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Milford chronicle., 1946-11-01

ON NOVEMBER 5, the American people will
have the opportunity to get the government of the
United States out of their hair They can do that by
electing Republican Congress which will end the
present rule of organized chaos in Washington.
Let us take two examples to show how the present
Administration has botched the job First the hous-
ing situation.
On January IL, 1916, Chester Bowles the OPA
Administrator, wrote letter to Wilson w. Wyatt,
Housing Expedter (sc) in which Bowlcs stated,
"HousmS is THE most important single issue that
faces us at this time. If ve mnff il, it will snow as
ander."
Mr.. Wyatt's so-calIed housing program called
for the construction of 1,2OO,0 low and moderate
cost homes in 1946. But during the first eight
months of this year only .70S 100 housing units
were put under construction-mea that they
were started. During the same eight months only
100000 were completed and of these 1900 were
reconverted barracks, tralers and other temporary
housing Further, 100000, or 40 per cent of the
$4,000 units were started before 1916. Veterans
supposed be the principal beneficaries of the
So-called housing program, but up the end of July
only 81 per cent of the homes built for rent were
priced at $50 per month or less, and only s. per
cent of those built for sale were priced at $500
or less. In other words, sale prices well rentals
too high for most of the veterans. 1t looks
very much as though Mr.. Wyatt had 'muffed the
ISSUE and doubtless MIR. BowleS' prediction that
lit will snow us under will soon be fulfilled
The trouble with the housing program, as with
most of the programs of the present Administration,
is that it SO tied up with red tape and bureau
cratic stupidity that it never had chance to produce
the houses needed Here some figures illustrating
the comparative efficiency of Bureaucracy VS.. The
American Enterprise System in the production of
houses. During the years 1921-32, at time when
the
enterprise under Republican Administration built
7,5O5OO0 houses. The Democrats came into office
in 1888 and during the years 1933-46 there were
4,575,OOO housing units built and of this total,
655,892 financed out of public funds There
is the record, and remember that the Democratic
Bureaucratic building record established during
period of critical housing shortages.
Now for the second example of results of
bureaucratic stupidity-current shortages of meats
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-01
CONGRESS MUST BE wrested from Demo


cratic control in the November 5 elections if
America is to be saved from disaster at home and
abroad Republican ma orites in both branches
of Congress necessary in order that the present
Government of ruin and rule shall be checked
For years now, the Democrats with their Commun-
istc allies, have had their chance Their display
of bundering, both in the legislative and the Exec
utive branches has been demonstration of political
sabotage of our national destiny.
We have just the greatest war in history.
We have found in peace not the unity, stability
and prosperity that expected and desired but
rather a political made confusion, economic para
lysis and growing despair. Shortages in land Of
plenty is the rule In land of plenty, we clamor
for the necessities of life and are told that
bureaucrats about to solve our problems Their
controls have brought only famine, high prices and
black markets. One disruptive strike after another,
stopping production, with new coal strike threat
enng, is wrecking our economy A continuing
shortage of homes is placing handicap ON our vet
and the thousands who need places OF shelter
Prices skyrocket as result of the federal policy of
taxing to the ht-and the dollar is worth less and
less, ....s IL -s.-....,..:. ...:Gs .>f .
i We can dig out of this terrible mess by throwing
the Democrats out and Republicans in their place
in the new Congress. The Communists terribly
interested in our Congressional elections. The off
icial Moscow radio has called for the election of
Democratic candidates for Congress. They have
named some by name. Moscow fears a Republican
controlled Congress. 1t has, without question, en-
dorsed these Democratic Senator's and Congressman
favored by the CIO-PAC group who likewise fear
Republican control. Why is Moscow SO interested
in the election of these men? Their voting record
in Congress and their political actions at all times
gives the answer. Communists want just what they
getting from the present Democratic admnistra-
tion-ncessant labor strife, the breakdown of pro-
duction public agitation high prices, initiation,
lack of dwellings and shortages in the necessities of
life, to the general bewilderment and Illustration
that increasingly grip the American people. This
pleases the Reds who want nothing more than to sec
our great Nation crumble right under their noses.
Stupid, partisan and incompetent government at
Washington is their greatest desire. With many of
the Democratic candidates obligated to the P. A. c.
because of its campaign support, the Moscow Reds
look longingy to the election of these men next
Tuesday.
