The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11

signature, and no member of Congress participated in the investigation. One investiga- tor was sent to Arizona last month, but his report failed to touch~upOn some of the most serious charges made against the Army at the Papago Park camp.
 For some time Floridas Rep. Bob Sikes has been planning a special study of German prison CTS as a result of another military affairs committee report four months ago which he felt was a whitewash. Last week when the new Papago report anne to him, Sikes not only refused to sign. but insisted that the wording be changed to make 1t pain that the committee members had not writ ten the report or investigated the situation. SikeS will now demand thorough investigation by mem bers of Congress.
 The investigators report pub liShed last week did not even comment upon the charges by Representative Hairless of PhOe- nix, Ariz., that the Army has made no attempt to separate Maxi and nOn-Nazi prisoners: that only fanat:cal Nazis have been given authority among the prisoners; and that the actual leader among them has been Gustav Ender one of the few old time Nazis who is member of the Order of the Blood. To join the Order of the Blood one must have par ticipatcd in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch of 1923.
 The report also did not men, tion the fact that Ender and his henchrren have hanged or eXe- cuted prisoners for anti-Nazi statements, or for failing to pass on the Nazis U. s. military in- formation which they might learn working as office clerks.
 WAR PROPERTY
 MANEUVERING
 The Navy has been pulling some interesting tactics when it comes to selling surplus property. Ap- parentiy Secretary Forrestal wants to sell just as much surplus prop erty as possible througns his own Navy officials, rather than through regular government chan ne,s.
 The Army follows the opposite tactic. Undersecretary Patterson has laid down flat rule that the Army shall not dispose of any sur- plus material costing more than $100, but turn 1t over instead to the surplus property board or the Treasury for disposal. This is to protect the Army from the surplus property scandals of the last war.
 But the Navy doesn't see things the same way. It Is set ting up a gigantic sales organ izatiOn of its own under Rear Admiral Walter A. Buck, and is trying to get rid of surplus ma terial direct.
 Headquarters in New York, it is cluttered up with all sorts of swivel-chair captains, command ders, and other gold braid. Under the law, the Navy can sell sur- plus property valued up to $2,5O0. But the surplus property board even suspects the Navy of de- liberately breaking down large surplus material into smaller lots valued at $2,500 or less so as tt avoid referring equipment to the surplus property board.
 BOMBING JAPAN
 More accuracy in bombing ob- jectives on the Japansee mainland is going to be the result of get- ting airfields on Two lima ready for use. Fighter-bombers are now within range of Tokyo and other Jap industrial centers. which permits bombing from a much lower elevation.
 It hasn't been announced, but some of our high-level bombing over Japan hasn't heen too successful, though it has been improving rapidly.
 In addition to more accurate bombing of Japan, the Two fields, less than 750 miles from Tokyo will mean Q much smaller gaso- line load for the planes than is