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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
Views OF The Press

lace. But they are not "Fascists,"
and to call them "Fascists" is dam
gerous nonsense Not at any point
in their thinking or their action do
these more conservative people with
whom Mr.. Wallace disagrees CORE
spond to the Fascist pattern. They
do not want to abolish free cleo
tons, or free enterprise, or free
speech, or free religion. They have
protected these very things when
they were In power. Even those Of
them who most strongly and most
blindly oppose all of the Presidents
reforms-good, bad and Indifferent
propose to destroy these re-
forms, to use Mr.. Wallace's phrase,
only by the time-honored process OF
convincing majority of the Amer
lean people and of the American
Congress that the reforms work
badly. Up to the present time this
right of appeal and this process Of
orderly reconsideration have always
been considered the very essence of
democracy.
1t is unlikely that Mr.. Wallace's
remarks will draw from the Pres
ident rebuke similar to that which
he received on another recent &C.
casion. But he deserves rebuke
from the American people. whose
unity In wartime is injured by reck-
less accusations of this kind.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
HE HAS QUALIFICATIONS
(Hartford Tines

In the course of an interview the
other day in which he indicated that
he was doing no planning about
politics at this time, Senator Ma
loney casually remorked that if for
mer State Chairman j. Francis
Smith Of Waterbury should see fit
to be a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor next
year he, the Senator, would be only
too happy to support him.
We have no idea whether Mr..
Smith would seek or accept such a
nomination. We cannot even guess
whether, If nominated, he would
prove effective as speech maker
and campaigner. We are very sure
that if he were nominated the party
would have a candidate IN whom
it could take a warrantable pride
and whom 1t could offer to the
people with confidence that he
would serve them ably and we'll and
with a minimum Of emphasis on
partisanship.
Mr.. Smith Is a man Of character
and integrity, sound and abye IN
business, There is every reason to
believe that he would make an ex-
cellent governor, If elected and
adorn the office with the qualities OF
thorough gentleman as well as
fulfill its duties most capably.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

able, but their attitude easily leads
to pride and gives little place for
faith in God.
The sailboat type is almost en-
tirely at the mercy if its environ
ment. Just as the sailboat is USE
less in a calm and must depend for
its efficiency upon favorable factors
of wind and weather, so the destiny
of the sailboat type of person is
conditioned almost entirely by
heredity and environment. If his
heredity is good and the conditions
amid which he lives conducive to
moral and spiritual health, he pros.
pers as regards the things of his
soul; otherwise, he languishes and
fails.
The steamboat type depends
neither upon his own efforts nor
upon the conditions by which he is
surrounded. He has a power within
him which is not his own, and he
can depend upon this power to take
him through calm and storm, to
send him farther than he could go
by pulling at pair of oars. The
rowboat type of person is the nom
religious moralist; the sailboat, tho
sentimentalist; the steamboat, the
true Chritian. The promise Of our
faith is that If we yield ourselves
to God, He equips us with a faith
not our own which takes us through
the stormy sea of life, and onward
to life everlasting.
All Rights Reserved-Babson News
paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
MIR. WALLACE ON "FASCISTS'
New York TimeS)

Vice President Wallace has done
a poor service to the American peo-
pie with his reckless talk about
American Fascists." If he had used
this phrase to describe the hand
full of native or alien crackpots
(some Of them now in jaiD who
have gone about this country trying
unsuccessfully to organize feeble
limitations Of Mussolini's Black
Shirts no one could object. But he
did not use the phrase this way.
Instead, he borrowed 1t for a sweep.
ing denunciation Of opponents OF
Mr.. Roosevelt's domestic policies
the powerful groups" in his lang
uage, who hope to take advantage
of the Presidents concentration on
the war effort to destroy everything
he has accomplished on the domes-
tic front over the last ten years"
The people who belong to these
powerful groups"-presumably any
one with a shred of conservative
opinion on any phase of the whole
domestic situation - may be mis-
taken in their point Of view. They
may be shortsighted and behind the
times and not as we'll advanced in
their social thinking as Is Mr.. Wal
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

Twenty nine years ago today Germany
and Japan were at war. Today Japan,
Germany, and practically every other
country is at war. Events have piled up
with rapidity since we were discussing
the Maginot line which today seems like
something from another era. If prayers
will climax the war, it should soon end,
aid the added recent appeal of His Holl-
ness Pope Plus XII, who is now sur
rounded by a bombed country cannot
fail to move all to g. tremendous offering
of PRAYER for this purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

