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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
WRITER THINKS PRESIDENTS
PROPOSED NATIONAL LABOR
Law IMPLIES LABOR
CONSUMPTION

South Norwalk, Conn, Jan. % 1914.
Editor Of The Democrat:
The 18th amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States reads
as follows:
% Neither slavery nor involun-
tary servitude, except as a pun
lshment for crime whereof the
party shall have been duly con-
victed. shall exist within the
United States, or any place sub
ject to their jurisdiction. 20 Con-
gress shall have power to enforre
this article by appropriate legisla-
ton.
Rivers of blood were sacrificed
down through the ages before such
freedom from slavery was finally
established. Yet from the highest Of
flee in the land, In effect, comes
the cry, ignore the Constitution!
EnSlave Labor!" That was practic-
ally what the President said when in
his message to Congress last week
he came out in favor of "a nation
al service law"
The Presidents proposed national
service law" implies labor conscrip-
ton. Labor CONSUMPTION Is forced
labor. Forced labor Is involuntary
servitude. Involuntary servitude Is
expressly forbidden by the United
States Constitution. Any legislative
enactment expressly forbidden by
the Constitution is unconstitutional.
Hence, a national service law" such
as proposed by the President, or one
similar in intent and purpose, such
as the pigeon-holed Austin Wads-
worth bill, would necessarily be un-
constitutional, hence null and void.
Where are those flag waving 800
percenters and protested guardian
angels of our Constitution. such as
the American Legion, the D. A. r.,
the Dies Committee, to whom the
Specter of the reds" destroying our
Constitution caused convulsions?
The Socialist Labor Party urges
the workers not to rely upon labor
leaders (who more often than not
turn out to be mis-leaders) to pro-
tect democracy. One thing workers
of Connecticut can do now is to
write or wire their representatives In
Congress and Senators Danaher and
Maloney demanding that they re-
spect their oath Of office by refus-
ing to entertain any labor censcrip-
ton bill.
Now Is the time 70 heed the words
! Of that great American sage, Ben
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

A noun, naturally should not modify
a noun, but what are you going to do
about it? Certain forms OF expression
become popular and we, meaning news
papers, and you, meaning the people, just
adopt them, especially in the headlines.
But E. H. McClelland of the Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh, objects to such ex-
preSsions as material control shortage
group" all nouns running along and
trying to catch up with the main noun:
Afraid this noun business in writing Will
continue, but as long as our belle letters
writer's continue with good prose why
worry.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
SCHOOL FOR sIssIEs

Eighteen year-old freshman, the
only man" in his class who doesI t
smoke, feels conspicuous, especial
ly at school parties where everybody,
including the girls, smokes, and
wonders whether he should not take
up smoking now and be a good
fellow.
If a man or woman wishes, to
smoke that is his or her affair. 1t
is not for me to pass upon the habit
unless the man Or woman asks my
opinion or advice. If you imagine
I'm an anti-tobacco crank, come up
and inspect my flock of pedigreed
pipes some time.
If you smoke at all the time to
smoke is after the days work is
done, after the evening meal. Il
YOU can't wait until then, you
haven't the habit but the habit has
you.
This boy who has evidently sur
vived high school without smoking
Gin itself notable detail nowadays
now comes to the test: Is ne man
or sissy? In other words, has he
the personality, self-conhdencc,
courage or character to do as he
knows is best, to carry on until he
is grown up without INDUCING in
tobaccoP AS is he weak and simple
enough to let the sissies and stinkeTs
who shine at school parties decioe
the thing for him 2
When l was 18 years old l was
a medical student, one of the hG
dozen males in the class who Cid
not smoke. Not parties but work IN
the dissecting room gave the be. $
what they regarded as sufficient
motive for smoking. OF course it
was as silly as the reason this boy
has. But anyway, l had far
stronger DETERRENT had given
my mother, an active member OF
the w. C. T. U.-God bless 'em =
a pledge that I'd neither smoke nCr
drink alcoholic beverage or liquor
before l was 81. did not begin
smoking until had been placticing
five years. Pledge or no pledge
i would have been an absolute Stlllke
to spend for tobacco even a nicklt
of the money given or loaned to pay
for my education, as any boy or
girl is who cannot or does not sup
port himself or herself. A wretched
parasite.
1 commend to all parents. yes,
and maiden aunts, grandparents
uncles, teachers-even to spiritual
advisers if the thought is not too
embarrassing to them-the tremen-
dous HEALTH value-I am inter-
ested solely in health, remember
of such pledge for any boy or girl.
To make it effective you must catch
EN- young, and make ceremony Of
renewing the pledge upon an appro-
pirate anniversary.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

