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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
By Peter Edson

lations Committee had held its hearings and heard all the favorable evidence presented by State Depart ment spokesnen. As the Charter was the Depart ment's pet child the Department surprised no one by writing a favorable report.
 Members of the Senate War Investigating Com
 ittee who held hearings in the European theater or operations earlier the are just now getting the last of their records back in Washington The six senators under Harley M. Kilgore of west VT- gina split up into three subcommttees. Ih1ee siiolt hand reporters went with them to take testimony, hit when the load got great, extra stenograpnlc hep had to be borrowed from the Army. The sen- ators then wanted to bring the senograpners pacK 10 Washington so the testimony could be ranscrabeo at once Army said the help couldn't be spared, so the senators came home with no record of what they hao gone after.
 Gradually the record got typewriter. Then Army rave the CODY to the American embassy for trans portation home in secret diplomatic pouch The rec ords then sat in the embassy for two weeks waiting for Army transport. After they got to Washington ment where they sat few days more waiting TOT delivery to the Mead Committee. Now the Senate IS adiourning and there will be further delay in pub licing all the red hot stuff the committee uncov- cred.
 Department of State administrators have been trying to get out directory of the organization for over a year, that everybody could tell where everybody else belonged But every time the thing gets set somebody comes along with new ideas TOT reorganization The Department got it's first big reorganization in January, 1914, and another m December.
 Copy for 8 directory was completed in April but was held up. One thing it would have shown was that the office of Secy. Stettinius had stair or over S0 Secy Hull used to it with staff or six But now the new secretary, James F. Byrnes. wants another reorganization The directory editors nave about given up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

Cunningham CT, his brother and his prime minister have flown here to reason with him.
 The wars been over two months His people are in trouble and yet here he sticks in elegant villa overlooking this mirror of aquamarine and hedged in by high silent Alps Stolidly he has refused him. self to all gentlemen of the press although naturally he's must at the top of the agenda of every journal ist permanently assigned to this general region. The offices of all keep bounding them continually to make another effort to get him to talk.
 This Leopold is evidently in considerable trouble. His father, the late and great King Albert. was one of the most heroic figures of the first world wars He took his boy Leopold into battle with him in 1915 The lad was only IA. but his father. fighting at the head of the Belgian forces in France. formal ly enlisted him as private in the 18th Belgian in fantry regiment with the statement. My son must know what war is like. what it is to have blisters on his hands. mud his boots. dirt on his body"
 But Leopold wasn't exactly the blood and blisters type. He was everything prince should be: Hand- some intelligent, possessed of a splendid public presence. and he's still handsome man. although his hair is now gray. But his nation really didn't wax enthussstic about him until he married the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
THE CORN IS AS HIGH
(The Christian Science Monitor)

(The Christian science Mon1LOr)
 Corn was backward this year, but don't be fooled by the story that 1t was because of cold and rainy sea- son. The crows have it straight from the cornfield that before the stalks were even as high as an elephants knee, the nasty rumor had reached them that their close associate, the COW, had gone back on them and their long coalition with butter was to be dissolved. To add insult to in- jury, a miSchieVouS wind had blown their way one of those corny car- toons showing precious kernels be- ing consumed with, of all things, cottage cheese-and grimace.
 No amount of mooing protesta- tions that 1t was the fault of the Alphabet Boys was of any use. The corn turned deaf ear, put on Sit- down strike, and threatened to summon Little Boy Blue should its erstwhile bovine friend venture too close. Is it any wonder the cows out did themselves last month, and produced more butter than anyone had anticipated? And not only that, but an sos must have been sent to their Danish cousins. For Denmark is producing butter and cheddar cheese for the United States Army's European troops. All of which re- leased 10,000,000 pounds more of butter for the month of August.
 So corn is now reaching skyward, the rift between cornf1eld and COW pasture has been nended. and the kernels - we'll buttered = have re- stunned their rightful rank among the seasons most welcome visitants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

Office of Defense Transportation Director J. Monroe Johnson found out the War Department was speeding up its schedule to bring the soldiers home from Europe through accidental telephone conver- sation Johnson says he had called up Maj.-Gen Charles P Gross, commander of the Army Trans portation Corps, to ask about something else. They chatted pleasantly till Gen. Gross mentioned cas- ually that the speedup in the redeploymen program was going well. Johnson asked what speedup and Gross told him the speedup that was to bring the boys back in 10 months instead of 18. That was the first Johnson had heard of it. He immediately start ed chopping off Pullman service and the transporta- tion crisis dated from there.
 Interesting detail of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee report the San Francisco United Ma tions Charter, which Sen. Tom Connally of Texas presented with such fine oratory and prde Is that it wasn't written by any one of the senators nor by any member of the committee staff, which consists of one clerk and couple of secretaries This staff obviously isn't adequate to do the job and the sem ators didn't have time.
 So the report was written in the Department of State at the senators request after the Foreign Re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
A Thought for Today
Our Democratic Party

