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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
The Firing Line
By D. N. T.
ILLUSION

I know that it's only thaw and a
rain,
And that shortly I'm going to be
lunging
Through drifts that are high as my
noggin again,
And watching the mercury plung-
ing,
But still I am prompted to chortle
and sing
And write in my favorite journal
That, regardless of seasons, 1t seems
to be spring;
I'm stunned, but it seems to be
vernal.
The weatherman's warnings might
we'll as be lost;
/ don't care a fig or a penny
For omens that speak about biz
yards and frost,
It's spring I've abandoned my ben
ny!
I'm one with the warmth and de-
light of a sun
That hides but is doing its duty;
I'm mad, but I think that the win
ter is done,
And springs nearly in, in her
beauty.
I open my collar, go into jig,
I dream of the stream where the
shad is
Hurrah and hooray for the glorious
Sprig,
Sprig, sud, joke, suddy, that is!
Smith College announces a ST.
100000 expansion program for its
diamond jubilee in 1850. If they just
set aside a million now, it probably
will expand to seven by that time.
Harold IckeS, the old curmudgeon
has bolted the Truman Cabinet in
a blaze of criticism. The big ques-
ton now is who will be disappointed
to succeed him.
Fifteen New York department
stores have decided to pay their
employees for the time lost when
Mayor O'Dwyer closed the stores
Tuesday because of the fuel crisis
Store union officials are up a
stump; they think something should
be done about it, but they haven't
got the opposite OF grievance
committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
ReparatiOnS Tangle BY Bill Cunningham

business of some 100000. With the exception of
one percent that was German-owned FOR German
tax purposes It was owned wholly by the American
Gillette Company The Roth Buchner plant turned
out to be a huge, modern building that was prac-
ticaly unframed All the bombing and Russian artil-
ery had missed It, The panes OF few OF its hundreds
Of windows gone, but the masonry was I'M
scathed, and from the outside the plant looked as
II It could be put in operation in a week But that
was only from the outside. The big place, inside.
except for office furniture had been stripped
Of everything that would From the size OF the
place. the loot must have been worth certainly hun
dreds OF thousands.
1 found an old woman who said she had worked
for the original management had stuck through the
seizure and who still showed up daily because, evil
IDENTIFY she had nothing else to do. She said the staff
had tried to the Russians out OF the srppage
with the claim that all this was United States prop
erty. The Russians countered with the claim that
all rights had been forfeited because whose ever IL
was not it had been operating, at least partly
as a war plant making parts for submarines. They not
only took the place apart and shipped it all away she
said but they took its three top executives, and
nobody or heard Of them again.
That entire situation still holds for recently
checked with the Gillette Company and 1t reported
that 1t has heard yet what became Of its ma
chinery or whether the three former executives are
dead or alive
These, of course are two different The
Gillette consisted Of calling place war plant
but not before international jury Of any sort
and proceeding to wreck it. The Bolten case is as
described above But they're only two particulars in
vast little publicized and hard damned prob
lem in which a billion, three hundred thousand
United States dollars involved, that being our
prewar investment In Germany
The problem is tough because Russia is making
it tough and not the most optimistic American
can see much hope of solution. Word Is that we've
tried hard twice, Potsdam being one OF the places
but it's Jam between concepts Of property rights
Russia knows no such thing as private ownership
and recognizes no such thing.
The Russians claim they're only restoring their
own industry the Germans looted and destroyed
What they've already taken probably couldn't be got
back by anything short OF war; but 1t does seem mat
the American government should stop short Of sur
rendering Amercan-owned property in the American
zone without giving the owner more than chance
TO know what's being done to him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
By Dre1O Pearson

