehouses
Mustard produced within the coun-
try will more than meet 1912 needs.
Cinnamon, which comes from india,
may be hard to get when present
supplies are exhausted.
O. Where are the Marshall Is
lands located2
A. They lie halfway between the
Hawaiian Islands and the northeast
coast Of Australia. The nearest
members Of the group, which in
cludes some 80 islands and more
than 800 reefs strewn over broad
ocean area, are about 1880 miles
southwest Of Honolulu.
q. Who Is director Of the Insti-
tute Of Family Relations and
where is It located?
A. The headquarters are at GOT
South Hill st., Los Angeles, Calf,
and Or. Paul Popenoe IS director.
q. How did Sherry wine get It's
name2
A. z-de-la-Frontera is the
central city Of the Sherry district
of Spain. and the word Sherry" Is
the English corruption Of Jeyez. pro-
nounced Heh-rel1z.
@. Please name some OF the IA
nous tight rope walkers Of the past,
and Of today.
A. Among topnotchers Of the past
were Jacob Hall, favorite OF
Charles II about 300 years ago:
Blondin, who was a sensation in
Lincoln's time and Bird Millman.
Wire has replaced rope for this type
OF performance, and the leading acts
today include the Wallenda Family,
Con Colleano and Hubert Castle.
q. Is Vergil or Virgil the correct
spelling Of the Lation poets name2
A. His name is Publius vergilius
Marc, usually shortened to Vergil.
Occasionally the spelling Virgil IS
used
@. Which State OF the United
States has the largest proportion
OF males to females?
A. Nevada.
@. Who composed the song
Sierra Sue?"
A. The music and words are by
Joseph b. Carey.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10
Your !. o..

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 70 back
page for the answers.
/. Into what body Of water does
the Volga river empty?
2. The capital Of the Dominion
OF Canada Is Montreal, Toronto
Ottawa or Quebec?
3. Remember Pearl Harbory Is 4
slogan Of the present war: what
was q similar slogan Of the Span.
ish- American WARP
4. walden" was written BY
Thomas Carlyle, Emily Bronte. Of
Henry David Th0reau?
5. In which Of Shakespeare's
plays does Caliban appear? e
8. The last German emperor wa
william I, II, or III?
Z. Who wrote the novel Elmer
Gantry"2
8. TO be on familiar terms witt
q person Is expressed by the wore
h----b?
o. A pimpernel Is a species Of
bird, flower or figh2
10. What Is the name OF the
island on which the Statue Of LIB
erty stands?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10
The Jacob Jones

The United States Navy has lost two
destroyers named Jacob Jones, but 1t is
which brought much glory to the Navy
and to officers and crews Of the two de-
struyers This first Jacob Jones was sunk
December s, 1917, with loss Of 50. The
second Jacob Jones went down off New
Jersey February "a, 1912, pounded ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

W1Ul1helu Is one
thing. That's me-
cessary and okay
with most peo-
pie.
But when this
incomplete pic
ture is cluttered
up with extra
trimmings which
are applied for
the purpose Of
hypnotizing you
into q psyche
Hal belief
that the scene Is
prettier than 1t
ranl1tr in hhnhlc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10

It has been noticeable that the last few
storms we've had have been of short du-
ration, but of considerable intensity. In
cidentally this recent storm came from
the southeast, whereas the previous one
was noreaster Usually they can be oe.
pended upon to last at least couple OF
DAYS. but not these two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10
: NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Fear Of
Propaganda
Clouds Censorship
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat washington
CORRESPONDENT

Washington, March 10 - Ulti-
mate consumers of news mean
ing you all ~ may have your under
standing and appreciation Of censor
ship all gufnnaed up by fear Of o
thing you might call propaganda
for home consumption.
To have certain military inform
alton Of possible value to the enemy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-10
DON'T FORGET THE ANCHOR

MT. Clemnes, Mich. (Up)--Wil-
liam Glove had bright idea for
Strengthening the bent radiator grin
OF his car. He took a rope and tied
the grill to a tree. He backed the
car gently and the grill pulled back
into shape. Then he forgot about
the rope and drove off, pulling out
the entire grill.