The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-22

bassador in London.
 Ambassador Bingham fairly glowed as he talked about British courtesy in giving him advance information regarding everything they intended doing. Tn fact the former Kentucky judge sounded almost like that other great friend of the British, Walter Hines Page, who urged American entrance into the World war during the days of Woodrow Wil- son.
 Entirely aside from the person. al opinions of Ambassador Bing- ham, however, the most impor- tant development on the inter- national horizon as far as this country is concerned, has been the constant exchange of infor- nation with the British.
 The iliceties of diplomatic lan- guage do not permit the use of the word cooperation" Roose- welt has been careful to keep the United States clear of any alli- ances, indirect or otherwise. But behind the scenes there has been daily evidence that within the limits allowed by Congress, Roosevelt is giving what moral support he can to Britain and the League.
 Confidential
 All of these moves are of confidential nature and subject to diplomatic denial. However, be- low are summarized the most irl1- portant:
 The British inquired (very in- formally what the United States would do if a naval blockade was imposed against Italy. The State Department replied with equal informaIity) that the blockade would be respected.
 2. The British inquired whether in case of war, their fleet would have the support of the American fleet in the Pa- cific. So far as Is known, no commitment was given.
 3. The American Embassy in Paris addressed an informal and vaguely worded communication : to the Quai d'Orsay which had the effect of placing the United States morally behind the League and the British.
 4. Roosevelt's arms embargo proclamation from the Houston and the warning to American citizens against travel on bel- ligerent vessels-which meant Italian-was calculated to sup- port the peace plans at Geneva.
 s. The action of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in circularizing member banks against credits to the belliger- ents-which again means Italy had the same purpose.
 High officials responsible for these moves are 1oath to discuss them, but 1t can be stated that they are motivated by two chief factors.
 One is fear of trouble in the Far East while the. British are absorbed in the Mediterranean. The Japanese already have shown signs of aggression in Si- beria and South China. Two is the almost certain knowledge that if the Abyssinian fracas is prolonged, the rest of Europe will come in.
 The Roosevelt-Hull philosophy. whether right or wrong, Is that an ounce of prevention now is worth a pound of cure later.
 Submarine War A major war was narrowly averted the other day in the Navy Department--thanks to 8 young officer and Noah WebBter. High-ranking officers sat sol- emnly passing on the names of new submarines, all beginning with the initial s." Among them the name "Stingray" was read aloud.
 At is not Stingray but Stin- garee," declared one gold- braided admiral.
 Most certainly not" retort- ed another. "Etingray is right"
 Other high-rankers joined in the controversy, including the roly-poly Assistant Secretary Henry L. Roosevelt. It became a naval engagement with all guns in action.
 Then Lieutenant Commander Charles G. Moore suggested re- course to the dictionary. The Assistant Secretary approved The Lieutenant Commander thumbed pages, then announced;
 "Stingray is the correct form. Stingaree N debased version"
 So the submarine was named accordingly.
 Ride-'em Hughie
 General Johonson almost ere. ated a panic among Washington relief authorities few days be- fore he retired as WPA boss oi New York City.
 The believing ex-cavalrymar called up on @ long distance telephone and demanded pernlis' ! sion to place newspaper adver'
 
 Rv Ed Ran,