The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-22

President Roosevelt, who lust a
short time before the indictment
was elected General Aniline and
Film Corporation president.
William C. Bullitt, Roosevelt am
bassador hither and yon, who was
elected director of G. A. F.. at the
same time Mack was made presi-
dent.
The Hon. Homer Stille Cummings
RooSevelt'S former attorney general
who since his resignation from the
cabinet has been a hot-shot lawyer
in Washington, New York and Con-
necticut Cummings Is now counsel
for General Aniline and Film.
IT should be made clear at the
beginning there are no charges
against Judge Mack or Ambassador
! Bullitt, and the connection of HON.
er Cummings with the case is en-
tirely In keeping with the highest
/ ethical traditions of the legal pro-
fession. He Is simply a lawyer out
to earn himself another fee and in
his conferences with the Justice De-
partment on this case, the anti
trust division lawyers are most care
full they cont STUB their toes on an
other incident like that involving
another German Dye trust subsidi-
airy, Sterling Products, Inc. This
| flrm-thanks TO high pressure ac-
tiVities of another New Dealer now
| practicing law in Washington,
| Thomas Ct. Corcoran was white,
washed.
ALL X-NAZIS
All the individuals named IN the
| indictment against General Aniline
and Film are eX-GermanS, nat
uralized Americans, Dietreich A.
| Schmitz, president of Ct. A. F.. until
Judge Mack's recent election, is a
brother OF the Herman Schmitz of
Berlin who is head of 7. G. Farben
and repeatedly one of the Wealthiest
and most influential men In Ger
many-~a man who will still be rich
and World-powerful after Hitler is
licked and gone; Wilhelm H. Won
Rath, q. A. F.. secretary, another
naturalized American. These are
the principal persons indicted
Where Judge Mack and Ambassa-
dor Bullitt come into the picture is
through the staging of sham
battle within the g. A. F.. organiza-
ton. battle in which it is made to
appear the company Is rid OF its
German control and is now run 100
per cent for u. S. interest by 100
per cent Americans possessing the
unquestioned patriotism and loyalty
Of Judge Mack and Ambassador
Bullitt and represented by such dis
tinguished counsel as the ex-attor-
ney general, the Hon. Homer Stille
Cummings
MAY BOOST WAR PRODUCTION
1t is entirely possible that this ef-
fort to Americanize General Aniline
and Film Corporation will result In
100 per cent production for the good
OF the country In wartime. q. A. F..
is the SECOND largest manufacturer
Of Photographic equipment In the
United States and one of the three
largest manufacturers of dyes and
chemicals used in textiles, paints.
leather goods and plastics. Much OF
its output eventually finds its way
into material used by the war in
dustries
IT Is essential company of this
size and character remain IN Amer
lean control, not only during the
war but after. And no matter what
kind of window dressing Is shown
| to the public in the form of super
patriot directors and officers, the
fact remains that IS per cent of the
common stock Of G. A. F. is owned
by Swiss company which is con-
trolled by I. q. Farbenindustrie OF
Germany.
Profits from the operations Of
firms like these would even now be
going to Germany If it were not for
the freezing of German funds. IL
would not apply OF course. TO the
funds of naturalized Americans like
the original panel OF q. A. F.. officers
and directors. nor would 1T apply to
transfers OF funds to neutral SWitz-
crland.
More alarming than even this
profit motif however, are the po-
tentialities which tie-ups such as
this offer for espionage on Amer
lean war preparations. Doing bust
ness with the war Industries, Ger
uncontrolled firms have nat
ural and easy access to what goes
on and where. Curbing this form
of Industrial spying Is us important
| as preventing sabotage.