The opposite Is true In Russia. There, government
Il stronger than public opinion The Russian people
can be led into war, blindly, without knowing what
n IL about They can't read American news
papers, hear American radio programs OF meet Amer
lean visitors They aren't permitted TO- They live
In vacuum as far as American cultural relations
are concerned. The Russian people are fine peo-
pie Whenever American troops come into contact
with them both sides like each other But contacts
to get acquainted studlously avoided BY Moscow,
This puts the military Communist clique which
rules Russia in the dangerous position as Hit
Ter He could take his country into war almost at
will so can Stain 1t also emphasizes our great"
est wartime error. For while we gave the Russians
tanks airplanes and munitions we did not insist
that American good will go with It. They insisted
that their pilots fly U. s. lend-ease planes from
Alaska over Siberia. We yielded No American pilot
sent their drivers to pick UP American trucks in
Iran. No American ruck-driver could enter Russian
territory They wanted our goods but not the
danger of rubbing shoulders with American democ-
racy, And when we finally established two air
bases on Russian territory our bombers could rest
one night before flying back over Poland the Rus
slams suddenly, without warning, ordered us out OF
As far as the Russian people were concerned,
both countries fought the war in vacuum. To-
day. this vacuum has become worse, not better RUS
slams are permitted to enter this country almost at
will but not even an American orchestra can enter
the Soviet Union without having every drummer
and saxophone player scrutinized Tor MONTHS and
even then probably refused a passport. lot OF
this is the fault OF the old Hughes-Kellogg Stimson
policy of isolatng Russia. We are now paying Tor
that mistake. We are reaping l7-year harvest OF
suspicion. a.,
But IL this suspicion is not broken down, If the
Russian people are not permitted to understand that
we are peaceful and friendly, the British wall De
nroved right Another war will be inevitable That
is the biggest problem facing the State Department
So far nothing has been done about 1t. The Canadian
disclosures, however, may force SHOWDOWN.
The time has come when we are going to tell Stain
that either American newspapermen and American
churchmen travel as freely in Russia as his people
travel here, that minimum Of 5000 students De
exchanged between the two countries and that there
be Just as complete freedom Of intercourse between
us as there is between Britain and the U.S,A.--or
else In other words, there has to be genuine
friendship between the American and Russian people
or the alternative is war That is distressing de-
plorable alternative But the sooner we understand
the issues and the sooner the Soviet government
knows that we understand them the better 1t Will be
all around The Russians understand straight-from-
the-shoulder talk and we should give 1t to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

oaks, 100 fruit trees cow Percheron (horse),
some grape and berry vines.
"I've always read about tramping grapes out
with your feet" said General Arnold at farewell
meeting with the Pentagon correspondents II don't
want to do that myself" he added ''but If any Of
you do, come out and theren be a tub waiting for
you"
The reporters had been warned in advance not
to ask any questions about the future Of the airpane
and whether It's here to stay. General Arnold Is
leaving all that behind him. He's not even going to
the atomic bomb tests.
One reporter, though, couldn't resist keeping the
interview on high level-high level bombing, that
Is What happens" he wanted TO know, III an acorn
bomb drops out OF an oak tree onto the head Of
Rhode Island Red HEMP"
The General refused to speculate on the horrible
casualties Of this wanton bombardment.
His farming, he said, is intended just to raise
enough eggs and chickens to supply the family.
A reporter who came in late and didn't know
the ground rules for this farewell interview wanted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
Farewell to Hap Arnold By Peter Edso"

to know If General Arnold thought arpanes would
ever fly to the moon. He refused to bite on that
cheese All his Buck Rogers ideas had been exploited
before though he had tried to keep even the dream
the moon stuff something for the next age. The
General going to go sit under one Of his oak
trees.
Once before had had pulled this line about sit
ting under an oak tree and shooting down any air.
plane that came within range Of his gun. He had
been asked what ne would do next.
"sit under an oak tree" Hap reported.
Then what will you do?" the cuss was persistent,
coming back for third over the target that way.
The General said he just had to say something
them he pulled one out OF the blue. Out in Sonoma
County, he said there was weekly newspaper, the
Sonoma Index-Trbune. The publishers were w. L.
Murphy who was 10 years old, and c. j. Murphy,
who was his Wife, The paper came out every Friday
and the circulation l,750 General Arnold said he
was going to write pieces for the Murphys.
Well the wire news services picked It up and
sent 1t out to California and reporters sent to
interview the MurphyS, TO whom all this was COM
plete surprise Photographers to take pictures
ting type and running the press. When syndicate
wired In TO ask for an option on General Arnod's
column, that was the payoff.s
Actually Hap Arnold has been dabbling with
typewriter for 80 years He authored series
OF boys books in which the hero, Bill Bruce, flies
around at 90 miles an hour and has all kinds Of
time. Watch out for Bill Bruce, Jr.
After all, says General Arnold. TN have to do
something"
IT'S bet he won't sit under that oak tree very
long. They won't let him. Look what happened 70
General Of the Army George c. Marshall when he
tried to retire and go live farm in Virginia Hes
In China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
Other Side of the Picture

