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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
Stahilizinr Wages

After months of puzzling. and much reading of speeches and consultation with authorities, perhaps We have found the legitimate line of denlarcation be- tween two approaches to the problem of wartime wages. There has been a great deal of talk about wage freezing, on the one hand, and wage stabilization on the other. So far as most of the definition went. these seemed to be different names for the same thing-though proponents of stabilization expressed intense dislike for freezing" and the freezers were cold toward "Stabilization"
 Now it appears that the freezers would have every wage, high or low, begged right where it is until the danger Of in- flation is past. The Stabilizers, on the other hand, would have adequate wages begged, but would permit the raising of substandard wages to the level of ade- uuacy. On that basis, few could argue successfully against the advocates Of stab- ilization. one could, however, easily throw the convention into turmoil by in- nuiring where sub-standard wages end and adequate wages begin.
 President Roosevelt appears to be n the stabilization camp. The President ap- pointed the War Labor Board and that body is responsible to him. In sort of vague. fornlless way, the WLB appears 10 be under a mandate to stabilize wages. So what does the board do? IL gathers ro9ts and herbs and fragrant grasses, stews them in copper kettle in the light of a quarter-eclipsed moon, and brings forth a potion guaranteed to cure every thing from static to imitation.
 We are handed, with explanatory text, formula for wage "stabilizatlon which pegs wages at the Jan. l, l94l, level plus a percentage determined Dy the intervening rise in the cost of living
 Little Steel's employes, among the high est paid, get the raise. Big Steele's can not be denied their just due. Neither can General Motors or Ford's or chryslers --alI among our highest paid workers.
 On the other hand a notoriously sup- standard wage scale employer, who shall be nameless, is asked for raises. Check ing his payrolls, he finds that by glylng few men and women few cents more a day, he will have satisfied the WLBs cost of living formula. He gives the raises, and that's all. The cost of living has risen IS per cent. So the prosperous craftsmen, receiving sometimes as much as SIPS week with overtime, is entitled 10 l5 per cent raise The poor uporganized worker, getting SIS a week, also is entitled to a IS per cent raise-if he can get #. We hope this explanation of how wage stab ilization works will clarify all of our read erg minds, answer all Of their questions, and show how imitation IS being iought
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

be in a very unpleasant doghouse for a very long time. But if Simpson IS wrong. and we cancel or delay too long our preparations for supplying the rubber for military needs, including the trans- uortation of war workers and war goods and of essential civilian supplies, we shall lose this war.
 Simpson is the only rubber expert" who claims there is not rubber shortage. We cannot gamble this war on the chance that he may be right and the world may be wrong. The Simpson menace lies in the fact that the agitation he has created and is stimulating is delaying our prep arations to provide rubber. 1t Is a danger as great as - if less pressing than--the German advance in Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
Inventory conerol Needed

Let's be critical. Let's be hard-boiled. but let's be fair. Donald Nelson has made mistakes. He has not obtained from the national industrial machine its full potentialities. He would be the first to concede that. It is doubtful, however, whether any man could have accom- plished more under the circumstances.
 Under Nelson we made the most mar vicious transformation from peace to war economy and people ever has made. We exceeded our most optimistic hopes. We moved so fast that production got ahead of materials
 Obviously, now, we have reached a stage where we need an efficient national overall inventory control system for critical materials. MT. Nelson should have foreseen that and provided it. But so should a lot of other insiders. How many of Nelson's critics can demonstrate that they saw the need sooner than he did?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

