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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18
THE STATE OF THE UNION
A Letter to American Liberals
BY EUGENE LYONS
(Reprinted From the American Mercury

own people, from what 1t did in the brief period
when it took over certain areas by agreement with
Hitler, you know exactly what the hundred mil.
lions can expect.
Russia is the only country in the world where,
even in peacetime an attempt to leave without
permission is PUNISHABLE BY DEATH.
The simple fact that the new Soviet subjects
will thus be trapped, hopelessy and perhaps for
ever, should end all doubt for an honest liberal
But you are aware that this will be only the
beginning. On the basis of official Russian policies
in the recent past you know as a certainty that
TERROR WILL BE UNLEASHED against mil.
lions who cannot or will not adjust themselves to
the alien ways of an alien dictatorship.
WHATEVER possibility there may be for de-
w mucracy in these territories will be snuffed
out for good at least until all Of Russia is free.
Your kind of people in Observation-Disclosures,
passionate Democrats, champions of civil rights,
opponents Of the monolithc state-will be extermi-
mated.
Insofar as you add your approval insofar az
you fail to speak up against the extension Of the
sphere Of totalitarianism-no matter how neat
and learned your reasons-you are taking the
blood and the sufferings Of the victims on your
private conscience
YOU keep repeating the propaganda inanities
L about Russia needing democratic" and pre-
gressive" neighbors in Europe.
Do you mean governments as democratic az
Stains one-party police-state?
Do you mean, perhaps, government in
Poland headed by men like Ehrlich and Alter, the
Polish-Jewish Socialists whom the GPU shot not
long ago?
Do you mean governments headed by the kind
of men and women-Democrats, Socialists, disillu.
stoned Communists old-fashioned Lberals-who
fill the Soviet "isoators" by the tens of thousands?
You leave it to Stain, Of all people, to decide
who and what is democratic! Can anything be
more groteSque2 -. :
There are still great numbers of genuine
American Liberals, eager to safeguard freedom
against ALL its deadly enemies
But the totalitarans have captured and dis
torted words like liberal and progressive" and
democratic" using them cynically or stupidity to
cover up oppression and blood purges, SWEEPSTAKES
and mental blackouts
The honest ones among you have need to clear
your minds and to search your consciences.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18

De favor lowering thevetlne age 20 IS permit
men who are defending our country have
II sign the petition calling for referendum when the
solicitor calls you.
Sign the petition ony YOU arc a registered voter: II
you have been registered in two years
YOU VIII have 20 re-Eegscr before signing
DO not sign mere than one petition and sign only
petition that being circulated tScluvcW
Married women not permitted their husbands
names in signing; they their Christian names
Example: Mrs Mary Jones, N.Y. JoacS
All sgners give 1hCr complete addresses.
including street numbers cities fnd 0ao Of the signing
&c the DETROIT TIMES TblrsJ.y Nav "a lqA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18

question, and hVe for the last question.
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sac; Ga. crn.
l-Oue Of these wedding an
niverSaries is the golden.
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in the dictionary ta)
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(c) lilac.
3---One 81 these men is poet:
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Mascagni.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18
knowledge Test By Dr.. SoDino H. Connolly

4-One Of these is A species of
quartz: la chalccdony; Oh
marmoSet. (c) cobalt.
5-Onc Of these countries is in
Africa ta) Portugal, CD
Formosa. (c) Liberia.
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ANSWERS on opposite page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-18

r AIDES and gentlemen of the liberal pc
IL suasions:
If there is grain Of merit in your liberal pr
fessions you can hardly join those who scott
words like freedom, justice, equality, fairnes
human integrity.
You know what cynics do not: That Uictori.
uUiN turn to ashes in our hands and gall on o,
tongues il these eternal values are nangled in III
process of thinning.
dare, therefore, address you on the plane
principles, rather than the plane Of amateur state
manship now in vogue.
There are in every country experts in diggin
up historical Qualifications for injustice and GU
legalisms to cover up submission to naked force.
Let's leave that sort Of thing to the E.
PERTS.
Do you recall the time when the fate
Sudetenland was in the balance? Or Danzig?
You liberals were not especially concern,
with the historical and chronological claims in Il
matter. You knew only that you did not wish
few million more human beings SWALLOWE
UP BY THE HE'LL OF HITLERISM.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
About BATTLE ON FOR ROME
Fifth Army Slashes
Way To Capital
OF Italian Empire

