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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
The Housing Outlook

Prospects for new housing still seem much matter faxed or removed most of the controls Perhaps the most optimistic guess would be that construction of new dwe- ngs will pursue the which food followed after price decontrol-more abundance and higher prices That we repeat is optimistic The pentup demand for housing
 like the similar demand for meat cannot be satisfied almost overnight Substitutes for place of ones own are de- cded less satisfactory than substitutes for steak And there is no abundant supply of building materials compar able to the abundance of cattle on the range In the last da of OPA The outlook would be peasanter if the formerly foods had eveled off at price which, refectng ab sorption of subsidies and increased costs showed only reasonable advance Unfortunately In spite of all promises and predictions that hasn't happened yet And there no believe that the slower of house building will not keep prices inflated for matter of years rather than weeks months
 It has been said, with uncomfortaby accurate sound of prophecy that the President inviting boom and bust housing and real estate by his decision Yet what he do? Certainly the controlled housing pro gram wasn't doing the ob The various and most of them centered in Washington Effective lobbying against government control of building helped prevent sensible comprehensive of housing legislation from being enacted nerdepartmenal quarrels didn't help any In fact the whole of reasoning and procedure seemed pretty badly jumbed The intention of course was to do everything for the veteran and do it first The program proceeded upon the assumption that most veterans wanted to buy houses Dwellings planned under the hrst price ceilings could scarcely have been vabe what with present material and labor costs And the eventual ceiling of $1O 900 didn't provide any dream houses, either
 It is scarcely be wondered that househuntng veterans perhaps majority decided that they couldn't wouldn't saddle themselves with such obligation for house whose value almost certain to depreclae sharply in short tme Now, houses will be more expensive They will expensive But perhaps the cost of buld ing buying them will be borne by persons better able stand the than youngsters only recently back from war and not yet we'll established The uncontrolled and deconred at least open up some rental properties to veterans Many families of older househoders expanded during the and now badly in need of larger quarters If considerable portion of those families able the obligations of and more adequate dwellings, the unhopefu prognosis of housing ills at least may not be hopeless.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
'Merry-GO-ROund

WILMINGTON, Dec. 9i@AzDst important nnWFils bs, s SOrsrn m oommaP @ s MSoos ana % Wee yishBskY came to the United states prepared 0 pull lsusslan permanently out Of shs United haslcns.
 Jimmy Byfnss and Sen. warren Austin are the men Wb0 saved the day
 Prom secret sources they learned that terrific battle vas raging inside che Soviet polit9uFo rec garding the vslus Of the United NaIlons The issue came ko Q head when MOl0t0v lev back Co Moscow jnst before the end of the Paris conseFence.
 when Molotev got back 70 Moscow, one Polltburo faction was convinced that Britain and the o. 2, were determined to Use the United Nations e an instrument for forming an anhsbovlet united front Tine poiitbuFo faction was convinced that dominant Wal Street forces planned to use some incident like fran or Greece a6 an excuse for dropping atomic bonlbs on Russia,
 MOlosoy and stain, however, clsagreed with this Sss s .Sd .sss SoS vs" be hs Hmsrc"n attitude toward the veto. u the U, g. and Britain ,scfapped the veto power, t was decided during the secret dc. bate, t would be the signal Tor the Russian delega. ton Co walk Ont Russia would be left in complete isolation.
 t aiso understood that during the Politburo debates, Molotov decided to make q strong speech calling for world disarmament and calculated to test was calculated that the UBSR, would appear q peaceful nation, the U.S.A, as warmonger.
 Senator Anstin, chief of the American delegation and man who has shown incfeaslng stature B statesman sensed the Russian fears ainoBt at once Result was that when Molotov made his britling, though initial talk to the General Assembly, Austin called nasty meeting of the American delegation. Result of the meeting was a split. Senator van- denberg, COngresswoman Helen oahagan Douglas of California, Mrs Roosevelt and Chicagob Adlai Stevenson ail urged Austin to cali Rssias bluff and come out emphatically for disarmament However, waii Streets John Foster Dulles and Texas Tom c0nnaiIy were not enthusiastic Neither were some of the career advisers from the State Department In the end, when Austin, hard-headed ver-
 Onter rose to talk, he refused to answer Molotovs bitter invective Instead he spoke cordially but ef. fecsiveIy for disarmament This was one of the most important speeches of the entire conference. From that point on the first slight conciliatory Russian overtones became apparent at committee meetings At the Council of Foreign Ministers, however, M0l0toy continued to talk tough With trivia of arguments over the Balkan treaties he tried to wear Jimmy Byrnes down Finally, Byrnes took the bull by the horns, held one-hotr heart-to-heart talk with Mootov.
 what Russa's No 2 man really wanted to know was where the U. S. stood on revision of the veto. ByrneS treasured him. Flaty he declared the United states believed as firmly in the rule of unanimity (yeto) now as 1t did at San Francisco.
 Molotoy was elated. Dramatically, next day, he agreed to five American proposals on the peace treaties. Next day, also, Russian delegates fell in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
Views of the Press

