The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

carrying these top secret orders ''in his hip pocket" for some weeks.
 They were prepared in Washing ton under the direction of an out fit known as "IPCOG"-the Inter- departmental Policy Committee on Germany, whose top men are Sec retary of the Treasury Henry Mor- genthau and Assistant Secretaries Will Clayton of State, John J. Mc- Cloy of War, Ralph Bard of Navy. Bard, resigning, will presumably be re3alced by Artemus L. Gates.
 If there is any doubt about how tough the U. s. Military Govern ment in Germany is going to be, as compared with how tough the Rus sian Military Government is going to be, it is expected to be removed when IPCOG's first orders can be released. Their publication has been held up pending clearance by the -British-F French Russian European Advisory Commission on which Ambassa dor -to-London John G. Winant sits as U. s. member. A number of Washington officials are anxious to have IPCOG-One made public as soon as possible, however, to stop criticism of U. s. Military Government policies in Germany, already beginning.
 CHARGES HAVE
 FAMILIAR RING
 Specifically it has been charged eOy,oo tho anti Nazis have not been given their proper place, that known Nazls have been put back in office to re-establish local government, that German industries have been turned back to their old Hitlerite masters.
 In many ways these are familiar complaints. They were heard and in general disproved after U. S.. forces moved succeSsively into North Africa, Italy and France. In North Africa the criticism was for mak- ing a Ideal" with Darlan. In Italy it was for Ideal" with the King and Badoglio. In France the cr1tl- cism took the reverse line of fall- ure to cooperate properly with De- Gaulle. Now the stories are be- ginning to appear that deliberately or inadvertently U. s. military gov- ernment is compromising with old order Germans, paving the way for rebirth Of Nazism.
 In Washington all such charges are emphatically denied by Mai Gen. John H. Hilldring, command ing the Civil Affairs Division of the War Department General Staff. If it is happening at all, says Gen. eral Hilldring, such appeasement is not in compliance with orders which are to completely delouse Nazi Ger many so that it will never become a threat to the peace of the world, disbanding all German armed forc- es, breaking up the General Staff, eliminating all industry that might be used tor military production, bringing all war criminals to trial, wiping out the Nazi party and all its influences.
 EXPERIENCED
 SPECIALISTS ON JOB
 ] ell CIlOuSallu IIdLleu ullAlIdAy government officers and enlisted men have now taken over this job in the American zone of southern Germany. They work in teams, with city manager and director of pulp lie utilities, health, public safety and other departments trying to get local government back on its feet.
 Nearly all these officers and men have had experience in previous U. s. zones of occupation. They did a tremendous job in France for which they never got credit because they functioned smoothly and without incidents which might have called attention to what they were doing.
 In Italy there was some latitude in selecting personnel for local gov- ernment because of military exped- iency. If a known fascist was best man for job, he got it until a successor could be trained. In Ger many that latitude does not exist. The orders are clear to wipe out every vestige of Nazism, as will be shown when IPCOG-One can be put on the record.