The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

w aS1lngLOn, MATCH O-1 1HS Ee- publican national committee is feeling happier these days. Its sad-faced members think they have found the first real flaws in Roosevelt's hitherto impenetrable armor. One is the air mail. Another is sugar. When con- gressional hearings were held on the Costigan sugar bill, A. J. $. Weaver, expert of the AAA, was asked regarding its purpose. i. Without blinking an eye, he. re- piled, "To end the beet sugar in- dustry." His chief, Secretary Wallace, previously had said that beet sugar was an unsound in dustry, d burden to the house. wife, So now, Senator Van denburg of Michigan, whose hat is supposed to be in the ring for the 2. O. D. presidential snomina- ton, is going to carry the fight to the sugar states. =. The Wash- ington Flag Society for time was in pretty pickle regarding the gold medal it was planning to award J. Edgar Hoover of the justice department. The medal was a reward for law enforce ment. But carnation wearing Senator Copeland moved that the medal go to Roosevelt.
 VICIOUS CIRCLE
 George Peek, the governments big banker for Russian ana Cub an trade was indignant tecause the Washington Post gave his age as seventy. I'm exactly sixty" protested Peek. "Neyer mind" consoled Harry Payer, you don't look a day over forty" Dis couraging news has reached the MIRA. L. C. Fox, of the National Retail Dry Goods association, re- ports a drop in unit volume of retail sales. Because of the depre- citation of the dollar, the dollar value of retail sales is up. but actual volume is down. According to federal reserve experts this Is bad news. It means that if retail sales continue off, factory produc- tion must drop in proportion. The latter means danger of decreased employment and decreased buy ing power. It is a vicious circle. SUPPRESS THE PRESS!
 Says Stanley Hornbeck. far eastern chief of the state depart ment There should be no free dom of the press. It Is absurd to allow the press to say the things it does." Rivalry between George Peek and Cordell Hull has retarded Roosevelt's tariff bargaining plans. At times the atmosphere has been tense and acrid. Both strong boosters for foreign trade, Hull believes trade bargaining should be by the state department. But Peek would set up a grandiose department as inn portant as any in the govern ment. Probably, however, Roose- rclt will confine him to- the Rus- sian and Cuban banks. Meyer Parodneck, youthful rep resentative of the emergency conference of consumers, was addressing an NRA protest meet ing, unaware General Johnson was in the room. "There should be a shake-up in the MIRA high command" said Parodneck., Are you talking to the admin, istrator or just making spe ech ?" beloved Johnson, who had just entered.
 DAVIS SUBSTITUTE
 Hugh Wilson, minister to Switzerland, is being groomed to replace Norman Davis, now on leave as ambassado large for disarmament. Wilson will act for Davis while the latter is liquidating the defunct Kreuger and Toll match firm, and will take Davis job altogether if he drops permanently out of the pie ture. The first Washington trip of Senator Reed was for President Mckinley's inaugura- ton. Dave bummed his way on
 freight train with a quarter in his pocket. The once deadly barrage of big business against Professor Tugwell and Jerome Frank-foremost brain trusters has now abated. For a time it looked as if they might be forced out of the New Deal.