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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24

that they might loln hands and make a ring round England. as could be brought together on s0 short a uollce.
 \ ND it was that day done. There N were so many SRidgcrs there. grown up nnd children. that an at- tempt io state them in round num- bera migbt enscnder doubts. in the dislfustiul. ol lhr Rerac.ty of this history, There. present at thc din- ncr. loo. were the Tettcfbys
 It was sad to see the child who had DO name or lineage, watching the other children as they played. not knowing how 10 talk with them. or sport with them. and more strange to the ways of childhood than a rough dog. But he kept by Milly. and began Co love her, and, as they all liked her dearly, they were glad of that.
 All this, the Chemist. sitting with the students and his brid that was 10 be. and Philip. and the rest. saw.
 Some people have said since, that he only thought what has been herein set down. others, that he read it in the fire, one winter night about the twilight time. others, that the Ghost was but the representa- ton of his gloomy thoughts, and Milly the embodiment of his better wisdom. I say nothing.
 Except this. That as they were assembled in the old Hall, by no other light than that Of a great fire thaving dined early). the shadows once more stole out of their hiding places, and danced about the room, showing the children marvellous shapes and faces on the walls, and gradually changing what was real and familiar there, to what was wild and magical. But that there was one thing in the Hall, to which the eyes of RedlaW, and of Milly and her husband, and of the old man, and of the student, and his bride that was to be, were often turned, which the shadows did not obscure or change. Deepened in it's gravity by the freight, and gazing from the darkness of the panelled wall like life, the sedate face in the portrait, with the beard and ruff, looked down at them from under it's verdant wreath of holly, as they looked up at it; and, clear and plain below, as if a voice had uttered them, were the words,
 Lord, keep my Memory Green
 (THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALL By CLARENCE HAWKES.
The Blind Poet of Hadley, Mass.

tten for Waterbury Democrat and the United Press) War has ceased and peace has found us
 In the heart and in the brain, Joys We hardly dared to mention
 Have come back to us again. There's a heart throb in our greeting
 To the nations near and far Merry Christmas with our meeting,
 Of the Christ Child and the star. Bells are ringing in the steepe.
 Waking echoes in the mind There are happy. laughing people,
 In world that's grown more kind. War has ceased and peace has found us.
 Just in time for Christmas Day, With His angels all around us,
 Let us laugh and let pray. There is music in the churches.
 There is singing in the home, For mans ecstasy reaches
 Up to heavens peaceful dome. Hatred vanished and forever,
 Peace and love will take its place, What gift and what giver,
 On this Christmas to the race. Merry Christmas, saint and sinner,
 Merry Christmas, great or small Merry Christmas OCT your dinner,
 Merry Christmas to you all. May the Christ love once more banish
 Every specter from the door, While the hate of nations vanish
 Through Gods love forever more
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pEDLAw raised his head, and

~ looked towards her.
 "Au through life, it seems by me" she continued. ito tell me some thing. For poor neglected children, my little child pleads as if it were alive, and had voice knew, with which to speak to me. Even in age and gray hair. such as fathers, 1t Is present; saying that it too might have lived to be old, long and long after you and I were gone, and to have needed the respect and love of younger people"
 Redlaw fell upon his knees, with 8 loud cry.
 % Thou" he said, "who through the teaching of pure love, hast graCtously restored me to the mem ory which was the memory of Christ upon the Cross, and of all the good who perisl.ed in His cause, receive my thanks, and bless her!"
 Then. he folded her to his heart; and Milly, sobbing more than ever, cried, as she laughed, He is come back to himSelf!"
 Then, the student entered, lead ing by the hand a lovely girl, who was afraid to come. And Redlaw so changed towards him, seeing in him and his youthful choice the softened shadow of that christening passage in his own life, entreated them to be his children.
 Then, as Christmas is time in which, of all times in the year, the memory of every remediable Sor- sow, wrong, and trouble in the world around us, should be active with us, not less than our own ex- perienceS, for all good. he laid his hand upon the boy, and, silently calling Him to witness who laid Ais hand on children in old time. vowed to protect him, teach him, and reclaim him.
 Then, he gave his right hand cheertly to Philip, and said that they would that day hold 8 Christ mas dinner in what used to be their great Dinner Hall; and that they would bid to it as many of that Swidger family. who, his son had told him, were so numerous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
GREETINGS

