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Evening star., 1943-08-25

can policy, Il greatly disturbing
Russians, Czechs, Poles. Nor
wegians, Dutchmen, Belgians,
Frenchmen, not to mention Chi
nese.
1t also Is disturbing some Amer
leans and Britons. should think
the Government would like to
know this, inasmuch as the per-
sons disturbed are by no means
those least thoughtfully con-
cerned tn the waging of the war,
but are, rather, some of its lead
ing apologists. supporters Of the
administration and advocates OF
strong American policy.
Questions Are Asked.
These people are asking the
following questions:
l. Why do We not recognize the
French Committee of National
Liberation? Is it true, as reported
by Harold Calender on August
II, that 1t Is not to be recognized
as an instrument for even the
provisional government Of France
proper? Is it true, as suggested
by Pertinax in the New York
Times Of August 20, that we still
are considering making q deal
with Petain, once our armies ar
rive in France?
2. Is 1t true, as reported in an
Associated Press dispatch from
Moscow August 20, that . Rus
sian representative sent to Algiers
to establish contact with the
French Committee Of National
Liberation had been refused 4
visa for over two months? Is it
true, as reported from London,
that this refusal was due to
American Intervention?
3. Is 1t true, rs reported by
Drew Middleton from London
August IS. that President Eduard
Benes had been held back from
visiting Moscow to conclude .
Russian Czech alliance?
Is 1t true. as reported by sew
eral correspondents. that the
Anglo-American AGMOT Is
teaching Czech, Norwegian,
Dutch. ETC., to Anglo-American
administrators, with the purpose
OF taking over the civil admins
trations Of these occupied coun-
tries, against the wishes of the
governments-in-exile, or Of any
other known democratic authori-
ties?
Are Russians Worried?
4. Is it true, IS reported from
London by Raymond Daniel of
the New York Times, that the
Russians are worried over their
allies postwar ideas about the re-
construction OF Europe, fearing
the Anglo-Americans intend to
set up a Gordon sanitaire OF right
iSt governments?
And, finally, is 1t true that the
Russians want definite assur-
ances now that the Allies are not
trying to encircle her?
I have only taken a few Of the
signs and portents everywhere.
II one looks at the whole picture,
every American patriot must be
appalled, by the vision OF = post
war world in which nobody Is
going to like us-and be dis
pleased for perfectly normal rea-
sons. And it is not the slight
est use telling American citizens
that they should get on with the
war without ever asking where
the political actions accompany
ing the war are heading us.
In lieu Of any clearly stated
policy, shall continue to raise
a few questions and present the
situation as I see 1t.
released BY the Bell syndicate. 1ne.)
Evening star., 1943-08-25

Haskell, USA,
retired.
Their cam
di d a t e, a
West Pointer,
has had a
d istinguished
career. After
serving ably
in the armed
forces in the
last w orl d
w a r | n
France, Gen.
Haskell heade'
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Br GOULD'LINCOLN.

The democrats in New York
have gone military. They have
nominated for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, 1t. Gen. william N.
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HE opinions OF the riters this page their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars etor to giue all sides OF questions interest
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1943-08-25

science as far as Russia Is con-
cerned the thing for US to do Is not
to be stampeded by subtle threats
or allegedly significant steps: The
thing for us to do is to stand Arm
Evening star., 1943-08-25
BY FRANK r. KENT.

While Mr.. Churchill and Mr..
Roosevelt were in conference at
Quebec, Joseph Stain, speaking
through completely controlled
Evening star., 1943-08-25
On The Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

I would like to 60 back again
to the Presidents speech Of July
%. On that occasion he said,
THE same kind of careful plan
Evening star., 1943-08-25

Place = stamp I'm that vacant
space in your War savings stamp
book; 1t will help put the Axis on
the spot.
Evening star., 1943-08-25
Unity Hinted
lon Pacific
| Emphasis
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

Reading between the lines OF the
Churchill Roosevelt oficial state
ment, which bears all the earmarks
OF having been written by the Prime
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McLemore--
lrked by Duties
Around House
Dy HENRY MeT.FMOnR

One Of the drawbacks Of being
the head Of house and returning
after an extended absence In that
the women OF the household appar-
Evening star., 1943-08-25

should We let moves such as the
withdrawal Of Ambassadors Litvin-
on and Maisky affect our military
Judgment in the least.
With better than a clear con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
LOCAL ENGINEER
CHIEF SPEAKER
S. c. SpaIding of American
Brass to Address New
Haven Meeting

