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Evening star., 1946-01-25
Western Europe Bloc
Urged by vansittart
As Intelligent Aim
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Setting forth
what he called a British "intelli-
gent neighbor" policy for Europe
Lord vansittart yesterday urged the
House of Lords to consider steps
toward drawing the western part OF
Europe into a tight-knit economic
and defensive group under the lead
ership of Britain and France.
He declared the British should
take the lead toward establishing q
western continental group of ma
tions to match Russia in Eastern
Europe and the United States in
South America.
Lord Vansittart, leading British
advocate of hard peace" for Ger
many and chief diplomatic advisor
to the British Foreign Office from
1888 to 1941, referred to American
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Life Says Churchill
Revealed u. ). Backed
Beat Plan
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Life maga-
zine says former Prime Minister
Churchill told the House of Com
mons in a secret speech on April
%, 1912, that the British plan that
Germany be defeated before the
Japanese was earnestly and spon-
taneously shared by the Govern
ment and dominant forces in the
United States"
The British conception, the maga-
zines copyrighted article quotes Mr..
Churchill as saying, was "vehem-
emily opposed by the powerful isola-
ZIONIST faction" i'll America.
Mr.. Churchill then read a portion
OF a message which he said he lust
had received from President Roose-
velt saying:
L am delighted with the agree
ment which was reached between
you and your military advisers and
tGen. George c. Marshall and
tHarry) Hopkins. They have re-
ported to me of the unanimity of
opinion relative to the proposal
which they carried with them and ]
appreciate ever so much your per-
sonal message confirming this.
Disheartening to Hitler,
L believe that this move will be
very disheartening to Hitler ano
may well be the wedge by which
his downfall will be accomplished
am heartened at the prospect and
you can be sure that our army will
approach the matter with great en-
thusiasm and vigor.
While our mutual difficulties are
many I am frank to say that I feel
better about the war than at any
time IN the past two years"
The magazine also quoted Mr.
Churchill as saying that st have
always hoped for the entry of the
United States Tin the war; =
although the ideal was to have
America in while Japan remained
OUT
Mr.. Churchill told the house that
Singapore, defended by 100000 men
had surrendered to a japanese force
OF 10000 latter five or six days of
confused, but not very severe fight
ing" He also requested that NO
investigation be made of the Singa-
pore debacle because it would ham
per the prosecution of the war"
Outnumbered by Japan.
The British leader in his resume
of the state of Allied arms in the
days of Pearl Harbor, according to
the article, said in part:
I'VE have been and are at present
outnumbered by the sea, land and
air forces of Japan throughout the
Far Eastern theater.
The house must face the situa-
ton squarely. Not only have we
failed to stem the advance of the
new enemy, but we have had to
weaken seriously the hopeful oper-
ations we are carrying on against
the old.
THE valiant and hitherto success
full resistance of Russia has alone
rendered these highly dangerous
diversions (of men and materiel tc
the Far East) possible without dis
aStrouS consequences so far"
Evening star., 1946-01-25
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. ** As
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breaking and larceny charges, but
who was placed on parole in Novem-
Der, 1943, after serving approx
mately l6 years.
Last December his parole was
revoked because he left the District
without permission of the Parole
Board. Tate claimed that he was
given only perfunctory hearing
before the board, without counsel.
Mr.. Jenkins said he will claim
that placing a man on parole is an
act of grace and that therefore a
parolee is not subject to the same
constitutional rights as a prisoner
in a judicial proceeding.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
u. 5. 10 Appeal Ruling
lon ParoIee's Local Riqht,

Assistant United States Attorney
Ray L. jenkins yesterday afternoon
filed official notice that he would
seek a reversal in the United States
Court of Appeals on ruling which
held that man is entitled to be
represented by counsel in a hearing
before the District Parole Board on
a question of revocation of parole.
Justice Alexander Holtzoff made
the ruling in District Court Monday
in a habeas corpus proceeding in
volving Edwin F. Tate, 66, who was
under sentence of 40 years on house.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Actor Lee Tracy Fined

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Is P.-
Movie Actor Lee Tracy paid a S35
fine yesterday in lieu of spending
five days in jail on his plea of guilty
to drunkenness. He was arrested
Tuesday night after an argument
with an autograph seeker who
claimed the actor broke his pen.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Reds, French, Dutch
Join Tribunal 10 Try
Jap War Criminals
BY the Associated Press.