This is our first postwar Christ mas season. The Management of ScoviII takes this occasion to wish e Merry Christmos and e Happy New Yeor to ScoviII employees and stockholders, 10 the public, to re- turning servicemen, and to the Unions holding bargaining rights in our plants.
 ScoviII has been a vitoI port of the Waterbury community for 143 years. Today approximately one out of every five persons employed in Waterbury works in ScoviII. Employees and their families, num- berine about 35, 1000, are directly interested in ScoviII's future. Be- cause the Compony is the largest employer in the City, the en1- ployees of every local business, and every municipal employee, are de- pendent in some degree upon sound management in ScoviII. In 1944 ScoviII ooid 1O96 of the total property tox collected by the City.
 The Management recognizes and accepts its responsibility to ScoviII employees and stockhoId- CTS, and to the public. With the aid of our excellent supervisory per- sonnel and of our loyal employees, we face the future with hope and optimism. The Corporation is sound financially.
 The future is not clear, however. Patience and forebeorance will con-
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CHAPTER xx

IN the few moments that elapsed while Miliy silently took him Co Che gate. the Chemist dropped Into his chair, and covered his face with hia hands Seeing him thus. when che came back. accompanied by her husband and his father, she avoided disturbing him. or per- uniting him To bc disturbed,
 That's what always say, fathrr." exclaimed her admlrng husband. There's a motherly iccl- tng sn Mrs Williams breast that must and W1ll have Wentl"
 "Ay, Ay." said the old man. ''you're right. My son Williams Tightr"
 Tt happens all for the best. Mllly dear, no doubt" said Mir. William. senderly, that we have no chill dren of our own. and yet somo- times wish you had one Co love and cherish. Our little dead child that gou built such hopes upon. and that never breathed the breath of life it has made you quiet-liSe. Milly."
 T am very happy in the recol- lection of it, William dear" she answered. T think of 1t every day"
 T was afraid you thought Of it A good deal
 Don't say afraid: it is a comfort 10 me; 1t speaks to me in so many ways"
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Written for Waterbury Democrat and the United Pressl
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
Radio-Steered Boat
Navy Tests

A new TYPE naval vessel whose
course IS controlled by radio from
shore, was undergoing 1Xpcri.
mental tests today al the Hacker
Boat Works in NJ Clemens The
boat is docked In the Clinton
River.
Top naval engineers from Wash
ington inspected the ship NeS'er-
day bat refused 10 disclose any
details Of rs operation or CON
StruCtion The testing Is beng
r0Ur UHdcF dTFecTIOn OF Il. q. T.
4f,fattUU Uf RtEUnac
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
= Youths Held
For Robbery Trial

'ffir7rrp windsor youths accused
~ holding up Mrs. Addie NJ.
Dixon. IS. OF 1850 Fifth we're held
today by Recorders Court Judge
Joseph 4. GillieS for trial on
charges Of robbery armed The
three are James Howe, II, OF 1881
Auhin Frank Tcnccr. II of 80
Parent. and Cliff r. Pugn. =, Of
Z + Pitt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
6 Locals BdttIinq
Over $4,000
BY ED BRAND
Detroit Times Labor Editor

WASHINGTON. Nov. "a
fight among SIX Detroit locals
ever the division of $4,000 was
\ carried 10 the international
y executive board Of the UAW-CIO
here today.
The fight. which has been in
progress bchIHd=the= scenes TWO
years. is between independent
units and amalgamated locals.
AMOUNTS LISTED
The dependent groups Withdrew
from amalgamatcd locals and are
demanding what they claim 10 be
their share of the amalgamateds
funds at the time OF with
drawal.
Amounts claimed, according TO
q board member, are:
EX-Cello Local AZ against 157.
S35.000. Cadillac Local - agtiRsi
West Side Local ia S25 600. and
Local 29 against Bonn Aluminium
Local 20S, $4,000.
The UAW-CIO constitution pro-
vides that when employees OF one
or more plants who are members
OF an amalgamated local decide
that they have sufficient strength
10 organize their own independ-
6nt local they may do SO
SWITCH FACTIONS
Leaders OF each Withdrawing
unit contend that their locals
were formed IN strict compliance
with the union constitution Many
union officials however charge
that the Withdrawals were mott
waited ny local politics.
In many instances the new
units have switched their union
political affiliations from one
JAW faction 10 another
Members of Tho eXecutibc board
say that the Withdrawals are
legal and that the locals involved
should negotiate their differences.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10

