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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
There Is No Pleasant Despotism

In order to hasten the day of victory, many of the nations basic industries have at government request, abandoned the principles of competitive free enter prise. No one can legitimately object to such moves when they aid the war effort. But when they begin to take on the ap- pearance of a permanent partnership between industry and government, there is cause for alarm. For, in plain English, when industry goes into partnership with government the American form of gov ernment will disappear. Government will no longer be the umpire-it will be the manager. And once it has control of one or two industries, it will no longer be sat isfied to play the umpire for others. It will inevitably end as the manager of all industry and the employer of all citizens.
 Natural resource industries such as coal, oil, and electric power, which un- derlie the entire war effort, have cooper ated 100 per cent with government to meet war needs more speedily. Many per sons have taken the attitude that this cooperation is the beginning of new era in which old-fashioned principles of min imum governmental control will have no place.
 That idea lowered in Germany. It was thought there that government and ln- dustry could go into partnership without impairing the liberties of the people or changing the nature of government. A trend was set in motion that could not be stopped. It finally ended in the de- struction of German freedom and second world war.
 The structure of our government is designed to protect the people against government oppression. Injecting gov ernment into business in competition with private citizens weakens that struc- ture. It is not the beginning of more enlightened era, but the beginning Of despotism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Radio Communication on Trains

The question has been raised as to why the railroads have not installed radio communication on trains, thus helping to eliminate accidents. AS matter of fact, the railroads and communications companies have worked on this very problem for more than twenty years. Many lines have put experimental radio equip ment into actual use in limited areas, but technical difficulties have so far made it's universal application impractical.
 Beginning in the year 1922, special research committee of the American Rail- way Association (the predecessor of the Association of American RailroadS) un- dertook a program of research on radio problems in collaboration with leading manufacturers of electrical equipment. Since that time efforts have not been relaxed in the search for workable meth ods of radio communication with and on moving trains At present the Pennsyl- vania Railroad has in operation train telephone incorporating the best features of former experiments. It is undoubtedly the forerunner of better equipment still to come.
 It is easy to forget that radios on trains for purposes of ntercommunication must be one hundred per cent dependable in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
A Thought for Today
The Lesson of Casino

It doesn't take much of fireside gen. eral to prove that the protracted battle of CaSSino has taught an important les son in use of air power On March Is the Allies gave Casino what was perhaps the most concentrated bombing ever dealt to comparative area. Heavy and medium bomberS almost blew the little town off the map. Yet when the infantry moved in after a further heavy artillery barrage, the Germans were still there. This battle, together with the failure of German civilian morale to crack under terrific pounding, has put crimp in the bombings s-will-win-the-war school. Cas- Sin0 proved to those who wanted proof that bombings are not enough. Cassi1o also proved that dug-outs and recessed shelters can protect men from murder ouS torrent of steel. It showed that an enemy can even turn such devastating attack to his own advantage, as happened when the New Zealand troops and tanks found that the rubble-piled streets of Germans still remaining there.
 It is conceivable that Casino may have produced some I-told-you-so's among military men still skeptical of aviation pos abilities But it is doubtful that many
 
 ure of the March 15 attack. Aviation, af- ter all, is new and constantly changing branch of warfare. General Arnold has probably less to learn from the air con- manderS of World War I than General Eisenhower has to learn from Hannibal. The airplane's capabilities are constantly developing. And tactics, unlike love, must alter where they alteration find Accounts of the Cassino battle indicate that the problems there are as different from the problems of the Russian cam paign as Stalingrad was different from Truk. Difficult terrain and narrow front doubtless entrusted an unusually important role to ar support.
 Casino has been disappointing but there is no point in the public being dis outraged. It was new attack and it met a new defense. The lessons learned there may prevent a similar situation in the future. Nor should the apparent failure of Allied bombings to crush Germans be a signal to give up on aviation After all, the German raids are horrible and nec- eSSary thing, new in the history of war fare. There is no precedent by which to predict outcome. The only failure so far is that the raids have not come up to pre- dictions and wishful thinking. Sheer weight of our superior air production is surely making itself felt and will continue to do so. One failure or dozen will not lose the war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Address It Right

Letters are unquestionably the biggest morale builder an overseas soldier or sailor has. If you're corresponding with one you know that already. If you aren't, just read any war correspondent on the subject. That is one thing on which the journalists are ;n complete agreement.
 Since letters are so important, it is dis heartening to see an Army statement that IS per cent of mail to soldiers over- seas is improperly or insufficently ad- dressed. So remember that the envelope needs ranks, full name with middle ini- tial, serial number, service organization and unit, APO number and postmaster at point of embarkation through which the mail is routed.
 And don't rely on memory, the Army advises, if you're the least bit unsure of the address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
C. Leslie Dexter

