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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
By Bill Cunningham,
g-down drunk and making no

cause he was falling-down drunk and making no
 So the Gestapo seized K1effel and clapped him in concentration camp He spent the next four years in three of them including the now famous Dachau. confess that he was plotting against Hitler and to give the names of his accompices
 Finally evidently following tnas same psstSr Ne. moeller to volunteer for his old commission in the submarine service. Kleffel tried to get back his ola to get out of the hell of Dachau But he says. too he wanted ito clear his name" If that makes him Naz that's all right with I'm just reporting here
 Instead of his commission, however. they drafted him at the age of 45 and threw him into the front front He had a year of it. was wounded 10 times by rifle fire and hand grenade splinters. The Wsr ss s0 mots On he was nas Om S major before being seriously wounoeo.
 The man is an encyclopedia. He talks rapid Eng. fish, He has great sense of humor and what liked about him was the fact that he didn't try. to wash rscosd of hs Dl % Dchsu
 His explanation is that things were very nad in Germany in 1882 and ss." and here came an @ un- body else even had plan. By the time the German people realized that he was nuts and the Nazs notn powerful that nobody dared speak or they'd get what he got ,. .u ... u...,,. r,,,. i. tnA
 'what do they do with men such as you'" asked him.
 'Discharge us." he said. "tuDn us out send U on our ways. hs
 '@ro where?" asked
 God knows." he said. ito whatever family we have left or whoever will take in. I'm better than most of my comrades in here. I can walk. Most or them have lost Arms or legs. They're weak and un- steady. Some of them have no homes or families to go to. Go ahead and say what you're thinking-tna5 we started the and this is our retribution that we asked for it and that we're getting it. know that's what I'd probably be reasoning if were st- ting where you are"
 'What do you see for future for oermanya' T asked him.
 T don't know that there is any" he said -the whole thing, k crazy. It's been crazy since Hitler: can't even picture myself we're sitting here now was so proud of my profession and so happy In it and here sit with member of that profession from America who's been kind enough to call-you in ths uniform of Q nation that's conquered mine and a prisoner of wari"
 took him my weeks candy ration. and if that's oyerfraternization Dear Father forgive ms But this Is the first German I've met who didn't try to lay oil the blame on somebody else who didn't doay that he'd never even known Nazi TO me that makes nm en honest reporter. 4nis Na1 nv Attl. H'nn'e 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
MARSHAL PETAIN
(The Hartford Courant)

Even as Americans in Paris were jubilantly celebrating the end of the Second World War a jury of his countrymen were debating the fate of eighty-nine-year-od Marshal Pe- tain. And the verdict of death, with recommendation of mercy, went al- most unnoticed by world too busy with victory to pay much attention to the fate of Frances doddering old marshal. For weeks he has sat in the courtroom dozing as the parade of politicians streamed through the court, each verbose, each making a case for himself, so that at times the trial of the marshal seemed only incidental.
 Americans will have some difi- culty in understanding the strange judicial procedures that permit judge, jury, defense counsel and spectators all to jabber at the same time. They will have even more difhcu1ty understanding the pertin- ency of the testimony of many of the witnesses. But, from the array of carpenters and others who testi- fled, they will have no trouble in un- derstanding the hopelessly confused mental state that existed in France at the very time Germany was grow ing stronger, a state that led to the downfall of the French Republic.
 Whether one believes that Mar shal Petain did actually collaborate with the NaMs must necessarily de- pend on ones point of view. The old marshal is probably sincere in declaring that all he did was done for the good of France. In such position and at such an age 1t is easy to rationalize ones actions. It is even easier to miss the true signi- f1cance of one's own acts and the acts of others.
 There is little chance that Mar shal Petain will actually be put to death. The matter now proceeds to General Charles de Gaulle who, it may be expected, will exercise elem ency. The execution of Marshal Petain would serve only to widen even further the cleavages that ex- ist among Frenchmen. It would be far better, on political as well as humane grounds, to let the aged marshal live out his brief remain ing years dreaming of the ancient glory that was his before he became the living symbol of the shame of France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

