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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
As Congress Adjourns

WASHINGTON, AUG. 1-(NEA)-Within a day two Congress will be on it's way home. You know the rest of that line. If the Congressmen don't back before next January, it will be too soon
 The lawmakers have had tough seven months grind. They're tired and jittery So is everybody else There's election only three months away
 This election has, no doubt been responsible for many of the things this Congress has done and failed to do in the last few weeks. But it isn't the only factor involved.
 Trying to make pattern out of what Congress does and doesn't do is an intriguing pastme for political dopeSters. Today analysis to that end reveals regular pattern, but few motives stand out.
 gone decidedly conservative is generally admitted. It has taken up position far to the right of the middle of the road, compared with it's six months ago.
 Many individual Congressman feel that this is merely reflection of the spirit of the country One sharp observer in Congress expresses it by saying though not for attribution-that the biggest do- nestle issue in the United States today is Soviet Russia
 This out clearly in discussion of the atomic energy bill in the House. Congressmen rabid III wanting the military to retain control of bomb pro- duction and keep the secret of it. The principal argument used ln pushing over the British loan that if Britain not aided in peace, it would be necessary to fight Communism Yet--and here is an inconsistency in the pattern Congress refused to pass strong draft act which the White House and the State and War Departments insisted necessary to back up U s. commitments abroad
 A tWo- billion dollar terminal -leave-pay bill is passed, however, because there are GI votes in it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
SCHOOL FOR DELINQUENT
 PARENTS
fNeW York Herald-Tribune)

The idea that much oi the re- sponsiblllty for juvenile laWlessness rests on parents Is not new. But the San Francisco courts have found an effective way to impress that responsibility directly on those whose children are out of hand San Francisco judges felt that the rou- tine of fining and imprisoning youthful offenders was a generally futile process unless supplemented by program to get at the source of trouble. Following the plan they worked out, the city established 3 guidance center for delinquent parents three years ago.
 The judges may order parents whose children are brought to court to attend 8 series of classes at the center. The informal lectures develop the philosophy of parental responsibility for children's habits and morals. The relations between pdTellt ana CIlllO are ulSCuSSeQ dIlu methods of dealing with childrens $ personality quirks suggested. h. structorS list city health, recreation and welfare faciliteis to which fam flies may turn for aid Most par ents attend willingly; but absences are checked and must be made up before they are graduated and the family's case dismissed by the court the routine is varied for a foreign-born parent who may be sent to Americanizati tion classes to learn the language and familiarize himself with American customs and | ideals.
 The plan has had 3 high degree of success measured in the improved behavior from families referred tc the guidance center and in a re- duction of youthful laWlessness ir
 the city. This strikes us as 3 sen sible approach to an age-old prob-
 lem and deciding practical sup
 plemental plan for meeting the current wave of juvenile delin-
 quency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
STATE PRODUCER
tThe Boston Post

The State of Connecticut is deal ing hard blow to black market dealers in lumber by ordering the processing of hardwood flooring from timber in it's State forests. The program of the State forestry de- partment calls for production of two million board feet of finished flooring, to be sold through regular commercial channels with the re- striction that it acn be used only in housing for veterans Already 30,000 feet of logs have been cut and it is being sawed into flooring at State owned mill in one of the forests. Other States and communities which have offered sympathy to the veterans in the housing shortage, and little else, might adopt this practical plan, even while it savers of government in business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
Down in Tennessee
by Th0n1aS Stokes

There are other devices, familiar to other poItlcal machines, by which Boss Crump keeps his miniofps in line a businessman for instance should get obstreperous and politically active against BosS Crump he suddenly would be visited by a buldinaa inspector Lawyers and preachers have felt the pres sure in way another Some men have beens driven from the city and had to do business else where.
 The Memphis story has been told often. F s repeated because once again the people try ing to break the Crump despotism, and 1t is appro- priate to recall it because of the have been through. The Crump dictatorship n comparable to those which American boys fought to uproot abroad.
 Why do the people stand for it?
 The real truth is that majority don't want It. But they roll up their votes year after year in the rest of the state, only hare them offset by the controlled Crump vote here, If that doesn't do the job. by the famous "Crump Count"
 The ultimate evil and blame trace back to re- sponsble and influential citizens who accept this state of affairs and supney with the standardization that MT. Crump gives Memphis good government, good schools, good public health service and so So did Mussolin make the trains run on time
 It is sad confession that only MT. Crump provide good government good schools and so on Citizens voters could get them from any city ad mnistration, many other cities prove. The loss of essential civil liberties including freedom of speech seems rather high price to pay.
 By it all Boss Crump has done nicely for himself in his own insurance and mortgage business.
 As his power has grown his ssdistc impulses have gained full and free play He loves to order around My Senator and My Governor and My Mayor" He showed Senator McKellar who boss Several years ago when the Senator made the mis- take of supporting different candidate for governor Boss Crump gave the Senator's candidate two votes in the Senator's precinct, for Mir McKellar and one for the Senator's brother The Senator has followed orders since
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
A Thought for Today
Good News for Next Winter

