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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17


 April issue of Duns Review.
 Overall he makes the point that big business has set up private governments of its in this country. Their creation, in turn, has caused the Government to set up protective devices for the people in the various regulatory bureaus and com- missions of which big business and industry complain he says.
 The Senator knows somewhat @ these private governments" He bucked up against one of them in the giant insurance industry when he challenged its right to exempt itself from the antitrust laws by Act of Congress Another big industry the railroads now Is trying to get itself out from under the anti trust laws
 Docs American business" he asks, 'haye blind spot that prevents from seeing that what 1t most detests about government Is the adoption by government of the managerial teciniqltes which are the outstanding characteristics Of modern indus trial organization and that the most effective way to fight regmentaton by public managers is first to prevent regimentation by private managers?"
 Business managers, he said, 'believe themselves to be defenders of free enterprise although their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
DEATH ON THE HIGHWAYS
(New York Times)

There sis little to brighten the
 picture of gross and inexcusable
 carelessness which en1erges from the reports thus far in the nationwide survey on traffic acci- dents conducted by this newspaper. Incomplete returns from thirty-five States in all sections of the country reveal death toll of 6,S51 for the first four months of this year and injuries of 73,3O6. This represents an increase of a little more than one hundred killed and a decrease of some 1,5OO in injuries, 8 com pared with 1941. The death toll is higher, even though there are some 5,O00,0 fewer cars on the road. |,
 The statistics are bad enough, but the attitude reflected by State 0f- ficials in the reports of our cor respondents is particularly disturb ing. The outstanding accident causes were declared to be excessive speed, reckless and intoxicated driv- CTS, juvenile folly, failure to obey regulations, and lax enforcement Safety Director McCamment of Kansas summed up the situation in these words: There is a fragrant disregard for traffic laws, with wild driving which may be the af- termath of war nerves In the long-range view, the best cure for such an attitude dies in education, education in driving, in the high schools. Plans for the institution of such training on a broad scale in this State are under discussion.
 Youth must be taught that to drive is privilege entailing respon- sibility and not merely a carefree pleasure. In the meantime, however, steps are imperative to cut down the traffic toll. The most effective will be rigorous enforcement of ex- isting laws, with the courts co-op- erating to exact maximum penal ties for fnfractions. It is both ab- surd and disgraceful to talk peace at the same time we wage. through gross carelessness, lethal war upon our own felloW-citizens at home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

* the only item in which we can see an early likelihood of supply balancing demand" With that on the record, up pops the world food shortage.
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 when Interior Secretary ,. A. Ksug yes asked if Government orders had been prepared to seize the coal mines for Government operation and % end the coal strike, he said they hadn't. But he went on tof explain that Those orders have been prepared 50 many times that we've got people around here who could write them In their sieep."
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 Tho xsaignation q Col. Alfred AEcCOFn1Ask 6 head of the State Departments new intelligence branch was not entirely due to his difficulties with Congress on the employment of so-caled Communists nor to his argument within the State Department over whether his intelligence agents would report to and be under the geographical deahs," which are presided over hy Foreign Service career men, The full story s that people au cver town were gunn'ng for Mccormack
 Other intelligence Snits-Army. Navy, Treasury9 Secret Service Customs and T-naen, Border Patrol, and even the new Central Intelligence Group ali had, tie idea that Mccormack was trying to take over supervision Of their tc9 And they heapeu grease the akids under him.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
Views of the Press

many motorists who need high-test gasoline and high quality oil, but there are as many or more who use ordinary gas and cheap oil. It would not be popular to deprive either group of the kind of fuel and oil it prefers.
 Possibly the alternate-bid ar rangement is 8 way os making it possible for companies that sell, only one grade of gas and oil to en- ter the competition. It is every companys right to bid for the leas- es, and it is the public's right to have made available to it the kind of fuel and oil which it wants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17