Landis. Chief point of conten- ton has been whether minority groups should be represented on civilian defense councils in various localities. Daniels has eontended that minority groups should be represented, but SO far Landis has opposed.
 NEW WAR SPOT
 With Brazil's advent into the war. Hitler appears to be paying more and more attention to the bulge of Africa opposite the bulge of Brazil.
 There have been reports of in- creased concentration of spanish troops in spanish Morocco, ob- yiously inspired by Hitler. While the Nazis haven't any troops to spare themselves, they have been sending officers and technical equipment.
 Also they have been making hur- ried preparations for something, and there is every indication that this part of Africa from Casa blanca to the Spanish port oi RIO dc orc will be in the center ol a new hotspot.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

from the Miami Herald. which sent an emergency shipment by Pan-AmeEican Alrways.
 !. Chile needs oil from the U. S. A., to help produce cop per for us. Chilean Ambassa- dor Mlci. 1els has been SO persist ent in asking for oil that Chilean
 newspapers caricature Sumner Welles in night cap and gown, disturbed from rest by his but- Ter announcing the Chilean aiIa- bassador.
 Meanwhile Nazl subs are sink ing schooners as well as steam CTS. So many have been sunk in British West Indian waters that owners are reluctant to take out their vessels without war risk in- surance, and that costs one-thlrd the value of the vessel.
 JONATHAN DANIELS
 It hasn't leaked out yet, but twice in recent weeks the White House has inteTVened with Jona- than Daniels. forthTight son Of the former Secretary Of the Navy, to persuade him not iU resign rom the Office of civilian Defense.
 Cunning for Daniels Is Frances Knight, one of the lovely IT. girls Of the OcD, who has intlu- ence with ocD Administrator Jlm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
Eagle Eyes

Returning sto London after touring American war plants, Sir Norman Birkett gave a glowing account of this nations astounding production pace. At Willow Run, said he, II saw endless miles of machinery turning out Liberator every hour" That is wonderful, and amaz- ing. Officially and unofficially every body else who has reported from Willow Run says that the plant has not yet begun to make Liberators. Up to now, it is making parts which are being used by other assemblers.
 Who is Sir Norman Kidding? And why? Why do the eensors permit such erroneous statements to be cabled back, to confuse the public mind and - after the true facts are known - to make our public feel that it has been deliberately deluded?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
Current Comment

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

We can see where there might be no little objection to building bus stop shel- ter on the Green Undoubtedly 1t would spoil the contour. Somehow or other the idea of shelters for folks waiting for bnsses seems out of order. Maybe we are Wlong, but as far back as We can recall it always seems to have been the custom to wait for trolleys and busses and onlnl- busses on street corners or eufbs. u may not be genteel, but that seems to be the way Of it. If our streets were SO con- structed that they were boulevard type, overhead coverings might not be out os the question, However, Il there are those who feel that we need bus shelters there's no harm in suggesting same, even 4 they are not wholly practicable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
In Today's Mail

ury called for. This 2s billion dollars is only 30fs of the total estlmated goyernment expenditures of TT bll- Hons for the year l9a9, It will leave a deficit of 5a billions to Dc raised by borrowing. Whatever part os thus deficit ls not raised by additional taxes or by the savings of the people must become powerful factor in producing inflation,
 Congress, according 10 the House Finance Committee, appears 70 nave gone the limit in It's Judgment on every other form of federal taxation except a sales tax. The appFoaehlns elections now stand ln Us way, II Y must come after election, why not nnw9 Are the people going to De mlsled by such vain political pFo9' lleeglng7
 Those who oppose 2 war sales tas base their opposition upon the afsu- ment that it represents an effort hy the Yeallhy to escape paylng toward the cost oI war ln proportion so thelg ability.
 Under the last income tax bin 0l I04l approximately lvT Of lhe papN. lasl0n (Ehe s0.ealled Hwealshy'l paid aa& Of the federal income taxes Under the proposed laaa hlll about lr6 Of the people will pay some soy Of tho federal income taxes. The average individual subject Co personal Income tax will pay ahnul l-a af his income in federal taxe' alone. In some eases under Q GFad' uated Income tax, wealthy inalyld' ual may pay up to aa9t of hls ih' come,
 The large corporations, under ths provisions Of the bill now before Congress, will pay ln federal taKe' between see and Aase as thelF nel
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

The war is far-reaehing in its effects. Schools in the rural areas, especially will be affected this fall. Shortage of teachers will be noticed in a general way throug- out the country in cities and towns, the September issue of Country Gentleman saying: The difficulties are shortages Of teachers to man classes, of tires and gasoline needed to transport the pupils and possible shortage of axes necessary to keep the doors open" This magazine estimates the number of vacancies at 100000; of these a good proportion have taken better paying wartime jobs, with about 5000 gone in the service. It seems that the southern states are hardest hlt, next the plains states, The solution in some places is to consolidate smaller school districts It is to be. hoped the standards of education will not be lowered to any great extent by existing conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
WAR SALES TAX WOULD PLACE RESPONSIBILITY ON EVERY ONE ALIKE TO HELP
 WIN THE WAR.

