The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-30
Walter Winc11ell
In NezV York

Ramp, head of The Constitutional
Educational League, claims the
statements in it about him and the
league are libelouS That's a
good one {. Ramps league is list
ed in the Federal indictments as a
tool for the alleged subversives over
here Under Cover" has also
brought its author threats from the
Frontiers Frontiers never did
like getting kicked in the rear.
Editorial page cartoonist Tai
burt's THE Old Boot Loses Its
Heel picture delighted the Sunday
night commentator whose last line
a few broadcasts ago was: The
Italian boot is about to lose its heel"
>. The other night woman poi"t-
ed a finger at civilian and said:
You aren't in uniform!" E.
Neither are Roosevelt, Stimson and
Krox!" he replied :. Gerald L. K
Smith must be giggling. He devotes
his career to spreading trouble in
Detroit and elsewhere, but Detroit
officials blame everyone for the
recent trouble there, except Smith
and his morons :. That city prom
ises indictments for the riots
Meaning what? . Three riot in
citers we're indicted there year
ago and haven't come to trial
yet In fact, one of them still
has his defense job there
While we invade our enemies-we
kid-glove enemies who have in
vaded us.
A reporter named Allan Chase
didn't like the looks of Frances
govt in Spain So he went into
the Latina American countries to
learn more about it. He found
out You'll find it in his new
book, "Falange," and he offers data
to move your eyebrows to your hair
line . Chase is no punch-puller
{. Names names, dates and places
You'll be surprised whom you
meet in his pages .. A one-time
household name movie gal star, for
instance Another person men
toned still sits pretty in high govt
office In Cuba, Chase reveals,
the Falange found the going a bit
tougher, although one editor there
supporting Frances group was hon
ored in New York at a University
getting a prize in jarnalism!
Read it and thank Allan Chase.
Memory Dept: Remember the
Americans who screamed that Fas-
cism was invincible? Remember
how thew urged you to appease the
axis - because the urgers insisted
we were too weak to fight back?
Remember the names they
called Americans who urged that
something be done to stop the
spread of hate here? w.. Remember
how they described Fascism as
the wave of the future? And
now that wave of the future is a
small swamp of the past.
In 1890 General Smedley Butler
(winner of two Cong Medals pub
licly criticized Mussolini After
the story broke about II Ounces
motor car crushing child In
the hit-and-run manner . . That's
what General Butler called him-a
hit-and- g. In a speech at
the Contemporary Club, Philly :.
Mussolini protested via the Italian
Embassy :. AS a result, the Navy
ordered a court-martial but la
ter rescinded it Now it is Col
yumist Sam Grafton who is scolded
for referring to the King of Italy,
as that moronic little king" >. :.
But why? The moronic little
king says the war is to be con-
tinued - and His Royal LoWness
signed the Declaration of War
against the U. S.!
Producer Casey Robinson con-
Guided 462 interviews and tests with
the announcement that Glenn YER
non, juvenile from the cast of
Junior Miss" has been signed for
major role in RKO Radios RE
venge." The part is that of Is
year-old Russian boy. Starring
roles will be played by Toumanova,
beauteous Russian ballerina, and
Gregory Peck, sensational Broadway
actor. Alan Reed, from the New
York cast of Lunt and Fontannes
1.-THE Pirate" and known to radio
fans as "Falstaff Openshaw" on the
Fred Allen program, has also been
announced for an important role.