The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-18

kLGSuO4Ak AGGIht0 tO tAAAo COkl At first, Secretary of State Hull blamed the leak on former Underseeretary Sumner Welles, which actually nobody, not even Hull, himself, believed, Especially nobody believed 1t when other in. formation. written long after Welles left the State Department, was leaked.
 And after the telegram to Lon- don from Sir Olaf Caroe in India, declaring Ambassador Phillips persona non grata, was published, the British nearly went frantic, Next Q. m, six British Secret Service men and two burglar alarm experts arrived at the Bii. tish Indian Oftice in Washington. They combed every file, took finserprints from important docu- nents, examined locks and win dows. Finally, after every one left that evening, they put tape over each file, making it iin- possible to open without breaking the tape.
 Next mornnIg, however, one file had been broken open.
 Meanwhile, British Intelligence, after first blaming Vice Presi- dent Wallace for leaking the Phil- lips letter because of Wallace'S Humanitarian democratic views, now claims to have traced the leak directly to the door of the White House.
 British diplomatic sleuthS have concluded Jnfidentially that FDR wanted Philips letter published, in order to give him a better bar- gaining pISition with Churchill. They fisl le that Roosevelt'S posi- ton rC CIirding India B now strength Iled, that he can point to on aroused U. 8. public opinion as to British delays in In. dia, and so demand from chur- chill Q houSe-cleaning of the en. tire Indian situation.
 That is the way European diplomacy frequently works, so the British think American dip- plomacy works the same way. DEWEY AND THE PRESS
 Unlike President Roosevelt, who frequently delights in claShing with neWSmen, Gov. Dewey goes out of his way to stroke the fur of the press.
 Whenever c new reporter joints the Dewey special train, the goV- ernor is tipped off by his alert public relations staff and makes c special point of greeting him. Even when Dewey has not previ. ouSly met the newSman, he will surprise his conference by calls ing the newcomer by name,
 The other day, on Dewey'B barn. storming trip, cauStic Paul Ward Of the Baltimore Sun joined the Dewey train. At the next press conference, Ward took rather remote position on the left. Dewey, apparently informed in advance that Ward had joined the train greeter him aB follows: Well, MT. Ward, glad to see you. But what arc you doing way over there in the left.fleld bleachers?"
 Out of the corner Of his mouth, but loud enough so everyone could hear, Ward rc. pIiedi "I'm here to catch foul
 balls"
 Dewey smiled, had no come. back.
 THE BUND IN NEW JERSEY
 one of the reddeSt faces on Capitol Hill is that of reaction. ary Representative Parnell Thoins as of New Jerg-., chief COP member Of the Dies committee. For several years he has spent his time largely prosecuting ex- professors and liberals In the gov. ernment who once were connec" cratic organizations.
 ted with progressive and demo-
 It took another Republican, fortnight, faIr.fninded Senator Homer Ferguson Of Michigan really to uncover unsAmerican ac. tiyitieS which Congressman Thomas should have discovered long ago. For they were in ThorI1- as' own backyard - in fact, in his own district in New Jersey.
 Senator Ferguson, with Demo. cratic Senator James Tunnell of Delaware, vent to New Jergey as part of the Senate Campaign Exc pendlturcs Committee and dis. covered that two friends of the German American Bund had col- lected 9b0,0O0 annually from the wealthy New Jersey Republicails,