Hartford, Conn,
 August sl, le42, Editor of the Democrats
 A coTyesp0nGent accuses us' Of 2 desire t0 shift the burden of federal taxation from the rich to the poor because we have consistently aleu- ed for c var sales tax on al eon- sumner g00as, The same e0rre- snondent, however complains pf lhe rising prices. He faiIs to realize that these are . tax on every pnF- chase, imposed by uncontrolled ae.. mands by consumers for g0cas and services ard bearing most unequalls on individuals.
 Any one must be blind 10 the facts wh0 opposes both a sales tax oll consumer goods and the wartime control Of wages and food stulis Prem September, l9aa, when the Wal became inevitable, co May, les2, thl abeence Of this control contributed mainly to the laying 0f burden of all e0nsumfrg ln lhe shops of aF increase af ITS ln tho cost 0g Twins whleh was the equivalent Of . tax nf every one although ln many dls' feFent degrees,
 Tills correspondent. instead of ae' eepllng his responsibility for . con- sgilnfF contribution by all to helI win the war, attempted 70 d0aRS both the responsibility and the issue by passing the buck to old man "in. flalI0n." He may thereby henelll the wealthy, wh0 can best stand Ihs inflated prices, and the apeeulaloFi ln raw materials, who know how If DF0taet themselves against inc eNlli of lnflall0n, Ha cannot thereby helf lR0ee Wh0 live upen their wages tllnsa supported by kInall fixed ln' comes, TloF those Eh0uaands nE Mh' nenaenls who are looking tn lhs Ilrneeeda Of insurance policies Whlel may purchase much less protection than they believed they had pals f0F,
 The returns of the Department 0l Commerce for the last quarter nl allo fiscal year I0Aa Indicate that llif total national income Co be Feallase ln aaaN may he ln excess 0f tsU hlls | lions: and the President has told u' ln hls message of April aTsh that Al least 0ne.half of our national in' come In loi3 must be spent for war asraa billion dollars.
 'The present tax hlli proposes ts alae a total Of aa billions in govern ment revenue. which ls 90 billions tss than the Secretary of the Treas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

This is a small world, as is so frequently remarked 4 week or so ago Queen Wllr hemlna of The Netherlands was roaming around the Berkshires and getting used to such New England customs as eat+ ing buckwheal pancakes, This week sbf IS celebrating her sixty second birthday ia London, England A a celebration at Albert Hall the Queen was called sypl' b0l in the fight for freedom,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02


