The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-03
By Dre1C Pearson

American aircraft to the PsrOn Government.
 One thing overlooked In an the obituaries O. Chief Justice Harlan r. Stone that he was vigorous advocate of recognition for Russia after World War
 Though he didn't declare himself publicly Stone strongly advised President Coolidge that the United States should take the lead in resuming diplomatic relations.
 As Attorney General he told Coolidge it was none of business what type of government Rus sia had, as long as the Russian people themselves accepted it-and that ideastic reasons not suf ficient grounds for one nation withholding recogni ton of another.
 However, Coolidge did not take Stones advice Charles Evans Hughes, then Secretary of State and later Chief Justice ruled otherwise If Stones ad- vice had been followed the long period of Russian isolation would not have ensued, and Soviet suspi- cions strongly against the rest of the world would not be difficult to break down today.
 
 The Justice Department has done little quiet snoopng into the operation of certain real estate Hobbies. Senator Taft of Ohio, whose family owns large quantity of Ohio real estate, was one of the die-hard opponents to the Veterans Housing Bill . . Chester BowleS has made it clear to White House friends that he will not let John L. Lewis get away with wage increase greater than is given other unions. With his welfare fund added to wage demands, Lewis would get cent two "Pooks Hill" in Maryland, which F.DR. chose personally as the wartime exile mansion of Crown Princess Martha of Norway, has now been sold by the NOrWegianS to military prep school Post master General BOD Hannegan IS again achlng 10 resign Democratic chairman. His health is not good, but Dixie Democrats would brand his resigna tion as retreat.
 While France cIamOrS for a loan in the U.S.A. American business firms running into stone wall in getting certain kinds of business done with France American films example
 Although it is over year since the liberation of France, the only American films imported since the fall of Paris in 1940 40 brought in by the OWI while the was still on.
 Every attempt to negotiate a new arrangement has met with rebuffs from the French, who insist that their primary duty is to protect the revivng French movie industry.
 In spite of the high-sounding international agreements about free trade, the best the French have offered Hollywood So far is an arrangement guaranteeing 55 percent of all playing time to French films with the French, the British, the Russians and every one else competing with Hollywood for the remaining 4S percent. .
 Even the 40 films imported by OWI have had tough sledding The French authorities have per- mitted comparatively little screening in Paris, where wide audiences could appreciate them in spite of the language difference Instead, they have been shown mainly in small towns and outlying sections, where the language barrier is difficult
 So far the State Department and Hollywood negotiators have not been able to get what they consider fair compromise-and there is talk of refusing to send any pictures to France and Smul taneously freezing French pictures out of the LISA Yet the French still camor for loan.