TOKYO, Jan. 25.-Russia, France
and the Netherlands today joined
the international Nribunal that will
try Japan'S top war crimes suspects,
including Hideki TOTO, Japanese
Premier at the wars beginning.
Announcement of their participa-
ton ended weeks of uncertainty
during which the United States,
China and four members of the
British Empire had participated in
preparations for the trials, which
may start in March.
All nine signatories to the surren-
der of Japan aboard the Missouri
September thus will take part in
the trials of TOTO, his Pearl Harbor
cabinet and other top flight jap
anese, according to Joseph B. Keen
an, chief American prosecutor.
Empire representatives are Great
Britain, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand.
Ignored Two Invitations.
A radio message from Moscow
announced that Russia had named
a judge and an associate prosecutor
Only few days ago Mr.. keenan,
who came here as chief prosecutor
at Gen. MacArthur's invitation, had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

out Federation Of Labor. termed Il
q dangerous weapon 10 invoke
and declared that he was "sorry
that the kind Of irresporslbllity that
manifested itself Ia certain CI.O.
quarters h New York City q short
time ago has reared its head In
Bridgeport"
Telephones Not Threatened
The nationwide telephone strike,
slated for tomorrow, will have little
effect on service 10 Connecticut sub
soribers. Only the long-lines work.
ers win so out In this state, and
they are few IN numbers,
Meanwhile, no changes ara re-
ported IN 3 dozen or more strikes
effeotlng more than $4,000 others
who are awaiting results OF ADJUST
ment conferences.
on the brighter side Of the
ledger:
The slkorsky and Chance vought
Aircraft division OF United Aircraft
Corporation OF Bridgeport signed
q contract with the CI.o.-u.A,W
calling Tor an average pay increase
OF 10 percent for 1900 hourly-rated
workers and O new scale for salarled
employees earning less than 5000 Q
year The company announced Il
would add 100000 q year TO the
payroll,
Another Is percent boost was an.
nounced by the Winchester Repeat
Ing Arms Company, New Haven, fol
is 5000 employees,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

anese government and this head
quartars following my initial diree-
Tive 70 the cabinet ave months ago."
eTshe new constitution" he said,
Establishes governmental authority
with predominant power vested IN
uIA elected legislature 90 representa-
tive q the people but with adequate
check upon that power as well as
upon the power OF the executive and
judiciary 10 insure that no branch
Of the government may become au-
toqiatlc or arbitrary in administra-
tioA Of affairs OF the state.
IL provides for guarantees TO the
people Of fundamental human lib.
ertlks which satisfy the most exact
Ing standards Of enlightened
thought.
guFrenders Sovereignty
by this undertaking and COM
mitmellt, Japan sufrenders the
rights inherent In her own sover-
eighty and renders her future Sc
cuTtty and very survival subject
70 the good faith and justice OF
peace-loving peoples OF the world.
THE Japanese people thus turn
their backs firmly upon the Inystl-
cisFn and unreality Of the past and
face, instead, future realism with
new faith and hope"
Reliable sources said today that
much OF yesterdays cabinet session
was devoted TO discussing defini-
tons Of additional headquarters
purge" directives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

resent N 9 H6H
% his time travelling tnf0HN
the natlon IN nonnsoi'1n
work.
During his years ID public oiNts
wills knew perhaps more VHfNN
era than any other office HaI9Nf
the states political history.
He had q faculty % femtnfel
names and usually called NFen
casual acquaintance by their NksI
names. he hated "a u called r8oN
ernor" and would instruct his Ylsli
ors 70 address him by hla llsa
name. Said he:
ajust cali me Bill"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

The letter Is as follows:
II wish 10 inform you that I have
this day employed, with the con-
sent Of the Mayor, Attorney Will
liam b. Fitzgerald as special as.
slstant TO aid me In representing
the city and advising with me In
relation to all matters arising out
Of or incidental TO, the recent re-
valuation Of all taxable real-estate
In the city, the establishment OF the
ie45 Grand Last, and tax rate and
the 1915 budget, all in accordance
with the terms OF said employment
as set forth IN the attached letter
from Mr.. Fitzgerald"
Attorney FitEgerald's letter Of &C
ceptance to Attorney Healey Is as
follows:
IT accept the employment offered
me today by you aS corporation
counsel, with consent OF the Mayor,
to act as special assistant corpora
ton counsel to aid you In relation
TO all legal matters arising out Of,
and incidental to, the recent re-
valuation Of all the taxable proper.
ty in the city, establishment of the
le45 Grand List and tax rate and
the 1915 budget.
MY charges for my service shall
be based upon the amount Of time
spent, the nature and extent Of SER
vices rendered, and the results
achieved; and II Is distinctly UNI
derstood that the amount am TO
be paid for my services viii be
only such amount as may be APP
proved by you as corporation coun-
sci, by the mayor and by the Board
Of Finance.
Attorney Fitzgerald last year rep
resented the Waterbury policemen
aad firemen In their appearance
before members Of the Retirement
Board relative to the city's Pension
Act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

