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The Phoenix index., 1942-08-15
Who Pays? Justice For Sab0teurs
None For Negroes

There is nothing especially graft
flying about the conduct of the war
by the united nations. If after
this lapse of months we are not
ready to take the offensive, our
state of unpreparedness must have
been wretched indeed, The demo-
cracies are downright lucky. Had
they drawn Russia, totalitarian
state, for an enemy instead Of ally.
it makes us Shuoder to contem-
plate what the lot of the united
nations would be at the. moment.
Lady Luck smiled upon the de-
mocracies and sent Russia into the
breach that the biunderings of the
democracies had made. The heart
of mankind must sooner or later
GO out to the Russians Tor the
stand they have made, while the
democracieS bickered and blunder-
The Phoenix index., 1942-08-15
WANTED OWN EQUIPMENT

The truth of the matter was,
however, that Negroes never even
thought of attempting to attend
the schools where whites were
being schooled for jobs in the
bomber plant. All they wanted,
and want, is the equipment in
their own quarters where they may
learn to do patriotic and life
sustaining jobs.
Thus far, however much Georgia
Negroes desire the bomber plant
training, they are still denied it.
Even the Presidents Fair Employ
ment Practice committee which
once sought his rights in industry,
has been stripped of it's power by
being made a part of Paul v. Nc
Nuts Manpower commission-a
position which will keep its func-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

nome; in an industrial society they tend to center in the office or the mill. Training Of children has largely been transferred from tie home to the school. Modern gsdggsts .sags .hsangs made made !s possible possible for the housewife to spend compaFas lively little time in attending to the duties 0E the home,
 The more society centeFs ln the home, the more stable does lt be- come, ft is around the family hearth, either actually or flgufa- lively, that most Of our abiding convictions are formed and our pattern Of fife established. We want t0 make very sure that in lhis changing world nothing happens to the focus which ll It's original lnean- ing signifies tle hearth or the fire place. Tsilis var will result Q quite different world, but unless t pFe- serves certain things Of iHnmeas- uEable value, life and morals will langulsh in their new surround. tnaa,
 Tlle home Is and always has been the most important spot on the face of the earth. The hearth ol the focus Is indeed the center 0l all significant activity.
 Al Rights Reseryed- babeon Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
Transportation a Problem

By the end of summer transportation in Waterbury, as we'll as elsewhere througout the defense areas of New Eng land, will be at critical stage. This will be particularly true if gasoline ra- tioning is in full effect by then. The number of cars on the roads has appre- ciably dropped just in the past two or three months. Despite better driving conditions the number isn't apt to in- crease as people try to conserve their tires and also help Uncle Sam win the war by using less gasoline.
 Waterbury school pupils will shortly contribute their bit towards relieving congestion at certain hours by reporting to school one half hour later. than has been the custom. The School Board has acted wisely in making the school ses- sion begin in the morning at 8:30 o'clock. This will take some of the pressure off the busses operating at various times between ' and 7:30 o'clock. The job of staggering official schedules, whether they be of business houses or schools or factories, is most important one today. It should be carried out to an extreme.
 Down in New Haven an effort is being made to work out schedule for all per- sons who make daily use of the busseS, private cars, etc. The idea is conserva- ton of gasoline and tires, plus the added incentive of making available at rush hours sufficient busSes to handle the crowds. To enable workers to get back and forth from work conveniently is quite task today. It isn't aided any by indiscriminate use of busses by those not obliged to use them at these hours. To this end New Haven urges shopping and amusement commuters not to plan on using buSses between ' and 8:3O a. rn and 5 to 6:30 p. m. It's a sensible sug- gestion for any community
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
POOLED DELIVERIES
(Hartford Times

