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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

Defense comes first. We have all
said that, and the words dropped easily
from our tongues The performance is
not always so easy. If words are to have
any meanings, first means first. Here's
how Webster puts 1t: Preceding all
others; first In time, or q series, position,
or rank; foremost in position; IN front
Of or in advance Of all Others; foremost
in rank, Importance, or worth" Well,
how about It? Are we serious when we
say defense comes first?
Does It come before immediate achieve
ment OF q particular administrative
means Of collecting union dues? Does it
come before the question of whether men
belonging to Union A or Union B shall
drive the nails for new cantonment2
Does it come before the manufacture OF
widgets and gadgets, even II the widget-
and-gadget manufacturer suffers some
hardship?
Does It come before the ambitions and
normal expectations Of millions OF
Young men who have had to leave those
things behind them for camp and ship?
Does it come before the ability to buy
luxuries and to live luxuriously? Does
1t come before booming stock market
and a deluge Of easy and unearned
profits? Does it come before ease and
comfort and complacent wallowing IN
prosperity" that stems from the misery
Of two-thirds Of world?
In other words, does defense really
come utterly and completely first? If 1t
does, some other things will have to
come second, and third, and fourth. That
doesn't mean that they cannot come at
all. In fact, the very suggestion that one
thing comes first implies chat others come
afterWard. Nobody has ever suggested
a slogan of Defense Only"
Even the countries locked in Europe's
death-grapple don't live on defense alone.
But there defense comes first. So 1t must
here. The other things can be achieved;
they can be the seconds and thirds and
fourths. But first, defense. The time
has come when first must mean first, and
not eventually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
A Mere $3.50, 600, 900 in Gold

Once there was great country OF 1885,
100000 people. 1t was part OF world OF
hundreds of millions of people. In that
world, certain metal dug out Of the
ground, called gold, achieved position
of being a measure of value No matter
why over many centuries, 1t did. There
came time when practically all the gold
in the world came to that great country.
"A chain of circumstances brought this TO
pass, including the most terrible depres-
sion the world had ever known, and the
most terrible war. Nobody wanted 1t TO
be true, but it was true.
Then people said, "How can we con-
tinue to use gold as measure OF value
when nobody has any Of 1t but this great
country?" There was sense in what they
said But the great country was unable
to adjust itself to changes in times. Cold
has always been valuable as a measure,
it said It is desirable. We have It, Good!
But when that war was over, the other
peoples and countries said: "Why should
we continue to use as a medium OF ex-
change, and a measure OF value, this
metal gold which only this one country
posSesSes?" And they changed their
minds, being driven by sheer necessity
to change them; and they devised a
work-hour unit to measure value. Gold
was nothing but something to fill teeth
and jewelry with.
And the people of the great country,
burdened with tons of gold which nobody
would take, and which hence had no
value since nobody wanted it, took 1t all
and cast it into the sea, and started all
over again. That is fable 1t. never did
happen. But it might happen. It Is up
to the United States, which has all the
gold, to see that it does not happen. How?
BY distributing some of the excess gold
to other countries in exchange for more
badly needed metals and materials. Then
many other countries will have gold, too,
and they can use it to exchange for
things, and trade may again prosper.
Is this all dreaming? Not at all D.
Stewart Iglehart, president of the Grace
Line, and man experienced in the trade
relations Of the Americas, says that for
$3.50 100000 Of the United States gold,
the money of all Latin-America. could be
put on a gold basis stabilized at uniform
relationship with that OF the United
States. Then, when the struggle for trade
follows the war, there viii be countries
which can buy from the United States be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
Press Comment
TOWN MEETING DAY