Ts foregone conclusion at this time that incumbent Democratic officehoders will again be nominated at the Party conventions tonight It is than likely also that the Party will conform to its mehonored custom and again be chosen this fa the party choice of the maor- ity of the voters of Waterbury,
 These are complimentary conclusions made logical, and justified also by such facuaes as the sound and honest business administration given to date by our De- pcratc electees
 Yet these are not sefsufficent conclusions compla cent and smug should they be sesucent if the ln- berests of democracy are to be properly served
 Perhaps than before in the history of Amer ca next two years and those to follow will demand or pur elective officials keen and alert of responsibility
 More than before too these years to come will demand
 Knowledge and understanding of the people and their Identity in this world to come
 It will be- and already is in part an era when democracy will be put to test in unprecedented manner when It
 must be proven by us it's guardians that democracy the or by and of the people, and that such does not hold true for Communism Socialism any unatr- ftc and motvated compromise the latter two political philosophies
 All this will hold fast for Waterbury and it's civic gov prnment it will hold fast for Europe and Asia and or course for America as nation Perhaps the test will ap pear little slower coming and little slower in being rec pgized having arrived in Waterburybut it will comet Faced with this reality, local Democratic Party prove it's right to be the party of the people It must always serve the will of the majority While tolerant Of minority interests Democratic leaders render dis service their party and false to their trust they a low sharp minority scheng to cause them to waver from their fixed course.
 Now and in years to come, in democracy the major itys will must always be served providing it has been expressed through honest election The test of own Democratic Party it's ability to serve the majority it's ability withstand the pressure of powerful greedy minor tty cartes political, social economic.
 Our local Democratic Party has proven it's worth dur Ing trying but prosperous years Its leaders must be alert to justify the continued faith of the Waterbury electorate They must guard well against being uled into indifference to the electorate They must carefully follow the channel between the Scya of political expedency ana the Charybdis of minority machinations.
 In the ability of elected leaders, in Waterbury and Elsewhere to accurately represent and Loyalty serve the majority party lies the justification of our system Of goV ernnent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
By Bill Cunningham

lovely Princess Astrid of Sweden, the golden snow princess from the north. Theirs truly beautiful love story and when they and their three children became Belgum's royal family on the death of king Albert in 1884, they had the affection of all their people Eighteen months later, Leopold had some thy and the binding bonds of their genuine sorrow he stood at the grave of lovely Queen Astrd after she had been killed in motor accident at Lake Lucerne. His nation shared the loss with him.
 They were with him to the last man and woman when the Germans smashed into their country. Again they cheered his ringing statement. Like my father in 1914, have placed myself at the head of my troops with the same faith and confidence. But unlike his father he didn't put up such fight
 Whatever the truth and whatever the wisdom trickery of his surrender he left Britain hanging on by the skin of her teeth and almost cost the Allies any chance of winning the war.
 The Germans promptly imprisoned him in his magnificent palace near Brussels and the Belgians envisioned their lonely widowed king pouring con- tempt on the invader from that point This situation held for practically year and 8 half and then his stock dropped with crash when his people learned that instead of lonely vigil he was really enjoying palace honeymoon They learned that in 1941 he had secretly married Leila Baels. daughter of rich shipowner, but the granddaughter of fisherman. Furthermore, it appeared that she had helped sage his loneliness from the first days of his mourn ing for Astrid
 The Belgian monarch promptly moved into nicer place here at St. Wofgang, small, quaint and breathlessy beautiful little resort village and here Brussels. The issue seems to be that combination of communists and socialists are trying to depose him on the charge that he did business with Hitler. His counter is that the present Belgian Parliament is jumped-up outfit that doesn't properly repre- sent al the Belgian pec-h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Petain's Prescription

Tt has long been known that Marshal Peain submits himself to periodic boodetting and that he credits the
 er unusual vitality of his ancient body to that even more ancient practice His trial has indicated that he avored the same prescription for the French nation By a lowing the Nazs to draw what seemed to him reasonable bmount of his counryen's blood he apparently hoped that the body of France might be kept alive It would be boow senile mpoten body, to be sure, but at least It might breathe
 What the old marshal failed to see chose to ignore was that his generally vigorous countymen did not want the artificial deadenng safety of old mans cure They preferred fighting death to passive sterile, degrading m What he also failed to see chose tc ignore was that the boodettng enthusiastically practiced by the Nazs was killing the patient.
 Thanks to bloodetting the ancient hero of verdun has survived to hear his countymen heap accusations upon him accusatons of defeatS, of cowardly toadying of col ns0n with hated enemy of complicty in countless mur Hers And perhaps he suspects that his cure can preserve life too long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
FUTILE QUARREL
(Boston Post)

