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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
By DresO Pearson

Truman. bat IN this case he deserted HIM BE snp-
ported johnson and the oTs, Finally, voice vote
was taken and BRIGGS and johnson were defeated.
n was decided to send the report 10 the Army.
TNereOOon Bflees raised The question q legality.
seraAls 4 supposed 20 be the report Of the sub
Committee he said-sa report fnled BY senators
johnson. Ravercomh Cof west Vlrelnla), and myself
II, however, deataons are made IN that report q Is
no longer cur report n The whole report docs not
90 to the war Department complete with ell our
recommendations then Think Il should not Be sent
as a sub committee report and ask that my sig
nature be removed from e."
johnson agreed with Briggs and Il was generally
accented that west vrginias Rcvercomb had he
been present. would have done likewise Accordingly,
the signatures Of the three senators, ell vigorous
Army critics, were removed. The session, ended IN
victory for the Army,
IN Auxusa. isse, this column told the strange
story of a Young lieutenant In the y. 3. Army who
had fallen in love with blonde, S-year-olo annette
Despite the fact that their countries were at
war; Fraulein Prior flied petition with the y. 3.
Board OF Review that she be permitted to remain
in the United states &c marry her 6etrotneo, ~:
Nelson Moore. The rest Of the German Embassy starr
was being deported The matter was carefully con-
Sideree BY U. s. officials, and Lieutenant Moore
himself was In the hearing room when MS fianceeS
petition was 10 be heard.
The Board of Review naturally was suspicious
that Fraulen Prior might desire 10 marry an Amer
lean officer for subversive reasons but, when the
case was called It was terminated very suddenly by
Fraulein Prior herself She in the hearing room
and declared that she wished TO withdraw her petis
tion as she feared Lieutenant Moore would be en-
baTTased by having German Wife Lieutenant
Moore taken by surprise was visibly upset. few
DAYS later Miss Prior departed for Germany on the
Drottningholm.
Three years of war then interviewed. Two Of these
years were spent by Lieutenant Moore fighting for
his country near the country Of his former be-
trothed He had fine war record, rose to the rank
of lieutenant colonel.
Finally came We Day and the end of the war
Lieutenant Colonel Moore took occasion TO look up
his old sweetheart He had remained single until then.
She was living in Bielefield, Germany-married for
two wears Her husband had been chosen for her by
her parents She was as happy as circumstances
could permit.
Colonel Moore today is back In Washington ano.
by contrast much happier In the end he married
girl in England and is on the way to living happily
ever after.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

Whether not this countrys armed forces placed
nnder unified command there promise that the heads of
those armed forces WILL in the near future have unified
foreign intelligence agency at their disposal
President Truman's creation of National Intelligence
Authority should correct Ongstandng weakness in our
foreign service In the past collection and correlation
of foreign diplomatic military and economic information
has been admittedly haphazard 1t has been gathered
of spare-time basis and passed along without
much scientific evaluation
This may or may have been done through a delicate
Discrimination to offend neghbors by Spying them
But it is rather certain that the major powers friendly and
unfriendy have felt such delcacy toward and have
had much better idea of dongs than have had of
theirs.
Now have agency which, if it works out well
in practice looks in print will be clearing house of
Information for the State War and Navy Departments
from which it gets its funds and to whose secretaries it will
be responsible
This setup is contrary of the recommendations
of Maj.-Gen. William j. Donovan who headed the wartime
Office of Strategic Services and who suggested the
agency General Donovan preferred that the agency be
sponsbe to Congress for its finances and its findings The
final organization within the Cabinet may well be inn
pFovement. There may be less democracy in such
angement But probably there also will be less chance of
The agency becoming political football.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
By Peter Edison

proposal for three-man arbitration selected b.
the union, one by the company, these two 70 pick
third After three days. the answer came back TIA:
II the company arbitrated It would be aodicating.
Are you willing to arbtrate now9" asked Sen
ator Guffey.
"oh, MOI" said Reuther We gave them two
chances"
So the strike was called Since then the man
cement has refused 70 meet with the union, II has
declined to participate before presidential fact-fnd
ers II has Cancelled the unions contract. which would
not have expired until April Is.
That Is a sorry record Of labor relations. But
the interesting thing in all this is what motives are
driving young Reuther and his union.
When the company's offer Of IS 70 IS hours
week was turned down. il was because that woulo
mean prosperity for a few unemployment for Others
That is not the answer
when wage increases without price increases
were demanded, II was because We don't want 10
get ours at the expense Of the public"
Economically. Reuther believes the answer e
everything is in increased production. Before tht
war. the country had 80-blon-dollar production
machine. Now it's 2O0-blion-dolar machine. h
calls it B2s production, and he says 1t has to b
put TO work. He quotes Treasury Secretary Vinsons
statement that the living standard has 70 be raised
SO percent TO do IT,
Legislatively Reuther proposes restoration OF the
excess profits tax, repeal Of the carry-back tax and
extension of price control ito make management 60
back TO work"
He would strengthen the Cancellation service.
He would require management 70 file data OF
wages hours and conditions OF labor so that suc
data would be available for collective bargainin.
negotiations
He would be willing TO have union financial Data
made equally available His own union now publish
es tri-monthly statements.
But legislation Is not the answer, he says. because
no law make men work and no one can legislate
good will
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
Vets Tell of Morale By Bill Cunningham