Waerburys pedestrians and automobile drivers VIII hail with delight the Finance Boards vote of last night to transfer SO0 the Street Department budget and thus provide for the purchase of snow loader.
 The chilly weather of the past few days makes us think of Winter and Winter reminds us of the aboinabe ect of the cvs streets which obvious last Winter In 1945 S750O0 was spent by the city for removal sanding and care icy streets During that year Sl5ooo was transferred into the removal fund and yet our streets presented sorry picture of neglect during most of last Winters storms.
 Purchase of new snow loader is certainly step in the right direction We suggest that Supt Scott-Smlth map out revision of his plans for speedy action soon as next years bzzards and translate these substantial transfers into the snow removal into improved provisions for safe and comfortable Winter travel streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
by Drew Pearson

Department has made polite overtures, it is true but high official has ever stood up publicly and told the Kremln that it is time for showdown as to whether Russia wants peace and understanding between the Russian and American people,
 I can think of no better place to call for such a showdown than at conference convened for the purpose of establishing peace. Furthermore tain that nne-tenths of the delegates present plus most of the people of the world, would applaud so vigorously such stand part that even the hard boiled, thick-skinned Molotoff would be im- pressed
 However, the unfortunate but unacceptable fact is that the United States has lost its world leadership Our dplomIts have been led through so many Veneia Giuia laby inthS and up many Trieste blind alleys with Slav diplomats yapping at their heels that they are weary and confused. They have partly lost their bearings. The great goal of a peace on the Four Freedoms very dim, very blurred, and very far away.
 The United States also has lost much of the re- spect and admiration of the smaller powers. The nations which have nothing to gain from war except seeing their felds laid waste and their cities bombed once looked to Us their great champion
 The small nations knew we had no ulterior mo- tiveS They knew We had only one great Jjective, permanent peace, but they have get begged down. outWited and sidetracked time after time The fox Molotoff, who they know has only his own to grind has taken off the trail confused us, and led us around in circles.
 The small remnant of a treaty are now called upon to sign means almost nothing Molotoff has Whitted it down until it chiefly settles few points he wants settled and almost of the problems want settled' Austria can't be discussed Therefore, Russian troops still remain in Austria still send endorsements to Yukosava and YugoSlavia. backed by the Red Army, find excuse to into Trieste the day after U S. British troops out In other words whatever treaty is signed here nothing unless it is based the firm founda- tion of good will between peoples.
 The United States and Great Britain will fight each other because the bond between their peo ples is too strong. They understand each other and they would impeach overnight any President Prime Minister who proposed between them.
 But friendship between the Russian and Amer ican people, while anxious to sprout. has soil in which to grow. The leaders in Moscow will not permit it. Briefly that is the big obstacle Secretary Byrnes must overcome before he bring home anything which even remotely bears resemblance to treaty Of peace.
 Until re-emphasize the lofty goals for which fought this war, any peace treaty signed at Paris will be mockery. It would be far better to sign nothing than to away from confer enee with piece of paper supposed to fut.l the great hopes for which men fought but which actually means little
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
by Peter EdS0n

for campaigning Congressmen
 By and large anything that smells of Communism or Socialism New-Dealism or progressvism is suspect.
 The House Civil Service Committee probes the loyalty of government employees
 In considering the reorganization of Congress through reduction in the number of its standing committees, the House Un-American Affairs Commit tee must be made permanent, standing committee.
 Increased social-security payments and increased Socal-Securty coverage, easily obtanabe at present high-income levels put off again.
 The minimum-Wage bill is apparently stalled.
 The science-research bill, born of war necessity and passed by the Senate is sdetracked in the House for more conservative bill
 The Wagner -Ellender-Taft permanent housing bill is likewise stopped in the House
 The fate of price control is settled only after bitter and unnecessarily long legislative battle. Eco homie controls are unpopular in the present drift of things.
 There you have the theme song of this postwar reaction which has set in Controls unpopular. Quit issuing regulations Quit passing laws. Get Con- gress home. Let things along for while. Stop stirring up the animals. Everybody, including Congress, Is War-Weary.
 Today's lack of interest in new movements, to- cred Symptomatic of general public reaction. That does not indicate that there will be record vote in the November elections. From the present looks Of things whatever changes made will be changes toward the right
 If that is the wrong way to go In these times the country will have to learn it the hard way by experience
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
SELLING HARTFORD
Hartford Courant)

