The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28


 campaigns i'm Allentown, Penn Sylvania and Newark, New Jer- Sey but those cities are already saturated. l am convinced that there are enough patriotic people in the United States who will be glad to take jobs in various com munities and that we can find them If we conduct q nationwide educational campaign.
 FOUR" Johnston went on. "the government has got to tell the public the truth. We've got to quit saying the war is about over. When Winston Churchill comes out as he did last summer and says the war will be over in l944 or when General Eisenhower says the same thing, naturally the American people believe them. We heard testimony yesterday of our tremendous losses. If those are the facts the American people should know them. They are able to face the facts and they will work harder If they are in- formed. If certain west coast navy yards are full of damaged ships, then the American people will be glad to get more men to repair those ships.
 FINALLY" said Johnston, we must strengthen the War Man power Commission. We've got to give 1t more power to enforce la bor rulings. We should give 1t power to go into plant and sur vey what labor is being used. and then enforce it's rulings to prevent hoardnig. Until those things are done" Johnston concluded, II am against the work or fight bill.'
 Johnston found considerable support for his views. It came from farm groups as well as labo: and industry on the War Mobiliza- ton Board.
 At the end of the meeting. horny-handed Jim Patton of the farmers union said: "Pd like Co ask for an executive session"
 This was a discreet way of ask Ing the representatives Of the Army, the Navy, and the adminis- tratoin to leave so board members could talk privately. After the Army and Navy bowed out, Pat ton said:
 What I want to know is: Are the members of this board gO- ing to he bunch of rubber stamps and stuffed shirts or nOt?"
 Certainly, we're not" replied ex-GOVernOr Q. Max Gardner of
 North Carolina, chairman of the Board.
 Since then the boards members have lined up to that statement. They have been no rubber stamps for anyone.
 UN-AMERICAN DEBATE
 Last week was not the first time Mississippi's Rankin. now dubbed "tituIar leader of the Republican party" has approached a near fist-fight with colleague.
 Rankin and Rep. Emanuel Gel Ter Of New York nearly came to blows in the House lobby not long ago just after Rankin delivered a blast against Jewish dentsits and physicians.
 Celler had charged that the American Dental Association was seeking quotas for Jewish dental students. Rankin jumped Up to complain: \ am tired of the gen. .tleman from New York raising the Jewish question In the House"
 He defended the dental associ- ation, charged that Jewish pby- sIcIans were making a racket of Civil Service rolls, said they pre- dominated in veterans hospitals. Rankin went on to hurl the per- sonal charge against Cel'er that he was a major cause of anti Semitism 1n this country.
 Three times during Rankin's harangue, Celler arose to term the MisSissippian's words ''false," unfair" and "OutrageOus".
 But in the House lobby. short ly after the speech. Rankin be- gan blue-penciling the transcript. cutting out not only his words. but also Cellers.
 Don't you cut my remarks out of there," protested Celle. "I want my remarks tO stay In."
 Keep away from me-" grOwle0 Rsnkin. "ThlS is my business.