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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
No towards

1t is ironical that Hitler should have
awarded decorations for courage to Nazi
generals who led retreats from the Rus
slams on several fronts, but it is not para
dOXical.
The United Nations have the Axis on
the run. The end is beginning. We are
happy and proud. We must not be silly
enough, however, to underrate the enemy.
Neither Germans nor Japs are towards.
They are brave men. Sometimes greater
courage can be shown in defeat than in
victory. It is to the credit of Adolf Hitler,
to whose credit there is little enough, If
he has recognized the bravery of leaders,
who, in a lost cause, nevertheless did the
best they could.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
Stabilized Prices

from time to time we are told that the
cost OF living has been stabilized, and
from time to time somebody INDUCES in
Lit of self-praise about how his agency
Ilas held down prices. III this connection
the October summary Of living costs,
compiled and published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, is pertinent,
Comparing August Is, 1889, with
october IS, 1943, the Bureau says the
cost of food is up 47.8 per cent; the cost
of clothing is up 1926 per cent; the cost OF
house furnishings is up 25,7 per cent;
the cost of fuel, electricity and ice is up
1877 per cent this is mostly fuel and the
minor item, ice, because electricity has
not changed materially; and rents are
up 3.5 per cent.
These are large city figures applicable
to essentials for the lower income classes,
and not to luxury items
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

very great, just as the restraints on the
wasteful use Of those savings are CORE
spondingly weak. II can tax, or borrow,
or make capital levy through the pro-
cess of imitation
Those who live in the regions OF IVA.
Bonneville or any other o: the scores OF
government power sites, know only too
we'll how civic leaders and local politi-
clans humble themselves before Federal
authorities in the hope OF getting more
free" money from government to give
a temporary" shot in the arm to their
communities. Wholly aside from the
waste involved in public ownership, is
the underlying principle of socialism.
Here the issue is not waste. 1t is politi-
CAL And here it is that a people can
lose their freedom if they Succumb to the
appeals of the Saints OF Socialism.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
A STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
New York SUM-

The salient points of the joint
declaration by President Roosevelt,
Prime Minister Churchill and Mar
shall Stain regarding their confer
ence in Iran are quickly summar-
.zed. They are that the three have
shaped and confirmed common
policy; have agreed to work to-
gether in prosecuting the war and
making peace; have concerted plans
for destroying German armies by
land, U-boats by sea, war plants
from the air; will arrange for CO.
operation in peace of all nations
dedicated to the elimination of
tyranny, slavery, oppression and In
tolerance and willing to enter a
world family of democratic nations.
What is reaff1rmed here is the
general purport OF the Atlantic
Charter as extended by the joint
declaration which issued from the
recent conference at Moscow. If
there is disappointment that some
thing more precise and informative
has not emerged, it is in part as
suaged by the great central fact
that the three principals have
1alked face to face and have found
important bases of agreement. A
world eager for illumination must
wait in patience until a more eX-
pedient moment may be found for
disclosing the details upon which
Messrs. Roosevelt, Churchill and
Stain have found themselves
united.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
Dutch Spirits

The burning hatred Of the Dutch to-
ward their German masters can be judged
in part from an article written for the
October Schweizer Spiegel (Swiss Mirror
by Swiss recently returned from Hol-
land to his homeland.
II talked with many victims of Allied
bombing but not one of them spoke
against Britain and all seemed convinced
of the necessity of the bombing I wit
messed Netherlands crowds cheering vo-
ciferously as they accompanied captured
British airmen being marched to the rail-
road station. When German office build
irgs were destroyed by bombing, thous-
ands of persons collected to gaze on the
sight with enraptured faces"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
Saints of Socialism

Advocates of public ownership and OPP
Grafton of basic industries characterize
soefalistiC government as sort of super
saint dedicated to lifting everyone to
new heights of ease and Wellbeing These
sanity representatives have been work
ing overtime in the electric utility field
They have sought for years to show that
if the public would sanction Specialization
OF the electric industry, the nation would
enter upon new electrical era.
Public ownership of the kind embodied
IN the Federal power program, has GER
tain weaknesses that can never be re-
moved. Before a private electric COM
psny can borrow the savings of investors
II must present convincing case that it
will be able to stand on its own feet as an
economic enterprise and that money bor-
rowed will serve fruitful purpose. In
private enterprise a chronic Waster OF
savings does not long stay in business.
When the government launches a
power project, there are no financial
restraints of any sort In the words of
Public Utilities Fortnightly: There is
e natural tendency for each community
or region to try to get its share of the
Gravy regardless of the real economic
worth of the project on which the money
S being spent, Also the means at the
disposal of the Federal government to
--ntrol of the national EayinEs ags
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

