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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03
Ves+i IL zivIienio
omeriskih SIovencev

BurgettstoWn, Pa. - Dne 16.
novembra sta bila ma zeleznis-
KEN kriziscu ubita Serafina Po-
lax in sin druzine Joseph Mel
ryk (?). Ona je sla ma delo oh
1:30 popoldne, Sc ustavila pri
tel druzini in vzela s sabo sina,
XII je bill clan mladinskega oddel-
ka SNPJ. Ko je privozila ma
krizisee, Sc je avto ustavil v hi
pu, ko Sc je blizal ekspresni
Wax. Tako sta bila pri prici oba
ubita in avto razbit.
Chicago, I'll. Sorodniki zele,
izyedeti, kje je Mrs. stefi Dom
aid Sheehy, XII je pred lett zivela
ma 1884 Euclid Ave-, Chicago,
I'll. Zglasi maj Sc ma naslov: DR..
Joseph L. Mihelic, 1927 Univer-
atty Ave, Dubuque, Iowa. On
ina zanjo pismo Cd meme mate
re Marie cesarek il Ribnice ma
Dolenjskem.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03

l. Dernokratska federalna Jugoslavija Sc progasa
ljudsko republiko imenom 'Federalna Ljudska
Republika Jugoslavije" Federalna ludska republka
Jugoslavije je zedinena udska drzava republik
sko obko Wade, obcestvo enakh narodov XII prosto
zrazil svojo voo, da ostaneo zdruzen Jugoslovan-
ski Drzavi.
20. S tenn sklepom je monarhija koncnoveljavno
odpravljena in Petru Karadzordzevcu skupno ceot-
dnastijo Karadzordzevica, odvzete pravice,
katere so pref posedali on in njegova dinastija.
"Nareeno Belgradu, prestolici Federalne ljud-
ske repubGke Jugoslavije dine 29. novembra 1915"
Amerikanci sovenskega in juznoslovanskega poreka,
XII smo tokim zanosom in obcudovanjem zasedoval u
nask osvobodiln bo kaerega vodi narodi Jugosave
pod vodstvom velikega marsaa Tta, Jim duhu pri-
druzujemo teh dnevih veselja in zmagosava. IL dina
nasih upamo in zelimo da DO drzavna zgradba
katero ustvaril tokim zrtvai dala prko nestetm
rodovo da uzvao sadove teh zrtev mir sreci in
dovoljstvu
Veselmo Sc kot Slovenc in Jugoslovan ker je IL
ponilo kar napovedova velk duhovi nasega naroda
skoz stoleta ko e bo sovenstvo in ugosovanstvo sto
vetno tacanstvom in ponzanjem Veselimo kot Anne
rikanci ker tenn korakom stopil druzbo narodov
republikansko oblko Wade.
zve marsal Josip Broz Tito-kovac ednstva jugo-
slovanskih narodov Zivela federalna udska repubka
Jugoslavija!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03

ne, &c sploh Sc kaj najdejo; goli
zidovi ali pa pozgano. Sal je ma
stotine vasi pozganih. Veliko Sc
jih tudi ne vrne, ker so pomrli
ali pa SO bill re tn pobiti. To so
bile povecini druzine, XII so bill
sinovi in hcere v gosi. Veliko
gorja je bilo povzrocenega sko-
ri domace izdajalce. Partizani
so pobijali samo izdajalce. Maj
bolj sc je ohranila Sc nasa Co.
renjska;; veliko his je bilo po-
zganih in druzin je bilo veliko IL
seljenih, pa vseeno veliko mani
kakor drugih krajih.
"Fante je hotel Nemec v VOL
sko, dekleta pa V Nemcijo "a
delat, pa MISC hoteli, pa jih je
kar noe vzela, zginili so kakor
katra, in noben vec Sc nj polka
zal. Teak je bill zacetek brez
orozja, brez hrane, obleka Sc ie
obrabilas prisla je zima, prva,
druga in Sc tretja, in Sc cetrta.
