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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
A Thought For Today


Things have gone from bad to worse, they were
bound TO- since the failure of the Washington abormanage
ent conference last fall The economic dangers have in
creased as disagreement has continued until finally govern
ment all the way up the White House, has been drawn
into the turmoil
And now have the extremely undgnihed spectacle
Of both sides industrial disputes uggng at the Presidents
coat tails and trying to pull him into their camp and ex-
hibtng some rather bad temper if he didn't bulge. We
behold the head of meat packers union calling Mr. Tru-
man strike breaker and the head of big steel company
addressing ordy suggestions to him through the mpersona
medium of broadcast.
Such exhibitions of bad taste and bad manners are the
result of msconcepton to management and labor
leaders alike that these harmful struggles are being car
ried on toward goal of complete victory for limited class
The consequent behavior of of the principals in these
struggles is an insult the office of President to its ncum
bent and to the people he represents.
Both management and labor bride at the suggestion
Of arbitration made compulsory by law They proclaim
their faith in collective bargaining Yet they seem to have
forgotten that bargain to negotiate to decker to
come to an agreement There place for arrogance
sptefunes an adamant refusal to bulge in that denl
ton as it applies to industrial disputes
Yet those are the characteristics of current laborman
ageent behavior which will force strong government con-
troll of labormanagement relations reasonable attl
udes adopted quickly by both parties to the big In
dustria quarrels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

Guffey and LaFolette-backed the General MOTORS
head right up against leading question he skidded
to one side and started to talk about other things
It was masterful.
It was all highly entertaining and perhaps even
informative But as for producing anything that
would help settle the present industrial mudde moth
ing came out, except maybe little indirect evi-
dence that if this is the way labor negotiations are
conducted, it's no wonder the General Motors strike
isn't settled yet.
All the committee wanted said Senator Morse.
was to know what If any, legislation Congress should
pass TO help solve industrial warfare.
Well, Mr.. Wilson said that was big question.
He said he wasn't lawyer or a politician, but
production man.
Coming down on the train the night before, Mr.
Wilson had made few notes on what should be the
guiding principles for Congress There were IL points.
Did Congress believe in free competition. private
ownership profit and loss industrial liberty the right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

to work, TO strike to organize unions, 70 bargain
collectively, the American standard OF living, mon
opolies, sound currency, balanced budget ana In
flation-when and how much?
Mr. wilson had four measuring sticks for this
program He would give up trying to find political
solutions for economic problems But whatever laws
were passed should be socially sound legally sound
enforceable and practical
In brief he seemed to be afraid Of fact-finding
The procedure would interfere with collective bar
gaining and 1t might start finding principles. Prin-
ciples were apparently bad
Senator Ellender wanted to know If Wilson en-
tertained the view that Congress should do nothing
Answer-Oh, no. but the primary trouble now came
out Of the war. The relation Of government to In
dusty and labor got away from the free competitive
principle.
Senator Taft wanted to know II Wilson was OPP
posed to contracts preventing strikes. Well, 1t was
hard TO generalize The trouble was that there were
two policies.
Which policy did Wilson want Congress to de-
clare Taft wanted to know. Wilson said he thought
we could do 1t II we went back to work. That was
the way to do 1t. We ought to work more. Then we
ought to decide what we're going to do on the work
week. union security initiation and the wage policy
Later Wilson said neither side would agree TO
arbtrate on hours wages union security OF the right
Of management TO manage.
Senator Donnell then tried to pin Wilson down
the idea that where bargaining failed, Congress
should legisate for compulsory settlement
II we have the free competitive system. Wilson
replied, we must have strikes. II We believe IN free
enterprise, we should go down that road.
Note-If this column is g bit incoherent, you've
got the idea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
Spending for Vets