BY ROBERT ". VERMILLION
UNITED Press War Correspondence
Allied H e a d q uarterss
Naples, May 81. - (UP) -
American tanks and troops
smuggling it out with the Ger
mans in a showdown battle
on the slopes of the Albaza
Hills, battered forward an~
other hard mile today to
within Is miles or less Of
Rome.
United Press corresponds
ent Reynolds Packard in q
dispatch from the Fifth
Army front reported the new
United States gains along
the Rome-Anzio Highway.
He said the Americans to the
right and British to the left
also had pressed forward in
violent fighting all along 27-
mile Valmontone-Jemini Line
athwart the approaches to
Rome.
United States armored units bye
passed Velletri, Appian Way basA
ton of the German defenses, Pack~
ard reported, and the Germans
were making fierce stand at Larli-
VIC, which the Americans also had
passed in a thrust threatening Ala
bano, 10 miles from home.
The great tank battle on the Ala
ban slopes was in its fourth straightl
day, with Americans and GermanEA
aliks suffering casualties in men and
machines.
At one point q tank spearhead
thrust into Nazi territory, lead into
dugouts and pillboxes of the per-
manent defenses in the hills, and
returned to the American lines. On
the way back the Americans picked
up crewmen Of our damaged tanks
and put them on the outside Of the
machines along with German pris-
oners.
st saw several Of our tanks
knocked out by German anti-tank
guns and talked with crewmen 81
our medium tanks who had suc~l
ceeded in some instances In BRING
ing in prisoners and gathering value
abye information as they fought
they way back through the gullieB
filled with German dugouts and
snipers," Packard's dispatch said.
Some of these crewmen FROM
destroyed American tanks carried
out virtual patrol work while in
enemy territory"
The Germans counter attacked
with strong tank forces continuously
but apparently futilely, as the Fifth
Army shifted the main weight Of its
offensive to the western half Of the
front in an attempt to turn the
Alban Hills defenses from the south-
west.
The advances carried deep into
the Valmontone-C Campo Jemini linz
the last defense belt below Roma
but Gen. Sir Harold r. L. @. Alex
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
The President
LoudsLobor
BY STANTON BERENs

United Press Staff Correspondence
Boston, May 3l.-UP)-Presideut
Roosevelt in q massage OF greeting
to the 25th annual convention of
the International Ladies Garment
workers Union (AFL) paid tribute
today to "the tremendous contribu~
ton of American organized labor Ia
the preservation Of our democracy
in these days of global war;"
Addressing himself to 800 deie~
gates representing 305 900 members.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the garment
workers union has pointed the WaE
to effective cooperation between las
Dor and management and s'has sue
cessfully improved the conditions *
labor in this trade"
He praised the unions policy oz
making public each year an inteme
lied account OF its income and disc
bursements.
The President expressed the hops
that before very long every vesli9@
of Fascism and Nazism win "
stamped out OF this world"
The. message, addressed 10 RreHle
dent David Dublnsky and read Az
the opening OF the first husifesz
session Of the two-week copVnnfIoH
that began Monday, read
Il am glad indeed TO send wafa4
greetings 10 you, your fellow offieeIz
and delegates 70 the 25kh col1Eeutsofz
OF the international Ladies' Cara
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
Japs Score Heavily
On Chinese Front
BY GEORGE WANG
United Press war Corresponds

United Press War Correspondent
Chungking, May 81. - (UP) -
Chungking spokesman said today
that the japanese have hurled more
than 10000 troops into their Tung
Ting Lake offensive and have scored
sweeping initial successes in full
scale attempt to split China and
forestall an American landing on
the southeast China coast.
An official communique &C.
knowledged that a half-dozen jap
anese armored columns were rolling
back the Chinese lines on both
sides of Tung Ting Lake and con-
verging on the fortress town of
Changsha, key point on the Can
ton-Hankow railway.
p. H. Chang, councillor Of the
Chinese executive Yuan, told cor
respondents that the new offensive
was aimed at dividing western and
eastern China, regaining full control
Of the Canton Hankow line and
Selling the southeastern ports be-
fore American land, sea and air
forces can bring them into opera
ton against Japan.
The situation is indeed very
grave" Chang admitted.
The government spokesman ex-
pressed confidence, however, that
the Chinese ground forces will be
(N0ptiY,Uad m pooa AZ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
Roosevelt Administration
Challenged By Governors

