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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
By FREDERICK c. OTHMAN

Washington, March G7 - (U.PO- As a patron, by mistake, of a steakeasy, I think can tell the OPA and Congress something about the black market in meat. A couple of well-heeled citizens from New York invited me to din- ner last night. They said they knew a good place.
 We got in taxi, drove to ham, burger stand about l2 blocks from the White House, and crawled up on three stools. I thought it was odd We were having hamburgers for dinner. It turned out we weren't.
 My hosts identified themselves to the clerk at the counter. as at a prohibition speakeasy. Then we were ushered into small pine paneled room.
 This was filled with black marble tables at which citizens (mostly in U. s. Army officers uniforms) were eating beefsteak. Some of them were having lobster and few fish, but the majority were blowing into steaks.
 We took a table, which had been reserved for us, and ordered beer. You want something special in the way of steak?" the shirt-sleeved proprietor asked. We said we did. He walked into his oversized refrig- orator. and came out with three of the most magnificent tenderloin steaks you ever saw. They were two inches thick, dark red, perfect.
 He broiled 'em to order and while we waited We nibbled shrimp and drank beer.
 Came the meat and I don't believe I ever did have such a good steak, although I felt guiltier with every bite.
 This was black market steak. The check proved it.: eighteen dollars for three beers, three orders of shrimp and three steaks. That was- mt all.
 T sure would like to take ham back to New York with me-" one of my hosts said The boss invited us inside his ice box, which was fes- tooned with steaks on hooks and on shelves. It contained boxes of pork tenderloins. filets mignon in waxed paper bacon sliced and unsliced, Canadian bacon in chunks, hams country cured and sugar cured, and butter in cases.
 I hadn't seen such a display Of food in months.
 The man who wanted ham point ed at boiled one. boneless, drap- ped in cellophane and marked. eight pounds.
 That" said the proprietor. will be $10. including the points"
 On the way out the prosperous ones mentioned the fact that they were out of cigarets. The owner of the steakeaSy went to his cigaret vending machine, labeled empty" unlocked the panel at the bottom, and asked them what brand they wanted.
 One bought a carton of Chester fields; the other took Philip Nor rises. The price was $50 per car- ton.
 The man with the steak said he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27

1ationS of His law neV' J. OOnneiiy has brought upon the world suf- 9ering and 8 sorrow unknown in past human history? Sin must be punished. Both the sins of men and the sins of nations. War is the scourge of an outraged justice. - Perhaps we should be reminded that we are not to be saved by the fact that the sins of our enemies are greater than ours. Only penance and sorrow will save both us and Dur enemies. There is hope in the signs that in our land today people softened by the bitterness of suffering are lifting to God a chorus of prayer more generous and more sincere than any of our his- tory. In this there is reason to hope that God will shorten the hours be- tween Good Friday and Easter. THE LAST WEEK
 During Holy Week the Church brings before us in the unusual and impressive ceremonies of the liturgy the events of the last week of the human life of Our Lord in order that we may appreciate the great price that was paid by the Son of God that the justice of God might be satisfied and the human race might be redeemed
 On Palm Sunday the liturgy re- minds us of the triumphal entry of Christ the King into the city of Jerusalem. The people sang His praises and strewed palms in His path.
 "A week later they cried out: Let His blood be upon us and our children. Cruelty Him! Cruelty Him!"
 ONE MOMENT OF JOY
 Tn the midst of this week of sor- row for one brief moment the Church breaks forth in great joy and praise. It is on the Thursday of Holy Week for it was on the Thursday of the Last Week that Our Lord instituted the Blessed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
JAMAICANS SHOW
 CHANGE OF MIND
Prefer Outside Jobs to Mill Work; New Problem
 Faces Manufacturers

Absence of Jamaican workers from the Bristol Brass Corp. in Bristol for several days last week may lead to their dismissal, it was indicated today by officials of the concern who said if non-compli- ance to the hiring agreement con- tinues the men will be sent back to Jamaica.
 The difficulty at the Bristol plant is the second involving Jamaicans within recent weeks, and 1t has aroused widespread speculation that repercussions may arise throughout the state on the use of the native labor.
 Local contracts with Jamaican workers will not expire for more than a month, and interest has been shown here on the question ot whether or not they will be renewed for 90 more days. Several of the Jamaicans who came here returned voluntarily to their native land, while others are reported to be interested in obtaining outside work instead of staying here to continue heavy mill labor.
 Widespread dissatisfaction on transportation considerations has been noted among the local work CTS. who state they have been ag- grieved by the expense involved in coming here from out-of-town barracks. A number of the men are reported to have moved from the barracks to private homes within the city.
 In Bristol the Jamaicans have complained on the wage scales, meals, and transportation expenses. They also have asked for an increase in working hours. Although a ma ority of the men reported for work this week, others continued to stay away. Two of the natives, who were involved in an altercation several weeks ago. have been sent back to Jamaica by court order. One Of them was seriously wounded in the fight and remained at hospital fol some time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Othman Finds Army
 Men In Steakhouse

didn't want to make money on cig- arets. He said he sold 'em simply to accommodate the customers.
 When we got outside the ham, burger stand was damned with peo- pie not eating hamburgers. They were waiting to get at those steaks.
 I've been feeling ashamed of my self ever since.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
(By United PreSS)

