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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
Terrific Opposition

It is not long since the epithet labor
batter" or 'labor hater" was applied to
anybody who warned that unions, by the
attitude and actions of minority, were
digging their own graves. Times have
changed. Now union officials who have
proved their devotion to the principle OF
collective bargaining are issuing warn
ingS identical with those which only
recently were so bitterly denounced. Why
is this? Two items in the same issue OF
the same newspaper, one item from De-
troit and one from Hot Springs, Ark,
illustrate the situation. Five discharged
war veterans had to be discharged
by General Motors because they failed
(or refused) to pay union dues to the
United Automobile Workers, c. I. o.
simultaneously and without reference
to this particular abuse, John Pierce OF
Chicago, western director of c. I. o. war
relief, warned the Aluminium Workers OF
America that "the opposition to labor in
the armed forces is terrific"
"We now" he added, "can get some idea
from these men what is going to happen
to us if we don't do something about it"
James B. Carey, secretary of the C. I. o.
and one of its keenest strategiStS, and
r. ]. Thomas, president of the United
Automobile Workers, c. I. O., both have
warned labor recently in no uncertain
terms that it is alternating public support
to a degree that may prove disastrous.
Those who know ranking union officials
have long been aware that many OF them
realized the Short-SighternesS Of the atti-
tude of many of their constituents, but
did not dare speak out openly against it.
Apparently now they have reached one
of two conclusions-either that the rank
and-file of organized labor is intelligent
enough to be told the truth or that
unionism's attempts at suicide are APP
preaching success SO closely that the
truth must be told at any cost We hope
that before the men in uniform are demo-
bilized, organized labor will have cleaned
house. Otherwise the working man is
likely to see most or all OF his gains blasted
away by powerful bloc of men who were
risking their lives in battle while petty
minority OF richly paid stay-at-homes
sgbotaged vital production.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
Headaches For Insurance

The recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court holding that IRE
insurance in all of its forms is business
IN interstate commerce raises the queS-
ton as to whether the Department OF
Justice will begin prosecutions against
the large companies under the Sherman
Antitrust Act. There is no probability
that these insurance companies Will be
given antitrust immunity, but at the
same time the question looms so large
that it will eventually find its way into
the lap of Congress.
There are 1876 fire insurance compan-
les and 81 individuals involved by the
findings of the Supreme Court. They
may even be forced to defend themselves
against criminal prosecutions and the
possibilities of big damage suits later.
Evidently Attorney General Biddle is not
going to be hasty in prosecuting the fire
Insurance companies and it is said In
Washington that he will give the COM
panies time to voluntarily adjust their
practices to the Courts decision.
However, existing insurance policies
now in effect will not be changed, and no
early changes are expected in the rates.
But the Government apparently believes
that cheaper insurance is needed to create
greater competition. This seems to be
golden idea that fits into the picture OF
reform" inasmuch as all branches OF the
Government will support moves to make
insurance Just a little cheaper for the
public The probabilities are that the
life insurance companies will not be al
fected.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
Another Southern Rebellion

For us years the Electoral College has
voted according to orders of the people
for President and Vice President OF the
United States. Even though candidate
might have a majority vote in the popu-
lar election 1t is possible for the Electoral
vote to pick the winner.
The Texas revolt, If 1t carries through,
would leave 1t to the judgment OF the
Texas delegation to the Electoral College
20 vote for whom ever they please. The
purpose behind the Texas revolt Is TO pre-
vent the electoral representatives from
that State from voting for Franklin
Roosevelt. Unless there Is change IN
the situation the Texas presidential
electors would be free to vote for Byrd, or
any other Democrat, and II they voted
for Dewey or Bricker they would have
authority 10 do so.
Evidently, President Roosevelt has
enough delegates TO secure the nomiTia-
ton even though Texas. and either Mis-
dssippl or some other State, should not
follow the rubber stamp" precedent in
the Electoral College. Another prece-
ISN'T Is under attack-whlch raises the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
QUESTIONS q ANSWERS
GnOd Crowd