The spring thaw hasn't come TO
Vermont yet. The roads are still
firm for wagon wheels and tires, and
there has been time TO get them
cleared OF snow. Work In the fields
hasn't begun, but folks are O little
restive about staying indoors. 90,
all IN oil, It's q good time TO hold
the Town Meeting.
This year, Governor wills 1has
asked Vermont folks TO pray, not
that they need much reminding, but
the Nation 10 IN o vital struggle, as
the Governor says, against those
who would wrest ffrom ugl Our
political and spiritual freedom" and
II takes wisdom to do our part.
So today they fle into little gray
town halls Of Barre granite, or,
sometimes into Dorlc- coluinned halls
on the green. There Is one town In
which the hall Is white clapboard,
with green shutters and trim, Look
Ing remarkably like o church, and
there Is o beli-some say II was
cast by Paul Revere hitnself-whIch
peals Up from the valley, calling the
neighbors 70 meet and vote on how
they want 10 run them. Everybody
has an equal vote. and almost an
equal voice, depending upon them
selves.
Real democracy In action. Prayer
and democracy--a pattern for the
world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
Good for Fuel Only

Fire in the Foreign Office at Tokyo
burned up about half of that institution.
All important documents were saved, the
Domei Japanese news service reports.
What documents could possibly have
been OF the slightest Importance IN q
Foreign Office devoted entirely TO de-
ception and broken faith?
How could japanese treaties be more
worthless, even II the flames had con-
sumed the fragments Of those which have
already been torn up by the Jpanese gov.
eminent? No, since the last ounce OF
benefit has now been squeezed out OF
japanese diplomacy of dishonor," the
last treaty violated, the last pledge
broken, we can't see that 1t makes any
difference any more whether the
japanese Foreign Office was only half or
wholly burned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
Time and the Alien

A few writer's have managed to whip
themselves into lather about the alien
problem, and especially about refugees
and their activities. Yet we have a
smaller percentage Of non-citizens in the
country than ever before. There are
approximately four and three-quarters
millions Of them, about IL per cent OF
the population. Their average age is 48
as compared with an average of % in the
whole population. And about two out
of five who have lived here long enough
are already in process Of becoming citt-
ZerS. ,,-t5
Certainly there is a problem here. AS
long as any aliens of long and semi-perm-
anent residence remain without be-
coming citizens, there is problem. But
anyone who thinks this dwindling 8 per
cent Of the population Is exerting any
great influence In running Of the country
has little faith IN the remaining 125,OOO,-
900 Americans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

It was two-paragraph item on the
inside of most newspapers She didn't
fire a red-hot machine gun from mud
hole in Bataan. She piloted no precious
cargo through mined sea. Nor. did she
sweat over bomber assembly line. But
she did something just as fine and heroic,
something which may win great battle
for America and humanity.
Nurse Nancy Vance Of Charlottesville,
Va, knew she was dying of cancer She
gave up a private room and took a bed
In a hospital ward so she would have
more money. For more medical atten-
ton? For a big fine funeral? No. SO
she would have more money left N 20
years savings to donate to the fight
against cancer She died the other day
and left all she had, $4,000, for that great
cause. Many of us do less with more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

January 20, lo42, purchasing the
entire 1042 Cuban sugar crop
but providing that oresthird Of II
must be turned into molasSes for
industrial alcohol.
MolaSses has the disadvantage
Of being shipped by tankers--
desperately needed for oil-while
sugar can be shipped on ordinary
freighters.
PLAN SHORTAGE
Thus, under long distance plan.
ming, It would have seemed better
to have turned the Cuban cane
crop into sugar, and let the NUM-
tions industry get Its alcohol from
~ Midwest grain and whlskey
distillers; (2) from petroleum.
Ickes' oil experts have been
studying the petroleum process,
and find there Is no limit 10 the
amount Of ethyl alcohol which
can be manufactured by this
means.
Furthermore, ethyl alcohol u
. by-pr0duct Of 1OO-0ctane
gasoline, now being produced in
record quantities. for alrplanes;
and also Is by.pFoduct Of syn
thetic rubber. Thus ~ the
country turns out more synthetic
rubber and more aviation gaSO.
line, more industrial alcohol will
be available.
NOTE 49, Sugar rationing goes
into effect April 20.
Copyright, le42, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

