The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

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 After more than two years of active war experience, the British have decided that an indepen. dent air force is not the most efficient method of handling air power They consider the U, s. Army system of an intergrated air command much more effective, and are planning to make eXten. sive changes in the R. A. ?. set- up.
 This is highly significant in view of the loud c.amor in cer- tain congressional quarters for taking the Air Corps out of the Army and giving 1t on indepen- dent status.
 Hearings on such Q bill were scheduled for last month, but were postponed by Senator Bob Reynolds, oft-married, isolation ist chairman of the Military Af- fairs committee, to enable him to honeymoon with his 20.year- -old heiresS bride. Reynolds is a strong advocate of an Independent air force.
 Meanwhile, Che War Depart ment Is quietly formulating some changes In the Air Corps
 command to be announced shortly. These changes will give airmen an even greater voice In the Army than they have had
 under the revision announced
 by Secretary StimSOn last sum. mer.
 Under the stimson reorgani- ration, five Air Support Com mands were established, and an Air Corps officer was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General and made commander of the Pan- anna Canal and all the Caribbean defenses. Now the inside word is that the vital Alaskan defenses soon will be put under an Air general and the same also may be done in Hawaii.
 Also, one of the new command CTS of the four citizen armies may be an Air Corps offlcer, pro- noted to the rank of Lieutenant General.
 PRESIDENTIAL ADVICE
 Those five Republican Congress men who accepted the invitation to fly to Great Britain as guests of the New York newspaper PM, received the full blessing of the President before they de- parted, plus a piece of advice.
 The group, led by Representa- tive Joseph c. Baldwin of New York, a strong supporter of the Administrations foreign policy, told Roosevelt that it planned to obtain first-hand information on the effectiveness of U. s. lend- lease aid as well as an overall picture of wartime economic con- ditions in England.
 The President replied that he was in full accord with the aims of the trip. which. he said, pro- vided a marvellous opportunity to study British morale, home de- fense and industrial production at close range.
 "But ! want to put you on your guard about one thing" ho grinned. Don't be surprised or annoyed if the officials you meet over there drop everything for a spot of tea at four o'clock in the afternoon. The British peo- pie in peace or war don't
 travel at the hectic pace to which we are accustomed, and they shouldn't De criticized for it.
 'T know, because ! spent some time fin Great Britain during the last war;"
 LEWIS ON HILLMAN
 According to insiders, one fob John L. Lewis plans to do at the CIO convention opening in De- troit tomorrow is to lay out OPM Associate Director Sidney HilI- man good and plenty.
 This will be nothing new, be- cause next to Franklin Roosevelt, Hillman, who as president of the EEe top compression ring that wears put first because of a lack of lu6rI- .ation.
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