The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-02
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF A
CUE REPORTER

From . Muncie stink-sheet, the
editor Of which Is one Of the "a
indicted for alleged sedition: Win
cheu Foments Hate and War. His
weekly task Is to aSsassinate char
acter and smear Christian Ameri-
cans. He Is stink bomb. He Is
two-legged skunk. We consider him
the most un-American influence OF
all. He tries " get US all in jail
on framed indictments. II seems
the hyena responsible would bring
1t TO trial after a year and a halI.
Are they scared to bring us TO trial,
Sheeney lover Winchell2 We think
so. Winchell also is trying TO get
us into q war with Argentina. WHAT
can you expect, Wincneu, when you
are put to death and go to help"
Love Letter Dept: Editorial in the
u. 8. Maritime Service Training Sta
ton paper: "One Of the best in
formed citizens of our modern times
Is Walter Winchell. Few people had
ever given him credit for under
standing anything about pubic af-
fairs. he was always known as q
gossip columnist, but several years
ago he started warning us about the
Nazis and JapS. Few took him seri-
ouSly. Unfortunately 1t re-
manned for time to prove him cor
rect. He is now keen analyst, and
what Is more important, he tells the
truth. Winchen has done America
and American fighting men a ire
111,
doing so even though politicians
with axes to grind have tried to
muzzle him. Keep going, Walter!
The servicemen are all behind you
and every thinking American is with
you 100 per cent?"
Excerpts from some letters from
servicemen: 'Dear Mr.. Wincheu: !
wish to report that Under Cover
has been removed from the shelves
of the libraries at Fort Benning,
Ca, due to a War Dept directive"
Il read your item about I'm
der Cover While at Fort Screven,
Ga, I personally read the notice,
posted on the bulletin board, about
turning in copies of the above
named book to the commanding Of
ficer."
This column, after sciSsoring the
names Of the senders, sent the let
tiers to the War Dept. This let
ter just came from Col. Stanley j.
Grogan, Bureau OF Army Public Re-
lationS: Dear MIR. Winchell: The
two letters enclosed came to this Of
flee for investigation. The COM
manding officer at Fort Benning re-
ports that Under Cover has not
been removed. The C. o. at Fort
Screyen reports that no notice di-
recting soldiers to turn over their
copies of it ever was posted on the
board at that post"
I don't believe 1t.
Chicago: Dear Winchell: The fol-
lowing isn't important enough for
your column but might give you a
chuckle. Your admirer in Congress,
Clare Hoffman, owns small cot
tage at the edge of the little vii
lage of Grand MaraiS, Mich, on the
shores Of Lake Superior, where he
has not endeared himself to the in
habitants. When Hoffman arrived
this summer there was new cap
tain at the life saving spot-pardon
me, Coast Guard. But Hoffman
didn't care anything about that
just his own pleasure. He proceeded
to go fishing without going through
any permission formula, etc. The
captain there sent for Hoffman. He
had him brought in. Unexplained
boats are not wanted on Lake SUI
perior, he was told. The great OBJ
structionist Hoffman was furious.
Didn't the cap'n know who he
WAS? He was Cong. Hoffman, by
heck! He could do as he pleased.
Such an insult to HIM! ETC., etc., ad
infinitum, blah, blah.
1.-THE captain listened in silence,
and the more insulting Hoffman got
the cooler became the cap. Then,
with one softly spoken sentence, the
captain did the trick /. He cooed:
wouldn't Walter Winchen enjoy
knowing this?' That's all, broth
err. Hoffman actually became po-
lite. Having stirred up so many
waters till they were troubled, it
seemed as if you might be pleased
to learn of one time when you acted
as the oil that smoothed them
down."
Lynn, Mass: Dear Winchell:
Your Argentina revelations are okay,
take 1t from an Irishman who has
lived among the Buenos Aryans for
ten years. Keep up the good work,
but first read The Battle for Bue-
nos Aires by Sax Bradford, Just
off the presses. Harcourt-Brace is
publisher. The real facts start on
page SO, and again at page 1862.
Bradford does nice job on Holly
wood shortcomings, plus the real
value Of Mo American r,rnnaoanda