The brochure on the City of Hart
 ford just published by the Hartford Chamber of Commerce differs great ly from the majority of such pre- sentations in that there is none of the pointing with bursting pride nor hullabaloo usually associated with such documents If anything, the brochure is more effective be- cause of this moderation, for the simple reason that the factual pre- sentation and the accompanying graphs and pictures indicate that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
Furthermore, the world at large-including a small but vocal pro- Communist segment of the Amer

MEMPHIS-Tennessee is tugging again at the bonds imposed for so long by Boss Ed H. Crump who sits in this city the edge of the state and cracks his whip it with sadistic pleasure of an ante -belum overSeer.
 The ways in which he exercises his control were plainly revealed once again by what his henchmen did for the of power Thursdays primary Boss Crump baked the veteran Senator Kenneth D Mo Kellar for another term-he serving his ffth-and Gov Jim Moore for reelection.
 MT. Crump rules the state and makes the people pay for it. He exacted tribute from them, for pie, to raise campaign fund of s30oooo to s35O000 to beat off his foes at this election His opponents support Edward w (Ned) Carmack, 45-year-od law yer and editor of Murfreesboro son of former U. S. Senator, for the Senate: and Gordon Browning for governor MT. Browning is eX-Congressman governor and Crump enemy who is in the American military government in Germany and running by re- mote control.
 Deductions of 10 percent were made for two months from the pay of state employees for the cam pagn fund Also levied upon for contributions were liquor dealers who must have licenses do business; insurance agents who write security bonds for Mem phis and the state, and automobile dealers who con- pete for business with the city and state.
 These people pay-or else. They risk the loss of their state jobs or loss o business with the state.
 Levying upon state employees who work for agen- cies that partially supported by Federal funds which some are, is violation of the Hatch act That is, if primaries considered part of elections and the Supreme Court has so ruled. There may be ground for Federal action in what is going Numer- ous cases have been brought under the Hatch act
 How the trick works with private business is shown by the story of retail liquor dealer. He asked for S200 contribution. He said he couldn't afford it.
 Then I reminded that if I wanted to stay in business l had to have license. making money So I paid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
The Firing Line By D. N. T.
MIDSEASON GARDEN NOTES

Tomatoes induce me to below, And rather go out of my head; From green they turn quickly to vel
 low,
 But loaf turning yellow to red.
 II Oh weeds are impossible WretcheS, Devoid of the gardens romance But this is the time when the
 vetcheS,
 Thank heaven, are hidden by plants
 III jungle, the vine Of the squash is Disturbing, 3 bit. to a chap. Whats moving in there? o, my gosh,
 Is,
 It possibly. maybe Jap9
 " The cabbage in vitamlnS rich is, IL flourislaes, hungry and fat. It's getting too big for its brltches, But sWelled heads are always like
 that.
 Of corn several plantings 1 reckoned, For corn I can eat till I burst; l can't figure out how the second Is so far ahead of the first.
 A Hollywood actress suing her husband for divorce testified recent ly that as far as he was concerned she was only a ghost wife" It is understood that he doesn't want to be seen around his old haunts any longer, either
 The Senate approved MT. Tru- mans selections for the three man OP.A. Price Decontrol Board with out dissent Word from the White House is that the President should be up and around again in three o1 four days.
 A SOW on 8 Name farm recently gave birth to two filters of pigs that were born ten days apart. With true Down East ShreWdnesS, she waited to see what was going to happen tt O.P.A. before she threw her tota output on the market. Under tobacco rationing reguIa tions in France, delegates to tn, peace conference at Paris are al. lowed to buy only one pack of cigar. cts every two days. Obviously all tn, sniping at that historic gathering will not be diplomatic.
 Incidentally, Russias top news hawk, Ilya Ehrenburg, is not cover. ing the peace conference. He is stil convalescing from American after. dinner speeches and doesn't dare tt run the risk of reinfection.
 They may say what they want tc about radioactivity," says Ed Pointe, of the Boston Globe" but it can beat Martinis." As matter of fact you couldn't tell the difference i they substituted a mushroom for tht olive, Ed.
 When Portland, Maine, hote refused to let the celebrated Fal: accompany her to her room, Mrs Roosevelt cancelled her reservation and walked out the otber day. I couldn't happen anywhere else il the United StateS-alWays with tn, exception of Vermont.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
|Merry-G0-ROund

