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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

.o 4 have colonies abroad without being aggressive, and that the wiping out of Japanese belligerency is far deeper problem. It gets down to a democratic change in the whole outlook and philosophy of the Japanese people.
 It is doubtful if they can be persuaded to give up the idea that Japanese are born to rule the world until they also give up Shintosn, the state religion which teaches just exactly that and which revolves around the person of the Emperor.
 Hirohito probably is, as MT. Grew maintains moderate man, much more moderate than the mile itarists around him. However Emperors come and go. And it is the system which they represent 9 system which teaches all devout and loyal Japanese that war and conquest essential part of their life, which stands between us and permanent peace
 The best description of how Joe Grew was com pletely hoodwinked by the charming and moderate" nobility around the Emperor is told by young U. s. Naval officer, Andrew Roth, who was promptly capped into jail after his book was submitted to superior officers for clearance and who still faces charge of using government documents for his own gain. However, when and If his book, Dilemma Tn Japan" is published by Little Brown & Co.,. 1t will be something every American interested in peace in the Pacific should read am indebted to It. Roth for some excellent material on this subject
 Most important thing for our military governors to remember about Hirohito is that-O he is hog-tied by and is part of the five big business families of Japan which helped promote Japanese conquest of China and which fat wars; and () he is the heart and soul of state religion which breaches war.
 This is what our former Ambassador to Japan, MT. Crew. so tragically failed to grasp before Pearl darDor ana WnaC nc mas COnCnueu to ignore WneH, as Undersecretafy of State, he has sold policy of Emperor-retention on Secretary Byrnes and Presi- dent Truman
 How charming and ingratiating the Japanese nobility can be Cor else how naive our Ambassador was) is indicated by Crews own diary and by some of the teegrams he sent back to the State Depart ment just six weeks before Pearl Harbor. It was obvious from Crews reports that the Imperial courtiers of Hrohito wrapped Ambassador around their little fingers.
 Not only did he urge that we continue sending oil and scrap iron to Japan, but in late October, 1941 after the bloodthirsty Gen. Tojo actually had become Prime Minister, Grew was 50 naive and short-sighted as to inform the State Department that Tojo would resign" if he failed to iron our U. S-Japanese troubles in the peace talks which the world later realized were mere smoke-sc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
A Thought for Today
Food For Europe

Waterbury has given freely and cooperated in the many projects that assisted the effort and that has kept things keel the home front All War Bond drives have had good backing fine response and material success With the sounds and confusion of the just ended dis appearing ddence inertia should not lessen the en- husias the last and most successful of all drveshe Victory War Bond drive which is likely be launched soon
 Assistance will also be needed in the rehabilitation In the countries directly affected The hungry and the ill., clothed are fed and looked after If we let Europe go cold and hungry may lose some of the foundations o order which the hope for world peace must rest the President has warned
 The urgent request of the Presidents is now being implemented by the nationwide Community Canning Pro gram for War Relief Several organizations including the
 Girl Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls assisting in the packing and collection of surplus food from our farms and town gardens for shipment to war-ravaged and wardls rpted countries the Some months ago this country aout with supplies of used cloth ing For time continued generosity is asked.
 In the final analysis the folks on the home front the househoders can complete job by their generosity and cooperation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Views Of The Press
AMERICAN ID. P.s"
(New York Times)

(New York Times)
 The saddest figures in World War II have been those known in Eu- rope as ID. P.'s" = displaced per- sons, driven from their homes by advancing armies or recruited by the Germans for forced labor. To these must be added those who will bem owed to fit new boundary lines, such as the Germans of East Prus- sia and the Sudentenland, In China there have been vast migratiors up the Yangtze Valley, estimated at 50000,O00 or more individuals. There are doubtless many homeless wan derers in the fought-over sections of the Chinese Southeast. In every embattled area the world over there has been some displacement of population from heavily bombed cities.
 The United States has not seen war migrations in their tragic phase but 1t has seen them. More than 300,000 new residents crowded into Washington. Detroit, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay cities and other centers of war industry grew enormously. Negroes and rural white people left the South, many going to Michigan and Illinois, others heading for the Pacific Coast. Country people in New England came down into the manufacturing towns. During the three and a half years ending in November, l943, thirty states lost 3,400O00 In popu- lation, and this movement was probabely accelerated after that time. Moreover, there were move ments within States which were real displacements. Add 12,000,000 serv- ice men and women to the war in- dustry total, and it may be that as many as one-sixth of the people of the United States have changed res- idence since l940.
 This sort of wandering around is of a piece with the tapestry of American history. Americans dritted from east to west, clear across the continent, turned back to populate the Great Plains, milled around in- cessantly after the automobile made travel easy. The migratory worker is a recognizable and in many sections essential = type. We won't know for some time what lasting effect the war migrations will have. Many war workers will go home as soon as they can. Others won't The Pacific Coast in particular is likely to retain hundreds of thousands of war workers and soldiers-probabl more than there will be jobs for at first. Quite apart from jobs, the war may leave countless Americans with itching feet and permanent wan derlust. In this field as in others we shall be adding up the total results of total war for many years to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

The card didn't say whether it came from Walace's hybrid seed corn establishment in Iowa.
 
