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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Today in Europe

Guest writer for Thomas L. Stokes while on vaca- tiOn.)
 LONDON-In the United States there is no ex pectatiOn of solving the housing shortage in less than the next 10 years. But here in Great Britain Aneurm BeVan, Minister of Health whose depart ment Is responsible for making housing plans, pre- diets that housing will not be an issue in the next general election To justify this prediction 1000 900 permanent homes must be built in the next four years But judging by the results far achieved by the Labor Government, the outlook is not encourag ing.
 There is no doubt that the present rate of build Ing will increase, for production cannot be expected to be at maximum efficiency after only a year of peace Even the position is far from satisfactory The seventh monthly housing report which has just been published by the Ministry of Health shows that 4,441 permanent homes built in Britain during the month of July Of these, 2O66 were constructed by private firms while 1475 built by local gov er1nent authorities. These July figures bring the total number of permanent homes built since the end of the war to 17,449, of which 1O911 were put up by private firms and 6538 by local authorities
 These figures reveal that private enterprise is putting up houses-which will be sold-at approx mately double the pace of local authorities all of whose construction will be rented This has been so m spite of the fact that MT. Bevan has done all he can to discourage private builders from playing ther part in the vital task of rehousing the nation
 Under the Housing Act of 1946 the Government fixed scale of subsidies and contributions toward houses erected by local authorities But it refused to grant single penny to assist private firms And MT Bevan has gone far as to notify local authorities that they must build four houses to every one h1it privately This insstence curtalment of the num- Der Of houses built by private enterprise springs from the present Governments desire to see as many peo pie as possible become tenants Of the state and as few as possible become home owners in their own right Thus, the whole housing program is being held up by the Governments absurd political prejudice ana us SaVlSh adherence to the doctrine of socialism
 Last month George Tomlnson, Minister of Works who has the actual responsibility Of building houses stated that the Governments aim to the end of the present year is coo permanent homes and 100000 temporary homes. Unless something is done to ac- ce!erate very sharply the present rate of building this goal will not be achieved
 The story Of the Governments attempts to house the nation has been of woefu muddle During
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09


 lSna Ihese gentlemen interested mechanical They that problem tator. ~ Then there high humann which is more elegant us competitor explanation sixth that floods sympathy for fellow because they ty between manK1nd It usually attributes motives
 
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 Conviction
 The thing school of mankind has been cheated group that all will be well three that the salvation of will be found art-galery.
 mankind has been svndled is beyond dispute And this second perhaps not Dy Adam wretched after perfumed the men who through their writings paintings wealth position to merely of Christian society," but of the Christian The mighty longing of was put there by Almighty longing sais- fled only when bound, TOT e that found it's unity Christ could
  lea on the lips of countless who proclaim greatness but the mystery of redemption
 This a find of the fragments of the destroying shell ured It. This is the triumph the liberalism money men and the metal and soil they Everything fled Everything knows ms rights Every Nothing for nothing Time money.
 And this the triumph of the liberalism pulling individual acclaim 
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 unity will be found only when that we are one with the animalbu is to work in harmony with Divine to through the Holy Spirit It this nothing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Biting the Hand That Saved Her

The United States dragged into the World War and we won 1t in 1945, the way in 1918. After the first World War the Congress of the United States de- cided to let Europe win it's peace. Naturally, they failed Perhaps if had tried little harder it might have brought results That lesson bitter p and it sticks in crop in these tragic times when making tremendous effort rebuild restore feed and protect big nations small nations people in every walk of life in every part of the world
 Soviet Russia got II billion dollars of our Lend Lease money and that nation trying grab off terri tory and subdue decent people countries that helpless to defend themselves Isn't there way loose from Russia while with the help better nations and protect the small nations and let the San szzle in it's stew?
 Day by day Secretary of State Byrnes and small group of honest continuing their efforts in the of freedom of the world and for the ouawing of Op posed to them is Russia maintaining huge fighting forces and proudly showing them marching in their Red Square, while the United States sit in our moving picture houses watching the show It begins look though Red Russia and America not going agree upon program to win the peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Inadequate Punishment