of injured nerves and muscles" He also
saw intensive treatment given to serious
burns and skin infections, as we'll as skin
and bone CRAFTS. When he was through,
he realized that centuries of medical
learning and research have been concen-
trated in one vast, amazingly efficient
effort to prevent the loss of American
lives unnecessarily in this war through
lack of medical attention. The inquisi-
tive marine returned from his self
appointed mission well satisfied.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
and Currency Committee the other
day which threw significant light

and Currency Committee the other
day which threw significant light
on the subsidy initiation fight.
Minnesota's Senator Ball. Re-
publican, urged that Vinson con-
slider Senator Aiken's proposal of
food stamps, by which people with
fixed incomes would get stamps
similar to those issued in WPA
relief days and would be able to
buy their food cheaper. Others
not receiving fixed incomes would
have to pay higher prices.
Judge Wilson's reaction to this
plan was instantaneous
do you want me to put every
wife of a soldier or Army Of
ficer in the category Of q pOu-
per, SENATOR" he said. "They
all have fixed incomes. So do
school teachers, policemen, fire.
men, and all city and govern
ment officials. But they are
not paupers. I'm sure you would
be the last to have them de-
clared So"
Then Senator Danaher, Con-
necticut Republican, spoke up and
asked if there wasn't some COM
promise that could be worked out
regarding sterilization.
what I'm trying to do" re-
piled Vinson, "is carry out the
program you gentlemen passed
in Congress. You voted for
sterilization. If you have stab
ilizatiOn you don't have 1t for
some and not for others. There
is no such thing as halfway
sterilization. You can't COM
promise. Either you keep the
cost Of living down-which is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

Before the war, as a matter of fact,
there was considerable interest and even
excitement over certain events that are
now more or less trivial Among such was
the generous gift of julius S. Bache OF
this important art collection to the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art. This fact was
quietly announced at a recent annual
meeting of the museum. His collection
which now becomes permanent part OF
the Museum sounds like good part OF an
art catalogue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

few OF this worlds blessings can
go through the day with a song
upon their lips because they have
this confidence In their hearts.
Others. whom the world regards as
privileged amid wealth and social
position. have the most tragic I'M
happiness written all over their
faces because they have nothing
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Selected Poem
BEAT AT THE WINDOWS, RAIN

Lansing Christmas in the New York Times
Beat at the windows, rain;
Beat and pound and drive.
We do not mind; it is warm here,
And we, secure and unafraid,
Look out at you, knowing
That In this very darkness
You work unseen and tirelessly
Among the old fallen leaves,
Softening them, preparing them
For their slow return TO earth.
The strength seeps softly back
Into the frost-free seams
OF the worn fields. SO beat
At the windows, rain; beat
And pound and drive,
For our hearts are warml
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sterilization - or you let it 60