Speaking of the restrictive legislation that overlook big
business there have been recent tragic reminders of
in industrial history which, hoped dead and
decently buried.
The ancient and bloody eud between the railroad broth
erhoods and the little Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad
has broken out again Since JAN 49, two kes have been
killed and four wounded by the gunre of private
guards riding the trains with strikebreakers
This is unspeakabe form of civil war, with the I'M
armed battling the armed There provocaon just
fcation for it, and should be dealt with sterny But
isolated instances of punishment not enough. What is
needed, and quickly laws which will make current
of management and labor impossible at least
trollable.
There has been much talk of hasty and ilconsidered
legislation to that Congress has not fastened
nduy in attempting to solve the industrial crisis Neither
has 1t acted with great intelligence 1t is about time that
the houses got together with sensible haste and
did something to end the present strife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
Is Years Ago

The annual report of st. Mary'S
Hospital showed that 1892 patients
had been treated during the pre-
vious year of 1880. The report also
stated that there had been 1888
births and $50 deaths at the local
institution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

owned N nuremberg, NItTIIIaIIy,
since 1919. They have demanded
the right to strip the plant and
ship the machinery to Russia. AS
the report comes TO him, the Al
lied Military Government, which,
in that zone, means the Ameri-
can Military Government, Is evi-
IDENTIFY knuckling to the Soviet and
he bids fair to lose his property
without even an argument.
Bolten Is a native German
who built the Nuremberg factory
4. IL. IL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

be SO years old on June 20 ana
his terminal leave will expire
about the same time. He's retir-
ing after having built up and
commanded the worlds greatest
air force-to live on a chicken
ranch in Sonoma County, Calf.
He says it isn't a ranch, just
a farm but he'll learn better after
he gets out there. In California
anything bigger than a postage
stamp is called a ranch.
General Arnold says his place
10 about 6n oorac hos cOT1a live
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

government have resulted from
these revelations, the State
Department anxious not to dis
rupt relations with Russia, the
Justice Department anxious to
arrest and prosecute. one
Russian agent named, Shimishen-
ko was negotiating for the pur-
chase of the blueprints Of an
American jet-propelled plane. The
FBT detected him, proposed ar
resting him. After considerable
internal debate, the State DEPART
mani rulah nrninst the arrest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

Seventy-five members of the Y.
M. c. A. heard an address on the
Brass Industry by Mr.. Frederick S.
Smith, assistant manager of the
American Brass Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
s Years Ago

Texts of five bills concerning the
City of Waterbury were filed in the
State Legislature, Hartford, by
Senator Edward P. Egan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

Joseph Farrell. Fleet Street. who
administered first aid to a woman
victim Of an automobile crash, was
commended on his action by au-
thorities at the Waterbury Hospital
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

Once the dog show puts in appearance in New York
one can feel that the backbone of winter broken The
hobby show viii follow in short order and then the flower
show which has been off the boards for few years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

John BoIten, an American citizen and manu-
factrer of the 8O0-employe level in the city OF Law
renee Mass has Just been informed that the Rus
SLAMS want the machinery from a factory ne mas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

WASHINGTON, Feb 1S-Five-star General of
the Army and Chief of the Air Forces Henry H.
Arnold is taking his patriotic red, white haired and
blue-eyed face out Of Washington shortly. He Will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
The WATERBURY DEMOCRAT WATRBU RY CONN., MONDAY FEBRUARY lS 1916
u. S. on SideIineS