Col James A. Kian and three other officers convicted by military court of permitting brutality against soldier ps have been let off with small money fines repr- mands despite testimony of witnesses that Colonel Kilian ordered rough treatment
 There is vast difference between strict military dsci- pne and brutal bullying The former essential in any army Soviet orders make abundanty clear The latter is inexcusabe.
 Enlisted personnel involved in the episode drew prison sentences Notwithstanding the limited responsibility of undering in army, such punishment seems just. The sentences imposed upon Colonel Kian and his officers do not seem to up to their ofenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
by Randolph Churchill

the war 939 brick works were closed and up March B. 1946, 37S of them still had not been granted l- cenSes to reopen The output of bricks this year may be only 40 percent of the average monthly out put before the war and the demand for bricks for construction work now is enormous. Men, whose trade was bricklayng, have been released from the armed forces in order to get on with the job but unfortunately the large numbers of men who were employed at brick works have been forgotten and are still scattered the world, tramping barracks squares and standing guard displaced persons To alleviate the brick shortage the Ministry of Works directed a number of tile manufacturers to SWltcn 10 orlck production, and the result of this ingenious scheme that by July of this year the demand Tor tiles was exceeding production by ap- proximately 100000 a week. There is now tile famine as we'll as 8 brick famine
 That the British public is exasperated by these delays is demonstrated by the invasion of unused Army and R.A.F. camps by homeless civilians The discomfort of Nissen huts is preferable to that of overcrowding in ordinary houses, and the sight of dozens of habtable buildings lying empty over the country has driven the public to open appropriation Many ludicrous situations have arisen as result of this "squattng;" British troops and sometimes even prisoners of war have had to guard their quarters to Keep them from occupation by the determined in- YaderS.
 The Governments reaction to this unauthorized Selzlng of camp sites has been patheticaly inept vague protests have been made, but public opinion has been the side of the squatters and eviction has not been resorted to- There is talk of legazing the whole procedure by laying down official scale ol rents payable by the inhabitants of former service camps.
 Prime Minister Attlee it is said, some months ago gave directions that unoccupied camps should be made available to homeless people. Under the churchill Coalition Government there was "fol- IoW-up department" that that the Prime Minis ters instructions were carried seems that since the Labor Government took over this valuable pro- cedure has been allowed to lapse with the result that Prime Minister AtleeS directions have been neglected by his subordnates and the squatters have moved in before the bureaucrats found time to carry out Mr. AtCIeeS WlSheS. The Prime Ministers friends explain that ne oresaw the danger but as he had allowed the Governments administrative machine to become rus ty his good intentions had proved to be of no avail Ihls explanation is hurtful and disarming while at the same time it's little disconcerting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

after the critical early period of 1942-oid an Amer lcan fighting man at the front have to go without munitions because of any failure production Front line shortages in the Summer of 1914 were uues- ton of logstlcs and not due to production shortages"
 One of the most interesting parts of the book glVeS NelsonS version of the series of events which made headline when it was revealed he was going to China, and Charles Wilson was taking over WIPE
 Public announcement of my China assignment and of Wilson's appointment as head of WIPE was thereupon made and the storm broke sat at the tel ephone constantly answering questions from friends all over America who thought that was being rail- roaded out of the country because of the Armvs opposition to the reconverSion program.
 T told each enquirer that I wanted to 20 to Cnna that Charley Wilson was certainly the logical choice to take my place Wilson-ouite natur- ay thlnk-assumed that this flood of protests had been instigated by members of my own staff with my Knowledge and consent. He mad. He called a press meeting will not say that Charley blew his top, but he was apparently quite angry and I think pitched some fast curve balls that missed the lower outside corner of the plate.'
 The next morning the book reveals, the Presi- dent sent for him. Nelson explained the whole thing stemmed from the traditional opposition of the Army. He writes:
 The President had been looking at me souarelv ana iHeo!y. ana his whole manner changed He signed, and began telling in conversational tone about some of his headaches in dealing with the Army" ~ '
 The President, Nelson reveals was always worried aoout the minor arguments that took place within the board and between it and the Army He told him several times to try to do what he could to keep peace.
 The accounts of his trouble with the Army are not all the DOCK SeeS out to tell It is an important part ot American history recountng the great deeds of American industry and labor during the It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Washington, D. c. September !, 1946.
To The Delegates of
 The Peace Conference:

SeptemDer ', IS4o. To The Delegates of
 The Peace Conference:
 For many days, gentlemen watched your delb- erationS in Paris For many weeks have studied all the reports your progress. not alone. Millions of others also have watched you-mothers who pray their may live in 8 warless world wives whose husbands future depends on you All are watching you.
 We have watched you win a point of procedure and hail it as if you had won battle We have heard you debate claims and counterclaims restitu- tion and national honor We did not send you to Paris to defend our honor we defended it ourselves in battle.
 We sent you to Paris to secure peace. Yet you have sat in the red plush seats of the Palace of Lux embourg, prim proper helpless watching a new world catastrophe descend upon you, doing little to head it off This is supposed to be time of recon structon, of building up. Yet at the Palace of Lux embourg there is no lilt in any mans voice. no lift in any Statesman'S arm
 Once again disaster is sweeping upon us and you sedate and solemn, sit obliviouS to that fact.
 Look around you gentlemen. The countryside is still bleeding humanity is bleeding. Have you noticed how few the pregnant women on the streets of Paris? Have you noticed the old tling the fields of France? The young generation has vanished France cannot stand another Civilization cannot stand another war. It will be the end.
 Look up gentlemen, at the god-encrusted, carved woodwork of the Palace of Luxembourg, remnants of the lush days of the de Medcis Look up and close your eyes. Imagine the carved woodwork to be white crosses. At Guadalcanal and Stalingrad, at To- bruk and Salerno at MnSk and Dunkerque at the Rapido and on Two Jima~ Remember that thousands of eyes watching you-staring out from under those white crosses They cannot speak, but they will never forgive. Will you be able to sleep at night gentlemen, with those eyes haunting you?
 The is short year. yet some of you have set yourselves apart from Worse, you setting apart from each other We who were allies in are becoming distrustful strangers in peace Why is it that you have such short memories? Do you not recall how country rushed arpanes food, jeeps tanks, all the materials of war to Mur- mansk and the Gulf of Persia to help an ally with its back to the wall at Stalingrad? Have you forgot ten how the American people gladly forewent bread to send wheat to nation which now shoots it's air. planes like iron ducks in shooting gallery?
 MT. Byrnes told you, the conference opened, that the American people did not intend to draw back into the shell of their traditional isolation He might also say that though one country's policy is deplomatic of to discourage Americas part in keeping the peace she will not be discour- aged. The American people learned once the tragic result of yielding to Hitlerian bulldozing They do not intend to make that mistake again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
by Dre1C Pearson

Every war is followed by proposals for interna- tiOnal peace During the of religion in the 18th century, Pierre Dupos said Let us have union of European princes, with council, court, and col lective action to enforce peace" In 1893, Emeric Cruce sought freedom of trade, world court and a world union. The Grand Design" of Henry " was hopeful your United Nations. William Penn Abbe Saint-Pierre, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Jeremy Bentham Immanuel Kant-all proposed plans for world peace.
 These things have been tried and tried again They have never been enough. Even without the paralyzing veto" they have failed For peace is not to be found in treaties alone Peace must rest spirit of cooperation, new spirit of friendship a new determination to build for peace That de- termination is present in the hearts of men, but not always among their governments especially certain governments which seem to think they will slip from power unless their people stirred up against a bogus foreign enemy.
 Peace I repeat, does not from . union among nations. It comes from understanding among peoples And there can be no understanding when people separated one from the other.
 The people of the world do not want war They want to go back to work. They want to rebuild re- adjust re-employ. This is just true of the people of devastated Russia it is of the people of weary America. All want peace And they have sent you to Paris to carry out their wishes.
 Some of you however supposed to be skilled in diplomacy seem rooted to the precepts of the Ger philosopher Hegel. Men learn nothing from history" he said, except that men learn nothing from history"
 