Continued from Page y
storm very near In our country.
producing growing panic" Respon.
stple Spaniards, he said, were ''seri.
ously preoccupied concerning the
not distant future"
We do not want to create alarm.
nut only wish TO do our duty and
advise all Catholics in our ARCH
diocese to do theirs" Segura said,
twenty centuries Of Christian civ
ilisation have passed, and we fear q
return TO paganism Is occurring even
among our own peoples who receive
ca the grace Of Christ's gospel"
No Fatalities CAused
Two bombs exploded in the UNI
versity Square IN downtown Bar
celona yesterday afternoon, appar-
emily without causing any fatalities.
The first bomb to explode was hid
den in an Advertising sign. It re-
leased the cover OF q box, unfurled
g Catalan flag OF the National Re.
publican Government. About 100
anti-FTanco leaflets also we're scat
tered by the bomb.
A few seconds later the second
bomb exploded across the square,
but It failed to release q similar
trick box.
The guerilla battle occurred In
the Pyrenees Mountains inside the
Spanish frontier last Saturday
when q band Of Spanlards from
France crossed the border and were
engaged by government forces. An
undisclosed number Of the raiders
were killed, wounded or captured.
Officials described the men as
Reds" who had been living in the
woods near the French border town
Of Oloraon. They were said to carry
machineguns, bombs, land mines
and Htamin rations for seven days.
Minimize Documents
Spanish political quarters and
diplomats minimized the ifnpor-
lance Of the documents presented
by the American government to
show Francois affillation with the
Axis on grounds that they we're
"antiquated." The commentators
asserted that their effectiveness
had been outmoded by subsequent
war events.
The newspaper Afriba called the
tri-power declaration q death blow
TO the Atlantic Charter, on grounds
that 1t infringed on q full exercise
Of sovereignty by Spain and applied
outside interference.
Reports from Irun and Port Bou,
at opposite ends Of the French
Spanish frontier, said that al was
quiet there this week. The severity
Of Spanish control has been In
creased, they said. Civilians must
obtain special military permits to
visit the immediate frontier zones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

ANaA44AAe@NNA~FA4 @"~"~~
ton Of the rights Of belliesrency ny
the state"
diet q Reeslve Draft
Chief Cabinet Secretary WataEu
Narahishi said the draft Of the new
Constitution win be- submitted %
tIae new Diet which Is expected %
convene about Aay 10.
THE SlrBt article Of the new con-
stltutlon, approved BIZ the cabinet
after 4 stormy tWO-day extgaogal.
nary session, provides that:
sFIha emperor shall be Q symbol
az tire state and Of unity Of the peos
Die, deriving his position from ne
sovereign WILL q the people"
The second article said,
~Ta.a Imperial throne shall pc
dynaatle and succeeded 70 n &C.
ooEdanoa with the Imperial House
Law passed By The Diet"
Has GeneBaFg AnpreEnz
Macarthur IN announcing the
Governments decision said alhe
new and enlightened constitution
has nv slill approval"
DECLARED " Is terms % be The
supreme law of Japan. Il places the
sovereignty @auaraly igl The hands
az tho people Macarthur said.
ssYt leaves the throne. without
governmental authority o. state
property. Huhleee 10 the peoples
VIII q symhoi u The peoplas unity
I. ssveFing tor AZ time TIE shaekies
e feudall6ui.
I'm ila place 4 raises tie dignity
af man under the proleeli0n Of
lie peoples sovereignty
ueh WeRA saVeIEe1
AHNnAKthur said the new ecnelit0e
tlan wna drafted after palualahina
alieifHation and frequent cunfaEs
ef1e1 &elNcan E1Ia ez tn AANs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