Not long ago we noted that smoking
cigarettes in stores in New York City
would be prohibited. This sounds like a
good idea especially now when stores are
crowded to capacity most of the time.
All such stores have smoking rooms
where shoppers can indulge in smoke.
The steadily growing custom of women
smoking all over the lot, you might say,
as they have shoes fitted, as they select
hose, or just parade UP and down aisles,
is rather ridiculous Certainly stores need
not be afraid they will lose any trade
today by issuing the edict: No smoking
allowed in this store.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
War Boon

BY no means should it be taken as
approval of war if we point out that such
a conflict as this does bring incidental
benefits. Such, for example, as the
recent word from Ottawa that the Royal
Canadian Navy has developed pink pill
which is both a preventive and cure
for seasickness.
This little pill - at least we hope it is
little-is said to be effective in the case
of three out of four who otherwise would
be miserable all the time they were on
the water.
The Canadian claim that this is major
medical advance will not seem eXagger-
ated to anybody who is susceptible to
SeaSickneSS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
Views OF The Press

ton of yellow corn meal (never
Rhode Island white corn meaD /,
molasses, salt and milk. If you in
sist, sprinkle in bit of sugar, a
trace of cinnamon and a spoonful
of dark-colored maple syrup. But
please remember that the hand
which seasons heavily camoufiages
the real flavor.
There is one other major consid-
Grafton. Indian Pudding must be
moist. Not too moist, so that it is
a first cousin to wiggly-Waggly.
wishy-washy custard. But if there
is anything n ore disappointing
than dry. saWdusty, granular IN
dian Pudding we have yet to make
its acquaintance. The housewife
who has the soul of an artist will
watch the cooking carefully, adding
bit of milk from time to time if
necessary. When it comes to the
table, borne proudly as BELTS its
regal qualities, the golden-brown,
soft, moist pudding emanates a
spicy, nostril- tickling aroma which
should cause us to give thanks for
the New Worlds gift to maize.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
INDIAN PUDDIN'
New York Tines

Those who believe that the art OF
good eating, when focused on nom
rationed foods, deserves modicum
of attention even in war time feel
that Noah Webster reached the
quintessence of terseness when he
thus defined Indian Pudding: -
pudding whose chief ingredients ar
Indian meal, milk and molasses."
Now, that definition is true. Thos
are the chief ingredients. But eve
since we read somewhere tina
tapioca, or even wild rice, could b
added to Indian Pudding we hay
been wanting to combat such heres
and to say word about this dis
One wants to be tolerant and curl
Gus, naturally. That is the way
scientific progress. But who woulc
think of changing the Preamble to
the Constitution
Indian Pudding is magic which
r"s'''ts from the correct cnrnhina
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

And in regard to the question of
smoking, pre- Christmas warnings are
being issued by fire marshals including
those in our own community. Christmas
season hazards, such as lights on trees,
tinsel and so forth, very often result IN
bad fires. The fire marshal in this city
has also issued a warning about smok-
ing in places of public assembly during
the days to come. We are reminded OF
the major tragedy which occurred about
a year ago in Boston, when a large gath
ering in popular night club was trap
ped in one of the worst such fires on
record.
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blanca and later at Rabat.
NO POLITICIAN PATTON

nti-American General Aug
uSte Nogues saw to it that the
General did not look for charm
ing pro-Vichy friends at his villa,
much to the amazement of the
French and Arabs, who knew that
NogueS had fired on American
troops and imprisoned French Of
ficers who aided the United States.
Nogues had even gone inland to
persuade the Sultan of Morocco
to declare a holy war against the
United States.
Nevertheless, General Patton
was on the most intimate terms
with Nogues, explaining to friends
that he was a soldier, not a poll
tician, and was not interested In
Nogues' politics. Their friendship,
however, did not encourage other
Frenchmen to aid the United
States, and eventually Patton him
self broke things off when it was
suspected that the fascinating So
ciety in his villa was reporting
back to Nogues every French Of
tlcer friendly TO Cne U. >. "A.
This, and other reports of how
the General ordered an Italian
peasants mule shot when it went
over a military bridge, and his
manner of firing his pearl handled
revolver into the air when dress
ing down a fellow officer, are all
being probed by senators.
What they are interested in
is not so much General Pat
ton, but the broader question of
army promotions. They are
wondering about the Army's
buck-passing between Washing
ton and Algiers and who was
really responsible for keeping
Patton on.
They are also skeptical about
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

