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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
The Chinese Do It Better

Phil Murray. Bill Green John L. Lewis and others of our deepdish labor leaders could probably take lesson m strike technique from the transit workers of Shanghai China Shanghas sreecar and bus operators are on sA but they're staying on the job They simply continue run ming their vehicles and refuse to accept fares rom the sengers.
 That we think is pretty slick It is particularly slick coming from people whom most Americans consider back ward and impractical except in such matters as pottery ana painting and Confucan philosophy Maybe there touch of Confucus in their strike At any rae 1t seems hke wonderful to win friends and sympathy ana nhuence people to your cause.
 The strikers lose no more money than if they pick eting And since they ride instead of walk they're more comfortable The company loses more than US care % public has wonderful time
 How would it be if we tried the thing in this coun- try? Teegrams (ncudng the singing ones) would be on fhe ho,se So would long-distance calls Clearinghouse workers would toss chops and steaks ike conIetu to e cheering crowds New cars would roll oil the General MO tors assembly lines and into the hands Of waiting multitude outside with the compliments of R. J. Thomas Walter Reuther, and the boys and girls Of the JAW. would be just long free load and chinaware night
 And so on, ad infnitum and probably ad deliriunl- though it not intention to be faceous For our unon leaders seem to departing farther and farther from the policy of good exhibited m tne Onahgha srke anu that is a serious thing.
 The Shanghai strikers have confined their protests to the proper sphere Their quarrel is with their employers They are conducting the fight effectively imaginatve ana with good humor The public not only escapes any hard ship but must also be delighted with the whole thing
 Here in this country the growing wave of strikes con tnues to hit the public harder than does management Millions of people with no direct intimate concern with the various disputes getting heartily sick of the result ing annoying inconvenience.
 Labor has nothing dscernbe to gain from such things as the telephone sympathy strike The pubic a- ready knows that labor is strong It needs no more con vncng like the phone tieup pointess and upwarranteo demonstration of solidarity that simply pain In the neck that didn't avail anyone anything.
 The public likewise knows that management IS strong and that be stubborn What the pubic wants IS to see labor and management reach their inevitable compromise agreements and get production going Solidarity and ideo-
 y and the rest of the pOysyabc Obstrucons are getting downright tresome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
"Never the Twain Shall Meet"

Regardless of whether the majority of people approve or dsapprOve of existing proposals for this country to adopt state medicine whereby the Federal government would be- come the final authority in medical great objection posed by the medical profession If it is pushed down the fhroats of the doctors against their w it cannot help put result in lowered medical standards As Veterans Ad-
 nisraton authority has pointed out in urging coopera- ton between that agency and the medical profession You can't push good doctor into anything he must come m because he be of service And that's the only kind If doctor we want"
 If this is true of the Veterans Administration. it is M vstem s supported in the hearts of the doctors who must work under it, it is doomed to failure.
 Medical men have just objectiyehe highest pos eie health standards. They will subscribe whoeheartediy to any program that they feel will bring their objective nearer They do not feel that the goal can be reached D
 hectnQ medicine to the control of government Govern ont nererence has for centuries blocked the scientific sd cultural progress Of mankind There reason to 6e- ve that such Interference would bring any happier results
 rr fhls reason alone the medical profession never s ssneeted o support socalzed medicaeand socalzed
 can never succeed even in theory without its sup
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
PAY JUSTICE FOR ALL RANKS
(springfield uniOn)