direction Of the United States this
time.
% far Is the United States Ia
concerned, the situation In Man-
ehuria Il by far the gravoSt prob-
lem, That aroa-liko others con-
trolled by the Russians-has been
sealed Of from outsiders during
Russian occupation.
The situation has developed as q
result Of RussiA's failure 10 remove
her troops on previously scheduled
dates. Now, on inquiry by Byrnes
early last month, China reveals
Russla's proposals for dispoSing Of
Manchurian industries between
themselves without even consulting
the United States or other Allies.
China Replied To U. 8.
1yrnes already had told Russia
that disposition Of such industries
was O problem for q reparations
commission Of all the major Allies
In the war against Japan. And he
asked on February 9 that both
China and Russia inform him Of
any negotiations that had taken
place.
China replied by revealing Rus
sia's plan. Soviet Russia has never
replied. IN the light OF Chlna's re.
ply, Byrnes dispatched another
message TO Moscow last night.
Meanwhile, It was learned that
the American plan for creation Of
an inter-Allied reparations commits
sion for Japan viii be made within
about 10 days. Major issue will be
whether II shall operate independ-
emily or under the newly-revlsed
Far Eastern Commission, the poli-
cy-making group for the occupa-
ton Of Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06


many aspects with the policy Of
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. AZ
the UNO Bevtn protested against
The secrecy Of Russian policy and ho
has urged that oil the BIG powers
put their cards on the table.
novln'e Stand Taken
Bovin was known 20 DO anxious
10 speed up organization Of JNO
military commitments fitting
Churchllls proposal for an lnterna-
tional airforoe - and 10 strengthen
The UN0, As urged BY the former
premier.
The government position was on
q formal military alliance with the
United states was unknown, al
though Prime Minister Clement
Attlees administration y based on
closest friendship with the United
Most aritons thought churChills
speech pretty grim", The former
premiers words brought home as
perhaps never before the difflcul-
Ties In Anglo Soviet relations
While most morning newspapers
spoke well OF the the speech, DWELL
Ing on the dangerous trend IN RE
latlons with Russia, the Labor
Partys newspaper, The Daily
Herald, consplcuously refrained
from comment.
Speech Mlt On Toto
The Daily Worker jumped ell over
the speech as an open call for q
new aati-comintern pact"
1.-THE man who spoke IN Fulton
yesterday had discarded every prin-
clple Of international understand.
ing and oil that he had learned In
those long years Of heroic joint
struggle with the peoples Of the
Soviet UrS 9n and Of other countries
IN the mighty war Of liberation,
The Worker said.
"Churchill'S path leads 10 war,
II added.
Vernon Bartlett, member Of Par.
lament writing In the News Chron'
lcle, Liberal Party newspaper which
normally takes On independent
stand on foreign policy, said thu
speech would do either great goot
or great harm 10 Anglo-Soviet re.
lationS.
Influence Stressed
It may help, Bartlett said, be-
cause Churchill Is possibly the only
nom Russian In the world who has
great influence on Soviet leaders. i
The Russians actually fear the cap,
italist states, he said, then Chur'
chill's speech will confirm theiI
worst fears.
The Times commended Churchill'i
request for q realistic and quick set.
Element Of outstanding issues Will
Russia but said eloQuence alonI
wouldn't produce IL. The conser.
vative Daily Telegraph thought
some Of Churchill's proposals FOL
Anglo-American relations were pre-.
mature.
In Rome, the Socialist organ
Avanti, only morning newspaper x
comment, condemned the speech
It said the speech showed that the
British Conservative Party was try
Ing 10 survive by''Falling into the
orbit Of United States capitalism
and becoming the latters slave"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

Gcoptlnued from Page y
Ing the United states-f for dlyi-
sion Of ManehuTiais industries
between China and Russia.
The messages were dispatched 10
the American Embassy IN Moscow
last night for delivery 10 the Soviet
Foreign Office after HSgnss had
turned his press confeFence into .
aeFies Of denmnelas l0ns apme direct
and sorne implied-0f sofist policy.
American foreign policy officials
weTa genuinely worried about the
wave o. RntisR Russian sentiment re-
snlilng from soviet aetlonh inilnica-
be 70 the Ideas o. the western pow
ers. nut aome were mort worried
about whether the tone Of public
opinion was the result of deleEiog-
allng American Russian relations,
or whether 4 wag not h itaelf fore
ing the hand Of the policy makers
IN some respects.
RsanaFe Fer skEels 6ennion
Officials who will represent the
United states At the coming uNO
Security Council meeting N New
York we're preparing for q hot"
session. Al the London meeting.
Russia leVele6 her guns at Britain,
There a 4 possibility a q The RUS
slnna mlght Elm lhEm more Is she
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