During the reconversion period pracncauy every factory or plant will have laid off some workers. Result will be call-back lists of varying lengths How will it be possible then, for vet to get Job m one of these factories until everyone who had Jon ou ing the war goes back to work? It won't, AFL admits In other words according to the way the unions look at it. theoretically employment will have to rise above the wartime peak before there IS cnaaice for 8 veteran to get job.
 Lessening the severity of this situation however. will be the old men, women and uanspianeeo Was sa workers going home who won't answer when the call-back list is read But recent surveys show much smaller per cent of these workers expects to orop out of the labor market than was previously esu- mated by the War Manpower Commission.
 For months this question of veterans JoD rignIs ganizations and the government. On the issue oI veterans getting jobs the unions appear to nave ended on top. The "super-seniority issue on re employment is still up in the air. Selectve service would give the man back his job with no questions asked Unions would permit vet to bump woIker only if the vet had seniority plus service senlos ity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
By DrezO Rsars0w

spent time in solitary confinement.
 T had two condolences. On one side asked by these horrible beastsg On the other: How cau turn down my country my oermanys
 Ana v.t knowing ths horror and having ekperi- enced it in his own person. this man would not have hesitated to kill for the Nazs For m answer 70 another question as to what would have been his conduct had he been restored to active military service, he said bluntly:
 ssTo the best of my ability would have served Germany and fought as ccuraseously as ! could; Hitler to to power" he said but our war guilt ends there Once Hitler was in control we were
 Pastor, Niemoller remains anti-Nazi He is new ertheless staunch German patriot and proud of his nation as nation. do not intend to set myself up as judge but wonder if his Is not the kind of thinking that makes it possible for Bismarck, . Kaiser or Hitler to become national idoi.
 met Max SchmeIing in Hamburg. He was im- macuately tailored and in excellent health And he bore White Card issued by the military which ap- parently exempted him from the cuEfew and similar
 He cursed Hitler and the Nazis ferociously and he told us, with seeming honesty, that he'd been induced to enlist in the paratroopers by deceit.
 sThey told me they wanted me to get Tn aS paratrooper by way of making propaganda and stimulating enlistments in this branch he said. They also said was too old for this kind of action and they didn't intend to use me in battle But shortly after got in, found myself jumping over Crete. broke my leg and hurt my back and that ended my service"
 He too, like the others spoke to in Germany, seemed unconscious of the horrors perpetrated by his country the rest of Europe. It was all Htlers fault-Hitler and his Nazis." They seemed to feel they were altogether bameless, living in world apart.
 In the light of what we saw on every hand, the visible and concrete evidence of bestialty such as the world had never known the attitude of the av- craze German seemed monstrous. We saw the notori- ous concentration camp at Dachau and we saw many of the others. It was like descending into pit of inconceivable horror. There were the torture cham bers and suffocation rooms There were the great yawning furnaces each bearing neat sign in German giving its capacity of human bodies and working
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
Statehood Possibilities

Recent suggestions that Alaska and Hawaii be elevated to statehood should tend to revive interest in subject which has been proposed and discussed at various times In the past.
 Perhaps it is premature to predict that their admission to the Union of states has been brought because of the proposals But particular foresight is involved in the prediction that later both of these great terrtor ies eventually will become states.
 Both possess many of the qualities of statehood now Hawaii is large in area and population Qand 6441 square miles; 1940 population 426654 than number of states askas of 400 square miles is more than double that of any state but it's population of ex temey sparse However there questioning the fact that Alaska could support much larger population ably population of several million Nor does anyone ques on the certainty of much larger population for Hawaii
 True there may be considerations of them being national deense-which make it advisable to defer state hood for indefinite period for or both of the terri tories But if advisable that period will to an end day and surely tomorrows dawn, Alaska and Hawaii will be added to Uncle Sam's family of states
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

