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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05
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"Apropos Of Finland and Poland,
not to mention the Balkan states,
the Soviet Union can make the
necessary agreements with those
countries and does not need Mr..
wfllkie's help"
zaslavslky accused willkie Of ''bor-
rowing from German propaganda.
mfr. willkie, like q faithful
mouthpiece, repeats the suspicious
shouts Of those reactionary circles
which fear the victorious forward
march Of the Red army and the Al
lied armies" the Soviet common
tator wrote.
''The secret partisans Of Fascist
adventures in Europe have fallen
into q critical situation. And Willkie
speaks Of q certain crisis approach
ing the United Nations. Isn't this
political gambling Of the strangest
type?"
Discounting WILKES professed
political realism, Zaslavsky said the
New York Times article was intend
ed solely to win support from both
pro and anti-Soviet elements among
the American electorate.
HE wants to serve both sides, F"
he said. For this purpose he stirs
up the waters so he can more easily
fish for votes m muddy waters
"This game is too crude. By
playing both the cards of trust and
distrust, the political gambler only
earns distrust for himslef."
The Pravda article, accomplished
Moscow's position on the question
of postwar frontiers.
It made it clear that the Soviet
Union considers the western Uk-
raine, western White Russia, the
Baltic countries and Bessarabia as
integral parts of its territory and
that no foreign interference will be
tolerated on those frontiers.
The plebescites held in those areas
in 1899 and 1910 are viewed in Mos
COW as settling permanently the
matter of their incorporation into
the Soviet Union.
So far as Finland Is concerned,
Zaslavsky's declaration is believed
to represent the official attitude
that whatever problems exist be-
tween the two countries must be
settled bi-laterally.
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Gov. Seeks TO
Check Session

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Russo-PoIe
Relations

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Jusos Take
InIund owns

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5th In Slow
Advance

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Demands For
Peace Grow

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So bright were the flames at one
time and so eerie the whole scene
that many people were ready to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05
Walter WiHlclleII
In NezC York

vided payroll room for the candi-
dates kin and buddies. A federal
project that keeps them working is
known as "a worthwhile public i'm
provement."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

on my knees In that tuIret up there
close TO God, and l prayed.
One of the first paratroopers TO set
foot in Italy was Corp. Irving s.
IS, of New York City. who was a
burglar at 19-af4a- had a record of
eight arrests and two convictions be
fore he was paroled from -Attica
Prison in 1871 TO become worker
in a defense plant.
In charge of a squad OF six tough
paratroopers, he led an attack on a
Naz observation post high up in a
mountain, a mile behind the Nad
lines.
Only after it was captured, and its 13
occupants killed, did he realize he had
been hit seven times. Only three OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

the squad were alive. all wounded.
With "a other infantTymen. Stanley
R, 81, chronic swindler. OF
Rochester, ~. Y, was trapped on
ledge during the terrible fighting al
KasSerfne Pass, between two machine
gun emplacenents- R took "A Kit
fun of grenades and vowed he'd break
through.
When the "a Americans. crept
a little later. they found his -lifes-E
body i'm the midst of carnage IN one
OF the then defunct machine gun
nests.
Just before he died in the juuFirs
of New Guinea, Staff Sergeant
Joseph R, 81, who had been
Slot machine racke;cer and had
served a prison term OF several years
for felonious assault, wrote 10 his
parole officer:
IF l live to come home, I'm going
10 be very decent citizen. What
else would be- the use Of fighting"
The last war produced a crop OF eX-
criminal soldiers When Army doc
tors examined the bullctpoCked fig
ure OF Monk Eastman, one Of the
toughest gangSters New YORK City
ever developed they asked him how
many wars he'd been in.
"Qh, Just 4 Tot Of littic-waTs around
here" he replied
Bullets had no terrOrs for him over
seas, He was always over the top
ahead of anybody but the officers.
And when he was wounded, ne es-
capped from the hospital and, dressed
only in his nightshirt joined his out
fit in front trench.
Gov Al Smith restored his citizen.
ship after the war, al the behcst OF
his buddies and superior officers. The
police got him a job.
But a year and half later he
was found dead in front OF a Man
haitian cafe with five more bullets
in his body
Similar stories Of front-line bravery
could be told about wild BIB Low.
EFT, who had record OF seven homi-
cdeS, won the -. s. G. with the nth
Division and finally was killed by
gang rivals; Harry Sitamorc. the
worlds most successful jewel thief
now serving forty years in a Fla -
chain gang and plenty of-ottHI-s
who got their training the hard way.
Nobody knows what will happen to
this wars crop Of eXconvicts, but
every penologist hopes that after bat
Ting the common foe they will purge
their minds of their lawleSs tcnden.
cies and return 10 civil life as good
citizens as well as heroes.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30
BY DONALD A. laird. Ph.D., SciD.

