The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26
OUMANgKY AND HULL

OUMANgKY AND HULL
 oumansky has had frequent contact with the State Depart- sflent, especially last summer and fali, when Sumner Welles was trying to work out an agreement by which Russia might Do weaned away from tho Axis and aid the United States in case Of trouble with Japan. It was tough diplo. matte negotiating, first because Oufnansky was having trouble with pro.AxiB Stalin; second be- cause Welles was having trouble with his antisSoviet chief, Secrc. tary Hull.
 Despite his knowledge Of ASners ican politics, AF1bagsador 0ufnail- sky made ono Of tho prize re- marks Of recent diplomatic higs tory one day when he complain cd:
 "The only person ! see when
 [ so t0 the State Department is
 Sumner WelIes. I think R na-
 ton of the importance of RuSs sis should have It's ambassador
 received by the Secretary of
 State himself"
 Ainbaggador oumansky did not know it, but the chief reason Hui did not see him (thougii no did later on one or two occasional was because the Secretary Of State was using his most pungent Ten. nessee phraseology on oil things Russian. And he had very definite Ideas about MT. Weiies' hope that Russia might Do brought into the same corner as the U. 6. A. But t took z long time for charming CoinFade 0uniansky to tumble. WAR NOTES
 Underground reports from the Ukraine indicate that several Russian military commanders there afe none too sympathetic with gtAiin. There has been z small German population in the Ukraine ever since the days Of Catherine the Great, whom she imported 0O,000 Germans to in- crease farm production. The Russians ct inst time were Berfs, Catherine gave the Germans their freedom aiid they have been landS lords ever since, though suppress cd by Moscow in recent years. Apparently even some parts Of the Russian Government did not believe there was going to Dc waf NaZi fliers found some south Russian cities brilliantly lighted, easy bomb targets. when the HuEnaiiians folded lip last year, the Russians took not only Bess safabia but Buk0vina, which went further thar specified in their dsai with Hitler. Within twenty. four hours after the War broke, . German column was reported as having taken back Bukovina, R0OGEVELT's COUSINS
 Tho heat has gone out Of the hatred Roosevelt used to suffer from his political fees. But not from his fees within the far- flung RooseveiE family.
 Not long SEQ, George Emiefl Roosevelt, Waii Street banker aEd cousin Of the President, had oc- caSiOi to come to Washington, and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt sent him z friendly invitation tO lunch at the White House. But the banker declined,
 Rack in New Yeris, . frienA
 asked him why he had not se-
 Oepted. "lseeense," he saiA, "tie
 laSt time I was with Franklin,
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 must have knewn didn't want
 C be ssen in eonapany with
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 M0TE-d George E. Roosevelt ig i've years younger than the Yfesl~ dent, c Harvard graduate, aiSd a member Of the investment bank- ing firm Of Roosevelt assd eOf, AXIS STEEL PROFITS
 The eFaekdown On Axis assets, which Dtate Department appeageFs bcCked for months, has revealed Q officials many hidden iOOphOleg through which Germany 9Fld Italy siphoned millions Of dollars tO finance eubvsfslye operations iil this country asid Latin America,
 EKeezfng the funds AigO aiss closed inst while the icOphOIes were plugged, Axis agents ngO etili deGaiitly active.