We hope to follow the suggestion
you gave. But what comeback
could we give If the doctor says, as
he did to friends Of ours who were
arranging for delivery. that there
will probably be six or eight people
In the delivery room and no room
for the husband7 (Mrs. k McW0
Answer-For the safety Of the
mother and child you might dis
pense with the presence Of four or
five Of the by-standers, spectators
or students and MAKE room for
father-or else. II I were having a
baby I'd prefer to have the baby
at home. The fewer persons mil
ling around the better.
Pimples
Ben Told drinking milk causes
some people to get pimples. (Miss
v. M. e.
Answers-Not 50. Send stamped
envelope bearing your address. for
pamphlet on Acne-oily skin. black
heads. pimples. Do not send clip
ping.
Clipping Hounds Please Read
Every day about q half-dozen let
tiers must remain unanswered be-
cause readers clip an item from this
column and mail It In lieu Of q re-
quest-the clipping becomes separ-
ated from the stamped addressed
envelope. so all we can do is mail
the empty envelope with q request
that the reader try again.
copyright 1914. John r. Ollie co..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
Selected Poem
M0LE-EURROw IN A w0ODROAD

Harry ElmoTe Hurd In The New York TlmeD
Though man. by twenty years OF usage may
Walk unehailenged down q Tight-ofsway,
Let him not boast OF his established right Of way
Lest that mole, IN guest Of food ~ night,
Purrow the road, without intent
To give oflense but leaving where u vent
A eTumpled ridge. Thus Us ancient kin
Mined In the earth and raised their young within
A leaf and grass filled fortress. Old
When man was but dream Of time, the mold
Belongs 10 them by primal use Let man
Consult the m0udie warp II he would plan
eubterEanean channels. Bless you molsl
May not fox uneaFth you from your hoei
Eiuds the owl 20 night: the hawk BY day.
And, mother mole. you made nest In May
FOR pink and hairless strangers who wiz share
Your chosen loneliness, and find it fair.
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question as to whether 1t would not be
more Democratic for the total popular
vote Of the AZ States to decide PreSi-
Dental election. If the Southern revolt"
should upset some political applicants
and throw doubts upon a Presidential
election there would be terrible uproar,
that would call for possible changes in
the Constitution Of the United States.
There are many reasons why there is a
Southern revolt" In Texas, 1t is oppo-
Sition to fourth term. In other States
it is the trace question. The eight poll
tax States are ready to go almost any dis
lance to prevent Negroes from voting.
This is an interesting question, worth
following up.
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Views OF The Press

about finding Norman families in
good health and supplied with
plenty of food and clothing. except
shoes-but this should not be inter-
preted as meaning that the whole
Of France enjoys such luxury. Sew
eral explanations are possible-in-
GLIDING the theory that the Nazis
purposely stocked certain homes for
propaganda purposes or as rewards
for friendliness-but the most likely
one is to be found in the simple
facts about Normandy.
Traditionally, Normandy is one Of
the richest agricultural regions Of
France. The Norman farms have al
ways raised fat poultry and live
stock, plenty of grain and fruit,
while watering them are streams
which TEEN with fat salmon and
trout. The Norman people, besides
being thrifty and industrious, have
always lived well. Caen. one center
of today's fighting, has for years
been renowend for the quality OF
It's butter,
Naturally the Germans have had
the advantage Of this productivity.
Knowing their produce would other
wise be seized, the peasants prob
ably thought It best TO accept Ger
man printing press money, especial
ly when they could turn II In for
clothing and even for Partisan
IurliTies. One hesitates to call these
farm families ''collaborationists"
without proof Of perfdy. Had the
Allied armies landed IN Marseiile or
Bordeaux OF other great French
cities, they undoubtedly would have
found pFivation among the popu.
lace. and by the same token many
well-fed and weli-ciothed urbanites
IN the pay Of the Nazis. American
military and oftieiai agencies have
plenty Of evidence that food and
supplies viii be welcomed IN most
Of France.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
A Thought for Today
Here's Real Democracy