The drastic plan for pooling milk deliveries, as recommended by the State Dairy Conservation Commit tee, would seem less drastic if the scarcity of rubber had reached the point where there could be no de- liyeries at all. Customers would then be quite content to accept milk from a dealer other than their former caller.
 Whether the plan will work can. not be proved or disproved in ad- vance. Garrett Burkitt, president of the Producers Cooperative, is very sure that it cannot possibly work, that neither dealers nor customers will stand for having delivery areas assigned to each dealer in propoF- ti0p to his present number of GUS. toners.
 That might perhaps be the case if dealers and customers had choice between the proposed pooling plan and the present system but those will not be their alternatives, They will have to choose between sone- thing far less than the present dup- Heated delivery system and the pFo- posed plan.
 When the present tires are worn out, the trucks stand frozen in their garages, Mir. BuTkitt is positive the dealers vii 1nd ways 10 deliver thelF milk. That Is large order, He did not explain nor mas anyone else'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
One More Reason?

An editorial in the Waterbury Repub- lican yesterday morning asks who's 10 blame for the Meriden Road fire which destroyed completely one 3-family house, ruined another, and damaged a third. Oddly enough the caption - Who's To Blame?" - could be interpreted in yari- Ous ways. After reading the article you realize that the writer means who is to be blamed for failure of hydrant close by the scene to work properly. But how easy it is to assume that the caption means who is to blame for the fire start ing, which certainly is something quite apart from faulty hydrant, but, never theless, quite important,
 We have been interested in reading of the several official probes being conduct ed into the cause Of the blaze. It seems to be the consensus that the fire had good headway before it was discovered and that almost as soon as it was eiseoy' cred and some time before the first ire engines arrived the entire framework. or the bufned-0ut structure was a roaring inferno. All of which adds nothing to the peace of mind of those who have suf' tered so tragically in the recent contlagra' ton, But 1t does invite comment as 10 the exact start of the fire, which officials apparently conclude was an open incif'' orator.
 The other aspect of the fire Is purely one Of fixing and assuming responsibility for failure ol hydrants to operate properly. That IS the clly'g job and judging from ofn- elals' reaction there will be full expla. nation Of the same to ampllfy whatever has been said to date. In the mean time we don't know if all this talk about damaged hydTants in various parts Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

The City of New London has full dim out regulations now In other words, If you operate your car after nightfall, you have to drive with dim lights. And by dim lights are not meant the low beam light with which most cars are equipped. You either use your parking lights or you have special covers to go on the head lights. And if you are just driving through New London and go outside the dim-out area, which extends inland from the coast for three miles, you have to use full headlights again. Where special devices are being placed on auto lights to comply with din-out rules, it's going to be difficult to keep taking them on and off for different areas. But by summer this won't effect many.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
Current Comment

It's going to be aWfulIy hard to put women of all shapes into clothes of the same shape, Mrs. Paul V. MeNutt, on War Production Board clothing re- stFietlops,
 War is never cheap, but 1t is a million times cheaper to win than to lose,
 Emil schFam, president Of New York stosk Exchange.
 Victory may be long in coming f ore state has to exhaust its major forces ip todey's military operations while another haFb0fg Us forces for possible operations ct some indefinite time in the future, Soviet AmtasEadoF Maxim LttS Vln0Y
 You build them and sell Gy them. Between us SC can't DO -Lleut, Edward B. oTEaFe. ip cable to plane factory workers The primary purpose of ny eon9' Ing 10 Australia is the relief Of the Philippines, came through and shall return.
 --den. Douglas MaeAFthuE.
 
 Not since the days of the Revolu. ton have We ever had much og a chance tO lose a war. And We have q chance to lose tiis one, William q. Batt. chairman. fns
 ter~Alllcd Raw Materials Board
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

Hartford has gone in for tin-can salv- aging. It must be the first city in the state, if not New England, to try this out. New York City has been engaged in it Tor some time, but we don't know if it could be called successful or not. However, in Hartford there were 45,000 tin-cans turned over to collectors in their first round of the city. Officials called the response marvellous" It remains to be seen what they say of the results in the retaining plants to which we presume this collection will be shipped That was the catch down in New York. good portion of the tin cans collected were in good shape, but others were so dirty that they spoiled the detinning solution and forced the plant to throw out the entire batch with nothing whatsoever reclaimed. Preparation of the cans is hibhly import ant in this salvaging process.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