aging church properties of great earthly as veil as spiritual value,
 His voice rang clear and true in the tyo world wars Of OUT geT1- eTatI0n, He served as a chaplain tn the first Of these. He spoke. out early and feaF1essIy for aid to OUT future allies in the second, There comes a time when peace Is not tenab1e, True religion Is never Ottt of accord with the facts of f1u- man Iife,1 he once said. ITO put peace above everything may he a low and sordid thing. There are things in this fife worth fight ing for and there are times when a man must be willing to die for his ideals" He has been. as President Truman said. not only an earnest preacher Of the Word Of God, but also a patriot and citizen active in ali good works" Now in the 57th year Of service, of which 8 quarter Of a century has been spent as highest officer of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, he lays down soon a burden borne with yigor and dignity. At the vesper hour he can look back to a day bright with satisfying achievement, and ahead, Ve tOpe, to many years of 1eisureIy meditation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
THE FARLEY CHALLENGE
(HeraId-Tribune)

James A. Farley has just spok- en his mind on what ails the Den- Ocratic party in this state. Survey ing in perspective the rout of the November election, he feels that the Mead nomination was a blunder "sihveFsiye clements" st1Il need tc be cleaned out, and the unhappy situation calls for a complete re- organization and new set Of leaderf before the Democrats can expect tc raise their heads again. It is all rather a devastating analysis, but 1t comes from a man of conviction who speaks with the authority oi eight years as national chairman 14 yearS as state chairman.
 Mir. Farley hold no political post nov, but he is an old-1ine Demo- crat of standing and power. When he speaks. public and politiciani alike listen with respect. Now he challenges the state 1edeTship al having done a bad job, demonstrated by the results. and advises that those responsible should retire. Fol his own part, Mfr. Farley says he haf no interest in regaiTling either chair- manship.
 once more, with changing times Mir. Farley appears to be rising in the national political scene. Un- happy as he may appear. he as- serts that 104S is not hopeless foE his party. and perhaps there is here somewhere a mixture Of the per- sOnal. Jim Farley has certainly put the party issue bluntly-there must be a quick shift to new and better leadership.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
Studies

WASHINGTON Dee. 21-It may be recalled that the last Congress, after much soul-Searching and many comprOnises finally enacted the so-called Em- ployment Act of 1046, which had started out under the ailuring title of The Pull Employment Bill"
 It also viii be recalled that after much delibera- ton President Truman eventually appointed the three members of the council of economic advisers. Their duties are to advise him about the economic status and prospects of the country in order that he may report to Congress and, necessary recommend measures to keep the economy in balance Once this report goes to Congress a joint congressional com study 1t and report their recommendatSons to Con- gress.
 The council consisting of Edwin c. NourSe chairman; Leon H. Keysering, vice-chairman. and John D. Clark now has made its first report to the President While there much emphasis on It's rather vague forecasts of the immediate and long, time future prospects of more significance Is the councils definition of its functions and phoso- phy For 1t is a new departure in government.
 For the first time. the enabling act and the ma cinery set up under 1t recognize officially that the Government, as such has a responsibility of it's own in cooperation with other groups and private agen- cies is true This responsibility is to keep economic forces in proper adjustment So that the economy will be healthy and stable, and to promote conditions under which there will be employment opportunities for all who able and want to work.
 Nowhere is there any guarantee of jobs. That should be made clear That was the original idea which Congress skiilfuly avoided But it's goal of continuously sound economy comes closer to that implication than anything we have yet done
 "The Employment Act of 1s46". the council says. marks distinct and important step in the evolution of our national life and our frame of democratic government"
 The council compares the order in economic plan- ming and legislation which is sought by the act and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
Caution-Drive Carefully!

