The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-15
Bn Dsss0 Pearson

that hh n.ees had run out of primary tarsela ln Japan AS result several aides Co eecretAfy oi War sbInson advised cutback in bomb production.
 The matter came to lhe attention of tho Mead Committee. when N discovered that the Ar Corps had produced and shipped large quantity ok opso- lete bomhs Co Europe, although nlsenhoWera stair cabed they weren't needed. So the Committee called Brig Gen. Kenneth Royal Q testify on the entire bomb procurement program. When Gen. Royall re- turned to the War Department he was iubilant. Walking into meeting of the Procurement Advisory
 wen, wo certainty fooled the senate"
 What do you means" asked another officer
 well they only asked us about 2 typs Q, bomb vnced them from the records that there was no sur plus of this type"
 what had happened was that the Senators had asked about bomb weighing five pounds more than the bomb which actually was surplus. They didn't think to ask about other types of bombs.
 Why didn't you tell them about the other kinds that we do have srpluses ofs" asked Royalls ques-
 ''They didn't ask us and why should we tell them9 They're only looking for publicity anyhow
 Gen Royal is now Acting Secretary of War
 Senators did not know until months later that they lost in this particular game of hide-and-seek. When they heard about lt, one Senator remarked:
 That's like the story of the railroad watchnnan who was guarding a crossing where . train hit an automobile. At the trial he stated under cross-exarn nation that he had been waving his lantern to warn the automobile. After the railroad won it's case the
 
 being questioned.
 only once'," replied the watchmau If that fellow had asked me if the lantern was It, we'd have lost the case"
 NoTE-More serious Senatorial opinion is that If some of these things hadn't been hushed up, they would have been corrected at the time instead Of accumulatins pent-up steam
 The radio time for Senator Tafts attack on Tru- mans address to the nation reserved for him by the Republican National Committee When Henry Kaiser signed his new contract with the auto work CTS, he remarked: Dick Thomas (UAW president) Is the man who came to the West Coast last year and convinced me that should take over the Willow Run plant and make automobiles That puts the re-. sponsiblity on his shoulders to see to 1t that have the men to do the Job" Thomas assured him that with this kind of contract can assure you that all the workers in the plant and all those in the union will cooperate to help you build Q solid foun. dalton in the automobile industry"
 Last Spring the Department of Agriculture quiet y agreed to advance France T50O00 tons of sugar from the Cuban crop French colonial crops at that time were down to practically nothing and what we loaned the French permitted a per capita con- sumption of only % pounds annually, compared with our 64 This friendly move Is paying off now, how ever; because under the terms of the agreement, practically the entire French West Indies crop for this year comes to us It Is somewhat larger than was anticipated, and current estimates are that we will receive about 100000 tons Civilian produc- ton Administrator John Small is getting a reputa- ton around the Capitol is lightweight John Snyder Just as ineffective but less important.