The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-07
Walter WiHlcheu
In NeIC York

giving them enc sxsAlp There
have hene many films about the
enemy within, but the intellectual
legit theater has hy-paSsed this
vital and dramatic theme .
Wonder what Joe McWillians Is
thinking about
No congressman has raised his
voice against the Esquire ruling
which muExled it. But congress
sional iack-ostriches screech about
civil liberties when attempts are
made to take any pro.NaEi sheet
on tot circulation -. He has clicked
rs q playwright, movie director
and actor, yet you hear little about
Elliott Nugent, o genius over at
this desk Movie people struggle
hard to reach the pinnacle, yet they
mar their careers by offering care
less performances as radio guest
stars If you could hear any
returned soldier rave about how
wonderful blood plasma is--and the
miracles 1t performs you'd never
hesittae giving your blood The
hushed, tense reaction by audiences
to the dramatic Tarawa newSreelS
proves that such films do more to
wither complacency than hundreds
OF speeches. The flu epidemic
disillusioned many who believed
vitanin pills would turn them into
Supermen.
One reporter couldn't get an an
swer from the President when he
prodded him for q statement on n
4th term. Then, a few days later,
the reporter stated FDR would run
again. Wonder why he bothered the
President about 1t when his tea
leaves had already given him the
scroopp Add things hard to
dope out: The APP reports that n
soldier was refused a furlough to
visit his l3-year old sister, who was
dying. Remember all that publicity
about the soldier who got fur
Tough to visit his dying dogp t.
The rule barring congressman from
active service in the armed forces
will soon be lifted. Good to learn
that. tn be refreshing to see a
solon fighting for America instead
of agains THE man who was given
majority by the voters.
The N. Y. Sun editorial page de.
scribes some utteranceS OF Senators
and others as "niSchievous nom
sense" Meaning those who specu-
late on the ratio Of American 70
British troops in the planned in
vasion Over at our house we
amt that prissy. The proper words
for such tactics are subversive and
treacherouS Life recently ran q
pungent note on that theme. So far
the number of ground troops en-
gagged in battle is concerned-Amer-
ica's contribution TO the Allies is
less than that made to the Axis by
Rumania Reliable news wire
services helped circulate a phony
story that hurt MRS. Roosevelt's
reputation. Investigation revealed
that the story story was based on
rumor without a fact to back 1t
up. Can you imagine all the ia
doodle that would have been
whipped up II this colyumer was
that careless?
For a vivid example Of hypocrisy
In full bloom We give you q slice OF
an editorial from John L. Lewis
rag. In a vicious attack on the
Win the War Administration, 1t
demagogues: Its our guess that
when the war Is over the boys at
the front and the people at home
who have made the sacrifices will
speak up and assert their rights and
determination to maintain the
American way Of life" >. Look who
love the American way Of hfel John
l.. Lewis, who has done everything
possible 20 undermine the Ameri-
can way Of life during its most
dangerous crisis Look who at
tempts to speak for boys at the
front! John L. Lewis, who Is
loathed by soldiers as much as they
detest their enemies and perhaps
more Look who talks about
sacrificesl John L. Lewis, who was
willing to sacrifice American lives
in order to show his own muscles.
-. It's this reporters guess that
when our boys return from the front
Lewis will probably start wearing
bullet-proof vest.