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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

The fate OF the world may hang upon
the coal contract parleys now under way
In New York. The issue which John L.
Lewis has precipitated must result in
one Of three outcomes, two of which
would be disastrous and the third Is
highly undesirable. If Lewis wins any
substantial pay boost for his 100000 BIZ
luminous miners-he Is asking for what
amounts to between So and 81 day, on
top of the present 81 day before over
time-then our national struggle against
imitation Is lost. On the scale of spend
Ing involved in this conflict, that could
easily cause the bankruptcy of the one
nation upon which the worlds postwar
rehabilitation depends. II Lewis Is
denied an acceptable wage increase, and
calls q strike in the bituminous mines,
and his call Is needed generally, then the
arsenal Of democracy must shut down
until coal production can be resumed,
This year Is so critical militarily that
such a shutdown could prolong the war
by years or even, God forbid, could lose
II to democracy.
The third alternative would be presi-
Dental action taking over the mines with
The Army, as was done notably In the
North American Aviation strike In 194l
protecting loyal workmen against
gangster terrorism and relying upon their
patriotism to bring them back to work
Notwithstanding Mr.. Lewis obstruction
ism. This alternative Is preferable to
either Of the others, If the unioneer in
sists. But 1t Is infinitely undesirable
and by no means conclusive in Its results
The North American experiment ended
quickly because the Government gave
the union what was asked, thereby throw
ing the wage structure Of the airplane
industry into ferment and forcing pay
increases all along the line.
Opadministrator PrentisS Brown tells
clearly and accurately what will happen
II either the operators now or the gov
eminent later gives In to Mr.. Lewis. Then
Presidents Murray fthe c. I. o. and
Green Of the A. F. Of L. will be forced,
in self-defense, to demand similar raises
for their members. If they do, and are
as hard-boiled as Mr.. Lewis, they will have
his precedent to assure them that they
can win. If they do not, then Mr.. Lewis
will have achieved his major purpose, by
demonstrating that he can and does get
pay boosts for his men when his rivals
cannot or do not.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

More RatIoning". he starts ofl By say
ing, "All the chickens have come home
10 roost The perch they have chosen
for their restlng-place Is your point.
ration book and mine." He continues
with the information that for the flrSt
time In the recollection Of any OF US,
rich and poor, we are being made aware
Of the fact we are wholly dependent on
our farms for our fresh fruits, fresh
vegetables and meat. The land has fed
US and nourlshed US as we like to be fed.
For the first time we are faced with reStric-
tons. It doesn't set well, because we know
the quantities Of food that can be raised
within our boundaries. ..
The article mentioned Is well worth
anyone's reading Those things that
Father La Forge draws to your attention
are nothing new; but they are things
you have not bothered about. And faced
with "a situation" as you might call 1t,
individuals are sore enough because they
can't buy native cod, sword fish, shad,
potatoes from Maine, shrimp from Mary
land, oysters from Lond Island, celery
from Michigan, cheese from Wisconsin,
chickens from our own neighboring
farms, at any kind Of a normal price.
AS Father La Fargo puts It, "all the
chickens have come home to roost".
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Current Comment

I Give the most solemn assurance
70 the people Of France that their
scored right TO choose their provi-
siOnal government themselves Will
be fully safeguarded.
General Henri oiraud.
We are not asking that the Army
be depleted. We are not asking that
industrial labor be raided. but we
do ask that agriculture be given
consideration. essential as 1t Is,
equal 70 It's importance In winning
' -ocyernor SOnn W. BricEsr OF
Ohio.
Ses
The questions Of vacations for
workers depends on individual
plants and local conditions. In gen.
eral. however. ! believe vacations
viii result IN getting more total
work done.
Paul v. Mclgutt. chairman Of
Manpower Commission.
] regard II as neither wise nor
desirable 70 have an immediate
conference By all United Nations
with respect 70 the conduct Of mill.
taEy and naval operations.
-9snaloF Tom Connolly. chair
man Foreign Relations COM
N1tEt6&s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