Smooth, straight lines, crisp cut lapels, smart
slit pockets-a coat you love for its young
tailoring, its wonderful all wool warmth!
How easily it slips over your casual suits,
goes dating. too A smooth, soft melton in
brown, gray or midnight black. Sizes to II.
Other Winter Coats. 1926 to s5S
HUpsoNs-FIRsr MISUNDERSTANDING
Evening star., 1945-10-01
Appeal Not New

President Nicholas Murray Butler,
speaking at the opening of the
one hundred and ninety
academic year of Columbia Univer-.
sity, discussed the question: What
will tomorrow bring?" in terms
which should be of interest to the
older generation quite as much as
to the younger whose representatives
he was addressing. 1.-THE world" he
said, "is obviously at the end of
long and heartbreaking experience
which could not be continued with
out the total destruction of all that
civilization means" 1t will be the
task of youth to "do everything
possible to contribute toward the
development of world which will
conform to our highest ideals of
human faith and human conduct"
and thus render less likely a repeti-
ton of disaster.
There can be no question, DR.. Butler
continued, that: During the past
one hundred years science has made
most amazing advances and these
advances have contributed enor-
mously to the welfare and to the
happiness of mankind" but 1t also
is true that: Science has made
discoveries which put it in the power
of man, If he will, to use them for
appalling destruction A choice
must be attempted between high
Evening star., 1945-10-01
Freeing Jopon's S Press

General Macarthur has acted
With commendable firmness and
dispatch in ordering the Higashi-
Kuni government to keep its hands
off Japan's press and radio. From
now on there is to be no censor
ship, suppression or control of any
sort, except as he himself may deem
necessary. No better step could be
taken to spread the kind of enlight-
eminent that the Japanese people
need if they are to learn the ways
of democracy.
The incident precipitating this
action was the almost incredibly
stupid presumption of the japanese
Home Ministry in suppressing the
newspapers of Tokyo and Osaka for
printing picture showing Hirohito
standing beside the towering Mac
Arthur and for reporting statements
made by the Emperor to two Amer
lean newspapermen-including the
statement that he favored the es-
tablishment Of free press in Japan
as rapidly as. possible.
Apparently there is an old law in
Nippon forbidding the publication of
material relating to the imperial
family, but how the Home Ministry
could have. imagined 1t could get
away with the suppression, on legal
grounds or otherwise, pretty nearly
defies explanation. In any case, the
Higashi-Kuni government knows
now that it had better not try such
move again, and the people of
the country can read all about how
Hirohito supports the idea Of Civ
ing them undiluted news, and they
can see what he looked like when
Evening star., 1945-10-01
France Rejects Communism
By Raym ond Moley

Pa new name and new party with
old ideas.
De Gaulle is backed by some ortho-
the broad masses of new voters, never
before affiliated with parties. The Com
munists opposed the De Gaulle cause
before Hitler struck Russia and, like
American Communists, are generally dis
credited for that reason.
X X x
1t had been anticipated that Russian
strength in Euorpe, its great part in
defeating Germany and the gratitude
of France for liberation would greatly
increase Communism in France. To
please Russia, some socialization of in
dustry was started But Stalin's lack
Of interest in French gestures and his
indifference to French desires for a
hold on the Rhineland have cooled of
French interest in Socialism. COM
munists lost ground, even in regions
where they were strong before the war
They lost even the place where the
Commune" OF 1871 had its origin.
The old French parties are headed
by old men. Leon Blum, Herriot and
Jouhaux are in their seventies. De
Gaulle is the youngest Of them ALL
France thus shows little political
change. There will be no labor govern
ment. Specialization will slow down,
perhaps disappear. The indomitable
conservatism Of the French peasant
remains Security and more security is
the wish OF the day.
released by the Associated Newspapers, Incl
Evening star., 1945-10-01
On the Record
BY Dorothy Thompson