A, They are sent to q tralninN
camp for Q period usually ranging
from 80 to 60 days, depending on
the demand for men. The Coast
Guard Is now operated as part
OF the Navy and It's ships and men
are assigned 10 naval duty.
Q. I am an American-h wo-
man and have never left the United
States. In 1891, married en- italian
who became o naturaliZed citizen
In October, 1922. have recently
been told that lost my citizenship
when I married. Is this true2
A. You lost your citizenship when
you married before September ~,
ie22, an allen eligible for naturali-
cation, and you did not regain your
citizenship when your husband be-
came q citizen In october, 1922. On
September 20, 1922, o new law went
into effect and women In the Unit
cd States no longer took the citis
zenship status OF their husbands,
but they kept the citizenship status
they had when the law went into
effect. You may take proof OF your
American birth to the nearest nat
uralization once and ask 70 DO
repatriated. The fee Is one dollar.
q. To which month IN the He
brew calendar does August corre-
spond?
A. 1t covers parts Of the Hebrew
snonkha Alb and Eliil.
@. Does the washington Monus
nent sway much In O high windT
A. II sways but I"30, 0O0tns OF an
inch In q 30-mile wind.
q. Who was the first Archbishop
Of Canterbury
A. st. Augustine Of Rome, who
was sent by Pope Gregory ! 70
England 10 convert the Anglo
SaXons. He arrived In 597 A. D.
converted King Ethelbert, and was
ccnSecrated the first Archbishop OF
Canterbury the same year.
Q. Have ilfehoats ever been used
70 tow ships2
A. In the early days OF sailing
ships, lifeboats Cor whaleboats)
were frequently used for the pur'
pose, II was more or less common
practice 70 tow sailing Inen-of-war'
with row boats in Q dead calm
In spite Of the danger Of sudden
squalls.
@. When were the first books and
publiShed7
dictionaries Of crossword puzzles
A. In 1924, which was the big
year for the hobby.
q. Is there o city In Florida that
has an open-air post office?
A. In st. Petersburg there Is one
which Ia In continuous operation the
year ound.
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The Job Is see II Is TO prepare
this country against the danger OF
physical attack by the enemy. I'm
looking ahead rather than back.
james Lands, director, once
Of Civilian Defense.
That pension bill will hurt the
reelection chances Of every sitting
member Of Congress who shares
responsibility for H.
ALI Landon, 1898 O. o. r. press-
dental candidate.
Completion Of plans for civilian
medical care must be rushed be-
cause there will be no time when
the bombs begin TO fall.
--Dr. Thomas parraHl, surgeon
general Of y. .. public health
service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

ana saw not"
Thus did this godly figure Of .
day long past express his SatisfAcs
ton that he could live In o genera
ton when men apprehend Christ
spiritually and not as the disciples
did, In the flesh. Our Lord dee
clared that II was expedient that
He 90 away, and twenty centuries
have proved that countless multi-
tudes today are nearer 10 Him than
were the twelve apostles and the
hundred or more other faithful
disciples who walked With Him on
the shores Of dalilee but who very
often misunderstood Him ana mis-
judged Him.
And there "a another reason why
We may be glad we were not living
when Christ was here upon the
earth. Perhaps we would not have
accepted Him. Only Q little haiids
full out Of O multitude which mum.
bered millions did accept Him.
There would have been more
chance Of our being among those
who rejected Hin than there would
have Of our being among those who
accepted Him.
Il Is much easier 10 accept Him
now than II was then.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

~
For several days before, Nelson
was deluged With letters and long
distance calls from business men
expressing great concern that his
plan would "sovietige" y. o. Ia"
dustry.
One Of the telephoners, O na.
tionally known auto manufacturer
whom Nelson has known for many
years, approached the matter this
way: "of course, Don, I know
there Isn't anything 10 IL, but the
story Is going around that this
Joint committee plan Of yours II
for the purpose Of giving labor .
voice In management and n .
first step toward 'sovletlzlng' In.
AustEy. As I said, personally, !
know that isn't 30. But that's
what IL being said and / thought
you ought 10 know about H."
Not even remotely O leftist,
Nelson was dumbfounded. His plan
has nothing to do In any manner
With plant management. It's sole
purpose Is TO provide o handy
channel With the consideration Of
suggestions 10 step up production.
Studying the latetr and tele-
phone calls, Nelson was struck by
the similarity Of their story. 50
ne came to the conclusion that
the rulnors were being planted"
from one or more sources for the
deliberate purpose Of dIScrediting
his plan and forcing him to
abandon II.
Nelson called In government
SleuthS. Their investigation Ia
still incomplete. But they have
definitely located one source Of
this ruinor.jnongering.
II u Q former official Of Q
big business organization now
employed In the Navy Depart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
ment as the aide Of o former
Wall street banker with extern
AlYe industrial connections.


