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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-19
Boy Scout Councils Dinner To11orroU

Tomorrow night the annual dio- cesan scouters dinner for Catholic area chaplains, area lay chairmen, and scout executives of five Boy Scout councils. will be held in Hart ford. David F Babson. Rev. James F. Woods and J. J. Hennessey will attend as Waterbury representa- tiveS.
 Hailstones are formed of alter nate layers of snow and ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-19

A Johannesburg, South Africa, store has reduced the price of q game called Drive Hitler Out of Berlin" from $l.i0 to 20 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-19

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-19

WAR RELIEF CONCERT Brone Basins Lucas was soloists al war relief concert yestreday at the Lithuanian hall in Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-19
Army Raids
 Black Morts

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-19
Board Seeks FinoI Budget

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Evening star., 1945-03-24
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

The Senate has successfully baked
at the nomination of Aubrey w. Will
llams, former head of the now defunct
National Youth Administration, to be
administrator of the Rural Electrical
ton Administration for a l0-year term
number OF issues were involved First
many OF the Senators held that Mr.
Williams was not qualified for the post
by past experience. Second, there has
been determined effort, since the REA
was placed under the Agriculture De-
partment to make a political organ
lzatlon out OF it. Third, charges were
made that Mr.. Williams was too
friendly with Communists and commu-
nistlc organizations in this country. Mr.
Williams himself fatty denied any con-
nectlon with such organizations or that
he had any leanings whatever toward
communism
Whatever the reasons for turning Mr.
Williams down-and there were many
one thing stands out. The Senate in
tends to be more and more insistent
in the future that men nominated for
important public Office shall have recog-
nHed qualifications. The row over the
Williams nomination was the second
within the last few weeks involving
this issue. The first was that of Secre-
tary of Commerce Wallace. The Sen
ate went to the bat over his appoint
ment. and it was only by removing
from his control the RFC and it's sub
sidiary lending agencies that the ap-
pointment was finally confirmed In the
Wallace case, as in that of Williams.
the charge of lack of qualifications was
made.
Mr.. Williams record has been one of
social service and relief work He had
10 years or more of this kind of work
before he was called to Washington
by Harry Hopkins, in 1888. and made
regional representative of seven South
western States in the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration. This was
the beginning of long association with
Mr.. Hopkins, White House favorite. Mr..
Williams was deputy administrator,
Works Progress Administration, while
Mr.. Hopkins was administrator. When
the National Youth Administration was
set up Mr. Williams became its execu-
tive director while he continued as
deputy administrator of WPA In 1889,
he became administrator of .NYA and
gave his whole time to that agency
Evening star., 1945-03-24
An lndustriuIist's Opinion
Prom the Montreal Information.

FROM tHe montreal Il information.
The role which Canada will have to
play after the war is a subject which
our politicians, theorists and profess
sional information men have discussed
at great length during the past few
months 1t has given rise to good
many speeches which, on the whole,
have been listened to very attentively by
the general public. But IT, perchance,
industrialists dare to publicly express
opinions on this important subject, it
is with doubtful raising of shoulders
that they are received by the majority
Of citizens, who imagine that the Ca
madam industrialist cannot be impair
tial, that he has an axe to grind, a
preconceived opinion, and that the doc
trine he breaches tends solely to safe
guard his own interests and those of
the industrial system as it exists to-
day. A single moment of reflection
would suffice to dispel such doubts. Is
1t not true, as matter of fact, that in
order to go ahead an industry must of
necessity operate at full capacity and
that such operation necessitates the un-
interrupted work of all it's employees?
This means, therefore, that the future
OF the industrialist is closely linked with
that of the worker and that what is
good business for the one must inevita-
bly, benefit the other
Evening star., 1945-03-24