tackled and two destroyed. Another
was sunk on the third day. On the
sixth day there were seven attacks
from the air which finished off
three U-boats. In the next two days
all enemy craft were driven off. Our
total loss was one Liberator which
failed to return. Not one submarine
was able to launch torpedo at any
of our ships.
Obviously the enemy cannot at
ford such one-sided battles. The
los is prohibitfve. The Germans
recognized the menace of the ocean
ranging plane early this year by
mounting heavier anti-aircraft gyps
on their submarines. But the at
tempt to fight it out on the sur.
face has proved a disastrous mis-
calculation. The flyer with his dead
ly depth charges strike too swiftly.
Conveys properly screened by
accompanying planes now sail III
comparative safety.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

bad example to his men,"
One would not claim today that
Military life is free from all debas-
lg influence. There attaches to
Ill life certain amount of cor
ption, and we cannot expect that
circumstances of conflict will
ke such state better. But taken
and large, the Army and Navy
lay with their fine training and
let discipline are preparing their
n to lead much more wholesome
'es. Chaplains everywhere give
couraging accounts of the spir-
al eagerness of soldiers. And Ger
My on the whole, the modern
icer considers it his duty to set
good example to his men.
Cali Rights Decentralization
NeurSnanAT Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

1t is at such times when celebrating
and feeling a little bit too good that
young and old alike become careless. A
cigarette is tossed lightly aside, and be-
fore long the fire stats. And it is dur
ing the days to come that celebrating Is
more and more INDUCED in. The holl-
day spirit breeds carelessness. and usually
some catastrophe results, if not from fire
in some other way. Another admonltlon
of the fire marshal is not to smoke IN
buses
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
Selected Poem
DRYPOINT


tSara King Carleton in The Christian Science
Monitor)
The fallen leaves, dried yellow faced red,
Creep into hedges and against the gate,
Or grow handicapped together into great
Brown mounds like hay-rickS; lowering overhead,
Gray wings of the swift evening are outspread
Above the saffron sunset where the late
Birds cross from hill to hill, and shadows walt
To draw night down upon those paths we tired.
Maple and elm stand out against the sky
Etched to thin lines copper, birch are stark,
The oak leaves huddle to their shaggy bark
And silver-pale the meadow marshes he
Cold shifts along the caves, where warmly dark
The houses draw together with sigh.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

What the War Department
doesn't seem TO want known is
the fact that three high-ranking
officers flew from Washington
early in August and investigated
the Patton affair.
Officially ii has been stated that
General Eisenhower himself made
the decision to let Patton apollo
gize. This has been the War
Departments official position, and
technically, it doubtless is the
truth.
But to the average layman's
way of thinking, the War De-
partment came pretty close to
handling the whole thing itself.
Anyway, here is what happened:
Major General Miller White,
assistant chief of staff in charge
Of army personnel, and Brig.
General Russell b. Reynolds, to-
gether with colonel, flew from
Washington to North Africa
shortly after General Patton
abused the shell-shOcked soldier
in a Sicilian hospital.
In North Africa they picked UP
Major General Everett Hughes,
deputy commander, Chief of Sup
ply, In the North Africa theater
and Eisenhower's right-hand man
for North Africa. They then
flew to Sicily and investigated
the Patton matter carefully.
In Sicily they spent one day with
General Patton. He told them
Of one emotional scene where he
had wept and prayed beside the
bed OF wounded soldier He cited
this as compensation for abusing
two sick soldiers.
In the end, they made recon-
mendation to General Eisenhower,
He accepted the recommendation.
Hence technically and officially
the responsibility was his.
EISENHOWER OP-
POSED PATTON
However, it has been reported
by those returning from North
Africa that Eisenhower had
planned to send Patton back to
The United States. Events which
followed appear to Substantiate
those reports. For General Pat
ton has not been in combat since
the unfortunate event in Aug
ust, and while technically in COM
mand Of the 18th Army, actually
that army has more or less ceased
to exist as combat organization.
ITS divisions have been fed into
General Clark's 5th Army.
Controversy regarding Gen
eral Patton is not new in the
Army, and did not begin with
the shaping incident in the Sic
lily hospital. Ever since he
graduated from West Point he
has been one of the stOrmiest
and most discussed officers in
the Army. Army politics can
be as intense as in civilian life
if not more sO-and for years
General Patton has had staunch
defenders and bitter critics.
Many Of the incidents involv-
ing General Patton have been
exported to certain members of
vhe Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee, including his battling
polo days when he is reported to
have shot horse which didn't
perform satisfactorily. The Mill
tary Affairs Committee is being
beSieged by both Patton friends
and Patton critics Army wives
being particularly active, and
.ome of the incidents reported
back from North Africa make it
easy to understand why Eisen-
however was reported to be skep-
tical about keeping Patton.
One of these occurred shortly
lfter Patton landed in Casablanca,
where according to Constantine
crown che behaved with remark
able indiscretion and bad TASTE"
This referred to the fascinating
.,ro-Vichy French society with
which the General surrounded
himself in his villa outside Casa
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