 yet no nearer avoiding No guarantee will be born of this conference that sons will not have to fight again. You seem more concerned with making your point, gentlemen, than with making our peace. A loaded gun is at your head, but you dribbled away weeks talking of procedure.
 Senator ConnaIy not speaking for Texas; he was not speaking for the United States he was speaking for everyone when he said: This is peace conference not struggle see which country get the greatest benefit for one group We are here as Ambassadors of the People of the World to solve the problems of the world"
 The Conference of Versailles was saddening The Conference of Paris is tragedy For the nations of the world are now drawing partners for which will make past resemble 4th of July fire cracker. It will be a which will end civilization.
 In Nuremburg, not far from Paris, three judges sitting to fix the guilt of those who began World War II. I propose gentlemen, that we begin con- ductng trial of the diplomats who by their actions at Paris make 1t clear that they thwarting the peace of the world They just guilty as the men of Nuremburg, and mankind shall revile them and hold them in contempt the rest of their lives
 Unless fix their guilt now the Palace of Lux embourg will bear stone tablet reading "Ths Marks the Spot Where World War HI Began"
 Gentlemen of the Paris Peace Conference 1t is up to you!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Unauthorized Landing

Out of Korea comes two-paragraph story about
 Red Army piot lost route between Vladivostok and Daren and short of fuel who landed Kmpo aired Seoul The landing unauthorized, but we well ccmed the waif and clearance for him flight mere formality
 That is in refreshing contrast to the dis patch about flyers who losing their way being driven off nterned by the friendly nations on whose soil they forced to seek refuge Peace in time will close when such story the above longer is worth cable tolls the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
The Firing Line By D. N. T.

PROTEST
 I hate the man who has a car That's new, and gleaming like star, A car he arrogantly takes
 To go to town and purchase steaks, While garbed in shirts all white and new
 And shorts pristine, though hid from view,
 While on his vest there is a splotch, A proud boutonnierre of Scotch; For me, no car, no shirt, no Haig And Haig but just the notion vague That markets which are black are black
 Intentionally behind my back. The end of the civil war in China seems closer now, according to all indications. With good luck, it shouldn't last longer than ours say hundred years.
 O.P.A. has again raised the ceiling prices on cotton textiles. There's a certain morale value in the thought of all the money you save when you don't have to put out more money for unobtainable shirts.
 It is possible that the third atom bomb test scheduled for next spring will be cancelled, although the Navy still strongly favorS it. Obviously the diSgruntled admirals are unwilling to quit without taking another shot at Pig 311.
 Bull Halsey's statement should be qualified. The Navy can go any, where it pleases- except into Army territory in the last game of the sea- son.
 If you don't think MT. Truman is close to the Great American Aver age, take a gander at him in a pair of bathing trunks. Like most of the rest of us, he should go swimming in raincoat.
 A ASNStAe oNNA0CAlU OQU III oC1 hS1Sy, California, involved twenty-five automobiles. They do things in big way out West; we understand that they're also looking for a hit-and- run driver who sped away after knocking down an American Legion parade.
 In Indianapolis a judge has fined a man ten dollars for whistling at girl on the street It must be awful hard for that Wabash moon to keep shining under such restrictions.
 A food cOlumnist says that ham, burger doesn't have to take back seat to anything else. All we can. say, these days, is that that certainly is a ringside price that goes with it.
 Odds are about ten to one that President Truman did not write a single post card to anyone in Wash ington that carried the message: Wish you were here"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

tration camps as they spread from Siberia to the channel, bring with them the growing conviction that mankind has been betrayed; and the recent frightful has not ended the betrayal?
 If we to be so stupid as to be deluded by the new liberals, would accept their teaching that longing for unity with our fellow men is based on fear The fear of hunger, the fear of physical pain, the fear of imprisonment, and the awful effects of these on the individual are trans ferred to myself My outraged feelings are the result of an unconscious and hidden reaction against af- flction of any kind, because hate pain in my own
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
5 Years Ago