At a newsstand in the Grand Central
we noted looks OF disgust as people milled
through on their way to trains or offic-
es. Radio and newsreels regardless when
a man travels by subway or by railroad
to his destination he wants the few cents
worth Of daily paper, If for nothing else
to see what the weather is; to find out
who died, who was married; or who was
murdered the night previous. We do not
concur with H. g. A nice fresh newspa-
per smelling Of ink, from twelve to forty
pages is an American institution precious
to us all. Let's hang on to 1t!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

H. G. Wells of England, who despite a
marked degree Of literary skill, does not
always hit the nail on the head predicts
the end Of newspapers and circulating
of news by pamphlet and phone. It Is
quite certain that a vast majority will
not agree with this. True we are living
in Keen age in some respects but In
lazy age in others. The picture maya
zine tells all in some lively takes; these
are all fine and Photographic art in same
is to be commended. But the average
man or woman likes to read about things.
He and she are demons for detail. Just
recall the CONSERVATION and the grumb-
ling not so many weeks ago when the
New York daily newspapers were of the
stands for not more than two days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
THE OIL SITUATION
Hartford Tines)

While Secretary Ickes. who also
has the title Of Petroleum Co-ordi-
nator for War, does well to warn
New Englanders that the war is not
over and that the fuel situation may
be even worse next winter, the pub
lie viii have good reason 10 question
the efficiency Of It's business man
ayers in Washington II the situa-
ton really becomes worse.
When winter now happily passing
into history began. tankers had been
removed from domestic service and
the Atlantic seahoard was depend
Ing on the railroads for shipments
OF gasoline and fuel oil. II was ply.
sically impossible for the rail lines.
despite heroic efforts, TO meet the
demands OF the public.
When next winter comes the East
viii have had the opportunity to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
The King Il Dead

Time was, not long since, when the
death of ]. p. Morgan would have crowded
any war out Of the top headlines, and
might have shaken the nations financial
structure to It's depths. The great banker
lived so long that his passing, when 1t
came, was Just a good news story.
In the old days, Wall Street was the
money capital Of the richest nation in the
world, and the House of Morgan was the
hub of Wall Street. The Morgan firm
virtually financed the allies in World
War ! until this nation entered, and
acted as their purchasing agent.
Now Wall Street is just dingy canyon
in downtown New York, where a lot OF
struggling firms have office space. Wash
ington Is the financial, commercial, in
dustrial capital Of the world. The King
of Wall Street Is dead. But even before
he died, he had become little more than
a very rich relic Of other days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

The song used to start something like
this. How're you going to keep them
down on the farm, and so on. Today you
can't keep them on the farm II they are
needed in the U. s. Army. But re-
peatedly we hear that the "back to the
farm movement must be encouraged
1t should indeed. The loss Of farms to
our state and many another state Is to
be regretted. How often have we driven
by once prosperous farms that are now
overgrown and the ground that was once
so tillable is no longer capable Of pro-
ducing.
The farm question is broad one. In
some instances 1t Is said the farmers are
paid too much for what they produce in
others 1t Is said they are not paid enough.
Naturally consumers think prices are too
high with the present state Of affairs but
these are not normal times and pro-
gram and problem are being worked
out. To get back to the farmer. He
doesn't have the setting Of the prices;
not any more. Once upon time he was
free agent and lord Of his acres, but
that does not 60 for today. There's a
price set on his beans, on his dairy prod
Icts and on his oats, peas, beans and
barley.
Life on the farm Is not regarded as II
once was; something tc get away from
once a growing boy reached mature
years. Planning to stay on the farm. was
not always thought ambitious. However,
is there finer profession, you might call
it, than farming? OF course, like every
thing else, farmers are born not made.
Lock through farm journals and treatises
on how to grow things and you will be
corfounded by the intricacies OF right
cultivation Of the soil and animal hus-
bandry.
Our country is long and broad; our
land something to be proud Of. Let's
encourage farming for those that have
it in their blood. Right now, however. 1t
seems to be rather difficult to run farms
as they should be run, and at the same
time raise the largest army In our his
tory. The Armys gain Is the farms loss.
In a pertinent article in recent issue
Of America" Rev. John La Fargo looks
into the history Of American agriculture
and has some valuable things % say "a
an article titled: "Fewer Farmers Aeans
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