BY DONALD A. LAIRD. Pho, ScLD.
HAROLED convcts are becoming some of our
- best soldiers and penologists are not at all
] surprised The jail cell axiom of Hate thy
neighbor as myself has hit the jackpot and is
paying off in a world where hate is currently
the chief medium of social exchange.
About $4,000 erstwhle gunner, robbers, swim
dlers and racketeers, paroled from the nations
penal institutions, are In the armed forces. Hun
dreds of them have died in action. Hundreds more
wear the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, Distin-
guished Flying Cross, Good Conduct Medal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30


ers are not criminally inclined be-
cause of some Unborn degeneracy.
They get that way, and in the process
they frequently acquire hatred
against all society.
In study Of "Frustration and Ag-
gression," a group of Yale scientists
has shown that a criminals lifelong
Illustrations make him more inclined
TO violence and destructiveness.
Given a gun and the privilege or
being as destructive as he wishes, he
is in his glory.
Then. too. there is the fact that
many convicts are not bad men at
heart. Environment and accident
may be responsible for their criminal
careers.
Men Of this type may actually be
redeemed by var service and return
TO civilian life as useful and law
abiding citizens.
In any case they will come
back-those who do not give
their lives knowing they will |
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30


the PAROLES concerned.
Tom Nj, bad boy OF his up
state New York community, was ar
rested three times before he was IL.
After a refoTmatory term, he was
sentenced in 1888 10 Sing Sing for
armed robbery and was paToled in
1871 after previously having broken
his parole.
lie enlisted in the Army Air Corps
two days after Pearl Harbor, rapidly
rose TO a staff serEcancy and became
tail-gunner of Flying Fortress in
which ne rode on several sortles with
Capt. Clark Gable Ills p bombing
missions over Europe have won for
him the Air Medal with four Oak
Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross and the Good Conduct
Medal
Tothe priest 10 whom he Dragged
al IS that "only dopes work for a
1i,.fro " Ip u.rofp rpCpptlN v.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

and other decora-
tons won in the war.
New York S I a [ e
Parole Commissioner
Sanford Bates, who
has ?, 600 Of his
boys" in the armed
forces and boa SITS
that only 81 have
given their sHPefiors
any reaSgH=feF COM
plant, tells about
some OF their OK
ploits, using ficti-
tious names 10 pro
tect- them and their
families.
Why do these ZEN
emies" Of society be
come its protectors
when they get an OPP
portunity TO distin-
EuisfI themselves in
battle?
Psychology offers
two sets of reasons
for the amazing meta
merPhesis of efiHi-
nails into war heroes.
1t is well known
that most lawbreak-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

n We a n g w
c h a n C T.. For the
pu bile correctly
washes out past
nisdeeds of m g n
w h o heroically
have served their
country,
Som g o ( the
typical cases cited
by Commissioner
Bates Reald seem
10 offer hope for
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
COMMERCIAL UNIT
TOPS BOND SALES
Women's Division OF War
Finance Committee Sec
ond With $344,093