(Sprlngfleld Onlon
 The American Legion announces it will sponsor legislation designed to provide terminal furlough with pay for enlisted men. Such a law should be passed. Under the pres- ent system, officers who accumulate leave do not lose it when' they are about to return to civil life, as is the case with enlisted men. Instead, at the end of their tour of active duty. they are given leave with pay and allowances for the number of days coming to whether this be five or 1900.
 The enlisted man, on the other hand, loses all the furlough time which, for one reason or another bey ond his control, he was unable to get while in the service. There are countless cases of men-particular- ly those who served overseas-who have received very little of the fur tough time to which, under the reg ulations, they were entitled. Each soldier is supposed to get 90 days off annually with pay. Actually, he fre- uuently gets less and sometimes none at all. .,.f
 When the year ends, those days do not accumulate. He starts with al.other potential of 30 days. And so it goes. Sometimes men who have spent three or four years in uni- form come to the end of their long service having received furloughs which total only 30 or 70 days. They are penalized the remaining time because there is now no provision under the law to pay them for 1t. Depending on the grade a soldier has, this represents a neat sum of money and one which would come in handy to the enlisted man start" ing back in civilian life.
 There Is no sound reason why en- listed men should not be treated equally with officers in this matter They are entitled to their full fur tough time with pay just as their cOulnlnSlOIacO suPC1AOAo oAS CAAese.SS and get-their leave time. The fact they did not use up the allotted 30 days each year is something for which in the great majority of eases they are not to blame. In this mans army, the enlisted man takes his furlough at the pleasure of his com manding officer and very often the co cannot-or feels he cannot-give his men the full number Of days permissible under regulations
 The legislation which the Legion will push to remedy this situation merits prompt and favorable atten' ton from Congress. Millions of men already discharged, many of whom may be out of work or striving te get businesses going, can use to ad'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
By Bill Cunningham

Don't ulslnterpret this as a case of turning green around the wattles. can't do anything about It. Neither could King Canute. There1l always need to be sports writers but the day Is not far distant when they'll be critics analysts. experts and interpreters instead of reporters They'll write their "day after stOriey the day of the game Leads won't be. with terrific surge of last period power fighting Harvard eleven. shacked all afternoon by Yales dogged de- fence suddenly broke through the chains with which the Els had hohbled them scored three sensational rapid fire touchdowns and won the 18th meeting Of these ancient adversaries by score of 2i-O- "
 Instead. they'll begin, Harvard won with three touchdowns in the final period here today because yale suddenly became too nervous about the threat of Harvard passes Until the Crimson tailback. Joe Blow suddenly ciTced right end of the first of those marathon sprlnts Yale had played q straight 6-2- 2-l SO tight at times that t was practically I--S But with the shadows growing long, the game score- iess and Harvard in possession, the Yale ends dropped back and the Harvard quarterback quick to sense the weakness against wipe sweep shot nlDW outside on tricky reverse. Smart Harvard docking cleaned out for him close Fast pickup blocking did the rest His co yards up the Glory Road was free-wheeng breeze. This upset the Blue that her defenses from that point fell completely apart.
 If were a young fellow starting in now, I'd snecialize in trying to master new art of writing behind the news, but not too far behind The Inter pretative Sports Page may be 10 years away. and top man will have to Dc able to do both sorts or writing but on the national stage, at least the old order Is a gone goslin. On the big games and DE fiahts Of not far tomorrow, the smart worker n tvpe won't waste many words in telling who won or describing the glories ol the sunset Way ana how eole who won will he his field. and that felu WiN be exclusive -untI maybe iesH4lpn puts hlM epn'~ pessy pn ih1 bricks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

costs of all manufactured goods. And II OFA cOh- trols are removed, the sky's the limit
 Nearly every administration move in current iaoor dispute cases indicates that the Truman White House group would be willing to settle for general wage in- creases of IS or % percent. majority of the top While House advisers would kiss off the resulting fye-point increase in the cost of living as inevitable and of no consequence Only one leader m the aonn- istraon ,s apparenty holding out against any such compromise or sell-out That is Chester Bowes, ad- ministrator of OPA Bowles isn't politically minded He is independent. He doesn't need any government job He doesn't have to be reelected He can tnere- fore be completely honest in his convictions Politi- clans on the other hand must keep their eyes on l946 and l948 They want to get things settled mak- ing the best deal possible, but really regardless or cost
 There have been some suggestions that Bowles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