less Il Is done. We are headed foF
the disaster We would deserve"
Appoals % Parents
Mr.. Truman included Ia his adj
dress 8 special appeal 70 the par-'
ents OF America, asking that they
cope with postwar Juvenile delin-
quoncy By helping youth along the
right paths Of moral Improvement
he coupled this with an appeal
for his housing program.
zone Of the ways you can help
not only the youth OF the nation,
but all mon and women Is BY the
provision Of decent homes" he
said. He then gave statistics on the
Governments Ambitious civilian
housing program"
Mr.. Truman then turned TO food
conservation, explaining 10 the ma
ton that by eating less, American
people could prevent millions from
dying Of starvation"
Reduce your abundance" he
said, $50 that others may have Q
crust Of bread"
ours" he concluded, should be
continuous Thanksgiving. .,"
Many housing projects are being
StartAd In Northern Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

Stamford, March Cup ~~Fti.
neral services win be held Thurs
day for Floyd B. Bartram. SO, iofs
mer, probate judge here, who died
+. tuesday, night after q Ions Illness
Bor In Darien, he was graduated
from Colgate University and New
York University law school, He Nas
probate judge FROM 1923 70 1891
and active In Democratic Party az
fairs, He leaves his wife ana one
daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

(CoOyinued from Page ~
President Truman would prevent
the walkout by invoking the Nation
al Railway Labor Act. Under the
Act, the President could declare
that an emergency exists and APP
ate the dispute. The board would
have 80 days to study the issues and
make recommendations for settle
ment.
Sources here said a formal an
nouncement Of the scheduled walk
out would be made ct Cleveland to-
day by Alvaney Johnston, president
Of the locomotive engineers, and A.
F. Whitney, head Of the trainmen's
union
Johnston yesterday would not
comment on the walkout and Whit
ney was unavailable.
Would Cripple Nation
A walkout by the two brother
hoods would almost completely Grip
pie the nations rail transportation.
In event Of q strike, 1t was believed
that non-striking employees would
ANAaSS w CAOoc pASACg sAAACos
; The strike call resulted from
brotherhood demands made last
June for a IS percent wage increase
and changes in some IS operating
regulations. Conferences were held
last October between 20 railroad
brotherhoods and railroad officials.
All the other rail unions agreed
to drop the demands for changes in
working rules and to submit the
wage dispute to arbitration. The two
dissident brotherhoods. however,
maintained that no settlement Of
the wage issue could. be reached
without adjustment Of the operat-
ing rules.
Arbitration proceedings were be-
gun here last month but officials Of
the two brotherhoods did not at
tend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06

CONTINUED from Page ID
counsel for the A.P.L. international
Ass. c.stion Of Machinists. and the
$500 strikers, said the union would
order the strikers back to work II
the company agrees to arbitration.
Gasoline DeaFth Threatened
James J. Lawlor, head Of the
CLIO. Workers Union, announced .
statewide shut-d0Wn Of gasoline
supplies Friday II the strike-bound
walter II. Goodrich Company Of
New Maven continued TO obtain oil
from other dealers. The strike
started yesterday over wage de-
mands. Lawior said the shutdown
will be worse than last October
because we're three times bigger
now than we were then"
The CLIO. United Auto Workers
was prepared 70 announce q gem
eral strike at TorFlngt0n Il another
mediation conference at the strike
bound Hendey Machine Company.
today folds -. About 5000 work.
eFs would be affected
The scheduled nationwide walk
out o. railroad workers March ~
viii call out shout fI00o engineers
and trainmen q the New Haven"
system.
Both Clio. and AL. leaders Of
Bridgeport turned down 4 proposal
of q general city-wIde strike 70 back
up ne strike Of 10000 General Mlec-
trio workers. Secretary Treasurer
Joseph a.. nougke o. he Conn4cll=
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-06
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.Succumbs


tContlnued from Paeo n
me, Of which he became president
and treasurer. he stu was head Of
that business at the time Of hlA
death.
II was In. 1890 that wills FIRST
was bitten BY the political bug. A
Republican In q additionally Re.
publican state wills was elected q
state representative and held the
Office for two years. In 1891 he be-
came q state senator and served
for four years--becomirg president
pro tempore Of that body IN 1885
Because Of his popularity during
his terms In the legislature, party
leaders urged him TO run for LIEUT.
enant-governor, o post he held
from 1897 TO 1889. IN ioli he be-
came governor Of his adopted state
and held the post for two terms
until i0A6.
Travelled Over Nation
President Truman named Wills q