The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-03
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 Tho hyttesical attempts by the Messrs. Mccormick and 0annett, ct al, Co hraBa-knuckle the sensational sxpuse, Under Cover" has flopped. The fast click is among the top best sellers, with the Chicagoan's pubs Iisl1ed Blast Cat its aithor) selling over 5000 copies there the next morning .. Some editorialists yroaned that the Quebec confab iidn't produce enough drama The men who are dying all over the world for the1e editorial writers aren't dramatic enough for them. Hmf Somebody oughta remind Frank Sinatta and the other over. lighters - that Wee Bonnie Baker (she revived Oh, Johnny, Oh, Johnny, Ohhh) was just as fa- nous Temporarily Arnnog other lads who xnaed the blood hot are those diplomats whose job 1t is to keep nations palsy-walsy, but can't get along with each other How about the state Dept joining the 40 other States7 {. Sumner Welles' friends have told FDR that the least he was entitled to was trial as an ordinary vagrant. The last shot has not been triggered {. That's the troubl ewith right wing victories. They can't cash them in. !. The trouble with Sumner Welles Is that he Just wouldn't believe any. body would throw a low punch.
 
 The CBs shortwave listening post the other night reported that Capt. Hideo Hiraide, chief of the Jap Navy Press Dept, was relieved of his command For his frequent Jap claims to have annihilated the U. s. Pacific Fleet" And then there's Congressman Melvin Maas, who after . few days of Navy duty there returned and scared Us by announcing carelessly that the Japs had sunk all our ships Cong. Clare Hoffman and flannel l-mouth Gerald Smith shared a Cleveland platform the toher day. Hoffman
 hoffwit) referred to Gerald as Brother Smith" and Smith called him "Clare" Isn't that sweetp -. Some alleged peace lovers are now. producing e lot of wind for 6 negotiated peace For some strange reason these very same people never stumped for peace when the Axis was winning.
 Making goo-goo eyes at Badoglio and the "moronic little king" hasn't stopped their Fascists from trying to kill Americans The monkey wre thcnbrie shrdlu cmfwy potinet wrench tribe should be reminded that you cannot c\!eat your enemies by debating with your allies |. Reporter Krock of the Times har- pooned those who clamped a half nelson on the State Dept by lahel- ing them commies and fellow-trav- elers. But the most devastating blast directed at the State Dept came from his own paper Repu- table newspapers have had to give up many adverts because of the newsprint shortage. Yet tons of pa- per are being wasted daily by Nad- inspired stench sheets. Why's that? A few months ago we tried to raise our voice in protest against personal feuds between Washington officials, including the one of Hull and Welles. But MT. Blue Pencil over at the network ruled other wise. Today all networks use 1t G. an itsm. Hoo, hmm.
 waAA A..~-.~s aMsa. x1n~~VA A-aa~.n.~ (our Chicago boSs) reported in part: 'McWIllianns' activities were aired by Q nationally known columnist. Later McWilliamS was fired from his job with Chicago company" |. What's.a-matter, bub, am opposi- tion7 Well, it's about time .-. {. l mean the Liberty ship to be named after Haywood Broun Monday |. When 100 per cent Republican Kel- land urged post-war cooperation with the winning Russians-many anti-New Dealers yipped braves. The same gents who pulled the carpet from under the toes of Vice. President Wallace for saying the same thing Cong. Dies bounced upon . government eInploye because he was . ballet dancer MT. Dies (who once Ssid he welcomed hon. est criticism) always seems to be looking the other way when certain Americans dance the goose-step.
 Our relations with Russia have reached the glaring stage. Yet some of our diplomats go out of their way to toss posies at a nation that's been playing ball with our foes-Spain. The promised probe of the rabble-rousing rats in Detroit has found . grave in Q pigeon-hole. af- ter one of those phony investiga- tions So what happens? .. After the G-Men collared spies in Detroit 1t is revealed that the spies