The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10

"A man Is entitled to vote as we'll as to fight" concluded Van- denberg.
 One thing he had in mind is the fact that most State legislatures are scheduled to meet next year, and number will not meet until after elections. Therefore, 1t is a safe bet that few legislatures would act on the recommendation of the Eastland Bill to pass ab- sentee soldiers vote legislation.
 Vandenberg's statement, togeth- CT with the fight waged by Sem ator Scott Lucas of Illinois, CO., author of the original Soldier-vote bill, were among the few high points of Statesmanship in one of the worst debacles of democracy so far seen among the so-called statesmen of the U. s. Senate.
 In contrast, there were many low points, one of them stirred up by white-thatched Senator James M. Tunnell of Delaware, who de- clared of the Eastland substitute: 'If the Senate does not want the boys to vote, let it say so fearless ly. Let us not use subterfuge and pretend we are giving them something when we are not"
 To this, Senator Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina replied:
 Doesn't the senator believe his State is patriotic enough as are other states - to call a special session of the legislature to provide an opportunity for the precious boys to voter"
 Raging with fury, Tunnell shot back: Why does the Senator speak so sarcastically by saying the precious bOys?'"
 Smith sputtered in confusion, did not answer the question. Fin ally regaining his composure after the emotional slip-up, the South Carolinian asked Tunnel if 1t would be impossible" to call sessions of State legislatures. Tun- nell replied that it would be impossible to get the soldiers to vote in accordance with the pro- posed substitute, and no one knows it any better than the sen- ator from South Carolina"
 "I do not know any such thing" replied Smith meekly.
 'Then the senator doesn't know as much as he should know" countered Tunnell amid laughter from the galleries.
 NOTE: Only Northern Demo- crats who voted against a clean cut voting system for soldiers were Walsh of Massachusetts, Walsh of New Jersey (Gov. Edison's new appointee from his own Edison company, and Rhode Islands Pe- ter Gerry, millionaire descendant of the Gerry who signed the Declaration of Independence. RED ARMY TO PAUSE
 The Big-Three conference is sure to be followed by 8 Hull on the Russian front. Military ex- perts agree that the Red Army will pause to gather strength for the coordinated blow against Ger many from the east, west, and south.
 Weather will play some part in this lull, for Russian roads are now boggy. But principal fac- tor will be the need to gather forces for the winter drive, timed to strike Germany at the same time as the invasion of western Europe, and 8 possible operation against the Balkans.
 The Red Army has advanced so far that lines of supply are stretched thin, and large areas be- tween the fighting front and the bases of supply are ravaged by the see-Saw of armies. Roads must be built, wires strung and rail- lines changed back from the Ger man to the Russian gauge.
 Thus, the Russian forces will be doing more engineering than fighting in the next few weeks. ONE MAN-WENDELL WILLKIE
 Here are the inside facts behind the isolationist book, "One Man Wendell Willkie," a critical take off on Willkie's "One WOrld", . brought out as part of the Stop- Willkie campaign.
 The author, c. Nelson Sparks, former Mayor of Akron, Ohio,