until 1t was abolished by Congress. For
the last Is months he was employed
by the Farmers Union, which worked
hand in glove with the CLOS PAC in
the last national political campaign.
1hat, In brief, Is his record. which Sem
ators insist does not qualify him, by
experience, to direct the Rural Elec-
trification Administration.
The strongest kind of pressure has
been exerted in administration circles to
win confirmation of the Williams ap-
polntment. When his supporters could
not count enough votes for him they
sought to delay action on the no1nina-
tlon-even to what looked like a fill
buster in the Senate Itself They NAV
have been encouraged by the fact that
delay saved the Wallace nomination. and
may have hoped that in the Williams
case enough Senators could be won over
before vote was taken. However, they
found the Republican Senators, who had
been willing to go along with Wallace,
were not willing to accept Williams
With a large group of the more con-
servative Democrats opposed to Will
Hams, the failure to win Republican
votes, except four. was fatal. Senator
Lucas of Illinois, Democrat. supporter
of Williams. excoriated the Republicans.
charging they were playing politics.
Having tried sugar, he turned bitter
which did not help much.
OF the big farm organizations, only
the Farmers Union came forward for
Williams. The Farm Bureau Federation,
the National Grange and some others
opposed his appointment to head the
REA, naturally very close to the farm
population of the country for which it
has done great deal.
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, Re-
publican, during the Senate debate on
Williams appointment. attacked the
handling of the REA after it was placed
under the Agriculture Department. and
particularly Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard He demanded that the REA
be again an independent agency. as it
was first constituted by Congress, aid
insisted that no man should be con-
firmed by the Senate until that was
done, Wickard, he said. had pulled the
carpet from under former Administrator
Harry Slattery because he, Slattery.
would not allow the REA to be used
politically.
Evening star., 1945-03-24
Williams Rejected

IL WOulQ De QlIIlCulC TO ClJe any one
reason as being exclusively respon-
sible for the Senate's rejection of the
nomination of Aubrey Williams to
head the Rural Identification
Administration.
During the debate his competency
was both challenged and defended,
without any conclusive showing one
way or the other. On this score 1t
would seem fair to say that the
supporters of MIR. Williams were not
able to show that he had any special
qualifications for the post to which
he had been named by the President,
while his opponents failed in equal
measure to establish their contention
that he was lacking in competency.
The probability is, however, that
number of Senators voted against
Mr.. Williams because of doubt as to
his qualifications as an admins
traitor
In the course of the committee
hearing on the nomination a ques-
ton was raised as to the nominees
religious views. Mr. Williams met
this with an admirable statement,
and it may be doubted that this
matter played any part in his defeat.
The same thing cannot be said Of
his views on racial questions, how
ever, and it is quite likely that his
outspoken advocacy of the rights of
minorities cost him some votes.
But his defeat cannot be ascribed
to these things alone. Henry Wal
lace, for example, holds views in all
of these respects which are close to
those held by Mr. Williams. Yet
number of Senators who voted for
Mr. Wallace turned against Mr.. Will
liamS, and the explanation of this
seeming inconsistency probably lies
in the personalities of the two men.
Mr.. Williams is fond of referring
to anti-New Deal Senators from the
South as Southern Tories" At a
press conference after his nomina-
ton had been rejected, he named
half dozen Senators who had voted
against him and said he found it
hard to believe that they really be-
lieve in democracy" He took it for
granted that the liberal and re-
spected Senator Saltonstall voted
against him because the Republicans
cracked the whip and he went
along"
These expressions, with others
that have come from him, suggest
that Mr. Williams liberalism is of
the sort that carries intolerance to-
ward those who disagree with him
to the point of questioning their good
faith. This is not state of mind
that is calculated to win friends in
the Senate for Mr.. Williams or any
one else.
Evening star., 1945-03-24
Old SuiIor