William Dudley Pelley, Silver Shirt leader under indictment on sedition charges, from using the mails to spread his pro-Nazi propaganda Secretary of War Stimson is held in the warmest personal esteem by army com manders. Hard-working and open- minded, he never meddles in mili- tary operations and backs up his ordinates 100 per cent. Stimson is always at his desk by a. m. and rarely leaves until evening, when he always takes home with him big bundle of papers that he works over after dinner .. Of the 3l U. s. presidents-count- ing Cleveland only once-seven- teen were former members of con- gress. The first was James Nun roe, who was both a Senator and a congressman, and the last War ren c. Harding. John Quincy Adams was a senator before he went to the White House and af- rewards served for IT years as a congressman, dying in the House while making a speech. The spot is marked with a brass plate.
 Copyright, 1922, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

But III addltlon, U. 5. war Stra- tegists are convinced that the chief hope of revolution in Europe comes from labor. And most of the psychological warfare stra- tegy being devised here is aimed at influencing labor in Germany; CzechoSlovaKia, Austria and the occupied countries.
 Although not generally known, the nucleus of the old Social Democratic Party which tried to create a real Republic in Ger many is still intact. When Hit Ter came into power, they moved to CZechoslovakia. After the Sudetenland seizure, they moved to Paris. After the downfall of Paris, they moved to the U. S. A.
 Fifty Social Democrats from
 the old Reichstag are now in this country cooperating with U.
 S. officials.
 Furthermore, it is labor in the European occupied countries which is able to assemble or make ra- dioS. German labor listens to the radio far more than other classes. Some labor groups even have published very small "un- derground" newspapers on hand presses and these are distributed by hand.
 German labor resents the long hours in munitions factories, the small pay and the lack of food, more than any other group. Also labor is about the only group which was not taken over com- pletely by Hitler. The Commun- ists, his chief opponents, now have long been underground, but se- cretly active.
 To European labor Roosevelt always has been one of the worlds greatest leaders. And one thought in the minds of war strategists is to show Eu- rope that the rights of labor here will not be thrown com. pletely overheard during war. CAPITAL CHAFF
 Here is how bitter Premier Laval is toward the British. When he called on U. s. Ambassador Leahy to express his condolences on Mrs. Leahy's death, he said: "YOur poor wife was another un- fortunate victim of the British embargo" When U. S. dis trict attorneys held their regu- lar meeting in Washington re- gently they paid tribute to Wen dell Berge as the most efficient assistant attorney general to head
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
Explanation in Order

Let me congratulate you with my full heart upon your first issue. It is well that you did it in black and white. '. It hits the bulls eye with every para graph; it is straight from the shoulder. ... It speaks the truth" When Gerald L. K. Smith, onetime pal of the late Huey Long and member of William Dudley Pelleys seditiouS Silver Shirts, announced publicly that Senator Reynolds of North Carolina had written him the above pane gyric about the first issue of The Cross and the Flag the natural reaction was utter disbelief. Surely the chairman of the Military Affairs Committee would not write thus of such publication.
 "International Conspirators Seek to Destroy America's Sovereignty in the Name of Wartime Emergency and Peace time Chaos is the subtitle of one patriotic offering in this magazine which Senator Reynolds was Said to have praised so eulogistically. "Will Regufees Take Jobs l. Left Vacant by the SoldierS?" inqulreS the title of another. "Is President Roose- welt Being Used by the Red Smear Artists?" asks third and "Sir Stafford CrippS = Whose Man Is He? ChurchllPS or Stalin's?" demands fourth.
 "You witness a crucifixion of middle class industry surpaSSing even the liqul- dation of similar groups during and fol- lowing the Russian Revolution" writes Smith of the automobile ban made neces- Sary by steel, rubber, and plant shortages. "Ain't it the truth" Smith said Reynolds agreed with these dicta. Ut hits the bulls eve" does Smiths editorial offering, three months after Pearl Harbor
 "What is victory? How will we recog- nixe it? Does it mean Hitler in his grave and Stalin in Berlin? We must build around the United States hoop of steel. Any military activity beyond this hoop of steel should be indulged in only for the purpose of repelling attacks" Now Senator Reynolds publicly admits that he actually wrote Smith such a let ter. Does this mean the Senator approves the obStructionist, defeatiSt tone Of the publication and the fascist record of US publisher?
 And what of Representative Roy Wood ruff of Michigan? Has he taken the pup lie printer to task for making hlm ap- pear. in the Congressional Record, to have inserted an editorial from the Cross and the Flag which says very clearly - though not so unequivocally that clever attorney couldn't defend against libel suit that the entire administration In Washington is made up of porch climbers, confidence men, and snake-ol salesmen political racketeers, propa- gandists, and character asSassirlS.
 Senator Nye has admitted correspond ing with Smith, but are Senators Taft, Vandenberg, Brooks, Wheeler = and Con- gressmen Woodruff, Rankin, Taber, Rich, Hoffman, Shafer, Short and Jones - con- tent to rest supinely under the slur cast by Smith when he described them in the Cross and the Flag as "real statesmen whose words we shall quote"? Come, come, statesmen, this is no time to be tongue-tied It's time for some explana- tions. Are you really satisfied that Ger aid L. K. Smith should approve of you?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