New Haven. Corn, May 21-More
than 400 engineers and officials Of
New England war production plants
will attend the New England re-
gional meeting of the American
Society for Metals to be held in
New Haven Saturday at the Hotel
Taft.
Prominent figures In the metal
industry and army and navy ord
nance will speak at the morning,
afternoon and evening sessions The
meeting Is under the sponsorship of
the New Haven chapter of the So
ciety.
The morning session, to start at
II o'clock, will have as the speaker
S. G. Spalding, metallurgical engi-
neer. American Brass Co., Water
bury, Conn, and a member of the
War Production Board.
At the afternoon session, to start
at 2 O'Clock, the speakers will be
Lieut.. Col. Thomas L. Hapgood,
executive officer, Springfield ord
nance district; Edward L. Wood,
metallurglst, Springfield Armory;
Lieut.. Comm. L. H. Brendel, incen-
tive division, U. S. Navy; and DR..
Fay Jeffries vice chairman, advisory
committee on metals and minerals,
National Research Council.
The dinner session begins at $780,
Speakers will be Herbert j. French,
national president, American So
ciety for Metals, and senior con-
sultant, metallurgical and specifica-
tions section, War Production Board;
William H. Eisenman, national sec
rotary, American Society for Metals:
and Igor I. Sikorsky, engineering
manager, Sikorsky Aircraft Co.
officers of the New Haven chapter
are A. D. Eplett of Bridgeport,
chairman; G. L. Richter of Ansonia,
vice chairman, and Fred E. Stock
we'll of New Haven, secretary
treasurer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
Status Of All Draft
Registrars Checked
List of Non=Deferable Activities Released By State
Selectve Service Office; misunderstanding Prevails

Hartford, Conn.,, May 21.-State
Office of Selective Service, reminded
Connecticut's registrants today that
local boards have been directed to
reconsider the status of all regis
trants within the age group of eigh-
teen to forty-four who are known
to be engaged in activities or oc-
equations designated as nondefer-
able by the War ManpoWer Com
mission. Such Redistribution has
been directed without reference to
the registrants eligibility for de-
tendency deferment.
In again releasing the list of nom
deferable activities and occupations,
State Director John F.. Robinson
stated that this directive became
effective April l, 1913 for men aged
eighteen to thirty-seven and effec-
tive May 1, 1943, for those between
the ages of thirty EIGHT and forty
four.
The state director was prompted
to make known again the list of
nondeferable activities and occupa-
tons because of an apparent lack
of understanding by some married
men whose children were born prior
to September H. 1912, and who he
lieve themselves immune from IA
classification until the national di-
rector of Selective Service issues an
order inducing married men with
children. This erroneous impression
Mr.. Robinson said, may be the
means of causing unnecessary hard
ship to dependents.
Mr.. Robinson pointed out that
local boards are directed to consider
with common sense, cases arising in
this category. He said no activity
or occupation may be held by To-
cal board or appeal agency to bt
the basis for denying dependency
deferment unless it has been desig-
mated as nondeferable activity OF
occupation by the Manpower Com
mission. Those registrantS who are
engaged in nondeferable activitie!
or occupations are required to reg
lister with the U. S. Employment
Service for transfer to other en-
ployment, He stated that any reg
istrant who presented to his loca
board evidence of such registration
would not be subject to reclassifica-
ton because of his work for Pc
Rod of thirty days from the date
when such evidence was presented
After that time, however, loca
boards and appeal agencies are di-
rected to classify such registrant!
without regard to his eligibility fol
dependency deferment unless he ha!
transferred to an activity or occupa.
ton not included on the nondefer.
able list.
Following is the list of nondefer.
able activities and occupations. AL
occupations in the following actvi-
tiles are nondeferable Manufac.
turing of the following products:
Fabric Products-Curtains, ORA.
peries, and bedspreads. Pleating
stitching, tucking, and embroidery
Trimmings, stamped art goods anc
art needlework.
Glass Products-Cut, beveled, anc
etched glass. Cutware. Glass novel.
ties. Mosaic glass. Stained, loaded
ornamented, and decorated glass.
Jewelry and Metal-Plated Prod.
ucts-CoStume jewelry and novel.
ties. jewelers. f1xings and mate
rails. Jewelry. Jewelry cases. Lapi.
dairy work -industriaD. Orna.
mental gold and silver leaf and fol
(non-industriaD. Silverware anc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
ALLIES SELFISH
DEMANDS FLAYED
Nye Warns Against U. S.
Commitments 'Surrend=
ering American Ideals

