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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-03-14
Vloga k~omunistov

Vecina vsega p~oliticnega vod-
silva je izvirala IL ljubljanske
intelligence, V kateri je bio ne
kaj radikalcev, XII so javno pro-
pagirali socialno in ekonomsko
preuredbo Jugoslavije. Med tie
so spadali tudi vodilni komuni-
Sti, Xxi SO bill dobro poznani V
ljubljanskih politicnih in kul-
turnih krogih (Kidric, Kardelj)
in SO vzivali zaupanje in sposto-
vanje tudi med svojimi polite
mimi konkurenti pr obrtnih "a
drugah in med liberalnimi in
klerikalnimi clement. Slednii
so vedeli, ola Sc bodo ii radikal-
CT hrabro in poSteno borili "a
Svobodo ter da bodo S svojo a
gresivno energijo in osnovno
zdravim politicnim programom
povlekli tudi preprosti narod
ma svojo stran. To Sc je ures-
nlcilo, kajti V treh letih in pol
Je Osvobodilna fronta organizi-
rala slOvensko narodno vojsko,
XII Steje mad 40, 900 rednih Dor
cev ter nadaljnih 40 do so tisoc
navadnih gerilcev, XII SC sicer
podvrzeni komandi glavnega
Staba narodne osvobodilne vol
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Neznanje je deIavcev najhujsi
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R%DOAA
van in prinaSa gradivo o vojaski
IN politicni ~situaciji pc vsem
svetu in seveda polaga najvec
vaznosti Sloveniji in vlogi, XII jo
igra Osvobodilna fronta v tel
svetovni vojaski in politicni bor-
'bi. Stranka izdaja tudi drug ma
terijal commissioners z~nacaja,
XII pa je namenjen clanom stran-
Ike "a prosvetne namene, ne pa
drugim elanom Osvobodilne
frOnte.
Drugi vazni listi so: "FSIoven-
ska Poroce0alec', XII je glavno
glasilo Osvobodilne fronte,
"Kmecki Glas', namenjen kme-
tovalcem in poljedelcem, "zena
Danes, XII Sc peca z vprasanji
in problemi zenstva in gospo-
~dinjstva, "SlovenSki Partizan",
XII je glasilo Narodne osvobodil-
ne vojske Slovenije, ter mnogo
drugih mani vaznih listov in re-
VII. Mnogo teh listov prihaja tu-
di V Ameriko in niti V enem nj
opaziti kake komunisticne pro-
pagande.
Narod IN OsUobodilna fromta
Kaj pa slovenski narod? Kak-
Sen je njegov odnoSaj napram
Osvobodilni 'front.'?
Ljudstvo ina popolno zaupa-
ME V vodstvo Osvobodilne from
tie IN ne povprasuje, kakSne
stranke je eden ali drugi. Zave-
ola pa Sc dobro, KIDD je zgradil
OsVobodilno fronto. Predstav-
liza 81 jo "a najviSjo politicno in
civilno oblast in z zadovo1i-
stvom uvideva, da nj res tista
grda posast, kot SO 10 slikali be-
logardisti IL Ljubljane pc radi-
ju, pc casopisih, kakor tudi z
mnogih priznic. Ne vtika Sc V
privatno zivljenje ljudstva ali
v njegovo zero in cerkev.
Dasiravno je bila vojna zelo
krvava in je spocetka civilna re-
volucija razprsila mnogo druzin,
ia polozaj danes nj vec vazen.
Narod priznava tudi komuni-
stom kredit "a njihovo vesce
vodstvc in pomoc pr organizi-
ranju osvobodilnega pokreta
med narodom, XII sestoii z zelo
konservativnih kmetov in XII SO
globoko varni in zelo staroko-
pitnega politicnega misljenja.
Komunisti pa SO Sprawl in po-
vezali V bisago svoje politicne
nazore, XII bi znali narod pope
ljati v motvirje civilne vojne in
sovrastva. In zasejati civilno
vojno in sovrastvo med ljudstvo
81 je sovraznik pozelel. Komuni-
sti SO previdno spoznali, ola je
hitlerizem najvecji sovraznik
slovenskega naroda, ter ola DO
narod spoznal svoie voditelie lie
pc njihovem delu in uspehih, ne
pa pc lepo zvonecih politicnih
geslih.
Komunisti v Sloveniji ne OBJ
vladujejo nobene pozicije, XII hi
jim zagotovila kaksno kontrolo
mad Waldo pc koncani vojni. Ce-
10 slo0enski parliament je zacr-
tai narodu lie provizoricne ali
zacasne smernice. Slovenski ma
rodni osvobodilni svet, XII je IL
vrSevalni odbor slovenske Wade
ali parlamenta, vedno poudar-
ia, da osvobodilno gibanje da-
mes ne more d~olociti koncnega
obrisa move drzave. Yes narod
mora biti najprej osvobojen in
imeti priliko do svobodnih vo-
litev, predno je mogoce to de-
mokraticno in pravicno dolociti.
Isto staliSce zavzema 0 tenn
~vprasanju tudi nova ~federalna
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Jugosioviio dobiIo
vIudo 20 novodiIih
in Tifovih nucrfih
(Nadaljevanje S /. strani.