Wall Street banker with extern
slve industrial connections.
NOTE-Secretly, Navy BRASS
hats were vigorously opposed TO
Nelson's plan, insisted that the
committees consist only Of man
Agement representatives. But the
braSShatS backed down when Nell
son threatened to take the matter
TO the President,
LOCKED WHITE
HOUSE GATES
At the tightly locked White
House gates on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., police stopped O long black
Limousine this week.
who do you want 70 seer"
Harry Hopkins"
"GOt IN appointment"
Eyes"
"0ot 0 pass?"
The visitors brought forth yari-
Gus credentials which were ex.
ainined deliberately! Then police
held q protracted telephone con.
versation with the White House.
Finally the gates swung open and
the guards admitted the two Suss
pect characters who have more
need for haste than any other two
men In washington. For their
country is now on the verge OF
being invaded.
They were Or. Herbert Evatt,
Foreign Minister Of Australia,
and Mr.. A. 8. v. Smith, Australian
Secretary Of Supply and Develop.
Sient.
NoTE-Never before In U. 9.
history have so many armed
guards surrounded the White
House, not even IN the World War
days Of Woodrow Wilson.
WAR CHAFF
Those gorgeous pieces Of wo.
mems costume jewelry are due
soon TO become O war casualty.
The brass, copper, lead and tin
used In them are more urgently
needed for war purposes. TO jew
elry dealers, however, this news
Is not sad. They expect Q boom
In gold and silver ornaments.
There Is no shortage In these
precious metals There Is one
line Of business that need not
fear price control-amusementS
Price authorities are unconcerned
about what the public pays for It's
recreation. In fact OpA ex-
pertS consider aInuSements one
way 10 "drain Off" excess pur.
chasing power The most effec-
tive incendlary bomb extinguisher
80 far uncovered by government
experts Is Rplite, O white sandlike
product mined In Virginia BY the
Dominion Minerals Go.
SUGAR SHORTAGE
Evidence continues TO leak out
Of Cabinet circles that the cur.
rent sugar shortage could have
been averted. chief trouble has
been lack Of long-distaEce plan
ming.
Here are some Of the inside
facts:
I. OIL Administrator Ickes
has been urging War Chiefs TO
make alcohol out Of petroleum.
This is cheaper than making al.
cohol out Of sugar cane and
Inolasseg, and would save Cuban
cane for sugar.
2. Somebody among the War
Chiefs has been playing the
game Of the big eastern alcohol
companies, with big investments
In Cuba, as against the mid
west whiskey dlgtlller, who could
use UP the surplus grain crop Of
the west.
Corn belt senators contend that
responsibility for this latter sltu-
alton rests with 9i.A.Year Man
Fraser Moffat OF y. 8. Industrial
Alcohol, one Of the big eastern
giants which leans toward Cuban
sugar cane. Moffatt heads the
Alcohol Division Of WIPE where
his decisions count.
Lack Of long distance planning
may also rest ct the doorstep Of
Jesse Jones, Finance Gear q the
Cabinet, whose Defense Supplies
Corporation signed q contract on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

cause they will be using money adjusted to
q definite relationship TO our own. A mere
$3.50, 10000 In gold Is Just chip off the
enormous and swollen gold boards Of the
thinking in terms Of 1945 and not In
terms Of 1875?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

