The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14

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 But it is a secret that the chief influence the State Department yielded over Vichy was through Bob Murphy, counselor of the American Embassy, who went to mass daily with Marshal Wey- gand. Murphy was transferred from Vichy to North Africa es- pecially to nurse Weygand.
 Ardent co-religionists, they be- came good friends; and it was upon Murphy's recommendation that vitally important U. S. oil and gas = sent despite British protests now arrives just in time for use by the Nazis when they take over the French bases.
 While the State Department and Bob Murphy were right that Weygand and the French Catholics have been the strong est opponents to Hitler, they were wrong in one other vital respect. They overlooked the strength of the Nazi espionage system in France and the un- dergrOund terrorism established by Hitler to sway French lead CTS.
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 This began some time ago un- der the direction of Alfred Ros- enberg, famous Nazi philosopher and JeW-baiter. Marshal Petain fought this organization from the start, but many of those around him cooperated. Most active were Jacques Doriot, the former Com munist; and Methonier, sort of XXX leader who wore hood and who became famous after the bombing of the French Union of Factory Owners.
 Under this French Communist Nazi supervision, secret agents called 'cOmmisSionaires Speciaux" were appointed and cells were formed to eliminate forces op- posing French cooperation with Hitler. Even high officers of the French Army were arrested when they dared oppose Nazi collabor- ation.
 And behind the recent murder of Marx Dormoy, cabinet member in the Blum Socialist government, was the fact that he had tried to expose those terrorist groups.
 The State Department failed kn yNvomn kInn Ck~ AA &ExSs- movement and bet its money and gasOline-On the nice but impOtent old men of Vichy. SLAPPING DOWN PAPPY
 Senator Pass the biscuits, Pappy" O'Daniel lost no time in sounding off in the Senate, and the Senate lost no time in slap ping him down.
 The day after he took his seat, The Texas crooner, breaking the hallowed tradition that rockies should be seen and not heard, lectured the Senate at length on numerous matters. The cham Der took it in silence. But next day, when he offered an irrele- want amendment >to the selectees retention bill, the Senate nailed 'Pappy" hard.
 As soon as he sat down, with out a further word the Senate threw the amendment into the waste basket.
 The Slap-down happened SO fast that for a minute O'Daniel didn't know what hit him. When he realized what had occurred, he started to protest but by that time another senator had the floor.
 NOTE - In addressing the Senate on his first appearance, O'Daniel was emulating the late Huey Long, who pulled the same stunt. Like the Louisiana King fish, O'Daniel harbors secret presi- dential ambitions.
 LEWIS ON THE MOVE
 News copy was flowing fast over the desks of telegraph editors last week. But in the space Of few hours came three stories connected with John L. Lewis.
 On the surface, there was on relation between them. But when put side by side they revealed the tell-tale trail Of the buah-browed iaborAte's nianouvorB to restore