The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27

'eneralS.
 super-Secret session later in tho week, explained his passing over Patton, Patch, Hodges and Simp- son by pointing outt hat they were ali subordinate to Bradley and Devers. Krueger. he ex- plained, is subordinate to Mac Arthur, who is five-star gen. eral. Thus, KruegerS rank will not be as high as that of his superior, just as Bradley and DeV- CTS will outrank the generals un- der them if their promotion is approved, but will be ranked tin turn by Eisenhower. Marshall was put through a long grilling on McNarney, who once established the rule that no colonels nor lieu tenant colonels, no matter how well trained, could go overseas for combat if beyond a certain age. ROOSEVELT REPUBLICANS
 When live-wire Democratic Chairman Bob Hannegon met with Cabinet chiefs. off -the-rec- ord, recently to prepare for the 1946 Congressional elections, he emphasized the importance of closer cooperatoin with Congress.
 And what's m0re," Hanne- gan said, Eve even hired two expert researchers who are gO- ing to come In every morning at a. m., read the Congress sional Record and prepare an- swers to all the attacks on the Democrats in the Administra- tion so our ConSresSmen can fire back when the House meets at nOOn."
 "T have one question, Mr.
 Hannegan," interrupted staunch
 Democratic Labor Secretary Perkins. "Will your researchers also prepare answers to the at- tacks on the Republicans In the Administra ti0n?"
 CRACKDOWN ON FRANCO
 Credit UNRRA with being at least one Washington agency which has cracked down on FaS- cist Spain. and in no uncertain terms. Perhaps this is because it is an international organization.
 Anyway, UNRRA has issued a confidential but emphatic order that 10 supplies shall be pur- chased from Spain. This E in di- rect conflict with the State De- partment, which not only sane tionS the purchase of goods from Spain, but, much more Important, gives export licenses for the ship ment of precious oil and gaso- line to Spain without which the Franfco Government would fall overnight.
 UNRRA's position was made clear when it was urged to buy 100000 wool blankets from Spain. Governor Lehman and staff then issued the following order:--
 "The question of purchasing
 relief supplies from neutral
 countries arose on several occa-
 siOns, lately through European
 Regional OfIice requests for
 authority to purchase 2,OOO, ,O0O
 wool blankets from Spain. It is the view of the Bureau of
 Areas that since the Government
 of Spain Is known to be pro-
 Axis. there should not be any
 UNRRA procurement i'm Spain"
 NOTE: Nazi troops still hold ing seven vital French ports and hampering the landing of U. s. supplies in France have managed to hold out partly through sup- plies Smuggled in by Franco's ships. Six of these ships were sunk by the Allies recently.
 UNDER THE DOME
 The WIPE now has three pos- sible programs for American in dustry after Germany is licked. The one most likely to be adopted provides for 30 per cent cut- back in war production after VE- Day Senator Bill Langer of North Dakota arranged a luncheon for about 50 colleagues to meet North Dakota arranged a luncheon ton Young, but the Senate was kept tied up in knots until two o'clock by the Aubrey Williams fight, so only two senators showed up After the Senate finally voted to take Up Williams nom- ination instead of the Mexican Water Treaty, senators made a bee-line for the lunch .. They weren't gone five minutes, how ever, when Senator Hatch had them race back to the floor by