Frank c. Lowden's death recalls the
year 1920 and how close Lowden came
to being president Of the United States.
Warren Harding came In then and polit-
ical events took turn, different, 1t would
be safe to say, than they would have
taken had Lowden, not Harding, gone to
Washington. It Is idle to speculate on what
might have happened under different cir
cumstances. All that has happened between
1920 and today Is perhaps just chron-
ology Of events that has been no more
alarming than what might have occurred
with different setups during the years
between. Lowden, however, was defi-
mite personality and was something OF
q liberal. After failure to arrive at the
top politically he retired to farm life on
his Illinois estate. He had q dis
tinguished record In Congress and also
as wartime governor Of Illinois.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

finish our most cherished enter"
prises. We will only get them
started - some one else viii fin
isA them.
Blessed Is the man who works
without much thought OF reward.
and thrice blessed he Is II every
day he Is filed with O comforting
assurance that everything needful
for his welfare viii be his II he Goes
his duty, thinks first Of the other
fellow. and puts his trust IN God.
Nothing Is more agOnlzing than
the continual conviction that one
Is being unjustly dealt with. and
no one Is 20 miserable as the man
who feels that the whole arrange
ment Of human life Is cheating him
cut OF something which Is his due.
The next time you begin 70 pity
yourself because You feel you have
been denied something that Is
rightfuliy yours, just remember that
every living soul today enjoys q
million benefits with the creation
Of which he had nothing whatsoever
to do.
can Rights Reserved
Dahaon Newspaper 8yndicatel
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

OCSACe&A
The farm spokesman spent about
30 minutes OF the S7.minute con.
ference expounding their views
on what caused the food shortage
now facing the country and what
has to be done to remedy 1t. The
President confined his remarks
chiefly to asking questions.
He began by telling his visitors
that the food situation was "ex-
tremely serious"
"ThaG's why invited you gen.
tlemen here to-day - 10 get your
oplnlOns on what has 20 be
done" the President said. SO
ahead and be Is frank - you
like"
The farm leaders accepted the
challenge. They charged the Ad-
ministration with "shOrtStghted-
ness" In dealing with farm labor
deEerments and contended that
government price policies also had
contributed to the farm manpower
shortage.
LOCAL DRAFT PROBLEM
'TR yOu want my views, III
give them % you, Mr.. President"
spoke ND Ezra Nelson. tive
things have 70 be done and done
immediately. First Of all, some-
one In authority here In Wash.
ingtOn must tell these local draft
boards where 10 head In.
"They must be told that they
have almost as much response
billty 70 see to Il. that we have
suRRiclenG vnanpower 10 produce
food for the war effort rs they
have 70 provide men for the
Fighting forces. Food IL just
as important as munitions In my
oplnion. We can't fight the
war without II, and We cant
let our civilians starve.
"a lot Of these local draft
boards stlll feel that they must
I'M their induction quotas" Nell
SON continued. "The boards
have been assigned quotas, but
they don't have 20 meet them, at
least not In sections where
there Is o crying farm labor
shortage. You, or someone else
should tell them this"
The President pointed cut that
many young farmers don't want to
be deferred.
"Thls isn't the fault OF the
draft boards" he said. THE
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

(Robert p. Tristram Conn IN the CnTlSuan
Science Monitor)
Summer Is brief song in my land,
A wild bird poised moment on the hand,
AS she sings her highest, come the nights
That are the ghosts Of days, the northern hen~
Burn I'D above the FIR trees, cold and clear,
NV country has the winter for It's year.
I know the snow Is never far away,
Drops Of snow hang where anemones sway,
find snow where arbutts blossoms shine,
The only green that lasts Is fir and pine
NY rocks are the sad ones running cold
North to the Laurentians the sheeptold
OF white stars by the millions In the winters,
Small chickadees quick as o diamonds splinters.
Songs Of the summer are most lovely things,
But winter Is O skyful Of white wings.
NV mornings are the beauty Of the Ice,
nv sunsets are the sunsets that come twice,
The day that follows day Is q golden nower.
And men walk through is petals Tor an nor
With faces that are IRE. segaphs meet
and say gOod-evening IN the snoW-wnlled street.
rhe trees which shine alive against the snow
Are the greenest and the loveiest that grow.
Pity the warm ones. do not pity mel
have dark hemlocks frosted By the sea,
have the fight 10 fight for slender life
and days that come sharp on me a. knife.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Press Comment
THE FUEMRER SPEAKS
(Hartford Courantl