Thirty years ago George Leslie Dexter was one of the cityS leading business men. Proprietor of a widely known drug and soda store in this city, he was among the pioneers in this business. His place of business, at the corner of North and East Main streets, was the favorite rendezvous of many in former years.
 MT. Dexter, whose death occurred in Middlebury Thursday, was an alert and courteous host. Service in those days was characterized by less of the imper- sonal manner. It went with the times, and practically all Waterbury knew and liked G. Leslie Dexter. He had the added distinction of being one of the oldest reg iStered pharmacists in the state.
 The death of MT. Dexter will bring to many pleasant and agreeable memories of him and his business which passed from that popular corner over quarter of century ago, though it seems just yester- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

every way before their adoption can pc even considered. During all the years that scientists spent working out the "bugs" in home radios, people endured earSplitting imperfection for the sake of the novelty of the thing. AS improve mentS were announced, old radios went out the back door and new ones arrived at the front door. But when lives depend upon perfect performance, such pro cedure cannot be followed. The railroads can be expected to put radio communica- tion on trains as soon as it reaches point of practical application and will add to the safety of train operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Asthma Due to Bedbugs

We moved into new house last October-it had never been occu- pied before. Ever since, my hus- band has been having asthmatic spells, and he had never before had such trouble. We began keep ing chickens here-I wonder if that can have anything to do with 1t. Also, please tell me how to get rid of begbugs-we have found them here too. CMrs. H. w. F.)
 Answer-Sensitizati by bedbugs has been found to cause asthma Gaboz and Recatero, in REVISTA CLINICA ESPANOLA. Madrid), June 15, '42), although of course your husband may be sensitive to chicken feathers. Send stamped envelope bearing your address, for pamphlet on Asthma. Inclose ten cents coin if you want instructions for getting rid of bedbugs.
 COrnstrach
 What harm is there in eating cornstarch. crave 1t and eat about a pound a week. (MrS. D. L. R.)
 AnSWer-None. Effect not differ ent from effect of eating about pound of flour, sugar or candy a week. Try keeping some wheat on hand and chewing n:outhful when you feel the craving it is good chewing and supplies vitamins and minerals the body needs. Send a stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress, for pamphlet Wheat to Eat"
 Copyright 1914, JoiIli F. Dille Cc.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
IS FREE LUNCH" FREE?
(Hartford Courant)


 When instituted some years ago, the Federal Governments contribu- ton to the school lunch program was predicated on two conditions: To aid in the disposal of surplus farm products, and to provide nour- ishment for children whose families were handicapped by low incomes during the depression. Obviously both of these motivating factors have since vanished with the boom of wartime prosperity.
 As with many Administration pro grams, this one was created by eX- ecutive order. Recently, moreover, the House of Representatives re- fused to sanction it. And now the House Appropriations Committee has eliminated from the Agricul- tural Departments supply bill an item of $50 100000 to continue fund ing this project on the ground that such use of public funds has not been authorized by law" Certainly the Committee would look foolish if it recommended an appropriation for a purpose that the House had only few days previously refused to sanction.
 It is easy to be in an accord with the need for the So-called free school lunch" when times are hard. On the other hand. the value of this plan as a builder of better bodies is somewhat offset by the pupils idea that the governments contribution to the lunch makes ti actually free. Presumably more than one parent has heard about the school distribution of free" apples. for example, that don't cost us a cent" But Dad, when he pays his income tax, knows that nothing from the Government, not even the filling for 8 school lunch sand-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
OKLAHOMA RESULT

The Democratic victory in Okla homa's Second Congressional Dis trict on Tuesday makes clear, or ought to make clear, that there is no irresistible Republican trend in the country. Eight Republican tri- umphs in 10 special congressional elections since 1942 have encouraged numbers of party leaders to be- lieve that victory was coming their way as matter of course. But the Oklahoma result emphasizes that whatever the Republicans get this year they will have to work for
 The Oklahoma issues were na- tional, that is, support for or op- l position to the Roosevelt admin istration. Two years ago, the Re- publicans boiled 49.5 per cent of the vote in this same congressional dis trict, and Candidate Clark lost by only 1885 votes. When Tuesdays election returns are complete, they will show that he has lost this time by 2000 to 5000 votes.
 Where the Republicans have won in other recent contests, they have won because of good reasons. Local issues have accounted for some vic- tories. Others have represented anti New Deal triumphs. Without ex- ception, good candidates have rep rsented the party.
 It is to be hoped that the Okla homa result will be a sobering ex- perience for both the leaders and the rank -and-file of the Republi- can party. It ought to impress the lesson that the Roosevelt admins tration has not yet lost the Novem- Der 1914 election. If the Republi- cans are to turn the trick, they will have to give the American voters the best they have in can- didates and issues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
WILD GEESE AGAIN
(New York HeraId-Tribunc)