Remember this 1t is not what Stain wants,
but what America needs, that counts. Communists
must be rebuffed Two years from this date
will be too late. In Delaware this means vote for
the entire Republican ticket next Tuesday.
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TeIenews Theatre.

AS the strike situation in
America gets more serious every
day, neWsreels on the new pro-
gram at the TeleneWs Theater
this week present a camera re-
port from the factories and
picketlines on the strike front.
Two hundred fifty thousand
workers walk out in the nation
wide. packing-house strik k e
which threatens America with
more of those me atless days. In
Washington, negotiations in the
threatened steel strike, with key
figures, Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach, CLOS Philip
Murray, u. S. Steel President
Benjamin Fairless.
First films from London pic
lures the inaugural meeting of
the General Assembly of the
United Nations Organization
where 81 delegations met to be-
gin m anlzind's most urgent task
.. the search for peace. Twen-
ty-five years ago, the world S
hope for peace centered on &C.
neva and the League of Nations
assembly.
An interesting Commute film
documentary tells the story of
"TVA," The Tennessee Valley
Authority. The film tells how it
was developed and how it has
benefited mankind.
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symbol Of the program as a
whole, and for more than a gem
Grafton the Trieste question was
kept alive so that riotous mobs
should throw their stones
through the windows Of the
Italian Home Office.
The agitation for Trieste did
not prevent Italy's being for
more than 80 years (from 1882
to 1915 the ally of Austria
Hungary in the Triple Alliance;
just as membership of the Tri-
pie Alliance did not prevent
Italian politicians continuing to
proclaim the grievance of Tri-
este.
Italy would never have to war
for the sake of Trieste; yet
when she went to war in 1916
Trieste inevitably provided the
excuse. Italy wished to take part
in the Four Years war in order
to prove herself a Great Power,
and she was anxious to sell her
self to the highest, bidder. The
Germans were ready to bribe
Italy with Habsburg territory,
but they could not agree to their
own exclusion from the Adria-
tic: they offered south Tyrol,
but not Trieste.
England and France had no
such hesitation. They believed
that the unbreakable German
front in France could be turned
by an attack through Italy, and
they were willing to pay almost
any price, in terms Of HaEsDurg
territory, for Italy's entry into
the war. They accepted Italy's
claim to the natural frontiers"
of the Alps, and, knowiag little
or nothing Of the national cir
cumstonces, hardly realized that
they e0eTe agreeing to an act Of
national injustice. Even if they
had, they would have argued
that this was an inevitable sac
rificc, worth making for the
sake Of a speedy victory.
Besides, the dissolution Of
Austria-Hungary was at this
time no part Of their program.
They supposed that the Habs-
burg Empire would continue to
exist even though in diminished
form; and since the Habsburgs
were now the agents Of Ger
many, it was reasonable to
transfer Trieste and Pola to
Italy in order to cut Germany
off from the Adriatic.
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IN HOSPITAL

Mr.. John Brescak Of Burton,
Ohio, underwent an operation
recently at Lakeside Hospital.
Visitors are permitted.
Louise Marzlikar, r. NJ, S35
E. 154 St. is confined to Glen
vile Hospital, where she under
went an operation past week.
Friends may visit her.
Mrs. Fannie Brezovar, wife OF
Joe Brezovar, 3O5 E. 232 1T.
underwent an operation at St.
Alexis Hospital.
the old place again! The whole
old gang is back except for a
few, namely Ivan kotorac,
Tony Godina, Ed and Johnnie
Boldon, Frank Ivancic and one
more of the Luzar boys; Yep
three are home already and Do
mimic is the last one to come
home yet. Hope to see you fel-
lows all home, soon to complete
the crowd. We all sure do miss
you! ---.
Well this completes my col
umn, SO here's hoping | can
have one next week. Maybe it'll
be on Waterloo or maybe from
St. Wendelin's,. Would love to
| see what the West Side is like,
so if / go, I'll let you know. So
until then Toodle Loo Every.
onel I remain always
"Tattler.'
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must have stopped on this poor
little toes. But to ease it all
they couldn't forget the fact
that their own people were
there and all had one grand
time .. From the Pacific comes
word from Paul Yanchar that
all is in pretty good shape ..
On his way to the European
theater is Pvt. Frank Celin .
Planning to have reunion and
talk about home are Eddie Ha-
bat and Rudy Ivancic . . Both
stationed with the u. S. Navy
at Virginia Lou Tabor re-
lates military greetings" to
all back home from the State
of Kentucky.
