The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-30

IT Bu>ler should leave the marine corps. it has been suggested in some quarters, although not confirmed by the general, that he may enter Penn sylvania politics. He has been men, toned as a possible candidate for the senate from his home state. The looming trial, observers here pointed out. will give the officer national publicity, which might prove useful if he does harbor political aspira- tions.
 Secretary Stimson's apology was the first of consequence to be offer | ed by this government since the smelling of Ranking, China, in 1927. Officials doubted that Rome would reply to the message, save, perhaps, to acknowledge it's receipt or express formal thanks for it.
 As an aftermath of yesterdays developments. two questions, yet | unanswered. have arisen. First. who told Butler the hit and-run" tale about Mussolini which he related before the Contemporary | club in Philadelphia?
 Second. did the White House di- | rect or approve the note to Italy l and Buffers court martial? Both are answered by reports cur rent in Washington, but neither has | official confirmation. According to | these reports. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, was the source of the story that | Mussoliui, driving through Italy in fast car, ran down a child, then
 observed lightly:
 | What is one life in the affairs of state?"
 Vanderbilt has declined either to affirm or deny report.
 Mussolini cabled the Italian em-
 bassy here a flat denial of the story.
 Butler himself has not said public | ly whether he told this tale, but I Secretary Adams said Buffers re- port to him confirmed that news paper accounts of his remarks were
 substantially correct. He denied one
 statement attributed to him, how ever-that he called Mussolini a
 mad dog for war;
 | Italy Satisfied Rome, Jan 30-(UP)-Secretary
 of State Henry l.. Stimson's apology
 appeared to-day to have settled the incident of Maj Gen Smedley D.
 Buffers remarks about Italian Pre-
 mier Eenito Mussolini. which brought an official protest from the Italian embassy at Washington. Stimson's apology and the news that Gen Butler would be tried by ! COuIL tIldIlldl dpPCdI Cu III thO Ph OoS here late yesterday afternoon. There was no official comment, but well in- | formed quarters believed that
 prompt action by the American gov
 ernment had ended an unpleasant
 state of affairs.
 The surprise connected with Gen
 Buffers remarks, classifying Mus
 solini as a Init and run" motorist,
 was increased by the fact that he apparently accepted the information
 carelessly and repeated the story
 to verify 1t.
 | The little comment in the press there regarding the affair was more perplexed than violent, although there was considerable suppressed | indignation in fascist circles, it was l pointed out that II Duce is not in | the habit of taking Americans or
 any other visitors, on automobile rides. When Mussolini drives his l ltwo-seater racing car, he is usually l accompanied only by his chauffeur I Harsh Treatment.
 Philadelphia, Jan 30.-(UP)-
 Declaring the navy departments ac.
 tion toward General Butler wa: rather harsh,' the Rev Frederick R. Griffin, president of the Con- Temporary club, said to-day he be-
 lieved "the general would stand bacl of his statements"
 "I was the one who invited hin
 to take part in a symposium on How
 to Prevent War" he said. "I an
 sure he did not refer to Premier
 Mussolini and. the auto accident 1T
 malice, but merely to prove point in his argument on the subject o
 the symposium.
 "I think the action of the navy department toward the general is
 rather harsh"