Photostats showing payments made to U. 3. and
Canadian officials have even come to light
Serious secret differences inside the United States
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18

o local cobbler jumped the gun
in paying for a case of shoes which
he bought through answering an
advertisement in a magazine and
lost $50. The man received a pack
age from the concern to whom he
had written and sent them in re-
turn $50 in cash - but he sent 1t
before he opeed the package Upon
opening the package he discovered
that the thing contained a worth
less mess of shoe remains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
Waterbury
of the Past
Is Years Ago

The Democrat ran a contest in
which the silhouette of some person
was printed. The object was to
guess whose face was represented
by the silhoutte; the first to sub
nit the correct answer received ST..
Evening star., 1946-05-27
Congress
Continued From First Page.)

by opponents was summarized by
Senator Taft, who told newsmen
the powers which would be vested
in the President are too sweeping
Senator Morse, Republican, of Ore
gon also contended Mr.. Truman
sought more authority than he
needed to deal with industrial
emergencies.
Senator Byrd, Democrat. of Vir-
ginia said that in this crisis" he
thought it was vital for the Senate
to pass at once the temporary legis-
lation to control strikes as recon-
mended by the President"
Would Limit Time.
Il favor the limitations of June
80. 1947. as adopted by the. Senate
Committee on interstate commerce, -
Senator Byrd said, but otherwise
I am willing to support the Presi-
dents recommendation as tenn
porary measure to meet the emer-
gency that confronts us.
The President should be armed
with all powers necessary to con-
troll John L. Lewis, the most ar
rogant and ruthless labor leader in
America
Senator Pepper predicted that if
weeks debate is allowed. the bill
will be beaten He addressed
joint meeting of the Independent
Citizens Political Action Com
mittee last night at Philadelphia.
To-day a drive is on to crush
labor and make workers again sub
servient to the tyranny of manage
ment,' the Senator declared. mo
one is shocked at one man rep
resenting a billion dollars, but an
elected labor leader is a tyrant,
dictator and undermines the stabil-
ity of our country
Until we throttle monopoly am
to destroy the counter
acting balance of organized labor.
If Government won't break mo-
nopoly the only way is an organ
lied fight by its victims
Besides requesting the draft
strikers authority and criminal pen
alties against employers or union
leaders, the Presidents S program in
cluded provisions for:
l. Transfer to the United States
Evening star., 1946-05-27
Christian Social Union
Wins Votinq in Reich

FRANKFURT, May 27 lP.-The
Conservative Christian Social Union
emerged today as the strongest
political force in American-oc
Germany, with preliminary final re-
turns showing it the victor in coun-
Gil elections in nearly all the 80
cities voting yesterday.
Although closely contested by the
mildly leftist Social Democrat party,
the church-supported CSU-a post
war hodge-podge of liberals. mod
crates and Observation-Disclosures
Its performance of two previous
elections when it won the over
whelming support of rural workers
throughout the zone.
The Communist party, which had
expected to make at least a fair
showing in war-ravaged industrial
centers, took a bad beating, win
ming only AZ of 1,025 seats in CITY
councils.
The Social Democrat partv
relic of pre-Hitler days-won narrow
margins in large cities of the in
dustrial north, but these were offset
by conservative minded voters in
predominantly conservative Bavaria
the returns showed.
Frankfurt, for instance. gave the
Social Democrats a victory margin
OF 10000 votes, but on the othe,
hand the Bavarian capitol of Mu-
Mich carried the CSU to power with
a $4,000 leeway.
The almost complete returns -
figures from Wuerttemberg were not
expected until later - revealed the
turnout OF voters, despite bad
weather, was up to expectations. OF
2'022,62l registered voters. 1,6s4,456
went to the polls-or 1872 per cent.
Tabulations as of 1890 am.
Evening star., 1946-05-27
Siomese Accuse French
OF 'Unjustified Attacks