(Nadaljevanje S /. strani.)
preveliko stevilo. Bolje je imeti
ne p~restevilno ministrov, pac pa
dober parliament.
Izmed Slovencev je v vladi
tudi professor Edo Kocbek. On
Sc je vcasi udejstvoval pri DO
mu in svetu", pa Sc je lastni-
kom, XII SO to revijo kontrolirali,
zameril in on je sluzbo izgubil.
Smatran je "a Krekovca (kr-
scanskega socialista). Vsega sku-
PAL je V now vladi pet Sloven-
ceV.
Starih socialistov nj v tel Via
di, kajti kar je bio znanih, SO
bill pc Hitlerjevi in Mussolini-
jew okupaciji poslani v jetniske
tabore. Drugi, mani znani, pa SO
Sc uv~eljavili v podtalnih aktiv-
nostih in lie ii sedaj kaj veliaio.
Vpra$anje oblike blade
Narodna osvobodilna fronta
bi - &c bi bio cd ME odvisno,
kralja re odpravila, pa ga An
glezi zmerom protezirajo. A po-
dali SO Sc sal toliko, da mai 81
svoj dom ohrani v Angliji. A
nekega dine bodo morali Jugo-
slovani glasovati O tenn. Do ia
KRAFT pa DO kralja nadomescal re-
gentski svet. Casniska agenciia
ONA poroca o MENU med dru-
GIN:
CLAM regentstva SO vsi re sta
rejsi drzavniki, XII imajo este
roke V pogledu odpora proti
Nemcem, a kljub temu MISC te-
sno povezani z nobeno obstojeco
p%oliticno stranko.
Ante Mandic je Hrvat in rim
ski katolik. Rojen v Istri, ie
Mandic re leta 1913 pomagal u
stanoviti jugoslovanski odbor v
Londonu. V tel vojni je bill in
terniran V Italiji in izpuseen ma
svobodo Sele pc premirju z tia
LILO. Kmalu nato Sc je prijavil V
osvobodilno fronto.
Srdjan Budisavljevic je pra-
voslavni Srb iz Hrvaske. Bill lie
pref prvak srbske neodvisne de-
mokraticne stranke izVen stare
Srbije. Bill je clan Wade genera
la Simovica in je z MIN odSel v
London, odkoder Sc je pred 10.
dnevi vrnil v Beograd.
Dusan Srnec pa je Slovenec,
rimski katolik, inzenir in bivSi
professor ma ljubljanski visoki
Soil. Leta 1927 je bill minister
"a javna della, leta 1929 pa mi
mister "a sumo in rude. Pristopil
je k slovenski narodni osvobo-
dilni 'front.' kmalu pc njeni usta-
novitvi leta 1941, ter je postal
Titov financni minister v no
vembru leta 1913.
Regent brez Uladarskih pravic
Ia regentski svet, XII je teore-
ticno odgovoren kralju Petru, Sc
brzkone ne DO vtikal V vladar-
ske zadeve. Imenovan je bill, ola
Sc zadosti Churchillovim kapri-
cam, in tudi Roosevelt mu je po-
magal. A bio bi pametneiSe,
ako hi velika trojica prepustila
vso svobodo odlocanja narodni
osvobodilni 'front.', to je, Avno-
ju, kralju Petru pa ustavila
ceke.
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MuIo Sole v resnih cosih

