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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
BEST INSURANCE
IN THE WORLD

Uncle Sam is running the larg-
est life insurance company in the
world. Policies carried by men and
women who have had a hand in
this war total $117, $40, 600, 900.
Veterans of the first World War
have an additional $4,000, OO0, 900.
Total insurance carried by all
private companies is about S14O,-
O00, 600, 900. Before this war is
over, Uncle Sam may exceed that
figure.
The average of all policies for
this war is above $4,000, and the
cost is from "a cents monthly per
$1,000 for an 18-year-old boy to
S9.45 monthly for a man of rs.
Those rates are extremely low.
but the government will probably
come out more than even 1t had
to go into the insurance business
because private companies didn't
consider a soldier in active service
a good risk.
This government insurance is
the best in the world. Every ssrv-
ice man and woman should hold
on to tabor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
R~econversion Plans i
Britain and Fronce...

DR.. Hugh Dalton, one of the authors of British Labor's postwar
program and president of the Board of Trade, announced that Britain
VIII not sell government-owned plants to the higest bidder at auction
n disposal and control of these plants is regarded as crucial to full
employment, and will be alocated according to a broad plan to promote
balanced distribution of industry throughout the country. Areas that
were "bhghted' before the war by the concentration of industry in
other areas will be benefited by this relocation plan.
The Government will lease, not sell, these goverment-owned
plants, for a ten-year period, thus giving small firms a chance to oper-
at them The machine tools on these premises will go with the plant
French leaders, commenting on this British plan, stated that the
property of French capitalists, acquired in large part by the Naz in.
Faders, car not easily be returned to the original owners, and that
ne only practicable and progressive way of surnounting the con-
int which industry has been plunged is to naionalize such
property LA Revue Librey The Importance of democratic control of
aatlonallzed property is stressed, by tripartite administrative bodies
ment, and consumer.
Thus the trend in Britain and France, in plans for reconversion and
disposal of governnentowned plants, is opposite of that in the USA
Where big business plans to strengthen its monopoly in the immediate
postwar period-Liston M. Oak in The New Leader.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
GERALD K SMITH N
DEMOCRATS

There's is something wrong with
the eyesight of people who are
shouting to high heaven that
America Firster" Gerald K. Smith
is favoring the Republican ticket
but who appear to be ignorant of
the existence of the nations worst
reactionaries in the Democratic
party machine.
We are not referring now to the
Hagues and Kelleyss, but to the
Bourbons of the Solid South"
without whose electoral votes F. D.
Roosevelt would have been de-
feated four years ago.
We are referring to the poll tax
ers, to the super-race crew, to the
anti-union, lynch law defenders
who made Roosevelt president be-
fore, who will have to make him
this year and who r appeased
when the president bestowed the
order of the double cross upon
Henry A. Wallace at tie Democ-
ratio Party convention.
We suppose those people who see
only the dirt in the Republican
camp have what is known as pipe
stem vision; the can see only in
front of them and in a very small
area at that.
Some of the dirtiest politics ever
played in the nation, some of the
most vicious attacks upon basic
American concepts of freedom
have come and are still coming
from the Democratic South.
We don't want anybody to shut
their eyes to the way the Repub-
licans r playing the game. But
we do want them to open their
eyes and look at the Democratic
campaign. And if they do the latter
thing they'll see that the G.. o. P.
has no copyright on fascist-mind-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
MAY RECAST ITS
SCHOOL SYSTEM

A postwar problem, provoking
a lot of discussion in Great Britain,
has to do with education. There is
an insistent demand for the elimi-
nation of the cold School Tie.
That doesn't mean much to an
American. It means a great deal to
Englishman.
1t means that all Englishmen
should have an equal chance for
an education, and that there
shouldn't be school system for
the upper class and another for
the rest of the people.
The upper classes attend what
are known as the public schools"
AS a matter of fact, they are not
public schools at all but strictly
private institutions. Only the elect
r admitted, and the cost is quite
high.
Now it is suggested that all fees
be abolished and that students be
admitted or rejected on their me-
rits. Many difficulties have de-
veloped. Perhaps the most serious
is that the capacity of the public
schools is only 10000 pupils a year,
while more than 250,O0 become
eligible annually.
Champions of the reform ans
wer this objection by saying: Re
cast the entire school system; en-
ploy 10000 new, teachers, and
raise the compulsory school age to
49,"
The cost? Perhaps 500, 600, 900.
But it would probably pay bigger
dividends than any investment
Englishmen ever made.-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
TRIUMPHS AGAIN