I. A technical sergeant holds O
higher army rank than O master
u ''' tue or falge2
Q. How far Il the island Of Ball
I. L,iafld Of Java?
.. How many Five.Year Plans has
Russia had2
4. Name the Chief Justice Of the
United States.
5. John Adams, Thomas Jeffers
son, or John quincy Adams, wai
the second president OF the United
States?
9. In which country was the Box
or uprising Of 1900?
7. The greater part Of an iceberg
Is above or below the surface Of the
woter?
Q. Which author created the
character sherlock Holmes"2
0. What was the nickname Of
Ivan ~, the first Csar OF Russia?
10. What 10 another name for hre-
dogs?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

the Red Sea:
nor o n Q Of
ChrIBtS' pa
tents, on whom
he wrought his
wonders; then
had my faith
b Q Q n thrust
upon me: nor
should ! enjoy
that greater
Dbiessing pr % .
nounced 70 ell
that believed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

other day BY
Charles =. Will
son, president Of
the Mexicans
American CHAINS
err Of Conn
merce In Mexi.
co City. Long o
resident Of the
southern repubs
lie, IN his trav.
els about the
country Wilson
a. kn o W n as
/" Amigo hume.
70 Uno."
It's the war
-. A a. 4. . -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. d.

BETTER TO LIVE TODAY
" bless myself and am thank
full" declared Sir Thomas Browne,
that ! never saw Christ nor his
disciples. I would not have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
Selected Poem
THE FIRST CROCUsEs

THE FIRST CROCUsES
Bertha Graham In the New Haven Journal
Courier)
Lovely messengers Of Spring,
Ere the flash OF bluebird's wing,
Nesting close together
In the keen March weather,
Crocuses Of richest gold,
Hesitat!ng TO unfold,
Don't forget to open up,
Everyone, your dainty cup,
Open, open, buds Of gold
Tender petals, please unfold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
The expression che hailed from
New York." meaning came
from, is not good English, el-
though some dictionaries
recognizes hail from Is Q col.
loQuiallsm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
Washington Merry-G o-Round
Nelson Made Speech Quiet chcrses "Sovietixns America
Government Seus Trace Rumor Aide in the Navy Department.
Deficiency Sugar Supply Due Lack Of Planning
Iekes Urges Shortage Relief by Making Alcohol from Petroleum
DREW PEARSON
ROBERT s. ALLEN

Production Chief Donald
defend
q Very
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

q. Are new recruits In the Coast
Guard given Q preliminary training
course before they are assigned TO
regular duty2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon sets APT a. m. (war tine)
Sun rises 6:44 q. M; sets TIL p. m. (War
time)
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Question Of
Land Heats Up
Hot Countries
By PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washlngten
Correspondent

washington, March 20.--Elrst In
tlHnaticns that Mexico might DO
ready TO swing away from her radis
cal agrarian poilcy--lcng o thorn "a
u. 70. owners Of Mexican property
were brought To washington the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
What's Your !. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 70 back page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

A. They were proclaimed Q proc
tectorate In 1902, and annexed BY
Great Britain November 10, 1915,
ct the request Of the native govern.
ments,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28

g. How much cloth 10 required a
fully equip and maintain Q Uniteo
states soldier for one yearS
A. According to oflcial climates,
20 Id yarrs OF wooden cloth and
i22.le2 yards Of cotton cloth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-28
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and Answers


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q, How did Great Britain acquire
the Gilbert and Ellice Islands COL
ony?
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A, They are sent to q tralninN
camp for Q period usually ranging
from so to 60 days, depending on
the demand for men. The Coast
Guard Is now operated as O. part
Of the Navy and It's ships and men
are assigned TO naval duty.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-17
Detroiters Give
Play at USO

A THREE-ACT COMEDY was
presented at the USO Club last
evening for the entertainment Of
service men and junior hostesses,
by the Germanic Arts Club of
Detroit, under the direction of
Mrs. L. G. McLuhan Of Detroit,
by courtesy Of Claire Toppin of
Detroit National Catholic Com
munity Service.
The National Council of Cath
Ollie Women of st. Louis parish
served refreshments, and provid-
ed prizes which went to Pvt.
John McGarry, Corp. Duncan
Tut, and Pvt. ]. H. Schreiner.
all of Selfridge Field.
st. Louis N c c w committee
included members of the Blue
bell club: Mrs. Philip Greene,
chairman, Mrs. Prosper Veryser.
Mrs. Engelbert Shober, Mrs. Cor
don Elso, Mrs. william King and
Geraldine King.