LONDON. May q tP,.-The Sia-
mese Legation declared in a COM
munique today that French soldiers
from Indo-China have made two
"unjustif1ed attacks" on Siam, bonn
harding a town with artillery, ma
chinegunning villages and invading
Siamese territory.
The Siamese declared they had
no troops along the border and that
residents had been ordered not to
resist.
American and British diplomatic
officials have been asked to COM
munlcate with the French govern
ment with view to putting an end
to such action" the communique
said.
Text of the communique:
"On May the Siamese border
town of Nakhon Phanom on the
Mekong River was bombarded by
French troops from Indo-C China for
nearly two hours, and in the morn
ing OF the same day it was an
nounced that Siamese villages along
the border were machinegunned.
Local residents suffered loss of lives,
and public and private properties
were damaged.
The Siamese government in
formed the British minister and the
American Charge dAfiaires In
Bangkok and requested them to
communicate with the French gov
eminent with view to putting an
end to such an action.
On May "a further incidents
have occurred from 6 am. onward.
French troops from Indo-C China
crossed the Mekong River border
into Siamese territory at Tha Bau
in Mi Chai Province and moved
further inland toward the town of
Nong Khai.
There are no Siamese troops at
the points of entry. nor along the
entire frontier, and the government
is urging the population to offer no
resistance.
From these unjustified attacks
made by French soldiers on Siam,
the Siamese nation has suffered loss
of lives and damages to properties. "
Nakhon Phanom is 375 miles
northeast of Bangkok. Mi Chai
is l35 miles northwest of Nakhon
Phantom and short distance south
Evening star., 1946-05-27
Arlington Rites Today
For Capt. Bus Miller

Funeral services for Capt. Norman
H. (Bus) Miller. 38, bomber pilot
hero of Central and Southwest Pa
cific campaigns. will be held at II
am. today at Fort Myer Chapel
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry.
Capt Miller died last Tuesday at
the Naval Hospital in Corona, Calf,
after an illness of several months.
Known as a "one-man task force" "
Capt. Miller and his B-24 crew were
credited with sinking or damaging
66 japanese vessels. Among the
awards the captain received was the
Navy Cross, presented by Secretary
of the Navy Forrestal in September,
1914, for extraordinary heroism.
He is survived by his widow and
five children of Coronado. Calf.
Evening star., 1946-05-27
Deaths Reported

Mary T, oBrien, SIS. 1906 Pennsylvana
Ida E Peaper. 20. 14os Delaheld pl. NV
Clyde T. Clark, -, 1915 Irish st NV
Margaret NJ. Kruckman, IS, 1920 Vermont
EHzabeth Lyles. 7s. 423 10Th st. ne.
Mary M. Prather, -. 23l4 Nicholson st
Antonio Motta, SO. 244s 18Th st. NV.
Walter D. Briscoe, SIS, 33Os Rittenhouse
John Chaney, 81. s1e Orleans pl nc.
Alton A Grimes, SO. 1904 l ST. Sc
Barney Winograd, 65 602 Park rd. NV.
Joseph j. Sinliani, SO, 3610 Quesada st
Bob .Bursenos, 80. 121ah 7st st. NV.
Preston H. Barnard, 81, 44l5 Kansas ave
NV.
william NeIlionss. g: 21ae Conn ave NV
Infant Leak. 530S brakes pl se
infant Brown. 4147 Minnesota ave. ne.
Infant Butler. 703 gath st. ne
Infant Williams, $40 Kenilworth ter. ne
Pinch it once and pinch it twice
and pinch it once again-and then
put that spare dollar into U. S. Saw
ings Bonds. In 10 years you get 81
for every three-and that's not a
long, long time.
Evening star., 1946-05-27
Mo|otov, Bevin Express
Hope for Friendliness
BY The A.seciotsd Pres.

LONDON, May 27.-Russian For
eign Minister V. M. Molotov and
British Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin exchanged messages yester-
day on the fourth anniversary of
the 20-year British Russian Treaty
OF Alliance
The Moscow radio said Mr.. Molo-
tov expressed the hope that the
treaty would continue to serve :.as a
basis for the co-ordinated and
friendly activities Of Great Britain
and the U. S. S. r."
Mr.. Bevin expressed my deepest
wish" that the alliance should be
entirely fulfilled" and said I'VE both
realize that in the great difficulties
that arise after such a great World
War, patience. liberation and under
standing are necessary"