Costs of a a continuing factor as everyone
knows and experts beginning to figure what the
financial outlay will be in the peace years
BroOkings Institution. factnding organization pre-
diets that pensions and compensaons will call for out
lay in the federal budget of Other benefits
under the CT Bill of Rights will swell the total to at least
100000 900 year. Education and training viii end in
few years but other expenses, such disqualification,
compensation and pensions, will keep rising
Through 1918 and all prior veterans expenditures
had the nation From 1918 to June 3d.
1914 veterans benefits tOtaled additional $2
Veterans of World War II total three times the number
engaged In World War l. pensions compensation and hos
pitazaon costs have increased and 1t is inevitable that
n the twenty years much than $2l 900
win be spent Some estimate the outlay at than $780,
0O0OOO,000.
America is not nggardly in caring for those who have
fought In her She will be generous with these
veterans than with any in the past.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

toward Japan,
However, never before has there been en- official
Cabinet Committee to advise on foreign policy sucn
as that now being worked out BY Byrnes.
one reason behind the move Is the fact that
American policy now hinges more and more on the
location of U. s. troops abroad The state ana war
Departmental for instance, must work closely TO-
gether regarding the occupation Of Germany LAKE,
wise In Japan.
Another reason Is the fact that Secretary Byrnes
Is personally close to Secretary Of War Patterson
and Secretary Of the Navy Forrestal, and probably
can get support for his ideas.
NOTE--when FDR. was alive, he dominated
foreign affairs Having lived abroad and Travelled exc
tensively, he made virtually all major decisions IN
the State Department. Not so Truman.
General IKE" Eisenhower Is as fearless rs they
make EN- when 1t comes to German air and artillery
attack He is also calm and collected under IRE OF
Senatorial committees But, warrior that he is, Gem
eral Eisenhower is not so poised when the opposite
sex gets on the firing line.
Recently. six determined young women had the
Chief of Staff almost wanting to retreat when they
called at his office to demand the discharge OF Army
fathers The delegation was led by Mrs. James g.
Mueller of Pittsburgh, Pa, whose husband, the
father Of two children Is serving In Italy.
one group of ladies had besieged the General in
the halls of Congress, which proved embarrassing.
So later, Eisenhower graciousy invited oelegauon
of mothers to call at the Pentagon Building ct which
time Mrs Mueller set forth six points Of the program
of the Bring Home Daddy Club" including the
use of family allotments for the establishment OF
overseas schools for single volunteers
THE present allotments for service wives with
children aren't enough to support us anyhow, Cen
eral" she said why not discharge all the fathers
so you can the allotment money for the purpose
of attracting volunteers to the ArmyP"
Just what are the family allotments for en-
listed men?" inquired Eisenhower.
A question like this coming from the Cmet OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

staff Of the Army caused hi callers 10 stare 81 each
ether MIS- Mueller haslened 10 explain that tho wife
Of an enlisted man with enc child resolves SeQ, eloo
II she has two children. Ike dldnt bother 10 alb
hs slip, though he looked BIZ Mustered.
The feminine delegation next went after the
General on hardship cases.
A a Harry Hopkins historians win never agree
"a 20 whether ne was good or bad influence on the
man he wofnhlpped. lust Is the colulnnistA never
could agree on thls point while both were living.
But historians will agree that never did the late
President have more devoted friend
Harry used TO live around the corner from me
during many Of his years ia washington II was
little frame house. with basement entrance usually
Uttered with scooters and trcycles left there BY his
Harry. who never had any money beyond his
meaRre government salary, lived alone with Diana
and one coored servant Much Of the time he stayed
In bed. one third Of his stomach had been removed
to prevent the spread Of cancer and as long as ne
took care Of himself he ct least held his own.
However, he never took care Of himself Chiefly
on his mind was The Boss" Harry used TO worry
over the boss much more than about himself ne
White House and he and FDR. talked to each
other several times day Later, when ne was up
and around, Harry was always thinking about this
or that which would please the President-people
whom he would like to meet ct lunch, books he would
like 10 read.
FINALLY FDR insisted Harry come and live In
from that time on Harry Hopkins sat in on the
most vital conferences Of the nation-conversato
which affected the fate Of the world. Russian policy,
British policy, military policy all came under Hop
kins' review. Many Of our admirals and generals
hated him, They accused him Of sitting up With
winston Churchill in the White House until q. M
Matching military decisions which they, the military
men, could not override when they heard about them
the next morning.
Unquestionaby, Harry was staunch defender
of winston Churchill. Almost equally he was be-
k1ankk ntfaei saffut ha
ter how great their sins. Many disagreed with him
vigorously But the boss-the President-did not
And through those crucial, nerve-racking war
years Harry Hopkins, son Of an Iowa harness-m
sat close TO his chief or accompanied him BY plane
to Yalta, Teheran, Casablanca-grueing trips which
sent him back to bed for weeks He knew, OF course
that he was gambling with death. He fully expected
that he would not outlive his friend.
And when the end finally came for his trieno
and Harry Hopkins moved from Washington 70 New
York those who knew him well, knew that life also
had ceased for Harry Hopkins and that 1t would
only be q matter of months before he Joined the
man he loved so dearly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
ONLY AN ExPEDIENCY?
New York Herald Tribune