Cunningham My ears came up little when the taller one shifted his cud of eating tobacco. hitced the sling of his carbine little closer to his collar and said 'Luftwaffe officers
 "Any rank among 'em?" asked.
 "Yeah," he said looking me up and down, there are some majors and colonels and few Ike that, but most of lem are neutenants Why are you ask
 .1,m newspaper man." said, T was just won-
 T understand one of these guys in here.' and he jerked his thumb toward the house. s news, ,, paper man. He's Luftwaffe major. He's pretty well banged up, but guess they're going to kick him out in few days. They They don't % Keep them around nere
 If he's newspaper man." said, 'Id like to talk to him" .... s u.,, ,,or. him down here or do you to up to his roomg" asked the sentry. There was evidently no more to IL than that.
 the only major on the second floor He said he might be asleep,- but go on in, that he slept most of the time and didn't mind being walked up ..
 I walked up the stairs, through the hall Filled with German hospital equipment. knocked on the German officers door, and that's how found Wall nr mf s % sa 0s Inc Sss known of any of them to prominent Americans until he suddenly disappeared in 1884
 Kieffei was a German Air Force ace in the first world war. After it he became the outstanding German writer on aviation. He covered big aviation He was really prominent and popular German.
 His employers were the Ullstein Publications biggest in Germany. Ills parent newspaper was the berun zeitung and Mittag He last heard of as leading radio voice. and spokesman for the German Olym- pic Games Committee.
 But nothing was heard of him after 1884. Worn, wan and with 10 bullet wounds in his body. he exc planed why. The Uilstein Publications were the big Jewsh-owned newspaper and magazine empire tne Nazs seized and stole in of their earliest major grabs
 Kleffei had written piece in which he said Rudolf Hess was aightly halmy or 70 the Nezls .eic anyhow, and he ellk Robert Ley, tho blS 'SNen4h Through Joy" man on the nlr e couple pf tmea pe-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
ARGENTINA FACES CRISIS
(Hartford Times)

How much longer a crisis can be avoided in the relations of the
 United Nations, and the United States in particuplar, with Argen- tina is anybody's guess, but the time would seem to be short.
 Ambassador Braden told the group of North Americans attending the service of thanksgiving for the United Nations victory in the struggle with the forces of aggres- sion that it is no longer possible for a self-respecting world" to accept a government that rules through violence and humiliates men under dictatorship"
 If the United Nations back up statement - and the self-respecting world should-there should come about the end of the disgraceful riots and killings that have marked the Peron regime, the latest out rage of which was its attempted suppression of the celebration of the democracieS' victory over Hitler, MrSsolini and Hirohito.
 MT. Braden was not speaking di- rectly of Argentina,s present gov- ernment, but he might well have been, for it is a ruthless dictator ship which is attempting futilely to prevent self-government in Argen- tina. Peron and his associates guessed wrong as to which nations would be the victor in World War II. They know they are due for the discard. They will resist the in- cvitable as long as possible, but they must be smart enough to know that in a world dedicated to freedom and peace their fascism has no place.
 If Peron and his clique imagine that rivalries of the nations for foreign markets will set one group against the other in the postwar world, they are again mistaken. The world was never more seriously erA- parked on 8 course of broader free- doms for mankind than at the present hour. There will be storms that will blow it somewhat off it's course at times, but they will sub side. Too many millions of lives have been sacrificed to permit the world idly to write them off. The goal of man is so different from that if the Argentine fascists that they cannot survive. The only ques- tion is how soon the United Nations may make that plain to Peron and others like him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
Forward With Waterbury