Chicago, May 21-CUP) - Sen
Gerald P. Nye, R.. N. D., said last
night that Russia, Britain and Chins
have not abandoned nationalist.
designs, and warned against com
mitments by the United Stats
which would surrender America
ideals"
Nye, pre-War isolationist, calle
upon Republicans to inject reals,
into peace plans so the nation woult
avoid being caught unprepared bl
selfish postwar demands Of ID
Allies
He spoke at Republican reviv;
meeting which political observer
believed was called to counteract
recent meeting of the Republican
postwar policy association, a grou
urging international collaboratio
and immediate planning for peace
1--WE need in America more of thu
kind of thinking Russians are af
fording Russia, and Britons ar
affording Britain" Nye said.
China fights for China today
Churchill has made it clear thu
Britain is fighting for the very lii
of Britain, and Stain affords con-
slant evidence of a first purpose III
this war, the purpose OF keeping
Russia strong and destroying hel
immediate enemies"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
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* a'E>2ex Batt|e" of the Food Front
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Union Strikes Arouse Ire OF Farmers
ToiIing Long Hours To Feed Nation

mechanical resourcefulness of the
farmer"
r. K Swain, a live stock broker
on the Kansas City Exchange for
nearly half century, believes that
in the western and southwest cattle
ranges-"Big ranches do not need
much help and city boys can ride
fence and grease windmills. For the
short time they need experienced
cowboys they can afford to pay big
wages and so far I have not heard
Of any cattlemen quitting
He added that riding fence, the
perennial chore of the cowhand, now
went on by f1ivver rather than
painted pony at many times it's
former speed. A ranch that used
to employ twenty-four cowhands
now gets along with six. There will
probably be shortage of expert
enced range hands at times; but in
general the raw materials of sirloin
steak will be produced just about
as usual, in the COW countries, and
with fair luck the North Central
States will produce a little more
than usual.
To go from the sublime to the
less ponderous, hatcheries are eX-
pected to product more chickens,
ducks and eggs this year than ever
before.
MANPOWER is PROBLEM
SO far, the most tedious of farm
operations, requiring possibly the
most use of manpoWer for produce
ton unit-dairying-has not been
seriously affected.
The United States has the great
est treasury of foodstuffs, in the
earth or harvested, that has ever
been heard of, cubic inch for inch.
Probably it will have more ham
and eggs per capita next winter
than it has ever had before
There is a problem of farm man.
power. The young men simply will
not stay at the pillow when their
friends from the adjoining farms are
being mentioned In dispatches from
Guadalcanal and Tunisia, or in
brief, sympathetic messages from
the War Department. The girls look
at them. Some of them are work
ing on war supplies in Burlington
or Kansas City. Their own import
ance at home as the producers of
the corn that will win the war has
not been mentioned.
There is a hill of gold down in
Kentucky. Its Importance in world
affairs will be insignificant COM
pared to that Of the gold that is
being raised in the Corn Belt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21

plated ware -industriaD
MISUNDERSTANDING feathers,
plumes, and artificial flowers.
Frames, mirror and picture. Greet
ing cards and picture post cards.
Signs and advertising displays.
Service - Acknowledgement serv-
ice. Dance, music, theatrical, and
art studios and schools. Gambling.
Interior decorating. Night clubs.
Parking lots. Photographic studios.
Turkish baths, massage parlorS,
clothing rental, porter service, and
social-escort services.
Wholesale and retail trade: anti
ques, beer wines, and liquors, GUS
tom tailorS and furrierS. Candy, con-
fectionery, and nuts, florists, jeWelry,
novelties, tobacco.
All the following occupations are
nondeferable regardless of the &C
tivity in which they may be found:
bar cashier, bar boy, bartenders,
bath house attendants. beauty OPP
orators, bellboys, bootblacks, bus
boys, butler, charmen and cleaners,
cosmeticians, custom tailors, custom
furriers, dancing teachers, dishwash-
ers, doormen and starters, elevator
operators passenger and freight
including industrial freight elevators
used in connection with productions
Elevator starters passenger and
freight, errand boys Gncluding
messengers and office boys), for
tunetellers Gncluding astrologers,
clairvoyants, mediums, mind read
ers, palmists, etc., gardeners,
greenkeepers, housemen, hair dress
ers, lavatory attendants, messengers,
Grand boys, Office boys, newsbays,
night club managers and employees
| groundkeepers.
NPorters (other than those in rail-
road-train service), private chauf-
feurs, soda dispenser, ushers, Wallets
walters (other than those in rail-
road-train service).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
EXPENSIVE SHOES
in GREAT DEMAND