for a sane and constructive federal
tax policy that viii stimulate In.
centiye and encourage venture ca
pital.
Federal taxes should be reduced
as soon as possible, after victory.
Such action would enable business
to map out constructive programs.
without constant fear OF changes,
and TO provide jobs for all who
wish to work"
Todays speakers were 0oeFnors
Bourke p. Hickenlooper, OF Iowa,
Dwight II. Green OF Illinois, John
G. Vivian Of Colorado and Earl Smell
Of Oregon.
In addition 10 attacking the pre-
war foreign policy, HlckenloopeF
told the governors. apparently In
anticipation Of q fourth tern cam
paign By Mr.. Roosevelt as COM
FnandeF-ln-chief, that the president
Of the United States hold that title
mot e. 8 military strategist. but IN
order 10 vest the supreme power
over the armed forces IN civil rath-
e. than military authority.
rrxn~.At....,.s - nmwm A
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
Nozis Start
New error
BY ROBERT DOWSON

UNITED Press staff Correspondent
London. May 81 - (U.PO = Tbs
French press service said today that
the Germans have begun the arrest
of all high-ranking officers in the
French Armistice Army, presumably
out of fear they might revolt coin
cidental with an Allied invasion.
All such officers in the Dion area
including those who had retired
were seized the night of May 2, the
press service said, and it was be-
lieved that the arrests since had
spread throughout France.
The London Daily Sketch said
that the Germans already have be-
gun preparations to mislead Local
populations into tipping their hand
and blocking roads during the in
vasion. Underground agents, the
newspaper said. reported that Nazi
agents in loudspeaker trucks have
been touring coastal areas Of the
English Channel and North Sea
familiarizing themselves with the
villages.
In remote areas some distance in
land, the crews manning the trucks
could be heard practicing announce
ments in English, French and Ger
man, some with an American ac-
cent, the Daily Sketch said.
The assumption Is that the vans
will be used to direct local inhabi-
tants into any area where 1t may
be found necessary to block roads In
front of the Allied armies" the
Daily Sketch said. THE vans would
masquerade as advance units Of the
invaders"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
BI Arrests
Ship Workers
For Frauds

Boston, May. 31-(UP)-Ninety-
four present or former employees OF
the Bethlehem Steel Co.'S bingham
shipyard were arrested by squads OF
FBI agents and U. S. Deputy Mar
shals today in what was described
as one of the most widespread war
fraud rackets of its kind since the
war began.
Those held were piece work well
ders and counters. No estimate OF
the total amount of money involved
in the frauds was available immed-
lately, but 1t was said to be large.
Seized after an investigation Of
several months, the workers were
charged with conspiring to defraud
the government.
E. A. Soucy, agent in charge OF
the FBI at Boston, said that the
extensive investigation was carried
out with the authorization Of U. S,
Edmund ]. Brandon and the full
cooperation officials at the South
Shore shipyard
He said that those arrested had
formed about 80 clubs, each OF
which comprised one or two coun-
tiers and from three to 80 welders.
According to Soucy, the counters
in the clubs" agreed with the
welders to record false credits for
extra production. In return for this
Service the welders would return
to the counters a portion Of their
weekly salary checks which included
payment for work not actually done.
Soucy said that the scheme was
made possible by the counters who
are responsible for recording each
day on tally slips the quantity of
work done by welders employed IN
various sections of the yard.
According to the investigators, the
counters received as much as SIS
a week extra for their manipulation
of the count. Some welders claimed
they were presumed" into the
clubs on threats that unless they
"joined" they would receive a short
count for work they actually had
done.
Soucy said in one Of the CLUBS
which was operated Jointly by two
counters, false credits on tally slips
were given to 81 different welders.
Nineteen of the 81 welders paid the
counters IS weekly each and the
counters split 500 week in I'M
lawfully obtained cash.
1t was said that several Of those
arrested were charged specifically
with causing false claims to be made
(Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
Poles Praise
Roosevelt
RyJ. ROBERT sHUBERT