Res SO postal usivi, garjevi in
bolni. To je po nash gozdovih
grobov. TO je nasa Draga zalost-
ma tam pri tistem krizu je pravo
pokopalisce. Tam SO jih hodili
streljat iz kaznilnice; ECO jih le-
Ii, sami talci. Ako je en- Nemec
padel, je slo nash 10. Kaznilni-
ca je bila zmerom natlaceno pol
ma. Kaksen dan jih je slo so
pred puske, Cd 14-letnih otrok
do 80-letnih moskih. Tudi zen
ske SO bill craven, in tako nedol-
zne, kakor novorojen otrok. Ia
kaznilnico jih lezi ravno tako
okoli 2,OOO~ Tudi sami talci, vsi
nedolzni.
"Ko SO postal partizani re
bolj mocni, Sc MISC upali hoditi
V Drago vec streljati, so iih pa
kar donna. Beguncev nj dosti
craven, Begnje in bliznje vasi
nismo izdajali in tozili, zaradi
tega je bio toliko zrtev, in tudi
zaprtih nj bilo.> Sal drugace je,
Kranjca imajo "a slabega, srce
ina pa zlato.. Ako je bilo treba
kaj dati, je bill takoj craven. Sal
smo morai ma vseh koncih
: Nemcu dajati, XII mas je 'tako
ustrahoval. Pa SO prisli prazni-
XII, smo Ae po hisah, 'boste kaj
dali "a v kaznilnico,' cd vasi do
vasi, nabralo Sc je po cele vozove
paketov, samih dobrih stvari.
Tako, .da SO jih Sc vse taboljse
Nemci pokradli in domov posla-
IL. Polne vozove. paketov 50
Nemci domoy posiIai; katere SO
tenn revezem pokradli. Druzine
cd svojcev so 81 cd ust pritrgale,
otroci donna SO bill lacni, samo
da SO dali zadnje ocetu, XII je bill
zaprt. Te SWINE 50 be to pobra-
lie. Milijone paketov je slo v To-
garje, ki 80 spet umirali Cd la
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03
PISMA LIZ STAREGA kRAJA
Prvo vest IL Beguni pri Lescoh

Poznani sestri Mrs. Jennie Ma
ticic, 156O7 Holmes Ave., in Mrs.
Mary Smole, 5O6 E. 152 St., po
domace Strevceve, so pred KRAFT
kim prejele prvo pismo cd njiju
sestre Franciske Hrovat il Be-
gum pri Lescah ma Gorenjskem.
Opisuje jima potek razmer "a
casa vojne ter veselje vseh, XII
so po toliko prestanem gorju,
ostali pri zivljenju.
Pismo je bilo napisano 2. sep
tembra Begunjah pri Lescah,
Gorenjsko. V celoti je sledece
vsebine:
"Preljube sestre in vsi skupaj!
"Prejmite vsi skupaj srcne
pozdrave. Upam, da Vas to mole
pismo najde pri zivljenju in
zdravju ter ljubem miru. Vase
vrstice sem brala solzami v
oceh. Ali je mogoce, da 81 lahko
pisemo, da smo Sc pri zivljenju
po teh grozotah, XII smo jih pre-
stall? Sal 81 ne morete misliti in
ne predstavljati, da je kaj take
ga mogoce.