The Women's division of the War
Finance committee is responsible
for selling $344, os3.eo of the total
investment o. $3,O64,725 by New
Hanover citizens during the cur
rent Fourth War Bond drive, Of
ficials reported Saturday.
The commercial division of the
bond committee, headed by Fred
Graham. has secured investments
amounting to $3.50, 1000; county
school childrn have sold and de-
livered stamps and bonds in the
amount of $62, 4O4. 40; and the Tina
liam association sold $685., 900 IN
bonds in connection with the Army
musical comedy presented Satur-
day night.
The county school children, un-
der the direction OF Mrs. D. M:
Daraen, Mrs. @. B. Snipes and
E. r. Blakeslee, are continuing
their Treasure hunt" Chestnut
Street school pupils have thus far
surpassed all other schools in the
drive by reporting sales amount
ing to $4,000.
. Among the stores that have re-
ported to the chamber of COM
merce attainment of bond goals
on the basis IF 5000 worth of bonds
sold by each employe are Free
mans Shoe store, Foy-Roe com
pany, Standard Paint and Hard.
ware, F. w. Woolworth company
Sutton-Council Furniture, and Will
mington Furniture. Other firms
are asked to report Immediately
All bond booths operated by the
Women's division of the VIC have
closed with the exception of the
booth at Woolworth's store, which
will be operated by the American
Legion auxiliary until February 15
and the booth at Sears-Roebuck
company.
The amount of bonds and stamps
sold at the booths is as follows
Belk-Williams store, Ministe-ine
Circle. $500, Colonial Danes
$54, $50, and employees, $500; Sears
Roebuck ompany, Catholic
Daughters, $60,750; postoffice
Cape Fear chapter of U.D.C.. $54,
O81. %: Woolworth' Mrs. Richard
Harding, $50, Jewish Women''
! D.. Tive. Co1 Q
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
Germans Lose 4,500 Men,
IS Tanks In Trap Near
The Dnieper River
CAPTURE 200 TOWNS
Within 29O Miles OF Ger
many Proper; Hungarian
Divisions Routed
Rv JAMES M. LONG

LONDON, OuIludy, Iop' W
-(P)-The Red army In a
major westward sweep has
captured Rovno and Lutsk,
IS miles inside old Poland,
Moscow disclosed last night,
while a Soviet communicate
early today announced the
Germans had lost 1850 more
men and IS tanks in a vain
effort to crack the Russian
trap closing on ten Nazi di-
visions facing swift death or
surrender. near the Dnieper
river.
The march into Poland in the
last few days has reconquered 200
towns and famlets along the main
railroad to Warsaw, carried the
Red army to within so miles Of
the Russian-German 1889 boun-
dairy, and to within 200 miles of
Germany proper. Two Hungarian
divisions were routed and 1000
German and Hungarian prisoners
were captured in this victory.
The Russians in this area were
now in territory captured by the
Germans in the first week of their
Russian invasion in June, 1871.
Orders Salute
Announcement Of the great vic
tory was made in a special order
of the day by Premier Marshal
Joseph Stain who ordered a sa-
lutte of 20 salvos from 224 Mos
COW guns in celebration Of the
"well-executed outflanking ma
neuver" by Soviet mobile units
and infantry.
There was equal drama in a lit.
tie circle of Ukranian territory
south of Kiev where perhaps 1OO,.
600 Germans were being squeezed
to death by a tightening ring Of
Red army forces. Almost 7,0O(
Germans have been killed in this
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
TOTO AYERS WARS
TEMPO INCREASING.
Premier Emphasizes Need
For Unity Among The
People OF Japan