 The first thunder is one sign; strayed robins another; there Is a ruddier tone in the pale sunlight; drynesS in roads and fields gets drier under guSty winds and begins to turn into something forgotten about for many months: actually, dust again. Then, at last the light sleeper he ITS that squadron go over that has mad an early spring mis- sion in the north from the begin- ming of time almos,. It is the honk- ing of wild geese iD formation, an- nouncing with funeral pomp the end of winter; announcing, for better or worse, one mere spring.
 The wild goose is no fcol. He has assembled all the meteorological data, sifted the reckoning light through the prism of his eye on to his pituitary, circled the upper air calculated all the chances and mis- chances, and at last leads his flock with infallible navigating instru- ments and rude daring into the cen ter of retreating winter. This Is nc skirmish line that may fall back from a raid; this is the main body of spring at last mobilized and ad- vancing, even through snow 1urrie. as thick as a bi:zzard. The ground and the trees riay be stii: as bare as Monadnock but the wild gces'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
THE SKIN AND THE TEETH

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 Formerly, like most physicians, ] eauged the patients nutrition stat largely from the texture, feel and appearance of the skin. This is nc less significant now than ever. BU after fifteen or twenty years G practice I found I had learned N give the condition of the patientp teeth equal or greater consideration in estimating the state of nutrition After all the condition of the skin merely reflects good nutrition o1 malnutrition, while the condition of the teeth to large degreG determines whether nutrition shall be good or poor-whether digestion shall be good or poor, whether the individuals diet includes reasonable proportions of the undenaturized unrefined foods which supply the essential vitaminS and minerals as well as protein, carbohydrate and fat.
 And so, when I urge that every child up to the middle teens be given a daily ration of vitamin D with some vitamin B complex I have not merely the condition of the teeth in mind but the general nutrition-growth of bones, vigor and tone of muscles, the functional efficiency of glands, nervous sys- them, blood.
 Regarding nutrition in this light, I was not at all astonished at the view expressed by Western A. Price, D. D. S., (Dr. Prices book Nutrition and Physical Degenera- tion," published by Hoeber of Har- pers, is the most instructive and in- teresting book I have come across in coon's age) that nutritional de- ficiency probably accounts for much of the juvenile delinquency that worries us today and fo1 heavens sake don't draw the chil- dish inference that this means such children do not get enough to eat, Most children with nutritional de- ficiency get plenty to eat, and most adults with nutritional deficiency have too much to eat. The trouble is that the food is robbed of most of the essential vitamins and min- erals by refinement, preservation. wrong cooking methods, etc. I apol- ogize to the informed reader for saying this, but on my desk is an editorial essay from what purports to be a representative American paper, uttering lot of ponderous comments on Dr. Prices view, and scouting the idea as untenable, for sooth because many juvenile de- linquents come from the homes of the well-to-do!
 Probably few children now in their teens have had an adequate daily ration of vitamin D since in- fancy; more children now less than ten years old have received some extra Wtamin D but not enough, since infancy; still more children now less than six years old have received extra vitamin D - and they all show by the way they grow and thrive and develop how good or poor their nutrition has been throughout childhood. From what I read in the condition of the teeth of these lucky youngsters I confi- dently predict that they will be- come superior men and women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

an ultimatum - either support
 their bill tO exempt insurance
 companies from the antitrust
 laws or be opposed in Florida.
 Pepper chose opposition.
 A key man in Administration strategy in the Senate. Pepper has decided to forego proffered sup port from his friends in Wash ington. Harry Truman of Mis- souri. Harley Kilgore of West Virginia and several other Demo- cratic Senators have offered to speak for him in Florida, but Pepper prefers to fight single handed
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 White House aides Jim Barnes and Jonathan Daniels were work ing together on memo recom- mending the appointment of ex- Treasury Counsel Randolph Paul to be Alien Property Custodian when stenographer walked in to announce that the news ticker carried the appointmento f James E. Markham to that all-important job . The President had asked Daniels and Barnes to recommend a man, then had turned around and appointed Markham. He was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

wich, is free. If the public edu- cation system fails in one thing more than it may in another, it is to impress upon the pupils that education - textbooks, instruction, buildings and all - costs money. T9 add to all these items 8 Govern ment food handout, especially 3 these lush days, only encourages the false concept that everything the Government distributes is plucked, as it were, out of thin air, without any expense to anybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
AS A MATTER OF FACT