Birthday greetings are those
that we extended to Josie ST.
memo and Mrs. Antonio Clipper
10 Many happy returns of
the day. Congratulations
and lest wishes are extended to
Angie Troha and Bid Sneller,
Joe PATSY" Krall and Frances
Tavzel who have promised to
"honor, love and obey" last Sat-
urday
Births:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mullec
| Vera Sintic) are the proud
parents of darling baby girl
born to them in Hawaii. Con-
| gratulationst < #1.
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CollinwoOd
NeWsbOX No. |
By ID. M. O."


Greetings! All set for the
coming weekend? If not, here's
an open invitation to each and
every one of you to be present
at the Waterloo Dance Hall
Sunday evening where Johnny
Pecon and his boys will be found
on the band stand, ready to give
way with all the latest in music.
Last Sunday the Pecon Or
chestra was supplying the mu-
sic and the persperation rolling
off the pubic's faces proved
that all was in tip top shape D.. 1.
A number of our older crowd
was present and their presence
alone made the affair worth
while.
Looking the crowd over as
they entered, we saw none an
other than that good-natured
fellow Rudy Lokar .. In Navy
Blue noticed Ray Krajic greet
ing all his friends and having
one grand time Giving the
public a big surprise when
stepping out to dance a few
numbers was Vic Sustarsic u.
Guess, your friends never knew
you-you were easy on the feet
Helen Kosten, sister of
popular frankie - having her
self quite a time Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Rosa paying us a
visit and dancing to the Ameri-
can numbers Sporting a
"top" smile was what we caught
when glancing over the crowd
and locating handsome Tony
"Smiggs" Sustarsic =. What
a nice couple Frances Sternard
and Mickey Ryance make-but
o-the young lady relates It's
only good friendship Guess
the board of trustees will be
called in to look into the mat
ter g.. Tony Zupancic being a
good-hearted lad by dancing
With all the lovely young 4as-
sizes After an absence of
several years, Ed. March made
his appearances with his one
and only Mary Klun -.
Incidentally, folks, Ed. has
recently teen discharged from
the u. S. Army Being es-
corted by the hubby and greet
ing her fellow friends and col
umnists in a friendly and sin
cere manner was Elsie (Des-
mond) Rudman Twas nice
seeing you at the old familiar
place and how about making it
point to stop in more frequent
ly -.
Whitley Lovsin preferring the
sidelines as the crowd was just
a little too much for him
while brother Tony went to
town and didn't miss out on a
single dance Nice going
Tony! $40" Simenc being a top
sales woman for the Euclid Vet
.erans by seeing that all had
purchased their tickets for the
big event That's the little
girl for you!
The evening ended with all
complaining how tired they
were and not to mention the
fact that everyone in the place
Music 6 nights a week
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d1oaeeniag peasant nation. As
Prague and Brpo became Czech; !;
BratislaUa, SloDak; Riga, Latvi-
an; Posen, Polish, and Lvov,
UErQiaaian;; so it seemed certain
that Trieste would become So
Dene.
The Slovenes had every quail
ity of the other awakening peo-
pie. Their only fault was to be
overtaken, while still half-sub-
merged, by the Four Years war
Of 1914-191S.
Trieste a0as not o. traditional
object Of Italian ambition. 1t
was a recent creation and there
fore counted for nothing in Ital-
ian tradition, unlike Venice. 1t
had no economic significance
for Italy. Moreover, the leaders
Of the Resorgimento, especially
after 1848, saw that their sue
cess depended on preventing the
Habsburg Empire from receiv-
ing German support, Anxious
not to offend German sentiment
(as against Austro-Hungarian) +,
they consistently halted their
ambitions at the frontier of the
German world, and recognized
that Trieste served German, not
Italian needs. Even Mazzini, a
man not usually influenced by
practical considerations, de-
clared the River Isonzo to be
the natural frontier of Italy.
When the rising Kingdom of
Italy acquired the province of
Venetia from Austria in 1856
and occupied Rome (the Papal
territory in 1870, she had
achieved full national unity. She
could no longer live on an en-
thusiasm for national emancipa-
ton. The Italians had been
promised great things from uni.
fication. Yet in fact Italy lacked
all the qualities of a Great Pow,
er-except ambition.
