The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-23
YOUR AMERICA AND MINE

Everyone Is an immigrant or q
descendant of an immigrant in
America-even the Indians. They
came here from Siberia many years
ago America Is the only coun-
try fighting in the last war that
didn't join the scramble for spoils
after 1t was over =. We wanted
TO give the Filipinos their liberty
but they wanted our protection. Now
they're putting up an heroic fight
for us. The people Hitler pro
tects" would enjoy cutting his throat
=. Germany has the highest suicide
rate in the world; America the low
est Our drafted soldiers aver
age Q inches tailed and Is pounds
heavier than the draftees of 1917
+. -. no other nation has even been
as thoughtful as this-and China
has never forgotten it: We took an
indemnity from China for the Boxer
Rebellion and gave our share of the
money back to the Chinese!
buy Defense Bonds!)
America Is more self-sufficient
than any other country While
dictators have called us soft, the
enlistments in the armed services
for this war have broken every
American enlistment record
And If anyone still talks to you
about about the softness of our
Democracy, tell him to remember
Wake Island .. Here's a $64 ques-
ton: What's the most densely popu-
lated state? Nope, 1t isn't New
York. It's tiny Rhode Island
Half of the marble in America is
produced In Vermont. However,
most of the marbleheads are pro-
kinson, a signer Of the Declaration
of Independence, was the designer
of the Stars and Stripes-not Betsy
Ross.
laid Civilian Defense!)
An American worker can pur-
chase with one hours salary twice
as much as an English worker; and
four times as much as a German
slave-besides having the best and
most liberal working conditions in
the world We produce all the
meats and cereals that we consume
Our population includes about
40 million people of British origin
:. While other nations must fight
for minerals, it has been estimated
that in one state, New Mexico, there
are undeveloped coal lands contain
ing 10000 100000 tons of coal 3. !.
Want to see the Oldest lighthouse
IN America? It's at Sandy Hook,
erected in 1764.
Join the March of Dimes!)
Teddy Roosevelts' words should
De memorized by every American:
we stand for the cause of the up
lift of humanity and the betterment
of mankind. We are pledged to
eternal war against wrong, whether
by the few or by the many, by a
plutocracy or by a mob. We be-
lieve that this country will not be
a permanently good place for any
Of US to live in, unles sWe make
it q reasonably good place for all
OF US to live in" If you want to
give yourself a little lesson in toll
erance, read the names of the SOL
diers and sailors killed at Pearl
Harbor-names of every race and
creed The Nazis have raped
the small neighboring nations
around them. In this part of the
world, many of our small neighbors
promptly declared war on Uncle
Sans enemies.
Support the Navy Relief FundD
This part of the world is con-
tinually proving what Europe Is al
wayy trying to disprove. This: Diff
ferent nations and different people
can get along peacefully =. +. The
FBI has done all amazing job of
sitting spy and sabotage work in
America If minoritiest hurt a
nation, as the Axis claims, how
come America, the strongest and
richest nation in the world, is COM
posed of minorities?
Help China and British Relief!)
In the last 100 years about 49,
100000 immigrants have come over
here And the best answer to
the chumps who are always gass-
ing about pure" Americanism is
this: 100000 foreign-born and
their 100000 sons and daughters
constitute one third of the entire
U. S. population. Seventeen con-
gressmen are foreign born i. There
are about 1,076 oraign-language
publications, representing 80 Ian
guages, in the country In one
city-NeW York-you can find col
onies OF almsot every foreign group
in the world In New York's
italian section, over $4,000 Italians