The police of the city doing good job in their anti accident drive The superintendent has announced there IS an apprecabe decrease in the number of speed violations Arrests and fines have been instrumental in minimizing the importance of speeding by drivers.
 The department is making every effort to regulate traf- c to keep moving avoid congestion and at the same time curb the unwarranted speeding that had be- come quite At busy traffic intersections and cor- there is additional force and stop signs have been set up dangerous One of these long needed is at the Roseand Avenue Willow Street the re- house. Drivers have extremely careless coming around the Roseand Avenue bend leading into Willow Street. not stopping those travelling straight through Willow Street.
 These are the busiest days of the year. just before Christmas and a continued vigilance is recommended, especially view of the fact that in the rush of shopping pedestrians become careless and dash streets in the early evening when the light is most trying right in the path of passing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
(Ifartford Conrantl

HaTtfofd C0tifaft)
 The boys were celebrating at the office, and they persuaded Bjil tO have "tust one more" He did and then left, his arms loaded with Christmas presents, Thoughts 1eap- cd across the screen Of his brain with more than ttsuaI fapidity. Downtown looked nice, he thought, with all the bright lights, Wonder how the twins viii ike the tyO dOlls, which are twins, too, Nice kids they are, He shook his head 2 little when he started the car. trying to drive of the feeling of drOwsiness, Shouldn't have had that last one, he thought tO him. self as he turned the ignition key, and drove his car out Of the park ing lot into tragedy.
 Jim just finished buying his last present, a handkerchief for his 1andIady. He wasn't as young as he used to be, and shopping tired him. But the 1andlady had been good to him that time he was out Of WOfk, and he wanted 70 snow nls appreciation. It was nice to have money at Christmas time, to be able to spend money on people. He felt a little weak as he walked toward the bus terminal, and once he had to stop to catch his breath. His glasses were all steamed tip, 70 he used the pause to get his handkeT- chief of and clean them. Then he resumed his journey bosneyard Somehow the lights looked a little blurry to Jim as he started across traffic, absorbed with his thoughts He didn't even see the car ezcep; for the fraction Of a second when 1t was upon him. The last thing he heard was the frightened squeal of brakes. hastily applied.
 Fiction? No, fact. Don't let 1. happen to you Be home for Christmas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
Insurance Growth

uast of three columns on union demands for increased social Secur1ty0
 WASHINGTON, Dee. 2l-(NEAD-Impact of great rash of private industry social security plans such as are now being demanded by steel. auto electrical and other unions, is hard to measure
 The present federal and state social security plans proyide only basic minimum needs They set a floor on benefits paid. They are not intended to be m competition with any private insurance plans "nicn provide additional benefits.
 The federal social security system begun in 1885 has in general been stimulus to the sale of private insurance policies The glib insurance agent mas been able to say Your government old-age and SurviVors insurance gives you and your family I.Le cOyer % here look how much better off you'd be-" Additional union and industry insurance may be considered In the same category. stimulating rather than hinder ing private insurance.
 roadng or heavy manufacturing. the need for addi- tional insurance protection is easily apparent. All private or industrial insurance must therefore be con- sdered as supplementary to government insurance, or as a substitute for government insurance where there is insufficient or no other coverage.
 To get the measure of an U S. soeial security insurance coverage in force today requires consider ation of number of factors-federal and state gov eFnment insurance and private insurance other than ordinary life insurance.
 Jan. 1, loz7 will mark 1s years that the federal social security system has been in operation Today 43 WorkeKss O1 totaI auu1t 4O1ce of nearly 60 million under oldage retirement and survivors insurance coverage Over eight million workers have paid in enough premium by deduction from their wages to give them permanent protection Slightly over 100000 are now retired and drawing ben- efits averaging just under $500 a year. Every state except Mississippi now pays workmen,s compensation benefits for injuries sustained while at work Rhode Island and California pay benefits for both homework and work-connected disability. Four states-fshode Island. California New Jersey and Alabama-haVe empoye as well as employer cOntrbu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
Knights of St. Gregory