Robert Montgomery appeared in the States presentation of Here Comes MT. Jordan"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

Glenn Miller's orchestra was the featured attraction in the Loew's Poli presentation of Sun Valley Serenade."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
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(EDTTORS NOTE-Today Drew Pearson, back in Washington, writes his column in the form of a message to the diplomats of the Paris Peace Con- ference, which he recently attended)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Waterbury or the Past
25 Years Ago

A local company of amateur ac- tors, intending to give weeks per- formance of Broadway play, closed up shop after the opening night due to the fact thatthe play was banned by all who saw it.
 Charles Daniels of New York City and Helen Fleming, R. N, of this city, announced their marriage intentions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Catholic Thought and Opinion
ON UNITY
By REV. JAMES J. SULLIVAN

Why picture
  mulation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
15 Years Ago

An East End resident reported to police that pet monkey and a pet rabbit he had penned at his home, escaped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

Two persons were injured in g bicycle-car crash on Phoenix Ave- nue.
Evening star., 1946-12-08

Morals and morale-"It is quite
evident that both enlisted men and
officers are rather promiScuous in
their association with German wom-
Ien. On the question of morale it
can be stated to be exceptionally
good from the point of view that
enlisted men. officers and civilians
have good food inexpensively, suf-
ficient leisure time, plenty of trans
portation, and reasonable variety
Iof things to do. On the other hand
the morale is not so good consider
ing their dissatisfaction with the
work they are doing" The report
quotes Army chaplains as being In
agreement that Zip service is fire.
quently given to the place OF religion
in the Army program by high-rank-
ing generals and many of their staff
members" and that 1.-The Army must
change its attitude toward condon-
ing immortality as being natural to
the male human"
Black-market operations-.It Is
generally believed that the Ameri-
cans gave the Russians the plates
from which they have been printing
marks by the ton on which they
place no value: but apparently we
Evening star., 1946-12-08

Army people are disturbed over
the embarrassment and Illustration
we have suffered since August, 1946,
in attempting quadripartite' man
agement OF Germany according to a
set of principles agreed on by only
three Of the partners In the cor :
Germ. They are disturbed also oy
the solution agreed upon at Pc,
dam for the problem OF the Ger
man minority in Eastern Europe.
They are more and more convinced
that this solution is fundamentally
wrong, that it has created mass in
justice, and that it has unneces-
sarily ruined the lives of hundreds
of thousands of people They
are convinced that on the Soviet
side there has been violation OF = =
the principles agreed upon in Pots
dam relating to democratic
parties and freedom of the press.
They believe that Soviet OBJ
jectives in this area look to the
establishment of a totalitarian die
tatorship in the eastern zone of
Germany II not in the total area
The Officer Problem.
Denazification-"It has also been
reported that American officers in
military government are known to
be socially intimate with the fam
lilies of former high-ranking Nazi
officialS-"
Off1cers-"A problem is the reten-
ton of officers who are known to
be inefficient or undesirable for one
reason or another. For the
good of the service they should be
relieved and sent home"
Dependents-"It 1t is said that there
are about 5000 officers dependents
as compared with 600 dependents
of enlisted men. Another an
gle on the dependent issue is that
some of those who have brought
furniture over at Government ex-
pense allegedly stipulated certain
number of pounds more than they
brought, with the idea OF acquiring
German articles of furniture to take
back with them and yet not exceed
what. the documents say they
brought"