i. was that was here to keep up the morale OF
the troops. etc.
Well now the truth is apparent. and the seri-
business Of it lies in the future Every bad step made
by the War Department embitters the hearts Of the
men and discredits the government, and the trust
ing citizens turn sour and ripe for fascsm and sola
tionism all over again"
Then he goes on to say the CTS aren't the onS
ones. Consider If you will" he continues. "thf
OF the long-suffering officer class. They wan
out just much as the enlisted personnel They've
said little nothing up 10 this point In way OF
protest but have beefed plenty among themselves
There has never been a speed-up for Officers. Cur
rently they are running 20 points behind. ano
there is no out through declaration Of surplus.
excess Then he cites the case OF the stuck-in Off
Ger. and among other things, how unfairly he has
been abused in this entire ruckus
But, In terms of the future, it's the CT who
comes straight to the point. Twenty years from
now" he writes. when men viii be training with
stoVeppes and broken down fiyers marked rs MN
and Tank again. the War Department Of that time
viii realize that 20 before they lost their best
friends-the present CTS.
Too much has been devoted to what the brass
was willing TO hand out. and not enough 10 un-
biased observation The cold restraint that has been
nourished in the hearts OF millions these five years
long overdue its explosion. II win in the years
that will come, and when the Army returns to lis
stovepipes and kites 1t will learn then of the pent-
up contempt disgust and hate II has built up In the
CT these past five years
The waste, fayoritism, stupidity, holiness and
Encouragement Of masses OF people, which had been
passing as government In our nation transferred
TO the Army and 1t spread through all Of 1t like
tropical fungus.
=" n. You've only just heard It but things
haven't been right in the matter OF morale for quite
a while. There've been some hot moments IN the
home camps but they've been kept quiet. Large gath
erings Of men are sure invitations for W0uble and
the Stateslde commanders have known 1t and have
avoided IT, I've witnessed two outbreaks. on each
coast, and have heard Of several more long before
Manila erupted. When the next generation o.
brass starts TO scratch for the necessary money for
ammo and such. and it's not there. they can look at
those oil paintings that hang around them and place
tire blaae their old buddies vSlo sabcaaged their
closest friends. ts CTS Of WV. H. It's TOO bad wen
all have to pay for this stupidity.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

viii mean in the future.
These gentlemen are: % officer Of the Navy,
with three and half years Of active duty; 20 an
Army officer of similar service in the Pacific areas
and ~ a CT buck sergeant who's likewise gone
the distance
The Navy man says: The breakdown Of morale
which has nared so drastieaiy during the past few
weeks is complex disease for which nothing can
be a panacea. Broadly speaking. it is a breakdown
Of all the discplines by which fathers and
grandfathers ruled their lives diseplines that have
gone by the boards. and in whose places we have
erected nothing else.
More specifically the American military OF
today has outgrown what you call the aristocracy-
peasantry relationship Of the earlier armies under
which the accepted everything under the philos
ophy that 1t was not theirs TO reason why.
American military forces have outgrowp this
philosophy and the intellectual gulf that formerly
separated men and officers longer exists Bluntly
the quality OF our present day officer corps Is not
capable OF supplying the dynamic leadership which
the enlisted man of today deserves and which the
country should demand The problem OF morale
would practically vanish If we could improve the
quality Of our officer corps.
To get on 70 the Army officer: Il have watched
this whole business growing and simmerng for q
long while. he says land It Is now interesting to
see the lid blowing off. wrote about some OF the
danger signals from time to time and the answers
usually came back that wasn't thinking straight
that was tired from working through a campaign,
and so on. got all this stuff about keeping my
courage, and would soon be home; how wonderful
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
ATTIC BEDROOM
CChrlstian Science Monitor)