Three outstanding laymen of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hartford were sgnay honored this week. desg mated by His Holiness Pope Plus X11 Knights of the Order of St. Gregory.
 This an honor for the and the diocese they and also for the state Each has offered distinguished service society the Church. and the Holy See and for service beyond the ordinary they have been honored
 The Catholic Transcript says editorially "The honor has not been conferred lightly. They have given solid evidence of their ferven cathocity in their private lives Publicly in many capacities and with much expenditure ot time and energy, they have served the Church we'll"
 The three men who through their example and good works have brought honor to their diocese and state Edward Hickey of Hartford and John McKeon and Mat thew A. Reynolds of New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
by ThOmGS Stokes

ts machinery to that achieved fiscal estimates and legislation by the Budget Act of S years ago which set up the Budget Bureau.
 'The outstanding feature of this procedure is that tends to unite the President and Congress through mutual consideration of national economic policy as cO-ordnated whole instead of proceeding in an un- related, piecemeal fashion" it says.
 Speaking of the great increase in the burdens and responsibility of the President and Congress in recent fact that the of citizens has come to expect and indeed as voters to demand of their Federal Govern
 ent more active role of leadership in dealing with matters which affect the nations economic life"
 It has been customary in recent years, as the re- port points out in connection with the 1921 and 1929 depreSsions for the Government to step in with program of its own President Harding took steps in the 1921 depression and Presidents Hoover and Roose- welt acted even more directly.
 But now, for the first time. this becomes def mite and continuing policy of the Government, with appropriate machinery
 The council stresses that there is nothing author tarian about this departure It does not far in specific ways in planning some original sponsors of the idea desired
 "An that this claims is that the American people really are smart enough to organize themselves in groups of sufficient size for high efficiency and yet keep the necessary flexiblity of action under free enterprise and democratic government" it says.
 The council condemns the riding the cycle" philosophy which, it says, is still the remedy for depressions advocated by people. On the other hand, 1t lasting efficacy in the spending philosophy used by the New Deal to pump in pur- chasing power a cure-an, although conceding that other economic remedies through cooperation with private business and labor and state and local gov ernments.
 Overall, 1t offers a middle way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
Another Lost Illusion

One by one our illusions drop away. One by one the pat phrases easy banhed from vocabu laries.
 First someone denied the magic qualities of spinach. Then magazine writer set out to that isn't safe to say of Henry Wallace that at least he's sincere and courageous" And doctor informs that it is equally unsafe to say of vtamns that at least they can't hurt you"
 Indscriminate and prolonged taking of vitamins says this physician can contribute to early death That's blow to the drugstore people, and it's blow We nothing in prospect for ourselves but unresved diet of meat potatoes, vegetables and cynicsm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
by DrsvU Pe0vSOH