Figures may not lie but they can be interpreted differently. This is illustrated most pertinently by the current dispute within the OPA as to whether restaurants or house. wives are receiving the larger indi- vidual meat quota under the present ration rules. The agencys restaurant advisory committee accuses th e OPA's deputy administrator of mak- ing "misstatements" before a Sen- ate group, denying his assertion that the restaurants are getting the larg- CT share. Its all very bewildering to the consumer. All he knows is that there isn't enough meat either at home or in the restaurant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

and the order for governing Germany, then known as JCS 1O67 (Joint Chiefs of Staff Order Number 1O67) was withheld from publication
 Other government officials who favored pupii- cation were concerned that the "soft peace" clique inside the War Department and their pig pusiness friends were sabotagng the order The clique believes Germany must be built up as buffer state against Russia. Many U S. industrialistS with factories m Germany and friends inside the War Department are also anxious for prosperous Germany. And an order which is not published is not always carried out
 So Jcs 1os7 was withheld from the public. Ac- tualy it still remains President Truman's official order to Gen. Eisenhower But with the order secret officers and men supposed to govern occupied Ger many do not have full blueprint of how Germany shall be occupied. For instance Order 1067 specifics that Germany shall have no higher standard of hv- ing than her surrounding neighbors
 Yet France. Belgium, Czechoslovakia now com plain that Germany is prosperous while they are suffering Meanwhile Gen. Wade Haslip and Robert w. Grow just back from Berlin testify to the quick recovery and general prosperity of Germany.
 Believing therefore that one of our chief objec- tives to prevent Germany from ever again pnging the world into war; and believing this depends on our present and future treatment of Germany; final ly believing that every American contributing to the war is entitled to know the exact blueprint for gov erning Germany and how it is being carried out, this column hereby publishes the essential portions Of that blueprint-JCS 1067. Since the order Is long, space forbids complete publication But the essential portions follow in this and future columns.
 Basic objectives of military government in Ger many"
 "A'-It should be brought home to the Germans that Germany's ruthless warfare and the fanatical NaN resistance have destroyed the German economy and made chaos and suffering inevitable and that the Germans cannot escape responsibility for what they have brought upon themselves.
 "B"-Germany will not be occupied for the purpose of liberation but defeated enemy nation. Your aim is not oppression but to occupy Germany for the purpose of realizing certain important Allied objectves. In the conduct of your occupation and administration you should be just, but firm and aloof You will strongly discourage fraternization with the German officials and population.
 "C"-The principal Allied objective is to prevent Germany from ever again becoming threat to the peace of the world Essential steps in the accomplish ment of this objective the elimination of Nazsm and militarism in all their forms the immediate ap prehenson of war criminals for punishment the industrial disarmament and administration of Ger pacty to make war and the preparation for eventual reconstruction of German political life on Democratic basis"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Isolationism Of Hiram Johnson

Hiram w. Johnson, Republican dean of the Senate was consistently an soationist So many incpent isolation
 s have later changed their views particularly preceding and during the present war; this fact is trfe unusual k least the late Senator Johnson had the courage ot ms eonvictions
 Senator Johnson striking figure during exciting years Since 1916 he opposed Wilson's League Of Nations covenant and this counys adherence to the World Court e opposed participation in European wars and poll cs consistently for thirty years, and bill that bears his name opposed loans to foreign countries.
 The late Senator was always powerful figure as well were outstanding and decisive It will be remem- bred that he cost Charles Evans Hughes the presidency ho small matter. The progressive policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt appealed to him and he supported him as against
 Herbert Hoover whose policies he did not favor but later be strongly disagreed with the late Presidents views on world Court He maintained an independent attitude in his political persuasons and 1940 found him supporting wendell L. Wilkie He indeed fought bravely for those things he believed in, and remember him as a Eerson of singular honesty of purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

strange coincidence stories. Mrs. Luce,s husband, Henry. is publish CT of the Time-Life-F Fortune group. Life Magazine has come out in favor of the Full Employ ment Bill, while Fortune has op- posed it. When this inconsistency was called to Editor Luce's atten- tion, there was a big luncheon pow-wow of the two conflicting editorial boards. Shortly after that Mrs. Luce asked to be included as a supporter of the full employ ment idea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Views Of The Press

against the brutality and savage ness of the Nazi program for world conquest. How anyone can hold that only the Nazis were guilty of atro- cities which had the support and participation of the whole German people is impossible for most of us to understand.
 Yes, the peace terms are harsh, and they should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
Such are the songs that wanton Catullus wrote, e,"-PropertiuS.