christian Science Monitor
What used 10 be known as the
attic" is today coy room with
rose-colored wallpaper, polished
hardwood floors. and a steam radia-
tor. It offers solid comfort In con-
trast 70 the unfinished attic in
which some Of us, as youngsters,
were required to spend our sleeping
hours
The attic was reached from the
upstairs hallway by a narrow,
steep stairway that had TO be
climbed ladder fashion. A huge
chimney divided it somewhere near
the center. and the rough rafters
gave rugged support to the sharply
pitahed roof. through which one
could wink back at the stars.
In winter, preparations to put the
children to bed In the attic room
began before supper, when stone
footwarmers-or even fiat irons
we're put on the back Of the stove.
Then, just before the children we're
told to start undressing" flannel
uABntSOWIlS were nu1lg over the oven
door.
Opening of the attic door brought
down an arctic gale. but this only
spurred the children to scaanper up
the stairs and into their feather
beds The foot-warmers were
worked down by the children's feet
as they wriggled beneath the cold
cotton blankets. Extra patchwork
quilts were piled on. and when pray
ers were said the drowsy report
that came from deep in the bed
clothes Was "toasty and warm
A sleep In an unfinished attic il
the wintertime is a sleep that can't
be improved upon-not even in a
bedroom with rose-colored wall
paper. polished hardwood floors.
and, Of all things, a steam radiator!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

Is foIowSs 1. Continue the present rate o. demooi-
ilsataon; 3 shorten the training period for new
drafteess 8 Discharge fathers soon as possible,
with all fathers out BY July l; Give more attention
10 hardship cases. s. idle soldiers 10 be discharged
at once; g. Enlist wAcS to DO paper work in sep
aration centers; z Filipino scouts 10 replace q S.
soldiers: g Civilian personnel to replace oTs for
Army housekeeping work
Point proposed Senate>Army conference, then
added: IF any Of the foregoing Recommendations Is
not to be carried out by the war Department we
urgently recommend legislation be enacted promptly
BY Congress requiring that It be done"
n vas shiS hast instrumentation which started
the big scrap Strangely enough, It was the Navy
which came to the rescue Of the Army Admr. Tommy
Hart new Republican Senator from Connecticut, ex-
claimed:
why this language is nothing less than threat
to the war Department. I move that the final SEN
tence proposing Congressional action be stricken"
Taking their cue from the Admiral Senators
Austin OF Vermont Quincy Of South Dakota, and
Smith OF New Jersey all Republicans, Immediately
registered stiff protests They didn't want the Senate
to embaTrass the War Department regarding dis
souri-bOth on the Special Subcommittee probing
OF iniustices-came right back at them
The Subcommittee felt 1t was its duty to get
the facts" said johnson. That is why we had our
hearings We also want to get the War Departments
reaction to our proposals But have had thousands
to them is not simply to make recommendations
and then let them die on the vine.
Those men expect OF Us reinsurance that IL the
War Department Is unwilling to take the proper
steps, then Congress viii 90 so through legislation.
Briggs of Missouri is considered great friend Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
DURABLE AUTO PLATES
,Meriden Daily Jaurnalp


Connecticut automobile drivers,
with their durable license plates,
could be excused for Growing a bit
over car owners in other states. In
Massachusetts,. the single-plate sys-
TEN will be continued for another
year because the state can buy only
enough metal TO furnish one plate
per car. This condition is common
throughout the country.
The Connecticut license plate has
become an institution. continued for
year after year The only change
necessary is to afiix new inserts,
which are cheap but entirely salts
factory. The old plates have held up
surprisingly well. because they were
manufactured carefully, from good
material. The design is distinctive,
and the numerals are legible at rea-
sonable distances, even at night.
The time is here when regiStra-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
Views of the Press

tons should be renewed. The new
inserts. in aluminium and black.
must be secured and put in place by
February Is. Don't forget this duty.
Yes. We love and cherish the old
plates which have served US for so
long. Other commonwealth may
break out with gay colors and fancy
figures, but few Of them have auto
licenses that compare with ours.
Our durable plates are just another
reason why it's best TO live In the
land Of steady habits
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
The Firing Line
By D. N. T.

IF this craze for producing use
ful things 10 sell is not taken firmly
In hand there Is no telling where
II will land us."-From Topics OF
the Times IN the New York Times.
SAVE THREE
The functional is seldom my de-
light
In things OF peace or those where
whence Is:
] rather like pen that will not
write.
A pin to drop in utter licences.
co admire a thing that will not
run.
And. hence. will NOT elicit my
attention:
That never starts, or else. is dead
and done.
unusable, not even earning men,
ton.
I'm sorry bu. they are not on my
list,
The use-it-upper and the make
it-doer,
The SNUG ard uncongenial prog
matist.
The rig-it-over-now-and-see-it-
througher.
I'm font Of the inutile. the absurd,
The gadget that does not fulfill
its duty.
That doesn't serve a purpose. in a
word.
And even can't be called a thrall
to beauty
Impracticality is what ! DEAN.
The quality Of all for bsrds 10
holler;
The only things that work that I
esteem:
The fellowmaI. the toothbrush
and the dollar.
One admiral called Captain
Zacharias' story about predicting
the attack on Pearl HarbOr ''clair-
vOyance operating in reverse" Right
on the Monday morning quarter
deck. 70 70 speak.
New England producers have
been informed by Washington au-
thoritieS that butter will be scarce
for at least year. About all the
consumers caH do is give the boys
half-pat on the back ard tell
them to do their best
Senator Bankhead Of Alabama
is asking for an investigation into
the shortage OF shirts. We hope
while they're az It. they'll do some
thing about reconverting from war
time sizes, TOO.
Someone has figured out that
American women will spend more
than two billion dollars for cos
metics this wear. And one Of these
days SEINE husband Is going to rebel
and say Yes" when the barber
asks him II he wants anything OIL
It.
The Army believes that develop
ments In radar and rockets will
make modern artillery guns OBJ
solete. Let's all rise and sing. las
the short waves go rolling along!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aUOuJ INC OCLINldl
Motors strike which this young
United Auto Workers official Is
directing.
II clears up the degree to
which the corporation has refused
to bargain collectively. II clears
up the much chawed-over want
ing 70 look at the books" Il
clears up the basic ideas this
husky giant OF a union is shoot
ing al.
AS Senator Fulbright OBJ
served, Reuther's indictment Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