tons monthly in February, l943, to a
mere $4,000 tons net in July, 1916
approximately per cent Of even war
time normal
Such condition paralyZes not only
Germany but all Europe. All the decla-
rations of statesmen cannot change eco
nomic facts. The principal sources of
Europe's coal are the Ruhr and Silesia
Silesia, in Russian hands, has no coal
for Europe and the Ruhr coal is un-
mined. The French and Dutch are
frantically appealing; the peoples of
Europe are about to freeze; industry's
wheels are stilled.
So all Europe turns to us for goods
they cannot manufacture themselves
with no means to pay; relief project.
If we refuse it, liberation" is bitter
joke. If we grant it, without change
of policy, we will have to undertake
permanent WPA for more peoples than
the whole American population.
In Germany manpower was diverted
to the army and coal was mined by slave
labor in the later years of the war. The
slaves worked poorly and production de-
clined. Now they are liberated, but the
young German miners are prisoners of
war, only slowly demobilized
The mining equipment is worn out and
must be replaced. The miners for
months were expected to work on 1000
calories a day Now we have seen that
even machines need fuel, and have in
creased it to 5000 But the miners
families are living without shelter on
1000 calories per person. The miner,
being also son and father, shares his
fuel. We discover what the Nazis learn
ed earlier-slaves don't work.
There is nothing in the Potsdam COM
munique, bad as it is, that compels us
to be insane. A revolt is brewing in
Britain and here among people who
know what is going on-which is
mere handful-and who have brains
enough to foresee the social, moral and
political results for Europe
The National Engineers Committee,
Of the Engineers Joint Council, has
made report to the War and Navy
Departments on the control of industrial
activity against its destruction. They
have put their finger on the vital thing
for Germany and Europe-coal. They
sharply criticize the policy of de-indus-
trialization as unnecessary to disarma-
ment, and fatal in its results, both on
the whole economy of Europe and,
eventually, on world trade
Meanwhile the European economy is
perishing-from its gangrened center
the German Ruhr.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate Inc)
Evening star., 1945-10-01

principles of morality and service"
and "the low temptations OF greed
and lust for power"
DR.. Butler very properly insisted:
Morals must now take precedence
over science and not be subordinate
to science. This is surely no new
doctrine" Anciently the same
fundamental law was set forth
through Moses, later it was preached
and taught by Christ, recently it has
been exemplified by literally hun
dreds of thousands Of people who
have died that a better world might
live.
Nothing novel, then, attaches to
the appeal for morality against un-
Righteousness, mercy against cruelty,
order against anarchy. DR.. Butler,
who is 83 and retires from the presi-
dency of Columbia today, put the
wisdom of long lifetime into his
concluding declaration: 1T liz for
the youth of today, who will be the
guides and leaders of the life OF to-
morrow, to give the answer"
Evening star., 1945-10-01
This Changing World
By Constantine BroiOn

