The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-03

emphasized various deficiencies in
FDR's leadership for permanent
peace.
Bridges Is one Of the Senate
Republicans who has a spotless
record when it comes to coopera-
ton with the President on the
war and on his entire foreign
policy. Long before Pearl Harbor,
when other Republicans were try
ing to hamstring the Administra-
ton, Bridges was out in front
fighting for Roosevelt's main war
ideas.
For that reason, what he had to
say the other day was much more
effective. Bridges main thesis
was:
"The American people are
not going to rest content with
any issue out Of this present
struggle which results merely
in q re-shuffled game Of balance
Of power politics. We are not
going to welcome any new
tangled sort Of imperialisnl-will
never acclaim any outcome Of
this present cataclysm which
merely sOws the seeds Of an
other and more horribly devas-
tating war;"
WEAK POINT IN FDR'S ARMOR
Senator Bridges then put his
finger on what some Republican
strategists believe may be teh
weak point in Roosevelt's war
policies, his apparent lack Of
conviction that this war is not
Just another war, to followed
by more wars and more power
politics.
why Is 1t, Mr.. President"
asked Bridges, ''that you no
longer talk about a peace that
shall endure? Is this why the
New York Times of Dec. IS,
1913. quoted you in your press
conference as saying:
"'The Allied conferences were
motivated by the general
thought that they did not want
another war in the lifetime Of
the present generation
Does this mean" asked
Bridges, shat already you have
been forced TO compromise the
ideal Of an enduring peace?"
Bridges also quoted the Satur-
day Evening Posts recent articles
by Forrest Davis on the Teheran
conference - articles supposed
to have been initiated by FDR in
advance and which represent the
President as believing that here
after only countries whit an album
ance of manpower and resources
plus huge industrial plants can
engage in the bushes Of war"
Not only COP strategists. but
some of the Presidents own
friends believe this may be weak
point in the Presidents armor
and, even more important, a weak
point as far as the nation is con-
cerned.
From the Republican view Pint,
however. 1t Is only 0 few men who
supported the President before
Pearl Harbor, such as Senator
Bridges, who can effectively cri-
ticize. Most other Republicans
can't very well throw stones.
POLITICAL PROPHET LUCE
Every year Harvard University
awards the Nteman Fellowghips
10 newgmen for outstanding jour.
nalism, A dinner is held when the
awards are made.
This years dinner was attended
by Harry Luce, publisher Of Life,
Time and Fortune, and more re-
Gently q budding owner OF an In
ternatlonal airline and OF q radio
network, and O promoter Of
emzry0 Presidents.
After the dinner. Luce and
others sat around chatting.
Among other things. he declared
that en- anti Roosevelt trend was
sweeping the entire country. Then,
paFaphFasing Henry MeDeken'g
wiseeFaek OF 1895 which he viii
never live down, Luce opinedl
Roosevelt could be licked
by Q ene-eyea Chlnaman."
A few days Later, came the Las
GER ulll-claude Pepper victories
IN Alabama and Florida; the
staFnes, Costello ana Dies exists
from Congress. and the victory Of
The French have . saying that sn.