city, faulty fire-hghting equipment, etc., shouldn't be discounted. Periodical check ups of hydrants are made and records kept. Beyond that the city is powerlesS if hydrant is damaged and no report made on the same.
 But certainly of just as equal import ance in any fire as the cause of failure of engines to respond quickly enough, fire equipment to break down, water pressure to be inadequate are the why and how the blaze started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

the crlmlnal QlVLSlOn III mdily years Jesse Jones has one of the best publicity men in Wash ington on his staff-Norman Bax- ter, former managing editor of the Washington Post and publicity man for the Whiskey Distillers Institute. Baxter subscribes to all the clipping agencies, bom- bards editors with letters signed by Jesse Good explanation of "YOur Army" and how the draft works has been written by George H. Jiler of the Bridgeport Post LITTLE BUSINESS
 CASUALTIES
 Despite all the government has tried to do for little business, it looks as if thousands of retail stores throughout the country are head ed for liquidation or bankruptcy in the next few months. Unable to get either goods or credit, they will not be able to operate when their present stocks run out.
 For the time being, they have plenty of goods. They saw the pinch coming and stocked up. In- ventories have never been higher. But the situation will be different next Fall.
 In the first place, there will be reductions or complete bans on the manufacture of various con- sumner goods-refrigerators, wool en underwear, steel desks, bird cages, waters, you can hardly name an article tht won't be af- fected. And i'm the second place, there may be little or no credit available for the retailer.
 Normally, retailer has a line of credit with the supply house, which wants to curry favor with
 him as an outlet for it's goods. But today, the supply house is either selling to the government,
 thus by-passing the retailer, or else the supply house has so
 little to sell that retailers are cIamOring for it. Thus the re- taller who pays cash gets the goods.
 So it looks very much as if ore of the tragic symbols of the war will be thousands of Closing Out" signs pasted across store windows from coast to coast.
 COVERING EUROPE
 BY BICQCLE
 Junius B. Wood, one of the ,na- tion's greatest foreign correspon- dents, is now with the War De- pertinent where he is writing bang--up pieces. not for the pa- pers, but for the psychological warfare division to appeal to the peoples of occupied Europe,
 Around the War Department, Wood is famous for the telegram he once sent to his ex-boss, Frank Knox, now Secretary of the Navy. then publisher of the Chicago Daily News. Knox had instruct ed him to cover Russia from Riga, capital of Latyia. to which Wood replied:
 "WiII cover Russia from Riga # you will publish the Chicago Daily News from WiBetka, ILL"
 Knox finally told him he could remain in Moscow. but added to his assignment Turkey and the Baltic nations. Wood wired back;
 FOX, lf yea win send me 2 Bicycle
 AgERRY-GO-ROUAD
 A German broadcast recently warned Germans to beware Of gY0using against the government as secret mIerophones were ln- stalled ip trans and other pub" lie places. To prove that this was no jest, a record was broadcast Of conversations overheard ln 2 subway and in 8 theateF lobby, The recent Post Gaflce pan on his magazine is not keeping
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