United Press STAFF Correspondent
Buffalo, May 3i.-(UP)-The Pol
ish American Congress ended It's
three-day constitutional convention
yesterday with q memorial" TO
President Roosevelt pr0claiming
''Polands right 10 liberty.
The delegates elected the lone
dissenting member amid shouts OF
"bolsheyik' and called on the Presi-
dent 10 preserve the full sovereignty
OF Poland and "accept no cofnpron.
Use incompatible with the honor ana
tradition OF America"
Railing Poland as the only ma
ton willing TO sacrifice herself 50
that the rest OF the world might
become aware Of imminent danger"
the memorial said:
I'm expressing hope that YOU viii
as hitherto pursue the only true
American course. we especially plead
with you. Mr.. President. not 10 per.
init the United States 20 be involved
In designs against Poland and lts
future. whether IN the east or IN the
west.
Occupation and retention Of Pol
iah soil BY invading Russian armies
would establish an accomplished fact
that would undoubtedly disturb the
future Of Europe and would be IN
total disregard Of international NOR
fe,nnsanued On pann A
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
New ak ow
Helps Some
BY FRED MULLEN

UNITED Press staff Correspondent
Washington. May 3l-(UP)-The
annual complexities which faced
the 100000 federal income tax
payers have been eased at q per
capita cost of $l,20, or $50 ,000, 900
in all, year.
The government took the loss Of
$50 100000 a year, according to
asury department estimates,
when President Roosevelt signed
the individual income tax simplifi-
cation bill yesterday.
The new system technically be-
came effective Immediately in most
respects, but actually few tax payers
will know it until next year. it will
mean higher taxes for some and
lower taxes for others, but the
changes are small. New withhold
ing rates, which will take a larger
bite out of weekly pay envelopes
in some cases, and a smaller bite
in others, will become effective Jan.
/.
For 100000 taxpayers, the bill
eliminated the necessity OF filing
returns in l945. Instead. these per-
sons - Those who earn less than
5000 a year and whose income
from sources not subject does not
exceed sl0O-will file their with
holding receipts as their tax reports.
The internal revenue collectors will
Continued on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
Allied Bombers Blast last
At Battered Bastion:
BY WALTER CRONKITE
United Press War Correspondent


UNITED Press War Correspondent
London, May 31-(UP)--About
also United States heavy bombers
and fighters flew from Britain and
italy today against four rail hubs in
northwest Germany, Nazi air
base In eastern France, and the
great Romanian oil center Of
Ploesti.
The U. s. Eighth and Ninth Air
forces sent nearly l,750 Flying Fort
resses, Liberators and fighters
against the Ruhr rail centers of
Hamm, Osnabruck, Schwerte and
near Mulhouse in northeastern
Soest, and the Luxduil airdrome
France.
From Italy up to $50 Forts and
Liberators with a Lightning and
Mustang escort struck at oil refin-
cries at Ploesti, reporting hits on
at least one big refinery in the
heart of the Romanian fields which
supply the GBerman war machine.
Today was the fifth straight day
of American heavy bomber attacks
on Germany and the third consec-
utive day on which the Fortresses
and Lberators had attacked from
Both Britain and Italy.
A Naples announcement OF the
Ploesti attack said smoke visible
for miles obscured the oil refinery
area, preventing detailed observa-
ton. Ploesti last was attacked on
May is.
The bember encountered intense
(CnntinIied On page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
Yonks Win
Tank Bottle
In SW Pacific
BY DON CAsWELL

