The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-26

ord" outline of his position.
 The committees meeting with Senator Danaher is expected to be held December 10 or l2. At the state body's last meeting, 1t was voted Go give the junior senator an oppor- tunity to discuss party policy with the leaders and members,
 State leaders feel that e definite policy must be adopted before the special election campaign in the fifth congressional district gets un- derway, Odds at present favor Q state organization policy affirming the Presidents handling of interna- tional affairs,
 Drifting"
 Mfr. Bradley, in his letter to Con. greSsman Martin, said that i've have already drifted too long" and that unless definite goals are set "it will be difficult, if not impossible, to hold the organization together at all"
 Said MT, Bradley in his letter:
 If we are going to save the Re. publican organization and have any. thing left, 1t must be done through the development Of strong leader- ship, ! do not know how lt Is in other states, but in Connecticut there is Q definite demand that the Republican party stop drifting" The rank and file want to know where they are going and why.
 Much Of our failure to under. stand and meet the issues Is due, h my opinion, to the short-Sighted attempt to get votes by waiting and straddling, rather than by showing the leadership that the people and our own party membership are on. titled to expect of us, Right now we arc and have been waiting for months on the so-called "war is- sue" Our own ranks are divided because each individual leader has his own Ideas about what will get the most votes in his district. There Is no rallying point upon which they can all focus, There Is no test by which either they or she public can tell whether they are Republicans or Just unprinelpled vote.grabbers masquerNding under our banner,
 Surely 1t cannot he too difileult for thoughtful men and women to know whether or not Hitler and Naslsm are e mortal menace to tho United States or whether we are now so for committed to the Eur. opean or, perhaps more rightly, the world picture that we must see thls war through to the end, or whether, having participated in the war We are going to participate realistically in the peace that must some time follow, and take strong hand in world affairs that easy tranSporta- ton and rapid communication have brought almost aS close to us as our domestic issues, or what plan we are going to make to avoid CT tighten the blow of economic trag- edy and collapse that must follow the experience through which VIC are going.
 of the Record"
 The text of Senator Danaher's letter follows:
 Tt occurs to me that you might think 1t advisable that appear before some meeting of the state central committee at time when, with no political considerations pressing upon us, with no candi- dacieS in the field, with no platform engagements outstanding other than those suhslsting since l9A0 could give the committee an of the record" story of the back ground of the Washington scene.
 Surely, it must have become apparent that the public Is getting, purposely, only part of the story and that much quite disconnectedly. Surely, 1t must have impressed any thoughtful and careful oh- servers that there must be some reason why of the so called in- terventionlst' New England states, only four senators supported the amendments which would repeal sections 2, 8 and 6 of the neutrality act. Surely, 1t is not without size nificance that l2 members of the committee on navy affairs, an over whelming majority of 1t, were recorded against the changes and that some F Senate committee chairmen voted against these measures. When you find men like Byrd and Tydings, Lodge, McNary, Taft-even Maloney and Danaher - not to mention some 24 Republicans in the Senate voting against these proposals, you will realize that there is a very great deal going on in committees and off the record. which leaves with few exceptions, only the Presidents personal following in the Senate supporting him.
 ''The situation is SO serious that 1t far transcends any party lines, and my own osition, doubtless well known, has not been actuated by 6 partisan apprc ach. However, if the party, as a party, is to func- ton and give leadership, it most certainly ou-ht to know something of what is happening, feel. rather than have its membership torn by as many emotions as there are individual minds. There are & few principles involved. in short, and it may be well that they should be canvassed and then mulled over while the shape of things to come will be apparent and will thereafter the more readily indi- cate the course to be followed"