SpecaAl Committee On DE-
mobilization headed by senator
edwin johnson % Colorado Aaa
turned IN q whitening blast
against Army policies, and The
Army had moblllned friends In
side the committee 10 battle Il
cut.
Chief battle revolved around
the last Of the Sab~committees
nine Recommendation. The first
eight Recommendations listed spec
chic policies which the Army
1919 Maskaa.. 4. As.ks.sa s.ss.sA hasNssAa
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

that comes 70 tIlls net It's gong
20 be hauled out now and dried
Tor a spell on the subject Of CT
yripes
We quote from three gentle
men, all Of whom saw hard and
long service. all OF whom are vol
lnteer witnesses, and all OF whom
evidently have applied the full
power Of Iheu reasoning. not
only TO the question OF what 1t
was all about. but also TO the
further. and at this point. more
important. question Of what it
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

When February arrives and the grounding fable is
proved either reality myth and days bring and
seet and mist and fog and then know that
the backbone of winter is not broken New England in
january becomes in February just continuation of typical
weather with anything from moderate weather with fog to
subzero weather with in the offng But spring is
than at the start OK the year. and days
.rM1h longer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

WASHINGTON ~ a-TAe battle q demCel-
l@slOa RACED hot and heavy behind te closed doors
q the senate Military Affairs Committee this week,
me assae was whether 70 arpeAss the Army. ne
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

The explosion blew. The War Department com
mtted itself to definite schedule. The noisy argu
nents could go forever and never achieve anything
from this point but monotony. and while all Is fish
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
Reuther'S Ideas

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Red headed Walter
Reuthers three hours Of nonstop testimony before
the Senate Labor Committee cleared up lot OF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
Waterbury
of the Past
25 Years Ago

A drive for the correction OF birth
records resulted in 40 new records
being secured by the Town Clerk
and over 200 corrections being
made.
SeSsue Hayaka. the Japanese star
who never got the gal, appeared
at the Rialto In The First Born"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
s Years Ago

Rep. J. Joseph Smith revealed
that President Roosevelt had APP
proved for Waterbury a project TO
erect 800 houses here.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
is Years Ago

Plans were completed by the Lit
tie Theatre of Waterbury for its
Forthcoming production. Under the
Gaslight.' TO be presented here for
two days. February 20 and ~.
A cloudy day In Waterbury re-
suited In the situation OF the
grounding failing to see his shadow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

The State Employment Service
Office on Bank Street was the scene
Of death when a 63-year-old Job
seeker dropped dead there while
waiting for an interview for a Job.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

The Army believes that develop
ments in radar and rockets will
make modern artillery guns OBJ
solete. Let's all rise and sing. "As
the short waves go rolling along!'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

Someone has figured out that
American women will spend more
than two billion dollars for cos
metics this year. And one Of these
days SEINE husband Is going to rebel
and say Yes" when the barber
asks him II he wants anything OH
IL.
The sub., 1946-02-28
U s Agency Cracks
 Down on HOarders
Output Ban Ordered to Force Release of Stocks Held Fer
 Higher Prices

Anothr agency. the Civilian Pro- duction Administration. cracked down this week on firms boarding wearing apparel.
 The c. P. A. sent wires to compa- zies with excessive inventories" of mems shirts and nylon hose, or- dering them to halt further produc- tion, as we'll as acquisition of more yarn or fabrics. until their supplies |are down to more reasonable levels"
 This step, taken under the agency's inventory control powers, should force release to the market of scarce items being withheld from the public" the c. P. A. de- clared. These items have been boarded in an effort to force up prices.
 Two of the shirt manufacturers, which were targets of the order, had 870,OO0 shirts on hand, the agency revealed. Also, single company had 1,76G,00O pairs of nylon hose stored in it's warehouses.