NDy OHAtCu AAOScj
 Soviet troops advance to with in four miles of the RomantaD oil center of Cernauti; also cap- ture Kamenets- POdOlsk in drive that carries to within 53 miles of the Czech border.
 About 500 Flying Fortresses and Lberators carry deep into France to attack mine German air bases and the freight yards at Tours; ; we destroy 38 Maxi aircraft.
 Iu Burma, Japanese troops threaten Imphal from the north Chinese troops defeat Japanese attempt to hold road leading to Shanduzup aud Mogaung.
 In Italy, Allied forces heighten their artillery fire against Maxi strong points in Casino; two en- emy attacks in the AnziO beach. head are repulsed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Navy Hospital Building Annex As Baby Boom Logs 100 a Month
By ELIZABETH s. CARPENTER United Press Staff C0rrasnNndent

PHILADELPHIA, March 27(UP)A doctor in the maternity hospital picked Marine calling al a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
NOLY WEKK AND THE WAR

During this Holy Week of the yorty-fifth year of the twentieth century of our Christian era the gloom of Good Friday seems more n keeping with the spirit of the Hines than does the glory of Easter
 Today the world is the greatest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27

battlefield of hu- man history. Like the Divine Vic- time of H o l y Week the world is kneeling g in a Gethsamini bow ed un d CT the weight of the sins of men.
 r Why war? Who will argue against the truth that the rejection of the law of God and the sanct ion $ that God has im- posed on the vio-
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18
The Experts Bow Out

THE war is over and so are the
L labors of the $4,000 expert"
of the Metropolitan Aviation Plan
ming Authority.
This happy combination of cir
cumstances should be the signal for a
quick and decisive start on new
City Airport.
The end of the war signals action
on all worthwhile projects, held in
allegiance for the duration.
The exit of the experts should
signal the end of the controversy
that has impeded selection of good
site for the airport.
THE confusion was not lessened as
L the experts bowed out of the
airport picture. Their final gesture
was to revive the international site
in Windsor, which in their previous
report was an "ideal" spot for some
thing in the future, say about 1860.
Their last recommendation was that
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18
Our Atlantic DefenSeS

substantially to the shortening and
winning of the European war.
It was only by virtue of our
prompt and decisive action in this re-
spect that German occupation of
Greenland and Iceland was not
achieved, as the German high COM
mand contemplated-in which event
the course of the European war would
have been vastly different, and much
less to our advantage.
A CCORDINGLY, Representative
"A Gearhart of California is spon-
soring movement in Congress for
PERMANENT American control of
the islands-not through conquest or
any other form of aggression, but by
the peaceful means of purchase and
annexation.
an advocating the requirement
of Greenland and Iceland by the
ways of peace" he explains, 81 an,
looking forUard to the time When
our possession of them may prevent
what De are going through notD in
the Pacific, may forestaN the need
of capturing them from an enemy
that might otherOise seize them in
few hours by aerial inUasion."
Greenland is a possession of Den
mark, which has little economic use
for the great island and is utterly
incapable of its defense-and Den
mark has already sold us the Virgin
Islands, having found herself in a
similarly Improbable and untenable
situation there
Iceland, as Mr.. Gearhart says, is
eminently fit to join the United
States" having been virtually "a
sovereign land since 1918"
Of course, the proposed territorial
acquisitions in the Atlantic would not
be made by force or conquest, but by
peaceful means - and accordingly,
President Truman was quite right
in saying that we did not fight in
Europe "for conquest"
But he should refrain from fore
closing the United States against
peaceful and wise and essential terri
torial acquisitions, either in the Pa.
cific or the Atlantic-an intention
many commentators are able and
willing to read in his Berlin speech.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18

this be made an immediate project of
a permanent Regional Airport Au-
thority, to be set up.
We could point out the difficulty
of trying to convince two govern
ments of the necessity of locating a
Detroit City Airport in foreign
country, when we cannot even sell
the idea to few small communities
in our own backyard.
RUT why add to the Comedy of
- Confusion?
There is no time now for pickering
and academic arguments on where
the new airport should 60. Air traffic
is increasing and will increase 1t is
agreed that conditions at the present
City Airport border on the danger
Gus.
Now is the time to forget fac
tional interests and concentrate on
ONE site, the best available, and get
to work on it.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18
a CHALLENGE to Free Men