Recently the First National Bank
of Portland, Ore, purchased ST.
600, 600 of refunding bonds of the
Grays Harbor Public Utility Dis
trict at a price which makes the
interest rate only 2.14.
Reporting this event, one Ore
gon editor writes with biting sar-
caSm:
Evidently the First National
just followed the usual cold-cash
theory of bankers. Had it consulted
the opponents of public ownership,
it would have learned that good
management is impossible in a
plant owned by the people - all
of them being managed by mex
perienced nitWits or impractical
dreamers who are sure to go bust.
Furthermore, the First National
should know that such projects as
that at Grays Harbor are com
munistic in theory and a threat
to the great American spirit of
free enterprise"
The bank, in a public statement,
says the management of the Grays
Harbor enterprise is Outstanding"
Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06

The pattern is the system that
forces nations to engage in world
wide rivalry - not to get real
wealth, but to get rid of the sur
pluses which exploited workers
produce. It is the system that has
made the world a huge battle
ground and that cankers hopes for
future peace.
And SO I say that President
Roosevelt's suggestion for military
training when the present war
ends fits with the way of life that
the American people have toler-
ated for SO long.
That is Roosevelt's justification.
1t is the justification for many
other things, as well. 1t justified
the persecution of early trade un-
iOniSts. 1t justified child labor. 1t
Justifies wife labor. 1T Justifies
fascism abroad and labor controls
in America. 1t justifies a policy of
planned scarcity and hateful idle
ness. 1t justifies the present whole
sale slaughter. And i'm the end it
justifies dictatorship and tyranny.
The carpenter of Nazareth was
not an idle theorist when he told
the people of His day to seek first
the Kingdom of God and promised
that all else would be added. That
was practical. His advice was the
key to correct human relations.
Nor are Socialists of today
dreamers when they place a profit
less economy and a cooperative
society first on the MUST list.
This generation is going to
scrap the private-profit economy
or else.
Or else Americans must submit
TO those new controls, new injus-
tees, new rivalries, new tyrannies
and new wars without which this
system of class exploitation can
not long endure.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
Match this Amendment!

A new amendment is proposed for the constitution of the United
States. 1t would be the 22nd amendment, and its purpose is to limit
the power of Congress to tax incomes more than 25 per cent O. to tax
gifts II to tax estates more than 25 per cent.
You have perhaps heard nothing about this modest proposal, or
If you know about it you have probably given it little thought. It is
one of these thinks which sometimes slip through Congress, and the
bang comes later.
If this amendment were law Henry Ford, who now pays about
no more than $250000.
But Joe Smith, who now pays perhaps SITS on mis- So 900, could
have his taxes boosted to $500.
OF course, Congress wouldn't do anything like that to Joe, but
under such law Congress could not collect much from Henry.
Ii all our bgincome boys a save such huge sums by the enact,
ment If such a amendment, perhaps you can figure how much they
VIII ck IN to a fund to get such a law across. Circulars have been sent
all over inviting contributions, and you "a expect a real campaign
for this amendment.
To be adopted it must get by IS per cent of the state legislatures
so even though Congress sends it out you will still have a chance in
your home state.
So, do your stuff, but don't forget that money talks-East Bay
Labor Journal.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
CONNECTICUT S. P.
VOTES ENDORSEMENT
OF THOMAS-HOOPES
State, Out of National Party
Since 1886, Will Back the
Campaign

The Socialist Party of Connect
cut, headed by Mayor Jasper Nc
Levy of Bridgeport, voted at its
state convention to place on it's
ticket eight presidential electors
pledged to Norman Thomas and
Darlington Hopes.
Support for the Socialist Party's
national ticket was by a vote of SO
to 5 and followed three hours of
debate.
The Socialist Party of Connecti-
cut has been divided from the So
cialist Party, U. S. A. since 1886.
Inclusion of Thomas and Hopes
on the presidential ticket was urg-
ed by Mayor McLevy, City Clerk
Fred Schwartzkopf and many
others as a step towards more
friendly relations between the Con-
necticut and national organization.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
Whats Become of the Constitution?

