The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-23

aHrry k7OpklIlS AeLlu-AedSe 20 to London in connection
 Clancy has not gone to Lon- don He Is en route to Egypt via the China Clipper, to make Q first-hand study of how the Army's new l4-ton light tank stands up under actual combat conditions.
 These tanks, capable of 75 miles on hour at temperatures as high as llS degrees, have reached Brit ish forces In North Africa in con- siderable numbers, One large shipment recently arrived by way of tho Red sea, which the presi- dent opened to U. 8. cargo vessels several months ago. Some of the tanks saw heavy action in the Syrian campaign.
 Because our light tank Is the first produced here in quantity and incorporates lessons so far learned in the war, U. 8. military chiefs are vitally interested in It's performance. So dlancy's mission Is most important,
 Clancy Is accompanied by Ma. jor Joe Colby, Army ordnance ace, The two experts probably will rec turn by way of London, to con. fer with British authorities.
 NOTE--The Nagis know, of
 course, that U. 5. tanks are operating on the African front, and som0 authorities are won- derlng privately whether this
 had any connection with the sinking of the Robin Moor. They point out that the Naxl submarine commander made re- peated inquiries whether the ship was carrying any motorized equipment. U. S. EMBASSY IN BERLIN
 The Germans are c thorough people. They investigate every thing. They even investigated the ladies lavatory In the American Embassy in Berlin to make sure 1t was not Q storage place for munitions.
 The U. s. Embassy in Berlin Is the old Butcher Palace, loca- ted on the Unter den Linden, and 1t has plenty of dignity: but not much modernity. Recently plans were drawn for It's remodeling,
 The plans included a ladies' retiring room which on the blueprlnts was described as powder room." And when the German contractor got hold of the blueprints, he looked at those words and made Q literal translation Into German. "P0w- der room" became PULVER- HAMMER, which means "pow- der magazine"
 He hurried around to report this dangerous plot to the Ger man secret police, and the Amer ican was promptly investigated by the Gestapo on the suspicion that 1t was becoming a munitions warehouse.
 JOHN LEWIS ANSWER
 John L. Lewis has given his answer to the question of where he stands on purging the CIO of Communist elements.
 His position Is of crucial mo- ment, since 1t means the differ ence between peace or war in- side the CIO. Numerically weak, the leftists can be ea-i.y driven out of the CIO if Lewis doesn't side with them. But if he does, a major war breaking the CIO wide open will be necessary
 Lewis answer is that he is solidly behind the left-wingers and against their burgers. He made his answer in two highly significant moves:
 FIRST was the announcement by 4. D. (''Denny''D Lewis, his
 younger brother, that the United Construction Workers, which Denny heaGA, has issued q charter to the powerful Min neapolis teamsters union, Local Sa4. Led by the Dunn brothers, Miles and Vincent, known in Minnesota as adherents of the
 Tretskyite Socialist Workers
 Party, Local s44 was on Che verge of being purged by AFL teamster boss Dan Tobin when it bolted Co thc CIO.
 Now Denny Lewis United Con- struction Workers is little more than a paper union and would fold up overnight if not support cd by CIO funds. When John l.. was cIO president tho union