The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-30

this introduction would be small.
But the first edition was gobbled
up overnight, and congressman and
others began calling up and asking
for so copies or 50 apiece.
A rush order for q second edition
Of $4,000 copies had to be given to
the Government Printing Once, but
that's probably just the beginning.
Private publishers are begging for
reprint rights, and the little book
may find its way eventually to the
news stands for display alongside
"Ghastly Confessions" and Murder
OmnibooE." Government red tape
interferes with this last project a
little, for the Government Printing
Office won't sell on consignment
and won't allow book sellers who
will pay cash in advance to make
more than 25 per cent on their
sales, where as the custom OF the
trade Is q 40 per cent commission.
Regardless Of those restrictions,
ONCE Of War Information will bring
out a smaller, pocket-size edition
with reduced margins to save paper,
and arrangements are being made
to publish the work in Spanish, Por-
tuguese, Swedish and German at
least.
NO WHITE PAPER
"peace and War" has incorrectly
been referred to as an American
White Paper, but that's rniSnomer.
The first edition had a brown paper
cover and the second maroon. Also,
since neither Of these editions has
any documents, the publication isn't
really entitled to be referred to as
an official paper" in the strict
Interpretation Of diplomatic jargon.
The complete text will be the best
source possible on American foreign
policy in the dreadful 1931-4l de-
cade. The peace and War" intro
duction pamphlet just sums 1t oil
up in somewhat oficial but ahso-
lutely accurate language.
You will look in vain for any in
dication of authorship Of "Peace
and War" That's intentional. The
booklet Is a Department Of State
publication and thought 1t was Sec
rotary Of State Cordell Hull'S idea
to issue this introduction separate
ly and he guided its preparation,
credit for the work Is given to the
department as whole.
AS q matter Of fact, practically
every head Of every division In the
State Department read proof and
made suggestions or alterations to
insure that this would be a fool
proof job, with no chance Of an err
ror and no possibility of a kick-back
from some foreign propaganda
agency.
MAN WHO DID THE WORK
Research, first drafting, editing
and final preparation of peace and
War" were, however, the work Of
Carlton Savage, one Of the younger
counselors Of the department. He
has been working on peace and
War" since last spring.
Savage came to Washington in
1925 from Salem, Ore. He had been
principal Of high school and Sec
rotary and business manager Of the
state normal school, but, filled with
the idealiSn Of the Coolidge era Of
peace, he threw 1t all up and came
to the capital to get any kind Of
job he could find to play even O
minor part In maintaining that
glorious tradition. AS protege of
Senator Charles L. McNary, also OF
Salem, Savage. in 1927, finally did
get minor research job in the
State Department, and went on
from here.
In the piping times Of peace,
Savage made a special study of neu-
trality before the first World War
and edited a three-volume State
Department publication on that
subject. When the present war
broke out in Europe, Savage was
naturally the historical authority on
U. S. neutrality, so he was advanced
to more important drafting assign
mentS.
Savage is decidedly the Oregon
type Of State Department career
man, in distinction to the Groton-
Harvard type. And he is one of Sec
rotary Hull's more regular compan.
ions when the tall statesman from
the hills Of Tennessee takes an hour
or so of summer afternoon to play
croquet.