"Ne morem Vam popisati vse-
gar, ker bisse spisalo vec knjig;
take morije Sc nj videl svet. Po-
polnoma so mas unicili in izropa-
Ii. Nedelja je in tastruklov smen
imamo, spekla sem belega kruha
in emo kuro sem zaklala. Dobro
smo praznovali, stiri in pol leta
smo cakali ma uziten kruh. Sc
daj Sc ga moreno najesti. Tako
3nno ga zeleli, zelo dobro moko
dobimo il Amerike, je zelo dra-
ga in vse je zelo drago, ker tako
Cd dalec pride. Sedaj 81 pa ne
bono mogli vsega kupiti, ker SO
nam dvakrat denar unicili, zelo
ga je malo. Pocasi Sc urejamo
liz nasih rusevin.
mi, XII smo donna kali in ne
kaj pridelali, ne dobimo cello le-
to nobenega mesa in zabele. Kar
Sc nekam .dobro smo skozi sha-
jail. Oni, XII so bill samo ma kar-
te, SO pa dosti lakote prestali.
Karte imamo Sc sedaj. Kruha je
dosti, to je glavno, sladkorja sa-
mo cetrt kile ma mesec. Obleka
sc nam je cisto izrabila, tudi
cevlji Sc MISC dobili pri Nemcih,
so bile samo cokle. Blago je bilo
leseno ali umetna svila, XII je
kmalu strgano. Sedaj tudi "a
mas mic nj, sploh nobenega bla-
ga, ker Sc zelo malo della, nj ma
teriala in vse vecje toyarne 'je
Nemec preuredil "a yojsko. De-
lati Sc je morale orozje in mu-.
nicija. ~. -. f..
"Sedaj so prvi izseljenci in in
terniranci, XII prihajajo il Mem
cije iz logarjev prisli; Sc vraca-
jo nagi in bosi. Treba je te prvo
obleci in domove najdejo praz-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03
Janko je sedaj zaprt, ne vem "a

Janko je sedaj zaprt, ne vena "a
kaj.
"Kaj della Frank? Ali je Sc
zmerom vessel? skoda, da ste ta-
ko dalec, da hi mi dala kaksno
ebleko "a delavnik. Preberite,
sedaj Yam bonn pa dala enega
pol ieta mir. Kmalu pisi kaj yec,
kar M en- kraj.
"Prisrcno Vas vse pozdrav-
lava. FAM in Ignac." !"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03
3. decernbra, 1945

vo je nj bilo minute, da ne bi
bill ponoci pri meni. Ko pa SO
Nemci uvideli, da terorjem ne
bodo mic dosegli, so zaceli tiste
duhovnike, katere SO pref sell
Ii, nagovarjati, da so osnovali
takozvano belogardo. in so vse
mobilizirali. Kar pa Sc nj hotelo
MIN pridruziti. 50 pa izselili.
JAZZ sem ostal radi bolezni.
TEN beligardi SO rekli. da
Sc bodo borili Ia vero. toda vera
je bila dalee Cd tega. Zaceli SO Sc
strasni easi. Ii domaci vojaki SO
bill Sc hujsi kot Nemci. Nasi so
Sc borili dale, opominjali te "a
peljance, toda brez uspeha. De-
lali SO zapiske kdo je "a zapreti
in kdo je "a seliti, komu je "a
pozgati. Te domace ljudi sem
poskusil sam ma svoji kozi.
"Bilo je leta 1914, ko so vdrli
v mole stanovanje. zena je bila
ravno po porodu. MISC poznali
usmiljenja. Ravno mi je bila ma
merjena puska da me ustrele,
ko je prisla zena cd tistega do !
macega vojaka, zacela ga je
zmerjati, nakar Sc mi je posre-
clio pobegniti v gore. Donna sem
pustil zeno z dvema otrokoma.
JAZZ pa sem zgrabil orozje, da Sc
borimo "a pravico. Bill sem veli-
kokrat prisoten, ko so Vasi avi-
joni prinesli "a mas najpotreb-
nejse reel, kajti veliko smo do-a
prinesli do konca~te vojne. Bill
smo Vasi zavezniki in smo stall
no vezali ma stotisoce vojakov.
Tako smo trpeli v snegu, mrazu
in dezju, obdani cd sovraznika
cd vseh strani. Toda slo Sc je "a
naso slovensko zemljo; vzdrzali
smo in ostal sem xiv, ceravno je
nash pablo eez million in tri-
stotisoc.