sterilization - or you let it go
I'D which is initiation"
The senators couldn't answer
that one. But they still don't
seem to like the sterilization plan
for which they voted.
GEORGIA SLAVES POLL TAX
1t hasn't made headlines, but
the quiet work of Georgia's eff
ficient Gvernor Arnall toward
eliminating the Georgia poll tax is
being carefully ;tudied here. With
out any fanfare, Governor Ar
nall has just about eliminated the
tax in a state which has been
welded to it since the Civil war.
What the Georgia governor did
first was to remove the poll tax
on people over so - on the ground
that they had paid taxes all their
lives and should not be asked
to pay any more.
Then he got the legislator to
eliminate the tax on younger
voters (Georgians begin voting
at the age Of 49, on the ground
that they didn't have much
money and could not afford
to pay poll tax.
Then he got the tax eliminated
for members OF the Army, Navy,
Marines and other services.
Thus, gradually, a very large
segment of the Gergia popula-
ton has been relieved of paying
the poll tax and 1t should be
only brief step to elimination
Of it altogether.
Copyright, 1914, by United
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

unseen and eternal in their lives
to hold to.
So let us say today that after
We have done our best, we will leave
the issues Of life In the Lords
hands. We will be diligent, faithful,
and sacrificing; and we viii allow
nothing to stin In our hearts as
slrance that God will do His part
without fail, thus enabling us TO
achieve what human effort unaided
can never achieve.
God Is our refuge and strength. 4"
All Rights Reserved-Babson News
paper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
AS A MATTER OF FACT

There's something fishy about Boston.
And no one feels bad about it either.
About 100000 pounds of fish were landed
there last week for the first time in fifty
two days. This shipment came by boats
that have been tied up by work stop
page of union fishermen" The fish
trouble in Boston area has taken away
from this city its reputation as the
largest fishing port on the American
coast
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
In Today's Mail

jamin Franklin: They that can
give up essential liberty to obtain
little temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety
Very Truly Yours
JOSEPH MacKAY. STATE SECY
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Current Comment

During the battle (near Cassino)
I saw German tanks going into q
ravine flying white flags. We didn't
fire on them. Then these same
tanks came out onto the open fir
ing their guns point-blank at us.
--Sergt. Clye Marion in Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

OF anxiety and
worry. To know
that we shall be
guided If we but
trust In the
power OF the I'M
seen and try
without faltering
to do the right
thing day by
day, Is the great
est support any
one can ever
have In life.
MANY who have
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at s:l2 a. m, sets at $3.50 p. m,
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
The last quarter moon and surrounding
stars were bright in the morning sky at
o'clock many mornings last week. fog In
some sections bIanketed these Friday morn
ing but In other localities the moon and stars
were visible.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

to do with the
more than a
million and a
half" trucks on
hand and on Or
der for 1914.
"This," as the
re port said
pointedly, con
stitutes a ire
nendous num-
Der of trucks"
1t looks like a
tire m e n d o u S
II
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per-
sonal health and hygiene, not 10
disease, diagnosis Of treatment.
will be answered by DR.. Brady 4
stamped seIf-addressed envelope
Is enclosed. Letters should be BRIEF
and written In ink. No reply can
be made to queries not CONFORM
ing to instructions. Address DIR.
william Brady, National News
paper Service, 800 West Madison
street, Chicago. Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

and the Vanderbilt museum well
comes motoring visitors, Long Is
land should become a center OF
interest in life In the oceans Of the
world.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Who's Get Gravy Postwar Production Already Harnesses WPB
Eeetrcon Fight Between Little and Big Business Is TYPICAL
Vnson Opposes Breaking Sterilization for Fxedncome Groups;
BY
DREW PEARSON


peacetme production who get the Here the story
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24