Some nice verse is being written during
these war days. Young men in foreign
lands and others at home are inspired to
compose poetry that has real worth,
smooth and rhythmic and with an i'm
pressive theme. The serious-mindedne
of our young men is impressed upon us
when we read their contributed verse to
leading newspapers and periodicals. They
write with lack of selfishness; accepting
the trials that are theirs and the dangers
faced with a matter-of-fact attitude.
Many lesson might be learned from
them by those of us at home who com
plain about picayune things such as fall
dresses, new golf balls and thick steaks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
ANOTHER FAITHFUL DOG
(BridgepOrt Telegram)

The instances of the dogs faith
fulness and loyalty to his master
are legion. Deserving to be recorded
among the heroic acts of our canine
friends is the story Of Lady, the
Seeing-Eye dog of George Ander-
son Of Great Falls, Montana.
Recently Lady was accompanying
her nineteen-years-old master on a
stroll about the family ranch when
he heard the warning of a rattle
snake. George pulled Lady's leash
but she refused to move. When help
responded to his call, he learned
that Lady had stood directly be-
tween him and the rattler and had
allowed the reptile to strike her
twice. A veterinarian thinks that
Lady will live.
Thoroughly as the Seeing Eye
dogs are trained to guide their
owners safely over city streets this
act Of Lady's is bravery beyond
the call of duty" It is another
witness to the fact that the dog Is
mans most faithful friends.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

The New Haven Journal-C Courier calls
attention to the fact that the forthcom-
ing State Register and Manual will feat
IRE the states recently adopted state bird,
the American robin which has fancy
Latin name but to most of us is just good
old robin red breast The bird will be
featured m the pictorial section of the
manual which is edited by Secretary OF
State Frances Redick. The coming edl-
ton, by the way, is the 158th for this
publication.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
Selected Poem
MAINE APPLES
(Robert P. Tristram Coffin in The Christian
Science Monitor)

These things make Maine apples sharp
AS sweet notes running up sharp:
Our winters close to flowers and fruits,
Marrow of rock below all roots,
Enamel luster of our skies,
The sorrow in our frostdoWers' eyes,
Brevity Of uor sudden Summers,
Thunder drumming like bass-drummers
Below white Andes in the west.
Our hard soil gives our apples zest,
The spark-eyed chickadees fast tune,
Wild sadness Of the lonely loon,
The salt that blows in from the sea,
The bayberry. the marsh rosemary,
Needles and knives of fir and pine,
Granite in the Maine State spine,
The wind that's never far away
Around the corner of day,
The dance Of secret polar light,
The quick beams of our sun -at-night.
The splendor of the Maine year fingers,
In this apple in your fingers
This globe arching your hand apart
Is Names cool and beautiful heart.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
Watch Your Tires

Government sponsored tests have
brought forthe some tire statistics which
may be familiar to most motorists, but
which are worth thinking about again:
A top speed of IS miles an hour can in
crease the national average by 5000 to
5000 miles. :. Wheels out of line can
wear out tires at 10 times the normal rate.
Screaming" tires around curves at
high speed can do the same harm. :.
Faulty initiation, neglected cuts and
bruises, stop-and-go city driving all
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
The post repeated from William

The post repeated from William
Bradford Huie's book 1.-THE Fight
for Air Power" a quotation from
King that "Army aviation should
end at the shOre-line." Admiral
King promptly replied that he
never made such statement.
Maybe he didn't but After
the battle of Midway, Fortune
Magazine was preparing an arti-
Gle on airpower, and the proof
sheets were sent to Admiral King
for perusal. When they came
back, he had written marginal
notes in his own handwriting de-
precating the achievements Of
Army airplanes at Midway. Where
the manuscript said that Army
planes bombed Jap ships, the
doughty Admiral had pencilled
Bombed at Jap ships" Then fol-
lowed the initials elk"
NOTE: 1t was largely censored
at the time, but before Pearl
Harbor, Army planes were not
permitted to fly more than 100
miles on patrol duty over the
water. For weeks the Army argu-
ed that long-range Army planes,
faster and further-flying than the
Nays, should keep a lookout for
a surprise Jap attack. Major
General Bob Odds among others,
even made a chart showing how
a Jap carrier could sneak in at
night after Navy planes had fin
ished their rounds, without the
Navy being able to detect it. But
Admiral Kings Navy remained
adamant. Army planes, they said,
must stick to the shore.
Copyright 1913. by United Feature
Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

