The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-21

Germany.
 Henderson was sent by the White House to consult with General Eisenhower regarding the economic set-up in Germany af- ter the Armistice. But, while the former OPA administrator has kept very mum about it, he was quite critical in his verbal report to the President regarding negligence on the part of the Army, the State Department and the Anglo-American- Russian com mission in London regarding plans for running Germany.
 Henderson had a long session at the White House and is now writing an equally long report.
 Henderson told FDR that neither the U. $. military nor the State Department had done anything except the slOppiest sort of planning about running the difficult German civilian economy after the armistice. U. s. Ambassador John Winant in
 London, Henderson indicated, had been sitting on his haunch- es as a member of the tripartite
 commission supposed to look into this, but doing nothing.
 Henderson reported that the plan for cutting Germany Up into three different sections under the British, American and Russian armies simply would not work economically. He pointed out that the German railroads were set up to work as a unit, not ill three different sections. Likewise with German industries. Henderson proposed, therefore, that German civilian economy be run by civilian commission representing the Allies which would have charge of the entire country. He also proposed that the military take orders from the civilian high commission.
 What the President will do about the Henderson report re- mains to be seen. When he sug- gested that Henderson go back to Germany, the hard-boiled ex- OrA administrator refused. He said it was impossible to work under the present Set-up. Instead he will go to China to make a study of price controls for Chiang Kai-Shek.
 NOTE: What some White House advisers fear is that the same chaos and imitation which killed Democratic government in Ger many after the last war once again will become so ruinous that the German people will fall back on another Hitler or Kaiser0
 HERBERT HOOVER ON RADIO
 In less than three months Chairman Paul Porter has won the respect of his entire staff at the Federal Communications Com mission plus that of his fellow commissioners. The other day one commissioner remarked that Porter has the virtues of Larry Fly, (his predecessor and none of his faults"
 But although Porter is deter mined to keep politics out of the EGG, he cant quite forget his old role as publicity chairman for the Democratic campaign. In his first speech to broadcasters, last week, Porter begged off predict ing what will happen to radio in the future.
 There is the stern voice of
 experience to prove just how far
 wrong can be those who essay
 to stake out the future," Porter said. He recalled that "One or
 acIe" of raCi0 said in 1922, it
 is incOnceivable that we should
 allow so great possibility for service, for ness, for enteatrin-
 ment, for education and for vital
 commercial purposes to be
 drowned in advertising chatter"
 Later Porter quoted the same "oracle" as saying in 1924, T be- lieve the quickest way to Kill broadcasting would be to use 1t for direct advertising" A year later, Porter recalled. this "very persistent individual" had de- of forgiveness. We are invited t' accent this forgiVeneSS and warn