New York Herald Tribune)
Going to college married and as
q parent is a vogue that is as pre-
valent today as raccoon coats were
at football games in the '20's. Re-
turning veterans who have COM
pleted romantic and parental cour
ses before a collegiate one are III
ling dormitorieS, fraternity houses
and any other place they can find
to lay their, their wives and their
children's heads while pursuing
their studies. And so a new field OF
study opens: the effects Of matri-
mony on scholasticism.
We are amused by an Associated
Press dispatch from Hanover, N
H, which tells the story of house.
keeping student who inquired Of his
professor If he might be excused
from class for q few minutes" be-
cause he had just heard butter was
available down the street" Per-
mission was granted, and when thu
professor related the incident to a
colleague the retort, quick and
sharp, was, How long ago was
that?" In other words, life, some
what abruptly has come to the
classroom, not to mention the fac
ulty.
This particular incident appear
ed in print. There are probably
others as entertaining and illumlE-
ating. One can imagine a sick wife
requiring that her husband go tc
class carrying baby and books;
childhood guarantees settling on
the campus; courses in child psy.
coiogy with live, perhaps protest
ing, exhibits; fireside attitude in
contrast to skylarking: an earlier
approach and entrance into mar
rage by single students as a re-
suit of example; and, most strik-
ing of all maybe, nursery groups
growing into nursery schools, in the
shadow Of halls of higher learning
What will be the fruits of thk
postwar expediency in pedagagyf
They may be both rich and plenti-
full.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
THAT KOvACs CASE
New Milford Tirnesl

tNew Milford TtmeS)
Claiming that public reaction to
the nolle of a manslaughter charge
against Mrs. Tmogene Dumas Stew
ems, "a, of New Canaan, who shot
and killed Albert e. KovacS, 10, a
sailor of Norwalk. in the home Of
her next door neighbors, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Milton last June
%, reflected on the integrity and
competency Of the entire Connec-
ticut court system" Mrs. Mary Ko-
vacs, mother Of the dead youth,
petitioned Superior Court Friday for
the appointment OF special staet's
attorney ito investigate the entire
cas-"
The charge against Mrs. Stevens
was nolled by States Attorney Lorin
W. Willis, October 1T. 1915, with
the consent Of Superior Court Judge
Ernest A. Inglis at the conclusion
of lengthy statement in which
Mr.. willis set forth the reasons
for his caurse Of action.
He was compelled to concede, the
States attorney said. that the EVIL
dence in the case strongly indicat-
ed that Mrs. Stevens was acting in
self defense when she killed Ko-
vacs. Mr.. Willis furthermore as
serted that there was reasonable
doubt, or more, that Mrs. Stevens
was guilty Of any crime in law
for the shooting.
Mrs. Kovacs alleged in her petit
ton that her sons actions at the
time Of the shooting were more JUS
tifiably in self-defenSe," than those
Of Mrs. Stevens.
There has been considerable dis.
cussion In the press Of the State
concerning the abrupt termination
Of the trial Of Mrs. Stevens, anc
some newspapers seem to be Of tht
belief that perhaps newspaper re.
porters sometimes gain information
beyond what police or court auth.
critics find bearing on murders, and
"as a consequence Of such discov'
cries, perpetrators who have beer
well along avenues of escape have
been brought to trial and justict
carried through" as one newspaper
put it.
The mother Of the dead boy l.
positive that he was innocent o.
any wrongdoing, and ner belief Il
that. as suggested in the news dis.
patch above quoted, the Stevens wo'
man was the attacker. and not tbs
sailor.
Wherever the truth may lie. thers
is no reason for the states attor.
ney to ask the court to drop tht
case because he believed that ths
woman shot in self-deiense. Tina
was a matter that should have beer
considered by a jury and not By
one man whose vision might nays
been distorted by the fact that thu
Stevens woman lived in another
strata of society than that to which
the boy belonged.
Had some ordinary mortal killed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
By Bill Cunningham,

