The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-11

worIscrS representation commit. tees.
 General Hugh Johnson, sec. retly tried Co Kill both proposalR Vigorously he fought the crea- ton of q powerful, Independent National Labor Board. Tn the auto strike agreement, ho dealt tho principle of majority rule n crushing blow by laying down the precedent of proportional representation.
 Wagner, with his back to tho wall, and striving desperately to salvage something out of his bill, proposed a compromise. Ho stood pat on the majority rule requirement., but offered to give up the flat ban on company unions for n modified clause. This would recognize company organizations, but prohibit their domination by employers.
 Aided by Secretary Perkins, Wagner finally won J0hnsof'n acceptance of the modified pro- gram.
 Wagner is far from satisfied. But no says it was compromise or nothing, and he considers 1t better to make one step for- ward than none at all.
 CAItTER GLASS
 The most consistent critic of the Roosevelt administration is tho man whose single campaign speech did more than anything else 10 start the vote Niagara for tho democratic ticket.
 iIe is old, auerulous, crotch- ety, cnntnnkerouB but eternnliy honest Carter Glass, senior sen- ntor from Virginia.
 ScnntOr Glass has two great PieticB--cOurnge and Q propensity for free, untFamfnclcd speech.
 Within tho past ten months, Senator Glass, on various DC. cnsions has declared the follow. ing: "Devnluation of tho gold dollar in diHh0nor. In my con ceptiOn it js immoral 1T would rather die than see the dlB-grnce Of this era This is not Democracy. II is mo. bocracy The Blue Eagle hns become n bird of prey This Federal Reserve note says payable in gold nt tho U. s., T'rcnaury. That is now a lie. It is n lie. It is not redeemnbls in gold, Think of n government ttnGhlng ita citizens dishonesty"
 "Ilo represents n dond ago. n day long gone by" Hnys Car. tcr'B critics. But hn still oom- mnnds h tremendous following in tho senate and in the south.
 MEItRy-GOIROUND
 Soclnl note in the Baltimore Sun; "Tho Spanish nmbassn dor md Hcnorh de Cnrdcngs have isgucd invitations for n dance 10 bo held Wcdnosdhy evening in honor Of Juan Sebastian Elcano, commander of tho Spanish Training Ship" Apparently tho pnpor which brings "Light' For All" in Baltimore did not know that Juan Sebastian El- emo was the pilot of Mngel- Inns ship on his voyage around tho world. He died in 1b23. Jesus Bacn, famous sheriff
  ono of New Mexico'B chief prob- lnmH is tho Widow Ruth Hanna Mccormick. now Mrs HlfnmH. Onco n candidate for tho senate from Illinois, Mrs Blmms can't got out Of tho habit of harnngu- ing New Mexico crowds with: "We. tho people of Illinois, ... etc"
 MORE MERItY.GO.ROUND
 In hts recont annual report 10 tho secretary of war, Gonoral Y. c, AHhburn, president of the gov. crnmeDt -owned Inland Watcr- ways Corporation, bitterly nt- tncks the rniirnOds, charging that they hre wnglng n secret propn. Rnndn campaign against tho cOr- pornti0n. f7lst year Ashburn'a waterways made n net profit of fGg,7sG, MIBsiHsippis lankS Representative Jeff Busby, star pitcher of the house, got hIs bachelor of science degree in one year nt C Tennessee normal school and tho following year obtained n law degree from the University of Mississippi. |. Buaby explains this academic foat: "I Just didn't have the money to spend much time in school. 80 hurried things up" Was the U. $. Chamber of Commerce pecyed at the presi- donts tnrt letter to their annual convention last week. The Hobbies of businessmen delegates buzzcd with indignant exclnma- tions. The president had re- fused to address tho convention, despite two urgent invitations. His pcppery stter coming on top of this rcbuff gaIlcd the business fnoguls plenty But there wns nothing they could do about it,