Finally in the November, ioa4 elections FDRs long campaign achieved its goal Ham Fish was defeated for reelection.
 But, believe 1t or not the other day, Mrs Tru- man, whose husband fan on the same ticket with FD.R., invited Ex-Congressman Ham Fish to the White House for tea.
 House won't explain. Mrs. Helm, social secretary to Mrs Truman admits that Fish was present, but fiatly refuses to give the reason why.
 However Ham Fishs friends in New York state are rubbing their hands in glee They figure that this the first step in staging Fshs carefully planned comeback to Congress They are planning to play up the White House tea for ai it's worth
 It isng being advertised, but Marshal zhukOv, Soviet Commander in Germany, has sent blister ing letter to Field Marshal Montgomery Commander of the British zone in Germany He charges that sev. eral hundred thousand German soldiers are being kept in the British zone, organized in companies ana regiments, all ready to fight war all over again.
 zhukov informed Field Marshal Montgomery that according to his information, part of these NaA troops were being drilled regularly by their own officers He also claimed about 100000 Germans had been allowed to retain their small arms, that heavy ordnance, including tanks and artillery was being kept close at hand, available for use.
 zhukov notified Field Marshal Montgomery that he considered this hostile to Russia and in violation of the Potsdam Agreement.
 Marshal Montgomery's reply to zhukov was equally blistering He admitted thousands of Germans were still armed, but claimed the number was less than zhukov alleged. Tn general, however. the tone of Montgomerys letter was 50 What2"
 Behind this exchange of letters is a dangerous situation which began with the Armistice and has been getting since It is the British bal- ance-of-power policy of playing off Germany against Russia The same thing happened after the last war, when the British played off Germany against France British money poured into German industry, German banks and even German munitions plants. When the French proposed stopping Htlers invasion of the Rhineland March T. 1886, it was the British who discouraged the French.
 Today Britain is still following the balance-of- power policy-with different twist Instead of play ing France off against Germany. she is trying to patch up relations between these two and play both off against Russia Today Britain is trying to consolidate strong western bloc-Belgium, France, Holland and Ger many That is the real factor behind the policy of saving certain German factories; also behind the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

BALLADE OF DRAW POKER Many's the time have sat at the
 board, Grumbles or satisfied smiles on my
 lips, Guarding or loosening up on my hoard, Flinging or squeezing my portion of
 chips; Some of the hands were atrocious,
 some pips, Some of them shoddy, a few of
 them plush; Everyone hears when my wiser side
 rips, Drawing two cards to three-car1
 flush. Anyone else, 50 it seems, can be
 scored
 With three of a kind when he
 carelessly quips, Give me a pair" as though truly he scared Into the realm where supremacy
 skips: Something there is in my poker
 that slips, Bringing the guilt to my face with a rush When long chances I'm coming to
 grips, Drawing two cards to a three-card
 flush. This is a practice that should be
 deplored, Something experiences never equips Me to fend off, like an enemy's
 sword: The balance of fortune infrequently
 tips Things in my favor; my graph
 always dips Down to the losses, though profit
 were lush. I say to myself, 'I'll have mansions
 and ships, Drawing two cards to a three card
 flush"
 L'ENVOI Prince, it's unfair, for the rascals
 and snips play with are happy as warbling
 thrush, For you know what happens when
 they are (the dripsD Drawing two cards to a three-card
 flush?
 Russian scientists announce the development of a microscope that magnifies objects fifty thousand times. Thafll make the artist who engraves the Gettysburg Address on the head of a pin practically a muralist. The House may be in a position this week to take up President Tluman's fact-finding formula foi labor legislation. Fancy finding fact-finding there.
 All this talk about high-priceo COWS that yield so much milk leave. us unimpressed. Why. We had , fifty-dollar critter back home tha' iidn't stop until you said When, State to Rebuild National Guard from Scratch"-headline in the New York Herald Tribune. And it'll probably take a lot of scratch to d. 1t, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
Views of the Press

