The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28

OOLIlC Ol 1t, pAdyA44k uA1CSV4y MuSSolini, has just leaked
 Here is the inside story of the latest and most astounding de- velopment:--+
 Tn the early summer. when the President saw how things were beginning to shape up in Czecho- slovakia, and that Hitler and Miis- solini were determined to domir- ate Europe, he decided that any material advantage which U. S. manufacturers could give to the democratic nations was all to the good.
 Accordingly both France and
 Britain placed important orders
 in the United States for military planes.
 Roosevelt was also interested fin Spain, where the veneer cOv-
 ering the activities of Hitler and MussoIini had worn thread
 bare.
 Last April, when certain sena- tors proposed lifting the Span- ish embargo, the State Depart ment career boys reported to Roosevelt that the Spanish war would be over in three weeks. Even before Roosevelt left on his Pa- cific cruise, however, 1t became apparent that the Loyalists were getting stronger and that Franco was being kept in operation only by Adolf and Benito. Fascist Sympathy?
 Before Roosevelt left for the Pacific, therefore, certain high placed advisers asked him what policy the State Department should follow regarding the sale of airplanes to France, Canada, Russia, etc., even though the Fa- cists claimed that these planes might later find their way into Spain.
 As a result of these converse tions, 1t was made clear that the United States could not police the borders Nof France or Canada to account for the future destina- ton of the planes. Nor could 1t challenge the word of a sovereign nation regarding them. Tn other words, if France or Canada, or any other sovereign nation chose to buy American airplanes, the United States could not set up @ spy system to see whether those planes were used only within the country of purchase.si
 After this policy had been es-
 tabIished, the President left for
 the west coast. While he was gone, the Greek government
 purchased 27 planes from the
 BeIianca company. But when
 an export license was request
 cd of the State Department, Joe Green, sanctfmonious head of the State Department Muni-
 tions Control Board, turned it down. '9fN
 In effect he called the Greek government "a liar", said that it was not ordering the planes for itself but for Spanish Loyalists, refused to issue a license. The planes, until recently, were still undelivered at the Bellanca plant in Newcastle, Del.
 Canadian Planes
 Shortly after this, the Turkish government ordered A Grummond pursuit planes from the Canadian Oar and Foundry company in Canada. The Canadian govern ment approved the purchase, and S6 of the planes were delivered to Turkey.
 Then suddenly Joseph Green of the State Department again stuck out his hand. Regardless of the fact that the planes were being built in Canada, and that the purchase had the official OK of both the Canadian and Turkish governments. he decided that these planes might be going to the Spanish Loyalists.
 So he reached out and pre- vented the shipment of Ameri- can airpIane engines to Canada for use in the Canadian planes.
 Meanwhile, Mir. Green con- tines to OK arms shipments to Germany, despite the opinion by various New Deal legalists that such shipments are contrary to the Neutrality Act and the 1921 Treaty of Berlin.
 Hoover Teaches Dewey
 Herbert Hoover was present at a recent campaign broadcast by Tom Dewey, COP candidate for governor of New York. The ex- whose own oratory never got him past first base. listened intently. After it was over, he. shook Dewey's hand.
 Pardon me for being 50