The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-28

ister that much as he appreciated his good intentions, the Amerl- can people resented outside inter- ference in their politics.
 Undoubtedly Churchill was plan ming reciprocity for the help which Harry Hopkins had given him two years before. At that time. the winter of 1942, just after Pearl Harbor, Churchill faced growing criticism in Parliament.
 So Harry Hopkins went to L0n-
 don and with Roosevelts bless
 ing dropped the word quietly
 in British political circles that
 the President of the United
 States appreciated the fine CO.,
 operation he was getting from
 the Prime Minister and would
 be sorry to see any change of
 British leadership.
 Harry Hopkins was very open and above-board about this and later told friends in Washington about the worry he and Roosevelt had felt regarding Churchill's tight political position.
 A lot of water has passed down the Potamoc since then, and to- day things are different. Today the White House is keeping strictly hands the British election. In the first place, Presi- dent Truman does not have Presi- dent Roosevelt's intimate and personal friendship with Church. Il, if anything, he is a little un- sympathetic. Regardless of this, however, it is the belief of many American political dealers that it would be very unwise to dabble in British politics even in the most oblique manner.
 Further more, there is a con-
 siderable body of opinion in the
 Senate which has been quietly
 though definitely critical of
 Churchill's policies in Greece,
 Belgium and Italy, and which
 feels that Churchill has played
 the old British balance of
 power game to stir up trouble
 between the United States and
 the Soviet. Were more liberal
 Prime Minister in office. many
 Senators feel that our cooper
 ation with both Britain and the
 Soviet would be easier.
 All of which is why White House is watching the British political struggle with keen in- terest but meticulously keeping hands of.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Tn view of the lumber short age and the terrific wartime destruction Of forests in the South and Northwest, a drive has started for renewal of the Civilian Conservation Corps after the war. This may be the answer to conscription Decision on the time Congress will adjourn for for the summer has been awaiting the return of Senators Tom Connally and Arthur Van- denberg from San Francisco. Democratic leaders would like to remain in session until not only the United Nations Charter is approved but also Breton Woods. This would continue Congress until the middle of August. 9th CTS are itching to get away from the hot weather immediately despite the fact that the boys in the Pacific get no rest from either the heat or the enemy. While old fashioned brass hats talk about a big land Army after the war, General Bayerlein, comman- der of the Panzer Lehr Division, now a prisoner, has given some interesting information to U. S. officers abroad. He reuors that if the U. s. Army had stepped up tactical air warfare last August, after our breakthrough into France, we could have won the war sooner. At that time, U. S. planes were bombing German factories but not concentrating heavily on tactical bombing - in other words bombing of enemy troops Wonder what the ef- feet would be if the new Coop bomb. which spreads unquerch- able fire in every direction, were dropped wholesale on Jap troops in action?
 U. s. AND FRANCOIS RADIO
 Top officials of OYI are ser- iouxly considerins using the Am-