"Povrnil sem Sc domov h dru-
zini, toda ma zalost je ia mlajsi
sincek umrl radi strahu, katere-
ga je morala zena prestati. Toda
sedaj sem srecen, da sem donna.
|Sedaj samo cakam ma sluzbo, po-
tenn pa DO dobro. Veliko smo
morali pretrpeti, ali vessel sem,
samo da sem Sc xiv. Tudi brat
France je ostal xiv. Ravno sedaj
Sc je povrnil iz logarja. Mama
pa je tudi boil slaba pri zdravju.
Mo je tudi ia vojna zelo pokon-
Gala, ko so tolikokrat prisli belo-
gardisti. da bi jih pobili. Sc Sc
daj Sc poznajo sledovi tega div
janja pc hisi. Sal Yam DO v KRAFT
KEN pisala sama.
"V Pogor . SO pa tudi imeli
diva pri tistih belogardistih, kot
SO bill pri Nemcih v sluzbi. Tu-
di sta steta med tiste zlocince,
XII so Sc obrnili proti svojemu ma
rodu. Vec domacinov imata ma
vesti. Taxi SO bill, vidite. Toliko
so Sc prodali, da so sli mad svoje
brate, zalostno.
"Drugic Yam bonn Sc kaj vec
pisal, tudi Yam bonn postal kak-
sno boljso sliko. Sedaj nimam
kaj podobnega. Sedaj pa Vas vse
skupaj prav lepo pozdravljam.
Pozdravite Vase sinove, sal 60
tovo tezko cakate, da Sc povr-
nejo domov. Pozdrav cd AIDE.
"Vinko Cadez"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03
Voine grozo+e ' Gorenii vosi nod
Skofio Loko

Poznana Mrs. A. Homec, 935
E. 146 ST., je prejela prvo pismo
cd svojega necaka Vinko cade-
Ia il Dolnje Dobrave st. 2S, po-
Sta Gorenja vas mad skofjo Lo-
ko. Vinko je vee let pred facet
kim druge svetovne vojne zivel
v Marlboro, odkoder Sc je kmalu
po prihodu Nemcev preselil z
druzino v ,domaci kraj v Dobra-
vo. Upal je, da mu bo mogoce
uiti preganjanju Nemcev in do
mach izdajalcev, katerih je bilo
veliko v Marlboro, toda ma "a
lost je kmalu spoznal, .da enako
stanje prevladuje v splosnem po
vsej Sloveniji.
Pismo je bilo pisano v Dobra-
vi, 28. augusta 1945, in kot sledi:
|, ''Dragi stric in teta:
"Vem, da Sc boste zacudili, ko
prejmete to pismo. Toda moran
Yam omeniti, kaj me je pripra-
vilo do tega da Yam pisem. ci-
tai sem Vase pismo, XII ste ga pi-
sail mani. Tudi mama Vam bo v
kratkem pisala, ker ostali smo
hvalabogu Sc zivi.
"Jaz pa sem Sc namenil, da
Yam bonn opisal, kako sem JAZZ
z mojo druzino prebil to strasno
vojno. Nahajal sem Sc mestu
Marlboro, re vee let preje. Delal
sem v neki tovarni. Ali ze leta
1888 Sc me je oprijela smola.
Zbolel sem ma zelodcu, nakar
sem bill leta 1910 operiran. Od-
we'll SO mi mad polovico zelodca.
Pc tenn sama vesta, kaksen je
clovek ko pade noz ma MEGA.