The speech Of Herr Hitler was
significant primarily because In
constituted Sindisputable evidence
that he still lives. Such evidence
may not have been welcomed by all
the people Of Germany, for he re-
appeared among them only to re-
mind them Of their woes.
True, the Fuehrer was able to adj
wise them that a calamitous defeat
In the east had at last been averted,
but even II they accepted his esti-
mate that only half q million men
have been killed In the entire war
thus far. they cannot but realize
that the aversion of defeat Is some
thing far different from the
achievement Of the victories that
had been promised them In other
years. Moreover, in the same brief
utterance Herr Hitler was obliged to
remind them Of what they already
knew, that large areas Of the Reich
have now become active war zones
as the result of the heavy bomb
ings to which they are now being
AACASucaAtSAy oubJSSvSQs 4tgS QCuu AlO
longer are found only at the front.
They are found also in the battered
streets. the crumpled tenements and
the blasted factories Of Germany
itself.
The Fuehrer attempted to justify
the bitter struggle on the ground
that 1t constituted q defense Of Eu-
rope against horties endeavoring to
destroy 1t. Yet the same air-waves
that carried his utterance also car
ried a few hours later. q speech by
Mr.. Churchill offering to Europe the
hope Of q concert Of powers In
which all Its people, the Germans
included, would have standing and
influence. Against the propaganda
Of division the propaganda Of unity
Is now being directed. The people Of
Germany. the pitlable objects Of di-
visiye tactics. ought TO be hospitable
to 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Your Health
By d.. William Brady

9lgnea letters pertaining 20 per-
uonaI health and hygiene nee -
disease, diagnosis ee treatment
WIN Be answered hl DE-. Brady q
4 stamped uelf-aa dressed envelope
a enclosed. Letters ahould Be brief
ana written b lnk. Ne reply cen
me made 10 queries nee conform
Inn % instructions. Address Dr.,
william Brady, National News"
PAPER service, SO West Madison
street. Chicago, I'D.
FOR SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY
Not only for safety but for the
most eghcient action Of the medSs
cine, q o an excellent rule 10 "
down for an hour, at least, Whetlss
ever you take any analgesic druGy'
whether aspirin, anttpyrin, Anlin~
opyrlne OF one Of the harbituFategs.
In this way you get the desired,
deadening Of sensation Of pain e..
distress with o smaller dose Of tllos
dope and correspondlngly less darl- !.
age 10 heart, central nervous system,
and blood. ~
In q medical or health book deal.
ing with premature wearing out or
breakdown Of heart and arteries, Is.
the right place for some plain talk
about popular abuse OF analgeSic
drugs. In my opinion this popular
abuse Of analgesic drugs--pain-
killers, e-deadeners-is one Of
the chief causes Of cardiovascular {,
degeneration IN America. ! believe
indulgence In such dope Is not only
q contributing cause Of heart-artery
disease but the immediate cause Of
death In o great many instances.
where the ofiicial records may not
even hint Of death BY poisoning.
These sense deadening drugs,
sometimes called analine or coal
tar derivatives, Of which acetaniiide
Is typical, have certain effects In
common, notably breaking down or.
destroying red blood corpugcles, IN
.terfering with the en-carTying
function Of the hemooglobin in the
blood and probably In consequence
Of this anoxia or shortage Of oxygen
supplies to the cells, seriously TIM
pairing the heart function and, II
the drug Is taken frequently, prob
ably permanently damaging the
heart.
Think II over before you take the
next dose Of dope. After all, such
dope never cures anything. At tho,
best It merely benumbs you con-
seriousness or awarenesS OF pain.
ache, worry, fatigue, distress, anx-
iety for the moment, Even the de"
risive DR.. Brady knows that such
sensations sometimes warrant the
use Of powerful dope. At the same
time the discreet DR.. Brady submits
that nine times out Of ten 1t Is SIM
ply foolhardy TO drug oneself in
that way.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