vantage the money which would be- come due them if such a law were passed.
 While considering this matter of justice for the enlisted man, 1t also seems pertinent to consider a phase of the mustering-out pay law which is definitely unfair. Under this law, mustering-out pay is given only to enlisted men and officers up to and including the rank of captain in the Army and lieutenant (senior gradel in the Navy. Officers of both serv- ices above those ranks do not draw dollar of nustering-out pay, evi- dently on the assumption that they made or have enough money as it is
 What Congress appears to have forgotten, however, is that thou- sands of officers above the rank oi captain had financial responsibili- ties much greater than the younger men, that in countless cases they were older individuals with homes and families which had to be main. tained while they were on duty else where, thus carrying double load of living expenses. For many oi these officers, the financial burden , they bore while serving their coun- try was a heavy one.
 Yet these officers were denied mastering pay by legislators who evidently had given not too much thought to the sacrifice these men had made nor to their econom" ic needs once they left the service In justice to these officers, the law should he amended to enable then to receive the same benefits which now go only to enlisted men and of ficers in the lower ranks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
PRIVATE HICSwA
Boston Post)


 If Pvt. Hicswa should be executed for the murder of two Japanese in Japan, the almost unanimous opin- ion in America would be that it was a rank miscarriage of justice. The haste with which he was condemn ed to death by court-martial in this case is surprising when one considers how long 1t is taking to convict any of the high-ranking Japanese for the murder of Ameri- cans during the war. The guilt of the killings for which this young American has been condemned is not his alone. Certainly those who brought this war about and instig- ated the dastardly attack upon Pearl Harbor had some share in this crime, too. The people of the United States will never stand for the exc cution of Pvt. HicsWa. Indeed, a re- view of the case by Gen. Macarthur will, undoubtedly, change the yer diet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

their hospitality unmatched in the realm.
 Most of the standard literary giants were there this last trip-Grantland Rice who's practically dety through the South: Arch Ward. originator of the Al-Star Games in baseball and football; John Carmichael. secy. Taylor, Roundy coughlln, Charley Johnson and 8 dozen others of mighty weight in their respective regions. some of them well known nationally They were all wonderfully treated Their every wish was a command They all spoke on the radio and took bows at banquets, but the gent who was featured high above any of these was nice yohng man named. to the best of my memory. Harry Wlsmer. Most of the literary brethren had frankly heard of him but vaguely. if ct ell.
 But 1t seems he three times has been voted tops in radio sports broadcastng, and that he does the Sugar Bowl games on a c0ast-to-coast net He was not only the especially featured lion at nl public affairs but also he was accorded type Of official recognition no sports writer in history ever attained Tn the official program, under the ne~npA, the names of khe games officials, the kickoff time, etc. mere was now credit the. 1t read. bFoadeastef~ Harry W|fuefH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

EBN.4 uIAsf11t along tHN &AANAons
 Roosevelt had lflod Co defeat Fsh time after llme. % had uoe. efnor ron Dewey, plus various other important figures in New York State. both Republicans and DnmocralB They felt that Klsh's tle.uns Wlth certain German Americans, and Che renting oi his nome In New York Co the Nasl Consulate, was too much. So re- sponslble leaders Of both parties went after him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

" 100 In January, IS4I. The ln- dex now shows food, clothing and
 house furnishings nearly 50 per cent above levels of five years ago. The total cost of living dur ing the war has been held below I30 only by begging prices on rents, fuels and miscellaneous supplies and services. Future rises can be piled up not only through removal of subsidies on foodstuffs, put through higher labor costs coming out of today's strikes. That can gradually force up the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

them, to truly national lame as the last postwar era did. Maybe, it will, of course, but saw some
 thing down in New Orleans that looked not 30 much like a straw in the wind as a two-by-four in a cyclone. can remember when the Sugar Bowl Committee was slayering for the attendance of nationally known sports writers" They started getting them a few years ago. because their show Is a good one. their stadium easier to .~o.a, ka.~aa klan Dnaa DaWyI and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