Heavy fighting is going on in China's
Sinkiang Province between about 10000
troops OF the Central government and
10000 'polyglot" troops composed OF
KaSsaks, Mongols and other races. The
province is three times as large as Texas.
The Chinese regulars are In difilcult
position, since their opponents, accord
Ing to reports from Chungking, are
strongly aided by Russian artillery and
aviation. Supporting these reports, OBJ
servers say that the planes which ar
rived unexpectedly TO join In the battle
carried the official markings OF the Red
Army aviation red star--and artillery
pieces captured by the Chungking forces
bore the serial number and the name OF
the Russian plant where they had been
manufactured.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek Is re-
ported to have sent strong notes Of pro-
test to Moscow, pointing out that the
assistance given to rebel forces In Sim
kiang was contrary to the Sino-Soviet
treaty. The treaty explicitly provided
that Russia recognize Chang as the
head of the Chinese republic and pledged
itself not to interfere In China's internal
affairs in any way. Chiang's notes re-
manned unanswered until last Friday.
But official Washington quarters which
have been following this unpublicized
war with some uneasiness still hope that
a favorable answer will be given China.
From the strictly military point OF
view, this conflict is Insignificant Only
about 10000 men are involved on both
sides and are fighting in wild" coun-
try which lacks communications. But
politically its significance cannot be
underestimated.
Washington and London are seriously
concerned over the situation.
If the Moscow reply is long delayed
and China's claims are fully confirmed,
some doubt may be cast on the validity
OF Moscow's pledge net to interfere in
China's domestic affairs.
The Sino- Russian treaty was not the
result of the work of the Chungking
and Moscow diplomats alone, but also
the work Of President Truman and Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Bevin, who dis
cussed the matter at the Potsdam Con-
ference Premier Stains announced de-
cision to deal fairly with the Chinese
and his pledge not to support any politi-
cal action in China were warmly ap-
plauded throughout the world. 1t
ended serious friction which had lasted
for many years between the two Asiatic
neighbors and promised to remove, at
least from the Asiatic mainland, situa-
tion which otherwise would have given
the Western powers another severe
headache.
American observers report from vari-
Gus vantage points in China that Chang
Evening star., 1945-10-01

he called upon the supreme Allied
commander-ar excellent step for
ward on the road they must travel
to free themselves from their feudal
past.
In all probability, the Home Min
istry's brazenness took General
Macarthur by surprise, but he lost
no time in telling off the whole
japanese government. 1t is not for
nothing that Admiral Halsey, in an
nouncing his plans to retire, has
just declared that criticism of Mac
Arthur is entirely undeserved, :"
that he is not pursuing a soft"
policy, and that, if he is left alone,
he will carry out the occupation in
such a way that Japan will never
again be a menace. The action
freeing the press is but one of many
moves amply supporting the ad-.
miral's point.
Evening star., 1945-10-01

is still faced with many serious problems
before he can begin to reconstruct his
country. Local rebellions and regional
wars are inevitable in a country with
more than 00,00o,000 inhabitants scat
tered over an area of 4,480,000 square
miles
Chang realizes that it will be many
years before country so diverse in
language, race and religions can be
unified. The reconstruction of the Chi
rese provinces which have suffered most
from the war must also pe a slow process.
The importance Of the Sino-R Russian
treaty rested in the fact that Chang
and his government could hope to start
their great work without any pin-prick-
ing from outside, as has been the case
for the last Is years.
The generalissimo is said to believe
he could handle most OF the internal
troubles and deal with the remaining
swar lords and with the Communist
ideologies which are being spread among
some of the Chinese leaders. But his
task would become unbearable If great
power such as Russia helped his OPP
ponents with arms and other war ma
terial.
The Chungking government, together
with the American and British govern
ments, was cheered by the open-minded-
ness of Premier Stain, who agreed to
treat the Central government as an
equal. The first fruits OF the treaty
signed last month could be seen in the
fact that the negotiations between Ye-
nan and Chungking were much easier
and about to result in a satisfactory
agreement between the two groups.
The Sinkiang incident" however,
comes as heavy blow to the Central
government. It's Importance does not
lie in the fact that group of opponents
of the Chungking government have de-
cided to fight its forces, but in the fact
that a so-calied "polyglot" force is al
legedly supported with arms and avia-
tion by the Russian government. This
matter, unless cleared up in the near
future, may throw a different light on
the Sino-Russian treaty, which hereto
force was interpreted to mean what it
actually said
The incident is being handled di-
rectly between Moscow and Chungking
and has not been referred to the Coun-
Gil of Foreign Ministers in London,
where China is represented by her for
eign minister Chang decided not to
inject another controversial subject into
the difficult London negotiations.
But unless Russia's reported inter-
vention in the Sinkiang fighting is ex-
planned satisfactorily, there is a grave
danger that the good relations between
Chungking and Moscow might be
ieopardized once more.