NOhAsNW ACCo NN9A ~S~SSSArS--N-N--NF
Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, May 81 - (UP) - Amer
lean invasion forces pushed on to-
ward Mokmer airstrip today, after
knocking out IL enemy tanks in the
first armored battle Of the South
west Pacific war.
Eight enemy tanks were destroyed
outright and three others damaged
so badly they were considered
knocked out, a headquarters spokes-
man said, when the enemy sent IN
its armor to support q counterattack
Monday against the U. S. troops
closing in on the airfield.
Apparently intending to fight to
the last man for the airstrip, the
most important Of the three on
on Biak Island, invaded Saturday
by General Douglas MacArthurs
jungle-wise troops, the Japanese
seth division launched four-hour
artillery-supported battle against
the Americans.
The Allied force did not lose
single tank and American infantry
men, only a mile from the field
which will put them 800 miles from
the Philippines, inflicted heavy
losses on the japanese.
Some ground" changed hands
several times in the bitter fighting.
The japanese armored units des-
troyed were medium or light tanks
armed with rs millimeter guns.
They were knocked out by American
Sherman tanks.
The fight for Mokmer was de-
veloping into one of the hardest
struggles the Japanese have put up
in the southwest Pacific in the last
IL months of Allied offensive and
reconquest operations.
The communique reported that
strong prepared positions were en-
countered at Mokmer and at Parai
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
Scion Claims
Go Corrupt
NEA Telephoto.
BY LYLE C. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, May 31-(UP)-Re-
publicans today awaited a reply
from Attorney General Francis
Biddle on their charges that the
Justice department was shielding
organized fourth term labor politi-
clans from prosecution under the
corrupt practices act.
The charges were made in a long
letter which Chairman Harrison E.
Spangler of the Republican Ma
tional committee wrote to Biddle
and which boiled down to demand
for prosecution Of the Congress OF
Industrial Organizations Political
Action Committee led by Sidney
Hillman.
Spangler pointed out:
/. The corrupt practices act
makes it unlawful for any corpora
ton or labor organization to make
a contribution in connection with
the election of president, vice.
president or member OF Congress.
2. The Hatch clean politics bill
makes it unlawful for any person,
committee, association, corporation
or any other organization to con-
tribute directly or indirectly more
than $1,000 in connection with any
campaign for election of federal
official.
He said Hillman had aeknowl-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
by v. II. sHACKFORD
nftAd Press Staff c0rresD0nd

washington, May 81. (uP)-Ad-
ministration leaders hoped today
that the Republican party viii ae-
eept President Roosevelt's bid 10
keep negotiations for an interna-
tional peace and security Organiza-
ton on q strictly partisan basis.
But there was no doubt that. even
II the Republicans accept his bid,
they viii be prepared 70 call Mr.,
Roosevelt 10 account quickly and
sharply II they detect any evidence
that discussions Of the international
plan are being used rs campaign
issues.
such dispute could arise II SOME
Of Mr. Rooseyelt's fourth term
boosters claim that he Il the only
man-because OF his war experience
and previous conferences with the
Russians, British and Chtnese-to
put the plan into effect successfully.
Republican leaders have supported
the general principles Of American
participation In an international
organization which viii be equipped
10 keep The peace-by force Il neces-
sary-after the var. Gov. Thomas
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31
court UPHOLDS
$4,000 GIVEN
GIRL IN SUIT

Liability Of the Waterbury
American Republican, Inc,
for an eye injury sustained
more than three years ago by
Margaret Scorpion, 11-year-
old Highland Avenue girl,
was affirmed today by the
State Supreme Court of Err
rors, which handed down a
decision refusing to set aside
a $4,000 jury verdict re-
turned for the girl in super
ior court last June 8.
A metal wire, allegedly used by
the newspaper to bind bundles Of
papers, was the cause of the acct
dent which resulted in an extensive
impairment Of sight In the girls
right eye. The plaintiff claimed
she found the wire in front Of her
home at ST. Highland avenue Feb
ruary 90 194l, and bent down to
pick 1t up and throw 1t into the
gutter. It allegedly bounded back
and struck her In the eye.
Discussing the defense claim that
there was mo forseeability that the
wire would be picked up and so
cause the injury 1t did," Justice Ed
win Dickinson, who wrote the men,
orandum Of decision, states: THE
jury might reasonably have
found that the defendant rea-
sonably should have toreseen from
past experience and warnings that
the carriers would not pick 1t up
and that some one would pick 1t up
to remove 1t. In picking up the wire
1t was not expected that q child
would use the care Of an adult"
1t Is pointed out in the decision
that papers and wires had been left
In q cement areaway in front Of
the plaintiffs home frequently and
the newspaper had been notified Of
this fact by telephone and personal
calls at the office. It also is men,
toned that the defendant from time
to time sent notices to the carrier
warning them not to leave wires and
wrappings about the depots where
they received their papers.
A claim was made by the defense
that If the wire which caused the
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