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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
Grave Issues Ahead
By Thomas Stokes

ing. The war is over. We want to chuck our guns away again. Parents gave up their boys willingly when there fighting to do. They are clamor- ing wildly now against their sons going for q year into peaceful, healthful service, with no danger.
 All of this is concentrated now on members of Congress This is election year. Parents are voters. Congressmen get electionyear jitters Naturally it tends to confuse their longtime responsibility to those parents and the children of the sons of those parents.
 The military and naval force which the admin stration proposes is not really large-a million and a half-when compared to our total population. Yet is provokeS the fear among some people apparently that it might make a military nation Similarly the fear expressed about universal military training.
 Logic and calm thinking should dispel this. It is a healthy thing that have this instinctve fear. but the fact that We have 1t IS the best evidence that We won't become nilitaristc nation. It goes against deep-seated tradition We've been through many wars. We've come out of none of them mli- taristic nation.
 Such fears when analysed, are baselesS We can dismiss them
 Our responsibility on the other hand, is tremend- and awesome. From this war; unlike the others, our nation has emerged full-grown world leader. Because of our power and influence we owe re- sponsibity to ourselves and the rest of the world to maintain our leadership. To do that we must be strong. This is our hour of decision. ft
 Parents must face up to that. Congress must face up to it. All of us must.
 This is one time when we have right to expect Congress to lead and show Statesmanshp, resisting the siren voice of temporary political expediency It won't matter as far as the future concerned whe- ther this or that member of Congress survives this coming election not It will matter if this present Congress fails us now And 1t will matter to our sons and our sons sons. feaf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
Biz Gamble in Cotton
By Peter EdSots.

At 28 cents a pound, cotton is $40 bale, so the margin wasn't too steep.
 Bowles simply proposed that the margins be ir- creased to drive the speculative money out of the market and to try to stabilize the price at lower level, so that he wouldn't have to impose ceiling.
 When Sen. Elmer Thomas of oklahoma chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, heard about the Bowles efforts to get the cotton exchanges telegraphed the heads of all exchanges advising them to disregard OPA and to refuse to increase their margin requirements. With this backing, the ex- changes stood pat And the price of cotton continued to go up.
 BowIes-now moved in as Director of Economic Stabization-felt that he had to act shut his eyes to the biggest breakdown of the entire stabization ennty of the cotton state congressman, they might vote against renewal of the OPA legislation now under consideration. It was big gamble, but Bowles took 1t.
 By directive to OPA and the Department of Agriculture Bowes ordered the exchanges to increase their margins cotton futures trading effective April Spot sales and legitimate purchases by mills for hedging or sraddng to average out their prices are exempted fas
 But the uniform margin for speculative purchases will be $iO bale for cotton at 2S cents pound, ads vancing 9i0 bale for every onecent increase in the price of cotton. At % cents the margin would Dc soO bale and anyone wanting to gamble little in coy" ton futures would have to put up his $50 per oaie or shut Up.
 It Is this order which has thrown the cotton bloc congreasmen Into an uproar They say tt VII run k questllonable # either wll be affected. as they don't deal through the Dir exchanges. Most small farmers have already sold their last years crop Sales for immediate delivery to the mills aren't nnaeF
 It wiiI be little tough on ths spseuators. put that's the big Idea, As long ae the speculation cone tsnues N viii tend to fofek mp the price ef eokkens sad that viii moan only hiahef"pfaeed elpinin& 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
Passing the Hat