totaIitarian Liberals find themselves
whittiing alOdy the freedom, OF men.
Their Utopia is a rOili-o-the-
Disp that leads implocobIy to the
sUamps of serfdom."
THEREIN, according to Mr..
Hoover, lies the challenge to
America and the requirement for our
great decision as the war draws to
close.
Are we, too going to shift from
the free way of life to either commu.
nism or creeping socialism-both of
which lead to the same enslaved con-
dition of mankind, and are thus es.
sentially the SAME THING?
If so, we must be prepared to
abandon and see destroyed the
AMERICAN way of life which, as
Mr.. Hoover defines it, "acknowl-
edges the fatherhood of God and the
dignity of man.
at knows no rank, no caste, no
exclusions" he reminds us.
at recognizes mans right to per-
sonality, to freedom of choice, to
freedom of Uiil and Judgment; the
right to think, to believe, to haze
faith, to dream, to speak, to Write.
at insists that these inalienabIe
freedoms of mind and spirit came
from, the Creator himself, NOT
FROM THE STATE.
at is the duty of the state to
protect these rights, not to coerce
them"
All over the world where commu-
nistic and socialistic totalitarianism
is becoming. dominant, and even in
the United States where it has strong
advocacy, persuasive and persistent
men are calling it LIBERALISM to
promote this regimented condition
for human beings and REACTION to
oppose it.
But the vast majority of the
American people, faithful to the
principles and ideals of their fathers
and true to their own natural and
wholesale AMERICAN ASPIRA-
TIONS, will say with Herbert
Hoover:
"f ii be reactionary to be for
FREE MEN, then shall be proud of
that title for my remaining days.
"As a matter of fact, il is the
only true LIBERALISM"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18
THE CASE OF LUCIEN FABRE

MANY people think that the people in
VVl France who are being rounded up,
locked up and shot up are collaborators,
traitors, men who wanted the Germans to
win. The following story shows what is
REALLY HAPPENING under the cover
of that propaganda.
Lucien Fabre is the author of book
which earned the Prix Goncourt. He popu-
larized the Einsten theory in France. In
1889 he was modified as an engineer and
later became director Of a factory
In July, 1910 an enemy commission
turned up to demand the continuation of
production for the Axis powers Fabre
refused pointblank, and his brother. who
was director of neighboring factory, did
the same. AS the factories were in the
free zone, nothing happened.
Another commission turned up in
-NoUeuber, 1912, -When that zone Das
occupied. It's leader told Fabre that his
reputation Was knoUn. He Uas accused
of haUing helped to enhance the reputa-
ton of JeW by popularizing the
Einstein theory, that one of his books
had been dedicated in Uords hostile to
Germany, that he had been member
of the league against anti-sepitisn,, that
he had spoken at Sale Wagran against
pogroms and the Nazi theory, and
finally that he had deiiUered lecture
in Which he had attacked the policies of
Bismarck and Bethmann Holweg.
The commission then started to boy
colt his factory by withholding raw ma
terials, etc. From the time of the armis-
tice to the liberation the Germans did not
receive from the firms of Multiplex. or
Fabre and Viguier (the firms directed by
the two brothers) one single case of NUM-
tions, nor one single uniform jacket.
Fabre's private house became the hid
ing place of Jews, anti-Fascist Italians and
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18

THE casual remarks by President
Il Truman in his Berlin speech con-
cerning American territorial acquisi-
tions after and in consequence of the
present war continue to be the sub
ject of much speculation and some
dispute-and it would be mistake
to avoid or suppress the issue.
It has been said in explanation of
the Presidents remarks-to the ef
feet that America wants mot one
piece of territory" out of the war
that he was talking solely of the
European war, and had no intention
of foreclosing the United States
against permanent possession of the
strategic Pacific islands which Japan
fortified and used against us in
this war.
\ But this is by no means salts
factory explanation.
\ The matter of the Pacific islands
is surely vital matter, but it lacks
a great deal of covering the whole
subject of possible and proper terri
torial acquisitions in which there is a
vital American interest.
The European war, fully as much
as the Pacific war, emphasized the
inherent danger to the United States
in having land masses adjacent to
the American mainland either enemy
controlled or of easy access to future
enemies.
The great land mass of Green
land, for instance, is intimately ad
iacent TO the American mainland,
and for all practical purposes is an
essential PART of the North Ameri-
can continent-and is surely that for
all MILITARY purposes.
The smaller, but equally strategic
land mass of Iceland is inseparable
from the defensive zone of the Ameri.
can mainland.
The American government took
full account of the military impor-
tance of Greenland and Iceland in the
European war, and in fact, before
our formal involvement in the con.
hict
American garrisons and installa-
tions were established in the two
islands in sufficient time andstrength
to make them the keystones of our
Atlantic defenses and contributed
&C The DETROIT TINES Al
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18