 including some friends bordering on the fascist fringe. The Spanish Embassy hot-bed of Francoism always stages big party for Princess Alice" her birthday, and she refers to such old friends as Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, former Q. g. Minister to Norway, as Q "Commie", because Mrs. Hartman served on c Russian relief committee At a dinner given by Mrs. Longworth for her brother r-in-law, Count de Chambrun, the other day. Alice even made the astounding remark that t was unfortunate the Kaiser didn't win the last before we got in.
 Iewiss friends agree is that hatred Of Roosevelt brought them together. Both dfsliked him passion atey, both continue to hate almost everything con- nected with him. That seems to be the chief bond between them.
 Though Secretary Oe War PattessOn has called special board to examine the caste system" inside the Army, some of the brass hats are still going out of their way to rub the caste system into CTS As late May 3, Mitchell Field, N. Y issued an order warning officers against having dates" with enlist ed personnel
 Apparently male officers were doing too much dating of enlisted W.ACS. The order read:
 Tt is the intent of this letter that every male and female officer within this command refrain from dating enlisted personnel
 Tt is realized that there are circumstances which will arise such officers having relatives old friends among the enlisted personnel or vice-versa Those cases should be given special consideration and treated with discretion by the Commanding Officer of the individual command. Strict compliance with this letter is directed" The order was signed by Major George schenklein, assistant adtutant
 
 A lot of dust was kicked up by all the reports and counter reports that President Truman wanted to purge Democratic Congressman Roger Slaughter of the Presidents home bailiwick. However, here Is what actually happened
 Democratic National Chairman Bob Hannegan telephoned to Jim Pendergast, to Boss Tom Pendetgast, also to James P. Aylward, former Dem ocratic National Committeeman, and told them in effect:
 back in his home state, but there Is one man he would like to see defeated He is Roger Slaughter"
 flanagan asked that the Democratic factions support Jerome Walsh, former OPA attorney and son of President Roosevelts close friend Frank walsh.
 Pendergast, who heads the Goat" faction of the Democrat machine, politely stated his regrets and informed Hannegan that the Goats" already had promised the Rabbit" faction headed by Frank Shannon, their support for Congressman Saughters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

olOoSOIBIO All OVd11bC ATC11dIQ
 Next Door scent our books. Buy books that smell (postpaid, too) from Campbell's, 1O918 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles, M, California. ."-Ad in the Saturday Review of Litera- ture.
 LOCAL COMPETITION
 That I should put it out and buy The odoriferous tome From some Pacific Seaboard guy, So far, so far from home!
 Need California's sunny slope Provide the enterprise
 That draws the money, winged with
 hope,
 To win the fragrant prize
 Must orange blooms distill the scent That hides within the page To strike the nostril innocent And its regard engage? I will not say that it is soS I do resist the sale;
 And I refuse to send the dough, My own reluctant kale.
 If I want books that really smell, Not mine the purse that hfts; They'll come, and I can always tell, From hereabout-as gifts.
 The SWpreme Court has decided that machinery owned by the Gov ernlmemt's Defense Plant Corpora tion is taxable. Sounds liaEe TOb- bing Peter to pay Peter.
 What is wrong when prayer fails?" asks an advertisement of the Institute of Mentalphysics. Well, nine people out of ten tend to blame 1t on the Lord.
 Steaks from five cows killed by lightning Sunday in Berlin, Conn.,, have been declared unfit for hu- man consumption. We think we had one of them for dinner Last night.
 Bostonians were delighted to find that the circus had arrived in their town Monday. They're still wait ing for the bread.
 Optrometrists report that the shortage of eye glass wiping cloths is due to the fact that material has been diverted to the manu- facture of mems shorts. The new formula seems to be one cloth to one pair.
 A Nazi defense witness at Nuern- berg testified the other day that German U-b0ats withdrew from American waters in the summer of 1941. Our Navy must feel silly on learning that 1t was firing 30 often on whales equipped with coming towers.
 A St. Louis man was fined $500 for throwing beer bottle at Stan Musial of the Cards. In St. Louis If you throw one at a player, they fine you; throw 1t at the umpire, and they give you a refill.
 Vargas and Esquire have come to the parting of the ways. We suppose that 1t can't be considered cheating now to look ahead for the pin-up chicks representing June, July. August, September. October, November and December on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

democracy im modern, highly mechanized civilization against the threat of totalitarianisrn from. either the right or the left.
 There comes c contribution now from Senator ONdahoney O., Wyo.), c recognized authority be- cause of his exhaustive study of the modern corporation and its relation to our society and govern Senator brings calm reason- ing to an interesting discussion of democracy or dictatorship in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
THOSE PARKWAY LEASES
(Hartford Tirnes)