While organized labor has increased itS
weekly earnings over SO per cent IN the
past five years, it appears that the clerl-
cal or semi professional white collar
worker has received increases so meagre
that they do not offset the increased costs
of living. Senator Wiley, Of Wisconsin,
told the Senate that the unorganlZeo
groups of workers "are virtually subSldlz-
inc the workers of the organized groups
paying a penalty for their specialized
skill, knowledge and, in many instances
their higher educations." He called 1or
better balancing Of incomes
"What chance has Mary Jones, the
school teacher; Pete Smith, the book
keeper; Carl Brown, the clerk; or susie
Brown, his sister, in a city, county or
state office to receive prompt Afternoon
to her or his individual problem" Sen
ator Wiley asked his fellow Senators 10
think about. He explained the lack OF
balance in his customary straightforward
manner, and got action on his measure
a plan designed to protect "the forgotten
man." and the white-collar worker.
The Wiley Senate amendment pro-
posed to legalize increase in any wages
or salaries in any case In which such IN
crease has been agreed upon by the en-
plover and employe and will not result
in the payment of wages or salaries at a
rate greater than $3.50 per week. For ;f
the purpose of the preceding sentence, II
the employe ordinarily works overtime
and extra compensation is paid therefor,
such extra compensation shall be IN
cluded in determining the rate OF wages
or salaries paid"
The Wisconsin Senator explained INac
there are millions of such cases dlfflcult
and impossible to overcome because
sthese white collar workers have no
organization to represent them in Wash
irrton." So, Senator Wiley took over
and perhaps solved the problems Of Mary
Jones, Pete Smith, Carl Brown, Susie
Brown - and company. The War Labor
Board will, in consequence, be relieved OF
rs per cent of the labor involved IN wage
increases.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
INVASION BLUNDERS
New Haven Journal Courier)

There is a saying that If a man
is to ger to the top in politics he
must have the necessary personal
qualities plus an unusual flow Of
good luck. The same might be said
Of military success, for history is
full of examples Of victory that
turned on a lucky break and Of de-
feat brought on by a chance event
in time of crisis. So with cur Euro
pean invasion that is now going
rather well; it almost got balled up
before it even got started. Accord
ing to one Of the Herald Tribune's
war correspondents. there were two
false starts that came near to up
setting the landing plans.
Both incidents arose out Of the
fact that the original landing date
was Monday morning, June 5. When
the weather turned bad, 1t was post
poned one day. But some of the
slower invasion fiotillas from the
more distant English ports had to
start out two days beforehand, and
these were already on their way
when the decision TO defer D-day
was made. Accordingly, they had 10
be intercepted before they got near
to the French coast, and here Is the
point at which the fiFst slip almost
occurred.
A more serious blunder happened
because the commodore OF a feet Of
landing craft failed 70 receive the
Rdmiral's order notifying him OF
the poStponement. The order was
delivered to a junior ofiicer when
the commodore was asleep. and not
knowing the significance OF the mes.
sage, the junior oflcer decided not
10 awaken his superior In the middle
Of the night. 50 this group 10 LISTS
sailed out Of port TO land tanks on
the shores OF France q day ahead
OF time, and It took the fastest de-
str0yers TO oveFtake them before
they reached the mouth OF the
Seine. OF course the admiral and
the commodore were furious at the
Junior offieeF, and they broke him
Immediately.
Had either OF these flotillas
reached France ahead OF the inva-
sion feet, the Germans would have
known not only the time but also
the place OF the impending blow,
Bad luck came close enough 10 be
uncomfortable but not close enough
70 ruin landing operations.
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didn't. 1t was his 18th mission
over Europe.
Last winter, newspaper cor
respondent asked Lieut. Binder
how he liked London. II don't
know" he said. This Is the
first time I've been In London.
But I've seen Berlin three times"
Like many other fathers Of
heroes, Chicago Daily News foreign
editor Carroll Binder, father Of
the boy, got the bad news OF the
last Berlin raid on Fathers Day.
AMERICANS PAINT LONDON
General Eisenhower's London
headquarters recently had to be
moved to an ancient English resi-
dence in a very fashionable dis
trict. Like many houses whose
owners trace their lineage back a
thousand years, 1t was dark and,
to the American military zee, al
most seedy. So Eisenhower's boys
decided to cheer 1t up, lavishly
applied white paint, made 1t fresh
and sprtghtly, were proud OF their
work.
But when the owner came back.
he nearly dropped dead. They had
painted over a rare old tapestry
wallpaper which had been in the
house since the days Of Oliver
Cromwell.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
The Santa F'e officials who
piloted the first freight train from
California to Chicago using a ra-
dio telephone exclusively. was
Sante Fe's superintendent of tele-
graph T. P. Brewster. 1t was a
solid trainload Of potatoes >. One
reason for the U. S. attack on
the Mariana Islands was to dare
the Jap fleet to come out and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22

