The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-23
By Dre1C Pearson

Adolf Berle mixing in Brazilian politics; also be- cause U. S. Ambassador SpruIille Braden interfered in Argentine politics.
 Braden is now back in Washington as Assistant Secretary of State in charge of Latin American af- fairs and the Latins fear more intervention. They know that when he was ambassador In Cuna ne mixed in Cuban politics to such extent that twice President Batista secretly demanded his recall Cor dell Hull, however, refused.
 Actually Braden is able knows Latin America has a broad-gauged liberal viewpoint. Many believe that once he gets the feel of things he will dispel Latin American fears. But at the moment they are anything but dispelled.
 U. s. Ambassador Berle, who also churned the waters was well-intentioned, but bone-headed. He made speech stating that he was confident Presi- dent Vargas would proceed with his promise to hold national elections What very few people know $ that Berle took the precauon of showing the speech to President Vargas before he delivered it. Vargas said okay
 But after the speech was delivered Vargas issued blast against Berle for medding in Brazilian poll itics.
 Berle. He didn't understand them, got his fingers right in the middle of the buzz-saw.
 All of which illustrates that the US.A. needa top-notch ambassadors abroad. Berle was sent to Brazil because Ed Stettnius wanted to get him out of the State Department. There are plenty of abls Americans who would make outstanding anbasSa. dors without using our embassies dumping ground. Mayor La Guardia would be immensely pop ular in Brazil or any Latin American country. Her. bert Hoover would add prestige and dignity to the American embassy in any country where he served Henry Morgenthau, ex-Atty. Gen. Biddle Leo Crow- ley, the heads of various universities, all would make distinguished able ambassadors.
 Trouble is that we don't pay envoys enough: also Bob Hannegan is the lookout for political plums. However we must pick good diplomats as care fully as we pick good generals If we are to avoid another war. Our foreign relations front is No. front.
 It was lucky fluke of fate at Pearl Harbor that saved one of the Navys most famous carriers together with three heavy cruisers and four de- stroyers. If it had not been for broken tow-lne and fouled propeller, they too would have been blested by the Japs.
 What happened was that Admr Hslsey, corn- nanding the carrier Enterprise, together with destroyers and the cruisers Salt Lake City, North ampton and Chester, had gone to Wake to deliver the airplanes with which Maj. Devereaux later made his heroic stand against the Japs. Coming back they ran low on fuel, and of the destroyers had to refuel at from cruisers.
 In this operation, the Northampton broke 8 tow line and in throwing new line over the side the eyesplice caught in the propeller and diver had to go over the side to repair it
 This, together with bad weather, slowed up the scouting force, They had been due in Pearl Harbor just before the attack But because of this delay they arrived just afterward Thanks to this narrow es- cape these ships later became the important nucleus around which the shattered D. s. fleet was rebuilt to fight the Japs