(Konec To- nsicevega dopisa S
3 strani.)
Nova mia, nova vaga,
zmislijo 81 Vsega vraga.
Litercek in kilogram,
tega pac JAZZ ne poznam.
Majhna mia, majhna vaga,
to Sc meni Re frzmaga.
Dosti NAL ID bill bokau,
tako da bilo ga je Sc premal.
IL Ultra tudi nj kaj pitt,
" glazek nj kaj naliti.
To je samo "a gospodo,
ker pomeSa vino z vodo.
Poberite Sc S tenn litri,
mi smo pri pijaci hitri.
Kar prinesi ga nam lonec,
sal ga DO kmalu konec.
&c k mesarju Sc podam,
mi vaga ma kilogram.
Bette Sc vi solit,
krneta nj lahko obrit.
Kupil sem zelezne cveke,
yagal mi Jill je ma deke.
Vrag maj vas NORGE vzame
in te vase dekograme.
Sedaj bojim Sc Sc novice,
da manjSe bodo tudi zlice.
Sklede in tudi piskri,
&c to zvedo Sc v Ribnici.s
Bert pa re tudi tezko caka,
da hi kupil tega vraga.
&c bi bill litri manjSi,
bi jih kupil bert Sc rajSi.
LIE kelnarce DO Skoda,
ker premajhna DO posoda,
veckrat treba DO letet
S praznim litrom dol v klet.
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MIRKO G. KUHEL.
Nadaljevanje.)

Osvobodilna fronta je pricela
odpor proti sovrazniku takoi.
IL zased SO slabo oborozene sku-
pine napadale italijanske in
nemSke vojake, jim pobirale
orozje, municijo, obleko in dru-
sc potrebScine in zopet izginile
V ''hoSto". TAX je bill pricetek
partizanstva. Ze meseca Julia
1941 citamo o velikih spopadih
med slovenskimi gerilci in TIA
liiani in Nemci in o velikih sa-
botazah ma zelezniSkih progah,
ceStah, mostovih in vaznih ma
pravah V manjSih mestih in va
sch. Dokler je imela Nemciia
lie emo fronto = v Severni Afri-
XII II je bila vsaka miSel ma kak
vecji odpor prot sovrazniku V
Sloveniji navaden samomor.
Vodstvo osvobodilne fronte Sc
je tega dobro zavedalo in ie BIZ
10 skrajno previdno. Gin pa ie
Hitler napadel slovansko Rust
10 in potegnil mnogo svojih di-
VIII il Jugoslavije ma rusko
fronto, je zaplamtela gerilska
vojna tudi V Sloveniji in dru-
9Th delhi Jugoslavije, Tu je bila
prilika "a Jugoslovane, da nu-
dijo izdatno pomoG zaveznikom
V Afriki in Rusiji s tenn, da sa-
b~otirajo p%revazanje nemSkih
vojaSkih zalog in moStva ter ia
ko zadrzijo GIN vec nemSke in
italijanske vojske ma Balkanu.
Rezultat aktivnega odpora V Ju-
g~oslaviji je pripomogel do We
likega poraza afrikanskega kor-
pusa V Egiptu in severni Afri-
Xxi, Rusiji pa je nudil d~ragocene
tedne in mesece "a pripravo
ofenzive prot nemSkemu Wehr-
machtu.
V slovenskem nardu Sc ie
zbudila slovanska dusa, XII ie
celia stoletja samo sanjala O
MAXI Slavi"; sedaj pa Sc je z
Velikim zaupanjem zazrla v
carlo svobode - prot vzhodu
proti materi vsega Slovan-
silva - Rusiji. In slovenski sla-
vofili, XII SO sedaj ucakali tisti
trenutek, ko je napocila ura "a
BOZ "a zivljenje ali smrt, "a svo-
bodo ali suznost, "a smrtni uda-
rec sovrazniku, unicevalcu in
raZnarodovalcu slovanstva -
germaniZmu - so poZabili ma
Vse malenkostne razlike svoiih
politiGnih smernic in Sc pridru-
Eli Osvobodilni 'front.'. Uvideli
so, da obstajata samo dive poti:
BOZ proti Hitlerju, ali boj "a
Hitlerja. Srednje poti nj bio
nObene.
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Frideric Mistrol:
vrubec pupeza Ivuno