 Newspaper accounts featured the state banquet given to Chur- chill, the tOastS, ite champagne, the caviar. the pleasant social side of the visit.
 But ia his acrosg-the-tabie talks with Churchill, with only two interpreters present. Stalin was rot at all rosy. He laid it on the lire then, just as he did later iu lis public statement, and just as his ambassadors have to the British and American governments that Russia vas tn extreme dam ger and that a second front must be set up immediately.
 stain engaged ln some ex- tEemely tengi talking, and de- spite the eheeFfnl press dispatch. e eableA from Londen, Churchill feis anything but happy as q re- smis 0f his Russian visit, KAISER PAYS PENALTY
 Donald Nelson, Admiral Emory Land, and Pulitzer Prize play wright Robert Sherwood were talk. ing at 6 luncheon given tn honor Of the Premier of New Zealand, Tough seadog Land, chairman Of the Maritime Commission, was growing about the press.
 ~Damp ghese neWspapeTmen," he said. playing wp thss man Henry Hafseg,
 @fSoweveE. ' don't blame them as much as ] de Kaiser the Admiral continued, "IIe ls ahe one whe sllTe6 70 Gbe whole Fmmpms, despite the fact that be emght te kgiew we have plenty 0f transports and aos't need cargo planes."
 WbeFeupon Donald Nelson in. teFTuped wlth this remark;
 sseFTy, yew Hnag be interested tR kneBjag gllag we'Te Fesng af- aeF Kaiseg. lust talked te Leon Henderson akews < and Es'ye caught hlm buying sgeeg tn slle blafk msskeG, LsaH's decided ge eFaek aeWH eR him"
 NOTE Next day Lson HendeF. sons Cleveland office lnssslutea legal proceedings against me Kaiser c0mpaey, Kaiser paid the penalty f0T wanting to produce, SUBMARINE END FRONT
 How badly we need kalseF's cargo planes and k0w successful gsstieT has been ln eEiabllshlng ( 6ee0isd ff0at at Olir front 1eOF ls stiefted by % Eatin-Ameglcan eip~ l0sAafS wilG every day beat c Well- NDFn path Co the doors 0f hae State Department aSklng for more waF cooperation,
 Most Of tllese countries have broken relations e even declared waF 0H the A&ls, bat aa q result 0f Nsg sad the klDiu9Fspe ues io9 als0 fina tlle second front noW at thk3F frQnt do0F,
 Here ere fo9e of the effects which tee submarine campaign an1 laek of shipping ard cargo plales have haa 0D PansAineFls ean waf pF0sfeliloH;-
 {, me Amez0n Valley is feeling tlae etfeeis 0l a food flloFiaee, This handseaps llse Unsied States because we aFe lfFana 10 get rubber from the Aipa9on, BfagilIen ships bound from ille to lhe Afnazen havs been sunk,
 & T'ae Central iaailway Of lsfaKil ie running Out ef coal sie8ally purchased from the U, ~, A, 1hls hag halled manganese shipments from tlle interior, and gDaHgaHe@A la NEallg needed f0F q. {. steel production,
 & Venezuelan Oll indnslfg la crippled bg tie sinking 0F tanks efs. Farm colonies are being ct go i0 eaFe for oil workers.
 A About 5000 banana works egg In Honduras are losing lllelf l0ias. Alfeaeiln@s already have fserssG Co Teguelgalpa, she eapl. sai.
 6, In Guatemala ls q htock- wlls Of chrome. vltaIly needed heFe for steel, but % far no ships so move it
 C. The Cuban newspaper iAlg was about lo ci0te for lsck q ncwppfint when rescue cana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
Selected Poem
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

may get tied up
 and send a sab-
 ordinate. but by and large. over the past two months, attend ance of the top men themselves has been regular.
 There are prob ably hundreds Of omces in wash. ineton where two gents in uniform and a guy in clvies. or VIC c versa. get to- na83anr every TMp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

AN@A WAN@AkMNs@f AMNM " MN~@ N~Ng ter She answers
 1, ''Red Star" Is the name of . newspaper in which e0nntFyg
 2. What tyne 0f naval vessel Naa presented recently 70 Queen WI. helmlna by President Roosevelt ~ the Washington Navy YaFdg
 3, Name the head Of the Wnmen'a Reserve gf the Navy,
 {, What post does Anthony Eden hold ln the ATllsh g0Vefnmenlg
 8, 0livl0 aantaro, hoy goaeieF, s now being introduced over the radio as twelve, thirteen eF fourteen years 0lag :,
 6, Ammonia ls one Of the chemical clements, true CT talseY
 2, which famous V, 2, city ia paps ulArly known as sdatham"a
 A, Which state lR the V, ', ls aees ond smallest ln aFeAs
 Q, What olglee dla Nehemiah hold ln tho court al aFlaKaENees
 10. Complete the pFeVeFa, "A stitch in time ,,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
Thought for Today

The EraSs wsthcresh. the newer fadeah: but Che word og eur Goa shah stand foreyers- Isaiah aes&
 Twas he that ranged the words at random Ntme, pierced the fair pearls and them together ktrung.-Bidpai.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

Some of the city folks spending tbs sammef ia lhe country are calling ~ day and going back 10 town, The eflek' cts are too noisy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

II is 8 question these days NAleD 70 being turned out faster, shlps ef Noinsns military and naval uniforms,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
War News |FactOry--E ner Davis, Prop.