PARIS Aug 2-Peace conference might well end without treaty rather than sign one that furthers world unrest We must not lose sight of four free dons and the Atlantic Charter for which men died. U. S. diplomacy should call Krenllns bluff It is always easy to give advice from the idelines and if the newsmen now coaching the American Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, were really running the Conference of Paris it would probably accomplish even less. However, this observer-having attended many international parleys from the Washington Arms Conference of 1921 to the present-humbly offers two suggestions:
 1.-The United States has become so confused trying to straighten out the back alleys of Trieste that have lost sight of the guiding for which We fought-the Four Freedoms and The Atlantic Charter.
 2.-Any treaty signed at Paris will be mere scrap of unless there is good will between pies to guarantee that it's terms carried out.
 Some old-school diplomats have the idea that if Secretary Byrnes should return from Paris without treaty, it would be defeat for American diplomacy and setback to world peace. On the contrary It might be extremely healthy to end this conference without treaty especially if that treaty is hodge podge which adds to the unrest of the world while simultaneously lulling the American people to sleep
 If Secretary Byrnes should demand here that Russia sign treaty giving American, British and other members of the United Nations free access to the Russian people, it would be worth all the agree ments Trieste, Italian reparatons and the Balkans which he could negotiate in year. If he should de- mand that, American students and professors have the same right to visit Russia that Russians granted by the U. S., that American movies, books and magazines be admitted to Russia, that American newspapermen and the ordinary John O. Citizen have a right to travel in Russia, it would do more to stabilize world peace than all the other treaties imag inable
 It is quite true, of course, that Byrnes would not get free access to Russia treaty. Russa's M. Moo toff would to high heaven tear his hair and claim this was not the agenda. He would even accuse Byrnes of sabotagng the peace
 However, that is no reason for not putting M Mootoff the spot He has put plenty of others on the spot He has taken great pleasure in hearing them scream and it might be interesting to hear him scream for a change
 Furthermore, the world at large-including a small but vocal pro- Communist segment of the Amer ican people-needs to be educated to the fact that the Russians simply do not friendship with the outside world They thrive dstrust and suspicion In fact the Krelin has better hold on the Russian is why all Moscow radio broadcasts why all Russian newspapers, constantly of the capitalist menace and claim the United States bristles with people eager to massacre innocent Russian peasants.
 For strange reason no one in the United States has ever called the Russian bluff The State
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
Waterbury or the Past
25 Years Ago

WaterburianS mourned the passing in Naples, Italy of world famed tenor Enrico Caruso.
 A Town Plot couple were dis charged in City Court on a charge of operating stills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
15 Years Ago

A fire of mysterious origin, ' forced North Main Street family to flee into the street in the early morning hours.
 City Health Officer Dr. Edward J. Godfrey, issued a warning against the possible spread of the dreaded infantile paralysis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

These people pay-or else. They risk the loss of their state jobs loss ol business with the state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
5 Years Ago

local youth was blinded in one eye when he fell on a pencil.
 While playing volleyball at Wash ington Park, seven -year-old youth fell and fractured his right leg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

When Portland, Maine, hotel refused to let the celebrated Fala accompany her to her room, Mrs. Roosevelt cancelled her reservations and walked out the otber day. It couldn't happen anywhere else in the United States-always with the exception of Vermont.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

WASHINGTON, AUG. 1-(NEA)-Within a day or two Congress will be on it's way home. You know the rest of that line If the CongresSmen don't come back before next January it will be too soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

A Hollywood actress suing her husband for divorce testified recent ly that as far as he was concerned she was only a ghost wife" It is understood that he doesn't want to be seen around his old haunts any longer. either
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

The Senate approved MT. Tru- mans selections for the three-man O,P.A. Price Decontrol Board with out dissent. Word from the White House is that the President should be Up and around again in three or four days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

They may say what they want to about radioactivity," says Ed Pointer of the Boston Globe" but it can't beat Martinis. As matter of fact you couldn't tell the difference ii they substituted a mushroom for the olive. Ed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

A SOW on Maine farm recently gave birth to two filters of pigs that were born ten days apart With true Down East Shrewdness, she waited to see what was going to happen to O.P.A. before she threw her total output on the market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

How the trick works with private business is shown by the story of a retail liquor dealer He was asked for s2o0 contribution. He said he couldn't afford it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

Incidentally, Russia's top news hawk, Ilya Ehrenburg. is not cover ing the peace conference. He is still convaleScing from American after dinner speeches and doesn't dare to run the risk of reinfection.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-10-24

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opinion further trials would be
more efficiently and economically
handled by each occupying power
trying prisoners in its own Gus
tody.
He did not elaborate on the
question of procedure in the event
one power failed to punish swar
criminal severly enough to satisfy
another power having charges
against him. This point, in effect,
will be decided when Austrian
charges against Won Papen and
Schacht are decided.
In answer to criticism of the
slOwness of the Nuremberg trials,
which were conducted in four
languages, Jackson said: "If it
were not that the comparison
might be deemed insidious, / could
cite many antitrust actions, rate
cases, original cases, in the U. S.
Supreme Court, and other large
litigations that have taken much
longer to try"
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