There seems to be something unbreak- able about the backbone of old winter. First there was the venal equinox, which made little or no impression, then fol- lowed a considerable snowstom followed by a good rainstorm. Now we have It, so it was thought. Then came cola snap, followed by a thunder storm. This is it, we said. Nothing doing. Rain and sleet with ice bearing down the trees was not a sight for sore eyes Thursday morn ing. The old backbone seems to be pretty firm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

pushed into it by House majority leader John Mccormack Sen ator Wheeler's proposed probe of the book Under Cover" has struck a peculiar Snag. His friend Senator Gerald Nye, once pushing the probe, has now reversed him. self. Nye is up for reelection and doesn't want anything boom- eranging out ill North Dakota . . |. When AFL President Bill Green endorsed Martin. Dies recently, a great many AFL locals in Texas repudiated Greens endorsement next day. Labor is about 90 per- cent against the gentleman from Texas Significant note about the ovation given Vice President Wallace after his speech at the American Business Congress din- ner:-A lot of businessmen didn't want Wallace to be invited to speak, and ticket sales Jagged. Sen. Burton of Ohio was included as a speaker to pop things up. But when the big moment came, Wal lace confounded all dopsters. The response was terrific.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Views Of The Press

lave gone over and winter srol;ed. Frogs Hi'l soon he filing amc1g .he skunk cabbage and -in-tne- pull pit, the voice of the hand-organ will be heard in the iand, and the glor- ious warbling of the steam calliope leading the circus parade into the big tent. But the wirld goose valor- ously led the way chanting his "as it was in the beginning, it is TOW and ever shall be- on the vast wheel of the seasons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS. ID. D.
THE RAIN FALLS ON BOTH

THE RAIN FALLS ON BOTH We are often greatly disturbed over the fact that the power of evil seems to be stronger in this world than the power of good. Or at least 1t seems that only a little group continues doggedly and con- Sistently to stand for what is right, while the greater part of mankind is either pasSively or actively en- listed on the other side.
 "The rain it falls upon the just
 And on the unjust feller;
 But mostly on the just, because
 The unjust has the just's
 umbreller."
 It has always been true and prob ably always will be, that good
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Selected Poem
HORSES OF THE DISTANT SEA

HORSES (Albert Nicely in The Christian Science Monitor) I heard them laundering at night around the house; they come to me, their long, curled names fly, green and white: their eyes opal hard and bright: the horses of the distant They trample down the moonlit sand they reach the cliffs, then turn and flee back through their numbers from the land, then, waiting as for riders, stand the horses of the distant sea. The wind that rises from the bay and leaps above the peak and tree leads them to me. They cannot stay, yet they shall carry away: wild horses of the distant sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

When the War Labor oar d handed down the Little Steel formula in July 1922 after con- ducting exten- Sive hearings from September 1941 to February
 1942, the United Steelw O r ker s union made rep reSentationS to WLB against
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

Sgt. Alvin C. York speaks from back ground of World War I experiences thusly "When our invasion armies be- gin to roll in Europe, believe the Nazls will call it curtains in short order. They never were good when they lost the offensive in the last war and l don't think the leopard can change it's spots overnight"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

SnaLcneS cOmIOTL, IreeOOm - III IaCC everything but self-respect and moral purpose. With those two things alone, the just pursueS his course, and the result is that Jesus triumphs over Pilate, Paul over Nero, Calico over the leaders of an unscientiflc age, Columbus over his detractors, Wellington over Napo- leon. Maybe we had batter stop here lest we come too near home.
 Umbrella or no umbrella, 1t is bet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

causes a I C au- vanced by little minorities a Il d that from start to finish the minor ities have to en- dure persecution and a nisunder- standing of their motives. The un- just SnatcheS the
 umbrella out of the hands of the just, and also L. RL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

The thoughts of starting a Victory garden should not get you down, even Ii you have never made one before. There's a first time for everything, so, we repeat don't let it get you down, except on your knees with a trOWel and seeds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Current Comment

The second front has aI"esdy be- gun. When the Germans have been sufficiently stunned we will move in.
 General Sir Bernard L. Mont
 gonlery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

ter to be on the side of the just than on the side of the unjust.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Washington Merry -Go-Round
Big PostWor Questions With Btish
 Trip PIonned Gesture, Said to k Hu Rondoph Paul oy Judge Giving Up Former $2ooo0 Proetee COP Money Into Democratic Campaign Against Sen Pepper
BY DREW PEARSON

Secretary State Hull he partly the British who hned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Little Steel
 Wage Stalemate
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrreSpOndentl

Background of the steelworkers' argument for breaking the Little Steel formula, the granting of IT cents an hour wage increase and a guaranteed annual wage, is briefly this:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per sOnaI health and hygiene, not t disease, diagnosis of treatment will be answered Dy pr. Brady h a stamped sef-adjressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be bT1eS and written in ink No reply can D. made to queries not conform" ing to instructions. Address pr. William Brady, National News paper Service, 32O West Madison Street, Chicago. III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Daily Almanac

Moon sets at 2:05 a. m, (war time) Sun rises at 6:37 a. m., sets at 7:l6 D. m. (war time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

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