'Nato so leta 1941 zaceli Mem
ci zasedati Jugoslavijo. Bali smo
Sc tega gospodarja, kar mas je
bilo zavednih Slovencev, ali ne
kateri so Sc ma zalost veselili
tega, seveda, to so bill izdajalci,
kajti, obcutil sem te ljudi ma svo-
il kozi. Teden po prihodu' Mem
cev so re zaeeli mas preganjati,
seveda to so bill domacini. Ma
ulici me je dobil clovek, kateri
mi je bill nekdaj prijatelj, zaGel
me je suvati in zmerjati z ju-
goslovanskim psom in raznimi
drugimi psovkami. To nj bilo
samo pri meni. Videl sem, da so
zaceli Iudi zapirati in seliti. z
zeno sva sla ma urad Gestapo,
to je bila neka policija. Prosila
sva "a dovoljenje, da bi Sc pre-
selila tn sem V mas kraj. Posre-
clio Sc mi je dobiti dovoljene ra-
di mojega slabega zdravja. Sc
Veda sem moral pustiti tam mo-
je reel.
"Prisel sem tukaj, bilo je ne
kaj casa dobro, toda le nekaj
casa. Kajti tudi tukaj Sc je "a
eel terror, da je bilo groza in
strah. Nemci SO zapisali in sire
ljali nase ljudi; kar po cesti so
pobirali in lovili nedolzne zrtve.
StaVljali so jih po 100 in 200 in
so streljali te ljudi, po zaporih
pa pretepali, da so umirali cd
bolecin. Morate 81 misliti. da so
pretepli eloveka. da je visela ko-
"a Cd MEGA, nato so ga potresli
s solo. Toda vseh reci nj "a OPT
sati
"Nato SO Sc zaceli organizira-
tt prVi partizani. Bezali so v 60
re radi strahu in tako Sc je "a
eel mas pokret. JAZZ sem bill Sc
donna, incl sem stalno zvezo z
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-03

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Jim je rekel 'banditen.' Pa kako
SO Sc jih bali teh revezev, XII Sc
podnevu Sc pokazati MISC smell.
Ponoei je pa veckrat prav ma
rahlo potrkalo, pa je re vsak ve-
del, kaj je treba-hitro odpirat
in vse v temi narediti in nasititi.
"Gorje, ako bi bill Nemci 1--WE
deli, takoj bi bill pozgali, ali vse
zaprli. Pa so bill tudi TAXI ljudje,
da so brz zatozili. Potem smo pa
tako organizirali, da smo vsak
mesec skup dali; v eni hisi Sc je
zbralo yes zivez, kar so ga rabbi,
obleko, cevlje, takorekoc IL mic
smo hranili in oblacili, vsaka
vas po par sto ljudi. Tovarne so
morale dobro delati sukno samo
"a Nemce, craven pa Sc "a parti-
zane. Midva sva imela po 20 me-
trov sukna v hisi "a hlace, pa v
kaksnem strahu pred Nemci, XII
so tudi zmerom kaj hoteli imeti.
"zivina je pa kar ponoei zgi-
Mia il hleva, ali presto il svi-
njaka, pa je bill vsak kar tho.
Noben Sc nj prav mic pritozeval,
ker je vedel, kan je slo, Nemcu
je pa moral naznaniti, ker je BIZ
10 vse popisano. Podnevi smo pa
Sc "a Nemce nabirali in zmeraj
nekaj nabrali "a vojsko in "a
ranjence, zelenjavo, sadie "a
ukuhati ali cunje ali copate "a
ME delati. Vse sorte blazince "a
bolnice, stare cevlje, vse so no.
tell imeti cd mas. Pa spet je vsa-
ka hisa nekaj dala, XII smo Sc jih
tako bali.
''Ponoci je bilo pa spet treba
nabirat "a goso. Toliko sc je
nabralo, da MISC mic vec stra-
dali. Tudi zeblo jih nj vec. Noe
in dan Sc je strikalo "a ME. Ka-
dar je bilo zasledovanje "a Mi
mi, takrat smo trepetali. Po ce-
lie dneve je grmelo Dragi pa SO
jim pozgali lagerje, unicili ode
jo in hrano. Spet je bilo treba
vse novo napraviti in hrano pre-
skrbeti. Najbolj smo Sc bali, da
bi bolnic ne dobili, pa SO imeli
tako skrite, da jih MISC iztaknili.