When bids are opened May 20 for lesees of the three-State owned ga- soline service stations on the Mer- ritt Parkway, Merritt Parkway Com mission will consider alternate pro- posals from bidders who would pro- vide only one grade of gasoline and one grade of motor oil to customers
 There may or may not be more than meets the eye in this suggest ed arrangement. In the past the companies having the leases have offered two grades Of gasoline and at least two grades of oil. There are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

she might help peT1uade him to can off the stFise.
 However, 1EEB. L0ngWorth seems to have leaned toward Q bitter and almost fasoistic form of thinking recently, and some of the labor people once close to John L. Lewis aay his bitterness is partly inspired by AEEs. Long, worth. So her influel1Oe in settling the strike is doubtful.
 Today Mrs. Longworth's circle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
The Usual Republican

Referring gas leak in Norwich the other day. which nine people, the usual Waterbury Republican in it's usual wasted about two and half inches of it's valuable in taking the State Utility Commission the hur d this morning for what the usual Waterbury Republican says will result in usual investigation WeI usual The Republican has got to get in it's little blast It would be unusual if it didn't. Now and then such things happen despite The Waterbury Republican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

Lake Success Long Island tolerated the Sperry gyro- Ope plant in it's midst because of the war; says local minister But that the wed like to remain quiet village he says. Therefore he is concerned about way to quiet for Lake Success and countless villages trougou the world than for one of them to provide the UN With home welcome it's representatives, and let them rit daNn and 70 to work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

All I am asking for is an Ameri- can policy that will say to every one. Get out of everybody else's country" When we do that, then wa shall have Q typical, impartial American policy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

siderable ribbinG over their IB4O assurances that unemployment in the Spring of 1046 would reach eight million only to have the number turn out to be three Iail- lion.
 But now the oWAR boys are being asked to swallow some more words. In a report which Director John w. Snyder sent to the Sen- ate Small Business Committee just before Congress went home for the Christmas holidays, there was . s.sn.SlnhA~.A ,aGUNAAl Al nNs~aA Aa&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

There has been much thinking aloud in Wash ington lately around that age-old question:
 'NWhither are we drifhng?"
 It revolves. as of today, about the battle between right and left and how Ke gre ho preserve our
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
.Merry-GO-ROund

WARRINGTON, Nay 15-Duing the coal strike friends 0f Alice nooseVGlt IougW0rth have been ty- ng to figure out whether she hos influence over her good friend John I. Lewis or whether he dom-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
WASHINGTO1

WASHINGTON, May l-lNEA)-Ihe ways of prophet in government are hard, particularly when his predictions are wrong Office of War Mobili1a- ton and ReconveYsion econonists have taken con
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17
Waterbury 0 the Past
25 Years Ago

25 Years Ago The National Rifle Association held meeting here at which elec- tion of officers took place. Cpl. Coyle Post, American Le- zion held a dance at which over a thousand persons attended.
 16 Years Ago Miss Althea Gooding, . local dress store manager, left the city to take up residence in New York. A sharp drop in real estate sales was recorded locally.
 s Years Ago Miss Margaret George ot Bald win Street was spending month 1t Highland Lake in Winsted.
 e---lH. <. Miss Mary Niciiols Of south Street was spending . Waaig's Vaea- Jon tn New JegBev.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

"A lot of dust was kicked up by all the report and counter-reports that President Truman wante to purge Democratic Congressman Roger Slaughte
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

A St. Louis man was fined $500 for throwing a beer bottle at Stan Musial of the Cards. In St. Louis If you throw one at a player, they fine you: throw it at the umpire, and they give you a refill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-17

