The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-02
Walter WiHAcIAeII
In Ne1e York

" It's al8o harmful 70 q Roosevelt
agency ct the same timer The way
they figure, II would serve Roose-
welt right II we lost the war. They
could 60 right on hating him be-
tween hells to their savage masters.
Now those safe-at-homes want to
do some land-grabbing. After the
war, they point out, a man can set
himself up nice business down in
the Hallangone Islands, so let's put
the snatcheroo on them. What the
hell They only belong to Chinal
Now they go shylocking after
the islands Britain snapped us for
some second hand destroyers when
England needed the boats to save
her skin What, they moaned,
give up those elegant, lovely, per
fectiy ducky destroyers for a few
old moth-eaten islands that nobody
ever heard Of? All OF sudden
those islands have become solid pla-
tinum, with gold sidewalks and dia-
mond-Studded cutters I'VE wuz
robbed" they grieve, 80 gimme" 4.
It's odd they don't ask for chunk
of Germany, or sunny stretch Of
Italy, or q few nice miles of Japan.
How can you divide the Allies by
speaking harshly OF the enemy? d.
You'll note whatever the outfit calls
itself, or yells for, it still sticks to
the same old theme Of termiting the
Administration policy.
The stories OF small time actors
who make themselves look foolish
to get their kisSers in the papers
would fill boxcar, but the insiders
in Washington murder the Broad
way story-teller with their toppers
Of official hamming l.. +. They tell Of
one statesman, lobbyist kisser from
one of the lunatic fringe sectors,
who showed up every morning to
get his voting instructions. One day
his dictator told him to be sure and
vote may" for certain measure,
that the count was going to be
close and his ballot might he the
decider. The smallie started to
swell up with Importance and kind
Of scattered the word around that
he hadn't made up his mind. Plug
gers for both sides buttonholed him
urged him to cast the vote for
them. Still he played coy F.. Fin
ally, he crossed his hackers, voted
yes" and wrecked the bill. He got
big play in the papers next day
for his unselfish craftsmanship, his
fearless, incorruptible patriotism. He
was falling down drunk from pub
Lefty, out of his noodle :" Ma
CINE that" he crowed. II never
knew you could get written up nice
for doing the right thing"
Remember Pearl Harbor Dept:
The following news story appeared
on the front page OF the Oct. 28th
Holyoke (Mass) Transcript: "Con-
cord, New Hampshire (AP): A coll
lection to send Christmas gifts to
Japanese children was taken by the
Methodist Conference Women,s So
ciety. The women voted to send the
collection directly to Japan, where
gifts can be bought for distribution.
A committee Of u. s. Senators Is
preparing an investigation Of Lend
Lease In your reporters Opinion,
no investigation was ever more ILL
timed, and none could be more dam
gerous 1t will not be a probe Of
Lend-Lease. 1t will be an investiga-
ton OF our Allies.
The President gives us all q quar-
terly report on Lend-Lease. That
report states as much as the Com
mander-in-Chief can tell you of our
strength, without telling the enemy
Of our weakness :. The Senate in
vestigators, therefore, carry a heavy
responsibility. 1t Is more important
that the enemy be kept in the dark
than that few Senators be shown
the light :. Isolation from the rest
OF the world nearly wrecked this
nation And alienation OF our
friends, the Allies, can still do 1t
Isolation led to Pearl Harbor.
Alienation could lead to an Amer
lean Dunkirk.
Before the Senators start counting
the price Of victory, your reporter
reminds them of the cost OF defeat
The attack Of Montgomerys
brilliant 9Th Army cannot be meas
ured In war bonds. Nor the resist
ance of the Chinese route armies
measured In dollars and cents
The tanks, ships and airplanes we
sent to Russia, England and China
cost a lot In dollars. But the Eng
lish, Russian and Chinese soldiers
and sailors who died In them don't
even count the cost In their own
blood. Why remind these brave
men that we own the planes they
fly In and the ships they die in?
In my opinion, on the day that the
Senate starts It's investigation oil
Lend-Lease 1t assumes responsibility
for possible American defeat In d.
plomacy. And possible American
defeat In the field Lend-Lease
may 60 op trial before the United
States Senate. But the American
Senate goes on trial before history
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