The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30

station three divisions Of tn This meant that Soviet Russia would be complete guardian of the vital gateway to the Black Sea.
 The Turkish Foreign Minister, Shukru Saracoglu, held a total of five conferences with the Rus- sians. Four of these were with Foreign Minister Molotov and As- sistant Foreign Minister Potem- kin. One meeting, the third of the series, was with Stalin. During its course, the Soviet dictator suddenly blurted out the demand for three divisions at Canak-Kale. This meant that at any time the Russians could take the city of Istanbul. It meant surrender ing the most vital part of the Turkish Republic and one of the most important waterways in the world.
 Two more conferences were held with Molotov and Potem- kin, but they stuck by Stalin's position, and Saracoglu went home.
 British diplomacy, meanwhile, was lamentabIy weak. In the end it offered the Turks 100,- O00,000 pounds, or half billion dollars, which was accepted. Al- though suspected by some, the British and French offered the Turks no territorial concessions such as Palestine or Syria, both once part of the Ottoman Em- pire.
 NOTE = Stalin's proposal to place troops along the Dardan- elles strengthens the belief that he also plans to take key ports in Norway.
 DEWEY BRAIN TRUST
 District Attorney Tom Dewey says nothing about 1t, but he has quietly taken a leaf out of the Roosevelt book and surrounded himself with a brain-trust to pro- mote his presidential drive.
 Chief braintruster is James V. Bell, able economist formerly on the staff of The New York Times. Assisting him is Hickman Powell, ex-newsman of The New York Herald Tribune. Dewey is paying Bell $15,000 a year; Pow ell, $l0.O0O. The money is being put up by wealthy supporters.
 None of 1t, however, is coming from the Rockefellers, who backed Dewey strongly for District Attor- ney and Governor. Intimates of Dewey say privately that the Rockefellers have withGrawn fi- nancial support in recent months.
 Other braintrusters, but work ing without pay, are Lowell Thom- as. radio commentator; Walter s. Mack, head of Phoenix Securi- ties: and George z. Medalie, for mer U. s. Attorney in New York. WARS END
 Best diplomatic minds now agree that this war will take one of two courses:
 1. It will settle down into a
 long-drawn-out war Of three
 or four years, during which
 the Allies will attempt to
 starve out the Nazis.
 2. It will be ended in less than
 year by rebellious troops
 tired of the trenches. and
 by a population in all three
 countries which never did
 want war in the first place.
 Already there is some reason to believe that the latter alternative Is the one on which to bet. Re- member that there was serious disaffection among French troops toward the close of the last war, and that some French regiments had to be taken out of the line. Note that Premier Daladier has had to act rather vigorously to remove Communist officials in France today, and that 100000 Communists registered in the last election.
 Remember also that the last free election in Germany showed Hitler in definite minority; and note that the German people are starting this war on about the same diet with which they finished the last war.
 Finally, don't forget that there is one section of British labor (small as yet, but 1t may grow) which wonders whether It isn't lighting chiefly to protect the British ruling classes.
 Put alI these together and you