Vargas and Esquire have come to the parting of the ways. We suppose that 1t can't be considered cheating now to look ahead for the ptn-up chicks representing June, July, August, September. October, November and December on the calendar.
The union times., 1946-02-02
Leaders Blush WithShameO Over FEPC FiIibuster
Racists Employ Procedure To Block Vote On Long,
 Awaited Legislation

WASHINGTON (LPA) = The display of ignorance, bigotry and ill-temper that embarrasses the majority of the nations legislators every time a bill to lessen racial discrimination reaches the floor Of Congress was again on display in the U. s. Senate last week.
 Southern Democrats continued a filibuster, aided and encouraged by acting Senate President Kenneth Nc Kellar of Tennessee. The Southerners were taken by surprise two weeks ago when Sen. Tennis Chavez O., NM ) moved successfully to bring to the floor the bill for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Commission.
 While more than 40 Senators had signed petition asking for a vote or Standardization of debate-there may never be a vote on the petition because of McKe1lar's ruling that the business before the Senate is the read ing of the Journal of the previous day Even Ii 1t IS put to a vote, the south ernerS may win since each southern state has the same number of votes as the much more populous northern and western states, and tWo-thirds vote is required to pass the motion
 The spectacle of the filibuster
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The union times., 1946-02-02
AFL Favors Loan
 To Help England

MIAMI, Fla. -(FP)-Congress has been asked by the AFL executive council to approve the U. s. grant of 4,4O0,000,000 loan to Great Britain as matter of good business and not of sentiment
 The council sent a message to all members of the House and Sem ate indorsing the loan and saying that restoration of trade with Brit ain would be of real benefit to US. economic life.
 "A world peace may be negotiated on the diplomatic level and protected by military measures, but it depends basically on sound and prosperous world economy which provides oppor- tunity for each nation to establish a decent standard of living for its peo- ple," the statement said.
The union times., 1946-02-02
Tax Laws Give Strike Benefits
 To Big Business
Conn. Building Trades Convention Unanimous in Sup port Of Wagner-Ellender Bill, Full Employment, And
 Other Progressive Legislation Copy To Truman

Congress must remember its obli- gation to represent all the people and mot just one small section of the population" according to resolution passed unanimously at the annual convention in New Haven of the Connecticut State Building and Con- struction Trades Council.
 The resolution specifically blast ed the Congressional "carry-back" tax laws which favor big business at the expense of the whole cOun- try.
 The text of the resolution follows |:
 Resolved, that this annual con- vention of the Connecticut State Building and Construction Trades Council, meeting in New Haven on January 27, l946, takes official cognizance of the fact that Con- gress has enacted legislation which is highly profitable to manage ment, and has refused to pass laws which will help the working men and women of this country.
 Congress has passed the carry back tax law, which guarantees the profits of war production corporations for two years, thus enabling big business to obtain strike benefits when it refuses to engage in genuine collective bargaining with organized labor. Congress has abolished the ex- cess profits tax, which is a subsidy of five billion dollars to management.
 Congress Represents All
 In order to place our economy on an even keel, we are convinced that Congress must accept the fact that 1t represents all the people, and not one small section of the population. We herewith call the attention of Congress to the following legislative program repeatedly supported by President Truman and by all sec tions of labor, on which Congress has yet to take positive action:
 ''l. Jobs For ALA Real Full Employment Bill, S38O.
 ''2. Increased Unemployment Benefits (Kilgore Pepper Bill s 1274 and HR 389l.
 "3. 65-cent an Hour Wage Minimum (Pepper Bill s 1349 and HR 39l4).
 A. Increased Social and Health Security (Wagner-Murray- Dingell Bill s lO5O and HR 3293).
 $. Anti-Poll Tax Bill CHR D.
 "6. End Discrimination in Elm ployment. Permanent FEPC SlO1 and HR 2232.)
 -. A Long-Term Housing Plan (Wagner-Ellender Bill S1592).
 ''8. Enforce Price and Rent Control (COntinuation of OPA un- til no shortages exist.)
 Oppose Fact-Finding
 We oppose the so-called fact finding and cooling off bill proposed by President Truman We oppose the vicious Ball-Burton-Hatch Bill, which would cripple all labor; we oppose the May-Arends Bill, which could be used to send unionists to jail tor performing legal actions; and the Hobbs Bill, which prohibits such normal union activity such as strikes and picketing.
 ''Be It Finally Resolved, that a copy of this resolution be sent to President Truman, and to the members of the Connecticut dele gation in the House of Represen- tatives and in the Senate"
The union times., 1946-02-02
BUILDING TRADES HOLD GRAND CONVENTION
cconn.L LaborU UpheldO nVacationBenefits
Teachers Reject
 Paltry Increase