man who has managed to be SO ir-
ritating to us. In any case, 1 wish
you every success.
g., D.D.S)
Answer-Thank you, Doctor. but
could you make it Montreal or Tia
Juana-Id feel safer there.
My Grain
am awakened at any time from
IL to a. m. with headache that
feels as though someone hit me with
an ak, mostly over left eye, the pain
so bad it closes the eye. Several
doctors have called it My Grain or
something like it. and they say as
pirin is the only thing. IF. K)
Answer-Send stamped envelope
bearing your address. and ask fer
pamphlet why Have Headache In
some cases Of Acknowledgements
sick headaches, the attack being
preceded generally by an aura CT
warning such as jagged lights (foi-
LITIGATION spectral at one side of field
Of vision for some time before the
headache begins-high calcium Gie5
and experimenting the diet with
calcium and vitamin D seems to
bring considerable relief. Inclose
ten cents additional for pamphlet
1.-THE Calcium Shortage"
Sulfa Drugs
Do you recommend zone of the
sulfa drugs in the treatment of
---? GA. o.
Answer advise you to leave the
question Of the use of any of the
sulfa drugs to the judgment of your
physician.
Piles
I should likge to know where
can go to get injection treatment
for piles. Every doctor I have asked
has muttered something about the
dangers of such treatment and then
suggested why do anything about
it If you are not having trouble
now?" Why repair leaking root
when the weather is fine? Oh. M
Answer-A doctor who implies IN
lection treatment of internal piles
Is dangerous" is dangerous man
to rely on in any case. Send
stamped envelope bearing your adj
dress and repeat your question.
Copyright, 1914. John F. Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Army VS.. Civilian
Truck Needs
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

One of the more perplexing ques-
tons raised by the Senate Truman
Committees report on transporta-
ton was what the Army was going
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
BATTLE CONTINUES

However, this settles only the
question of electric irons. The
much broader question of all other
peacetime articles, from electric
refrigerators to frying pans, from
mouse traps to spraying nozZleS,
awaits decision. Are they to be
made only by the companies which
made them before, or will the
field be opened to everyone?
Never before in American his
tory has the U. S. Government
had such life-or- death say over
American industry as it has today
through WPB.
WPB moguls are at skies and
SevenS over it. Most of the
dOllar-a-year men follow the
thesis not only of business as
usual but business as it used
to be. They want to freeze
everything.
But some WPBers point to the
tremendous number of inventions
affecting postwar goods, argue
that refrigerators, for instance,
will be made out of plastics, and
that 1t will be unfair and I'M
healthy for the nation to freeze
production in postwar lines.
The American system OF free
competition never was nedd
more than now, they argue, and
big business, even though penal
lied momentarily, has the over
whelming edge in funds, technical
genius, and plant equipment to
catch up with little business even
If the latter does get a head start
now.
Meanwhile, all types of BUSH
ness are straining at the leash,
awaiting the signal to dash into
peacetime production, very much
as the land settlers awaited the
gun to stake out claims In the
old Oklahoma territory.
NO HALFWAY IMITATION
Economic Stabilizer Vinson had
an off-the-record meeting with
members OF the Senate Banking
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
AnYWhere But

If some day you should like to
address dental group in Chicago.
I believe that could be arranged.
Many of us would like to meet the
man who has managed to be SO IT.
ritating to us. In any case, I wish
you every success.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L DOUGLASS. D. D.

WE CAN BE CERTAIN
The Lord will guide us.
II we can but come to believe In
the guidance of God, 1t will change
our lives and make everyday living
a thing Of Joy instead OF thing
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

Many young lieutenant in the
Army or Navy who gets mar
ried these days wants t purchase,
among his first household require
mentS, an electric iron,. Laundries
are short-haxloe0. the bride has
to do the washing, and an iron
is essential. But there are no
electric irons.
So, with raw material now avail
able, WPB is quite willing to per-
init their manufacture again. That
is no problem.
The problem is: Who is to make
the irons? And there has been a
bitter battle over this.
The big companies which
made electric irons before the
war have clamOred that this
was their job. They point out
that they have been tied up with
airplane and other war orders
which they don't particularly,
want, and that they should not
be penalized.
They also argue that, II the
small companies get In on the
ground floor with the manufac-
of electric irons now, they will
take away the market after the
war.
Meanwhile, many small COM
panies have been near bank
ruptcy during the war, while 80
to 9S pr cent of the war orders
have gone to a relatively few big
companies.
In the end, the electric iron
dispute was compromised in this
manner. The small companies
will manufacture the irons.
Then they will stamp the irons
with the trade marks of the
big companies and turn them
over to the big companies.
The big companies will then
sell them and maintain a place
in the sun for postwar produc-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

