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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-07
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Farmers Are Wiser

lille the economic conduct of World War II in many
ways has been disappointing taxes being too low ree
ey too large debt mourning great there ample evidence
that the nation has learned considerably since World War
what not to do financially when Price controls
have wavered but the general line has been held In place
is this more true than in speculation in land
Two-dolar wheat in the last ruined many farmer
who heretofore had been solvent producer but turned
ator Prior to 1916 farm mortgage debt the nation oaed
$4,000 000 By the end of 1919 had risen to $8448
1900, and at 5000 900 peak in 1880. During
the depression scaled down measuraby and stands
day at $685. 000 third less than IA years ago. and
about % per cent less than in 1919.
For dollar of borrowed by farmers in 1943
from the landbanks $462 paid off Payments increased
Al per cent in that year 1912
Farmers thus have demonstrated sound financial wisdom
the main they have not plunged abnormal prices and
consequence will enter the postwar condition with such
ace of debts retarded their progress through the long
Is to 20 years of posWord War NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bay
Times
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-07
A Unified Europe Essential to Peace

An editorial in the London Times (semi-ofcal voice of
til British governmen late March, question about
postwar Europe which challenge the thinking of all opposed
to World War ILL.,
With realism as needed as rare it comments that whe
policy be divorced from principle international rea
onshps be determined by he enunciaon and
application of principles matter how ofy conceived
The editorial continues:
1.-TWO critera plainly and ndsputaby relevant to a
territorial settlement after the The first the principle
the as to assure the those
dom from fear and freedom from want which implicit in
the charter whole The first of these crteria
occasion have to yield to the second.
Whatever have been in centuries the di
pendent units owing allegiance higher authority is
incompatible with the military security and economic well be-
ing of the European peoples.
"Ths is hard, rrefutable fact To attempt to over
grounds general theory of self determine
ton would be act not of high political principle but of
With candor be admired, it points that freedom
from and fearcannot be reconced with return to
the pre-war divisions Europe reinforced
by contingent obligations of kind contemplated in the Cove
nant of the League of Nations.
ut demands today over large areas nothing but
disaster from conceang ignoring this cardinal
facwide of common military organ
zaon permanent systems OF transport permanent
economic union and common planning
Certain chauvnistic papers the United States seek
rational organization of Europe after the and
prefer mistake Versailles in creating number of
thetc states involving several thousand miles of bound
tariffs commercial rvares and heavy military COSTS
They assert that Americas spokesman won't be free to
organization because there many
million of Poles Germans Italians and their descendants and
so on, living here.
On the contrary the dvsve forces here chiefly some
shortsghted financial and industrial interests more
concerned with maintaining their respective economic empires
than with the welfare of Europe's
The people of America of whatever European
xtration have learned that narrow nationaism
ALL but much apt to be pit fall.
There be substitute for the rich local cultures
Europeas privileged to have visited Europe
knows.
The preservation of local cultural autonomy Europe
charge upon the intelligence of every world statesman
Such autonomy be maintained in unified Europe,
the past five years prove cannot be maintained with
divided and discordant Europe
Russias greatest achievements is her demonstrated
retaining the cultures of peoples assmated in her
geographic true culture knows no bound
Try, and minority" race"
Such record has been made by nation operat
ng a profit scarcity economy-Peopes Lobby Bulletin
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-07
INSIDE THE
AXIS
"WUWA" BECOMES "v-1D

"WUWA" BECOMES "v-1"
While German armies continued
last week to fall back on all fronts,
Nazi propaganda on the destructive
ness" of the robot bomber went on
unabated.
Berlin propagandists originally adj
vertised the pilotless bomb-plane as
"a "wunder-waffe" ("wonder weapon'O
or "Wuwa" for short, but someone in
the Minister of Propaganda has now
thought up new name to back up
the Nazi line that the robot bomber
is just the first of a series of ''Wu-
was"
The current name used by the Nazis
for the "bumble-bomb" is "V-1." This
designation is an abbreviation of
interchangeable Eins"-or Retail.
alton Weapon No. II
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-07
DANES CRACK CURFEW
RESTRICTION