Papez Ivan XII, XII je vladal
Y Avinjonu cd 1916. do 1884.
IN katerega krasen spomenik
vldlite v Notre Dame DIES
Doms, Sc je napotil nekega dine
v Pariz; p~otujoc skozi mesto
Nevers, Sc je ustavil v samo-
stanu opatic.
Opatice SO Sc potrudile, da
svetemu ocetu elm bolje po-
strezejo, da mu bivanje ustva-
rio elm ugodnejse, tako ola je
papez pred odhodom rekel
predstojnici:
Matt, zelo sem zadovolien
z vasim gostoljubjem, cato
YAM z najvecjim veseljem IL
polnim vsako zeljo!"
Predstojnica je smehljaje
odgovorila:
"Veliki, sveti, gotovo ii je
znano, kako mas, uboge zenske
boil, da Sc moramo izpovedati
moSkim. Ako nam dovoliS, da
Sc smemo izpovedati zenskam.
ustvaril bi S tenn reformo, ka-
tero bi z najvecjim navduSe-
MEM pozdravil yes zenski
svet."
Papez je odgovoril;
"Razmisljal bonn o tenn"
Papez zapove, da mu osedla-
jo mega in ko je zajahal, re-
&c predstojnici:
Imam tn dragoceno skrinii-
co. Zdi Sc mi, STORM pray, ako
.jo shranim pri vas. Clovek ne
We, kaj vse Sc. lahko zgodi ma
potu. 10 Sc bonn vracal, Sc spet
oglasim pr vas in vzamem
skrinjico. Skrbno mi pazite ma
to skrinjico; glejte, tukaj je tu-
di kljucek, vendar prepovedu-
jem YAM odpreti skrinjico!"
Komaj je papez Ivan XII.
odSel is samostana, SO Sc zbra-
lie vse opatice in z objestno ra-
dovednostjo hotele skrinjico
odpreti.
"Kaj neki je NIP. Po-
glejmo. Hajd!.. ). Poglej-
mo-. ="
Hudic jim nj dial miru in Jill
je zapeljal. -. Predstojnica
vzame kljucek. hrc odpr-
to je..
"Jooj, joooj!. ="
In V tistem trenutku, matt
nebeSka, zloti il skrinjice vra-
bee ter odleti dalec S pisem-
Gem, XII ga je incl privezane-
ga okrog vratu.
Lahko ST mislite, kako so sta
lie .opatice vse okamenele in
smrtno ~prestrasene.
Ko Sc je papez cez mesec dni
vracal il Pariza, Sc je zopet
ustavil pr opaticah.
"Kaj della moja skrinjica,"
je vprasal papez predstojnico.
"Daj, prinesi mi jon'
"Ah, veliki, sveti oce," zasto-
kajo pc vrsti vse opatice in pa
dejo ma kolnena. "Oprosti nam,
v bozjem imenu; ptica nam je
usla."
Ivan XII. Sc glasno nasmeje.
"Kako ste nesrecnel Niti to-
like moci inmate, da drzite mo-
jo prepoved Q prazni skrinjci,
a kako bi potem mogle vzdrza-
ii spovedno tajnost? Ne, drage
mole! Kakor dosedaj, tako bo-
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DRZAVLJANSKl
PRIROCNIK