Be quteti Do not say it! knou what
you mean.
As now ,Dtth sound OF surt the uind
roars in the pines,
No1D tohile the freight crdckles and
clock tick is serene,
knoD, knoD all about this room
and its nGrroD confines.
The clock ticks 1.-THE years pass, the
Great Square OF Pegasus slips
westward dotDn the sky, and you stare
at your Wrinkled bronze hands,
Outside the Dind drums, the tides fall,
and there are other ships,
And there are still the lands, but not
as you remember the lands.
There is no need to tell me tphut it Il
you see in the blaze.
Mnlnccd, Palembang, Singapore, the
gltttering ports OF the sun,
But there is no dnsUer can giue your
lost cttnd-blue gaze;
There Dess these cities. yes, but these
cities are done
The sound OF oil seas and all time IL
echoed 11oto in your sigh;
The tides slip. the sands run, the fire.
light shoulders to Goals.
Still the dream, OF iohite gulls on ir.digo
wdres, strong sun in your eye.
But it is ended nou. sailor; me are
here on the shoals
FREDERICK EBRIGHT. 4
Evening star., 1945-03-24

Louis being placed under the American
supreme commander or whether he will
continue to operate independently and
have position similar to that of Field
Marshal Sir Harold Alexander in the
Mediterranean area depends on what
arrangements are made by the British
and American political leaders
The units of the British Navy operat-
ing in the Pacific are under the orders
of Admiral Nimitz. at least nominally.
The question of the future operations
in Asia offers more complication than
the unification Of the American COM
mand.
1t is not yet clear how much re-
sponsibility the American Government
is willing to accept for the liberation
of the British, French and Dutch colo
nies in the Far East which were con-
quered by the japanese in 1912. This
matter is full of political implications
which the Allies do not have time to
discuss fully at this point.
1t is obvious that the powers which
have been deprived of their colonies
in the early stages of the war wish to
get them back and preserve the old
status quo.
The British have sufficient forces to
expel the japanese from Burma and
at the end of the hostilities in Europe
they will be able to send adequate rein
forcements to reconquer Malaga and
Singapore. But whether they will have
enough men to spare to help the Dutch
and the French is not yet certain
Neither the French nor the Dutch
have sufficient strength to do the job BY
themselves and must rely on their ma
jor Allies.
For the time being the question of
sending American forces into areas other
than Japan and China is only under
vague" consideration. The cost of the
United States defeating Japan in the
areas selected for invasion will be very
high, but will lead to the liberation of
China and the destruction of Japan as
world power. Whether the freeing of
the French and Dutch colonies which
also will require heavy sacrifice of
American lives is worth the cost is a
matter which must be decided by the
political and not by the military men.
Evening star., 1945-03-24
For Men of Good Will

The direction of community chest
and war fund activities in Washing
ton and in the adjacent counties of
Maryland and Virginia is in the
hands of men of good will else they
would not be identified with the
work Men of good will should be
able to adjust, to everybody's salts
faction, irritating problems which
arise in connection with the collec-
ton and distribution of chest and
war fund money which is contribut-
ed through their Washington places
of Enthusiastically Government Of
fices-by residents of Maryland and
Virginia.
The Alexandria Community Chest
has a grievance with the Washing
ton chest and war fund officials.
Representative Howard Smith sug-
gests that the Arlington and Fair
fax chest officials may also have
grievances and that they should join
the committee of Alexandrians
which is to confer with the Wash
ington group. The resulting confer
ence should be most helpful 1t is
strange that one was not held be-
fore. For the distribution of the
Metropolitan Area population and
the existence of five separate chest
agencies catering to the welfare
needs of this population demand
close cooperation and smooth re-
lationships if the needs are to be
properly met.
We now have three separate pat
terms in the Washington Community
War Funds cooperation with ad-
joining county agencies. The Mont
gomery County, Fairfax and Arling-
ton chests are united with Washing
ton in the war fund appeal. Prince
Georges County has no chest or
ganization and its welfare agencies
are affiliated with the Washington
chest. The Alexandria Community
Chest goes it alone. with resulting
differences over division of contri-
buttons given by AleXandrians
through their Government offices.
If the relationships between the
Washington and the county chest
organizations have not been as wise
ly handled as they might have been
in the past, there is no reason for
any continued misunderstanding.
1t is imperative that they be elimi-
mated. The logical development
after the war would be a federation
of community chests for this area,
with well-devised lines of co-ordina-
ton between them and unified cam
paigns. No chest organization would
surrender its autonomy through
such an arrangement and all would
stand to benefit.
Evening star., 1945-03-24
This Changing World
By Constantine Brovn