Recently newspaper coumnist wrote bitter com pIant against what he called the gentee blackmai of taking up collections in neates for various worthy causes We don't know howk widely his views shared but Inclined to disagree with them.
 It that there added pressure to give when solicited in the presence of fellow It may be that the has already contributed privately to the fund.- It also be that heater collections would be effective appeals for all funds and charities were made in one drive.
 But we still don't believe that slight embarrassment and inconvenience extra two bits dollar that the movegoer coughs up offset the good that funds col ected in theaters accomplish The outraged coumns point ed out that he would be glad to double for his ticket at the door, drop his contribution in box in the lobby Ii he could escape being shaken down by movie usher
 Such methods might be peasanter for some, but they certainly would be less effective We all mean to give But it easy to pass by the lobby collection box to stay away the heate the night that the price doubled And the result could mean loss of millions in countrywide fundraising drive.
 That is why, during Easter Week. the American Cancer Society will solicit contributions in theaers by the traditional method of passing the hat Perhaps should be pointed out here that such appeals and collections not the result of theater owners conspiracy Many movie-house mana gers don't like them They're chore which entails extra work and extra money But the heate people asked to help, and they cannot and should not refuse.
 The bills and silver that movegoers give from April 21 to April 2S will go long way toward helping the Cancer Society reach it's goal of 00000 for research and treat ment of the cruees and second greatest killer this country today
 This years goal is the highest that the society has sought More dollars will mean facilities and help in the still unsuccessful quest for the of disease which will mean that be detected early enough to be checked
 number of national raternal and labor organizations making special effort encourage their members to attend theaters during Easter Week It might be well if others followed suit without any concerted urging To any one from family in which has struck the riing help
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
By Dresc Pearson

It's great what you can get away with if you're the son of Senator-especially certain Senator. The w. Lee ODaniel News, published by the ebul- lient ex-nour salesman from Texas Senator 'Pappy" ODaniel, carries on its masthead the following no- tation:
 'Ideutenant Pat o'Daniel CU. s. armed forces Tetired),
 vice President"
 If you call the War Department, they will tell you that Lieut. Pat ODaniel son of the Senator, is not retired" from the Army and is not authorized to carry that distinction after his name reserve oficer can only be retired" if he was wounded and young oDaniel had little chance to get wound- ed.
 In fact he enjoyed the unique distinction of having been given three chances to graduate from Offcers' Candidate School. Most c. Is were given one chance, and if they flunked they were shot right back to the ranks. ODanel, however, failed once at Fort Benning, and again at the Adjutant Generals School at Fort Washington. Each time he was given new try.
 Finally, after three OCs courses, Editor ODan- iel became a lieutenant and was then conveniently stationed at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, just half an hour from his daddy's home All in all, he spent two whole years in or the District of Columbia.
 NOTE-senator ODaniel is one of only two Dem- ocratS who voted against the Veterans Housing Bill
 The Russians are so suspicious that Ambassa- dor Andrei Gromyko has even demanded that . spec cial kitchen be installed in his New York hotel suite, apparently afraid waiter will try to poison him <. |. :. Here's what makes c. T. blood boil: when General Giles intervenes for the wife of Gen. Ralph A. Snavely she take brand new Ford to Austria on April 28 It's not against the law, but shipping space is extremely difficult and other wives would like the same privilege. If you have friend in high places, of course, it's easy. Be- lieve it or not, but the Argentines are now snug gling up to the Russians. The Soviets have trade mission in BuenoS Aires and are doing their best to buy Argentine flax seed away from the USA. Without flax seed, the American linseed oil and paint industry would be flat on its back-together with part of the current housing program. COP OPA STRATEGY
 Some Republicans in Congress have a Sleeper" bill up their sleeves on OPA extension, which they believe would give the Grand Old Party" good campaign alib for fighting price control.
 It's only in the talk stage as yet, but don't be surprised if effort is made to separate the Rent Control branch of OPA and set up under an inde- pendent three-man board
 This, COP advocates contend, would give them "out" to oppose all-over imitation controls in the OPA program.
 It would be political dynamite, these advocates feel, to fight the whole program especially rent control This was built up by OPA boss Paul Porter into the most popular and impregnabe part o: OPA
 Proponents of making rent control separate function and dtching all other b1akes on living costs believe they attract considerable support from the Democratic farm-blocers to their plan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