Local demands for durable"
shoes have increased considerably
since the rationing program started
local dealers report, with some esti-
mating that sales of more expen-
sive shoes have nearly doubled. No
improvement in the supply has been
noted, hwoever, and retailers pre-
dict the three pairs year limit
will continue in force.
Sales of play-shoes, still on the
unrationed list, have been the
highest in many years, it is report
ed, with many women buying them
to preserve their leather pairs
longer.
With the first shoe ration period
scheduled to end June IS. a rush in
sales is anticipated in the next few
weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
House-CLeaning
No "Picnic" for
Wilson St. Man

Charles Pesartis, 80, of 269
Wilson street is fully convinced
that "the wOman's place is in
the home"
Last night MIR. Pesartis tried
to accomplish some of the
housekeeping duties and went
to work busting the furniture
and floor. He got results alright,
but not the kind he either ex-
pected or desired. He slipped,
fell and knocked a coffee table
on his foot, decorating it SO
severely that 10 stitches had to
be taken to close the wound, at
the Waterbury hospital. When
Mrs. Pesartis' little helper ar
rived at the hospital, he was
still holding the brush he had
been cleaning with.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
ATWOOD MACHINE
DISPUTE SETTLED

Boston, May 21.-UP)-The War
Labor Board today announced its
first approval of the job evalua-
ton plan in settlement of dis
pute between the Atwood Machine
Co., of Stonington, Conn, and the
International Association of Machin-
lists (AFL).
The board took no action on a
request to increase starting rates
from SIS to 60 cents per hour. In
a unanimous decision, the board
agreed that institution of such
program of job evaluation and the
consequent standardization of rates
does not constitute an increase in
wages.
The board also approved contract
clauses covering maintenance of
membership, arbitration, vacations
and overtime. The board directed
that time and half for overtime
and double time for Sundays and
holidays be paid to the 500 workers
of the plant.
Approval of the job evaluation is
retroactive to December 81, 1912.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS

Did folks go about in daze
In those horse and buggy days2
Were there lots Of ups and downs
In villages and towns?
Was there trouble with debtorsP
Did cranks write lots Of letters2
Did folks go about in daze
In those horse and buggy days?
In those olden, golden days
OF chatauquas and melodrama plays
Were there headlines big and black
About BIG SMASHUP OF A HACk?"
Did they talk all the time about FOOD,
Or the price of cord Of wood?
How much Mrs. Brown paid the hired girl,
Or heating the iron for kinky curlp
Did folks go about in daze
In those horse and buggy daysP
Well, perhaps-but let that pass.
They had no worries about oil or gas,
For they had very different ways
In those horse and buggy days.
EN- EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
1,35O,9O5 ENROLLED

Los Angeles UP)-The United
States now enrolls more university
students than all the rest of the
nations of the world together, &C.
cording to Dean Edwin A Lee of
the University of California. The
present enrolment in the United
States, he states, is 1,350,905. or
470 per cent more than in 1900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21

Mrs Helen Talbot scoutleader of Troop 49, is appeal
ing for any kind an oldashioned dress which be
made into hustle gown loan of said article is desired
because necessity warrants it in connection with the
troops minstrel show in the nottoodstant future Good
care the dress will be assured and it will be returned
in Al condition Anyone interested in making the loan
contact Mrs. Talbot by phone or by dropping card
to the Man in the Tower and the gown will be called for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21

From the nations midwest
Food Bowl novelist Phil StOng
has dispatched, to NEA Service
and this newspaper, six cOlorful,
revealing articles that tell about
American farmers and their war
time problems. The fifth article
follows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21