When the Nazis introduced an 5
pm. to 6 am. curfew in Denmark last
week in an attempt to combat new
wave of sabotage, thousands of Copen-
hagen workers went out on strike
According to Swedish press reports,
the strike began when workers in the
Burmeister and Vain shipyards "a
vital link in the German war econ
omy-demanded a holiday"
The shipyard workers, the Swedish
dispatches said, left work with the ex-
PLANTATION that-in view of the early
curfew-they needed time to do their
"shopping"i
AS the holiday" stoppage spread,
the Germans Topped three hours off
the curfew and set the starting time
at II pm.
INSIDE MANcHURIA
A first-hand report on conditions
inside Manchuria, brought out by two
Chinese youths who escaped from
Mukden, said that a number of Man
churians had established contact with
Chinese guerrillas in Jehol despite
Japanese breakdown unprecedented
in their 12-year occupation of the
country.
The report, as disclosed in Chung
king, said that the Japanese had
established air-tight control over the
production and distribution of all COM
modities. Every man between IS and
so = except students, policemen and
puppet officials = must do three
months of compulsory work in either
agriculture or mining three months a
year.
All Chinese-owned shops were re-
ported closed and in Mukden there
were said to be not more than 10 rich
Chinese merchants still carrying on
business through their trading COM
panies for the Japanese. Other mer-
chants have had to close their bust
ness and return to the country or
become industrial workers.
The largest number of workers at
the present time are in the coal and
gold mines, where they nominally
work 10 hours a day for 10 cents-a
third of which is spent on food. The
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-07

polls and VOTE you will vote integenty your in
terests and those of your fellow
Will you do that this year?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
w C Warns Against Too High Hopes

London, Nov. 29-(UP)-Prime Minister Churchill warned again to- day against ver-optinism that the war will end soon and said he would be willing to strike out the word early" from his recent forecast that the conflict with Germany would be over by early summer.
 Speaking to the House of Com mons on the day before his roth birthday Churchill declared that the batle on the American and British fronts was going forward with greatest vigor" and said any large scale break through on the front before Cologne or to the north would have the highest strategic consequences"
 He revealed that the big port of Antwerp was captured intact and that it now is functioning, receiv- ing large conveys "of ocean going ships" sto provide supplies for the northern British army group and adjoining American armies.
 He said that Canadian and Bri- tish forces in the interval between the batle for France and opening of the new offensive suffered about
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Jops Claim
 New Landing
BY UNITED PRESS

A Japanese Domei News Agency dispatch said today that powerful Japanese forces have landed on American-held -Morotai Island, 300 miles south of the Philippines, and engaged the garrison in "bitter fighting"
 EGG monitors quoted the dispatch as saying that the landing occurred at dawn Sunday, Nov. 26, but the United Press listening post at San Francisco said Domei named Nov. 16 as the landing date.
 It was recalled that on Nov. 17 Tokyo also claimed a Japanese land ing on Morotai.
 The landing "at the very rear of enemy positions" took the Ameri- cans by surprise and not 8 single man was lost on the beaches, Domei said. After consolidating their beachhead, the agency said, the troops immediately attacked the American positions.
 The Domei dispatch, datelined, Japanese base, southern front" was recorded by EGG monitors.
 It was the second time in the past month that the Japanese have claimed to have returned to islands taken from them by the Americans. Several weeks ago, they went ashore on small island in the Palau group southeast of the Philippines, but subsequently, were driven off by an American counter-blow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Pay Boost To City Help
(Continued on Page 4)

