The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-26
Japan for S1,O00,OO0 before
Pearl harbOr.

Japan for S1,Ooo,oOO before
Pearl harbOr.
And they have been especially
interested in the War Depart
ment's survey of the damage done
to German war plants by U. S.
planes, a survey to be undertake.
en- by group of bankers and
top insurance executives, inciud-
ing: Henry c. Alexander, vice.
president of j. P. Morgan; Fred
SearleS, Jr., president of severa.
j. P. Morgan mine companies;
Franklin DOlier, president Of the
Prudential Life Insurance Co.; and
Robert P. Russell. president Of
Standard Oil Development Co.
Considering the manner in
which Standard Oil of New Jer-
sey colIaborated with Hitler's
cartels even after the war
broke in Europe, and consid-
ering how the J. p. Morgan
branch bank in Paris cOllabOr-
ated with the Nazis even after
Pearl Harbor, you can't blame
the Russians for wondering
whether this survey actually
isn't for the purpose Of getting
a line on German industry
and building it up after the war.
AMERICAN INDUSTRY
WANTS IN
Already, the State Department
is being bombarded by American
industrialists who owned factories
in Germany before the war and
want to get baca to start operat-
ing them. Among the leading
pressure boys is Graeme Howard,
vice-president of General Motors
in charge of operations in Europe
(and Germany. Howard helped
organize Frances truck transport
service during the Spanish Civil
War, has a personal interest in
the Opel Auto Works in Germany,
and has been busy as hound dog
around the State Department
wanting to get back to Germany.
Naturally they can't have
hard peace if they are to build
up Germany, so they don't want
German factories and machine
tools carted off to Russia.
Another factor making the Rus
slams suspicious is the British
demand that food which the Rus
sian Army finds in Germany be
used to feed the German people
rather than to feed starving
Russian slave laborerS. Shortly
before he lett London, both
Foreign Minister Eden and Sir
James Grigg, British War Min
lister, took the position, in secret
talks with U. S. officials, tina
food found in Germany must be
used to feed the Germans, not
Polish and Russian civilians. The
British argument is that If Ger
man food is diverted to the Poles
and Russians. the Allies will have
to import more to feed the Ger
mans.
SUSPECT OSS
Finally, the Russians are prob
ably most suspicious of the mys-
ferrous U. S. espionage organiza-
ton called OSS. The OSS, u
Office Of Strategic Services, has
strangely, distributed some of the
most powerful bankers represen-
tatives in the U. S. A. at key
points where they can influenc'
u. S. policy in Occupied Ger
many.
The roster of OSS men who
have been or are operating in
Europe reads like a blue-stocking
list Of the first sixty families. It
includes: Paul Mellon, son Of An
drew Mellon; Junius and Henry
Morgan Of the House Of Morgan,
Alfred du Pont, Lester Armour OF
the Chicago Armours, Gordon Au-
chinclOss, John AuchincIOss, War
wick Potter, Harold Coolidge,
William Van Allen of the Aston
family, and Allan Dulles, attorney
for various international bankers
with previous connections in Ger
many.
Some Of these may not deserve
the suspicion focused upon them.
But others more than make up
for it. And anyone listening ic'
80 minutes to their conversation
about the next war and buildni.,
UP Germany as q partner IN that
war, can understand why the