 Freshman Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon and family have finally found house, which is news They've been looking ever since the new Congress convened last January. Washington housing situation is that tight
 The very deep dish Senate Commerce Committee hearings on the McCarran chosen instrument inter- national aviation bill were under way when three curious GI.'s wandered in All the visitors chairs were taken so the soldiers stood around listening to the testimony, until the chairman, Sen Josiah w. Bailey of North Carolina stopped proceedings T see have members of the armed forces as guests" he said land 1t isn't right that they should stand. We would be glad to have them sit with the commit tee So the three soldiers got big padded chairs at the long green table and had to sit there for two hours not being able to get out
 Of the nearly 150 members of the present Con- gress who veterans of world wars, surprising number hold decorations for battle honors J. LeRoy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Washington Notebook
By Peter Edso,s

Johnson of California won the Silver Star as an aviator. Edouard V. Izac of California holds the Medal of Honor.
 Sen C. Wayland Brooks of Illinois served in the Sixth Marines and holds DSC, Navy Cross and Croix de Guerre. Forest A. Harness of Indiana was awarded the Purple Heart. Brett P. Scrivner of Kansas has Purple Heart and Silver Star Sen. Mill lard E. Tydings has DSC and D.SM. Robert W Kean of New Jersey holds Silver Star and D.SC.
 Joseph Clark Baldwin of New York won Legion of Honor. Pat Kearney of New York has Legion ot Honor and Croix de Guerre Walter c. Andrews of New York has DISC. B. Carroll Reece of Tennessee has DSC, DS.M, Purple Heart, Croix de Guerre with palm and five citations.
 Army Provost Marshal Generals office tries tt down most Of the gossip stories about how Ger man prisoners of war are molycoddled in this coun try and its file of debunked rumors is dandy
 A story that had Philadelphia it's ear was radiomonger's report that 100000 pairs of pajamas had been ordered by the Quartermaster depot Tor German PMS OnlA thing wrong with the story was CTS held captive in Germany,
 Another rumor had 1t that German prisoners were allowed to ca. their lunches on the porch of the Arizona Biltmcre Hotel, outside Phoenix. The whole story is that the hotel then closed and the prisoners were assigned contract labor on the grounds
 Report that Army was buying $60 hearing aids for deaf German prisoners grew out of story that International Red Cross had a fund to buy such devices artificial limbs and eyes for prisoners in any country No hearing aids have thus far been ordered for prisoners in US
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
This Shrinking World

President Truman took cognizance of this small and
 terdependent world when he announced in his latest re- port to the nation that shall maintain and acquire such military bases necessary for our future de fense Following and clarifying did the Presidents dls avowa of territorial ambition this statement also served notice that America has learned at least great lesson from this war; and that the false security that dominated again think mpregnabe bastions against invasion And again feel safe if any potential warmaker remote, finds inadequate foreign de- lenses along his borders It seemed of immediate concern to the ordinary American of 1936 when Hitler marched his troops the Rhneland But if the invading Germans there by French guns and determined French courage there might have been no European war and possibly Pearl Harbor attack
 To many Americans of 1889 it source of positive pride that armed forces inadequate and our air force nfnitesma We determined not to be dragged into any European war-which bameleSS, though hopeless determination But somehow thought that we could discourage attack by being Alarmed and 1ldefended and that by strengthening ourselves should invite ag greson The rocket the jet plane, and now the atomic bomb changed all that Two and Oknawa have become first lines of defense only for the American mainland but for the peace the world The decision to maintain these other islands military bases the first step toward future military security The second to maintain them adequately. And that step is up to Congress.
 That where Congress stumbled badly in the years be- the With their heads burroWed comfortably In the topso of Capitol H succeeding generations of con greSsen cut and withheld military appropriations until in spite of pleas from the Army and Navy, farhest Pa cc outposts became feeble and mpoent This not likely happen again For advancing science scarcely have failed to convince the most isolation minded legislator that distance longer safety in this shrinking world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER
(Hartford Times)


