The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
Walter WincheII
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The busses are running againl"
 Senator Wheeler told a radio audi ence that the Lend-Lease Bill had become law and, therefore, should be respected by all Americans |. Then he went on to tell us what vicious instrument 1t is The Senator's weaseling reminds us of the Milquetoast character who was asked (by his girD how he liked her new hat.
 "It's lovely" he told her, "but can I help it if I've got the kind of eyesight that distorts everything?"
 Joe Reichman, the orchestra man offers the one about Herr Goeb- bels, who was interviewing a Ger man journalist who applied for an editorial job on one of the Nazi- controlled newspapers in Berlin <. What" asked Goebbels, "are your views on our government and its policies?"
 Well" started the reporter, q think"
 Then" interrupted Beagle Fuss, T can't use you"
 Ozzie Nelson has one about them, too .. It deals with the two Nazis in Berlin who were reading their newspapers and gloating over "how terrible" things were in the United States Why" said one, "tings iss so bad idd says here in da pay pas dot Roosevelt is hiring men for @ dollah a yearl"
 "Is dot zo?" gasped the other. Dots even less dan ve getl"
 The detention by the Gestapo in Berlin of the young United Press reporter, Richard Hottelet, is only the newest in a long series of in- dignities to which American news papermen have been subjected by the Axis powers within the past two years John Whitaker of Chicago was booted out of Rome not because he wrote anything the censors didn't approve - but be- cause Mussolini's propaganda bu- reau wished to cripple his Chicago paper in any way it could Tn Whitaker's case, booting him out of Rome not only hurt his papers cov- craze, but 1t helped American pa- pers that meet the requirements of the Nazi and Fascist Party line Eventually they will permit only those newspapermen they like and who play ball".
 Why don't the associations of American reporterms act? Such groups as the White House Cores pondents' Assn, the boys who cover the State Dept, and the Senate and House press groups could retaliate by easing out from membership some Nazi or Fascist representative in Washington - every time an American reporter is tossed out of Rome or Berlin . That would discourage Goebbels and Gayda- since 1t is a known fact that Ger man and Italian news agencies need representation over here more than we need 1t there Most of them are wire-spy services, any how Incidentally, Manfred Zapp, although indicted as a prov en unregistered propagandist from foreign government, is still a member of the Senate and House press galleries in good standing The boys covering Washington some time ago considered kicking him out but were discouraged by the State Dept. =. Kick him one for me.
 The first New York newspaper man to be drafted Cat least we haven't heard of any others) is Dick Leahy, reporter for the Tele- gram Dick is from Toledo and once was a press agent for a theater. He also edited a humor mag After a lot of trying, he finally connected with the New York news paper a few months ago What a thrill! He wrote numerous features and looked forward to his first New York by-line (signature) on a news event .. He got 1t Wednesday of last week-the very day he passed his final physical ex- amination-and started on his way To Fort Dix!
 Labor and management are re. mended that strikes can never built national defense .. If the British in the name of Liberty, can sticl by their guns-the least American can do is stick by their jobs.