Some time ago, Senator Austin of Vermont and Congressman
WacsWorth IT New York presented a proposal to draft LABOR for private
profit Newspapers like the New York Times and the Scripps-Howard
chain applauded. President Roosevelt gave the idea his blessing, with
certain strings" attached.
Everyone seemed to agree that, under our Constitution, labor could
not be drafted for private profit unless Congress passed the necessary
legislation and the Supreme Court approved it's legality.
congress refused to touch the draft-labor scheme, despite all the
hulabaloo raised by its advocates. That seemed to end the matter,
but it didn't.
Now comes Mr.. Byrnes, al assistant President, who certainly
was not elected to that high office by the people, and issues what he
caHs a directive That's just another name for al order. Mr.. Byrnes
directive" goes about 80 per cent of the way toward establishing con-
scription of labor for private profit. 1t will undoubtedly be easy to 90
the rest of the way.
II you ask Mr.. ByrneS where he got the authority to tissue this
directive" he will tell you that President Roosevelt gave it to him
as ommander-in-chie o II in some other capacity.
What e would like to know is: What has become of the Constitu-
ton? Or is that a military secret too?-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
5000 PER KILLING

1T costs only 5000 to kill an
Illinois youth who is employed in
violation Of the state labor laws
declares Mrs. Jewel o. Coleman
of the Illinois labor department.
That is the maximum penalty for
violation of the law ending in a
child's death, she explained. 1t is
hoped to up the penalty to S $1,000
in the next legislature.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
In THE WIND
From THE NATION

III view VI LllC Ol1lCldl OGWCy
position that it is easy for soldiers
to vote without benefit of the quick
federal ballot, some Republican
should have had enough political
Ems to kill this ad that appeared
in the Charlotte, N. c., news: "It
is 10000 miles to New Guinea, so
it will take months to get your
soldiers or sailors absentee ballot
out there and back. Hurry! Hurry!
Hurry! Apply for his absentee
ballot right away. Get your Of
fetal forms and information at the
Dewey-For-President Club"
The State, Columbia, S. c., is a
newspaper of unimpeachable con-
servatism; its editor, Sam Latimer,
is a native South Carolinian who
could not by any stretch of Ian
guage be called a Negrophile or a
Northern Agitator. Therefore we
consider this brief editorial a not
able straw in the wind: Without
reference to any pending case,
which, like al others, must be de-
cided OF merit, as judged by pre-
scrlbed authority, we wish to say
that in our opinion those Negro
teachers, having similar training
and doing similar work, should be
paid the same as white teachers"
On the other hand, Senator Rus
sell of Georgia threw this beam of
light on the Philadelphia strike:
IF there had been no FEPC, not a
single man-hour of war production
would have been lost, and there
would have been no racial disturb
ances or bitterness"
More than two hundred one
room schools in Oklahoma will not
open this fall, for lack of teachers.
If you want to know who re
presents France in the United
States, don't look under Foreign
Diplomatic Representatives in the
Congressional Directory. The list
ing there says. France: Diplomat
ic relations severed by France on
November 8, 1929" That's all.
In England, the London Daily
Mail reports, trade names, on can
ned and packaged foods will not
be sufficient after January l.. In
order that the housewife "can see
exactly what she is buying" labels
will have to carry "the usual name
of the food"
Festung Europa: Poland's vodka
industry has been heavily capital
lied by the Nazis. Fifty million
quarts a year are reserved for the
exclusive use of Polish peasants
The underground movement is
conducting an intensive dry
campaign -. Belgium is becoming
infested with bandits. A number
of those who have been captured
out to be German d~eserters
The Nazis recently arrested a large
number. of Frenchmen as hostages
and were shocked to find that they
were all faithful collaborationists
Somebody had stolen the list OF
patriots who were to be arrested
and replaced it with a list OF
Vichyites.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
THE CARTEL FARCE
By JOHN M. WORK

This hullabaloo about cartels is
absurd. What would you think of
a strong man g%roaning with hun
ger if there were a table of food
at his elbow and he was at liberty
to help himself? That's the position
Uncle Sam is in with regard to the
cartels.
All Uncle Sam has to do is to
take over the cartelized industries
and run them himself, for himself
and by himself. If international
connections would be useful to the
people of this country, the COVER
ment could continue them-other-
wise it could abolish them. It's as
easy as that. Then why all the
groaning and the Wringing of
hands?
NOTE: Lest some of you new
corners may not know what we
mean by Uncle Sam, let me ex-
plain that Uncle Sam means we,
the people in our collective capa-
city-not some all-powerful state
apparatus that controls us and
over which we have no say We
Socialists aren't interested in die
tatorial collectivism, but in demo-
cratic collectivism, which means
Socialism and necessitates real
democracy and genuine participa-
ton by the people.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06

