The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19

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 The orders indicate quite clear ly that Roosevelt is for a tough peace. Friends say he has been shocked at reports that Allied of- ficials now occupying one-fifth of prc-war Germany have yet to find a Nazi who admits he's guilty of anything.
 F. D. R. also learned with surprise that the Army Civil Af- fairs Branch was using known Nazis to control civil population of occupied Aachen. He became thoroughly burned up at these reports, and has issued strict orders that the Army is only to restore power, light, sewage and water supplies, in conquered areas. After that the Germans
 will have to shift for them- selves.
 The President also ordered the Army not to select prominent Germans to put in charge of oc- cupied zones. In Aachen the Army had found that all prom inent people had been tied up with the NaziS, but despite that fact the Army persisted in selecting one of them to be mayor be- cause he was well-known in the community. Instead the Army has been instructed to find peo- pie who were never tied up with the Nazi Party, even though un- known, and to elevate them to places of authority.
 ROOsecelt's final step was to order that the occupation of newly won Cologne be used as a laboratory test for the establish ment of 8 system to be used in all of U. s. occupied Germany. Later F. ID. R. flatly told the Army he will have personal rep resentatives check up on the
 way the War Department han dies the Germans, and defin- itcly wants them to enforce a tough peace.
 WAR CHIEFS CHILLED
 Undersecretary of War Patter- son and It. Gen. Thomas T.. Handy Deputy Chief of Staff, un- derwent some stiff cross-examinG- tion behind the closed doors of the Senate Military Affairs Com mittee last week. Senator Happy Chandler of Kentucky had the two going nearly two hours on our military policy in Alaska and the dispositioli Of our European troops and equipment after VIE Day. .
 The Kentucky senator first was upset about the failure Of the Army to do a first-class job or building up Alaskan defenses as it originally set out to do. "lf the Japs had really meant business he declared, i've simply didn't have the stuff to stop them."
 "Now Is sne time to build up
 those defenses SO that Alaska
 will be well-defended in the
 future," Chandler said. We
 can't do 1t after the war be- cause 1t will look then as a slap
 at Russia and when I call
 for strengthening Alaska, don't mean that want to slip
 one over on Russia. just think
 it's common sense."
 Undersecretary Patterson told the Committee that the Army has now decided to send all ma terial which can possibly be adapt ed, from the European front to the Asiatic front as soon as It IS no longer needed to defeat Ger many. This represents a shift in basic policy, since the Army had originally felt that the shipping job would not warrant immediate reclamation of the material it' Europe. Neither Patetrson nor General Handy was able to give any accurate estimate of the quantity of munitions which would be found suitable for shipping. PROBLEMS OF WAR SHIFTS
 There was lengthy discussion of how troops on the European fronts should be handled after the fall of Germany. Around three million American troops are now in Europe compared with about a quarter million Bri' tish) and it is estimated thai about one-third that number will have to remain in Europe for some time after Germany collapses foi police duty.
 About half the rest of the troops In Europe will probably not see duty In the Pacific. com