fight. They didn't accept. Per-
haps they knew the terrific force
that was awaiting them Real
reason why Jim Farley resigned
from the New York State Demo-
cratic Committee when he did was
the impending selection Of q New
York campaign manager. When
Jim was reelected state chair
man, 1t was with the understand
ing that he would permit the
selection Of O campaign manager
acceptable to the White House.
Bob Hannegan, who made the ar
rangement, said there was no pre-
centage In having Jim pick q
New York manager who might
go in the opposite direction from
Roosevelt So when the time
came for N. Y. manager to be
selected, Jim realized that the
appointment would make him a
mere figurehead. He resigned. {.
The gIamOr> angle Of the cos
metlcs business" said OPA's
Martha Wood recently, has
Occasioned . good deal Of
amusement to the dignitaries
Of the OPA. II has been q little
startling to lawyers and ecOnO-
mists to be asked to approve an
order pricing a new perfume
which Is described by the manu-
facturer as Savage LOve-dis-
titled by cabalistic incantati0ns
ut the quarter Of the moon when
the sap is running full, as q
case for the establishment Of
maximum prices under Sec. 6,
Paragraph (B) IF, Maximum
Price Regulation $685..
DOWNRIGHT l04A bv United
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NEWS ITEM:
OF DOC BRADY TAKES A BATH

NEWS IA 6tttAe
OF DOC BRADY TAKES A BATH
Everybody to their own taste,
said the old lady as she kissed the
COW (writes Mrs, 8. L.. have
read your column for years. I find
your teachings good, bad and iH1dif-
ferent. I would like you heaps bet
ter II you believed in honest to
goodness baths. (Signed, MRS. s. L.
! should think you would keep Sc
lent about your filthy personal ha-
bit Of not brushing your teeth.
(.....DD.S.)
It Is apparent that you have new
er had to keep family Of children
reasonably clean. II you had, you
would know that a bathtub, and not
q shower bath, Is indispensable or
at least It Is great convenience
for the mother OF children too young
to take shower baths.
(Mrs. D. L. RI
II seems O shame to tell, but when
they catch me at 1t the least can
do Is make q clean breast Of II, so
I confess I do battle occasionally.
And few years ago: ! even brush
ed my teeth for sixty consecutive
days, carefully employing the tech
mic, brush and dentifrice my dentist
prescribed. did so for The same
reason that I would take castor oil
II my doctor prescribed tat least
for once.
I do not believe or teach that
there is any particular harm in TAX
ing a wet wash In o tub whenever
you wish, nor do think the prac-
tice Of brushing the teeth does the
teeth or the health any harm.
My teaching is simply that bath
ing Is a matter Of personal incli1a-
ton and has little to do with health
or hygiene, md ditto for brushing
the teeth--that rite has nothing
whatever to do with the soundness
Of the teeth or with mouth or gen.
eral health and hygiene.
bow to Mrs. D. l.. r., however,
for she Is right-a shower bath Is
not so good for little tots nor would
It be so easy for mother to battle
them in a shower as 1t Is in q basin
or tub. Come to think Of 1t, bath
ing a helpless invalid In shower,
stall would be inconvenient, too.
The basin for bathing children up
TO above five years Of age should
be so built that mother or nurse
can sit as though working at q desk
while bathing the child. It Is I'M
reasonably hard for her to be COM
PEELED to bend over an ordinary
knee-high tub when bathing
young child.
Still 1t Is difficult to understand
why a child over five or six years
Of age or any able-bodied adult
should ever prefer o tub for bath
ing or why any one planning q
home should install bath tub ex-
cept as q kind Of reserve equipment
in case an invalid be unable to take
a shower. They cling to the unat-
tractive tub, 1t seems. just because
It is an old English custom. I sus-
pect the English do most Of their
bathing in books.
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ertheless, people
In shin gtoll
familiar with the
activities Of the
popular envoy and
his staff are not
overly prised
that the there's
your h at an d
passport" cere.
mony came as It
did. It came as no
surprise to til e
Finn s, either.
They had bee n
expecting It, for
in recent months
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22

spiritual world. The more heartily
we accept the blessings which .
kindly heaven would confer upon Us,
the more certain we can be that
with the passing OF time the
heavenly kindness win deepen and
expand. well-balaneed personality
eagerly accepts al Of llfe's whole
some blessings and uses them 10 III
futile. II knows that providence IL
lavish with those who use well the
gifts bestowed upon them. He takes
lie a. Il comes and loves II.
Al Rights Reserved
Bahson Nwspaper Syndicate
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Current Comment

