The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

never forgiven nor forgotte
 On the other hand, he has shown remarkable streakS of for giveneSs. Most notable recent ex- ample is the case of new Secre- tary of the Navy Forrestal. Very few people know of an incident which occurred little over year ago at Forrestals Georgetown mansion. But the President did.
 The General Electric company has developed new listening de- vice, on the principle of a dicta- phone, by which outside parties can pick up conversations as far away as three miles. The device is extremely sensitive and does not need to have dictaphone planted inside the room where the conversation is taking place.
 General Electric's ex-president Charley Wilson, efficient vice. chairman of the War Production Board, happened 10 have one of these devices and, one night, he tuned it in on the Forrestal home.
 It happened to be during the period when the Army and Navy were waging relentless war against the War Production Board, doing their best to Oust Donald Nelson and take over
 WIPE duties themselves. It was a bitter feud, and FOrrestal
 was holding a council of war at his home. Maybe the tuning
 in on the FOrrestal home was pure accident, maybe it wasn't.
 Anyway. it so happened that dining with Forrestal that night were Undersecretary of War Pat terson, Bernie Baruch, and one or two high-ranking Army offi- cers. The conversation during a large part of the evening consist ed of criticism of the Administra- tion, especially of the War Pro- duction Board, and including the President himself.
 TRANSCRIPT SHOWN TO FDR
 Bernie Baruch's high voice could be heard distinctly. taking some tough raps at his old friend, FDR. As Baruch is deaf, the others talked in rather loud voices, among them Forrestal, who gave out his share of Presidential cri- ticism.
 In fact, the criticism of the Commander-in-Chief was so viz orous, and plans for Army-Navy taking over of the War Production Board were matched in such de- tail, that Wilson and Donald Nell son took transcript of the con- versation down to the White House.
 The President seemed to en-
 joy the story. His chief com
 ment was: Lock up that trans
 cript in . safe and keep if there.
 Somebody will try te steal it."
 Five copies were made and locked up. But since then. the President has spent a whole month at the South Carolina home Of his friend and critic, Bernie Baruch. And despite the fact that the press has report ed Folrestal talking to COP Sens ators about his lining up with a prospective COP Presidential candidate. FDR hos now appoint ed Forrestal Secretary of the Navy.
 NOTE; One old ieud which once caused real bitterness was between Al smith ard the President. Smith attacked FDie for years. The two former friends were considered die-hard enemies. But recently, when Mrs. smith died, the Presi- dent sent Al a beautiful tele- gram. Al is expected to come out for a fourth term.
 IsOLATIOkIsT's REVIVAL
 After . long sabbatieal silence. following the pre-Peari Harbor eg- pose Of his pr0-Nazi connections, Congressman stephen A. Day Of llonois stuck his neck out the other day in the House in a de- bate with Administration spokes- men that had the galleries agog for fifteen minutes.
 Day delieyered windy harangus against postwar international tanglements" that vas remlnls- cent of his isolatlonlst writings for Flanders Hall, tine NaEi-eon- trolled publishing house in New Jersey which Washington Merry 0o-Round exposes helped to ehof' out Of business. However. befof he bald, portiy Illinoikan vas fir
 shed. young Rep. Albert Gore Tennessee and House maiorit leader John Mccormack gave him s workout he hadn't bargained for.