Ma vrh Prapret so imeli klavni-
co "a malnami in ma Ledeni trait
pa kar cele vasice, vse gose SO
bile kar 1--WE. Pod Begunsico 60
ri spet vecje logarje in bolnice.
"Ko sva prisla z Nacetom bu-
tare delat, sva imela dosti druz-
be. Ia bolnice smo spet morali
dati boljse stvari: jajca, mleko,
belo moko so dali kmetje, mi jo
Sc sami nismo mic imeli. Tako
malo smo imeli, pa smo Sc cd te-
ga dajali, zato smo Sc ma vsem
tako izcrpali.
"Veliko je pa tudi grobov pc
Dragi cd nash fantov, kjer je
padel, tam lezi, lep grob ina
vsak in kriz. Zelo veliko jih je
pablo, Nemcev pa Sc vec. Pozne-
.je ze MISC vec upali iti mad ME
ko so imeli partizani malo vee
orozja.
"Kako SO jih V kaznilnici mu-
cili in pretepali, predno so bill
postreljeni. Vcasih SO tako tulli
kakor grascinske Diane, ko smo
bill Sc otroci, XII smo sc jih take
bali.
'Rada bi Yam Sc popisala pri-
zor, ko SO prisli partizani v do
limo in ko so kaznilnico cdprli
smo ma glas jokali. Partizani sc
takoj zasedli kaznilnico, vse
ujetnike SO spustili. zenske smo
me po hisah vzele, prenocile in
nahranile. Kaj SO vse vedele po.
vedati. Pri mas jih je bilo pet
mladih deklet, nekatere so bile
naravnost pohabljene, tako sc
jih mucili. Moske so odpeljali v
Drago, so jih nahranili, bolne SC
domov poslali, zdrave oblekli in
Oborozili. ker Sc nj bilO VOiske
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-20
FARM ACCIDENTS
 MAY BE REDUCED.
Statewide Safety Cam paign Opens Tomorrow
 With Forum Program

The 1945 national campaign to reduce farm accidents which Pres- ident Truman has called on the nation to observe during the week of July 22-28 will be officially op- ened in Connecticut on Saturday at 12:30 p. m. with a special radio program by the Connecticut Farm Forum over WTTC.
 Conducted by A. J. Brundage, state All club leader, group from his organization will discuss safe- ty contest which the club is cor1- ducting to stimulate interest in re- ducing accidents on the farm and in rural communities.
 Also to be heard on the program is M. S. Klink, extension agricul- tural engineer of the University of Connecticut.
 On Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Glastonbury fire de- partment will stage demonstra- tion of how conflagration could be started by person in passing automobile carelessly tossing a lighted cigaret into a hay field that had been recently moved.
 The exhibition which will take place at the foot of Wells road near the Connecticut river will be described to the radio audience of WTIC by George Bowe.
 The Carnival Junior Quiz broad cast at noon over WTIC on Sum- day will have as its guests six All club members from South Coventry i who have arranged their own pro- gram in which they will endeavor to convey to other children how farm accidents con be prevented.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-20
WAR RISK RIDER ! TO BE DEPLETED
Policy Holders Over B Years Affected By Lat.
 est Ruling

Edwin c. Northrop, President of the Savings Banks Life Insurance Fund Trustees of Connecticut, arl- nounced today that effective inme- diately, war risk exclusion riders on Savings Bank Life Insurance poli- cies will be eliminated on all new policies issued to policyholders over B years of age.
 President Northrop said This liberalization of our policy with re- gard to war risks is consistent with our established policy to make our policies as free of restrictions as possible. Further concessions will be made from time to time as fa- vorable war conditions permit.