modern clinic this great man deserves BY the pro-
visions Of our set-up and its wise one, we can't
put our money-your money-into concrete and steel,
but somebody, or something win build the building,
we can equip it and support 1t as long as polio is
what It's fighting.
I saw q piece the other day thinly knocking the
infantile paralysis work The gist Of II was that
this fund annually gets more generous response
from the public than the newer started to fight
cancer heart disease, etc, whereas people are
stricken with cancer and heart disease than are
cut down by polio. I've heard the argument before.
In fact I've had some bitter letters on the subject
not many. but Q few, especially during the cancer
drive.
It is the desire Of none OF us to give anything
but all announcement to the other campaigns, and
I herewith urge you to contribute TO them all, The
Polio Foundation Is In no conflict with any other
In fact, the polio researchers and the cancer re-
searchers supported BY the two foundations are In
close cooperation They exchange information con-
stantly and instantly. It could even work out that
the cancer people might solve the blank mystery OF
polio. or that the polio men might find the answer
TO cancer.
But whatever their inspiration. those who raise
that sort OF argument, overlook one fact and are
evidently unlnformed about another .ne tact tney
overlook Is that cancer, especially, attacks mostly
adults. and either kills or Is cured BY an operation
Heart disease. By and large. also Is deadly killer
OF the matured. Polio. on the other hand, BY and
large elttke6 ~ SNuotiuoos hNa ~ ~ ao@eAf salt
victim faces the prospect Of 3 lifetime Of helpless
ness unless expert scientific and expensive treatment
Is available. Even then. it's often long. expensive
and dscouFaging pull
The fact such people are evidently unintormed
about y the part Of the story we can't tell except
IN general teFms-the after-treatment the work "
rehabilitation, the folow-thTough. IT'S true. thank
God that there's less infante. but each case. seen
through-and we're seeing them thFough-costs far
more That doesn't mean that we're looking Tor ways
10 spend money nor that we aren't extremely eaTe-
sl about costs Our books are audited, our figures on
public fiie You ere fully and freely invited TO look
at them at any hme.
one thing like about this fund Is that there Z
no high pressure about q. We don't want lot from
anybody. dollar from the grown folks Gina sSen
The Kids, IL enough.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
Views of the Press

q human being through the opera
ton of an automobile, whether the
driver was at fault or not, he and
his accusers would have had their
day in court, just as this Stew
ems woman should. That is what
we have courts for. If a jury decides
she was defending herself, so much
the better. But the matter should
be threshed out in court and not
in some court chambers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

the public knew what's being done for somebody,
possibly in his own neghboThood and certainly in
his own town. even II could write here what was
done for that taxi drivers boy last week. for that
little girl only yesterday, we wouldn't have TO ask
for funds in this more or less blind fashion
But these are stories about people In trouble
bad trouble and trouble too expensive for many
families to handle. People don't like 10 have their
Affections paraded. There's nothing pretty about
infantile It's miserable and practically loathesome
disease. Although We try TO explain that this isn't
charity. that It's fight TO the death with q public
enemy. that it's a project set up by the public and
financed BY the public and that our Job Is to spot
the disease confine IT, eradicate wherever we can
find IL. and before 1t can spread. there are stiI
people who sensitive about accepting help. Fam
lilies Of victims entitled 70 their dignity and their
privacy Our admission is TO serve, to save-not to
embarrass.
Bat the fund Is working every day, and all
enthusiasm. It's a ceaseleGs service Maybe you'd be
amazed 10 know that the lnfantile clinic At our
local Children's Hospital sees more cases In year
than does 0eorgias Warm Springs. Il would both
break and warm your heart to see those little fel-
lows out there. That's major project Of ours One
of the great polio men Of the country, Dr. william
Green. Is the head Of Il. We began by helping him
10 meet his deficit and his deficit was 10 the best
Of my memory around SO 3 patient
Then. as we got better organized. we guaranteed
the deficit where polio was involved. Nov, they're
buldinss and we're equlpplng me sort q complete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