WAsnNOxoN San el-u was just itae over year hso lhal lhs lale Franklin Roosevelt waatd a eampalsn lo defeat Representative Ham msh. r|p snos.lns lselAslonlss oonsgs..man !Eem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
Capital Notebook

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-watch out for least
 five-point increase in the cost of living in the next year. That would put the Bureau of Labor Statistics index at i35 or better compared with approximate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
6 Years Ago

Health authorities reported that eases of grippe and flu were not as noticeable as few days preyi- ously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
Sports Reporting

greatly fear that mine eyes have seen the pass ing of the sports writer anything other than local celebrity There seems to be some doubt that this postwar era will rocket say haif-oozen or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

The Waterbury Child study Club met at the First Baptist church to hear an address entitled fFlay Can ne CFealedH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
Waterbury Of the Past
% Years Ago

A one carat diamond ring, lost at the Hotel Elton by Mrs. Willard Perkins, @ Kelsey avenue, was dis- covefed several hours later in a flower pot in the lobby.
 The city's ice companies started 10 cut a supply of ice as a sudden cold spell took hold of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
1D Years Ago

The Burton Street Fire House was presented with brand new bumper.
 4 man on Easton avenue, while attempting to pull his own tooth, fractured his jaw when he hit it with a door.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
D. {. Medical Socief,
Agrees 10 Make Study
To Curb Accidents
Prominent Physicians
Named to Check on
Drivers Hundicups

In accordance with a sugges-
ton of George E. Keneipp, Dis
trict director of vehicles and
traffic, the District Medical So
ciety at noon today formed a
committee of prominent ply
sicians to study the question of
physical handicaps and their re-
latiQn to automobile driving in
an effort to cut down the serious
accident toll here.
The committee, which will hold
its first meeting at $50 p. M, Mon
day in the Medical Society's quar-
ters, is headed by DR.. Wallace M
Yater, internal medicine specialist
Other members named by DR.. Will
liam P. Herbst jr., society president
are: DR.. William N. Ballinger and
DR.. Arnold McNitt, internal medi-
cine specialists and DR.. Oscar B
Hunter, pathologist. 1t is also prob
able that neuropsychiatrist and a
specialist in orthopedics will be ap-
pointed to the committee before it
meets, a society spokesman said.
Mr.. Keneipp said he hopes tc
obtain valuable advice from the
physicians in connection with
drivers tests and issuance of oper-
ators' permits.
Accident Leads to Proposal.
The proposal to contact the Medi-
cal Society arose from the accident
Tuesday in which an automobile
driven by Cecil D. Patterson, 49,, of
the 3400 block Carpenter street NV.
jumped the sidewalk at Fourteenth
street and New York avenue NV.
killing two persons and injuring five
others. Police have said Mr.. Pat
terson told them he didn't remem-
ber anything before the crash"
Meanwhile, Judge Aubrey Fen
nell, sitting in the traffic branch of
Municipal Court, said heavy penal
ties in themselves will not curb the
Districts accident toll unless the
individual driver and pedestrian be-
come continually traffic conscious. ~
In discussing the Fourteenth
Evening star., 1946-08-09
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Aug. 9.-Army
intelligence officers today said
American agents had arrested
Douglas Arnold Chandler, who
broadcast for the Nazis under
the name of Paul Revere" and
are holding him for trial in the
United States on charges of
treason.
Chandler, who had been at large
since the END of the war, was seized
at his home at Kempton, Bavaria,
on February 28, Army intelligence
reported.
Intelligence officers said Chand-
Ter was confined at an American
internmnet camp near Frankfurt
and was being held for the United
States Attorney General. They said
Washington had banned any inter-
views.
Intelligence said IL had no infor-
nation regarding the whereabouts
and status Of Max Otto Koischwitz,