Approximately 127 city employees will receive salary increases for next year according to the 1945 budget appropriation recently approved by the finance board and to be pre- sented at public hearing of the board of aldermen on Monday, De- cember 4, at 7:30 p. m.
 Salary increases in the education department will equal over $10, comprised principally of raises for some 43 janitors. The remained of increases are to be contained in salaries of general employees, police and fire, with 9 raises granted in the engineering department.
 The finance board, as reported here previously, has approved budget of $6,541 1903 for 1945.
 On Monday night Mayor John S. Monagan will report to the alder manic board on the fiscal activities of the past year relative to the an- nual reports of city departments The report is required to be pre- septed the first Monday of De- cember as provided by city charter
 Employees of the following city de- partments have received salary tn- creases as approved by the finance board: Tax Commissioners office 4; tax collectors office, 4: pur7 chasing department, l; budget de- partment, 2; Mayor, l.; Controller 6; Veterans Advisory office, 2; Le- gal Department, 1; City Clerk, 3;
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
British To
 Add To Men

London, Nov. 29-( (UP)- Kins George VI declared in a speech ae the opening of the new session QE parliament today that the British Empire Forces now arrayed against Japan will be reinforced 'as rapidly and powerfully as possible z
 The United Nations, he added, are looking forward with greater cons fidence than ever before to the fi4 nal victories which will give to the peoples of the world the just peace which is our chief desire.
 ''The United Nations await with sober confidence the unrolling ok future events" the king said, Joined in an lInbreakahle alliance and fortified by constant coilahora~ ton between the governments cone cerned and by frequent personal meetings between their leaderE. they look forward to that day Whereoz1 the aggressor will be finally defeats ed and the whole world can turn tu rebuilding prosperity and the bain% tenance of an unaSSailable peace
 The king spoke for I3 naautee before joint assembly of the Hollse of Lords and CommoEds gathered for the opening of the Long Rarli@ ament'S" ninth session.
 He drew highly optimistic pics ture of the war outlook; end ollt4 lined an ambitious program of poste war reconstruction on which parl'$
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
jops Vow Atrocities

Chungking, Nov. 20 = (UP) - American flyers who parachute from 1-2a superfortresses onto Japanese soil after bombing Tokyo will be "killed on the spot by angry Jap- anese people," Domei News Agency dispatch said today.
 Threatening renewal of atrocity slayings of American pilots, a Domei political commentator called B-2S crewmen ''savages" and "Albino Apes" and warned tllat death awaits them If they bail out. The frenzied outbursts was broadc.-S by Tokyo radio and heard in China.
 The Domei commentator referred e the 'cowardly Yankees" and ssavage American airmen" and said:
 "Woe be the fate of the American savage who after blindly bombing Tokyo attempts to parachute to safety because he will be killed on the spot by the angry Japanese peo- pic"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Stettinius Is Endorsed

Washington, Nov. 29 = (UP.) = The Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee today unanimously endorsed the nomination of Edward R. Stet- tinius, Jr., 44-year-old freshman" in international politics, to be sec retary of state.
 Chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex, said he would ask the full senate to confirm the nomination, as we'll as the designation of Major General Patrick A. Hurley to be ambassador to China, later this afternoon.
 Connally said both nominations were approved by the committee without debate.
 He said the only reason for speed- ing them through the senate was that "there is no occasion for de- lay"
 The committee considered but de- 1ayed decision for one week on a resolution which would put the sen- ate on record favoring unlimited Jewish immigration and colonization of Palestine. The resolution, spon- sored by Senators Robert A. Taft, R., O., and Robert F. Wagner, D.,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
.UAWVoteTo
 End Strike

Detroit, Nov. 2o.-(UP)-Members of United Automobile Workers Un- ion (CIO) Local 1855 voted today to end a strike at the Cross Company which had imperiled production of heavy artillery ammunition vitally needed on the fighting fronts.
 Sig Weinberg, local vice president, announced that the 79 members who began their walkout Monday had voted to return to their jobs tomorrow
 We will go back to work" he said, 'tand then take up our griev- ances in the prescribed manner" "
 The strike was called when the company, one of two in the nation which produces precision latheS fol heavy artillery ammunition manu- facture, discharged two workers and refused to recognize the JAW as bargaining agent.
 Meanwhile, hack-to-work move mentS were in progress in three less important strikes at Ford Motor Company, Revere Copper & Brass Company and Granam-Paige Motor Company plants here. A strike con- tinued at the Michigan Die Casting Go.
 A Ford spokesman reported that more than half its striking employ es weret back on the job. Estimat- ing that the walkcut had cost 125.- 900 mail-hours, he. said units in- volved never the less would be closed with others from tomorrow until Monday for inventory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Canada Takes Steps To PreUent lg1tipy ByD Drahees

