The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29

This Is in accord with Secre-
tary Cordell Hull's long cherished
free trade policies and was one of
the trump cards Roosevelt had
up his sleeve to play at Teheran,
calculated to please land-locked
Russia.
Out Of the Teheran Confer
ence is sure to come a free
port at IStanbul and free ac-
cess through the DardaneIles
to the Black Sea. This is of
vital importance to Russia, al
ways nervous over being cut off
from the Mediterranean.
You are probably sure to see
another free port at Basra, the
harbor at the head of the Persian
Gulf. This is another potential
outlet to the sea for Russia. For
a century, however, Russia was
blocked by the British, who
dreaded the idea of Russia reach
ing down toward the Indian ocean
and India.
For years Russia has stretched
out to find an outlet to the sea.
This was behind construction of
the Trans-Siberian Railway and
development of Vladivostok. 1t
was also behind the Russian con-
quest Of Manchuria and the sub
Sequent RuSSo-Japanese War. 1t
was also a cause of the Crimean
War between Britain and Russia.
Finally 1t was behind Russia's
attack on Finland.
If the Big Three settled this
age-Old problem at Teheran, as
the diplomatic grapevine re-
ports, it will 60 a long way
toward eliminating one import
ant contributor to war.
NOTE: Free access to the OAR
daneles Is reported one of the
most important questions dis
cussed by FDR and Churchill with
President Ismet Inonu. Turkey is
expected to get some territorial
compensation for freeing the OAR
danelles. A free port at Hong
Kong was also reported discussed
at Cairo, but Churchill refused
to turn it back to the Chinese.
DOCTORS IN TROUBLE
1t hasn't leaked out, but the
staid, dignified American Medical
Association has just escaped an
other indictment by the Federal
Government.
1t came as an aftermath of the
Governments antitrust suit
against the doctors for restrain
ing trade, and for refusing, among
other things, hospital facilities,
etc, to Group Health co-opera-
tive. The case went all the way
up to the Supreme Court and
the ANA was finally enjoil.ed to
cease its discrimination against
Group Health and similar organ
izations.
The other day, however, the
Justice Department learned that
the Medical Association had
Disseminated against DIR. Mario
ScandiffiO, head of Group
Health, by refusing him mem
bership in its organization. This
was in direct violation of the
court degree.
So the Justice Department
wrote a letter to Olin West, Sec
rotary of the ANA, In Chicago.
Almost Immediately, word came
that the District of Columbia unit
of the American Medical Associa-
ton had suddenly opened its arms
and unanimously invited DR..
Scandiffio to be member.
The Justice Department is
watching the situation but, for the
time being, will move no further.
CAPITAL CHAFF
Publicly, Senator Joe Guffey of
Pennsylvania has a 100 per cent
liberal record. But in the secrecy
of the Senate Finance Committee,
he works for putting prolific back
into war - by abolishing renego-
tiation of contracts A poll of
the GENIAL farm State, Iowa, by
the NJ Moines Register indi-
Gates that FDR may win the Sub
sidy fight after all. 1t shows a
majority Of Iowa people favoring
subsidies Each week, alert
with reference to ourselves we will