phrased to prevent code breakdowns, follow:
 'U. S. and U K. are against opening Franco case at U N. for the moment Believe that If d1ploS matic weight is continued to be put on gradually, Franco will effect compromise acceptable to most factions though not acceptable to revengefu profess sional, traditional Spanish clique.
 'sThs clique Spanish Communists) would not acc cept envisaged Republican set up anyhow. Negrin (forer premier) sits most uneasily among the Re- publicans. Del Vayo Normer Republican Minister of Foreign Afairs) trying to effect compromise in Re- publican party. Del vayo one of few Negrin spon- sors left,
 'on the other hand large part of the Repub- licans aresacceptable to U K and U. s. inaSmuch they are against Communists.
 Russia in winning this section over, is openly suggesting that she is forcing Poland to bring Franco case before United Nations, thus forcing the Right ists and the very extreme Leftsts Anarchists) to accept the only way offered.
 France is on the spot, due to the fact that she has been forced by the Communists to close her Spanish border Leftwng French Socialists will go along with Poland, Mexico, Russia, and most prob- ably Australia.
 French Catholic Party and Quai Dorsay almost all officially against attack on Franco. Most ofncials in Quai DOrsay were the ones who functioned so well under Vchy. Catholic Church very active. Think that if action were taken in Spain Catholic pro- gram something the scale as the Hitler Jewish program-would be engineered by revengefW political Reds
 Pope believes compromise absolutely possible in next few weeks. U. S. and U. K. will try to hold or postpone or complcate by obscuring procedure Cat the United Natons) until the compromise has been effected"
 NOTE-Most diplomats feel that Franklin Roosevelts most tragic foreign-afairs blunder was in giving tact diplomatic protection to Franco dur ing the Spanish Civil War at time when Hitler and Mussolini were using Spain to stage miniature dress rehearsal of their coming war Had the Spanish dictator been suppressed then other European dica tors would have thought twice about starting war. Republican ming the Spanish Government, not the Commun- ists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
HAMMERBERG ON MILK PRICES
(Hartford Courantl

(Hartford Courant)
 State Milk Administrator D. O. Hammerberg does not carry the ball for either the milk producer or con- sumer. His sole interest is to see that an adequate supply of milk is available at reasonable price His position is similar to that of the Public Utilities Commission in that field of public services. There fore, when he argues that the price of milk should be increased to the producers and presumably passed on to the consumer, he speaks from the knowledge that Connecticut dairymen cannot continue in buSi- ness at present prices.
 MT. Hammerberg thinks that the price increase should be three cents quart if the dairy subsidy is dropped on July l. It amounts to about two cents quart at present, according to MT. Hammerberg, and If retained, the farmers should have another cent in order to assure a sufficient supply for Connecticut consumers.
 The numerous disposal sales of dairy herds is again evidence of the plight of producers. Not since 194l has the price of milk been increas- ed, aside from the subsidy pay ments that farmers find most dis tasteful. They do not want to be wards of the government. In the past few years farm wages have doubled and grain costs risen 150 percent or more for an inferior brand of feed. Furthermore, it is dificrils to convince a dairyman that a nation spending $S billion annually on alcoholic liquors can- not afford to pay more for its milk.
 The State Milk Administrator is not a new hand at jousting with the price offlcials in Washington His appeal and those of others re- suited in the detestable and inde- fensible subsidy for grain. His ar- gument now is a test of whether the O.P.A. will take a realistic view of q situation that is decidedly more acute than it was when the subsidy was tossed out as a sop to the dairymen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
ANOTHER RUSSIAN GESTURE
lHartford Timesl