 The grant of $4,o00,Oo0 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to pro- mote research in cancer in con- junction with the Memorial tospi- tai in New York City Is an impor- tant gift to humanity. MT. Sloan, chairman of General Motors, ar- ranges that the foundation bearing his name shall erect building that will cost $2,000,000, and provide $200,0 900 a year for 10 years toward its operating expenses. Tn this en- terprise Charles F. Kettering, vice. president of General Motors, is as- sociated with MT. Sloan, not in fi- nancing but in supplying technical aid.
 The Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research was announced the same day that announcement of the atomic bomb was made. One is the dedication of cinsiderable sum of money to search for means of rid- ding man of one of the most terrible afflictions that can come to him; the other was the successful demon stration that man now cirnmands the atom and is able to destroy relatively cheaply entire nations. One atomic bomb per city-that's all that's needed.
 Man knows as little about cancer now as he did about splitting the atom six years ago. Two natiins, Great Britain and the United States, hve spent two billion dollars to solve the secret of atomic energy. No one objects to the expenditure. But would there be he same will ingness to spend as much to con- quer cancer: Would there not be much talk about utopian impracti- calities and waste of public funds?
 MT. Sloan is entitled to thanks for his generous gift. It should be doubled by gifts from others-no doubt 1t will be. It, and similar gifts to other institutions, will contribute to the conquering of a terrible dis ease. It is a humanitaran be- stowal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Instructions To Germany

few weeks ago the out of the American occupa- ton in Germany of stumbling and cross purposes which added up to bad local government in numerous cities It is significant though not surprising that few such stories been heard since General Eisenhower took his duties.
 General Ike seems to have approached the job with his Vgor and straight thinking This evident in his ln- sructions residents of the American which clarified the beginning of German life under the provisions of the Potsdam Conference.
 He made no bones of the fact that the Germans will be cold and hungry this winter And he made it clear that while life would be pretty grim any whining by the de- feated enemy would not ory be fruitless Eut wasting Tn short, General Ike laid it on the line"
 So now the Germans under American control know what is in store and what they do about it. If they be- have decenty they won't be moested But neither will they be helped Their fate is of their devsng and their sal vation is in their own hands.
 they to get to work and harvest their crops put their wrecked houses in vabe condition cut the win ter ewood for their coaess furnaces All of which should keep them SO busy as to leave little time for which will be considerable help to everybody including the Germans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
BlOOdleSS Revolution By BH Cunningham

whom MT. Carroll has been conversng, are very much upset They were naturally Churchill people. many of them his friends most of them members or his political party. But, with many of the it's not just matter of personal regard and patriotic ad- mration. It's not just concern at seeing the trao- tional British way of life completely changed. With many of them it's their fortunes, their investments and their incomes that have suddenly come Into real jeopardy.
 The new vote means that private enterprise, instead of here being free it has been through all history henceforth will be limited in Great Britain. if the new power has its way. It's platform was specific. and the mandate laundering It, further more, has the parliamentary majority necessary to pass the laws.
 It's platform is to nationalize many great private enterprises such the railroads. the public utilities the banks The wealth of the monied class is tied up in these things and has been for generations This hits them hard The platform, too looked little at land, but made no definite commitments. Ii the Laborites go in for the breaking up of great estates which could be the next step other fortunes will go and great titles will mean nothing.
 When the votes were in, a boodless British rev lltion had been fought and won. There's nothing iB i. in histofy-not even in Soviet Russia The sreatea war leader in British, if not world history had taken the worst beating in the history of world pohucs with war still going on No eclipse was sSer so so complete no plummeting fall from the heights 70 the depths ever so far.
 At the moment, Mr. Churchill seems to have dropped completely out of the picture. After ms name or his photograph, or both. had probably been on the front page Of every London daily for at least five years, he has been scarcely mentioned.
 He has made no statements and no public ap- pearances. Moving from 10 Downing street, with Mrs Churchill. he has taken temporary residence in the apartment of one of his children pending further arrangements It Is assumed that he will return to the profession of writing and his memoirs will be natural and enormously profitable subject. when he refused King oeprges proffeg of the Carter tne London press professed to sec signs that his political life s not ended. This highest honor is ensomaFiy bestowed upon Q man whose public career is oyer it explained, and Mr. churchIlls polite, but firm and rather curt refusal was possibly made it oain because be wanted to help reoFganze the cQnsefvn- tive, Party.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