store petroleum products pumped
from the Middle West via pipelines
now rearing completio:, and those
which are still to be laid. In addi-
ton 1t will have the railroads tank
cars, and TO all this will be added
conversion Of more boilers to coal
burning.
Demand abroad for gasoline and
oil may increase. but II 1t does, the
facilities for getting them abroad
also will have increased, and anti
submarine campaigns win have be.
come more efficient. The general
situation seems to be improving,
even though there Is nothing to
brag about.
From now on the public should be
encouraged to store fuel oil for con-
sumption next year, and to stock
up on hard coal. Gasoline being
dangerous to store. th.re should be
strict observance OF laws and ordi-
nances prohibiting unsafe attempts
at forehandedness. Through Mr..
Ickes' determination to hasten COM
pletion OF the second pipeline from
Texas to New York and Philadel-
phia should come, together with the
flow through the big inch" lire
now nearly completed. enough
petroleum products to supply our
forces abroad and the domestic
needs Of the east. amplified great
ly by rail shipments. At least, 30
every hopes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

times never even
see the blade APP
pear above the
ground, and those
who put no labor
on the planting
have the harvest
ali TO themselves.
We are sometimes
discouraged when
we realize that no
matter how wisely
we build, we win
a1rol1ablv neVeg
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

support the wal
effort, clear w
doubts and shape
the governments
war propaganda
for home con.
sumption.
To get this pic.
ture, there have
been q series Of
continuing studies
going back to last
June. Public opan-
lon surveys were
made by Prince
ton University
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
DRY Climate

Crippled with atrophic arthritis
and feel the need Of q change from
the climate Of this cold, damp
stormy Mohawk valley. As write
we have O bowling blizzard. Our
doctor mentioned Florida and Ari-
coma but seemed uncertain where !
should 60 to live. *. F. r.
Answer-Florida Is fine in the
winter, o bit hot In summer. New
Mexico, Arizona and Southern Cal
ifornia afford the most comfortable
dry climate the year around. That
Is, for living out doors. II you are
going to coddle yourself indoors 1t
doesn't make much difference where
you live. Likewise II you are OBJ
sessed with fear Of exposure and al
ways wear too much clothing It Is
not important where you live.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23

its for advertising and public
relations, Representative Francis
D. Culsin Of New York stated on
the floor Of the House that the
railroads spent 100000 last
year for advertising, land probably
$l00. 0O0. 600 for lawyers
Added lawyer Culkin, u do not
like 10 indlct my own cult, hut
the lawyers rot y great killing on
that"
Copyright, lo4S, by United
Feature syndicate, Inc.>
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY

REAPTNG WITHOUT SOWING

Our Lord once declared, "One
soweth and another reapeth.
other men labor and We are en-
tering into their labors."
we sow certain fields and some.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Washington Merry-G o-Round DREW e PEARSON

With Extremely FOR Listens TO Farm Woes;
Call Administration ShOvshted Labor Price Policies;
Grange Chief Regular Wages Tor Seeeees;
Accidents un Freight Passenger Toe Breaks Down.
WASHINGTON listening instead the talk
Neon It's execuWVe
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon rises 300 .. m. (waF time).
sun rises e:Ss q. M. sets e:6o p. m. twar
timel.
vshicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Syphilis

Colored nursemaid has positive
WasSerman test. She Is clean, de-
pendable, takes fine care Of the
children. Have Ben Told she is per-
fectly safe as long as she takes
shots. .......,.,. (Mrs. l.. b.
Answer-Give your children the
benefit of the advice of your physi-
clan about employing the nurse
maid who has syphilis. .s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Postwar
World Ideas
Growing

One OF the Jobs given Elmer
DavisS Office OF war information
was to determine what the q. 3.
people were thinking. idea Of this
assignment was obviously 10 provide
some basis for determining what
war information should Be given 10
the public, correct mistaken impres.
SONS. reveal Information needed 20
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-23
Penn Van and shangri La

Now that you have distinguished
Penn Van, N. Y, from Shangri La,
we wonder II you ever heard OF
Montour Falls and Canandaigua,
both q days drive from Penn Yam
jim the horse and buggy days.
(Mrs. r. ]. W., Wauwatosa. Wis.,
Answer-Ma'am are you kidding?
Everybody's heard Of Penn Yam and
Canandaigua, but who ever heard
Of Wauwatosa? Honestly, Ma'am,
where do you. live?
Copyright, 1913. John F. Ollie Co..