The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-22
Broadway
BY WALTER WINCHELL

ylpped tina. we were irresponsible "hen We
reported DeGaulle's prediction that there
would be war in '46. This week the same
opinion-boy quoted Stalin's Feb. 9th state
ment, that war was "inevitable in a capital
istic world"
The editorialist can have a barrel of beer
on us, il il will help any to wash own
his own words.
From the Herald Trib of Tuesday ayem:
I'm a plea for restoration Of American war
time Intelligence, Gen. w. J. Donovan Che
was CHIEF of OSS during the war; asserted
yesterday that Russia's foreign policy might
well arouse in our minds. the fear OF war
That finger-snap) for the ostriches who
are screaming there is no fear OF war. . &.
The same lummoxes who called us an alarm
list in 1933-until Pearl Harbor Day.
Oh, those Also-Ranalyists!
DR.. Runyon was trying to ignore a we'll
known bore at the Stawkleb the other morn
ing.
"Whassamatta?' asked a pal. stopped
talking to him?"
NO. he said, listening to him!"
You prob'ly read here long ago that when
ever anyone says: Nov this is of the
record!" Runyon always gets up and leaves.
GASCPL WAiSA1 o11AA - A3S says ~ ooAN
Damon. When Farley says this is off the
record, he means print it'll"
Lesson in Newspaperese (not for the public;
for journalists!): An old printers saying is:
Follow copy il it goes out window"
1t doesn't mean, as many newsmen think,
retrieve it in case it flies out the editorial
room Window" at all.
1t is sarcasm to the copy desk: Don't Try
to Improve IT."
]. Elinson's: 9TH theory that you can't hit
a man with glasses is all wrong. Look what's
happening to Truman
Joe Latin reports that reporters at Bakini
were questioning an Army 1t. about what
weapons would be used in the next war.
II dunno" he said, but in the war after
the next war; sure as He'll, they'll be using
spears!"
Helen Frazer, the Barbizon chic,
was ~week-ending at a Westchester place
where a nose-in-the-air Britisher was inspect
ing the furniture. II notice, he noticed, this
piece comes from England"
Hint" hmf'd Helen, I'VE got the whole
country from England"
1uS OHly ul1uS 1SlL W eIihS, pays jail
Murray, lis lightning"
The deep peril of tossing a red herring at
everyone who disagrees with you is empha-
sized by the Greek crisis. A New York re-
porter in Greece informed: The Greek Gov
ernment's army and gendarmes are waging
a pitiless war on scores Of thousands Of
women and children in a desperate effort to
halt 4 growing rebellion and wipe out not
only Communists, but all democratic, liberal
and republican elements. The article
further states that the Greek Governments
definition Of a Communist is anyone who criti-
cizes it.
Among the Americans who cried "Commu
nist." at anyone who disagreed with them
are Rankin, Bilbo, Fish, Nye, Wheeler, Dill
ing, Smith and Kuhn.
The office Of The Magnificent Pemberton
was burgleo shortly after he cancelled the
premiere here of his latest out of town flop.
The angels" trying to get their money
back?
NBC fired a commentator because he crit.
cized Rankin. We never heard OF any net
work firing q neWscaster because he criti-
cized D or any other American President.
Making a sacred COW out of a Trojan Horse.
The White House is spreading Happiness to
the Germans in Germany and to the Republi-
cans in America.
Freeman Chum, Chinese sage, writes: 81
Preceived a terrific bang out of Italy getting
all overweight over tn e Russian slur to
Italian fighting valor. l recall back in 1910
and 1941 (when II Duce was the big spaghetti
there and Virginio Gayda his cheese) the re-
marks passed about the fighting ability of
the Americans. Particularly vivid are these
by the Duce: Americans are no fighters.
They are a race OF playboys. They are better
These ana others of even less complimentary
nature were received W i h great glee and
mirth by the Duces' mobs."
Our foreign policy is about as clear as the
mud diplomats have been throwing at each
other.
Too many American leaders are arguing
about our foreign policy when they should
be explaining it.
After reporting that "Mr. Winchell is a
shrewd cookie, with a superb journalistic
sense of what can be made Of what colyum-
list Sam Grafton adds that Walter Lippmann's
(antO attitude toward Russia 'is not very
different from that of Mr.. Winchell, which
must be a surprise to both men,; and in both
lines there is a dedication to the doctrine
Of two worlds"