Lutheran PrussianS in another.
NO POOR MIS-
GUIDED" GERMANS
Leave to the Germans all
that other nations have" Lud-
wig recommended, but take
away their weapons, supervise
their education, and give them
political guardianship. If you
do not, and if you speak Of the
poor misguided German people,
then 20 years from now your
sons will be fighting another
war against them.
"What fear" continued
Ludwig, "is that on the day af-
ter the death of Hitler, the
Junkers, the generals will kow-
tow to you and say, We love
Americans. Come, let us be
brothers again I fear that
some of you will say, Now let
us make peace. They are good
people, these generals
But they are not. They are
not one whit better than the
Hitlers. They merely have bet
ter manners" Ludwig declared.
NOTE: Ludwig paid tribute
privately to the excellent Job the
army was doing at its School for
Military Government. He said he
had seldom met such an intelli-
gent, progressive group of men,
with such a grasp on the worlds
future problems.
KING AND AIRPOWER
The Washington Post has been
engaged in an argument with the
Navy and Admiral Ernest King,
commander of the fleet, over
whether he is really for airpower
or still puts his faith In the big
battleship.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
BY PETER EDISON
NEA Staff Correspondent

Quebec, Aug. % - The confer
ence here of big shots and brass
hats can be put down definitely as
part of the war of nerves. Never
was an event in North America
more carefully stage managed in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

September IL we can expect the BOOK
of-the-month which will be Ration BOOK
No. 3 with it's brown stamps. So far as
is known point values will be the same.
Pretty soon these ration books will be-
come as clear as our bank books.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

temperate at
tempt to make
history. The dra-
matte arrival Of
President Roose-
welt at Quebec's
ancient Citadel
where tn e y
called out a
guard of honor
a n d a scarlet
coated Mountie
band in a spec
tacular sunset
welcoming cere-
mon y W a S
merely the cur
tain-raiser for
the b g 6 e r
things to come.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

the S Z e q III DOdC
type.
T he 70 wboat
type puts all its
trust in its own
e f for is. S u C h
people pull dill
gently at the oars
and are very sure
that If they reach
port the credit
will be entirely
theirs. Theirs en-
orr1y ic MN rooVr1
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
Current Comment

There can be no SUBJ situte for
basic education in preparing young
men and women for life.
John M. Fewkes, president
American Federation Of Teach
erS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23

shorten tires life. But high speed is
the greatest cause of tire wear.
Remember, the happy day of "tires for
all'' is still long way off.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, ID. d.

TYPES IN THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
Stanley Jones, the great religious
writer, is in the habit Of saying
that spiritually there are three types
of people in the world-the row.
boat type, the sailboat type, and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
> INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
War Conference, Impressively Staged,
Portends Notwithstanding Developments

During the Quebec Peter Edsons daily
articles city instead Of Washngton)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
Washington Merry-Go-Round DREW PEARSON Pz
u S. Air Forces Maintaining High Morale Despite Losses;
and Coupons Will Be Cut When Gas Ration Is Raised;
Emil Ludwig Tells How to Prevent Rise Of Another Hitler;
Fleet Commander King Still Seems Skepcal Of Arpower

WASHINGTON Officials the Air operating
filters
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-23
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon rises at 12:49 a. m. (war time).
Sun rises at 500 a. M, sets at TAO p. m.
(war time).
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
Evening star., 1943-08-29
3(|3 i!1l![ !Bj|( ljl|'(! lj|

skin really clean feeling grand.
You'll save time towels and
money, on thorough wash-ups! Get
LAVA now-for the family, at home
and at work. At your regular store.
(Procter q Gamble)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

H.AE WORKERS ~cuAgG YOUR HAAD5l
Healthy hands boost war production.
Help guard hicks and cuts from infec-
ton. Wash thoroughly, often with soapl
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-30

HoLLYWOOD-(FP)As result of the congressional hula
Mission Moscow the producers making other pictures
re-examned their eliminate controversial
angles Of thumb in Hollywood is
eactonay might object Something that
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-30
Your
Standard
Or Living