MM ANA88 &AsS0N
 wsaeEAuFy Democrat Washington
 Correspondent
 Every morning of the week, Ma. gnr General Alexander D. HuEles chief of the Army Bureau ck Raolie Relations, Captain Leland 2. Lov. cite. chief of the Navy onAce 0l Public Relatlons and Elmer Davas' director of the OfAce cf War Tn. formation. get together in MT. 0A' vlg' once in WashingtonS new 30 clal Security building. Bonaettnael one of the men from the services
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, q wish one Of my sisters were eolning"s say, s'was coming
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

O. DO any of the tsates have tax appeal agenesesS ..
 A. Nine states and the District of Columbia now operate indepen' dent boards of tax appeals % re- view tax controversies. The Laases are; Delaware, L oulsiana. MaSsa- chusetts. Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio. South Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

2N himself publicly history talking Winston Churchill in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
Questions
 and Answers

YOUm 0UKBIK0lB AN6ty V
 xha ygnaagAmg lDems3Ips's Scr vfoo Bureau win nmawek Fer yea lEee. mny question oE fact 0g An. formation, met involving exasa- alve research. write yDuf gmas- lien clearly, sign name ana na- areaa. emelasa a three ceme peelaBe ssamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address water hmrv nemaaermg's Washington Ser vies Bureau, fe1S Thirteenth Street Washington Q. c
 q. How many submarines were in the U. 6. Navy when we entered the warS
 A. Ore hundred and eleven gub- marines were in service on Dec. l, fe4i: a were building: contracts for a were placed in December. Contracts placed since December arc q military secret.
 q. Tn military language, what is a "piil-box"?
 A. 4 small circular concrete fort, usually just large enough for q ma" 'ciNine gun and it's crew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
u0W-s ELMER D0H&'s


 He reaches in s desk drawer and pulls out the executive order eFeat- ing his organization. listing the things 1t is supposed to do:
 fAl 2" to facilitate the de- Velopment Of an informed and intelligent understanding of the progress Of var effort and var
 MT. Davis thinks he is making q little progress ct that, The Solo. mon Island story was cleared much faster than were the reports from Coral Sea and Midway, The recent statement from 0WI Ge- elaFsng that the United states was ln this war only ankle deep Was a revelation that the eoyerHmeBt could issue 6 statement eFitacazlng its own efforts.
 fRl 10 coordinate the waF international activities of All lecr eral departments.
 gast getting started on that Tile government handouts to ise repre6enlatiEe newspapers for 0pe week have been EaVec, collected and are being analyzec,
 fCl te Issue diTeetsEeS eoBs eernlng WaF information sbleb shall be binding upon federal depart
 Nothing has as yet been d0ns about this The 0ayts gQFmnla has been 70 get information des parlments with conflicting tnteg, esis te Iron 0nf tlaelr difAenliief before sounding off, t0 reform tlaem by persuasion instead of bs ogGefs,
 hS3l ae hNyasf aatSa6sof
 Rs t0 tie Nesi effective Dleafaf Of keeping ihe pai9lic Recus falely Informed "
 MT, Davis hopes yeu Nilg agree laat RaMeihlng has befb aeDe ill ilaat diraotloD, Iss points 0pt that q lot 0f people tilink thege is pG news Nialeks iK9 departments 0f the government afs fghiipg eaell other,
 Palace politics Rne baekstalFf iniiisne afe neN te kinser Dagi6, bat he's sf the il9sek of | p0w, lf he eaB haigh iis tgb ngtfpnt having te issae elfeeijYes allo without having people running i0 ilAe White gsoaAe e hage he o. feellges oYefgsadeD, be Nia havf ilafEha A AnAFaeAe,