The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18


employees tincluding Bella Fromme,
who wrote Bloody BanquetS") lived
was worse than you thought II was.
Analysing political aspects Is the
Job OF 1.-THE Politics Of This War;"
by Ray r, Harvey "and others"
(Harper ~ Bros: $260). This Ia O
collection Of opinions by Washing.
ton newspaper correspondents who,
II anyone should, know the insides
OF this war. Hobnobblng with gov
ernmental agencies, big Shots( when
you can get 10 'em), and the rank
and tile, they get every policital 70.
action.
Harvey has done O good lob Of
lining up the "others'. Among them
are Blair Moody and Russell Barnes
Of the Detroit News, Peter Edison Of
NEA Service, Washington column.
LIST; Ralph Hendershot OF the New
York World Telegram, Wesley Nc
Cune OF NewsWeek Magazine, and
WilliamS J. Enright Of the New York
Times.
SILVER LINING AFTER ALL
EDsON, along with discussing the
~ technical aspects Of the poll.
tics Of Conversion" flnds ono bright
spot 1.-THE war Is teaching the world
not only how to die, but also how TO
live" he says. "Nutritional stand.
ards are higher. PTefabricated hous-
Ing has come into It's own. Air con-
ditioning for every home and once
building and factory will come with
the new err 70 better housing and
living conditions" Let's hope we get
at least that much out OF this war,
On the front Itself, we have John
Lardners Southwest Passage
(Lippineott: So. In his typical light
vein, Lardner has painted o vivid
episode In the southwest Pacific; OF
his own life with the Yanks from
Australia 10 the Coral Sea, II tells
OF your boy and fnine and what
they're doiEg--and Il doesn't leave
any doubt that they are going 10 do
III Lardner, honestly, however, dc.
clares that no Is not m analyst
Speaking OF analysis again, there
ore tow new volumes out that dis
cusS highly important subjects
Russian and U, 3, relations, and
the history OF English -peaking pco-
ple. The former touches q. problem
that Is especially important right
now, and the latter discusses 0 unity
that should be. but isn't
AFTER THE WAR, WHAT?
81 A MEIsICA, RUSSIA AND THE
"a COMMUNIST PARTY IN
THE POSTWAR" by John l..
Childs and George 8. Counts tJohn
Day Co., Si,2S) Is O little book that
handles O touchy Subject-it empha.
sizes the proposition that fate Of
world peace and progress depends
on collaboration and understanding
between Russia and the u. 3. Giving
h basis for collaboration, the book
then points out slmilarities and dis
SiTnilarltles OF tho two governmental
systems and presents O number OF
points on which full agreement Afs
ther the war can be reached.
History OF the English.S Speaking
Peoples" by r. d. Mowat and Press
ton SloSson, Ia IN admirable work
tracing the language Of two OF the
largest nations on earth from its NE
ception TO tho present time. After
reading II, II you don't have an urge
TO clainor for full unity Of these
nations, maybe you've missed the
point (Oxford: o.
For q dip into blood and thunder,
n bit OF romance, and stuff. there's
tho following: Moscow Mystery" by
Ivy LitvinofI, wife Of the Russian
ambassador to the U. g. Coward
Mccain: $3.50; "Put out the
Light, by Ethel Lima White Char
pers: 9O; Murder In Tow" by
Christopher Hale fCrime Club: 92>;
yesterdays Madness" by Marian
CoclErell (Harpers: $3.50. Lattcr's
only one concerned entirely with
married life.