The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04

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 Fellow Republican Senators didn't go for Gurney's brain-storm, partly because they thought it played down the same alley as the Harrison Spangler boner when he announced that he had had 8 poll made by Army officers in England which he claimed showed they were aganist Roosevelt.
 Gurney stood up in caucus to warn Republicans that Democra- tic Senators on the Military Af- fairs Committee, among them Kilgore of West Virginia, Wall- gren of Washington, and Tru- man of Missouri, were determined to block the permanent promo tions of General Patton and General Somervell.
 Both generals have been severe ly criticized, the first for slap ping 8 sick soldier in a Sicilian hospital, the second for spending millions of the American tax payers dollars on the controversial pipe line through the Arctic wastes from Canada to Alaska. Never theless, the Army has recommend ed both men for permanent pro motion to the rank of major-gen- eral.
 In view of this, Democratic members of the Military Affairs Committee proposed that, be- cause the Army tried to rush through promotions, all perman- ent promotoins be held up until the war Is over, when they can be scrutinized carefully, and those who really deserve reward can be promoted.
 0urney, after telling his Repub- Ncan colleagues about Democratic opposition to permanent promo tions, said:
 This is real opportunity for
 the Republicans to win the sol-
 diers' vote, If we come out for
 it. It calls for united action
 on the part of all Republican
 Senators. And if we stick to-
 gether, we can put through
 these promotions"
 NOTE: What Senator Gurney didn't seem to appreciate, how ever, is that it's the vote of the enlisted men that really counts. And political sharps believe the mems vote is generally opposite to that of officers.
 GRACIOUS LEO CROWLEY
 One matter which long has wor- ried the British is agitation by American peace societies to get food into occupied Europe. The British fear that this food would be Smuggled out to relieve Ger many, and so far President Roose- welt and the State Department have vigorously supported them.
 The other day, however, the British Minister of Economic War fare was disturbed by reports that Leo Crowley, Foreign Economic Administrator, was under pres- sure to change this policy and send food to occupied France, Hol- land, Belgium. So represen- tative of the Ministry went to see William Stone, an aide to Crow ley. After he'd expressed his fears to Stone and the arguments against sending food to occupied Europe, Stone suggested that they go in to see Crowley himself.
 Crowley was most gracious, but rather confused the Britisher when he said:
 Lets just sit right down around the table and talk this over. We're partners in this war, and if you want those food shipments to go through, we'll fix It up no matter what it costs us."
 LOVE LOVES LOVELY PROFITS
 Hard-hitting Chester BowIes. OPA Administrator, has written a scorching letter to Donald Mel. son. protesting against what some people consider sabotage inside the War Production Board against the OPA and its effort to pre- vent imitation.
 BowIes' letter was directed specifically against Spencer Love. head of the Burlington Mills in Greensboro. N. C., now serv. ing as head of WIPES clothing
 textile division.
 For some time, OPA has been working to get more low-cost clothing. So Chester was thun- derstruck to find that 8 member of the Government, supposedly working for the government, namely Spencer Love, had at- tackled the Iow-cost clothing pro- gram. Furthermore, Love not only attacked the program, but also attacked Judns Vinson and tlae Office of Priea AAFnfr1iskpa