The question Of the supreme COM
mand IN the Pacific is expected to be
settled soon by direct understanding
between Gen. George Marshall and Ad-
miral King.
According to available information,
the supreme strategic command will be
placed in the hands of the joint chiefs
OF staff in Washington consisting of
Admiral Leahy, Gen Marshall, Admiral
King and Gen. Arnold
In the actual war areas, it is believed
that the Army and Navy will operate
under their respective commanders. The
7th Fleet, commanded by Admiral
Thomas Kincaid, is now under the
orders of Gen. Macarthur. Under the
projected setup 1t will join the forces Of
Admiral Nimitz, who, it is expected, will
remain supreme commander of all the
naval forces in the Pacific.
The various independent Army COM
mands, including that In the China
theater, will be consolidated under a
single supreme commander He will as
sumo full responsibility for all the oper-
ations as soon as the Navy has paved
the way for an invasion of the China
coast, the Japanese mainland or any
other point the joint chiefs of staff may
deem necessary
No decision has yet been taken as to
who the supreme Army commander will
be. But 1t Is assumed that Gen. Mac
Arthur will be intrusted with the Job
of bringing the Japanese to their knees
as soon as mopping up operations in the
Philippines are completed.
1t is also believed that the Marine
divisions which are now under Admiral
Nimitzs command will be placed under
the new supreme Army commander as
part of the general invasion force.
n
For the time being little thought is
being given to the collaboration with the
other Allied forces which will operate in
Asia. The East Asia command of Ad-
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten now
forms an entirely independent force
preponderantly made up of British land.
air and sea forces to which have been
added American air and engineer corps
units
Whether the consolidation of the
command in Asia will result in Lord
Evening star., 1945-03-24

There is only one way that We can
now lose the japanese war.
We cannot be defeated by Japanese
arms. but we can still be fools enough
to throw away the fruits of military
victory.
The Japanese are preparing major
psychological offensive, the purpose OF
which is to induce us to do just that.
The time is set, Professionally will
be when Germany goes down or very
shortly thereafter.
The Japanese theme song will be-
Peace. peace, let us have peace. The
war in Europe is over, they will say.
Japan alone will not stand in the way
of restoring peace to the world japan
is ready to make honorable terms.
They will choose their moment we'll
a moment when millions of American
young men will be streaming back from
Europe, when the thought of every
mother. every wife, every sweetheart in
the United States will be: Let my man
come home now and not be sent to the
Far East to fight the Japanese.
The japanese will say: Let there be
no more fighting. Let your boys stay
at home All we ask are honorable
terms.
That will be hard to refuse.
4 *H
For the japanese will back it up. They
will say: We will get out of the rest of
the Philippines, out of Burma, Malaga,
the Netherlands Indies and the islands
of the Central Pacific. They will say:
We will get out of China, too. Maybe
they will even include Manchuria and
the Kwangtung Peninsula, though per-
sonally ], doubt they will go quite that
far-at least at first. But certainly they
will say We will disarm-by which they
mean they will junk the obsolete equip
ment and warships of this war and get
ready to figure out how to build new and
better ones.
However, it will all look pretty good
to war-weary Americans.
The Japanese will save face" by this
scheme, in two ways. They will pose as
great eace-bringers-a new world
mission" for the Yamato race. And the
war lords will be able to say to their
people, after all, the Germans let us
down. We could have licked the Amer
leans, or the British, or the Russians,
but not all Of them together In fun
force. Come the four corners OF the
world in arms, and how shall we be ex-
pected to stop them?
The japanese leaders are already pre-
pairing the way, setting the stage Tor
this peace offensive. They are becom-
ing surprisingly frank about what Is
happening to them. 1--WE thought all
Tokyo was in ashes" sgd one Japanese
Evening star., 1945-03-24
Druft Law Extension