 "The war risk exclusion rider" said MT. Northrop, twas decided upon as an emergency and not as a permanent measure and 1t is an- ticipated that they will be removed or voided when the present erner- gency is over".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-20
BISHOP APPEALS
 FOR FOSTER HOMES
Catholic Families Urged to Share Homes With
 Children

Most Rev. Henry J. O'Brien, Bish- op of the Hartford diocese, has is- sued the following appeal regard ing foster homes. his letter address ed to diocesan pastors appearing in the current issue of The Catholic Transcript:
 The present emergency has put an additional task on all social agencies concerned with the care of children. They are making every effort to provide foster homes for children temporarily separated from their parents. They have no responsibility more press ing at the present time. All our child-caring institutions are taxed to capacity.
 There is no more meritorious work for our Catholic families who find 1t possible to do so than to share their homes with these children. Our Diocesan Bureau has many children under its care, whom 1t desires to place in private homes. They come from homes where death, incapacity or the dis location caused by the war have made themselves felt. They need for their proper development home atmosphere, foster parents who have a love for children and an understanding of their needs, who will give them that love and attention a growing child requires and craves.
 There must be many prospective foster parents in our midst who can and will be willing to cooper ate with the Bureau in this char itable endeavor. Tn partial recom- pense the Bureau will pay week. ly board rate for each child and provide for necessary medical care and clothing.
 Will you kindly urge your people to give this appeal serious thought and prayer? We do need their help and cooperation. The spiritual wei fare of many of these little ones depends upon it.
 Sincerely yours in Christ,
 Henry J. OBrien.
 Bishop of Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-20
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Staff G0g.rasnnnfient

Chabua, Upper Assam Valley, In- dia, July 20.-Youve read of cour- ageous pilots battling the Hump of the Himalayas, towering, treacher- cus mountains juttitng out from Tibet. You know about Ameri- can trucks roaring over the Stil- well road.
 But totally unpublished have been the railroad men who made 1t possible for America to get the goods to China. India has the fourth largest railway system in the world. Only the United States, Canada and Russia have greater trackage than India's more than 4l,000 miles. Unfortunately, however, India's railway system was not designed for the requirements of military operations in China and Burma.
 1ndia's railroads have three gauges broad, metre and narrow. The broad guage lines, best suited for the handling of large tonnages, run from the ports of Calcutta, Bom- tay end Karachi to form a chain stretching toward India's northwest frontier. China and Burma lie be- yond India's northeast frontier. Tn that direction up to the Upper As sam Valley, where the Allies had to concentrate their efforts, ran only the Bengal and Assam rail- way.
 This single-track, metre-guage line had to bear the brunt of al- most all the military traffic making its way toward the front.
 Designed for nothing more than carrying the peacetime needs of the planters of Assam, one of the worlds leading tea-growing and jute-pro- ducing centers, the Bengal and As- sam Railway could not meet the wartime loads of vital supplies which had to pour over it's right-of- Away when the Allied armies began to rush into Burma and the Air Trans port Command began to lift ton- mage over the Hump.
 The equipment could not handle the large quantity of supplies. Native personnel simply couldn't railroad at required capacity.
 It took as long to get the stuff from Calcutta to the Upper Assam -750 miles - as it did to ship it from the port of Los Angeles at Wilmington, Calif., and around Australia, a distance of 15,000 miles. Something had to be done. Again the old World was to see miracle of American methods.
 RECRUIT RAILROADERS
 Railway operating battalions were recruited in the United States. Every member was an experienced railroad man. American lend-leasc "MacArthur" locomotives and roli- ing stock were shipped to augment the limited equipment. American troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Paul Yount took over the operation of the Bengal and Assam Railway, On March l, 1924.
 Again the British asked: What Is 1t? What have the Americans got?" For in the first month of American operation the tonnage carried over the B. and A. in- creased by more than 70 per cent.
 The tonnage of March of this year showed a 158 per cent increase ever that for February, 1944. the