The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-20

Washington, Feb. 20 - For gross stupidity, Wall streets frenzied campaign against the stock market control bill sur passes anything Washington has witnessed in years.
 sIf you took seriously the shudder-and-h horror act of the easy-money boys,. you would never realize that
 The country has gone through four years of bank and stock exchange scandals.
 That millions of investors have been impoverished as re- suit.
 That 1894 - congressional election year-finds no class in greater popular disfavor than the broker and banker.
 WALL STREET UNALARMED
 To Wall street, apparently, these facts have no bearing on the legislative situation. All the traditional bugaboos are being plotted.
 On the day Roosevelt reiter- ated his determination to enact stock exchange control legisla- ton, the Wall streeters trotted out tale that the president had "disowned" such plan.
 Simultaneous announcement came from Wall street that a group of influential brpkers'' was planning to call on the pres- ident to postpone action until next session.
 Then the stock exchange an- nounced a list of new reform rules. This drew a big laugh on Capitol hill.
 Huh" snorted blunt-spoken Senator Fletcher, chairman of the senate banking committee, those rules don't mean any thing. They can adopt them to- day, and repeal them tomor- how"
 WOODRING AND THE GENERALS
 The drive to oust Harry Wood ring as assistant war secretary is becoming more intense. Spearheads of the drive is the general staff and it's chief gen. eral, Nouglas MacArthur. Gen eral staff officers have laid down almost an ultimatum that Harry Woodring goes out.
 There is no accusation of graft or dishonesty. But charge that he was too genial with some of his lobbying friends from Kan sas. Also he has been so indis- erect as to shout from the house-tops that the present re- cOvery agencies are exactly what the army wants for the mobilization of industry in war time. So the high officers are sore. So also is Secretary Dern.
 But Woodring is fighting back tooth and nail. Apparently the last thing he wants to do is go back to Kansas, but it looks very much as if that is where he is going.
 YACHTS AND POLO
 The MIRA consumers advisory board is daily proving it's value to those interested Tn buying steam yachts and villas on the Riviera.
 It is headed by Mary Harri- man Rumsey, a gracious, charming lady, inheritor of the Hartman millions and one who has seldom had to worry about the price of anything. As sisting her are Miss Belle Sher- win, heir to the Sherwin paint fortune; Emily Newell Blair, author; Mrs Hugh Johnson, wife of the creator of the Blue Eagle; and Grace Morrison Poole, of the Federation of Wo- mems Clubs.
 The latest addition to help protect the consumer Is Mrs ''JOck" Whitney, famous for her polo playing husband, the Whit ncy millions and the Virginia stable of thoroughbred hunters. Mrs Whitney lately conferred with Dexter keezcr, the brains of the consumers board, regarding her new duties.
 1T think Mrs Whitney will render valuable service" an- nounced Dr KeeZer.
 Note Meanwhile terrific pressure in and out of the gov ernment is being brought against the consumers council of the AAA, hich has put up heroic fight to protect the interests of the American public. Between MIRA relief for industry and AAA relief for agriculture, the trt1I hn iS world was not modelled for him.
 SUSPECT
 If Secretary Henry Morgen- thau, Jr., doesn't watch his step