Ina. aa .hs oenaFnl Assembly. since then, hlnea nave moved swiftly Tor the first time slnce VI pH ne Raaes have ss sssn .,n'ss sss Ss,ees @ ess's @
 oAw dessAelOns have slso ssnsed ses saanss n n hesn conaNlenty outyoted for the pest year but at- ss Noolov changed hs tune Russia won several vle. tories of varying importance, even BettlnS DttaSh Empire support on as least two meaSures
 The suspicious Russians now seem tc have learned that the Charter of the United Nations b guaran- tee of Falr treatment for countries which fairly play the game.
 As... ama,lnr wroOf Os Che new Russian attitude was Molotovs invitation to the press oi the world te conference and operate with the same freedom the pFnae Rad in Paris and New York ft hasn't been an~ nounced, but the Russians have agreed to let We UN set up a Moscow office, through which it Will be able to distribute information about other coun- tres direct to the Russian people The Russians say they won't censor the literature pr nave any contFol over the uN officials picked to work in Moscow.
 Greatest evidence of the new Soviet line t the agreement o permit united NaOns srs ss nsPecvOs ament plan This appears to be unconditional nitlne of the iron curtain and paves the way for genuine friendship
 Cold fact b that the Russians are stlll almost brusaiy suspicious terribly sensitive. However, the rnvages of war have given the Soviet an enormous job of reconstruction For tnis peace absolutely neces- sary-toeether with outside loans and credits, To get them the Russians know they have to play ball as genuine members of the family os nations.
 
 Down in Mississippi, they don't believe at all in the COP campaign slogan-"Had Enough2" At least not according to Felix T. Newton, Hattiesburg, Mss, contractor who gave senator Bbo four checks total ing e25OO0 but who says that Mssissippi would re- elect ''rhe Man" all over again.
 Furthermore" drawed the bulky, Mississippi con- tractor If Senator Ferguson (vf Michigan and these other so-and-sos up here think S25000 was heavy sue gar to give to Dbo to help Doxey let them wait and see how much real dough we raise down in The Mag aolia State if t becomes necessary for Bilbo to run again.
 "Bilbo is our friend, and we are his friends and we have already perfected the organization and have the funds in sight to send him right back to Wash. ington if these smart alecs up here presume to tell Us we can't elect the man we ant"
 One LIN puzzle was the whereabouts Of Congress- man Charles Eaton of New Jersey who becomes House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman next month Both Eaton and N. Y.s Sol Bloom made themselves scarce Mrs. Roosevelt fought hard for hberel- ism inside the American delegation, but defended her deegatons decisions publicly even when she opposed them privately The British delegation split wide open after the left-wing House of Commons revolt. Some Englishmen accused their delegation Of being "the tail of the Republican-domnated Amer ican kite"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
by Peter EdSOs,

tions to their disability insurance funds These four states nov have $6O0OOOOOO held in trust This may enable these state legislatures to consider pay ing sickness insurance benefits in the near future
 In spite of this impressive foundation in govern mental social security programs 1t is the contention of most labor union leaders that they do not pro- vide the working force with adequate security. This Is the basis for their present demands that supple mentary benefits must be provided through colec- tive bargaining and union contracts which they are now preparing to negotiate.
 Such supplementary insurance as is in force in private insurance industrial insurance group health plans and voluntary sickness and accident insurance is Of varying character.
 seventy-one million policy holders own l66 million life insurance policies. They are valued at sl5eOOO- 100000. Death benefits paid are $i,3O0,O00000 and benefits to living policy holders $1.4OOOOOOO0 a year. The average policy is for s2.lso
 Group life insurance policies are now carried by 36OOO concerns. covering 12 million workers for s22 0OoOOoOOO The average coverage is $l,s33.
 Seven million workers are covered by group acci- are covered by prepayment health plans The Blue Gross alone has over 22 million subscribers.
 In the private insurance companies about 30 million individual health and accident policies are nov force Benefits paid under these policies in 1925 totaled $205. .OO0OO0 $lO0OO0OOO of which was for sickness the rest for accidents An additional $esOO0OO0 was paid disability benefits to life n- surance policy-holders
 One strong argument in favor of broader cover age is that it be provided at less administrative cost and therefore provide greater benefits to the insured Rhode Islands disability insurance is oper- acted at percent administrative cost with 97 percent of the funds going to the insured Blue Cross admin stration is 10 percent private insurance 19 percent commercial casualty So percent and individual indus try systems 45 percent.
 A case can be made that if industry in general had supported broadening government social security. management today would not be faced with union demands for increased coverage by employers.