Answer advise you to leave the
question of the use of any of the
sulfa drugs to the judgment OF your
physician.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15

The Japs have an elastic defense
system, all right. 1t keeps swapping
right back in their not-so-easy-to-
save face.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15

This Is the time of year when we
suffer from a distinctly seasonal all
ment. It's called shoppers elbow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15

ParadoXically, Hitler may go into
hiding by coming out from behind
that upper lip .hrubbery.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15
Words of Wisdom.
TOday'S Horoscope.

II is better to be nobIy remember
ed, thar nObly born.-Ruskin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15

MR.. FARMER-HAVE YOUR WELL
drilled now and pay for It twelve
months later. Write for quotation
and give direction and distance
from town. Heater Well Co., Ra-
leigh. N. c.. TueS-&-Fri-ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15

WANTED. TWOROOM APART
ment by couple. No children.
Phone 1851. l2~0ll
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15

HOUSE JACKS-3 SIZES $3.50,
500 and $3.50. Watkins Hard
ware Co. l2-4tI
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15

TRY TOLSCN'S 3CABE KNOX 4
specific treatment for ltch, eczema
and all forms Of skin irritation. 15c
and $l.00 per jar. Peoples Drug
Store, Henderson. N. c. 1&Ftt
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-15
WANT ADS
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-05
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO BILLY CONN? SAID TO WEIGH
l65 LBS; CHALLENGED BY RAY ROBINSON
RY Don DeIpiOhhur

YORK-What happened Billy Conn, white hope"
relieve his heavyweight title? Buey
headline hunter cracked the sensational
story 1914 weeks about MP Alabama putting Joe Louis
Ray jail violating Jim Crow regulations
army post the pub has been turned again to the ua
surrounding and affecting the heavyweight champion of the world
Buey taking
increasing interest
sedng Roxborough and Julian Black nce Joe only
today ecor probably closer to the nations
opg boxers champions since the has started than
other writer he who nnoeny asked what has happened to
Billy Conn.,"
against years ago seemingly his way
terrific triumph the Brown Bomber has been kept Of the
connection with occasional pieces which speculation
bouts with Joe Louis voiced Little nothing said
doing subject
speculation Why hasn't Conn been used morale building
the have Max Bae and other white fighters including such
Sharky Dempsey Tunney Barney
Ross? Why didn't Conn head troupe of white boxing
did Louis tourt country?
course, IN was
consequently power
But to say that one would have to keep his tongue his cheek Conn
white also Irish Millions whites by a fighter
and the lone white fighter" who'll beat champion
ship He's natural for morale building etc. especially with white
members armed forces who would listen alphabetically
told how close he and far from the
sporsdomthe heavyweight championship of the world
dismiss such fellow Billy Conn lightly.
Tpof Conn during visit of the Louis Troupe
down south which supposed
that observed his deep surprise
65 pounds and in such condition. likely
weighing O as Louis will probably weigh at rngme when the
story Immediately sought with Conn
for Sgt Ray Robinson the weerweght
nsepaabe sdeck Robinson up fight Tony zae
mddewght champion only have Ze duck has fought
and defeated with mddewg Founders
had knocked beaten all the good boys his weight
and others feel that Robinson
165 pounds The proposed fell
officials got wind of the idea.
One story concerning Conn that Billy easily
those who recall his terrific fight
that he has his problems of how he will beat
that day and deliberately keeping
works the problem getting back pounds
he kind of figure champion
keep running if he does another ring
Robinson meanwhile is in Haoran Hospital according
inside reports connection said Robin