Formation of the Waterbury Area Labor Management Committee under the enthusiastic and able leadership of David Hart offers renewed of this comunity determination to protect the economic future of all it's citizens.
 Less than week after the end of the Pacific War brought to all industry and industrial workers problems for which time had permitted little preparation Mr. Hart and others put into motion the civic forces now operating toward the desirable ends which the committee seeks to gan Its first formal meeting was attended by representatives of manufacturing the service trades the banks retail stores and governmental agencies whose ac tivites are pertinent to the current effort.
 Intelligent and animated discussion of subjects par tcularly live today participated in by all the groups named above and by the representatives of organized labor who the committee. Formulation of definite pro- gram begun satisfactory results certain to follow
 community as united as in Waterbury behind this commendabe effort to restore period of normal manu featuring effort and employment to our city, has added to look to it's future with complete confidence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

tions of Europe at the invitation of the Psychological Warfare Section of the War Department. I went there as one of Q group of film executives. We were sent to study at first hand what war, as it is fought today, does to men and women and nations physically and spiritually.
 In the course of that tour, we talked to many people. Among them were military leaders and diplomats, high-ranking repre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
Views Of The Press

If a family wishes, a soldier can be buried cost-free in a national ceme- tery. It is estimated that about 90 per cent will want the bodies re- turned here, and the army will comply with these requests. It will ease the heartache in many home when the miles that separate them from their hero sons or brothers have finally been bridged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
A Lawnmower In Every Yard

A lawnmowr in every yard and nylon hose in the Christmas stocking among the products promised be- but it will take time to stack the shelves of stores with the many gadgets and regulation goods to be man factured.
 for several years will be on the markethe best Christ it is stated since 1922. These announcements from the WIPE and need not be regarded dubious reports
 However it is not promised that there will be large quantities of the goods that will be forthcoming But in all probability the public will be able to judge the quality and consider the prices of aluminium pots and pans which
 may be among the earliest numbers to be welcomed to homes also electric razcrs and pottery: and last but not
 least those electric appliances dear to the heart of the busy housewife coasters, irons, and the like
 There are many other articles listed, some of them products of local plants Speedy reconverson is the der of the day. and already city like other indus trial communities is alive and eager with anticipation the promise of bright future with plenty of work for a and perhaps new electric iron by Christmas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

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 Most of industry is covered by union contracts which estab- fish the seniority rights of work CTS. The unions contention up- held by a regional War Labor Board ruling, is that a veteran cannot use his service seniority rights in getting a new job. Once he gets a job, they say, and pass es 8 satisfactory probationary period, then give him seniority ac- :ording to his length of service in The armed forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
Merry-GO- Round

EDITORS NOTE-Drew Pearson is on vaca- tiOn. DARRYL ZANUCK, famed head of 2oth Century-Fox. contributes as guest writer today's column postwar Germany.
 HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2l-To my mind. the most disturbing and sinister fact about Germany today Is that it is nation without conscience
 Not long ago. visited Germany and other sec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
Hail To Waterbury's Workers

The American worker has performed prodigies of production since Pearl Harbor Every tank airplane gun xe grenade ship shoe, blouse hat button and shoeace used by troops has been produced by skilled hard-working American mechanics All honor to them! This has been of production much it has been of destruction In fact before could destroy the enemy and his works first had to build the engines of destruction with which our men fought
 Elsewhere in the country it has been the fashion when discussing independently Labor with the cap ita Lto talk largely in terms of strikes In Waterbury, the record of organized labor is entirely free from any bemsh on its wartime record It is with slight interruption story of promises kept cooperation rendered production maintained and unstinted patriotic effort
 It is obvious that labor record has been magnif cent And say tour labor record" because all of work for living whether not belong union and wheth work with hands head most of us do with both And Waterburys Labor record in this is our record in the sense that represents the efforts of all of us.
 Labor has made mistakes during the war So has cap. 1a So has the Army the Navy the press the rado-a of us We all fable human beings sins of comms- sion and omission are grievous at all times
 But this does not alter the fact that the United States today debt of gratitude to is workers Never have so many done much for many Thank God for the skill the strength the patriotism and the fahfulness of the American working men and women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
Waterbury Of The Past