Her politicians had exhausted
themselves in achieving unifica'
tion. None Of the younger mel
now possessed those practica
gifts in the international fielC
which had distinguished Cav
our. Thus in the 1905, Wher
Italy was torn by popular dis
content, by resistance to taxa
ton, and by anarchist out
breaks, her rulers could think
of no other solution than artl.
ficially to return to the days OF
the Risorgimento and to divert
Italian feeling against the for
mer Italian bogey - Austrian
rule.
The program OF this substi
tute-risorgimento, very infer
ior edition of the original, was
a mixture of nationalist claims
and assertion of natural from
tiers-the line of the Alps anc
the emancipation of Italians
still in Austria were demanded
together, though the two die
not by any means coincide.
In fact the natural frontier
would involve the inclusion o1
three hundred thousand Ger
mans and half a million South
Slavs in Italy. Still, this hardly
mattered. The demand was no
nut forward as a matter of seri
Gus politics. 1t was merely
safety valve for internal dis
content. Trieste was the onl,
place of any size in these co
veted areas.
Therefore Trieste became th'
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TRIES
by A. J. p. TAYLOR
Fellow Of Magdalen College.
Oxford
(Continuation)

Thus it's Italian language by
no means meant that it's inha-
bitants are predominantly Ital-
ian by descent. The few thou
sand Italians who had made up
its total population at the be-
ginning of the century were
soon sWamped by a flood immi-
grants from the neighboring
countryside, from the German
lands further north, and from
the Levant. An Austrian en-
quiry of 1915 ascertained that
more than half the population
Of Trieste was of Slovene de-
scent, though tWo-thirds of the
population considered them
selves Italians.
A further element was of
Croat descent. Add Germans
and Jews (the most loyal of all
Austrians), and there was lit.
tie enough left Of Italian blood.
The majority of the population
certainly called themselves Ital-
ian. But they did this rather as
mark of class distinction than
out of Italian patriotism. The
italian" lawyer, clerk, or mer,
chant was asserting his distinc-
ton from the unskilled labour.
ers who still admitted to being
Slovenes; not in the least was
he demanding separation from
the Austrian Empire and inclu'
sion in Italy. That would have
been, and eventually was, his
economic ruin.
The Italians" voted together
But they did this rather as
party of middle-class interests
not on grounds Of nationality
Even so, despite the majority
who returned themselves a:
Italians ii. e., Italian-speakers)
in the Census, the Italian poll
tical party never won a major
ity of votes. The inhabitants o:
Trieste simply wer not Italians
They were at that time Austri
ans, meaning by that controver
sial word subjects of the non
national Habsourg Empire, Wh'
spoke Italian only because the,
had to speak som c h n 8
Through the traditions Of Vene
tia and Mediterranean trade, a
that time Italian seemed the o5
vious tongue.
The high-water mark Of Ital
ian preponderance in Tricst
was reached about 1880, Whel
Trieste had become great port
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Waterloo Gossip

ing, please, if you want to know
the latest gossip at Waterloo
Rd., just take five minutes to
read this.
Johnny Vadnal and his boys
giving out everything they had
in their music when 1 first ar
rived. / just slapped my make
up on, threw my coat in the
check room and off l was! Gee,
those polkas just do something
to person, honestly.
Was quite surprised to see
such a new crowd; Am getting
to be quite a stranger lately! !
would like to welcome the (two)
/ Georges from the West Side
Welcome boys, and how about
showing your faces around
Waterloo a little more often
now since you know what Wa
terloo is like and who knows
maybe some day We'll come out
your way. Maybe Snoop and I
will even drop up, who knows
Don't ever put anything past
us, huh Snoop?
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Artel enjoy
ing their elbows immensely!
My, what happy couple! Al
ways so gay! That's the way
to be, huh?
Bob Kastelic finally getting
that ruptured Duck, sure great
to see you back, Bob and let's
see more of you!
Got to chat with George
Kraincic for awhile but still
didn't learn all I'd like to.
Regina Kucher and Dot Lo
kar sitting out quite a few OF
the dances. How come, gals
didn't you enjoy yourselves?
vi Vogrin telling me during
intermission that she's working
at the Juvenile Delinquen
Court! My, how interesting!
In what way do you NEAR
I'm your friend, when you say
to someone. She's my friend
she works at the Draft Board!'
l often wondered!)