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 Added reason for believing that Russia intends to cooperate in world affairs, although she may want as much of her own way as 1t is possible to get, is furnished by the news that she has agreed to a conference this month of the Big Four foreign ministers to discuss the final German peace settlement.
 Second string representatives of the several foreign departments have been laboring in London to perfect details for the peace con- ference to consider, without pro- curing any great result. Russia had been understood to oppose the meeting of a peace conference until these subordinates had made more progress. r-
 However, Secretary Byrnes has re- ceived a faHorbale response to his proposal for meeting on April 25. France may be expected to follow suit, so there is some hope that the long awaited peace conference, or iginally set for May II, may not be much further delayed.
 It should not be, for long delay will not make easier the settlement of the problems that must be con- sidered. The peace conference which followed the First World War con- vened within sixty days from the end of hostilities. This conference, however, has Jagged for almost full year after the close of fighting with Germany. Meantime, everything that concerns Germany and much that concerns the economic reorganiza- ton of Europe, is in state of sus- pense.
 It Is important for the welfare of the world and the stabiliZation of Europe, which also means much to us, that the definite terms of peace be written as soon as possible. Equally important is the consider ably unexpected willingness of Rus sia to act toward getting on with the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
Food, Not Politics

UNRRA has agreed to turn over $250O 900 worth foodstuffs to Russia At the tme War Shipping Administration has agreed to provide Liberty ships help carry some 6OOOOO tons of Russian grain from Black Sea ports to France.
 Food Is potent political weapon And the basis of these bare statements Russia somewhat like poi tean borrowing money to pay for campaign cigars There be extenuatng circumstances and if there are now would be good time for UNRRA out with them. The world relief agency should the world that food not being wasted delayed time of dire emergency when millions of lives in danger every relief effort should be concentrated the speedest delivery the great est possible quantity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

parity and cotton was the only major farm product not under ceiling price control.
 Cotton prices continued to advance, however, to 26 cents in March and 28 cents-the highest price in 9 yearS-the first week in April.
 To offset this rise, oPA was forced to grant in- creases in cotton textile prices March of from 5 to IS per cent The higher increases were given to textiles going into low-cost clothing as an ncen- tive to the mills to weave more of the most needed materials.
 At the same time Administrator Bowles went inc to a huddle with the heads of the cotton exchanges to suggest voluntary regulation of trading in cotton futures. Cotton was having lot of attraction for loose. speculative money.
 Cotton was the only commodity not under a ceil- Ing price The cotton market was therefore, the only place where there was 6 chance to make kill- ing. Even the stock market required 100 per cent margin, 90 only the biz boys could afford to play there.
 The cotton exchanges did have certain amount Of voluntary regulation futures trading for aneue latOn Anyone wanting to buy cotton for future de~ livery had to put up margins 0f ei0 cash per pale ID Chicago. ele an MeW 0zsanas e2o in New xnFks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

thinking and our way of living little calm reason- ing about this background and our present big problem might help clear away some of the natural misgivings that we all share.
 We peace-lovng people. After war-and it's been true of all our wars-we want to chuck our guns behind the door and go about our regular bus mess, dragging them out year or so to cele- brate in the old American fashion, with bands and an orgy of fusome oratory.
 Along with this, too, and it's inherent in our history and the freedoms We enjoy and cherish, we suspicious of the military and any sort of mill tary control in life. Between the soldier is just 8 fellow who lives in barracks and par ades on July and Armistice Day, and not at all fellow to be enved
 There is another development of our history, too that has made wary of the military and big stand ing armies. That is the fact that so many of our forbears to this country just to get away from that sort of thing The instinct still persists. It's part of our heritage.
 Out of all this comes the resistance today to continuing the draft and to universal military train-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
Strain on the Family Ties

The young English war bride who deserted her Ameri- can husband just 24 hours after she reoned him in North Carolina should it seems to have thought twice before leaving to join her aunt in New York It's one thing sim ply to break up private home and quite another place strain on the family ties binding the United States and Great Britain
 the young lady in question doesn't how her biting keences to her sp0Hse Salisbury shack could c0Ecev- ably affect Anglo-Amerean amiy. she obviously hash beard of North Carolnian reaction to Tobacco Road
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
Views of the Press

