The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21

der-consumption, not over-pro-
duction, Is the root OF the dairy
problem. DIR Hazel Stiebeling,
head of the bureau Of home eco.
nomics in Wallace's own depart.
ment, estimates that 100000
more cows are needed to give the
country sufficient milk.
What the government should
be doing, critics claim, Is to make
milk cheaper, thereby more avail
able to the millions OF needy
who cannot afford to buy 1t now.
The blow-up of his program
leaves Wallace in a trying guam
Diary. For the time being he has
nothing to substitute for the plan
OF curtailing production.
Meanwhile the dairy situation
is becoming increasingly acute.
JANUS
The ways of politicians are
strange and mysterious. Take
for example collaborating Dick"
Dickinson, Iowa's bulky, bull
voiced republican senator.
When his name was called dur
ing the senate ballot on the st
Lawrence waterway. Dickinson, to
the amazement of his colleagues
voted no. They could not be-
lieve their ears. However, it was
true and these were the reasons
why:
Two weeks after Herbert
Hoover, who negotiated the
treaty. made 1t public, Dickin-
son acclaimed 1t in a nation wide
radio address as an epic of states
craft, and the climax of Hoover's
heroic efforts on behalf Of the
American farmer.
Later when Roosevelt, then
governor of New York, endorsed
the pact, Dickinson wrote him a
letter bitterly denouncing his
attempt to wangle in on the re-
publican presidents glory.
KISMET
Some months later - June.
1882 - Dickinson as keynote
speaker, told the republican ma
tional convention in Chicago
that it was only through the skill
and genius of Herbert Hoover
that the treaty had been nego-
tiated.
"This long visuaIized deep wa
terway," he Numbered. "that will
give to the mitldlewcst an outlet
to the sea Is now coming into
full operation"
Came the presidential cam
paign. Roosevelt, speaking in the
farm belt. declared his endorse
ment Of the treaty in unequivo-
cable terms.
Dickinson, head Of republican
western campaign headquarters,
became alarmed. Hurriedly he
wired Michigan's Senator Arthur
III. Vanderberg, an ardent treaty.
lite, TO take to the stump to off.
set the democratic candidates
speech. Vandenberg responded,
toured the corn belt making pro-
treaty campaign talks.
Vandenberg voted for the
treaty the other day, but not
Dickinson.
MERRY-GO.ROUND
The reason for the removal of
"Chip" Robert as treasury men,
Der OF the public works admins
tfation was a one per cent COM
mission given his engineering
firm on a 100000 PWA prof.
ect for Georgia educational insti-
tutions. Robert had resign
ed from his firm, but scrupulous
Secretary Ickes felt that no man
indirectly benefitting from public
works should serve on the board.
Madame Perkins hates to
have personality stories written
about her. She is equally reticent
about her hobby of collecting
patchwork quilts. shows them
only occasionally. Sidney
Seidenman, the capitol's most
sought-after musician, Is careful
never to play Madame Butter
fly" when he goes to the Japan
csc embassy. The story Of
girl by an American sailor is not
popular in Japan. John
Dickinson, assistant secretary of
commerce, who opposed the stock
market bill so strenuously, long
was connected with Sullivan and
Cromwell, attorneys for various
big financial companies. -.
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, ex-Bos-
ton editor, now chairman Of the
tariff commission, Is one of the
few Hoover appointees Roosevelt
has retained. II you see O'Brien
in action you understand why.
His testimony before the
house ways and means commit
tee went over big.
Downright. 1894, by United