There has been q steady deterior-
alton 'of Brazil-American relations
for the last few months. That Is
also true for the other Latin-Amer.
lean countries.
DIR. Hernane TayareS, q. Of Sac
Paolo, Brazil.
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careful never %
take any more Of
her milk than was
absolutely neees-
saFy for our in-
mediate use"
This man WA
not only ignorant
about COWS - he
as lgnoran /
about life In sen.
erai. He proceed
ed on the theory
that the less NE
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STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY

D. EARL l. DOUGLASS. o. D.

A city dweller, fascinated by the
books he had read on the Joys OF
rural life, bought himself Q few
acres Of land and started 70 farm.
He bought Q COW. Some months later
he wrote 70 one OF his city friends
ana said, The COW has gone dry,
and neither my wife nor can figure
out the reason, for we were very
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use human BENEFITS the longer they
viii last. Precisely the opposite is
true. The more completely We take
advantage each day Of everything
life has 70 offeF. the more win NE
have 70 oiier ils the next day.
This Il especially true N the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22
Washington Merry-G o-Round DREW PEARSON Pc

PB Runq on Cutboeks Limits Aid Big Companies;
pIonts With Cancellations Of Less Thon Help
Stops General He Saw Go Pieces Fronee
Boys Spruce Paint Over Rare Tapestry
getting
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SPOTLIGHT.
Background OF
Finnish Rift
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Real reason for the U. s. govern
ment's firmly but politely showing
the door to Finland's washington
Minister Hjalmar J. Procope and
three Of his counselors can't be told
now and may not be told till the
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Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady

signed letters pertaining 70 per-
sonai health and hygiene, mot 70
disease, diagnosis q treatment,
viii b.. answered BY DR.. Brady u
4 stamped selR-ad dressed envelope
q enclosed. Letters should be brief
and written In ink. No reply can
b. made 70 queries mot conform.
ing 70 instructions. Address ~.
william Brady, National News
paper Service, $50 West Madison
Street, Chicago, III.
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Copyright. 1914 by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc0
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Georgetown Church
Vacation School
To Open July 5

Plans for the organization Of the
Georgetown Community Vacation
Church School are nearing compile
ton, with the opening scheduled
July 5.
The church school. sponsored by
nine Georgetown churches, will be
open for three weeks to all children
! In the community from nursery
through Junior high school ages.
Groups Organized.
The nursery and kindergarten age
children will meet in st. Johns
Church Parish Hall, Potomac and
O streets NV, under the direction
of Mrs. Henry Fletcher Neighbors,
Mrs. j. T. Henkel, Mrs. Richard
Inslee and Mrs. Joseph C. WINNER.
Directing the primary group, in
cluding children in grades /, 2 and
3, which will meet at Georgetown
Lutheran Church, Wisconsin avenue
and Volta place NV, will be Miss
Juliet Weitzel, teacher at Jackson
School. She will be assisted by Mrs.
Harold E. Beatty and Mrs. L. B..
Chalmers. Mrs. Richard Thrush
will be in charge of music for both
the kindergarten and primary
groups.
The juniors, grades 4, and 6, and
the junior high age group will meet
in the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church, 3115 p street NV. Mrs
Arthur Berreth, assisted by Mrs. D.
K. Sturgis, Mrs. Kenneth Hoover
and Mrs. Thomas Moffett, will be in
Evening star., 1944-06-20

! charge of the juniors. The junior
high group will be under the direc-
ton of Miss Ellen Smith of the Ana
costa High School faculty, with the
assistance of Mrs. Samuel Latona
and Mrs. Theodore Fetter,
Music Glasses Planned.
Mrs. William Tufts, organist and
choir director at the Presbyterian
Church, will direct the music for
these groups.
A midmorning lunch will be served
to the students, under the direction
of Mrs. J. H. Rick, Mrs. F. L. Morri-
son and Mrs. NJ R. Martin
Director of the school is Mrs. L.