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-R-Prem-
Ter Hideki TOTO, speaking to the
Japanese Diet, warned today that
the war keeps increasing in fe-
rocity day by day and we are
now being confr onted with the sit
llation where the fate of the GEA
(Greater East Asia) sphere and
the rise and fall of Imperial Japan
will be decided.
The premier spoke in response
to plea by member OF the
Diet for the japanese people TO
stand united in the face of fierce
battles in the Marshall islands,
New Britain and New Guinea.
Toto also emhasized the need
for unity and declared the way to
win the war was ''by total moblll-
cation of the 100, 600, 900 people (of
Janan) and to concentrate consist
emily and firmly the total power OF
the people on one polnt-to win
the. decisive victory"
He added that the government
intended to adopt measures for
this purpose.
Indirectly Tojo's broadcast
message, recorded by U. S. gov
eminent monitors, helped point ur
Japanese propaganda efforts to
gauge the Allied offensive in the
Pacific by different ya-dsticks TO,
domestic and foreign consumtion
While the Japanese at home
were repeatedly being warned that
the situation is serious, efforts
were made to show people in other
countries that the Allied drives
were of little consequence.
A domestic broadcast by the
Tokyo radio told the Japanese thai
the American invasion of the Mar
shall islands was ''in dead ear
nest' and that the war situation
therefore, ''is growing more acute
than was ever noted heretofore. >
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
WAR BALLOT Bill
DECISION DELAYED
Senate's Administration
Backers OF Plan Force
Adjournment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-R-Ob-
viously outnumbered on the floor,
the Senate's administration back
ers of a Federal war ballot bill
forced surprise adjournment to-
day and STAYED off a showdown
on a touch and-go fight over. voting
legislation for the armed forces.
Forty-four senators-five short
of a quorum-answered the open
ing rollcall and Democratic Lead
er Barley, who had called the
unusual Saturday session, quickly
put through the adjournment mo-
ton. Members still were filing into
the chamber when the Senate quit
after a brief, unproductive session.
Advocates of House-passed
States Rights bill to leave service
voting to the J individual states
beckoned and shouted for recogni-
ton, but an adjournment motion
is not debatable.
On the basis of earlier test votes,
the administration was outnum-
cred "a to 20 on today's rollcall.
After the session broke up Barley
told reporters that at least four
Federal ballot supporters were alb
sent.
1.-THE administration apparently
had to quit because it didn't have
the votes,'' commented Senator
Ferguson R-Mich).
Barley said he moved to ad-
journ because I didn't want to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
MINERS PLANNING
TO WORK SUNDAY
Majority Will Dig Anthra-
cite To Help Ease The
Coal Shortage

HAZELTON, Pa, Feb. S -R-
Thomas Kennedy, international
cecretary treasurer of the United
Mine Worders, said today a survey
indicated that between 80 and IS
per cent of all anthracite miners
will work tomorrow, first of four
r ebruary Sundays on which Solid
Fuels Administrator Ickes has
asked the men to dig coal to help
ease shortage.
Kennedy said 80 per cent pro-
duction is anticipated in WMU
district 1, the Scranton and Wilkes
Barre area and that only two or
three locals in district Z, the Ha-
zelton and Panther Valley area,
opposed the proposal.
Leaders of district 9, embrac-
ing the Shenandoah, Shamokin and
Mt. Carmel sections, opposed
seventh day operation but so
per cent production is expected,
Kennedy said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
SPAIN MAY LIMIT
help TO GERMANY
Possibility Arouses Hope
New Allied Diplomatic
Victory Near

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-tR-The
possibility that Spain, acting under
it's reaffirmed policy of strict
neutrality, may limit sharply It's
assistance to Nazi Germany
aroused hope in the capital TO-DAY
that new allied diplomatic
achievement is in the making.
The Spanish government is under
necessity to act primarily because
the United States, Tightening its
policy in cooperating with the Brit.
ish, has cut off all shipments OF
oil to Spain. Presumably, Spain is
faced with a virtual paralysis OF
transportation.
Two developments during the
past week highlighted Spanish re-
action to the American move: The
first was the decision of the Fran
70 government to abide by its
no1icv of "strict -eutrality," which
is generally interpreted here as
leaving the way open for practical
a ction. to make Spain's neutrality
effective.
The second was President Roose-
velt's press conference statement
that this country seeks only neu-
trality from Spain.
The President comment placed
sharp limits on the allied policy
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strike Leader To Ignore
WLB Hearing Subpoena

oHIROIT, Feb. 5.-REMatthew
=, ,lll'n' national secretary of the
.Aeehahlcs Educational Society of
""hnerlca, an independent union
, muse members are on strike in
~ - war plants in Michigan
t tna ONO, said tonight he would
. .n a subpoena calling for his
appearance before a national war
.s0 u board hearing in Washington
~ ~ ~ a. m. Monday.
s me subpoena was served on
1T ~ u this afternoon by deputy
Y. 5, marshal.
SUBPOENA or no subpoena, I
"1a CO." Smith said.
We ne indicated he would be in
h% H. Monday, but insisted
~ would not attend the WLB hear
ms called to determine whether
SANCTIONS should be applied against
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
Time For Japan To Risk ,
Fleet Is Believed Near

