The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09

pIOLecCOr O1 AuSCr1A 1EOL1 Ck busy in Africa, Hitler has headway.
 Confidential reports by the American legation in Vienna in- dicate that Hitler has adopted the strategy of peaceful infiltration rather than forceful seizure.
 To this end Colonel von Papen, former German chancellor, now German minister to Austria, has informed Austrian authorities that pro-Na1 AIIstrians must be appointed to key positions. in the Vienna government. In return, he promised that Hitler would forego armed invasion.
 On one occasion von Papen called on Chancellor Schuschnigg and handed him 8 list of Austrian {, Nazis whose appointments are necessary. The appointments were made.
 SeaSickneSS
 Friends of PWA Harold Ickes are not worried over a clash with his WPA rival, Harry Hopkins, while both are aboard the Hous-' ton.
 The encounter they worry about is between Ickes and the sea. He is an easy prey to seasickness, usually avoids the sea.
 Once before, when invited 10 accompany the president, he de- clined emphatically:
 "I will give my life for my president, but I will not get seasick for him."
 War Weapons
 One big thing worrying the French and their Little Entente allies right now is the age of their armament. Ever since 1920 they have been busy arming, with the result that 8 lot of their weapons are pretty well outmoded.
 France, for instance, has the biggest airplane force in Europe. But out of her total of 2,800 planes, only about 1000 are mod ern and of any real military value.
 On the other hand, the Ger mans, who were held back by the Versailles Treaty, have been building the most modern and up-to-date fighting planes in the world. The German force, despite its size, is effectively superior to the French.
 The same is true of German .anks. At the recent German maneuvers in Nuremberg, new Maxi tanks came bowling across rough terrain at sixty miles an hour. .. French military attaches, invit- ed to the maneuvers, watched with bulging eyes. They had nothing to equal them.
 Prohibition Aftermath
 So completely does the supreme court spotlight play on New Deal test cases that nobody takes mo- tice of a mere matter of two million dollars, invovled in the ca, known as The United States versus the Glidden company.
 More interested in collecting than in crusading, Attorney Gen. eral Cummings is pushing this case because it loks like a good chance that was muffed by his predecessor.
 It was in prohibition days that GIidden allegedly diverted the alcohol regarding which they are being sued today. It Is charged that Glidden bought lacauer and lacquer thinner, then "cIeaned' it and sold 1t for beverage purposes, paying no lax.
 A lax enforcement system dur ing prohibition avoided test cases. But last year 8 smart young lawyer in Cummings office saw A chance to open fire for big money, and sold the idea to his chief.
 The Glidden case involves only a little more than two million dollars. But if won, it will pave . pave the way for collecting mil- lions from other companies. Big eest bill would be paid by U. s. Industrial Alcohol company-$8,- 10000.
 Though the total is twenty millions, justice department law yers privately admit they will be jubilant if they collect hall or 1t.
 First Lady Friend
 Inside word is that Elsie Ripley Clapp, close friend of Mrs. Roose- welt, is on the skids. She is get- ting out as educational super visor" of the Rockville, w. Va, Subsistence Homestead project.
 Brought in just a year ago with great kudos, she is now being eased out in the direction of the friends service committee, where she will get new job.
 Though a woman of high abil- ity, her methods were too thought sweeping and high-handed.
 Unbeatable
 Close friends of Governor AL fred Landon say they know the Kansan will capture the repub- lican presidential nomination. They relate the following story as the reason why. :.
 One day his mother observed him sitting motionless in the
 By Ed Reed