Tony Augusta (known to most
of us as Dago), gave me quite
surprise with that message
from Marine Chick (Jacok
Frank who has returned to his
ship in New York Tuesday tht
9Th. Thanks, Dago! | excepted
it and why shouldn't l.
Eleanor Celin getting at poor
Iggy Novak for no reason at al
and I'm sorry I didn't come tx
talk to you when you called MT
at the time | was talking tt
frankie Kosten! I had my rea
son, though!
If frankie Kosten and Tony
Mlach would like to know VIII.
| acted so strange toward then
Sunday it's because of the 9th
er Sunday mite. You can't blame
me, can you, fellows?
Marion Godec not attending
any dances lately. What's up
Mitz? How about coming down
some day? We all sure do mis-
you! So come on show youl
pretty face around Waterloo!
Lucille Wutchitt being quit
the happy-go-lucky girl Sunday
New, love affair, Lou, or still
the same guy? / never reall.
get to talk to you so.
lot Sezak and Tony Zupan
cic really dancing very nicely
And hoW's that cold Of yours
Tony? A certain somebody ii:
it up for you?
Lillian Pozar being quit
quiet all evening. How come
Lill? Do hope you had a goo'
time, though!
Lillian Modic looking quit
stunning and h appy a
or,arirri hid Won oct RI t3l1
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and before the Sloyenes began
to recover their national con-
sciousnes:~. IN 1880 only 22qo of
the population was returned as
Slovene.
But thereaft ter the tide
turned. The italians" main
taineds a monopoly of commerce
al life, and practically a monop-
oily Of schools and newspapers,
the two weapons without which
it is difficult to develop a ma
tional consciousness. Neverthe-
less, Slovene nationalism as
serted itself. At the last Austri-
an census, in 1910, 1920 of the
population was returned as Slo-
vene.
This increase owed something
to further Dlovene immigration
from the countryside, but more
to conversion" of many who
had previously been ashamed of
their lower-class nationality. To
be Slovene was at last becom-
ing respectable, and since the
majority of the population was
indisputably Slovene or Croat
by origin it was only a matter
of time-had no outside force
checked this development-be-
fore the majority Of the popula-
ton of Trieste would have re-
verted to it's original national
ity.
Austrian rule did not hold the
balance perfectly even between
South Slavic and Italian. Like
all Imperial bureaucrats, the
Austrian officials sympathized
(perhaps unconsciously) with
the weather. upper-class ltal-
ianisers. Still, even so, had the
Austrian Empire lasted for an
other generation, Trieste would
have had a South Slav ma jority
Twenty-Five gears OF Italian
rule has not managed to reduce
the Slouene proportion to less
then 1T aOas IN 1910. The It0li.
ans, IN fact, haze had to e&haus'
acUery Weapon of national OPP
preston merely t. succeed IN
keeping their number from de-
Ginning.
The Austrian census OF 1911
was the last free census, anc
also the last to take account o1
national character. 1t is there
fore the only reliable basis or
which to judge the natlona
competition of these disputee
areas.
It is not without faults. Th<
Census in the towns was taker
oy the municipal authorities
and these were still predoml
nantly Italian.
The first count in Trieste
found only $4,000 Slovenes: a
revision made by the Imperia
authorities brought the number
up to $4,000. In the other town:
the figures were not revised
Further, the figures could give
only the national balance as i
existed in 1910; they could no
allow for the process of Slo
vene awakening which was go
ing on at an even faster rate.
Grouping together all the Ju
goslav territory acquired o.
Italy in 1920, and adding the 81
thousand Slovenes already IL
Italy before 1914, there were al
together 5a8,331 Jugosl a VI
(Slovenes and Croats) and 354,
900 Italians. A third OF thes'
Italians lived in the two town.
of Trieste and Gorica. Tn
southern half of the Istrian pen
insula was inhabited, not b!
Slovenes, but predominantly b,
Croats, kindred Jugoslavs VIII
were passing through the sam
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-01-25
Wedding Bells

Tomorrow morning at 10,
Miss Julia Buchar, daughter of
the we'll known Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Buchar, 1900 Mohawk
Ave-, and operator of a beauty
salon at 612O St. Clair Ave., will
become the bride of Mr.. Stan
ley Centa, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Centa, ITS Addison Rd
The wedding ceremony will
take place at st. Vitus Church.
The groom returned from the
Pacific where he was serving
for % months. He was in the
army for 80 months, and was
recently honorably discharged.
Congratulations!