nese naval and air base to thA
west.
Wake island, to the north of the
Marshalls, now has been neutral
lied with the destruction by bomb
ing Of its oil tanks and defenses,
the journal said. Before those fa-
cilities can be restored we shah
have completed possession of the
Marshalls and Wake then will be
untenable, the publication said,
then added: {:
'1hat it will be regained by us
is a foregone conclusion. This
can be prevented only by the de.
feat of our fleet and the fact that
the japanese have had no ships in
tn vicinity of the Marshalls II
an indication that they have de.
termined not to take that risk.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
Food Subsidy
Aid Preposed
For W
Is OF Senators
@ system Of
Subsidies
AMENDMENT SLATED
Would Provide Help For
Families With Annual In
comes Below $1,000
BY DON HYNDMAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. S. Up -
A $500, 100000 a year program Of
food subsidy aid limited to low
income families was proposed to-
day by a group of senators op-
posing the Administrations 81. $780,
600. 900 system of general food SUBJ
sides.
Designed to restrict consumer
subsidy aid to families having
annual incomes under approx
mately $1,000, it is a modification
of the Aiken-LaFo gillette food stamp
bill which the war food administra-
ton estimates would cost $3,00O.-
100000 annually.
Senator Aiken R.-Vt.) announc-
ed the modified version will be
offered as an amendment to the
bill by Senator Bankhead DALAI
which would abolish food subsidies
outright. The senate expects to be.
gin consideration of the Bankhead
measure next week.
Indicating he might support the
Aiken proposal. Senator Tydings
O-MO said he approved the
principle of the stamp plan and
described it as worthy of ''sympe-
thetic consideration"
Although its detectives were en-
dorsed some time ago by the war
food administration, the stamp
plan has been opposed by some
republican senators as a return Of
the federal government to the ere
lief business in hearings before
an agriculture subcommittee the
Aiken-LaF Toilette bill was backed
by farm organizations who oppose
existing consumer subsidies, but
opposed by labor spokesman who
want present price controls con-
tinued.
Bankhead indicated he would
oppose any attempt to attach the
stamp plan to his bill. His meas
IRE would continue tht commodity
credit corporation farm aid and
price support programs but abol'
ish consumer subsidies by June
80.
IT think we have a majority Of
the votes" Bankhead added.
Other amendments to be offered
to the Bankhead bill include the
administrations bill to authorize
81, 500, 0OO,0 in 1914 subsidy out
lays, a compromise plan by Sena-
tor Taft (R.-Ohio) limiting sub.
sidy payments to $3.50, 000, 900 an
nually, and proposal by, Sena
tors Eastland D.-Miss.) and Nc
Clellan DARK which would force
the office of price administration
to raise milk prices so as to give
producers the equivalent of about
one cent quart more for milk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
Allied Airmen Rip Japs'
Aerial Power At Wewak

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Sunday, Feb. 6-R-For the sec
ond straight day, Allied airmen
have ripped Japanese aerial
strength at Wewak, New Guinea.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur report
ed today the Wewak area was
hit with 108 tons of bombs, rails
ing to more than 300 the tonnage
of explosives poured on the main
New Guinea base in two days.
Macarthur announced yesterday
that Fifth Airforce bombers struck
Wewak's four airdromes. shoot
ing down eight planes and destroy
ing 70 on the ground.
In today's report, Macarthur
said six more Japanese bombers
and one fighter were shot down.
So intense was the latest bomb.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06

the $4,000 MESA members on
strike.
A subpoena issued for George
White, MESA pre- si d n t, still
awaited bis return from Cleveland
late this afternoon, the marshaPs
office reported.
WLB Chairman William H. Dav-
is telegraphed Smith and George
White, MESA president. that 'the
board expects that both of you
will be present together with as
many members of the executive
committee of the union as can at
tend the meeting"
The unionists, stating that only
a vote of their 110-man executive
committee could make a settle
ment' with the board, suggested
directive freezing for the dura-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-RCThe
Army and Navy Journal said TO-
day the time is near when, the
japanese must risk their fleet, and
it also revived the suggestion that
Japan might be bombed from air
bases in Siberia.
The American advance across
the Pacific, said the unofficial
service publication, has pressed
upon Tokyo strategists "the neces:
sity of an immediate answer to
their vital question of when and
where they shall attempt to stop
US
The journal predicted that the
next American step, after reduc.
ing the. Marshall islands, will be
to use the bases there for a NV
westward surge to Ponape. Japa.