We are asked by the President
of the United States to consider a
new way of life" for America.
What the president wants us to
think about is a national policy
of large-scale military training for
all future American boys.
In effect, it would be in the ma
ture of an extension of the pub
lie education system. 1t also would
make this country look more like
Germany of the late and un-lam-
ented Kaiser than any American
of the past generation ever i'm
agined would be possible. For how
ever limited this new American
peace-time m~ilitarism seems to be
when it is presented for our con
sideration, once it is established
and accepted it is certain to devel-
op up and down until its branches
cover the land and it's roots ex-
tend deep into the psychology of
the American people.
Perhaps you expect me to lam
basic its idea of a new American
militarism and blast President
Roosevelt for suggesting it.
Well, l don't like it. l fear it and
1 hate it.
But my fears and hates-and
yours-aren't going to stop this
hateful, alien thing from growing
in America unless we Americans
as a whole people dig it's roots
from u social and economic soil.
What l want to say about this
latest Roosevelt idea for America
is that
1T FITS!
That's the alarming thing about
it. Militarism fits with the private
profit economy and the class So
ciety which we have permitted to
develop from freedom to fascism.
I'm desperately anxious to have
the American people understand
that. | want them to know that
all the Individual evils about which
they have been complaining and
against which they struggled all
down through the capitalist era
were merely threads in the fabric
of the economy of their time. And
| want them to know that all those
threads were needed to form the
general pattern of life.
The pattern is Capitalism-the
economy that is based upon the ex-
ploitation of workers by owners
-. that produces wealth for sale
and profit instead of for use and
welfare that can function only
when there is a scarcity of the
things that mankind needs and
collapses when there is an album
dance of good things.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06

ed supporters. On the contrary.
the Democrats are Goomed to fail
r this year unless the states
with the blacklist labor and social
records continue to vote solidly
for them.
Reading Labor Advocate.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
FEDERAL BEER TAX
NETS OVER HALF
BILLION DOLLARS

The U. S. Treasury Department,
Bureau of Internal Revenue, in its
annual report issued August 10,
reported a total of $3.50, 151,627,-
IS collected in Federal taxes on
fermented malt liquors Cheer, ale,
etc. in the 1914 fiscal year (July
/, 1913 to June 80, 1944). Add
tional revenue amounting to ST.
375 ,009.16 from special taxes on
brewers and dealers in malt IL
quors collected during the fiscal
year was also reported.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
ARMY TO FREE MEN
WHEN GERMANS QUIT

When the Nazis run up the white
flag, between 100000 and 2,OOO,-
600 men will be released from the
armed forces, it was disclosed by
Mayor General Lewis B. Hershey,
Selective Service director.
In a speech at Denver, Hershey
said the man entitled to 60 home
first is the man with the longest
service and combat experience.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06

Be glad of life because it gives
you the chance to love and to work
and to play and to look up at the
stars.-Van Dyke.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06

Each year appendicitis is fatal
to $4,000 people.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06

There are more men ennobled
by study than by nature.-Cicero.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-06
Why Compulsory Military Training
For All Future American Boys?

.YMOND HOFSES, Editor Reading Labor Advocate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-17
Ben MauUr Girls
 Hold Card Party

The Ben Mawr girls held their card party last night at the Avig- liance clubrooms, Hill street. Mrs. Nicolas Augelli Jr., was chairlady of the affair assisted by Mrs. Vincent Renzoni, Mrs. Albert Cianciulli, Miss Helen Jamele, Mis- Ann DeCosn1o and Miss Geraldine LoSchiavo. Among those attending were: MT. and Mrs. Nicolas Augelli, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Martin Scalzo, MT. and Mrs. Hugo Nora, Mrs. Albert Schia- vone, Mrs. Peter Augelli, Mrs. Louis Cameron, Mrs. Albert Cianciulll, Mrs. Vincent Renzoni. Mrs. Francis Sullivan, Mrs. Edward Massi.
 Also, the Misses Edna Van Wag- ner, Angeline Masi, Helen Jamele, Ann DeCosmo, Molly Summa. Ger aldine LoSchiavo, Evelyn Marciano, Peggy Sullivan, and William Marti- nelli, Frank Martinelli, Bart Marti- nell, Vito Travisano, Vincent Cas- taldi, Anthony Augelli, John Marti- nelh, Nick LoRosso, Angelo Santoro, Louis D'Andre.
 The Rosary Confraternity of the Imma culate Conception church will sponsor a food sale all day Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the lower church.
 Miss Katherine Dougherty, presi- dent, is in charge assisted by Mrs. Della Heating, Miss Mary McKenna, and other society members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-17
Turkey Supper LargelyAttemded