In UNANIMOUSLY extending the life
of the draft law, the House has
wisely refrained from amending 1t
to meet the objection that young
Americans are now being sent into
combat six months or less after in
duction, whereas it once seemed off,
cial policy to train them at least a
year. Perhaps year would be best,
and certainly the American people
have right to insist that their sons
be prepared for battle to the fullest
possible extent, but it is one thing to
say this and another thing to fix
rigid minimum greater than the
present average.
In such matters the military COM
mand must be free to exercise
discretion. Before our armies went
on the offensive everywhere longer
training was feasible, but today, and
for some months past, the call for
replacements has been constant and
heavy and to meet it, according to
Army authorities. the length of time
between induction and assignment
to combat areas must be held down
to six months for those going to
Europe and seven months for those
going to the Far Eastern theater.
This is the average, though in some
cases, when necessary, the period
may be only five months.
Six or seven months may seem
rather brief, but the training itself
is intensive and complete, and the
military command emphasizes that
no one is sent into action until he is
considered sufficiently skilled in the
techniques of modern war and phys
ically equipped to stand the rigors OF
battle. There is no reason to doubt
this, for the record on all fronts
Is ample evidence that our armed
forces are better trained than any
we have ever had in our history. As
a measure calling Americans to arms
on a democratic basis, the Selective
Service Act has proved itself emf
nently successful. Like the House
the Senate has good reason to extend
it unanimously and without amend
ment.
Evening star., 1945-03-24
This and That
By Charles E. TraceueH.

WESLEY HEIGHTS.
Dear Sir:
I have always valued your opinions
on phonograph records and albums, and
wish you would write more about them.
In these days of stress, there is
nothing more soothing than music, un-
less it is good book. was interested
recently in noticing that some one has
written book on Music for the Man
Who Likes Hamlet or some such title.
The idea, of course, is that it is
natural for those who like to read to
like to hear music.
what l have always appreciated
about your own infrequent contributions
to musical criticism is their catholicity
of taste.
so I write to ask you what album
you would recommend at the present
time.
Hoping to get dissertation from
your pen-or is it typewriter?-as we'll
as an opinion, I remain,
Sincerely yours, M. j."
y
Our selection is the album of Asch
recordings, Songs by Josh White"
Here we find the best voice and guitar
work since Carl Sandburg's songs from
THE American Songbag"
White gives the listener authentic folk
music, sung and played as it ought to be
sung and played.
And the engineers and recorders give
full-bodied recording, but without the
overriding which sometimes spoils other
wise good work.
Here we have such things as the
popular favorite, "One Meat Ball" and
THE House Live In" regarded by some
as the best patriotic song to come out
of the war.
Such tiny thing as "Cotton-Ey joe"
sung with the accompaniment of har-
monies, is straight from the heart of
musical folklore. This one is not even
given title on the records, but is rung
in on the end of the work blues, II Got
Head Like Rock" This latter, Incl
dentally, is the least attractive in the
album to the present listener.
Perhaps our favorite, next to Cotton
Eye Joe" (which comes from Tennessee)
is Fare Thee Well" born and bred in
Kentucky.
The singer has an ideal voice for such
simple melodies, which use the quarter
tones which will always seem odd to the
ear and mind of those formally educated
IN the European musical traditions.
This album is really must" for
those Americans whose education has
been sadly neglected in regard to the
blues" There is no longer any excuse
for music lovers not knowing this ster-
ling contribution to musical America.
This album makes such knowledge
easy and profitable, since the popular
"One Meat Ball" is sung in real blues"
style. The story of the little man who
had but Is cents to spend in restaurant,
and ordered one meat ball, to be re-
minded by the waiter that you get no
bread with one meat ball." is now one
of the legends of our country.
THE House Live In" Earl Robinson's
masterpiece, benefits by the rich voice
of the singer and the broad guitar
chords.
After all, there is no better accom-
paniment for the male voice than the
guitar
THE house live in, the goodness
everywhere,
"A land of wealth and beauty, with
enough for all to share,
"A land that we call Freedom, the
home of Liberty,
With its promise for tomorrow-that
America to me-" r.