The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

Here are the main points WHICH
have stood out after the first
Jolt Of the report subsidized.
/. The five senators were not
called in by the President or
the State Department for con-
Sultation after they returned. De-
spite the fact that cooperation
with the senators Is all-important
and despite the fact that these
senators had first-hand knowl-
edge, no one in the executive
branch Of the government asked
them about 1t.
2. State Department policy has
been 50 generous with the British
(some senator's feel 1t was Chur-
chillian influence over F. D. RI
that American public opinion Is
likely to feel that the British
have put us on the little end Of
the Allied horn.
Such o Teversion Of public
opinion, 1t Is believed by the
majority Of Senate leaders, would
be tragic in the extreme, since
the backbone Of U. s. policy must
be cooperation with Britain. How.
ever, unless the State Department
and White House tighten their
policy, American public opinion Is
bound to become anti British. As
one Senator expressed 1t, "There
40 nothing the American people
resent more than being taken for
suckers"
LAND GRABBING
3. The five globe trotters
brought back q picture Of national
grabbing for territory and bases
which more than ever convinced
saner senatorial heads that the
only solution for world peace Is
collective security.
'Tf the Big Three-RuSsia, U.
s., and Britain - now begin
grabbing among themselves" re-
marked one senator, I'VE might
Just as well get ready for the
next war right away. Never were
three nations stronger and bet
ter equipped TO grab. The only
alternative is for these three
giants to work out their future
by cooperation and collective
security"
4. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Of Massachusetts, emerged not only
as the "chief villain" Of the
drama but the man who Is already
planning to play the role OF his
famous grandfather Is knitting
any collective security pact after
the war.
This was the conclusion not only
Of Democrats but Republicans,
some Of them New England neigh
bors Of Lodges. Both sides were
boiling mad. His only defend
ers were Senator Happy" Chand-
Ter, Of Kentucky, and Senator Hi
ram johnson, Of California, an
old friend Of Lodges grandfather
who helped him lead the fight
against the League Of Nations.
IN GRANDFATHER'S
FOOTSTEPS
Many years ago young Henry
Cabot Lodge confided to close
friends that 1t was his ambition
to follow in the steps of his iso-
lationist grandfather. To this
end he came to Washington as a
newsman, specialized in covering
Capitol Hill where he could get
acquainted with the Senate. Then
after serving in the MaSSachu-
sets legislature he was finally
elected to the U. s. Senate.
Considered by his colleagues
smarter than his grandfather,
young Lodge last week cleverly
laid the seeds for isolationist i'm
perialism during his speech at the
secret session. What especially
angered his colleagues was his
statement that Americans would
suffer q million casualties If Rus
STA withheld air bases in 81
IBERIA.
Sen. Russell of Georgia, chair
man Of the special world inspec-
ton committee, angrily jumped on
Lodge for this, pointing out that
General Macarthur had expressed
doubt as to whether u. s. troops
could hold Siberian bases after
they were given to US, because Of
their proximity to Japan.
HE JUMPED THE GUN
Senator Russell also gave Lodge
q rough dressing-d down for violat-
ing the common rudiments Of sem
atoriai courtesy by rushing into
print with this own personal adj
vance report on the trip. After
Il had been agreed that the five
Senator's would wait and make q
report together to the assembled
that II We start 10 do good 10 those
who are near at hand. We shall finc