IF FRANCE should decline into revolu-
i ton and emerge hostile to Britain and
America, it would be very serious That
is the danger. 1T is REAL AND M
MINENT For some reason the facts are
not being published anywhere. 1t is our
intention to give frank. very frank
account of these affairs.
When one arrives in Paris, one has the
impression that it is refreshingly clean
and beautiful city, free from the dirt, de-
struction and war marks which strike
one in nearly all the other great cities of
Europe.
That is the first impression. 1t lasts
about two days. Then slowly it becomes
clear that something is horribly wrong
War scars would be preferable.
The facade hides a state o. affairs
which is almost unbearabie. One longs
to get aWay. Coupons mean nothing
and haUe no Uorth. The Whoie country
is dependent upon Uast expensive
black market.
Food, except bread, is gravely short
and can be had only at an IMMENSE
PRICE. Clothes are as bad. A frock
costs as much as 25,000 francs and quickly
wears out
Returned prisoners of war can be seen
about the streets in rags and without
means. Often they are wearing their old
prison clothes. Very many of them have
been influenced by Nazi philosophy, and
are POLITICALLY DANGEROUS. Hardly
any one works for more than three days
a week
The whole country is bedraggied, de-
featist, unbelieving, and hopelessly ill-run.
There is an uncertain balance between
extremists of the two brands.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18

THERE is a great challenge to the
i freedom-loving people of America
and a great decision to be made by
them in this hour of victory and
peace, as Mr.. Herbert Hoover ear.
nestly observed in his address before
the Iowa Association of Southern
California at Long Beach,
The end of the war will not bring
tranquility and surcease from danger
and respite from responsibility and
relief from burdens, even to the vic
torious nations least Of all to the
American nation which has done so
much and paid so much for victory
and peace.
In the wake of war all over the
world, as Mr.. Hoover said, it is not
human FREEDOM that is evolving
from the bitter years of conflict, for
either the victors or the vanquished,
The nations of Europe, whatever
their previous conditions and aspira-
tions have been, are not turning their
newly won and hard won peace to the
attainment of a FREE condition of
life or to the realization of their aspi-
rations for free existence.
Today, communism or CREEP
ING SOCIALISM is sWeeping oUer
Europe" said MIR. Hoover.
"A score of Fascist nations haze
shifted to communism.
"Half dozen nations once lib
erty-ioUing are shifting to socialism"
Whatever else these nations are
getting out of the war and the peace
following it, they are not getting
FREEDOM.
"They all have a common base in
bureaucratic power oUer the Liberties
and economic life of the people" as
Mr.. Hoover remarked.
"In the extreme form they leaUe
little of free speech, free press, free
assembly or Independent Justice.
"The less Uiolent forms claim that.
government can dictate or operate
economic life and still preserve per-
sonal liberty.
"But history shoWs, oUer and oUer
again, that bureaucrats, to STAY in
power and to enforce their ideas,
must in the end dominate the max
ing of larOs, the press, the courts and
the police.
"IneUitobly and invariably the
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18

fGtve yourseH 10 for each correct answer
through question q. 40 each for the re-
msIninr tso questions. Any score s. or
higher IL excellent
1-Who is supposed 10 h ave
said. "If the people have no
bread, let them eat cake?
2-True or false: (a) The fa-
nous Roman Cicero. is best
known as an orator (b) Ac-
cordlng 10 the Constitution
all bills for raising revenue
shall originate IN the Senate.
3-What have Carousel,
"Bloomer Girl" "On the
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18
Brain Game

Town" and up in Central
Park" m common?
4-If your skin itcheS. the irri-
tation may be caused by; taD
lethargy; (b) antipathy; tc)
allergy
5-(a) Was the same composer
responsible for both "A Kiss
in the Dark" and Kiss Me
Again"7 (b) II so. can YOU
name him?
6-The United States spends a
great deal Of money annually
on sports. How much Of
sports bill would you guess
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-18

the L. S public paid in the
years Just before World War
II S4,000,000. S400,000,000
or S4000.0O0.000?
A red sky at sunset indicates
good weather. red sky IN
the morning promises bad.
Would you say that this be-
lief antedates the establish
ment Of weather bureaus?
A Scotch city on the river
Clyde is noted for its ship
building activity. Can YOU
name it,
IS ANSWERS on Opposite Psge)