Ottawa. Nov. 2g-(UP)- Cana dian army authorities took urgent measures today to prevent further demonstrations and possible mutiny by home defense forces protesting overseas conscription, as parliament prepared to resume open debate on the issue which threatens the gov ernment of Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie King.
 Aroused by the action of a Saskat- chewan unit which prevented an- other unit from boarding train in Terrace. B. C., to take up garri- son duty at a west coast defense zone, officials ordered all beer par lors and liquor stores in Terrace closed, while R.C.AF. personnel at a nearby station were confined to barracks.
 Maj. Gen. G. R. Pearkes, of the Pacific command, announced that the Saskatchewan troops left Ter race later and that disciplinary measures against the armed draftees who had threatened them would be decided by the local commander.
 In Ottawa, drafteeS at LanSdowne Park barracks still were confined to quarters while the adjutant gener- al's department continued the in- 'vestigation of street fighting which broke out in the capital Monday night during an anti-conscription parade by home defense troops.
 The house of commons ended an eight-hour closed session early this morning after Defense Minister A. G. L. McNaughten was questioned on the governments intentions of conscripting 16,000 men to reinforce overseas troops.
 Kings motion for a vote of con- fidence was brought by charges by leaders of the opposition Progress sive Conservative party and the CO., operative Commonwealth Federation (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
City Pension Plan
 Has Been Prepared
adiotelephoto from NEA Telephoto)

City employees and taxpayers will be given the opportunity next week to review the proposed revised pen- sion program for Waterbury, when public hearings will be held by the commission.
 Tentative program provisions call for compulsory contribution by all city employees with such contribu- ticns to consist of 4 percent for firemen and policemen, three per- cent for general employees and 2 percent for teachers.
 A special city commission of seven members will De. chosen to serve on pension interests if such clause now contained in the proposed pro- gram is adopted.
 The board will consist of a mem- Der of the aldermanic board, the city treasurer and city controller and four citizens of the city one of whom must be an employe of the city. Terms of office have been ten- tatively set to consist of one year for the aldermanic member. slid ing scale of terms for the four citi- ZeIis rflade-up of five, four, three and two years service and the cleo toral terms of office of the city treasurer and controller.
 A meeting of the pension commis- sicn will be held tonight at which time the final proposed pension plan will be smoothed over into Q com plete plan.
 On Tuesday, Dec. 5 the first pub lie hearing will be held at 7:30 in the aldermanic chambers for the benefit of the interests of general employees. On Wednesday evening g similar hearing will be held fol teachers and on Thursday evening for firemen and policemen. If nee. eSsary a fourth meeting will be call ed Friday now for continuance oi tie hearing lor the last named group.
 ! Under State Statute some final pension program must be submitted to the General Assembly by next term in final adoption.
 Under present terms of the pen sion bill employment by the city ol (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
TANKS CRACK 5 BIG NAzI FASHIONS IT.
 MOST TERRIBLE BATTLE OF ALL WARS''' American Destroyers Bornbard 0rnoc
ENEMY FAILS
 10 RETURN
 SHIPS FIRE.

BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press War CorrespondentD
 Allied Hearquarters, Philip pines, November %. (UP)i - American deStroyers and other naval units sailed bold ly into Ormoc Bay, heart of the Japanese pocket in northwest Leyte, and bonn barded shore installations for an hour and a half without drawing answering fire, it was announced today.
 The naval forces also searched a wide area of the CamoteS Sea off northwest Leyte before and after the Bombardment Monday night for enemy ships attempting to reinforce the doomed Leyte garrison, but none was found.
 United Press War Correspondent Ralph Teatsorth, who was aboard one of the participating destroyers, said large fires were kindled in the sea and air base of Ormoc by the bombardment. American artillery fire raking Ormac targets from in land ridges also was visible, he said.
 NO air opposition was encountered during the entire foray, Teatsorth added, though several planes were spotted in the vicinity.
 Drenching rains continued to staIemate ground activity on Leyte. However. ground patrols probed Japanese lines for weak points to be exploited when clear weather re- turns.
 Japanese planes made their heavi- est raid yet on American shipping in the Leyte area Monday and Mon-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
.Jops Bomb
 B-2o's Base
BY UNITED PRESS

