The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14
NOTES or A NEwsPAPERMAN

NOTES OF A NEWbPAPEhMAN
Dear Walter WinchelI," affec-
tionately writes Vivian Gardner OF
Dayton, Ohio. Il noted on the cover
flap Of Bob Casey's book that you
made claim to his famous saying
about newspapermen being such in
teresting people. I've written Bob's
publishers inclosing an item from
your column in the Wiconsin New
milwaukee, back in 1885 or SO. I've
carried 1t all that time. To quote
your column, you distinctly para
graphed: We always liked Bob
Casey,S parody on the cliche: 1T
must be swell being a newspaper
man you meet so many inter-
citing people" Casey, a big-time
Chicago scribe, says: IT'S nice be-
ing In the newspaper business
where you meet so many interest
ing people because they're in
It'll" To this you added Jimmy
Cannon snapper. So I've asked the
publisher just when you claimed 1t
as original. I'm a former Staffer
on the Wisconsin News and am here
writing for an Air Force technical
mag This Is another time you've
caught heckler looking sappy."
George Messersmith, our ambas-
sador to Mexico. told reporters that
ne Is "disgusted with the derosa-
tory statements made by the Amer
lean press and radio about KING
Carol =. More disgusting is an
American diplomat who filings his
weight against U. S. neWspapermen
and defends a king with a pro-
Naz record-who ruled his people
like a tyrant whose agents
worked against the United States
who aided our enemies - whose
whole record proves that he hates
everything democracy stands for.
MeSserSmith is part of the
State Dept, and Carol IS persona
non grata with them. How come
the State Dept hasn't done any
thing about Messersmith's reported
remarkS??? His name doesn't
remind you of an American diplo-
mat, but a Nazi plane!
AAoVC ~ ah6C NOAhOAuCDCCs
tax bill just adopted by the House
provides a big tax boost on single
men and women with incomes Of
$1,000 or less However, the
same bill reduces the taxes of one
group: Those who are in the $4,000
to $4,000 income group P. S..
A congressmans salary Is $4,000
per year.
States Cong. Hoffman: Accord
ing to ONE radio commentators,
some editors and writer's of COL
umns, the country could do with
out all of us while they directed
the government" Could be.
But one thing we are certain of:
Newspapermen couldn't do any
worse than the Hoffmans in Con-
gresy. ,.r...f.. ~ =
The current Life has an engross-
ing essay by their correspondent,
Carl Mydmans, who just returned
from Japan. One observation in
it deserves repetition: Despite the
Jap propagandists' new respect for
Americas power, they temper their
warnings about it with encourag-
ing news of Americas internal
problems. We who have been away
Tor two years can tell you all about
the Zoot suit riots, the coal strikes,
the train wrecks and industrial
sabotage, the race riots, the black
markets, the successes Of isolationist
congressman, the shabby politics,
the grumbling under rtaioning". :.
n short when Americans on
me home front refuse to aid their
country they just aid their coun-
try'S enemies. Yet some sapS tell us
we cna separate domestic policies
from foreign policies!
This is why nOnsenSOrShip drives
newSboys nutz: British gazettes
we're not allowed to publish stories
about the Cairo confab, taken from
Reuters, the British news agency,
or from the official version but
only from German broadcasts .
The German broadcasts were based
on the Reuters stories!
Every day our dailies carry dis
patches reporting that Argentina is
growing more Nazified. 1t is also
revealed that Gen. Ramirez is try
ing to organize a Latin American
bloc aimed against the United
States Meanwhile. too many
editorialists in this country are
wasting paper throwing barbs at
Winchell for denouncing Argentina
and ignore evidence proving that
Argentina is danger to America S
security .. The dopes.