The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22

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 A good many military and dip- lomatic matters are discussed di- rectly between the White House and Stalin, and this apparently was one of them. Anyway, the State Department got word that the Russian Government was in terested in having Father Orle- manski come to Moscow, and so, as in the case of most such Al- lied requests, this one was promptly granted.
 The church hierarchy, hearing about the matter, immediately made inquiries aimed to stop the issuance of 8 passport but, al- though the State Department dis tens sympathetically to church requests, in this case the pass port was considered out of State Department hands.
 The White House had taken the view that, if Stalin thought he could reconcile Polish and Russian views, plus relations be-
 tween Russia and the Catholic
 church, through Father Orle-
 manski, no stone should be placed in his path.
 Meanwhile, a Soviet plane was sent to Detroit, and the priest got aboard before church officials could make any other efforts to stop him. The route the plane took, via Alaska and Siberia, is one of the most secret of the war, and has been accorded only to a few people, such as Wen- dell Willkie, on special request. U. s. ambassadors ordinarily have to go the longer way via Europe. COP RUNNING
 MATE FOR FDR?
 Around the White House, it is whispered that it wasn't entirely diplomatic business that brought U. s. Ambassador John Winant back from London. Tn fact, some of FDR's friends hint that the President has Winant in mind as his running mate on a Republ- conference.-the coalation ticket. The President first got to know Winant when the lormer was gov- ernor of New York and the latter was governor of New Hampshire. FDR was close to several Repub- lican governors at that time, an- other being Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
 After he entered the White House, the President appointed Winant as U. s. representative to the International Labor Office in Geneva, then brought him back to head the Social Security Board, later made hm U. s. Ambassador to Great Britain.
 Those around the President
 find him turning over in his
 mind the idea of 8 prominent, liberal Republican as his rum ming mate. Probably this dates from his reading of the life of Abraham Lincoln and the fact
 that, in the war election of
 1864, Lincoln, a Republican, purposeIy drafted a Democrat, Andrew Johnson, to be Vice. President.
 Various Republicans have been talked about or scrutinized by the President, including War Produc- tions Board wizard Charles Will son and Undersecretary of State Ed Stettnius. But lately, the Presl- dent is reported veering to Ambassador Winant, on the ground that Winant, having spent some time abroad, would be best qualified to handle foreign policy and mold the peace, if and when FDR himself should want to step down after the war is over.
 PATTON SPEECH LEAK
 The Army is still irked over the manner in which General Pat tons London speech-that Eng land and Amerca were destined to rule the world-leaked past the censor. It was supposed to have been stopped by Col. Jock Law renee, press relations aide to Gen. eral Eisenhower and one of the ablest public relations men in the business.
 Lawrence was a public relations counsel for the motion picture in-