KANSAS CITY, Mo. CPD The AFL Teachers Union has rejected $2OO annual wage in- crease voted by the Kansas City board of education and voted to continue its drive for a full 5000 increase as originally de- handed. Plans were made to carry the fight for increased salaries to the public.
 The boards offer of a partial increase was made contingent on obtaining additional funds and use tax on consumers of public utilities was suggested. The Central Labor Union blast ed the proposed use tax al- though full support was voted the teachers 5000 demand.
The union times., 1946-02-02
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

NEWLY ELECTED executive board of the Connecticut State Building & Construction Trades Council will hold its first meeting at the New Haven Labor Temple on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at II AIM. at which time the official picture of the board will be taken. Mem bers should bring their best smiles with them.
 UNDER ''Building Permit" the Boise Qda.) Idaho Daily States man listed:
 ssDr. M. Galloway, remodel in- terior, 3O8 State Street."
 Donald B. Bentley, wealthy dress manufacturer of Berkeley Hills, Calif.,' was fined $50 and given a suspended 6O-day sentence for beating up woman business agent of the Intl. Ladies Garment Work CTS Union (AFL). The assault charge was brought by Susan B.. Adams, who testified that the mus cular employer beat her when she championed workers whom he had fired for union activity. r IN a day when some congress men are proposing laws to tell la- bor what it CAN'T do, it's nice to know about Rep. Hokum (R-D, D. O.. He's introduced a measure telling labor it CAN hold basket picnics, give indoor speeches on Labor Day and pay death benefits, providing it doesn't collect dues for the purpose.
 HITLER'S last will and testa- ment was a wonderful document. He bequeathed all his powers to his loyal disciples and gave them exclusive possession of the rat hole. A MONTH ago Pres. Truman Or- dered an investigation of the causes of agricultural discontent in the Philippines. Now the US. Army has given 10000 machine guns to the Philippine army to keep order in the agricultural dis tricts.
 What funny fact finders you have, grandma!
 A STRANGE combination is off, fered in the For Sale istings in the COatesuilIe (Na.) Record: Continued on Page Four)
The union times., 1946-02-02
Seek Subsidies ToPrevent Jump In Housing Cost
Materials And Construction Lobbies Press For In-
 creased Ceilings

WASHINGTON (LPA) = There were two major controversies brew ing on Capitol Hill last week as Congress got down to specific leg islation dealing with possible sOlu- tions to the critical shortage of housing.
 In the first, building materials lob byists, backed by home-builders groups and the U. s. Chamber of Commerce were putting on pressure to get price ceilings, lifted on scarce materials. La Dor and consumer spokeSmen, as vel as many veterans and government spokesmen, were fighting hard to have subsidies paid by the government di- rectly to those parts of the building materials production process that dem onstrate they are losing money al present price ceilings.
 Patman Seek Subsidies
 To prevent building materials price increases from being passed on to the home buyer in the form of sky-higf prices or shoddy construction, Rep Wright Patman O., Tex) is pressing for his bill which would provide fol subsidies.
 ''l want government money used," he said last week, ''tO spun housing production just like it was used during the war to spur copper production and milk production and I want it used wherever it is needed. Rather than raising the price on logs on the assumption the wages of loggers will be raised for instance, l want the subsidy to go directly to the log cutter if that
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