nova knjizica, S ~poljudnimi navodih
kako postati AMERISKI DRAW
LIAM.
Poleg vprasanj, XII Jill navadno sod
Mkt stavijo pri izpitu "a drzavljan-
stvo, vsebuje knjizica Sc V II. delu
nekaj vaznih letnic il zgodovine ze-
dinjenih draw, V III. delu pod ma
slovom RAZNO, pa Proglas neod-
visnosti, Ustavo Zed. draw, Lincol-
nov govor Gettysburgu, Predsed-
niki Zedinjenih draw in Poedine
drzave z glavnim mes5om, Stevilom
prebivalstva in velikostjo.
Cena knjizici .;e Same SO centov 4
postnino vred.
Narocila sprejenla:
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-03-14
MlRKO G. KUHEL.
Razvoi SIovenHe
V naporih "a
svoio svobodo


med redne vojake.
Opera, XII jo je Osvobodilna
fronta dobila cd navadnega
ljudstva, je slonela ne dejstvu,
da je program Osvobodilne
fronte dolocal "a pravo osvobo-
ditev in svobodo slovenskega
naroda, in ne radi kakih polite
nth smernic komunisticne stran-
Ike. V nobenem slucaju nj ia
stranka skuSala vsiliti komu
svoje politicne ideje in teorije,
toda nedvomno je p~ovecala svo-
ie stevilo radi velikega presti-
"a, XII ga je dobila S svojo dale
kovidnostjo o usodi Slovenije in
s svojo a~gresivno akcijo prot
narodnim sovraznikom. Najvec-
ia bedastoca pa je, ko nekateri
trdijo, da je Osvobodilna from
ia "komunisticna'', oziroma Ola
So elani narodne osvobodilne
vojske in partizanskih odredov
Slovenije sami "komunisti".
Pretirano bi bio cello, &c bi re-
XII, da je 1917 osobja Osvobo-
dime fronte commissioners.
Osvobodilna fronta do danes Sc
nj podvzela nit enega koraka
pri svojem osvobodilnem ali po-
liticnem delu V Sloveniji, XII bi
bill komunisticnega znacaja, ali
o katerem nj odlocala ljudska
vecina potion svobodnih Volt
tev. Edinstvo slovenskega ma
roda sloni izkljucno ma vpraSa-
nju osvoboditve in pridruzenja
demokraticne Slovenije v fede-
racijo z drugimi narodi Jugo-
slavic. To je cilj vseh polite
nih strank in posameznikov, XII
Sc udejstvujejo V Osvobodilni
'front.' in ia program je abso-
lutno narodnega znacaja, kate
rega Slovenci globoko razume-
vajo.
V svoji notranji politiki pred
videva ia program slovenski
narod, slovenski jerk in njego-
COVE kulturne tradicije ter ne
omeieno priliko "a razvoj Slo-
vencev kot svobodnih ljudi. Ia
ko Slovenijo predstavlja mogo-
co lie druzbi drugih narodov
Jugoslavije - pod istimi pogo
il - federativni DRAW.
Komunisti v Sloveniji ne ma
stopajo kot politicna skupina
loceni cd drugih, temvec skup-
no in vzajemno kot posamezni
clani Osvobodilne fronte. Do
bro uvidevajo, da gospodarske
in eticne razmere ne d~opuscajo
v Sloveniji takih sprememb,
kot Jill je Ameriki prinesla
ameriSka revolucija, ali Rusiji
oktobrska revolucije. In radi
tega nasprotujejo, da bi Sc V
notranje zadeve Slovenije vii
kale zunanje sile Russia,
Anglia ali kaka dru-
ga zavezniska drzava. Pomoe
"a povojno rekonstrukcijo de-
zele pa h~valezno sprejemajo cd
vsake drzave. Pripravljeni SO
uciti Sc Cd vsakega naroda, XII
81 je s svojo krvjo priboril svo-
10 svobodo, posebno Amerika S
revolucijo prot Angliji in
Russia S svojo proti carizmu.
Slovenski komunisti nimajo no
benega nacrta "a bodoce smer-
nice Slovenije, razen omega, ka-
terega je sprejela Osvobodilna
fronta in S katerim Sc strinja
do malaga YES slovenski narod.
casopisi IN reUije
znacaj politicne propaganda
V casopisih in drugih publikaci-
jah najvec pokaze politicno
smer. Teh listov in p%ublikacij je
med partizani V Sloveniji soraz-
merno veliko. Toda edini list ko-
munisticnega znacaja je "Ljud-
ska PraUica", glasilo komunisti-
enc stranke. Ia je namenjen IL
kljucno "a clane stranke in Sc
ponasa z obicajnim 'kladivom in
List je prakticno %ureje-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-03-14