The claim that saboteurs have been busy setting fires in Rhode Island calls for prompt and decisive action. It's got to be even more decisive than that and the use of the military to patrol the areas in which the fires are occurring is only right in war times, Loyal Amer jeans ought to aid the authorities in an emergency like this by refraining from outdoor fires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
Selected Poem
HucKLERERRIEs AND HONEY

The beFFy.pickers knew where the bushes were purpe-blue with fruit Often we say them, women and children, with leYeled
 pals
 leaving the foot.hllls as we were on our way tO Little Otter lake at sudown, remember that first summer ln the mountains; t was a lingering boy from the sand-Hats who shyly showed me the hollow in the pine, where the gild bee hOarded honey Pine.nefdles and damp earth washed iD heaps away from the roots Of that tree, Prom a nearby stump we reached the first branch; our bare feet cracked the dry twlgs as ge climbed nearer the coveted prize. My voice halted, my eyes shut; tasted new honey from fingers stained with hucklebeFFies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
AK For State
 Acts Interfering With War Effort
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

washington, May 6 = Drastic re- vision of thousands of state and lo- cal laws affecting labor, transporta- ton, distribution and agricultural products and building codes will fol- low the conference of state and fed- eral officials in Washington on May 5, 6 and 2.
 Most of the changes will be in the nature of wartime modification
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
Press Comment
A BIG CITY
(New York Sum


 A series of old prints of American cities that are more than a century old has been appearing for the past five years on the covers of Dun's Review, and that on the March is- sue. just received, is of particular interest. The picture, from litho- graph by E. Whitefield, is of busy harbor with town beyond, and the Reviews note explains that the town illustrated is now one of the leading manufacturing and com mercial cities of the nation; indeed, in volume of foreign trade, its first port. The addition fact might have been added that the city shown in the print, made when James K. Polk was President, now has pop ulation larger than that of any one of thirty-four states. The city in the print, as it looked in l845 from Fulton street, Manhattan, is Brook lyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
Questions
 and Answers

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats Ser. vice Bureau win answer for yen free, any question of fact or inc formation, not involving exten. sive research. Write your ques. e1on clearly, sign name and Ad- dress, enclose Q 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.
 O. When an Army ofilcer is transferred from one post to an- other, does he receive travel al- lowance for his family?
 A. No allowance is made for transportation of an of1cer's de- penGents on the first transfer, but afser that an allowance is provided.
 c. When did Mohandas Gandhi resign as leader of the Indian Con- gress Party?
 A. Last January, when his reSig- nation was rendered to the Ale India Congress committee in Bom- bay and Pandit Jawharla Nehru was appointed in his place.
 e. What is the age and nation ality of Leon Henderson?
 A. He was born in Millvillc, N. J. May 26, 1895, and is descended from old American stock of English and Scottish descent.
 O. Under what branch of the government does the Civil Air Pa trol operate?
 A. The Office of Civilian Defense, DuPont Circle Apartments, Wash ington, D. c.
 @. Are pineapples sold in the U. s. domestically grown or importedp Are they picked before they are ripe?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

After more than 250 Japanese air raids Old Glory still flies over Corregidor and the little brown men are deprived of the use of Manila harbor against us. Some of the drama went out of the Philippine epic when Bataan fell. But over there on an island rock Americans still defy the Japs to do their worst While we re- member Pearl Harbor and Bataan, let's not forget the heroes of Corregidor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06

LDH meaning, or course, b ein g adapted from It's scientific mean ' ing.
 We happen to live in an age which tends to disintegrate the home rather than to unify 1t. h an agricultural s0cie- ty all lnflueneeS center in tAe