.sg.am military secret that we are de- ployng forces rapidly as possible and ending what, for months, and even years, amounted to major occupation of what MT Churchill fondly calls this island" Fred is very busy man, he is doing very fine job, and he is herewith recommended as good reporter, too.
 But anyhow in his Red Cross business here,
 Mir Carroll deals perforce, with Lady This, Countess That, and, if not Lord The Other at least the men of substance and standing who serve in great war activities such as this. Because he's lawyer and banker who's been here before and who's handled important business projects here before, they con- slider him thoroughly conversant with their sorts of affairs. and they don't hesitate to express their opn- ions in front of him.
 Without divulging condolences. or calling any names MT. Carroll tells me what these people think him with them, and with new groups of them con- stantly. It would take reporter week to find and talk with the responsible people that he sees daily. and that's taking for granted that they would talk with reporter, which Is practically brazen assump- ton, as life goes on these isles.
 Tn the meanwhile. on my own, can tackle the door man. the vaiet the cab-driver the justly cele- brated Man-in-the-street, not to mention my cole leagues of the London journals
 The sum Of it all h that all Britain. as yet Is completely stunned Even those who helped to do it talk softly and tread wariy. Some are undoubtedly like thc tims honored gentleman who struck q match t0 lleht hs pipe and was blown halfway up the block when he building across the street aud- denly exploded They registered their own votes, but they Acnrcely expected 70 eee national nxnle4lon rho great nplea and tho fact that all familiar ad- mafm Werg completely 0hIlleEated have mHAH tHfM uncertain sNS ehNf|fs4Nn'K f<|HhH3atf
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
TRAINING COUNTS
(Bosron Post)

The remarkable achievements of American pilots in both the Europ- can and South Pacific areas proves that 1t was their training that coun- tered. AS in every endeavor it is the preliminary work that pays of in the long run, and American flyers do not hesitate to say that the stiff courses they were obliged to go through is the answer. Of course, the sturdiness of American-built planes must be considered, too, but, no matter what the planes were able to withstand, unless they had the best trained pilots in the world American flyers could not have piled up such amazing records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Waterbury of The Past

25 Years Ago Hans Rasmussen challenged city health board to publish report on garbage collections.
 Controllers report said that the city's finances were in poor condi- ton.
 I5 Years Ago Plume and Atwood Foremen were holding their annual outing at Lake Quassapaug.
 Plans were being completed for the second annual swim meet at
 6 Years Age Mayor scully stated he would accept no nominations to any state Cl.yt marehanib we're asking for iree parking nltttfs na H1pen 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

The guest of honor will be Jesse Jones.
 Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Wallace sent out Easter greetings to their many friends and followers sin Washington. They took the form of little boxes about two by two by three inches, and in each box was perhaps 50 grains of corn. The accompany ing card wished the recipient a Happy Easter and said that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

WrI1 1AIIIUU1ouNIUI UVb 0AVW1 W4IV up until just before Pearl Harbor kept telling the State Department that the Emperor didn't want war and that everything would be- all right.
 US. plans for governing Jap- an to date chiefly call for taking away its colonies and it's raw materials for making war. But what our State and War Depart ment planners fail to realize is that many nations. such as Bel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

When Alice Gin Wonderland) got really exasperated
 with the Red and White Queen and all those peculiar peo- pic on the other side of the looking gass, she finally ex poded-"youre nothing but pack of cards" That's how some ceebrators must have felt when they flung all sorts paper and cardboard to the four winds those bits and particles representing the vanquished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
PRO COTTAGE

Although am not eloquent, I know enough to scream When some deluded innocent Says cottage cheese is cream. For cottage cheese is something
 grand; Its very vision melts Resistance to it's savor. and Cream is something else. The cheese that's known as cream
 has not tf That fine. unique delight That turks in cottage Dutch or And comes with every bite; It's rather vapid, I should say I'm prejudiced, I am!- And note. in passing, always they Disguise the cream with jam. I'll take the cottage (pot or Dutch) Wherever it i3 found; I don't require very much My serving is a pound. E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

rolls and hotels bursting at the seams with sun bronzed and home-hungry young men in khaki. I'm sharing suite practically as big as Fenway Park at the Ritz with the American Red Cross commissioner for Great Britain ard Western Europe, Fred Car roll.
 Fred is here to curtail or close out certain of the Red Cross in- stallations in all parts of the British Isles. I suppose it's no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

Cottage cheese is definitely not cream cheese, as the cottage cheese connoisseur will point out with eloquent emphasis. Prom an edi- torial in The New York Times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

Happier days are ahead for members of the Fourth Estate Almost any day they curb that mad urge to get ot the most extras to be first off the press and to have eoffaled the boys with the most powerful lungs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

One of lho first slogans of the postwar period has gained momentum n the short space cf time since victory #ss announced. and the zokan-KA|l 'e upl'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
LONDON,

LONDON, Aug 17-The recent election is still being discussed here chance to be in exception ally good spct to get at it. For the first time, here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-The Business Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce is plan- ming testimonial dinner but not for Henry Wallace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
.Merry-GO- Round

WASHINGTON, Aug l7--Having made the de- cision to work with and through the Emperor in governing postwar Japan our problem now Is not to be fooled by him and the court "moderates" as