The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-10

1n|NNNUV| NEHU. EuttNAsSAA notified Hook that unless he acts thn yesk s. son win start circulating petition 70 prtns NSo>S resolution to the floor.
 Last week, newspapers told how Wlndsr AsElA s,.,s former Virrnia congressman now rep.sssnsa.S vsp bniiders appeared on the floor of tho House o1 kSR sstatves ,,rinR the debate on the ship sales n which Is of vital importance to n, sIes was properly criticized for using ms loos psys,ss pss KS a former member, to lobby for the snipouaoesS
 what was not reported, however. was tne moss vocal lobbying of man S wnS IS ue Sssl of tls wSii Street district in New York. Suck, wn0 vwss . v ns stscs himself fought bitterly to prevent passsse s Os an amendment to the pll ctesS a .s;rs "a cii cone panies ,..,....
 The amendment, offered by Rep. Henry Jackson of washington was finally passeu 1 smI c h, choTgo inc the o companies 25 per cent more m puFCnASnS oil tankers. ., = Al.
 Buck had disqualified himself from voting on tnls anendnnent while the bill was in commttee psCevse t sts osI stooks he holds but when 1t came to tne sr.imnortant nj debate on the House floor ne sIlo moi a word to colleagues about his seock wnSH NS urged them to vote down the Jackson amel0''''NO
 Assistant Secretary of state Bill Benton, tounSns father of d Rogetting advertising agency ana suSse snirit of Encycopaeda Britannica, has Just auouS Snished hs plan for the first peacetine propaganoa agency to be operated by the ;, U snto to pOl - -k--- ish the rough draft before lt ts PteSetA'e~ W ' of State Byrnes.
 Benton, who early learned how to geS arOui4 us ohstaoles will propose to Byrnes that m vleW 2. the exnected congressional opposition 70 Anyss.s smaoking of propaganda" Bernard Barucn 0E VwSa ss T YounR or Benton is recommending, too, % GaGS "e e new propaganda agency be planned to set aio.S a S S,rst win oniy about 1000 employees and puoeeS Q! from S2OOOOOOO to $26,OO0000, Earlier paMs Hc nS% s oalled for budget of $S0OO0OO0 to $1oNOVvOV, S@s m view of the present economy spirlt ol Oonsies. psrton ohseryes If we aim too high now ana ask too much. the whole thing may be muroeEeo'
 Close contact with the Associated Fress. nS snS united Press and other private news egencles .s w be maintained in order, so far as possible 70 P~Cs them The plan does call TOT transmlssv " .~sr % State Department of news from ell government ase"- ces, however. ,,,u
 The field representatives of the new agency wlH <, be attached to U s. embassies ana lesauons .4 s1 over the world with the top men to pe oesgrs.s~ gTv es "minsters in charge of public atfars: Tness no,nsters would have their stairs cuItutst HE tache news chief and library directoE' eScn "'''a staffs of from three to five persons
 Apnarently Benton has already been m contsCc s with the Russia of the state .,s %hce t he has named Germany, Austria, Trieste. tne wnoss of the Balkans and Eastern Europe" as emesBeneS sreas" for extensive U. S. propaganda woIk, 1n So traSt he lists "Southeast Asia, Japan coaSt ot OtaS' Korca, spain and Portugal" aS "non-emeFsesN" areas" . .,... .h.
 ResardinR movies Benton has proposed that tne State Department tell Hollywood what must pe Hone about documentaries and the content oI tesua0 and if Hollywood won't do t the state DepaEun.sts . way then the government will get busy in some 0sner way" He also calls for the appointment ot inn i attaches" in major fn-market areas, theH JOB neiLB to push the Hollywood feature films In competit'on with those of other countries