A Tokyo broadcast said Japanese |plsEes attacked the American super fortress base for raid; against Tokyo on Saipan Island ii, the AIarianas today for the fourth time in as many days.
 Fierce bombing was carried out on the enemy area, causing heavy damage" Tokyo said.
 American dispatches from Saipan yesterday told of 13 Japanese planes having been shot down in two en- emy attacks on the islands Monday.
 A Japanese communiQue recorded by the EGG acknowledged that nine Japanese planes failed to return from Mondays attacks on Saipan and nearby Tinian. but claimed sc0nsiderahle damageH was caused Co parked aircraft and field installa- tions.
 Tires were set in four places in toda5 attack. the cQnnlniqle said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
?. FULLY WINS S5,OOO SUIT
 FOR INJURIES

A $5,O0O superior court jury verdict returned for Patrick J. Fully of Waterbury was upheld by the State Supreme Court of Errors in a decision handed down to- day. The appellants were Quazim Demir and NeWuS Querirn, owners of the Lin coin Lunch on Grand street, and Musante, Berman and Steinberg Company, Inc, of Waterbury.
 Injuries sustained when he fell through a 5trap-door August 26, 1942, in front of the restaurant were the basis of the suit. A denial by Judge John A. Cornell of the defendants motion to set aside the verdict led to the appeal in the high court.
 Justice Newell Jennings, who wrote the memorandum of decision, outlines in detail the conditions at the time of the accident. He states, ''the portion of Grand street occu- pied by the Lincoln Lunch is busy artery of traffic. The volume of pedestrian traffic is particularly heavy during the noon hour, when the injury to he plainiff occurred. The space available for pedestrian between the south side if the open trap door and the parking meter at the curb was so narrow that only one person could pass at a tiner' He continues, August 26, 1942, was q clear day. At about half past twelve the plaintiff was walking on the inside of the. sidewalk east on Grand street close behind two large women who were as tall or taller than he and who were carrying bundles and wore large hats. Just a sthe woman in front of him reach ed the trap door she took step to the right. The plaintiff, who was looking straight ahead, took step forward.
 His left leg, at a point just be-, meath his kneecap, struck the top of the upright westerly half of the open trap door. He was precipiatted to the cellar floor and was seriously injured"
 The justice cites cases in which it was held traveller upon highway is entitled to assume that it is req 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Huge Arnodo lOf Planes Ruids| Herman Targets

London, Nov. 29-(UP) = More than 1000 flying fortresses and lib- orators, escorted by an equal num- Der of fighters, attacked the big oil refinery at Misburg, freight yards at Hamm and other targets in northwestern Germany today fol- lowing heavy British lombard ment of Nurnberg, Essen and Neuss.
 The attack on Misberg was the tenth and possibly the final shat tering blow to the vital oil works, one of the largest in Germany.
 The swarms of Mustangs, Thun- derbolts and Lightnings were sent along in the expectation the Nazi Luftwaffe would offer another des- perate defense against increasing assaults at the heart of the Ger man war machine.
 The fighter force of more than 1000 planes was the second largest ever sent over Germany to screen bombers. During last Sundays att tack on Misburg, the Germans threw an estimated 45O fighters into furious battles which cost them at least 130 planes.
 On group of flying fortresses hammered Misburg, five miles northeast of Hanover, just about noon while other fortress forma- tions hit the huge railroad yards at Hamm, one of the most important supply points leading to the front lines. Liberators ranged over oth- CT targets in the area.
 Misburg Blitzed
 American hombers hit Misburg nine previous times and during last Sundays raid they scored on four big installations starting several E r~-~ls....nS = no~ A