The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-05

revealed that his government planned to organize l6 Soviet re- publicS.
 At this, both Roosevelt and Churchill hit the ceiling.
 In the end, Russia agreed to postpone the question of sixteen votes until Churchill Roosevelt ard Stalin could sit down to- gether. This was what FDR faced in Yalta.
 And out of this came the icompromise of three votes for both the [. s. A. and the '; s:
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 NOTE: Some diplomats believe it would have been wiser if FDR had merely let Stalin have his three votes, with one vote only for the U. s. A. They believe the small countries plus public opinion, would have been strong enough to force Russian change in the end. Diplomats also re-. call that for years the Soviet was boycotted by the State De-, partment and the world generally and we are now paying the price. It is not easy to allay Soviet suspicious overnight.
 BYRNES STEPS OUT
 For long time, soft-spoken little Jimmy Byrnes, the Presi-. dents all-round handyman, has been wanting to. retire. from of flee. He has been working all hours of the day and night. is tired, in poor health and in need of a physical check-up.
 For long time. also, the gen. : tleman from South Carolina has been keeping book on his chief in the White House. It's not ex- actly a diary. but a record of things Jimmy was promised but never got. Probably he'll never publish it. Tn fact, only his close friends know it exists. But those that do say 1t puts the Chief in a bad position when it comes to keeping promises.
 FIRST, there was the Vice. Presidency. Byrnes got the im- precision that FDR would welcome him as his running mate. But, when he got to Chicago, he was instructed to "clear it with Sid ney Hillman." That was where the "clear it with Sydney" phrase so effectively used by the RepuD-s licans, got started. Byrnes told 1t to Bernie Baruch, Baruch told it to Arthur Krock, and, on the score, Jimmy got his revenge.
 LATER, Byrnes got what he thought was definite promise of Secretary of State when CordcIl Hull resigned. He even made plans regarding the appointment of his staff. But, at the last minute, Harry Hopkins persuaded the President that Ed Stettinius would be easier to manage, while Byrnes would insist on running things his own way. So Byrnes was out again.
 Jimmy fully expected to retire as War Mobilizer- just before NIlA 1StAIloSs ACA4 CuAbAC IAAC 4OCA- gian bulge counter-attack and it looked as if the war would bc prolonged. So he stayed on. In January, Byrnes was restless again, didn't confer with the President except by telephone. though his office is in one wing of the White House. This coolness seemed healed when FDR took Byrnes to Yalta. Politically. it was one of the sn,artest things the President ever did. For Byrnes came back to give senators closeup. favorable picture of Stalin and what went on there.
 While he was away, however, ByfneS' old South Marolina friend, Bernie Baruch, leveled few barbs at him, implied he was ducking out of the Henry Wall lace, confirmation fight. also intimated he lacked the nerve to demand a tough manpower bill and crack down on other civilian war laxity. . fsy
 Actually. those who have |. watched Byrnes work know that behind hsi soft-sp0keB South
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