among soldiers today. This Civ;
War chaplain constantly colr
planned about the open immoral
Of officers and the extent to viii
they encouraged the men und
their command in every form
evil. Sometimes troops were in
fit condition to meet the enem.
because of protracted drinking a
dissipation.
One entry read, General L.
died last night. lily prepared. g
afraid, to meet his God. He wa
the foulest mouthed man I ever
knew. Nobody In the Army set such
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

uOC Only Il lOL
Of printed docu-
ments and Stats
tics for checking,
but also a shot
gun and a rife
1t being against
e very kno " n
REGULATE on for
p S S e n g ers to
carry firearms on
planes, there was
considerable Diff
ficulty at Miami
getting the bag
gage cleared. 1t
took a phone call
to Secretary of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08

all army promotions from now on.
Inasmuch as Patton'S behavior in
the hospital was so studiously
kept off his record and his name
sent up for promotion regard
less, they are wondering how
extensive this cover-up system ex-
tends.
Unfortunately, one result of the
Patton incident may be to work
a hardship on other well-deserv-
ing officers.
CAPITAL CHAFF
House Democratic caucuses, un-
like those held by Republicans,
frequently are one long Wrangle.
However, all was sweetness
and light when the Democrats
caucused to elect veteran Repre-
sentative Herman P. Eberharter of
Pennsylvania to the important
Ways and Means Committee :.
So many speeches lauded Eberr-
harter and there was such general
agreement about his qualities that
Representative Clifton Woodrum
of Virginia wound up the secret
session of quoting the Biblical
proverb: "H0w pleasant it is for
the brethren to dwell together in
peace and harmony" Dur
ing debate on the Soldiers Vote
bill, Republican Senator Bob
Taft of Ohio delivered a long
speech charging that the Army
and Navy were spreading "pOli-
tical propaganda" for the Admin
istration among the troops in
North Africa Replied Demo-
cratic Senator Scott Lucas of IL
linois: II am glad I have more
confidence than the Senator from
Ohio in the two outstanding Re-
publicans who are heading the
War and Navy Departments"
Copyright, 1913, by United
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
PLANE VS.. U-BOAT
New York Tinesl

Details of the eight-day engage
ment in which six U-boats were
sunk in the Atlantic are instruc-
tive. Our conveys were evidently
passing Ireland behind a protective
screen of Allied planes operating
from coastal bases and later supple
mented by United States naval car
rier planes. On the first days sweep
three submarines, of a large pack
of at least fifteen, were attacked,
with undetermined results. On the
second day three more were at
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Not FORGOTTEN

Please give us a few of your ar
ticles about 1.-THE Forgotten Wom-
an" l am mother of 8 children.
You can imagine the physical slump
I have acquired from constant
leaning over work. But thanks to
suggestions in your column I'm on
the way to health again. However,
I would appreciate, as am sure
many women would. some special
articles to restore tone to abdo-
minal muscles. (Mrs. y.
Answer-Tone or no tone, she is
not forgotten. I'll do as you ask,
Ma'am Meanwhile, you may get
practical help in that direction
from booklet THE Keys to Vite"
for copy send twenty-five cents
and three-cent stamped envelope
bearing your address.
Constipation Habit
Had been told this before I
read your pamphlet I would never
have believed it. But followed
your instructions :. and from that
day on I have eaten whatever J.
like, never worried about bowel ac-
ton, never required any laxative or
other aid. / had taken strong
physics every day for years. Ger
tainly I am grateful for the fine
health I now enjoy.
(Mrs. D. H. j
Answer reckon it is 5-50-half
psychology, half physiology Your
experience. Ma'am, may encourage
other victims of the habit, but prob
ably not many, for human nature
is pretty hard to change. On re-
quest. accompanied with ten cents
and stamped self-addressed en-
velope, I'll send the booklet 1.-THE
Constipation Habit and Colon Hy-
giene.'
Copyright 1943, John F. Ollie Coz
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Civil War. One
could not listen
to this reading
for many min
utes wit h on :
b e n G over
whelmed by the
realization that
cond / t / o n 5
among soldiers
in 1862 were
vastly W ors G
t h an average
cOn diti n n