The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-13
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF A
 CUE REPORTER

CUE REPORTER
 Mir. Lindbergh, on his coast-to- coaster in Minneapolis Saturday night, said: Except for England we have incurred the af1tagonism of every major military power in both Europe and Asia. All this has been done in the name of democracy, peace and civilization" Lind bergh carelessly failed to identify these nations: Germany, Italy and Japan. They hate us, and MT. Lindbergh knows why. We spoke up when they murdered minorities. We were outraged when they stole small, helpless nations. We squawked like the devil when they started to make gangsterism form of world government That's how you make nations stop liking you catching them in crimes We could have said: Mice going, boys" --and stayed palsy-walsy with them If Lindbergh objects to the way America acted, does that mean he thinks we should have atta- boyed them? . Is 1t his ideal that letting hoodlum nations run wild would be good demo cracy, peace and civilization? Let's hope that Charles Lindbergh can overcome his shyness and dread of publicity long enough to reply.
 Martin Munkacsi's definition of an isolationist: An isolationst is one relaxing on the deck of ship; his wife runs up from their cabin yell- ing: John, the ship is sinkingl"
 What are you excited about?" John says. Docs the ship belong to you?"
 Memo to the N. Y. Times: Charles Dillingham; was not a stage star, which was considered "fit to print" Sunday. He was one of the most famous of the Broadway show pro- ducers Remember?
 Add Rellghtful Reporting: From the portable of the Montreal Gazette's Washington observer, Lionel Shapiro: Rush Holt, the for- iner Senator, has been photographer gazing rapturously on his bride-to- be. This IS the first indication that Master Holt deserves the long pants he's been wearing"
 The Dog -Eat-Dog of the Week: From Hugh s. Johnson's pillar in the N. Y. World-Telly on May 9th: "The fact Is that Pegler at heart and by nature is fiery cham pion of the underdog" -. From Westbrook Pegler's pillar in the same sheet on the Identical date: "Offhand I can think of no more silly and confusing fallacy of ours than that which holds that the undeSdog necessarily deserves the sympathy of the good and that the top dog, because he IS the top dog, must be e dirty dog"
 Why don't you two girls hold a rehearsal?
 Over at La Conga this morning (Whcre the new show is its best yet) Bernice Parks, the thrush, told this one about Hitler and Mus solir1! After the fall of Greece, Adolf sent Benito a map of how they would divide their latest vic- tim. The Duce took one gander ct the area marked out for him and almost choked. He got Hitler otl the phone: Look here, Adolf" he groaned, "you haven't given me enough space to park my carp "Of course l have" replied the Fuehyer. "What are you driving these days-a truck?"
 Jimmy Dorsey kept the gagging going when he relayed the one about the same dictators who were arguing over the division of spells Hitler, of course, was con- ceding nothing to his very Junior Axis partner in crime . Finally, Benito could stand the humiliation no longer, and he blurted: Listen, Hitler. Where would you be to- day If 1t weren't for my help9" ..' Hitler gave him 6 long, baleful look and retorted: fin London!"
 "Dear Walter" writes Howard Dietz, "You really are becoming an international issue. Recently l heard this from 6 friend who was on the dock when c British cruiser brought In a Spanish steamer. ! think 1t was the Marquis de Co,nilles - intercepted on the way to spain with about forty Nazis \ FEEDER AL \.