The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
THE FIRING SQUAD

11le columntSt," said O Toronto
 editorial on April l0th, speaks in
 his own name and stands or falls
 py the general reputation for wis- dom or brilliance acquired by his
 writings over Q long period of
 time."
 From a letter to the editor of the Dayton (0.) Herald, July Srd:
 "Ill bet Walter Winchell, who seems to think he is the most pa- Tiotic of all Americans, will not take so many cracks ct the ,Com- muniSts any Inores-O. M." Constant subscribers and listeners must think o. M. is deaf.)
 Senator Wheeler in his Billings, Montana, speech last Tuesday night: America must have free speech to survive. Many of us in the Amer lea First Committee have had our voices rnuffled in various places in the land. Voltaire said: I may not agree with everything you say, but ! will defend with my life your right to say it'" (Wheeler's in- tinaate friends, the owners of Mon- tanaS three big radio outlets, still bar our voice on their stations)
 He has not yet protested against this first "Blackout."
 From the same Wheeler speech (which was wCIcomed with consid- erable booing and rotten eggs, acc corvling to the press): And who are the real war agitators? They are Roosevelt, Wjnctell and Wlllkiel"
 "Los Angeles, Sept 18th, l941. To walter Winchell, Well Known New York City: Tonight over KMTR, The Lawyers Club Bill of Rights program committee chairman said: walter Winchell, who has been an srdent exponent of the governments fixed foreign policy has been barred from several Montanazi radio sta- lions owned by friends of isolation. st Senator Wheeler. Would you, Ndr. District Attorney (John Dock weller, former Congressman three lmes) consider that fact to be ieniAl of free speech7' Replied D. A, Dockweiler: Yes T would. Walter Winchell has just as much right to defend the governments fixed pol. cy of Colonel Lindbergh has to at- lack 1t. Walter Winchell has warned is for years that the enemy Is pre- parlng to attack our country and bur way of Mfe'."
 Letter to the editor of the Co., AuTnbuS (O) Citizen, July 18th: I'd Ike to ask Dorothy Thompson just what part she expects to play in iefeating Hitler. A lot of patriots Ike Thompson and Winchell, and even tho Duke of Windsor came through the last war without nVssing their hair or losing the roase in their pants. Just be. pause someone writes c newspaper eolulnn or taiks over the radoi houldn't dazzle the boys Into bee believing that they are all.seeing and know all the answers. Thomp- on is Just a woman underneath ell hak eloquence. And Winchell Is loo ed for this war. So, boys, get plse and copy Thompson and Wln. bheil. DO ell your lightning with Q typewriter. Housewife"
 Said Senator clark of that een- to Gub- Committee probing the movies: "Seventy.five per cent Of Inc ColumnlSts are trying to smear Ehis committee. It smacks like c bonspiTacy to stop us. Dorothy rhOCpSon, Pearson and Allen, Hugh }, Johnson, Henry McIemore and oavlA Lawrence are the worst of- endersl"
 Lowell Thomas got off c good one |n commenting on that complaint. Bad Lowell on his newsy program: Thet shows you how little those snAtors know about colunnnistS. So lew columnists talk to each other -taaey couldn't possibly be accused bs engaging in any consplracyw
 Observation: The irony of Lind- bergh's speech is that he made it bver the Mutual System The local outlet iS owned by Bamberger's Department Store-which is owned by the minority he accused of con- trolling radio.
 Item: Because Hugh Johnson and Dorothy Dunbar Bromley of the America Eirst Committee denounced Inc Lindbergh speech (MiSs Broin. ey resigned from the committed is reported that the America Firsters "may bring Lindbergh into New York for a public apology next month, In an attempt to piacate ts more liberal members as well as the general public"
 HAndbergh worked for the 0ug- Renheim Aeronautical Fund for about four years <. In that period bS time Llndbergh was paid c large Bum of money--over 9260,000 Flo wrote his book We" at the salds Point q. r.) home of Harry F. QuggeiiheiSn, who was chairman