"Such are the songs that wanton Catullus wrote. e."-Propertius.
 THE THWARTED MUSE Catullus, when he smote his Tyre (Or maybe Catty smote a lute) Was prone to raise the Roman ire With what, no doubt. he thought
 was cute.
 When double meanings start to flirt With verses of decent Muse, The singer of them does her dirt; It is a sorry sort of rtlse. Catullus took no major risk In singing blameless songs and
 sweet, And yet this quondam Latin Fiske Had lyrics that were far from neat. Self-righteously, E must say Maintain, in song. a higher peak; No single jingle that I try Would bring blush to any cheek. And still I note Catullus lives At Fame's immortal apogee- Which makes me mutter, Hey!
 What gives?" Since no one ever heard of me.
 Stalin told his people recently that it was their trust in their government that proved the de- cisive force in whipping Germany. A slight assist from the United States would have been the lend lease he could have said.
 Another Nazi bigwig has commit ted suicide in Europe. Obviously they're afraid that they'll be treated with justice. if they ever come to trial
 The little Dionne girls were eleven years old July 28th. Before you know 1t they'll be all grown up and married to a basketball team.
 About the strangest thing about Hitler's career, now that its ram ifications are being disclosed by the people who knew him, is the fact that for many years he carried T love affair that he didn't find ir the mirror.
 The Senate voted down the pro- posal to increase senators pay and give them an extra 2,500 bucks for expenses. It was an amazing negative; yon might almost think that they were going to run for reelection or something.
 Selective Service has announced that the Army will take some men under 26 who have minor physical defects. Apparently we licked Ger many in spite of, or even because Of punctured eardrum here and there.
 The appointment of MT. Schwell- enbach as Secretary of Labor has met with widespread approval. This news will be greeted warmly by everyone, with the possible excep- tion of proofreaders and headline writers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

COIlLIctcIAlpO I1Adt AAaOC Q ACAS" homesick for the old pre-war orizefight training camps. It was like the press squabbies that al- ways featured one of those. King Leopold of the Belgians is sweat
 ing out the facing of the music in this picture postcard lake-eoge village. He won't abdicate and he won't go home. His nation is seething. His Parliament is try ing to figure whether to keep him or heave him out. His moth-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

CVC1 d8esEH WUBAAB WuA3 " Wt1N U1HC of the most carefully prepared documents ever placed before any President.
 After being OK'd by Truman it was sent to Gen. Eisenhower, and plans were made by Asst. Secy. of State Clayton and other interested agencies to publish 1t. President Truman also gave his OK for publication.
 However, something happened. Cables were quickly exchanged hetween Washinrton and SHAEF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Capital Red Tape

WASHINGTON, Aug S-Congresswoman Claire Boothe Luce of Connecticut is among the latest of the more than 100 members of Congress who have endorsed the Murray-Patman Full Employment Bill,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Leopold

ST WOLFGANG, Austria, Aug. S-I came along on this one strictly for the buggy ride and found myself trying to referee an international
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON, Aug. S-Just after the German armistice Truman's war advisors drew up set of rules for the governing of occupied Germany Em- bodying the hopes of mankind to keep Germany from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Waterbury Of The Past
25 Years Ago

1IOS1CoS Wdo pCAAA6 o4ASWA AAh tAAO planned development of the city's Fairmount residential section.
 Alice Brady was featured in the movie "The Fourteenth Man" at the Strand. Co-feature starred Mary McLaren in '"The Road To Divorce"
 IS Years Ago
 City officials discussed plans to make the Public Market into 8 parking lot.
 Grieve, Bisset & Hollands adver- tised their mammoth bargain sale in The Democrat.
 5 Years Ago
 Local indIstrialist refuted publish ed reports that the city was not benefitting from defense contracts. Miles IA Martin, organist at St.. Johns Episcopal church prepared to sail on the maiden voyage of the ship s. s. America to the West In- dies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

The appointment of MT. Schwell- enbach as Secretary of Labor has met with widespread approval. This news will be greeted warmly by everyone, with the possible excep- tion of proofreaders and headline writers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-01-25
A. M. BoUIc, Attorney
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