KakO je z vaSim znanceIn, sOse-
dom, prijateljem? Ste mu kdaj pri-
porocili, da maj 81 naroci Proletar-
ca? Poskusite, morda ga pridobite!
Proletarec je bill ustanovljen, Ga
sIuzi delavstyu. Tel naIOgi je west
v vsakem slucaju, v krizah in do
birth" cash, vOjnah in miru. Pod
pirate ga.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-03-14
Nemske V-bombe Sc
vedno mad AngIijo

NemSke V-bombe so ubile
meseca januarja v Angliji 585
oseb, 1929 pa je bio ranienih.
TIE izgube SO Sc enkrat tolikSne
kot SO bile decembra.
Med ubitimi je bio januarja
"a otrok, 228 otrok pa poskodo-
vanih.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-03-14
Knjigorno ProIetorco
1901 S. Lawndale Avenue
CHICAGO %, ILL.
POSLUSAJTE

vsoko aedeIjo prvo in mai
stareiso jugoslovonsko 70,
do uro v Chicoqu Cd 9. do
10. ure dopoIdne, postoIo
Vodi 10 GEORGE Morchon
VICES, 1850 kiIocycIes.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
DRUMMER
A 0-second closeup

VARIETY. Karl Glassman, ace ket-
tie drummer, has whammed drums
for As years. He has whammed them
from Coney Island to Buenos Aires;
for burlesque, vaudeville, radio, the
'Follies." opera, dance bands. Now
he's in the NBC Symphony orchestra
under Toscanini
Having drummed for such former
stars as Anna Held, Pat Rooney and
Pavlova, Karl has a fund of stories.
Forgetting to count the bars in
long rest once under Damrosch, he
broke in at the wrong place with an
uproar that almost unseated the
piano soloist. Ever since. he has count
ed every measure, including the no
bar rest in Beethoven's Ninth"
The most spectacular affair he ever
played was for Texas oil man. 1t
cost over 100000 - with galaxy
of opera and stage stars, two orches-
tras. thousands of spotlighted bal
looms. yellow parrots in the foyer,
Illuminated fountains with live mer-
maids and champagne bottles dang
ling from chandeliers. Once, when
he was dog-tired after playing all
NIGHT for New Years narty the
host threw open the dining room to
a turkey dinner for the band with
500 tips at each plate.
NOISY. The morning after Karl
opened an uptown New York drum
studio, his traps we're stacked in the
hall with a request to vacate: tenants
Evening star., 1945-04-15

had complained. 1t was the same
other places until he leased the top
floor of a theater building in the roar
ing 4O's. Here he soon had 200 pupils,
six teachers and correspondence schol-
ars from as far as Glasgow, Australia
and South America.
Karl played drums for fun as
boy in Indianapolis. Shortly after
coming to New York, he heard that a
tympanist was needed for the newly
formed New York Symphony, audi
toned with 40 others and was accept
ed. He can play tunes on his six cop
per caldrons and has invented one
key tuner. At 81, he's nifty boxer.
There's nothing like drumming if
you're training for the ring" he says.
-DOR0N K. ANTRIM
Evening star., 1945-04-15
DMnkMMHr