Tom "Chck" Carney is home from Camp Forrest
Tennessee until next Tuesday. Jesse Palen, Jr son
of Mr. and Mrs. j. M. PaIen of MOrnngside Avenue,
has been promoted to primary flight training at the
Naval Reserve Aviation Base in Chicago. Betty
Dalton has completed her training course IN the
WAACS at Des Moines Iowa. and has been commits
stoned second lieutenant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21


pone and Jesse James have man
aged to get themselves neatly
grouped with Judas Iscariot in the
Food Bowl farmers mind.
FARMERS CAN'T STRIKE
They don't like strikes. 1t is all
very we'll to sit down in front OF
a coal mine or a steel mill, but
if you sit down in front of a corn
field it might not be worth while
to get up again, after the weeds
have taken it. And sitting down in
front of Jersey COW that needs
milking would result in no negotia-
lions whatever. 1t would result in
a dry COW.
There is no sense in trying to
place the blame for lost working
time through labor difficulties in
this war; but Labor, with a capital
L, is not making good impression
on the farmer, and the farmer holds
all the aces. There will be vast
store of convertible machines in this
country after the war, but there
will not be an excessive store of
foodstuffs for many years.
1t might be a good idea for ma
chinists to consider the idea of
John Kimbermley, one of the four
A. A. A. administrators for Iowa.
1 said, But you don't have a
48-hour week; you don't get over
time for working Sunday"
He said, IT sold 200 hogs at
$14.9O (meaning the hundredWeight)
last Saturday, and if that isn't over
time 1 don't know what you'd call
it,"
That is the whole attitude out
there. They're glad to be making
money again but they would work
themselves to the limit for living
wage. They feel that they are being
paid very we'll for their efforts, but
they would make those efforts any
way because war is going on.
Mr.. Kimberley had spoken about
delicate balance in the farm
labor situation. I spoke of the
drought years and of my own ex-
perience with the hay in 1915, when
it seemed to rain every other day;
both situations requiring extra labor
to deal with extraordinary condi-
lions.
MI. Kimberley smiled. THAT was
great year, wasn't it? You raked
the hay one day and spread it out
to dry again the netx. But we don't
farm now just the way we did in
1915. My 15-year-old son and a
tractor took complete care of 102
acres of corn last year and he had
time left over for some Of the soy
beans"
FARMS DIFFERENT, NOW
This correspondent and two horses
took care of about 80 acres of corn,
some hay, potatoes and pickles in
1915; soy beans, from which the
country will get large part of its
oil corp this year, were as strange
to Food Bowl farmers then as uni
corns
"These aren't even the same
farms they we're back in 1885, Mr..
Kimberley added. "Those days we
had to use bailing wire for money.
Since then we've spread lime and
phosphates and filled up the gullies.
We're equipped for maximum use
of the land-there's no worry about
operating the land, but there's a
good deal of worry about whether
what we raise can be converted into
food products.
PRODUCTION LAG UNLIKELY
eff food shortage developes, the
services and factories will simply
have to arrange to give us back a
few experienced farmers. But me-
chanization-corn pickers, hay load
ers, improvement in all machines
makes a crisis in raw production
improbable. The weather, as you say
is in the lap Of the gods, but they
used to say you could have only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. Received you most vel
come letter and glad to hear from YOU see by the
Democrat not many of the boys left in Waterbury.
was in the service year April Fl, and believe you me-
time does fly by without you realizing it, Give my
Tell them am fine and dandy and getting plenty OF
good food and rest Parents at home don't have to worry
about their boys duty overseas, for they take very
good of We have good radio in our barracks
and that sure is lot of enjoyment. We also have
electric lights you see things are not too tough
AS Corporal Gerald Brown, care of Postmaster New
York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21

the chores to do,
have no reverence
for Congress. 1t is
even less a secret
that the average
Food Bowl farmer
would like to have
three m j n u t e S
alone with John
Lewis in a dark
alley.
Mr.. Lewis, Mrs.
P e r k i n S, Mr..
Green, and some
legitimate organ
izers of labor in
this country, and
-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21

Norman Cote of West Cheshire didn't sit by idly
nursing important rage when he heard the news that
the Japs had murdered eight captured American flyers
He went right out and bought bond for each aviator
reported killed Now at the Waterbury Tool he's formed
"15 per cent club composed of employees buying bonds
by payroll deduction in that amount.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
COOPERATION,

The U. S Marines at Gaudal-
canal used a Chinese war-cry,
"Gung Ho". 1t means willingness to
endure hardship SO that the COM
mon cause will be served by maxi
mum effectiveness and minimum
losses. The American word is "co-
operatiOn,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
BY Phil Stong
Author of estate Fair"
Written for NEA Service)

1t might be a good idea for some
of our John Lewises and Congress
men to come out and visit the
Food Bowl. 1t is no secret that the
farmers, with boys in the Army and