|Q Living
By Clayton Rusch, Chairman of
the Food Price Control Committee,
Local II, UAW-CI0
STRAW VOTES
had always suspected that these
straw votes and polls, such as the
Gallop Poll, were not really rep
resentative of the sentiment of
the majority of the people, but
when the good DIR. Gallop informs
us that 67@0 of the American peo-
pie are in favor of the Smith
Connally bill, which is direct en-
croachment on the civil rights of
the vast majority of the popula-
tion, there is no longer any room
for doubt regarding the falsity of
the conclusions reached by such
straw votes.
Back in 1886 the Literary Di-
gest held straw vote on the pres
idential election and predicted that
Landon would beat Roosevelt by
landslide. There is no reason to
believe that the present straw polls
on issues affecting the public in
terest are any nearer to the truth
than the Digest poll was.
Why not take a straw poll on
the $4,000 income limitation and
then tell US that the majority Of
the people are opposed to such an
idea because it would stifle the
initiative Of the workers by blast
ing their hopes of becoming mil
lionaires. Or poll on price roll
backs with the conclusion that the
public is against them because they
interfere with free competition.
LABOR UNITY
1t is obvious to the rank and
file of both the CIO and the AFL
that a united labor movement
which can represent the interest
of all the workers should be es-
tablished as soon as possible in
order for American labor to push
for postwar program which
will guarantee jobs at living wages
with union representation for all
workers.
A step toward organic unity
which can also do much to i'm
prove the welfare of the workers
in the meantime would be united
action on political issues.
A very important step toward
electing to public office, people
who will represent the interests
of the workers, was taken by Lo-
cal IL when the Political Activities
Committee was established.
The Central Labor Union has
been invited to form a joint COM
mittee for political action, but so
far has refused to do so. This
despite the fact that the need for
united action of labor on political
issues has never been greater.
If the attempt to unite all labor
behind progressive program with
sufficient voting support to insure
its success, should fail in its OBJ
jective, the blame rests squarely
on the shoulders of certain AFL
officials who are apparently more
concerned with their own positions
in the union than with the welfare
of the American workers.
The UAW-CIO has a complete
social security program, also a
program for postwar reconstruc-
tion and Local IL has the Political
Activities Committee to work
toward the realization of these
programs.
All those who labor are invited
to join with us in fighting for bet
ter social conditions through po-
litical action.
1t is now admitted by official
statistics that the cos of living
has risen 1880 and the cost of
food 45So since January, 1941. This
admission was only gained because
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-30
YMcA Still
Fighting Union

WASHINGTON. (FP) - The
stubborn refusal of the Brooklyn
Young Mems Christian Assn. to
bargain collectively with Local 10,
United Office & Professional
Workers (CIO), finally landed it
before the Natl. War Labor Board
July 20.
The YMCA counsel's argument
that the value of its employees
service "could not be measured in
terms of union contracts" was
pointedly answered by CIO Coun-
sci Sidney E. Cohn, who quoted
the following from 36-page
statement, called Labor Policies of
the .YMCA, adopted by the ma
tional council in 1898:
at is the sense of the national
board that the YMCA in view of
its purposes and claims as a
Christian agency, should not be
content merely to follow the mar
ket in its labor policy, but should
endeavor SO to administer its per-
sonnel relationships as to merit a
position of leadership toward the
Improvement of community per-
sonnel standards"
WLB Public Member Frank P.
Graham, who presided at the hear
ing, advised the YMCA to include
in its brief discussion of show
recognition q We union will inter-
fere with religions freedom"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-30
.Women's EquaI
Pay Becomes
Illinois Law

SPRINGFIELD, nl.-Juiy zf-
(FP)-Goy. Dwight II. Green (R-)
signed the equal pay bin for
women, July %, making It unlaw.
full after July 1. 1914, for employ
ers Of more than six persons b
discriminate against wonsen IN
payment Of wages when they Do
work equal to mems.
Variations In pay for persons
covered by union contract are ex-
empt from the law. Il also makes
exceptions for seniority, expert
ence, training. skill, ability and
"any other reasonable classifics-
ton excepting difference in SEX"
Complaints against employers
must be brought through the
courts. The maximum penalty 70
800 fine. Labor leaders here cay
the law is not strong enough and
promise TO work for improvements
in the next session Of the isgis-
lature.
The measure was passed over
the opposition Of the Illinois Man
ufacturers Assn, which has In
dicated that it viii contest the con-
stitutionality Of the law In the
courts.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-30
FISHING

Bill Watt was unavoidably detained from sending his
column in this week, and result there is authentic
fishing Bill gets around and manages dig up lot of
dope each week about the fnny sport AS for your pinch
hitter he hasn't wet line this year, and the prospects
not good Maybe would give of fish
we could save red coupons.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-30
Sports Review
By Pinch Hitter

Last week, Dragging here about the Wlys-Overland
team not losing single game and before the ink was dry
the paper the lads had dropped to the Champion
Sparks There amt justice in that the lads might at
least have waited until the paper out before upseng
the dope.
Right now it looks like the will be between WHY'S
Champions and the Spcer clubs although you can't count
the Standard Commutators who refuse to let few
games worry them.
The teams entering the third round and if
get to give schedule will print same
next week.
What true of the schedule is also true of the
The softba players all modest that they don't want
anyone to know when they win and they ashamed when
they ose the result that seldom complete
GOLF
Now that Toos Martin has healed up he is really going
to get interested in golf and show of the Local IL
scoffers how to go around that old Naturally,
will take Toots little time to get he walk the
entire 18 holes but in the meantime he has engaged the
chair of crippled fellow for his outings and will ride not
walk for at least the last nine holes.
No other is available from the other golfers the
only conclusion that to is that they off their
game would be hearing their boastngs all the
place.