CRUEL. The other day we noticed
young lady coming out of a restau-
rant with a lighted cigarette in her
hand. She tossed it on the sidewalk,
ground it out with her shoe. Suddenly
a man darted over, snatched up the
cigarette, examined the battered
ruins, said: "Aw, lady. don't NEVER
step on one!'
BREADWINNER, STARS and
Stripes" tells about one tiny girl
whose views on economics are strictly
l945. She ends her nightly prayers
Evening star., 1945-04-15

by the Delinskys until they
all got to know each other
WIHEN l was boy. in the corn-growing
w section of the Middle West, Rus
sian family moved in - on washed-out,
cocklebur covered patch of forty acres
behind the county poor farm.
That was the last kind of people in the
world that we wanted moving in on US
Rooshans - that's what we called them,
although they might have come from
Poland. Their name was Delinsky and
they had the most shocking ways we'd
ever heard of.
One was that Anton Delinsky worked
cow and horse together. You can imagine
how that shocked us - in neighborhood
where we had Percherons and Clydesdales.
Another was that Anton Delinsky wore
the most tremendous beard we d ever seen.
Now and then farmer had a goatee,
but nobody had spade beard Nobody
except Anton Delinsky the queer Rooshan.
Most of our people were for leaving them
strictly alone - because the Delinskys
were not Americans.
But my father said. They've come to
America and we ought to neighbor with
them
So my father went down to call on them.
Mr.. Delinsky was setting cornerpost.
The proper etiquette would have been for
MIR. Delinsky to stop work and talk in
friendly way. But Mr. Delinsky kept
right on digging. He could talk a little
English, but he said hardly thing He
just wasn't very agreeable. That was the
plain truth of it.
Then one day band of horse trading
gypsies came along. They had fine
looking animal and traded him to MIR.
Delinsky for rackabones. The next day
MIR. Delinsky brought his ine-looking new
horse to my father and said, "Iss dyin'"
The horse barred his teeth and began
making the most dreadful sucking sounds
anybody ever heard.
you've got windcribber," said my
father
A windcribber is an animal who sucks
wind into its stomach after eating "a
practically worthless piece of horsefesh.
What do?" asked Mr. Delinsky
you can't do anything" my father
said But maybe cam
He got out our cart and started on the
trail of the trading gypsies. He came
back that evening leading Mr. Delinsky's
own horse
Mr. Delinsky was delighted. He became
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more friendly toward my father and to
the neighbors
One Sunday the Newt Kennedys gave
watermelon party and the queer Dein-
skys came They didn't talk much, but
they sure showed down the watermelons
Then we all sat on the edge of the porch
and talked. The Delinskys were still shy.
but after spell they loosened up bit.
When it was time to start home, Mr..
Delinsky took Newt kennedy's hand and
shook it heartily "Iss goot," he said.
One night the Willhoytes had taffy
pull At first the Delinskys were as silent as
ever. But after while they began to whis-
per in Russian Bad manners, we thought
SUDDENLY they all hoped out onto the
middle of the floor and began to sing and
dance We were simply popeyed.
That night we got better acquainted
with the Delinskys than we ever had be-
FORE And the better we knew them. the
better we liked them.
MIR. Delinsky bought sixty acres of
land. Now he was getting to be somebody
"a landowner like ourselves. Also he
was learning lngalish, as he called it. And
his children were going to our country
school. When they started, we picked on
them and laughed at them. Then little
Delinsky knocked the wind out of US by
winning the annual spelling prize
But that wasn't anything compared
to what happened year or two after
ward At our annual Corn Carnival. Mr.
Delinsky won first prize for the best ear
of corn. That was tremendous honor.
Then suddenly, catastrophe struck.
Anton Delinsky's house burned down.
He was stunned; he talked about leaving
to 60 into business in Omaha
But now no one wanted the DelinSkys
to leave So we had shower for them, and
we helped them build another house.
i HE First World War swept down on
our community and our boys marched to
the depot to the strains of Over There"
Time passed. Then, one day. the telegraph
operator called Mrs. Delinsky on the
phone to tell her that her son had been
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
with palms. Oh! what a day of rejoicing
in our little community; how glad we
were that we had the Delinskys among us
- the family we had once turned up our
noses at
There are lots of Delinskys in the world
Maybe that's the moral of this story May
be it's a good moral to think about now
that people from all over the world are
coming together to talk about peace And
maybe we can hare peace if we all get to
know and understand each other better.
Evening star., 1945-04-15

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