The House last month rejected these features of the bill. One fundamental point on which the House and Senate are now clear of discussion is the establishment of ceiling prices on sales of exist ing housing, This the Senate re- jected yesterday, even though the primary advantage-prevention of runaway speculation in old housing was recognized. Price control will therefore probably be acceptable to the House for dwellings built after passage of the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

draft for another year so that the United States may carry out its obligations in occupying Germany and Japan. That is the vital pres ent concern. Then there are two matters having to do with long, time maintenance of our national strength-unification of the mili- tary and naval services and uni- versal military training.
 Congress is confused about these issues and so are our people. It is chiefly because of our na- tional character. olir habits of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

Spanish question. They indicate that the United States and Great Britain have worked out a part nership policy regarding Franco, with the Vatican in consultation.
 One cable advises that the United States and the United Kingdom are to postpone or complicate" procedure at the United Nations until Franco has worked out Q compromise in Spain. This is exactly what Lord Cadogan has done.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
NO PRICE CONTROL ON OLD HOUSING
(The New York Sum

The Senate's approval of the emergency housing bill on which the Wyatt program is based leaves important differences still to be Set- tied in the conference with the House. The vote of 63 to 14 empha- sized the Senate's strong indorse- ment of both the $500, 100000 sub- s!dy provision and the guaranty by the Federal government of markets for 8 portion of prefabricated houses and new-ttype building ma terials required in the Wyatt plan for relieving the housing shortage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

Into c0nEIdera tlon. The subject lSn't of interest to cotton Speculators alone, either. The price of cotton clothing is ultimately at stake, and that covers everybody.
 The story really begins on Jan. IS, when OPA Administrator Ches- ter Bowles gave warning that it might be necessary to put a grow CTS base price ceiling of not less than 2442 cents a pound on the l946 cotton crop. This legal mo- tice of intent was given because l04S cotton prices had gone above
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
WISHFUL THINKING

| WISHFUL THINKING Come, speak a word for the quies. cent atom
 That once we knew in chemistry ir
 school,
 When that We noted each and every
 datum
 About 1t and its parent molecule. By atoms seldom were we then
 confounded;
 They didn't serve to stir a cosmic
 fear.
 We often erred in getting them
 compounded,
 But formulas are always kind of
 queer.
 If H or o were wrong, the inciden- Result was to denote us less than
 smart,
 And never would the error ele-
 mental
 Create a fear we'd blow the world
 apart.
 The atom was a happy little | freckle,
 Away and far away too small to
 see,
 And no one ever thought that it
 would heckle The nations into dire prophecy. Oh would that powers past the
 comprehension Of even our most scientific men Could call-and thus eliminate our
 tension
 The rse-and-buggy atom back
 again.
 Andrei Gromyko has been named permanent representative of the Soviet Union on the United Na- tions Security Council. A perman- ent chorus of harmony is assured, with others furnishing the words and Gromyko taking the air.
 Atomic researchers have discover ed two new clements, according to disclosure made before the Am erican Chemical Society. However, the worlds scientific thinking is still in the fire, water and air stage.
 One New York night sopt provides "sitterS" to mind the children while Pa and Ma step out for the evening. They probably put the in- fants to sleep with "Bye-Hi-De-O Low Baby"
 Secretary of Agriculture Ander- son says that the Government does not contemplate rationing bread during the current wheat crisis. The public will have to cooperate however, and ther'll be many heart broken among the girls whose con- sciences tell them to leave the crust on sandwiches.
 An unexpectedly heavy vote turn ed out for the Japanese elections the other day. Sounds as though the people bringing democracy to Nip-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

Congress and the country face grave issues affect ing our national security and the responsibility we have assumed to help keep the peace of the world, These are directly linked.
 First. there is the question of extension of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15
|Merry-Go-Ro

WASHINGTON, April IS - The British Foreign ohice has sent secret and significant cables to Lord Cadogan and other British diplomats in the United States giving them instructions on the ticish
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-15

WASHINGTON, April 15-(NTEA = Congressional irritation over new OPA orders increasing the mar gins required for gambling in futures the cotton exchanges has interesting bit of background which the protesting congressman have far failed to take