Now discovers that there rs such thing as
the United Nations Organization The San Francisco Char
Ger says just united Nations No seems TO know who
tackled on the generally accepted Organization But there
slight effort afoOt to change the designation from UNO
10 UN
We confess aIIergy to the current and inevitable al
nhabefca designation Of practically everything But II we
must choose, wen take UNO In preference TO UN. Ger
fny the Spanish word for is appropriate SYM
bel for the United Nations goal than the AngoSaxon pre-
AZ ~ ncRatiOn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

I hate war as only a soldier who
has lived it can, as only one who
has seen its brutality. its futility, its
stupidity. Yet victory required
q mighty manifestation OF the most
enobling virtues of man - faith,
courage, fortitude, sacrifice.
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower,
Army Chief of STAFF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

YEAR beCaubt us apPcaI y Illaut
public the latter half Of each jan
uary. and because the search for
the source and the service to VIC
Tins goes on quietly, If steadily.
through the rest Of the year, there
may be some who don't realize
that this is not an occasional en-
thusiasm but an active. continual
project.
1t is not the type of project
that can be publicized with per-
sonal stories. If 1t were. the cam
Daign would offer no problem. II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
THE HITCH

Readers Digest ad.
THE HITCH
Oh, there are those who hold it
true
That when it's done unduly,
1t will not build the blood for
you
1t would If rarer, truly.
And there are those who think it
best
When broiled but medium, marry,
And they insist, or Just suggest,
That thus it's salutary.
And there are certain others still
Who band and say together,
1t is not At to eat until
It seems q bit like leather.
But who am I TO pick and choose?
I cannot do 1t fairly.
! have no reason to enthuSe-
One way eat it: rarely.
Two large manufacturers are now
adding minerals and vitamins 70
their ice cream. This thing can 60
too darn far; you wait, one day
they'll be serving banana splits with
the peels on.
Senator Tydings of Maryland has
called on President Truman to issue
an immediate call for q world dis
armament conference. We know
Just the delegate for the United
States TO select, too: Yale'S Albie
Booth - remember the Mighty
Atom2
Mrs. Roosevelt thinks that the
UNO Is too young yet to handle the
worlds political problems. That's
rather surprising coming from her
even the Old Deal was a New Deal
when IL started.
F.P. A., who at least must be the
dean. is back in the newspaper col
umn business again. We understand
that when the most celebrated
h shaker Of Information,
Please" was asked why in tunket
he got back into this racket. ne said
II don't know"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

the morning anu aIWinOOH seS-
sions Of two hours each, he gave
one of the finest demonstrations
of lodging the issue ever seen
or heard in this home Of indirect
answers to direct questions.
wilson smoked countless Gig
arets, one after the other, and
kept on talking great mouthfuls
of words with sincerity. convic-
ton and many gestures. But
whenever one of the able panel
of senators - Murray, E1lender,
Taft. Morse. Smith. Donnell,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

Treasury operatives are hot on
the trail Of tax dodgers who are
said to owe the Government about
five billion In income tax payments
That S a lot Of dOugh-and we won
der whether Mr.. Truman considered
II an asset or not in his budget
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

One optimistic gent suggests that
the workers take-hOme pay be an
creased by a cut In his union dues
as well as a boost in his wages. IL
sounds like r0bbing Peter TO pay
Peter from here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
Waterbury
of the Past
26 Years Ago

Following arraignment IN CIV
Court OF John Mason VINO wake =
out OF the Eagles clubrooms WIZ
$3.50 from an open safe, the Demo
crat headlined: SAFE ROBBEk
HELD HERE-Waterbury Fast Be;
coming A Headquarters For ~.
Kinds OF Criminals.
Mrs. Joseph MeCardie was re-
ported III at her home on Thomas
ton Avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

Committee, consisting Ok the Sec
rotary Of War, the Secretary o.
the Navy and himself, 10 guide
y. 8. policy abroad.
Hitherto. the Secretary Of
State himself, under the direc.
ton Of the President, has always
handled foreign policy. Confer.
ences were held with other Cab
met heads when necessary, and,
during the year or 30 before Pearl
Harbor, the Army and Navy, ale
most more than the state DEE
partment, dictated q. 8. policy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01
STRIKE NOTE

II I owned stock in GIN,
I'd holler, Pass the PM"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-01

Don't count political chickens before they hatch DEM
s are accused with backing what Is being called tne
61 nxT Henator Tydings accuses Republicans In Con-
SIS 8lns 70 capture some Of the Southern States