Mrs. Joseph Smith was general chairman for the turkey supper given by the Ladies Aid So- ciety of the Third Congrega- tional church, held in the parish hall last night. About two hundred attended. Assiting Mrs. Smith were: Mrs. Hannah Jones, Mrs. Harry Waterworth, Mrs. James Donnelly, Mrs. Robert Jones, Mrs. D. P. Cos taldo, Mrs. Harold L. F'ogg, Mrs. Henry Tooker, Mrs. B. w. Erk, Mrs. Millie Atkins, Mrs. Clifford Turney, Miss Marjorie Lewis, Mrs. Henriet- ta Tooker, Miss Esther Roden, Miss Ellen Tooker, Mrs. Henry Tooker, Mrs. Arthur Nichols, Mrs. George Knowles, Mrs. Harriet Roden, Mrs. Albert Harris, Mrs. Louis Richard,
 The white elephant booth was in charge of Mrs. William Detweiler, Mrs. Louis St. HiRire and Miss Eleanor Barnes. Tickets were in charge of Mrs. Daniel Hines and Mrs. Otis Ceauette and Miss Ar lene Pritchard were on the food committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-17
Mrs. Forte Was
 ShOwer Guest

Mrs. Hattie Hills and Mrs. Stan ley Staisitis were hostesses recently at a miscellaneous shower held at the Brooklyn Athletic club given in honor of Mrs. Gaetano, J. Forte, the former Miss Hazel Hills. Those attending were: Mrs. Nicholas Forte, Mrs. Rocco Place, Mrs. Anthony Rinaldi, Mrs. Charles Sorbo, Mrs. Joseph Sarbo, Mrs. Jerry Fusco, Mrs. James Fisco, Mrs. Domenic Lafrossi, Mrs. c. Magarasi, Mrs. M. Valetta, Mrs. s. Dadonna, Mrs. c. Vaccaro. Mrs. Louise Zravathievisvz, Mrs. Carol Lawson, Mrs. Lorraine Slapikas, Mrs. Elmer Gaburu, Mrs. Frances Smith, Mrs. Harold Gay, Mrs. Ethel Green.
 Mrs. R. Vickery, Mrs. Henry Saun- derS, Mrs. Addie Saunders, Mrs. Anthony Janikas, Mrs. Edward Di- Napoli, Mrs. Gertrude I've, Mrs. Frank Seva, Mrs. John Kocpick, Mrs. John Sherwill, Mrs. Arthur OLeary, Mrs. Clarence Ramickas, Miss Eleanor Synott, Mrs. Marjorie Deane, Mrs. Margaret Nelson, Mrs. Michael La Pofta, Mrs. Clarence Petrauskas, Mrs. Bertha Brady, Mrs. P. Monroe, Mrs. Wesley Bayard, Mrs. Charles Capadonna, Mrs. John Con- don, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, Mrs. Mary zukauskas, Mrs. Sue Morin, Mrs. Antoinette De Martino, Mrs. William Lane, Mrs Eleanor Lent, Mrs. Florence La Riviere.
 Also, the Misses Frances and Loretta Capezutto, Laurie La Liberte, Marie Pannone, Marion Scacco, Vir- ginia Tata, Carmellia Spagnoletti, Sylvia Fusco, Margaret Pascucci, Genevieve Corbo, Lucille Poletto, Carmellia Perugini, Lorraine and June Gay, Mary Paulis, Hilda Mul- holland, Adella Stadalius, Betty Coe, Emily Yasaitis, Ann Mirto, Gertrude Reynolds, Agnes Mullins, Gloria Jones' Marion Monroe, Doris Beyard, Ann Malon, Florence LaVallee, Jean cite Talon, Catherine Calvin, Mrs. Gaetano, J. Forte, Mrs. Hattie Hills and Mrs. Stanley Staisitis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-17
FairLess Fair At
 Church ParLors

The fairlesS fair and supper given last night by the ladies of the First Methodist Episcopal Church at the church parlorS was attended by about one hundred persons. Mrs. George Cashman, Mrs. Robert Spears and Mrs. John Porzenheim, were in charge of arrangements.
 Instead of the usual sale of ar- ticles Christmas contributions were made by the church family attend ing. Singing was led by Charles Platt, former director of the choir. Rev. John J. Snavely, pastor of the church was present.