25.Yearss Ago A dancing contest was being held at Lakewood with silver, cups as prizes.
 The Waterbury Gas Light Com- pany was advertising gas reading lamps at $ll.50.
 15.Years Ago Two youthful burglars were be- ing held for stealing 32 suits from . North Main street clothing store. Local stores were advertising steak at 4ec per pound.
 5.Years Ago The e5.0oO robbery at schneeris Jewellery store was being investi. gated by police.
 Senator George T. cuIhane's hackers were meeting on Center
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

EDITORS NOTE: Peter Edson is on vacation, during which time, DOUGLAS LARSEN, NEA correspondent, will write his column.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-Millions of returning veterans-the estimated 30 per cent of men in serv- ice who don't have reemployment rights-face bitter dislusonment when they try to get jobs in industry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

German nurses In their gray out- fits, white aprons and Red Gross arm bands passing in and out the gate. You also could see the weak and sick looking men, most or them amputees, struggling with their crutches. or dragging heavi- ly about with the aid of their
 So I merely was making con- yersation with the American guards when I asked. "What have you got in here?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
COMING HOME
(Boston Post)

The soldiers who paid the supreme sacrifice overseas are to be brought home to rest among their loved ones. The next of kin of our overseas dead will soon be boiled by the army to learn their wishes, whether they want the bodies brought home or allowed to remain where they are buried.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

"As usual, late summer here in New England turns out to be one of the best of all times of the year" /" From an editorial in the Boston Post.
 METEOROLOGIST METERS Let's rise and gaily sing together Make the music clear A paean to New England weather And the N. E. year.
 None can say that Yankee tribell Scorn its suns and rains, Though the aliens like to libel What their kind diSdai1lS. Comes, at last, that handsome
 season
 When, from shore to hill, Never can a soul, with reason, Wish our weather i'll.
 Throw your hat, or simply dof it; Here's the tale, in sum: Almost any weather prophet Knows what's now to come. From the brilliant to the dumber, All can rise and state: Fellows, HERE'S New EAgland's
 Slmmer!"
 (And, of course, she's 1ate.)
 Secretary Byrnes has indorsed the principles of the full employment bill. And Jimmie has managed to hold down enough good jobs in the last ten years to qualify as an ex- pert on how to achieve full em- ployment.
 We wish, and rather wistfully, that the Government could handle the rest of its reconversion prob- lems with the same dispatch 1t used in drying up the car pools.
 It is reported that new perfumes from France will not be introduced in the United States until some time next spring. And who cares? Few of us have noticed anything wrong with the domestic fragrance of the dears in the past few years.
 R--- B--.-, 41, who has taken . 2-year-old bride since his first wife and four children died in a fire which destroyed their farm home last November, gave away four of his remaining children in mu- nicipal court t0day."-Boston Her. old. So who'll keep an eye on the bride?
 Nylon stockings will be back by Thanksgiving or Christmas at the latest, according to word from Washington. They'd better hurry; that painful begin to chip when 1t turns colder.
 The Jap Kamikazas aren't going to give up. in spite of the En.per- or's urgent request for them to do so. First they defy him, then they defy him.
 'In summer, all of us can't be the dazzling, sunkissed beauties we'd like to be-, says the Boston Heralds Marcia Wingate. But be of good cheer, you nondazzling un- tannables; next winter you'll be identified as the ones who wash their necks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
Pays The Price
BAD WEISS, Ba,

mer pension as they call em in Europe, but lace curtain boarding house. call them. was nos
 pita for German wounded because you could see the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

The public is greatly interested in the insectcide DDT guaranteed 10 say practically everything of the six legged anropod species It will be great day for garden and houssholdres when the ubiquitous fly, mosquito &nn cuf-Worm can be sprayed cut of existence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25
A Thought for Today

For the flesh against Spirit Spirit against the contrary the the other: that not do the things that ye would.-Galatians 5:H.
 Duty requires calmly wait the summons,
 No dare stir till Heaven shall give permission. Blair.