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Show TRl'MAN COMMITTEE CARRIES ON Senators Kilgore of West Virginia (Dem.) and Brewster of Maine (Rep.) had an interesting experience experi-ence while probing conditions in Germany for the Mead committee, formerly the Truman committee. Calling at the headquarters of Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, they were received courteously by the general himself, who talked with them for ten minutes, then went off to keep an appointment The two senators then proceeded with their usual Investigation. Settling Set-tling down in one of the U. S. military mili-tary offices, they called In witnesses, and cross-examined them with a stenographer taking down everything every-thing that was said. This continued for nearly three hours. Unlike most visitors, Senators Sen-ators Kilgore and Brewster seemed Intent on really finding out what was happening in that part of occu- J pied Germany. Finally, Gen. Arthur Ar-thur White, chief of staff to General Patch, appeared nervously In the background. "Gentlemen," he said, "ahem . . . this procedure . . . it's a little un-usual un-usual I'm not sure that we cat permit you to continue." "It's the same procedure we've always followed," replied Senator Brewster. "Yes." continued Kilgore, "It's the same procedure followed fol-lowed by this committee under former Chairman Trun.an." "You probably recall him," added Brewster, "he's now President of the United States." Next day General Patch himself him-self Invited the two senators to dine with him at the villa which be had taken over from a German Ger-man princess. . JUDICIAL EXIT There was a day when everyone In and around the Roosevelt administration admin-istration wanted to be a judge. This ambition was largely precipitated by the Supreme court fight and the fact that the courts in those days had put several obstructive decisions squarely across the path of the New DeaL But now it Is just the opposite. There is a growing exit from the courts. Judge Schwellenbach has just resigned from the bench to be secretary of labor. Judge Sherman Minton is itching tb get off the circuit cir-cuit court of appeals In Chicago. And there will soon be four vacancies vacan-cies on the court of appeals of the District of Columbia, considered one of the most important courts in the country. Judges Vinson and Thurman Arnold Ar-nold have already made two vacancies vacan-cies on this court. Two other vacancies va-cancies will occur when Chief Justice Jus-tice Duncan Groner and Judge Justin Jus-tin Miller resign. It may keep the White House busy looking for good men to take their places. ITALIAN UNDERGROUND It is not often that anyone can get a first hand report on the results of psychological warfare direct from his own family in an enemy country. coun-try. However, Ugo Carusi, director of immigration and naturalization, has had that experience. Carusi came to this country as a small boy from the marble quarries of northern Italy, went to work in the marble quarries of Vermont and got to know Harlan F. Stone, who brought him to the justice department de-partment when Stone became attorney attor-ney general under Coolldge. And during the war, Carusi has been broadcasting to the Italian people urging them to surrender. With the end of the war, Carusi has received letters from his relatives in Italy telling how his broadcasts helped inspire the battle against the Nazis. "Ugo," wrote a cousin, "you can really be proud of your relatives here In Italy. From the oldest down to that little, charming young lady (Carusi's 10-year-old niece) you were always so happy to hold In your lap while In Carrara, they have proven themselves to be great patriots. patri-ots. "One of your cousins, the brother of Enrico, was the colonel who led a Partiglanl band In the capture ol Carrara from the Germans last November. No-vember. From that time on, the Partiglanl controlled all the public offices in the town. The caves with which you are familiar were used to good adsntsge by the Partiglanl, and the Nazis retrained from re entering the city." WAR NOTES C Despite the heavy bombing of the Schwelnfurt ball-bearing plant, In side sources reveal that it is ir reasonably good condition and with In one month could be producing 5( per cent of Its wartime schedule. . . The Nazis hsd removed a lot ol Schwelnfurt's Intricate machlnerj before the air raids, and hidden it The manager of the plant told U. S officials thst within three or toui months he could be turning out 21 per cent more ball-bearings that during the war. |
