The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-17

state Assembly. He Is Ora n.
Rice, listed as clerk on Smiths
office staff at $500 . year,
Thus Rice knocks down Fed
eraI salary Of $3.50 and then
turns around and gets q state
salary Of $1,000 o year. He
spends all Of his time In WOs.
consin on state matters, and
what he does in WasF ingtOn re-
mains q mystery.
This isn't the only case OF
absentee payroll padding In the
Wisconsin delegation. Thomas F..
DaVlin, former State Highway
Commissioner Of Wisconsin, has
been hauling down a $3,600-a-year
salary as secretary" to represen-
tative Harry Sauthoff, Wisconsin
Progressive, since last February.
Davlin worked only two weeks in
the office in March, and has been
A. w. o. L. ever since.
Asked about Davlin's where
abouts, Sauthoff replied blithely:
Hes in Madison. But expect
he'll be down here before long In
case you want 10 se him about
something"
INDIA AND u, 8.
Despite the Churchill visit and
the impending campaign In Bur-
ma, conditions inside India still
remain one sore spot where Anglo
American relations, frank and
friendly as they are. could staEd
some cleaningup.
All OF the Presidents special
advisers have brought home more
or less the same reports. They
include: Laughlin Currie, member
Of the White House staff; ex-Un-
dersecetary Of War Louis John.
son; Special Ambassador Billy
Phillips.
Latest evidence OF Indian sore
spots Is a report to Leo Crowley,
new Economic Warfare Admins
traitor from his New Delhi repre-
sentative. John Fischer, who
writes:
1.-THE Government o. Ida,
the British Army, and many
Indian businessmen view the
opening Of an DEW Economic
Warfare) office here with frank
and deep-roOted suspicion. This
suspicion Is not directed 1t us
alone; II falls on all American
representatives in India.
1.-THE American Mission was
established here in 1871 In the
face Of considerable reluctance
on the part Of the Government
OF India. previously the United
States had not been permitted
even q consulate In New Delhi.
The owl, OSS and even Lend
Lease representatives have told
us that they have been received
here with open misgivings - and
In the case Of the L4rst two
agencies, sometimes with hos
tiItty. Before our arrival the
Government of India raised a
number Of questions regarding
our mission with the American
Mission,
We have reason TO believe
that our movements have been
here and in England and that
surveillance Is likely 10 con-
tinue.
REASONS FOR GOODNESS
There seem to be two main
reasons for this attitude" Fischer
reported to Crowley.
81 The faar 49,
representatives may send to
washington, through channels not
subject to British censorship.
information concerning the in
ternal situation in India. This.
the government of India seems
to believe, might stimulate Ameri-
can sympathy for the Nationalist
movement and criticism of the
Governments ineffective admin
sstrative techniqueg.
". Fear Of American postwar
commercial competition. This
concern seems to be shared alike
by the British and many large
indian businessmen. Il has been
50 pronounced that the Mission
thought 1t expedient. shortly be-
fore our arrival to assure the
government that DEW activity IN
india Is In no way concerned with
trade promotion.
TO effset the eeeI attitude Of
the Government Of India, The
American Mission has received
- with 3 heipfulness ana kinA.
Illness which has exceeded *.
peetatlene We age confident
that despite Ell this We can
manage fairly well. alihongh pa.
thence ant eiFcunnspectlrn win
De necessary"
NOTE; Previous Roosevelt ennis.
saFies 70 India had reported slnh-
lar suspicion on the part o. Bri-
tleh Big business. especially toward
American ideas e greater homo