The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-19
By ,DreSO Pearson

shroued in such strict secrecy that at first the War Department didn't want the provisions ot the nll published Brass hats merely wanted to reker 70 the bill by number. Finally they got cold feet on such ultra-secrecy and agreed to publicity. The Atom Bill sets up Q nine-man committee composed ot " a-year men drafted from big business, to control future development of the atom. When Truman was in the Senate, he was vigorous in his criticism or $l-a-year men working on important war lons yee at the same time carrying on private nusness NC home. Friends say, however, that Truman let the Army send the Atom Bill up to Congress Wtnout studying S Many Cnn esTde 0nd sS cSrpO plus other big business representatives conrong tns atoms future. If properly developed the atom woua eventually replace electric power plants gssolns, COA etc.. in which big business representatives nave great investment.
 The Congressional Army double play, whereby 400 WACs are detailed to answer CT. mail sent to CongressInen is still going strong
 Some Congressrnen have stopped sending tneir soldier mail to the War Department but the tota yolunan hasn't decreased much. The Adjutant Gen. erals Office Is still transferring WACs to WaSning' ton to handle Congressional political mall despite tne fact that the WACs enlisted to relieve soldiers TOT active duty, not to release civilians from the Armys employ. ,.A..
 week. have had all their three-day passes ano TUT. louRhs cancelled just to take care of the pack-og or s000O letters which have poured in on the war De- partment and Congress protesting against uniaT oe-
 The War Department now gives virtually no in. dividual attention to Congressional queries 4nsteao it has set up electrical typeWrlter HlacHules wS" feed special tape, much like that used on teletypes every possible query. The WAcs only type in the name and address of the legislator and ns consttu ent As Q result writing to the War Departmeent n now about as helpful tossing stationery ana stamps down the drain. =.
 War Department chiefs have rigged up scores ot form replies, some very stender when it comes 10 words but rather cold when they come off an auto.
 atc electrical typewriter with generals sgnature' forged by two WACs especially trained TOT tne pEr ,,ose perhans the corniest Is one form reply WHICH reads like this
 'crhe eagerness with which the men of the Army and their loved ones await their discharges apre- cated by the War Department It B our opJectlve 70 do fast and effective job of getting our military personnel back to civilian life and (f in nameD may be assured that we exerting every effort m ac. complaining this task. r,
 Note-Lt. Col B. l.. Wolfson, head oi tne El- listed Correspondent Section, and his fellow oicers have tried speed-up devices on the WACs assigned to the letter-writing job but the girls dont enjoy speeding up for benefit of politics
 President Truman refused to clear Henry MOT renthaus book, Germany Is Our Problem" while Morgentha was still in the Cabinet It contained too much dynamite Now Morgenthau is out ot the gov ment and has published the book anyway--with tne dynamite. Congratulations to Gen. Artnur ES' terbrook of Santa Ana, Calf. for permitting his en. listed men to give him their sripes face to face and for speeding up discharges there were more gener- als like Esterbrook there would be more men wanting to stay in the Army Atom-bomb scientists nave adopted two grim slogans. They are victory m tne Second World War is our last victory" and again world War Two is either the last war or the next to the last-After that the gdts Of the world VIII 60 out"