The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-05

The latest swing is to the gloomy side.
 The French, who had been holding the British back, now seem more willing to unsnap the leash.
 This again may change over- night. For the man responsible for this pro-B British swing is Pre- nnier Laval. Public opinion in France is just the opposite. And it is possible that Laval may be unseated within the month.
 LIaval's swing toward the Bri- tish is extremely significant. It is the result of ardent behind- the-scenes dickering between Paris and London.
 Germany the Answer
 What the French premier has been pounding home to his would be allies across the channel is the absolute necessity of British sup- port for France against eGrmany.
 "The Rhine runs as far as
 the Nile," is what Laval has em-
 phasized. He has said that if France gets British help along the RhineIand, Britain can get French help in the Mediter- ranean.
 At first the British were hesi- tant. Latest reports, however, in- dicate they have yielded.
 That is the interpretation placel upon the recent meeting of French and British General Staffs. On those extremely rare occasions when the two high com- mands sit down together, they do not play marbles.
 Anti New Deal Film
 New Deal enemies have screened ! a special propaganda film to ex- pose Roosevelt's attitude on the Constitution.
 It is called '"The Sentinel" and consists of a conglomeration of shots from newsreels and film libraries. It charts the Constitu- tion from its signing down to the present day.
 Sound effects consist chiefly of anti-administration comment. The League for Upholding the Con- stitution," which ordered the film, will stageg the first showing this month in Baltimore.
 FrankIin'S Adviser
 Harry Bagan, 25O-pound Cam bridge, Mass, policeman and president of the Mat Mems club of New England, is motoring to Washington this week to lunch at the the White House.
 OFFICIAL REASON for the pilgrimage is Bagan's alleged one time friendship with James Roose- welt when Jimmy was an under graduate at Harvard.
 ACTUAL REASON, however, is that Bagan, long a familiar figure around Harvard Square, has be- come father confessor to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., now a Harvard junior.
 Round Officer Bagan has taken Franklin under his wing to steer him through his all too numerous driving violations. In fact it was Bagan who advised Franklin in his latest brush with the low, when he was sued by a Maiden, Mass, necktie manufacturer for $1,000 after his car collided with Franklin's at 6 o'clock one morning.
 The necktie manufacturer al- legged he suffered from an upset stomach for several days-after the crash.
 The case was heard in the Mall den civil court by Judge Emma Fall Schofield, who reserved de- cision but said she would make up her mind within ten days. Dry Kentucky?
 The administration is keeping an eye on one election to-day the wet and dry vote in Kentucky, home of the nations biggest dis G1lllIlS ulQuSLKy.
 During prohibition days, Ken- lucky was made dry by consti- tutional amendment, always dif- ficult to change. Rather than try to change it after repeal, Ken lucky lawmakers put through a bill whereby anyone can walk into a saloon and prescribe" for him. self whatever drink he wants.
 Naturally this ran afoul of the Drys, who are testing the consti- nationality of the act in the Ken- lucky Supreme Court, where it is almost certain to be found un- constitutional.
 The supreme court, however, has withheld its decision until after the vote to-day.
 But if to-day vote is negative, the chances are that not only will Kentucky be dry, but also thaht its S1OO, 100000 whiskey industry will be seriously jeop- ardized.
 No Hurry
 Frock- coated dignitarieS of the legal profession, who came here 1end these formalities but he yield d graciously and forsook his back