The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-20

They believe some of the mis-
takes of the war might have been
avoided had there been more CO.
operation in the past.
Leader of this group is far
sighted Senator Wiley of Wiscon-
sin, who, nearly three years ago,
saw what might be coming and
introduced resolution-Fecruary
1941-calling upon Secretary Hull
to give the Senate the true pic
ture of the international situation,
especially in the Far East.
But Wiley's resolution was
froWned upon by the State De-
partment, got nowhere. Could
Hull have been persuaded to re-
port to the Senate then preSum-
ably he would have included the
warning of U. S Ambassador
Grew, who had told Hull, in Janu-
airy, 1941, that the Japs were
ready for war and that an at
tack could be expected anytime.
Senate leaders are confident
that, if they had had close CO.
operation with Secretary Hull,
they could have persuaded Con-
gress - even Senate isolationiSts
to vote more money for planes,
and could have Kept the nation
much more on the alert. Thus,
Pearl Harbor might not have hap
pened.
with knowledge of Crews
report" says Senator Wiley,
I'VE would not have been caught
with our suspenders off. With
more cooperation between Hull
and the Senate, we might now
be one year ahead in the Pa
fic. Hull is making good be-
ginning, but it is three years
late. Let's hope such c0opera-
ton will be our constant prac-
tice in the future"
KITCHEN QUEENS ABDICATE
Henry Wallace is beginning to
wonder if women war workers will
ever go back to their kitchens. His
doubts came like a flash during a
talk he was giving TO q group of
war workers at the White Motors
plant in Cleveland.
He thought the women in over
alls were particularly intrigued by
the passage of his speech describ-'
ing the effect which new inven-
lions would have on postwar
households. Waving enthusiastic,
he described the new ice-boxes,
heating equipment, maybe even
automatic diaper-changers.
Then he came to the punch
line. 'These things will all be
waiting for you women when
you go back into the home"
Instead of cheering, the fem
mime audience groaned. Wal
lace suddenly adced-"if you
want to go back!"
The women broke into loud
cheers.
CORN-PRICE WAR
The corn war is on again-to
determine whether to let the price
rise above present ceilings. Last
summers battle on the same issue
was settled by holding the ceiling,
but the pressure for a rise is now
stronger than ever.
Basic problem, is the growing
shortage of feed grains in dairy
and poultry sections, especially in
the East. That shortage Is not
acute now. Lecause farmers are
using their homegrown grains,
but these will run out soon,. and
the great stocks of Midwest
grain will have to move East if
flocks and herds are to be kept
alive.
AS usual, Agriculture officials
are lined up on one side, OPA
on the other. Here is the lineup:
Howard II. Tolley, Chief of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
says fatty that the price of corn
must go up, so that corn-hog
farmers will find it more profit
able to sell their corn than to
feed it to hogs.
J. b. Hutson, assistant director,
Of the Food Production Admins
tration, takes the same view as
Tolley, and has more to say about
the decision IS head of an action
agency.
Richard Gilbert, OPA economist
says, "The price of corn will go
up over my dead body" He con-
tends q nricn iOcraaSa would Lot